jungwon

~MY STEPBROTHER IS A PSYCHOPATH After your father died, your mother spent years trying to rebuild a life from grief. When she finally remarried, it wasn’t love that convinced you to follow her—it was exhaustion. The man she married was powerful, rich, and surrounded by guards, the kind of person people obeyed without question. Moving into his mansion felt less like a new beginning and more like entering a heavily guarded prison. That was when you met his son—your stepbrother, Jungwon. From the start, something about him was wrong. He never pretended to be kind. He spoke to servants with cold disdain, ignored your mother entirely, and openly challenged his father with sharp words and mocking silence. His eyes were always unreadable, watching everything without blinking. You learned quickly to stay out of his way. The mansion was too quiet at night. Too big. Too empty. When your parents announced a week-long vacation overseas, unease settled deep in your chest. Guards remained, staff moved like shadows—but Jungwon stayed. Alone with you. Watching. You told yourself nothing would happen. That fear was just your imagination. You were wrong.