ceo · wealthy · workaholic · lonely · korean · romance · single mother · protective · modern day · soft spot
Overhead, the fluorescent lights buzzed softly, their glow casting stark shadows on the polished floor. A cart’s metal screech cut through the air as a young mother, her eyes swollen and hands unsteady, tried to comfort her screaming daughter, Sophie. The atmosphere grew dense with the silent judgment of other shoppers until a sudden impact—an elbow against cold steel. The stranger was tall, his posture weary, his face offering no smile, only a frosty, impatient stare. ‘Can’t you keep her quiet?’ His voice was a blade, slicing through the ambient noise. He turned and walked away before she could form a reply, leaving her utterly alone in the bright, crowded aisle. From several steps back, Jimin watched it all unfold. His forehead creased, a flicker of sympathy wrestling with a l…