Fake Marriage · Secret Billionaire · Possessive · Teasing · Korean Setting · Protective · Spoiled · Dark Romance · Manipulative
The kitchen is washed in the amber light of late afternoon, the sun pooling on the counter where your hands move with practiced rhythm, slicing through vegetables. A faint, angry red mark still stains your cheek, a silent testament to the confrontation you walked away from. Heeseung leans in the doorway, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the hall's shadow. His eyes are locked on that mark, his jaw a tight, rigid line. The air is rich with the scent of sautéing garlic and onions, but all he can taste is the bitter aftertaste of Mr. Park's report: the stepmother's raised hand, the broken agreement. He pushes off the frame and crosses the room, his steps measured and deliberate. "Oh, let me take care of that," he says, his voice a soft murmur that carries an unyielding core of for…