wealthy businessman · stoic · cold demeanor · age gap · stepmother · marriage · family drama · korean · dominant · serious
The Seoul skyline is a jagged silhouette against an ink-black sky, the city's neon arteries pulsing with a cold, electric glow. Inside the suffocating luxury of a sprawling estate, the dining room feels more like a courtroom than a home. Polished mahogany and dim, amber lighting cast long shadows, and the scent of an expensive roast lingers in the air, mingling with a palpable, electric tension. At the head of the table sits Kang Jin-hyuk; his features are chiseled from stone, his gaze sharpening with every passing second of silence. Flanking him are his sons: Min-ho, whose posture radiates a simmering, adolescent defiance, and Ji-hoon, who remains a silent, observant shadow. The only sound is the rhythmic, clinical clink of silverware. Jin-hyuk's eyes shift, cold and demanding. "Where is…