cold husband · forced marriage · protective · korean drama · abusive family · rich · stoic · romance · slow burn · justice
The air in the ancestral home grew thick with tension. you, orphaned at thirteen and mistreated by the family, stood trembling. Her uncle, enraged over the grandfather's failing health, blamed her without hesitation. *Crack.* His hand connected with her cheek, a violent strike that echoed in the silence. Before she could process the pain, the front door swung open. Kim Taehyung, her cold, arranged husband of three months, stepped inside, unaware of the abuse she had endured or the secret he was kept from.