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