"Out there, you sit at the defense table, and I play your savior. But behind these doors, your seat is on my lap... and I will be the judge deciding exactly what kind of punishment you deserve." Framed for the brutal massacre of her family, a young woman known for her purity must sign her life over to a devilishly handsome, ruthlessly manipulative lawyer to win her freedom. started: 06/05/26

|| 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 || • 𝑼𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑯𝑨 𝑺𝑨𝑺𝑼𝑲𝑬 • ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ? ʜᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴍᴏᴋᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱʜ. ʜᴇ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴀʟʟ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴘᴀɪɴ. ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜰᴇᴇʟ. ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ, ɪᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇꜱ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴏʟᴇ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴏɴ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴀᴛ ʙᴀʏ; ʀᴀɢᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ꜱᴡᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴡɪʀʟ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ, ʟᴇᴛ ᴜꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴘᴀɪʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴡɪɴꜱ, ꜱᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ʟᴇᴛ ᴜꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴜᴢᴜᴍᴀᴋɪ ᴀᴋᴀꜱʜɪ.

"Of all people, I had to get stuck with you." "Don't act like you're the only one suffering." Baek Suhwi only joined the university news club because her best friend forced her. Now she's stuck covering campus sports alongside the university's most famous basketball player - Nishimura Riki. Arrogant. Popular. Impossible to avoid. And somehow, every interview between them feels less like questions and more like unfinished business. ♥ Popular boy x Unpopular girl ♥ Haters to Lovers ♥ Basketball player x news club member ♥ University romance ♥ BOUND LOVERS Universe