"What drug?" Han Ji-eun pretended to be oblivious.
"Quinidine," Taeyeon said in a deep, dangerous, and of course, threatening tone.
Although Han Ji-eun was frightened by Taeyeon, she forcefully maintained her composure and continued to be in denial, "I don't know what you're talking about. Taeyeon, is this how you treat your mother?"
"Mother or not, let's put that aside for now. I simply want to know if you are aware of a drug called Quinidine?"
Han Ji-eun was forced to look directly into Taeyeon's eyes. She was paralyzed by his intimidating gaze. In fact, there was a voice in her head that was telling her, if she continued to remain stubborn, she would definitely be sliced to shreds. But, she couldn't possibly confess to her crime.
"I am involved with biotechnology, of course I know what Quinidine is. Taeyeon, what is the meaning of your question?"
"Did you start the fire in the afternoon?"
"What fire? What are you talking about? Taeyeon, you need to tell me why you are treating me like this?" Han Ji-eun speculated that Taeyeon had no evidence, so she calmed down a little and questioned him confidently.
"Why are you wearing flat shoes?"
Taeyeon looked down at Han Ji-eun's feet with ridicule as he changed the subject.
"Because it's comfortable," Han Ji-eun replied.
"It's covered in mud because you entered a garden, didn't you? If I look for mud in my house, I should be able to find your footprints, right?" Taeyeon guessed. "I assume you're not planning to confess even if you die."
"I never went to anyone's back garden."
"I never said it was a back garden," Taeyeon latched onto the main flaw in Han Ji-eun's words.
"I can never clarify myself in front of you. Since I am already in your hands, do whatever you want," Han Ji-eun knew that everything she said was wrong and was aware that Taeyeon was a cautious person.
So, she decided to keep her mouth closed. She refused to believe that her footprint could be found in Taeyeon's home.
Soon, Father Kim arrived at the hospital. Seeing that Han Ji-eun was being restrained in front of Taeyeon, he immediately rushed over and gestured for the bodyguards to let her go, "Taeyeon, are you crazy?"
Taeyeon couldn't be bothered talking to Father Kim, so he raised his chin at Sooyoung, gesturing for him to drag Father Kim away.
"Taeyeon, are you a monster? What are you trying to do to your parents?"
"I should be the one asking you that!" Taeyeon refuted. "You may leave, but this woman needs to pay back tenfold for everything she has done to Tiffany."
"Are you crazy? That b*tch is being punished for what she's done. What has that got to do with your mother?"
Hearing his father call Tiffany a b*tch, Taeyeon's voice turned colder,
"Twenty-fold!"
"What poison has that woman fed you?"
"Thirty-fold..."
"Is that b*tch..."
"Forty-fold."
Father Kim finally realized that he couldn't insult Tiffany, so he finally changed from calling her a 'b*tch' to calling her 'that woman', "It seems like you've been truly bewitched by that woman. Let your mother go!"
"Sooyoung." This time, Taeyeon did not want to waste his breath as he gestured for Sooyoung to send the man away.
Seeing this, Han Ji-eun fell into a panic as her hands began to tremble.
"What do you plan to do to your mother because of that woman? You're an animal! I'm going to call the police!" Father Kim pulled out his phone, but Taeyeon made a phone call first.
"Chief Ren? I am Taeyeon. My wife was drugged and almost lost her life. Please organize an investigation." After hanging up the phone, Taeyeon looked up at Han Ji-eun and said simply, "How long do you think it would take for the police to solve the case?"
Han Ji-eun was completely stunned and could not move.
At this time, Taeyeon gestured for the bodyguards to let go of Han Ji-eun. But, even though Han Ji-eun was given her freedom...
...she did not move.
She never imagined that Taeyeon would call the police.
She thought, based on their relationship, he would never go public with this incident. But, he ended up being so heartless.
"Ji-eun, let's go...Why aren't you moving?" Father Kim anxiously walked over and grabbed Han Ji-eun's hand. But, Han Ji-eun brushed away his hand and rushed over to Taeyeon.
"Taeyeon, son, I didn't do this on purpose. Please, spare me this time."
"I really didn't do it on purpose. I was momentarily possessed."
Taeyeon did not react. He simply tilted his head, "I gave you a chance."
"What kind of chance is this?"
"You were the one that didn't want it."
Han Ji-eun was in a panic. Without caring about her identity, she immediately dropped to her knees in front of Taeyeon, "Please don't report me to the police. I don't want to go to prison."
"Ji-eun?" Father Kim was surprised by the scene before him. "Are you admitting that the person that drugged that woman was you?"
"My mind was not in the right place. Hubby, I didn't do it on purpose. Old Kim, save me."
Father Kim finally understood why Taeyeon was angered. So, he sighed and spoke in a much gentler tone than earlier.
In fact, he tried to persuade Taeyeon nicely, "Taeyeon, this is your mother and there are plenty of people coming and going in this corridor; it doesn't look good for you either. Forgive her this once. Didn't Tiffany end up OK in the end?"
"What if something happened to her?"
"Even if something happened, Ji-eun is still your mother, you can't send your mother to prison."
In other words, Han Ji-eun was allowed to hurt others, but if someone was to hurt her, they would deserve to be punished.
After listening to Father Kim, Taeyeon's lips suddenly curved upwards, "Not only will I send her to prison. Before that, I want her to suffer."
"Taeyeon!"
"Before you defend her, you should look at her carefully. Is she really the wife that you married?"
As soon as Taeyeon said this, everyone was stunned, including Hyoyeon.
What did Taeyeon mean by this?
"Identify your wife first before you come asking for this woman." After speaking, Taeyeon stood up from his seat like an almighty king overlooking the world.
All of a sudden, everyone had different thoughts in their minds.
Of course, Taeyeon's mind was still the most frightening.
After all, Han Ji-eun and Father Kim didn't know the extent of Taeyeon's anger. What did he plan to do and how far could his anger go?
"Taeyeon...son, cancel your report to the police. I can do anything. Just don't call them!"
At a time like this, Han Ji-eun still tried to call him her son.
Taeyeon fell silent, no longer saying another word. Because of his presence, the people behind him simply stood quietly.
They ended up standing there for 2 hours until Father Kim finally spoke up, "How long do you plan to keep this up?"
"Until my wife wakes up," Taeyeon replied coldly. "Don't you think that she deserves an explanation from the two of you?"
"Taeyeon, is that woman the only thing that's important to you?"
Taeyeon sneered; Father Kim's question seemed a bit naive.
"It's not my first time disregarding all relationships!"
While Taeyeon and Father Kim were arguing, Han Ji-eun took the opportunity to slowly retreat and remove her shoes while no one noticed. She wanted to sneakily dispose of the shoes in the rubbish bin nearby, but Taeyeon would never give her that chance.
"What are you trying to do?" the bodyguards grabbed Han Ji-eun and took the shoes from her hands.
"Slander! This is pure slander, Taeyeon! Your bodyguards obviously did it and they are trying to frame me...I didn't do anything. I'm innocent!"
Everyone was shocked by Han Ji-eun's behavior. Just a moment ago, she appeared so sincere that they thought she had learned her lesson. But, contrary to everyone's expectations, she had other plans up her sleeves.
Taeyeon had pointed out her shoes earlier because she had been too negligent. Now that her shoes had the fingerprints of others on it, it could no longer be used as evidence.
As for any fingerprints left around the home, she could easily say that they were left behind from the time that she stayed at the villa.
The bodyguards were stunned. They never expected that Han Ji-eun would be so foul.
Taeyeon stared coldly at Han Ji-eun as she put on an act. He grabbed her collar and said in a threatening tone, "You are disturbing Tiffany. If you make another sound, I will make it so you can never say a word again."
Father Kim immediately stepped forward, tore the two apart and protected Han Ji-eun. But compared to his previous enthusiasm, his approach this time was a lot calmer.
He had personally witnessed how Han Ji-eun went from admitting her faults to denying all involvement. This...was slightly different to the wife that he knew. She suddenly felt like a stranger - like a person he had never truly known.
"Hubby, Taeyeon wanted to frame me. He wanted to frame his own mother..."
"Shut your mouth. You are being too noisy," Hyoyeon could no longer endure Han Ji-eun's acting as she stepped forward from where she had been standing for a while.
"I never thought that people like you existed in this world. But, after today, I suddenly feel like I had been blind up until this point."
"This is a Kim Family issue, what has it got to do with you?" Father Kim turned and questioned Hyoyeon with an obvious trace of irritability.
"Kim Shaoyuan, you are a worthless piece of trash!"
Father Kim couldn't help but raise his hand at Hyoyeon. Seeing this, Hyoyeon couldn't hide her mockery even though she was wearing a mask, "Calling you worthless is not enough. You are completely blind!"
Father Kim did not make a move. However, Han Ji-eun directly stepped forward and tore off Hyoyeon's mask. Seeing the scars on her face, Han Ji-eun laughed, "You're nothing but an ugly monster!"
Taeyeon did not get involved with the argument. Instead, he headed into Tiffany's room because she had finally woken up.
However, he left behind the bodyguards to protect Hyoyeon and prevent her from suffering a loss.
Hyoyeon covered her exposed face and glared at Han Ji-eun hatefully, "This is all thanks to you!"
Hearing this, Han Ji-eun froze in place, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm referring to the explosion at the research facility 19 years ago! You stole my identity, you fraud!"
Han Ji-eun was shocked. She never expected that Hyoyeon was still alive and that she'd actually show up and identify her.
Han Ji-eun quickly hid behind Father Kim, "Old Kim, this woman must be crazy. I don't understand a word that she's saying."
"Ugly woman, are you crazy? How dare you slander my wife? Do you think that I wouldn't be able to recognize my own wife?" Father Kim scoffed. "Or perhaps, did the performer pay you to put on an act?"
Hyoyeon couldn't help but sneer at the way that Father Kim continued to protect Han Ji-eun, "The summer after we first met, we arranged to go for a holiday in France. However, just as we boarded the plane, you were called back by a phone call. At that time, I told you that we weren't fated to be together."
After hearing this, Father Kim's heart felt like it had been struck by a heavy blow.
"On the night of our wedding, I told you I was in no rush to have a child and you told me it was OK. At that time, I had already decided on a name. If we had a son, he'd be called Taeyeon, and if we had a daughter, she'd be called Jiyeon," Hyoyeon recalled one memory after another.
"Can the b*tch tell you all this? All she can say is that the fire was too fierce, so she lost her memory."
Father Kim looked at Hyoyeon in detail. No wonder he felt a strange sense of familiarity.
But...
"That's impossible. Even if you know all this, you can't pretend to be my wife. I know her face."
Hyoyeon did not argue nor hold any expectations for Father Kim. Her heart had already given up on this man, "You will pay a heavy price for what you have said to me today. As for the b*tch behind you, she will definitely come to a horrible end."
"You can't scare us! With your face, did you think that you could pretend to be me? Why don't you check your reflection in the toilet bowl?"
...
Tiffany had been awake for a while and her mind had already cleared a lot. As soon as she heard the arguing outside, she asked, "Why is it so noisy outside?"
Taeyeon hugged her and recalled everything briefly. After hearing what had happened, Tiffany didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "This Han Ji-eun is indeed tricky."
"I left her for you to deal with."
To put it simply, he was telling her to settle the issue the way that she wanted to settle it.
"Let's put my matter aside for the moment. We need to help your mother reclaim her identity," Tiffany said softly. Perhaps, because of all that she had suffered, her body was weak and her mouth was dry.
What Tiffany was trying to say was, she was going to first expose Han Ji-eun's identity and tear off her mask before she sought revenge for what she had done. And what she meant by 'putting her matter aside', simply meant that she was going to rearrange the sequence of events.
This time, Tiffany was almost forced to have an abortion and her child was almost hurt in the process.
Since Han Ji-eun had crossed Tiffany's bottom line, she would need to pay for it.
Tiffany was going to take away everything that Han Ji-eun had!
"Are you feeling better?" Seeing Tiffany in such a weak state made Taeyeon feel guilty. "If something happened to you and our child, I wouldn't know what to do."
"I'm fine," Tiffany reassured. "I'm honestly fine and so is our child."
Taeyeon remained silent. He simply hugged Tiffany tightly as his heart filled with mixed emotions. After quite some time, he finally said, "If I knew having a child would cause you to suffer so much, I'd rather not have it."
"What nonsense are you speaking? This is a stage in life that every woman has to go through. I'm already much luckier than other women because I have you by side. Sometimes, I feel like you have it harder than I do." After speaking, Tiffany patted the empty spot beside her, gesturing for Taeyeon to lie down. "With an amazing man like you, I am already content."
"Let's deal with the issue outside tomorrow. For now, let's get some rest together. You must be tired."
In the meantime, Han Ji-eun decided to reveal the story to the public herself, even though Hyoyeon did not do anything. She called it the 'biggest joke in the world' and expressed her surprise towards a person trying to claim someone else's identity in the 21st-century.
Han Ji-eun contacted a reporter and started crying. First, she admitted that she had been wrong and that she shouldn't have targeted Tiffany in the past.
Afterwards, she conveyed the real message that she wanted to get across: someone had called her a fraud, said that she wasn't Taeyeon's mother and claimed that the identity belonged to someone else.
"I can't believe someone would try to claim something that can be easily proven by a DNA test. I am shocked."
"I have no choice but to expose someone like this." As a result, Han Ji-eun began spreading photos of Hyoyeon to the public.
Onlookers originally thought that the Kim Family had nothing else to gossip about.
After all, Tiffany was a master of handling problems. But suddenly, the question of whether Taeyeon's mother was real or fake made the netizens anticipate another good show. So, they simply sat back and waited to witness the argument.
In the current modern society, it was practically impossible for someone to claim someone else's identity. With the development of medical science, there were many things that could be easily clarified by a simple examination.
So, why did Hyoyeon make such a claim?
The issue escalated. But, Han Ji-eun relied confidently on her perfectly unscathed face and the fact that no one would be able to find any flaws in her DNA.
She wanted to seize ownership over another woman's home; she wanted to stake claim on Hyoyeon's husband and enjoy everything that originally belonged to her.
So, to prove her innocence, Han Ji-eun even held a press conference to clarify the truth and set the record straight.
Faced with Han Ji-eun's provocation, Hyoyeon was not afraid.
Han Ji-eun was already so sinister as to use her hands to hurt Tiffany. Was she going to remain quiet and do nothing?
Even if Taeyeon was to blame her in the future, she didn't care. If worse came to worst, after the entire incident was over, she could always find a secluded location to spend the rest of her life on her own and no longer add to Taeyeon and Tiffany's troubles.
Han Ji-eun chose to hold a press conference again. Why was it that every time there was a big incident, Han Ji-eun would choose to use the media? She obviously couldn't beat the people in the entertainment industry - not even someone of small significance.
"Auntie Lee, come in," Tiffany already knew that Hyoyeon had the intention to reveal everything. So, naturally, she no longer had to hide her identity.
Hyoyeon already anticipated what Tiffany wanted to say. In fact, she already prepared herself to be rejected. But...
...as she walked into the hospital room, Tiffany smiled at her comfortingly, "Tae and I will help you. We will help you retrieve what originally belonged to you and help you get your revenge."
Hyoyeon was stunned as she glanced at Taeyeon who was standing to the side. Her tears suddenly started flowing as she pounced onto his shoulder and cried painfully, "It's mom's fault for being useless. I couldn't even protect my own identity and you guys suffered as a result of that."
Taeyeon did not say anything nor did he know what words of comfort he could provide. After all, they had already been separated for many years, so his feelings for her couldn't possibly be very deep.
However, he still wrapped his arms around Hyoyeon as a sign of comfort.
"You...Don't you mind the look of my face?"
"To be honest, we already knew about this long ago. That's why we were helping Irene all this time," Tiffany explained as she gently patted Hyoyeon on the back of her hand.
Hyoyeon paused for a few moments. In the end, she could only laugh and cry as she nodded her head, "You are both intelligent people. I shouldn't have assumed that I'd be able to fool you. But, my face..."
"Mom...Tae and I aren't vain people," Tiffany replied gently. "Don't worry, OK?"
"Don't you guys worry either. I will definitely take back everything that belongs to me..."
However, Han Ji-eun wasn't easy to deal with...
...
Meanwhile, Irene was in the middle of filming in the forest. When she saw the news, she jumped out of her chair in surprise. No wonder people had been looking at her weirdly the whole day; a bully was picking on her family.
She didn't know what the truth was, but she wasn't going to let her mother get bullied.
So, she asked for leave from the director, "Director, you saw what happened..."
"But, you are the female lead. It's bad enough that you often make mistakes, if you insist on taking time off, I can't continue to stretch the rules for you. Moreover, even if you return, there's nothing you can do anyway," the director said helplessly.
At this moment, Chang-wook wasn't standing too far away. So, Irene immediately looked to him for help. Chang-wook shook his head and waved her over, "The crew can't sit around waiting for you. Since you've decided to join the cast, you should follow the rules."
"But, my mom..."
"Approve her leave," a voice suddenly echoed from behind, surprising everyone. "I guarantee that she only needs two days. She won't cause any delays."
The director and Chang-wook both looked at Suho. Chang-wook did not make another sound as the director was put in a difficult position, "Suho, you should know..."
"I'll take responsibility if any problems occur," Suho reassured the director, "We only need two days. After she returns, she will work harder than before."
"Can your current financial situation handle such a huge risk?"
"Director, if Irene actually turns out to be Taeyeon's sister, I think you should leave yourself a bit of leeway for this possibility."
Suho didn't want Irene to know about his financial situation, so he had no choice but to threaten the director with Crown Empress.
The director contemplated for a few seconds and nodded his head, "You said it. If anything goes wrong, you will take responsibility for it."
"Mark my word. Everyone present can be witnesses." After speaking, Suho gestured for Irene to get up, "Why aren't you getting changed?"
Irene looked at him thankfully before she hurried into the changeroom. At this time, Chang-wook approached Suho and said, "You are spoiling her too much by doing this."
"I'll leave the rules for a strict mentor like you to handle. I simply want to do things that make her happy."
After hearing Suho's response, Chang-wook revealed a meaningful smile, "Even if she is Taeyeon's sister, she is still not my type. You don't need to worry."
"I trust you, but I don't trust her," Suho replied coldly. "After all, she has no brains and no principles!"
Chang-wook chuckled quietly without saying another word. He knew that Irene had a lot of flaws, but for some reason, he couldn't get himself to dislike her. In fact, he couldn't resist treating her like a younger sister.
This was perhaps fate.
As for Suho, Chang-wook was more than happy to accept him as a brother-in-law. Unfortunately, the little brat still seemed quite clueless…
On the way back to Korea, Irene's mind was full of questions. Why were there suddenly rumors that her mother was pretending to be Taeyeon's mother?
Who was Taeyeon?
And who was Han Ji-eun?
"How did my mother get involved with two big names?"
Suho drove with one arm on the steering wheel as he tilted slightly to look at her. "If anyone else was in your position, they would be jumping in joy at the possibility of being Taeyeon's sister. To be honest, you must be feeling that deep down too right?" he scoffed.
Hearing this, Irene turned and looked at Suho, "Years of experience have told me that I have never been an average person."
"You're not a very modest person either."
"No. I'm more curious as to why this is happening and how my mother got involved with the Kim Family." Irene did not see any benefits in being Taeyeon's sister. At least, she definitely wasn't jumping in joy the way that Suho described.
"If I'm correct, I think your mother was Taeyeon's mother before she gave birth to you."
"But...how could those that know my mother not recognize her and instead allow Han Ji-eun to take over her identity?" This was the thing that confused Irene the most.
"Have you never seen your mother's face before she got burnt?" Suho guessed. "If you've seen it, your question may be easily answered."
"Arrgh..." Irene groaned, "I never thought that something like this would happen to my mom. Are you sure we aren't in a film?"
Life had always exceeded art. However, the processing of information wasn't very fast in the past, so there were many examples that had never been heard of. The world was big and identity theft wasn't actually that strange.
"No matter what, I won't let my mom get bullied."
"I don't think your support is needed this time," Suho said with a deeper meaning. With Tiffany and Taeyeon around, no one could bully anyone in their hands.
...
"I never knew that I had a twin sister," Hyoyeon explained to Tiffany emotionally as she sat on the edge of Tiffany's bed that night. "I investigated the Kwon Family and no one seems to know about this either. Worst of all, my mother has already passed away and the hospital I was born in, no longer exists. The only person left that could possibly know the truth is Han Ji-eun."
"I don't know when she began scheming against me. But, It's obvious that she had been spying on me for a while."
"As you know, even if we look identical, time would eventually reveal flaws. Yet, she managed to fool Kim Shaoyuan for so many years. It's clear to see how calculative she is."
Tiffany understood how Hyoyeon felt. Her identity had been stolen for so many years, yet she had no one to vent to; it must have been extremely painful. The anger and injustice could have easily swallowed a person alive. But, of course, Hyoyeon managed to pull through because of a loving husband and the responsibilty she had to uphold towards Irene.
Tiffany listened to Hyoyeon as Taeyeon walked out of the room with his phone. He gave Yuri a phone call, "Where's your mother?"
"I saw the news and my mother has heard about it as well. She is flying back in shock. Your family loves to create big news, don't they?"
"Where's grandfather?"
"He was stunned after seeing the news. He will let you resolve it," Yuri explained. "Grandfather Kwon is going to wait for the truth to be revealed."
...
Meanwhile...
"It's hard to investigate something that happened 19 years ago. Plus, we have no evidence that Han Ji-eun used me to poison you. I don't know how I can prove my identity..."
Han Ji-eun had stolen Hyoyeon's identity for so many years that every piece of evidence had already been destroyed...
Her name had been changed and her personality had changed too. Han Ji-eun simply claimed that she had lost her memory and everything fell into place. The life of this fraudster was much too easy.
Tiffany patted the back of Hyoyeon's hand comfortingly, "Mom, even identical twins have differences."
"But, that would take too much work to uncover and the chances are slim."
Tiffany smiled with meaning, "Han Ji-eun is sly, but I like it when sly people fall into my trap."
Hyoyeon was filled with mixed emotions. She was once consumed by hatred, but after giving birth to Irene, she simply wanted to live her life in peace. It wasn't until she came in contact with Taeyeon and Tiffany did her hatred get rediscovered. However, she had never been a calculative person.
When compared to Han Ji-eun, she did not think that she stood a chance.
After all, she had lost her appearance. This was enough to damage her self confidence.
Hyoyeon had crawled out from death and a layer of her skin had been removed. This made Tiffany wonder how far Taeyeon was going go with his revenge.
The scandal went completely viral. After all, it was such a novel piece of news that involved the entertainment industry. Reporters were excited, wishing that the press conference would immediately start.
Meanwhile, Han Ji-eun was extremely confident. She believed in the power of genetics and she knew that Hyoyeon had nothing. Most importantly, Hyoyeon's face, which was the most identifiable factor, was now covered in scars.
If Han Ji-eun hadn't covered all bases in the past, Hyoyeon may have kicked her out by now.
However, she had put in so much effort over the years. There was no way that she'd let Hyoyeon return to her original position.
"Ji-eun, don't be afraid. We have a DNA test in our hands. You don't have to be afraid of anything."
"Old Kim, you're still the person that treats me the best." Han Ji-eun's biggest source of support was Father Kim. As long as Father Kim still believed her, her identity as Mother Mo was still as stable as ever.
"I will always be on your side," Father Kim had completely forgotten everything that Hyoyeon had said to him earlier. Because, to him, Han Ji-eun was undeniably his wife.
"Don't worry, I will get justice for myself!"
...
As Irene entered the hospital, she did not care about the possible change in her identity. All she cared about was whether her mother was OK.
Hyoyeon looked at Irene happily, "I'm fine. You didn't need to rush over here."
"What are you talking about? Without me, who would protect you? Are the bodyguards outside as capable as I am?" Irene pointed to herself in an unconvinced manner. "Whether it's arguing or fighting, I, Irene have never been afraid."
Suho was helpless around Irene. He was worried that she'd destroy the image they had worked so hard to clean up.
"You should take care of yourself first. You were also 'quite famous', not too long ago."
Irene turned around and stuck up her middle finger at Suho.
Regardless of everything else, everyone that needed to be present was now here. So, the time was right...
It was time for Han Ji-eun to pay back everything she owed.
The scandal this time was a big socialite scandal involving true and false identities. So, not only did it appear on entertainment news, it also appeared on local newspapers for everyone to gossip about.
_"How could an identity be so easy to fake? This 'nobody' is playing with fire?"
_"This woman is quite mysterious. Do you perhaps remember, back when Han Ji-eun claimed that Tiffany cut her, an 'old acquaintance' appeared online and said that she'd take back everything that belonged to her?"
_"I actually think that Han Ji-eun is the one that has something to hide. A normal person's reaction would be to laugh it off, no one would make such a big fuss and try to clarify themselves. What is there to clarify? Doesn't she appear more suspicious with her conspicuous response?"
_"But, with current technology...it's not possible to assume another person's identity, right?"
Everyone online was involved in discussions about this topic; it was more exciting than any celebrity cheating scandal. In fact, it was like an addictive TV drama that people couldn't draw themselves away from.
[]"If Han Ji-eun is stepping out to prove her innocence, Ms. Lee will definitely strike back. Let's sit back and watch a good show."
[]"Yes, let's watch the show."
Since they were celebrities, Taeyeon and Tiffany had always been prepared to have every aspect of their lives revealed to the public at some point. To enjoy being treated as celebrities, they also had to accept that they were constantly under public scrutiny; it was unavoidable.
Soon, the day of Han Ji-eun's press conference arrived.
Inside the fifth-floor conference hall at Hilton Hotel, Han Ji-eun had invited members of the media and appeared ready to swallow Hyoyeon whole.
Father Kim accompanied next to her as her most solid source of support, but apart from him, she had no family members by her side...nor any friends.
"Please excuse the ridiculousness created by the rocky relationship between Tiffany and I," Han Ji-eun suddenly sounded polite and dignified; she even bowed to the reporters.
"Family matters should not be exposed to the public and cause a disturbance to society. But, I really couldn't stand it anymore."
With a choked up voice, Han Ji-eun pulled out her DNA report, "Previously, in private, Tiffany had once said to me that I wasn't Taeyeon's mother. At that time, I was so annoyed that I went to get a DNA test done. The result, as you can see, is that there is no doubt that I am Taeyeon's mother."
"However, when I took the results to show Tiffany, she claimed that the DNA sample did not come from Taeyeon, but from her maid. She even claimed that I had bribed the doctors! I felt extremely wronged by this."
"It's not the first time that Tiffany has turned a blind eye to something. But, in the face of scientific evidence, how could she still ignore what's right and wrong. I've had enough of it!"
"She's indeed amazing, I must bow down to her!"
"So, today, I am showing everyone this evidence to rebuke all claims of me stealing someone else's identity and being a fraud. This is not a TV drama, if I am not real, then how could the people beside me not know?"
"It's ridiculous!"
Han Ji-eun got angrier as she spoke. In the end, she threw the report in her hands onto the ground.
"Absolutely ridiculous!"
...
"You are the one that's ridiculous," a hoarse voice suddenly sounded from the entrance of the hall. Due to injuries to her throat from the fire years ago, when Hyoyeon raised her voice, the damage was apparent.
The reporters quickly looked towards the doorway to see a woman wearing a face mask. The rumored woman had appeared right in front of their cameras and Irene was following from behind protecting her every move.
"You're here right on time. I would like to know if you planned this ridiculous story or if Tiffany did it?" Han Ji-eun stormed over to Hyoyeon from the stage. "In what way are we alike?"
"No one planned it. You are just too sinister," Hyoyeon glared at Han Ji-eun with hatred and anger as her eyes turned red; tears almost rolling out of her eyes. "Have you forgotten about the explosion at the research facility, over a decade ago?"
"What has that got to do with you?"
Hyoyeon sneered as she removed her face mask, revealing her festering wounds to the public, "This was a result of that explosion."
"What a joke! What evidence do you have? I could show up with any injury and claim it as being caused by an explosion."
Hyoyeon knew that she would deny it, so she pulled out another piece of evidence, "I know that it was a long time ago and most of the evidence has already been destroyed. But, look what I have here."
"What's this? How are you trying to manipulate the public this time?" Han Ji-eun shrugged her shoulders at the media as she laughed.
"This is a DNA test between you and I," Hyoyeon announced. She then opened the report and showed it to the media, "As we are identical twins, we look practically the same. Because of this, you were given the opportunity to assume my identity."
"The only reason why you are so confident as to stand up here and tell everyone that you are Taeyeon's mother is because you know that twins will both show up with the same DNA results. As for the only thing that can differentiate us - my fingerprints - those were destroyed in the fire."
"In other words, you are saying that you have no other evidence to prove that I have stolen your identity. If we look at things from a different perspective, it appears that you are the one that is trying to be me?"
Han Ji-eun laughed. "Fine, since you are calling me a fraud, no one here has the right to say anything. The only person that qualifies to speak is my husband, Kim Shaoyuan."
Hyoyeon looked at Kim Shaoyuan. She knew that the chances of him helping her were practically impossible.
"I'll give you one minute. Since you claim that you are Kim Shaoyuan's wife...prove it."
Hyoyeon bit her lip nervously. Just as she was about to speak, Kim Shaoyuan suddenly cut in, "You don't need to say anything. You aren't my wife. My wife has always been Han Ji-eun. I don't know what motive you have, but I only have one word for you: shoo! Ugly people sure like causing trouble..."
"I dare you to say that again," Irene warned as she pointed to Kim Shaoyuan. "Assh*le, you couldn't recognize your own wife and you were taken for a ride all these years without knowing it. You're just a jerk. If you speak again, I'm going to break your spine!"
Father Kim: "..."
"Look at how Taeyeon is and look at you. I'm suspecting that even you are a fraud!"
"You..."
"You little wench! Don't go around confusing everyone. Did you think that you can help your mother by doing this?" Han Ji-eun drew the conversation back. "The Kwon Family never had any twins and I never had a twin sister. Stop trying to fool everyone."
"It seems, you don't know how to turn back before it's too late..." Hyoyeon glared at Han Ji-eun.
"If you have evidence, then show it!" Han Ji-eun challenged arrogantly.
"Did you ask for evidence?" a familiar voice resounded from the entrance, followed by the surprised gasps of the media.
_"It's Tiffany!"
_"It's actually Tiffany. Tiffany's here!"
_"But, why is Tiffany in a wheelchair...?"
No one expected that Tiffany would be a part of the show, even less expected was the fact that she would appear in a wheelchair.
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Q&A
1. I should finish this book before have new book???
A. I want to but this will be long. I try to finish as Soon as possible....
2. About new book .... The comments have Taeny, Jeti, Yulsic and Taengsic ...
A. I don't know who to choose.... I love Taeyeon the most 😍 but that female lead in new book not powerful as this book.... plus male lead is kind of funny and 🔞 you guys understand what I mean right???? So if I choose the same will is a little bit weird???
For me I'm okay with Taeny if you guys not find weird 😂