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00:00I'm a model. Well, the other type of model, if you know what I mean.

00:03People in my line of work tend to have sugar daddies of their own.

00:06They often switch from one sugar daddy to another.

00:08Naturally, I have one too.

00:09My sugar daddy is Jacob Griffin Wood.

00:10Now that I think about it, it's been almost a year since I first met him.

00:14There's less than half a year till our contract expires.

00:17According to the rules of this industry, we should have a proper discussion on

00:19whether or not we should extend the contract or part ways.

00:22After all, youth is my greatest asset.

00:23It's very rare to have met a nice sugar daddy.

00:25If the contract isn't extended, I need to find my next target as soon as possible.

00:28If I have to be honest, I'm quite satisfied with Jacob as my sugar daddy.

00:32If he's willing to extend our contract, I'll definitely celebrate it with champagne.

00:35Unfortunately, based on my knowledge of Jacob, it's hard to say.

00:38He's too attractive after all.

00:39When a man's wealth and power reaches a certain point,

00:42countless new people will flock to him in droves.

00:44No matter how much I flaunt my charms, the fact that I've reached my body's limit still stands.

00:49Over the year, we've tried everything in bed.

00:51Jacob is no longer interested in me.

00:53Jacob has assigned me a villa halfway up the mountain.

00:55That's almost 5,300 square feet.

00:58His previous lovers had stayed here.

00:59I'm not sure how many lovers Jacob had,

01:00but the thought of leaving this villa in half a month makes me depressed.

01:04When it's almost late night, Mary Atkins, the housekeeper, wakes me up

01:06and tells me that Jacob is here.

01:08Naturally, I have to be of service to him.

01:09This line of work isn't as easy as it looks.

01:11I can't just lie on the bed and do nothing.

01:13Besides being able to read the room and handle people,

01:14you also need a stroke of luck.

01:15If a model ends up with a questionable sugar daddy,

01:17not only does she lose all the money, but her body also gets ruined.

01:19I've been in this line of work for three years.

01:20A few of my colleagues need to wear diapers for the rest of their lives.

01:24I'm considered pretty lucky.

01:25Jacob doesn't have any flaws, other than the fact that he loves tormenting me in bed.

01:28Also, he's very generous with money.

01:30I hurry down the stairs in a robe.

01:31Jacob is already lying on the couch, with his eyes squinted.

01:34He reeks of alcohol.

01:35Mary approaches me with a cup of honey tea.

01:36I take the cup and hold it to Jacob's lips like a loving partner.

01:39In a high-pitched voice, I call out to him softly.

01:41Have some tea, Mr. Wood.

01:42Jacob's last name is Griffin Wood, but he has a quirk.

01:44He hates it when others call him Mr. Griffin Wood.

01:45I'm a woman of zero culture, you see.

01:47I never knew that.

01:48Griffin Wood is an actual compound surname.

01:49That's how I accidentally got Jacob's attention.

01:51According to Jacob, many people tend to address him respectfully, as Mr. Griffin Wood.

01:55Whenever it happens, he just feels like slapping them on the spot.

01:57Jacob manages to take two sips from the teacup, before he frowns.

02:00Quickly, I remove the teacup from his lips.

02:01The mixture of the stench of alcohol, and the fragrance of perfume, disgusts me to no end.

02:05Still, I strip Jacob's clothes and socks off him, and fetch a basin of warm water,

02:08so that I can give him a proper white down, while maintaining a straight face.

02:11Jacob is still conscious.

02:12He cooperates by moving his head and arm for me.

02:14Georgia, how long have we been together?

02:16It's been almost a year, Mr. Wood.

02:18Jacob nods in response.

02:19That means our contract is aspiring soon, right?

02:20My heart skips a beat.

02:21Jacob is going to discuss the contract with me now.

02:23If he doesn't plan on extending it, I wonder how lucrative of a breakup fee I can receive.

02:26Jacob is a generous man.

02:27If he gives me enough money, I'll quit being a model once and for all.

02:29Unfortunately, Jacob doesn't say anything else.

02:31After asking that question, I keep waiting for him to speak up as I sit next to him.

02:33All I hear is Jacob's deep breathing, seeing as he's fallen asleep.

02:36The next day, my friend Alice Lane has invited me to a salon.

02:38If this were to happen before I turned 18, I'd never have thought that.

02:40I'd visit a place like the salon, so frequently.

02:43Everyone in this line of work is very competitive.

02:44Although we earn a lot of money, our expenses are huge as well.

02:47New blood keeps gushing into this industry.

02:48Once age is no longer on my side, my skills and appearance require more upkeep.

02:51I go for the treatment packages that cover from head to toe.

02:53Every time I visit the salon, I have to spend at least a few thousand dollars.

02:56I spend hundreds of thousands at most on the packages.

02:57Previously, I went for a package that cost me $200,000.

03:00My heart was practically bleeding when I paid for it.

03:01Then again, the effects were pretty amazing.

03:03That night, Jacob couldn't resist my allure at all.

03:05This is a rare occasion.

03:06After all, Jacob's self-control is insanely strong.

03:08I always give it my all in bed, but he tends to hold his urge in at the last moment.

03:11Alice asks me what I plan on doing next.

03:13She's gotten to know a pretty decent sugar daddy in the elite society.

03:16If I'm interested in getting to know him, she will take me with her to the next gathering.

03:19I turn her down on the spot.

03:21Although Jacob most likely won't extend our contract, I'm still within the contracted period.

03:24If I dare look for my next target behind his back, I'll be signing my own death warrant.

03:28I wonder who's lucky enough to become Jacob's next lover.

03:31Alice sounds quite jealous.

03:32No idea.

03:33I reply decisively.

03:35Jacob dislikes it when others speculate what he's thinking.

03:37But the thing is, it's already a natural impulse for people in this line of work to speculate

03:40what clients are thinking.

03:41Over the year of being with Jacob, many people deliver beautiful playthings to him,

03:44be it men or women.

03:45Truthfully speaking, sugar daddies don't mind their playthings genders at all.

03:47As long as they can make the sugar daddies happy, they will earn a lot of money.

03:49Jacob used to be passionate about me at first, but as time passed, he grew more nonchalant

03:53toward me.

03:53Perhaps the honeymoon phase has passed, and he's lost interest in me.

03:56Perhaps he'll get himself a new lover to have fun with next year.

03:58Halfway through my treatment package, I receive a phone call from Jacob.

04:01He gives me an address and tells me to head over immediately.

04:03The address belongs to a private estate.

04:04Only members are permitted entry, making the estate an extremely discreet place.

04:06I have a vague feeling about what I'm next.

04:07When I arrive at the private estate, I find out that Jacob is entertaining some clients

04:10who hails from hell neon.

04:11The reason I'm there is so that I can entertain these clients using alternative ways.

04:15Well, this is my original job, so I'm back in my element.

04:18I keep downing glass after glass of alcohol while kissing up to the clients nonstop.

04:21The atmosphere in the private estate is very boisterous.

04:23In fact, one of the clients hands me his business card and tells me that he really

04:25likes me right in front of Jacob.

04:28I shoot a discreet glance at Jacob, hoping to probe his attitude.

04:31Unfortunately, I can never guess what Jacob is thinking, so I can't tell what he's feeling

04:35at the moment.

04:36I'm not that smart, but thankfully I'm a very cautious person.

04:39I won't do anything that might displease Jacob right in front of him.

04:43So I turn down the client in a tactful manner.

04:45I even tell the client that I forever belong to Jacob.

04:48Everyone is tickled pink by my statement.

04:49Well, everyone by Jacob.

04:50He remains seated on his chair in a nonchalant manner while gazing at me with those eyes I

04:54can never see through.

04:54I just smile brightly at him in return.

04:56When the business meeting with these VIP ends, the night is actually just beginning.

05:00Everyone soon switches to another location.

05:02In a huge private room, the coffee table is filled with a variety of expensive alcohol.

05:05Soon, a madame brings a group of young men and women into the private room.

05:07They are like intricately packaged products, which are displayed on the shelf for the

05:10clients to pick them out.

05:11I even spot people who have just come of age in the group.

05:12Those who are involved in this line of work must possess extremely sharp eyes.

05:15I can tell at first glance who is truly young and who's just pretending to be young.

05:18Jacob draws out lazily.

05:19The one who has just come of age can stay.

05:20Immediately, I perk up an alert.

05:22Shady tricks and vile plots don't scare me.

05:23But the thing is, I can never win against age.

05:26I'm just pretending to be innocent.

05:27But that youngster is innocent by nature.

05:28Is this your first time entertaining a client?

05:29Jacob asks the youngster.

05:31She nods, feeling awkward and anxious.

05:32After that, she pours a glass of alcohol for Jacob clumsily.

05:34Maybe she's too nervous?

05:35Her alcohol has spilled out of the glass.

05:37Jacob isn't angry at the young woman at all.

05:38Instead, he shoots me a look, which I understand immediately.

05:40I know I'll have to be the one doing such minuscule tasks.

05:42As for entertaining Jacob and the others, the youngster is capable of doing that.

05:45I pay attention to everyone and everything, while keeping my ears perked at all times.

05:47I'm the one refilling glasses and singing to hype things up.

05:48When the clients are in the mood for something better, I'm also the one dancing for everyone.

05:51Vaguely, I can hear Jacob chatting with the youngster, in that languid tone of his.

05:54He asks her what her name is, and how old she is.

05:56Apparently, the youngster, Mila Jones, is 18 years old, and hails from a coastal town far,

05:58far away.

05:58Her family is sick, and she's in a tough financial situation right now.

06:00Honestly speaking, the background of the story is overused by everyone.

06:03Not to mention it's so lame.

06:04I don't even bother using that story.

06:05Back when Jacob asked me why I was in this line of work, I just told him that I was

06:07lazy.

06:08I truly believe that, and didn't want to put in effort just to earn money.

06:10This refreshing, interesting, and honest excuse is the reason why Jacob developed an interest in me.

06:13Alas, Jacob actually believes Mila's excuse.

06:15He even digs out his checkbook, and writes her a check.

06:18The sight leaves me stunned.

06:19Had I known that selling a soft story works on Jacob, I wouldn't have waited till.

06:21Mila proved it to me.

06:22If Jacob prefers people with tragic backgrounds, he could have told me from the start.

06:25Back when I was still a student, I was one of the top-ranking students with excellent grades.

06:27I always represented my school in essay competitions.

06:28Naturally, I can easily invent a sad story whenever I want.

06:30It's already 3 a.m.

06:30By the time the drinking party is over.

06:32Jacob has already left with Mila.

06:34Thankfully, he's not that big of an ingrate.

06:35At least he's kind enough to provide a ride home.

06:38Considering how hard I work tonight, the air conditioner is turned on in the car, so the temperature is just

06:41right.

06:41But perhaps I've had too much to drink, or my body feels warmer than usual.

06:44See in the back, I try my hardest to hold it in.

06:45In the end, I can't hold it any longer, so I have the driver stop the car.

06:47Before the car comes to a complete halt, I get out of the car instantly.

06:49As I clink the dirty trash can by the side of the road, I vomit into it non-stop.

06:51One year with Jacob, and my tolerance for alcohol has plummeted.

06:54After only 8 bottles of mixed red and white wine tonight, I've reached my limit.

06:58The driver kindly gets it out, and hands me some tissues.

07:00The bile I'm throwing up fills my mouth with bitterness.

07:03I awkwardly thank the driver.

07:04Are you okay?

07:06Should I take you to the hospital?

07:07It's okay.

07:08I wave it off.

07:09I'm fine.

07:09I know my body.

07:10It's not the first time I've drunk myself sick.

07:12I'm not that delicate.

07:13I force myself to head home.

07:14My brain feels like complete mush.

07:16I feel like I can drop dead into a deep sleep.

07:18The moment I close my eyes, yet, the second I hit the mattress, all traces of sleep vanish.

07:22I have this strong feeling that my position is about to be taken by Mila.

07:26How is she so lucky?

07:27It was her first time out, and she met Jacob?

07:29I'm freaking jealous.

07:31Turns out, I was right.

07:32For the next week, I don't see Jacob.

07:34But I hear about him from everyone.

07:37Mila has, unsurprisingly, become Jacob's new favorite.

07:40She's the talk of the town now.

07:41Every time I hear it, I just curse myself for choosing to be the understanding type back

07:44then.

07:45If I had been more spoiled and demanding, I could have confidently marched up to Jacob

07:49and told him to not have a new woman replace me.

07:51Days pass, and eventually, the con-

07:53I'm smart.

07:54Before Jacob even asks me to leave, I've already packed my bags.

07:57I know that.

07:58He hasn't mentioned renewing the contract, because he doesn't want to continue.

08:01But what can I do?

08:03Going from luxury to simplicity is tough.

08:04I really don't want to give up this villa, or the housekeepers.

08:06Jacob sends his secretary to talk to me.

08:08He offers me an apartment.

08:09It's a full-floor flat downtown, worth around $6 million.

08:12My first thought is to sell it and cash out.

08:14I'm not exactly flush with cash, and my expenses are through the roof.

08:16If I stay there a few months, I'll struggle to even pay the maintenance fees.

08:19The day after I move out of the villa, a business card comes into my hands.

08:22It's the one I turned down.

08:24At Jacob's dinner, Alice tells me,

08:26I think this guy is pretty good as a sugar daddy.

08:28You're done.

08:29With Jacob now, so you need to grab this chance.

08:31I hesitate.

08:32He's from Halmyon.

08:33I'm not keen on going there.

08:34I don't know that place.

08:35Oh, come on.

08:36You're worrying about nothing.

08:37A guy with his status?

08:38You won't be his only woman.

08:40He's probably got women.

08:41Sat here and there, maybe even a dozen more overseas.

08:43Just have him rent you a place, and stay here.

08:45If he's ever in town for business, you can take care of him.

08:48Listen, you can't rest now.

08:50In our line of work, once you stop, you'll never get back up.

08:53You have to keep networking.

08:54And stay in touch with your sugar daddies.

08:56There are thousands of beautiful lars and fun women out there.

08:58You need to give them a reason to spend big money on you.

09:00Noticing my silence, Alice narrows her eyes.

09:02Georgia, I don't tell me you've actually fallen for Jacob.

09:04You're right, I finally say.

09:06I need to get myself together.

09:07I can't stop.

09:08I need to make more money.

09:09There's a golf event this weekend.

09:10I'll bring you along.

09:11Alice is pleased.

09:12You'd better seize the opportunity.

09:14I learned about the preferences of Lance Gordy, my sugar daddy from Halmyon.

09:16On the day of the golf event, the moment I see him, I can feel the weight of his gaze

09:20falling upon me.

09:20I know right away that my business for the year is set.

09:23I make Lance laugh with my charm.

09:25Pretending I don't know how to play, I lean in close to him.

09:28I'm busy with the club while he's busy with me.

09:30We both get what we need.

09:31From a distance, a golf cart approaches.

09:33I look up and see Jacob holding Mila in his arms.

09:37He's looking at me with an indifferent stare.

09:39I'm nestled in Lance's arms.

09:41The two of us move like a single entity as we swing the club.

09:44Following a solid thwack, the ball takes a nonsensical path.

09:47It flies up in the air and lands squarely on Jacob's head.

09:51At that moment, I've already picked out where my grave should be.

09:53I must have committed some horrible crime against this ball.

09:56This golf course is a thousand acres wide, so why does it have to hit?

09:59Jacob's head specifically?

10:00Lance behind me immediately, let's go.

10:01He looks like he can't wait to cut ties with me.

10:04I get it.

10:05In this place, nobody wants to get on Jacob's bad side.

10:08Whether I actually hit that ball today doesn't matter.

10:10The result can only be, and will definitely be, that I hit it.

10:13Mr. Griffin Wood, I'm so sorry.

10:15Let me take you to the hospital right away.

10:16Lance rushes over, looking guilty.

10:19This is all my fault.

10:20I wasn't watching her closely enough.

10:21I raise my hand and rub my eyes.

10:23They instantly turn red, looking panicked.

10:25I drop to my knees in front of Jacob.

10:26My voice shakes.

10:28Mr. Wood, I'm sorry.

10:29I'm so sorry.

10:30I really don't know what happened.

10:31Honestly though, this grass is pretty soft to kneel on.

10:34It doesn't hurt my knees at all.

10:35My head stays down, so I can't see Jacob's face.

10:38But everything around us goes silent.

10:39The mood is clearly serious.

10:41I was kind of hoping Jacob might go easy on me since I've served him for a whole year.

10:46It seems like that's not happening.

10:48His bodyguards yank me up.

10:49Two guys, one on each side, grab my arms and practically drag me.

10:53Another step toward Jacob.

10:55Jacob sits there on his golf cart, looking down at me.

10:59His eyes are full of disgust.

11:00Looks like Mr. Cordy is quite taken with Georgia.

11:02He says it with a smile, but his voice is ice cold.

11:04Guess today.

11:05I'll be taking what belongs to someone else.

11:08She's just a plaything.

11:09How dare she hurt you.

11:10As long as you're satisfied.

11:11Mr. Griffin Wood, do whatever you want.

11:13Lance sells me out without hesitation.

11:15You rarely visit.

11:16I wouldn't want you getting lonely.

11:18Jacob gives Mila a gentle nudge toward Lance.

11:21Think of her as a little gift from me.

11:23I hope you won't mind.

11:24People like us only exist to please others.

11:27So being treated like objects, traded or given away, happens all the time.

11:30I lost my new sugar daddy and pissed off my old one.

11:33My mind goes dark.

11:34I have no idea how Jacob will punish me.

11:37I'm scared of pain.

11:38I'm terrified of it.

11:39But I can't just end it all either.

11:40Because I want to live.

11:41I want to live so desperately.

11:43Jacob takes me to his actual home.

11:45A place I've never been.

11:46All of his homes are mansions.

11:48This one doesn't look that different from the one I used to stay in.

11:51The bodyguards throw me on the floor.

11:53Footsteps echo all around me.

11:55I curl up with my head pressed to the ground.

11:56Who's scared to move?

11:57After a while, everything goes quiet.

11:59Jacob's voice comes from above me.

12:01Georgia, look up.

12:02I flinch, then slowly lift my head to look at him.

12:05My face is covered in tears.

12:07Showing weakness is sometimes a tactic.

12:09It has nothing to do with gender.

12:11I never used to cry.

12:12I knew no one would care if I did.

12:14So I refused to let myself shed tears.

12:16Then I got into this line of work.

12:17And realized that men actually love watching us cry.

12:19They love being worshipped by the weak.

12:21Even more, they love crushing the weak beneath their feet.

12:22Grinding them down.

12:23Why are you crying?

12:24Jacob asks me.

12:26Subconsciously, I think his mood seems a bit better now.

12:28Because his posture is clearly more relaxed than when he was with Lance.

12:32I gather my courage and crawl toward him.

12:34Looking pitiful, I place my hands on his knees.

12:36My face is full of hurt.

12:38Mr. Wood, please forgive me.

12:39I really didn't mean to.

12:41Jacob's eyes darken.

12:42He reaches out and grabs my chin.

12:44His grip isn't hard.

12:45His thumb strokes my neck gently.

12:46Your new sugar daddy abandoned you.

12:49New sugar daddy, old sugar daddy.

12:50I only want you.

12:51Mr. Wood.

12:52I blink.

12:53And tears fall.

12:54But you don't want me anymore.

12:55You have someone new.

12:56An old toy like me isn't good enough for you anymore.

12:58Funny.

12:59I've never heard you say this before.

13:00Jacob says to me, I force a smile and lower my eyes.

13:03Someone in my position has no right to say such things.

13:05Then why say it today all of a sudden?

13:07I was scared that if I didn't say it now, I'd never get another chance.

13:09In your mind, am I really that cruel and heartless?

13:12Jacob forces me to look at him.

13:15Any idiot knows this is absolutely not the time to tell the truth.

13:17But if I lie, Jacob won't believe me either.

13:20What do I do?

13:21My life depends on this.

13:23I grip my teeth, straighten my back, tilt my head up, and kiss Jacob's thin lips.

13:26They say, people with thin lips are usually heartless.

13:28I think there's truth to that saying.

13:30Jacob doesn't push me away, but he doesn't kiss me back either.

13:33I close my eyes, kissing him carefully.

13:35My hands shake as I undo Jacob's belt.

13:37When it comes to pleasing men with my body, I'm way too good at it.

13:40As long as Jacob lets me see this through, today's incident will be forgiven.

13:44I work hard to please him.

13:45After a year with him, I know exactly how to satisfy him.

13:49Move back in tomorrow, he says.

13:50Don't bother packing your things.

13:52I'll have someone buy you new stuff.

13:53I don't know if this counts as a blessing in disguise.

13:55I'm back by Jacob's side.

13:57But this time, he doesn't make me sign a contract.

13:59Not only that, he no longer just visits the mansion.

14:02Once in a while, he moves in completely.

14:04My friends praise my tactics.

14:06I actually want Jacob back.

14:07And by the looks of it, I might actually become permanent.

14:09Going permanent doesn't mean becoming his wife.

14:12It means I'm qualified to stay with Jacob.

14:14Not on a contract basis, but long-term and stable.

14:16The kind where I can rely on him for the rest of my life.

14:19That kind of relationship.

14:20Too bad I'm on pills.

14:21I can't have kids.

14:21Otherwise, if I gave Jacob a kid or two, my position would be completely secure.

14:25I don't really buy into all that.

14:26Never mind that I can't have kids.

14:28Even if I could, I would never have Jacob's child.

14:30At airport arrivals, I'm waiting eagerly.

14:33Jacob's been on this business trip for almost a month.

14:35Honestly, I actually kind of miss him.

14:36The display screen showed the plane had landed.

14:39I count down every second until finally, I spot Jacob in the distance.

14:42Mr. Wood, I throw my arm up excitedly, waving hard.

14:45Jacob looks over.

14:46It's rare, but his eyes hold a hint of warmth.

14:48Every once in a while, I catch myself thinking maybe we're just a normal couple.

14:52No different from the thousands of other couples in the world.

14:55Lost in that thought.

14:56But my gaze drifts to the side.

14:58My eyes meet someone else's.

15:00What a surprise.

15:01Of all places, I'm running into my birth mother at the airport.

15:03My birth wasn't exactly honorable.

15:05Getting into this line of work wasn't voluntary either.

15:07But trauma has a way of clustering together.

15:09My story might earn a few tears if it were on TV.

15:11But in this industry, it's nothing special.

15:14So I never play the victim.

15:15Plenty of people have it worse.

15:16Who am I to complain?

15:17The airport is crowded.

15:19I look away naturally and rush toward Jacob, throwing my arms around him to show how much I

15:24missed him.

15:24Jacob wraps one arm around me.

15:25His tone is casual, but his expression is soft.

15:27That happy to see me?

15:28Very happy.

15:29I nod enthusiastically.

15:31He chuckles, clearly pleased.

15:33Unusually, in front of others.

15:34He takes my hand.

15:35I'm completely floored.

15:37Jacob always travels with an entourage.

15:39My existence is an open secret.

15:40But my status was never respectable.

15:42He rarely shows affection.

15:44To someone like me in public.

15:44I focus entirely on him, partly to show how much I missed him, partly to keep my gaze from wandering

15:50where it shouldn't.

15:51But in the end, I can't help myself.

15:52I glance back.

15:53My biological mother is chatting intimately with a young woman, while smiling.

15:57That's probably my stepsister.

15:58Someone I've never met before.

16:00What are you looking at?

16:01Jacob asks.

16:02Nothing.

16:02I quickly turn my gaze away.

16:04And cautiously say,

16:05Mr. Wood, if you're going on a business trip again, for so long, could you take me along?

16:09He doesn't answer.

16:10I suddenly realize that what I've said seems inappropriate.

16:12While I'm trying to think of a cover-up, he asks,

16:14Why?

16:15Do you want to come with me?

16:17No.

16:17I wrinkle my nose and say,

16:19It's just that I haven't seen you in a while, so I've missed you.

16:22How clingy.

16:22Jacob sighs.

16:23Despite his troubled expression, his gentle tone tells me he isn't upset.

16:28By my request.

16:29Next time, I'll have my secretary notify you.

16:31He says while scratching my chin, almost like petting a dog.

16:33There's nothing wrong with that.

16:34After all, a rich person's dog lives a better life than the people from poor families.

16:37The sex tonight leaves me exhausted.

16:39Jacob is like a wolf that hasn't eaten for a long time.

16:41Not a single part of me is left untouched.

16:43I guess his schedule this month must be very tight, and he has no time to release his needs.

16:48After all, he is a workaholic.

16:50Work always comes first for him, even when it conflicts with his needs.

16:52I'm so tired my eyes hurt and won't stay open.

16:55I wake briefly as he pulls away.

16:59He sees me looking at him, so he explains,

17:01I have work.

17:02Go ahead and sleep.

17:03In the past, I didn't have the right to spend the night in the same bed as Jacob.

17:06But ever since I returned to his side, occasionally when it gets too late,

17:10Jacob stays in my room to rest.

17:11Didn't you just return from your business trip?

17:12I rub my eyes, forcing myself to sit up.

17:14My sugar daddy isn't sleeping, so how can I be?

17:17I don't have the guts for that.

17:18Sleep, be good.

17:18Jacob says firmly, pushing me back down.

17:21When he sees I won't close my eyes, he sighs softly and leaves the bedroom.

17:24I hesitate between getting up and giving in to the drowsiness.

17:27But Jacob returns, holding a thick file filled with professional terms.

17:31In Asperian.

17:32Just a glance makes my head hurt.

17:33Sleep, I'll stay here and read.

17:35He half reclines beside me and turns on the desk lamp.

17:37With glasses on the bridge of his nose, he even puts an arm around me, so I can sleep

17:42while hugging it.

17:42I am over the moon.

17:44Then I fall asleep.

17:45The next morning, when I wake up, Jacob is no longer in the bedroom.

17:48I reflect deeply, thinking it is because Jacob has been a little too indulgent with me lately.

17:52People are like that.

17:53We easily get carried away.

17:54Although I deeply fear Jacob's power and influence, the tenderness he occasionally shows,

17:58is really hard to resist.

17:59I remind myself repeatedly not to let my guard down, but still find myself doing so without

18:03realizing it.

18:04While lost in thought, I sit on the bed and do a simple stretch to relieve the strain

18:08from the previous night's exertion.

18:10Then, I casually pick up the phone from the bedside table.

18:12I notice I have several missed calls from my biological father and mother.

18:16Ever since I get into this line of work, they only call me for one reason, and it is money.

18:20I am their cash machine.

18:21It was my biological father who led me into this line of work.

18:24He owed debts and used me as collateral.

18:25My first sugar daddy is my father's creditor.

18:27Back then, I was inexperienced and didn't know how to charm men, so I suffered a lot.

18:31Not long after, my first sugar daddy grew tired of me, and he sent me off for training

18:34for a few months at a banquet.

18:36He handed me to my second sugar daddy.

18:38The second one had some fetishes, but he was very generous.

18:41With him, I paid off my father's gambling debts.

18:43Later, my biological mother heard that I was making a lot of money, so she called to say

18:47she needed some.

18:48I refused to give it to her, so she came to my place and caused trouble.

18:50That interrupted my work, and for that, my second sugar daddy slapped me and made me lose

18:55a tooth.

18:55After I got involved with Jacob, I always did whatever they asked.

18:58I was really afraid they would cause trouble again.

19:00Earning money is hard, but living well is even harder.

19:02I make a lot, but I also spend a lot.

19:05Along with my parents' bottomless needs, I am living a very hard life.

19:08I actually consider giving up this line of work, but it is hard to get out.

19:12Truthfully, I am used to this luxurious lifestyle too.

19:15Without any skills or qualifications, I can't make money if I leave this work.

19:17I won't be able to survive.

19:19Thinking about this, I expressionlessly call them back.

19:21Sure enough, my mother wants money.

19:23She saw me at the airport yesterday, with Jacob.

19:26She believes I've gotten myself, a rich guy.

19:28She feels what I give her isn't enough, and asks me to-

19:30I don't have that much, I say.

19:32I checked with a friend at the housing bureau.

19:34You have a property under your name.

19:35You can transfer it to me.

19:36My mother says haughtily, your sister just graduated.

19:39She needs a place to stay.

19:40Not possible.

19:41I refuse.

19:42Georgia, I don't think that just because, you found yourself a strong backer, that I

19:45won't be able to deal with you.

19:46Trust me, if I make trouble outside.

19:47Jacob's company for a few days, Jacob will immediately dump you.

19:50I believe her, after all I lost my previous sugar daddy, in the same way.

19:53They are only looking for fun, and to relieve stress.

19:56Not to clean up my mess.

19:57I sigh deeply.

19:59Give me some time.

20:00Hurry up, I don't have much patience.

20:02She huffs in frustration and hangs up.

20:04I steady myself, then call my father.

20:07Lately, Jacob likes you a lot, huh?

20:08My father says, I have something I need you to do.

20:11Once it's done, I promise I won't ask you for money again.

20:14What is it?

20:14You need to steal a document.

20:16It's related to X company's merger plan.

20:17I am not highly educated, but I know that, whatever he wants me to steal, is definitely

20:22not just, a simple merger document.

20:23How simple?

20:24What if I refuse?

20:25I ask.

20:25If you refuse, I'll die.

20:28My father grits his teeth.

20:29If I die, I'll take you down with me.

20:31I end the call.

20:32Why are you lost in thought?

20:33The bedroom door is open, and Jacob is staring at me, with his arms crossed.

20:37I don't know how long he has been there.

20:38I feel uneasy.

20:39I don't know how much he has heard.

20:41Nothing.

20:42Get up if you're awake, Jacob says.

20:44Come downstairs.

20:44I groggily get up and wash my face.

20:46When I got downstairs, I freeze at the sight.

20:48The living room has been redecorated.

20:50There are balloons everywhere.

20:51The wall in the center usually holds a painting worth billions, but it is now removed and replaced

20:57with balloons, spelling happy birthday.

20:58Jacob stands by the stairs, holding a party popper.

21:01With a loud bang, the confetti sprays all over me.

21:03Georgia, happy birthday.

21:04I haven't celebrated my birthday in so long, so when I see all the gift boxes and the two-tier

21:08cake in the middle of the living room, my first reaction isn't joy.

21:12It is unfamiliarity.

21:13Is today my birthday?

21:14I don't think so.

21:16Confused.

21:17I instinctively reach for my phone.

21:18Why aren't you happy?

21:19Jacob keenly notices my mood, and the smile on his face fades a little, panicking at once.

21:24I rush up and force a bright smile.

21:26No, no.

21:27I'm just so surprised that I didn't know how to react at first.

21:31Mr. Wood, you're the first person to celebrate my birthday.

21:33I'm really, really happy.

21:34My own thoughts don't matter.

21:35What matters is not spoiling his mood.

21:37I am the main character of the birthday party, but Jacob is the director.

21:41As an actress, I have to follow the director's requests and perform.

21:44According to the script, Jacob has prepared many gifts for me.

21:47Among them are luxurious goods, sports cars, and even landed properties.

21:50His gifts have perfectly solved the urgent problem that has been plaguing me.

21:52If I accept these gifts, I'll have bound myself to Jacob permanently.

21:55That means I'll have to deal with my biological parents for the rest of my life.

21:57I'll have to live in constant fear.

21:59But if I don't accept these gifts, I won't have any money at all.

22:01That means I won't be able to survive.

22:02Heck, I don't even know how long I can last without money.

22:04Thing is, I really love the car keys that are printed with luxurious logos, and the watches that have sparkling

22:08jewels embedded on them.

22:09Yes, I'm just that realistic, and materialistic.

22:11The gifts are already placed right in front of me.

22:12It's impossible for me to push them away.

22:14Happily, I reach out and accept the gifts.

22:16Then I give Jacob a loud and deep kiss on his cheek.

22:18I don't care anymore.

22:19Even if I die, I'll die with these assets in my arms.

22:21Just like that, I celebrate the grandest birthday I've ever known.

22:23Jacob is satisfied with my cooperation, too.

22:25He's supposed to be an extremely busy businessman, and yet he's able to block out a full day in his

22:28schedule.

22:29Just to spend time with me.

22:30He's been spoiling me the whole time.

22:31But I've always been insecure my whole life.

22:32I can't help but wonder where exactly Jacob's bottom line lies when it comes to me.

22:35He's able to tolerate my occasional spoiled and haughty antics.

22:36Just like how he's treating a pet dog that he adores, he can spare some time and effort to specifically

22:39keep me company.

22:39In fact, he even prepares a pot of spicy seafood boil for me on that very night.

22:42Ever since I joined this line of work, I've never had spicy and greasy food ever again.

22:46I need to remain healthy, to avoid having rashes and pimples marring my skin.

22:48Also, I don't want any dark circles under my eyes either.

22:49God knows just how much suffering I go through whenever I eat bland salads,

22:52while watching food influencers devouring amazing food on my phone.

22:54It's not an exaggeration to call it one of the greatest torture methods in the world.

22:56The smell of the spices keeps swafting up my nostrils uncontrollably.

22:59I take a deep breath and gulp loudly before turning the seafood boil down as much as it pains me.

23:02No thank you, Mr. Wood.

23:03You don't like seafood boil? Jacob then adds,

23:06I remember you telling me you come from Corville.

23:07Corville is the city, known for having the best seafood boil.

23:09I do like it, I reply, clearly embarrassed.

23:11Then again, my sugar daddy has prepared so many surprises.

23:13For my sake, tonight I must do whatever I can, to show my gratitude to him in bed.

23:16But it's been far too long since I had spicy food.

23:17What if my stomach can't handle the spice at all?

23:18What if I ruin everything when the time comes?

23:20I can't possibly imagine how disastrous things will become.

23:22Jacob can tell the reason, behind my hesitation.

23:24So he pulls a chair over and tells me to sit down.

23:25Don't worry.

23:26He bends down and murmurs into my ear.

23:28I'll be very busy these few days, so uh.

23:30My eyes light up. The table is laden with all my favorite dishes.

23:34I only hate that after years of dieting, my stomach had shrunk so much that I couldn't fit all the

23:38food in.

23:38Jacob likes his food on the lighter side, so the spicy seafood boil is just a novelty for him.

23:42Most of the time, he sits there and talks food into my bowl.

23:44Not gonna lie, with the broth bubbling away on the table,

23:46the warm lights overhead, and Jacob's occasional little reminders for me to eat slowly.

23:50The scene was pretty cozy.

23:51But after some time, he didn't let me eat anymore.

23:53He says it's cause my stomach is puffed up like a balloon that will pop if I keep going.

23:56I'm really embarrassed.

23:57I didn't have much fat on my belly, so the moment my stomach sticks out a little, it's painfully obvious.

24:01When he helps me upstairs, he looks utterly disappointed in me.

24:04I've never once restricted what you eat, so just eat whatever you want.

24:08Why make yourself suffer like this?

24:09As if.

24:10Men are all liars.

24:11One time, I got a craving for something cold, and ate half an ice cream.

24:13I'd end up with an upset stomach, which meant I couldn't give Jacob what he wanted.

24:16He'd frowned in obvious displeasure, and said I had no professional ethics.

24:19Didn't I know what I should and shouldn't be eating?

24:20Later that night, after Jacob falls asleep, I'm still awake cause I'm too stuffed.

24:24I climb out of bed, and take out the expensive gifts, looking over them again and again.

24:28I love them.

24:29They're the source of my security, and the foundation to keep me standing.

24:32I quietly put them all away in the drawer, then slipped out of the bedroom, and headed

24:35to the study.

24:36It was a room that was full of mystery to me.

24:38Jacob hates being disturbed when he's working.

24:40His company's business is massive, and the amounts are huge.

24:42I'm always afraid I'll see something that I shouldn't.

24:44Plus, it's packed with books that are all foreign texts that I can't make heads or tails

24:47of.

24:48It's always been a place of awe, fear, and respect for me.

24:50I can feel my heart pounding way too fast.

24:52I stand at the door, giving myself a full-on pep talk, but in the end, I don't dare to

24:55go in.

24:56I'm not stupid.

24:57In this city, if I offend my father, and whatever big shot, who is backing him from

25:00the shadows, I can still run.

25:01But if I offend Jacob, I'll be better off dead.

25:04After that day, I don't answer any more calls from my father.

25:06I also come up with a plan.

25:08I go to Alice for help, and pay her to hire a bunch of thugs, to teach my irresponsible

25:11parents a lesson they won't forget.

25:12I've never done anything like this before.

25:14Back then, staying alive was already hard enough.

25:16All I ever thought about was how to get through each day.

25:18But now, things are different.

25:19If I stay obediently by Jacob's side, even if he grows sick of me one day, I'll still

25:22have a way out.

25:23He won't make things too hard for me.

25:24Alice asks me how far I want to take this.

25:26I ask how far things can go.

25:28A verbal threat?

25:29A warning?

25:29Or even roughing them up?

25:31Or do you want to leave them with permanent injuries?

25:33Or maybe say, to car crash, to take them out?

25:35Different levels, and different prices.

25:37I think about it.

25:38My father is going to need a beating.

25:39Or he won't take this seriously.

25:41As for my mother, get a few guys who look extra fierce, and have them tail my half-sister for

25:45a few days.

25:46Then just give her a couple of nasty threats.

25:48She's my mother's whole world.

25:49My mother can't bear having anything happen to her.

25:51Oh, and one more thing.

25:52When the guy make their move, make sure my parents are aware that this is all my idea.

25:55Okay, wait for my good news.

25:57Alice works fast.

25:58In just a few days, so my mother calls me.

26:00She's furious and swears she'll make me pay.

26:02I'd suggest you don't threaten me.

26:03I say calmly.

26:04The money's with me.

26:05If you manage to put me in a good mood, I might even toss you a little something.

26:08But if you piss me off, this time, your daughter was only a little shaken up.

26:11Next time, I can't promise it'll stop there.

26:13My mother curses me out.

26:14But in the end, all she can do is slam the phone down hard.

26:16How could I have been so dumb before?

26:17Why hadn't I ever thought of doing this?

26:19I'd handed over so much money for nothing.

26:20Honestly, they were all bark and no bite, like balloons that would burst once poked.

26:24Meanwhile, my father doesn't call me at all.

26:26I heard those thugs went a little overboard roughing him up, so he'd been recuperating

26:29and hadn't even left the house.

26:30I let out a shallow breath, thinking that maybe I can finally have peace for a while.

26:34Unfortunately, in my life, peace never seems to last long.

26:37I leave the house for a quick trip to the spa.

26:40When a van suddenly comes, screaming down the street.

26:42The door flies open, and several guys in masks grab me and drag me into the vehicle.

26:45I don't even have time to scream before a damn towel is pressed over my mouth and nose.

26:49I'm genuinely surprised that someone like me is actually getting kicked.

26:52My life so far hasn't exactly been smooth sailing, but a kidnapping is definitely a first.

26:56After all, I'm not from a rich family, nor am I someone powerful.

26:58What's the point in kidnapping me?

26:59I wake up to a bucket of water in my face.

27:00It's pretty dark around me, so I'm guessing I'm in a basement or something.

27:04The ice-cold water has me shaking all over.

27:05I force my eyes open and swint at the guy before me.

27:07I don't know him, but my father is standing behind him.

27:10He looks as repulsive as ever.

27:12When he sees I'm awake, a trace of viciousness flashes across his face.

27:14He seems to want to teach me a lesson, but doesn't dare to do anything.

27:17Due to the presence and pressure from the man in front of him.

27:19George Lodge?

27:20I shrink back, too scared to make a sound.

27:22This guy radiates.

27:23That cold, ruthless dominance.

27:24The people on top used to crush the ones below.

27:25He's not someone I can afford to mess with.

27:27Your looks are nothing special.

27:28I wonder what about you has caught it.

27:29Jacob Griffin Woods' eye.

27:30My father hurries to flatter him, and says in a low voice,

27:32She was personally trained by Bob Jones.

27:34Bob Jones, my very first sugar daddy.

27:36Oh, him.

27:37I guess that means she's got some skills.

27:38The man narrows his eyes and sizes me up.

27:40Someone next to him is quick on his feet, and steps forward.

27:42He'll light a cigar for him.

27:43He takes a dragon and exhales, blowing the smoke right into my face.

27:46So, what do you think?

27:47Consider being mine.

27:48I promise it'll be just as good as being with Jacob.

27:50I'm terrified.

27:51But I still force a smile to please him.

27:53Don't say that, sir.

27:54You and Mr. Wood are both outstanding men, who are way out of my league.

27:56I'm in no position to pick and choose.

27:58If you know you can't afford to cross me, then why are you turning me down?

28:01He suddenly presses his lit cigar, straight to one of my cheeks.

28:03The sharp pain instantly fills my eyes with tears.

28:05Before the burning sting even fades, a hard slap lands across my other cheek.

28:09The blow makes my ears buzz and my head spin.

28:11You dared to send someone to provoke me.

28:13You've got some nerve.

28:14I...

28:14I didn't.

28:15I tried to deny it.

28:16How dare you deny it?

28:17My father steps forward, looking arrogant and smug.

28:19I work for Mr. Lowell.

28:20You laid a hand on me, which is the same as laying a hand on him.

28:23Know who you're dealing with.

28:24Shame.

28:25You weren't much of a looker to begin with.

28:27Now that you're disfigured, do you think Jacob will still want you?

28:29Mr. Lowell's rough palm slides over my neck, then suddenly tightens around it.

28:32The feeling of suffocation hits almost immediately.

28:34The instinct to live makes me struggle, but my wrists and ankles are bound.

28:37I can't fight back at all.

28:39Maybe I'm really gonna die here.

28:41I'm seriously unwilling.

28:42I don't wanna die.

28:43Being alive is painful, but in this exact second, I realize I still desperately want to live.

28:47Forget it.

28:48The hand at my throat abruptly lets go.

28:49I collapse to the floor and gasp for air.

28:51Do you wanna live?

28:52Mr. Lowell asks with a smile.

28:54I nod vigorously.

28:55That depends on what you can do.

28:56He waves a hand lazily.

28:58And the dozen or so men surrounding us?

28:59Immediately step forward.

29:01If you can satisfy all of them, I might consider letting you live.

29:04I curl up on the floor, powerless to do anything but watch.

29:07A camera is set up and aimed right at me.

29:09I hear Mr. Lowell say, give it your best shot.

29:11The first person to watch this blockbuster will be Jacob Griffin Wood.

29:14You know what to do, right?

29:15I lower my eyes.

29:16No, I don't.

29:17Look at my men.

29:18They're all young and strong.

29:19Jacob's an old man who's almost 40.

29:21You think he can compare to them?

29:22You just need to look into the camera and tell everyone the truth.

29:25No man can stand being mocked for not being good in bed.

29:27I'm Jacob's sugar baby.

29:28We've slept together countless times.

29:30If I face that camera and look like I'm enjoying myself while saying that Jacob can't hold a candle to

29:34these thugs,

29:35I can already imagine how utterly humiliated he'll be.

29:37But I want to stay alive, even if it's just a few extra days.

29:40I drop my gaze, then deliberately put on a properly chastened, fawning smile.

29:45Mr. Lowell, I know what to do now, but I want to serve you first.

29:48The wound on my face still burns with pain, but I don't dare touch it.

29:51I only look up at Mr. Lowell.

29:52He lets out a mocking laugh.

29:53You're a whore through and through.

29:54Don't think your price goes up just because you've served me.

29:57I'm not like Jacob Griffin would.

29:58People of your level doesn't even catch my eye.

30:01Despite his words, he still has someone untie my binds.

30:03I grind my pride into the dirt and crawl over to him.

30:07Truth is, I don't care about things like dignity.

30:09If I did, I wouldn't have survived this long.

30:11As a kid, I shamelessly begged, flattered, and grinned like an idiot.

30:14Despite getting beaten, all for a single bite of food.

30:17Now, to stay alive, I can lose whatever backbone I have and do every filthy, degrading thing there is.

30:21This is my line of work.

30:22Anyway, to me, it's just a matter of serving a different man.

30:25I look up at Mr. Lowell and smile faintly.

30:28Then I kick him hard between his legs.

30:30Ah, a scream tears through the air.

30:32Fists and random objects rain down on me.

30:34Warm, sticky blood drips from my forehead, blurring my vision.

30:37I let out a ragged laugh, and watch as a man flock toward Mr. Lowell in a hurry, wanting to

30:41help but too scared to touch him.

30:42I watch him roar that he wants me seen alive, and to suffer a fate worse than death.

30:45I really do want to live.

30:46I do.

30:47But when I was with Jacob, I lived like a human, if only just barely.

30:49I can't go back to living like a rat.

30:50Maybe all he gave me were scraps of warmth that cost him nothing, insincere greetings, and perfunctory kindnesses, but even

30:56that was enough.

30:57It hurts.

30:57Every inch of me is in agony.

30:58My heart is deliriously alive, but I still can't ignore the physical pain.

31:01I collapse to the ground, and curl up into a tight ball.

31:05Jacob, my cheap life may mean nothing to you, and probably isn't even worth mentioning, but I'm about to lose

31:09it because of you.

31:10So, if it's not too much to ask, I hope you take a little longer to forget me.

31:14I wake up in a hospital.

31:16When I come to...

31:17My first thought is that I'm somehow not dead.

31:19Am I that tough?

31:20Has my love finally turned around after half a lifetime of suffering?

31:22My gaze shifts, and I see Jacob.

31:23Oh, I get it now.

31:25Jacob wrenched my pathetic soul, right out of the Grim Reaper's hands.

31:28Wait, something's off.

31:28Why does he look so worn out?

31:30I didn't steal his files.

31:31Did someone else leak his company's confidential documents and bankrupt him?

31:34I open my mouth to ask what happened.

31:36After all, I still have some money tucked away.

31:37I'm worried he'll try to take back.

31:39Whatever little money I have tucked away, I would have taken death over that.

31:42But before I can speak, Jacob leans in and carefully cups my cheek.

31:46I blink dazedly and watch him lean over me.

31:49Depress a reverent kiss to my forehead.

31:51He says hoarsely,

31:52You're awake.

31:53Something warm slides down my cheek and seeps into my collar.

31:55It must be coming from Jacob's eyes.

31:57All in all, the long and short of it is that I survived.

32:00I don't know how it happened.

32:01According to Jacob's secretary, he'd never seen Jacob lose control like that or look so wrecked.

32:06Ever since I woke up, Jacob hasn't left my line of sight.

32:09Even when he has video conferences, he sits somewhere, he can see me at a glance.

32:12And every 10 minutes or so, he looks at me to see what I'm doing.

32:15I'm really not used to him being like this.

32:18He's acting like I actually matter to him.

32:20The two things I care most about are money and my face.

32:22Thankfully, both have come through okay.

32:24The doctor did some work on my face.

32:25My cheek was burned by a cigar.

32:27But I'm not the type to start easily.

32:28With proper care, my looks won't take much of a hit.

32:30As for money, as long as Jacob doesn't go bankrupt, I probably won't ever be strapped for cash.

32:34I spend almost a month in the hospital.

32:36It's only when I feel like I'm about to go crazy that Jacob agrees to let me be discharged.

32:39After getting out, Jacob uses rest and recovery as an excuse to keep me at home for another two months.

32:43And from that point on, anytime I set foot outside, I must have a driver and bodyguards with me.

32:46My friends all say I'm in for good things now that I've cheated death.

32:49They can't believe that I actually managed to go legit with Jacob.

32:51Before this, everyone more or less thought I was set for life for as long as I stuck with him.

32:54But nobody expected that I'd become the official Mrs. Griffin would.

32:57From what I remember, Jacob has never once publicly acknowledged my status.

32:59How is this counted as going legit?

33:01The night the doctor announced that I had fully recovered, I can't hold back anymore and serve myself up to

33:06Jacob on a silver platter.

33:07I've never believed in men being capable of a platonic relationship.

33:09I've seen so many men in my life.

33:11Shouldn't I know better than anyone how much they're ruled by what's below the waist?

33:13Jacob has gone without sex for three months.

33:15In these three months, other than going to the bathroom, I wasn't even allowed to leave his sight.

33:18To take a shower.

33:19More than once, I've caught his dark and heavy gaze on me.

33:21Each time I think he's about to lose control, he still manages to hold himself back.

33:25I'm worried that he keeps doing this himself.

33:26Something will go wrong with him.

33:27This is directly related to the rest of my life's happiness, so I have to take it seriously, don't I?

33:30I do all my prep work.

33:31I set up a nice scent, slip into something sheer and revealing, and lie on the bed.

33:35Like a consort waiting for the king to summon her.

33:36Taking care of Jacob in bed is now something I can do with my eyes closed.

33:38I know every one of his sensitive spots.

33:40I'm sure tonight will be a scorching, no holds, barred night.

33:42But, to my surprise, Jacob turns me down.

33:45It's not his first time rejecting me, but it is the only time that I'm caught off guard.

33:49I quickly adjust though, and back off, giving Jacob space.

33:53In my softest voice I say, I'm sorry Mr. Wood, I overstepped my boundaries.

33:56Ultimately, I'd overestimated myself.

33:58I'd assumed that, after how he treated me these past few months, I'd at least carved out a special place.

34:01In his heart, even if he hadn't fallen in love with me.

34:04But the truth is, I can't even tell if he feels anything for me.

34:06Why would I be special to him?

34:07I thought that, nearly losing my life to protect Jacob's business, was a big deal.

34:10But in reality, I was probably more like a kitten, that happened to block a tiny pebble, or its owner.

34:14It looked like I'd almost died for him, but to him, it wasn't even worth mentioning.

34:17Jacob tells me not to overthink it, and that I should focus on getting better.

34:19I do as I'm told, and don't dwell on the matter.

34:21And then, he starts coming to the villa, less and less.

34:23He doesn't even contact me often anymore.

34:25When I occasionally catch up with my friends, they tease me.

34:27Saying, I've found a job I can't lose.

34:28They say I'll never have to worry about material things.

34:30For as long as I stick with him.

34:31I don't tell them, that I'm probably on the cusp of losing the job.

34:33This time, things are different, from when our contract expired.

34:36Back then, Jacob treated me the same as always, even though he didn't mention renewing the contract.

34:40This time, I can clearly feel him, pulling away on purpose.

34:43One day, I head to the spa for my usual maintenance.

34:45When I get home, I find Jacob on the couch, with a document in his hand.

34:49In that moment, I understand everything.

34:51Mr. Wood.

34:51I smile and walk over to him.

34:53Sit.

34:53He looks up at me, then slides the document across the table.

34:56Toward me.

34:56Take a look.

34:57I obediently pick it up.

34:59Is this my severance pay?

35:00He sure is generous.

35:01Thank you for taking care of me all this time, Mr. Wood.

35:03I accept the contract with a smile, and don't cause a scene.

35:06What right do I have to throw a tantrum anyway?

35:07Jacob's face is devoid of emotion.

35:09I've given you more than enough money.

35:10From now on, turn over a new leaf, and live a decent life.

35:13Don't stay in this line of work anymore.

35:14Honestly, he doesn't need to do this in person.

35:17He could have sent a secretary or assistant, like last time.

35:19I will.

35:20I stand up and give him a proper curtsy.

35:22I'll move out tomorrow.

35:24And this time, after moving out, I won't be coming back anymore.

35:26Our relationship is about to end, but I want to do my last shift properly.

35:29Jacob spends the night at the villa.

35:30I draw him a bath, and carefully give him a full-body spa.

35:34The bathtub faces the floor-to-ceiling windows.

35:35The glass is one way, so when he's soaking in the tub, he can enjoy the view outside in privacy.

35:39How long have you been doing this?

35:40I don't remember.

35:41Maybe two, three, four, five years?

35:43That's good.

35:43You're not worn out yet, so you can find a good man to marry in the future.

35:46Mr. Wood, after being with a man like you, I'm afraid it's gonna be hard for me to ever be

35:50interested in other men again.

35:50Oh?

35:51Are you hinting that I shouldn't let you go?

35:53I wouldn't dare.

35:53I'm just being honest.

35:54I actually know exactly why.

35:55Jacob is letting me go.

35:56It's because he discovered my feelings for him.

35:58I have never claimed to be some morally noble person.

36:01In a life-or-death situation, I shouldn't be sacrificing my own life to protect Jacob's interests, but that's exactly

36:06what I did.

36:06I've fallen for him, which is why he can't keep me around anymore.

36:09Money and profits make the most solid bonds in this world.

36:12Jacob can give me plenty of that, but he won't give me even the slightest bit of love.

36:15I love him, so I can give up my life for him.

36:18But there's also a chance I'll hurt him, because he doesn't love me.

36:21I understand that, so I accept this outcome.

36:22After moving out of the villa, my life goes back to being peaceful.

36:26Jacob really is generous.

36:27Including this last severance payout, I now have three properties in my name, tens of millions in cash, and even

36:32some stocks.

36:32As long as I don't splurge in ways that might break the law, then what I have now will be

36:35enough to kick back and coast through the rest of my life.

36:37After grinding for more than 20 years, I can finally start my retirement early.

36:40Alice comes over to hang out with me.

36:41She's switched to a new sugar daddy lately.

36:43He's from Hutton, and apparently treats her pretty well.

36:45In just a few short months, he's already spent a ton of money on her.

36:47After cashing out on this job, I'm gonna retire too.

36:49She takes a drag of her cigarette, the smoke curls around her face, so I can't make out her expression.

36:53I'm not getting any younger.

36:54It's time to settle down, and actually live a normal life.

36:56You?

36:57Saying stuff like that?

36:58That's not like you at all.

36:59You remember?

37:00My previous sugar daddy, right?

37:01The one from Jarton.

37:02Yeah.

37:02He's the only one, who prematurely terminated his contract with you.

37:05I remember you cleaned him out, right before you walked away.

37:07You were really proud of yourself, and kept bragging to me about it.

37:09He went bankrupt.

37:09Alice looks despondent.

37:11I only found out recently.

37:12That money I took from him back then, was probably everything that he had left.

37:15What?

37:15I'm stunned.

37:17He knew he was going under.

37:18That's why he terminated the contract, and handed over pretty much all the liquid assets

37:21he had left to me.

37:21She stubs out her cigarette, and lets out a bitter laugh.

37:24If he were going to pull something like that, he should have hidden it better, and stopped

37:26others from finding out.

37:27Look at the situation he has me in now.

37:28It feels wrong to give everything back, but it's also wrong if I don't.

37:30You want to pay him back though.

37:32I can see right through her.

37:33That's not all.

37:34You're even thinking of handing over dad all the money you've made, to help him make a

37:37comeback.

37:38Alice looks miserable, but doesn't deny it.

37:40You're out of your mind.

37:41I shoot to my feet, frustrated by her idiocy.

37:44Do you even know what you're considering?

37:45With our history, we'll never be the kind who gets to sit at a nice table.

37:47How much of all that talk about brotherhood between men is real?

37:49And how long does it last?

37:50Right now, you're clinging to the tiny bit of kindness he showed you.

37:52But once you spend the money, once he makes a comeback, and once you're old and ugly,

37:56there'll be a line of fresh faces.

37:57Prettier than you, sweeter than you, and wilder than you.

37:59When that time comes, how exactly will you compete with them?

38:01And what about you?

38:02You feel the same for Jacob Griffin Wood, don't you?

38:04I'm at a loss for words.

38:05Women really are soft-hearted creatures.

38:07We're in a line of work where we can't catch feelings.

38:08So it's all about getting what we need from each other.

38:11It's a simple transaction of interests.

38:12The lessons of the women who came before us are still fresh in our minds,

38:14yet we somehow always end up making the same mistakes they did.

38:16At least I took the money.

38:17I'll never have to worry about material things for the rest of my life.

38:19I say, I didn't and won't pay to be with him.

38:21That already puts me a step above you.

38:22That's because you got lucky and ran into Jacob Griffin Wood.

38:24That guy is a businessman who never makes a losing deal.

38:26Believe it or not, if Jacob goes bankrupt right now,

38:28you'll throw money at him faster than I can.

38:29Don't jinx me.

38:30I quickly shut the conversation down.

38:32Some things just couldn't be said.

38:33I learned about Jacob's bankruptcy from the news.

38:36In the past, I never watched the news.

38:38People like me were barely even educated.

38:40Keeping up with the news was pointless.

38:41But since splitting up with Jacob, I've started watching it.

38:44Because every now and then, he shows up on the screen.

38:46How can he possibly go bankrupt?

38:47But as the reports pile up, it starts looking real.

38:49I go around asking a few friends.

38:51In the industry, their sugar daddies all have connections everywhere.

38:53So they help me ask around.

38:54Turns out the rumors are true.

38:56Alice also calls me.

38:57I asked around.

38:58It's probably the doing of the same people who kidnapped you last time.

39:00They're out to get Jacob.

39:01Jacob is far too influential in this city.

39:03He practically has a monopoly on the place.

39:05Unless someone drags him down, everyone else will be stuck.

39:07Fighting over scraps.

39:08That's what happens when one stands out.

39:09I spend a few restless days at home before starting to go over all my assets.

39:13Everything I have, I only manage to build up because of Jacob.

39:15I know that to him.

39:17What I've got is a drop in the bucket.

39:18But at least it's something for me to show where my loyalties lie.

39:21As Alice predicted, I was all righteous when giving her advice.

39:23But when I was in the same situation, I was throwing money in faster than anyone else.

39:26And even more desperate than she ever was.

39:28At least Alice dreamed about spending the rest of her life with her sugar daddy.

39:31I didn't even dare entertain a thought like that.

39:33I have Jacob's private number, but he doesn't answer when I call.

39:36So I send him a message, weighing every word carefully.

39:39In the end, Jacob's secretary calls me back and turns me down.

39:42Miss Lodge, Mr. Woods said to tell you that he appreciates the gesture.

39:46He hopes you'll live well from now on and that you'll stop worrying about the people from your past.

39:49I fear as much given Jacob's personality.

39:50He's not accepting my kind gesture, but it's not necessarily for my best interest.

39:53It's most likely just his pride getting in the way, making him refuse to accept charity from someone like me.

39:56I'm prepared for that outcome, but I still feel disappointed.

39:59I know all too well the huge gap between us.

40:00I can't even do the smallest things for him, but I still go ahead and do what I want to

40:05do.

40:05In all my years alive, I've rarely gotten to be willful and to follow my heart.

40:09So even if I'm throwing myself at him, I'm more than willing to do it.

40:12When Alice hands me the money, she prods me in the forehead and grumbles nonstop about how I'd have trouble

40:16paying her back.

40:17After borrowing so much from her, some other friends also feel bad for me.

40:19When they lend me the money, they even suggest introducing me to a new sugar daddy.

40:22He's not exactly a great guy, but he's generous with his money.

40:24I'll only have to put up with him for a year.

40:25I turn them all down.

40:26I take that card holding everything I own and mail it to Jacob.

40:29Then I tell myself we're even our cab and I should never think about him again.

40:33I get an ordinary job and I got into online content creation.

40:35After hanging around sugar daddies for years, I'd at least seen a lot of the world.

40:38I'd picked up some knowledge about cosmetic procedures and makeup.

40:42I didn't have a proper education, so I need other ways to make money.

40:45Thankfully, my second video blew up.

40:47I've always felt like my luck was never really that bad.

40:50Sure, my parents didn't care about me, but at least they didn't let me starve.

40:52Later, I was out of options and went into modeling.

40:53It wasn't the most respectable line of work, but I only really suffered in the beginning.

40:57I got used to it after blending in.

40:59Then, when I failed to move up the ladder, and Jacob no longer wanted me, he still made

41:02sure the rest of my life was taken care of.

41:04Food and bills stopped being a problem.

41:05And now, even though I'm broke again, my career, which has never taken off before,

41:08is suddenly on the verge of blowing up.

41:10Good, isn't it?

41:11That's why we need to stay alive.

41:12It means having something to look forward to, and a future.

41:14I work a day job, shoot at night, and life keeps getting better.

41:17But one day, Alice suddenly calls me and says Jacob is back on top again.

41:20I've gone out of my way, not to keep up with him for a long time now.

41:23Hearing about him again feels like something from another lifetime.

41:26Really?

41:26That's good.

41:27I say earnestly.

41:28Nothing will ever happen between us, but I still hope he does well.

41:32You really are hopeless.

41:33I'm doing pretty great, and I'm pretty happy too.

41:36I even try to talk Alice into it.

41:37If you're really gonna quit for good, then come work with me instead.

41:40I have a decent following now.

41:41I can send traffic your way.

41:42I'll come to you when I hit rock bottom.

41:43I'm just calling you today to update you, so you can stop worrying and forget about Jacob

41:47from now on.

41:48This call is unnecessary, really.

41:50I probably won't ever stop thinking about Jacob in this lifetime, but I'm also prepared

41:53to never see him again, and to never check any news about him.

41:56I may seem like an idiot, but I'm actually really smart.

41:59With anything or anyone that might make me sad or disappointed, I never let myself expect anything

42:02from them.

42:03Just like I never once hoped that my parents would love me, I also didn't dare hope that

42:06Jacob would look at me any differently.

42:07After expanding my horizons a bit, I made a lot of new friends.

42:10They don't know what I used to do, and that I used to have sugar daddies.

42:13In their eyes, I'm kind, capable, and worldly.

42:16The comments they leave for me are all praise.

42:17Deep down, there's a faint uneasiness.

42:19Maybe there's a name for it.

42:20Something like PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.

42:22Someone like me isn't supposed to have things go so smoothly, or be disliked.

42:25They think I'm perfect and flawless, but I know I'm tainted.

42:29Then, one day, the dirt on me starts spreading online.

42:31Along with a flood of hate, I suddenly feel at peace.

42:34Part of me laughs at myself for being weird and feeling happy about getting cursed out.

42:36The other part focuses on making a video of a sincere chat about myself.

42:39The whole process is even kind of fun.

42:40I have nothing about my past that I feel the need to hide.

42:42Each and every one of those incidents are what shaped who I am today.

42:45Life can knock me down, but I will never stay down.

42:47I'm prepared to not be accepted.

42:49I tell myself that at least I've earned pretty good money lately.

42:52The debt I'd originally planned to pay off in 10 years, I can probably now clear in just

42:54two.

42:54That's good enough for me.

42:55To my surprise, I'm accepted.

42:57Many people called me shameless and said I had no dignity for making such dirty money

42:59before trying to clean myself up now.

43:01But even more people left home to cheer me on and tell me not to give up on life.

43:04They messaged me privately to share their own stories with me.

43:06It was like once all that suffering got spread out, it wasn't so unbearable anymore.

43:09I cry a lot, to be honest.

43:10In front of my sugar daddies, I would always whine, put on a pitiful act, or play the victim

43:14just to spark that sense of conquest in them.

43:16But that was a survival tactic.

43:17I'm not who I really was.

43:18I don't know what I ever did to deserve being accepted and liked by so many people.

43:21This world can actually be beautiful.

43:22If I hadn't found the courage to take that first step, maybe I never would have seen this side

43:26of the world's kindness.

43:27At the end of the year, I got an invitation from a platform, inviting me to attend an

43:30awards ceremony.

43:31I dressed to the nines for it.

43:32The ceremony is a grand one.

43:34Besides a bunch of big name influencers, there are also several celebrities.

43:37I already know which award I'm getting, so I've prepared an acceptance speech.

43:40I'm about to go on stage, but I'm still memorizing it.

43:42Well, I do have a terrible memory.

43:44It's only a few lines, but they just won't stick.

43:46Next, let's welcome our award presenter, Griffin Wood Group's CEO, Mr. Jacob Griffin Wood.

43:51The host beams at the crowd, and the audience erupts in surprise.

43:54My smile freezes on my face.

43:55Sure, it's now the era of influencer economics, and every influencer here easily makes tens

43:59of millions a year.

44:00But why would Jacob?

44:01I stand there and follow the host's line of sight.

44:03Under the spotlight, Jacob walks toward me.

44:05With all eyes on him, he still looks exactly the way I remember.

44:08He's lofty, untouchable, and immaculate.

44:09Congratulations.

44:10He takes the trophy and passes it to me with both hands.

44:12Thanks.

44:13I say in a small voice, you've done very well.

44:15Better than I expected.

44:16He shakes my hand, and we stand shoulder to shoulder, facing the audience.

44:20I've never imagined a day like this, when I can openly stand by Jacob's side, accepting

44:25applause from an audience.

44:26Georgia, Jacob calls my name.

44:28Yeah?

44:29Do you want to be with me?

44:30I don't answer.

44:31This time, you have every right to stand by me openly as my fiancé.

44:35Jacob Griffin Wood first met Georgia Lodge at an ordinary cocktail party.

44:39Many people were eager to curry favor with him, but not everyone was qualified to do so.

44:42Everyone else respectfully dressed him as Mr. Griffin Wood.

44:44Only Georgia, like an uneducated brute, had called him Mr. Wood, because he rarely heard

44:49that form of address.

44:50He'd given her a second glance.

44:51When someone held power, even a single look from them would be endlessly dissected and

44:55analyzed by the people below.

44:56He only looked at Georgia one extra time, but someone decided he must have taken a liking

44:59to her.

45:00And so, in no time at all, Georgia was delivered to his side, along with a full background check

45:04and a medical report.

45:05Coincidentally, he didn't have a companion then.

45:07Georgia stood in front of him, smiling stiffly.

45:09She hid it well, but he still caught the flicker of resentment and disgust in her eyes.

45:13The women sent to him were always thoroughly trained in advance.

45:16He was a little curious how long someone like Georgia could survive in this world of power

45:19and profit.

45:20Unfortunately, she turned out to be terribly boring.

45:22Jacob later realized that whatever emotions Georgia had felt that day would never have

45:25any real impact on his life.

45:27He could tell that she was trying her best to blend into his circle.

45:31She fawned, acted cute, and bowed and scraped.

45:33To keep herself attracted to men, she sent a fortune on cosmetic procedures, even going in

45:37for those so-called miraculous tightening packages that sounded magical, but didn't even

45:39have basic safety guaranteed.

45:40That was the only time he'd ever lost control.

45:42It wasn't because the tightening treatment did anything.

45:44Jacob just happened to pass by that day and saw Georgia limping out of the spa, dressed

45:48to the nines, but with her face twisted in pain.

45:50She looked so gaudy.

45:51People around her threw her strange looks, but she seemed oblivious.

45:55But when she turned the corner, Jacob saw her with her arms around her knees and her

45:59head buried between them.

46:00She crouched there for a long time.

46:01She had a thin figure, and she looked so lonely from the back.

46:03Jacob had seen way too many women like Georgia.

46:05Whether they made a fortune or not, their stories always seemed to end in tragedy.

46:08Almost none got a happy ending.

46:09In that instant, Jacob suddenly had a thought.

46:12It wasn't impossible to keep Georgia by his side forever.

46:14He could just treat her like a pampered pet and a distraction.

46:17Not that he'd ever told her about it.

46:19As the last day of their contract crept closer, Jacob watched as Georgia found it harder and

46:22harder to quiet her growing anxiety.

46:24He kept wondering when she would come to him and ask to renew the contract.

46:27Unfortunately, she was just too well behaved.

46:29So much so that she never overstepped, not even a little.

46:31Even when he openly brought in someone new, all Georgia did was swallow her hurt in silence

46:35and play her part to perfection.

46:37Jacob saw the mockery in Georgia's eyes.

46:38When the newcomer told her sob story, he also saw the despair in her eyes.

46:42When the golf ball came crashing down on him.

46:44At the time, he wondered why.

46:45He was being so harsh with a semi-literate nobody.

46:47Since he was somewhat invested in her, he would just keep her by his side.

46:50What Georgia really thought didn't matter much.

46:51As long as he himself felt satisfied, that was good enough.

46:54After getting back together, Jacob would sometimes spend the night in Georgia's room.

46:57Seeing her so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.

47:00And kept nodding off, while swearing that she wasn't tired.

47:03It was pretty cute in his eyes.

47:03He'd never seriously considered what exactly Georgia meant to him.

47:07In any case, as long as he wanted her, she would never be able to leave him.

47:10Later, he realized he was wrong.

47:11Georgia could leave.

47:13After all, in this world, no one could bridge the distance between life and death.

47:16At first, when Jacob heard that Georgia had been kidnapped, he didn't panic.

47:20Kidnapping was always about profit, and Georgia had always known when to bend and when to stand tall.

47:24They had an intimate relationship, and she knew a thing or two about his affairs.

47:27As long as she told them what she knew,

47:28that would be enough to keep her alive.

47:30And with her skills, she could easily find another sugar daddy.

47:33So, when Jacob's subordinates reported the news of Georgia's kidnapping,

47:36he hadn't even paused his meeting.

47:38She was just a pet he kept in a gilded cage.

47:39If a bag went missing, he would have the maids look for it.

47:41If it couldn't be found, he would simply buy another one.

47:44Things changed when his subordinates reported that Georgia had been found.

47:47They didn't know if she was alive or dead, and her face was so swollen,

47:49they couldn't even tell what she used to look like.

47:51If anything, she should be thankful.

47:52She only had cosmetic treatments, and not plastic surgery.

47:54Otherwise, the implants alone would have been driven straight into her skull.

47:56She had several broken ribs, some organ damage.

47:58And her limbs abused, to the point of being twisted out of shape.

48:01When a video of the scene was sent back,

48:02Jacob took one look, and tossed his phone aside.

48:04Then, he headed straight to the hospital.

48:06Georgia was in the operating room, for a full nine hours.

48:08From nightfall until dawn, when she was finally wheeled out,

48:11she had tubes everywhere in her body.

48:12Jacob was busy.

48:13Busy putting out fires at the company,

48:15and busy dealing with his competitor's attacks.

48:16Once Georgia was transferred to the ICU,

48:18visits were limited to specific hours.

48:20So, staying at the hospital wasn't of much use.

48:22Still, Jacob chose to follow what his heart told him to do,

48:24and remained at the hospital.

48:25The accommodations there,

48:27were of course far from comfortable.

48:28Even someone as tireless as Jacob,

48:30couldn't help looking worn out.

48:31Yet the rate at which he grew haggard,

48:33it was nothing compared to Georgia.

48:34She just lay there silently,

48:35on that hospital bed,

48:36and grew weaker with each passing day.

48:38The doctors said,

48:38her will to live wasn't strong enough,

48:40which was why she still hadn't woken up.

48:41Jacob secretly mocked them for being liars.

48:43If she really didn't want to live,

48:45why would she have fought so hard,

48:46to cling to that last breath,

48:47and hold on until he could save her?

48:48Jacob had never bothered to figure out,

48:49what exactly he felt for Georgia.

48:51But in that moment,

48:52he suddenly started to understand,

48:53his own heart,

48:54the fact that deep down,

48:55he'd allowed Georgia to trade his secrets,

48:57in exchange for her own life,

48:58already meant he'd fallen for her.

48:59With Georgia,

49:01Jacob did indeed experience many emotions,

49:03that were useless yet novel to him.

49:04For instance,

49:05the sheer joy and agitation he felt,

49:06the moment Georgia finally woke up.

49:08For instance,

49:09the heartache he felt,

49:10when she gritted her teeth through rehab,

49:11and pretended to be fine,

49:12even forcing herself to smile at him.

49:13He patiently nursed Georgia back to health,

49:14throwing the best medical resources at her,

49:16to rebuild her body,

49:17and he assigned bodyguards,

49:18to make sure she was always safe.

49:19Only he knew the genuine emotions,

49:21he'd poured into all of that.

49:23To him,

49:23love was useless.

49:24Small doses of it were a fun distraction,

49:26but too much of it,

49:27would only drag down his efficiency.

49:29And so,

49:29after thinking it through,

49:30Jacob ultimately decided,

49:31to end the relationship.

49:32He knew he'd fallen for her,

49:33and he knew,

49:34Georgia had also fallen for him.

49:36But this is what the world is often like.

49:37Pure interests,

49:38could keep a relationship going,

49:40and sometimes even make it unbreakable.

49:41But when feelings got tangled up in it,

49:42the whole thing became fragile.

49:44Cutting their losses early,

49:45was the best choice for both him and her.

49:48Georgia left without hesitation.

49:49She was never the type to cling,

49:50and she vanished entirely from his life.

49:52She was too self-aware to do anything else.

49:53The first few days,

49:54Jacob hadn't been used to it.

49:55But as work piled up,

49:56he no longer,

49:57had the time or space for romance.

49:59The traps he laid for so long,

50:00were finally starting to play their role.

50:01For his plan,

50:02news of his bankruptcy,

50:03spread across the entire country.

50:05After that,

50:05he got a call from Georgia.

50:06He didn't answer it,

50:07so she sent him a message instead.

50:09Sounding as she always did,

50:10with her familiar flattery,

50:11afraid of saying anything that might upset him,

50:13Jacob had his secretary reply for him.

50:14But not long after,

50:15he'd still received a bank card.

50:16The amount on it,

50:17was higher than he'd expected.

50:19Perhaps Georgia had asked her friends for help.

50:20They all had their own sugar daddies,

50:22so even if they didn't have too much money,

50:23it was still a sizable sum when put together.

50:25Still,

50:26Georgia had promised him,

50:27she would quit that line of work.

50:28If she borrowed so much money,

50:29how was she planning on paying it back?

50:30Jacob later had his answer.

50:31She'd gone into doing online content,

50:33and had gotten somewhat popular.

50:34Per your instructions,

50:35I staged an encounter,

50:36with Miss Lodge yesterday,

50:37his assistant reported.

50:38She seems to be in pretty good spirits.

50:40She said her career's on track now.

50:41She has lots of fans who like her,

50:43and she's making good money.

50:44Is that so?

50:44But as far as Jacob knew,

50:46every single one of her videos,

50:47had hate comments.

50:48People called her ugly and attention-seeking.

50:49And just a few days ago,

50:51someone had exposed her past,

50:52and how she used to have rich sugar daddies.

50:54The internet was flooded with her haters.

50:55If not for that,

50:56Jacob wouldn't have gone out of his way.

50:57To arrange the chance encounter,

50:58he was afraid Georgia would hurt herself,

51:00because that was what she was like.

51:01Whenever it came to her own pain,

51:02she always brushed it off like it was nothing.

51:04Maybe it was because she knew,

51:05no one really cared about her,

51:06and that looking sad,

51:06wouldn't change anything.

51:07But he knew perfectly well,

51:08there was a bottle of pills hidden in her cabinet.

51:11The pills had been saved up one by one,

51:13and over a long time,

51:14but Georgia had never taken them.

51:15When the contract had expired,

51:17Jacob had brought her back,

51:18because he was afraid she would pop the pills.

51:20Later, he'd let her go,

51:21because he was afraid she'd grow more attached.

51:23If he couldn't give her what she wanted,

51:24she might ultimately still end up taking those pills.

51:26And after that,

51:27when Georgia had mailed her card to him,

51:28he hadn't returned it,

51:29because he wanted something tying her to this world.

51:31If she remembered that she owed her friends,

51:33she wouldn't give up on herself.

51:34She needed to be left with a little bit of hope,

51:35so she had a reason to keep living.

51:36Don't clean up the mess online too perfectly,

51:39Jacob said.

51:40Georgia is smart.

51:41Overwhelmingly positive comments

51:42will only make her suspicious.

51:43Understood, sir.

51:44Jacob knew then that in the end,

51:45he really did treat Georgia differently,

51:46different enough that he was willing

51:47to break his own rules for her

51:49and pay attention to these details.

51:51He was willing to give Georgia time

51:52and wait for her to be remade.

51:53She had to open her eyes and look at the world again.

51:55There would be good and bad,

51:56but the good would always outnumber the bad.

51:57At the end of the year,

51:58Jacob received word

51:59that Georgia had agreed to attend

52:00the awards ceremony.

52:02He owned shares in the streaming platform,

52:03but it was just one of many assets under his name.

52:05It wasn't particularly important.

52:07Even so,

52:07Jacob slashed up in full format attire.

52:09He did it,

52:09so he could appear before Georgia again

52:11and give her an opening.

52:12This time,

52:12he wanted her

52:13to have the courage to speak up

52:14and keep hold of what she truly wanted.

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