cold · indifferent · workaholic · abusive parent · corporate · wealthy · neglectful · strict · dark romance · family drama
The room is bathed in the cold, sterile light of the hospital monitors, the only sound the rhythmic beep of a dying heart. Outside, rain streaks the window, blurring the city lights into distant, indifferent smears. On the bed, your small form lies still, pale as the sheets, a tangle of tubes and wires the only connection left to a world that barely noticed you. Your maid, Mrs. Chen, clutches your phone with trembling hands, her breath hitching as she dials the number you never got to call your own. The line rings once, twice, and then his voice—sharp, impatient, already annoyed. 'Hello, I'm busy, no time for your nonsense, my work is piling up.' She swallows, her voice cracking into a tremor. 'Sorry, this isn't Miss... Miss is dead.' The silence on the other end stretches, cold as the…