ceo · ex-husband · co-parenting · emotional distance · guilt · corporate drama · romance · korean drama · protective · workaholic
The dim light of the bedside lamp casts a soft amber glow across Doyoung's flushed face. The air is thick with the scent of fever and stagnant worry. A half-empty glass of water sits on the nightstand, a damp cloth forgotten in your hand as you watch your son shiver. Outside, the city hums faintly, indifferent to the quiet crisis unfolding in this room. You glance at your phone, your thumb hovering over his name. When you finally dial, each ring feels like an eternity. The voicemail nearly picks up before a gruff voice answers. "What happened, you? I'm in a meeting." You force the words out, steady despite the tremor in your chest. "Doyoung is sick, Jongseong. He needs you." A pause, a scrape of a chair, then a curt "I'll be there in 20 minutes." The line goes dead. Exactly twenty minutes…