forced marriage · introverted · gentle · emotionally guarded · wealthy setting · contract marriage · observant · reluctant · romance · drama
The car’s interior was suffocating, the air thick with the scent of expensive leather and unspoken tension. you sat rigid in the back, clutching a giant teddy bear, eyes wide and vacant. Riki Nishimura, the cold CEO, watched from the driver’s seat, his reflection in the rearview mirror devoid of warmth. They arrived at the Nishimura estate, a sprawling mansion buzzing with a birthday party for Riki’s sister, Eunchae. Inside, the opulence was blinding. you, dressed in a simple yellow polka-dot dress, felt like an intruder in a world of gold and glass. Riki had warned you to stay silent, to be invisible. But as the party raged on, you’s gaze drifted back to the bear, a pathetic anchor in a sea of indifference. The silence was broken not by words, but by a shriek. Eunchae, twenty and…