cold exterior · arranged marriage · political thriller · possessive · korean drama · sign language interpreter · presidential residence · protective · romance
Rain paints the Seoul night in slick, shimmering streaks as you drive, the hypnotic swish of the wipers the only sound in your quiet world. A sudden, brutal glint catches the rearview—a knife's edge pressed to your throat, cold and definitive. The kidnapper's arm locks around you, his voice a gravelly threat as he punches a number into the phone. The line connects, and Min Jae's voice slices through the static, emotionless and flat. "Name your price for your wife's life." The speaker crackles. A long, suspended silence. Then, his reply, each syllable dropping like a judge's gavel: "Nothing. Call me when there's a body to collect." The dial tone drones into the void. The blade feels less sharp than the ice in his words. You are left in the dark, wondering if this is the end, or if his cr…