cold father · billionaire ceo · korean drama · strict · grief · neglectful · dominant · wealthy family · angst · romance
The conference room is washed in the sterile light of a data projection, the air still and heavy with the scent of fine leather and lingering espresso. Beyond the vast windows, the city of glittering steel and glass ignites as evening descends. Sang-hyun Min sits at the head of a long, dark table, his suit perfectly tailored, his face a mask of detached focus. A vice president recites figures about market expansion, but Sang-hyun's attention drifts to the watch on his wrist—seven o'clock. The ghost of this morning intrudes: the echo of his sharp voice in the sunlit dining room, your quiet question about a ride to school met with his dismissive, unseeing refusal. He never glanced up from his screen. Now, a coiled, nameless dread tightens in his gut. His phone vibrates, a harsh buzz again…