(All characters, organizations, and events in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
(Final Episode)
Gi Yun!
Gi Yun, my son. Gi Yun!
Gi Yun...
(VK Media Art Valley Construction Site)
I'm...
going to reach...
the top.
Gi Yun.
No.
It's not over yet.
Gi Yun?
My son...
Wake up! No, Gi Yun!
Gi Yun!
Wake up, Gi Yun!
No...
(911 Rescue Team)
(911 Emergency Service)
I can't believe Jang Gi Yun died in vain.
This is such a miserable end for him.
He should've changed his mind.
Had he done that,
this wouldn't have happened.
I regret to tell you this,
but I don't pity him for dying so miserably.
Jang Gi Yun paid the price.
Because of him, Seung Pil died.
So did Eun Ha and your sister.
Gi Yun made so many people die and suffer.
It may be late, but it's still a relief that Gi Yun...
went to the inferno.
(911 Emergency Service)
This is breaking news.
WJ Entertainment's Chairman Jang Gi Yun died on site...
when his car flipped over while running away after his crimes,
including attempted and instigating murder,
tax evasion, embezzlement,
and more, were exposed...
at the VK Media Art Valley official signing ceremony.
All of Chairman Jang's crimes and accusations,
which he had strongly denied until now,
were found to be true.
Even the suspicion that he ordered the agency's actress, Choi Eun Ha,
to entertain politicians ten years ago was proved true.
It has left many people in shock.
Meanwhile, Chairman Jang's mother, Hong Hye Rim, was transferred...
to the hospital as the car exploded at the scene.
We were informed that she was in danger of blindness.
This is wrong, Jang Gi Yun. How can you die like this?
He should've been put to trial, given a sentence,
and paid for his price in jail.
How horrible.
Jang Gi Yun and his mother were punished together.
Jang Gi Yun made people point fingers at me by claiming that...
ordering me to entertain politicians was a self-fabricated scenario.
In the end, all the truth came to light.
Life is so futile.
They say every flow has its ebb.
To think that the successful Jang Gi Yun...
would die overnight.
You're right. Nobody lives for eternity.
So why did he commit such crimes?
He even tried to kill his father and wife.
But no one can take anything as they die.
The wealthy live desperately to gain more.
And the poor are desperate just to live on.
Life sure is weird.
What will happen to our agency?
We'll all end up being jobless.
Because of Chairman Jang, we will all go down.
We're done for. We all are.
WJ Entertainment's Chairman Jang Gi Yun...
died on site when his car flipped over...
while running away after his crimes,
including attempted and instigating murder, tax evasion,
embezzlement, and more, were exposed...
at the VK Media Art Valley official signing ceremony.
- Gi Yun... - All of Chairman Jang's crimes...
- and accusations... - In the end, you...
Gi Yun!
How could you...
leave the world in vain...
without saying goodbye to me?
Gi Yun!
I wanted Gi Yun to get punished.
But I didn't wish for this.
The president of a bank, a local government official,
a senior public official, and the director of a hospital...
involved in the illegal and corrupt acts...
in the VK Media Art Valley with President Jang...
were arrested by the police for thorough questioning.
Meanwhile, CEO Tak of a security company,
who was ordered to kill...
Assembly Yang Hee Chan of the Democratic Party,
turned himself in and testified about all the incidents...
involved with President Jang.
Everyone who worked with Gi Yun in all the evil acts...
are getting arrested.
Gi Yun...
Chang Sung.
They say if a parent loses their child,
the parent buries their child in their heart.
I get how heartbroken you are.
But stop crying.
Crying won't make Gi Yun come back to life.
I killed Gi Yun.
I raised him wrong.
This happened because...
I didn't raise him with love.
No, you're wrong.
Gi Yun...
ended up like that because he failed to understand you.
He failed to understand how much you loved him.
Had he realized how you felt as his father,
Gi Yun wouldn't have taken the wrong path.
Welcome back.
You had it tough.
What about Soo A?
Right. She's in her room.
I'll go to her.
Father.
I'm sorry.
Because I didn't want Soo A to lose her dad,
I told Gi Yun to turn himself in...
and that he shouldn't run away.
No.
I'm sorry.
I know how much trouble you went through because of him.
I'm sitting here crying a river over Gi Yun's death,
so I want to say I'm sorry to you.
Father.
My mortal enemy, Gi Yun, died.
I thought...
I'd find my peace once this happened.
But...
I feel heavy grief as if there is...
a heavy rock on my chest.
Gi Yun was Soo A's father...
and your husband.
When those who are deeply intertwined...
begin to hate each other and get revenge on one another,
everyone involved ends up...
with some kind of wound.
Those who are punished by fate...
are someone's child,
spouse, and parent too.
That is just...
the biggest tragedy.
Mister.
Have you been well, Soo A?
Where's Mommy? Did she come with you?
Of course, she came too.
She's talking to your grandfather right now.
Mister, I like you because you keep your promises.
What promise did I keep?
You kept Mommy safe.
That was how she came back to see me, right?
Mister, please keep me safe from now on,
just like Mommy.
You want me to keep you safe?
Why not?
Is it too hard to keep us safe at the same time?
No, I'll keep you safe too.
- Do you mean it? - Yes.
Promise me!
It's a promise.
- Mommy! - Soo A.
Mommy, you won't go anywhere...
and live with me, right?
Yes, I won't go anywhere from now on.
We'll live together forever.
Mommy, let's live...
happily ever after,
just like the story of "Snow White."
Let's live happily ever after.
(Mr. Woo Hyuk, Soo A, Ms. Hee Jae)
(I'm grateful to live as a man who can wait for you.)
Hee Jae, I miss you.
Can we ever be happy?
I finally realized...
I was in love the whole time I had been waiting for you.
Our farewell has ended,
and I met you again.
You were here.
I remembered that I wanted to visit.
I always thought I should visit once I had my revenge.
Our revenge is complete.
Although I felt afraid, tired, and taxed at times...
because it seemed like this revenge would never end.
It would've been...
impossible to have my revenge had I done this all alone.
The road to revenge was filled with pain,
and I had to push myself into the way of wickedness.
It was only possible...
because you sacrificed yourself and stood by me in trust.
Your revenge is over,
so I want you to be happy.
No.
I have no intention of being happy.
There were people I sacrificed for my revenge,
such as Mr. Na and your mother.
I've sacrificed too many people for my revenge,
so it felt like...
I shouldn't want to be happy.
And...
perhaps even Gi Yun...
could've been a victim of a twisted fate.
Life was nothing but vain...
when I began to have such thoughts.
Woo Hyuk.
I wish...
to make many people happy with the time I have left.
I would...
think of the ones I sacrificed for my revenge...
and live my life with such indebtedness in my heart.
Woo Hyuk, thank you for standing by my side until now.
(Woo Hyuk, thank you for standing by my side until now.)
Chairman Jang, everyone is here. You should get started.
All right.
We are here today...
for the merger...
of WJ Entertainment and NA Entertainment...
and the appointment of the new chairperson.
Despite...
this serious issue...
of a historic merger of WJ and NA Entertainment...
and the appointment of our new chairperson,
we are unable to hold a glorious event.
As you all know,
it's because of the state of affairs of our agency,
so please do understand.
It is embarrassing to admit...
that WJ Entertainment has suffered greatly...
because of excessive business expansion...
and the owner's immoral behaviors.
The agency's image was tainted,
and it fell into a crisis.
In order to overcome this crisis,
we decided...
to merge WJ Entertainment and NA Entertainment.
Through this merger,
our tainted image could be restored.
I also look forward to the agency's future...
as a business that provides a good influence on our society.
Hence,
appointing a new chairperson for this new business was...
the most pressing issue.
The largest shareholder of WJ Entertainment,
Actor Jung Woo Hyuk,
the largest investor, Jaclyn Taylor,
and other board members held an emergency meeting...
to appoint our new chairperson.
Shin Ju Kyung...
had changed her identity into Seo Hee Jae...
and had been under investigation for forging official documents.
During her trial, her case was extenuated...
because she had to change her identity reluctantly...
to prove her unfair death.
In the end, she was put on probation.
Therefore, Shin Ju Kyung no longer has...
any reasons to be disqualified as the new chairperson.
I announce her as the new chairwoman...
of WJ Entertainment.
Congratulations, Hee Jae.
Chairwoman Shin Ju Kyung.
Please take good care of the agency.
Thank you, everyone.
I will take all of your support to my heart...
and do my best to lead the agency.
Congratulations, Ju Kyung.
Congratulations, Chairwoman Shin.
This is what should've happened from the start.
The agency will finally operate properly.
Congratulations, Chairwoman Shin.
We're in your care from now on.
- Take good care of us. - Take good care of us.
Thank you very much.
Congratulations, Mommy.
Thanks, Soo A.
Woo Hyuk. Great work until now.
That's not true. You're the one who worked hard.
Let's hope there isn't anyone who commits many sins...
like Jang Gi Yun to satisfy their greed.
If that happens, the world would be cleaner...
and a better place to live.
Everyone will have to work hard together...
to make such a world.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Good grief. Aren't you two lovey-dovey?
Dating is the best thing in the world, right?
Gosh.
- Goodness. - How nice.
We got busted despite dating in secret.
- I can't handle this! - Oh, no.
- Go after her. - Na Hee!
They look good together.
They do.
(Chairwoman)
(Chairwoman Shin Ju Kyung)
"Shin Ju Kyung."
I finally found my name.
Congratulations, Hee Jae.
No. I mean Shin Ju Kyung.
You finally found your name.
This is the place you should be.
And...
And what?
I'll always stay by your side.
(1 year later)
Soo A. Say bye to Grandpa.
Grandpa. I'm off to school.
Okay. Have fun, Soo A.
Father. You will visit the hospital later, right?
Yes, of course.
I'll return and take you to the hospital after dropping off Soo A.
Got it.
Oh, gosh.
Good gracious. I won't stop.
What now? Seriously.
Shut it!
Listen, old woman. You're blind. Stop wandering around.
"Old woman?"
Hey. I told you countless times to call me...
ma'am or Ms. Hong!
You little...
Let me teach you a lesson for annoying me!
- Come here! - Goodness.
Are you crazy?
You! Don't you know who my son is?
It's Jang Gi Yun!
You're dead meat once my son gets here!
You hear me?
Your son is dead.
My son isn't dead!
He told me he would come get me soon.
You're dead once my Gi Yun comes.
Good grief, what a lunatic.
She doesn't even know that her son died.
Seriously.
Hye Rim.
Who are you?
It's me, your husband.
But I never got married.
My Gi Yun...
Have you seen my son?
My son, Gi Yun, said he would come to see me soon.
What? Gi Yun.
Gi Yun!
Gi Yun? I'm right here.
Gi Yun.
What a pitiful woman.
- Gi Yun. - Even with her lost mind,
Gi Yun is all she asks for.
Gi Yun!
Gi Yun?
- But listen, honey. - Gi Yun.
- Even if you don't recognize me...
- Gi Yun! - and only look for Gi Yun,
I will protect you...
- until the end. - Gi Yun.
Gi Yun.
- Gi Yun. - Father.
Do you not hate Mother?
I do.
But...
she's still my wife.
It's tough, right, honey?
No way.
Compared to the sins I have committed, this is nothing.
Serving time won't make my sins disappear.
I will atone for them all my life.
The movie you were in as the lead role was released, yes?
Yes.
Woo Hyuk's movie is getting good reviews.
It might get over ten million viewers.
Really?
Congratulations.
Shouldn't you get married soon?
I will.
I'm going to get married first.
Bit Na. Do you have a boyfriend?
No, not yet.
Honey. She's going on about getting married,
even though she doesn't have a boyfriend.
I will get married.
I will marry a guy much cooler than Woo Hyuk.
Bit Na. I doubt there are any men cooler than your brother.
I agree. Bit Na dating a guy cooler than me?
That's impossible.
Jun Hee. Here's my schedule today.
I have a drama shoot...
and a commercial shoot.
I have finally become a spokesmodel.
Since you're looking down from up there,
I will return home after working hard.
As for Woo Hyuk, he's in dramas...
and movies. He's swamped with work.
Woo Hyuk only has good days ahead of him.
So don't worry about a thing, Jun Hee.
Well then, I'm off.
You should get more sleep, honey.
Why didn't you wake me up? I have a drama shoot today.
Oh, right. You do.
Let's go. I'll give you a ride.
What's wrong?
I think the baby's coming.
What? What do we do?
Tell Sweetie not to come out.
It's too early. Tell her to come out on the due date.
Do you think she'll listen?
She should start listening to us before she's born.
Sweetie, it's Daddy.
Don't come out yet, okay?
Sweetie will listen.
What is it?
- The baby is coming, you slow-wit! - What do we do?
Take me to the hospital, you slow-wit!
Got it. Let's go. Be careful.
Be careful.
- It hurts! - Get me to the hospital!
I heard you were still having nightmares of Mr. Na every night.
It'll get better with time.
Are you really going to the US?
Yes.
When Seung Pil was alive,
he kept nagging me to move to the US.
What about the charity under Mr. Na's name?
I already left it with you, Woo Hyuk.
Take good care of it, okay?
Can't you just stay in Korea and manage it yourself?
I know that you've become a busy actor.
You're a Grand Prize nominee for the Drama Awards, right?
Win it at any cost.
Or else, I'll scold you.
I should win it so as not to get scolded by you.
Seung Pil.
How did you get here?
You were alive?
Jaclyn.
There are people who live as if they're dead...
and there are those who are alive even after death.
What do you mean?
You still remember me.
And you always have gratitude for me in your heart.
So, I may be dead,
but I'm not quite dead.
I'm still alive in your heart.
But still.
You aren't by my side.
I'm sad without you.
I miss you, Seung Pil.
And...
I felt heavy whenever I began to think...
you passed away because of me,
and I got nightmares too.
I feel so bad for you that it's unbearable.
Jaclyn.
A life sacrificed for another was a life worth living.
I was glad to do that for you.
Seung Pil.
My revenge against Gi Yun is over,
but I feel so sorry and painful to think I caused the worst for you.
Don't be sorry, Jaclyn.
Thank you for getting my revenge against Gi Yun.
And now that your revenge is over,
I want you to be happy.
I needed you to be happy...
to make sure my sacrifice wasn't done in vain.
Seung Pil.
Promise me that...
you'll live bravely for yourself.
I promise.
I'll keep rooting for you too.
Okay.
Wait, Seung Pil!
It was a dream.
But it felt so real.
Seung Pil.
You really came, didn't you?
I could feel that you came because you were worried about me.
I'll keep the promise I made to you, Seung Pil.
I'll be braver than anyone.
(Excellence in Acting Award: Jung Woo Hyuk)
My gosh, Mommy. Mr. Woo Hyuk won an award!
Thank you for giving me such a huge award.
My late mother said...
if I loved someone and considered them my family,
she told me to protect them even if they did something wrong.
Back then, I didn't realize what she meant by that.
Now that I stand here,
I think I finally understand her words.
Just like my mother's last words,
I will continue to love and protect those whom I love.
Thank you.
I'm sorry. Let me leave with one more word.
I will continue to pursue my career as Jung Woo Hyuk, an actor,
but I also want to live as a man with a family.
Ju Kyung.
Will you marry me?
My gosh. Woo Hyuk must be crazy.
He proposed to me on TV.
Why not?
I thought it was wonderful.
A man should show that much courage.
My goodness.
Mommy, will you marry Mr. Woo Hyuk?
Sure.
- Grandpa! - Yes?
Mommy's blushing.
Really?
Yes, you're right.
What? No, I'm not blushing.
Jaclyn, do you have to go to America?
I'm leaving.
Why do you insist on going back?
I have too many businesses here,
such as those charity organizations, so my life is too hectic here.
I'll go to America and begin to live my life.
What do you mean by that?
You know, looking after my mom...
and living an ordinary life...
among ordinary people.
That ordinary life.
I think that's a happy life.
Ms. Jaclyn.
You won't leave forever, right? Will you come back and visit?
Of course.
I'll come back to visit my cute little Soo A.
Hee Jae. No.
Ju Kyung.
Call me if anything happens.
We're friends.
All right. I'll stay in touch often.
We're friends.
Let's go, Mom.
Are you hungry?
Let's go.
Give me your hand, Soo A.
Let's go.
Perfect happiness doesn't exist.
Everyone in this world...
- One, two, three. - had pain, sadness,
and agony in their life.
However, we must walk through our time...
with the ones we love.
If we're with the ones we love,
if we're with our family,
we can continue to walk instead of anchoring in pain.
The ones we love, our family.
This is the purpose and reason...
for us to continue to walk toward hope...
even when we're in pain.
(Thank you for supporting and watching the Elegant Empire.)
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