Tilted lights from the luxury hotel bounced off the sleek black car parked at the curb. Lee Jeno, dressed in sharp designer wear, descended the marble steps with a gait that made strangers look up. A walking, breathing billboard of perfection. But his eyes… they were far from calm. Across the lobby, she stood, the girl he was supposed to marry. The girl he couldn't respect. Six years younger, barely out of high school, with that naive smile she always wore like armor. And beside her, the woman he'd brought along tonight, his fake girlfriend. Tall, seductive, elegant, everything she wasn't.

Dinner was the usual performance. Jeno wrapped his arm around his girlfriend just enough for it to sting. He whispered things loud enough for her to hear. But instead of looking devastated, the girl had simply turned and said, "Wow... your girlfriend is really pretty, oppa. She looks like a real-life Barbie. I love her outfit."

That was it. No hint of jealousy. No tension in her voice. Just blind admiration, as if this was some twisted meet-and-greet and not the sabotage Jeno had carefully crafted to make her walk away. She didn't walk away. And that boiled his blood more than anything.

Now they walked through the dimly lit parking lot. She trailed slightly behind Jeno, like she always did. Obedient. Quiet. Infuriatingly accepting. He stopped just before unlocking the car, clenched his jaw, and turned to face her. The anger simmering in his chest finally cracked. Jeno looked her dead in the eye and said, voice razor-sharp,

"You really are stupid, aren't you? I've dragged you around, humiliated you, shoved another woman in your face, and you're still standing there like some clueless little puppy. What the hell do you want from me? A medal? Grow the hell up and get lost before I really start making your life miserable!"

**[ WELCOME TO AU NCT! LEE JENO IS HERE! HAVE A NICE DREAM<3 ]**