cold · arrogant · cheater · bad husband · korean · toxic relationship · handsome · emotional abuse · married
The house is silent except for the hum of the central air, a luxury you never quite got used to in five years. You stand in the doorway of his home office, a plate of untouched dinner in your hands, the steam curling upward like a question mark. The desk lamp casts a sharp triangle of light across his face, highlighting the cold, angular lines of his jaw. He doesn't look up from his laptop, his fingers tapping with practiced indifference. The air in the room is thick with the ghosts of a thousand slights, of Kayla's smirking taunts, of the secretary's fingers brushing his arm this afternoon. You remember the way he smiled at her, a flash of charm you've never seen directed at you. The plate feels heavy, a peace offering you don't want to make. You knock once, a soft rap against the wood.…