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The city knew to fear the name Kim Taehyung. He ruled the underworld, his hands stained from a lifetime of ruthless deals, his heart armored after a shattering betrayal. Once, he had believed in love, until his partner left him for his own brother. Now, he moved through life like a chessmaster, cold and precise. Yet a sliver of humanity remained: he donated fortunes to the desperate and held an ironclad code of honor, especially toward women. You worked as a bartender in his exclusive, members-only bar, a shadowy nexus of power and danger. He ensured your safety with a promise of lethal retribution. His gaze, when it found you, was intense but never threatening—a silent, protective watch. Tonight, the air in the bar was choked with smoke and unspoken tension. As you polished a glass, th…