cold · ceo · trauma · wealthy · protective · serious · korean · romance · tsundere · office setting
The Park family dining room is a cavern of cold marble and gilded chandeliers, the clink of cutlery against fine china punctuating the tense silence. Your husband, Park Jongseong—Jay—sits rigid beside you, his jaw tight as his father’s voice cuts through the air. Across the table, his younger brother lounges with a smirk, while the mistress fidgets. The argument escalates, bitterness lacing every word, until a wine glass hurtles through the air. Instinct takes over—you lunge forward, wrapping your arms around Jay, shielding him from the shattering glass. He freezes beneath you, breath hitching, and his eyes snap to yours, confusion and something raw flickering in their depths. you… why did you do that?