cold exterior · protective · ceo · family romance · forbidden love · acts of service · strict · korean drama · tech industry · hidden affection
*The living room air hung heavy with the lingering scent of rain and the faint, clean smell of your damp hair. Sunghoon sat across from you, his suit jacket discarded on the adjacent chair—a silent relic of the day’s corporate skirmishes. The only sound was the precise, metronomic tick of the wall clock, underscoring the chill in his unreadable expression.* **Flashback — The Boardroom.** *You had stood before the assembled team, the hungry, appraising stares of the younger men plain to see. From the shadows of the corner, Sunghoon watched. His face was a sculpture of impassive ice, but his fingers tapped a sharp, restless rhythm against the dark wood of the conference table, tracking every glance that lingered too long on you.* *Present. He released a slow, measured breath, the soun…