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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?
00:00:18You ungrateful brat! Pack your things and go back to that run-down village to find your real parents!
00:00:23Just 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.
00:01:43By the time I came downstairs, Sylvia's hand, the one she had cut with the glass shards, was already neatly
00:01:50wrapped 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! Do 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?
00:02:28Elena, don't be so stubborn.
00:02:31We 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.
00:02:41This... how could this be?
00:02:42I clearly bought number nine, so...
00:02:45Why does this say number one?
00:02:46Number one? That 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.
00:02:56Outside, 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 heli-path 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, it 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. You may leave.
00:03:57Mr. Reed, are you certain?
00:04:00What 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.
00:04:25The 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, Alexander 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.
00:05:21Jeffrey, 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 the 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 to pick out accessories.
00:06:21But what I didn't expect was 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?
00:06:34If you two can be here,
00:06:35why can't I?
00:06:37Sylvia suddenly snatched the ruby pendant from my hand
00:06:40and 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 for 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.
00:07:31You planned this to humiliate us!
00:07:34That's how you treat my daughter?
00:07:36The collaboration between the Harper family and 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, Sylvia's fiancé, for help.
00:07:55And they left in embarrassment.
00:07:59The next day,
00:08:01Benjamin and Cecily showed up at 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 for the Harper family now?
00:08:12Better drop your little habit of stealing.
00:08:14When Benjamin and Cecily saw my father Alexander,
00:08:17they immediately put on flattering smiles and 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 into thinking badly of us.
00:08:32Alexander's and Jolie's faces changed at the same time.
00:08:35Cecily had just insulted them to their faces.
00:08:38As of today,
00:08:40the Harper family cuts all ties with the Reed family.
00:08:44Permanently.
00:08:45Benjamin and Cecily were stunned.
00:08:47They had no idea what they had done wrong.
00:08:49They were escorted out by security.
00:08:52Oh!
00:08:52Oh!
00:08:53Oh!
00:08:53Oh!
00:08:56You ungrateful little wretch!
00:08:58Cecily was still cursing.
00:09:00She still had no idea who she was dealing with.
00:09:03After they were driven away,
00:09:04my eldest brother Jeffrey came home by car
00:09:08and happened to see me still 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 and showed him the QR code.
00:09:29A deep, quiet chuckle came from inside the car.
00:09:33You tricked me?
00:09:34Jeffrey realized he had been tricked,
00:09:36but instead of getting mad, he laughed.
00:09:39The man in the car,
00:09:41Wesley Spencer,
00:09:42saw me for the first time.
00:09:44I'll be leaving now until next time.
00:09:46Wesley said goodbye to Jeffrey and left.
00:09:54I never got a clear look at that man's face.
00:09:57That day,
00:09:58my grandma Bertha was discharged from the hospital.
00:10:03The whole family gathered together.
00:10:06My cousin, Javier, gave Bertha a painting.
00:10:15I leaned in to take a closer look.
00:10:19What do you know about art?
00:10:21You're just pretending.
00:10:23Elena, it's okay if you don't understand.
00:10:25No one will laugh at you.
00:10:28Elise was my parents' adopted daughter.
00:10:30She sounded like she was defending me,
00:10:32but her words were dripping with sarcasm.
00:10:38This painting
00:10:39is 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 wouldn'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 so much trouble
00:11:05to find this painting!
00:11:07There's no way I'm letting you burn it!
00:11:10The authentic piece
00:11:10is at the Spencer family's home.
00:11:12Borrow it and compare.
00:11:14Then you'll know.
00:11:16She's just trying to save face, isn't she?
00:11:19Elise thought I would lose.
00:11:21She was wrong.
00:11:23Wesley, can we borrow that painting
00:11:25from your collection?
00:11:26Let Elena come 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 to come get it myself.
00:11:34I went to the Spencern 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 commanding presence.
00:11:50Do you know Elle?
00:11:53Who is Elle?
00:11:54He suddenly asked if I knew Elle.
00:11:56I didn't change my expression.
00:11:57But I knew he was testing me.
00:12:00Why would Wesley suspect me?
00:12:04What connection between me and Elle
00:12:06had he discovered?
00:12:09The painting is on the first floor.
00:12:11You may leave now.
00:12:15I didn't ask any more questions.
00:12:18I took the painting and left.
00:12:30But I knew
00:12:31this was only the beginning.
00:12:40He would keep testing me.
00:12:43I brought back the authentic painting
00:12:45from the Spencer family.
00:12:47The two paintings
00:12:49were displayed side by side.
00:12:56The flame approached.
00:12:57A beautiful lotus pattern
00:12:59appeared on the authentic piece.
00:13:03Everyone stared in shock
00:13:04at the lotus pattern
00:13:05appearing on the painting.
00:13:08Javier's face darkened.
00:13:10There really is a lotus pattern.
00:13:12How could the painting I found
00:13:14be a fake?
00:13:16You dared to fool me
00:13:17with a forgery?
00:13:20Bertha tore up the forgery
00:13:21and shouted at Javier.
00:13:24Javier's face was darkened.
00:13:26His eyes were fixed
00:13:27on me with malice.
00:13:29This is my fault
00:13:30but I didn't mean to.
00:13:31Javier gave me a vicious glare.
00:13:34Elena!
00:13:35You're not even a Harper!
00:13:37You're not part of
00:13:38the Harper family yet!
00:13:39You!
00:13:39Javier wanted to say more
00:13:41but Alexander cut him off.
00:13:46Who says she's not a Harper?
00:13:50In three days
00:13:51I will hold a banquet
00:13:52to officially welcome
00:13:53Elena back.
00:13:55From now on
00:13:56she will be
00:13:57Elena Harper.
00:14:08The day of the banquet arrived.
00:14:11I walked into the banquet hall
00:14:13in a white dress.
00:14:21Everyone's eyes were on me.
00:14:23I knew
00:14:24from that day on
00:14:25I was Elena Harper.
00:14:31Ladies and gentlemen
00:14:32I have transferred
00:14:345% of Harper Group shares
00:14:36to Elena.
00:14:405%?
00:14:42That's an astronomical amount!
00:14:49Alexander is truly
00:14:51generous to this daughter.
00:14:53Ilesa stood in the corner
00:14:54her nails digging
00:14:56into her palms.
00:14:58She couldn't understand
00:14:59why the shares went to me
00:15:01an outsider
00:15:02who just came back
00:15:03when the Harper family
00:15:04had raised her
00:15:05for over 20 years.
00:15:11In the corner
00:15:12a lesson
00:15:13stored at Debbie Scott
00:15:14to splash red wine on me.
00:15:16Debbie had just
00:15:17raised her glass
00:15:18when a girl
00:15:18accidentally walked by
00:15:20and bumped into her arm.
00:15:22The wine splashed
00:15:23all over Debbie's own face.
00:15:25Her makeup was a mess.
00:15:26She looked utterly ridiculous.
00:15:29My face!
00:15:31My dress!
00:15:37That girl looked back at me
00:15:39nodded slightly
00:15:40and then disappeared
00:15:41into the crowd.
00:15:43Only later did I learn
00:15:44her name.
00:15:45Kira Johnson
00:15:46the youngest daughter
00:15:47of the Johnson family.
00:15:50A girl who couldn't
00:15:51speak nor hear.
00:15:54In the crowd
00:15:55my eyes met the eyes
00:15:56of a man
00:15:56on the second floor.
00:15:58It was Wesley.
00:16:00He was watching me too.
00:16:06At the peak of the banquet
00:16:08Wesley made an
00:16:09unexpected appearance.
00:16:11Isn't that Wesley?
00:16:13He never comes
00:16:14to these events.
00:16:15What is he doing here?
00:16:22This man
00:16:23who never
00:16:24attended social events
00:16:25walked straight
00:16:26towards me.
00:16:28This is for you.
00:16:33He handed me
00:16:34a velvet box.
00:16:36I opened it.
00:16:37Inside was
00:16:38an extremely rare
00:16:39pigeon blood ruby.
00:16:40A one-of-a-kind piece
00:16:42from the Spencer
00:16:42family's mine.
00:16:43Someone had offered
00:16:44billions for it
00:16:45but he never sold it.
00:16:49Oh my god
00:16:50is that the legendary
00:16:51pigeon blood ruby?
00:16:53Wesley gave it away?
00:16:54Is he insane?
00:16:55Elise was mad
00:16:56with jealousy.
00:17:01She deliberately
00:17:02went up to him
00:17:03and reached out
00:17:04to take his arm.
00:17:06Wesley
00:17:06it's been so long.
00:17:09Do you remember me?
00:17:10I don't know you.
00:17:15Wesley took off
00:17:16the jacket
00:17:16that Ellis had touched
00:17:18and threw it away.
00:17:20Elise was humiliated.
00:17:26She ran away crying.
00:17:28Alexander watched
00:17:29the scene
00:17:30lost in thought.
00:17:34After the banquet
00:17:35Elise went to Bertha
00:17:37crying.
00:17:38Grandma
00:17:39Elena bullied me.
00:17:41She deliberately
00:17:42humiliated me
00:17:43in front of everyone.
00:17:44Alexander gave
00:17:455% of the shares
00:17:46to Elena
00:17:46but Elise got nothing.
00:17:48Is that fair?
00:17:49My aunt
00:17:50Samira
00:17:50took the chance
00:17:52to stir up trouble.
00:17:58Bertha was so angry
00:18:00that she had
00:18:01a heart attack
00:18:01and was rushed
00:18:02to the hospital.
00:18:04Alexander
00:18:05I'm just saying
00:18:06why not let
00:18:07Vince be the CEO?
00:18:09Vince was
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 people
00:18:16for who they
00:18:17really were.
00:18:18You'd better
00:18:19pray my mother
00:18:19is okay.
00:18:20If anything
00:18:21happens to her
00:18:22I will hold
00:18:23you responsible.
00:18:25I was just...
00:18:27Samira's face
00:18:28turned ashen.
00:18:29She couldn't
00:18:30say a word.
00:18:31For the first time
00:18:32she was truly
00:18:34afraid.
00:18:35The patient's
00:18:36blood worths have
00:18:36rupturedly.
00:18:37Her life is in danger.
00:18:39Unless the legendary
00:18:40doctor healer appears
00:18:41there's nothing
00:18:41we can do.
00:18:42What do you mean
00:18:43nothing you can do?
00:18:44Aren't you doctors?
00:18:47Grandma is going
00:18:48to be okay,
00:18:49right?
00:18:52Everyone had
00:18:53given up hope.
00:18:55I stepped forward.
00:18:59I can save her.
00:19:01You?
00:19:03Don't be ridiculous.
00:19:05What do you know
00:19:06about medicine?
00:19:07Exactly.
00:19:08Don't make things
00:19:08worse.
00:19:11Miss, this is
00:19:12no joke.
00:19:15Elena, are you
00:19:16sure you can do
00:19:17this?
00:19:18Father, there's
00:19:20no other choice.
00:19:21Let me try.
00:19:24Let her try.
00:19:25If my mother
00:19:26doesn't wake up
00:19:27I will resign
00:19:28as CEO.
00:19:32Alexander chose
00:19:33to believe in me.
00:19:37I took out
00:19:38the silver
00:19:39needles.
00:19:39The vice
00:19:40hospital director
00:19:41Phil Benton
00:19:42immediately recognized
00:19:43them.
00:19:44This is
00:19:44healer's
00:19:45silver
00:19:45needles.
00:19:46You are
00:19:47healer's
00:19:47apprentice.
00:20:0020 minutes
00:20:01later, Bertha
00:20:03coughed up
00:20:03the pooled
00:20:04blood
00:20:04and was
00:20:05out of
00:20:05danger.
00:20:11Grandma
00:20:12is awake!
00:20:14The whole
00:20:15room fell
00:20:16silent.
00:20:17These silver
00:20:18needles are
00:20:19healer's
00:20:19trademark.
00:20:20You are
00:20:21healer's
00:20:21apprentice.
00:20:22My heart
00:20:23skipped a
00:20:23bait.
00:20:24My mentor
00:20:24only took
00:20:25me in
00:20:25six years
00:20:26ago, but
00:20:26healer had
00:20:27died ten
00:20:27years ago.
00:20:28They were
00:20:29not the
00:20:29same person.
00:20:30I don't
00:20:31know anything
00:20:31about any
00:20:32healer.
00:20:33Impossible!
00:20:34These silver
00:20:34needles belong
00:20:35only to
00:20:36healer!
00:20:36I denied
00:20:37it firmly.
00:20:38No one
00:20:38believed me,
00:20:39but no one
00:20:40asked further.
00:20:45Elena.
00:20:47thank you
00:20:48for saving
00:20:48me.
00:20:49After Bertha
00:20:50woke up,
00:20:51her attitude
00:20:51toward me
00:20:52became noticeably
00:20:53warmer.
00:20:54Ellie stood
00:20:54at the
00:20:55hospital room
00:20:55door,
00:20:56watching this
00:20:57scene,
00:20:58grinding her
00:20:58teeth with
00:20:59hatred.
00:21:00Why does she
00:21:01get all the
00:21:01attention every
00:21:02time?
00:21:03After Bertha's
00:21:04condition
00:21:04stabilized,
00:21:06Alexander and
00:21:07Jolie reviewed
00:21:08the whole
00:21:08incident.
00:21:08moment.
00:21:14It was
00:21:14Elise who
00:21:15went crying
00:21:15to Bertha,
00:21:16and Samira
00:21:18who stirred
00:21:18up trouble.
00:21:20That's what
00:21:20caused Bertha's
00:21:21heart attack.
00:21:28I raised you
00:21:29for over
00:21:2920 years,
00:21:31but you
00:21:31nearly caused
00:21:32Bertha's
00:21:33death just
00:21:33for some
00:21:34shares.
00:21:35This time,
00:21:36I will not
00:21:37forgive you.
00:21:42Jolie,
00:21:43I didn't
00:21:44mean to.
00:21:47I was just
00:21:48so upset.
00:21:50Elise kept
00:21:50crying to
00:21:51Jolie,
00:21:52trying to
00:21:53win her
00:21:53forgiveness.
00:21:55Pack your
00:21:56things.
00:21:57Move out.
00:21:59You stay
00:21:59away from
00:22:00my mother.
00:22:02Elise was
00:22:03kicked out of
00:22:04Alexander's
00:22:04house and
00:22:05moved next
00:22:05door to
00:22:06Vince's.
00:22:14As she
00:22:14passed me,
00:22:15she glared
00:22:16at me
00:22:16fiercely.
00:22:17Don't get
00:22:18too cocky.
00:22:20Soon,
00:22:20you'll be
00:22:21the one
00:22:21getting kicked
00:22:22out.
00:22:25I'll be
00:22:26waiting.
00:22:32Samira's
00:22:32face was
00:22:33ashen.
00:22:33She had
00:22:34just been
00:22:34put in
00:22:35her place
00:22:35in front
00:22:35of Bertha
00:22:36and now
00:22:36Elise was
00:22:37kicked out
00:22:37too.
00:22:41That day,
00:22:43Bertha
00:22:43called
00:22:44everyone
00:22:44together
00:22:44and made
00:22:45a big
00:22:45announcement.
00:22:49I want
00:22:50to give
00:22:50the jewelry
00:22:51company
00:22:52Leopard X
00:22:52to Elena.
00:22:55Grandma,
00:22:56I studied
00:22:57jewelry design.
00:22:58Why should
00:22:58she get
00:22:59it?
00:23:00Exactly.
00:23:01Elise is
00:23:02a professional.
00:23:03Elena didn't
00:23:04even go to
00:23:05college,
00:23:05college,
00:23:06did she?
00:23:07When
00:23:07Elise and
00:23:08Samira heard
00:23:09this,
00:23:10they immediately
00:23:11became anxious.
00:23:12I earned
00:23:13my PhD from
00:23:14Imperial University
00:23:15when I was
00:23:1523.
00:23:16What?
00:23:21They hadn't
00:23:22expected that
00:23:23not only had I
00:23:24gone to college,
00:23:25but I had also
00:23:26earned a doctorate.
00:23:27Fair competition.
00:23:29Whoever secures
00:23:30the Spencer
00:23:31group's partnership
00:23:32gets Leopard X.
00:23:34Elise smirked.
00:23:36She thought
00:23:37she had the
00:23:38upper hand.
00:23:41Fine.
00:23:42I'll make
00:23:42Wesley give me
00:23:43the partnership.
00:23:44I knew very well.
00:23:45Wesley hated
00:23:46being pestered by
00:23:47women.
00:23:47Elise's so-called
00:23:48knowing him was
00:23:49nothing but wishful
00:23:50thinking.
00:23:51Elise,
00:23:51Anna and I
00:23:52started at
00:23:52Leopard X on
00:23:53the same day.
00:23:55The person in
00:23:56charge,
00:23:57Paige,
00:23:58received us.
00:24:00Miss Elise Harper,
00:24:02here is your
00:24:02private office.
00:24:11You?
00:24:14Sit on that
00:24:14bench in the
00:24:15corner.
00:24:16She settled
00:24:17Elise into a
00:24:18private office,
00:24:19then pointed to
00:24:20the bench in the
00:24:21corner that
00:24:21everyone looked
00:24:22down on.
00:24:24Why don't I
00:24:24have an office?
00:24:27Paige couldn't
00:24:29help but
00:24:29snigger.
00:24:31What do you
00:24:31have to compete
00:24:32with Elise?
00:24:33She's a daughter
00:24:34of the Harper
00:24:35family.
00:24:39I am also a
00:24:40daughter of the
00:24:41Harper family.
00:24:46You?
00:24:51Just then,
00:24:52Monica walked
00:24:53in from outside.
00:24:54The moment she
00:24:55saw me,
00:24:56she hurried
00:24:56over.
00:24:59Darling,
00:25:00what are you
00:25:01doing here?
00:25:06Mrs. Hayes?
00:25:08Seeing how
00:25:09familiar Monica
00:25:10was with me,
00:25:11Paige was
00:25:12stunned.
00:25:15Elise's expression
00:25:16shifted slightly.
00:25:18She couldn't
00:25:19understand how
00:25:19Monica knew me.
00:25:20No one knew
00:25:22that Monica
00:25:22was 10th place
00:25:24in the
00:25:24international
00:25:25jewelry design
00:25:26competition
00:25:26seven years
00:25:28ago.
00:25:29And first
00:25:30place was
00:25:30Helena.
00:25:31That is,
00:25:32me.
00:25:33Monica had
00:25:34always admired
00:25:35me.
00:25:36Over the years,
00:25:37she had carefully
00:25:37maintained this
00:25:38friendship.
00:25:39Give this office
00:25:39to Elena,
00:25:41the one across
00:25:41from mine.
00:25:42But that was
00:25:43reserved for
00:25:44Miss Elise Harper.
00:25:45Elise can take
00:25:46a regular desk.
00:25:48Is there a
00:25:49problem?
00:25:53No.
00:25:54She gave me
00:25:54the private
00:25:55office that
00:25:56was originally
00:25:56reserved for
00:25:57Elise,
00:25:57the one across
00:25:58from hers.
00:25:59Bigger,
00:26:00with a better
00:26:00view.
00:26:02Why?
00:26:04Because I'm
00:26:05in charge here.
00:26:06Is that
00:26:07reason enough?
00:26:10Elise watched
00:26:11all this through
00:26:12gritted teeth,
00:26:13her hatred
00:26:13deepening.
00:26:14This office,
00:26:16once I secure
00:26:17the contract,
00:26:18I'll take it
00:26:19back sooner or
00:26:19later.
00:26:20And when I do,
00:26:21you'd better
00:26:22get the hell
00:26:23out.
00:26:27In response
00:26:28to her harsh
00:26:29words,
00:26:29I just smiled
00:26:30faintly.
00:26:31She finally
00:26:32realized Elena
00:26:33was not someone
00:26:34she could easily
00:26:35tremble.
00:26:40Design department
00:26:41manager Ruby
00:26:42Lopez couldn't
00:26:43stand me.
00:26:43she caused
00:26:44trouble for
00:26:45me at
00:26:45every turn.
00:26:51Move!
00:26:51You're blocking
00:26:52the elevator!
00:26:54You were the
00:26:55last one in.
00:26:56The elevator
00:26:57is overloaded.
00:26:58You should be
00:26:58the one to get
00:26:59off.
00:27:02You?
00:27:07I knew she
00:27:08was deliberately
00:27:09trying to make
00:27:09things difficult
00:27:10for me,
00:27:11but I wasn't
00:27:12going to give
00:27:12in.
00:27:14I heard you
00:27:15got in through
00:27:15connections.
00:27:16No wonder you
00:27:18don't know
00:27:18anything.
00:27:19How many years
00:27:19has Leopard X
00:27:20gone without a
00:27:21hit piece?
00:27:21If I start
00:27:22designing,
00:27:22you'll be
00:27:22completely outdone
00:27:23by me.
00:27:25If you can
00:27:25design a
00:27:26hit piece,
00:27:26I'll resign.
00:27:28If you lose,
00:27:28you'll apologize
00:27:29publicly and leave
00:27:30the company.
00:27:31Remember what
00:27:31you said?
00:27:35Ruby dismissed
00:27:36me with
00:27:36contempt.
00:27:37She was
00:27:37convinced that
00:27:38a woman who
00:27:39got in through
00:27:39connections had
00:27:40no design
00:27:41talent.
00:27:41She didn't
00:27:42know that
00:27:43the person
00:27:43she was
00:27:44facing was
00:27:45Helena herself.
00:27:46To take over
00:27:47the company,
00:27:48I needed to
00:27:49secure the
00:27:49Spencer Group
00:27:50partnership,
00:27:51but Wesley's
00:27:51whereabouts
00:27:52were a mystery.
00:27:56I had to
00:27:57call Jeffrey
00:27:58to ask for
00:27:58Wesley's
00:27:59address.
00:28:01What do
00:28:02you need him
00:28:02for?
00:28:03Work related.
00:28:05Grandma is
00:28:05having Elise and
00:28:06me compete for
00:28:06Leopard X.
00:28:08Whoever secures
00:28:09Spencer Group's
00:28:09partnership wins.
00:28:15Imperial Club.
00:28:16Just use my
00:28:17name.
00:28:24I arrived at
00:28:25Imperial Club.
00:28:27As soon as I
00:28:28entered the
00:28:28lobby, I saw
00:28:29that Elise had
00:28:30already gotten
00:28:30there ahead of
00:28:31me.
00:28:32I'm Jeffrey
00:28:33Harper's family.
00:28:34Of course,
00:28:35Miss Harper.
00:28:35This way,
00:28:36please.
00:28:36She claimed to
00:28:37be Jeffrey's
00:28:37family and got
00:28:38in effortlessly.
00:28:40Hey,
00:28:40gorgeous.
00:28:41Here alone?
00:28:41Call me honey
00:28:42and I'll take
00:28:43you inside.
00:28:44This place
00:28:45isn't for just
00:28:45anyone.
00:28:47Unfazed, I
00:28:48walked to the
00:28:48front desk and
00:28:49slowly pulled out
00:28:50a black card
00:28:51from my bag.
00:28:53The receptionist
00:28:54took the black
00:28:55card and
00:28:55examined it
00:28:56carefully.
00:28:57Her face
00:28:57changed
00:28:58dramatically.
00:28:59You're a
00:29:00black card
00:29:01holder?
00:29:01Please,
00:29:02come with me.
00:29:03I'll show
00:29:03you the way.
00:29:04This was
00:29:04one of only
00:29:05a few black
00:29:05cards in
00:29:06the world
00:29:07at Imperial
00:29:07Club.
00:29:08In Clytay,
00:29:10only Wesley
00:29:10had one.
00:29:11Be black
00:29:11card?
00:29:12No way!
00:29:13Did I just
00:29:14say something
00:29:14stupid?
00:29:15You don't
00:29:16think she'll
00:29:16hold a grudge,
00:29:17do you?
00:29:18The rich
00:29:19guys who
00:29:19had mocked
00:29:20me shut
00:29:20up instantly.
00:29:21The one
00:29:22who said
00:29:22call me
00:29:23honey and
00:29:23I'll take
00:29:23you inside,
00:29:24turned pale.
00:29:25I went up
00:29:26to the
00:29:26top floor
00:29:27billiards
00:29:27room.
00:29:28Wesley was
00:29:29lazily smoking
00:29:30a cigarette,
00:29:31his long
00:29:32legs casually
00:29:33crossed,
00:29:34radiating a
00:29:35do not
00:29:35approach
00:29:36aura.
00:29:37Wesley,
00:29:38this is
00:29:38Leopard X's
00:29:39proposal.
00:29:40We're willing
00:29:41to give up
00:29:41all profits,
00:29:42just to have
00:29:42a counter in
00:29:43the duty-free
00:29:43zone.
00:29:44Ellie's
00:29:45confidently
00:29:45handed over
00:29:46the proposal,
00:29:47believing she
00:29:47had offered
00:29:48an irresistible
00:29:48deal,
00:29:49but Wesley didn't
00:29:50even glance
00:29:51at her.
00:29:52His eyes
00:29:53were fixed
00:29:53on me.
00:30:00I picked up
00:30:01a cue stick
00:30:02and walked
00:30:02toward Wesley.
00:30:03Let's play a game.
00:30:05The loser grants
00:30:06the winner one request.
00:30:07Fine.
00:30:08Wesley put out
00:30:09his cigarette
00:30:10and stood up.
00:30:11Ellie smirked
00:30:12to herself,
00:30:13she probably thought
00:30:14I was asking
00:30:14for humiliation.
00:30:16Wesley has never
00:30:17lost.
00:30:18She's digging
00:30:18her own grave.
00:30:19If you lose,
00:30:21I want to see
00:30:22Elle.
00:30:23My heart tightened.
00:30:24He was still
00:30:25suspicious of me.
00:30:26He had never
00:30:26given up on
00:30:27finding Elle's
00:30:28true identity.
00:30:30If I win,
00:30:32Spencer Group
00:30:33gives the duty-free
00:30:34counter to Leopard X.
00:30:36Deal.
00:30:39You break.
00:30:40You break.
00:30:49I lean down,
00:30:51aimed,
00:30:52and struck.
00:30:55The balls scattered.
00:30:58Four dropped
00:30:59into pockets.
00:31:01Four on the break?
00:31:03How is that possible?
00:31:08Who is she?
00:31:11The whole room gasped.
00:31:13Ellie's smile
00:31:15frozen on her face.
00:31:18I calculated
00:31:19every angle
00:31:20with precision.
00:31:21The balls dropped
00:31:23into the pockets
00:31:23one by one.
00:31:25She sunk another one!
00:31:27That's five!
00:31:28Wesley hasn't even
00:31:30had a turn.
00:31:30I've never seen
00:31:31anyone dominate
00:31:32Wesley like this.
00:31:33Elise's hands
00:31:34were clenched white.
00:31:36She had expected
00:31:37Wesley to crush me.
00:31:39But now,
00:31:40the tables
00:31:40had completely turned.
00:31:42The last ball dropped.
00:31:44Wesley never got
00:31:45a chance to play.
00:31:46He lost.
00:31:49I win.
00:31:51Yeah.
00:31:52He said only one word,
00:31:53flatly,
00:31:54but I could see
00:31:55something different
00:31:55in his eyes.
00:31:56Not anger,
00:31:57but appreciation.
00:31:58I'll bring the formal
00:31:59proposal tomorrow
00:32:00to sign the contract.
00:32:02Elise's face looked terrible.
00:32:04That give-up-all-profits
00:32:05proposal she had just
00:32:07presented was now
00:32:08a complete joke.
00:32:09What made her even
00:32:10more miserable
00:32:11was that Wesley had
00:32:12never once looked
00:32:13at her properly.
00:32:14Early the next morning,
00:32:15before the sun
00:32:16was fully up,
00:32:17Elise took her
00:32:18employee Christy
00:32:19and rushed
00:32:20to Spencer Group.
00:32:26I'm here to sign
00:32:27the contract.
00:32:28Where is Wesley?
00:32:30Wesley's assistant,
00:32:31Felix,
00:32:32received her.
00:32:34Please follow me.
00:32:36Mr. Spencer
00:32:36is waiting
00:32:37in his office.
00:32:42Felix brought them
00:32:43into the office.
00:32:46Elise thought
00:32:47victory was
00:32:47in her grasp.
00:32:50Wesley,
00:32:51I'm here to sign
00:32:52the contract.
00:32:53Here are Leopard X's
00:32:54official documents.
00:32:58Who told you
00:32:59to come?
00:33:01I isn't...
00:33:02Isn't it about
00:33:02signing the contract?
00:33:03Didn't we agree
00:33:04yesterday?
00:33:05I'm waiting
00:33:06for Elena.
00:33:08Not you.
00:33:10Get out.
00:33:12Whether it's me
00:33:13or Elena,
00:33:14we both represent
00:33:15Leopard X.
00:33:16It's the same
00:33:17whoever you sign with.
00:33:25Felix,
00:33:27show them out.
00:33:32Elise was kicked out,
00:33:34completely humiliated.
00:33:35I signed the contract
00:33:36and returned
00:33:37to Leopard X.
00:33:38As I pushed
00:33:39open the office door,
00:33:40I saw Ruby
00:33:41heaving by her workstation.
00:33:45Arms crossed
00:33:46wearing an expression
00:33:47that said she was
00:33:47waiting to see me fail.
00:33:50You didn't get
00:33:51the contract,
00:33:52did you?
00:33:52I knew it.
00:33:54What could a woman
00:33:55like you
00:33:56who only got in
00:33:56through connections
00:33:57possibly accomplish?
00:34:03What do you think
00:34:04this is?
00:34:05Unfazed,
00:34:06I opened my phone
00:34:07and showed Ruby
00:34:08a photo.
00:34:09How do you have
00:34:10this photo?
00:34:11The photo
00:34:12showed Ruby
00:34:13with a middle-aged
00:34:14man,
00:34:14her sugar daddy.
00:34:19A married man
00:34:20who owned
00:34:21a glass flanctory.
00:34:24Give me that phone!
00:34:27Ruby turned pale
00:34:28and lunged
00:34:28to grab my phone.
00:34:30I sidestepped
00:34:30and she missed.
00:34:33Just then,
00:34:34the man's wife
00:34:35burst in.
00:34:36You homewrecker!
00:34:38How dare you
00:34:39seduce my husband!
00:34:40I'm gonna tear
00:34:41that face of yours apart!
00:34:42No!
00:34:43No!
00:34:44No!
00:34:45No!
00:34:46No!
00:34:46No!
00:34:47No!
00:34:47No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:49No!
00:34:51No!
00:34:52No!
00:34:52The day from the photo
00:34:52burst into the office
00:34:53and publicly beat Ruby.
00:34:55The whole office
00:34:56was in chaos.
00:34:57I watched it all calmly.
00:34:59If you come after me,
00:35:00be prepared to face
00:35:01the consequences.
00:35:02The day of the jewelry exhibition,
00:35:05the entire hall
00:35:06was brightly lit.
00:35:08Klath's elite
00:35:09and dignitaries
00:35:10gathered together.
00:35:14My bracelet design
00:35:16debuted as the finale piece.
00:35:18The moment it appeared,
00:35:19it stunned
00:35:20the entire audience.
00:35:22Oh my god,
00:35:23who designed this?
00:35:24It's gorgeous!
00:35:25Leopardyx making a comeback
00:35:26this year.
00:35:27This design is incredible.
00:35:28I've never seen
00:35:29such an inspired piece.
00:35:33My piece
00:35:34was undoubtedly
00:35:34the centerpiece.
00:35:36Everyone was asking
00:35:37who the designer was.
00:35:41At the celebration banquet,
00:35:43just as everyone
00:35:44raised their glasses,
00:35:45Elise suddenly walked
00:35:46onto the stage crying.
00:35:52My design sketches
00:35:53are missing.
00:35:54The piece Alina showed
00:35:56is exactly the same
00:35:57as the one I lost.
00:35:58She stole my design!
00:36:00The whole room
00:36:01was in an uproar.
00:36:03Whispered accusations
00:36:04flooded in
00:36:06like a tidal wave,
00:36:07all pointing at me.
00:36:11Elena,
00:36:12admit your mistake.
00:36:14Don't make this ugly
00:36:15for everyone.
00:36:20I stood on the stage,
00:36:24watching their annex
00:36:25without any expression.
00:36:32You say this is
00:36:33your design?
00:36:36Yes!
00:36:36It's mine!
00:36:38You stole my sketches!
00:36:42Then tell me,
00:36:43which section
00:36:44is the hidden clasp on?
00:36:53Section two.
00:36:56Are you sure?
00:36:58At my question,
00:37:00Elise was clearly panicking.
00:37:05Section three!
00:37:06It's section three!
00:37:08I was just too nervous
00:37:09and said it wrong!
00:37:10I raised the bracelet
00:37:11and showed it to everyone.
00:37:14Under the lights,
00:37:15every detail of the bracelet
00:37:16was clearly visible.
00:37:18This design
00:37:19has no hidden clasp at all.
00:37:21Would a real designer
00:37:23not know
00:37:23whether their own work
00:37:24has one?
00:37:27She's right!
00:37:28There's no hidden clasp
00:37:29on the bracelet at all!
00:37:30I just looked!
00:37:31Carefully!
00:37:33Then,
00:37:34what's this about
00:37:34Ely losing her sketches?
00:37:36Is she trying
00:37:37to frame Elena?
00:37:39Elise's face
00:37:40turned pale.
00:37:41She couldn't utter
00:37:42a single word.
00:37:43Tears still hung
00:37:44on her face,
00:37:45but no one felt
00:37:46sorry for her anymore.
00:37:50Elena is the real
00:37:51daughter of the Harper family!
00:37:52Didn't any of you know?
00:37:53In the heat of the argument,
00:37:54Monica blurted it out.
00:37:56The whole room
00:37:56fell into dead silence.
00:37:58What?
00:37:59Elena is the real
00:38:00daughter of the Harper family?
00:38:01Then what about
00:38:02Alice?
00:38:03She's always been saying
00:38:04she's a daughter
00:38:05of the Harper family.
00:38:06I've never heard
00:38:07Elena mention it,
00:38:09but Elise
00:38:10tells everyone
00:38:11she's a Harper.
00:38:13All the colleagues
00:38:14had thought Elise
00:38:15was the real Harper
00:38:15daughter and I was
00:38:16just a connection higher.
00:38:18Now the truth
00:38:19came out.
00:38:21Alice was only
00:38:22an adopted daughter.
00:38:23Even more awkward
00:38:24was that Elise
00:38:25had always hinted
00:38:26that she was
00:38:26the Harper family's
00:38:27daughter and had
00:38:28never corrected
00:38:29anyone's misunderstanding.
00:38:32Please, stop.
00:38:34Elise bit her lip
00:38:35and ran out of
00:38:36the banquet crying.
00:38:37Samira's face
00:38:38was livid.
00:38:39The next day,
00:38:41news exploded
00:38:42everywhere.
00:38:43Leopard Tech's
00:38:44rising designer
00:38:45Elena Harpent
00:38:45suspected of
00:38:46plagiaring
00:38:47Elena Walsh's
00:38:48classic work.
00:38:49Side-by-side
00:38:50comparison images
00:38:51showed that my
00:38:52bracelet looked
00:38:52strikingly similar
00:38:53to Helena's
00:38:54iconic piece.
00:38:55The angles,
00:38:56lines,
00:38:57even the curves
00:38:57of the details
00:38:58matched.
00:39:10The comments
00:39:11were all insults.
00:39:13My name became
00:39:14the target of an
00:39:14online backlash
00:39:15overnight.
00:39:17Let's see how
00:39:18you get out of
00:39:19this one.
00:39:20Once the
00:39:21plagiarive
00:39:21accusation sticks,
00:39:22you'll never
00:39:23work in the
00:39:23jewelry industry
00:39:24again.
00:39:26Samira was
00:39:27gloating.
00:39:34Just then,
00:39:36two vice
00:39:36presidents of
00:39:37the Jewelry
00:39:37Design Association
00:39:38arrived in
00:39:39person.
00:39:43You're here to
00:39:44hold Elena
00:39:44accountable, right?
00:39:47This has
00:39:48nothing to do
00:39:49with Leopard X.
00:39:50She's already
00:39:51been fired.
00:39:51If you want
00:39:52to blame
00:39:52someone,
00:39:53blame her
00:39:54alone.
00:39:58Firing
00:39:59Helena?
00:39:59Is Leopard X
00:40:00serious?
00:40:05Helena?
00:40:06What are
00:40:07you talking
00:40:08about?
00:40:12Ms. Walsh,
00:40:13the president
00:40:14position of the
00:40:15Design Association
00:40:16has been vacant
00:40:17for years,
00:40:17reserved only
00:40:18for you.
00:40:20When would
00:40:21it be convenient
00:40:21for you to
00:40:22take office?
00:40:24I'll consider
00:40:25it.
00:40:28Samira was
00:40:29completely stunned.
00:40:31Never had she
00:40:31expected that the
00:40:32country girl she
00:40:33had always looked
00:40:34down on was
00:40:34actually the
00:40:35world's top
00:40:36jewelry designer,
00:40:37Helena Walsh
00:40:38herself.
00:40:40Oh my God!
00:40:41Elena is
00:40:42Helena?
00:40:42That mysterious
00:40:44genius designer?
00:40:46We were
00:40:47gossiping behind
00:40:47her back about
00:40:48how she got
00:40:49in through
00:40:49connections.
00:40:50This is so
00:40:51embarrassing.
00:40:52The news
00:40:53spread.
00:40:54Within hours,
00:40:55the entire
00:40:56internet reversed
00:40:57its stance.
00:40:58Everyone who
00:40:59had called me
00:40:59a plagiarist
00:41:00was now
00:41:00apologizing.
00:41:03Elise saw
00:41:03the news
00:41:04and smashed
00:41:04the glass
00:41:05in her hand.
00:41:09Her face
00:41:10was even
00:41:11paler than
00:41:12the paper.
00:41:13Helena?
00:41:14How could
00:41:15she possibly
00:41:16be Helena?
00:41:17I didn't
00:41:18pay attention
00:41:18to the
00:41:18online news.
00:41:20At that
00:41:20moment,
00:41:21I was on
00:41:21my way to
00:41:22the Johnson
00:41:22family's
00:41:23home.
00:41:26The girl
00:41:27who had
00:41:27helped me
00:41:27at the
00:41:28recognition
00:41:28banquet
00:41:29was waiting
00:41:29for me.
00:41:31A week
00:41:32ago,
00:41:32her brother
00:41:33Malcolm had
00:41:33come to me
00:41:34after hearing
00:41:34that I had
00:41:35saved Bertha.
00:41:36He begged
00:41:37me to save
00:41:37his sister.
00:41:39Today was
00:41:39the follow-up
00:41:40visit.
00:41:41On my way
00:41:42to the
00:41:42Johnson's
00:41:43house,
00:41:43Kira suddenly
00:41:44rushed out
00:41:45and bumped
00:41:45into me.
00:41:46Oh!
00:41:47She was
00:41:48covered in
00:41:48bruises and
00:41:49wounds,
00:41:50frantically
00:41:50signing with
00:41:51her hands
00:41:52hiding behind
00:41:53me.
00:41:55Kira signed.
00:42:00Help me.
00:42:02They want
00:42:02to take my
00:42:03kidney.
00:42:04Kira!
00:42:04Get back
00:42:05here!
00:42:06Rory is
00:42:07still waiting
00:42:07for your
00:42:08kidney!
00:42:08Don't you
00:42:09run away!
00:42:13She's not
00:42:13going with
00:42:14you.
00:42:17Who do
00:42:18you think
00:42:18you are?
00:42:19Mind your
00:42:20own business!
00:42:21This is a
00:42:22family matter!
00:42:23I stepped
00:42:24in front of
00:42:24Kira,
00:42:25protecting her.
00:42:27The girl
00:42:28had helped
00:42:28me at the
00:42:29recognition
00:42:29banquet.
00:42:30This time,
00:42:31it was my
00:42:32turn to
00:42:32help her.
00:42:35While
00:42:35Ethel
00:42:36wasn't
00:42:36looking,
00:42:37I secretly
00:42:37texted
00:42:38Malcolm.
00:42:44I'm
00:42:45her aunt!
00:42:46It's only
00:42:46right that
00:42:46I take
00:42:47her home!
00:42:47Stay
00:42:48out of
00:42:48this,
00:42:49outsider!
00:42:53Malcolm
00:42:54arrived
00:42:54quickly.
00:43:07We went
00:43:07to Ethel's
00:43:08house and
00:43:09found the
00:43:09hidden
00:43:09doctor.
00:43:13I was
00:43:14just doing
00:43:15a routine
00:43:15examination.
00:43:18A routine
00:43:19examination?
00:43:20Then tell
00:43:21me, which
00:43:21kidney were
00:43:22you planning
00:43:22to take
00:43:23from Kira?
00:43:25Ethel,
00:43:26have you
00:43:26lost your
00:43:27mind?
00:43:28Kira is
00:43:29my sister!
00:43:32How dare
00:43:32you!
00:43:36I raised
00:43:38her for
00:43:38so many
00:43:38years.
00:43:39What's wrong
00:43:40with her
00:43:41giving Rory
00:43:41one kidney?
00:43:42Isn't that
00:43:42only fair?
00:43:43Rory was
00:43:44Kira's cousin,
00:43:45suffering from
00:43:46severe kidney
00:43:47disease.
00:43:48Kira curled
00:43:49up next to
00:43:50me like a
00:43:50wounded puppy,
00:43:51trembling all
00:43:52over.
00:43:53She held my
00:43:54hand tightly,
00:43:56her nails
00:43:56almost digging
00:43:57into my
00:43:57skin.
00:43:59Malcolm called
00:44:00the police
00:44:00on the spot
00:44:01and cut off
00:44:02Ethel's
00:44:02financial support.
00:44:05Ethel's
00:44:05scheme was
00:44:06completely
00:44:06exposed.
00:44:08Kira was
00:44:09taken to
00:44:09the Johnson
00:44:09family home.
00:44:10Malcolm
00:44:11personally took
00:44:11care of her,
00:44:12but the trauma
00:44:13in her heart
00:44:13hurt much worse
00:44:14than those
00:44:14physical ones.
00:44:15Tests showed
00:44:16that Kira's
00:44:16hearing and
00:44:17vocal organs
00:44:17were intact.
00:44:18Her inability
00:44:19to speak or
00:44:19hear was
00:44:20completely
00:44:20psychological,
00:44:21trauma caused
00:44:22by years of
00:44:22abuse and
00:44:23fear.
00:44:23Can she be
00:44:24cured?
00:44:25Yes.
00:44:25But it
00:44:26will take
00:44:26time.
00:44:27I'll prescribe
00:44:28medication for
00:44:29her.
00:44:30We should
00:44:31see improvement
00:44:31in a month.
00:44:33Okay.
00:44:34I'll have
00:44:35someone prepare
00:44:35the medicine
00:44:36immediately.
00:44:36Malcolm was
00:44:37skeptical,
00:44:38but willing
00:44:38to try.
00:44:39I didn't
00:44:40mention
00:44:40payment.
00:44:41The Cinnabar
00:44:42material the
00:44:42Johnsons had
00:44:43given me before
00:44:44was already
00:44:45more than
00:44:45enough.
00:44:46I have to
00:44:47go now.
00:44:47I'll come
00:44:48see you again
00:44:48next week.
00:44:49Kira held
00:44:50my hand and
00:44:50wouldn't let
00:44:51go.
00:44:51Her eyes were
00:44:52red, but she
00:44:53didn't cry.
00:44:54I said something
00:44:55softly,
00:44:55and her eyes
00:44:56lit up.
00:44:57Don't be
00:44:58afraid.
00:44:58No one will
00:44:59ever bully
00:45:00you again.
00:45:03To find Cinnabar
00:45:04for Wesley, I
00:45:06returned to
00:45:06Folklanks again
00:45:07to see the old
00:45:08collector, Patrick
00:45:09Marquez.
00:45:20Patrick was an
00:45:22old collector.
00:45:23If anyone had
00:45:25what I needed, it
00:45:26would be him.
00:45:29Patrick, I need
00:45:30Cinnabar.
00:45:30More than last
00:45:31time.
00:45:33Cinnabar isn't
00:45:34cheap.
00:45:35Why do you need
00:45:35so much?
00:45:36I'm buying it
00:45:37for a friend.
00:45:38Price isn't an
00:45:39issue.
00:45:40As we were
00:45:41drinking coffee
00:45:42and discussing
00:45:43the deal,
00:45:44Cecily and
00:45:44Sylvia suddenly
00:45:45barged in.
00:45:46Patrick, don't
00:45:47let her fool
00:45:48you.
00:45:48She doesn't
00:45:49even acknowledge
00:45:50her foster
00:45:50parents.
00:45:51She's got a
00:45:52black heart.
00:45:53What do you
00:45:53mean?
00:45:54Patrick hated
00:45:54ungrateful people
00:45:55more than anything.
00:45:56Cecily knew this
00:45:57and started
00:45:57exaggerating the
00:45:58story.
00:45:58We worked so
00:45:59hard to raise
00:45:59her.
00:46:00Gave her the
00:46:00best of
00:46:00everything.
00:46:01And how does
00:46:01she repays
00:46:02us?
00:46:02The moment
00:46:03she found a
00:46:03richer family,
00:46:04she turned
00:46:04her back on
00:46:05us.
00:46:05Now she won't
00:46:06even acknowledge
00:46:06us.
00:46:07Patrick's expression
00:46:08grew colder by
00:46:09the minute.
00:46:11I watched
00:46:12Cecily's performance
00:46:13in silence.
00:46:14Patrick, you
00:46:15have no idea.
00:46:16She's living the
00:46:17high life now in
00:46:17some grand
00:46:18manner, driving
00:46:19luxury cars.
00:46:20And us?
00:46:21We can barely
00:46:21afford to eat.
00:46:23Mom, stop.
00:46:24Aline has found
00:46:25her place among
00:46:26the rich now.
00:46:26Of course she
00:46:27doesn't remember
00:46:28how good we
00:46:28were to her.
00:46:29Aline, I
00:46:30always thought
00:46:31you were a
00:46:32good kid.
00:46:32I didn't expect
00:46:33you to be this
00:46:34kind of person.
00:46:36I'm not selling
00:46:37you the Cinnabar.
00:46:39Take your things
00:46:40and get out!
00:46:41Patrick refused
00:46:42to sell me the
00:46:42Cinnabar on the
00:46:43spot and threw
00:46:44the scented
00:46:44candles I had
00:46:45brought out the
00:46:45door.
00:46:46Get out!
00:46:47Don't let me
00:46:48see you again!
00:46:59I picked up the
00:47:00candles and placed
00:47:01them back on the
00:47:02table.
00:47:06I don't take
00:47:07back gifts once
00:47:07they've been given.
00:47:09With that, I
00:47:10turned and left.
00:47:12The Cinnabar deal
00:47:13fell through.
00:47:14For the first
00:47:15time, I couldn't
00:47:16keep a promise I
00:47:17had made to
00:47:17Wesley.
00:47:25Now you know
00:47:26who's in charge,
00:47:27don't you,
00:47:28Elena?
00:47:29After failing to
00:47:30get the Cinnabar,
00:47:31I didn't go
00:47:31straight back to
00:47:32Claith.
00:47:34Instead, I
00:47:34detoured to the
00:47:35old town, where
00:47:36Sheila lived.
00:47:39Sheila, my
00:47:39foster grandmother,
00:47:40was the only
00:47:41person in the
00:47:42Reed family who
00:47:42was good to me.
00:47:43When Cecily
00:47:44wouldn't let me
00:47:44eat as a child,
00:47:46Sheila secretly
00:47:46gave me money.
00:47:47When Benjamin
00:47:48wanted to kick
00:47:49me out, she
00:47:50was the one
00:47:50who spoke up
00:47:51for me.
00:47:51But today,
00:47:52Sheila's room
00:47:53was empty.
00:47:54Elena?
00:47:56You're here for
00:47:57Sheila?
00:47:58Cecily took her
00:47:59away a few days
00:48:00ago.
00:48:01Said she was
00:48:02taking her to a
00:48:02big mansion to
00:48:03enjoy the good
00:48:04life.
00:48:11Alarm bells went
00:48:12off in my head.
00:48:14Cecily and Sheila
00:48:14had never gotten
00:48:15along.
00:48:16Her suddenly
00:48:17taking Sheila
00:48:17away meant
00:48:18nothing good.
00:48:19I called
00:48:20Cecily.
00:48:24Oh, missing
00:48:25your grandmother
00:48:25already?
00:48:26Want to see her?
00:48:28Fine.
00:48:30Give me
00:48:3050 million.
00:48:32Sylvia and Darren's
00:48:34wedding needs
00:48:34money.
00:48:35As her sister,
00:48:36shouldn't you
00:48:37contribute?
00:48:38Where is Sheila?
00:48:39That's none of
00:48:40your business.
00:48:41Wire the money
00:48:42or you'll never
00:48:43see her again.
00:48:45I hung up
00:48:46coldly.
00:48:49That afternoon,
00:48:51Reed Group's
00:48:51five core
00:48:52partners all
00:48:53received the
00:48:53same email.
00:48:54Terminate
00:48:55cooperation with
00:48:56Reed Group.
00:49:01The Reed Group's
00:49:03crisis exploded
00:49:04overnight.
00:49:06Raw material
00:49:07supplies were
00:49:07cut off,
00:49:08projects halted,
00:49:09workers collectively
00:49:10demanded unpaid
00:49:11wages.
00:49:12Benjamin was in
00:49:13over his head.
00:49:14Osiris, we've
00:49:15been partners for
00:49:16so many years.
00:49:17How can you just
00:49:17terminate our
00:49:18agreement like this?
00:49:19You've offended
00:49:20someone you
00:49:20shouldn't have.
00:49:21Who?
00:49:22Who did I offend?
00:49:24You know
00:49:24perfectly well.
00:49:26Goodbye.
00:49:26Benjamin finally
00:49:27realized these
00:49:28partners' loyalty
00:49:29to me far
00:49:30exceeded any
00:49:30they had for him.
00:49:31For ten years,
00:49:32those contracts
00:49:33had never been
00:49:34signed because
00:49:35of his skills,
00:49:36but me.
00:49:37Even worse,
00:49:38news of Darren
00:49:38calling off the
00:49:39engagement spread
00:49:40throughout
00:49:40footprints.
00:49:41The Reed family
00:49:42became a complete
00:49:42laughingstock.
00:49:44How did this
00:49:44happen?
00:49:45How did this
00:49:46happen?
00:49:46Cecily was
00:49:47finally starting
00:49:48to get scared,
00:49:49but she didn't
00:49:49know.
00:49:50This was only
00:49:51the beginning.
00:49:52I returned to
00:49:53cloth empty-handed
00:49:56and confessed to
00:49:57Wesley that I
00:49:57hadn't gotten
00:49:58the Cinnabar.
00:49:59Why?
00:50:00There was a
00:50:01complication.
00:50:02Someone sabotaged
00:50:03the deal.
00:50:04But I won't
00:50:05give up.
00:50:05I'll find another
00:50:06way.
00:50:06I thought Wesley
00:50:07would be angry.
00:50:09After all,
00:50:09I knew how much
00:50:10effort he had put
00:50:11in purchasing
00:50:11Cinnabar.
00:50:13There were a
00:50:13few seconds of
00:50:14silence on the
00:50:15other end of
00:50:15the line.
00:50:18It's fine.
00:50:19I'll wait for
00:50:20you.
00:50:20I was stunned.
00:50:22This man had
00:50:22always been testing
00:50:23me, using me,
00:50:25but every time I
00:50:25ran into trouble,
00:50:27he was there.
00:50:28I'll find another
00:50:29way.
00:50:30Give me a few
00:50:31days.
00:50:33Okay.
00:50:34Wesley hung up
00:50:34and said something
00:50:35to Felix.
00:50:37Look into what
00:50:37the Reed family
00:50:38has been up to
00:50:38lately.
00:50:39Yes, Mr.
00:50:40Spencer.
00:50:41I didn't know
00:50:42it yet, but he
00:50:43was already
00:50:43preparing to act.
00:50:45A week later,
00:50:46I returned to
00:50:47the Johnson's
00:50:47home to check
00:50:48on Kira again.
00:50:49Kira's treatment
00:50:50had made
00:50:50remarkable progress.
00:50:52She was
00:50:53starting to hear
00:50:53sounds.
00:50:55Knock,
00:50:56knock,
00:50:56knock.
00:50:57Kira's head
00:50:57snapped around,
00:50:58her eyes wide,
00:51:00staring my hand.
00:51:01She had heard
00:51:02it.
00:51:02She heard it?
00:51:03She actually
00:51:04heard it?
00:51:04Yes.
00:51:05Next, she
00:51:07needs to learn
00:51:07to speak, like
00:51:08a baby.
00:51:09Starting from
00:51:10scratch.
00:51:12Elena, thank
00:51:13you.
00:51:14Thank you for
00:51:15healing my
00:51:15daughter.
00:51:16Mr. Johnson, I
00:51:17still need some
00:51:18Cinnabar.
00:51:18I'd like to buy
00:51:19some.
00:51:19Cinnabar is not
00:51:20for sale, but
00:51:21you saved Kira.
00:51:22I'm giving it to
00:51:23you.
00:51:23Just tell me how
00:51:24much you need.
00:51:25I hadn't expected
00:51:26to get the
00:51:26Cinnabar so easily,
00:51:27but I later came
00:51:28to understand.
00:51:29What Wesley wanted
00:51:30was never just
00:51:30Cinnabar.
00:51:31After getting the
00:51:32Cinnabar, I went
00:51:33to Spencer Group
00:51:34to deliver it.
00:51:35After signing the
00:51:36documents, I went
00:51:37to the restroom.
00:51:38As soon as I
00:51:39walked in, I heard
00:51:40voices from the
00:51:40stalls.
00:51:41Did you hear?
00:51:42Wesley's fiancé is
00:51:43coming back!
00:51:44Really?
00:51:45That Miss Kathy
00:51:46Garrett?
00:51:46That's the one.
00:51:47I heard she's been
00:51:48abroad.
00:51:48This time she's
00:51:49coming back.
00:51:50All those women who
00:51:50tried to seduce
00:51:51Wesley before, she
00:51:52took care of every
00:51:53single one of them.
00:51:54What about Elena?
00:51:55She's with Wesley
00:51:55every day.
00:51:56Shh!
00:51:56Keep your voice
00:51:57down.
00:51:57I think she's in
00:51:58the building today.
00:51:59I washed my hands,
00:52:01dried them, and
00:52:03left without changing
00:52:04my expression.
00:52:05The moment the
00:52:06door closed, I heard
00:52:08gasps behind me.
00:52:10Was that Elena just
00:52:11now?
00:52:12We're doomed.
00:52:14She definitely
00:52:15heard us.
00:52:16Kathy Garnett,
00:52:17Wesley's fiancé.
00:52:20Wesley had never
00:52:21mentioned her to me.
00:52:23But what did that
00:52:24have to do with me?
00:52:25I came out of the
00:52:26restroom and turned
00:52:27the corner when a
00:52:28man almost bumped
00:52:29into me.
00:52:31Whoa there,
00:52:32beautiful.
00:52:33Theo Spencer,
00:52:34Wesley's half-brother.
00:52:35His whole demeanor
00:52:37reeked of frivolity.
00:52:38I haven't seen you
00:52:39around before.
00:52:40Are you new here?
00:52:41Let's exchange
00:52:42numbers.
00:52:43Move.
00:52:44Don't be so cold.
00:52:45You're from
00:52:46Leopard X?
00:52:47I have authority over
00:52:48Spencer Group's
00:52:49projects too, you
00:52:49know.
00:52:50I said,
00:52:51move.
00:52:52Theo blocked my
00:52:53way, wearing a
00:52:54flirtatition smirk.
00:52:55I couldn't be bothered
00:52:56to waste words on him.
00:52:57I walked straight
00:52:58around him.
00:52:59I looked up and saw
00:53:00someone standing at
00:53:01the end of the
00:53:02hallway.
00:53:02It was Wesley.
00:53:04He was watching us,
00:53:05his eyes dark.
00:53:06Felix stood behind
00:53:08Wesley and quietly
00:53:09stepped back.
00:53:10His boss's gaze was
00:53:11terrifying.
00:53:13Wesley?
00:53:15Wesley ignored him.
00:53:17His eyes stayed
00:53:18fixed on me.
00:53:19I kept walking.
00:53:21As I passed Wesley,
00:53:23I noticed he was
00:53:24leaning against the
00:53:24wall, his face
00:53:26pale.
00:53:31You don't look well.
00:53:32I smelled alcohol
00:53:34on him.
00:53:34He had just been
00:53:35drinking.
00:53:36His stomach condition
00:53:37wasn't healed yet and
00:53:38he was already
00:53:39drinking again.
00:53:40Did he have a
00:53:41death wish?
00:53:42You have a stomach
00:53:43condition and you're
00:53:43still drinking?
00:53:44Do you want
00:53:45yourself killed?
00:53:46I'm fine.
00:53:48He said he was fine
00:53:49but there was sweat
00:53:50on his forehead.
00:53:51I sighed and pressed
00:53:53my hand against his
00:53:54abdomen.
00:53:59What are you doing?
00:54:00Relieving your pain.
00:54:02Don't move.
00:54:03I massaged his
00:54:04abdomen precisely.
00:54:05Wesley.
00:54:07His breathing gradually
00:54:09stead-eyed.
00:54:12His deep eyes
00:54:14never left my face.
00:54:19Why 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 he wasn't
00:54:31satisfied with that answer.
00:54:32My hand continued massaging
00:54:34his abdomen.
00:54:35Casually, my eyes fell on the
00:54:37ring on his finger.
00:54:38My heart skipped a beat.
00:54:39That ring, it was identical
00:54:40to the one my mentor left
00:54:42behind.
00:54:42The pattern, the material,
00:54:44the patia, every detail
00:54:45matched.
00:54:46I suppressed the surge of
00:54:47emotion and asked,
00:54:49fending calm.
00:54:50Mr. Spencer, your ring is
00:54:52very unique.
00:54:53Where did it come from?
00:54:55It's a family heirloom.
00:54:57The symbol of the
00:54:58Spencer family head.
00:54:59A family heirloom.
00:55:00That meant this ring had
00:55:02been passed down through
00:55:03the Spencer family for
00:55:04generations.
00:55:05Then where did my mentor's
00:55:06ring come from?
00:55:07It's beautiful.
00:55:09You like it?
00:55:11I've just never seen
00:55:12this design before.
00:55:13Wesley didn't press
00:55:14further, but his eyes
00:55:15told me he didn't buy
00:55:16that.
00:55:17How are you feeling now?
00:55:18My palm continued
00:55:19massaging Wesley's
00:55:21stomach.
00:55:21Much better.
00:55:23If you really want to
00:55:25thank me, can you
00:55:25promise me one thing?
00:55:27Wesley's brow fronted
00:55:28slightly.
00:55:29Few people dared to
00:55:30make demands of him
00:55:31so openly.
00:55:32What is it?
00:55:33It's nothing too
00:55:34difficult.
00:55:35I just want to ask
00:55:36you a question.
00:55:39What question?
00:55:41Just as I was about
00:55:42to speak, Wesley's
00:55:43phone rang.
00:55:48He had to answer it.
00:55:50Okay, I know.
00:55:51Wait for me in the
00:55:52conference room.
00:55:52I'll be right there.
00:55:54Wesley hung up.
00:55:57I have something to
00:55:58take care of now.
00:55:58I'll answer your
00:55:59question when I'm done.
00:56:00I nodded.
00:56:02Work was important
00:56:03after all.
00:56:05After Wesley's meeting,
00:56:06he opened a bottle of
00:56:07wine.
00:56:07Have a drink to
00:56:09celebrate.
00:56:09I took a sip, fruity
00:56:10and sweet, not like hard
00:56:11liquor.
00:56:12I had one glass, then
00:56:13another.
00:56:13When my vision started
00:56:14to blur, I realized
00:56:15this wine had a strong
00:56:17kick.
00:56:18Mr. Spencer, stop
00:56:20spinning.
00:56:21Before I could finish
00:56:23my sentence, I fell
00:56:24straight into his arms.
00:56:26Wesley looked down at my
00:56:28flushed cheeks.
00:56:29His Adam Apple bod.
00:56:31His breathing became
00:56:32headier.
00:56:33The phone suddenly rang.
00:56:34Jeffrey's voice came
00:56:35through.
00:56:37I'm coming to pick up
00:56:38Elena.
00:56:39Where is she?
00:56:40Come in.
00:56:41The door opened.
00:56:42Jeffrey walked in and
00:56:43saw me leaning on
00:56:44Wesley.
00:56:44His face turned ash.
00:56:46What did you do to
00:56:47her?
00:56:48Can't you see?
00:56:49She's the one leaning
00:56:50on me.
00:56:51Jeffrey helped me out
00:56:52with a dark expression.
00:56:53The car door closed
00:56:55and we drove out of
00:56:56the parking lot.
00:56:57I opened my eyes.
00:56:59My gaze was clear.
00:57:00There was no trace
00:57:01of drunkenness.
00:57:03I smiled slightly.
00:57:04Faking it?
00:57:06Yes.
00:57:10You did that on purpose?
00:57:12He's been testing me
00:57:13all along.
00:57:14I needed to test him
00:57:15too.
00:57:16I wanted to know where
00:57:17this man's limits were
00:57:18with me.
00:57:18Don't play with fire.
00:57:20Wesley is not someone
00:57:21to be trifled with.
00:57:22I know.
00:57:23I could see that Wesley's
00:57:25interest in me was
00:57:25growing.
00:57:26His tests, his gaze,
00:57:27his breathing just now.
00:57:29They were all telling
00:57:29me one 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,
00:57:37Jeffrey took me to a
00:57:37gathering at the
00:57:38Spencer family home.
00:57:39Gerald Spencer was
00:57:40there too.
00:57:41Wesley's sister Karen
00:57:42came up to me.
00:57:43Elena,
00:57:44do you dare to race me?
00:57:45The loser is never
00:57:47allowed to set foot
00:57:47in the Spencer house
00:57:48again.
00:57:49I knew she didn't like
00:57:50how close I was to
00:57:51Wesley.
00:57:52What if you lose?
00:57:53If I lose,
00:57:55I'll never bother you
00:57:56again.
00:57:58Gerald watched us
00:57:59bicker with interest.
00:58:00He didn't stop us.
00:58:02Fine.
00:58:03You pick the time and
00:58:04place.
00:58:05Tomorrow at 4pm,
00:58:06Thundertrack.
00:58:07Don't be late.
00:58:10Karen smirked and
00:58:11walked away.
00:58:12She was looking forward
00:58:13to watching me embarrass
00:58:14myself on the track.
00:58:16She didn't know that I
00:58:17had 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 to watch
00:58:31and plate bets.
00:58:32I'm betting on Karen!
00:58:34Five million!
00:58:35Me too!
00:58:36She's the champion
00:58:36every year!
00:58:37Almost everyone was
00:58:39betting on Karen to win.
00:58:40Elise was there too,
00:58:42watching with a cold
00:58:43smirk.
00:58:45Elena,
00:58:46you're just asking
00:58:47for humiliation.
00:58:49Karen is the racing
00:58:50god of Clathe's
00:58:51elite circle.
00:58:54We'll see.
00:58:55Five million
00:58:56on Elena to win.
00:58:57Everyone fell silent.
00:58:58Everyone looked at Wesley.
00:59:00This man who never
00:59:01attended social events
00:59:02had actually come to
00:59:03place about himself.
00:59:04Karen's face turned
00:59:05Asian,
00:59:05but under Wesley's
00:59:06dicey gaze,
00:59:07she didn't dare
00:59:08cross Trevor.
00:59:09The race began.
00:59:10In the first round
00:59:11of peace,
00:59:12I stayed in the middle,
00:59:13taking it easy.
00:59:14Karen advanced easily.
00:59:16In the final round,
00:59:17Karen and I
00:59:18faced off head to head.
00:59:20She slammed on the gas
00:59:21and left me behind.
00:59:27Karen thought smugly.
00:59:29She's not that
00:59:30impressive after all.
00:59:33Karen is going to win!
00:59:37I told you.
00:59:38How could Elena
00:59:39possibly beat Karen?
00:59:41The final lap.
00:59:46my car suddenly
00:59:48shot forward
00:59:48like an arrow.
00:59:50My earlier
00:59:50low profile,
00:59:52all of it
00:59:52was a disguise.
01:00:01I overtook
01:00:03at a bewildering
01:00:03angle on the curve.
01:00:05The tires screamed
01:00:07against the track.
01:00:12The silver shadow
01:00:14of my car
01:00:14crossed the finish line
01:00:15first,
01:00:16like a shooting star.
01:00:22Karen was still
01:00:23lost in her illusion
01:00:24of victory.
01:00:26The referee walked over
01:00:28and cleared his throat
01:00:29awkwardly.
01:00:31Miss Spencer,
01:00:32you were lapped.
01:00:38She was lapped left!
01:00:40How is that possible?
01:00:41Elena is the real,
01:00:43real racing expert.
01:00:44She was just
01:00:45acting before.
01:00:47I took off my gloves
01:00:49and got out of the car.
01:00:55The whole place
01:00:56was quiet.
01:00:58Everyone was still
01:00:59in shock
01:00:59from what they
01:01:00had just witnessed.
01:01:01Elise's face
01:01:02turned pale.
01:01:04She thought
01:01:04she'd see me
01:01:05humiliated,
01:01:06but Karen ended up
01:01:07losing spectacularly.
01:01:09How is this possible?
01:01:11How could she win?
01:01:16Impossible!
01:01:17This can't be!
01:01:21You lost.
01:01:23Don't forget
01:01:24to keep your promise.
01:01:27Karen gritted
01:01:28her teeth
01:01:29and nodded.
01:01:30I looked at her
01:01:31calmly,
01:01:32then turned
01:01:33and walked away.
01:01:36Behind me,
01:01:37Elise was trembling
01:01:38with rage.
01:01:40What made her
01:01:41even angrier
01:01:42was that Wesley
01:01:43had come in person
01:01:44to bet on me.
01:01:48Why?
01:01:49Why does everyone
01:01:51take her side?
01:01:56I didn't know
01:01:57what Elise
01:01:57was thinking.
01:01:59I only knew
01:02:00that this victory
01:02:01was mine.
01:02:03After the race,
01:02:04the crowd
01:02:04slowly dispersed.
01:02:06Karen was helped
01:02:07away,
01:02:08her face
01:02:09full of resentment.
01:02:11Elise stood in the distance
01:02:13staring at me
01:02:13intently.
01:02:15Like a baleful snake.
01:02:17At that moment,
01:02:18Wesley was walking
01:02:19toward me.
01:02:21The crowd parted
01:02:22automatically
01:02:23to make way
01:02:24for him.
01:02:28You won.
01:02:29You saw it.
01:02:30I knew you would
01:02:31win from the start.
01:02:32His tone was calm,
01:02:34as if he was just
01:02:35stating a fact.
01:02:36But I could hear
01:02:37something in it.
01:02:38Not surprise,
01:02:38but certainty.
01:02:40Wesley didn't say
01:02:41much more.
01:02:41He turned and left.
01:02:43Felix,
01:02:44following behind,
01:02:45whispered something
01:02:46as he passed me.
01:02:47Mr. Spencer
01:02:48has never bet
01:02:49on anyone else
01:02:50to win.
01:02:51You're the first.
01:02:52I paused for a moment,
01:02:54watching Wesley's figure
01:02:55disappear into the night.
01:02:57That five million?
01:02:58He had bet on me.
01:02:59I knew that winning
01:03:01this race against Karen
01:03:02was just the beginning.
01:03:03What lay ahead
01:03:04was far more complicated
01:03:06than a simple competition.
01:03:07After the race,
01:03:09Karen's attitude
01:03:09toward me
01:03:10had clearly changed.
01:03:12She was still
01:03:13unhappy about it,
01:03:14but at least
01:03:15she no longer
01:03:15dared to provoke me
01:03:16openly.
01:03:17But Elise was different.
01:03:19The way she looked
01:03:20at me was even
01:03:21more vicious
01:03:21than before.
01:03:23I knew she wouldn't
01:03:24let it go.
01:03:27Elena,
01:03:28don't get too cocky.
01:03:30Karen just had
01:03:30bad luck.
01:03:31Next time,
01:03:32you won't be so lucky.
01:03:38Is that so?
01:03:40I'll be waiting.
01:03:46I didn't take
01:03:47Elise's words
01:03:48to heart.
01:03:51When I got home,
01:03:53I found Julie
01:03:53sitting in the living room,
01:03:55holding an invitation
01:03:56in 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
01:04:08Garrett family's
01:04:09charity gala.
01:04:10Miss Kathy Garrett
01:04:11has returned to the country,
01:04:12and this is her welcome banquet.
01:04:14All of Clay's elite
01:04:15will 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 fiance
01:04:21since childhood.
01:04:22I want to take you with me.
01:04:24You've been back in the Harper family
01:04:26for a while now.
01:04:27It's time for you
01:04:28to make a formal appearance
01:04:30in high society.
01:04:32All right,
01:04:33I knew this banquet
01:04:34would not be peaceful,
01:04:35but I had never been
01:04:36afraid of trouble.
01:04:37On the day of the charity gala,
01:04:38Julie had prepared
01:04:39a silver white gown for me.
01:04:42When I walked down
01:04:43the stairs in it,
01:04:44the whole family
01:04:44was stunned.
01:04:49Elena,
01:04:49you look beautiful today.
01:04:51Of course my little sister
01:04:53is beautiful.
01:04:56When we arrived
01:04:57at the banquet hall,
01:04:58it was already crowded.
01:05:00Almost all of Claytha's elite
01:05:01and dignitaries were there.
01:05:05I saw Karen
01:05:06standing 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
01:05:15in the center
01:05:15of 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
01:05:28newly found daughter.
01:05:29You certainly live up
01:05:30to your reputation.
01:05:34I'm flattered,
01:05:35Miss Garrett.
01:05:36I'm not complimenting you.
01:05:40I'm just saying,
01:05:41you do have a face
01:05:43that would make
01:05:43men's hearts flutter.
01:05:46Unfortunately,
01:05:47a pretty face alone
01:05:48isn't enough.
01:05:51Her smile was elegant,
01:05:52but every word she said
01:05:54was a provocation.
01:05:58She was telling me,
01:06:00don't think that just because
01:06:02Wesley gave you a ruby,
01:06:03you're special.
01:06:05You're right.
01:06:06A pretty face alone
01:06:08isn't enough.
01:06:11That's why I have other advantages
01:06:13as well.
01:06:14Oh?
01:06:15Like what?
01:06:17For example,
01:06:18I can make Wesley come in person
01:06:20just to give me a gift,
01:06:21but some people can stand
01:06:22right 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
01:06:33didn't know that Wesley
01:06:34had 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 clinching.
01:06:49I knew that from today on,
01:06:51I had gained another enemy,
01:06:52but I didn't regret it.
01:06:55If you take one step back,
01:06:57they'll take a mile.
01:06:57Better to show them from the start.
01:07:00I'm not someone to be messed with.
01:07:03Halfway 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,
01:07:12he 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
01:07:28never fell on her once.
01:07:30Miss Garrett,
01:07:31you see?
01:07:32This is how she seduces Wesley.
01:07:35Shut up!
01:07:39I know what to do.
01:07:41Wesley 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.
01:08:10After the banquet ended,
01:08:11I thought that was it for the night.
01:08:13But just as I was about to leave,
01:08:14Kathy called out to me,
01:08:15Elena,
01:08:16wait 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
01:08:32was 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
01:08:40between 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.
01:08:49For 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
01:09:02was 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,
01:09:11I 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
01:09:30at the company,
01:09:31my assistant Charlotte
01:09:32walked 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
01:09:43and leakered confidential data.
01:09:44The audit department
01:09:45is already investigating.
01:09:47Who reported it?
01:09:49Anonymous.
01:09:51But I have a feeling
01:09:52this isn't simple.
01:09:54I didn't panic.
01:09:56Instead,
01:09:56I opened my computer
01:09:57and started tracing
01:09:58the source of the complaint.
01:09:59Ten minutes later,
01:10:01I found the IP address
01:10:03traced back to the Garrett group.
01:10:06Kathy.
01:10:08She 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
01:10:23the Garrett family's power
01:10:25to suppress me.
01:10:26But what she didn't know was
01:10:28I had never been someone
01:10:29who relied on others
01:10:31to survive.
01:10:32When the audit department
01:10:33came to investigate,
01:10:35I had already prepared
01:10:36all the evidence.
01:10:38Every line of code,
01:10:39every document,
01:10:41every operation log,
01:10:42all crystal clear.
01:10:46Miss Harper,
01:10:47someone has reported
01:10:48that you tampered
01:10:49with the project.
01:10:50Please cooperate
01:10:51with our investigation.
01:10:53No problem.
01:10:54These are all my work records
01:10:56since I joined.
01:10:58You can examine them carefully.
01:11:01Kathy also came to the scene.
01:11:04She stood aside,
01:11:05arms crossed,
01:11:06waiting to see me humiliated.
01:11:12Elena,
01:11:13if you confess,
01:11:14I can put in a good work
01:11:15word for you with Wesley.
01:11:16After all,
01:11:17you've had a hard life.
01:11:18Why would I confess
01:11:20to 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.
01:11:46Miss 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?
01:12:12What good would being angry do?
01:12:14She wanted to see me lose control.
01:12:17The angrier I get,
01:12:19the more satisfied she becomes.
01:12:22You'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.
01:12:44I 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,
01:12:50to now wanting to help me.
01:12:51I didn't know what this was,
01:12:53but 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.
01:13:03All right.
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
01:13:11in the distance.
01:13:13Kathy Garrett,
01:13:14Elise Harper.
01:13:17One used family power against me.
01:13:20The other plotted against me
01:13:22from 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
01:13:31to get where I was.
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