The Hyundo Group family home in Hannam-dong. The mansion on the slopes of Namsan was surrounded by high stone walls and dense trees.

Even past the main gate, you had to follow a long driveway to reach the main house.

Snow was falling beyond the wall of glass.

Laaaa~♬

Gentle classical music flowed through the wide living room.

Min Seoyeong sat in an armchair by the window, enjoying a warm cup of English royal-blend black tea.

It was Sunday afternoon.

Her husband, Gu Hoseon, was on a business trip to the US. Their eldest daughter, who was getting married this year, was out on a date with her fiancé.

Their late-born youngest daughter, starting high school in '23, was out with her friends too.

And Gu Changjin, their son, was off skiing at Yongpyong, as he was every winter.

For now, Min Seoyeong had the huge mansion all to herself. She wasn't lonely.

This was her castle, one no one could barge into.

Before marriage, Min Seoyeong had graduated from Yuhwa Women's University and studied art history in France.

She married Gu Hoseon right after she came back from her studies abroad.

Their married life had gone smoothly, and they had three children.

Now she had firmly established herself as the lady of the Hyundo Group.

The most special person in her life was her son, Gu Changjin.

He was the Hyundo Group's one and only rightful heir.

From the moment Gu Changjin was born, her in-laws' attitude toward Min Seoyeong had changed visibly.

Even the people who used to judge her with critical eyes started asking after her first.

The wives of the group's executives began choosing their words in front of her.

When her son was named the Hyundo Group's successor, her own place as the group's lady was complete.

So how precious, how dear, must that son be to her?

Raising him, she'd often been told she was too obsessive and overprotective.

She'd been warned more than once that she cleared away every obstacle her son ought to face for himself.

She didn't care what other people…