[Episode 40]
Chairman Koo, you've always been a philanthropist,
but I see that your noblesse oblige extends to your sons as well.
I guess that's true.
Miss Kang Se-na.
How does it feel to be a real-life Cinderella?
People probably think I'm very fortunate.
But I've gotten to where I am...
with my own will and determination.
And I plan to keep running forward.
Kang Se-na!
[JH Group Emergency Press Conference]
This is my son.
Please congratulate these two on their engagement.
Father!
Manager Kang, go on and pose for the camera.
Hold on for a little bit longer.
You're doing this for the sake of the company.
This way please. Look over here.
[Son of a chaebol and his female employee's dramatic love story]
I've made an irreversible mistake.
But you'll always be my one true love.
Another woman might be standing next to me,
but I'll always remember the times we've spent together.
I'm sorry, Hyun-ah.
I'm so depressed!
Honey.
Good work, you can get going.
Yea, yea...
Come and sit down, Honey.
Honey, why did you do it?
Why did you change your mind?
And how could you do this to your son's wedding?
You don't have to know.
What?
I've noticed that you always have secrets...
when things start to get important.
You said the same thing to me when Song-ah's father died.
Why do you keep so many secrets from me?
If you can't trust your wife of 30 years,
who can you trust?
I don't even trust myself.
Honey...
I've never felt worse...
than I'm feeling right now.
I'm fortunate to have only two sons.
If I had any more, my life would be cut short.
Yea, okay.
I'm sure you have your reasons.
Go get some rest.
Let go of me!
Hey, Mo Hwa-kyung.
What do you think is the purpose of life?
Why are you contemplating things like that?
There are enough things to be worried about.
Right.
Death is knocking,
and I don't know what life is all about.
To send my precious son Kang-min...
away like this...
I didn't live my life the way I should have.
Honey, don't be like this.
Honey, Honey.
Honey...
She's getting married to the son of the JH Group,
and she betrayed us by not telling us about this.
I've been stabbed in the back before,
but I've never felt like this.
We're not getting anything out of this, are we?
What do you expect from her?
Se-na's no good.
My goodness...
Father.
I took my niece in and treated her like my own.
I gave up the best years of my life for her!
How can Se-na do this to me?
That traitor!
Ra-bong.
Yea, Mom?
Let's not deal with Se-na ever again.
Blood is thicker than water.
She's always been fickle,
so she might offer to help us out again.
Why do you still expect something from her?
Mom, don't you have any pride?
Is pride going to feed you?
If I cared about my pride,
you and I would've starved ages ago!
Why are you crying?
Why are you crying when your mother is alive and well?
I feel sorry for my mom.
You have a gentle heart because you take after me.
Come here.
Mom.
Isn't it warm in my embrace?
Yea.
But I'd rather be in the arms of a man.
Why, you...!
Have you been seeing boys behind my back?
You'll never get into college at this rate!
I can't help it that guys find me pretty.
What?
You come here.
You believe that?
They're lying when they tell you that you're pretty!
They should be telling you the truth!
That, rotten...!
Bring him here!
That lying crook!
Bring him here!
You're beating me again!
Seriously!
How can they say that you're pretty?
Why are you dating all of these liars?
That stupid girl!
Seriously...
Sis, are you okay?
Everything is in the eye of the beholder.
I should be thankful for what I still have.
I can always find another job.
Don't worry too much.
I'm not worried at all.
Because I know that you're a capable person.
Do you have faith in me?
Of course I do.
To me, you're the best!
A toast... to my life.
What do you want?
I have something to say to you.
Can you come out?
It's kind of late.
It's only 10pm.
Come out.
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
You'll find out when you get here.
Why did you call me out at this hour?
Didn't you see the article?
Judging from your expression, you definitely saw it.
Aren't you going to congratulate me?
Did you want to show off?
Yea.
More than anyone else,
I want you to congratulate me.
Am I asking for too much?
I think I'm going to leave now.
I can only imagine what it must be like for you.
Tell me that you're jealous of me.
Instead of denying it.
You're only making yourself look more pitiful.
Do you think I'm like you?
In my eyes, you're headed straight off of a cliff.
Rather than being jealous of you,
I'm anxious for you.
When are you going to stop acting like you're better than me?
I'm so sick of looking at your face!
How can you feel absolutely nothing in this situation?
People think that you're compassionate,
but they don't know any better.
You're a pain in my neck, you know that?
Does talking like that...
make you feel better?
What's wrong with my situation?
I'm not scared, I'm not afraid.
I trust that I'll get back up.
Really?
I'll make sure that I trample all over that hope you have.
Why do you treat me this way?
Your mother knows the answer to that question.
It was you?
Ever since you appeared,
my family's been destroyed.
Hyun-ah, my mom, Cha Gun-woo!
They're all connected to you, aren't they?
I admire your sense of imagination.
Is it so hard to accept that I'm better than you?
Is that why you're blaming me?
You're not related to any of it?
If you ever bring that up again,
I'll put you in jail for defamation!
Kang Se-na.
Face reality!
I'm the daughter-in-law of the JH Group now.
So treat me like one.
Try to eat more.
Losing your appetite is dangerous at your age,
so try to have some more.
It'd be weird for me to have an appetite right now.
Why?
Do you have something to say to me?
Didn't you go too far when you forced Jin Song-ah...
to reimburse the losses?
With what's happened to the director, they were left penniless.
This is like pushing someone off of the edge of a cliff.
Father, forcing Jin Song-ah to pay back the losses...
is a form of violence!
Isn't there anyone here that's on my side?
If you put it that way...
Honey, I'm always on your side.
If you're on my side,
why did you raise our sons this way?
Stop blaming Mom for everything.
Kang-min and I are much too old...
to blindly obey you, Father!
We're here to live our own lives now.
So don't expect us to follow in your footsteps.
Chairman.
Yea.
Did you sleep well?
I sleep well all the time.
That's why you must always seem so healthy.
There's still much to do,
so I hope you remain healthy.
Don't you worry about me.
Good to see you!
Stop clowning around!
You've changed.
Korea's very own Princess Diana,
Kang Se-na.
I don't want to hear you say my name.
Hey, give me a break.
I'm starting to worry about you.
If people change too rapidly,
they can die.
If you want to get married in peace,
follow me peacefully.
You are aware that the original USB from Jin Hyun-ah's incident...
is still in my hands?
I'll have to succeed if you want to continue to leech off of me.
Oh, Bingo!
I want to head back to my hometown.
I'll need one big amount from you.
I don't care for chump change.
How much do you need?
Promise me that you'll never show up in front of me again.
Of course.
I want to straighten my life, too.
Must we go through with this marriage?
Don't think that it's unfair.
I believe that we were meant for this.
That's nonsense!
When I see you do what you do,
you're definitely not normal.
I prefer you being honest like this.
Are you toying with me?
I won't expect you to love me.
But I'm not going to let you insult me!
If you can't get yourself to love me,
then marry me for the sake of the baby in my womb!
What did you say?
As long as it can't be Jin Hyun-ah,
you don't care who you marry, am I right?
So let's try our best to make this work.
[The person you have dialed is not available...]
Mom.
Do-joon, be careful.
Oh, my! Oh, no!
Why did she collapse again?
Do you think the lady will be alright?
That household is going through trouble after trouble!
Things should be getting better for them...
They must be cursed or something.
Mom, Mom.
I'm going to head to the hospita,l too.
Ra-bong, stop right there.
You've fallen for Do-joon, haven't you?
Mom, how did you find out?
You were calling out for him in your dreams last night,
and I couldn't even sleep!
Mom, it's our secret.
Depending on how you act.
Mom, I'll be right back.
The moment you leave that front gate,
you'll no longer be welcome in this house.
Do-joon, where did you get the money?
Let's keep this between us.
Is that okay with you?
Oh...
I had let my friends borrow some money,
and they paid me back.
Really?
Of course.
We're broke now,
but we used to be well-off.
If you didn't have that money, Mom would've been in trouble.
I'm sorry.
There you go again with that.
Oh, I forgot. Sorry...
Stop feeling sorry to your family members.
None of this is your fault.
Let's consider that everything we've been through...
was meant to be.
Why did you lose so much weight?
I wish someone was here to take care of my sister.
I'm sure it feels like you're walking in the dark.
You're probably afraid.
But if you keep walking,
you'll find your path.
I'll walk along your side.
I miss you.
[Resignation]
I'll take full responsibility for Jin Song-ah's mistake.
Please cancel the claim for the damages.
Not with your resignation.
Then what do I need to do?
Leave Korea.
Will you still take responsibility for Jin Song-ah?
Yes, I will.
How can you make such a decision...
without thinking about it at all?
Don't you care about your mother?
Are you sure you won't regret this?
I won't regret it.
That worthless child...
How can you do this to me?
Are you going to abandon your mother?
After everything I've gone through for you?
We can talk over the phone.
But you just got back!
I was so happy that you'd finally returned to me!
Mom, I'll be good to you.
Don't you know the best way to be good to me?
It's to show your face to your parents everyday!
I was afraid because you started to cry,
but I feel relieved that you still have your temper.
Kang-mo.
Don't worry about me.
I'm happy.
Kang-mo, it breaks my heart to think about you.
Hello?
This is the legal team at the JH Group.
The company would like to discuss the claim details,
so can you stop by the offices today?
Okay.
What does the legal team want?
None of your business.
Shouldn't you be thankful to me...
that the chairman cancelled the claim?
Why should I be?
I'm getting married this weekend.
The chairman and I are part of the same family now.
Oh, did you know that Chief Koo is headed to America?
You don't keep in touch with him?
I feel bad that I'm so happy...
while you're in such despair.
I'm not in despair.
I have my mom and Do-joon with me.
And you don't seem that happy to me.
Just admit that you're jealous.
Stop being childish!
I'm telling you as I see it.
The happiness you speak of...
resembles a sand castle.
[The number you have dialed is no longer in service...]
Yes, I'm Jin Song-ah.
What?
I didn't make the interview?
Could you tell me the reason?
What did you say?
Jin Song-ah has caused so much trouble at our company.
I guess I shouldn't hire her.
Of course not.
She has a bad habit of seducing her superiors as well.
I don't like her already.
I understand.
Thank you for the tip, Manager Kang.
I'm glad I was helpful.
What brings you here?
I don't care how busy you are,
shouldn't we get to know each other?
Are you upset?
Do I look like your friend?
How dare you talk to me like that!
It's what we'll need from your family.
You expect me to do all of this?
You expected to marry my precious son...
without paying your dues?
I thought your aunt runs a big restaurant in New York.
It's the least she can do for her niece, isn't it?
If you're not going to do it right,
don't do it at all!
Do it right the first time around!
People are already talking about how you're only a commoner,
so I expect you to pull your own weight.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Do you have a problem?
You're acting differently now.
You're the one who's hanging onto my son.
Mother!
Isn't it too early for you to call me that?
Do you have any idea what you've cost my family...
and the company?
I don't know how you convinced the old man,
but you're in my world now.
Are you threatening to give me a hard life?
You're smart, so I guess it's easy to explain things to you.
Even if you regret it,
you'll have no family to run back to.
So you'd better keep me happy.
Madam, I'm Kang Se-na!
So what?
I'm Mo Hwa-kyung!
[2 years later]
[National Winner/ Planner Commemoration]
How is everyone?
It's an honor to meet the female employees...
of our service business.
I heard that I was your role model?
Yes!
Thank you for the compliment.
I'll strive to make sure...
our company rewards those swho continue to work hard.
[Subtitles provided by MBC]
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