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00:00Hey, Lou, we could be having our own fun up here.
00:15Derek, I have to admit you've done an amazing job as my protege lately.
00:20Most of the credit goes to you for being such an excellent leader, though.
00:23It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Mathers.
00:30Miss Richardson, this is my fiancée, Emma.
00:35You're such a caring fiancée, Mr. Mathers.
00:39Yeah, Emma and I are going to be married soon as well.
00:43Mr. Hughes!
00:53You decided to grace the Walt group with your presence after all.
00:56Please, follow me.
00:58Hey, August, Derek Mathers.
01:00We met earlier this week. I'm his fiancée.
01:12Crick.
01:13Miss Caldwell.
01:15Over here.
01:17No one's ever dared say hi to Mr. Hughes, let alone sit next to him at the banquet.
01:27Miss Caldwell, you know Mr. Hughes?
01:29We-we just met.
01:30Our firms are partnering together on a project.
01:31Uh.
01:32Perhaps he wants to discuss the project with me further.
01:35Was there something urgent you wish to tell?
01:36No.
01:37No.
01:38No.
01:39No.
01:40No.
01:41No.
01:42No.
01:43No.
01:44No.
01:45No.
01:47No.
01:49No.
01:51No.
01:53No.
01:54Okay.
01:55Was there something urgent you wish to discuss about the project?
02:06No.
02:08Mr. Hughes is a controversial man.
02:10I shouldn't be associated with him, but how do I say no to a powerful man like him?
02:16I am here with my fiancé. I can't.
02:18Looks like Emma's too clingy to leave her fiancé.
02:23It's called being in love.
02:25I don't like to repeat myself, Ms. Caldwell.
02:29That is, unless your fiancé is to control him.
02:32Uh-uh.
02:44My apologies, Ms. Hughes.
02:46My fiancé can be a bit needy.
02:50All right. Let's feast.
02:52Ha-ha-ha.
02:55Doin' with your husband right around the corner. Naughty balance.
03:04I could say the same thing about you.
03:20Looks like someone wants to show their fiancé what he's really into.
03:23Oh, thank you.
03:24Oh, thank you.
03:28Is you enjoying the show, Ms. Caldwell?
03:30Shh.
03:31Hey, Lou, we could be having our own fun up here.
03:49No.
03:57No.
03:57We need to get out of here.
04:05Wait. Did you hear that?
04:06I think so. It's upstairs.
04:08In that case, I do hope it's my fiancé.
04:11Oh.
04:11Maybe she could learn everything, too.
04:13Oh.
04:14Don't you want to get revenge?
04:16You're cheating fiancé.
04:17It doesn't even respect you enough to hide it.
04:19Okay.
04:21No.
04:21No. No, stop.
04:22Seriously.
04:23Someone could be watching.
04:24Oh, your body doesn't mean to stop.
04:26I think you will be a sidekick.
04:29Maybe I misunderstood you, Ms. Caldwell.
04:39Maybe you would enjoy watching your husband run on your nose.
04:45How he gets his pleasure is none of my business.
04:49It's not like I can satisfy him.
04:52I doubt that he could satisfy you.
04:55I caught him taking performance enhancers in the bathroom.
04:57It doesn't look like you're messing around a lot, Ms. Caldwell.
05:03I said that.
05:09What are you doing? They're gonna see us.
05:13That's the point.
05:15Stop letting them get away with this.
05:24Emma.
05:25Your boss is looking for his wife.
05:27I was just ending her fling.
05:39Derek, if you're gonna cheat, at least have the decency to own up to it.
05:42Men can be heartless, but it's pretty pathetic seeing you this shameless as well.
05:46I'm shameless.
05:49Don't lecture me on decency, Emma.
05:51You refused to sleep with me for the three years that we've been engaged.
05:55Who was he?
05:57Who was he?
05:58I'll leave it to you.
06:09Mr. Jules, what are you doing?
06:11It's my business partner you're laying your hands on.
06:16And I'd like to speak with her now.
06:18If you're done throwing a tantrum, Mr. Mathers.
06:20You're good.
06:21You have an excellent eye for business, Ms. Caldwell, but I can't say the same about your taste in men.
06:32Well, I wasn't asking for your advice, though.
06:35I know I am talking to an expert.
06:39You're quite the ladies' men, aren't you, Mr. Jules?
06:42A real Casanova.
06:48Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids.
06:50I told you, that night we were intimate in the car, it was my first.
07:12Silly.
07:18Emma!
07:20Hey, this is my friend, Mr. Jules.
07:24I have to go.
07:27Mr. Jules was leading the meeting.
07:29What?
07:29He showed up in New York?
07:31Emma, don't be naive.
07:33He's following you.
07:34Do you think he's going to try to lure you into him somehow?
07:37Oh, God, I wouldn't worry about that.
07:39Anyway, I got you a...
07:40Miss Caldwell, I believe that you promised me dinner that night we spent together, didn't you?
07:55Well, Mr. Jules, I didn't intend on you following through with that.
07:59Miss Caldwell?
08:00Michelle, what's the matter?
08:02It's called, well...
08:02First you sleep with me despite having a fiancee, and then you go back when you're worried.
08:06Should I be worried about doing business with you?
08:10no but it is a matter of my reputation I can't be seen having dinner with anyone
08:16but my fiancee but if it's truly that important to you I can have a
08:21complimentary meal delivered to your room or to my room I can have it delivered
08:29to your room
08:32how about this you come have dinner with me in my room and then we'll call it even
08:42it's called war
08:43who am I speaking to right now because I advise mr. Hughes the investor partnering
08:53with me on this project to respect the company's terms of professionalism
08:57that's a good thing that you're speaking to August then
09:01not a business partner but
09:04an entanglement or perhaps a lover or someone who shares a secret with you Emma
09:17and shouldn't secrets stay hidden behind closed doors
09:31mr. Hughes after tonight you and I are done
09:38no more of this
09:41I forgot to ask
09:52what's in the bag
09:54just a small gift
09:57here fiancee
10:05god where are my clothes
10:27shit
10:28well I guess there's a lot to do
10:33if you can't get it done then make yourselves useful and find me a new team that won't disappoint me
10:39there's nothing to see here
10:49emma go back inside
10:56I am
10:58Oh
10:59Oh
11:00oh
11:02I am
11:03Oh
11:03oh
11:03oh
11:05oh
11:06oh
11:07oh
11:10i am
11:13oh
11:14I am
11:15oh
11:16oh
11:17oh
11:19oh
11:20oh
11:21oh
11:22The sweetest in the world
11:24My sugar book ain't gone
11:27Crap, he's home
11:32Girl, you got me dancing on a cloud now
11:37Cause I love you so
11:39Honey
11:40Birds are singing when you come around now
11:45How was your day?
11:50I don't want to talk about it
11:51Do you remember what today is?
12:07Yeah
12:08Going after dinner
12:10Going where?
12:11To pick up Eve from the hospital and drop her off at home
12:13But it's our three year anniversary
12:17Really?
12:19You're gonna see Eve?
12:21Today?
12:22What's with you tonight?
12:23Hmm?
12:24I see Eve all the time
12:25Can we just eat in silence like we normally do?
12:33Eve?
12:34Hey
12:34Hey, is everything okay?
12:37Wes never talks to me like that
12:39Hey, it's alright, don't cry
12:41Yeah, I'll come get you right now
12:43Why not?
12:43It's our three year anniversary today
12:47Is it?
12:50Okay
12:52What's this?
12:57Money
12:58The only thing you ever wanted from me
13:00Are you serious?
13:02I spent all day cooking this dinner trying to do something special
13:05Don't start acting like you care now, Akira
13:07You never loved me
13:08Then why would I marry you?
13:11You married me for my money
13:12And I also know that you've been cheating on me
13:15What?
13:16I saw it with my own eyes
13:18You with Micah
13:19Micah Murphy
13:22The heir to Murphy Enterprises
13:23Crown Diamond Bachelor of LA
13:25Is seen being intimate with a mysterious woman earlier this week
13:30This comes as a shock to many
13:32As Micah Murphy is known to steer clear of women
13:35That's Akira
13:35People want to know now
13:37Who is she?
13:38And why her?
13:39Wes, what are you talking about?
13:46Eve was right about you
13:47You've never been honest with me
13:49Eve
13:50Really?
13:51You're going to trust her over your own wife?
13:52You know that Eve is like a sister to me
13:54Her father died saving my life
13:57And you?
13:57Until you're ready to be honest with me
13:59I don't want to spend another second here
14:00Wes, please don't leave me for her
14:06Wes, not tonight
14:08I have to go
14:13She needs me
14:16Wes is right
14:26I am hiding something from him
14:29See, he thinks that he's the one that provided me with this fairytale lifestyle
14:33But he's wrong
14:36Micah?
14:43Do you know what time it is?
14:45I know that it's late, but I need it
14:46I need it now
14:48Ugh, fine
14:49I'll come get you
14:51Was this all a mistake?
14:59I feel like I'm getting booty called
15:16That's actually disgusting
15:17Please never, ever say that again
15:19Come here, baby sis
15:23Alright, let's go max out my credit card and forget about your asshole of a husband
15:31That's the one thing I've been hiding from Wes ever since we met
15:36I don't think so
15:45I'm in the middle of a husband
15:46I don't think so
15:47I'll have a choice
15:48I'm in the middle of a husband
15:49How long does that last?
15:49Just like a husband
15:50You guys that you love me
15:51You know, I don't know
15:51You're not there
15:52You're not there
15:52No, no, no, no
15:53No, no, no
15:54No, no, no
15:55No, no, no, no
15:55No, no, no
15:55No, no, no
15:56No, no, no
15:57No, no, no, no
15:58Micah was right.
16:20This marriage was the worst mistake of my life.
16:25What's this?
16:27Strawberries.
16:28They're my favorite.
16:32I should get going.
16:49This is the last breakfast I'll ever make for you, West Sterling.
16:52What?
16:53I want a divorce.
17:04That's funny.
17:06No, West.
17:06You know, I'm leaving.
17:08I'm done.
17:10You're leaving?
17:11Where are you going to go, Kira?
17:13You have nowhere to go.
17:14You're penniless without me.
17:15I can't wait.
17:16I can't wait.
17:22If you do this, there's no going back.
17:25There's nothing to go back to.
17:28You're the biggest mistake I ever made.
17:32You bitch.
17:38You're the mistake.
17:40You were never worthy of my son.
17:43Let her go.
17:44A low-class gold digger.
17:45Never belonged in the Sterling family anyway.
17:48You can call me whatever you want.
17:50At least I'm not a cheater.
17:51I never cheated on you.
17:52Darling, don't waste another breath on this irrelevant skank.
17:56You leeched off my son for three horrible years.
18:01When you walk out, don't expect another cent.
18:04I wasn't planning on it.
18:13Kira, Kira, wait.
18:15Look, you're not going to get any money from the divorce settlement,
18:18but I'm not going to let you end up on the streets.
18:21Take this check.
18:24God, you still don't get it.
18:26I never wanted your money.
18:28This is not why I married you.
18:30West, what the hell are you doing?
18:32Don't give her a penny.
18:34I'm done.
18:35I'm done being tossed around by you and your mother.
18:38I'm done fighting with you about Eve.
18:41I never, ever want to see you again.
18:44Kira, just...
18:45Please, just take it.
19:04Wait.
19:11Kira, who are these people?
19:14What's going on?
19:15Dad?
19:16Dad?
19:16Dad, it's over.
19:38It's really over.
19:40Come here.
19:42Come here.
19:47Oh, don't cry.
19:50You know, I told you that marrying that man was a mistake, but you ran off.
19:53You did it anyway.
19:54You were right, father.
19:56He saw I had nothing without him, and he felt like he could cheat.
19:59Some lessons you have to learn on your own, but you'll always have us, your family.
20:05Now, that said, if you want back in, it's time to pull your weight.
20:10Dad, my first marriage just ended.
20:12It's too soon.
20:14You still want to inherit your fortune, don't you?
20:16Hmm?
20:17Well, then you have to marry a man of my choosing.
20:21The right man.
20:22Dad, please don't marry me off to some boring tycoon.
20:25There has to be another way.
20:27Maybe I could have you work at one of our companies.
20:35Which Kira was never interested in.
20:38Princesses don't work, she said.
20:41No, but if I gave her a job at one of our companies, and no one knew who she was,
20:46now she'll have to make it on her own.
20:49No, that'd be too difficult.
20:51No, I can do it.
20:52I can go as Kira Mitchell after mom.
20:54No one has to know I'm a Murphy.
20:57Really?
20:58You?
20:59I'll let you start at one of our companies for two months,
21:02and if no one knows, you win.
21:05But if you fail...
21:06Then it's wedding bells again, little sis.
21:09Deal?
21:10I can do it.
21:12Did you hear about the new CEO?
21:13We're getting some random young girl.
21:16Yeah, outsourced.
21:17I bet she slept her way into the position.
21:20Oh, are you the new receptionist?
21:23Thanks.
21:24This office never has good coffee.
21:27We're both senior associates here.
21:29Get on our good side, and we'll make sure you survive the new CEO.
21:31Who's most likely a bitch?
21:35Good morning, everyone.
21:38It is with great excitement that I'll be introducing our new CEO.
21:47The coffee's not good here.
21:49Grab me a new one, and I'll consider not being a bitch today.
21:52Hi, everyone.
21:53I'm Kira Mitchell, the new CEO starting today.
22:04Happy first day.
22:06Now, don't say I'm not nice to you.
22:08I got you an assistant.
22:13Miss Mitchell, I'm so sorry about this morning.
22:16Don't worry about it.
22:17Okay.
22:21Lay it on me.
22:23Our priority right now is a collaboration with a company called Boro Corp.
22:27Negotiations are still ongoing, but it's not looking good.
22:30Their CEO, Daniel Prescott, is notoriously difficult.
22:34Difficult?
22:34Difficult how?
22:35Well, he's...
22:37Shit, you have a meeting with the board in three minutes.
22:39Now?
22:42Insurance liability.
22:43Hi, I'm Kira Mitchell.
22:50What the hell?
22:51No wicked way.
22:53What are you doing here?
22:54What are you doing here?
22:55What the hell is going on right now?
22:57That's my ex.
23:01Okay, let me try that again.
23:02My name is Kira Mitchell, and I'm the new CEO of Murphy Cosmetics.
23:06That is not possible.
23:07This woman hasn't worked a day in her life.
23:09Kira Mitchell is Wes Sterling's ex-wife?
23:11Aren't they still in the process of divorce?
23:14Since when did we let family drama into boredom?
23:17This is hugely unprofessional.
23:18I can already see the headline.
23:20Enough!
23:22It's my first day on the job, and you guys are already trying to gaslight me?
23:26First you say I'm unprofessional because of my private affairs.
23:30Then when I react, you're going to say I'm overreacting.
23:33I get upset, you're going to say I'm unstable.
23:35Well, guess what?
23:38It's 2024, and it's time for you to learn how to shut your trap.
23:42I'm the boss in here, so you either work with me, or you get the hell out of my boardroom.
23:47Let's talk.
24:00What's there to talk about?
24:02Is this why you left me for Micah Murphy?
24:04Because he gave you a job at some small company?
24:06Micah?
24:07What are you talking about?
24:09I just don't get how you're suddenly a CEO after staying at home for three years.
24:12There's a lot that you don't know about me, Wes.
24:14Now that we feel, excuse me, I have a job to get back to.
24:20Mr. Sterling, do you need anything?
24:25Give me a bouquet.
24:26Biggest one you can find.
24:39I would ask you why you're so dressed up, but I already know the answer.
24:42I'm hard to resist, aren't I?
24:46Actually, I dressed for myself, Mr. Banks.
24:48I mean, that's what I'm told, that I have some kind of irresistible charm.
24:53Oh my God, someone please help me.
24:55You know, your father is a wise man.
24:59I know what Wes Sterling did to you, and the truth is, I'm better.
25:03Is that Kira?
25:08That's another man?
25:10But she just divorced you.
25:12Oh, you've got to be kidding me.
25:14Fucking kidding.
25:14Yes.
25:15It's okay.
25:16Ah, the dreaded ex.
25:17What's your girlfriend, I'm guessing?
25:19What a beauty.
25:20You can send the receipt to my assistant.
25:21I'm sorry, Mr. Banks.
25:22What are you doing here?
25:23It's not your business, and I'm just leaving.
25:25Wes, I'm starving.
25:28What the hell?
25:29So, what's your name, beautiful?
25:36Get out of here.
25:37Kira, why are you with Glenn Banks?
25:40Do you not know how he treats women?
25:41I don't really owe you any kind of explanation, and besides, you're not really in a position
25:45to talk about how to treat women.
25:47Kira, leaving already?
25:48Oh, do you need a ride?
25:50Do you want us to call you an Uber?
25:51You probably still don't have a car, do you?
25:53Miss Mitchell, your car.
25:56Have a great night.
25:57Hey, where?
25:58Wes!
26:06Is that a McLaren?
26:08Is that what you spent with the $10 million I gave you when we got married?
26:11What?
26:12Kira, you didn't give it back?
26:13I thought you wanted to leave as a clean slate.
26:15I never spent a single penny of yours, Wes Sterling.
26:26Keep the money.
26:26I didn't need it then, and I don't need it now.
26:28I need it now.
26:29I need it.
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