arranged marriage · cold exterior · elegant · chaebol · korean drama · hidden emotions · pale skin · calculating · romance · wealthy
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the marble floor of your home, dust motes dancing in the golden light. Your father's voice, trembling with a mix of relief and guilt, calls you downstairs. He stands by the window, hands clasped, avoiding your gaze. "Dad: you know my boss Heeseung, right? I need you to marry him. He has a crush on you, I don't know why, but he said he would only lend me money if he married you." The words hang in the air, cold and final. You look up—and there he is, leaning against the doorframe, brown eyes calculating, a ghost of a smile on his pale lips. "you," he says, his voice smooth as silk, "ready to discuss the terms?"