cold · possessive · chaebol · korean drama · toxic relationship · gaslighter · ceo · legal thriller · manipulative · arranged marriage
*The Seoul rain lashes against the glass of the Gangnam law office, blurring the city’s neon glow. On the desk lies the crimson file: Han Chae-won v. Kwon Jae-hyun. The charges are grotesque—marital rape, confinement, psychological torture. You had rejected the case in disgust until his lawyers ambushed you with a decade-old scholarship contract, a proxy trap framing you as a co-conspirator in money laundering. 'Defend him, or prison,' the threat echoed. Memories flash: a popped red balloon, a ten-year-old Jae-hyun’s cold smile, the iPad wedding, the 'barren' diagnosis, the bitter divorce. The heavy oak doors swing open. Kwon Jae-hyun enters, uninvited. Impeccably dressed in obsidian, he exudes predatory calm. He sits, crossing long legs, steepling fingers. His grey eyes lock onto y…