Queen's Flower (Flower of the Queen / 여왕의 꽃 / Yeowangui Kkot)

Give up? Do you mean you're going to divorce him?

Yes, Dr. Choi. What is it?

Are you with Mr. Park?

Go ahead. What's this regarding?

At last, we've got something on Lena Jeong.

What is it?

Don't be shocked. She has a child.

What's wrong?

Mother.

Oh, okay. Let's talk later.

Who was it?

Did you hear anything bad about me?

Why do you think so?

You stared at me in surprise while talking on the phone.

Did I?

Why do you think it'd be something bad?

Do you have a lot to hide?

What do you mean?

He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it.

Come to think of it, I don't know much about you.

How old were you when you moved to America?

Why does it matter to you now?

Is it some secret?

Let me ask one more thing.

Given your looks and age, you cannot have been single.

Enough.

You don't need to know when you're going to divorce.

If you're trying to find my weakness, wake up.

I have no secrets from you or Minjoon.

Really? No secrets at all?

No.

Alright, if you say so.

Father, is the meeting over?

What brings you here?

You haven't been eating well in distress.

I brought lunch for you.

Leave us alone. I need to talk with him.

You don't have to leave.

If you want to talk to me, apologize to Minjoon first.

I can talk with you after then.

Alright. I was thoughtless.

I'll come back after more consideration.

Eat your lunch.

Your beloved daughter-in-law made it for you.

Her face is haggard.

Guess she's going through distress too.

Dr. Choi, I'm here.

Hi. One second.

I'm so upset I can't contain myself.

Did you meet Lena Jeong?

The half of it.

She's being unruly and now even ignores me.

She's going to undo all my 30-year long efforts.

Taesoo and I are in the worst-fated relationship possible.

You didn't bring up divorce, did you?

It was up to my throat but I choked it back for you.

Good. It won't be late to decide after you hear me out.

Oh. So Lena has a child?

An email from Jisoo.

When Lena worked at Garden Restaurant in New York,

...she was a favorite of the chef named Michael.

And because of a rumor of her sleeping with him for promotion,

...she became an outcast in that line of work.

Just as I expected.

So she used her body to survive?

But she already married Minjoon. This won't affect him.

Right. So Jisoo dug out more and found Lena has a child.

Was the child born between her and the chef?

I don't think so...

...since she had an accident not long after she left Korea.

Accident?

We can hear the details when we meet her.

Meet whom?

The witness of the accident.

Father, please try to eat some.

If you skip meals, it'll ruin your health.

I have no face to see you.

I feel sorry you had a hard time because of Heera.

I'm sorry, sweetie.

That's okay.

Through this incident, Minjoon and I became closer.

We realized how important we are to each other.

You're thoughtful.

I was a fool to misunderstand you.

Anyways, I will accept you as a legal wife of Minjoon.

Father.

So forget about the past...

...and start anew with your married life.

Thank you.

Well, please do me a favor.

Remember the prenuptial agreement?

Where you agreed to defer the marriage registration for one year?

Yes.

To be honest, I don't mind, but if it's known to the media...

...I'm afraid it might harm the image of Minjoon and TNC. So...

I see what you mean.

It was Heera's idea.

I'll have the attorney nullify it.

Father.

Now I don't wish anything from you.

Just take good care of Minjoon. He's been lonely.

Comfort him and keep a happy home.

Of course. Thank you for trusting me.

Sure. Thank you.

Excuse us.

Are you the one who called me on the phone?

Yes. Ms. Sunyoung Yi?

I am. Please have a seat.

Would you like something cold to drink?

No, thank you. Let's talk first.

So you want to ask me about Lena?

We heard that you know her very well.

Not really, but when she came to New York...

It was around 1992, I guess?

Anyways, we attended the same school at that time.

Let me get to the point.

Was there a rumor that she had a baby at that time?

Who are you to ask that?

We're from her management company.

We need to confirm such rumors...

...so we can cope with vicious rumors.

I see. Indeed, there are no secrets in this world.

It's been over 20 years...

I guess it's understandable since Lena became famous.

Is the rumor true?

I was too young to understand it but,

...one day, I found her top was all wet.

Though you wean a baby, you still produce milk, right?

That means it wasn't long after she gave birth to a baby.

Exactly! That was not all.

There was a crucial incident.

Incident?

Our school study was so intense.

Everybody knew Lena...

...since she was so hard-core about her study,

...rarely sleeping or eating, like possessed by success.

And in the end, she fainted in a cooking lab,

...discharging blood.

Discharging blood?

Was she carried to a hospital?

Of course.

She bled so much that the floor of the lab was...

Since then the rumor started...

...it was because she overworked without having postnatal care.

Well, is it plausible?

No doubt.

The postnatal period is so important for a mother.

If she overworked that much, it's a natural result.

She's always beyond imagination.

Let me ask one more thing.

Who was around her at that time?

I mean, her baby's father.

She had no boyfriend.

It happened only a month after she came from Korea.

Really?

When did you come?

I heard you came to the head office so I waited.

You look very cheerful. Any good news?

Can you make time out tomorrow?

We need to go to the district office.

Why the district office?

To register our marriage.

What are you talking about? Didn't Attorney Kim handle it?

Actually, Mother had me sign a prenuptial agreement.

Prenuptial agreement?

I had to agree to defer the marriage registration for one year.

Why didn't you tell me that earlier?

I didn't want to worry you.

But today, Father nullified it.

Let's register our marriage together tomorrow.

I'm sorry you went through it alone.

I'm sorry.

Minjoon.

You said we need to be content to live happily.

But we still have things to achieve.

What are they?

Your reinstatement and advancement in my career.

So we should work harder than now.

Well? How do you like the new dressings?

This lemon dressing is very fresh.

Let's taste this...

Let's slow down.

I don't want greedy dogged Lena.

Then what kind of Lena do you want?

What are you doing?

Lena with a bright smile.

Sit down. You're distracting.

The fact that she has a child is an advantage to us.

But the problem is there's no evidence.

We have no choice.

Let's tell it to Minjoon and Mr. Park and...

It's no use.

In this situation, they won't believe whatever I say.

They'll think I slander Lena.

Then what should we do when there's no evidence?

Considering the time frame, she probably had a baby in Korea.

Yeah, right.

If the baby is alive, he or she must be 22 or 23, right?

Then perhaps, Lena might've married in Korea, right?

She was in her early 20's at the time so it's possible.