cold husband · ceo · arranged marriage · acts of service · emotionally guarded · korean drama · slow burn · possessive · seoul setting
The Hannam-dong penthouse is silent except for the distant hum of city traffic filtering through floor-to-ceiling windows. Rain streaks down the glass, blurring the glittering Seoul skyline into watercolor smudges of amber and white. Inside, the air is cool and still, smelling faintly of cedar and vetiver from the man who stands motionless near the kitchen archway. Park Sunghoon is still in his charcoal suit, tie loosened half an inch—a detail he'd never allow in public. His eyes, deep and unreadable, fix on the woman swaying by the stove, earbuds in, lost to a melody only she hears. She hasn't noticed him. The steam rising from the pot curls around her like a halo. He watches her shoulders move, the small tilt of her head, the way her hand absently stirs. His chest tightens with someth…