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00:00In the casino, my boyfriend Nathan Pierce's cousin Amanda Clark
00:03gambled away $30 million when she couldn't pay
00:06the so-called Prince of Winter Haven.
00:08Lucas Hartley held her captive and threatened to cut off her hand.
00:13Don't take Amanda's hand. Take hers.
00:16He grabs me and shoves me forward instead.
00:20Amanda's gonna be a world-class pianist someday.
00:22Her hands are priceless, you know?
00:23But you? You just cut fish at the market.
00:26You'll be fine with one hand.
00:27And if it really comes down to it, I'll take care of you.
00:30Oh, yeah, Emma.
00:32This is Mr. Hartley's place.
00:33Maybe you could just help us out here?
00:35I mean, he's got a reputation for being brutal.
00:37If we don't make him happy today, we're all gonna die.
00:40I almost laugh.
00:41Sure, I work at the fish market.
00:43But that is only because my therapist's suggested repetitive manual work
00:47might help me manage my bipolar condition.
00:52Wait, you look so familiar.
00:54Do I know you?
00:55These two are scared of Winter Haven's Prince.
00:57But they don't seem too worried about his older sister.
01:00She's nobody.
01:01Just some girl who works at a fish market.
01:03There's no way she'd know someone like you, sir.
01:06Nate, stop.
01:08Emma's gonna get hurt.
01:09Come on, Emma.
01:10Just help Nate out, okay?
01:11It's $30 million.
01:12His company just started up.
01:14And he doesn't have that kind of money.
01:15You don't have any family anyway.
01:16Even if you end up disabled,
01:18Nate's not gonna leave you.
01:19He frowns and looks at me more carefully.
01:21But I am covered in dried fish blood from head to toe and I reek.
01:24Hey, fish girl.
01:26Your boyfriend wants to chop off your hand and you're fine with that?
01:30I am about to say something when Nathan panics.
01:32Mr. Hartley, she's fine with it.
01:34I promise.
01:35Emma's completely obsessed with Nate.
01:37She'd die for him without even blinking,
01:39so losing a hand is nothing.
01:40Besides, she used to work at a nightclub.
01:41She's danced for tips in clubs before.
01:43Losing a hand won't stop her from selling herself, right, Emma?
01:45This kid's gotten bold in the three years since I've seen him.
01:48Emma, don't be stupid right now.
01:50Amanda's got a real future ahead of her as a pianist.
01:52If you take this hit for us today, I'll marry you immediately.
01:55But if you don't do this, we're done.
01:57Over.
01:58I feel pretty helpless.
02:00You think this is your fish market or something?
02:03Put that damn phone away.
02:05Don't worry, though.
02:06I'll make it quick and painless.
02:08I'll get you the best doctors and the best prosthetic money can buy.
02:12And I feel myself starting to lose control.
02:14I've been off my medication for two weeks now,
02:16and my doctor warned me it could mess with my impulse control.
02:19Today, I feel like tearing everything apart.
02:22But thinking about the family situation...
02:24Fine.
02:25You can cut off my hand.
02:27Just give me a minute first, okay?
02:31I'm so frustrated right now.
02:33Dad's plan is almost complete,
02:35and I just need to stall as long as I possibly can.
02:38Nathan sees that I'm not fighting back anymore,
02:40and he looks so pleased with himself.
02:42I knew you couldn't give me up.
02:44It's just one hand anyway.
02:46I'll take care of you after this is over.
02:48Amanda's my cousin, you know.
02:50I promised my aunt I'd look after her,
02:52and I can't break that promise.
02:53I almost laugh out loud at that.
02:55Cousin.
02:56Yeah, right.
02:57More like his mistress I caught them wrapped around each other before,
03:00and he told me Amanda was just losing her balance,
03:03and he was helping her stay upright.
03:05Back then,
03:06I only saw Nathan as a way to kill time when I was bored,
03:09so I didn't bother calling him out on it.
03:11But now these two are showing off right in front of me
03:13like they've got nothing to be ashamed of.
03:15Where did they get the nerve?
03:16Amanda pipes up again.
03:19Emma, you can't be selfish here.
03:21Mr. Hartley's time is so valuable.
03:23Why should he waste it waiting around for you?
03:29Lucas watches all of this with an amused expression on his face.
03:33This is getting interesting.
03:34So if someone doesn't want to lose their hand, then maybe...
03:37He looks at Amanda for a second,
03:39and I can see her tense up.
03:41Amanda starts shaking and grabs onto Nathan's arm.
03:44Nate, save me.
03:47Mr. Hartley, don't listen to her.
03:48She's just scared out of her mind right now.
03:51I'll do it right now.
03:53I'll cut off her hand immediately.
03:54Nathan raises the knife and brings it down.
03:57My wrist tightens up and I'm about to lose it,
03:59but Lucas speaks up again.
04:01Hold on.
04:02Nathan freezes mid-swing.
04:04Mr. Hartley,
04:06is there something else you need?
04:08Don't cut her hand yet.
04:10Make her drink for what she owes first,
04:12round by round.
04:17Before anyone can react,
04:18servers start bringing out rows and rows of shot glasses.
04:22They cover the entire table.
04:23The crowd around us starts whispering.
04:26Mr. Hartley's pissed.
04:28I heard the last person who made him angry
04:29got carried out foaming at the mouth,
04:31and he's still in the hospital.
04:32This girl's screwed.
04:34Amanda's face goes completely pale,
04:36and Nathan has to hold her up.
04:38Mr. Hartley,
04:39my girlfriend can really hold her liquor.
04:41She'll drink for Amanda.
04:43You want me to drink?
04:44Fine.
04:45Let's do this.
04:46I start going through the rows one by one,
04:48but Amanda's standing off to the side,
04:50running her mouth.
04:51Emma used to work at nightclubs,
04:53so of course she's different from the rest of us.
04:56Besides alcohol,
04:57she's probably swallowed plenty of other filthy things too, right?
05:01I'm almost done with the last row
05:03when I pause for just a second.
05:04Nathan immediately starts pushing me.
05:07Hurry up.
05:08Stop dragging your feet.
05:09Mr. Hartley's waiting.
05:10Amanda's feeling brave now,
05:12and she starts taunting me.
05:14Emma,
05:14if you really can't handle it,
05:16just give up.
05:18It's only losing a hand.
05:20You can tough it out.
05:21I give her one cold look
05:23and reach for the last row of shots,
05:25but right then,
05:26someone's hand suddenly presses down on my glass.
05:31I don't dare look up
05:32because I know it is Lucas.
05:34He grabs the glass out of my hand
05:35and casually throws it on the ground.
05:38Mr. Hartley,
05:39what does this mean?
05:40She hasn't finished yet.
05:41I just realized something.
05:43Making her drink is boring.
05:44We should play something else.
05:46It's not every day I meet a woman
05:47who interests me this much.
05:48Watching Nathan act like a total lapdog
05:50makes me sick to my stomach.
05:54Lucas leans back in his chair
05:56and lights a cigarette.
05:57Through the smoke,
05:58he points at the dice cup on the table.
06:01Since you're in my casino,
06:02we're playing dice.
06:03High or low,
06:04simple as that.
06:05You win,
06:05the $30 million gets wiped clean.
06:07You lose,
06:09lose around,
06:10and you take off one piece of clothing.
06:13Nate,
06:14I can't do this.
06:15There are so many people here,
06:17and if I,
06:18how am I supposed to get married after this?
06:20Mr. Hartley,
06:21Amanda's a lady.
06:22She's young and all that.
06:23Making her take her clothes off
06:24doesn't seem right.
06:25Can we pick something else?
06:27Lucas kicks Nathan straight in the chest.
06:29Who the hell do you think you are
06:31telling me what to do?
06:32Emma,
06:33you know how to roll dice, right?
06:35You're playing for Amanda.
06:37I glance at the message on my phone
06:38and speak up.
06:39I'm not playing.
06:40You're on great and full.
06:41Amanda comes from a respectable sapling,
06:43and you're basically nobody,
06:44so we take off the brig big deal.
06:46Long save, Amanda.
06:47You, whatever I tell you to do.
06:48I can feel my temper flaring up.
06:50I smile at him instead.
06:51Nathan,
06:51you really think I'm some pushover?
06:56My smile actually freaks Nathan out.
06:58He lets go and takes a step back.
07:00What's wrong with you?
07:01What's that supposed to mean?
07:03I take my time smoothing out the collar
07:05he just wrinkled.
07:08Fine.
07:08I'll play.
07:10I walk over to the table
07:11and pick up the dice cup.
07:13But since I'm the one playing,
07:14we need to change the stakes.
07:16Who said you could change the bet?
07:18Mr. Hartley's the one calling the shots here.
07:20But Lucas just raises an eyebrow
07:21and gestures for me to keep talking.
07:24Fine.
07:26If I lose,
07:27I'll chop off my own hand
07:28and crawl out of here naked.
07:30But if I win,
07:32you two slap each other.
07:34And you keep going until I say stop.
07:38You in or not?
07:40Nathan stares at me,
07:41and I can see him wavering.
07:43Nate, take the bet.
07:45She's just a fish cutter.
07:46What does she know about dice?
07:48She's bluffing.
07:49And besides,
07:49Mr. Hartley's a pro.
07:51There's no way he's gonna lose.
07:52That is all Nathan needs to hear.
07:53His confidence comes flooding back.
07:55Fine.
07:56You're on.
07:57There's no way you're that lucky.
07:59Lucas blows out a smoke ring
08:00and makes a go-ahead gesture.
08:03I pick up the dice cup
08:04like it is nothing.
08:06Lose!
08:07Lose!
08:08Lose!
08:08Lose!
08:09Lose!
08:09Chop it!
08:10Chop it!
08:11Chop it!
08:11Nathan and Amanda start making noise,
08:13trying to throw me off.
08:15And I lift the lid.
08:17Three sixes?
08:18That's a triple!
08:19No way!
08:20You cheated!
08:21How could some fish mark girl
08:23roll a triple?
08:23You cheated!
08:25Even Lucas looks surprised
08:26for a second.
08:27Interesting.
08:28You made a bet.
08:29Now pay up.
08:31Nathan's face goes pale,
08:32and his jaw clenches,
08:33but he doesn't move.
08:35Amanda completely panics.
08:36I just can't!
08:37My face has to look decent on screen,
08:40or they'll laugh at me!
08:42Emma, come on.
08:43Let's just forget about it, okay?
08:44Do me a favor.
08:45Here.
08:47I pull away from him
08:48like he is disgusting.
08:50Your favor?
08:51What's that worth exactly?
08:53I'll make it up to you
08:54when we get home.
08:55I'll buy you whatever bag you want.
08:57In winter heaven,
08:59nobody who beats me at dice
09:01gets to walk away.
09:03You've got some nerve, fish girl.
09:05That's right, Mr. Hartley.
09:07That image.
09:09That's her definitely cheated!
09:12She definitely cheated!
09:14She's just some country girl.
09:16There's no way she has that kind of skill.
09:17She must have done some
09:18when we weren't looking.
09:19Amanda jumps in, too.
09:20Mr. Hartley!
09:21She's a dirty cheater!
09:23Cut her damn ham!
09:25Hands off!
09:26The bet doesn't count!
09:27Everyone's staring at me now.
09:29I smile.
09:30Then I reach up
09:30and yank off my hat and mask
09:32in one motion.
09:32I look at Lucas
09:33with this sweet expression on my face.
09:35Tell me, my dear little brother,
09:36what will you do if I beat you?
09:40Emma Hartley?
09:41What are you doing here?
09:42Three years.
09:43And this kid's gotten worse somehow.
09:45Has he been playing
09:46king of the castle for so long
09:47that he forgot
09:48he was actually in charge?
09:49I don't say a word.
09:51I just step forward
09:52and slap him across the face.
09:54How many times
09:54do I have to tell you?
09:56Don't call me by my full name like that.
09:58The bodyguards around us
09:59immediately reach for their guns,
10:00but I shoot them one look
10:01and they back off.
10:03Show some respect.
10:05I'm your older sister.
10:07Remember?
10:08Yes, sis.
10:11Louder.
10:12Can't hear you.
10:14What are you, a five years old?
10:17Yes, sis.
10:18I was wrong.
10:19That shout snaps Nathan and Amanda
10:21out of their frozen state.
10:22S-Sis?
10:23What, sis?
10:24What's that supposed to mean?
10:28No way!
10:29That's impossible!
10:31She's just a nobody
10:32from the fish market!
10:35Mr. Hartley,
10:37don't let her fool you.
10:38I've seen her at the club before.
10:40She'd do anything
10:40for a few hundred bucks in tips.
10:42There's no way
10:43she's your sister!
10:44Why would the Winter Haven princess
10:46be cutting up fish?
10:50That's right.
10:52Mr. Hartley,
10:53you must have her mixed up
10:54with someone else.
10:55There are tons of people
10:56in the world who look alike.
10:58I've been with this woman
10:59for three years.
11:00She lives in a crappy
11:01rental apartment
11:02and wears cheap clothes
11:03from street fenders.
11:05She haggles over watermelons
11:06for half an hour!
11:08If she's the Winter Haven princess,
11:10then I'm the freaking
11:11king of this city!
11:14Nathan,
11:15what's in that brain of yours?
11:16Oatmeal?
11:17You don't even know
11:18where the Hartley Manor is,
11:19but you think you can
11:20question who I am?
11:23What,
11:23you want me to pull out
11:24my ID and prove it to you?
11:25Sis,
11:26come on.
11:27Stop messing with me.
11:28There's nobody else
11:28in Winter Haven
11:29who hits that hard.
11:30The mysterious
11:31Hartley heiress?
11:32I heard Miss Hartley
11:33was ruthless,
11:33but she disappeared
11:34for years,
11:35and now she's been
11:36working at a fish market?
11:37This is insane!
11:38So that guy
11:39almost chopped off
11:40the Hartley princess hand
11:41to pay a debt?
11:46Emma,
11:47you're really
11:48the Hartley family's
11:49eldest daughter?
11:51I love you,
11:52you know that.
11:53I never actually
11:54wanted to cut off
11:54your hand.
11:55I was just
11:56trying to scare you.
11:58Scare me?
11:59The way you were
12:00holding that knife
12:01looked pretty professional
12:02to me.
12:03Nathan,
12:04isn't it a little late
12:05to play the caring boyfriend?
12:07That restless feeling
12:08from my bipolar disorder
12:09is creeping back in,
12:11and I can feel
12:11it taking over.
12:12I want to see blood.
12:13I want to hear
12:14bones crack.
12:15I am just about
12:16to have someone
12:16drag these two idiots
12:17out and feed them
12:18to the fish
12:19when Lucas' phone
12:19suddenly rings.
12:21I can't hear
12:21what the person
12:22on the other end
12:22is saying,
12:23but Lucas' face
12:24goes from tense
12:25to completely dark
12:25in a matter of seconds.
12:27My dear sister,
12:28what exactly
12:29did you do
12:30behind my back?
12:30Were you trying
12:31to screw me over?
12:35Lucas stares at me,
12:36and I can see
12:37the anger burning
12:38in his eyes.
12:39Emma,
12:40you actually had
12:41the nerve to screw me?
12:42I was wondering
12:43why you retwinly came back.
12:45Turns out you're here
12:45to steal the inheritance,
12:47aren't you?
12:47Unkshul just called
12:48and said all my operations
12:49got shut down.
12:50That was you,
12:51wasn't it?
12:52The whole room
12:52goes cold in an instant.
12:54Those dozen bodyguards
12:55looked confused
12:56a minute ago,
12:57but now that they see
12:58their boss turn on me,
12:59they immediately reach
13:00for their weapons.
13:01Nathan and Amanda
13:02were already terrified,
13:04but when they hear this,
13:05Amanda's voice goes shrill.
13:07I knew it!
13:08Mr. Hartley,
13:09this woman is such a fake.
13:11She definitely came back
13:12to hurt you.
13:13You need to arrest her
13:14right now.
13:15Exactly!
13:16Mr. Hartley,
13:17she's your sister.
13:19She shouldn't be
13:19betraying family like this.
13:21Someone who bites the hand
13:23that feeds them
13:23deserves to be taught
13:24a lesson.
13:26I'm not panicking at all.
13:27Actually,
13:28I think this whole thing
13:29is kind of funny.
13:31You really think
13:32I'm the one
13:32who shut down
13:32your operations?
13:33You think dad
13:34went after you
13:35because I came back?
13:37Lucas grits his teeth.
13:38Isn't that exactly
13:39what happened?
13:40Uncle told me
13:41you came back
13:41to push me out!
13:42I need to strike first.
13:44If I take control now,
13:46the Hartley family
13:47will be mine!
13:51I pause
13:52and let out
13:52a tired sigh.
13:53Then I pull out
13:54my phone,
13:55open an encrypted file,
13:56and toss it straight
13:57at Lucas.
13:57Take a good look
13:58at what those uncles
13:59you keep talking about
14:00have been doing
14:01behind your back.
14:02Lucas picks up
14:03the phone,
14:03looking suspicious.
14:04This can't be real.
14:06They said they just
14:07needed to run
14:08some small transactions
14:09through my place.
14:10How did it turn
14:11into money laundering?
14:12And this contract,
14:14that's not my signature.
14:15Someone forged this.
14:17Forged?
14:17You fucking idiot.
14:19That's your thumbprint
14:20from when you were drunk,
14:21and they grabbed your hand
14:22and pressed it down.
14:24They've been setting you
14:25up this whole time,
14:26using your name
14:26to do all their
14:27dirty work.
14:28When Dad investigates,
14:30you're the one
14:30who takes the fall
14:31for everything.
14:32Then you go to prison.
14:34The Hartley family
14:35falls apart,
14:36and they swoop in
14:37to divide up the assets.
14:39You, Kruthamina,
14:40was a mother.
14:42You really thought
14:43they were helping you
14:44take the family fortune?
14:49They've been feeding you
14:50up like a damn pig!
14:51The second you're useful,
14:52they'll butcher you!
14:53If Dad hadn't figured out
14:54the truth today
14:55and stopped that
14:56last transaction,
14:57you wouldn't be standing
14:58here yelling at me
14:59right now.
14:59Lucas collapses
15:00onto the couch.
15:01All that swagger he had
15:02as Winterhaven's golden boy
15:04is completely gone.
15:05He looks at me,
15:06and his lips are trembling.
15:08Then suddenly,
15:09he drops to his knees
15:10right in front of me
15:11with a loud thud.
15:12His knees hit the broken glass,
15:14and even I
15:15wince at the impact.
15:16But he doesn't even
15:17seem to notice.
15:18He grabs onto my legs
15:20and starts sobbing.
15:21Sis, I'm sorry.
15:23I swear I didn't know.
15:25Those old bastards
15:26always acted so respectful
15:27around me.
15:28I thought they actually cared.
15:30Sis, please help me.
15:32You've always looked out
15:33for me since we were kids.
15:34You're not gonna
15:35abandon me now, right?
15:36If I go to prison,
15:38Dad's gonna kill me!
15:41I look down at this
15:43so-called terror
15:44of Winterhaven.
15:45Now you're begging me
15:47for help?
15:48Weren't you just about
15:49to chop off my hand
15:50a minute ago?
15:53I was being an idiot!
15:55If I'd known it was you,
15:57I'd never have had
15:58the balls to do it!
16:02Sis, just help me
16:03get through this,
16:03and I swear
16:04I'll do whatever you say
16:05from now on.
16:06This whole place
16:06is yours.
16:08All the profits,
16:09everything.
16:10You're embarrassing
16:11yourself.
16:12I'll handle this situation.
16:14But those old bastards,
16:16you deal with them
16:17yourself.
16:18If you can't even
16:19manage that,
16:20then you don't deserve
16:22to call yourself
16:22a Hartley.
16:25You might as well
16:26come work at the
16:26fish market with me.
16:28Don't worry, sis.
16:31I'm gonna skin them alive.
16:33Nathan and Amanda
16:34are crouched down
16:35and inching toward
16:36the door.
16:37You leaving now?
16:38They both freeze
16:39instantly.
16:40Nathan turns around
16:40with an awkward
16:41smile on his face.
16:43Emma, since this was
16:44all just a misunderstanding,
16:46we figured we'd let
16:47you two catch up.
16:49Emma, I was so stupid.
16:50I hope you won't
16:51hold it against me.
16:53My brother's situation
16:54was a misunderstanding,
16:55sure.
16:57But we still have
16:58unfinished business
16:59between us.
17:01I said if I won,
17:02you two would slap
17:03each other until
17:04I was satisfied.
17:08And I'm not
17:09satisfied yet.
17:11Emma, come on.
17:12Stop it.
17:12There are so many
17:13people watching.
17:17You think I'm joking?
17:19When you were trying
17:20to make me chop off
17:21my hand, you didn't
17:22say stop it, did you?
17:23When you wanted
17:24to strip me naked,
17:25you didn't care
17:26who was watching, did you?
17:27Close the door.
17:28Lucas immediately
17:29switches back into
17:30his ruthless enforcer mode.
17:33Lock it down.
17:34If anyone lets
17:35even a rat get away,
17:36I'll have their
17:36hand chopped off.
17:39The door slammed shut.
17:43Get started.
17:44Make it loud
17:45and make it good.
17:46And if I catch you
17:47half-assing this
17:48even a little bit,
17:50then I won't mind
17:51helping you find
17:52some motivation.
17:53Nathan and Amanda
17:54just stand there
17:55staring at me.
17:56Not gonna do it?
17:57Guess they'd rather
17:58lose a hand after all.
18:00Lucas immediately
18:01grabs a chair
18:02and smashes it down
18:02on...
18:03Did you not hear her?
18:04Or do I need
18:05to help you get started?
18:06Nathan jumps
18:07and his hand flies up
18:08to slap Amanda
18:08across the face.
18:09Nate, you hit me?
18:11I thought you said
18:11I was your precious baby?
18:13Amanda, just deal with it,
18:14okay?
18:15It's better than
18:16losing a hand.
18:17I let out a cold laugh.
18:18What was that?
18:18Are you fucking kidding me?
18:19Looks like you still
18:20can't bring yourself
18:20to do it.
18:21Then, every weak slap
18:22means I carve a line
18:23into Ms. Clark's face.
18:24No.
18:26No.
18:27The soft, vulnerable
18:28look in her eyes
18:28vanishes instantly
18:29and something vicious
18:30takes its place.
18:31She swings her hand back
18:33and slaps Nathan
18:34across the face
18:34with everything she has got.
18:36Amanda!
18:37Are you insane?
18:38You could have killed
18:39me with that hit!
18:40If you want to die,
18:41don't drag me down with you!
18:42I'm not getting
18:43my face cut up!
18:44You bitch!
18:45If you hadn't lost
18:46all that money,
18:46I wouldn't be in this mess!
18:48Who are you calling a bitch?
18:49You're the one
18:49who came after me first!
18:51You said Emma was
18:51boring and ugly!
18:52Shut your mouth!
18:53You don't get to
18:54call her Emma!
18:55That's Ms. Hartley!
18:59Nathan, you freeloader!
19:00You only got money
19:01for your company
19:02by scamming Emma!
19:03You're the one
19:03to talk, you two-faced snake!
19:04I know you went
19:05to that hotel
19:05with the producer!
19:06You had it coming!
19:07It's not my fault!
19:08Lucas sidles up next to me
19:09and pours me a drink.
19:11Emma, is that enough
19:12force for you?
19:13Suddenly, the whole thing
19:14feels boring.
19:15Enough.
19:17The two of them
19:17finally stop,
19:18both of them panting
19:19and covered in sweat.
19:20They look like
19:20complete wrecks now.
19:22Fuck!
19:23Um,
19:25Mrs. Hartley,
19:26are you satisfied now?
19:27Can we please leave?
19:28I set down my glass
19:30and stand up,
19:30then walk toward them
19:31step by step.
19:32Nathan, that was just
19:33interest on what you owe
19:34me from the bet.
19:35We haven't even started
19:36settling our real accounts yet.
19:37You said earlier
19:38that if I didn't take
19:38the fall for you,
19:39we were done, right?
19:40Well, I think you're right.
19:41We are done.
19:41But I'm the one
19:42who decides when this ends.
19:46If he is going to be
19:48this easy to scare,
19:49this isn't even fun anymore.
19:51Lucas.
19:54Yeah, sis.
19:55I'm here.
19:56Get these two
19:57disgusting people
19:58out of here.
19:59Don't let them
20:00dirty up your place.
20:01And send word
20:01to everyone in our circle.
20:02If anyone dares
20:03to invest in Nathan's company
20:05or give Amanda
20:05any performance opportunities,
20:07they're making an enemy
20:08of the Hartley family.
20:09Yes!
20:09Don't worry, sis.
20:11I'll make sure
20:12they can't even beg
20:13for scraps in Winterhouse.
20:14When Nathan and Amanda
20:15hear this,
20:16the hope completely drains
20:17from their faces.
20:18They try to crawl toward me
20:20to beg for mercy,
20:21but the bodyguards
20:22drag them out.
20:23I turn to Lucas
20:24and my expression
20:24gets serious.
20:25All right, the show's over.
20:26Now we need to talk
20:28about actual Hartley
20:29family business.
20:30Those old bastards
20:30want to play games?
20:31Fine.
20:32I'll play with them.
20:34But this time,
20:35I'm flipping the whole
20:37damn table.
20:40Sis, slow down.
20:42Wait for me.
20:44I ignore him
20:46and head straight
20:46for an empty private room.
20:50I push the door open
20:51and pour myself some alcohol.
20:54Lucas sits down
20:54across from me carefully,
20:56looking like a scolded puppy.
20:57I swear I didn't know
20:59those old guys
21:00were that nasty.
21:01They were always
21:02so nice to me
21:03and building me up.
21:05I actually thought
21:07I was somebody important.
21:10You know better now?
21:12Yes, I know.
21:13Totally.
21:14They're just a bunch
21:15of ungrateful snakes
21:16and you're where you are.
21:18Emma,
21:18did Dad send you back
21:19here to help me?
21:23Lucas,
21:24have you forgotten
21:24why I left three years ago?
21:26When my bipolar disorder
21:27hit its worst point,
21:28my doctor told me
21:29I needed to get away
21:30from every source
21:31of stress in my life.
21:32And back then,
21:33the biggest stressor
21:34was all the infighting
21:35in the Hartley family,
21:36plus this troublemaker
21:37brother of mine.
21:38He was always causing problems
21:39and I was always the one
21:40cleaning up his mess.
21:41Day after day,
21:42I could feel myself
21:43getting closer
21:43to a complete breakdown,
21:45so I left.
21:46I didn't come back
21:46to help you.
21:47I came back
21:48for the entire
21:49Hartley family
21:50and to drag
21:52your stupid ass
21:53back from whatever
21:54dead-end path
21:55you're on.
21:56Sis,
21:57I know I messed up.
21:59These three years
22:00without you,
22:01I was all alone.
22:03I just wanted
22:04to prove to Dad
22:05that I was better
22:06than you,
22:07that I could handle
22:07the Hartley family.
22:09Instead,
22:09you turned yourself
22:10into a complete idiot.
22:11Alright,
22:11stop trying
22:12to get sympathy
22:13from me.
22:14Tomorrow morning,
22:15there's a family meeting
22:16and every single one
22:18of those old bastards
22:18is going to be there.
22:20When the time comes,
22:21just sit next to me
22:22and watch the show.
22:26Sis,
22:26that's it?
22:28It's that simple?
22:30What else
22:31did you expect?
22:33You want to go
22:33out there yourself
22:34and let them
22:35screw you over again?
22:36After dealing
22:36with all the internal mess
22:38in the Hartley family,
22:39I finally feel like
22:40I can breathe again.
22:41Sis,
22:41I swear I'm done
22:42with all that shady stuff.
22:43I'm going to work
22:44with you from now on,
22:45do things the right way.
22:46Mr. Hartley,
22:47Mr. Pierce Clark
22:47are outside.
22:48They're demanding
22:49to see Miss Hartley
22:49and we can't stop them.
22:51They've got the nerve
22:51to show up here!
22:52I'm going to break
22:53their damn leg!
22:54I hold up my hand
22:55to stop him.
22:56Wait,
22:57let them in.
22:57Emma,
22:59I was wrong!
23:00Please give me
23:00one more chance!
23:01We were together
23:02three years!
23:03Emma,
23:03I'll never do it again!
23:05No one will hire me!
23:06I can't survive!
23:09I'll give you a chance.
23:11Whoever eats
23:11all this glass,
23:12I'll think about
23:13letting you go.
23:15Eventually,
23:16they both stumble
23:17out the door
23:17looking like
23:18complete messes.
23:19Sis!
23:20Are you insane?
23:21Sis,
23:22don't do that again.
23:23I'll handle them,
23:24don't get hurt.
23:25Okay, okay,
23:25I got it.
23:26Stop nagging.
23:27Three months later,
23:28I leave Winter Haven
23:29and head to a small
23:30fishing village down south.
23:31Dad misses you.
23:33They're ruined.
23:34I'm in charge now.
23:35When are you coming home?
23:36I just smile
23:37and don't say anything.
23:38I know it won't be much longer.
23:40I'll be home soon.
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