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Perfect Landing Into Your Arms
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00:00:01For 25 years, I was my husband's ghostwriter.
00:00:05I helped him become a best-selling author.
00:00:08But while I wrote page after page, he betrayed me.
00:00:13He was having an affair with another woman.
00:00:15And how did I find out?
00:00:17A kiss cam that caught them at a concert.
00:00:20He humiliated me in front of the whole world.
00:00:2425 years of marriage.
00:00:27Gone. Just like that.
00:00:33Have fun at the Real Play concert.
00:00:35I wish I could join you.
00:00:37Especially since tonight's our anniversary.
00:00:39It's a work thing, honey.
00:00:42Besides, you don't even like their music.
00:00:45Oh, actually, I do like-
00:00:46Honey, I gotta go.
00:00:48Can't wait for dinner. Make me, uh, something delicious.
00:00:51Okay, honey.
00:00:57And Jonathan's new book is a masterpiece.
00:01:09If I were to guess, I'd say you probably had a pretty heavy part in writing the book.
00:01:13The least he could do is give him some credit, right?
00:01:15Henry, you know I don't like the spotlight.
00:01:17Plus, Jonathan's my husband.
00:01:19What's mine is his, and vice versa.
00:01:21I've already prepared everything for Jonathan to take over at CU.
00:01:24And Roy Publishing's your family business.
00:01:26I'm just looking over it on your behalf.
00:01:28We'll talk about this later.
00:01:30Gotta run, Henry.
00:01:31Have to call Jonathan to see what time he's coming home.
00:01:33That's weird. The concert should be over by now.
00:01:49Don't you want to answer your wife's call?
00:01:55She's so annoying. She cannot go a single day without calling to blab about some unimportant shit.
00:02:03Hang on, baby.
00:02:05Yes, honey.
00:02:07I just wanted to know if you'd be back soon. Dinner's almost ready.
00:02:11Okay, yes. I will be right home, honey.
00:02:15All right.
00:02:17When was the last time you fucked your wife, Jonathan?
00:02:22It has been years.
00:02:25I can't stand her body anymore.
00:02:27Especially now that I have someone like you.
00:02:30You better be telling the truth.
00:02:32Oh, I swear on my life.
00:02:34You are the only woman I know.
00:02:40Fuck!
00:02:42Okay, either they're having an affair or just really, really shy.
00:02:46Okay, baby, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna catch you later.
00:02:49Okay.
00:02:50But you better divorce her soon.
00:02:52I'm sick of this.
00:02:53Olivia, I need you to hurry home.
00:02:55I need you to cover me in front of mom in case something goes wrong.
00:02:57No, I'm gonna explain when I get home. Just hurry home.
00:03:03Hi, honey.
00:03:04You're back.
00:03:05And just in time, dinner's ready.
00:03:08How was the concert? Was it fun?
00:03:10No, not really. You know how these work things are.
00:03:12Mm-hmm.
00:03:13Well, maybe next time I should join you, then it'll be more fun.
00:03:16Oh, come on. Let me have your coat.
00:03:25Oh, Olivia called. She said she'll be back soon.
00:03:30Oh, my God, wait. That looks just like famous author Jonathan Asher.
00:03:34No way. Isn't he married? Who's he with?
00:03:38Oh, shit.
00:03:39Honey, did you hear me?
00:03:42Huh? What?
00:03:43I'm sorry, honey. What did you say?
00:03:44Olivia and Ken, they're gonna be joining us for dinner.
00:03:46Okay, that's great, honey.
00:03:47He may not have taken me to that real play concert, but he got me this beautiful necklace. I've chosen a good man to marry.
00:04:04Hey, Dad. It's the big silver anniversary today, right? 25 years of marriage. Wow. Don't you think our amazing little housewife deserves a little something?
00:04:25Yes, of course.
00:04:30Anne, my angel, whatever you do, do not forget you're not just my wife. You're my whole life.
00:04:42Thank you, my love. Hurry up and open it, Mom.
00:04:47A pen. Do you remember the last award ceremony I attended? I couldn't stop thinking about how much you've done for this family.
00:05:06So I picked up this pen in my hotel bed and I wrote about how much I missed you all night long.
00:05:12Wow. Dad, you're such a romantic.
00:05:15I noticed you write the same acknowledgement in every book to my most beloved Anne.
00:05:22Without you, none of this would be possible. You are my muse.
00:05:26Everyone writes acknowledgments. It's no big deal.
00:05:29What you need to learn, Ken, is that for a good wife, love is much more valuable than jewelry. Price, insignificant.
00:05:38You better not learn that from my dad. Look, I'm not some simple housewife that's gonna be satisfied with a hotel pen and a left note.
00:05:47I'm a career woman and career women appreciate investment pieces.
00:05:52What's wrong with your mother? She's just being dramatic. Look, after all, she's only a housewife.
00:06:03Dad, allow me to raise a glass to you. Ever since you invited me to be your guest at your award ceremony, I actually have a contract at a Fortune 500 company.
00:06:16Let me also congratulate you, Mr. Asher, to the next CEO of Roy Publishing.
00:06:21No, maybe he got that necklace for Olivia. I shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions.
00:06:34Anne, is it just me or does this look kind of like your husband?
00:06:37Anne, is it just me or does this look like your husband?
00:06:45Is Jonathan cheating on me?
00:07:07Lillianne. My muse, happy anniversary.
00:07:18Every book I write is a declaration of my love for you.
00:07:21You deserve only the finest gold and gems to adorn your precious body.
00:07:26Lillianne.
00:07:29Lillianne.
00:07:31To my most beloved Anne.
00:07:33He was never talking about me. Who is this woman?
00:07:37How could you use the book that I wrote to proclaim your love for another woman?
00:07:50Oh, come on. What is wrong with you, woman?
00:07:52Is this the work you've been so busy with?
00:07:55Who the hell is Lillianne?
00:07:57Did you go through my things? This is an invasion of my privacy.
00:08:00Oh, you're really gonna turn this back around on me when you are the one who brought evidence of your affair into our home?
00:08:05Lillianne and I are professional acquaintances. We discuss art and literature.
00:08:09Every book I write is a declaration of my love for you.
00:08:14I shall ensure that only the finest gold and gems adorn your precious body.
00:08:19That is a literary reference, and that is something you would not understand.
00:08:21I suppose you're gonna tell me that she finds it necessary to discuss your work dressed in lacy lingerie.
00:08:26You are.
00:08:28You are.
00:08:29Anne, you're ruining our anniversary, and I am not gonna just sit here and listen to your insane accusations.
00:08:34I'll be in my study.
00:08:39No, you don't. No, you don't. You are gonna stand there. You are gonna explain everything to me.
00:08:43Mom, calm down.
00:08:44This is all a big misunderstanding.
00:08:46Okay, Lillianne is a good person. Her and dad have a professional relationship.
00:08:51You know her? You're gonna defend some other woman?
00:08:55Mom, Lillianne is a literary agent at Roy Publishing House.
00:08:59Her and dad work together. It's her job!
00:09:01Look, I get it. You've been a stay-at-home mom my whole life.
00:09:05Obviously, you don't know how the publishing world works.
00:09:07Wait a second.
00:09:10How long have you known about them?
00:09:12Olivia, you're my daughter. I carried you inside of me for nine months. I gave up everything for you.
00:09:21And as thanks you've been helping your father hide his affair from me, let it go!
00:09:25Clearly, you watch too many soap operas, and they've filled your head with crazy ideas.
00:09:29My own baby calling me crazy.
00:09:31Is that what you think too? That I'm just some silly housewife with my head full of conspiracies? That I would stir up trouble for no reason?
00:09:42Well, it does seem like that's what ruined our anniversary.
00:09:46So, darling, maybe you should stick to the housework. Let us deal with the thinking.
00:09:52Stick to the housework. As if I haven't given up 25 years of my life for the both of you.
00:09:58To keep you happy and healthy and fed.
00:10:01Did those pants fold themselves and jump on into your drawer?
00:10:04Did those shoes shine themselves?
00:10:07Three meals a day for 25 years!
00:10:12These hands have been soaked in detergent and grease and filth.
00:10:17Phil, every day you two come home and you kick up your feet just knowing everything will be cared for.
00:10:21That I have taken care of every little detail.
00:10:24But for me?
00:10:26For the past 25 years, I have worked around the clock like a goddamn maid!
00:10:33Have I ever gotten a break? Ever!
00:10:36So, first you're mad about some imaginary affair.
00:10:42Then you're mad about how you have chosen to spend your life.
00:10:47You're a stay-at-home mom, Anne.
00:10:49A housewife.
00:10:50Cooking, cleaning, raising the kids.
00:10:53That's the job!
00:10:54That's what you're supposed to do?
00:10:55What do you want us to give you a medal?
00:10:57You're right.
00:10:58I did choose this life.
00:11:00And I have done my best to live up to my duties as a wife.
00:11:03So, shouldn't you live up to your duties as a husband?
00:11:06At the very least, you should be faithful in your marriage!
00:11:09One that should be faithful is the one that depends on the other's paycheck!
00:11:12My God.
00:11:15How could you say something so hurtful?
00:11:18You want to embarrass yourself?
00:11:20In front of your daughter?
00:11:22Her husband?
00:11:24For 25 years, I have been working my ass off.
00:11:31While you have been sitting here, indulging in a life of luxury.
00:11:35You should be grateful.
00:11:36Between the two of us, who should really be grateful?
00:11:39Have you forgotten who helped take you from a nameless writer to a best-selling author?
00:11:45Mom, I think you need to calm down.
00:11:48Oh, I'm calm.
00:11:50Your father's the one who needs to watch himself.
00:11:52Are you threatening me?
00:11:54I'm reminding you, I'm the one who wrote all of those books.
00:12:00What, are you gonna go out there?
00:12:02Tell the whole world you wrote my collected works?
00:12:04Who is gonna believe a housewife?
00:12:07Especially one that's gone mad, which you clearly have.
00:12:10I'll just show them my manuscripts.
00:12:12All of them in my handwriting for all of your novels.
00:12:16The manuscripts.
00:12:17God, I bet that's something you keep locked up safe and sound, huh?
00:12:21God forbid something should happen to the manuscripts.
00:12:24You-
00:12:26No, no, no, no, no.
00:12:27You burned my manuscripts.
00:12:30I put 25 years of my heart into those.
00:12:45It wasn't dad, Mom.
00:12:47It was me.
00:12:49It was me and if you come and say anything, I'm gonna go and tell the press that you're a liar
00:12:58Dad is about to become the CEO of Roy Publishing House
00:13:03And if anything happens to his reputation all of our contracts will be cancelled and our entire family will take the hit
00:13:11So this was all about your father becoming CEO
00:13:15Wake up mom. This is the real world. Not some soap opera
00:13:20Why can't you just act like any other housewife? Pretend it didn't happen
00:13:24So why don't you just go and buy some clothes? Get your fucking nails done. What are you trying to achieve by causing a scene like this?
00:13:38I want a divorce
00:13:40I want a divorce
00:13:45I don't want to be part of this traitorous family anymore
00:13:48I'm drawing up the divorce papers. Soon. You'll see who really provided for this family
00:13:54Mom. Okay, let her go
00:13:58Go ahead see what the real world's all about two weeks time
00:14:02She's gonna be back here begging me to take her back. Oh
00:14:05Oh, I left some belongings your suitcase
00:14:11What do they look like? Ooh, they're red as flames
00:14:17Soft to the touch
00:14:19You need to hurry up over here and collect them
00:14:22I'll only step foot in your house once I become your wife
00:14:26You will be soon honey. Have a little sneak preview in the meantime
00:14:35Oh my god
00:14:37Baby, you look incredible
00:14:40Years in advance for all that you promised me
00:14:44Lillianne
00:14:46My goddess
00:14:48My muse
00:14:54Oh
00:15:05That's right
00:15:07Mr. Henry's office is over here
00:15:10Thank you
00:15:14Where'd you go?
00:15:16I just saw your wife walk into the CEO's office
00:15:20Could she be trying to report our relationship?
00:15:23What?
00:15:25Hey, Anne
00:15:27What a pleasant surprise
00:15:30What's going on?
00:15:31Henry, I came here today to ask you to stay on as CEO
00:15:34You've led this company to become what it is
00:15:36There's no reason for you to leave
00:15:38Yeah, but without your father's mentorship
00:15:40I never would have come this far
00:15:42I promised him that I would look after you
00:15:44Roy is always meant to have been your company
00:15:46Henry, I knew I could put my faith in you
00:15:48Thank you, but now it's
00:15:50Sam to return to its rightful owner
00:15:53And per your request
00:15:55I was just getting ready to call Jonathan
00:15:57To talk to him about taking over as CEO
00:16:03The other reason that I came here today
00:16:05Was to tell you to revoke that offer
00:16:07John and I are getting divorced
00:16:09He's been cheating on me
00:16:11For God knows how long
00:16:13With another Anne
00:16:15Lillianne
00:16:16His real muse apparently
00:16:19I've been giving him special treatment
00:16:21Because of you
00:16:22How dare he disrespect you
00:16:24You know what?
00:16:25I'll fire that asshole right now
00:16:27And that idiot Lillianne
00:16:29Listen, listen
00:16:32Calm down
00:16:34Fine
00:16:36Listen, I don't want you to fire him
00:16:40Why not?
00:16:41You still have feelings for him?
00:16:43We were married for 25 years
00:16:45I mean
00:16:46We've weathered so much together
00:16:48Actually
00:16:49Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO
00:16:53But I will be adding one condition
00:16:55This plan will hold control over him
00:16:58Olivia, there's no need to be so nervous
00:17:09Maybe your mom went to the CEO to beg for a job
00:17:12No, she's definitely gonna bring up the ghost writing issue
00:17:15Then dad's reputation is gonna be ruined
00:17:17And my contracts are gonna be cancelled
00:17:19If I have to drag her back here myself
00:17:21I will
00:17:22Darling
00:17:23Listen
00:17:24Do not worry
00:17:25Lily's keeping an eye on her
00:17:27Now, if Anne tries to expose me
00:17:29We are going to go to the press
00:17:31Tell them it was her having the affair
00:17:34And now she's trying to slander my reputation
00:17:36And steal half my assets
00:17:38Great idea dad
00:17:39That way her public image will be ruined
00:17:41And nobody will believe mom
00:17:43A housewife wants to bring me down
00:17:46Anne
00:17:47I am gonna show you
00:17:49That the real world
00:17:50Is not as simple as you think it is
00:17:56Henry
00:17:57Hmm
00:17:58Am I being too harsh on them?
00:18:00Jonathan and I were together for so long
00:18:02He must care about me still
00:18:04Even just a little bit, right?
00:18:05Are you getting cold feet?
00:18:06No
00:18:07I, um
00:18:08If Jonathan were to
00:18:10Have a change of heart
00:18:11And
00:18:12Show me that he still cares
00:18:14I might give him another chance
00:18:16Anne
00:18:17Do not give in so easily
00:18:18You've done everything for your family
00:18:20But please
00:18:21It's time that you put yourself first for once
00:18:25Thanks Henry
00:18:26You're the best friend a girl could ask for
00:18:28Actually I'm the worst
00:18:30I
00:18:31Should have checked in on you
00:18:32A long time ago
00:18:33I'm
00:18:34I, uh
00:18:35I chose this life
00:18:36So I need to face those consequences
00:18:38Let's do like we talked about
00:18:40I'll keep you updated
00:18:42Okay
00:18:44Anne
00:18:45You're too nice
00:18:52Mr. Harper
00:18:53Wasn't the woman who just left Mr. Asher's wife?
00:18:56Mrs. Villanova
00:18:57Isn't it still work hours?
00:18:59Go back and set up a meeting with HR
00:19:01I'm gonna be calling Jonathan Asher
00:19:03And giving him notice about his position in this company
00:19:06Mr. Harper
00:19:07Jonathan
00:19:08Is our best-selling author
00:19:10You can't destroy his career
00:19:12Over some one-sided statement
00:19:14What one-sided statement are you talking about?
00:19:16Hmm?
00:19:17I'm gonna be calling him to tell him he'll be the next CEO of this company
00:19:22Would you call that destroying his career?
00:19:26Oh my god
00:19:28What an incredibly wise decision
00:19:32Why are you so happy about this?
00:19:35Are you and Mr. Asher that close?
00:19:37I
00:19:38I'm a really big fan of his
00:19:42So naturally
00:19:45I'm really happy for him
00:19:47You don't even know the real alter your fangirling over is
00:19:51I need you to hurry up and make that meeting with HR
00:19:54I'm going to inform Jonathan personally
00:20:03Hello my darling
00:20:04Johnny
00:20:05I have amazing news
00:20:07You're about to become the CEO
00:20:14What did she just say?
00:20:16Roy Publishing House is hiring me as CEO
00:20:20Yes
00:20:21Yes
00:20:22I'm absolutely sure
00:20:23I'm about to prep your meeting with HR
00:20:25Henry has full faith in you
00:20:27Anne's nonsense working one ear and out the other
00:20:35I hope you still remember the promise you made
00:20:37Once you become the CEO
00:20:39Then I'll become the new Mrs. Asher
00:20:43Ah yes
00:20:45I never go back on my word my darling
00:20:47Well then you better hurry up and clear out Anne's drawers
00:20:50Because I've got a lot of laundry to put in them
00:20:58Your wish is my command
00:21:08Anne, everything's been prepared
00:21:10I'll await your instructions
00:21:13Thank you Henry
00:21:18Jonathan
00:21:20We built this house together from the ground up
00:21:23We've been through thick and thin together for 25 years
00:21:26Do you really want to demolish it all?
00:21:29You said I was your life
00:21:31But then
00:21:34You turned around and embraced another woman
00:21:37Was everything a lie?
00:21:41I'm willing to sacrifice everything for my family
00:21:44But I will not tolerate betrayal
00:21:47Today I will tell you the whole truth
00:21:50It will be your very last chance
00:21:52What's the meaning of this?
00:22:14Jonathan?
00:22:16It's exactly what you wanted Anne
00:22:18We're getting a divorce
00:22:22Are you sure about this?
00:22:30Oh
00:22:32I've already signed the papers
00:22:35So I was willing to try and save our marriage
00:22:38But you've already written it off
00:22:40Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO
00:22:43But I will be adding one condition
00:22:45I'll be taking over as chairwoman again
00:22:47Therefore, any hiring that's done, such as CEO, will require my approval
00:22:53Are you in such a hurry to kick me out?
00:22:56What a shame
00:22:59I was thinking about giving you all a second chance
00:23:03Oh, stop bluffing it
00:23:04Your truth is, you could come in here, you could crawl
00:23:07Beg me
00:23:09I'd never let you back in this house
00:23:10Mom
00:23:12It's one thing to throw a tantrum at home
00:23:14But it's a different thing entirely to cause a scene at the company
00:23:17Dad is a public figure
00:23:19You almost destroyed his career
00:23:21And you think he's going to be willing to reconcile?
00:23:23Exactly, Anne
00:23:25You shouldn't have tried to expose Mr. Asher for using a ghostwriter
00:23:29He might have let you stay and write more books for him
00:23:33Jonathan, you know deep down inside that without me you will never write another word
00:23:40Do you really think that I need to rely on writing for a living?
00:23:46Soon the entire company will be mine
00:23:49So you really think that you'll be unstoppable once you're CEO?
00:23:52Is that why you're in such a hurry to get rid of me?
00:23:54The faithful wife who stood by your side through thick and thin
00:24:00And trade me in for some shiny new toy
00:24:04What or who I play with is none of your business
00:24:08I have kept a roof over your head for years
00:24:12I can forgive your ungratefulness
00:24:14But I cannot forgive you stabbing me in the back during the most pivotal moment of my career
00:24:20I mean, how am I supposed to stay with such a vile woman by my side?
00:24:24What on earth are you talking about?
00:24:27I have never stabbed you in the back
00:24:29Without me, you would still be an unpublished wannabe and not the next CEO of Roy Publishing
00:24:35Your storytelling skills have really gone down the drain
00:24:40Mom, you should really stop with the soap opera shit
00:24:43Like, what's next? You're gonna tell us you're a wealthy heiress?
00:24:45You need to stop saying this idiotic stuff or people are gonna think you're a joke
00:24:50That's right
00:24:52I'm a joke
00:24:55A joke for being so blind
00:24:58For choosing a selfish brood of a man to be my husband like him
00:25:03For having a thankless daughter like you
00:25:06For having a pushover for a son-in-law
00:25:08You're right, Olivia
00:25:09You're right, Olivia
00:25:11How could I have spent 25 years of my life catering to you ungrateful liars?
00:25:17I must have been delusional
00:25:22I'll sign the divorce papers
00:25:24From now on, I have no connection to this family
00:25:40Wait!
00:25:44Whoa, what are you doing?
00:25:46You can't just get a divorce like that
00:25:49This is a supplemental document
00:25:52You must agree to its terms
00:25:54Dad's assets aren't pocket change
00:25:56You can't just take half
00:25:58Especially since they'll eventually come to me
00:26:01How can you be so cold?
00:26:05First you're kicking me out and now you want me to leave empty-handed?
00:26:09Olivia
00:26:11You're my daughter
00:26:13Don't you have any sympathy for me?
00:26:15I'm not like you, Mom
00:26:17I'm a career woman
00:26:19Don't take it personally
00:26:21She always was too emotional
00:26:23Why does everyone in this family look down on me?
00:26:27I've taken care of you both for 25 years
00:26:30I've given you everything that I had
00:26:31Mom, you didn't do shit for 25 years
00:26:33So what?
00:26:34You cooked us a few meals?
00:26:36You didn't earn a single cent for this family
00:26:40Dad was the one who consistently worked, enslaved
00:26:45And earned every penny that was put into this house
00:26:48Not you
00:26:50Did you ever stop to think about why
00:26:53Roy Publishing House gave your father a chance?
00:26:56Why they groomed him for all of these years?
00:26:59Well, obviously
00:27:00Because Dad is incredibly talented
00:27:03Dad is about to become the CEO of Roy Publishing House
00:27:07He'll have stocks worth tens of millions of dollars
00:27:12And if he even gave half to a housewife like you
00:27:17He may as well throw all that money in the fire
00:27:20Jonathan
00:27:30Is this the way you feel too?
00:27:32That you earned everything for this family?
00:27:36I had nothing to do with it
00:27:38I want to hear you say it yourself
00:27:40You
00:27:43Haven't contributed anything
00:27:47I'll tell you what
00:27:49I'll give you a little bit of alimony once you get divorced
00:27:52But
00:27:54As far as within this house
00:27:57You don't get anything
00:27:59You don't get anything
00:28:05Oh my, what a generous offer
00:28:09Roy Publishing House gave you everything
00:28:13Made you a best-selling author
00:28:16Gave you this huge house
00:28:18A fancy car
00:28:20And you're still saying that it had nothing to do with me
00:28:22To do with me
00:28:25Fine, give me that paper
00:28:28I'll sign whatever you want
00:28:29I'll sign whatever you want
00:28:30Anne, I knew this would happen
00:28:36I'll be there soon
00:28:38Johnathan, Olivia, Ken
00:28:40The way you've treated me today has destroyed any of my life
00:28:42I'll be there soon
00:28:44Johnathan, Olivia, Ken
00:28:46The way you've treated me today has destroyed any of my life
00:28:49I'll be there soon
00:28:51Johnathan, Olivia, Ken
00:28:53I'll be there soon
00:28:55Johnathan, Olivia, Ken
00:28:57The way you've treated me today has destroyed any love that I still had left for this family
00:29:02But you've also
00:29:04Destroyed your futures
00:29:07Oh boo hoo, here you go again with the soap opera stuff
00:29:12I think we're done here, hurry up and leave
00:29:14Oh
00:29:23Now that must be the CEO right now
00:29:28God, I bet Henry's coming in person to announce the transfer of power
00:29:32That old son of a gun, he's never got any patience, does he?
00:29:35See, the CEO himself came in person to notify us
00:29:39Well, since the CEO is coming with such good news
00:29:45I suppose you better hurry and let him in
00:29:47Come quick, Mr. Asher, I think it's for you
00:30:09So you're Lillianne
00:30:20I'm sorry, have we met?
00:30:22No
00:30:24But I've seen your noteworthy photos
00:30:27Lily
00:30:29Well, what brings you here?
00:30:31Yeah, Lily, we weren't expecting you to stop by
00:30:33Well, of course I had to come by and celebrate with you all
00:30:36Congratulations on becoming the CEO of the Roy Publishing House
00:30:42Oh my God, congrats Dad
00:30:46You've come at just the right time, Lily
00:30:48Mr. Asher is now finally divorced
00:30:51You and Dad were meant to be
00:30:53It's a stroke of fate
00:30:55Is this true?
00:30:57It's true, honey
00:30:59I finally severed all ties with that miserable true
00:31:02Then we have two things to celebrate
00:31:04We can keep the festivities
00:31:08Going
00:31:14Well, that is the best gift any man can get
00:31:19Lily, from now on
00:31:22You're a member of the family
00:31:24You should just move in already
00:31:26Yes, we've already emptied all the drawers for you
00:31:29Don't you think you're all celebrating a bit prematurely?
00:31:33Jonathan, do you really think that your CEO now just because your mistress brought you some cheap champagne?
00:31:39That's enough, Anne! I've already told you, Lily is not just some mistress
00:31:44Oh! Oh, that's right, she's a literary agent
00:31:48Hmm, so I'm sure that she's here on official business
00:31:51I think we all know what kind of work she does
00:32:04Jealous hag!
00:32:07Don't worry, Mr. Asher
00:32:10Let her say what she wants
00:32:12I am here on official business
00:32:15And the truth
00:32:17Always prevails
00:32:18That's right?
00:32:19Yeah
00:32:20You're just a junior agent at Roy Publishing, aren't you?
00:32:23Are you even qualified to make this kind of announcement?
00:32:26Because I was under the impression that Henry Harper, the CEO, was the only one with that kind of authority
00:32:33You stupid housewife!
00:32:35You don't understand what happens in the professional world
00:32:39The CEO is a very busy man
00:32:43And so I am entrusted to deliver this announcement
00:32:47Hmm, did he really entrust you with this announcement?
00:32:51Well then, why don't we just go ahead and give him a call to confirm?
00:32:55Mom, stop embarrassing yourself
00:33:01Mom, stop embarrassing yourself
00:33:04Why would a housewife like you have the CEO's number?
00:33:08Roy Publishing House has tens of thousands of employees
00:33:12Do you really expect the CEO to do everything himself?
00:33:15Sweet Lillian is one of his top agents
00:33:18And she absolutely has the authority to come here and notify us
00:33:21I wasn't talking to you
00:33:24You're just starting off, you only have a few clients, don't you dear?
00:33:28What do you know about how an elite publishing company works?
00:33:31I know more than you do
00:33:33What do you think real work is?
00:33:36Going out and buying groceries or doing the laundry?
00:33:39Please, just stop mom, you're embarrassing yourself
00:33:43Be gentler to your mother, Olivia
00:33:45Hmm
00:33:47Oh, and...
00:33:49You know, I completely understand where you're coming from
00:33:52You've been in the house for...
00:33:54So long
00:33:56Of course you're a little...
00:33:57Ignorant
00:33:59I really do take Kitty on you
00:34:02But now it's time for someone more worthy
00:34:05To take Oprah's woman to the house
00:34:08I'm lucky to have found one
00:34:10Mm-hmm
00:34:12Dad, I'm so happy for you too
00:34:15With your reputation and Lily's business acumen
00:34:18You guys are a match made in heaven
00:34:25Johnny, that's the CEO
00:34:28You must be checking in to see if you've heard the good news yet
00:34:31Hurry up, answer it
00:34:33Yeah, and put it on speaker so someone
00:34:35Can hear what the CEO really has to say
00:34:37And...
00:34:39Hello?
00:34:40Mr. Harper?
00:34:41Yeah, I told you to convene a meeting with HR
00:34:43Where the hell do you want off to, you idiot?
00:34:52Hi, Mr. Harper, I'm at Mr. Asher's house
00:34:56I told you to set up that meeting with HR
00:34:58Did you skip out in work hours?
00:35:00Didn't you take to inform Mr. Asher?
00:35:02I told you I would personally inform him
00:35:04You are just an agent
00:35:07What right do you have doing my job for me?
00:35:10I'm sorry, Mr. Harper, I just thought I'd take the initiative
00:35:14I'll be there soon
00:35:16Stay right where you are
00:35:18Yes, sir
00:35:26Lily?
00:35:28What's wrong?
00:35:29Yeah, the CEO didn't sound too happy
00:35:33Nothing's wrong
00:35:35I was just in such a rush to share the good news
00:35:38I completely forgot that Mr. Harper actually wanted to personally tell you
00:35:45So he's actually on his way now
00:35:47Whoa, whoa!
00:35:49The CEO is personally coming to my house to announce me as his successor?
00:35:53But it's like I said, you didn't have that authority
00:35:56If the CEO is coming here to congratulate Dad personally, I think he respects him
00:36:03Of course he does
00:36:05Your father is a best-selling author and renowned in the industry
00:36:10It's only fitting that he succeeds as the next CEO
00:36:14Oh, my, my, my
00:36:17I think you're all mistaken
00:36:19You see, the CEO is only coming here because the chairwoman asked him to
00:36:24Jonathan's appointment as CEO?
00:36:27Well, ultimately that decision lies with her
00:36:30What chairwoman?
00:36:32Lily, does Roy Publishing House even have a chairwoman?
00:36:36Not that I know of
00:36:38Well, who is she?
00:36:42Like she even knows
00:36:44Oh, but I do
00:36:46The chairwoman of Roy Publishing
00:36:49Is me
00:36:51Drop the act, Mom! Like, do you even know what a chairwoman does?
00:37:10Oh, she probably asked ChatGPT
00:37:12And please you gotta stop flaunting your ignorance
00:37:18When we were younger we called it naivete
00:37:20But now that you're old and washed up and haggard
00:37:23It's just plain foolishness
00:37:27She probably read so many trashy novels
00:37:29She can't even keep up with reality anymore
00:37:32She's stuck in her own fantasy world
00:37:34world that's what it is she's delusional okay yeah i can play along with that
00:37:44greetings chairwoman anne
00:37:51they're laughing at me now but soon they'll see
00:38:04oh pardon me chairwoman anne are you going to reject my appointment as ceo
00:38:18are you going to strip me of everything i've ever earned are you gonna kick me out of roy publishing
00:38:23group yes chairwoman anne are you gonna blacklist me from the publishing world
00:38:34and shutter my company are you gonna make your ungrateful daughter regret everything
00:38:42oh no no no no maybe anne wants to be treated like a queen
00:38:46ooh in which case i will be your butler and we'll be your maid and let us atone for our sins
00:38:58oh and well what about me what would you like me to do go ahead and laugh the ceo will be here soon
00:39:07he'll confirm whether or not i'm telling the truth all right that's enough playtime's over
00:39:14now get the hell out of here or i'm gonna remove you myself
00:39:20stop
00:39:27henry you old son of a gun you didn't tell me you're coming over here
00:39:33my daughter olivia her husband kenneth and who is that woman over there on your floor
00:39:39well that is my ex a silly woman in fact we were just getting rid of her because she was trying to
00:39:44tarnish my reputation let alone roy publishing house kicking her out the whole family decided
00:39:50we support my father and we won't let anyone tarnish his good name related or not
00:39:54that sounds like personal business to me i'm here to talk strictly about company business
00:40:08so let's stay focused on that yes great idea henry let's talk business no wonder you're the leader of
00:40:16the company mr harper always cutting to the chase jonathan as ceo of roy publishing house i've decided to
00:40:24step down i will now make my formal succession announcement
00:40:31by henry harper due to personal circumstances step down as ceo of roy publishing company
00:40:38if you are willing to secede me for this position mr asher i'll need you to sign these documents
00:40:47oh henry my friend
00:40:49thank you for trusting me congrats dad
00:41:02johnny the moment we've been waiting for is finally here thank you for coming over so quickly and for
00:41:09shedding some light on the truth just now someone was spreading a rumor that you don't have the ultimate
00:41:17decision-making power and that they made up some ridiculous chairwoman position such a trashy rumor
00:41:24in all my years at the company you are the only one with the absolute authority
00:41:31i mean have we ever had a chairwoman
00:41:3825 years ago the chairwoman stepped down from her position and gave me full authority to this whole
00:41:43company did you hear that mom this is real life not some soap opera miss chairwoman it's time to wake
00:41:50up honey stop laughing
00:41:59johnny we need to be the perfect hosts to mr harper and get our unwelcome guest out yes darling you are
00:42:08correct mr harper forgive us for this unsightly mess ken olivia get her out of here mom you need to leave
00:42:20step away from her
00:42:23i am not done speaking 25 years ago when i took over this company there was no active chairwoman but as
00:42:30of today as of right now i am reinstating the chairwoman who have total control over the roy publishing
00:42:37house company and you must all obey that chairwoman's orders including the ceo
00:42:45what
00:42:48henry i i don't understand why the change of plans where did this new chairwoman come from i haven't heard a
00:42:54thing about her unless
00:43:01no that's impossible
00:43:07but there's no way but this is a joke a terrible one at that going by the looks on your faces
00:43:14you've already guessed who it is that's right miss ann roy will be reinstated as the chairwoman of this
00:43:22company
00:43:25madam chairwoman
00:43:36welcome back chairwoman
00:43:42ann isn't qualified for this wait ann is completely unqualified for this position is roy
00:43:47publishing a joke are you telling me that the woman that was baking pies in the kitchen yesterday
00:43:54is a chairwoman of a company worth billions oh my god this cannot be true no
00:44:01mr harper there must be a mistake she's just a housewife who cooks and cleans all day
00:44:07she'll ruin the company silence the roy family owns roy publishing company
00:44:13and it's only natural that ann the sole heiress to the company become the chairwoman none of you
00:44:20have any right to question her what
00:44:27wait my wife of 25 years the woman who cooked and cleaned for me
00:44:38is the sole heiress of the roy family fortune
00:44:42jonathan i told you you'd live to regret the way you treated me today
00:44:50mom how could you hide this from us for so long we're your own flesh and blood
00:44:56were you afraid of splitting your assets with us
00:45:02don't use your twisted logic to put words in my mouth the only reason i hid my identity was to protect
00:45:08your father's fragile ego jonathan when i first met you you were just a nameless aspiring writer
00:45:15but i fell in love with your passion we built this life together i supported you from the sidelines
00:45:21every step of the way and helped you reach the position you're in now i looked forward to the day
00:45:26when i could tell you my true identity when you would finally become the ceo i never thought that you
00:45:33could be so cruel to the loyal loving wife who stayed by your side and made you into what you are
00:45:42it took me 25 years to see your true nature i feel like a fool but i see it now
00:45:50henry yes chairwoman roy what would you like me to do
00:45:54give them their wish from this day forward i will have no connection to the ashers
00:46:05our relationships will remain strictly business jonathan i hereby rescind your position as ceo to roy
00:46:13publishing house it cannot be led by a fraud furthermore this company is cancelling all contracts with you
00:46:20your book contracts cancelled your advances rescinded we expect full repayment lillianne your depraved
00:46:30morals do not align with our company values you built your career by seducing a married man
00:46:35you're fired in addition my personal evaluation will be circulated throughout the industry you
00:46:41will never work in publishing again
00:46:53olivia mom i'm your daughter from now on you are not allowed to use roy publishing house's name for
00:47:03personal gain if you try to leverage our relationship for future contracts i will bury your company in
00:47:10lawsuits mom if you cut me off i'll go bankrupt within a year do you really want to ruin your
00:47:15only daughter please ann olivia is your flesh and blood why are you treating her like this if she
00:47:21wasn't my daughter i would have sued her already instead i am generously giving her the opportunity
00:47:28to prove that she is the self-made businesswoman she proclaims to be olivia i took care of you for 25
00:47:35years i'm not going to spoil you any longer mom you're going to ruin us dad don't stand there fix it
00:47:44johnny you have to tell her we only had a professional relationship please tell her to have mercy on me
00:47:51and don't tell me you have the audacity to keep defending your mistress what i'm i won't plead on
00:48:03their behalf but and i'm just hurt that our family has come to this if you had told the truth it never
00:48:10would have gotten to this point i just wanted to grow old with you i just want to live my life with you
00:48:14you can take your fake feelings and shove them this faithful husband act it disgusts me
00:48:23did you forget about this little thing that you did
00:48:33how about these did you forget about these
00:48:36how dare you say you love me with the same mouth that kisses your mistress even thinking about
00:48:49growing old with someone like you makes me sick i'll say it one last time from this day forward
00:48:58this family and i are through and oh this is asher from now on you will refer to me as chairwoman or miss roy
00:49:28i'm done for my career in the publishing industry is completely ruined
00:49:39look baby just jonathan we are completely out of money and our careers what are we going to do
00:49:51dad you have to help me all of my contracts have been cancelled the debt collectors are already banging down my door
00:49:58dad what are we gonna do hurry up and think of something
00:50:11stop it's all right let them speak
00:50:18am we have been family for a long time how can you be so cool to us
00:50:28lillian and i we are co-workers we get flirted a little bit that is it
00:50:32olivia is your daughter you birthed her what you're just gonna push us aside for some silly
00:50:38misunderstanding how can you live with yourself how dare you put blame on anne she sacrificed years
00:50:44of her life taking care of you now your little mistress and daughter trying to make a plan to kick
00:50:48her out of the life she built don't you have any conscience
00:50:51i promise you that if you do anything to hurt anne i will make sure that you pay understand
00:51:05now don't worry i'd have made sure the publishing house is going to drop you
00:51:11and if you your people here want to cause any more disturbances i'll be forced to call security
00:51:16you're already leaving
00:51:34you
00:51:47Here.
00:51:52Henry, did I go too far?
00:51:59And you've done everything for them.
00:52:01It's them who let you down.
00:52:03And to get rid of Jonathan's influence,
00:52:15I think we should have a board meeting to announce your return.
00:52:18I agree.
00:52:19And then you need to go public and let them know that you were his ghostwriter.
00:52:22And get your copyrights back.
00:52:27Let me think about it.
00:52:28Well, the Novo Foundation already called,
00:52:30and they said he's the frontrunner to win this year.
00:52:32We cannot let him keep making money off false pretenses.
00:52:35It's time to take back what's yours.
00:52:37Henry, I said just give me some time to think.
00:52:41And you're too nice.
00:52:42You might give in again, but Jonathan won't.
00:52:50What kind of a psychopath hides their identity for decades?
00:52:53You know what?
00:52:54I bet she did this just so she doesn't have to share her assets with us.
00:52:58She was just a boring housewife mopping floors yesterday,
00:53:01but now she's the chairwoman of a top publishing company?
00:53:04This must be a joke.
00:53:10Oh, God.
00:53:12Hold your horses.
00:53:13We can still turn this around.
00:53:14Anne is just a housewife.
00:53:17She's got no experience.
00:53:18There's no way she can handle the position of chairwoman.
00:53:21Surely the company must be falling apart by now.
00:53:24What are you planning?
00:53:26Well, I've received an invitation from the Nobel Prize Foundation.
00:53:36You two are looking at the future winner of a Nobel Prize in literature.
00:53:45And when I take the stage and give my acceptance speech,
00:53:48I am going to announce that Anne and Henry are having a scandalous affair.
00:53:54And when their reputations are completely destroyed and the company's stocks crash,
00:53:59the board members are going to be begging me to take over.
00:54:14Anne, your decision to reverse Jonathan's appointment to CEO has already affected this company's stocks.
00:54:23We understand the Roy family holds the majority of shares,
00:54:27but you're still responsible for the rest of the shareholders.
00:54:32We members of the board wish for you to resign as chairwoman.
00:54:39You're trying to fire Anne?
00:54:41Is this because of Jonathan's meddling?
00:54:43Disgusting little man.
00:54:45The revenue from Mr. Asher's books accounts for about 40% of this company's profits.
00:54:52Additionally, since he is poised to win the Nobel Prize,
00:54:56his market value is about to skyrocket soon.
00:55:00We cannot lose a cash cow like Jonathan Asher.
00:55:05Ms. Roy must make up for this loss.
00:55:13I'll take back the copyrights.
00:55:19How is that possible?
00:55:22Who in their right mind would ever hand over a golden egg to their ex-wife?
00:55:30I am more than just Jonathan's ex-wife.
00:55:35I am Anne Roy.
00:55:37I have achieved everything that I have ever set my mind to,
00:55:40and I have done so without relying on Jonathan for a single penny.
00:55:43I admire your courage.
00:55:47But our trust comes with a price.
00:55:51Okay.
00:55:52Sign this agreement stating that if you do not get back the copyrights,
00:56:06all of your stock holdings will be turned over to us.
00:56:10Anne, you can't do that.
00:56:15Anne, you can't do that.
00:56:22I, Anne Roy, hereby agree to the terms of this agreement.
00:56:24In 24 hours, I will take back the copyrights.
00:56:25If I cannot, I shall willingly forfeit the entirety of my shares.
00:56:29I, Anne Roy, hereby agree to the terms of this agreement.
00:56:39In 24 hours, I will take back the copyrights.
00:56:42If I cannot, I shall willingly forfeit the entirety of my shares.
00:56:46It's a deal.
00:57:01We look forward to the results.
00:57:04Anne, that was foolish.
00:57:13Jonathan's an egotistical little man.
00:57:16He'll stop at nothing to save his reputation.
00:57:19He's never going to admit that you were his ghostwriter.
00:57:21How are you going to get those copyrights back?
00:57:23I have the evidence in my possession.
00:57:26And also, I have a backup plan.
00:57:28That's where you come in.
00:57:30Tomorrow is the Nobel Prize award ceremony.
00:57:33I'll show Jonathan what a real regret looks like.
00:57:45I'm waiting on the lab results.
00:57:48I'll be waiting to hear from you.
00:58:03Jonathan Asher?
00:58:15I knew it was you.
00:58:17Congratulations to the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Jonathan Asher.
00:58:34Jonathan Asher.
00:58:35Well, thank you, but the award hasn't been assigned quite yet.
00:58:38I'm still just a nominee.
00:58:39Darling, nobody's more deserving of the award than you.
00:58:43Oh, my God.
00:58:44Dad, did you propose already?
00:58:45Congratulations.
00:58:46Mr. Asher, I see you wasted no time.
00:58:58I'm overjoyed to be marrying Jonathan.
00:59:02But spending a million dollars on her ring is a little over the top, don't you think?
00:59:07Nothing.
00:59:08In my humble opinion, only a woman as beautiful as Lillianne is worthy of an author as talented as you, Jonathan.
00:59:15You two really make a beautiful couple.
00:59:18By the way, I heard you separated from Roy Publishing.
00:59:22Maybe in the future we could work together?
00:59:24You can speak to me about any future book deals.
00:59:27I'm also Jonathan's agent.
00:59:33Dad, we've invited all of our friends in the media.
00:59:36Tomorrow's front pages will be plastered with your breaking news.
00:59:39Today, you will bring Roy Publishing House to its knees.
00:59:44During my acceptance speech, I am going to announce the scandalous affair of Anne and Henry,
00:59:52and I'm going to knock those two bastards right off their highways.
01:00:01Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
01:00:04Thank you for attending our prestigious awards ceremony.
01:00:08Now, for tonight's main event, please join me in welcoming this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature,
01:00:18the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Burning Bush,
01:00:24Mr. Jonathan Asher.
01:00:26Please, come to the podium.
01:00:28I'm going to be like crazy.
01:00:29I have to see what I want to do.
01:00:30Excuse me.
01:00:31Jonathan Asher is a fraud.
01:00:33Did you see me?
01:00:34Why didn't you know what I want to do?
01:00:35I'm going to be like crazy.
01:00:36I'm going to be like crazy.
01:00:37I have to see what I want to do.
01:00:38Excuse me?
01:00:39Jonathan Asher is a fraud.
01:00:40Excuse me.
01:00:51Jonathan Asher is a fraud.
01:01:03Who is this woman?
01:01:05What kind of person causes a scene as such a prestigious event?
01:01:08Oh, my God.
01:01:10I know her.
01:01:11That's Jonathan's ex-wife.
01:01:16Mom, what are you doing here?
01:01:18This is the Nobel Prize award ceremony.
01:01:21I'm warning you, don't start anything.
01:01:24Naturally, I'm here at this award ceremony in my role as chairwoman of Roy Publishing.
01:01:30Ah, I know what she's doing.
01:01:33Jonathan, she got all dressed up so she could barge in here to this event and beg for me to take her back.
01:01:40In all honesty, a spatula and an apron better suits you.
01:01:47And if she thinks she can compete with a stunner like you, she's sorely mistaken.
01:01:56Oh, babe, you are too sweet.
01:02:01Oh, in case you haven't heard, your husband, oh, no, your ex-husband, has already proposed to me.
01:02:12Just days ago, you were begging to grow old with me and now you've already proposed to another woman?
01:02:21Talk about jumping the gun.
01:02:22Now that I'm free of you, you filthy gold digger, I've decided to move on with my life.
01:02:29Start a new one.
01:02:30On our first day, officially together, he gave me this million-dollar diamond ring.
01:02:38What did you get?
01:02:39After 25 years?
01:02:41Hmm?
01:02:42On a plastic hotel pen.
01:02:43Go ahead and laugh.
01:02:49Once I take back everything that belongs to me, you won't be laughing anymore.
01:02:56Babe, you have nothing that belongs to you anymore.
01:03:00Your husband, your child, the home that you put your whole life soul into.
01:03:06It's all mine.
01:03:10Everything that belongs to you?
01:03:13Oh, come on, Anne.
01:03:14Good luck with that.
01:03:16We don't owe you anything.
01:03:19Dad is a Nobel Prize laureate now.
01:03:23Bet you're having some regrets, Mom.
01:03:25But it's too late.
01:03:26Even without you, Mr. Asher's reputation will let us dominate the publishing world.
01:03:32Oh.
01:03:34Are you sure about that?
01:03:36Don't try to bluff, Mom.
01:03:38Everyone knows Dad is the true pillar of Roy Publishing House.
01:03:41Ever since you kicked out your biggest author, now you're going to be the laughingstock of the entire publishing world.
01:03:47Miss Roy, you really shouldn't have gone against us.
01:03:50Your biggest mistake was believing you were more than just a sheltered housewife.
01:03:58So because I was a housewife, you all think it's okay to humiliate me?
01:04:02I mean, look around, Mom.
01:04:04Everyone's here because they believe in Dad.
01:04:08His reputation, his prestige.
01:04:12They all just want to revel in his success.
01:04:15You know the company can't survive without him.
01:04:21So you're all here to grab a piece of Jonathan Asher's glorious reputation.
01:04:28Well, there's just one little problem.
01:04:30It's all fake.
01:04:38What does she mean by that?
01:04:39Oh, she's a lonely, vengeful ex-wife trying to bleed her ex-husband dry.
01:04:46How pathetic.
01:04:48I'm guessing that she neglected her husband during their marriage.
01:04:53And now that she's tossed aside, she's finally regretting it.
01:04:56What an ignorant woman.
01:05:01Jonathan, did you forget how your books were actually written?
01:05:05The acknowledgments you wrote at the front.
01:05:07The acknowledgments were written for me.
01:05:10I am Jonathan's real muse.
01:05:13After he ditched his basic boring housewife like you,
01:05:18now Jonathan can be inspired to write even better novels.
01:05:27His real muse.
01:05:29That's beautiful.
01:05:30Did you inspire him with all of your lacy underwear?
01:05:36You think you can humiliate me?
01:05:39Look at me.
01:05:40I'm gorgeous, seductive, like a luxury purse.
01:05:46You're just a filthy kitchen rat.
01:05:55Jonathan, it seems that you haven't told your new fiance the truth yet.
01:06:00But don't worry.
01:06:01I can do that right now.
01:06:03The truth is that the copyrights to Jonathan Asher's novels do not belong to him.
01:06:17That's right.
01:06:19The copyrights were transferred to me.
01:06:22We wanted to make sure you didn't get one cent from the royalties.
01:06:26You transferred the copyrights to your mistress?
01:06:29I've known you for 25 years, and in all those 25 years, you were a stingy miser.
01:06:34Lily's my true love.
01:06:36And she's now my fiance, so everything that belongs to me belongs to her.
01:06:40Mr. Asher, you're a real romantic.
01:06:45And it was all my idea, Mom.
01:06:47Now that we kicked you out of the house, don't even think about coming for our wealth.
01:06:52You hit me.
01:06:58I can't believe you just hit me.
01:07:01I should have taught you a lesson a long time ago.
01:07:03Then maybe you would have grown into a person who knows right from wrong.
01:07:07Get off me.
01:07:09Jonathan, you, you're the boldest liar of them all.
01:07:13You know damn well that those copyrights belong to me.
01:07:18You have no right to transfer them to your whore.
01:07:22Jonathan, what is she talking about?
01:07:27Oh god, don't.
01:07:28Didn't you write all of your own novels?
01:07:30Don't believe some ravings of a mad woman, darling.
01:07:35This is your last warning.
01:07:39If you don't get the hell out of here, you are gonna regret it.
01:07:44I'm not going anywhere.
01:07:46Today, I'm exposing the truth.
01:07:51Jonathan?
01:07:53What in the world is she talking about?
01:07:57Here it goes.
01:07:58Good evening, everyone.
01:08:24As tonight has been so inconveniently hijacked by this woman.
01:08:33I suppose it's appropriate to introduce you.
01:08:35Everyone, this is my ex-wife, Anne.
01:08:38For 25 years, I have worked like a dog to provide you with a life of luxury.
01:08:47Meanwhile, she and former CEO of Roy Publishing House, Mr. Henry Harper, have been having a sordid affair.
01:09:03Since then, the two have conspired to oust myself, my lovely daughter Olivia, out of the company and blacklist us from the industry.
01:09:18She's hiding Harper's mistress?
01:09:24Betraying her husband and her daughter?
01:09:27How shameless.
01:09:29I never wanted to expose you like this, Anne.
01:09:31Do it all our years together.
01:09:33But today, you took it too far.
01:09:35Coming in here,
01:09:37Tarnishing my reputation.
01:09:39So don't blame me for exposing your secret affair to the press.
01:09:45You brought this on yourself.
01:09:46Jonathan, how dare you try and twist the facts like this?
01:09:52Have you no shame?
01:09:54You shouldn't have come here today.
01:09:56Now the whole world knows you're a cheating slut.
01:10:00Who's gonna believe your empty accusations now?
01:10:05So, if I got this right, the CEO and chairwoman of an elite publishing house had an affair,
01:10:12and then ousted you from the company as revenge for uncovering it?
01:10:17This is a huge suit.
01:10:20Once the news breaks, Roy Publishing House's stocks are going to plummet.
01:10:27What are you gonna tell the board members then?
01:10:29I see you've got it all planned out.
01:10:35You're willing to tell outright lies about me to destroy me and all just for money?
01:10:40You need to understand that ruining you is easier than lifting my pen.
01:10:46This is what you need to learn your place.
01:10:50What happened to you?
01:10:52You're a monster.
01:10:54Just admit that you lost, Anne.
01:10:56I could destroy you right now, but I won't.
01:11:01Given our years together, if you can shut your mouth and be the subservient housewife that you once were,
01:11:06I may take it easier on you.
01:11:08You think you're so clever.
01:11:17You disgust me.
01:11:18Acclaimed guest, I came here today to expose a dirty lie.
01:11:26All of Jonathan Asher's novels were actually written by me.
01:11:33I, his wife of 25 years, am the true author of all of his books.
01:11:37This woman is crazy.
01:11:42Ever since I divorced her, she's been having a mental breakdown.
01:11:47She is hallucinating that she wrote all my novels.
01:11:51The truth is, she can't accept the fact that her life, it's amounted to nothing.
01:11:59I can testify to that.
01:12:00My dad wrote all those books.
01:12:02That's the absolute truth.
01:12:03Exactly.
01:12:04Exactly.
01:12:04Mr. Asher is the author.
01:12:06Of course Jonathan wrote all of his own novels.
01:12:10I'm the inspiration for his masterpieces.
01:12:13That's right, my darling.
01:12:14I wrote every single line.
01:12:21Every single line was written for you?
01:12:25You're delusional.
01:12:26You lunatic.
01:12:28You don't have a shred of evidence.
01:12:30Who's gonna believe your empty accusations?
01:12:32Oh, you'd like to see the evidence.
01:12:35If you can't present evidence, then this counts as defamation.
01:12:40And I'll put you in prison.
01:12:43Miss Roy?
01:12:44You should leave.
01:12:45Otherwise, we're gonna have to teach you a lesson.
01:12:48I've already said I'm not leaving until I take back everything the Ashers took from me.
01:12:53Everything we took from you.
01:13:07I have to.
01:13:22Clean this up, housewife.
01:13:23maybe it'll help you remember your place
01:13:30you know second thought why don't you come on over here
01:13:37shine my shoes like you used to and then maybe i can get you some work
01:13:42as our new maid
01:13:44look at johnny trying to help you find a job
01:13:49you can be a maid for everyone here
01:13:51go on show them all how good you are at cleaning
01:14:01yeah look at her she really is having a mental breakdown
01:14:05if you ask me she should have cut her losses and left way earlier
01:14:09cleaning up messes like this is all you're good for
01:14:14dressing up trying to steal everybody's attention it doesn't suit you
01:14:18actually being the center of attention suits me just fine
01:14:26but you're right i am good at cleaning and since this place is absolutely filthy
01:14:31i'm not opposed to doing a big cleanup
01:14:34wow she's really pulling off that filthy housekeeper look
01:14:42what the fuck
01:14:51you fucking crazy woman
01:14:54i am roy stand before you today reclaiming everything that belongs to me
01:15:04i am taking back every single thing that i have sacrificed over the past two and a half decades
01:15:10and nothing less
01:15:11how dare she attack tonight's guest of honor
01:15:15she's really lost her mind
01:15:18mom what the hell
01:15:19how could you splash that shit all over them
01:15:21she's always been like this
01:15:23a boulder shrew
01:15:25your dirty secret tomorrow it's gonna hit the front headlines and you deserve it
01:15:30not only are you an adulterer but you stole the stocks that rightfully belong to myself
01:15:35and olivia
01:15:36then you come here
01:15:38to ruin the nobel prize ceremony
01:15:41i'll testify on dad's behalf
01:15:43you're a cheater and a thief
01:15:44you're really screwed up now
01:15:46miss roy
01:15:47the negative press
01:15:48is gonna absolutely ruin
01:15:50roy publishing house
01:15:52oh jonathan
01:15:56you have deluded even yourself
01:16:00you forget that everything you possess is built on lies
01:16:04stop fighting
01:16:05you don't have any evidence
01:16:08you can't take me down with your empty aggregation
01:16:11that's where you're wrong dear husband
01:16:13i do have evidence
01:16:14and i'm going to show it to everyone right now
01:16:22inside this box are the original manuscripts for all of my novels
01:16:29oh my god
01:16:30the original manuscripts
01:16:31if she's telling the truth
01:16:34this is huge news
01:16:35no
01:16:36no
01:16:37no she
01:16:37you're lying
01:16:38you're lying
01:16:39i burned your manuscripts
01:16:42i burned every single page in that entire house
01:16:44i know
01:16:45you have nothing
01:16:46johnny
01:16:49what did you just say
01:16:50i said
01:16:52i said there
01:16:52there are no
01:16:53there's no such thing
01:16:54as original manuscripts
01:16:55you're forging evidence now
01:16:57and i'm gonna sue you
01:16:58that's right
01:16:59they must be forged
01:17:00stop lying
01:17:01miss roy
01:17:02are you sure you burned everything
01:17:04what if a few pages were left for me
01:17:07right ken
01:17:08no
01:17:09no way
01:17:11no
01:17:11we were there
01:17:11you were all there
01:17:12we burned everything
01:17:13you saw
01:17:14shut up
01:17:17you fucking
01:17:18jonathan
01:17:20what's really going on here
01:17:23did she really write
01:17:25all the novels
01:17:26listen to that delusional nonsense
01:17:28she's taking shots in the dark
01:17:30yeah
01:17:31what's in that box
01:17:32cookie recipes
01:17:33i know you're trying to use it as evidence
01:17:36but we won't fool that easily
01:17:37that box is probably empty
01:17:40for all we know
01:17:41since you all still doubt me
01:17:42why don't i open it and show everyone
01:17:45what are those
01:17:54little scraps for your silly little crafting projects
01:17:58i told you i didn't save anything
01:18:03we lived with my mother for 25 years
01:18:07she's just a desperate delusional housewife
01:18:10trying to pass off my father's talent as her own
01:18:13that's right
01:18:14how could a housewife
01:18:15write masterpieces like mr asher
01:18:18and she almost fooled us all
01:18:19looks like she's all bark and no bite
01:18:22you've crashed my award ceremony
01:18:26you slandered my reputation
01:18:28and you don't have a shred of evidence
01:18:29all you've got are your empty accusations
01:18:32so don't blame me for sending you straight to jail
01:18:36security
01:18:41get this woman
01:18:44wait
01:18:47wait wait wait
01:18:50this is part of the manuscript of the burning bush
01:18:54it looks like written on all these scraps of papers
01:19:03are parts of the original manuscripts
01:19:05from all of mr asher's award-winning novels
01:19:08oh my god
01:19:10is she actually the real author of those books
01:19:13what a plot twist
01:19:15johnny
01:19:16please explain those manuscripts scrap
01:19:20those are my manuscript scraps
01:19:25i you know have this funny habit where i take notes whenever inspiration strikes
01:19:30that's right
01:19:33those are my dad's manuscripts
01:19:35his writing style is unconventional
01:19:38jonathan
01:19:44since you admit that these are the original manuscripts
01:19:47we can determine the true author
01:19:49through a handwriting analysis
01:19:51i have nothing to hide
01:19:53and i would relish
01:19:55the opportunity to prove you wrong
01:19:57but everybody knows
01:19:59that takes a forensic expert
01:20:02no fraud would agree to that
01:20:04mom
01:20:05you're grasping at straws
01:20:08just let it go
01:20:09hurry up
01:20:12and throw her out
01:20:14actually
01:20:15we have
01:20:17a forensic handwriting expert
01:20:19here
01:20:20one of our honored guests
01:20:22perhaps
01:20:23they could do the handwriting comparison
01:20:25the results of the restoration just came in
01:20:34it looks like we were able to find
01:20:36what you were looking for
01:20:37yeah
01:20:49that's great
01:20:50thank you
01:20:51i gotta run
01:20:52thank you so much
01:20:53the results of the restoration just came out
01:21:19good
01:21:20i'll be waiting
01:21:21well i hope that was your little lover rushing over to help you
01:21:24if so it'll be easier to put you both in jail
01:21:26are you so sure that i'm the one getting arrested
01:21:28oh stop bluffing
01:21:30stop bluffing mom
01:21:32soon you'll have nothing to laugh
01:21:35those little scraps of paper
01:21:37don't prove anything
01:21:39you brought this upon yourself am
01:21:41you used to have a luxurious life
01:21:44being taken care of
01:21:45but your stubborn jealous little heart
01:21:48has cost you everything
01:21:50you used to have a sweet husband
01:21:52a loving family
01:21:54big house
01:21:55nice car
01:21:56i could go on
01:21:58you were even the heiress
01:22:00to an elite publishing company
01:22:03roy publishing was at its peak
01:22:05when mr asher was set to become ceo
01:22:08but now
01:22:10you're stock
01:22:12both professionally and personally
01:22:17the results of the handwriting analysis are out
01:22:25according to this analysis
01:22:31the handwriting on the manuscripts of the burning bush and the other 16 novels
01:22:36all belong to
01:22:38and roy
01:22:42you only burned the manuscripts that i had recompiled
01:22:50the originals were written over the course of 25 years whenever and wherever i could find a moment
01:22:56all while i served this family as a dedicated wife and mother
01:23:00oh my god this is so exciting
01:23:06i think i'm having a heart attack
01:23:07this proves nothing
01:23:09anyone could copy dad's books down on sticky notes
01:23:14those manuscripts were written on receipts
01:23:19greeting cards
01:23:20newspaper margins
01:23:22all of them
01:23:23clearly dated
01:23:24spanning the course of two and a half decades
01:23:27johnny
01:23:31you can't let her do this
01:23:33you have to explain
01:23:34don't oversell yourself
01:23:40all those menial house tasks you did
01:23:42back home
01:23:43you're just like you
01:23:45worthless
01:23:48i'll be there as soon as i can
01:23:59oh man
01:24:14look at you
01:24:15you're so emotionally unstable
01:24:18that you're gonna cry over a bunch of scraps of paper
01:24:21you are a stay-at-home housewife
01:24:25you've had nothing but time to sit and doodle
01:24:28and copy down my manuscripts
01:24:30what you think this proves anything
01:24:31you could have been just copying my novels
01:24:33before they're even published
01:24:35he has a point
01:24:36and
01:24:37must have secretly copied down jonathan's manuscript
01:24:40mom is clearly crazy obsessed with dad
01:24:45emphasis on the crazy
01:24:46she probably copied down his manuscript whenever she had time
01:24:50i've seen her do it with my own two eyes
01:24:52oh that's what it was
01:24:55everything makes sense now
01:24:56what a psychotic woman
01:24:58she's trying to ruin him
01:25:00because she can't have him
01:25:02do you hear that
01:25:07you thought you were so clever
01:25:10now get down on your knees
01:25:15polish my shoes till they sparkle
01:25:19you made your mess
01:25:21housewife
01:25:22you have no idea how badly you'll regret this
01:25:31and hold on
01:25:32i'm almost there
01:25:34everything i've ever wanted
01:25:38i've achieved
01:25:40money
01:25:41prestige
01:25:43a fantastic lover
01:25:44i've got it all
01:25:46you're the one
01:25:47who should be regretting
01:25:50her choices
01:25:51you have
01:25:52nothing
01:25:54gave me more pleasure than making sure that my family was loved and cared for
01:26:07now that i'm chairwoman again i'll nurture roy publishing in much the same way i am going to reorganize this company establish better standards and make sure to blacklist toxic people like the ashers
01:26:14nothing gave me more pleasure nothing gave me more pleasure nothing gave me more pleasure than making sure that my family was loved and cared for
01:26:21now that i'm chairwoman again i'll nurture roy publishing in much the same way i am going to reorganize this company establish better standards and make sure to blacklist toxic people like the ashers
01:26:36oh come on stop dreaming ann the writing's on the wall roy publishing house is done for
01:26:45let me get this right you think the industries should trust a homeless jobless divorce failure of a housewife to establish better standards
01:26:55you couldn't even keep your own house in order
01:26:59they'll trust ann roy
01:27:02they'll trust the heiress of the roy empire and the true author of this company's best-selling books
01:27:08and your delusions long enough
01:27:11go spout your crazy nonsense elsewhere
01:27:15charity what are you waiting for
01:27:17don't touch her
01:27:20sorry i'm late
01:27:25no you're right on time
01:27:32oh good now little lover boy has finally arrived
01:27:38we can send the two lovebirds to the police station together
01:27:43well you are right to assume that someone's going to jail tonight
01:27:47oh mr harper
01:27:50i know you just arrived so you probably haven't heard
01:27:54but you two are done for
01:27:57once news of your filthy affair gets out
01:28:00the board members will kick you both out of the company
01:28:03then mr asher will be asked to take over as
01:28:07CEO
01:28:09that's a pretty good plan you got there
01:28:12except for one little hiccup
01:28:14and predicted everything you were going to do one step ahead the whole time
01:28:17she even planned a little surprise for this exact occasion
01:28:25this here is a report from a forensic trace analyst
01:28:28we recovered some shards of a burnt manuscript from the asher family fireplace
01:28:33and it confirms the alderman's in the burnt writing
01:28:36and the results confirmed the handwriting and all the papers in there were that of
01:28:40miss ann roy
01:28:42miss ann roy
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