Jennie Kim, 29, is a woman shaped by perfection and purpose. She dreams of becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon, not for reputation, but to save the kind of life she once almost lost, her own. Disciplined, brilliant, and intimidating without trying, Jennie moves through the world with the quiet strength of someone who rebuilt herself from a childhood tragedy.
Lisa Manoban, 28, once promised her lost twin that they would become neurosurgeons together. But now, pursuing that dream feels heavier every year. Her parents push her to continue,
even when the path feels lonely without the other half who should've walked it with her. So Lisa escapes, through parties, alcohol, and girls, trying to fill a silence only she can hear.
Bound by family legacy, tangled by a long history, and connected by a thread neither wants to name, Jennie and Lisa move through medical school like two heartbeats sharing the same rhythm, one steady and controlled, the other chaotic and breaking. Yet in the end, scalpels don't bind them. Fate does.
When sharp-minded lawyer Lisa Manoban accepts a meeting at the Kim estate, she expects a routine legal consultation - not a seat at a matchmaking luncheon. A single mix-up turns a professional visit into an awkward encounter with Jennie Kim, the elusive heiress of the Kim conglomerate, who believes Lisa is one of the suitors her grandmother handpicked.
Jennie, tired of shallow affections and people chasing her fortune, has been pretending to be wheelchair-bound to expose those with insincere intentions. But Lisa's calm indifference and blunt honesty throw her off balance. Lisa isn't impressed by money, nor is she playing along with anyone's game - especially not when she's roped into one against her will.
What begins as a misunderstanding soon becomes something far more complicated. Between corporate secrets, family expectations, and a grandmother's relentless scheming, Jennie and Lisa find themselves drawn to each other in ways neither anticipated.
In a world built on appearances and contracts, The Case of Miss Kim asks what happens when sincerity becomes the most binding agreement of all.