He just wants to be alone, but Eun-joo isn’t letting him off that easy - she’s going to take him out for drinks whether he likes it or not.ĭuring the ride home, Hae-young notices Sang-hyo’s distracted expression, and swerves the car over to a stop when she brings up Sung-gyum. Eun-joo’s not exactly thrilled to be relegated to messenger, especially since it means that Eun-joo isn’t a threat to Sang-hyo’s relationship with Sung-gyum. In the end, Sang-hyo chooses Hae-young, and gets into the car.īut she didn’t forget about Sung-gyum - she sent Eun-joo to break the news that she left with Hae-young. Hearing the sound of high-heels, Sung-gyum perks up - but it’s just another coworker walking past. Now she’s torn, as she paces from the stairs leading down to Sung-gyum, to the elevator that will take her to parking garage.īoth men continue to wait, and Sang-hyo finally takes decisive steps along the marble floor. Now it’s time for his ultimatum: He’s not ready to give her up, and he’ll be waiting for her downstairs. Slowly, Sang-hyo gathers her things, and as she heads to the elevator, she receives a call from Sung-gyum. While ultimatums may not be the best way to win back her heart, he does look super cute as he goofily grins at the photos he took of her last night. He gives her the ultimatum that if she’s not at the car in thirty minutes, he’ll come up to the office and find her. She told him that she didn’t want him to pick her up, but he thinks it’s best “for his parents” if they arrive home together. Or, rather, he’s waiting for her, as he calls from the parking garage to give her a ride home. But instead Hae-young surprises them all by letting them leave early, since he’s a “family man” now and Sang-hyo’s waiting for him. Sung-gyum clarifies that his difficulty in accepting this situation isn’t the fact that she’s doing this to save someone else - it’s the fact that “someone” happens to be Hae-young.Īt Hae-young’s firm, his staff are worried about what will happen if he finds out they haven’t finished their project yet, and when Hae-young asks about it, they promise effusively that they’ll work extra hard overtime to get it finished in time.
She’s only doing it because she’s always wanted to have a close relationship with a father, and she doesn’t want that to be taken away from Hae-young. But he’s not quite that willing to accept that apology, even though she promises that she has no desire to be back with Hae-young. She apologizes for not telling him earlier. She explains how important Hae-young’s father is to him, and that in order to make sure his father gets surgery right away, she’s pretending to continue to be married to Hae-young for the week. He doesn’t want to hear her explanation, though, and drives off as well.īoth the men brood alone in their respective offices, but at least Hae-young feels apologetic to Sang-hyo (now if only he could say “I’m sorry” to her face).ĭespite an initial cold shoulder when they happen to meet at the elevator, Sung-gyum decides to hear Sang-hyo’s side of the story. But at least it gets Hae-young to leave, and he drives off in “her” car while she tries to make amends with Sung-gyum. Sung-gyum overhears this, and is surprised and disappointed to realize that Sang-hyo spent the night at Hae-young’s. She shoves Hae-young away, telling him if he doesn’t leave now, then yesterday was the last time she’ll ever stay at his his place. Hae-young is especially taken aback when she throws herself at Sung-gyum to beg them to stop fighting, and tries to pull her away from him. Sang-hyo tries to stop the boys from literally fighting over her by flinging herself between them. The show nearly goes back to square one in terms of plot, but it does remind us yet again what is Sang-hyo’s true passion and driving force behind her actions: The Secret Hotel. If you were hoping the show would make some progress in answering all the questions we’ve been wondering now for weeks (such as, who’s the killer? Who does Sang-hyo really love? Why don’t Hae-young and Sung-gyum act their age?), you’ll be disappointed. 35 OctoJanuMy Secret Hotel: Episode 13 by odilettante