Mom Left Me Again

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Mom Left Me Again

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

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

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

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

00:00:14Jolene!

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

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

00:00:21Release Jolene first.

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

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

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

00:00:32I choose Jolene too.

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

00:00:37Code-blooded.

00:00:38Roofless.

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

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

00:00:59Poor girl.

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

00:01:04No need to hurry.

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

00:01:07Everyone gets their turn.

00:01:09No!

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

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

00:01:19If you want to live,

00:01:23stop right now.

00:01:24I recognize the man.

00:01:25He is Liam Warren.

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

00:01:29Who commands a massive empire.

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

00:01:34Mr. Warren.

00:01:36Please spare us.

00:01:53Who are you?

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

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

00:02:00desperate pleas,

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

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

00:02:09Five million.

00:02:11She wanted you ruined.

00:02:16Thank you for saving me.

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

00:02:24I can cure it.

00:02:26Do you trust me?

00:02:29I trust you.

00:02:30I draw a small blade,

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

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

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

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

00:02:39First,

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

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

00:02:46When I return home,

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

00:02:50gathered around Jolana,

00:02:52showering her with care.

00:02:53I close the distance,

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

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

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

00:03:03You better apologize right now.

00:03:06Catherine,

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

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

00:03:13Me causing trouble?

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

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

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

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

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

00:03:31No!

00:03:32It must be fake!

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

00:03:36Or maybe call the police?

00:03:38No! No!

00:03:39You can't call the cops, Catherine!

00:03:41I'm sorry!

00:03:42I'm the one who should leave this place!

00:03:45Catherine, Jolene's apologized.

00:03:46Just drop it!

00:03:47It's either her or me.

00:03:51Since you've chosen her, I'm out of here.

00:03:53In their eyes, I'll never measure up to Jolene.

00:03:56So why should I hold on to them?

00:03:58Just as I step outside,

00:04:00a sleek Maybach rolls up right in front of me.

00:04:05Excuse me, are you Miss Catherine Brown?

00:04:07Mr. Warren sent me to pick you up.

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

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

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

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

00:04:33Is everything settled?

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

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

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

00:04:40All right.

00:04:41But I have two conditions.

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

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

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

00:04:52All right.

00:04:53But keep this in mind.

00:04:57If your medical skills don't live up to that confidence of yours...

00:05:01My medical skills won't disappoint you.

00:05:03Liam pulls out a sleek black card and hands it to me.

00:05:06Buy whatever you need.

00:05:07Don't hold back.

00:05:08I take the black card.

00:05:09A fully equipped medical lab doesn't come cheap.

00:05:12Since Liam offered this, I'm not about to pinch pennies for him.

00:05:15Once the poison leaves his system, we'll go our separate ways.

00:05:18I enter the room Liam arranges for me.

00:05:20This room is twice the size of my bedroom at the Browns.

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

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

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

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

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

00:05:38Come back.

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

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

00:05:43Who picked you up?

00:05:45Stop making everything difficult.

00:05:47Just return home.

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

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

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

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

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

00:06:12Get lost.

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

00:06:15That feels even better.

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

00:06:18Logging out.

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

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

00:06:30Welcome back.

00:06:31Quietus.

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

00:06:35The genius hacker Quietus.

00:06:38My phone rings.

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

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

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

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

00:06:48Good.

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

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

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

00:06:57Let them dig.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:07:44Ring up everything I selected.

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

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

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

00:07:55Watch out.

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

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

00:08:03What?

00:08:04I saw those first.

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

00:08:09Maybe?

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

00:08:14Jolene trembles with fury.

00:08:16I pay and walk out.

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

00:08:24courses through me.

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

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

00:08:32I enter the hall on Liam's arm.

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

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

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

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

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

00:08:52Is that Mr. Warren?

00:08:54He actually showed up.

00:08:55Who's that woman with him?

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

00:09:00She's stunning.

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

00:09:04I ignore the whispers.

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

00:09:09Jolene is dressed to perfection, hanging on Austin's arm, playing the part of a cherished

00:09:14woman.

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

00:09:18Austin freezes too.

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

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

00:09:28And with Mr. Warren?

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

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

00:09:37I'm your brother.

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

00:09:43Brother?

00:09:44When you abandoned me to the kidnappers,

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

00:09:49Catherine

00:09:52is with me.

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

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

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

00:10:05You never mentioned anything.

00:10:07And

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:10:33Here she goes again.

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

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

00:10:42Mr. Fulton,

00:10:43wherever I go has nothing to do with you.

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

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

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

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

00:11:05I cut ties with the Browns,

00:11:07and I meant every word.

00:11:09Excuse me.

00:11:15I hear whispers rising behind me.

00:11:19Did you catch that?

00:11:20Liam said it himself.

00:11:22She's with him.

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

00:11:28Wait, Catherine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:11:54The auction begins.

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

00:11:59Beautiful work of art.

00:12:01A piece of history.

00:12:03A masterpiece.

00:12:10Dazzling.

00:12:12Priceless.

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

00:12:16No matter how valuable,

00:12:18they're just stones.

00:12:19Just then,

00:12:20I hear a familiar voice.

00:12:22It's Jolene.

00:12:23Austin.

00:12:24Austin,

00:12:24this necklace is stunning.

00:12:26I really like it.

00:12:29Austin understands immediately.

00:12:32His eyes grow determined.

00:12:34Huh.

00:12:35Same as always.

00:12:36Whatever Jolene wants,

00:12:38Austin gives her.

00:12:43Once I was jealous.

00:12:45Now,

00:12:46I just find it ridiculous.

00:12:50Going once.

00:12:51Going twice.

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

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

00:12:5850 million.

00:12:5950 million.

00:13:01Sold.

00:13:01Congratulations,

00:13:03Mr. Warren.

00:13:04Liam walks up to the stage

00:13:06and claims the necklace.

00:13:13Then,

00:13:14to everyone's astonishment,

00:13:16he returns to me

00:13:17and fastens the necklace

00:13:18around my neck.

00:13:24It looks good on you.

00:13:28I really like it.

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

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

00:13:36I reach up and touch the cool gem

00:13:38against my neck.

00:13:4150 million for a necklace.

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

00:13:46After the auction wraps up,

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

00:13:51Catherine,

00:13:51you really are something.

00:13:53A few days away

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

00:13:55Nothing as impressive

00:13:57as your lifelong mastery

00:13:58of acting sweet and pitiful.

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

00:14:01Cut it out.

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

00:14:04so no need to pretend.

00:14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching

00:14:07and intentionally bumps onto me,

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

00:14:11Catherine,

00:14:12even if you dislike me,

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

00:14:14Throwing juice on me?

00:14:17What happened?

00:14:18Declan,

00:14:18it's okay.

00:14:19I must have upset Catherine.

00:14:22Catherine,

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

00:14:24Jolene is your sister.

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

00:14:30and flick my wrist,

00:14:31sending the whole glass

00:14:32onto Jolene's dress.

00:14:34There,

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

00:14:36And I only take responsibility

00:14:38for my own actions.

00:14:40Jolene is stunned.

00:14:42Declan freezes.

00:14:44Seems I arrived just after

00:14:46all the excitement ended.

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

00:14:51Mr. Warren,

00:14:52this is a misunderstanding.

00:14:55Misunderstanding?

00:14:56There are security cameras here.

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

00:15:03Whispers erupt around them.

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

00:15:12to ghostly pale.

00:15:14Let's go.

00:15:15The atmosphere here is suffocating.

00:15:17A fierce satisfaction rising in my chest.

00:15:20This time,

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

00:15:23Back in the Brown family,

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

00:15:26And all it got me was them

00:15:27pushing harder every time.

00:15:28Now,

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

00:15:36The following morning,

00:15:37I walk into the living area

00:15:39and notice Liam is already awake.

00:15:53Good morning.

00:15:56Morning.

00:15:58I head to the kitchen

00:15:59to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:05Just then,

00:16:06Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:14Is she the mysterious beauty

00:16:15who stunned everyone last night?

00:16:17That's Catherine Brown,

00:16:19my new personal doctor.

00:16:22You're serious?

00:16:24His skepticism is loud enough

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

00:16:28Mr. Moreno,

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

00:16:31Your dark under eyes

00:16:32and shortness of breath

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

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

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

00:16:40What nonsense are you spouting?

00:16:41Miss Brown,

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

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

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

00:16:48And you?

00:16:49I'm not bothered.

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

00:16:52many times before.

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

00:16:56Winred,

00:16:57maybe you ought to let

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

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

00:17:03This girl-

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

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

00:17:06Right now,

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

00:17:09He then turns to me.

00:17:10Can you really fix me?

00:17:15Yes.

00:17:1530 minutes later,

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

00:17:20Liam pulls his shirt up,

00:17:22exposing his toned chest.

00:17:25I pull out the silver needles

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

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

00:17:37Liam's body shivers.

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

00:17:41clotted blood.

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

00:17:47Dr. Brown?

00:17:48How are you feeling now?

00:17:54I feel great.

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

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

00:18:01And most importantly,

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

00:18:05and abstinence.

00:18:06Understood, Dr. Brown.

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

00:18:10Winfred leans in

00:18:11and quietly asks

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

00:18:16I go back to my room

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

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

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

00:18:25$100,000?

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

00:18:29The ingredients are rare

00:18:31and the process is complicated.

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

00:18:36Winfred reluctantly pays.

00:18:38A sports car can be repaired,

00:18:39but if your health fails,

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

00:18:43a second chance.

00:18:45The following morning,

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

00:18:48my phone buzzles with a call from Austin.

00:18:52Catherine, come back here right now.

00:18:54What is it?

00:18:55You'll find out when you get here.

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

00:18:59cutting all connections with the Brown family

00:19:01is necessary.

00:19:03The mood in the living room

00:19:05is thick with tension.

00:19:10Look who's back.

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

00:19:15becoming someone's mistress?

00:19:18Catherine,

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

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

00:19:22Who I decide to be with

00:19:24is my own business.

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

00:19:29You're a Brown!

00:19:32Everything you do

00:19:33stains our family's name!

00:19:36Catherine, seriously,

00:19:38do you think Liam would ever give you

00:19:39the time of day?

00:19:41Are you all finished?

00:19:43First,

00:19:44Liam and I have a strictly

00:19:45doctor-patient relationship.

00:19:47Second,

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

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

00:19:51And don't forget

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

00:19:55You said you cut ties,

00:19:57so give back the Brown Group shares.

00:20:02Those shares came from Grandpa.

00:20:05You don't have a single right to any of it.

00:20:08I pull out my phone

00:20:09and show them the screen.

00:20:11Since I stepped in,

00:20:12I've been recording

00:20:13all your insults,

00:20:15threats,

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

00:20:17Keep pushing me,

00:20:18and I won't hesitate

00:20:20to hand this over

00:20:21to the press and the law.

00:20:24I put my phone away,

00:20:26feeling nothing.

00:20:28I used to put up

00:20:29with everything you threw at me.

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

00:20:33what it feels like

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

00:20:39I leave the Brown family home

00:20:41and prepare to go back.

00:20:45Suddenly,

00:20:46a voice calls out,

00:20:48Catherine, is that really you?

00:20:49Where have you been hiding?

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

00:20:54She's nearly 50,

00:20:56her face lined with wrinkles,

00:20:58her expression mean and petty.

00:21:00What do you want?

00:21:01You must have money

00:21:02if you're surviving this well.

00:21:04My son needs school fees,

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

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

00:21:09I'll make a scene outside your place

00:21:11every single day.

00:21:12If you need cash,

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

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

00:21:18so you should compensate me.

00:21:19You ungrateful brat.

00:21:22Stay out of my way.

00:21:23Otherwise,

00:21:24I won't hesitate

00:21:25to involve the police

00:21:26and reopening the case

00:21:27about you switching infants.

00:21:29You...

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

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

00:21:32Bridget scurries off in panic.

00:21:38Just then,

00:21:39a sleek black Rolls Royce

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

00:21:44The window lowers.

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

00:21:48Do you need a hand?

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

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

00:21:54Get in.

00:21:55It's nearly impossible

00:21:56to catch a taxi here.

00:21:57I hesitate,

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

00:22:01Bridget's appearance

00:22:02reminds me of one thing.

00:22:03The Brown family's troubles

00:22:05aren't over.

00:22:05That woman's greed is bottomless.

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

00:22:09But that's fine.

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

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

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

00:22:18had better think twice.

00:22:21On the weekend,

00:22:23Gerard asks to meet me

00:22:24at Harborview Genie,

00:22:26a popular restaurant.

00:22:30Catherine?

00:22:32I turn around,

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

00:22:35standing with the Browns

00:22:36and the Fultons.

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

00:22:39and decide to show up

00:22:40just to cause a scene?

00:22:42Mr. Brown,

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

00:22:45Just then,

00:22:46a clear voice

00:22:47cuts through the tension.

00:22:50Miss Catherine Brown,

00:22:52you're here.

00:22:53Welcome.

00:22:53Please follow me.

00:22:54Everyone stares in shock

00:22:56as I walk toward

00:22:57the most private,

00:22:58rarely accessible suite

00:22:59in the entire restaurant.

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

00:23:03There must be some mistake.

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

00:23:08and Gerard immediately rises

00:23:09from his seat.

00:23:11Catherine,

00:23:12you made it.

00:23:13Gerard tells me his uncle

00:23:15has been diagnosed

00:23:15with a brain tumor.

00:23:17He says the required surgery

00:23:18carries an extremely high risk.

00:23:25Start with this medication.

00:23:26Come back in a week

00:23:27for a follow-up.

00:23:28We'll reassess then.

00:23:33Thank you, Catherine.

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

00:23:37After the meal,

00:23:39Gerard leans forward

00:23:39and asks if I need help

00:23:41with anything.

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

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

00:23:46but it must be extremely quiet

00:23:48and private

00:23:49with top-tier security.

00:23:50I'll handle it.

00:23:51I'll find something

00:23:52perfect for you.

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

00:23:53at Aurelis University

00:23:54next Monday, right?

00:23:56I'm going to study

00:23:58medical school.

00:23:59You need to study medicine?

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

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

00:24:03and taking care

00:24:04of some personal business.

00:24:06Campus life isn't

00:24:07a bad experience after all.

00:24:10The manager hands me

00:24:12an exclusive premium

00:24:13membership card

00:24:14saying all my expenses here

00:24:16will be on the house

00:24:16from now on.

00:24:18I glance over at Gerard

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

00:24:22Don't refuse it.

00:24:23This is our business,

00:24:25so just enjoy it.

00:24:28Fine.

00:24:30After being chased away

00:24:31from my private suite,

00:24:33Jolene drags herself

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

00:24:46Jolene, are you okay?

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

00:24:50I just stepped out

00:24:51to see who Catherine

00:24:52was meeting.

00:24:53I was worried about her,

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

00:24:57What?

00:24:59How dare she treat you

00:25:00that way?

00:25:01That ungrateful girl!

00:25:03Don't jump to conclusions, Mom.

00:25:06I saw it too.

00:25:08The manager was treating Catherine

00:25:10with a lot of respect.

00:25:12Yes.

00:25:13That man had an aura

00:25:14you can't fake.

00:25:16Catherine is clearly

00:25:17in the high circles.

00:25:18No wonder she's trying

00:25:20to distance herself from us.

00:25:28Pathetic and disgraceful.

00:25:31Who knows what kind of company

00:25:34she's keeping now.

00:25:35Jolene's heart swells

00:25:37with secret satisfaction.

00:25:38I have burned my bridges

00:25:40with the family for good.

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

00:25:44one and only daughter now.

00:25:47The dinner finally ends

00:25:49and the two families part way

00:25:51at the restaurant entrance.

00:25:52When an unexpected grating voice

00:25:55rings out behind Jolene,

00:25:56she turn around

00:25:58and her smile freezes.

00:25:59It's her.

00:26:01Jolene!

00:26:03My dear daughter!

00:26:05Finally!

00:26:05I've found you!

00:26:07Her blood runs cold.

00:26:10Jolene,

00:26:11your younger brother

00:26:12needs money for school.

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

00:26:19I don't have time

00:26:20for this ridiculous farce.

00:26:22Take this

00:26:23and never show your face

00:26:24around me again.

00:26:25Jolene,

00:26:26this isn't nearly enough.

00:26:27The tuition alone

00:26:28is a hundred thousand.

00:26:29Her hands tremble

00:26:31with unbridled rage.

00:26:32This wretched woman

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

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

00:26:36My parents already

00:26:37paid you enough

00:26:38to cut ties

00:26:39all those years ago!

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

00:26:47I need to find a way

00:26:48to get rid of this problem

00:26:49for good.

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

00:26:51has finally arrived.

00:26:53My first day reporting

00:26:54to Aurarius University.

00:27:09Jolene,

00:27:10is this your sister?

00:27:11Since when

00:27:11does Avilius University

00:27:13let random nobodies walk in?

00:27:14Well, isn't this

00:27:15a lovely coincidence, Jolene?

00:27:18Looks like we're going

00:27:19to be classmates.

00:27:19Classmates?

00:27:20You and me?

00:27:21Don't be ridiculous!

00:27:24The lecture bell

00:27:26chimes sharp and clear

00:27:27and Professor Lambert Carter

00:27:29steps through the door.

00:27:30He's a living legend

00:27:32in the global medical field,

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

00:27:35medical program.

00:27:36He turns to the class

00:27:37and poses an extremely complex

00:27:39peer-reviewed medical question.

00:27:43The entire lecture hall

00:27:44falls dead silent,

00:27:46not a single student

00:27:47daring to speak up.

00:27:51Young lady,

00:27:52please tell us

00:27:53what you think.

00:27:54I shut my notebook calmly,

00:27:55no trace of panic

00:27:57in my movements,

00:27:58and stand up.

00:27:58I lay out my analysis

00:28:00clearly and concisely,

00:28:02citing cutting-edge research,

00:28:03clinical data,

00:28:04and real surgical cases

00:28:06effortlessly.

00:28:09She's incredible!

00:28:10Total beauty and brains!

00:28:12Who even is she?

00:28:14Jolene's face burns

00:28:15with jealousy,

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

00:28:20When the final bell rings,

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

00:28:24Jolene steps in front of me

00:28:25with Paige and Brenna.

00:28:27Catherine,

00:28:28just a few days away,

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

00:28:31catching everyone's attention.

00:28:33Jolene,

00:28:34she's probably pulling stunts

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

00:28:37Exactly!

00:28:38Everyone whispers

00:28:39she knows how to charm

00:28:41the right people.

00:28:42Is that all?

00:28:43Now,

00:28:44move aside, mutt.

00:28:48What did you just say?

00:28:50Paige steps forward

00:28:51to push me.

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

00:28:55Hands to yourselves.

00:28:59Catherine!

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

00:29:01like that!

00:29:02Jolene,

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

00:29:04If they open their mouths

00:29:06like that again,

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

00:29:08Watch your tone.

00:29:09You're messing with

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

00:29:14The Brown family?

00:29:16That's your problem,

00:29:18not mine.

00:29:20Stop pretending.

00:29:21It's pathetic.

00:29:23I turn and walk away.

00:29:31I return to the Warren mansion

00:29:33and find Liam

00:29:34in the living room.

00:29:36You were out?

00:29:38Yeah.

00:29:40I stopped by

00:29:40Aurelius University

00:29:41to check in.

00:29:43Also took a look

00:29:43at a new place

00:29:44while I was out.

00:29:46You're moving out?

00:29:47Yeah.

00:29:48Staying here long term

00:29:49isn't practical.

00:29:50Your treatment

00:29:50has leveled out.

00:29:51It won't interfere

00:29:52with your progress.

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

00:29:55I offer the building

00:29:56and unit number

00:29:56of Sterling Haven

00:29:57without hesitation.

00:29:59Then I prepare

00:30:00a medicinal shower.

00:30:02The water warmed perfectly,

00:30:04a thin mist

00:30:05curling through the room.

00:30:08It's ready?

00:30:09Liam walks toward

00:30:10the treatment area,

00:30:12unbuttoning his shirt

00:30:13as he moves.

00:30:14His long fingers

00:30:16loosen the fabric,

00:30:17revealing toned muscles

00:30:18and defined contours.

00:30:22Take the pants

00:30:23off too.

00:30:27What's the matter?

00:30:28Feeling shy now?

00:30:29After some hesitation,

00:30:31Liam strips down

00:30:32to his briefs

00:30:33and eases himself

00:30:34into the steaming water.

00:30:36Though composed

00:30:37moments ago,

00:30:38my eyes flicker briefly.

00:30:40It's not like

00:30:41this is the first time

00:30:42I've treated him.

00:30:43Why am I so flustered?

00:30:46Get it together,

00:30:47Catherine.

00:30:48You're a doctor.

00:30:49Stay professional.

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

00:30:52and a good body

00:30:52throw you off.

00:30:54The next day,

00:30:55I head to the lab

00:30:56to find Lombert.

00:30:59Perfect timing.

00:31:00I've been wrestling

00:31:01with this data all morning.

00:31:02Come check this out.

00:31:07The two of us

00:31:08slip effortlessly

00:31:09into a heated discussion.

00:31:19Professor Carter,

00:31:20sorry to interrupt,

00:31:21but there's something

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

00:31:23If you have something

00:31:24to say,

00:31:24just say it.

00:31:26Professor,

00:31:27I know you prize

00:31:28real skill,

00:31:29but Kathleen is not

00:31:30who you think she is.

00:31:31She never attended

00:31:32a proper university.

00:31:34How could she grasp

00:31:35complex medical research?

00:31:36I'm afraid

00:31:36you're being deceived.

00:31:38Enough!

00:31:39Jolene,

00:31:40I don't know

00:31:41what you're trying to do

00:31:42with these accusations,

00:31:43but I've seen enough

00:31:44to know true talent

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

00:31:46Catherine identified the error

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

00:31:49Most PhD candidates

00:31:51wouldn't even catch

00:31:52this mistake

00:31:52the first time around.

00:31:54Tell me,

00:31:54how could anyone

00:31:56possibly fake

00:31:57that level

00:31:57of understanding?

00:32:03Professor Carter,

00:32:04I...

00:32:04I know true talent

00:32:05when I see it.

00:32:07I don't need

00:32:07your commentary.

00:32:09Now,

00:32:10please step outside.

00:32:19In that moment,

00:32:20I knew I'd found

00:32:22someone who saw me,

00:32:23not the lies

00:32:24they spread about me.

00:32:32Hey,

00:32:33I'm Catherine Brown.

00:32:35Just as I walked

00:32:36into the classroom

00:32:37and took my seat,

00:32:38I noticed the girl

00:32:39next to me,

00:32:40her cheek marked

00:32:41by a dark birthmark.

00:32:44Hi,

00:32:45I'm Claudia Norris.

00:32:51Well,

00:32:52well,

00:32:52what do we have here?

00:32:53One caught attention

00:32:54by pure chance

00:32:55and the other,

00:32:56well,

00:32:57the problem's pretty obvious.

00:32:58The snickling spread

00:32:59through the classroom

00:33:00in an instant.

00:33:01Every gaze nailed

00:33:02onto the two of us.

00:33:03Oh,

00:33:04come on,

00:33:04everyone.

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

00:33:07Professor Carter

00:33:08thinks the world

00:33:09of Catherine.

00:33:12So she's really

00:33:13riding Professor Carter's

00:33:14coattails

00:33:15to get into med school?

00:33:16How pathetic.

00:33:18Oh,

00:33:18wow,

00:33:19Catherine,

00:33:19your shoes,

00:33:20they're the exact same

00:33:21as Jolene's.

00:33:22Come on,

00:33:23Catherine,

00:33:24you actually showed up

00:33:25wearing fake shoes?

00:33:26That's bold.

00:33:30Still,

00:33:31it's embarrassing

00:33:31as hell.

00:33:38All eyes

00:33:39in that instant

00:33:40were pinned on my feet.

00:33:43I feel like being judged

00:33:45in a high society party.

00:33:47The murmur in the room

00:33:49quickly grows

00:33:50into a loud buzz.

00:33:52Most of them

00:33:52were convinced

00:33:53the shoes on my feet

00:33:55were fake.

00:33:56Hey,

00:33:57Catherine,

00:33:57if you like those shoes,

00:33:59I don't mind

00:33:59lending you mine.

00:34:00Wearing fakes

00:34:01is bad.

00:34:03Thanks,

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

00:34:06I don't wear

00:34:07other people's shoes.

00:34:08Besides,

00:34:09we still don't actually

00:34:10know who's rocking

00:34:11the fakes,

00:34:12do we?

00:34:14I slowed my movements

00:34:15deliberately,

00:34:16lifted my foot,

00:34:17and aimed the heel

00:34:18straight at the crowd.

00:34:20Is that real?

00:34:22Of course.

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

00:34:24Every pair designed

00:34:25by Futures Lead Designer

00:34:26Allen Lewis

00:34:28comes with a unique

00:34:30serial number.

00:34:31and the designer's

00:34:32initials.

00:34:33AL engraved

00:34:34on the inside heel.

00:34:35It can't be.

00:34:37But it is.

00:34:41Jolene,

00:34:42why don't you have

00:34:42a look inside

00:34:43your own heel?

00:34:44I'm not scared!

00:34:46She raises her foot

00:34:47and turns the inside

00:34:48of the heel

00:34:48toward everyone.

00:34:49It's empty.

00:34:54Impossible!

00:34:55My shoes are real!

00:34:56The marks are just

00:34:57worn down from use!

00:34:59You can barely

00:35:00see it now!

00:35:01Oh, really?

00:35:02Futures Anti-Counterfeit

00:35:04System is one of the

00:35:04most advanced

00:35:05in the world.

00:35:06Unless the shoes

00:35:07are completely wrecked,

00:35:08the serial number

00:35:09doesn't just disappear.

00:35:11Want to check right now?

00:35:12No!

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

00:35:14I must have just

00:35:15made a mistake!

00:35:17You wanted to embarrass

00:35:18me in front of everyone?

00:35:20Jolene,

00:35:21you seem to forget.

00:35:22What I do best

00:35:23is tear apart

00:35:24cheap facades

00:35:25like yours.

00:35:26After school,

00:35:27Jolene storms

00:35:28out of campus,

00:35:28fuming.

00:35:30Austin is there

00:35:31to pick her up.

00:35:36Jolene,

00:35:37what's going on?

00:35:38Did someone

00:35:38mess with you?

00:35:39Austin!

00:35:40Those limited edition

00:35:42shoes you got for me?

00:35:44Catherine showed up

00:35:45wearing the exact

00:35:46same pair

00:35:47and accused mine

00:35:48of being fake!

00:35:50Showtime.

00:35:57Catherine,

00:35:58wait!

00:36:03What gives you

00:36:04the right to

00:36:05accuse Jolene's

00:36:05shoes of

00:36:06be fake?

00:36:11Just take the

00:36:12shoes to the

00:36:12store for

00:36:13verification.

00:36:14Verify them?

00:36:15Who do you

00:36:15think you are?

00:36:24lucky for me,

00:36:26Future's

00:36:27Black Gold

00:36:27members get

00:36:28priority

00:36:28verification.

00:36:30The Future

00:36:31Black Card?

00:36:32How the hell

00:36:33does she have

00:36:33that?

00:36:34Austin,

00:36:35let's just get

00:36:35this over with!

00:36:42No,

00:36:43forget it.

00:36:43This isn't worth

00:36:44the headache.

00:36:44let's just go

00:36:45home.

00:37:01What's going on

00:37:02here?

00:37:04Liam gets out

00:37:05of the car,

00:37:05moving with

00:37:06authority.

00:37:11They look at him

00:37:12nervously,

00:37:13like rats

00:37:13looking at a

00:37:14cat.

00:37:16Mr. Warren,

00:37:17is everything

00:37:18alright?

00:37:20Mr. Warren,

00:37:21it's nothing

00:37:21serious.

00:37:23Catherine just

00:37:23insisted my

00:37:24shoes weren't

00:37:25real.

00:37:29Do you need

00:37:30any help?

00:37:31No,

00:37:32it's fine.

00:37:32Nothing to

00:37:33worry about.

00:37:34Mr. Warren,

00:37:35this is a

00:37:36private family

00:37:37matter.

00:37:38Family matter?

00:37:39If Catherine's

00:37:40involved,

00:37:41it's my

00:37:42business too.

00:37:47Let's go.

00:37:48Dinner's

00:37:48waiting.

00:37:55Your turn

00:37:56is over.

00:37:57Fake shoes

00:37:58always end up

00:37:59rubbing the

00:37:59heel raw.

00:38:01You might

00:38:01want to

00:38:02change yours.

00:38:11I feel a

00:38:12quiet thrill

00:38:12of satisfaction.

00:38:14You thought

00:38:14you could

00:38:15humiliate me

00:38:15with fake

00:38:16shoes?

00:38:16Look how

00:38:17that backfired.

00:38:19Back in

00:38:20the Brown

00:38:20family,

00:38:21I always

00:38:22had to

00:38:22bite my

00:38:22tongue

00:38:23and step

00:38:23aside.

00:38:25Now,

00:38:25with Liam

00:38:26backing me

00:38:26up,

00:38:28I have

00:38:29nothing to

00:38:30fear.

00:38:39The next

00:38:40afternoon,

00:38:41I wheel a

00:38:42small suitcase

00:38:43to my new

00:38:44home,

00:38:44Sterling Haven.

00:38:45Just as I

00:38:46step out of

00:38:47the car,

00:38:48Catherine?

00:38:48a familiar

00:38:49voice calls

00:38:50out behind

00:38:51me.

00:38:52I turn

00:38:53and see

00:38:53Declan

00:38:54and Jolene

00:38:54standing

00:38:55not far

00:38:55away.

00:38:57What's

00:38:57going on

00:38:58here?

00:38:58Why are

00:38:59you at

00:38:59this

00:39:00place?

00:39:00Catherine,

00:39:01why are

00:39:02you hauling

00:39:02a suitcase

00:39:03here?

00:39:04Are you

00:39:04sure you

00:39:05haven't

00:39:05gotten

00:39:05the wrong

00:39:05place?

00:39:06This is

00:39:07Sterling Haven.

00:39:08If you

00:39:09don't want

00:39:09the security

00:39:09guards kicking

00:39:10you out,

00:39:10you better

00:39:11leave.

00:39:12I live

00:39:12here,

00:39:13so yeah,

00:39:14I'm pretty

00:39:14sure I

00:39:14know my

00:39:15own

00:39:15address.

00:39:15Your

00:39:16home?

00:39:16Wait,

00:39:18are you

00:39:18working here?

00:39:19Like,

00:39:19on the

00:39:19staff?

00:39:20I can't

00:39:20help but

00:39:21laugh.

00:39:22Jolene,

00:39:23your

00:39:23imagination

00:39:23is wild.

00:39:24So tell

00:39:25me,

00:39:25what about

00:39:26you two?

00:39:26Are you

00:39:27here to

00:39:27apply for

00:39:28janitor or

00:39:29security jobs?

00:39:30Declan and I

00:39:31are here,

00:39:31looking for a

00:39:32place to

00:39:33settle down.

00:39:34Our wedding

00:39:34apartment,

00:39:35actually.

00:39:36I calmly

00:39:37reach into

00:39:38my bag and

00:39:39pull out

00:39:39an access

00:39:40card,

00:39:42tapping it

00:39:43against the

00:39:44reader.

00:39:47A beep

00:39:48confirms

00:39:48access.

00:39:51Declan and

00:39:52Jolene freeze

00:39:53in shock.

00:39:57Just moved

00:39:58into Sterling

00:39:58Haven,

00:39:59and the

00:39:59silence of

00:40:00the night

00:40:00was shattered.

00:40:03There's a

00:40:04race tomorrow

00:40:04evening.

00:40:05The prize is

00:40:06huge.

00:40:07Feeling the

00:40:07itch?

00:40:08Who's

00:40:09racing?

00:40:10The same

00:40:11arrogant group

00:40:12of wealthy

00:40:12young men.

00:40:13They've been

00:40:14throwing challenges

00:40:15at Evora.

00:40:17Oh,

00:40:18and the

00:40:19Brown family

00:40:19will be there

00:40:20too.

00:40:21What's the

00:40:21prize?

00:40:23A million

00:40:24dollars,

00:40:24plus a

00:40:25limited edition

00:40:25sports car.

00:40:27Send me the

00:40:27details.

00:40:30since they're

00:40:31throwing

00:40:31themselves at

00:40:32me,

00:40:32I see no

00:40:33reason to

00:40:33refuse.

00:40:37Four in the

00:40:38afternoon,

00:40:39I drive

00:40:39towards the

00:40:40racetrack in

00:40:41the suburb.

00:40:56I sign that

00:40:57name.

00:40:58The one

00:40:58they both

00:40:59dread and

00:40:59go mad

00:41:00over.

00:41:05Oh,

00:41:05it's

00:41:05Evora!

00:41:06Our

00:41:06idol

00:41:07Evora

00:41:08has

00:41:08arrived!

00:41:11Evora?

00:41:12It's

00:41:12probably just

00:41:13someone

00:41:13pretending.

00:41:18She

00:41:19wouldn't

00:41:19show up

00:41:19for a

00:41:19small

00:41:19race

00:41:20like

00:41:20this.

00:41:28Just

00:41:29then,

00:41:29that

00:41:30flashy

00:41:30blue

00:41:30GTR

00:41:31pulled up

00:41:32right in

00:41:32front of

00:41:32me.

00:41:36Catherine,

00:41:37what are you

00:41:38doing here?

00:41:39This isn't a

00:41:40playground for

00:41:41careless drivers.

00:41:44If trash

00:41:45like you is

00:41:46allowed here,

00:41:47why shouldn't

00:41:48I be?

00:41:52explain yourself.

00:41:56As if I'm

00:41:57going to.

00:42:01As expected,

00:42:02he got angry out of

00:42:03embarrassment,

00:42:04resorting to such

00:42:05underhanded,

00:42:06pathetic tactics.

00:42:07But he can't touch me.

00:42:09Laying hands on

00:42:10someone in

00:42:11public?

00:42:11That's a bad

00:42:12look.

00:42:13Let go!

00:42:14Don't you know

00:42:14who I am?

00:42:19Whoever you are,

00:42:20if you touch

00:42:20Catherine again,

00:42:22you'll regret it.

00:42:26We'll settle

00:42:27this on the

00:42:27race course.

00:42:29Hopefully you

00:42:30don't crash out

00:42:30in the first

00:42:31round.

00:42:33The signal

00:42:33light blinks

00:42:34on,

00:42:35and the five

00:42:35engines roar

00:42:36to life.

00:42:36The green

00:42:37light flashes,

00:42:38and Jackson's

00:42:38GTR shoots

00:42:39forward.

00:42:40At the first

00:42:41corner,

00:42:41I execute

00:42:42a drift

00:42:42unlike anything

00:42:43he's ever

00:42:44seen,

00:42:44and pull ahead.

00:42:45The next

00:42:46stretch of

00:42:46the track

00:42:47turns into

00:42:47a full-on

00:42:48display of

00:42:48my skill.

00:42:54I flow

00:42:55through every

00:42:56bed as if

00:42:56I designed

00:42:56them myself.

00:42:59It's

00:43:00Yvera!

00:43:01She's really

00:43:01the legendary

00:43:02Yvera!

00:43:10My gray car

00:43:11shoots through

00:43:12the final

00:43:12stretch and

00:43:13crosses the

00:43:14finish line

00:43:14first.

00:43:27I push

00:43:28open the

00:43:28door and

00:43:29pull off

00:43:29my helmet,

00:43:30my ponytail

00:43:30swinging in

00:43:31the breeze.

00:43:34My face

00:43:36stays calm,

00:43:37showing no

00:43:37excitement.

00:43:47You...

00:43:48You're really

00:43:49Yvera?

00:43:53Tell me,

00:43:55who's the idiot

00:43:56now?

00:43:59So you

00:44:00were tricking

00:44:00us this

00:44:00whole time?

00:44:01On the day

00:44:02I returned,

00:44:03I told all

00:44:04of you I

00:44:04liked racing,

00:44:06but not a

00:44:07single one of

00:44:07you ever

00:44:07bothered to

00:44:08listen.

00:44:11I step

00:44:11around

00:44:12Jackson and

00:44:12walk off

00:44:13without looking

00:44:13back.

00:44:18I never

00:44:19wanted to

00:44:19flaunt being

00:44:20Yvera,

00:44:22but since

00:44:22you kept

00:44:23pushing,

00:44:23now you

00:44:24get to see

00:44:24who the

00:44:25real Catherine

00:44:25Brown really

00:44:26is.

00:44:50He drops

00:44:51the video

00:44:51into the

00:44:51group chat

00:44:52and tags

00:44:53Liam directly.

00:44:57Liam,

00:44:58you have

00:44:59to see

00:44:59this.

00:44:59I swear

00:45:00it'll

00:45:00knock you

00:45:01sideways.

00:45:01Please.

00:45:02Nothing

00:45:03on earth

00:45:03surprises

00:45:04Liam.

00:45:05What

00:45:05nonsense

00:45:06are you

00:45:06stirring

00:45:07up

00:45:07now?

00:45:13Liam opens

00:45:14the video,

00:45:15sees me

00:45:16stepping out

00:45:16of the

00:45:17grey car,

00:45:17and a

00:45:18flicker of

00:45:19real shock

00:45:19crosses

00:45:20eyes.

00:45:21It's

00:45:22her.

00:45:26okay,

00:45:27I'm

00:45:27genuinely

00:45:28blown

00:45:28away.

00:45:29Liam,

00:45:30what

00:45:30kind

00:45:30of

00:45:30divine

00:45:30helper

00:45:31do

00:45:31you

00:45:31have

00:45:31in

00:45:31your

00:45:31life?

00:45:32This

00:45:32woman

00:45:32is

00:45:32pure

00:45:33magic.

00:45:34Told

00:45:34you.

00:45:34I

00:45:35knew

00:45:35even

00:45:35Liam

00:45:36couldn't

00:45:36stay

00:45:36calm

00:45:36after

00:45:37this.

00:45:53Catherine,

00:45:55just how

00:45:55much are

00:45:56you still

00:45:56hiding?

00:46:01The next

00:46:02day,

00:46:02I walk

00:46:03into the

00:46:03classroom.

00:46:06Catherine,

00:46:06I got you

00:46:07your favorite

00:46:08coffee.

00:46:08I smile

00:46:09and pull

00:46:10out a

00:46:10delicate

00:46:10porcelain

00:46:11bottle from

00:46:11my bag.

00:46:13Apply this

00:46:14ointment to

00:46:14the spot

00:46:15before bed.

00:46:17You should

00:46:17see results

00:46:18in about a

00:46:18month.

00:46:19Thank you

00:46:19so much,

00:46:20Catherine.

00:46:20Do you

00:46:21really think

00:46:21it will

00:46:22work?

00:46:22A mocking

00:46:23laugh cuts

00:46:24through the

00:46:24air.

00:46:25Consistency

00:46:25is the

00:46:26key.

00:46:26I'm

00:46:27confident

00:46:27it'll

00:46:27heal.

00:46:31Seriously?

00:46:32You actually

00:46:33think a

00:46:33homemade

00:46:34cream will

00:46:34magically

00:46:35make you

00:46:35beautiful?

00:46:35My eyes

00:46:36darken as

00:46:37I fix

00:46:37Paige with

00:46:38a piercing

00:46:38stare.

00:46:40Apologize.

00:46:42Why should

00:46:43I apologize?

00:46:43I'm just

00:46:44speaking the

00:46:44truth.

00:46:46Catherine,

00:46:47Paige can

00:46:48be a bit

00:46:48blunt.

00:46:49She didn't

00:46:49mean to

00:46:50be hurtful.

00:46:51Paige was

00:46:52only trying

00:46:52to warn

00:46:53you.

00:46:53The

00:46:54ointments

00:46:54you're

00:46:54handing out

00:46:55aren't

00:46:55officially

00:46:56approved.

00:46:57If

00:46:57Claudian's

00:46:58condition

00:46:58gets worse,

00:47:00that could

00:47:00cause a

00:47:01big problem.

00:47:01It's to

00:47:02heal,

00:47:03not harm.

00:47:03why do

00:47:04you jump

00:47:05to

00:47:05conclusions

00:47:05without

00:47:06a shred

00:47:06of

00:47:06proof?

00:47:11Tell me,

00:47:12have you

00:47:13ever actually

00:47:13tested these

00:47:14ointments

00:47:14yourself?

00:47:15Claudian,

00:47:16use your

00:47:17ointment

00:47:17without any

00:47:18worries.

00:47:18If anything

00:47:19happens,

00:47:20I will take

00:47:20full responsibility.

00:47:23Jolene

00:47:23Brown,

00:47:24my medical

00:47:24skills aren't

00:47:25something

00:47:25outers to

00:47:26question.

00:47:31Catherine,

00:47:32just as

00:47:34the school

00:47:34day wraps

00:47:35up,

00:47:35rain suddenly

00:47:36begins pouring

00:47:37down in

00:47:37heavy sheets.

00:47:38I had

00:47:38anticipated

00:47:39this,

00:47:40so an

00:47:40umbrella is

00:47:41tucked safely

00:47:41in my bag.

00:47:42Pulling it

00:47:43out,

00:47:43I open it

00:47:44and step

00:47:44out into

00:47:44the downpour.

00:47:46Catherine,

00:47:47wait!

00:47:48Can I share

00:47:48your umbrella

00:47:49with you?

00:47:50No.

00:47:51I turn

00:47:52around and

00:47:53see Jolene

00:47:53huddled beneath

00:47:54my umbrella.

00:47:56Without

00:47:57another word,

00:47:58I turn and

00:47:58walk away.

00:47:59Before

00:48:00long,

00:48:00the rain

00:48:01soaks her

00:48:02to the

00:48:02bone.

00:48:04Catherine,

00:48:05it's pouring

00:48:06out here.

00:48:07I just

00:48:08wanted to

00:48:08walk with

00:48:09you for

00:48:09a bit.

00:48:10Jolene

00:48:10is left

00:48:11standing

00:48:11there,

00:48:12stunned.

00:48:15I already

00:48:16said no.

00:48:17My umbrella's

00:48:18too small

00:48:18for two.

00:48:20And honestly,

00:48:21I'm not

00:48:21comfortable being

00:48:22that close

00:48:22to anyone.

00:48:23Jolene

00:48:24is furious.

00:48:25A sleek

00:48:26black car

00:48:26rolls to a

00:48:27slow stop

00:48:27at the gate.

00:48:28Austin's.

00:48:33Austin!

00:48:36Jolene?

00:48:37How did

00:48:37you get

00:48:37this soaked?

00:48:38Didn't you

00:48:38bring an

00:48:39umbrella?

00:48:39You'll

00:48:40catch a

00:48:40cold like

00:48:40this.

00:48:41He glances

00:48:42out the

00:48:42window just

00:48:43in time to

00:48:43see me walking

00:48:44past holding

00:48:45my umbrella.

00:48:46Catherine,

00:48:47you had an

00:48:47umbrella.

00:48:48Why didn't

00:48:48you share

00:48:49it with

00:48:49Jolene?

00:48:57Do you

00:48:57really think

00:48:58we're close

00:48:58enough for

00:48:59that?

00:49:01Catherine,

00:49:02Jolene is

00:49:03family.

00:49:04Look at

00:49:04her.

00:49:04She's

00:49:05drenched.

00:49:05You had

00:49:06an umbrella

00:49:06and didn't

00:49:07even think

00:49:07to help

00:49:08her?

00:49:11Do you

00:49:11have any

00:49:12idea how

00:49:12cruel that

00:49:13looks?

00:49:13Exactly!

00:49:14Jolene

00:49:14soaked

00:49:15because

00:49:15Catherine

00:49:16abandoned

00:49:16her.

00:49:16She went

00:49:17way too

00:49:17far!

00:49:18Before I

00:49:19speak,

00:49:20a nearby

00:49:20student

00:49:21steps in.

00:49:22Please,

00:49:22I saw

00:49:22Jolene give

00:49:23her umbrella

00:49:23to someone

00:49:24else just

00:49:24to look

00:49:24noble and

00:49:25then she

00:49:25tried to

00:49:25free float

00:49:26it off

00:49:26Catherine.

00:49:27Catherine

00:49:27didn't want

00:49:28to share,

00:49:28so what?

00:49:29Stop trying

00:49:29to guilt

00:49:29trip her.

00:49:31So what?

00:49:32The rain

00:49:33was pouring.

00:49:34Sharing

00:49:34wouldn't

00:49:35kill her.

00:49:36Catherine's.

00:49:36Catherine's

00:49:37just being

00:49:37selfish.

00:49:38Paige,

00:49:38please,

00:49:39you don't

00:49:39even know

00:49:39what happened.

00:49:40Jolene

00:49:40gave her

00:49:40umbrella

00:49:41away just

00:49:41to look

00:49:41generous.

00:49:42Austin,

00:49:43that's

00:49:43not what

00:49:44happened.

00:49:44I only

00:49:45wanted to

00:49:46get closer

00:49:48I didn't

00:49:48realize she

00:49:49disliked me

00:49:49so much.

00:49:50Keep your

00:49:50little

00:49:51performances

00:49:51away from

00:49:52me.

00:49:52Don't

00:49:53test me.

00:50:06In the

00:50:06classroom,

00:50:07I sit

00:50:07quietly at

00:50:08my desk,

00:50:09flipping

00:50:09through my

00:50:09notes.

00:50:10Catherine,

00:50:11I heard

00:50:11Jolene's

00:50:11really sick

00:50:12today.

00:50:12She didn't

00:50:12come to

00:50:13class.

00:50:13Rain and

00:50:14cold,

00:50:14it's pretty

00:50:14normal to

00:50:15feel under

00:50:15the weather

00:50:15afterward.

00:50:16A loud

00:50:17commotion

00:50:17erupts

00:50:18at the

00:50:18classroom

00:50:18entrance.

00:50:20Feel

00:50:20satisfied

00:50:21now,

00:50:21Catherine?

00:50:22Jolene's

00:50:22in the

00:50:22hospital

00:50:23with a

00:50:23high

00:50:23fever,

00:50:24all because

00:50:24you wouldn't

00:50:24share your

00:50:25stupid

00:50:25umbrella.

00:50:26I calmly

00:50:27shut my

00:50:27notebook and

00:50:28rise to

00:50:28my feet.

00:50:29A chilly,

00:50:31razor-thin

00:50:31smile forms

00:50:32on my

00:50:32lips.

00:50:33She's

00:50:34sick,

00:50:34and that's

00:50:35supposed to

00:50:35be my

00:50:35responsibility?

00:50:36Is this

00:50:37seriously

00:50:38your reaction?

00:50:38Jolene's

00:50:39hospitalized,

00:50:40and you're

00:50:40standing here

00:50:40tossing out

00:50:41sarcastic

00:50:41comments?

00:50:42And what

00:50:42exactly does

00:50:43her hospital

00:50:43stale have

00:50:44to do

00:50:44with me?

00:50:45Did I

00:50:45make her

00:50:45give away

00:50:46her umbrella?

00:50:47Or did

00:50:47I physically

00:50:48send her

00:50:48into the

00:50:48storm?

00:50:49You!

00:50:50And honestly,

00:50:51if she were

00:50:52sick enough

00:50:52to be

00:50:52hospitalized,

00:50:53would she

00:50:54really have

00:50:54the energy

00:50:55to publicize

00:50:55it to the

00:50:56entire school?

00:50:57I asked

00:50:58her personally.

00:50:59Great.

00:51:00Tell me

00:51:00which hospital

00:51:01she's at.

00:51:02I'll arrange

00:51:02for top clear

00:51:03specialists to

00:51:04check on her.

00:51:05I begin

00:51:06dialing,

00:51:07and Paige

00:51:07immediately

00:51:08panics.

00:51:09No!

00:51:10You don't

00:51:10have to do

00:51:11that!

00:51:11Jolene said

00:51:12she only

00:51:12needs rest!

00:51:16How did

00:51:16you figure

00:51:17out she

00:51:17was

00:51:17faking?

00:51:18I've

00:51:19watched her

00:51:19pull the

00:51:20same act

00:51:20more times

00:51:21than I

00:51:21can count.

00:51:23On the

00:51:23weekend,

00:51:24Claudian

00:51:25asks me

00:51:25to go

00:51:26shopping

00:51:26with her.

00:51:28We

00:51:28pause

00:51:29in front

00:51:29of dessert

00:51:29shop,

00:51:31across

00:51:31from a

00:51:32famous

00:51:32brand

00:51:32boutique.

00:51:33Jolene

00:51:34is there

00:51:34too.

00:51:38Oh,

00:51:38look who

00:51:39it is,

00:51:39Catherine!

00:51:40Fancy

00:51:40seeing you

00:51:41here!

00:51:41Shopping

00:51:42too,

00:51:42huh?

00:51:43What's

00:51:43the matter?

00:51:44Didn't

00:51:44expect to

00:51:45see you

00:51:45in a

00:51:45place

00:51:46like

00:51:46this?

00:51:46This

00:51:47isn't

00:51:47some

00:51:47place

00:51:47for

00:51:47just

00:51:48anyone.

00:51:49Bet

00:51:49that

00:51:49ice

00:51:49cream

00:51:50cost

00:51:50you

00:51:50half

00:51:50a

00:51:51day's

00:51:51wages?

00:51:52Jolene

00:51:52steps

00:51:52forward

00:51:53and

00:51:53accidentally

00:51:54splashes

00:51:55her coffee

00:51:55onto my

00:51:56white

00:51:56dress.

00:51:58Oh,

00:51:58no,

00:51:59Catherine!

00:51:59I'm

00:51:59so

00:52:00sorry!

00:52:00I

00:52:00tripped!

00:52:01I

00:52:01didn't

00:52:01mean

00:52:02to!

00:52:03I

00:52:03look

00:52:03down

00:52:04at the

00:52:04stains

00:52:04on

00:52:04my

00:52:05dress,

00:52:05my

00:52:06eyes

00:52:06turning

00:52:07cold.

00:52:10Do

00:52:11you

00:52:11even

00:52:11know

00:52:11how

00:52:12much

00:52:12this

00:52:12dress

00:52:12costs?

00:52:13It's

00:52:13just

00:52:13a

00:52:13dress.

00:52:14I

00:52:14can

00:52:15buy

00:52:15you

00:52:15a

00:52:15new

00:52:15one.

00:52:18She

00:52:18pulls

00:52:19$200

00:52:19and

00:52:20tosses

00:52:21them

00:52:21at

00:52:21me.

00:52:23Use

00:52:23this

00:52:23to

00:52:24get

00:52:24yourself

00:52:24a

00:52:24new

00:52:24one.

00:52:25I

00:52:25look

00:52:25at

00:52:26the

00:52:26ice

00:52:26cream

00:52:26in

00:52:26my

00:52:26hand

00:52:32and

00:52:33press

00:52:33it

00:52:33onto

00:52:33Jolene's

00:52:34face.

00:52:36Oops!

00:52:37Sorry.

00:52:38My

00:52:38hand

00:52:38just

00:52:38slipped.

00:52:39It's

00:52:39just a

00:52:40little

00:52:40mess.

00:52:41A

00:52:41quick

00:52:42wipe

00:52:42and

00:52:42you'll

00:52:42be

00:52:42fine.

00:52:43Jolene

00:52:43screams.

00:52:46Catherine

00:52:47What on

00:52:48earth are

00:52:48you doing?

00:52:49Are you

00:52:49crazy?

00:52:50Anne

00:52:50steps out

00:52:51of the

00:52:51fitting

00:52:51room and

00:52:52gasps at

00:52:53Jolene's

00:52:53appearance.

00:52:59Jolene!

00:53:00What on

00:53:01earth

00:53:01happened

00:53:01to you?

00:53:03Mom,

00:53:04it's all

00:53:04my fault.

00:53:05I

00:53:06accidentally

00:53:06spilled

00:53:07coffee

00:53:07coffee on

00:53:08Catherine's

00:53:08dress.

00:53:09I've

00:53:09already

00:53:10paid her

00:53:10back,

00:53:11but she's

00:53:11acting like

00:53:12it's not

00:53:12enough.

00:53:18Catherine,

00:53:19why are you

00:53:20picking on

00:53:20Jolene again?

00:53:23Anne pulls a

00:53:24thick wad of

00:53:25cash from her

00:53:26purse.

00:53:28Catherine,

00:53:29don't push this

00:53:29further.

00:53:30If it's money

00:53:31you want,

00:53:31apologize to

00:53:32Jolene.

00:53:33not nearly

00:53:34enough.

00:53:36Yes,

00:53:37this is our

00:53:37anniversary

00:53:38edition.

00:53:39It retails

00:53:39for $180,000

00:53:41and is

00:53:41completely

00:53:42sold out.

00:53:43Either pay

00:53:43me three

00:53:44times its

00:53:44value,

00:53:45or I'll

00:53:46report this

00:53:47as intentional

00:53:48property damage

00:53:49to the

00:53:50police.

00:53:50Who said

00:53:51we wouldn't

00:53:51compensate?

00:53:52She reluctantly

00:53:53writes a

00:53:53check.

00:53:56Take it.

00:53:57This is like

00:53:58burning money.

00:53:59Next time,

00:54:00I won't bother

00:54:01negotiating.

00:54:01I'll go

00:54:02straight to

00:54:02the police.

00:54:03I feel

00:54:04a deep

00:54:04satisfying

00:54:05pleasure.

00:54:06$540,000.

00:54:07That's

00:54:08going to

00:54:08sting for

00:54:08a while.

00:54:09Back in

00:54:10the Brown

00:54:10family,

00:54:11I let

00:54:11you walk

00:54:12all over

00:54:12me.

00:54:12I

00:54:13swallowed

00:54:13every

00:54:14insult.

00:54:14Not

00:54:15anymore.

00:54:15From

00:54:16now on,

00:54:17every

00:54:17single

00:54:18debt

00:54:18gets

00:54:18paid

00:54:19back

00:54:19with

00:54:19interest.

00:54:20After

00:54:20the

00:54:20meal,

00:54:21I

00:54:21wave

00:54:22goodbye

00:54:22to

00:54:22Claudian

00:54:23at

00:54:23the

00:54:23restaurant's

00:54:23entrance.

00:54:28I've

00:54:29only

00:54:29walked

00:54:29a

00:54:30short

00:54:30distance

00:54:30when

00:54:31a

00:54:31terrified

00:54:31scream

00:54:32cuts

00:54:32through

00:54:32the

00:54:32air.

00:54:35Someone

00:54:35help!

00:54:36Is there

00:54:37a doctor

00:54:37here?

00:54:38I turn

00:54:38towards the

00:54:38commotion

00:54:39and see

00:54:40a well-dressed

00:54:40woman kneeling

00:54:41beside an

00:54:42elderly woman

00:54:42who has

00:54:43collapsed.

00:54:44I push

00:54:45through the

00:54:45crowd and

00:54:46kneel down

00:54:46to examine

00:54:47her.

00:54:51Ma'am,

00:54:52don't

00:54:52panic.

00:54:53Does

00:54:53she have

00:54:54a history

00:54:54of heart

00:54:54disease?

00:54:55Yes.

00:54:56She

00:54:57has

00:54:57coronary

00:54:58heart

00:54:58disease.

00:55:00I

00:55:01reach

00:55:01into

00:55:01my

00:55:02bag

00:55:02and

00:55:02pull

00:55:03out

00:55:03a

00:55:03small

00:55:03bottle

00:55:04of

00:55:04nitroglycerin

00:55:05pills.

00:55:06I

00:55:06slide

00:55:06a

00:55:07tablet

00:55:07under

00:55:07her

00:55:08tongue

00:55:08and

00:55:08begin

00:55:08CPR.

00:55:22After

00:55:22several

00:55:23long

00:55:23minutes,

00:55:24the

00:55:24elderly

00:55:24woman

00:55:25lets

00:55:25out

00:55:25a

00:55:26faint

00:55:26groan.

00:55:28Paramedics

00:55:29arrive and

00:55:29take over.

00:55:31Very

00:55:32professional.

00:55:33You've

00:55:33brought us

00:55:34precious

00:55:34time.

00:55:36Which

00:55:36hospital do

00:55:37you work

00:55:37at?

00:55:38I have

00:55:38to thank

00:55:38you

00:55:39properly.

00:55:44I'm

00:55:45still a

00:55:45student.

00:55:45Helping

00:55:46people is

00:55:46just

00:55:47something I

00:55:47have to

00:55:47do.

00:55:54I

00:55:54quietly

00:55:55gather my

00:55:55things and

00:55:56slip away

00:55:56while the

00:55:57crowd watches

00:55:58with admiration.

00:55:59The next

00:56:00morning,

00:56:00I

00:56:00intentionally

00:56:01leave home

00:56:02early,

00:56:02but the

00:56:03Browns are

00:56:03already lying

00:56:04in wait at

00:56:04the school

00:56:05entrance.

00:56:07Catherine!

00:56:10Jolene plunges

00:56:11to hug me,

00:56:12but I

00:56:12smoothly

00:56:12dodge her.

00:56:15Catherine,

00:56:15come home

00:56:16with me.

00:56:17Your

00:56:17grandmother's

00:56:18back and

00:56:18wants to

00:56:19see you.

00:56:23Sorry,

00:56:24but I don't

00:56:24really know

00:56:24you people.

00:56:25We don't

00:56:26have time

00:56:26for your

00:56:26nonsense.

00:56:27sense.

00:56:27You're

00:56:27coming home

00:56:28with us

00:56:28today.

00:56:31Since it's

00:56:32the busiest

00:56:33time for

00:56:33students arriving,

00:56:35a bunch of

00:56:35curious students

00:56:36have already

00:56:37stopped to

00:56:37watch.

00:56:40A sleek

00:56:41black Bentley

00:56:42eases to a

00:56:43stop right

00:56:43beside us.

00:56:44The window

00:56:45lowers smoothly,

00:56:46and Liam's

00:56:47sharply

00:56:48contoured

00:56:48face

00:56:48comes into

00:56:49view.

00:56:52Catherine,

00:56:53get in

00:56:53the car.

00:56:59I've got

00:56:59class in a

00:57:00few minutes.

00:57:01What brings

00:57:01you here so

00:57:01early?

00:57:04They didn't

00:57:05bother you,

00:57:05did they?

00:57:06No.

00:57:07They're

00:57:07irrelevant.

00:57:08I'm heading

00:57:09in.

00:57:12And without

00:57:13waiting for his

00:57:13response,

00:57:14I simply turn

00:57:15and leave.

00:57:19The browns

00:57:20erupt the

00:57:20moment I

00:57:21brush past

00:57:21them like

00:57:22they're

00:57:22strangers on

00:57:23the street.

00:57:23Are we

00:57:24seriously

00:57:24letting that

00:57:25girl walk

00:57:25all over

00:57:26us?

00:57:27She might

00:57:28ignore us,

00:57:29but someone

00:57:30else can get

00:57:30through to

00:57:31her.

00:57:31She won't

00:57:32dare skip

00:57:32her grandmother's

00:57:33birthday banquet.

00:57:36She'll show

00:57:37up for that.

00:57:38After my

00:57:39classes wrap

00:57:39up, I head

00:57:40home, ready

00:57:41to relax, until

00:57:42my phone starts

00:57:43buzzing in my

00:57:43pocket.

00:57:47Catherine, I'm

00:57:48sending you an

00:57:49address, come

00:57:49eat with us.

00:57:50They've got all

00:57:51your favorites, and

00:57:52there's a surprise

00:57:52for you, too.

00:57:54I hop into a

00:57:55cab, take the

00:57:56elevator up, and

00:57:57text Jared.

00:58:00Which room are

00:58:01you guys in?

00:58:03The elevator

00:58:04doors slide

00:58:04open, and I

00:58:05walk out, my

00:58:06eyes glued to

00:58:07my phone.

00:58:10Before I can

00:58:10take two steps, a

00:58:12hand suddenly pulls

00:58:13me aside.

00:58:14So this is who

00:58:15you really are?

00:58:16Waiting all this

00:58:16time just to pull

00:58:17this?

00:58:18You followed me

00:58:19here?

00:58:19Declan, of

00:58:21course.

00:58:22What?

00:58:23Touched a

00:58:23nerve?

00:58:24You show up

00:58:25where I hang

00:58:25out hoping I'll

00:58:26notice you again?

00:58:28Catherine, you

00:58:29really haven't

00:58:29changed.

00:58:30Still using the

00:58:31same desperate

00:58:32tricks.

00:58:32Isn't she that

00:58:33Brown family

00:58:33daughter?

00:58:34The one they

00:58:34recently reclaimed?

00:58:35Yep.

00:58:36Looks like she's

00:58:36still running

00:58:36after Declan

00:58:37like always.

00:58:38Declan, drop

00:58:38the ego.

00:58:39I'm here for

00:58:39someone else.

00:58:40You don't

00:58:40even make

00:58:40the top

00:58:40hundred.

00:58:41Stop acting

00:58:42like the world

00:58:42revolves around

00:58:43you.

00:58:45Aha, so I

00:58:46got to you.

00:58:47That's why

00:58:47you're biting

00:58:47back?

00:58:49Do me a favor

00:58:50and stay away.

00:58:50I don't want

00:58:51anyone assuming

00:58:52we have

00:58:52history.

00:58:55I stride

00:58:56toward the

00:58:56highest tier

00:58:57private suite

00:58:57without looking

00:58:58back.

00:59:07Whoa, what

00:59:08happened to

00:59:09you?

00:59:12I'm fine.

00:59:22Catherine,

00:59:23wait till

00:59:24you see

00:59:24this.

00:59:35Hold on.

00:59:36Is that...

00:59:37Yep, the

00:59:38one from the

00:59:39Veritas auction

00:59:39last month.

00:59:40You kept

00:59:41staring at it,

00:59:42so I figured

00:59:43I'd just buy

00:59:43the damn

00:59:43thing for

00:59:44you.

00:59:45Thanks,

00:59:45Gerald.

00:59:46Hey, don't

00:59:47go formal

00:59:48on me.

00:59:49Something like

00:59:50this deserves

00:59:50an owner who

00:59:51actually gets

00:59:52it.

01:00:18Catherine, I

01:00:19heard you moved

01:00:20out.

01:00:21Did something

01:00:21happen?

01:00:22Did the

01:00:22Browns push you

01:00:23too far again?

01:00:24I'm fine,

01:00:25Auntie.

01:00:25I left on my

01:00:26own terms.

01:00:27Your grandmother

01:00:28returned.

01:00:29You heard?

01:00:31Her birthday

01:00:32banquet is next

01:00:33week.

01:00:34She actually

01:00:35called me

01:00:35earlier and

01:00:36told me to

01:00:36ask you to

01:00:37come.

01:00:38Auntie, I'm

01:00:39no longer

01:00:40part of the

01:00:40Brown family.

01:00:42Catherine,

01:00:42please.

01:00:43She's getting

01:00:44older.

01:00:45Just give her

01:00:46this one

01:00:46courtesy.

01:00:48All right.

01:00:49I'll show up

01:00:50on time.

01:00:51I exhale

01:00:51slowly, so this

01:00:52is happening.

01:00:53No dodging it

01:00:54now.

01:00:55My eyes move

01:00:55back to the

01:00:56gemstone in

01:00:56its wooden

01:00:57box.

01:00:57It would

01:00:58make a clean,

01:00:59elegant birthday

01:00:59gift.

01:01:00The night of

01:01:02Analia's

01:01:02birthday banquet

01:01:03has come.

01:01:04The brown

01:01:04estate glows

01:01:05with extravagant

01:01:06decorations.

01:01:10I stroll in

01:01:11wearing simple,

01:01:12casual clothes.

01:01:14Jolene drifts

01:01:14graciously through

01:01:15the guests in a

01:01:16blush-pink couture

01:01:17gown.

01:01:18Low whispers

01:01:19swirl around the

01:01:20gathered guests

01:01:21about how shabby

01:01:21I look.

01:01:23Lawrence's and

01:01:24Anna's expressions

01:01:25grow cold and

01:01:26tense.

01:01:27Isn't that the

01:01:27one who broke

01:01:28ties with the

01:01:28Browns?

01:01:29And she just

01:01:30shows up to

01:01:30Grandma's

01:01:31birthday like

01:01:31that?

01:01:34Wild or not,

01:01:36she's stunning.

01:01:38Those sharp

01:01:39features and

01:01:40that presence

01:01:40can't be

01:01:41ignored.

01:01:42Jolene steps

01:01:43forward, her

01:01:44smile dazzling

01:01:45and perfectly

01:01:45practiced.

01:01:46Grandma, happy

01:01:48birthday!

01:01:49I know how

01:01:49much you adore

01:01:50gemstones, so

01:01:51I asked the

01:01:52auction house to

01:01:53find something

01:01:53really special

01:01:54for you.

01:01:54A rare warm

01:01:56gem.

01:02:00And you,

01:02:01Catherine?

01:02:02What did you

01:02:03bring?

01:02:04I reach into

01:02:05my black bag

01:02:06and pull out

01:02:06a small wooden

01:02:07box.

01:02:09As I open

01:02:10the lid, the

01:02:11room falls

01:02:12deathly silent.

01:02:14Nestled inside

01:02:15is another

01:02:15gemstone.

01:02:19To give

01:02:20Grandma a

01:02:20fake?

01:02:21That's just

01:02:21disrespectful.

01:02:23Catherine?

01:02:24Fake?

01:02:25Catherine, don't

01:02:26you realize how

01:02:27humiliating this is

01:02:28for our family?

01:02:31Amid the crowd's

01:02:32murmurs and

01:02:33accusations, I

01:02:34stay composed.

01:02:41You say mine's

01:02:42a fake?

01:02:43On what

01:02:43proof?

01:02:44Maybe yours

01:02:45is the

01:02:46counterfeit.

01:02:46Isn't it

01:02:47obvious?

01:02:48This gem is

01:02:49incredibly rare.

01:02:51There can't be

01:02:52two exactly

01:02:53the same.

01:02:56Mine's been

01:02:57authenticated by

01:02:58several experts.

01:02:59It's the real

01:03:00deal.

01:03:01A knowing

01:03:01smile curves

01:03:03my lips.

01:03:03as I bring

01:03:04my gem up

01:03:05and lightly

01:03:06press it

01:03:06against an

01:03:07Aaliyah's

01:03:07wrist.

01:03:09This is

01:03:09it!

01:03:11They say a

01:03:12genuine warm

01:03:12gem changes

01:03:13color depending

01:03:13on its

01:03:14wearer's

01:03:14vitality.

01:03:15It's a

01:03:15unique,

01:03:16almost magical

01:03:17trait.

01:03:19Why don't

01:03:19we test

01:03:20Jolene's

01:03:20gem the

01:03:21same way?

01:03:23She tried

01:03:24to pin it

01:03:24on Catherine

01:03:25when it was

01:03:25her own

01:03:25gift that

01:03:26was false.

01:03:27That's

01:03:27impossible!

01:03:28I paid

01:03:28ten million

01:03:29for this at

01:03:30the luxurious

01:03:30auction house!

01:03:31I even

01:03:32have the

01:03:32receipt and

01:03:33certificate to

01:03:34prove it!

01:03:34Pulling out

01:03:35her phone,

01:03:35she quickly

01:03:36dials the

01:03:36number.

01:03:37What she

01:03:37hears makes

01:03:38her eyes

01:03:38widened in

01:03:39shock.

01:03:40Just then,

01:03:40someone glances

01:03:41at their

01:03:42phone and

01:03:42blurts out,

01:03:43The luxurious

01:03:43auction house

01:03:44director got

01:03:45hooked on

01:03:45gambling!

01:03:47Jolene stumbles

01:03:49backward,

01:03:49dropping her

01:03:50phone with a

01:03:51loud clatter.

01:03:52Today is my

01:03:53birthday celebration.

01:03:54Let's put an

01:03:55end to this now.

01:03:56Jolene acted

01:03:57with good intentions

01:03:58but was misled.

01:03:59For the very

01:04:00first time,

01:04:01Anala looks at

01:04:02me without that

01:04:03usual air of

01:04:04disappointment.

01:04:07You know,

01:04:08Catherine,

01:04:09I actually like

01:04:09this.

01:04:14Jolene bites

01:04:15down hard on

01:04:16her lower lip,

01:04:17her nails

01:04:18digging into

01:04:18her palm.

01:04:19Justine

01:04:20approaches me.

01:04:22Catherine,

01:04:24I'm sorry

01:04:24about everything

01:04:25that went down

01:04:26earlier.

01:04:27I'm okay.

01:04:29You only

01:04:29stop feeling

01:04:30hurt when you

01:04:30stop expecting

01:04:31anything from

01:04:32anyone.

01:04:34Not long

01:04:35after,

01:04:36friends call

01:04:37Justina away.

01:04:38A maid makes

01:04:39her way around

01:04:40offering champagne.

01:04:41When she gets

01:04:42to me,

01:04:43I decline.

01:04:45The maid

01:04:46hurries away

01:04:46and comes back

01:04:47moments later

01:04:48holding a glass

01:04:49of juice.

01:04:50I study the

01:04:51juice for a

01:04:51moment.

01:04:52I lift the

01:04:53glass and

01:04:53drink it down

01:04:54in one steady

01:04:55guilt.

01:04:55A few

01:04:56minutes pass

01:04:57before the

01:04:57same maid

01:04:58shows up

01:04:58again.

01:05:00I'm so,

01:05:01so sorry.

01:05:01I didn't mean

01:05:02for this to

01:05:03happen.

01:05:04She slips

01:05:04and the

01:05:05entire drink

01:05:06splashes across

01:05:07my outfit.

01:05:09Catherine,

01:05:10I'm really

01:05:10sorry.

01:05:10The staff

01:05:11can be a bit

01:05:11careless.

01:05:12Why don't

01:05:13you slip

01:05:13into one

01:05:13of my

01:05:13dresses?

01:05:14I've got

01:05:14tons upstairs.

01:05:15You can

01:05:15use the

01:05:15guest room

01:05:16to change.

01:05:16Wow.

01:05:17The rules

01:05:17in this

01:05:18house are

01:05:18intriguing,

01:05:19to say the

01:05:19least.

01:05:19I hear

01:05:20every bit

01:05:20of the

01:05:20sarcasm.

01:05:22Sophia

01:05:22is practically

01:05:23mocking Jolene

01:05:24who acts

01:05:24like she

01:05:25owns the

01:05:25place.

01:05:26The maid

01:05:26exhales,

01:05:27relieved beyond

01:05:28measure,

01:05:28and hurries

01:05:29forward.

01:05:29I start

01:05:30after her,

01:05:31but pause to

01:05:31throw Jolene

01:05:32one last

01:05:33look.

01:05:33The maid

01:05:34leads me far

01:05:35inside the

01:05:36mansion,

01:05:36to a guest

01:05:37room.

01:05:37As soon as she

01:05:38leaves, the door

01:05:39shuts quietly,

01:05:40and I hear the

01:05:41lock slide into

01:05:42place.

01:05:44I go over to

01:05:45check the

01:05:45window, but

01:05:46it's stuck

01:05:47tight, probably

01:05:48locked from

01:05:48the outside.

01:05:50A strange

01:05:51warmth begins

01:05:52spreading under

01:05:52my skin.

01:05:53I take a

01:05:54steady breath,

01:05:55pull a small

01:05:56ceramic file

01:05:56from my

01:05:57pocket, and

01:05:58swallow an

01:05:59antidote.

01:05:59I had drunk

01:06:01the tampered

01:06:01juice simply

01:06:02because I

01:06:03wanted to see

01:06:03the full

01:06:04extent of

01:06:04Jolene's

01:06:05trap.

01:06:09A few

01:06:10moments

01:06:10later, I

01:06:11hear faint,

01:06:12uneven

01:06:13footsteps

01:06:13outside the

01:06:14door.

01:06:15I lay

01:06:15down on

01:06:16the bed,

01:06:16completely

01:06:17still and

01:06:17quiet.

01:06:19The door

01:06:20creaks open

01:06:21slowly.

01:06:24Getting

01:06:25impatient,

01:06:26huh?

01:06:26Don't worry,

01:06:27sweetheart.

01:06:28I'll take

01:06:29real good

01:06:30care of

01:06:30you.

01:06:31But

01:06:31suddenly,

01:06:32my eyes

01:06:32snap wide

01:06:33open.

01:06:36The scream

01:06:37tears from

01:06:37him.

01:06:38He crumples

01:06:39to the floor

01:06:40in an instant,

01:06:41folding over

01:06:42and wrigling

01:06:43on the

01:06:43carpet.

01:06:45I calmly

01:06:46step over

01:06:46him and

01:06:47shut the

01:06:47door behind

01:06:48me.

01:06:48I ease

01:06:49into the

01:06:49corner just

01:06:50outside,

01:06:51ready to

01:06:51watch.

01:06:52Not long

01:06:52after,

01:06:53Jolene

01:06:53appears,

01:06:54sneaking

01:06:55cautiously

01:06:56down the

01:06:56hall.

01:06:58She presses

01:06:59her ear

01:07:00against the

01:07:00door,

01:07:01then pulls

01:07:01it wide

01:07:02open.

01:07:11she

01:07:12barely

01:07:12has

01:07:12time

01:07:12to

01:07:13registrate

01:07:13it

01:07:13before

01:07:14the

01:07:14man

01:07:14lunges

01:07:14at

01:07:14her.

01:07:18Stay

01:07:18away!

01:07:19Get

01:07:20off

01:07:20me!

01:07:20Man,

01:07:21pretty

01:07:21girl.

01:07:22The

01:07:23other

01:07:23one

01:07:23took

01:07:23a

01:07:23heap,

01:07:24but

01:07:24you?

01:07:24You'll

01:07:25do

01:07:25just

01:07:25fine.

01:07:26Don't

01:07:26you

01:07:26dare

01:07:27touch

01:07:27me!

01:07:27I'm

01:07:28a

01:07:28brown.

01:07:29Touch

01:07:29me and

01:07:30you're

01:07:30dead.

01:07:33Oh

01:07:33man,

01:07:34yeah?

01:07:35That

01:07:36just

01:07:36makes

01:07:36it

01:07:36way

01:07:36more

01:07:37interesting.

01:07:40Help!

01:07:41Help!

01:07:41Let me

01:07:42go!

01:07:44After

01:07:45closing the

01:07:45door behind

01:07:46me,

01:07:47I calmly

01:07:47make my

01:07:48way back

01:07:48to the

01:07:49banquet

01:07:49hall.

01:07:50Sophia,

01:07:51who had

01:07:51earlier

01:07:51stood by

01:07:51my side,

01:07:52approaches

01:07:53with a

01:07:53warm smile

01:07:54and extends

01:07:54her hand.

01:07:55I'm

01:07:55Sophia Flynn.

01:07:57How about

01:07:57we get

01:07:58better

01:07:58acquainted?

01:07:59Catherine

01:08:00Brown,

01:08:00it's a

01:08:01pleasure to

01:08:01meet you.

01:08:01About 15

01:08:02minutes later,

01:08:03a sudden

01:08:03disturbance

01:08:04breaks out

01:08:05outside the

01:08:05banquet hall.

01:08:06The crowd

01:08:07moves towards

01:08:07the guest

01:08:08room.

01:08:10As they

01:08:11get closer,

01:08:11heavy breathing

01:08:12and a

01:08:13woman's

01:08:13desperate

01:08:13screams

01:08:14reach their

01:08:14ears.

01:08:19Anne's

01:08:19face drains

01:08:20of color.

01:08:21What are

01:08:21you waiting

01:08:21for?

01:08:22Get that

01:08:23door down

01:08:23now!

01:08:24A few

01:08:24strong servants

01:08:25step up

01:08:26and smash

01:08:27the door

01:08:27open.

01:08:28Inside,

01:08:29the shocking

01:08:29scene unfolds

01:08:30for everyone

01:08:31to see.

01:08:33Jolene,

01:08:34her hair

01:08:34mussy and

01:08:35clothes

01:08:35rumpled,

01:08:36is pinned

01:08:37down by

01:08:37an unfamiliar

01:08:38man.

01:08:39Seeing the

01:08:39crowd at

01:08:40the doorway,

01:08:41she breaks

01:08:41down in

01:08:42tears.

01:08:42Mom,

01:08:43it was

01:08:43Catherine,

01:08:44she tricked

01:08:44me!

01:08:45She planned

01:08:46all of this!

01:08:50Despite the

01:08:51accusations,

01:08:52I don't flinch.

01:08:53Jolene,

01:08:53where are you

01:08:54getting this

01:08:54from?

01:08:55The maid

01:08:55ruined my

01:08:56dress and

01:08:57you sent her

01:08:57to fetch me

01:08:57some clothes.

01:08:58But I waited

01:08:59ages and

01:09:00no one came,

01:09:00so I left.

01:09:01When I left,

01:09:02the room was

01:09:03empty.

01:09:03I have no idea

01:09:05how you ended

01:09:05up here.

01:09:06How could you

01:09:07be so heartless?

01:09:08Jolene is

01:09:09your sister!

01:09:11I was with

01:09:12Miss Flynn in

01:09:12the banquet hall

01:09:13the entire time.

01:09:14Many guests

01:09:15can vouch for

01:09:15that.

01:09:16How can you

01:09:17stoop to

01:09:18such tactics?

01:09:20Regarding

01:09:21Jolene,

01:09:21we'll have a

01:09:22chance to

01:09:23question the

01:09:23man soon enough.

01:09:27What happened

01:09:28today was a

01:09:28private family

01:09:29matter.

01:09:30Anyone who

01:09:30breathes a

01:09:31word of it

01:09:31will be making

01:09:32an enemy of

01:09:32the Brown

01:09:33family.

01:09:34Anne grabs

01:09:34her trembling

01:09:35daughter and

01:09:35practically drags

01:09:36Jolene out.

01:09:37The man is

01:09:38also hauled

01:09:39away.

01:09:45What a

01:09:46night.

01:09:46You handled

01:09:47that like a

01:09:47pro.

01:09:50It was simply

01:09:51responding to

01:09:52what she

01:09:52started.

01:09:53If she

01:09:54had stayed

01:09:54in her

01:09:55lane,

01:09:55none of

01:09:56this would

01:09:56have

01:09:56happened.

01:09:57Time after

01:09:58time,

01:09:58Jolene tried

01:09:59to set me

01:09:59up.

01:10:00Did she

01:10:00really think

01:10:01I was still

01:10:01the same

01:10:02Catherine who

01:10:02just take

01:10:03it lying

01:10:03down?

01:10:04What

01:10:05happened

01:10:05tonight?

01:10:06She

01:10:07brought it

01:10:07on herself.

01:10:09Morning

01:10:09sunlight pours

01:10:10in through

01:10:10the large

01:10:11window,

01:10:11casting soft

01:10:12highlights

01:10:12across his

01:10:13sharp jawline.

01:10:14Mr. Warren.

01:10:16Morning.

01:10:16Let's get

01:10:17started.

01:10:17Without

01:10:17hesitation,

01:10:18he reaches

01:10:19for the

01:10:19buttons of

01:10:19his shirt and

01:10:20pulls it up,

01:10:21exposing his

01:10:21bare chest.

01:10:23I slip into

01:10:23professional

01:10:24mode,

01:10:24pick up my

01:10:25medical kit and

01:10:26move to his

01:10:27side.

01:10:28Need a hand

01:10:29handling the

01:10:29browns?

01:10:30My hands work

01:10:31with practiced

01:10:32confidence.

01:10:34Not right

01:10:34now.

01:10:35I've got it

01:10:36covered.

01:10:37Once the

01:10:38session wraps

01:10:39up, I'm

01:10:39packing away my

01:10:40tools when

01:10:41Liam slowly

01:10:42pushes off

01:10:43the sofa.

01:10:44He stands

01:10:44steady,

01:10:45clear-headed.

01:10:46You're

01:10:46healing well.

01:10:48You're

01:10:49really skilled

01:10:49at this.

01:10:50Thanks.

01:10:51Keep this

01:10:51up and

01:10:52one more

01:10:52session and

01:10:52you'll be

01:10:53good as

01:10:53new.

01:10:53Once I'm

01:10:54fully better,

01:10:55what do you

01:10:55want in

01:10:56exchange?

01:10:56You've

01:10:57already paid

01:10:57for the

01:10:58treatments,

01:10:59but if I

01:11:00ever need

01:11:00help down

01:11:00the road,

01:11:01I hope

01:11:01you'll

01:11:01remember the

01:11:02understanding

01:11:02we have

01:11:02today.

01:11:04Sounds

01:11:04fair.

01:11:05Just

01:11:05then,

01:11:05a knock

01:11:06comes at

01:11:06the door

01:11:07and a

01:11:07maid enters.

01:11:08Sir,

01:11:08Mr.

01:11:09Cassius

01:11:09Warren has

01:11:09arrived.

01:11:10His tone

01:11:11turns icy in

01:11:12an instant.

01:11:12The smile

01:11:13that had just

01:11:13been there

01:11:13disappears

01:11:14completely.

01:11:15Tell him

01:11:15to wait

01:11:15for me

01:11:16in the

01:11:16living room.

01:11:17When I

01:11:17enter the

01:11:18living room,

01:11:18a man in

01:11:19a dark

01:11:19gray suit

01:11:20glances my

01:11:21way.

01:11:21He appears

01:11:22to be in

01:11:23his 50s,

01:11:24sharing some

01:11:25resemblance

01:11:25with Liam.

01:11:30Our eyes

01:11:31lock for a

01:11:32moment.

01:11:32I simply

01:11:33give a

01:11:34small nod

01:11:34and exit

01:11:35smoothly.

01:11:38The intense,

01:11:39almost threatening

01:11:40look from that

01:11:41middle-aged man

01:11:41has set off

01:11:42warning bells

01:11:43in my mind.

01:11:46I let out

01:11:47a soft sigh.

01:11:49I deliberately

01:11:49instruct my

01:11:50driver to take

01:11:51several detours

01:11:51just to make

01:11:52sure no one

01:11:53is tailing me

01:11:53before finally

01:11:54heading back

01:11:55to my apartment.

01:12:00No sooner

01:12:00have I settled

01:12:01in than my

01:12:02phone rings.

01:12:02It's Sophia.

01:12:05Hey Catherine,

01:12:06got a minute?

01:12:07There's this

01:12:07socialite gala

01:12:08happening next

01:12:09week.

01:12:09Wanna come

01:12:10along and

01:12:10just have

01:12:11some fun?

01:12:11Sounds good.

01:12:12When is it

01:12:13exactly?

01:12:13Do I need

01:12:14to prepare

01:12:14anything special?

01:12:15It's next

01:12:16Saturday evening

01:12:16at Vantage Oasis.

01:12:18Just wear a

01:12:18cocktail dress.

01:12:19I'll come pick

01:12:20you up and

01:12:21we can go

01:12:21together.

01:12:22Okay, that

01:12:23would work.

01:12:23Thank you so

01:12:24much.

01:12:27I'll go park

01:12:28the car.

01:12:29Sophia goes off

01:12:30to find a

01:12:30parking spot

01:12:31leaving me to

01:12:32make my way

01:12:33into the

01:12:33building.

01:12:40Just as I

01:12:41step into the

01:12:41lobby, ready

01:12:42to catch the

01:12:43elevator up, I

01:12:44bump on

01:12:45Jalene.

01:12:54Catherine, what

01:12:55are you doing

01:12:56here?

01:12:57So, you're

01:12:58here for the

01:12:58gala?

01:12:59You have an

01:13:00invitation, I

01:13:00hope?

01:13:01Whose little

01:13:01lapdog are you?

01:13:03Running wild and

01:13:04barking at everyone

01:13:05without a care.

01:13:07Excuse me?

01:13:09Who exactly are you

01:13:10insulting?

01:13:11Listen, Catherine,

01:13:12you can't just

01:13:13waltz into this

01:13:14kind of event

01:13:15wearing a dress.

01:13:16Without a real

01:13:17invite, you'll

01:13:18end up humiliated

01:13:19when security

01:13:20shows you the

01:13:20door.

01:13:21Come on,

01:13:22Catherine.

01:13:23Ready to head

01:13:24up?

01:13:25Let's not keep

01:13:26the others waiting.

01:13:37Don't pay her

01:13:38any mind.

01:13:39The organizers

01:13:39gave me two

01:13:40invitations this

01:13:41year.

01:13:42I smile back,

01:13:43appreciating Sophia's

01:13:45subtle way of

01:13:45handling things.

01:14:00Everyone, meet

01:14:01my friend Catherine

01:14:02Brown.

01:14:03I hope you'll

01:14:04look out for her

01:14:04from now on.

01:14:05This gala really

01:14:06is slipping.

01:14:07Apparently just

01:14:08anyone can walk

01:14:08in now.

01:14:09Some people

01:14:10really try too

01:14:11hard, as if

01:14:12showing up here

01:14:13will magically

01:14:13upgrade their

01:14:14pleas in society.

01:14:16Watch your mouth.

01:14:18Catherine is a

01:14:18brown.

01:14:19Have some respect.

01:14:20Please don't be

01:14:21harsh.

01:14:22My sister doesn't

01:14:23attend events like

01:14:24this often.

01:14:24She's just here to

01:14:25get some exposure.

01:14:27Don't go snapping

01:14:28photos willy-nilly.

01:14:29If I see you

01:14:30flooding social media

01:14:31with our images

01:14:32just to boost your

01:14:33status, I won't

01:14:34hesitate to sue.

01:14:44If you want to

01:14:45play dirty, I'll

01:14:46give you a front

01:14:47row seat.

01:14:49Your status comes

01:14:50from flaunting fake

01:14:51jewelries?

01:14:53And what would a

01:14:54country girl like you

01:14:55possibly understand

01:14:56about jewelry?

01:14:58That's Maris

01:14:59Core, an iconic

01:15:00design by Davina

01:15:01Gemma from the

01:15:0260s, centered

01:15:03around a rare

01:15:04cushion-cut diamond

01:15:05framed by a dozen

01:15:06emeralds.

01:15:07The real necklace

01:15:09was sold at last

01:15:09year's Veritas auction

01:15:10for $36 million,

01:15:12bought anonymously.

01:15:15I have to admit,

01:15:16you've got an eye

01:15:17for quality.

01:15:18It is lovely, I'll

01:15:19give you that, but

01:15:20the issue is that

01:15:21yours isn't authentic.

01:15:22Yes, the center

01:15:23stone is about the

01:15:24right size, but it's

01:15:25missing the clarity a

01:15:26genuine one would

01:15:26have.

01:15:27They look like fresh

01:15:28lab-made pieces.

01:15:29You're talking

01:15:30nonsense!

01:15:31My father gave this

01:15:32to me for my

01:15:32birthday!

01:15:33Janice, don't let my

01:15:34sister get to you.

01:15:35She's been out of

01:15:36touch for years, she

01:15:37probably hasn't even

01:15:38seen jewelry of this

01:15:39caliber.

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

01:15:41misjudge.

01:15:41I stay calm, shifting

01:15:43my gaze to the other

01:15:44woman's wrist.

01:15:45Your bracelet actually

01:15:46has decent

01:15:47translucency, but

01:15:48it's been chemically

01:15:49treated and filled

01:15:50with resin.

01:15:51Wearing that too

01:15:52long isn't good for

01:15:53your health, just so

01:15:55you know.

01:15:55The woman snatches

01:15:56her hand back, going

01:15:57pale.

01:16:00I turn to Jolene.

01:16:02Your necklace is no

01:16:04better, Jolene.

01:16:05Those diamonds look

01:16:06fake, too.

01:16:08Jolene's fingers shoot

01:16:09toward her ear, but

01:16:10stop halfway.

01:16:11The whole haul goes

01:16:12completely still.

01:16:15That was savage.

01:16:17You nailed that

01:16:18comeback perfectly.

01:16:21I take a sip from my

01:16:23glass and feel not a

01:16:24trace of guilt.

01:16:25Fake jewelry?

01:16:27Fine.

01:16:27Wear it quietly and no

01:16:29one will say a word.

01:16:30But you had to step on me

01:16:32to feel taller.

01:16:33So don't blame me for

01:16:34exposing your fake

01:16:35jewelry.

01:16:35Just you wait.

01:16:38I'm calling in a top

01:16:40jewelry expert right now.

01:16:43Be my guest.

01:16:45Relax, Janice.

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

01:16:47There's no need to let

01:16:49some petty nonsense spoil

01:16:50it.

01:16:50Petty?

01:16:51This isn't just about me

01:16:53wearing a fake.

01:16:54She's insulting the honor

01:16:56of the whole Lopez family.

01:17:07The craftsmanship is

01:17:09extraordinary, but

01:17:10something is off.

01:17:11The cut and the color

01:17:13don't match the

01:17:13authentic Mariscore.

01:17:16Miss Lopez, I'm afraid

01:17:19this necklace is indeed

01:17:20a replica.

01:17:24The craftsmanship is

01:17:25exceptionally convincing,

01:17:27almost flawless.

01:17:28But as Miss Brown

01:17:29pointed out, the cutting

01:17:30style and the emerald

01:17:31shade reveal subtle

01:17:32differences.

01:17:33Impressive eye, Miss

01:17:34Brown.

01:17:35Only the most skilled

01:17:36experts can detect such

01:17:37subtle distinctions.

01:17:38May I ask who has been

01:17:39your teacher?

01:17:40My mentor is Langston

01:17:42Moore.

01:17:44So you are the esteemed

01:17:46protege of Mr. Moore.

01:17:47An honor to meet you at

01:17:49last.

01:17:49Your championship at the

01:17:51last international

01:17:51competition was truly

01:17:53well-deserved.

01:17:54No wonder she spotted

01:17:55the fake so easily.

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

01:17:57student.

01:18:00That's the world's top

01:18:01jewelry appraiser.

01:18:03The Lopez family really

01:18:04embarrassed themselves

01:18:05today.

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

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

01:18:08like this.

01:18:18Catherine, when did

01:18:19you pick all this up?

01:18:21You never said a word

01:18:22about it to any of us.

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

01:18:26know, mostly because you

01:18:28never bothered to ask.

01:18:33Catherine, what have you

01:18:33done to Jolaine now?

01:18:34I don't know what you're

01:18:35talking about, Austin.

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

01:18:37night and Jolaine hasn't

01:18:38said a word to me.

01:18:39And I'm not the one who's

01:18:39been sending her all those

01:18:40blue roses.

01:18:43Austin, shouldn't you find

01:18:44out what really happened

01:18:45first?

01:18:46It's Catherine who got

01:18:47wrong today.

01:18:48What about Miss Lopez?

01:18:49How could you upset her and

01:18:50make her cry?

01:18:51You're going to the Lopez

01:18:52residence right now to

01:18:53apologize.

01:18:54Apologize?

01:18:55For what?

01:18:56Telling the truth and

01:18:58exposing Janice's fake

01:18:59jewelry in front of

01:19:00everyone?

01:19:01What nonsense?

01:19:02Miss Lopez wouldn't be

01:19:04caught dead wearing fakes.

01:19:05You're just making up lies

01:19:06to slander her, Mr. Brown.

01:19:08Miss Brown's assessment is

01:19:09absolutely right.

01:19:10This Mari's core necklace is

01:19:12a very well-maked replica

01:19:13and her appraisal skills

01:19:14surpass even mine.

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

01:19:17biased?

01:19:18He's not even listening to

01:19:19the expert.

01:19:20I heard the Browns kicked

01:19:20out their own biological

01:19:21daughter to make room for

01:19:23that adopted girl Jolaine.

01:19:25How ridiculous.

01:19:26Still, you had no right to

01:19:28humiliate Miss Lopez like

01:19:29that in public.

01:19:30Our families have shared a

01:19:31close bond for generations.

01:19:33Did you ever stop to think

01:19:34about how damaging this could

01:19:35be for the Brown group?

01:19:36But what about when Janice

01:19:37openly mocked me for being

01:19:39from the countryside?

01:19:39When they all schemed

01:19:40together to humiliate me

01:19:41in front of everyone?

01:19:42Did anyone ever care how

01:19:43that felt?

01:19:44Have any of you truly treated

01:19:45me like family at all?

01:19:46If not, then I, Catherine,

01:19:48and the Browns are better

01:19:49off going our separate ways

01:19:50from this day forward.

01:19:52Sorry for the disruption

01:19:53and ruining everyone's

01:19:54good time.

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

01:19:59The days passed quietly,

01:20:01with nothing but my regular

01:20:02school routine and lab work.

01:20:04Jolaine had kept an

01:20:05unusually low profile

01:20:06ever since the banquet,

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

01:20:14So many missed calls.

01:20:15What's going on?

01:20:20Why are you answering

01:20:21Aunt Justina's phone?

01:20:22What happened to her?

01:20:23Watch your tone with me,

01:20:24you ungrateful brat!

01:20:26I haven't even dealt

01:20:27with the mess you made!

01:20:28Thanks to you offending

01:20:29Miss Lopez,

01:20:29the Lopez group has just

01:20:30terminated all their

01:20:31cooperation with us.

01:20:32You will find time

01:20:33to go to the Lopez residence

01:20:35and apologize to Miss Lopez

01:20:36immediately!

01:20:37Keep dreaming.

01:20:38You ungrateful little wolf.

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

01:20:42are you planning to ignore

01:20:44your aunt's life and death

01:20:45situation too?

01:20:46What happened to Aunt Justina?

01:20:48Brain tumor.

01:20:49It's pressing directly

01:20:51on the nerves.

01:20:52Surgery is extremely risky.

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

01:20:59Out of my way.

01:21:01Sign this!

01:21:01Sign the share transfer agreement

01:21:03and I'll let you inside

01:21:04to see her.

01:21:06How dare they use Justina's life

01:21:08as a bargaining chip?

01:21:10They have no bottom line.

01:21:11You crazy girl.

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

01:21:14you'll be condemned

01:21:15for your unfailed behavior.

01:21:16Heaven will strike you down!

01:21:18Then move.

01:21:19Before I actually decide

01:21:21to follow through.

01:21:23Lawrence?

01:21:24Austin?

01:21:26Is that Catherine out there?

01:21:28Let her in.

01:21:38My poor little Catherine.

01:21:40They must have given her

01:21:41a hard time again.

01:21:45It's just the same old

01:21:46health problems.

01:21:47Nothing to worry about.

01:21:49But were they bothering you

01:21:51out there just now?

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

01:21:53I'm perfectly fine.

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

01:21:56really?

01:21:57Be honest with me.

01:21:58Justina, don't push yourself

01:21:59too hard.

01:21:59The doctors made it clear

01:22:00this condition can't wait

01:22:01any longer.

01:22:02Only Dr. Huxley-Jones

01:22:03can perform this surgery

01:22:04with the highest success rate.

01:22:05Jolene practically bent over back

01:22:07to get him to agree

01:22:07to take the case.

01:22:09Show me her complete

01:22:09medical records

01:22:10and all the scan images

01:22:11right now.

01:22:12Justina has been nothing

01:22:12but kind to you

01:22:13your whole life, hasn't she?

01:22:14Now that she's gravely ill,

01:22:15you won't just sit back

01:22:16and let her die, will you?

01:22:17Here's the deal.

01:22:18Sign over the Brown Group

01:22:18shares to the family

01:22:19and Jolene will convince

01:22:20Dr. Huxley to perform

01:22:21the surgery immediately.

01:22:22We're also willing to overlook

01:22:23the whole Ms. Lopez incident

01:22:24and not hold it against you.

01:22:25After all, we're still family,

01:22:26aren't we?

01:22:28Lawrence, Austin,

01:22:29how can you stoop so low

01:22:29as to use my sickness

01:22:30as a weapon against Catherine?

01:22:31This is absolutely shameless.

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

01:22:34Stop it right now.

01:22:35Aunt Justina,

01:22:36please don't be angry.

01:22:37Dad's just worried

01:22:38about all those

01:22:39Brown Group shares

01:22:39Catherine holds.

01:22:40If she's not careful,

01:22:42she could be taken advantage of,

01:22:43which would cause

01:22:44huge problems.

01:22:46That's why he wants

01:22:47to take this chance

01:22:48to get the shares

01:22:48back into the family's hands.

01:22:51Catherine,

01:22:52my condition is severe

01:22:54and it probably

01:22:55would get better.

01:22:56Even if you sign,

01:22:58the surgery might not work.

01:23:00I come to accept that

01:23:02you should leave

01:23:03while you still can.

01:23:05Aunt Justina,

01:23:06I'll be the one

01:23:07to perform your surgery.

01:23:08What could you possibly

01:23:09have to back that up

01:23:10with those so-called skills

01:23:11you picked up from nowhere?

01:23:13Catherine,

01:23:13don't make a fool of yourself

01:23:14and promise more

01:23:14than you can deliver.

01:23:15If Justina's condition

01:23:16worsens because of your arrogance,

01:23:17can you really bear

01:23:18the consequences?

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

01:23:20Then we'll just have

01:23:21to wait and see.

01:23:22And don't you ever dare

01:23:23use Aunt Justina

01:23:24as a pawn against me again.

01:23:26The next time you try,

01:23:27I won't hesitate

01:23:28to prove exactly

01:23:29what I am capable of

01:23:30and you won't like

01:23:31the outcome.

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

01:23:34Aunt Justina,

01:23:35trust me.

01:23:37Leave everything to me.

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

01:23:41Catherine,

01:23:42I trust you.

01:23:43Completely.

01:23:44Fine!

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

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

01:23:48Without Dr. Huxley,

01:23:49I don't think Justina

01:23:50has much time left.

01:23:51When this fails,

01:23:52and it will,

01:23:53you better not come

01:23:54crawling back to us

01:23:55to us on your knees

01:23:56begging for help!

01:24:07It's Zafira.

01:24:08Arrange for the highest-grade

01:24:09operating theater

01:24:10at Central Hospital immediately

01:24:11with a full leading

01:24:12neurosurgery team on standby.

01:24:14I'll send over

01:24:14the full equipment list

01:24:15and surgical plan shortly.

01:24:16Understood, Dr. Zafira.

01:24:18We'll handle all the

01:24:19arrangements immediately.

01:24:20Everything will be ready

01:24:21before your scheduled

01:24:22surgery time.

01:24:26An internationally

01:24:27renowned surgeon,

01:24:29Dr. Zyfea?

01:24:30That's the legendary

01:24:31neurosurgeon that even

01:24:32royal families can't book?

01:24:33No!

01:24:34No way!

01:24:35That's impossible!

01:24:36Catherine?

01:24:37That good-for-nothing girl

01:24:38who grew up in the countryside?

01:24:39How could she possibly

01:24:40have connections to someone

01:24:41of Dr. Zyfea's caliber?

01:24:42It must be a coincidence!

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

01:24:45She's just a worthless

01:24:46country girl.

01:24:46How could she know

01:24:47Dr. Zyfea?

01:24:50Dad, Austin,

01:24:51don't jump to conclusions.

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

01:24:53There's no way Catherine

01:24:54has anything to do with this.

01:24:55She probably doesn't even

01:24:56know who Dr. Zyfea is.

01:25:00Justina, I won't let

01:25:01anything happen to you.

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

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

01:25:08I'll be the operatic surgeon

01:25:09for your procedure today.

01:25:10Don't be afraid.

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

01:25:13When you wake up,

01:25:14this ailment will be

01:25:15gone completely.

01:25:17The patient is under

01:25:18general anesthesia.

01:25:19Vitals are stable.

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

01:25:29My God, that surgical

01:25:30approach angle.

01:25:31It's so bold and intricate,

01:25:33yet it completely avoids

01:25:34all the critical functional

01:25:35areas of the brain.

01:25:35I've never seen anything

01:25:36like it.

01:25:37Look at that section technique.

01:25:38It's so steady.

01:25:39It's terrifying.

01:25:39Not a single tremor.

01:25:40Even when working so close

01:25:41to the nerve buns,

01:25:42this is beyond masterful.

01:25:45The patient's vital assigns

01:25:47remain stable throughout

01:25:47the procedure.

01:25:49The operation is a complete

01:25:50success.

01:25:53Please pay close attention

01:25:55to the patient's post-operative

01:25:56monitoring and care.

01:25:57Call me immediately if there

01:25:59are any changes in her condition.

01:26:00Absolutely, Dr. Zafia.

01:26:01We will strictly follow

01:26:02your post-operative care plan.

01:26:04It was the greatest honor

01:26:05of our careers to assist you

01:26:06in this surgery today.

01:26:13Doctor, how did it go?

01:26:14How was my sister?

01:26:16Was the surgery successful?

01:26:17It was an incredible,

01:26:18unprecedented success.

01:26:20The tumor was completely removed

01:26:21with zero damage

01:26:22to the surrounding nerves

01:26:23and functional areas.

01:26:24The patient's vital signine

01:26:25stayed rock-stolid

01:26:26the entire time.

01:26:27Honestly, it was nothing less

01:26:28than a medical miracle.

01:26:29Dr. Zafia's surgical skills

01:26:30are absolutely extraordinary,

01:26:32godlike even.

01:26:32I have to say,

01:26:33your Brown family

01:26:34is truly full of hidden talents.

01:26:36It's almost impossible

01:26:37to book Dr. Zafia

01:26:38for a surgery anywhere

01:26:39in the world,

01:26:40yet you managed to get her

01:26:41to come here personally.

01:26:42I'm genuinely curious.

01:26:43How did you manage

01:26:44to connect with her?

01:26:44How is this possible?

01:26:45How could that country girl

01:26:46have anything to do

01:26:47with Dr. Zafira?

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

01:26:49We threatened her,

01:26:49we accused her,

01:26:50we tried to force her

01:26:50to sign away her shares,

01:26:51and she just saved

01:26:52Aunt Justina's life?

01:26:53Dr. Watts,

01:26:54thank you for your hard work today.

01:26:56It was our honor

01:26:56to work with you,

01:26:57Dr. Zafira.

01:26:58You have my word,

01:26:59we will monitor

01:26:59Miss Brown's condition 24-7

01:27:01and strictly follow

01:27:02your post-operative care instructions.

01:27:05Could it be?

01:27:06Is Catherine actually

01:27:08Dr. Zafira herself?

01:27:10What kind of ridiculous nonsense

01:27:11are you spouting?

01:27:12That ungrateful fool

01:27:13knows nothing.

01:27:14She's just a worthless

01:27:15waste of space.

01:27:16There's no way

01:27:17she could be

01:27:18the world famous

01:27:18Dr. Zafira.

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

01:27:21If you're finished,

01:27:22step aside.

01:27:23I don't have time

01:27:23to waste on the likes of you.

01:27:24You,

01:27:25you ungrateful,

01:27:26rebellious girl,

01:27:27you think knowing

01:27:28that Dr. Zafira

01:27:29makes you something special?

01:27:30You probably spent

01:27:31all your money

01:27:31to beg her to come here.

01:27:32It's not like

01:27:32you have any real skill.

01:27:34I am Dr. Zafira.

01:27:36Aunt Justina's surgery

01:27:37was performed

01:27:38by my own hands

01:27:39from start to finish.

01:27:44No!

01:27:45Impossible!

01:27:45How could you possibly

01:27:46be Dr. Zafira?

01:27:47You're just a worthless,

01:27:48uneducated girl

01:27:48from the countryside!

01:27:49You're nothing!

01:27:50You're lying!

01:27:50Worthless!

01:27:51I'm the one who saved

01:27:52Aunt Justina's life.

01:27:53What have you done

01:27:53besides using her sickness

01:27:54as a weapon

01:27:55to try and steal from me?

01:27:56Catherine,

01:27:57why...

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

01:28:00If you had told us

01:28:00who you were earlier,

01:28:01we wouldn't have...

01:28:02we wouldn't have

01:28:03treated you like that.

01:28:04We wouldn't have

01:28:04made so many mistakes.

01:28:07Wouldn't have what?

01:28:08Wouldn't have treated me

01:28:09like an outsider?

01:28:10Wouldn't have helped

01:28:11Jolaine bully me

01:28:11time and time again?

01:28:13Wouldn't have used

01:28:13my only family member's life

01:28:14to threaten me?

01:28:16Austin,

01:28:16do you even believe

01:28:17a single word

01:28:17you just said?

01:28:19Catherine doesn't need

01:28:20your fake,

01:28:20last-minute regrets.

01:28:21From this day forward,

01:28:22I will be the one

01:28:23to take care of her.

01:28:23You will never get

01:28:24the chance to hurt her again.

01:28:25Mr. Warren,

01:28:27this is just a private

01:28:28family matter of the

01:28:29Brown family.

01:28:29There's no need

01:28:30for you to get involved.

01:28:31Family matter?

01:28:32When you kicked her

01:28:33out of the house

01:28:33and left her homeless,

01:28:34did you ever think

01:28:34of her as family?

01:28:35You even used her aunt's

01:28:36life as a threat

01:28:37against her.

01:28:38When she was in danger,

01:28:39where were you?

01:28:39When she was bullied

01:28:40and even kidnapped,

01:28:41did you ever stood up

01:28:42for her even once?

01:28:43Enough, Liam.

01:28:45Talking to these people

01:28:46is just a waste of time.

01:28:47Let's go.

01:28:52You

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