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00:00:01For 25 years, I was my husband's ghostwriter.

00:00:04I helped him become a best-selling author.

00:00:06But while I wrote page after page,

00:00:09he betrayed me.

00:00:11He was having an affair with another woman.

00:00:13And how did I find out?

00:00:14A kiss cam that caught them at a concert.

00:00:16He humiliated me in front of the whole world.

00:00:1925 years of marriage.

00:00:22Gone. Just like that.

00:00:27Have fun at the Real Play Concerts.

00:00:29I wish I could join you.

00:00:31Especially since tonight's our anniversary.

00:00:33Hmm. It's a work thing, honey.

00:00:35Besides, you don't even like your music.

00:00:37Oh, actually, I do like-

00:00:38Honey, I gotta go.

00:00:40Can't wait for dinner. Make me, uh, something delicious.

00:00:43Okay, honey.

00:00:54Dan, the job of the book is a masterpiece.

00:00:57If I were to guess, I'd say you probably had a pretty heavy part in writing the book.

00:01:01The least I could do is give you some credit, right?

00:01:03Henry, you know I don't like the spotlight.

00:01:04Plus, Jonathan's my husband.

00:01:06What's mine is his, and vice versa.

00:01:08I've already prepared everything for Jonathan to take over and see you.

00:01:10Dan, why'd probably change your family business?

00:01:12I'm just looking over at your path.

00:01:14We'll talk about this later.

00:01:15Gotta run, Henry.

00:01:16Have to call Jonathan to see what time he's coming home.

00:01:18Now.

00:01:29That's weird.

00:01:30The concert should be over by now.

00:01:35Don't you want to answer your wife's call?

00:01:37She's so annoying.

00:01:39She can't go a single day without calling, but blab about some unimportant shit.

00:01:43Hang on, baby.

00:01:45Yes, honey?

00:01:46I just wanted to know if you'd be back soon. Dinner's almost ready.

00:01:50Okay, yes. I will be right home, honey.

00:01:53Alright.

00:01:54When was the last time you fucked your wife, Jonathan?

00:01:58It has been years.

00:02:00I can't stand her body anymore.

00:02:02Especially if I have someone like you.

00:02:05You better be telling the truth.

00:02:06Oh, I swear on that one.

00:02:08But you are the only woman I know.

00:02:13Fuck!

00:02:15Okay, either they're having an affair or just really, really shy.

00:02:18Okay, I gotta, baby, I'm gonna go.

00:02:19I'm gonna catch you later.

00:02:21Okay.

00:02:22You better be closer soon.

00:02:24I'm sick of this.

00:02:25Olivia, I need you to hurry home.

00:02:26I need you to cover me in front of Mom in case something goes wrong.

00:02:28No, I'm gonna explain when I get home.

00:02:29Just hurry home.

00:02:33Hi, honey.

00:02:34She's back.

00:02:35And just in time, dinner's ready.

00:02:37How was the concert? Was it fun?

00:02:39No, not really. You know, these are what things are.

00:02:41Well, maybe next time I should join you, then it'll be more fun.

00:02:44Oh, come on, let me have your coat.

00:02:46Oh, Olivia called. She said she'll be back soon.

00:02:55Oh my God, wait.

00:02:56That looks just like famous author Jonathan Asher.

00:02:59They-

00:03:00Oh, shit.

00:03:01Honey, did you hear me?

00:03:03Huh? What?

00:03:04I'm sorry, honey, what did you say?

00:03:05Olivia and Ken, they're gonna be joining us for dinner.

00:03:08Okay, that's great, honey.

00:03:26He may not have taken me to that Real Play concert, but he got me this beautiful necklace.

00:03:31I've chosen a good man to marry.

00:03:36Hey, Dad.

00:03:37It's the big sober anniversary today, right?

00:03:3925 years of marriage. Wow.

00:03:41Don't you think our amazing little housewife deserves a little something?

00:03:44Yes, of course.

00:03:47Anne, my angel, whatever you do, do not forget.

00:03:50You're not just my wife.

00:03:53You're my whole life.

00:03:58Thank you, my love.

00:03:59Hurry up and open it, Mom.

00:04:01A pen.

00:04:08A pen.

00:04:09Do you remember the last award ceremony I attended?

00:04:11I couldn't stop thinking about how much you've done for this family.

00:04:14So I picked up this pen in my hotel bed, and I wrote about how much I missed you all night long.

00:04:19Wow.

00:04:20Dad, you're such a romantic.

00:04:22I noticed you write the same acknowledgment in every book to my most beloved Anne.

00:04:28Without you, none of this would be possible.

00:04:30You are my muse.

00:04:31Everyone writes acknowledgments to every deal.

00:04:33What you need to learn, Ken, is that for a good wife, love is much more valuable than jewelry.

00:04:39Price can significantly better not learn that from my dad.

00:04:44Look, I'm not some simple housewife that's going to be satisfied with a hotel pen and a love note.

00:04:49I'm a career woman, and career women appreciate investment reasons.

00:04:53What's wrong with your mother?

00:04:58She's just being dramatic.

00:05:00Look, after all, she's only a housewife.

00:05:02Dad, allow me to raise a glass to you.

00:05:07Ever since you invited me to be your guest at your award ceremony, I actually have a contract

00:05:12at a Fortune 500 company.

00:05:13Let me also congratulate you, Mr. Asher, to the next CEO of Roy Publishing.

00:05:22No, maybe he got that necklace for Olivia.

00:05:25I shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions.

00:05:28Anne, is it just me, or does this look kinda like your husband?

00:05:37Is Jonathan chaining on me?

00:06:01Lillianne, my muse, happy anniversary.

00:06:05Every book I write is a declaration of my love for you.

00:06:07You deserve only the finest gold and gems to adorn your precious body.

00:06:12Lillianne.

00:06:14Lillianne.

00:06:16To my most beloved Anne.

00:06:18He was never talking about me.

00:06:20Who is this woman?

00:06:21How could you use the book that I wrote to proclaim your love for another woman?

00:06:32What is wrong with you, woman?

00:06:33Is this the work you've been so busy with?

00:06:35Who the hell is Lillianne?

00:06:38Did you go through my lens?

00:06:39This is an invasion of my privacy.

00:06:40Oh, you're really gonna turn this back around on me when you were the one who brought evidence

00:06:43of your affair into our home?

00:06:44Lillianne and I are professional acquaintances.

00:06:46We discuss art and literature.

00:06:48Every book I write is a declaration of my love for you.

00:06:52I shall ensure that only the finest gold and gems adorn your precious body.

00:06:56That is a literary reference and that is something you would not understand.

00:06:58I suppose you're gonna tell me the cheap eyes are necessary to discuss your work dress

00:07:01and lazy laundry.

00:07:02You're an unstable child.

00:07:04And your woman is our anniversary and I am not gonna just sit here and listen to your

00:07:07insane accusations.

00:07:09I'll be in my study.

00:07:13You don't know, you don't.

00:07:14You are gonna stand there, you are gonna explain everything to me.

00:07:16Mom, calm down.

00:07:17This is all a big misunderstanding.

00:07:19Okay, Lillianne is a good person.

00:07:21Her and dad have a professional relationship.

00:07:24You know her?

00:07:25You're gonna defend some other woman?

00:07:26Mom, Lillianne is a literary agent at Roy Publishing House.

00:07:30Her and dad work together.

00:07:31It's her job.

00:07:32Look, I get it.

00:07:33You've been a stay-at-home mom my whole life.

00:07:35Obviously, you don't know how the publishing world works.

00:07:37Wait a second.

00:07:40How long have you known about them?

00:07:43Look like you're my daughter.

00:07:44I carried you inside of me for nine months.

00:07:46I gave up everything for you.

00:07:48And as thanks, you've been helping your father hide his affair from me.

00:07:51Let go!

00:07:52Clearly, you watched too many soap operas and they filled your head with crazy ideas.

00:07:55My own baby calling me crazy.

00:08:00Is that what you think too?

00:08:01That I'm just some silly housewife with my head full of conspiracies?

00:08:04That I would stir up trouble for no reason?

00:08:05Well, it does seem like that's what ruined our anniversary.

00:08:09So, darling, maybe you should stick to the housework.

00:08:12Let us deal with the thinking.

00:08:14Stick to the housework.

00:08:15As if I haven't given up 25 years of my life for the both of you.

00:08:18To keep you happy and healthy and fed.

00:08:21Did those pants fold themselves and jump on into your drawer?

00:08:23Did those shoes shine themselves?

00:08:25Three meals a day for 25 years?

00:08:29These hands have been soaked in detergent and grease and oil.

00:08:35Every day you should come home and you kick up your feet just knowing everything will be cared for.

00:08:38That I have taken care of every little detail.

00:08:41But for me?

00:08:42For the past 25 years I have worked around the clock like a goddamn maid.

00:08:47Have I ever gotten a break?

00:08:49Ever!

00:08:50So first you're mad about some imaginary fear.

00:08:55Then you're mad about how you have chosen to spend your life.

00:09:00You're a stay-at-home mom, man.

00:09:02A housewife.

00:09:03Cooking, cleaning, raising the kids.

00:09:05That's the job.

00:09:06That's what you're supposed to do?

00:09:07What do you want us to give you a medal?

00:09:08You're right.

00:09:09I did choose this life.

00:09:11And I have done my best to live up to my duties as a wife.

00:09:14So shouldn't you live up to your duties as a husband?

00:09:17At the very least you should be faithful in your marriage.

00:09:19One that should be faithful is the one that depends on your paycheck.

00:09:23My God.

00:09:24How could you say something so hurtful?

00:09:27You want to embarrass yourself?

00:09:29In front of your daughter?

00:09:30Her husband?

00:09:31For 25 years I have been working my ass off.

00:09:37While you have been sitting here indulging in a life of luxury.

00:09:40You should be grateful.

00:09:41Between the two of us who should really be grateful?

00:09:44Have you forgotten who helped take you from a nameless writer to a best-selling author?

00:09:48Mom, I think you need to calm down.

00:09:51Oh, I'm calm.

00:09:52Your father's the one who needs to watch himself.

00:09:54Are you threatening me?

00:09:56I'm reminding you.

00:09:57I'm the one who wrote all of those books.

00:10:00What, you gonna go out there?

00:10:02Tell the whole world you wrote my collected works?

00:10:04Who is gonna believe me?

00:10:06A housewife.

00:10:07Especially one that's gone mad.

00:10:08You clearly have.

00:10:09I'll just show them my manuscripts.

00:10:11All of them in my handwriting for all of your novels.

00:10:14The manuscripts.

00:10:15God, I bet that's something you keep locked up safe and sound, huh?

00:10:18God forbid something should happen to the manuscripts.

00:10:21You...

00:10:22No.

00:10:23No.

00:10:24No.

00:10:25No.

00:10:26No!

00:10:27No.

00:10:28No!

00:10:29No.

00:10:30No!

00:10:31No!

00:10:32No!

00:10:34No!

00:10:35You burned my makeup scripts!

00:10:36I put 25 years of my heart into those!

00:10:39It wasn't dad, mom, it was me.

00:10:43And if you come and say anything, I'm going to go and tell the press that you're a liar.

00:10:50Dad is about to become the CEO of Roy Publishing House.

00:10:54And if anything happens to his reputation, all of our contracts will be cancelled and our entire family will take a hit.

00:11:00So this was all about your father becoming CEO?

00:11:04Hey, come on.

00:11:05This is the real world, not some soap opera.

00:11:07Why can't you just act like any other housewife?

00:11:10Pretend it didn't happen.

00:11:11So why don't you just go and buy some clothes and get your fucking nails done?

00:11:16What are you trying to achieve by causing ceilings?

00:11:22I want a divorce.

00:11:27I want a divorce.

00:11:29I don't want to be part of this traitorous family anymore.

00:11:32I'm drawing up the divorce papers.

00:11:34Soon you'll see who really provided for this family.

00:11:36Mom!

00:11:37Okay, let her go.

00:11:40Go ahead and see what the real world's all about.

00:11:42In two weeks' time, she's going to be back here, begging me to take her back.

00:11:46Oh, I left some belongings in your suitcase.

00:11:50What do they look like?

00:11:51Oh, they're red as flames.

00:11:56Soft to the touch.

00:11:57You need to hurry up over here and collect them.

00:12:00I'll only step foot in your house once I become your wife.

00:12:03You will be soon, honey.

00:12:05Have a little sneak preview in the meantime.

00:12:10Oh, my God.

00:12:13You look incredible.

00:12:15Years in advance.

00:12:16All that you promised me.

00:12:17Lily Ann, my goddess, my mules.

00:12:22Miss Wright, Mr. Henry's office is over here.

00:12:43Babe, where'd you go?

00:12:46Hi.

00:12:46I just saw your wife walking to the CEO's office.

00:12:49I should be trying to report our relationship.

00:12:51What?

00:12:54Ann, what a pleasant surprise.

00:12:57What's going on?

00:12:58Henry, I came here today to ask you to stay on as CEO.

00:13:00You led this company to become what it is.

00:13:02There's no reason for you to leave.

00:13:04Yeah, but without your father's mentorship, I never would have come this far.

00:13:07I promised him that I would look after you.

00:13:09Roy is always meant to be in your company.

00:13:11Henry, I knew I could put my faith in you.

00:13:13Thank you, but now it's time to return to its rightful order.

00:13:16And per your request, I was just getting ready to call Jonathan to talk to him about taking over as CEO.

00:13:24The other reason that I came here today was to tell you to revoke that offer.

00:13:28John and I are getting divorced.

00:13:30He's been cheating on me for God knows how long.

00:13:34With another Ann, Lily Ann.

00:13:36His real news, apparently.

00:13:38I've been needing his special treatment because of you.

00:13:41How dare I disrespect you?

00:13:42You know what?

00:13:44I'll fire that asshole right now.

00:13:45And that idiot, Lily Ann.

00:13:48Listen, listen.

00:13:51Calm down.

00:13:53Fine.

00:13:54Listen, I don't want you to fire him.

00:13:56Why not?

00:13:58You still have feelings wrong?

00:13:59We were married for 25 years.

00:14:01I mean, we've weathered so much together.

00:14:03Actually, Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO.

00:14:07But I will be adding one condition.

00:14:13This plan will hold control of him.

00:14:14Olivia, there's no need to be so nervous.

00:14:20Maybe your mom went to the CEO to beg for a job.

00:14:23No, she's definitely going to bring up the ghostwriting issue.

00:14:25Then dad's reputation is going to be ruined and my contracts are going to be canceled.

00:14:28If I have to drag her back here myself, I will.

00:14:31Darling, listen.

00:14:32Do not worry.

00:14:34Lily's keeping an eye on her.

00:14:35Now, if Ann tries to expose me, we are going to go to the press, tell them it was her having the effect.

00:14:41And now she's trying to slander my reputation and steal half my assets.

00:14:44Great idea, dad.

00:14:45That way, her public image will be ruined.

00:14:47And nobody will believe mom.

00:14:48A housewife wants to bring you down.

00:14:51Ann, I'm going to show you that the real world is not as simple as you think it is.

00:14:56Henry, am I being too harsh on them?

00:15:03Jonathan and I were together for so long.

00:15:05He must care about me still, even just a little bit, right?

00:15:07Are you getting cold beat?

00:15:08No.

00:15:09I, um, if Jonathan were to have a change of heart and show me that he still cares, I might give him another chance.

00:15:17Ann, do not give in so easily.

00:15:18You've done everything for your family.

00:15:20But please, it's time that you put yourself first for once.

00:15:22Thanks, Henry.

00:15:25You're the best friend a girl could ask for.

00:15:27Actually, I'm the worst.

00:15:28I should have checked in on you a long time ago.

00:15:31I, uh, I chose this life, so I need to face those consequences.

00:15:35Let's do like we talked about.

00:15:36I'll keep you updated.

00:15:38Okay.

00:15:40Ann, you're too nice.

00:15:46Mr. Harper!

00:15:47Wasn't the woman who just left Mr. Asher's wife?

00:15:50Mrs. Venova.

00:15:51Isn't it still work hours?

00:15:52You're back and set a meeting with HR.

00:15:54I'm going to be calling Jonathan Asher and giving him notice about his position in this company.

00:15:58Mr. Harper, Jonathan is our best-selling author.

00:16:02You can't destroy his career over some one-sided statement.

00:16:05What one-sided statement are you talking about?

00:16:07Hmm?

00:16:09I'm going to be calling him to tell him he'll be the next CEO of this company.

00:16:13Would you call that destroying his career?

00:16:16Oh, my God!

00:16:17What an incredibly wise decision.

00:16:20Why are you so happy about this?

00:16:23Are you and Mr. Asher that close?

00:16:25I, I'm a really big fan of his.

00:16:29So, naturally, I'm really happy for him.

00:16:33You don't even know where the real author you're vandalin over is.

00:16:36I need you to hurry up and make that meeting with HR.

00:16:38I'm going to inform Jonathan personally.

00:16:45Hello, my darling.

00:16:47Johnny, I have amazing news.

00:16:50You're about to become the CEO.

00:16:52What did you say?

00:16:57Roy Publishing House is hiring me as CEO.

00:17:01Yes, I'm happy to do that.

00:17:03I'm about to have your meeting with HR.

00:17:05Hiring half of the CEO.

00:17:07And nonsense will be one year and not the other.

00:17:12I hope you still remember the promise you made.

00:17:15Once you become the CEO,

00:17:17then I'll become the new Mrs. Asher.

00:17:20Ah, yes.

00:17:21I never go back in my work, my girl.

00:17:23Well, then you better hurry up and clear out your doors.

00:17:26Because I've got a lot of lingerie to put in them.

00:17:31Your wish is my command.

00:17:40Anne, everything's been prepared.

00:17:42I'll wait your instructions.

00:17:44Thank you, Henry.

00:17:49Jonathan?

00:17:50We built this house together from the ground up.

00:17:52We've been through thick and thin together for 25 years.

00:17:56Do you really want to demolish it all?

00:17:58You said I was your life.

00:18:00But then,

00:18:01you turned around and embraced another woman.

00:18:04Was everything a lie?

00:18:07I'm willing to sacrifice everything for my family.

00:18:10But I will not tolerate betrayal.

00:18:12Today,

00:18:13I will tell you the whole truth.

00:18:15It will be your very last chance.

00:18:17What's the meaning of this?

00:18:35Jonathan?

00:18:36It's exactly what you wanted, Anne.

00:18:38We're getting a divorce.

00:18:39Are you sure about this?

00:18:49Oh.

00:18:50I've already signed the papers.

00:18:53So I was willing to try and save our marriage.

00:18:56But you've already written it off.

00:18:57Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO.

00:18:59But I will be having one condition.

00:19:02I'll be taking over as chairwoman again.

00:19:04Therefore,

00:19:05any hiring that's done,

00:19:06such as CEO,

00:19:07will require my approval.

00:19:09Are you in such a hurry to kick me out?

00:19:12What a shame.

00:19:14I was thinking about giving you all a second chance.

00:19:16Oh, stop bluffing.

00:19:17Your truth is,

00:19:18you could come in here,

00:19:19you could crawl,

00:19:20egg me.

00:19:21I'd never let you back in this house.

00:19:23Mom,

00:19:24it's one thing to throw a tantrum at home,

00:19:26but it's a different thing entirely

00:19:27to cause a scene at the company.

00:19:28Dad is a public figure.

00:19:30You almost destroyed his career.

00:19:31And you think he's going to be willing to reconcile?

00:19:34Exactly, Anne.

00:19:35You shouldn't have tried to expose Mr. Asher

00:19:37for using a ghostwriter.

00:19:39He might have let you say

00:19:40and write more books for him.

00:19:43Jonathan,

00:19:44you know deep down inside

00:19:45that without me,

00:19:46he will never write another word.

00:19:48Do you really think

00:19:50that I need to rely on writing for a living?

00:19:52Soon the entire company will be mine.

00:19:55So you really think

00:19:55that you'll be unstoppable once you're CEO?

00:19:58Is that why you're in such a hurry

00:19:59to get rid of me?

00:20:00The faithful wife

00:20:01who stood by your side

00:20:03through thick and thin

00:20:04and traded me in for some shiny new toy?

00:20:07What or who I play with

00:20:09is none of your business.

00:20:10I have kept a roof over your head for years.

00:20:13I can forgive your ungratefulness,

00:20:15but I cannot forgive you

00:20:18stabbing me in the back

00:20:19during the most pivotal moment

00:20:20of my career.

00:20:21I mean, how am I supposed to stay

00:20:22with such a vile woman by my side?

00:20:24What on earth are you talking about?

00:20:26I have never stabbed you in the back.

00:20:28Without me,

00:20:29you would still be

00:20:30an unpublished wannabe

00:20:31and not the next CEO

00:20:32of Roy Publishing.

00:20:33Your storytelling skills

00:20:35have really gone down the drain.

00:20:37Mom, you should really stop

00:20:38with the soap opera shit.

00:20:39Like, what's next?

00:20:40You're gonna tell us

00:20:41you're a wealthy heiress?

00:20:42You need to stop saying

00:20:43this idiotic stuff

00:20:44or people are gonna think

00:20:45you're a joke.

00:20:46That's right.

00:20:48I'm a joke.

00:20:50A joke for being so blind.

00:20:52For choosing a selfish,

00:20:54brilliant man to be my husband

00:20:55like a kid.

00:20:57For having a thankless daughter

00:20:58like you

00:20:59for having a pushover

00:21:00for a son-in-law.

00:21:01You're right, Olivia.

00:21:03How could I have spent

00:21:0425 years of my life

00:21:05catering to you

00:21:06ungrateful liars?

00:21:08I must have been delusional.

00:21:09I'll sign the divorce papers.

00:21:14From now on,

00:21:15I have no connection

00:21:15to this family.

00:21:27Wait!

00:21:31Whoa, what are you doing?

00:21:32You can't just get

00:21:33a divorce like that.

00:21:35This is a supplemental document.

00:21:37You must agree to its terms.

00:21:40Dad's assets

00:21:40aren't pocket change.

00:21:41You can't just take half.

00:21:42Especially since

00:21:43they'll eventually come to me.

00:21:45How can you be so cold?

00:21:48First, you're kicking me out

00:21:50and now you want me

00:21:50to leave empty-handed?

00:21:52Olivia,

00:21:53you're my daughter.

00:21:55Don't you have

00:21:55any sympathy for me?

00:21:56I'm not like you, Mom.

00:21:58I'm a career woman.

00:22:00Don't take it personally.

00:22:01She always was too emotional.

00:22:04Why does everyone

00:22:04in this family

00:22:05look down on me?

00:22:06I've taken care of you

00:22:07both for 25 years.

00:22:08I've given you

00:22:09everything that I had.

00:22:10Mom, you didn't do shit

00:22:11for 25 years.

00:22:12So what?

00:22:13You cooked us a few meals?

00:22:14You didn't earn

00:22:15a single cent

00:22:16for this family.

00:22:18Dad was the one

00:22:19who consistently

00:22:20worked,

00:22:21enslaved,

00:22:21and earned every penny

00:22:23and earned every penny

00:22:23that was put into this house.

00:22:25Not you.

00:22:26Did you ever stop

00:22:27to think about why

00:22:28Roy Publishing House

00:22:29gave your father a chance?

00:22:31Why they groomed him

00:22:32for all of these years?

00:22:34Well, obviously,

00:22:35because Dad

00:22:35is incredibly talented.

00:22:37Dad is about to become

00:22:38the CEO

00:22:39of Roy Publishing House.

00:22:41He'll have stocks

00:22:42worth tens

00:22:43of millions

00:22:44of dollars.

00:22:45And if he even gave

00:22:46half

00:22:47to a housewife

00:22:48like you,

00:22:49he may as well

00:22:51throw all that money

00:22:51in the fire.

00:22:58Jonathan,

00:22:59is this the way

00:23:00you feel too?

00:23:01That you earned

00:23:02everything for this family?

00:23:04I had nothing

00:23:05to do with it.

00:23:06I want to hear you

00:23:07say it yourself.

00:23:08You

00:23:09haven't contributed

00:23:12anything.

00:23:14I'll tell you what.

00:23:15I'll give you

00:23:16a little bit of alimony

00:23:16after your divorce,

00:23:17but

00:23:19as far as

00:23:21what's in this house,

00:23:23you don't get anything.

00:23:29Oh my,

00:23:29what a generous offer.

00:23:32Roy Publishing House

00:23:34gave you

00:23:34everything.

00:23:36Made you a best-selling author,

00:23:37gave you this huge house,

00:23:39a fancy car,

00:23:41and you're still saying

00:23:41that it had

00:23:42nothing to do with me.

00:23:45Fine,

00:23:46give me that paper.

00:23:48I'll sign whatever you want.

00:23:49Anne,

00:24:07I knew this would happen.

00:24:08I'll be there soon.

00:24:10Jonathan,

00:24:11Olivia,

00:24:11Ken,

00:24:12the way you've treated me today

00:24:13has destroyed any love

00:24:14that I still had left

00:24:15for this family.

00:24:16but you've also

00:24:17destroyed

00:24:19your futures.

00:24:21Oh,

00:24:21boo-hoo!

00:24:22Here you go again

00:24:23with the soap opera stuff.

00:24:24I think we're done here.

00:24:25Hurry up and leave.

00:24:33Oh.

00:24:33Now that must be

00:24:34the CEO right now.

00:24:35God,

00:24:39I bet

00:24:39Henry's coming in person

00:24:40to announce

00:24:40the transfer of power.

00:24:42That old son of a gun,

00:24:43he's never got any patience,

00:24:43does he?

00:24:44See,

00:24:45the CEO himself

00:24:46came in person

00:24:47to move the class.

00:24:48Well,

00:24:48since the CEO

00:24:49is coming

00:24:50with such good news,

00:24:52I suppose you better

00:24:53hurry and let him in.

00:24:54Come quick,

00:24:55Mr. Asher.

00:24:56I think it's for you.

00:24:57So you're Lillianne.

00:25:22I'm sorry,

00:25:23have we met?

00:25:23No.

00:25:24But I've seen

00:25:25your noteworthy photos.

00:25:27Lily,

00:25:28well,

00:25:29what brings you here?

00:25:30Yeah, Lily,

00:25:30we weren't expecting

00:25:31you to stop by.

00:25:32Well,

00:25:33of course I had to come by

00:25:34and celebrate with you all.

00:25:36Congratulations

00:25:36on becoming the CEO

00:25:38of the White Publishing House.

00:25:40Oh my God.

00:25:42Congrats, Dad.

00:25:43You've come

00:25:43at just the right time, Lily.

00:25:44Mr. Asher is now

00:25:45finally divorced.

00:25:47You and Dad

00:25:48were meant to be

00:25:49the stroke of fate.

00:25:50Is this true?

00:25:51It's true, honey.

00:25:54I finally severed

00:25:54all times

00:25:55with that miserable

00:25:56and true.

00:25:57Then we have

00:25:57two things to celebrate.

00:25:59We can keep

00:26:00the festivities

00:26:01going.

00:26:06Well,

00:26:07that

00:26:08is the best gift

00:26:09anybody can get.

00:26:11Lily,

00:26:12from now on,

00:26:13you're a member

00:26:14of the family.

00:26:15You should just

00:26:16move in already.

00:26:17Yes,

00:26:18we've already emptied

00:26:18all the drawers for you.

00:26:19Don't you think

00:26:20you're all celebrating

00:26:21a bit prematurely?

00:26:23Jonathan,

00:26:23do you really think

00:26:24that your CEO now

00:26:25just because your mistress

00:26:26brought you

00:26:26some cheap champagne?

00:26:29That's enough, Anne.

00:26:30I've already told you.

00:26:30Lily is not just

00:26:31a mistress.

00:26:32Oh.

00:26:33Well, that's right.

00:26:33She's a literary agent.

00:26:36So I'm sure

00:26:36that she's here

00:26:37on official business.

00:26:38I think we all know

00:26:44what kind of

00:26:45work she does.

00:26:49Jealous hat!

00:26:51Don't worry,

00:26:52Mr. Asher.

00:26:54Let her say

00:26:54what she wants.

00:26:56I am here

00:26:56on official business

00:26:57and the truth

00:26:59always prevails.

00:27:01That's right.

00:27:01Yeah.

00:27:02You're just a junior

00:27:03agent at Roy Publishing,

00:27:04aren't you?

00:27:04Are you even qualified

00:27:05to make this kind

00:27:06of announcement?

00:27:06Because I was under

00:27:07the impression

00:27:08that Henry Harper,

00:27:09the CEO,

00:27:11was the only one

00:27:11with that kind

00:27:12of authority.

00:27:13You stupid housewife!

00:27:15You don't understand

00:27:16what happens

00:27:17in the professional world.

00:27:18The CEO

00:27:19is a very busy man.

00:27:21And so I am entrusted

00:27:22to deliver

00:27:23this announcement.

00:27:24Hmm.

00:27:25Did he really

00:27:26entrust you

00:27:27with this announcement?

00:27:28Well, then,

00:27:29why don't we just

00:27:30go ahead

00:27:30and give him

00:27:30a call to confirm?

00:27:36Mom,

00:27:38stop embarrassing

00:27:39yourself.

00:27:40Why would a housewife

00:27:40like you

00:27:41have the CEO's number?

00:27:42Roy Publishing House

00:27:43has tens of thousands

00:27:45of employees.

00:27:46Do you really expect

00:27:46the CEO

00:27:47to do everything himself?

00:27:48Sweet Lillian

00:27:49is one of his

00:27:50top agents

00:27:51and she absolutely

00:27:52has the authority

00:27:53to come here

00:27:53and notify us.

00:27:54I wasn't talking

00:27:55to you.

00:27:56You're just starting off.

00:27:57You only have a few clients,

00:27:58don't you, dear?

00:27:59What do you know

00:28:00about how an elite

00:28:00publishing company works?

00:28:02I know more

00:28:03than you do.

00:28:04What do you think

00:28:05real work is?

00:28:06Going out and buying

00:28:07groceries or doing

00:28:08the laundry?

00:28:09Please, just stop, Mom.

00:28:11You're embarrassing yourself.

00:28:12Be gentler to your mother,

00:28:14Olivia.

00:28:15Oh, and, you know,

00:28:17I completely understand

00:28:18where you're coming from.

00:28:19You've been in the house

00:28:20for so long.

00:28:22Of course,

00:28:22you're a little ignorant.

00:28:24I really do take pity

00:28:26on you,

00:28:27but now it's time

00:28:28for someone more

00:28:29to take over

00:28:31someone's house.

00:28:32and I'm lucky

00:28:33to have found one.

00:28:36Dad,

00:28:37I'm so happy

00:28:38for you two.

00:28:38With your reputation

00:28:39and Lily's business acumen,

00:28:41you guys are a match

00:28:42made in heaven.

00:28:47Johnny,

00:28:48the CEO,

00:28:49you must be checking in

00:28:50to see if you have

00:28:50the good news yet.

00:28:52Hurry up,

00:28:52answer it.

00:28:53Yeah,

00:28:53and put it on speaker

00:28:54so someone can hear

00:28:55what the CEO

00:28:56really has to say.

00:28:58Hello,

00:28:59Mr. Harper?

00:29:00Yeah,

00:29:00I told you

00:29:00it can be in a meeting

00:29:01with HR.

00:29:02Where the hell

00:29:02are you going off

00:29:02to,

00:29:02you idiot?

00:29:09Hi,

00:29:10Mr. Harper,

00:29:11I'm at Mr. Asher's house.

00:29:12I told you

00:29:13to stop that meeting

00:29:13with HR.

00:29:14Did you skip out

00:29:15and work hours?

00:29:16Didn't you think

00:29:16to inform Mr. Asher?

00:29:18I told you

00:29:18I would personally

00:29:19inform him.

00:29:20You are just an agent.

00:29:22What right do you have

00:29:23doing my job for me?

00:29:25I'm sorry,

00:29:26Mr. Harper,

00:29:26I just thought

00:29:27I'd pick the initiative.

00:29:28I'll be there soon.

00:29:29Stay right where you are.

00:29:31Yes, sir.

00:29:40What's wrong?

00:29:41Yeah,

00:29:41the CEO

00:29:42didn't sound

00:29:42too happy.

00:29:44Nothing's wrong.

00:29:46I was just

00:29:46in such a rush

00:29:47to get the good news.

00:29:48I completely

00:29:49forgot

00:29:50that Mr. Harper

00:29:51actually wanted

00:29:52to personally tell you.

00:29:54So he's actually

00:29:54on his lane.

00:29:55Whoa, whoa.

00:29:56The CEO

00:29:57is personally

00:29:57coming to my house

00:29:59to announce

00:29:59me as his successor?

00:30:01But it's like I said,

00:30:02you didn't have

00:30:03that authority.

00:30:04If the CEO

00:30:05is coming here

00:30:05to congratulate

00:30:06Dad personally,

00:30:08I think he respects him.

00:30:09Of course he does.

00:30:11Your father

00:30:11is a best-selling author

00:30:13and renowned

00:30:13in the industry.

00:30:15It's only fitting

00:30:16that he succeeds

00:30:16as an ex-CEO.

00:30:18Oh,

00:30:19my, my, my.

00:30:20I think

00:30:21you're all mistaken.

00:30:23You see,

00:30:23the CEO

00:30:23is only coming here

00:30:24because the chairwoman

00:30:26asked him to.

00:30:27Jonathan's appointment

00:30:28as CEO?

00:30:29Well, ultimately

00:30:30that decision

00:30:30lies with her.

00:30:32What chairwoman?

00:30:34Lily,

00:30:34does

00:30:34Roy Publishing House

00:30:36even have a chairwoman?

00:30:37Not that I know of.

00:30:39Well,

00:30:40who is she?

00:30:41Like she even knows.

00:30:43Oh,

00:30:44but I do.

00:30:45The chairwoman

00:30:46of Roy Publishing

00:30:47is me.

00:30:49Drop the act,

00:31:03Mom.

00:31:04Like,

00:31:04do you even know

00:31:05what a chairwoman does?

00:31:06She probably asked

00:31:07ChatGPT.

00:31:09And,

00:31:10please,

00:31:10you've got to stop

00:31:11flaunting your ignorance.

00:31:12When we were younger,

00:31:13we called it naivete,

00:31:14but now that you're old

00:31:14and washed up

00:31:15and haggard,

00:31:16it's just

00:31:16plain foolishness.

00:31:19She probably read

00:31:20so many trashy novels.

00:31:21She can't even

00:31:21keep up with reality anymore.

00:31:23She's stuck

00:31:24in her own fantasy world.

00:31:26That's what it is.

00:31:27She's delusional.

00:31:29Okay, yeah.

00:31:30I can play along with that.

00:31:33Greetings,

00:31:34chairwoman Anne.

00:31:39They're laughing at me now.

00:31:41Let's do no scene.

00:31:42Oh, pardon me,

00:31:59chairwoman Anne.

00:32:00Are you going to reject

00:32:01my appointment as CEO?

00:32:02Are you going to strip me

00:32:03of everything I've ever earned?

00:32:05Are you going to kick me out

00:32:06of Roy Publishing Group?

00:32:07Yes, chairwoman Anne.

00:32:13Aren't you going to blacklist me

00:32:15from the publishing world

00:32:15and shutter my company?

00:32:18Are you going to make

00:32:18your ungrateful daughter

00:32:20regret everything?

00:32:22Oh, no, no, no.

00:32:23Maybe Anne wants to be treated

00:32:25like a queen.

00:32:26In which case,

00:32:29I will be your hudler

00:32:30and we'll be your maid.

00:32:31Let us actone

00:32:34for our sins.

00:32:35Oh, and

00:32:36what about me?

00:32:38What would you like me to do?

00:32:40Go ahead and laugh.

00:32:42The CEO will be here soon.

00:32:44He'll confirm whether or not

00:32:45I'm telling the truth.

00:32:46All right.

00:32:47That's enough.

00:32:48Playtime's all right.

00:32:49Now get the hell out of here.

00:32:50I'm going to remove it myself.

00:32:53Stop!

00:32:54Henry, you old son of a gun.

00:33:02You didn't tell me

00:33:03you're coming over here.

00:33:05My daughter, Olivia.

00:33:07Her husband, Kenneth.

00:33:08And who was that woman

00:33:09over there on your floor?

00:33:10Well, that is my ex.

00:33:12A silly woman.

00:33:12In fact, we were just

00:33:13getting rid of her

00:33:14because she was trying

00:33:14to tarnish my reputation,

00:33:15let alone

00:33:16Roy Publishing House.

00:33:17Kicking her out?

00:33:18The whole family decided

00:33:19we support my father

00:33:20and we won't let anyone

00:33:21tarnish his good name,

00:33:23related or not.

00:33:24That sounds like

00:33:31personal business to me.

00:33:32I'm here to talk strictly

00:33:33about company business,

00:33:35so let's stay focused on that.

00:33:37Yes.

00:33:38Great idea, Henry.

00:33:39Let's talk business.

00:33:41No wonder you're the leader

00:33:41of the company, Mr. Harper.

00:33:43Always kind of to the chase.

00:33:45Jonathan,

00:33:45as CEO of Roy Publishing House,

00:33:48I've decided to step down.

00:33:49I will now make

00:33:50my formal succession announcement.

00:33:51I, Henry Harper,

00:33:55due to personal circumstances,

00:33:57step down as CEO

00:33:58of Roy Publishing Company.

00:34:00If you are willing to

00:34:01secede me for this position,

00:34:02Mr. Asher,

00:34:03I'll need you to sign

00:34:04these documents.

00:34:05Oh, Henry,

00:34:08my friend.

00:34:12Thank you for trusting me.

00:34:15Congrats, Dad.

00:34:16Johnny, the moment we've been waiting for

00:34:22is finally here.

00:34:23Thank you for coming over so quickly

00:34:25and for shedding some light

00:34:26on the truth.

00:34:27Just now,

00:34:28someone was spreading a rumor

00:34:30that you don't have

00:34:31the ultimate decision-making power

00:34:33and that they made up

00:34:34some ridiculous chairwoman position.

00:34:36such a trashy rumor.

00:34:38In all my years at the company,

00:34:40you are the only one

00:34:41with the absolute authority.

00:34:43I mean,

00:34:44have you ever had a chairwoman?

00:34:4925 years ago,

00:34:50the chairwoman

00:34:51stepped down from her position

00:34:52and gave me full authority

00:34:54to this whole company.

00:34:55Did you hear that, Mom?

00:34:56This is real life.

00:34:57Not some soap opera.

00:34:58Miss chairwoman,

00:34:59it's time to wake up, honey.

00:35:02Stop laughing.

00:35:03Johnny,

00:35:08we need to be the perfect hosts

00:35:10to Mr. Harper

00:35:11and get our unwelcome guest out.

00:35:13Yes, darling,

00:35:14you are correct.

00:35:15Mr. Harper,

00:35:16forgive us for this unsightly mess.

00:35:18Ken, Olivia,

00:35:19get her out of here.

00:35:20Mom,

00:35:20you need to leave.

00:35:25Step away from her.

00:35:27I'm not done speaking.

00:35:2925 years ago,

00:35:30when I took over this company,

00:35:31there was no active chairwoman.

00:35:33But as of today,

00:35:34as of right now,

00:35:35I am reinstating the chairwoman

00:35:36who will have total control

00:35:38over the Roy Publishing House company.

00:35:40And you must all obey

00:35:41that chairwoman's orders,

00:35:42including the CEO.

00:35:46What?

00:35:48Henry,

00:35:49I don't understand.

00:35:50Why the change of plans?

00:35:51Where did this new chairwoman come from?

00:35:53I haven't heard a thing about her.

00:35:54Unless...

00:35:59No.

00:36:00That's impossible.

00:36:04But there's no way!

00:36:06This is a joke.

00:36:07A terrible one at that.

00:36:09Going by the looks on your faces,

00:36:10you've already guessed who it is.

00:36:13That's right.

00:36:13Miss Anne Roy will be reinstated

00:36:15as the chairwoman of this company.

00:36:19Madam chairwoman.

00:36:20Welcome back, chairwoman.

00:36:34Anne isn't qualified for this...

00:36:35Wait, Anne is completely unqualified

00:36:37for this position.

00:36:38Is Roy publishing a joke?

00:36:39Are you telling me

00:36:40that the woman that was baking pies

00:36:43in the kitchen yesterday

00:36:44is a chairwoman at the company

00:36:46worth billions?

00:36:46Oh my god,

00:36:47this cannot be true.

00:36:49No.

00:36:50Mr. Harper,

00:36:51there must be a mistake.

00:36:52She's just a housewife

00:36:53who cooks and cleans all day.

00:36:55She'll ruin the company.

00:36:56Silence.

00:36:57The Roy family

00:36:58owns Roy Publishing Company.

00:37:00And it's only natural

00:37:01that Anne,

00:37:01the sole heiress to the company,

00:37:03become the chairwoman.

00:37:04None of you

00:37:05have any right

00:37:06to question her.

00:37:08What?

00:37:08My wife of 25 years,

00:37:18the woman who cooked

00:37:19and cleaned for me,

00:37:21is the sole heiress

00:37:22of the Roy family fortune?

00:37:24Jonathan,

00:37:25I told you

00:37:26you'd live to regret

00:37:27the way you treated me today.

00:37:30Mom,

00:37:31how could you hide this

00:37:31from us for so long?

00:37:33We're your own flesh and blood!

00:37:35Were you afraid

00:37:36of splitting your assets with us?

00:37:38Don't use your twisted logic

00:37:42to put words in my mouth.

00:37:43The only reason

00:37:44I hid my identity

00:37:45was to protect

00:37:45your father's fragile ego.

00:37:48Jonathan,

00:37:48when I first met you,

00:37:49you were just

00:37:50a nameless aspiring writer.

00:37:51I fell in love

00:37:52with your passion.

00:37:53We built this life together.

00:37:55I supported you

00:37:56from the sidelines

00:37:56every step of the way

00:37:57and helped you

00:37:58reach the position

00:37:59you're in now.

00:38:00I look forward to the day

00:38:00when I could tell you

00:38:02my true identity,

00:38:03when you would finally

00:38:04become the CEO.

00:38:05I never thought

00:38:06that you could be so

00:38:07cruel

00:38:08to the loyal,

00:38:10loving wife

00:38:11who stayed by your side

00:38:12and made you

00:38:12into what you are.

00:38:14It took me

00:38:1425 years

00:38:16to see your true nature.

00:38:17I feel like a fool,

00:38:18but I see it now.

00:38:21Henry.

00:38:22Yes,

00:38:22Sherry on the road.

00:38:23What would you like me to do?

00:38:24Give them their wish.

00:38:29From this day forward,

00:38:31I will have no connection

00:38:32to the Ashers.

00:38:33Our relationships

00:38:34will remain

00:38:34strictly business.

00:38:36Jonathan,

00:38:37I hereby rescind

00:38:38your position

00:38:39as CEO

00:38:39to Roy Publishing House.

00:38:41It cannot be led

00:38:42by a fraud.

00:38:43Furthermore,

00:38:43this company is canceling

00:38:44all contracts with you.

00:38:46Your book contracts?

00:38:47Canceled.

00:38:48Your advances?

00:38:49Rescinded.

00:38:51The expectable repayment?

00:38:52Lillianne,

00:38:53your depraved morals

00:38:54do not align

00:38:55with our company values.

00:38:56You built your career

00:38:57by seducing a married man.

00:38:59You're fired.

00:39:00In addition,

00:39:01my personal evaluation

00:39:02will be circulated

00:39:03throughout the industry.

00:39:03You will never

00:39:04work in publishing again.

00:39:14Olivia.

00:39:15Mom,

00:39:16I'm your daughter.

00:39:18From now on,

00:39:18you are not allowed

00:39:19to use Roy Publishing House's name

00:39:21for personal gain.

00:39:23If you try to leverage

00:39:24our relationship

00:39:25for future contracts,

00:39:26I will bury

00:39:26your company in lawsuits.

00:39:28Mom,

00:39:28if you cut me off,

00:39:29I'll go bankrupt

00:39:29within the year.

00:39:31Do you really want

00:39:31to ruin your only daughter?

00:39:33Please, Anne,

00:39:34Olivia is your flesh and blood.

00:39:36Why are you treating her like this?

00:39:37If she wasn't my daughter,

00:39:38I would have sued her already.

00:39:39Instead,

00:39:40I am generously giving her

00:39:42the opportunity

00:39:42to prove that she is

00:39:43the self-made businesswoman

00:39:45she proclaims to be.

00:39:47Olivia,

00:39:47I took care of you

00:39:48for 25 years.

00:39:50I'm not going to spoil you

00:39:51any longer.

00:39:52Mom,

00:39:52you're going to ruin us!

00:39:54Dad!

00:39:54Don't stand there!

00:39:55Fix it!

00:39:56Johnny,

00:39:57you have the tower!

00:39:59We only had

00:39:59a professional relationship.

00:40:01Please tell her

00:40:01to have mercy on me!

00:40:05Anne.

00:40:06Don't tell me

00:40:06you have the audacity

00:40:07to keep defending

00:40:08your mistress.

00:40:09What?

00:40:10I won't plead

00:40:12on their behalf,

00:40:13but Anne,

00:40:14I'm just hurt

00:40:15that our family

00:40:16has come to this.

00:40:16If you had told the truth,

00:40:17it never would have

00:40:18gotten to this point.

00:40:19I just wanted to grow old

00:40:20with you.

00:40:20I just want to live

00:40:21my life with you.

00:40:22You can take your fake

00:40:23feelings and shove them.

00:40:24This faithful husband act,

00:40:26it disgusts me.

00:40:29Did you forget about

00:40:30this little thing

00:40:30that you did?

00:40:37How about these?

00:40:39Did you forget

00:40:40about these?

00:40:46How dare you say

00:40:47you love me

00:40:47with the same mouth

00:40:48that kisses your mistress?

00:40:49Even thinking

00:40:50about growing old

00:40:51with someone like you

00:40:52makes me sick.

00:40:54I'll say it

00:40:55one last time.

00:40:56From this day forward,

00:40:58this family and I

00:41:00are through.

00:41:01Anne,

00:41:02this is Asher.

00:41:03From now on,

00:41:04you will refer to me

00:41:05as Chairwoman

00:41:06or Miss Roy.

00:41:08I'm done for.

00:41:30My career in the

00:41:30publishing industry

00:41:31is completely ruined.

00:41:33Look,

00:41:34just...

00:41:34Jonathan!

00:41:35We are completely

00:41:36out of money.

00:41:38and our careers.

00:41:40What are we going to do?

00:41:42Dad,

00:41:43you have to help me!

00:41:44All of my contracts

00:41:44have been cancelled!

00:41:45The debt collectors

00:41:46are already banging

00:41:47down my door!

00:41:50Dad!

00:41:51What are we gonna do?

00:41:52Hurry up to think

00:41:53of something!

00:41:59Stop!

00:42:00It's alright.

00:42:01Let him speak.

00:42:05Anne,

00:42:05we have been family

00:42:06for a long

00:42:07time.

00:42:08How can you be

00:42:09so cruel to us?

00:42:13Lillian and I,

00:42:14we are co-workers.

00:42:15We get floored in a little bit.

00:42:16That is it.

00:42:17Olivia is your daughter.

00:42:19You birthed her.

00:42:20What,

00:42:21you're just gonna push us aside

00:42:21for some silly misunderstanding?

00:42:23How can you live with yourself?

00:42:24How dare you put blame on Anne?

00:42:26She sacrificed the years

00:42:27of her life

00:42:27taking care of you.

00:42:29That little mistress

00:42:29and daughter

00:42:30trying to plan to kick her out

00:42:31the life she built?

00:42:32Don't you have any conscience?

00:42:35I promise you

00:42:37that if you do anything

00:42:38to hurt Anne,

00:42:39I will make sure

00:42:40that you pay.

00:42:42Understand?

00:42:44Now,

00:42:45don't worry.

00:42:47I didn't make sure

00:42:48the publishing house

00:42:48didn't drop.

00:42:50If you,

00:42:50the people here

00:42:51won't cause any more

00:42:51disturbances,

00:42:52I'll be forced

00:42:53to call security.

00:42:54We're already leaving.

00:43:19Yeah.

00:43:24Henry,

00:43:24did I go too far?

00:43:29Anne,

00:43:30you've done everything

00:43:30for them.

00:43:32It's them

00:43:32who let you go.

00:43:40To get rid

00:43:42of Jonathan's influence,

00:43:43I think we should have

00:43:44a board meeting

00:43:44to announce your return.

00:43:46I agree.

00:43:47And then you need

00:43:47to go public

00:43:47and let him know

00:43:48that you were his ghostwriter

00:43:49and get your copyrights back.

00:43:54Let me think about it.

00:43:55Well,

00:43:55I know the foundation

00:43:55already called this

00:43:56and he's the front

00:43:57of the men this year.

00:43:57We cannot let him

00:43:58keep making money

00:43:59off false pretenses.

00:44:00It's time to take

00:44:00back what's yours.

00:44:01Henry,

00:44:02I said just give me

00:44:03some time to think.

00:44:05Anne,

00:44:05you're too nice.

00:44:06You might give in again

00:44:07but Jonathan won't.

00:44:12What kind of a psychopath

00:44:13hides their identity

00:44:14for decades?

00:44:15You know what?

00:44:16I bet she did this

00:44:17just so she doesn't

00:44:17have to share

00:44:18her assets with us.

00:44:19She was just a boring

00:44:20housewife mopping floors

00:44:20yesterday,

00:44:21but now she's a chairwoman

00:44:22of a top publishing company?

00:44:24This must be a joke.

00:44:29Oh, God.

00:44:30Hold your horses.

00:44:32We can still turn this around.

00:44:33Anne is just a housewife.

00:44:35She's got no experience.

00:44:36There's no way

00:44:37she can handle

00:44:38the position of chairwoman.

00:44:39It's really the company

00:44:39must be falling apart right now.

00:44:42What are you planning?

00:44:46Well,

00:44:47I've received an invitation

00:44:49from the Nobel Prize Foundation.

00:44:53You two are looking

00:44:55at the future winner

00:44:56of a Nobel Prize in literature.

00:44:59And when I take the state

00:45:00and give my acceptance speech,

00:45:02I am going to announce

00:45:03that Anne and Henry

00:45:04are having a scandalous affair.

00:45:07And when their reputations

00:45:08are completely destroyed

00:45:09and the company stops crashing,

00:45:10the board members

00:45:11are going to be

00:45:13to take over.

00:45:22Anne,

00:45:23your decision

00:45:24to reverse Jonathan's appointment

00:45:26to CEO

00:45:27has already affected

00:45:28this company's stocks.

00:45:30We understand

00:45:30the Roy family

00:45:32holds the majority of shares,

00:45:33but you're still responsible

00:45:35for the rest

00:45:36of the shareholders.

00:45:37We members of the board

00:45:39wish for you

00:45:41to resign

00:45:41as shareholders.

00:45:44You're trying to fire Anne?

00:45:46Is this because

00:45:46of Jonathan's meddling?

00:45:48Disgusting, old man.

00:45:49The revenue

00:45:49from Mr. Asher's books

00:45:51accounts for about 40%

00:45:53of this company's profits.

00:45:55Additionally,

00:45:55since he is poised

00:45:56to win the Nobel Prize,

00:45:58his market value

00:45:59is about to skyrocket soon.

00:46:01We cannot lose

00:46:03a cash cow

00:46:04like Jonathan Asher.

00:46:06Ms. Roy

00:46:06must make up

00:46:08for this loss.

00:46:12I'll take back

00:46:13the copyrights.

00:46:16How is that possible?

00:46:20Who in their right mind

00:46:21would ever hand over

00:46:22a golden egg

00:46:23to their ex-wife?

00:46:27I am more than

00:46:28just Jonathan's ex-wife.

00:46:30I am Anne Roy.

00:46:32I have achieved

00:46:33everything that I have

00:46:33ever set my mind to

00:46:35and I have done so

00:46:35without relying on Jonathan

00:46:36for a single penny.

00:46:38I admire your courage.

00:46:41But our trust

00:46:42comes with a price.

00:46:46Okay.

00:46:51Sign this agreement

00:46:53stating that

00:46:53if you do not

00:46:54get back the copyrights,

00:46:56all of your stock

00:46:58holdings

00:46:59will be turned

00:47:00over to us.

00:47:03Anne,

00:47:04you can't do that.

00:47:05I am Roy,

00:47:22hereby agree

00:47:23to the terms

00:47:24of this agreement.

00:47:25In 24 hours,

00:47:26I will take back

00:47:26the copyrights.

00:47:27If I cannot,

00:47:28I shall willingly

00:47:29forfeit the entirety

00:47:30of my shares.

00:47:30It's a deal.

00:47:42We look forward

00:47:43to the results.

00:47:51Dan,

00:47:52that was foolish.

00:47:53Jonathan's

00:47:53an egotistical

00:47:54little man.

00:47:55The stuff

00:47:56had nothing

00:47:56to save his reputation.

00:47:57He's never going to admit

00:47:58the viewers ghost

00:47:58right here.

00:47:59How are you going

00:47:59to get those copyrights

00:48:00back?

00:48:01I have the evidence

00:48:02in my possession.

00:48:03And also,

00:48:04I have a backup plan.

00:48:05That's where you come in.

00:48:07Tomorrow is the Nobel Prize

00:48:08award ceremony.

00:48:10I'll show Jonathan

00:48:11what a real regret

00:48:12looks like.

00:48:20I'm waiting

00:48:20on the lab results.

00:48:22I'll be waiting

00:48:23to hear from you.

00:48:28Jonathan Asher?

00:48:54I knew it was you.

00:48:56Congratulations

00:48:57to the winner

00:48:58of the Nobel Prize

00:48:59in Literature,

00:49:00Jonathan Asher.

00:49:01Well,

00:49:01thank you,

00:49:02but the award

00:49:02hasn't been signed

00:49:03quite yet.

00:49:03I'm such a nominee.

00:49:04Darling,

00:49:05nobody's more deserving

00:49:06of the award

00:49:06than you.

00:49:10Oh,

00:49:10my God.

00:49:11Dad,

00:49:12did you propose

00:49:12already?

00:49:17Congratulations,

00:49:18Mr. Asher.

00:49:19I see you wasted

00:49:20no time.

00:49:21I'm overjoyed

00:49:22to be marrying

00:49:23Jonathan,

00:49:24but spending

00:49:24a million dollars

00:49:25on a ring

00:49:25a little over-the-top,

00:49:26don't you think?

00:49:28In my humble opinion,

00:49:30only a woman

00:49:30as beautiful

00:49:31as Lillianne

00:49:31is worthy

00:49:32of an author

00:49:32as talented

00:49:33as you,

00:49:34Jonathan.

00:49:35You two really

00:49:36make a beautiful

00:49:37couple.

00:49:38By the way,

00:49:38I heard you

00:49:39separated from

00:49:39Roy Publishing.

00:49:40Maybe in the future

00:49:41we could work together?

00:49:43You can speak to me

00:49:43about any future

00:49:44book deals.

00:49:45I'm also

00:49:46the Latinx agent.

00:49:49Dad,

00:49:50we've invited

00:49:50all of our friends

00:49:51in the media.

00:49:52Tomorrow's front pages

00:49:53will be plastered

00:49:54with your breaking news.

00:49:55Today you will bring

00:49:56Roy Publishing House

00:49:57to its knees.

00:49:58During my accepted speech,

00:50:00I am going to announce

00:50:02the scandalous affair

00:50:03of Anne and Henry,

00:50:05and I'm going to knock

00:50:06those two bastards

00:50:07right off their highways.

00:50:08Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.

00:50:15Thank you for attending

00:50:16our prestigious award ceremony.

00:50:19Now, for tonight's main event,

00:50:22please join me

00:50:23in welcoming this year's

00:50:25recipient of the

00:50:26Nobel Prize in Literature,

00:50:27the author of the

00:50:28critically acclaimed novel

00:50:29The Burning Bush,

00:50:32Mr. Jonathan Asher.

00:50:34Please, come to the podium.

00:50:35Excuse me.

00:50:55Jonathan Asher

00:50:56is a fraud.

00:50:57Who is this woman?

00:51:06What kind of person

00:51:07causes a scene

00:51:08as such a prestigious

00:51:08opponent?

00:51:09Oh my God.

00:51:10I know her.

00:51:11That's Jonathan's

00:51:12ex-wife.

00:51:16Mom?

00:51:16What are you doing here?

00:51:17This is the Nobel Prize

00:51:18award ceremony.

00:51:20I'm warning you,

00:51:21don't start anything.

00:51:22Naturally, I'm here

00:51:23at this award ceremony

00:51:24in my role as chairwoman

00:51:26of Roy Publishing.

00:51:27Ah, I know what

00:51:29she's doing.

00:51:30Jonathan, she got

00:51:31all dressed up so she

00:51:32could barge in here

00:51:33to this event in bed.

00:51:36In all honesty,

00:51:39a spatula and an apron

00:51:40better suits you.

00:51:42And if she thinks

00:51:43she can compete

00:51:44with a stunner

00:51:45like you,

00:51:46no, no, no, no.

00:51:47She's sorely mistaken.

00:51:50Oh, babe.

00:51:51You are too sweet.

00:51:56Oh, in case

00:51:57you haven't heard,

00:51:57your husband,

00:52:00oh no,

00:52:01your ex-husband,

00:52:02has already proposed

00:52:03to me.

00:52:05Just days ago,

00:52:06you were begging

00:52:07to grow old with me

00:52:08and now you've already

00:52:09proposed to another woman?

00:52:10Talk about

00:52:11jumping the gun.

00:52:12Now that I'm free of you,

00:52:13you filthy gold digger,

00:52:15I've decided to move

00:52:16on with my life.

00:52:17Start a new one.

00:52:17On her first day

00:52:20officially together,

00:52:21he gave me

00:52:22this million dollar

00:52:23diamond ring.

00:52:24What did you get?

00:52:25After 25 years?

00:52:27Hmm?

00:52:27A plastic hotel pen.

00:52:32Go ahead and laugh.

00:52:34Once I take back

00:52:35everything that belongs

00:52:35to me,

00:52:36you won't be laughing anymore.

00:52:40Hey,

00:52:40you have nothing

00:52:41that belongs to you anymore.

00:52:43Your husband,

00:52:44your child,

00:52:45the home that you put

00:52:46your whole life's soul into,

00:52:49it's all mine.

00:52:51Everything that belongs

00:52:52to you?

00:52:54Oh, come on in.

00:52:55Good luck with that.

00:52:56We don't owe you

00:52:57anything.

00:52:59Dad is a Nobel Prize

00:53:00laureate now.

00:53:02Bet you're having

00:53:02some regrets, Mom.

00:53:04But it's too late.

00:53:05Even without you,

00:53:06Mr. Asher's reputation

00:53:07will let us dominate

00:53:09the publishing world.

00:53:10Huh.

00:53:11Are you sure about that?

00:53:13Don't try to bluff, Mom.

00:53:14Everyone knows Dad

00:53:15is the true pillar

00:53:16of Roy Publishing House.

00:53:17Ever since you kicked out

00:53:18your biggest author,

00:53:19now you're going to be

00:53:20the laughingstock

00:53:20of the entire publishing world.

00:53:23Miss Roy,

00:53:23you really shouldn't

00:53:24have gone against us.

00:53:25Your biggest mistake

00:53:26was believing you were

00:53:27more than just a

00:53:28sheltered housewife.

00:53:30So because I was a housewife,

00:53:33you all think it's okay

00:53:34to humiliate me?

00:53:36I mean, look around, Mom.

00:53:38Everyone's here

00:53:38because they believe in Dad.

00:53:40His reputation,

00:53:42his prestige.

00:53:43They all just want to

00:53:44revel in his success.

00:53:47You know the company

00:53:48can't survive without Ken.

00:53:51So you're all here

00:53:53to grab a piece

00:53:53of Jonathan Asher's

00:53:55glorious reputation.

00:53:56Well, there's just one

00:53:58little problem.

00:53:59It's all fake.

00:54:05What does she mean by that?

00:54:06Oh, she's a lonely,

00:54:08vengeful ex-wife

00:54:10trying to bleed

00:54:10her ex-husband dry.

00:54:13How pathetic.

00:54:14I'm guessing that she

00:54:16neglected her husband

00:54:17during her marriage

00:54:17and now that she's

00:54:19passed the side,

00:54:20she's finally regretting it.

00:54:21What an ignorant woman.

00:54:24Jonathan,

00:54:25did you forget

00:54:26how your books

00:54:27were actually written?

00:54:28The acknowledgements

00:54:29you wrote at the front.

00:54:30The acknowledgements

00:54:31were written for me.

00:54:33I am Jonathan's

00:54:34real muse.

00:54:35After he ditched

00:54:36his basic

00:54:37or in-house wife like you,

00:54:39now Jonathan can be inspired

00:54:40to write even

00:54:41better novels.

00:54:44Oh,

00:54:45it's real muse.

00:54:48That's beautiful.

00:54:49Did you inspire him

00:54:50with all of your

00:54:50lacy underwear?

00:54:54You think

00:54:55you can humiliate me?

00:54:57Look at me.

00:54:57I'm gorgeous,

00:54:59seductive,

00:55:00like a luxury purse.

00:55:03You're just

00:55:03a filthy kitchen man.

00:55:10Jonathan,

00:55:11it seems that you

00:55:12haven't said

00:55:12your new fiancée

00:55:13the truth yet.

00:55:14But don't worry,

00:55:15I can do that right now.

00:55:16The truth

00:55:17is that the copyrights

00:55:19to Jonathan Asher's novels

00:55:21do not belong to him.

00:55:28That's right.

00:55:30The copyrights

00:55:31were transferred to me.

00:55:33We wanted to make sure

00:55:34you didn't get

00:55:34one cent for royalties.

00:55:36You transferred

00:55:37the copyrights

00:55:38to your mistress?

00:55:38Chris,

00:55:38I've known you for 25 years

00:55:40and all those 25 years

00:55:41you were a stingy miser.

00:55:42Lily's my true love.

00:55:44And she's now my fiancée,

00:55:45so everything that belongs

00:55:46to me belongs to her.

00:55:48Mr. Asher,

00:55:49you're a real romantic.

00:55:51And it was all

00:55:52my idea, Mom.

00:55:54Now that we kicked you

00:55:54out of the house,

00:55:55don't even think

00:55:56about coming for our wealth.

00:55:57You hit me.

00:56:03I can't believe

00:56:03you just hit me.

00:56:04I should have taught

00:56:05you a lesson

00:56:06a long time ago.

00:56:07Then maybe you would have

00:56:07grown into a person

00:56:08who knows right from wrong.

00:56:12Jonathan,

00:56:13you,

00:56:13you're the boldest

00:56:14liar of them all.

00:56:15You know damn well

00:56:16that those copyrights

00:56:17belong to me.

00:56:19You have no right

00:56:20to transfer them

00:56:20to your whore.

00:56:24Jonathan,

00:56:25what is she talking about?

00:56:27Oh, God,

00:56:27don't you write

00:56:28all of your own novels?

00:56:30Don't believe

00:56:30some ravings

00:56:31of a madwoman, darling.

00:56:34This

00:56:34is your last warning.

00:56:37If you don't get

00:56:37the hell out of here,

00:56:39you're gonna regret.

00:56:41I'm not going anywhere.

00:56:43Today,

00:56:44I'm exposing the truth.

00:56:47Jonathan,

00:56:47what in the world

00:56:50is she talking about?

00:56:52Here it goes.

00:56:57Good evening, everyone.

00:57:15As tonight has been so

00:57:17inconveniently

00:57:19hijacked

00:57:20by this woman,

00:57:22I suppose

00:57:23it's appropriate

00:57:23to introduce you.

00:57:25Everyone,

00:57:25this is my ex-wife,

00:57:27Pam.

00:57:27For 25 years,

00:57:29I have worked

00:57:30like a dog

00:57:31to provide you

00:57:33with a life

00:57:33of luxury.

00:57:35Meanwhile,

00:57:36she

00:57:37and former

00:57:39CEO

00:57:40of Boy Publishing House,

00:57:42Mr. Henry Harper,

00:57:44have been having

00:57:46a sordid affair.

00:57:48Since then,

00:57:50the two

00:57:51have conspired

00:57:52to oust

00:57:53myself,

00:57:55my lovely daughter

00:57:56Olivia,

00:57:56out of the company

00:57:57and blacklist us

00:57:59from the industry.

00:58:00She's

00:58:04tiny Harper's mistress,

00:58:05betraying her husband

00:58:06and her daughter.

00:58:08How shameless.

00:58:09I never wanted to expose

00:58:10you like this, Anne,

00:58:11due to all our years

00:58:12to get them.

00:58:13But today,

00:58:13you turned too far.

00:58:14Coming in here,

00:58:16tarnishing my reputation.

00:58:18So don't blame me

00:58:19for exposing

00:58:20your secret affair

00:58:21to the press.

00:58:23You brought this out yourself.

00:58:25Jonathan,

00:58:26how dare you try

00:58:27and twist the facts like this?

00:58:28Have you no shame?

00:58:30You shouldn't come here today.

00:58:32Now the whole world knows

00:58:33you're a cheating slut.

00:58:35Who's going to believe

00:58:36your empty accusations now?

00:58:39So,

00:58:40if I got this right,

00:58:41the CEO and chairwoman

00:58:42of Relief Publishing House

00:58:43had an affair.

00:58:45And then I'll see you

00:58:46from the company

00:58:46as revenge for uncovering it?

00:58:48Oh!

00:58:49This is a huge slump.

00:58:52Once the news breaks,

00:58:53Boy Publishing House's

00:58:54stocks are going to run.

00:58:57What are you going to tell

00:58:58the board members now?

00:59:00I see you've got it

00:59:04all planned out.

00:59:05You're willing to tell

00:59:06outright lies about me

00:59:07to destroy me

00:59:08and all just for money?

00:59:09You need to understand

00:59:10that ruining you

00:59:12is easier than lifting my pen.

00:59:14This is what you need

00:59:16to learn your place.

00:59:18What happened to you?

00:59:19You're a monster.

00:59:21Just admit that you lost, Anne.

00:59:23I could destroy you right now.

00:59:26I won't.

00:59:26Given our years together,

00:59:27if you can shut your mouth

00:59:29and be the subservient housewife

00:59:30that you once were,

00:59:31I may take it easy.

00:59:38You think you're so clever?

00:59:40You disgust me.

00:59:42Acclaimed guest,

00:59:44I came here today

00:59:45to expose a dirty lie.

00:59:46All of Jonathan Asher's novels

00:59:48were actually written

00:59:49by me.

00:59:53I, his wife of 25 years,

00:59:55am the true author

00:59:56of all of his books.

00:59:58This woman

00:59:59is crazy.

01:00:01Ever since I divorced her,

01:00:03she's been having

01:00:03a mental breakdown.

01:00:05She is hallucinating

01:00:06that she wrote

01:00:07all my novels.

01:00:08The truth is,

01:00:10she can't accept the fact

01:00:11that her life,

01:00:13it's a matter to nothing.

01:00:15I can testify to that.

01:00:16My dad wrote all those books.

01:00:17That's the absolute truth.

01:00:18Exactly.

01:00:19Exactly.

01:00:20Mr. Asher is the author.

01:00:21Of course Jonathan

01:00:22wrote all of his own novels.

01:00:24I'm the inspiration

01:00:25for his masterpieces.

01:00:27That's right, my darling.

01:00:28I wrote every single line.

01:00:33Every single line

01:00:35was written for you?

01:00:36You're delusional.

01:00:37You lunatic.

01:00:39You don't have

01:00:39a shred of evidence.

01:00:41Who's going to believe

01:00:41your empty accusations?

01:00:43Oh, you'd like

01:00:44to see the evidence.

01:00:45If you can't present evidence,

01:00:48then this counts as defamation.

01:00:49And I'll put you in prison.

01:00:52Miss Roy,

01:00:53you should leave.

01:00:54Otherwise,

01:00:55we're going to have

01:00:55to teach you a lesson.

01:00:57I've already said

01:00:57I'm not leaving

01:00:58until I take back

01:00:59everything the Asher's

01:01:00took from me.

01:01:01Everything we took

01:01:03from you.

01:01:07clean this up,

01:01:25housewife.

01:01:29Maybe it'll help you

01:01:30remember your place.

01:01:31You know,

01:01:35Sandy Block,

01:01:36why don't you come

01:01:37on over here?

01:01:37Crawl.

01:01:38Shine my shoes

01:01:39like you used to,

01:01:40and then maybe

01:01:41I can get you some work

01:01:41as our new maid.

01:01:45Look at Johnny

01:01:46trying to help you

01:01:46find a job.

01:01:48You can be a maid

01:01:48for everyone here.

01:01:55Go on.

01:01:56Show them all

01:01:57how good you are

01:01:57at cleaning.

01:01:57Look at her,

01:01:59she really is

01:02:00having a mental breakdown.

01:02:01If you ask me,

01:02:02she should have

01:02:02cut her losses

01:02:03and left way earlier.

01:02:05Cleaning up messes

01:02:06like this

01:02:06is all you're good for.

01:02:08Dressing up,

01:02:09trying to steal

01:02:09everybody's attention,

01:02:10it doesn't suit you.

01:02:15Actually,

01:02:16being the center

01:02:16of attention

01:02:17suits me just fine.

01:02:19But you're right,

01:02:19I am good at cleaning.

01:02:21And since this place

01:02:21is absolutely filthy,

01:02:23I'm not opposed

01:02:23to doing a big cleanup.

01:02:24Wow.

01:02:29She's really pulling off

01:02:30that filthy house

01:02:31for a look.

01:02:38What the fuck?

01:02:40You fucking crazy woman!

01:02:45I am Roy.

01:02:47Stand before you today

01:02:48reclaiming everything

01:02:49that belongs to me.

01:02:50I am taking back

01:02:51every single thing

01:02:52that I have sacrificed

01:02:53over the past

01:02:53two and a half decades

01:02:54and nothing less.

01:02:57How dare she attack

01:02:58tonight's guest of honor?

01:03:00She's really lost her mind.

01:03:02Mom, what the hell?

01:03:03How did you splash

01:03:03that shit all over them?

01:03:04He'd always been like this?

01:03:06A folder shrew!

01:03:08Your dirty secret.

01:03:09Tomorrow,

01:03:09it's gonna hit

01:03:10the front headlines

01:03:10and you deserve it.

01:03:12Not only are you

01:03:12an adulterer,

01:03:13but you stole the stocks

01:03:14that rightfully belong

01:03:15to myself and Olivia.

01:03:17Then you come here

01:03:18to ruin

01:03:19the Nobel Prize ceremony.

01:03:21I'll testify on

01:03:22Dad's behalf.

01:03:23You're a cheater

01:03:23and a thief.

01:03:24You're really screwed up

01:03:25now, Ms. Roy.

01:03:26The negative press

01:03:27is gonna absolutely

01:03:28ruin

01:03:29where the publishing comes.

01:03:30Now, Jonathan,

01:03:34you have deluded

01:03:35even yourself.

01:03:37You forget that

01:03:38everything you possess

01:03:39is built on lies.

01:03:40I'm so fine.

01:03:41You don't have

01:03:42any evidence.

01:03:43You can't take me down

01:03:45with your empty

01:03:45accusations.

01:03:46That's where you're wrong,

01:03:47dear husband.

01:03:48I do have evidence

01:03:49and I'm going to show it

01:03:50to everyone right now.

01:03:51inside this box

01:03:57are the original

01:03:58manuscripts

01:03:58for all

01:03:59of my

01:04:00novels.

01:04:01I thought

01:04:02the original manuscripts?

01:04:04If she's telling the truth,

01:04:05this is huge news.

01:04:07No.

01:04:07No, she

01:04:08you're lying.

01:04:09You're lying.

01:04:10I burned

01:04:11your manuscripts.

01:04:12I burned every single page

01:04:13in that entire house.

01:04:14I know.

01:04:14You have nothing.

01:04:17Johnny,

01:04:18what did you just say?

01:04:19I said

01:04:20I said

01:04:20there are no

01:04:21there's no such thing

01:04:22as original manuscripts.

01:04:23You're forging

01:04:24evidence out

01:04:25and I'm going to sue you.

01:04:26That's right.

01:04:26They must be forged.

01:04:27Stop lying,

01:04:28Miss Roy.

01:04:29Are you sure

01:04:30you burned everything?

01:04:31What if a few pages

01:04:32were left for me?

01:04:33Right, Ken?

01:04:34No.

01:04:35No way, no.

01:04:36You were all there.

01:04:37We burned everything.

01:04:38You saw.

01:04:41Shut up,

01:04:42you fucking idiot.

01:04:44Jonathan,

01:04:45what's really going on here?

01:04:47Did she really write

01:04:48holy novels?

01:04:49Listen to that

01:04:49delusional nonsense.

01:04:51She's taking shots

01:04:52in the dark.

01:04:53Yeah,

01:04:53what's in that box?

01:04:54Cookie recipes?

01:04:55I know you're trying

01:04:56to use it as evidence,

01:04:57but we won't fool

01:04:57that easily.

01:04:58That box is probably

01:04:59empty for all we know.

01:05:01Since you all

01:05:02still doubt me,

01:05:03why don't I open it

01:05:03and show everyone?

01:05:11Hey, what are those?

01:05:13Those scraps

01:05:13from your silly

01:05:14little crafting projects?

01:05:15I told you I didn't

01:05:19save anything.

01:05:20We lived with my mother

01:05:21for 25 years.

01:05:23She's just a desperate,

01:05:24delusional housewife

01:05:25trying to pass off

01:05:26my father's talent

01:05:27as her own.

01:05:28That's right.

01:05:29How could a housewife

01:05:30write masterpieces

01:05:31like Mr. Asher?

01:05:32And she almost

01:05:32fooled us all.

01:05:33Looks like she's all

01:05:34bark and nobody.

01:05:35You've crashed

01:05:38my award ceremony.

01:05:39You slandered

01:05:39my reputation

01:05:40and you don't have

01:05:41a shred of evidence.

01:05:42All you've got

01:05:42are your empty accusations.

01:05:44So don't blame me

01:05:45for sending you

01:05:46straight to jail.

01:05:51Security!

01:05:52Get this woman!

01:05:55Wait!

01:05:58Wait, wait, wait!

01:05:59This is part of the

01:06:00manuscript of the

01:06:01burning bush?

01:06:05It looks like

01:06:08written on all

01:06:08these scraps of papers

01:06:09are parts of the

01:06:10original manuscripts

01:06:11from all of Mr. Asher's

01:06:13award-winning novels!

01:06:15Oh my god,

01:06:16is she actually

01:06:17the real author

01:06:17of those books?

01:06:18What a plot twist.

01:06:20Johnny,

01:06:21please explain

01:06:22those manuscripts

01:06:23scrapped.

01:06:27Those are my

01:06:28manuscripts, man.

01:06:29I have this funny

01:06:30habit where I

01:06:31take notes

01:06:31whenever inspiration

01:06:32scraps.

01:06:35That's right!

01:06:36Those are my

01:06:36dad's manuscripts.

01:06:37His writing style

01:06:38is unconventional.

01:06:43Jonathan,

01:06:44since you admit

01:06:45that these are

01:06:46the original manuscripts,

01:06:47we can determine

01:06:48the true author

01:06:49through a handwriting

01:06:50analysis.

01:06:50I have nothing

01:06:51to hide,

01:06:52and I would relish

01:06:53the opportunity

01:06:54to prove you wrong.

01:06:56But everybody knows

01:06:57that takes

01:06:58a forensic expert.

01:06:59No fraud

01:07:00would agree

01:07:00to that.

01:07:02Mom,

01:07:03you're grasping

01:07:03at straws.

01:07:04Just let it go.

01:07:07Hurry up

01:07:08and throw her out!

01:07:10Actually,

01:07:10we have

01:07:12a forensic

01:07:12handwriting expert

01:07:13here,

01:07:14one of our

01:07:15honored guests.

01:07:16Perhaps

01:07:16they could do

01:07:17the handwriting

01:07:18comparison.

01:07:18The results

01:07:25of the restoration

01:07:26just came in.

01:07:27It looks like

01:07:27we were able

01:07:27to find

01:07:28what you

01:07:28were looking

01:07:28for.

01:07:38Yeah.

01:07:39That's great.

01:07:41I got to run.

01:07:41Thank you so much.

01:07:42Thank you so much.

01:07:43Thank you so much.

01:07:44Thank you so much.

01:07:46Thank you so much.

01:07:48The results

01:08:02of the restoration

01:08:03just came out.

01:08:04Good.

01:08:05I'll be waiting.

01:08:05Well,

01:08:06I hope that was

01:08:06your little lover

01:08:07rushing over

01:08:08to help you.

01:08:08If so,

01:08:09it'll be easier

01:08:09to put a foot in jail.

01:08:10Are you so sure

01:08:10that I'm the one

01:08:11getting arrested?

01:08:12Oh,

01:08:12stop bluffing.

01:08:14Stop bluffing,

01:08:15Mom.

01:08:16Soon,

01:08:16you'll have nothing

01:08:17to laugh about.

01:08:18Those little

01:08:18scrapped paper

01:08:19don't prove

01:08:20anything.

01:08:21You brought this

01:08:22upon yourself,

01:08:23Anne.

01:08:23You used to have

01:08:23a luxurious life

01:08:25being taken care of,

01:08:26but your stubborn,

01:08:27jealous little heart

01:08:28has cost you

01:08:29everything.

01:08:30You used to have

01:08:31a sweet husband,

01:08:32a loving family,

01:08:33big house,

01:08:34nice car.

01:08:35I can go on.

01:08:37You were even

01:08:37the heiress

01:08:38to an elite

01:08:39publishing company.

01:08:41Roy Publishing

01:08:41was at its peak

01:08:42when Mr. Asher

01:08:43was set to become

01:08:44CEO.

01:08:46But now,

01:08:47you're stopped.

01:08:51Both professionally

01:08:52and...

01:08:53The results

01:08:57of the handwriting

01:08:58analysis

01:08:59are out.

01:09:03According

01:09:03to this analysis,

01:09:05the handwriting

01:09:05on the manuscripts

01:09:06of the Burning Bush

01:09:07and the other

01:09:0816 novels

01:09:09all belong to

01:09:10Anne Roy.

01:09:18You only burned

01:09:19the manuscripts

01:09:19that I had recompiled.

01:09:21The originals

01:09:21were written

01:09:22over the course

01:09:22of 25 years,

01:09:23whenever and wherever

01:09:24I could find a moment.

01:09:26All while I serve

01:09:27this family

01:09:27as a dedicated

01:09:28wife and mother.

01:09:29Oh my god,

01:09:32this is so exciting.

01:09:34I think I'm having

01:09:34a heart attack.

01:09:35This proves nothing.

01:09:38Anyone could have

01:09:38copied dad's books

01:09:39down on sticky notes.

01:09:42Those manuscripts

01:09:43were written on

01:09:44receipts,

01:09:45greeting cards,

01:09:46newspaper margins.

01:09:47All of them

01:09:48clearly dated

01:09:49spanning the course

01:09:50of two and a half

01:09:51decades.

01:09:54Johnny,

01:09:55you can't let her

01:09:56do this.

01:09:56You have to explain.

01:09:59Don't over-swear

01:10:01yourself.

01:10:02All those menial

01:10:03house tasks you did

01:10:04back home,

01:10:06they're just like you.

01:10:08Worthless.

01:10:16I'll be there

01:10:17as soon as I can.

01:10:29Oh, Anne.

01:10:31Look at you.

01:10:32You're so

01:10:32emotionally unstable

01:10:34that you're gonna cry

01:10:35over a bunch

01:10:36of scraps of paper.

01:10:37You are a

01:10:38stay-at-home

01:10:39housewife.

01:10:40You've had nothing

01:10:41but time to sit

01:10:42and doodle

01:10:43and copy down

01:10:43my manuscripts.

01:10:44What, you think,

01:10:44this proves anything?

01:10:45You could have been

01:10:46just copying my novels

01:10:46before they were

01:10:47even published.

01:10:48He has a point.

01:10:49Anne has a secretly

01:10:51copy down

01:10:51Jonathan's manuscript.

01:10:52Mom is clearly

01:10:55crazy obsessed

01:10:56with Dad.

01:10:57Emphasis on the crazy.

01:10:58She probably copied

01:10:59down his manuscript

01:11:00whenever she had time.

01:11:01I've seen her do it

01:11:02with my own two eyes.

01:11:04Oh, that's what it was.

01:11:05You think makes sense now?

01:11:07What a psychotic woman.

01:11:08She's trying to ruin him

01:11:09because she can't have him.

01:11:14Did you hear that?

01:11:16You thought you were so clever.

01:11:18Now, get down

01:11:21on your knees.

01:11:23Polish my shoes

01:11:24until they sparkle.

01:11:25You made your mess,

01:11:27housewife.

01:11:30You have no idea

01:11:34how badly

01:11:34you regret this.

01:11:36Anne, hold on.

01:11:37I'm almost there.

01:11:39Everything I've ever wanted,

01:11:42I've achieved.

01:11:43Money,

01:11:44prestige,

01:11:45a fantastic lover.

01:11:46I've got it all.

01:11:48You're the one

01:11:49who should be regretting

01:11:51the choices.

01:11:52You haven't.

01:11:54Nothing.

01:11:56Mom,

01:11:56you can't blame anyone

01:11:58but yourself.

01:11:59You chose

01:12:00to be a housewife

01:12:01and you should have chosen

01:12:02to spend more time

01:12:03trying to keep

01:12:04your husband's attention.

01:12:06You're right.

01:12:08I did choose this.

01:12:10And I don't regret

01:12:10being a stay-at-home mom.

01:12:12Nothing gave me

01:12:13more pleasure

01:12:14than making sure

01:12:14that my family

01:12:15was loved

01:12:16and cared for.

01:12:19Now that I'm

01:12:19chairwoman again,

01:12:21I'll nurture

01:12:21Roy Publishing

01:12:22in much the same way.

01:12:24I am going to

01:12:24reorganize this company,

01:12:26establish better standards,

01:12:27and make sure

01:12:27to blacklist toxic people

01:12:29like the Ashers.

01:12:32Oh, come on.

01:12:33Stop dreaming, Anne.

01:12:34The writing's on the wall.

01:12:35Roy Publishing House

01:12:36is done for.

01:12:37Let me get this right.

01:12:38You think the industry

01:12:40should trust a

01:12:40homeless,

01:12:42topless,

01:12:42divorced failure

01:12:43of a housewife

01:12:44to establish

01:12:45better standards?

01:12:46You couldn't even

01:12:48keep your own house

01:12:48in order.

01:12:50They'll trust

01:12:50Anne Roy.

01:12:52They'll trust

01:12:53the heiress

01:12:53of the Roy Empire

01:12:54and the true author

01:12:55of this company's

01:12:56best-selling books.

01:12:57And your delusions

01:12:58long enough.

01:13:00Go spout

01:13:01your crazy nonsense

01:13:02elsewhere.

01:13:03Charity,

01:13:03what are you waiting for?

01:13:05Don't touch her.

01:13:06Sorry, I'm late.

01:13:12No,

01:13:13you're right on time.

01:13:19Oh, good.

01:13:20Now,

01:13:21little lover boy

01:13:21has finally arrived.

01:13:23We can send

01:13:23the two lovebirds

01:13:24to the police station

01:13:25together.

01:13:27Well, you are right

01:13:28to assume that

01:13:28someone's going

01:13:29to jail tonight.

01:13:30Oh, Mr. Harper.

01:13:32I know you just arrived,

01:13:34so you probably

01:13:34haven't heard.

01:13:35But you too?

01:13:37Are done for.

01:13:38Once news of your

01:13:39filthy affair gets out,

01:13:40the board members

01:13:41will kick the spouse

01:13:42out of the company.

01:13:43Then Mr. Asher

01:13:44will be asked

01:13:45to take over

01:13:46as CEO.

01:13:49That's a pretty good

01:13:50plan you got there.

01:13:51Except for one

01:13:51little hiccup.

01:13:52Anne predicted

01:13:53everything you were

01:13:53going to do

01:13:54one step ahead

01:13:54the whole time.

01:13:55She even planned

01:13:56a little surprise

01:13:57for this exact occasion.

01:13:58This here is a report

01:14:02from a forensic

01:14:03trace analyst.

01:14:04We recovered

01:14:05some shards

01:14:06of a burnt manuscript

01:14:06from the Asher

01:14:07family fireplace.

01:14:09It confirms

01:14:09the aldermen's

01:14:10and the burnt writing.

01:14:11And the results

01:14:11confirmed the handwriting

01:14:12and all the papers

01:14:13in there were

01:14:14that of

01:14:14Miss Anne Roy.

01:14:16That's impossible.

01:14:25Those Ashi scraps,

01:14:25you can't test those.

01:14:27They're worthless.

01:14:28Shh, that's not all.

01:14:29Hold on.

01:14:30We also recovered

01:14:31deleted footage

01:14:32from your security

01:14:33cameras in your house

01:14:34which showed you

01:14:35throwing all the

01:14:36manuscripts in the fire

01:14:37clearly.

01:14:39Johnny,

01:14:39you never did that,

01:14:41right?

01:14:41The results

01:14:42must be forged.

01:14:43That's impossible.

01:14:44No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

01:14:46These,

01:14:47these have been forged.

01:14:48This is

01:14:49ridiculous.

01:14:50How low can you go, Mom?

01:14:51Outright forgery?

01:14:52You're trying to trick us.

01:14:54You two are frauds.

01:14:55Only an idiot

01:14:56would be convinced

01:14:57by some trumped-up report.

01:14:59Ripping up all you want.

01:14:59That's just

01:15:00one of, like,

01:15:01many copies.

01:15:03It's time, Henry.

01:15:04Time to crush their hopes.

01:15:07It would be my pleasure.

01:15:10Here you are.

01:15:11You should release

01:15:12the news of Jonathan's scandal.

01:15:13Please.

01:15:13All right.

01:15:14Stop bluffing,

01:15:21you fool!

01:15:22How far you think

01:15:23your fake news is gonna get?

01:15:24You know how

01:15:25high up my friends

01:15:26are in the media?

01:15:28It won't get past

01:15:29their desk.

01:15:32Oh,

01:15:32it's...

01:15:33All of our media contacts

01:15:43have cut ties with us

01:15:44for releasing headlines

01:15:46that say you used

01:15:47a ghostwriter

01:15:47on the front page!

01:15:48Ladies and gentlemen,

01:15:51I just received official word

01:15:52after reviewing the evidence

01:15:54provided by Ms. Roy.

01:15:56The Nobel Prize jury

01:15:57has reason to believe

01:15:58that all of Mr. Asher's novels

01:16:00were ghostwritten by her.

01:16:04They have subsequently decided

01:16:06to revoke Mr. Asher's award.

01:16:08Additionally,

01:16:10he is banned

01:16:12from Nobel consideration

01:16:13for life.

01:16:17Oh my God!

01:16:19No, you can't do this!

01:16:22It's keeping him.

01:16:24His career is down the drain now,

01:16:26and he's a friend

01:16:26of the most prestigious

01:16:27publishing house.

01:16:29Jonathan Asher

01:16:29and his family

01:16:30are absolutely done for.

01:16:31All 16 books

01:16:33you publish on your own

01:16:34were written by her.

01:16:39Huh?

01:16:40I have 16 books!

01:16:41Did you write

01:16:42a single one?

01:16:43I wrote the acknowledgements.

01:16:46You wrote the acknowledgements.

01:16:50You liar!

01:16:52You ruined my life!

01:16:54You told me

01:16:55you wrote

01:16:55every single one

01:16:56of those books!

01:16:59How could I have believed

01:17:00in a broad like you?

01:17:02Dad!

01:17:04What did you know?

01:17:05My business is gonna go bust!

01:17:07You're gonna kill me!

01:17:08No, darling,

01:17:10please do not worry

01:17:11about your safety.

01:17:12I've already filed

01:17:12a lawsuit,

01:17:13and given this new evidence,

01:17:15you'll all be living

01:17:15in complete safety

01:17:17very soon.

01:17:19Behind prison bars.

01:17:22Man,

01:17:24you're always been so nice.

01:17:26You're such a kind person

01:17:27who couldn't really

01:17:27do this to us, right?

01:17:28Get your filthy hands off!

01:17:30You told this to us!

01:17:35I was being whipped

01:17:36by this vixen!

01:17:39I always loved you.

01:17:42You can save

01:17:43your fake affection.

01:17:44It disgusts me.

01:17:46Please give me

01:17:47another chance.

01:17:49If you go through

01:17:49with this,

01:17:50you'll ruin my life!

01:17:52You ruined your life

01:17:53all by yourself.

01:17:54I didn't need

01:17:55to help you with that.

01:17:55please.

01:18:00I'm thanking you.

01:18:07You thought

01:18:08that you were

01:18:08destroying my work,

01:18:10but what you really

01:18:11destroyed

01:18:11was the last

01:18:12stride of affection

01:18:13that I had

01:18:13for this family.

01:18:14I wrote my manuscripts

01:18:18while making

01:18:18your meals,

01:18:20while changing

01:18:21our daughter's

01:18:21diapers,

01:18:22while making

01:18:23our house

01:18:23a home.

01:18:25Every single word

01:18:26that I put down

01:18:26on that page

01:18:27is a testament

01:18:27to what I have done

01:18:28for this family.

01:18:30Every page,

01:18:32every book,

01:18:33every accolade

01:18:34belongs to me,

01:18:36Anne Roy.

01:18:37and you're

01:18:39just the parasites

01:18:39who feasted

01:18:40off my blood,

01:18:41sweat,

01:18:41and tears.

01:18:42Please,

01:18:43I'm thanking you.

01:18:47You can repent

01:18:47in jail.

01:18:57Now, thanks to you,

01:18:58I'm thinking about

01:18:59maybe a promotion

01:19:00in your future.

01:19:01Oh, my God.

01:19:03I'm a Nobel Prize

01:19:04winning author.

01:19:04I'll ghostwrite you

01:19:05a novel.

01:19:06I'll do anything

01:19:06you want

01:19:07for food

01:19:07or a place

01:19:08to sleep.

01:19:10Anything you want.

01:19:11Just please

01:19:12please.

01:19:12Oh, don't hurt me.

01:19:13I'll leave,

01:19:15I'll leave.

01:19:36Henry.

01:19:38Sorry, I didn't mean to say it.

01:19:54Well, I spoke to the agent.

01:19:57Seems as though

01:19:57Olivia and Jonathan

01:19:58had a massive falling out.

01:20:00Jonathan

01:20:01sold this house

01:20:02and sold this house

01:20:02and live here

01:20:03and fled to Mexico.

01:20:08I guess they couldn't do so well

01:20:09without you after all.

01:20:10It's no longer my concern.

01:20:11I love that sofa.

01:20:20I used to lie there

01:20:21when I would write

01:20:22in the dining room table.

01:20:25Oh,

01:20:25no matter how many times

01:20:27I bumped it,

01:20:28whatever I spilled on it,

01:20:29it would just

01:20:29wipe right up.

01:20:32Did you know

01:20:33that I designed the kitchen?

01:20:35You did.

01:20:35I did not know that.

01:20:36Impressive.

01:20:37I used to love

01:20:38cooking in there.

01:20:39Did you ever want

01:20:40to cook in there again?

01:20:43Didn't you say

01:20:44that the house

01:20:44has a buyer?

01:20:46I don't understand

01:20:47how can I cook

01:20:47in someone else's kitchen.

01:20:49I'm the buyer.

01:20:52I need to bought

01:20:53the house for you.

01:20:55After all the love

01:20:55and time you put

01:20:56into this home,

01:20:56only you deserve

01:20:58to have it.

01:21:00Henry,

01:21:00I can't accept

01:21:03that kind of gift.

01:21:04It's too much.

01:21:05Hold on,

01:21:06because there's more.

01:21:07Anne?

01:21:08In this life,

01:21:08I will never

01:21:09let you down.

01:21:11I'll be loyal

01:21:12to you

01:21:13and our family.

01:21:15And I will be

01:21:16an amazing husband

01:21:16to you.

01:21:18Anne-Roy,

01:21:19will you marry me?

01:21:24I don't know

01:21:25what to say.

01:21:28Say yes.

01:21:29Yes.

01:21:31Yes.

01:21:38I don't know.

01:21:39I don't know.

01:21:40I don't know.

01:21:41I don't know.

01:21:42I don't know.

01:21:43I don't know.

01:21:44I don't know.

01:21:45I don't know.

01:21:46I don't know.

01:21:47I don't know.

01:21:48I don't know.

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