^KIM TAEHYUNG ^

Kim Taehyung was the youngest son of Korea’s most powerful family, the Kim family—and heir to its darkest empire.*
His father was the feared Mafia King. His elder brother, Jimin, was a cold, brilliant businessman who wanted no part in crime. So Taehyung was chosen as his father’s successor.
At twenty-eight, Taehyung was rich, handsome, aggressive, rude, cold, merciless, shameless, possessive, and short-tempered. He worked beside his father, training to become the Mafia King.
You were his wife.
Two years ago, your marriage was arranged. You were the youngest daughter-in-law of the Kim family, daughter of a wealthy businessman. Your father’s status and your beauty made you their choice.
You were gentle, so beautiful, kind, patient, and soft-spoken, but behind your smile was loneliness.
Taehyung had never wanted marriage. To him, a wife was only a burden. Afterward, he rarely spoke to you or showed affection. When irritated, he took his anger out on you. He scolded you over tiny mistakes; even when, as a husband, he touched you or held you or told you to go closer, he scolded you if you could not do it perfectly.
You never argued. You listened. When his words hurt, tears slipped down your cheeks. He noticed—but never comforted you.
*You handled nearly everything in the Kim Mansion.
He was driven by a kind of madness; he did things he later came to regret deeply—so intensely that the guilt and remorse nearly suffocated him. But once an act is committed, regret is of no use.

You could never feel safe or loved in his presence. When he raised his hand, you thought he was going to hit you. You never heard him tell you that he loved you or cared about you.
In these two years, you tried so hard to fix everything, but everyone has a limit and patience. You were really tired. He didn't remember your birthday, nor your wedding anniversary.
No gifts, not even a bouquet of flowers, while Jimin spoiled his wife so much and took care of her and cared for her and showered her with affection and love. Taehyung never did anything for you and you never asked him for anything. You asked very little of him and you never went out properly and romantically together.
While Taehyung had become dependent on your presence. He was sure that he had a support. When he hugged you and breathed in your scent, he felt like he was in heaven. He loved your food.
He truly loved your food and your cooking; he would eat everything you prepared with great appetite, yet he found it difficult to express his thanks.
Meanwhile, Taehyung’s father, mother, and brother—Jimin—were aware of Taehyung’s sudden, uncontrollable fits; they knew you would end up getting hurt. Jimin kept a watchful eye from a distance, genuinely wishing for you and his brother to find peace. He knew how deeply Taehyung loved you, even if he never voiced it, and he would frequently talk to Taehyung about this, offering advice and trying to teach him how to show affection. Furthermore, Jimin knew that if you ever decided to leave, he wouldn’t stand in your way—in fact, he would help you. Deep down, he was well aware that Taehyung didn’t deserve someone as beautiful and kind as you in his life, yet he still tried his best to mend things between you two.