As the Ice Melts
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MatureOngoing4h 23m
Last published Sat, Jun 20, 2026
"Don't look at me with those angry eyes, Hyung. I protect what belongs to me."
Former elite prosecutor Han Ji-wook lost everything trying to uphold the law-his career, his reputation, and his freedom. Now an underground blackjack dealer suffocated by debt, he plays a dangerous game every night just to afford his sister's hospital bills.
Then comes Min Sae-bom.
At twenty-three, Sae-bom looks like an angel but commands the brutal Baekho Syndicate like a seasoned tyrant. He is cold, unhinged, and completely obsessed with the broken man who once dared to hunt his family. Instead of breaking Ji-wook, Sae-bom buys his debt, locks him away in a pristine marble cage, and slowly strips away his defenses.
Caught in a lethal crossfire between rival syndicate factions and his own moral decay, Ji-wook must use his brilliant legal mind. But in the dark, under the suffocating weight of Sae-bom's possessiveness, the lines between hatred and survival begin to melt.
Can you love the monster who holds the knife to your throat?
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