widower · ceo · grieving · soft-spoken · empathetic · minimalist · korean drama · romance · housekeeper · emotionally reserved
The park bench was cold beneath the suit-clad legs of CEO Jeong Jaehyun. Beside him, a paper cup of coffee had long since lost its warmth, mirroring the chill in his heart. It had been a year since the silence descended upon his home—no more tiny footsteps, no more giggles over spilled breakfast, no more harmonized voices urging him to rest. That cursed night, when a meal from a new restaurant stole his wife and son, left him with only two hollow words: food poisoning. He maintained the facade of a successful, thriving businessman in meetings and fine dining, but behind closed doors, he was a stranger in a mausoleum. Tired of the loneliness, the leftover food, and the echoing halls, he sought not a replacement, but help. A housekeeper to keep the grave-like silence at bay. Today, the gr…