What?
Mi-ran, what trick are you pulling now?
Na-ri wouldn't do that.
Let's pick another day.
Kim Mi-ran! Mi-ran!
Ga-eun, Na-ri is my daughter.
Think I'd let you see her even once while I'm alive?
It's better not to live with such foolish expectations.
What brings the two of you here?
What happened?
Did you forget that today's my day with Na-ri?
And? You brought reinforcements to argue over that?
Stop being sarcastic and answer her.
She has the right to visits as the mother of the child.
The mother?
Think you have the right to even claim to be the mother?
What?
You JUST got divorced. Yet you brought this guy along here.
Don't you think that's funny?
Park Jung-woo!
So you kept Na-ri from me? And you'll continue doing that?
I will, so don't even dream about seeing Na-ri again.
I shouldn't have come with you. I made things worse.
No, he would've withheld Na-ri from me even if it weren't for you.
That's what those people are like.
I'll meet with a lawyer tomorrow and get some legal advice.
You have a right to meet with Na-ri.
You must be tired. I'll take you home.
There's somewhere I want to go. Can you take me?
This is the place?
I feel so frustrated.
Since I was young, I'd go to my father when I had a problem.
Getting things off my chest felt like the first step to solving it.
I'm sorry, Chairman Yoo.
Forgive me for being a coward and running away.
Why are you running away?
Secretary Kim.
You're moving to the countryside?
Yes. It worked out that way.
I wanted to say farewell to the chairman.
Please tell us the truth.
Are you going to live with the truth buried deep inside?
What reason could I have to hide anything anymore?
The day the chairman collapsed, he stopped by Madam Oh's boutique.
He came out with a large manila envelope.
He was deeply agitated and wanted to go to a nearby coffee shop.
A coffee shop?
Yes.
Whom did he meet there?
He met with Park Jung-woo.
What?
Are you sure it was Park Jung-woo?
All I did was drop off the chairman, but I heard him talking on the phone.
I'm certain.
Park Jung-woo's been bribing me with money so I couldn't tell you.
I'm sorry.
Where's that coffee shop? Where is it?
I told you everything I know on the phone. You won't find anything here.
Do you remember the faces of the men who met here that day?
Not really, I don't remember the faces of all the customers.
If you remember anything at all, please give me a call.
Please, this is important.
Sure thing.
Ah, after the guy was taken away by the paramedics,
I found some documents while clearing the room.
Documents?
They were all ripped up, envelope and all.
I thought they were trash and threw them away without reading them.
We almost found out why my father died and the truth about Park Jung-woo.
But turns out we're going in circles here.
Your father was conscious and in the hospital for a while afterwards.
Did he leave any last words for you?
He didn't. I think he feared I'd be too shocked.
Come to think of it, he regained his spirits some in the hospital.
But strangely, he suddenly passed away.
Did something shock him? Why did he leave so suddenly?
Suddenly?
Wait a minute, I think it was the night your father passed.
I'm sure.
What? What are you talking about?
Kim Mi-ran visited your father that day, didn't she?
Right?
Who? Kim Mi-ran?
Why would she visit my father?
I think you saw wrong.
No, I'm sure. It was her.
I was delivering some sushi rolls to you when I saw her leave the room.
I remember wondering why she was visiting at such a late hour.
That night...
Thank you for the food.
Dad, Dad!
Dad.
Dad!
Dad, please wake up.
Dad!
That's when he suddenly got worse.
You're saying Mi-ran was in my father's hospital room?
Yes, she rushed away like she was in a hurry.
Dad, it's not true, is it?
Jung-woo and Mi-ran may be scum,
but they wouldn't do that to a man who treated them like family.
No way...
Ga-eun, it's me. Just wondering how you're doing.
Did you get any sleep?
I'm about to leave for the hospital.
The hospital? Where your father stayed?
Yes.
I have to find out for myself if Mi-ran really came that day.
If yes, what did she look like as she was leaving?
I have to know.
Will they have security camera footage from the night he passed?
I have to go check.
Hold on, I'll go with you.
We'll go together.
No, don't come. I'm going alone.
Ga-eun.
What are you doing?
Ah, Chairman Maeng.
Do you have business with Director Ha? Then let's go in together.
No, it's fine.
Na-ri is my daughter. I gave birth to her.
She was born between Park Jung-woo and me.
You... you're Na-ri's mother?
Seven years ago, I confided in you about a man in my life, remember?
That was about Park Jung-woo, your son-in-law.
And the Na-ri that Ga-eun adores is my daughter.
Knowing all this, Ga-eun still refuses to divorce Jung-woo.
She won't give Na-ri back to me. Does that make any sense?
Please persuade her to get divorced at once, okay?
You'll do that for me, won't you?
It... it wasn't me.
I'm not the one who caused his death.
I just... I just told him the truth.
But if Ga-eun checks the security camera tapes...
No, I have to stop her.
Please help me.
The manager's on a business trip...
We keep the old tapes separate.
Please.
This could be important evidence as to why my father died.
I'll try to find it.
Thank you, thank you.
Here it is. The footage from that day.
Can we check it right now?
Sure, hold on.
Excuse me, I need to see old footage...
Ga - Ga-eun.
It was you?
What?
You caused my father's death!
Calm down. Calm down and listen to me -
- Yoo Ga-eun. - You're not even human.
- What? - How...
How could you cause my father's death?
You of all people.
Watch your mouth. It wasn't me.
What?
If this is about the security camera tapes, that's not enough to accuse me.
I just visited him after hearing that he collapsed.
Don't lie. What did you do to him?
He was getting better, so what caused his sudden death?
I can't believe this. You're accusing me of killing him?
I just told him the truth.
- The truth? - Yes, the truth.
About Jung-woo and me. About Na-ri being my daughter.
Not like I lied to him or stabbed him with a knife.
What?
You told my father all that?
Technically, this is all your fault.
If you had divorced Jung-woo, I wouldn't have gone to see your father.
You blame me when you're the one who said all that to a sick person?
If you'd given me Na-ri and signed the divorce papers,
I wouldn't have asked your father to persuade you to divorce.
I just asked for his help in dissuading you.
I asked him to persuade you.
You!
It's sad what happened to him, but he was on his deathbed anyway.
It's not my fault.
Shut your despicable mouth!
How - how could you cause my father's death?
After everything he did for you.
He raised you like a daughter, fed you and let you study abroad.
But you repay his good with evil!
Stop it. I didn't do anything.
Kim Mi-ran.
I just talked to him. I TALKED to him.
Words can't kill a person. I did nothing wrong.
Park Jung-woo's been bribing me with money so I couldn't tell you.
I'm sorry.
I told him about Jung-woo and me. About Na-ri being my daughter.
You two conspired to kill my father, is that it?
Dad.
'Dad, you knew everything?'
'You left knowing the whole truth?'
'I'm so sorry.'
'I was so clueless.'
'I knew that the truth about Na-ri would be too much for you.'
'I was relieved that you didn't know.'
But I had no idea how much you were suffering.
I never imagined that the shock killed you.
Dad.
Park Jung-woo. Kim Mi-ran. I'll never forgive you.
I'll pay you back for sure.
I don't care if I ruin my life while punishing you two.
Something happened, didn't it?
Sit.
Madam Oh, I know exactly who I am now.
I was a coward. I was afraid of the world.
Afraid I'd be abandoned, that I wouldn't be loved.
So I hid myself and tried to think of others first.
I put myself down and put myself in others' shoes.
All to make myself a 'nice' person. All to be loved.
I...
I never once did what I wanted.
I always held back and put others before me.
I thought I'd lose all worth if they viewed me as a bad person.
So I couldn't do anything even when they trampled me.
But I want to throw away that self of mine.
Please help me, Madam Oh.
You're already working so hard.
No, it's not enough. I want to be stronger NOW.
I want enough power to stand on my own.
Your call has been forwarded...
What happened? Did she make it to the hospital?
It's time for the meeting.
- Where are Julia and President Park? - They're here.
The chairman is very worried.
He doesn't know how long Dream Star will last with only one designer.
Getting an intern who will learn from me is one thing.
I don't understand how you can choose a new designer through a contest.
Let's make this contest a form of advertising.
And under the pretense of choosing a new designer,
we'll pick a few new graduates to be interns...
The decision has already been made. We have orders from the chairman.
The reality is that Julia is insufficient to make Dream Star into a megabrand.
Not to mention all the problems caused as well.
What title will be given to the designer who wins the contest?
I assume she'll be Julia's assistant.
No, the designer will be co-head designer alongside Julia.
She'll help lead the design team.
Co-head designer? That's preposterous.
You want me to work with some unknown designer on equal ground?
We've had enough harmful side effects from having one head designer.
We presume that better designs will be produced out of competition.
This is to better Dream Star. Please accept it.
Manager Maeng, what's the judging process?
Tomorrow's the deadline.
For a month the portfolios will be screened on 3 levels.
Dream's fashion design team's scores will account for 40%,
Julia and Star Fashion's will be 40%,
and a random panel of judges will make up 20%.
Those numbers will add up to the final score.
In other words, Julia, you'll be practically handpicking the winner.
Please follow our decision and create no more discord.
Fine, I'll do that.
Are you okay with this?
Whoever's chosen will have as much authority as you do.
Don't worry. I won't lose to whoever it'll be.
I'll have my way, whether it's work or my family.
Do you have a plan?
Just trust me.
Just in time. Dinner's ready.
Please sit, Mother.
What have you been working on for hours?
Because Na-ri hates onions, I diced it and put it in mini tuna cakes.
For everyone else, I made hot spicy meat stew.
It was good beef. It should taste good.
You saying you made all this?
No one helped you and you didn't buy everything?
You hate store-bought food.
I made it with a recipe I got online. It was quite easy.
I hope it tastes alright. How is it?
Good. Just a little salty.
It is? Give it here.
Mother, eating salty isn't good for your health.
We could water the stew down or you could just eat the side dishes.
No, no. It's fine.
I'll be nice and just eat it.
Call everyone to dinner. Let's eat.
Your call has been forwarded...
She's not picking up.
She's not?
Already a stumbling block for our plan to lease the clothing stores.
Don't worry, Mister Cho.
I'll do whatever I can to get a store from Mi-ran.
This stew's not easy to make. You did it yourself?
Of course, Jung-hee.
Na-ri, have some mini tuna caks. They're good.
Okay, Mom.
Acts like a know-it-all when she can't tell the difference
between homemade food and store-bought food.
Housework's easier than I thought.
You did well, dear.
With work and everything, when did you find time to cook?
I'm a housewife before I'm a designer.
I'm a wife, a daughter-in-law and a mother.
I have to do my duties.
By the way, honey.
Yeah?
Did Ga-eun call you today, by any chance?
Ga-eun? No, why?
Did she say something about Na-ri?
No, she didn't. I was just wondering.
I was worried she'd demand us to bring her Na-ri.
You've completed your designs for the contest?
Yes.
Leave them here.
You have a lot to prepare if you're gonna leave tomorrow.
I'll have Mrs. Yoon submit this before the deadline.
Okay.
I'll be here in the morning.
Remember, your excuse is the Milano collection.
Make sure that's what you tell your family.
Yes, ma'am.
Aren't you afraid?
Don't you fear where I might take you?
No, I'm no longer afraid of anything.
I see your firm resolve.
Fine, then cut all ties with family, friends and acquaintances.
- Excuse me? - Set aside your life for a month...
and come stay with me.
'Mom, I'm following Madam Oh for the Milano collection.'
'It'll take about a month. Don't worry if you can't reach me.'
Mom. Young-eun.
I'll come back a changed woman.
What?
You're going to Milano for a month?
Why all of a sudden?
It just happened.
I'm glad I got a chance to tell you. I was afraid I wouldn't have time.
I'll take you to the airport. What time is your flight?
- I'll go to you... - No, don't do that.
I'm already at the airport.
Then I'll go to the airport. There's time until your flight, right?
I'm worried about what happened yesterday.
I just want to see you. I'll go right now.
No. I'm in front of the gate.
In a month...
Take care for a month.
Ga-eun.
Thank you for everything.
Goodbye.
Ga-eun! Ga-eun!
'Thank you for everything'?
Like we'll never see each other again.
The Ha Jae-bum coupon book.
'Eat lunch together.' 'Be your drinking buddy.'
'Take a walk together.'
You're here. Are you ready?
Yes, ma'am.
ONE MONTH LATER
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