Princess Aurora

Before the family's collapse, Chunwang Foods provides the Oh household with wealth, status, staff, and security. O Ro Ra grows up as the favored youngest daughter while her father, Oh Dae San, controls both the company and the family.

O Ro Ra discovers that Park Joo Ri is involved with her married brother, Oh Geum Seong. She confronts Joo Ri and begins trying to protect Lee Gang Suk and prevent the affair from destroying the family.

Involved: Ro Ra — Investigator and Confronter · Joo Ri — Mistress Confronted · Geum Seong — Unfaithful Husband

O Ro Ra approaches the reclusive novelist Hwang Ma Ma while pretending to be Park Ji Yeong. The deceptive interview creates their first sustained personal contact and begins their complicated romantic connection.

Involved: Ro Ra — Visitor Using a False Name · Ma Ma — Novelist Interviewed · Ji Yeong — Identity Used by O Ro Ra

Park Joo Ri tells Oh Geum Seong that she is pregnant to pressure him into leaving Lee Gang Suk. The deception intensifies the affair crisis and gives O Ro Ra another threat to her brother's marriage to confront.

Involved: Joo Ri — Deceiver · Geum Seong — Person Deceived · Ro Ra — Family Member Who Challenges the Claim · Gang Suk — Betrayed Wife

O Ro Ra openly raises the possibility of marriage with Hwang Ma Ma. Ma Ma accepts the relationship and begins bringing Ro Ra into contact with his older sisters, exposing the romance to family opposition.

Involved: Ro Ra — Marriage Proposer · Ma Ma — Romantic Partner · Shi Mong — Older Sister Introduced to O Ro Ra · Ja Mong — Older Sister Introduced to O Ro Ra

Hwang Shi Mong and Hwang Ja Mong decide that O Ro Ra is unsuitable for Hwang Ma Ma. They begin actively trying to separate the couple, turning family disapproval into a sustained obstacle.

Involved: Shi Mong — Family Opponent · Ja Mong — Family Opponent · Ro Ra — Target of the Plan · Ma Ma — Younger Brother Being Controlled

O Ro Ra obtains a supporting maid role in the television drama Altair. The opportunity places her inside the entertainment industry and reconnects her professional life with Hwang Ma Ma and Park Ji Yeong.

Involved: Ro Ra — New Cast Member · Hae Gi — Director

Hwang Ma Ma encounters O Ro Ra during production while still resentful about their earlier separation. He has her removed from the drama, but Ro Ra confronts him rather than accepting the decision quietly.

Involved: Ro Ra — Actress Removed from the Role · Ma Ma — Writer Who Orders the Removal · Hae Gi — Production Director

O Ro Ra and Park Ji Yeong begin working within the same television production. Park Ji Yeong's greater status and Yoon Hae Gi's favoritism create an unequal rivalry that follows both actresses through their careers.

Involved: Ro Ra — New Actress and Rival · Ji Yeong — Established Actress and Rival · Hae Gi — Director Whose Favoritism Intensifies the Rivalry