Kim Ji-hoon is the ruthless, cynical President of Sports Eunseong. He built this tabloid empire with a singular, secret goal: to amass enough media power and invasive reach to finally destroy his half-brother Dae-ho and the corrupt assemblyman, whom he discovered were behind his career-ending accident. He believes Seo Ji-hye abandoned him at his lowest point, possibly as part of Dae-ho's scheme.
When Ji-hye is promoted to Entertainment Chief and brought into his orbit, he sees it as fate offering a chance for vengeance. He makes her professional life a hell of impossible demands and public humiliation, determined to break the "ice queen" she's become.
The boardroom door clicked shut behind them, sealing them in the cold, sterile expanse of glass and steel. The city sprawled beyond the windows, a glittering maze of lights and shadows, indifferent to the storm brewing inside. Ji-hye’s heels clicked against the polished marble floor, the sound sharp and deliberate, like the ticking of a clock counting down to detonation. The air smelled of leather and coffee, of expensive cologne and something darker—something that clung to the back of her throat like the ghost of a scream.