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No More Mercy for My Ex
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00:00:00My name is John Morgan. On our 20th wedding anniversary, I found out the truth.
00:00:06My cold, conservative wife could be that wild in another man's bed.
00:00:1120 years ago, Eva suddenly fell seriously ill.
00:00:15She lay in that hospital bed, pale and trembling, begging me.
00:00:19John, find yourself a healthy woman. I'll only drag you down.
00:00:26I stayed by her side, through endless nights. Swore to love her in sickness and in health.
00:00:33Till death, what Eva never knew was, I was never some broke nobody.
00:00:37I was the billionaire CEO of Nexus. I hid it to protect her feelings.
00:00:42For 20 years, I took care of Eva, and our two children.
00:00:47Every Christmas, I cooked a feast for them.
00:00:50I was basting the turkey, when my sister Mia called again.
00:00:53Urging me to come back, and be my billionaire.
00:00:56Go back?
00:00:57I looked at the family photo on the table, and smiled.
00:01:00Taking care of Eva and the kids. That was the life I wanted.
00:01:04The company gala?
00:01:06Let Eva take that COO position.
00:01:08And have her start paving the way for my son Alex too.
00:01:11I carried a fresh baked apple pie toward the bedroom.
00:01:14Thought she's going to say my cooking got better.
00:01:17Like always, I started tidying up her room.
00:01:20Then a bag by the bed caught my eye.
00:01:23I opened it.
00:01:24A red lace nightgum.
00:01:26This has to be Eva's surprise for me.
00:01:28Ever since we had kids, we've slept apart.
00:01:32She's always been so reserved.
00:01:34I grinned to myself.
00:01:36Tonight, I'll show her, I've still got it.
00:01:39While I was thinking, the door opened.
00:01:41Eva's home.
00:01:42I took her bag.
00:01:43Now like I always did.
00:01:44What have you got for me tonight?
00:01:46She shoved me off.
00:01:48Looked at me like I'm filth.
00:01:49She tossed her hair back, and I caught the hickey on her neck.
00:01:54Don't touch me.
00:01:55Get your filthy hands off me.
00:01:57I froze.
00:01:58She changed and curled up on the couch.
00:02:00Smiled at her phone in a way I haven't seen in years.
00:02:03I stood there, like an idiot.
00:02:06Go get me a blanket from the bedroom.
00:02:08I nodded without thinking.
00:02:09Taking care of her is just instinct now.
00:02:12Then, while I pulled a blanket from the closet, a box fell in front of me.
00:02:18A red nightgown, love letter, and a DB fell out from the box.
00:02:22I turned the DV on, and there she was, wearing that red nightgown, all over another man.
00:02:29The affection I never got from her is right there on the screen.
00:02:34It was thunderstruck.
00:02:35Every word in those letters played out right there on the video.
00:02:39So she wasn't cold.
00:02:40She just saved all that heat for someone else.
00:02:43I lost it.
00:02:44I grabbed the box and the DB, and stormed out.
00:02:47I slammed the box down at her feet, and shoved the DB screen in her face.
00:02:52Her laughter echoed through the room.
00:02:55I looked at her panic, and said, slowly,
00:02:57You better explain who the hell this is.
00:03:01I stand there holding my face, looking into Eva's eyes.
00:03:05And at that moment, I finally understood.
00:03:08In this house, I matter less than a stranger.
00:03:11What gives you the right to tell Phil to leave?
00:03:13I clawed my way up on my own.
00:03:16I'm about to be COO, and I have Phil to thank for that.
00:03:19And you?
00:03:20Marrying you was the worst mistake I ever made.
00:03:23You useless piece of shit.
00:03:25It's useless if I hadn't been pulling strings behind the scenes.
00:03:28How would an ordinary sales manager ever make it to COO?
00:03:32Eva, 20 years ago you were dying.
00:03:36I fed you medicine one spoon at a time.
00:03:39Stayed at your bedside day and night.
00:03:41Did you forget what we promised each other?
00:03:43I even missed my mother's funeral for you.
00:03:45Did I ask you to do it?
00:03:48Every one of those choices was yours.
00:03:50And let's be honest, I've supported you for years.
00:03:53We're even.
00:03:54I gave up my billion dollar fortune for her.
00:03:58Even missed my mom's last moments.
00:03:59And she actually dares to say we're even.
00:04:02Eva, I'm sorry.
00:04:04This is all my fault.
00:04:05I never meant to cause trouble in your marriage.
00:04:07These are Christmas gifts for your whole family.
00:04:10And if your husband doesn't want me here, I promise I'll never come around again.
00:04:14Alex opens his box.
00:04:16A brand new car key.
00:04:18His eyes light up as he looks at Phil in awe.
00:04:21Amy opens hers.
00:04:23A designer handbag.
00:04:24She screams and hugs it to her chest.
00:04:27Eva opens the last gift.
00:04:29A Harry Winston necklace.
00:04:31She gasps, holding it like it's priceless.
00:04:33I stand there watching.
00:04:36Their eyes on the gifts.
00:04:38No one gives a damn about how I feel.
00:04:40Phil, this must have cost a fortune.
00:04:44I saw you looking at it in that shop window.
00:04:46Think of it as my congratulations for becoming COO.
00:04:49My wife lowers her head, blushing like a girl.
00:04:53Uncle Phil, you're still trying to win mom over, aren't you?
00:04:56Her first love just never quits, huh?
00:04:58Alex suddenly jabs Amy's arm hard.
00:05:01She stumbles, covers her mouth, and looks at me guilt.
00:05:05First love.
00:05:06I look at Amy, panicking after letting it slip.
00:05:09And I realize they never saw me as one of them.
00:05:12Eva, I know I failed you once.
00:05:15As long as you're happy now, I'm willing to walk away.
00:05:19He turns for the door, and I watch my own children
00:05:22beg the man destroying my family to stay.
00:05:25Wait!
00:05:25He's not the one who should leave.
00:05:27He is.
00:05:29Dad, you can't give mom happiness.
00:05:31Uncle Phil can.
00:05:32Just leave.
00:05:34That man Phil just walked into my home.
00:05:37His shoes click across the floor.
00:05:39I clean myself, wearing that perfect smile,
00:05:42like some honored guest.
00:05:44Eva sees him, and her eyes light up.
00:05:47She practically throws herself at him.
00:05:49Alex and Amy look up at the same time, faces lighting up.
00:05:54Uncle Phil!
00:05:56The three of them gather around him,
00:05:58and I'm standing in the middle of my own living,
00:06:00like I'm invisible.
00:06:03So you're the famous Phil.
00:06:06Uh, yeah.
00:06:07Nice to meet you.
00:06:08I'm Phil, finance manager at Nexus Capital,
00:06:12and Eva's best friend.
00:06:14Best friend?
00:06:15Eva betrayed me for this piece of trash.
00:06:18I lunge at him and grab his collar.
00:06:20Then I hear Eva scream.
00:06:22Stop!
00:06:23She rushes in between us and shoves me to the floor.
00:06:27She turns, touches Phil's arm.
00:06:29Are you alright?
00:06:30Looks up at him with worry all over her face.
00:06:33Then she looks at me, cold.
00:06:35Listen, I hid those things because I knew you'd lose your mind.
00:06:39I knew Phil before I even met you.
00:06:42And if something was going to happen between us,
00:06:44it would have happened long ago.
00:06:46Why wait till now?
00:06:47Dad, are you serious?
00:06:48You and Mom have been married for decades.
00:06:50Where's the basic trust?
00:06:52Dad, stop embarrassing yourself.
00:06:55Uncle Phil helped me get where I am.
00:06:56I'm so angry, I can barely breathe.
00:06:59My hand clamps over my chest.
00:07:01Eva and I really are just friends.
00:07:03I only wanted to make her happy.
00:07:05If any of this cross the line,
00:07:06I'll stay out of your business.
00:07:08He looks at Eva and smiles,
00:07:10polite and elegant.
00:07:12Somehow, it made me look like a clown.
00:07:15Get out of my house!
00:07:16I swang my fist with everything I've got
00:07:18at that fake, lying face.
00:07:21Then, a slap cracks across my left cheek.
00:07:25My head jerks sideways.
00:07:27My ears rang.
00:07:28The wife I spent 20 years caring for
00:07:31slapped me for another man.
00:07:34After they threw me out,
00:07:36I had nowhere to go.
00:07:37So I went to my sister Mia's.
00:07:39She looks at me, blood all over,
00:07:42and she knew everything.
00:07:43Her hand slams down on the table.
00:07:46Eva has what she has because of you?
00:07:48Alex got his job because of you!
00:07:50You gave them everything
00:07:51and this is what you get back?
00:07:53A bunch of ungrateful leeches!
00:07:55Mia's right.
00:07:56Eva became sales manager
00:07:58because I had a headhunter recruit her.
00:08:01Alex got his interview
00:08:03because I made it happen.
00:08:04I gave them everything
00:08:06and got this in return.
00:08:08Mia's eyes reddens.
00:08:09She hands me an old pocket watch.
00:08:12My hands shake as I open it.
00:08:15Mom left this for you.
00:08:16If she were alive,
00:08:18she'd never want to see you treated like this.
00:08:20Eva doesn't deserve you.
00:08:21It's me and my mother in that photo
00:08:23and I remembered the hospital.
00:08:25It was when I missed seeing my mother one last time
00:08:29because I stayed with Eva.
00:08:31The biggest regret of my life.
00:08:33My mother was dying
00:08:34and I didn't even know it.
00:08:35When she called me,
00:08:37I was tending to Eva.
00:08:38Mom was already fading.
00:08:39Her voice was weak
00:08:40and I was too blind to hear it.
00:08:43Mom.
00:08:43John.
00:08:44What's wrong?
00:08:45Nothing, baby.
00:08:47Just wanted to hear your voice.
00:08:48Then Eva coughed a few times
00:08:51and I rushed my mother off the phone.
00:08:53Mom, something's come up here.
00:08:54I'll call you later.
00:08:55The call ended.
00:08:56I hurried to Eva's bedside,
00:08:58asking if she was hurting,
00:08:59if she needed a doctor.
00:09:01Later I learned
00:09:02that was the last time
00:09:03I ever spoke to my mother.
00:09:05I stare at the watch,
00:09:06tears falling.
00:09:08Mom.
00:09:08I failed you.
00:09:09But not anymore.
00:09:11Never again.
00:09:12I'm divorcing Eva
00:09:13and I'm taking back everything that's mine.
00:09:16Mia.
00:09:17I need a favor.
00:09:18Mia looks at me,
00:09:20eyes still red,
00:09:21and gives one hard nod.
00:09:23And just as I make up my mind
00:09:25to take everything back,
00:09:27something else is happening in that house.
00:09:29The kitchen sink is clogged.
00:09:31Phil has been wrestling with it forever.
00:09:34Okay, so that's not good.
00:09:35Clearly, he's not handy.
00:09:37It's Christmas.
00:09:37There's no plumber coming today.
00:09:39Dad used to fix stuff like this.
00:09:42I'll give John this.
00:09:43He was always better
00:09:44at fixing things than I am.
00:09:46Fixing pipes is about all he was good for.
00:09:48Don't compare that loser to you.
00:09:50Then the pipe burst.
00:09:52All four of them scream at once in chaos.
00:09:55Water went everywhere.
00:09:56Then Phil's phone rings.
00:09:58He gets word that I met with Mia
00:10:00and his face changes.
00:10:02My uncle's high up at Nexus.
00:10:04He said he saw John with the COO.
00:10:06What if John told her everything?
00:10:07If the COO believes his lies,
00:10:10all the years I put into this,
00:10:11go up in smoke!
00:10:14I gave up everything for them.
00:10:16And now, for what Phil can give them,
00:10:18they're ready to kick me to the curb.
00:10:20You brought this on yourself!
00:10:23Uncle Phil already got me into Nexus Capital.
00:10:25What could you ever give me?
00:10:28Uncle Phil hands me 50 grand for pocket money
00:10:30like it's nothing.
00:10:31Aren't you embarrassed?
00:10:32If you really love Mom, let her go.
00:10:35I look at these two children,
00:10:37standing before me like strangers.
00:10:39Are these really the same kids who once said,
00:10:43Dad, I'll take care of you.
00:10:45Six years ago, in the summer,
00:10:47I was wearing that faded blue apron,
00:10:50flower still on my hands.
00:10:52Alex and Amy ran in,
00:10:54waving their Harvard acceptance letters,
00:10:56and throw themselves into my arms.
00:10:58I'm so proud of you.
00:10:59I looked down at those letters.
00:11:01Tears of joy were in my eyes.
00:11:03I guessed they forgot those words a long time ago.
00:11:07I sacrificed everything for you.
00:11:09And this is how you treat me?
00:11:11Fine. I'll go.
00:11:12I was ready to walk away for good.
00:11:15But Phil wasn't done with me.
00:11:17No, Charlie.
00:11:18I'm the one who should leave me.
00:11:19He grabbed my arm,
00:11:21then suddenly threw himself backward like I shoved him.
00:11:24His body slammed into the entry cabinet with a thud.
00:11:27Then he slid down to the floor, grimacing.
00:11:29John, what are you doing?
00:11:32What pathetic acting,
00:11:33and my wife and children by every second of it.
00:11:37Eva got up and slapped me hard.
00:11:39I fell backward into the coffee table.
00:11:41A picture frame crashed to the floor.
00:11:44My palm drove into the broken glass,
00:11:46and blood seeped from the base of my palm onto the photo.
00:11:50Our family portrait lay in the wreckage.
00:11:53A crack in the glass cut right between me and Eva,
00:11:57splitting our smiles in two.
00:11:59John, what the hell are you doing?
00:12:01Today you hit Uncle Phil.
00:12:03Tomorrow, you'll hit Mom.
00:12:05Mom, divorce him!
00:12:07Now!
00:12:11I didn't touch him.
00:12:13Shut up!
00:12:13John, you're gonna kill us all.
00:12:15Throw him out!
00:12:16The door opens.
00:12:18The three of them grab me and throw me out.
00:12:20Get out of our house!
00:12:21You don't belong here!
00:12:23You're not my father.
00:12:24Not ever again.
00:12:26I'm divorcing you.
00:12:27Then I see Phil,
00:12:28standing behind the three of them,
00:12:31smiling,
00:12:31satisfying.
00:12:32The door starts to close.
00:12:34The warm light disappears.
00:12:36And on my face,
00:12:37I can't tell if it's melted snow or my tears.
00:12:41Fireworks suddenly burst overhead,
00:12:44all over the street.
00:12:45People laughing and wishing each other Merry Christmas.
00:12:49Every family was celebrating Christmas.
00:12:51And on Christmas,
00:12:52I lost my family.
00:12:55While those idiots were panicking,
00:12:57Mia and I were sitting in a coffee shop,
00:12:59drinking coffee like nothing was wrong.
00:13:01John,
00:13:02you sure you want to do this at the company gala?
00:13:05Mia asks if I'm sure.
00:13:07I was the one who put her where she is.
00:13:09Now I'm only taking back what I once gave.
00:13:11Mia's foam suddenly buzzes.
00:13:13Caller,
00:13:14ID Phil.
00:13:15We look at each other and smirk.
00:13:17She puts him on the speaker.
00:13:18Hello, Director Morgan.
00:13:19This is Phil.
00:13:20I just wanted to remind you about Eva's promotion to CO2.
00:13:24Please don't let rumors affect your judgment.
00:13:26Eva is extremely capable.
00:13:28She's fully qualified for the job.
00:13:30That self-important idiot
00:13:31thinks being finance manager
00:13:33gives him enough pull to put in a good word for Eva.
00:13:37He has no idea.
00:13:38The COO he's trying to flatter
00:13:40is the blood sister of the loser he looks down on.
00:13:44Enough.
00:13:45How I make my decisions is none of your concern.
00:13:48Tell Eva to be ready for the gala.
00:13:50I've got quite a surprise for her.
00:13:52The second she hands up,
00:13:53I can picture Eva and Phil
00:13:55already acting like they've made it.
00:13:57Still dreaming they're about to hit the big time.
00:14:00The night of the gala,
00:14:02the four of them showed up in fancy clothes.
00:14:05Eva is ready for what she thinks
00:14:06will be the proudest moment of her life.
00:14:08Co-workers crowd around her.
00:14:11Congratulations.
00:14:12Eva,
00:14:13heard they're announcing your promotion to COO tonight.
00:14:15Congratulations.
00:14:16Eva,
00:14:17looks like you're about to be our boss.
00:14:20Don't forget us
00:14:22when you make it to the top.
00:14:23Of course.
00:14:25Uncle Phil and my mom
00:14:26are basically a match made in heaven.
00:14:28No kidding.
00:14:29That loser my mom used to be married to,
00:14:32he wouldn't make it through the front door here.
00:14:34They're right.
00:14:35A loser couldn't get in here
00:14:37because the man walking through those doors tonight
00:14:40is the true owner of this empire.
00:14:43Dozens of men in black
00:14:45stand beside the cars with Mia
00:14:47waiting for me.
00:14:48My brother will be out any second.
00:14:50Everyone,
00:14:51be ready.
00:14:52Yes, ma'am.
00:14:53I step out the front door,
00:14:56one step at a time,
00:14:57under security escort.
00:14:59I slid into the back seat of a Maybach.
00:15:01The motorcade starts moving,
00:15:03rolling into the city.
00:15:0520 years.
00:15:06I gave up everything
00:15:08for that ridiculous thing called love.
00:15:10I made myself their servant
00:15:13and all my sacrifice bought me
00:15:15was contempt.
00:15:16Now,
00:15:17the game is over.
00:15:20In the ballroom,
00:15:21Eva is still soaking up the praise.
00:15:23Heard the CEO is back
00:15:25and he's personally handing out
00:15:27the promotion letters
00:15:27to everyone getting promoted.
00:15:29Wow,
00:15:30that's the highest honor there is.
00:15:32He's not just our chairman,
00:15:34he's the richest man in the country.
00:15:36If I were the CEO's son,
00:15:38I'd never have to work a day in my life.
00:15:40If I could get the CEO
00:15:42to be my wedding witness,
00:15:43I'd brag about it forever.
00:15:45What they don't know,
00:15:46the CEO they're talking about,
00:15:48is me.
00:15:50Eva,
00:15:51when the CEO hands you that promotion,
00:15:53make sure you mention my name.
00:15:57Don't worry,
00:15:58I will.
00:15:59A bodyguard opens my car door.
00:16:02Mia stands beside me.
00:16:03Hundreds of executives and staff
00:16:05line up on both sides of the entrance,
00:16:08vowing at me.
00:16:09Good evening, Mr. Morgan.
00:16:12Mr. Morgan,
00:16:13a title of power and wealth.
00:16:15I haven't heard it in 20 years.
00:16:18Eva,
00:16:18are you ready for the biggest surprise
00:16:20of your life?
00:16:21John's never seen anything like this.
00:16:23You should have brought that loser
00:16:24to open his eyes.
00:16:25A guy like him
00:16:26wouldn't know what to do with opportunity
00:16:28if it hit him in the face.
00:16:29He deserves nothing.
00:16:31Exactly.
00:16:31Not everyone can get in here.
00:16:34That old loser
00:16:35doesn't belong anywhere
00:16:36near the spotlight.
00:16:38The CEO is here!
00:16:40The doors swing open.
00:16:42A spotlight hits me.
00:16:43And I look at those four clowns.
00:16:45The same people
00:16:46trashing me one second ago,
00:16:48now frozen where they stand.
00:16:50I am John Morgan,
00:16:51CEO of Nexus Capital.
00:16:53And I'm back.
00:16:54Their judgment is over.
00:16:56Mine has just begun.
00:16:59I stride into the ballroom.
00:17:01First time in 20 years,
00:17:03I'm out in public,
00:17:04wearing a custom suit.
00:17:06Look at that suit.
00:17:08That's Qtour.
00:17:09You can't just buy that.
00:17:10And those cufflinks?
00:17:12Wait.
00:17:13No way.
00:17:14That's the billionaire CEO
00:17:15everyone's been talking about?
00:17:16I hear the whispers.
00:17:18Eva's in the crowd,
00:17:19just staring at me,
00:17:21frozen.
00:17:21My dad?
00:17:22Is that billionaire CEO?
00:17:25Oh, please.
00:17:26No way.
00:17:27John's a broke nobody
00:17:28living off me.
00:17:29I was married to him for years.
00:17:31I know exactly what he is.
00:17:33She dregs Alex and Amy with her
00:17:35and storms over.
00:17:36John,
00:17:37who the hell let you in?
00:17:39You think dressing up fancy
00:17:41is going to make me believe you?
00:17:43In your dreams.
00:17:44Who said I came for you?
00:17:46I'm here for the gala.
00:17:48They laugh in my face.
00:17:49Not a second of doubt to them.
00:17:51I'm still just trash.
00:17:53You think a suit makes you CEO?
00:17:56Get real.
00:17:57This isn't your world.
00:17:58You don't belong here.
00:18:00Stop embarrassing yourself.
00:18:02Out of pity for
00:18:04whatever family we have left,
00:18:06here's a tip.
00:18:08Ten minutes.
00:18:10The COO and CEO
00:18:11are about to present
00:18:12the appointment certificate
00:18:13to my mom.
00:18:14I let out a cold laugh.
00:18:16We'll see who's presenting
00:18:18the certificate to who.
00:18:19Eva pulls out a stack of papers
00:18:21and slams them
00:18:22against my chest.
00:18:24Divorce papers.
00:18:25Sign them,
00:18:26then get the hell out.
00:18:28Once I'm COO,
00:18:30you're nothing to me.
00:18:31You're not even fit
00:18:32to shine my shoes.
00:18:34I flip through it,
00:18:35line by line.
00:18:36Even the asset splits done.
00:18:39I walk away with nothing.
00:18:40She cheated first,
00:18:42and she makes it look like
00:18:43somehow she's the victim.
00:18:44You have a way to dime
00:18:46all these years.
00:18:47You've been living off me.
00:18:49They still don't get it.
00:18:51Everything they have,
00:18:52I gave them.
00:18:53Without me,
00:18:54they're nothing.
00:18:55I look at them and smile,
00:18:57my heart embittered.
00:18:58Fine.
00:18:59If that's what they want,
00:19:00I pull a pen from my suit,
00:19:02about to sign,
00:19:03when Alex suddenly stops me.
00:19:06Wait!
00:19:07Alex suddenly cuts in.
00:19:09For a second,
00:19:10I thought he had finally
00:19:11come to his senses.
00:19:12But I'm wrong.
00:19:13He frowns,
00:19:14looking at me like I'm garbage,
00:19:16then shoves another document
00:19:17right into my face.
00:19:19Go ahead.
00:19:20Sign this too.
00:19:21I'm done with you.
00:19:22My sister and I
00:19:23don't have a loser like you
00:19:24for a dad.
00:19:25Sign it,
00:19:26and we're done.
00:19:27I take it,
00:19:28and look down.
00:19:29Agreement to end
00:19:30father-son relationship.
00:19:32My fingers start to shake.
00:19:34Alex Morgan.
00:19:35John Morgan.
00:19:36My own son,
00:19:37cutting me off.
00:19:38From now on,
00:19:39we take Phil's name.
00:19:40I'm Alex Fry,
00:19:42my sister's Amy Fry.
00:19:44Sign it.
00:19:46Now.
00:19:47From today on,
00:19:48I'm Amy Fry.
00:19:50Sounds way better
00:19:51than Amy Morgan.
00:19:52Eva stands there,
00:19:54arms crossed,
00:19:55smirking,
00:19:56the three of them together
00:19:57like a real family.
00:19:59I stare at the paper,
00:20:01eyes stinging,
00:20:0220 years,
00:20:04everything I gave them,
00:20:05and this is what I get.
00:20:07Alex,
00:20:07Amy,
00:20:09that's a bit much.
00:20:10You really are gonna
00:20:12humiliate your own father
00:20:13like this?
00:20:14John,
00:20:14you've been a pretty
00:20:15lousy father.
00:20:16Just look,
00:20:17your own kids
00:20:18don't even want you.
00:20:19Everything I gave,
00:20:20all these years,
00:20:21this is what it comes down to?
00:20:22I raise them myself
00:20:24and turn them into monsters.
00:20:26Eva watches coldly,
00:20:28arms folded,
00:20:29waiting for me to sign
00:20:30so she can toss me out
00:20:31like trash.
00:20:32My pen hits the paper.
00:20:34Stroke by stroke,
00:20:35I sign my name.
00:20:37I fleeing the sign papers
00:20:38at Alex.
00:20:39They scatter across the floor
00:20:41as he scrambles
00:20:42to pick them up.
00:20:43Eva,
00:20:44Amy,
00:20:45Alex,
00:20:46you just killed
00:20:47whatever love
00:20:48I had left for you.
00:20:50My mom's about to be COO.
00:20:52Without her,
00:20:54you won't even be able
00:20:55to feed yourself.
00:20:55Congrats, Mom.
00:20:57Looks like you and Uncle Phil
00:20:58are finally getting
00:20:58their happy ending.
00:20:59Mom,
00:21:00once you're COO,
00:21:01I basically run this place.
00:21:03I wipe the tears
00:21:04from my eyes
00:21:05and look up at them.
00:21:06Their faces
00:21:07are full of hope
00:21:08for the future.
00:21:09How nice.
00:21:10Too bad.
00:21:11It's about to end.
00:21:12And what makes you think
00:21:13that's a promotion
00:21:14and not a termination?
00:21:16I look at Eva,
00:21:18still so full of herself.
00:21:20She really thinks
00:21:21she's won.
00:21:22She really thinks
00:21:23that COO's seat
00:21:24is hers.
00:21:29And what makes you
00:21:30think that's a promotion
00:21:34and not a termination?
00:21:35I hold Eva's promotion letter
00:21:37and tell Mia
00:21:38I'm pulling her promotion.
00:21:40Eva and Alex are out
00:21:41and I'll make sure
00:21:42no one in this industry
00:21:44ever hires them again.
00:21:45I put her there.
00:21:47I can drag her down myself.
00:21:49I flick my lighter open.
00:21:51The flame catches
00:21:52the edge of the paper.
00:21:53I watch it burn to ash.
00:21:55The ashes drift
00:21:56beside my coffee.
00:21:57My face stays cold.
00:21:5920 years.
00:22:00It ends now.
00:22:01I look at them,
00:22:02ice cold.
00:22:03a bunch of clowns.
00:22:04And they have no idea
00:22:05what's coming.
00:22:09Fired?
00:22:10Do you even know
00:22:11what this event is?
00:22:12It's to celebrate
00:22:13my mom's promotion.
00:22:15Fired?
00:22:15Yeah, right.
00:22:18John,
00:22:19after the divorce,
00:22:20I hope you can at least
00:22:21take care of yourself.
00:22:23Living off others?
00:22:24That's just pathetic.
00:22:26Living off others?
00:22:27Pathetic.
00:22:28And she says that
00:22:29with a straight face.
00:22:30Every meal she's eaten,
00:22:31every outfit she's worn,
00:22:33every promotion she's had,
00:22:35none of it happened
00:22:36without me.
00:22:37I shove past Phil and Eva
00:22:38and walk forward,
00:22:40steady.
00:22:43Jesus!
00:22:45John's gone crazy!
00:22:46Hey!
00:22:47That's the CEO's chair!
00:22:49I stop in front of the chair
00:22:50and stare everyone down.
00:22:52That chair was mine
00:22:5320 years ago.
00:22:54I'm just taking my seat back.
00:22:56Eva,
00:22:57he's your ex-husband.
00:22:58If he pulls something
00:22:59and pisses off the higher-ups,
00:23:01your promotion's done.
00:23:03He's trying to ruin you!
00:23:04I don't hesitate.
00:23:06I sit in the CEO's chair.
00:23:08Eva rushes up
00:23:08and shoves me down.
00:23:10The chair crashes to the floor
00:23:11with a dull thud.
00:23:15John,
00:23:15what the hell are you doing?
00:23:16I told you.
00:23:18I'm here for the gala.
00:23:19Oh, please.
00:23:21Still lying?
00:23:22Some nobody sneaks in
00:23:24without an invite
00:23:25just to make a scene?
00:23:26Get out!
00:23:28Now!
00:23:29She raises her hand
00:23:30to hit me.
00:23:31The same hand
00:23:32that slapped me twice before.
00:23:34Not this time.
00:23:35I catch her wrist.
00:23:36Eva!
00:23:37The moment the door bursts open,
00:23:39me lying in a pool of blood.
00:23:41Her eyes turn red instantly.
00:23:43We were married.
00:23:45I put up with you
00:23:47because I loved you.
00:23:48That's over now.
00:23:49We're divorced now.
00:23:51You touch me again?
00:23:54Try it.
00:23:55I shove her hand off.
00:23:57Eva stumbles back
00:23:58and Phil catches her
00:23:59without thinking.
00:24:00Nice teamwork.
00:24:03John!
00:24:04Do you even know
00:24:05what that chair is?
00:24:06That's the CEO's seat!
00:24:08You're going to get us
00:24:09all screwed!
00:24:12That seat is always mine.
00:24:14I pick up the chair
00:24:15Eva knocked over
00:24:16and set it back in place.
00:24:18What's the problem
00:24:19with me sitting here?
00:24:20This was my seat
00:24:21to begin with.
00:24:21I sit down
00:24:22in the CEO's chair.
00:24:2420 years
00:24:24and it finally
00:24:25has its owner back.
00:24:27Ah!
00:24:28John!
00:24:31John, you've lost your mind!
00:24:33You've completely lost it!
00:24:35Eva tries to rush me
00:24:37but Phil holds her back.
00:24:38What's he afraid of?
00:24:39Her getting hit again
00:24:40or things getting out of hand?
00:24:43Listen!
00:24:44The billionaire CEO
00:24:45and the CO are about to show up!
00:24:46You want to die?
00:24:47Don't drag us down with you!
00:24:48Alex shoves me
00:24:49but I don't move an inch.
00:24:51I just sit there
00:24:52while they keep screaming.
00:24:53John!
00:24:54You're going to cost Eva everything!
00:24:57Mom!
00:24:59If he keeps this up
00:25:00I'm screwed!
00:25:03Get up!
00:25:04If you ruin my promotion
00:25:07I swear I won't let this go!
00:25:10Bother responding.
00:25:12Then
00:25:12the ballroom doors
00:25:14burst open
00:25:14as security steps aside
00:25:16as a man in his 50s
00:25:17storms in
00:25:18full of authority.
00:25:20I know him
00:25:21Gilbert Newman
00:25:22Phil's uncle
00:25:23one of the top guys
00:25:24at Nexus
00:25:25Everyone turns
00:25:26Phil's eyes light up
00:25:27Relief washes over his face
00:25:29He thinks his savior
00:25:30just walked in
00:25:31His grin stretches
00:25:33ear to ear
00:25:34as he rushes over
00:25:35What's all this noise?
00:25:36The CEO and COO
00:25:38will be here any minute!
00:25:39Uncle
00:25:40Gilbert
00:25:40Perfect timing
00:25:41That idiot's sitting
00:25:42in the CEO's chair
00:25:43He's basically
00:25:44challenging the CEO
00:25:45You've got to teach him a lesson
00:25:53What?
00:25:55Challenging the CEO?
00:25:57Where'd this clown come from?
00:25:59I'll make him pay for this!
00:26:04Gilbert stops right in front of me
00:26:06Eyes wide
00:26:07I just sit there
00:26:08smirking
00:26:09Mr. Newman
00:26:11If I were you
00:26:12I'd think very carefully
00:26:13before making the next move
00:26:14Gilbert meets my eyes
00:26:16For a second
00:26:16I see hesitation
00:26:17A nobody like him
00:26:19has never met
00:26:20the real CEO
00:26:21He doesn't know
00:26:22what to make of me
00:26:23Uncle Gilbert
00:26:24Don't let him bluff you
00:26:25He's just
00:26:27Eva's deadbeat ex-husband
00:26:28He came here
00:26:29to sabotage her promotion
00:26:30Dodd Phil grins
00:26:32Fawning like a dog
00:26:33begging for scraps
00:26:35Mr. Newman
00:26:35Please get him out of here
00:26:37Don't let my family mess
00:26:38ruin the gala
00:26:38Got it
00:26:39Leave it to me
00:26:40Drag this old fool out
00:26:42The security guards
00:26:43close in
00:26:44smirking
00:26:45I frown
00:26:46Not out of fear
00:26:47Out of rage
00:26:48Dot 20 years
00:26:49And now even some nobody
00:26:50who came in after me
00:26:52thinks he can walk all over me
00:26:53I thought one look at me
00:26:54would make him panic
00:26:55and start apologizing
00:26:57Instead
00:26:58he doesn't even recognize me
00:26:59You've got some nerve
00:27:00sitting in the CEO's chair
00:27:02Get the hell up right now
00:27:03while I'm being nice
00:27:04Unless you want trouble
00:27:06John
00:27:06Cut the act
00:27:08Mr. Newman's a company veteran
00:27:09I almost forgot this
00:27:11Nobody joined after I left the company
00:27:15He's been with the company longer than I have
00:27:17Who the hell are you?
00:27:19You really think
00:27:20Mr. Newman would even look twice at you?
00:27:22You pathetic old loser
00:27:24Stop running your mouth
00:27:25You're only making yourself look worse
00:27:27Just get out
00:27:28Mr. Newman
00:27:29That's my useless father
00:27:31He lives in his own fantasy
00:27:32and actually thinks
00:27:33he's the CEO
00:27:34who vanished 20 years ago
00:27:36The guards circle around me
00:27:38but I don't back down
00:27:39My calm is starting to rattle them
00:27:41Want to know if I'm really the CEO?
00:27:43Call your CON Mia Morgan
00:27:45She can clear it up right now
00:27:46Who the hell are you
00:27:47to order me to call the COO?
00:27:49She already said tonight
00:27:50is the CEO's homecoming party
00:27:53You better get out now
00:28:24Or I'll beat your ass first
00:28:26A pocket watch slips from my suit
00:28:56maniac
00:28:56I'm shaking with rage
00:28:58I didn't even make it to see my mother
00:29:00before she died
00:29:01And now the last thing she left me
00:29:03is being ruined by this woman
00:29:04Where'd all that backbone go?
00:29:06Want it back?
00:29:07Fine
00:29:07Neil
00:29:08Slap yourself a hundred times
00:29:10Admit you were wrong
00:29:12And maybe I'll give it back
00:29:13She sneers
00:29:14There's nothing in her eyes
00:29:16but cruelty
00:29:17Neil
00:29:17Slapped myself
00:29:18What does she think I am?
00:29:20But the watch keeps swinging in her hand
00:29:22It's the last thing my mother left me
00:29:24Phil smirks
00:29:26Alex stands with his hands in his pockets
00:29:28Amy throws me a look of contempt
00:29:30No one says a word for me
00:29:32They're all enjoying the show slowly
00:29:34I sink to my knees
00:29:35Both knees slam against the marble floor
00:29:38Pain shoots through me
00:29:40John after all these years
00:29:42you haven't changed a bit
00:29:43Still so quick to kneel
00:29:45Pathetic
00:29:46Like some dog begging for scraps
00:29:49I'd beg her to give me the watch back
00:29:51She has no intention of letting me have it
00:29:54She throws the watch
00:29:56I scream in despair
00:29:57It spins through the air like a Madeira
00:29:59And shatters in two
00:30:01I threw myself toward the broken pocket watch
00:30:03My shaking hands clutch the two halves
00:30:06One side the photo
00:30:07One side the dial
00:30:08I try like a madman
00:30:09To piece it back together
00:30:11It won't go back together
00:30:12Broken like my heart
00:30:13Phil picks up a bottle
00:30:14And walks toward me
00:30:16The bottle explodes over my head
00:30:17Glass flies
00:30:18Blood pours down my face
00:30:20A ringing fills my ears
00:30:22Like a funeral bell
00:30:23Before blacking out
00:30:25I see Phil grinning
00:30:26Ava
00:30:26Alex
00:30:27Amy
00:30:27Just standing there
00:30:28Cold
00:30:29Like they're watching someone else's tragedy
00:30:31I close my eyes
00:30:33Mom
00:30:33I'm coming to find you
00:30:34The doors slam open
00:30:36Mia storms in
00:30:37Furious
00:30:38She swings the pocket watch in front of me
00:30:40Leaning in
00:30:41Daring me with her eyes
00:30:43She loves having me under her heel
00:30:45What?
00:30:46You won't do it?
00:30:47Then I'll throw it away
00:30:49Every time I see that old hag
00:30:51She makes my blood boil
00:30:52She raises her arm to throw the watch
00:30:56The last thing my mother left me
00:30:57I was young then
00:30:58My mother was still alive
00:31:00I stood close beside her
00:31:02Posing for the camera
00:31:03The shutter caught our smiles
00:31:04I opened the old watch
00:31:06Inside is the photo we just took
00:31:09When I'm not with you
00:31:10Keep this watch close to your heart
00:31:12Think of it as your mother
00:31:14Staying beside you
00:31:15Mom
00:31:16I'm sorry
00:31:17I couldn't protect what you left me
00:31:19Fine
00:31:21I'll kneel
00:31:22The moment the door bursts open
00:31:24Mia sees me lying in a pool of blood
00:31:26Her eyes turn red instantly
00:31:28A crowd gathers around
00:31:30Whispering among themselves
00:31:31Dot Mia helps Mia
00:31:32Her fingers trembling violently
00:31:34You're my only brother
00:31:37I will never let anyone hurt you
00:31:39What?
00:31:40Her brother
00:31:41Brother?
00:31:42Since when did you have a brother?
00:31:44Mia gently brushes my forehead
00:31:46Her eyes fill with pain
00:31:47Are you alright?
00:31:48Someone call a doctor
00:31:49Doctor now!
00:31:50Help him!
00:31:52The doctors rush over
00:31:54And help me into a nearby chair
00:31:56Mia clench her fists
00:31:57Stands up
00:31:58And stares fiercely at everyone
00:32:01Who did this?
00:32:02Miss Morgan
00:32:03We were wrong to hit him
00:32:05But he started it
00:32:06He impersonated the CEO
00:32:07Crashed the annual gala
00:32:09And sat in the CEO's chair
00:32:10We were defending the CEO's dignity
00:32:12Mia said nothing
00:32:13She raises her hand
00:32:15And slaps Phil hard across the face
00:32:17The slap echoed through the entire hall
00:32:20Eva catches the staggering Phil
00:32:22What the hell are you talking about?
00:32:24My fault
00:32:25Miss Morgan
00:32:26Security was far too lax
00:32:28He managed to slip in
00:32:30I'll deal with this immediately
00:32:32I'll sort everything out
00:32:33The CEO will never find out
00:32:35Mia turns and slaps Gilbert
00:32:37Again across the face
00:32:39Gilbert's head snapped to the side
00:32:41He covers his cheek
00:32:42And doesn't dare to make a sound
00:32:44You idiot
00:32:45Do you have any idea who he is?
00:32:48Isn't he just a piece of trash for God's sake?
00:32:52Mia hears him muttering
00:32:53She turns and slaps him again
00:32:55Watch your mouth!
00:32:57Why?
00:32:59You hit me again?
00:33:01Miss Morgan
00:33:01That man is nothing but a parasite
00:33:03What else am I supposed to call him?
00:33:07Quite right, Miss Morgan
00:33:08Mia's fury erupts completely
00:33:11Her eyes blaze as if spitting fire
00:33:13You venomous woman
00:33:14And you two ungrateful little beasts
00:33:17You're lower than dirt!
00:33:20You've bullied him for twenty years
00:33:22Today I'm gonna make you pay for every bit of it
00:33:25Guards! Surround them!
00:33:27Five guards step forward
00:33:28And surrounds Eva and the others
00:33:30Eva's expression finally changes
00:33:32What is all of this?
00:33:36Mia, stop!
00:33:37I regain consciousness
00:33:38And strive toward them
00:33:39Blood still streams down my forehead
00:33:41But I had never been so clear-headed in my life
00:33:44Eva stares at me in shock
00:33:46She probably never imagined
00:33:48That the worthless trash
00:33:49She has trampled underfoot
00:33:51Would ever be called
00:33:52Brother
00:33:53By the CO
00:33:54Mia, stop!
00:33:57Brother, are you alright?
00:33:59It's all my fault
00:34:01My only brother
00:34:04Hurt on my own turf
00:34:05I pat Mia's shoulder reassuringly
00:34:08Her eyes turns red
00:34:10Just like when she was a little girl
00:34:11Who had been wronged
00:34:12Except this time
00:34:14It was me
00:34:14Mia reaches out
00:34:15And examines the wound on my forehead
00:34:17With concern
00:34:18Her actions made others
00:34:19Jump to all sorts of malicious conclusions
00:34:22About the relationship between her and me
00:34:24Why is dad so close to Miss Morgan?
00:34:26I'm wondering too
00:34:28Why did Miss Morgan hit Uncle Phil for that loser?
00:34:31What's really between them?
00:34:32If Miss Morgan values him this much
00:34:36Maybe he really is someone important
00:34:38We shouldn't mess with?
00:34:39Shit
00:34:40I messed with the wrong person
00:34:43Looks like John and the COO
00:34:45Have something special going on
00:34:47Miss Morgan
00:34:48What exactly is your relationship
00:34:51With my good-for-nothing ex-husband?
00:34:56That's none of your damn business
00:34:59I swear
00:35:00Today
00:35:00Every single one of you who hurt him
00:35:02Is going to pay
00:35:04Phil
00:35:04Gilgret
00:35:05And Eva's expressions
00:35:07Grew complicated
00:35:08Fear
00:35:08Began to creep across their faces
00:35:11Phil you tell me right now
00:35:12Who the hell did you just beat up?
00:35:15He's just Eva's pathetic ex-husband
00:35:16Who else would he be?
00:35:18Gilbert slaps Phil across the face
00:35:20This lap is even harder than Mia's
00:35:23A pathetic ex-husband?
00:35:25Then why the hell is the COO
00:35:27Getting involved?
00:35:28And how did this so-called nobody
00:35:31Even get into the gala in the first place?
00:35:33Phil clutches his face
00:35:35Stunned
00:35:36He finally realizes
00:35:37Something was terribly wrong
00:35:39Mia hands the broken pocket watch
00:35:41Back to me
00:35:42Brother this watch is over 10 years old
00:35:44I'm afraid it can never be put back together
00:35:47I gaze at the photo
00:35:48Inside the watch of my mother and me
00:35:51Mom
00:35:51Are you watching from above?
00:35:53Watching your son get bullied by these scumbags?
00:35:55What do you want to do with them?
00:35:57I lift my head
00:35:58And glare at Eva
00:36:00Furiously
00:36:00She shook with terror
00:36:02Phil
00:36:02Alex
00:36:03And Amy
00:36:04Try to stand calm and firm
00:36:06But their gazes
00:36:07Shift
00:36:08Restlessly
00:36:09They were finally afraid
00:36:11Too late
00:36:11I clenched the broken pocket watch
00:36:13This shattered watch was the last thing my mother left me
00:36:17She shouldn't have touched it
00:36:18Eva there's one thing you never should have done
00:36:22Smash my mother's last keepsake to me
00:36:25It's just a piece of junk
00:36:27What you want to hit my mom or something?
00:36:29You've given them everything and this is how they pay you?
00:36:32Do you think they even deserve all of this?
00:36:34Suddenly
00:36:35Phil points at me and Mia like he just discovered a new world
00:36:38I get it now
00:36:39Mia's been protecting you this whole time
00:36:42No wonder you got into the gala so easily
00:36:46You
00:36:47And
00:36:48Mia
00:36:49You two have been having an affair this whole time haven't you?
00:36:55Nice one John
00:36:56You accuse me of cheating?
00:36:58You're the one who's been cheating this whole time!
00:37:02You old bastard
00:37:03I thought you were decent
00:37:06You betrayed my mom!
00:37:08My face turns even colder
00:37:10They're such experts at twisting the truth
00:37:12When you divorced mom
00:37:14You acted like the victim
00:37:15Turns out you'd already been sleeping with this woman
00:37:19How disgusting
00:37:20Do you really think
00:37:22There is something going on between Mia and that man?
00:37:25Hard to say
00:37:26Otherwise why would Mia stand up for him?
00:37:30Buoyed by the voices agreeing with her
00:37:32Eva grew increasingly arrogant
00:37:34She approaches Mia
00:37:35Speaking in a bitterly sarcastic tone
00:37:38Mia
00:37:38So you like picking up the trash I've already played with?
00:37:42This is the kind of man you go for?
00:37:43No wonder you're still single in your 30s
00:37:46Who knows how many younger men you're keeping on the side?
00:37:49You really think no one knows about all the dirty little secrets you've got going on behind the scenes?
00:37:53She doesn't get to finish her sentence
00:37:55I give her a sharp brutal slap
00:37:58That single blow held all the resentment I'd bottled up for 20 years
00:38:03Amy and Alex are utterly dumbfounded
00:38:05Their mouths hanging agape
00:38:07Phil hurries to steady the staggering Eva
00:38:10I stand before them cold and unyielding
00:38:13Motionless like a stone statue
00:38:16Eva covers her cheek staring at me in utter disbelief
00:38:19She had never once thought the docile submissive nobody would dare to lay a hand on her
00:38:25This slap was not for me
00:38:27It was for my mother and for Mia
00:38:29Six bodyguards in black suits
00:38:32Storms in
00:38:33Looking fierce
00:38:34And ready for action
00:38:35But Eva doesn't panic
00:38:36Instead
00:38:37She holds her head high
00:38:38Don't you dare
00:38:40The CEO is giving me my well-deserved promotion at the annual gala
00:38:44If you throw me out and he can't reach me
00:38:47Do you think you can handle the consequences?
00:38:51That's right
00:38:53Mom becoming COO was the CEO's decision
00:38:57Once she gets this position
00:39:00You'll all be screwed
00:39:01Glad you reminded me
00:39:03I almost forgot about this
00:39:05Mia and I exchange look
00:39:07We both knew Eva wasn't getting any promotion letter today
00:39:11At all
00:39:12Mia holds out her hand
00:39:13An assistant promptly hands her a red leather folder
00:39:16The CEO does indeed have something he needs me to hand to you personally
00:39:21Mom this is wonderful
00:39:23Congratulations
00:39:25After all these years
00:39:26Your dream has finally come true
00:39:28Eva tries hard to suppress the smile tugging at the corners of her lips
00:39:33She thinks she is winning
00:39:34Mom
00:39:35I'm struggling with the machine
00:39:38Once you become COO
00:39:40Don't forget the house you promised me
00:39:43Mia hands the red folder to Eva
00:39:45Like handing over a knife
00:39:47Quick Eva
00:39:48Open it
00:39:48Open it now
00:39:49Smiling
00:39:51Eva opens the red folder
00:39:52I smirk
00:39:53Alex and Amy lean in
00:39:55Faces full of anticipation
00:39:56Then
00:39:57Their smiles froze
00:39:58How is this possible?
00:40:03A termination notice
00:40:06Eva covers her face
00:40:08Utterly dumbfounded
00:40:09She never thought she would ever take a slap from me
00:40:12Never
00:40:12But I've wanted to slap her
00:40:14For way too long
00:40:16John
00:40:17How dare you hit me
00:40:19Just because of your little mistress
00:40:22Shut your mouth up
00:40:23He's my sister
00:40:24I won't you slander her like that
00:40:27I've known you for over 20 years
00:40:30And I've never heard a single word about you having a sister
00:40:33And you call me a cheater
00:40:35Turns out you hooked yourself a rich woman, huh?
00:40:38The divorce worked out perfectly for you, didn't it?
00:40:43Mom, you were blind to even fall for him
00:40:46This is absolutely ridiculous
00:40:49Guards, throw them out
00:40:50Phil's eyes shift slyly
00:40:52Putting on yet another pitiful performance
00:40:55He won't see us?
00:40:57This is all you're doing
00:40:58I get it now, Miss Morgan
00:41:00You were afraid Eva becoming COO
00:41:03Would threaten your position
00:41:04So you spread rumors
00:41:06You and John doctored the letter together
00:41:11I'm
00:41:11I'm going to report this to the CEO
00:41:14I'll make every single one of them pay
00:41:16Mia looks at them coldly
00:41:18Like she was watching a bunch of clowns
00:41:20Eva
00:41:20Phil
00:41:21Gilbert
00:41:22You assaulted a guest
00:41:25That's it
00:41:26You're all fired
00:41:28Gilbert's jaw drops in utter disbelief
00:41:30How dare you?
00:41:32I want to see the CEO
00:41:33I'm reporting you for abuse of power
00:41:36Enough
00:41:37Throw them out
00:41:38The guard swum forward
00:41:40Dragging them out
00:41:41Eva struggles and screams
00:41:43Her voice echoing sharply throughout the ballroom
00:41:46Even as she was being escorted out
00:41:48She kept howling like a pathetic stray cur
00:41:50I want to see the CEO
00:41:53You can't shut me up
00:41:57Mia and I stand in the center of the ballroom
00:42:00Watching them being driven out
00:42:02The moment the doors close
00:42:03The world finally falls quiet
00:42:05Brother do you think they're gonna let this go?
00:42:07I look at the closed doors
00:42:09A cold smile curling at the corner of my lips
00:42:12I shake my head
00:42:14Let them do whatever they want
00:42:15They're just a bunch of clowns
00:42:1720 years of bond between us has ended completely
00:42:20From this day forth
00:42:22We are strangers
00:42:23Eva stands there
00:42:25Holding the termination notice
00:42:26Frozen stiff
00:42:28As if struck by lightning
00:42:29No way this can't be true
00:42:34John
00:42:35You're behind all of this
00:42:37Miss Morgan let's be fair here
00:42:39Eva has worked her ass off for over a decade
00:42:43What possible reason does the CEO have to fire her?
00:42:46John are you doing this just to get back at my mom?
00:42:49I sneer
00:42:49Revenge?
00:42:50She did this to herself
00:42:52Suddenly
00:42:52Eva bursts out laughing
00:42:54Like she'd lost her mind
00:42:55The laughter echoes through the ballroom
00:42:57Sending chills down everyone's spine
00:42:59She throws the termination notice to the ground
00:43:01Seething with rage
00:43:03And strides toward me
00:43:04This can't be true
00:43:06The CEO was supposed to promote me
00:43:08Where is the CEO?
00:43:10I need to see him
00:43:11He doesn't want to see you
00:43:13Three days later
00:43:14I push open the door of the coffee shop
00:43:17Sunlight streams through the floor to ceiling windows
00:43:20Falling upon a woman sitting alone
00:43:23I slow my steps
00:43:24Staring at her back
00:43:25It was a silhouette
00:43:26I know all too well
00:43:28She turns and stands up
00:43:30Smiling
00:43:31Though she's 40 now
00:43:32But when she smiles
00:43:34She looks 20 again
00:43:35John
00:43:36Annie
00:43:38It's you
00:43:45Annie
00:43:46My old friend
00:43:4720 years had gone by
00:43:49Yet she seemed unchanged
00:43:51No
00:43:51She has changed
00:43:53She's even better
00:43:57I was concentrating on my wood carving
00:43:59Wood shavings curled off beneath my fingers
00:44:03These hands had cooked for Eva for 20 years
00:44:06Now they finally get to do something for me
00:44:08Mia enters the room
00:44:10Holding an invitation
00:44:13John
00:44:13Now that you're back as CEO
00:44:15You really should attend the meeting three days from now
00:44:19I nod
00:44:20And tell her I got it
00:44:21Mia didn't leave
00:44:23She stands quietly behind me
00:44:25Hesitant to speak her mind
00:44:27John, you've thrown yourself headfirst into work
00:44:30You don't go to any of the events I set up for you?
00:44:33Are you still hung up on Eva?
00:44:35She grabs my arm
00:44:37Her eyes full of concern
00:44:40John, I've scheduled a dinner with that investor
00:44:43She's stunning
00:44:45Go meet her
00:44:46Maybe she can help you forget about Eva
00:44:48I put down my carving
00:44:50I can sigh
00:44:51Mia, I don't need that
00:44:53She's coming to discuss business
00:44:55A private meeting like that would look bad
00:44:57I'd rather not go
00:44:59You've got it wrong
00:45:00She asked me to invite you
00:45:02And you know her too
00:45:04If you don't go, you'll regret it
00:45:06I look up at Mia's mysterious smile
00:45:09And nod dot
00:45:10I trust Mia
00:45:11She never lied to me
00:45:13When I opened the book
00:45:14A bookmark slipped out
00:45:17Written on it was a simple confession
00:45:20I like you
00:45:21I smile wistfully
00:45:23Twenty years had passed
00:45:24I still kept that precious bookmark
00:45:27I never imagined
00:45:29That little girl who came to borrow books from me every day
00:45:32Would grow into such an extraordinary woman
00:45:34Annie blushes and smiles bashfully
00:45:38At forty, she still smiles like the girl I remember
00:45:43The real reason I went overseas all those years ago
00:45:46Was to be someone worthy of you
00:45:55I sit across from Annie
00:45:56Warm sunlight falls across her face
00:45:59Two decades feel like nothing but a fleeting dream
00:46:03What's wrong?
00:46:04Surprised to see me?
00:46:06Annie?
00:46:07I can't believe it
00:46:09It's been like twenty years since we last saw each other
00:46:12That year, we were both still young
00:46:15She was wearing her school uniform
00:46:17So was I
00:46:18She came to return a book to me
00:46:20Just like always
00:46:22John, I'm leaving for business school in Europe
00:46:26I won't get to borrow your books anymore
00:46:28Here, this belongs back to you
00:46:31I took the book
00:46:32It felt like a piece of my heart was missing
00:46:35She handed me a small box of cookies
00:46:38I wanted to give you something I made myself, so
00:46:43I bake these cookies
00:46:46Think of it as
00:46:47A little goodbye gift
00:46:52You're really going abroad to study?
00:46:54Yes
00:46:55You're already the youngest billionaire in the city
00:46:58I need to work hard
00:47:00To catch up
00:47:01Only then maybe
00:47:04I could finally
00:47:05She never finished her sentence
00:47:07Those words stayed unspoken for twenty years
00:47:11Before she departed
00:47:13She held me in a tight embrace
00:47:15That hug was far warmer than any affection Eva had given me over twenty years
00:47:21I watched her leave
00:47:24Her silhouette fading farther and farther away
00:47:29Annie looks at me
00:47:30There was hope in her eyes and twenty years of waiting
00:47:33Back then, you were the golden boy
00:47:35So I went abroad trying to catch up to you
00:47:38To become someone worthy of standing by your side
00:47:40But when I finally came back
00:47:43You no longer belonged to me
00:47:45I was deeply moved
00:47:46Those words hit me right in the chest
00:47:49I had given everything in the first half of my life to Eva and the children
00:47:54But I never knew
00:47:55That someone had been quietly caring for me all these years
00:47:59John, now that you're free
00:48:02Maybe you could give us a chance?
00:48:04Annie gazes at me with deep affection
00:48:07Her eyes were soft, but certain
00:48:09So, what's your answer?
00:48:12I lowered my head and fall silent for a few seconds
00:48:15Annie, I don't want to hold you back
00:48:17I just got divorced
00:48:19And I'm not ready to start a new relationship yet
00:48:22That's okay
00:48:24I've waited this long, haven't I?
00:48:25I can wait a little longer
00:48:27Until you've really let go of the past
00:48:30I don't love Eva anymore
00:48:32But I just got divorced
00:48:33And the investment meeting is right around the corner
00:48:37If I said yes to you now
00:48:38It would feel like I'm using you
00:48:40That wouldn't be fair to you at all
00:48:43After the meeting is over, I'll give you a real answer
00:48:45All right
00:48:47Our company was already leaning toward your product anyway
00:48:50So don't worry
00:48:51I won't mix business with personal stuff
00:48:54Since you've made a promise
00:48:56I'll wait for your answer
00:48:58All right, I promise
00:49:00We stand up to leave
00:49:02Suddenly, Annie stumbles slightly as her high heel twists
00:49:06She almost fell
00:49:07I reach out quickly to steady her
00:49:09Catching her gently into my arms
00:49:11Our eyes meet
00:49:13And the air between us instantly fills with tension
00:49:15And then
00:49:16A sharp, nasty voice cut through the moment
00:49:19Like a cold knife
00:49:21Shattering the warmth
00:49:24Annie and I pull apart quickly
00:49:26Flirting with another woman
00:49:28In broad daylight
00:49:29Eva walks over with Alex and Amy
00:49:31A familiar sneer on her face
00:49:33That I knew all too well
00:49:34Pathetic
00:49:35A leopard never changes its spots
00:49:37This woman just won't leave me alone
00:49:40She can't even let me have a cup of coffee in peace
00:49:43I didn't hesitate
00:49:46Eva, what the hell do you want?
00:49:48What do I want?
00:49:50Look at you
00:49:51One woman is not enough for you?
00:49:53You just cannot wait to jump into someone else's bed
00:49:56Watch your mouth
00:49:58Pathetic
00:50:00At least your taste is consistent
00:50:02You have latched on to another rich woman
00:50:06Hey, beautiful
00:50:07Why waste your time on this old guy?
00:50:10I am younger than him
00:50:12Stronger
00:50:13And better than him in every single way
00:50:20I slap Alex across the face hard
00:50:23Eva catches him
00:50:25Stunned
00:50:26You bastard
00:50:29Apologize
00:50:30Now
00:50:31How dare you hit my son
00:50:33You filthy bastard
00:50:36You cheating bastard
00:50:37You shameless moocher
00:50:39I let out a mocking laugh
00:50:41How ridiculous
00:50:42I could throw every single one of those insults right back at her
00:50:47I grab Annie's arm and try to leave
00:50:49But Eva blocks our way like an unhinked maniac
00:50:52She stares at Annie with nothing but venom in her eyes
00:50:55You have no idea what kind of man you got involved with
00:50:58This piece of trash
00:51:00He lived off me for years
00:51:03Then he sucked up
00:51:05To the company's COO
00:51:07And now he's clinging
00:51:08To you for your money
00:51:11If John were willing to let me support him
00:51:13It's an honor for me
00:51:15Eva freezes
00:51:17Her face was full of disbelief
00:51:19They probably never imagined anyone would ever say something like that
00:51:24Eva
00:51:25I am warning you for the last time
00:51:27I destroyed your career once
00:51:30And I can do it again
00:51:31Push me any further
00:51:32And I will make you disappear from this city completely
00:51:43Go ahead and enjoy your little moment, John
00:51:46Three days from now at the investor meeting
00:51:48I will drag you down to hell
00:51:51You will never get back up
00:51:53I don't even bother looking back
00:51:55Three days from now
00:51:57We'll see who drags who to hell
00:51:59The banquet hall packs with guests
00:52:02Who mingle with wine glasses and hand laughter
00:52:05And the clink of glasses fills the air
00:52:08Eva stands at the center of the crowd
00:52:10Chatting confidently as if she had never been fired
00:52:14The main door swings open
00:52:16I walk in with one hand in my pocket
00:52:19Surrounded by bodyguards
00:52:21Twenty years have passed
00:52:22But I've never lost this presence
00:52:25Eva cacked his sight of me
00:52:26Her smile freezing on her face as if she'd been choked
00:52:30She grabs Amy's arm, pointing in my direction
00:52:32And strides over toward me
00:52:34Well, well
00:52:35Look who is all alone
00:52:36Where is your old fling and that wealthy lady who runs the coffee shop?
00:52:41How funny
00:52:41Not a single one of them is here
00:52:43Maybe they both found out you've been playing both sides and dumped you?
00:52:47I sip my drink
00:52:48Waiting for the meeting to start
00:52:50Not wanting to waste my time on a bunch of clowns
00:52:53Ladies and gentlemen
00:52:58Good evening
00:52:59First, let me introduce tonight's representative of the capital side, Mr. Charles
00:53:05The host gestures toward Charles
00:53:07A man in his forties
00:53:09Annie's subordinate
00:53:13Charles raises his glass politely
00:53:16Thank you all for coming
00:53:18Now, I officially declare the investment conference open
00:53:23Wait! I have something to say!
00:53:27Charles pauses and sets down his glass
00:53:30The entire hall falls silent
00:53:32Her voice was sharp and piercing
00:53:35Like nails on a chalkboard
00:53:37What was she going to say?
00:53:39Nothing more than her usual self-righteous slander and lies
00:53:43Did she really think that would bring me down?
00:53:45Very well, ma'am
00:53:48Please go ahead
00:53:49What is it you'd like to say?
00:53:51Ladies and gentlemen
00:53:52Our purpose here today is simple
00:53:55The major investor wants to enter the tech sector and find suitable partners
00:54:00This is not just about capital or capability
00:54:03The most important thing is character
00:54:06It's not that obvious
00:54:08Everyone here has both capability and integrity, do not they?
00:54:12What is this woman trying to say?
00:54:14Everyone here belongs in this room
00:54:18Except one man
00:54:21And that person is you!
00:54:25My ex-husband, John
00:54:28The guests and Charles all turn to look at me
00:54:31Suddenly, two photos flashes up on the big screen
00:54:34One of a young John with Mia
00:54:36And another of John with Annie
00:54:38Mr. Charles
00:54:40John's a leech
00:54:41His private life is a mess
00:54:43He's been messing around with two women at the same time
00:54:45He doesn't deserve to partner with you
00:54:48He doesn't even deserve to stand here!
00:54:51The crowd gasps and buzzes with chatter
00:54:53That woman looks familiar
00:54:55Isn't that Mia Morgan, the COO of Nexus Capital Group?
00:55:00This guy's good at it
00:55:01He actually hooked Mia Morgan?
00:55:04Who's the other woman?
00:55:06She's pretty hot too
00:55:08I stand rooting to the spot
00:55:11Listening to those whispers
00:55:12My face darkening with anger
00:55:15Eva, if you're asking for it
00:55:17I'll give you what you want
00:55:18Eva sashays towards Charles
00:55:21A warm smile plastered on her face
00:55:23Mr. Charles
00:55:24As the investor's representative
00:55:26I'm sure you will make the right judgment
00:55:28Charles adjusts his suit jacket
00:55:31A hint of helplessness on his face
00:55:33He had probably never seen a woman so reckless with her own fate
00:55:36He doesn't belong here
00:55:37I used to be a sales director at Nexus Capital
00:55:4010 years of experience
00:55:42And I've prepared a perfect promotional plan for your company
00:55:47Charles takes Eva's proposal and flips through it quickly
00:55:51His frown deepens with every page
00:55:53If you take my advice, you'll find the most suitable partner
00:55:57You'll dominate the market and become the industry leader
00:56:01Charles snaps the proposal shut
00:56:03Then, without a word
00:56:05He slaps Eva hard across the face
00:56:08She shrieks
00:56:10Her scream piercing through the entire conference hall
00:56:13The guests exchange stunning glances
00:56:15Alex and Amy rushes to support Eva
00:56:18How dare you slander our investor?
00:56:21Charles hurls the proposal at Eva
00:56:23Papers scatter across the floor
00:56:26I didn't!
00:56:27When did I slander the investor?
00:56:29I only talked about that worthless piece of trash!
00:56:33John!
00:56:33Charles follows her pointing finger and looks at me
00:56:36I stand calmly, arms crossing
00:56:38Like I was watching a circus
00:56:41Alex turned to me furiously
00:56:43His eyes blazing with rage
00:56:45But I don't even flinch
00:56:47You old bastard!
00:56:48What trick are you pulling now?
00:56:49A trick?
00:56:52Against you?
00:56:53You're not even worth the effort
00:56:57The investor has arrived
00:56:59The doors swing open
00:57:01Two bodyguards stand on either side
00:57:04Annie strides in
00:57:05Her gaze sweeps over Eva
00:57:07Then Alex
00:57:08And finally lands on me
00:57:09She smiles
00:57:11Just slightly
00:57:13Throw this stupid woman out!
00:57:15Alex and Amy look around anxiously
00:57:17At a complete loss
00:57:19They finally realize
00:57:20They are in trouble
00:57:21And panicked
00:57:22Get out!
00:57:23Get out!
00:57:24All of you!
00:57:25Shut up!
00:57:27I haven't slandered anyone!
00:57:31Eva stares at me
00:57:32Walks toward me
00:57:33Every step was filled with hatred
00:57:35John are you telling me
00:57:36You and your COO
00:57:37Don't have something going on?
00:57:39The doors swing open once again
00:57:41Mia strides in
00:57:42With an imposing presence
00:57:44Of course I dare
00:57:45John is my brother
00:57:47There is absolutely no improper relationship
00:57:50Between us
00:57:50And there never will be
00:57:51Mia walks over
00:57:54And links her arm with mine
00:58:01Everyone watches as Annie walks in
00:58:08I smile
00:58:09My eyes fix on her
00:58:10Eva stands frozen
00:58:11Her eye is wide open
00:58:13As if she'd something unbelievable
00:58:15Isn't she the other woman from the photo?
00:58:18How did this guy manage to win up two
00:58:22Beautiful women?
00:58:26There is nothing going on between John and me
00:58:28Go ahead say another word
00:58:30See what happens
00:58:31Nothing?
00:58:32You were holding each other so closely
00:58:34That's nothing?
00:58:35Eva mimicked the embrace from the photo on the screen
00:58:37Her gestures growing more exaggerated
00:58:40As if she were putting on a comedy show
00:58:42I watch her
00:58:43Expressionless
00:58:44She can't even throw a tantrum
00:58:46Without looking cheap
00:58:47I bet this old bastard
00:58:48Has completely fooled you
00:58:49Hasn't he?
00:58:55My name sounds filthy
00:58:57Just coming out of your mouth
00:58:59So what if John and I are together?
00:59:01It's none of your business
00:59:03Slandering my relationship with John
00:59:05Is this how you treat guests?
00:59:06Hey, this whole mess is that stupid woman's fault
00:59:09What does it have to do with us?
00:59:11John, you're tight with the investor
00:59:12Put in a good word for us, buddy
00:59:13I remain silent
00:59:15Listening
00:59:16These people
00:59:17Just moments ago
00:59:18They were laughing at me
00:59:20Now they are begging
00:59:22Let me introduce you
00:59:23The CEO of Nexus Capital Group
00:59:26My older brother
00:59:27John Morgan
00:59:29Eva was dumbfounded
00:59:33Wait
00:59:33The CEO of Nexus Capital Group?
00:59:37That legendary billionaire?
00:59:40Charles nods
00:59:41Smiling calmly
00:59:42Alex and Amy look at the crowd
00:59:44Their faces turning pale
00:59:46This can't be
00:59:47Eva Collins
00:59:48You have no idea what you've lost
00:59:51And every bit of it
00:59:52Is your own damn fault
00:59:54Eva freezes for a second
00:59:56Then
00:59:57She suddenly bursts into laughter
01:00:00It was hysterical
01:00:01Like she had lost her mind
01:00:05I get it, Mia
01:00:06You're just covering for the Gingola
01:00:08You're keeping
01:00:09Eva
01:00:11Still can't face reality?
01:00:13Go online and search for who the CEO
01:00:15Of Nexus Capital is
01:00:16I've warned you many times
01:00:18Too lazy to check?
01:00:20No
01:00:20No way
01:00:22Alex pulls out his phone
01:00:24His fingers trembling
01:00:28He's just a loser
01:00:30Who stayed at home for decades
01:00:31But Eva kept running her mouth
01:00:35CEO?
01:00:37Billionaire?
01:00:38You are kidding me!
01:00:41Mom
01:00:41Look
01:00:43The CEO of Nexus Capital Group
01:00:46Really is dad
01:00:47Eva snatches the phone
01:00:49Her eyes wide
01:00:50Staring at the screen
01:00:52Then she shut a glance at me
01:00:55It must be a coincidence
01:00:58The same name
01:01:00Suddenly
01:01:00She loses it
01:01:02And slams the phone
01:01:03Hard to the ground
01:01:04The screen shatters instantly
01:01:06Just like the broken promotion dream
01:01:08Eva Collins
01:01:10Do you really think
01:01:10Everything you have
01:01:11Was earned by yourself?
01:01:12It was my brother
01:01:13Who gave it to you
01:01:14But now
01:01:15You've destroyed it all
01:01:16With your own hands
01:01:17I listened to it all
01:01:18In silence
01:01:19Watching Eva
01:01:20Stand frozen in shock
01:01:22Her lips trembling
01:01:23Not a single word
01:01:25Comes out of her
01:01:25She finally knows
01:01:27The truth
01:01:28Suddenly
01:01:29Alex and Amy
01:01:30Rush forward
01:01:31And drop to their knees
01:01:32In front of me
01:01:32Desperately grabbing my hands
01:01:36Dad
01:01:37I was wrong
01:01:38Please
01:01:39Give me another chance
01:01:40I beg you
01:01:41I look down at them
01:01:42These faces
01:01:43The same ones
01:01:44That had called me
01:01:45A useless old man
01:01:46Not long ago
01:01:47Are now plastering
01:01:49With fawning desperation
01:01:50And fear
01:01:51I rip my hands away
01:01:52I fall to the floor
01:01:54Then they scramble
01:01:56Right back up
01:01:57And crawl toward me again
01:01:58They grab my hands
01:02:00Once more
01:02:01Pleading pitifully
01:02:03Guards
01:02:04Drag them out
01:02:05Two bodyguards
01:02:06Rush over
01:02:06Grab them and Eva
01:02:08And haul them
01:02:09Toward the door
01:02:09They struggle furiously
01:02:11Shouting
01:02:12Their voices
01:02:13Echoing through the hall
01:02:14I stand where I was
01:02:16My resolve unshaken
01:02:17The moment they threw me
01:02:19Out of that house
01:02:20They were not my family anymore
01:02:23A belated confession
01:02:24Is nothing but a pale excuse
01:02:29Mia keeps laying into Ava
01:02:31Every word is like a knife
01:02:33Cutting straight into her heart
01:02:35You never even finished high school
01:02:38Someone who is incompetent at everything
01:02:40What made you think you could hold your own
01:02:41At Nexus Capital
01:02:42And yet you clawed your way up to manager
01:02:44Even COO
01:02:45Eva shakes her head in despair
01:02:47Looking completely broken
01:02:49Alex and Amy frown tidy
01:02:52Looking utterly confused
01:02:54They had clearly never once thought about that question
01:02:57Back in 2001
01:02:58Back in 2001
01:02:59It was only because of your deal with Golden Fox Group
01:03:01That you became the company's top salesperson
01:03:04When the company needed a sales director
01:03:06And a position happened to open up
01:03:08You stepped in
01:03:09Don't kid yourself
01:03:10Your success today isn't all down to you
01:03:12Alex was stunned
01:03:13He lowers his head in disbelief
01:03:16He finally begins to understand
01:03:18Where his so-called talent
01:03:20Had really come from
01:03:21I listened quietly to Mia's words
01:03:24Every date
01:03:25Every event
01:03:26Every step of the way
01:03:27I had paved the road for her
01:03:30Without my brother's help
01:03:31You are nothing
01:03:33Eva shakes her head repeatedly
01:03:35Backing away
01:03:36Her high heels clatter against the floor
01:03:39In a chaotic mess
01:03:40No!
01:03:41That was my hard work
01:03:43I did it myself
01:03:43You're lying!
01:03:45You're all lying to me!
01:03:46Annie stunned for a moment
01:03:48She covers her mouth with both hands
01:03:50Her eyes glistening with tears
01:03:52Filling with joy and emotion
01:03:54Yes!
01:03:55With all my heart
01:03:57I'll be with you forever
01:03:59I stand up
01:04:00And gently slip the ring onto her finger
01:04:02The ring sparkles brightly in the sunlight
01:04:05Casting tiny, warm glints
01:04:14Do you know how long I've waited for this moment?
01:04:17I won't make you wait any longer
01:04:19Annie holds me tight
01:04:21Tears in her eyes
01:04:22And nods firmly
01:04:23I gently pat her back
01:04:25Then
01:04:25A sharp voice shatters the peace
01:04:28John!
01:04:29I turn around
01:04:30Eva and Amy stand not far away
01:04:32Their eyes fixing on me
01:04:34Instinctively
01:04:35I step in front of Annie to protect her
01:04:39What are you doing here?
01:04:41In the winter park
01:04:43Sunlight filters through the bare branches
01:04:45Casting dappling shadows on the ground
01:04:48Annie and I walk side by side
01:04:51Just like 20 years ago
01:04:52Annie points at a tree not far away
01:04:55Look, that's where we first met
01:04:57Do you remember?
01:04:59She looks at me
01:05:00With light in her eyes
01:05:02I smile and point to the same spot
01:05:04Of course
01:05:05There was a tree
01:05:07I was sitting under it
01:05:09Reading a book
01:05:09Then you ran over and asked me what I was reading
01:05:11You scared the hell out of me
01:05:13We walk in silence
01:05:14Smiles on our faces
01:05:16Those memories
01:05:17Buried by time
01:05:18Have come back to life
01:05:20Like spring grass
01:05:21Pushing through the dirt
01:05:23Annie
01:05:23It's cold
01:05:24You're not wearing enough
01:05:25Be careful not to catch a cold
01:05:27I take off my scarf
01:05:29And wrap it around Annie's neck
01:05:31The scarf had warmth
01:05:32From my body heat
01:05:33I smile
01:05:35And gently put my hand
01:05:36On her shoulder
01:05:42Annie
01:05:43Do you remember I promised you
01:05:45An answer after the meeting?
01:05:47I remember
01:05:51I stop walking
01:05:52And take a deep breath
01:05:53Then
01:05:54I go down on one knee
01:05:56I take out a ring box
01:05:57From my pocket
01:05:58And open it
01:05:59Eyes sincere
01:06:01Annie
01:06:01Will you marry me?
01:06:03Will you stand by my side
01:06:04And spend the rest of our lives together?
01:06:06Eva and Amy walk toward me
01:06:08I stand in front of Annie
01:06:10Refusing to let that woman
01:06:12Disturb my life
01:06:13Any further
01:06:13We need to talk
01:06:16Should I step aside?
01:06:18No
01:06:19Just say what you have to say
01:06:20We still have things to do
01:06:21I stare at her coldly
01:06:22Amy stands right beside her
01:06:24With the same heartbroken look
01:06:26Since when did people like them
01:06:28Have hearts that would hurt?
01:06:36John I'm sorry
01:06:38I was wrong
01:06:39Please
01:06:41Come home with me
01:06:42She reaches for my hand
01:06:45The same hand that slapped me
01:06:47The same hand that threw away
01:06:49My mother's pocket watch
01:06:50I yank my hand away from hers
01:06:53Eva looks stunned
01:06:54As if she were the one
01:06:56Who had been wronged
01:06:57Eva
01:06:58We're already divorced
01:06:59We're done
01:07:04Please
01:07:04Please
01:07:05I'm begging you
01:07:06I regret it
01:07:08I never wanted a divorce
01:07:10Please
01:07:11Let's remarry now
01:07:14Annie looks at me nervously
01:07:16My heart was churning
01:07:18But my face showed nothing
01:07:19I don't care why you changed your mind
01:07:22You chose the divorce
01:07:23You broke your vows
01:07:25There's nothing left between us
01:07:27I turn my head slowly
01:07:29And look at Annie
01:07:30In her eyes
01:07:31I could see unease
01:07:33Hope
01:07:34And trust
01:07:35I call her softly
01:07:37And gently pull her into my arms
01:07:39Embracing her with all my tenderness
01:07:41Now
01:07:42I only care about Annie
01:07:44As for you
01:07:45I'm completely done
01:07:47Don't ever come near us again
01:07:52I walk straight past Eva
01:07:54With Annie in my arms
01:07:55Never looking back
01:07:57Not even once
01:07:58Each step
01:07:59Fills with unwavering resolve
01:08:01Annie glances at her softly
01:08:04There was no smugness in that look
01:08:06Only pity
01:08:07From behind us
01:08:08Eva's cries drift over
01:08:10Clear and heavy
01:08:12No, no, no
01:08:13John
01:08:16The next day
01:08:17I am working in my office
01:08:19When a noisy commotion
01:08:20Drifts up from downstairs
01:08:24I stand by the window
01:08:26And pull back the curtain
01:08:28Eva is kneeling on the street
01:08:29Holding up a sign that reads
01:08:31John
01:08:32I was wrong
01:08:33Beside her
01:08:34Stand another sign
01:08:35I just want us to remarry
01:08:37Please forgive me
01:08:38I'll wait for you right here
01:08:39For the sake of our children
01:08:41A crowd of passersby
01:08:43Had gathered around her
01:08:44Pointing
01:08:45Whispering
01:08:46And taking photos
01:08:47Some feeling sympathy for her
01:08:49Others
01:08:50Mocking her
01:08:51I stand by the window
01:08:53Expressionless
01:08:54And pull the curtain shut
01:08:59Moments later
01:09:00The office door creaks open
01:09:02Annie walks in
01:09:04Holding a warm lunchbox
01:09:06I hurry over to greet her
01:09:07We sit down together
01:09:09To enjoy our lunch
01:09:10In this world
01:09:12Some people will throw you away like trash
01:09:15While others will treasure you like gold
01:09:17Don't waste your heart
01:09:19On the wrong person
01:09:21I slam the evidence down in front of her
01:09:23Eva freezes for a second
01:09:25The panic passes
01:09:26Then turns into anger
01:09:28Are you some kind of creep?
01:09:29Going through my stuff?
01:09:31Phil and I were discussing photography
01:09:33That's all
01:09:33Photography?
01:09:34Did she thought I'm an idiot?
01:09:36That's how you dress to discuss photography?
01:09:38For 20 years I backed your career
01:09:41Gave you everything
01:09:42And this is how you repay me?
01:09:44Cheating on me?
01:09:45Who is he?
01:09:46Tell me!
01:09:47Who the hell is that bastard?
01:09:49I grip her wrist
01:09:50Then the door opens
01:09:51Alex and Amy stand in the doorway
01:09:54My son and my daughter
01:09:56I don't want this exploding in front of them
01:09:58I let go of Eva
01:10:00And step back
01:10:01But she refuses to back down
01:10:03Phil cares about me
01:10:05He understands and supports me
01:10:07He's my soulmate
01:10:09My best friend
01:10:09My finger pointed her
01:10:11My finger pointed her
01:10:12Shaking
01:10:12Soulmate?
01:10:13Best friend?
01:10:15Then what have I been for 20 years?
01:10:17Your unpaid servant?
01:10:18Amy and Alex rush over and grab my arms
01:10:21What are you doing?
01:10:22I look at them
01:10:22And for a moment
01:10:24Hope rises
01:10:25They'll take my side
01:10:26They have to
01:10:27I'm their father
01:10:28Eva
01:10:29Look at your children
01:10:30Can you swear in front of them
01:10:32That you and Phil are just friends?
01:10:33Eva looks away
01:10:34Unable to meet my eyes
01:10:36Amy and Alex
01:10:37Looked down at the love letter
01:10:39That scattered across the floor
01:10:41There should have been shock
01:10:43Rage
01:10:44Something
01:10:44But all I saw was guilt
01:10:46Dad
01:10:47You've got it wrong
01:10:48Mom and Phil are friends
01:10:50What?
01:10:50A woman can't have a guy best friend now?
01:10:52Yeah dad
01:10:53Uncle Phil's just mom's CFO
01:10:55The truth is
01:10:56He's the one who got me my job
01:10:57I stare at their faces
01:10:59Like it was no big deal
01:11:01They knew
01:11:02They all knew
01:11:03And they hid it from their father
01:11:05I jabbed a finger into my chest
01:11:07I'm your father
01:11:08Why are you taking his side?
01:11:10No
01:11:11Dad that's not what I
01:11:12Eva
01:11:12Everyone turns
01:11:14Phil stands in the entryway
01:11:16Holding three elegant gift bags
01:11:18Eva
01:11:19Wearing that perfect smile
01:11:21Like he belongs here
01:11:22You left your clothes at my place
01:11:24He lifts the bags casually
01:11:26Like he was mentioning nothing at all
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