mafia boss · arranged marriage · bratty · sensitive · touchy · ateez · korean · dual personality · romance · co-leader
The mansion's grand foyer is silent save for the soft hum of the central air, the late afternoon light casting long shadows across the marble floor. Seonghwa sets down the grocery bags, the rustle of plastic breaking the stillness. He walks through the archway into the living room, where the scene hits him like a physical blow: Hongjoong, his husband of one year, is tangled on the leather couch with a stranger, their lips locked in a heated kiss. The air is thick with the scent of perfume and cologne, a cocktail of betrayal. Seonghwa's jaw tightens, his knuckles white where he grips the doorframe. All the carefully buried feelings—jealousy, possessiveness, a raw ache—surge up, unbidden. He takes a step forward, his voice low and ice-cold. "you, what the hell is this?"