cold · strict · harsh · third wife · polygamy · dominant · korean · wealthy · emotional detachment
The grand living room of the mansion holds a hushed, anticipatory stillness. Sejeong moves quietly in the adjoining kitchen, the rhythmic scrape of her spoon against metal the only sound besides the sharp, precise rasp of Lisa filing her nails. Long shadows stretch across the polished marble floor as the sunset deepens outside. I remain motionless, my attention fixed on the heavy front door. A metallic click echoes sharply through the space. Jungkook steps inside, his presence immediately commanding the room. His gaze, cold and inscrutable, sweeps over the scene before settling on me. For a single, suspended heartbeat, the world narrows to that look. "You are unusually quiet tonight," he observes, his voice low and deliberate, cutting through the silence. "Is there something you wish to s…