some of the things that i know from the novel and helped me know her family situation. PS- i haven't read the novel thoroughly because of time constraints. these are some spoilers as it hasn't happened in the drama yet, so please read at your own risk. personally, idts they are major spoilers.
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--> how did she become Hong? hee-joo parents divorced and her mother took her and married the chairman. looks like she was pregnant (my speculation) and gave birth to a boy which is why they accepted her in the family (i am not sure if this is the case, they could have loved eo as well) (i think we will know more about this in the later eps).
--> about her pretending to be mute now, they had an accident which led to their son's death and i think hong in-a was also injured. but hee-joo was fine. so her mother told her to stop speaking, otherwise the chairman would abandon them. (this scenario will also get more clear in the latter eps)
--> known eo for 20 years sae-on and hee-joo have known eo since they were 9 years old. it was since hee-joo moved into the hong family. they lived across and sae-on used to tutor in-a and hee-joo would tag along.
How do you resist?? I just finished watching ep 3 and I already can't wait till tomorrow night🙊
i like to torture myself lol. i have already waited for 6 days, one day is nothing. also, watching two eps at a time is the best thing after waiting for so long.
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PS- i haven't read the novel thoroughly because of time constraints. these are some spoilers as it hasn't happened in the drama yet, so please read at your own risk. personally, idts they are major spoilers.
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--> how did she become Hong?
hee-joo parents divorced and her mother took her and married the chairman. looks like she was pregnant (my speculation) and gave birth to a boy which is why they accepted her in the family (i am not sure if this is the case, they could have loved eo as well) (i think we will know more about this in the later eps).
--> about her pretending to be mute
now, they had an accident which led to their son's death and i think hong in-a was also injured. but hee-joo was fine. so her mother told her to stop speaking, otherwise the chairman would abandon them. (this scenario will also get more clear in the latter eps)
--> known eo for 20 years
sae-on and hee-joo have known eo since they were 9 years old. it was since hee-joo moved into the hong family. they lived across and sae-on used to tutor in-a and hee-joo would tag along.
two timelines simultaneously is confusing?
also, watching two eps at a time is the best thing after waiting for so long.
they just protected their post and i haven't followed them so i can't send.