Ms. Gwak
Episode 88
Hello?
It's me.
Do you know what time it is?
Is my darling Jinwu sleeping?
Is he okay? He's not sick, is he?
Listen here, Ms. Gwak.
It is so late right now.
Please put Jinwu on the phone.
I just had a nightmare about him.
Give that to me, mother.
What's wrong with you?
I was just worried about Jinwu.
I'm sorry, father.
Jinwu's doing fine
so tell her not to worry.
Okay. Goodnight.
You should've told him to get Jinwu.
I wanted to hear his voice...
Mother.
Jinwu.
My darling grandson! Jinwu!
That's right, Jinwu.
Let's go.
Jinwu!
Grandma!
Oh, my darling.
How have you been? How's your health?
It's fine.
My little puppy. My baby.
What are you doing here?
I came because I was worried about Jinwu.
I had a bad dream last night.
He's fine and healthy.
Please leave now.
Come on, Jinwu.
Yeonhui.
You don't have to be so cruel.
I'm Jinwu's grandmother, after all.
Yes, I know that.
Don't you know that why I let him see you?
Then can you go a little further
and move back in for Jinwu's sake?
I'll forgive you for everything, just come back.
I'll accept your past.
I'll accept you for the flawed person you are.
Ms. Gwak.
I am no longer your daughter-in-law.
Also, Jinwu has no reason to live there.
Why not?
Now that you've got yourself a man,
our family, our house, it's all a joke to you?
Do you like him that much?
Please watch what you say.
Do you have to say that in front of Jinwu?
You're disrespecting
your own mother-in-law!
I'm not your daughter-in-law.
Isn't Hwayeong your daughter-in-law?
What?
Mom.
Okay, Jinwu.
Don't ever come here again.
Let's go, Jinwu.
Jinwu!
How did I let this happen?
Jinwu...
I'm off to school.
You're skipping breakfast again?
Yeah. I'm not hungry.
You need to eat breakfast
so you can study and think properly.
Sora's already a bright kid
so it won't make much difference.
- Right, Sora? / - Right.
- I'm off! / - Have a nice day.
What do you even do?
What is it that you do?
Why are you getting mad at me?
If your wife is pregnant
and unable to help around the house,
then you should offer to help out.
Do you have to sit there giggling
while you leech off me, you worthless brat?
How am I leeching off you?
Leeching or mooching, it's the same thing.
Get up right now!
I'll do it.
Your body must feel heavy. Stay put.
Geez! Her body's heavy?
I'm the one with the heavy body.
Yeah. When it comes to weight,
Ssangsun is probably 4 times heavier.
That's no excuse.
Chuja, what should I bring you?
There's some bean sprouts in the kitchen.
Get that and bring us some water too.
Sure.
I'll do it, Jinsuk.
Hey!
Chuja!
What'll I do? She's so scary.
Do I really have to live here like this?
You moron!
How big of an idiot are you?
I know you love your wife and all,
but are we your servants?
It's hard enough for me to make food for you.
Do I have to carry it to you too?
You might as well spoon-feed her
since she's your "baby."
Come on. Jinsuk's never done
any kind of housework in all her life.
I can't suddenly force her to do it.
Plus, she's pregnant.
Housework? Housework!
If that's too much to ask for,
then just starve and die!
How are you so dimwitted?
What's wrong with you?
That's right. You're not just a dimwit.
You're a complete moron.
Get out. Get out right now.
Whenever I see you two,
I feel like I'll explode.
Yeah. We're single and frustrated.
We're lonely singles.
Don't rub your love in our faces!
You got it? Let's eat.
Oh, no! A bug!
I'm sorry.
Baby.
What are you doing in here?
If they see us, they'll yell at us again.
I wanted to do the dishes for you.
- Let me have that. / - That's okay.
- Give it to me. / - I said that's okay.
Now what?
What happened?
That was an expensive one!
I'm sorry. My hand slipped.
No, I did it.
You?
You were doing the dishes?
You've never washed a dish in your life.
Are you kidding me?
No, I did it.
I'm just not used to this kind of work.
I'll get you an even nicer plate.
Are you flaunting your wealth right now?
You think I'm too poor to buy plates?
I'm not sure how much money you have,
but how dare you flaunt your wealth?
Why are you two always such show-offs?
You flaunt your love, your money
and about your unborn baby!
Don't cry, baby.
Baby? What baby?
Have you ever seen a 45-year-old baby?
I told you we should've gone to a hotel.
They hate me so much.
How can I stay here?
For how long?
How long must we stay?
I told you, only for a short while.
Alright, then.
I'll try to get us a small flat.
Huija
Huija.
Huija...
Hello, Ms. Jeong.
Hello, chef.
Jinsuk.
Huija.
What's going on?
Why were you crying?
Did Chef Bae hit you?
Huija.
Jinsuk, don't cry.
Jinsuk...
It's your turn to get hit.
Hurts, doesn't it?
How dare you hit Jinsuk?
What are you doing?
Who hit me?
Don't lie to me.
Did you think I wouldn't know?
I told you.
You can't marry into that group of barbarians,
didn't I?
What did I do wrong?
How dare you talk back to me?
Do you want another slap?
Huija.
Why are you doing this?
He didn't hit me.
Why are you hitting him?
He didn't hit you?
Then why were you crying earlier?
When I asked you if he hit you,
why didn't you say anything?
Well, that's because
I was just so happy to hear your voice
and I was so full of grief.
Grief?
They must be treating you so poorly.
What will I do?
Jinsuk, just go and pack your bags.
I'll support you, Jinsuk.
I'll raise that child for you, too.
So move back home. I too...
Without you around,
I've been so sad and lonely.
- Huija. / - Jinsuk.
Huija...
Miranda, how about we
catch a late-night movie this weekend?
She wouldn't go out to a movie
with a Neanderthal like me.
I'm so hungry already.
Let's go eat before there's a wait.
- Lunch is on me. / - Alright then.
Go ahead without me.
I'm not feeling well. I'll eat later.
How bad is it?
Want me to get you some porridge?
It's not that bad.
Have a good lunch.
We'll be back soon.
Let's go.
Hello.
I could hear you sighing from my office.
Let's go get some lunch.
I'm not hungry.
Are you worried about the trial?
It's not going to be over any time soon.
We'll have to have several more trials.
Don't worry. It'll all work out.
So let's eat first
and then head over to the courthouse.
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Oh, really?
I don't have that contract anymore.
It's over for you now.
What will I do?
No. I'm sure I tore it up.
It might not be usable.
Attorney Lee.
You requested to question the plaintiff.
Your honor.
This can't be done without prior notice.
Do you have justification for this?
Yes, your honor.
We have an important question
that we must ask the plaintiff.
Really?
Let's hear it then.
Plaintiff, please come up to the stand.
I swear
to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth.
If I break my oath,
I understand I will be charged for perjury.
Ms. Lee. Do you know what this is?
I'm not sure.
It's all torn up so I can't really see it.
Can you see it better now?
Please read the first line out loud for the court.
Your honor.
This contract was written 6 years ago
by Ms. Lee and Ms. Gwak.
Also, at the bottom, is Ms. Lee's signature.
I, Lee Hwayeong, agree to undergo IVF
to become a surrogate mother.
All fees from start to finish
will be the responsibility of Gwak Huija.
After the child is born,
I will give up all rights to the child
and never question the rights to that child.
In return, Gwak Huija agrees to pay
Lee Hwayeong $200,000.
Plaintiff.
Is everything in this contract true?
Did you really sign this with Ms. Gwak,
the defendant's mother-in-law,
in exchange for $200,000?
Is it true or not?
Your honor.
The opposing attorney
is badgering my witness.
I'm only asking for the truth.
Plaintiff, please answer the question.
Yes, I did receive the money.
Didn't you tell the press
that you never received any money for this?
So your press meeting was a lie?
Your honor.
Please tell Attorney Lee
not to ask loaded questions.
Please don't ask loaded questions.
Last time, did you say that
Jinwu was your son
and that you wanted to be honest with him?
Yes.
Then after this, when he gets older,
will you be able to show him this document?
"I gave birth to you for $200,000."
Will you be able to tell him the truth?
What do you know?
Plaintiff, sit down.
Your honor.
I want to answer his question.
Proceed, but remain calm.
Yes, I received $200,000.
For the crime of receiving that money,
the baby I birthed and carried for 9 months
was stolen from me
before I could hold him or see his face.
If it was my intention to birth a baby
for $200,000,
I would've spent that money and ran.
I would have no reason to come back to Korea.
The reason why I came back to Korea
was to get my son back.
You wanted to meet your son?
Are you sure the real reason for your return
wasn't to get revenge?
Of all people,
you became Baek Yeonhui's surrogate.
13 years ago, your brother died in an accident
while he and Baek Yeonhui were lovers.
Isn't it true that you wrongfully
blamed her for your brother's death?
No.
I became Yeonhui's surrogate by chance.
You and Ms. Baek's ex-husband
had an affair, did you not?
His act of infidelity ended their marriage.
And you are now currently
the president of Ms. Baek's father's
former company, correct?
Are you saying this all happened by chance?
Your honor, the defense
is badgering the witness with questions
that are irrelevant to this case.
Plaintiff, please return to your seat.
Your honor.
These papers are Jinwu's pediatric
and psychological
evaluations from the last 3 months.
And this is
the testimony of the housekeeper who
lived with Jinwu.
She states in the testimony that Ms. Lee
tore up drawings Jinwu made of his mother.
She also broke his mother's hairpin.
She also cut up a sweater he cherished
because it was a reminder of his mother.
As if that weren't enough,
when the boy would not comply,
she shook the boy, pushed him
and caused him to suffer a head injury.
This is child abuse.
- That's not true! / - Plaintiff!
Simply because she loaned out her body,
should she be granted parental rights?
Loaned out my body?
That's not true! Jinwu's my son.
He's really my son!
Do you wish to be forced out of the trial?
Your honor.
Baek Yeonhui has no right to be here.
Jinwu didn't come from her egg,
he came from my egg.
Jinwu is my real biological son.
What is that supposed to mean?
Lee Hwayeong.
What are you saying?
What is she saying?
Her egg?
Order in the court!
Plaintiff. Say that one more time.
When Jinwu was made,
the doctor used my egg for the IVF.
He is my child.
No! That's a lie!
- Huija... / - Mother.
- Huija, get up! / - Jinsuk...
Are you saying that you switched out
Ms. Baek's egg with your own
during the IVF process?
Yes.
Your honor.
Furthermore, I have a 13-year-old sister
who is registered as my mother's daughter.
However, the truth is,
she's Ms. Baek's daughter.
Why would your mother raise
Ms. Baek's daughter as your sister?
Baek Yeonhui
used to live with my brother.
When he died,
she abandoned that child.
My mother is raising the daughter
of the woman who murdered her son.
In order to prove these claims,
I order paternal tests to be administered
between Lee Hwayeong and Jeong Jinwu.
Chuja! Oh, Chuja!
Jinwu doesn't share your blood.
How dare you call him your son?
You could even recognize
your own daughter.
No. That can't be.
They told me my baby was killed.
It died shortly after it was born.
It died?
She's alive and well.
That's just what you wanted to believe.
Like how you didn't want to
believe you killed my brother.
No. No!
Sora liked you a lot, didn't she?
You liked her a lot as well.
Do you know why?
Because that's the power of blood.
Now do you get it?
Do you know why I kept saying
that Jinwu was my son?
No one here believed me.
It won't take long for the results to come out.
Be prepared to say goodbye
to my son Jinwu forever.
Yeonhui.
Yeonhui!
You confessed to receiving $200,000,
but was that really not your main motive?
What can you tell us about
the charges of child abuse?
Is it true that you really
switched Ms. Baek's egg out for your own?
Please tell us!
- Let's talk later. / - Okay.
What was that about?
Sora's Yeonhui's daughter?
You didn't know?
It's obvious, isn't it?
Fine.
Let's say Sora is Yeonhui's daughter.
Then why did you keep quiet
up until this very moment?
Yeonhui kept insisting that Jinwu was hers.
It's about time she raised her own daughter.
Lee Hwayeong.
Do you see now?
Do you see why I couldn't forgive her?
So, for the sake of revenge,
you even switched out the eggs?
She's a murderer.
She also abandoned her own child.
She has no right to be a mother.
Everything you said in court...
I can't believe a word of it.
How could that happen?
I don't care if you believe it or not.
The truth will come to light
after the paternal test results come through.
Do you get it now, Yeonhui?
You've lost everything now.
I see the child's head. Push.
A little more. A little more. Push.
Great job.
Congratulations. It's a girl.
Doctor, the child isn't breathing.
What?
Her heartbeat's very faint.
What will we do?
And the mother won't stop bleeding.
What should we do, doctor?
Ms. Baek, Ms. Baek!
Wake up, Ms. Baek.
Mom. Mom!
Jinwu.
Are you okay?
Does your head hurt a lot?
Jinwu.
My darling Jinwu.
Jinwu.
Yeonhui, are you okay?
Father.
I want to have a word with you alone.
Jinwu, let's go out for a second.
Come on.
Father.
You know what I'm about to ask, right?
You have to tell me the truth.
Is that child I gave birth to still alive?
As I told you back then,
that child really died. It's true.
I don't believe you anymore.
It's the truth.
Yeonhui, please believe me.
You even wrote a fake letter
and sent it to Byeongguk without my consent.
So how can I trust you?
I understand how you feel.
I'm sure it'll be hard for you to believe,
but that child really died.
That's what the doctor told me.
No. I can't trust anyone anymore.
I can't trust anyone.
Yeonhui...
You hated Donghyeon.
You hated him with a passion.
How do I know you didn't
pay the doctor to fool me?
Dad, what do I do now?
If what Hwayeong said is true,
how will I repent for my sins?
What will I do, dad?
Yeonhui.
Her blood pressure's back to normal.
The worst is over, so don't worry.
President Gwak, I gave you a shot
so get some rest, okay?
I should get going then.
Thank you.
Please call me if there are any issues.
Thank you, doctor.
Not at all.
Is she okay?
Yes.
Chansik.
I have a question to ask you.
I know what it is already.
You want to know if I knew
that Hwayeong switched out the egg, right?
Yes.
You didn't know this whole time, did you?
No, I swear I didn't know.
If I'd known, do you think Chuja and
I would've let her do it?
We would never allow that to happen.
How could somebody...
Jinsuk.
Make our child your first priority.
Stressing out isn't good for our baby.
I really don't understand how...
Then when can I talk to him?
If his phone's off and he's not at the hospital,
how am I supposed to find Jin Myeongseok?
Jin Myeongseok?
Oh, right.
The doctor who did the procedure.
The doctor at the OBGYN...
Then what about Dr. Lee?
He's in London for a seminar?
Stay in the car, Yeonhui.
I'll meet with Hwayeong's mother.
No. I have to go.
I have to hear it for myself.
But what if you faint again?
Your honor.
I have a 13-year-old sister
who is registered as my mother's daughter.
However, the truth is,
she's Ms. Baek's daughter.
Jinwu doesn't share your blood.
How dare you call him your son?
You didn't even recognize your daughter.
Sora liked you a lot, didn't she?
You liked her a lot as well.
Do you know why?
Because that's the power of blood.
Are you okay?
Will you get me some water?
Sure. I'll be right back.
But don't move from this spot.
Okay?
I think you and I
were destined to meet.
Hwayeong and I are polar opposites.
She really hates me.
She said I...
She said I'm not my mom's real daughter.
Yeonhui!
Myeongun
Donghyeon.
Tell me! Where is our child?
Wasn't she with you?
I heard that your little sister,
Sora, is our child.
What's the truth?
You know what I went through
when I lost our child.
Yet, they're accusing me of abandoning her!
Tell me, Donghyeon.
You know, don't you?
Where is our baby?
Tell me, please.
Tell me the truth!