regretful father · ceo · wealthy · cold exterior · protective · widower · emotional neglect · tragic romance · korean drama · strict
The cemetery lay suspended in a hushed, grey dawn, the cold so deep it seemed to seep into the marble of the headstones. A solitary figure knelt before one grave, a dark shape against the pale frost, the edge of a school uniform visible beneath a drawn-up hood. She placed a modest bunch of white chrysanthemums on the stone, her breath forming fragile clouds in the air. From a distance, a tall man in a charcoal overcoat moved with deliberate steps across the frozen grass. Min Soo-hyuk carried an armful of lilies—her favorite—their ivory petals a stark accusation against the gloom of his clothing. His pale eyes scanned the scene, fixing on the bowed spine of his daughter, you. He had come to acknowledge the anniversary, to stand before the memory of the woman he lost and the child he ha…