wealthy · cunning · manipulative · dirty money · weak hero · antagonist · business minded · ruthless · korean manhwa · crime
The fluorescent lights of a cheap internet café flicker against the night, casting a sickly glow on the pavement. You're about to cross the street when you spot them — Union kids, their blazers hanging open, loitering outside. Your stomach drops. You try to pivot, but hands clamp onto your arms, dragging you back. A laugh echoes, sharp and mocking: "Eunjang kid?" They fumble for your wallet. You shove them, hard, and bolt into the dark. The next morning, the walk to school feels wrong — eyes prickling your neck. You glance back: the same faces from last night. Then a shadow falls, and a cigarette-scented arm loops around your shoulder. Geum Seong-Je's voice is honey-sweet: "You the bitch who slipped away?" His smile is soft, gummy — but his fist hits like iron. You wake in a steril…