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00:00:00My name is Catherine Brown, the real heiress who was lost for 18 years.

00:00:04Today, my family pushed me into hell.

00:00:07The fake heiress Jolene and I were kidnapped.

00:00:09The kidnappers say the Browns can only save one of us.

00:00:14Jolene!

00:00:16Let Jolene go! Do whatever you want with Catherine!

00:00:18If you touch Jolene again, I'll make sure you die here.

00:00:21Release Jolene first.

00:00:22Tied to a pillar, I listened to my three brothers abandon me without hesitation.

00:00:26I look toward my fiancé, Declan Fulton, hoping he will save me.

00:00:30But he doesn't even glance my way.

00:00:32I choose Jolene too.

00:00:34This is the man I loved for three years.

00:00:37Code-blooded.

00:00:38Roofless.

00:00:47I know, once I nearly died saving him.

00:00:50But now he doesn't spare me an extra glance.

00:01:00Poor girl.

00:01:02Jolene paid us to get rid of you.

00:01:04No need to hurry.

00:01:05One at a time, boys.

00:01:07Everyone gets their turn.

00:01:10No!

00:01:12Suddenly, a deafening gunshot tears through the silence.

00:01:15A dozen figures dressed in black storm inside.

00:01:19If you want to live,

00:01:23stop right now.

00:01:24I recognize the man.

00:01:26He is Liam Warren.

00:01:27The most powerful man in Artwell.

00:01:29Who commands a massive empire.

00:01:31Ruthless, formidable, and feared by everyone.

00:01:34Mr. Warren.

00:01:36Please spare us.

00:01:53Who are you?

00:01:55I'm the one sending you to hell.

00:01:57Suddenly, the warehouse echoed with screams,

00:02:00desperate pleas,

00:02:00and the sickening cracks of breaking bones.

00:02:07How much did Jolene pay you?

00:02:10Five million.

00:02:11She wanted you ruined.

00:02:16Thank you for saving me.

00:02:21You've been poisoned for over a month.

00:02:24I can cure it.

00:02:26Do you trust me?

00:02:29I trust you.

00:02:30I draw a small blade,

00:02:31make a precise cut on his finger,

00:02:33and let out some blackened blood.

00:02:34Until it's fully out of my system,

00:02:36you're gonna have to stick close to me.

00:02:39First,

00:02:40I need to end things with the Browns.

00:02:43I will settle things with the Browns once and for all.

00:02:46When I return home,

00:02:47I find my biological parents and three brothers

00:02:50gathered around Jolana,

00:02:52showering her with care.

00:02:53I close the distance,

00:02:54grab a handful of Jolene's hair across the face.

00:02:58Catherine, have you completely lost it?

00:03:00Catherine, you come home and start hitting Jolene?

00:03:03You better apologize right now.

00:03:06Catherine,

00:03:07what kind of trouble are you stirring up this time?

00:03:10Maybe we never should have taken you in.

00:03:13Me causing trouble?

00:03:15Why don't you ask Jolene what she's really done?

00:03:19She's the one who set up that whole kidnapping to get rid of me.

00:03:22I pull out my phone and play the recording.

00:03:24Jolene paid us to get rid of you.

00:03:26The Browns stare at Jolene in stunned disbelief.

00:03:31No!

00:03:32It must be fake!

00:03:33Do you want me to send this to a professional for verification?

00:03:37Or maybe call the police?

00:03:38No! No!

00:03:39You can't call the cops, Catherine!

00:03:41I'm sorry!

00:03:42I'm the one who should leave this place!

00:03:45Catherine, Jolene's apologized.

00:03:47Just drop it!

00:03:47It's either her or me.

00:03:51Since you've chosen her, I'm out of here.

00:03:53In their eyes, I'll never measure up to Jolene.

00:03:56So why should I hold on to them?

00:03:58Just as I step outside,

00:04:00a sleek Maybach rolls up right in front of me.

00:04:05Excuse me, are you Miss Catherine Brown?

00:04:07Mr. Warren sent me to pick you up.

00:04:10I spot Austin coming out and get into the car without hesitation.

00:04:16The car glides into the Warren estate.

00:04:19The most powerful family in Ardwell.

00:04:26Liam is seated on a sofa, with a document resting in his hand.

00:04:33Is everything settled?

00:04:34Yes, I've cut ties.

00:04:35From this moment on, you're my personal doctor.

00:04:37Until I'm fully healed, you are to stay within my reach.

00:04:40All right.

00:04:41But I have two conditions.

00:04:42First, I need a complete medical lab.

00:04:45Second, our relationship is strictly professional.

00:04:48Besides that, neither of us interferes in the other's life.

00:04:52All right.

00:04:54But keep this in mind.

00:04:57If your medical skills don't live up to that confidence of yours...

00:05:01My medical skills won't disappoint you.

00:05:03Liam pulls out a sleek black card and hands it to me.

00:05:06Buy whatever you need.

00:05:07Don't hold back.

00:05:08I take the black card.

00:05:09A fully equipped medical lab doesn't come cheap.

00:05:12Since Liam offered this, I'm not about to pinch pennies for him.

00:05:15Once the poison leaves his system, we'll go our separate ways.

00:05:18I enter the room Liam arranges for me.

00:05:20This room is twice the size of my bedroom at the Browns.

00:05:24Ironic, isn't it?

00:05:25A stranger gives me better lodging than my own family.

00:05:28I sit at the desk, open my laptop, and log into my social media.

00:05:34Soon, dozens of notifications flood the screen.

00:05:37Where did you run off to?

00:05:38Come back.

00:05:39Jolene isn't holding a grudge about you hitting her.

00:05:42Why are you still throwing a tantrum?

00:05:43Who picked you up?

00:05:45Stop making everything difficult.

00:05:47Just return home.

00:05:49If you walk out now, you better not come crawling back.

00:05:53What kind of stupid stunt are you pulling?

00:05:58Catherine, you're not seriously thinking of leaving forever, right?

00:06:03I stare at these messages and let out a cold laugh.

00:06:08I quickly type one simple, satisfying reply to each one.

00:06:12Get lost.

00:06:13Then I block them all without hesitation.

00:06:15That feels even better.

00:06:16This is how life should be.

00:06:18Logging out.

00:06:18I switch to another browser and types in a hidden URL.

00:06:24A metallic door slowly creaks open on screen, with a blood-red skull on it.

00:06:30Welcome back.

00:06:31Quietus.

00:06:32I'm one of the most legendary figures on the Darknet.

00:06:35The genius hacker Quietus.

00:06:38My phone rings.

00:06:39It's Gerald Douglas, my loyal admirer.

00:06:43Catherine, you're actually back?

00:06:44I can't believe it.

00:06:45I'll line up the highest paying jobs for you.

00:06:48Good.

00:06:49Oh, someone has been digging into your digital records.

00:06:51The trace leads back to the Warren Group headquarters.

00:06:54It seems Liam is already investigating me.

00:06:57Let them dig.

00:06:58Make sure the only information they find is exactly what I want them to see.

00:07:05The next day, the driver takes me shopping downtown.

00:07:15Miss, these are new arrivals, and each costs over $100,000.

00:07:22Miss Brown, you're here just in time.

00:07:25I'll bring out the new styles for you.

00:07:29Catherine, what brings you here?

00:07:32The clothes here are quite expensive.

00:07:34Jolene, is this your sister?

00:07:36Should we tell her the fast fashion store next door is having a sale?

00:07:44Ring up everything I selected.

00:07:46The sales assistant's face goes pale.

00:07:48That's an unlimited credit card from a top global bank.

00:07:52Catherine, did you find someone to support you?

00:07:55Watch out.

00:07:57Not everyone's as trustworthy as they seem.

00:08:01I'll take the new dresses you were just showing Jolene to.

00:08:04What?

00:08:04I saw those first.

00:08:06Saw them first, but can't afford them?

00:08:09Maybe?

00:08:10Isn't the Brown family's monthly allowance only $100,000?

00:08:14Jolene trembles with fury.

00:08:16I pay and walk out.

00:08:18I watch Jolene tremble with rage, unable to get a word out, and a fierce satisfaction courses through me.

00:08:25After all the humiliation I endured in the Brown family, this is just a small payback.

00:08:29The charity gala that weekend is nothing short of spectacular.

00:08:33I enter the hall on Liam's arm.

00:08:35I'm dressed in a wine-red gown, my makeup refined but understated.

00:08:39Tonight, I am not the abandoned daughter of the Brown family.

00:08:43I am Liam Warren's date, the most powerful man in Ardwell.

00:08:48All eyes are drawn to us.

00:08:52Is that Mr. Warren?

00:08:54He actually showed up.

00:08:56Who's that woman with him?

00:08:57I've never seen her before.

00:09:00She's stunning.

00:09:01Is she from some notable family?

00:09:04I ignore the whispers.

00:09:05My eyes sweep across the hall and land on the Browns.

00:09:09Jolene is dressed to perfection, hanging on Austin's arm.

00:09:13Playing the part of a cherished woman.

00:09:15But the moment she sees me, her face drains of color.

00:09:18Austin freezes too.

00:09:19He stares at me, unable to believe his eyes.

00:09:26Catherine, what are you doing here?

00:09:28And with Mr. Warren?

00:09:30Where I go isn't any of your business.

00:09:32Who do you think you are to me?

00:09:37I'm your brother.

00:09:40I let out a cold laugh.

00:09:43Brother?

00:09:44When you abandoned me to the kidnappers, did you remember you were my brother then?

00:09:50Catherine...

00:09:52is with me.

00:09:54His words are dripping with authority.

00:09:59Jolene approaches, her expression dark.

00:10:02Catherine, when did you start seeing Mr. Warren?

00:10:05You never mentioned anything.

00:10:07And...

00:10:07didn't I just see you shopping with another man two days ago?

00:10:10I look coldly at Jolene's face, trying to imply I'm a two-timer.

00:10:16Jolene, your tricks are way too amateur.

00:10:18Who Liam is, what my relationship is with him.

00:10:22None of that is any of your business.

00:10:25Why exactly should I update you about my personal life?

00:10:29Jolene's expression falters, her eyes glistening with tears.

00:10:33Here she goes again.

00:10:36Catherine, that's not what I meant.

00:10:40Catherine, where have you been?

00:10:42Mr. Fulton, wherever I go has nothing to do with you.

00:10:45We're not that familiar.

00:10:48Do you have any idea what kind of man Liam is?

00:10:51Are you doing this just to retaliate against the Brown family?

00:10:59Do you honestly think I'd waste that kind of energy on you?

00:11:05I cut ties with the Browns, and I meant every word.

00:11:09Excuse me.

00:11:15I hear whispers rising behind me.

00:11:19Did you catch that?

00:11:20Liam said it himself.

00:11:22She's with him.

00:11:24This has never happened before, has it?

00:11:28Wait, Catherine?

00:11:30Catherine, isn't that the Brown daughter who was swapped at birth

00:11:34and brought back from some remote place?

00:11:37Judging by Jolene's little comments,

00:11:39the Brown family drama might be more complicated than we thought.

00:11:43Look at Deccan's face.

00:11:45Is he starting to regret dumping her?

00:11:49I don't look back,

00:11:50but I know Jolene's expression must be priceless right now.

00:11:54The auction begins.

00:11:56One luxurious item after another is presented on stage.

00:11:59Beautiful work of art.

00:12:01A piece of history.

00:12:03A masterpiece.

00:12:10Dazzling.

00:12:12Priceless.

00:12:14But I've never been interested in jewelry.

00:12:16No matter how valuable,

00:12:18they're just stones.

00:12:19Just then,

00:12:20I hear a familiar voice.

00:12:22It's Jolene.

00:12:23Austin.

00:12:24Austin, this necklace is stunning.

00:12:26I really like it.

00:12:30Austin understands immediately.

00:12:32His eyes grow determined.

00:12:34Huh.

00:12:35Same as always.

00:12:36Whatever Jolene wants,

00:12:38Austin gives her.

00:12:43Once I was jealous.

00:12:45Now,

00:12:46I just find it ridiculous.

00:12:50Going once.

00:12:51Going twice.

00:12:53Just as the host prepares to declare it sold,

00:12:55a deep voice echoes from the back.

00:12:5850 million.

00:12:5950 million.

00:13:01Sold.

00:13:02Congratulations, Mr. Warren.

00:13:04Liam walks up to the stage

00:13:06and claims the necklace.

00:13:13Then,

00:13:14to everyone's astonishment,

00:13:15he returns to me

00:13:17and fastens the necklace

00:13:18around my neck.

00:13:24It looks good on you.

00:13:28I really like it.

00:13:30The sight stings Jolene's eyes.

00:13:33Even Declan can't seem to look away from me.

00:13:36I reach up and touch the cool gem

00:13:38against my neck.

00:13:4150 million for a necklace.

00:13:44Liam really doesn't hold back.

00:13:46After the auction wraps up,

00:13:48I wander to the dessert table alone.

00:13:51Catherine,

00:13:51you really are something.

00:13:53A few days away

00:13:54and you've already hooked onto Liam.

00:13:56Nothing as impressive

00:13:57as your lifelong mastery

00:13:58of acting sweet and pitiful.

00:14:00Why do you always target me?

00:14:02Cut it out.

00:14:02There's no audience here,

00:14:04so no need to pretend.

00:14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching

00:14:07and intentionally bumps onto me,

00:14:09splashing juice onto her own dress.

00:14:11Catherine,

00:14:12even if you dislike me,

00:14:13isn't this too much?

00:14:14Throwing juice on me?

00:14:17What happened?

00:14:18Declan,

00:14:18it's okay.

00:14:20I must have upset Catherine.

00:14:22Catherine,

00:14:23you still haven't grown up.

00:14:24Jolene is your sister.

00:14:28I pick up a glass of red wine

00:14:30and flick my wrist,

00:14:31sending the whole glass

00:14:32onto Jolene's dress.

00:14:34There,

00:14:34that's something I actually did.

00:14:36And I only take responsibility

00:14:38for my own actions.

00:14:40Jolene is stunned.

00:14:42Declan freezes.

00:14:44Seems I arrived just after

00:14:46all the excitement ended.

00:14:48Quite the lesson in the Brown family's manners today.

00:14:51Mr. Warren,

00:14:52this is a misunderstanding.

00:14:55Misunderstanding?

00:14:56There are security cameras here.

00:15:00Review them if clarity is needed.

00:15:03Whispers erupt around them.

00:15:10Jolene's face goes from scarlet

00:15:12to ghostly pale.

00:15:14Let's go.

00:15:15The atmosphere here is suffocating.

00:15:18A fierce satisfaction rising in my chest.

00:15:20This time,

00:15:21I don't have to hold back anymore.

00:15:23Back in the Brown family,

00:15:24I always tried to keep the peace.

00:15:26and all it got me

00:15:26was them pushing harder every time.

00:15:28Now,

00:15:29no one could step on me again.

00:15:36The following morning,

00:15:38I walk into the living area

00:15:39and notice Liam is already awake.

00:15:53Good morning.

00:15:56Morning.

00:15:57I head to the kitchen

00:15:59to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:05Just then,

00:16:06Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:14Is she the mysterious beauty

00:16:16who stunned everyone last night?

00:16:17That's Catherine Brown,

00:16:19my new personal doctor.

00:16:22You're serious?

00:16:24His skepticism is loud enough

00:16:26that I can't ignore it.

00:16:28Mr. Moreno,

00:16:29perhaps you should take things easy.

00:16:31Your dark under eyes

00:16:33and shortness of breath

00:16:34suggest your vitality is running low.

00:16:36Winfred's face flushes immediately.

00:16:38This touches on a man's pride.

00:16:40What nonsense are you spouting?

00:16:42Miss Brown,

00:16:42I'm not one to judge by appearances.

00:16:44But Liam's condition is severe.

00:16:46Many top experts have been stumped.

00:16:48And you?

00:16:49I'm not bothered.

00:16:51I've faced this kind of doubt

00:16:52many times before.

00:16:54We'll see soon enough.

00:16:56Winred,

00:16:57maybe you ought to let

00:16:58Dr. Brown give you a prescription.

00:17:02Liam, are you kidding me?

00:17:03This girl-

00:17:04She's not just some girl.

00:17:05She's Dr. Brown.

00:17:06Right now,

00:17:07she's the one keeping me alive.

00:17:09He then turns to me.

00:17:10Can you really fix me?

00:17:15Yes.

00:17:16Thirty minutes later,

00:17:17I begin the first acupuncture session.

00:17:21Liam pulls his shirt up,

00:17:22exposing his toned chest.

00:17:26I pull out the silver needles

00:17:27and insert them with speed and precision.

00:17:34When the last needle is inserted,

00:17:37Liam's body shivers.

00:17:39And he spits out

00:17:40dark red,

00:17:41clotted blood.

00:17:46What did you just do to him,

00:17:47Dr. Brown?

00:17:48How are you feeling now?

00:17:54I feel great.

00:17:56Lighter than I have in a long time.

00:17:59Don't let yourself get too stressed.

00:18:01And most importantly,

00:18:03you'll need to prioritize

00:18:04rest and abstinence.

00:18:06Understood, Dr. Brown.

00:18:08I'll take your advice seriously.

00:18:10Winfred leans in

00:18:11and quietly asks

00:18:12if I can help with his health.

00:18:16I go back to my room

00:18:18and return with a bottle of pills.

00:18:21These are pills for male vitality.

00:18:23One bottle costs $100,000.

00:18:25$100,000?

00:18:27Are these pills made of solid gold?

00:18:30The ingredients are rare

00:18:31and the process is complicated.

00:18:33Quality always demands

00:18:35a premium price.

00:18:36Winfred reluctantly pays.

00:18:38A sports car can be repaired,

00:18:40but if your health fails,

00:18:41no sum of money

00:18:43will grant you a second chance.

00:18:45The following morning,

00:18:46just as I prepare to leave,

00:18:48my phone buzzles

00:18:49with a call from Austin.

00:18:52Catherine, come back here right now.

00:18:54What is it?

00:18:55You'll find out when you get here.

00:18:56I realize that,

00:18:57for the sake of my own peace,

00:18:59cutting all connections

00:19:00with the Brown family is necessary.

00:19:03The mood in the living room

00:19:05is thick with tension.

00:19:10Look who's back.

00:19:12How did you sink so low at your age,

00:19:15becoming someone's mistress?

00:19:18Catherine,

00:19:19I'm only trying to help you.

00:19:20I'm afraid you're being misled.

00:19:22Who I decide to be with

00:19:24is my own business.

00:19:27It doesn't concern your family.

00:19:29You're a Brown!

00:19:32Everything you do

00:19:33stains our family's name!

00:19:36Catherine, seriously,

00:19:38do you think Liam

00:19:39would ever give you

00:19:39the time of day?

00:19:40Are you all finished?

00:19:43First,

00:19:44Liam and I have a strictly

00:19:45doctor-patient relationship.

00:19:47Second,

00:19:48even if there were something else,

00:19:50it's none of your business.

00:19:51And don't forget

00:19:53that I am no longer

00:19:54part of your family.

00:19:55You said you cut ties,

00:19:57so give back

00:19:58the Brown Group shares.

00:20:02Those shares came from Grandpa.

00:20:05You don't have a single right

00:20:07to any of it.

00:20:08I pull out my phone

00:20:09and show them the screen.

00:20:11Since I stepped in,

00:20:12I've been recording

00:20:13all your insults,

00:20:15threats,

00:20:15and schemes

00:20:16to grab the shares.

00:20:18Keep pushing me,

00:20:19and I won't hesitate

00:20:20to hand this over

00:20:21to the press

00:20:21and the law.

00:20:24I put my phone away,

00:20:26feeling nothing.

00:20:28I used to put up

00:20:29with everything

00:20:30you threw at me.

00:20:32Now it's your turn

00:20:33to taste

00:20:33what it feels like

00:20:35to be on the other end

00:20:36of a threat.

00:20:39I leave the Brown family home

00:20:41and prepare to go back.

00:20:46Suddenly,

00:20:46a voice calls out,

00:20:48Catherine,

00:20:49is that really you?

00:20:49Where have you been hiding?

00:20:51I look at the woman

00:20:52before me.

00:20:54She's nearly 50,

00:20:56her face lined with wrinkles,

00:20:58her expression mean and petty.

00:21:00What do you want?

00:21:01You must have money

00:21:02if you're surviving this well.

00:21:04My son needs school fees,

00:21:06and you owe me

00:21:07half a million.

00:21:08If you don't pay up,

00:21:09I'll make a scene

00:21:10outside your place

00:21:11every single day.

00:21:12If you need cash,

00:21:14ask your real daughter,

00:21:15Jolene.

00:21:16I raised you

00:21:17all those years,

00:21:18so you should compensate me.

00:21:19You ungrateful brat!

00:21:22Stay out of my way.

00:21:23Otherwise,

00:21:24I won't hesitate

00:21:25to involve the police

00:21:26and reopening the case

00:21:27about you switching infants.

00:21:29You...

00:21:29Don't do anything rash.

00:21:31I'll be going now.

00:21:32Bridget scurries off in panic.

00:21:38Just then,

00:21:39a sleek black Rolls Royce

00:21:41glides to a stop beside me.

00:21:44The window lowers,

00:21:45revealing Liam's handsome face.

00:21:48Do you need a hand?

00:21:49No, it's nothing serious.

00:21:51I've already taken care of it.

00:21:54Get in.

00:21:55It's nearly impossible

00:21:56to catch a taxi here.

00:21:57I hesitate,

00:21:59but eventually get into the car.

00:22:01Bridget's appearance

00:22:02reminds me of one thing.

00:22:03The Brown family's

00:22:04troubles aren't over.

00:22:06That woman's greed

00:22:07is bottomless.

00:22:08She won't let this go.

00:22:09But that's fine.

00:22:11I'm no longer

00:22:12that little girl

00:22:13who let others

00:22:14push her around.

00:22:16Anyone who wants

00:22:17to come after me

00:22:18had better think twice.

00:22:21On the weekend,

00:22:23Gerard asks to meet me

00:22:24at Harborview Genie,

00:22:26a popular restaurant.

00:22:31Catherine?

00:22:32Catherine?

00:22:32I turn around,

00:22:33and my eyes fall on Jalene,

00:22:35standing with the Browns

00:22:36and the Fultons.

00:22:38Did you hear we'd be here

00:22:39and decide to show up

00:22:40just to cause a scene?

00:22:42Mr. Brown,

00:22:43I'm here for the food.

00:22:46Just then,

00:22:47a clear voice

00:22:47cuts through the tension.

00:22:50Miss Catherine Brown,

00:22:52you're here.

00:22:53Welcome.

00:22:53Please follow me.

00:22:54Everyone stares in shock

00:22:56as I walk toward

00:22:57the most private,

00:22:58rarely accessible suite

00:22:59in the entire restaurant.

00:23:01How is she getting in there?

00:23:03There must be some mistake.

00:23:06I push open the suite door,

00:23:08and Gerard immediately rises

00:23:09from his seat.

00:23:12Catherine,

00:23:12you made it.

00:23:13Gerard tells me

00:23:14his uncle has been diagnosed

00:23:15with a brain tumor.

00:23:17He says the required surgery

00:23:18carries an extremely high risk.

00:23:25Start with this medication.

00:23:26Come back in a week

00:23:27for a follow-up.

00:23:28We'll reassess then.

00:23:34Thank you, Catherine.

00:23:35I was sure you'd have a solution.

00:23:37After the meal,

00:23:39Gerard leans forward

00:23:40and asks if I need help

00:23:41with anything.

00:23:43I want to buy a house.

00:23:45It doesn't have to be big,

00:23:46but it must be extremely quiet

00:23:48and private,

00:23:49with top-tier security.

00:23:50I'll handle it.

00:23:51I'll find something

00:23:52perfect for you.

00:23:53Oh, and you're starting

00:23:54at Araylis University

00:23:54next Monday, right?

00:23:56I'm going to study.

00:23:58Medical school.

00:23:59You need to study medicine?

00:24:01You've got to be kidding me!

00:24:02I'm getting a formal degree

00:24:04and taking care

00:24:04of some personal business.

00:24:06Campus life

00:24:06isn't a bad experience

00:24:07after all.

00:24:10The manager hands me

00:24:12an exclusive premium

00:24:13membership card,

00:24:14saying all my expenses here

00:24:16will be on the house

00:24:17from now on.

00:24:18I glance over at Gerard,

00:24:20and he breaks into a grin.

00:24:22Don't refuse it.

00:24:23This is our business,

00:24:25so just enjoy it.

00:24:28Fine.

00:24:30After being chased away

00:24:31from my private suite,

00:24:33Jolene drags herself

00:24:34to her family's box.

00:24:46Jolene, are you okay?

00:24:49Mom, I'm fine.

00:24:50I just stepped out

00:24:51to see who Catherine

00:24:52was meeting.

00:24:53I was worried about her,

00:24:55but she had me pushed away.

00:24:57What?

00:24:59How dare she treat you

00:25:00that way?

00:25:01That ungrateful girl!

00:25:04Don't jump to conclusions, Mom.

00:25:06I saw it, too.

00:25:08The manager was treating

00:25:10Catherine with a lot

00:25:11of respect.

00:25:12Yes.

00:25:13That man had an aura

00:25:14you can't fake.

00:25:16Catherine is clearly

00:25:17in the high circles.

00:25:18No wonder she's trying

00:25:20to distance herself

00:25:21from us.

00:25:28Pathetic

00:25:28and disgraceful.

00:25:32Who knows

00:25:33what kind of company

00:25:34she's keeping now?

00:25:36Jolene's heart swells

00:25:37with secret satisfaction.

00:25:39I have burned my bridges

00:25:40with the family for good.

00:25:43She is the Brown family's

00:25:44one and only daughter now.

00:25:47The dinner finally ends

00:25:49and the two families

00:25:50part way

00:25:51at the restaurant entrance.

00:25:53When an unexpected

00:25:54grating voice

00:25:55rings out behind Jolene,

00:25:56she turn around

00:25:58and her smile freezes.

00:25:59It's her.

00:26:01Jolene!

00:26:03My dear daughter!

00:26:05Finally!

00:26:05I've found you!

00:26:07Her blood runs cold.

00:26:10Jolene,

00:26:11your younger brother

00:26:13needs money for school.

00:26:14Maybe you could

00:26:15help us out?

00:26:19I don't have time

00:26:20for this ridiculous farce.

00:26:22Take this

00:26:23and never show

00:26:24your face around me again.

00:26:25Jolene,

00:26:26this isn't nearly enough.

00:26:27The tuition alone

00:26:28is a hundred thousand.

00:26:30Her hands tremble

00:26:31with unbridled rage.

00:26:32This wretched woman

00:26:33just won't know her place.

00:26:35I don't know you!

00:26:36My parents already

00:26:38paid you enough

00:26:38to cut ties

00:26:39all those years ago!

00:26:45I can't let this go on.

00:26:47I need to find a way

00:26:48to get rid of this problem

00:26:49for good.

00:26:50The day I've been waiting for

00:26:51has finally arrived.

00:26:53My first day

00:26:54reporting to

00:26:55Ararius University.

00:27:09Jolene,

00:27:10is this your sister?

00:27:11Since when

00:27:11does Ararius University

00:27:13let random nobodies

00:27:14walk in?

00:27:14Well,

00:27:15isn't this a lovely

00:27:16coincidence,

00:27:17Jolene?

00:27:18Looks like we're going

00:27:19to be classmates.

00:27:20Classmates?

00:27:20You and me?

00:27:21Don't be ridiculous!

00:27:24The lecture bell

00:27:26chimes sharp and clear

00:27:27and Professor Lambert Carter

00:27:29steps through the door.

00:27:30He's a living legend

00:27:32in the global medical field,

00:27:33the heart of this school's

00:27:35medical program.

00:27:36He turns to the class

00:27:37and poses an extremely complex

00:27:39peer-reviewed

00:27:40medical question.

00:27:43The entire lecture hall

00:27:44falls dead silent,

00:27:46not a single student

00:27:47daring to speak up.

00:27:51Young lady,

00:27:52please tell us

00:27:53what you think.

00:27:54I shut my notebook calmly,

00:27:56no trace of panic

00:27:57in my movements,

00:27:58and stand up.

00:27:59I lay out my analysis

00:28:00clearly and concisely,

00:28:02citing cutting-edge research,

00:28:04clinical data,

00:28:04and real surgical cases

00:28:06effortlessly.

00:28:09She's incredible!

00:28:10Total beauty and brains!

00:28:12Who even is she?

00:28:14Jolene's face burns

00:28:15with jealousy,

00:28:16her grip tight on her pen.

00:28:20When the final bell rings,

00:28:22I walk out of the lecture hall.

00:28:24Jolene steps in front of me

00:28:25with Paige and Brenna.

00:28:27Catherine,

00:28:28just a few days away,

00:28:30and suddenly you're the one

00:28:31catching everyone's attention.

00:28:33Jolene,

00:28:34she's probably pulling stunts

00:28:36she'd never admit out loud.

00:28:37Exactly!

00:28:38Everyone whispers

00:28:39she knows how to charm

00:28:41the right people.

00:28:42Is that all?

00:28:43Now,

00:28:45move aside, mutt.

00:28:48What did you just say?

00:28:50Paige steps forward

00:28:51to push me.

00:28:53I'm not going to warn you twice.

00:28:55Hands to yourselves.

00:28:59Catherine!

00:29:00You can't just touch people

00:29:01like that!

00:29:02Jolene,

00:29:03keep your little gang in check.

00:29:05If they open their mouths

00:29:06like that again,

00:29:07next time won't be so friendly.

00:29:08Watch your tone.

00:29:09You're messing with

00:29:11the Brown family's reputation.

00:29:14The Brown family?

00:29:16That's your problem,

00:29:18not mine.

00:29:20Stop pretending.

00:29:21It's pathetic.

00:29:23I turn and walk away.

00:29:31I return to the Warren mansion

00:29:33and find Liam in the living room.

00:29:36You were out?

00:29:38Yeah.

00:29:40I stopped by Aurelius University

00:29:42to check in.

00:29:43Also took a look

00:29:44at a new place

00:29:44while I was out.

00:29:46You're moving out?

00:29:47Yeah.

00:29:48Staying here long term

00:29:49isn't practical.

00:29:50Your treatment has leveled out.

00:29:51It won't interfere

00:29:52with your progress.

00:29:53Where's the new place?

00:29:55I offer the building

00:29:56and unit number

00:29:57of Sterling Haven

00:29:57without hesitation.

00:29:59Then I prepare

00:30:00a medicinal shower.

00:30:01The water warmed perfectly.

00:30:04A thin mist

00:30:05curling through the room.

00:30:08It's ready?

00:30:09Liam walks toward

00:30:10the treatment area

00:30:11unbuttoning his shirt

00:30:13as he moves.

00:30:14His long fingers

00:30:16loosen the fabric

00:30:17revealing toned muscles

00:30:18and defined contours.

00:30:22Take the pants off too.

00:30:27What's the matter?

00:30:28Feeling shy now?

00:30:29After some hesitation

00:30:31Liam strips down

00:30:32to his briefs

00:30:33and eases himself

00:30:34into the steaming water.

00:30:36Though composed

00:30:37moments ago

00:30:38my eyes flicker briefly.

00:30:40It's not like

00:30:41this is the first time

00:30:42I've treated him.

00:30:44Why am I so flustered?

00:30:46Get it together Catherine.

00:30:48You're a doctor.

00:30:49Stay professional.

00:30:50Don't let a handsome face

00:30:52and a good body

00:30:52throw you off.

00:30:54The next day

00:30:55I head to the lab

00:30:56to find Lombert.

00:30:59Perfect timing.

00:31:00I've been wrestling

00:31:01with this data

00:31:01all morning.

00:31:02Come check this out.

00:31:07The two of us

00:31:08slip effortlessly

00:31:09into a heated discussion.

00:31:19Professor Carter,

00:31:20sorry to interrupt

00:31:21but there's something

00:31:22I'm unsure about saying.

00:31:23If you have something

00:31:24to say,

00:31:24just say it.

00:31:26Professor,

00:31:27I know you prize

00:31:28real skill

00:31:29but Kathleen

00:31:30is not who you

00:31:31think she is.

00:31:32She never attended

00:31:33a proper university.

00:31:34How could she grasp

00:31:35complex medical research?

00:31:36I'm afraid

00:31:37you're being deceived.

00:31:38Enough!

00:31:39Jolene,

00:31:40I don't know

00:31:41what you're trying

00:31:41to do with these accusations

00:31:43but I've seen enough

00:31:44to know true talent

00:31:45when it's in front of me.

00:31:47Catherine identified

00:31:47the error

00:31:48the moment she looked at it.

00:31:50Most PhD candidates

00:31:51wouldn't even catch

00:31:52this mistake

00:31:52the first time around.

00:31:53Tell me,

00:31:55how could anyone

00:31:56possibly fake

00:31:57that level of understanding?

00:32:03Professor Carter,

00:32:04I...

00:32:04I know true talent

00:32:06when I see it.

00:32:07I don't need

00:32:07your commentary.

00:32:09Now,

00:32:10please step outside.

00:32:19In that moment,

00:32:20I knew I'd found

00:32:22someone who saw me

00:32:23not the lies

00:32:24they spread about me.

00:32:32Hey,

00:32:33I'm Catherine Brown.

00:32:35Just as I walked

00:32:36into the classroom

00:32:37and took my seat,

00:32:38I noticed the girl

00:32:39next to me,

00:32:40her cheek marked

00:32:41by a dark birthmark.

00:32:44Hi,

00:32:45I'm Claudia Norris.

00:32:51Well,

00:32:52well,

00:32:52what do we have here?

00:32:53One caught attention

00:32:54by pure chance

00:32:55and the other,

00:32:56well,

00:32:57the problem's pretty obvious.

00:32:58The snickling spread

00:32:59through the classroom

00:33:00in an instant.

00:33:01Every gaze nailed

00:33:02onto the two of us.

00:33:03Oh,

00:33:04come on,

00:33:04everyone.

00:33:05Don't be so harsh.

00:33:07Professor Carter

00:33:08thinks the world

00:33:09of Catherine.

00:33:12So she's really

00:33:13riding Professor Carter's

00:33:14coattails

00:33:15to get into med school?

00:33:16How pathetic.

00:33:18Oh,

00:33:19wow,

00:33:19Catherine,

00:33:19your shoes,

00:33:20they're the exact

00:33:21same as Jolene's.

00:33:23Come on,

00:33:23Catherine,

00:33:24you actually showed up

00:33:25wearing fake shoes?

00:33:26That's bold.

00:33:30Still,

00:33:31it's embarrassing

00:33:31as hell.

00:33:38All eyes

00:33:39in that instant

00:33:40were pinned

00:33:40on my feet.

00:33:43I feel like being judged

00:33:45in a high society party.

00:33:47The murmur

00:33:48in the room

00:33:49quickly grows

00:33:50into a loud buzz.

00:33:52Most of them

00:33:52were convinced

00:33:53the shoes on my feet

00:33:55were fake.

00:33:56Hey,

00:33:57Catherine,

00:33:57if you like those shoes,

00:33:59I don't mind

00:33:59lending you mine.

00:34:00Wearing fake

00:34:01fakes is bad.

00:34:03Thanks,

00:34:04but I'm pretty selective.

00:34:06I don't wear

00:34:07other people's shoes.

00:34:08Besides,

00:34:09we still don't actually

00:34:10know who's rocking

00:34:11the fakes,

00:34:12do we?

00:34:14I slowed my movements

00:34:15deliberately,

00:34:16lifted my foot,

00:34:17and aimed the heel

00:34:18straight at the crowd.

00:34:20Is that real?

00:34:22Of course.

00:34:23Here's what I know.

00:34:24Every pair designed

00:34:25by Futures Lead Designer

00:34:26Allen Lewis

00:34:28comes with a unique

00:34:30serial number.

00:34:31and the designer's

00:34:32initials.

00:34:33AL engraved

00:34:34on the inside heel.

00:34:36It can't be.

00:34:37But it is.

00:34:41Jolene,

00:34:42why don't you have

00:34:42a look inside

00:34:43your own heel?

00:34:44I'm not scared!

00:34:46She raises her foot

00:34:47and turns the inside

00:34:48of the heel

00:34:48toward everyone.

00:34:49It's empty.

00:34:54Impossible!

00:34:55My shoes are real!

00:34:56The marks are just

00:34:57worn down from use!

00:34:59You can barely

00:35:00see it now!

00:35:01Oh, really?

00:35:02Futures Anti-Counterfeit

00:35:04System is one of the

00:35:04most advanced

00:35:05in the world.

00:35:06Unless the shoes

00:35:07are completely wrecked,

00:35:08the serial number

00:35:09doesn't just disappear.

00:35:11Want to check right now?

00:35:12No!

00:35:13That won't be necessary!

00:35:14I must have just

00:35:15made a mistake!

00:35:17You wanted to

00:35:18embarrass me

00:35:18in front of everyone?

00:35:20Jolene,

00:35:21you seem to forget.

00:35:22What I do best

00:35:23is tear apart

00:35:24cheap facades

00:35:25like yours.

00:35:26After school,

00:35:27Jolene storms

00:35:28out of campus,

00:35:29fuming.

00:35:30Austin is there

00:35:31to pick her up.

00:35:36Jolene,

00:35:37what's going on?

00:35:38Did someone

00:35:38mess with you?

00:35:39Austin!

00:35:40Those limited edition

00:35:42shoes you got for me?

00:35:44Catherine showed up

00:35:46wearing the exact

00:35:46same pair

00:35:47and accused mine

00:35:48of being fake.

00:35:50Showtime.

00:35:57Catherine,

00:35:58wait!

00:36:03What gives you

00:36:04the right to

00:36:05accuse Jolene's

00:36:05shoes of be fake?

00:36:11Just take

00:36:12the shoes

00:36:12to the store

00:36:12for verification.

00:36:14Verify them?

00:36:15Who do you

00:36:15think you are?

00:36:24Lucky for me,

00:36:26Future's Black Gold

00:36:27members get

00:36:28priority verification.

00:36:30The Future Black

00:36:31card?

00:36:32How the hell

00:36:33does she have that?

00:36:34Austin,

00:36:35let's just get

00:36:35this over with!

00:36:42No,

00:36:43forget it.

00:36:43This isn't worth

00:36:44the headache.

00:36:44Let's just go home.

00:37:01What's going on here?

00:37:04Liam gets out

00:37:05of the car,

00:37:05moving with

00:37:06authority.

00:37:11They look at him

00:37:12nervously,

00:37:13like rats

00:37:13looking at a cat.

00:37:16Mr. Warren!

00:37:17Is everything

00:37:18alright?

00:37:20Mr. Warren,

00:37:21it's nothing

00:37:22serious.

00:37:23Catherine just

00:37:24insisted my

00:37:24shoes weren't

00:37:25real.

00:37:29Do you need

00:37:30any help?

00:37:31No,

00:37:32it's fine.

00:37:33Nothing to worry

00:37:33about.

00:37:34Mr. Warren,

00:37:35this is a private

00:37:37family matter.

00:37:38Family matter?

00:37:39If Catherine's

00:37:40involved,

00:37:41it's my

00:37:42business too.

00:37:47Let's go.

00:37:48Dinner's waiting.

00:37:55Your turn

00:37:56is over.

00:37:57Fake shoes

00:37:58always end up

00:37:59rubbing the

00:38:00heel raw.

00:38:01You might

00:38:01want to

00:38:02change yours.

00:38:11I feel

00:38:12a quiet

00:38:12thrill of

00:38:13satisfaction.

00:38:14You thought

00:38:14you could

00:38:15humiliate me

00:38:15with fake

00:38:16shoes?

00:38:16Look how

00:38:17that backfired.

00:38:19back in the

00:38:20Brown family,

00:38:21I always had

00:38:22to bite my

00:38:22tongue and

00:38:23step aside.

00:38:25Now,

00:38:25with Liam

00:38:26backing me

00:38:26up,

00:38:28I have

00:38:29nothing to

00:38:30fear.

00:38:40The next

00:38:40afternoon,

00:38:41I wheel a

00:38:42small suitcase

00:38:43to my new

00:38:44home,

00:38:44Sterling Haven.

00:38:46Just as I

00:38:46step out of

00:38:47the car,

00:38:48Catherine?

00:38:49A familiar

00:38:49voice calls

00:38:50out behind

00:38:51me.

00:38:52I turn

00:38:53and see

00:38:53Declan and

00:38:54Jolene standing

00:38:55not far away.

00:38:57What's going

00:38:58on here?

00:38:59Why are you

00:38:59at this

00:39:00place?

00:39:01Catherine,

00:39:01why are you

00:39:02hauling a

00:39:03suitcase here?

00:39:04Are you sure

00:39:05you haven't

00:39:05gotten the

00:39:05wrong place?

00:39:06This is

00:39:07Sterling Haven.

00:39:08If you don't

00:39:09want the

00:39:09security guards

00:39:10kicking you

00:39:10out,

00:39:10you better

00:39:11leave.

00:39:12I live

00:39:13here,

00:39:13so yeah,

00:39:14I'm pretty

00:39:14sure I know

00:39:14my own

00:39:15address.

00:39:15Your home?

00:39:16Wait,

00:39:18are you

00:39:18working here,

00:39:19like on the

00:39:19staff?

00:39:20I can't

00:39:20help but

00:39:21laugh.

00:39:22Jolene,

00:39:23your imagination

00:39:23is wild.

00:39:24So tell me,

00:39:25what about

00:39:26you two?

00:39:26Are you

00:39:27here to

00:39:28apply for

00:39:28janitor or

00:39:29security jobs?

00:39:30Declan and I

00:39:31are here,

00:39:31looking for a

00:39:32place to

00:39:33settle down.

00:39:34Our wedding

00:39:34apartment,

00:39:35actually.

00:39:36I calmly reach

00:39:38into my bag

00:39:39and pull out

00:39:39an access card,

00:39:42tapping it

00:39:43against the

00:39:44reader.

00:39:47A beep

00:39:48confirms

00:39:48access.

00:39:51Declan and

00:39:52Jolene freeze

00:39:53in shock.

00:39:57Just moved

00:39:58into Sterling

00:39:58Haven,

00:39:59and the

00:39:59silence of

00:40:00the night

00:40:00was shattered.

00:40:03There's a

00:40:04race tomorrow

00:40:05evening.

00:40:05The prize is

00:40:06huge.

00:40:07Feeling the

00:40:07itch?

00:40:08Who's racing?

00:40:10The same

00:40:11arrogant group

00:40:12of wealthy

00:40:12young men.

00:40:14They've been

00:40:14throwing challenges

00:40:15at Evora.

00:40:17Oh,

00:40:18and the

00:40:19Brown family

00:40:19will be there

00:40:20too.

00:40:21What's the

00:40:21prize?

00:40:23A million

00:40:24dollars,

00:40:24plus a

00:40:25limited-edition

00:40:26sports car.

00:40:27Send me

00:40:27the details.

00:40:30Since

00:40:31they're throwing

00:40:31themselves at

00:40:32me,

00:40:32I see no

00:40:33reason to

00:40:33refuse.

00:40:37Four in

00:40:38the afternoon,

00:40:39I drive

00:40:39towards the

00:40:40racetrack

00:40:41in the

00:40:41suburb.

00:40:56I sign

00:40:57that name.

00:40:57The one

00:40:58they both

00:40:59dread and

00:40:59go mad

00:41:00over.

00:41:05Oh,

00:41:05it's

00:41:06Evora!

00:41:06Our idol

00:41:07Evora has

00:41:08arrived!

00:41:11Evora?

00:41:12It's probably

00:41:13just someone

00:41:13pretending.

00:41:18She wouldn't

00:41:19show up for a

00:41:19small race like

00:41:20this.

00:41:28Just then,

00:41:29that flashy

00:41:30blue GTR

00:41:31pulled up

00:41:32right in front

00:41:32one of me.

00:41:36Catherine?

00:41:37What are you

00:41:38doing here?

00:41:39This isn't a

00:41:40playground for

00:41:41careless drivers.

00:41:44If trash like

00:41:46you is allowed

00:41:46here,

00:41:47why shouldn't

00:41:48I be?

00:41:52Explain

00:41:53yourself!

00:41:57As if I'm

00:41:58going to

00:42:01as expected,

00:42:02he got angry

00:42:03out of embarrassment,

00:42:04resorting to such

00:42:05underhanded,

00:42:06pathetic tactics.

00:42:07But he can't

00:42:08touch me.

00:42:09Laying hands

00:42:10on someone in

00:42:11public?

00:42:12That's a bad

00:42:12look.

00:42:13Let go!

00:42:14Don't you know

00:42:14who I am?

00:42:19Whoever you are,

00:42:20if you touch

00:42:20Catherine again,

00:42:22you'll regret it.

00:42:26We'll settle

00:42:27this on the

00:42:27race course.

00:42:29Hopefully you

00:42:30don't crash out

00:42:30in the first

00:42:31round.

00:42:33The signal

00:42:34light blinks

00:42:34on and the

00:42:35five engines

00:42:36roar to life.

00:42:37The green

00:42:37light flashes

00:42:38and Jackson's

00:42:38GTR shoots

00:42:39forward.

00:42:40At the first

00:42:41corner, I

00:42:42execute a drift

00:42:42unlike anything

00:42:43he's ever seen

00:42:44and pull ahead.

00:42:45The next

00:42:46stretch of the

00:42:46track turns

00:42:47into a full-on

00:42:48display of my

00:42:49skill.

00:42:54I flow

00:42:55through every

00:42:56bed as if I

00:42:56designed them

00:42:57myself.

00:42:59It's

00:43:00Yvera!

00:43:01She's really

00:43:02the legendary

00:43:02Yvera!

00:43:10My gray car

00:43:11shoots through

00:43:12the final stretch

00:43:13and crosses

00:43:13the finish line

00:43:14first.

00:43:27I push

00:43:28open the

00:43:28door and

00:43:29pull off

00:43:29my helmet,

00:43:30my ponytail

00:43:31swinging in

00:43:31the breeze.

00:43:35My face

00:43:36stays calm,

00:43:37showing no

00:43:37excitement.

00:43:48You...

00:43:48You're really

00:43:49Yvera?

00:43:54Tell me,

00:43:55who's the

00:43:56idiot now?

00:43:59So you were

00:44:00tricking us this

00:44:01whole time?

00:44:01On the day I

00:44:02returned, I told

00:44:04all of you I liked

00:44:05racing.

00:44:06But not a single

00:44:07one of you ever

00:44:07bothered to

00:44:08listen.

00:44:11I step around

00:44:12Jackson and walk

00:44:13off without

00:44:13looking back.

00:44:18I never wanted

00:44:19to flaunt being

00:44:20Yvera.

00:44:22But since you

00:44:23kept pushing,

00:44:23now you get to

00:44:24see who the real

00:44:25Catherine Brown

00:44:26really is.

00:44:50He drops the

00:44:51video into the

00:44:52group chat and

00:44:52tags Liam

00:44:53directly.

00:44:58Liam, you

00:44:58have to see

00:44:59this.

00:44:59I swear it'll

00:45:00knock you

00:45:01sideways.

00:45:01Please.

00:45:02Nothing on

00:45:03earth surprises

00:45:04Liam.

00:45:05What nonsense

00:45:06are you stirring

00:45:07up now?

00:45:13Liam opens

00:45:14the video,

00:45:15sees me

00:45:16stepping out

00:45:17of the gray

00:45:17car, and a

00:45:18flicker of real

00:45:19shock crosses

00:45:20eyes.

00:45:21It's her.

00:45:26Okay, I'm

00:45:28genuinely blown

00:45:28away.

00:45:29Liam, what

00:45:30kind of divine

00:45:30helper do you

00:45:31have in your

00:45:31life?

00:45:32This woman is

00:45:32pure magic.

00:45:34Told you.

00:45:34I knew even

00:45:35Liam couldn't

00:45:36stay calm

00:45:36after this.

00:45:54Catherine, just

00:45:55how much are you

00:45:56still hiding?

00:46:01The next day, I

00:46:03walk into the

00:46:03classroom.

00:46:06Catherine, I

00:46:07got you your

00:46:07favorite coffee.

00:46:08I smile and

00:46:09pull out a

00:46:10delicate porcelain

00:46:11bottle from my

00:46:12bag.

00:46:13Apply this

00:46:14ointment to the

00:46:15spot before bed.

00:46:17You should see

00:46:18results in about a

00:46:18month.

00:46:19Thank you so

00:46:19much, Catherine.

00:46:20Do you really

00:46:21think it will

00:46:22work?

00:46:22A mocking

00:46:23laugh cuts

00:46:24through the

00:46:24air.

00:46:25Consistency is

00:46:26the key.

00:46:26I'm confident

00:46:27it'll heal.

00:46:31Seriously?

00:46:32You actually

00:46:33think a

00:46:34homemade cream

00:46:34will magically

00:46:35make you

00:46:35beautiful?

00:46:36My eyes

00:46:36darken as I

00:46:37fix Paige

00:46:38with a piercing

00:46:39stare.

00:46:40Apologize.

00:46:42Why should I

00:46:43apologize?

00:46:43I'm just

00:46:44speaking the

00:46:45truth.

00:46:46Catherine,

00:46:47Paige can be a

00:46:48bit blunt.

00:46:49She didn't

00:46:49mean to be

00:46:50hurtful.

00:46:51Paige was

00:46:52only trying to

00:46:53warn you.

00:46:54The ointments

00:46:54you're handing

00:46:55out aren't

00:46:55officially approved.

00:46:57If Claudian's

00:46:58condition gets

00:46:59worse, that

00:47:00could cause a

00:47:01big problem.

00:47:02It's to

00:47:02heal, not

00:47:03harm.

00:47:04Why do you

00:47:05jump to

00:47:05conclusions

00:47:06without a

00:47:06shred of

00:47:06proof?

00:47:11Tell me,

00:47:12have you ever

00:47:13actually tested

00:47:14these ointments

00:47:14yourself?

00:47:15Claudian, use

00:47:17your ointment

00:47:17without any

00:47:18worries.

00:47:18If anything

00:47:19happens, I

00:47:20will take full

00:47:21responsibility.

00:47:22Jolene Brown,

00:47:24my medical

00:47:24skills aren't

00:47:25something outers

00:47:25to question.

00:47:31Catherine, I

00:47:32believe in

00:47:33you.

00:47:33Just as the

00:47:34school day

00:47:35wraps up,

00:47:35rain suddenly

00:47:36begins pouring

00:47:37down in heavy

00:47:37sheets.

00:47:38I had

00:47:38anticipated this,

00:47:40so an umbrella

00:47:40is tucked

00:47:41safely in my

00:47:42bag.

00:47:42Pulling it

00:47:43out, I

00:47:43open it and

00:47:44step out into

00:47:45the downpour.

00:47:47Catherine,

00:47:47wait!

00:47:48Can I share

00:47:48your umbrella

00:47:49with you?

00:47:50No.

00:47:51I turn around

00:47:53and see

00:47:53Jolene huddled

00:47:54beneath my

00:47:54umbrella.

00:47:56Without another

00:47:57word, I turn

00:47:58and walk away.

00:48:00Before long, the

00:48:01rain soaks her

00:48:02to the bone.

00:48:04Catherine, it's

00:48:06pouring out

00:48:06here.

00:48:07I just wanted

00:48:08to walk with

00:48:09you for a bit.

00:48:10Jolene is left

00:48:11standing there,

00:48:12stunned.

00:48:15I already

00:48:16said no.

00:48:17My umbrella's

00:48:18too small for

00:48:18two.

00:48:20And honestly,

00:48:21I'm not

00:48:21comfortable being

00:48:22that close to

00:48:22anyone.

00:48:24Jolene is

00:48:24furious.

00:48:25A sleek

00:48:26black car rolls

00:48:27to a slow

00:48:27stop at the

00:48:28gate.

00:48:28It's Austin's.

00:48:33Austin!

00:48:36Jolene?

00:48:37How did

00:48:37you get this

00:48:38soaked?

00:48:38Didn't you

00:48:39bring an

00:48:39umbrella?

00:48:39You'll catch

00:48:40a cold like

00:48:40this.

00:48:41He glances

00:48:42out the

00:48:42window just

00:48:43in time to

00:48:43see me

00:48:44walking past

00:48:45holding my

00:48:45umbrella.

00:48:47Catherine,

00:48:47you had an

00:48:48umbrella.

00:48:48Why didn't

00:48:48you share it

00:48:49with Jolene?

00:48:57Do you

00:48:58really think

00:48:58we're close

00:48:58enough for

00:48:59that?

00:49:01Catherine,

00:49:02Jolene is

00:49:03family.

00:49:04Look at her,

00:49:04she's drenched.

00:49:05You had an

00:49:06umbrella and

00:49:07didn't even

00:49:07think to help

00:49:08her?

00:49:11Do you have

00:49:12any idea how

00:49:12cruel that looks?

00:49:13Exactly!

00:49:14Jolene soaked

00:49:15because Catherine

00:49:16abandoned her.

00:49:17She went way

00:49:17too far!

00:49:18Before I

00:49:19speak, a

00:49:20nearby student

00:49:21steps in.

00:49:22Please, I

00:49:22saw Jolene give

00:49:23her umbrella to

00:49:23someone else just

00:49:24to look noble,

00:49:25and then she

00:49:25tried to

00:49:26free float it

00:49:26off Catherine.

00:49:27Catherine didn't

00:49:28want to share,

00:49:28so what?

00:49:29Stop trying to

00:49:29guilt trip her.

00:49:31So what?

00:49:32The rain was

00:49:33pouring.

00:49:34Sharing wouldn't

00:49:35kill her.

00:49:36Catherine's.

00:49:37Catherine's just

00:49:37being selfish.

00:49:38Paige, please,

00:49:39you don't even

00:49:39know what

00:49:39happened.

00:49:40Jolene gave

00:49:40her umbrella

00:49:41away just to

00:49:41look generous.

00:49:42Austin, that's

00:49:43not what

00:49:44happened.

00:49:45I only wanted

00:49:45to get closer

00:49:46to her.

00:49:47I didn't

00:49:48realize she

00:49:49disliked me so

00:49:49much.

00:49:50Keep your

00:49:50little performances

00:49:51away from me.

00:49:52Don't test me.

00:50:06In the classroom,

00:50:07I sit quietly at

00:50:08my desk,

00:50:09flipping through

00:50:09my notes.

00:50:10Catherine, I

00:50:11heard Jolene's

00:50:11really sick today.

00:50:12She didn't come

00:50:13to class.

00:50:13Rain and cold,

00:50:14it's pretty normal

00:50:15to feel under the

00:50:15weather afterward.

00:50:16A loud commotion

00:50:17erupts at the

00:50:18classroom entrance.

00:50:20Feel satisfied

00:50:21now, Catherine?

00:50:22Jolene's in the

00:50:22hospital with a

00:50:23high fever, all

00:50:24because you

00:50:24wouldn't share

00:50:25your stupid

00:50:25umbrella.

00:50:26I calmly shut

00:50:27my notebook and

00:50:28rise to my

00:50:28feet.

00:50:29A chilly, razor

00:50:31thin smile forms

00:50:32on my lips.

00:50:33She's sick, and

00:50:35that's supposed to

00:50:35be my responsibility?

00:50:37Is this seriously

00:50:38your reaction?

00:50:38Jolene's hospitalized,

00:50:40and you're standing

00:50:40here tossing out

00:50:41sarcastic comments?

00:50:42And what exactly

00:50:43does her hospital

00:50:44stale have to do

00:50:44with me?

00:50:45Did I make her

00:50:45give away her

00:50:46umbrella, or did I

00:50:47physically send her

00:50:48into the storm?

00:50:49You!

00:50:51And honestly, if she

00:50:52were sick enough to

00:50:52be hospitalized, would

00:50:54she really have the

00:50:55energy to publicize it

00:50:56to the entire school?

00:50:57I asked her

00:50:58personally.

00:50:59Great.

00:51:00Tell me which

00:51:01hospital she's at.

00:51:02I'll arrange for

00:51:03top clear specialists

00:51:04to check on her.

00:51:05I begin dialing, and

00:51:07Paige immediately

00:51:08panics.

00:51:09No!

00:51:10You don't have to

00:51:11do that!

00:51:11Jolene said she

00:51:12only needs rest.

00:51:16How did you figure

00:51:17out she was

00:51:17faking?

00:51:19I've watched her

00:51:19pull the same act

00:51:20more times than I

00:51:21can count.

00:51:23On the weekend,

00:51:24Claudian asks me to

00:51:26go shopping with

00:51:27her.

00:51:28We pause in front

00:51:29of dessert shop,

00:51:31across from a

00:51:32famous brand

00:51:33boutique.

00:51:33Jolene is there

00:51:34too.

00:51:38Oh, look who

00:51:39it is, Catherine.

00:51:40Fancy seeing you

00:51:41here.

00:51:41Shopping too,

00:51:42huh?

00:51:43What's the matter?

00:51:44Didn't expect to

00:51:45see you in a place

00:51:46like this?

00:51:46This isn't some

00:51:47place for just

00:51:48anyone.

00:51:49Bet that ice cream

00:51:50cost you half a

00:51:51day's wages?

00:51:52Jolene steps forward

00:51:53and accidentally

00:51:54splashes her coffee

00:51:55onto my white

00:51:56dress.

00:51:58Oh no, Catherine!

00:51:59I'm so sorry!

00:52:00I tripped!

00:52:01I didn't mean to!

00:52:03I look down at

00:52:04the stains on my

00:52:05dress, my eyes

00:52:06turning cold.

00:52:11Do you even know

00:52:11how much this

00:52:12dress costs?

00:52:13It's just a dress.

00:52:14I can buy you

00:52:15a new one.

00:52:18She pulls $200

00:52:20and tosses them

00:52:21at me.

00:52:23Use this to get

00:52:24yourself a new

00:52:24one.

00:52:25I look at the

00:52:26ice cream in my

00:52:26hand.

00:52:32And press it

00:52:33onto Jolene's

00:52:34face.

00:52:36Oops!

00:52:37Sorry.

00:52:38My hand just

00:52:39slipped.

00:52:39It's just a little

00:52:40mess.

00:52:41A quick wipe and

00:52:42you'll be fine.

00:52:43Jolene screams.

00:52:46Catherine.

00:52:47What on earth

00:52:48are you doing?

00:52:49Are you crazy?

00:52:50Anne steps out of

00:52:51the fitting room and

00:52:52gasps at Jolene's

00:52:53appearance.

00:52:59Jolene, what on earth

00:53:01happened to you?

00:53:03Mom, it's all my

00:53:04fault.

00:53:05I accidentally

00:53:06spilled coffee on

00:53:07Catherine's dress.

00:53:09I've already paid her

00:53:10back, but she's acting

00:53:12like it's not enough.

00:53:18Catherine, why are you

00:53:20picking on Jolene

00:53:21again?

00:53:23Anne pulls a thick

00:53:25wad of cash from

00:53:26her purse.

00:53:28Catherine, don't

00:53:29push this further.

00:53:30If it's money you

00:53:31want, apologize to

00:53:32Jolene.

00:53:33Not nearly enough.

00:53:36Yes, this is our

00:53:38anniversary edition.

00:53:39It retails for

00:53:40$180,000 and is

00:53:41completely sold out.

00:53:43Either pay me three

00:53:44times its value, or

00:53:46I'll report this as

00:53:48intentional property

00:53:49damage to the police.

00:53:50Who said we wouldn't

00:53:52compensate?

00:53:52She reluctantly writes

00:53:53a check.

00:53:56Take it.

00:53:57This is like burning

00:53:58money.

00:53:59Next time, I won't

00:54:00bother negotiating.

00:54:02I'll go straight to

00:54:03the police.

00:54:03I feel a deep,

00:54:04satisfying pleasure.

00:54:06$540,000.

00:54:07That's going to sting

00:54:08for a while.

00:54:10Back in the Brown

00:54:10family, I let you

00:54:11walk all over me.

00:54:12I swallowed every

00:54:14insult.

00:54:15Not anymore.

00:54:15From now on, every

00:54:17single debt gets paid

00:54:19back with interest.

00:54:20After the meal, I

00:54:21wave goodbye to

00:54:22Claudian at the

00:54:23restaurant's entrance.

00:54:28I've only walked a

00:54:30short distance when a

00:54:31terrified scream cuts

00:54:32through the air.

00:54:35Someone help!

00:54:36Is there a doctor

00:54:37here?

00:54:38I turn towards the

00:54:39commotion and see a

00:54:40well-dressed woman

00:54:41kneeling beside an

00:54:42elderly woman who has

00:54:43collapsed.

00:54:44Wake up!

00:54:45I push through the

00:54:45crowd and kneel down

00:54:46to examine her.

00:54:51Ma'am, don't panic.

00:54:53Does she have a

00:54:54history of heart

00:54:54disease?

00:54:55Yes.

00:54:56She has coronary

00:54:58heart disease.

00:55:00I reach into my bag

00:55:02and pull out a small

00:55:03bottle of nitroglycerin

00:55:05pills.

00:55:06I slide a tablet

00:55:07under her tongue

00:55:08and begin CPR.

00:55:11CPR.

00:55:12CPR.

00:55:13CPR.

00:55:16CPR.

00:55:17CPR.

00:55:22After several long

00:55:23minutes, the elderly

00:55:25woman lets out a

00:55:26faint groan.

00:55:28Paramedics arrive

00:55:29and take over.

00:55:31Very professional.

00:55:33You've brought us

00:55:34precious time.

00:55:36Which hospital do

00:55:37you work at?

00:55:38I have to thank you

00:55:39properly.

00:55:44I'm still a student.

00:55:46Helping people is

00:55:46just something I

00:55:47have to do.

00:55:54I quietly gather

00:55:55my things and slip

00:55:56away while the

00:55:57crowd watches with

00:55:58admiration.

00:55:59The next morning,

00:56:00I intentionally leave

00:56:01home early, but the

00:56:03Browns are already

00:56:04lying in wait at the

00:56:05school entrance.

00:56:07Catherine!

00:56:10Jolene plunges to

00:56:11hug me, but I

00:56:12smoothly dodge her.

00:56:14Catherine, come

00:56:16home with me.

00:56:17Your grandmother's

00:56:18back and wants to

00:56:19see you.

00:56:23Sorry, but I don't

00:56:24really know you

00:56:25people.

00:56:25We don't have time

00:56:26for your nonsense.

00:56:27You're coming home

00:56:28with us today.

00:56:32Since it's the

00:56:32busiest time for

00:56:33students arriving, a

00:56:35bunch of curious

00:56:36students have already

00:56:37stopped to watch.

00:56:40A sleek black Bentley

00:56:42eases to a stop right

00:56:43beside us.

00:56:44The window lowers

00:56:46smoothly, and Liam's

00:56:47sharply contoured face

00:56:48comes into view.

00:56:52Catherine, get in the

00:56:53car.

00:56:59I've got class in a few

00:57:00minutes.

00:57:01What brings you here so

00:57:02early?

00:57:04They didn't bother you,

00:57:05did they?

00:57:06No.

00:57:07They're irrelevant.

00:57:08I'm heading in.

00:57:12And without waiting for

00:57:13his response, I simply

00:57:15turn and leave.

00:57:19The browns erupt the

00:57:20moment I brush past

00:57:21them like they're

00:57:22strangers on the

00:57:23street.

00:57:23Are we seriously

00:57:24letting that girl walk

00:57:26all over us?

00:57:27She might ignore us,

00:57:29but someone else can

00:57:30get through to her.

00:57:31She won't dare skip

00:57:32her grandmother's

00:57:33birthday banquet.

00:57:36She'll show up for

00:57:38that.

00:57:38After my classes wrap

00:57:39up, I head home,

00:57:41ready to relax, until

00:57:42my phone starts buzzing

00:57:43in my pocket.

00:57:47Catherine, I'm sending

00:57:49you an address.

00:57:49Come eat with us.

00:57:50They've got all your

00:57:51favorites, and there's

00:57:52a surprise for you,

00:57:53too.

00:57:54I hop into a cab,

00:57:56take the elevator up,

00:57:57and text Jared.

00:58:00Which room are you

00:58:01guys in?

00:58:03The elevator doors

00:58:04slide open, and I

00:58:05walk out, my eyes

00:58:07glued to my phone.

00:58:10Before I can take

00:58:11two steps, a hand

00:58:12suddenly pulls me

00:58:13aside.

00:58:14So this is who you

00:58:15really are?

00:58:16Waiting all this time

00:58:17just to pull this?

00:58:18You followed me here?

00:58:19Declan, of course.

00:58:22What?

00:58:23Touched a nerve?

00:58:24You show up where I

00:58:25hang out, hoping I'll

00:58:26notice you again?

00:58:28Catherine, you really

00:58:29haven't changed.

00:58:30Still using the same

00:58:31desperate tricks.

00:58:32Isn't she that brown

00:58:33family daughter?

00:58:34The one they recently

00:58:34reclaimed?

00:58:35Yep.

00:58:36Looks like she's still

00:58:36running after Declan

00:58:37like always.

00:58:38Declan, drop the ego.

00:58:39I'm here for someone

00:58:39else.

00:58:40You don't even make

00:58:40the top hundred.

00:58:41Stop acting like the

00:58:42world revolves around

00:58:43you.

00:58:45Aha, so I got to

00:58:46you.

00:58:47That's why you're

00:58:47biting back?

00:58:49Do me a favor and

00:58:50stay away.

00:58:51I don't want anyone

00:58:52assuming we have

00:58:52history.

00:58:55I stride toward the

00:58:56highest tier private

00:58:57suite without looking

00:58:58back.

00:59:07whoa, what happened to

00:59:09you?

00:59:12I'm fine.

00:59:22Catherine, wait till you

00:59:24see this.

00:59:35Hold on.

00:59:36Is that...

00:59:37Yep.

00:59:38The one from the

00:59:39Veritas auction last

00:59:40month.

00:59:40You kept staring at it,

00:59:42so I figured I'd just

00:59:43buy the damn thing

00:59:44for you.

00:59:45Thanks, Gerald.

00:59:46Hey, don't go

00:59:47formal on me.

00:59:49Something like this

00:59:50deserves an owner

00:59:51who actually gets

00:59:52it.

01:00:18Catherine, I heard

01:00:20you moved out.

01:00:21Did something happen?

01:00:22Did the Browns push you

01:00:23too far again?

01:00:24I'm fine, Auntie.

01:00:25I left on my own

01:00:26terms.

01:00:27Your grandmother

01:00:28returned.

01:00:30You heard?

01:00:31Her birthday banquet

01:00:33is next week.

01:00:34She actually called me

01:00:35earlier and told me to

01:00:36ask you to come.

01:00:38Auntie, I'm no longer

01:00:40part of the Brown

01:00:41family.

01:00:42Catherine, please.

01:00:43She's getting older.

01:00:45Just give her this

01:00:46one courtesy.

01:00:48All right.

01:00:49I'll show up on time.

01:00:51I exhale slowly.

01:00:52So this is happening.

01:00:53No dodging it now.

01:00:55My eyes move back to

01:00:56the gemstone in its

01:00:57wooden box.

01:00:57It would make a clean,

01:00:59elegant birthday gift.

01:01:01The night of Analia's

01:01:02birthday banquet has come.

01:01:04The Brown estate

01:01:05glows with extravagant

01:01:06decorations.

01:01:10I stroll in wearing

01:01:11simple, casual clothes.

01:01:13Jolene drifts graciously

01:01:15through the guests in a

01:01:16blush pink couture gown.

01:01:18Low whispers swirl around

01:01:20the gathered guests about

01:01:21how shabby I look.

01:01:23Lawrence's and Anna's

01:01:24expressions grow cold

01:01:26and tense.

01:01:27Isn't that the one who

01:01:28broke ties with the Browns?

01:01:29And she just shows up to

01:01:30Grandma's birthday like

01:01:31that?

01:01:34Wild or not, she's

01:01:36stunning.

01:01:38Those sharp features

01:01:40in that presence

01:01:40can't be ignored.

01:01:42Jolene steps forward,

01:01:43her smile dazzling

01:01:45and perfectly practiced.

01:01:47Grandma, happy birthday!

01:01:49I know how much you

01:01:50adore gemstones,

01:01:51so I asked the auction

01:01:52house to find something

01:01:53really special for you.

01:01:54A rare warm gem.

01:02:00And you, Catherine?

01:02:02What did you bring?

01:02:04I reach into my black bag

01:02:06and pull out a small

01:02:07wooden box.

01:02:09As I open the lid,

01:02:11the room falls deathly

01:02:12silent.

01:02:13Nestled inside is another

01:02:15gemstone.

01:02:17Huh?

01:02:19To give Grandma a fake?

01:02:21That's just disrespectful.

01:02:23Catherine?

01:02:24Fake?

01:02:25Catherine, don't you realize

01:02:27how humiliating this is

01:02:29for our family?

01:02:31Amid the crowd's murmurs

01:02:33and accusations,

01:02:34I stay composed.

01:02:41You say mine's a fake?

01:02:43On what proof?

01:02:44Maybe yours is the counterfeit.

01:02:47Isn't it obvious?

01:02:48This gem is incredibly rare.

01:02:51There can't be two exactly

01:02:53the same.

01:02:56Mine's been authenticated

01:02:58by several experts.

01:03:00It's the real deal.

01:03:01A knowing smile

01:03:02curves my lips

01:03:03as I bring my gem up

01:03:05and lightly press it

01:03:06against an Aaliyah's wrist.

01:03:09This is it!

01:03:11They say a genuine warm gem

01:03:13changes color

01:03:13depending on its wearer's

01:03:14vitality.

01:03:15It's a unique,

01:03:16almost magical trait.

01:03:19Why don't we test

01:03:20Jolene's gem

01:03:21the same way?

01:03:23She tried to pin it

01:03:24on Catherine

01:03:25when it was her own gift

01:03:26that was false.

01:03:27That's impossible!

01:03:28I paid 10 million

01:03:29for this at the

01:03:30luxurious auction house!

01:03:31I even have the receipt

01:03:33and certificate

01:03:33to prove it!

01:03:34Pulling out her phone,

01:03:35she quickly dials the number.

01:03:37What she hears

01:03:38makes her eyes

01:03:38widened in shock.

01:03:40Just then,

01:03:41someone glances

01:03:41at their phone

01:03:42and blurts out,

01:03:43The luxurious auction house

01:03:44director got hooked

01:03:45on gambling!

01:03:47Jolene stumbles backward,

01:03:49dropping her phone

01:03:50with a loud clatter.

01:03:52Today is my birthday celebration.

01:03:54Let's put an end

01:03:55to this now.

01:03:56Jolene acted

01:03:57with good intentions

01:03:58but was misled.

01:03:59For the very first time,

01:04:01Anala looks at me

01:04:02without that usual

01:04:03air of disappointment.

01:04:07You know, Catherine,

01:04:09I actually like this.

01:04:14Jolene bites down hard

01:04:16on her lower lip,

01:04:17her nails digging

01:04:18into her palm.

01:04:19Justine approaches me.

01:04:23Catherine,

01:04:24I'm sorry about everything

01:04:25that went down earlier.

01:04:27I'm okay.

01:04:29You only stop feeling hurt

01:04:30when you stop expecting

01:04:31anything from anyone.

01:04:34Not long after,

01:04:36friends call Justina away.

01:04:38A maid makes her way around,

01:04:40offering champagne.

01:04:41When she gets to me,

01:04:43I decline.

01:04:45The maid hurries away

01:04:46and comes back

01:04:47moments later,

01:04:48holding a glass of juice.

01:04:50I study the juice

01:04:51for a moment.

01:04:52I lift the glass

01:04:53and drink it down

01:04:54in one steady guilt.

01:04:55A few minutes pass

01:04:57before the same maid

01:04:58shows up again.

01:05:00I'm so,

01:05:01so sorry.

01:05:01I didn't mean

01:05:02for this to happen.

01:05:04She slips

01:05:04and the entire drink

01:05:06splashes across

01:05:07my outfit.

01:05:09Catherine,

01:05:10I'm really sorry.

01:05:11The staff can be

01:05:11a bit careless.

01:05:12Why don't you slip

01:05:13into one of my dresses?

01:05:14I've got tons upstairs.

01:05:15You can use the guest room

01:05:16to change.

01:05:16Wow.

01:05:17The rules in this house

01:05:18are intriguing,

01:05:19to say the least.

01:05:20I hear every bit

01:05:20of the sarcasm.

01:05:22Sophia is practically

01:05:23mocking Jolene,

01:05:24who acts like

01:05:25she owns the place.

01:05:26The maid exhales,

01:05:27relieved beyond measure,

01:05:28and hurries forward.

01:05:30I start after her,

01:05:31but pause to throw

01:05:32Jolene one last look.

01:05:34The maid leads me

01:05:35far inside the mansion,

01:05:36to a guest room.

01:05:38As soon as she leaves,

01:05:39the door shuts quietly,

01:05:40and I hear the lock

01:05:42slide into place.

01:05:44I go over to check

01:05:45the window,

01:05:46but it's stuck tight,

01:05:48probably locked

01:05:48from the outside.

01:05:50A strange warmth

01:05:51begins spreading

01:05:52under my skin.

01:05:53I take a steady breath,

01:05:55pull a small ceramic file

01:05:56from my pocket,

01:05:57and swallow an antidote.

01:06:00I had drunk

01:06:01the tampered juice

01:06:02simply because I wanted

01:06:03to see the full extent

01:06:04of Jolene's trap.

01:06:09A few moments later,

01:06:11I hear faint,

01:06:12uneven footsteps

01:06:13outside the door.

01:06:15I lay down on the bed,

01:06:16completely still and quiet.

01:06:19The door creaks open slowly.

01:06:24Getting impatient, huh?

01:06:26Don't worry, sweetheart.

01:06:28I'll take real good care of you.

01:06:31But suddenly,

01:06:32my eyes snap wide open.

01:06:36The scream tears from him.

01:06:38He crumples to the floor

01:06:40in an instant,

01:06:41folding over and rigling

01:06:43on the carpet.

01:06:45I calmly step over him

01:06:47and shut the door behind me.

01:06:48I ease into the corner

01:06:49just outside,

01:06:51ready to watch.

01:06:52Not long after,

01:06:53Jolene appears,

01:06:55sneaking cautiously

01:06:56down the hall.

01:06:58She presses her ear

01:07:00against the door,

01:07:01then pulls it wide open.

01:07:11She barely has time

01:07:13to register it

01:07:13before the man

01:07:14lunges at her.

01:07:18Stay away!

01:07:19Get off me!

01:07:20Man,

01:07:21pretty girl.

01:07:22The other one took a heap,

01:07:24but you?

01:07:25You'll do just fine.

01:07:26Don't you dare touch me!

01:07:28I'm a brown.

01:07:29Touch me and you're dead.

01:07:33Oh man,

01:07:34yeah?

01:07:35That just makes it

01:07:36way more interesting.

01:07:38Ah!

01:07:39Ah!

01:07:40Help!

01:07:41Help!

01:07:41Let me go!

01:07:44After closing the door

01:07:46behind me,

01:07:47I calmly make my way

01:07:48back to the banquet hall.

01:07:50Sophia,

01:07:51who had earlier

01:07:51stood by my side,

01:07:52approaches with a warm smile

01:07:54and extends her hand.

01:07:55I'm Sophia Flynn.

01:07:57How about we get

01:07:58better acquainted?

01:07:59Catherine Brown,

01:08:00it's a pleasure to meet you.

01:08:02About 15 minutes later,

01:08:03a sudden disturbance

01:08:04breaks out

01:08:05outside the banquet hall.

01:08:06The crowd moves

01:08:07towards the guest room.

01:08:10As they get closer,

01:08:12heavy breathing

01:08:12and a woman's

01:08:13desperate screams

01:08:14reach their ears.

01:08:19Anne's face

01:08:19drains of color.

01:08:21What are you waiting for?

01:08:22Get that door down now!

01:08:24A few strong servants

01:08:25step up

01:08:26and smash the door open.

01:08:28Inside,

01:08:29the shocking scene

01:08:30unfolds for everyone to see.

01:08:33Jolene,

01:08:34her hair mussy

01:08:35and clothes rumpled,

01:08:36is pinned down

01:08:37by an unfamiliar man.

01:08:39Seeing the crowd

01:08:40at the doorway,

01:08:41she breaks down

01:08:42in tears.

01:08:42Mom!

01:08:43It was Catherine!

01:08:44She tricked me!

01:08:45She planned all of this!

01:08:50Despite the accusations,

01:08:52I don't flinch.

01:08:53Jolene,

01:08:54where are you getting this from?

01:08:55The maid ruined my dress

01:08:56and you sent her

01:08:57to fetch me some clothes.

01:08:58But I waited ages

01:08:59and no one came,

01:09:00so I left.

01:09:01When I left,

01:09:02the room was empty.

01:09:04I have no idea

01:09:05how you ended up here.

01:09:06How could you be so heartless?

01:09:09Jolene is your sister!

01:09:11I was with Miss Flynn

01:09:12in the banquet hall

01:09:13the entire time.

01:09:14Many guests

01:09:15can vouch for that.

01:09:16How can you stoop

01:09:17to such tactics?

01:09:20Regarding Jolene,

01:09:22we'll have a chance

01:09:23to question the man

01:09:23soon enough.

01:09:27What happened today

01:09:28was a private family matter.

01:09:30Anyone who breathes

01:09:31a word of it

01:09:31will be making an enemy

01:09:32of the Brown family.

01:09:34Anne grabs her trembling daughter

01:09:35and practically drags Jolene out.

01:09:37The man is also hauled away.

01:09:45What a night.

01:09:46You handled that like a pro.

01:09:51It was simply responding

01:09:52to what she started.

01:09:53If she had stayed in her lane,

01:09:55none of this would have happened.

01:09:57Time after time,

01:09:58Jolene tried to set me up.

01:10:00Did she really think

01:10:01I was still the same Catherine

01:10:02who'd just take it lying down?

01:10:04What happened tonight?

01:10:06She brought it on herself.

01:10:09Morning sunlight pours in

01:10:10through the large window,

01:10:11casting soft highlights

01:10:12across his sharp jawline.

01:10:14Mr. Warren.

01:10:16Morning.

01:10:16Let's get started.

01:10:17Without hesitation,

01:10:18he reaches for the buttons

01:10:19of his shirt

01:10:20and pulls it up,

01:10:21exposing his bare chest.

01:10:22I slip into professional mode,

01:10:24pick up my medical kit

01:10:26and move to his side.

01:10:28Need a hand handling the Browns?

01:10:30My hands work with practiced confidence.

01:10:34Not right now.

01:10:35I've got it covered.

01:10:37Once the session wraps up,

01:10:39I'm packing away my tools

01:10:41when Liam slowly pushes off the sofa.

01:10:44He stands steady,

01:10:45clear-headed.

01:10:46You're healing well.

01:10:48You're really skilled at this.

01:10:50Thanks.

01:10:51Keep this up

01:10:52and one more session

01:10:52and you'll be good as new.

01:10:53Once I'm fully better,

01:10:55what do you want in exchange?

01:10:56You've already paid for the treatments,

01:10:59but if I ever need help down the road,

01:11:01I hope you'll remember

01:11:02the understanding we have today.

01:11:04Sounds fair.

01:11:05Just then,

01:11:06a knock comes at the door

01:11:07and a maid enters.

01:11:08Sir, Mr. Cassius Warren has arrived.

01:11:10His tone turns icy in an instant.

01:11:12The smile that had just been there

01:11:13disappears completely.

01:11:15Tell him to wait for me in the living room.

01:11:17When I enter the living room,

01:11:18a man in a dark gray suit glances my way.

01:11:22He appears to be in his 50s,

01:11:24sharing some resemblance with Liam.

01:11:30Our eyes lock for a moment.

01:11:32I simply give a small nod

01:11:34and exit smoothly.

01:11:38The intense,

01:11:39almost threatening look

01:11:40from that middle-aged man

01:11:41has set off warning bells in my mind.

01:11:46I let out a soft sigh.

01:11:49I deliberately instruct my driver

01:11:50to take several detours

01:11:52just to make sure no one is tailing me

01:11:54before finally heading back to my apartment.

01:12:00No sooner have I settled in

01:12:01than my phone rings.

01:12:03It's Sophia.

01:12:05Hey, Catherine.

01:12:06Got a minute?

01:12:07There's this socialite gala

01:12:08happening next week.

01:12:10Want to come along

01:12:10and just have some fun?

01:12:12Sounds good.

01:12:12When is it exactly?

01:12:14Do I need to prepare anything special?

01:12:15It's next Saturday evening

01:12:16at Vantage Oasis.

01:12:18Just wear a cocktail dress.

01:12:20I'll come pick you up

01:12:21and we can go together.

01:12:22Okay, that would work.

01:12:23Thank you so much.

01:12:27I'll go park the car.

01:12:29Sophia goes off

01:12:30to find a parking spot,

01:12:31leaving me to make my way

01:12:33into the building.

01:12:40Just as I step into the lobby,

01:12:42ready to catch the elevator up,

01:12:44I bump on Jalene.

01:12:54Catherine, what are you doing here?

01:12:57So, you're here for the gala?

01:12:59You have an invitation, I hope?

01:13:01Whose little lapdog are you?

01:13:03Running wild and barking at everyone

01:13:05without a care.

01:13:07Excuse me?

01:13:09Who exactly are you insulting?

01:13:11Listen, Catherine,

01:13:12you can't just waltz

01:13:13into this kind of event

01:13:15wearing a dress.

01:13:16Without a real invite,

01:13:18you'll end up humiliated

01:13:19when security shows you the door.

01:13:22Come on, Catherine.

01:13:23Ready to head up?

01:13:25Let's not keep the others waiting.

01:13:37Don't pay her any mind.

01:13:39The organizers gave me

01:13:40two invitations this year.

01:13:41I smile back,

01:13:43appreciating Sophia's subtle way

01:13:45of handling things.

01:14:00Everyone,

01:14:01meet my friend Catherine Brown.

01:14:03I hope you'll look out

01:14:04for her from now on.

01:14:05This gala really is slipping.

01:14:07Apparently just anyone

01:14:08can walk in now.

01:14:09Some people really try too hard,

01:14:11as if showing up here

01:14:13will magically upgrade

01:14:14their pleas in society.

01:14:16Watch your mouth.

01:14:18Catherine is a brown.

01:14:19Have some respect.

01:14:20Please don't be harsh.

01:14:22My sister doesn't attend

01:14:23events like this often.

01:14:24She's just here

01:14:25to get some exposure.

01:14:27Don't go snapping photos

01:14:29willy-nilly.

01:14:30If I see you flooding

01:14:31social media with our images

01:14:32just to boost your status,

01:14:34I won't hesitate to sue.

01:14:45If you want to play dirty,

01:14:46I'll give you a front row seat.

01:14:49Your status comes from

01:14:50flaunting fake jewelries?

01:14:53And what would a country girl

01:14:54like you possibly understand

01:14:56about jewelry?

01:14:58That's Maris Core,

01:15:00an iconic design

01:15:01by Davina Gemma

01:15:02from the 60s

01:15:03centered around

01:15:03a rare cushion-cut diamond

01:15:05framed by a dozen emeralds.

01:15:07The real necklace

01:15:09was sold at last year's

01:15:10Veritas auction

01:15:11for $36 million,

01:15:12bought anonymously.

01:15:15I have to admit,

01:15:16you've got an eye for quality.

01:15:18It is lovely,

01:15:19I'll give you that,

01:15:20but the issue is

01:15:20that yours isn't authentic.

01:15:22Yes, the center stone

01:15:23is about the right size,

01:15:24but it's missing the clarity

01:15:25a genuine one would have.

01:15:27They look like

01:15:28fresh lab-made pieces.

01:15:29You're talking nonsense!

01:15:31My father gave this to me

01:15:32for my birthday!

01:15:33Janice,

01:15:34don't let my sister get to you.

01:15:35She's been out of touch

01:15:36for years.

01:15:37She probably hasn't even seen

01:15:38jewelry of this caliber.

01:15:40It's easy for her

01:15:41to misjudge.

01:15:41I stay calm,

01:15:42shifting my gaze

01:15:43to the other woman's wrist.

01:15:45Your bracelet actually

01:15:46has decent translucency,

01:15:48but it's been chemically treated

01:15:50and filled with resin.

01:15:51Wearing that too long

01:15:52isn't good for your health.

01:15:54Just so you know.

01:15:55The woman snatches her hand back,

01:15:57going pale.

01:16:00I turn to Jolene.

01:16:02Your necklace is no better,

01:16:04Jolene.

01:16:05Those diamonds look fake too.

01:16:08Jolene's fingers

01:16:09shoot toward her ear,

01:16:10but stop halfway.

01:16:11The whole hall

01:16:12goes completely still.

01:16:15That was savage.

01:16:17You nailed that comeback perfectly.

01:16:21I take a sip from my glass

01:16:23and feel not a trace of guilt.

01:16:25Fake jewelry?

01:16:27Fine.

01:16:28Wear it quietly

01:16:28and no one will say a word.

01:16:30But you had to step on me

01:16:32to feel taller.

01:16:33So don't blame me

01:16:34for exposing your fake jewelry.

01:16:35Just you wait.

01:16:38I'm calling in

01:16:39a top jewelry expert

01:16:41right now.

01:16:43Be my guest.

01:16:45Relax, Janice.

01:16:46It's a beautiful day.

01:16:48There's no need

01:16:48to let some petty nonsense

01:16:50spoil it.

01:16:50Petty?

01:16:51This isn't just about me

01:16:53wearing a fake.

01:16:54She's insulting the honor

01:16:56of the whole Lopez family.

01:17:07The craftsmanship is extraordinary,

01:17:10but something is off.

01:17:11The cut and the color

01:17:13don't match

01:17:13the authentic Maris core.

01:17:16Miss Lopez,

01:17:18I'm afraid this necklace

01:17:19is indeed a replica.

01:17:21What?

01:17:23That can't be!

01:17:24The craftsmanship

01:17:25is exceptionally convincing,

01:17:27almost flawless.

01:17:28But as Miss Brown

01:17:29pointed out,

01:17:29the cutting style

01:17:30and the emerald shade

01:17:31reveal subtle differences.

01:17:33Impressive eye, Miss Brown.

01:17:35Only the most skilled experts

01:17:36can detect such

01:17:37subtle distinctions.

01:17:38May I ask

01:17:39who has been your teacher?

01:17:40My mentor

01:17:42is Langston Moore.

01:17:44So, you are

01:17:46the esteemed protege

01:17:47of Mr. Moore.

01:17:47An honor

01:17:48to meet you at last.

01:17:50Your championship

01:17:50at the last

01:17:51international competition

01:17:52was truly well-deserved.

01:17:54No wonder

01:17:54she spotted the fake

01:17:55so easily.

01:17:56She's Langston Moore's student.

01:18:00That's the world's

01:18:01top jewelry appraiser.

01:18:03The Lopez family

01:18:04really embarrassed

01:18:04themselves today.

01:18:06I can't stay here.

01:18:07I can't let them

01:18:08see me like this.

01:18:17Catherine,

01:18:19when did you pick

01:18:20all this up?

01:18:21You never said

01:18:22a word about it

01:18:22to any of us.

01:18:25There's a lot

01:18:26you don't know,

01:18:27mostly because

01:18:27you never bothered

01:18:28to ask.

01:18:33Catherine,

01:18:33what have you done

01:18:34to Jolaine now?

01:18:35I don't know

01:18:35what you're talking about,

01:18:36Austin.

01:18:36I've been sitting here

01:18:37all night and Jolaine

01:18:38hasn't said a word to me.

01:18:39And I'm not the one

01:18:39who's been sending her

01:18:40all those blue roses.

01:18:43Austin,

01:18:44shouldn't you find out

01:18:45what really happened first?

01:18:46It's Catherine

01:18:47who got wrong today.

01:18:48What about Miss Lopez?

01:18:49How could you upset her

01:18:50and make her cry?

01:18:51You're going to the

01:18:52Lopez residence

01:18:53right now to apologize.

01:18:54Apologize?

01:18:55For what?

01:18:56Telling the truth

01:18:58and exposing

01:18:58Janice's fake jewelry

01:19:00in front of everyone?

01:19:01What nonsense?

01:19:02Miss Lopez

01:19:03wouldn't be caught

01:19:04dead wearing fakes.

01:19:05You're just making up

01:19:06lies to slander her.

01:19:07Mr. Brown,

01:19:08Miss Brown's assessment

01:19:09is absolutely right.

01:19:10This Mari's core necklace

01:19:12is a very well-maked replica

01:19:13and her appraisal skills

01:19:14surpass even mine.

01:19:16Isn't Austin being

01:19:16way too biased?

01:19:18He's not even listening

01:19:19to the expert.

01:19:19I heard the Browns

01:19:20kicked out their own

01:19:21biological daughter

01:19:22to make room

01:19:23for that adopted girl,

01:19:24Jolaine.

01:19:25How ridiculous.

01:19:26Still,

01:19:27you had no right

01:19:27to humiliate Miss Lopez

01:19:29like that in public.

01:19:30Our families have shared

01:19:31a close bond

01:19:32for generations.

01:19:33Did you ever stop

01:19:34to think about

01:19:34how damaging this could be

01:19:35for the Brown group?

01:19:36But what about

01:19:37when Janice openly

01:19:38mocked me for being

01:19:39from the countryside?

01:19:39When they all

01:19:40schemed together

01:19:41to humiliate me

01:19:41in front of everyone?

01:19:42Did anyone ever care

01:19:43how that felt?

01:19:44Have any of you

01:19:45truly treated me

01:19:45like family at all?

01:19:46If not,

01:19:47then I,

01:19:48Catherine,

01:19:48and the Browns

01:19:49are better off

01:19:49going our separate ways

01:19:50from this day forward.

01:19:52Sorry for the disruption

01:19:53and ruining everyone's

01:19:54good time.

01:19:55I'll be taking

01:19:56my leave now.

01:19:59The days passed quietly

01:20:01with nothing but

01:20:02my regular school routine

01:20:03and lab work.

01:20:04Jolaine had kept

01:20:05an unusually low profile

01:20:06ever since the banquet,

01:20:08not daring to provoke me again.

01:20:14So many missed calls.

01:20:15What's going on?

01:20:20Why are you answering

01:20:21Aunt Justina's phone?

01:20:22What happened to her?

01:20:23Watch your tone with me,

01:20:24you ungrateful brat.

01:20:26I haven't even dealt

01:20:27with the mess you made.

01:20:28Thanks to you

01:20:29offending Miss Lopez,

01:20:29the Lopez group

01:20:30has just terminated

01:20:31all their cooperation

01:20:32with us.

01:20:32You will find time

01:20:33to go to the Lopez residence

01:20:35and apologize

01:20:35to Miss Lopez immediately.

01:20:37Keep dreaming.

01:20:38You ungrateful little wolf.

01:20:40If you refuse

01:20:41to listen to me,

01:20:42are you planning

01:20:43to ignore your aunt's

01:20:44life and death situation too?

01:20:46What happened

01:20:47to Aunt Justina?

01:20:48Brain tumor.

01:20:49It's pressing

01:20:50directly on the nerves.

01:20:52Surgery is

01:20:52extremely risky.

01:20:54I'm on my way.

01:20:59Out of my way.

01:21:01Sign this!

01:21:01Sign the share

01:21:02transfer agreement

01:21:03and I'll let you

01:21:04inside to see her.

01:21:06How dare they use

01:21:08Justina's life

01:21:08as a bargaining chip?

01:21:10They have no bottom line.

01:21:11You crazy girl.

01:21:13If you dare

01:21:13lay a hand on me,

01:21:14you'll be condemned

01:21:15for your unfailed behavior.

01:21:17Heaven will strike you down.

01:21:18Then move.

01:21:20Before I actually

01:21:21decide to follow through.

01:21:23Lawrence?

01:21:24Austin?

01:21:26Is that Catherine

01:21:27out there?

01:21:28Let her in.

01:21:38My poor little Catherine.

01:21:40They must have given

01:21:41her a hard time again.

01:21:45It's just the same

01:21:46old health problems,

01:21:47nothing to worry about.

01:21:49But were they bothering

01:21:51you out there just now?

01:21:52Don't worry about me.

01:21:53I'm perfectly fine.

01:21:55How are you feeling

01:21:56right now, really?

01:21:56Be honest with me.

01:21:58Justina, don't push

01:21:59yourself too hard.

01:21:59The doctors made it clear

01:22:00this condition can't

01:22:01wait any longer.

01:22:02Only Dr. Huxley-Jones

01:22:03can perform this surgery

01:22:04with the highest success rate.

01:22:05Jolene practically

01:22:06bent over back

01:22:07to get him to agree

01:22:07to take the case.

01:22:09Show me her complete

01:22:09medical records

01:22:10and all the scan images

01:22:11right now.

01:22:12Justina has been

01:22:12nothing but kind to you

01:22:13your whole life,

01:22:14hasn't she?

01:22:14Now that she's gravely ill,

01:22:15you won't just sit back

01:22:16and let her die, will you?

01:22:17Here's the deal.

01:22:18Sign over the Brown Group

01:22:19shares to the family,

01:22:19and Jolene will convince

01:22:20Dr. Huxley to perform

01:22:21the surgery immediately.

01:22:22We're also willing to

01:22:23overlook the whole

01:22:23Ms. Lopez incident

01:22:24and not hold it against you.

01:22:26After all, we're still

01:22:26family, aren't we?

01:22:28Lawrence, Austin,

01:22:29how can you stoop so low

01:22:29as to use my sickness

01:22:30as a weapon against Catherine?

01:22:31This is absolutely shameless.

01:22:33I won't stand for this.

01:22:34Stop it right now!

01:22:35Aunt Justina,

01:22:36please don't be angry.

01:22:37Dad's just worried

01:22:38about all those

01:22:39Brown Group shares

01:22:39Catherine holds.

01:22:41If she's not careful,

01:22:42she could be taken

01:22:43advantage of,

01:22:44which would cause

01:22:44huge problems.

01:22:46That's why he wants

01:22:47to take this chance

01:22:48to get the shares

01:22:48back into the family's

01:22:49hands.

01:22:51Cathian,

01:22:52my condition is severe

01:22:54and it probably

01:22:55would get better.

01:22:56Even if you sign,

01:22:58the surgery might not work.

01:23:00I come to accept that.

01:23:02You should leave

01:23:03while you still can.

01:23:05Aunt Justina,

01:23:06I'll be the one

01:23:07to perform your surgery.

01:23:08What could you possibly

01:23:09have to back that up

01:23:10with those so-called

01:23:11skills you picked up

01:23:12from nowhere?

01:23:13Catherine,

01:23:13don't make a fool

01:23:14of yourself and promise

01:23:14more than you can deliver.

01:23:15If Justina's condition

01:23:16worsens because of

01:23:17your arrogance,

01:23:17can you really bear

01:23:18the consequences?

01:23:19Can you live

01:23:19with that guilt?

01:23:20Then we'll just have

01:23:21to wait and see.

01:23:22And don't you ever dare

01:23:23use Aunt Justina

01:23:24as a pawn against me again.

01:23:26The next time you try,

01:23:27I won't hesitate

01:23:28to prove exactly

01:23:29what I am capable of.

01:23:30And you won't like

01:23:31the outcome.

01:23:32I'm not giving up on you.

01:23:34Aunt Justina,

01:23:36trust me.

01:23:37Leave everything to me.

01:23:38I promise I'll

01:23:39make you better.

01:23:41Catherine,

01:23:42I trust you.

01:23:43Completely.

01:23:44Fine.

01:23:45Have it your way,

01:23:46Catherine.

01:23:47Let's see how you

01:23:47handle this.

01:23:48Without Dr. Huxley,

01:23:49I don't think Justina

01:23:50has much time left.

01:23:51When this fails,

01:23:53and it will,

01:23:53you better not come

01:23:54crawling back to us

01:23:55to us on your knees

01:23:56begging for help.

01:24:07It's Zafira.

01:24:08Arrange for the

01:24:09highest-grade operating

01:24:10theater at Central

01:24:10Hospital immediately

01:24:11with a full leading

01:24:12neurosurgery team on

01:24:13standby.

01:24:14I'll send over the

01:24:14full equipment list

01:24:15and surgical plan

01:24:16shortly.

01:24:17Understood,

01:24:17Dr. Zafira.

01:24:18We'll handle all the

01:24:19arrangements immediately.

01:24:20Everything will be ready

01:24:21before your scheduled

01:24:22surgery time.

01:24:27An internationally

01:24:27renowned surgeon,

01:24:29Dr. Zyfea?

01:24:30That's the legendary

01:24:31neurosurgeon that even

01:24:32royal families can't

01:24:33book?

01:24:34No.

01:24:34No way.

01:24:35That's impossible.

01:24:36Catherine?

01:24:37That good-for-nothing

01:24:38girl who grew up in

01:24:39the countryside?

01:24:39How could she possibly

01:24:40have connections to

01:24:41someone of Dr. Zyfea's

01:24:42caliber?

01:24:42It must be a coincidence.

01:24:43No.

01:24:44It can't be.

01:24:45She's just a worthless

01:24:46country girl.

01:24:46How could she know

01:24:47Dr. Zyfea?

01:24:50Dad, Austin,

01:24:51don't jump to

01:24:51conclusions.

01:24:52It has to be a

01:24:52coincidence.

01:24:53There's no way

01:24:54Catherine has anything

01:24:55to do with this.

01:24:55She probably doesn't

01:24:56even know who Dr.

01:24:57Zyfea is.

01:25:00Justina, I won't let

01:25:01anything happen to you.

01:25:02This surgery will be a

01:25:03success.

01:25:06Aunt Justina, it's me.

01:25:08I'll be the operatic

01:25:09surgeon for your

01:25:09procedure today.

01:25:10Don't be afraid.

01:25:12Just close your eyes

01:25:13and rest.

01:25:13When you wake up,

01:25:14this ailment will be

01:25:15gone completely.

01:25:17The patient is under

01:25:18general anesthesia.

01:25:19Vitals are stable.

01:25:20Let's begin the

01:25:21operation.

01:25:29My God, that

01:25:30surgical approach

01:25:31angle.

01:25:31It's so bold and

01:25:32intricate, yet it

01:25:33completely avoids all

01:25:34the critical functional

01:25:35areas of the brain.

01:25:36I've never seen

01:25:36anything like it.

01:25:37Look at that

01:25:37section technique.

01:25:38It's so steady.

01:25:39It's terrifying.

01:25:39Not a single tremor.

01:25:40Even when working so

01:25:41close to the nerve

01:25:42buns, this is

01:25:43beyond masterful.

01:25:45The patient's vital

01:25:46assigns remain stable

01:25:47throughout the procedure.

01:25:49The operation is a

01:25:49complete success.

01:25:53Please pay close

01:25:54attention to the

01:25:55patient's post-operative

01:25:56monitoring and care.

01:25:57Call me immediately if

01:25:58there are any changes in

01:25:59her condition.

01:26:00Absolutely, Dr. Zafia.

01:26:02We will strictly follow

01:26:02your post-operative care

01:26:03plan.

01:26:04It was the greatest

01:26:05honor of our careers to

01:26:06assist you in this

01:26:06surgery today.

01:26:13Doctor, how did it go?

01:26:14How was my sister?

01:26:16Was the surgery successful?

01:26:17It was an incredible,

01:26:18unprecedented success.

01:26:20The tumor was completely

01:26:20removed, with zero

01:26:22damage to the surrounding

01:26:23nerves and functional

01:26:23areas.

01:26:24The patient's vital

01:26:25signine stayed rock

01:26:26stolid the entire time.

01:26:27Honestly, it was nothing

01:26:28less than a medical

01:26:28miracle.

01:26:29Dr. Zafia's surgical

01:26:30skills are absolutely

01:26:31extraordinary, godlike

01:26:32even.

01:26:32I have to say, your

01:26:33Brown family is truly

01:26:34full of hidden talents.

01:26:36It's almost impossible

01:26:37to book Dr. Zafia for a

01:26:38surgery anywhere in the

01:26:39world, yet you managed

01:26:40to get her to come here

01:26:41personally.

01:26:42I'm genuinely curious.

01:26:43How did you manage to

01:26:44connect with her?

01:26:45How is this possible?

01:26:46How could that country

01:26:46girl have anything to do

01:26:47with Dr. Zafira?

01:26:48This can't be happening.

01:26:49We threatened her, we

01:26:50accused her, we tried to

01:26:50force her to sign away

01:26:51her shares, and she just

01:26:52saved Aunt Justina's

01:26:53life?

01:26:53Dr. Watts, thank you

01:26:54for your hard work

01:26:55today.

01:26:56It was our honor to

01:26:56work with you, Dr. Zafira.

01:26:58You have my word, we

01:26:59will monitor Miss Brown's

01:27:00condition 24-7 and

01:27:02strictly follow your

01:27:02post-operasive care

01:27:03instructions.

01:27:05Could it be?

01:27:06Is Catherine actually

01:27:08Dr. Zafira herself?

01:27:10What kind of ridiculous

01:27:11nonsense are you spouting?

01:27:13That ungrateful fool

01:27:14knows nothing.

01:27:14She's just a worthless

01:27:15waste of space.

01:27:17There's no way she could

01:27:18be the world famous

01:27:18Dr. Zafira.

01:27:19Are you done running

01:27:20your mouth?

01:27:21If you're finished,

01:27:22step aside.

01:27:23I don't have time to

01:27:23waste on the likes of

01:27:24you.

01:27:24You, you ungrateful,

01:27:26rebellious girl.

01:27:27You think knowing that

01:27:28Dr. Zafira makes you

01:27:29something special?

01:27:30You probably spent all

01:27:31your money to beg her to

01:27:32come here.

01:27:32It's not like you have

01:27:33any real skill.

01:27:33I am Dr. Zafira.

01:27:36Aunt Justina's surgery

01:27:37was performed by my

01:27:38own hands from start

01:27:40to finish.

01:27:44No.

01:27:45Impossible.

01:27:45How could you possibly

01:27:46be Dr. Zafira?

01:27:47You're just a worthless,

01:27:48uneducated girl from the

01:27:49countryside.

01:27:49You're nothing.

01:27:50You're lying.

01:27:50Worthless.

01:27:51I'm the one who saved

01:27:52Aunt Justina's life.

01:27:53What have you done besides

01:27:54using her sickness as a

01:27:55weapon to try and steal

01:27:55from me?

01:27:57Catherine, why...

01:27:58why didn't you tell us

01:27:59sooner?

01:28:00If you had told us who

01:28:01you were earlier,

01:28:01we wouldn't have...

01:28:02we wouldn't have

01:28:03treated you like that.

01:28:04We wouldn't have

01:28:05made so many mistakes.

01:28:07Wouldn't have what?

01:28:08Wouldn't have treated

01:28:09me like an outsider?

01:28:10Wouldn't have helped

01:28:11Jolaine bully me time

01:28:12and time again?

01:28:13Wouldn't have used my

01:28:13only family member's

01:28:14life to threaten me?

01:28:16Austin, do you even

01:28:16believe a single word

01:28:17you just said?

01:28:19Catherine doesn't need

01:28:20your fake last-minute

01:28:21regrets.

01:28:21From this day forward,

01:28:22I will be the one to

01:28:23take care of her.

01:28:24You will never get the

01:28:24chance to hurt her again.

01:28:26Mr. Warren, this is

01:28:27just a private family

01:28:28matter of the Brown

01:28:29family.

01:28:29There's no need for

01:28:30you to get involved.

01:28:31Family matter?

01:28:32When you kicked her

01:28:33out of the house and

01:28:33left her homeless,

01:28:34did you ever think of

01:28:35her as family?

01:28:35You even used her

01:28:36aunt's life as a

01:28:37threat against her.

01:28:38When she was in

01:28:38danger, where were you?

01:28:40When she was bullied

01:28:40and even kidnapped,

01:28:41did you ever stood up

01:28:42for her even once?

01:28:43Enough, Liam.

01:28:45Talking to these

01:28:45people is just a

01:28:46waste of time.

01:28:47Let's go.

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