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00:02my 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
00:28babe you're a grown woman why are you fighting over that you got her laughed out of the place
00:34he didn't blame me acted like it was nothing then on my birthday he took me back to that same
00:40french
00:40place and ordered tables and tables of expensive dishes and vintage wine darling i have to step
00:48out for a moment i'll be right back to celebrate with you i waited and waited the restaurant was
00:53about to close no husband no friends when i pulled out my card to pay the manager leaned in
01:01mrs cater this card's been frozen frozen are you kidding me ethan gave me this before he left
01:10he took my usual one and said it's your birthday i'm paying tonight i was actually touched i thought
01:17i'd married a perfect man now he was gone i called him 30 times no answer and if that card
01:26declined i
01:27was in serious trouble the manager's tone shifted polite to irritated do you have another card we don't
01:35allow tabs here you know after what happened last month of course i remembered last month ivy blew
01:42through thousands and called me trophy wife and suddenly this awful feeling crept up my spine
01:48was this revenge was ethan getting even for her right then footsteps dress shoes on marble i turned
01:56it was ethan and ivy olivia don't you love punishing people who can't pay
02:04well now you get to see what that feels like
02:09olivia is just a nobody from the sticks she definitely hit the jackpot but the luck just
02:14ran out look mr carter is here with his side spit to watch her fall from grace tragic see that's
02:20what
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 you're the best ethan
02:35you're just a pretty face who gave you the right to freeze my card i've got him paying tonight i
02:41could
02:41smash every bottle in here and it wouldn't matter but you you're done don't look at me like that if
02:48you've got money pay and leave you 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
03:04mr carter is damn serious after that threat no one moved i lost it i grabbed his arm ethan are
03:13you
03:13humiliating me for her are you serious yes that's exactly what i'm doing i stared at him like i didn't
03:21even know who he was we've been married three years people used to call us the perfect couple
03:27he was the one who chased me when i first moved here at our wedding he swore he'd be loyal
03:32forever
03:34no betrayal love me with his life till death and now only three years later every vow every memory
03:42shredded like it meant nothing guess they were right when you marry rich with your face you don't get
03:48dignity the second someone younger shows up your luxury life expires but what ethan never understood
03:54i didn't marry him for money i married him because i loved him he looked at my red eyes then
04:00casually
04:01wiped the hand i touched with a napkin olivia let's see what you do if you can't pay mr carter
04:08is
04:09ruthless after tonight she's toast this is getting good before we left home he took my card and now
04:19my phone was dead this wasn't random this was planned time is ticking away olivia if you don't
04:27have the cash i'd be happy to call the police a few nights in jail would do you good isn't
04:33that what you
04:33did to me i stared at ethan like i could burn him alive little did they know the carter empire
04:39only
04:39skyrocketed because of me i opened doors cleared enemies and made calls that erased threats overnight
04:45tonight i was going to tell him who i really was not some small town nobody i'm the heiress to
04:52the
04:52richest family in westbridge but he changed faster than i imagined ethan is this really what you want
04:59then what do you think this is enjoy prison life olivia or since you love embarrassing people so
05:04much now it's your turn you're going to record a full apology video now to the camera apologize to me
05:10and post it online you asked for this when the carter empire falls it will be your responsibility
05:19oh please what is this a soap opera miss carter cash or is someone covering you to his credit
05:28he kept it professional no public humiliation not yet i scanned the room then walked toward one of our
05:36long-time partners olivia don't i can't cross him i just need your phone i'll call a friend oh please
05:45who's coming to save you that's fine let her call you've got 30 minutes i dialed one number half an
05:52hour
05:53bring cash now every second felt louder it's been 20 minutes no one is coming to save you olivia
06:00you're just playing us call security and seize her now there's still 10 if no one shows up in 30
06:08minutes
06:09i'll record the video i swear the whole restaurant erupted again phones were already out man i'm not
06:15even leaving this is better than netflix i came here for dinner and got front road seats to a live
06:20meltdown
06:2010 minutes almost up a heavy set man reached for me don't you dare touch me nice figure though i
06:27can
06:27tell without even laying a hand on her mr carter mind if i take her why not if she can't
06:34pay then
06:34she's all yours everyone was convinced i couldn't pay and just like that they stopped pretending to be
06:41civilized and started reaching for me if hatred could take physical form everyone in my line of
06:46sight would have dropped where they stood but hatred doesn't work that way go grab her hold her
06:53down so those pigs can have their fun yes sir i looked at ethan something inside me went completely
07:00cold he didn't even flinch don't look at me like that i'm not helping you as long as ivy feels
07:06better
07:06that's all that matters we were still legally married and he stood there like i was nothing
07:11sweetheart come with me i've got money i'll cover your bill pick me instead i've got plenty of cash
07:19and as you can see i'm in much better shape than those guys if you touch me you'll regret it
07:24i swear
07:25to god you'll pay for this my ass strip her time's up no more act she didn't even finish the
07:31sentence
07:31the doors burst open men in black suits stormed in they moved fast precise control taking down
07:38every man around me in seconds and right behind them nathan reed riverton's most powerful banking
07:44executive he walked in carrying a sleek case expression carved in stone mrs clark i brought the
07:52funds i'm not too late am i mr reed what are you doing here you're a big name how could
07:58someone like
07:59her possibly get you to show up with money ivy rubbed her eyes hard like she thought she was
08:03hallucinating but no matter how many times she blinked he was still there it was really nathan
08:08reed nathan didn't even spare ethan or ivy a glance he walked straight to me with respect
08:14miss clark miss monroe asked me to handle this immediately she's on her way
08:20and who gave you the nerve to treat miss clark like this
08:24the noisy restaurant dropped into instant suffocating silence dot if the carter group
08:28was the richest empire in the city then the power behind nathan could crush them without breaking
08:33a sweat when ethan first hit number one people whispered they just never guessed the trophy wife
08:38they mopped was the one pulling the strings ethan once i'm gonna be the richest man alive so my wife
08:43can spend without limits funny how things change i built his throne i can kick it out from under him
08:52under nathan's icy glare no 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
09:16yeah ethan's the richest man in riverton i might be intimidated by nathan but that doesn't mean ethan
09:23is the second she said it her confidence came rushing back she straightened her spine like she just
09:29remembered who she thought she was ethan stepped forward voice turning cold i don't know what kind
09:34of connection you think you have with reed but let me make something clear in rivervind i can freeze
09:39you out and mr reed this is a private family matter it's not your place to interfere i beat you
09:45once
09:45to claim the top spot and i can do it again don't push me i can have you pushed out
09:49of the safe and
09:50let out a soft laugh big words if it weren't for mrs clark your company would have been finished whole
09:57years ago everything you have came from her you had everything handed to you and you didn't even realize
10:06it ethan scoffed like it was a joke i was tired done explaining myself i've paid the bill ivy remember
10:17what you promised yeah i said it so what are you going to do about it ethan runs this town
10:25i lowered
10:26my gaze slightly you think hiding behind mr reed gives you power over me keep dreaming i said softly
10:33when the news hits that carter stock is tumping i hope ethan can still look at you with that same
10:40devotion my smile turned even colder when the alert comes in that carter stock is sliding
10:45i hope ethan can still look at ivy with that same devotion nathan's brow tightened slightly
10:51he gave a subtle nod to the men in black they understood instantly in one swift move one of them
10:57scrubbed and knocked her down right in front of me she collapsed on the floor scrambling on her hands
11:02and knees pathetic almost animal-like you made the promise so you're going to honor it right now
11:11right now you are going to apologize admit what you did and say it loud enough for everyone to hear
11:19someone 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 blacked 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 they were
11:44never on nathan's level to begin with they weren't amateurs those men were professionally trained
11:50ivy's face drained of color again sweat rolled down her forehead ethan stared at us fury burning in
11:57his eyes nathan i show you a little courtesy and you think you own the place push me and i
12:02can make
12:02you disappear from riverville right now don't go to war with me over olivia that would be incredibly
12:09stupid nathan didn't even dignify that threat with a reaction instead he turned to me with calm
12:14respect everything follows miss clark's decision i smiled at ethan slow deliberate what's wrong
12:21you're allowed to humiliate me but i'm not allowed to return the favor and call my lawyer i want the
12:27divorce papers drafted now make it fast the second i finished speaking ethan exploded you want a divorce
12:35you don't get to decide that olivia you're just a nobody i picked up know your place you'll understand
12:43exactly who i am once you're signing those papers oh and your father he might be on his way to
12:50skin you
12:50alive shut up who the hell do you think you are my dad's gonna show up and kill me for
12:59you
13:01please now i see it you're really good at talking big i don't know what trick you pulled to get
13:07nathan
13:07on your side but he can't protect you forever while he was running his mouth since we're divorced i'm
13:14done building the carter name within 30 minutes the second my call goes out your stock starts sliding
13:19and it won't stop until the carter empire hits zero olivia aren't you tired of this little act yet
13:26enough you're doing nothing but stalling give it up olivia you think reed can ever take down the
13:32carters you ever wonder why he's forever the runner-up because the carters keep him there after the
13:37divorce papers ethan looked at me with this board discussed like i was already yesterday's trash
13:44olivia olivia olivia i'll be merciful for old time's sake i'll let you keep some dignity since
13:49you paid for it get on your knees and apologize to ivy i stared at him like are you actually
13:59insane
14:00she hadn't even paid for what she said she'd do and he wanted me begging first what is wrong with
14:06him
14:06i checked my watch and smiled cold call your father ask him if carter stock is dropping
14:13the way i said it hit different ethan's face twitched just a flicker of panic right as he
14:19reached for his phone the door slammed open his father victor barged in wearing a robe and slippers
14:25you stupid ungrateful idiot how did i raise someone this damn reckless victor hurried over hands up
14:33oh dear you hit it well how could you never meanting to you how could you never mention you were
14:41the
14:41successor to the most powerful family in westbrook elizabeth i hadn't heard that name in a long time
14:48my real name isn't elizabeth clark back then i came to river to scout it out quietly so i buried
14:55my
14:55identity i never thought i'd end up on ethan's radar he worked me sweet words perfect dates
15:02that i'll protect you act until i fell ethan snapped toward his father then grabbed my arm
15:08elizabeth 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 father
15:31desperate dad what the hell is going on ivy looked like she couldn't breathe she was waiting for victor
15:39to say it was a mistake she'd heard rumors about elizabeth clark everyone had but nobody had ever seen
15:47her in person and if i really was her ivy was finished so was the carter family victor turned on
15:54ethan
15:54teeth clenched that is right she's elizabeth clark and you're a damn fool you threw away your wife for
16:04a 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 it's real we were literally just trashing her
16:25we're so screwed what are we gonna do she's going to ruin us the panic around me sounded like a
16:32swarm
16:32of insects prayers regrets excuses everyone was silently begging i'd forget their faces we literally just
16:40helped them we tried to rip her clothes i said this already anyone who tries to make me a joke
16:48i lifted
16:49my chin becomes the joke victor reacted first and kicked ivy you poisonous little leech who do you
16:57think you are going against miss clark you let those disgusting men touch her and you actually tried
17:02to film her being humiliated ivy was dealt with i turned to leave but this time no one backed her
17:10up not
17:11a single soul the carters have everything because of miss clark i i didn't know at first i went to
17:20west 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 is
17:41she was going to reveal it tonight bring you home to westbrook and introduce you to her family
17:48she tried to make you part of her dynasty and you ruined it for a useless nobody ethan's eyes went
17:57wide
17:57and his whole body started shaking he looked at me mouth open no sound reality finally slammed him in
18:04the face victor checked his phone and his face dropped elizabeth no mrs clark please call them off
18:15carter 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 victor
18:30didn't hesitate he slapped ethan across the face what are you standing there for apologize to miss
18:37clark right now you want to take us all down with you ethan finally snapped back into his body he
18:43kicked ivy in the face it's all because of you made us fighting down you made us fight each other
18:51hold
18:51her down one out his security grabbed ivy and pinned her ivy sobbed voice cracking ethan make them let me
18:59go
18:59this isn't what i wanted ethan make them stop you said you'd get revenge for me shut up you encouraged
19:09me to do this and now you're not willing to admit it ivy laughed through tears bitter and wild wow
19:16ethan
19:16you're really a professional at dodging responsibility don't think punishing me means elizabeth will forgive
19:24you or forgive the carters dream on and she was right even if ethan punished ivy i wasn't letting the
19:31carters off the hook but they still didn't get it no she's just angry right now that's all she loves
19:38me
19:39otherwise she wouldn't have hidden her identity and stayed with the carters for three whole years
19:44that alone proves how much she loves me once she cools off i'll apologize we'll fix this we always do
19:50please 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 girls started
20:08kicking ivy hard not random kids either they targeted joints knees ankles places that ruin you
20:17ivy screams turned sharp and pierced the girls landed around us people shrank back into themselves
20:23too afraid to breathe too loudly 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 the
20:35one thing she valued most she finally gave in her fingers trembled as she took the phone the camera
20:41light burned into her face i stole from the company she saw 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 we signed
21:08divorce papers did you forget next time you see me don't get my name wrong the second i yanked my
21:14arm
21:14away my childhood friend miles morgan walked in liz so this is why you refused to marry me back then
21:21him seriously that's your type your taste is awful he's not as good looking as me not even close and
21:27he
21:27definitely doesn't carry himself like i do and most importantly i've loved you for 10 years straight he
21:31couldn't even stay faithful for three the room instantly went ohhh like a crowd at a live show
21:37they didn't know who i really was but they all knew miles morgan one of the richest men in the
21:42world
21:42his 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 wiped
21:59him off the screen with miles there ethan finally felt real danger and he panicked we were divorced
22:05he humiliated me publicly trying to get me back now impossible babe elizabeth who is he before i could
22:14answer miles shot ethan a look like he was gum on a shoe you seriously have to ask i'm her
22:20fiance you two
22:21are done and she's not marrying anybody else except me i sighed and smiled because that's just miles no
22:28filter he's always been blunt always loud about what he wants come on i haven't been home to see
22:36my parents in a long time ethan chased after us liz what about me and what about the carters i
22:43paused
22:43but i didn't turn around we're divorced why would you be my problem ethan's voice broke tears dropped fast
22:50like his body gave up pretending if i hadn't humiliated you because of ivy if i'd stop them
22:57before they touched you would you forgive me if you didn't find out i'm elizabeth clark would you
23:03still realize your mistake would you still punish ivy that question strangled him he couldn't answer
23:10and i didn't stay for his silence i walked out with miles because life doesn't do what if wrong is
23:17wrong and some doors don't reopen the moment we left that french restaurant the night wind hit my
23:22face sharp late autumn cold i tucked my messy hair behind my ear my couture dress was stained and
23:28wrinkled but it couldn't hide what i was underneath miles took off his suit jacket and draped it over my
23:33shoulders when his fingers brushed my cold skin he moved carefully gentle liz they didn't deserve you
23:40i shook my head and looked out at the traffic in neon the lights reflected in my eyes but nothing
23:45felt
23:45warm i'm free now finally better to learn the truth now than waste a lifetime on a lie miles started
23:54the
23:54engine and the black luxury car slid smoothly into traffic i already have eyes on the carters
24:01carter stock is dropping hard victor is spinning out
24:08he called me a dozen times begging for peace i rejected everyone
24:12i shouldn't have let ivy's manipulate me i shouldn't have done those things to you please
24:19just give me another chance i'll give you anything the company my money it's all yours
24:26just forgive me employees stared whispering pointing like this was a live meltdown i frowned and spoke to
24:34security get him out of here and if he comes back don't let him within 10 feet of this building
24:38yes miss clark they grabbed ethan and started hauling him out liz i know you still love me you gave
24:46up
24:46everything in westbrick to come here and find me you still love me i know you do i watched him
24:52with cold
24:52eyes until he vanished down the hall then i turned back to adam continue but after that scene i had
24:58zero
24:58interest in touring anything miles picked up on it instantly well that's enough for today
25:05let's get out of here liz i'll take you somewhere quiet claire handed me a tablet on screen carter
25:12group's live stock chart a straight dive no bounce no mercy the comments were chaos investors were dumping
25:20shares like a sinking ship mrs clark victor sent expensive gifts again and a handwritten apology i had
25:28it returned ethan 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 a
25:59sorry
26:00text could erase trauma he thought i'd melt like i used to not anymore i ignore it send the word
26:06every
26:07westbridge partner cut the carters off immediately and pull every illegal move they made using the
26:13clark name organize the evidence and hand it to the authorities claire nodded and moved fast miles
26:19watched 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
26:31did he think there would be no consequences my boundaries aren't something anyone gets to test
26:36miles nodded silence he simply handed me warm tea take some rest i'll keep watch on everything
26:44that night no one said 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
26:57they're begging for peace they're offering 30 of the company just to make you stop and ethan's been
27:03outside our bank since morning he wanted to apologize in person i had him removed hey no let
27:09me go i don't want their shares i gave a small laugh carter stock is nothing but trash to me
27:16tell victor i can show mercy he brings ethan to my brother's grave and they beg for forgiveness yes ma
27:22'am
27:22they don't stop until i'm satisfied years ago my brother evan clark personally escorted a shipment to
27:28help me evaluate riverton's market he was a tax supposedly random but the truth is the carters
27:35did it quietly so they could swallow clark assets in riverton that's why i hid my name partly to watch
27:40ethan but mostly to collect proof and avenge my brother nathan agreed immediately that i ended the call
27:48claire came in miss clark mr morgan is waiting downstairs he said he wants to show you a few projects
27:54today
27:55i nodded and changed into a clean white suit sharp lines no softness with slim heels my whole presence
28:02snapped 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
28:32front
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 rush
29:00toward me liz liz honey just look at me i'm sorry honey i'm so sorry security held him back he
29:12kept
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
29:39place 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 i'm fine tell the kitchen to keep it simple
29:59something hot something light after a shower i changed into soft lounge clothes one bowl of warm
30:05comfort food and the tension finally loosened just a little miles took me to a hot spring resort outside
30:11riverton quiet tucked away in the hills no noise no paparazzi just airing trees sinking into the hot
30:19water melted the tension out of my muscles miles sat nearby watching me you know what's insane
30:26ethan still thinks you hid your name because you loved him he has no idea you had a reason from
30:31day one
30:31i ran my fingers through the water he's arrogant he honestly thinks marrying him was the best thing
30:38that ever happened to me but he never asked the real question who am i and why would i choose
30:46him
30:47when i first arrived in riverton ethan came at me hard full court press he was attentive generous always
30:53saying yes always making me feel taken care of for a newcomer it felt like belonging and he looked
30:59ambitious back then like he might actually be worth investing in so i stayed kept my name hidden i
31:06wanted to see if he was truly worth my family's backing i leveraged the clark family's influence
31:11to clear his path i helped him crush competitor after competitor until the carters went from who
31:17to the richest family in riverton but i didn't expect that the higher he climbed the more his ego swelled
31:23and the uglier his ambition got he started looking down on my background acting like i wasn't good enough
31:28for mr richest man in riverton and suddenly there were women everywhere laughing too loud staying a
31:34little too long ivy was the worst of them the boldest the most shameless it's not like i didn't notice
31:42i did i just waited waiting for him to come back to his senses and waiting for the perfect moment
31:47to take
31:47the carters down for good and my birthday dinner that was the opening to get revenge for ivy he set
31:54me up
31:55humiliated me on purpose and that's when i finally saw him clearly every last bit of attachment died
32:01right there back in my room after the hot springs claire sent me a message the moment ethan dropped ivy
32:08the crowd that used to swarm her turned on her instantly she ended up broke chased by debt collectors
32:14and basically living on the street rumor was she was digging through a produce market for thrown out
32:19scraps looking absolutely wrecked victor forced ethan to issue a public confession a three-hour live
32:25stream apology press conferences social media statements every outlet you can imagine they
32:30humiliated themselves in front of millions and i still didn't move my brother's life isn't something
32:36you settle with pr damage control what the carters owe me what they owe the clarks i'm collecting it
32:41slowly with interest days passed the carters got worse partners pulled contracts banks called in loans
32:50regulators stepped in carter group couldn't hold the line bankruptcy liquidation victor couldn't take it
32:57he had a massive brain hemorrhage landed in the hospital and slipped into a vegetative state
33:02ethan went from the top of riverton to nothing overnight he sold every property and every luxury
33:08car to pay for victor's treatment but it barely made a dent he tried a hundred ways to get to
33:13me
33:13i shut every door he even went to westbridge trying to beg the senior members of the clark family to
33:20step in they didn't even grant him a meeting security showed him the door that night i went with miles
33:26to a business gala packed with elites as the clark heiress i was the center of attention the very
33:32people who once looked down on my background were now scrambling to align themselves with me
33:36their faces were coated in fake smiles nothing like that cold mocking energy they had in the
33:41restaurant i handled it smoothly calm elegant charming when i wanted to be miles stayed at
33:47my side the entire time shielding me from the noise the warmth in his eyes wasn't even trying to
33:52hide halfway through the night a commotion hit the entrance ethan walked in looking like he'd aged 10
33:58years overnight rumpled clothes gray streaking his hair exhaustion etched into his face the confident
34:03ceo carter from a few months ago was gone he fought past security and sprinted toward me shouting
34:10liz it's me tom liz he broke free reached me and dropped to his knees with a thud
34:17he grabbed my dress desperation all over his face liz i know i screwed up i was an idiot i
34:24threw everything
34:24away please please save my dad don't take everything from me i just want to be with you i'll do
34:32anything
34:33i swear i'll spend the rest of my life making this right people stared whispered and pointed their eyes
34:40were full of amusement and disgust i looked down at him with zero emotion i gently pulled my clothing
34:47free and looked down at him ethan look at you do you even recognize what you've become he looked up
34:55tears streaking down in his face i look like a damn fool that's what i am
35:03list please forgive me give 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 destroyed what we had with
35:42your own hands and you pushed the carters into the grave this is on you nobody else i paused letting
35:49my eyes drag over his pale face and one more thing you never loved me you loved what i gave
35:55you
35:55you loved my family's influence you love 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 and
36:16dragged him out his screams and begging faded into the night miles took my hand and said softly it's over
36:23i nodded and looked up at the sky full of stars my mind finally clear yeah it was all over
36:29all the
36:30ugliness all the pain vanished with the carter collapse after the gala miles drove me home as we
36:36moved through the dark he spoke up liz look the stars are so bright tonight i looked up the sky
36:42was
36:42scattered with light sharp and gorgeous it looked like my future miles said as he pulled over turning
36:49to me with a seriousness that made my chest tighten i've waited 10 years from a reckless teenager to the
36:55man
36:55i am now i've never changed ethan is out of your world so can you give me a chance to
37:04stay by your
37:05side and protect you for the rest of my life i looked into his eyes so much devotion so much
37:09certainty and
37:10warmth spread through me 10 years miles had been there for 10 years when i was at my lowest he
37:16guarded
37:17me quietly when i hid my name he handled everything in westbridge for me when ethan humiliated me miles was
37:24the first one to show up and stand between me and the world it's not like i didn't feel his
37:28feelings
37:29i was just trapped in my own storm revenge strategy planning blind to the warmth right next to me
37:35i smiled softly and nodded okay miles eyes lit up like someone turned the sun on he held my hand
37:43carefully like he was holding everything he'd ever wanted outside the night breeze drifted by carrying a
37:50faint floral scent i leaned on his shoulder staring at the stars feeling hope fill my chest ethan's
37:56regret wasn't my problem the carter downfall was self-inflicted and me elizabeth clark heiress of
38:02westbridge's clark family finally stepped out of the shadows and into my own light with miles beside me
38:07with my family behind me and with my own strength i knew my future would be bright loud beautiful unstoppable
38:14and the people who hurt me they'd spend the rest of their lives choking on regret
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