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

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

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

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

00:00:14Jolene!

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

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

00:00:21Release Jolene first.

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

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

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

00:00:32I choose Jolene too.

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

00:00:37Code-blooded.

00:00:38Roofless.

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

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

00:01:00Poor girl.

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

00:01:04No need to hurry.

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

00:01:07Everyone gets their turn.

00:01:09No!

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

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

00:01:19If you want to live,

00:01:23stop right now.

00:01:24I recognize the man.

00:01:26He is Liam Warren.

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

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,

00:02:00desperate pleas,

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

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

00:02:09Five million.

00:02:11She wanted you ruined.

00:02:16Thank you for saving me.

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

00:02:24I can cure it.

00:02:26Do you trust me?

00:02:29I trust you.

00:02:30I draw a small blade,

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

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

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

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

00:02:39First,

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

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

00:02:46When I return home,

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

00:02:50gathered around Jolana,

00:02:52showering her with care.

00:02:53I close the distance,

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

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

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

00:03:03You better apologize right now.

00:03:06Catherine,

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

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

00:03:13Me causing trouble?

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

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

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

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

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

00:03:31No!

00:03:32It must be fake!

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

00:03:36Or 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.

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

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

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

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

00:04:33Is everything settled?

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

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

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

00:04:40All right.

00:04:41But I have two conditions.

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

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

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

00:04:52All right.

00:04:53But 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?

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

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

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

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

00:05:38Come back.

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

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

00:05:43Who picked you up?

00:05:45Stop making everything difficult.

00:05:47Just return home.

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

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

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

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

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

00:06:12Get lost.

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

00:06:15That feels even better.

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

00:06:18Logging out.

00:06:19I 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 Jeral Douglas, my loyal admirer.

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

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

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

00:06:48Good.

00:06:48Oh, someone has been digging into your digital records.

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

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

00:06:57Let them dig.

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

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

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

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

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

00:07:29Catherine?

00:07:30What 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.

00:08:16I pay and walk out.

00:08:18I watched Jolene tremble with rage, unable to get a word out, and a fierce satisfaction

00:08:24courses 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, playing the part of a cherished

00:09:14woman.

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,

00:09:46did you remember you were my brother then?

00:09:49Catherine

00:09:52is with me.

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

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

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

00:10:05You never mentioned anything.

00:10:07And

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

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

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

00:10:19Who Liam is, what my relationship is with him.

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

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

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

00:10:33Here she goes again.

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

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

00:10:42Mr. Fulton,

00:10:43wherever 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,

00:11:07and 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,

00:11:26has it?

00:11:28Wait, Catherine?

00:11:31Isn't that the Brown daughter who was swapped at birth

00:11:33and brought back from some remote place?

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:11:54The auction begins.

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

00:12:00Beautiful work of art.

00:12:01A piece of history.

00:12:03A masterpiece.

00:12:10Dazzling.

00:12:12Priceless.

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

00:12:16No matter how valuable,

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.

00:12:52Just as the host prepares to declare it sold,

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

00:12:5850 million.

00:13:0050 million.

00:13:01Sold.

00:13:02Sold.

00:13:02Congratulations,

00:13:03Mr. Warren.

00:13:05Liam walks up to the stage

00:13:06and claims the necklace and claims the necklace.

00:13:13He returns to me and fastens the necklace around my neck.

00:13:24It looks good on you.

00:13:28I really like it.

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

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

00:13:36I 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 and you've already hooked onto Liam.

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

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

00:14:02Cut it out.

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

00:14:04so no need to pretend.

00:14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching

00:14:07and intentionally bumps onto me,

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

00:14:11Catherine,

00:14:12even if you dislike me,

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

00:14:14Throwing juice on me?

00:14:17What happened?

00:14:18Declan,

00:14:18it's okay.

00:14:19I must have upset Catherine.

00:14:22Catherine,

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

00:14:24Jolene is your sister.

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

00:14:30and flick my wrist,

00:14:31sending the whole glass onto Jolene's dress.

00:14:34There.

00:14:35That's something I actually did,

00:14:36and I only take responsibility for my own actions.

00:14:40Jolene is stunned.

00:14:42Declan freezes.

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

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

00:14:51Mr. Warren,

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 to ghostly pale.

00:15:14Let's go.

00:15:15The atmosphere here is suffocating.

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

00:15:20This time,

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,

00:15:25and all it got me was them pushing harder every 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 is already awake.

00:15:53Good morning.

00:15:56Good morning.

00:15:57I head to the kitchen to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:04Just then,

00:16:06Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:13Is she the mysterious beauty who stunned everyone last night?

00:16:17That's Catherine Brown,

00:16:19my new personal doctor.

00:16:22You're serious?

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

00:16:28Mr. Moreno,

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

00:16:31Your dark under eyes and shortness of breath

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

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

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

00:16:40What nonsense are you spouting?

00:16:42Miss Brown,

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

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

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

00:16:48and you?

00:16:49I'm not bothered.

00:16:51I've faced this kind of doubt many times before.

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

00:16:56Winred,

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

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

00:17:03This girl-

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

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

00:17:06Right now,

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

00:17:09He then turns to me.

00:17:10Can you really fix me?

00:17:15Yes.

00:17:1630 minutes later,

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

00:17:20Liam pulls his shirt up,

00:17:22exposing his toned chest.

00:17:26I pull out the silver needles

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

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

00:17:37Liam's body shivers,

00:17:38and he spits out dark red clotted blood.

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

00:17:48How are you feeling now?

00:17:54I feel great.

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

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

00:18:01And most importantly,

00:18:03you'll need to prioritize rest and abstinence.

00:18:06Understood, Dr. Brown.

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

00:18:09Winfred leans in

00:18:11and quietly asks

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

00:18:16I go back to my room

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

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

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

00:18:25$100,000?

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

00:18:29The ingredients are rare

00:18:31and the process is complicated.

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

00:18:36Winfred reluctantly pays.

00:18:37A sports car can be repaired,

00:18:39but if your health fails,

00:18:41no sum of money will grant you a second chance.

00:18:45The following morning,

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

00:18:48my 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

00:19:01is necessary.

00:19:03The mood in the living room

00:19:05is thick with tension.

00:19:10Look who's back.

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

00:19:15becoming someone's mistress?

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

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

00:19:22Who I decide to be with

00:19:24is my own business.

00:19:26It 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?

00:19:43First,

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

00:19:53that I am no longer part of your family.

00:19:55You said you cut ties,

00:19:57so give back the Brown group's 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

00:20:20to hand this over to the press

00:20:21and the law.

00:20:24I put my phone away,

00:20:26feeling nothing.

00:20:28I used to put up with everything

00:20:30you threw at me.

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

00:20:33what it feels like

00:20:35to be on the other end of a threat.

00:20:39I leave the Brown family home

00:20:41and prepare to go back.

00:20:46Suddenly,

00:20:46a voice calls out.

00:20:48Catherine, is 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

00:21:02if 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

00:21:11every single day.

00:21:12If you need cash,

00:21:14ask your real daughter, Jolene.

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

00:21:27about you switching infants.

00:21:29You...

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

00:21:31I'll...

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

00:21:32Bridget scurries off in panic.

00:21:38Just then,

00:21:39a sleek black Rolls Royce

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

00:21:43The 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

00:21:56to catch a taxi here.

00:21:57I hesitate,

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

00:22:01Bridget's appearance

00:22:02reminds me of one thing.

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

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

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

00:22:09But that's fine.

00:22:11I'm no longer that little girl

00:22:13who let others push her around.

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

00:22:18had better think twice.

00:22:21On the weekend,

00:22:23Gerard asks to meet me

00:22:24at Harborview Genie,

00:22:26a popular restaurant.

00:22:31Catherine?

00:22:32I turn around,

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

00:22:35standing with the Browns

00:22:36and the Fultons.

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

00:22:39and decide to show up

00:22:40just to cause a scene?

00:22:42Mr. Brown,

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

00:22:45Just then,

00:22:46a clear voice

00:22:47cuts through the tension.

00:22:50Ms. Catherine Brown,

00:22:52you're here.

00:22:53Welcome.

00:22:53Please follow me.

00:22:55Everyone stares in shock

00:22:56as I walk toward

00:22:57the most private,

00:22:58rarely accessible suite

00:22:59in the entire restaurant.

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

00:23:03There must be some mistake.

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

00:23:08and Gerard immediately rises

00:23:09from his seat.

00:23:12Catherine,

00:23:12you made it.

00:23:13Gerard tells me

00:23:14his uncle has been diagnosed

00:23:15with a brain tumor.

00:23:17He says the required surgery

00:23:18carries an extremely high risk.

00:23:25Start with this medication.

00:23:26Come back in a week

00:23:27for a follow-up.

00:23:28We'll reassess then.

00:23:33Thank you, Catherine.

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

00:23:37After the meal,

00:23:39Gerald leans forward

00:23:40and asks if I need help

00:23:41with anything.

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

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

00:23:46but it must be extremely quiet

00:23:48and private,

00:23:49with top-tier security.

00:23:50I'll handle it.

00:23:51I'll find something

00:23:52perfect for you.

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

00:23:53at Araylis University

00:23:54next Monday, right?

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

00:23:58Medical school.

00:23:59You need to study medicine?

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

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

00:24:03and taking care

00:24:04of some personal business.

00:24:06Campus life isn't

00:24:07a bad experience after all.

00:24:10The manager hands me

00:24:12an exclusive premium

00:24:13membership card

00:24:14saying all my expenses here

00:24:16will be on the house

00:24:17from now on.

00:24:18I glance over at Gerard

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

00:24:22Don't refuse it.

00:24:23This is our business,

00:24:25so just enjoy it.

00:24:28Fine.

00:24:30After being chased away

00:24:31from my private suite,

00:24:32Jolene drags herself

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

00:24:46Jolene, are you okay?

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

00:24:50I just stepped out

00:24:51to see who Catherine

00:24:52was meeting.

00:24:53I was worried about her,

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

00:24:57What?

00:24:59How dare she treat you

00:25:00that way?

00:25:01That ungrateful girl!

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

00:25:06I saw it too.

00:25:08The manager was treating 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.

00:25:32Who knows

00:25:33what kind of company

00:25:34she's keeping now?

00:25:36Jolene's heart swells

00:25:37with secret satisfaction.

00:25:39I have burned my bridges

00:25:40with the family for good.

00:25:42She is the Brown family's

00:25:44one and only daughter now.

00:25:47The dinner finally ends

00:25:49and the two families

00:25:50part way

00:25:51at the restaurant entrance.

00:25:53When an unexpected

00:25:54grating voice

00:25:55rings out behind Jolene,

00:25:56she turn around

00:25:58and her smile freezes.

00:25:59It's her.

00:26:01Jolene!

00:26:03My dear daughter!

00:26:05Finally!

00:26:05I've found you!

00:26:07Her blood runs cold.

00:26:10Jolene,

00:26:11your younger brother

00:26:13needs money for school.

00:26:14Maybe you could 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 Aurarius University.

00:27:09Jolene,

00:27:10is this your sister?

00:27:11Since when

00:27:11does Avilius University

00:27:13let random nobodies

00:27:14walk in?

00:27:14Well,

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

00:27:17Jolene?

00:27:18Looks like we're going

00:27:19to be classmates.

00:27:19Classmates?

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

00:27:32in the global medical field,

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

00:27:35medical program.

00:27:36He turns to the class

00:27:37and poses an extremely complex

00:27:39peer-reviewed medical question.

00:27:43The entire lecture hall

00:27:44falls dead silent,

00:27:46not a single student

00:27:47daring to speak up.

00:27:51Young lady,

00:27:52please tell us

00:27:53what you think.

00:27:54I shut my notebook calmly,

00:27:55no 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,

00:28:04clinical data,

00:28:04and real surgical cases

00:28:06effortlessly.

00:28:09She's incredible!

00:28:10Total beauty and brains!

00:28:12Who even is she?

00:28:14Jolene's face burns

00:28:15with jealousy,

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

00:28:20When the final bell rings,

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

00:28:24Jolene steps in front of me

00:28:25with Paige and Brenna.

00:28:27Catherine,

00:28:28just a few days away,

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

00:28:31catching everyone's attention.

00:28:33Jolene,

00:28:34she's probably pulling stunts

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

00:28:37Exactly!

00:28:38Everyone whispers

00:28:39she knows how to charm

00:28:41the right people.

00:28:42Is that all?

00:28:43Now,

00:28:45move aside, mutt.

00:28:48What did you just say?

00:28:50Paige steps forward

00:28:51to push me.

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

00:28:55Hands to yourselves.

00:28:59Catherine!

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

00:29:01like that!

00:29:02Jolene,

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

00:29:05If they open their mouths

00:29:06like that again,

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

00:29:08Watch your tone.

00:29:09You're messing with

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

00:29:14The Brown family?

00:29:16That's your problem,

00:29:18not mine.

00:29:20Stop pretending.

00:29:21It's pathetic.

00:29:23I turn and walk away.

00:29:31I return to the Warren mansion

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

00:29:36You were out?

00:29:38Yeah.

00:29:40I stopped by Aurelius University

00:29:41to check in.

00:29:43Also took a look at a new place

00:29:44while I was out.

00:29:46You're moving out?

00:29:47Yeah.

00:29:48Staying here long term

00:29:49isn't practical.

00:29:50Your treatment has leveled out.

00:29:51It 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.

00:29:59Then I prepare

00:30:00a medicinal shower.

00:30:01The water warmed perfectly.

00:30:04A thin mist

00:30:05curling through the room.

00:30:08It's ready?

00:30:09Liam walks toward

00:30:10the treatment area

00:30:11unbuttoning his shirt

00:30:13as he moves.

00:30:14His long fingers

00:30:16loosen the fabric

00:30:17revealing toned muscles

00:30:18and defined contours.

00:30:22Take the pants off too.

00:30:27What's the matter?

00:30:28Feeling shy now?

00:30:29After some hesitation

00:30:31Liam strips down

00:30:32to his briefs

00:30:33and eases himself

00:30:34into the steaming water.

00:30:36Though composed

00:30:37moments ago

00:30:38my eyes flicker briefly.

00:30:40It's not like

00:30:41this is the first time

00:30:42I've treated him.

00:30:44Why am I so flustered?

00:30:46Get it together Catherine.

00:30:48You're a doctor.

00:30:49Stay professional.

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

00:30:52and a good body

00:30:52throw you off.

00:30:54The next day

00:30:55I head to the lab

00:30:56to find Lombert.

00:30:59Perfect timing.

00:31:00I've been wrestling

00:31:01with this data

00:31:01all morning.

00:31:02Come check this out.

00:31:07The two of us

00:31:08slip effortlessly

00:31:09into a heated discussion.

00:31:19Professor Carter,

00:31:20sorry to interrupt

00:31:21but there's something

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

00:31:23If you have something

00:31:24to say,

00:31:24just say it.

00:31:26Professor,

00:31:27I know you prize

00:31:28real skill

00:31:29but Kathleen

00:31:30is not who you

00:31:31think she is.

00:31:32She never attended

00:31:32a proper university.

00:31:34How could she grasp

00:31:35complex medical research?

00:31:36I'm afraid

00:31:37you're being deceived.

00:31:38Enough!

00:31:39Jolene,

00:31:40I don't know

00:31:41what you're trying

00:31:41to do with these accusations

00:31:42but I've seen enough

00:31:44to know true talent

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

00:31:47Catherine identified

00:31:47the error

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

00:31:49Most PhD candidates

00:31:51wouldn't even catch

00:31:52this mistake

00:31:52the first time around.

00:31:53Tell 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.

00:32:14I...

00:32:15I...

00:32:16I...

00:32:17I...

00:32:18I...

00:32:19In that moment,

00:32:20I knew

00:32:21I'd found someone

00:32:22who saw me

00:32:23not the lies

00:32:24they spread

00:32:24about me.

00:32:32Hey,

00:32:33I'm Catherine Brown.

00:32:35Just as I walked

00:32:36into the classroom

00:32:37and took my seat,

00:32:38I noticed the girl

00:32:39next to me,

00:32:40her cheek marked

00:32:41by a dark birthmark.

00:32:44Hi,

00:32:45I'm

00:32:45Claudia Norris.

00:32:51Well,

00:32:52well,

00:32:52what do we have here?

00:32:53One caught attention

00:32:54by pure chance

00:32:55and the other...

00:32:56Well,

00:32:57the problem's

00:32:57pretty obvious.

00:32:58The snickling spread

00:32:59through the classroom

00:33:00in an instant.

00:33:01Every gaze nailed

00:33:02onto the two of us.

00:33:03Oh,

00:33:04come on,

00:33:04everyone.

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

00:33:07Professor Carter

00:33:08thinks the world

00:33:09of Catherine.

00:33:12So she's really

00:33:13riding Professor Carter's

00:33:14coattails

00:33:15to get into med school?

00:33:16How pathetic.

00:33:18Oh,

00:33:19wow,

00:33:19Catherine,

00:33:19your shoes!

00:33:20They're the exact

00:33:21same as Jolene's!

00:33:22Come on,

00:33:23Catherine,

00:33:24you actually showed up

00:33:25wearing fake shoes?

00:33:26That's bold.

00:33:29Hmph.

00:33:30Still,

00:33:31it's embarrassing

00:33:31as hell.

00:33:38All eyes

00:33:39in that instant

00:33:40were pinned

00:33:40on my feet.

00:33:43I feel like

00:33:44being judged

00:33:45in a high society party.

00:33:47The murmur

00:33:48in the room

00:33:49quickly grows

00:33:50into a loud buzz.

00:33:52Most of them

00:33:52were convinced

00:33:53the shoes

00:33:54on my feet

00:33:55were fake.

00:33:56Hey,

00:33:57Catherine,

00:33:57if you like

00:33:58those shoes,

00:33:59I don't mind

00:33:59lending you mine.

00:34:00Wearing fakes

00:34:01is bad.

00:34:03Thanks,

00:34:04but I'm

00:34:04pretty selective.

00:34:06I don't wear

00:34:07other people's shoes.

00:34:08Besides,

00:34:09we still don't

00:34:10actually know

00:34:11who's rocking

00:34:11the fakes,

00:34:12do we?

00:34:14I slowed

00:34:15my movements

00:34:15deliberately,

00:34:16lifted my foot,

00:34:17and aimed the heel

00:34:18straight at the crowd.

00:34:20Is that

00:34:20real?

00:34:22Of course.

00:34:22Here's what I know.

00:34:24Every pair

00:34:25designed by

00:34:25Futures Lead Designer

00:34:26Allen Lewis

00:34:28comes with

00:34:29a unique

00:34:30serial number.

00:34:31and the designer's

00:34:32initials.

00:34:33AL engraved

00:34:34on the inside heel.

00:34:35It can't be.

00:34:37But it is.

00:34:41Jolene,

00:34:42why don't you

00:34:42have a look

00:34:43inside your own heel?

00:34:45I'm not scared!

00:34:46She raises her foot

00:34:47and turns the inside

00:34:48of the heel

00:34:48toward everyone.

00:34:49It's empty.

00:34:54Impossible!

00:34:55My shoes are real!

00:34:56The marks are just

00:34:57worn down from use!

00:34:59You can barely

00:35:00see it now!

00:35:01Oh, really?

00:35:02Futures Anti-Counterfeit

00:35:04System is one of the

00:35:04most advanced

00:35:05in the world.

00:35:06Unless the shoes

00:35:07are completely wrecked,

00:35:08the serial number

00:35:09doesn't just disappear.

00:35:11Want to check right now?

00:35:12No!

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

00:35:14I must have just

00:35:15made a mistake!

00:35:17You wanted to embarrass

00:35:18me in front of everyone?

00:35:20Jolene,

00:35:21you seem to forget.

00:35:22What I do best

00:35:23is tear apart

00:35:24cheap facades

00:35:25like yours.

00:35:26After school,

00:35:27Jolene storms

00:35:28out of campus,

00:35:29fuming.

00:35:30Austin is there

00:35:31to pick her up.

00:35:36Jolene,

00:35:37what's going on?

00:35:38Did someone

00:35:38mess with you?

00:35:39Austin!

00:35:40Those limited edition

00:35:42shoes you got for me?

00:35:44Catherine showed up

00:35:46wearing the exact same pair

00:35:47and accused mine

00:35:48of being fake!

00:35:50Showtime.

00:35:57Catherine,

00:35:58wait!

00:36:03What gives you

00:36:04the right to accuse

00:36:05Jolene's shoes

00:36:06of being 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

00:36:15you are?

00:36:20Who do you think

00:36:22Who do you think

00:36:24lucky for me?

00:36:26Future's black gold

00:36:27members get

00:36:28priority verification.

00:36:30The future black card?

00:36:32How the hell

00:36:33does she have that?

00:36:34Austin,

00:36:35let's just get

00:36:35this over with!

00:36:42No, forget it.

00:36:43This isn't worth

00:36:44the headache.

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

00:36:47No,

00:36:51let's just go home.

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

00:37:04Liam gets out

00:37:05of the car,

00:37:05moving with authority.

00:37:11They look at him

00:37:12nervously,

00:37:13like rats

00:37:13looking at a cat.

00:37:16Mr. Warren!

00:37:17Is everything alright?

00:37:19Mr. Warren,

00:37:21it's nothing serious.

00:37:23Catherine just

00:37:23insisted my shoes

00:37:25weren'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

00:37:58always end up

00:37:59rubbing the heel raw.

00:38:01You might want

00:38:02to change yours.

00:38:11I feel a quiet thrill

00:38:12of 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,

00:38:25with Liam backing me up,

00:38:28I have nothing to fear.

00:38:39The next afternoon,

00:38:41I wheel a small suitcase

00:38:43to my new home,

00:38:44Sterling Haven.

00:38:46Just as I step out

00:38:47of the car,

00:38:48Catherine?

00:38:49A familiar voice

00:38:50calls out behind me.

00:38:52I turn and see

00:38:53Declan 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.

00:39:15Your home?

00:39:17Wait,

00:39:18are 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?

00:39:30Oops,

00:39:30Declan and I are here

00:39:31looking for a place

00:39:32to settle down.

00:39:34Our 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

00:39:48confirms access.

00:39:51Declan and Jolene

00:39:53freeze in shock.

00:39:57Just moved into

00:39:58Sterling 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 edition

00:40:26sports car.

00:40:27Send me the details.

00:40:30Since they're

00:40:31throwing themselves

00:40:31at 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.

00:40:56I sign that name.

00:40:57The one they both dread

00:40:59and go mad over.

00:41:05Oh,

00:41:05it's Evora!

00:41:06Our idol

00:41:07Evora has arrived!

00:41:11Evora?

00:41:12It's probably

00:41:13just someone pretending.

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 GTR

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.

00:42:37The green light flashes

00:42:38and 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 first.

00:43:27I push open the door

00:43:29and pull off

00:43:29my helmet,

00:43:30my ponytail swinging

00:43:31in the breeze.

00:43:35My face stays calm,

00:43:37showing no excitement.

00:43:48You...

00:43:48You're really Yvera?

00:43:54Tell me,

00:43:55who's the idiot now?

00:43:59So you were tricking us

00:44:00this whole time?

00:44:01On the day I returned,

00:44:03I told all of you

00:44:04I liked racing.

00:44:06But not a single one

00:44:07of you ever bothered

00:44:08to listen.

00:44:11I step around

00:44:12Jackson and walk off

00:44:13without looking back.

00:44:18I never wanted to

00:44:19flaunt being Yvera.

00:44:22But since you kept pushing,

00:44:23now you get to see

00:44:24who the real

00:44:25Catherine Brown

00:44:26really is.

00:44:50He drops the video

00:44:51into the group chat

00:44:52and tags Liam directly.

00:44:58Liam,

00:44:58you have to see this.

00:44:59I swear it'll

00:45:00knock you sideways.

00:45:01Please.

00:45:02Nothing on earth

00:45:03surprises Liam.

00:45:05What nonsense

00:45:06are you stirring up now?

00:45:13Liam opens the video,

00:45:15sees me stepping out

00:45:16of the gray car,

00:45:17and a flicker of real shock

00:45:19crosses his eyes.

00:45:21It's her.

00:45:26Okay,

00:45:27I'm genuinely blown away.

00:45:29Liam,

00:45:30what kind of divine helper

00:45:31do you have in your life?

00:45:32This woman is pure magic.

00:45:34Told you.

00:45:34I knew even Liam

00:45:36couldn't stay calm

00:45:36after this.

00:45:53Catherine,

00:45:55just how much

00:45:56are you still hiding?

00:46:01The next day,

00:46:02I walk into the classroom.

00:46:06Catherine,

00:46:07I got you your favorite coffee.

00:46:08I smile

00:46:09and pull out

00:46:10a delicate porcelain bottle

00:46:11from my bag.

00:46:13Apply this ointment

00:46:14to the spot before bed.

00:46:17You should see results

00:46:18in about a month.

00:46:19Thank you so much,

00:46:20Catherine.

00:46:20Do you really think

00:46:21it will work?

00:46:22A mocking laugh

00:46:23cuts through the air.

00:46:25Consistency is the key.

00:46:26I'm confident

00:46:27it'll heal.

00:46:31Seriously?

00:46:32You actually think

00:46:33a homemade cream

00:46:34will magically

00:46:35make you beautiful?

00:46:36My eyes darken

00:46:37as I fix Paige

00:46:38with a piercing stare.

00:46:40Apologize.

00:46:42Why should I apologize?

00:46:43I'm just speaking the truth.

00:46:46Catherine,

00:46:47Paige can be a bit blunt.

00:46:49She didn't mean

00:46:50to be hurtful.

00:46:51Paige was only

00:46:52trying to warn you.

00:46:53The ointments

00:46:54you're handing out

00:46:55aren't officially approved.

00:46:57If Claudian's condition

00:46:58gets worse,

00:46:59that could cause

00:47:01a big problem.

00:47:02It's to heal,

00:47:03not harm.

00:47:04Why do you jump

00:47:05to conclusions

00:47:05without a shred of proof?

00:47:11Tell me,

00:47:12have you ever actually

00:47:13tested these ointments yourself?

00:47:15Claudian,

00:47:16use your ointment

00:47:17without any worries.

00:47:18If anything happens,

00:47:20I will take

00:47:20full responsibility.

00:47:22Jolene Brown,

00:47:23my medical skills

00:47:24aren't something

00:47:25outers to question.

00:47:31Catherine,

00:47:32I believe in you.

00:47:34Just as the school day

00:47:35wraps up,

00:47:35rain suddenly begins

00:47:36pouring down

00:47:37in heavy sheets.

00:47:38I had anticipated this,

00:47:40so an umbrella

00:47:40is tucked safely

00:47:41in my bag.

00:47:42Pulling it out,

00:47:43I open it

00:47:44and step out

00:47:44into the downpour.

00:47:47Catherine, wait!

00:47:48Can I share

00:47:48your umbrella with you?

00:47:50No.

00:47:51I turn around

00:47:52and see Jolene

00:47:53and huddled

00:47:54beneath my umbrella.

00:47:56Without another word,

00:47:58I turn and walk away.

00:48:00Before long,

00:48:01the rain soaks her

00:48:02to the bone.

00:48:04Catherine,

00:48:05it's pouring out here.

00:48:07I just wanted

00:48:08to walk with you

00:48:09for a bit.

00:48:10Jolene is left

00:48:11standing there,

00:48:12stunned.

00:48:15I already said no.

00:48:17My umbrella's

00:48:18too small for two.

00:48:20And honestly,

00:48:21I'm not comfortable

00:48:22being that close

00:48:22to anyone.

00:48:23Jolene is furious.

00:48:25A sleek black car

00:48:26rolls to a slow stop

00:48:28at the gate.

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

00:48:33Austin!

00:48:36Jolene,

00:48:37how did you

00:48:37get this soaked?

00:48:38Didn't you bring

00:48:39an umbrella?

00:48:39You'll catch a cold

00:48:40like this.

00:48:41He glances out

00:48:42the window

00:48:42just in time

00:48:43to see me walking

00:48:44past,

00:48:45holding my umbrella.

00:48:46Catherine,

00:48:47you had an umbrella.

00:48:48Why didn't you

00:48:49share it with Jolene?

00:48:57Do you really think

00:48:58we're close enough

00:48:59for that?

00:49:01Catherine!

00:49:02Jolene is family.

00:49:04Look at her.

00:49:04She's drenched.

00:49:05You had an umbrella

00:49:06and didn't even

00:49:07think to help her?

00:49:11Do you have any idea

00:49:12how cruel that looks?

00:49:13Exactly!

00:49:14Jolene's soaked

00:49:15because Catherine

00:49:16abandoned her.

00:49:16She went way too far!

00:49:18Before I speak,

00:49:20a nearby student

00:49:21steps in.

00:49:22Please.

00:49:22I saw Jolene

00:49:23give her umbrella

00:49:23to someone else

00:49:24just to look noble

00:49:25and then she tried

00:49:25to free float it

00:49:26off Catherine.

00:49:27Catherine didn't

00:49:27want to share,

00:49:28so what?

00:49:28Stop trying

00:49:29to guilt trip her.

00:49:31So what?

00:49:32The rain was pouring!

00:49:34Sharing wouldn't

00:49:35kill her.

00:49:36Catherine's.

00:49:36Catherine's

00:49:37just being selfish.

00:49:38Paige, please.

00:49:39You don't even

00:49:39know what happened.

00:49:40Jolene gave her

00:49:40umbrella away

00:49:41just to look generous.

00:49:42Austin,

00:49:43that's not what happened.

00:49:44I only wanted

00:49:45to get closer to her.

00:49:47I didn't realize

00:49:48she disliked me so much.

00:49:50Keep your little

00:49:51performances away

00:49:52from me.

00:49:52Don't test me.

00:50:06In the classroom,

00:50:07I sit quietly

00:50:08at my desk,

00:50:09flipping through

00:50:09my notes.

00:50:10Catherine,

00:50:11I heard Jolene's

00:50:11really sick today.

00:50:12She didn't come to class.

00:50:13Rain and cold,

00:50:14it's pretty normal

00:50:15to feel under

00:50:15the weather afterward.

00:50:16A loud commotion

00:50:17erupts at the

00:50:18classroom entrance.

00:50:20Feel satisfied now,

00:50:21Catherine?

00:50:22Jolene's in the hospital

00:50:23with a high fever,

00:50:24all because you wouldn't

00:50:25share your stupid umbrella.

00:50:26I calmly shut my notebook

00:50:27and rise to my feet.

00:50:29A chilly,

00:50:30razor-thin smile

00:50:32forms on my lips.

00:50:33She's sick,

00:50:34and that's supposed

00:50:35to be my responsibility?

00:50:37Is this seriously

00:50:38your reaction?

00:50:39Jolene's hospitalized,

00:50:40and you're standing here

00:50:40tossing out sarcastic comments?

00:50:42And what exactly

00:50:43does her hospital stale

00:50:44have to do with me?

00:50:45Did I make her

00:50:45give away her umbrella?

00:50:47Or did I physically

00:50:48send her into the storm?

00:50:49You!

00:50:50And honestly,

00:50:51if she were sick enough

00:50:52to be hospitalized,

00:50:53would she really have

00:50:54the energy to publicize

00:50:55it to the entire school?

00:50:57I asked her personally.

00:50:59Great.

00:51:00Tell me which hospital

00:51:01she's at.

00:51:02I'll arrange for

00:51:03top clear specialists

00:51:04to check on her.

00:51:05I begin dialing,

00:51:07and Paige immediately panics.

00:51:09No!

00:51:10You don't have to do that!

00:51:11Jolene said she only

00:51:12needs rest.

00:51:16How did you figure out

00:51:17she was faking?

00:51:18I've watched her

00:51:19pull the same act

00:51:20more times than I can count.

00:51:22On the weekend,

00:51:24Claudian asks me

00:51:26to go shopping with her.

00:51:27We pause in front

00:51:29of dessert shop,

00:51:31across from a famous

00:51:32brand boutique.

00:51:33Jolene is there too.

00:51:38Oh, look who it is,

00:51:39Catherine!

00:51:40Fancy seeing you here!

00:51:41Shopping too, huh?

00:51:43What's the matter?

00:51:44Didn't expect to see you

00:51:45in a place like this?

00:51:46This isn't some place

00:51:47for just anyone.

00:51:49Bet that ice cream

00:51:50cost you half a day's wages?

00:51:52Jolene steps forward

00:51:53and accidentally splashes

00:51:55her coffee onto my white dress.

00:51:58Oh no, Catherine!

00:51:59I'm so sorry!

00:52:00I tripped!

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

00:52:03I look down

00:52:04at the stains on my dress.

00:52:05My eyes turning cold.

00:52:10Do you even know

00:52:11how much this dress costs?

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

00:52:14I can buy you a new one.

00:52:18She pulls $200

00:52:19and tosses them at me.

00:52:23Use this to get yourself

00:52:24a new one.

00:52:25I look at the ice cream

00:52:26in my hand.

00:52:32And press it onto

00:52:33Jolene's face.

00:52:36Oops!

00:52:37Sorry!

00:52:38My hand just slipped.

00:52:39It's just a little mess.

00:52:41A quick wipe

00:52:42and you'll be fine.

00:52:43Jolene screams.

00:52:46Catherine!

00:52:47What on earth

00:52:48are you doing?

00:52:49Are you crazy?

00:52:50Anne steps out

00:52:51of the fitting room

00:52:52and gasps

00:52:52at Jolene's appearance.

00:52:59Jolene!

00:53:00What on earth

00:53:01happened to you?

00:53:03Mom,

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

00:53:05I accidentally

00:53:06spilled coffee

00:53:07on Catherine's dress.

00:53:09I've already

00:53:10paid her back,

00:53:10but she's acting

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

00:53:18Catherine,

00:53:19why are you

00:53:20picking on

00:53:20Jolene again?

00:53:23Anne pulls

00:53:24a thick wad

00:53:25of cash

00:53:25from her purse.

00:53:27Catherine,

00:53:28don't push

00:53:29this further.

00:53:30If it's money

00:53:31you want,

00:53:31apologize to

00:53:32Jolene.

00:53:33Not nearly enough.

00:53:36Yes,

00:53:37this is our

00:53:38anniversary edition.

00:53:39It retails

00:53:39for $180,000

00:53:41and is completely

00:53:42sold out.

00:53:43Either pay me

00:53:44three times

00:53:44its value,

00:53:45or I'll report

00:53:46this as intentional

00:53:48property damage

00:53:49to the police.

00:53:50Who said

00:53:51we wouldn't

00:53:51compensate?

00:53:53She reluctantly

00:53:53writes a check.

00:53:56Take it.

00:53:57This is like

00:53:58burning money.

00:53:59Next time,

00:54:00I won't bother

00:54:01negotiating.

00:54:02I'll go straight

00:54:02to the police.

00:54:03I feel a deep,

00:54:04satisfying pleasure.

00:54:06$540,000.

00:54:07That's going to

00:54:08sting for a while.

00:54:10Back 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 debt

00:54:18gets paid back

00:54:19with interest.

00:54:20After the meal,

00:54:21I wave goodbye

00:54:22to Claudian

00:54:23at the restaurant's

00:54:23entrance.

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 air.

00:54:35Someone help!

00:54:36Is there a doctor

00:54:37here?

00:54:38I turn towards

00:54:38the commotion

00:54:39and see a well-dressed

00:54:40woman kneeling

00:54:41beside an elderly

00:54:42woman who has

00:54:43collapsed.

00:54:44Wake up!

00:54:45through the crowd

00:54:46and kneel

00:54:46down to examine

00:54:47her.

00:54:51Ma'am,

00:54:52don't panic.

00:54:53Does she have

00:54:54a history of

00:54:54heart disease?

00:54:55Yes.

00:54:56She has

00:54:57coronary heart

00:54:58disease.

00:55:00I reach into

00:55:01my bag and

00:55:02pull out a

00:55:03small bottle

00:55:04of nitroglycerin

00:55:05pills.

00:55:06I slide a

00:55:07tablet under

00:55:07her tongue

00:55:08and begins

00:55:08CPR.

00:55:22After several

00:55:23long minutes,

00:55:24the elderly

00:55:25woman lets

00:55:25out a faint

00:55:26groan.

00:55:28Paramedics

00:55:29arrive and

00:55:29take over.

00:55:31Very professional.

00:55:33You've brought

00:55:34us precious

00:55:34time.

00:55:36Which hospital

00:55:37do you work

00:55:37at?

00:55:37I have to

00:55:38thank you

00:55:39properly.

00:55:44I'm still

00:55:45a student.

00:55:46Helping people

00:55:46is just

00:55:47something I

00:55:47have to

00:55:47do.

00:55:54I quietly

00:55:55gather my

00:55:55things and

00:55:56slip away

00:55:57while the

00:55:57crowd watches

00:55:58with admiration.

00:55:59The next

00:56:00morning,

00:56:00I intentionally

00:56:01leave home

00:56:02early,

00:56:02but the

00:56:03Browns are

00:56:03already lying

00:56:04in wait

00:56:04at the

00:56:04school entrance.

00:56:07Catherine!

00:56:10Jolene

00:56:11plunges to

00:56:11hug me,

00:56:12but I

00:56:12smoothly

00:56:12dodge her.

00:56:14Catherine,

00:56:15come home

00:56:16with me.

00:56:17Your

00:56:17grandmother's

00:56:18back and

00:56:18wants to

00:56:19see you.

00:56:23Sorry,

00:56:24but I don't

00:56:24really know

00:56:24you people.

00:56:25We don't

00:56:26have time

00:56:26for your

00:56:26nonsense.

00:56:27You're

00:56:27coming home

00:56:28with us

00:56:28today.

00:56:31Since it's

00:56:32the busiest

00:56:33time for

00:56:33students arriving,

00:56:35a bunch of

00:56:35curious students

00:56:36have already

00:56:37stopped to

00:56:37watch.

00:56:40A sleek

00:56:41black Bentley

00:56:42eases to a

00:56:43stop right

00:56:43beside us.

00:56:44The window

00:56:45lowers smoothly,

00:56:46and Liam's

00:56:47sharply

00:56:48contoured face

00:56:48comes into

00:56:49view.

00:56:52Catherine,

00:56:53get in

00:56:53the car.

00:56:59I've got

00:56:59class in a

00:57:00few minutes.

00:57:01What brings

00:57:01you here so

00:57:02early?

00:57:04They didn't

00:57:05bother you,

00:57:05did they?

00:57:06No.

00:57:07They're

00:57:07irrelevant.

00:57:08I'm heading

00:57:09in.

00:57:12And without

00:57:13waiting for

00:57:13his response,

00:57:14I simply

00:57:15turn and

00:57:15leave.

00:57:19The

00:57:19browns erupt

00:57:20the moment

00:57:20I brush

00:57:21past them

00:57:21like they're

00:57:22strangers on

00:57:23the street.

00:57:23Are we

00:57:24seriously

00:57:24letting that

00:57:25girl walk

00:57:25all over

00:57:26us?

00:57:27She might

00:57:28ignore us,

00:57:29but someone

00:57:30else can get

00:57:30through to

00:57:31her.

00:57:31She won't

00:57:32dare skip

00:57:32her grandmother's

00:57:33birthday banquet.

00:57:36She'll show

00:57:37up for that.

00:57:38After my

00:57:39classes wrap

00:57:39up, I head

00:57:40home, ready

00:57:41to relax, until

00:57:42my phone starts

00:57:43buzzing in my

00:57:43pocket.

00:57:47Catherine, I'm

00:57:48sending you an

00:57:49address.

00:57:49Come eat with

00:57:50us.

00:57:50They've got all

00:57:51your favorites,

00:57:51and there's a

00:57:52surprise for you

00:57:53too.

00:57:54I hop into a

00:57:55cab, take the

00:57:56elevator up, and

00:57:57text Jared.

00:58:00Which room are

00:58:01you guys in?

00:58:03The elevator

00:58:04doors slide open,

00:58:05and I walk out,

00:58:06my eyes glued to

00:58:07my phone.

00:58:10Before I can

00:58:10take two steps, a

00:58:12hand suddenly pulls

00:58:13me aside.

00:58:14So this is who

00:58:15you really are?

00:58:16Waiting all this

00:58:16time just to pull

00:58:17this?

00:58:18You followed me

00:58:19here?

00:58:19Declan, of

00:58:21course.

00:58:22What?

00:58:23Touched a nerve?

00:58:24You show up where I

00:58:25hang out hoping I'll

00:58:26notice you again?

00:58:28Catherine, you

00:58:29really haven't

00:58:29changed.

00:58:30Still using the

00:58:31same desperate

00:58:32tricks.

00:58:32Isn't she that

00:58:33brown family daughter?

00:58:34The one they

00:58:34recently reclaimed?

00:58:35Yep.

00:58:36Looks like she's

00:58:36still running after

00:58:37Declan like always.

00:58:38Declan, drop the

00:58:38ego.

00:58:39I'm here for

00:58:39someone else.

00:58:40You don't even

00:58:40make the top

00:58:40hundred.

00:58:41Stop acting like

00:58:42the world revolves

00:58:42around you.

00:58:45Aha, so I got

00:58:46to you.

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

00:58:47biting back?

00:58:49Do me a favor and

00:58:50stay away.

00:58:51I don't want anyone

00:58:51assuming we have

00:58:52history.

00:58:55I stride toward

00:58:56the highest tier

00:58:57private suite

00:58:58without looking

00:58:58back.

00:59:07Whoa, what

00:59:08happened to you?

00:59:12I'm fine.

00:59:22Catherine, wait

00:59:24till you see

00:59:24this.

00:59:35Hold on.

00:59:36Is that...

00:59:37Yep.

00:59:38The one from the

00:59:39Veritas auction last

00:59:40month.

00:59:40You kept staring at

00:59:41it, so I figured I'd

00:59:43just buy the damn

00:59:43thing for you.

00:59:45Thanks, Gerald.

00:59:46Hey, don't go

00:59:47formal on me.

00:59:49Something like this

00:59:50deserves an owner

00:59:51who actually gets

00:59:52it.

01:00:18Catherine, I heard you

01:00:20moved out.

01:00:21Did something happen?

01:00:22Did the Browns push

01:00:23you too far again?

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

01:00:25I left on my own

01:00:26terms.

01:00:27Your grandmother

01:00:28returned.

01:00:29You heard?

01:00:31Her birthday banquet

01:00:33is next week.

01:00:34She actually called me

01:00:35earlier and told me to

01:00:36ask you to come.

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

01:00:40part of the Brown family.

01:00:42Catherine, please.

01:00:43She's getting older.

01:00:45Just give her this

01:00:46one courtesy.

01:00:48All right.

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

01:00:51I exhale slowly, so

01:00:52this is happening.

01:00:53No dodging it now.

01:00:55My eyes move back to

01:00:56the gemstone in its

01:00:57wooden box.

01:00:57It would make a clean,

01:00:59elegant birthday gift.

01:01:00The night of Analia's

01:01:02birthday banquet has

01:01:03come.

01:01:04The Brown estate glows

01:01:05with extravagant

01:01:06decorations.

01:01:10I stroll in wearing

01:01:11simple, casual clothes.

01:01:14Jolene drifts graciously

01:01:15through the guests in a

01:01:16blush pink couture gown.

01:01:18Low whispers swirl around

01:01:20the gathered guests about

01:01:21how shabby I look.

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

01:01:24expressions grow cold and

01:01:26tense.

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

01:01:28broke ties with the Browns

01:01:29and she just shows up to

01:01:30Grandma's birthday like

01:01:31that?

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

01:01:36stunning.

01:01:38Those sharp features and

01:01:40that presence can't be

01:01:41ignored.

01:01:42Jolene steps forward, her

01:01:44smile dazzling and

01:01:45perfectly practiced.

01:01:47Grandma, happy birthday.

01:01:49I know how much you adore

01:01:50gemstones, so I asked the

01:01:52auction house to find

01:01:53something really special for

01:01:54you, a rare warm gem.

01:02:00And you, Catherine?

01:02:02What did you bring?

01:02:04I reach into my black bag

01:02:06and pull out a small

01:02:07wooden box.

01:02:09As I open the lid, the

01:02:11room falls deathly silent.

01:02:14Nestled inside is another

01:02:15gemstone.

01:02:19To give Grandma a fake?

01:02:21That's just disrespectful.

01:02:23Catherine?

01:02:24Fake?

01:02:25Catherine, don't you

01:02:27realize how humiliating

01:02:28this is for our family?

01:02:31Amid the crowd's murmurs

01:02:33and accusations, I stay

01:02:34composed.

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

01:02:43On what proof?

01:02:44Maybe yours is the

01:02:46counterfeit.

01:02:46Isn't it obvious?

01:02:48This gem is incredibly

01:02:50rare.

01:02:51There can't be two

01:02:52exactly the same.

01:02:56Mine's been

01:02:57authenticated by several

01:02:59experts.

01:02:59It's the real deal.

01:03:01A knowing smile curves

01:03:03my lips as I bring my

01:03:05gem up and lightly press

01:03:06it against an Aaliyah's

01:03:07wrist.

01:03:08This is it.

01:03:11They say a genuine warm

01:03:12gem changes color depending

01:03:13on its wearer's vitality.

01:03:15It's a unique, almost

01:03:16magical trait.

01:03:19Why don't we test

01:03:20Jolene's gem the same

01:03:21way?

01:03:23She tried to pin it on

01:03:24Catherine when it was her

01:03:25own gift that was false.

01:03:27That's impossible!

01:03:28I paid 10 million for this

01:03:29at the luxurious auction

01:03:31house!

01:03:31I even have the receipt

01:03:33and certificate to prove it!

01:03:34Pulling out her phone,

01:03:35she quickly dials the

01:03:37number.

01:03:37What she hears makes her

01:03:38eyes widened in shock.

01:03:40Just then, someone glances

01:03:41at their phone and blurts out,

01:03:43The luxurious auction

01:03:44house director got hooked

01:03:45on gambling!

01:03:47Jolene stumbles

01:03:49backward, dropping her

01:03:50phone with a loud

01:03:51clatter.

01:03:52Today is my birthday

01:03:53celebration.

01:03:54Let's put an end to this

01:03:55now.

01:03:56Jolene acted with good

01:03:57intentions but was

01:03:58misled.

01:03:59For the very first time,

01:04:01Anala looks at me without

01:04:02that usual air of

01:04:04disappointment.

01:04:07You know, Catherine,

01:04:08I actually like this.

01:04:14Jolene bites down hard on her

01:04:16lower lip, her nails digging

01:04:18into her palm.

01:04:19Justine approaches me.

01:04:23Catherine, I'm sorry about

01:04:25everything that went down

01:04:26earlier.

01:04:27I'm okay.

01:04:29You only stop feeling hurt

01:04:30when you stop expecting

01:04:31anything from anyone.

01:04:34It's okay.

01:04:35Not long after, friends

01:04:36call Justine away.

01:04:38A maid makes her way

01:04:40around, offering champagne.

01:04:41When she gets to me,

01:04:43I decline.

01:04:45The maid hurries away

01:04:46and comes back moments

01:04:48later, holding a glass of

01:04:49juice.

01:04:50I study the juice for a

01:04:51moment.

01:04:52I lift the glass and drink

01:04:54it down in one steady

01:04:55guilt.

01:04:55A few minutes pass before

01:04:57the same maid shows up

01:04:58again.

01:05:00I'm so, so sorry.

01:05:01I didn't mean for this

01:05:02to happen.

01:05:04She slips, and the entire

01:05:06drink splashes across my

01:05:07outfit.

01:05:09Catherine, I'm really sorry.

01:05:10The staff can be a bit

01:05:11careless.

01:05:12Why don't you slip into

01:05:13one of my dresses?

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

01:05:15You can use the guest room

01:05:16to change.

01:05:16Wow.

01:05:17The rules in this house

01:05:18are intriguing, to say

01:05:19the least.

01:05:19I hear every bit of the

01:05:21sarcasm.

01:05:22Sophia is practically

01:05:23mocking Jolene, who acts

01:05:24like she owns the place.

01:05:26The maid exhales, relieved

01:05:27beyond measure, and

01:05:29hurries forward.

01:05:29I start after her, but

01:05:31pause to throw Jolene

01:05:32one last look.

01:05:34The maid leads me far

01:05:35inside the mansion, to

01:05:37a guest room.

01:05:38As soon as she leaves, the

01:05:39door shuts quietly, and I

01:05:41hear the lock slide into

01:05:42place.

01:05:44I go over to check the

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

01:05:47tight, probably locked from

01:05:48the outside.

01:05:50A strange warmth begins

01:05:52spreading under my skin.

01:05:53I take a steady breath, pull

01:05:55a small ceramic file from

01:05:57my pocket, and swallow an

01:05:59antidote.

01:06:00I had drunk the tampered

01:06:01juice simply because I

01:06:03wanted to see the full

01:06:04extent of Jolene's trap.

01:06:09A few moments later, I hear

01:06:11faint, uneven footsteps

01:06:13outside the door.

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

01:06:16completely still and quiet.

01:06:19The door creaks open slowly.

01:06:24Getting impatient, huh?

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

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

01:06:30you.

01:06:31But suddenly, my eyes snap

01:06:33wide open.

01:06:36The scream tears from him.

01:06:38He crumples to the floor in

01:06:40an instant, folding over and

01:06:42wrigling on the carpet.

01:06:45I calmly step over him and

01:06:47shut the door behind me.

01:06:48I ease into the corner just

01:06:50outside, ready to watch.

01:06:52Not long after, Jolene

01:06:53appears, sneaking cautiously

01:06:56down the hall.

01:06:58She presses her ear against the

01:07:00door, then pulls it wide

01:07:02open.

01:07:11She barely has time to

01:07:13register it before the man

01:07:14lunges at her.

01:07:18Stay away!

01:07:19Get off me!

01:07:20Man, pretty girl.

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

01:07:24but you?

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

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

01:07:27I'm a brown.

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

01:07:33Oh, man, yeah?

01:07:35That just makes it way more

01:07:37interesting.

01:07:38Ah!

01:07:39Ah!

01:07:40Help!

01:07:41Help!

01:07:41Let me go!

01:07:44After closing the door behind

01:07:46me, I calmly make my way

01:07:48back to the banquet hall.

01:07:50Sophia, who had earlier

01:07:51stood by my side, approaches

01:07:53with a warm smile and

01:07:54extends her hand.

01:07:55I'm Sophia Flynn.

01:07:57How about we get better

01:07:58acquainted?

01:07:59Catherine Brown, it's a

01:08:01pleasure to meet you.

01:08:01About 15 minutes later,

01:08:03a sudden disturbance breaks

01:08:04out outside the banquet

01:08:06hall.

01:08:06The crowd moves towards

01:08:07the guest room.

01:08:10As they get closer,

01:08:12heavy breathing and a

01:08:13woman's desperate screams

01:08:14reach their ears.

01:08:19Anne's face drains of

01:08:20color.

01:08:21What are you waiting for?

01:08:22Get that door down now!

01:08:24A few strong servants

01:08:25step up and smash the

01:08:27door open.

01:08:28Inside, the shocking scene

01:08:30unfolds for everyone to

01:08:31see.

01:08:33Jolene, her hair

01:08:35mussy and clothes

01:08:35rumpled, is pinned down

01:08:37by an unfamiliar man.

01:08:39Seeing the crowd at the

01:08:40doorway, she breaks down

01:08:41in tears.

01:08:42Mom!

01:08:43It was Catherine!

01:08:44She tricked me!

01:08:45She planned all of this!

01:08:50Despite the accusations, I

01:08:52don't flinch.

01:08:53Jolene, where are you

01:08:54getting this from?

01:08:55The maid ruined my dress

01:08:56and you sent her to

01:08:57fetch me some clothes, but

01:08:59I waited ages and no one

01:09:00came, so I left.

01:09:01When I left, the room was

01:09:03empty.

01:09:04I have no idea how you

01:09:05ended up here.

01:09:06How could you be so

01:09:07heartless?

01:09:09Jolene is your sister!

01:09:11I was with Miss Flynn in

01:09:12the banquet hall the

01:09:13entire time.

01:09:14Many guests can vouch for

01:09:16that.

01:09:16How can you stoop to such

01:09:18tactics?

01:09:20Regarding Jolene, we'll

01:09:22have a chance to question

01:09:23the man soon enough.

01:09:27What happened today was a

01:09:28private family matter.

01:09:30Anyone who breathes a

01:09:31word of it will be making

01:09:32an enemy of the Brown

01:09:33family.

01:09:34Anne grabs her trembling

01:09:35daughter and practically

01:09:36drags Jolene out.

01:09:37The man is also hauled

01:09:39away.

01:09:45What a night.

01:09:46You handled that like a

01:09:47pro.

01:09:51It was simply responding

01:09:52to what she started.

01:09:53If she had stayed in her

01:09:55lane, none of this would

01:09:56have happened.

01:09:57Time after time, Jolene

01:09:59tried to set me up.

01:10:00Did she really think I was

01:10:01still the same Catherine

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

01:10:03down?

01:10:04What happened tonight?

01:10:06She brought it on

01:10:07herself.

01:10:09Morning sunlight pours in

01:10:10through the large window

01:10:11casting soft highlights

01:10:12across his sharp jawline.

01:10:14Mr. Warren.

01:10:16Morning.

01:10:16Let's get started.

01:10:17Without hesitation, he

01:10:19reaches for the buttons of

01:10:19his shirt and pulls it up,

01:10:21exposing his bare chest.

01:10:22I slip into professional

01:10:24mode, pick up my medical

01:10:25kit and move to his side.

01:10:28Need a hand handling the

01:10:29Browns?

01:10:30My hands work with

01:10:31practiced confidence.

01:10:34Not right now.

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

01:10:37Once the session wraps up,

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

01:10:40when Liam slowly pushes off

01:10:43the sofa.

01:10:44He stands steady,

01:10:45clear-headed.

01:10:46You're healing well.

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

01:10:50Thanks.

01:10:51Keep this up and one more

01:10:52session and you'll be good as

01:10:53new.

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

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

01:10:56You've already paid for

01:10:58the treatments, but if I

01:11:00ever need help down the

01:11:01road, I hope you'll remember

01:11:02the understanding we have

01:11:03today.

01:11:04Sounds fair.

01:11:05Just then, a knock comes

01:11:06at the door and a maid

01:11:07enters.

01:11:08Sir, Mr. Cassius Warren

01:11:09has arrived.

01:11:10His tone turns icy in an

01:11:12instant.

01:11:12The smile that had just been

01:11:13there disappears completely.

01:11:15Tell him to wait for me

01:11:16in the living room.

01:11:17When I enter the living

01:11:18room, a man in a dark

01:11:19gray suit glances my way.

01:11:22He appears to be in his

01:11:23fifties, sharing some

01:11:25resemblance with Liam.

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

01:11:32I simply give a small nod

01:11:34and exit smoothly.

01:11:38The intense, almost

01:11:39threatening look from that

01:11:41middle-aged man has set off

01:11:42warning bells in my mind.

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

01:11:48I deliberately instruct my

01:11:50driver to take several

01:11:51detours just to make sure no

01:11:53one is tailing me before

01:11:54finally heading back to my

01:11:55apartment.

01:12:00No sooner have I settled in

01:12:01than my phone rings.

01:12:02It's Sophia.

01:12:05Hey, Catherine.

01:12:06Got a minute?

01:12:07There's this socialite gala

01:12:08happening next week.

01:12:10Want to come along and just

01:12:10have some fun?

01:12:11Sounds good.

01:12:12When is it exactly?

01:12:13Do I need to prepare

01:12:14anything special?

01:12:15It's next Saturday evening

01:12:16at Vantage Oasis.

01:12:18Just wear a cocktail dress.

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

01:12:21can go together.

01:12:22Okay, that would work.

01:12:23Thank you so much.

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

01:12:29Sophia goes off to find a

01:12:30parking spot, leaving me to

01:12:32make my way into the building.

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

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

01:12:44I bump on Jalene.

01:12:54Catherine?

01:12:55What are you doing here?

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

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

01:13:01Whose little lapdog are you?

01:13:03Running wild and barking at

01:13:04everyone without a care.

01:13:07Excuse me?

01:13:09Who exactly are you insulting?

01:13:11Listen, Catherine, you can't just

01:13:13waltz into this kind of event

01:13:15wearing a dress.

01:13:16Without a real invite, you'll

01:13:18end up humiliated when security

01:13:20shows you the door.

01:13:22Come on, Catherine.

01:13:23Ready to head up?

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

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

01:13:39The organizers gave me two

01:13:40invitations this year.

01:13:41I smile back, appreciating

01:13:44Sophia's subtle way of handling things.

01:14:00Everyone, meet my friend

01:14:02Catherine Brown.

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

01:14:04from now on.

01:14:05This gala really is slipping.

01:14:07Apparently just anyone can walk in now.

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

01:14:11As if showing up here will

01:14:13magically upgrade their pleas in society.

01:14:16Watch your mouth.

01:14:18Catherine is a brown.

01:14:19Have some respect.

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

01:14:22My sister doesn't attend events

01:14:23like this often.

01:14:24She's just here to get some exposure.

01:14:27Don't go snapping photos willy-nilly.

01:14:29If I see you flooding social media

01:14:32with our images just to boost your status,

01:14:33I won't hesitate to sue-

01:14:44If you want to play dirty,

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

01:14:49Your status comes from flaunting fake jewelries?

01:14:53And what would a country girl like you

01:14:55possibly understand about jewelry?

01:14:58That's Maris Core,

01:15:00an iconic design by Davina Gemma from the 60s,

01:15:03centered around a rare cushion-cut diamond

01:15:05framed by a dozen emeralds.

01:15:08The real necklace was sold at last year's Veritas auction

01:15:10for $36 million,

01:15:12bought anonymously.

01:15:15I have to admit,

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

01:15:18It is lovely,

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

01:15:19but the issue is that yours isn't authentic.

01:15:22Yes,

01:15:22the center stone is about the right size,

01:15:24but it's missing the clarity a genuine one would have.

01:15:27They look like fresh lab-made pieces.

01:15:29You're talking nonsense!

01:15:31My father gave this to me for my birthday!

01:15:33Janice,

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

01:15:35She's been out of touch for years,

01:15:37she probably hasn't even seen jewelry of this caliber.

01:15:40It's easy for her to misjudge.

01:15:41I stay calm,

01:15:42shifting my gaze to the other woman's wrist.

01:15:45Your bracelet actually has decent translucency,

01:15:48but it's been chemically treated and filled with resin.

01:15:51Wearing that too long isn't good for your health.

01:15:54Just so you know.

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

01:15:57going pale.

01:16:00I turn to Jalene.

01:16:03Your necklace is no better,

01:16:04Jalene.

01:16:05Those diamonds look fake too.

01:16:08Jalene's fingers shoot toward her ear,

01:16:10but stop halfway.

01:16:11The whole hall goes completely still.

01:16:15That was savage.

01:16:17You nailed that comeback perfectly.

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

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

01:16:25Fake jewelry?

01:16:27Fine.

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

01:16:30But you had to step on me to feel taller.

01:16:33So don't blame me for exposing your fake jewelry.

01:16:36Just you wait.

01:16:38I'm calling in a top jewelry expert right now.

01:16:43Be my guest.

01:16:45Relax, Janice.

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

01:16:48There's no need to let some petty nonsense spoil it.

01:16:50Petty?

01:16:51This isn't just about me wearing a fake.

01:16:54She's insulting the honor of the whole Lopez family.

01:17:07The craftsmanship is extraordinary,

01:17:10but something is off.

01:17:11The cut and the color don't match the authentic Mariscor.

01:17:16Miss Lopez,

01:17:18I'm afraid this necklace is indeed a replica.

01:17:21What?

01:17:23That can't be!

01:17:24The craftsmanship is exceptionally convincing,

01:17:27almost flawless.

01:17:28But as Miss Brown pointed out,

01:17:29the cutting style and the emerald shade

01:17:31reveal subtle differences.

01:17:33Impressive eye, Miss Brown.

01:17:35Only the most skilled experts

01:17:36can detect such subtle distinctions.

01:17:38May I ask who has been your teacher?

01:17:40My mentor is Langston Moore.

01:17:44So, you are the esteemed protege of Mr. Moore.

01:17:47An honor to meet you at last.

01:17:49Your championship at the last international competition

01:17:52was truly well-deserved.

01:17:54No wonder she spotted the fake so easily.

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

01:18:00That's the world's top jewelry appraiser.

01:18:03The Lopez family really embarrassed themselves today.

01:18:05I can't stay here.

01:18:07I can't let them see me like this.

01:18:09I can't let them see me like this.

01:18:17Catherine,

01:18:19when did you pick all this up?

01:18:21You never said a word about it to any of us.

01:18:25There's a lot you don't know,

01:18:27mostly because you never bothered to ask.

01:18:33Catherine, what have you done to Jolaine now?

01:18:34I don't know what you're talking about, Austin.

01:18:36I've been sitting here all night

01:18:37and Jolaine hasn't said a word to me.

01:18:38And I'm not the one who's been sending her all those blue roses.

01:18:43Austin, shouldn't you find out what really happened first?

01:18:46It's Catherine who got wrong today.

01:18:48What about Miss Lopez?

01:18:49How could you upset her and make her cry?

01:18:51You're going to the Lopez residence right now to apologize.

01:18:54Apologize?

01:18:55For what?

01:18:56Telling the truth and exposing Janice's fake jewelry in front of everyone?

01:19:00What nonsense?

01:19:02Miss Lopez wouldn't be caught dead wearing fakes.

01:19:05You're just making up lies to slander her.

01:19:07Mr. Brown, Miss Brown's assessment is absolutely right.

01:19:10This Mari's core necklace is a very well-maked replica,

01:19:13and her appraisal skills surpass even mine.

01:19:15Isn't Austin being way too biased?

01:19:17He's not even listening to the expert.

01:19:20I heard the Browns kicked out their own biological daughter

01:19:22to make room for that adopted girl, Jolene.

01:19:25How ridiculous.

01:19:26Still, you had no right to humiliate Miss Lopez like that in public.

01:19:30Our families have shared a close bond for generations.

01:19:33Did you ever stop to think about how damaging this could be for the Brown group?

01:19:36But what about when Janice openly mocked me for being from the countryside?

01:19:40When they all schemed together to humiliate me in front of everyone?

01:19:42Did anyone ever care how that felt?

01:19:44Have any of you truly treated me like family at all?

01:19:46If not, then I, Catherine, and the Browns are better off going our separate ways from this day forward.

01:19:52Sorry for the disruption and ruining everyone's good time.

01:19:55I'll be taking my leave now.

01:19:59The days passed quietly, with nothing but my regular school routine and lab work.

01:20:04Jolene had kept an unusually low profile ever since the banquet,

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

01:20:14So many missed calls. What's going on?

01:20:20Why are you answering Aunt Justina's phone? What happened to her?

01:20:23Watch your tone with me, you ungrateful brat!

01:20:26I haven't even dealt with the mess you made!

01:20:28Thanks to you offending Miss Lopez,

01:20:29the Lopez group has just terminated all their cooperation with us.

01:20:32You will find time to go to the Lopez residence and apologize to Miss Lopez immediately!

01:20:37Keep dreaming.

01:20:38You ungrateful little wolf.

01:20:40If you refuse to listen to me,

01:20:42are you planning to ignore your aunt's life and death situation too?

01:20:46What happened to Aunt Justina?

01:20:48Brain tumor.

01:20:49It's pressing directly on the nerves.

01:20:52Surgery is extremely risky.

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

01:20:59Out of my way.

01:21:01Sign this!

01:21:01Sign the share transfer agreement,

01:21:03and I'll let you inside to see her.

01:21:06How dare they use Justina's life as a bargaining chip?

01:21:10They have no bottom line.

01:21:11You crazy girl.

01:21:13If you dare lay a hand on me,

01:21:14you'll be condemned for your unfailed behavior.

01:21:16Heaven will strike you down!

01:21:18Then move.

01:21:19Before I actually decide to follow through.

01:21:23Lawrence?

01:21:24Austin?

01:21:25Is that Catherine out there?

01:21:28Let her in.

01:21:38My poor little Catherine.

01:21:40They must have given her a hard time again.

01:21:45It's just the same old health problems.

01:21:47Nothing to worry about.

01:21:49But were they bothering you out there just now?

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

01:21:53I'm perfectly fine.

01:21:55How are you feeling right now, really?

01:21:57Be honest with me.

01:21:57Justina, don't push yourself too hard.

01:21:59The doctors made it clear this condition can't wait any longer.

01:22:02Only Dr. Huxley-Jones can perform this surgery with the highest success rate.

01:22:05Jolaine practically bent over back to get him to agree to take the case.

01:22:09Show me her complete medical records and all the scan images right now.

01:22:12Justina has been nothing but kind to you your whole life, hasn't she?

01:22:14Now that she's gravely ill, you won't just sit back and let her die, will you?

01:22:17Here's the deal.

01:22:18Sign over the Brown Group shares to the family,

01:22:19and Jolaine will convince Dr. Huxley to perform the surgery immediately.

01:22:22We're also willing to overlook the whole Ms. Lopez incident and not hold it against you.

01:22:26After all, we're still family, aren't we?

01:22:27Lawrence, Austin, how can you stoop so low as to use my sickness as a weapon against Catherine?

01:22:31This is absolutely shameless.

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

01:22:34Stop it right now!

01:22:35Aunt Justina, please don't be angry.

01:22:37Dad's just worried about all those Brown Group shares Catherine holds.

01:22:41If she's not careful, she could be taken advantage of,

01:22:43which would cause huge problems.

01:22:46That's why he wants to take this chance to get the shares back into the family's hands.

01:22:50Ah, Cathy, my condition is severe, and it probably would get better.

01:22:56Even if you sign, the surgery might not work.

01:23:00I come to accept that.

01:23:02You should leave while you still can.

01:23:05Aunt Justina, I'll be the one to perform your surgery.

01:23:08What could you possibly have to back that up,

01:23:10with those so-called skills you picked up from nowhere?

01:23:13Catherine, don't make a fool of yourself and promise more than you can deliver.

01:23:15If Justina's condition worsens because of your arrogance,

01:23:17can you really bear the consequences?

01:23:19Can you live with that guilt?

01:23:20Then we'll just have to wait and see.

01:23:22And don't you ever dare use Aunt Justina as a pawn against me again.

01:23:26The next time you try, I won't hesitate to prove exactly what I am capable of.

01:23:30And you won't like the outcome.

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

01:23:34Aunt Justina, trust me.

01:23:37Leave everything to me.

01:23:38I promise I'll make you better.

01:23:41Catherine, I trust you.

01:23:43Completely.

01:23:44Fine!

01:23:45Have it your way, Catherine.

01:23:47Let's see how you handle this.

01:23:48Without Dr. Huxley, I don't think Justina has much time left.

01:23:51When this fails, and it will,

01:23:53you better not come crawling back to us to us on your knees begging for help!

01:24:07It's Zephira.

01:24:08Arrange for the highest-grade operating theater at Central Hospital immediately,

01:24:11with a full leading neurosurgery team on standby.

01:24:13I'll send over the full equipment list and surgical plan shortly.

01:24:16Understood, Dr. Zephira.

01:24:18We'll handle all the arrangements immediately.

01:24:20Everything will be ready before your scheduled surgery time.

01:24:27An internationally renowned surgeon, Dr. Zephira?

01:24:30That's the legendary neurosurgeon that even royal families can't book?

01:24:33No!

01:24:34No way!

01:24:35That's impossible!

01:24:36Catherine?

01:24:37That good-for-nothing girl who grew up in the countryside?

01:24:39How could she possibly have connections to someone of Dr. Zephira's caliber?

01:24:42It must be a coincidence!

01:24:43No, it can't be.

01:24:45She's just a worthless country girl.

01:24:46How could she know Dr. Zephira?

01:24:50Dad, Austin, don't jump to conclusions.

01:24:52It has to be a coincidence.

01:24:53There's no way Catherine has anything to do with this.

01:24:55She probably doesn't even know who Dr. Zephira is.

01:25:00Justina, I won't let anything happen to you.

01:25:02This surgery will be a success.

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

01:25:08I'll be the operatic surgeon for your procedure today.

01:25:10Don't be afraid.

01:25:11Just close your eyes and rest.

01:25:13When you wake up, this ailment will be gone completely.

01:25:17The patient is under general anesthesia.

01:25:19Vitals are stable.

01:25:20Let's begin the operation.

01:25:29My God, that surgical approach angle.

01:25:31It's so bold and intricate, yet it completely avoids all the critical functional areas of the brain.

01:25:35I've never seen anything like it.

01:25:37Look at that section technique.

01:25:38It's so steady.

01:25:39It's terrifying.

01:25:39Not a single tremor.

01:25:40Even when working so close to the nerve buns.

01:25:42This is beyond masterful.

01:25:45The patient's vital assigns remain stable throughout the procedure.

01:25:48The operation is a complete success.

01:25:53Please pay close attention to the patient's post-operative monitoring and care.

01:25:57Call me immediately if there are any changes in her condition.

01:26:00Absolutely, Dr. Zafia.

01:26:02We will strictly follow your post-operative care plan.

01:26:04It was the greatest honor of our careers to assist you in this surgery today.

01:26:29Dr. Zafia's surgical skills are absolutely extraordinary.

01:26:32God-like even.

01:26:32I have to say, your Brown family is truly full of hidden talents.

01:26:36It's almost impossible to book Dr. Zafia for a surgery anywhere in the world, yet you

01:26:40managed to get her to come here personally.

01:26:42I'm genuinely curious.

01:26:43How did you manage to connect with her?

01:26:44How is this possible?

01:26:45How could that country girl have anything to do with Dr. Zafia?

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

01:26:49We threatened her.

01:26:49We accused her.

01:26:50We tried to force her to sign away her shares.

01:26:51And she just saved Aunt Justina's life?

01:26:53Dr. Watts, thank you for your hard work today.

01:26:56It was our honor to work with you, Dr. Zafia.

01:26:58You have my word.

01:26:59We will monitor Miss Brown's condition 24-7 and strictly follow your post-operasive care

01:27:03instructions.

01:27:05Could it be?

01:27:06Is Catherine actually Dr. Zafia herself?

01:27:10What kind of ridiculous nonsense are you spouting?

01:27:12That ungrateful fool knows nothing.

01:27:14She's just a worthless waste of space.

01:27:16There's no way she could be the world-famous Dr. Zafia.

01:27:19Are you done running your mouth?

01:27:21If you're finished, step aside.

01:27:23I don't have time to waste on the likes of you.

01:27:24You.

01:27:25You ungrateful, rebellious girl.

01:27:27You think knowing that Dr. Zafia makes you something special?

01:27:30You probably spent all your money to beg her to come here.

01:27:32It's not like you have any real skill.

01:27:34I am Dr. Zafira.

01:27:36Aunt Justina's surgery was performed by my own hands from start to finish.

01:27:44No.

01:27:45Impossible.

01:27:45How could you possibly be Dr. Zafia?

01:27:47You're just a worthless, uneducated girl from the countryside.

01:27:49You're nothing.

01:27:50You're lying.

01:27:50Worthless.

01:27:51I'm the one who saved Aunt Justina's life.

01:27:52What have you done besides using her sickness as a weapon to try and steal from me?

01:27:57Catherine, why...

01:27:58Why didn't you tell us sooner?

01:28:00If you had told us who you were earlier, we wouldn't have...

01:28:02We wouldn't have treated you like that.

01:28:04We wouldn't have made so many mistakes.

01:28:07Wouldn't have what?

01:28:08Wouldn't have treated me like an outsider?

01:28:10Wouldn't have helped Jolaine bully me time and time again?

01:28:13Wouldn't have used my only family member's life to threaten me?

01:28:16Austin, do you even believe a single word you just said?

01:28:19Catherine doesn't need your fake, last-minute regrets.

01:28:21From this day forward, I will be the one to take care of her.

01:28:24You will never get the chance to hurt her again.

01:28:26Mr. Warren, this is just a private family matter of the Brown family.

01:28:29There's no need for you to get involved.

01:28:31Family matter?

01:28:32When you kicked her out of the house and left her homeless, did you ever think of her as family?

01:28:35You even used her aunt's life as a threat against her.

01:28:38When she was in danger, where were you?

01:28:39When she was bullied and even kidnapped, did you ever stood up for her even once?

01:28:43Enough, Liam.

01:28:45Talking to these people is just a waste of time.

01:28:47Let's go.

01:28:48Let's go.

01:28:51Let's go.

01:28:52Let's just let go.

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