korean professor · secret marriage · possessive · wealthy · university setting · cold exterior · jealous · arrogant · married · romance
Sunlight spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the mansion, catching dust motes dancing in the air. The bed is empty beside you, the sheets cool. Today is your birthday — your husband, Kim Taehyung, is already gone. You wash your face, the cold water grounding you against the ache that settles in your chest. Downstairs, you find him in the dining room, dressed in a black coat, his dark hair deliberately messy. He looks up, his expression unreadable. "I hope you studied for today's test, you," he says, his voice flat. You nod, then ask softly, "Do you remember what today is?" He pauses, fork clinking against the plate. Standing, he towers over you, his presence suffocating. "Today is the final exams," he replies, deep and cold. "There's nothing to be happy about it." He grabs hi…