The athmosphere between Suho and Soo hyun is awkward on the car ride back home.
We are then taken a few moments back.
Soo hyun is devastated after recieving the picture. She quickly runs out to see if she can catch a glimpse of the person who sent it but she sees no one. When they get home, Suho asks if she’s alright but Soo hyun quickly pretends but she’s unable to get that image out of her mind.
Later that night, Soo hyun along with Yuri, her mother and Suho are gathered in the garden of Soo hyun’s home to eat dinner. Yuri is in a good mood, dishing everyone gifts but she and Suho are quick to notice that there is something wrong with Soo Hyun. That night, Soo hyun is throwing up in their toilet, her nerves getting the best of her. Suho stands outside the rest room worried about her but when he calls out to her, she lies that she’s fine.
The next day, Seol hyun’s girlfriend who is a painter calls him to have a date but Seol hyun tells her he has work to do then he starts scrolling through the internet for Soo hyun curious to know more about her. The next morning, Su ho tells Soo Hyun that he would be visiting his brother in the hospital since it has veen a while. As for Soo hyun, she will be volunteering at a shelter for old people.
Su ho meets his brother in the hospital cafeteria. He confides in him about Soo hyun’s recent change of behavior. He believes it’s because of the interview but his brother says she wasn’t forced to do it. However, Suho is still concerned. They are both worried but then, his brother has to leave for an emergency surgery.
Meanwhile, Soo hyun is at the old people’s home where she is taking care of them. While washing dishes, she ponders over who the woman in the picture could be. Several thoghts of Suho and the woman kissing and romancing passes through her mind. She is unable to stay still as she recalls that based on the date written on the picture, Suho had an affair around the time she broke up with him in prison. Meaning, that was when he cheated on her.
Soo hyun sits outside and calls the woman who placed the envelope in her dressing room. She asks her if she saw the face of the person who delivered the envelope but the woman responds that his face was covered with a helmet so she has no idea who he really is.
Soo hyun feels hopeless. Just then, Seol Hyun appears leaving her surprised. He tells her he came as she had asked but that he wants Hyeong ja’s diary. As they are discussing, they hear commotion inside the home.
It turns out that a young man is harassing his old mother and causing a nuisance while demanding for money. Soo hyun tries to intervene but he pushes her aside. He was about to hit her with a vase when Seol hyun appears and takes the hit for her. The vase smashes on his back. He glares at the man and punches him on the face causing everyone to gasp in shock.
Next, we see the two men in jail. The other man is busy making a ruckus while Seol hyun does nothing. A policeman asks him if there’s anyone he could call to bail him out. Seol hyun is about to say he has no one when Soo hyun suddenly enters saying she’s Soo hyun’s guardian.
In the next scene, Soo hyun and Seol hyun are coming out of the police station. Seol hyun isn’t happy she settled with that other man but Soo hyun isn’t happy that he used violence back there. They go to a restaurant to eat and she tells him she only wants him to be a better person. At first, Seol hyun proves difficult but slowly, he bends and allow Soo hyun pay for his meal. He reminds her of the diary which she eventually gives him outside a cafe. She tells him that if he ever needs her help, he should let her know. She’s about to leave when Seol hyun suddenly describes the type of photo she was holding. Turns out he had seen the cheating photo when he was coming towards her. He then tells her to ask for him if she needs his help. With that, he leaves.
That night, Soo hyun is coming out of the coffee shop. As she walks down the steets, women who recognize her gossip within earshot. She’s embarassed as they whisper among themselves. Suddenly, her neighbor pulls up beside her. The other women greet her but to their surprise, right in front of them, her neighbor offers to Soo hyun at home since they live in the same area. Soo hyun is surprised but goes along with it.
Next, we see Soo hyun in her neighbors home. She offers her tea to drink and they chat. She recalls how Gunwoo was the only one who befriended her son when they were in school and how nice Soo hyun was to her, being a single mother. She tells Soo hyun that she’s a good mother and to not feel bad over what happened to Gun woo. When Soo hyun leaves, she thanks her neighbor for bringing her comfort.
Meanwhile, Seol hyun is troubled. He’s filled with thoughts of Soo hyun and burdened about whether to read the Hyeong ja’s book or not.
Suho and Soo hyun are at home. Soo hyun invites him to drink wine with her while he gives her beautiful flowers. They sit down to talk and Suho asks her to tell him her problems. Soo hyun finally decides to come clean and brings out the picture of him with his lover.
Suho was stunned for words. Finally, he explains himself. He says he was weak at the time since they were seperated. He begs her forgiveness saying that if he didn’t love her, he wouldn’t have begged her to come back. He assures her that it was only a fling which meant nothing. He promises never to dissapoint her again. Soo hyun forgives him and says that they are starting over so they should put the past behind the them.
News spreads about Chairman Choi Ju Seok supporting Congressman Kim Joon spreads around(They must have finally blackmailed him). People also watch Suho and Soo hyun’s interview even Chairman Kim Joon who believes he has every control over Suho.
One night, Suho wakes up from sleep but doesn’t see Soo Hyun with him. He searches the whole house for her until he find her downstairs in the living room staring aimlessly through the window.
The next day, Suho’s superior at the news station congratulates him for the successful interview he had with his wife.
Soo hyun meets with Yuri at a coffee shop and tells her about Suho’s cheating. Yuri is surprised. Soo hyun says that the heart is funny, when she was in prison, she had thought Suho could fall in love with someone else but when he did, it really hurt her. She had actually lied that she was fine with it but truthfully, she felt betrayed and was curious to know who that woman he cheated with was.
But Yuri advices her to forget everything that happened. She is very certain that Suho loves only her so the other woman doesn’t matter. She has an emergency at work and has to leave.
Meanwhile, Suho gets the surveillance camera from the day Soo hyun got the envelope. He sees the man who brought it but he’s unable to identify his face due to the helmet. He calls Soo hyun to let her know he wasn’t able to identify the person.
Soo hyun calls her mother eager to hear her voice. The two discuss and Soo hyun tells her she wants to visit her soon. Her mother is excited but then informs Soo hyun she just received a parcel with no return address. Her mother opens it and to her shock, it is the picture of Suho with his lover.
The line goes dead. Worried for her mother, Soo hyun rushes over to her house but she doesn’t see her. Instead, the room is disheveled and Soo hyun sees the picture of her husband and his lover lying on the ground. Soo hyun finally finds her mother at the bus park. She tries to comfort her and her mother is surprised she even knows. She tells Soo Hyun she had been preparing to confront Suho. Soo Hyun lets her know it happened while she was in prison but her mother gets angry thinking how he couldn’t hold his desires while she was suffering in jail. She wants to find out who the person is that’s trying to destroy her daughter’s life. Mother and daughter end up crying as they embrace.
At the news station, after a photoshoot, Suho makes a call to an anonymous person. He asks the person if they were the ones behind the picture and then arranges for a meeting between them.
Seol hyun goes to an orphanage home to look for a boy (owner of the secret red room). Unfortunately, the owners don’t know his whereabouts since he left. Seol Hyun then calls his girlfriend requesting her assistance in finding the boy. She’s also a hacker and she promises to do what he says
Not long after, Soo hyun calls Suho asking when he’ll be done for work but he lies that he still has work left over at the station and would be coming home late. But Soo hyun sees him leaving the hotel in his car. Suspicious, she hails a cab to follow him. The cab stops at a hotel and she follows Suho inside. Finally, she catches him standing in front of a hotel room door. She watches the door open and to her shock, the woman who opens the door is her neighbor. Soo Hyun cannot believe her eyes.
The episode ends!!!
I somewhat had a suspicion about Suho’s lover but I’m sad I turned out correct.