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00:06in college i bought a boyfriend he was a genius from a small town
00:13he was penniless but i got everything the deal was i paid his family's medical bills
00:19and he slept with me but eventually he hated every second of the four years
00:25then a nightmare happened my family went bankrupt overnight that same night he walked away
00:32no goodbye no looking back just gone for years later everything changed i'm a waitress at a
00:40stripper club working to pay off debts and him he's the new king of silicon valley
00:46for all these years i never thought i'd run into ryan like this i kept my head down when serving
00:52the drinks trying to hide tella was sitting right next to him they look perfect together
00:58i thought bitterly waitress slice up these oranges i turned my back to him and started slicing
01:04the orange juice splashed on my hands long ago whenever i craved oranges ryan would always
01:11slice for me his cuts were perfect slice was exactly the same back then i actually thought
01:17he loved me later i realized he was just a sweet person when he sliced those oranges he would
01:24think about codes scholarships and bills this month he thought about everything except me four years
01:30apart felt like a lifetime suddenly they started talking about college romances someone said i heard
01:35you had a girlfriend back then ryan my hand froze i heard you had a girlfriend back then ryan my
01:45hand
01:45froze yeah wow four years basically all of college ryan didn't respond it must be unforgettable right ryan
01:55stayed silent swirling the wine in his glass after a long pause he gave a faint cold smile not really
02:04believe me he couldn't stand that girl stella joked i went to the same college with them that girl was
02:12a
02:12totally nightmare if she hadn't been in the way ryan i would have been together years ago
02:20so true stella is killing it on social media the ex is old news compared to her the room is
02:28filled with
02:28laughter again i grabbed the tray wanting to get out of there suddenly the knife slips out the sound
02:34drew everyone's attention what is wrong with you can't you even cut fruit i'm so sorry i'll go get a
02:40new
02:40one wait ryan's voice stopped me cold turn around he spoke slowly one word at a time i froze i
02:51felt like
02:51i was nailed to the floor turn around i froze just then the manager stepped in i'm so sorry she's
03:01new
03:02this tray is on the homes today go get a new one now
03:10i finally escaped the room be more careful next time if they complain you're working for nothing tonight
03:19thank you that vip room is full of big shots especially that young ceo we cannot afford to
03:28offend him i'm scared could you deliver the oranges for me sure
03:36i stood in the hallway realized something bitter i am the nightmare x they were talking about
03:45i still remember our freshman year ryan stood in the crowd in his faded old clothes he was totally an
03:52outsider but he was the only one i saw until last week when he suddenly showed up i loved his
04:00cold
04:00calm voice when he was talking to me and i loved the way he looked down at me ryan was
04:08desperate for
04:08money back then so one night after class i grabbed his hand i like you ryan be with me i
04:17have money
04:18we can share i could even pay you for one night no he said no of course but i was
04:27young and spoiled
04:29i didn't know the word lose meant the more he said no no the harder i chased him
04:38everything changed when his grandfather got sick without thinking i paid all the medical bills
04:47that was the moment ryan finally gave in i was so stupid i thought i was being a hero
04:57it took me a long time to realize i got the man
05:05but i crushed his soul
05:11even after we started dating he worked every single day he barely touched my money but things got worse
05:17people started to spread rumors they said he had sold himself i was so naive i just held his hand
05:24and
05:24said ignore them i lived in my own little world never realized ryan was fighting his war all alone
05:30senior year my family lost everything i didn't tell him the truth i just called him out and said let's
05:36break up why i'm bored of you fine as you wish just like that we were over i figured he
05:45was happy to
05:46finally be free the day we broke up i changed my phone and left town to pay off the debts
05:52i didn't move back until three months ago ryan looks amazing now he was always a genius the top
05:58of our class only four years after graduation he's a tech mogul on the cover of fortune magazines now
06:04and stella she was our prom queen became a famous influencer i never expected them to be together
06:10they look good together
06:14they look good together standing by the elevator i tried to swallow the bitterness in my chest
06:20it was 4 a.m when i finished my shift i was the last one out of the club the
06:26lights were off
06:27and the elevator wasn't running i kept hitting the button hoping for a miracle you should call
06:31security a voice said behind me i looked back and there he was ryan i called my hands shaking
06:39the elevator opened we stood together in the tiny quiet space you always get off this late he asked
06:46casually we leave when the last guest leaves does it pay well it's okay i kept my head down he
06:53acted
06:53like i was a total stranger chatting away as if nothing happened this elevator is slow my girlfriend is
06:58waiting for me she must be worried my heart skipped a beat he was talking about stella
07:05what about you working so late doesn't your boyfriend pick you up
07:12doesn't your boyfriend pick you up i live nearby the elevator doors opened i tried to run but ryan
07:18grabbed my arm why are you always running chloe where else can you go he looked exactly like the
07:24same boy from my past but his eyes were colder you just vanished chloe phone disconnected no one can
07:32reach you you're so good at disappearing i finally looked at him you've done your research haven't you
07:38ryan my family went bankrupt i'm still in debt why didn't you tell me then was your pride that important
07:43i was speechless chloe is that you it was stella she looked perfect even prettier than before
07:53chloe is that you where have you been after all these years
07:58i moved away stella looked at my coat wait is that your old coat from college it's literally
08:05falling apart why are you still wearing that she wanted to embarrass me it's fine it still works
08:11are things that bad stella pulled out a card said here take this don't worry about paying it back
08:19i looked at her then at ryan who was in her arm no thanks i can still pay my own
08:24bills
08:25i'm actually getting married next month to be exact i'd love for you guys to come to my wedding
08:31ryan's face suddenly went pale he never saw it coming the club gig is just my side hustle
08:38by day i have a real office job monday morning a big client arrived the office was buzzing with gossip
08:44i heard this guy's a total genius he built the system just to find someone who i heard it's his
08:51ex
08:51girlfriend my heart skipped a beat so did he find her yet nobody knows but every big investor is
08:57chasing him i grabbed my files and headed to the meeting i heard a familiar voice inside
09:04i need to rethink this partnership i pushed the door open and set the files down ryan's eyes locked
09:10onto mine instantly what are you doing here working my boss looked surprised chloe do you know mr warren
09:19we've met met that's new to me he was upset but i didn't know why he was the one who
09:25walked away
09:26first ryan pointed at me and looked at my boss i'm willing to sign provided there's a small condition
09:33i want chloe as my private assistant of course absolutely my boss agreed before i could say a word
09:39then he had me run coffee back and forth while they talked business until sunset at pm i grabbed my
09:46bag
09:46to leave where are you going i didn't say you could leave i can't work late today mr warren what
09:52could be
09:52more important than your work i have another job i have to go deliver food now ryan just stared at
10:00me in
10:01total shock i used to be so spoiled i was the kind of person who wouldn't even touch takeout back
10:07in
10:07college ryan spent all his after school hours delivering food his dinner was usually just a
10:12cheap free meal provided by the delivery company one day i went to find him i saw him squeezed into
10:18a tiny room with a bunch of other uber eat drivers they were all just shoving food into their mouths
10:23from plastic boxes i said ryan how can you eat that it's so unhealthy he looked so uncomfortable
10:32he looked at me and asked does it really matter if it's healthy come on let's go grab some steak
10:38i dragged him to a new steakhouse where a meal costs over 100 bucks he stood at the door for
10:45a
10:45long time then he silently took off his delivery uniform it wasn't until my family lost everything
10:52that i finally understood how he felt that day and i understood his pain just like i felt today
10:59it started snowing on the street the ground was so slippery and the food spilled everywhere
11:06i called the customer to explain but he just screamed at me hello i'm so sorry it's snowing
11:15and the roads are icy i fell off my bike and the food spilled don't make excuses you're late i'm
11:21so
11:21sorry i'm so sorry my palms were cracked and bleeding it hurt so badly but i didn't have time
11:27to care suddenly ryan appeared and grabbed my bike i had no idea how long he'd been standing there
11:33watching me i reflexively hid my hands behind my back stop hiding them i saw them go wash them right
11:42now his voice was raspy and his eyes were bloodshot i have to deliver the food first get in the
11:48car i'll
11:48take you the customer lived on the first floor when i handed him the meal he grumbled what the a
11:56porsche driver delivering takeout i checked my phone i had to pick up the next order stop don't go
12:05i can't i haven't made enough money tonight then i'll buy it then i'll buy it what i can't believe
12:12what i heard he reached into his coat and pulled out a thick stack of cash he didn't even count
12:17it he
12:18just pressed the money into my bleeding hands i'm buying your time for the rest of the night the
12:24porsche pulled up to ryan's house he opened the door for me i stepped out hesitantly standing at his
12:31front door i stopped stella wouldn't like it i refused to go inside you're still worried about her
12:36look at yourself you're a mess my palms were torn up and my clothes were soaked with dirty melted snow
12:44and look at this house does it look like a woman lives here you guys aren't living together
12:50i was never even with her ryan pulled out a contract and handed it to me
12:55six months ago she came to me for a deal she didn't want to be harassed by all those scumbags
13:01so she asked me to play her fake boyfriend he explained further making sure i understood and some
13:08gold diggers like to target tech ceos like us it's annoying stella could help me get rid of them as
13:14well i opened the contract and the words practically jumped off the page no interference in each other's
13:21private lives ryan took my hand and started treating my wounds then i saw a row of unopened
13:28hand creams on the shelf it was my favorite brand ryan had bought the entire set i talked to your
13:35co-works today you don't have a boyfriend you even told everyone you were single last week
13:42tell me the truth there is no wedding chloe admit it
13:47you're wrong there is
13:50then show me a photo a photo of you and that guy we we don't have any photos together
14:00you you love taking pictures and you're telling me you don't have a single photo with your new
14:05man you just reminded me i'll take one next time and show it to you ryan let out a cold
14:13frustrated
14:13laugh suddenly he leaned over he pushed me back onto the couch trapping me completely i couldn't move
14:21even through my sweater i could feel the heat radiating from his body i bought your time for
14:28tonight i'll give your money back ryan i'm really getting married his hand slid down my shoulder
14:34slowly until he reached my wrist he stopped getting married and yet you're still wearing the bracelet your
14:41ex-boyfriend sent you that doesn't seem right does it i looked down there was a thin chain on my
14:46wrist
14:46over the years it had lost its shine it was the very first gift ryan ever gave me i was
14:5219 and the
14:53world was different then there was a week i barely saw him except for classes he was working every
14:58part-time job he could find he was working harder than ever on my birthday my parents threw a party
15:04for
15:04me at a fancy restaurant i invited ryan but he didn't show up i waited and waited finally when the
15:11party was over my phone rang i'm outside the restaurant i walked out in the middle of a heavy
15:18snowstorm there he was standing tall and straight he looked exhausted just like i do today his cheap
15:25yellow delivery uniform was covered in mud back then i didn't know what's happening all i did was
15:31complain about him being late ryan just smiled and rubbed my hair he told me he got me a gift
15:37it was a
15:38simple bracelet but i knew it was way more than he could afford i loved it so much that i
15:42couldn't
15:42wait to put it on and for years i never took it off my parents called me from inside the
15:47restaurant
15:48who are you talking to they asked who i was talking to they never liked ryan they thought he was
15:53too
15:53poor for me when i turned back around ryan was already gone disappearing into the snow looking back
16:00today i can't help but wonder back when we were 19 ryan did love me didn't he that bracelet he
16:06worked day
16:07and night just to buy it for me was he just like me tonight running through the snow falling down
16:13but
16:13getting back up just to get that gift to me but what about now he's now pressing me down into
16:18the
16:18sofa his shadow looming over me his house is filled with luxury brands i used to love does he still
16:23care
16:24about me or is he just trying to humiliate me i couldn't figure it out before i knew it tears
16:29started
16:30rolling down my face ryan froze he looked completely panicked he could never handle it when i cried
16:36that's the one thing about him that hasn't changed at all he scrambled to wipe the tears
16:41from my face don't cry please don't cry i'm sorry i didn't mean to make you cry today's your 26th
16:49birthday and i bought you a new bracelet i bought you a new bracelet what i had completely forgotten
16:59today was actually my birthday take a look do you like it he reached for my wrist trying to help
17:07me
17:07put on the new bracelet chloe could we could we try back before he could finish the doorbell rang
17:19where's chloe i'm here to pick her up who are you i'm her fiance didn't she tell you ryan's hand
17:25shook the
17:26new bracelet slipped from his fingers and fell i left with lucas he didn't open the windows but
17:31kept lighting one cigarette after another the smoke was thick making me cough uncontrollably
17:37i had known lucas for a long time before my family went bankrupt he confessed his feelings to me
17:42but back then i was so head over heels for ryan that i rejected lucas every single time until last
17:49week
17:49when he suddenly showed up marry me and i'll pay off all your debts marry me and i'll pay off
17:59all your
17:59debts why to prove you chose wrong i'm the only one who can save you that poor kid is just
18:05a burden so
18:07i'm just a trophy for his ego how pathetic i only asked him for a phone call just an excuse
18:12to escape
18:13ryan tonight i didn't expect him to show up at ryan's door why lie about being my fiancee what's
18:22the difference we're getting married anyway i never said yes do you even have a choice wake up chloe
18:29you're drowning in debt only a sucker would marry you who else wants you that guy he was your broken
18:36college boyfriend right he's only back to humiliate you he must be laughing at you right now
18:43none of your business he stole my girl once now i want payback lucas i'm not an object i said
18:52no then
18:53and i say no now i had enough is it really up to you chloe think about your family looking
19:01at his smug
19:02face i thought of the past back then everyone mocked ryan just like this does ryan think of me
19:09that way now word got out that i was back everyone knew my family was bankrupt my old roommate jade
19:16reached out it was our old promise whoever got married last would be the bridesmaid on the wedding
19:22day i saw so many old faces chloe i always thought you'd be the first one to get married
19:30if i were married how could i be your bridesmaid don't even start four years no calls no texts i
19:40was
19:40so mad at you i'm sorry i promise i won't disappear again why did you just vanish then
19:50my whole world collapsed at that time jade i didn't want anyone's sympathy just hurt too much to stay
19:58so i left and deleted everything ryan was looking for you like crazy ryan was looking for you like
20:05crazy what you have no idea he tried everything the school the dean he almost called the police
20:15when he couldn't find you he went to your house but when he got there the house was empty your
20:20whole
20:21family vanished that was the first time i saw ryan totally lose it he sat on your doorstep and just
20:27sobbed like a broken kid he heard you were in the south he went looking for you but you were
20:31a ghost
20:32where the hell were you chloe miami atlanta new orleans i lost count debt collectors were chasing
20:39us everywhere we changed our names and moved every two weeks no wonder he couldn't find you
20:46eventually he went back to san francisco heartbroken that's why he built that his person
20:52finding data system it was all for you i don't understand i thought i meant nothing to him back
21:01in senior year i overheard him and his roommate so what's the plan you gonna marry chloe after
21:07graduation no no that hit me hard but now i hear he was looking for me everywhere does he regret
21:14it now
21:14that i'm gone i was so confused when jade tossed the bouquet i wasn't paying attention i missed it
21:21the flowers landed right in ryan's hands congrats you got the bouquet will you be giving this to your
21:27girlfriend no need for that he walked straight toward me he held out the flowers the whole room went wild
21:34even jade was screaming i didn't know what to do ryan you've already met my fiancee i don't believe
21:41your taste has gotten that bad then just assume my taste is bad fine even if he's real dump him
21:49come back to me his deep voice sounded like a spell so tempting i almost gave in it's been years
21:55but ryan still makes my heart skip a beat later i remember running to the stairwell alone drinking ryan
22:02found me there what are you doing here i looked back pouted and just burst into tears
22:12ryan i'm so tired he had to take me home i couldn't stop crying i couldn't even walk when
22:17we got out of the car he swept me up in his arms i'm so exhausted working every single day
22:24the alcohol made me talk in circles ryan tried to comfort me but i couldn't hear a word
22:29the last thing i remember was him laying me on his couch what's so great about that other guy
22:37he helps me pay my debts i can do that too chloe i'm better for you
22:46please chloe i'm begging you never disappear again after that everything went black the next morning i
22:55woke up in ryan's bed without a stitch of clothing on i got out the table was covered with food
23:01and a
23:02plate of oranges perfectly sliced and a plate of oranges perfectly sliced wait you called my boss yeah
23:11why he's going to get the wrong idea everything between us is real chloe
23:16what's the misunderstanding i had no comeback for that after breakfast i headed back to my place
23:28stella called me sounding absolutely furious hello ryan just got into a fight ryan punched lucas
23:36it all started at an industry party they both attended today someone brought up the hall family
23:41who disappeared years ago lucas started bragging to everyone the ceo had a daughter named chloe her
23:48family's still drowning in debt right i told her i'd pay it off for her and she's been following me
23:53like a lost pumpy ever since ryan's fist slammed into his face before he finished the sentence right
23:59there in front of all the industry big shots ryan totally wrecked the golden boy of the martin family
24:04i'm standing in the hospital hallway with stella waiting for ryan chloe if you won't help ryan
24:11at we vince at least stop ruining his life ruining him stella what right do you have to question me
24:19you're just business partners you agreed not to interfere with each other's private lives
24:25he he actually told you that i love him chloe for real you've been gone so long just stay gone
24:33leave him to me leave him to me you love him but back in college weren't you the one who
24:38started
24:38all those rumors i i don't remember that people even called him a giggle to his face did you forget
24:49that too that nickname started with you no you're making things up really should i call our old
24:57classmates to testify please chloe i'll pay you just don't tell ryan i was young and stupid back
25:04then i love him now i can make it up just don't ruin my image in his eyes the door
25:10suddenly opened ryan
25:12was standing there looking cold like ice stella left looking absolutely crushed ryan isn't the forgiving
25:19type he hates those rumors more than anything in the world stella probably won't have the nerve to see him
25:25again are you okay will this affect your company don't worry it's fine but lucas his cuts were shallow
25:34and cleaned up he's getting stitches stitches are too good for him i hope the bluster ends up misfigured
25:42there she is what
25:49that's the real you how long has it been since you spoke your mind keep going i miss this
25:57to hell with business they're all liars and what else screw over time i just want to stay home and
26:06watch short max and sleep the sun hit the snow as we bickered all the way back
26:10paper duck or are you complaining about me for a second it felt like college again no i wouldn't
26:17dare only you would years of buried pain finally came out and before i knew it i was crying
26:26just wait for me okay i'll pay you back every cent what are you talking about
26:33i shouldn't have paid your debt without asking but you can't just ghost me
26:39you treated me like a burden how was i supposed to face you ryan drove me back to his place
26:45let's
26:45lay all our cards on the table chloe i have so many questions
26:59ask me anything why did you really break up with me
27:07i became a burden i thought it was the best was it because you were bored i was stunned i'd
27:14forgotten i used that as an excuse
27:17i thought i was just a toy to you four years then you get bored with your family in trouble
27:24you just
27:24threw me away how could you think that it doesn't even matter anymore even if i'm just a toy
27:33i still want to be with you
27:37you've got it all wrong ryan i never saw you as a toy i was serious about us
27:44then why did you lie about getting married
27:51because i heard you tell your roommate you'd never marry me
27:56i meant i couldn't afford to then i was already looking at rings chloe i just
28:01i was broke we went through every single mistake it was our pride and money that made
28:06us doubt each other's love wait did you like me back then you and i confessed
28:12ryan carefully slices an orange for me one piece at a time chloe i liked you from day one
28:19the moment you told me your name but the things you said when we first met again
28:26you said mean things so why can't i you vanished for four years
28:34i thought you dumped me for good i really thought you didn't want me snow is falling outside inside
28:42it's warm and quiet the boy from my past finally fought his way back to me ryan and i went
28:49back for
28:49the homecoming he was the guest speaker the star alumnus i looked around the campus hasn't changed
28:55a bit there's always someone young here i accidentally dropped my name tag
29:03wait are you chloe you know me i'm an intern at ryan's company you're a legend there
29:13there's a core algorithm in our project ryan wrote it when he first started
29:18he left a hidden note in the code everyone who sees the code knows it i stood there frozen in
29:24time
29:27i'm so glad we finally found the girl he was looking for
29:37after the speech we walked by the library this is where you confessed to me yeah i was so brave
29:43then
29:44ryan ryan were you happy in college i was very happy because you were there you turned my pain
29:52into joy chloe it's my turn to say it now it's been nine years since i fell for you give
29:59me a chance
29:59to love you back the snow started to fall again dusting his hair white i looked at him and smiled
30:05happy new
30:05powdery or ryan let's start over again
30:07me or ryan
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