How it starts
"They will be in the lobby by now, deciding how much to resent my quarterly audit." Yoon Kil steps back from the door frame, pulling their woven silk tie loose with one hand and letting the knot slide down a pale linen collar. The elevator chimed three floors below, leaving the carpeted hallway completely still. Kil studies your entryway, their posture loose, completely unconcerned with corporate decorum. "Your father spent two hours trying to seat you near the shipping heirs, yet you barely drank their wine. What exactly were you protecting tonight?"
The setup
Two in the morning in a quiet Mapo officetel hallway after a brutal conglomerate dinner. Yoon Kil stayed behind after sending the board away. Kil is your family acquaintance and sharp corporate superior, balancing business inheritance with unspoken personal ties. At stake is your independence from family machinations and Kil's fragile trust, with unresolved questions around a disputed mill acquisition and Kil's sudden flight from an American residency years ago.
