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00:00I was quite satisfied with my arranged marriage husband. He was always well-behaved. He was a
00:04nice man. I walked into the private dining room that evening. A young lady was offering Arthur
00:09a seared scallop from her fork. I smiled. I greeted the executives at the table. I glanced at the
00:14girl. She didn't bother to give up her seat. The sales director shot her a sharp look.
00:18This is Mrs. Vant, our CEO's wife.
00:20Hello, Mrs. Vant. I'm Chloe, the new executive secretary. It's so nice to meet you.
00:25I gave her a polite, faint smile. I said nothing. I took the nearest available seat.
00:29I made small talk with the table. My eyes stayed on Arthur and Chloe across from me.
00:33I watched Arthur casually chew the scallop. Then I watched Chloe pick up half a grilled
00:37lobster. She stared at it with a helpless expression, then shot Arthur a pleading look.
00:41Arthur frowned slightly. He took the lobster from her plate, peeled it with his bare hands,
00:45then placed the meat back onto her plate. I narrowed my eyes. I lowered my head and texted
00:50my housekeeper, Martha. Mrs. Vant, I'm just so jealous of how lucky you are. To marry someone
00:55as successful as Mr. Vant, you get to just stay home and be a loving wife. It must be wonderful
00:59not like the rest of us who have to work so hard every day just to get bought.
01:03I looked up.
01:04You really are new. You have absolutely no manners.
01:07Cut the nonsense. You think Mrs. Vant is just a housewife? We call her Mrs. Vant here as a
01:11courtesy to her husband, but outside this room, she's Miss Sterling, CEO of the Sterling Group.
01:17I'm so sorry, Mrs. Vant. I just speak my mind. Please don't hold it against me.
01:24I just can't help feeling a little sorry for Mr. Vant, watching you spend so lavishly. He sacrificed
01:31so much to build Vant's corporation into what it is now.
01:35The Vant's are a power cup couple from two legendary families. She's the only heir to this
01:41Sterling Group. Apologize to her. Right now.
01:45Chloe's face went pale. She bit her lip. Her large eyes filled with tear as she looked helplessly at
01:50Arthur. Apologize to my wife. From now on, watch your mouth and know your place. If you don't
01:58know something, ask. If you don't understand, learn. I'm sorry, Mrs. Vant. I have another
02:02engagement. I shall take my leave. Excuse me.
02:04My other event ended at 10 p.m. Arthur was already waiting for me at the parking garage.
02:10He opened the car door as usual. We chatted casually on the drive home. The atmosphere was
02:14mild. Once we got home, Arthur went to shower. When he stepped out, 10 massive boiled lobsters were
02:19laid out on the dining table. I smiled warmly at his confused expression.
02:23Darling, peel them for me. Arthur looked stunned.
02:27Didn't you not eat well at dinner? You can't possibly finish all this.
02:30He turned to call Martha to clean it up. I stopped him.
02:33I want you to peel them for me. With your own hands.
02:38Natalie, you know I'm a germaphobe.
02:40I smiled gently. Are you? Because tonight, you seemed perfectly fine getting your hands dirty,
02:46peeling a lobster for your new young assistant.
02:49So you're jealous over that?
02:53It's rare to see you jealous. I thought Mrs. Vant was always above it all.
02:59She's just a new intern. Fresh out of college. She has no filter because she's young.
03:04If it bothers you, I promise it won't happen again.
03:07He denied so fast. I looked up at his handsome face. We'd been married three years.
03:12In his thirties, time hadn't aged him. Only refined his quiet dominance. I reached up and
03:17gently touched his cheek.
03:20Arthur, do you know why I picked you over every other eligible heir?
03:24You're quiet, decent, keep to yourself. Your parents told me you don't like unnecessary
03:30physical contact with strangers. That you hate people invading your space.
03:35Coincidentally, so am I.
03:37Our marriage is a strategic arrangement between our families. We've been fine these three years.
03:43I want us to keep this clean and steady for both our sakes. Don't disappoint me.
03:52Peel all these lobsters.
03:55Consider it your punishment for crossing a line with another woman.
03:59This is your first and last warning. Behave yourself.
04:04I didn't check what time Arthur finally came to bed. I did my skincare routine and went to sleep.
04:09When I woke up the next morning, the dining table was full of neatly peeled lobster.
04:13Arthur had already left for work. Martha stood quietly to the side.
04:18Martha, you've got a big family to feed, don't you? Take all this home with you.
04:21My husband peeled it himself. It's perfectly clean. Enjoy.
04:24After that day, Arthur and I went back to normal. That little unpleasantness was just a minor blip,
04:30harmless and soon forgotten. If anything, he treated me even better than before. I had no
04:34interest in babysitting him or tracking which women he spoke to. As the head of the Sterling Empire,
04:39I had a company to run. Then, one month later, he pulled up to take me to a Vance family
04:43dinner.
04:44The car window rolled down. Chloe sat in the passenger seat, looking faintly smug. I frowned.
04:48Hello, Mrs. Vance! You look stunning today!
04:53Chloe smiled brightly. Her pretty face was innocent and naive. She acted as if she couldn't sense my
04:58displeasure at all. Arthur also looked completely unfazed, as if nothing was wrong. My expression
05:04got cold. Get out.
05:07Chloe's smile froze.
05:09Mrs. Vance, Mr. Vance was just dropping me off on his way. I get terribly carsick, that's why I'm in
05:15the
05:15front seat. She shot Arthur a desperate, pleading look. Arthur looked at me helplessly. Knowing my
05:20temper, he didn't try to defend her. I repeated it, my voice colder. Get out.
05:31Let my wife sit.
05:32Chloe bit her lip and climbed out reluctantly. As she reached to open the rear door, I cut her off.
05:39Who said you could get back in?
05:40Chloe froze. I took a slow breath.
05:44Can't you even afford an Uber? Things must be tough. I'll cover your fare. Go home. Be safe.
05:52Arthur watched awkwardly and tried to intervene.
05:54Arthur, this is your fault. If your employee's gaze can't even afford a cab and have to hitch
05:58a ride with the CEO, you're failing as a leader. Starting tomorrow, transport dippings for all
06:03mid-level and above staff at Vance Corp and Sterling Group go up 10%. Charge it to Sterling accounts.
06:08Chloe's eyes reddened. Tears swirling.
06:12Mrs. Vance, I may be poor, but I won't let anyone trample on me. What gives you the right
06:19to insult my dignity with your money and status?
06:21I laughed. You're so broke you have to beg your married boss for a ride, yet paying for your cab
06:27insults your dignity? Does your dignity only stay intact if the CEO drives you home himself?
06:32That's some expensive dignity. In just the two minutes you've delayed us, Arthur and I could have
06:37made millions. If he wastes more time detouring to your place, how will you compensate us for the
06:43loss? With your dignity?
06:46I ignored her face, got into the car, and slammed the door. Arthur silently started the car.
06:52The silence in the car was heavy. I wasn't going to be the first one to burn. Arthur cleared his
06:57throat.
06:57Her apartment isn't far from my parents' estate. It really wasn't out of the way. There was no need to...
07:05Arthur, I told you. I like you because you're decent. You're not the only one who values
07:10cleanliness. I require boundaries. First, you peeled a lobster for another woman. I let it slide with
07:16a warning. Today, you let her sit in my seat and adjusted it for her. I give everyone in my
07:20life
07:21exactly three chances. Today was your second. My demands aren't high. Keep a professional,
07:26appropriate distance from other women. It isn't that hard. My demands aren't high. Keep a professional,
07:31appropriate distance from other women. It isn't that hard. Arthur, don't disappoint me.
07:38He didn't say another word. The car fell into a suffocating silence. I didn't care if he was
07:43upset. I've never tiptoed around anyone. The car pulled into the Vance estate. When we got out,
07:48I linked my arm through Arthur's like nothing was wrong. You know our marriage isn't just about us.
07:54Smile if you don't want our stocks crashing tomorrow. We're adults. Don't act like a child.
07:59Understood? I smiled brightly for the staff.
08:05Natalie.
08:07Natalie, you get more beautiful every time I see you. Come, sit next to me.
08:10Arthur sat on my other side. The Vance family was big and wealthy. The dining room was lively.
08:16Throughout dinner, old Mrs. Vance chatted affectionately with me and told the servers to
08:21give me the best dishes.
08:23That joint venture between our companies is going wonderfully. You're truly brilliant, Natalie.
08:29We're family, Mother. It's our shared success.
08:31What's wrong with you? Not a word. Not even tending to your wife.
08:34Arthur's smile was tight.
08:37You two were so caught up in conversation, I didn't want to interrupt.
08:41I heard you hired a new executive assistant. She seems rather out of line.
08:46I already called HR and had her fired. Just a junior intern with no skill or sense.
08:53I gave her three months' separation and told her to find another job.
08:56Arthur slammed his fork down.
08:58Mother, I'm the CEO now. If you fire my staff, you go through me. Okay?
09:04Old Mrs. Vance calmly placed a shrimp on my plate.
09:07The Vance-Sterling alliance is everything. You inherited the company over your brothers
09:10because you were rational and saw the bigger picture. Don't throw away your greatest advantage.
09:15As soon as we got back to our place, Arthur leaned against the doorway and watched me kick off my
09:19heels.
09:23Natalie, we need to talk.
09:25I walked to wash my hands.
09:28The light cast shadows across his face.
09:31Did you really have to drag Mother into our marriage?
09:34I paused, dried my hands on a towel, and looked at him.
09:38You think I complained to your mother?
09:40His eyes were dark. In all the years I'd known him,
09:43he had never looked at me with such coldness.
09:45Didn't you?
09:46Natalie, I put up with your spoiled act, but you've targeted Chloe again and again.
09:50You have no empathy.
09:51Your jealousy is out of control.
09:54I narrowed my eyes, studying the man I'd lived with for years.
09:57I realized that my judgment hadn't always been perfect.
10:00This time you crossed the line!
10:02You ran to Mother and made her fire my employee!
10:05You know how much I hate people interfering with my company!
10:09Are you finished?
10:10Are you mad because Mother challenged your fragile authority?
10:14Or because your precious assistant lost her job, and you feel sorry for her?
10:18My cold tone pushed him over the edge.
10:20You really think you've done nothing wrong?!
10:24What did I do wrong?
10:25Was I wrong to not stay quiet while you cross lines with your subordinate?
10:29Was I wrong to not stop your mother?
10:31Or was I wrong not to divorce you the second you peeled that lobster for her?
10:35Arthur's pupils shrank sharply.
10:37I took two steps back, looked him up and down, and shook my head in disappointment.
10:41Arthur, I told you.
10:44Everyone gets three strikes.
10:46You just used your third.
10:47No one can stand your arrogance!
10:49The argument ended in disaster.
10:51Furious and humiliated, Arthur stormed out that night, starting a cold war.
10:55I didn't have time or energy for his games.
10:57Sterling Group was in the middle of a huge overseas expansion, and I was swamped with work.
11:02A week later, I saw the headlines.
11:04Arthur had attended a high-profile charity gala, with Chloe as his date.
11:07The photos were perfect.
11:09A handsome billionaire and a beautiful young woman in a custom gown.
11:12A diamond necklace glowing around her neck.
11:14I stared at the photos for about ten seconds.
11:16Then I nodded, picked up the phone, and told my secretary to hire the best legal team in the country.
11:21A divorce between our families involved billions in assets.
11:24The clauses had to be precise, airtight, and final.
11:27While I was reviewing the drafts with my lawyers, old Mrs. Vance called.
11:34Natalie, what's all that in the newspaper?
11:36Did you and Arthur fight?
11:38Her voice was tight with panic.
11:39You could call it that.
11:40I don't know the gala details, but it seems Arthur has shown his hand.
11:44Natalie, he's completely lost his mind!
11:46Don't worry, I'll make him apologize properly.
11:49That won't be necessary, old Mrs. Vance.
11:51I'm already drafting divorce papers.
11:53Once finalized, I'll send them to the estate.
11:56You and Arthur can review them and inform my lawyers if you plan to contest anything.
11:59She froze.
12:00Then she cried out,
12:01You can't do that!
12:02I stayed silent, listening to her ragged breathing.
12:05Natalie, Arthur is in the wrong.
12:07But this marriage affects two empires.
12:10You can't throw it away over a mistake!
12:12I smiled.
12:13Old Mrs. Vance, this is no small error.
12:15I gave Arthur three chances.
12:17He wasted them all.
12:18I won't bend my rules for him.
12:19Natalie!
12:20A sudden divorce will crash both companies' stocks!
12:23Arthur's father was a playboy too.
12:25He had mistresses.
12:26All the men in our circle are like this.
12:28As long as you're the official Mrs. Vance, what does some girl matter?
12:31A corporate marriage isn't a game.
12:33You can't be reckless.
12:34Even if you don't care about Vance Corp, what about Sterling Group?
12:37How will you explain this to your father?
12:41Old Mrs. Vance.
12:43When you step out, people call you Old Mrs. Vance out of respect for your husband.
12:46When I step out, they call me Miss Sterling.
12:48You chose to take your husband's name and live as the Vance matriarch.
12:51That's your choice, not mine.
12:53The day I took over Sterling Group, I became the one in charge.
12:56I answered to no one.
12:57As for the risks and financial fallout of my decision, I already have countermeasures.
13:02You don't need to worry.
13:03I hung up.
13:03The papers were ready.
13:05I took the folder and had my driver take me straight to Vance Corp headquarters.
13:09I walked smoothly onto the executive floor.
13:12Employees bowed and greeted me.
13:14No one dared block my way.
13:15I headed straight for Arthur's office and pushed the door open.
13:18Arthur was at his desk, reviewing a contract.
13:20And right outside his inner office, sat Chloe, secretly taking photos of him.
13:24They both looked up when I entered.
13:25A flash of smug triumph crossed Arthur's face.
13:28What are you doing here?
13:29Well, look who it is, Mrs. Vance.
13:31It's extremely rude to burge in without knocking.
13:33As Mr. Vance's executive assistant, I must announce you before you...
13:36Before she finished, I lifted two fingers.
13:38Two large men in sharp black suits stepped out behind me.
13:42She's loud.
13:43Shut her up.
13:44One guard clamped a gloved hand over her mouth.
13:47What the hell are you doing?
13:48I strolled casually toward his desk, smiling calmly.
13:51Don't panic.
13:52I'm here on business.
13:54A random obstacle blocked my way, so I handled it.
13:57Review the terms.
13:58If you have objections, have your lawyers call mine.
14:00Arthur's eyes fell on the bold words stamped on the cover.
14:03Divorce agreement.
14:04Staring at me in utter shock.
14:05You want a divorce?
14:07I do.
14:09Just because I took Chloe to a gala?
14:11Natalie, when will you stop back like a spoiled brat?
14:13I told you.
14:14Three strikes.
14:15The gala was strike four.
14:17I keep my promises.
14:18I'm not signing this.
14:19Arthur, pour the divorce papers in.
14:21This marriage is too important to throw away over over a tantrum.
14:24You're jealous and cold.
14:26You're a terrible wife.
14:27Sound of my hand across his jaw echoed through the huge office.
14:30Arthur, did your little assistant inflate your ego so much that you forgot who you're talking to?
14:36The Mad Men era is long over.
14:38Why are you still expecting me to play the 1960s housewife?
14:42A good wife?
14:43You mean someone like your mother, who lets her husband cheat while she defends a worthless title to save face?
14:48I don't know how to be that woman.
14:50I am the sole heir of the Sterling Empire.
14:52I was raised to rule, not serve.
14:54My net worth is in the tens of billions.
14:57I hold absolute power.
14:58What on earth made you delusional enough to think I would ever submit to you?
15:03Chloe and I didn't do anything.
15:04I never cheated.
15:05I just wanted to teach you a lesson.
15:07I wanted you to be softer, more obedient.
15:09Our marriage was fine.
15:10Every couple fights.
15:11How can you throw divorce around so lightly?
15:14First, I don't care if you slept with her.
15:15The second you paraded her in front of the press and let the media humiliate me, you sealed your fate.
15:20Second, calling me a good wife is no compliment.
15:23I have no wish to be molded into one.
15:25I am who I am.
15:26I don't need a title to define me.
15:27Third, don't flatter yourself.
15:29I liked you because you were clean and respected boundaries.
15:31Now you're dirty, so I'm discarding you.
15:33I don't break my rules for anyone.
15:35Don't ever think you're the exception.
15:36Lastly, it's just a divorce.
15:39I'm fully prepared to handle the fallout on my end.
15:42Whatever financial damage it costs you is no longer my concern.
15:46I turned and walked out.
15:48My bodyguards at least Chloe.
15:49She collapsed onto the carpet, trembling, gasping for air.
15:53As I walked past, she suddenly snapped her head up.
15:56Natalie Sterling!
15:57You think you're so great?
15:59You act so high and mighty, but you're just lucky.
16:02Born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
16:04Without your father's money, you're nothing.
16:06You have no right to look down on me.
16:09I stopped.
16:10Little girl, being born into a wealthy family is a skill in itself.
16:13My family built a business empire with generations of hard work, which gave me my current status.
16:19And I inherited this legacy, doubled our profits, and became a world-famous CEO.
16:24I don't have to chase after married men, nor do I have to use tricks to rely on other women.
16:29Your jealousy is pitiful and completely useless.
16:32I walked to the elevator without a backward glance.
16:35News of our upcoming divorce swept the internet.
16:38Gossip spread like wildfire.
16:40A few older Sterling Group board members worried about the stock drop, but none dared to challenge me, so they
16:45kept quiet.
16:45Arthur refused to sign the papers.
16:47I heard he fired Chloe again.
16:49This time, she ran out of the Vance building sobbing hysterically, and not one employee went to comfort her.
16:54Old Mrs. Vance desperately tried to arrange meetings with me.
16:56My office turned every request down.
16:58I was busy.
16:59The Sterling Group's long-awaited new product launch was only days away.
17:02I had no time for people no longer relevant to my life.
17:06I stopped.
17:07Just as I was wrapping up, the auditorium doors burst open.
17:11A crowd of uninvited paparazzi flooded the aisles.
17:14Cameras rolled.
17:15Flash bulbs exploded.
17:16Security rushed to stop them.
17:18But a fragile figure pushed through to the front.
17:20Chloe.
17:21She wore a simple white dress.
17:22No makeup.
17:23Her eyes were red and swollen.
17:25She looked utterly broken, like a victim.
17:28She stepped right to the edge of the stage and dropped to her knees.
17:31CEO Sterling, I'm begging you, please leave me alone.
17:34Mr. Vance and I didn't do anything wrong.
17:36I was only his assistant.
17:38You can't use your money and power to make him fire me and ruin my life.
17:41I'm just an ordinary girl, but I have dignity too.
17:44You can't crush me just because you're rich.
17:46Paparazzi ate it up.
17:47Reporters pulled out their phones and went live for millions of viewers.
17:51Security moved toward the stage.
17:53I held up a hand.
17:53It's fine.
17:55Let her talk.
17:56You were born with everything.
17:59I fought my way out of a small town just to get a job in this company.
18:03With one word, you destroyed years of my hard work.
18:06It's not fair.
18:07I looked down at her from the podium.
18:10Are you done?
18:12Chloe, since you brought these accusations out in public, I'll answer them in public.
18:16First, I know full well nothing physical happened between you and my soon-to-be ex-husband.
18:21You just love overstepping lines with married men.
18:23Sitting in my seat in his car?
18:24Letting my husband peel lobster for you?
18:26Hanging on his arm at blacked-out events?
18:27Second, you were fired from Vance Corporation twice.
18:30The first time by Arthur's mother, old Mrs. Vance, because she found your motives repulting.
18:34The second time by Arthur himself because he knew you helped destroy his marriage.
18:37I'm CEO of Sterling Group.
18:38I never touched Vance's HR.
18:40You're blaming the wrong person.
18:41That's a lie!
18:42You just hate me!
18:43You're jealous I got to work so close to Arthur!
18:45You turned his family against me!
18:49Jealous?
18:50Of you?
18:52Your entire outfit today costs less than my weekly hair and makeup.
18:56Exactly what am I supposed to be jealous of?
18:58That you're an assistant fetching coffee while I run a billion-dollar empire?
19:02The crowd burst out laughing.
19:04A female reporter in the front row actually snorted.
19:09Tears of real humiliation spilled down Chloe's cheeks.
19:13Chloe, your foundation isn't waterproof.
19:16The whole natural no-makeup look isn't really landing today.
19:19Chloe wiped at her face frantically, realizing her victim act was ruined.
19:24So what if you're rich?
19:25If I had your family, Arthur would have picked me over an old hag like you!
19:30Maybe.
19:31Because right now you have nothing to offer but your fleeting youth.
19:35Like that's all a woman is worth.
19:37But let me remind you something.
19:39When I was your age, I took over a failing empire, cleaned out the board, and took full control of
19:44the market.
19:44Now I'm ten years older than you.
19:46My youth might be fading.
19:47But I have wealth, power, and respect beyond anything you can imagine.
19:51When you reach my age, and your youth is gone, what will you have left?
19:57You just got lucky!
19:58You walk all over normal people and think you're some kind of god?
20:01Just wait and see!
20:02Shut up!
20:02Who do you think you are?
20:03Running your mouth like some ignorant brat?
20:05Under Mrs. Sterling's leadership, create even tens of thousands of jobs.
20:09The charities we've given thousands of children in education.
20:11Our employees get some of the best pay and benefits in the industry.
20:14Do you really think Mrs. Sterling wastes her time on petty, pathetic drama like you?
20:18I waved him off and turned back to the boat.
20:21You think you've won?
20:23Millions are watching this livestream right now.
20:25People hate greedy elites and stand with regular workers.
20:28You're gonna get torn apart online.
20:30Really?
20:30Why don't you check the comments?
20:33My PR team had already sent me the updates through my earbuds.
20:37The livestream was top-trendly.
20:38People were eating up the drum, and public opinion, which had first favored the poor working
20:43group, had flipped completely.
20:46Suddenly, the back doors burst open again.
20:49Arthur, I hadn't seen him in this.
20:51He looked terrible.
20:53Are you out of your mind?
20:54What are you doing?
20:55Arthur, I knew it!
20:57I knew you still cared about me!
21:00Natalie, can you please forgive me?
21:03I never wanted a divorce.
21:04I swear I never slept with her.
21:06I only took her to the gala to put you in your place.
21:09I didn't think you'd go this far.
21:10I'm sorry, I'll never talk to her again.
21:12Let's just call off the divorce, please.
21:13No, I don't accept excuses.
21:15The second you tried to humiliate me to feel in control, our marriage was over.
21:19Why are you ending everything over one mistake?
21:21We were happy before this!
21:23Because it wasn't a mistake.
21:24It showed me that you don't respect your partner.
21:26You don't see me as your equal.
21:28You saw me as something to be tamed and controlled.
21:31Sign the papers, Arthur.
21:32Have a good night.
21:33A week later, Arthur's lawyers delivered the signed divorce papers.
21:38The chaotic press conference didn't hurt Sterling Group's launch at all.
21:42Clips of my speech went viral across every platform instead.
21:46The public picked through the whole story, dragging Chloe nonstop as a homewrecker and
21:51Arthur for his toxic ego.
21:53I was widely praised for walking away without hesitation.
21:57Chloe was fully blacklisted.
21:59Not one respectable company in the city would hire her.
22:03With no options and no money left, she packed her bags and slunk back to her hometown.
22:08As for Arthur, the fallout was catastrophic.
22:12The PR disaster, plus Vance Corp cutting ties with the Sterling Empire, sent Vance stocks
22:17plummeting.
22:18The board rebelled.
22:19Old Mrs. Vance couldn't save him.
22:22The family stripped him of his CEO position and his inheritance.
22:25In a family that big, there was always another brother waiting in the wings.
22:30I walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows of my penthouse office and stared out at the
22:35glittering skyline.
22:36A skyline I owned a piece of.
22:38I breathed in slowly.
22:40A woman should never be tamed or controlled in a marriage.
22:43Luckily, I learned that lesson a long time ago.
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