"Let go of her!" Ivan demands and tugs on to Mona's hand. Hee Joon pulls Mona closer. "Let's go!" Mona forcefully pulls her hands off both of them. "Stop it!" Mona shouts. Jae stands at the side of the car with the assistant, looking dumbfounded. He looks at his father and then turns to Mona. Before another word can come out, the assistant interrupts. "Jae, let's go inside. Let the adults handle their problems" the assistant grabs onto Jae's hand and walks with him inside. Jae still turning around, looking back to see what is going on.
"Do you know how long I been searching for you? You could've left me some sort of contact information." Hee Joon shouts. Mona remembered the argument Hee Joon and his father had. She hesitates to leave with Hee Joon so she takes a step closer to Ivan. "I'm sorry, Hee Joon. I want to stay here." Ivan's face lights up at Mona's response. Hee Joon could not believe what he was hearing. "Are you serious?" Hee Joon asks while looking straight into her eyes, "You're going to just abandon everything like that?" Mona couldn't respond with anything. "Hee Joon, please. I don't want to be your burden anymore..." she thought to herself. After a bit of silence, Hee Joon takes a step back from Mona. "Is this really what you want?" She slowly nods, trying to avoid eye contact. Hee Joon scoffs. "If you don't come back, consider our friendship over." He continues to focus all his attention on her, hoping for a different response. Mona looks away, tears began streaming down her face. "I'm sorry..." Ivan notices the tears streaming down her face. He grabs her hand and gently pulls her to go around his back, hiding her from Hee Joon. Ivan is now facing Hee Joon in an intensive standoff. "You need to go." Said Ivan without backing off. Hee Joon glares at Ivan while Ivan holds Mona's hand and guides her inside the house. Leaving Hee Joon still standing, speechlessly and motionlessly scarred by Mona's words. Mona turns to look at Hee Joon and as soon as she sees that disappointed look on his face, more tears started to fall down her face. Memories of their childhood together and moments that led them closer together, came flooding back. But she knew she has to hide her feelings. She knew she can't let him know why she's hurting him so much. She just wanted Hee Joon to have his freedom back.
After the door closes behind Ivan and Mona, she couldn't hold it in anymore. She bursts out crying and weeping. Ivan turns to comfort her, wiping her tears away. "Do you really want to stay here?" He asks in a worried manner. Mona nods her head not understanding how strong those words mean to him. Ivan grabs Mona and wraps his arms around her. Mona is still stunned about what just happened with Hee Joon. Ivan walks Mona over to the kitchen and got her a glass of water. Mona drinks the water and sits down. Hee Joon's haunting words echoes in the back of her mind...
"If you don't come back, consider our friendship over!"
Back at Hee Joon's house
"I'm sorry, Hee Joon. I want to stay here."
"I want to stay here? What is this?" Hee Joon forcefully pushed everything off his desk in a fit of rage. A Sudden knocking on the door disrupts his tantrum. "Sir, Ms. Yoon is here to see you." Said the butler.
"Tell her to go away!" Hee Joon shouts through the door. The door pushes open and Hee Joon turns to see who dares to open his door without permission. A beautiful lady stands in the doorway, dressed in high-class attire. "My apologies, Sir. This is Ms. Yoon." Ms. Yoon walks up to Hee Joon, looks at him from head to toe. "Hm.." Then she got closer
to Hee Joon. "This what I'm getting married to?" Then turns around and walked out the room. Hee Joon stood there motionless not able to understanding what she meant. Hee Joon chasing after Ms. Yoon out in the hallway. "Hey, get back here. What do you mean by that?" She stops walking and turns around. In a scornful tone, she said, "I'm your fiancé." She smirks before turning back around. Hee Joon runs after her. Grabs her by the arm and turns her back. "There's no way I'm marrying you!" He glares into her eyes. Her overly confident presence continues to show no fear. "My name is Yoon Hye-Min. Nice to meet you too." She leaves him with a bone-chilling smirk on her face.