La Heiress perdue et son cher Tycoon en Français

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

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

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

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

00:00:14Jolene!

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

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

00:00:21Release Jolene first.

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

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

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

00:00:32I choose Jolene too.

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

00:00:37Code-blooded.

00:00:38Roofless.

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

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

00:01:00Poor girl.

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

00:01:04No need to hurry.

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

00:01:07Everyone gets their turn.

00:01:09No!

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

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

00:01:19If you want to live,

00:01:23stop right now.

00:01:24I recognize the man.

00:01:26He is Liam Warren.

00:01:27The most powerful man in 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 going to 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.

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

00:06:12Get lost.

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

00:06:15That feels even better.

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

00:06:18Logging out.

00:06:19I switch to another browser and types in a hidden URL.

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

00:06:30Welcome back.

00:06:31Quietus.

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

00:06:35The genius hacker Quietus.

00:06:38My phone rings.

00:06:40It's Jeral Douglas, my loyal admirer.

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

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

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

00:06:48Good.

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

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

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

00:06:57Let him dig.

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

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

00:07:15Miss, these are new arrivals,

00:07:17and each costs over $100,000.

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

00:07:26I'll bring out the new styles for you.

00:07:30Catherine, 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.

00:07:45The sales assistant's face goes pale.

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

00:07:51Catherine, 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.

00:08:56Who's that woman with him?

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

00:09:00She's stunning.

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

00:09:04I ignore the whispers.

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

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

00:09:14woman.

00:09:14But 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, did 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 didn't I just see you shopping with another man two days ago?

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

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

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

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

00:10:24Why 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, wherever 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, and I meant every word.

00:11:09Excuse me.

00:11:11Excuse me.

00:11:12Excuse me.

00:11:16I hear whispers rising behind me.

00:11:19Did you catch that?

00:11:20Liam said it himself.

00:11:22She's with him.

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

00:11:28Wait, Catherine?

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

00:11:34And 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.

00:11:55The auction begins.

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

00:12:00Beautiful work of art.

00:12:01A piece of history.

00:12:03A masterpiece.

00:12:10Dazzling.

00:12:12Priceless.

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

00:12:16No matter how valuable, they're just stones.

00:12:19Just then, I hear a familiar voice.

00:12:22It's Jolene.

00:12:23Austin, this necklace is stunning.

00:12:26I really like it.

00:12:30Austin understands immediately.

00:12:32His eyes grow determined.

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.

00:12:57$50 million.

00:12:59$50 million.

00:13:01Sold!

00:13:02Congratulations, Mr. Warren.

00:13:05Liam walks up to the stage and claims the necklace.

00:13:13Then, to everyone's astonishment,

00:13:15he returns to me and fastens the necklace around my neck.

00:13:24It looks good on you.

00:13:28I really like it.

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

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

00:13:36I reach up and touch the cool gem against my neck.

00:13:41$50 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, you really are something.

00:13:53A few days away and you've already hooked onto Liam.

00:13:55Nothing as impressive as your lifelong mastery

00:13:58of acting sweet and pitiful.

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

00:14:02Cut it out.

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

00:14:04so no need to pretend.

00:14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching

00:14:07and intentionally bumps onto me,

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

00:14:11Catherine, even if you dislike me,

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

00:14:14Throwing juice on me?

00:14:17What happened?

00:14:18Declan, it's okay.

00:14:19I must have upset Catherine.

00:14:22Catherine, you still haven't grown up.

00:14:24Jolene is your sister.

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

00:14:30and flick my wrist,

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

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

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

00:14:40Jolene is stunned.

00:14:42Declan, Declan freezes.

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

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

00:14:51Mr. Warren, this is a misunderstanding.

00:14:55Misunderstanding?

00:14:56There are security cameras here.

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

00:15:03Whispers erupt around them.

00:15:10Jolene's face goes from scarlet to ghostly pale.

00:15:14Let's go.

00:15:15The atmosphere here is suffocating.

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

00:15:20This time, I don't have to hold back anymore.

00:15:23Back in the Brown family, I always tried to keep the peace.

00:15:26And all it got me was them pushing harder every time.

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

00:15:36The following morning, I 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 to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:05Just then, Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:14Is she the mysterious beauty who stunned everyone last night?

00:16:17That's Catherine Brown, my new personal doctor.

00:16:22You're serious?

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

00:16:28Mr. Moreno, perhaps you should take things easy.

00:16:31Your dark under eyes and shortness of breath suggest 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, I'm not one to judge by appearances.

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

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

00:16:48And you?

00:16:49I'm not bothered.

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

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

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

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

00:17:03This girl-

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

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

00:17:06Right now, she's the one keeping me alive.

00:17:09He then turns to me.

00:17:10Can you really fix me?

00:17:15Yes.

00:17:16Thirty minutes later, I begin the first acupuncture session.

00:17:21Liam pulls his shirt up, exposing his toned chest.

00:17:26I pull out the silver needles and insert them with speed and precision.

00:17:34When the last needle is inserted, Liam's body shivers.

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

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

00:17:48How are you feeling now?

00:17:54I feel great.

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

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

00:18:01And most importantly, you'll need to prioritize rest and abstinence.

00:18:06Understood, Dr. Brown.

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

00:18:10Winfred leans in and quietly asks if I can help with his health.

00:18:16I go back to my room and 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?

00:18:26Are these pills made of solid gold?

00:18:30The 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 a second chance.

00:18:45The following morning,

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

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

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

00:18:54What is it?

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

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

00:18:59cutting all connections with the Brown family is necessary.

00:19:03The mood in the living room is thick with tension.

00:19:10Look who's back.

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

00:19:15becoming someone's mistress?

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

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

00:19:22Who I decide to be with is my own business.

00:19:27It doesn't concern your family.

00:19:29You're a Brown!

00:19:32Everything you do stains our family's name!

00:19:36Catherine, seriously,

00:19:38do you think Liam would ever give you the time of day?

00:19:41Are you all finished?

00:19:43First, Liam and I have a strictly doctor-patient relationship.

00:19:47Second, even if there were something else,

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

00:19:51And don't forget that I am no longer part of your family.

00:19:55You said you cut ties,

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

00:20:02Those shares came from Grandpa.

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

00:20:08I pull out my phone and show them the screen.

00:20:11Since I stepped in,

00:20:12I've been recording all your insults,

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

00:20:17Keep pushing me,

00:20:18and I won't hesitate to hand this over to the press and the law.

00:20:24I put my phone away,

00:20:26feeling nothing.

00:20:28I used to put up with everything you threw at me.

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

00:20:33what it feels like to be on the other end of a threat.

00:20:39I leave the Brown family home and prepare to go back.

00:20:46Suddenly, a 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 if 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 every 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, I won't hesitate to involve the police

00:21:26and reopening the case about 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 glides to a stop beside me.

00:21:43The window lowers,

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

00:21:48Do you need a hand?

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

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

00:21:54Get in.

00:21:55It's nearly impossible to catch a taxi here.

00:21:57I hesitate,

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

00:22:01Bridget's appearance reminds me of one thing.

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

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

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

00:22:09But that's fine.

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

00:22:13let 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 at Harborview Genie,

00:22:26a popular restaurant.

00:22:31Catherine?

00:22:32I turn around,

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

00:22:35standing with the Browns and the Fultons.

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

00:22:39and decide to show up just to cause a scene?

00:22:42Mr. Brown,

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

00:22:46Just then,

00:22:46a clear voice cuts 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 the 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 from his seat.

00:23:11Catherine, you made it.

00:23:13Gerard tells me his uncle

00:23:15has been diagnosed with 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 for a follow-up.

00:23:28We'll reassess then.

00:23:34Thank you, Catherine.

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

00:23:37After the meal,

00:23:39Gerard leans forward

00:23:40and asks if I need help with 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 and private,

00:23:49with top-tier security.

00:23:50I'll handle it.

00:23:51I'll find something perfect for you.

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

00:23:53at Araylis University next Monday, right?

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

00:23:58Medical school.

00:23:59You need to study medicine?

00:24:00You've got to be kidding me.

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

00:24:03and taking care of some personal business.

00:24:06Campus life isn't a bad experience after all.

00:24:10The manager hands me

00:24:12an exclusive premium membership card,

00:24:14saying all my expenses here

00:24:16will be on the house from 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.

00:24:29Fine.

00:24:30After being chased away from my private suite,

00:24:33Jolene drags herself to her family's box.

00:24:46Jolene, are you okay?

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

00:24:50I just stepped out to see who Catherine was meeting.

00:24:53I was worried about her,

00:24:54but she had me pushed away.

00:24:57What?

00:24:59How dare she treat you that 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 you can't fake.

00:25:16Catherine is clearly in the high circles.

00:25:18No wonder she's trying to distance herself from us.

00:25:28Pathetic and disgraceful.

00:25:32Who knows what kind of company she's keeping now?

00:25:36Jolene's heart swells with secret satisfaction.

00:25:39I have burned my bridges with the family for good.

00:25:42She is the Brown family's one and only daughter now.

00:25:47The dinner finally ends

00:25:49and the two families part way at the restaurant entrance.

00:25:53When an unexpected grating voice rings out behind Jolene,

00:25:56she turn around and 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 needs money for school.

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

00:26:19I don't have time for this ridiculous farce.

00:26:22Take this

00:26:23and never show your face around me again.

00:26:25Jolene,

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

00:26:27The tuition alone is a hundred thousand.

00:26:30Her hands tremble with unbridled rage.

00:26:32This wretched woman just won't know her place.

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

00:26:36My parents already paid you enough

00:26:38to cut ties all those years ago!

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

00:26:47I need to find a way to get rid of this problem for good.

00:26:50The day I've been waiting for has finally arrived.

00:26:53My first day reporting to Aurarius University.

00:27:09Jolene,

00:27:10is this your sister?

00:27:11Since when does Avalius University

00:27:13let random nobodies walk in?

00:27:14Well,

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

00:27:17Jolene?

00:27:18Looks like we're going to be classmates.

00:27:19Classmates?

00:27:20You and me?

00:27:21Don't be ridiculous!

00:27:24The lecture bell chimes 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 medical 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 what you think.

00:27:54I shut my notebook calmly,

00:27:55no trace of panic in my movements,

00:27:58and stand up.

00:27:58I lay out my analysis

00:28:00clearly and concisely,

00:28:02citing cutting-edge research,

00:28:04clinical data,

00:28:04and real surgical cases effortlessly.

00:28:09She's incredible!

00:28:10Total beauty and brains!

00:28:12Who even is she?

00:28:14Jolene's face burns with 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,

00:28:46mutt.

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.

00:28:56Ah!

00:28:59Catherine!

00:29:00You can't just touch people like 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 in 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 has leveled out.

00:29:51It won't interfere

00:29:52with your progress.

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

00:29:55I offer the building

00:29:56and unit number

00:29:56of Sterling Haven

00:29:57without hesitation.

00:29:59Then I prepare

00:30:00a medicinal shower.

00:30:02The 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 off too.

00:30:27What's the matter?

00:30:28Feeling shy now?

00:30:30After 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 moments 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, Catherine.

00:30:48You're a doctor.

00:30:49Stay professional.

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

00:30:52and a good body

00:30:52throw you off.

00:30:54The next day,

00:30:55I head to the lab

00:30:56to find Lombard.

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 to say,

00:31:24just say it.

00:31:26Professor,

00:31:27I know you prize real skill,

00:31:29but Kathleen

00:31:30is not who you think she is.

00:31:31She never attended

00:31:32a proper university.

00:31:33How could she grasp

00:31:35complex medical research?

00:31:36I'm afraid you're being deceived.

00:31:38Enough!

00:31:39Jolene,

00:31:40I don't know what you're trying

00:31:41to do with these accusations,

00:31:43but I've seen enough

00:31:44to know true talent

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

00:31:47Catherine identified the error

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

00:31:49Most PhD candidates

00:31:51wouldn't even catch this mistake

00:31:52the first time around.

00:31:54Tell me,

00:31:54how could anyone

00:31:56possibly fake

00:31:57that level of understanding?

00:32:03Professor Carter, I...

00:32:04I know true talent

00:32:05when I see it.

00:32:06I don't need your commentary.

00:32:09Now,

00:32:10please step outside.

00:32:19In that moment,

00:32:20I knew I'd found someone

00:32:22who saw me,

00:32:23not the lies

00:32:24they spread about me.

00:32:32Hey,

00:32:33I'm Catherine Brown.

00:32:34Just 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,

00:33:19wow,

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.

00:33:51Most 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 know

00:34:11who's rocking the 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 initials.

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 a look

00:34:43inside your own heel?

00:34:45I'm not scared!

00:34:46She raises her foot

00:34:47and turns the inside

00:34:48of the heel

00:34:48toward everyone.

00:34:49It's empty.

00:34:54Impossible!

00:34:55My shoes are real.

00:34:56The marks are just

00:34:57worn down from use.

00:34:59You can barely see it now.

00:35:01Oh, really?

00:35:02Futures Anti-Counterfeit System

00:35:04is one of the most

00:35:05advanced in 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 me

00:35:18in 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 out

00:35:28of 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 mess with you?

00:35:39Austin!

00:35:40Those limited edition

00:35:42shoes you got for me?

00:35:44Catherine showed up

00:35:46wearing the exact same pair

00:35:47and accused mine

00:35:48of being fake.

00:35:50Showtime.

00:35:57Catherine, wait!

00:36:03What gives you the right

00:36:04to accuse Jolene's shoes

00:36:06of be fake?

00:36:11Just take the shoes

00:36:12to the store

00:36:12for verification.

00:36:14Verify them?

00:36:15Who do you think you are?

00:36:24Lucky for me,

00:36:26Future's Black Gold members

00:36:27get priority verification.

00:36:30The Future Black Card?

00:36:32How the hell

00:36:33does she have that?

00:36:34Austin,

00:36:35let's just get this over with!

00:36:42No, forget it.

00:36:43This isn't worth the headache.

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

00:36:46Let's go home.

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

00:37:04Liam gets out of the car,

00:37:05moving with authority.

00:37:11They look at him nervously,

00:37:13like rats looking at a cat.

00:37:16Mr. Warren!

00:37:17Is everything alright?

00:37:20Mr. Warren,

00:37:21it's nothing serious.

00:37:23Catherine just insisted

00:37:24my shoes weren't real.

00:37:29Do you need any help?

00:37:31No, it's fine.

00:37:32Nothing to worry about.

00:37:34Mr. Warren,

00:37:35this is a private

00:37:37family matter.

00:37:38Family matter?

00:37:39If Catherine's involved,

00:37:41it's my business too.

00:37:47Let's go.

00:37:48Dinner's waiting.

00:37:55Your turn is over.

00:37:57Fake shoes

00:37:58always end up

00:37:59rubbing the heel raw.

00:38:01You might want

00:38:02to change yours.

00:38:10I feel a quiet thrill

00:38:12of satisfaction.

00:38:14You thought you could

00:38:15humiliate me with fake shoes?

00:38:16Look how that backfired.

00:38:19Back in the Brown family,

00:38:21I always had to bite my tongue

00:38:23and step aside.

00:38:25Now, with Liam backing me up,

00:38:28I have nothing to fear.

00:38:40The next afternoon,

00:38:41I wheel a small suitcase

00:38:43to my new home,

00:38:44Sterling Haven.

00:38:45Just as I step out

00:38:47of the car,

00:38:48Catherine?

00:38:49A familiar voice

00:38:50calls out behind me.

00:38:52I turn and see

00:38:53Declan and Jolene

00:38:54standing not far away.

00:38:57What's going on here?

00:38:58Why are you at this place?

00:39:00Catherine,

00:39:01why are you

00:39:02hauling a suitcase here?

00:39:04Are you sure

00:39:04you haven't gotten

00:39:05the wrong place?

00:39:06This is Sterling Haven.

00:39:08If you don't want

00:39:09the security guards

00:39:10kicking you out,

00:39:10you better leave.

00:39:12I live here.

00:39:13So yeah,

00:39:14I'm pretty sure

00:39:14I know my own address.

00:39:16Your home?

00:39:16Wait,

00:39:18are you working here?

00:39:19Like on the staff?

00:39:20I can't help but laugh.

00:39:22Jolene,

00:39:22your imagination

00:39:23is wild.

00:39:24So tell me,

00:39:25what about you two?

00:39:26Are you here to apply

00:39:28for janitor

00:39:28or security jobs?

00:39:30Declan and I are here

00:39:31looking for a place

00:39:32to settle down.

00:39:34Our wedding apartment,

00:39:35actually.

00:39:36I calmly reach

00:39:38into my bag

00:39:38and pull out

00:39:39an access card,

00:39:42tapping it

00:39:43against the reader.

00:39:47A beep confirms access.

00:39:51Declan and Jolene

00:39:53freeze in shock.

00:39:57Just moved

00:39:58into Sterling Haven

00:39:59and the silence

00:40:00of the night

00:40:00was shattered.

00:40:03There's a race

00:40:04tomorrow evening.

00:40:05The prize is huge.

00:40:07Feeling the itch?

00:40:08Who's racing?

00:40:10The same arrogant

00:40:12group of wealthy

00:40:12young men.

00:40:13They've been throwing

00:40:14challenges at Evora.

00:40:17Oh,

00:40:18and the Brown family

00:40:19will be there too.

00:40:21What's the prize?

00:40:23A million dollars

00:40:24plus a limited edition

00:40:26sports car.

00:40:27Send me the details.

00:40:30Since they're throwing

00:40:31themselves at me,

00:40:32I see no reason

00:40:33to refuse.

00:40:37Four in the afternoon,

00:40:39I drive towards

00:40:40the racetrack

00:40:40in the suburb.

00:40:56I sign that name.

00:40:57The one they both dread

00:40:59and go mad over.

00:41:05Oh,

00:41:05it's Evora!

00:41:06Our idol

00:41:07Evora

00:41:08has arrived!

00:41:11Evora?

00:41:12It's probably

00:41:13just someone

00:41:13pretending.

00:41:18She wouldn't show up

00:41:19for a small race

00:41:20like this.

00:41:28just then,

00:41:29that flashy blue

00:41:30GT-R

00:41:31pulled up

00:41:32right in front of me.

00:41:36Catherine?

00:41:37What are you doing here?

00:41:39This isn't a playground

00:41:41for careless drivers.

00:41:44If trash like you

00:41:46is allowed here,

00:41:47why shouldn't I be?

00:41:52Explain yourself.

00:41:56As if I'm going to.

00:42:01As expected,

00:42:02he got angry

00:42:03out of embarrassment,

00:42:04resorting to such

00:42:05underhanded,

00:42:06pathetic tactics.

00:42:07but he can't

00:42:08touch me.

00:42:10Laying hands

00:42:10on someone

00:42:11in public?

00:42:12That's a bad look.

00:42:13Let go!

00:42:14Don't you know

00:42:14who I am?

00:42:19Whoever you are,

00:42:20if you touch

00:42:20Catherine again,

00:42:22you'll regret it.

00:42:26We'll settle this

00:42:27on the race course.

00:42:29Hopefully,

00:42:29you don't crash out

00:42:30in the first round.

00:42:33The signal light

00:42:34blinks on

00:42:34and the five engines

00:42:36roar to life.

00:42:37The green light

00:42:37flashes

00:42:38and Jackson's GT-R

00:42:39shoots forward.

00:42:40At the first corner,

00:42:41I execute a drift

00:42:42unlike anything

00:42:43he's ever seen

00:42:44and pull ahead.

00:42:45The next stretch

00:42:46of the track

00:42:47turns into a full-on

00:42:48display of my skill.

00:42:54I flow through

00:42:55every bed

00:42:56as if I designed

00:42:56them myself.

00:42:59It's Yvera!

00:43:00She's really

00:43:01the legendary

00:43:02Yvera!

00:43:10My gray car

00:43:11shoots through

00:43:12the final stretch

00:43:13and crosses

00:43:13the finish line first.

00:43:27I push open the door

00:43:29and pull off my helmet.

00:43:30my ponytail

00:43:30swinging in the breeze.

00:43:35My face

00:43:36stays calm,

00:43:37showing no excitement.

00:43:47You...

00:43:48You're really Yvera?

00:43:54Tell me...

00:43:55Who's the idiot

00:43:56now?

00:43:59So you were

00:44:00tricking us

00:44:00this whole time?

00:44:01On the day

00:44:02I returned,

00:44:03I told all of you

00:44:04I liked racing.

00:44:06But not a single

00:44:07one of you

00:44:07ever bothered

00:44:08to listen.

00:44:11I step around

00:44:12Jackson

00:44:12and walk off

00:44:13without looking back.

00:44:18I never wanted

00:44:19to flaunt

00:44:20being Yvera.

00:44:22But since you

00:44:22kept pushing,

00:44:23now you get

00:44:24to see who

00:44:25the real

00:44:25Catherine Brown

00:44:26really is.

00:44:50he drops the video

00:44:51into the group chat

00:44:52and tags Liam

00:44:53directly.

00:44:58Liam,

00:44:58you have to see this.

00:44:59I swear it'll

00:45:00knock you sideways.

00:45:01Please.

00:45:02Nothing on earth

00:45:03surprises Liam.

00:45:05What nonsense

00:45:06are you stirring

00:45:07up now?

00:45:13Liam opens

00:45:14the video,

00:45:15sees me stepping

00:45:16out of the grey car,

00:45:17and a flicker

00:45:19of real shock

00:45:19crosses eyes.

00:45:21It's her.

00:45:26Okay,

00:45:27I'm genuinely

00:45:28blown away.

00:45:29Liam,

00:45:30what kind of

00:45:30divine helper

00:45:31do you have

00:45:31in your life?

00:45:32This woman

00:45:32is pure magic.

00:45:34Told you.

00:45:34I knew even

00:45:35Liam couldn't

00:45:36stay calm

00:45:36after this.

00:45:53Catherine,

00:45:55just how much

00:45:56are you still hiding?

00:46:01The next day,

00:46:03I walk into

00:46:03the classroom.

00:46:06Catherine,

00:46:07I got you

00:46:07your favorite coffee.

00:46:08I smile

00:46:09and pull out

00:46:10a delicate porcelain

00:46:11bottle from my bag.

00:46:13Apply this ointment

00:46:14to the spot

00:46:15before bed.

00:46:17You should see

00:46:18results in about

00:46:18a month.

00:46:19Thank you so much,

00:46:20Catherine.

00:46:20Do you really

00:46:21think it will work?

00:46:22A mocking laugh

00:46:23cuts through the air.

00:46:24consistency is the

00:46:26key.

00:46:27I'm confident

00:46:27it'll heal.

00:46:31Seriously?

00:46:32You actually

00:46:33think a homemade

00:46:34cream will magically

00:46:35make you beautiful?

00:46:36My eyes darken

00:46:37as I fix

00:46:37Paige with a

00:46:38piercing stare.

00:46:40Apologize.

00:46:42Why should I

00:46:43apologize?

00:46:43I'm just speaking

00:46:44the truth.

00:46:46Catherine,

00:46:47Paige can be

00:46:48a bit blunt.

00:46:49She didn't mean

00:46:50to be hurtful.

00:46:51Paige was only

00:46:52trying to warn you.

00:46:53The ointments

00:46:54you're handing out

00:46:55aren't officially

00:46:56approved.

00:46:57If Claudian's

00:46:58condition gets worse,

00:47:00that could cause

00:47:01a big problem.

00:47:02It's to heal,

00:47:03not harm.

00:47:04Why do you

00:47:05jump to conclusions

00:47:05without a shred

00:47:06of proof?

00:47:11Tell me,

00:47:12have you ever

00:47:13actually tested

00:47:14these ointments

00:47:14yourself?

00:47:15Claudian,

00:47:16use your ointment

00:47:17without any worries.

00:47:18If anything happens,

00:47:20I will take

00:47:20full responsibility.

00:47:22Jolene Brown,

00:47:24my medical skills

00:47:25aren't something

00:47:25outers to question.

00:47:31Catherine,

00:47:32I believe in you.

00:47:34Just as the school

00:47:34day wraps up,

00:47:35rain suddenly begins

00:47:36pouring down

00:47:37in heavy sheets.

00:47:38I had anticipated

00:47:39this,

00:47:40so an umbrella

00:47:40is tucked safely

00:47:41in my bag.

00:47:42Pulling it out,

00:47:43I open it and step

00:47:44out into the 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 around

00:47:52and see Jolene

00:47:53huddled beneath

00:47:54my umbrella.

00:47:56Without another word,

00:47:58I turn and walk away.

00:48:00Before long,

00:48:01the rain soaks her

00:48:02to the bone.

00:48:04Catherine,

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

00:48:07I just wanted to walk

00:48:08with you for a bit.

00:48:10Jolene is left

00:48:11standing there,

00:48:12stunned.

00:48:15I already said no.

00:48:17My umbrella's

00:48:18too small for two.

00:48:20And honestly,

00:48:21I'm not comfortable

00:48:22being that close

00:48:22to anyone.

00:48:23Jolene is furious.

00:48:25A sleek black car

00:48:26rolls to a slow stop

00:48:28at the gate.

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

00:48:33Austin!

00:48:36Jolene?

00:48:37How did you get

00:48:37this soaked?

00:48:38Didn't you bring

00:48:39an umbrella?

00:48:39You'll catch a cold

00:48:40like this.

00:48:41He glances out

00:48:42the window

00:48:42just in time

00:48:43to see me walking

00:48:44past holding

00:48:45my umbrella.

00:48:46Catherine,

00:48:47you had an umbrella.

00:48:48Why didn't you

00:48:48share it with Jolene?

00:48:57Do you really think

00:48:58we're close enough

00:48:59for that?

00:49:01Catherine!

00:49:02Jolene is family.

00:49:04Look at her.

00:49:04She's drenched.

00:49:05You had an umbrella

00:49:06and didn't even

00:49:07think to help her?

00:49:11Do you have any idea

00:49:12how cruel that looks?

00:49:13Exactly!

00:49:14Jolene's soaked

00:49:15because Catherine

00:49:16abandoned her.

00:49:16She went way too far!

00:49:18Before I speak,

00:49:20a nearby student

00:49:21steps in.

00:49:22Please.

00:49:22I saw Jolene

00:49:23give her umbrella

00:49:23to someone else

00:49:24just to look noble

00:49:25and then she tried

00:49:25to free float it

00:49:26off Catherine.

00:49:27Catherine didn't

00:49:27want to share,

00:49:28so what?

00:49:29Stop trying to

00:49:29guilt trip her.

00:49:31So what?

00:49:32The rain was pouring.

00:49:34Sharing wouldn't

00:49:35kill her.

00:49:36Catherine's.

00:49:36Catherine's just

00:49:37being selfish.

00:49:38Paige, please.

00:49:39You don't even

00:49:39know what happened.

00:49:40Jolene gave her

00:49:40umbrella away

00:49:41just to look generous.

00:49:42Austin,

00:49:43that's not what

00:49:44happened.

00:49:44I only wanted

00:49:45to get closer to her.

00:49:47I didn't realize

00:49:48she disliked me

00:49:49so much.

00:49:50Keep your little

00:49:51performances away

00:49:52from me.

00:49:52Don't test me.

00:50:06In the classroom,

00:50:07I sit quietly

00:50:08at my desk,

00:50:09flipping through

00:50:09my notes.

00:50:10Catherine,

00:50:11I heard Jolene's

00:50:11really sick today.

00:50:12She didn't

00:50:12come to class.

00:50:13Rain and cold,

00:50:14it's pretty normal

00:50:15to feel under

00:50:15the weather afterward.

00:50:16A loud commotion

00:50:17erupts at the

00:50:18classroom entrance.

00:50:20Feel satisfied

00:50:21now, Catherine?

00:50:22Jolene's in the

00:50:22hospital with a

00:50:23high fever,

00:50:24all because you

00:50:24wouldn't share

00:50:25your stupid umbrella.

00:50:26I calmly shut

00:50:27my notebook

00:50:27and rise to my

00:50:28feet.

00:50:29A chilly,

00:50:31razor-thin

00:50:31smile forms

00:50:32on my lips.

00:50:33She's sick,

00:50:34and that's

00:50:35supposed to be

00:50:35my responsibility?

00:50:37Is this

00:50:37seriously your

00:50:38reaction?

00:50:39Jolene's

00:50:39hospitalized,

00:50:40and you're

00:50:40standing here

00:50:40tossing out

00:50:41sarcastic comments?

00:50:42And what exactly

00:50:43does her hospital

00:50:43stale have to

00:50:44do with me?

00:50:45Did I make

00:50:45her give away

00:50:46her umbrella?

00:50:47Or did I

00:50:47physically send

00:50:48her into the

00:50:48storm?

00:50:49You!

00:50:50And honestly,

00:50:51if she were

00:50:52sick enough

00:50:52to be hospitalized,

00:50:53would she really

00:50:54have the energy

00:50:55to publicize it

00:50:55to the entire

00:50:56school?

00:50:57I asked her

00:50:58personally.

00:50:59Great.

00:51:00Tell me which

00:51:01hospital she's

00:51:01at.

00:51:02I'll arrange

00:51:03for top

00:51:03clear specialists

00:51:04to check on

00:51:04her.

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 you

00:51:16figure out she

00:51:17was faking?

00:51:18I've watched

00:51:19her pull the

00:51:20same act more

00:51:20times than I

00:51:21can count.

00:51:23On the weekend,

00:51:24Claudian asks

00:51:25me to go shopping

00:51:26with her.

00:51:28We pause

00:51:29in front of

00:51:29dessert shop,

00:51:31across from

00:51:32a famous

00:51:32brand boutique.

00:51:33Jolene is

00:51:34there too.

00:51:38Oh,

00:51:38look who it

00:51:39is,

00:51:39Catherine!

00:51:40Fancy seeing

00:51:40you here!

00:51:41Shopping too,

00:51:42huh?

00:51:43What's the matter?

00:51:44Didn't expect

00:51:45to see you in

00:51:45a place like

00:51:46this?

00:51:46This isn't

00:51:47some place

00:51:47for just

00:51:48anyone.

00:51:49Bet that

00:51:49ice cream

00:51:50cost you

00:51:50half a day's

00:51:51wages?

00:51:52Jolene steps

00:51:52forward and

00:51:53accidentally

00:51:54splashes her

00:51:55coffee onto

00:51:55my white dress.

00:51:58Oh no,

00:51:59Catherine!

00:51:59I'm so sorry!

00:52:00I tripped!

00:52:01I didn't mean

00:52:02to!

00:52:03I look down

00:52:04at the stains

00:52:04on my dress,

00:52:05my eyes

00:52:06turning cold.

00:52:10Do you even

00:52:11know how much

00:52:12this dress costs?

00:52:13It's just a

00:52:13dress.

00:52:14I can buy

00:52:15you a new

00:52:15one.

00:52:18She pulls

00:52:19$200 and

00:52:20tosses them

00:52:21at me.

00:52:23Use this

00:52:23to get

00:52:24yourself a

00:52:24new one.

00:52:25I look

00:52:25at the

00:52:26ice cream

00:52:26in my

00:52:26hand

00:52:32and press

00:52:33it onto

00:52:33Jolene's

00:52:34face.

00:52:36Oops!

00:52:37Sorry,

00:52:38my hand

00:52:38just slipped.

00:52:39It's just a

00:52:40little mess.

00:52:41A quick wipe

00:52:42and you'll be

00:52:42fine.

00:52:43Jolene's

00:52:44screams.

00:52:46Catherine.

00:52:47What on

00:52:48earth are you

00:52:48doing?

00:52:49Are you

00:52:49crazy?

00:52:50Anne steps

00:52:51out of the

00:52:51fitting room

00:52:52and gasps

00:52:52at Jolene's

00:52:53appearance.

00:52:59Jolene!

00:53:00What on

00:53:01earth happened

00:53:02to you?

00:53:03Mom,

00:53:04it's all

00:53:04my fault.

00:53:05I accidentally

00:53:06spilled coffee

00:53:07on Catherine's

00:53:08dress.

00:53:09I've already

00:53:10paid her

00:53:10back,

00:53:11but she's

00:53:11acting like

00:53:12it's not

00:53:12enough.

00:53:19I'm

00:53:20going to be

00:53:22going to be

00:53:23and pulls

00:53:24a thick

00:53:25wad of

00:53:25cash

00:53:25from her

00:53:26purse.

00:53:28Catherine,

00:53:28don't push

00:53:29this further.

00:53:30If it's

00:53:30money you

00:53:31want,

00:53:31apologize

00:53:32to Jolene.

00:53:33Not nearly

00:53:34enough.

00:53:36Yes,

00:53:37this is our

00:53:38anniversary

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 police.

00:53:50Who said

00:53:51we wouldn't

00:53:51compensate?

00:53:53She reluctantly

00:53:53writes a check.

00:53:56Take it.

00:53:57This is like

00:53:58burning money.

00:53:59Next time,

00:54:00I won't bother

00:54:01negotiating.

00:54:02I'll go straight

00:54:02to the police.

00:54:03I feel a deep,

00:54:04satisfying pleasure.

00:54:06$540,000.

00:54:07That's going to

00:54:08sting for a while.

00:54:10Back in the

00:54:10Brown family,

00:54:11I let you walk

00:54:12all over me.

00:54:12I swallowed

00:54:13every insult.

00:54:14Not anymore.

00:54:15From now on,

00:54:17every single

00:54:18debt gets paid

00:54:19back with interest.

00:54:20After the meal,

00:54:21I wave goodbye

00:54:22to Claudian

00:54:23at the restaurant's

00:54:23entrance.

00:54:28I've only

00:54:29walked a short

00:54:30distance when

00:54:31a terrified

00:54:31scream cuts

00:54:32through the air.

00:54:34Help!

00:54:35Someone help!

00:54:36Is there a doctor

00:54:37here?

00:54:38I turn towards

00:54:38the commotion

00:54:39and see a

00:54:40well-dressed woman

00:54:41kneeling beside

00:54:41an elderly woman

00:54:42who has collapsed.

00:54:44Wake up!

00:54:45I push through

00:54:45the crowd

00:54:46and kneel down

00:54:46to examine her.

00:54:51Ma'am,

00:54:52don't panic.

00:54:53Does she have

00:54:54a history of

00:54:54heart disease?

00:54:55Yes.

00:54:56She has

00:54:57coronary heart

00:54:58disease.

00:55:00I reach

00:55:01into my bag

00:55:02and pull out

00:55:03a small bottle

00:55:04of nitroglycerin

00:55:05pills.

00:55:06I slide

00:55:07a tablet

00:55:07under her tongue

00:55:08and begin

00:55:19CPR.

00:55:22After several

00:55:23long minutes,

00:55:24the elderly woman

00:55:25lets out

00:55:25a faint groan.

00:55:28Paramedics arrive

00:55:29and take over.

00:55:31Very professional.

00:55:33You've brought us

00:55:34precious time.

00:55:36Which hospital

00:55:37do you work at?

00:55:37I have to thank

00:55:38you properly.

00:55:44I'm still a student.

00:55:46Helping people

00:55:46is just something

00:55:47I have to do.

00:55:54I quietly gather

00:55:55my things

00:55:56and slip away

00:55:57while the crowd

00:55:57watches with admiration.

00:55:59The next morning,

00:56:00I intentionally

00:56:01leave home early,

00:56:02but the Browns

00:56:03are already lying

00:56:04in wait

00:56:04at the school entrance.

00:56:07Catherine!

00:56:10Jolene plunges

00:56:11to hug me,

00:56:12but I smoothly

00:56:12dodge her.

00:56:14Catherine,

00:56:15come home with me.

00:56:17Your grandmother's

00:56:18back and wants

00:56:19to see you.

00:56:23Sorry,

00:56:24but I don't really

00:56:24know you people.

00:56:25We don't have time

00:56:26for your nonsense.

00:56:27You're coming home

00:56:28with us today.

00:56:31Since it's the busiest

00:56:33time for students

00:56:34arriving,

00:56:35a bunch of curious

00:56:36students have already

00:56:37stopped to watch.

00:56:40A sleek black Bentley

00:56:42eases to a stop

00:56:43right beside us.

00:56:44The window lowers

00:56:46smoothly,

00:56:46and Liam's sharply

00:56:48contoured face

00:56:48comes into view.

00:56:52Catherine,

00:56:53get in the car.

00:56:59I've got class

00:57:00in a few minutes.

00:57:00What brings you

00:57:01here so early?

00:57:04They didn't bother

00:57:05you, did they?

00:57:06No.

00:57:07They're irrelevant.

00:57:08I'm heading in.

00:57:12And without waiting

00:57:13for his response,

00:57:14I simply turn

00:57:15and leave.

00:57:19The Browns

00:57:20erupt the moment

00:57:20I brush past them

00:57:21like they're strangers

00:57:22on the street.

00:57:24Are we seriously

00:57:24letting that girl

00:57:25walk all over us?

00:57:27She might ignore us,

00:57:29but someone else

00:57:30can get through to her.

00:57:31She won't dare

00:57:32skip her grandmother's

00:57:33birthday banquet.

00:57:36She'll show up

00:57:37for that.

00:57:38After my classes

00:57:39wrap up,

00:57:40I head home,

00:57:41ready to relax,

00:57:42until my phone

00:57:42starts buzzing

00:57:43in my pocket.

00:57:47Catherine,

00:57:48I'm sending you

00:57:49an address.

00:57:49Come eat with us.

00:57:50They've got all

00:57:51your favorites,

00:57:51and there's a surprise

00:57:53for you, too.

00:57:54I hop into a cab,

00:57:56take the elevator up,

00:57:57and text Jared.

00:58:00Which room

00:58:01are you guys in?

00:58:03The elevator doors

00:58:04slide open,

00:58:05and I walk out,

00:58:06my eyes glued

00:58:07to my phone.

00:58:10Before I can

00:58:10take two steps,

00:58:11a hand suddenly

00:58:12pulls me aside.

00:58:14So this is who

00:58:15you really are?

00:58:16Waiting all this time

00:58:17just to pull this?

00:58:18You followed me here?

00:58:19Declan,

00:58:20of course.

00:58:22What?

00:58:23Touched a nerve?

00:58:24You show up

00:58:25where I hang out

00:58:25hoping I'll notice you again?

00:58:28Catherine,

00:58:28you really haven't changed.

00:58:30Still using the same

00:58:31desperate tricks.

00:58:32Isn't she that

00:58:33Brown family daughter?

00:58:34The one they recently

00:58:34reclaimed?

00:58:35Yep.

00:58:36Looks like she's still

00:58:36running after Declan

00:58:37like always.

00:58:38Declan,

00:58:38drop the ego.

00:58:39I'm here for someone else.

00:58:40You don't even make

00:58:40the top hundred.

00:58:41Stop acting like

00:58:42the world revolves around you.

00:58:45Aha,

00:58:45so I got to you.

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

00:58:47biting back?

00:58:49Do me a favor

00:58:50and stay away.

00:58:51I don't want anyone

00:58:51assuming we have

00:58:52history.

00:58:55I stride toward

00:58:56the highest tier

00:58:57private suite

00:58:58without looking back.

00:59:07Whoa,

00:59:08what happened to you?

00:59:12I'm fine.

00:59:22Catherine,

00:59:23wait till you see this.

00:59:35Hold on.

00:59:36Is that...

00:59:37Yep.

00:59:38The one from the

00:59:39Veritas auction

00:59:39last month.

00:59:40You kept staring at it,

00:59:41so I figured I'd just

00:59:43buy the damn thing

00:59:44for you.

00:59:45Thanks,

00:59:45Gerald.

00:59:46Hey,

00:59:47don't go formal

00:59:48on me.

00:59:49Something like this

00:59:50deserves an owner

00:59:51who actually gets it.

00:59:53Okay.

01:00:18Catherine,

01:00:19I heard you moved out.

01:00:21Did something happen?

01:00:22Did the Browns push you

01:00:23too far again?

01:00:24I'm fine,

01:00:25Auntie.

01:00:25I left on my own terms.

01:00:28Your grandmother returned.

01:00:29You heard?

01:00:31Her birthday banquet

01:00:33is next week.

01:00:34She actually called me

01:00:35earlier and told me

01:00:36to ask you to come.

01:00:38Auntie,

01:00:39I'm no longer part

01:00:40of the Brown family.

01:00:42Catherine,

01:00:42please.

01:00:43She's getting older.

01:00:45Just give her

01:00:46this one courtesy.

01:00:48All right.

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

01:00:51I exhale slowly,

01:00:52so this is happening.

01:00:53No dodging it now.

01:00:55My eyes move back

01:00:56to the gemstone

01:00:56in its wooden box.

01:00:57It would make a clean,

01:00:59elegant birthday gift.

01:01:01The night of Amelia's

01:01:02birthday banquet

01:01:03has come.

01:01:04The Brown estate

01:01:05glows with

01:01:05extravagant decorations.

01:01:10I stroll in wearing

01:01:11simple,

01:01:12casual clothes.

01:01:13Jolene drifts

01:01:14graciously through the guests

01:01:16in a blush-pink

01:01:17couture gown.

01:01:19Low whispers

01:01:19swirl around the gathered guests

01:01:21about how shabby I look.

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

01:01:24expressions grow cold

01:01:26and tense.

01:01:27Isn't that the one

01:01:27who broke ties

01:01:28with the Browns?

01:01:29And she just shows up

01:01:30to Grandma's birthday

01:01:31like that?

01:01:34Wild or not,

01:01:36she's stunning.

01:01:38Those sharp features

01:01:40and that presence

01:01:40can't be ignored.

01:01:42Jolene steps forward,

01:01:43her smile dazzling

01:01:45and perfectly practiced.

01:01:46Grandma,

01:01:47happy birthday!

01:01:49I know how much

01:01:50you adore gemstones,

01:01:51so I asked the auction house

01:01:52to find something

01:01:53really special for you.

01:01:54A rare warm gem.

01:02:00And you, Catherine?

01:02:02What did you bring?

01:02:04I reach into my black bag

01:02:06and pull out

01:02:06a small wooden box.

01:02:09As I open the lid,

01:02:11the room falls

01:02:12deathly silent.

01:02:14Nestled inside

01:02:15is another gemstone.

01:02:19To give Grandma a fake?

01:02:21That's just disrespectful.

01:02:23Catherine?

01:02:24Fake?

01:02:25Fake?

01:02:25Catherine,

01:02:26don't you realize

01:02:27how humiliating

01:02:28this is for our family?

01:02:31Amid the crowd's murmurs

01:02:33and accusations,

01:02:33I stay composed.

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

01:02:43On what proof?

01:02:44Maybe yours is the counterfeit.

01:02:46Isn't it obvious?

01:02:48This gem is incredibly rare.

01:02:51There can't be

01:02:52two exactly the same.

01:02:56Mine's been authenticated

01:02:58by several experts.

01:03:00It's the real deal.

01:03:01A knowing smile

01:03:02curves my lips

01:03:03as I bring my gem up

01:03:05and lightly press it

01:03:06against an Aaliyah's wrist.

01:03:09This is it!

01:03:11They say a genuine warm gem

01:03:12changes color

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

01:03:15It's a unique,

01:03:16almost magical trait.

01:03:19Why don't we test

01:03:20Jolene's gem

01:03:21the same way?

01:03:23She tried to pin it on Catherine

01:03:25when it was her own gift

01:03:26that was false.

01:03:27That's impossible!

01:03:28I paid 10 million for this

01:03:29at the luxurious auction house!

01:03:31I even have the receipt

01:03:33and certificate

01:03:33to prove it!

01:03:34Pulling out her phone,

01:03:35she quickly dials the number.

01:03:37What she hears

01:03:38makes her eyes

01:03:38widened in shock.

01:03:40Just then,

01:03:41someone glances

01:03:41at their phone

01:03:42and blurts out,

01:03:43the luxurious auction house

01:03:44director got hooked

01:03:45on gambling.

01:03:47Jolene stumbles backward,

01:03:50dropping her phone

01:03:50with a loud clatter.

01:03:52Today is my birthday celebration.

01:03:54Let's put an end

01:03:55to this now.

01:03:56Jolene acted

01:03:57with good intentions

01:03:58but was misled.

01:03:59For the very first time,

01:04:01Anala looks at me

01:04:02without that usual

01:04:03air of disappointment.

01:04:07You know, Catherine,

01:04:08I actually like this.

01:04:14Jolene bites down hard

01:04:16on her lower lip,

01:04:17her nails digging

01:04:18into her palm.

01:04:19Justine approaches me.

01:04:22Catherine,

01:04:24I'm sorry about everything

01:04:25that went down earlier.

01:04:27I'm okay.

01:04:29You only stop feeling hurt

01:04:30when you stop expecting

01:04:31anything from anyone.

01:04:34It's okay.

01:04:35Not long after,

01:04:36friends call Justine away.

01:04:38A maid makes her way around,

01:04:40offering champagne.

01:04:41When she gets to me,

01:04:43I decline.

01:04:45The maid hurries away

01:04:46and comes back

01:04:47moments later,

01:04:48holding a glass of juice.

01:04:50I study the juice

01:04:51for a moment.

01:04:52I lift the glass

01:04:53and drink it down

01:04:54in one steady guilt.

01:04:55A few minutes pass

01:04:57before the same maid

01:04:58shows up again.

01:04:59I'm so, so sorry.

01:05:01I didn't mean

01:05:02for this to happen.

01:05:03She slips

01:05:04and the entire drink

01:05:06splashes across my outfit.

01:05:09Catherine,

01:05:10I'm really sorry.

01:05:10The staff can be

01:05:11a bit careless.

01:05:12Why don't you slip

01:05:13into one of my dresses?

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

01:05:15You can use

01:05:15the guest room to change.

01:05:16Wow.

01:05:17The rules in this house

01:05:18are intriguing,

01:05:19to say the least.

01:05:20I hear every bit

01:05:20of the sarcasm.

01:05:22Sophia is practically

01:05:23mocking Jolene,

01:05:24who acts like

01:05:24she owns the place.

01:05:26The maid exhales,

01:05:27relieved beyond measure,

01:05:28and hurries forward.

01:05:29I start after her,

01:05:31but pause to throw

01:05:32Jolene one last look.

01:05:34The maid leads me

01:05:35far inside the mansion,

01:05:36to a guest room.

01:05:37As soon as she leaves,

01:05:39the door shuts quietly,

01:05:40and I hear the lock

01:05:41slide into place.

01:05:44I go over

01:05:45to check the window,

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

01:05:47probably locked

01:05:48from the outside.

01:05:50A strange warmth

01:05:51begins spreading

01:05:52under my skin.

01:05:53I take a steady breath,

01:05:55pull a small ceramic file

01:05:56from my pocket,

01:05:57and swallow an antidote.

01:06:00I had drunk

01:06:01the tampered juice

01:06:02simply because I wanted

01:06:03to see the full extent

01:06:04of Jolene's trap.

01:06:09A few moments later,

01:06:11I hear faint,

01:06:12uneven footsteps

01:06:13outside the door.

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

01:06:16completely still and quiet.

01:06:19The door creaks open slowly.

01:06:24Getting impatient, huh?

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

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

01:06:31But suddenly,

01:06:32my eyes snap wide open.

01:06:36The scream tears from him.

01:06:38He crumples to the floor

01:06:40in an instant,

01:06:41folding over

01:06:42and wrigling on the carpet.

01:06:45I calmly step over him

01:06:47and shut the door behind me.

01:06:48I ease into the corner

01:06:49just outside,

01:06:51ready to watch.

01:06:52Not long after,

01:06:53Jolene appears,

01:06:54sneaking cautiously

01:06:56down the hall.

01:06:58She presses her ear

01:07:00against the door

01:07:01then pulls it

01:07:02wide open.

01:07:11She barely has time

01:07:13to registrate it

01:07:13before the man

01:07:14lunges at her.

01:07:18Stay away!

01:07:19Get off me!

01:07:20Man, pretty girl.

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

01:07:24but you?

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

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

01:07:27I'm a brown.

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

01:07:33Oh man, yeah?

01:07:35That just makes it

01:07:36way more interesting.

01:07:38Ah!

01:07:39Ah!

01:07:40Help!

01:07:41Help!

01:07:41Let me go!

01:07:44After closing the door

01:07:46behind me,

01:07:47I calmly make my way

01:07:48back to the banquet hall.

01:07:50Sophia,

01:07:51who had earlier

01:07:51stood by my side,

01:07:52approaches with a warm smile

01:07:54and extends her hand.

01:07:55I'm Sophia Flynn.

01:07:57How about we get

01:07:58better acquainted?

01:07:59Catherine Brown,

01:08:00it's a pleasure to meet you.

01:08:02About 15 minutes later,

01:08:03a sudden disturbance

01:08:04breaks out

01:08:05outside the banquet hall.

01:08:06The crowd moves

01:08:07towards the guest room.

01:08:10As they get closer,

01:08:11heavy breathing

01:08:12and a woman's

01:08:13desperate screams

01:08:14reach their ears.

01:08:18Anne's face

01:08:19drains of color.

01:08:21What are you waiting for?

01:08:22Get that door down now!

01:08:24A few strong servants

01:08:25step up

01:08:26and smash the door open.

01:08:28Inside,

01:08:29the shocking scene

01:08:30unfolds

01:08:31for everyone to see.

01:08:33Jolene,

01:08:34her hair mussy

01:08:35and clothes rumpled,

01:08:36is pinned down

01:08:37by an unfamiliar man.

01:08:39Seeing the crowd

01:08:40at the doorway,

01:08:41she breaks down

01:08:41in tears.

01:08:42Mom!

01:08:43It was Catherine!

01:08:44She tricked me!

01:08:45She planned all of this!

01:08:50Despite the accusations,

01:08:52I don't flinch.

01:08:53Jolene,

01:08:53where are you getting this from?

01:08:55The maid ruined my dress

01:08:56and you sent her

01:08:57to fetch me some clothes.

01:08:58But I waited ages

01:08:59and no one came,

01:09:00so I left.

01:09:01When I left,

01:09:02the room was empty.

01:09:03I have no idea

01:09:05how you ended up here.

01:09:06How could you be so heartless?

01:09:09Jolene is your sister!

01:09:11I was with Miss Flynn

01:09:12in the banquet hall

01:09:13the entire time.

01:09:14Many guests can vouch for that.

01:09:16How can you stoop

01:09:17to such tactics?

01:09:20Regarding Jolene,

01:09:21we'll have a chance

01:09:22to question the man

01:09:23soon enough.

01:09:27What happened today

01:09:28was a private family matter.

01:09:30Anyone who breathes

01:09:31a word of it

01:09:31will be making

01:09:32an enemy

01:09:32of the Brown family.

01:09:33Anne grabs

01:09:34her trembling daughter

01:09:35and practically

01:09:36drags Jolene out.

01:09:37The man is also

01:09:38hauled away.

01:09:45What a night.

01:09:46You handled that

01:09:47like a pro.

01:09:51It was simply

01:09:51responding to

01:09:52what she started.

01:09:53If she had stayed

01:09:54in her lane,

01:09:55none of this

01:09:56would have happened.

01:09:57Time after time,

01:09:58Jolene tried

01:09:59to set me up.

01:10:00Did she really think

01:10:01I was still

01:10:01the same Catherine

01:10:02who'd just take it

01:10:03lying down?

01:10:04What happened tonight?

01:10:06She brought it

01:10:07on herself.

01:10:09Morning sunlight

01:10:10pours in through

01:10:10the large window,

01:10:11casting soft highlights

01:10:12across his sharp jawline.

01:10:14Mr. Warren.

01:10:16Morning.

01:10:16Let's get started.

01:10:17Without hesitation,

01:10:18he reaches for the buttons

01:10:19of his shirt

01:10:20and pulls it up,

01:10:21exposing his bare chest.

01:10:22I slip into

01:10:23professional mode,

01:10:24pick up my medical kit,

01:10:26and move to his side.

01:10:28Need a hand

01:10:29handling the Browns?

01:10:30My hands work

01:10:31with practiced confidence.

01:10:34Not right now.

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

01:10:37Once the session

01:10:38wraps up,

01:10:39I'm packing away

01:10:40my tools

01:10:40when Liam slowly

01:10:42pushes off the sofa.

01:10:44He stands steady,

01:10:45clear-headed.

01:10:46You're healing well.

01:10:48You're really skilled

01:10:49at this.

01:10:50Thanks.

01:10:51Keep this up

01:10:51and one more session

01:10:52and you'll be good as new.

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

01:10:55what do you want

01:10:55in exchange?

01:10:56You've already paid

01:10:57for the treatments,

01:10:58but if I ever need

01:11:00help down the road,

01:11:01I hope you'll remember

01:11:02the understanding

01:11:02we have today.

01:11:04Sounds fair.

01:11:05Just then,

01:11:05a knock comes at the door

01:11:07and a maid enters.

01:11:08Sir,

01:11:08Mr. Cassius Warren

01:11:09has arrived.

01:11:10His tone turns icy

01:11:11in an instant.

01:11:12The smile that had just

01:11:13been there

01:11:13disappears completely.

01:11:15Tell him to wait

01:11:16for me in the living room.

01:11:17When I enter

01:11:17the living room,

01:11:18a man in a dark

01:11:19gray suit

01:11:20glances my way.

01:11:22He appears to be

01:11:23in his fifties,

01:11:24sharing some resemblance

01:11:25with Liam.

01:11:30Our eyes lock

01:11:31for a moment.

01:11:32I simply give

01:11:33a small nod

01:11:34and exit smoothly.

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.

01:11:48I deliberately

01:11:49instruct my driver

01:11:50to take several detours

01:11:51just to make sure

01:11:52no one is tailing me

01:11:53before finally heading

01:11:55back to my apartment.

01:12:00No sooner have I

01:12:01settled in

01:12:01than my phone rings.

01:12:03It's Sophia.

01:12:05Hey Catherine,

01:12:06got a minute?

01:12:07There's this

01:12:07socialite gala

01:12:08happening next week.

01:12:09Want to come along

01:12:10and just have some fun?

01:12:11Sounds good.

01:12:12When is it exactly?

01:12:14Do I need to prepare

01:12:14anything special?

01:12:15It's next Saturday evening

01:12:16at Vantage Oasis.

01:12:18Just wear a cocktail dress.

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

01:12:21and we can go together.

01:12:22Okay, that would work.

01:12:23Thank you so much.

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

01:12:29Sophia goes off

01:12:30to find a parking spot,

01:12:31leaving me to make

01:12:32my way into the building.

01:12:40Just as I step

01:12:41into the lobby,

01:12:42ready to catch

01:12:43the elevator up,

01:12:44I bump on Jalene.

01:12:54Catherine?

01:12:55What are you doing here?

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

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

01:13:01Whose little lapdog are you?

01:13:03Running wild and barking

01:13:04at everyone without a care.

01:13:07Excuse me?

01:13:09Who exactly are you insulting?

01:13:11Listen, Catherine,

01:13:12you can't just waltz

01:13:13into this kind of event

01:13:15wearing a dress.

01:13:16Without a real invite,

01:13:17you'll end up humiliated

01:13:19when security shows you the door.

01:13:22Come on, Catherine.

01:13:23Ready to head up?

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

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

01:13:39The organizers gave me

01:13:40two invitations this year.

01:13:41I smile back,

01:13:43appreciating Sophia's

01:13:45subtle way of handling things.

01:14:00Everyone,

01:14:01meet my friend Catherine Brown.

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

01:14:04for her from now on.

01:14:05This gala really is slipping.

01:14:07Apparently just anyone

01:14:08can walk in now.

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

01:14:11as if showing up here

01:14:13will magically upgrade

01:14:14their pleas in society.

01:14:16Watch your mouth.

01:14:18Catherine is a brown.

01:14:19Have some respect.

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

01:14:22My sister doesn't attend

01:14:23events like this often.

01:14:24She's just here

01:14:25to get some exposure.

01:14:27Don't go snapping photos

01:14:29willy-nilly.

01:14:29If I see you flooding

01:14:31social media with our images

01:14:32just to boost your status,

01:14:34I won't hesitate to sue.

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

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

01:14:49Your status comes from

01:14:50flaunting fake jewelries?

01:14:53And what would a country girl

01:14:54like you possibly understand

01:14:56about jewelry?

01:14:58That's Maris Core,

01:15:00an iconic design

01:15:01by Davina Gemma

01:15:02from the 60s

01:15:03centered around

01:15:03a rare cushion-cut diamond

01:15:05framed by a dozen emeralds.

01:15:08The real necklace

01:15:09was sold at last year's

01:15:10Veritas auction

01:15:10for $36 million,

01:15:12bought anonymously.

01:15:15I have to admit,

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

01:15:18It is lovely,

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

01:15:19but the issue is

01:15:20that yours isn't authentic.

01:15:22Yes,

01:15:22the center stone

01:15:23is about the right size,

01:15:24but it's missing the clarity

01:15:25a genuine one would have.

01:15:27They look like

01:15:27fresh lab-made pieces.

01:15:29You're talking nonsense!

01:15:30My father gave this to me

01:15:32for my birthday!

01:15:33Janice,

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

01:15:35She's been out of touch

01:15:36for years.

01:15:37She probably hasn't even seen

01:15:38jewelry of this caliber.

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

01:15:41I stay calm,

01:15:42shifting my gaze

01:15:43to the other woman's wrist.

01:15:45Your bracelet actually

01:15:46has decent translucency,

01:15:48but it's been chemically treated

01:15:49and filled with resin.

01:15:51Wearing that too long

01:15:52isn't good for your health.

01:15:54Just so you know.

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

01:15:57going pale.

01:16:00I turn to Jolene.

01:16:02Your necklace is no better,

01:16:04Jolene.

01:16:05Those diamonds look fake too.

01:16:08Jolene's fingers shoot

01:16:10toward her ear

01:16:10but stop halfway.

01:16:11The whole hall

01:16:12goes completely still.

01:16:15That was savage.

01:16:17You nailed that comeback perfectly.

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

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

01:16:25Fake jewelry?

01:16:27Fine.

01:16:27Wear it quietly

01:16:28and no one 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

01:16:34for exposing your fake jewelry.

01:16:36Just you wait.

01:16:38I'm calling in

01:16:39a top jewelry expert

01:16:41right now.

01:16:43Be my guest.

01:16:45Relax, Janice.

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

01:16:48There's no need to let

01:16:49some petty nonsense spoil it.

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 extraordinary

01:17:09but something is off.

01:17:11The cut and the color

01:17:13don't match the authentic

01:17:14Maris core.

01:17:16Miss Lopez,

01:17:18I'm afraid this necklace

01:17:19is indeed a replica.

01:17:21What?

01:17:23That can't be!

01:17:24The craftsmanship is

01:17:26exceptionally convincing,

01:17:27almost flawless.

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

01:17:29the cutting style

01:17:30and the emerald shade

01:17:31reveal subtle differences.

01:17:33Impressive eye, Miss Brown.

01:17:34Only the most skilled experts

01:17:36can detect such

01:17:37subtle distinctions.

01:17:38May I ask who

01:17:39has been your teacher?

01:17:40My mentor

01:17:42is Langston Moore.

01:17:44So,

01:17:45you are the esteemed

01:17:46protege of Mr. Moore.

01:17:47An honor

01:17:48to meet you at last.

01:17:49Your championship

01:17:50at the last

01:17:51international competition

01:17:52was truly well deserved.

01:17:54No wonder

01:17:54she spotted the fake

01:17:55so easily.

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

01:17:57student.

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

01:18:01top jewelry appraiser.

01:18:02The Lopez family

01:18:04really embarrassed

01:18:04themselves today.

01:18:06I can't stay here.

01:18:07I can't let them

01:18:08see me like this.

01:18:17Catherine,

01:18:18when did you

01:18:19pick all this up?

01:18:21You never said

01:18:22a word about it

01:18:22to any of us.

01:18:25There's a lot

01:18:26you don't know,

01:18:27mostly because

01:18:27you never bothered

01:18:28to ask.

01:18:33Catherine,

01:18:33what have you

01:18:33done to Jolaine

01:18:34now?

01:18:34I don't know

01:18:35what you're

01:18:35talking about,

01:18:36Austin.

01:18:36I've been

01:18:36sitting here

01:18:37all night

01:18:37and Jolaine

01:18:38hasn't said

01:18:38a word to me.

01:18:39And I'm not

01:18:39the one

01:18:39who's been

01:18:40sending her

01:18:40all those

01:18:40blue roses.

01:18:43Austin,

01:18:44shouldn't you

01:18:44find out

01:18:45what really

01:18:45happened first?

01:18:46It's Catherine

01:18:47who got wrong

01:18:47today.

01:18:48What about

01:18:48Miss Lopez?

01:18:49How could you

01:18:50upset her

01:18:50and make her

01:18:51cry?

01:18:51You're going

01:18:52to the Lopez

01:18:52residence right

01:18:53now to apologize.

01:18:55Apologize?

01:18:55For what?

01:18:56Telling the truth

01:18:57and exposing

01:18:58Janice's fake

01:18:59jewelry in front

01:19:00of everyone?

01:19:01What nonsense?

01:19:02Miss Lopez

01:19:03wouldn't be caught

01:19:04dead wearing fakes.

01:19:05You're just

01:19:06making up lies

01:19:06to slander her.

01:19:07Mr. Brown,

01:19:08Miss Brown's

01:19:09assessment is

01:19:09absolutely right.

01:19:10This Mari's

01:19:11core necklace

01:19:12is a very

01:19:12well-maked

01:19:12replica

01:19:13and her

01:19:14appraisal skills

01:19:14surpass even

01:19:15mine.

01:19:15Isn't Austin

01:19:16being way

01:19:17too biased?

01:19:17He's not even

01:19:18listening to the

01:19:19expert.

01:19:19I heard the

01:19:20Browns kicked

01:19:20out their

01:19:21own biological

01:19:21daughter to

01:19:22make room

01:19:23for that

01:19:23adopted girl

01:19:24Jolaine.

01:19:25How ridiculous.

01:19:26Still,

01:19:27you had no

01:19:27right to

01:19:28humiliate Miss

01:19:28Lopez like

01:19:29that in public.

01:19:30Our families

01:19:31have shared

01:19:31a close bond

01:19:32for generations.

01:19:33Did you ever

01:19:34stop to think

01:19:34about how

01:19:34damaging this

01:19:35could be

01:19:35for the

01:19:36Brown group?

01:19:36But what

01:19:37about when

01:19:37Janice openly

01:19:38mocked me

01:19:38for being

01:19:39from the

01:19:39countryside?

01:19:40When they

01:19:40all schemed

01:19:40together to

01:19:41humiliate me

01:19:41in front of

01:19:42everyone?

01:19:42Did anyone

01:19:43ever care

01:19:43how that

01:19:43felt?

01:19:44Have any

01:19:44of you

01:19:45truly

01:19:45treated me

01:19:45like family

01:19:46at all?

01:19:46If not,

01:19:47then I

01:19:47Catherine and

01:19:48the Browns

01:19:49are better

01:19:49off going

01:19:50our separate

01:19:50ways from

01:19:50this day

01:19:51forward.

01:19:52Sorry for

01:19:53the disruption

01:19:53and ruining

01:19:54everyone's

01:19:54good time.

01:19:55I'll be

01:19:55taking my

01:19:56leave now.

01:19:59The days

01:20:00passed quietly

01:20:01with nothing

01:20:01but my

01:20:02regular school

01:20:02routine and

01:20:03lab work.

01:20:04Jolene had

01:20:05kept an

01:20:05unusually low

01:20:06profile ever

01:20:07since the

01:20:07banquet,

01:20:08not daring

01:20:08to provoke

01:20:09me again.

01:20:14So many

01:20:14missed calls.

01:20:15What's going

01:20:16on?

01:20:20Why are you

01:20:21answering Aunt

01:20:21Justina's phone?

01:20:22What happened

01:20:23to her?

01:20:23Watch your

01:20:24tone with me,

01:20:24you ungrateful

01:20:25brat.

01:20:26I haven't

01:20:26even dealt

01:20:27with the

01:20:27mess you

01:20:27made.

01:20:28Thanks to

01:20:28you offending

01:20:29Miss

01:20:29Lopez,

01:20:29the Lopez

01:20:30group has

01:20:30just terminated

01:20:31all their

01:20:31cooperation

01:20:32with us.

01:20:32You will

01:20:33find time

01:20:33to go to

01:20:34the Lopez

01:20:34residence and

01:20:35apologize to

01:20:36Miss Lopez

01:20:36immediately.

01:20:37Keep dreaming.

01:20:38You ungrateful

01:20:39little wolf.

01:20:40If you refuse

01:20:41to listen to

01:20:42me, are

01:20:43you planning

01:20:43to ignore

01:20:44your aunt's

01:20:44life and

01:20:45death situation

01:20:46too?

01:20:46What

01:20:47happened to

01:20:47Aunt Justina?

01:20:48Brain tumor.

01:20:49It's pressing

01:20:50directly on the

01:20:51nerves.

01:20:52Surgery is

01:20:52extremely risky.

01:20:54I'm on my

01:20:55way.

01:20:59Out of my

01:21:00way.

01:21:01Sign this.

01:21:01Sign the

01:21:02share transfer

01:21:03agreement and

01:21:03I'll let you

01:21:04inside to see

01:21:04her.

01:21:06How dare they

01:21:07use Justina's

01:21:08life as a

01:21:09bargaining chip?

01:21:10They have no

01:21:10bottom line.

01:21:11You crazy

01:21:12girl.

01:21:13If you dare

01:21:13lay a hand

01:21:14on me,

01:21:14you'll be

01:21:15condemned for

01:21:15your unfailed

01:21:16behavior.

01:21:17Heaven will

01:21:17strike you

01:21:17down.

01:21:18Then move

01:21:19before I

01:21:20actually decide

01:21:21to follow

01:21:22through.

01:21:23Laurence?

01:21:24Austin?

01:21:25Is that

01:21:26Catherine out

01:21:27there?

01:21:28Let her

01:21:28in.

01:21:38My poor

01:21:39little

01:21:39Catherine.

01:21:40They must

01:21:40have given

01:21:41her a hard

01:21:41time again.

01:21:45It's just

01:21:46the same old

01:21:47health problems,

01:21:47nothing to worry

01:21:48about.

01:21:49But were they

01:21:50bothering you

01:21:51out there just

01:21:52now?

01:21:52Don't worry

01:21:53about me.

01:21:53I'm perfectly

01:21:54fine.

01:21:55How are you

01:21:55feeling right

01:21:56now, really?

01:21:57Be honest

01:21:57with me.

01:21:58Justina, don't

01:21:58push yourself

01:21:59too hard.

01:21:59The doctors

01:22:00made it clear

01:22:00this condition

01:22:01can't wait

01:22:01any longer.

01:22:02Only Dr.

01:22:03Huxley-Jones

01:22:03can perform

01:22:04this surgery

01:22:04with the

01:22:04highest success

01:22:05rate.

01:22:05Jolene practically

01:22:06bent over back

01:22:07to get him

01:22:07to agree

01:22:07to take the

01:22:08case.

01:22:09Show me

01:22:09her complete

01:22:09medical records

01:22:10and all the

01:22:11scan images

01:22:11right now.

01:22:12Justina has

01:22:12been nothing

01:22:12but kind

01:22:13to you

01:22:13your whole

01:22:13life,

01:22:14hasn't she?

01:22:14Now that

01:22:14she's gravely

01:22:15ill, you won't

01:22:15just sit back

01:22:16and let her

01:22:16die, will

01:22:16you?

01:22:17Here's the

01:22:17deal.

01:22:18Sign over

01:22:18the Brown

01:22:18group shares

01:22:19to the family

01:22:19and Jolene

01:22:20will convince

01:22:20Dr. Huxley

01:22:21to perform

01:22:21the surgery

01:22:22immediately.

01:22:22We're also

01:22:23willing to

01:22:23overlook the

01:22:23whole Miss

01:22:23Lopez incident

01:22:24and not hold

01:22:25it against you.

01:22:26After all,

01:22:26we're still

01:22:26family, aren't

01:22:27we?

01:22:27Lawrence, Austin,

01:22:29how can you

01:22:29stoop so low

01:22:29as to use my

01:22:30sickness as a

01:22:30weapon against

01:22:31Catherine?

01:22:31This is

01:22:32absolutely

01:22:32shameless.

01:22:33I won't

01:22:33stand for

01:22:34this.

01:22:34Stop it

01:22:34right now.

01:22:35Aunt Justina,

01:22:36please don't

01:22:36be angry.

01:22:37Dad's just

01:22:38worried about

01:22:38all those

01:22:39Brown group

01:22:39shares Catherine

01:22:40holds.

01:22:41If she's

01:22:41not careful,

01:22:42she could be

01:22:42taken advantage

01:22:43of, which

01:22:44would cause

01:22:44huge problems.

01:22:46That's why

01:22:47he wants to

01:22:47take this

01:22:47chance to

01:22:48get the

01:22:48shares back

01:22:49into the

01:22:49family's

01:22:49hands.

01:22:51Catherine,

01:22:52my condition

01:22:53is severe

01:22:54and it

01:22:54probably

01:22:55may get

01:22:55better.

01:22:56Even if

01:22:57you sign,

01:22:58the surgery

01:22:59might not

01:22:59work.

01:23:00I come to

01:23:01accept that

01:23:02you should

01:23:03leave while

01:23:03you still

01:23:04can.

01:23:05Aunt Justina,

01:23:06I'll be the

01:23:07one to perform

01:23:08your surgery.

01:23:08What could

01:23:09you possibly

01:23:09have to back

01:23:10that up with

01:23:10those so-called

01:23:11skills you

01:23:11picked up from

01:23:12nowhere?

01:23:13Catherine,

01:23:13don't make a

01:23:13fool of

01:23:14yourself.

01:23:14And promise

01:23:14more than

01:23:14you can

01:23:15deliver.

01:23:15If Justina's

01:23:16condition worsens

01:23:16because of

01:23:17your arrogance,

01:23:17can you

01:23:18really bear

01:23:18the consequences?

01:23:19Can you

01:23:19live with

01:23:19that guilt?

01:23:20Then we'll

01:23:20just have

01:23:21to wait

01:23:21and see.

01:23:22And don't

01:23:23you ever

01:23:23dare use

01:23:24Aunt Justina

01:23:24as a pawn

01:23:25against me

01:23:25again.

01:23:26The next

01:23:26time you

01:23:27try,

01:23:27I won't

01:23:28hesitate to

01:23:28prove exactly

01:23:29what I am

01:23:29capable of.

01:23:30And you

01:23:31won't like

01:23:31the outcome.

01:23:32I'm not

01:23:32giving up

01:23:33on you.

01:23:34Aunt Justina,

01:23:36trust me.

01:23:37Leave

01:23:37everything to

01:23:38me.

01:23:38I promise

01:23:39I'll make

01:23:39you better.

01:23:41Catherine,

01:23:42I trust

01:23:42you.

01:23:44Fine.

01:23:45Have it

01:23:45your way,

01:23:46Catherine.

01:23:47Let's see

01:23:47how you

01:23:47handle this.

01:23:48Without

01:23:49Dr. Huxley,

01:23:49I don't

01:23:50think Justina

01:23:50has much

01:23:51time left.

01:23:51When this

01:23:52fails,

01:23:52and it

01:23:53will,

01:23:53you better

01:23:54not come

01:23:54crawling back

01:23:55to us

01:23:56on your

01:23:56knees

01:23:56begging

01:23:57for help.

01:24:07It's

01:24:08Zephira.

01:24:08Arrange for

01:24:09the highest

01:24:09grade operating

01:24:10theater at

01:24:10Central Hospital

01:24:11immediately with

01:24:12a full leading

01:24:12neurosurgery team

01:24:13on standby.

01:24:14I'll send

01:24:14over the

01:24:14full equipment

01:24:15list and

01:24:15surgical plan

01:24:16shortly.

01:24:16Understood,

01:24:17Dr. Zephira.

01:24:18We'll handle

01:24:19all the

01:24:19arrangements

01:24:19immediately.

01:24:20Everything

01:24:20will be

01:24:21ready before

01:24:21your scheduled

01:24:22surgery time.

01:24:26An internationally

01:24:27renowned

01:24:28surgeon,

01:24:29Dr. Zephira?

01:24:30That's the

01:24:31legendary neurosurgeon

01:24:32that even

01:24:32royal families

01:24:33can't book?

01:24:33No,

01:24:34no way,

01:24:35that's

01:24:35impossible.

01:24:36Catherine,

01:24:37that good-for-nothing

01:24:38girl who grew

01:24:38up in the

01:24:39countryside?

01:24:39How could she

01:24:40possibly have

01:24:40connections to

01:24:41someone of

01:24:41Dr. Zephira's

01:24:42caliber?

01:24:42It must be a

01:24:42coincidence.

01:24:43No,

01:24:44it can't be.

01:24:45She's just a

01:24:45worthless country

01:24:46girl.

01:24:46How could she

01:24:47know Dr.

01:24:47Zephira?

01:24:50Dad,

01:24:50Austin,

01:24:51don't jump to

01:24:51conclusions.

01:24:52It has to be a

01:24:52coincidence.

01:24:53There's no way

01:24:54Catherine has

01:24:54anything to do

01:24:55with this.

01:24:55She probably

01:24:56doesn't even

01:24:56know who

01:24:57Dr.

01:24:57Zephira is.

01:25:00Justina,

01:25:00I won't let

01:25:01anything happen

01:25:01to you.

01:25:02This surgery

01:25:03will be a

01:25:03success.

01:25:06Aunt Justina,

01:25:07it's me.

01:25:08I'll be the

01:25:08operatic surgeon

01:25:09for your

01:25:09procedure today.

01:25:10Don't be

01:25:11afraid.

01:25:11Just close

01:25:12your eyes

01:25:12and rest.

01:25:13When you

01:25:14wake up,

01:25:14this ailment

01:25:15will be

01:25:15gone completely.

01:25:17The patient

01:25:18is under

01:25:18general

01:25:18anesthesia.

01:25:19Vitals are

01:25:19stable.

01:25:20Let's begin

01:25:20the operation.

01:25:29My God,

01:25:30that surgical

01:25:30approach angle.

01:25:31It's so bold

01:25:32and intricate,

01:25:33yet it

01:25:33completely avoids

01:25:34all the

01:25:34critical functional

01:25:35areas of the

01:25:35brain.

01:25:35I've never

01:25:36seen anything

01:25:36like it.

01:25:37Look at that

01:25:37section technique.

01:25:38It's so steady.

01:25:39It's terrifying.

01:25:39Not a single

01:25:40tremor, even when

01:25:41working so close

01:25:41to the nerve

01:25:42buns.

01:25:42This is beyond

01:25:43masterful.

01:25:45The patient's

01:25:46vital assigns

01:25:47remain stable

01:25:47throughout the

01:25:48procedure.

01:25:48The operation

01:25:49is a complete

01:25:50success.

01:25:53Please pay

01:25:54close attention

01:25:55to the patient's

01:25:55post-operative

01:25:56monitoring and

01:25:57care.

01:25:57Call me

01:25:58immediately if

01:25:58there are any

01:25:59changes in her

01:25:59condition.

01:26:00Absolutely,

01:26:01Dr. Zephia.

01:26:01We will strictly

01:26:02follow your

01:26:03post-operative

01:26:03care plan.

01:26:04It was the

01:26:04greatest honor

01:26:05of our careers

01:26:05to assist you

01:26:06in this

01:26:06surgery today.

01:26:12Doctor, how

01:26:14did it go?

01:26:14How was my

01:26:15sister?

01:26:16Was the

01:26:16surgery successful?

01:26:17It was an

01:26:18incredible,

01:26:18unprecedented

01:26:19success.

01:26:19The tumor was

01:26:20completely removed

01:26:21with zero damage

01:26:22to the surrounding

01:26:23nerves and

01:26:23functional areas.

01:26:24The patient's

01:26:24vital signine stayed

01:26:25rock-solid the

01:26:26entire time.

01:26:27Honestly, it was

01:26:27nothing less than

01:26:28a medical miracle.

01:26:29Dr. Zephia's

01:26:30surgical skills are

01:26:30absolutely extraordinary,

01:26:32godlike even.

01:26:32I have to say,

01:26:33your Brown family is

01:26:34truly full of hidden

01:26:35talents.

01:26:36It's almost impossible

01:26:37to book Dr. Zephia for

01:26:38a surgery anywhere in

01:26:39the world, yet you

01:26:40managed to get her to

01:26:41come here personally.

01:26:42I'm genuinely curious.

01:26:43How did you manage to

01:26:44connect with her?

01:26:44How is this possible?

01:26:46How could that country

01:26:46girl have anything to do

01:26:47with Dr. Zephia?

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

01:26:49We threatened her, we

01:26:50accused her, we tried to

01:26:50force her to sign away

01:26:51her shares, and she just

01:26:52saved Aunt Justina's

01:26:53life?

01:26:53Dr. Watts, thank you

01:26:54for your hard work today.

01:26:56It was our honor to work

01:26:57with you, Dr. Zephia.

01:26:58You have my word, we will

01:26:59monitor Miss Brown's

01:27:00condition 24-7, and

01:27:02strictly follow your

01:27:02post-operasive care

01:27:03instructions.

01:27:05Could it be?

01:27:06Is Catherine actually

01:27:08Dr. Zephia herself?

01:27:10What kind of ridiculous

01:27:11nonsense are 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 she could

01:27:18be the world-famous

01:27:18Dr. Zephia.

01:27:19Are you done running

01:27:20your mouth?

01:27:21If you're finished,

01:27:22step aside.

01:27:23I don't have time to

01:27:23waste on the likes of

01:27:24you.

01:27:24You, you ungrateful,

01:27:26rebellious girl, you

01:27:27think knowing that Dr.

01:27:28Zephia makes you

01:27:29something special?

01:27:29You probably spent all

01:27:31your money to beg her to

01:27:32come here.

01:27:32It's not like you have

01:27:33any real skill.

01:27:34I am Dr. Zephia.

01:27:36Aunt Justina's surgery

01:27:37was performed by my own

01:27:39hands from start to finish.

01:27:44No.

01:27:45Impossible.

01:27:45How could you possibly be

01:27:46Dr. Zephia?

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

01:27:48uneducated girl from the

01:27:49countryside.

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 besides

01:27:54using her sickness as a

01:27:55weapon to try and steal

01:27:55from me?

01:27:57Catherine, why...

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

01:27:59sooner?

01:28:00If you had told us who

01:28:01you were earlier, we

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

01:28:02we wouldn't have treated

01:28:03you like that.

01:28:04We wouldn't have made so

01:28:05many 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 time and

01:28:12time again?

01:28:13Wouldn't have used my only

01:28:14family member's life to

01:28:15threaten me?

01:28:16Austin, do you even

01:28:16believe a single word you

01:28:17just said?

01:28:19Catherine doesn't need

01:28:20your fake last-minute

01:28:21regrets.

01:28:21From this day forward, I

01:28:22will be the one to take

01:28:23care of her.

01:28:24You will never get the

01:28:24chance to hurt her again.

01:28:26Mr. Warren, this is just

01:28:27a private family matter

01:28:29of the Brown family.

01:28:29There's no need for you

01:28:30to get involved.

01:28:31Family matter?

01:28:32When you kicked her out

01:28:33of the house and left

01:28:33her homeless, did you

01:28:34ever think of her as

01:28:35family?

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

01:28:36life as a threat against

01:28:37her.

01:28:38When she was in danger,

01:28:39where were you?

01:28:40When she was bullied and

01:28:41even kidnapped, did you

01:28:42ever stood up for her

01:28:42even once?

01:28:43Enough, Liam.

01:28:45Talking to these people

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

01:28:47Let's go.

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