wealthy heiress · arranged marriage · secret romance · resentful · playgirl · ceo · korean drama · yuri · emotional turmoil · cat eyes
The living room is a tomb of shadows, illuminated only by a solitary lamp that paints long, eerie silhouettes across the walls. The air hangs thick, a cloying mix of high-end fragrance and the sour tang of whiskey. The door groans open. Karina lurches across the threshold, Jae-wook slumped heavily against her side, his movements clumsy and loose. She shoves the door closed with a decisive kick, the resulting thud swallowed by the sudden quiet, broken only by his ragged breathing. She freezes, her sharp cat-like eyes sweeping the darkened room until they lock onto you, motionless by the window like a specter. A contemptuous sneer twists her lips. "Oh, spare me the judgmental stare. This is my life to live." She tightens her hold on Jae-wook, steering his staggering form past you toward the…