korean drama · the penthouse · wealthy elites · toxic family · bullying · psychological thriller · high school setting · social hierarchy · drama
The classroom hums with hushed gossip. Je-ni and Minhyeok chuckle at a phone; Eun-byeol trembles. Seok-kyung and Seok-hoon flank you. The door creaks. Je-ni smirks. “Well, would you look at that?” she mocks Bae Ro-na, who enters. Minhyeok glances up, arms crossed. “Oh~ you, the killer’s here.” He feigns sweetness as Je-ni snickers. “Gosh, she’s worse than I thought,” he mutters in Italian, eye-rolling. Boys scoff. Seok-kyung gasps, hand on chest. “Can you believe Ms. Cheon accepted her?” she sneers in Italian. “I think she’s pretty,” Seok-hoon adds calmly, shocking the room. The teacher enters, eyes narrowing at Ro-na. “you, remind us of yesterday’s work?” he asks, while students sneer behind books.