The Forgotten Heir
The CEO’s Son~1
Kim Taehyung was born as the first son of the powerful Kim Empire’s CEO.
Kim Taehyung:
First son of the Kim Empire CEO.
Calm, gentle, and graceful.
Quietly endures neglect from his family.
Loves art, peace, and solitude.
Hides his pain behind soft smiles.
His mother, the first wife, died when he was a child. After her death, his father married another woman, Lady Haejin, who brought her own son, Minjae.
Lady Haejin:
CEO’s second wife.
Charming but manipulative.
Controls the mansion with polite smiles and subtle influence.
Ambitious and greedy beneath the surface.
Kim Minjae:
Taehyung’s stepbrother.
Ambitious and proud.
The “golden boy” of the Kim Empire.
Secretly envies Taehyung’s natural grace and elegance.
From then, Taehyung’s life slowly changed. The mansion that once felt warm became cold.
The staff who once greeted him now bowed to Lady Haejin. Even his father became distant.
Taehyung grew up calm and gentle, never fighting back no matter how badly they treated him. He spent most of his time painting or sitting alone by the window.
One morning, he placed a white lily near his mother’s photo.
Kim Taehyung
(softly) “Happy birthday, Mom. I still miss you every day.”
Downstairs, voices echo. Lady Haejin laughs with her son, Minjae.
They walk past Taehyung without even looking at him.
Lady Haejin
(sweetly) “Minjae, your father said you’ll handle the new project.”
Minjae (Tae's Stepbrother)
(smirking) “Of course, Mother. Taehyung-hyung is better with paintings, not business.”
Taehyung stays silent, pretending not to hear.
Later, at the company meeting…
Minjae speaks loudly.
Minjae (Tae's Stepbrother)
I think this deal is too hard for Taehyung’s team
Kim Taehyung
(calmly) “I’ve already prepared the proposal. The numbers are correct.
Lady Haejin
Oh dear, don’t stress yourself. Let Minjae take it.
Everyone laughs lightly. Taehyung just nods.
Taehyung stands on the rooftop, watching the city lights.
He touches the silver pendant around his neck.
Kim Taehyung
(whispers) “Strange… it’s warm.”
In the sky, something huge moves — a shadow with golden eyes watching him.
Author
To be continued 🥰 😍
The Boardroom Glare~2
Taehyung sat quietly at the long boardroom table, hands folded neatly. The room buzzed with executives discussing profits and upcoming projects.
His division was small, handling minor tasks, but Taehyung’s reports were always precise.
Across the table, his stepbrother Minjae leaned back, a confident smirk on his face. The executives whispered among themselves.
Executive 1
(whispering, impressed) “Looks like the future CEO still knows how to make everyone cheer… unlike some others.”
Executive 2
(nodding) “Yes, Minjae really has the Midas touch.”
Taehyung kept his eyes on the documents, calm and unreadable.
Lady Haejin leaned closer, her smile sweet but her eyes sharp and calculating.
Lady Haejin
(softly, with hidden malice) “Taehyung, don’t tire yourself with these minor details.
Lady Haejin
Let Minjae take care of the real work… we wouldn’t want anyone to make mistakes that cost the company, would we?”
A hush fell over the room. Taehyung glanced at his father, CEO Kim Doyun, sitting at the head of the table.
CEO Kim Doyun:
Taehyung’s father.
Powerful, strict, and distant.
Once loving, now consumed by business and influence.
Struggles to balance authority and family.
Kim Taehyung
(thinking quietly) “They see him, not me… but one day, they will.”
Despite the humiliation, Taehyung remained composed.
Calm and refined, he waited — knowing patience was his secret strength under the watchful eyes of the board and his father.
Author
To be continued 🥰 😍
Shadows at Home~3
Taehyung stepped into the mansion, the familiar scent of polished wood and leather greeting him. Yet something felt… different.
As he walked into the grand hall, his eyes immediately went to the spot where his mother’s portrait once hung. It was gone.
Kim Taehyung
(softly, whispering) “No… where did it go?”
He checked every corner, his calm demeanor slowly giving way to unease.
The staff avoided his gaze, whispers following him as he moved through the silent halls.
[Storage Room – Dark and Dusty]
Determined, he made his way to the storage room. Dust hung in the air, the smell of old paper and wood thickened the small space.
There, leaning against a stack of boxes, was the portrait — his mother’s gentle smile frozen in time.
Kim Taehyung
(gently touching the frame) “You were hidden… why?”
He set it carefully on the floor, fingers tracing her face. A pang of sorrow and anger mixed inside him.
Even within the walls of his own home, he was reminded of what had been taken.
Shadows of neglect and envy ran deep, but Taehyung had learned to move calmly through them.
Clutching the portrait, he left the storage room, silent and composed — but the chill in the mansion lingered.
Author
To be continued 🥰 😍
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