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(All characters, locations, organizations, and incidents...)

(in this drama are fictional.)

(This production followed all guidelines for young actors.)

To be absolutely sure,

this is the only way.

How can she call herself a human being?

(3 days ago)

And she calls herself a mother?

Where is that woman? Take me to her, right now!

No.

Meeting Young Chae's mother won't change anything, Dad.

I'm the problem.

I want to keep living as Joo Young Chae.

Were you that ashamed of me as your father?

I wasn't ashamed.

I'm still not.

- But... - But what?

I can't spread my wings and fly!

Not as long as I'm your daughter.

And what is "flying" to you?

Using a fake name and a fake family...

to marry into a conglomerate family?

- That's right. - It's a dream you'll wake up from.

That place and life are not yours!

It's all going to come crashing down.

Stop this now. Please, Jung Won.

It's too unfair not to even try just because I might fail.

That rich heir...

doesn't know you're Cha Jung Won, does he?

Se Hoon loves me.

He would love me even if I weren't Joo Young Chae.

But he thinks you're someone else.

Is that really love?

What about you? Do you love him?

He's not bad.

No, I do like him.

The adoring look in his eyes,

his expression, and his smile.

That feeling is not real love, Jung Won!

I don't care!

Does love have to be passionate?

All that passion does is burn you out.

I prefer a comfortable warmth.

As long as it brightens my future and life,

and gives me wings. That's all I need.

Wrens should live like wrens. Why are you trying to be a stork?

I'm not a wren!

Just because you're a wren, don't you dare treat me like one!

I'm a stork!

I don't need to be your daughter!

No, I don't want to be your daughter!

How dare you!

This is my fault.

It's because I'm a failure.

He may not understand now,

but someday he'll see why I did this.

A small wedding?

You know the saying, "like mother, like daughter?"

It certainly doesn't apply to you and your daughter, Chairman Gong.

I thought you would want them to wed on a luxury cruise ship.

I was the one who wanted a small wedding.

But why?

They're not celebrities. The paparazzi are a hassle.

And can you imagine the headlines about an over-the-top wedding?

And most of all, the guest list. It's a headache to put together.

Exactly. Then you have to deal with who got an invite and who didn't.

And don't even get me started on the seating chart.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Guests complaining that someone "beneath" them got a better table.

Let's not even go there. We should keep it simple.

After so long, Chairman Gong, we're seeing completely eye to eye.

After all, you and I have been through thick and thin...

for nearly 30 years.

The fact that nothing has changed between us in three decades...

means we're a real family...

I have to take this, it's urgent.

Let's talk later.

(Kunhyang Group, Chairman Jin Tae Seok)

Family? Coming from a low-life loan shark?

As if I can't see her scheme to marry off her daughter...

to get in with my family.

Hello? Hello...

What could possibly be more urgent than their wedding?

And what happened to when you were dying for the cash in my safe?

You're so transparent. I see right through you.

A "small wedding?"

Are you Mr. Hiccups?

I was hoping we could meet.

Have you been crying?

It's okay.

If you need to cry, just let it all out.

Get it all out of your system.

An artist pours their heart and soul into their paintings.

Are you sure you're okay to paint in this condition?

It's fine. I'm very fond of my model.

I knew it.

Mr. Hiccups.

So you knew everything all along.

I'm sorry.

And do you know the whole story?

Please, you don't have to be formal. Just talk to me like you did before.

My daughter's life is on the line.

I need to know how she ended up pretenting someone else...

and why she's stuck floundering in this absurd fantasy.

I know this is a lot to ask,

but for just a little while,

could you please just wait and see what happens?

Are you involved in this whole thing?

It's a personal matter for my family as well.

What do you mean?

Joo Young Chae.

She's my younger sister.

Joo Ha Neul.

Joo Young Chae.

They have the same last name,

but it never occurred to me they could be siblings.

Did you pretend to be my son-in-law to fool me?

What’s your game?

How far are you planning to drag my Jung Won down?

That wasn't my intention at all. In fact, I...

I feel terrible for Jung Won,

and I'm worried about her.

If you feel that way, you should've stopped her instead.

I didn't mean to, but I suppose that's how it looks.

It's not too late.

We can still make things right. If you'll just help me...

This is too tangled a web to unravel now.

All we have to do is reveal the truth.

I won't let your family use Jung Won for their own greedy ambitions.

I need to meet with your mother.

- Right now. - My mother...

is not someone who will bend her will.

If anything, Jung Won and you...

will only end up getting hurt even more.

What on earth is she like?

You want to fly?

Then fly.

I'll give you a push.

No, it's okay. I was just saying.

It's just a swing. It's no big deal.

My point exactly. What's stopping you from riding it?

All right.

I have to stop this, no matter what.

She's my daughter.

I have to protect her.

Let's call it a day.

I was struggling to hold my breath.

I never told you not to breathe.

- I didn't want my stomach to show. - What stomach? You're so slim.

You're the queen of self-care, Mother.

That compliment means even more...

since it's from my future daughter-in-law.

It's not a compliment. It's a fact.

Let me get you something to drink. I'll be right back.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Mommy

Happy birthday to you

Mother.

Thank you.

You added extra grapefruit?

I thought you could use some sugar.

Which doll is your favorite?

Except for this one.

It looks a little worn. Does this one have special meaning?

Yes.

This one looks good.

Should I put it here?

No, that's not right. It'll look better standing up.

How pretty.

Yes?

Did you have a nice time out?

I did. She even got me a gift.

What?

But that's the gift I gave her...

after I won it at the claw machine.

Oh, dear. Is my son feeling a little jealous?

I didn't realize I could be so jealous.

Come on.

Here, take it back then. Go on, take it.

No.

Jung Won has a heart of gold.

I don't know what made her go off the rails like this, though.

She says she wants to fly.

What's that supposed to mean?

How can a person fly? It's not like we have wings.

I'm so sorry.

Why?

Is it because of me...

that Jung Won is changing her name and background...

to marry into a rich family?

It's all my fault.

There's no better father than you.

You'd walk through fire for Jung Won.

So which rich family is she marrying into?

The one passing Jung Won off as her own daughter...

and marry her to a rich family.

Who is that brainless woman?

Mr. Hiccups...

and that girl, Joo Young Chae or whatever.

He is her older brother, right?

Mr. Hiccups' company name was...

It was Sky Que... something...

Right, Question. It's Sky Question.

"Sky Question"?

"The Crown Capital."

It says Gong Nan Sook.

So that wench is the one behind all this!

(CEO of Global AI Startup, Joo Ha Neul)

(Revealed as Son of Crown Capital Chairman Gong Nan Sook)

(CEO of Global AI Startup, Joo Ha Neul)

(Revealed as Son of Crown Capital Chairman Gong Nan Sook)

Gong Nan Sook?

I'm here to see the chairman.

Do you have an appointment?

I don't have an appointment,

but it's urgent that I see her. Please, I ask you.

I'm sorry, sir.

Then could you at least give me her number?

I must speak with Chairman Gong Nan Sook.

Security, please come to the lobby, now.

I'm begging you here. Please.

Hey, let go of me. I said, let go!

Gong Nan Sook, come out here!

Gong Nan Sook!

I said, come out! Gong Nan Sook!

Gong Nan Sook, come out here!

Gong Nan Sook, come out here!

- Let me go! - That's Cha Ki Beom, right?

- Gong Nan Sook, come out! - Yes, he is.

Come out!

- Gong Nan Sook! - Bring him to me. Quietly.

Gong Nan Sook!

Darn it.

So it was you.

You were the monster who passed my daughter off as your own.

You were that desperate to become in-laws with a conglomerate family?

You could've used your own daughter, who ran away to Paris,

even if you had to leash her!

Why are you toying with my daughter's life?

You are barking up the completely wrong tree.

What?

Frankly, your daughter's life was a pathetic pile of trash.

I'm turning it into a rose garden. So why are you so upset?

I just don't get it.

You should be on your knees thanking me.

If you dig a little deeper into that "rose garden,"

it's obvious it's nothing but sand, gravel, and mud.

What? "Thanking you"?

"On my knees"?

Watch your darn mouth.

You really don't know your own daughter, do you?

You think I wanted to pass your daughter off as my own?

I would've written my own daughter off as dead...

than let that devious Cha Jung Won marry into the Kunhyang family.

Shut it!

I guess it takes one to know one.

Of course, Jung Won wouldn't seem good to someone as wicked as you.

Do you know what she said to me?

She said she'd rather die than stop living as Young Chae.

Is it really that sweet? Living as Young Chae?

It's so sweet...

that it's intoxicating.

Like a moth to a flame,

she'd willingly fly into the fire?

Why on earth would Jung Won say something like that?

I guess being the daughter of a murderer...

must've been worse than death for her.

You.

You know who I am?

How could I not?

My ex-husband, Joo Sang Cheol.

You killed him.

And you are?

You don't need to know my name,

but I felt I should thank you.

What?

For getting rid of my husband, Joo Sang Cheol..

for me.

You must have really hated him to say something like that.

Are you here looking for my sympathy?

I'm not the one who killed your husband.

Does anyone in this world not suffer injustice?

Just consider it an act of charity.

It wasn't me. I didn't kill him!

You were...

Joo Sang Cheol's wife.

No way.

Are you using my Jung Won to get revenge on me?

Revenge?

You think that lowlife, Joo Sang Cheol,

is even worth getting revenge for?

If it hadn't been you, Cha Ki Beom,

- I would've killed that man myself. - I didn't kill him!

The truth doesn't matter.

You are the one...

- who killed Joo Sang Cheol. - Stop spouting nonsense!

If you really didn't do it,

how can you treat the truth like it's garbage?

To me, who was framed as a murderer,

and to my daughter, who's been branded a murderer's child,

the truth is a life-or-death matter.

And both of your lives...

are right in the palm of my hand.

I want your father's life.

The man who murdered my ex-husband. I'm going to kill him myself.

I was wrong.

I was arrogant and foolish.

Please spare my father.

To save my life, my Jung Won...

has to become your puppet?

She's quite the devoted daughter.

To save her precious father,

she'd gladly lay down her own life.

If you ever breathe a word of this,

you and your daughter...

will be dead in my hands.

You think a pathetic threat like that scares me?

And I'd just let you ruin my daughter's life?

Don't you dare...

toy with Jung Won's life as you please.

I won't let you get away with this, Gong Nan Sook!

Gosh, seriously...

Why hasn't Ki Beom called me?

He went to see Gong Nan Sook and must've lost it on her.

What if he got hauled off to the police station?

Ki Beom!

Did you meet with Gong Nan Sook?

What did she say?

Ki Beom! Are you killing me with this suspense?

(The Crown Capital)

Cha Ki Beom must have been pretty shaken up.

He made it seem like I was dead set on ruining his daughter's life.

Let's be real. If it weren't for me,

could she dream of marrying into a rich family?

Cha Ki Beom is going to...

- stop this marriage. - How so?

Listen, even if the sky falls, Cha Jung Won will marry Jin Se Hoon.

I'd bet my life on it.

He knows whose son I am now. So I can't keep...

spying on his family anymore.

Why? Are you sad to see it end? Have you grown fond of them?

What are you going to do now?

Why don't you meet with her?

- Me? - She opens up to you...

after playing siblings for so long.

For some reason, whenever I see Mother's painting,

my heart aches.

- Let's talk about this some more. - There's nothing to talk about.

My daughter's life is more important than mine.

Give up this fake life.

Please.

How can I stop now after coming all this way?

No way.

I can never go back.

I'm not a wren!

Just because you're a wren, don't you dare treat me like one!

I'm a stork!

I don't need to be your daughter!

No, I don't want to be your daughter!

How dare you!

This is my fault.

It's because I'm a failure.

I'm a stork.

The wren life has to end with your generation, Dad.

It must be cold out there.

Do you hate the thought of me succeeding that much?

- Enough to make you want to die? - If you want to marry rich,

do it with your head held high as my daughter, Cha Jung Won.

Then you'll have my blessing.

How is that even possible...

for someone like me?

Then give up.

Just give up on this pipe dream, please.

After everything I've done to get here!

Why are you trying to stop me? Why?

You said you would risk my life, didn't you?

You said you'd obey Gong Nan Sook, right?

My life? If it's for you,

I'd give up a dozen times over.

But when it comes to ruining my daughter's life,

I will risk my own life to stop it.

- Please don't marry him. - Dad!

Rather than be the father who ruins his own child's life,

I'd rather end my own life.

Dad, don't say that!

I won't do it!

I'm not getting married!

I apologize for insisting on meeting at your home.

Please, come and have a seat.

I was hoping we could speak somewhere quiet.

You can wait in my study. I'll go make some tea.

It's okay.

I can do anything for my dad.

I drew this when I was a kid.

What's this doing here?

(A Graceful Liar)

Are you ready to be Cha Jung Won?

How am I supposed to live as her?

That's the only way for you to be Joo Young Chae again.

As soon as she marries Jin Se Hoon...

Are you really Joo Young Chae?

Just get us through today.

Then three percent of Kunhyang's shares will be ours.

It'll belong to the chairman, no, I mean, to my mother.

- So you're calling off the wedding? - I need to confirm one thing first.

That woman who abandoned me, Han Young Sun.

Don't you ever mention that woman's name again.

How could a mother forget her own child?

Su A.

There's no way Vice Chairman Han could be my mother.

(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)