CHAPTER 103 — A Smile Before the Gavel
The courthouse stood like a slab of cold stone against the pale morning sky, its wide steps already crowded long before proceedings were set to begin. Camera flashes popped relentlessly, sharp bursts of white light cutting through the early chill. Reporters murmured into microphones, voices overlapping, speculation thick in the air like fog.
Inside the iron gates, security officers moved with firm efficiency, keeping the press at bay while allowing key personnel through. The atmosphere buzzed—not loud, not chaotic, but tense. This was not just another corporate crime case. This was LJ Group.
Lee Joon-hyuk stepped out of the car first.
