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Never Be Your Second Choice Again HD
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00:00by his side but when his childhood sweetheart waltted i spent six years building a business
00:04empire by his side but when his childhood sweetheart waltted into our lives as his
00:08personal secretary the truth crackled like faulty wiring i wasn't the original i was the replica
00:17chloe why didn't you knock hansen we need to talk now listen me the saginist deal is the priority
00:24chloe don't misunderstand hansen and i are just he's been under so much pressure lately
00:31nina i co-founded this company hansen let you in but i can kick you out chloe don't be so
00:37childish
00:37she's just my secretary hansen this is your last chance her or me chloe courtland stop being dramatic
00:48the moment he said my full name i knew the answer
00:56mom tell grandpa i'll do the arranged marriage really wait what about that boyfriend of yours
01:05he's gone oh then sleep on it two more days marriage is huge honey don't rush i'm not i've made
01:14up my
01:15mind our families under debt and alliance marriage was the only method all these years i defied dad
01:23for hansen sacrifice so much for him but all i got was his betrayal and a bad stomach hansen ford
01:31i gave
01:32you a choice you didn't take it fine i don't want you either when are you coming home two weeks
01:42the cracks in my relationship with hansen didn't just appear overnight two months ago his little
01:47childhood suite showed up next thing i knew she was his personal secretary then came that party
01:52nina's his childhood love so he chose you after nina rejected him because you smile like her
01:5714 days that's the time i've given myself to leave austin to new york limited baggage allowance
02:05whatever doesn't fit trash
02:10by day he's the alpha ceo by night he's waiting in line for my cake
02:14he wants to make up for all the years he missed so happy my eyes stared on the watch on
02:19her wrist
02:20our couple's watch the memory detonated like a bomb in my chest we pulled three all-nighters straight
02:27to land our first major project i was running on fumes but hansen's was electric buzzing with that
02:33startup high that wind put us on the map he took me to the domain and bought me the matching
02:40watches
02:40i'd been secretly saving photos of chloe anything you love i have to be the one to give it to
02:47you
02:48he told everyone i was his only one but no one knew that when he looked at me with all
02:54that devotion
02:54he was seeing someone else
02:5820 seconds later the watch was on ebay price to sell no description no sentiment
03:08chloe after all these years hansen still remembers pink roses are my favorite
03:12thanks for raising such a perfect man for me
03:16hansen's didn't come home that night
03:19or the next
03:23the next morning i came to the office to resign
03:26i couldn't afford to leave any loose ends that would follow me back to new york
03:34someone saw a trunk load of pink roses delivered for hansen
03:37hansen's proposing right it's not your birthday what else could it be
03:41pink roses nina's favorite what's that my resignation stepping back to be a trophy wife
03:50makes sense let me sign off on this i didn't correct her why bother the truth would be public soon
03:56enough
03:57thank you
04:00before i walked into hansen's office i hesitated
04:05i hadn't figured out the fastest way to get his signature without a fight
04:08how to end us without bitter words
04:14hansen
04:15let me finish this agreement first
04:19chloe's here
04:21what
04:22hi chloe
04:23oh hey chloe
04:24hansen
04:24i need you to sign something
04:26sure
04:30ah my ankle
04:32nina
04:33sign it first five seconds
04:34chloe
04:35she's hurt
04:35can't this wait
04:36sign
04:45let me see
04:47he signed
04:47not even glance at what he was signing
04:50so eager to get back to his princess in distress
04:54perfect
04:54i wanted this done
04:56wanted out of the city
04:58back to life i should have never left
05:02hansen didn't come home for days
05:04he was on a business trip
05:05with nina
05:07of course
05:08seven days left
05:12chloe
05:13your wedding dress just arrived at the office
05:14a custom couture has to be six figures
05:17hansen blow his whole saving on this
05:25this isn't hansen's style
05:26he never planned to marry me
05:31honey did you get the dress
05:32the kinas are so excited about this wedding
05:35they wanted you to have it first
05:36make sure it fits
05:37wedding
05:37what wedding
05:38you're back from your trip
05:41chloe i told you
05:43now's not the time
05:44the sedation's deal is everything
05:45don't push me on this
05:47did i say the groom was you
05:49what
05:50just a mix-up
05:53are you mad at me
05:54i'm exhausted from the trip
05:55forgive me
05:57sure
05:58give me time chloe
05:59i'll marry you i promise
06:01he said he'd marry me three years ago
06:03i believed him
06:05now
06:05i just want to laugh
06:08hansen
06:08you need to sit in on the design director interviews later
06:11design director
06:13you overwhelmed
06:14need backup
06:17no
06:17hansen i quit
06:19you what
06:21chloe we're in the middle of a funding round
06:22your resignation will screw us
06:25so
06:26my signature makes it official
06:28stop being childish
06:29hansen
06:30i already have your signature
06:38bride rella him into marrying you
06:41so desperate chloe
06:43then the screenshot started rolling in
06:44conversations between nina and hansen
06:46not from the past two months
06:48from the last two years
06:49mostly from hansen
06:51nina
06:51i'm dating someone
06:52she smiles just like you
06:54nina
06:55dreamed about you last night
06:58i have all this
06:59the cars
07:00the austin penthouse
07:02because of her
07:03nina
07:04i can't betray her
07:05knowing you were a replacement
07:07was one thing
07:08seeing the proof in black and white
07:10that was a different hell
07:15where have you been
07:16clearing my head
07:19still mad
07:20no
07:21i was harsh earlier
07:24your birthday's coming up
07:26any plans
07:26just the two of us at home
07:28his birthday
07:28our anniversary
07:30the day i leave
07:32chloe you've been
07:34different lately
07:35let's talk once this week calms down
07:37calm down
07:38buying nina cakes
07:40and pink roses
07:41sneaking around between us
07:42yeah
07:43he was busy
07:44believe me
07:44you're the only thing that matters
07:46i caught the hint of roses
07:47on his skin
07:51your eyes are red
07:52were you crying
07:54i
07:58what's wrong
07:58don't cry
07:59i'm coming
08:03i watched from the window
08:05as his porsche tore into the darkness
08:07his words echoing in my ears
08:09you're the only thing that matters
08:11but it didn't matter anymore
08:15the next few days blurred
08:18i saw friends tied up loose ends
08:20that night i picked up the sharpie
08:22hesitated
08:23then slashed another x
08:26today's hansen's birthday
08:28my last day in this city
08:34chloe where's hansen
08:35i don't know
08:36listen
08:37i heard cyrus keen's wedding is next week
08:39if hansen gets an invite
08:40sagacity capitol's investment is guaranteed
08:42who did you say
08:43cyrus keen
08:43owner of sagacity capitol
08:45new york
08:46the keeners family
08:47sagadgetous investment
08:49it all clicked
08:51hello
08:51chloe
08:52you still there
08:53yeah
08:53i'll pass the message to hansen
08:58what happened again
09:00where are you
09:02you don't know where i am
09:03how would i
09:04stop playing dumb chloe
09:06you had someone throw paint on nina's door
09:08she's terrified
09:09when did you get so vicious
09:11nina told you that
09:13she's never lied in her life
09:14my stomach is killing me
09:16can you
09:17it's a chronic issue
09:18deal with it
09:19nina needs me now
09:20are you coming home tonight
09:22it's your birthday
09:22i'll be there
09:25he hung up
09:26he didn't even let me finish
09:31hansen ford
09:32i'm not waiting anymore
09:36hansen
09:37we're done
09:44to the airport
09:45my things
09:46my life
09:47myself
09:47all of it
09:48is disappearing
09:49from this city
09:49that was never mine
09:54i never expected
09:55anyone waiting at the gate
09:56when landed in new york
09:59but waiting at the gate
10:00was cyrus keen
10:02a legend in finance circles
10:04the man i was supposed
10:05to spend the rest of my life with
10:13that's all you brought
10:14yeah
10:15most of my stuff
10:16wasn't worth hauling back
10:17people
10:18things
10:19i just have to cut ties
10:21with what doesn't matter anymore
10:22let's get you home
10:23i stole a glance
10:25at the man beside me
10:26and something i couldn't name
10:27settled in my chest
10:30quiet
10:30steady
10:31the second i let my guard down
10:33sleep crashed over me
10:36why the sudden change of heart
10:37about new york
10:41just felt like it
10:54sorry
10:54we're here
10:55oh
10:57already
10:58why didn't you wake me
11:01you needed to sleep
11:08oh there you are
11:13cyrus said he had a meeting
11:14near the airport
11:15and offered to pick you up
11:18come in for tea
11:19another time mrs courtland
11:20you and chloe should catch up
11:22the car got here at ten
11:23you fell asleep
11:25he just
11:26let you sleep
11:27for two hours
11:30cyrus had sat in that car
11:31for two hours
11:32waiting for me to wake up
11:33and he'd said nothing
11:42tell me about the boy in austin
11:44we broke up
11:45he cheated
11:47why are you asking that
11:49i'm your mother
11:50if he hadn't cheated
11:51would you really have found
11:52your way back
11:59so you've always thought
12:01i chose the wrong path
12:03not at all
12:04life doesn't come
12:05with a road map
12:06whatever decisions
12:07you make
12:08this family will always
12:09be your safety net
12:12there there
12:13no more tears
12:19rest up these next two days
12:20you'll be busy soon
12:22busy with what
12:24your wedding to cyrus
12:26there's still plenty
12:27for the bride to finalize
12:36hi claire
12:37chloe
12:37where did you get
12:38those wedding invitations
12:39printed they're gorgeous
12:40but you messed up
12:41the groom is cyrus keen
12:42what do you mean
12:44the groom at my wedding
12:45next week is cyrus keen
12:46what
12:47chloe are you serious
12:49is it because of nina
12:51i thought you and hamson
12:53were
12:53we're done
12:53i'm back in new york
12:55i'm marrying cyrus keen
12:56you mean
12:57saduity capital
12:59cyrus keen
13:00yes
13:00do you regret it
13:01the six years
13:03i did
13:04not anymore
13:07i never expected
13:08claire would confront
13:09hansen for his
13:10carelessness
13:11and his lies
13:11with nina
13:13where are you
13:14still babysitting nina
13:16claire
13:16mind your own business
13:18i'll be at nina's
13:19building in 30 minutes
13:19be outside
13:25give me the jade pendant
13:26chloe gave you
13:27why
13:28it's meant for the person
13:29she marries
13:29you're not that person
13:31anymore
13:32we're fine
13:33we're not broken up
13:35fine
13:36do you even know
13:36where chloe is right now
13:37she told you we had a fight
13:39a fight
13:41what else
13:41you think she's actually
13:42leaving me
13:43hansen ford
13:44do the decent thing
13:45you messed up
13:46let her go
13:48messed up
13:48just give the pendant back
13:50make chloe come get it herself
13:51she can't
13:55why not
13:56where is she
13:57hansen
13:57whatever chloe does
13:59you brought on yourself
14:06hansen
14:06where are you going
14:07let go
14:14it's just a fight
14:16she's waiting for me at home
14:33what did i say to her on that last call
14:36i called her vicious
14:37i told her to deal with it
14:39i said nina needed me
14:43hansen
14:44what are you doing here
14:45i i was worried
14:48so
14:49chloe's gone
14:50no
14:51she's just angry
14:52i'll fix it
14:52maybe it's for the best
14:53shut up
14:53i'll get her back
14:57that afternoon
14:58the keen family dropped by
15:00hello
15:00hello
15:01thank you for having us
15:02of course
15:03i can't wait for you to officially join the family and whip this boy into shape
15:07he's become such a cold fish lately
15:08mrs keen
15:09actually mr keen
15:11missy courtland certainly knows how to play the dutiful fiance
15:13be nice
15:16dinner is served
15:18after dinner
15:19i drove us to a local park
15:22do you really not remember me
15:27maybe we'd met at some party years ago
15:29i'm terrible with faces
15:31sorry
15:36his fingers were cold
15:38but his embrace was warm
15:39i'm so sorry
15:40did he hit your wife
15:41nah
15:42didn't hit my wife
15:43thanks
15:44not calling me mr keen anymore
15:46can i call you cyrus
15:51chloe it's me
15:52what do you want hansen
15:54i need to see you
15:55i'm not in austin anymore
15:56and we shouldn't see each other ever again
15:58i'm in new york chloe
15:59i've got nothing to say
16:00don't call again
16:06my favorite strawberry flavor
16:08it is cold
16:09your stomach's a mess
16:10just a couple bites for the taste
16:12how'd you know about my stomach
16:13medicinal broth you drank
16:15the herbs are all for gut health
16:16pretty observant
16:18let's go home
16:22i was bracing for cyrus to ask about that phone call
16:25but he never did
16:26i had no idea what i'd say
16:29we barely knew each other yet
16:31and digging up my ex
16:32would only plant a land mam in our future marriage
16:38the next morning
16:39mom dragged me out of bed
16:40for my wedding makeup trail
16:41with six full hair and makeup changes
16:44for different outfits
16:45keeping me busy until twilight
16:48i wrapped my coat tighter
16:49heading for my car
16:50when a voice came from behind me
16:52chloe
16:54hanssen this is pathetic
16:57coffee shop next door
16:59can i buy you a coffee
17:00fine
17:04i heard you're getting married
17:06that's right
17:08i'm getting married
17:09is this just about getting married
17:10i'll marry you
17:11right now
17:12chloe
17:13six years
17:14six years
17:15you just throw that away
17:17what's so funny
17:19hanssen
17:19you know well you checked out of this relationship first
17:23you disrespected those six years first
17:25what gives you the right to interrogate me now
17:29hanssen
17:30do you remember why you chased me in the first place
17:34what
17:35because i smiled like her
17:37chloe no i
17:38maybe at first but not after we got together
17:40let me show you something
17:43i showed him every screenshot nina had sent me that night
17:46each one like a brutal slap
17:49over and over
17:50until he couldn't speak
17:52i felt nothing
17:53no satisfaction
17:55no pity
17:56just cruel indifference
17:58no
17:58please
18:00i didn't mean it
18:02the pendant
18:04chloe
18:05can't you give me one more chance
18:07just one
18:09hanssen
18:09people only get one shot
18:24what are you doing here
18:25passing by
18:26i saw someone who looked like you
18:27thought i'd check
18:29and i was right
18:30get in
18:35it's freezing
18:36come on
18:37come on
18:43your taste in men
18:44not great
18:45if your ex was so perfect
18:46you wouldn't be in an arranged marriage with me
18:48i don't have an ex
18:49come on
18:50no one goes three decades without falling for someone
18:52i've fallen for someone
18:54then we're even
18:56you still have feelings for him
18:58no
18:58i had an ex
18:59you have a crush
19:00i'd call that a wash
19:02not a wash
19:04why not
19:05because it's not
19:08chloe are you actually over him
19:10i'm over him
19:12cyrus i was with him for six years
19:15if he hadn't crossed the line we'd probably be married right now
19:18if that bothers you we can postpone the wedding or
19:21chloe
19:22marriage isn't a game
19:24marrying you was a deliberate choice and i don't change my mind easily
19:28from now on every six year of yours is mine
19:31i won't waste energy on someone already in the past
19:36feel better now
19:37yeah
19:38much better
19:39i heard his company's gearing up for an ipo
19:42cyrus that's business
19:43what if i decide to make it personal
19:45i'll be your wife
19:47i'll support whatever you decide
19:52you never asked what hansen said the other day
19:55i didn't need to
19:56he said he wanted me back
20:01and what did you say
20:02i walked out
20:10chloe
20:11chloe
20:12chloe
20:12chloe
20:12wait
20:14please
20:14hansen what are you doing
20:16i can't i can't just let you go
20:17six years chloe
20:18you can't just walk away and marry him like i meant nothing
20:22don't touch her
20:24this is between me and chloe
20:25no
20:26No, it's not.
20:29You had six years.
20:30You chose someone else every single time.
20:32Now you don't get to show up and act like you're the victim.
20:35You don't know anything about us?
20:36I know you cheated her.
20:38I know you spent your anniversary with another woman.
20:40I know you made her cry many times.
20:44Chloe, please.
20:45Just talk to me.
20:47Alone.
20:49You're not in love with me, Hanson.
20:51You just don't want to lose.
20:54I love you.
20:55I've always loved you.
20:57Nina was just a mistake.
20:59Hanson, it's over.
21:02Chloe, I was wrong.
21:03Please come back.
21:04I'll do anything.
21:05Leave before I call the police and tell your company Saggerancy is pulling all investment.
21:13Thank you for today.
21:20The Ford Technologies deal.
21:21Pull the term sheet effective immediately.
21:23Sir, the due diligence is still ongoing.
21:24I've seen enough.
21:26You do don't have to thank me.
21:28I'm here, always.
21:30And I'll make sure he never hurts you again.
21:43Hanson, are you insane?
21:44Who the hell gave you permission to send those screenshots to Chloe?
21:47Now she's got the wrong idea about us.
21:48You happy?
21:49No, I didn't.
21:51Maybe she snooped my phone.
21:53Chloe's not like that.
21:55Hanson, please.
21:56Don't you feel anything for me anymore?
21:58Now Chloe's gone.
22:00Can't we try?
22:00You used to love me so much.
22:05Smile.
22:06What?
22:06Can't even smile.
22:09Not even close.
22:12Who are you putting on this show for, Hanson?
22:14Chloe can't see it.
22:15She'd only find it disgusting.
22:24Hanson Sedage Capital terminated all investment discussions with him.
22:27What?
22:27They said it's due to material discrepancies found during due diligence.
22:31Hanson, what happened?
22:39Mr. Keene, the termination notice has been sent.
22:41Ford Technology is requesting a call.
22:43Deny it.
22:44And the IPO?
22:44Without us, they won't clear the SEC review.
22:46That's not our problem.
23:15Nina.
23:17We need to talk. The IPO is dead.
23:19I'm leaving. Don't try to find me.
23:28Hi, Claire.
23:29There's something you should know.
23:31Sagusty pulled their investment from Ford Technologies.
23:34What?
23:35Cyrus signed off on it.
23:37Due diligence found irregularities in the books.
23:39The IPO is dead.
23:41Would you have wanted him to?
23:43No.
23:45It's not my fight anymore.
23:47I just want you to be happy, Chloe.
23:51Whatever that looks like.
24:18It's two in the morning.
24:20I know.
24:21You were waiting?
24:22I didn't want you to be alone.
24:24Why?
24:29My mom said you told her you'd marry me a long time ago.
24:32I thought maybe if I said it out loud, I'd stop thinking about it.
24:37Did it work?
24:40No.
24:44You're not what I expected.
24:47What did you expect?
24:48Someone who wanted a business arrangement.
24:51I don't want a business arrangement.
24:53I want you to marry me because you want to.
24:56Not because your family needs it.
24:58Not because you're running from something.
25:02What if I don't know what I want yet?
25:08Then I'll wait.
25:19The night before the wedding, the Cortton family estate overflowed with pure, unrestrained joy.
25:25Cyrus is a good man.
25:27The only thing missing was, well, we'd have to build the emotional connection gradually.
25:32But that couldn't be rushed.
25:35Zoe!
25:36I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow.
25:38Of course I had to come today to see you one last time before you're off the market.
25:42We're not kids anymore.
25:44You couldn't just get married at 16, could you?
25:46That's twisted logic.
25:48I never thought Cyrus Keen would actually make it official with you.
25:52What do you mean?
25:53He's been into you for years.
25:55Don't tell me you didn't know.
25:57What?
25:58You seriously had no idea?
26:00That man has the patience of a saint.
26:01We were college classmates.
26:03He knew I'd known you since high school and kept asking about you.
26:07But when he learned you had a boyfriend, he went quiet.
26:10Then at our last gathering, he asked if you were doing okay.
26:15And if there was any chance that...
26:18What did you say?
26:19Okay, don't kill me.
26:21Had a couple drinks and let slip what you'd told me.
26:24That Hanson was cheating with Nina and how you were stuck with a scumbag.
26:28I said you'd lost your mind picking such a jerk.
26:31And Hanson, well, he just lost it.
26:32When exactly was this college reunion?
26:35Early this month, I think.
26:37The sixth?
26:40Grandfather had proposed my alliance with the Keen family on the eighth.
26:44The timing wasn't just convenient.
26:46It was surgical.
26:49Chloe?
26:50Zoe, are you saying...
26:52Cyrus has been into me for years?
26:54That's why he kept asking about me?
26:55Why else?
26:56Is he crazy?
26:57Is he crazy?
27:05My heart hummered against my ribs for the rest of the day.
27:08Shock.
27:09Disbelief.
27:11Confusion.
27:12Do you really not remember me?
27:13I know you made her cry many times.
27:15I thought maybe if I said it out loud, I'd stop thinking about it.
27:17I've fallen for someone.
27:18And a thin thread of relief and gratitude that the man I was marrying won and wanted me this badly.
27:24For this long.
27:28Hello?
27:29Can't sleep?
27:31How'd you know?
27:33Your fitness step count keeps climbing every few minutes.
27:36Cyrus?
27:37How exactly did we meet before?
27:41Eighth Creed.
27:42Outside school.
27:44I'd had a fight with my grandpa, and he left me at the school gate.
27:48You walked by and gave me a strawberry ice cream bar.
27:54Reluctantly.
27:55I wasn't reluctant.
27:56It was just an ice cream, not like I was giving up my firstborn.
28:01Right.
28:01You're incredibly generous.
28:06It's late.
28:07Get some sleep.
28:09Chloe, tomorrow...
28:11Wait for me to come get you.
28:14Okay.
28:15See you tomorrow.
28:24Still not tired?
28:25Cyrus.
28:30I heard you've liked me for a long time.
28:35For loving me all these years.
28:40My pleasure.
28:46You nervous?
28:47No.
28:48Seeing you this happy, I can finally breathe.
28:51Of course I'm happy.
28:52Because that man has been waiting for this day since he was 14.
28:55For 12 years.
29:00Oh, she looks beautiful.
29:02I know, right?
29:10I spent six years trying to be seen, waiting, begging to be chosen.
29:16But Cyrus never asked me to prove anything.
29:20He just waited.
29:22He saw me from the very beginning.
29:25Do you, Chloe, take this man?
29:28I have something I need to say first.
29:34I once asked, what if I don't know what I want yet?
29:37I know now.
29:39I'm choosing you.
29:41Because you saw me before I even knew I was lost.
29:46I've been waiting for you to find your way home.
29:48Then let's not wait any longer.
29:51Chloe, do you take Cyrus to be your lawfully wedded husband?
29:54Till death do you part?
29:58I do.
29:59Do you take Chloe to be your lawfully wedded husband?
30:01I do.
30:03With all my heart for the rest of my life.
30:08I've waited 12 years for this.
30:11And I'll never let you go.
30:25Today, I'm not a replica.
30:27I'm Chloe Cortland.
30:34Luke let Olivia, the law firm-sponsored intern, get him to sign divorce papers without Emma
30:39Carter's knowledge.
30:40It's just a piece of paper.
30:41It wasn't actually submitted.
30:42Olivia was stressed out that day, and I just wanted to help her out.
30:45Now that she's calmed down, you can just tear it up.
30:48Her stress doesn't let her joke of our marriage.
30:52That paper has legal weight.
30:53I can hold her accountable for meddling.
30:58I told you I asked her to prepare it.
31:00Blame me.
31:01Go after me if you dare.
31:04If you keep this up, Emma Carter, I'll have to rethink our relationship.
31:08Luke knew Emma couldn't live without him.
31:10He always threatened divorce and fights.
31:13Their marriage was peaceful until Olivia arrived.
31:16Then they fought non-stop over her.
31:18Luke was sure Emma would back down this time, just like she always had.
31:21But this time, Emma didn't yield.
31:24She just watched Luke scold her impatiently while texting Olivia with a smile, and felt
31:30their years together meant nothing.
31:32She sat silently, no intention of apologizing.
31:36See hvor.
31:36Of what which he had Mom areReally forever.
31:36It wasn't guilty.
31:37Bye mate.
31:37Well that was nice.
31:37From what we're going to do with this weekend.
31:37I mean, everybody should hopefully be laughing.
31:37He has to be our emotional.
31:37I want to be nice –
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