"Episode 29" " Did you call the doctor?" " Yes, Ma'am." "He said he just left home and is headed here." "Thank you." "Why don't you go wait in her room?" "It's all right." " But it will take a while." " All right." "You can go home." "I'll talk with the doctor in charge and then follow you." " You go home." " Honey." "I'm responsible for this, so I'll handle it." "If you do that, it will only complicate things even more." "They're still thinking she's some distant relative or friend of mine here." "But if you keep showing up around here, people will talk." "What?" "She might never regain her consciousness." "And if anything happens, I'm the only one who can take care of her." "Leave that to me, too." "You should think about Minjae." "We should let him meet her, too." "If there's really no hope." "Why are you acting like this?" "Why do you think he never asked a thing, despite knowing she was his mother?" "You're acting even worse than him..." "No." "You're just thinking of yourself." "Just go home." "What will you tell Minjae, if Yang Insuk dies?" "I told you, didn't I?" "He's never going to ask about her again." "Minjae's a clever boy." "He knows how much I love him." "Would he risk losing all that?" "You don't really know how losing someone you love feels." "Minjae has known it for a long time." "That I wasn't his real mother." " There is no way he found out." " He knew." "Then, are you telling me he's been hiding the fact that he knew all this time?" "Yes." " And how do you know that?" " Because I'm a mother." "Minjae's mother." "Because, you know..." "I can judge what he's thinking just by hearing him sigh." "Because I'm his mother." "Because I am his mother." "When did you find out?" "That I wasn't your real mother." "Mom!" "I said I don't need to know." "Why you're not my real mother, and had to raise me instead for all these years." "I don't want to know any of that." "It's me." "Nayoung." "What's wrong with your voice?" "Don't worry." "I've already moved the elders to the nursing home, and I'll pack up and leave in the morning." "Did you hang up?" "No..." "I was just thinking." "Don't worry." "I'm really leaving." "Just live there." "I'll have them take off the stickers." "I said just keep living there." "Let's hang up." "I'm busy packing." "I said live there!" "I just wanted to hear your voice." "You know that we never get to talk." "But all you do is bring up that damn house?" " Nayoung." " Forget it." "Live there or not, do as you wish." "Is she critical?" "We're not sure yet, as she hasn't woken up from the anesthesia." "But was the surgery successful?" "Because the tumor had metastasized too much, we couldn't fully remove it." "I'm sorry." "We should have acted a little earlier." "But we must save her..." "Yang Insuk can't die!" "I'm glad you came, Minjae." "Really glad." "Hypocrisy?" "!" "Yes..." "Must feel like a cat worrying about mice, me being concerned about Yang Insuk." "I'll just ask you one thing." "Go ahead." "Why someone who tried to kill Yang Insuk is now so desperate to save her?" "That's what you're curious about, isn't it?" "Am I wrong?" "That's right." "What do you think she felt all these years?" "And me?" "She and I will have nothing left, if you take Minjae out of the picture." "He is the very reason why we go on living." "You still don't get it?" "What I mean is that there is nobody who can understand me better than she does, and nobody understands her better than I do." "We laugh and cry for the same reasons." "And it's for the same reasons that we despise and love each other." "I'll save her at all cost." "Because if she dies, I will die with her." "You really think that saying that will make you feel less guilty?" " Nobody is trying to blame you here." " Yes!" "I'm sure you wouldn't care either way." "Because no matter who's the mother, you'll still remain Minjae's father." "Minjae." "Want me to bring you something to drink?" "Go back to her room, I'll be staying here." "I just wish she was someone running that cafe down the street." "I wish it was a faint memory I kept inside me." "The lingering thought that I had a mother, and she was living somewhere out there." "So that, from time to time, I could wonder what kind of person she was, and cherish those memories." "Just sit there." "Minjae." "I'm the one to blame." "What could possibly be different between me and my father?" "It's not your father's fault." "I'm responsible for all this." "Go home." "I will watch over her from now on." "Minjae." "Your father didn't even know that Yang Insuk was pregnant with you." " I deceived him, and..." " It was Dad who abandoned her." " I told you that it's not it!" " Would you want me to do the same?" "I almost abandoned my mother, just like he did once." "I was terrified." "By the thought I might fall out of favor with Dad, and be forgotten by Grandpa." "I thought of my cousins every time Grandpa treated me with such affection." "I was terrified that one day I would be forgotten by him, just like them!" "Minjae..." "You will succeed your father and inherit control of Atlantic Group." "I said I don't want to live like my father!" "Just go, Mom." "Don't make me want to hate you, too." "So just go." "Minjae..." "You can't enter this room!" "Didn't you sleep?" "You left her there alone?" "Who, Yang Insuk?" "Minjae is there by her side." " Minjae is there?" "!" " I told him to stay." "Thought that if she wakes up and sees him, it'd make her happy." "You..." "It's what Minjae wanted." "So just let him do it." "Answer it..." "It could be from the hospital." "Hello?" "Aunt, I'm Heejeong." "Who?" "Ahh...." "Heejeong." "It's Heejeong." "Youngdae's daughter." "How can I help you, Heejeong?" "They want you and uncle to come to Gahwedong." "Gahwedong?" "Grandpa is back." "Heejeong, what are you waiting for?" "Come help me." "What are you doing?" "Get changed." "Your father is back in Seoul." "Aigoo..." "Mother, just take a break." "Heejeong, come on." "Give it here, Grandma." "Cut them nicely." "Don't just do it here and there." "Yes, Grandma." "Aigoo..." "It's so nice being home again." "Because of those damn waves in Ulsan, I couldn't get any sleep." "Last night I slept like a child." "You did?" "That's good to hear." "I've had a good night of sleep myself, and I feel reborn." "First you tell me you were so worried about Dad, you couldn't get any sleep..." "You really..." "You need to rinse them inside as well!" "You're old enough to get married, when will you ever learn?" "!" "At your age, I never had to ask anyone to prepare your father's breakfast." "I all did it myself." "Right..." "When it comes to that, your mother is great." "Don't you worry, Mother." "I'll take good care of you two." "Are we really moving here?" "Stop worrying, I won't ask you to do the chores." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Ehh..." "Nayoung is really something." "The moment Father leaves for Ulsan, she forgets about the chores?" "I asked you where you're moving." "If not me, who will ever take care of this big house?" "Ehh..." "I'll just have to make a sacrifice." "Who ever asked you to do that?" "Mother..." "Don't treat me like some narrow-minded brat." "Is it your fault that Youngdae was sent to prison?" "I've made up my mind not to resent anyone." "It's getting colder by the day..." "I wonder if he caught a cold." "Don't even think of saying something silly in your father's presence." "If you tell him you won't run the company, you'll really get him angry." "My uncle's impulsive nature is to blame for all this, but he's a simple man." "You can just run the company for a while and then give it back to your father." "It's a blessing in disguise, after all." "Now your father has to hang from your lips." "We loaded all the big packages." "I'll be right there." "Can you really go without leaving any contact numbers on the door?" "You even changed your phone number, what if someone is looking for you?" "It's all right." "I'm sure the chief is curious where you'll move to..." "If you've made up your mind, can't be helped." "Hurry up and let's go." "Dad." "What Nayoung said is right." "I'll forget everything and have a fresh new start." "It's a good idea, isn't it?" "Dad." "Come on, Jeongsuk!" "We'll be here all day, at this rate." "Have some patience." "Think leaving home is that easy?" "Aigoo..." "I'm freezing in here, uh?" "Let's go." "Aren't you eating?" "It feels empty without Youngdae." " What will you do, Youngjun?" " He will follow your wishes." "And my folks at home promised they won't interfere if he decides to run the company." "That's good to hear." "Go ahead and eat." "Youngmin." "You take over Youngdae's post." "Father, that's..." "And take good care of the shipyard." "Yes, Father." "Youngshik, what did you say you were doing?" "I'm busy with a few projects here and there." "Wrap it all up and go work under Youngmin as Director of Planning." "Chairman!" "Mijin, didn't you want that department store?" "Yes, Dad." "I..." "Chairman!" "So you're giving it to me, Dad?" " Instead, you better wake up." " Chairman." "The broth will get cold!" " So just start..." " Also, Nayoung." "Yes, Father." "You take care of Atlantic's distribution branch." "What?" "Congrats." "The gallery is now part of the distribution branch." "And I've also added our new cultural foundation." "Chairman!" " The gallery is fruit of Aeri's efforts..." " As for Aeri, stay home and do the chores." "How can you trap someone like her at home?" "!" "Let's eat." "My husband is as good as screwed, all right." "His brother took away his vice-chairman seat from him, and he had to take all the blame." "Nobody is shedding a single tear for him." "I can't believe it..." "Didn't he bring it upon himself?" "He brought it upon himself?" "!" "Who provoked General Nam in the first place?" "My husband is just a victim like yours." "All he's got are leftovers of what Youngmin didn't take, think he's enjoying it?" "Then again, Yoon Nayoung is the only winner here." "But at least you gained control of Gahwedong." "Think I came here on purpose?" "I'll have to pester Father from up close, if I want my husband to be released." " Listen." " What?" "The only solution is you and me joining forces, and dealing with Yoon Nayoung once and for all." "You've got a point." "That lowly little tramp is trying to hog everything for herself?" "!" "Really..." "How can he let Youngshik join the company?" "He could have thrown some pennies around and sent him to the States." " Tell me about it, Mother." " And the same goes for Mijin." "I mean, becoming a department store's president at her age?" "!" "Don't worry about your daughter, I'll take good ca..." "Daughter, my ass!" "Just what I was thinking, Mother." "So he suddenly pesters me to come back here, and just to say that?" "!" "I'm not going to get involved with the company from now on." "Even if the group is split in half, it's still united as one." "So always discuss things and work together." " Is that clear?" " Yes, Father." "Why aren't you answering me?" "You still feel bitter about it?" "You little..." " It's not because of that woman." " Then?" "Keep it up..." "Hyung." "If you don't take over, Atlantic Group will forever be divided." "Hyung." "I'll give it a try." "Go ahead and bite the hand that feeds you." "The number you have dialed is not in service..." "Hello?" "It's Yoon Nayoung." "Did Yang Insuk regain her consciousness?" "I'm sorry, Ma'am." "My son Minjae..." "All right." "Thank you." "How did it go?" "Just worry about work." "From here on in, you're Atlantic Group's owner." "Your father announced it in everyone's presence." "Don't worry about Minjae and just leave this all to me." "Congratulations, Kim Youngmin." "You've finally fulfilled your wishes?" "!" "But be careful." "Take one false step, and an endless abyss will be waiting for you." "Ajumma." "It's me." "Minjae." "Say something." "What did you say?" "What did you just say, Mom?" "Mom..." "Speak to me, uh?" "Say something, Mom." "Re....member me, Minjae?" "Back when you were little..." "Yes." "Yes..." "Of course I do." "I remember it all." "When you asked me how to get to Lincoln Tunnel, and when you bought me a hamburger to thank me." "I remember it all." "But you didn't know who I was..." "You didn't feel like a stranger, for some reason." "Then I should have told you earlier." "That I'm your mother." "And that I'm the one who gave birth to you." "Don't cry, Mom." "From now on, I'll take care of you." "So that nobody will bring you harm." "I'll protect you." "Minjae..." "Yes, Mom." "You must not resent me." "I..." "I didn't abandon you." "I know." "I know what Dad did to you." "I was scared of dying." "But now it's all right." "Since you've called me Mom." "Since my son is now watching over me." "Mom." "Wh..." "What's wrong with you, Mom?" "Mom..." "Look at me." "Mom..." "Mom!" "Gi..." "Give me a hug, Minjae." "Someone..." "Please come here!" "Quick!" "I..." "I said give me a hug!" "Mom." "Mom..." "Mom, don't die on me." "Please!" "I told you I'd be by your side..." "Mom..." "Mom!" "Mom, don't die." "Mom..." "Mom." "Please get out." "150 joule." "200." "No, wait..." "No, Mom." "Mom..." "Mom!" "Mom..." "Mom!" "Mom..." "Mom..." "Mom." "Doctor." "Did anything happen to Yang Insuk?" "I'm sorry." "Minjae." "Minjae. stop." "Stay away!" "My mother is not dead." "Breathe, Mom." "Breathe..." "I said breathe!" "This way." "We'll have you use the chairman's office for the time being." "Ohh, it's me." "What?" "All right." "No need to come here." "I'll handle it." "Vice-chairman." "Wait a moment." "Don't touch her." "Minjae." "I will help you." "Minjae..." "She'll want to be alone with me." "You understand?" "They moved." "Do you know where they moved to, by any chance?" "No idea." "Wait a moment, Director." "He said she moved, but nobody knows where to." "Then, I guess it can't be helped." "Director, she said you should just come back." "All right." "I'll ask around a little more and leave." "Still, she's a good person." "Who would ever turn down money, these days?" "What?" "She was always so kind to me..." "I wonder why I even bothered doing that." "What?" "If only I hadn't seen that diary," "I would have never thought of running away." " Kang Jungu " " Hyejin " "My father is not a murderer!" "He died in an accident!" "You bastard!" "But then I suddenly started hating her." "Her kindness drove me insane." "The world is too much of a scary place to live like that." "No..." "The world is filled with evil." "And that is why my parents abandoned me that way." "Take a look around you." "Ever seen kind people make it big in life?" "It's wicked people like Yoon Nayoung that succeed instead." "Same goes for me." "Whenever I begin to let my guard down, I'm reminded of my parents." "And then I start burning inside once again." "I tell myself that I should spare no punches, that I should succeed and find those people." "Find them, and finally see those who had the guts to abandon me." "See how they'll react when I tell them who I am, the daughter they abandoned." "So is that why you wanted to give her that money?" "Because you wanted to know who your real parents were?" "If she knew, she would have told me already." "If they knew their daughter was a star, they would have come already, begging me to forgive them, throwing all sort of excuses at me." "Ingi." "Just forget them." "First, I'll have to defeat Yoon Nayoung." "Because if I kneel down before her, it will mean the end for me." "Ingi..." "You like Minjae for real." "So at least for his sake, stop all this." "She's not the kind of woman who will quit just because I gave up on Minjae." "She'll have to trample on me until my very last breath to be satisfied." "I'm sure she's not that bad a person." "You don't know." "What that woman is capable of." "But I understand her more than anyone." "Because we're exactly the same." "Atlantic Group's trials are far from over." "And that is because nobody can predict what the investigation will focus on next." "There is a possibility that the chairman might be their next target." "And that is what we must avert at all cost." "That is the very reason why I took over the group." "I have full confidence in you all." "Betray that confidence in any way, and you will be held responsible." "That was impressive, Vice-chairman." "The chairman has long waited for this day." "What did you want to see me for?" "Stop wasting your time." "What else did you want that clueless little tramp to dig up?" "I'm sure you already know what I want." "Ahh...." "Yoon Nayoung's past." "Turns out it's got quite the price tag." "What is it that you want?" "Like you wouldn't know." "Is there anything I lack?" "If it's money, I'm second to none." "I barely managed to make up with my husband." "I'm in no position to have any affair." "I hear that Kim Youngmin has become vice-chairman?" "You shouldn't really laugh it off that way." "Like getting laid is all you wanted from me." "Park Deokseong can't be that naive." "I wanted to get into politics." " Politics?" "!" " Wouldn't I need a solid background to do that?" "Divorce." "If you want to have me." " That wouldn't be hard." " You mean that?" "Kim Youngjun was never the man for you." "He wasn't Nam Aeri's style to begin with." "It's not like you are any better." "I'm not the kind of man who interferes in his wife's life." "As long as you check all your dirty affairs at the door..." "Thank you!" "Start by going at Yoon Nayoung's throat." "It might help change my mind, you know..." "Set up a meeting with General Nam." "I'll foot the bill." "My..." "These gloves are really something!" "What did they put inside them?" "!" "They're so warm my hands will never feel cold again." "Wear them as well." "You need to wash them barehands if you want to take off the dirt." "Will gloves work?" "!" "Think of your hands." "If she doesn't want to, just give them to me." "A second pair won't hurt." "You foolish old hag..." "I'm going to hug you." "Minjae." "I'll be by your side." "Come here, Minjae." "Minjae." "Let's... never separate again." "I suggest you take a DNA test, to see whose son Minjae really is." "How did Baek Ingi find out?" " She was called and..." " You mean that Minjae called her?" "Then, you should have told me first!" "I'm sorry, President." "Call me when she leaves." "Wicked little tramp..." "It's me." "How is Minjae?" "Don't worry." "He's hanging in there." "You can't imagine how dignified he looked." "Seeing him handle that wake all by himself, I realized he's now all grown up." "Does he, like, need anything?" "Nothing." "Yes, nothing." "What would you come here for?" "What if people see you?" "Just leave it to Minjae, let him handle it himself." "What will you do?" "I need to watch over him." "And there's all the funeral procedures." "I should help him." "Don't worry." "I can just sleep in the car." "Yes." "I suggest you take a DNA test." "She doesn't even have relatives?" "Was she alone?" "I don't really know, either." "Other than the fact that she gave birth to me." "If I knew this would happen," "I would have called her Mother a lot earlier." "But now you're here for her." "If there is truly such a thing as the human spirit, by now your mother must be looking at you, brimming with joy." "I don't really know what to do." "Where to bury her..." "I don't know a thing." "Where she's from, if she had any relatives..." "I know nothing." "Try to ask your father." "Shouldn't he know?" "I'm sure he's relieved now." "Minjae." "Since she'd always been a thorn in his side." "He must have loved her just as much as he loves you." "If he had, would he have abandoned her?" "We're talking about the man who abandoned my mother when she was pregnant!" "What did you give birth to me for?" "Why bring me into the world, if my father never wanted me?" "President!" "I'm sorry." "Forgive me, Insuk." "I wanted to give Minjae back to you..." "Get out." "Minjae." "Ajeosshi." "Let's go." "Fine..." "Let's see you in the afterlife." "You, Minjae and me together." "Let's do that, Insuk." "Right..." "I'm glad you came." "He'll be out soon." "Wait for him, and then spread Yang Insuk's ashes yourself." "What are you doing?" "I said go spread her ashes." "Don't regret it later." "Minjae..." "Minjae..." "Honey!" "How can Minjae do this to me?" "Who raised him all these years?" " let's just bury her somewhere." " Why would you let this opportunity go?" "That's why it's an opportunity." "To make my father wake up." "The atmosphere within the group is quite tense." "Let me go!" "She sold you off for twenty long years!" "And used you to blackmail me countless times!" "I can't stand looking at him anymore." "I'm going to provide for myself from now on." "Where is Minjae?" "That little fool is ruining my life!" "But without me, my father might abandon her." "Look at me straight in the eyes." "I said look at me!" "I'll give you time to make that choice." "You're not scaring me."