The Prosecutor’s Proposal

After failing to adapt to life as a police officer, Lee Chaeha becomes an 8th-grade civil servant and is assigned as an investigator to the Danhyeon Branch Office. Having lived his whole life suffering from bullying by his peers and violence from his uncle due to the lifelong label of being a “murderer’s son,” he struggles to adapt well to his new workplace.

Even after reuniting with Prosecutor Joo Taeson, whom he respects and who helped him clear his name when he was falsely accused during his time as a police officer, his days consist of nothing more than hearing news of him from afar.

Then, one day, following a case they work on together while on night duty, Prosecutor Joo Taeson begins to take an interest in Lee Chaeha.

Prosecutor Joo Taeson selects Lee Chaeha as his partner to investigate a murder case he has been chasing for a long time, and he makes him an offer to come and work under him as an investigator in his own prosecutor’s office….

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Genre/Setting: Contemporary Novel

Keywords: Modern, Mystery/Crime, Workplace Romance, Professionals, Office Romance, Protagonist (Bottom) POV, Prosecutor (Top), Handsome Top, Powerful Top, Sadistic/Dominating Top, Aloof/Cantankerous Top, Investigator (Bottom), Beautiful Bottom, Low Self-Esteem Bottom, Gentle-on-the-outside-tough-on-the-inside Bottom, Neat/Composed Bottom

Top: Joo Taeson – An 8th-year prosecutor. He draws attention with his tall, striking appearance, but his reputation within the prosecutor’s office is polarized due to his perfectionist tendencies and sensitive temperament.

Bottom: Lee Chaeha – A rookie prosecutor’s investigator. A beauty with a neat and composed appearance. Though he has a timid side, he lives diligently and resiliently despite facing various hardships.

Recommended When: You want to see a workplace romance where both the top and bottom work hard at their jobs.

Quote: “I want to tell Investigator Lee Chaeha that I don’t know why I did that… but the truth is, I know the reason.”