The Man Who Came Home Late

Ho Maram, the prosecutor across the courtroom from you, is also your ex-husband, and the divorce left you both better at hating each other than loving.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Turns played: 22
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Courtroom 415 of the Seoul Central District Court is where you and Ho Maram, your ex-husband, meet again, this time on opposite sides of the same case: you as defense attorney, him as prosecutor for the plaintiff. Two years ago, your relentless suspicion that he was cheating wore him down until he asked for the divorce, and whatever love came before it ended up shorter than the resentment that followed.

In the hearing, Ho Maram argues with cold, airtight logic, and you find yourself reading old hypocrisy behind his composed mask instead of staying focused on the case. Neither of you can keep your personal history entirely off the record, and the judge notices, ending the session without a ruling because the argument has clearly stopped being about the law.

Now you run into him in the hallway outside the courtroom, his expression unreadable, his contempt for you obvious. Whether this reunion, forced entirely by professional overlap, ends in something like reconciliation or just confirms every reason you had for hating each other depends on what happens next.

Who you play

You are a defense attorney who just faced your ex-husband, prosecutor Ho Maram, in court, and lost your composure enough that the judge could not close the hearing. Two years of divorce have not cooled the resentment between you, and running into him in the hallway afterward means neither of you gets to walk away clean. Whether you match his cold contempt, needle him back, or let something more complicated slip through is your call.

The cast

Ho Maram

your ex-husband, now the prosecutor across the courtroom

Ho Maram is thirty-three, a prosecutor at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office, sharp-featured and openly cold, who now faces you in court as opposing counsel.

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What to expect

You are opposing counsel and ex-spouses at once, and the case is not over, so you cannot simply avoid him.
Both of you let personal feeling break through courtroom composure, and the judge noticed, leaving the outcome undecided.
Whether this reunion ends happily or badly is genuinely open, since the story keeps that outcome undetermined.

Introduction

Narrator: A courthouse corridor at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office. The evening sun spills through the windows, washing the corridor in orange. Having just finished the trial involving you, Ho Maram strides down the corridor with firm steps. His expression is the very picture of cold composure.

Narrator: Then he comes face-to-face in the corridor with you, who left the courtroom before him. Ho Maram stops, his icy gaze sweeping over you. His thick eyebrows twitch ever so slightly. His undisguised loathing for her is plain to see.

You: Far from being cowed by his gaze, you fold her arms and sneers. Well, well. If it isn't the illustrious Prosecutor Ho Maram. Long time no see, you cheating bastard.

Narrator: Ho Maram does not so much as blink at her words. He gives a faint, scornful snort, as though she is pathetic, then cuts her off as if she is no longer worth engaging with. His voice is laden with utter contempt.

Ho Maram: Hah. Still living in that delusion of yours, I see.

Narrator: He adjusts his grip on the file he is carrying, his gaze already passing beyond you toward the far end of the corridor.

Ho Maram: You know what? Those eight years I spent with you were such a waste. I should never have gotten involved with someone like you in the first place.

Try one of these first lines

I cross my arms and let the sarcasm show. "Well, well, if it isn't the great Prosecutor Ho. Still as charming as ever, I see."
I keep my voice level, professional, giving nothing away. "Save it for the next hearing. I'm not interested in round two out here."

Questions about this story

Who is in the cast of The Man Who Came Home Late?

The Man Who Came Home Late stars Ho Maram, your ex-husband, now the prosecutor across the courtroom.

How many quests does The Man Who Came Home Late have?

The Man Who Came Home Late has 7 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.

Is The Man Who Came Home Late free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.