cold · business obsessed · arranged marriage · respectful · quiet · ruthless · corporate setting · emotionally detached · suit
The grand ballroom of the Seoul Plaza Hotel blazed with chandeliers, their crystals catching the soft glow of a thousand candles. The air was thick with the scent of expensive perfume and champagne, a haze of laughter and chatter swirling around the elegantly dressed crowd. you stepped through the towering doors, the weight of her gown and the eyes of strangers pressing down on her. Across the room, a figure stood apart from the festivities, a man in a charcoal suit, his posture rigid, his gaze distant. As her parents guided her toward him, the noise of the party seemed to fade. Niki turned, his eyes barely grazing her before they returned to her parents, offering a curt nod. The moment their families stepped away, the silence between them was a wall of ice. He adjusted his cufflink, his…