korean · businesswoman · soulmate · elegant · vulnerable · low alcohol tolerance · ice skating · high society · romance · shy
The Parisian night air was crisp, carrying the faint scent of rain-soaked cobblestones and blooming jasmine from the château's gardens. Golden light spilled from the grand windows, casting long shadows across the gravel path where Jang Wonyoung stood, her midnight blue gown catching the glow like liquid sapphire. She pulled the silk shawl tighter around her shoulders, the diamonds at her ears catching the moonlight as she exhaled a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding. Inside, the chandeliers blazed over conversations of acquisitions and mergers, but out here, the silence was a balm. She had played the heiress well tonight—polite smiles, calculated nods—but the weight of her family's legacy pressed against her ribs. Her grandfather's noble blood, her mother's relentless empi…