(Episode 44)
You should get some rest, Mother.
What is this?
It's Sun Soo.
My cousin. You met him before.
Really?
I see.
By the way, where did you get this photo?
It was on the floor.
That was from my mom. I must have dropped it.
May I have it back?
Others might think...
you two are a couple.
This is normal between family members overseas.
And we were very close.
Since your parents are in Korea too, invite them all for dinner.
Didn't he miss your wedding too?
Sun Soo's in France right now and not in Korea.
He's busy with his new business.
Is that so?
Oh, right. During the day.
Yes, Mother?
What Jin Woo did was wrong.
But you should have shown that photo to me first.
It wasn't anything pleasant.
So did you have to show it to your parents?
You're not a member of that family.
You're one of us now.
I hope...
our family affairs stay within this house from now on.
Understood, Mother. I'll be careful.
But Mother,
I witnessed Jin Woo and Yoo Soo Yeon...
together in the bedroom...
at Director Ko's house yesterday.
Did he tell you?
Yes.
He told me it was a misunderstanding.
Do you not trust your husband?
Get some rest.
Where is Ms. Lee?
I don't know.
We need to talk. Come with me.
What is it?
Did we get any anonymous mail addressed to the family or me?
No, we didn't.
What about yesterday?
No.
This photo was on the living room floor.
Did you know?
No, I didn't.
You swear?
Yes.
Okay. You can leave.
Don't tell anyone about the conversation...
we had just now.
Understood.
Dig in.
About yesterday.
I don't want to talk about it.
Let's just eat tonight.
Okay.
I heard from my mom.
That you drove her to her store.
Thank you.
It wasn't a big deal, so don't thank me.
By the way, do you live alone?
My mom wants to make some side dishes for you if you are.
Please forget it if you're not.
No, I do live alone.
Then I'll let my mom know.
We're here.
Thank you for giving me a ride.
It made my way back home easier.
Is Seo Jun doing well?
Thanks to you.
Sunny is working well.
He's the chief director.
She's my cousin.
Good evening. My name's Kang Dong Ha.
Good evening.
I'm No Young Ji.
Head inside.
- Drive safely. - I will.
Please excuse me.
Goodness. He's the most handsome man...
I've ever seen in my life.
Let's go inside.
- I'm home. - Welcome back.
I see you're drawing, Seo Jun.
How pretty.
I guess it runs in the family.
Isn't Seo Jun's grandpa an artist?
What's wrong with her?
Hey, Young Ji!
All the men in my life were losers.
But not Soo Yeon.
She has luck with men.
It's not like that, Young Ji.
Mr. Kang drove me home.
Gosh, he did?
Why didn't you invite him inside for a bit?
We could have served him some fruit.
It's late.
Mommy, do you have a boyfriend?
No. He's my boss.
Seo Jun, will you hate it if Mommy gets a boyfriend?
No. It's good to have more friends.
That's what the teacher told me.
Mommy, I also made lots of friends at kindergarten.
Good job.
Let's invite your friends over later and have fun, okay?
Okay.
It could be because he's still a child, but he became better in no time.
It's all thanks to you and Young Ji.
I'm really grateful, Mom.
Gosh, that person.
I'm back.
What?
Come forth.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
Stop being angry.
What about dinner?
I already ate. What about you?
She did too.
She had a large bowl of... No, she didn't.
She ate a pea amount in a tiny bowl.
Brother, get me a glass...
of cold water from the kitchen.
Yes, ma'am.
I'm going to rest.
Yoo Soo Yeon.
She said she doesn't have any feelings for you at all.
I asked her myself.
So quit dreaming if you are.
Rest, Mom.
If only I knew what he was thinking.
I wonder what's in that head of his.
Yes, you can try it out.
- How about it? - Sure.
Welcome.
It's this place.
My gosh. Amazing, right?
Please take a seat.
Hey, lady. Can we stop hanging out together when we're not working?
Be thankful that I brought you here.
This is a famous must-eat place.
I was dying to come here.
But last time, we had to leave Korea in a rush.
It was such a bummer.
Please take your time to choose.
Thank you.
Listen. It's about our daughter.
She'll keep her promise...
and give us a store each after this job, right?
A store each?
She's the daughter-in-law of none other than SA Group.
If she decides to reward us big,
I bet she can even give us a house each.
You're right. But she really is something.
I can't believe she didn't get busted...
by that great tycoon family yet.
Watch your mouth when you're outside.
The longer she sticks around that family,
the more money we get.
Something smells fishy.
You two are so lucky.
Today is the last day...
of our store's opening event.
If you win, the prize is a luxury bag.
Really?
If I do, can I get it shipped overseas?
Of course.
Please write down your address, name,
and number here.
Okay. Thank you very much.
How exciting.
Come in, and take a seat.
I, Ko Mi Sook, caught a big fish.
What did you mean Ms. Seo's parents seemed off?
They came to your store, right?
Yes.
Everything was all so suspicious.
They said Seo Yu Ra promised a store each once the job gets completed.
Also about how amazing it was...
that she didn't get busted by the great tycoon family.
They were chatting away at the store.
It sure is suspicious.
Right?
I told you I caught a big fish.
Give me the address you got.
I'll have someone in the US look into it.
Okay. Great idea.
She even faked her university, so she could easily fake her parents.
Hello?
- How did it go? - I found her.
Where is she?
What? Really?
Do you have a photo of her?
Send it to me right now.
(From Private Detective: Photo)
What's wrong with this?
Welcome back, Ms. Seo.
Sun Mi.
It's been ages.
You do know who I am, don't you?
Sun Mi. Hasn't it been more than ten years since we last saw each other?
You grew up so much. I couldn't recognize you.
And I'm sorry I didn't.
Where's my brother?
What did you do to him?
What do you mean?
He went missing soon after he went out to see you.
His phone is turned off.
He doesn't reply to any of my texts either.
Here's what he told me.
"If anything happens to me,"
"it's all Yu Ra's doing."
So he still hasn't fixed that habit.
You already know he goes awol when he makes money.
Yes, I met him.
I don't know how he found out that I married into this family.
But he visited me, tried to stop my marriage,
and declared to expose our past relationship.
You can probably guess what happened next.
He blackmailed me and demanded money.
Sun Mi.
My wish was to marry the man I love...
and live happily.
As a woman, you understand me, right?
I was scared of losing my happy life.
So I gave him the money.
I haven't seen him since.
I was stressed out every day, worried he might appear suddenly,
And then, I got threatening letters and photos.
I thought it was Sun Soo.
But it was you.
Wasn't it?
You want me to believe what you just said?
What if you were lying?
You know what he's like more than I do.
Think carefully.
Did Sun Soo ever tell you he threatened me...
and extorted money from me?
I think he ran away overseas.
There were no records of him leaving the country.
I asked the police already.
You know he can't leave Korea...
under his real name because of his criminal record.
He must have forged a passport.
If you're going to keep questioning and blackmailing me,
let's go to the police.
I'll tell them what Sun Soo did to me...
and live at peace.
- Come on. - Let go of me.
I'm not going.
Then are you going to keep torturing me?
I won't do that anymore.
Really?
Thanks.
I mean it, Sun Mi.
If you're working here because of me, don't.
I'll find you a better job.
Yes? Did you find anything?
They are Ms. Seo's parents.
They are the new investors in this project.
(New Brand Development)
And that's Director Ma.
He prepared the European branch in my place For a month.
He's here as a representing non-executive director.
Non-executive Director Ko Mi Sook is here too.
I heard our competent Assistant Manager Seo Yu Ra's parents...
are willing to invest in SA Group.
So I could not possibly come empty-handed.
Nice to meet you.
Gosh, thank you.
But you look familiar.
Me?
Many have told me I looked like their first love.
Where's my seat? Oh, my.
Are you fine with flowers?
Of course.
These are my favorite flowers.
Come to think of it, how did you have the epinephrine?
My dad is allergic to flowers.
My husband's a romantic man.
He loves flowers.
I remember you carried around epinephrine...
because your father was allergic to flowers.
But you really love your flowers, sir.
Yes, I was allergic to them.
I was. But the world has developed so much.
Thanks to visiting all the noted doctors,
my allergy is gone now.
I see.
All diseases can be cured these days.
My son is also studying abroad in the US.
Which town...
I mean, which city do you live in?
Hidden Hills.
Yes, we live in Hidden Hills.
I knew you would be living in such an expensive city.
I heard houses there cost over ten million dollars.
Please recommend to me a famous school there.
I want to send my grandchild there when I have one.
Where was the best school again?
Please refrain from asking personal questions during the meeting.
I went to a boarding school.
Boarding school?
Where is that?
I left Yu Ra's education to the tutors...
because I focused solely on my business.
I was helping my husband,
so I couldn't take care of her studies either.
I was deeply involved in my son's education.
Mother, we're behind schedule. Let's start the meeting.
Okay. Design teams,
please share your progress first.
Ms. Cha, we have to go back...
to the US right away.
- Right away? - Yes.
There was a change in my business schedule.
So I have to return as soon as possible.
Don't you want to see the results of the project you invested in?
We wish we could as well,
but we have to pack our things.
I'll show them out.
Mr. Kim.
Yes, ma'am. Did you call for me?
Look into Seo Yu Ra's parents.
Find out everything about them.
Yes, ma'am. I'll do that.
I'll get you tickets for the first flight out of here, so leave as soon as you can.
Gosh. You said we could stay for a while this time, so I packed a lot.
Don't you understand what's going on?
We're leaving on your request, so you'll still pay us as promised, right?
Sure, I'll give you the money, so get out of here.
She's so scary.
Thanks to Ms. Seo, there's going to be a lot of drama in Chairman Cha's house.
I didn't know she'd gone so far.
How can she be so shameless?
She seems scarier and more horrible the more I get to know her.
I can't believe she's the daughter-in-law that Chairman Cha chose herself.
I feel bad for President Hong.
I don't mean anything by it.
If he was able to think for himself,
he wouldn't have been so clueless while things got out of hand.
What can we do? He's just a puppet for Chairman Cha.
What are you planning to do now?
I made the smoke trail, but I'm not sure if Chairman Cha will follow it as I want.
I don't know if I need to spoon-feed her the evidence myself.
I bet she's already on the move,
so you should wait and watch.
And don't get involved with that family anymore.
You should be honest in how you treat people.
It's not good to play with people with lies.
I'll keep your secret.
If you don't have anything else to say, you can go.
He doesn't come around much lately.
I wonder if he's not feeling well.
Should I give him a call?
Welcome.
Oh, my.
- You came. - Have you been well?
Yes.
You must've been very busy lately.
Looking at that painting reminded me of you.
I was just thinking...
if I should send you a text or give you a call.
It's green tea.
My daughter bought it for me.
It has a nice round taste.
It's made with young tea leaves.
How do you know that?
It has a round taste, but it also has an earthy aroma...
and a light sweet taste.
It really does. It's so interesting.
So, I have something to say.
Sure, go ahead. What is it?
So, I'm a married man.
I thought you should know.
I'm sorry.
So were you hiding...
the fact that you were married this whole time?
No, it's not that.
It felt weird to tell you something that you didn't ask about.
Exactly.
You're not exactly a young man.
I naturally assumed you were married.
I guess at our age...
there are people whose partners have died...
or people who have gotten divorced.
I never thought of you...
in that way.
I didn't mean it like that.
I know that, but we're friends.
So I thought it would be right for me to tell you my current situation.
That's true. You're right.
Thanks for understanding.
Maybe I was wanting to...
forget the fact that I have a wife.
What do you mean by that?
Actually, I asked my wife...
for a divorce.
You might call it a marriage of convenience.
We're married, but we barely qualify...
as a married couple.
I haven't been able to go out in public or work for a while...
because of my anxiety issues. That could be part of the problem.
We live together, but our way of thinking and our values...
are too different.
I haven't told anyone because I'm too ashamed.
You're probably the first person I've talked to about this.
Things must've been very hard for you.
Men don't turn back.
I'm a special forces soldier. Be smart and swift.
Charge towards love!
March forward.
(We'll be right back. Please call.)
How is it?
It's okay now.
It was so irritating, I couldn't open my eyes.
Didn't you hear someone screaming outside earlier?
I'm not sure. I think I may have heard something.
Maybe I misheard.
Oh, right. Where did we leave off earlier?
I was telling you not to be offended.
Oh, right.
So, I'm...
not in the position to give you advice,
but I'm just telling you as a friend,
so hear me out.
It's nothing important,
but you should reconsider getting a divorce.
You have lived together for so long.
It can't be easy for a married couple to become strangers.
Things could work out...
if you talk things through.
Your wife...
may want to talk to you too.
I'm not sure. I don't think she'll want to.
That's just what you think.
Don't jump to conclusions and give it a shot.
All families...
have their own problems. No family is perfect.
My family was the same way.
They say bad things come at once.
It felt like we were getting hit by a thunderstorm.
Now that everything has passed,
things feel fine.
But sometimes, I feel bad for my husband...
that I'm fine now.
You said your husband passed away, right?
Yes. My daughter was also dealing with a lot of hardship...
around the time my husband passed.
I can't tell you the details,
but it's still a painful memory for us.
Yes, I understand.
Oh, what about flowers?
Come again?
I don't know a single woman who doesn't like flowers.
Especially at my age,
flowers seem even more beautiful.
I'm sure your wife would be really happy...
if you brought her flowers...
and had an earnest conversation.
They didn't check out?
They didn't answer when I called their room.
Can you patch me through again?
Why aren't they picking up?
Here's your coffee, Ms. Seo.
Thanks.
- Are you okay? - What's wrong?
I don't feel very well. I think I need to go to the hospital.
Yes?
Did you find something?
- Yes, ma'am. - Tell me.
Where did Ms. Seo go?
She went to the hospital. She wasn't feeling well.
It's me. Come home immediately.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Who are you?
What do you mean?
I'm your daughter-in-law.
Don't you see those two right there?
I see them.
I'm going to ask you again.
Who are you?
I'm your daughter-in-law.
You know that's not what I'm asking!
You lied about your education. Now you lie about your roots?
What kind of a lowlife were you? How can you be so brazen?
- How dare you... - I'm pregnant.
Mother. Honey.
Be happy for me.
(Gold Mask)
I'm going to divorce her tomorrow.
Do you want to get back with him?
Soo Yeon.
Who is causing all this noise outside of our home?
- Soo Yeon. - Hello.
What's going on?
This is Jin Woo's. He left it at my house.
We're going to take back all of the money we invested.
This is the result of your guilt.
You choose, Mother.
This is all because of Yoo Soo Yeon.