Kurosaki Group's CEO Takumi Kurosaki faces a crisis as the company's stock plummets by 39%, threatening bankruptcy. His executive team, filled with former elite investment bankers, admits defeat and blames themselves for failing to save the company. Despite the chaos and mounting pressure, Takumi remains surprisingly calm, which frustrates the team who expected decisive action. A cleaner challenges the team's disrespect towards Takumi, warning against underestimating him. The episode ends with Kurosaki's uncertain stance amid the collapse, leaving his next move unknown as the company's fate hangs in the balance.
In this episode, a tense stock market situation unfolds as a man urgently instructs Mr. Kurosaki to sell all his shares immediately despite the stock price surging. They initially believe the timing is perfect and celebrate their successful strategy. However, with only 40 minutes left before the market closes, pressure mounts as a colleague urges Kurosaki to leverage projects with the newly public Ito Group for another breakthrough. The episode ends with a revealing question about Kurosaki's relationship with Ito Group, hinting at deeper stakes looming ahead.
The episode begins with the announcement that the daily sales limit has been reached, earning seventy million dollars, prompting the decision to entrust the major 150 million-dollar project to the Ito Group. However, concerns arise that a cleaner might assist rivals against them, leading to orders to investigate her identity. Meanwhile, Ms. Hujiwara, who has spent three years working as a cleaner for the Ito family, is urged to return to the Hujiwara Group on Syohe Ito's birthday. Though she hesitates, wanting to maintain a simple life, she ultimately goes back, surprising Syohe with a birthday cake. The episode ends with Syohe calling her to talk, leaving the purpose of their conversation uncertain.
In this episode, a man demands a divorce from a woman who has supported him as a housekeeper for three years. He boasts about recently securing a 150-million deal and claims she is unworthy and replaceable. The woman defends herself, insisting her efforts and abilities helped grow his business and the company’s success. Their confrontation escalates as he belittles her appearance and role, while she insists on her value in the deal with the Kurosaki Group. The episode ends with the woman challenging his attempt to take sole credit, leaving their relationship and business partnership deeply fractured.
Rino Sasaki claims she helped secure a major 130-million deal, but her credibility is challenged by others who accuse her of lying and using influential connections unfairly. While a man offers another character 15 thousand dollars to improve their life and 700 thousand on a card to walk away quietly, the offer is dismissed with insult, escalating the tension. The conflict peaks as accusations fly about taking credit for the deal and involving Takumi Kurosaki’s name deceitfully. The episode ends with a heated warning that the truth will be confronted at an upcoming ceremony in five days.
Syohe surprises everyone by attending a signing ceremony despite tensions surrounding him. It’s revealed that the woman present isn’t just a cleaner but Syohe’s wife, the CEO’s spouse from the Ito Group. After securing a deal, Syohe divorced Mao, escalating the conflict over money. At the Ito residence, accusations fly as the woman defends her belongings while others accuse her of hiding valuables. Haruka’s search of the suitcase comes up empty, raising suspicion. The episode ends with a tense challenge as someone asks to join an unspecified game, leaving intentions unclear.
After her recent divorce from Syohe, Haruka faces harsh insults and threats from the powerful Ito family and their supporters, who criticize her presence alongside her new lover. Unfazed, Haruka dismisses the Itos as insignificant, escalating the conflict. Meanwhile, Kurosaki, who helped save Haruka's company, confronts her about attending an upcoming ceremony despite her divorced status. Haruka insists on going, refusing to back down. The episode ends with an urgent corporate alert revealing that the Fujiwara Group is officially entering a major redevelopment project in Tokyo, setting up a high-stakes business showdown in three days.
At a high-profile social event, Syohe confronts Mao, her ex-husband, accusing him of shamelessness and questioning his place there. Tensions rise as Mao coldly reminds her they are divorced and refuses to engage. The conflict escalates when Mao reveals Syohe is already involved with another man who assaulted him and his family. Syohe retaliates by exposing Mao’s past betrayal and his dependence on her for a business deal worth 180 million. The episode ends with Mao warning that the company will crumble without him, while Syohe insists he cannot finalize critical contracts alone, leaving their power struggle unresolved.
At a high-stakes ceremony, a tense confrontation unfolds between Mao and his ex-spouse, who accuses him of lying and trying to steal credit. Mao is warned that his actions could ruin the event and embarrass Syohe in front of the influential Kurosaki Group. Despite the divorce, the ex-spouse threatens Mao, saying he and his family aren't qualified to showcase their status and insists Mao won't be allowed to sign a crucial contract that night. As tempers flare, Mao takes a surprising action, escalating the conflict with immediate consequences still uncertain.
She gave up power for marriage and lost everything at a birthday. Mao, once heiress of the Hujiwara family, renounced her name to live plainly with her husband Syohe Ito and work as a cleaner at Kurosaki Group. When the company teetered, she rescued it and sealed a 20 billion yen deal timed for Syohe’s birthday. Instead of gratitude, he humiliated her, handed the credit to his mistress, and demanded a divorce. Alone in public shame, Mao signs the papers but refuses defeat. Her vow is fierce. Stripped of title but not will, she steels herself to reclaim dignity, reputation, and the truth behind the betrayal.