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00:00For 25 years, I was my husband's ghostwriter.
00:05I helped him become a best-selling author.
00:08But while I wrote page after page, he betrayed me.
00:13He was having an affair with another woman.
00:15And how did I find out?
00:17A kiss cam that caught them at a concert.
00:20He humiliated me in front of the whole world.
00:2425 years of marriage.
00:27Gone.
00:28Just like that.
00:33Have fun at the Real Play concert.
00:35I wish I could join you.
00:37Especially since tonight's our anniversary.
00:41It's a work thing, honey.
00:43Besides, you don't even like their music.
00:45Oh, actually, I do like...
00:46Honey, I gotta go.
00:48Can't wait for dinner.
00:48Make me something delicious.
00:52Okay, honey.
00:58Dan, Jonathan's new book is a masterpiece.
01:09If I were to guess, I'd say you probably had a pretty heavy part in writing the book.
01:13The least he could do is give us some credit, right?
01:15Henry, you know I don't like the spotlight.
01:17Plus, Jonathan's my husband.
01:19What's mine is his and vice versa.
01:21I've already prepared everything for Jonathan to take over at CU.
01:25And why publish his family business?
01:27I'm just looking over it on your behalf.
01:29We'll talk about this later.
01:31Gotta run, Henry.
01:31Have to call Jonathan to see what time he's coming home.
01:33That's weird.
01:48The concert should be over by now.
01:54Don't you want to answer your wife's call?
01:56She's so annoying.
01:58She cannot go a single day without calling to blab about some unimportant shit.
02:03Hang on, baby.
02:06Yes, honey.
02:08I just wanted to know if you'd be back soon.
02:11Dinner's almost ready.
02:12Okay, yes.
02:13I will be right home, honey.
02:16All right.
02:19When was the last time you fucked your wife, Jonathan?
02:22It has been years.
02:25I can't stand her body anymore.
02:27Especially now that I have someone like you.
02:31You better be telling the truth.
02:32Oh, I swear on my life that you are the only woman I love.
02:40Fuck!
02:42Okay.
02:43Either they're having an affair or just really, really shy.
02:46Okay, I gotta...
02:47Baby, I'm gonna go.
02:48I'm gonna catch you later.
02:49Okay.
02:50But you better divorce her soon.
02:52I'm sick of this.
02:54Olivia, I need you to hurry home.
02:55I need you to cover me in front of mom in case something goes wrong.
02:57No, I'm gonna explain when I get home.
02:59Just hurry home.
03:03Hi, honey.
03:04You're back.
03:05And just in time, dinner's ready.
03:08How was the concert?
03:09Was it fun?
03:10No, not really.
03:11You know how these work things are.
03:12Mm-hmm.
03:13Well, maybe next time I should join you, then it'll be more fun.
03:16Oh, come on.
03:17Let me have your coat.
03:18Oh, Olivia called.
03:27She said she'll be back soon.
03:30Oh, my God, wait.
03:32That looks just like famous author Jonathan Asher.
03:35No way.
03:36Isn't he married?
03:36Who's he with?
03:38Oh, shit.
03:40Honey, did you hear me?
03:42Huh?
03:43What?
03:43I'm sorry, honey.
03:44What did you say?
03:45Olivia and Ken, they're gonna be joining us for dinner.
03:47Okay, that's great, honey.
04:08He may not have taken me to that Real Play concert,
04:12but he got me this beautiful necklace.
04:14I've chosen a good man to marry.
04:17Hey, Dad.
04:21It's the big sober anniversary today, right?
04:2425 years of marriage.
04:25Wow.
04:26Don't you think our amazing little housewife deserves a little something?
04:30Yes, of course.
04:32Anne, my angel, whatever you do, do not forget you're not just my wife.
04:39You're my whole life.
04:45Thank you, my love.
04:47Hurry up and open it, Mom.
04:48A pen.
04:58Do you remember the last award ceremony I attended?
05:01I couldn't stop thinking about how much you've done for this family.
05:05So I picked up this pen in my hotel bed,
05:08and I wrote about how much I missed you all night long.
05:11Wow.
05:12Dad, you're such a romantic.
05:15I noticed you write the same acknowledgement in every book to my most beloved Anne.
05:22Without you, none of this would be possible.
05:24You are my muse.
05:25Everyone writes acknowledgments.
05:28It's no big deal.
05:29What you need to learn, Ken,
05:31is that for a good wife,
05:32love is much more valuable than jewelry.
05:36Price, insignificant.
05:39You better not learn that from my dad.
05:41Look, I'm not some simple housewife
05:44that's going to be satisfied with a hotel pen and a left note.
05:47I'm a career woman,
05:49and career women appreciate investment pieces.
05:57What's wrong with your mother?
05:58She's just being dramatic.
06:01Look, after all, she's only a housewife.
06:05Dad, allow me to raise a glass to you.
06:09Ever since you invited me to be your guest at your award ceremony,
06:13I actually have a contract at a Fortune 500 company.
06:16Let me also congratulate you, Mr. Asher,
06:19to the next CEO of Roy Publishing.
06:27No, maybe he got that necklace for Olivia.
06:30I shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions.
06:34Anne, is it just me,
06:35or does this look kind of like your husband?
06:37Is Jonathan cheating on me?
06:47Is Jonathan cheating on me?
06:47Lily Anne, my muse.
06:51I hate to be so quick.
06:54Jillian, my muse.
06:56I'm so quick.
06:56I'm so quick.
06:57I'm so quick.
06:58I'm so happy.
06:59I hope you're going to be so quick.
07:01I'm so happy.
07:01You're welcome.
07:02Ava is Jonathan.
07:03You're welcome.
07:06OK, you're welcome.
07:06You're welcome.
07:06I'm probably not so happy.
07:09I'm so happy.
07:09Lillianne, my muse, happy anniversary.
07:18Every book I write is a declaration of my love for you.
07:21You deserve only the finest gold and gems to adorn your precious body.
07:26Lillianne.
07:28Lillianne.
07:30Lillianne.
07:31To my most beloved Anne.
07:34He was never talking about me.
07:36Who is this woman?
07:37How could you use the book that I wrote to proclaim your love for another woman?
07:50Oh, come on. What is wrong with you, woman?
07:52Is this the work you've been so busy with?
07:55Who the hell is Lillianne?
07:57Did you go through my things?
07:59This is an invasion of my privacy.
08:00Oh, you're really going to turn this back around on me
08:02when you are the one who brought evidence of your affair into our home?
08:05Lillianne and I are professional acquaintances.
08:08We discuss art and literature.
08:09Every book I write is a declaration of my love for you.
08:14I shall ensure that only the finest gold and gems adorn your precious body.
08:19That is a literary reference, and that is something you would not understand.
08:22I suppose you're going to tell me that she finds it necessary
08:23to discuss your work dressed in lacy lingerie.
08:26Lillianne and you're ruining our anniversary, and I am not going to just sit here and listen
08:32to your insane accusations.
08:34I'll be in my study.
08:35No, no, no, no, you don't, no, you don't.
08:40You are going to stand there.
08:41You are going to explain everything to me.
08:43Mom, calm down.
08:44This is all a big misunderstanding.
08:46Okay, Lillianne is a good person.
08:48Her and dad have a professional relationship.
08:51You know her?
08:53You're going to defend some other woman?
08:55Mom, Lillianne is a literary agent at Roy Publishing House.
08:59Her and dad work together.
09:00It's her job.
09:01Look, I get it.
09:02You've been a stay-at-home mom my whole life.
09:05Obviously, you don't know how the publishing world works.
09:07Wait a second.
09:10How long have you known about them?
09:15Olivia, you're my daughter.
09:16I carried you inside of me for nine months.
09:19I gave up everything for you.
09:21And as thanks, you've been helping your father hide his affair from me.
09:24Let it go!
09:25Clearly, you watch too many soap operas, and they build your head with crazy ideas.
09:29My own baby calling me crazy.
09:35Is that what you think, too?
09:36That I'm just some silly housewife with my head full of conspiracies?
09:40That I would stir up trouble for no reason?
09:42Well, it does seem like that's what ruined our anniversary.
09:46So, darling, maybe you should stick to the housework.
09:50Let us deal with the thinking.
09:52Stick to the housework.
09:54Look, as if I haven't given up 25 years of my life for the both of you, to keep you happy and healthy and fed.
10:01Did those pants fold themselves and jump on into your drawer?
10:04Did those shoes shine themselves?
10:07Three meals a day for 25 years!
10:11These hands have been soaked in detergent and greased and filth.
10:17Every day you two come home and you kick up your feet just knowing everything will be cared for.
10:21That I have taken care of every little detail.
10:25But for me, for the past 25 years, I have worked around the clock like a goddamn maid!
10:31Have I ever gotten a break? Ever!
10:37So, first you're mad about some imaginary affair.
10:41Then you're mad about how you have chosen to spend your life.
10:47You're a stay-at-home mom, Anne.
10:49A housewife.
10:50Cooking, cleaning, raising the kids.
10:53That's the job.
10:53That's what you're supposed to do.
10:54What, you want us to give you a medal?
10:55You're right. I did choose this life.
10:59And I have done my best to live up to my duties as a wife.
11:03So, shouldn't you live up to your duties as a husband?
11:06At the very least, you should be faithful in your marriage!
11:09One that should be faithful is the one that depends on the other's paycheck!
11:14My God.
11:15How could you say something so hurtful?
11:18You want to embarrass yourself?
11:21In front of your daughter?
11:23Her husband?
11:23For 25 years, I have been working my ass off.
11:31While you have been sitting here, indulging in a life of luxury.
11:35You should be grateful.
11:36Between the two of us, who should really be grateful?
11:39Have you forgotten who helped take you from a nameless writer to a best-selling author?
11:45Mom, I think you need to calm down.
11:47Oh, I'm calm.
11:49Your father's the one who needs to watch himself.
11:52Are you threatening me?
11:53I'm reminding you, I'm the one who wrote all of those books.
12:00What, are you going to go out there?
12:02Tell the whole world you wrote my collected works?
12:04Who is going to believe a housewife?
12:07Especially one that's gone mad, which you clearly have.
12:10I'll just show them my manuscripts.
12:12All of them in my handwriting for all of your novels.
12:16The manuscripts.
12:17God, I bet that's something you keep locked up, safe and sound, huh?
12:21God forbid something should happen to the manuscripts.
12:23You burned my manuscripts.
12:28I put 25 years of my heart into those.
12:45It wasn't dad, mom.
12:47It was me.
12:50And if you go and say anything, I'm going to go and tell the press that you're a liar.
12:57Dad is about to become the CEO of Roy Publishing House.
13:03And if anything happens to his reputation, all of our contracts will be cancelled.
13:08And our entire family will take the hit.
13:11So this was all about your father becoming CEO.
13:15Wake up, mom.
13:17This is the real world, not some soap opera.
13:19Why can't you just act like any other housewife?
13:22Pretend it didn't happen.
13:24So why don't you just go and buy some clothes?
13:28Get your fucking nails done.
13:30What are you trying to achieve by causing a scene like this?
13:37I want a divorce.
13:42I want a divorce.
13:45I don't want to be part of this traitorous family anymore.
13:48I'm drawing up the divorce papers.
13:51Soon you'll see who really provided for this family.
13:54Long.
13:54Okay, let her go.
13:58Go ahead, see what the real world's all about.
14:00Two weeks time.
14:02She's going to be back here.
14:03Begging me to take her back.
14:05Oh, I left some belongings in your suitcase.
14:10What do they look like?
14:12Oh, they're red as flames.
14:17Soft to the touch.
14:19You need to hurry up over here and collect them.
14:22I'll only step foot in your house once I become your wife.
14:26You will be soon, honey.
14:27Have a little sneak preview in the meantime.
14:34Oh my god.
14:37Baby, you look incredible.
14:40Years in advance for all that you promised me.
14:43Lily-Ann, my goddess, my muse.
15:04Miss Roy, Mr. Henry's office is over here.
15:13Babe, where'd you go?
15:15I just saw your wife walk into the CEO's office.
15:20Could she be trying to report our relationship?
15:22What?
15:26Hey, Ann.
15:27What a pleasant surprise.
15:29What's going on?
15:30Henry, I came here today to ask you to stay on as CEO.
15:34You've led this company to become what it is.
15:36There's no reason for you to leave.
15:38Yeah, but without your father's mentorship, I never would have come this far.
15:42I promised him that I would look after you.
15:44Roy is always meant to have been your company.
15:46Henry, I knew I could put my faith in you.
15:49Thank you, but now it's time to return to its rightful owner.
15:53And per your request, I was just getting ready to call Jonathan to talk to him about taking over as CEO.
15:58The other reason that I came here today was to tell you to revoke that offer.
16:07John and I are getting divorced.
16:09He's been cheating on me for God knows how long.
16:13With another Ann, Lillian.
16:15His real muse, apparently.
16:18I've been giving him special treatment because of you.
16:22How dare he disrespect you?
16:24You know what?
16:24I'm going to fire that asshole right now and that idiot Lillian.
16:31Listen, listen.
16:33Calm down.
16:36Fine.
16:38Listen, I don't want you to fire him.
16:40Why not?
16:42You still have feelings for him?
16:43We were married for 25 years.
16:45I mean, we've weathered so much together.
16:49Actually, Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO.
16:53But I will be adding one condition.
17:00This plan will hold control over him.
17:06Olivia, there's no need to be so nervous.
17:09Maybe your mom went to the CEO to beg for a job.
17:12No, she's definitely going to bring up the ghostwriting issue.
17:15Then dad's reputation is going to be ruined and my contracts are going to be cancelled.
17:18If I have to drag her back here myself, I will.
17:22Darling, listen.
17:23Do not worry.
17:25Lily's keeping an eye on her.
17:26Now, if Ann tries to expose me, we are going to go to the press, tell them it was her having the affair.
17:33And now she's trying to slander my reputation and steal half my assets.
17:37Great idea, dad.
17:38That way, her public image will be ruined and nobody will believe mom.
17:43A housewife wants to bring me down.
17:46Ann.
17:47I am going to show you that the real world is not as simple as you think it is.
17:55Henry.
17:56Am I being too harsh on them?
17:59Jonathan and I were together for so long.
18:01He must care about me still, even just a little bit, right?
18:05Are you getting cold feet?
18:05No, I, um, if Jonathan were to have a change of heart and show me that he still cares, I might give him another chance.
18:16Ann, do not give in so easily.
18:17You've done everything for your family.
18:19But please, it's time that you put yourself first for once.
18:25Thanks, Henry.
18:26You're the best friend a girl could ask for.
18:28Actually, I'm the worst.
18:29I should have checked in on you a long time ago.
18:33I, uh, I chose this life, so I need to face those consequences.
18:37Let's do like we talked about.
18:39I'll keep you updated.
18:41Okay.
18:44Ann, you're too nice.
18:51Mr. Harper!
18:53Wasn't the woman who just left Mr. Asher's wife?
18:55Mrs. Villanova.
18:57Isn't it still work hours?
18:59Go back and set up a meeting with HR.
19:01I'm going to be calling Jonathan Asher and giving him notice about his position in this company.
19:05Mr. Harper, Jonathan is our best-selling author.
19:10You can't destroy his career over some one-sided statement.
19:13What one-sided statement are you talking about?
19:17Hmm?
19:18I'm going to be calling him to tell him he'll be the next CEO of this company.
19:23Would you call that destroying his career?
19:25Oh, my God!
19:28What an incredibly wise decision.
19:33Why are you so happy about this?
19:35Are you and Mr. Asher that close?
19:37I...
19:38I'm a really big fan of his.
19:42So, naturally, I'm really happy for him.
19:47You don't even know the real author you're fangirling over is.
19:51I need you to hurry up and make that meeting with HR.
19:54I'm going to inform Jonathan personally.
20:02Hello, my darling.
20:04Johnny, I have amazing news.
20:07You're about to become the CEO.
20:10What did you just say?
20:16Roy Publishing House is hiring me as CEO!
20:20Yes!
20:21I absolutely heard!
20:22I'm about to prep your meeting with HR.
20:25Henry has full sleep in you.
20:27Anne's nonsense.
20:28One ear and not the other.
20:30I hope you still remember the promise you made.
20:36Once you become the CEO, then I'll become the new Mrs. Asher.
20:43Ah, yes.
20:44I never go back on my word, my darling.
20:47Well, then you better hurry up and clear our hands to worse.
20:50Because I've got a lot of lingerie to put in them.
20:57Your wish is my command.
20:59Anne, everything's been prepared.
21:10I'll await your instructions.
21:12Thank you, Henry.
21:17Jonathan, we built this house together from the ground up.
21:22We've been through thick and thin together for 25 years.
21:26Do you really want to demolish it all?
21:28You said I was your life.
21:31But then, you turned around and embraced another woman.
21:36Was everything a lie?
21:39I'm willing to sacrifice everything for my family.
21:43But I will not tolerate betrayal.
21:46Today, I will tell you the whole truth.
21:49It will be your very last chance.
21:51What's the meaning of this?
22:13Jonathan?
22:14It's exactly what you wanted, Anne.
22:16We're getting a divorce.
22:27Are you sure about this?
22:29Oh.
22:30I've already signed the papers.
22:32So I was willing to try and save our marriage.
22:37But you've already written it off.
22:39Henry, go ahead and announce his position as CEO.
22:42But I will be adding one condition.
22:44I'll be taking over as chairwoman again.
22:47Therefore, any hiring that's done, such as CEO, will require my approval.
22:52Are you in such a hurry to kick me out?
22:57What a shame.
22:59I was thinking about giving you all a second chance.
23:02Oh, stop bluffing it.
23:03Your truth is, you could come in here, you could crawl, beg me.
23:07I'd never let you back in this house.
23:10Mom, it's one thing to throw a tantrum at home.
23:13But it's a different thing entirely to cause a scene at the company.
23:16Dad is a public figure.
23:18You almost destroyed his career.
23:20And you think he's going to be willing to reconcile?
23:22Exactly, Anne.
23:24You shouldn't have tried to expose Mr. Asher for using a ghostwriter.
23:29He might have let you stay and write more books for him.
23:31Jonathan, you know deep down inside that without me, you will never write another word.
23:40Do you really think that I need to rely on writing for a living?
23:45Soon the entire company will be mine.
23:47So you really think that you'll be unstoppable once you're CEO?
23:51Is that why you're in such a hurry to get rid of me?
23:54The faithful wife who stood by your side through thick and thin
23:58and trade me in for some shiny new toy?
24:03What or who I play with is none of your business.
24:07I have kept a roof over your head for years.
24:10I can forgive your ungratefulness.
24:13But I cannot forgive you stabbing me in the back during the most pivotal moment of my career.
24:20I mean, how am I supposed to stay with such a vile woman by my side?
24:23What on earth are you talking about?
24:25I have never stabbed you in the back.
24:28Without me, you would still be an unpublished wannabe and not the next CEO of Roy Publishing.
24:34Your storytelling skills have really gone down the drain.
24:38Mom, you should really stop with the soap opera shit.
24:41Like, what's next?
24:42You're going to tell us you're a wealthy heiress?
24:45You need to stop saying this idiotic stuff or people are going to think you're a joke.
24:49That's right.
24:52I'm a joke.
24:54A joke for being so blind.
24:57For choosing a selfish brood of a man to be my husband like him.
25:02For having a thankless daughter like you.
25:05For having a pushover for a son-in-law.
25:08You're right, Olivia.
25:09How could I have spent 25 years of my life catering to you ungrateful liars?
25:15I must have been delusional.
25:20I'll sign the divorce papers.
25:23From now on, I have no connection to this family.
25:39Wait!
25:43Whoa, what are you doing?
25:44You can't just get a divorce like that.
25:48This is a supplemental document.
25:51You must agree to its terms.
25:53Dad's assets aren't pocket change.
25:55You can't just take half.
25:57Especially since they'll eventually come to me.
26:00How can you be so cold?
26:04First, you're kicking me out and now you want me to leave empty-handed?
26:08Olivia, you're my daughter.
26:11Don't you have any sympathy for me?
26:13I'm not like you, Mom.
26:15I'm a career woman.
26:17Don't take it personally.
26:19She always was too emotional.
26:21Why does everyone in this family look down on me?
26:25I've taken care of your wealth for 25 years.
26:28I've given you everything that I had.
26:30Mom, you didn't do shit for 25 years.
26:32So what?
26:33You cooked us a few meals?
26:35You didn't earn a single cent for this family.
26:38Dad was the one who consistently worked, enslaved, and earned every penny that was put into this house.
26:47Not you.
26:48Did you ever stop to think about why Roy Publishing House gave your father a chance?
26:54Why they groomed him for all of these years?
26:57Well, obviously, because Dad is incredibly talented.
27:02Dad is about to become the CEO of Roy Publishing House.
27:07He'll have stocks worth tens of millions of dollars.
27:11And if he even gave half to a housewife like you, he may as well throw all that money in the fire.
27:28Jonathan, is this the way you feel too?
27:31That you earned everything for this family?
27:34I had nothing to do with it.
27:37I want to hear you say it yourself.
27:40You haven't contributed anything.
27:46I'll tell you what.
27:48I'll give you a little bit of alimony once you get the divorce settled.
27:51But, as far as what's in this house, you don't get anything.
28:04Oh, my, what a generous offer.
28:08Roy Publishing House gave you everything.
28:13Made you a best-selling author.
28:15Gave you this huge house, a fancy car.
28:18And you're still saying that it had nothing to do with me.
28:24Fine, give me that paper.
28:27I'll sign whatever you want.
28:34Anne, I knew this would happen.
28:52I'll be there soon.
28:53Jonathan, Olivia, Ken.
28:56The way you've treated me today has destroyed any love that I still had left for this family.
29:01But you've also destroyed your futures.
29:06Oh, boo-hoo!
29:08Here you go again with the soap opera stuff.
29:10I think we're done here.
29:12Hurry up and leave.
29:21Oh.
29:22Now that must be the CEO right now.
29:27God, I bet Henry's coming in person to announce the transfer of power.
29:31That old son of a gun, he's never got any patience, does he?
29:34See, the CEO himself came in person to notify us.
29:38Well, since the CEO is coming with such good news, I suppose you better hurry and let him in.
29:46Come quick, Mr. Asher.
29:47I think it's for you.
29:49Come quick, Mr. Asher.
29:54Yes.
29:55No.
29:55So you're Lillianne.
30:18I'm sorry, have we met?
30:21No.
30:22But I've seen your noteworthy photos.
30:25Lillianne.
30:26Lillianne.
30:27Well, what brings you here?
30:28Yeah, Lillianne.
30:29We weren't expecting you to stop by.
30:31Well, of course I had to come by and celebrate with you all.
30:35Congratulations on becoming the CEO of the Roy Publishing House.
30:40Oh, my God.
30:42Congrats, Dad.
30:44You've come at just the right time, Lillianne.
30:46Mr. Asher is now finally divorced.
30:49You and Dad were meant to be.
30:51It's a stroke of fate.
30:53Is this true?
30:55It's true, honey.
30:57I've finally severed all times with that miserable true.
31:00Then we have two things to celebrate.
31:03We can keep the festivities going.
31:10Well, that is the best gift any man can get.
31:18Lillian, from now on, you're a member of the family.
31:22You should just move in already.
31:25Yes, we've already emptied all the drawers for you.
31:28Don't you think you're all celebrating a bit prematurely?
31:32Jonathan, do you really think that you're CEO now just because your mistress brought you some cheap champagne?
31:38That's enough, Anne.
31:39I've already told you.
31:40Lily is not just some mistress.
31:42Oh.
31:43Oh, that's right.
31:44She's a literary agent.
31:46Hmm.
31:47So I'm sure that she's here on official business.
31:56I think we all know what kind of work she does.
32:00Jealous hag!
32:03Don't worry, Mr. Asher.
32:08Let her say what she wants.
32:10I am here on official business.
32:13And the truth always prevails.
32:16That's right.
32:17Yeah.
32:18You're just a junior agent at Roy Publishing, aren't you?
32:21Are you even qualified to make this kind of announcement?
32:24Because I was under the impression that Henry Harper, the CEO, was the only one with that kind of authority.
32:31You stupid housewife!
32:34You don't understand what happens in the professional world.
32:38The CEO is a very busy man.
32:41And so I am entrusted to deliver this announcement.
32:45Hmm.
32:46Did he really entrust you with this announcement?
32:49Well then, why don't we just go ahead and give him a call to confirm.
32:53Mom, stop embarrassing yourself.
33:03Why would a housewife like you have the CEO's number?
33:06Roy Publishing House has tens of thousands of employees.
33:10Do you really expect the CEO to do everything himself?
33:13Sweet Lillian is one of his top agents.
33:16And she absolutely has the authority to come here and notify us.
33:20I wasn't talking to you.
33:22You're just starting off. You only have a few clients, don't you, dear?
33:26What do you know about how an elite publishing company works?
33:29I know more than you do.
33:32What do you think real work is?
33:34Going out and buying groceries or doing the laundry?
33:37Please, just stop, Mom. You're embarrassing yourself.
33:41Be gentler to your mother, Olivia.
33:44Oh, Ann. You know, I completely understand where you're coming from.
33:50You've been in the house for so long.
33:53Of course, you're a little ignorant.
33:56I really do take pity on you.
33:59But now it's time for someone more worthy to take Oprah's woman to the house.
34:05I'm lucky to have found one.
34:08Dad, I'm so happy for you two.
34:13With your reputation and Lily's business acumen, you guys are a match made in heaven.
34:18Johnny, it's the CEO. You must be checking in to see if you've heard the good news yet.
34:28Hurry up. Answer it.
34:30Yeah, and put it on speaker so someone can hear what the CEO really has to say.
34:35Hello? Mr. Harper?
34:39Yeah, I told you you're gonna be in a meeting with HR.
34:41Where the hell do you want off to, you idiot?
34:50Hi, Mr. Harper. I'm at Mr. Asher's house.
34:53I told you to stop that meeting with HR.
34:55Did you skip out in work hours?
34:57Didn't you say to inform Mr. Asher?
34:59I told you I would personally inform him.
35:02You are just an agent.
35:04What right do you have doing my job for me?
35:07I'm sorry, Mr. Harper. I just thought I'd take the initiative.
35:12I'll be there soon. Stay right where you are.
35:15Uh, yes, sir.
35:25What's wrong?
35:27Yeah, the CEO didn't sound too happy.
35:31Nothing's wrong.
35:33I was just in such a rush to share the good news.
35:36I completely forgot that Mr. Harper actually wanted to personally tell you.
35:43So he's actually on his way now.
35:45Whoa, whoa.
35:46The CEO is personally coming to my house to announce me as his successor?
35:51But it's like I said, you didn't have that authority.
35:54If the CEO is coming here to congratulate Dad personally, I think he respects him.
36:01Of course he does.
36:03Your father is a best-selling author and renowned in the industry.
36:08It's only fitting that he succeeds as the next CEO.
36:11Oh, my, my, my.
36:15I think you're all mistaken.
36:17You see, the CEO is only coming here because the chairwoman asked him to.
36:23Jonathan's appointment as CEO?
36:25Well, ultimately that decision lies with her.
36:28What chairwoman?
36:30Lily, does Roy Publishing House even have a chairwoman?
36:34Not that I know of.
36:36Well, who is she?
36:40Like she even knows.
36:42Oh, but I do.
36:44The chairwoman of Roy Publishing is me.
37:05Drop the act, Mom.
37:06Like, do you even know what a chairwoman does?
37:09She probably asked ChatGPT.
37:13Anne, please, you've got to stop flaunting your ignorance.
37:16When we were younger, we called it naivete.
37:18But now that you're old and washed up and haggard, it's just plain foolishness.
37:25She probably read so many trashy novels, she can't even keep up with reality anymore.
37:29She's stuck in her own fantasy world.
37:33That's what it is.
37:34She's delusional.
37:36Okay, yeah.
37:37I can play along with that.
37:42Greetings, chairwoman Anne.
37:49They're laughing at me now, but soon they'll see.
37:52Oh, pardon me, chairwoman Anne.
37:57Are you going to reject my appointment as CEO?
38:02Are you going to strip me of everything I've ever earned?
38:05Are you going to kick me out of Roy Publishing Group?
38:06Are you going to kick me out of Roy Publishing Group?
38:07Oh, pardon me, chairwoman Anne.
38:08Are you going to reject my appointment as CEO?
38:09Are you going to strip me of everything I've ever earned?
38:10Are you going to kick me out of Roy Publishing Group?
38:11Oh, pardon me, chairwoman Anne.
38:12Oh, pardon me, chairwoman Anne.
38:13Are you going to reject my appointment as CEO?
38:15Are you going to strip me of everything I've ever earned?
38:17Are you going to kick me out of Roy Publishing Group?
38:18Oh, yes, chairwoman Anne.
38:19Are you going to blacklist me from the publishing world?
38:20Yes.
38:21And shudder my company?
38:22Are you going to make your ungrateful daughter regret everything?
38:26Oh, no, no, no, no.
38:27Maybe Anne wants to be treated like a queen.
38:31In which case, I will be your butler and will be your maid.
38:36Oh, no, no, no, no.
38:37And let us atone for our sins.
38:38Oh, and, well, what about me?
38:39What would you like me to do?
38:40Go ahead and laugh.
38:41The CEO will be here soon.
38:42Wants to be treated like a queen.
38:45In which case, I will be your butler and will be your maid.
38:52And let us atone for our sins.
38:56Oh, and what about me?
38:59What would you like me to do?
39:02Go ahead and laugh.
39:04The CEO will be here soon.
39:06He'll confirm whether or not I'm telling the truth.
39:08All right, that's enough.
39:11Playtime's over, Anne.
39:12Now, get the hell out of here, or I'm going to remove you myself.
39:18Stop!
39:25Henry, you old son of a gun.
39:27You didn't tell me you're coming over here.
39:31My daughter, Olivia.
39:33Her husband, Kenneth.
39:34And who is that woman over there on your floor?
39:37Well, that is my ex.
39:38A silly woman.
39:39In fact, we were just getting rid of her,
39:41because she was trying to tarnish my reputation,
39:43let alone Roy Publishing House.
39:45You're kicking her out?
39:46The whole family decided.
39:48We support my father.
39:49And we won't let anyone tarnish his good name, related or not.
39:52That sounds like personal business to me.
40:03I'm here to talk strictly about company business, so let's stay focused on that.
40:09Yes.
40:10Great idea, Henry.
40:11Let's talk business.
40:13No wonder you're the leader of the company, Mr. Harper.
40:16Always cutting to the chase.
40:18Jonathan, as CEO of Roy Publishing House, I've decided to step down.
40:23I will now make my formal succession announcement.
40:28I, Henry Harper, due to personal circumstances,
40:33stepped down as CEO of Roy Publishing Company.
40:36If you are willing to secede me for this position, Mr. Asher,
40:40I'll need you to sign these documents.
40:44Oh, Henry.
40:46My friend.
40:50Thank you for trusting me.
40:54Congrats, Dad.
40:55Johnny, the moment we've been waiting for is finally here.
41:04Thank you for coming over so quickly and for shedding some light on the truth.
41:09Just now, someone was spreading a rumor
41:12that you don't have the ultimate decision-making power
41:16and that they made up some ridiculous chairwoman position.
41:20Such a trashy rumor.
41:22In all my years at the company,
41:24you are the only one with the absolute authority.
41:29I mean, have we ever had a chairwoman?
41:3525 years ago, the chairwoman stepped down from her position
41:39and gave me full authority to this whole company.
41:42Did you hear that, Mom?
41:44This is real life, not some soap opera.
41:46Miss chairwoman, it's time to wake up, honey.
41:51Stop laughing.
41:54Johnny, we need to be the perfect hosts to Mr. Harper
42:01and get our unwelcome guest out.
42:04Yes, darling, you are correct.
42:07Mr. Harper, forgive us for this unsightly mess.
42:10Ken, Olivia, get her out of here.
42:12Mom, you need to leave.
42:14Step away from her.
42:21I am not done speaking.
42:2325 years ago, when I took over this company,
42:26there was no active chairwoman.
42:27But as of today, as of right now,
42:30I am reinstating a chairwoman
42:32who will have total control over the Roy Publishing House company.
42:35And you must all obey that chairwoman's orders,
42:39including the CEO.
42:43What?
42:45Henry, I don't understand.
42:47Why the change of plans?
42:48Where did this new chairwoman come from?
42:51I haven't heard a thing about her.
42:53Unless.
42:59No.
42:59That's impossible.
43:05But there's no way.
43:06But this is a joke.
43:08A terrible one at that.
43:10Going by the looks on your faces,
43:12you've already guessed who it is.
43:14That's right.
43:15Miss Anne Roy will be reinstated
43:17as the chairwoman of this company.
43:22Madam Chairwoman?
43:23Welcome back, chairwoman.
43:39Anne isn't qualified for this.
43:41Wait, Anne is completely unqualified for this position.
43:44Is Roy publishing a joke?
43:46Are you telling me that the woman
43:49that was baking pies in the kitchen yesterday
43:51is a chairwoman of a company worth billions?
43:55Oh my God, this cannot be true.
43:57No.
43:58Mr. Harper, there must be a mistake.
44:01She's just a housewife who cooks and cleans all day.
44:05She'll ruin the company.
44:06Silence.
44:07The Roy family owns Roy Publishing Company.
44:10And it's only natural that Anne,
44:13the sole heiress to the company,
44:15become the chairwoman.
44:16None of you have any right to question her.
44:20What?
44:20Wait, my wife of 25 years,
44:32the woman who cooked and cleaned for me,
44:35is the sole heiress of the Roy family fortune?
44:40Jonathan, I told you you'd live to regret
44:43the way you treated me today.
44:47Mom, how could you hide this from us for so long?
44:49We're your own flesh and blood!
44:52Were you afraid of splitting your assets with us?
44:59Don't use your twisted logic to put words in my mouth.
45:02The only reason I hid my identity
45:04was to protect your father's fragile ego.
45:07Jonathan, when I first met you,
45:10you were just a nameless, aspiring writer.
45:12But I fell in love with your passion.
45:14We built this life together.
45:16I supported you from the sidelines every step of the way
45:19and helped you reach the position you're in now.
45:22I looked forward to the day when I could tell you my true identity,
45:26when you would finally become the CEO.
45:28I never thought that you could be so cruel
45:32to the loyal, loving wife
45:35who stayed by your side
45:36and made you into what you are.
45:39It took me 25 years to see your true nature.
45:43I feel like a fool.
45:44But I see it now.
45:47Henry.
45:48Yes, Chairwoman Roy.
45:50What would you like me to do?
45:51Don't sue us.
45:58I was bewitched by this vixen.
46:03I always loved you.
46:07You can save your fake affection.
46:10It disgusts me.
46:12Please give me another chance.
46:14If you go through with this,
46:16you'll ruin my life.
46:19You ruined your life all by yourself.
46:21I didn't need to help you with that.
46:27Please.
46:28I'm begging you.
46:36You thought that you were destroying my work.
46:40But what you really destroyed
46:41was the last shred of affection that I had for this family.
46:44I wrote my manuscripts
46:49while making your meals,
46:51while changing our daughter's diapers,
46:54while making our house a home.
46:58Every single word that I put down on that page
47:00is a testament to what I have done
47:02for this family.
47:03Every, every page,
47:07every book,
47:08every accolade
47:09belongs to me,
47:11Anne Roy.
47:13And you're just the parasites
47:15who feasted off my blood, sweat, and tears.
47:18Please.
47:19I'm begging you.
47:20You can repent in jail.
47:35You know, thanks to you,
47:37I'm thinking about maybe a promotion in your future.
47:39I'm a Nobel Prize-winning author.
47:45I'll ghostwrite you a novel.
47:46I'll do anything you want.
47:47For food or a place to sleep.
47:51Anything you want.
47:52Just please.
47:53Don't hurt me.
47:55Jonathan?
47:56I'll leave.
47:57I'll leave.
47:57Bye-bye.
48:01Bye-bye.
48:02Bye-bye.
48:03Bye-bye.
48:27Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
48:45Well, I spoke to the agent.
48:46Seems as though Olivia and Jonathan
48:48had a massive falling out.
48:51Jonathan sold this house
48:53and Olivia
48:54fled to Mexico.
48:57I guess they couldn't do so well
49:01without you after all.
49:03It's no longer my concern.
49:13I love that sofa.
49:15I used to lie there
49:16when I would write.
49:19And the dining room table,
49:21oh,
49:21no matter how many times I bumped it,
49:24whatever I spilled on it,
49:25it would just wipe right up.
49:27Did you know that I designed the kitchen?
49:32You did.
49:33I did not know that.
49:34Impressive.
49:35I used to love cooking in there.
49:38Did you ever want to cook in there again?
49:39Didn't you say that the house has a buyer?
49:44I don't understand.
49:46How can I cook in someone else's kitchen?
49:49I'm the buyer.
49:53I bought the house for you.
49:56After all the love and time you put into this home,
49:58only,
49:58only you deserve to have it.
50:00Henry,
50:02Henry,
50:03that,
50:03I,
50:05I can't accept that kind of gift.
50:07It's too much.
50:08Hold on,
50:09because there's more.
50:10Anne,
50:11in this life,
50:12I will never let you down.
50:15I'll be loyal
50:16to you
50:17and our family.
50:20And I will be an amazing husband to you.
50:24Henry,
50:24will you marry me?
50:29I don't know what to say.
50:36Say yes.
50:37Yes.
50:39Yes.
50:40Yes.
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