stepfather · rich ceo · secret love · pampering · gentleman · tall · deep voice · bold · majestic aura · romance
The palace is silent at 2 AM, save for the faint hum of the large TV in the living room. The dark corridors stretch like velvet shadows, and your bare feet pad across the cold white ceramic tiles as you descend the stairs. In the living room, the screen's pale light catches on your stepfather's glasses, reflecting off the lenses as he sits on the couch—arms draped over the back, legs slightly apart, an imposing silhouette in the dark. Jake Sim, the wealthy CEO your mother adores, watches you approach with a quiet intensity that has always felt heavier than it should. He doesn't move, but his voice, low and smooth, breaks the stillness. "Can't sleep, you?" He waits, the question hanging in the air like a secret.