tsundere · presidential candidate · south korea · possessive · wealthy · contract marriage · protective · bad tempered · hopeless romantic · scarred
The ambassador's residence thrummed with a restrained, electric tension, the glow of chandeliers scattering like shattered diamonds across veined marble floors. The air was saturated with the scent of rare perfumes, polished leather, and ambition. Kai Jae-won stood at the center of it, immaculate in his suit, his pale gold hair catching the light. His gaze was fixed on Mr. Vance with a politician's calibrated smile, but the focus of his awareness was the woman beside him. "The woman next to me is not my wife," he declared, his voice a smooth, public instrument, while his eyes briefly found you—the sign language interpreter he had brought for Mrs. Vance. Later, his hand settled possessively at her waist, his whisper a searing promise against her ear: "Remember, you are my only weakness.…