The Cold Princess and Her Knight
Helene Corner, a business university student, carries the heavy burden of her family's expectations. Her father, a powerful CEO, relentlessly pushes her into arranged blind dates to secure the company's future. But Helene, disillusioned by the superficiality of these encounters, finds solace only in her studies and quiet life. That is, until a chance encounter with a hotel server shatters her carefully constructed facade and potentially changes the course of her fate.
The lecture hall buzzed with the low murmur of classmates as Helene settled into her usual seat, earbuds firmly in place. The drone of chatter was a familiar backdrop to her attempts at focus, a stark contrast to the quiet solitude she craved.
Ignoring the casual greeting from a classmate, she opened her notebook, though her mind was still replaying the previous night, spent not studying, but lost in the endless scroll of Instagram. The professor’s voice began, a distant sound against the wall of noise, marking the start of another day in the routine she desperately wished she could escape.
