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The Boss Maid To Wife 🍕🍕
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00:00My name is Catherine Brown, the real heiress who was lost for 18 years.
00:05Today, my family pushed me into hell.
00:07The fake heiress Jolene and I were kidnapped.
00:09The kidnappers say the Browns can only save one of us.
00:15Jolene!
00:16Let Jolene go! Do whatever you want with Catherine!
00:18If you touch Jolene again, I'll make sure you die here.
00:21Release Jolene first.
00:22Tied to a pillar, I listened to my three brothers abandon me without hesitation.
00:26I look toward my fiancé, Declan Fulton, hoping he will save me.
00:30But he doesn't even glance my way.
00:32I choose Jolene too.
00:34This is the man I loved for three years.
00:37Code-blooded.
00:38Roofless.
00:47I know, once I nearly died saving him.
00:50But now he doesn't spare me an extra glance.
01:00Poor girl.
01:02Jolene paid us to get rid of you.
01:04No need to hurry.
01:05One at a time, boys.
01:07Everyone gets their turn.
01:10No!
01:12Suddenly, a deafening gunshot tears through the silence.
01:15A dozen figures dressed in black storm inside.
01:19If you want to live,
01:23stop right now.
01:24I recognize the man.
01:26He is Liam Warren.
01:27The most powerful man in Artwell.
01:29Who commands a massive empire.
01:31Ruthless, formidable, and feared by everyone.
01:35Mr. Warren.
01:36Please spare us.
01:53Who are you?
01:55I'm the one sending you to hell.
01:57Suddenly, the warehouse echoed with screams,
02:00desperate pleas,
02:01and the sickening cracks of breaking bones.
02:07How much did Jolene pay you?
02:10Five million.
02:11She wanted you ruined.
02:16Thank you for saving me.
02:21You've been poisoned for over a month.
02:24I can cure it.
02:26Do you trust me?
02:29I trust you.
02:30I draw a small blade,
02:31make a precise cut on his finger,
02:33and let out some blackened blood.
02:35Until it's fully out of my system,
02:36you're gonna have to stick close to me.
02:39First,
02:41I need to end things with the Browns.
02:43I will settle things with the Browns once and for all.
02:46When I return home,
02:48I find my biological parents and three brothers
02:50gathered around Jolana,
02:52showering her with care.
02:53I close the distance,
02:54grab a handful of Jolene's hair across the face.
02:58Catherine, have you completely lost it?
03:00Catherine, you come home and start hitting Jolene?
03:03You better apologize right now.
03:06Catherine,
03:07what kind of trouble are you stirring up this time?
03:10Maybe we never should have taken you in.
03:13Me causing trouble?
03:15Why don't you ask Jolene what she's really done?
03:19She's the one who set up that whole kidnapping to get rid of me.
03:22I pull out my phone and play the recording.
03:24Jolene paid us to get rid of you.
03:27The Browns stare at Jolene in stunned disbelief.
03:31No!
03:32It must be fake!
03:34Do you want me to send this to a professional for verification?
03:37Or maybe call the police?
03:38No! No!
03:39You can't call the cops, Catherine!
03:41I'm sorry!
03:42I'm the one who should leave this place!
03:45Catherine, Jolene's apologized.
03:47Just drop it!
03:48It's either her or me.
03:51Since you've chosen her, I'm out of here.
03:53In their eyes, I'll never measure up to Jolene.
03:56So why should I hold on to them?
03:58Just as I step outside,
04:00a sleek Maybach rolls up right in front of me.
04:05Excuse me, are you Miss Catherine Brown?
04:07Mr. Warren sent me to pick you up.
04:10I spot Austin coming out and get into the car without hesitation.
04:16The car glides into the Warren estate.
04:20The most powerful family in Ardwell.
04:26Liam is seated on a sofa, with a document resting in his hand.
04:33Is everything settled?
04:34Yes, I've cut ties.
04:35From this moment on, you're my personal doctor.
04:38Until I'm fully healed, you are to stay within my reach.
04:40All right.
04:41But I have two conditions.
04:43First, I need a complete medical lab.
04:45Second, our relationship is strictly professional.
04:48Besides that, neither of us interferes in the other's life.
04:52All right.
04:54But keep this in mind.
04:57If your medical skills don't live up to that confidence of yours.
05:01My medical skills won't disappoint you.
05:03Liam pulls out a sleek black card and hands it to me.
05:06Buy whatever you need.
05:07Don't hold back.
05:08I take the black card.
05:10A fully equipped medical lab doesn't come cheap.
05:12Since Liam offered this, I'm not about to pinch pennies for him.
05:15Once the poison leaves his system, we'll go our separate ways.
05:18I enter the room Liam arranges for me.
05:20This room is twice the size of my bedroom at the Browns.
05:24Ironic, isn't it?
05:25A stranger gives me better lodging than my own family.
05:29I sit at the desk, open my laptop, and log into my social media.
05:34Soon, dozens of notifications flood the screen.
05:37Where did you run off to?
05:38Come back.
05:39Jolene isn't holding a grudge about you hitting her.
05:42Why are you still throwing a tantrum?
05:43Who picked you up?
05:45Stop making everything difficult.
05:47Just return home.
05:49If you walk out now, you better not come crawling back.
05:53What kind of stupid stunt are you pulling?
05:59Catherine, you're not seriously thinking of leaving forever, right?
06:03I stare at these messages and let out a cold laugh.
06:08I quickly type one simple, satisfying reply to each one.
06:12Get lost.
06:13Then I block them all without hesitation.
06:15That feels even better.
06:17This is how life should be.
06:18Logging out.
06:19I switch to another browser and types in a hidden URL.
06:24A metallic door slowly creaks open on screen, with a blood-red skull on it.
06:30Welcome back.
06:31Quietus.
06:32I'm one of the most legendary figures on the dark net.
06:35The genius hacker Quietus.
06:38My phone rings.
06:40It's Jeral Douglas, my loyal admirer.
06:43Catherine, you're actually back?
06:44I can't believe it.
06:45I'll line up the highest paying jobs for you.
06:48Good.
06:49Oh, someone has been digging into your digital records.
06:51The trace leads back to the Warren Group headquarters.
06:54It seems Liam is already investigating me.
06:57Let them dig.
06:58Make sure the only information they find is exactly what I want them to see.
07:05The next day, the driver takes me shopping downtown.
07:15Miss, these are new arrivals, and each costs over $100,000.
07:22Miss Brown, you're here just in time.
07:25I'll bring out the new styles for you.
07:30Catherine?
07:31What brings you here?
07:32The clothes here are quite expensive.
07:34Jolene, is this your sister?
07:36Should we tell her the fast fashion store next door is having a sale?
07:44Ring up everything I selected.
07:46The sales assistant's face goes pale.
07:48That's an unlimited credit card from a top global bank.
07:52Catherine, did you find someone to support you?
07:55Watch out.
07:57Not everyone's as trustworthy as they seem.
08:01I'll take the new dresses you were just showing Jolene to.
08:04What?
08:05I saw those first.
08:06Saw them first, but can't afford them?
08:09Maybe?
08:11Isn't the Brown family's monthly allowance only $100,000?
08:14Jolene trembles with fury.
08:16I pay and walk out.
08:19I watch Jolene tremble with rage, unable to get a word out, and a fierce satisfaction courses through me.
08:25After all the humiliation I endured in the Brown family, this is just a small payback.
08:29The charity gala that weekend is nothing short of spectacular.
08:33I enter the hall on Liam's arm.
08:35I'm dressed in a wine-red gown, my makeup refined but understated.
08:39Tonight, I am not the abandoned daughter of the Brown family.
08:43I am Liam Warren's date.
08:46The most powerful man in Ardwell.
08:48All eyes are drawn to us.
08:52Is that Mr. Warren?
08:54He actually showed up.
08:56Who's that woman with him?
08:58I've never seen her before.
09:00She's stunning.
09:01Is she from some notable family?
09:04I ignore the whispers.
09:06My eyes sweep across the hall and land on the Browns.
09:09Jolene is dressed to perfection, hanging on Austin's arm.
09:13Playing the part of a cherished woman.
09:15But the moment she sees me, her face drains of color.
09:18Austin freezes too.
09:20He stares at me, unable to believe his eyes.
09:26Catherine, what are you doing here?
09:28And with Mr. Warren.
09:30Where I go isn't any of your business.
09:32Who do you think you are to me?
09:37I'm your brother.
09:41I let out a cold laugh.
09:43Brother?
09:44When you abandoned me to the kidnappers, did you remember you were my brother then?
09:50Catherine.
09:52Is with me.
09:55His words are dripping with authority.
09:59Jolene approaches, her expression dark.
10:02Catherine, when did you start seeing Mr. Warren?
10:05You never mentioned anything.
10:07And didn't I just see you shopping with another man two days ago?
10:11I look coldly at Jolene's face, trying to imply I'm a two-timer.
10:16Jolene, your tricks are way too amateur.
10:19Who Liam is, what my relationship is with him.
10:22None of that is any of your business.
10:25Why exactly should I update you about my personal life?
10:29Jolene's expression falters, her eyes glistening with tears.
10:33Here she goes again.
10:36Catherine, that's not what I meant.
10:40Catherine, where have you been?
10:42Mr. Fulton, wherever I go has nothing to do with you.
10:45We're not that familiar.
10:48Do you have any idea what kind of man Liam is?
10:51Are you doing this just to retaliate against the Brown family?
10:58Do you honestly think I'd waste that kind of energy on you?
11:05I cut ties with the Browns, and I meant every word.
11:09Excuse me.
11:16I hear whispers rising behind me.
11:19Did you catch that?
11:21Liam said it himself.
11:22She's with him.
11:24This has never happened before, has it?
11:29Wait, Catherine?
11:31Isn't that the Brown daughter who was swapped at birth?
11:34And brought back from some remote place?
11:37Judging by Jolene's little comments,
11:39the Brown family drama might be more complicated than we thought.
11:43Look at Deccan's face.
11:45Is he starting to regret dumping her?
11:49I don't look back.
11:51But I know Jolene's expression must be priceless right now.
11:54The auction begins.
11:56One luxurious item after another is presented on stage.
12:00Beautiful work of art.
12:01A piece of history.
12:03A masterpiece.
12:10Dazzling.
12:12Priceless.
12:14But I've never been interested in jewelry.
12:16No matter how valuable, they're just stones.
12:19Just then, I hear a familiar voice.
12:22It's Jolene.
12:24Austin, this necklace is stunning.
12:26I really like it.
12:30Austin understands immediately.
12:32His eyes grow determined.
12:35Same as always.
12:36Whatever Jolene wants, Austin gives her.
12:43Once I was jealous.
12:45Now, I just find it ridiculous.
12:50Going once.
12:51Going twice.
12:53Just as the host prepares to declare it sold,
12:55a deep voice echoes from the back.
12:5850 million.
13:0050 million.
13:01Sold.
13:02Congratulations, Mr. Warren.
13:05Liam walks up to the stage and claims the necklace.
13:13Then, to everyone's astonishment,
13:16he returns to me and fastens the necklace around my neck.
13:24It looks good on you.
13:28I really like it.
13:30The sight stings Jolene's eyes.
13:33Even Declan can't seem to look away from me.
13:36I reach up and touch the cool gem against my neck.
13:4250 million for a necklace.
13:44Liam really doesn't hold back.
13:47After the auction wraps up,
13:48I wander to the dessert table alone.
13:51Catherine, you really are something.
13:53A few days away and you've already hooked onto Liam.
13:56Nothing as impressive as your lifelong mastery of acting sweet and pitiful.
14:00Why do you always target me?
14:02Cut it out.
14:03There's no audience here, so no need to pretend.
14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching
14:07and intentionally bumps onto me,
14:09splashing juice onto her own dress.
14:11Catherine, even if you dislike me,
14:13isn't this too much?
14:15Throwing juice on me?
14:17What happened?
14:18Declan, it's okay.
14:19I must have upset Catherine.
14:22Catherine, you still haven't grown up.
14:24Jolene is your sister.
14:28I pick up a glass of red wine
14:30and flick my wrist,
14:31sending the whole glass onto Jolene's dress.
14:34There.
14:35That's something I actually did.
14:37And I only take responsibility for my own actions.
14:40Jolene is stunned.
14:42Declan freezes.
14:44Seems I arrived just after all the excitement ended.
14:48Quite the lesson in the Brown family's manners today.
14:51Mr. Warren, this is a misunderstanding.
14:55Misunderstanding?
14:57There are security cameras here.
15:00Review them if clarity is needed.
15:03Whispers erupt around them.
15:10Jolene's face goes from scarlet to ghostly pale.
15:14Let's go.
15:15The atmosphere here is suffocating.
15:18A fierce satisfaction rising in my chest.
15:20This time, I don't have to hold back anymore.
15:23Back in the Brown family,
15:24I always tried to keep the peace.
15:26And all it got me was them pushing harder every time.
15:28Now, no one could step on me again.
15:36The following morning,
15:37I walk into the living area
15:39and notice Liam is already awake.
15:53Good morning.
15:56Morning.
15:57I head to the kitchen to prepare the herbal mix.
16:05Just then, Liam's friend arrives.
16:14Is she the mysterious beauty who stunned everyone last night?
16:18That's Catherine Brown, my new personal doctor.
16:22You're serious?
16:24His skepticism is loud enough that I can't ignore it.
16:28Mr. Moreno, perhaps you should take things easy.
16:31Your dark under eyes and shortness of breath
16:34suggest your vitality is running low.
16:36Winfred's face flushes immediately.
16:38This touches on a man's pride.
16:40What nonsense are you spouting?
16:42Miss Brown, I'm not one to judge by appearances.
16:44But Liam's condition is severe.
16:46Many top experts have been stumped.
16:48And you?
16:49I'm not bothered.
16:51I've faced this kind of doubt many times before.
16:54We'll see soon enough.
16:57Winred, maybe you ought to let Dr. Brown give you a prescription.
17:02Liam, are you kidding me?
17:03This girl is not just some girl.
17:05She's Dr. Brown.
17:07Right now, she's the one keeping me alive.
17:09He then turns to me.
17:11Can you really fix me?
17:15Yes.
17:1630 minutes later, I begin the first acupuncture session.
17:21Liam pulls his shirt up, exposing his toned chest.
17:26I pull out the silver needles and insert them with speed and precision.
17:34When the last needle is inserted, Liam's body shivers.
17:39And he spits out dark red clotted blood.
17:46What did you just do to him, Dr. Brown?
17:48How are you feeling now?
17:55I feel great.
17:56Lighter than I have in a long time.
17:59Don't let yourself get too stressed.
18:01And most importantly, you'll need to prioritize rest and abstinence.
18:07Understood, Dr. Brown.
18:08I'll take your advice seriously.
18:10Winfred leans in and quietly asks if I can help with his health.
18:16I go back to my room and return with a bottle of pills.
18:21These are pills for male vitality.
18:23One bottle costs $100,000.
18:25$100,000?
18:27Are these pills made of solid gold?
18:30The ingredients are rare, and the process is complicated.
18:33Quality always demands a premium price.
18:36Winfred reluctantly pays.
18:38A sports car can be repaired, but if your health fails,
18:42no sum of money will grant you a second chance.
18:45The following morning, just as I prepare to leave,
18:48my phone buzzles with a call from Austin.
18:52Catherine, come back here right now.
18:54What is it?
18:55You'll find out when you get here.
18:56I realize that for the sake of my own peace,
18:59cutting all connections with the Brown family is necessary.
19:03The mood in the living room is thick with tension.
19:10Look who's back.
19:12How did you sink so low at your age,
19:15becoming someone's mistress?
19:18Catherine, I'm only trying to help you.
19:20I'm afraid you're being misled.
19:23Who I decide to be with is my own business.
19:27It doesn't concern your family.
19:29You're a Brown!
19:32Everything you do stains our family's name!
19:37Catherine, seriously,
19:38do you think Liam would ever give you the time of day?
19:41Are you all finished?
19:43First, Liam and I have a strictly doctor-patient relationship.
19:47Second, even if there were something else,
19:50it's none of your business.
19:52And don't forget that I am no longer part of your family.
19:55You said you cut ties,
19:57so give back the Brown group's shares.
20:02Those shares came from Grandpa.
20:05You don't have a single right to any of it.
20:08I pull out my phone and show them the screen.
20:11Since I stepped in,
20:12I've been recording all your insults,
20:15threats, and schemes to grab the shares.
20:17Keep pushing me,
20:19and I won't hesitate to hand this over to the press and the law.
20:24I put my phone away,
20:26feeling nothing.
20:28I used to put up with everything you threw at me.
20:32Now it's your turn to taste
20:34what it feels like to be on the other end of a threat.
20:39I leave the Brown family home and prepare to go back.
20:46Suddenly, a voice calls out.
20:48Catherine, is that really you?
20:50Where have you been hiding?
20:51I look at the woman before me.
20:54She's nearly 50.
20:56Her face lined with wrinkles.
20:58Her expression mean and petty.
21:00What do you want?
21:01You must have money if you're surviving this well.
21:04My son needs school fees,
21:06and you owe me half a million.
21:08If you don't pay up,
21:09I'll make a scene outside your place every single day.
21:12If you need cash,
21:14ask your real daughter, Jolene.
21:16I raised you all those years,
21:18so you should compensate me.
21:20You ungrateful brat!
21:22Stay out of my way.
21:23Otherwise, I won't hesitate to involve the police
21:26and reopening the case about you switching infants.
21:29You...
21:29Don't do anything, Rash.
21:31I'll be going now.
21:32Bridget scurries off in panic.
21:38Just then,
21:39a sleek black Rolls Royce glides to a stop beside me.
21:44The window lowers,
21:45revealing Liam's handsome face.
21:48Do you need a hand?
21:49No, it's nothing serious.
21:51I've already taken care of it.
21:54Get in.
21:55It's nearly impossible to catch a taxi here.
21:57I hesitate, but eventually get into the car.
22:01Bridget's appearance reminds me of one thing.
22:03The Brown family's troubles aren't over.
22:06That woman's greed is bottomless.
22:08She won't let this go.
22:09But that's fine.
22:11I'm no longer that little girl who
22:13let others push her around.
22:16Anyone who wants to come after me
22:18had better think twice.
22:21On the weekend,
22:23Gerard asks to meet me at Harborview Genie,
22:26a popular restaurant.
22:31Catherine?
22:32I turn around,
22:33and my eyes fall on Jalene,
22:35standing with the Browns and the Fultons.
22:38Did you hear we'd be here
22:39and decide to show up just to cause a scene?
22:42Mr. Brown,
22:43I'm here for the food.
22:46Just then,
22:47a clear voice cuts through the tension.
22:51Ms. Catherine Brown,
22:52you're here.
22:53Welcome.
22:54Please follow me.
22:55Everyone stares in shock
22:56as I walk toward the most private,
22:58rarely accessible suite in the entire restaurant.
23:01How is she getting in there?
23:03There must be some mistake.
23:06I push open the suite door,
23:08and Gerard immediately rises from his seat.
23:12Catherine, you made it.
23:13Gerard tells me his uncle
23:15has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
23:17He says the required surgery
23:18carries an extremely high risk.
23:25Start with this medication.
23:27Come back in a week for a follow-up.
23:28We'll reassess then.
23:34Thank you, Catherine.
23:35I was sure you'd have a solution.
23:38After the meal,
23:39Gerard leans forward
23:40and asks if I need help with anything.
23:43I want to buy a house.
23:45It doesn't have to be big,
23:47but it must be extremely quiet and private,
23:49with top-tier security.
23:51I'll handle it.
23:51I'll find something perfect for you.
23:53Oh, and you're starting at
23:54Aurelis University next Monday, right?
23:56I'm going to study.
23:58Medical school.
23:59You need to study medicine?
24:01You've got to be kidding me!
24:02I'm getting a formal degree
24:04and taking care of some personal business.
24:06Campus life isn't a bad experience, after all.
24:11The manager hands me
24:12an exclusive premium membership card,
24:14saying all my expenses here
24:16will be on the house from now on.
24:19I glance over at Gerard,
24:20and he breaks into a grin.
24:22Don't refuse it.
24:24This is our business,
24:25so just enjoy it.
24:29Fine.
24:30After being chased away
24:31from my private suite,
24:32Jolene drags herself
24:34to her family's box.
24:46Jolene, are you okay?
24:49Mom, I'm fine.
24:50I just stepped out
24:51to see who Catherine was meeting.
24:53I was worried about her,
24:55but she had me pushed away.
24:57What?
24:59How dare she treat you that way?
25:01That ungrateful girl!
25:04Don't jump to conclusions, Mom.
25:07I saw it too.
25:08The manager was treating Catherine
25:10with a lot of respect.
25:12Yes.
25:13That man had an aura
25:14you can't fake.
25:16Catherine is clearly
25:17in the high circles.
25:18No wonder she's trying
25:20to distance herself from us.
25:28Pathetic and disgraceful.
25:32Who knows what kind of company
25:34she's keeping now?
25:36Jolene's heart swells
25:37with secret satisfaction.
25:39I have burned my bridges
25:40with the family for good.
25:43She is the Brown family's
25:44one and only daughter now.
25:47The dinner finally ends
25:49and the two families part way
25:51at the restaurant entrance.
25:53When an unexpected grating voice
25:55rings out behind Jolene,
25:57she turn around
25:58and her smile freezes.
26:00It's her.
26:01Jolene!
26:03My dear daughter!
26:05Finally!
26:06I've found you!
26:07Her blood runs cold.
26:10Jolene,
26:11your younger brother
26:13needs money for school.
26:15Maybe you could help us out?
26:19I don't have time
26:21for this ridiculous farce.
26:22Take this
26:23and never show your face
26:24around me again.
26:25Jolene,
26:26this isn't nearly enough.
26:28The tuition alone
26:29is a hundred thousand.
26:30Her hands tremble
26:31with unbridled rage.
26:33This wretched woman
26:34just won't know her place.
26:35I don't know you!
26:37My parents already
26:38paid you enough
26:38to cut ties
26:39all those years ago!
26:45I can't let this go on.
26:47I need to find a way
26:48to get rid of this problem
26:49for good.
26:50The day I've been waiting for
26:52has finally arrived.
26:53My first day
26:54reporting to
26:55Aurarius University.
27:09Jolene,
27:10is this your sister?
27:11Since when
27:12does Avalius University
27:13let random nobodies
27:14walk in?
27:15Well,
27:15isn't this a lovely
27:16coincidence,
27:17Jolene?
27:18Looks like we're going
27:19to be classmates.
27:20Classmates?
27:20You and me?
27:21Don't be ridiculous!
27:24The lecture bell
27:26chimes sharp and clear
27:27and Professor Lambert Carter
27:29steps through the door.
27:30He's a living legend
27:32in the global medical field,
27:33the heart of this school's
27:35medical program.
27:36He turns to the class
27:37and poses an extremely complex
27:39peer-reviewed
27:40medical question.
27:43The entire lecture hall
27:44falls dead silent,
27:46not a single student
27:47daring to speak up.
27:51Young lady,
27:52please tell us
27:53what you think.
27:54I shut my notebook calmly,
27:56no trace of panic
27:57in my movements,
27:58and stand up.
27:59I lay out my analysis
28:00clearly and concisely,
28:02citing cutting-edge research,
28:04clinical data,
28:04and real surgical cases
28:06effortlessly.
28:09She's incredible!
28:10Total beauty and brains!
28:12Who even is she?
28:14Jolene's face burns
28:16with jealousy,
28:17her grip tight on her pen.
28:20When the final bell rings,
28:22I walk out of the lecture hall.
28:24Jolene steps in front of me
28:26with Paige and Brenna.
28:28Catherine,
28:28just a few days away,
28:30and suddenly you're the one
28:32catching everyone's attention.
28:33Jolene,
28:34she's probably pulling stunts
28:36she'd never admit out loud.
28:37Exactly!
28:38Everyone whispers
28:40she knows how to charm
28:41the right people.
28:42Is that all?
28:44Now,
28:45move aside, mutt.
28:48What did you just say?
28:50Paige steps forward
28:51to push me.
28:53I'm not going to
28:54warn you twice.
28:55Hands to yourselves.
28:59Catherine!
29:00You can't just touch
29:01people like that!
29:02Jolene,
29:03keep your little gang
29:04in check.
29:05If they open their mouths
29:06like that again,
29:07next time won't be so friendly.
29:09Watch your tone.
29:10you're messing
29:11with the Brown family's
29:12reputation.
29:14The Brown family?
29:16That's your problem,
29:18not mine.
29:20Stop pretending.
29:21It's pathetic.
29:23I turn and walk away.
29:31I return to the Warren mansion
29:33and find Liam
29:34in the living room.
29:37You were out?
29:39Yeah.
29:40I stopped by
29:41Aurelius University
29:42to check in.
29:43Also took a look
29:44at a new place
29:44while I was out.
29:46You're moving out?
29:47Yeah.
29:48Staying here long term
29:49isn't practical.
29:50Your treatment
29:51has leveled out.
29:52It won't interfere
29:52with your progress.
29:53Where's the new place?
29:55I offer the building
29:56and unit number
29:57of Sterling Haven
29:58without hesitation.
29:59Then I prepare
30:00a medicinal shower.
30:01The water warmed perfectly.
30:04A thin mist
30:05curling through the room.
30:08It's ready?
30:10Liam walks toward
30:11the treatment area
30:12unbuttoning his shirt
30:13as he moves.
30:15His long fingers
30:16loosen the fabric
30:17revealing toned muscles
30:19and defined contours.
30:22Take the pants off too.
30:27What's the matter?
30:29Feeling shy now?
30:29After some hesitation
30:31Liam strips down
30:32to his briefs
30:33and eases himself
30:34into the steaming water.
30:36Though composed
30:37moments ago
30:38my eyes flicker briefly.
30:40It's not like
30:41this is the first time
30:42I've treated him.
30:44Why am I so flustered?
30:46Get it together Catherine.
30:48You're a doctor.
30:49Stay professional.
30:50Don't let a handsome face
30:52and a good body
30:52throw you off.
30:54The next day
30:55I head to the lab
30:57to find Lambert.
30:59Perfect timing.
31:00I've been wrestling
31:01with this data all morning.
31:02Come check this out.
31:07The two of us
31:08slip effortlessly
31:09into a heated discussion.
31:19Professor Carter
31:20sorry to interrupt
31:21but there's something
31:22I'm unsure about saying.
31:23If you have something
31:24to say
31:24just say it.
31:26Professor
31:27I know you prize
31:28real skill
31:29but Kathleen
31:30is not who you think
31:31she is.
31:32She never attended
31:33a proper university.
31:34How could she grasp
31:35complex medical research?
31:36I'm afraid
31:37you're being deceived.
31:38Enough!
31:40Jolene
31:40I don't know
31:41what you're trying
31:41to do with these accusations
31:43but I've seen enough
31:44to know true talent
31:45when it's in front of me.
31:47Catherine identified
31:48the error
31:48the moment she looked at it.
31:50Most PhD candidates
31:51wouldn't even catch
31:52this mistake
31:52the first time around.
31:54Tell me
31:54how could anyone
31:56possibly fake
31:57that level of understanding?
32:03Professor Carter
32:04I...
32:04I know true talent
32:06when I see it
32:06I don't need
32:08your commentary.
32:09Now
32:10please
32:11step outside.
32:19In that moment
32:20I knew
32:21I'd found someone
32:22who saw me
32:23not the lies
32:24they spread about me.
32:32Hey
32:33I'm Catherine Brown
32:35Just as I walked
32:36into the classroom
32:37and took my seat
32:38I noticed the girl
32:39next to me
32:40her cheek
32:41marked by a dark
32:42birthmark.
32:44Hi
32:45I'm
32:45Claudia Norris
32:51Well, well
32:52what do we have here?
32:53One caught attention
32:54by pure chance
32:55and the other
32:56well
32:57the problem's
32:58pretty obvious.
32:59The snickling spread
33:00through the classroom
33:00in an instant.
33:01Every gaze
33:02nailed onto the two of us.
33:04Oh, come on everyone
33:05don't be so harsh.
33:08Professor Carter
33:08thinks the world
33:09of Catherine.
33:13So she's really
33:13riding Professor Carter's
33:14coattails
33:15to get into med school?
33:16How pathetic.
33:18Oh wow
33:19Catherine, your shoes
33:20they're the exact
33:21same as Jolene's.
33:23Come on Catherine
33:24you actually showed up
33:25wearing fake shoes?
33:27That's bold.
33:30Still
33:31it's embarrassing
33:32as hell.
33:38All eyes
33:39in that instant
33:40were pinned
33:41on my feet.
33:43I feel like
33:44being judged
33:45in a high society party.
33:47The murmur
33:48in the room
33:49quickly grows
33:50into a loud buzz.
33:52Most of them
33:53were convinced
33:54the shoes on my feet
33:55were fake.
33:56Hey Catherine
33:57if you like those shoes
33:59I don't mind
33:59lending you mine.
34:01Wearing fakes
34:02is bad.
34:03Thanks
34:04but I'm pretty selective.
34:06I don't wear
34:07other people's shoes.
34:08Besides
34:09we still don't actually know
34:11who's rocking the fakes
34:12do we?
34:14I slowed my movements
34:15deliberately
34:16lifted my foot
34:17and aimed the heel
34:18straight at the crowd.
34:20Is that
34:21real?
34:22Of course.
34:23Here's what I know.
34:24Every pair designed
34:25by Futures Lead Designer
34:26Alan Lewis
34:28comes with a unique
34:30serial number
34:31and the designer's initials.
34:33AL engraved
34:35on the inside heel.
34:35It can't be.
34:37But it is.
34:41Jolene
34:42why don't you have a look
34:43inside your own heel?
34:45I'm not scared!
34:46She raises her foot
34:47and turns the inside
34:48of the heel
34:48toward everyone.
34:49It's empty.
34:54Impossible!
34:55My shoes are real!
34:57The marks are just
34:57worn down from use!
34:59You can barely
35:00see it now!
35:01Oh really?
35:02Futures Anti-Counterfeit
35:04system is one of the most
35:05advanced in the world.
35:06Unless the shoes
35:07are completely wrecked,
35:08the serial number
35:09doesn't just disappear.
35:11Want to check right now?
35:12No!
35:13That won't be necessary!
35:14I must have just
35:15made a mistake!
35:17You wanted to embarrass
35:18me in front of everyone?
35:20Jolene,
35:21you seem to forget.
35:22What I do best
35:23is tear apart
35:24cheap facades
35:25like yours.
35:26After school,
35:27Jolene storms out
35:28of campus,
35:29fuming.
35:30Austin is there
35:31to pick her up.
35:36Jolene,
35:37what's going on?
35:38Did someone
35:38mess with you?
35:39Austin!
35:40Those limited edition
35:42shoes you got for me?
35:45Catherine showed up
35:46wearing the exact
35:46same pair
35:47and accused mine
35:48of being fake.
35:50Showtime.
35:57Catherine,
35:58wait!
36:04What gives you
36:04the right
36:05to accuse
36:05Jolene's shoes
36:06of be fake?
36:11Just take the shoes
36:12to the store
36:13for verification.
36:14Verify them?
36:15Who do you think
36:16you are?
36:25Lucky for me,
36:26Future's Black Gold
36:27members get
36:28priority verification.
36:30The Future Black
36:32card?
36:32How the hell
36:33does she have that?
36:34Austin,
36:35let's just get
36:35this over with!
36:42No,
36:43forget it.
36:43This isn't worth
36:44the headache.
36:45Let's just go home.
37:01What's going on here?
37:04Liam gets out
37:05of the car,
37:06moving with authority.
37:11They look at him
37:12nervously,
37:13like rats
37:13looking at a cat.
37:16Mr. Warren.
37:17Is everything
37:18all right?
37:20Mr. Warren,
37:21it's nothing serious.
37:23Catherine just
37:24insisted my shoes
37:25weren't real.
37:30Do you need
37:30any help?
37:31No,
37:32it's fine.
37:33Nothing to worry
37:33about.
37:34Mr. Warren,
37:36this is a private
37:37family matter.
37:38Family matter?
37:39if Catherine's
37:40involved.
37:42It's my business
37:43too.
37:47Let's go.
37:48Dinner's waiting.
37:55Your turn is over.
37:57Fake shoes
37:58always end up
37:59rubbing the heel
38:00raw.
38:01You might want
38:02to change yours.
38:04Yes.
38:11I feel a quiet
38:12thrill of satisfaction.
38:14You thought you
38:15could humiliate me
38:15with fake shoes?
38:16Look how that
38:17backfired.
38:20Back in the
38:20Brown family,
38:21I always had to
38:22bite my tongue
38:23and step aside.
38:25Now,
38:26with Liam backing
38:26me up,
38:28I have nothing
38:29to fear.
38:31I have nothing to fear.
38:33I have nothing to fear.
38:34I have nothing to fear.
38:40The next afternoon,
38:41I wheel a small
38:43suitcase to my
38:44new home,
38:44Sterling Haven.
38:46Just as I step
38:47out of the car,
38:48Catherine?
38:49a familiar voice
38:50calls out behind me.
38:52I turn and see
38:54Declan and Jolene
38:55standing not far away.
38:57What's going on here?
38:59Why are you
38:59at this place?
39:01Catherine,
39:01why are you
39:02hauling a suitcase
39:03here?
39:04Are you sure
39:05you haven't
39:05gotten the wrong
39:06place?
39:07This is Sterling Haven.
39:08If you don't want
39:09the security guards
39:10kicking you out,
39:11you better leave.
39:12I live here.
39:13So yeah,
39:14I'm pretty sure
39:14I know my own
39:15address.
39:16Your home?
39:17Wait,
39:18are you working
39:19here?
39:19Like on the staff?
39:20I can't help
39:21but laugh.
39:22Jolene,
39:23your imagination
39:23is wild.
39:24So tell me,
39:25what about you two?
39:27Are you here
39:28to apply for janitor
39:29or security jobs?
39:30Declan and I
39:31are here
39:31looking for a place
39:33to settle down.
39:34Our wedding apartment,
39:35actually.
39:37I calmly reach
39:38into my bag
39:39and pull out
39:39an access card,
39:43tapping it
39:43against the reader.
39:47A beep confirms
39:48access.
39:52Declan and Jolene
39:53freeze in shock.
39:57Just moved
39:58into Sterling Haven
39:59and the silence
40:00of the night
40:00was shattered.
40:03There's a race
40:04tomorrow evening.
40:05The prize is huge.
40:07Feeling the itch?
40:09Who's racing?
40:10The same arrogant
40:12group of wealthy
40:12young men.
40:14They've been
40:14throwing challenges
40:15at Evora.
40:17Oh,
40:18and the Brown family
40:20will be there too.
40:21What's the prize?
40:23A million dollars
40:24plus a limited edition
40:26sports car.
40:27Send me the details.
40:30Since they're throwing
40:31themselves at me,
40:32I see no reason
40:33to refuse.
40:37Four in the afternoon,
40:39I drive towards
40:40the racetrack
40:41in the suburb.
40:56I sign that name.
40:58The one they both dread
40:59and go mad over.
41:05Oh, it's Evora!
41:07Our idol,
41:07Evora,
41:08has arrived!
41:11Evora?
41:12It's probably
41:13just someone pretending.
41:18She wouldn't show up
41:19for a small race
41:20like this.
41:28just then,
41:30that flashy blue
41:31GT-R
41:31pulled up
41:32right in front of me.
41:36Catherine?
41:37What are you doing here?
41:40This isn't a playground
41:41for careless drivers.
41:44If trash like you
41:46is allowed here,
41:47why shouldn't I be?
41:52Explain yourself.
41:57As if I'm going to.
42:01As expected,
42:02he got angry
42:03out of embarrassment,
42:04resorting to such
42:05underhanded,
42:06pathetic tactics.
42:07But he can't touch me.
42:10Laying hands
42:10on someone in public?
42:12That's a bad look.
42:13Let go!
42:14Don't you know
42:14who I am?
42:19Whoever you are,
42:20if you touch
42:20Catherine again,
42:22you'll regret it.
42:26We'll settle this
42:27on the race course.
42:29Hopefully,
42:30you don't crash out
42:30in the first round.
42:33The signal light
42:34blinks on
42:35and the five engines
42:36roar to life.
42:37The green light flashes
42:38and Jaxton's GT-R
42:39shoots forward.
42:40At the first corner,
42:41I execute a drift
42:43unlike anything
42:43he's ever seen
42:44and pull ahead.
42:45The next stretch
42:46of the track
42:47turns into a full-on
42:48display of my skill.
42:55I flow through
42:55every bed
42:56as if I designed
42:57them myself.
42:59It's Yvera!
43:01She's really
43:02the legendary Yvera!
43:10My gray car
43:11shoots through
43:12the final stretch
43:13and crosses
43:14the finish line first.
43:27I push open the door
43:29and pull off my helmet.
43:30my ponytail
43:31swinging in the breeze.
43:35My face stays calm,
43:37showing no excitement.
43:48You...
43:48You're really Yvera?
43:54Tell me...
43:55Who's the idiot now?
43:59So you were tricking us
44:00this whole time?
44:02On the day I returned,
44:03I told all of you
44:04I liked racing.
44:06But not a single one of you
44:07ever bothered to listen.
44:11I step around Jaxton
44:12and walk off
44:13without looking back.
44:18I never wanted to flaunt
44:20being Yvera.
44:22But since you kept pushing,
44:24now you get to see
44:25who the real
44:25Catherine Brown
44:26really is.
44:41I never wanted to flaunt
44:50the video into the group chat
44:52and tags Liam directly.
44:58Liam, you have to see this.
45:00I swear it'll knock you sideways.
45:02Please.
45:02Nothing on earth surprises Liam.
45:05What nonsense
45:06are you stirring up now?
45:14Liam opens the video,
45:15sees me stepping out
45:17of the grey car,
45:18and a flicker of real shock
45:20crosses eyes.
45:21It's her.
45:27Okay,
45:27I'm genuinely blown away.
45:29Liam,
45:30what kind of divine helper
45:31do you have in your life?
45:32This woman is pure magic.
45:34Told you.
45:34I knew even Liam
45:36couldn't stay calm
45:37after this.
45:54Catherine,
45:55just how much
45:56are you still hiding?
46:01The next day,
46:03I walk into the classroom.
46:06Catherine,
46:07I got you your favorite coffee.
46:09I smile
46:09and pull out
46:10a delicate porcelain bottle
46:11from my bag.
46:13Apply this ointment
46:14to the spot before bed.
46:17You should see results
46:18in about a month.
46:19Thank you so much, Catherine.
46:21Do you really think
46:22it will work?
46:22A mocking laugh
46:23cuts through the air.
46:25Consistency is the key.
46:27I'm confident it'll heal.
46:31Seriously?
46:32You actually think
46:33a homemade cream
46:34will magically
46:35make you beautiful?
46:36My eyes darken
46:37as I fix Paige
46:38with a piercing stare.
46:41Apologize.
46:42Why should I apologize?
46:44I'm just speaking the truth.
46:46Catherine,
46:47Paige can be a bit blunt.
46:49She didn't mean
46:50to be hurtful.
46:51Paige was only
46:52trying to warn you.
46:54The ointments
46:54you're handing out
46:55aren't officially approved.
46:57If Claudian's condition
46:58gets worse,
46:59that could cause
47:01a big problem.
47:02It's to heal,
47:03not harm.
47:04Why do you jump
47:05to conclusions
47:06without a shred of proof?
47:11Tell me,
47:12have you ever actually
47:14tested these ointments yourself?
47:16Claudian,
47:17use your ointment
47:17without any worries.
47:19If anything happens,
47:20I will take
47:21full responsibility.
47:22Jolene Brown,
47:24my medical skills
47:25aren't something
47:25outers to question.
47:31Catherine,
47:32I believe in you.
47:34Just as the school day
47:35wraps up,
47:36rain suddenly begins
47:36pouring down
47:37in heavy sheets.
47:38I had anticipated this,
47:40so an umbrella
47:41is tucked safely
47:41in my bag.
47:42Pulling it out,
47:43I open it
47:44and step out
47:44into the downpour.
47:47Catherine, wait!
47:48Can I share
47:49your umbrella with you?
47:50No.
47:52I turn around
47:53and see Jolene
47:54and huddled
47:54beneath my umbrella.
47:56Without another word,
47:58I turn and walk away.
48:00Before long,
48:01the rain soaks her
48:02to the bone.
48:04Catherine,
48:05it's pouring out here.
48:07I just wanted
48:08to walk with you
48:09for a bit.
48:10Jolene is left
48:11standing there,
48:12stunned.
48:15I already said no.
48:17My umbrella's
48:18too small for two.
48:20And honestly,
48:21I'm not comfortable
48:22being that close
48:22to anyone.
48:24Jolene is furious.
48:25A sleek black car
48:27rolls to a slow stop
48:28at the gate.
48:28It's Austin's.
48:34Austin!
48:36Jolene?
48:36How did you get
48:38this soaked?
48:38Didn't you bring
48:39an umbrella?
48:40You'll catch a cold
48:40like this.
48:41He glances out
48:42the window
48:43just in time
48:43to see me
48:44walking past
48:45holding my umbrella.
48:47Catherine,
48:47you had an umbrella.
48:48Why didn't you
48:49share it with Jolene?
48:57Do you really think
48:58we're close enough
48:59for that?
49:01Catherine!
49:02Jolene is family.
49:04Look at her.
49:04She's drenched.
49:06You had an umbrella
49:06and didn't even
49:07think to help her?
49:11Do you have any idea
49:12how cruel that looks?
49:13Exactly!
49:14Jolene's soaked
49:15because Catherine
49:16abandoned her.
49:17She went way too far!
49:19Before I speak,
49:20a nearby student
49:21steps in.
49:22Please.
49:22I saw Jolene
49:23give her umbrella
49:23to someone else
49:24just to look noble
49:25and then she tried
49:26to free float it
49:26off Catherine.
49:27Catherine didn't
49:28want to share,
49:28so what?
49:29Stop trying to
49:30guilt trip her.
49:31So what?
49:32The rain was pouring.
49:34Sharing wouldn't
49:35kill her.
49:36Catherine's.
49:37Catherine's just
49:37being selfish.
49:38Paige, please.
49:39You don't even
49:39know what happened.
49:40Jolene gave her
49:41umbrella away
49:41just to look generous.
49:42Austin,
49:43that's not what
49:44happened.
49:45I only wanted
49:46to get closer
49:46to her.
49:47I didn't realize
49:48she disliked me
49:49so much.
49:50Keep your little
49:51performances away
49:52from me.
49:52Don't test me.
50:06In the classroom,
50:07I sit quietly
50:08at my desk,
50:09flipping through
50:09my notes.
50:10Catherine,
50:11I heard Jolene's
50:11really sick today.
50:12She didn't come
50:13to class.
50:13Rain and cold.
50:14It's pretty normal
50:15to feel under
50:15the weather afterward.
50:16A loud commotion
50:17erupts at the
50:18classroom entrance.
50:20Feel satisfied
50:21now, Catherine?
50:22Jolene's in the
50:23hospital with a
50:23high fever,
50:24all because you
50:25wouldn't share
50:25your stupid umbrella.
50:26I calmly shut
50:27my notebook
50:28and rise to my
50:29feet.
50:29A chilly,
50:31razor-thin smile
50:32forms on my lips.
50:33She's sick,
50:35and that's supposed
50:35to be my
50:36responsibility?
50:37Is this seriously
50:38your reaction?
50:39Jolene's hospitalized,
50:40and you're standing
50:41here tossing out
50:41sarcastic comments?
50:42And what exactly
50:43does her hospital
50:44stale have to do
50:44with me?
50:45Did I make her
50:46give away her
50:46umbrella,
50:46or did I
50:47physically send her
50:48into the storm?
50:49You!
50:51And honestly,
50:51if she were
50:52sick enough
50:52to be hospitalized,
50:53would she really
50:54have the energy
50:55to publicize it
50:56to the entire
50:56school?
50:57I asked her
50:58personally.
50:59Great.
51:00Tell me which
51:01hospital she's at.
51:02I'll arrange
51:03to shut my
51:03notebook and
51:04rise to my
51:05feet.
51:05A chilly,
51:07razor-thin smile
51:08forms on my
51:09lips.
51:09She's sick,
51:10and that's
51:11supposed to be
51:12my responsibility?
51:13Is this seriously
51:14your reaction?
51:15Jolene's hospitalized,
51:16and you're standing
51:17here tossing out
51:17sarcastic comments?
51:18And what exactly
51:19does her hospital
51:20stale have to do
51:20with me?
51:21Did I make her
51:22give away her
51:22umbrella,
51:23or did I
51:23physically send
51:24her into the
51:25storm?
51:25You!
51:27And honestly,
51:28if she were sick
51:28enough to be
51:28hospitalized,
51:30would she really
51:30have the energy
51:31to publicize it
51:32to the entire
51:32school?
51:33You!
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