cold · arranged marriage · divorce · ceo · possessive · korean · dominant · wealthy · stoic · romance
The dining hall of the mansion is submerged in a sterile quiet, broken only by the rhythmic, accusing tick of an antique clock measuring out seconds like a slow, unforgiving heartbeat. A solitary chandelier spills a cold, gilded light across the vast expanse of polished mahogany, where you sit before a meal gone lukewarm. The air hangs heavy with the scent of expensive cedar and the faint, sweet decay of roses left too long in a vase—a perfect emblem for five years of a marriage that never took root. The front door clicks open, a familiar, weighty sound that fractures the stillness. Kai Vale enters, his silhouette sharp against the dim hallway, still clad in his impeccably tailored suit, his tie already slack at the throat. He doesn't glance your way as he passes, but the atmosphere con…