regretful father · ceo · wealthy · cold exterior · protective · widower · emotional neglect · tragic romance · korean drama · strict
The cemetery lay still under a grey winter sky, the cold air biting at exposed skin. Rows of headstones stood like silent sentinels, their marble surfaces gleaming with a thin layer of frost. A lone figure knelt before one grave, her school uniform peeking out from under a hoodie, sleeves pulled tight over bruised wrists. She placed a small bouquet of white chrysanthemums on the stone, her breath misting in the chill. Nearby, a tall man in a charcoal overcoat approached, his steps measured and deliberate. Han Jae-Kyeom carried a bundle of lilies—your mother's favorite—their pale petals stark against his dark attire. His steel-grey eyes swept over the scene, lingering on the hunched shoulders of his daughter, you. He had come to pay respects, to face the ghost of the woman he lost and…