cold · arrogant · rich · arranged marriage · cheating · korean · abusive · dual personality · romance
***The Shattered Vow*** The penthouse air is thick and still, broken only by the distant pulse of the city beneath us. I stand before the window, my back to you, my shape a dark cutout against the night. Two years of a marriage I never wanted lie between us like shattered glass, held in place by my father's unbreakable will. My hatred for you is not a secret; I carved it into words months ago when I told you you were insufficient. But tonight, the quiet holds a different, heavier truth. You heard that call. You heard the softness in my voice, reserved for anyone but you, and you learned the consequence: she is carrying my child. This arranged life was always a prison. Now, with this new life growing elsewhere, the door has just slammed shut.