Siren's Kiss (세이렌)

What are you doing? Are you insane?!

All I have to do is disappear.

Then it'll all be over!

I want to die! Why are you stopping me?

Why are you doing this to me?

What do you want to know?

You.

I want to know more about you.

I can't get her off my mind.

EPISODE 5

Mr. Do Eun-hyuk.

We need to talk.

I have nothing else to say.

I'm hanging up now.

I wonder how far a string of bad luck can go.

A work colleague.

A significant other.

And even your parents.

SALES CONSIGNMENT PROPOSAL

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You won't find a better proposal than this.

We understand your concern

since a Stiller is too exclusive to sell easily,

but we'll guarantee the winning bid,

even if we have to put in one of our own bidders.

What will happen to Ms. Han

if I consign it to you?

As you know, she's been rather problematic these days.

She won't be around much longer anyway,

so you should do business with someone who'll be around for the long run.

Oh, I see.

You're using this opportunity to bring her down completely.

Well, that's just how it works in the professional world.

That sounds brutal.

Maybe this is why she agreed to my terms.

Oh, dear.

It seems I've double-booked our meetings.

Since we're here…

Should we sort things out?

We're preparing a new venture that uses fintech

to facilitate joint purchases of artwork.

BUSINESS PLAN YOUR ARTWORK

We needed an expert to advise us on the lineup,

and Ms. Han agreed to take on that role.

Chair Kim also encouraged me to do my best.

I need to return the favor,

so I'm sure you understand my position.

Yes, sure.

How dare those bastards team up to screw me over?

If I'm being honest with you,

I'd like to see you involved in more than an advisory role.

How would you feel

about taking on the role of CEO

of Your Artwork?

Thank you for the offer,

but I have something important to do at Royal Auction.

I'll give you 5% in stock options

and double your current salary.

I wouldn't switch jobs just for the money.

So it's not about money or prestige.

Then what exactly

is your goal?

It was widely known as the Cheongun family fire fatality case.

Han Seol-ah was the only one who survived.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Hello.

Do you remember anything?

Oh, this incident.

- There was a huge fire. - Do you know where it happened?

I thought you weren't coming.

I knew you'd be stirring up the whole neighborhood.

Do you have any idea

how hard Seol-ah has worked all this time to be forgotten?

Digging up the past like this

is torture for her.

Then you tell me yourself.

I'm not talking about old news articles or what neighbors vaguely recall.

Tell me what you know.

I don't want to torment her either.

Take a seat.

It's ginger tea.

Your body starts to get stiff after being in cold water for a while,

so I drink this out of habit now.

Mr. Han was a poor artist…

Who spent all his time painting

in a cramped, back room.

He was struggling so much

that he had to turn to loan sharks.

Please, I'm begging you. Don't do this.

Did you think

we wouldn't find you if you ran away?

Please, sir, I'm begging you.

No!

Please don't touch our child!

I'll take the punishment!

Take it out on me!

I said take it out on me!

- Please stop! No! - Take it out on me!

She didn't cry.

She took it

without screaming once.

My teeth almost shattered from clenching so hard…

While I watched from outside.

But Seol-ah…

Just took it.

The fire broke out shortly after that.

I guess Mr. Han

thought it'd be best to die together.

So only the child survived.

It wouldn't have felt like living for her.

Not after seeing her parents

burn to death right before her eyes.

So you couldn't turn your back on her.

Is that when you started looking out for her?

What a touching friendship.

Or…

Should I call it love?

Don't act as if you know

what we've been through.

Our relationship

is more than just friendship or love.

Let's end this here.

Stop misunderstanding Seol-ah

and bothering her.

The Emil Stiller has been selected as the main lot.

The Stiller?

Are we about to see the highest bid ever?

Of course.

Good things come to those

who put their heart and soul into it.

That must be why

good paintings always seem to come to you.

Sincerity…

Accumulates in every way.

I'm not satisfied yet.

There's still a long way to go.

You should get back to work.

Yes, ma'am.

How distracting.

Oh, life

Running through

The vast, desolate wilderness

I'll have a glass of this.

Mind if I join?

Now that you know what happened to her parents,

I guess there's nothing else to hide.

Yes, that's when Seol-ah came to stay at our place.

We went to the same middle and high school,

and even though I messed up the college entrance exam

and couldn't go to college,

I've been looking out for her ever since.

So, we're more than just ordinary friends.

You two must be very close.

I'd like to think so,

but she doesn't really open up.

Maybe it's because she's been hurt a lot,

but all she knows is how to hide her sadness and pain.

That's why people often misunderstand her.

Mr. Do Eun-hyuk said the same thing

and told me to stop bothering her.

Seol-ah doesn't have it in her to commit insurance fraud.

She became an orphan at 15 years old,

her first love died in an accident,

and she even went to a mental clinic…

Did she have a hard time after Mr. Lee Su-ho's accident?

She's been on medication since then,

and now her tears and emotions have all but disappeared.

That poor thing.

She has the worst luck.

By the way,

why did you open a bar

right next to Royal Auction?

Sorry?

I figured I could supply them alcohol, make some connections,

and maybe even meet a decent man in the process…

Why am I telling you all this?

You must've been hungry.

I'll bring you some more snacks.

I didn't eat anything.

All I have to do is disappear.

Then it'll all be over!

I don't care!

I want to die! Why are you stopping me?

HAN SEOL-AH(38).M4A

Pulling another all-nighter?

I can't sleep when I'm at home anyway.

This artist's work scares me

because of its hyperrealism.

That's why I'm looking at it.

Facing the horror of reality

makes it feel like things can't get any worse.

Whenever I go to sleep,

I dream about that day…

At the dock

when I saw him for the last time.

It's even scarier

when I wake up and realize it really happened.

What can I do for you, Seol-ah?

Why don't you take a break?