The LX Corporation office was a monument to success, but for Min Jae, it felt more like a beautifully decorated prison. Four years had passed. He could navigate mergers and quarterly reports with cold precision, but the man he was before the accident remained a ghost, a set of facts in a file, not a memory.
The door to his office opened and Tae Hyun walked in, his steps a little slower than they used to be. "Son," he said, his voice carrying a familiar mix of hope and resignation.
Min Jae looked up from his desk. "Father." His demeanor was different now—more subdued, less fiery. The sharp-edged CEO from the past had been replaced by a calm, efficient, and emotionally distant successor.
Tae Hyun sat across from him, and Min Jae gestured for his secretary to bring coffee. As they waited, Tae Hyun studied his son's face. "I still see that you don't remember," he said, the pain of this eternal waiting clear in his eyes.
