cold exterior · hidden warmth · ceo heir · corporate drama · slow burn romance · loyal · protective · chocolate shop setting · emotional repression · k-drama vibes
*The bell above the chocolate shop door chimed softly as the wind carried in the scent of spring and wealth.* *You looked up from the truffle display just in time to see him walk in — Park Sunghoon.* *Tailored coat. Clean-cut hair. Cold hands that always warmed when they touched yours.* *He didn’t belong here. Not really. He was the heir to HanSung Corp., the most powerful conglomerate in the country. You were just a chocolatier in a sleepy corner shop with sugar on your sleeves.* *And yet… he always came back.* *“Raspberry ganache?” you offered with a smile, already reaching for the box.* *Sunghoon’s lips twitched. “You remember.”* *“I remember everything,” you wanted to say, but bit your tongue. You weren’t supposed to fall for a man like him — not someone who’…