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00:00Welcome aboard flight 233 from Nairobi to Los Angeles.
00:07Wi-Fi is now available. We wish you a pleasant drink.
00:12Lady Thunder, your fiancé graduates from Stanford today.
00:15As requested, we've secured him a partner track offer at Whitmore.
00:18His celebration dinner is all set. It starts once you land.
00:22Noted. Good work, Adam.
00:24Also, Sebastian Whitmore from the Whitmore Group has been quietly courting us for investment.
00:29Send me the deck.
00:32Sebastian Whitmore, founder of Whitmore AI Technology.
00:36Heir to the Whitmore Group, ranked the second richest family in North America.
00:42Parker, you can tell my grandmother I am not marrying the Caldwell girl.
00:46Boss, the Caldwells are our shot at the Thunder Circle.
00:49It's a trillion dollar powerhouse. Your grandma sees this as the only golden ticket.
00:54We can't afford to say no.
00:56So I'm just gonna get auctioned off into a loveless marriage?
00:59That's not fair to me or her.
01:01The Caldwell family already surpassed us in the market share.
01:05Unless you marry someone else.
01:07Marry someone else.
01:12Marry someone else.
01:14I don't believe that button calls me.
01:21Oh. Thanks.
01:23First time flying commercial?
01:29Yeah. I'm used to something a bit different.
01:33Lady Thunder, the chef has prepared your favorites.
01:36My favorite, salmon fish and meat, and a blueberry tart from Zurich.
01:41So, what did you do in Africa?
01:44Just some volunteer stuff.
01:46Built shelters, took care of kids.
01:49That's actually really cool.
01:55She probably didn't make a cent doing that.
01:58But the way she talks about it, like it mattered.
02:00She must be one of those rare genius people.
02:03Maybe.
02:05I'm Sebastian, by the way.
02:07Eleanor.
02:09Well, Eleanor, this might sound absolutely insane, but do you mind doing me a favor?
02:16What favor?
02:17Let me introduce myself properly.
02:19I'm the CEO of Whitmore Group, heir to the Whitmore fortune.
02:23I own five properties and two private estates.
02:25Annual income, one billion dollars.
02:28And, I'd like you to be my wife.
02:35But, I'm sorry, what?
02:40It's a fake marriage.
02:42Just for a year.
02:43I just need someone to play my wife.
02:45You seem kind.
02:48I see.
02:49You're clinically insane.
02:51I'm serious, Eleanor.
02:52You can trust me.
02:53I don't have any scandals, no addictions, no shady stuff in my past.
02:58If you agree, we can sign the papers today.
03:01And, I'll throw in a hundred grand a month and a waterfront condo in Midtown.
03:06In your name alone.
03:08You really picked the wrong girl.
03:10Already taken.
03:14I'm flying back to get married.
03:18Oh.
03:19Didn't see that coming.
03:21I'm sorry.
03:22Oops.
03:23That's it.
03:24Just gonna suck it up.
03:25You don't seem completely helpless to me.
03:28Your AI subsidiary under the clitwork room has potential.
03:43The Thunder Circle is watching it.
03:46But if that's your pitch deck to move them over, you're toast.
03:52Oh really?
03:53And what would you know about that?
03:57You don't know how the business world works, little girl.
04:00Oh no, that is very funny.
04:01Coming from the guy that just proposed to this little girl, what, five minutes ago?
04:11We might not be getting married, but I can still help you.
04:15Excuse me, what are you doing?
04:20Excuse me, what are you doing?
04:22Fixing your pitch.
04:24Ask me for a hundred million?
04:27Cute.
04:29Try a hundred billion.
04:32Excuse me, what?
04:35There.
04:36That's better.
04:37What the hell did you just do?
04:39Did you actually just send that?
04:40You learned you're selling yourself.
04:42You hijacked my pitch.
04:43Do you realize what you just did?
04:44We helped you.
04:45Helping?
04:46You call that helping?
04:47Sir?
04:48Ma'am?
04:49Is everything alright?
04:50We're good.
04:51He just landed a hundred billion dollar investment.
04:53He's...
04:54A bit emotional.
04:55Emotional.
04:56Well...
04:57Congratulations!
04:58Trust me.
04:59The Thunder Circle doesn't play small.
05:01So...
05:02A hundred million?
05:03That's an insult.
05:04A hundred billion?
05:05That's where the conversation starts.
05:07You really gotta think bigger.
05:08Did you seriously just say that?
05:13You're welcome.
05:27Great.
05:28You messed with my vile, you publicly humiliate me.
05:33you publicly humiliate me. Congratulations, you are the most infuriating woman I've ever met.
05:41Well, very good thing we're not getting married, right?
05:43Right?
05:58Landed a guy a billion dollar investment. Isn't it so big for you?
06:04Please, Daniel would never.
06:09Five years apart, he's gonna be surprised to see me.
06:13Are you sure about this? Africa's far. It's not just a trip.
06:22I'm gonna change the world, Dan. You always knew that was the dream.
06:33Here.
06:38When you get back, I'll get married.
06:43Look at this entire party, just for you.
06:52My boy, look at this entire party, just for you.
07:07Whitmore doesn't do this for just a moment. We've officially made it.
07:10And this is just the beginning. Mom, you know my dream is to become someone like Sebastian Whitmore.
07:19The CEO. But he's a mystery. No one's ever seen him in public.
07:25But I'm assuming you'll see him today.
07:33After all these years of my funding, Daniels finally made it.
07:36A PhD.
07:40Partner at Whitmore Group. It's time to let him know my real identity and start our sweet life together.
07:46Isn't that Eleanor? Isn't she banging for a living abroad? What is she doing here?
08:03Daniel. Congratulations.
08:08Eleanor?
08:09I heard about the offer. I wanted to surprise you.
08:14Why are you here?
08:16I flew back.
08:19Let me guess. You heard about the Whitmore offer.
08:23His salary. You decided to claw your way back.
08:26What? Don't act surprised.
08:28His salary. You disappeared for five years. The second he makes partner, you're back with discount
08:35flowers and a name that means nothing. You shouldn't have come, Eleanor. This,
08:40whatever we were, it's over. What? Let's break up.
08:49Why? This is what we've been building for the past five years. You said that you loved me.
08:56You thought that Daniel could love you. Don't be absurd. My son has a PhD. He just made partner at
09:04Whitmore, pulling in $30 million a year. And you? You disappeared to Africa to many children. Do you
09:12honestly think you're worthy of him? My mom is right. We just aren't the same anymore.
09:17Not the same.
09:19Look around. This is the party Whitmore threw for me. These people? Legacy investors. Real power.
09:34And you think I could introduce them to an embarrassment?
09:38I'm an embarrassment. So that's what this did to you. One offer from the Whitmore group and suddenly
09:55you're untouchable. What if I told you the Whitmore group means nothing to me?
09:59Arrogant cockroach. How dare you talk about the top firm in this country?
10:09You want to know why the Whitmore gave you that offer?
10:13Because somebody vouched for you. Somebody that they wouldn't dare ignore. And that somebody was me.
10:22I'm sorry. What? Are you sure?
10:32Mr. Whitmore, you're not going to believe this. The Thunder Circle just approved us of a direct investment.
10:38Wait, what?
10:40One hundred billion dollars.
10:42What?
10:43It's Lady Thunder's move. You know, the ghost chairwoman who runs the Thunder Circle?
10:47This is her first formal return back to the States and we're her first target. We got it.
10:54A hundred billion dollars.
11:01That's better.
11:01She was right. It was a hundred billion.
11:06Parker. Find her.
11:08Find who?
11:09The girl from the Nairobi flight. Eleanor. I don't care what it takes. You find her.
11:15I understand it. Understood. But, uh, what do you want with it?
11:19I'm gonna marry her. Wait, what?
11:25I've never seen a challenging girl like her before. She's the one I want.
11:35You self-important bitch! Who the hell do you think you are?
11:39I get it, Eleanor. You're not upset about the breakup. You're just pissed about all the money you poured into me.
11:46Name your number. Once I get my first check from Whitmore, I'll pay you off. And then we're done.
11:52Is that what you think? That I'm here chasing the money that I gave you?
11:56How about a hundred grand?
12:03Two hundred?
12:04Daniel.
12:05Three. That's my final offer.
12:08Three hundred thousand dollars, sweetheart.
12:11Do you really think I'm here for the money?
12:14Just take the money and go. Daniel should have dropped you ages ago.
12:19God knows what you were actually doing overseas.
12:23And what do you mean by that?
12:25I mean, if you weren't selling yourself, how else could you possibly have afforded to fund Daniel's education?
12:33Do you actually expect me to believe you made that sort of money nannying children?
12:38What? How dare you?
12:40Eleanor, for the sake of our seven years together, just take the money and leave.
12:49Daniel, how can you be so heartless?
12:53He's done with you. Get it through your thick head.
12:58She's not worth your time.
13:00Oh, where's Margaret? Didn't she say she was coming tonight?
13:03Yeah. Said she had to handle something first. She'll be here soon.
13:07Margaret?
13:10Margaret. Daughter of James West, vice chair of the Whitmore Group.
13:16Practically next in line, next to Sebastian.
13:19Only someone like her is a match for my son. Rich. Properly pedigree.
13:27And you are just a misstep he never should have taken.
13:31Eleanor, Margaret's on her way.
13:34You should leave.
13:36Trust me, you don't want to be here when she walks in.
13:39Because the moment you see her, you'll be ashamed.
13:46So that's what this really is about. This isn't about the job.
13:50This is about her. This is about Margaret.
13:52At least with her, I can build something bigger.
13:54Really? Do you really think that you could build something bigger with her than with me?
13:59You? Please.
14:04So.
14:09You actually think you're better than me.
14:11Margaret, my dear. You're here.
14:24So.
14:24You must be Eleanor.
14:27Daniel's ex-girlfriend.
14:29I mean, you look exactly how I pictured.
14:33Bargain bin dress. Basic face.
14:37Still clinging to a man who left you behind like yesterday's trash.
14:40But don't mind her.
14:42She never deserved to be with Daniel.
14:44She's just a pathetic shadow tugging along.
14:47So you actually think you can compete with me?
14:50I'm Margaret West.
14:52Daughter of James West.
14:54Vice Chair of the Whitmore Group.
14:57And you.
14:59You're not worth the dirt under my heel.
15:02You're right.
15:03Unlike you, I don't need to cling to daddy's title to matter.
15:07Excuse me? You really think that you can talk back to me?
15:12Get out of here before I have security drag you out like the street rat you are.
15:16Exactly. This is a ceremony for elites, not fed group.
15:22What the hell is going on?
15:28Oh, Margaret. Is everything all right?
15:31Why don't you ask her?
15:34Daniel dumped her and now she's crashing his party.
15:39Well, Dr. Prescott was handpicked by Mr. Whitmore herself.
15:44So whatever's going on here, you are out of line.
15:48Exactly. Take a look around.
15:52These aren't just normal guests.
15:53This is Whitmore's A-Team.
15:56CEOs, professionals, the people who run this city.
16:00And you are just a college dropout who thinks raising children in Africa is a career.
16:07I was running a charity.
16:09Oh, charity! Is that what we're calling unemployment now?
16:14Honey, just admit that you were broke and too proud to get a real job.
16:18Everyone, we all know why she's here. To chase my son hoping he drags her out of the gutter.
16:27So she's a gold digger. How pathetic.
16:30Next time you want to play elite, try finishing college first.
16:33Hear that? This is reality. My son, a PhD. Future partner. And you are just the mud on his shoes.
16:50Now, crawl back into your cave where you came from. Your fairy tale is over.
16:58Oh, my God.
17:07Eleanor, a woman can be broke.
17:12Or uneducated, but delusional.
17:17Now, that's where I draw the line.
17:19No matter what you tell yourself, I would never marry you.
17:23It's funny, Daniel. You know what my biggest mistake was?
17:28Believing in you. Seven years.
17:31Seven years of working and wearing you money to pay for your tuition and rent.
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