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I, Hidden Heiress, CEO Ex's New Boss - Full Ep
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00:00Don't let your body decide if this is good enough for ya
00:03Already foldin' it for ya, already foldin' it for ya
00:10Say lies that I was done with love, not holdin' for anyone
00:16Cause I, I spent my twenties on some guys who just weren't the ones
00:22Somehow with you I forgot all my rules
00:26You made me feel safe
00:29With fabric soft on the sheets
00:32When we laid in the bed where we made love
00:35And there's no song, can you pick up your clothes?
00:40I have been folded
00:42Meet me at the door
00:46My heart wide open
00:50Though it's getting cold out
01:22It's not frozen
01:24It's not frozen
01:25It's not frozen
01:27It's not frozen
01:28It's not frozen
01:30It's not frozen
01:31It's not frozen
01:34It's not frozen
01:35I'll let your body decide if this is good enough for ya
01:38Already foldin' it for ya, already foldin' it for ya
01:54And meet me at the door
01:56I'll let your body decide if this is good enough for ya
02:00Holdin' it for ya, already foldin' it for ya
02:02I'll beat it for ya, already foldin' it for ya
02:22The divorce agreement delivered by his assistant lay before me like a judgment
02:27It demanded I willingly downgrade from wife to live-in girlfriend
02:30A meticulously packaged humiliation solely to make space for Teresa
02:34I signed the fluent strokes a stark contrast to the rift it ultimately caused
02:39The role of Mrs. Stevenson requires pedigree
02:41An influencer?
02:43Be realistic, Jasmine
02:44Do you even qualify?
02:46The next day, Stevenson Group was surrounded by the security detail of a global financial entity
02:51Men in black suits moved with precision and efficiency
02:54They systematically sealed off Stevenson Group's headquarters, floor by floor
02:58Men in black suits moved with precision and efficiency
03:01They systematically sealed off Stevenson Group's headquarters, floor by floor
03:05In the conference room, the leader of those envoys knelt before me
03:10Miss Watson, your father says your little experiment is over
03:14It's time to come home
03:15Across the room, Kevin and Teresa retreated in panic
03:18Their chairs scraped the floor, a jarring symphony of terror
03:22Charles, senior executive of Horizon Capital, entered
03:25He adjusted his glasses, ignoring Kevin's fawning attempts
03:28He walked straight toward me and handed me the purchase confirmation
03:32Due to a breach of the gambling agreement
03:34That Stevenson Group has been fully acquired
03:37His company had been fully taken over 10 minutes ago
03:40Teresa attempted to use her charms to appeal to Charles
03:43Security!
03:44Escort this woman out for obstructing official business
03:47He sat in Kevin's former CEO chair
03:49With Charles standing firmly behind me
03:51By order of Horizon Capital
03:53All your personal and corporate assets are hereby frozen
03:56The once arrogant Kevin was instantly stripped of everything
03:59With Charles' help, I began a thorough purge of those who had betrayed me
04:03I watched Kevin, thrown out like a stray dog
04:06Once arrogant, now he fell miserably in the rain
04:09He struggled for his phone, a last straw
04:11But all his allies had blacklisted him
04:13Charles walked to him as I instructed
04:15He wasn't there to help, but to strip him
04:18Mr. Kevin, your custom watch is also on the collateral list
04:21Why? Why be so ruthless?
04:23This is Ms. Jasmine's business logic
04:25Charles opened the car door for me
04:27I walked to the car, calm and indifferent
04:29This is just the interest
04:31The car drove off, isolating his screams
04:33He knelt in the mud, screaming in despair
04:36Everything vanished, leaving him alone
04:38Six months ago, my husband called me back to the office
04:41While I was away on a business trip
04:43As I approached his office, I heard him talking to another woman
04:46Her eyes met mine, full of scorn and triumph
04:49He finished speaking, finally deigning to walk towards me
04:52That familiar, arrogant smile played on his lips
04:55Jasmine, let's part amicably
04:57He tapped the document with his manicured finger
04:59Mrs. Stevenson needs lineage, real benefits
05:02An expired influencer, be real Jasmine, are you qualified?
05:06His tone was clinical, yet etched shame in my heart
05:08Sign it, the penthouse is yours, plus 30 million
05:11He actually wants to divorce me and have me be his mistress
05:14Be a good friend, good relations benefit you
05:17In your field, this image still sells, your wisest choice
05:20Before I could reply, Teresa glided from the couch
05:24Jasmine, she feigned, don't be mad at Kevin
05:27He just thinks of the company's future, we can still be friends
05:30The fuse of revenge officially ignited
05:33Three years of marriage, I silently stood by his side
05:36Weaving a network of contacts he never noticed
05:39When his finances crumbled, I quietly sold
05:42The last precious jewelry my mother left
05:44It was my last link to her, just to save his dream
05:47All this in his eyes only amounted to
05:49What right do you have?
05:51This meager compensation felt more like an insult
05:53I didn't look at Teresa's carefully disguised face
05:56I just reached for that golden Parker pen
05:58My name flowed from the pen, smooth and irreversible
06:01Generous terms
06:03My sincerest wishes to you and Miss Easton
06:06May you be entangled forever
06:07Don't harm anyone else in this world
06:09His face froze, a flicker of annoyance passing
06:12Perhaps at my composure, at the sharpness in my words
06:15Oh Kevin, I knew you'd handle everything
06:18Her eyes were full of passion and seduction
06:20As if she'd start a performance in front of everyone
06:23I turned my eyes away
06:25Watching them any longer felt like letting their filth touch me
06:28My hand found the familiar weight of my handbag
06:31Its leather worn soft at the edges from years of use
06:34Then I turned and started for the door
06:36Oh Jasmine, leaving already?
06:37Teresa's voice cut the air
06:39My steps halted
06:40She disengaged and moved quickly
06:42Positioning herself between me and my exit
06:44Don't you want to stay a little longer and savor the view?
06:48You won't get many chances to visit this office again
06:50She lifted her chin
06:51Her eyes performing a slow, inventorying sweep
06:54The look was a transaction
06:56Pricing out used goods
06:57By the way anyway
06:59I'm now in charge of this office
07:01Well, some outdated inventory needs clearing out
07:04It clutters the view, don't you agree Kevin?
07:06My steps halted
07:07As she spoke, she performed a calculated hair tuck
07:10Unveiling the diamond studs, his latest investment
07:13The stones caught the light, cold and brilliant
07:16A deliberate assault on the senses
07:18Outdated inventory
07:19The laugh was short, mirthless
07:22To what exactly are you referring, Teresa?
07:24The couture you're wearing?
07:25A lavish copy of my configuration from last season?
07:28The limited edition heels I'd already deprecated from my collection?
07:32My gaze drifted to where her hand gripped his arm
07:34Or the man you've scavenged from my discard pile?
07:37Her smile froze, then twisted ugly
07:39Excuse me, what are you talking about?
07:42Her scream, pure static
07:44Kevin chose me because I'm better
07:46I'm younger, I speak his language
07:48Please, you're just a washed-up influencer
07:50Thought pretty faces counted as talent
07:52Besides draining him, what did you do?
07:55I slowly turned, locking eyes on her face
07:57My first true diagnostic gaze
07:59What did I do for him?
08:01My voice low and trembling, not weak
08:03Kevin!
08:04The name dropped like a stone
08:05Do I need to remind you?
08:07Three years ago, your startup failed
08:09Who found you in that rental?
08:11Lost in failure
08:12Who sold all her savings?
08:14Who sold my mother's last relic?
08:16That emerald raised 800 grand
08:18To keep your dream alive?
08:20You called it your shame
08:21Begged me not to tell
08:22I promised
08:23Kept it even after your success
08:25I never told anyone
08:26Kevin's pupils violently contracted
08:28A core memory marked for permanent deletion
08:31Was thus forcibly restored
08:33Teresa's processing powers
08:35Seemed to hit a limit
08:36Her expression blank
08:37With buffer overload
08:39I continued
08:40Each word is hard of ice
08:41Slicing open the past
08:43And your first meeting with Lee of Macrotech
08:45When he dismissed your startup as insignificant
08:47Who called in a favor from my senior that night?
08:50Who leveraged his family's connections
08:52To get you a second chance?
08:54The one that secured your breakthrough contract?
08:56My voice dropped
08:57Colder now
08:58When your company faced its first credibility crisis
09:01Drowning in fabricated rumors?
09:03Who spent 72 hours
09:05Manually scrubbing the data streams?
09:07Who drafted every counter-narrative?
09:09While your PR team was still finding its footing?
09:12And last year, I pressed
09:13The air thickening
09:15With the weight of all he'd chosen to forget
09:17When the West District acquisition stalled
09:20And the banks rejected you?
09:21Who?
09:22My gaze swept across the marble and glass
09:24The curated opulence
09:26Before landing on the Patek Philippe
09:28Performing its silent calculus on his wrist
09:30Who injected the final capital?
09:32Through channels I never disclosed?
09:34Who covered that deficit?
09:36Without charging a single basis point in interest?
09:39The questions hung between us
09:40Sharp and unforgiving
09:42Kevin
09:42Has this entire ledger
09:44Been perched from your memory?
09:46Or was it always vile?
09:47Under expected services?
09:49The default duty of a has-been influencer?
09:51My jaw was clenched
09:53Aching
09:53I refused to let the tears fall
09:55Kevin's face first paled
09:57Then flushed
09:58As if he didn't know
09:59What expression to make
10:00His lips parted as if to argue
10:02But no words came out
10:04Of course he remembered
10:05He just chose to forget
10:07Or perhaps he never saw clearly
10:09To him everything was a
10:10Testament to his talent and luck
10:12Teresa sensed a system error
10:14Kevin
10:15Did you hear how she just spoke to you?
10:17Is she trying to take credit?
10:19Acting like you can't do without her?
10:21Kevin blinked
10:22As if her words enlightened you
10:24His ego rebooted
10:25Entering defense mode
10:27Jasmine
10:27Enough
10:28He pushed her behind him
10:29An empty protective gesture
10:31What's the point of bringing up old things?
10:33Fine
10:34Yes I admit you helped me
10:35So what?
10:37Am I supposed to worship you for it?
10:38My whole life?
10:40Saliva flew from his lips
10:41Business is business
10:42Love is love
10:44Stevenson group is bigger now
10:45We need people like Teresa
10:46With the right image and influence
10:49What can you bring?
10:50Jasmine?
10:51Besides dwelling on the past
10:52Playing the victim
10:53What else can you do?
10:54The divorce agreement
10:56Delivered by his assistant
10:57Lay before me like a judgment
10:59It demanded I willingly downgrade
11:01From wife to live-in girlfriend
11:02A meticulously packaged humiliation
11:04Solely to make space for Teresa
11:06I signed
11:07The fluent strokes
11:08A stark contrast to the rift
11:10It ultimately caused
11:11The role of Mrs. Stevenson
11:12Requires pedigree
11:13An influencer?
11:15Be realistic Jasmine
11:16Do you even qualify?
11:18The next day
11:18Stevenson group was surrounded
11:20By the security detail
11:21Of a global financial entity
11:23Men in black suits
11:24Moved with precision
11:25And efficiency
11:26They systematically sealed off
11:28Stevenson group's headquarters
11:29Floor by floor
11:30Men in black suits
11:31Moved with precision
11:32And efficiency
11:33They systematically sealed off
11:35Stevenson group's headquarters
11:36Floor by floor
11:37In the conference room
11:39The leader of those envoys
11:40Knelt before me
11:42Miss Watson
11:43Your father says
11:44Your little experiment is over
11:45It's time to come home
11:47Across the room
11:48Kevin and Teresa
11:49Retreated in panic
11:50Their chairs scraped the floor
11:52A jarring symphony of terror
11:54Charles, senior executive
11:55Of Horizon Capital
11:56Entered
11:57He adjusted his glasses
11:58Ignoring Kevin's
11:59Fawning attempts
12:00He walked straight toward me
12:02And handed me
12:03The purchase confirmation
12:04Due to a breach
12:05Of the gambling agreement
12:06The Stevenson group
12:07Has been fully acquired
12:08His company had been
12:10Fully taken over
12:11Ten minutes ago
12:11Teresa attempted
12:13To use her charms
12:13To appeal to Charles
12:14Security
12:15Escort this woman out
12:17For obstructing
12:18Official business
12:19He sat in Kevin's
12:20Former CEO chair
12:21With Charles
12:21Standing firmly behind me
12:23By order of Horizon Capital
12:24All your personal
12:26And corporate assets
12:27Are hereby frozen
12:28The once arrogant Kevin
12:29Was instantly stripped
12:30Of everything
12:31With Charles' help
12:32I began a thorough purge
12:34Of those who had betrayed me
12:35I watched Kevin
12:36Thrown out like a stray dog
12:38Once arrogant
12:39Now he fell miserably
12:40In the rain
12:41He struggled for his phone
12:42A last straw
12:43But all his allies
12:44Had blacklisted him
12:45Charles walked to him
12:47As I instructed
12:47He wasn't there to help
12:49But to strip him
12:50Mr. Kevin
12:51Your custom watch
12:51Is also on the
12:52Collateral list
12:53Why?
12:54Why be so ruthless?
12:55This is Miss Jasmine's
12:56Business logic
12:57Charles opened the car door
12:58For me
12:59I walked to the car
13:00Calm and indifferent
13:01This is just the interest
13:03The car drove off
13:04Isolating his screams
13:05He knelt in the mud
13:06Screaming in despair
13:08Everything vanished
13:09Leaving him alone
13:10Six months ago
13:11My husband called me
13:12Back to the office
13:13While I was away
13:14On a business trip
13:14As I approached his office
13:16I heard him talking
13:17To another woman
13:18Her eyes met mine
13:19Full of scorn and triumph
13:20He finished speaking
13:22Finally deigning
13:23To walk towards me
13:24That familiar
13:25Arrogant smile
13:26Played on his lips
13:26Jasmine let's part amicably
13:28He tapped the document
13:30With his manicured finger
13:31Mrs. Stevenson needs lineage
13:33Real benefits
13:34An expired influencer
13:36Be real Jasmine
13:36Are you qualified?
13:37His tone was clinical
13:39Yet etched shame in my heart
13:40Sign it
13:41The penthouse is yours
13:42Plus 30 million
13:43He actually wants to divorce me
13:45And have me be his mistress
13:46Be a good friend
13:47Good relations benefit you
13:49In your field
13:50This image still sells
13:51Your wisest choice
13:52Before I could reply
13:54Teresa glided from the couch
13:55Jasmine
13:56She feigned
13:57Don't be mad at Kevin
13:58He just thinks of
14:00The company's future
14:01We can still be friends
14:02The fuse of revenge
14:04Officially ignited
14:05Three years of marriage
14:06I silently stood by his side
14:08Weaving a network of contacts
14:10He never noticed
14:11When his finances crumbled
14:12I quietly sold
14:13The last precious jewelry
14:15My mother left
14:16It was my last link to her
14:17Just to save his dream
14:19All this in his eyes
14:20Only amounted to
14:21What right do you have?
14:22This meager compensation
14:24Felt more like an insult
14:25I didn't look at
14:26Teresa's carefully
14:27Disguised face
14:28I just reached for
14:29That golden Parker pen
14:30My name flowed from the pen
14:32Smooth and irreversible
14:33Generous terms
14:35My sincerest wishes to you
14:37And Miss Easton
14:37May you be entangled forever
14:39Don't harm anyone else
14:41In this world
14:41His face froze
14:43A flicker of annoyance passing
14:44Perhaps at my composure
14:46At the sharpness in my words
14:47Oh Kevin
14:48I knew you'd handle everything
14:50Her eyes were full of passion
14:51And seduction
14:52As if she'd start a performance
14:54In front of everyone
14:55I turned my eyes away
14:56Watching them any longer
14:58Felt like letting their filth
14:59Touch me
15:00My hand found the familiar weight
15:02Of my handbag
15:02It's leather worn soft
15:04At the edges from years of use
15:05Then I turned
15:06And started for the door
15:07Oh Jasmine
15:08Leaving already
15:09Teresa's voice cut the air
15:11My steps halted
15:12She disengaged
15:13And moved quickly
15:14Positioning herself
15:15Between me and my exit
15:16Don't you want to stay
15:18A little longer
15:18And savor the view
15:19You won't get many chances
15:21To visit this office again
15:22She lifted her chin
15:23Her eyes performing
15:24A slow inventorying sweep
15:26The look was a transaction
15:28Pricing out used goods
15:29By the way anyway
15:31I'm now in charge
15:32Of this office
15:32Well
15:33Some outdated inventory
15:35Needs clearing out
15:36It clutters the view
15:37Don't you agree Kevin
15:38My steps halted
15:39As she spoke
15:40She performed
15:41A calculated hair tuck
15:42Unveiling the diamond studs
15:44His latest investment
15:45The stones caught the light
15:47Cold and brilliant
15:48A deliberate assault
15:49On the senses
15:50Outdated inventory
15:51The laugh was short
15:53Mirthless
15:53To what exactly
15:54Are you referring Teresa?
15:56The couture you're wearing
15:57A lavish copy
15:58Of my configuration
15:59From last season
16:00The limited edition heels
16:01I'd already deprecated
16:03From my collection
16:03My gaze drifted
16:05To where her hand
16:06Gripped his arm
16:06Or the man you've
16:07Scavenged from my discard pile
16:09Her smile froze
16:10Then twisted ugly
16:11Excuse me
16:12What are you talking about?
16:14Her scream
16:15Pure static
16:15Kevin chose me
16:16Because I'm better
16:17I'm younger
16:18I speak his language
16:20Please
16:20You're just a washed up
16:21Influencer
16:22Thought pretty faces
16:23Counted as talent
16:24Besides draining him
16:25What did you do?
16:26I slowly turned
16:27Locking eyes on her face
16:29My first true diagnostic gaze
16:31What did I do for him?
16:32My voice low and trembling
16:34Not weak
16:35Kevin!
16:36The name dropped like a stone
16:37Do I need to remind you?
16:39Three years ago
16:40Your startup failed
16:41Who found you in that rental?
16:43Lost in failure
16:44Who sold all her savings?
16:46Who sold my mother's last relic?
16:48That emerald
16:48Raised 800 grand
16:50To keep your dream alive?
16:52You called it your shame
16:53Begged me not to tell
16:54I promised
16:55Kept it even after your success
16:57I never told anyone
16:58Kevin's pupils violently contracted
17:00A core memory marked for permanent deletion
17:03Was thus forcibly restored
17:05Teresa's processing powers
17:06Seemed to hit a limit
17:08Her expression blank
17:09With buffer overload
17:10I continued
17:11Each word is heart of ice
17:13Slicing open the past
17:15And your first meeting with Lee
17:16Of Macrotech
17:17When he dismissed your startup
17:18As insignificant
17:19Who called in a favor
17:21From my senior that night?
17:22Who leveraged his family's connections
17:24To get you a second chance?
17:26The one that secured
17:27Your breakthrough contract?
17:28My voice dropped
17:29Colder now
17:30When your company faced
17:31Its first credibility crisis
17:33Drowning in fabricated rumors
17:35Who spent 72 hours
17:37Manually scrubbing the data streams?
17:39Who drafted every counter narrative?
17:41While your PR team
17:42Was still finding its footing?
17:44And last year
17:45I pressed
17:45The air thickening
17:47With the weight of all
17:48He'd chosen to forget
17:49When the West District
17:50Acquisition stalled
17:51And the banks rejected you
17:53Who?
17:54My gaze swept across
17:55The marble and glass
17:56The curated opulence
17:58Before landing on the Patek Philippe
18:00Performing its silent calculus
18:01On his wrist
18:02Who injected the final capital?
18:04Through channels
18:05I never disclosed?
18:06Who covered that deficit?
18:08Without charging
18:09A single basis point
18:10In interest?
18:10The questions hung between us
18:12Sharp and unforgiving
18:13Kevin
18:14Has this entire ledger
18:16Been perched from your memory?
18:18Or was it always vile?
18:19Under expected services?
18:21The default duty
18:22Of a has-been influencer?
18:23My jaw was clenched
18:24Aching
18:25I refused to let the tears fall
18:27Kevin's face first paled
18:29Then flushed
18:30As if he didn't know
18:31What expression to make
18:32His lips parted
18:33As if to argue
18:34But no words came out
18:35Of course he remembered
18:37He just chose to forget
18:38Or perhaps he never saw clearly
18:40To him everything was a
18:42Testament to his talent
18:43And luck
18:44Teresa sensed a system error
18:46Kevin
18:46Did you hear how she just spoke to you?
18:49Is she trying to take credit?
18:51Acting like you can't do without her?
18:53Kevin blinked
18:54As if her words enlightened him
18:56His ego rebooted
18:57Entering defense mode
18:58Jasmine
18:59Enough
19:00He pushed her behind him
19:01An empty protective gesture
19:03What's the point of bringing up old things?
19:05Fine
19:06Yes I admit you helped me
19:07So what?
19:08Am I supposed to worship you for it?
19:10My whole life?
19:11Deliver flew from his lips
19:13Business is business
19:14Love is love
19:15Stevenson group is bigger now
19:17We need people like Teresa
19:18With the right image and influence
19:20What can you bring?
19:22Jasmine?
19:23Besides dwelling on the past
19:24Playing the victim
19:25What else can you do?
19:26The divorce agreement
19:27Delivered by his assistant
19:29Lay before me like a judgment
19:30It demanded I willingly downgrade
19:32From wife to live-in girlfriend
19:34A meticulously packaged humiliation
19:36Solely to make space for Teresa
19:38I signed
19:39The fluent strokes
19:40A stark contrast to the rift
19:41It ultimately caused
19:43The role of Mrs. Stevenson
19:44Requires pedigree
19:45An influencer?
19:46Be realistic Jasmine
19:48Do you even qualify?
19:49The next day
19:50Stevenson group was surrounded
19:52By the security detail
19:53Of a global financial entity
19:54Men in black suits
19:56Moved with precision
19:57And efficiency
19:57They systematically sealed off
19:59Stevenson group's headquarters
20:01Floor by floor
20:02Men in black suits
20:03Moved with precision
20:04And efficiency
20:05They systematically sealed off
20:07Stevenson group's headquarters
20:08Floor by floor
20:09In the conference room
20:10The leader of those envoys
20:12Knelt before me
20:13Miss Watson
20:14Your father says
20:16Your little experiment is over
20:17It's time to come home
20:19Across the room
20:20Kevin and Teresa
20:21Retreated in panic
20:22Their chairs scraped the floor
20:24A jarring symphony of terror
20:25Charles, senior executive
20:27Of Horizon Capital
20:28Entered
20:29He adjusted his glasses
20:30Ignoring Kevin's
20:31Fawning attempts
20:32He walked straight toward me
20:34And handed me
20:34The purchase confirmation
20:35Due to a breach
20:37Of the gambling agreement
20:38That Stevenson group
20:39Has been fully acquired
20:40His company had been
20:42Fully taken over
20:42Ten minutes ago
20:43Teresa attempted to use
20:45Her charms to appeal
20:46To Charles
20:46Security
20:47Escort this woman out
20:49For obstructing
20:49Official business
20:50I sat in Kevin's
20:51Former CEO chair
20:52With Charles standing
20:53Firmly behind me
20:54By order of Horizon Capital
20:56All your personal
20:57And corporate assets
20:58Are hereby frozen
20:59The once arrogant Kevin
21:01Was instantly stripped
21:02Of everything
21:03With Charles' help
21:04I began a thorough purge
21:06Of those who had betrayed me
21:07I watched Kevin
21:08Thrown out like a stray dog
21:09Once arrogant
21:10Now he fell miserably
21:12In the rain
21:12He struggled for his phone
21:14A last straw
21:15But all his allies
21:16Had blacklisted him
21:17Charles walked to him
21:18As I instructed
21:19He wasn't there to help
21:20But to strip him
21:21Mr. Kevin
21:22Your custom watch
21:23Is also on the collateral list
21:25Why?
21:25Why be so ruthless?
21:27This is Miss Jasmine's
21:28Business logic
21:29Charles opened the car door
21:30For me
21:31I walked to the car
21:32Calm and indifferent
21:33This is just the interest
21:34The car drove off
21:36Isolating his screams
21:37He knelt in the mud
21:38Screaming in despair
21:39Everything vanished
21:41Leaving him alone
21:42Six months ago
21:43My husband called me
21:44Back to the office
21:45While I was away
21:45On a business trip
21:46As I approached his office
21:48I heard him talking
21:49To another woman
21:49Her eyes met mine
21:51Full of scorn and triumph
21:52He finished speaking
21:54Finally deigning
21:54To walk towards me
21:55That familiar
21:56Arrogant smile
21:57Played on his lips
21:58Jasmine let's part amicably
22:00He tapped the document
22:02With his manicured finger
22:03Mrs. Stevenson needs lineage
22:05Real benefits
22:06An expired influencer
22:07Be real Jasmine
22:08Are you qualified?
22:09His tone was clinical
22:10Yet etched shame in my heart
22:12Sign it
22:13The penthouse is yours
22:14Plus 30 million
22:15He actually wants to divorce me
22:17And have me be his mistress
22:18Be a good friend
22:19Good relations benefit you
22:21In your field
22:22This image still sells
22:23Your wisest choice
22:24Before I could reply
22:26Teresa glided from the couch
22:27Jasmine
22:28She feigned
22:29Don't be mad at Kevin
22:30He just thinks of
22:31The company's future
22:32We can still be friends
22:34The fuse of revenge
22:35Officially ignited
22:37Three years of marriage
22:38I silently stood by his side
22:40Weaving a network of contacts
22:41He never noticed
22:42When his finances crumbled
22:44I quietly sold
22:45The last precious jewelry
22:47My mother left
22:47It was my last link to her
22:49Just to save his dream
22:50All this in his eyes
22:52Only amounted to
22:53What right do you have?
22:54This meager compensation
22:56Felt more like an insult
22:57I didn't look at
22:58Teresa's carefully disguised face
23:00I just reached for that
23:01Golden Parker pen
23:02My name flowed from the pen
23:04Smooth and irreversible
23:05Generous terms
23:06My sincerest wishes to you
23:08And Miss Easton
23:09May you be entangled forever
23:11Don't harm anyone else
23:12In this world
23:13His face froze
23:14A flicker of annoyance passing
23:16Perhaps at my composure
23:18At the sharpness in my words
23:19Oh Kevin
23:20I knew you'd handle everything
23:21Her eyes were full of passion
23:23And seduction
23:24As if she'd start a performance
23:26In front of everyone
23:27I turned my eyes away
23:28Watching them any longer
23:30Felt like letting their filth
23:31Touch me
23:32My hand found the familiar
23:33Weight of my handbag
23:34It's leather worn soft
23:36At the edges from years of use
23:37Then I turned
23:38And started for the door
23:39Oh Jasmine leaving already?
23:41Teresa's voice cut the air
23:43My steps halted
23:44She disengaged
23:45And moved quickly
23:46Positioning herself
23:47Between me and my exit
23:48Don't you want to stay
23:49A little longer
23:50And savor the view?
23:51You won't get many chances
23:53To visit this office again
23:54She lifted her chin
23:55Her eyes performing
23:56A slow inventorying sweep
23:58The look was a transaction
24:00Pricing out used goods
24:01By the way anyway
24:02I'm now in charge of this office
24:04Well
24:05Some outdated inventory
24:06Needs clearing out
24:07It clutters the view
24:09Don't you agree Kevin?
24:10My steps halted
24:11As she spoke
24:12She performed
24:13A calculated hair tuck
24:14Unveiling the diamond studs
24:16His latest investment
24:17The stones caught the light
24:19Cold and brilliant
24:20A deliberate assault
24:21On the senses
24:22Outdated inventory
24:23The laugh was short
24:24Mirthless
24:25To what exactly
24:26Are you referring Teresa?
24:28The couture you're wearing
24:29A lavish copy of my configuration
24:31From last season
24:32The limited edition heels
24:33I'd already deprecated
24:35From my collection
24:35My gaze drifted
24:37To where her hand
24:37Gripped his arm
24:38Or the man you've scavenged
24:40From my discard pile
24:41Her smile froze
24:42Then twisted ugly
24:43Excuse me
24:44What are you talking about?
24:46Her scream
24:46Pure static
24:47Kevin chose me
24:48Because I'm better
24:49I'm younger
24:50I speak his language
24:51Please you're just
24:53A washed up influencer
24:54Thought pretty faces
24:55Counted as talent
24:56Besides draining him
24:57What did you do?
24:58I slowly turned
24:59Locking eyes on her face
25:01My first true diagnostic gaze
25:03What did I do for him?
25:05My voice low and trembling
25:06Not weak
25:07Kevin!
25:08The name dropped like a stone
25:09Do I need to remind you?
25:11Three years ago
25:12Your startup failed
25:13Who found you in that rental?
25:15Lost in failure
25:15Who sold all her savings?
25:18Who sold my mother's last relic?
25:19That emerald raised 800 grand
25:22To keep your dream alive?
25:23You called it your shame
25:25Begged me not to tell
25:26I promised
25:27Kept it even after your success
25:29I never told anyone
25:30Kevin's pupils violently contracted
25:32A core memory marked for permanent deletion
25:35Was thus forcibly restored
25:36Teresa's processing powers
25:38Seemed to hit a limit
25:39Her expression blank
25:41With buffer overload
25:42I continued
25:43Each word is hard advice
25:45Slicing open the past
25:46And your first meeting with Lee of Macrotech
25:49When he dismissed your startup as insignificant
25:51Who called in a favor from my senior that night?
25:54Who leveraged his family's connections
25:56To get you a second chance?
25:58The one that secured your breakthrough contract?
26:00My voice dropped
26:01Colder now
26:02When your company faced its first credibility crisis
26:05Drowning in fabricated rumors
26:07Who spent 72 hours
26:09Manually scrubbing the data streams?
26:11Who drafted every counter-narrative?
26:13While your PR team was still finding its footing?
26:15And last year
26:16I pressed
26:17The air thickening
26:18With the weight of all he'd chosen to forget
26:21When the West District acquisition stalled
26:23And the banks rejected you
26:25Who?
26:26My gaze swept across the marble and glass
26:28The curated opulence
26:29Before landing on the Patek Philippe
26:32Performing its silent calculus on his wrist
26:34Who injected the final capital?
26:36Through channels I never disclosed?
26:38Who covered that deficit?
26:40Without charging a single basis point in interest?
26:42The questions hung between us
26:44Sharp and unforgiving
26:45Kevin, has this entire ledger
26:48Been perched from your memory?
26:49Or was it always vile?
26:51Under expected services?
26:53The default duty of a has-been influencer?
26:55My jaw was clenched, aching
26:57I refused to let the tears fall
26:59Kevin's face first paled
27:00Then flushed as if he didn't know
27:03What expression to make
27:04His lips parted as if to argue
27:06But no words came out
27:07Of course he remembered
27:09He just chose to forget
27:10Or perhaps he never saw clearly
27:12To him everything was a testament
27:14To his talent and luck
27:16Teresa sensed a system error
27:17Kevin, did you hear how she just spoke to you?
27:21Is she trying to take credit?
27:23Acting like you can't do without her?
27:25Kevin blinked
27:26As if her words enlightened him
27:28His ego rebooted
27:29Entering defense mode
27:30Jasmine, enough!
27:32He pushed her behind him
27:33An empty protective gesture
27:35What's the point of bringing up old things?
27:37Fine, yes, I admit you helped me
27:39So what?
27:40Am I supposed to worship you for it?
27:42My whole life?
27:43Daliva flew from his lips
27:44Business is business
27:46Love is love
27:47Stevenson Group is bigger now
27:49We need people like Teresa
27:50With the right image and influence
27:52What can you bring, Jasmine?
27:54Besides dwelling on the past
27:56Playing the victim
27:57What else can you do?
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