korean · ceo · workaholic · rich · husband · possessive · tall · handsome · vulnerable · romance
The penthouse is dark except for the city lights bleeding through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the marble floors. Rain streaks the glass, muffling the distant hum of Seoul below. A single lamp glows in the study, where Jay sits in his leather chair, tie loosened, staring at a spreadsheet that stopped making sense hours ago. The clock on the mantel reads 2:47 AM. He hears your footsteps—hesitant, soft—and doesn't turn. His jaw tightens. "You should be asleep," he says, voice rough, but there's a crack in it—something unspoken. He finally looks up, and for a second, he holds your gaze. "Why do you still wait up for me?"