Do-ra comes from a poor family, always on the run from creditors; her mother, Mi-ja, is adamant about making her an actress to earn a living; one day, Do-ra runs into Dae-chung on her way home and falls in love at first sight.

Sun-young forces Dae-chung and Jung-mi to break up, causing Dae-chung to lose his temper; as the argument gets out of hand, Geum-ja blurts out the hurtful truth behind Dae-chung's birth.

Geum-ja witnesses Jun-sub with a woman on the street; she shares the news with Sun-young right away, but Sun-young doesn't believe her words and gets mad at her instead.

Director Jang asks Pil-seung to take his colleague's place and work on the new drama; the moment Pil-seung finds out that Do-ra is the main lead in the drama, he refuses to take the role.

Out of spite, Do-ra plans to get back at Bi-bi by flirting with Bong-soo; Pil-seung sees Do-ra making her moves on Bong-soo and is disappointed.

After telling Hyun-chul she would help him get money for his new business, Geum-ja puts on a grim face to meet with Mi-ja; at the filming site, Pil-seung works tirelessly catering to Do-ra and Bong-soo to maintain peace.