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Ha Neul. How did you know I was here?

Don't tell me you came to see her at this hour.

Young Chae went to her place.

Her place?

She's at our Yangpyeong villa. What are you talking about?

No, I mean...

she is at her own place.

Her own...

Right. That's my boy.

We must call that girl Young Chae now.

We just have to drill that into our heads.

Goodness, I'm running on fumes. Let's go inside and talk.

Actually...

There's something more pressing.

- What? - You must handle this yourself.

Why? Is there another fire to put out?

I'll explain on the way. Let's go now.

Go where?

(Episode 22)

(The Crown Capital)

You said Young Chae was here.

I just got to the Yangpyeong Villa.

She went to the Villa.

That girl has completely lost her mind.

Did she really tell Han Hye Ra that she's Joo Young Chae?

It's not entirely Young Chae's fault.

Then whose fault is it?

She fell for that loser Park Kyung Shin...

and gave up everything for him.

She's the one who handed it all over herself!

You're right, Young Chae started it.

She was wrong to use her friend Cha Jung Won,

and try to steal her talent. But...

But what?

Even when she fails you, you have to support her...

- She's pathetic. - But she's still your daughter.

Is that all she is? Pathetic?

She lost to Cha Jung Won.

My daughter.

To see that worthless girl join the Kunhyang Family...

Do you think I'm enjoying this?

She's not upset that she lost her place...

as Kunhyang's daughter-in-law.

She feels like you and I abandoned her.

She's so weak.

Thinking that way is what makes her weak.

I told her over and over to be patient for a little while,

but she couldn't and just blew it up? Why?

If she's patient for a little while,

do you plan on putting Young Chae back in her rightful place?

Of course. She's my daughter.

But only when she's worthy of being my daughter,

can she enjoy everything that comes with that title.

And what does it take to be worthy?

To be the daughter you want her to be?

- Stronger, more vicious, more... - More!

Does Young Chae have to become more evil?

Whatever it takes for her to survive.

If she can have more, enjoy more, and climb higher,

then whatever it takes.

That's enough.

I get it now.

Stop it, Mom.

Hey!

Tell everyone who you really are! I can't take it anymore!

I hate you even more than Mom.

How can you defend Jung Won...

who stole your sister's life?

I told you, she didn't steal it.

You gave it away yourself, like an idiot.

You've made a mess so tangled it can't be undone.

Cha Jung Won, this is all your fault.

I'm not letting it end like this.

I will take back everything that was stolen from me.

No.

Cha Jung Won...

You're going to end up in the gutter.

Eat this later if you get hungry.

My grandma used to say, "Those who seek to live shall die,"

"but those who are ready to die shall live."

Chef, are you psychic?

"Ready to die?"

How ridiculous.

I'm going to survive, no matter what!

What did you say?

You're saying you're not marrying Joo Ha Neul?

Goodness. Is something wrong with my ears?

I must be hearing things.

You came after so long, slept like a baby,

ate a delicious meal, and now you're spouting nonsense?

Did you have a fight with Mr. Hiccups?

That's enough.

Why are you dropping a bombshell on us now?

I was wrong.

It was all a lie.

What?

What's gotten into her?

This seems fine, though.

What lie?

Cat got your tongue?

CEO Joo and I never dated,

let alone got engaged.

Then why did CEO Joo buy me those shoes?

Why did he treat me like his father-in-law?

I asked him to lie for me.

Why would you do a thing like that?

You really approved of CEO Joo.

You just assumed he was going to be your son-in-law,

so I couldn't bring myself to correct you.

And that made you lie?

And what does that make CEO Joo?

What does that make us for falling for your lie?

Are we a joke to you?

- I'm sorry. - It's all right. I'm fine.

While you're at it, why don't you come clean about everything?

That you're marrying some rich heir who's better than Mr. Hiccups.

Stop it.

I can't even think straight now. Who could it be this early?

- It's been a long time. - What are you doing here?

If you have a moment,

I'd like to speak with you.

I have nothing to say to you.

Who was that? Why turn someone away at the door?

He looks familiar.

- You have Cha Ki Beom's number? - Yes, Chairman.

Tell him I'll be waiting at the cafe next door.

Who was that?

You don't need to know.

Jung Won,

we'll talk more about this later.

What is it?

I need to ask you a favor.

So, Chairman Gong has five villas to her name?

Yes. The most secluded ones are...

- Namyangju and Yangpyeong. - Have you sent people there?

What's the hold-up?

I'm investigating through faster and more discreet channels.

I'll be expecting results.

Ma'am, there's one more thing.

It appears Chairman Jin is at Cha Ki Beom's residence now.

Because of Cha Jung Won,

he went to see Cha Ki Beom?

In person?

Ha Neul?

You even know the passcode?

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here? Did you know Noh Min Gu...

would be here?

It's a long story.

You're just getting here now?

Chairman Gong almost caught me. I thought I was a goner!

I stopped her before she could get to you.

No wonder.

But now,

I feel like I'm going to be beaten to death or die from exhaustion.

Come on, you need to help me out.

Shut your mouth.

The person you have reached is unavailable.

Please leave a message after the tone.

Where's Young Chae?

Where has she been all night? Why won't she answer her phone?

Wait, Young Chae's at Chairman Gong's?

Noh Min Gu barged in last night, and it really spooked her.

Why would she call you and not me?

She probably only wanted to show her best side to her fiance.

But that bastard Noh Min Gu, what was he doing here?

Didn't he work with Cha Jung Won to have Park Kyung Shin locked up?

That's right.

But...

he says he escaped.

From where?

He won't say.

- Darn that bastard! - Calm down.

That bastard. I've tried all night but he won't talk.

If he helped kidnap Park Kyung Shin, we should turn him in to the police.

You know we can't involve the police.

A scandal about Park Kyung Shin's kidnapping right before the wedding?

So we're just going to let that bastard walk?

I plan to send him abroad. Young Chae asked me to.

If anyone deals with him, it'll be me.

Young Chae is my woman.

It's been a long time.

- It's been well over 20 years. - Just get to the point.

The sight of your face makes me sick.

You, me, and Hye Ra.

No. I'm not here to discuss Young Sun...

Shut up!

How dare you even say her name!

Cha Jung Won.

Do you know what your daughter is doing?

What's that supposed to mean?

While completely hiding the fact that she's your daughter,

she's been impersonating Joo Young Chae...

who's about to be my daughter-in-law,

Joo Young Chae?

You mean her ridiculously rich friend?

I heard they were friends back in high school.

I believe that's correct.

But that's not all.

She conspired with an ex-boyfriend...

and kidnapped a model named Park Kyung Shin.

What? Am I hearing things?

Shall we go, Ms. Jo Mi Hyang?

My apologies, but I won't be able to escort you home.

Wait, hold on!

Can we... I mean,

could we speak for a moment?

My Jung Won and her rich friend, that Joo Young Chae, whatever.

No, that little...

No. That she pretended to be...

Is it true, what he said...

about Jung Won impersonating her friend?

I mean... Is it true?

And what's all this about kidnapping a boyfriend?

What's that about?

Please, you can speak freely.

What's with that guy?

He's not telling me a single thing that matters.

Why would my Jung Won ever do something like that?

Forget it!

My Jung Won impersonated her rich friend?

What, kidnapping?

Say something that makes sense if you want me to listen.

You put her up to it, didn't you?

- What? - Like father, like daughter.

Don't you dare insult my daughter again!

This is why you don't treat lowlifes with any respect.

What?

You put Jo Mi Hyang's daughter on your family register, didn't you?

I guess people become similar over time.

Does that mean Cha Jung Won...

has a murderer's blood in her veins too?

Jin Tae Seok, it was you.

You framed me for murder, didn't you?

All so you could have Han Young Sun for yourself!

- I had fun. - You did?

Do you like your teddy bear?

Have you ever done this before?

Hold on tight.

Dad!

Are you okay, Su A? Are you hurt anywhere?

It's okay. Come here.

What kind of driving was that?

Get out of the car!

Get out now!

I said, get out!

- All this noise. - What's this guy's problem?

Just my luck.

I apologize for the disturbance.

- This should be enough, right? - You think money solves everything?

You almost hit my daughter!

Not enough for you?

Here.

Who do you think I am, you punk!

- Dad. - Darn it.

I treat you like a human once, and you think we're equals.

Unbelievable.

You, give me a proper apology.

And not by throwing your money around.

Hey, this guy's completely lost it.

Maybe you need a beating. You son of a gun!

You pull one more stunt, and I'm not holding back.

Mr. Joo.

Let's get going.

Where have I seen that guy before?

- Gosh, darn it. - Dad!

Oh, Su A.

She's living with a lowlife like him?

Kunhyang Group.

CEO Jin Tae Seok.

Why would a big shot like you...

come all the way here to visit me?

- Han Young Sun... - You mean Su A's mother?

Han Young Sun will no longer be Su A's mother,

and she won't be living with you anymore either.

Han Young Sun has decided to be my woman.

What the heck are you talking about?

Since when is my wife your woman?

Han Young Sun was always my woman to begin with.

You've leeched off me long enough.

So just serve your time quietly and disappear.

And take Jo Mi Hyang with you.

Leeched off you?

Did you give money to Jo Mi Hyang?

Unless you want to lose your daughter Su A, as well,

you'd be wise to listen to me.

Don't you ever come near my house again.

And keep my daughter Jung Won's name out of your mouth.

Why don't you let go so we can talk?

And tell Han Young Sun to stop coming around!

I'm impersonating Joo Young Chae?

And what's all this about a kidnapper?

I was so shocked, I thought I was going to pass out.

They say I kidnapped Kyung Shin?

Right! Park Kyung Shin was the name.

So when the Chairman mentioned Cha Jung Won,

did he actually mean Joo Young Chae?

Honey!

- Did you two have a fight? - Get inside.

Just you, Jung Won.

I want a straight answer.

The name of the friend you're living with now is Joo Young Chae?

It's Joo Young Chae's house, that's right.

But I'm not living with her.

If you're not living together, then where is she?

Paris.

She took off with a guy.

So you've been going around pretending to be her?

That's ridiculous.

Why would our Jung Won do something so stupid?

Why can't you answer me?

Just once.

So she did do it.

It was Young Chae's idea of a joke.

To her friends who know her as Victoria Shin,

the ones who studied abroad,

she said my name was Joo Young Chae.

Why would she pull such a stunt?

Because I'm so pathetic and insignificant.

I never blatantly pretended to be her.

It's just that other people...

mistook me for her or got the wrong idea.

Then what about this Park Kyung Shin guy?

Are you involved in this whole kidnapping thing?

He's Young Chae's boyfriend.

He's the guy she went to Paris with.

Then why call it a kidnapping? And why did your name come up?

I guess Young Chae's telling people her name is Cha Jung Won.

What's she trying to pull?

Because I'm easy to take advantage of,

and because I'm a pushover.

It's all...

because I'm a failure as a father.

Don't say that.

Joo Young Chae, she's the awful one here.

(Vice Chairman Han Hye Ra)

I can't believe Jung Won would tell such an outrageous lie.

I never would have imagined it.

To hide one lie, she had to tell another,

and now she's trapped in a web of lies...

she can't escape. That's Cha Jung Won.

Ha Neul said the same thing.

He said it was like quicksand.

Like a mire you can never escape once you fall in.

It's Ripley's Syndrome.

Ripley's Syndrome...

This goes beyond her just being a simple liar.

She might not even remember...

that she was lying in the first place.

Why do you think she ended up like that?

Because she wants to be more, but reality won't let her.

And eventually,

she must have wanted to be like you.

So I was the cause of it all.

I'm the one who made Jung Won feel small...

and crushed her self-esteem.

It's not your fault, my dear. It's that Cha Jung Won herself...

couldn't accept who she was.

I'm so sorry.

I just keep causing all these problems.

You have such a good heart.

Instead of resentment, you pity her and blame yourself.

You don't have to do that.

Are you trying to run away?

How did you untie the ropes?

I prayed really hard for a lifeline.

Guess you didn't pray hard enough.

- Seeing as I caught you. - Young Chae, please, let me go.

And if I let you go, do you have anywhere to run to?

I'll go far away. I swear, I'll go really far away.

There's nowhere you can hide from Chairman Gong Nan Sook.

No matter how far you go,

you'll be caught eventually.

- You're dead if my mom finds out. - Don't be ridiculous.

I will survive!

- I'll do anything to escape! - I'm trapped here too!

It's not like I want to be here either.

Don't you get it?

You...

are finished.

Young Chae is trying to dump me.

But I can't live without her.

I'm in love with Park Kyung Shin.

I said, I'm in love with him!

Young Chae, please let me go.

I don't want to have to hurt you.

You got Noh Min Gu?

Where is he now?

You don't need to know.

Noh Min Gu helped Cha Jung Won confine Park Kyung Shin.

Why would you take such a big risk?

I'm considering sending him abroad.

Just thinking about it.

What do you mean you're "thinking about it?"

It's amusing.

- Toying with a guy like that. - Se Hoon.

Just kidding.

I've got him locked up in my suite at Kunhyang Hotel.

You're going to send him away, right?

Far, far away.

Of course.

To hide one lie, she had to tell another,

and now she's trapped in a web of lies...

she can't escape. That's Cha Jung Won.

Ha Neul said the same thing.

I just don't think a lie should become a swamp.

A swamp?

You mean the more you struggle,

the deeper you sink into it?

At least, from one of the families,

you must get out of this swamp of lies,

This goes beyond her just being a simple liar.

She might not even remember...

that she was lying in the first place.

I'll make this fiction my reality.

Because I am Joo Young Chae.

(A Graceful Liar)

My dear.

- Are you free next Friday? - That's your wedding day.

Can't have a wedding without the bride, now can we?

What? Who?

- He's dead? - Kyung Shin tried to kill me first.

The Chairman made a move herself.

Something terrible must've happened at the villa.

Park Kyung Shin is dead.

I'm the one who killed him.

Nothing happened. Young Chae, you didn't do a thing.

Gong Nan Sook is behind this.

Worried for Cha Jung Won, though she's not his biological daughter?

Drop whatever scheme you’ve got in mind.

If you go any further,

the Han Hye Ra that you've so carefully crafted,

will vanish.

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