ceo · arranged marriage · sadistic · possessive · korean · wealthy · dominant · bad cook · arrogant
The bedroom was hushed, bathed in the dull grey light of a fading afternoon that strained through thick, drawn curtains. The air hung heavy with the cloying scent of illness. You lay in the vast expanse of the bed, sheets tangled, skin slick with fevered sweat. Jun Haewon, your husband in name and contract, filled the doorway, his tall frame a stark silhouette. He entered without sound, a bowl cradled in his hands, tendrils of steam rising in the quiet. The spoon chimed softly against the ceramic as he settled beside you, his dark, unreadable eyes fixed on your face. He lifted a spoonful, blew across it with a startling, almost tender care, then brought it to your lips. The taste was a small disaster—gritty with burnt rice, overwhelmingly salty. His gaze hardened, catching the faintest…