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[EngSub] Disguised Heiress Her Counterattack
[EngSub] Disguised Heiress Her Counterattack
[EngSub] Disguised Heiress Her Counterattack
[EngSub] Disguised Heiress Her Counterattack
[EngSub] Disguised Heiress Her Counterattack
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00:01my husband's personal assistant ivy had a company card technically mine and she was swiping it like
00:08it was monopoly money then had the nerve to call me a trophy wife in a high-end french restaurant
00:12so i froze the card on the spot the restaurant manager called the cops she spent the night at
00:18the precinct explaining why she was borrowing my husband's money karma is a bitch isn't it
00:23when my husband ethan found out he just tapped my nose and laughed babe you're a grown woman
00:30why are you fighting over that you got her laughed out of the place he didn't blame me
00:36acted like it was nothing then on my birthday he took me back to that same french place
00:41and ordered tables and tables of expensive dishes and vintage wine darling i have to step out for a
00:48moment i'll be right back to celebrate with you i waited and waited the restaurant was about to
00:54close no husband no friends when i pulled out my card to pay the manager leaned in mrs cater this
01:03card's been frozen frozen are you kidding me ethan gave me this before he left he took my usual one
01:11and said it's your birthday i'm paying tonight i was actually touched i thought i'd married a
01:18perfect man now he was gone i called him 30 times no answer and if that card declined i was
01:27in serious
01:28trouble the manager's tone shifted polite to irritated do you have another card we don't allow
01:35tabs here you know after what happened last month of course i remembered last month ivy blew through
01:42thousands and called me trophy wife and suddenly this awful feeling crept up my spine was this
01:49revenge was ethan getting even for her right then footsteps dress shoes on marble i turned it was
01:57ethan and ivy olivia don't you love punishing people who can't pay well now you get to see what that
02:07feels
02:09like olivia is just a nobody from the sticks she definitely hit the jackpot but the luck just ran
02:14out look mr carter is here with his side spit to watch her fall from grace tragic see that's what
02:20happens when your only asset is a pretty face once the expiration date hits you're out my fists clenched
02:26the humiliation burned through me however she embarrassed you i'll return the favor
02:32you're the best ethan you're just a pretty face who gave you the right to freeze my card
02:39i've got him paying tonight i could smash every bottle in here and it wouldn't matter
02:43but you you're done don't look at me like that if you've got money pay and leave
02:49you doesn't have a dime without him ethan scanned the room voice ice cold
02:56anyone who helps her tonight is my enemy one of our business partners started to stand whoa
03:03mr carter is damn serious after that threat no one moved i lost it i grabbed his arm ethan
03:12are you humiliating me for her are you serious yes that's exactly what i'm doing i stared at him
03:21like i didn't even know who he was we've been married three years people used to call us the
03:26perfect couple he was the one who chased me when i first moved here at our wedding he swore he'd
03:32be
03:32loyal forever no betrayal love me with his life till death and now only three years later every vow
03:41every memory shredded like it meant nothing guess they were right when you marry rich with your face
03:47you don't get dignity the second someone younger shows up your luxury life expires but what ethan
03:53never understood i didn't marry him for money i married him because i loved him he looked at my
03:59red eyes then casually wiped the hand i touched with a napkin olivia let's see what you do if you
04:07can't pay mr carter is ruthless after tonight she's toast this is getting good before we left home
04:17he took my card and now my phone was dead this wasn't random this was planned time is ticking away
04:25olivia if you don't have the cash i'd be happy to call the police a few nights in jail would
04:30do you good
04:32isn't that what you did to me i stared at ethan like i could burn him alive little did they
04:37know
04:38the carter empire only skyrocketed because of me i opened doors cleared enemies and made calls that
04:44erased threats overnight tonight i was going to tell him who i really was not some small town nobody
04:50i'm the heiress to the richest family in westbridge but he changed faster than i imagined ethan
04:57is this really what you want then what do you think this is enjoy prison life olivia or since
05:02you love embarrassing people so much now it's your turn you're going to record a full apology video
05:07now to the camera apologize to me and post it online you asked for this when the carter empire falls
05:16it will be your responsibility oh please what is this a soap opera miss carter cash
05:25or is someone covering you to his credit he kept it professional no public humiliation not yet i scanned
05:34the room then walked toward one of our longtime partners olivia don't i can't cross him i just need
05:42your phone i'll call a friend oh please who's coming to save you that's fine let her call you've got
05:4930
05:50minutes i dialed one number half an hour bring cash now every second felt louder it's been 20 minutes
05:58no one is coming to save you olivia you're just playing us call security and seize her now
06:04there's still 10 if no one shows up in 30 minutes i'll record the video i swear the whole restaurant
06:12erupted again phones were already out man i'm not even leaving this is better than netflix i came here for
06:18dinner and got front road seats to a live meltdown 10 minutes almost up a heavy set man reached for
06:24me don't you dare touch me nice figure though i can tell without even laying a hand on her mr
06:30carter
06:30mind if i take her why not if she can't pay then she's all yours everyone was convinced i couldn't
06:37pay and just like that they stopped pretending to be civilized and started reaching for me
06:43if hatred could take physical form everyone in my line of sight would have dropped where they
06:48stood but hatred doesn't work that way go grab her hold her down so those pigs can have their fun
06:55yes sir i looked at ethan something inside me went completely cold he didn't even flinch don't look at
07:03me like that i'm not helping you as long as ivy feels better that's all that matters we were still
07:08legally married and he stood there like i was nothing sweetheart come with me i've got money
07:15i'll cover your bill pick me instead i've got plenty of cash and as you can see i'm in much
07:21better shape than those guys if you touch me you'll regret it i swear to god you'll pay for this
07:26my ass strip her time's up no more act she didn't even finish the sentence the doors burst open
07:33men in black suits stormed in they moved fast precise control taking down every man around me
07:39in seconds and right behind them nathan reed riverton's most powerful banking executive
07:45he walked in carrying a sleek case expression carved in stone mrs clark i brought the funds
07:52i'm not too late am i mr reed what are you doing here you're a big name how could someone
07:58like her
07:59possibly get you to show up with money ivy rubbed her eyes hard like she thought she was hallucinating
08:04but no matter how many times she blinked he was still there it was really nathan reed
08:09nathan didn't even spare ethan or ivy a glance he walked straight to me with respect mrs clark
08:15mrs monroe asked me to handle this immediately she's on her way
08:20and who gave you the nerve to treat mrs clark like this
08:24the noisy restaurant dropped into instant suffocating silence thought if the carter group
08:28was the richest empire in the city then the power behind nathan could crush them without breaking a
08:33sweat when ethan first hit number one people whispered they just never guessed the trophy
08:38wife they mocked was the one pulling the strings ethan once i'm gonna be the richest man alive so my
08:43wife can spend without limits funny how things change i built his throne i can kick it out from under
08:52him
08:52no one dared whisper did olivia seriously call in money
09:00how is mr reed her contact nathan turned to ivy voice razor sharp was this humiliation you're doing
09:08i'm there for you everything's gonna be fine ivy hid behind him forcing down her panic
09:14yeah ethan's the richest man in riverton i might be intimidated by nathan
09:21but that doesn't mean ethan is the second she said it her confidence came rushing back
09:27she straightened her spine like she just remembered who she thought she was
09:30ethan stepped forward voice turning cold i don't know what kind of connection you think you have with
09:35reed but let me make something clear in rivervind i can freeze you out and mr reed
09:41this is a private family matter it's not your place to interfere i beat you once to claim the top
09:46spot and i can do it again don't push me i can have you pushed out of the city and
09:50let out a soft
09:50laugh big words if it weren't for mrs clark your company would have been finished whole years ago
09:58everything you have came from her you had everything handed to you and you didn't even realize it
10:08ethan scoffed like it was a joke i was tired done explaining myself i've paid the bill
10:15ivy remember what you promised yeah i said it so what are you gonna do about it
10:23ethan runs this town i lowered my gaze slightly you think hiding behind mr reed gives you power over me
10:29keep dreaming i said softly when the news hits that carter stock is tumping i hope ethan can still
10:38look at you with that same devotion my smile turned even colder when the alert comes in that
10:44carter stock is sliding i hope ethan can still look at ivy with that same devotion nathan's brow
10:49tightened slightly he gave a subtle nod to the men in black they understood instantly in one swift
10:56one of them scrubbed ivy and knocked her down right in front of me she collapsed on the floor
11:00scrambling on her hands and knees pathetic almost animal-like you made the promise so you're going to
11:07honor it right now right now you are going to apologize admit what you did and say it loud enough
11:17for everyone to hear someone shoved a phone in her face the red wreck light blinked
11:25ethan help me i'd rather die than go through this screams finally snapped ethan out of his shock
11:32carrie flared across his face get her out of here he blocked at his own men within seconds nathan's men
11:38and ethan's clashed but it didn't last long ethan's men were on the floor almost immediately
11:43they were never on nathan's level to begin with they weren't amateurs those men were professionally
11:50trained ivy's face drained of color again sweat rolled down her forehead ethan stared at us fury
11:56burning in his eyes nathan i show you a little courtesy and you think you own the place push me
12:01and i can make you disappear from riverville right now don't go to war with me over olivia
12:08that would be incredibly stupid nathan didn't even dignify that threat with a reaction instead he
12:13turned to me with calm respect everything follows miss clark's decision i smiled at ethan slow
12:19deliberate what's wrong you're allowed to humiliate me but i'm not allowed to return the favor
12:25and call my lawyer i want the divorce papers drafted now make it fast the second i finished speaking
12:32ethan exploded you want a divorce you don't get to decide that olivia you're just a nobody i picked
12:40up know your place you'll understand exactly who i am once you're signing those papers
12:46oh and your father he might be on his way to skin you alive shut up who the hell do
12:55you think you are
12:57my dad's gonna show up and kill me for you please now i see it you're really good at talking
13:05big
13:05i don't know what trick you pulled to get nathan on your side but he can't protect you forever
13:09while he was running his mouth since we're divorced i'm done building the carter name
13:15within 30 minutes the second my call goes out your stock starts sliding and it won't stop until the
13:21carter empire hits zero olivia aren't you tired of this little act yet enough you're doing nothing
13:28but stalling give it up olivia you think reed can ever take down the carters you ever wonder why he's
13:34forever the runner-up because the carters keep him there after the divorce papers ethan looked at me
13:39with this bored disgust like i was already yesterday's trash olivia olivia i'll be merciful
13:45for old time's sake i'll let you keep some dignity since you paid for it get on your knees and
13:51apologize
13:51i stared at him like are you actually insane she hadn't even paid for what she said she'd do and
14:03he
14:03wanted me begging first what is wrong with him i checked my watch and smiled cold call your father
14:10ask him if carter stock is dropping the way i said it hit different ethan's face twitched just a flicker
14:18of panic right as he reached for his phone the door slammed open his father victor barged in wearing a
14:24robe and slippers you stupid ungrateful idiot how did i raise someone this damn reckless victor hurried
14:31over hands up oh dear you hit it well how could you never meanting to you how could you never
14:40mention you were the successor to the most powerful family in westbrook elizabeth i hadn't heard that
14:47name in a long time my real name isn't elizabeth clark back then i came to river into scatting out
14:53quietly so i buried my identity i never thought i'd end up on ethan's radar he worked me sweet words
15:01perfect dates that i'll protect you act until i fell ethan snapped toward his father then grabbed
15:07my arm elizabeth clark that's your real name you're not kidding the heiress to the clark dynasty of
15:12westbrook the one who never makes public appearance i yanked my arm away nathan immediately handed me a
15:18napkin gentle respectful like i mattered ethan went pale on the spot because an hour ago he wiped his
15:25hand after i touched him like i was contaminated when i didn't answer him he turned to his
15:31father desperate dad what the hell is going on ivy looked like she couldn't breathe she was waiting
15:38for victor to say it was a mistake she'd heard rumors about elizabeth clark everyone had but nobody had
15:46ever seen her in person and if i really was her ivy was finished so was the carter family victor
15:53turned
15:54on ethan teeth clenched that is right she's elizabeth clark and you're a damn fool you threw away your
16:03wife for a cheap little side piece and you provoked her ethan froze ivy froze harder the whole restaurant
16:10exploded into chaos wait what the hell someone pinched me am i dreaming or is this real some idiot
16:17actually pinched his friend hard ethan screamed holy shit it's real we were literally just trashing
16:25her we're so screwed what are we gonna do she's going to ruin us the panic around me sounded like
16:32a swarm of insects prayers regrets excuses everyone was silently begging i'd forget their faces
16:39we literally just helped them we tried to rip her clothes
16:42i said this already anyone who tries to make me a joke i lifted my chin becomes the joke victor
16:52reacted first and kicked ivy you poisonous little leech who do you think you are going against miss
16:58clark you let those disgusting men touch her and you actually tried to film her being humiliated
17:04ivy was dealt with i turned to leave but this time no one backed her up not a single soul
17:13the carters have everything because of miss clark i i didn't know at first i went to west brook
17:24but then i went to bridge i saw her sitting at the head of the table with billionaires
17:32running the meeting like she owned the world that's when it hit me just how powerful she really
17:40is she was going to reveal it tonight bring you home to westbrook and introduce you to her family
17:47she tried to make you part of her dynasty and you ruined it for a useless nobody ethan's eyes went
17:57wide and his whole body started shaking he looked at me mouth open no sound reality finally slammed
18:03him in the face victor checked his phone and his face dropped elizabeth no mrs clark please call them
18:13off carter stock is falling fast if it keeps dropping we're finished i calmly adjusted my clothes no emotion
18:22no warmth i said i can lift the carter family to the top and i can also crush you into
18:29the mud
18:29victor didn't hesitate he slapped ethan across the face what are you standing there for apologize to
18:36miss clark right now you want to take us all down with you ethan finally snapped back into his body
18:42he kicked ivy in the face it's all because of you made us fighting down you you made us fight
18:50each
18:50other hold her down one out his security grabbed ivy and pinned her ivy sobbed voice cracking ethan
18:58make them let me go this isn't what i wanted ethan make them stop you said you'd get revenge for
19:06me
19:06shut up you encouraged me to do this and now you're not willing to admit it ivy laughed through
19:13tears bitter and wild wow ethan you're really a professional at dodging responsibility
19:21don't think punishing me means elizabeth will forgive you or forgive the carters dream on and
19:28she was right even if ethan punished ivy i wasn't letting the carters off the hook but they still didn't
19:34get it no she's just angry right now that's all she loves me otherwise she wouldn't have hidden her
19:40identity and stayed with the carters for three whole years that alone proves how much she loves me
19:46once she cools off i'll apologize we'll fix this we always do please don't hurt me
19:55what are you idiots standing around for
20:01if she won't do the video then make her beat her until she does at his command the guards started
20:08kicking ivy hard not random kids either they targeted joints knees ankles places that ruin you
20:17ivy screams turned sharp and pierce the girls landed around us people shrank back into themselves
20:22too afraid to breathe too loud and no one wanted to offend the powerful i'll do the video i'll do
20:28anything just make them stop they're gonna snap my legs she cried hysterically terrified of losing
20:35the one thing she valued most she finally gave in her fingers trembled as she took the phone
20:40the camera light burned into her face i stole from the company she sobbed i went after a married man
20:50i framed her i lied about everything every word echoed in the silent restaurant i turned to leave
20:58babe where are you going i punished ivy i'll never embarrass you again come home with me please
21:02carter are you out of your mind know your place and stop calling every woman you grab babe
21:07we signed divorce papers did you forget next time you see me don't get my name wrong the second i
21:13yanked my arm away my childhood friend miles morgan walked in liz so this is why you refused to marry
21:19me back then him seriously that's your type your taste is awful he's not as good looking as me not
21:26even close and he definitely doesn't carry himself like i do and most importantly i've loved you for 10
21:30years straight he couldn't even stay faithful for three the room instantly went ohhh like a crowd at a live
21:36show they didn't know who i really was but they all knew miles morgan one of the richest men in
21:42the
21:42world his face was everywhere magazine covers business headlines global summits and yeah miles was tall
21:51sharp unfairly handsome next to him ethan didn't even register standing side by side miles completely
21:58wiped him off the screen with miles there ethan finally felt real danger and he panicked we were
22:04divorced he'd humiliated me publicly trying to get me back now impossible babe elizabeth who is he
22:13before i could answer miles shot ethan a look like he was gum on a shoe you seriously have to
22:18ask
22:19i'm her fiance you two are done and she's not marrying anybody else except me i sighed and smiled
22:26because that's just miles no filter he's always been blunt always loud about what he wants come on
22:34i haven't been home to see my parents in a long time ethan chased after us liz what about me
22:41and what
22:42about the carters i paused but i didn't turn around we're divorced why would you be my problem
22:47ethan's voice broke tears dropped fast like his body gave up pretending if i hadn't humiliated you
22:55because of ivy if i'd stopped them before they touched you would you forgive me if you didn't
23:01find out i'm elizabeth clark would you still realize your mistake would you still punish ivy that question
23:07strangled him he couldn't answer and i didn't stay for his silence i walked out with miles because life
23:15doesn't do what if wrong is wrong and some doors don't reopen the moment we left that french restaurant
23:21the night wind hit my face sharp late autumn cold i tucked my messy hair behind my ear my couture
23:27dress
23:27was stained and wrinkled but it couldn't hide what i was underneath miles took off his suit jacket and
23:32draped it over my shoulders when his fingers brushed my cold skin he moved carefully gentle liz
23:38they didn't deserve you i shook my head and looked out at the traffic in neon the lights reflected in
23:44my eyes but nothing felt warm i'm free now finally better to learn the truth now than waste a lifetime
23:52on a lie miles started the engine and the black luxury car slid smoothly into traffic i already have
23:58eyes on the carters carter stock is dropping hard victor is spinning out
24:08he called me a dozen times begging for peace i rejected everyone this i shouldn't have let ivy's
24:14manipulate me i shouldn't have done those things to you please just give me another chance i'll give
24:22you anything the company my money it's all yours just forgive me employees stared whispering pointing like
24:30this was a live meltdown i frowned and spoke to security let him out of here and if he comes
24:36back
24:36don't let him within 10 feet of this building yes miss clark they grabbed ethan and started hauling
24:42him out liz i know you still love me you gave up everything in westbrigg to come here and find
24:48me
24:48you still love me i know you do i watched him with cold eyes until he vanished down the hall
24:54then i turned back to adam continue but after that scene i had zero interest in touring anything
25:00miles picked up on it instantly well that's enough for today let's get out of here liz i'll take you
25:07somewhere quiet claire handed me a tablet on screen carter group's livestock chart a straight dive no
25:15bounce no mercy the comments were chaos investors were dumping shares like a sinking ship mrs clark
25:24victor sent expensive gifts again and a handwritten apology i had it returned
25:30ethan called dozens of times i blocked every number and he sent a ton of texts too apologies
25:39saying he knows he was wrong begging for another chance
25:45i glanced at the previews same recycled lines i wasn't thinking i didn't mean that way you're the
25:52only one i love it was pathetic three years together and he never learned who i am he thought
25:59a sorry text could erase trauma he thought i'd melt like i used to not anymore i ignore it send
26:06the word
26:06every westbridge partner cut the carters off immediately and pull every illegal move they made
26:12using the clark name organize the evidence and hand it to the authorities claire nodded and moved fast
26:18miles watched me carefully liz you're going to erase them aren't you they came for me first i looked up
26:26my eyes cold ethan let ivy humiliate me he even let those disgusting men put their hands on me did
26:32he
26:32think there would be no consequences my boundaries aren't something anyone gets to test miles nodded
26:37silence he simply handed me warm tea take some rest i'll keep watch on everything that night no one
26:45said more by morning birdsong woke me right after i got ready nathan called
26:53good morning miss clark carter group released an emergency statement at dawn they're begging for peace
26:59they're offering 30 of the company just to make you stop and ethan's been outside our bank since
27:05morning he wanted to apologize in person i had him removed hey no let me go i don't want their
27:11shares i gave a small laugh carter stock is nothing but trash to me tell victor i can show mercy
27:17he
27:18brings ethan to my brother's grave and they beg for forgiveness yes ma'am they don't stop until
27:23i'm satisfied years ago my brother evan clark personally escorted a shipment to help me evaluate
27:29riverton's market he was a tax supposedly random but the truth is the carters did it quietly so
27:36they could swallow clark assets in riverton that's why i hid my name partly to watch ethan but mostly
27:42to collect proof and avenge my brother nathan agreed immediately that i ended the call claire came in
27:49miss clark mr morgan is waiting downstairs he said he wants to show you a few projects today
27:55i nodded and changed into a clean white suit sharp lines no softness with slim heels my whole
28:02presence snapped into place nothing like the woman they tried to humiliate last night when i came down
28:07miles was leaning against the car liz suits were made for you i smiled and got in miles started the
28:14car and nodded toward the skyline even while i was lying low i never stopped building my position in
28:20riverton tech ventures real estate developments multiple projects all under my control and ethan
28:26never had a clue he truly believed i was just a trophy wife living off him we pulled up in
28:31front
28:32of a brand new glass tower this was my tech company the company's managing director adam was already
28:38waiting at the entrance mrs clark welcome we went inside he started briefing me on updates numbers
28:47expansion miles walked beside me adding details here and there then noise near the elevator i turned
28:54ethan looked wrecked wrinkled clothes messy hair bloodshot eyes he was fighting security trying to
29:00rush toward me liz liz honey just look at me i'm sorry honey i'm so sorry security held him back
29:11he kept
29:12thrashing eyes full of regret and desperate pleading do what you have to do to what you're to meant
29:18don't hold back i leaned back and closed my eyes ethan's panicked face flashed in my mind and that last
29:25question he couldn't answer all i felt was emptiness i resurrected the carters i handed them the climb
29:31they chose to waste it they sealed their own end the car entered a quiet gated neighborhood my private
29:38place in riverton clean understated tastefully powerful not loud like the carter mansion claire
29:45was waiting at the door the second she saw me her eyes reddened and she hurried over to study me
29:51miss clark thank god you're back are you all right
29:56i'm fine tell the kitchen to keep it simple something hot something light after a shower i changed into soft
30:03lounge clothes one bowl of warm comfort food and the tension finally loosened just a little miles took
30:09me to a hot spring resort outside riverton quiet tucked away in the hills no noise no paparazzi just
30:16airing trees sinking into the hot water melted the tension out of my muscles miles sat nearby watching me
30:24you know what's insane ethan still thinks you hid your name because you loved him
30:29he has no idea you had a reason from day one i ran my fingers through the water he's arrogant
30:35he honestly thinks marrying him was the best thing that ever happened to me
30:40but he never asked the real question who am i and why would i choose him when i first arrived
30:48in
30:48riverton ethan came at me hard full court press he was attentive generous always saying yes always making
30:55me feel taken care of for a newcomer it felt like belonging and he looked ambitious back then like
31:01he might actually be worth investing in so i stayed kept my name hidden i wanted to see if he
31:07was truly
31:07worth my family's backing i leveraged the clark family's influence to clear his path i helped him
31:13crush competitor after competitor until the carters went from who to the richest family in riverton but i
31:19didn't expect that the higher he climbed the more his ego swelled and the uglier his ambition got he
31:25started looking down on my background acting like i wasn't good enough for mr richest man in riverton
31:30and suddenly there were women everywhere laughing too loud staying a little too long ivy was the worst
31:36of them the boldest the most shameless it's not like i didn't notice i did i just waited waiting for
31:44him to come back to his senses and waiting for the perfect moment to take the carters down for good
31:49and my birthday dinner that was the opening to get revenge for ivy he set me up humiliated me on
31:56purpose and that's when i finally saw him clearly every last bit of attachment died right there back in
32:02my room after the hot springs claire sent me a message the moment ethan dropped ivy the crowd that
32:08used to swarm her turned on her instantly she ended up broke chased by debt collectors and basically
32:15living on the street rumor was she was digging through a produce market for thrown out scraps
32:19looking absolutely wrecked victor forced ethan to issue a public confession a three-hour live stream
32:25apology press conferences social media statements every outlet you can imagine they humiliated themselves
32:31in front of millions and i still didn't move my brother's life isn't something you settle with pr damage
32:38control what the carters owe me what they owe the clerks i'm collecting it slowly with interest days
32:44passed the carters got worse partners pulled contracts banks called in loans regulators stepped
32:51into carter group couldn't hold the line bankruptcy liquidation victor couldn't take it he had a massive
32:58brain hemorrhage landed in the hospital and slipped into a vegetative state ethan went from the top of
33:04riverton to nothing overnight he sold every property and every luxury car to pay for victor's treatment
33:09but it barely made a dent he tried a hundred ways to get to me i shut every door he
33:15even went to westbridge
33:17trying to beg the senior members of the clark family to step in they didn't even grant him a meeting
33:22security showed him the door that night i went with miles to a business gala packed with elites
33:28as the clark heiress i was the center of attention the very people who once looked down on my background
33:34were now scrambling to align themselves with me their faces were coated in fake smiles nothing like
33:39that cold mocking energy they had in the restaurant i handled it smoothly calm elegant charming when i
33:45wanted to be miles stayed at my side the entire time shielding me from the noise the warmth in his
33:51eyes wasn't even trying to hide halfway through the night a commotion hit the entrance ethan walked in
33:56looking like he'd aged 10 years overnight rumpled clothes gray streaking his hair exhaustion etched
34:01into his face the confident ceo carter from a few months ago was gone he fought past security and
34:07sprinted toward me shouting liz it's me tom liz he broke free reached me and dropped to his knees with
34:16a
34:16thud he grabbed my dress desperation all over his face liz i know i screwed up i was an idiot
34:23i threw
34:24everything away please please save my dad don't take everything from me i just want to be with you
34:31i'll do anything i swear i'll spend the rest of my life making this right people stared whispered and
34:38pointed their eyes were full of amusement and disgust i looked down at him with zero emotion i gently pulled
34:46my clothing free and looked down at him ethan look at you do you even recognize what you've become
34:53he looked up tears streaking down his face i look like a damn fool that's what i am
35:03list please forgive me get this just one more chance
35:10i gave you countless chances when you let ivy humiliate me when you hit me when you stood there
35:18while those men put their hands on me and you didn't move did you ever think this day would come
35:26i wasn't thinking ivy fooled me liz you were always the only one i've always loved you love i laughed
35:35soft sharp don't call that love that's not love ethan remember this you just destroyed what we had
35:42with your own hands and you pushed the carters into the grave this is on you nobody else i paused
35:48letting my eyes drag over his pale face and one more thing you never loved me you loved what i
35:55gave
35:55you you loved my family's influence you loved the leverage the power the reach and now that it's gone
36:02you want me back that's not how this works ethan's face went paper white he collapsed onto the floor
36:09the light in his eyes dying inch by inch his mouth opened but nothing came out security stepped in
36:15and dragged him out his screams and begging faded into the night miles took my hand and said softly
36:22it's over i nodded and looked up at the sky full of stars my mind finally clear yeah it was
36:28all over
36:29all the ugliness all the pain vanished with the carter collapse after the gala miles drove me home
36:35as we moved through the dark he spoke up liz look the stars are so bright tonight i looked up
36:41the sky
36:42was scattered with light sharp and gorgeous it looked like my future miles said as he pulled over
36:48turning to me with a seriousness that made my chest tighten i've waited 10 years from a reckless teenager to
36:55the man i am now i've never changed ethan is out of your world so can you give me a
37:02chance
37:04to stay by your side and protect you for the rest of my life i looked into his eyes so
37:08much devotion
37:09so much certainty and warmth spread through me 10 years miles had been there for 10 years
37:14when i was at my lowest he guarded me quietly when i hid my name he handled everything in westbridge
37:21for me
37:21when ethan humiliated me miles was the first one to show up and stand between me and the world
37:26it's not like i didn't feel his feelings i was just trapped in my own storm revenge strategy planning
37:33blind to the warmth right next to me i smiled softly and nodded okay miles eyes lit up like someone
37:41turned
37:41the sun on he held my hand carefully like he was holding everything he'd ever wanted outside the night
37:48breeze drifted by carrying a faint floral scent i leaned on his shoulder staring at the stars feeling
37:54hope fill my chest ethan's regret wasn't my problem the carter downfall was self-inflicted and me elizabeth
38:01clark heiress of westbridge's clark family finally stepped out of the shadows and into my own light
38:06with miles beside me with my family behind me and with my own strength i knew my future would be
38:12bright
38:12loud beautiful unstoppable and the people who hurt me they'd spend the rest of their lives choking on
38:18regret
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