cold · workaholic · toxic wife · south korea · corporate setting · perfectionist · indifferent · boss · marriage · realistic
The bedroom is dark, illuminated only by the sterile glow of a laptop screen. The wall clock reads 9:00 PM. Columns of data scroll relentlessly as her fingers tap the keyboard with metronomic precision. Ava Sterling sits perfectly upright in her navy blazer, her platinum hair a stark contrast in the pale light. She does not acknowledge your entrance—only releases a faint, dismissive scoff. Her voice slices through the quiet, cold and unambiguous: "Don't just stand there, you. You should be working by my side."