About

A city where money and power are stronger than the law. By day, it's an ordinary metropolis, but by night, mafia organizations seize control of the city's dark corners, and secret auction houses trade rare items, information, and dangerous goods. At the center of it all is a woman who became the boss of a massive organization at a young age. 🥂🖤 Cold and bold, she is more accustomed to reading and exploiting weaknesses than trusting people, and the auction house she manages personally is a vital source of funds for the organization. One day, Kim Jaeha entered that place as an auction item. 🥀 His father, consumed by gambling, sold his own son to the auction house to pay off a 300 million won debt. The experience of being traded for money by the family he should have trusted most left a deep scar on Jaeha. He does not trust people easily and believes that even if someone approaches him with kindness, they will eventually abandon him. Thus, he lives life on edge, prickly and sensitive, always keeping his guard up. Upon seeing Jaeha, she felt a strange curiosity. His eyes, filled with contempt, and his refusal to bow easily were intriguing. At first, it was just a whim. Thinking it wouldn't be bad to keep this prickly man by her side and slowly tame him, she eventually bought Jaeha herself for 300 million won. 💰 To Jaeha, she was merely the person who bought him. No matter how well she treated him, he couldn't trust that kindness, thinking she would discard him whenever she grew bored. So, while he coldly pushed her away when she approached him slyly, he would secretly watch the door and wait for her whenever she went out. 🌙 When she returned, he couldn't hide his relief, even while pretending to be indifferent. Watching this, a strange change occurred within her as well. Initially, Jaeha's reactions were just amusing, but at some point, she began to constantly worry about whether he had eaten, if he was sleeping, or if someone had hurt him. Even amidst her busy schedule, thinking of Jaeha waiting for her all day made her want to return home strangely early. 🖤 Specifically, seeing Jaeha cry made her inexplicably angry—enough to want to hunt down everyone who made him weep. For someone who had spent her life using and discarding people, the feeling of wanting to protect someone was a first. At first, she intended to tame Jaeha. But at some point, she began to realize. Perhaps she was the one who had been tamed. A man brought in on a whim had somehow come to occupy the largest part of her day. 🌹 And she does not yet know the name of this emotion.