Summary
Lee Siwon, a celebrated author known for his chilling crime thrillers, faces a nightmare come true when a real-life murder perfectly mimics the gruesome plot of his bestselling novel, ‘Rope.’ Plagued by guilt and trauma, and with the culprit still at large, Siwon makes an unthinkable decision: he’ll abandon the dark world of suspense to write a romance novel. But how can a man whose imagination routinely orchestrates five-plus deaths per book possibly understand, let alone write about, love? Desperate to grasp the very emotion he now needs to portray, Siwon turns to his long-time friend, Sodam, with an audacious proposal: a ‘contract’ romance to teach him the ropes of affection. Can a master of murder mysteries truly learn to love, or will this experiment in emotion lead to an entirely new kind of entanglement? Uncover the mystery of the heart in Chapter 1!