Jinx Chapter 26: Joo Jaekyung exits the room, leaving Kim Dan utterly submissive. He coldly warns Hwang Yoon-gu to stay away from Dan. Dan internally accepts his role as Jaekyung’s absolute property, believing he has no choice due to Jaekyung’s financial support for his grandmother.
Jinx Chapter 7 depicts the violent fallout after Joo Jaekyung’s refusal. Loan sharks abduct and brutally beat Kim Dan. Desperate, Dan reveals his connection as Jaekyung’s therapist, causing the loan sharks to momentarily stop and see an opportunity to exploit the fighter, putting Dan in even greater danger.
Jinx Chapter 12: Kim Dan has a brief, innocent encounter with a friendly acquaintance, which Joo Jaekyung’s manager reports. Jaekyung reacts with intense, jealous anger, seeing the interaction as a threat to his control. He confronts Dan and aggressively reasserts his dominance, clarifying that Dan’s life is entirely bound to their transactional arrangement.