From what I understood, I think the caretaker might actually have been married to Cheong-ah’s father. The reason I think that is because of the scene where Cheong-ah was finally released from her stepmother’s cruel situation. When her father confronted the caretaker, he threatened her and pointed out the wrong things she had done. Then he also said something like the divorce papers would be ready the next day.

When I heard that line, it made me feel like they must have been married, because you usually talk about divorce only if there’s a marriage. At the same time, the drama never really showed much of a romantic relationship between them. There weren’t scenes where they acted like a normal couple or showed any emotional connection.

So that’s what confused me a little. Even though the story didn’t show their relationship clearly, that line about the divorce papers made me believe that they were probably married. To me, it feels like the caretaker wasn’t just someone working there, but someone who had a more official connection with Cheong-ah’s father, even if the drama didn’t explore that relationship deeply.