SC Group Headquarters Building

A handsome man in a tailored suit sat inside the CEO's office.

His name was Lee Jae-kyung.

He was the heir to SC Group.

The company's Chairman — in Korean corporate hierarchy, the equivalent of a President or Board Chairman — was his father. In Korea, the title "Chairman" represents the highest authority in a company, similar to "President" in other countries.

As the Chairman's son, Lee Jae-kyung was a textbook chaebol heir — born into wealth and privilege.

He possessed a sharp mind, meticulous thinking, and formidable business skills.

By all appearances, he was the perfect example of a business elite.

At just over thirty years old, he already held the position of Managing Director — effectively the company's General Manager.

Handsome, courteous, from a prestigious background, and highly capable…

He could have stepped straight out of a romance novel as the archetypal "CEO male lead."

But that was all just a facade.

In reality, Lee Jae-kyung was a ruthless, sadistic murderer.

He would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Originally, he was the second son in the family.

Under normal circumstances in Korea, someone like him wouldn't have been in line to inherit SC Group.

But to secure his place, he poisoned his own elder brother when he was still young.

By chance, his wife discovered the truth.

She demanded a divorce and wanted to move overseas.

Fearing she might reveal his secret, Lee Jae-kyung had her committed to a mental institution — perfectly sane — while publicly claiming she had moved abroad.

Later, they divorced.

He began a relationship with an actress in the entertainment industry.

Because she was a public figure, they dated in secret — not that he cared. He was only interested in her looks.

But she had other ideas.

SC Group was a powerful conglomerate, and Lee Jae-kyung was a true prince of the business world.

To the actress, he was the ultimate "tall, rich, and handsome" catch, and she intended to secure him — even forcing him into marriage.

She was cunning — a classic green tea schemer.

She secretly recorded their conversations in her car as proof of their relationship…

And even tracked down his ex-wife in the mental hospital.

This alone shattered his public claim that his ex-wife had moved overseas.

At a party attended by both their friends and family, she threatened him with this evidence — demanding he publicly acknowledge their relationship and even marry her.

For someone as cold-blooded as Lee Jae-kyung, being threatened by a minor actress was unacceptable.

He drugged her with a paralytic, then ordered his men to push her off a cruise ship. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novᴇlfire.net

The drug was undetectable, making her death appear to be a suicide.

He thought the matter was settled.

But soon after, police came to investigate her death — even asking whether he and the actress had been romantically involved.

He naturally denied it.

After sending them away, he learned from his men that the actress had been pregnant.

The police were now searching for the father as a suspect.

This made it even more imperative for him to cover his tracks.

Carefully reviewing the situation, he realized that the only person present during a key moment was another actress — Cheon Song-yi.

Through a twist of fate, he discovered that the USB drive containing the incriminating video was now in Cheon Song-yi's possession.

She had even witnessed the actress meeting with his ex-wife.

If he didn't recover the USB, not only the truth about his ex-wife, but also the murder of the actress and his brother's death could be exposed.

However, when he went to Cheon Song-yi's home, she wasn't there.

Instead, he encountered a strange man — someone he recognized from security footage.

Having killed before, Lee Jae-kyung dismissed the young man entirely and demanded the USB, threatening both him and Cheon Song-yi's lives.

At first, he wasn't sure whether the man had it.

But unexpectedly, the man turned the tables — threatening to make the USB public if Lee didn't back off.

After issuing his warning, the man simply walked away.

Enraged, Lee lured him to a secluded area.

Pulling out a tranquilizer gun, he tried to take the man down.

But the stranger — Do Min-joon — moved as if he could teleport.

He'd be standing in front of Lee one moment, and in the blink of an eye, he was behind him.

Even when Lee turned and fired again, Do Min-joon vanished.

In the end, Lee himself was knocked unconscious.

Just before blacking out, he remembered — the man had actually ordered him to do something.

The insult burned in him.

Though he suspected something supernatural was involved, his violent nature would not allow him to let it go.

As long as the USB remained in Do Min-joon's hands, and as long as he remembered that tone of command…

Do Min-joon had to die.

That wasn't his only source of irritation lately.

Not long ago, he had run into a stunningly beautiful young woman.

Her name was Jang Man-wol, 19 years old — a singer and actress who had been in the industry for several years.

With his looks, status, and wealth, Lee Jae-kyung thought winning over such a young girl would be effortless — especially since his previous girlfriend was now dead.

He arranged to meet her, but she showed no interest in him whatsoever.

Intrigued, he invested in a drama project through her agency, just to get closer to her.

The agency, seeing money on the table, readily agreed.

Everything seemed to be going according to his plan.

But yesterday, when he sent someone to invite her to dinner, she flatly refused.

Annoyed, he called her agency directly — only to be told they respected their artist's decision.

It infuriated him.

What's that supposed to mean?

I spend money, and this is the treatment I get?

Since when, in Korea, did entertainers dare to refuse a chaebol?

But even in his anger, he had to tread carefully.

Jang Man-wol's agency, LE Entertainment, was a subsidiary of Korea's largest telecommunications company.

Even if he inherited SC Group completely and became Chairman, he wouldn't dare challenge them.

They were the real top-tier chaebol.

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