(All characters, locations, groups, incidents are fictional.)
(Filmed according to COVID-19 regulations.)
From the start to the very end,
I was true to you and honest.
Were you?
Then I should tell you something too.
A truth.
Your son that you abandoned?
I've been raising him.
Your son...
is my son Jung Hyun.
Mom.
Mom!
Mom.
Don't leave me here.
Mom.
What are you talking about?
Your DNA comparison with James said you were mother and son.
Since I said he was fake,
where do you think I got the hairs from?
Obviously, I got them from your real son.
They were...
(Maternal match)
Jung Hyun's hairs.
Now listen carefully. Let's make it clear.
Jung Hyun is my son now.
You abandoned him, and I raised him.
You...
have no right.
Must you really do that?
This is the best.
For the child and for me.
Why don't you reconsider?
You might regret it later on.
I'll be the one to regret or get criticized.
I'll raise the child.
Do you think that makes sense?
You know Ok Sun and I can't have children.
Whoever the kid,
we were planning to adopt. So...
Stop talking about such nonsense.
I've had enough.
Mo Ran.
I have to see Jung Hyun.
What?
To throw company shares at him and take his kidney?
Stop judging me like that.
That's not it.
I've been patient with you because of your condition,
but I will not...
forgive statements like that again. Even from you.
My condition? What condition?
Look at everything you've done...
because of your misconception about Assemblyman Choi and me.
You're not normal right now.
And you're normal?
You dumped your baby as soon as you had him.
Jung Hyun is my all now.
I can't trade him for the world...
and no one can touch him.
I'll do anything and everything...
to protect him.
Are you saying...
I'll hurt him or something?
He doesn't know he was adopted.
You not existing...
may be the best thing for him.
Don't you dare see him...
and don't even dream of getting his kidney.
Don't do anything...
and just watch from afar...
and die.
Auntie!
Thank you very much.
Yes.
Auntie Mo Ran.
Who is this handsome young man?
(Kill Heel)
(Episode 13)
It's not true.
- What were you doing? - Hi, Mom.
What happened here?
Oh no. You're bleeding.
Come here. Get away from that.
What happened?
I broke the cup. Sorry.
Who cares about the cup?
Let's go to the hospital.
Stay still. Be careful.
How did this happen?
Doesn't it hurt?
I'll clean it up.
I'm so upset.
Hello.
I came to see the product to be sold by UNI Homeshopping.
Yes, I was told.
Take a look around.
This one's good.
We'll be able to set it up to make it look trendy.
The design is sensible and comfortable,
so it's very popular.
Let's see.
It's nice.
Hello, Hyun.
You're all here early.
Shall we begin?
Okay.
After the multi-balm blew up, good products are lining up.
Even brands that insisted on department stores...
are suddenly asking to work with us.
I'm thinking of adding some of them during the next show...
We should meet with them first.
And here. Please give it special attention.
This had bad reviews.
The ingredients and effect are good, but the scent is the problem.
They say it's not bad if you use it consistently.
The repurchase rate is too low to say that's the issue.
The scent isn't the problem. It was made wrong.
Please.
If they take a loss, it'll be a big loss for us as well.
And it'll put me in a pickle.
What does that have to do with me?
Can't you test it out first before making a decision?
I'm the one putting my name on the line when I sell products.
Don't ask me to sell products that are high risk like this again.
Yes, you're putting your name on the line. I understand.
But we must consider the company's situation and us.
Please think about it.
No.
Take this out.
Hyun.
Forget it. Take it out.
I'll leave too while we're at it.
I was going to resign at the end of the month anyway.
I'll leave a little sooner.
I was mistaken.
I thought this was a team battle, but it was an individual event.
Ma'am. What are you doing here?
You didn't say you were coming.
- You need to explain yourself. - Pardon?
- What about? - About James not being my son.
The thing is...
Why was my son adopted by Ok Sun?
Explain yourself.
Let's go.
The day you dropped off the baby,
he came by.
Assemblyman Choi came by?
Yes. He showed me your photo...
and asked for the baby.
Naturally, we told him that we couldn't tell him.
But he kept coming.
My question is, how was he adopted into that family?
The thing is...
Please. Tell me everything.
The thing is...
Not too long after, his wife came as well.
So...
Who's the baby...
my husband is looking for?
Of course, I didn't tell her at first.
But later on, I had no choice...
You had no choice.
Were you paid off?
They seemed like good people...
and given how much money they gave, they were probably affluent.
I thought it wouldn't be bad for the baby to live with them.
You have no idea...
how many kids are adopted without knowing...
what their futures will be like.
I know it may sound like an excuse,
but I thought it would be better than living with parents...
- who are complete strangers... - That is just an excuse.
Sorry?
That really is just an excuse.
Does Assemblyman Choi know as well?
That Jung Hyun is my son?
No. Madam told me to make sure he never found out, so...
So...
the fake son, the forged DNA test,
all of it... Everything you deceived me about...
was planned by Ok Sun, and you...
I'm sorry.
I'm very sorry.
I have no right to make any excuses.
Shut it.
Here.
- The car key. - Pardon?
Give me the car key.
Yes, ma'am. The key...
Here.
- And the lighter. - Yes, ma'am.
Okay.
(CEO Lee Hyun Wook)
Yes.
Let her come in.
You seem busy. Am I disrupting your work?
Please sit.
I'm not sure if you heard...
about the shares Ms. Gi bought.
Yes, I heard.
I haven't lived that long.
So I'm surprised that something like this would happen to me.
As for the management rights of Miller Company,
you took them over.
"Took them over"?
That doesn't sound nice.
I'm sorry if I offended you.
I can't think of another expression.
Your wife must have talked to you.
As you said,
I took over Miller Company.
So I'm going to let you keep your job.
Ms. Bae, what is it that you want?
I doubt...
you're the type to help people without an ulterior motive.
I have no doubt you'll handle Ms. Gi on your own.
And you will need someone to replace her.
Is that what you want?
Gosh. How could I?
No. I'm a TV personality.
I'm far from managing a company.
And I have no interest in that. But it's just that...
I know the perfect person for the job.
You will suspend her from her position, right?
I would like to recommend...
Ms. Yoo Hye Rim to be an interim CFO.
It sounds more than a mere recommendation.
You want to abuse your power...
with the stocks you have?
I won't deny it.
Please consider my recommendation.
It's for you and the company.
Of course,
it's for me too.
- Move. Don't you know who I am? - I'm sorry, ma'am.
You can't go inside!
You can't.
Get out of my way. Do you want to get fired?
I'm sorry, sir. She insisted on coming in.
You guys seem so relaxed...
when my blood is boiling.
Let's talk.
You haven't called security yet?
I already made a call.
Are you really going this far?
Get her out of the building immediately.
Make sure she never sets foot in this building.
- Yes, sir. This way, ma'am. - I'm sorry.
Get your hands off me! Hey, let go of me!
Get your hands off me!
How dare you? Don't you put your hand on me!
I'm leaving.
Then I hope you will consider my offer.
Mo Ran.
I didn't know you would call me first.
What's wrong?
You really didn't know?
About Jung Hyun?
You know that you are adopted.
But you haven't told your parents?
No, I haven't. They don't know.
I think I was in elementary school.
I heard my relatives talking about me.
"It's hard to raise children when you give birth to them."
"How hard must it be to raise an adopted son?"
How did you feel when you heard that?
"I see. I was adopted."
"Then I should work harder."
"I should get better grades than my friends."
"And I should listen to my parents more."
"I will be a kind son everyone approves of."
"Then I will be their real son."
What made you think that?
When I was very young...
Mom.
I remember my mom looking at me.
And I still remember the way...
she looked at me.
I think I instinctively sensed it...
that she could leave me whenever she wanted.
That scared me.
That's why I worked harder.
Mom.
Only then did she look at me and smile.
"I see. It works when I make an effort."
"She even smiled at me."
How's your relationship with your mother now?
It's good now.
I guess I can say it's perfect now.
I know that she's your mother.
But do you think it's possible to have a perfect relationship?
Our relationship...
is perfect.
I see.
You've been taking the medicine I prescribed to you. Right?
Yes.
He's been by my side...
for such a long time.
But I had no clue.
I couldn't even imagine.
Ok Sun adopted him knowing that he was my son.
But how come you didn't know?
You should have known. At least, you should have.
I never suspected that. Not even for a second.
When I tried to adopt your son,
I was told that he was adopted by an American couple.
I even checked.
Ok Sun must have been behind that too.
What am I supposed to do? I mean...
But why did you go there to look for him there?
Why?
Who do you think you are?
How could you tell me to turn a blind eye to you?
Who's going to help you, if not me?
You didn't help at all.
You just gave Ok Sun a reason to suspect you.
You should have pretended you knew nothing about it.
If you had, things wouldn't have gotten this bad.
I don't know what Ok Sun is thinking right now...
and how this is going to end.
This is just beyond me.
It has to stop here.
In Guk.
It must stop here.
Mo Ran.
I need to handle this.
But I don't have much time left.
Apparently, I'm running out of time.
Thank you so much for your support again today.
I'll see you this Saturday at 10:30pm...
with "Woo Hyun's Saturday Pick".
I'm your shopping mate Woo Hyun.
Thank you.
- Good job. - Great job.
- Let's wrap up. - Hyun.
Wait where you are.
I have something to say.
Is it about work?
If not, I'm not interested.
Please, for one last time.
What do you mean "one last time"?
I'm going to transfer.
I can't work with you on "Woo Hyun's Saturday Pick".
Or any of your shows.
Is it about last time?
Mr. Seo. This is work.
Do you have to get your emotions involved?
It's not about that.
I apologize for revealing my inappropriate feelings.
I'll sort that out on my own.
- I apologize. - What is this about, then?
Because I did what you're doing.
I didn't stop at anything just to succeed,
and it didn't feel like a big deal.
But now when I see you,
I see what I was like.
- How do I look? - You know how.
I don't. Tell me.
How do I look to you?
To be honest,
is this job worth risking everything?
Yes. It is to me, at least.
How can you ask me that...
when you know better than anyone what I've been through?
You feel like you're on the top, don't you?
Where you're standing...
is actually a cliff's edge.
One wrong step and you might fall.
Stop, please.
You look very tired.
Is something serious going on at work?
There is an issue,
but it'll get sorted.
Right now, rather than work,
something else bothers me.
You can't speak about it right now, can you?
The thing is,
I myself...
haven't decided...
what I'll do.
Hyun.
I should've...
asked you this long ago.
I guess...
I wanted to ignore your husband's presence.
This situation...
must be uncomfortable for you too.
So I think I should stop avoiding the issue.
If you don't mind me asking,
can you tell me exactly what...
the current arrangement is...
with you and your husband?
After much pondering,
we decided to get a divorce.
We're sorting through that now.
I see.
If you won't see me again today,
then I really do not know what I'll do.
Thanks for your answer.
Seeing you like this, even briefly...
lets me breathe.
You should go.
(Wife)
(Assemblyman Choi In Guk)
You can get a new kidney.
I'll look into it.
I'll use all the connections I have.
So please,
hang in there a little longer, Mo Ran.
It's a bit too late for that.
It's...
way too late.
(Wife)
The person you have called cannot be reached. You will be...
Why do you suddenly want a transfer?
I already have too much on my plate.
Please, sir.
I don't care what team, as long as it's not Fashion.
No one knows our Fashion team as well as you.
You know that.
"Woo Hyun's Saturday Pick" is relaunching too.
It'll become a mess if you back out now.
There's already too much going on right now.
Soo Ho has more experience and a quick mind.
He'll do well.
My gosh.
Can you not do this?
- Sir. - What is it now?
The Inspection Team wants to see you.
What? The Inspection Team? Me?
The packaging is so bright too.
Can I have another pack? It's tasty.
- Drink all you want. - Thank you. Here I go again.
You must really love it.
It melts in your mouth and goes right down your throat.
This product is all the rage right now.
Successful ladies who take good care of themselves...
never forget to take this every day.
Right, Ok Sun?
- Ok Sun? - Yes, that's right.
I drink this regularly myself,
and I highly recommend it.
While we're laughing and chatting,
it looks like we'll sell out the stock we secured for today.
Did we really? That's amazing.
Thank you so much.
We sold out just as you said that.
- You should read fortunes. - Right?
I have a good hunch.
- Thanks for helping us sell out. - Thank you.
We owe it to you.
This product is really popular.
Inspection summoned Mr. Park for some reason,
and our CEO's suspected of cheating.
Our company's a mess.
Isn't the affair thing almost certain?
If you talk too much, that talk will be your downfall.
You make a living by talking on screen,
so why do you speak so freely?
I have a feeling you'll end up being taught a painful lesson.
Did your show go well?
The rumor isn't exactly groundless.
I don't care about other people's affairs.
I get to sell home appliances this season.
That's a test shot for my next show.
I'm showing it just to you two.
Now let me show you my baby.
Bbori?
Bbori's a person?
Come on.
That's my boyfriend.
You have a boyfriend?
Do you live together?
We'll get married soon.
We even have a marriage license.
She has a legal husband.
Hang on.
Do you have two husbands?
What?
What's that?
What was that we just saw?
I'm going home.
I'll stone him to death the way David did Goliath!
But...
- Ms. Gi. - What?
You're finally picking up.
We're in trouble!
What do you mean?
Did you hear? Ms. Gi is being investigated internally.
She may be fired soon.
Like she'd let that happen?
She'd fire someone else first.
No. I heard from Kyung Hee from the Inspection Team...
that Ms. Gi bought up a large volume of company stocks.
What's wrong with that?
That can't be what it's about.
There must be something else.
What could that be?
Hey. What do you think?
You came home.
I thought you'd never come back.
Is it true that Jung Hyun is...
Mo Ran's son?
Yes.
You adopted him on purpose, knowing that?
Why?
Why did you do something so absurd?
Are you curious?
I was in utter despair.
I'm sorry, but you're barren.
You cannot bear children, Ms. Bae Ok Sun.
I wanted to have children more than anyone.
I wanted it so desperately.
I went to see you that day.
I thought if I saw you,
I'd be able to breathe.
But...
You were with Mo Ran.
Whereas I was weeping because I felt like I was dying,
- but you were smiling. - Who gave it to you?
What?
I had never seen you...
Let's go eat.
Smile like that before.
- I'll drive. - No, I'll drive.
- Your smile... - I'll drive.
I want to drive. Where are we going?
It was radiant that day.
I decided then that the two of you...
didn't deserve to smile again and that I'd destroy everything.
That I'd be the one...
to smile now.
That was why you adopted Jung Hyun?
To destroy Mo Ran and me?
Are you insane?
You jerks can act crazy, but I can't?
You were the ones...
who had a baby you didn't want and dumped him.
Abandoning a baby is unforgivable.
But she had reasons she couldn't admit.
Of course, she couldn't. How could she?
She had a baby with the husband of a friend...
whom she thought of like a sister.
What do you mean?
Did you think I didn't know?
Are you...
pretending to the shocked right now?
What are you talking about?
Hi.
What's going on?
Nothing.
Why are you coming home at this hour?
(UNI Homeshopping)
You're suspended until the inspection is completed.
I understand.
I'll follow company protocol.
But...
why does Bae Ok Sun own Miller Company?
Is that also...
a part of your big picture?
I have no need to answer that.
I need to know!
Why did you do this?
I want to understand you.
Must you know...
everything that happens in life?
Most importantly,
I don't care whether or not you understand me.
I pity Hae Soo...
who knew nothing...
and trusted you.
Hyun Wook.
What about me?
Don't you pity me?
I gave up my youth, my dream, my...
My everything.
I worked under your father, you,
under the many things I had to protect.
I was trampled on and had to work insanely hard.
But you...
whine like an immature brat.
All you do is resent others even now.
So?
Was that why you used Hae Soo's death?
You shouldn't have messed with that.
You...
crossed the line.
You realize that?
The line?
You and your lines.
What's the big deal whether or not I cross it?
No. Who draws the line to begin with? You?
Isn't that for each person to do on their own?
Also, if there were a line,
you two were the ones who crossed it first.
How?
How did this happen to you?
You...
You were like family to my parents too.
Right?
My father...
cherished you so much like his own daughter!
Exactly.
So why did he touch his daughter?
- Let's eat. - Enjoy.
Thank you.
Mo Ran, eat up.
It must've been hard waking up this morning.
- I didn't hear the alarm. - Sure.
You have to eat a lot...
so you're not tired at school, okay?
Okay.
Eat up.
Why?
Mo Ran!
Wake up. Mo Ran.
(B General Ward)
You're Gi Mo Ran's guardian, aren't you?
Yes, I am.
I have a son.
No one welcomed him to the world...
because no one wanted him.
Even his mother.
It was painful to even just look at him...
because of the memory I would have every time I looked at him.
I had no courage to raise him.
Don't tell me...
No. He can't be.
Yes.
Then...
all by yourself...
When he did this to you, you should have...
told me everything.
Or you should have punished him in court.
In court?
I'm not sure. Things might be different now.
But back then, judges could be bought off.
How could anyone help me when even the law wasn't on my side?
What about my father?
Did he know about the boy?
Even if your father knew...
about me and my son and tried to take him in,
your mother...
wouldn't have let me be.
Your mother knew what Chairman Lee Taek Soo,
your father, was doing.
But she must not have thought much of it.
The only interest...
your mother had was passing down...
the company to you. Nothing else.
And he was an illegitimate child.
She would have destroyed me too.
Then you should have...
thought about another option.
Life is so persistent.
A human being was alive and breathing...
in my belly.
I doubt that you know how that feels.
The weight of that precious child.
Oh, how heavy that is.
But I'm the last person...
to say this because after all, I abandoned my baby.
So...
I just wanted to compensate that boy...
as your younger brother.
I thought he had the right to have this life.
It's late,
but I will do whatever it takes to help you and him.
I know you, Hyun Wook.
You're different.
You were born and raised...
in that world, but you're not like the others.
I know that. You're different.
I'm sorry.
I will apologize...
on his behalf.
I'm sorry. I really am.
But I wonder if it's a good thing that I got my apology...
before I die.
What are you talking about?
I'm at the end stage of chronic renal failure.
I'm so exhausted.
It will end soon.
How could you...
Hyun Wook, don't worry.
I'm going to face my punishment...
for what I did to Hae Soo before I go.
And so will Ham Sin Ae.
I'm going to get justice...
for Hae Soo before I go. Okay?
The recording file won't be admissible in court.
But I have a way to get Sin Ae.
Mr. Lee. Ms. Ham took drugs.
What?
Darn it.
I told you that the complications would be worse...
than the renal failure.
Your blood vessels to the heart are too narrow now.
What about that boy?
Where is he now?
He's Bae Ok Sun's son now.
You...
What on earth happened between you and Ms. Bae?
How could things get so bad between you two?
My goodness.
Our relationship...
There's no way to describe our relationship now.
Hyun Wook.
I have a favor to ask you.
If...
I end up dying before I get to tell him I'm his mother...
I don't care when it is. It can be years later.
When he is old enough to understand everything,
can you tell him...
about me?
Could you just tell him that once?
You're home.
I thought she passed out. Why is she in the living room?
You should have called 911.
Well...
She didn't let me call 911.
Stop it!
Is that enough to wake you up?
If you overdosed, you should have gone to a hospital.
What is this? This isn't convincing at all.
Otherwise, you wouldn't have seen me.
I guess you were worried.
No. I knew you too well to worry about you.
A greedy woman like you wouldn't give up her life.
Never.
Then why are you here?
I'm going to give you...
one last chance.
What chance?
To truly repent for what you did...
and to start afresh.
It's late...
but admit to killing Hae Soo and turn yourself in.
Then pay for what you did.
If I do that,
will you not divorce me?
Ham Sin Ae! How could you...
You and I...
should never have met.
If we didn't, we would have been better off without each other.
From now on,
I'll face my punishment.
And you should...
also do the same.
I can't be better off without you.
You are my answer...
and my end.
Is that so?
Then...
I will become the man you don't want. How about that?
- What? - From now on,
I'll step down from the CEO position.
I never wanted it anyway.
I've been wasting my life at the company.
So I'll get my life back.
What nonsense is that?
And I will sell off my stocks little by little...
and donate the money to charities.
What do you think?
Isn't that enough reason for you to dump me?
- Have you gone mad? - Yes, I have.
And that excites me.
Never in my whole life...
have I felt this carefree.
Do you think that's what Woo Hyun wants too?
What?
What you're about to do.
Do you think she'll still want you after that?
I can see her reaction already.
She'll leave you.
This is why you always lose.
You know so little about women.
Not everyone...
is like you.
No, everyone is like me.
And you're human just like us.
Don't you see that?
Forget it.
Turn yourself in while you can.
Say that a hundred times and my answer remains the same.
Fine.
You gave up on the opportunity for atonement.
Atonement is for me to do,
not for you to give me a chance.
If you want to scare me,
show me evidence, at least.
Okay.
Wait.
I will make you faint with shock.
(Incoming call: Producer Seo Joon Bum)
I'll do my best.
You'll do just fine.
I trust you.
- Thanks. - Sure.
Ok Sun, what are you doing here?
Things got a little awkward.
Did you not tell her?
I called her but she didn't pick up.
Hyun.
I'd like to talk to you outside.
What is it about?
Hyun. I'm sorry.
"Woo Hyun's Saturday Pick" was scrapped.
We're launching Ok Sun a new show instead.
Woo Hyun needs to come down.
There's a suitable spot for everyone.
Hye Rim.
I hope we continue to do business with each other.
Whose order was this?
Was it...
Hyun. Joon Bum and I both got the call out of the blue.
It was Yoo Hye Rim's call.
I'm not too comfortable knowing I stole your spot.
But I couldn't turn down the offer.
I'm sorry, Hyun.
The person you have called cannot be reached.
(Yoo Hye Rim)
(CEO Lee Hyun Wook)
- Hello, sir. - Hyun.
Can you spare me some time this evening?
I have something to say.
He's waiting for you.
Did something upsetting happen today?
You haven't looked too happy all evening.
It's nothing.
You said you have something to say.
Today, I'm hoping for your support.
I'm ashamed to say that...
until now,
I never thought...
what kind of life I wanted to lead.
But now...
I've decided...
to do what I want.
I'll put aside everything that has been weighing me down.
I'll free myself.
I don't understand what you're saying.
I was too cryptic.
Hyun.
I'm going to resign as CEO.
- What? - I'll sell off my shares...
and figure out...
what I'm good at and what I want to do.
Why did you...
suddenly decide to do that?
My parents...
weren't very good people.
I recently found out.
If I were to...
continue down this path,
I'm afraid I'll end up like them.
I don't want to.
I might not become a good person,
but I want to live with honor.
Also,
I guess I'm just tired.
The company,
the shadow of my parents,
and her.
I want to be free of it all.
So I want your support.
With you by my side,
I think I can muster all the courage I need.
Mr. Lee.
Hyun.
Quit working at UNI. Give it all up.
Leave with me.
Name any place you want to go.
It's fine by me.
Also,
I'll treat Ji Yoon the best I can.
- Are you all right? - No.
I'm sorry.
Excuse me. I suddenly feel so confused.
I'd like you to...
marry me, Hyun.
(Kill Heel)
You people were the first to stop at nothing.
You wanted what was mine.
I had to crush you.
I will kill you.
Mo Ran might die.
If that happens, you'll crumble too.
Shall I tell you one last interesting story?
I never imagined I'd end up begging for my life.
Why do I want to live again?
I want to live as a mom.