Flames Of Ambition
Episode 45
What did those DNA results say?
- They didn't match? - Chairman...
It's all right. Tell me the truth.
We don't know who the samples he asked us to test belong to, so...
Would he ask you to test someone else's DNA?
They didn't match?
No, Chairman.
I'm sorry.
What did you tell Youngmin?
- Did you tell him the truth? - I can make no excuses.
- I just couldn't possibly tell him they didn't... - So you told him that they matched?
Yes...
You did the right thing.
Who else is aware of that?
Here at the hospital, that is.
Only I and a researcher of mine know about it.
Is that so?
So... About that researcher who took the test.
Tell him to go study in the US for a while.
What?!
Tell him that if he spends ten years there, I'll build an hospital for him when he's back.
As long as he keeps his mouth shut for the rest of his days.
That should do it, right?
Yes, Chairman.
I'll be counting on you, Doctor Yoon.
Chairman.
Remember when I asked you whether you tested Minjae and Youngmin before?
I just said that because you were nagging me about it.
Look, Doctor Yoon.
You really think I'd suspect my own sons?
I had Youngshik and Mijin out of wedlock, so I just asked about them.
- I didn't realize that... - Don't tell Youngmin a thing.
I'll handle all the rest.
Yes, Chairman.
Looking for Baek Ingi would be much quicker.
So go for it, but make sure not to attract unwarranted attention.
Yes, don't worry.
What's with the dejected look?
This is not the Yoon Nayoung I know, come on...
Whenever you look so worried, I'm reminded of the old days and I get all antsy.
What's the matter?
I told my husband everything.
Told what?
That Baek Ingi is my daughter.
You must be crazy... Why did you bother?!
He was going to find out anyway, so why keep hiding it?
You should have denied it to the very end!
Why, feeling "antsy"?
Afraid I might ask you to take responsibility, if I end up divorcing?
Why the hell would I?
If Baek Ingi asked, I might understand...
So you'd take care of your daughter?
Think she'd like me?
Why not? You're still her father.
Enough with that... How about my money?
- So that's what's worrying you. - 'Course. Was it pocket money?
Once the shareholder's meeting is over, you'll get it all back, so don't worry.
Just get yourself a nice alimony check.
When chaebol kick you out, they don't ask you to shut it for free.
By the way... Why did you tell her the truth?
I wanted to be a proper mother to her, for a change.
I raised someone else's kid for over twenty years,
don't you think I'd feel a little guilty?
- You mean that? - I'll let her marry Minjae.
- That's out of the question. - Minjae is not Youngmin's son.
- It's still a no! - Why not? They're complete strangers.
Is... that so?!
If anything happens to me, help her out.
I guess I can't act all indifferent... But I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.
Now that's a relief. Thought you'd turn me down right away.
How can I? You're not talking to a monster...
Thanks, Deokseong.
Did Nayoung really say that? That Baek Ingi is her daughter.
I just couldn't believe it, so I came.
Is it true?
Tell me the truth.
What's the matter?
I'm afraid you'll have to go back.
- What? - Orders from the chairman.
To avoid any further embarrassment, I suggest you just leave.
Remember?
You came to our house with the chairman, back when you were little.
Nayoung forced you to eat whale meat, and you ended up puking it all out.
Our family might have been poor, but we lived in harmony back then.
Except for the fact that my father's drinking problems were only getting worse,
Nayoung and I were really happy.
After graduating high school, I joined a nursing school.
But after Nayoung kept insisting that she'd go to college first,
I let her have it her way.
From that very day, my father suddenly started resenting Nayoung.
The way I see it, it must have been because of the chairman.
He told him he chose me as his daughter-in-law,
so Dad didn't like the idea that Nayoung would go to college instead of me.
She had it hard in Seoul.
She didn't even have money to pay for her tuition.
And I wasn't of any help, either. My father's debts kept mounting, so...
That must have been when she met that man.
She found work at a bus company to pay for her tuition,
and it turns out he was the owner's son.
I don't know if he fell for her at first sight or something,
but he kept courting her, wanting to get married.
Think of how beautiful she was, after all.
Nayoung told me she felt he was sincere about it.
Then she got pregnant.
And he suddenly changed,
denying the child was his, and even hiring thugs to beat her to a pulp.
So that she'd have a miscarriage.
At first I didn't know, either.
She came back home after spring break,
and suddenly she started bulging up as the days went on.
One day I spotted her taking some infusion.
To get rid of her baby.
That's enough.
Nayoung is not a bad person.
She's obsessed with money only because of her father.
Think of how much she resented poverty, if she hid that before marrying you.
Please, don't abandon Nayoung.
I'll make it up to you for the rest of my days.
Even after I'm dead, I'll always be grateful to you.
Ever tried whale meat?
It's to die for.
Here.
Stay put!
- Hey. - Come on in, Nayoung.
- You're almost there. - Meaning?
The shareholder's meeting.
Aigoo... We'll just have to wait and see...
You think Father would change his mind out of the blue?
Congratulations.
- But I feel so bad for you... - I guess Minjae's father will be next.
Yeah... You should go on thinking that.
Should console yourself that way, you know.
- Is Father home? - Yeah, go on in.
Right...
I actually had a little favor to ask you.
What is it?
When your husband is proclaimed chairman...
I'll tell you later.
Favor, my ass.
Go find another old broad to fool, Missy.
Who's that?
It's me Father, Minjae's mother.
Come in.
So you were home?
What brings you here?
Just came back from the department store.
Really?
You really...
What if rumors start spreading...
What will people think, if they learn you sent people to keep me from going to work?
Guess they'll go yap about it all over the place?!
And embarrass you in the process.
Wouldn't that wake you up, at least?
Father... If you really want to kick me out, that's not going to cut it.
So wait until I leave on my own. I told you already.
When the time comes, I'll go without making a fuss.
Because if you keep this up, I'm afraid I might organize a press conference.
- A press conference to say what? - Everything.
Turns out this Atlantic Group daughter-in-law had a child before getting married.
- I'm so proud of you! - But does it end there?
Seems like our dear chairman's most cherished grandson...
The hell are you saying, you... you stupid little brat?
So that's why you should wait, Father.
Don't think I'll go down without a fight. You'll have to keep me company.
Why, what are you going to do?
Before I see Youngmin become chairman, I'm not going to leave this place.
Like Youngmin is going to stand for that?
Father.
You still have the guts to call me that?
Shall I tell my husband how you managed to get your little "giant" started, then?
Wouldn't that send your most beloved kid completely insane?
Get on your knees and beg my father. Then I'll keep my mouth shut.
I did nothing wrong to your father.
Where shall I start from?
The fact he went to prison in your place, maybe?
Or how you stole his patent to make a buck out of it?
So you better hold your horses, Father.
When the time comes, I'll leave on my own.
What did Nayoung come here for? I thought she was told not to come again.
Just let her be. She's getting scolded by Father, anyway.
I don't like her being here, that's why.
Mother, I'm here.
Nayoung, don't let it get it to you.
Whatever Father might tell you, just endure it.
What would she need to "endure" anyway?
Mother... I'll get going.
Come more often, Nayoung.
Only if you do that they'll eventually calm down and forgive you.
Yes, sure. I'll see you again, Mother.
Anyhow, she sure took it well.
If it had been me, I'd be so ashamed I wouldn't step out of my door.
Youngmin is the one losing out here.
Why would that be? He can just get married again.
If they learn Minjae's father is single again, women will line up for him.
Keep worrying for nothing, will you?
What's the matter, Minjae?
Where are you going?
Wait for me at the parking lot.
Come have a seat here.
Those people were sent by my father.
- Listen to me. - I have no intention of seeing him again.
- It could all be a misunderstanding. - About what?
That uncle of yours didn't seem like too nice a person.
My father took a DNA test behind my back.
And that's not the end of it, as he even lied, telling me I was his son.
- He turned me into a laughingstock. - So go ask him yourself.
What's wrong with you, now?
We promised we'd leave together.
All I'm saying is you should hear it from your father first.
Your uncle might have lied, after all.
Why do you think he'd lie to me?
I wish you weren't his son, too.
Then nobody would be against our marriage.
Let's go to Seoul, and talk it out with him man to man.
Look at this.
They're the results of our DNA test.
He'd known I wasn't his son for a long time.
He was just hiding it because he was afraid of his father.
There are no names here.
Show it to him one more time.
Ask whether this is yours.
I heard him talk with my mother.
Saying I was Song Jinho's son.
- You're disappointed too, aren't you? - Of what?
There's no way you'd like an illegitimate child like me.
Is that all you can say?
Who did I come all this way for?
I don't care who you are.
But I can't stand seeing you behave like a child.
Why can't you go talk to your father?
Go to the hospital and take another test with him.
Then you'll avoid any misunderstanding.
I'm asking you, Minjae. Take that test for me one more time.
This time, do it yourself. Then you'll finally get an answer.
Yes.
I got word they found Minjae.
Really?
How shall we proceed? By force...
No.
If you found out where he is, that does it.
Then, I'll just tell them to keep an eye on him.
Go ahead.
All right.
Nayoung? It's me.
Your husband came here.
Did you tell him everything?
About how I lived before marrying him.
You did well.
Nayoung...
I said you did well.
He already knew everything anyway, what else could you say?!
Are you really all right?
I feel liberated.
Now I don't have to hide anything anymore.
Never felt better.
I always wanted to live in one of those buildings....
How many times do I have to tell you?
- I've lived with her for over twenty years. - Didn't I tell you she's got a daughter?
That happened before we met.
The hell are you saying?
You can't ask me to abandon her just because of that.
Then, you and I are done for good.
Would you be fine with that?
I have no right to abandon her that way.
What could you possibly have done wrong?
Before we got married, I was seeing someone too.
Not to mention that she was pregnant.
So if we had to compare our mistakes, mine would be much worse, Father.
Nayoung thought that child had died the moment she was born,
but she married me despite knowing who I was seeing at the time.
Foolish twat...
If I'll ever abandon her, it'll be on my terms.
I can't let you deal with someone who sacrificed everything for my sake.
Is this the same "compassionate father" who took a test behind Minjae's back, I wonder?
You don't even trust your own son, so what's with all this farce?
- You have no right to say that. - Say what?!
Because you have never loved anyone before.
All you've done over the years is trapping yourself inside this ever growing castle of greed.
You never had to go through this kind of suffering.
If I must abandon Minjae and Nayoung, I will be the one who does it.
And I'm not going to live for your sake anymore.
Really...
Ahh... Youngmin said that to my father?
Wow.... Listen to that...
Don't get me started.
He started acting as if he was some kind of devoted husband or something...
It felt so embarrassing I could barely bear to listen.
So tell me, what did my father say?
Ohh... So he just listened without saying anything, despite Youngmin's tirades?
Good going... Everything is going according to plan.
All right.
Let's save the rest for when I get home.
Looks like Father got really angry.
Or else, would he force Youngmin's wife out of her own department store?
Must have been hard, keeping a low profile all these years.
For foolishly siding with me.
But now I'm going to make it up to you.
All the people who kept kissing up to Youngmin and Youngjun will be dealt with.
And my father's shadow will stop looming over this company.
Is that clear?
I'll see you around, then.
Director Jung. Let's have a word.
- With me, Sir? - Just come in...
Where did Seongjae go?
I accepted his resignation yesterday.
Well done!
- Now I want Youngjae here. - Yes, Chairman.
But you know, that damned office... How can I talk with people in there?!
I'm always so nervous.
Who would dare eavesdrop on you?
In this damned place! Even walls have ears.
- Do as I told you. - Yes! Consider it done, Chairman.
You fart in here and five minutes later my father calls complaining about the smell.
Sit.
Would you do me a favor?
Of all the people working here, you're really the only one I can trust.
Just say the word.
If it's for you, I'm prepared to do anything.
It's a matter of life and death for me.
Can I entrust such a burden to you?
What are you trying to say?
Let me borrow your ear.
Yes.
How about it? Would you be able to?
I... I'm so sorry, Chairman.
I was about to knock, but then suddenly I fell and...
You could have said they fired you, then!
Like that job was anything worth doing.
- What? - I wanted to quit, anyway.
You're not the issue.
It's your father who's being hit here.
Heejeong, just hang in there another few days.
Once that meeting is over, so will be all our worries.
Listen. Let's have a word.
- Come on in, Aeri. - You have the balls to say that?
I'm glad to see you, is anything wrong with that?
Give me a break, really...
Did they stick some pepper where the sun don't shine? Always so grumpy...
Cut the crap and just tell me what Seongjae ever did wrong to get fired, will you?
- Not in the mood for formalities, are you? - She acts like a minion all these years, and then...
And who do you think is responsible for that?
Mom, stop it.
Why, think I wouldn't have the guts to tell it like it is?
So what, did you kick Seongjae out to make up for that?
I wasn't even aware of that.
I'd have to prance about all over the place like someone I know.
How would someone who's trapped inside this place all day know that?
What's with all this commotion?
If you feel that bad about it, go talk with Father,
don't take it all out on the first easy target you can find.
Fine... Let's see how long you can keep this up!
I'll keep it up until you get all saggy and wrinkled, so don't you worry!
Will you shut that trap? Always making a scene...
You've heard what she said? That's the kind of abuse that bitch subjects people to.
And she always goes around acting bossy. I wouldn't even dare to do that!
- Mother, I just... - Shut it!
You weren't exactly the silent type, either.
When did I ever complain?! I can't believe you people...
Aigoo...
Father.
Do you really plan on letting Youngmin take over the group?
What else can I do? I told Youngjun, but he kept turning me down.
Just have Youngmin work under you and hold that seat for yourself.
Leave Youngdae in charge, Father, and the group will go bust in less than a year.
So I bet your constant nagging about becoming chairman was because of that?!
I just felt restless, that's all.
Youngmin doesn't have what it takes yet, and Youngdae...
But you do?
If anyone scares me, that's you.
Father.
I'm not expecting the world here.
All I'm doing this for is to make Youngjun change his mind,
it's not to become chairman myself.
I thought you wanted to separate?
Of course not, Father... Why would I divorce him?
So is he the one who wants it?
Unless I let him go first, he'll never leave me.
So it's not what you want?
Right, Father. I can't live without him.
Father.
You don't know what's happening within the group, do you?
What's going on?
Say it.
Can't live without him, my ass.
Who, the same slut who sleeps with every man who breathes?
What's that supposed to mean?
Why are you acting all shocked, when everyone knows about it already?
Are you telling me that Youngdae is saying that?
Yes, Father.
He goes around telling people he'll get rid of all your people there.
- Didn't you know? - Keep your voice down! They'll hear you.
I want them to hear. They should know their place!
- This is it. - Good job.
- I'll be spared, right? - Would the chairman forget this?
Mister Hong... You know I'm putting everything on the line here, right?
The new chairman made me a very generous offer.
All right.
Then, I'll tell him I handed those account books to the prosecutors.
I'll let you handle it.
Come in.
- I just handed them to the prosecutors. - What did they tell you?
- They couldn't believe their eyes, I bet? - Of course.
Did I just hand them any account book?!
This will bury a top chaebol chairman, after all.
Good job.
I'm counting on you, Chairman.
No need to worry.
If I manage to get rid of my father once and for all,
who is ever going to stop me?
- Ring that bell. - Yes.
Let's have some fun tonight!
Did you call, Sir?
Send us all the girls you have here.
Come in.
Oppa, Hi!
- How long has this been?! - How have you been?
Where have you been, all my life?!
Nice! This is it!
- He gathered quite a few. - Looks like Youngdae gave him everything he had.
I bet gathering all these must have been hard.
These are not copies, right?
Afraid there might be some, I checked every single one of them.
Keep quiet about this for the time being.
We need to let Youngdae loose and send him on a rampage.
Where have you been all day long?
Where were you?
Don't really know... I was all messed up.
And then I suddenly found myself out here, in the car.
- Honey. - I'll go get changed.
I'm sorry... I didn't realize my phone was turned off.
I found Minjae.
Really?
I told them to leave him alone until he comes back on his own.
That was smart of you.
I told my father. That I can't break up with you.
When this meeting is over, let's take Minjae and all go to the US.
There's no need to do that. I'll leave with Minjae.
Nobody will drive us apart.
I will get Minjae and Baek Ingi married.
And for that to happen, our ties must be cut.
Because only that can free Minjae and my daughter.
If you want, we can take Baek Ingi along.
And what would you make that kind of sacrifice for?
Why?
Because you and Minjae are my family.
Now there's a grotesque family if I ever saw one.
Go, it must be Minjae.
Who was it, Minjae?
Come in.
Did you come alone?
Yes.
And Minjae?
I apologize.
I dropped Minjae off at the practice range on my way here.
You did well. Come have a seat.
I should go. I was going to call you to say Minjae was in Seoul,
but as it felt a little rude...
So where is he, again?
The golf practice range.
Wait a second, I'll go get changed.
Ajumma.
Leave Minjae alone for today.
Ingi... Stop calling me that.
I told both him and the chairman that you're my daughter.
- Ingi, wait for me. - Leave Minjae alone.
We need to tell him everything.
I told him to take another DNA test.
What test?
Give him another chance.
What hurt him the most was the fact that you never told him about that test.
They could have made a mistake, after all.
Tell him to give up on those false hopes.
Take a look at this.
There is no name written here. Sex, age, name... There is nothing.
Where did you get that?
Minjae's uncle gave it to him.
He might have shown him someone else's test results out of spite.
At least take a look.
See whether it's really the DNA test you took.
Let's have a look.
Bet you'll like to hear this... It says you have nothing in common.
Ingi, give me a second. Let's go meet Minjae.
Repeat what you just said.
- Do Not Match -
I suggest you take a DNA test, to see whose son Minjae really is.
He was killed in the parking lot by the restaurant in what looked to be a gang murder.
I'll have to see Song Jinho's body firsthand.
Isn't this what you needed?
You told me you needed a sample of Song Jinho's DNA,
so I got hold of a few hair of his right as we caught him.
This is enough to take dozens of tests.
What's that?
Song Jinho's hair.
- I'll be counting on you. - It will take a while.
Not only I'll have to do it after my shift, but also avoid any attention.
I gave him a sample of Song Jinho's hair.
My father had secretly tested me already, anyway.
Minjae is your son. Don't you even believe that?
It's because I don't want to lose him.
Even if he ends up being Song Jinho's son, we can just pretend otherwise.
He's your son?!
You... You gave them Song Jinho's hair, not yours!
Minjae, answer. Please, answer the phone!
What is all this about?
We should have checked those test results...
The hair my husband tested belonged to someone who claimed to be Minjae's father.
So that even if they matched, he could use them to show that he was Minjae's father.
Don't you get what I'm saying?
It means that Minjae means more to him than his own life.
Enough that he wouldn't abandon him even if he wasn't his son.
This is great, Ingi.
If they take that test again and it proves he's his son,
he'll be able to inherit the group.
Think of what would have happened, if it weren't for you.
All this misunderstanding has been cleared thanks to you. Thanks.
And I thought I'd finally found my mother...
Guess that answers it.
What do you mean?
Your head must be bursting with a thousand thoughts by now, I bet?
"We got our Minjae back, but what about Baek Ingi now?"
- Right... My head's about to explode. - It's all right.
I never believed a word you said to begin with.
Ingi...
This doesn't change a thing between us.
Would it erase the fact that you're my daughter?
My poor mother, what now...
If I knew this would happen, I would have kept those good deeds to myself.
Why? Can't find any answer?
I'll send you to Hollywood.
And Minjae?
- What about Minjae and I? - You go back to being strangers.
But we're not. He's my brother.
You don't share a single drop of blood, what are you talking about?
That's what the registry says.
That Baek Ingi is Kim Youngmin's stepdaughter,
and Kim Minjae is Yoon Nayoung's stepson.
How about I change my name while I'm there?
- From Baek to Kim Ingi. - Shut your mouth!
I see we're finally showing our true colors.
Be quiet and let me think!
Baek Ingi is my daughter, Father.
She's my daughter.
Because you and Minjae are my family.
"Mom."
Minj...
Minjae.
Will you forgive me?
Wait!
Come now.
You sit here, and Minjae over there.
It's a special day, so a glass of wine should be all right?
Let me do it. You're my guests tonight.
To Minjae.
Minjae.
Minjae, it'll all be over tomorrow.
Once you take another test with him, everything will be cleared.
Honey, say something...
If this is upsetting you, you can go to your room.
- Sit, Minjae... - Honey.
We'll go see Grandpa before heading to the hospital tomorrow.
Are you going to act like this with him, too?
How about Ingi? You sent her back.
This is a family gathering.
A chance for the three of us to make a fresh new start.
Wouldn't it be obvious that she doesn't belong here?
- You promised. - Promised what?
You had the chance to make this right,
but you just ignored it.
That's...
She's right, Minjae.
Let's get together with her another time.
Ingi is family too, Mom.
Okay, I'll give you that. Happy now?
- Minjae. - I'm sorry.
Staying here any longer would be an insult to Ingi.
- Don't say anything to him for the time being. - Did I do anything wrong?
This is for me and Minjae to deal with.
You've been getting a lot of calls from Minjae, what's going on?
Minjae...
is Kim Youngmin's son, after all.
I thought he wasn't...
He is.
They said there was a mistake.
Then... I bet your mother is all up in arms.
We can't break up now.
Not now... Not anymore.
Will you answer it? It's Minjae.
Jinsuk, let me talk to Ingi.
It's me.
Ingi.
I'm back home.
I'll drop by my grandfather in the morning, and go to the hospital with my father.
We'll take that test as you said.
That's great to hear.
Ingi.
I'll never break up with you.
Nothing changed.
Right?
Answer me, Ingi. Nothing changed.
We're one.
So nobody can break us apart.
Listen well.
After I take that test, I'll tell my parents.
About us.
Minjae. Wait a moment.
Don't say anything silly in there.
I'll tell your grandfather about Ingi later.
He likes her even more than you.
Anyhow, leave her out of this today. Let's go in, Honey.
- Who came to get Minjae? - His father.
- You're telling me he came here for him? - Yes.
See?! Now they're gonna kick us out.
- Had breakfast? - Yes, Grandma.
No matter how busy you are, come sleep at home.
Your grandfather waits you until the wee hours of the morning...
- All right? - Yes, Grandma.
What's taking your father so long?!
- You'll take another test? - Yes, Father.
What's the point?! If Song Jinho's DNA doesn't match his, then that's enough.
I'm sorry. I just wanted to take this opportunity to make things clear.
Don't say anything to Doctor Yoon. How could he know it was Song Jinho's hair?
I apologize.
All the better.
Father. About Minjae's mother...
You should go.
For Minjae's sake, you must let go of her.
Remember. You and Yoon Nayoung are done.
You have no clue how that meeting will go, isn't it?
This might actually be a good opportunity for you.
- I... - Shut your mouth and just come.
Your brother could end up with the short end of the stick.
I told your father I can't divorce you.
Instead, live as you wish. You can cheat on me all you want.
As long as it's not with that hick.
I'll be waiting here, so go ahead.
Let's go.
Come on in, Youngmin.
Have a seat.
You're really something... You should have told me!
I was shocked to see the DNA didn't match...
I apologize.
Must have surprised you as well?
- We'll do blood tests, so draw as much as you need. - Yes, Director.
This time we'll do it thoroughly, so let's see some bloodshed.
Your arms, please.
Where are you?
Listen well.
Minjae and his father just went in.
You know what that means, right?
Why aren't you answering me?
Yes, I know that well.
I know all too well what that means.
So I won't need to tell you what to do, right?
Ingi...
Please, do this for me.
Let go of Minjae now.
I beg you. Ingi...
Are you out of your mind? Minjae is your brother!
- I'll find a way to convince Minjae later. - Forgot that I still have a hidden card left?
I told him that Baek Ingi is my daughter.
- Just give up. - I'm gonna fight.
The only way he'll see me leave is if I decide to do it.
It's not going to work this time!
My sons are all sitting here, so this is for them.
It all depends on what the chairman's decision will be.
- Your mother... - Don't talk about her.
It's only natural that she'd be against this marriage.
And that's because...