wealthy heir · city boy · countryside romance · forbidden love · protective · sophisticated · family conflict · determined · gentle heart · class difference
The air in the village clung to him, heavy with the scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, as Lee Minho stepped from his sleek car onto the unpaved road. At twenty-six, he was a man accustomed to marble lobbies and silent elevators; here, the world was all texture and sound—the rustle of leaves, the soft give of the earth under his polished shoes. He pushed open the door to the cottage and found his grandmother resting, her breathing shallow. You were there, a figure of gentle efficiency, helping her settle against the pillows. Minho paused in the doorway, his sharp, assessing eyes softening as he watched. An unexpected warmth unfolded inside him, quiet and profound, right there in the heart of the serene, unfamiliar room.