00:00Ruby Bell is a young woman of modest background who dreams of one day being admitted to the
00:05University of Oxford. She lives with her mother, her sister, and her father, who remains in a
00:10wheelchair after an accident for which Ruby feels somewhat responsible. She has earned a place at
00:16a distinguished institution called Max Tom Hall, where teenagers from wealthy families study.
00:22However, her goal of obtaining a letter of recommendation that would open the doors to
00:26Oxford begins to fall apart when Ruby Bell accidentally discovers Professor Graham kissing
00:32Lydia Beaufort. He was precisely the person in charge of writing that recommendation for her
00:38at the end of the school year. Realizing that if the incident were made public it could damage the
00:43professor's reputation, Ruby decides to give up his support. Lydia, afraid that what happened might
00:50be exposed, asks her brother James to intimidate Ruby to make sure she doesn't reveal what she
00:56witnessed. Both James and Lydia are part of the Beaufort Empire, and since childhood they've
01:02grown up believing that money can solve any problem. For that reason, James tries to bribe Ruby,
01:08convinced that money would likely make her stay silent. But she rejects the bribe and makes it
01:13clear how distant their worlds are. She then goes to Headmaster Lessington to ask him to be the one to
01:20write her letter of recommendation. The Headmaster agrees, on the condition that as a member of the
01:26event planning committee, she organizes a successful welcome party and encourages new students to join
01:31the school. Ruby accepts the challenge but did not anticipate that James, determined to get his way,
01:38would ruin the celebration by hiring a group of strippers. After the scandal, the Headmaster punishes
01:45them both. He suspends James from his sports team and informs Ruby that he will not write her recommendation.
01:51However, he offers them a way out, to collaborate together on a charity gala. If the event turns out
01:58to be a success, he will lift their punishment immediately. James and Ruby can't stand each other,
02:05barely understand one another, and show no interest in trying. However, when James presents an idea about
02:11the gala's dress code, Ruby is forced to cooperate with him. James and Lydia's parents run a fashion
02:18firm where Lydia has worked tirelessly behind the scenes. Even so, Mortimer Beaufort, their father,
02:24He does not trust that his daughter is ready to take over the company's leadership. Instead, he places
02:29all his expectations on James, whom he constantly pressures to live up to the family legacy and take
02:35on his role as the main face of the brand. Before continuing with the story, I want to say this.
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02:53continue with the story. Lydia, completely overwhelmed by her father's rejection, also faces the fact that
03:00Professor Graham decides to leave her, fearful that their relationship might be exposed and cost him
03:07his job. Ruby, determined to get that letter of recommendation at any cost, talks with James to
03:14find out if his family collection includes any Victorian suits they could use for the promotional
03:19poster of the gala. James confirms that it does, although at first he doesn't seem very willing to
03:26help her. Ruby manages to convince her sister, a fashion enthusiast, to make a dress from scratch
03:33inspired by that era. However, a careless mistake causes her to burn herself with the iron.
03:40Seeing her so distressed, James finally agrees to help and invites Ruby to travel to London to examine
03:46some dresses that might work. During the trip, the two begin to connect and gradually start to
03:52understand each other better. That closeness is broken when James' father bursts in. Upon discovering
03:59Ruby wearing one of the dresses from his collection, he humiliates her and makes it clear that someone
04:05like her is not worthy of wearing such an expensive garment. James, embarrassed by his father's behavior,
04:12tries to apologize to Ruby. After all, she's the only one who seems to understand his desire
04:18not to follow in the footsteps of the family business. During a party, James' friends push Ruby into the
04:25pool and that incident leads her to open up to him. She confesses her fear of water ever since her
04:32father
04:32lost his legs to a boat's propellers. As the two grow closer and closer, Lydia and Graham plan to run
04:39away
04:40so that no one can stand in their way of their love. Mortimer, for his part, puts his son in
04:45a difficult
04:46situation by informing him that he won't be able to attend the charity gala since that same night the new
04:53Beaufort youth line will be presented, for which he will be the main image. Tired of their father's demands,
05:00James and Lydia decide to rebel and switch roles. She will attend and represent the brand she secretly
05:07helped build, while he will go to the gala that could reopen the doors to the team he wants to
05:12play for.
05:13The event turns out to be a success, and James and Ruby can no longer hide that something more than
05:19friendship has blossomed between them. After a power outage at the venue, the two end up kissing once
05:25they've solved the problem. Filled with rage, Mortimer appears, once again insults Ruby and drags his son
05:32away, threatening, after hitting him, to destroy his family if he doesn't stay away and devote himself
05:39entirely to become his worthy heir. After that warning, James begins to distance himself from Ruby,
05:45leaving her completely confused. This coincides with the arrival of the interview summons for Oxford.
05:52Ruby receives hers with the excitement shared by her entire family. Thrilled about this new experience,
05:59she never imagined she would end up right across from James' room, who, just like his sister Lydia,
06:04had also been invited. Lydia has postponed her plan with Graham, unaware that the most life-changing
06:11event is approaching. She is expecting her child. Ruby, fully focused on standing out in the interviews,
06:18avoids any contact with James and doesn't even try to find out the reason for his distance. James,
06:24Unable to ignore her, he becomes even more upset when he notices that one of the tutors begins to flirt with
06:29her. Ruby's first interviews go well, but she loses focus after learning, through a conversation with
06:35Lydia, that James has stayed away to avoid causing her trouble. An argument between them, at the worst
06:41possible moment, leads them to talk. James confesses that he distanced himself to protect her from his
06:47father. Ruby understands and forgives him, and the two finally give in to their love for the first time.
06:54Upon returning home, Ruby discovers that her family has managed to repair the chair that will allow her
06:59father to go upstairs. She celebrates joyfully, while James and Lydia receive the news that their mother
07:04you have died from a stroke. Furious that their father hadn't told them, James confronts him and tries to
07:10attack him, but his driver stops him. Out of control, James reproaches the man for not warning him when his
07:16mother fell ill, and runs to Ruby's house. Seeing her so happy with her family, he decides not to interrupt
07:23that moment. Thus ends the first season.
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