(Episode 93)
Why aren't you two eating?
There's a lot of good food today.
- Ms. An. - I'll get it.
Gemma!
Hello.
What are you doing here?
You didn't say you were coming.
Hye Bin asked me to bring her because she missed her.
What?
Well, I'm sure you don't like it,
but Gemma will be my wife once we get married.
So you should see her often and get closer to her.
That's enough.
Don't talk about marriage so irresponsibly.
Marriage isn't a game.
I'm the one getting married.
It wasn't like you got my permission to marry Stepmother.
Am I wrong?
Come here. Let's sit.
Excuse me.
Ms. An. Please bring us some table settings.
Stepmother and Father...
must be upset.
Ju Hyung. Do you love Gemma?
From what I hear, Gemma loves Ki Seok.
Hye Bin, the thing with marriages is...
Gemma, want to go to my room?
I want to show you something.
Look at this mess.
It's not my fault.
You should've taken care of it when you found out...
Gemma was your child.
This happened because you kept it from me,
but it's not your fault?
All of this is your fault.
No. All of this is your fault.
If you hadn't ruined things initially,
none of this would've happened.
Your daughter...
will be our daughter-in-law.
We must stop Ju Hyung.
We must do whatever it takes to split them up.
Why don't you try it?
You can do it. I have faith in you.
Since you wouldn't want your biological daughter...
to become your daughter-in-law.
Isn't Hyun Seok so cute?
I'm so happy that he asked me to marry him.
- Hye Bin. - Hold on.
Look.
Don't I look pretty?
He said he preferred a sexy dress,
but simple wedding dresses are nice because they look pure.
I'm going with this one.
Gemma. Hyun Seok and I may live...
somewhere out of the country.
Like in Sweden or Norway, where we know no one.
We'll be very happy, right?
Yes, you will.
Hyun Seok is a good person.
Hey, Gemma. Are you mocking me?
Do you still think I'm crazy?
You ruined everything.
You stole Hyun Seok from me.
You seduced him, you evil witch!
You witch.
Give Hyun Seok back.
Give him back!
- Give him back! - Hye Bin!
- Give him back!
You witch.
You'll be punished.
You have to be!
Let go! You witch.
How dare you steal Hyun Seok?
Witch.
Drink this.
Thank you.
Hye Bin may have improved,
but...
That's how she truly feels.
I was wrong.
It's over, so don't dwell on it.
I called an emergency board meeting.
To vote to dismiss Lora Shoes' CEO.
My stepmother will have no choice but to agree this time.
If not, I'll make her step down on her own.
On her own?
Yes.
I'm sorry
Are Tae Gil and the director out on a date again?
Gosh. I guess they can't get enough of each other.
They're just on fire for each other.
Who could that be?
Coming!
Oh my gosh.
Oh my. Lady Choi.
What brings you all the way here?
Sorry for coming so late.
I came to see Gemma.
She's not back yet.
- Should I call her? - No, it's fine.
I'll just wait.
- Please have a seat. - Yes.
Where is Gemma's room?
I'd like to wait in there.
Wait here.
I'll call her.
Wait.
Yes?
These photos.
That's Gemma's dad, and that's her little brother.
Myung Jun.
It's Mom.
I'm sorry.
Mom's so sorry, Myung Jun.
Is something okay with Lady Choi?
Why did she suddenly...
I'm not sure either.
She just said she wanted to see how Gemma lived.
Why isn't Gemma home yet?
Yu Kyung. Give her a call.
I just texted her. She's almost home.
I'm home.
Mr. Yoon's grandmother's here. She's waiting in your room.
Many people are hurting...
because I abandoned you.
Gemma, Ki Seok,
Hyun Seok...
How will I atone for my sin?
Myung Jun.
Grandmother.
You're home.
My granddaughter,
Gemma.
What brings you all the way here?
You look gaunt.
Grandmother.
You poor baby. You poor thing.
It wasn't your fault.
It was all me.
Where's the housekeeper?
In the bathroom.
But Auntie,
didn't you say she stopped by the shop a few days ago?
You said she grilled you about Gemma's dad.
I know.
Something's up.
She despised Gemma.
Why the sudden change?
My point exactly.
We're back.
Gemma.
Come over to see me from now on.
I'm sure it's awkward with Ki Seok, but...
It's not. It's fine.
I've wanted to visit you too.
You have? Good.
Yes, that's good.
Is he...
Is he your father?
Yes.
And that young man...
is your little brother who had become a doctor.
Yes.
They are all handsome.
That is why you are so pretty.
What is this?
I've called an emergency board meeting.
By what authority?
By authority as the largest shareholder.
We'll discuss dismissing Lora Shoes' CEO.
Ju Hyung.
You heard what the largest investor, Lady Choi, had to say.
You've decided to do that anyway.
Lora Shoes is old.
It needs new blood.
Half of the board...
already agreed with me.
Must you go this far?
Lora Shoes was mine to take over anyway.
I'm pulling expediting it, that's all.
Consider it an innovative move for bringing in young blood.
What?
They're holding a board meeting...
to discuss my dismissal?
Those ingrates.
They were happy when I made them money.
But now, they want to kick me out?
I think more than half of the board is on Mr. Kwon Ju Hyung's side.
Just wait. See if I leave.
I'm Min Hee Kyung.
Yes, Director Cha.
As I've told the other directors,
we'll increase the profit dividends for this period...
by one percent each.
So let's cancel the emergency board meeting.
Okay.
Hello, Director Yoo.
It's Kwon Hyuk Sang.
What was that?
Sir, that's not it. Director Kim.
That was not what you said.
Lora needs a change of guards.
Director Kim.
What's wrong?
My father blocked the board meeting.
I don't know what he did,
but all of the board members are turning their backs on me.
What did he do?
Thanks, Director Jung.
Of course, I'll keep my promise.
Who am I?
Yes. Okay, let's grab dinner sometime.
Fine.
Let's see who wins.
Sir. Hanyoung Bank just called.
They're canceling the extension for the loan payment.
What do you mean? They didn't say anything.
Why?
They didn't say.
Call the president of Hanyoung Bank right now!
Yes, sir.
What do you mean?
I said to use Lora's funds to buy up all the shares.
The funds were frozen.
What?
Who froze Lora Shoes' funds...
without my consent?
The chairman.
Sorry, Chairman Kwon.
But you know how it is.
The order came from higher up,
so it was out of my control.
Wait... Even still, this is wrong.
I have an appointment to get to.
I'll call you back.
Hello?
What nonsense.
The order came from higher up?
Was it Ju Hyung?
No.
Someone strong enough to control the bank president...
Was it Lady Choi?
What is wrong with you?
Why did you freeze Lora Shoes' funds?
- We need to buy up stock... - Quiet.
We need to buy up shares to be able to fight back.
Shut your mouth!
Lora is about to go under because of you.
Lady Choi made the president of Hanyoung Bank...
cancel the extension for the loan payment.
I have no choice.
You'll have to step down as CEO.
No. I won't.
Even Juyoung Bank refused to give us a loan.
Once you step down,
- we can look for... - No. Why should I?
Lora is mine.
I won't step down.
Do you want me to be at risk too because of Lora Shoes?
Don't you get what's going on?
I don't!
How could you say that to me?
Lora is me, and I'm Lora.
I will never step down.
Never.
You want me to step down?
Don't you know who I am?
How dare you order me around?
I'm home.
What has gotten into you?
You're home early.
What has gotten into you?
You're drunk already.
Want to drink with me?
Just you and I alone?
That doesn't sound like fun.
You sly rat.
You can't replace me.
I won't let you. Lora is mine.
Lora Shoes...
does not belong to you. It belongs to the employees.
Shut it.
There's a saying for people who try to overextend their careers.
Leave while you're on top.
Fine. Act out all you want.
You must know who has my back.
Stop bragging about your connections.
They're nothing but has-been politicians that talk big.
Not only that,
people are wired to chase personal profits.
They're like sunflowers.
You're the setting sun.
Why don't you realize that?
I'll kill you.
I'll make you pay!
Thank you, Mr. Kim.
I appreciate you for agreeing to my request.
Not at all, ma'am.
Lora's performance had been unreliable,
so I was thinking about it already.
Then Assemblyman Kim gave me a call...
and asked me to help you.
Thank you. I won't forget this.
Lora will get back on track once it gets past this.
Because I plan to invest in...
Lora Shoes.
Then why did you...
Because this isn't the time.
What was that?
Don't come into the office?
Rest at home.
Recharge, travel,
and look after Hye Bin. You're her mom.
Have you lost your mind?
- Sit down. - For me,
my work is my vacation and my all.
Telling me not to come to work is like telling me to die.
That's the problem.
A person can't work all her life. You need to take breaks too.
You haven't taken a single real trip...
You're kicking me out.
You're dumping me!
I know you're calling an emergency board meeting...
behind my back today.
You're behind all of this...
to kick me out.
Just kill me instead.
Then I'll leave.
You've made a wise decision.
Was this what you wanted?
Not I. It's what the board wants.
You'll see at the meeting.
Although I'm sure some of them will let you persuade them.
Hello? It's Min Hee Kyung from Lora.
I guess Assemblyman Son is away from his desk...
since you picked up...
Hello? We got cut off.
I'm sorry. Assemblyman Son instructed me...
not to take any calls from you. Sorry.
Hello? Mr. Kim.
Son Young Ho, you traitor.
What is it?
The chairman ordered me to protect you at home.
He'll lock me up?
Move.
I'm sorry.
Get out of my way now.
Move.
I'm sorry.
Move.
I said to move!
Please don't do this.
What? The chairman locked Ms. Min in...
at home?
He's being pressured from all sides, so he has no choice.
It's because he knows it'll complicate things...
if she shows up at the board meeting.
Come in.
It has been decided that Min Hee Kyung will step down...
as CEO of Lora Shoes.
Did the chairman sign off on it?
He did. He approved and signed it...
as soon as the meeting was adjourned.
Are you satisfied now?
Ms. Min decided to step down.
No. Far from it.
My revenge won't be completed until the murderers go to prison...
and pay for what they did.
What's the verdict?
(Appointment Letter)
How dare you betray me, Hyuk Sang?
Don't you know who I am?
After all that I did to build Lora Shoes!
You traitor! You jerk!
Mom! What's wrong?
Mom.
Hye Bin.
Are you crying?
Why are you crying?
Who made my pretty mom cry?
Hye Bin.
You're Lora Shoes' CEO, Min Hee Kyung.
You're the most successful female CEO.
The number one role model for the women of Korea.
That's right. I...
I won't go down like this.
Never.
Mom.
Hye Bin...
I wonder if the emergency board meeting...
finished yet.
Do you really think Ms. Min won't step down?
I don't see how she can refuse.
Who knows?
I think they really got her this time.
The board meeting just got out.
Ms. Min Hee Kyung is out.
What? For real?
Even still, I had my doubts.
See? I was right.
They really got her this time.
If she steps down,
will Lora Shoes close down?
No way. I'm sure they'll pick a new CEO.
I think it'll be Mr. Kwon Ju Hyung.
He's going to inherit Lora anyway. And he holds a big share.
True.
I see. Good.
Thank you for your help.
I won't forget this.
Yes. Please relay my appreciation...
to the other board members as well.
Goodbye.
This was unavoidable. Justice always prevails.
I'm home.
Come in.
Did you want to talk to me?
Min Hee Kyung...
will step down as CEO of Lora Shoes.
That was what the board decided.
Once that happens, Ju Hyung will become...
the new CEO.
Did you make that happen?
I have no power.
She dug her own grave.
I wish you wouldn't get involved.
Ki Seok.
You know,
I had always thought...
money was the best thing in the world.
I did anything if it brought me money.
And I thought that was right.
But I realized...
money was not the best.
The best thing in the world is people.
You should value people.
Had I valued people...
more than money,
my life...
would've been more abundant...
and happier.
Grandma.
My good boy.
Thank you for growing up well and upright.
Please forgive me...
for being so foolish...
until now.
Grandma.
Why are you suddenly saying that?
You are...
the best grandma to me.
I wish I were like that...
to Gemma as well.
For many years,
Lora Shoes was a pioneer of fashion in Korea.
However, in order to keep up with a fast-changing world,
we're making a painful change...
in order to make a new start.
In this new era...
with a new CEO,
we hope that Lora Shoes will become...
a competitive brand once again.
Let me introduce Lora Shoes' new leader.
Kwon Ju Hyung.
Hello, I'm Kwon Ju Hyung.
It's a faux pas to speak too long at these events now.
You can read the details on our homepage.
For now,
let me introduce someone who will lead...
Lora Shoes with me.
(Inauguration of Lora Shoes Chief Executive Officer)
Ms. Kim?
What's going on?
Why is Ms. Kim up there?
This is Kim Gemma,
Lora Shoes' co-CEO.
(Inauguration of Lora Shoes Chief Executive Officer)
Hello.
I'm Lora Shoes' co-CEO,
Kim Gemma.