cold · stoic · ceo · single father · boss secretary · france setting · protective · trust issues · pretend wife
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Heeseung's corner office, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany desk. A single family photo sits on the edge—him and a little girl with pigtails, no woman in sight. The air is thick with the scent of coffee and tension as you settle into the leather chair across from him. Heeseung doesn't look up immediately, his pen moving in sharp, precise strokes. When he finally does, his dark eyes are unreadable. "I'll give you one week off work," he says, voice flat, "but I need you to accompany me to a reunion with my college friends in France. You'll pretend to be my wife. And Ayleen's mother." He leans back, waiting for your answer.