Kim Bok Soon...
is your birth mother.
How could Ms. Kim...
be my mother?
- How? - Suk Joon.
Then...
are you my father?
Are you really my father?
Yes.
Does that mean...
you cheated?
You cheated and had me with a bar hostess?
Suk Joon.
Everything makes sense now.
I get why Mom and Suk Hwan...
hated me so much.
It all falls into place.
Let me explain what happened.
Are you going to tell me why you had an affair?
I'm not interested.
Dad.
You feel like a different person.
Suk Joon.
Suk Joon!
I bet he asked Dad about his birth mother by now.
Hey, what do you think you're doing?
Is that why you sent me to the house in Seogye-dong?
So I could find my birth mother?
Yes.
Why? Why couldn't you just tell me?
If you told me this when I was young,
I wouldn't have tried so hard to get your attention.
I wanted to tell you hundreds of times...
to go find your mother.
But your dad used his will to stop us from doing that.
He threatened us saying he won't let us have a single penny...
or let Suk Hwan become the successor if we told you the truth.
So that's why you didn't tell me, Suk Hwan?
You might not have feared Dad.
But he scared me more than anybody.
It was tormenting to have to live with you all these years.
"Tormenting"?
It was utterly tormenting...
that I had to live with the person I hate.
While you were busy enjoying your life,
we had to live in misery because of you and your mother.
I also wanted Dad's acknowledgement.
But because of you, he always thought so little of me.
If it weren't for you,
my life wouldn't have turned out like this!
That's enough!
Are you here to take Suk Joon's side again?
- I want you to wait outside. - No, stay!
Suk Joon deserves to know...
what you did in the past.
I said that's enough!
Don't yell at Mom!
What?
You cheated on Mom with a low-class woman,
brought that jerk into our household,
and even asked her to raise him!
You have no right to treat her this way!
How dare you...
I only stayed quiet because you're my dad.
But now that he knows everything,
I'm no longer going to stay still...
if you mistreat Mom.
What? How dare you, you punk!
How dare you hit him!
How dare you hit my son! You're the one who had an affair!
Hit me, too! Go ahead and hit me, too!
I'm never going to forgive you for what you've done.
Never!
This is all because of you!
It must've been so tough for you.
Eun Ju.
I had to go through so much.
I know how you feel.
From now on, I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you.
I'll make sure you never lose what belongs to you.
Never.
Do you feel better now that Suk Joon knows?
I had to keep it to myself for over 30 years.
Kim Bok Soon may be gone, but that's nowhere near enough.
Suk Joon's mother is gone?
Suk Joon also needs to disappear from my sight...
in order for this to be over.
Did you ask her to leave?
I told her to go somewhere far away so you won't be able to find her.
Do you have a problem with that?
What?
Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to endure all this?
And now, you even want me to endure you meeting her?
I'd rather die...
than to see you meet Suk Joon's mother again.
You might not have feared Dad.
But he scared me more than anybody.
It was tormenting to have to live with you all these years.
While you were busy enjoying your life,
we had to live in misery because of you and your mother.
(Pil Jeong)
The receiver cannot be reached. You will be directed to voicemail.
Is Mr. Kim not picking up?
He must be busy.
Is Grandma not coming today?
You should try calling her again.
I already tried. Her phone is turned off.
I guess Grandma doesn't miss me.
I miss her a lot.
Me too.
The house feels so empty.
I'm glad Mr. Kim is here with us.
Right, Mom?
May I help you?
Yes.
Where's the old lady who lives here?
Why do you ask?
I'm a friend from her hometown.
But I can't seem to reach her.
We can't reach her either.
My grandma suddenly left home and hasn't come back yet.
Don't you know where she went?
No.
I see.
Do you want to talk to my mom?
What? No, it's okay. You should go inside.
Okay, bye.
What are you doing?
Dad.
Min Ho's grandmother suddenly left the family.
She left them a letter...
saying she's off to live with her son.
"Her son"?
Yes, I guess Ms. Oh isn't her real daughter.
Why is everything so complicated with Min Ho's family?
The lodger should be the one moving out,
but their grandma ended up leaving instead.
Everyone in the family is worried sick.
Suk Hwan got angry at his father on behalf of his mother,
but he ended up getting slapped in the face.
What? He even hit his son...
when he was the one who cheated?
My goodness.
Suk Joon's birth mother is unbelievable.
Okay, you should do what you can to console Suk Hwan.
"Suk Joon's birth mother"?
Ms. Oh's mother turned out to be...
Suk Joon's birth mother.
Does that mean the chairman had an affair?
Yes, Eun Ju's mother-in-law purposely sent him to that house...
so he'd find out about his birth mother.
I thought it was to get a settlement agreement.
That was just an excuse.
The actual goal was to make him meet his birth mother.
I heard she left the family.
She abandoned her son, so I bet she felt too ashamed to face him.
I would've run away as well.
Your brother-in-law may have enjoyed drinking alcohol,
but he never cheated on me.
You always criticized him saying he's not popular with women.
Yes, I did.
But even so, those were the good days.
She found her son.
She only saw him from afar.
I don't think he knows that she's his mother.
Suk Joon, where are you?
Does she also know...
that I'm her son?
Yes, she recently found out.
Suk Joon, your mother disappeared.
We need to find her.
I wanted to thank you for the outfit you bought me.
Just think of it as a belated birthday gift.
He promised to help us protect this house,
so let him stay until he can keep that promise.
You will be charged after the beep.
Mom, it's me.
I miss you. Don't you miss us?
We're worried about you, so please call us.
Hasn't your mother called yet?
Yes, she must be having fun with her son.
I guess she just forgot about us.
That's nonsense.
Let's check today's sales.
I'll do it. You can go.
No, it's okay. I've been going home early for days now.
Are you serious?
Do you really have to make it that obvious that you don't like me?
Your hand only brushed against mine. Does that disgust you that much?
No, that's not it.
My gosh.
I'm so relieved that I'm here for you.
You can lean on me...
whenever you're having a hard time.
I'll protect you.
I hope he's okay.
I might become the successor of LX Group.
This is just basic research.
You announced that you're the chairman's son.
And you did it on the opening day...
of the daycare center.
Then how long was I supposed to hide it?
I thought about it,
and I realized I didn't need to hide that I'm the chairman's son.
I just stated the facts.
Do you think this is going to help you become the director?
It might not happen now, but it will sooner or later.
I thought I was a member of a prestigious family.
I thought I could be the successor.
(Pil Jeong)
(Is everything okay?)
Is everything okay?
Do you think he isn't going to come to work again?
I don't know.
We have a meeting with an important client today.
Have you tried calling the director?
He didn't come to work, and he isn't answering our calls either.
It's something personal. Let's just keep it at that.
By any chance,
is it true that the director was born out of wedlock?
Who told you such a thing?
Apparently, someone uploaded a post on our online bulletin board,
but it got deleted right away.
Let's not spread absurd rumors.
Let's get to work.
Suk Joon hasn't been coming to work for days,
so we canceled the meeting he had.
He must've finally learned his place.
It just proves that he's very small-minded.
He never deserved to be a director.
It's only a matter of time before he gets kicked out.
When the time is right,
let's push ahead and make you become the successor.
I think we can get started as soon as we deal with Suk Joon.
Do you think Dad will give me his shares?
If he doesn't, I'll convince the board members.
The board members will turn their backs on Suk Joon...
once they find out he was born out of wedlock.
Suk Joon didn't come to work again?
No, sir. He hasn't been answering anyone's calls.
So they had to cancel his entire schedule.
If he finds out...
that I'm not his father, he'll be even more devastated.
Do you think Mr. Kim got into an accident?
Then we would've heard about it already.
The hospital would've called his family, not us.
He's unbelievable.
He knows we're all worried because of Mom,
but he hasn't been home for days either.
He told you he'll try to find her son.
Then shouldn't he give us an update or something?
I know we told him to leave,
but why did he have to leave now?
He told me he'll stay with us.
Then why is he gone?
Mom was really nice to him.
I bet he felt uncomfortable about staying here because our mom...
is no longer here to take his side.
But still, he told us that he likes Mom.
Then he should've at least called you.
Let's hang up.
I'll call you later.
I'm more worried about Mom.
She's been out of reach for days now.
I think we should call the cops.
How dare you come here?
- What are you doing? - Are you putting on an act?
I want to beg for forgiveness.
About what?
Up until now,
I thought my father was the chairman...
and my mother was an elegant lady from a prestigious family.
I never once doubted that.
You were unbelievably arrogant.
Yes, I was arrogant.
I had no idea that my birth mother was a bar hostess.
I didn't know how heartbroken...
you must've felt because of my existence.
I bet you suffered so much, but I had no idea.
And I'm sorry about that.
Do you know how horrible your mother is?
When we first met at the orphanage,
she probably knew who I was when she approached me.
But I thought of her as a friend without even knowing that.
That's how cunning and malicious your mother is.
Suk Joon, what are you doing?
Where have you been?
Get up.
What are you doing? Let's go.
Let me explain everything.
I'll tell you what kind of person your mother is...
- and everything she's been... - No, don't.
Anything will you say will only sound like an excuse.
There's nothing you can do to turn things back,
so I'd rather not hear it.
Suk Joon.
Now that Suk Joon got on his knees, that means it's game over.
It means he's going to leave, right?
Rumors are already spreading, so I'm sure he'll quit.
I'll make sure he leaves the company...
so he won't ever get in the way of your future.
What if people spread rumors saying you kicked him out...
because he was born out of wedlock?
Your wife will take care of that.
I'll deal with the people's sentiment.
We just need to make people think...
that Suk Joon chose to leave on his own.
You're the best.
If you're really sorry,
you should leave our family.
Or you could work at a branch overseas.
Then I'll accept your apology.
You've been living a life you never deserved.
Go find your mother.
And don't ever show up before us again.
Do you think something happened to the director?
Is he not answering your calls either?
No.
I'll be doing the interview with the press today.
Wasn't it supposed to be the director?
He won't be coming to work. That's all you need to know.
Did something really happen?
Let's not talk about that. It's time for our meeting.
Sir.
What are you doing here?
What's wrong with me coming to work?
Are you okay?
We were really worried.
It's nothing to worry about.
When is the interview with the press?
Today.
Are you going to do the interview?
Why not?
I want an update regarding the golf tournament.
Hello.
I'm here to meet Director Kang Suk Joon.
Okay, just a second.
Yes, sure.
This time, we'll take a photo of you standing up.
What?
I thought he was going to quit.
He's totally different from how he seemed yesterday.
He attended the meeting as if nothing happened.
And he even did the interview.
Yesterday, he apologized.
And today, he's acting like nothing happened?
Shouldn't he quit on his own...
now that he knows who his mother is?
I don't think he plans to do that seeing that he came to work.
What in the world is he thinking?
Do you feel better now?
Now, it's time to find your mother.
The fact that I'm your son is all that matters to me.
I never had a mother.
Suk Joon.
Director Kang Suk Joon, the son of Chairman Kang Tae Su.
That's who I am right now.
And that's who I wish to live as.
You have a way of backstabbing people.
How could you come to work even after yesterday's apology?
I apologize for everything you had to go through...
because of my birth mother.
But it has nothing to do with me now.
I'm going to live as my dad's son.
Like mother like son.
You're as malicious as your mother.
Nothing has changed for me.
I never really expected much from you anyway.
And I feel a lot better now that I know...
there's really nothing to expect from you.
Let's see how long you'll last...
as the concubine's son.
I closed the store, so feel free to drink.
You must be having a hard time.
He was out of reach for days,
so I got worried and went to his workplace.
But he was doing an interview with a smile on his face.
It seemed as if he totally forgot about us.
After my mom left,
I feel like my life has stopped.
And without him, I can't do anything anymore.
But he was doing fine.
Did he ignore you?
He felt like a different person when he looked at me.
Really?
Deep down inside, I was happy when he refused to move out.
And he told me he'll help us protect our house,
I wanted to trust and rely on him.
Mi Yeong.
I was actually going to do what he said.
I really thought he liked me.
Can't you just ask him not to leave if you like him that much?
It looked like he totally forgot about me...
as if he never even liked me.
He just went back to where he belongs.
Min Cheol just returned to being Director Kang Suk Joon.
Have you still not heard from the lodger?
No.
You guys should wash and go to bed now that your mom's home.
I don't want to wash.
Then don't.
I want to sleep with Jumbak.
Then sleep with Jumbak.
I'll... I'll wash.
I'll sleep with Jumbak when I'm older.
Here.
Pil Jeong, what's wrong?
Mom, where are you? Are you doing well?
Mom, is it true that you went to meet your son?
Please call us.
You're not going to abandon us because of your son, right?
I miss you, Mom.
Grandma, I miss you.
Min Ji misses you, too.
(Second Floor Lodger)
(Ms. Kim, everyone's worried, and they all miss you.)
Ms. Kim.
Everyone's worried, and they all miss you.
I miss you, too.
Please call me.
Seung Jae.
Yu Kyung told me everything.
Are you doing okay?
Yes.
I bet Mr. Kang is also very shocked.
I can't believe the mother and son...
were actually living under the same roof.
What?
I bet you were shocked as well.
"Mother and son"? What do you mean?
Ms. Kim Bok Soon turned out to be...
Mr. Kang Suk Joon's birth mother. Didn't you know that?
Are you serious?
My mom's son is Kang Suk Joon?
Isn't that why they both moved out of the house?
(Mom Has an Affair)
If you're hurting, just tell me that you are.
I don't know about anyone else,
but you can at least be honest with me.
Do you still think of Suk Joon as the successor?
Just because Suk Joon doesn't become the successor...
doesn't mean Suk Hwan will take his place.
Ms. Oh's contract is going to get terminated soon.
Should we renew her contract?
She did nothing wrong...
for us to end the contract.
- Do you really believe that? - Yes, I do.
What I saw is the truth.
My mom left to meet her son.
- Ma'am! - Where could she be right now?