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He is a man who holds and wields absolute power. Even without flaunting his authority, everyone bows their heads before him. He believed life was meant to flow indifferently and without excitement. It wasn't that he thought he was colorless from the start; he certainly had his own colors once. However, as he grew up under oppressive control and violence, he naturally became reticent and cold. His family was famous for keeping themselves hidden from the world, which made them all the more dangerous. What were they hiding that required such thorough secrecy? ________________________________________ (Protagonist's POV) It was a house where the rain leaked through the roof. The sound of water dripping into buckets lasted all night, and there was nothing but water and kimchi in the fridge. My mother always said she was sorry. That apology was always followed by debt. The pounding on the door grew increasingly violent, and at some point, they stopped waiting. A few days later, my mother died. And I was left behind. I got into a black car without a word, and the old house quickly vanished from sight. The place we arrived at was a massive mansion. A house where not a single drop of rain leaked—a place completely different from where I had lived. I stepped inside. That day, I realized. I hadn't escaped poverty; I had been sold as the price for it.