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00:00I pushed open my bedroom door. My fiancé was in my bed, riding the assistant I'd funded for a decade.
00:05She was wearing the silk pajamas I bought her. Liam looked up at me with a taunting smirk.
00:10Right in front of me, he gripped Sophia's waist and thrust hard. I nearly crushed the boarding
00:14pass in my hand. I wanted to drag him off my bed and throw them both out. But I had
00:18something bigger
00:19to deal with, so I forced myself to calm down and sped straight to the airport. I couldn't miss that
00:24flight to London. Mr. Ethan Sterling, your first class ticket was cancelled two hours ago.
00:36What happened? It was Liam, the new assistant. He called this an unnecessary expense. Changed
00:42your ticket to a midnight economy flight with two layovers. Ever since Liam showed up, he's been
00:47cutting everything. Free meals, office coffee, travel reimbursements gone. He even capped client
00:52dinners at 10 bucks a person. Meanwhile, he's been driving the company's May back around like it's
00:58his. He and Sophia blew 200 grand on a four-day trip to Miami. She even swiped the company card
01:04to buy
01:04him a Pettac worth a million gum. And she'd never spent more than 100 bucks on me. I paid out
01:13of
01:13pocket for another first-class ticket. Flew straight to London and closed the multi-billion dollar deal
01:17anyway. On the flight home, the work group chat blew up. Ten bucks for million-dollar client lunches?
01:23You've got to be kidding me. I printed two extra pages and got fined 200 bucks. Cut every benefit
01:28they could, but they're living royalty.
01:35Liam's saving the company money. You should be thanking him.
01:39Ethan, thank him. I'm firing both of you.
01:44Three years ago, her family lost everything.
01:47Ethan, please don't end the engagement. My family lost everything.
01:53Come in. I'll give you a job and we'll keep the engagement.
02:00Get me the best legal and audit team we can find. I want a full investigation into both of them.
02:07You think you won? I'll make sure you lose it all.
02:12I strode into the lobby. Two security guards stepped in front of me.
02:16Access card, please.
02:18I don't need one. No card, no entry. Mr. Astor's orders.
02:22I'm Ethan Sterling, CEO of this company.
02:28Never heard of you. We take orders from Miss West and Mr. Astor.
02:33I'm her fiancé.
02:39Please leave a message after the beep.
02:41Oh, so you're the crazy guy who keeps claiming he's Miss West's fiancé?
02:45Come on. Everyone knows she's with Mr. Astor now.
02:48They even sent out engagement announcements this morning.
02:56Don't be rude. He's just a little confused.
02:59Mr. Astor. Good thing you're here. This guy keeps saying he's Miss West's fiancé and was trying to get past
03:04us.
03:06Don't be rude. He's just a little confused.
03:11As his face came into focus, the memories hit me.
03:14Ten years ago, he was a skinny.
03:16Come with me.
03:18I'll feed you, clothe you and send you to school.
03:20I gave him a real shot at life.
03:22If it hadn't been for me, his junkie parents would have sold him to a gang.
03:25He'd still be dealing drugs, headed for jail or the grave.
03:29And now he was standing right in front of me, under a fake name, calling himself Liam Astor.
03:34Cletus Hargreth. Long time no see.
03:39Liam, so this is what you've become.
03:45Cletus? I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
03:48Every loser tries to act like they know me. What the hell's wrong with you?
03:54What are you waiting for? Throw him out! Now! Keep him away from the front entrance!
04:00Back off!
04:01Cletus? This is how you treat the man who supported you for ten years?
04:08I hadn't seen Liam in seven years.
04:10Back then, he was just a skinny kid in ripped clothes, too scared to look anyone in the eye.
04:15Now he looked like a completely different man.
04:18It's you.
04:19I thought he'd at least look a little ashamed after recognizing me.
04:23Instead, he looked at me like he hated my guts.
04:26You think you're some kind of hero?
04:28I don't need your fake charity.
04:32You think giving me a little money makes you some kind of savior?
04:35Every single day, every damn second, I hated living like that.
04:39Hated having to beg just to survive.
04:41I changed my name, buried my past, and made damn sure no one would ever look down on me again.
04:47Everything you have now.
04:49This company, your status, your woman, it's all going to be mine.
04:56Get him.
04:57If he tries anything, break his legs.
04:59Everybody who does it gets paid double.
05:11Knock it off!
05:13I'm only going to say this once.
05:15I own this company.
05:18Take your hands off me.
05:20Maybe I won't press charges.
05:25He's lying.
05:26Sophia warned me about him.
05:27He's just some delusional psycho clinging to an old engagement.
05:31He's the one Miss West is actually with.
05:37Get your hands off me.
05:39Unless you want to end up in prison, let me go.
05:42Now.
05:44Look at you, Sterling.
05:46You're done.
05:47Everything you built is mine now.
05:54Stop.
05:59What the hell is going on?
06:01Have you all lost your minds?
06:06Mrs. West is talking to Mr. Astrid.
06:09Keep your mouth shut.
06:10Don't make trouble for us.
06:14There was nothing left of my dignity.
06:16But Sophia never even glanced my way.
06:18She went straight to Liam.
06:20Liam, are you okay?
06:21Did he hurt you?
06:24That psycho just ran in out of nowhere.
06:26He kept saying he was your fiance.
06:28I was terrified.
06:29Ethan is in London.
06:30Who the hell is this guy?
06:32Get him out of here.
06:33Call the cop.
06:33They grabbed me by the arms and hauled me toward the doors.
06:36Pain tore through my skin and I could barely breathe.
06:39Just then, breaks shrieked outside.
06:45Who the hell dares lay a hand on my son?
06:50Four bodyguards rushed in and dragged the guards off me.
06:52I tried to get up, but my knee buckled from the pain and I almost hit the floor again.
06:58Son, are you okay?
07:00Where are you hurt?
07:03I'm fine, Dad.
07:04Just my knee.
07:05Mr. Sterling?
07:06I didn't know you'd be here.
07:08I didn't realize it was Ethan.
07:09He looked rough.
07:11And I thought he was just some guy causing trouble.
07:13My son walks into his own company and this is how he's treated?
07:16You didn't know it was me?
07:17We were together for three years, Sophia!
07:22And you, Cletus Hargrith.
07:26You think a new name could erase what you did ten years ago?
07:29People were gathering now.
07:31More and more staff leaned out of offices.
07:33Liam's gaze began to falter.
07:39I'm Liam!
07:41Not Kleptus!
07:42Ten years ago, I saved you from the slums and took you in.
07:45I put you through school, and this is how you repay me?
07:48You got into my company and went after my fiancé?
07:51That's a lie!
07:52I don't even know you!
07:53I sent you money every month without fail.
07:55And this photo?
07:57Seven years ago.
07:58You knelt in front of me, swearing you'd spend your life paying me back.
08:02Ethan, this is a misunderstanding.
08:05A misunderstanding?
08:06My son was attacked in his own company, and that's what you call it?
08:10After everything we did for you?
08:12Ethan, I hate you!
08:14I wouldn't have felt so worthless if it weren't for you!
08:21Let go of me!
08:24Sophia, help me!
08:27Dad led me into the office.
08:28As we walked in, everyone looked over.
08:30A few senior staff immediately crowded around us.
08:33Mr. Sterling, you're finally back!
08:36These two have wrecked the company in just one month.
08:39They cut all the employee perks and gutted the client budget.
08:42The projects are already a mess.
08:44People got written up just for printing a few extra pages and were publicly shamed for it.
08:49Meanwhile, Liam's been driving the company Maybark every day,
08:52and he's got fresh flowers showing up non-stop.
08:55That Canada deal could have been locked with one phone call.
08:58Instead, you two turned it into an all-expenses-paid vacation,
09:02and blew company money on luxury crap.
09:05So don't stand there talking to me about cutting costs.
09:08It was for business development.
09:10I paid for the watch myself.
09:12I didn't use company money.
09:16After your family went broke, this company was all that kept your life together.
09:20You were on a capped allowance.
09:22So tell me, Sophia, how the hell did you end up with a seven-figure watch?
09:26We found a transfer of $1.2 million from the company's reserve account to a jewelry retailer.
09:32The delivery address was Liam's home,
09:34and there are multiple reimbursement requests with no real business tied to them.
09:40I did it for the company.
09:42We had to cut costs.
09:44Expanding overseas takes money.
09:46For the company?
09:47You cut employee benefits and blew company money on vacations and designer junk.
09:52After everything my family did for you,
09:55how the hell do you live with yourself?
10:01Liam was already being held in the corner by security.
10:10Ethan, I was wrong.
10:12It was Liam.
10:13He talked me into all of it.
10:15Please.
10:16We were together for three years.
10:18Give me one more chance.
10:19I'll pay the money back.
10:21I'll fire him.
10:23Just please forgive me.
10:25Sophia, you really think we're still getting married?
10:28Ethan, you can't do this.
10:31You can't just end it like this.
10:32We had an agreement.
10:35For old time's sake, I'm giving you one last chance.
10:40Don't thank me yet.
10:42Starting today, you and Liam are both being sent down to entry-level sales.
10:47What?
10:47I'm the VP.
10:49You're sending me back to sales?
10:51Not anymore.
10:53You faked your resume, stole company money, and bullied employees.
10:56You should be fired right away.
10:58But since she begged for you, you're going with her.
11:02You have three months to bring in $50 million in sales.
11:06No base salary, no company card.
11:08You cover your own expenses.
11:10And your client entertainment budget stays exactly where you set it, $10 a person.
11:15Ethan, this is impossible.
11:16You're setting us up.
11:20Impossible?
11:21You had no problem demanding the impossible from my staff.
11:25Not when they were paying out of pocket just to do their jobs.
11:28Hit the target, and the wedding is back on.
11:30Miss it, you lose your jobs, and pay for all the damages you caused.
11:33No, I'm not agreeing to this.
11:37You're doing this out of spite.
11:38I'll sue you!
11:41Sue me?
11:42Go ahead.
11:43You really think you can win?
11:46Fine.
11:47I'll do it.
11:48Are you out of your mind?
11:49We can't make that!
11:50But when I hit the target, I get my position back.
11:53And the engagement stands.
11:55Fine.
11:57That's enough.
11:58Get down to sales and start working.
12:00If either of you tries anything, you'll regret it.
12:03Security let Liam go.
12:04He shot me one last vicious look.
12:06Then he slinked off after Sophia toward the sales floor.
12:09Around us, the employees erupted into cheers.
12:12I raised a hand.
12:13Starting now, every benefit they cut is back.
12:16Every ridiculous policy is gone.
12:18And everyone will get back every cent of withheld wages and unpaid reimbursements.
12:26I moved fast.
12:28First thing I did was get rid of all Liam's people.
12:30I brought the old staff back in.
12:32In a week, things were back to normal again.
12:34Once Liam and Sophia were in sales, their nightmare began.
12:37Sophia was used to bossing people around.
12:39Even in front of clients, she still acted like she was above everyone else.
12:43Not with that attitude.
12:44Out.
12:45I was the VP!
12:46Yeah?
12:47Not anymore.
12:49But the clients weren't having it.
12:51Every single time, they kicked her out.
12:53Liam was even worse.
12:53Bossy with co-workers, rude to clients, and constantly getting complaints.
12:58Handle this.
12:59Now.
13:01Do it yourself.
13:03Without the company card, Sophia had to cover every expense herself.
13:07But Liam had already cleaned her out.
13:08By the end of the first month, the two of them hadn't even cleared a hundred grand.
13:12Not even a fraction of their fifty million dollar target.
13:15On top of that, they lost two long-time clients.
13:17Sophia frantically called people she used to know, begging for help.
13:21All she got was a cold no.
13:22Your reputation's shot.
13:24Don't call me again.
13:25Sophia went pale.
13:26She was out of options.
13:29I sat in my office, watching the live feed from the sales floor on my screen.
13:33Liam and Sophia were screaming and blaming each other again.
13:36Their yelling sounded shrill and ridiculous over the speakers.
13:39Go on.
13:40Tear each other apart.
13:42Clients had been filing complaints about Liam non-stop.
13:44The company made him apologize to them in person.
13:47That killed him.
13:47So he took it out on Sophia.
13:49This is all your fault.
13:50If you hadn't pushed me to spend all that money, we wouldn't be in this mess.
13:54Me?
13:54You were the one who told me to break the rules.
13:56You were the one who pushed me to steal from the company.
13:58You came after me first.
14:00You make me sick.
14:01Please.
14:01If you weren't Ethan's fiance, I wouldn't have looked at you twice.
14:05You were just my way in.
14:07You really thought I loved you?
14:09I used you.
14:10That's all you were to me.
14:13You lying piece of shit!
14:15They went at each other, pulling hair, tearing clothes, their polished facade shattered.
14:19The whole sales team watched.
14:20No one stepped in.
14:21No one cared.
14:24What they didn't know was this.
14:26I stood by the window in my office with a thick file in my hand.
14:29The moment they started screwing the company over, I started collecting evidence.
14:32Wire transfers.
14:33Emails.
14:34Texts.
14:35I opened the file.
14:36There it was.
14:37Bank records showing Liam siphoning company money.
14:39Fake expense report Sophia signed off on.
14:42Hotel bills from Miami where they blew 200 grand.
14:45The receipt for the Patek.
14:46But it wasn't time yet.
14:47I shut the file and checked the date.
14:49I gave them three months.
14:50They still had two weeks left.
14:52Let them enjoy their last few days.
14:55Is the evidence ready?
14:57Yes sir.
14:57Everything's organized, notarized and backed up.
15:00Good.
15:01Be ready to send it to the police.
15:02But wait for my order.
15:04Understood.
15:08The patient hunter always wins.
15:10To your last two weeks of freedom.
15:16When the three-month deadline hit, the numbers were locked.
15:19Sophia and Liam didn't even break two million in sales.
15:22The goal was 50 million.
15:23They were nowhere near it.
15:24And that wasn't even the worst part.
15:26They'd screwed up deal after deal, triggered client complaints, and caused the company to lose a million dollars.
15:31That cocky edge was gone.
15:33Now they just stood in my office, pale and nervous.
15:37Ethan please, just give us one more chance.
15:39We can fix this.
15:41We'll pay it back.
15:43Please don't fire us.
15:45There's no way we can cover that kind of money.
15:47Mr. Sterling, I know I messed up.
15:49I'll work.
15:50I'll make up for all of it.
15:51Yeah.
15:52Please, just give me one more chance.
15:54I leaned back in my chair and tapped my fingers on the desk.
15:57Watching them act like this was almost funny.
15:59They had no remorse when they were falsifying records, stealing clients behind my back, and trying to take my company.
16:04Now that the truth was out, they thought a few tears and a sorry would get them off the hook.
16:08How ridiculous.
16:11I didn't feel sorry for them at all.
16:13I grabbed the stack of evidence and slammed it onto the desk.
16:16Papers flew everywhere.
16:17Liam, you faked your degree, lied on your resume, sold client accounts, and took money from competitors.
16:24I've got proof of all of it.
16:25What else do you have to say?
16:27And you.
16:28Sophia.
16:29You knew the whole time.
16:31You covered for him, worked with him, helped move company money.
16:35You're just as guilty.
16:37Ethan, no, that's not what this is.
16:39He talked me into it.
16:40He talked you into it?
16:42You really thought the crap you two were doing would stay hidden forever?
16:45Her eyes dropped to the papers on the desk.
16:47The fake resume.
16:48The messages about selling clients.
16:50It was all there.
16:50That was when she finally realized.
16:52This wasn't some mess she could smooth over with an apology or a payment.
16:56She was finished.
16:58I picked up the phone and made the call.
17:02Officers, please come up.
17:05Ethan, don't do this, please!
17:07If you call the cops, we're done, please!
17:10Sophia, you dragged me into this.
17:12If I go to prison, I'll make you pay!
17:14Officer, he's the one behind all of this.
17:16He pushed me into it.
17:18He made me move the money.
17:19I was manipulated.
17:21Sophia!
17:22You bitch!
17:23You sold me out!
17:25Right there in front of the cops, they started screaming over each other, blaming each other.
17:30Ethan!
17:31Please!
17:32Please let me go!
17:33I swear I'll never do it again!
17:36Ethan!
17:36This isn't over!
17:38When I get out, I'm coming for you!
17:41I'll ruin you!
17:45Three months later, the judge made it official.
17:48Sophia was convicted of embezzlement and corporate fraud.
17:50She got five years.
17:52Liam was convicted of falsifying documents and selling company trade secrets.
17:56He got seven years.
17:57I set the court papers aside.
17:59That chapter was over.
18:00The betrayal, the damage, the pain, all of it was behind me now.
18:04Over the next year, the company emerged stronger than ever.
18:07We kept landing major projects, scaling up the business, and hitting new highs in revenue.
18:11Before long, nobody was talking about Sophia and Liam anymore.
18:15Later, I heard Sophia's appeal was denied.
18:17Liam got another 18 months added after a prison fight and an assault on a guard.
18:21But I didn't care.
18:22They were finished.
18:23Me?
18:24I was just getting started.
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