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Sis You Don't Matter Anymore
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00:00Today is my third wedding anniversary with Brendan Dawson.
00:03I come to his office happily, hoping to invite him out for a date.
00:08My eyes immediately fall on the expensive necklace lying on his desk.
00:11I believe it is meant for me.
00:13Brendan notices my stare and snaps the jewelry box shut.
00:16Yolanda's come back. This is her present.
00:19So that's it. His old flame has returned.
00:21And I, the one who never touched his heart in three years, is about to be thrown away like trash.
00:26I'll make sure you're compensated. Let's get this over with and move on.
00:29You've got three days to make up your mind. Don't test my patience.
00:33No need for more time. I'll sign right now.
00:35I pick up the pen and sign the divorce papers.
00:37He is shocked by how decisive I am.
00:40We go to the courthouse, and soon the divorce is finalized.
00:44My heart aches, but I also feel relieved.
00:47Finally, I don't have to hope anymore that I might warm Brendan's heart.
00:54What? Yolanda's been hospitalized? I'm on my way!
00:57Brendan talks on his phone and rushes to his car.
01:00He doesn't even glance at me.
01:02After he leaves, a sleek black and red Bugatti pulls up in front of me.
01:09Freedom looks good on you.
01:11Congratulations on finally escaping that mess.
01:14Davina Morris, my closest friend.
01:16She always shows up when I need her most.
01:19How about something a little crazy tonight?
01:21Without a second thought, I get in and leave the courthouse behind.
01:43I took off my black rimmed glasses.
01:45The straight hair I always wore like armor was gone, flowing in waves.
01:48I put on red lipstick and a confident glow.
01:50I walk into the Vertbrook bar.
01:52Tonight, that plain, quiet homebody version of me was nowhere to be found.
01:57Word is, your ex is tearing up the city trying to track the legendary Dr. King down,
02:02desperate to save his precious sweetheart.
02:05Imagine his face if he ever learns you're actually king.
02:09Don't ever mention that asshole.
02:11Fine. By the way, there's a shooting match next week.
02:14You thinking of signing up?
02:16Not a chance. It's been forever.
02:19My hands aren't as steady as they used to be.
02:21Come on, who cares?
02:22Picture Brendan's face on the bullseye and go full demolition mode.
02:26That's tempting.
02:27I heard Dillian, the guy who almost beat you four years ago, is going.
02:30The prize this year is a custom Bugatti.
02:32One of a kind.
02:34I glance at the competition rules.
02:36Contestants will be hidden behind masks and aliases.
02:39But whoever comes out on top gets to force the others to show their real faces.
02:43If you enter and win, you have to make Dillian take off his mask.
02:47I need to know what that guy looks like.
02:49Okay.
02:52If I show up, I'm not just going to play.
02:55I'm going to raise the stakes.
02:57What exactly are you thinking?
03:01Let everyone know.
03:02Whoever takes the crown gets a personal session with King.
03:06No expiration date.
03:08As long as they meet King's terms, the deal stands.
03:13You're kidding!
03:14If that gets out, people are going to crawl over each other just to sign up.
03:18This thing's about to blow up!
03:22I head to the restroom.
03:23I'm glowing with confidence, turning heads all around the bar.
03:31I don't make it far before someone steps into my path.
03:39What do you want, ex-husband?
03:41My tone is casual, distant, like he means nothing to me.
03:47You're coming with me.
03:49Brandon grabs my wrist.
03:50I yank my wrist free and glare at him.
03:53Try that again, and you'll regret it.
03:55This place doesn't suit you.
03:58No need to play dress-up, just to make me look your way.
04:04Wow.
04:05You think this is about you?
04:07We're finished.
04:08You have no say in my life.
04:10Is that really what you want?
04:12To erase everything just like that?
04:16Don't you want the same?
04:18We're already divorced.
04:19He reaches for me again.
04:21I slap his hand away hard.
04:26The real question is,
04:28What's wrong with you?
04:30My gaze drifts down to his groin and back up with a smirk.
04:35Shameless!
04:38Appreciate the compliment.
04:42Brandon storms off, fury in every step.
04:52The day of the shooting competition arrives.
04:55The number of contestants is unprecedented.
05:05After round after round of eliminations,
05:08only two remain.
05:10One man, one woman.
05:12The man is Dylan, the reigning champion.
05:15The woman is Chrissy, a new alias I use.
05:19The final challenge.
05:22Shooting while blindfolded.
05:24Dylan steps up first.
05:26Behind his black mask, his face is serious and cold.
05:31First shot, bullseye.
05:33Second shot, bullseye.
05:35The final shot, bullseye again.
05:38The crowd erupts.
05:41Now it's my turn.
05:45Blindfolded, I don't shoot right away.
05:47In front of everyone, I turn around, put my hand behind my back.
05:53And casually fire the first shot.
05:59Bullseye.
06:00From the second shot to the last, every single one hits the bullseye.
06:04I win.
06:09I walk straight up to Dylan.
06:13You peel off the mask yourself?
06:16Or should I do it for you?
06:18Without hesitation, Dylan reaches up and pulls off his mask.
06:25A stunning face is revealed.
06:28Dylan Scott.
06:30Head of the city's most powerful dynasty.
06:34Suddenly, Katie blocks my path.
06:38Sell us the king's treatment opportunity.
06:40Name your price.
06:41Not for sale.
06:45Do you know what happens to people who go against the Dawson family?
06:49I don't know, and I don't care.
06:50I said it's not for sale.
06:57Katie is burning with rage.
06:59Yanks off my mask.
07:02My face is revealed to everyone.
07:08The gasp from the crowd is nothing compared to the look on Brendan's face.
07:15Christina!
07:18Christina!
07:24What are you doing here, Christina?
07:29That's not your business.
07:32This isn't a place for someone like you.
07:34Where I choose to be is none of your concern.
07:39And since when do pathetic people like you get to decide what I'm allowed to do?
07:44Katie raises her hand to slap me.
07:47Okay.
07:52I catch her wrist mid-air.
07:57And she screams in pain.
08:02Christina!
08:03Let go!
08:04But Brendan keeps holding my wrist.
08:09Sell me the king's treatment opportunity.
08:11I'll pay whatever it takes.
08:13Anything I ask for?
08:16Anything.
08:18Just don't ask for my heart or the position of my wife.
08:22Then give me your life.
08:24And give me your life.
08:28Brendan's face sparkles instantly.
08:35Don't push it, Christina!
08:37Christina, I know you can't stand me since Brendan chose me over you.
08:40If you still want to be with him, I'll step back.
08:43Her voice is sickeningly sweet.
08:45She plays the victim so well.
08:48I only give a cold laugh.
08:51What's so funny?
08:53I'm laughing because you're all hopelessly stupid.
08:57Katie raises her hand to hit me again.
08:59I move faster than Katie.
09:01I slap her so hard.
09:02She doesn't know which way is up.
09:06You actually hit me?
09:08Couldn't stop myself.
09:11Change your condition.
09:13Sell me the treatment opportunity.
09:14I'm asking you.
09:16Think back to our three years of marriage.
09:19No deal.
09:22I can remarry you.
09:24But you need to give me the treatment opportunity.
09:28Have you lost your fucking mind?
09:31Why would anyone want to marry you again?
09:33The satisfaction of seeing him hit the floor is better than I ever imagined.
09:37Before the words even settle, I grab Brendan's wrist and flip him over my shoulder.
09:45He hits the ground hard.
09:50What are you doing just standing there?
09:52Go after her!
09:55The men rush at me.
09:57Before I can move, someone charges in.
09:59It's Dylan.
10:01Dylan kicks the first man so hard, the man flies across the ground.
10:08One by one, they all go down.
10:10None of them get back up.
10:12A woman like her couldn't have won against you fair and square.
10:15She must have cheated.
10:17Someone needs to check her out.
10:18Women don't win these things unless something fishy is going on.
10:25What a bunch of losers.
10:27Let's settle it with a match right now.
10:29The loser puts their hand on the line.
10:33The men who were doubting me all fall silence.
10:38Cowards.
10:54You're a cheat!
10:55How can you prove it was you out there on the range?
10:58She's Rose.
10:59The very Rose who defeated me four years ago.
11:04Everyone's eyes snapped to me in shock.
11:07That can't be right.
11:08She can't be Rose.
11:09Christina is actually Rose?
11:11Brandon stares at me, frozen, as I radiate an unsettling confidence.
11:16This version of me feels unfamiliar to him.
11:19It's like he never really knew me at all.
11:21She can't be Rose!
11:22She's just a useless housewife!
11:25Like I said, if anyone doubts me, they're welcome to challenge me.
11:30But the stakes are a hand.
11:33Katie reluctantly forces herself forward.
11:36Brandon cuts her off in a panic, his hands clummy.
11:38Katie!
11:42He knows that if Katie challenges me, she'll lose a hand.
11:46Katie!
11:58Well, if everyone's done making a scene, I'll be heading out for dinner.
12:01Thanks for stepping in earlier.
12:03Until next time.
12:06At the Moorfort restaurant, me and Davina are chatting and laughing.
12:10Katie notices how the spotlight has shifted to me, and her jealousy burns even hotter.
12:14Oh, come on!
12:15Who knows what kind of string she pulled?
12:16Bet she slept her way to the championship.
12:18Her words are like gnats, annoying but ultimately harmless.
12:22The manager of the Moorfort restaurant appears.
12:24Commanding everyone's attention.
12:28Katie stands up excitedly, thinking the manager is coming for her.
12:33The manager walks right past her and stops at my table.
12:37Brandon's grip on his wine glass tightens.
12:39Miss Jones, my employer would be honored if you and your friend would join him for a private
12:43meal on the top floor.
12:44Waves of envy sweep across the room as everyone's attention snaps to me.
12:48Brandon's grip on his wine glass tightens to the top floor.
12:51When I arrive, Dylan is the only one there.
12:55He sits with quiet grace, like someone out of reach, wrapped in power and poi.
13:01Looks like you got a request for me.
13:03I do need a favor.
13:05I need King's treatment opportunity.
13:08I don't care what it takes.
13:10I'll pay whatever it costs.
13:13Anything at all?
13:15His you applies.
13:18Every cent.
13:19Every favor.
13:20Name it.
13:23Even your life?
13:24Dylan doesn't hesitate.
13:26If that's the only way to secure King's treatment, I'm willing to give my life.
13:31I was testing him, but his sincerity is absolute.
13:35It's almost unsettling.
13:36There's no bluff in his tone.
13:38He means every word.
13:42I know you're serious.
13:44But your life isn't what I'm after.
13:47I've got other terms in mind.
13:51What kind of terms?
13:53Still thinking it over.
13:56Whatever you decide, the terms are yours to set.
13:59What if I asked for your entire family fortune?
14:02My life's worth more than the Scots put together.
14:04If I'm ready to hand my life over, the rest is just background noise.
14:07That's sharp.
14:08All right.
14:09To making this work.
14:10To making it work.
14:12But I can't promise King will agree.
14:14That part's out of my hands.
14:16No guarantees are fine with me.
14:17If there's even the tiniest chance, I'll take it.
14:20I never thought he'd be so loyal.
14:23He's always been cold, but this is a side I never saw.
14:31Are you all right?
14:33My heart is racing.
14:34Why didn't he push me away?
14:36I'm okay.
14:38There's no need for thanks.
14:39We're sort of business partners after all.
14:48We need to talk.
14:49Just for a minute.
14:50Away from the others.
14:52What's stopping you from saying it right here?
14:55What?
14:56No time for me.
14:56But you've got time to flirt with the Moorfort restaurant's owner?
14:59There's nothing between me and the owner.
15:01Your assumptions say more about you.
15:03You two are divorced.
15:05Spit it out or step aside.
15:06My grandma's been asking about you.
15:08She wants us to visit her.
15:10Bethel, his grandmother, is the only one in the Dawson family who ever made me feel welcome.
15:15All right.
15:16I'll go see her.
15:18Promise me you'll be careful.
15:20And if anything feels off, call me right away.
15:22If you so much as look at her the wrong way, I swear you'll regret it.
15:31Need a lift home, Miss Jones?
15:35I'm good.
15:36But could you take my friend home instead?
15:39Anything for you.
15:40Just say the word and I'm on it.
15:46What's going on between you and Ralphie?
15:48Why are you asking?
15:49It has nothing to do with you.
15:51Don't fool yourself and then you'll suddenly be swept into high society.
15:54Even if someone like Ralphie wanted to marry you, his family would never accept a woman who's already divorced.
15:59The only reason you ever became part of the Dawson family was because my grandmother insisted.
16:03That's very thoughtful of you.
16:05But here's a tip.
16:06Focus on your own shit.
16:07Why are you still charming other men, Christina, when I've already given you more than enough to live comfortably?
16:11How's that concerned you?
16:13After all, you're just my ex-husband now.
16:14Were you already sleeping around while we were still married?
16:17That's rich coming from you.
16:19Even with a ring on your finger, your heart always belonged to someone else.
16:22Quit trying to sow discord here.
16:24Don't fool yourself.
16:25Brandon isn't coming back to you.
16:26Even if the entire Dawson family came begging, I wouldn't rejoin them.
16:30Oh, come on.
16:31Don't flatter yourself.
16:32No one in my family wants you back.
16:34You might as well worry about your own skeletons.
16:36Wouldn't want a few nasty secrets ruining your shot at marrying up.
16:50It feels like ages since you last stopped by, Christina.
16:53Betel, actually.
16:54This might be the last time I visit you.
16:56Brendan and I are already divorced.
16:58Is this true?
17:00You two are really divorced?
17:02No!
17:02She's joking!
17:03This isn't a joke.
17:04Look, the divorce is real.
17:06It's already official.
17:08What's really going on?
17:09Why did you get divorced?
17:14Yolanda's back.
17:15I told you before, I will never allow Yolanda to join this family.
17:19Christina stayed by your side and was the reason you recovered when that other woman disappeared
17:23the moment the doctor said you might never walk again.
17:25I recovered through my own will and strength.
17:27Even if Christina helped a little, anyone could have taken my place.
17:30I laughed to myself.
17:31If it weren't for me, the legendary doctor, Brandon, would still be stuck in that wheelchair
17:35forever.
17:38You ungrateful fool!
17:40How did our family raise someone like you?
17:43I'm done backing down.
17:44I will marry Yolanda.
17:52When my grandmother gets through this, you're going to follow my lead.
17:54We keep her calm.
17:55We keep her safe.
17:57What do you expect me to do?
17:58Pretend we're back together?
18:00It's a performance.
18:01Don't make it more than that.
18:02Even with my grandma in your corner, don't kid yourself.
18:05You'll never have my heart.
18:06The thing he never offered me anyway.
18:08Relax.
18:09If every man on earth vanished overnight, I'd still never come crawling back to you.
18:21Oh, ouch!
18:24Disrespecting your elders is one thing.
18:26But now you've pushed Bethel into a hospital bed.
18:29What do you have to say for yourself?
18:32You have no right to accuse me of anything.
18:35Grandma was perfectly fine until you showed up.
18:38This is all on you.
18:40Christina, give up your treatment opportunity for my grandma.
18:44And we'll move forward.
18:46No grudges.
18:49They're all the same.
18:51Trying to use my love for Bethel as a weapon against me.
18:57Never.
18:59See, Brandon?
19:01I told you she was vile.
19:03After everything grandma did for her,
19:05this is how she repays her?
19:11I'll get Bethry a surgeon.
19:15You?
19:16You couldn't even book an appointment with a half-decent doctor.
19:20I'm bringing in Dr. Calvin Emmett.
19:26You can't possibly bring him.
19:28Even the Dawson family couldn't, let alone you.
19:32What if I do bring him?
19:37Let's make a wager.
19:38What kind of wager?
19:41If I bring Dr. Emmett,
19:42every single one of you owe me a public apology,
19:45and you will pay me five million.
19:47And if you fail, what then?
19:49Then I'll forfeit King's treatment opportunity
19:50and pay you five million.
19:52Deal.
19:53Brendan agrees without hesitation.
19:54He doesn't believe for a second that I can pull this off.
19:58But he doesn't know
19:59Christina Jones never makes empty promises.
20:10So you two really aren't getting back together?
20:13Maybe a little more time,
20:14and things will work out.
20:16I hate lying to her,
20:18but her health matters more than the truth right now.
20:24I step out into the evening air,
20:26deciding to grab something to eat before heading home.
20:43Enough!
20:44Shut up already!
20:45Move again, and I'll slice you!
20:47This is sloppy work, amateurs.
20:51I almost feel insulted.
21:01Women are always quick to start crying and making noise.
21:04Yeah, what else could you expect?
21:07Completely worthless.
21:09Don't take your eyes off her.
21:11If she tries anything,
21:13you'll answer to me.
21:16Damn, look at this chick.
21:18Wouldn't mind a turn.
21:19Keep your mouth shut!
21:21She's marked for the Tyrells.
21:22You know how brutal that clan gets.
21:24We're not here to die.
21:25The Tyrells.
21:26Of course.
21:27Jacob couldn't let it go.
21:29They're paying through the nose for this job, though.
21:31Makes you wonder what she did to get on their blacklist.
21:33No clue about the specifics.
21:36Word is she messed up Jacob in a bar.
21:39Left him permanently impotent.
21:41Holy hell.
21:42Never would have pegged her as the type to pull something like that.
21:44Bits and pieces of their conversation
21:46give me all I need to understand the situation.
21:48The Tyrells aren't true upper crust,
21:50but their wealth and connections run deep,
21:52in both boardrooms and back alleys.
21:54Jacob, notorious for his arrogance,
21:56is the sort of predator who believes the world owes him everything.
21:59If anything,
22:00Jacob has earned every ounce of his fate.
22:02He should have been grateful I let him live at all.
22:04Looking back,
22:05I wish I could have gone much harder on him.
22:07Letting him live,
22:08even impotent,
22:09is almost generous.
22:11He is courting death.
22:12If the entire Tyrell family wants to join the fight,
22:16then they, too,
22:17are lining up for destruction.
22:26Out!
22:27Move it!
22:34Nothing but emptiness surrounds us.
22:38The landscape barren,
22:39an abandoned warehouse looming ahead like a warning.
22:45One of the Tyrells is supposed to show.
22:48No.
22:49Just got a call.
22:51Jacob coming himself to handle her.
22:54Perfect.
22:55It's always better to deal with the head of the snake directly.
22:57She's in for it, then.
22:59Everyone knows about Jacob's twisted tastes.
23:01Doesn't concern us.
23:03All we do is hold her till the Tyrells arrive.
23:04We grab our money and disappear.
23:06Only thing to remember,
23:07keep your hands off the employer's target.
23:14He's coming in person,
23:16which is exactly what I wanted most.
23:23Jacob's arrival will be the signal.
23:25The curtain will rise on the true spectacle.
23:28Of this place.
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