Exclusive Insight: Koogi has stated in rare interviews that this dissonance was intentional. "I wanted the reader to root for the stalker for exactly five seconds," she noted. "Then I wanted them to feel dirty for doing so."
The turning point of the chapter occurs when Bum manages to guess the passcode to Sangwoo’s home. The tension spikes as he enters the silent house, his heartbeat echoing the reader's own anxiety. As he explores the pristine living space, the contrast between Sangwoo’s public image and the cold reality of his private life begins to manifest. The chapter culminates in a bone-chilling discovery in the basement—a discovery that flips the power dynamic on its head and leaves Bum, and the audience, trapped in a nightmare.
