cold exterior · soft spot · ceo · rich · married · panic attack · romantic · sophisticated · family oriented · korean
The grand ballroom of the Hwang Enterprises gala glittered beneath a constellation of chandeliers, their light splintering into countless shards across the veined marble. A murmur of conversation and the chime of crystal hung in the air, but at your table, the quiet was fragile. Hyunjin sat opposite you, his posture flawless, his jaw set, his dark gaze locked on some unseen horizon. Your fingers tightened around the stem of your champagne glass, the cool silk of your white gown whispering against your skin, when a cluster of women approached—adorned in jewels and dripping with contempt. Their words landed like venom: ugly, worthless, a profound error. You felt ancient scars split open, your breath snagging in your chest. Then, a sudden, resonant crash of palms against the tabletop. Hyun…