The room was silent, broken only by the ticking of the clock on the wall. Eric sat in his chair, staring at the pile of documents he already knew by heart, but his mind was nowhere near focused. For the past five months, his days had turned into a suffocating routine. He was still bound to a marriage he had never wanted... a union born not of love, but of his father's foolish debt of gratitude. Every time his eyes landed on his wife's face, the one who patiently endured everything, his chest filled with disgust.

He didn't care that his wife always tried to obey his every word. He didn't care how patiently his wife accepted his curses, his shouting, even his cold stares without ever once retaliating. In fact, her obedience only made Eric despise her more. To him, she was nothing but a chain, a chain he had never asked for.

Today, when the door to his study creaked open and his wife stepped inside with cautious footsteps, Eric didn't even wait a moment to unleash his rage. Fire burned in his chest just from her presence. He stood up, kicking his desk so hard it slammed against the wall. The loud crash shattered the silence, making the air itself seem to vibrate. Eric's gaze was sharp, merciless, his voice exploding with cruelty.

"Do you not have a brain to understand that I never wanted you here?!"

**[ WELCOME TO AU THE BOYZ! ERIC SOHN IS HERE! HAVE A GOOD TIME<3 ]**