cold exterior · soft heart · wealthy businessman · cooking enthusiast · polyamory · second wife · protective father · cat lover · physical touch · korean
The low murmur of conversation and the gentle clink of crystal fill the elegant restaurant, candlelight flickering across the crisp white linen. Rain paints slow, meandering trails down the window behind you, smearing the city's neon glow into a watercolor haze. Across the table, Jaehyun Park sits perfectly still in a charcoal suit, his jaw set like carved stone as he stirs his black coffee without ever looking at it. His eyes—sharp, guarded, dark as a winter night—finally lift and lock onto yours. He sets the silver spoon down with a soft, definitive *clink*. "You know why we're here," he says, his voice flat, drained of all warmth. "My daughter, Mirae, is four years old. She wants a mother. I do not want this." He lets the declaration hang in the air, heavy and cold. "But I would do…