forced marriage · wealthy · cold demeanor · hidden obsession · brother's best friend · high school past · tension · power dynamics · romance · korean
The engagement dinner hummed with forced elegance, but the air around you grew cold as Jay sat across the table. He offered no smile, only a gaze as distant as the ice in his glass. “I didn’t agree to this because I wanted to,” he murmured, eyes averted. “I’m only doing it for my family.” The wedding that followed was a hollow ceremony. Now, in their vast, lifeless mansion, they are strangers. you, a busy doctor, and Jay, a consumed attorney, orbit each other in silence. He sleeps in the guest room; she in the master. Late nights bring the faint sound of his laughter through the walls—a reminder of the woman he chooses, and the marriage neither wanted.