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Too Late To Beg For Her Back - 2026 ✅
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00:00I've always had a strong sex drive, for three years Ethan Hayes never once satisfied me,
00:05but tonight, the Las Vegas Flower Gala, a dozen billionaire, heiresses lined up on stage,
00:11one by one, their bust sizes were measured, waiting to be chosen, an orchid meant an arranged
00:17marriage, no orchid meant your family would sell you off to the highest bidder, I am Chloe,
00:22I was born curvy, but I was the casino king's illegitimate daughter, so no one would ever
00:28choose me, tonite, the only man who could save me was the one I'd loved for ten years,
00:34he was standing right there, Ethan smiled at the girl beside him, then he placed the orchid
00:39in her hands, that was supposed to be mine, he knew it, everyone knew it, you deserve this Lily,
00:45you have class, class one word and I became the punchline of the entire room, yesterday he promised
00:52me, three years, just give me three years and I'll handle everything, no one's going to force you
00:57into marriage, today he handed my future to a girl he met six months ago, Lily walked over to me,
01:03she looked nervous, Chloe I'm so sorry, I told him not to, I really did, then she touched the orchid
01:10on her wrist, straightened it slowly, making sure I saw it, her eyes never changed, that is the thing
01:17about Lily, her mouth says sorry, her hand said he's mine now, Ethan walked over with a drink in his
01:22hand, casual, relaxed, like nothing happened, don't be dramatic, Chloe, he grabbed a rose from
01:28a passing tray and held it out, the thorns were still on, the stem was broken halfway, here, you
01:34look better in red anyway, a broken rose, for the broken girl, got it, why are you making such a
01:39fuss
01:40over one orchid, the laughter around me grew louder, she's the bastard daughter, what did she
01:45expect, before I could respond, a voice cut through the crowd, Vivian, graceful as always, untouchable
01:51as ever, she walked toward me with a champagne glass in her hand, smiling, the kind of smile that made
01:57everyone think she was a loving mother, Chloe, darling, we raised you for 18 years, fed you, clothed
02:04you, put a roof over your head, and this is how you repay us, making a scene at the gala,
02:09she glanced
02:10at the rose in my hand, then at the orchid on Lily's wrist, some girls are orchids, some girls
02:16aren't, know your place, 300 people watching, not one of them on my side, then my third sister
02:24stepped forward, like she'd been waiting for this, if I were you, I wouldn't have shown up tonight,
02:29how embarrassing, she circled me slowly, then she reached out and touched the necklace around my neck,
02:35this belongs to the Carter family, she unclasped it, I didn't move, the earrings too, one then the
02:41other, dropped onto a silver tray a waiter was forced to hold, the bracelet, gone, the room was
02:47so quiet I could hear the jewelry hitting the tray, my sister looked me up and down, then smiled,
02:53take off the dress too, mom said you've enjoyed enough of the Carter family's kindness,
02:56from now on you're on your own, I looked at Vivian, she sipped her champagne, and nodded,
03:03so I reached behind my back, and unzipped the dress myself, the fabric slid off my shoulders,
03:10then pooled at my feet, 300 people, camera flashes, whispers, I stood there in nothing but a silk slip,
03:17my whole body is just exposed like this, from head to toe for everyone to see, my sister finally
03:23stopped smiling, she didn't expect me to actually do it, Vivian's glass paused halfway to her lips,
03:29even she didn't expect that, I picked up the dress, folded it neatly, and placed it on the tray,
03:35on top of the jewelry, there, that's everything,
03:45now we're even, then I looked at Ethan, he was frozen, his face was white, Chloe, I turned around,
03:52and walked through 300 people barefoot, in a silk slip, with nothing to my name, my sister's voice
03:59echoed behind me, oh right, one more thing, that man in DC, I heard he already has someone he truly
04:05loves, good luck, my mother died young, I was taken back to the Carter family when I was still a
04:11child,
04:12the way Vivian looked at me, it was as if she wanted me dead, my father had too many women
04:17to even count,
04:18of course, he never cared whether a daughter like me lived or died, I learned to read people from a
04:23very
04:23young age, how to survive, if it weren't for this face, I probably wouldn't have made it this far in
04:28one piece,
04:29so I survived in the cracks, and I went to my uncle, I begged him to train me, to bet
04:34on me,
04:34that man never smiled, so I held myself together, even when I was shaking inside, making a deal with
04:40a tiger means you don't get to be afraid, your father has over 20 children, why should I bet on
04:45you, you're just an illegitimate daughter, because I have nothing to lose, and I'm not afraid to bleed,
04:50but the time still isn't right, and uncle Henry won't help me, as for that man in DC, I heard
04:56he's cruel,
04:56cross him once, and he'll make you pay for it 10 times over, the Carter family wants in with him,
05:02but they can't bear to sacrifice their real daughters, so they picked me, of course they did,
05:07uncle Henry had probably already heard how tonight ended, he sent me one text,
05:12you lost, figure it out yourself, I shivered and wrapped my arms around myself,
05:16I left the banquet and got into the car uncle Henry sent, he was already inside dressed in black,
05:22cold as ice, no smile, not even a trace, you lost the bet, tomorrow you leave for DC,
05:28what happens next depends on your own fate, I'll come back, we'll see, the corner of his mouth
05:33lifted cold, faint, merciless, just like that he kicked me out of the game, on social media Lily
05:39was smiling brightly, thank you for giving me the most beautiful night of my life, now it's my turn
05:45to repay you, the man with his arm around her was still wearing the cufflinks I gave him,
05:50the next morning before sunrise, I left, no goodbye, no looking back, just a backpack and
05:56a one-way trip to the airport, security, boarding everything went smoothly, as the plane began to
06:02taxi, I shut off my phone for good, just like that, I cut off everything connected to Las Vegas,
06:08then the announcement came, ladies and gentlemen, we are incredibly sorry, we have been ordered to
06:13return to the gate, Mr. Hayes has bought out every flight today to locate one person,
06:23I watched the view outside the window, it suddenly slowed down, just a second ago, everything had
06:29still been rushing past, my mind went blank, the second the plane stopped, my phone got signal
06:34again, calls came flooding in, messages too, then a payment alert popped up, we sincerely apologize
06:40for disturbing your trip, as compensation, the Hayes family will reimburse today's tickets
06:44at 10 times the original price, the cabin went dead silent, not one person said a word, then a few
06:50girls behind me started whispering, who is the Hayes family looking for, they're really making this
06:55big of a scene, this is straight out of a drama, I looked at my phone, my chest tightened, early
07:01that
07:02morning, Ethan had gone to the Carter house to find me, when he saw I was gone, he walked straight
07:06into my room, the dress from last night was still there, so was the jewelry, everything was untouched,
07:12except the backpack I used all the time, that was when he lost it, he dragged the whole family
07:17out of bed, he questioned every single one of them, that was when he found out I'd already
07:22left for DC, he nearly tore the whole house apart, he called me right away, but by then
07:27I was already on the plane, when he realized I hadn't kept a thing from him, he snapped,
07:32he grounded every flight and forced them back, I got off the plane with my backpack, then I
07:37stood in the airport completely torn, should I go back, or keep going, it was still early,
07:42and I was starving, so I decided to grab a bite of steak first, I could think after I ate,
07:47right
07:47then, a text from Uncle Henry came in, do you want to come back, the Hayes family is still willing
07:52to
07:52have you, the Carter family was full of schemes, Ethan might have spoiled me, but there was no way
07:57he'd throw away his pride for me, if I went back now, all I'd get would be cold stares, if
08:02I kept going,
08:03maybe I still had a chance, I was halfway through my steak, when a group of men in black stormed
08:07in,
08:08any woman who looked even a little pretty got stopped and questioned, a second later,
08:12Ethan rushed in too, he walked right past me, he was drenched in sweat, his phone was clenched in
08:18his hand, he looked shaken, almost helpless, he kept calling my number, over and over, my phone would
08:24not stop vibrating, when no one picked up, he got so mad, he almost smashed it, the men in black
08:30searched everywhere, they came back with nothing, where is she, keep every route blocked, do not
08:35let a single plane fly to DC, it was the first time I had ever seen Ethan that rattled, that
08:40out
08:40of control, I checked the flights, the plane to NYC had already changed destinations, I sat there
08:46waiting to board, scrolling through the news, Las Vegas tabloids were always insane and ridiculous,
08:53the top headline was all about the Hayes family's golden boy, in giant red letters it read,
08:57Ethan Hayes was seen with a new beauty last night, so why is he buying out an entire flight
09:03route today, this kind of love is unreal, if a guy came after me like that, I'd say yes
09:07on the spot, what do you know, at the flower gala last night, Mr. Hayes picked some sponsored
09:15girl, I bet she conned him, what, he passed on all those rich girls and now he regrets it,
09:21I pressed my lips together, I said nothing, I just took a sip of coffee, I'm telling you,
09:27Mr. Hayes probably didn't even know giving her that flower meant a confession, wow, you
09:31even know that, that's nothing, I got invited to last night's gala too, I froze, for a second
09:38I thought maybe I knew her, I glanced back and didn't recognize her, so lucky, it's not
09:43a big deal, my family knows people in Las Vegas' upper circle, so what did that girl look
09:48like, really pretty, they're like, like seriously gorgeous, no one can figure out why Mr. Hayes
09:55gave the flower to some outsider, but honestly, same difference, then the girl switched tones,
10:01pure contempt, that pretty girl, she's just an illegitimate daughter, she's nothing like us,
10:07we're the real daughters, I let out an awkward little cough, both girls turned around, she still
10:12didn't notice anything, if anything, she got louder, maybe Ethan will wise up and pick me,
10:18I'm the princess of my family, I had zero interest in eavesdropping any longer, so I got up and paid
10:24my bill, as I passed, the loudest girl saw my face, her whole expression froze, what, you know
10:31her, the other girl looked up at me, she's gorgeous, you're, she glanced past me at the men still
10:38searching all over the airport, then she started stammering, wait, Ethan's looking for you, I put a
10:45finger to my lips, both girls slapped their hands over their mouths, their eyes went huge, I had
10:51already walked a good distance away when one of them finally screamed, you never said she looked
10:56like that, you seriously have no shot, the second I got to the gate, another refund alert hit my phone,
11:02I almost laughed, the Hayes family had reached everywhere, they had actually bought out flights
11:07to other cities too, I gripped my phone, I really didn't know whether to go forward or turn back,
11:13while I was still hesitating, a call came in, a DC number, hello, who's this? Ryan Shaw, the man I
11:21was
11:21supposed to marry, his voice was cool, low, clean, way too easy to like, I'm sorry, my plane is on
11:27the
11:27tarmac, walk outside, they'll bring you to me, I was just about to explain Ethan had shut down the
11:33flight routes when I saw it, a private jet was parked out on the tarmac, a few older men in
11:38black
11:38got off and stood there waiting, straight, backed respectful, okay, I hung up quietly and headed
11:45straight for the plane, the second I stepped outside, an umbrella opened over my head,
11:50Mrs. Shaw, we're here to take you home, right then, Ethan finally saw me,
11:58he strode over fast and grabbed my wrist, Chloe, you're coming with me, several bodyguards moved
12:05in at once, they closed around me, at the same time, Ryan's people stepped in front of me too,
12:10both sides squared off, the people nearby instantly pulled out their phones, nobody wanted to miss this,
12:17the man leading Ryan's side looked like a family butler, sharp suit, perfect posture,
12:21old school money from head to toe, he was smiling, but there wasn't one ounce of warmth in it,
12:28Mr. Hayes, I'm here to bring Mrs. Shaw back, please let go, we're still in Las Vegas,
12:34I'd like to see who thinks they can take her, then he looked straight at me through the crowd around
12:39us,
12:39your family was forcing you into this marriage, why didn't you tell me, I almost laughed from
12:44frustration, Ethan, you protected me for years, I'm grateful for that, things ended up here,
12:53I don't blame anyone, what the hell does that mean, you don't blame anyone,
12:57if you don't blame me, then come back with me, I'll talk to your family, I'll marry you,
13:03I looked up at him, rain started coming down, his hair was a mess, his eyes were red from panic,
13:08Ryan's butler stayed planted in front of me, calm, professional, sorry, the time we agreed on with
13:14the Carter family has arrived, Mrs. Shaw can only come with us today, Ethan didn't even look at him,
13:20he only stared at me, I shook my head, Ethan, I told you before, I only wanted that three year
13:26promise from you, I already have someone I like, I was never planning to marry you, again, you've been
13:32stuck inside that house your whole life, who could you possibly like, I know you hate it when I call
13:36you my shadow, but stop being stubborn, come back with me, let's talk when we get back, okay?
13:40Without realizing it, he was pleading now, and I was grateful, I really was, but the second he let
13:45go of my hand and gave that flower to his sponsored girl, we were done, we were never meant to
13:50walk the
13:51same path again, Ethan, your future wife is Lily, the whole city knows that now, you two should be
13:56happy together, who the hell would marry some sponsored girl, are you kidding me, I'd marry you
14:01before I'd ever marry her, my eyes dimmed, that was the problem with Ethan, he liked me enough,
14:07but never respected me enough, and in that moment, every bit of hesitation finally left me,
14:12I followed the butler, and strode toward the plane, Ethan stayed where he was, his eyes looked ready
14:17to spit fire, Chloe, think this through, once you go to DC, nobody's gonna protect you anymore,
14:24so you're really not marrying me, if you walk away now, don't regret it, the butler had already set
14:29out fresh clothes, he pointed to the washroom and back, his voice was low, you should rent off,
14:35staying soaked like that gets you sick fast, the jet was ridiculously fancy, no way it was rented,
14:40it had to be the Shaw family's private jet figures, typical DC old money, even the Carters don't own
14:47a private jet, my dad only chartered one once in a while, and this thing had everything, a bathroom,
14:53a full bed, what threw me off, was the bed itself, soft pink bedding, not exactly Ryan Shaw's vibe,
15:00in the bathroom, I changed into the clothes they'd prepared, then I froze again, they were my exact
15:05size, when I came back out, the butler had already sent the bodyguards to the rear cabin,
15:11I looked at him, does Mr. Shaw usually fly on this, he caught my confusion right away, he bought this
15:16jet
15:17for you, everything was designed around your taste, even the bedding, he picked it himself,
15:23made from the softest, most comfortable material, I was stunned, something this expensive, and he
15:30just gave it away to someone unrelated to him, wasn't he supposed to have a girl he loved,
15:35it's still a long flight, you can rest a bit, the butler kept going, DC is dry, we prepared a
15:42humidifier for you, no one had ever cared how I felt, I was always the one watching everybody else,
15:48that sudden kindness threw me off, I couldn't even sit still, thankfully the butler saw I was
15:53tense, he quietly stepped away, I took out a pen and started drawing, but my mind was all over the
15:58place, all I felt was dread, the plane touched down on a huge stretch of green, Anse looked closer,
16:04I realized it wasn't a runway, it was the Shaw estate, I grew up rich in Las Vegas, but even
16:10I had
16:11never seen anything this insane, Ryan came to meet me himself, he wore a soft smile, nothing like
16:17the rumors, not cold, not cruel, he draped a coat over my shoulders, his voice was warm, are you cold?
16:25Then I stepped aside a little, Mr. Shaw, I know you love someone else, I know you were forced to
16:31marry
16:31me, don't worry, just give me three years, I won't keep you away from her for long, after that, we
16:37split,
16:38someone I love? Three years? Yeah, three years, I'll do the wife thing, that's it, I won't interfere,
16:48when the time's up, I leave, clean break, his brow tightened, he looked at the butler,
16:54that look was pure interrogation, when no one answered, who told you we keep score like that,
16:59Mrs. Shaw?
17:05He hooked a finger under my chin, then leaned in closer,
17:10What's mine is yours, Mrs. Shaw?
17:11Even after we walked inside, I still hadn't snapped out of it, wasn't he supposed to be icy,
17:17wasn't he supposed to be ruthless? Ryan Shaw's house was all sharp lines,
17:22simple furniture, cold tones, clean, precise, but there was color too, pillows, rugs, flowers,
17:29new additions, still, nothing looked wrong, everything fit, the taste was flawless,
17:34the whole place felt warmer than it should, I sat on the sofa, then handed him a sheet of paper,
17:40paper, my proposal, take a look, I need to borrow money, I'll pay it back in installments,
17:49I felt my face heat up, I was the gambling king's daughter, yet I came here with one backpack,
17:54no jewelry, no dowry, no valuables, nothing, in the Shaw family's eyes that was almost insulting,
18:02before I landed, I had already looked into them, the Shaw family stood at the top untouchable,
18:07unshaken, they needed nothing, not money, not marriage alliances,
18:12and you and begging them for help could line up across Las Vegas, so I still couldn't understand it,
18:17why would the Shaw family choose the Carter family, I pressed my lips together,
18:22I have no money, but don't worry, I'll pay you back, he took my cold hand instead,
18:28his palm was warm, he rubbed my fingers slowly, my face burned again,
18:33he looked pleased, very pleased, what do you need it for, I looked up, then it hit me,
18:38maybe as Ryan Shaw's wife, I wasn't meant to have any financial power at all,
18:43maybe I was supposed to just spend what they gave me, maybe that was the rule,
18:47Mr. Shaw, I don't want to stay under the Carter family's control, I won't be a useless trophy wife,
18:54I won't live on handouts, I want my own career, and if I can, I want the part of the
18:59Carter family
19:00that belongs to me, Ryan paused, that answer surprised him, I had been too direct,
19:05he reached out, rubbed my hair, then said softly, everything I have is yours,
19:10my card, spend whatever you want, I just couldn't tell what the distance in his eyes meant,
19:15Ryan gave me a beautiful suite in the estate, bright, sunny, beautiful like a princess room,
19:21I stood there stunned in the Carter family, I had never had anything like this,
19:25I was just the illegitimate daughter, that night I finally slept well, the next morning Uncle
19:30Henry came first, in the Carter family, Uncle Henry was the only one who had ever protected me,
19:35but his kindness always had a price, always, Ethan is tearing the city apart,
19:40why didn't you come back, I'm a person, not a pet that comes whenever you call,
19:44oh, I thought you already accepted your role, a tool for revenge, for three years I did everything
19:49a Mrs. Shaw should do, I attended banquets with Ryan, stood by his side, smiled when needed,
19:56spoke when needed, in that world everyone knew me, they praised me, flattered me, tried to win me
20:02over, to them, I was a lucky girl, beautiful, quiet, harmless, Ryan spoiled me, everyone saw it,
20:09three years passed, I borrowed only one million from the Shaw family, to outsiders I am that lucky,
20:15quiet, harmless Voss, but I have never forgotten my true purpose for being here, but I never forgot
20:21why I was here, that one million opened the door to Las Vegas high society, I used their connections,
20:28their networks, their greed, then I aimed it all at the Carter family, I crushed their influence,
20:34stole their talent, cut their ground out from under them, little by little my father saw the truth,
20:40all his children were useless, every one of them, the other branches panicked, they were scared,
20:46scared of losing money, scared of losing status, so they sold their shares, and multiplied again and
20:52again, and just when my father thought he had won the most, I took the seat of the largest shareholder
20:57in the Carter family, by then the Carter heirs were already finished, every single one
21:10year in Carter family, so he made theeller on the return, every one of them, and had alignedmayent everything,
21:11of course, we love to see perhaps, even one of our own friends who later on in the Carter family
21:11planités,
21:12so you're going to be a good conversation with everyone who came up, to try to no especially,
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