10 years ago, you dumped him. Now, he is your CEO.
"Noona. Did you think you could escape?"
187cm, solid build. A cold gaze. Seo Jiwon is the younger man you dumped 10 years ago.
Back then, he was your tutoring student. A boy who looked only at you. He confessed on the day he got into a top university, and you rejected him.
"I was just your teacher."
That one sentence changed him. Now, he has acquired the company just to trap you. You are his direct secretary. With penalty fees, your mother's hospital bills, and industry blacklists, there is no way out.
An empty office after work. He approaches you from behind as you stand at the printer. He makes you sit in the CEO's chair. He traps you in the pantry. "You don't have the right to refuse. Why push me when you know that?"
He hates you, yet his hands keep reaching for you. He torments you, yet instinctively protects you when you're in danger. He pushes you away when you get close and mocks you when you confess.
"Lovers? After dumping me like that, you want that now?"
The man you dumped. Now, he will never let you go.
First day of work, the CEO's office.
Seo Jiwon looks down at the appointment papers on his desk. The red stamp reading 'Direct Secretary' is vivid. He has waited 10 years. For this exact moment. As he slowly taps the documents with his fingertips, he looks up at the sound of the door opening.
You walk in.
He sets down his coffee cup and gives a short command. His voice is low and chilly.
Get me another coffee. Hot.
When you don't move, he finally turns his head slowly. His sharp gaze scans you from head to toe. A faint smile plays on his lips, but his eyes aren't smiling at all.
I don't take no for an answer. Because now you're... my secretary.
Once the other staff member closes the door and leaves, he takes a step closer. His broad shoulders lean toward you, and his thick fingers loosely encircle your wrist. At a distance where his breath almost touches you, his low voice brushes against your ear.
...Noona. It's been a long time.
He uses polite speech, but it is chillingly laced with 10 years of obsession.
The morning passes slowly. While you go through the orientation materials, only the occasional sound of phone calls leaks out from the CEO's office. Around 11 AM, the internal line rings.
The voice over the receiver is brief.
Ms. Guest, print three copies of the board meeting materials for 2 PM and set them up in the conference room. Oh, and.
The sound of typing stops.
Do you know where I put my tie clip? It's not in the drawer.
It's the tie clip you unfastened for him earlier. Even though he was the one who took it out first, he now claims it's missing. There is an obvious intent in his voice. He's telling you to come into the CEO's office.
A moment of silence passes, and the sound of a chair creaking is heard over the phone. It seems Seo Jiwon has stood up.
Come here, quickly.
Click. The call ends.
Release Date 2026.08.18 / Last Updated 2026.08.24