A Trap Called Desire (욕망의 덫)

Those are her things. Tell her to take them and leave.

Mother.

Mom, what's wrong with you?

Then how long will you raise her?

Are you going to raise her forever?

Now that I know, I can't just stand by.

So get her out of here right now.

Still, this isn't right.

She hasn't even fully recovered yet.

Let's at least wait until she's better to talk about this.

Honey.

I mean, my point is...

Then I'll leave too, Grandma.

What? What did you say?

Eun Seol's my sister. I should protect her.

Right?

Eun Guk.

You decide, Grandma.

Either kick both of us out, or let us stay together.

Should I leave too?

You insolent brat.

Dad, you can stay in my room for a while.

Let Eun Seol stay with Mom.

Okay, that sounds like a good idea.

Go on inside.

Eun Guk must be hungry.

It's going to be tough for a while.

You can manage while I'm at training camp, right?

Thanks, Eun Guk.

Why thank me when I'm your brother?

It's what brothers do.

Blood types don't matter.

Even if we don't share a single drop of blood, we're still family.

Okay?

You silly thing.

Congratulations, Mom.

Thanks, sweetie.

But how did this happen?

Didn't you say you lost the part?

It's all thanks to Manager Joo.

She convinced the production company.

Really? How did Manager Joo pull that off?

That's "Ms. Joo" to you.

So how did Ms. Joo convince them?

How did you do it?

I got lucky.

Apparently, Lee Sun Joo was on a major power trip.

Word was that her manager was going to expose her.

I told the production company, and they confirmed it.

Everything turned out to be true.

You can never judge a book by its cover.

I thought she was such an angel.

Kids these days are such a problem.

They're blind to their own faults and think they're above everyone.

That's why you should always watch your behaviour.

You never know when you'll be exposed.

Dad!

- All right, cheers. - Congratulations.

- Thank you. - My pleasure.

You expect me to eat this?

You said you wanted porridge.

It's good. What's wrong?

I said I wanted abalone porridge, not pine nut porridge.

Come on, Mom.

You said pine nut porridge was your favourite.

Go make me abalone porridge.

Sure.

How much of the innards did you put in?

This tastes way too fishy to eat.

That's enough.

What do you mean, "enough?"

We've fed her and given her a roof over her head.

If she can't even do this much, is she even human?

She's worse than an animal.

Then again, who knows what kind of stock she comes from.

Mom, please.

What's wrong? Did I offend you?

If you can't take it, feel free to leave.

Oh my. Look at her, just standing there defiantly.

Are you trying to challenge me right now?

No matter what you say, I'm not leaving.

I'm my parents' daughter and my brother's sister.

Where would I even go?

You saw that, didn't you?

She's a nasty piece of work. She's clearly not one of us.

We don't have anyone that vicious in our family.

Unbelievable.

What's all this?

Mom wanted something to eat,

so Eun Seol made it.

Then why hasn't any of it been touched?

Why do you think?

My mom did it on purpose to give Eun Seol a hard time.

Where were you during all this?

Did you just stand there and watch her suffer?

I tried to stop her, but...

You know Mom never listens to me.

Man, it's only going to get worse. This is bad.

So that's why I have to ask.

Have you heard anything from your friend?

Which friend?

Who else? Given the situation, who else could I be asking about

besides Eun Seol's birth mother?

Honey.

I'm only saying this for Eun Seol's sake.

You know what my mom is like.

So...

It's not too late

to try and find Eun Seol's birth mother.

You think your mother is the only one with a temper?

I have one too.

Don't you dare say that. No matter what anyone says,

Eun Seol is my daughter.

Right.

Everyone has a temper but me, I guess.

What kind of person

was my birth mother?

Why? Are you curious?

Of course. Why wouldn't you be?

It'd be one thing if you didn't know, but now you do.

You said she was your friend from high school.

What was she like in school?

She really had her act together.

Her grades were pretty good, too.

Then why did she abandon me?

Do you know why she abandoned me?

Things were very hard for her.

She grew up in an orphanage.

An orphanage?

Yes. She was an orphan.

She was an orphan herself,

and she still wanted to turn her own child into one?

Eun Seol.

Forget it.

I don't want to hear any more of this.

I'm being suspended?

You were almost expelled,

but we worked it out so you only got suspended.

Sir, it really wasn't me.

The fire had already started when I got there.

But you were the only one there.

No?

Well, yes, but...

The CCTV footage.

The CCTV footage will show how the fire started.

Looks like it was broken since nothing was recorded.

Broken?

Do you have anything else to say?

If not, you can go.

Unbelievable.

No, Vice Principal Hwang, it really wasn't me.

I told you to go.

Seriously.

My life really sucks.

I believe you.

Do you know why I like your paintings?

Because they're honest.

The way you express

various emotions through shadows

made me feel like I was looking at myself.

At my innermost thoughts.

I've rarely been honest about my feelings.

In fact, I've never really had the time to process them.

That's why...

That's why I believe you.

I don't know if that's much of a comfort, though.

Actually...

It is.

It's a huge comfort.

Really?

Good. I'm glad to hear that.

The fire in the art room. I started it.

What?

But what can you do when there's no proof?

It's fine.

At least one person believes me.

And that's enough for me.

One person? Who?

It's not him, is it?

Think whatever you want.

I warned you. Don't get any ideas about Seok Jin.

Seok Jin feels differently.

He said it's okay for me to be interested.

That he's interested in me.

What did you say? Why you...

What do you think you're doing?

Isn't it obvious?

Wasn't getting slapped once enough?

You crazy...

Don't you know who I am?

I'm Cheongma's daughter. And you hit me? How dare you?

So what if you're Cheongma's daughter?

So what if you are? Why should I care?

I'm

about to completely lose my mind right now.

You'd better watch who you're messing with.

What's wrong? What happened?

Expel Ko Eun Seol right this instant!

What are you talking about? Try to make some sense.

She had the nerve to lay a hand on me.