ACT ONE — THE BREAKUP. SCENE ONE — KIM MANSION
Night. Lee Ho stands beside a large window overlooking Seoul. His phone rings.
GIRLFRIEND:
Lee Ho, please listen to me.
LEE HO:
I already listened.
GIRLFRIEND:
It wasn't what you think.
LEE HO:
I saw enough.
GIRLFRIEND:
I was going to tell you.
LEE HO:
When? After you finished seeing him?
Silence.
LEE HO:
We're finished.
GIRLFRIEND:
But I love you.
LEE HO:
You loved the life that came with me.
He ends the call.
Madam Chu watches from a distance.
MADAM CHU:
Young master...
LEE HO:
I'm fine.
MADAM CHU:
You don't look fine.
LEE HO:
Love is a distraction.
He walks away.
SCENE TWO — NINA'S HOME
Morning. Nina prepares breakfast for her mother, Shin Han Ri.
NINA:
Mum, you need to eat.
HAN RI:
You have school.
NINA:
School can wait five minutes.
HAN RI:
You work too hard.
NINA:
Someone has to.
Han Ri looks at her lovingly.
HAN RI:
One day, someone will come into your life and help you carry everything.
NINA:
I don't believe in that.
HAN RI:
Love?
NINA:
Exactly.
SCENE THREE — SCHOOL
Mrs Cha enters the classroom.
MRS CHA:
Everyone, you will work in pairs for the business project.
Mr Pai enters with Lee Ho.
MR PAI:
Students, Kim Lee Ho will assist with the school's business mentorship programme.
Nina looks up. Lee Ho notices her.
LEE HO:
You again.
NINA:
Unfortunately.
The class laughs.
MRS CHA:
You two know each other?
NINA:
Not really.
LEE HO:
We have met.
SCENE FOUR — SCHOOL COURTYARD
Nina carries books. Lee Ho accidentally bumps into her. The books fall.
LEE HO:
Watch where you're going.
NINA:
You bumped into me!
LEE HO:
Then perhaps you should have been paying attention.
NINA:
Not everyone has people cleaning up their mistakes.
Lee Ho pauses.
LEE HO:
What does that mean?
NINA:
Nothing.
She walks away.
FINAL CLIFFHANGER
Kim Han Mi receives a mysterious call.
UNKNOWN VOICE:
The Shin family is back in your son's life.
HAN MI:
That's impossible.
UNKNOWN VOICE:
Then prepare yourself.
Han Mi looks frightened.
HAN MI:
Not again.
END OF ACT ONE
