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

Flames Of Ambition

Episode 37

Honey.

Did you meet him?

Didn't you go there to meet Yang Insuk's brother?

I barely managed to calm Minjae down.

So I can't go in before you give me an answer.

Honey!

Are things going well with that business?

Yes.

Honey!

Just stay here, all right?

Did you meet him?

Honey.

Minjae is curious, too.

Is he still insisting he'll marry that actress?

That's not the issue now!

Come have a seat.

If you really want to start a business, I won't stop you.

Whatever it might be.

But don't even dream of asking me for help.

You can go.

Minjae.

Just remember this.

If you think you've taken the wrong path, you can always go back.

Why aren't you answering me?

Yes.

How can you just kick him out like that?

Kick him out?!

How else would you explain it? Is that the answer you brought from New York?

You're telling him to go live by himself.

Is that your answer to him...

- Are you leaving? - Yes.

Wear something warmer, it's cold outside.

This is warm enough.

Minjae.

Are you leaving without saying anything to your fat...

You're really going too far.

Couldn't you just honestly tell him?

What shall I tell him?

You should have heard something from that man, at least.

What did he say? That he's the father?

He's dead.

What?

He didn't come to our meeting, and it turns out he died.

How, all of a sudden?

How am I supposed to know that?

Shouldn't I ask you that question?

What are you trying to say?

He was shot by burglars the day before we were supposed to meet.

You should ask me that question?! What are you trying to imply?

Honey!

Is that what you want to say?

- That I did it to stop you from meeting... - You're more than capable of that.

When Yang Insuk told me she saw you inside that car, I didn't believe her.

Since you had no reason to.

You gained everything you wanted, including Minjae and I.

I told you... I was out of my mind.

She was meeting my son outside school, what else could I do?

That's my point.

Wouldn't someone who tried to kill Yang Insuk be capable of that?!

You know how furtively stealing Minjae's toothbrush on my way to New York felt?

I hated myself so much, I wish I could have just died.

You can't imagine how many times I hesitated.

Minjae and Song Jinho don't have a single thing in common, and yet I suspected him.

And I hated myself for that.

Stop beating around the bush and just tell me.

Minjae is your son, right?

- I told you it wouldn't matter to me. - We must reveal the truth.

- And what would be the point? - We can't go on suspecting him forever.

And if it turns out he's not my son, then what?

Then I'll take him and leave.

So you'd give up everything you fought for all these years?

- Is that what really matters? - You never loved Kim Youngmin.

All you wanted was to become the wife of Atlantic Group's owner.

Seeing you in this state is not what I fought for.

It was to see my son become owner.

So just tell the truth.

If Minjae is not your son, then I'll leave you without a single regret.

Along with Minjae.

You really want to see what hell looks like?

Then take a look inside my mind.

If you want to feel the flames of hell, take a trip inside my mind.

Minjae...

Minjae was there!

Honey! Minjae must have been here!

What now? He must have heard it all!

What's that?

Song Jinho's hair.

If you're curious whose son Minjae is, go take that test.

I said our son heard everything!

Yes.

Your suspicions were right, President.

Song Jinho wasn't assaulted by burglars.

According to the police, it was clearly premeditated.

And the culprits look to be Koreans.

They shot him until his very last breath.

It was so cruel, even the police was shocked.

Taxi!

Wait here.

It's me.

It's me, Yoon Nayoung.

I know who it is.

Minjae is there, right?

Oh my! Must have lost Mommy's little boy again?!

You better stay there until I arrive.

Sure, come. I'll be waiting.

Haven't you seen your mother? She went out looking for you.

- Why are you standing there? - Stay away from me.

I know I'm not your son.

No need to hide it any longer.

- Come have a seat. - You can stop hiding it from Mom, too.

Whomever my father might be, it won't make a difference to her.

Since she'll still love me.

But don't worry, Dad. I won't tell anyone.

- Minjae... - Aren't you afraid of Grandpa?

If he finds out, Mom and I will be kicked out.

And all your dreams will vanish into thin air.

Along with that owner seat.

There is something more important than blood ties.

And what is that?

Do you know why your mother loves you so much? Even though she didn't give birth to you.

Because of the affection brewing inside her while raising you.

Was it the same for you?

So what are you afraid of?

You raised me, too.

- You are my successor. - See?!

- I have no right to succeed you now. - Let me finish!

If you keep it secret, so will I.

And it's not for you, but for Mom's sake.

That'd do it, wouldn't it?

Dad.

Why don't you check the bathroom? Might have hidden him in there?!

Ingi.

If Minjae learns that you're my daughter, it'll drive him insane.

And cripple him.

- How about me? - What?

I still spent ten months in your womb.

Don't you have the slightest bit of affection for me?

I started breastfeeding Minjae the moment he was born, how can you two be alike?!

Leave.

Ingi... I wasn't implying anything, just...

I said leave!

You're strong.

You succeeded on your own.

But Minjae is different.

He's like a flowering plant blossoming inside a greenhouse.

Ingi.

Let go.

Let's worry about Minjae first.

Then I'll live for your sake.

I'll give you everything I neglected you over the years.

You know how proud of you I am, deep down?

Not everyone could have succeeded like you did,

they would already have been ruined.

Ingi...

I'm sorry.

Forgive me.

If you're really that worried about Minjae, tell him everything.

If he learns I'm your daughter, wouldn't he finally resign himself?

But I bet you can't?

Since you'd end up losing something more precious to you than Minjae is.

Would that chaebol clan just kick you out?

I'm sure you'd be compensated for all your efforts.

You can scheme all you want, but it won't matter.

You're not getting out of this.

Let's forget Minjae for a moment, then. Since he doesn't know who you are.

But what are you going to do?

Are you going to go on with this despite knowing he's your brother?

Why would I care?

We're not even blood relatives.

You wretched tramp...

I thought you cared about him?

So you're just going to sit and watch while all this cripples him?

I can't let that happen.

If you keep your mouth shut, I'll have to tell him instead.

What you're doing now is paying the price.

The price for abandoning your own child!

So everything must go back to what it was.

I'll wait until you make that happen.

But my patience won't last forever.

Open the door, Ingi! Let's talk.

I said let's talk!

All right... I'll tell you everything.

Just as you want, I'll admit you're my daughter and leave.

But you can't tell Minjae.

If you can only keep that promise, you'll never have to see me again.

What mother could rejoice at her own child's death?!

As you just said, you spent ten months inside my womb!

I haven't spent a single day without thinking about you.

If I knew you were alive, I would have done everything to raise you.

Ingi... Please, open this door.

Ingi!

Stubborn wench!

Then again... Who could you take after?!

What is it, again?

Our daughter is driving me crazy.

I wonder who she takes after, being stubborn as a mule...

Even more than Yoon Nayoung?

Don't you agree?! If she took after me, she'd be as docile as a kitty.