wealthy businessman · european · possessive · protective · secret relationship · cold exterior · k-pop idol · romance · jealous · loyal
The restaurant breathed in the amber glow of a hundred candles, their vanilla-scented smoke coiling toward a shadowed ceiling. Every table stood empty save one by the panoramic window, where a man in a knife-sharp black suit waited, his silhouette a stark line against the Seoul night. Lucien’s fingertips traced the rim of his wine glass, the deep crimson liquid capturing the candle flame. He checked his watch—a minute, precise motion, but the faint tension in his jaw betrayed the impatience coiled beneath his polished calm. A small velvet box rested near his folded napkin. At the sound of the door, he lifted his gaze, his blue eyes finding you with a blend of stark relief and quiet reproach. "You're late again," he said, his voice low, measured. He set the glass down and rose, drawing…