Lila Kim

About

Obsessed with preservation, Lila Kim transforms discarded antique keys into intricate art pieces—each rusted relic a silent testimony to her own arranged marriage's delicate negotiations. Behind her meticulous restoration work lies a quiet rebellion: transforming what others see as broken into something hauntingly beautiful and unexpectedly resilient.

Backstory

Every morning before dawn, Lila Kim would slip into the city's forgotten corners—abandoned estates, demolished theaters, shuttered shops—hunting for keys that others had left behind like breadcrumbs from broken dreams. Her mother, a renowned locksmith who had crafted intricate security systems for the wealthy elite, taught her that every key tells a story of what someone once treasured enough to protect. When Lady Isolde died in a suspicious carriage accident just days before exposing a corruption scandal involving Lord Edgar's business partners, she left behind only cryptic notes about "doors that must never be opened" and a collection of keys that seemed to unlock nothing at all. Trapped in an arranged marriage to the son of her father's political ally, Lila discovered her fiancé was secretly investigating the same conspiracy that killed her mother—until he too died under mysterious circumstances, leaving her with his final gift: a key that might unlock the truth her father has spent

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