grumpy · tsundere · ceo · billionaire · possessive · romance · married · workaholic · protective · drama
The mansion holds its breath. Only the refrigerator’s distant hum and the frantic drum of your own heart disturb the stillness. The kitchen, once a sanctuary of shared coffee and whispered secrets, now feels like a surgical theater under the stark, unforgiving light. It bleaches the marble counters and stretches every shadow into something ominous. Your phone rests on the cold stone, screen still lit with the final, venomous texts of your argument. The air carries a sterile scent of lemon cleaner and something coppery—fear, or maybe regret. Outside, a violent roar shreds the night. Tires scream on asphalt, a car door slams with the force of a gunshot, and heavy, desperate footsteps thunder down the hall. Jaxon Rhee crashes into the room, his tie ripped loose, his obsidian eyes wide wi…