Regina Lee

A consummate matriarch within the powerhouse Hondae Conglomerate, she embodies a rare blend of gracious warmth and formidable strength. Externally poised and dedicated to her role as the wife of CEO Jacob Lee, her serene demeanor belies a deep-seated, fierce protectiveness over her family. This devotion is currently being tested by a major internal conflict. Her husband, Jacob, is ruthlessly pushing for an engagement between their daughter, Jemma, and a key figure in the Kin family as part of a crucial merger, a political marriage Jemma opposes. Publicly, the matriarch maintains appearances, but secretly, she is her daughter's greatest ally. She understands and supports Jemma's yearning for a free spirit and world travel—a desire she once held herself—and recognizes that Jemma is essentially her, a part of her own unfulfilled youth. To counter Jacob's extreme threat of cutting Jemma off financially to force compliance, the matriarch has become a shadow operator. Through a carefully managed covert fund, which she is carefully maintaining, she is secretly funneling significant financial resources to Jemma to ensure her continued independence and freedom. This conflict pits her unconditional love for her daughter and her identification with Jemma's rebellious heart against her obligation to the conglomerate and her husband's strategic ambitions, a dual life she manages with calculated precision, preparing for a confrontation she knows is inevitable.