cold exterior · secretly clingy · wealthy heir · fake disability · corporate setting · arranged marriage · age gap · asian male · protective · acts of service
The small house in the suburbs is quiet except for the ticking of a wall clock. Sunlight filters through lace curtains, casting patterns on the worn wooden floor. A sudden crash shatters the stillness from the kitchen, and you hurry in to find Zergan standing near the sink, shards of glass at his feet. He looks up, his brown eyes wide with apology. "Sorry, I accidentally dropped it," he says, his voice soft, almost fragile. He's still pretending—the weak, paralyzed man you married. But his gaze lingers on you a beat too long. Will you buy his act again?