it does, both in the past and in the present. The raws are up to chapter 9 and, although I cannot read Korean, it's quite obvious that this dude is a real dickhead. He also seems to have some sort of hold over Saebyeok, shown in extensive flashbacks, but I haven't figured out what it is yet. I am getting very discouraged as I thought that this was going to be a light and fluffy series, but this jerk is already making me wanna stop reading.