(All characters, organizations, and events in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
(Episode 23)
Uncle. Did Mom change the password?
Mom.
I'm sorry for deceiving you.
But I want to become an actor.
make a decision.
Quit becoming an actor and stay here, or move out.
The moment you leave this house,
you are no longer my son.
I'm sorry, Mom.
Good grief. That little...
I will return after I become an actor.
But Mom, I'm still your son even if I leave this house.
Goodness gracious.
My gosh. That ungrateful child.
Does he not know how I raised him?
They say raising a child is fruitless.
Jun Hee. Let Woo Hyuk do what he wants.
What?
If you're going to say that, cut our ties as siblings.
Why is she suddenly going on about cutting ties with me and her son?
Seriously.
Woo Hyuk?
Thank you, Mr. Na.
I was going to stay at a motel.
But I heard you couldn't let a company's actor stay there...
and invited me to live here.
It moved me.
What? I did that?
Woo Hyuk. That's your room.
Mr. Na is giving it to you.
- Mr. Hwang? - Let me unpack my things first.
Go ahead.
Mr. Hwang. Are you the owner of this house?
How could you not discuss this with me?
I knew you wouldn't overlook the pitiable situation...
of your actor with nowhere to go.
Knowing how you would feel,
I told Woo Hyuk to stay here.
Gosh, I can't believe this.
My goodness. This place is amazing.
Mi Rye?
Mi Rye!
Ju Kyung! It's been ages.
- I know, right? - Have you been well?
- What about you? - Is this where you work?
Yes.
Nice to meet you. I'm Ju Kyung's former cellmate,
Bong Mi Rye.
You're the first person I met...
who opened up about her criminal record right away.
It's not like I can hide it.
If you're curious, I went to jail for fraud.
"Fraud?"
Sir, I want to work here.
No one will accept me since I'm an ex-convict.
Hire me since I'm Ju Kyung's friend.
I'm not the owner of this place.
I'm an actor belonging to this company.
He's the CEO.
An actor? No way.
As you can tell, our company isn't doing well.
Look for a different place.
You're rejecting me since I'm an ex-convict, aren't you?
No. I'm an ex-convict, too.
Seriously?
Mr. Na. Mi Rye is a sincere person.
Let her work here.
Your salary isn't guaranteed. Are you okay with it?
Yes, I am. I really want to work in this industry.
Then let Director Shin teach you the ropes.
Thank you.
I have a meeting to attend.
Are you Na Seung Pil, who used to live in Songnibong?
Do you know me?
Of course.
You were the only one who got into an elite university...
and the idol among the girls in the town.
I'm Mi Rye, the daughter of the stationary shop owner.
I don't remember at all. I'm sorry.
I'm off.
You've played me like a fiddle to get Gi Yun all the way to America.
And you got him divorced and ended up as the Ms. Chairman of WJ.
It makes me wonder.
Does Gi Yun know that you, Jaclyn,
got close to him on purpose?
I'm busy. Get to the point.
How much do I need to pay you to keep your mouth shut?
I want a considerable amount this time.
Ms. Bong. Stop staring at me. Get the hang of your duties.
Ju Kyung... No.
Because Director Shin and Ms. Shin have gone to work outside,
there is no one to teach me my responsibilities.
(Jaclyn)
Hello?
Woo Hyuk. Isn't Jaclyn the new wife of Ju Kyung's ex-husband?
That's right. Why do you ask?
The one who called Seung Pil was Jaclyn.
Do they know each other?
Well, they do.
I made him leave after paying him everything he wanted.
But people like him will come back for more.
If Gi Yun finds out I approached him deliberately,
it'll be the end of me.
Come here at once. We need to come up with a plan.
You do as you please,
but you ask for my help at times like these?
Stop ordering me around.
You can come to me if it's an urgent matter.
(Looking for a web drama actor)
This community website is shared among managers.
Audition notices are posted here. So check it every day.
Got it, Seung Pil.
How strange.
Why does Jaclyn call him so often?
And when she does, he takes it outside.
That's suspicious.
Was it Jaclyn again?
If Jang Gi Yun found out you deliberately made me get near him,
that'd be the end of both of us.
I've got nothing to lose because of him.
It'll be you who he will throw away.
Is that so?
Then what about Shin Ju Kyung and the people of NA Entertainment?
Because you intentionally sent me to Jang Gi Yun,
Shin Ju Kyung got a divorce.
They'll think of you as scum.
If this goes public, you will also lose your people.
So come up with a measure and call me.
Woo Hyuk.
Is this true?
Did you deliberately make Jaclyn approach Jang Gi Yun?
How can you do that?
What were you going to do after Gi Yun threw Ju Kyung out?
I wanted to take WJ over to get my revenge on Gi Yun.
I didn't know Jaclyn would make them get divorced.
That might be your excuse,
but Ju Kyung had to divorce Jang Gi Yun,
got kicked out of WJ Entertainment,
and her heart got broken because she couldn't see Soo A.
I know.
That was why I was tormented, and I regretted what I did.
It felt like I made her life hard.
I wanted to pay back this burden I have for her in my heart.
One more step. Pay more attention to your left.
You're doing great.
Put a little more effort on your left foot. One more step.
I can't do this, Ju Kyung.
I want to give up this hope that I can walk again.
It's unfair that I have to like this for the rest of my life!
I've been looking for hospitals in the US and Europe.
I'll make sure you walk again.
My sister got into an accident here after she got a text...
telling her to come to the basement of this building.
By any chance, do you remember anyone suspicious on that day?
I heard the CCTV was broken, so there was no footage.
Hey, I told the police hundreds of times already.
No.
No one suspicious came by before and after the accident.
(Rajin Building B1)
- Ms. Shin. - Mr. Tak.
Why are you here?
I work out in the martial arts gym in this building.
Is that so?
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
Hey, is this your new hobby?
Why do you keep barging into my office without knocking?
Jang Gi Yun, it was you who did that to Ye Kyung.
You did that to her leg.
Do you have evidence?
Did you bring evidence that it was me?
Mr. Tak works out in that building.
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
Really? So what?
Were you trying to say...
Sung Gu did that under my order?
First, he wrecked the CCTVs before the accident.
Okay. Yes. Good.
Let's take a break.
Then he snuck out during his workout.
(Rajin Building B1)
When the security guard was away from his office,
he tampered with the car lift...
to crash Ye Kyung's car?
Is that the story you're trying to come up with?
How can you describe everything so vividly?
How could you say that as if it was your doing?
It really was you.
You did that to her.
You did that to Ye Kyung.
I already asked. Do you have evidence?
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
Why did you do that?
Why?
Gosh, what's going on today?
This office is like a war front every day.
Woo Hyuk, come and take your director.
What?
It's interesting...
to see you slowly lose your mind.
Ju Kyung!
Why did you do that?
What's going on, Ju Kyung?
Woo Hyuk, Jang Gi Yun caused...
Ye Kyung's accident.
What?
It wasn't an accident, but Jang Gi Yun's scheme?
Yes.
Poor Ye Kyung.
He must be crazy.
How can he do this?
I'll make him pay.
I can't forgive him for doing that...
to Ye Kyung.
No, let's not forgive him.
He doesn't deserve forgiveness.
Shin Ju Kyung.
My father...
would have trusted me if it hadn't been for you.
I felt miserable whenever he compared me to you.
It was dreadful.
If it hadn't been for you,
I wouldn't have done something that horrible to my dad.
I wouldn't have treated you so wickedly either.
I get furious whenever I see you.
Shin Ju Kyung, I won't let you take anything from me again.
You can't take anything from me.
One, two, three, four.
I love you
You must have felt upset when Shin Ju Kyung came today.
I told you to go to the Rajin Building to make her go berserk.
Whenever I see her in pain, I get a kick out of it.
Chairman Jang, there's trouble.
Is that all you can ever say?
This is huge.
(I feel bad for their kids. They must be embarrassed.)
(I'm glad they aren't my mom.)
(I don't feel good. What kind of insanity is this?)
Gosh...
(Director Jaclyn Taylor)
Mother must be crazy.
How embarrassing.
"I feel bad for their kids."
"They must be embarrassed."
Gosh. "I'm glad they aren't my mom."
"I don't feel good."
"What kind of insanity is this?"
"Delete this account."
"You're going to give me cancer."
Hey, you said people would respond nicely.
What kind of embarrassment is this?
This is odd. Why are people saying this?
Hye Rim, people hate me the most.
Goodness, Mother. You must take the video down now.
Already? Shouldn't we wait and see how it goes?
There's no reason to do that!
You must take it down now!
Are you out of your mind, woman? This is so humiliating!
- Let's go home. Now! - Okay.
- Hey, are you leaving? - I am.
Mother, if you have nothing to do, just go out shopping instead.
What on earth are you doing?
Will you please keep your dignity for Gi Yun's and my sake?
"If you have nothing to do?"
Is that all you can say to your mother-in-law?
I told you not to hang out with that old lady.
That was why you ended up looking this vulgar.
What? "Vulgar?"
Is that all you can say?
That's enough, Jaclyn.
What's enough?
Don't you think she needs to be diagnosed by a psychiatrist?
She can't be in her right mind!
Jaclyn.
"She can't be in her right mind?"
I won't let her say that to me.
Jaclyn, you're a daughter-in-law, and I'm your mother-in-law.
How dare you show me such a crude attitude?
Mother, it's tough for me to put up with you.
What? It's tough for you to put up with me?
Hey, get out of my house.
You get out.
Honey, I can't live with Mother.
Is it me or Mother?
Yes, Gi Yun. Is it me or her?
Mother. Please go somewhere for the time being.
What?
Are you telling me to leave this house?
Yes. That was what he meant.
You're kicking your mom out in front of your wife?
Gosh, how upsetting. I can't believe you're my child.
I didn't give birth to a son but to a reprobate.
I devoted myself to raising you.
Fine. Go ahead. You two can live happily without me.
No. Mom.
Mom! Gosh.
Mother. Those with money can only be parents.
How dare she act like a mother-in-law...
despite having less money than me?
Mom.
I may look like I'm taking Jaclyn's side, but I'm not.
While you're gone, I will give her a good scolding.
If you go to a hotel,
rumors will circulate about your bad relationship with Jaclyn.
People will definitely gossip about it.
So go to Assemblyman Yang's place. I'll pick you up later.
- My dear. - Yes, Mom?
You ungrateful jerk!
- You! - It hurts.
Darn it! Seriously!
Hye Rim? My goodness.
Shouldn't you ring the doorbell before coming inside?
Why should I ring the doorbell...
when I know your door password? It's a hassle.
Hey. Did you leave your house?
Young Ran.
Wait. Hold on. Hye Rim?
Gosh. Hye Rim.
Dad?
That jerk.
It's not like I have two or three children.
Gi Yun's the only one I have.
What's the point of living?
Young Ran. My son told me to leave the house.
Someone like me should die.
Hee Chan.
Are you going to let Gi Yun do as he pleases?
How can he kick his own mother out of the house?
Call him over to take his mother home right now.
The world is indeed coming to an end for a child to kick his parent out.
Jang Soo A.
Mommy. I'm sleepy.
The school for the gifted exam is just around the corner.
Solve the questions even if you must stay up the night.
Okay.
Wake up, Soo A.
I'm sorry.
You must become my pride and your dad's.
A child who the parents can boast about.
What are you doing? Soo A should be in bed.
The school for the gifted exam is in a few days.
It's a disgrace if she fails it.
What...
Yes, Assemblyman Yang?
Right now? Okay.
Jaclyn. Assemblyman Yang wants to see us.
Let's give in and bring Mother back.
Come out. I'll get the car ready.
Assemblyman Yang.
Are you full of spirits after taking the tonic I gifted you?
How dare you tell me to come?
Goodness. Gi Yun!
Did you come to pick me, your mom, up?
That's right, Mom.
Welcome.
- Gi Yun. Take a seat. - Okay.
Come here, Hye Rim.
Goodness. Sit down.
Korea is said to be a well-mannered country.
Children are very dutiful to their parents.
- Respecting their parents... - Assemblyman Yang.
Stop beating around the bush.
Apologize to your mother and take her home.
Yes. We will.
No. I can't do that.
Assemblyman Yang. You must continue to take...
the tonic I gifted you to keep your health, no?
Jaclyn.
Stick to your guns and read the mood.
They say politicians survive with connections.
You must work with me to get into the big leagues.
What are you waiting for? I'm tired.
That little...
What an impudent wench!
Gi Yun. Teach her some manners, will you?
How dare she get smart with me?
I'm sorry. We'll come back again.
Gi Yun. Aren't you taking me home?
Just what and how much tonic did you get from Jaclyn?
Why couldn't you say anything to her?
I did not receive any kind of tonic whatsoever. Darn it!
Gi Yun?
How did I end up with such a wicked daughter-in-law?
My goodness. Young Ran.
Jaclyn. You made a mistake to Assemblyman Yang.
Babe.
People like him must be crushed every now and then to wake them up.
Assemblyman Yang isn't the only politician in this country.
Jaclyn. Assemblyman Yang is like a father to me.
When my dad didn't love me, he was the only one I relied on.
We're more than business partners.
Then, tell him to act like a proper dad.
Turn the lights off. I'm going to bed.
She needs to go to the hospital again...
right before school for the gifted exam.
What is it? Is she unwell?
The fever reducer won't do. Her fever is too high.
Why does she get sick so easily?
We feed her the best food and make her exercise.
And Mom's not around right now.
Yes, Mom. It's me.
Are you really not going to pick your mom up?
Soo A was admitted to the hospital, so I was about to call her.
Soo A's sick again?
How are you taking care of her? She gets sick every single day.
The hospital is like her second home now.
Ju Kyung. Soo A is sick and in the hospital again.
Really?
How is she unwell?
I don't know. Mind your own business.
(WJ Entertainment)
(Ilcha General Hospital)
Mom.
You should go home and rest. I'll stay with her.
No.
Are you telling me to go into the house Jaclyn is in willingly?
Soo A is unwell.
Use this chance to slip inside, Mom.
Do you think I'll continue to let Jaclyn...
walk all over you?
I'll teach her a lesson very soon.
Well, if you say so.
Hello, Assemblyman Yang?
Yes.
I see.
Yes.
Soo A.
Mommy?
Soo A, it's Mommy.
It's me, Mommy. Do you recognize me?
Soo A.
Ju Kyung, Jang Gi Yun is going back inside.
(The Elegant Empire)
Let's report this to the police and ask them to find Soo A.
I'll look over the CCTV footage at the hospital when the day breaks.
She must have missed her so much...
if she walked all the way here from the hospital.
You're leaving?
I'll leave with Soo A and hide somewhere away from Jang Gi Yun.
Jaclyn, I won't condone your reckless behavior anymore.
Gi Yun, you wouldn't hold me back even though I just left?
Soo A.
Things are becoming quite interesting.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)