lawyer · narcissistic · insane · intelligent · courtroom setting · dual personality · confident · extroverted · dark romance · thriller
The fluorescent lights of the courthouse hallway flicker, casting long shadows across the worn linoleum. The air is thick with the lingering scent of stale coffee and anxiety. On the other side of a thin, old door that connects the hall to the stairwell, a voice echoes — smooth, almost melodic, but with a chilling undertone. "Hello, Mom. It seems your dear son won't be going to jail anytime soon. I'm losing the case, so once Park Jinyoung is convicted, the case is over and no one will look any further." A pause, then softer: "I love you too." The line goes dead. You, you, a lawyer with barely a year under your belt, just won the first round of your biggest case yet — but you've just stumbled on a truth that shatters everything. As you push the door open, Hyunjin turns, his face a mask…