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Perfect Landing Into Your Arms
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00:00:00For 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 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 why publishing is 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.
00:01:54Don't you want to answer your wife's call?
00:01:56She's so annoying.
00:01:58She 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.
00:02:14All 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 love.
00:02:40Fuck!
00:02:42Okay, either they're having an affair or just really, really shy.
00:02:46Why?
00:02:47Okay, I gotta, baby, I'm gonna go.
00:02:48I'm gonna catch you later.
00:02:49Okay.
00:02:50But you better divorce her soon.
00:02:52I'm sick of this.
00:02:54Olivia, 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.
00:02:59Just hurry home.
00:03:04Hi, honey.
00:03:05You're back.
00:03:06And just in time, dinner's ready.
00:03:08How was the concert?
00:03:09Was it fun?
00:03:10No, not really.
00:03:11You know how these work things are.
00:03:12Mm.
00:03:13Well, maybe next time I should join you,
00:03:15then it'll be more fun.
00:03:16Oh, come on.
00:03:17Let me have your coat.
00:03:25Oh, Olivia called.
00:03:27She said she'll be back soon.
00:03:30Oh, my God, wait.
00:03:31That looks just like famous author Jonathan Asher.
00:03:34No way.
00:03:35Isn't he married?
00:03:36Who's he with?
00:03:37Oh, shit.
00:03:38Oh, shit.
00:03:39Honey, did you hear me?
00:03:42Huh?
00:03:43What?
00:03:44I'm sorry, honey.
00:03:45What did you say?
00:03:46Olivia and Ken, they're gonna be joining us for dinner.
00:03:47Okay, that's great, honey.
00:03:48Yeah.
00:04:09He 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.
00:04:16Hey, 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?
00:04:29Yes, of course.
00:04:30Anne, my angel. Whatever you do, do not forget you're not just my wife. You're my whole life.
00:04:46Thank you, my love.
00:04:47Hurry up and open it, Mom.
00:04:48A pen.
00:04:49Do you remember the last award ceremony I attended? I couldn't stop thinking about how much you've done for this family. So I picked up this pen in my hotel bed and I wrote about how much I missed you all night long.
00:05:11Wow. Dad, you're such a romantic.
00:05:14I noticed you write the same acknowledgement in every book to my most beloved Anne. Without you, none of this would be possible. You are my muse.
00:05:24Everyone writes acknowledgments. It's no big deal. What 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.
00:05:57What's wrong with your mother?
00:05:58She'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 kinda like your husband?
00:06:38Anne, is Jonathan cheating on me?
00:06:52Anne, is Jonathan cheating on me?
00:06:58Lillianne, my muse, happy anniversary.
00:07:17Every 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.
00:07:28Lillianne.
00:07:30To my most beloved Anne.
00:07:33He was never talking about me.
00:07:36Who 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?
00:07:54Who the hell is Lillianne?
00:07:56Did you go through my things? This is an invasion of my privacy.
00:08:01Oh, 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.
00:08:10Every book I write is a declaration of my love for you. I 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.
00:08:22I suppose you're gonna tell me that she finds it necessary to discuss your work dressed in lacy lingerie.
00:08:27Lillianne and 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.
00:08:36No, you don't. No, you don't. No, you don't. You are gonna stand there. You are gonna explain everything to me.
00:08:43Mom, calm down. This 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. Her 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. Obviously, you don't know how the publishing world works.
00:09:07Wait a second. How 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.
00:09:20And as thanks you've been helping your father hide his affair from me, let it go!
00:09:25Clearly, you watched too many soap operas and they filled your head with crazy ideas.
00:09:29My own baby calling me crazy.
00:09:35Is that what you think too? That I'm just some silly housewife with my head full of conspiracies?
00:09:40That 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.
00:09:50Let us deal with the thinking.
00:09:52Stick to the housework.
00:09:54As if I haven't given up 25 years of my life for the both of you to 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 three meals a day for 25 years?
00:10:11These hands have been soaked in detergent and grease and filth.
00:10:17Every 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, for the past 25 years I have worked around the clock like a goddamn maid.
00:10:31Have I ever gotten a break? Ever!
00:10:37So, first you're mad about some imaginary affair.
00:10:41Then you're mad about how you have chosen to spend your life.
00:10:47Your 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?
00:10:56You'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.
00:11:13My 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.
00:11:56I'm the one who wrote all of those books.
00:12:01What, 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.
00:12:25No.
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00:12:43You burned my manuscript.
00:12:44I put 25 years of my heart into those.
00:12:46It wasn't Dad.
00:12:47Mom.
00:12:48It was me.
00:12:50And if you go and say anything, I'm gonna go and tell the press that you're a liar.
00:12:59Dad is about to become the CEO of Roy Publishing House.
00:13:04And if anything happens to his reputation, all of our contracts will be cancelled.
00:13:09And our entire family will take the hit.
00:13:11So this was all about your father becoming CEO.
00:13:15Wake up, Mom.
00:13:17This is the real world, not some soap opera.
00:13:20Why can't you just act like any other housewife and pretend it didn't happen?
00:13:25So why don't you just go and buy some clothes and get your fucking nails done?
00:13:30What are you trying to achieve by causing a scene like this?
00:13:38I want a divorce.
00:13:40I want a divorce.
00:13:41I don't want to be part of this traitorous family anymore.
00:13:43I'm drawing up the divorce papers.
00:13:44Soon you'll see who really provided for this family.
00:13:45Mom!
00:13:46Okay, let her go.
00:13:47Go ahead!
00:13:48See what the real world's all about.
00:13:49Two weeks time.
00:13:50She's gonna be back here begging me to take her back.
00:13:53Oh.
00:13:54I left some belongings in your suitcase.
00:13:58What do they look like?
00:13:59Oh, they're red as flames.
00:14:00Soft to the touch.
00:14:01You need to hurry up over here and collect them.
00:14:02I'll only step foot in your house once I become your wife.
00:14:04You will be soon, honey.
00:14:05Have a little sleep.
00:14:06I'll go ahead and see what the real world's all about.
00:14:07Two weeks time.
00:14:08She's gonna be back here begging me to take her back.
00:14:09Oh.
00:14:10I left some belongings in your suitcase.
00:14:12What do they look like?
00:14:13Oh, they're red as flames.
00:14:14Soft to the touch.
00:14:15You need to hurry up over here and collect them.
00:14:20I'll only step foot in your house once I become your wife.
00:14:25You will be soon, honey.
00:14:27Have a little sneak preview in the meantime.
00:14:34Oh, my God.
00:14:37Baby, you look incredible.
00:14:40Years in advance for all that you promised me.
00:14:43Lily-Anne.
00:14:46My goddess.
00:14:47My muse.
00:15:05Miss Roy.
00:15:07Mr. Henry's office is over here.
00:15:13Babe.
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?
00:15:22What?
00:15:23Ann, what a pleasant surprise.
00:15:29What's going on?
00:15:30Henry, 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, I never would have come this far.
00:15:43I promised him that I would look after you.
00:15:45Roy is always meant to have been your company.
00:15:47Henry, I knew I could put my faith in you.
00:15:51But now it's time to return to its rightful owner.
00:15:54And per your request, I was just getting ready to call Jonathan to talk to him about taking over as CEO.
00:15:59The other reason that I came here today was to tell you to revoke that offer.
00:16:07John and I are getting divorced.
00:16:09He's been cheating on me for God knows how long.
00:16:13With another Ann, Lillianne.
00:16:16His real muse, apparently.
00:16:18I've been giving him special treatment because of you.
00:16:22How dare he disrespect you?
00:16:24You know what?
00:16:25I'm gonna fire that asshole right now.
00:16:28And that idiot Lillianne.
00:16:30Listen, listen.
00:16:33Calm down.
00:16:35Fine.
00:16:38Listen, I don't want you to fire him.
00:16:40Why not?
00:16:41You still have feelings for him?
00:16:44We were married for 25 years.
00:16:46I mean, we've weathered so much together.
00:16:49Actually, Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO.
00:16:54But I will be adding one condition.
00:17:01This plan will hold control over him.
00:17:07Olivia, 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 ghostwriting issue.
00:17:15Then dad's reputation is gonna be ruined and my contracts are gonna be canceled.
00:17:19If I have to drag her back here myself, I will.
00:17:22Darling, listen.
00:17:23Do not worry.
00:17:24Lily's keeping an eye on her.
00:17:26Now, if Ann tries to expose me, we are going to go to the press, tell them it was her having the affair.
00:17:32And now she's trying to slander my reputation and steal half my assets.
00:17:38Great idea, dad.
00:17:39That way, her public image will be ruined and nobody will believe mom.
00:17:43A housewife wants to bring me down, Ann.
00:17:47I am gonna show you that the real world is not as simple as you think it is.
00:17:56Henry, am I being too harsh on them?
00:18:00Jonathan and I were together for so long.
00:18:02He must care about me still, even just a little bit, right?
00:18:05Are you getting cold feet?
00:18:06No.
00:18:07I, um, if Jonathan were to have a change of heart and show me that he still cares, I might
00:18:15give him another chance.
00:18:16Ann, do not give in so easily.
00:18:18You've done everything for your family.
00:18:20But please, it's time that you put yourself first for once.
00:18:26Thanks, Henry.
00:18:27You're the best friend a girl could ask for.
00:18:29Actually, I'm the worst.
00:18:30I should have checked in on you a long time ago.
00:18:34I chose this life, so I need to face those consequences.
00:18:38Let's do like we talked about.
00:18:40Don't keep you updated.
00:18:42Okay.
00:18:45Ann, you're too nice.
00:18:52Mr. Harper, wasn't the woman who just left Mr. Asher's wife?
00:18:56Mrs. Villanova, isn't it still work hours?
00:18:59Go back and set up a meeting with HR.
00:19:02I'm gonna be calling Jonathan Asher and giving him notice about his position in this company.
00:19:06Mr. Harper, Jonathan is our best-selling author.
00:19:11You can't destroy his career over some one-sided statement.
00:19:14What one-sided statement are you talking about?
00:19:17Hmm?
00:19:19I'm gonna be calling him to tell him he'll be the next CEO of this company.
00:19:24Would you call that destroying his career?
00:19:28Oh, my God!
00:19:30What an incredibly wise decision.
00:19:34Why are you so happy about this?
00:19:36Are you and Mr. Asher that close?
00:19:38I...
00:19:40I'm a really big fan of his.
00:19:43So, naturally, I'm really happy for him.
00:19:48You don't even know the real author you're fangirling over is.
00:19:52I need you to hurry up and make that meeting with HR.
00:19:55I'm going to inform Jonathan personally.
00:19:57Hello, my darling.
00:20:04Johnny, I have amazing news.
00:20:08You're about to become the CEO.
00:20:14What did you just say?
00:20:16Roy Publishing House is hiring me as CEO.
00:20:21Yes!
00:20:22I'm about to publish that.
00:20:23I'm about to prep your meeting with HR.
00:20:26Henry has full faith in you.
00:20:28Anne's nonsense with one ear and not the other.
00:20:35I hope you still remember the promise you made.
00:20:38Once you become the CEO, then I'll become the new Mrs. Asher.
00:20:43Ah, yes. I never go back on my word, my darling.
00:20:47Well, then you better hurry up and clear out Anne's drawers.
00:20:51Because 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.
00:21:14Thank you, Henry.
00:21:18Jonathan, we built this house together from the ground up.
00:21:23We've been through thick and thin together for 25 years.
00:21:27Do you really want to demolish it all?
00:21:30You said I was your life.
00:21:32But then, you turned around and embraced another woman.
00:21:37Was everything a lie?
00:21:38I'm willing to sacrifice everything for my family, but 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?
00:21:53Jonathan?
00:21:54It's exactly what you wanted, Anne.
00:21:58We're getting a divorce.
00:21:59It's exactly what you wanted, Anne.
00:22:01We're getting a divorce.
00:22:03Are you sure about this?
00:22:04Oh.
00:22:05I've already signed the papers.
00:22:06I've already signed the papers.
00:22:07What's the meaning of this?
00:22:09Jonathan?
00:22:10I was willing to try and save our marriage.
00:22:11But you've already written it off.
00:22:12I was willing to try and save our marriage.
00:22:13I was willing to try and save our marriage.
00:22:14But you've already written it off.
00:22:15Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO.
00:22:30But I will be adding one condition.
00:22:32This is the MSN counsel.
00:22:34so i was willing to try and save our marriage but you've already written it off henry go ahead
00:22:41and announce his position as ceo but i will be adding one condition i'll be taking over as
00:22:46chairwoman again therefore 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 i was thinking about giving you all a second chance oh stop bluffing it your truth is
00:23:05you could come in here you could crawl beg me i'd never let you back in this house mom it's one
00:23:12thing to throw a tantrum at home but it's a different thing entirely to cause a scene at the
00:23:16company a dad is a public figure you almost destroyed his career and you think he's going
00:23:22to be willing to reconcile exactly anne you shouldn't have tried to expose mr asher
00:23:28for using a ghost writer he 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 soon the entire company will be mine
00:23:49so you really think that you'll be unstoppable once you're ceo is that why you're in such a hurry
00:23:54to get rid of me the faithful wife who stood by your side through thick and thin and trade me in
00:24:01for some shiny new toy what or who i play with is none of your business i have kept a roof over your
00:24:10head for years i can forgive your ungratefulness but i cannot forgive you stabbing me in the back
00:24:18during the most pivotal moment of my career i mean how am i supposed to stay with such a vile woman
00:24:23by my side what on earth are you talking about i have never stabbed you in the back without me
00:24:30you 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 mom you should really stop with the soap opera
00:24:42shit like 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 i'm a joke a joke for being so blind for choosing a selfish brood of a man to be my
00:25:01husband like him for having a thankless daughter like you for having a pushover for a son-in-law
00:25:08you're right olivia how could i have spent 25 years of my life catering to you ungrateful liars
00:25:16i must have been delusional
00:25:18i'll sign the divorce papers from now on i have no connection to this family
00:25:27wait
00:25:41whoa what are you doing you can't just get a divorce like that
00:25:47this is a supplemental document you must agree to its terms dad's assets aren't pocket change you
00:25:56can't just take half especially since they'll eventually come to me
00:26:00how can you be so cold
00:26:04first you're kicking me out and now you want me to leave empty-handed
00:26:08olivia you're my daughter don't you have any sympathy for me
00:26:14i'm not like you mom i'm a career woman
00:26:17don't take it personally
00:26:19she always was too emotional
00:26:22why does everyone in this family look down on me
00:26:26i've taken care of you both for 25 years
00:26:29i've given you everything that i had
00:26:31mom you didn't do shit for 25 years
00:26:33so what you cooked us a few meals
00:26:36you didn't earn a single cent for this family
00:26:39dad was the one who consistently worked enslaved and earned every penny that was put into this house
00:26:47not you
00:26:49did you ever stop to think about why
00:26:53roy publishing house gave your father a chance
00:26:55why they groomed him for all of these years
00:26:58well obviously because dad is incredibly talented
00:27:02dad is about to become the ceo of roy publishing house
00:27:07he'll have stocks worth tens of millions of dollars
00:27:13and if he even gave half to a housewife like you
00:27:17he may as well throw all that money in the fire
00:27:21jonathan
00:27:29is this the way you feel too
00:27:32that you earned everything for this family
00:27:35i had nothing to do with it
00:27:38i want to hear you say it yourself
00:27:41you
00:27:42haven't contributed
00:27:45anything
00:27:46i'll tell you what
00:27:48i'll give you a little bit of alimony once you get the divorce element
00:27:52but
00:27:53as far as what's in this house
00:27:57you don't get anything
00:28:00oh my what a generous offer
00:28:08roy 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
00:28:19and you're still saying that it had nothing to do with me
00:28:23fine give me that paper
00:28:26i'll sign whatever you want
00:28:30and i knew this would happen
00:28:52i'll be there soon
00:28:54jonathan olivia
00:28:56ken
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
00:29:03destroyed your futures
00:29:06oh boo hoo
00:29:09here you go again with the soap opera stuff
00:29:11i i think we're done here
00:29:13hurry up and leave
00:29:14oh
00:29:22now that must be the ceo right now
00:29:25god i bet henry's coming in person to announce the transfer of power
00:29:32that old son of a gun
00:29:33he'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
00:29:44i suppose you better hurry and let him in
00:29:47come quick mr asher
00:29:49i think it's for you
00:29:50so you're lillianne
00:29:55so you're lillianne
00:30:19i'm sorry have we met
00:30:22no
00:30:24but i've seen your noteworthy photos
00:30:27lily
00:30:28well what brings you here
00:30:30yeah lily we weren't expecting you to stop by
00:30:33well of course i had to come by and celebrate with you all
00:30:37congratulations on becoming the ceo of the roy publishing house
00:30:41oh my god congrats dad
00:30:45you've come at just the right time lily
00:30:47mr 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
00:30:56it's true
00:30:57it's true honey
00:30:58i finally suffered all times with that miserable true
00:31:01then we have two things to celebrate
00:31:05we can keep the festivities
00:31:07going
00:31:09well that is the best gift any man can get
00:31:18lily from now on
00:31:21you're a member of the family
00:31:23you 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 you're ceo now
00:31:36just because your mistress brought you some cheap champagne
00:31:39that's enough ann
00:31:41i've already told you
00:31:42lily is not just some mistress
00:31:43oh
00:31:44oh that's right
00:31:46she's a literary agent
00:31:47so i'm sure that she's here on official business
00:31:52i think we all know what kind of work she does
00:32:02jealous hag
00:32:05don't worry mr asher
00:32:09let her say what she wants
00:32:12i am here on official business
00:32:14and the truth always prevails
00:32:18that's right
00:32:19yeah
00:32:19you're just a junior agent at roy publishing aren't you
00:32:22are you even qualified to make this kind of announcement
00:32:25because i was under the impression that henry harper
00:32:28the ceo was the only one with that kind of authority
00:32:32you stupid housewife
00:32:35you don't understand what happens in the professional world
00:32:39the ceo is a very busy man
00:32:42and so i am entrusted to deliver this announcement
00:32:46did he really entrust you with this announcement well then
00:32:51why don't we just go ahead and give him a call to confirm
00:32:55mom
00:33:02stop embarrassing yourself
00:33:04why would a housewife like you have the ceo's number
00:33:07roy publishing house has tens of thousands of employees
00:33:11do you really expect the ceo to do everything himself
00:33:14sweet lily ann is one of his top agents
00:33:17and she absolutely has the authority to come here and notify us
00:33:21i wasn't talking to you
00:33:23you're just starting off
00:33:26you 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 just stop mom
00:33:42you're embarrassing yourself
00:33:43be gentler to your mother
00:33:45olivia
00:33:46oh and you know i completely understand where you're coming from
00:33:51you've been in the house for so long
00:33:55of course you're a little ignorant
00:33:57i really do take pity on you
00:34:01but now it's time for someone more worthy
00:34:04to take over as one of the house
00:34:07i'm lucky to have found one
00:34:10dad 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
00:34:20johnny
00:34:26it's the ceo
00:34:27you must be checking in to see if you've heard the good news yet
00:34:30hurry up answer it
00:34:32yeah and put it on speaker so someone
00:34:34can hear what the ceo really has to say
00:34:37hello
00:34:39mr harper
00:34:40yeah i told you i'm gonna be in a meeting with hr
00:34:42where the hell do you want off to you idiot
00:34:44hi mr harper i'm at mr asher's house
00:34:55i told you to stop that meeting with hr
00:34:57did you skip out in work hours
00:34:59didn't you think you'd inform mr asher
00:35:01i told you i would personally inform him
00:35:04you are just an agent
00:35:06what right do you have doing my job for me
00:35:09i'm sorry mr harper i just thought i'd take the initiative
00:35:13i'll be there soon
00:35:15stay right where you are
00:35:17yes sir
00:35:19what's wrong
00:35:29yeah the ceo didn't sound too happy
00:35:32nothing's wrong
00:35:34i was just in such a rush to share the good news
00:35:38i completely forgot
00:35:40that mr harper actually wanted to
00:35:43personally tell you
00:35:44so he's actually on his way
00:35:46whoa whoa
00:35:47the ceo is personally coming to my house
00:35:50to announce me as his successor
00:35:53but it's like i said
00:35:55you didn't have that authority
00:35:56if the ceo is coming here to congratulate dad personally
00:36:01i think he respects him
00:36:03of course he does
00:36:05your father is a best-selling author
00:36:07and renowned in the industry
00:36:09it's only fitting that he succeeds as the next ceo
00:36:13oh my my my
00:36:16i think you're all mistaken
00:36:19you see the ceo is only coming here
00:36:22because the chairwoman asked him to
00:36:24jonathan's appointment as ceo
00:36:26well 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
00:36:39who is she
00:36:42like she even knows
00:36:44oh but i do
00:36:45the chairwoman of roy publishing
00:36:48is me
00:36:50drop the act mom
00:37:08like do you even know what a chairwoman does
00:37:10oh she probably asked chat gpt
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
00:37:22it's just plain foolishness
00:37:24she probably read so many trashy novels
00:37:28she can't even keep up with reality anymore
00:37:31she's stuck
00:37:32in her own fantasy world
00:37:34that's what it is
00:37:36she's delusional
00:37:38okay yeah
00:37:39i can play along with that
00:37:41greetings chairwoman ann
00:37:45they're laughing at me now
00:37:53but soon they'll see
00:37:54oh
00:37:57pardon me chairwoman ann
00:38:15are you going to reject my appointment as ceo
00:38:18are you going to strip me of everything i've ever earned
00:38:21are you going to kick me out of roy publishing group
00:38:24yes chairwoman ann
00:38:31are you going to blacklist me from the publishing world
00:38:34and shutter my company
00:38:36are you going to make your ungrateful daughter regret everything
00:38:41oh no no no no maybe ann wants to be treated like a queen
00:38:46in which case
00:38:48i will be your butler
00:38:51and we'll be your maid
00:38:53and let us atone for our sins
00:38:57oh and
00:38:59well what about me
00:39:01what would you like me to do
00:39:03go ahead and laugh
00:39:05the ceo will be here soon
00:39:07he'll confirm whether or not i'm telling the truth
00:39:10all right
00:39:11that's enough
00:39:12playtime's over
00:39:13now get the hell out of here
00:39:15or i'm going to remove you myself
00:39:17stop
00:39:20henry
00:39:28i i you old son of a gun
00:39:30you didn't tell me you're coming over here
00:39:31my daughter
00:39:34olivia
00:39:35her husband kenneth
00:39:36and who is that woman over there on your floor
00:39:38oh that is my ex
00:39:40a silly woman
00:39:41in fact we were just getting rid of her
00:39:43because she was trying to tarnish my reputation
00:39:45let alone
00:39:45roy publishing house
00:39:47kicking her out
00:39:48the whole family decided
00:39:49we support my father
00:39:51and we won't let anyone tarnish his good name
00:39:54related or not
00:39:55that sounds like personal business to me
00:40:05i'm here to talk strictly
00:40:07about company business
00:40:08so let's stay focused on that
00:40:11yes
00:40:12great idea henry
00:40:13let's talk business
00:40:15no wonder you're the leader of the company mr harper
00:40:17always cutting to the chase
00:40:19jonathan
00:40:21as ceo of roy publishing house
00:40:24i've decided to step down
00:40:25i will now make my formal succession announcement
00:40:28i henry harper
00:40:32due to personal circumstances
00:40:34step down
00:40:36as ceo of roy publishing company
00:40:38if you are willing to secede me
00:40:40for this position mr asher
00:40:42i'll need you to sign
00:40:43these documents
00:40:44oh henry
00:40:48my friend
00:40:49thank you
00:40:53for trusting me
00:40:55congrats dad
00:40:57johnny
00:41:03the moment we've been waiting for
00:41:05is finally here
00:41:06thank you for coming over so quickly
00:41:08and for shedding some light on the truth
00:41:10just now
00:41:12someone
00:41:13was spreading a rumor
00:41:15that you don't have the ultimate decision making power
00:41:18and that they made up some
00:41:20ridiculous chairwoman position
00:41:22such a trashy rumor
00:41:24in all my years at the company
00:41:26you are the only one with the absolute authority
00:41:30i mean
00:41:31have we ever had a chairwoman
00:41:3325 years ago
00:41:39the chairwoman stepped down from her position
00:41:41and gave me full authority to this whole company
00:41:44did you hear that mom
00:41:46this is real life
00:41:47not some soap opera
00:41:48miss chairwoman
00:41:50it's time to wake up honey
00:41:51stop laughing
00:41:54johnny
00:42:00we need to be the perfect hosts to mr harper
00:42:03and get our unwelcome guest out
00:42:06yes darling
00:42:08you are correct
00:42:09mr harper
00:42:09forgive us for this unsightly mess
00:42:12ken
00:42:12olivia
00:42:13get her out of here
00:42:14mom
00:42:14you need to leave
00:42:16step away from her
00:42:21i am not done speaking
00:42:2525 years ago when i took over this company
00:42:27there was no active chairwoman
00:42:29but as of today as of right now
00:42:32i am reinstating the chairwoman
00:42:34who have total control over the roy publishing house company
00:42:37and you must all obey that chairwoman's orders
00:42:41including the ceo
00:42:43what
00:42:45henry i don't understand why the change of plans
00:42:51where did this new chairwoman come from
00:42:53i haven't heard a thing about her
00:42:55unless
00:42:56no
00:43:02that's impossible
00:43:04but there's no way
00:43:09but this is a joke
00:43:10a terrible one at that
00:43:12going by the looks on your faces
00:43:14you've already guessed who it is
00:43:16that's right
00:43:17miss ann roy will be reinstated
00:43:20as the chairwoman
00:43:21of this company
00:43:22madam chairwoman
00:43:26welcome back chairwoman
00:43:37ann isn't qualified for this
00:43:44wait ann is completely unqualified for this position
00:43:47is roy publishing a joke
00:43:49are you telling me
00:43:50that the woman that was baking pies in the kitchen yesterday
00:43:54is a chairwoman of a company worth billions
00:43:57oh my god this cannot be true
00:43:59oh my god this cannot be true
00:44:00no
00:44:00mr harper there must be a mistake
00:44:04she's just a housewife who cooks and cleans all day
00:44:07she'll ruin the company
00:44:09silence
00:44:09the roy family owns roy publishing company
00:44:13it's only natural that ann the sole heiress to the company become the chairwoman
00:44:19none of you have any right to question her
00:44:22what
00:44:23my wife of 25 years
00:44:35the woman who cooked and cleaned for me
00:44:37is the sole heiress
00:44:40of the roy family fortune
00:44:42jonathan
00:44:43i told you you'd live to regret the way you treated me today
00:44:47mom how could you hide this from us for so long
00:44:52we're your own flesh and blood
00:44:54were you afraid of splitting your assets with us
00:44:58don't use your twisted logic to put words in my mouth
00:45:05the only reason i hid my identity was to protect your father's fragile ego
00:45:10jonathan
00:45:11when i first met you you were just a nameless aspiring writer
00:45:15but i fell in love with your passion
00:45:17we built this life together
00:45:19i supported you from the sidelines every step of the way
00:45:22and helped you reach the position you're in now
00:45:25i looked forward to the day when i could tell you my true identity
00:45:29when you would finally become the ceo
00:45:31i never thought that you could be so cruel
00:45:35to the loyal loving wife who stayed by your side and made you into what you are
00:45:41it took me 25 years to see your true nature
00:45:45i feel like a fool
00:45:47but i see it now
00:45:49henry
00:45:51yes chairwoman roy
00:45:53what would you like me to do
00:45:55give them their wish
00:46:00from this day forward i will have no connection to the ashers
00:46:04our relationships will remain strictly business
00:46:08jonathan i hereby rescind your position as ceo to roy publishing house
00:46:14it cannot be led by a fraud
00:46:16furthermore this company is cancelling all contracts with you
00:46:20your book contracts cancelled
00:46:22your advances
00:46:24rescinded
00:46:25we expect full repayment
00:46:27lily ann
00:46:28your depraved morals do not align with our company values
00:46:32you built your career by seducing a married man
00:46:35you're fired
00:46:36in addition
00:46:38my personal evaluation will be circulated throughout the industry
00:46:41you
00:46:41will never work in publishing again
00:46:44olivia
00:46:54mom
00:46:55i'm your daughter
00:46:57from now on
00:46:59you are not allowed to use roy publishing house's name
00:47:02for personal gain
00:47:04if you try to leverage our relationship for future contracts
00:47:07i will bury your company in lawsuits
00:47:10mom if you cut me off i'll go bankrupt within a year
00:47:13do you really want to ruin your only daughter
00:47:16please ann
00:47:17olivia is your flesh and blood
00:47:19why are you treating her like this
00:47:21if she wasn't my daughter i would have sued her already
00:47:24instead
00:47:24i am generously giving her the opportunity to prove that she is the
00:47:29self-made businesswoman she proclaims to be
00:47:32olivia
00:47:33i took care of you for 25 years
00:47:36i'm not going to spoil you any longer
00:47:38mom you're gonna ruin us
00:47:40dad don't stand there
00:47:43fix it
00:47:44johnny
00:47:45you have to tell her
00:47:47we only had a professional relationship
00:47:49please tell her to have mercy on me
00:47:51ann
00:47:55don't tell me you have the audacity to keep defending your mistress
00:47:59so i i'm i won't plead on their behalf but
00:48:04ann
00:48:05i'm just hurt that our family has come to this
00:48:08if you had told the truth it never would have gotten to this point
00:48:11i just wanted to grow old with you
00:48:13i just want to live my life with you
00:48:14you can take your fake feelings and shove them
00:48:17this faithful husband act
00:48:20it disgusts me
00:48:21did you forget about this little thing that you did
00:48:26how about these
00:48:34did you forget about these
00:48:37how dare you say you love me with the same mouth that kisses your mistress
00:48:47even thinking about growing old with someone like you
00:48:51makes me sick
00:48:53i'll say it one last time
00:48:55from this day forward
00:48:58this family and i
00:49:00are through
00:49:02and this is asher
00:49:04from now on
00:49:04you will refer to me
00:49:06as chairwoman
00:49:07or miss roy
00:49:32i'm done for
00:49:35my career in the publishing industry is completely ruined
00:49:38look baby just
00:49:41jonathan
00:49:41we are completely
00:49:44out of money
00:49:45and our careers
00:49:47what are we going to do
00:49:49dad you have to help me
00:49:52all of my contracts have been cancelled
00:49:54the debt collectors are already banging down my door
00:49:57dad
00:50:00what are we going to do
00:50:02hurry up and think of something
00:50:04stop
00:50:11it's alright
00:50:13let them speak
00:50:14anne
00:50:18we have been family for a long time
00:50:21how can you be so cruel to us
00:50:24lillian and i
00:50:28we are co-workers
00:50:29we get flirted a little bit
00:50:31that is it
00:50:31olivia is your daughter
00:50:34you birthed her
00:50:35what you're just going to push us aside
00:50:37for some silly misunderstanding
00:50:38how can you live with yourself
00:50:40how dare you put blame on anne
00:50:42she sacrificed years of her life
00:50:44taking care of you
00:50:45now your little mistress and daughter
00:50:47are trying to make a plan to kick her out
00:50:49of the life she built
00:50:50don't you have any conscience
00:50:52i promise you
00:50:56that if you do anything
00:50:57to hurt anne
00:50:58i will make sure
00:51:00that you pay
00:51:01understand
00:51:02now
00:51:05don't worry
00:51:07i'd have made sure the publishing house
00:51:10is going to drop you
00:51:10and if you
00:51:12and the people here
00:51:13want to cause you more disturbances
00:51:14i'll be forced to call security
00:51:16we are already leaving
00:51:22here
00:51:34here
00:51:47henry did i go too far
00:51:53and you've done everything for them
00:52:01it's them who let you down
00:52:03to get rid of jonathan's influence
00:52:15i think we should have a board meeting
00:52:17to announce your return
00:52:18i agree
00:52:19and then you need to go public
00:52:20and let them know
00:52:21that you were his ghost writer
00:52:22and get your copyrights back
00:52:25let me think about it
00:52:29well the novel foundation
00:52:30already called
00:52:30and they said he's the front
00:52:31we're going to win this year
00:52:32we cannot let him
00:52:33keep making money
00:52:34off false pretenses
00:52:35it's time to take back
00:52:36what's yours
00:52:37henry
00:52:37i said just
00:52:39give me some time to think
00:52:40anne you're too nice
00:52:42you might give in again
00:52:43but jonathan won't
00:52:45what kind of a psychopath
00:52:51hides their identity
00:52:52for decades
00:52:53you know what
00:52:54i bet she did this
00:52:55just so she doesn't have
00:52:56to share her assets with us
00:52:58she was just a boring housewife
00:52:59mopping floors yesterday
00:53:00but now she's a chairwoman
00:53:02of a top publishing company
00:53:03this must be a joke
00:53:05oh god
00:53:11hold your horses
00:53:13we can still turn this around
00:53:14anne is just a housewife
00:53:17she's got no experience
00:53:19there's no way
00:53:20she can handle the position
00:53:21of chairwoman
00:53:21surely the company
00:53:23must be falling apart by now
00:53:24what are you planning?
00:53:30well
00:53:30i've received an invitation
00:53:34from the nobel prize foundation
00:53:37you two are looking
00:53:41at the future winner
00:53:42of a nobel prize in literature
00:53:45and when i take the stage
00:53:47and give my acceptance speech
00:53:48i am going to announce
00:53:50that anne and henry
00:53:52are having a scandalous affair
00:53:55and when their reputations
00:53:56are completely destroyed
00:53:57and the company stocks crash
00:53:59the board members
00:54:01are going to be
00:54:02begging me
00:54:03to take over
00:54:05and your decision
00:54:16to reverse
00:54:17jonathan's appointment
00:54:18to ceo
00:54:19has already
00:54:20affected
00:54:20this company's
00:54:22stocks
00:54:22we understand
00:54:24the roy family
00:54:25holds the majority
00:54:26of shares
00:54:27but you're still
00:54:28responsible
00:54:29for the rest
00:54:30of the shareholders
00:54:31we members of the board
00:54:33wish for you
00:54:36to resign
00:54:37as
00:54:37chairwoman
00:54:38you're trying to fire anne
00:54:41is this because of jonathan's meddling
00:54:43disgusting little man
00:54:45the revenue
00:54:46from mr asher's books
00:54:48accounts for about
00:54:4940 percent
00:54:50of this company's profits
00:54:52additionally
00:54:53since he is poised
00:54:55to win the nobel prize
00:54:56his market value
00:54:58is about to skyrocket
00:55:00soon
00:55:00we cannot lose
00:55:02a cash cow
00:55:03like jonathan asher
00:55:05ms roy
00:55:07must make up
00:55:08for this loss
00:55:10i'll take back
00:55:15the copyrights
00:55:17ha ha ha
00:55:19how is that possible
00:55:22who in their right mind
00:55:24would ever hand over
00:55:25a golden egg
00:55:26to their ex-wife
00:55:27i am more than just
00:55:33jonathan's ex-wife
00:55:34i am ann roy
00:55:37i have achieved
00:55:38everything that i've ever
00:55:39set my mind to
00:55:40and i have done so
00:55:41without relying on jonathan
00:55:42for a single penny
00:55:43i admire
00:55:46your courage
00:55:47but
00:55:48our trust
00:55:49comes with
00:55:51a price
00:55:51okay
00:55:54sign this agreement
00:56:02stating that
00:56:03if you do not
00:56:04get back
00:56:05the copyrights
00:56:06all of
00:56:08your stock
00:56:09holdings
00:56:09will be turned over
00:56:10to us
00:56:11man
00:56:15you can't do that
00:56:16i am roy
00:56:37hereby agree
00:56:38to the terms
00:56:38of this agreement
00:56:39in 24 hours
00:56:41i will take back
00:56:42the copyrights
00:56:43if i cannot
00:56:44i shall willingly
00:56:45forfeit the entirety
00:56:46of my shares
00:56:47it's a deal
00:56:58we look forward to the results
00:57:02man that was foolish
00:57:13jonathan's an egotistical
00:57:15little man
00:57:16he'll stop at nothing
00:57:17to save his reputation
00:57:18he's never gonna admit
00:57:19that you were his
00:57:20ghostwriter
00:57:20how are you gonna get
00:57:22those copyrights back
00:57:23i have the evidence
00:57:25in my possession
00:57:26and also
00:57:27i have a backup plan
00:57:28that's where you come in
00:57:30tomorrow is the
00:57:32nobel prize award ceremony
00:57:33i'll show jonathan
00:57:35what a real regret looks like
00:57:37i'm waiting on the lab results
00:57:47i'll be waiting to hear from you
00:58:02jonathan asher
00:58:15i knew it was you
00:58:17congratulations to the winner of the noble prize in literature
00:58:33jonathan asher
00:58:35well thank you
00:58:36but the award hasn't been assigned quite yet
00:58:38i'm still just a nominee
00:58:39darling
00:58:40nobody's more deserving of the award than you
00:58:42oh my god
00:58:47dad did you propose already
00:58:49congratulations mr 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
00:59:06nothing
00:59:08in my humble opinion
00:59:09only a woman as beautiful as lilyanne
00:59:11is worthy of an author as talented as you
00:59:14jonathan
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
00:59:25you can speak to me about any future book deals
00:59:27i'm also jonathan's agent
00:59:30dad 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
00:59:43during my acceptance speech
00:59:45i am going to announce the scandalous affair of anne and henry
00:59:51and i'm gonna knock those two bastards right off their highways
00:59:56welcome ladies and gentlemen
01:00:03thank you for attending our prestigious award ceremony
01:00:08now for tonight's main event
01:00:11please 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
01:00:22mr jonathan asher
01:00:26please come to the podium
01:00:28excuse me
01:00:48jonathan asher is a fraud
01:00:53who is this woman
01:01:04what kind of person causes a scene as such a prestigious event
01:01:07oh my god i know her
01:01:11that's jonathan's ex-wife
01:01:13mom
01:01:16what are you doing here
01:01:18this is the nobel prize award ceremony
01:01:20i'm warning you
01:01:22don't start anything
01:01:24naturally i'm here at this award ceremony
01:01:26in my role as chairwoman of roy publishing
01:01:29ah i know what she's doing
01:01:33jonathan she got all dressed up
01:01:35so she could barge in here
01:01:36to this event
01:01:37and beg for you to take her back
01:01:40in all honesty
01:01:44a spatula and an apron
01:01:45better suits you
01:01:46and if she thinks
01:01:48she can compete
01:01:50with a stunner
01:01:51like you
01:01:52she's
01:01:54sorely mistaken
01:01:56babe
01:01:58you are too sweet
01:02:01oh in case you haven't heard
01:02:06your husband
01:02:07oh no
01:02:09your ex-husband
01:02:11has already proposed to me
01:02:13just days ago
01:02:16you were begging to grow old with me
01:02:18and now you've already proposed to another woman
01:02:20talk about jumping the gun
01:02:22now that i'm free of you
01:02:24you filthy gold digger
01:02:26i've decided to move on with my life
01:02:28start a new one
01:02:30on our first day officially together
01:02:33he gave me this million dollar diamond ring
01:02:37what did you get
01:02:38after 25 years
01:02:40little plastic hotel pen
01:02:43go ahead and laugh
01:02:49once i take back everything that belongs to me
01:02:51you won't be laughing anymore
01:02:53babe
01:02:57you have nothing that belongs to you anymore
01:02:59your husband
01:03:01your child
01:03:02the home that you put your whole life
01:03:05soul into
01:03:06it's all mine
01:03:09everything that belongs to you
01:03:12oh come on in
01:03:14good luck with that
01:03:15we don't owe you
01:03:17anything
01:03:18dad is a nobel prize laureate now
01:03:22bet you're having some regrets mom
01:03:24but it's too late
01:03:26even without you
01:03:27mr asher's reputation
01:03:29will let us dominate
01:03:31the publishing world
01:03:32are you sure about that
01:03:36don't try to bluff mom
01:03:37everyone knows dad
01:03:39is the true pillar
01:03:40of roy publishing house
01:03:41ever since you kicked out
01:03:42your biggest author
01:03:43now you're going to be
01:03:44the laughing stock
01:03:45of the entire publishing world
01:03:46miss roy you really shouldn't have gone against us
01:03:50your biggest mistake was
01:03:52believing you were more than just a
01:03:54sheltered housewife
01:03:56so because i was a housewife
01:04:00you all think it's okay to humiliate me
01:04:02i mean look around mom
01:04:05everyone's here because they believe in dad
01:04:08his reputation
01:04:10his prestige
01:04:11they all just want to revel in his success
01:04:15you know the company can't survive without him
01:04:19so 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
01:04:32what does she mean by that
01:04:39oh she's a lonely vengeful ex-wife
01:04:43trying 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
01:04:55she's finally regretting it
01:04:57what an ignorant woman
01:04:58jonathan
01:05:02did you forget how your books were actually written
01:05:05the acknowledgements you wrote at the front
01:05:08the acknowledgements were written for me
01:05:10i'm jonathan's real muse
01:05:14after he ditched his basic or in housewife like you
01:05:18now jonathan can be inspired
01:05:20to write even better novels
01:05:23his real muse
01:05:28that's beautiful
01:05:30did you inspire him with all of your lacy underwear
01:05:33you think you can humiliate me
01:05:39look at me
01:05:40i'm gorgeous
01:05:41seductive
01:05:43like
01:05:44a luxury purse
01:05:46and you're just a filthy kitchen rat
01:05:48jonathan
01:05:56it 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
01:06:02the truth
01:06:04is that the copyrights to jonathan asher's novels
01:06:08do not belong to him
01:06:10that's right
01:06:18the copyrights were transferred to me
01:06:21we wanted to make sure you didn't get one cent from 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
01:06:35and she's now my fiance so everything that belongs to me belongs to her
01:06:40mr asher
01:06:41you're a real romantic
01:06:43and it was all my idea mom
01:06:47now that we kicked you out of the house
01:06:49don't even think about coming for our wealth
01:06:52you hit me
01:06:57i can't believe you just hit me
01:07:00i 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
01:07:06get off
01:07:08jonathan
01:07:10you you're the boldest liar of them all
01:07:13you know damn well that those copyrights belong to me
01:07:16you have no right to transfer them to your whore
01:07:20jonathan
01:07:24what 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
01:07:33this
01:07:36is your last warning
01:07:38if you don't get the hell out of here
01:07:41you're gonna regret
01:07:43i'm not going anywhere
01:07:46today i'm exposing the truth
01:07:49jonathan
01:07:51what in the world is she talking about
01:07:55here it goes
01:07:58good evening everyone
01:08:12as tonight has been so
01:08:15inconveniently
01:08:29hijacked
01:08:31by this woman
01:08:33i suppose it's appropriate to introduce you
01:08:35everyone this is my ex-wife
01:08:38and
01:08:39for 25 years
01:08:41i have worked like a dog
01:08:44to provide you
01:08:46with a life of luxury
01:08:47meanwhile
01:08:48she
01:08:51and former
01:08:53ceo
01:08:55of roy publishing house
01:08:56mr
01:08:57henry harper
01:08:59have been having a sordid
01:09:02affair
01:09:03since then
01:09:05the two
01:09:07have conspired
01:09:09to oust
01:09:10myself
01:09:11my lovely daughter
01:09:13olivia
01:09:13out of the company
01:09:15and blacklist us
01:09:17from the industry
01:09:18she's
01:09:22hiding harper's mistress
01:09:24betraying her husband
01:09:25and her daughter
01:09:26how shameless
01:09:28i never wanted to expose you like this ann
01:09:31due to all our years together
01:09:32but today you took it too far
01:09:34coming in here
01:09:36tarnishing my reputation
01:09:39so don't blame me
01:09:41for exposing your secret affair
01:09:44to the press
01:09:45you brought this on yourself
01:09:46jonathan
01:09:48how dare you try and twist the facts like this
01:09:51have you no shame
01:09:53you shouldn't have come here today
01:09:55now the whole world knows
01:09:58you're a cheating slut
01:10:00who's gonna believe
01:10:02your empty accusations
01:10:03now
01:10:04so if i got this right
01:10:07the ceo and chairwoman
01:10:08of an elite publishing house
01:10:10had an affair
01:10:11and then ousted you from the company
01:10:13as revenge for uncovering it
01:10:15this is a huge school
01:10:20once the news breaks
01:10:21roy publishing house's stocks
01:10:24are going to plummet
01:10:26what 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
01:10:38to destroy me and all just for money
01:10:41you need to understand
01:10:42that ruining you
01:10:44is easier than lifting my pen
01:10:46this
01:10:47this is what you need
01:10:49to learn your police
01:10:50what happened to you
01:10:52you're a monster
01:10:54just admit that you lost anne
01:10:57i could destroy you right now
01:11:00but i won't
01:11:01given our years together
01:11:02if you can shut your mouth
01:11:04and be the subservient housewife
01:11:06that you once were
01:11:07i may
01:11:07take it easier
01:11:08you think you're so clever
01:11:17you disgust me
01:11:18acclaimed guest
01:11:22i came here today
01:11:23to expose a dirty lie
01:11:25all of jonathan asher's novels
01:11:28were actually written
01:11:29by me
01:11:31i his wife of 25 years
01:11:35and the true author of all of his books
01:11:38this woman
01:11:40is crazy
01:11:42ever since i divorced her
01:11:44she's been having a mental breakdown
01:11:47she is hallucinating
01:11:49that she wrote all my novels
01:11:51the truth is
01:11:52she can't accept the fact
01:11:55that her life
01:11:55it's amounted to nothing
01:11:58i 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
01:12:07wrote all of his own novels
01:12:09i'm the inspiration
01:12:11for his masterpieces
01:12:13that's right my darling
01:12:14i wrote
01:12:15every single line
01:12:17every single line
01:12:23was written for you
01:12:24you're delusional
01:12:26you lunatic
01:12:27you don't have a shred of evidence
01:12:29who's gonna believe
01:12:31your empty accusations
01:12:32oh you'd like to see the evidence
01:12:34if you can't present evidence
01:12:37then this
01:12:38counts as defamation
01:12:40and i'll put you
01:12:41in prison
01:12:42miss roy
01:12:43you should leave
01:12:45otherwise
01:12:46we're gonna have to teach you a lesson
01:12:48i've already said
01:12:49i'm not leaving
01:12:50until i take back
01:12:51everything the ashers took from me
01:12:53everything
01:12:55thing we took
01:12:57from you
01:12:59clean this up
01:13:23housewife
01:13:24maybe it'll help you
01:13:29remember your place
01:13:30you know
01:13:34second thought
01:13:35why don't you come on over here
01:13:37crawl
01:13:38shine my shoes
01:13:40like you used to
01:13:40and then maybe i can get you some work
01:13:42as
01:13:43our 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
01:13:59show them all how good you are at cleaning
01:14:01yeah
01:14:02look at her
01:14:03she really is having a mental breakdown
01:14:05if you ask me
01:14:07she should have cut her losses
01:14:08and left way earlier
01:14:09cleaning up messes like this
01:14:12is all you're good for
01:14:14dressing up
01:14:15trying to steal everybody's attention
01:14:16it doesn't suit you
01:14:18actually being the center of attention
01:14:25suits me just fine
01:14:26but you're right
01:14:27i am good at cleaning
01:14:29and since this place is absolutely filthy
01:14:31i'm not opposed to doing a big clean up
01:14:34wow
01:14:39she's really pulling off that filthy housekeeper look
01:14:42what the fuck
01:14:51you fucking crazy woman
01:14:54i am roy
01:15:00stand before you today
01:15:01reclaiming everything that belongs to me
01:15:04i am taking back
01:15:06every single thing that i have sacrificed
01:15:08over 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
01:15:26tomorrow it's gonna hit the front headlines
01:15:29and you deserve it
01:15:30not only are you an adulterer
01:15:32but you stole the stocks that rightfully belong to myself and 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
01:15:58even yourself
01:16:00you forget that everything you possess
01:16:02is 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 accusations
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
01:16:16right now
01:16:17inside this box
01:16:24are the original manuscripts
01:16:26for all
01:16:27of my novels
01:16:29oh my god
01:16:30the original manuscripts
01:16:32if 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
01:16:39you're lying
01:16:39i burned
01:16:41your manuscripts
01:16:42i burned every single page
01:16:43in 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
01:17:12you were all there
01:17:12we burned everything
01:17:13you saw
01:17:14shut up
01:17:17you fucking
01:17:18jonathan
01:17:21what'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
01:17:33cookie 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
01:17:44and show everyone
01:17:45what are those
01:17:55little scraps
01:17:56for your silly little
01:17:57crafting projects
01:17:58i told you i didn't save anything
01:18:03we lived with my mother
01:18:05for 25 years
01:18:07she's just a desperate
01:18:09delusional housewife
01:18:10trying to pass off
01:18:11my father's talent
01:18:12as her own
01:18:13that's right
01:18:14how could a housewife
01:18:15write masterpieces
01:18:17like mr asher
01:18:18and she almost fooled us all
01:18:19looks like she's all bark
01:18:21and 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
01:18:34for sending you straight to jail
01:18:36security
01:18:41get this woman
01:18:44wait
01:18:47wait wait wait wait
01:18:50this is part of the manuscript
01:18:52of 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
01:19:18those manuscripts
01:19:19scrap
01:19:20those are my manuscript scraps
01:19:25i
01:19:27you know
01:19:27have this funny habit
01:19:28where i take notes
01:19:29whenever inspiration
01:19:30scrap
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
01:20:14uh uh uh
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
01:20:51i thank you
01:20:51i gotta run
01:20:52thank you so much
01:21:07the results of the restoration just came out
01:21:19good i'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 about
01:21:35those little scrapped paper
01:21:37don't prove anything
01:21:39you've brought this upon yourself
01:21:41you used to have a luxurious life
01:21:44being taken care of
01:21:45but your stubborn
01:21:46jealous little heart
01:21:48has cost you
01:21:49everything
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
01:22:01publishing company
01:22:03roy publishing was at its peak
01:22:05when mr asher was set to become ceo
01:22:08oh
01:22:08but now
01:22:10your stock
01:22:12both professionally
01:22:16and personally
01:22:18the results of the handwriting analysis
01:22:24are out
01:22:25according to this analysis
01:22:31the handwriting on the manuscripts
01:22:33of the burning bush
01:22:34and the other 16 novels
01:22:36all belong to
01:22:38Anne Roy
01:22:42you only burned the manuscripts
01:22:49that i had recompiled
01:22:50the originals were written
01:22:52over the course of 25 years
01:22:54whenever and wherever
01:22:55i could find a moment
01:22:56all while i served this family
01:22:59as a dedicated wife and mother
01:23:00oh my god
01:23:05this is so exciting
01:23:06i think i'm having a heart attack
01:23:07this proves nothing
01:23:09anyone could have copied 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
01:23:26of 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
01:23:42you did
01:23:42back home
01:23:43they're just like you
01:23:45worthless
01:23:48i'll be there as soon as i can
01:23:59i'll be there as soon as i can
01:23:59Anne
01:23:59i'll be there as soon as i can
01:24:03look at you
01:24:15you're so emotionally unstable
01:24:18that you're gonna cry over a bunch of scraps of paper
01:24:22you are a stay-at-home housewife
01:24:26you've had nothing but time to sit and doodle
01:24:28and copy down my manuscripts
01:24:30what do 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
01:24:36Anne
01:24:37has a 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
01:24:49whenever she had time
01:24:50i've seen her do it with my own two eyes
01:24:52oh that's what it was
01:24:55anything 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, Anne?
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
01:25:31Anne, 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
01:25:54mom
01:25:56you can't blame anyone
01:25:58but yourself
01:25:59you chose
01:26:01to be a housewife
01:26:02and you should have chosen
01:26:04to spend more time
01:26:05trying to keep your husband's attention
01:26:06you're right
01:26:09i did choose this
01:26:11and i don't regret being a stay-at-home mom
01:26:14nothing
01:26:15gave me more pleasure
01:26:17than making sure that my family
01:26:19was loved
01:26:20and cared for
01:26:21now that i'm chairwoman again
01:26:25i'll nurture roy publishing
01:26:27in much the same way
01:26:28i am going to reorganize this company
01:26:31establish better standards
01:26:33and make sure to blacklist toxic people
01:26:35like the ashers
01:26:37oh come on
01:26:40stop dreaming Anne
01:26:41the writing's on the wall
01:26:42roy publishing house
01:26:44is done for
01:26:45let me get this right
01:26:47you think the industry is to trust a
01:26:49homeless
01:26:50jobless
01:26:51divorce failure of a housewife
01:26:53to establish better standards
01:26:55you couldn't even keep your own house in order
01:26:59they'll trust Anne
01:27:02roy
01:27:02they'll trust the heiress of the roy empire
01:27:05and the true author
01:27:07of this company's best-selling books
01:27:09and your delusions
01:27:10long enough
01:27:12go spout your crazy nonsense elsewhere
01:27:16security
01:27:16what are you waiting for
01:27:17don't touch her
01:27:20sorry i'm late
01:27:26no
01:27:28you're right on time
01:27:29oh good
01:27:37now little lover boy
01:27:38has finally arrived
01:27:39we can send the two lovebirds
01:27:41to the police station
01:27:42together
01:27:43well you are right
01:27:46to assume that
01:27:46someone's going to jail tonight
01:27:48oh
01:27:49mr harper
01:27:51i know you just arrived
01:27:53so you probably haven't heard
01:27:54but you two
01:27:56are done for
01:27:58once 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
01:28:06take over as
01:28:07ceo
01:28:10that's a pretty good plan you got there
01:28:13except for one little hiccup
01:28:15Anne predicted everything you were going to do one step ahead the whole time
01:28:18she even planned a little surprise for this exact occasion
01:28:22this here is a report from a forensic trace analyst
01:28:28we recovered some shards of a burnt manuscript from the asher family fireplace
01:28:34and it confirms that all the elements and the burnt writing
01:28:37and the results confirm the handwriting and all the papers in there were that of
01:28:41miss anne roy
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