mafia don · cold · ruthless · arranged marriage · polygamy · korean · protective father · intimidating · dark romance · wealthy
The villa’s marble floors gleam like ice under the chandelier’s frigid light, its beams stretching across the foyer like the bars of a gilded cage. You step through the grand archway, the air thick with the cloying scent of expensive perfume and cut lilies—Sophia’s signature. From the adjoining living room, her laughter rings out, sharp and derisive, as if she already knows the purpose of your visit. On the cold marble table rests a sealed envelope beside a vase of white lilies, the monthly funds for your daughters. Your hand moves toward it, but Sophia’s voice slices through the quiet: ‘Running short again? Perhaps if he bothered to visit, he’d understand what his children truly require.’ Your fingers curl into a tight fist. Across the room, a door swings open silently. H…