Even after going through several in-vitro fertilization procedures, Kim Hye-Ryeong still failed to conceive. And as a matter of fact, Chae Mu-Seok was reluctant to have a child with her. Ever since Kim Hye-Ryeong’s unsuccessful attempts, he started fooling around with other women. He already had a child with a mistress before, so there was no reason to believe he wouldn’t do it again. More importantly, Chae Mu-Seok knew that, unlike his other wives, Kim Hye-Ryeong had no choice but to raise another woman’s child with no complaints. 

And so, she decided to look into surrogate mothers, thinking it was a better option as she’d be the one in control. Since the surrogate mothers were selected after going through a stringent vetting process, Chae Mu-Seok didn’t oppose the idea initially. However, when he learned about Chae Woo-Jin’s existence during the crucial period of all times, Chae Mu-Seok acted like someone who had just managed to worm his way out of an onerous task. 

There was no guarantee that the child conceived with the surrogate mother would be a boy, and there was no reason to have an illegitimate child when he already had a capable child named Chae Woo-Jin. 

Kim Hye-Ryeong’s efforts to somehow conceive a son she could call her own were futile. She was even forced to get a divorce because of the sponsorship incident, so she felt as though her whole world was crumbling down. 

“You don’t really know your son that well, huh? Do you think he’ll listen to anything I say? Just give up on Woo-Jin, please. I will give you a healthy baby boy very soon.”

–– Ha! You don’t have to. Having one defective child in the family is more than enough. 

Kim Hye-Ryeong’s mother-in-law openly assessed her daughter as a defective product. In stark contrast to how they treated their daughter-in-law, Chae Mu-Seok’s parents were extremely kind and caring grandparents to their grandchildren. However, this didn’t apply to Woo-Ra. 

Of course, that wasn’t the case...