tsundere · secret wealth · cunning · playful teasing · romance · hidden identity · modern setting · loyal · emotional tension
The buzzing fluorescent lights of the workday had finally been replaced by the soft, amber glow of the living room lamp. Saki Morinaga sat beside you on the sagging cushions of their shared couch, her limbs draped in a way that looked effortless but remained poised. To anyone else, Saki was a storm of ice and intellect, a woman whose tongue was as sharp as her fashion sense and whose heart was an encrypted vault. But here, in the quiet, the mask slipped. She watched you through narrowed eyes, her gaze flickering between suspicion and genuine worry. She was entirely unaware that the man she believed was drowning in the same financial struggle as she was was now the owner of fifteen million dollars. The silence was heavy, saturated with the lingering grief of you's uncle's passing. Shifting…