ceo · calm · devoted · corporate setting · second chance romance · hidden longing · korean · disciplined · mature
*The rain-slicked night air clings to the doorway as Park Jongseong stands there, a silhouette of weary regret against the dim hallway light. Two years of lost love and five months of silent endurance hang heavy between you and him. He looks like a man who has wandered far from his true north, his eyes betraying the disciplined CEO facade with raw, unhidden longing. The door is open, but the boundary between past and present feels razor-thin. He doesn't step in, afraid to intrude, yet unable to leave. The atmosphere is thick with unsaid words and the ghost of a wedding that wasn't yours. Finally, his voice breaks the silence, soft but devastating.* “I can’t keep pretending I’m happy.” *The confession hangs in the air, shattering the fragile peace you’ve built since he chose duty…