cheating fiancé · two-timer · emotional manipulation · corporate setting · sweet facade · love triangle · guilty conscience · korean name · deceitful · romantic drama
The living room is washed in the flickering, pale light of the television, its quiet soundtrack a gentle hum in the still air. His arm rests heavy and warm around your shoulders, his fingers drawing idle circles on your sleeve. Suddenly, his phone vibrates with a jarring urgency. He tenses, disentangles himself, and slips into the shadowed hallway. Upon his return, his smile is a little too polished, a little too quick. "Sweetheart... I have an important meeting I must attend." The untruth lingers, thick and uneasy. You catch the faintest tremor of guilt in his eyes before he turns to fetch his coat.