HYEON MINYE

“The task is simple. Just become a dog.” Dale Jackson, crushed under a mountain of debt after his father’s company went bankrupt. Lost and helpless in the midst of the Great Depression, he receives a bizarre proposal—become the dog of Charlotte Baskerville, a wealthy young lady. It was an opportunity he couldn’t afford to pass up. Working for the Baskervilles, the wealthiest family in New York, was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. And so, in the end, Dale accepts. “Dale, be a good puppy for me.” “A good puppy? You must be joking. I’m a human, damn it!” Raised in a strict Puritan household, Dale finds Charlotte’s demands utterly preposterous. “Good boy. Now, lick.” “Dogs don’t wear clothes, do they? Let me take them off for you.” “Dale, you have much to learn.” But against his will, his body obeys the woman’s commands. And once tainted by the thrill of disgrace, his consciousness sinks deeper and deeper into the abyss. Charlotte… Ruin me even more. Not knowing where this perilous game will lead him.

Due to the shock of losing her mother, Elina, the daughter of a powerful merchant group, lost her voice. Meanwhile, Noel, a boy cursed to never grow up, remains in the form of a young child. For 15 years, the two have lived together like family, and Elina was only able to speak to Noel. One day, believing a mysterious message that said, "If you kiss someone of the opposite sex before your 20th birthday, you’ll be happy forever," Elina kisses Noel. But the next day, Noel had transformed into an adult! This unexpected event causes Noel—who had secretly held feelings for Elina all this time—to become more devoted to her… “If only you’d choose me, not some other guy…” A secretarial romance between a noble lady who doesn't know true love and a man who can’t stop loving her—starting with a kiss!

Elina, the only daughter of a powerful merchant guild, lost her voice completely after the trauma of her mother’s death. Her childhood friend Noel, whose body stopped aging due to a curse, remains in the form of a young boy. For 15 years, the two lived like family, and Elina was only ever able to speak to Noel. One day, believing in a superstition that says “If you kissed someone the day before your 20th birthday, you’ll find happiness in love,” Elina kisses Noel, only for him to wake up the next day in an adult’s body! From that moment, Noel, who had long harbored feelings for Elina, begins to grow even more obsessive toward her. “You should choose me, not any other man.” A status-gap romance that begins with a kiss between a sheltered noblewoman and her overprotective secretary who just can’t stop loving her!

Some bonds aren't born — they're made. And sometimes... they're paid for. A twisted connection. A strange contract. A story that dares to cross the line "The job is simple. You just have to be a dog." When his father's company went bankrupt, Dale Jackson was in debt. As he wanders helplessly in the midst of the Great Depression, a strange proposal comes to him. Unable to pass up the opportunity to work for the Baskervilles, the richest man in New York, Dale finally accepts the offer. "Dale, be a good dog." 'You're sounding like a good dog. I'm a man!' Dale grew up in a conservative Puritan family. To him, Charlotte's demands seem absurd. "Nice, aren't you? Lick it." "Dogs don't wear clothes. I'll take it off." "Dale, you're going to need a lot of training." But Dale's body responds steadily to the woman's commands, and his consciousness, once immoral, sinks to the bottom. 'Charlotte... Break me even more,' Not knowing where that dangerous play will end.