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00:00:00Here's ten million.
00:00:04Return home with me at once.
00:00:05And drive her away.
00:00:07Haven't seen each other in five years.
00:00:10Mrs. Collins hasn't changed a bit.
00:00:12It's a pity I'm no longer the weak, helpless little girl I once was.
00:00:20It seems you've done quite well during your five years overseas.
00:00:25I underestimated you.
00:00:27However, even if you're not short on money, even if you're not short on money, what about your old family home?
00:00:34Your father borrowed money back then to treat your mother's illness.
00:00:38You know he mortgaged the old family home to me, right?
00:00:40You can't be unaware of that, can you?
00:00:43The house is still the same.
00:00:46You're a devoted daughter.
00:00:47You wouldn't just ignore it, would you?
00:00:52Mom, you have to hold on.
00:00:55Mom can't make it.
00:00:56You must promise, Mom.
00:01:00You must go back.
00:01:03And buy back our old family home.
00:01:05It was your father's only wish.
00:01:09Okay.
00:01:11I promise you.
00:01:13I'll return home tomorrow.
00:01:14Mr. Collins, is Serena Walker your celebrity girlfriend?
00:01:21Mr. Collins, as Avonport City's most outstanding entrepreneur, will you be joining your celebrity girlfriend, Serena Walker, to attend the Viridian Group's charity guiler?
00:01:35No comment.
00:01:37No comment.
00:01:40Mr. Collins.
00:01:41Mr. Collins, wait.
00:01:43Mr. Collins.
00:01:44Mr. Collins, please answer.
00:01:46Mr. Collins.
00:01:47It's been five years.
00:01:48Adrian Collins, you actually don't recognize me?
00:01:52It's been five years.
00:01:54Adrian Collins, you actually don't recognize me?
00:01:56Ilarra.
00:02:08Cut the act, Adrian.
00:02:10Our relationship was always a game, wasn't it?
00:02:14Let go.
00:02:15Now the game's over.
00:02:22I'm done playing.
00:02:25Farewell.
00:02:44Adrian.
00:02:45Did you come specifically to pick me up?
00:02:53Mm-hmm.
00:03:06I knew you were coming to see it, so I had someone clean it up.
00:03:11You can stay here for now.
00:03:13Once it's done, the house will be automatically transferred to you.
00:03:19Perhaps the impact of me, his cherished ideal, isn't as great as you imagine.
00:03:25Miss Reed is exceptionally capable.
00:03:27She'll definitely find a way to drive her away.
00:03:30Wouldn't she?
00:03:31Whether Miss Reed is capable depends on how much Mrs. Collins helps.
00:03:35What do you mean?
00:03:36I want to join Viridian Green.
00:03:39The new vice president?
00:03:42Why wasn't I informed about this?
00:03:45Mrs. Collins arranged it.
00:03:46She said she recruited her from overseas.
00:03:49Her office is right next to yours.
00:03:51And tonight, she'll also be attending the charity gala.
00:03:53Also, Miss Walker sent a message asking if you're available to go with her to pick out a dress.
00:04:00I have an important meeting today.
00:04:02You go for me.
00:04:04Is work that important?
00:04:05He hasn't gone shopping with me in ages.
00:04:08Mr. Collins has been very busy lately and genuinely can't leave.
00:04:11However, he's booked the entire street and it's all reserved.
00:04:13Today, it's exclusively for you, Miss Walker.
00:04:15And Mr. Collins will pay for everything.
00:04:17Really?
00:04:19That's more like it.
00:04:21Miss, this dress perfectly matches your style.
00:04:23Didn't you say it was booked?
00:04:28Who is she?
00:04:44You.
00:04:45What are you doing here?
00:04:45This young lady recognizes me.
00:04:56No.
00:04:57I don't.
00:04:59Huh?
00:04:59Excuse me, young lady.
00:05:01Today, this place has been booked by us.
00:05:03Though I don't know how you got in, please leave now.
00:05:07Booked?
00:05:08I'm sorry.
00:05:09I wasn't aware of that.
00:05:11I urgently need an evening gown.
00:05:13I've already picked one out.
00:05:14I'll leave once I've paid.
00:05:17Well.
00:05:18Booked is booked.
00:05:19I won't allow it.
00:05:21There are other customers in the store.
00:05:23Besides, I like that dress too.
00:05:27I'll take it.
00:05:28But this young lady has already paid.
00:05:30Shut up!
00:05:32Don't you know who I am?
00:05:35This is Mr. Collins' girlfriend from Viridian Group.
00:05:38Today, Mr. Collins has already booked this entire street.
00:05:41So, young lady.
00:05:43This dress.
00:05:44Can't be sold to you.
00:05:47What if I don't?
00:06:00Hello, Adrian.
00:06:02Have you picked out your dress?
00:06:03Almost.
00:06:06But someone took the dress I liked.
00:06:09You clearly booked the place, and I don't know how she got in.
00:06:12She even paid first.
00:06:14If you like it, buy it quickly.
00:06:16Don't waste time on irrelevant people.
00:06:20Okay, I'll listen to you.
00:06:21Did you hear that?
00:06:26You want money to give it up?
00:06:27Name your price.
00:06:28Anyway, my boyfriend will pay for me.
00:06:33Adrian Collins.
00:06:35Is this the stand-in you found?
00:06:38Do you truly love her?
00:06:39This young lady certainly has a great boyfriend.
00:06:44Forget it.
00:06:45I wouldn't dream of taking what someone else loves.
00:06:51Alara Reid, even if you were his first love, so what?
00:06:55The woman he favors now is me, and it can only be me.
00:07:04That's Serena Walker, the rising star in the entertainment industry, promoted by Viridian.
00:07:09Indeed, she's as beautiful as she is on TV.
00:07:12No wonder Mr. Collins dotes on her so much.
00:07:14Exactly.
00:07:16I heard Mr. Collins invested a lot of resources in her.
00:07:19And for her sake, he's even at odds with Mrs. Collins.
00:07:22He even vowed to marry no one but Serena.
00:07:25What do you mean, vowed to marry no one but her?
00:07:28You don't know, do you?
00:07:29She's just a stand-in.
00:07:30The woman Mr. Collins loves most has always been his first love, Alara Reid.
00:07:34It's just a pity that back then, Mrs. Collins broke them up herself.
00:07:38But I've seen Alara Reid.
00:07:39This Serena Walker looks so much like her.
00:07:42If that's not a stand-in, what is?
00:07:45What's wrong?
00:07:46Oh, nothing, nothing.
00:07:48Alara Reid.
00:07:51No.
00:07:52She's in the past.
00:07:53Now the one who can stand by Adrian's side.
00:07:56It's only me.
00:08:07You really are shameless.
00:08:09The charity gala I'm hosting.
00:08:12Did I invite you?
00:08:18I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins.
00:08:19I know you don't like me.
00:08:21But I just want to contribute to Adrian's charity.
00:08:24That's all.
00:08:26Mom.
00:08:27Can you please stop targeting her?
00:08:29All right.
00:08:35I'm in a good mood today.
00:08:37So I won't bother with you two.
00:08:39It's perfect.
00:08:40I was just about to introduce someone to you.
00:08:42I will.
00:08:56I won't.
00:09:05this is the person i want to introduce to you the new vice president of viridian group
00:09:16ilara reed what she's ilara reed mr collins first love his cherished ideal
00:09:21from this angle she and serena walker really do look alike
00:09:25she really is a stand-in
00:09:28adrian long time no see adrian
00:09:35long time no see mom what are you trying to do
00:09:40why the long face miss reed was recruited by me specifically from overseas
00:09:46not only is she exceptionally capable she's also sensible she's so much better than a certain
00:09:52someone and adrian i know you haven't forgotten alara at all otherwise you wouldn't have found
00:10:00such a similar woman now i agree to you and alara being together there's no need to keep the imposter
00:10:06around is there mom the past is the past i've long forgotten it
00:10:13now my girlfriend is serena she's not anyone's stand-in as for vice president reed if she truly
00:10:25is capable i welcome her joining but i don't want to hear you say such things again let's go
00:10:34adrian
00:10:36the past
00:10:39can you truly forget it all
00:10:41vice president reed please just call me mr collins
00:10:45our relationship isn't familiar enough to be on a first name basis
00:10:49are you really going to give up just like that
00:11:04where's that resilience you had five years ago
00:11:08mrs collins that young woman seems perfectly fine to me
00:11:12why don't you just give in can't you see your son now despises me so much
00:11:17no
00:11:18here's 2.8 million dollars you must handle this
00:11:24it's settled then i'm leaving now
00:11:27all right i've already agreed to seduce adrian collins isn't that enough
00:11:48so you really are just working for money
00:11:50alara reed
00:11:53you truly haven't changed a bit
00:11:56weren't you going to seduce me
00:12:10after five years apart
00:12:12don't you have anything to say to me
00:12:14adrian
00:12:16mr collins you should leave quickly
00:12:26adrian
00:12:30i clearly saw him walk this way just now
00:12:33how could he be gone
00:12:34mr collins what are you doing
00:12:39you just left back then and now you've come back to find me
00:12:43what do you take me for
00:12:44or are you saying that as long as it's for money
00:12:47you'd do anything
00:12:50adrian
00:12:59adrian are you in there
00:13:05didn't mr collins already know
00:13:08as long as there's enough money
00:13:10i'll even throw myself into your arms
00:13:12after all like mr collins
00:13:15i'm a selfish person
00:13:17aren't i
00:13:19after all i don't care about my reputation
00:13:27but your girlfriend is right outside
00:13:30do you dare
00:13:34forget it
00:13:44hey
00:14:02adrian have you lost your mind
00:14:15what weren't you trying to seduce me
00:14:18now that i'm willingly throwing myself at you
00:14:20shouldn't you be happy
00:14:22i'm just surprised
00:14:26mr collins a man so devoted and true
00:14:28turns out to be a hypocrite
00:14:30you were so resolute in the ballroom just now
00:14:34and now you're with your ex-girlfriend here
00:14:36aren't you afraid i'll tell serena
00:14:38hey
00:14:40it's no big deal
00:14:41i'll just find another girlfriend
00:14:43how did you become like this
00:14:46you used to be
00:14:48how was i before
00:14:49you were a jerk back then too
00:14:53giving up halfway isn't your style
00:14:56how about this
00:14:58if you behave a little better
00:15:00i might even consider making you my official girlfriend
00:15:03i'm not in the mood today
00:15:05mr collins
00:15:06please find someone else
00:15:07you want to borrow money to treat your mother's illness
00:15:29all right
00:15:32as long as you agree to one condition of mine
00:15:34these seven hundred thousand dollars
00:15:37are yours
00:15:38leave my son forever
00:15:40why are you looking at me like that
00:15:44is the money too little
00:15:46these seven hundred thousand dollars
00:15:49are enough for you to take your mother abroad
00:15:51for treatment
00:15:51and for you to study overseas
00:15:53don't push your luck
00:15:54i just didn't expect
00:15:58this kind of cheesy
00:16:00ceo romance plot
00:16:02would happen to me
00:16:03mrs collins
00:16:04i came to borrow money from you
00:16:06not to beg for it
00:16:08please considering my father
00:16:10worked for the collins family
00:16:11for many years
00:16:12don't threaten me with your father's death
00:16:14there's only one condition
00:16:16if you can't do it
00:16:18you won't get a single penny
00:16:19i apologize mrs collins
00:16:21consider that i was never here
00:16:22oh no
00:16:39i was so busy working
00:16:40that i forgot it's adrian's birthday today
00:16:42is there still time
00:16:43i wonder if adrian will like the gift i prepared
00:16:46over the endless mountains
00:16:49adrian could you sing a song for us
00:16:52of course
00:16:53adrian
00:17:04didn't you say that you and a lara
00:17:06were just a casual fling
00:17:08how long has it been
00:17:09you haven't changed yet
00:17:10don't tell me you've actually fallen for her
00:17:13how could that be
00:17:15she's merely a plaything to me
00:17:17i just haven't found the next one yet
00:17:19so she'll stay to pass the time for now
00:17:22that's true
00:17:23you didn't even tell her about your birthday
00:17:26if she were smart she should have left by now
00:17:29she actually thought she could become a princess from a pauper
00:17:33mrs collins
00:17:46i accept your condition
00:17:48all right
00:17:53i'll be right back more
00:17:55and perhaps i'll just be clear
00:17:55and her with my promise
00:17:58but i'll just be positive
00:17:58which is remember
00:17:59at the same time
00:18:00i've managed to forgive her
00:18:02to begin asΠΆ
00:18:04so
00:18:04really
00:18:05at the same time
00:18:05i'll just damage my god
00:18:06i've noticed
00:18:06Molly
00:18:07that was really
00:18:07all the best
00:18:08and i'll just get up
00:18:08and I
00:18:08i know
00:18:09you care
00:18:10we see
00:18:11that we can take that
00:18:11and i'll just take it
00:18:12and i'll just keep this
00:18:13and and i guess
00:18:14i'll just vΓ o
00:18:14that we can'll just
00:18:14but i'll have you
00:18:15and subscribe
00:18:16that's where i'll just feel
00:18:16wait who are you hello is mr collins available we're here to discuss the contract renewal
00:18:26i apologize mr collins is busy with work without a prior appointment he cannot be seen are you blind
00:18:32do you recognize me now miss walker my apologies i didn't recognize you now can i see adrian
00:18:41still no you however miss walker you may go to the vip lounge upstairs to wait
00:18:47i'll report to the executive assistant office immediately don't act like a child work is
00:18:53important then i'll leave it to you
00:18:57liam why are you stopping me ever since last night adrian hasn't been answering my calls
00:19:06i have to see him it's all your fault if it weren't for you calling me last night adrian
00:19:14and i might have
00:19:29serena please don't be foolish if you offend mr collins your career will be over
00:19:33i don't care anymore that woman is back i will absolutely not allow her to take adrian away from me
00:19:41hey hey hey
00:19:42where is he adrian
00:19:54where did he go
00:19:58at
00:20:05miss walker mr collins suddenly had an urgent matter to attend to he asked me to take you back
00:20:10all right princess can we please stop making trouble for now at the very least let's first finalize the contract renewal
00:20:23all right
00:20:27miss walker the executive assistant office has already arranged a fast pass for you
00:20:31you can go directly to the conference room
00:20:34i knew it adrian wouldn't refuse to see me
00:20:38get out of my way
00:20:43adrian
00:20:44why is it you is it hard to understand i am the vice president of viridian group
00:20:57of course i have the right to negotiate with miss walker regarding the endorsement renewal
00:21:00i don't want to talk to you i want to see adrian mr collins is currently in a meeting he's not available
00:21:06i don't believe you you definitely don't want me to see adrian so you blocked the message
00:21:11i want to see adrian otherwise i won't renew this contract
00:21:16serena do you know what you're saying back then adrian personally signed the contract with me
00:21:22the renewal should be the same i only acknowledge him what's more someone who got in by relying on
00:21:29mrs collins just a crony through connections who knows about her professional abilities serena don't
00:21:36talk nonsense don't think that just because you have the appearance of a vixen you can interfere
00:21:42in everything vice president reed please don't be angry serena is just a bit too straightforward
00:21:56i'm a vixen then what are you who looks eighty percent like me a vixen stand-in
00:22:02you're just making a fool of yourself for all the world to see you really shouldn't be like this
00:22:06everyone will laugh at you if you can't speak properly then maybe you should keep your mouth
00:22:10shut i think you're like a cheap knockoff it looks similar from a distance but falls apart
00:22:14the second you open your mouth alara reed oh i'm so sorry if anything i said offended you
00:22:22you can tell me i'll say it again you what you you came clinging to me yourself so clingy don't you
00:22:28have any self-respect not only am i a vixen but i also have a bad temper how can i compare to you
00:22:34compared to you even a pile of dirt looks interesting you're not pretty your words aren't sweet
00:22:38you're ugly and you have no money your mother must be very humorous because you're a complete joke
00:22:45alara reed serena stop it what kind of behavior is arguing in an office
00:22:53mr collins mr collins mr collins
00:22:59adrian she started insulting me this is a workplace not a place for your tantrums
00:23:05if you don't want to renew the contract this endorser is replaceable
00:23:12last night in front of mrs collins you acted as if you couldn't marry anyone but serena walker
00:23:18now you're not even showing a hint of support
00:23:23mr collins please calm down
00:23:25serena is just not in a good mood today she absolutely doesn't mean to cancel the contract
00:23:32serena quickly apologize to vice president reed adrian
00:23:39i'm sorry vice president reed it was my fault
00:23:58serena
00:23:59it seems that way serena walker isn't that important to him after all
00:24:08then why does he still insist on going against mrs collins
00:24:11after five years apart he has completely changed into someone i don't recognize
00:24:17adrian are you angry with me
00:24:19adrian
00:24:26adrian are you angry with me
00:24:28i have a lot to do today i don't have time to be angry with you
00:24:32so you're not angry right then tonight i'd like to invite you for dinner okay
00:24:45all right then i'll go ahead and book a restaurant at the hotel now
00:24:56see you tonight
00:25:05a date are they planning to
00:25:11what they booked a hotel restaurant are they spending the night together
00:25:15serena walker did book a hotel restaurant but i only heard your son agreed
00:25:19dinner doesn't necessarily mean spending the night right
00:25:23what's the difference i've been strictly guarding him this whole time
00:25:27unfortunately adrian is usually quite conservative they haven't yet gone all the way
00:25:31how is it that as soon as you came back you provoked them
00:25:34i don't care you must ruin this date don't let him get her pregnant otherwise i'll hold you
00:25:39responsible otherwise i'll hold you responsible what you want me to hey
00:25:48elara reed elara reed why did you have to be so nosy and make that call
00:25:52good evening mr collins good evening
00:26:05he actually came to the hotel to meet her
00:26:07hey hey hey miss please show your vip card vip card what vip card no vipe card then what
00:26:15are you doing here oh i'm
00:26:16this area is not allowed for unauthorized personnel please leave
00:26:25now i have to go get a
00:26:28what kind of stupid card the minimum top-up is seventy thousand dollars
00:26:31strange the elevator clearly stopped on the eighth floor how can there be no one here
00:26:56which room did you book
00:27:01are you here for me
00:27:16yesterday you acted as if you weren't interested
00:27:19you showed no interest at all and today you dress like this and follow me
00:27:24what's wrong are you afraid i'll get involved with serena walker you've got it wrong
00:27:30i'm here for a part-time job
00:27:33so the esteemed vice president of iridian group has to moonlight as a cleaner working a menial job
00:27:40you can still endure such hardship
00:27:43yes unlike mr collins
00:27:45born with a silver spoon in your mouth
00:27:48let alone being a cleaner even if i were selling at a bar
00:27:52selling what
00:27:53my affairs are none of your business
00:28:00now can you release your noble hand
00:28:15you
00:28:16you
00:28:20you
00:28:22you
00:28:24you
00:28:26you
00:28:28you
00:28:30Adrian, you're here.
00:28:42I'm sorry, Adrian.
00:28:44The hotel restaurant was fully booked, so I asked the waiter to bring it to the room.
00:28:48But I also decorated a bit.
00:28:50It's quite romantic.
00:28:53So, shall we...
00:28:54You've crossed the line.
00:28:58Adrian.
00:28:58Have you forgotten what you promised me back then?
00:29:07Please save me.
00:29:08They're going to assault me.
00:29:10Serena Walker, don't play innocent.
00:29:13Serena Walker, don't play innocent.
00:29:15You tricked me into getting resources, didn't you?
00:29:17I'm telling you, if you run today, the entertainment industry, you can forget about staying in it.
00:29:23Please save me.
00:29:24I can't let them take me.
00:29:25Hey, who are you?
00:29:29I advise you not to meddle.
00:29:31Get lost.
00:29:33What if I insist on getting involved?
00:29:37Ha ha ha.
00:29:38Someone's really asking for it.
00:29:40Guys, get him.
00:29:41I... I...
00:29:48How did I get thrown over here?
00:29:53I didn't see clearly, man.
00:29:54Are you okay?
00:29:57Who exactly are you?
00:29:59Adrian Collins.
00:30:01You're the heir to Viridian Group.
00:30:03Adrian Collins, Mr. Collins.
00:30:05I can give you all the resources in the entertainment industry.
00:30:10In the entertainment industry.
00:30:12But I have one condition.
00:30:13I need a girlfriend.
00:30:15In name only.
00:30:20What I need is...
00:30:22An honest and obedient.
00:30:23Fake girlfriend.
00:30:25Not someone who's constantly by my side.
00:30:27With ulterior motives.
00:30:29If you can't do that, we can terminate our agreement.
00:30:32I'll arrange for PR.
00:30:34To immediately announce our breakup.
00:30:40Adrian, I didn't mean anything else.
00:30:42I just wanted to thank you.
00:30:44Um, for your help.
00:30:45It was just an invitation to dinner.
00:30:47Please don't misunderstand.
00:30:53I definitely won't do this again.
00:30:55I won't be having dinner.
00:30:57I'm leaving now.
00:30:57Adrian!
00:31:04Don't waste it.
00:31:11What?
00:31:12You didn't stop him from going in?
00:31:14What did you do?
00:31:18What can I do?
00:31:19You know, don't you?
00:31:20How adamant your son is about this.
00:31:22And you also know...
00:31:24How much he hates me for what happened back then.
00:31:26For taking the money and leaving.
00:31:28He detests me too much to even consider it.
00:31:30How could he possibly abandon Serena Walker, his true love, for me?
00:31:34I gave you 2.8 million dollars.
00:31:36Not for you to just sit around and do nothing.
00:31:38Don't forget the agreement we made.
00:31:40The agreement.
00:31:41If you can't complete it, you'll owe me ten times that amount.
00:31:44I...
00:31:45I...
00:31:46Ah, there's a turn of events.
00:31:53He came out.
00:31:54It's been less than ten minutes.
00:31:56They definitely didn't do anything.
00:31:57Are you relieved now?
00:31:59That shouldn't be right.
00:32:01They must have had an argument.
00:32:04Well, strike while the iron's hot.
00:32:06Tomorrow, you get ready properly.
00:32:08I'll have Adrian come home for dinner.
00:32:18Go investigate immediately what Alara Reid experienced during her five years overseas.
00:32:23I asked you to come home for dinner.
00:32:33I didn't say to bring someone irrelevant.
00:32:36Are you intentionally trying to provoke me?
00:32:39Mrs. Collins, please don't be angry.
00:32:41Actually, it was my...
00:32:42It's not your place to speak here.
00:32:45Adrian, you've been defying me over Alara.
00:32:47For so many years, now I agree.
00:32:50To you two being together.
00:32:51Isn't that enough?
00:32:53Why do you insist on opposing me?
00:32:55Mom, if not following your arrangements is opposing you, then I have nothing more to say.
00:33:00What do you mean, arranged?
00:33:02Was I wrong to want what's best for you?
00:33:04Mrs. Collins, please don't be angry.
00:33:06Adrian didn't mean it that way.
00:33:08Mrs. Collins, please calm down.
00:33:10All right, fine.
00:33:11Mom, if I break up with Serena and get together with Alara Reid,
00:33:15then will you agree to me?
00:33:17Marrying her and having children?
00:33:22Who said I can't?
00:33:24Oh, for things you can't do, don't force yourself.
00:33:27From now on, if it's for my own good, don't say things that are too fake.
00:33:33Who said what I said was fake?
00:33:36Alara Reid is the only daughter-in-law.
00:33:38I acknowledge.
00:33:40Right now, I'm transferring the shares,
00:33:42the 5% of the group set aside for my daughter-in-law, to her.
00:33:46Right now, I'm transferring the shares,
00:33:49the 5% of the group set aside for my daughter-in-law, to her.
00:33:53Is this true?
00:33:55I'll have someone immediately issue an official statement.
00:33:59No one else will enter the Collins family home.
00:34:01Hello?
00:34:07Wealthy mother and son clash.
00:34:09Mrs. Collins declares.
00:34:11She does not recognize Serena Walkers as her future daughter-in-law,
00:34:14and publicly states Alara Reid is her chosen candidate.
00:34:17Mrs. Collins.
00:34:22Are you really serious?
00:34:26Now you know everything I said.
00:34:28Was true, right?
00:34:30Mom.
00:34:32I misunderstood you.
00:34:34Then break up with Serena Walker immediately.
00:34:36But I didn't agree.
00:34:38To any of your conditions, did I?
00:34:40My future wife can absolutely not be a puppet.
00:34:45When she can, earn a place for herself in the group without relying on others.
00:34:50Then we can talk about marriage.
00:34:59He's mocking you for being useless and also humiliating me.
00:35:03I won't let him have his way.
00:35:04Alara Reid, from now on,
00:35:09I permit you to attend shareholder meetings
00:35:11and hold actual management power
00:35:12of the group.
00:35:15Now go and show him what you're capable of.
00:35:19Adrian,
00:35:19I saw you didn't eat much earlier.
00:35:22There's a nice restaurant just ahead.
00:35:24I'm not going.
00:35:25You go by yourself.
00:35:27Wong, pull over up ahead.
00:35:34Those words you said earlier,
00:35:36were you trying to secure advantages for Alara Reid?
00:35:39Why exactly?
00:35:41She's just a hypocritical, selfish,
00:35:43uh, gold digger.
00:35:44Why do you still-
00:35:45What happens between her and me
00:35:46is not for you to comment on.
00:35:49Serena Walker.
00:35:51Remember your place.
00:35:52What I said last night,
00:35:54I don't want to repeat a second time.
00:35:56All of this belongs to me.
00:36:10Alara Reid,
00:36:11I will definitely make your life hell.
00:36:19Hello?
00:36:19Go help me look into someone right now.
00:36:22Mr. Collins,
00:36:23I've found all the information you requested.
00:36:24What did you find?
00:36:28Ms. Reid committed a crime overseas.
00:36:31What did you say?
00:36:32You gave me the company shares
00:36:34and management rights.
00:36:37So, the dividends and profits?
00:36:39Anything you can earn by your own ability
00:36:41is yours.
00:36:42Don't bother me unless it's important.
00:36:45Thank you, Mrs. Collins.
00:36:46I'll be leaving now.
00:36:51Hello?
00:36:52Alara Reid,
00:36:53Have you forgotten
00:36:54that you haven't paid off
00:36:56your debt to me yet?
00:36:58Who gave you the right to return?
00:37:00When Ms. Reid, back then,
00:37:01took Mrs. Reid abroad
00:37:02for medical treatment,
00:37:03but her mother only lasted
00:37:04less than half a year
00:37:05before passing away.
00:37:06The five million dollars
00:37:07was almost completely used up.
00:37:09After that,
00:37:10she worked her way through school
00:37:10and was accepted
00:37:11into a prestigious local university.
00:37:13She even successfully
00:37:14pursued postgraduate studies.
00:37:17However,
00:37:17her advisor,
00:37:18Professor Jonathan Vance,
00:37:22What happened?
00:37:22Tell me quickly.
00:37:23Reportedly,
00:37:24because of a paper
00:37:25that was plagiarized,
00:37:26the two of them
00:37:27had a sudden dispute.
00:37:29Ms. Reid accidentally
00:37:29injured Professor Vance's
00:37:31private parts.
00:37:35As a result,
00:37:36Ms. Reid was expelled
00:37:37on the spot
00:37:37and incurred a debt
00:37:39of five million dollars.
00:37:41I told you,
00:37:41the five million dollars
00:37:42I will pay you back.
00:37:44But not because
00:37:45I'm afraid of you.
00:37:46It's because I don't want
00:37:47to get involved
00:37:47with repulsive people
00:37:48like you ever again.
00:37:50As for whether
00:37:51I return home,
00:37:52that's none of your business.
00:37:54Hmph, is that so?
00:37:57None of my business?
00:37:59Hmph, I heard.
00:38:01You seem to be trying
00:38:03to curry favor
00:38:03with your future
00:38:04mother-in-law.
00:38:06Society values reputation
00:38:08above all else.
00:38:10Tell me,
00:38:10what if I were to reveal
00:38:12your criminal past
00:38:12to your future
00:38:13mother-in-law?
00:38:15What do you think
00:38:16would happen then?
00:38:17You wouldn't dare.
00:38:20I'll give you the money.
00:38:22I'll give you a portion first.
00:38:23I'll give you
00:38:242.8 million dollars.
00:38:25That should shut you up, right?
00:38:27I'll give you
00:38:28one more month.
00:38:29If you still
00:38:31can't pay back the money,
00:38:32don't blame me
00:38:33for not showing mercy,
00:38:34even as your former teacher.
00:38:36Hmph.
00:38:43This is a paper
00:38:44I completed alone.
00:38:45What right do you have
00:38:46to publish it
00:38:46without my permission?
00:38:47And putting only
00:38:48your name on it.
00:38:49This is plagiarism.
00:38:53Ha ha ha.
00:38:54Ilara, my dear student.
00:38:57Don't be so serious.
00:38:59It's just a paper,
00:39:00after all.
00:39:01I can give you
00:39:02as many papers
00:39:03as you want
00:39:04in the future.
00:39:05As long as you are
00:39:06willing to be
00:39:07like the others.
00:39:08As long as you are
00:39:09willing
00:39:09to be like the others.
00:39:14What are you doing?
00:39:16My dear Ilara,
00:39:17our little town here
00:39:19is only so big.
00:39:22If you want to get by here
00:39:23comfortably in the future,
00:39:25you'll have to obey me.
00:39:27Hmph.
00:39:28I advise you
00:39:29to be a little wiser.
00:39:32What are you doing?
00:39:33Let me go.
00:39:34The first day I saw you,
00:39:35I fell deeply
00:39:36in love with you.
00:39:38Such a captivating face.
00:39:40You must belong to me.
00:39:44Get up!
00:39:44You must.
00:39:45Some people also said
00:39:53Professor Vance
00:39:54was a habitual molester
00:39:55of female students,
00:39:56but he had good
00:39:57connections locally.
00:39:58So.
00:40:00Got it.
00:40:01You can leave now.
00:40:02Kevin,
00:40:11do something for me.
00:40:18Hello?
00:40:20Miss Reed,
00:40:21the clothes and bags
00:40:22you rented
00:40:23are due today.
00:40:25Would you like to extend
00:40:26the rental
00:40:26or come return them?
00:40:27Um,
00:40:28one moment please.
00:40:28If I only extend it
00:40:35for another month,
00:40:36how much would that be?
00:40:38Around $10,000.
00:40:40The exact amount
00:40:41depends on the wear and tear
00:40:42on these clothes and bags.
00:40:47Never mind.
00:40:48I'll extend it
00:40:49for two more days.
00:40:50Can I get a discount?
00:40:52Since you're a regular customer
00:40:53at both our local
00:40:54and overseas branches.
00:40:55How about $400?
00:40:58Oh, okay.
00:41:17Please leave the delivery
00:41:18at the door.
00:41:20Didn't I say
00:41:21to leave the delivery
00:41:22at the door?
00:41:25Hey, Lara.
00:41:26Adrian.
00:41:28What are you doing here?
00:41:29You don't welcome me?
00:41:31Now is not a good time.
00:41:32We can talk later
00:41:33if there's anything.
00:41:35Is it not a good time?
00:41:37Or are you afraid
00:41:38to let me in?
00:41:46Is this what you usually eat?
00:41:49I'm used to gourmet food.
00:41:51But sometimes I like a change.
00:41:53What's wrong?
00:41:54It's not illegal
00:41:55for me to eat
00:41:55instant noodles, is it?
00:41:57Or are you saying
00:41:58that our Mr. Collins
00:41:59is allergic to instant noodles?
00:42:01Why are you still so stubborn?
00:42:03You were like this
00:42:04five years ago
00:42:05and you're still like this now.
00:42:06Mom,
00:42:23you need to take care of yourself.
00:42:31Elora,
00:42:32there are a few things
00:42:34I want to discuss
00:42:34with you privately.
00:42:44So this is the son
00:42:45from the family
00:42:46where Mr. Reed
00:42:47worked as a driver.
00:42:48They really did get together.
00:42:50I heard the rich lady
00:42:51didn't approve
00:42:51of that young woman.
00:42:52Mr. Reed,
00:42:53a couple of days ago,
00:42:54took his wife
00:42:55to see a doctor.
00:42:56Elora,
00:42:56take this money for now.
00:42:59If it's not enough,
00:43:00ask me for more.
00:43:01I don't want your money.
00:43:03Isn't it obvious?
00:43:04She disagrees.
00:43:05That young woman
00:43:06is a real jinx.
00:43:08Otherwise,
00:43:08Mr. Reed worked for them
00:43:09as a driver
00:43:09for so many years.
00:43:11How could it be
00:43:11that they showed him
00:43:12no consideration?
00:43:13He was so unlucky
00:43:14to get into a car accident
00:43:15on the road.
00:43:16What do you know?
00:43:17How do you know
00:43:18that what this girl
00:43:19is doing
00:43:19isn't implicitly approved
00:43:21by Mr. Reed?
00:43:23No,
00:43:24just take the money first.
00:43:26Your father's funeral arrangements
00:43:27and your mother's illness
00:43:28both need money.
00:43:29Don't be so stubborn, okay?
00:43:31Did your mother
00:43:31approve of this money?
00:43:37Can't you see the way
00:43:38everyone is looking at us?
00:43:41Adrian.
00:43:43My father valued
00:43:44his reputation
00:43:45above all else.
00:43:46Now because of us,
00:43:47he's being mocked
00:43:48for selling his daughter
00:43:48for glory.
00:43:49He couldn't even hold
00:43:50his head high
00:43:51until his death.
00:43:53If you still want
00:43:54to be with me,
00:43:57please leave him
00:43:58with this last bit
00:43:58of dignity.
00:44:02Yes.
00:44:03I am destitute.
00:44:06I'm buried
00:44:06in foreign debt.
00:44:08Not only do I eat
00:44:09instant noodles
00:44:09and work as a cleaner,
00:44:11I've even sung in bars
00:44:12and done questionable things.
00:44:14I am no longer
00:44:15the same pure
00:44:16and innocent Alara Reed.
00:44:18Are you happy now?
00:44:21Alara, I...
00:44:25Don't pretend
00:44:26to feel sorry for me.
00:44:28To you,
00:44:28this cherished ideal,
00:44:29your first love.
00:44:31I'm just a former
00:44:32plaything,
00:44:32is that right?
00:44:35Just leave.
00:44:37You're not welcome here.
00:44:38Alara.
00:44:39Actually,
00:44:40five years ago,
00:44:40I...
00:44:41Hello?
00:44:45What's wrong?
00:44:47Mr. Collins,
00:44:48check the trending
00:44:48topics now.
00:44:49Ms. Reed's incident
00:44:50has been exposed.
00:44:52Mrs. Collins,
00:44:53please don't be too angry.
00:44:55After all,
00:44:56you didn't know
00:44:56what kind of person
00:44:57she was.
00:44:58If you have to blame
00:44:59someone,
00:45:00blame some people
00:45:01for being too deceptive.
00:45:02Mrs. Collins.
00:45:14Mom?
00:45:15I knew you
00:45:16wouldn't do anything good.
00:45:18When you first met me,
00:45:19you pretended
00:45:20to be so virtuous.
00:45:22Turns out,
00:45:22you're someone
00:45:23with an incomplete
00:45:24education
00:45:24and a criminal record.
00:45:26I never claimed
00:45:26to have a high degree,
00:45:28nor did I deny
00:45:29what I did.
00:45:29It's because you
00:45:31didn't investigate
00:45:31my background beforehand,
00:45:33and it was you
00:45:33who begged me
00:45:34to return home,
00:45:34wasn't it?
00:45:35How dare you talk back?
00:45:37Mom,
00:45:37that's enough.
00:45:39Now is not the time
00:45:40for infighting.
00:45:41I will get to the bottom
00:45:42of this
00:45:43and give the media
00:45:45and the shareholders
00:45:46an explanation.
00:45:50Fine.
00:45:51I'll give you
00:45:51another chance.
00:45:56Alara,
00:45:57are you okay?
00:45:59Adrian,
00:46:13you wanted to see me alone.
00:46:14Is something wrong?
00:46:15Starting tomorrow,
00:46:16you no longer need
00:46:17to appear before me.
00:46:25Why?
00:46:26Why, Adrian?
00:46:28Did I do something wrong?
00:46:31You know exactly
00:46:32what you did.
00:46:33Don't play dumb.
00:46:34Do you need me
00:46:34to get a legal team
00:46:35to review it for you?
00:46:41Publicly exposing
00:46:42someone else's privacy,
00:46:43do you know
00:46:44the consequences?
00:46:48Yes.
00:46:49I did it.
00:46:51Why?
00:46:51Because this villain
00:46:52came back
00:46:53and took everything
00:46:53from me.
00:46:53Everything from you?
00:47:01Who told you that?
00:47:04You clearly liked me,
00:47:05didn't you?
00:47:06Otherwise,
00:47:07why would you save me
00:47:08and make me your girlfriend?
00:47:10If she hadn't come back,
00:47:11we might have been engaged
00:47:12by now.
00:47:14Serena Walker,
00:47:15did you really think
00:47:16I didn't know
00:47:17that you and those rich kids
00:47:19were working together
00:47:21back then?
00:47:24You're the heir
00:47:25to the Viridian Group.
00:47:27Adrian Collins,
00:47:27Mr. Collins.
00:47:30You schemed against me,
00:47:32but I can overlook that.
00:47:33And you should be grateful
00:47:34you look like her.
00:47:35It was useful
00:47:36for my plan.
00:47:37Otherwise,
00:47:38three months ago,
00:47:39your career
00:47:39would have been over.
00:47:43Take your contract
00:47:44and get out of my sight.
00:47:48Considering you've been
00:47:48well-behaved
00:47:49for the past three months,
00:47:51I'll let you leave
00:47:52with some dignity.
00:47:57Thank you,
00:47:57Mr. Collins.
00:48:04Mr. Collins,
00:48:05Professor Vance
00:48:06is on the phone.
00:48:06He says he wants
00:48:07to speak with you personally.
00:48:08Who exactly are you?
00:48:14Why are you messing with me?
00:48:16Did I offend you?
00:48:17Blame yourself.
00:48:19You messed with
00:48:19the wrong person.
00:48:20Spend the rest of your life
00:48:21repenting in prison.
00:48:27Why?
00:48:28Why?
00:48:29How can you win
00:48:29his heart so easily?
00:48:31I was so close.
00:48:32Just one step away.
00:48:33Alara Reid.
00:48:35If I,
00:48:36Serena Walker,
00:48:36can't have the one I want,
00:48:37then neither can you.
00:48:43Well, well, well.
00:48:44Isn't it the celebrity
00:48:44Serena Walker?
00:48:46What's up?
00:48:46Remember to call
00:48:47a small fry like me.
00:48:49I heard.
00:48:50You're short on gambling
00:48:51money lately, aren't you?
00:48:52$280,000.
00:48:54Help me deal with someone.
00:49:01He actually helped me.
00:49:05But why?
00:49:07Don't use your father's death
00:49:11to threaten me.
00:49:12There's only one condition.
00:49:14If you can't do it,
00:49:14you won't get a penny.
00:49:16I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins.
00:49:18Consider that I was never here.
00:49:19I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins.
00:49:24I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins.
00:49:26I'm sorry.
00:49:26I'm sorry.
00:49:31I'm sorry.
00:49:32I'm sorry.
00:49:33I'm sorry.
00:49:39I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins.
00:49:42Five years.
00:49:43You're finally back with me.
00:49:46Hey Lara. Five years. You're finally back with me. She's nothing but a plaything to
00:49:55me. Haven't found the next one yet, have I? So I'll just keep her around to pass the
00:50:00time.
00:50:01Right. You didn't even tell her your birthday. If she were smart, she'd get lost on her own.
00:50:10Does she really think she's going to have a rags to riches story, huh?
00:50:20Adrian, won't saying that hurt her too much?
00:50:23The more hurt, the better. That way, she can take the money and go abroad without any worries.
00:50:28You love her so much. Can you really let her go?
00:50:32No I can't. But I don't have enough power yet to protect her. Instead of letting her
00:50:39struggle painfully with this choice, let me make the decision for her.
00:51:04The weary bird that left. Should return to its nest.
00:51:11May I come in?
00:51:13Uh, what is it?
00:51:17The clarification statement. That was you, wasn't it?
00:51:21Thank you. Also yesterday. I shouldn't have been so rude to you. I've actually let go.
00:51:30Of the past. Let go?
00:51:35What I mean is, we are adults now. Five years ago, whatever your intention was, you were good
00:51:41to me. So I don't resent you. On the contrary, it's me.
00:51:48Now that the debt has been withdrawn, I can't shamelessly get involved anymore. Since I've
00:51:59decided to leave. There's no need to tell him. It's nothing. I just wanted to thank Mr. Collins.
00:52:07And also ask for some time off. I need to go home for something.
00:52:11Sure. Is that all?
00:52:16Thank you, Mr. Collins. I'll be going now.
00:52:19I'm sorry, Mom. I couldn't get Dad's house back.
00:52:44From now on, I probably won't be coming back here anymore. I hope you can forgive me.
00:52:55Well, hello there, pretty girl. Where are you off to?
00:53:00This is a society ruled by law. What are you doing?
00:53:03I just wanted to perform a magic trick for you.
00:53:11So I don't resent you. On the contrary, it's me. It's nothing. I just wanted to thank Mr.
00:53:16Collins and also ask for some time off.
00:53:19Wait, that's not right. It's very wrong. She must have something to say.
00:53:25Mr. Collins, I just went to talk business with Vice President Reed and found she wasn't
00:53:29there. But I found this.
00:53:32I need to go home for something.
00:53:41Why isn't she answering her phone?
00:53:49Ilara?
00:53:52Ilara Reed?
00:53:54Ilara?
00:53:56Ilara?
00:53:58Ilara?
00:53:59Why are you knocking so loudly in the middle of the night? She's not here.
00:54:03How do you know she's not here?
00:54:04Of course, I saw it with my own eyes. Young man, you look respectable. But you should stay
00:54:08away from that kind of indecent woman. Otherwise, you'll be deceived by her before you even
00:54:12realize it.
00:54:14Stop spouting nonsense. What exactly did you see?
00:54:17I saw her leaving arm in arm with several men.
00:54:23I saw her leaving arm in arm with several men.
00:54:26Sweetheart, you really shouldn't. Drink so much when you can't handle alcohol. Don't misunderstand.
00:54:40We're taking her to the hospital. Let's go.
00:54:48Young people nowadays.
00:54:51You mean three people?
00:54:53Those three men. They looked shifty and dishonest. Clearly not decent people. But then again, what
00:54:59kind of decent girl hangs out with them? Young man, I advise you. Hey, I wasn't finished.
00:55:04What kind of person is this? Quick, find me Aaron Zhang's villa address.
00:55:15Who are you? What do you want?
00:55:18Unlucky for you, young lady. I'm short on cash. And someone's paying me to cripple you
00:55:25on camera. Of course. A guy like me has always had a soft spot for the ladies. You're so beautiful.
00:55:34How about you come with me and I'll let you off the hook?
00:55:37Who sent you? I just returned from abroad. I barely know anyone here. If I had to say
00:55:43who I offended. Serena Walker.
00:55:46Oh, young lady. Didn't expect you to be so clever, huh? Huh?
00:55:51Aren't you afraid I'll expose everything you've done afterwards?
00:55:54If you don't mind your video being leaked, suit yourself.
00:55:57It seems you don't know me very well. I committed a crime abroad.
00:56:04And almost killed someone. Coincidentally, they were pretty much like you. All scumbags
00:56:11who disrespect women. But now his... is gone. I'm the kind of person who isn't afraid to
00:56:20kill. Why would I be afraid of your video? Besides, didn't you ever think I have accomplices?
00:56:30Would you dare threaten me? I'm just telling you a fact. You still have a chance to back
00:56:34out now. Once you really lay a hand on me. Even if you destroy the evidence, my accomplices
00:56:41will make sure to punish you all for me.
00:56:45Aaron! Aaron! What this woman is saying doesn't sound like a lie. Let's investigate first, just
00:56:50to be sure.
00:56:53Investigate what? Are you trying to stall? If she were really that formidable. Would a few
00:56:59of us have caught her so easily? I think you're just putting on a tough front. It's all recorded.
00:57:05to be sure. Grab her! Grab her! Let's go! Elara, are you alright? What are you doing here? Adrian Collins?
00:57:34Adrian Collins? How did you know about this place? Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins, I was wrong. I was wrong!
00:57:41Beat them severely.
00:57:43Ah! Please, let me go! Boss, boss, I was wrong! I was wrong, I was wrong!
00:57:48My hand just hurts. I can walk by myself. Don't try to be brave at a time like this.
00:57:53You brought me back here privately. Your mother knowing wouldn't be good, would it?
00:58:08Don't worry. She's playing bridge with her old friends. She won't be back tonight.
00:58:13Besides, isn't this situation between us exactly why she hired you?
00:58:18You... You knew?
00:58:20Alright. It's getting late. We should sleep. Whatever it is, we can talk about it tomorrow.
00:58:28Hello? Mr. Collins, they admitted that Miss Walker was the mastermind. What should we do now?
00:58:48I already gave her one chance. If she doesn't cherish it, then proceed.
00:58:53I T
00:58:54What should we do now?
00:59:00O
00:59:11Serena Walker is his girlfriend. Why would he do that? Does he not fear me retaliating against Serena Walker?
00:59:18Adrian Collins, since he already knew about
00:59:22my deal with his mother.
00:59:24Why didn't he expose me?
00:59:27Adrian Collins, Adrian Collins.
00:59:29What exactly are you thinking?
00:59:34No, I have to go find him.
00:59:38At...
00:59:48Isn't this the amulet I carved myself?
01:00:07I remember I threw it in the trash back then.
01:00:10How did he end up with it?
01:00:18These photos...
01:00:20He actually kept them all this time.
01:00:36Elora, your grades are excellent.
01:00:40You shouldn't give up halfway.
01:00:42But I can't afford to continue my studies anymore.
01:00:48I knew you were going to say that.
01:00:51Don't worry about...
01:00:53The tuition fees...
01:00:55Someone is now willing to...
01:00:57Pay for your tuition.
01:00:59You can study in peace.
01:01:05That anonymous benefactor?
01:01:06Who helped me?
01:01:08Was actually Adrian Collins.
01:01:16Elora.
01:01:18What are you doing here?
01:01:21Why?
01:01:22Why would you do all of this?
01:01:24Am I not just a plaything to you?
01:01:27Why would a man of your stature...
01:01:29Care so much...
01:01:30About a mere plaything like me?
01:01:36Or...
01:01:36Were those words back then...
01:01:39Something you deliberately...
01:01:41Made me overhear?
01:01:43Why?
01:01:44Why do you have to be so presumptuous?
01:01:48Do you think I'll be grateful to you?
01:01:50Just because of this?
01:01:53Adrian Collins.
01:01:55You bastard!
01:02:00It's all my fault.
01:02:01I was immature back then.
01:02:06That was the only way I could think...
01:02:08Is it to protect you?
01:02:10I thought my plan...
01:02:13Was flawless.
01:02:18But I never imagined...
01:02:20You'd go through such hardships abroad.
01:02:22It's all my fault.
01:02:26Adrian, none of that matters.
01:02:28I don't even need you...
01:02:30To do anything for me.
01:02:31I just hope you can...
01:02:33Always be by my side.
01:02:35That's enough.
01:02:37I'm sorry.
01:02:38Ah, I'm really getting old.
01:02:45I can't even pull an all-nighter anymore.
01:02:50It's so late.
01:02:51Why is he still working?
01:02:56So, your relationship with Serena Walker...
01:02:59Is also fake?
01:03:01Come, sit down.
01:03:02I didn't want to force you...
01:03:07Yet I wanted you to return willingly.
01:03:09But I was afraid you'd be wary of my mother.
01:03:12And Lara Reed?
01:03:13How is she here?
01:03:15So this was the only way...
01:03:16I could think of.
01:03:18No wonder you were...
01:03:19Trying to provoke me that day.
01:03:21You wanted to force your mother...
01:03:23Isn't to force her hand...
01:03:24But isn't that a bit much?
01:03:27I'm just giving her a taste...
01:03:29Of her own manipulative schemes...
01:03:31That she used on me.
01:03:34So a taste of my own medicine.
01:03:36Using my own tactics against me.
01:03:38No, I...
01:03:39I...
01:03:39I...
01:03:40I what?
01:03:41Lara Reed, you have such cunning ways.
01:03:43Five years ago you stood before me...
01:03:45And swore to me...
01:03:46And five years later...
01:03:47And now you've got the nerve to act virtuous?
01:03:50You're seducing my son...
01:03:52To turn him against me, his mother.
01:03:53Is that it?
01:03:56Mother?
01:03:58If you must blame someone, blame me.
01:04:00Even now, you're still defending her.
01:04:02Are you even my son?
01:04:04Or...
01:04:04Are you going to be like your father...
01:04:06And defy me for that tramp?
01:04:09Wasn't father's death because of you?
01:04:11What did you say?
01:04:12Adrian!
01:04:14Mother...
01:04:15You know very well what happened...
01:04:18Between father and aunt Vivian.
01:04:19If it weren't for...
01:04:21Your suspicions...
01:04:22Father wouldn't have died.
01:04:25Aunt Vivian had a sudden heart attack.
01:04:27Father was taking her to the hospital.
01:04:29If you hadn't kept...
01:04:31Bombarding him with calls...
01:04:32Would they have gotten into that accident?
01:04:34Now father is dead.
01:04:36I should sympathize with you.
01:04:38But what about you?
01:04:39Have you ever sympathized with me?
01:04:41I wanted to study music.
01:04:43But you insisted I study financial management.
01:04:46I learned it.
01:04:47The friends I made...
01:04:48You disliked their family backgrounds.
01:04:50And told me to stay away from them.
01:04:51I accepted that too.
01:04:53All these years...
01:04:54You controlled me.
01:04:56Planted spies around me.
01:04:57Controlled the Viridian group.
01:04:59Controlled the employees.
01:05:00I could turn a blind eye.
01:05:02Oh, to all of it.
01:05:03But for all these years...
01:05:06The one thing I refused to compromise on...
01:05:09Was Ilara Reed.
01:05:11Whether five years ago...
01:05:13Or five years later...
01:05:15My only choice...
01:05:17Will always be Ilara Reed.
01:05:19Five years ago I couldn't defy you.
01:05:22But now, even if you object...
01:05:25I will not change my decision.
01:05:30Ilara!
01:05:32Let's go.
01:05:34Adrian Collins!
01:05:36If you walk out of this house today...
01:05:38Don't ever come back.
01:05:48You're going to see that vixen.
01:05:50Aren't you?
01:05:51Vivian had a sudden heart attack.
01:05:53She only knows me here.
01:05:55I need to go save her life.
01:05:57Don't be unreasonable, please.
01:06:00I won't.
01:06:02Whether she lives or dies...
01:06:03What does it have to do with you?
01:06:05I forbid you to go.
01:06:07Eleanor!
01:06:08How can you be...
01:06:09So heartless?
01:06:10Vivian might be my...
01:06:12We can talk about this later.
01:06:14Move out of the way!
01:06:15Arthur Collins!
01:06:18If you dare...
01:06:19Walk out of this house today.
01:06:21Don't ever come back.
01:06:22This is utterly unreasonable.
01:06:28Vivian.
01:06:29Hold on.
01:06:30We'll be at the hospital soon.
01:06:34Vivian!
01:06:35Don't fall asleep.
01:06:36Ah!
01:06:57Ah!
01:06:58Ah!
01:06:58Ah!
01:06:58Are you okay?
01:07:13Why? Are you worried about me?
01:07:16It's a relief that you can still smile.
01:07:19But what about your mother?
01:07:21What do you plan to do about her?
01:07:23Our plan has been disrupted.
01:07:25We'll just have to play it by ear now.
01:07:28By the way, come with me somewhere tomorrow.
01:07:47Serena Walker!
01:07:48Did you do something behind my back again?
01:07:50What mischief did you get into?
01:07:52Viridian Group has now issued an order.
01:07:53You've been blacklisted.
01:07:55Uh, how is that possible?
01:07:56Could it be, uh, that Adrian found out?
01:07:59About what I did with Aaron?
01:08:01No, that's impossible.
01:08:04Liam, I'll explain to you later.
01:08:09Aaron, you...
01:08:11Miss Walker.
01:08:13Secretary Hart, you...
01:08:15Why are you here?
01:08:17Mr. Collins asked me to tell you.
01:08:18That you get a second chance, but not a third.
01:08:21When people make mistakes,
01:08:22they must face the consequences.
01:08:23Where's Adrian?
01:08:26I need to talk to Adrian.
01:08:27I don't believe he'd be so heartless towards me.
01:08:30Miss Walker, I kindly remind you
01:08:32not to provoke Mr. Collins again.
01:08:35Otherwise, your fate
01:08:35will be even worse than it is now.
01:08:38Hello?
01:08:44Is she...
01:08:45She is Aunt Vivian.
01:08:48The car accident five years ago
01:08:50left her in a vegetative state.
01:08:53She can't cry or laugh.
01:08:56She relies solely on machines
01:08:58to maintain her basic vital signs.
01:09:00How come I've never heard you
01:09:02mention this before?
01:09:03Because I've been secretly
01:09:05taking care of her.
01:09:06And those past memories
01:09:08weren't pleasant.
01:09:10So I never told you.
01:09:13My mother always suspected
01:09:14she and my father
01:09:15had an inappropriate relationship.
01:09:18But I believe my father
01:09:19couldn't be that kind of person.
01:09:22And Aunt Vivian
01:09:23wouldn't do such a thing with him.
01:09:26I've been waiting for her to wake up.
01:09:28And tell me the real truth.
01:09:32She will definitely wake up.
01:09:33Hello?
01:09:46Mr. Collins, please come
01:09:47to the Viridian Group quickly.
01:09:48Mr. Collins, please come
01:09:49to the Viridian Group quickly.
01:09:50Mrs. Collins is holding
01:09:51a shareholders meeting
01:09:52and says she's going to
01:09:53dissolve the Viridian Group.
01:09:58What do we do?
01:09:59What do we do?
01:10:00What are we going to do?
01:10:01Mom, what are you doing?
01:10:05Adrian, quickly try to reason
01:10:06with your mother.
01:10:07This perfectly fine group.
01:10:09How can it just be
01:10:09dissolved like that?
01:10:10Isn't this a joke?
01:10:12No one can persuade me.
01:10:14If I say it's dissolved,
01:10:16then it must be dissolved.
01:10:18Because I hold the Viridian Group's
01:10:19ultimate decision-making power.
01:10:22Mom, even if you're angry with me,
01:10:23you can't use the group's affairs
01:10:25to make a joke.
01:10:31Do you think I'm joking?
01:10:36Do you all also think
01:10:37I'm just playing a game?
01:10:39Mrs. Collins, please don't be angry.
01:10:42You're not good people either.
01:10:44When Arthur passed away back then,
01:10:46although you never said it aloud,
01:10:47you all secretly cursed me
01:10:49for bringing him misfortune.
01:10:51When the Viridian Group
01:10:51lost its backbone
01:10:52and was on the verge of collapse,
01:10:55where were all of you?
01:10:57It was I.
01:10:58It was I, Eleanor Collins,
01:11:00who tirelessly begged and pleaded
01:11:01to keep the group afloat.
01:11:06I've been diligent my entire life.
01:11:09If not for my husband,
01:11:11then for my son.
01:11:13But my husband betrayed me.
01:11:15And now my son is betraying me too.
01:11:18All for this woman.
01:11:19He actually plotted
01:11:20against his own mother.
01:11:22He even wants to cut ties with me.
01:11:24Our mother-son relationship.
01:11:26In that case,
01:11:28what do I need
01:11:30the Viridian Group for?
01:11:32Mrs. Collins.
01:11:34She's using
01:11:35the group to threaten me.
01:11:38You're not wrong to think that.
01:11:41Mrs. Collins,
01:11:42just to satisfy
01:11:42your desire for control,
01:11:44you're toying with the future
01:11:45of so many people, are you?
01:11:47It's not your place to
01:11:48judge me here.
01:11:52I'll ask you one last time.
01:11:55Adrian,
01:11:55me and the entire
01:11:56Viridian Group.
01:11:57Or this woman.
01:11:59Who do you choose?
01:12:04Arthur Collins!
01:12:05If you dare walk out
01:12:07that door today,
01:12:08then don't ever come back.
01:12:10This is absurd!
01:12:11For the past 30 years,
01:12:16I've always been your good son.
01:12:18But today,
01:12:20I want to be myself.
01:12:27Mrs. Collins.
01:12:28Mom!
01:12:32It's all your fault.
01:12:35It's all because of you.
01:12:36I want to be myself.
01:12:37I want to be myself.
01:12:38I want to be myself.
01:12:39I want to be myself.
01:12:39I want to be myself.
01:12:40Stop.
01:12:46Aunt Vivian?
01:12:50Aunt Vivian?
01:12:53You're finally awake.
01:12:56You've suffered so much,
01:12:57my child.
01:12:57What have I done?
01:13:05Sister-in-law.
01:13:10What did you call me?
01:13:12I called you my sister-in-law.
01:13:15Because Arthur...
01:13:16Arthur...
01:13:17He is my long-lost...
01:13:20own brother.
01:13:24What did you say?
01:13:26What did you say?
01:13:27I only found out shortly
01:13:28before the accident.
01:13:32Because at that time,
01:13:34the test results
01:13:35weren't out yet.
01:13:37And he didn't dare
01:13:38tell you prematurely,
01:13:40fearing you'd
01:13:41overthink things.
01:13:44But who would have thought
01:13:45that I would suffer
01:13:48a heart attack
01:13:49on my way
01:13:55to get the report?
01:13:59He had planned
01:14:00to tell you
01:14:01as soon as he returned.
01:14:05But sadly,
01:14:06he never made it back.
01:14:09So you're saying
01:14:10it was always me
01:14:13who was wrong?
01:14:18I've been resentful
01:14:19for so many years
01:14:20and filled with hatred
01:14:22for so many years
01:14:23and now you...
01:14:24tell me now
01:14:25that it was all
01:14:26a misunderstanding.
01:14:29It was I
01:14:30who caused his death.
01:14:32It was I
01:14:32who caused his death.
01:14:35Wasn't it?
01:14:36Wasn't it?
01:14:37Wasn't it?
01:14:38Calm down.
01:14:40Mom,
01:14:41please, Mom.
01:14:42Mrs. Collins!
01:14:43Mom?
01:14:48Oh, Mrs. Collins,
01:14:49you're awake?
01:14:50Adrian went out
01:14:51to buy breakfast.
01:14:52He'll be back soon.
01:14:52I stayed with you
01:14:55last night.
01:14:57Adrian has many matters
01:14:58to attend to
01:14:58at the Viridian group,
01:15:00so he couldn't stay
01:15:01here with you.
01:15:02And you can't be left
01:15:03alone for now,
01:15:03so...
01:15:05Stop pretending.
01:15:06You must be laughing
01:15:07at me inside,
01:15:08aren't you?
01:15:09Putting on a show
01:15:10of caring about me.
01:15:11Let me tell you,
01:15:12no matter how much
01:15:13you try to flatter me,
01:15:14I still won't like you.
01:15:16Fine.
01:15:16If you don't like me,
01:15:17you don't like me.
01:15:18It's fine if you don't like me.
01:15:19Anyway,
01:15:20it's enough that your son
01:15:21likes me.
01:15:22Do you think that now
01:15:24Adrian is protecting you,
01:15:25I can't do anything to you?
01:15:27Even if he weren't
01:15:28protecting me,
01:15:29you still couldn't
01:15:30do anything to me,
01:15:31could you?
01:15:31After all,
01:15:32I'm a free agent now.
01:15:33I have no one else
01:15:33to worry about.
01:15:35There's nothing
01:15:35I'm afraid of anymore.
01:15:37Otherwise,
01:15:38give me another
01:15:382.8 million dollars.
01:15:40And maybe if I'm tempted,
01:15:41I'll disappear
01:15:42for another
01:15:42three to five years.
01:15:44Go on, go.
01:15:44I don't want to see you.
01:15:47Then I'll wait outside.
01:15:48Call me if you need anything.
01:15:49You.
01:15:53Your relationship
01:15:54with Adrian.
01:15:55I won't interfere
01:15:55with it anymore.
01:15:59Don't look at me
01:16:00like that.
01:16:00I still don't like you.
01:16:02I'm just
01:16:03giving myself a break.
01:16:06Go tell Adrian
01:16:07that from now on
01:16:08I won't interfere
01:16:09with the group's
01:16:09affairs either.
01:16:11Thank you, Mom.
01:16:15Mom,
01:16:16Alara is a good girl.
01:16:17In the near future,
01:16:19you'll definitely
01:16:20grow to like her.
01:16:22Mrs. Collins.
01:16:25Mrs. Collins.
01:16:27Adrian and I
01:16:27will definitely
01:16:28take good care
01:16:29of you together.
01:16:30Go away,
01:16:31go away,
01:16:31go away.
01:16:32Get out of my sight.
01:16:34I don't want to see you.
01:16:35The journey has been
01:16:46long and hard,
01:16:48but I've realized
01:16:48you were always standing
01:16:49in a place I could see
01:16:50just by looking back.
01:16:55Five years of separated love.
01:16:57You'll always be my
01:16:59my unresolved spring.
01:17:06Mrs. Collins,
01:17:07where are you
01:17:07trying to escape to?
01:17:10Mr. Collins,
01:17:10your heartbeat
01:17:11is too loud.
01:17:13It's deafening.
01:17:13Mr. Collins?
01:17:26This time,
01:17:27let me follow your breath.
01:17:28It's deafening.
01:17:29It's deafening.
01:17:30It's deafening.
01:17:31It's deafening.
01:17:32It's deafening.
01:17:33It's deafening.
01:17:34It's deafening.
01:17:35It's deafening.
01:17:36It's deafening.
01:17:37It's deafening.
01:17:38It's deafening.
01:17:39It's deafening.
01:17:40It's deafening.
01:17:41It's deafening.
01:17:42It's deafening.
01:17:43It's deafening.
01:17:44It's deafening.
01:17:45It's deafening.
01:17:46It's deafening.
01:17:47It's deafening.
01:17:48It's deafening.
01:17:49It's deafening.
01:17:50It's deafening.
01:17:51It's deafening.
01:17:52It's deafening.
01:17:53It's deafening.
01:17:54It's deafening.
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