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00:00You know, 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.
00:19Most of the credit goes to you for being such an excellent leader, though.
00:22It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Mathers.
00:30Mr. 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 Emma's fiancée.
01:12Crick.
01:13Thick.
01:15Ms. Caldwell.
01:27Over here.
01:31No one's ever dared say hi to Mr. Hughes, let alone sit next to him at the banquet.
01:37to him at the banquet.
01:40Miss Caldwell, you know Mr. Hughes?
01:42We just met.
01:44Our firms are partnering together on a project.
01:47Perhaps he wants to discuss the project with me further?
02:03Was there something urgent you wish
02:05to discuss about the project?
02:06Snap.
02:08Mr. Hughes is a controversial man.
02:11I shouldn't be associated with him,
02:13but how do I say no to a powerful man like him?
02:16I am here with my fiance.
02:18I can't.
02:19Looks like Emma's too clingy to leave her fiance.
02:23It's called being in love.
02:25I don't like to repeat myself, Miss Caldwell.
02:29That is, unless your fiance is to control them.
02:32Mm-mm.
02:35I don't like to.
02:36I don't like to.
02:38I don't like to.
02:40I don't like to.
02:40I don't like to.
02:42I don't like to.
02:43My apologies, Miss readings.
02:46My fiance can be a bit needy.
02:49All right, let's feast.
02:51Ha, ha, ha.
02:53Doin' with your husband right around the corner, naughty bitch.
03:18I could say the same thing about you.
03:20Looks like someone wants to show their fiancée what he's really into.
03:27Oh, take your back.
03:28Enjoying the show, Miss Caldwell?
03:30Shh.
03:46I know we could be having our own fun up here.
03:49No.
03:50We need to get out of here.
03:56Wait.
03:57Did you hear that?
03:58I think it's upstairs.
03:59In that case, I do hope it's my fiancée.
04:00Maybe she could learn with me, too.
04:01Don't you want to get revenge?
04:02Your cheating fiancée doesn't even respect you enough to hide it.
04:07Okay.
04:08No.
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04:17No.
04:18Stop.
04:19Seriously.
04:20Someone could be watching.
04:21Oh, your body doesn't mean to stop.
04:22I think you will be a savage.
04:23No.
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04:59You're missing out a lot, Chris.
05:03I said that.
05:09What are you doing? They're gonna see us!
05:12That's the point.
05:14Stop letting them get away with this.
05:23Emma.
05:25Your boss is looking for his wife.
05:29Emma.
05:35It's not what you think. I was just ending her playing.
05:38Derek, if you're gonna cheat, at least have the decency to own up to it.
05:41Men can be heartless, but it's pretty pathetic seeing you this shameless as well.
05:46I'm shameless?
05:48Don't lecture me on decency, Emma.
05:50You refused to sleep with me for the three years that we've been engaged.
05:54Who was he?
05:56Who was he?
05:57Who was he?
05:58It's not what he thinks we're talking about.
06:01Oh!
06:05Ugh!
06:08Mr.
06:09Mr. Jules, what are you doing?
06:11It's my business partner you're laying your hands on.
06:15And I'd like to speak with her now.
06:17If you're done throwing a tantrum, Mr. Mallers.
06:23You're good at it.
06:27You 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. I know I am talking to an expert.
06:39You're quite the ladies man, aren't you, Mr. Jules?
06:42A real Casanova.
06:47Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids.
06:49I told you.
06:52That night we were intimate in the car was my first.
07:12Sorry.
07:13Emma!
07:17Emma!
07:19This is my friend, Mr. Hughes.
07:23I have to go.
07:26Mr. Hughes was leading the meeting.
07:28What? He showed up in New York? Emma, don't be naive.
07:32He's following you.
07:34Do you think he's gonna try to lure you into him somehow?
07:36God, I wouldn't worry about that.
07:38Anyway, I got you a...
07:43Miss Caldwell, I believe that you promised me dinner that night we spent together, didn't you?
07:56Well, Mr. Hughes, I didn't intend on you following through with that.
08:00Miss Caldwell?
08:02First you sleep with me despite having a fiancé, and now you go back on your word.
08:07Should I be worried about doing business with you?
08:09No.
08:11But it is a matter of my reputation.
08:13I can't be seen having dinner with anyone but my fiancé.
08:16But if it's truly that important to you, I can have a complimentary meal delivered.
08:22To your room? Or to my room?
08:26I can have it delivered to your room.
08:28How about this? You, come have dinner with me in my room, and then we'll call it even, Miss Caldwell.
08:47Who am I speaking to right now?
08:48No.
08:49I guess I'd advise Mr. Hughes, the investor partnering with me on this project, to respect the company's terms of professionalism.
08:57Well, it's a good thing that you're speaking to August, then.
09:01I'm not a business partner, but...
09:03An entanglement.
09:10Or perhaps a lover.
09:13Or someone who shares a secret.
09:15With you, Emma.
09:18And shouldn't secrets stay hidden?
09:21Behind closed doors?
09:23Mr. Hughes, after tonight, you and I are done.
09:38No more of this.
09:40I forgot to ask.
09:52What's in the bag?
09:55Just a small gift.
10:03Here, fiancé.
10:10God, where are my clothes?
10:27Shit.
10:31Well, I guess there's a lot to do.
10:34If you can't get it done, then make yourselves useful and find me a new team that won't disappoint me.
10:38Hmm?
10:48There's nothing to see here.
10:52Emma?
10:53Go back inside.
11:08Crap.
11:09Crap.
11:31Crap, he's home.
11:32Girl, you got me dancing on a cloud now.
11:37Cause I love you so.
11:39Honey.
11:41Birds are singing when you come around now.
11:45It's really...
11:49How was your day?
11:50I don't want to talk about it.
11:51Do you remember what today is?
12:07Yeah.
12:09Going after dinner.
12:10Going where?
12:11To pick up Eve from the hospital and drop her off at home.
12:14But it's our three-year anniversary.
12:17Really?
12:19You're gonna see Eve today?
12:21What's with you tonight?
12:23Hmm?
12:24I see Eve all the time.
12:26Can we just eat in silence like we normally do?
12:32Eve?
12:33Hey.
12:34Hey, is everything okay?
12:36Wes never talks to me like that.
12:39Hey, it's alright.
12:40Don't cry.
12:41Yeah.
12:42I'll come get you right now.
12:44It's our three-year anniversary today.
12:49Is it?
12:51Okay.
12:56What's this?
12:57Money.
12:58The only thing you ever wanted from me.
13:00Are you serious?
13:01I spent all day cooking this dinner trying to do something special.
13:04Don't start acting like you care now, Akira.
13:07You never loved me.
13:08Then why would I marry you?
13:10You 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.
13:20Micah Murphy, the heir to Murphy Enterprises, crowned diamond bachelor of LA,
13:25is seen being intimate with a mysterious woman earlier this week.
13:29This comes as a shock to many, as Micah Murphy is known to steer clear of women.
13:34That's Akira.
13:35People want to know now, who is she?
13:37And why her?
13:44Wes, what are you talking about?
13:46Eve was right about you.
13:47You've never been honest with me.
13:49Eve?
13:50Really, you're gonna trust her over your own wife?
13:52You know that Eve is like a sister to me.
13:54Her father died saving my life.
13:56And you?
13:57Until you're ready to be honest with me, I don't want to spend another second here.
14:03Wes, please don't leave me for her.
14:06Wes, not tonight.
14:12I have to go.
14:14She needs me.
14:15I have to go.
14:25Wes is right.
14:27I am hiding something from him.
14:29See, he thinks that he's the one that provided me with this fairytale lifestyle.
14:35But he's wrong.
14:42Micah?
14:43Do you know what time it is?
14:44I know that it's late, but I need it.
14:46I need it now.
14:48Ugh, fine.
14:50I'll come get you.
14:57Was this all a mistake?
15:13I feel like I'm getting booty called.
15:15That's actually disgusting.
15:16Please never, ever say that again.
15:19Come here, baby sis.
15:26All right.
15:27Let's go max out my credit card and forget about your asshole of a husband.
15:33That's the one thing I've been hiding from Wes ever since we met.
15:36and over第三.
15:40We never leftinating.
15:41We're going to enter the históstocke.
15:46This would be gorgeous.
15:48Our father wants to do so giving you a better voice.
15:49My parents want to do so.
15:50We know.
15:51I'm coming up.
15:52We soon after Ionalias was here.
15:53We'll go where they were perché and go back later.
15:55Let's go back into the therapy session.
15:56before my therapist was and Iris wants to.
15:59He sent all the methods to change on his son in the a Nora.
16:01I didn't need to trust his son.
16:02They need to talk to him that way.
16:03Micah was right.
16:20This marriage was the worst mistake of my life.
16:25What's this?
16:27Strawberries. They're my favorite.
16:32I should get going.
16:33This is the last breakfast I'll ever make for you, West Stirling.
16:52What?
16:58I want a divorce.
16:59That's funny.
17:06No, Wes. You 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. You're penniless without me.
17:19Kira, wait.
17:20If you do this, there's no going back.
17:27There's nothing to go back to.
17:30You were the biggest mistake I ever made.
17:35Hey!
17:36You bitch.
17:38You're the mistake.
17:40You were never worthy of my son.
17:43Let her go.
17:44A low-class gold digger never 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.
18:08Wasn't planning on it.
18:13Kira, Kira, wait.
18:16Look, 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.
18:22Take this check.
18:23God, you still don't get it.
18:26I never wanted your money.
18:28This is not why I married you.
18:30Wes, what the hell are you doing?
18:32Don't give her a penny.
18:34I'm done.
18:36I'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.
18:53Wait, Kira, who are these people?
19:14What's going on?
19:15Dad, it's over.
19:39It's really over.
19:43Come here.
19:44Oh, don't cry.
19:50You know, I told you that marrying that man was a mistake,
19:52but you ran off, you did it anyway.
19:54You were right, Father.
19:56He saw I had nothing without him, and he felt like he could cheat.
20:00Some lessons you have to learn on your own,
20:02but you'll always have us, your family.
20:05Now, that said, if you want back in,
20:09it's time to pull your weight.
20:11Dad, my first marriage just ended.
20:13It's too soon.
20:13You 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.
20:23Dad, please don't marry me off to some boring tycoon.
20:26There has to be another way.
20:27Maybe I could have you work at one of our companies.
20:31Which Kira was never interested in.
20:39Princesses don't work, she said.
20:41No, but if I gave her a job at one of our companies,
20:44and 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.
20:55No 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,
21:04you 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?
21:14We're getting some random young girls.
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,
21:30and we'll make sure you survive the new CEO.
21:32Who's most likely a bitch.
21:36Good morning, everyone.
21:37It is with great excitement
21:39that I'll be introducing our new CEO.
21:47The coffee's not good here.
21:49Grab me a new one,
21:50and I'll consider not being a bitch today.
21:52Hi, everyone.
21:53I'm Kira Mitchell,
21:54the new CEO starting today.
22:04Happy first day.
22:05Now, don't say I'm not nice to you.
22:08I got you an assistant.
22:13Miss Mitchell,
22:14I'm so sorry about this morning.
22:16Don't worry about it.
22:19Okay.
22:21Lay it on me.
22:23Our priority right now
22:24is a collaboration with a company called BorrowCorp.
22:27Negotiations are still ongoing,
22:28but it's not looking good.
22:30Their CEO, Daniel Prescott,
22:32is notoriously difficult.
22:33Difficult.
22:35Difficult how?
22:35Well, he's...
22:37Oh, shit.
22:37You have a meeting with the board in three minutes.
22:39Now?
22:42It's an insurance liability.
22:48Hi, I'm Kira Mitchell.
22:50What the hell?
22:51No freaking way.
22:53What are you doing here?
22:55What are you doing here?
22:56What the hell is going on right now?
22:57That's my ex.
22:58Okay, let me try that again.
23:02My name is Kira Mitchell,
23:04and 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?
23:12Aren't they still in the process of divorce?
23:14Since when did we let family trauma into work?
23:17This is hugely unprofessional.
23:18I can already see the headline.
23:20Enough!
23:23It's my first day on the job,
23:24and you guys are already trying to gaslight me?
23:26First, you say I'm unprofessional
23:28because of my private affairs.
23:30Then when I react,
23:31you're going to say I'm overreacting.
23:33I get upset,
23:34you're going to say I'm unstable.
23:36Well, guess what?
23:38It's 2024,
23:39and it's time for you to learn
23:40how to shut your trap.
23:43I'm the boss in here,
23:44so you either work with me,
23:45or 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
24:11after staying at home for three years.
24:12There's a lot that you don't know about me, Wes.
24:15Now we feel, excuse me,
24:16I have a job to get back to.
24:20Mr. Sterling, do you need anything?
24:25Get me a bouquet.
24:26Biggest one you can find.
24:39I would ask you why you're so dressed up,
24:41but I already know the answer.
24:43I'm hard to resist, aren't I?
24:46Actually, I dressed for myself, Mr. Banks.
24:48I mean, that's what I'm told,
24:49that I have some kind of irresistible charm.
24:53Oh, my God.
24:54Someone please help me.
24:55You know, your father is a wise man.
24:58I know what Wes Sterling did to you,
25:02and the truth is, I'm better.
25:07Is that Kira?
25:08That's another man?
25:10But she just divorced you.
25:12Oh, you've got to be kidding me.
25:14I'm kidding.
25:14Yes.
25:15It's okay.
25:16God.
25:16Ah, the dreaded ex.
25:18What'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,
25:24and I'm just leaving.
25:25Wes, I'm starving.
25:28What the hell?
25:33So, what's your name, beautiful?
25:36Get out of here.
25:38Kira, why are you with Glenn Banks?
25:40Do you not know how he treats women?
25:42I don't really owe you any kind of explanation,
25:44and besides, you're not really in a position
25:45to talk about how to treat women.
25:47Kira, leaving already?
25:49Oh, 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
26:10I 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.
26:18Keep the money.
26:27I didn't need it then, and I don't need it now.
26:29I gotta go.
26:29I didn't need it.
26:41I don't need it.
26:42I don't know.
26:42I don't need it.
26:43I just can't eat.
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