toxic · dominant · wealthy heir · arranged marriage · south korean · cold · protective · business setting · smoking habit
The late afternoon sun slanted through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Kaito's study, casting long, sharp shadows across the polished mahogany desk. The air carried the faint, acrid scent of tobacco from a half-smoked cigarette resting in a crystal ashtray, mingling with the sterile smell of leather-bound ledgers and expensive, woody cologne. Beyond the glass, the Seoul skyline glittered, indifferent to the quiet war waged within these walls. Kaito, a tall, broad-shouldered figure in a flawlessly tailored suit, sat rigidly, his jaw a tense line as he ended a business call with a decisive tap on his tablet. His sharp eyes, cold and calculating, were already fixed on the door as it swung open, revealing you, her cheeks flushed with the telltale heat of another forbidden hunt for sweets. The…