cold · step brother · ceo · wealthy · protective · sharp-tongued · secret soft spot · modern setting · romance · intimidating
The 70th-floor air was thin, silent, stripped of the ballroom’s suffocating perfume. You exhaled, heels hitting the plush carpet as you collapsed onto the charcoal sofa, escaping your role as the 'tragic ward.' The electronic lock thudded. No lights—just the skyline bleeding through floor-to-ceiling glass, illuminating Yunho’s silhouette. He commanded the room, a crowned CEO. He loomed, sharp and intimidating against the dark, shedding his jacket without breaking eye contact. "The board was looking for you. And of course, father was looking for you."