Flames of Desire (Flames of Ambition / Yokmangeui Bulkkot / 욕망의 불꽃)

Flames Of Ambition

Episode 25

Who are you people?

What's wrong with you?

Where are you taking me?

Lie down. You're my patient now.

What do you plan to accomplish by abducting me?

Abducting?!

I'm saving your life, why would I need to abduct you?!

Why, feeling nervous?

That I might trap you in some mental institution?

You're more than capable of that.

I gave that a thought.

Because crippling you that way would at least calm you down.

But I changed my mind.

And decided to save you instead.

I'm so grateful.

Brain tumors? They won't necessarily kill you.

So get it treated.

Your chances of making it are over ten percent, so let's do it.

And what would you accomplish by doing that?

You need to live a long life, remember?

Until Minjae becomes owner of Atlantic Group.

I promised.

That once he becomes owner,

I'll let you meet him as his mother.

Stop the car.

If you don't, I'll just jump out.

If you have the courage to do that, go ahead.

I won't stop you.

Stop trying to hurt Minjae.

If you really love him, you shouldn't act that way.

Don't you think?

I know that you love him just as much as I do.

I'll believe you, so start acting like a real mother would.

If one day you want to stand before him with your head help up high.

Get your surgery here.

Or if you prefer, we can always head for that mental institution.

Call the cafe and have it closed.

You won't be able to stay open for a while, anyway.

Or else Minjae would come looking for you, wouldn't he?

And later you can call Minjae, too.

Temporarily Closed -

I'm sorry, can you come a little later?

I have a condition.

Tell me.

Let me meet Minjae before I go through with that surgery.

That's out of the question.

What if the surgery goes wrong and I never wake up?

Then, it can't be helped.

So let me meet him before I do it.

And then?

I won't tell him anything.

So why even meet him?

What did you say?

Why would you make Minjae suffer by having him witness you in this state?

You're still a mother who abandoned her son.

Have you forgotten already?

No need to use me as an excuse, either.

Because at the end, you still sold your son for a little money.

- It was only to make him happy! - Liar.

I've abandoned a kid just like you did.

And not for that child's happiness. It was for my sake.

For my own happiness.

You had that kind of past?

It's your last chance.

The last chance to act as Minjae's mother should.

Have you experienced any vomiting?

I have.

I'll be counting on you, Doctor.

You must save Yang Insuk whatever it takes.

I know it's a difficult situation.

But she must survive through this.

I will do my best.

Let's start with some tests.

I'll leave her to your care, then.

Please, do everything you can.

What brought you here, President?

Don't tell anyone that I came here.

I'm sure they recognized you at the hospital?!

I'll handle that.

Have you called Ulsan?

Yes.

What did he say?

Youngjun would like to meet you.

Well done.

But... I wonder if we really can...

Did you ask all those questions even with the chairman?

No.

Jeongsuk! Will you come out or not?

You'll be late for the flight.

I've heard the chief went to the prosecutor's office,

would he have the time?

He said they're giving him some time.

So I guess it's nothing serious, after all.

You're doing great. Just continue avoiding the issue like you're doing.

Mister Hong, please leave us alone a moment.

I'd like to have a word in private with President Kim.

Go ahead.

I want no tricks, though.

He doesn't warrant that, does he? President Kim.

It's hard, isn't it?

I went to your same college.

I feel ashamed.

But you do know that, even ten years after you graduated,

you're still a legend there?

Chairman Kim Taejin will not be able to avoid the tide.

Even if you sacrifice for his sake.

Didn't we promise not to talk about that?

I just feel sorry for you.

Thank you for the concern.

I knew that summoning you would put us in this situation, but...

There's no need to worry, Chairman.

Youngjun is doing fine.

I don't think it will take too long.

All right.

Let me talk to him, Chairman!

I told you I wanted to hear about Youngjun!

Did anyone die?

Always making a tragedy...

You won't be able to go home today, Seonbaenim.

Shall we begin?

I said I want to meet the president!

President Kim Youngmin of Atlantic Shipbuilding.

I told you the president is not in at the moment.

I know he's here, who are you trying to fool?

Who do you think you are, barging in like this?

Hey... I can get all of you fired.

There he is!

President! It's me!

Yang Insuk's brother!

President!

What is it?

I thought you were sufficiently compensated?!

That is not why I am here.

But by now,

you should be living in New York.

And thanks to you, I'm making a decent living there.

With the money you gave me, I'll open a big restaurant in Flushing.

It's going through renovation as we speak.

So?

I came to Seoul to bring Insuk back.

So that she'll stop suffering here and run the restaurant with me.

But it turns out that Insuk was nowhere to be found?!

What?

Take a look at this.

They're taking me away. On some ambulance.

Shocked by that message, I ran to the cafe,

and all I saw was a notice with "Temporarily Closed" written on it.

And what does that have to do with me?

You can't just ignore the matter like that.

Don't ever come looking for me, if it's about Yang Insuk.

Actually, today I didn't come here for that.

Have a seat, will you?!

Kim Minjae.

No... I suppose I should call him Song Minjae.

What?

Let's not get agitated.

We can settle this in a rational way.

I'm sure that by now you've figured out Insuk is not really my sister.

Just as you suspect, we lived together for a while, before you two met.

In a way, you could say the relationship between you two is something we planned together.

Our poor 2nd gen chaebol was too lonely living all by himself in New York,

so we thought we could extort a little money out of you.

But then Insuk just changed her mind out of the blue.

She must have fallen in love for real.

From the moment she told you she was pregnant.

But I wonder...

Whose child was that?

I don't know where you're hiding her,

but you really think it'll make all this go away?

I suggest you take a DNA test, to see whose son Minjae really is.

I'll be busy trying to find Insuk.

I don't know who took her away,

but if she's still alive, I'm sure I'll eventually find her.

Temporarily Closed -

- Sorry, Gyeongjae. - It's okay, Aunt.

- Are you still working at the warehouse? - Yes, it's fun.

I see you're accepting it without complaints.

Seongjae was really happy.

Why?

To see you make up your mind.

Really?

When did you get here?

Came out for groceries, and I just keep finding things to buy.

There must be something to celebrate at home?!

It's always like that.

It's a relief you're accepting it that way.

I was so worried you'd be suffering because of all this.

Go to the meat corner and bring some kneebone.

- Kneebone? - They'll know.

Yes.

If they release your husband, cook some kneebone stew for him.

You need to feed him well, so that he can resist later even if detained.

Anyhow, it's nice.

Seeing you buy groceries for your husband.

How's the restaurant broad doing?

I'm actually training her.

For what?

So that if "his wife shows up again," she can let you grab her hair.