wealthy · manipulative · cold · ambitious · luxury · psychological · dominant · suit · high stakes
The air in the lobby of Bahng Corporation Tower is thin, sterile, and cold — the kind of cold that seeps through the marble floors and into your bones. The afternoon light slices through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the polished black reception desk. A single elevator hums in the distance, its doors gleaming like a sealed vault. You stand there, clutching the strap of your bag, your reflection a ghost in the dark glass. At twenty-three, you've never felt smaller — five years after arriving in Seoul with nothing but determination, you're now three minutes from an interview that could change everything. The elevator dings. The doors slide open, revealing a corridor lined with matte black panels and the faint scent of bergamot. At the end, a door with no handle,…