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

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

00:00:06The fake heiress Jolene and I were kidnapped.

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

00:00:14Jolene!

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

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

00:00:20Release Jolene first.

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

00:00:25I 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.

00:00:59Poor 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.

00:01:09No!

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

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

00:01:19If you want to live,

00:01:22stop right now.

00:01:24I recognize the man.

00:01:25He is Liam Warren.

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

00:01:29Who commands a massive empire.

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

00:01:34Mr. Warren.

00:01:36Please spare us.

00:01:53Who are you?

00:01:54I'm the one sending you to hell.

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

00:01:59desperate pleas,

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

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

00:02:10Five million.

00:02:11She wanted you ruined.

00:02:16Thank you for saving me.

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

00:02:24I can cure it.

00:02:26Do you trust me?

00:02:29I trust you.

00:02:30I draw a small blade,

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

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

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

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

00:02:39First,

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

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

00:02:46When I return home,

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

00:02:50gathered around Jolana,

00:02:52showering her with care.

00:02:53I close the distance,

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

00:02:57Catherine, 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.

00:03:12Me causing trouble?

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

00:03:18She'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?

00:03:36Or 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.

00:04:09I spot Austin coming out and get into the car without hesitation.

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

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

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

00:04:33Is everything settled?

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

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

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

00:04:40All right.

00:04:41But I have two conditions.

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

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

00:04:47Besides that, neither of us interferes in the other's life.

00:04:52All right.

00:04:53But 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.

00:05:23Ironic, isn't it?

00:05:24A stranger gives me better lodging than my own family.

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

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

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

00:05:38Come back.

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

00:05:41Why are you still throwing a tantrum?

00:05:43Who picked you up?

00:05:45Stop making everything difficult.

00:05:47Just return home.

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

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

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

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

00:06:07I quickly type one simple, satisfying reply to each one.

00:06:12Get lost.

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

00:06:15That feels even better.

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

00:06:18Logging out.

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

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

00:06:30Welcome back.

00:06:31Quietus.

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

00:06:35The genius hacker Quietus.

00:06:38My phone rings.

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

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

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

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

00:06:48Good.

00:06:48Oh, 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 them dig.

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

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

00:07:14Miss, these are new arrivals, and each costs over $100,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:07:44Ring up everything I selected.

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

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

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

00:07:55Watch out.

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

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

00:08:03What?

00:08:04I saw those first.

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

00:08:09Maybe?

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

00:08:14Jolene trembles with fury.

00:08:15I pay and walk out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:08:43I am Liam Warren's date.

00:08:45The most powerful man in Ardwell.

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

00:08:52Is that Mr. Warren?

00:08:54He actually showed up.

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

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

00:09:00She's stunning.

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

00:09:04I ignore the whispers.

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

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

00:09:12Playing the part of a cherished woman.

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

00:09:18Austin freezes too.

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

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

00:09:28And with Mr. Warren.

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

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

00:09:37I'm your brother.

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

00:09:43Brother?

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

00:09:50Catherine...

00:09:52Is with me.

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

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

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

00:10:05You never mentioned anything.

00:10:07And...

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

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

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

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

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

00:10:24Why exactly should I update you about my personal life?

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

00:10:33Here she goes again.

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

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

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

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

00:10:47Do you have any idea what kind of man Liam is?

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

00:10:58Do you honestly think I'd waste that kind of energy on you?

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

00:11:09Excuse me.

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

00:11:19Did you catch that?

00:11:20Liam said it himself.

00:11:22She's with him.

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

00:11:28Wait, Catherine?

00:11:30Isn't that the Brown daughter who was swapped at birth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:11:55The 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.

00:12:13But I've never been interested in jewelry.

00:12:16No matter how valuable,

00:12:18they're just stones.

00:12:19Just then,

00:12:20I hear a familiar voice.

00:12:22It's Jolene.

00:12:23Austin,

00:12:24this necklace is stunning.

00:12:26I really like it.

00:12:29Austin understands immediately.

00:12:32His eyes grow determined.

00:12:34Huh.

00:12:35Same as always.

00:12:36Whatever Jolene wants,

00:12:38Austin gives her.

00:12:43Once I was jealous.

00:12:45Now,

00:12:46I just find it ridiculous.

00:12:50Going once.

00:12:51Going twice.

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

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

00:12:5850 million.

00:12:5950 million.

00:13:01Sold.

00:13:02Congratulations,

00:13:03Mr. Warren.

00:13:04Liam walks up to the stage

00:13:06and claims the necklace.

00:13:13Then,

00:13:14to everyone's astonishment,

00:13:15he returns to me

00:13:17and fastens the necklace

00:13:18around my neck.

00:13:24It looks good on you.

00:13:27I really like it.

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

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

00:13:36I reach up and touch the cool gem against my neck.

00:13:4150 million for a necklace.

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

00:13:46After the auction wraps up,

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

00:13:51Catherine,

00:13:51you really are something.

00:13:53A few days away

00:13:53and you've already hooked onto Liam.

00:13:55Nothing as impressive

00:13:57as your lifelong mastery

00:13:58of acting sweet and pitiful.

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

00:14:01Cut it out.

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

00:14:03so no need to pretend.

00:14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching

00:14:07and intentionally bumps onto me,

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

00:14:11Catherine,

00:14:12even if you dislike me,

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

00:14:14Throwing juice on me?

00:14:17What happened?

00:14:18Declan,

00:14:18it's okay.

00:14:19I must have upset Catherine.

00:14:22Catherine,

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

00:14:24Jolene is your sister.

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

00:14:30and flick my wrist,

00:14:31sending the whole glass

00:14:32onto Jolene's dress.

00:14:34There.

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

00:14:36And I only take responsibility

00:14:38for my own actions.

00:14:40Jolene is stunned.

00:14:42Declan freezes.

00:14:44Seems I arrived just after

00:14:46all the excitement ended.

00:14:48Quite the lesson

00:14:49in the Brown family's manners today.

00:14:51Mr. Warren,

00:14:52this is a misunderstanding.

00:14:55Misunderstanding?

00:14:56There are security cameras here.

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

00:15:03Whispers erupt around them.

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

00:15:12to ghostly pale.

00:15:14Let's go.

00:15:15The atmosphere here

00:15:16is suffocating.

00:15:17A fierce satisfaction

00:15:19rising in my chest.

00:15:20This time,

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

00:15:23Back in the Brown family,

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

00:15:26And all it got me

00:15:26was them pushing harder

00:15:27every time.

00:15:28Now,

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

00:15:36The following morning,

00:15:37I walk into the living area

00:15:39and notice Liam

00:15:41is already awake.

00:15:53Good morning.

00:15:56Morning.

00:15:57I head to the kitchen

00:15:59to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:05Just then,

00:16:06Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:14Is she the mysterious beauty

00:16:15who stunned everyone last night?

00:16:17That's Catherine Brown,

00:16:19my new personal doctor.

00:16:22You're serious?

00:16:23His skepticism is loud enough

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

00:16:28Mr. Moreno,

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

00:16:31Your dark under eyes

00:16:32and shortness of breath

00:16:34suggest your vitality

00:16:35is 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?

00:16:41Miss Brown,

00:16:42I'm not one to judge

00:16:43by appearances.

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

00:16:46Many top experts

00:16:47have been stumped.

00:16:48And you?

00:16:49I'm not bothered.

00:16:50I've faced this kind of doubt

00:16:52many times before.

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

00:16:56Winred,

00:16:57maybe you ought to let

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

00:17:02Liam,

00:17:02are you kidding me?

00:17:03This girl-

00:17:03She's not just some girl.

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

00:17:06Right now,

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

00:17:09He then turns to me.

00:17:10Can you really fix me?

00:17:15Yes.

00:17:16Thirty minutes later,

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

00:17:20Liam pulls his shirt up,

00:17:22exposing his toned chest.

00:17:25I pull out the silver needles

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

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

00:17:37Liam's body shivers.

00:17:39And he spits out dark red,

00:17:41clotted blood.

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

00:17:47Dr. Brown?

00:17:48How are you feeling now?

00:17:54I feel great.

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

00:17:58Don't let yourself get too stressed.

00:18:01And most importantly,

00:18:02you'll need to prioritize rest

00:18:05and abstinence.

00:18:06Understood, Dr. Brown.

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

00:18:10Winfred leans in and quietly asks

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

00:18:16I go back to my room

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

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

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

00:18:25$100,000?

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

00:18:29The ingredients are rare

00:18:31and 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,

00:18:39but if your health fails,

00:18:41no sum of money will grant you

00:18:43a second chance.

00:18:45The following morning,

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

00:18:47my 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.

00:18:56I realize that for the sake of my own peace,

00:18:59cutting 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,

00:19:15becoming someone's mistress?

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

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

00:19:23Who I decide to be with is my own business.

00:19:26It doesn't concern your family.

00:19:29You're a Brown!

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

00:19:36Catherine, seriously,

00:19:38do you think Liam would ever give you the time of day?

00:19:41Are you all finished?

00:19:42First,

00:19:44Liam and I have a strictly doctor-patient relationship.

00:19:47Second,

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

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

00:19:51And don't forget

00:19:52that I am no longer part of your family.

00:19:55You said you cut ties,

00:19:57so 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,

00:20:12I've been recording all your insults,

00:20:15threats,

00:20:15and schemes to grab the shares.

00:20:17Keep pushing me,

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

00:20:24I put my phone away,

00:20:26feeling nothing.

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

00:20:32Now it's your turn to taste

00:20:33what 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.

00:20:45Suddenly,

00:20:46a voice calls out,

00:20:48Catherine,

00:20:48is that really you?

00:20:49Where have you been hiding?

00:20:51I look at the woman before me.

00:20:54She's nearly 50,

00:20:55her 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,

00:21:06and you owe me half a million.

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

00:21:09I'll make a scene outside your place every single day.

00:21:12If you need cash,

00:21:14ask your real daughter,

00:21:15Jolene.

00:21:15I raised you all those years,

00:21:18so you should compensate me.

00:21:19You ungrateful brat!

00:21:22Stay out of my way.

00:21:23Otherwise,

00:21:24I won't hesitate to involve the police

00:21:26and 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,

00:21:39a sleek black Rolls Royce glides to a stop beside me.

00:21:43The window lowers,

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

00:21:48Do you need a hand?

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

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

00:21:54Get in.

00:21:55It's nearly impossible to catch a taxi here.

00:21:57I hesitate,

00:21:59but 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.

00:22:05That 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

00:22:13let 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.

00:22:45Just then,

00:22:46a clear voice cuts through the tension.

00:22:50Miss Catherine Brown,

00:22:52you're here.

00:22:53Welcome.

00:22:53Please follow me.

00:22:54Everyone stares in shock

00:22:56as I walk toward 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.

00:23:11Catherine, you 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.

00:23:26Come back in a week for a follow-up.

00:23:28We'll reassess then.

00:23:33Thank you, Catherine.

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

00:23:37After the meal,

00:23:39Gerard leans forward and asks

00:23:40if I need help with anything.

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

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

00:23:46but it must be extremely quiet and private,

00:23:49with top-tier security.

00:23:50I'll handle it.

00:23:51I'll find something perfect for you.

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

00:23:53at Aurelis University next Monday, right?

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

00:23:58Medical school.

00:23:59You need to study medicine?

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

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

00:24:03and taking care of some personal business.

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

00:24:10The 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.

00:24:18I glance over at Gerard,

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

00:24:22Don't refuse it.

00:24:23This is our business,

00:24:25so just enjoy it.

00:24:28Fine.

00:24:30After being chased away

00:24:31from my private suite,

00:24:33Jolene drags herself

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

00:24:46Jolene, are you okay?

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

00:24:50I just stepped out

00:24:51to see who Catherine was meeting.

00:24:53I was worried about her,

00:24:54but 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.

00:25:06I 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

00:25:14you can't fake.

00:25:16Catherine is clearly

00:25:17in the high circles.

00:25:18No wonder she's trying

00:25:20to distance herself from us.

00:25:28Pathetic and disgraceful.

00:25:31Who knows what kind of company

00:25:34she's keeping now?

00:25:35Jolene's heart swells

00:25:37with secret satisfaction.

00:25:39I have burned my bridges

00:25:40with the family for good.

00:25:42She 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.

00:25:59It's her.

00:26:01Jolene!

00:26:03My dear daughter!

00:26:04Finally!

00:26:05I've found you!

00:26:07Her blood runs cold.

00:26:10Jolene,

00:26:11your younger brother

00:26:12needs money for school.

00:26:14Maybe you could help us out?

00:26:19I don't have time

00:26:20for 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.

00:26:27The tuition alone

00:26:28is a hundred thousand.

00:26:30Her hands tremble

00:26:31with unbridled rage.

00:26:32This wretched woman

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

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

00:26:36My parents already

00:26:37paid you enough

00:26:38to cut ties

00:26:39all those years ago!

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

00:26:47I need to find a way

00:26:48to get rid of this problem

00:26:49for good.

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

00:26:51has finally arrived.

00:26:53My first day reporting

00:26:54to Ararius University.

00:27:09Jolene,

00:27:10is this your sister?

00:27:11Since when

00:27:11does Avalius University

00:27:12let random nobodies walk in?

00:27:14Well,

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

00:27:17Jolene?

00:27:17Looks like we're going

00:27:19to be classmates.

00:27:19Classmates?

00:27:20You and me?

00:27:21Don't be ridiculous.

00:27:24The lecture bell

00:27:26chimes sharp and clear

00:27:27and Professor Lambert Carter

00:27:29steps through the door.

00:27:30He's a living legend

00:27:31in 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 what you think.

00:27:53I shut my notebook calmly,

00:27:55no trace of panic

00:27:57in my movements,

00:27:58and stand up.

00:27:58I lay out my analysis

00:28:00clearly and concisely,

00:28:02citing cutting-edge research,

00:28:03clinical data,

00:28:04and real surgical cases

00:28:06effortlessly.

00:28:08She's incredible.

00:28:10Total beauty and brains.

00:28:12Who even is she?

00:28:14Jolene's face burns

00:28:15with jealousy,

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

00:28:20When the final bell rings,

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

00:28:24Jolene steps in front of me

00:28:25with Paige and Brenna.

00:28:27Catherine,

00:28:28just a few days away,

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

00:28:31catching everyone's attention.

00:28:33Jolene,

00:28:34she's probably pulling stunts

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

00:28:37Exactly!

00:28:38Everyone whispers

00:28:39she knows how to charm

00:28:41the right people.

00:28:42Is that all?

00:28:44Now,

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

00:29:01people like that!

00:29:02Jolene,

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

00:29:04If they open their mouths

00:29:06like that again,

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

00:29:08Watch your tone.

00:29:10You're messing with

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

00:29:14The Brown family?

00:29:16That's your problem,

00:29:18not mine.

00:29:20Stop pretending.

00:29:21It's pathetic.

00:29:23I turn and walk away.

00:29:31I return to the Warren mansion

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

00:29:36You were out?

00:29:38Yeah.

00:29:39I stop by Aurelius University

00:29:41to check in.

00:29:42and also took a look

00:29:43at a new place

00:29:44while I was out.

00:29:46You're moving out?

00:29:47Yeah.

00:29:48Staying here long term

00:29:49isn't practical.

00:29:50Your treatment has leveled out.

00:29:51It won't interfere

00:29:52with your progress.

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

00:29:55I offer the building

00:29:56and unit number

00:29:56of Sterling Haven

00:29:57without hesitation.

00:29:58Then I prepare a medicinal shower.

00:30:01The water warmed perfectly,

00:30:04a thin mist curling through the room.

00:30:08It's ready?

00:30:09Liam walks toward the treatment area,

00:30:12unbuttoning his shirt as he moves.

00:30:14His long fingers loosen the fabric,

00:30:17revealing toned muscles

00:30:18and defined contours.

00:30:22Take the pants off too.

00:30:27What's the matter?

00:30:28Feeling shy now?

00:30:30After some hesitation,

00:30:31Liam strips down to 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.

00:30:43Why am I so flustered?

00:30:46Get it together, Catherine.

00:30:48You're a doctor.

00:30:49Stay professional.

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

00:30:52and a good body

00:30:52throw you off.

00:30:54The next day,

00:30:55I head to the lab

00:30:56to find Lombert.

00:30:59Perfect timing.

00:31:00I've been wrestling

00:31:01with this data all morning.

00:31:02Come check this out.

00:31:07The two of us slip 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 to say,

00:31:24just say it.

00:31:26Professor,

00:31:27I know you prize real skill,

00:31:29but Kathleen is not

00:31:30who you think she is.

00:31:31She never attended

00:31:32a proper university.

00:31:33How could she grasp

00:31:35complex medical research?

00:31:36I'm afraid you're being deceived.

00:31:38Enough!

00:31:39Jolene,

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.

00:31:46Catherine identified the error

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

00:31:49Most PhD candidates

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

00:31:52the first time around.

00:31:54Tell me,

00:31:54how 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

00:32:05when I see it.

00:32:06I 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.

00:32:34just as I walked

00:32:36into the classroom

00:32:37and took my seat,

00:32:38I noticed the girl

00:32:39next to me,

00:32:40her cheek marked

00:32:41by a dark birthmark.

00:32:44Hi,

00:32:45I'm Claudia Norris.

00:32:51Well, 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?

00:33:26That'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 on 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.

00:33:51Most of them

00:33:52were convinced

00:33:53the 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 lending you mine.

00:34:00Wearing fakes is bad.

00:34:03Thanks,

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

00:34:06I don't wear

00:34:07other people's shoes.

00:34:08Besides,

00:34:09we still don't actually know

00:34:11who's rocking the fakes,

00:34:12do we?

00:34:14I slowed my movements

00:34:15deliberately,

00:34:16lifted my feet

00:34:17foot

00:34:17and aimed the heel

00:34:18straight at the crowd.

00:34:20Is that real?

00:34:22Of course.

00:34:22Here'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

00:34:30and the designer's

00:34:32and the designer's initials.

00:34:33AL engraved

00:34:34on the inside heel.

00:34:35It can't be.

00:34:37But it is.

00:34:41Jolene,

00:34:42why don't you have a look

00:34:43inside your own heel?

00:34:44I'm not scared!

00:34:46She raises her foot

00:34:47and turns the inside

00:34:47of the heel toward everyone.

00:34:49It's empty.

00:34:54Impossible!

00:34:55My shoes are real!

00:34:56The marks are just

00:34:57worn down from use!

00:34:59You can barely see it now!

00:35:01Oh, really?

00:35:02Future's anti-counterfeit system

00:35:04is one of the most

00:35:05advanced in 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 embarrass me

00:35:18in front of everyone?

00:35:20Jolene,

00:35:20you seem to forget.

00:35:22What I do best

00:35:23is tear apart

00:35:24cheap facades like yours.

00:35:26After school,

00:35:27Jolene storms out of campus,

00:35:28fuming.

00:35:30Austin is there

00:35:31to pick her up.

00:35:36Jolene,

00:35:37what's going on?

00:35:38Did someone mess with you?

00:35:39Austin!

00:35:40Those limited edition

00:35:42shoes you got for me?

00:35:44Catherine showed up

00:35:45wearing the exact same pair

00:35:47and accused mine

00:35:48of being fake.

00:35:50Showtime.

00:35:57Catherine, wait!

00:36:03What gives you the right

00:36:04to accuse Jolene's shoes

00:36:06of be fake?

00:36:11Just take the shoes

00:36:12to the store

00:36:12for verification.

00:36:14Verify them?

00:36:15Who do you think you are?

00:36:24Lucky for me,

00:36:26Future's Black Gold members

00:36:27get priority 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.

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

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

00:37:04Liam gets out of the car,

00:37:05moving with authority.

00:37:11They look at him nervously,

00:37:12like rats looking at a cat.

00:37:16Mr. Warren.

00:37:17Is everything alright?

00:37:20Mr. Warren,

00:37:21it's nothing serious.

00:37:23Catherine just insisted

00:37:24my shoes weren't real.

00:37:29Do you need any help?

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

00:37:32Nothing to worry about.

00:37:34Mr. Warren,

00:37:35this is a private

00:37:37family matter.

00:37:38Family matter?

00:37:39If Catherine's involved,

00:37:41it's my business too.

00:37:47Let's go.

00:37:48Dinner's waiting.

00:37:55Your turn is over.

00:37:57Fake shoes always end up

00:37:59rubbing the heel raw.

00:38:01You might want to

00:38:02change yours.

00:38:11I feel a quiet thrill

00:38:12of 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.

00:38:45Just as I step out of the car,

00:38:47Catherine?

00:38:48A familiar voice

00:38:50calls out behind me.

00:38:52I turn and see

00:38:53Declan and Jolene

00:38:54standing not far away.

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

00:38:58Why are you at this place?

00:39:00Catherine,

00:39:01why are you hauling

00:39:02a suitcase here?

00:39:04Are you sure you haven't

00:39:05gotten the 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?

00:39:16Wait,

00:39:17are you working here?

00:39:19Like on the staff?

00:39:20I can't help but laugh.

00:39:22Jolene,

00:39:22your imagination is wild.

00:39:24So tell me,

00:39:25what about you two?

00:39:26Are you here to apply

00:39:28for janitor

00:39:28or security jobs?

00:39:30Declan and I are here

00:39:31looking for a place

00:39:32to settle down.

00:39:33Our wedding apartment,

00:39:35actually.

00:39:36I calmly reach

00:39:38into my bag

00:39:38and pull out

00:39:39an access card,

00:39:42tapping it

00:39:43against the reader.

00:39:47A beep confirms access.

00:39:51Declan 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?

00:40:08Who's racing?

00:40:10The same arrogant

00:40:12group of wealthy

00:40:12young men.

00:40:13They've been throwing

00:40:14challenges 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 throwing

00:40:31themselves at 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

00:40:40in the suburb.

00:40:55I 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,

00:41:29that flashy blue

00:41:30GT-R

00:41:31pulled up

00:41:32right in front of me.

00:41:36Catherine?

00:41:37What are you doing here?

00:41:39This isn't a playground

00:41:41for careless drivers.

00:41:44If trash like you

00:41:46is allowed here,

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

00:41:52Explain yourself.

00:41:56As if I'm going 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 touch me.

00:42:09Laying hands

00:42:10on someone in public?

00:42:11That'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

00:42:30in the first round.

00:42:33The signal light

00:42:34blinks on

00:42:34and the five engines

00:42:36roar to life.

00:42:36The green light

00:42:37flashes

00:42:37and Jackson's GTR

00:42:39shoots forward.

00:42:40At the first corner,

00:42:41I execute a drift

00:42:42unlike 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

00:42:56them myself.

00:42:59It's Yvera!

00:43:01She's really

00:43:01the legendary Yvera!

00:43:10My gray car

00:43:11shoots through

00:43:12the final stretch

00:43:13and crosses

00:43:13the finish line

00:43:14first.

00:43:27I push open

00:43:28the door

00:43:29and pull off

00:43:29my helmet,

00:43:30my ponytail

00:43:30swinging in the breeze.

00:43:34my face

00:43:36stays calm

00:43:36showing no

00:43:37excitement.

00:43:47You...

00:43:48you're really

00:43:49Yvera?

00:43:53Tell me

00:43:54who's the idiot

00:43:56now?

00:43:59So you were

00:44:00tricking us

00:44:00this whole time?

00:44:01On the day

00:44:02I returned,

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

00:44:12Jackson and walk

00:44:13off without looking

00:44:13back.

00:44:18I never wanted

00:44:19to flaunt

00:44:20being Yvera.

00:44:22But since you

00:44:22kept pushing,

00:44:23now you get

00:44:24to see who

00:44:25the real

00:44:25Catherine Brown

00:44:26really is.

00:44:41I never wanted

00:44:43to flaunt

00:44:44But since you

00:44:50he drops

00:44:51the video

00:44:51into the group

00:44:52chat

00:44:52and tags

00:44:53Liam directly.

00:44:57Liam,

00:44:58you have to

00:44:59see this.

00:44:59I swear

00:45:00it'll knock

00:45:00you 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?

00:45:13Liam opens

00:45:14the video

00:45:15sees me

00:45:16stepping out

00:45:16of the gray

00:45:17car

00:45:17and a flicker

00:45:18of real

00:45:19shock

00:45:19crosses eyes.

00:45:21It's her.

00:45:26Okay,

00:45:27I'm genuinely

00:45:28blown away.

00:45:29Liam,

00:45:30what kind

00:45:30of divine

00:45:30helper do you

00:45:31have in your

00:45:31life?

00:45:32This woman

00:45:32is pure

00:45:33magic.

00:45:33Told you.

00:45:34I knew

00:45:35even Liam

00:45:36couldn't stay

00:45:36calm after

00:45:37this.

00:45:53Catherine,

00:45:55just how

00:45:55much are

00:45:56you still

00:45:56hiding?

00:46:01The next

00:46:02day,

00:46:02I walk

00:46:03into the

00:46:03classroom.

00:46:06Catherine,

00:46:06I got

00:46:07you your

00:46:07favorite

00:46:08coffee.

00:46:09I smile

00:46:09and pull

00:46:10out a

00:46:10delicate

00:46:10porcelain

00:46:11bottle

00:46:11from my

00:46:12bag.

00:46:13Apply this

00:46:14ointment

00:46:14to the

00:46:15spot before

00:46:15bed.

00:46:17You should

00:46:17see results

00:46:18in about a

00:46:18month.

00:46:19Thank you

00:46:19so much,

00:46:20Catherine.

00:46:20Do you

00:46:21really think

00:46:21it will

00:46:22work?

00:46:22A mocking

00:46:23laugh cuts

00:46:24through the

00:46:24air.

00:46:25Consistency

00:46:25is the

00:46:26key.

00:46:26I'm confident

00:46:27it'll

00:46:27heal.

00:46:31Seriously?

00:46:32You

00:46:33actually

00:46:33think

00:46:33a

00:46:33homemade

00:46:34cream

00:46:34will

00:46:34magically

00:46:35make

00:46:35you

00:46:35beautiful?

00:46:36My eyes

00:46:36darken

00:46:37as I

00:46:37fix

00:46:37Paige

00:46:38with a

00:46:38piercing

00:46:38stare.

00:46:40Apologize.

00:46:42Why should I

00:46:43apologize?

00:46:43I'm just

00:46:44speaking the

00:46:44truth.

00:46:46Catherine,

00:46:47Paige can be

00:46:48a bit

00:46:48blunt.

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.

00:46:53The ointments

00:46:54you're handing

00:46:55out aren't

00:46:55officially

00:46:56approved.

00:46:56If

00:46:57Claudian's

00:46:58condition

00:46:58gets worse,

00:46:59that could

00:47:00cause a

00:47:01big problem.

00:47:01It's to

00:47:02heal,

00:47:03not harm.

00:47:04Why do

00:47:04you jump

00:47:05to conclusions

00:47:05without a

00:47:06shred of

00:47:06proof?

00:47:11Tell me,

00:47:12have you

00:47:13ever actually

00:47:13tested these

00:47:14ointments

00:47:14yourself?

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

00:47:20full responsibility.

00:47:22Jolene

00:47:23Brown,

00:47:23my medical

00:47:24skills aren't

00:47:25something

00:47:25outers to

00:47:25question.

00:47:31Catherine,

00:47:32I believe

00:47:33in you.

00:47:33Just as the

00:47:34school day

00:47:35wraps up,

00:47:35rain suddenly

00:47:36begins pouring

00:47:37down in

00:47:37heavy sheets.

00:47:38I had

00:47:38anticipated

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

00:47:44the downpour.

00:47:46Catherine,

00:47:47wait!

00:47:48Can I share

00:47:48your umbrella

00:47:49with you?

00:47:50No.

00:47:51I turn

00:47:52around and

00:47:53see Jolene

00:47:53huddled beneath

00:47:54my umbrella.

00:47:56Without

00:47:57another

00:47:57word,

00:47:58I turn

00:47:58and walk

00:47:59away.

00:47:59Before long,

00:48:00the rain

00:48:01soaks her

00:48:02to the

00:48:02bone.

00:48:04Catherine,

00:48:05it's pouring

00:48:06out here.

00:48:07I just

00:48:08wanted to

00:48:08walk with

00:48:09you for a

00:48:09bit.

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

00:48:18is too

00:48:18small for

00:48:18two.

00:48:20And

00:48:20honestly,

00:48:21I'm not

00:48:21comfortable

00:48:21being that

00:48:22close to

00:48:22anyone.

00:48:23Jolene is

00:48:24furious.

00:48:25A sleek

00:48:26black car

00:48:26rolls to a

00:48:27slow stop

00:48:27at the

00:48:28gate.

00:48:28Austin's.

00:48:33Austin!

00:48:36Jolene,

00:48:37how did

00:48:37you get

00:48:37this soaked?

00:48:38Didn't

00:48:38you bring

00:48:39an umbrella?

00:48:39You'll

00:48:40catch a

00:48:40cold like

00:48:40this.

00:48:41He glances

00:48:42out the

00:48:42window just

00:48:43in time to

00:48:43see me

00:48:44walking past

00:48:44holding my

00:48:45umbrella.

00:48:46Catherine,

00:48:47you had an

00:48:47umbrella.

00:48:48Why didn't

00:48:48you share

00:48:49it with

00:48:49Jolene?

00:48:57Do you

00:48:57really think

00:48:58we're close

00:48:58enough for

00:48:59that?

00:49:01Catherine,

00:49:02Jolene is

00:49:03family.

00:49:04Look at

00:49:04her.

00:49:04She's

00:49:04drenched.

00:49:05You had

00:49:06an umbrella

00:49:06and didn't

00:49:07even think

00:49:07to help

00:49:08her?

00:49:11Do you

00:49:11have any

00:49:12idea how

00:49:12cruel that

00:49:13looks?

00:49:13Exactly!

00:49:14Jolene

00:49:14soaked because

00:49:15Catherine

00:49:16abandoned

00:49:16her.

00:49:16She went

00:49:17way too

00:49:17far!

00:49:19Before I

00:49:19speak,

00:49:20a nearby

00:49:20student

00:49:21steps in.

00:49:22Please,

00:49:22I saw

00:49:22Jolene give

00:49:23her umbrella

00:49:23to someone

00:49:24else just

00:49:24to look

00:49:24noble,

00:49:25and then

00:49:25she tried

00:49:25to free-float

00:49:26eat off

00:49:26Catherine.

00:49:27Catherine

00:49:27didn't want

00:49:28to share,

00:49:28so what?

00:49:29Stop trying

00:49:29to guilt

00:49:29trip her.

00:49:31So what?

00:49:32The rain

00:49:33was pouring.

00:49:34Sharing

00:49:34wouldn't

00:49:35kill her.

00:49:36Catherine's.

00:49:36Catherine's

00:49:37just being

00:49:37selfish.

00:49:38Paige,

00:49:38please,

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

00:49:41to look

00:49:41generous.

00:49:42Austin,

00:49:43that's not

00:49:43what happened.

00:49:44I only wanted

00:49:45to get closer

00:49:46to her.

00:49:47I didn't realize

00:49:48she disliked

00:49:49me so much.

00:49:50Keep your

00:49:50little performances

00:49:51away from me.

00:49:52Don't test

00:49:53me.

00:50:06In the

00:50:06classroom,

00:50:07I sit quietly

00:50:08at my desk,

00:50:08flipping through

00:50:09my notes.

00:50:10Catherine,

00:50:11I heard

00:50:11Jolene's

00:50:11really sick

00:50:12today.

00:50:12She didn't

00:50:12come to

00:50:13class.

00:50:13Rain and

00:50:14cold.

00:50:14It's pretty

00:50:14normal to

00:50:15feel under

00:50:15the weather

00:50:15afterward.

00:50:16A loud

00:50:17commotion

00:50:17erupts at

00:50:18the classroom

00:50:18entrance.

00:50:20Feel

00:50:20satisfied

00:50:21now,

00:50:21Catherine?

00:50:22Jolene's

00:50:22in the

00:50:22hospital

00:50:23with a

00:50:23high

00:50:23fever,

00:50:24all because

00:50:24you wouldn't

00:50:24share your

00:50:25stupid

00:50:25umbrella.

00:50:26I calmly

00:50:27shut my

00:50:27notebook and

00:50:28rise to

00:50:28my feet.

00:50:29A chilly,

00:50:31razor-thin

00:50:31smile forms

00:50:32on my lips.

00:50:33She's sick,

00:50:34and that's

00:50:35supposed to be

00:50:35my responsibility?

00:50:36Is this

00:50:37seriously your

00:50:38reaction?

00:50:38Jolene's

00:50:39hospitalized,

00:50:40and you're

00:50:40standing here

00:50:40tossing out

00:50:41sarcastic

00:50:41comments?

00:50:42And what

00:50:42exactly does

00:50:43her hospital

00:50:43stale have

00:50:44to do with

00:50:44me?

00:50:45Did I make

00:50:45her give

00:50:46away her

00:50:46umbrella,

00:50:46or did I

00:50:47physically send

00:50:48her into

00:50:48the storm?

00:50:49You!

00:50:50And honestly,

00:50:51if she were

00:50:52sick enough

00:50:52to be

00:50:52hospitalized,

00:50:53would she

00:50:54really have

00:50:54the energy

00:50:55to publicize

00:50:55it to the

00:50:56entire school?

00:50:57I asked

00:50:58her personally.

00:50:59Great.

00:51:00Tell me which

00:51:01hospital she's

00:51:01at.

00:51:02I'll arrange

00:51:02for top

00:51:03clear specialists

00:51:04to check on

00:51:04her.

00:51:05I begin

00:51:06dialing,

00:51:07and Paige

00:51:07immediately

00:51:08panics.

00:51:09No!

00:51:10You don't

00:51:10have to do

00:51:11that!

00:51:11Jolene said

00:51:12she only

00:51:12needs rest.

00:51:16How did

00:51:16you figure

00:51:17out she

00:51:17was faking?

00:51:18I've

00:51:19watched her

00:51:19pull the

00:51:20same act

00:51:20more times

00:51:21than I

00:51:21can count.

00:51:22on the

00:51:23weekend,

00:51:24Claudian

00:51:25asks me

00:51:25to go

00:51:26shopping

00:51:26with her.

00:51:27We

00:51:28pause

00:51:29in front

00:51:29of dessert

00:51:29shop,

00:51:31across

00:51:31from a

00:51:32famous

00:51:32brand

00:51:32boutique.

00:51:33Jolene

00:51:34is there

00:51:34too.

00:51:38Oh,

00:51:38look who

00:51:39it is,

00:51:39Catherine.

00:51:40Fancy

00:51:40seeing you

00:51:41here.

00:51:41Shopping

00:51:42too,

00:51:42huh?

00:51:43What's

00:51:43the matter?

00:51:44Didn't

00:51:44expect to

00:51:45see you

00:51:45in a

00:51:45place like

00:51:46this?

00:51:46This

00:51:47isn't

00:51:47some

00:51:47place

00:51:47for just

00:51:48anyone.

00:51:49Bet

00:51:49that ice

00:51:49cream

00:51:50cost you

00:51:50half a

00:51:51day's

00:51:51wages?

00:51:52Jolene

00:51:52steps

00:51:52forward

00:51:53and

00:51:53accidentally

00:51:54splashes

00:51:55her coffee

00:51:55onto my

00:51:56white

00:51:56dress.

00:51:58Oh,

00:51:58no,

00:51:58Catherine!

00:51:59I'm so

00:52:00sorry!

00:52:00I tripped!

00:52:01I didn't

00:52:01mean to!

00:52:03I look

00:52:03down at

00:52:04the stains

00:52:04on my

00:52:05dress,

00:52:05my eyes

00:52:06turning

00:52:07cold.

00:52:10Do you

00:52:11even know

00:52:11how much

00:52:12this dress

00:52:12costs?

00:52:13It's just

00:52:13a dress.

00:52:14I can

00:52:14buy you

00:52:15a new

00:52:15one.

00:52:18She

00:52:18pulls

00:52:19two hundred

00:52:19dollars and

00:52:20tosses them

00:52:21at me.

00:52:22use this

00:52:23to get

00:52:24yourself a

00:52:24new one.

00:52:25I look

00:52:25at the

00:52:26ice cream

00:52:26in my

00:52:26hand

00:52:32and

00:52:33press 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

00:52:39a little

00:52:40mess.

00:52:41A quick

00:52:41wipe and

00:52:42you'll be

00:52:42fine.

00:52:43Jolene

00:52:43screams.

00:52:46Catherine

00:52:47What on

00:52:48earth are

00:52:48you doing?

00:52:49Are you

00:52:49crazy?

00:52:50Anne

00:52:50steps out

00:52:51of the

00:52:51fitting

00:52:51room

00:52:52and gasps

00:52:52at

00:52:53Jolene's

00:52:53appearance.

00:52:59Jolene!

00:53:00What on

00:53:01earth

00:53:01happened

00:53:01to you?

00:53:03Mom,

00:53:04it's all

00:53:04my fault.

00:53:05I

00:53:06accidentally

00:53:06spilled

00:53:07coffee on

00:53:07Catherine's

00:53:08dress.

00:53:09I've

00:53:09already

00:53:10paid her

00:53:10back,

00:53:11but she's

00:53:11acting like

00:53:12it's not

00:53:12enough.

00:53:18Catherine,

00:53:19why are you

00:53:20picking on

00:53:20Jolene again?

00:53:23Anne pulls a

00:53:24thick wad of

00:53:25cash from her

00:53:26purse.

00:53:28Catherine,

00:53:29don't push this

00:53:29further.

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

00:53:37anniversary edition.

00:53:39It retails for

00:53:40180,000 and is

00:53:41completely sold out.

00:53:43Either pay me

00:53:44three times its

00:53:44value,

00:53:45or I'll report

00:53:46this as

00:53:48intentional property

00:53:49damage to the

00:53:50police.

00:53:50Who said we

00:53:51wouldn't compensate?

00:53:52She reluctantly

00:53:53writes a check.

00:53:56Take it.

00:53:56This 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,

00:54:04satisfying pleasure.

00:54:06540,000.

00:54:07That's going to

00:54:08sting for a while.

00:54:09Back in the

00:54:10Brown family,

00:54:11I let you walk

00:54:12all over me.

00:54:12I swallowed

00:54:13every insult.

00:54:14Not anymore.

00:54:15From now on,

00:54:17every single

00:54:18debt gets paid

00:54:19back with interest.

00:54:20After the meal,

00:54:21I wave goodbye

00:54:22to Claudian at

00:54:23the restaurant's

00:54:23entrance.

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

00:54:32air.

00:54:35Someone help!

00:54:36Is there a

00:54:37doctor here?

00:54:38I turn towards

00:54:38the commotion

00:54:39and see a

00:54:40well-dressed

00:54:40woman kneeling

00:54:41beside an

00:54:42elderly woman

00:54:42who has

00:54:43collapsed.

00:54:44I push

00:54:45through the

00:54:45crowd and

00:54:46kneel down

00:54:46to examine

00:54:47her.

00:54:51Ma'am,

00:54:52don't panic.

00:54:53Does she

00:54:53have a history

00:54:54of heart

00:54:54disease?

00:54:55Yes.

00:54:56She has

00:54:57coronary

00:54:58heart

00:54:58disease.

00:55:00I reach

00:55:01into my

00:55:02bag and

00:55:02pull out

00:55:03a small

00:55:03bottle of

00:55:04nitroglycerin

00:55:05pills.

00:55:05I slide

00:55:07a tablet

00:55:07under her

00:55:08tongue and

00:55:08begin CPR.

00:55:22After

00:55:22several

00:55:23long

00:55:23minutes,

00:55:23the elderly

00:55:24woman lets

00:55:25out a faint

00:55:26groan.

00:55:28Paramedics

00:55:29arrive and

00:55:29take over.

00:55:31Very

00:55:32professional.

00:55:33You've

00:55:33brought us

00:55:34precious time.

00:55:36Which hospital

00:55:37do you work

00:55:37at?

00:55:38I have to

00:55:38thank you

00:55:39properly.

00:55:41I'm still a

00:55:42student.

00:55:42Helping people

00:55:43is just

00:55:43something I

00:55:44have to

00:55:44do.

00:55:50I quietly

00:55:52gather my

00:55:52things and

00:55:53slip away

00:55:53while the

00:55:54crowd watches

00:55:54with admiration.

00:55:56The next

00:55:56morning,

00:55:57I intentionally

00:55:58leave home

00:55:58early,

00:55:59but the

00:55:59Browns are

00:56:00already lying

00:56:01in wait

00:56:01at the

00:56:01school

00:56:02entrance.

00:56:04Catherine!

00:56:07Jolene

00:56:08plunges to

00:56:08hug me,

00:56:09but I

00:56:09smoothly

00:56:09dodge

00:56:10her.

00:56:11Catherine,

00:56:12come home

00:56:13with me.

00:56:14Your

00:56:14grandmother's

00:56:15back and

00:56:15wants to

00:56:16see you.

00:56:20Sorry,

00:56:20but I

00:56:21don't really

00:56:21know you

00:56:21people.

00:56:22We don't

00:56:23have time

00:56:23for your

00:56:23nonsense.

00:56:24You're

00:56:24coming home

00:56:25with us

00:56:25today.

00:56:28Since

00:56:29it's the

00:56:29busiest

00:56:30time for

00:56:30students

00:56:31arriving,

00:56:31a bunch

00:56:32of curious

00:56:33students have

00:56:33already

00:56:34stopped

00:56:34to watch.

00:56:37A sleek

00:56:38black Bentley

00:56:39eases to a

00:56:39stop right

00:56:40beside us.

00:56:41The window

00:56:42lowers

00:56:42smoothly,

00:56:43and Liam's

00:56:44sharply

00:56:44contoured

00:56:45face

00:56:45comes into

00:56:46view.

00:56:49Catherine,

00:56:50get in

00:56:50the car.

00:56:55I've got

00:56:56class in a

00:56:57few minutes.

00:56:57What brings

00:56:58you here so

00:56:58early?

00:57:01They didn't

00:57:02bother you,

00:57:02did they?

00:57:02No.

00:57:04They're

00:57:04irrelevant.

00:57:05I'm heading

00:57:05in.

00:57:09And without

00:57:09waiting for his

00:57:10response,

00:57:11I simply

00:57:11turn and

00:57:12leave.

00:57:16The browns

00:57:17erupt the

00:57:17moment I

00:57:17brush past

00:57:18them like

00:57:19they're

00:57:19strangers on

00:57:19the street.

00:57:20Are we

00:57:21seriously

00:57:21letting that

00:57:22girl walk

00:57:22all over

00:57:23us?

00:57:24She might

00:57:25ignore us,

00:57:26but someone

00:57:26else can get

00:57:27through to

00:57:27her.

00:57:28She won't

00:57:29dare skip

00:57:29her grandmother's

00:57:30birthday banquet.

00:57:33She'll show

00:57:34up for that.

00:57:35After my

00:57:36classes wrap up,

00:57:37I head home,

00:57:38ready to relax,

00:57:38until my

00:57:39phone starts

00:57:40buzzing in

00:57:40my pocket.

00:57:44Catherine,

00:57:45I'm sending

00:57:45you an

00:57:46address.

00:57:46Come eat

00:57:46with us.

00:57:47They've got

00:57:47all your

00:57:48favorites,

00:57:48and there's

00:57:49a surprise

00:57:49for you,

00:57:50too.

00:57:51I hop

00:57:51into a

00:57:52cab,

00:57:52take the

00:57:53elevator up,

00:57:54and text

00:57:54Jared.

00:57:57Which room

00:57:58are you guys

00:57:58in?

00:58:00The elevator

00:58:01doors slide

00:58:01open,

00:58:02and I walk

00:58:02out,

00:58:03my eyes

00:58:04glued to

00:58:04my phone.

00:58:06Before I

00:58:07can take

00:58:07two steps,

00:58:08a hand

00:58:09suddenly pulls

00:58:09me aside.

00:58:11So this

00:58:11is who

00:58:11you really

00:58:12are?

00:58:13Waiting all

00:58:13this time

00:58:14just to

00:58:14pull this?

00:58:15You followed

00:58:16me here?

00:58:16Declan,

00:58:17of course.

00:58:19What?

00:58:19Touched a

00:58:20nerve?

00:58:21You show

00:58:21up where I

00:58:22hang out

00:58:22hoping I'll

00:58:22notice you

00:58:23again?

00:58:25Catherine,

00:58:25you really

00:58:26haven't

00:58:26changed.

00:58:27Still using

00:58:28the same

00:58:28desperate

00:58:29tricks.

00:58:29Isn't

00:58:29she that

00:58:30Brown family

00:58:30daughter?

00:58:30The one

00:58:31they recently

00:58:31reclaimed?

00:58:32Yep.

00:58:32Looks like

00:58:33she's still

00:58:33running after

00:58:33Declan like

00:58:34always.

00:58:34Declan,

00:58:35drop the

00:58:35ego.

00:58:36I'm here

00:58:36for someone

00:58:36else.

00:58:37You don't

00:58:37even make

00:58:37the top

00:58:37hundred.

00:58:38Stop

00:58:38acting like

00:58:39the world

00:58:39revolves around

00:58:40you.

00:58:42Aha,

00:58:42so I

00:58:42got to

00:58:43you.

00:58:44That's

00:58:44why you're

00:58:44biting

00:58:44back?

00:58:45Do me

00:58:46a favor

00:58:46and stay

00:58:47away.

00:58:47I don't

00:58:48want anyone

00:58:48assuming

00:58:49we have

00:58:49history.

00:58:52I stride

00:58:53toward the

00:58:53highest-tier

00:58:54private suite

00:58:54without looking

00:58:55back.

00:59:03whoa,

00:59:05what

00:59:05happened

00:59:05to you?

00:59:09I'm

00:59:10fine.

00:59:19Catherine,

00:59:20wait till

00:59:21you see

00:59:21this.

00:59:31Hold on.

00:59:33Is that-

00:59:34the one

00:59:35from the

00:59:35Veritas

00:59:36auction

00:59:36last month.

00:59:37You kept

00:59:37staring at

00:59:38it,

00:59:39so I

00:59:39figured I'd

00:59:40just buy

00:59:40the damn

00:59:40thing for

00:59:41you.

00:59:42Thanks,

00:59:42Gerald.

00:59:42Hey,

00:59:44don't go

00:59:44formal on

00:59:45me.

00:59:46Something like

00:59:46this deserves

00:59:47an owner

00:59:47who actually

00:59:48gets it.

01:00:15Catherine,

01:00:16I heard

01:00:16you moved

01:00:17out.

01:00:17Did

01:00:18something

01:00:18happen?

01:00:19Did the

01:00:19Browns push

01:00:20you too

01:00:20far again?

01:00:21I'm fine,

01:00:22Auntie.

01:00:22I left

01:00:23on my own

01:00:23terms.

01:00:24Your

01:00:25grandmother

01:00:25returned.

01:00:26You

01:00:27heard?

01:00:28Her

01:00:29birthday

01:00:29banquet is

01:00:30next week.

01:00:31She

01:00:31actually

01:00:32called me

01:00:32earlier and

01:00:33told me to

01:00:33ask you

01:00:34to come.

01:00:35Auntie,

01:00:36I'm no

01:00:36longer part

01:00:37of the

01:00:37Brown

01:00:37family.

01:00:38Catherine,

01:00:39please.

01:00:40She's

01:00:41getting

01:00:41older.

01:00:42Just

01:00:42give her

01:00:42this

01:00:43one

01:00:43courtesy.

01:00:44All

01:00:45right.

01:00:46I'll

01:00:46show up

01:00:47on time.

01:00:47I exhale

01:00:48slowly,

01:00:49so this

01:00:49is happening.

01:00:50No

01:00:50dodging

01:00:51it now.

01:00:51My

01:00:52eyes

01:00:52move

01:00:52back

01:00:52to

01:00:53the

01:00:53gemstone

01:00:53in its

01:00:53wooden

01:00:54box.

01:00:54It

01:00:54would

01:00:55make

01:00:55a

01:00:55clean,

01:00:55elegant

01:00:56birthday

01:00:56gift.

01:00:57The

01:00:58night of

01:00:58Amelia's

01:00:59birthday

01:00:59banquet

01:01:00has

01:01:00come.

01:01:01The

01:01:01brown

01:01:01estate

01:01:01glows

01:01:02with

01:01:02extravagant

01:01:03decorations.

01:01:07I

01:01:07stroll

01:01:08in wearing

01:01:08simple,

01:01:09casual

01:01:09clothes.

01:01:10Jolene

01:01:11drifts

01:01:11graciously

01:01:12through the

01:01:12guests

01:01:12in a

01:01:13blush

01:01:13pink

01:01:13couture

01:01:14gown.

01:01:15Low

01:01:16whispers

01:01:16swirl around

01:01:17the gathered

01:01:17guests about

01:01:18how shabby I

01:01:18look.

01:01:20Lawrence's and

01:01:21Anna's expressions

01:01:22grow cold and

01:01:23tense.

01:01:24Isn't that the

01:01:24one who broke

01:01:25ties with the

01:01:25browns?

01:01:26And she just

01:01:27shows up to

01:01:27grandma's birthday

01:01:28like that?

01:01:31Wild or not,

01:01:32she's stunning.

01:01:35Those sharp

01:01:36features and that

01:01:37presence can't be

01:01:38ignored.

01:01:38Jolene steps

01:01:39forward,

01:01:40her smile

01:01:41dazzling and

01:01:42perfectly

01:01:42practiced.

01:01:43Grandma,

01:01:44happy birthday!

01:01:45I know how

01:01:46much you adore

01:01:47gemstones,

01:01:48so I asked the

01:01:49auction house to

01:01:49find something

01:01:50really special for

01:01:51you,

01:01:51a rare warm

01:01:52gem.

01:01:57And you,

01:01:58Catherine?

01:01:59What did you

01:02:00bring?

01:02:01I reach into my

01:02:02black bag and

01:02:03pull out a small

01:02:04wooden box.

01:02:06As I open the

01:02:07lid, the room

01:02:08falls deathly

01:02:09silent.

01:02:10Nestled inside is

01:02:12another gemstone.

01:02:14Huh?

01:02:15To give grandma a

01:02:17fake?

01:02:18That's just

01:02:18disrespectful.

01:02:20Catherine?

01:02:21Fake?

01:02:22Catherine, don't

01:02:23you realize how

01:02:24humiliating this is

01:02:25for our family?

01:02:28Amid the crowd's

01:02:29murmurs and

01:02:30accusations, I

01:02:31stay composed.

01:02:38You say mine's a

01:02:39fake?

01:02:40On what proof?

01:02:41Maybe yours is the

01:02:42counterfeit.

01:02:43Isn't it obvious?

01:02:45This gem is

01:02:46incredibly rare.

01:02:48There can't be two

01:02:49exactly the same.

01:02:53Mine's been

01:02:54authenticated by

01:02:55several experts.

01:02:56It's the real deal.

01:02:58A knowing smile

01:02:59curves my lips

01:03:00as I bring my

01:03:01gem up and

01:03:02lightly press it

01:03:03against an

01:03:04Aaliyah's wrist.

01:03:05This is it!

01:03:08They say a

01:03:08genuine warm

01:03:09gem changes

01:03:10color depending

01:03:10on its

01:03:11wearer's

01:03:11vitality.

01:03:12It's a

01:03:12unique,

01:03:13almost magical

01:03:14trait.

01:03:15Why don't we

01:03:16test Jolene's

01:03:17gem the same

01:03:18way?

01:03:20She tried to

01:03:21pin it on

01:03:21Catherine when

01:03:22it was her

01:03:22own gift that

01:03:23was false.

01:03:23That's impossible!

01:03:25I paid ten

01:03:25million for this

01:03:26at the

01:03:26luxurious

01:03:27auction house!

01:03:28I even have

01:03:29the receipt and

01:03:30certificate to

01:03:30prove it!

01:03:31Pulling out her

01:03:32phone, she

01:03:32quickly dials the

01:03:33number.

01:03:34What she hears

01:03:35makes her eyes

01:03:35widened in shock.

01:03:37Just then, someone

01:03:38glances at their

01:03:39phone and blurts

01:03:39out,

01:03:40The luxurious

01:03:40auction house

01:03:41director got

01:03:42hooked on

01:03:42gambling!

01:03:44Jolene stumbles

01:03:45backward, dropping

01:03:47her phone with a

01:03:48loud clatter.

01:03:49Today is my

01:03:50birthday celebration.

01:03:51Let's put an

01:03:52end to this now.

01:03:53Jolene acted

01:03:54with good intentions

01:03:55but was misled.

01:03:56For the very

01:03:57first time,

01:03:58Anala looks at

01:03:59me without that

01:03:59usual air of

01:04:01disappointment.

01:04:04You know,

01:04:05Catherine, I

01:04:06actually like this.

01:04:11Jolene bites down

01:04:12hard on her lower

01:04:13lip, her nails

01:04:15digging into her

01:04:15palm.

01:04:16Justine approaches

01:04:17me.

01:04:20Catherine, I'm

01:04:21sorry about

01:04:22everything that

01:04:22went down earlier.

01:04:24I'm okay.

01:04:25You only stop

01:04:26feeling hurt when

01:04:27you stop expecting

01:04:28anything from

01:04:29anyone.

01:04:31Not long after,

01:04:33friends call

01:04:33Justina away.

01:04:35A maid makes

01:04:36her way around,

01:04:37offering champagne.

01:04:38When she gets

01:04:39to me, I decline.

01:04:42The maid hurries

01:04:43away and comes

01:04:44back moments

01:04:45later, holding

01:04:45a glass of juice.

01:04:47I study the

01:04:48juice for a

01:04:48moment.

01:04:49I lift the

01:04:50glass and drink

01:04:50it down in one

01:04:51steady guilt.

01:04:52A few minutes

01:04:53pass before the

01:04:54same maid shows

01:04:55up again.

01:04:56I'm so, so

01:04:58sorry.

01:04:58I didn't mean for

01:04:59this to happen.

01:05:01She slips, and

01:05:02the entire drink

01:05:03splashes across my

01:05:04outfit.

01:05:06Catherine, I'm

01:05:06really sorry.

01:05:07The staff can be a

01:05:08bit careless.

01:05:09Why don't you slip

01:05:10into one of my

01:05:10dresses?

01:05:11I've got tons

01:05:11upstairs.

01:05:12You can use the

01:05:12guest room to

01:05:13change.

01:05:13Wow.

01:05:14The rules in this

01:05:14house are intriguing,

01:05:16to say the least.

01:05:16I hear every bit of

01:05:17the sarcasm.

01:05:18Sophia is practically

01:05:20mocking Jolene, who

01:05:21acts like she owns

01:05:22the place.

01:05:22The maid exhales,

01:05:24relieved beyond

01:05:25measure, and

01:05:25hurries forward.

01:05:26I start after her,

01:05:28but pause to throw

01:05:28Jolene one last

01:05:30look.

01:05:30The maid leads me

01:05:32far inside the

01:05:33mansion, to a

01:05:34guest room.

01:05:34As soon as she

01:05:35leaves, the door

01:05:36shuts quietly, and

01:05:38I hear the lock

01:05:38slide into place.

01:05:41I go over to

01:05:42check the window,

01:05:43but it's stuck

01:05:43tight, probably

01:05:45locked from the

01:05:45outside.

01:05:47A strange warmth

01:05:48begins spreading

01:05:49under my skin.

01:05:50I take a steady

01:05:51breath, pull a

01:05:52small ceramic

01:05:53file from my

01:05:54pocket, and

01:05:55swallow an

01:05:55antidote.

01:05:56I had drunk the

01:05:58tampered juice

01:05:58simply because I

01:05:59wanted to see the

01:06:00full extent of

01:06:01Jolene's trap.

01:06:06A few moments

01:06:07later, I hear

01:06:08faint, uneven

01:06:09footsteps outside

01:06:11the door.

01:06:11I lay down on

01:06:13the bed, completely

01:06:14still and quiet.

01:06:16The door creaks

01:06:17open slowly.

01:06:21Getting impatient,

01:06:22huh?

01:06:23Don't worry,

01:06:24sweetheart.

01:06:25I'll take real

01:06:26good care of you.

01:06:27But suddenly, my

01:06:29eyes snap wide

01:06:30open.

01:06:33The scream tears

01:06:34from him.

01:06:35He crumples to

01:06:36the floor in an

01:06:37instant, folding

01:06:39over and wrigling

01:06:40on the carpet.

01:06:42I calmly step over

01:06:43him and shut the

01:06:44door behind me.

01:06:45I ease into the

01:06:46corner just

01:06:46outside, ready to

01:06:48watch.

01:06:48Not long after,

01:06:49Jolene appears,

01:06:51sneaking cautiously

01:06:53down the hall.

01:06:55She presses her

01:06:56ear against the

01:06:57door, then pulls

01:06:58it wide open.

01:07:08She barely has time

01:07:09to register it

01:07:10before the man

01:07:11lunges at her.

01:07:15Stay away!

01:07:16Get off me!

01:07:17Man, pretty girl.

01:07:19The other one took

01:07:20a heap, but you?

01:07:21You'll do just fine.

01:07:23Don't you dare touch

01:07:24me!

01:07:24I'm a brown.

01:07:26Touch me and you're

01:07:27dead.

01:07:30Oh, man, yeah?

01:07:32That just makes it

01:07:33way more interesting.

01:07:35Ah!

01:07:37Help!

01:07:38Let me go!

01:07:41After closing the

01:07:42door behind me, I

01:07:44calmly make my way

01:07:45back to the banquet

01:07:46hall.

01:07:47Sophia, who had

01:07:48earlier stood by my

01:07:49side, approaches

01:07:50with a warm smile

01:07:51and extends her

01:07:51hand.

01:07:52I'm Sophia Flynn.

01:07:53How about we get

01:07:54better acquainted?

01:07:56Catherine Brown, it's

01:07:57a pleasure to meet

01:07:58you.

01:07:58About 15 minutes

01:07:59later, a sudden

01:08:00disturbance breaks out

01:08:02outside the banquet

01:08:02hall.

01:08:03The crowd moves

01:08:04towards the guest

01:08:04room.

01:08:07As they get closer,

01:08:08heavy breathing and

01:08:09a woman's desperate

01:08:10screams reach their

01:08:11ears.

01:08:15Anne's face drains

01:08:17of color.

01:08:17What are you waiting

01:08:18for?

01:08:19Get that door down

01:08:20now!

01:08:20A few strong

01:08:22servants step up

01:08:23and smash the

01:08:24door open.

01:08:25Inside, the

01:08:26shocking scene

01:08:27unfolds for

01:08:28everyone to see.

01:08:30Jolene, her hair

01:08:31mussy and clothes

01:08:32rumpled, is pinned

01:08:33down by an

01:08:34unfamiliar man.

01:08:36Seeing the crowd

01:08:36at the doorway, she

01:08:38breaks down in tears.

01:08:39Mom!

01:08:40It was Catherine!

01:08:41She tricked me!

01:08:42She planned all

01:08:43of this!

01:08:47Despite the

01:08:47accusations, I

01:08:49don't flinch.

01:08:50Jolene, where are

01:08:51you getting this

01:08:51from?

01:08:52The maid ruined

01:08:53my dress and you

01:08:54sent her to fetch

01:08:54me some clothes, but

01:08:55I waited ages and

01:08:57no one came, so I

01:08:57left.

01:08:58When I left, the

01:08:59room was empty.

01:09:00I have no idea how

01:09:02you ended up here.

01:09:03How could you be so

01:09:04heartless?

01:09:05Jolene is your

01:09:06sister!

01:09:08I was with Miss

01:09:09Flynn in the banquet

01:09:10hall the entire time.

01:09:11Many guests can

01:09:12vouch for that.

01:09:13How can you

01:09:14stoop to such

01:09:15tactics?

01:09:17Regarding Jolene,

01:09:18we'll have a chance

01:09:19to question the man

01:09:20soon enough.

01:09:24What happened

01:09:25today was a private

01:09:25family matter.

01:09:27Anyone who breathes

01:09:28a word of it will be

01:09:28making an enemy of

01:09:29the Brown family.

01:09:30Anne grabs her

01:09:31trembling daughter and

01:09:32practically drags

01:09:33Jolene out.

01:09:34The man is also

01:09:35hauled away.

01:09:42What a night.

01:09:43You handled that

01:09:44like a pro.

01:09:47It was simply

01:09:48responding to what

01:09:49she started.

01:09:50If she had stayed

01:09:51in her lane, none

01:09:52of this would have

01:09:53happened.

01:09:54Time after time,

01:09:55Jolene tried to set

01:09:56me up.

01:09:57Did she really think

01:09:58I was still the same

01:09:59Catherine who'd just

01:09:59take it lying down?

01:10:01What happened

01:10:02tonight?

01:10:03She brought it on

01:10:04herself.

01:10:06Morning sunlight

01:10:07pours in through

01:10:07the large window

01:10:08casting soft highlights

01:10:09across his sharp

01:10:10jawline.

01:10:11Mr. Warren.

01:10:12Warning.

01:10:13Let's get started.

01:10:14Without hesitation,

01:10:15he reaches for the

01:10:16buttons of his shirt

01:10:17and pulls it up,

01:10:18exposing his bare

01:10:18chest.

01:10:19I slip into

01:10:20professional mode,

01:10:21pick up my medical

01:10:22kit and move to

01:10:23his side.

01:10:25Need a hand

01:10:26handling the Browns?

01:10:27My hands work

01:10:28with practiced

01:10:29confidence.

01:10:30Not right now.

01:10:32I've got it covered.

01:10:34Once the session

01:10:35wraps up,

01:10:36I'm packing away

01:10:37my tools when Liam

01:10:38slowly pushes off

01:10:40the sofa.

01:10:40He stands steady,

01:10:42clear-headed.

01:10:43You're healing well.

01:10:45You're really skilled

01:10:46at this.

01:10:47Thanks.

01:10:48Keep this up and

01:10:49one more session and

01:10:49you'll be good as new.

01:10:50Once I'm fully better,

01:10:52what do you want in

01:10:52exchange?

01:10:53You've already paid

01:10:54for the treatments,

01:10:55but if I ever need

01:10:57help down the road,

01:10:58I hope you'll remember

01:10:58the understanding we

01:10:59have today.

01:11:01Sounds fair.

01:11:01Just then,

01:11:02a knock comes at the

01:11:03door and a maid enters.

01:11:05Sir, Mr. Cassius

01:11:06Warren has arrived.

01:11:07His tone turns icy

01:11:08in an instant.

01:11:09The smile that had

01:11:10just been there

01:11:10disappears completely.

01:11:12Tell him to wait

01:11:12for me in the living

01:11:13room.

01:11:13When I enter the

01:11:14living room,

01:11:15a man in a dark

01:11:16gray suit glances

01:11:17my way.

01:11:18He appears to be

01:11:19in his 50s,

01:11:21sharing some

01:11:21resemblance with Liam.

01:11:27Our eyes lock

01:11:28for a moment.

01:11:29I simply give a

01:11:30small nod and

01:11:31exit smoothly.

01:11:34The intense,

01:11:36almost threatening

01:11:37look from that

01:11:37middle-aged man

01:11:38has set off warning

01:11:39bells in my mind.

01:11:43I let out a

01:11:44soft sigh.

01:11:45I deliberately

01:11:46instruct my driver

01:11:47to take several

01:11:48detours just to

01:11:49make sure no one

01:11:50is tailing me

01:11:50before finally heading

01:11:51back to my apartment.

01:11:56No sooner have I

01:11:58settled in than

01:11:58my phone rings.

01:11:59It's Sophia.

01:12:02Hey Catherine,

01:12:03got a minute?

01:12:03There's this

01:12:04socialite gala

01:12:05happening next week.

01:12:06Want to come along

01:12:07and just have some fun?

01:12:08Sounds good.

01:12:09When is it exactly?

01:12:10Do I need to prepare

01:12:11anything special?

01:12:12It's next Saturday

01:12:13evening at

01:12:13Vantage Oasis.

01:12:15Just wear a cocktail

01:12:16dress.

01:12:16I'll come pick you up

01:12:17and we can go together.

01:12:19Okay, that would work.

01:12:20Thank you so much.

01:12:24I'll go park the car.

01:12:26Sophia goes off

01:12:27to find a parking spot,

01:12:28leaving me to make

01:12:29my way into the building.

01:12:37Just as I step

01:12:38into the lobby,

01:12:39ready to catch

01:12:40the elevator up,

01:12:41I bump on Jaleen.

01:12:51Catherine?

01:12:52What are you doing here?

01:12:54So, you're here

01:12:55for the gala?

01:12:56You have an invitation,

01:12:57I hope?

01:12:58Whose little lapdog

01:12:59are you?

01:13:00Running wild

01:13:01and barking at everyone

01:13:02without a care.

01:13:04Excuse me?

01:13:05Who exactly

01:13:06are you insulting?

01:13:07Listen, Catherine,

01:13:09you can't just

01:13:10waltz into this kind

01:13:11of event

01:13:11wearing a dress.

01:13:13Without a real invite,

01:13:14you'll end up

01:13:15humiliated

01:13:16when security

01:13:17shows you the door.

01:13:18Come on, Catherine.

01:13:20Ready to head up?

01:13:22Let's not keep

01:13:22the others waiting.

01:13:34Don't pay her any mind.

01:13:35The organizers

01:13:36gave me two invitations

01:13:37this year.

01:13:38I smile back,

01:13:40appreciating Sophia's

01:13:41subtle way

01:13:42of handling things.

01:13:57Everyone,

01:13:58meet my friend

01:13:59Catherine Brown.

01:14:00I hope you'll look out

01:14:01for her from now on.

01:14:02This gala really is slipping.

01:14:04Apparently just anyone

01:14:05can walk in now.

01:14:06Some people really

01:14:07try too hard,

01:14:08as if showing up here

01:14:09will magically upgrade

01:14:10their pleas in society.

01:14:13Watch your mouth.

01:14:15Catherine is a brown.

01:14:16Have some respect.

01:14:17Please don't be harsh.

01:14:19My sister doesn't

01:14:20attend events

01:14:20like this often.

01:14:21She's just here

01:14:22to get some exposure.

01:14:24Don't go snapping

01:14:25photos willy-nilly.

01:14:26If I see you

01:14:27flooding social media

01:14:28with our images

01:14:29just to boost your status,

01:14:31I won't hesitate

01:14:32to sue.

01:14:41If you want to play dirty,

01:14:43I'll give you

01:14:44a front row seat.

01:14:46Your status comes

01:14:47from flaunting

01:14:48fake jewelries?

01:14:49And what would a country girl

01:14:51like you possibly

01:14:52understand about jewelry?

01:14:55That's Maris Core,

01:14:56an iconic design

01:14:58by Davina Gemma

01:14:59from the 60s,

01:15:00centered around

01:15:00a rare cushion-cut diamond

01:15:02framed by a dozen emeralds.

01:15:04The real necklace

01:15:05was sold at last year's

01:15:07Veritas auction

01:15:07for $36 million,

01:15:09bought anonymously.

01:15:12I have to admit,

01:15:13you've got an eye

01:15:14for quality.

01:15:14It is lovely,

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

01:15:16but the issue is

01:15:17that yours isn't authentic.

01:15:19Yes,

01:15:19the center stone

01:15:20is about the right size,

01:15:21but it's missing the clarity

01:15:22a genuine one would have.

01:15:24They look like

01:15:24fresh lab-made pieces.

01:15:26You're talking nonsense!

01:15:28My father gave this to me

01:15:29for my birthday!

01:15:30Janice,

01:15:30don't let my sister

01:15:31get to you.

01:15:32She's been out of touch

01:15:33for years,

01:15:34she probably hasn't even

01:15:35seen jewelry of this caliber.

01:15:36It's easy for her

01:15:37to misjudge.

01:15:38I stay calm,

01:15:39shifting my gaze

01:15:40to the other woman's wrist.

01:15:42Your bracelet actually

01:15:43has decent translucency,

01:15:45but it's been chemically treated

01:15:46and filled with resin.

01:15:48Wearing that too long

01:15:49isn't good for your health,

01:15:51just so you know.

01:15:52The woman snatches

01:15:53her hand back,

01:15:54going pale.

01:15:57I turn to Jolene.

01:15:59Your necklace is no better,

01:16:01Jolene.

01:16:02Those diamonds look fake too.

01:16:05Jolene's fingers

01:16:06shoot toward her ear

01:16:07but stop halfway.

01:16:08The whole hall

01:16:09goes completely still.

01:16:12That was savage.

01:16:14You nailed that

01:16:15comeback perfectly.

01:16:18I take a sip from my glass

01:16:20and feel not a trace of guilt.

01:16:22Fake jewelry?

01:16:23Fine.

01:16:24Wear it quietly

01:16:25and no one will say a word.

01:16:27But you had to step on me

01:16:28to feel taller.

01:16:29So don't blame me

01:16:30for exposing

01:16:31your fake jewelry.

01:16:33Just you wait.

01:16:35I'm calling in

01:16:36a top jewelry expert

01:16:38right now.

01:16:40Be my guest.

01:16:42Relax, Janice.

01:16:43It's a beautiful day.

01:16:44There's no need

01:16:45to let some petty nonsense

01:16:46spoil it.

01:16:47Petty?

01:16:48This isn't just about me

01:16:50wearing a fake.

01:16:51She's insulting the honor

01:16:53of the whole Lopez family.

01:17:04The craftsmanship is extraordinary

01:17:06but something is off.

01:17:08The cut

01:17:09and the color

01:17:09don't match

01:17:10the authentic Mariscor.

01:17:13Miss Lopez,

01:17:15I'm afraid this necklace

01:17:16is indeed a replica.

01:17:17What?

01:17:19That can't be!

01:17:21The craftsmanship

01:17:22is exceptionally convincing,

01:17:24almost flawless.

01:17:25But as Miss Brown

01:17:26pointed out,

01:17:26the cutting style

01:17:27and the emerald's shade

01:17:28reveal subtle differences.

01:17:30Impressive eye, Miss Brown.

01:17:31Only the most skilled experts

01:17:33can detect

01:17:33such subtle distinctions.

01:17:35May I ask

01:17:36who has been your teacher?

01:17:37My mentor

01:17:38is Langston Moore.

01:17:41So,

01:17:42you are the esteemed

01:17:43protege of Mr. Moore.

01:17:44An honor

01:17:45to meet you at last.

01:17:46Your championship

01:17:47at the last international competition

01:17:49was truly well deserved.

01:17:50No wonder

01:17:51she spotted the fake

01:17:52so easily.

01:17:53She's Langston Moore's student.

01:17:57That's the world's

01:17:58top jewelry appraiser.

01:17:59The Lopez family

01:18:01really embarrassed

01:18:01themselves today.

01:18:02I can't stay here.

01:18:04I can't let them

01:18:05see me like this.

01:18:14Catherine,

01:18:15when did you

01:18:16pick all this up?

01:18:18You never said

01:18:18a word about it

01:18:19to any of us.

01:18:22There's a lot

01:18:23you don't know,

01:18:23mostly because

01:18:24you never bothered

01:18:25to ask.

01:18:29Catherine,

01:18:30what have you done

01:18:30to Jolaine now?

01:18:31I don't know

01:18:32what you're talking about,

01:18:33Austin.

01:18:33I've been sitting here

01:18:33all night

01:18:34and Jolaine

01:18:34hasn't said a word to me.

01:18:35And I'm not the one

01:18:36who's been sending her

01:18:37all those blue roses.

01:18:40Austin,

01:18:41shouldn't you find out

01:18:41what really happened first?

01:18:43It's Catherine

01:18:44who got wrong today.

01:18:45What about Miss Lopez?

01:18:46How could you upset her

01:18:47and make her cry?

01:18:48You're going to the Lopez residence

01:18:50right now to apologize.

01:18:51Apologize?

01:18:52For what?

01:18:53Telling the truth

01:18:54and exposing

01:18:55Janice fake jewelry

01:18:56in front of everyone?

01:18:57What nonsense?

01:18:59Miss Lopez

01:19:00wouldn't be caught

01:19:01dead wearing fakes.

01:19:02You're just making up

01:19:03lies to slander her.

01:19:04Mr. Brown,

01:19:05Miss Brown's assessment

01:19:06is absolutely right.

01:19:07This Mari's core necklace

01:19:08is a very well-maked replica

01:19:10and her appraisal skills

01:19:11surpass even mine.

01:19:12Isn't Austin

01:19:13being way too biased?

01:19:14He's not even

01:19:15listening to the expert.

01:19:16I heard the Browns

01:19:17kicked out their own

01:19:18biological daughter

01:19:19to make room

01:19:19for that adopted girl

01:19:21Jolaine.

01:19:22How ridiculous.

01:19:23Still,

01:19:24you had no right

01:19:24to humiliate Miss Lopez

01:19:25like that in public.

01:19:27Our families have shared

01:19:28a close bond

01:19:28for generations.

01:19:30Did you ever stop

01:19:31to think about

01:19:31how damaging this could be

01:19:32for the Brown group?

01:19:33But what about

01:19:34when Janice openly mocked me

01:19:35for being from the countryside?

01:19:36When they all schemed together

01:19:37to humiliate me

01:19:38in front of everyone?

01:19:39Did anyone ever care

01:19:40how that felt?

01:19:41Have any of you

01:19:41truly treated me

01:19:42like family at all?

01:19:43If not,

01:19:44then I, Catherine,

01:19:45and the Browns

01:19:46are better off

01:19:46going our separate ways

01:19:47from this day forward.

01:19:49Sorry for the disruption

01:19:50and ruining everyone's good time.

01:19:52I'll be taking my leave now.

01:19:56The days passed quietly

01:19:58with nothing

01:19:58but my regular

01:19:59school routine

01:20:00and lab work.

01:20:01Jolaine had kept

01:20:02an unusually low profile

01:20:03ever since the banquet,

01:20:05not daring

01:20:05to provoke me again.

01:20:11So many missed calls.

01:20:12What's going on?

01:20:17Why are you answering

01:20:18Aunt Justina's phone?

01:20:19What happened to her?

01:20:20Watch your tone with me,

01:20:21you ungrateful brat.

01:20:22I haven't even dealt

01:20:23with the mess you made.

01:20:25Thanks to you offending

01:20:26Miss Lopez,

01:20:26the Lopez group

01:20:27has just terminated

01:20:28all their cooperation

01:20:28with us.

01:20:29You will find time

01:20:30to go to the Lopez residence

01:20:31and apologize

01:20:32to Miss Lopez immediately.

01:20:34Keep dreaming.

01:20:35You ungrateful little wolf.

01:20:37If you refuse to listen to me,

01:20:39are you planning to ignore

01:20:41your aunt's life

01:20:41and death situation too?

01:20:43What happened to Aunt Justina?

01:20:45Brain tumor.

01:20:46It's pressing directly

01:20:47on the nerves.

01:20:49Surgery is extremely risky.

01:20:51I'm on my way.

01:20:56Out of my way.

01:20:57Sign this.

01:20:58Sign the share transfer agreement

01:21:00and I'll let you inside

01:21:01to see her.

01:21:03How dare they use

01:21:04Justina's life

01:21:05as a bargaining chip?

01:21:06They have no bottom line.

01:21:08You crazy girl.

01:21:09If you dare lay a hand on me,

01:21:11you'll be condemned

01:21:12for your unfailed behavior.

01:21:13Heaven will strike you down.

01:21:15Then move.

01:21:16Before I actually decide

01:21:18to follow through.

01:21:20Lawrence?

01:21:21Austin?

01:21:22Is that Catherine out there?

01:21:25Let her in.

01:21:34My poor little Catherine.

01:21:36They must have given her

01:21:38a hard time again.

01:21:42It's just the same

01:21:43old health problems.

01:21:44Nothing to worry about.

01:21:46But were they bothering

01:21:47you out there just now?

01:21:49Don't worry about me.

01:21:50I'm perfectly fine.

01:21:52How are you feeling

01:21:52right now, really?

01:21:53Be honest with me.

01:21:55Justina, don't push

01:21:55yourself too hard.

01:21:56The doctors made it clear

01:21:57this condition can't

01:21:58wait any longer.

01:21:59Only Dr. Huxley-Jones

01:22:00can perform this surgery

01:22:01with the highest success rate.

01:22:02Jolaine practically

01:22:03bent over back

01:22:04to get him to agree

01:22:04to take the case.

01:22:05Show me her complete

01:22:06medical records

01:22:07and all the scan images

01:22:08right now.

01:22:08Justina has been

01:22:09nothing but kind to you

01:22:10your whole life,

01:22:10hasn't she?

01:22:11Now that she's gravely ill,

01:22:12you won't just sit back

01:22:13and let her die,

01:22:13will you?

01:22:13Here's the deal.

01:22:14Sign over the brown group

01:22:15shares to the family

01:22:16and Jolaine will convince

01:22:17Dr. Huxley to perform

01:22:18the surgery immediately.

01:22:19We're also willing to

01:22:20overlook the whole

01:22:20Miss Lopez incident

01:22:21and not hold it against you.

01:22:22After all,

01:22:23we're still family,

01:22:23aren't we?

01:22:25Lawrence, Austin,

01:22:25how can you stoop so low

01:22:26as to use my sickness

01:22:27as a weapon against Catherine?

01:22:28This is absolutely shameless.

01:22:30I won't stand for this.

01:22:31Stop it right now!

01:22:32Aunt Justina,

01:22:33please don't be angry.

01:22:34Dad's just worried

01:22:35about all those brown group

01:22:38she could be taken

01:22:40advantage of,

01:22:40which would cause

01:22:41huge problems.

01:22:43That's why he wants

01:22:44to take this chance

01:22:44to get the shares

01:22:45back into the family's hands.

01:22:48Cathian,

01:22:49my condition is severe

01:22:51and it probably

01:22:52may get better.

01:22:53Even if you sign,

01:22:55the surgery might not work.

01:22:57I come to accept that.

01:22:59You should leave

01:23:00while you still can.

01:23:02Aunt Justina,

01:23:03I'll be the one

01:23:04to perform your surgery.

01:23:05What could you possibly

01:23:06have to back that up

01:23:07with those so-called skills

01:23:08you picked up from nowhere?

01:23:09Catherine,

01:23:10don't make a fool of yourself

01:23:11and promise more

01:23:11than you can deliver.

01:23:12If Justina's condition

01:23:13worsens because of your arrogance,

01:23:14can you really bear

01:23:15the consequences?

01:23:16Can you live with that guilt?

01:23:17Then we'll just have

01:23:18to wait and see.

01:23:19And don't you ever dare

01:23:20use Aunt Justina

01:23:21as a pawn against me again.

01:23:23The next time you try,

01:23:24I won't hesitate

01:23:25to prove exactly

01:23:26what I am capable of.

01:23:27And you won't like the outcome.

01:23:29I'm not giving up on you.

01:23:31Aunt Justina,

01:23:33trust me.

01:23:34Leave everything to me.

01:23:35I promise I'll make you better.

01:23:38Catherine,

01:23:38I trust you.

01:23:40Completely.

01:23:41Fine!

01:23:42Have it your way, Catherine.

01:23:43Let's see how you handle this.

01:23:45Without Dr. Huxry,

01:23:46I don't think Justina

01:23:47has much time left.

01:23:48When this fails,

01:23:49and it will,

01:23:50you better not come

01:23:51crawling back to us

01:23:52to us on your knees

01:23:53begging for help!

01:24:04It's Zafira.

01:24:05Arrange for the highest-grade

01:24:06operating theater

01:24:07at Central Hospital immediately

01:24:08with a full leading

01:24:09neurosurgery team on standby.

01:24:10I'll send over the full

01:24:11equipment list

01:24:12and surgical plan shortly.

01:24:13Understood, Dr. Zafira.

01:24:15We'll handle all

01:24:16the arrangements immediately.

01:24:17Everything will be ready

01:24:18before your scheduled

01:24:18surgery time.

01:24:23An internationally

01:24:24renowned surgeon,

01:24:25Dr. Zyfea?

01:24:27That's the legendary

01:24:28neurosurgeon that even

01:24:29royal families can't book?

01:24:30No!

01:24:31No way!

01:24:32That's impossible!

01:24:33Catherine?

01:24:34That good-for-nothing girl

01:24:35who grew up in the countryside?

01:24:36How could she possibly

01:24:37have connections to someone

01:24:38of Dr. Zyfea's caliber?

01:24:39It must be a coincidence!

01:24:40No, it can't be.

01:24:42She's just a worthless

01:24:42country girl.

01:24:43How could she know

01:24:44Dr. Zyfea?

01:24:47Dad, Austin,

01:24:48don't jump to conclusions.

01:24:49It has to be a coincidence.

01:24:50There's no way Catherine

01:24:51has anything to do with this.

01:24:52She probably doesn't even

01:24:53know who Dr. Zyfea is.

01:24:56Justina, I won't let

01:24:57anything happen to you.

01:24:59This surgery will be

01:25:00a success.

01:25:03Aunt Justina, it's me.

01:25:05I'll be the operatic surgeon

01:25:06for your procedure today.

01:25:07Don't be afraid.

01:25:08Just close your eyes

01:25:09and rest.

01:25:10When you wake up,

01:25:11this ailment

01:25:12will be gone completely.

01:25:14The patient is under

01:25:15general anesthesia.

01:25:16Vitals are stable.

01:25:17Let's begin the operation.

01:25:26My God, that surgical

01:25:27approach angle.

01:25:28It's so bold and intricate,

01:25:30yet it completely avoids

01:25:31all the critical functional

01:25:31areas of the brain.

01:25:32I've never seen anything

01:25:33like it.

01:25:34Look at that section technique.

01:25:35It's so steady.

01:25:35It's terrifying.

01:25:36Not a single tremor.

01:25:37Even when working so close

01:25:38to the nerve buns.

01:25:39This is beyond masterful.

01:25:42The patient's vital assigns

01:25:44remain stable

01:25:44throughout the procedure.

01:25:45The operation

01:25:46is a complete success.

01:25:50Please pay close attention

01:25:52to the patient's

01:25:52post-operative monitoring

01:25:53and care.

01:25:54Call me immediately

01:25:55if there are any changes

01:25:56in her condition.

01:25:57Absolutely, Dr. Zafia.

01:25:58We will strictly follow

01:25:59your post-operative care plan.

01:26:01It was the greatest honor

01:26:02of our careers

01:26:02to assist you

01:26:03in this surgery today.

01:26:26Dr. Zafia's surgical skills

01:26:27are absolutely extraordinary.

01:26:28God-like even.

01:26:29I have to say,

01:26:30your Brown family

01:26:31is truly full

01:26:32of hidden talents.

01:26:32It's almost impossible

01:26:34to book Dr. Zafia

01:26:35for a surgery

01:26:35anywhere in the world,

01:26:37yet you managed

01:26:37to get her to come here

01:26:38personally.

01:26:39I'm genuinely curious.

01:26:40How did you manage

01:26:40to connect with her?

01:26:41How is this possible?

01:26:42How could that country girl

01:26:43have anything to do

01:26:44with Dr. Zafira?

01:26:45This can't be happening.

01:26:46We threatened her.

01:26:46We accused her.

01:26:47We tried to force her

01:26:47to sign away her shares

01:26:48and she just saved

01:26:49Aunt Justina's life?

01:26:50Dr. Watts,

01:26:51thank you for your hard work today.

01:26:52It was our honor

01:26:53to work with you,

01:26:54Dr. Zafira.

01:26:55You have my word.

01:26:56We will monitor

01:26:56Miss Brown's condition

01:26:5724-7

01:26:58and strictly follow

01:26:59your post-operative care

01:27:00instructions.

01:27:01Could it be?

01:27:03Is Catherine actually

01:27:05Dr. Zafira herself?

01:27:07What kind of ridiculous nonsense

01:27:08are you spouting?

01:27:09That ungrateful fool

01:27:10knows nothing.

01:27:11She's just a worthless

01:27:12waste of space.

01:27:13There's no way

01:27:14she could be

01:27:15the world-famous

01:27:15Dr. Zafira.

01:27:16Are you done

01:27:17running your mouth?

01:27:18If you're finished,

01:27:19step aside.

01:27:19I don't have time

01:27:20to waste on the likes of you.

01:27:21You.

01:27:22You ungrateful,

01:27:23rebellious girl.

01:27:24You think knowing

01:27:25that Dr. Zafira

01:27:25makes you something special?

01:27:26You probably spent

01:27:27all your money

01:27:28to beg her to come here.

01:27:29It's not like

01:27:29you have any real skill.

01:27:31I am Dr. Zafira.

01:27:33Aunt Justina's surgery

01:27:34was performed

01:27:35by my own hands

01:27:36from start to finish.

01:27:40No.

01:27:41Impossible.

01:27:42How could you possibly

01:27:43be Dr. Zafira?

01:27:44You're just a worthless,

01:27:44uneducated girl

01:27:45from the countryside.

01:27:46You're nothing.

01:27:47You're lying.

01:27:47Worthless.

01:27:48I'm the one

01:27:48who saved Aunt Justina's life.

01:27:50What have you done

01:27:50besides using her sickness

01:27:51as a weapon

01:27:52to try and steal from me?

01:27:53Catherine,

01:27:54why...

01:27:55why didn't you tell us

01:27:56sooner?

01:27:56If you had told us

01:27:57who you were earlier,

01:27:58we wouldn't have...

01:27:59we wouldn't have

01:27:59treated you like that.

01:28:01We wouldn't have

01:28:01made so many mistakes.

01:28:03Wouldn't have what?

01:28:05Wouldn't have treated me

01:28:06like an outsider?

01:28:07Wouldn't have helped

01:28:07Jolaine bully me

01:28:08time and time again?

01:28:09Wouldn't have used

01:28:10my only family member's

01:28:11life to threaten me?

01:28:12Austin,

01:28:13do you even believe

01:28:13a single word

01:28:14you just said?

01:28:16Catherine doesn't need

01:28:16your fake,

01:28:17last-minute regrets.

01:28:18From this day forward,

01:28:19I will be the one

01:28:19to take care of her.

01:28:20You will never get

01:28:21the chance to hurt her again.

01:28:22Mr. Warren,

01:28:24this is just a private

01:28:25family matter

01:28:25of the Brown family.

01:28:26There's no need

01:28:27for you to get involved.

01:28:28Family matter?

01:28:29When you kicked her

01:28:29out of the house

01:28:30and left her homeless,

01:28:31did you ever think

01:28:31of her as family?

01:28:32You even used her aunt's

01:28:33life as a threat

01:28:34against her.

01:28:35When she was in danger,

01:28:36where were you?

01:28:36When she was bullied

01:28:37and even kidnapped,

01:28:38did you ever stood up

01:28:39for her even once?

01:28:40Enough, Liam.

01:28:42Talking to these people

01:28:42is just a waste of time.

01:28:44Let's go.

01:28:48Let's go.

01:28:49Let's go.

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