MadelineMaureen

Because the family didn't really trust her. They needed to have someone unassuming listening in to private conversations that she wasn't a part of. They also needed to be able to influence Soo Cheol's decision making. They wouldn't have been able to go straight for the Grandfather, but through other family members. It weakens their over all hold on the company.
We still don't know all the details as to why the eldest son was ousted from the family too.

That's what I think. Either that or Da Hye THINKS he is the father. I said it in another comment, but if she even so much as thought that someone else was the father of Geon Woo, she would have needed to fake the DNA results. So she might have never double checked with real samples later on.

I think it's an ex-partner in crime & possibly an ex-lover. If she was already a conman prior to teaming up with Grace & Eun Seong & the rest she might have had more going on prior to becoming the bait for Soo Cheol.
Eun Seong was supposed to be the "in" in the family, but failed in college when Hae In didnt show interest in continuing a relationship. She's actually one of the best at reading the true character of the people around her. So the mother then tried to get married to the Chairman, but his daughter interfered. So finally, after being completely cut off from Hae In after she married Hyun Woo, they sent in Da Hye to seduce Soo Cheol.
But because Soo Cheol holds no true power it took their plans longer to take effect.

I love a rom-com, but what I love more is when a mystery is thrown in so that one can speculate how things are going to pan out. We have the unknown with her illness, but we also have what's going on with her Grandfather, and with her younger brother.
It adds more to the story, and the writers have done a good job balancing all the different elements, so as to not detracted from the main love story of Hae In and Hyun Woo.

She might honestly believe that he isn't her son's father. If she had a partner in her cons prior to teaming up with Eun Seong and the gang she might have had a reason to make sure the DNA came back as Hyun Woo's. She might not have ever actually checked real test results. She had talked to herself without anyone present about how stupid could he(Soo Cheol) be when referring to the difference in appearance between him and Geon Woo.

Anybody else notice that ONLY the Chairman's and Hae In's secretaries were actually loyal to them/the company?
Everyone else in the family who had someone close to them, turned their back on the Hong family member the second they smelled blood in the water.

I don't think he's moving on. I think he's working to gain the power/strength he needs to win her back. He's learning to fight from Hyun Woo's brother. He realized that he's been selfishly neglecting his sister and family because of his poor decisions. So I think he wants to go after Eun Seong to get the location of Da Hye and Geon Woo from him.

I think Geon Woo's real father is someone that Da Hye is fearful of. I think that she might have ended up with the con-team to get out of her situation with the bio dad. She might not have known she was pregnant at the initial planning stages of getting with Soo Cheol. Maybe the bio-dad was someone she was partners(like a con team) with prior to teaming up with Eun Seong, his mother, and Grace.

I think she decided to use her pregnancy to her advantage to hide in the Hong family. She was the most insulated member of the family other than her son.

What it comes down to is, I think Geon Woo's father is also a conman. Da Hye and him either had a falling out or she cut him out of a deal, and he will be showing up soon to collect on what he thinks he's owed.

EDIT:
Maybe it's possible that Soo Cheol IS Geon Woo's father, but she truly believes Geon Woo to be someone else's child. That would be an interesting plot twist. They would have faked the results of the DNA test if she so much as thought Geon Woo was possibly not Soo Cheol's. So they might all be in the dark about who the actual father is.

I wonder if Geon Woo's "real" father was at the door of Da Hye's apartment? I'm still rooting for Geon Woo to be Soo Cheol's son after all. At least I know that even if they aren't biologically father and son Soo Cheol still thinks of Geon Woo as his no matter what.
But Da Hye seems to be in danger from someone else. It would makes sense that if she was running from someone she would hide within the Hong family with the help of her old "orphan brother" and the rest of the conmen.

what a catch 22

Trying to eat my breakfast while watching the first 10 minutes was rough

Will you be checking in periodically to see what's happening or will you be going cold turkey until all episodes are released? I just hope that if you're checking in everyone is being good about using the spoiler tag for actual spoilers. Normally the first two episodes don't get spoiler tagged because of how early in the show it is, but this show will have a lot of questions to answer. I hope you'll be able to stay relatively spoiler free for 2 months until you release the binge dragon.
I normally start my binge watch a day or two before the last episode airs so that there's no way to get the finally episode spoiled before I can watch it.

you are a stronger soldier than me 🫡

I love shows that you can rewatch multiple times and find something new. They've done a great job with the first two episodes to get someone interested & paying full attention to how characters interact with one another. Add the music, cinematography, and pretty pretty people, it becomes a must watch.

the constant foot in mouth, acting before thinking. think herself above others etc.

My ADHD brain listens to most things at 2x speed. anytime a co-work hears me listening to something they get really confused. also learning to speed read was very helpful.

Anyone who is watching this and is annoyed by MCH's mother, go to the settings in the video & change the speed to 1.5x or 2x for her scenes. It's either going to be three dots or the gear. If you aren't a speed reader I'm not sure how else to help you. If you still can't get over it, it's probably a good idea to just quietly drop it & find something that better suits you at this time. Happy drama watching 😊

It's rising. As more people actually watch it instead of dropping it after watching two episodes because the leads aren't together yet.... 🙃 I still cant believe someone read the synopsis & saw the episode count and expected romance from the jump.

I just know his dad is or was in prison. I don't know the circumstances.

Thank you for this!