A hair-trigger situation unfolded in which Park Jin Hee would have to sacrifice Nam Sangji to keep her president's seat.
In episode 20 of KBS2's daily drama
Park Min-jun's announcement of the broken engagement sent shockwaves through the Adel group. The matchmaking ceremony instantly turned into chaos, and Chairman Park Tae-ho's anger reached its peak. Even at such a moment, Choi Yuna displayed a strong obsession with marriage, foreshadowing another spark of conflict. By contrast, Oh Jeong-ran's contrasting reaction, enjoying the collapse of Park Min-jun's marriage, created thrilling tension.
Afterward, Park Min-jun and Kim Dan-hee laid bare their true feelings through an honest conversation. In the process, Park Min-jun for the first time brought up the story of Baek Jin-joo, whom he had kept in his heart, and revealed that she was the daughter of Baek Jun-gi. Kim Dan-hee, who belatedly learned of the startling connection between the two, was aghast and immediately asked Jeong Yoon-jung to investigate Baek Jin-joo, taking a step closer to the truth behind the incident.
But just as Kim Dan-hee was about to check Baek Jin-joo's photo, adverse news struck the Adel group. During a live broadcast, a mysterious man claimed Chloe's symbol design had been plagiarized and presented a design book as evidence. Park Tae-ho then warned Kim Dan-hee strongly, "If this isn't properly resolved, not only will you be dismissed as president, but I'll make you step away from company affairs as well, so be prepared," driving her to the edge of a cliff.
Choi Yuna's suspicious behavior in this regard raised questions. During a call with a reporter, she used an irritating tone that seemed to relish the plagiarism controversy, drawing viewers' indignation. Meanwhile, Park Min-jun and Chloe began tracking the leak path of the design book that the accuser had possessed, and Jeong Yoon-jung found a decisive clue that the accuser had a history of false accusations, signaling the opening of a counterattack.
Toward the end of the broadcast, the case entered an unexpected phase. Instead of putting out the controversy, Park Tae-ho devised a ruthless plan to use Chloe as a scapegoat and portray the Adel group as the victim. At the hair-trigger moment when he was forcing Kim Dan-hee to carry it out, Baek Jin-joo's photo was half revealed among investigation documents that had fallen to the floor. Kim Dan-hee's frozen gaze upon spotting it exploded with tension. The ending, arriving just before Baek Jin-joo's identity could be confirmed, heightened immersion to the highest level and aroused curiosity about future developments.
KBS2's daily drama "Red Pearl" episode 21 airs at 7:50 p.m. on the 26th.
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