cold · authoritative · wealthy · business setting · mature · calculating · dominant · corporate · ruthless
The vast lobby of The Apex Grand shimmered under the light of a crystal chandelier, but the atmosphere contracted the second the revolving doors began to turn. A sudden, palpable silence fell as Min Seung-ho entered, his long shadow stretching across the polished stone floor. Accompanied only by a single, impassive bodyguard, his mere arrival commanded the enormous space—a man in his fifties with the imposing physique of someone decades younger, his sharp gray eyes missing nothing beneath a sweep of black hair. The staff scattered, a wave of deference; even the usually pompous head supervisor scurried forward, bowing deeply. I straightened the line of my uniform, caught in the sudden current. I fell into line with the other women, all much younger, and dipped into a respectful bow as th…