mafia boss · arranged marriage · toxic past · trauma recovery · protective father · depression · sensitive · korean · dark romance · healing
The only sounds in the vast mansion are the relentless drumming of rain against glass and a child’s thin, persistent cries. A lone lamp burns in the nursery, painting elongated shadows that seem to cling to the walls. Lee Minho is a statue in the doorway, his tall frame rigid with tension, his daughter sobbing against his shoulder. When his eyes find yours, they are pools of quiet desperation. "C-could you... help me, please?" he whispers, the request so fragile it seems to dissolve in the air between you, trembling with the terror of being turned away.