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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.
00:06She 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 pass in my
00:15hand.
00:16I wanted to drag him off my bed and throw them both out. But I had something bigger to deal
00:20with,
00:20so I forced myself to calm down and sped straight to the airport. I couldn't miss that flight to London.
00:27Mr. Ethan Sterling, your first-class ticket was canceled two hours ago.
00:36What happened?
00:38It was Liam, the new assistant. He called this an unnecessary expense.
00:42Changed your ticket to a midnight economy flight with two layovers.
00:46Ever since Liam showed up, he's been cutting everything. Free meals, office coffee, travel reimbursements gone.
00:51He even capped client dinners at $10 a person.
00:56Meanwhile, he's been driving the company's May back around like it's his.
00:59He and Sophia blew $200,000 on a four-day trip to Miami.
01:03She even swiped the company card to buy him a Pettac worth a million gum.
01:07And she'd never spent more than $100 on me.
01:12I paid out of pocket for another first-class ticket.
01:15Flew straight to London and closed the multi-billion dollar deal anyway.
01:18On the flight home, the work group chat blew up.
01:21$10 for million-dollar client lunches? You've got to be kidding me.
01:25I printed two extra pages and got fined $200.
01:27Cut every benefit they could.
01:29But they're living royalty.
01:35Liam's saving the company money. You should be thanking him.
01:39Thank him?
01:40I'm firing both of you.
01:44Three years ago, her family lost everything.
01:47Ethan, please don't end the engagement.
01:49My family lost everything.
01:53Come in.
01:55I'll give you a job, and we'll keep the engagement.
02:00Get me the best legal and audit team we can find.
02:02I want a full investigation into both of them.
02:07You think you won?
02:08I'll make sure you lose it all.
02:12I strode into the lobby.
02:14Two security guards stepped in front of me.
02:16Access card, please.
02:18I don't need one.
02:19No card, no entry.
02:21Mr. Astor's orders.
02:23I'm Ethan Sterling, CEO of this company.
02:28Never heard of you.
02:30We take orders from Miss West and Mr. Astor.
02:34I'm her fiancé.
02:42Oh, so you're the crazy guy who keeps claiming he's Miss West's fiancé?
02:45Come on.
02:46Everyone knows she's with Mr. Astor now.
02:48They even sent out engagement announcements this morning.
02:56Don't be rude.
02:58He's just a little confused.
02:59Mr. Astor, good thing you're here.
03:01This guy keeps saying he's Miss West's fiancé and was trying to get past us.
03:06Don't be rude.
03:07He's just a little confused.
03:12As 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.
03:35Cletus Hargreth, long time no see.
03:39Liam, so this is what you've become.
03:46Cletus?
03:46I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
03:48Every loser tries to act like they know me.
03:50What the hell's wrong with you?
03:55What are you waiting for?
03:56Throw him out!
03:57Now!
03:57Keep him away from the front entrance!
04:00Back off!
04:01Cletus?
04:02This 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.
04:20I 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?
04:29I don't need your fake charity.
04:32You think giving me a little money makes you some kind of savior?
04:36Every single day, every damn second, I hated living like that.
04:40Hated having to beg just to survive.
04:42I 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.
04:50Your status.
04:52Your woman.
04:54It'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.
05:12Knock it off!
05:13I'm only going to say this once.
05:15I own this company.
05:19Take your hands off me.
05:20Maybe I won't press charges.
05:25He's lying.
05:26Sophia warned me about him.
05:28He'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.
05:45Look at you, Sterling.
05:46You're done.
05:47Everything you built is mine.
05:54Stop.
05:59What the hell is going on?
06:01Have you all lost your minds?
06:07Mrs. West is talking to Mr. Astor.
06:09Keep your mouth shut.
06:10Don't make trouble for us.
06:15There was nothing left of my dignity.
06:16But Sophia never even glanced my way.
06:19She went straight to Liam.
06:20Liam, are you okay?
06:21Did he hurt you?
06:24That psycho just ran in out of nowhere.
06:27He kept saying he was your fiance.
06:28I was terrified.
06:30Ethan is in London.
06:31Who the hell is this guy?
06:32Get him out of here.
06:33Call the cop.
06:34They 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, Brake shrieked outside.
06:45Who the hell dares lay a hand on my son?
06:50Four bodyguards rushed in and dragged the guards off me.
06:53I tried to get up, but my knee buckled from the pain and I almost hit the floor again.
06:59Son, are you okay?
07:00Where are you hurt?
07:03I'm fine, Dad.
07:04Just my knee.
07:06Mr. Sterling?
07:07I didn't know you'd be here.
07:08I didn't realize it was Ethan.
07:10He looked rough and I thought he was just some guy causing trouble.
07:14My son walks into his own company and this is how he's treated?
07:17You didn't know it was me?
07:18We were together for three years, Sophia!
07:22And you, Kletus 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.
07:40I'm Liam, not Kleptus!
07:42Ten years ago, I saved you from the slums and took you in.
07:46I put you through school and this is how you repay me?
07:49You got into my company and went after my fiancé?
07:52That's a lie!
07:53I don't even know you!
07:54I sent you money every month without fail.
07:56And this photo?
07:57Seven years ago.
07:59You knelt in front of me, swearing you'd spend your life paying me back.
08:03Ethan, this is a misunderstanding.
08:05A misunderstanding?
08:07My son was attacked in his own company and that's what you call it?
08:11After everything we did for you?
08:13Ethan, I hate you!
08:14I wouldn't have felt so worthless if it weren't for you!
08:22Let go of me!
08:24Sophia, help me!
08:27Dad led me into the office.
08:29As we walked in, everyone looked over.
08:31A few senior staff immediately crowded around us.
08:34Mr. Sterling!
08:35You'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.
08:43The projects are already a mess.
08:45People 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 and he's got fresh flowers showing up non-stop.
08:55That Canada deal could have been locked with one phone call.
08:59Instead, you two turned it into an all-expenses-paid vacation and blew company money on luxury crap.
09:06So don't stand there talking to me about cutting costs.
09:09It was for business development.
09:11I paid for the watch myself.
09:13I didn't use company money.
09:16After your family went broke, this company was all that kept your life together.
09:21You were on a capped allowance.
09:23So tell me, Sophia, how the hell did you end up with a seven-figure watch?
09:27We 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.
09:41I did it for the company.
09:43We 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.
09:53After 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.
10:11Ethan, I was wrong.
10:13It was Liam.
10:14He talked me into all of it.
10:16Please.
10:16We were together for three years.
10:18Give me one more chance.
10:20I'll pay the money back.
10:22I'll fire him.
10:23Just please forgive me.
10:26Sophia, you really think we're still getting married?
10:29Ethan, you can't do this.
10:31You can't just end it like this.
10:33We had an agreement.
10:35For old time's sake, I'm giving you one last chance.
10:41Don't thank me yet.
10:42Starting today, you and Liam are both being sent down to entry-level sales.
10:47What?
10:48I'm the VP.
10:49You're sending me back to sales?
10:52Not anymore.
10:53You faked your resume, stole company money, and bullied employees.
10:57You should be fired right away.
10:59But since she begged for you, you're going with her.
11:03You have three months to bring in $50 million in sales.
11:07No base salary, no company card.
11:09You cover your own expenses.
11:11And your client entertainment budget stays exactly where you set it, $10 a person.
11:15Ethan, this is impossible.
11:17You're setting us up.
11:20Impossible?
11:22You had no problem demanding the impossible from my staff.
11:26Not 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.
11:35No.
11:36I'm not agreeing to this.
11:37You're doing this out of spite.
11:39I'll sue you!
11:42Sue me?
11:43Go ahead.
11:44You 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!
11:51But when I hit the target, I get my position back.
11:54And the engagement stands.
11:56Fine.
11:57That's enough.
11:58Get down to sales and start working.
12:00If either of you tries anything, you'll regret it.
12:04Security let Liam go.
12:05He shot me one last vicious look.
12:07Then he slinked off after Sophia toward the sales floor.
12:10Around us, the employees erupted into cheers.
12:13I raised a hand.
12:14Starting now, every benefit they cut is back.
12:17Every ridiculous policy is gone.
12:19And everyone will get back every cent of withheld wages and unpaid reimbursements.
12:27I moved fast.
12:28First thing I did was get rid of all Liam's people.
12:31I brought the old staff back in.
12:33In a week, things were back to normal again.
12:35Once Liam and Sophia were in sales, their nightmare began.
12:38Sophia was used to bossing people around.
12:40Even in front of clients, she still acted like she was above everyone else.
12:44Not with that attitude.
12:45Out.
12:46I was the VP!
12:47Yeah?
12:48Not anymore.
12:50But the clients weren't having it.
12:52Every single time, they kicked her out.
12:53Liam was even worse, bossy with co-workers, rude to clients, and constantly getting complaints.
12:59Handle this, now.
13:02Do it yourself.
13:03Without the company card, Sophia had to cover every expense herself.
13:07But Liam had already cleaned her out.
13:09By the end of the first month, the two of them hadn't even cleared a hundred grand,
13:13not even a fraction of their fifty million dollar target.
13:15On top of that, they lost two long-time clients.
13:18Sophia frantically called people she used to know, begging for help.
13:21All she got was a cold note.
13:23Your reputation's shot.
13:25Don't call me again.
13:26Sophia went pale.
13:27She was out of options.
13:30I sat in my office, watching the live feed from the sales floor on my screen.
13:34Liam and Sophia were screaming and blaming each other again.
13:37Their yelling sounded shrill and ridiculous over the speakers.
13:40Go on.
13:41Tear each other apart.
13:42Clients had been filing complaints about Liam non-stop.
13:45The company made him apologize to them in person.
13:47That killed him, so he took it out on Sophia.
13:49This is all your fault!
13:51If you hadn't pushed me to spend all that money, we wouldn't be in this mess!
13:54Me?
13:55You were the one who told me to break the rules!
13:57You were the one who pushed me to steal from the company!
13:59You came after me first!
14:00You make me sick!
14:01Please.
14:02If you weren't Ethan's fiancé, I wouldn't have looked at you twice.
14:06You were just my way in.
14:08You really thought I loved you?
14:09I used you.
14:11That's all you were to me.
14:14You lying piece of shit!
14:15They went at each other, pulling hair, tearing clothes, their polished facade shattered.
14:19The whole sales team watched.
14:21No one stepped in.
14:22No one cared.
14:25What they didn't know was this.
14:27I 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.
14:33Wire transfers, emails, texts.
14:36I opened the file.
14:37There it was.
14:38Bank record showing Liam siphoning company money.
14:40Fake expense report Sophia signed off on.
14:42Hotel bills from Miami where they blew 200 grand.
14:45The receipt for the Patek.
14:47But it wasn't time yet.
14:48I shut the file and checked the date.
14:50I gave them three months.
14:51They still had two weeks left.
14:53Let them enjoy their last few days.
14:56Is the evidence ready?
14:57Yes sir.
14:58Everything's organized, notarized and backed up.
15:01Good.
15:02Be ready to send it to the police.
15:03But wait for my order.
15:05Understood.
15:09The patient hunter always wins.
15:11To your last two weeks of freedom.
15:16When the three month deadline hit, the numbers were locked.
15:20Sophia and Liam didn't even break 2 million in sales.
15:22The goal was 50 million.
15:24They were nowhere near it.
15:25And that wasn't even the worst part.
15:27They screwed up deal after deal.
15:29Triggered client complaints.
15:30And caused the company to lose a million dollars.
15:32That cocky edge was gone.
15:34Now they just stood in my office, pale and nervous.
15:52I leaned back in my chair and tapped my fingers on the desk.
15:58Watching them act like this was almost funny.
16:00They had no remorse when they were falsifying records.
16:02Stealing clients behind my back.
16:04And trying to take my company.
16:05Now that the truth was out.
16:07They thought a few tears and a sorry would get them off the hook.
16:09How ridiculous.
16:12I didn't feel sorry for them at all.
16:14I grabbed a stack of evidence and slammed it onto the desk.
16:17Papers flew everywhere.
16:18Liam.
16:19You faked your degree.
16:20Lied on your resume.
16:22Sold client accounts and took money from competitors.
16:25I've got proof of all of it.
16:26What else do you have to say?
16:28And you.
16:29Sofia.
16:30You knew the whole time.
16:32You covered for him.
16:33Worked with him.
16:34Helped move company money.
16:36You're just as guilty.
16:38Ethan.
16:38No.
16:39That's not what this is.
16:40He talked me into it.
16:41I.
16:41He talked you into it?
16:43You really thought the crap you two were doing would stay hidden forever?
16:46Her eyes dropped to the papers on the desk.
16:48The fake resume.
16:49The messages about selling clients.
16:51It was all there.
16:52That was when she finally realized.
16:53This wasn't some mess she could smooth over with an apology or a payment.
16:57She was finished.
16:59I picked up the phone and made the call.
17:03Officers.
17:04Please come up.
17:06Ethan.
17:06Don't do this.
17:07Please.
17:08If you call the cops we're done.
17:10Please.
17:11Sofia.
17:12You dragged me into this.
17:13If I go to prison I'll make you pay.
17:15Officer.
17:16He's the one behind all of this.
17:17He pushed me into it.
17:19He made me move the money.
17:20I was manipulated.
17:22Sofia.
17:23You bitch.
17:24You sold me out.
17:26Right there in front of the cops.
17:27They started screaming over each other.
17:29Blaming each other.
17:31Ethan.
17:32Please.
17:33Please let me go.
17:35I swear I'll never do it again.
17:37Ethan.
17:38This isn't over.
17:39When I get out.
17:40I'm coming for you.
17:42I'll ruin you.
17:46Three months later.
17:47The judge made it official.
17:49Sofia was convicted of embezzlement and corporate fraud.
17:51She got five years.
17:53Liam was convicted of falsifying documents and selling company trade secrets.
17:57He got seven years.
17:58I set the court papers aside.
18:00That chapter was over.
18:01The betrayal.
18:02The damage.
18:03The pain.
18:03All of it was behind me now.
18:05Over the next year.
18:06The company emerged stronger than ever.
18:08We kept landing major projects.
18:10Scaling up the business.
18:11And hitting new highs in revenue.
18:12Before long.
18:13Nobody was talking about Sofia and Liam anymore.
18:16Later.
18:16I heard Sofia's appeal was denied.
18:18Liam got another 18 months added after a prison fight and an assault on a guard.
18:22But I didn't care.
18:23They were finished.
18:25Me?
18:25I was just getting started.
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