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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 was
01:27in serious trouble 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
01:43thousands and called me trophy wife and suddenly this awful feeling crept up my spine was this revenge
01:49was ethan getting even for her right then footsteps dress shoes on marble i turned it was ethan and ivy
01:59olivia don't you love punishing people who can't pay well 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
02:33best ethan you're just a pretty face who gave you the right to freeze my card i've got him paying
02:40tonight i could smash every bottle in here and it wouldn't matter but you you're done don't look at me
02:47like that if you've got money pay and leave you doesn't have a dime without him ethan scanned the room
02:53voice ice cold anyone who helps her tonight is my enemy one of our business partners started to
03:02stand whoa mr carter is damn serious after that threat no one moved i lost it i grabbed his arm
03:12ethan are 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 perfect
03:27couple he was the one who chased me when i first moved here at our wedding he swore he'd be
03:32loyal
03:33forever 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 never
03:53understood i didn't marry him for money i married him because i loved him he looked at my red eyes
04:00then casually wiped the hand i touched with a napkin olivia let's see what you do if you can't pay
04:07mr carter is ruthless after tonight she's toast this is getting good before we left home he took my card
04:19and now my 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
04:33you did to me i stared at ethan like i could burn him alive little did they know the carter
04:39empire only
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 much
05:04now it's your turn you're gonna record a full apology video now to the camera apologize to me and post
05:11it
05:11online 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 bring 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 i'll record the video i swear the whole restaurant erupted again phones were already out
06:15man i'm not even leaving this is better than netflix i came here for dinner and got front
06:19road seats to a live meltdown 10 minutes almost up a heavy set man reached for me don't you dare
06:25touch me nice figure though i can tell without even laying a hand on her mr carter mind if i
06:31take her
06:32why not if she can't pay then she's all yours everyone was convinced i couldn't pay and just
06:39like that they stopped pretending to be civilized and started reaching for me if hatred could take
06:44physical form everyone in my line of sight would have dropped where they stood but hatred doesn't work
06:50that way go grab her hold her down so those pigs can have their fun yes sir i looked at
06:57ethan something
06:59inside me went completely cold he didn't even flinch don't look at me like that i'm not helping you as
07:05long as ivy feels better that's all that matters we were still legally married and he stood there like i
07:11was nothing sweetheart come with me i've got money i'll cover your bill pick me instead i've got plenty of
07:19cash and as you can see i'm in much better shape than those guys if you touch me you'll regret
07:24it i
07:24swear to god you'll pay for this my ass strip her time's up no more act she didn't even finish
07:31the
07:31sentence the doors burst open men in black suits stormed in they moved fast precise control taking
07:38down every man around me in seconds and right behind them nathan reed riverton's most powerful banking
07:46executive he walked in carrying a sleek case expression carved in stone mrs clark i brought
07:52the funds i'm not too late am i mr reed what are you doing here you're a big name how
07:58could someone
07:59like her 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 reed
08:09nathan didn't even spare ethan or ivy a glance he walked straight to me with respect ms clark ms
08:15monroe asked me to handle this immediately she's on her way and who gave you the nerve to treat ms
08:22clark like this the noisy restaurant dropped into instant suffocating silence thought if the carter
08:28group was 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 mocked 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 going to 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
09:29just remembered who she thought she was ethan stepped forward voice turning cold i don't know
09:34what kind of connection you think you have with reed but let me make something clear in rivervind i can
09:39freeze you out and mr reed this is a private family matter it's not your place to interfere i beat
09:45you
09:45once to claim the top spot and i can do it again don't push me i can have you pushed
09:49out of the city
09:50ethan let out a soft laugh big words if it weren't for mrs clark your company would have been finished
09:56whole years 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
10:16ivy 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
10:32softly when the news hits that carter stock is tumping i hope ethan can still look at you with that
10:39same
10:40devotion my smile turned even colder when the alert comes in that carter stock is sliding i hope ethan
10:46can still look at ivy with that same devotion nathan's brow tightened slightly he gave a subtle
10:52nod to the men in black they understood instantly in one swift move one of them scrubbed ivy and knocked
10:58her down right in front of me she collapsed on the floor scrambling on her hands and knees pathetic
11:02almost animal like you made the promise so you're going to honor it right now right now you are going
11:14to apologize admit what you did and say it loud enough for everyone to hear someone shoved a phone
11:20in her face the red wreck light blinked ethan help me i'd rather die than go through this screams finally
11:30snapped ethan out of his shock carrie flared across his face get her out of here he laughed at his
11:35own
11:36men within seconds nathan's men and ethan's clashed but it didn't last long ethan's men were on the floor
11:42almost immediately they were never on nathan's level to begin with they weren't amateurs those men were
11:49professionally trained ivy's face drained of color again sweat rolled down her forehead ethan stared
11:55at us fury burning in his eyes nathan i show you a little courtesy and you think you own the
12:00place
12:01push me and 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
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 shut up
12:54who the hell do you think you are my dad's gonna show up and kill me for you
13:02please 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
13:12since we're divorced i'm done building the carter name within 30 minutes the second my call goes out
13:18your stock starts sliding and it won't stop until the carter empire hits zero
13:24olivia aren't you tired of this little act yet enough you're doing nothing but stalling give
13:29it up olivia you think reed can ever take down the carters you ever wonder why he's forever the
13:34runner-up because the carters keep him there after the divorce papers ethan looked at me with this
13:39board discussed like i was already yesterday's trash olivia olivia i'll be merciful for old time's
13:47sake i'll let you keep some dignity since you paid for it get on your knees and apologize to ivy
13:57i stared at him like are you actually insane she hadn't even paid for what she said she'd do
14:02and he wanted me begging first what is wrong with him i checked my watch and smiled cold call your
14:09father ask him if carter stock is dropping the way i said it hit different ethan's face twitched
14:16just a flicker of panic right as he reached for his phone the door slammed open his father victor
14:23barged in wearing a robe and slippers you stupid ungrateful idiot how did i raise someone this damn
14:30reckless victor hurried over hands up oh dear you hit it well how could you never meanting to you how
14:39could you never mention you were the successor to the most powerful family in westbrook elizabeth
14:46i hadn't heard that name in a long time my real name isn't elizabeth clark back then i came to
14:52river
14:52need to scout it out quietly so i buried my identity i never thought i'd end up on ethan's radar
14:58he worked
14:59me sweet words perfect dates that i'll protect you act until i fell ethan snapped toward his father
15:07then grabbed my arm elizabeth clark that's your real name you're not kidding the heiress to the clark
15:12dynasty of westbridge the one who never makes public appearance i yanked my arm away nathan
15:17immediately handed me a napkin gentle respectful like i mattered ethan went pale on the spot because
15:23an hour ago he wiped his hand after i touched him like i was contaminated when i didn't answer him
15:30he turned to his father desperate dad what the hell is going on ivy looked like she couldn't breathe
15:37she was waiting for victor to say it was a mistake she'd heard rumors about elizabeth clark
15:43everyone had but nobody had ever seen her in person and if i really was her ivy was finished
15:51so was the carter family victor turned on ethan teeth clenched that is right she's elizabeth clark
15:59and you're a damn fool you threw away your wife for a cheap little side piece and you provoked her
16:07ethan froze ivy froze harder the whole restaurant exploded into chaos wait what the hell someone
16:14pinched me am i dreaming or is this real some idiot actually pinched his friend hard ethan screamed
16:21holy shit it's real we were literally just trashing her we're so screwed what are we gonna do she's
16:29going to ruin us the panic around me sounded like a swarm of insects prayers regrets excuses everyone
16:36was silently begging i'd forget their 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 clark
16:59you let those disgusting men touch her and you actually tried to film her being humiliated ivy was
17:05dealt 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
17:16i 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
17:41she 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
17:57went wide and his whole body started shaking he looked at me mouth open no sound reality finally
18:03slammed him in the face victor checked his phone and his face dropped elizabeth no mrs clark please
18:13call them off carter stock is falling fast if it keeps dropping we're finished i calmly adjusted my
18:21clothes no emotion no warmth i said i can lift the carter family to the top and i can also
18:28crush you
18:29into the mud victor didn't hesitate he slapped ethan across the face what are you standing there for
18:35apologize to miss clark right now you want to take us all down with you ethan finally snapped
18:41back into his body he kicked ivy in the face it's all because of you you made us fighting down
18:48you you made us fight each other hold her down his security grabbed ivy and pinned her ivy sobbed
18:56voice cracking ethan make them let me go this isn't what i wanted ethan make them stop you said
19:05you'd get revenge for me shut up you encouraged me to do this and now you're not willing to admit
19:11it
19:12ivy laughed through tears bitter and wild wow ethan you're really a professional at dodging
19:19responsibility don't think punishing me means elizabeth will forgive you or forgive the carters
19:26dream on and she was right even if ethan punished ivy i wasn't letting the carters off the hook
19:32but they still didn't get it no she's just angry right now that's all she loves me otherwise she
19:40wouldn't have hidden her identity and stayed with the carters for three whole years that alone proves
19:45how much she loves me once she cools off i'll apologize we'll fix this we always do please don't hurt
19:52me
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 guard 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 glows landed around us people shrank back into themselves too
20:23afraid to breathe too loudly no one wanted to offend the powerful i'll do the video i'll do anything
20:29just make them stop they're gonna snap my legs she cried hysterically terrified of losing the one
20:35thing 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 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 we signed
21:09divorce 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
21:43his 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'd 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 my
22:36parents in a long time ethan chased after us liz what about me and what about the carters i paused
22:43but i
22:44didn'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 and
23:10i 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 wrinkled
23:29but 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 warm i'm free now finally better to learn the truth now than waste a lifetime on a lie
23:53miles started the engine and the black luxury car slid smoothly into traffic i already have eyes on the
23:58carters carter 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
24:33and spoke to security get him out of here and if he comes back don't let him within 10 feet
24:38of this
24:38building yes miss clark they grabbed ethan and started hauling him out liz i know you still love
24:45me you gave up everything in westbrick to come here and find me you still love me i know you
24:50do i
24:51watched him with cold eyes until he vanished down the hall then i turned back to adam continue but
24:57after that scene i had zero interest in touring anything miles picked up on it instantly well that's
25:03enough for today let's get out of here liz i'll take you somewhere quiet claire handed me a tablet
25:10on screen carter group's livestock chart a straight dive no bounce no mercy the comments were chaos
25:19investors were dumping shares like a sinking ship mrs clark victor sent expensive gifts again
25:26and a handwritten apology i had it returned ethan called dozens of times i blocked every number
25:35and he sent a ton of texts too apologies saying 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
25:53only 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
26:07every
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
26:38silence 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
26:57they're begging for peace they're offering 30 of the company just to make you stop and ethan's been
27:04outside our bank since morning he wanted to apologize in person i had him removed hey no let me go
27:10i 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
27:28to help 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
27:53projects today i nodded and changed into a clean white suit sharp lines no softness with slim heels
28:01my whole presence snapped into place nothing like the woman they tried to humiliate last night when i
28:06came down miles was leaning against the car liz suits were made for you i smiled and got in miles
28:13started the car and nodded toward the skyline even while i was lying low i never stopped building my
28:19position in riverton tech ventures real estate developments multiple projects all under my control
28:26and ethan never had a clue he truly believed i was just a trophy wife living off him we pulled
28:31up in
28:32front of a brand new glass tower this was my tech company the company's managing director adam was
28:38already waiting at the entrance mrs clark welcome we went inside he started briefing me on updates
28:46numbers expansion miles walked beside me adding details here and there then noise near the elevator
28:53i turned ethan looked wrecked wrinkled clothes messy hair bloodshot eyes he was fighting security
28:59trying to rush toward me liz liz honey just look at me i'm sorry honey i'm so sorry security held
29:11him
29:11back he kept thrashing eyes full of regret and desperate pleading do what you have to do
29:17to what you're to meant don't hold back i leaned back and closed my eyes ethan's panicked face flashed
29:23in my mind and that last question he couldn't answer all i felt was emptiness i resurrected the
29:29carters i handed them the climb they chose to waste it they sealed their own end the car entered a
29:36quiet gated neighborhood my private place in riverton clean understated tastefully powerful not loud like
29:44the carter mansion claire was waiting at the door the second she saw me her eyes reddened and she
29:49hurried over to steady me miss 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
30:28because you loved him he has no idea you had a reason from day one i ran my fingers through
30:33the water
30:33he's arrogant he 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
30:54making me feel taken care of for a newcomer it felt like belonging and he looked ambitious back then
31:00like he might actually be worth investing in so i stayed kept my name hidden i wanted to see if
31:07he
31:07was truly worth my family's backing i leveraged the clark family's influence to clear his path
31:12i helped him crush competitor after competitor until the carters went from who to the richest
31:17family in riverton but i didn't expect that the higher he climbed the more his ego swelled and the
31:23uglier 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
31:33staying a little too long ivy was the worst of them the boldest the most shameless it's not like i
31:41didn't notice i did i just waited waiting for him to come back to his senses and waiting for the
31:46perfect
31:47moment to take the carters down for good and my birthday dinner that was the opening to get revenge
31:53for ivy he set me up humiliated me on purpose and that's when i finally saw him clearly every last
32:00bit of attachment died right there back in my room after the hot springs claire sent me a message the
32:06moment ethan dropped ivy the crowd that used to swarm her turned on her instantly she ended up broke
32:12chased by debt collectors and basically living on the street rumor was she was digging through a
32:18produce market for thrown out scraps looking absolutely wrecked victor forced ethan to issue
32:23a public confession a three-hour live stream apology press conferences social media statements
32:28every outlet you can imagine they humiliated themselves in front of millions and i still
32:34didn't move my brother's life isn't something you settle with pr damage control what the carters owe me
32:40what 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 carter group couldn't hold
32:53the line bankruptcy liquidation victor couldn't take it he had a massive brain hemorrhage landed in the
33:00hospital 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
33:11he tried a hundred ways to get to me i shut every door he even went to westbridge trying to
33:18beg the
33:18senior members of the clark family to step in they didn't even grant him a meeting security showed him
33:24the door that night i went with miles to a business gala pack with elites as the clark heiress i
33:30was the
33:31center of attention the very people who once looked down on my background were now scrambling to
33:35align themselves with me their faces were coated in fake smiles nothing like that cold mocking energy
33:41they had in the restaurant i handled it smoothly calm elegant charming when i wanted to be miles stayed
33:46at my 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
34:25away 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 his face i look like a damn fool that's what i am
35:03list please forgive me get this
35:08just one more chance i gave you countless chances when you let ivy humiliate me when you hit me when
35:17you stood there while those men put their hands on me and you didn't move did you ever think this
35:24day
35:24would come i wasn't thinking ivy fooled me liz you were always the only one i've always loved you
35:34love i laughed soft sharp don't call that love that's not love ethan remember this you just
35:41destroyed what we had with your own hands and you pushed the carters into the grave this is on you
35:46nobody else i paused letting my eyes drag over his pale face and one more thing you never loved me
35:53you loved what i gave you you loved my family's influence you loved the leverage the power the reach
36:00and now that it's gone you want me back that's not how this works ethan's face went paper white
36:08he collapsed onto the floor the light in his eyes dying inch by inch his mouth opened but nothing came
36:14out security stepped in and dragged him out his screams and begging faded into the night miles took my hand
36:20and said softly it's over i nodded and looked up at the sky full of stars my mind finally clear
36:27yeah it was all over all the ugliness all the pain vanished with the carter collapse after the gala
36:34miles drove me home as we moved through the dark he spoke up liz look the stars are so bright
36:40tonight i
36:41looked up the sky was scattered with light sharp and gorgeous it looked like my future
36:47miles said as he pulled over turning to me with a seriousness that made my chest tighten i've waited
36:5210 years from a reckless teenager to the man i am now i've never changed ethan is out of your
36:59world
37:01so can you give me a chance to stay by your side and protect you for the rest of my
37:06life i looked into
37:07his eyes so much devotion so much certainty and warmth spread through me 10 years miles had been there for
37:1410 years when i was at my lowest he guarded me quietly when i hid my name he handled everything
37:20in westbridge for me when ethan humiliated me miles was the first one to show up and stand between me
37:26and the world it's not like i didn't feel his feelings i was just trapped in my own storm revenge
37:32strategy planning blind to the warmth right next to me i smiled softly and nodded okay miles eyes lit up
37:40like someone turned the sun on he held my hand carefully like he was holding everything he'd ever
37:46wanted outside the night breeze drifted by carrying a faint floral scent i leaned on his shoulder staring
37:53at the stars feeling hope fill my chest ethan's regret wasn't my problem the carter downfall was
37:59self-inflicted and me elizabeth clark heiress of westbridge's clark family finally stepped out
38:04of the shadows and into my own light with miles beside me with my family behind me and with my
38:10own strength i knew my future would be bright loud beautiful unstoppable and the people who hurt me
38:16they'd spend the rest of their lives choking on regret
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