Hated By All, But I Woke Up Smarter englishsub fullmovie

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00:00:00My name was Elena Reed. No, I should have said Elena Harper.

00:00:04But for 23 years, I believed I was a Reed.

00:00:09Today, they finally found the excuse to kick me out of the house.

00:00:13Elena, our family has given you everything for 23 years, and this is how you repay us?

00:00:17You ungrateful brat! Pack your things and go back to that run-down village to find your real parents!

00:00:22Just moments ago, Sylvia deliberately shattered a glass, cut her own hand with the shards.

00:00:32And ran downstairs, crying, claiming that I had pushed her and tried to ruin her face.

00:00:42Mom, don't be mad. I'm sure Elena didn't mean any harm.

00:00:48She's just struggling to accept that your love and dad's belong to me now.

00:00:53Please don't hold it against her.

00:00:55Her words sounded like she was pleading for me, but every sentence only made me look guiltier.

00:01:00No one asked me the truth.

00:01:02To think you'd be capable of such cruelty, trying to scar Sylvia's face.

00:01:06With a heart as wicked as yours, you don't deserve to stay in Foykland.

00:01:09I've already sent for your real parents. Pack your things and prepare to return to Cloudtream Village.

00:01:15Elena, next month is Darren and my engagement party.

00:01:19Even though you'll be going back to that remote village, I still hope you'll come.

00:01:23Darren had been my fiancé, but he had abandoned me.

00:01:29It's shocking that you want a garbage like him. If you want him, he's yours.

00:01:34Sylvia was speechless with rage.

00:01:36I turned and went upstairs, without looking back.

00:01:40I had no attachment to that family.

00:01:43By the time I came downstairs, Sylvia's hand, the one she had cut with the glass shards,

00:01:49was already neatly wrapped in bandages.

00:01:51Elena, I'll miss you.

00:01:53Sylvia said it hypocritically, then deliberately bumped into me.

00:01:57A necklace fell to the floor.

00:02:05Isn't this the necklace my mom gave me?

00:02:07How did it end up in your bag?

00:02:09Sylvia picked up the necklace and began accusing me of being a thief.

00:02:12You filthy thief!

00:02:14Do you know what this is?

00:02:15This had been designed by the world-famous Helena Walsh.

00:02:18I paid five million for it.

00:02:19I'm calling the police.

00:02:21What do you have to say for yourself?

00:02:23Call the police if you like.

00:02:25But if I didn't steal the necklace, how do you plan to make it up to me?

00:02:29Elena, don't be so stubborn.

00:02:30We only have one of Walsh's designs in our family.

00:02:34Sylvia handed the necklace to Cicely.

00:02:37Cicely looked at the number on it and froze.

00:02:40This, how could this be?

00:02:42I clearly bought number nine, so why does this say number one?

00:02:46Number one?

00:02:47That can't be.

00:02:48It's one of a kind in this world.

00:02:52I snatched the necklace back from them and walked out the door.

00:02:55Outside, an old, dust-covered van was parked at the entrance.

00:03:01Miss Harper, I sincerely apologize for my tardiness.

00:03:06I hadn't anticipated that there wouldn't be a helipath here.

00:03:10The helicopter had to be stationed farther away.

00:03:13To avoid further delays, I arranged for this vehicle instead.

00:03:19It hadn't been used in some time, so it may appear a little worn.

00:03:23I hope you don't mind.

00:03:25Only then did I take a closer look.

00:03:27This wasn't just any old van.

00:03:29It was a Maybach.

00:03:31An extremely rare, limited edition.

00:03:38Did you drag this junk out of a scrapyard?

00:03:46Declan took a box from the van and handed it to Cecily as a thank you gift for taking care

00:03:50of me over the years.

00:03:53But she refused.

00:03:54That won't be necessary.

00:03:56You may leave.

00:03:57Mr. Reed, are you certain?

00:03:59What good stuff could a hick from the strips possibly have?

00:04:03Just get out of here.

00:04:08They didn't know that inside the box were deeds to 23 properties.

00:04:1323 high-end jewelry pieces.

00:04:1623 luxury car keys and a bank card with a balance of 230 million.

00:04:22The helicopter touched down.

00:04:24The sight of Hillside Manor before me made one thing instantly clear.

00:04:29My biological parents were never poor farmers.

00:04:35Elena, my daughter.

00:04:37I finally found you.

00:04:41Jolie Harper hugged me with tears in her eyes.

00:04:44Her embrace was warm, completely different from Cecily's coldness.

00:04:51Here's 10 million, a gift for you.

00:04:54I'm giving you 10 million too.

00:04:58And this emerald jewelry set.

00:05:01Also for you.

00:05:02Only then did I learn who my biological parents,

00:05:05Alexander and Jolie, really were.

00:05:08One was the head of the Harper group.

00:05:10The other a woman of refined upbringing.

00:05:17You also have three brothers.

00:05:20Jeffrey, Ellis, and Louis.

00:05:23They all want to meet you.

00:05:29I was led inside the manor.

00:05:33The dining table was filled with fine cuisine.

00:05:37Jolie kept adding food to my plate.

00:05:39Eat a little more.

00:05:41You're too thin.

00:05:42Her eyes were filled with 23 years of pent-up guilt.

00:05:46For the first time,

00:05:47I understood what a mother's love felt like.

00:05:57Cecily had never given me this kind of warmth.

00:06:04This family belonged to a world

00:06:06the Reeds could never dream of entering.

00:06:12To make it up to me,

00:06:14Jolie took me to the Helena Jewelry Flagship Store

00:06:17to pick out accessories.

00:06:21But what I didn't expect

00:06:23was that we ran into Cecily and Sylvia by chance.

00:06:28The cheapest piece here costs at least a million.

00:06:31Can you even afford that?

00:06:33If you two can be here,

00:06:35why can't I?

00:06:37Sylvia suddenly snatched the ruby pendant from my hand

00:06:39and dropped it onto the floor.

00:06:46Elena!

00:06:47How could you be so clumsy?

00:06:49You couldn't even hold on to something so valuable!

00:06:55This pendant is 50 million.

00:06:58What?

00:07:00Elena,

00:07:01looks like you'll be paying off this pendant

00:07:03for the rest of your life.

00:07:04I didn't rush to argue.

00:07:08Instead,

00:07:09I had the clerk pull the surveillance footage.

00:07:17Cecily was stunned.

00:07:18They had to buy that extraordinarily priced pendant.

00:07:24Insufficient funds.

00:07:25But they didn't have the money.

00:07:27Elena,

00:07:28you scheming bitch.

00:07:30You planned this to humiliate us!

00:07:34That's how you treat my daughter?

00:07:36The collaboration between the Harper family

00:07:38and the Reed family is hereby terminated.

00:07:42Who do you think you are?

00:07:43Are you paying or not?

00:07:45You can't afford it?

00:07:47Of course we can!

00:07:50She had to call Darren,

00:07:51Sylvia's fiancé,

00:07:52for help.

00:07:55And they left in embarrassment.

00:07:59The next day,

00:08:00Benjamin and Cecily showed up

00:08:02at the entrance of Hillside Manor.

00:08:04When Cecily saw me walking out,

00:08:07she thought I was working as a maid.

00:08:09So you're working as a maid

00:08:10for the Harper family now?

00:08:11Better drop your little habit of stealing.

00:08:14When Benjamin and Cecily

00:08:15saw my father Alexander,

00:08:17they immediately put on flattering smiles

00:08:19and approached him.

00:08:21Mr. Harper,

00:08:22our partnership can't be terminated.

00:08:24Elena's real father is just a driver

00:08:26and her mother is from some backwater town.

00:08:28She's nothing but a liar.

00:08:29Don't let her fool you

00:08:30into thinking badly of us.

00:08:31Alexander's and Jolie's faces

00:08:33changed at the same time.

00:08:35Cecily had just insulted them

00:08:36to their faces.

00:08:38As of today,

00:08:40the Harper family

00:08:41cuts all ties

00:08:42with the Reed family.

00:08:44Permanently.

00:08:45Benjamin and Cecily were stunned.

00:08:47They had no idea

00:08:48what they had done wrong.

00:08:49They were escorted out by security.

00:08:56You ungrateful little wretch!

00:08:58Cecily was still cursing.

00:09:00She still had no idea

00:09:01who she was dealing with.

00:09:03After they were driven away,

00:09:04my eldest brother Jeffrey

00:09:06came home by car

00:09:08and happened to see me

00:09:09still using an old phone.

00:09:11You must be my sister, right?

00:09:13I haven't brought a gift,

00:09:14so let me give you some pocket money.

00:09:16Is a million enough?

00:09:17Jeffrey thought I was so poor.

00:09:19I couldn't even afford a smartphone.

00:09:22Scan here.

00:09:25I pulled out the latest smartphone

00:09:27and showed him the QR code.

00:09:29A deep, quiet chuckle

00:09:31came from inside the car.

00:09:33You tricked me?

00:09:34Jeffrey realized

00:09:35he had been tricked,

00:09:36but instead of getting mad,

00:09:37he laughed.

00:09:39The man in the car,

00:09:40Wesley Spencer,

00:09:42saw me for the first time.

00:09:43I'll be leaving now.

00:09:44Until next time.

00:09:45Wesley said goodbye

00:09:46to Jeffrey and left.

00:09:54I never got a clear look

00:09:56at that man's face.

00:09:57That day,

00:09:58my grandma Bertha

00:09:59was discharged

00:10:00from the hospital.

00:10:03The whole family

00:10:04gathered together.

00:10:06My cousin, Javier,

00:10:08gave Bertha a painting.

00:10:15I leaned in

00:10:16to take a closer look.

00:10:19What do you know about art?

00:10:21You're just pretending.

00:10:23Elena,

00:10:24it's okay if you don't understand.

00:10:25No one will laugh at you.

00:10:27Elise was my parents'

00:10:29adopted daughter.

00:10:30She sounded like

00:10:30she was defending me,

00:10:32but her words

00:10:32were dripping with sarcasm.

00:10:38This painting

00:10:40is a forgery.

00:10:42Peyton's authentic works

00:10:44have a lotus pattern

00:10:45in the lower left corner.

00:10:46When exposed to fire,

00:10:48it appears.

00:10:50What makes you so sure?

00:10:55My daughter

00:10:56wouldn't speak carelessly.

00:10:58Just give it a try.

00:10:59If any damage occurs,

00:11:00I'll take full responsibility.

00:11:02No way!

00:11:04I went through

00:11:05so much trouble

00:11:05to find this painting.

00:11:07There's no way

00:11:08I'm letting you burn it!

00:11:09The authentic piece

00:11:10is at the Spencer family's home.

00:11:12Borrow it

00:11:13and compare.

00:11:14Then you'll know.

00:11:16She's just trying

00:11:17to save face,

00:11:18isn't she?

00:11:19Elise thought

00:11:19I would lose.

00:11:20She was wrong.

00:11:23Wesley,

00:11:24can we borrow

00:11:24that painting

00:11:25from your collection?

00:11:26Let Elena

00:11:26come and get it herself.

00:11:28Jeffrey called Wesley

00:11:29to borrow the painting,

00:11:30but Wesley made a condition.

00:11:31He wanted me

00:11:32to come get it myself.

00:11:34I went to the

00:11:35Spenceran estate.

00:11:43For the first time,

00:11:44I saw Wesley Spencer.

00:11:46Chiseled features,

00:11:47deep eyes,

00:11:48an undeniable

00:11:49commanding presence.

00:11:50Do you know Elle?

00:11:52Who is Elle?

00:11:54He suddenly asked

00:11:55if I knew Elle.

00:11:56I didn't change

00:11:56my expression,

00:11:57but I knew

00:11:58he was testing me.

00:11:59Why would Wesley

00:12:01suspect me?

00:12:04What connection

00:12:05between me and Elle

00:12:06had he discovered?

00:12:09The painting

00:12:09is on the first floor.

00:12:11You may leave now.

00:12:15I didn't ask

00:12:16any more questions.

00:12:18I took the painting

00:12:19and left.

00:12:29But I knew

00:12:30this was only

00:12:32the beginning.

00:12:40He would keep testing me.

00:12:43I brought back

00:12:44the authentic painting

00:12:45from the Spencer family.

00:12:46The two paintings

00:12:49were displayed

00:12:50side by side.

00:12:55The flame approached.

00:12:57A beautiful

00:12:58lotus pattern

00:12:59appeared on the

00:13:00authentic piece.

00:13:02Everyone stared

00:13:03in shock

00:13:04at the lotus pattern

00:13:05appearing on the painting.

00:13:10There really is a lotus pattern.

00:13:12How could the painting

00:13:13I found

00:13:14be a fake?

00:13:16You dared to

00:13:17fool me

00:13:17with a forgery?

00:13:20Bertha tore up

00:13:20the forgery

00:13:21and shouted

00:13:22at Javier.

00:13:23Javier's face

00:13:24was darkened.

00:13:25His eyes

00:13:26were fixed

00:13:27on me

00:13:27with malice.

00:13:28This is my fault

00:13:30but I didn't

00:13:30mean to.

00:13:31Javier gave me

00:13:32a vicious glare.

00:13:34Elena!

00:13:35You're not even

00:13:36a Harper!

00:13:37You're not part

00:13:37of the Harper

00:13:38family yet!

00:13:39You!

00:13:39Javier wanted to say

00:13:40more but

00:13:41Alexander cut him off.

00:13:46Who says

00:13:47she's not

00:13:47a Harper?

00:13:50In three days

00:13:51I will hold

00:13:52a banquet

00:13:52to officially

00:13:53welcome

00:13:53Elena back.

00:13:55From now on

00:13:56she will be

00:13:57Elena Harper.

00:14:08The day

00:14:09of the banquet

00:14:09arrived.

00:14:10I walked

00:14:11into the banquet

00:14:12hall

00:14:12in a white

00:14:13dress.

00:14:21Everyone's

00:14:21eyes were

00:14:22on me.

00:14:23I knew

00:14:23from that

00:14:24day on

00:14:26I was

00:14:26Elena Harper.

00:14:31Ladies

00:14:32and gentlemen

00:14:33I have

00:14:33transferred

00:14:345%

00:14:35of Harper

00:14:35Group shares

00:14:36to Elena.

00:14:405%

00:14:41That's

00:14:42an

00:14:42astronomical

00:14:43amount.

00:14:49Alexander

00:14:49is truly

00:14:51generous

00:14:52to this

00:14:52daughter.

00:14:53Ilesa stood

00:14:54in the corner

00:14:54her nails

00:14:55digging into

00:14:56her palms.

00:14:57She couldn't

00:14:58understand why

00:14:59the shares

00:15:00went to me

00:15:00an outsider

00:15:01who just

00:15:02came back

00:15:02when the Harper

00:15:03family had raised

00:15:04her for over

00:15:0520 years.

00:15:11In the corner

00:15:12a lesson

00:15:13started Debbie

00:15:13Scott to splash

00:15:14red wine on me.

00:15:16Debbie had just

00:15:17raised her glass

00:15:17when a girl

00:15:18accidentally walked

00:15:19by and bumped

00:15:20into her arm.

00:15:21The wine splashed

00:15:23all over Debbie's

00:15:24own face.

00:15:25Her makeup

00:15:25was a mess.

00:15:26She looked

00:15:27utterly

00:15:27ridiculous.

00:15:29My face!

00:15:31My dress!

00:15:37That girl

00:15:38looked back

00:15:38at me,

00:15:39nodded slightly,

00:15:40and then

00:15:40disappeared

00:15:41into the crowd.

00:15:42Only later

00:15:43did I learn

00:15:44her name.

00:15:45Kira Johnson,

00:15:46the youngest

00:15:47daughter of

00:15:47the Johnson

00:15:48family.

00:15:49A girl

00:15:50who couldn't

00:15:51speak nor

00:15:51hear.

00:15:53In the crowd

00:15:55my eyes

00:15:55met the eyes

00:15:56of a man

00:15:56on the second

00:15:57floor.

00:15:58It was

00:15:59Wesley.

00:16:00He was

00:16:00watching me

00:16:01too.

00:16:06At the peak

00:16:07of the banquet

00:16:08Wesley made

00:16:09an unexpected

00:16:09appearance.

00:16:11Isn't that

00:16:12Wesley?

00:16:13He never

00:16:13comes to

00:16:13these events.

00:16:14What is

00:16:15he doing

00:16:15here?

00:16:22This man

00:16:23who never

00:16:24attended

00:16:24social events

00:16:25walked

00:16:26straight

00:16:26towards

00:16:26me.

00:16:28This is

00:16:29for you.

00:16:33He handed

00:16:34me a

00:16:34velvet box.

00:16:36I opened

00:16:37it.

00:16:37Inside

00:16:38was an

00:16:38extremely

00:16:39rare

00:16:39pigeon

00:16:39blood

00:16:40ruby.

00:16:40A

00:16:41one-of-a-kind

00:16:41piece from

00:16:42the Spencer

00:16:42family's

00:16:43mine.

00:16:43Someone

00:16:44had

00:16:44offered

00:16:44billions

00:16:44for it,

00:16:45but he

00:16:46never

00:16:46sold it.

00:16:49Oh my

00:16:50God,

00:16:50is that

00:16:50the

00:16:50legendary

00:16:51pigeon

00:16:51blood

00:16:51ruby?

00:16:53Wesley

00:16:53gave it

00:16:53away?

00:16:54Is he

00:16:54insane?

00:16:55Elise

00:16:55was mad

00:16:56with

00:16:56jealousy.

00:17:01She

00:17:01deliberately

00:17:02went up

00:17:02to him

00:17:03and reached

00:17:03out to

00:17:04take his

00:17:04arm.

00:17:05Wesley,

00:17:06it's been

00:17:07so long.

00:17:08Do you

00:17:09remember me?

00:17:10I don't

00:17:11know you.

00:17:15Wesley

00:17:15took off

00:17:16the jacket

00:17:16that Ellis

00:17:17had touched

00:17:17and threw

00:17:18it away.

00:17:20Elise

00:17:21was humiliated.

00:17:25she ran

00:17:26away

00:17:27crying.

00:17:28Alexander

00:17:29watched the

00:17:29scene

00:17:30lost in

00:17:30thought.

00:17:34After the

00:17:35banquet,

00:17:35Elise

00:17:36went to

00:17:36Bertha,

00:17:37crying.

00:17:38Grandma,

00:17:39Elena

00:17:40bullied me.

00:17:41She

00:17:41deliberately

00:17:42humiliated me

00:17:43in front of

00:17:43everyone.

00:17:44Alexander

00:17:44gave 5%

00:17:45of the

00:17:45shares to

00:17:46Elena,

00:17:47but Elise

00:17:47got nothing.

00:17:48Is that

00:17:48fair?

00:17:49My

00:17:49aunt,

00:17:50Samira,

00:17:50took the

00:17:51chance to

00:17:52stir up

00:17:52trouble.

00:17:58Bertha

00:17:59was so

00:17:59angry that

00:18:00she had

00:18:00a heart

00:18:01attack and

00:18:02was rushed

00:18:02to the

00:18:03hospital.

00:18:04Alexander,

00:18:05I'm just

00:18:05saying,

00:18:06why not

00:18:07let Vince

00:18:07be the

00:18:07CEO?

00:18:09Vince

00:18:09was

00:18:10Samira's

00:18:10husband.

00:18:12Alexander

00:18:12looked coldly

00:18:13at Samira.

00:18:14He finally

00:18:15saw these

00:18:16people for

00:18:16who they

00:18:17really were.

00:18:18You'd

00:18:18better pray

00:18:19my mother

00:18:19is okay.

00:18:20If anything

00:18:21happens to

00:18:22her,

00:18:22I will

00:18:23hold you

00:18:23responsible.

00:18:25I was

00:18:26just...

00:18:26Samira's

00:18:27face

00:18:28turned

00:18:28ashen.

00:18:29She

00:18:29couldn't

00:18:30say a

00:18:30word.

00:18:31For the

00:18:31first time,

00:18:32she was

00:18:33truly

00:18:33afraid.

00:18:35The

00:18:35patient's

00:18:35blood

00:18:36worths

00:18:36have

00:18:36rupturedly.

00:18:37Her

00:18:37life is

00:18:38in danger.

00:18:38Unless

00:18:39the

00:18:39legendary

00:18:40doctor

00:18:40healer

00:18:40appears,

00:18:41there's

00:18:41nothing

00:18:41we can

00:18:42do.

00:18:42What

00:18:42do you

00:18:43mean

00:18:43nothing

00:18:43you

00:18:43can

00:18:43do?

00:18:44Aren't

00:18:44you

00:18:44doctors?

00:18:47Grandma

00:18:47is going

00:18:48to be

00:18:48okay,

00:18:49right?

00:18:52everyone

00:18:53had

00:18:53given

00:18:53up

00:18:53hope.

00:18:54I

00:18:55stepped

00:18:55forward.

00:18:59I

00:19:00can

00:19:00save

00:19:00her.

00:19:01You?

00:19:02Don't

00:19:03be

00:19:03ridiculous.

00:19:05What

00:19:05do you

00:19:06know

00:19:06about

00:19:06medicine?

00:19:07Exactly.

00:19:08Don't

00:19:08make

00:19:08things

00:19:08worse.

00:19:10Miss,

00:19:11this

00:19:12is

00:19:12no

00:19:12joke.

00:19:14Elena,

00:19:15are you

00:19:16sure you

00:19:16can do

00:19:17this?

00:19:18father,

00:19:19there's

00:19:20no other

00:19:20choice.

00:19:21Let

00:19:21me

00:19:21try.

00:19:23Let

00:19:24her

00:19:24try.

00:19:26If my

00:19:26mother doesn't

00:19:27wake up,

00:19:27I will

00:19:28resign as

00:19:28CEO.

00:19:32Alexander

00:19:32chose to

00:19:33believe in

00:19:33me.

00:19:37I took

00:19:38out the

00:19:38silver

00:19:38needles.

00:19:39The

00:19:40vice

00:19:40hospital

00:19:40director,

00:19:41Phil

00:19:41Benton,

00:19:42immediately

00:19:42recognized

00:19:43them.

00:19:43this is

00:19:44healer's

00:19:45silver

00:19:45needles.

00:19:46You are

00:19:47healer's

00:19:47apprentice.

00:20:00Twenty

00:20:00minutes

00:20:01later,

00:20:02Bertha

00:20:02coughed up

00:20:03the pooled

00:20:03blood and

00:20:04was out

00:20:05of danger.

00:20:11grandma is

00:20:12awake.

00:20:14The

00:20:15whole room

00:20:15fell

00:20:16silent.

00:20:17These

00:20:17silver

00:20:18needles

00:20:18are

00:20:19healer's

00:20:19trademark.

00:20:20You are

00:20:21healer's

00:20:21apprentice.

00:20:22My

00:20:22heart

00:20:22skipped

00:20:23a

00:20:23bait.

00:20:24My

00:20:24mentor

00:20:24only

00:20:24took

00:20:25me

00:20:25in

00:20:25six

00:20:25years

00:20:26ago,

00:20:26but

00:20:26healer

00:20:27had

00:20:27died

00:20:27ten

00:20:27years

00:20:28ago.

00:20:28They

00:20:28were

00:20:29not

00:20:29the

00:20:29same

00:20:29person.

00:20:30I

00:20:31don't

00:20:31know

00:20:31anything

00:20:31about

00:20:32any

00:20:32healer.

00:20:33Impossible.

00:20:33These

00:20:34silver

00:20:34needles

00:20:35belong

00:20:35only

00:20:35to

00:20:36healer.

00:20:36I

00:20:36denied

00:20:37it

00:20:37firmly.

00:20:38No

00:20:38one

00:20:38believed

00:20:39me,

00:20:39but

00:20:39no

00:20:40one

00:20:40asked

00:20:40further.

00:20:45Elena,

00:20:46thank

00:20:47you for

00:20:48saving

00:20:48me.

00:20:49After

00:20:49Bertha

00:20:50woke

00:20:50up,

00:20:51her

00:20:51attitude

00:20:51toward

00:20:51me

00:20:52became

00:20:52noticeably

00:20:53warmer.

00:20:54Ellie

00:20:54stood

00:20:54at the

00:20:55hospital

00:20:55room

00:20:55door,

00:20:56watching

00:20:56this

00:20:57scene,

00:20:58grinding

00:20:58her

00:20:58teeth

00:20:59with

00:20:59hatred.

00:21:00Why

00:21:00does

00:21:00she

00:21:01get

00:21:01all

00:21:01the

00:21:01attention

00:21:01every

00:21:02time?

00:21:02After

00:21:03Bertha's

00:21:03condition

00:21:04stabilized,

00:21:05Alexander

00:21:06and

00:21:07Jolie

00:21:07reviewed

00:21:07the

00:21:08whole

00:21:08incident.

00:21:13It

00:21:14was

00:21:14Elise

00:21:14who

00:21:15went

00:21:15crying

00:21:15to

00:21:15Bertha

00:21:16and

00:21:17Samira

00:21:17who

00:21:18stirred

00:21:18up

00:21:18trouble.

00:21:19That's

00:21:20what

00:21:20caused

00:21:21Bertha's

00:21:21heart

00:21:21attack.

00:21:27I

00:21:28raised

00:21:28you

00:21:29for

00:21:29over

00:21:2920

00:21:30years,

00:21:30but

00:21:31you

00:21:31nearly

00:21:31caused

00:21:32Bertha's

00:21:32death

00:21:33just

00:21:33for

00:21:33some

00:21:33shares.

00:21:35This

00:21:36time,

00:21:36I will

00:21:37not

00:21:37forgive

00:21:37you.

00:21:42Jolie,

00:21:42I didn't

00:21:44mean to.

00:21:45you.

00:21:46I

00:21:47was

00:21:47just

00:21:47so

00:21:48upset.

00:21:49Elise

00:21:49kept

00:21:50crying

00:21:50to

00:21:51Jolie,

00:21:52trying

00:21:52to

00:21:53win

00:21:53her

00:21:53forgiveness.

00:21:55Pack

00:21:56your

00:21:56things.

00:21:57Move

00:21:57out.

00:21:59You

00:21:59stay

00:21:59away

00:21:59from

00:21:59my

00:22:00mother.

00:22:02Elise

00:22:03was

00:22:03kicked

00:22:03out of

00:22:03Alexander's

00:22:04house

00:22:04and

00:22:05moved

00:22:05next

00:22:05door

00:22:05to

00:22:06Vince's.

00:22:13As

00:22:14she

00:22:14passed

00:22:15me,

00:22:15she

00:22:15glared

00:22:16at me

00:22:16fiercely.

00:22:17Don't

00:22:18get too

00:22:18cocky.

00:22:19Soon,

00:22:20you'll

00:22:21be the

00:22:21one

00:22:21getting

00:22:21kicked

00:22:22out.

00:22:25I'll

00:22:26be

00:22:26waiting.

00:22:32Samira's

00:22:32face

00:22:32was

00:22:33ashen.

00:22:33She

00:22:34had

00:22:34just

00:22:34been

00:22:34put

00:22:34in

00:22:34her

00:22:34place

00:22:35in

00:22:35front

00:22:35of

00:22:35Bertha

00:22:36and

00:22:36now

00:22:36Elise

00:22:37was

00:22:37kicked

00:22:37out

00:22:37too.

00:22:41That

00:22:42day,

00:22:43Bertha

00:22:43called

00:22:43everyone

00:22:44together

00:22:44and

00:22:45made

00:22:45a

00:22:45big

00:22:45announcement.

00:22:49I

00:22:49want

00:22:50to

00:22:50give

00:22:50the

00:22:50jewelry

00:22:51company

00:22:51Leopard

00:22:52X

00:22:52to

00:22:53Elena.

00:22:55Grandma,

00:22:56I

00:22:56studied

00:22:57jewelry

00:22:57design.

00:22:58Why

00:22:58should

00:22:58she

00:22:59get

00:22:59it?

00:22:59Exactly.

00:23:01Elise

00:23:01is

00:23:01a

00:23:01professional.

00:23:03Elena

00:23:04didn't

00:23:04even

00:23:04go to

00:23:05college,

00:23:05did

00:23:06she?

00:23:06When

00:23:07Elise

00:23:08and

00:23:08Samira

00:23:09heard

00:23:09this,

00:23:09they

00:23:10immediately

00:23:10became

00:23:11anxious.

00:23:12I

00:23:12earned

00:23:12my

00:23:13PhD

00:23:13from

00:23:13Imperial

00:23:14University

00:23:14when I

00:23:15was

00:23:1523.

00:23:16What?

00:23:21They

00:23:22hadn't

00:23:22expected that

00:23:23not only had I

00:23:24gone to

00:23:24college,

00:23:25but I

00:23:25had also

00:23:25earned

00:23:26a

00:23:26doctorate.

00:23:27Fair

00:23:28competition.

00:23:29Whoever

00:23:30secures the

00:23:30Spencer group's

00:23:31partnership

00:23:32gets

00:23:33Leopard

00:23:33Tex.

00:23:34Elise

00:23:35smirked.

00:23:36She

00:23:37thought she

00:23:37had the

00:23:37upper

00:23:38hand.

00:23:41Fine.

00:23:42I'll

00:23:42make

00:23:42Wesley

00:23:43give me

00:23:43the

00:23:43partnership.

00:23:44I

00:23:44knew

00:23:44very

00:23:44well.

00:23:45Wesley

00:23:46hated

00:23:46being

00:23:46pestered

00:23:47by

00:23:47women.

00:23:47Elise's

00:23:48so-called

00:23:48knowing

00:23:48him was

00:23:49nothing but

00:23:49wishful

00:23:49thinking.

00:23:50Elise,

00:23:51Anna,

00:23:51and I

00:23:51started at

00:23:52Leopard

00:23:52X on

00:23:53the

00:23:53same

00:23:53day.

00:23:54The

00:23:55person

00:23:55in

00:23:56charge,

00:23:57Paige,

00:23:58received

00:23:58us.

00:24:00Miss

00:24:00Elise

00:24:01Harper,

00:24:01here is

00:24:02your

00:24:02private

00:24:02office.

00:24:07Thank

00:24:08you.

00:24:11You?

00:24:13Sit

00:24:14on that

00:24:14bench

00:24:15in the

00:24:15corner.

00:24:16She

00:24:17settled

00:24:17Elise

00:24:18into a

00:24:18private

00:24:18office,

00:24:19then pointed

00:24:20to the

00:24:20bench

00:24:20in the

00:24:20corner

00:24:21that

00:24:21everyone

00:24:21looked

00:24:22down

00:24:22on.

00:24:23Why

00:24:24don't

00:24:24I

00:24:24have

00:24:24an

00:24:25office?

00:24:27Paige

00:24:28couldn't

00:24:28help

00:24:29but

00:24:29Snigger,

00:24:30what do

00:24:31you have

00:24:31to

00:24:31compete

00:24:32with

00:24:32Elise?

00:24:33She's

00:24:33a

00:24:33daughter

00:24:34of

00:24:34the

00:24:34Harper

00:24:34family.

00:24:39I

00:24:39am

00:24:40also

00:24:40a

00:24:40daughter

00:24:40of

00:24:41the

00:24:41Harper

00:24:41family.

00:24:46You?

00:24:50Just

00:24:51then,

00:24:52Monica

00:24:52walked

00:24:53in

00:24:53from

00:24:53outside.

00:24:54The

00:24:54moment

00:24:55she

00:24:55saw

00:24:55me,

00:24:56she

00:24:56hurried

00:24:56over.

00:24:59darling,

00:25:00what are

00:25:01you

00:25:01doing

00:25:01here?

00:25:05Mrs.

00:25:07Hayes?

00:25:08Seeing

00:25:09how

00:25:09familiar

00:25:09Monica

00:25:10was

00:25:10with

00:25:10me,

00:25:11Paige

00:25:12was

00:25:12stunned.

00:25:15Elise's

00:25:16expression

00:25:16shifted

00:25:17slightly.

00:25:18She

00:25:18couldn't

00:25:18understand

00:25:19how

00:25:19Monica

00:25:19knew

00:25:20me.

00:25:21No

00:25:21one

00:25:21knew

00:25:22that

00:25:22Monica

00:25:22was

00:25:2310th

00:25:23place

00:25:23in the

00:25:24international

00:25:24jewelry

00:25:25design

00:25:25competition

00:25:26seven

00:25:27years

00:25:27ago.

00:25:28And

00:25:29first

00:25:29place

00:25:30was

00:25:30Helena.

00:25:31That

00:25:31is,

00:25:32me.

00:25:33Monica

00:25:34had

00:25:34always

00:25:34admired

00:25:35me.

00:25:35Over

00:25:36the

00:25:36years,

00:25:36she

00:25:37had

00:25:37carefully

00:25:37maintained

00:25:37this

00:25:38friendship.

00:25:39Give

00:25:39this

00:25:39office

00:25:39to

00:25:40Elena,

00:25:40the

00:25:41one

00:25:41across

00:25:41from

00:25:41mine.

00:25:42But

00:25:43that

00:25:43was

00:25:43reserved

00:25:44for

00:25:44Miss

00:25:44Elise

00:25:44Harper.

00:25:45Elise

00:25:46can

00:25:46take

00:25:46a

00:25:46regular

00:25:47desk.

00:25:49Is

00:25:49there

00:25:49a

00:25:49problem?

00:25:52no,

00:25:53she

00:25:54gave

00:25:54me

00:25:54the

00:25:54private

00:25:55office

00:25:55that

00:25:55was

00:25:55originally

00:25:56reserved

00:25:56for

00:25:57Elise,

00:25:57the

00:25:57one

00:25:57across

00:25:58from

00:25:58hers.

00:25:59Bigger,

00:26:00with

00:26:00a

00:26:00better

00:26:00view.

00:26:02Why?

00:26:04Because

00:26:04I'm

00:26:05in charge

00:26:05here.

00:26:06Is

00:26:07that

00:26:07reason

00:26:07enough?

00:26:09Elise

00:26:10watched

00:26:11all this

00:26:11through

00:26:11gritted

00:26:12teeth,

00:26:13her

00:26:13hatred

00:26:13deepening.

00:26:14This

00:26:15office,

00:26:16once I

00:26:17secure

00:26:17the

00:26:17contract,

00:26:18I'll

00:26:18take

00:26:18it

00:26:18back

00:26:19sooner

00:26:19or

00:26:19later.

00:26:20And

00:26:20when

00:26:20I

00:26:20do,

00:26:21you'd

00:26:22better

00:26:22get

00:26:22the

00:26:22hell

00:26:22out.

00:26:27In

00:26:27response

00:26:28to her

00:26:28harsh

00:26:28words,

00:26:29I just

00:26:30smiled

00:26:30faintly.

00:26:31She

00:26:31finally

00:26:32realized

00:26:32Elena

00:26:33was not

00:26:34someone

00:26:34she could

00:26:35easily

00:26:35tremble.

00:26:39Design

00:26:40department

00:26:41manager

00:26:41Ruby

00:26:41Lopez

00:26:42couldn't

00:26:42stand

00:26:43me.

00:26:43She

00:26:44caused

00:26:44trouble

00:26:45for me

00:26:45at

00:26:45every

00:26:45turn.

00:26:50move.

00:26:51You're

00:26:52blocking

00:26:52the

00:26:52elevator.

00:26:54You

00:26:54were the

00:26:55last

00:26:55one in.

00:26:56The

00:26:56elevator

00:26:57is

00:26:57overloaded.

00:26:58You

00:26:58should

00:26:58be the

00:26:58one

00:26:59to

00:26:59get

00:26:59off.

00:27:02You

00:27:03I

00:27:07knew she

00:27:08was

00:27:08deliberately

00:27:08trying to

00:27:09make things

00:27:09difficult for

00:27:10me,

00:27:11but I

00:27:11wasn't

00:27:12going to

00:27:12give

00:27:12in.

00:27:14I

00:27:14heard

00:27:14you

00:27:15got

00:27:15in

00:27:15through

00:27:15connections.

00:27:16No

00:27:17wonder

00:27:17you

00:27:17don't

00:27:18know

00:27:18anything.

00:27:19How

00:27:19many

00:27:19years

00:27:19has

00:27:19Leopard X

00:27:20gone

00:27:20without

00:27:20a

00:27:20hit

00:27:21piece?

00:27:21If

00:27:21I

00:27:21start

00:27:22designing,

00:27:22you'll

00:27:22be

00:27:22completely

00:27:23outdone

00:27:23by

00:27:23me.

00:27:24If

00:27:25you

00:27:25can

00:27:25design

00:27:25a

00:27:26hit

00:27:26piece,

00:27:26I'll

00:27:27resign.

00:27:27If

00:27:28you

00:27:28lose,

00:27:28you'll

00:27:28apologize

00:27:29publicly

00:27:29and

00:27:30leave

00:27:30the

00:27:30company.

00:27:31Remember

00:27:31what

00:27:31you

00:27:31said.

00:27:35Ruby

00:27:35dismissed

00:27:35me with

00:27:36contempt.

00:27:37She

00:27:37was

00:27:37convinced

00:27:38that

00:27:38a

00:27:38woman

00:27:38who

00:27:38got

00:27:39in

00:27:39through

00:27:39connections

00:27:39had

00:27:40no

00:27:40design

00:27:40talent.

00:27:41She

00:27:42didn't

00:27:42know

00:27:42that

00:27:43the

00:27:43person

00:27:43she

00:27:43was

00:27:44facing

00:27:44was

00:27:45Helena

00:27:45herself.

00:27:46To

00:27:47take

00:27:47over

00:27:47the

00:27:47company,

00:27:48I

00:27:48needed

00:27:48to

00:27:48secure

00:27:49the

00:27:49Spencer

00:27:49group

00:27:50partnership,

00:27:51but

00:27:51Wesley's

00:27:51whereabouts

00:27:52were

00:27:52a

00:27:52mystery.

00:27:56I

00:27:57had

00:27:57to

00:27:57call

00:27:57Jeffrey

00:27:58to

00:27:58ask

00:27:58for

00:27:58Wesley's

00:27:59address.

00:28:01What

00:28:02do

00:28:02you

00:28:02need

00:28:02him

00:28:02for?

00:28:03Work

00:28:03related.

00:28:04Grandma

00:28:05is

00:28:05having

00:28:05Elise

00:28:05and

00:28:06me

00:28:06compete

00:28:06for

00:28:06Leopardix.

00:28:08Whoever

00:28:08secures

00:28:09Spencer

00:28:09group's

00:28:09partnership

00:28:10wins.

00:28:15Imperial

00:28:15Club.

00:28:16Just

00:28:17use

00:28:17my

00:28:17name.

00:28:23I

00:28:24arrived

00:28:24at

00:28:24Imperial

00:28:25Club.

00:28:26As

00:28:27soon

00:28:27as

00:28:27I

00:28:27entered

00:28:28the

00:28:28lobby,

00:28:28I

00:28:29saw

00:28:29that

00:28:29Elise

00:28:29had

00:28:30already

00:28:30gotten

00:28:30there

00:28:30ahead

00:28:30of

00:28:31me.

00:28:31I'm

00:28:32Jeffrey

00:28:32Harper's

00:28:33family.

00:28:34Of

00:28:34course,

00:28:34Miss

00:28:34Harper.

00:28:35This

00:28:35way,

00:28:35please.

00:28:36She

00:28:36claimed

00:28:36to be

00:28:37Jeffrey's

00:28:37family

00:28:38and got

00:28:38in

00:28:38effortlessly.

00:28:39Hey,

00:28:40gorgeous.

00:28:40Here

00:28:41alone?

00:28:41Call

00:28:42me

00:28:42honey and

00:28:43I'll

00:28:43take

00:28:43you

00:28:43inside.

00:28:44This

00:28:44place

00:28:45isn't

00:28:45for

00:28:45just

00:28:45anyone.

00:28:47Unfazed,

00:28:47I

00:28:48walked to

00:28:48the

00:28:48front

00:28:48desk

00:28:49and

00:28:49slowly

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00:28:50out

00:28:50a

00:28:50black

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00:28:50from

00:28:51my

00:28:51bag.

00:28:53The

00:28:54receptionist

00:28:54took

00:28:54the

00:28:54black

00:28:55card

00:28:55and

00:28:55examined

00:28:56it

00:28:56carefully.

00:28:57Her

00:28:57face

00:28:57changed

00:28:57dramatically.

00:28:59You're

00:29:00a

00:29:00black

00:29:00card

00:29:00holder?

00:29:01Please,

00:29:02come

00:29:02with me.

00:29:02I'll

00:29:03show

00:29:03you

00:29:03the

00:29:03way.

00:29:03This

00:29:04was

00:29:04one

00:29:04of

00:29:04only

00:29:05a

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00:29:05black

00:29:05cards

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00:29:06the

00:29:06world

00:29:06at

00:29:07Imperial

00:29:07Club.

00:29:08In

00:29:08Clytay,

00:29:09only

00:29:10Wesley

00:29:10had

00:29:10one.

00:29:11Bee

00:29:11black

00:29:11card?

00:29:12No

00:29:12way!

00:29:13Did

00:29:14I

00:29:14just

00:29:14say

00:29:14something

00:29:14stupid?

00:29:15You

00:29:16don't

00:29:16think

00:29:16she'll

00:29:16hold

00:29:16a

00:29:17grudge,

00:29:17do

00:29:17you?

00:29:18The

00:29:18rich

00:29:19guys

00:29:19who

00:29:19had

00:29:19mocked

00:29:19me

00:29:20shut

00:29:20up

00:29:20instantly.

00:29:21The

00:29:21one

00:29:22who

00:29:22said

00:29:22call

00:29:22me

00:29:22honey

00:29:23and

00:29:23I'll

00:29:23take

00:29:23you

00:29:23inside

00:29:24turned

00:29:24pale.

00:29:25I

00:29:25went

00:29:26up

00:29:26to

00:29:26the

00:29:26top

00:29:26floor

00:29:27billiards

00:29:27room.

00:29:28Wesley

00:29:29was

00:29:29lazily

00:29:29smoking

00:29:30a

00:29:30cigarette,

00:29:31his

00:29:31long

00:29:32legs

00:29:32casually

00:29:33crossed,

00:29:34radiating

00:29:34a

00:29:34do

00:29:35not

00:29:35approach

00:29:35aura.

00:29:37Wesley,

00:29:38this

00:29:38is

00:29:38Leopard

00:29:38X's

00:29:39proposal.

00:29:40We're

00:29:40willing

00:29:40to

00:29:41give

00:29:41up

00:29:41all

00:29:41profits

00:29:42just

00:29:42to

00:29:42have

00:29:42a

00:29:42counter

00:29:43in

00:29:43the

00:29:43duty

00:29:43free

00:29:43zone.

00:29:44Ellie's

00:29:44confidently

00:29:45handed

00:29:45over

00:29:45the

00:29:46proposal,

00:29:46believing

00:29:47she

00:29:47had

00:29:47offered

00:29:47an

00:29:48irresistible

00:29:48deal,

00:29:49but

00:29:49Wesley

00:29:50didn't

00:29:50even

00:29:50glance

00:30:00I

00:30:00picked

00:30:01up

00:30:01a

00:30:01cue

00:30:01stick

00:30:01and

00:30:02walked

00:30:02toward

00:30:02Wesley.

00:30:03Let's

00:30:04play

00:30:04a

00:30:04game.

00:30:05The

00:30:05loser

00:30:05grants

00:30:06the

00:30:06winner

00:30:06one

00:30:06request.

00:30:07Fine.

00:30:08Wesley

00:30:09put out

00:30:09his

00:30:09cigarette

00:30:10and

00:30:10stood

00:30:10up.

00:30:11Ellie

00:30:11smirked

00:30:12to

00:30:12herself.

00:30:13She

00:30:13probably

00:30:13thought

00:30:14I

00:30:14was

00:30:14asking

00:30:14for

00:30:14humiliation.

00:30:16Wesley

00:30:16has

00:30:16never

00:30:17lost.

00:30:17She's

00:30:18digging

00:30:18her

00:30:18own

00:30:18grave.

00:30:19If

00:30:20you

00:30:20lose,

00:30:21I

00:30:21want

00:30:21to

00:30:22see

00:30:22Elle.

00:30:23My

00:30:23heart

00:30:23tightened.

00:30:24He

00:30:24was

00:30:24still

00:30:25suspicious

00:30:25of

00:30:25me.

00:30:26He

00:30:26had

00:30:26never

00:30:26given

00:30:26up

00:30:27on

00:30:27finding

00:30:27Elle's

00:30:28true

00:30:28identity.

00:30:30If

00:30:30I

00:30:31win,

00:30:32Spencer

00:30:32group

00:30:33gives

00:30:33the

00:30:33duty-free

00:30:34counter

00:30:34to

00:30:34Leopard-X.

00:30:36Deal.

00:30:39You

00:30:39break.

00:30:49I

00:30:50lean

00:30:50down,

00:30:51aimed,

00:30:52and

00:30:52struck.

00:30:55The

00:30:56balls

00:30:56scattered.

00:30:57Four

00:30:58dropped

00:30:58into

00:30:59pockets.

00:31:01Four

00:31:02on the

00:31:02break?

00:31:03How

00:31:03is that

00:31:03possible?

00:31:07Who

00:31:08is she?

00:31:10The

00:31:11whole

00:31:12room

00:31:12gasped.

00:31:13Ellie's

00:31:14smile

00:31:14frozen on

00:31:15her

00:31:15face.

00:31:18I

00:31:19calculated

00:31:19every angle

00:31:20with

00:31:20precision.

00:31:21The

00:31:22balls dropped

00:31:22into the

00:31:23pockets

00:31:23one by

00:31:24one.

00:31:25She

00:31:26sunk

00:31:26another

00:31:26one.

00:31:27That's

00:31:27five.

00:31:28Wesley

00:31:29hasn't

00:31:29even had

00:31:30a turn.

00:31:30I've

00:31:31never

00:31:31seen

00:31:31anyone

00:31:31dominate

00:31:32Wesley

00:31:32like

00:31:33this.

00:31:33Elise's

00:31:34hands

00:31:34were

00:31:34clenched

00:31:35white.

00:31:35She

00:31:36had

00:31:36expected

00:31:37Wesley

00:31:37to crush

00:31:38me,

00:31:38but now

00:31:39the tables

00:31:40had

00:31:40completely

00:31:41turned.

00:31:42The

00:31:43last

00:31:43ball

00:31:43dropped.

00:31:44Wesley

00:31:45never

00:31:45got a

00:31:45chance

00:31:45to

00:31:46play.

00:31:46He

00:31:47lost.

00:31:49I

00:31:50win.

00:31:51Yeah.

00:31:52He

00:31:52said only

00:31:52one

00:31:53word,

00:31:53flatly,

00:31:54but I

00:31:54could see

00:31:54something

00:31:55different

00:31:55in his

00:31:55eyes.

00:31:56Not

00:31:56anger,

00:31:57but

00:31:57appreciation.

00:31:58I'll

00:31:59bring the

00:31:59formal

00:31:59proposal

00:32:00tomorrow

00:32:00to sign

00:32:00the

00:32:00contract.

00:32:02Elise's

00:32:02face

00:32:03looked

00:32:03terrible.

00:32:04That

00:32:04give up

00:32:05all

00:32:05profits

00:32:05proposal

00:32:06she

00:32:06had

00:32:06just

00:32:06presented

00:32:07was

00:32:07now

00:32:07a

00:32:08complete

00:32:08joke.

00:32:09What

00:32:09made her

00:32:09even

00:32:10more

00:32:10miserable

00:32:10was

00:32:11that

00:32:11Wesley

00:32:11had

00:32:12never

00:32:12once

00:32:12looked

00:32:13at

00:32:13her

00:32:13properly.

00:32:14Early

00:32:14the

00:32:14next

00:32:14morning,

00:32:15before

00:32:15the

00:32:16sun

00:32:16was

00:32:16fully

00:32:16up,

00:32:17Elise

00:32:17took

00:32:17her

00:32:18employee

00:32:18Christy

00:32:19and

00:32:19rushed

00:32:20to

00:32:20Spencer

00:32:20Group.

00:32:26I'm

00:32:26here to

00:32:27sign

00:32:27the

00:32:27contract.

00:32:28Where

00:32:29is

00:32:29Wesley?

00:32:30Wesley's

00:32:30assistant,

00:32:31Felix,

00:32:32received

00:32:32her.

00:32:34Please

00:32:35follow me.

00:32:36Mr.

00:32:36Spencer

00:32:36is waiting

00:32:37in his

00:32:37office.

00:32:42Felix

00:32:43brought

00:32:43them

00:32:43into

00:32:43the

00:32:43office.

00:32:46Elise

00:32:46thought

00:32:46victory

00:32:47was

00:32:47in

00:32:47her

00:32:48grasp.

00:32:50Wesley,

00:32:51I'm here

00:32:51to sign

00:32:52the contract.

00:32:53Here are

00:32:53Leopard X's

00:32:53official documents.

00:32:58Who told

00:32:59you to come?

00:33:00I

00:33:01isn't

00:33:01about

00:33:02signing

00:33:02the contract?

00:33:03Didn't we

00:33:03agree

00:33:04yesterday?

00:33:05Yesterday?

00:33:05I'm

00:33:06waiting

00:33:06for

00:33:06Elena.

00:33:08not

00:33:09you.

00:33:10Get

00:33:11out.

00:33:12Whether

00:33:12it's

00:33:13me

00:33:13or

00:33:13Elena,

00:33:14we

00:33:14both

00:33:15represent

00:33:15Leopard X.

00:33:16It's

00:33:16the same

00:33:17whoever

00:33:17you

00:33:17sign

00:33:18with.

00:33:25Felix,

00:33:26show

00:33:27them

00:33:27out.

00:33:32Elise

00:33:32was

00:33:33kicked

00:33:33out,

00:33:34completely

00:33:34humiliated.

00:33:35I

00:33:35signed

00:33:36the contract

00:33:36and

00:33:37returned

00:33:37to

00:33:37Leopard X.

00:33:38As I

00:33:38pushed

00:33:39open

00:33:39the

00:33:39office

00:33:39door,

00:33:40I

00:33:40saw

00:33:40Ruby

00:33:40heaving

00:33:41by

00:33:41her

00:33:41workstation,

00:33:45arms

00:33:45crossed

00:33:46wearing

00:33:46an

00:33:46expression

00:33:46that

00:33:47said

00:33:47she

00:33:47was

00:33:47waiting

00:33:48to

00:33:48see

00:33:48me

00:33:48fail.

00:33:50You

00:33:50didn't

00:33:51get

00:33:51the

00:33:51contract,

00:33:51did

00:33:52you?

00:33:52I

00:33:53knew

00:33:53it.

00:33:54What

00:33:54could

00:33:55a

00:33:55woman

00:33:55like

00:33:55you

00:33:55who

00:33:56only

00:33:56got

00:33:56in

00:33:56through

00:33:56connections

00:33:57possibly

00:33:58accomplish?

00:34:03What

00:34:03do

00:34:03you

00:34:03think

00:34:04this

00:34:04is?

00:34:05unfazed,

00:34:06I

00:34:06opened

00:34:06my

00:34:07phone

00:34:07and

00:34:07showed

00:34:07Ruby

00:34:07a

00:34:08photo.

00:34:09How do

00:34:10you have

00:34:10this

00:34:10photo?

00:34:11The

00:34:11photo

00:34:12showed

00:34:12Ruby

00:34:13with a

00:34:13middle-aged

00:34:13man,

00:34:14her

00:34:15sugar

00:34:15daddy,

00:34:19a

00:34:19married

00:34:20man

00:34:20who

00:34:21owned

00:34:21a

00:34:21glass

00:34:21flanctory.

00:34:24Give me

00:34:25that phone!

00:34:27Ruby

00:34:27turned pale

00:34:28and lunged

00:34:28to grab

00:34:29my phone.

00:34:29I

00:34:29sidestepped

00:34:30and

00:34:31she

00:34:31missed.

00:34:33Just

00:34:34then,

00:34:34the

00:34:34man's

00:34:35wife

00:34:35burst

00:34:35in.

00:34:36You

00:34:37home

00:34:37wrecker!

00:34:38How dare

00:34:38you seduce

00:34:39my

00:34:39husband!

00:34:40I'm

00:34:40gonna

00:34:40tear

00:34:40that

00:34:41face

00:34:41of

00:34:41yours

00:34:41apart!

00:34:42No!

00:34:43No!

00:34:44No!

00:34:45No!

00:34:46No!

00:34:47No!

00:34:48No!

00:34:49No!

00:34:51No!

00:34:52No!

00:34:53No!

00:34:54No!

00:35:14No!

00:35:21No!

00:35:24No!

00:35:24It's gorgeous. Leperodex making a comeback this year.

00:35:26This design is incredible. I've never seen such an inspired piece.

00:35:32My piece was undoubtedly the centerpiece.

00:35:36Everyone was asking who the designer was.

00:35:40At the celebration banquet, just as everyone raised their glasses,

00:35:45Elise suddenly walked onto the stage crying.

00:35:51My design sketches are missing.

00:35:54The piece Alina showed is exactly the same as the one I lost.

00:35:58She stole my design!

00:36:00The whole room was in an uproar.

00:36:03Whispered accusations flooded in like a tidal wave, all pointing at me.

00:36:11Alina, admit your mistake.

00:36:14Don't make this ugly for everyone.

00:36:20I stood on the stage.

00:36:23Watching their annex without any expression.

00:36:32You say this is your design?

00:36:35Yes! It's mine!

00:36:37You stole my sketches!

00:36:42Then tell me, which section is the hidden clasp on?

00:36:53Section 2.

00:36:56Are you sure?

00:36:58At my question, Elise was clearly panicking.

00:37:05Section 3! It's section 3!

00:37:08Section 3! I was just too nervous and said it wrong!

00:37:10I raised the bracelet and showed it to everyone.

00:37:13Under the lights, every detail of the bracelet was clearly visible.

00:37:18This design has no hidden clasp at all.

00:37:21Would a real designer not know whether their own work has one?

00:37:27She's right!

00:37:28There's no hidden clasp on the bracelet at all!

00:37:30I just looked!

00:37:31Carefully!

00:37:33Then, what's this about Ely losing her sketches?

00:37:36Is she trying to frame Alina?

00:37:39Ellisee's face turned pale.

00:37:41She couldn't utter a single word.

00:37:43Tears still hung on her face.

00:37:45But no one felt sorry for her anymore.

00:37:50Alina is the real daughter of the Harper family!

00:37:52Didn't any of you know?

00:37:53In the heat of the argument, Monica blurted it out.

00:37:56The whole room fell into dead silence.

00:37:58What?

00:37:59Alina is the real daughter of the Harper family?

00:38:01Then what about Ellis?

00:38:03She's always been saying she's a daughter of the Harper family.

00:38:06I've never heard Alina mention it.

00:38:08But Elyse tells everyone she's a Harper.

00:38:12All the colleagues had thought Elyse was the real Harper daughter and I was just a connection higher.

00:38:18Now the truth came out.

00:38:21Alice was only an adopted daughter.

00:38:23Even more awkward was that Elyse had always hinted that she was the Harper family's daughter

00:38:27and had never corrected anyone's misunderstanding.

00:38:31Please, stop.

00:38:34Elyse bit her lip and ran out of the banquet crying.

00:38:37Samira's face was livid.

00:38:39The next day, news exploded everywhere.

00:38:43Leopard Tech's rising designer Alina Harpent suspected of plagiaring Alina Walsh's classic work.

00:38:49Side-by-side comparison images showed that my bracelet looked strikingly similar to Helena's iconic piece.

00:38:55The angles, lines, even the curves of the details matched.

00:39:10The comments were all insults.

00:39:12My name became the target of an online backlash overnight.

00:39:17Let's see how you get out of this one.

00:39:20Once the plagiar of accusation sticks, you'll never work in the jewelry industry again.

00:39:26Samira was gloating.

00:39:34Just then, two vice presidents of the Jewelry Design Association arrived in person.

00:39:43You're here to hold Alina accountable, right?

00:39:47This has nothing to do with Leopard X.

00:39:50She's already been fired.

00:39:51If you want to blame someone, blame her alone.

00:39:58Firing Helena?

00:39:59Is Leopard X serious?

00:40:04Helena?

00:40:06What are you talking about?

00:40:11Ms. Walsh, the president position of the Design Association has been vacant for years, reserved only for you.

00:40:19When would it be convenient for you to take office?

00:40:23I'll consider it.

00:40:28Samira was completely stunned.

00:40:30Never had she expected that the country girl she had always looked down on was actually the world's top jewelry

00:40:36designer, Helena Walsh herself.

00:40:40Oh my god, Helena is Helena?

00:40:43Is that mysterious genius designer?

00:40:46We were gossiping behind her back about how she got in through connections?

00:40:50This is so embarrassing.

00:40:52The news spread.

00:40:54Within hours, the entire internet reversed its stance.

00:40:58Everyone who had called me a plagiarist was now apologizing.

00:41:02Elise saw the news and smashed the glass in her hand.

00:41:09Her face was even paler than the paper.

00:41:13Helena?

00:41:14How could she possibly be Helena?

00:41:17I didn't pay attention to the online news.

00:41:19At that moment, I was on my way to the Johnson family's home.

00:41:26The girl who had helped me at the recognition banquet was waiting for me.

00:41:31A week ago, her brother Malcolm had come to me after hearing that I had saved Bertha.

00:41:36He begged me to save his sister.

00:41:39Today was the follow-up visit.

00:41:41On my way to the Johnson's house, Kira suddenly rushed out and bumped into me.

00:41:46Oh!

00:41:47She was covered in bruises and wounds, frantically signing with her hands, hiding behind me.

00:41:55Kira signed.

00:42:00Help me.

00:42:01They want to take my kidney.

00:42:03Kira!

00:42:04Get back here!

00:42:06Rory is still waiting for your kidney!

00:42:08Don't you run away!

00:42:12She's not going with you.

00:42:15She's not going with you.

00:42:17Who do you think you are?

00:42:19Mind your own business.

00:42:21This is a family matter.

00:42:23I stepped in front of Kira, protecting her.

00:42:27The girl had helped me at the recognition banquet.

00:42:30This time, it was my turn to help her.

00:42:35While Ethel wasn't looking, I secretly texted Malcolm.

00:42:44I'm her aunt.

00:42:45It's only right that I take her home.

00:42:47Stay out of this, outsider!

00:42:53Malcolm arrived quickly.

00:43:06We went to Ethel's house and found the hidden doctor.

00:43:13I was just doing a routine examination.

00:43:17A routine examination?

00:43:19Then tell me, which kidney were you planning to take from Kira?

00:43:25Ethel, have you lost your mind?

00:43:28Kira is my sister!

00:43:31How dare you!

00:43:36I raised her for so many years.

00:43:39What's wrong with her giving Rory one kidney?

00:43:42Isn't that only fair?

00:43:43Rory was Kira's cousin, suffering from severe kidney disease.

00:43:48Kira curled up next to me like a wounded puppy, trembling all over.

00:43:53She held my hand tightly, her nails almost digging into my skin.

00:43:59Malcolm called the police on the spot and cut off Ethel's financial support.

00:44:04Ethel's scheme was completely exposed.

00:44:08Kira was taken to the Johnson family home.

00:44:10Malcolm personally took care of her, but the trauma in her heart hurt much worse than those physical ones.

00:44:15Tests showed that Kira's hearing and vocal organs were intact.

00:44:18Her inability to speak or hear was completely psychological,

00:44:21trauma caused by years of abuse and fear.

00:44:23Can she be cured?

00:44:25Yes, but it will take time.

00:44:27I'll prescribe medication for her.

00:44:30We should see improvement in a month.

00:44:33Okay.

00:44:34I'll have someone prepare the medicine immediately.

00:44:36Malcolm was skeptical, but willing to try.

00:44:39I didn't mention payment.

00:44:41The Cinnabar material the Johnsons had given me before was already more than enough.

00:44:46I have to go now.

00:44:47I'll come see you again next week.

00:44:49Kira held my hand and wouldn't let go.

00:44:51Her eyes were red, but she didn't cry.

00:44:54I said something softly, and her eyes lit up.

00:44:57Don't be afraid.

00:44:58No one will ever bully you again.

00:45:03To find Cinnabar for Wesley,

00:45:05I returned to Folklanks again to see the old collector, Patrick Marquez.

00:45:14Elena, long time no see.

00:45:17Here, try my new coffee beans.

00:45:21Patrick was an old collector.

00:45:23If anyone had what I needed, it would be him.

00:45:28Patrick, I need Cinnabar.

00:45:30More than last time.

00:45:33Cinnabar isn't cheap.

00:45:34Why do you need so much?

00:45:36I'm buying it for a friend.

00:45:38Price isn't an issue.

00:45:40As we were drinking coffee and discussing the deal,

00:45:43Cecily and Sylvia suddenly barged in.

00:45:46Patrick, don't let her fool you.

00:45:48She doesn't even acknowledge her foster parents.

00:45:51She's got a black heart.

00:45:53What do you mean?

00:45:53Patrick hated ungrateful people more than anything.

00:45:56Cecily knew this and started exaggerating the story.

00:45:58We worked so hard to raise her.

00:45:59Gave her the best of everything.

00:46:01And how does she repays us?

00:46:02The moment she found a richer family, she turned her back on us.

00:46:05Now she won't even acknowledge us.

00:46:07Patrick's expression grew colder by the minute.

00:46:11I watched Cecily's performance in silence.

00:46:14Patrick, you have no idea.

00:46:16She's living the high life now in some grand manor,

00:46:18driving luxury cars.

00:46:20And us?

00:46:20We can barely afford to eat.

00:46:23Mom, stop.

00:46:24Aline has found her place among the rich now.

00:46:26Of course she doesn't remember how good we were to her.

00:46:29Elena, I always thought you were a good kid.

00:46:32I didn't expect you to be this kind of person.

00:46:36I'm not selling you the Cinnabar.

00:46:39Take your things and get out.

00:46:41Patrick refused to sell me the Cinnabar on the spot

00:46:43and threw the scented candles I had brought out the door.

00:46:46Get out.

00:46:47Don't let me see you again.

00:46:59I picked up the candles and placed them back on the table.

00:47:05I don't take back gifts once they've been given.

00:47:09With that, I turned and left.

00:47:11The Cinnabar deal fell through.

00:47:14For the first time, I couldn't keep a promise I had made to Wesley.

00:47:25Now you know who's in charge, don't you, Elena?

00:47:29After failing to get the Cinnabar,

00:47:31I didn't go straight back to Claith.

00:47:33Instead, I detoured to the old town

00:47:36where Sheila lived.

00:47:38Sheila, my foster grandmother,

00:47:40was the only person in the Reed family who was good to me.

00:47:43When Cecily wouldn't let me eat as a child,

00:47:46Sheila secretly gave me money.

00:47:47When Benjamin wanted to kick me out,

00:47:49she was the one who spoke up for me.

00:47:51But today, Sheila's room was empty.

00:47:53Elena?

00:47:55You're here for Sheila?

00:47:58Cecily took her away a few days ago.

00:48:01Said she was taking her to a big mansion

00:48:03to enjoy the good life.

00:48:11Alarm bells went off in my head.

00:48:14Cecily and Sheila had never gotten along.

00:48:16Her suddenly taking Sheila away meant nothing good.

00:48:19I called Zisily.

00:48:24Oh, missing your grandmother already?

00:48:26Want to see her?

00:48:28Fine.

00:48:29Give me 50 million.

00:48:32Sylvia and Darren's wedding needs money.

00:48:34As her sister, shouldn't you contribute?

00:48:38Where is Sheila?

00:48:39That's none of your business.

00:48:41Wire the money,

00:48:41or you'll never see her again.

00:48:44I hung up coldly.

00:48:49That afternoon,

00:48:51Reed Group's five core partners

00:48:52all received the same email.

00:48:54Terminate cooperation with Reed Group.

00:49:01The Reed Group's crisis exploded overnight.

00:49:05Raw material supplies were cut off,

00:49:08projects halted,

00:49:09workers collectively demanded unpaid wages.

00:49:12Benjamin was in over his head.

00:49:13Osiris,

00:49:14we've been partners for so many years.

00:49:16How can you just terminate our agreement like this?

00:49:19You've offended someone you shouldn't have.

00:49:21Who?

00:49:21Who did I offend?

00:49:23You know perfectly well.

00:49:25Goodbye.

00:49:26Benjamin finally realized

00:49:27these partners' loyalty to me

00:49:29far exceeded any they had for him.

00:49:31For 10 years,

00:49:32those contracts had never been signed.

00:49:34Because of his skills.

00:49:36But me.

00:49:37Even worse,

00:49:38news of Darren calling off the engagement

00:49:39spread throughout Foykland.

00:49:41The Reed family became a complete laughingstock.

00:49:43How did this happen?

00:49:45How did this happen?

00:49:46Cecily was finally starting to get scared.

00:49:49But she didn't know.

00:49:50This was only the beginning.

00:49:52I returned to cloth empty-handed

00:49:55and confessed to Wesley

00:49:57that I hadn't gotten the Cinnabar.

00:49:59Why?

00:50:00There was a complication.

00:50:02Someone sabotaged the deal.

00:50:04But I won't give up.

00:50:05I'll find another way.

00:50:06I thought Wesley would be angry.

00:50:09After all,

00:50:09I knew how much effort

00:50:10he had put in purchasing Cinnabar.

00:50:12There were a few seconds of silence

00:50:14on the other end of the line.

00:50:17It's fine.

00:50:19I'll wait for you.

00:50:20I was stunned.

00:50:21This man had always been testing me,

00:50:24using me,

00:50:24but every time I ran into trouble,

00:50:26he was there.

00:50:28I'll find another way.

00:50:30Give me a few days.

00:50:33Okay.

00:50:33Wesley hung up

00:50:34and said something to Felix.

00:50:36Look into what the Reed family

00:50:38has been up to lately.

00:50:39Yes, Mr. Spencer.

00:50:41I didn't know it yet,

00:50:42but he was already preparing to act.

00:50:44A week later,

00:50:46I returned to the Johnsons' home

00:50:47to check on Kira again.

00:50:49Kira's treatment

00:50:50had made remarkable progress.

00:50:52She was starting to hear sounds.

00:50:55Knock, knock, knock.

00:50:57Kira's head snapped around,

00:50:58her eyes wide,

00:51:00staring my hand.

00:51:01She had heard it.

00:51:02She heard it?

00:51:03She actually heard it?

00:51:04Yes.

00:51:05Next,

00:51:06she needs to learn to speak,

00:51:08like a baby,

00:51:09starting from scratch.

00:51:12Elena, thank you.

00:51:13Thank you

00:51:14for healing my daughter.

00:51:16Mr. Johnson,

00:51:17I still need some Cinnabar.

00:51:18I'd like to buy some.

00:51:19Cinnabar is not for sale,

00:51:21but you saved Kira.

00:51:22I'm giving it to you.

00:51:23Just tell me how much you need.

00:51:24I hadn't expected

00:51:25to get the Cinnabar so easily,

00:51:27but I later came to understand

00:51:29what Wesley wanted

00:51:30was never just Cinnabar.

00:51:31After getting the Cinnabar,

00:51:32I went to Spencer Group

00:51:34to deliver it.

00:51:35After signing the documents,

00:51:36I went to the restroom.

00:51:38As soon as I walked in,

00:51:39I heard voices from the stalls.

00:51:41Did you hear?

00:51:42Wesley's fiance is coming back!

00:51:44Really?

00:51:45That Miss Kathy Garrett?

00:51:46That's the one.

00:51:47I heard she's been abroad.

00:51:48This time she's coming back.

00:51:49All those women

00:51:50who tried to seduce Wesley before,

00:51:52she took care of

00:51:52every single one of them.

00:51:54What about Elena?

00:51:54She's with Wesley every day.

00:51:56Shh!

00:51:56Keep your voice down.

00:51:57I think she's in the building today.

00:51:59I washed my hands,

00:52:01dried them,

00:52:02and left without changing

00:52:04my expression.

00:52:05The moment the door closed,

00:52:07I heard gasps behind me.

00:52:09Was that Elena just now?

00:52:12We're doomed!

00:52:14She definitely hurt us!

00:52:16Kathy Garnett,

00:52:17Wesley's fiance.

00:52:19Wesley had never mentioned her to me.

00:52:23But what did that have to do with me?

00:52:25I came out of the restroom

00:52:27and turned the corner

00:52:28when a man almost bumped into me.

00:52:31Whoa there, beautiful.

00:52:32Theo Spencer,

00:52:34Wesley's half-brother.

00:52:35His whole demeanor

00:52:36reeked of frivolity.

00:52:38I haven't seen you around before.

00:52:39Are you new here?

00:52:41Let's exchange numbers.

00:52:43Move.

00:52:44Don't be so cold.

00:52:45You're from Leopard X?

00:52:46I have authority

00:52:47over Spencer Group's projects too,

00:52:49you know?

00:52:50I said,

00:52:51Move.

00:52:52Theo blocked my way,

00:52:53wearing a flirtatition smirk.

00:52:55I couldn't be bothered

00:52:56to waste words on him.

00:52:57I walked straight around him.

00:52:59I looked up

00:53:00and saw someone standing

00:53:01at the end of the hallway.

00:53:02It was Wesley.

00:53:04He was watching us,

00:53:05his eyes dark.

00:53:06Felix stood behind Wesley

00:53:08and quietly stepped back.

00:53:10His boss's gaze was terrifying.

00:53:13Wesley?

00:53:15Wesley ignored him.

00:53:17His eyes stayed fixed on me.

00:53:19I kept walking.

00:53:21As I passed Wesley,

00:53:23I noticed he was leaning

00:53:24against the wall,

00:53:25his face pale.

00:53:30You don't look well.

00:53:32I smelled alcohol on him.

00:53:34He had just been drinking.

00:53:36His stomach condition

00:53:37wasn't healed yet

00:53:38and he was already drinking again.

00:53:40Did he have a death wish?

00:53:42You have a stomach condition

00:53:43and you're still drinking?

00:53:44Do you want yourself killed?

00:53:46I'm fine.

00:53:47He said he was fine,

00:53:49but there was sweat

00:53:50on his forehead.

00:53:51I sighed

00:53:52and pressed my hand

00:53:53against his abdomen.

00:53:58What are you doing?

00:54:00Relieving your pain.

00:54:01Don't move.

00:54:03I massaged his abdomen

00:54:04precisely.

00:54:05Wesley.

00:54:07His breathing gradually stead-eyed.

00:54:12His deep eyes never left my face.

00:54:18Why are you helping me?

00:54:20You helped me before.

00:54:22Just repaying the favor.

00:54:24Wesley's eyes dimmed.

00:54:28He didn't speak,

00:54:29but I could tell

00:54:30he wasn't satisfied

00:54:31with that answer.

00:54:32My hand continued

00:54:34massaging his abdomen.

00:54:35Casually,

00:54:36my eyes fell on the ring

00:54:37on his finger.

00:54:37My heart skipped a beat.

00:54:39That ring,

00:54:40it was identical to the one

00:54:41my mentor left behind.

00:54:42The pattern,

00:54:43the material,

00:54:44the patia,

00:54:44every detail matched.

00:54:45I suppressed the surge

00:54:47of emotion and asked,

00:54:48fending calm.

00:54:50Mr. Spencer,

00:54:51your ring is very unique.

00:54:53Where did it come from?

00:54:55It's a family heirloom.

00:54:56The symbol of the

00:54:58Spencer family head.

00:54:59A family heirloom.

00:55:00That meant this ring

00:55:01had been passed down

00:55:02through the Spencer family

00:55:03for generations.

00:55:04Then where did my mentor's

00:55:06ring come from?

00:55:07It's beautiful.

00:55:09You like it?

00:55:10I've just never seen

00:55:12this design before.

00:55:13Wesley didn't press further,

00:55:14but his eyes told me

00:55:15he didn't buy that.

00:55:17How are you feeling now?

00:55:18My palm continued

00:55:19massaging Wesley's stomach.

00:55:21Much better.

00:55:23If you really want

00:55:24to thank me,

00:55:25can you promise me

00:55:26one thing?

00:55:27Wesley's brow fronted

00:55:28slightly.

00:55:29Few people dared

00:55:30to make demands

00:55:31of him so openly.

00:55:32What is it?

00:55:33It's nothing too difficult.

00:55:35I just want to ask

00:55:36you a question.

00:55:39What question?

00:55:40Just as I was

00:55:41about to speak,

00:55:42Wesley's phone rang.

00:55:48He had to answer it.

00:55:49Okay, I know.

00:55:51Wait for me in the

00:55:51conference room.

00:55:52I'll be right there.

00:55:54Wesley hung up.

00:55:56I have something

00:55:57to take care of now.

00:55:58I'll answer your question

00:55:59when I'm done.

00:56:00I nodded.

00:56:02Work was important,

00:56:03after all.

00:56:04After Wesley's meeting,

00:56:06he opened a bottle of wine.

00:56:07Have a drink

00:56:08to celebrate.

00:56:09I took a sip,

00:56:10fruity and sweet,

00:56:11not like hard liquor.

00:56:12I had one glass,

00:56:13then another.

00:56:13When my vision

00:56:14started to blur,

00:56:14I realized

00:56:15this wine

00:56:16had a strong kick.

00:56:18Mr. Spencer,

00:56:19stop spinning.

00:56:21Before I could

00:56:22finish my sentence,

00:56:24I fell straight

00:56:24into his arms.

00:56:26Wesley looked down

00:56:27at my flushed cheeks.

00:56:29His Adam Apple bod.

00:56:31His breathing

00:56:31became headier.

00:56:32The phone suddenly rang.

00:56:34Jeffrey's voice

00:56:35came through.

00:56:37I'm coming

00:56:37to pick up Elena.

00:56:38Where is she?

00:56:39Come in.

00:56:40The door opened.

00:56:42Jeffrey walked in

00:56:42and saw me

00:56:43leaning on Wesley.

00:56:44His face turned ash.

00:56:46What did you do to her?

00:56:48Can't you see?

00:56:49She's the one

00:56:50leaning on me.

00:56:51Jeffrey helped me out

00:56:52with a dark expression.

00:56:53The car door closed

00:56:55and we drove

00:56:56out of the parking lot.

00:56:57I opened my eyes.

00:56:59My gaze was clear.

00:57:01There was no trace

00:57:01of drunkenness.

00:57:02I smiled slightly.

00:57:04Faking it?

00:57:06Yes.

00:57:09You did that

00:57:10on purpose?

00:57:11He's been testing

00:57:12me all along.

00:57:13I needed to test him too.

00:57:15I wanted to know

00:57:16where this man's

00:57:17limits were with me.

00:57:18Don't play with fire.

00:57:19Wesley is not someone

00:57:20to be trifled with.

00:57:22I know.

00:57:23I could see that

00:57:24Wesley's interest in me

00:57:25was growing.

00:57:26His tests,

00:57:27his gaze,

00:57:27his breathing just now.

00:57:28They were all telling me

00:57:29one thing.

00:57:30He was falling for me.

00:57:33But I still didn't know

00:57:34how I should respond.

00:57:35A few days later,

00:57:36Jeffrey took me to a gathering

00:57:37at the Spencer family home.

00:57:39Gerald Spencer was there too.

00:57:41Wesley's sister Karen

00:57:42came up to me.

00:57:43Elena,

00:57:43do you dare to race me?

00:57:45The loser is never allowed

00:57:47to set foot

00:57:47in the Spencer house again.

00:57:48I knew she didn't like

00:57:50how close I was to Wesley.

00:57:52What if you lose?

00:57:53If I lose,

00:57:55I'll never bother you again.

00:57:57Gerald watched us

00:57:58bicker with interest.

00:58:00He didn't stop us.

00:58:02Fine.

00:58:03You pick the time and place.

00:58:05Tomorrow at 4pm,

00:58:06Thundertrack.

00:58:07Don't be late.

00:58:10Karen smirked

00:58:11and walked away.

00:58:12She was looking forward

00:58:13to watching me

00:58:14embarrass myself on the track.

00:58:16She didn't know

00:58:16that I had won the championship

00:58:18on that same track

00:58:19three years ago.

00:58:21Elena,

00:58:23aren't you afraid of losing?

00:58:25I won't lose.

00:58:26The next afternoon,

00:58:27Thundertrack,

00:58:28Karen brought me here.

00:58:29A group of rich kids

00:58:30gathered around

00:58:31to watch and plate bets.

00:58:32I'm betting on Karen.

00:58:34Five million.

00:58:35Me too.

00:58:35She's the champion every year.

00:58:37Almost everyone

00:58:38was betting on Karen to win.

00:58:40Elise was there too,

00:58:41watching with a cold smirk.

00:58:45Elena,

00:58:46you're just asking

00:58:47for humiliation.

00:58:49Karen is the racing god

00:58:50of Clathé's elite circle.

00:58:54We'll see.

00:58:55Five million

00:58:55on Elena to win.

00:58:57Everyone fell silent.

00:58:58Everyone looked at Wesley.

00:58:59This man who never

00:59:00attended social events

00:59:02had actually come to

00:59:02place a bet himself.

00:59:04Karen's face turned Asian.

00:59:05But under Wesley's

00:59:06vice gaze,

00:59:07she didn't dare

00:59:08cause trouble.

00:59:09The race began.

00:59:10In the first round of heat,

00:59:11I stayed in the middle,

00:59:13taking it easy.

00:59:14Karen advanced easily.

00:59:15In the final round,

00:59:17Karen and I faced off

00:59:19head to head.

00:59:19She slammed on the gas

00:59:21and left me behind.

00:59:27Karen thought smugly.

00:59:28She's not that impressive

00:59:30after all.

00:59:33Karen is going to win!

00:59:36I told you.

00:59:38How could Elena

00:59:39possibly beat Karen?

00:59:40The final lap.

00:59:46My car suddenly shot forward

00:59:48like an arrow.

00:59:49My earlier low profile,

00:59:51all of it was a disguise.

01:00:01I overtook at a bewildering

01:00:03angle on the curve.

01:00:05The tires screamed

01:00:07against the track.

01:00:12The silver shadow of my car

01:00:14crossed the finish line first,

01:00:16like a shooting star.

01:00:22Karen was still lost

01:00:23in her illusion of victory.

01:00:26The referee walked over

01:00:28and cleared his throat awkwardly.

01:00:31Miss Spencer,

01:00:32you were lapped.

01:00:38She was lapped left!

01:00:39How is that possible?

01:00:41Elena is the real,

01:00:43real racing expert.

01:00:44She was just acting before.

01:00:47I took off my gloves

01:00:49and got out of the car.

01:00:55The whole place was quiet.

01:00:58Everyone was still in shock

01:00:59from what they had just witnessed.

01:01:01Elisa's face turned pale.

01:01:03She thought she'd see me humiliated,

01:01:05but Karen ended up

01:01:07losing spectacularly.

01:01:09How is this possible?

01:01:10How could she win?

01:01:16Impossible!

01:01:17This can't be!

01:01:21You lost.

01:01:23Don't forget to keep your promise.

01:01:27Karen gritted her teeth

01:01:28and nodded.

01:01:30I looked at her calmly,

01:01:32then turned and walked away.

01:01:36Behind me,

01:01:37Elise was trembling with rage.

01:01:40What made her even angrier

01:01:42was that Wesley had come in person

01:01:43to bet on me.

01:01:48Why?

01:01:49Why does everyone take her side?

01:01:56I didn't know what Elise was thinking.

01:01:58I only knew that this victory was mine.

01:02:02After the race,

01:02:04the crowd slowly dispersed.

01:02:06Karen was helped away,

01:02:08her face full of resentment.

01:02:11Elise stood in the distance,

01:02:13staring at me intently.

01:02:14Like a baleful snake.

01:02:17At that moment,

01:02:18Wesley was walking toward me.

01:02:21The crowd parted automatically

01:02:23to make way for him.

01:02:28You won.

01:02:29You saw it.

01:02:30I knew you would win from the start.

01:02:32His tone was calm,

01:02:34as if he was just stating a fact.

01:02:36But I could hear something in it.

01:02:37Not surprise, but certainty.

01:02:39Wesley didn't say much more.

01:02:41He turned and left.

01:02:43Felix,

01:02:44following behind,

01:02:45whispered something as he passed me.

01:02:47Mr. Spencer has never bet on anyone else to win.

01:02:51You're the first.

01:02:52I paused for a moment,

01:02:54watching Wesley's figure disappear into the night.

01:02:56That five million,

01:02:58he had bet on me.

01:02:59I knew that winning this race against Karen

01:03:02was just the beginning.

01:03:03What lay ahead was far more complicated

01:03:05than a simple competition.

01:03:07After the race,

01:03:08Karen's attitude toward me had clearly changed.

01:03:12She was still unhappy about it,

01:03:14but at least she no longer dared to provoke me openly.

01:03:17But Elise was different.

01:03:19The way she looked at me

01:03:20was even more vicious than before.

01:03:23I knew she wouldn't let it go.

01:03:27Elena,

01:03:28don't get too cocky.

01:03:29Karen just had bad luck.

01:03:31Next time,

01:03:32you won't be so lucky.

01:03:38Is that so?

01:03:39I'll be waiting.

01:03:46I didn't take Elise's words to heart.

01:03:51When I got home,

01:03:53I found Julie sitting in the living room,

01:03:55holding an invitation in her hand.

01:03:58Elena,

01:03:59you're back.

01:04:00Come take a look at this.

01:04:06What is it?

01:04:07An invitation to the Garrett family's charity gala.

01:04:10Miss Kathy Garrett has returned to the country,

01:04:12and this is her welcome banquet.

01:04:13All of Clay's elite will be there.

01:04:16Kathy Garrett.

01:04:17I had heard that name before.

01:04:18The daughter of the Garrett family,

01:04:20regarded as Wesley's fiancé since childhood.

01:04:22I want to take you with me.

01:04:24You've been back in the Harper family for a while now.

01:04:27It's time for you to make a formal appearance in high society.

01:04:32All right.

01:04:33I knew this banquet would not be peaceful,

01:04:35but I had never been afraid of trouble.

01:04:36On the day of the charity gala,

01:04:38Jolie had prepared a silver white gown for me.

01:04:41When I walked down the stairs in it,

01:04:43the whole family was stunned.

01:04:48Elena,

01:04:49you look beautiful today.

01:04:51Of course my little sister is beautiful.

01:04:55When we arrived at the banquet hall,

01:04:58it was already crowded.

01:04:59Almost all of Claytha's elite and dignitaries were there.

01:05:04I saw Karen standing in the crowd.

01:05:08When she saw me,

01:05:09she gave me an awkward nod.

01:05:12Then I saw Kathy Garrett.

01:05:14She was standing in the center of the banquet hall,

01:05:16surrounded by a group of people.

01:05:18Golden curls,

01:05:20a red gown.

01:05:21She was like a blazing flame.

01:05:26So you're the Harper family's newly found daughter.

01:05:29You certainly live up to your reputation.

01:05:34I'm flattered,

01:05:35Miss Garrett.

01:05:36I'm not complimenting you.

01:05:39I'm just saying,

01:05:41you do have a face that would make men's hearts flutter.

01:05:46Unfortunately,

01:05:47a pretty face alone isn't enough.

01:05:50Her smile was elegant,

01:05:52but every word she said was a provocation.

01:05:58She was telling me,

01:06:00don't think that just because Wesley gave you a ruby,

01:06:03you're special.

01:06:05You're right.

01:06:06A pretty face alone isn't enough.

01:06:11That's why I have other advantages as well.

01:06:14Oh?

01:06:15Like what?

01:06:16For example,

01:06:18I can make Wesley come in person just to give me a gift,

01:06:20but some people can stand right in front of him,

01:06:23and he won't even glance their way.

01:06:25Kathy's expression changed.

01:06:27She knew who I was talking about.

01:06:30Who in Clay's high society didn't know that Wesley had gave me a pigeon blood ruby?

01:06:38You!

01:06:41Fine.

01:06:42We'll see about that.

01:06:45Kathy turned and walked away,

01:06:47but I could see her fists clenching.

01:06:49I knew that from today on,

01:06:51I had gained another enemy,

01:06:52but I didn't regret it.

01:06:54If you take one step back,

01:06:56they'll take a mile.

01:06:58Better to show them from the start.

01:07:00I'm not someone to be messed with.

01:07:02Halfway through the banquet,

01:07:04Wesley appeared.

01:07:05He was still the same black suit,

01:07:07cold expression,

01:07:08and unapproachable aura.

01:07:10But tonight,

01:07:11he walked straight toward me.

01:07:14Everyone's eyes followed him.

01:07:17You look beautiful today.

01:07:20Kathy stood not far away,

01:07:22watching this scene,

01:07:23her face ashen.

01:07:25She was the hostess of this banquet,

01:07:26but Wesley's gaze never fell on her once.

01:07:30Miss Garrett,

01:07:31you see?

01:07:32This is how she seduces Wesleyan.

01:07:35Shut up!

01:07:39I know what to do.

01:07:40Wesley stood beside me for a while,

01:07:43without saying much.

01:07:45But the fact that he stood beside me

01:07:47was himself a statement.

01:07:49Be careful with Kathy.

01:07:51She's not like Elise.

01:07:53She's not just some woman

01:07:54who plays petty tricks.

01:07:57Are you worried about me?

01:08:00What do you think?

01:08:04He didn't answer.

01:08:07But his eyes told me the answer.

01:08:09After the banquet ended,

01:08:11I thought that was it for the night.

01:08:12But just as I was about to leave,

01:08:14Kathy called out to me,

01:08:15Elena, wait a moment.

01:08:18Is there something you need?

01:08:20I want to talk to you.

01:08:22About Wesley.

01:08:24There's nothing to talk about.

01:08:25Don't leave so soon.

01:08:27I just want to tell you one thing.

01:08:30My engagement to Wesley was arranged by our families

01:08:33since we were children.

01:08:35I know he has no feelings for me,

01:08:37but that doesn't matter.

01:08:38What matters is that the marriage

01:08:39between the Garrett and Spencer families

01:08:41affects the fate of both clans.

01:08:43So?

01:08:45So, I hope you'll stay away from him.

01:08:47Not for me.

01:08:48For him.

01:08:50If you truly care about him,

01:08:52you won't make things difficult for him.

01:08:55Kathy's words were flawless.

01:08:57She wasn't threatening me.

01:08:58She was caring for me.

01:09:00This kind of person was much harder to deal with than Elise.

01:09:04Miss Garrett,

01:09:05Wesley is not a piece of merchandise.

01:09:08Who he chooses is his freedom.

01:09:10If he chooses you,

01:09:12I won't bother him.

01:09:13But if he chooses someone else,

01:09:15you can't stop him either.

01:09:21With that,

01:09:22I turned and left,

01:09:23without looking back at her.

01:09:27A few days later,

01:09:29as I was handling documents at the company,

01:09:31my assistant Charlotte walked in hurriedly.

01:09:34Elena,

01:09:35something's wrong.

01:09:36What happened?

01:09:39Someone reported to the company

01:09:41that you tampered with the project

01:09:42and leakered confidential data.

01:09:44The audit department is already investigating.

01:09:47Who reported it?

01:09:49Anonymous.

01:09:50But I have a feeling this isn't simple.

01:09:54I didn't panic.

01:09:56Instead,

01:09:56I opened my computer

01:09:57and started tracing the source of the complaint.

01:10:00Ten minutes later,

01:10:01I found the IP address

01:10:02traced back to the Garrett group.

01:10:06Kathy.

01:10:07She finally made her move.

01:10:10And her first move

01:10:11was aimed at destroying me.

01:10:14Did you find out who it was?

01:10:16I found it.

01:10:18But I'll handle this myself.

01:10:20I wouldn't let Kathy win.

01:10:22She could use the Garrett family's power

01:10:24to suppress me.

01:10:26But what she didn't know was,

01:10:28I had never been someone

01:10:29who relied on others to survive.

01:10:31When the audit department

01:10:33came to investigate,

01:10:34I had already prepared

01:10:36all the evidence.

01:10:37every line of code,

01:10:39every document,

01:10:40every operation log,

01:10:42all crystal clear.

01:10:45Miss Harper,

01:10:47someone has reported

01:10:48that you tampered with the project.

01:10:50Please cooperate with our investigation.

01:10:53No problem.

01:10:54These are all my work records

01:10:56since I joined.

01:10:57You can examine them carefully.

01:11:01Kathy also came to the scene.

01:11:03She stood aside,

01:11:05arms crossed,

01:11:06waiting to see me humiliated.

01:11:12Elena,

01:11:12if you confess,

01:11:14I can put in a good word for you with Wesley.

01:11:16After all,

01:11:17you've had a hard life.

01:11:18Why would I confess

01:11:19to something I didn't do?

01:11:26Two hours later,

01:11:28the audit results came out.

01:11:33All records are clean.

01:11:35The report is false.

01:11:37Miss Harper is innocent.

01:11:40Kathy's expression changed.

01:11:42She hadn't expected me

01:11:44to keep such complete work records.

01:11:47Miss Garrett,

01:11:48sorry to disappoint you.

01:11:52Kathy gritted her teeth

01:11:54and turned to leave.

01:11:57But I knew she wouldn't stop there.

01:11:59After the false report incident,

01:12:02Wesley came to me.

01:12:04Kathy was behind this.

01:12:07I know.

01:12:09Aren't you angry?

01:12:11What good would being angry do?

01:12:14She wanted to see me lose control.

01:12:17The angrier I get,

01:12:18the more satisfied she becomes.

01:12:21You're always like this.

01:12:23No matter what happens,

01:12:24you stay so calm.

01:12:26Being calm is how you solve problems.

01:12:30Impulsiveness only makes things worse.

01:12:33I'll handle this.

01:12:35Kathy won't bother you again.

01:12:37No need.

01:12:38I can handle it myself.

01:12:40I know you can.

01:12:41But I want to help you.

01:12:43I looked at him,

01:12:45feeling something

01:12:46I couldn't quite name.

01:12:47This man,

01:12:48from testing me,

01:12:49suspecting me,

01:12:49to now wanting to help me.

01:12:51I didn't know what this was,

01:12:52but I knew.

01:12:53I didn't hate it.

01:12:56But if possible,

01:12:57I hope you won't get involved for now.

01:12:58This is between her and me.

01:13:03Alright.

01:13:04I respect your decision.

01:13:06He turned and left,

01:13:07leaving me alone by the window.

01:13:09In the night,

01:13:10the city lights flickered in the distance.

01:13:13Kathy Garrett,

01:13:13Elise Harper.

01:13:17One used family power against me.

01:13:20The other plotted against me from the shadows.

01:13:24They thought this would bring me down,

01:13:26but they didn't know.

01:13:29I'd never relied on anyone to get where I was.

01:13:32it looks like Christmas.

01:13:33Bye.

01:13:33See you.

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