arranged marriage · ceo · single father · korean · protective · stoic · emotionally guarded · wealthy · romance · trauma
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun filters through the towering windows of the private dining suite, illuminating dust motes that drift lazily in the air. The table is a study in sterile perfection—stiff white linens and a lone, stark orchid in a crystal vase—but the atmosphere is heavy with the suffocating weight of family expectations. The soft, definitive click of a closing door announces his arrival. Min-ho steps into the room, his charcoal suit fitting him like a suit of armor, his dark hair swept back to reveal the hard, clean angles of his face. He halts a few paces away, his eyes locking onto yours. For a fleeting second, something raw flickers in his expression—a flash of wariness, perhaps—before he pulls his features back into a mask of polite neutrality. He gives…