Hidden in plain sight, she waits for the perfect moment to strike. As the disguised heiress reveals her true identity, every betrayal is met with a calculated counterattack. Disguised Heiress: Her Counterattack is a thrilling short drama of secrets, power, and a fierce comeback.
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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 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
01:03this card's been frozen frozen are you kidding me ethan gave me this before he left he took my usual
01:11one and 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
02:06feels
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 i'm
04:51the heiress to the richest family in westbridge but he changed faster than i imagined ethan is this
04:58really what you want then what do you think this is enjoy prison life olivia or since you love
05:03embarrassing people so much now it's your turn you're going to record a full apology video now
05:08to the camera apologize to me and post it online you asked for this when the carter empire falls it
05:16will be your responsibility oh please what is this a soap opera miss carter cash or is someone covering
05:27you to his credit he kept it professional no public humiliation not yet i scanned the room
05:34then walked toward one of our longtime partners olivia don't i can't cross him i just need your phone
05:43i'll call a friend oh please who's coming to save you that's fine let her call you've got 30 minutes
05:50i dialed one number half an hour bring cash now every second felt louder it's been 20 minutes no one
05:59is coming to save you olivia you're just playing us call security and seize her now there's still 10
06:05if no one shows up in 30 minutes i'll record the video i swear the whole restaurant erupted again
06:13phones were already out man i'm not even leaving this is better than netflix i came here for dinner and
06:18got front road seats to a live meltdown 10 minutes almost up a heavy set man reached for me don't
06:25you dare touch me nice figure though i can tell without even laying a hand on her mr carter mind
06:31if i take her why not if she can't pay then she's all yours everyone was convinced i couldn't pay
06:37and 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
07:02at me like that i'm not helping you as long as ivy feels better that's all that matters we were
07:07still
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 men
07:34in
07:34black suits stormed in they moved fast precise control taking down every man around me in seconds
07:40and right behind them nathan reed riverton's most powerful banking executive he walked in carrying a
07:47sleek case expression carved in stone mrs clark i brought the funds i'm not too late am i mr reed
07:55what are you doing here you're a big name how could someone like her possibly get you to show up
08:00with
08:00ivy rubbed her eyes hard like she thought she was hallucinating but no matter how many times she
08:06blinked he was still there it was really nathan reed nathan didn't even spare ethan or ivy a glance
08:12he walked straight to me with respect ms clark ms monroe asked me to handle this immediately
08:17she's on her way and who gave you the nerve to treat ms clark like this
08:24the noisy restaurant dropped into instant suffocating silence dot if the carter group was the richest
08:29empire in the city then the power behind nathan could crush them without breaking a sweat
08:34when ethan first hit number one people whispered they just never guessed the trophy wife they mopped
08:39was the one pulling the strings ethan once i'm gonna be the richest man alive so my wife can spend
08:44without limits funny how things change i built his throne i can kick it out from under him under
08:52nathan'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 is
09:23the 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 city 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
10:06realize it ethan 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 ethan runs this
10:24town
10:25i lowered my gaze slightly you think hiding behind mr reed gives you power over me keep dreaming i said
10:31softly when the news hits that carter stock is tumping i hope ethan can still look at you with
10:39that same devotion 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
10:57and 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
11:18someone 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 out his own men within seconds nathan's
11:37men and 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
12:07that would be incredibly stupid nathan didn't even dignify that threat with a reaction
12:12instead he turned to me with calm respect everything follows miss clark's decision
12:17i smiled at ethan slow deliberate what's wrong you're allowed to humiliate me but i'm not allowed
12:23to return the favor and call my lawyer i want the divorce papers drafted now make it fast the second
12:31i finished speaking ethan exploded you want a divorce you don't get to decide that olivia
12:38you're just a nobody i picked up know your place you'll understand exactly who i am once you're
12:44signing those papers oh and your father he might be on his way to skin you alive
12:52shut up who the hell do you think you are my dad's gonna show up and kill me for you
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 on your side but he can't protect you forever while he was running his mouth since we're
13:12divorced i'm done building the carter name within 30 minutes the second my call goes out your stock
13:18starts sliding and it won't stop until the carter empire hits zero olivia aren't you tired of this
13:25little act yet enough you're doing nothing but stalling give it up olivia you think reed can ever
13:31take down the carters you ever wonder why he's forever the runner-up because the carters keep
13:36him there after the divorce papers ethan looked at me with this board discussed like i was already
13:41yesterday's trash olivia olivia i'll be merciful for old time's sake i'll let you keep some dignity
13:48since 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
14:22victor barged in wearing a robe and slippers you stupid ungrateful idiot how did i raise someone this
14:30damn reckless victor hurried over hands up oh dear you hit it well how could you never meanting to
14:38you how could you never mention you were the successor to the most powerful family in westbrook
14:45elizabeth i hadn't heard that name in a long time my real name isn't elizabeth clark
14:50back then i came to river to scout it out quietly so i buried my identity i never thought i'd
14:57end up on
14:57ethan's radar he worked me sweet words perfect dates that i'll protect you act until i fell
15:05ethan snapped toward his father then grabbed my arm elizabeth clark that's your real name you're not
15:10kidding the heiress to the clark dynasty of westbrook the one who never makes public appearance
15:14i yanked my arm away nathan immediately handed me a napkin gentle respectful like i mattered
15:20ethan went pale on the spot because an hour ago he wiped his hand after i touched him
15:26like i was contaminated when i didn't answer him he turned to his father desperate dad
15:33what the hell is going on ivy looked like she couldn't breathe she was waiting for victor to
15:39say it was a mistake she'd heard rumors about elizabeth clark everyone had but nobody had ever
15:46seen her in person and if i really was her ivy was finished so was the carter family victor turned
15:54on ethan teeth clenched that is right she's elizabeth clark and you're a damn fool you threw
16:02away your wife for a cheap little side piece and you provoked her ethan froze ivy froze harder the
16:10whole restaurant exploded into chaos wait what the hell someone pinched me am i dreaming or is this
16:16real some idiot actually pinched his friend hard ethan screamed holy shit it's real we were literally
16:24just trashing her we're so screwed what are we gonna do she's going to ruin us the panic around
16:31me sounded like a swarm of insects prayers regrets excuses everyone was silently begging i'd forget
16:38their faces we literally just helped them we tried to rip her clothes
16:44i 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
17:11soul the 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 is
17:40she 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
17:56ethan's eyes went wide and his whole body started shaking he looked at me mouth open no sound reality
18:02finally slammed him in the face victor checked his phone and his face dropped elizabeth no
18:10mrs clark please call them off carter stock is falling fast if it keeps dropping we're finish
18:19i calmly adjusted my clothes no emotion no warmth i said i can lift the carter family to the top
18:27and i can also crush you into the mud victor didn't hesitate he slapped ethan across the face
18:32what are you standing there for apologize to miss clark right now you want to take us all down with
18:39you ethan finally snapped back into his body he kicked ivy in the face it's all because of you
18:46made us fighting down you made us fight each other hold her down one out his security grabbed ivy
18:54and pinned her ivy sobbed voice cracking ethan make them let me go this isn't what i wanted
19:01ethan make them stop you said you'd get revenge for me shut up you encouraged me to do this and
19:10now
19:10you're not willing to admit it ivy laughed through tears bitter and wild wow ethan you're really a
19:17professional at dodging responsibility don't think punishing me means elizabeth will forgive you
19:24or forgive the carters dream on and she was right even if ethan punished ivy i wasn't letting the carters
19:31off the hook but they still didn't get it no she's just angry right now that's all she loves me
19:39otherwise she wouldn't have hidden her identity and stayed with the carters for three whole years
19:43that 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
20:06at his command the guards started kicking ivy hard not random kids either they targeted joints
20:12knees ankles places that ruin you ivy screams turned sharp and piercing the blows landed
20:20around us people shrank back into themselves too afraid to breathe too loud and no one wanted to
20:25offend the powerful i'll do the video i'll do anything just make them stop they're gonna snap
20:31my legs she cried hysterically terrified of losing the one thing she valued most she finally gave in
20:38her fingers trembled as she took the phone the camera light burned into her face i stole from the
20:44company she sobbed i went after a married man
20:49i framed her
20:52i lied about everything
20:54every word echoed in the silent restaurant
20:56i 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
21:04know 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
21:12the second i yanked my arm away my childhood friend miles morgan walked in
21:16liz 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
21:26he definitely doesn't carry himself like i do and most importantly i've loved you for 10 years
21:31straight 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 ethan's
22:48voice broke tears dropped fast like his body gave up pretending if i hadn't humiliated you because of
22:55ivy if i'd stopped them before they touched you would you forgive me if you didn't find out i'm
23:01elizabeth clark would you still realize your mistake would you still punish ivy that question strangled him
23:08he couldn't answer and i didn't stay for his silence i walked out with miles because life doesn't do what
23:15if wrong is wrong and some doors don't reopen the moment we left that french restaurant the night wind
23:22hit my face sharp late autumn cold i tucked my messy hair behind my ear my couture dress was stained
23:28and 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
23:37liz they didn't deserve you i shook my head and looked out at the traffic in neon the lights reflected
23:44in my eyes but nothing felt warm i'm free now finally better to learn the truth now than waste a
23:52lifetime on a lie miles started the engine and the black luxury car slid smoothly into traffic
23:57i 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 is 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 get him out of here and if he comes
24:36back don't let him within 10 feet of this building yes miss clark they grabbed ethan and started hauling
24:41him out liz i know you still love me you gave up everything in west brig to come here and
24:48find me
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
25:35and 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
25:59text 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 my
26:26eyes cold ethan let ivy humiliate me he even let those disgusting men put their hands on me did he
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
26:58peace they're offering 30 percent of the company just to make you stop and ethan's been outside our
27:04bank since morning he wanted to apologize in person i had him removed hey no let me go i don't
27:11want
27:11their shares i gave a small laugh carter stock is nothing but trash to me tell victor i can show
27:17mercy
27:17he brings 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 they
27:36could swallow clark assets in riverton that's why i hid my name partly to watch ethan but mostly to
27:43collect 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 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
28:14the car and nodded toward the skyline even while i was lying low i never stopped building my position
28:19in riverton tech ventures real estate developments multiple projects all under my control and ethan never
28:27had a clue he truly believed i was just a trophy wife living off him we pulled up in front
28:32of a brand
28:32new glass tower this was my tech company the company's managing director adam was already waiting
28:38at the entrance mrs clark welcome we went inside he started briefing me on updates numbers expansion
28:48miles 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 toward me
29:02liz liz honey just look at me i'm sorry honey i'm so sorry security held him back he kept thrashing
29:13eyes full of regret and desperate pleading do what you have to do do what you're to meant don't hold
29:19back i leaned back and closed my eyes ethan's panicked face flashed in my mind and that last question he
29:25couldn't answer all i felt was emptiness i resurrected the carters i handed them the climb they
29:32chose 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
30:02i changed into soft lounge clothes one bowl of warm comfort food and the tension finally loosened
30:07just a little miles took me to a hot spring resort outside riverton quiet tucked away in the hills no
30:13noise no paparazzi just airing trees sinking into the hot water melted the tension out of my muscles
30:21miles sat nearby watching me you know what's insane ethan still thinks you hid your name because you loved
30:28him he has no idea you had a reason from day one i ran my fingers through the water he's
30:34arrogant
30:35he honestly thinks marrying him was the best thing that ever happened to me but he never asked the
30:41real question who am i and why would i choose him when i first arrived in riverton ethan came at
30:49me
30:49hard full court press he was attentive generous always saying yes always making me feel taken care of
30:56for a newcomer it felt like belonging and he looked ambitious back then like he might actually be worth
31:02investing in so i stayed kept my name hidden i wanted to see if he was truly worth my family's
31:08backing i leveraged the clark family's influence to clear his path i helped him crush competitor
31:14after competitor until the carters went from who to the richest family in riverton but i didn't expect
31:19that the higher he climbed the more his ego swelled and the uglier his ambition got he started looking
31:25down on my background acting like i wasn't good enough for mr richest man in riverton and suddenly
31:31there were women everywhere laughing too loud staying a little too long ivy was the worst of
31:37them the boldest the most shameless it's not like i didn't notice i did i just waited waiting for him
31:44to
31:44come back to his senses and waiting for the perfect moment to take the carters down for good and my
31:49birthday dinner that was the opening to get revenge for ivy he set me up humiliated me on purpose and
31:57that's
31:57when i finally saw him clearly every last bit of attachment died right there back in my room after
32:03the hot springs claire sent me a message the moment ethan dropped ivy the crowd that used to swarm her
32:09turned on her instantly she ended up broke chased by debt collectors and basically living on the street
32:16rumor was she was digging through a produce market for thrown out scraps looking absolutely wrecked victor
32:22forced ethan to issue a public confession a three-hour live stream apology press conferences
32:27social media statements every outlet you can imagine they humiliated themselves in front of millions
32:33and i still didn't move my brother's life isn't something you settle with pr damage control what the
32:39carters owe me what they owe the clarks i'm collecting it slowly with interest days passed the carters got worse
32:46partners pulled contracts banks called in loans regulators stepped into the carter group couldn't
32:52hold the line bankruptcy liquidation victor couldn't take it he had a massive brain hemorrhage landed in
33:00the hospital and slipped into a vegetative state ethan went from the top of riverton to nothing overnight
33:05he sold every property and every luxury car to pay for victor's treatment but it barely made a dent
33:10he tried a hundred ways to get to me i shut every door he even went to one of the
33:16westbridge trying to beg the senior members of the clark family to step in
33:20they didn't even grant him a meeting security showed him the door that night i went with miles
33:26to a business gala pack 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 restaurant
33:41i handled it smoothly calm elegant charming when i wanted to be miles stayed at my side the entire
33:47time shielding me from the noise the warmth in his eyes wasn't even trying to hide halfway through the
33:53night a commotion hit the entrance ethan walked in looking like he'd aged 10 years overnight rumpled
33:58clothes gray streaking his hair exhaustion etched into his face the confident ceo carter from a few months
34:04ago was gone he fought past security and sprinted toward me shouting liz it's me tom
34:13liz he broke free reached me and dropped to his knees with a thud he grabbed my dress desperation all
34:19over his face liz i know i screwed up i was an idiot i threw everything away please please save
34:28my dad
34:28don't take everything from me i just want to be with you i'll do anything i swear i'll spend the
34:34rest
34:34of my life making this right people stared whispered and pointed their eyes were full of amusement and
34:42disgust i looked down at him with zero emotion i gently pulled my clothing free and looked down at him
34:48ethan look at you do you even recognize what you've become he looked up tears streaking down his face
34:56i look like a damn fool that's what i am
35:02liz please forgive me get this just one more chance i gave you countless chances when you let ivy humiliate
35:15me when you hit me when you stood there while those men put their hands on me and you didn't
35:22move
35:22did you ever think this day would come i wasn't thinking ivy fooled me
35:29liz you were always the only one i've always loved you love i laughed soft sharp don't call that love
35:38that's not love ethan remember this you destroyed what we had with your own hands and you pushed the
35:44murders into the grave this is on you nobody else i paused letting my eyes drag over his pale face
35:50and one more thing you never loved me you loved what i gave you you loved my family's influence
35:57you love the leverage the power the reach and now that it's gone you want me back that's not how
36:04this
36:04works ethan's face went paper white he collapsed onto the floor the light in his eyes dying inch by
36:11inch his mouth opened but nothing came out security stepped in and dragged him out his screams and
36:18begging faded into the night miles took my hand and said softly it's over i nodded and looked up at
36:24the
36:24sky full of stars my mind finally clear yeah it was all over all the ugliness all the pain vanished
36:32with the carter collapse after the gala miles drove me home as we moved through the dark he spoke up
36:38liz look the stars are so bright tonight i looked up the sky was scattered with light sharp and gorgeous
36:44it looked like my future miles said as he pulled over turning to me with a seriousness that made my
36:51chest tighten i've waited 10 years from a reckless teenager to the man i am now i've never changed
36:58ethan is out of your world so can you give me a chance to stay by your side and protect
37:05you for
37:06the rest of my life i looked into his eyes so much devotion so much certainty and warmth spread through
37:11me
37:1110 years miles had been there for 10 years when i was at my lowest he guarded me quietly when
37:18i hid my
37:19name he handled everything in westbridge for me when ethan humiliated me miles was the first one to show
37:25up and stand between me and the world it's not like i didn't feel his feelings i was just trapped
37:30in my own storm revenge strategy planning blind to the warmth right next to me i smiled softly and nodded
37:38okay miles eyes lit up like someone turned the sun on he held my hand carefully like he was holding
37:44everything he'd ever wanted outside the night breeze drifted by carrying a faint floral scent i leaned on
37:51his shoulder staring at the stars feeling hope fill my chest ethan's regret wasn't my problem
37:57the carter downfall was self-inflicted and me elizabeth clark heiress of westbridge's clark
38:03family finally stepped out of the shadows and into my own light with miles beside me with my family
38:08behind me and with my own strength i knew my future would be bright loud beautiful unstoppable and
38:14the people who hurt me they'd spend the rest of their lives choking on regret
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