King the Land (킹더랜드)

KING THE LAND

Hello. Thank you for your hard work.

Sir,

is there something wrong?

It's been a while,

hasn't it?

How have you been?

I don't think that's an appropriate question

coming from someone who knows full well how I was banished.

Don't tell me

you expected me to be happy

after losing my son

and vanishing without a trace?

I'm sorry.

I had no power back then.

No.

Even if it were now,

you would've chosen the company.

That…

is who you are.

It must be a family tradition.

You got rid of her

while Won was on a business trip.

Like me.

If only you hadn't formed a union,

that wouldn't have happened.

The president's wife

incited the employees to rebel against the company.

How was my father supposed to accept you?

It was you who broke our promise.

You cowardly turned your back on everything we dreamed of together.

It was to protect everyone.

You chose the easiest thing to abandon,

and that was me.

There was only one reason why

I left quietly.

It was for Won.

Your father took that young child hostage

to threaten me.

He said he'd protect Won

if I disappeared.

That is why I lived as if I didn't exist.

Like I was never even born in the first place.

I've…

always felt sorry about that.

I'm not here to receive an apology.

I'm here to warn you.

Don't drive Won into a corner anymore.

If you continue to do so,

I'll no longer sit back and watch.

I…

never got to live my own life.

Did you…

get to live your own life?

Please let Won live his life the way he wants to.

Let him live for himself

rather than for the company or the family.

That's what you should do as his parent.

Leading him in the right direction is also what I should do.

Although he'll make his own decisions.

It's a relief

to hear that you'll let him decide.

I'll be leaving.

You're not going to show up in front of Won, are you?

That's up to me.

He's doing fine right now.

Don't confuse him.

Those threats don't work on me now.

HEAD MANAGER GU WON

Won.

Won.

I'll do it for you.

This…

is a pocket watch.

Don't lose it no matter what.

Okay.

Won.

It's me, Mom.

Do you…

remember me?

What brings you here?

I came to apologize.

For what?

I was always afraid…

that I wouldn't be able to protect you.

This may sound like an excuse,

but I thought leaving

was the only way to protect you.

I heard about why you left.

Or sent away, to be exact.

The people of King Group

were too powerful for me to fight against.

I thought living like I didn't exist in this world

would be what's best for you.

But…

I was wrong.

You grew up to be a wonderful person

even without

anyone's protection.

Back then,

you were but the same age as me.

It's an age in which you're not quite an adult yet.

That's why I thought you could've been scared.

I understand you a bit now.

So

don't feel guilty and be at ease.

You're even considerate enough

to say things that will ease my guilt.

You're all grown up.

I'm not making things up to put you at ease.

And I'm not trying hard to understand you.

It's just…

I now know how it feels to want to protect…

something precious to you.

So from now on, you should live for yourself.

Don't try to protect anyone

or hide because of me.

Live for yourself.

Don't…

forgive me.

Whatever the reason,

I left you alone

and…

made you suffer.

I never once resented you.

Although I don't have many memories of you…

I could still feel

how much you loved me.

"She's not someone who would abandon me."

"She just had no other choice,

so she left momentarily."

That's the thought I held onto

to make it through those long years.

Thank you for not letting me down.

That's all I needed.

I'm sorry that all I have to say

is that…

I'm sorry.

Please excuse me.

Be well.

Mom, I love you.

Me too.

EPISODE 15

You've still got it.

Cotton pads and swabs should always be filled to only 90%.

I still remember your instructions.

You're so smart.

I need to sit for a bit.

I didn't know I would be working in a sauna.

This place is so tough.

It's a place of exile.

They sent us because it's so understaffed here.

Ever since I first got here,

they didn't hire anyone saying it'd close down soon,

but that was already five years ago.

Is this place closing down?

We keep losing guests, and sales figures aren't that great.

The hotel is holding out thanks to weddings,

1st-birthday parties, and 70th-birthday parties,

but that's not enough.

If this place closes down, us exiles won't have anywhere to go.

Everyone treats each other like family here.

It would be a shame if this place were to disappear.

That's why everyone is holding out.

They want to save the hotel.

Let's keep our heads up.

We got this!

By the way,

how is everything going with Mr. Gu?

What do you mean?

Are you two still going strong?

You've been here for a while, but he's never visited you.

That's why everyone keeps saying you already broke up with each other.

He's just so busy.

Hello, Mr. Wang.

Why were you waiting for me?

Go ahead and eat.

Enjoy your meal, sir.

I already ate. It's way past lunchtime.

The reason why I asked all of you to gather is…

Why don't you guys use your vacation days?

I told you I can't make payouts even if you don't use them.

Make sure to use them all by the end of June, okay?

It's not like we don't want to.

How are we supposed to rest when we're so short-staffed?

I told you not to work hard.

If you have that much energy, just find another job

because this hotel will be sold soon.

Has it been confirmed?

I'll be hearing good news soon.

So stop wasting your time

and just work on filling up your résumés.

Mr. Wang,

I know I may be out of line here,

but why don't we work together to look for ways to save this hotel?

Why are you all so passionate about this hotel that's about to go bust?

Everyone's sacrificing themselves

and doing their best to protect this hotel.

If we all just--

You were kicked out of King Hotel, right?