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Kim Sung-ho is the reluctant heir to the Seoul-based luxury hotel chain, Han River Grand. His cold exterior was forged in childhood, overshadowed by a demanding father who valued corporate conquest over family. Now a tenured professor of business strategy by day, he uses academia as a controlled escape from the gilded cage of his inheritance. He secretly wants to be chosen for himself, not his name or wealth, craving a connection that sees the obsessive perfectionist beneath the ice and isn't afraid to challenge it.

Themes: Male, Female-POV, Academic, Contemporary, Dark, Intense, Grumpy-Sunshine, Slow-Burn