Now that the secret pact between Do Guk and Yi Ju has come to light, the entire family is rife with disappointment and demands for justification. Jung Wook seizes this moment to press Do Guk even harder, but Do Guk appears to be one step ahead in every move. Meanwhile, Yi Ju's plan faces unexpected disruptions as rumours about her begin circulating and spiralling out of control.

With Jin Woong in the hospital, Jeong Hye declares herself the new interim chairman of Hanul. With plans to make her position permanent, she starts trying to win over shareholders. However, Yi Ju is onto her plan and starts doing the same. Meanwhile, Jin Woong becomes aware of Yi Ju's identity and starts to suspect Jeong Hye.

Jeong Hye's plans to take over Hanul for good fail as Chairman Han Woon Jae, Yi Ju, and Yi Ju's birth mother speak against her at the shareholders' meeting. Meanwhile, Yu Ra discovers that she is pregnant with Jung Wook's child and that Yi Ju is Jin Woong's biological daughter. She slowly comes to realize that her perspective of reality has been wrong all along.