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00:15my husband's personal assistant ivy had a company card technically mine and she was swiping it like
00:21it was monopoly money then had the nerve to call me a trophy wife in a high-end french restaurant
00:25so i froze the card on the spot the restaurant manager called the cops she spent the night at
00:31the precinct explaining why she was borrowing my husband's money karma is a bitch isn't it when my
00:36husband ethan found out he just tapped my nose and laughed babe you're a grown woman why are you
00:44fighting over that you got her laughed out of the place he didn't blame me acted like it was nothing
00:50then on my birthday he took me back to that same french place and ordered tables and tables of
00:56expensive dishes and vintage wine darling i have to step out for a moment i'll be right back to
01:02celebrate with you i waited and waited the restaurant was about to close no husband no friends when i
01:10pulled out my card to pay the manager leaned in mrs cater this card's been frozen frozen are you
01:18kidding me ethan gave me this before he left he took my usual one and said it's your birthday
01:25i'm paying tonight i was actually touched i thought i'd married a perfect man now he was gone
01:32i called him 30 times no answer and if that card declined i was in serious trouble the manager's tone
01:41shifted polite to irritated do you have another card we don't allow tabs here you know after what
01:50happened last month of course i remembered last month ivy blew through thousands and called me
01:56trophy wife and suddenly this awful feeling crept up my spine was this revenge was ethan getting even
02:02for her right then footsteps dress shoes on marble i turned it was ethan and ivy olivia don't you love
02:12punishing people who can't pay well now you get to see what that feels like
02:20olivia is just a nobody from the sticks she definitely hit the jackpot but the luck just ran out
02:25look mr carter is here with his side spit to watch her fall from grace tragic see that's what happens
02:31when your only asset is a pretty face once the expiration date hits you're out my fists clenched
02:37the humiliation burned through me however she embarrassed you i'll return the favor
02:43you're the best ethan you're just a pretty face who gave you the right to freeze my card
02:49i've got him paying tonight i could smash every bottle in here and it wouldn't matter
02:54but you you're done don't look at me like that if you've got money pay and leave
03:00you doesn't have a dime without him ethan scanned the room voice ice cold
03:06anyone who helps her tonight is my enemy one of our business partners started to stand
03:13whoa mr carter is damn serious after that threat no one moved i lost it i grabbed his arm
03:22ethan are you humiliating me for her are you serious yes that's exactly what i'm doing
03:29i stared at him like i didn't even know who he was we've been married three years people used to
03:36call
03:36us the perfect couple he was the one who chased me when i first moved here at our wedding he
03:41swore
03:42he'd be loyal forever no betrayal love me with his life till death and now only three years later
03:50every vow every memory shredded like it meant nothing guess they were right when you marry rich
03:56with your face you don't get dignity the second someone younger shows up your luxury life expires
04:01but what ethan never understood i didn't marry him for money i married him because i loved him
04:08he looked at my red eyes then casually wiped the hand i touched with a napkin olivia let's see what
04:15you do if you can't pay mr carter is ruthless after tonight she's toast this is getting good
04:25before we left home he took my card and now my phone was dead this wasn't random this was planned
04:33time is ticking away olivia if you don't have the cash i'd be happy to call the police a few
04:38nights in
04:39jail would do you good isn't that what you did to me i stared at ethan like i could burn
04:45him alive
04:45little did they know the carter empire only skyrocketed because of me i opened doors cleared enemies and
04:52made calls that erased threats overnight tonight i was going to tell him who i really was not some
04:58small town nobody i'm the heiress to the richest family in westbridge but he changed faster than i
05:04imagined ethan is this really what you want then what do you think this is enjoy prison life olivia
05:10or since you love embarrassing people so much now it's your turn you're going to record a full apology
05:15video now to the camera apologize to me and post it online you asked for this
05:22when the carter empire falls it will be your responsibility
05:27oh please what is this a soap opera miss carter cash or is someone covering you to his credit
05:36he kept it professional no public humiliation not yet i scanned the room then walked toward one of our
05:43longtime partners olivia don't i can't cross him i just need your phone i'll call a friend oh please
05:52who's coming to save you that's fine let her call you've got 30 minutes i dialed one number half an
06:00hour bring cash now every second felt louder it's been 20 minutes no one is coming to save you olivia
06:08you're just playing us call security and seize her now there's still 10 if no one shows up in 30
06:15minutes i'll record the video i swear the whole restaurant erupted again phones were already out
06:22man i'm not even leaving this is better than netflix i came here for dinner and got front road seats
06:26to a
06:26live meltdown 10 minutes almost up a heavy set man reached for me don't you dare touch me nice figure
06:34though i can tell without even laying a hand on her mr carter mind if i take her why not
06:39if she can't
06:40pay then she's all yours everyone was convinced i couldn't pay and just like that they stopped
06:47pretending to be civilized and started reaching for me if hatred could take physical form everyone
06:52in my line of sight would have dropped where they stood but hatred doesn't work that way go grab her
06:59hold her down so those pigs can have their fun yes sir i looked at ethan something inside me went
07:06completely cold he didn't even flinch don't look at me like that i'm not helping you as long as ivy
07:12feels better that's all that matters we were still legally married and he stood there like i was nothing
07:17sweetheart come with me i've got money i'll cover your bill pick me instead i've got plenty of cash and
07:26as you can see i'm in much better shape than those guys if you touch me you'll regret it i
07:30swear to god
07:31you'll pay for this my ass strip her time's up no more act she didn't even finish the sentence the
07:38doors burst open men in black suits stormed in they moved fast precise control taking down every man
07:45around me in seconds and right behind them nathan reed riverton's most powerful banking executive
07:51he walked in carrying a sleek case expression carved in stone mrs clark i brought the funds
07:59i'm not too late am i mr reed what are you doing here you're a big name how could someone
08:04like her
08:05possibly get you to show up with money ivy rubbed her eyes hard like she thought she was hallucinating
08:09but no matter how many times she blinked he was still there it was really nathan reed nathan didn't
08:15even spare ethan or ivy a glance he walked straight to me with respect miss clark miss monroe asked me
08:21to handle this immediately she's on her way and who gave you the nerve to treat miss clark like this
08:29the noisy restaurant dropped into instant suffocating silence thought if the carter group was the richest
08:34empire in the city then the power behind nathan could crush them without breaking a sweat
08:39when ethan first hit number one people whispered they just never guessed the trophy wife they
08:43mocked was the one pulling the strings ethan once i'm gonna be the richest man alive so my wife can
08:48spend without limits funny how things change i built his throne i can kick it out from under him
08:57under nathan's icy glare no one dared whisper did olivia seriously call in money
09:05how is mr reed her contact nathan turned to ivy voice razor sharp was this humiliation you're doing
09:13i'm there for you everything's gonna be fine ivy hid behind him forcing down her panic
09:20yeah ethan's the richest man in riverton i might be intimidated by nathan but that doesn't mean
09:27ethan is the second she said it her confidence came rushing back she straightened her spine like
09:33she just remembered who she thought she was ethan stepped forward voice turning cold i don't know
09:38what kind of connection you think you have with reed but let me make something clear in rivervand
09:42i can freeze you out and mr reed this is a private family matter it's not your place to interfere
09:48i beat you once to claim the top spot and i can do it again don't push me i can
09:53have you pushed out
09:53of the city and let out a soft laugh big words if it weren't for mrs clark your company would
10:00have
10:00been finished whole years ago everything you have came from her you had everything handed to you and
10:09you didn't even realize it ethan scoffed like it was a joke i was tired done explaining myself i've
10:17paid the bill ivy remember what you promised yeah i said it so what are you gonna do about it
10:27ethan runs this town i lowered my gaze slightly you think hiding behind mr reed gives you power
10:32over me keep dreaming i said softly when the news hits that carter stock is tumping i hope ethan can
10:41still look at you with that same devotion my smile turned even colder when the alert comes in that
10:47carter stock is sliding i hope ethan can still look at ivy with that same devotion nathan's brow
10:52tightened slightly he gave a subtle nod to the men in black they understood instantly in one swift
10:59move one of them scrubbed ivy and knocked her down right in front of me she collapsed on the floor
11:03scrambling on her hands and knees pathetic almost animal like you made the promise so you're going to
11:10honor it right now right now you are going to apologize admit what you did and say it loud enough
11:20for everyone to hear someone shoved a phone in her face the red wreck light blinked
11:28ethan help me i'd rather die than go through this screams finally snapped ethan out of his shock
11:34carrie flared across his face get her out of here he laughed at his own men within seconds nathan's men
11:40and ethan's clashed but it didn't last long ethan's men were on the floor almost immediately
11:45they were never on nathan's level to begin with they weren't amateurs those men were professionally
11:52trained ivy's face drained of color again sweat rolled down her forehead ethan stared at us fury
11:58burning in his eyes nathan i show you a little courtesy and you think you own the place push me
12:03and i can make you disappear from riverville right now don't go to war with me over olivia
12:09that would be incredibly stupid nathan didn't even dignify that threat with a reaction instead
12:14he turned to me with calm respect everything follows miss clark's decision i smiled at ethan slow
12:20deliberate what's wrong you're allowed to humiliate me but i'm not allowed to return the favor
12:26and call my lawyer i want the divorce papers drafted now make it fast the second i finished speaking
12:33even exploded you want a divorce you don't get to decide that olivia you're just a nobody i picked
12:41up know your place you'll understand exactly who i am once you're signing those papers oh and your
12:48father he might be on his way to skin you alive shut up who the hell do you think you
12:57are my dad's
12:58gonna show up and kill me for you please now i see it you're really good at talking big i
13:06don't know
13:07what trick you pulled to get nathan on your side but he can't protect you forever while he was running
13:11his mouth since we're divorced i'm done building the carter name within 30 minutes the second my call
13:18goes out your stock starts sliding and it won't stop until the carter empire hits zero
13:25olivia aren't you tired of this little act yet enough you're doing nothing but stalling give it
13:29up olivia you think reed can ever take down the carters you ever wonder why he's forever the runner
13:35up because the carters keep him there after the divorce papers ethan looked at me with this board
13:40disgust like i was already yesterday's trash olivia olivia i'll be merciful for old time's sake i'll let
13:47you keep some dignity since you paid for it get on your knees and apologize to ivy
13:57i stared at him like are you actually insane she hadn't even paid for what she said she'd do
14:02and he wanted me begging first what is wrong with him i checked my watch and smiled cold call your
14:09father ask him if carter stock is dropping the way i said it hit different ethan's face twitched
14:16just a flicker of panic right as he reached for his phone the door slammed open his father victor
14:22barged in wearing a robe and slippers you stupid ungrateful idiot how did i raise someone this damn
14:29reckless victor hurried over hands up oh dear you hit it well how could you never meanting to you
14:38how could you never mention you were the successor to the most powerful family in westbrook
14:44elizabeth i hadn't heard that name in a long time my real name isn't elizabeth clark
14:50back then i came to river need to scout it out quietly so i buried my identity i never thought
14:56i'd end up on ethan's radar he worked me sweet words perfect dates that i'll protect you act
15:03until i fell ethan snapped toward his father then grabbed my arm elizabeth clark that's your real name
15:09you're not kidding the heiress to the clark dynasty of westbrook the one who never makes public
15:13appearance i yanked my arm away nathan immediately handed me a napkin gentle respectful like i mattered
15:19ethan went pale on the spot because an hour ago he wiped his hand after i touched him like i
15:26was
15:26contaminated when i didn't answer him he turned to his father desperate dad what the hell is going on
15:34ivy looked like she couldn't breathe she was waiting for victor to say it was a mistake she'd
15:40heard rumors about elizabeth clark everyone had but nobody had ever seen her in person and if i
15:47really was her ivy was finished so was the carter family victor turned on ethan teeth clenched
15:54that is right she's elizabeth clark and you're a damn fool you threw away your wife for a cheap
16:02little side piece and you provoked her ethan froze ivy froze harder the whole restaurant exploded into
16:09chaos wait what the hell someone pinch me am i dreaming or is this real some idiot actually pinched
16:16his friend hard ethan screamed holy shit it's real we were literally just trashing her
16:23we're so screwed what are we gonna do she's going to ruin us the panic around me sounded
16:29like a swarm of insects prayers regrets excuses everyone was silently begging i'd forget their
16:35faces we literally just helped them we tried to rip her clothes i said this already anyone who tries
16:44to make me a joke i lifted my chin becomes the joke victor reacted first and kicked ivy you poisonous
16:52little leech who do you think you are going against miss clark you let those disgusting men touch her
16:58and you actually tried to film her being humiliated ivy was dealt with i turned to leave but this time
17:06no one backed her up not a single soul the carters have everything because of miss clark
17:13i i didn't know at first i went to west brook
17:21but then i went to bridge i saw her sitting at the head of the table with billionaires running the
17:30meeting
17:30like she owned the world that's when it hit me just how powerful she really is she was going to
17:39reveal
17:39it tonight bring you home to westbrook and introduce you to her family she tried to make
17:45you part of her dynasty and you ruined it for a useless nobody ethan's eyes went wide and his
17:54whole body started shaking he looked at me mouth open no sound reality finally slammed him in the face
18:00victor checked his phone and his face dropped elizabeth no mrs clark please call them off
18:10carter stock is falling fast if it keeps dropping we're finished i calmly adjusted my clothes no emotion
18:18no warmth i said i can lift the carter family to the top and i can also crush you into
18:25the mud
18:25victor didn't hesitate he slapped ethan across the face what are you standing there for apologize
18:32to miss clark right now you want to take us all down with you ethan finally snapped back into his
18:37body he kicked ivy in the face it's all because of you made us fighting down you made us fight
18:45each
18:46other hold her down one out his security grabbed ivy and pinned her ivy sobbed voice cracking ethan
18:53make them let me go this isn't what i wanted ethan make them stop you said you'd get revenge for
19:01me
19:01shut up you encouraged me to do this and now you're not willing to admit it ivy laughed through
19:08tears bitter and wild wow ethan you're really a professional at dodging responsibility
19:16don't think punishing me means elizabeth will forgive you
19:19or forgive the carters dream on and she was right even if ethan punished ivy i wasn't letting
19:26the carters off the hook but they still didn't get it no she's just angry right now that's all she
19:33loves me otherwise she wouldn't have hidden her identity and stayed with the carters for three
19:37whole years that alone proves how much she loves me once she cools off i'll apologize
19:42we'll fix this we always do please don't hurt me
19:50what are you idiots standing around for
19:55if she won't do the video then make her beat her until she does
20:00at his command the guards started kicking ivy hard not random hits either they targeted joints
20:06knees ankles places that ruin you ivy screams turned sharp and pierced the doors landed around us
20:15people shrank back into themselves too afraid to breathe too loudly no one wanted to offend the
20:19powerful i'll do the video i'll do anything just make them stop they're gonna snap my legs
20:25she cried hysterically terrified of losing the one thing she valued most she finally gave in
20:31her fingers trembled as she took the phone the camera light burned into her face i stole from the
20:38company she sobbed i went after a married man i framed her i lied about everything every word
20:48echoed in the silent restaurant i turned to leave babe where are you going i punished ivy i'll never
20:53embarrass you again come home with me please carter are you out of your mind know your place and stop
20:59calling every woman you grab babe we signed divorce papers did you forget next time you see
21:04me don't get my name wrong the second i yanked my arm away my childhood friend miles morgan walked in
21:09liz so this is why you refused to marry me back then him seriously that's your type your taste is
21:16awful he's not as good looking as me not even close and he definitely doesn't carry himself like i do
21:21and most importantly i've loved you for 10 years straight he couldn't even stay faithful for three
21:25the room instantly went ohhh like a crowd at a live show they didn't know who i really was but
21:31they
21:32all knew miles morgan one of the richest men in the world his face was everywhere magazine covers
21:39business headlines global summits and yeah miles was tall sharp unfairly handsome next to him ethan
21:47didn't even register standing side by side miles completely wiped him off the screen with miles there
21:53ethan finally felt real danger and he panicked we were divorced he'd humiliated me publicly trying
22:00to get me back now impossible babe elizabeth who is he before i could answer miles shot ethan a look
22:08like he was gum on a shoe you seriously have to ask i'm her fiance you two are done and
22:14she's not
22:14marrying anybody else except me i sighed and smiled because that's just miles no filter he's always been
22:21blunt always loud about what he wants come on i haven't been home to see my parents in a long
22:29time ethan chased after us liz what about me and what about the carters i paused but i didn't turn
22:36around we're divorced why would you be my problem ethan's voice broke tears dropped fast like his body
22:42gave up pretending if i hadn't humiliated you because of ivy if i'd stop them before they touched
22:49you would you forgive me if you didn't find out i'm elizabeth clark would you still realize your
22:55mistake would you still punish ivy that question strangled him he couldn't answer and i didn't stay
23:02for his silence i walked out with miles because life doesn't do what if wrong is wrong and some doors
23:09don't reopen the moment we left that french restaurant the night wind hit my face sharp
23:14late autumn cold i tucked my messy hair behind my ear my couture dress was stained and wrinkled but it
23:20couldn't hide what i was underneath miles took off his suit jacket and draped it over my shoulders
23:24when his fingers brushed my cold skin he moved carefully gentle liz they didn't deserve you i shook
23:31my head and looked out at the traffic in neon the lights reflected in my eyes but nothing felt warm
23:36i'm free now finally better to learn the truth now than waste a lifetime on a lie miles started the
23:44engine and the black luxury car slid smoothly into traffic i already have eyes on the carters
23:52carter stock is dropping hard victor is spinning out
23:58he called me a dozen times begging for peace i rejected everyone
24:02liz i shouldn't have let ivy's manipulate me i shouldn't have done those things to you please
24:09just give me another chance i'll give you anything the company my money it's all yours
24:16just forgive me employees stared whispering pointing like this was a live meltdown i frowned and spoke to
24:23security get him out of here and if he comes back don't let him within 10 feet of this building
24:28yes miss clark they grabbed ethan and started hauling him out liz i know you still love me
24:35you gave up everything in westbrigg to come here and find me you still love me i know you do
24:40i watched
24:41him with cold eyes until he vanished down the hall then i turned back to adam continue but after that
24:47scene i had zero interest in touring anything miles picked up on it instantly well that's enough for today
24:54let's get out of here liz i'll take you somewhere quiet claire handed me a tablet on screen carter
25:01group's livestock chart a straight dive no bounce no mercy the comments were chaos investors were dumping
25:09shares like a sinking ship mrs clark victor sent expensive gifts again and a handwritten apology i had it
25:17returned ethan called dozens of times i blocked every number and he sent a ton of texts too apologies
25:28saying he knows he was wrong begging for another chance
25:34i glanced at the previews same recycled lines i wasn't thinking i didn't mean that way you're the only
25:41one i love it was pathetic three years together and he never learned who i am he thought a sorry
25:48text could erase trauma he thought i'd melt like i used to not anymore i ignore it send the word
25:55every westbridge partner cut the carters off immediately and pull every illegal move they
26:00made using the clark name organize the evidence and hand it to the authorities claire nodded and moved
26:06fast miles watched me carefully liz you're going to erase them aren't you they came for me first i
26:13looked up my eyes cold ethan let ivy humiliate me he even let those disgusting men put their hands on
26:19me
26:19did he think there would be no consequences my boundaries aren't something anyone gets to test
26:24miles nodded silence he simply handed me warm tea take some rest i'll keep watch on everything that night
26:32no one said more by morning birdsong woke me right after i got ready nathan called
26:40good morning miss clark carter group released an emergency statement at dawn they're begging for peace
26:46they're offering 30 of the company just to make you stop and ethan's been outside our bank since
26:52morning he wanted to apologize in person i had him removed hey no let me go i don't want their
26:58shares
26:59i gave a small laugh carter stock is nothing but trash to me tell victor i can show mercy he
27:05brings
27:05ethan to my brother's grave and they beg for forgiveness yes ma'am they don't stop until i'm
27:11satisfied years ago my brother evan clark personally escorted a shipment to help me evaluate riverton's
27:17market he was a tax supposedly random but the truth is the carters did it quietly so they could
27:23swallow clark assets in riverton that's why i hid my name partly to watch ethan but mostly to collect
27:30proof and avenge my brother nathan agreed immediately i ended the call claire came in
27:36miss clark mr morgan is waiting downstairs he said he wants to show you a few projects today
27:42i nodded and changed into a clean white suit sharp lines no softness with slim heels my whole presence
27:48snapped into place nothing like the woman they tried to humiliate last night when i came down
27:53miles was leaning against the car liz suits were made for you i smiled and got in miles started the
28:00car and nodded toward the skyline even while i was lying low i never stopped building my position in
28:06riverton tech ventures real estate developments multiple projects all under my control and ethan never
28:13had a clue he truly believed i was just a trophy wife living off him we pulled up in front
28:17of a brand
28:18new glass tower this was my tech company the company's managing director adam was already waiting
28:24at the entrance mrs clark welcome we went inside he started briefing me on updates numbers expansion
28:33miles walked beside me adding details here and there then noise near the elevator i turned
28:39ethan looked wrecked wrinkled clothes messy hair bloodshot eyes he was fighting security trying to rush
28:46toward me liz liz liz honey just look at me i'm sorry honey i'm so sorry security held him back
28:56he kept
28:57thrashing eyes full of regret and desperate pleading do what you have to do to what you're to meant don't
29:04hold back i leaned back and closed my eyes ethan's panicked face flashed in my mind and that last question
29:10he couldn't answer all i felt was emptiness i resurrected the carters i handed them the climb
29:16they chose to waste it they sealed their own end the car entered a quiet gated neighborhood my private
29:23place in riverton clean understated tastefully powerful not loud like the carter mansion claire was
29:30waiting at the door the second she saw me her eyes reddened and she hurried over to study me
29:35miss clark thank god you're back are you all right i'm fine tell the kitchen to keep it simple
29:44something hot something light after a shower i changed into soft lounge clothes one bowl of warm
29:49comfort food and the tension finally loosened just a little miles took me to a hot spring resort outside
29:55riverton quiet tucked away in the hills no noise no paparazzi just air and trees sinking into the hot
30:03water melted the tension out of my muscles miles sat nearby watching me you know what's insane
30:10ethan still thinks you hid your name because you loved him he has no idea you had a reason from
30:15day
30:15one i ran my fingers through the water he's arrogant he honestly thinks marrying him was the
30:22best thing that ever happened to me but he never asked the real question who am i and why would
30:30i choose
30:30him when i first arrived in riverton ethan came at me hard full court press he was attentive generous
30:36always saying yes always making me feel taken care of for a newcomer it felt like belonging and he
30:43looked ambitious back then like he might actually be worth investing in so i stayed kept my name hidden
30:49i wanted to see if he was truly worth my family's backing i leveraged the clark family's influence to
30:55clear his path i helped him crush competitor after competitor until the carters went from who to the
31:00richest family in riverton but i didn't expect that the higher he climbed the more his ego swelled and
31:06the uglier his ambition got he started looking down on my background acting like i wasn't good enough for
31:11mr richest man in riverton and suddenly there were women everywhere laughing too loud staying a little too
31:17long ivy was the worst of them the boldest the most shameless it's not like i didn't notice i did
31:25i just
31:26waited waiting for him to come back to his senses and waiting for the perfect moment to take the carters
31:30down for good and my birthday dinner that was the opening to get revenge for ivy he set me up
31:37humiliated
31:38me on purpose and that's when i finally saw him clearly every last bit of attachment died right there
31:44back in my room after the hot springs claire sent me a message the moment ethan dropped ivy the crowd
31:51that used to swarm her turned on her instantly she ended up broke chased by debt collectors and basically
31:57living on the street rumor was she was digging through a produce market for thrown out scraps
32:01looking absolutely wrecked victor forced ethan to issue a public confession a three-hour live stream
32:07apology press conferences social media statements every outlet you can imagine they humiliated themselves in
32:14front of millions and i still didn't move my brother's life isn't something you settle with pr damage
32:19control what the carters owe me what they owe the clerks i'm collecting it slowly with interest days
32:25passed the carters got worse partners pulled contracts banks called in loans regulators stepped in carter
32:33group couldn't hold the line bankruptcy liquidation victor couldn't take it he had a massive brain
32:40hemorrhage landed in the hospital and slipped into a vegetative state ethan went from the top of
32:45riverton to nothing overnight he sold every property and every luxury car to pay for victor's treatment
32:50but it barely made a dent he tried a hundred ways to get to me i shut every door he
32:56even went to
32:57westbridge trying to beg the senior members of the clark family to step in they didn't even grant him a
33:03meeting security showed him the door that night i went with miles to a business gala packed with elites
33:09as the clark heiress i was the center of attention the very people who once looked down on my
33:15background were now scrambling to align themselves with me their faces were coated in fake smiles
33:19nothing like that cold mocking energy they had in the restaurant i handled it smoothly calm elegant
33:25charming when i wanted to be miles stayed at my side the entire time shielding me from the noise
33:30the warmth in his eyes wasn't even trying to hide halfway through the night a commotion hit the
33:36entrance ethan walked in looking like he'd aged 10 years overnight rumpled clothes gray streaking
33:40his hair exhaustion etched into his face the confident ceo carter from a few months ago was
33:45gone he fought past security and sprinted toward me shouting
33:51liz it's me tom
33:52liz he broke free reached me and dropped to his knees with a thud he grabbed my dress desperation all
33:59over his face liz i know i screwed up i was an idiot i threw everything away please
34:07please save my dad don't take everything from me i just want to be with you i'll do anything
34:12i swear i'll spend the rest of my life making this right people stared whispered and pointed their
34:19eyes were full of amusement and disgust i looked down at him with zero emotion i gently pulled my
34:26clothing free and looked down at him ethan look at you do you even recognize what you've become
34:33he looked up tears streaking down his face i look like a damn fool that's what i am
34:42list please forgive me yes just one more chance i gave you countless chances when you let ivy humiliate
34:54me when you hit me when you stood there while those men put their hands on me and you didn't
35:01move
35:01did you ever think this day would come i wasn't thinking ivy fooled me
35:08liz you were always the only one i've always loved you love i laughed soft sharp don't call
35:16that love that's not love ethan remember this you destroyed what we had with your own hands
35:22and you pushed the carters into the grave this is on you nobody else i paused letting my eyes
35:28drag over his pale face and one more thing you never loved me you loved what i gave you you
35:34loved
35:34my family's influence you loved the leverage the power the reach and now that it's gone you want me
35:41back that's not how this works ethan's face went paper white he collapsed onto the floor the light in
35:48his eyes dying inch by inch his mouth opened but nothing came out security stepped in and dragged him out
35:55his screams and begging faded into the night miles took my hand and said softly it's over
36:01i nodded and looked up at the sky full of stars my mind finally clear yeah it was all over
36:07all the
36:08ugliness all the pain vanished with the carter collapse after the gala miles drove me home as we
36:14moved through the dark he spoke up liz look the stars are so bright tonight i looked up the sky
36:20was
36:20scattered with light sharp and gorgeous it looked like my future liz miles said as he pulled over
36:26turning to me with a seriousness that made my chest tighten i've waited 10 years from a reckless teenager
36:32to the man i am now i've never changed ethan is out of your world so can you give me
36:40a chance
36:41to stay by your side and protect you for the rest of my life i looked into his eyes so
36:45much devotion
36:46so much certainty and warmth spread through me 10 years miles had been there for 10 years when i was
36:53at my lowest he guarded me quietly when i hid my name he handled everything in westbridge for me when
36:59ethan humiliated me miles was the first one to show up and stand between me and the world it's not
37:04like
37:05i didn't feel his feelings i was just trapped in my own storm revenge strategy planning blind to the
37:10warmth right next to me i smiled softly and nodded okay miles eyes lit up like someone turned the sun
37:18on he held my hand carefully like he was holding everything he'd ever wanted outside the night
37:24breeze drifted by carrying a faint floral scent i leaned on his shoulder staring at the stars feeling
37:30hope fill my chest ethan's regret wasn't my problem the carter downfall was self-inflicted and me
37:37elizabeth clark heiress of westbridge's clark family finally stepped out of the shadows and into my own
37:42light with miles beside me with my family behind me and with my own strength i knew my future would
37:48be bright loud beautiful unstoppable and the people who hurt me they'd spend the rest of their lives choking
37:54on regret
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