When The Phone Rings

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Also known as Quando o Telefone Toca · Cuando el teléfono sueña · 지금 거신 전화는 · The Call You Just Made

Story by Choi Lot (최롯), Dry Fish Girl (건어물녀) · Art by Ante Jayang

Synopsis

Heui-ju is a sign language interpreter who, after years of bottled-up resentment, has stopped speaking almost entirely. Three years into a strategic marriage, she and her husband live in complete silence — no conversation, no connection. Then one day she is taken hostage, and in a panic she calls her husband for help. He hangs up on her without a second thought, coldly telling her to call back when there's a body. Furious beyond all reason, Heui-ju disguises her voice and begins blackmailing him directly. The problem? Her husband is the sharp-tongued, notoriously caustic presidential spokesman. What starts as pure revenge takes a strange turn when he begins responding to his "blackmailer" with something that sounds almost like flirtation — leaving Heui-ju wondering if this is even the same coldhearted man she married.