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

00:00:05Today, 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.

00:00:15Jolene!

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 one!

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

00:01:15A dozen figures dressed in black storming silence.

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.

00:01:35Mr. 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,

00:02:01and 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.

00:02:35Until it's fully out of my system,

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

00:02:39First,

00:02:41I 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,

00:02:48I 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,

00:02:56across 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.

00:03:46Just 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.

00:04:20The most powerful family in Ardwell.

00:04:26Liam is seated on a sofa,

00:04:28with 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.

00:04:38Until I'm fully healed, you are to stay within my reach.

00:04:40All right.

00:04:41But I have two conditions.

00:04:43First, 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.

00:05:29I sit at the desk, open my laptop,

00:05:31and 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?

00:05:44Stop 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?

00:06:02I 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.

00:06:17This 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, Quietus.

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

00:06:35The genius hacker Quietus.

00:06:38My phone rings.

00:06:40It's Jeral 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.

00:06:48Oh, 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 him 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.

00:07:26I'll bring out the new styles for you.

00:07:30Catherine, 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?

00:08:11Isn't the Brown family's monthly allowance only $100,000?

00:08:14Jolene trembles with fury.

00:08:16I pay and walk out.

00:08:19I watch Jolene tremble with rage, unable to get a word out, and a fierce satisfaction courses through you.

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.

00:08:46The 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?

00:08:58I've never seen her before.

00:09:00She's stunning.

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

00:09:04I ignore the whispers.

00:09:06My 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.

00:09:20He 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.

00:09:41I 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.

00:09:53Is 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 didn't I just see you shopping with another man two days ago?

00:10:11I look coldly at Jolene's face, trying to imply I'm a two-timer.

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

00:10:19Who 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?

00:10:41Mr. 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.

00:11:10Excuse me.

00:11:16I hear whispers rising behind me.

00:11:19Did you catch that?

00:11:21Liam said it himself.

00:11:22She's with him.

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

00:11:28Wait, Catherine?

00:11:31Isn'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, the 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, but 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.

00:12:00Beautiful 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, they're just stones.

00:12:19Just then, I hear a familiar voice.

00:12:22It's Jolene.

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

00:12:26I really like it.

00:12:30Austin understands immediately.

00:12:32His eyes grow determined.

00:12:34Same as always.

00:12:36Whatever Jolene wants, Austin gives her.

00:12:43Once I was jealous.

00:12:45Now, I just find it ridiculous.

00:12:50Going once.

00:12:51Going twice.

00:12:52Just as the host prepares to declare it sold, a deep voice echoes from the back.

00:12:58Fifty million.

00:13:00Fifty million.

00:13:01Sold.

00:13:02Congratulations, Mr. Warren.

00:13:05Liam walks up to the stage and claims the necklace.

00:13:13Then, to everyone's astonishment, he returns to me and fastens the necklace around 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.

00:13:35I reach up and touch the cool gem against my neck.

00:13:42Fifty million for a necklace.

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

00:13:46After the auction wraps up, I wander to the dessert table alone.

00:13:51Catherine, you really are something.

00:13:53A few days away and you've already hooked onto Liam.

00:13:56Nothing as impressive as your lifelong mastery of acting sweet and pitiful.

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

00:14:02Cut it out.

00:14:02There's no audience here, so no need to pretend.

00:14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching and intentionally bumps onto me, splashing juice onto her own dress.

00:14:11Catherine, even if you dislike me, isn't this too much?

00:14:15Throwing juice on me?

00:14:17What happened?

00:14:18Declan, it's okay.

00:14:20I must have upset Catherine.

00:14:22Catherine, you still haven't grown up.

00:14:24Jolene is your sister.

00:14:28I pick up a glass of red wine and flick my wrist, sending the whole glass onto Jolene's dress.

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

00:14:37And I only take responsibility for my own actions.

00:14:40Jolene is stunned.

00:14:42Declan freezes.

00:14:44Seems I arrived just after all the excitement ended.

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

00:14:51Mr. Warren, this is a misunderstanding.

00:14:55Misunderstanding?

00:14:57There are security cameras here.

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

00:15:04Whispers erupt around them.

00:15:10Jolene's face goes from scarlet to 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, I don't have to hold back anymore.

00:15:23Back in the Brown family, I always tried to keep the peace.

00:15:26And all it got me was them pushing harder every time.

00:15:28Now, no one could step on me again.

00:15:36The following morning, I 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 to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:05Just then, Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:14Is she the mysterious beauty who stunned everyone last night?

00:16:18That's Catherine Brown, my new personal doctor.

00:16:22You're serious?

00:16:24His skepticism is loud enough that I can't ignore it.

00:16:28Mr. Moreno, perhaps you should take things easy.

00:16:31Your dark under eyes and shortness of breath suggest 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, I'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 many times before.

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

00:16:57Winred, maybe you ought to let Dr. Brown give you a prescription.

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

00:17:03This girl is not just some girl.

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

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

00:17:09He then turns to me.

00:17:10Can you really fix me?

00:17:15Yes.

00:17:1630 minutes later, I begin the first acupuncture session.

00:17:21Liam pulls his shirt up, exposing his toned chest.

00:17:26I pull out the silver needles and insert them with speed and precision.

00:17:34When the last needle is inserted, Liam's body shivers.

00:17:39And he spits out dark red, clotted blood.

00:17:46What did you just do to him, Dr. Brown?

00:17:48How are you feeling now?

00:17:55I 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, you'll need to prioritize rest and abstinence.

00:18:07Understood, Dr. Brown.

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

00:18:10Winfred leans in and quietly asks if I can help with his health.

00:18:16I go back to my room and 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, and the process is complicated.

00:18:33Quality always demands a premium price.

00:18:36Winfred reluctantly pays.

00:18:38A sports car can be repaired, but if your health fails, no sum of money will grant you a second

00:18:44chance.

00:18:45The following morning, just as I prepare to leave, my phone buzzles with 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.

00:18:57I realize that for the sake of my own peace, cutting all connections with the Brown family is necessary.

00:19:03The mood in the living room is thick with tension.

00:19:10Look who's back.

00:19:12How did you sink so low at your age, becoming someone's mistress?

00:19:18Catherine, I'm only trying to help you.

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

00:19:22Instead, who I decide to be with is my own business.

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

00:19:29You're a Brown!

00:19:32Everything you do stains our family's name!

00:19:37Catherine, seriously, do you think Liam would ever give you the time of day?

00:19:41Are you all finished?

00:19:43First, Liam and I have a strictly doctor-patient relationship.

00:19:47Second, even if there were something else, it's none of your business.

00:19:52And don't forget that I am no longer part of your family.

00:19:55You said you cut ties, so give back the Brown Group shares.

00:20:02Those shares came from Grandpa.

00:20:05You don't have a single right to any of it.

00:20:08I pull out my phone and show them the screen.

00:20:11Since I stepped in, I've been recording all your insults, threats, and schemes to grab the shares.

00:20:18Keep pushing me, and I won't hesitate to hand this over to the press and the law.

00:20:24I put my phone away, feeling nothing.

00:20:28I used to put up with everything you threw at me.

00:20:32Now it's your turn to taste what it feels like to be on the other end of a threat.

00:20:39I leave the Brown family home and prepare to go back.

00:20:46Suddenly, a voice calls out.

00:20:48Catherine, is that really you? Where have you been hiding?

00:20:51I look at the woman before 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 if you're surviving this well.

00:21:04My son needs school fees, and you owe me half a million.

00:21:08If you don't pay up, I'll make a scene outside your place every single day.

00:21:12If you need cash, ask your real daughter, Jolene.

00:21:16I raised you all those years, so you should compensate me.

00:21:20You ungrateful brat!

00:21:22Stay out of my way.

00:21:23Otherwise, I won't hesitate to involve the police and reopening the case about 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, a sleek black Rolls Royce glides to a stop beside me.

00:21:44The window lowers, revealing 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 to catch a taxi here.

00:21:58I hesitate, but eventually get into the car.

00:22:01Bridget's appearance reminds me of one thing.

00:22:03The Brown family's troubles aren't over.

00:22:06That woman's greed is bottomless.

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

00:22:09But that's fine.

00:22:11I'm no longer that little girl who let others push her around.

00:22:16Anyone who wants to come after me

00:22:18had better think twice.

00:22:21On the weekend,

00:22:23Gerard asks to meet me at Harborview Genie,

00:22:26a popular restaurant.

00:22:31Catherine?

00:22:32I turn around,

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

00:22:35standing with the Browns and the Fultons.

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

00:22:39and decide to show up just 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 cuts through the tension.

00:22:50Miss Catherine Brown,

00:22:52you're here.

00:22:53Welcome.

00:22:54Please follow me.

00:22:55Everyone stares in shock

00:22:56as I walk toward the 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 from his seat.

00:23:12Catherine,

00:23:12you made it.

00:23:13Gerard tells me his uncle

00:23:15has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.

00:23:17He says the required surgery

00:23:18carries an extremely high risk.

00:23:25Start with this medication.

00:23:27Come back in a week for 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 with anything.

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

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

00:23:47but it must be extremely quiet and private,

00:23:49with top-tier security.

00:23:50I'll handle it.

00:23:52I'll find something perfect for you.

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

00:23:54at Aurelis University next 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 of some personal business.

00:24:06Campus life isn't a bad experience after all.

00:24:11The manager hands me

00:24:12an exclusive premium membership card,

00:24:14saying all my expenses here

00:24:16will be on the house from now on.

00:24:19I glance over at Gerard.

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

00:24:22Don't refuse it.

00:24:24This is our business,

00:24:25so just enjoy it.

00:24:29Fine.

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 to see

00:24:52who Catherine was 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 that way?

00:25:01That ungrateful girl!

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

00:25:07I saw it too.

00:25:08The manager was treating Catherine

00:25:10with a lot of respect.

00:25:12Yes.

00:25:13That man had an aura you can't fake.

00:25:16Catherine is clearly in the high circles.

00:25:18No wonder she's trying to distance herself from us.

00:25:28Pathetic and disgraceful.

00:25:32Who knows what 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 part way

00:25:51at the restaurant entrance.

00:25:53When an unexpected grating voice

00:25:55rings out behind Jolene,

00:25:56she turn around

00:25:58and her smile freezes.

00:26:00It's her.

00:26:01Jolene!

00:26:03My dear daughter!

00:26:05Finally!

00:26:06I've found you!

00:26:07Her blood runs cold.

00:26:10Jolene,

00:26:12your younger brother

00:26:13needs money for school.

00:26:15Maybe you could help us out?

00:26:19I don't have time

00:26:21for this ridiculous farce.

00:26:22Take this

00:26:23and never show your face

00:26:24around me again.

00:26:25Jolene,

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

00:26:28The tuition alone

00:26:29is a hundred thousand.

00:26:30Her hands tremble

00:26:31with unbridled rage.

00:26:32This wretched woman

00:26:34just won't know her place.

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

00:26:37My parents already paid 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

00:26:52has finally arrived.

00:26:53My first day reporting

00:26:55to Arerius University.

00:27:09Jolene,

00:27:10is this your sister?

00:27:11Since when

00:27:12does Arerius University

00:27:13let random nobodies walk in?

00:27:15Well,

00:27:15isn't this a lovely coincidence,

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.

00:27:25The 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 medical 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,

00:28:17her 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

00:28:26with 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

00:28:40she knows how to charm

00:28:41the right people.

00:28:42Is that all?

00:28:44Now,

00:28:44move aside,

00:28:46mutt.

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

00:29:02like 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.

00:29:09Watch your tone.

00:29:10You're messing with

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

00:29:14The Brown family?

00:29:17That'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.

00:29:37You were out?

00:29:39Yeah.

00:29:40I stopped by Aurelius University

00:29:42to check in.

00:29:43Also took a look at 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.

00:29:52It won't interfere

00:29:52with your progress.

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

00:29:54I 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.

00:30:02The water warmed perfectly.

00:30:04A thin mist

00:30:05curling through the room.

00:30:08It's ready?

00:30:10Liam walks toward

00:30:11the treatment area,

00:30:12unbuttoning his shirt

00:30:13as he moves.

00:30:14His long fingers

00:30:16loosen the fabric,

00:30:17revealing toned muscles

00:30:19and defined contours.

00:30:22Take the pants off too.

00:30:27What's the matter?

00:30:28Feeling shy now?

00:30:30After 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 moments 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,

00:30:56I head to the lab

00:30:56to find Lambert.

00:30:59Perfect timing.

00:31:00I've been wrestling

00:31:01with this data all 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 real skill,

00:31:29but Kathleen

00:31:30is not who you think 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 you're being deceived.

00:31:38Enough!

00:31:40Jolene,

00:31:40I don't know

00:31:41what you're trying to do

00:31:42with 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 the error

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

00:31:50Most PhD candidates

00:31:51wouldn't even catch this mistake

00:31:52the first time around.

00:31:54Tell 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

00:32:42by a dark birthmark.

00:32:44Hi,

00:32:45I'm Claudia Norris.

00:32:51Well, well,

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, come on, everyone.

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, wow.

00:33:19Catherine,

00:33:19your shoes!

00:33:20They're the exact same

00:33:21as Jolene's!

00:33:23Come on, Catherine.

00:33:24You actually showed up

00:33:25wearing fake shoes?

00:33:27That's bold.

00:33:30Still,

00:33:31it's embarrassing as hell.

00:33:38All eyes

00:33:39in that instant

00:33:40were pinned

00:33:41on 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

00:33:53were convinced

00:33:54the shoes on my feet

00:33:55were fake.

00:33:56Hey, Catherine,

00:33:57if you like those shoes,

00:33:59I don't mind

00:33:59lending you mine.

00:34:01Wearing fakes

00:34:02is 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 Future's lead designer,

00:34:27Alan Lewis,

00:34:28comes with a unique

00:34:30serial number

00:34:31and the designer's

00:34:32initials.

00:34:33AL engraved

00:34:35on the inside heel.

00:34:36It can't be.

00:34:37But it is.

00:34:41Jolene,

00:34:42why don't you have

00:34:43a look inside

00:34:43your own heel?

00:34:45I'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!

00:34:57The marks are just

00:34:57worn down from use!

00:34:59You can barely

00:35:00see it now!

00:35:01Oh really?

00:35:03Future's anti-counterfeit

00:35:04system is one of the

00:35:05most 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 in front

00:35:19of 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?

00:35:45Catherine showed up

00:35:46wearing the exact

00:35:46same pair

00:35:47and accused

00:35:48mine of being fake.

00:35:50Showtime.

00:35:57Catherine,

00:35:58wait!

00:36:03What gives you

00:36:04the right

00:36:05to accuse

00:36:05Jolene's shoes

00:36:06of be fake?

00:36:11Just take the shoes

00:36:12to the store

00:36:13for verification.

00:36:14Verify them?

00:36:15Who do you think

00:36:16you are?

00:36:25Lucky for me,

00:36:26Future's Black Gold

00:36:27members get

00:36:28priority verification.

00:36:30The Future Black Card?

00:36:32How the hell

00:36:33does she have that?

00:36:34Austin,

00:36:35let's just get this

00:36:35over with!

00:36:42No, forget it.

00:36:43This isn't worth

00:36:44the headache.

00:36:45Let's just go home.

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

00:37:04Liam gets out

00:37:05of the car,

00:37:06moving with authority.

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

00:37:18all right?

00:37:20Mr. Warren,

00:37:21it's nothing serious.

00:37:23Catherine just

00:37:24insisted my shoes

00:37:25weren't real.

00:37:30Do you need

00:37:30any help?

00:37:31No, it's fine.

00:37:33Nothing to worry

00:37:33about.

00:37:34Mr. Warren,

00:37:36this is a private

00:37:37family matter.

00:37:38Family matter?

00:37:39If Catherine's involved,

00:37:42it's my business, too.

00:37:47let's go.

00:37:48Dinner's waiting.

00:37:55Your turn is over.

00:37:57Fake shoes

00:37:58always end up

00:37:59rubbing the heel raw.

00:38:01You might want

00:38:02to change yours.

00:38:11I feel a quiet thrill

00:38:13of satisfaction.

00:38:14You thought you could

00:38:15humiliate me with fake shoes?

00:38:16Look how that backfired.

00:38:19Back in the Brown family,

00:38:21I always had to bite my tongue

00:38:23and step aside.

00:38:25Now, with Liam backing me up,

00:38:28I have nothing to fear.

00:38:40The next afternoon,

00:38:41I wheel a small suitcase

00:38:43to my new home,

00:38:44Sterling Haven.

00:38:46Just as I step out

00:38:47of the car,

00:38:48Catherine?

00:38:49a familiar voice

00:38:50calls out behind me.

00:38:52I turn and see

00:38:54Declan and Jolene

00:38:55standing not far away.

00:38:57What's going on here?

00:38:59Why are you at this place?

00:39:01Catherine,

00:39:01why are you

00:39:02hauling a suitcase here?

00:39:04Are you sure

00:39:05you haven't gotten

00:39:05the wrong place?

00:39:06This is Sterling Haven.

00:39:08If you don't want

00:39:09the security guards

00:39:10kicking you out,

00:39:10you better leave.

00:39:12I live here.

00:39:13So yeah,

00:39:14I'm pretty sure

00:39:14I know my own address.

00:39:16Your home?

00:39:17Wait,

00:39:18are you working here?

00:39:19Like, on the staff?

00:39:20I can't help

00:39:21but laugh.

00:39:22Jolene,

00:39:23your imagination

00:39:23is wild.

00:39:24So tell me,

00:39:25what about you two?

00:39:27Are you here

00:39:27to apply for janitor

00:39:29or security jobs?

00:39:30Declan and I

00:39:31are here,

00:39:31looking for a place

00:39:33to settle down.

00:39:34Our wedding apartment,

00:39:35actually.

00:39:37I calmly reach

00:39:38into my bag

00:39:39and pull out

00:39:39an access card,

00:39:43tapping it

00:39:43against the reader.

00:39:47A beep confirms

00:39:48access.

00:39:52Declan and Jolene

00:39:53freeze in shock.

00:39:57Just moved

00:39:58into Sterling Haven

00:39:59and the silence

00:40:00of the night

00:40:00was shattered.

00:40:03There's a race

00:40:04tomorrow evening.

00:40:05The prize is huge.

00:40:07Feeling the itch?

00:40:09Who's racing?

00:40:10The same arrogant

00:40:12group of wealthy

00:40:12young men.

00:40:14They've been throwing

00:40:15challenges at Evora.

00:40:17Oh,

00:40:18and the Brown family

00:40:19will be there too.

00:40:21What's the prize?

00:40:23A million dollars

00:40:24plus a limited

00:40:25edition sports car.

00:40:27Send me the details.

00:40:30Since they're

00:40:31throwing themselves

00:40:32at me,

00:40:32I see no reason

00:40:33to refuse.

00:40:37four in the afternoon,

00:40:39I drive towards

00:40:40the racetrack

00:40:41in the suburb.

00:40:56I sign that name.

00:40:57The one they both dread

00:40:59and go mad over.

00:41:05Oh,

00:41:05it's Evora!

00:41:06Our idol

00:41:07Evora

00:41:08has arrived!

00:41:11Evora?

00:41:12It's probably

00:41:13just someone

00:41:13pretending.

00:41:18She wouldn't show up

00:41:19for a small race

00:41:20like this.

00:41:28Just then,

00:41:30that flashy blue

00:41:31GT-R

00:41:31pulled up

00:41:32right in front of me.

00:41:36Catherine?

00:41:37What are you

00:41:38doing here?

00:41:40This isn't a

00:41:40playground for

00:41:41careless drivers.

00:41:44If trash like you

00:41:46is allowed here,

00:41:47why shouldn't I be?

00:41:52explain yourself.

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.

00:42:10Laying hands

00:42:10on someone in public?

00:42:12That's a bad look.

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 this

00:42:27on the race course.

00:42:29Hopefully you don't

00:42:30crash out in the

00:42:31first round.

00:42:33The signal light

00:42:34blinks on,

00:42:35and the five engines

00:42:36roar to life.

00:42:37The green light

00:42:37flashes,

00:42:38and Jackson's

00:42:39GT-R

00:42:39shoots forward.

00:42:40At the first corner,

00:42:41I execute a drift

00:42:43unlike anything

00:42:43he's ever seen

00:42:44and pull ahead.

00:42:45The next stretch

00:42:46of the track

00:42:47turns into a full-on

00:42:48display of my skill.

00:42:54I flow through

00:42:55every bed

00:42:56as if I designed

00:42:57them myself.

00:42:59It's Yvera!

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

00:43:14the finish line

00:43:14first.

00:43:27I push open

00:43:28the door

00:43:29and pull off

00:43:29my helmet,

00:43:30my ponytail

00:43:31swinging in the

00:43:31breeze.

00:43:35My face

00:43:36stays calm,

00:43:37showing no

00:43:37excitement.

00:43:48You...

00:43:48You're really

00:43:49the Yvera?

00:43:54Tell me...

00:43:55Who's the idiot

00:43:56now?

00:43:59So you were

00:44:00tricking us

00:44:00this whole time?

00:44:02On the day I

00:44:02returned,

00:44:03I told all of you

00:44:04I liked racing.

00:44:06But not a single

00:44:07one of you

00:44:07ever bothered

00:44:08to listen.

00:44:11I step around

00:44:12Jackston and walk

00:44:13off without

00:44:13looking back.

00:44:18I never wanted

00:44:19to flaunt

00:44:20being Yvera.

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 video

00:44:51into the group

00:44:52chat and tags

00:44:53Liam directly.

00:44:58Liam,

00:44:58you have to

00:44:59see this.

00:45:00I swear it'll

00:45:00knock you sideways.

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?

00:45:14Liam opens

00:45:15the video,

00:45:15sees me

00:45:16stepping out

00:45:17of the grey

00:45:17car,

00:45:18and a flicker

00:45:19of real shock

00:45:20crosses eyes.

00:45:21It's her.

00:45:27Okay,

00:45:27I'm genuinely

00:45:28blown away.

00:45:29Liam,

00:45:30what kind

00:45:30of divine

00:45:31helper do you

00:45:31have in your

00:45:31life?

00:45:32This woman

00:45:32is pure

00:45:33magic.

00:45:34Told you.

00:45:35I knew even

00:45:35Liam couldn't

00:45:36stay calm

00:45:36after this.

00:45:54Catherine,

00:45:55just how much

00:45:56are you still

00:45:56hiding?

00:46:01The next day,

00:46:03I walk into

00:46:03the classroom.

00:46:06Catherine,

00:46:07I got you

00:46:07your favorite

00:46:08coffee.

00:46:09I smile and

00:46:10pull out a

00:46:10delicate porcelain

00:46:11bottle from my

00:46:12bag.

00:46:13Apply this

00:46:14ointment to

00:46:15the spot before

00:46:15bed.

00:46:17You should see

00:46:18results in about

00:46:18a month.

00:46:19Thank you so

00:46:19much,

00:46:20Catherine.

00:46:21Do you really

00:46:21think it will

00:46:22work?

00:46:22A mocking

00:46:23laugh cuts

00:46:24through the air.

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

00:46:37darken 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?

00:46:44I'm just

00:46:44speaking the

00:46:45truth.

00:46:46Catherine,

00:46:47Paige can be

00:46:48a bit 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

00:46:56officially 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 heal,

00:47:03not harm.

00:47:04Why do you

00:47:05jump to

00:47:05conclusions

00:47:06without a

00:47:06shred of

00:47:07proof?

00:47:11Tell me,

00:47:12have you ever

00:47:13actually tested

00:47:14these ointments

00:47:15yourself?

00:47:15Claudian,

00:47:16use your

00:47:17ointment

00:47:17without any

00:47:18worries.

00:47:18If anything

00:47:19happens,

00:47:20I will take

00:47:21full responsibility.

00:47:22Jolene Brown,

00:47:24my medical

00:47:24skills aren't

00:47:25something outers

00:47:26to question.

00:47:31Catherine,

00:47:32I believe

00:47:33in you.

00:47:33Just as the

00:47:34school day

00:47:35wraps up,

00:47:36rain suddenly

00:47:36begins pouring

00:47:37down in

00:47:37heavy sheets.

00:47:38I had

00:47:39anticipated

00:47:39this,

00:47:40so an

00:47:40umbrella is

00:47:41tucked safely

00:47:41in my bag.

00:47:42Pulling it

00:47:43out,

00:47:43I open it

00:47:44and step

00:47:44out into

00:47:45the

00:47:45downpour.

00:47:47Catherine,

00:47:47wait!

00:47:48Can I

00:47:48share your

00:47:49umbrella with

00:47:49you?

00:47:50No.

00:47:52I turn

00:47:52around and

00:47:53see Jolene

00:47:53huddled beneath

00:47:54my umbrella.

00:47:56without another

00:47:57word,

00:47:58I turn and

00:47:59walk away.

00:48:00Before long,

00:48:01the rain soaks

00:48:02her to the

00:48:02bone.

00:48:04Catherine,

00:48:05it's pouring

00:48:06out here.

00:48:07I just wanted

00:48:08to walk with

00:48:09you for a bit.

00:48:10Jolene is

00:48:10left standing

00:48:11there,

00:48:12stunned.

00:48:15I already

00:48:16said no.

00:48:17My umbrella's

00:48:18too small

00:48:18for two.

00:48:20And honestly,

00:48:21I'm not

00:48:21comfortable being

00:48:22that close to

00:48:23anyone.

00:48:24Jolene is

00:48:24furious.

00:48:25A sleek

00:48:26black car

00:48:27rolls to a

00:48:27slow stop

00:48:28at the

00:48:28gate.

00:48:28It's

00:48:29Austin's.

00:48:34Austin!

00:48:36Jolene,

00:48:37how did

00:48:37you get

00:48:38this soaked?

00:48:38Didn't you

00:48:39bring an

00:48:39umbrella?

00:48:39You'll

00:48:40catch a

00:48:40cold like

00:48:41this.

00:48:41He glances

00:48:42out the

00:48:42window just

00:48:43in time to

00:48:43see me walking

00:48:44past, holding

00:48:45my umbrella.

00:48:47Catherine, you

00:48:47had an umbrella.

00:48:48Why didn't you

00:48:49share it with

00:48:49Jolene?

00:48:57Do you really

00:48:58think we're

00:48:58close enough

00:48:59for that?

00:49:01Catherine,

00:49:03Jolene 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

00:49:08help her?

00:49:11Do you

00:49:12have any

00:49:12idea how

00:49:13cruel that

00:49:13looks?

00:49:13Exactly!

00:49:14Jolene's

00:49:15soaked because

00:49:15Catherine abandoned

00:49:16her.

00:49:17She went way

00:49:17too far!

00:49:19Before I

00:49:19speak, a

00:49:20nearby student

00:49:21steps in.

00:49:22Please, I saw

00:49:23Jolene give her

00:49:23umbrella to

00:49:24someone else just

00:49:24to look noble,

00:49:25and then she

00:49:25tried to free-float

00:49:26it off Catherine.

00:49:27Catherine didn't

00:49:28want to share,

00:49:28so what?

00:49:29Stop trying to

00:49:30guilt 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

00:49:46to get closer

00:49:46to her.

00:49:47I didn't realize

00:49:48she disliked me

00:49:49so much.

00:49:50Keep your little

00:49:51performances away

00:49:52from me.

00:49:53Don'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 heard

00:50:11Jolene's really

00:50:12sick 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?

00:50:21Jolene's in the

00:50:23hospital 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 feet.

00:50:29A chilly, razor-thin

00:50:31smile forms on my

00:50:32lips.

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?

00:50:39Jolene'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

00:50:46give away her

00:50:46umbrella?

00:50:46Or did I

00:50:47physically send

00:50:48her into the

00:50:49storm?

00:50:49You!

00:50:51And honestly,

00:50:51if she were sick

00:50:52enough to be

00:50:52hospitalized, would

00:50:54she really have

00:50:54the energy to

00:50:55publicize it to

00:50:56the 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.

00:51:06I begin dialing,

00:51:07and Paige

00:51:08immediately panics.

00:51:09No!

00:51:10You don't have

00:51:11to do that!

00:51:11Jolene said she

00:51:12only needs rest.

00:51:16How did you

00:51:16figure out she

00:51:17was faking?

00:51:19I've watched her

00:51:20pull the same

00:51:20act more times

00:51:21than I can count.

00:51:23On the weekend,

00:51:25Claudian asks me

00:51:26to go shopping

00:51:26with her.

00:51:28We pause in

00:51:29front of dessert

00:51:30shop, across

00:51:31from a famous

00:51:32brand boutique.

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

00:51:44matter?

00:51:44Didn't expect

00:51:45to see you

00:51:45in a place

00:51:46like this?

00:51:46This isn't

00:51:47some place

00:51:47for just

00:51:48anyone.

00:51:49Bet that

00:51:49ice cream

00:51:50cost you

00:51:50half a day's

00:51:51wages?

00:51:52Jolene steps

00:51:53forward and

00:51:54accidentally

00:51:54splashes her

00:51:55coffee onto

00:51:56my white dress.

00:51:58Oh no,

00:51:59Catherine!

00:51:59I'm so sorry!

00:52:00I tripped!

00:52:01I didn't mean

00:52:02to!

00:52:03I look down

00:52:04at the stains

00:52:04on my dress,

00:52:06my eyes

00:52:06turning cold.

00:52:11Do you even

00:52:11know how much

00:52:12this dress

00:52:12costs?

00:52:13It's just a

00:52:14dress.

00:52:14I can buy

00:52:15you a new

00:52:15one.

00:52:18She pulls

00:52:19$200 and

00:52:20tosses them

00:52:21at me.

00:52:23Use this

00:52:23to get

00:52:24yourself a

00:52:24new one.

00:52:25I look at

00:52:26the ice cream

00:52:26in my hand

00:52:32and press

00:52:33and press it

00:52:33onto

00:52:33Jolene's

00:52:34face.

00:52:36Oops!

00:52:37Sorry!

00:52:38My hand

00:52:38just slipped.

00:52:39It's just a

00:52:40little mess.

00:52:41A quick wipe

00:52:42and you'll be

00:52:42fine.

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

00:52:51of the fitting room

00:52:52and gasps

00:52:53at Jolene's

00:52:53appearance.

00:52:59Jolene!

00:53:00What on earth

00:53:01happened to you?

00:53:03Mom,

00:53:04it's all my fault.

00:53:05I accidentally

00:53:06spilled coffee

00:53:07on Catherine's

00:53:08dress.

00:53:09I've already

00:53:10paid her back,

00:53:11but she's acting

00:53:12like it's not

00:53:13enough.

00:53:18Catherine,

00:53:19why are you

00:53:20picking on

00:53:20Jolene again?

00:53:23Anne pulls

00:53:24a thick wad

00:53:25of cash

00:53:25from her purse.

00:53:28Catherine,

00:53:29don't push

00:53:29this further.

00:53:30If it's money

00:53:31you want,

00:53:31apologize to

00:53:32Jolene.

00:53:33Not nearly

00:53:34enough.

00:53:36Yes,

00:53:37this is our

00:53:38anniversary edition.

00:53:39It retails

00:53:40for $180,000

00:53:41and is

00:53:41completely sold

00:53:42out.

00:53:43Either pay

00:53:44me three times

00:53:44its value,

00:53:45or I'll

00:53:46report this

00:53:47as intentional

00:53:48property damage

00:53:49to the police.

00:53:51Who said

00:53:51we wouldn't

00:53:52compensate?

00:53:53She reluctantly

00:53:53writes a check.

00:53:56Take it.

00:53:57This is like

00:53:58burning money.

00:53:59Next time,

00:54:00I won't bother

00:54:01negotiating.

00:54:02I'll go straight

00:54:02to the police.

00:54:03I feel a deep,

00:54:05satisfying pleasure.

00:54:06$540,000.

00:54:07That's going

00:54:08to sting

00:54:08for a while.

00:54:10Back in the

00:54:10Brown family,

00:54:11I let you

00:54:12walk all over me.

00:54:13I swallowed

00:54:13every insult.

00:54:15Not anymore.

00:54:15From now on,

00:54:17every single

00:54:18debt gets

00:54:18paid back

00:54:19with interest.

00:54:20After the meal,

00:54:21I wave goodbye

00:54:22to Claudian

00:54:23at the restaurant's

00:54:24entrance.

00:54:28I've only

00:54:29walked a short

00:54:30distance when

00:54:31a terrified

00:54:31scream cuts

00:54:32through the air.

00:54:34Help!

00:54:35Someone help!

00:54:36Is there a doctor

00:54:37here?

00:54:38I turn towards

00:54:38the commotion

00:54:39and see a

00:54:40well-dressed woman

00:54:41kneeling beside

00:54:42an elderly woman

00:54:43who has collapsed.

00:54:44Wake up!

00:54:45I push through

00:54:45the crowd

00:54:46and kneel

00:54:46down to

00:54:47examine her.

00:54:51Ma'am,

00:54:52don't panic.

00:54:53Does she have

00:54:54a history

00:54:54of heart disease?

00:54:55Yes.

00:54:56She has

00:54:57coronary heart

00:54:58disease.

00:55:00I reach

00:55:01into my bag

00:55:02and pull out

00:55:03a small bottle

00:55:04of nitroglycerin

00:55:05pills.

00:55:06I slide a tablet

00:55:07under her tongue

00:55:08and begin

00:55:09CPR.

00:55:22After several

00:55:23long minutes,

00:55:24the elderly woman

00:55:25lets out

00:55:26a faint 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

00:55:37do you work at?

00:55:38I have to

00:55:38thank you properly.

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

00:55:46Helping people

00:55:46is just something

00:55:47I have to do.

00:55:54I quietly

00:55:55gather my things

00:55:56and slip away

00:55:57while the crowd

00:55:57watches with admiration.

00:55:59The next morning,

00:56:00I intentionally

00:56:01leave home early,

00:56:02but the Browns

00:56:03are already lying

00:56:04in wait

00:56:04at the school

00:56:05entrance.

00:56:07Catherine!

00:56:10Jolene plunges

00:56:11to hug me,

00:56:12but I smoothly

00:56:13dodge her.

00:56:15Catherine,

00:56:15come home with me.

00:56:17Your grandmother's

00:56:18back and wants

00:56:19to see you.

00:56:23Sorry,

00:56:24but I don't really

00:56:24know you people.

00:56:25We don't have

00:56:26time for your nonsense.

00:56:27You're coming

00:56:28home with us today.

00:56:32Since it's

00:56:32the busiest time

00:56:33for students arriving,

00:56:35a bunch of curious

00:56:36students have already

00:56:37stopped to watch.

00:56:40A sleek black Bentley

00:56:42eases to a stop

00:56:43right beside us.

00:56:44The window lowers

00:56:46smoothly,

00:56:46and Liam's

00:56:47sharply contoured face

00:56:48comes into view.

00:56:52Catherine,

00:56:53get in the car.

00:56:59I've got class

00:57:00in a few minutes.

00:57:01What brings you

00:57:01here so early?

00:57:04They didn't bother

00:57:05you, did they?

00:57:06No.

00:57:07They're irrelevant.

00:57:08I'm heading in.

00:57:12And without

00:57:13waiting for his

00:57:13response,

00:57:14I simply turn

00:57:15and leave.

00:57:19The Browns

00:57:20erupt the moment

00:57:21I brush past them

00:57:22like they're strangers

00:57:22on the street.

00:57:23Are we seriously

00:57:24letting that girl

00:57:25walk all over us?

00:57:27She might ignore us,

00:57:29but someone else

00:57:30can get through to her.

00:57:31She won't dare

00:57:32skip her grandmother's

00:57:33birthday banquet.

00:57:37She'll show up

00:57:37for that.

00:57:38After my classes

00:57:39wrap up,

00:57:40I head home,

00:57:41ready to relax,

00:57:42until my phone

00:57:43starts buzzing

00:57:43in my pocket.

00:57:48Catherine,

00:57:48I'm sending you

00:57:49an address.

00:57:49Come eat with us.

00:57:50They've got all

00:57:51your favorites,

00:57:52and there's a surprise

00:57:53for you, too.

00:57:54I hop into a cab,

00:57:56take the elevator

00:57:56up,

00:57:57and text Jared.

00:58:00Which room

00:58:01are you guys in?

00:58:03The elevator

00:58:04doors slide open,

00:58:05and I walk out,

00:58:06my eyes glued

00:58:07to my phone.

00:58:10Before I can

00:58:11take two steps,

00:58:12a hand suddenly

00:58:12pulls me aside.

00:58:14So this is who

00:58:15you really are?

00:58:16Waiting all this time

00:58:17just to pull this?

00:58:18You followed me here?

00:58:19Declan,

00:58:20of course.

00:58:22What?

00:58:23Touched a nerve?

00:58:24You show up

00:58:25where I hang out

00:58:25hoping I'll notice

00:58:26you again?

00:58:28Catherine,

00:58:29you really haven't

00:58:29changed.

00:58:30Still using the

00:58:31same desperate tricks.

00:58:32Isn't she that

00:58:33Brown family daughter?

00:58:34The one they

00:58:34recently reclaimed?

00:58:35Yep.

00:58:36Looks like she's

00:58:36still running after

00:58:37Declan like always.

00:58:38Declan,

00:58:38drop the ego.

00:58:39I'm here for someone else.

00:58:40You don't even

00:58:40make the top hundred.

00:58:41Stop acting like

00:58:42the world revolves around you.

00:58:45Aha,

00:58:46so I got to you.

00:58:47That's why

00:58:47you're biting back?

00:58:49Do me a favor

00:58:50and stay away.

00:58:51I don't want anyone

00:58:52assuming we have

00:58:52his...

00:58:55I stride toward the

00:58:56highest tier private

00:58:57suite without looking

00:58:58back.

00:59:07Whoa.

00:59:08What happened to you?

00:59:13I'm fine.

00:59:22Catherine, wait till you

00:59:24see this.

00:59:34Hold on.

00:59:36Is that...

00:59:37Yep.

00:59:38The one from the

00:59:39Veritas auction

00:59:40last month.

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 it.

01:00:18Catherine, I heard you moved out.

01:00:20Did something happen?

01:00:22Did the Browns push you

01:00:23too far again?

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

01:00:26I left on my own terms.

01:00:28Your grandmother returned.

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

01:00:36to ask you to come.

01:00:38Auntie,

01:00:39I'm no longer part

01:00:40of the Brown family.

01:00:42Catherine, please.

01:00:44She'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

01:00:56to the gemstone

01:00:56in its wooden box.

01:00:57It would make a clean,

01:00:59elegant birthday gift.

01:01:01The night of Analia's

01:01:02birthday banquet

01:01:03has come.

01:01:04The Brown estate

01:01:05glows with

01:01:05extravagant decorations.

01:01:10I stroll in

01:01:11wearing simple,

01:01:12casual clothes.

01:01:14Jolene drifts

01:01:14gracily through the guests

01:01:16in a blush pink

01:01:17couture gown.

01:01:19Low whispers

01:01:20swirl around

01:01:20the gathered guests

01:01:21about how shabby

01:01:22I look.

01:01:23Lawrence's

01:01:24and Anna's

01:01:24expressions

01:01:25grow cold

01:01:26and tense.

01:01:27Isn't that the one

01:01:28who broke ties

01:01:28with the Browns

01:01:29and she just shows up

01:01:30to Grandma's birthday

01:01:31like that?

01:01:35Wild or not,

01:01:36she's stunning.

01:01:38Those sharp features

01:01:40in that presence

01:01:41can't be ignored.

01:01:42Jolene steps forward,

01:01:44her smile dazzling

01:01:45and perfectly practiced.

01:01:47Grandma,

01:01:48happy birthday!

01:01:49I know how much

01:01:50you adore gemstones,

01:01:51so I asked the auction house

01:01:53to find something

01:01:53really special for you.

01:01:55A rare warm gem.

01:02:01And you, Catherine?

01:02:02What did you bring?

01:02:04I reach into my black bag

01:02:06and pull out

01:02:06a small wooden box.

01:02:09As I open the lid,

01:02:11the room falls

01:02:12deathly silent.

01:02:14Nestled inside

01:02:15is another gemstone.

01:02:19To give Grandma

01:02:20a fake?

01:02:21That's just disrespectful.

01:02:23Catherine?

01:02:24Fake?

01:02:25Catherine,

01:02:26don't you realize

01:02:27how humiliating

01:02:28this is for our family?

01:02:31Amid the crowd's

01:02:32murmurs and accusations,

01:02:34I stay composed.

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

01:02:43On what proof?

01:02:44Maybe yours

01:02:45is the counterfeit.

01:02:47Isn't it obvious?

01:02:48This gem

01:02:49is incredibly rare.

01:02:51There can't be

01:02:52two exactly the same.

01:02:56Mine's been

01:02:57authenticated

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

01:03:12warm gem

01:03:13changes color

01:03:13depending on its

01:03:14wearer's vitality.

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

01:03:26gift that was false.

01:03:27That's impossible!

01:03:28I paid ten million

01:03:29for this at the

01:03:30luxurious auction house!

01:03:31I even have the

01:03:32receipt and certificate

01:03:33to prove it!

01:03:34Pulling out her phone,

01:03:35she quickly dials

01:03:37the number.

01:03:37What she hears

01:03:38makes her eyes

01:03:39widened in shock.

01:03:40Just then,

01:03:41someone glances

01:03:42at their phone

01:03:42and blurts out,

01:03:43The luxurious auction house

01:03:44director got hooked

01:03:45on gambling!

01:03:48Jolene stumbles backward,

01:03:50dropping her phone

01:03:51with a loud clatter.

01:03:52Today is my birthday

01:03:53celebration.

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

01:04:15hard on her lower lip,

01:04:17her nails digging

01:04:18into her palm.

01:04:19Justine approaches me.

01:04:22Catherine,

01:04:24I'm sorry about

01:04:25everything that went

01:04:26down earlier.

01:04:27I'm okay.

01:04:29You only stop feeling

01:04:30hurt when you stop

01:04:31expecting anything

01:04:32from anyone.

01:04:34It's okay.

01:04:35Not long after,

01:04:36friends call

01:04:37Justina away.

01:04:39A maid makes her way

01:04:40around,

01:04:41offering 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, so sorry.

01:05:02I 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

01:05:15the guest room to change.

01:05:17Wow.

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,

01:05:47probably 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

01:05:57from my pocket,

01:05:57and swallow

01:05:59an antidote.

01:06:00I had drunk

01:06:01the tampered juice

01:06:02simply because

01:06:03I wanted to see

01:06:03the 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,

01:06:17completely still

01:06:17and quiet.

01:06:19The door creaks

01:06:21open slowly.

01:06:24Getting impatient,

01:06:26huh?

01:06:26Don't worry,

01:06:27sweetheart.

01:06:28I'll take

01:06:29real good care of you.

01:06:31But suddenly,

01:06:32my eyes snap wide open.

01:06:36The scream tears

01:06:37from him.

01:06:38He crumples

01:06:39to the floor

01:06:40in an instant,

01:06:41folding over

01:06:42and wrigling

01:06:43on the carpet.

01:06:45I calmly step

01:06:46over him

01:06:47and shut

01:06:47the door

01:06:47behind me.

01:06:48I ease

01:06:49into the corner

01:06:50just outside,

01:06:51ready to watch.

01:06:52Not long after,

01:06:53Jolene appears,

01:06:54sneaking

01:06:55cautiously

01:06:56down the hall.

01:06:59She presses

01:06:59her ear

01:07:00against the door,

01:07:01then pulls

01:07:02it wide open.

01:07:11She barely

01:07:12has time

01:07:13to register

01:07:13it before

01:07:14the man lunges

01:07:15at her.

01:07:18Stay away!

01:07:19Get off me!

01:07:20Man,

01:07:21pretty girl.

01:07:22The other one

01:07:23took a heap,

01:07:24but you?

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

01:07:26Don't you dare

01:07:27touch me!

01:07:28I'm a brown.

01:07:29Touch me

01:07:30and you're dead.

01:07:33Oh, man,

01:07:34yeah?

01:07:35That just makes

01:07:36it way more

01:07:37interesting.

01:07:38Ah!

01:07:39Ah!

01:07:40Help!

01:07:41Help!

01:07:41Let me go!

01:07:44After closing

01:07:45the door

01:07:46behind me,

01:07:47I calmly

01:07:48make my way

01:07:48back to the

01:07:49banquet hall.

01:07:50Sophia,

01:07:51who had earlier

01:07:51stood by my side,

01:07:53approaches with

01:07:53a warm smile

01:07:54and extends her hand.

01:07:55I'm Sophia Flynn.

01:07:57How about we

01:07:58get better acquainted?

01:07:59Catherine Brown,

01:08:00it's a pleasure

01:08:01to meet you.

01:08:01About 15 minutes

01:08:03later,

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

01:08:20drains of color.

01:08:21What are you

01:08:21waiting for?

01:08:22Get that door

01:08:23down now!

01:08:24A few strong

01:08:25servants step up

01:08:26and smash the door

01:08:27open.

01:08:28Inside,

01:08:28the shocking

01:08:29scene unfolds

01:08:31for everyone

01:08:31to see.

01:08:33Jolene,

01:08:34her hair

01:08:35mussy

01:08:35and clothes

01:08:36rumpled,

01:08:36is pinned down

01:08:37by an unfamiliar

01:08:38man.

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

01:08:46all of this!

01:08:50Despite the accusations,

01:08:52I don't flinch.

01:08:53Jolene,

01:08:54where are you

01:08:54getting this from?

01:08:55The maid ruined

01:08:56my dress

01:08:56and you sent her

01:08:57to fetch me

01:08:58some clothes.

01:08:58But I waited

01:08:59ages and no one

01:09:00came so 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

01:09:07be so heartless?

01:09:09Jolene is your sister!

01:09:11I was with

01:09:12Miss 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

01:09:17stoop to such

01:09:18tactics?

01:09:21Regarding Jolene,

01:09:21we'll have a chance

01:09:23to question the man

01:09:23soon enough.

01:09:27What happened today

01:09:28was a private

01:09:29family matter.

01:09:30Anyone who breathes

01:09:31a word of it

01:09:31will be making

01:09:32an enemy

01:09:32of the Brown family.

01:09:34Anne grabs

01:09:34her trembling daughter

01:09:35and practically

01:09:36drags Jolene out.

01:09:37The man is also

01:09:39hauled away.

01:09:45What a night.

01:09:46You handled that

01:09:47like a pro.

01:09:51It was simply

01:09:52responding to

01:09:52what she started.

01:09:54If she had

01:09:54stayed in her lane,

01:09:55none of this

01:09:56would have happened.

01:09:57Time after time,

01:09:58Jolene tried

01:09:59to set me up.

01:10:00Did she really

01:10:01think I was still

01:10:01the same Catherine

01:10:02who'd just

01:10:03take it lying down?

01:10:05What happened

01:10:05tonight?

01:10:06She brought it

01:10:07on herself.

01:10:09Morning sunlight

01:10:10pours in through

01:10:10the large window,

01:10:11casting soft highlights

01:10:12across his sharp

01:10:13jawline.

01:10:15Mr. Warren.

01:10:16Morning.

01:10:16Let's get started.

01:10:17Without hesitation,

01:10:19he reaches for

01:10:19the buttons

01:10:19of his shirt

01:10:20and pulls it up,

01:10:21exposing his

01:10:22bare chest.

01:10:23I slip into

01:10:23professional mode,

01:10:24pick up my

01:10:25medical kit,

01:10:26and move to

01:10:27his side.

01:10:28Need a hand

01:10:29handling the

01:10:29Browns?

01:10:30My hands work

01:10:31with practiced

01:10:32confidence.

01:10:34Not right now.

01:10:35I've got it

01:10:36covered.

01:10:37Once the session

01:10:38wraps up,

01:10:39I'm packing away

01:10:40my tools,

01:10:41when Liam slowly

01:10:42pushes off the

01:10:43sofa.

01:10:44He stands

01:10:45steady,

01:10:45clear-headed.

01:10:46You're healing

01:10:47well.

01:10:48You're really

01:10:49skilled at this.

01:10:50Thanks.

01:10:51Keep this up,

01:10:52and one more

01:10:52session and you'll

01:10:53be good as new.

01:10:54Once I'm fully

01:10:54better,

01:10:55what do you want

01:10:56in exchange?

01:10:57You've already

01:10:57paid for the

01:10:58treatments,

01:10:58but if I ever

01:11:00need help down

01:11:01the road,

01:11:01I hope you'll

01:11:01remember the

01:11:02understanding we

01:11:02have today.

01:11:04Sounds fair.

01:11:05Just then,

01:11:06a knock comes

01:11:06at the door,

01:11:07and a maid

01:11:07enters.

01:11:08Sir,

01:11:08Mr. Cassius

01:11:09Warren has

01:11:10arrived.

01:11:10His tone

01:11:11turns icy in

01:11:12an instant.

01:11:12The smile

01:11:13that had just

01:11:13been there

01:11:13disappears completely.

01:11:14Tell him to

01:11:16wait for me

01:11:16in the living

01:11:16room.

01:11:17When I enter

01:11:18the living

01:11:18room,

01:11:18a man in

01:11:19a dark

01:11:20gray suit

01:11:20glances my

01:11:21way.

01:11:22He appears

01:11:22to be in

01:11:23his 50s,

01:11:24sharing some

01:11:25resemblance

01:11:25with Liam.

01:11:30Our eyes

01:11:31lock for a

01:11:32moment.

01:11:33I simply

01:11:33give a small

01:11:34nod and

01:11:35exit smoothly.

01:11:38The intense,

01:11:39almost threatening

01:11:40look from that

01:11:41middle-aged man

01:11:42has set off

01:11:42warning bells

01:11:43in my mind.

01:11:46I let out

01:11:47a soft sigh.

01:11:48I deliberately

01:11:49instruct my

01:11:50driver to take

01:11:51several detours

01:11:52just to make

01:11:52sure no one

01:11:53is tailing me

01:11:54before finally

01:11:54heading back

01:11:55to my apartment.

01:12:00No sooner

01:12:01have I settled

01:12:01in than my

01:12:02phone rings.

01:12:03It's Sophia.

01:12:05Hey Catherine,

01:12:06got a minute?

01:12:07There's this

01:12:07socialite gala

01:12:08happening next week.

01:12:10Want to come

01:12:10along and just

01:12:11have some fun?

01:12:12Sounds good.

01:12:13When is it

01:12:13exactly?

01:12:14Do I need

01:12:14to prepare

01:12:14anything special?

01:12:15It's next

01:12:16Saturday evening

01:12:17at Vantage Oasis.

01:12:18Just wear a

01:12:19cocktail dress.

01:12:20I'll come pick

01:12:20you up and

01:12:21we can go

01:12:22together.

01:12:22Okay,

01:12:23that would

01:12:23work.

01:12:23Thank you

01:12:24so much.

01:12:27I'll go

01:12:28park the car.

01:12:29Sophia goes

01:12:30off to find

01:12:30a parking spot,

01:12:31leaving me to

01:12:32make my way

01:12:33into the building.

01:12:40Just as I

01:12:41step into the

01:12:41lobby, ready

01:12:43to catch the

01:12:43elevator up, I

01:12:44bump on

01:12:45Jalene.

01:12:54Catherine?

01:12:55What are you

01:12:56doing here?

01:12:57So, you're

01:12:58here for the

01:12:58gala?

01:12:59You have an

01:13:00invitation, I

01:13:01hope?

01:13:01Whose little

01:13:02lapdog are

01:13:02you, running

01:13:03wild and

01:13:04barking at

01:13:05everyone without

01:13:05a care?

01:13:08Excuse me?

01:13:09Who exactly are

01:13:10you insulting?

01:13:11Listen, Catherine,

01:13:12you can't just

01:13:13waltz into this

01:13:14kind of event

01:13:15wearing a dress.

01:13:16Without a real

01:13:17invite, you'll

01:13:18end up humiliated

01:13:19when security

01:13:20shows you the

01:13:21door.

01:13:22Come on,

01:13:22Catherine.

01:13:23Ready to head

01:13:24up?

01:13:25Let's not keep

01:13:26the others

01:13:26waiting.

01:13:37Don't pay

01:13:38her any

01:13:38mind.

01:13:39The organizers

01:13:40gave me two

01:13:40invitations this

01:13:41year.

01:13:42I smile back,

01:13:44appreciating Sophia's

01:13:45subtle way of

01:13:45handling things.

01:14:01Everyone, meet

01:14:02my friend

01:14:02Catherine Brown.

01:14:03I hope you'll

01:14:04look out for her

01:14:04from now on.

01:14:05This gala really

01:14:06is slipping.

01:14:07Apparently just

01:14:08anyone can walk

01:14:09in now.

01:14:09Some people

01:14:10really try too

01:14:11hard, as if

01:14:12showing up here

01:14:13will magically

01:14:13upgrade their

01:14:14pleas in society.

01:14:16watch your

01:14:17mouth.

01:14:18Catherine is

01:14:18a brown.

01:14:19Have some

01:14:20respect.

01:14:20Please don't

01:14:21be harsh.

01:14:22My sister

01:14:23doesn't attend

01:14:23events like

01:14:24this often.

01:14:25She's just

01:14:25here to get

01:14:26some exposure.

01:14:27Don't go

01:14:28snapping photos

01:14:29willy-nilly.

01:14:30If I see you

01:14:31flooding social

01:14:31media with our

01:14:32images just to

01:14:33boost your

01:14:33status, I

01:14:34won't hesitate

01:14:35to sue.

01:14:45If you want

01:14:45to play dirty,

01:14:46I'll give you

01:14:47a front row

01:14:47seat.

01:14:49Your status

01:14:50comes from

01:14:50flaunting fake

01:14:51jewelries?

01:14:53And what would

01:14:54a country girl

01:14:54like you possibly

01:14:55understand about

01:14:56jewelry?

01:14:58That's Maris

01:14:59Core, an iconic

01:15:01design by

01:15:01Davina Gemma

01:15:02from the 60s

01:15:03centered around

01:15:03a rare cushion

01:15:04cut diamond

01:15:05framed by a

01:15:06dozen emeralds.

01:15:08The real

01:15:08necklace was

01:15:09sold at last

01:15:10year's Veritas

01:15:10auction for

01:15:11$36 million,

01:15:12bought anonymously.

01:15:15I have to

01:15:16admit, you've

01:15:17got an eye for

01:15:17quality.

01:15:18It is lovely,

01:15:19I'll give you

01:15:19that, but the

01:15:20issue is that

01:15:21yours isn't

01:15:21authentic.

01:15:22Yes, the

01:15:23center stone is

01:15:23about the right

01:15:24size, but it's

01:15:25missing the

01:15:25clarity a genuine

01:15:26one would have.

01:15:27They look like

01:15:28fresh lab-made

01:15:28pieces.

01:15:29You're talking

01:15:30nonsense!

01:15:31My father gave

01:15:32this to me for

01:15:32my birthday!

01:15:33Janice, don't

01:15:34let my sister get

01:15:35to you.

01:15:35She's been out

01:15:36of touch for

01:15:37years, she

01:15:37probably hasn't

01:15:38even seen

01:15:38jewelry of this

01:15:39caliber.

01:15:40It's easy for

01:15:40her to misjudge.

01:15:41I stay calm, shifting

01:15:43my gaze to the

01:15:44other woman's

01:15:44wrist.

01:15:45Your bracelet

01:15:46actually has

01:15:46decent

01:15:47translucency, but

01:15:49it's been

01:15:49chemically treated

01:15:50and filled with

01:15:50resin.

01:15:51Wearing that

01:15:52too long isn't

01:15:53good for your

01:15:53health.

01:15:54Just so you

01:15:55know.

01:15:55The woman

01:15:56snatches her

01:15:56hand back, going

01:15:57pale.

01:16:00I turn to

01:16:01Jolene.

01:16:02Your necklace

01:16:03is no better,

01:16:04Jolene.

01:16:05Those diamonds

01:16:06look fake, too.

01:16:08Jolene's fingers

01:16:09shoot toward her

01:16:10ear but stop

01:16:11halfway.

01:16:11The whole

01:16:12hall goes

01:16:13completely

01:16:13still.

01:16:15That was

01:16:16savage.

01:16:17You nailed

01:16:18that comeback

01:16:18perfectly.

01:16:22I take a sip

01:16:23from my glass

01:16:23and feel not a

01:16:24trace of guilt.

01:16:26Fake jewelry?

01:16:27Fine.

01:16:28Wear it quietly

01:16:29and no one

01:16:29will say a

01:16:30word.

01:16:30But you had

01:16:31to step on

01:16:31me to feel

01:16:32taller.

01:16:33So don't

01:16:33blame me for

01:16:34exposing your

01:16:35fake jewelry.

01:16:36Just you

01:16:37wait.

01:16:38I'm calling

01:16:39in a top

01:16:40jewelry expert

01:16:41right now.

01:16:43Be my

01:16:44guest.

01:16:45Relax, Janice.

01:16:46It's a

01:16:47beautiful day.

01:16:48There's no need

01:16:48to let some

01:16:49petty nonsense

01:16:50spoil it.

01:16:50Petty?

01:16:51This isn't just

01:16:53about me wearing

01:16:53a fake.

01:16:55She's insulting

01:16:56the honor of the

01:16:56whole Lopez

01:16:57family.

01:17:07The craftsmanship

01:17:09is extraordinary,

01:17:10but something

01:17:10is off.

01:17:11The cut

01:17:12and the color

01:17:13don't match

01:17:13the authentic

01:17:14Mariscore.

01:17:16Miss Lopez,

01:17:18I'm afraid

01:17:19this necklace

01:17:19is indeed

01:17:20a replica.

01:17:22What?

01:17:23That can't

01:17:24be.

01:17:24The craftsmanship

01:17:25is exceptionally

01:17:26convincing,

01:17:27almost flawless.

01:17:28But as

01:17:29Miss Brown

01:17:29pointed out,

01:17:30the cutting

01:17:30style and

01:17:30the emerald

01:17:31shade reveal

01:17:32subtle differences.

01:17:33Impressive

01:17:34eye, Miss

01:17:34Brown.

01:17:35Only the

01:17:35most skilled

01:17:36experts can

01:17:36detect such

01:17:37subtle distinctions.

01:17:38May I ask

01:17:39who has been

01:17:39your teacher?

01:17:41My mentor

01:17:42is Langston

01:17:43Moore.

01:17:45So you

01:17:45are the

01:17:46esteemed

01:17:46protege

01:17:47of Mr.

01:17:47Moore.

01:17:48An honor

01:17:48to meet

01:17:49you at

01:17:49last.

01:17:50Your

01:17:50championship

01:17:51at the

01:17:51last

01:17:51international

01:17:52competition

01:17:52was truly

01:17:53well-deserved.

01:17:54No wonder

01:17:54she spotted

01:17:55the fake

01:17:55so easily.

01:17:56She's Langston

01:17:57Moore's

01:17:57student.

01:18:00That's the

01:18:01world's top

01:18:02jewelry appraiser.

01:18:03The Lopez

01:18:03family really

01:18:04embarrassed

01:18:05themselves today.

01:18:06I can't

01:18:06stay here.

01:18:07I can't

01:18:08let them

01:18:08see me

01:18:08like this.

01:18:17Catherine,

01:18:19when did

01:18:19you pick

01:18:20all this

01:18:20up?

01:18:21You

01:18:21never said

01:18:22a word

01:18:22about it

01:18:22to any

01:18:23of us.

01:18:25There's

01:18:26a lot

01:18:26you don't

01:18:26know,

01:18:27mostly

01:18:27because

01:18:28you

01:18:28never

01:18:28bothered

01:18:28to

01:18:28ask.

01:18:33Catherine,

01:18:33what have

01:18:33you done

01:18:34to Jolaine

01:18:34now?

01:18:35I don't

01:18:35know what

01:18:35you're

01:18:35talking

01:18:36about,

01:18:36Austin.

01:18:36I've

01:18:36been

01:18:36sitting

01:18:37here

01:18:37all

01:18:37night

01:18:37and

01:18:37Jolaine

01:18:38hasn't

01:18:38said

01:18:38a word

01:18:38to me.

01:18:39And

01:18:39I'm

01:18:39not

01:18:39the

01:18:39one

01:18:39who's

01:18:40been

01:18:40sending

01:18:40her

01:18:40all

01:18:40those

01:18:40blue

01:18:41roses.

01:18:43Austin,

01:18:44shouldn't

01:18:44you find

01:18:45out

01:18:45what

01:18:45really

01:18:45happened

01:18:45first?

01:18:46It's

01:18:47Catherine

01:18:47who

01:18:47got

01:18:47wrong

01:18:47today.

01:18:48What

01:18:48about

01:18:48Miss

01:18:49Lopez?

01:18:49How

01:18:50could

01:18:50you

01:18:50upset

01:18:50her

01:18:50and

01:18:51make

01:18:51her

01:18:51cry?

01:18:51You're

01:18:52going

01:18:52to

01:18:52the

01:18:52Lopez

01:18:52residence

01:18:53right

01:18:53now

01:18:53to

01:18:54apologize.

01:18:54Apologize?

01:18:55For

01:18:56what?

01:18:56Telling

01:18:57the truth

01:18:58and exposing

01:18:58Janice's fake

01:18:59jewelry in front

01:19:00of everyone?

01:19:01What

01:19:01nonsense?

01:19:02Miss

01:19:03Lopez

01:19:03wouldn't

01:19:04be caught

01:19:04dead

01:19:04wearing

01:19:04fakes.

01:19:05You're

01:19:06just

01:19:06making

01:19:06up

01:19:06lies

01:19:06to

01:19:07slander

01:19:07her.

01:19:07Mr.

01:19:08Brown,

01:19:08Miss

01:19:09Brown's

01:19:09assessment

01:19:09is

01:19:09absolutely

01:19:10right.

01:19:10This

01:19:11Mari's

01:19:11core

01:19:11necklace

01:19:12is a

01:19:12very

01:19:12well

01:19:12made

01:19:13replica

01:19:13and

01:19:14her

01:19:14appraisal

01:19:14skills

01:19:14surpass

01:19:15even

01:19:15mine.

01:19:15Isn't

01:19:16Austin

01:19:16being

01:19:17way

01:19:17too

01:19:17biased?

01:19:18He's

01:19:18not

01:19:18even

01:19:18listening

01:19:19to

01:19:19the

01:19:19expert.

01:19:20I

01:19:20heard

01:19:20the

01:19:20Brown's

01:19:20kicked

01:19:21out

01:19:21their

01:19:21own

01:19:21biological

01:19:22daughter

01:19:22to

01:19:22make

01:19:23room

01:19:23for

01:19:23that

01:19:23adopted

01:19:24girl

01:19:24Jolene.

01:19:25How

01:19:25ridiculous.

01:19:27Still,

01:19:27you had

01:19:27no right

01:19:28to

01:19:28humiliate

01:19:28Miss

01:19:28Lopez

01:19:29like

01:19:29that

01:19:29in

01:19:29public.

01:19:30Our

01:19:30families

01:19:31have

01:19:31shared

01:19:31a

01:19:31close

01:19:31bond

01:19:32for

01:19:32generations.

01:19:33Did

01:19:33you

01:19:34ever

01:19:34stop

01:19:34to

01:19:34think

01:19:34about

01:19:34how

01:19:34damaging

01:19:35this

01:19:35could

01:19:35be

01:19:35for

01:19:36the

01:19:36Brown

01:19:36group?

01:19:36But

01:19:37what

01:19:37about

01:19:37when

01:19:37Janus

01:19:38openly

01:19:38mocked

01:19:38me

01:19:38for

01:19:39being

01:19:39from

01:19:39the

01:19:39countryside?

01:19:40When

01:19:40they

01:19:40all

01:19:40schemed

01:19:40together

01:19:41to

01:19:41humiliate

01:19:41me

01:19:41in

01:19:42front

01:19:42of

01:19:42everyone?

01:19:42Did

01:19:43anyone

01:19:43ever

01:19:43care

01:19:43how

01:19:43that

01:19:44felt?

01:19:44Have

01:19:44any

01:19:45of

01:19:45you

01:19:45truly

01:19:45treated

01:19:45me

01:19:46like

01:19:46family

01:19:46at

01:19:46all?

01:19:47If

01:19:47not,

01:19:47then

01:19:47I

01:19:48Catherine

01:19:48and

01:19:48the

01:19:48Browns

01:19:49are

01:19:49better

01:19:49off

01:19:49going

01:19:50our

01:19:50separate

01:19:50ways

01:19:50from

01:19:51this

01:19:51day

01:19:51forward.

01:19:52Sorry

01:19:52for

01:19:53the

01:19:53disruption

01:19:53and

01:19:54ruining

01:19:54everyone's

01:19:54good

01:19:55time.

01:19:55I'll

01:19:55be

01:19:56taking

01:19:56my

01:19:56leave

01:19:56now.

01:19:59The

01:20:00days

01:20:00passed

01:20:00quietly,

01:20:01with

01:20:01nothing

01:20:02but

01:20:02my

01:20:02regular

01:20:02school

01:20:03routine

01:20:03and

01:20:03lab

01:20:03work.

01:20:04Jolene

01:20:05had

01:20:05kept

01:20:05an

01:20:05unusually

01:20:06low

01:20:06profile

01:20:06ever

01:20:07since

01:20:07the

01:20:07banquet,

01:20:08not

01:20:08daring

01:20:08to

01:20:09provoke

01:20:09me

01:20:09again.

01:20:14So

01:20:14many

01:20:15missed

01:20:15calls,

01:20:15what's

01:20:16going

01:20:16on?

01:20:20Why

01:20:21are

01:20:21you

01:20:21answering

01:20:21Aunt

01:20:22Justina's

01:20:22phone?

01:20:22What

01:20:22happened

01:20:23to

01:20:23her?

01:20:23Watch

01:20:24your

01:20:24tone

01:20:24with

01:20:24me,

01:20:25you

01:20:25ungrateful

01:20:25brat.

01:20:26I

01:20:26haven't

01:20:26even

01:20:26dealt

01:20:27with

01:20:27the

01:20:27mess

01:20:27you

01:20:27made.

01:20:28Thanks

01:20:28to

01:20:29you

01:20:29offending

01:20:29Miss

01:20:29Lopez,

01:20:30the

01:20:30Lopez

01:20:30group

01:20:30has

01:20:30just

01:20:31terminated

01:20:31all

01:20:31their

01:20:31cooperation

01:20:32with

01:20:32us.

01:20:33You

01:20:33will

01:20:33find

01:20:33time

01:20:34to

01:20:34go

01:20:34to

01:20:34the

01:20:34Lopez

01:20:34residence

01:20:35and

01:20:35apologize

01:20:35to

01:20:36Miss

01:20:36Lopez

01:20:36immediately.

01:20:37Keep

01:20:38dreaming.

01:20:38You

01:20:39ungrateful

01:20:39little

01:20:40wolf.

01:20:40If

01:20:41you

01:20:41refuse

01:20:41to

01:20:42listen

01:20:42to

01:20:42me,

01:20:42are

01:20:43you

01:20:43planning

01:20:43to

01:20:44ignore

01:20:44your

01:20:44aunt's

01:20:45life

01:20:45and

01:20:45death

01:20:45situation

01:20:46too?

01:20:46What

01:20:47happened

01:20:47to

01:20:47Aunt

01:20:48Justina?

01:20:48Brain

01:20:49tumor.

01:20:49It's

01:20:50pressing

01:20:50directly

01:20:51on the

01:20:51nerves.

01:20:52Surgery

01:20:52is

01:20:53extremely

01:20:53risky.

01:20:54I'm

01:20:55on

01:20:55my

01:20:55way.

01:20:59Out

01:21:00of my

01:21:00way.

01:21:01Sign

01:21:01this!

01:21:02Sign

01:21:02the

01:21:02share

01:21:02transfer

01:21:03agreement

01:21:03and I'll

01:21:04let you

01:21:04inside

01:21:04to

01:21:04see

01:21:04her.

01:21:06How

01:21:07dare

01:21:07they

01:21:07use

01:21:08Justina's

01:21:08life

01:21:09as a

01:21:09bargaining

01:21:09chip?

01:21:10They

01:21:10have

01:21:10no

01:21:10bottom

01:21:11line.

01:21:11You

01:21:12crazy

01:21:12girl.

01:21:13If

01:21:13you

01:21:13dare

01:21:13lay

01:21:14a

01:21:14hand

01:21:14on

01:21:14me,

01:21:14you'll

01:21:15be

01:21:15condemned

01:21:15for

01:21:15your

01:21:15unfailed

01:21:16behavior.

01:21:17Heaven

01:21:17will

01:21:17strike

01:21:17you

01:21:18down.

01:21:18Then

01:21:19move.

01:21:20Before

01:21:20I

01:21:20actually

01:21:21decide

01:21:21to

01:21:21follow

01:21:22through.

01:21:23Lawrence?

01:21:24Austin?

01:21:26Is

01:21:26that

01:21:27Catherine

01:21:27out

01:21:27there?

01:21:28Let

01:21:28her

01:21:29in.

01:21:38My

01:21:38poor

01:21:39little

01:21:39Catherine.

01:21:40They

01:21:40must

01:21:41have

01:21:41given

01:21:41her

01:21:41a

01:21:41hard

01:21:41time

01:21:42again.

01:21:45It's

01:21:46just

01:21:46the

01:21:46same

01:21:46old

01:21:47health

01:21:47problems.

01:21:48Nothing

01:21:48to worry

01:21:48about.

01:21:49But

01:21:50were they

01:21:50bothering

01:21:51you out

01:21:51there

01:21:51just

01:21:52now?

01:21:52Don't

01:21:53worry

01:21:53about

01:21:53me.

01:21:53I'm

01:21:54perfectly

01:21:54fine.

01:21:55How are

01:21:55you feeling

01:21:56right now?

01:21:56Really?

01:21:57Be honest

01:21:57with me.

01:21:58Justina,

01:21:58don't push

01:21:59yourself

01:21:59too

01:21:59hard.

01:22:00The

01:22:00doctors

01:22:00made

01:22:00it

01:22:00clear

01:22:00this

01:22:01condition

01:22:01can't

01:22:01wait

01:22:01any

01:22:02longer.

01:22:02Only

01:22:02Dr.

01:22:03Huxley

01:22:03Jones

01:22:03can

01:22:03perform

01:22:04this

01:22:04surgery

01:22:04with

01:22:10records

01:22:10and

01:22:10all

01:22:11the

01:22:11scan

01:22:11images

01:22:11right

01:22:11now.

01:22:12Justina

01:22:12has been

01:22:12nothing

01:22:13but kind

01:22:13to you

01:22:13your

01:22:13whole

01:22:13life,

01:22:14hasn't

01:22:14she?

01:22:14Now

01:22:14that

01:22:14she's

01:22:15gravely

01:22:15ill,

01:22:15you

01:22:15won't

01:22:15just

01:22:16sit

01:22:16back

01:22:16and

01:22:16let

01:22:16her

01:22:16die,

01:22:16will

01:22:17you?

01:22:17Here's

01:22:17the

01:22:17deal.

01:22:18Sign

01:22:18over the

01:22:18Brown

01:22:18group

01:22:19shares

01:22:19to

01:22:19the

01:22:19family

01:22:19and

01:22:20Jolene

01:22:20will

01:22:20convince

01:22:20Dr.

01:22:21Huxley

01:22:21to

01:22:21perform

01:22:21the

01:22:21surgery

01:22:22immediately.

01:22:22We're

01:22:23also

01:22:23willing

01:22:23to

01:22:23overlook

01:22:23the

01:22:23whole

01:22:23Ms.

01:22:24Lopez

01:22:24incident

01:22:24and

01:22:25not

01:22:25hold

01:22:25it

01:22:25against

01:22:25you.

01:22:26After

01:22:26all,

01:22:26we're

01:22:26still

01:22:26family,

01:22:27aren't

01:22:27we?

01:22:28Lawrence,

01:22:28Austin,

01:22:29how can

01:22:29you

01:22:29stoop

01:22:29so low

01:22:30as to

01:22:30use

01:22:30my

01:22:30sickness

01:22:30as

01:22:31a

01:22:31weapon

01:22:31against

01:22:31Catherine?

01:22:32This

01:22:32is

01:22:32absolutely

01:22:32shameless.

01:22:33I

01:22:33won't

01:22:33stand

01:22:34for

01:22:34this.

01:22:34Stop

01:22:34it

01:22:34right

01:22:35now.

01:22:35Aunt

01:22:35Justina,

01:22:36please

01:22:36don't

01:22:37be

01:22:37angry.

01:22:38Dad's

01:22:38just

01:22:38worried

01:22:38about

01:22:38all

01:22:39those

01:22:39brown

01:22:39group

01:22:39shares

01:22:40Catherine

01:22:40holds.

01:22:41If

01:22:41she's

01:22:41not

01:22:41careful,

01:22:42she

01:22:42could

01:22:42be

01:22:43taken

01:22:43advantage

01:22:43of,

01:22:44which

01:22:44would

01:22:44cause

01:22:44huge

01:22:45problems.

01:22:46That's

01:22:47why he

01:22:47wants

01:22:47to take

01:22:47this

01:22:48chance

01:22:48to get

01:22:48the

01:22:48shares

01:22:48back

01:22:49into

01:22:49the

01:22:49family's

01:22:49hands.

01:22:51Catherine,

01:22:52my condition

01:22:53is severe

01:22:54and it

01:22:54probably

01:22:55may get

01:22:55better.

01:22:57Even

01:22:57if you

01:22:57sign,

01:22:58the

01:22:58surgery

01:22:59might

01:22:59not

01:22:59work.

01:23:00I

01:23:01come

01:23:01to

01:23:01accept

01:23:02that.

01:23:02You

01:23:03should

01:23:03leave

01:23:03while

01:23:03you

01:23:04still

01:23:04can.

01:23:05Aunt

01:23:06Justina,

01:23:06I'll

01:23:07be the

01:23:07one

01:23:07to

01:23:07perform

01:23:08your

01:23:08surgery.

01:23:09What

01:23:09could

01:23:09you

01:23:09possibly

01:23:09have

01:23:10to

01:23:10back

01:23:13you

01:23:14can

01:23:15deliver.

01:23:15If

01:23:16Justina's

01:23:16condition

01:23:16worsens

01:23:17because

01:23:17of

01:23:17your

01:23:17arrogance,

01:23:18can

01:23:18you

01:23:18really

01:23:18bear

01:23:18the

01:23:18consequences?

01:23:19Can

01:23:19you

01:23:19live

01:23:19with

01:23:20that

01:23:20guilt?

01:23:20Then

01:23:20we'll

01:23:21just

01:23:21have

01:23:21to

01:23:21wait

01:23:21and

01:23:21see.

01:23:22And

01:23:23don't

01:23:23you

01:23:23ever

01:23:23dare

01:23:24use

01:23:24Aunt

01:23:24Justina

01:23:25as a

01:23:25pawn

01:23:25against

01:23:25me

01:23:25again.

01:23:26The

01:23:26next

01:23:27time

01:23:27you

01:23:27try,

01:23:27I

01:23:28won't

01:23:28hesitate

01:23:28to

01:23:28prove

01:23:29exactly

01:23:29what

01:23:29I

01:23:29am

01:23:29capable

01:23:30of.

01:23:30And

01:23:31you

01:23:31won't

01:23:31like

01:23:31the

01:23:32outcome.

01:23:32I'm

01:23:32not

01:23:33giving

01:23:33up

01:23:33on

01:23:33you.

01:23:34Aunt

01:23:35Justina,

01:23:36trust

01:23:36me.

01:23:37Leave

01:23:37everything

01:23:38to

01:23:38me.

01:23:38I

01:23:39promise

01:23:39I'll

01:23:39make

01:23:40you

01:23:40better.

01:23:41Catherine,

01:23:42I

01:23:42trust

01:23:42you

01:23:43completely.

01:23:44Fine!

01:23:45Have

01:23:45it

01:23:46your

01:23:46way,

01:23:46Catherine.

01:23:47Let's

01:23:47see

01:23:47how

01:23:47you

01:23:47handle

01:23:48this.

01:23:49Without

01:23:49Dr.

01:23:49Huxrey,

01:23:49I

01:23:50don't

01:23:50think

01:23:50Justina

01:23:50has

01:23:50much

01:23:51time

01:23:51left.

01:23:51When

01:23:52this

01:23:52fails,

01:23:53and

01:23:53it

01:23:53will,

01:23:54you

01:23:54better

01:23:54not

01:23:54come

01:23:54crawling

01:23:55back

01:23:55to

01:23:55us

01:23:55to

01:23:56us

01:23:56on

01:23:56your

01:23:56knees

01:23:56begging

01:23:57for

01:23:57help!

01:24:07It's

01:24:08Zephira.

01:24:08Arrange

01:24:09for the

01:24:09highest

01:24:09grade

01:24:09operating

01:24:10theater

01:24:10at

01:24:10Central

01:24:11Hospital

01:24:11immediately

01:24:11with a

01:24:12full

01:24:12leading

01:24:12neurosurgery

01:24:13team

01:24:13on

01:24:13standby.

01:24:14I'll

01:24:14send

01:24:14over

01:24:14the

01:24:15full

01:24:15equipment

01:24:15list

01:24:15and

01:24:15surgical

01:24:16plan

01:24:16shortly.

01:24:17Understood,

01:24:17Dr.

01:24:18Zephira.

01:24:18We'll

01:24:18handle

01:24:19all the

01:24:19arrangements

01:24:19immediately.

01:24:20Everything

01:24:21will be

01:24:21ready

01:24:21before

01:24:21your

01:24:21scheduled

01:24:22surgery

01:24:22time.

01:24:26In

01:24:27internationally

01:24:28renowned

01:24:28surgeon

01:24:28Dr.

01:24:29Zephira?

01:24:30That's

01:24:31the

01:24:31legendary

01:24:31neurosurgeon

01:24:32that even

01:24:32royal

01:24:33families

01:24:33can't

01:24:33book?

01:24:34No,

01:24:34no way,

01:24:35that's

01:24:35impossible.

01:24:36Catherine,

01:24:37that

01:24:37good-for-nothing

01:24:38girl who

01:24:38grew up

01:24:39in the

01:24:39countryside,

01:24:39how

01:24:40could

01:24:40she

01:24:40possibly

01:24:40have

01:24:40connections

01:24:41to

01:24:41someone

01:24:41of

01:24:41Dr.

01:24:41Zephira's

01:24:42caliber?

01:24:42It

01:24:42must

01:24:42be

01:24:43a

01:24:43coincidence.

01:24:43No,

01:24:44it

01:24:44can't

01:24:44be.

01:24:45She's

01:24:45just

01:24:45a

01:24:46worthless

01:24:46country

01:24:46girl.

01:24:47How

01:24:47could

01:24:47she

01:24:47know

01:24:47Dr.

01:24:47Zephira?

01:24:50Dad,

01:24:50Austin,

01:24:51don't

01:24:51jump

01:24:51to

01:24:51conclusions.

01:24:52It

01:24:52has

01:24:52to

01:24:52be

01:24:52a

01:24:52coincidence.

01:24:53There's

01:24:54no way

01:24:54Catherine

01:24:54has

01:24:54anything

01:24:55to

01:24:55do

01:24:55with

01:24:55this.

01:24:56She

01:24:56probably

01:24:56doesn't

01:24:56even

01:24:56know

01:24:57who

01:24:57Dr.

01:24:57Zephira is.

01:25:00Justina,

01:25:00I won't

01:25:01let

01:25:01anything

01:25:01happen

01:25:02to

01:25:02you.

01:25:02This

01:25:03surgery

01:25:03will

01:25:03be

01:25:03a

01:25:03success.

01:25:06Aunt

01:25:07Justina,

01:25:07it's

01:25:07me.

01:25:08I'll

01:25:08be the

01:25:09operatic

01:25:09surgeon

01:25:09for

01:25:09your

01:25:09procedure

01:25:10today.

01:25:11Don't

01:25:11be

01:25:11afraid.

01:25:12Just

01:25:12close

01:25:12your

01:25:12eyes

01:25:13and

01:25:13rest.

01:25:13When

01:25:14you

01:25:14wake

01:25:14up

01:25:14this

01:25:15ailment

01:25:15will

01:25:15be

01:25:15gone

01:25:16completely.

01:25:17The

01:25:18patient

01:25:18is

01:25:18under

01:25:18general

01:25:18anesthesia.

01:25:19Vitals

01:25:19are

01:25:19stable.

01:25:20Let's

01:25:20begin

01:25:20the

01:25:21operation.

01:25:29My

01:25:30God,

01:25:30that

01:25:30surgical

01:25:30approach

01:25:31angle.

01:25:31It's

01:25:32so

01:25:32bold

01:25:32and

01:25:32intricate,

01:25:33yet

01:25:33it

01:25:33completely

01:25:34avoids

01:25:34all

01:25:34the

01:25:34critical

01:25:34functional

01:25:35areas

01:25:35of

01:25:35the

01:25:35brain.

01:25:36I've

01:25:36never

01:25:36seen

01:25:36anything

01:25:36like

01:25:37it.

01:25:37Look

01:25:37at

01:25:37that

01:25:37section

01:25:38technique.

01:25:38It's

01:25:38so

01:25:38steady.

01:25:39It's

01:25:39terrifying.

01:25:39Not

01:25:40a

01:25:40single

01:25:40tremor.

01:25:40Even

01:25:41when

01:25:41working

01:25:41so

01:25:41close

01:25:42to

01:25:42the

01:25:42nerve

01:25:42buns,

01:25:42this

01:25:43is

01:25:43beyond

01:25:43masterful.

01:25:45The

01:25:46patient's

01:25:46vital

01:25:46assigns

01:25:47remain

01:25:47stable

01:25:47throughout

01:25:48the

01:25:48procedure.

01:25:49The

01:25:49operation

01:25:49is

01:25:49a

01:25:49complete

01:25:50success.

01:25:54Please

01:25:54pay

01:25:54close

01:25:54attention

01:25:55to

01:25:55the

01:25:55patient's

01:25:56post

01:25:56operative

01:25:56monitoring

01:25:57and

01:25:57care.

01:25:58Call

01:25:58me

01:25:58immediately

01:25:58if

01:25:59there

01:25:59are

01:25:59any

01:25:59changes

01:25:59in

01:26:00her

01:26:00condition.

01:26:00Absolutely

01:26:01Dr.

01:26:01Zafia.

01:26:02We

01:26:02will

01:26:02strictly

01:26:02follow

01:26:02your

01:26:03post

01:26:03operative

01:26:03care

01:26:04plan.

01:26:04It

01:26:04was

01:26:04the

01:26:04greatest

01:26:05honor

01:26:05of

01:26:05our

01:26:05careers

01:26:06to

01:26:06assist

01:26:06you

01:26:06in

01:26:06this

01:26:06surgery

01:26:07today.

01:26:13Doctor,

01:26:14how did

01:26:14it go?

01:26:15How was

01:26:15my

01:26:15sister?

01:26:16Was

01:26:16the

01:26:16surgery

01:26:17successful?

01:26:17It

01:26:18was

01:26:18an

01:26:18incredible

01:26:18unprecedented

01:26:19success.

01:26:20The

01:26:20tumor

01:26:20was

01:26:20completely

01:26:21removed

01:26:21with

01:26:21zero

01:26:22damage

01:26:22to

01:26:22the

01:26:22surrounding

01:26:23nerves

01:26:23and

01:26:23functional

01:26:23areas.

01:26:24The

01:26:24patient's

01:26:25vital

01:26:25signine

01:26:25stayed

01:26:25rock

01:26:26stolid

01:26:26the

01:26:26entire

01:26:27time.

01:26:27Honestly,

01:26:27it

01:26:27was

01:26:28nothing

01:26:28less

01:26:28than

01:26:28a

01:26:28medical

01:26:28miracle.

01:26:29Dr.

01:26:29Zafia's

01:26:30surgical

01:26:30skills

01:26:30are

01:26:31absolutely

01:26:31extraordinary,

01:26:31godlike

01:26:32even.

01:26:33I have

01:26:33to

01:26:33say,

01:26:33your

01:26:33Brown

01:26:34family

01:26:34is

01:26:34truly

01:26:35full

01:26:35of

01:26:35hidden

01:26:35talents.

01:26:36It's

01:26:36almost

01:26:36impossible

01:26:37to

01:26:37book

01:26:37Dr.

01:26:38Zafia

01:26:38for a

01:26:38surgery

01:26:39anywhere

01:26:39in the

01:26:39world,

01:26:40yet you

01:26:40managed

01:26:40to

01:26:41get her

01:26:41to

01:26:41come

01:26:41here

01:26:41personally.

01:26:42I'm

01:26:42genuinely

01:26:42curious.

01:26:43How

01:26:43did

01:26:43you

01:26:43manage

01:26:44to

01:26:44connect

01:26:44with

01:26:44her?

01:26:45How

01:26:45is

01:26:45this

01:26:45possible?

01:26:46How

01:26:46could

01:26:46that

01:26:46country

01:26:46girl

01:26:46have

01:26:47anything

01:26:47to

01:26:47do

01:26:47with

01:26:47Dr.

01:26:47Zafira?

01:26:48This

01:26:48can't

01:26:48be

01:26:48happening.

01:26:49We

01:26:49threatened

01:26:49her,

01:26:50we

01:26:50accused

01:26:50her,

01:26:50we

01:26:50tried

01:26:50to

01:26:50force

01:26:51her

01:26:51to

01:26:51sign

01:26:51away

01:26:51her

01:26:51shares,

01:26:52and

01:26:52she

01:26:52just

01:26:52saved

01:26:52Aunt

01:26:53Justina's

01:26:53life?

01:26:53Dr.

01:26:54Watts,

01:26:54thank you for

01:26:55your hard

01:26:55work today.

01:26:56It was

01:26:56our honor

01:26:56to work

01:26:57with you,

01:26:57Dr.

01:26:57Zafira.

01:26:58You have

01:26:58my word,

01:26:59we will

01:26:59monitor

01:27:00Miss

01:27:00Brown's

01:27:00condition

01:27:0124-7

01:27:01and

01:27:02strictly

01:27:02follow

01:27:02your

01:27:02post-operasive

01:27:03care

01:27:03instructions.

01:27:05Could

01:27:05it

01:27:05be?

01:27:07Is

01:27:07Catherine

01:27:07actually

01:27:08Dr.

01:27:08Zafira

01:27:09herself?

01:27:10What

01:27:11kind

01:27:11of

01:27:11ridiculous

01:27:11nonsense

01:27:12are you

01:27:12spouting?

01:27:13That

01:27:13ungrateful

01:27:13fool

01:27:14knows

01:27:14nothing.

01:27:14She's

01:27:15just

01:27:15a

01:27:15worthless

01:27:15waste

01:27:16of

01:27:16space.

01:27:17There's

01:27:17no

01:27:17way

01:27:17she

01:27:18could

01:27:18be

01:27:18the

01:27:18world

01:27:18famous

01:27:19Dr.

01:27:19Zafira.

01:27:20Are you

01:27:20done

01:27:20running

01:27:21your

01:27:21mouth?

01:27:21If

01:27:21you're

01:27:22finished,

01:27:22step

01:27:22aside.

01:27:23I

01:27:23don't

01:27:23have

01:27:23time

01:27:23to

01:27:23waste

01:27:24on

01:27:24the

01:27:24likes

01:27:24of

01:27:24you.

01:27:25You

01:27:25you

01:27:26ungrateful

01:27:26rebellious

01:27:27girl.

01:27:27You

01:27:28think

01:27:28knowing

01:27:28that

01:27:28Dr.

01:27:28Zafira

01:27:29makes

01:27:29you

01:27:29something

01:27:29special?

01:27:30You

01:27:30probably

01:27:30spent

01:27:31all

01:27:31your

01:27:31money

01:27:31to

01:27:31beg

01:27:32her

01:27:32to

01:27:32come

01:27:32here.

01:27:32It's

01:27:32not

01:27:32like

01:27:33you

01:27:33have

01:27:33any

01:27:33real

01:27:33skill.

01:27:34I

01:27:34am

01:27:34Dr.

01:27:35Zafira.

01:27:36Aunt

01:27:36Justina's

01:27:37surgery

01:27:37was

01:27:38performed

01:27:38by my

01:27:39own

01:27:39hands

01:27:39from

01:27:40start

01:27:40to

01:27:41finish.

01:27:44No.

01:27:45Impossible!

01:27:45How could

01:27:46you possibly

01:27:46be Dr.

01:27:47Zafira?

01:27:47You're

01:27:47just a

01:27:47worthless

01:27:48uneducated

01:27:48girl from

01:27:49the

01:27:49countryside.

01:27:49You're

01:27:49nothing!

01:27:50You're

01:27:50lying!

01:27:50Worthless!

01:27:51I'm

01:27:51the one

01:27:51who

01:27:52saved

01:27:52Aunt

01:27:52Justina's

01:27:52life.

01:27:53What have

01:27:53you done

01:27:53besides

01:27:54using

01:27:54her

01:27:54sickness

01:27:54as a

01:27:55weapon

01:27:55to

01:27:55try

01:27:55and

01:27:55steal

01:27:55from

01:27:56me?

01:27:57Catherine,

01:27:57why didn't

01:27:59you tell

01:27:59us sooner?

01:28:00If you

01:28:00had told

01:28:00us who

01:28:01you were

01:28:01earlier,

01:28:02we wouldn't

01:28:02have treated

01:28:03you like

01:28:03that.

01:28:04We

01:28:04wouldn't

01:28:05have made

01:28:05so many

01:28:05mistakes.

01:28:07Wouldn't

01:28:07have what?

01:28:08Wouldn't

01:28:08have treated

01:28:09me like

01:28:09an

01:28:09outsider?

01:28:10Wouldn't

01:28:10have helped

01:28:11Jolaine bully

01:28:11me time

01:28:12and time

01:28:12again?

01:28:13Wouldn't

01:28:13have used

01:28:13my only

01:28:14family

01:28:14member's

01:28:14life to

01:28:15threaten

01:28:15me?

01:28:16Austin,

01:28:16do you

01:28:16even

01:28:17believe a

01:28:17single

01:28:17word

01:28:17you

01:28:18just

01:28:18said?

01:28:19Catherine

01:28:19doesn't

01:28:20need

01:28:20your

01:28:20fake

01:28:20last

01:28:20minute

01:28:21regrets.

01:28:22From

01:28:22this day

01:28:22forward,

01:28:22I will

01:28:23be the

01:28:23one to

01:28:23take care

01:28:23of her.

01:28:24You

01:28:24will

01:28:24never

01:28:24get

01:28:24the

01:28:24chance

01:28:25to

01:28:25hurt

01:28:25her

01:28:25again.

01:28:26Mr.

01:28:26Warren,

01:28:27this is

01:28:27just a

01:28:28private

01:28:28family

01:28:28matter

01:28:29of

01:28:29the

01:28:29Brown

01:28:29family.

01:28:30There's

01:28:30no

01:28:30need

01:28:30for

01:28:30you

01:28:30to

01:28:30get

01:28:31involved.

01:28:31Family

01:28:31matter?

01:28:32When

01:28:32you

01:28:32kicked

01:28:33her

01:28:33out

01:28:33of

01:28:33the

01:28:33house

01:28:33and

01:28:33left

01:28:34her

01:28:34homeless,

01:28:34did

01:28:34you

01:28:34ever

01:28:47let's

01:28:48go.

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