(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
"Hanguk Party's assemblyman Cha Sang Beom..."
"loses his daughter, Cha Ji Eun, after a fall."
"Why was President Lee Hye Won there with her?"
"Has YJ's Lee Hye Won turned wicked,"
"taking the life..."
"of her late husband's childhood friend?"
Goodness. "The approval rating skyrocketed..."
"for Assemblyman Cha Sang Beom after his loss."
It has been a week since Ms. Cha passed away,
but these malicious articles continue to flood out.
Of course, these were...
all put out by Cha Sang Beom's camp.
It's probably the secret to their campaign.
He took advantage of his daughter's death...
to incur people's pity into voting for him.
After Cha Ji Eun's death,
her shares for YJ should go to her parents,
but Assemblyman Cha wants to run for the presidency,
so he'll find a proxy to take over her shares.
That's a clever and natural choice he can make as a politician.
Let me present the things you'd like to hear, Mr. Chase.
Cha Ji Eun's side harbors malice toward YJ,
so they may make a move...
to incite other shareholders into breaking off the investment.
They might want to break down YJ,
make it go into receivership,
and then conduct a merger with another business.
In this situation,
Vision Investment could use a method you were used to.
Are you talking about how I use their crisis as my opportunity?
I can always change the method if the game changes.
One of the methods can be turning the situation around...
favorably for Vision Investment...
in order to take over YJ Group.
Shouldn't partners...
trust each other and share everything?
If you came to help Ms. Lee,
shouldn't you play by the rules?
My rule is that there are no rules.
I thought I was only taking a detour.
I only accepted your offer because I thought this was...
another way of helping YJ.
You have to trust people...
in order to find an answer, right?
Your harsh words...
aren't so bad.
But it's not so moving yet.
I received a call this morning...
from VIsion Investment's headquarters in the US.
My boss said we should call off the investment,
but I made an argument...
by using YJ's future earnings rate, dividends, and potential.
I delayed their recantation for now.
Attorney Baek, do you feel the worth...
of joining your enemy?
When will you stop making my heart drop?
We don't know if YJ will turn into fireworks or a bomb,
so I cannot give you an answer yet.
Let's focus on the work we can do now.
Let's call Ms. Lee...
and go for lunch.
I'm starving.
Right.
You do know that...
one paparazzi photo is worth a thousand words, right?
Are you telling me...
to stop seeing Ms. Lee in private?
Everything in life is politics,
and politics means playing with images.
Let's stop giving YJ that scandalous image.
And an inappropriate scandal...
could have a huge negative impact on your marriage later on.
Ms. Lee is speaking to the wife...
of Assemblyman Cha Sang Beom.
How long was she in there?
She just arrived.
Goodness, I guess lunch is just us two.
Let's go.
Let her fight her own battle.
Let's go eat lunch.
Ms. Cha, keep an eye on Ms. Lee's office.
Give me a call if anything happens.
I'll run over right away.
Please have a seat.
I'm not here to sit with you and have a cup of tea.
I also thought the death of Ms. Cha Ji Eun was unfortunate.
You need to choose a better word.
- "Unfortunate?" - I understand your loss,
but that doesn't give you a right to be impolite.
Continue to blurt with that mouth of yours.
You knew your daughter was...
the one who ran over and killed my husband.
You had your backroom operation throw his body away too!
I guess causing her death wasn't enough,
so you wish to taint her name, too?
Ms. Cha's death...
may have expired the statute of limitations,
but the truth stays the same.
Lee Hye Won, stop jumping on speculations.
What evidence do you have to say such nonsense?
I have a video...
of her car passing by YJ Resort on the night...
of my husband's death.
And my husband's cell phone had disappeared,
but I saw her holding it with my own two eyes...
on the day she died.
Aren't these enough to prove that she was the perpetrator...
of his hit-and-run accident?
"Prove?" Shut your mouth.
Did you see my daughter...
hit your husband?
Do you have the evidence?
How dare you try to pull this in front of me?
You might try your best to hide it,
but you can't undo what has been done.
You're the wife of a potential presidential candidate,
the most likely to become the first lady,
and a respected doctor, but you can be quite foolish.
You think you can stick your head in the sand.
Lee Hye Won, you're crossing over the line.
I helped you give birth to your son.
You killed my daughter.
I'll do everything I can to break your heart from now on.
Are you here to declare war?
Lee Hye Won.
Listen up and mark my words.
I will ruin you.
(Hopeful correction for a better future)
I knew you had been tailing me.
Of course, Chairman Yoon must've put you up for it.
About that golf bag he made me put away.
I don't remember it at all,
so if you tell me what's in it,
I have a feeling it may come back to me.
The golf shoes...
his late son, Director Yoon Ji Chang,
gave him as a present.
Don't you think he would want it back?
You memorized your line correctly,
just as the chairman wanted.
Tell me. What's inside?
It has something to do with money, right?
You just avoided my eyes.
I must be right.
(Hopeful correction for a better future)
(Maintain Order)
(Hopeful correction for a better future)
Mr. Chairman, your suffering has come to an end.
The spring air is nice...
These are for you.
Why did you come? You're ruining my mood.
It's a wonderful occasion of your release on sick bail.
I understand you do not wish to see me,
but can you cut me some slack?
You have to do the right thing to deserve my approval.
I told you to come back only when you remembered...
where you put my golf bag, so did you remember?
Mr. Chairman, I gave this a thought.
People say something like this.
"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer."
I'm not saying I'm your enemy,
but why don't you keep me close?
Pulling something like that is a classic move by Bae Do Eun.
I brought...
information that could help.
"Information?"
Are you saying you're working...
as a maid for Chase?
Yes, I saw the investment MOU...
he drew up for YJ.
I have a feeling I can do something...
to help you.
This is rather useful.
Then, Chairman Yoon, what can I do?
Suspicion, change of heart, and greed.
Those are the three things you are good at.
If you display those to me again,
you will not get to see another day.
Try to deceive me again if you do not wish to live.
At first, I was scared to hear...
your cold way of speaking.
But I think I grew to like it.
I will prove myself...
to earn your trust.
I'll do anything as you say.
Then, I need to check and see if you're any useful.
Your wish is my command.
I've deceived you in the past, so I must pay it back to you.
That can undo the misunderstanding...
and the hard feelings between us.
"Feelings between us?"
Everything you say is ridiculous.
I'm sorry.
I kept blurting out random things ever since I lost my memories.
You'll have a lot to think about once your memories return.
You'll know how much more you'll have to pay me back.
No, that the debt is so heavy, and you'll never be able to pay it back.
You'll find out.
Darn it.
Hey.
- Hello, sir. - Hey.
Hey, there.
- Hello. - Hey.
Hey.
Excuse me.
- What do you want? - May I see your pass?
If you're here to visit,
please give us your information and receive a visitor pass.
I'm Chairman Yoon Yi Chul.
I have not received any orders.
- Mr. Chairman, I'm sorry. - Hey.
He just got started,
so he did not recognize you.
Behave.
Fire him.
I don't need an employee who doesn't recognize his owner.
Yes, sir.
Why are you standing around?
Open the door to my office.
The owner of this company returned,
yet none of them showed discipline.
They're all out of their minds.
(President Lee Hye Won)
Chairman Yoon, Ms. Lee is somewhere in the building.
Should I call her?
I don't need her.
I'll sit around in my office and do some thinking.
You may leave.
(President Lee Hye Won)
(Shares Transfer Agreement)
(Transferor: Yoon Yi Chul Transferee: Oh Hye Won)
My mother's testamentary trust and her testament...
were not stored in a bank in Korea.
It's in a private bank in the British Virgin Islands.
Her testamentary trust and her testament...
will be stored there for 100 years.
For 100 years?
And why was it stored there?
Because it includes inheritance...
for your son, Yong Ki.
It also meant she didn't trust or approve of me...
until she took her last breath.
If you signed your non-disclosure agreement,
give it to me.
(Non-Disclosure Agreement)
If YJ's stock price drops below 40 percent...
during your management,
and puts us in danger of bankruptcy,
you will leave this house empty-handed,
and you have agreed.
Not only will you be kicked out,
but I will become the guardian of your son,
regardless of the cause of the price drop.
Do not forget.
My mother was meticulous enough...
to put all of us into this safety net.
We should learn from her.
I'll get arrested as soon as I go to the prosecution now,
so I'll see you in a few years.
(President Lee Hye Won)
Hye Won, do you know what I learned in prison?
That I should have done...
everything I could to keep my position.
And it's time for me...
to take in your son, Yong Ki.
I'm sure you've seen my face all over the news and the papers.
You know me, right?
Yes, you are much more good-looking in real life.
Are you free today?
Let's grab a drink.
I have a feeling we'll speak the same language.
I'm quite talkative, but I never share my thoughts.
I see. Are you the type who incurs hatred...
of those who are in power?
"Power?"
I believe YJ's power belongs to President Lee Hye Won.
How long will you keep me sitting here?
Until you have calmed down.
I've been through worse.
Hye Won.
Your mind is more powerful than you think.
Are you trying to comfort me?
I know what it's like to hit rock bottom in life.
I've been humiliated when I had no money.
I've been betrayed by colleagues I trusted.
My pride has been humiliated, trampled on, and ashamed...
by the ones who had more.
I've been through it all.
Do you know what my conclusion is?
I had to find a strategy.
I mean strengths,
something that others don't have.
Hye Won, you have something much more remarkable than others.
Patience. Perseverance.
That's why you are...
dealing with a twisted guy like me.
Hye Won.
You should never step back when things don't go your way...
because you'll end up taking the burden.
There is a bit of a delay,
but I'm handling Vision Investment,
and Attorney Baek is helping you too.
The problems you're facing now may seem like a burden,
but hang in there.
You're a mother.
I should.
I will.
I don't think...
I can just keep you as only a memory.
I am...
always a step behind you, Hye Won.
I'm well past my menopause,
so why am I craving sweets so much?
I don't think it's menopause. I think that's stress.
We have suffered so much...
in the two sisters' silent battle.
In such times, we need to eat something sweet like this...
to get our dopamine hit.
You're just suggesting that I shoot up my blood sugar spike.
Don't sleep right after you eat. You'll get esophagitis.
Hey, give me a moment. This doesn't feel...
Wait, is this male menopause?
- Wait. - What's wrong?
I don't know why,
but why do you look so pretty today?
My gosh. Cut it out.
We're too old to do this as we eat bread.
My wife is the only one...
who's concerned about my health.
Stop it.
My goodness.
What?
What were you two doing?
What?
What do you think? We were eating bread.
Yes, bread.
Yes, we have...
red bean bread, cream bread, streusel bread,
and all kinds of bread. What do you want?
Stop talking about bread.
Why do you keep saying the word bread to her?
It also means prison, and she must be traumatized by that.
Yes, right.
I apologize for that.
Anyway, where have you been?
I went to the prison.
Yoon Yi Chul was released today.
Don't you dread going to the prison?
Why do you go there so often?
Stop going on and on with the word prison.
Don't be so short-tempered and tell us.
Hey, so what did Yoon Yi Chul say?
You visited him so often and showed him your support.
So? Does he want to get back with you?
I thought he was head over heels in love with you.
I'll make it happen again.
If he falls for me again,
I'll have all the money I want. I won't let go of this chance.
I don't think Hye Won will let you do this.
I'll make her leave me alone.
I'm so sick of Hye Won.
She calls herself my sister, but she's never helping.
Darn it.
Think about it.
Who do you think...
is the one who wants to get rid of you the most?
It has to be Hye Won.
(Bankbook)
Are you stealing my money again?
I'm just borrowing it. I'll give it back soon.
I saved money in that account to pay for my college tuition.
I worked so many part-time jobs to make that!
Mom, I remembered something.
I couldn't go to college because Hye Won stole...
the bankbook I had been saving up for tuition, right?
Have you been dreaming?
After your dad and I divorced,
your ties with him and Hye Won had been severed.
Your sister told you to come and live with me,
so you held a grudge against her...
and cut her out of your life.
And after you turned 20,
you went to America to make money.
So it's only been a few years...
since we've been reunited?
You hit on Chairman Yoon Yi Chul, moved into that house,
and then met Hye Won.
Are you serious?
My goodness.
I think her delusion is kicking in again.
Why won't you take your medicine?
It makes me drowsy all day.
And it drives me crazy to feel so stupid.
- Goodness. - Darn it.
(Stella Tteokbokki)
Okay.
It must be great.
You get to work alone, so you're probably never stressed out.
There's more than meets the eye.
Do you know how stressful it is to work in an office?
It's especially hard for new recruits.
We have to sit by the door during company dinners,
refilling side dishes and drinks,
and we have to grill meat, so we barely get to eat.
Goodness, you don't know the pain of small business owners.
If customers leave me low ratings,
I can't even sleep at night.
But that never happens here...
because I lead my business...
with love and care.
And people mostly just say I look handsome.
Do you know that you're full of yourself?
I hate how people say time will tell.
I still remember...
the smile of my dear Ji Eun like it was yesterday.
I get why people say they bury a child who dies before them...
in their hearts.
No words can comfort you.
It's been five years...
since Ji Chang died,
but at times, I feel like I just saw him yesterday.
I may have held out...
because I was locked up in prison.
I've been getting treated for PTSD lately.
Of course, it's off the record.
My husband's primaries are happening soon,
so I have to be discreet.
That was why I called you for help.
I'm glad.
It'll be a situation, not an incident.
I had to step in.
The judge who let you have the sick bail...
went to school with my husband.
I should've paid more attention...
had I known it'd be so easy.
I'm sorry for not looking into this.
You must've been disappointed.
I've placed my bet on you, Ms. Min, so there are no hard feelings.
We should focus on keeping a win-win relationship.
I'll place you as the proxy...
for Ji Eun's shares.
But of course, after laundering the title a few times.
Once the primaries begin, his assets will be made public.
It's better to handle everything quietly now,
before people make a big deal out of this.
Our backroom operation will meet with a few reporters...
to taint Lee Hye Won's name, dig up problems,
and blow everything up into a story.
YJ will lose the stock price for a while.
I have to overplay to kick Hye Won out.
There's no other way around it.
Once I put together the shares I bought under different names...
and win over a few more people,
you will be able to take the management right.
I'll have my close associates introduce...
her dismissal very soon.
Did you get Vision Investment to retract the investment?
This young man got quite cheeky with me.
I'll do whatever it takes to stop him from investing.
Don't worry.
Once my husband is elected,
you know YJ will grow rapidly and become a huge success, right?
Of course, what goes around...
will come around.
My husband will become the VIP,
and he will drop policies...
that will benefit YJ.
Election is all about money.
I'll be his sturdy support.
Only then will I be freed from the sorrow of losing Ji Eun.
I guess Lee Hye Won and I are in an ill-fated relationship.
People say I must dig up two graves when I want to curse someone,
and I'm ready to do just that.
It also won't be enough for me...
even after I throw those two sisters into two graves.
You look as if you have seen a ghost.
What's with that face?
My gosh, Yi Chul. It was today.
I received the notice of your bail, but I forgot.
I've taken up a job at a showroom,
so my mind has been preoccupied.
I have to increase sales.
You should stick to your ways.
Your talent is in spending money. How are you going to make some?
Why are you breaking my spirit?
I finally grew up...
and learned to run around, trying to earn my keep.
Hye Won won't give you any money?
Mom left...
enough money for me to use,
but it does feel awkward...
to ask her for cash when I need it.
I'll make sure...
you go back to your old life.
You're penniless too. Stop bluffing.
The slush fund?
You said you invested and lost your slush fund,
but that was a lie.
Where did you leave it, and how much?
I don't have anything like that.
The prosecution went through everything and didn't find a thing.
You're right. I'm penniless.
Then how will you let me go back to my old life?
I'll get it from Hye Won.
Yes, right. Hye Won's aunt.
You've met her a few times.
I'm Hye Won's aunt.
I heard you have been babysitting Yong Ki.
It must be a lot of work to do chores and babysit.
It's all right.
Hye Won is busy, so I should help her out.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Instead of tea, I'd like to have some iced water.
I'm starting to get angry because I don't see people...
who should be here.
What's with your attitude?
Are you that generous, or are you that foolish?
Make sure you pick the right side.
Do I have to tell you who this house belongs to?
Isn't Hye Won a mom?
Why is she so late?
I'm back as the elder of this house, so I must keep discipline.
Where's Yong Ki?
It's past his bedtime.
I need to see my grandson.
Goodness.
You look just like Ji Chang when he was your age,
both your face and the pose as you sleep.
Ji Chang, you couldn't have passed away in peace,
leaving your precious son behind.
Who am I to say this?
It's all my fault.
You're here, Father.
Where have you been this late?
Have you always been this late, leaving your son home alone?
Let's go out and talk.
Why is this so lukewarm?
Make it again.
I haven't had my daughter-in-law make me coffee for four years,
so the least you can do is put in some thoughts.
I don't drink hazelnut-flavored coffee.
I like highly roasted coffee, so I only drink Diavolitto.
Again.
Stop using coffee as an excuse...
and say what you wish to say.
Did you really think...
YJ belonged to you now that you took my seat?
I did not know what was in your heart, Father.
And I know what's in yours.
What's the relationship between you and Chase?
You asked him for an investment, and he ran over right away.
Also, he turned out to be your ex-boyfriend.
Have you been digging up my back?
You have no right to claim...
Ji Chang and Ji Eun were having an affair.
What about you?
How could you collaborate with Cha Ji Eun's parents,
although she was the one who hit Ji Chang and killed him?
What?
Please get a grip on yourself!
(The Two Sisters)
She tried to send me to a closed psychiatric ward?
No matter how angry you are,
there are lines you must not cross.
Why does Father keep Bae Do Eun in his life?
Baek Sung Yoon is on your right, and Chase is on the left.
You must have good moves.
One day, I will put you behind bars.
You must be Yong Ki.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)