Kick Me Out? I'm Back As The Genius Heiress Episode ENGSUB Hidden Heiress, Family Regret, Revenge Romance

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

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

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

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

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

00:00:23Just moments ago, Sylvia deliberately shattered a glass, cut her own hand with the shards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:01:34Sylvia was speechless with rage.

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

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

00:01:44By the time I came downstairs, Sylvia's hand, the one she had cut with the glass shards,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:02:12You filthy thief!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:02:42I clearly bought number nine, so...

00:02:44Why does this say number one?

00:02:46Number one?

00:02:47That can't be.

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

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

00:02:56Outside, an old, dust-covered van was parked at the entrance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:03:29It was a Maybach.

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

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

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

00:03:50of me over the years.

00:03:53But she refused.

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

00:03:56You may leave.

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

00:04:00What good stuff could a hick from the strips possibly have?

00:04:03Just get out of here.

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

00:04:1323 high-end jewelry pieces.

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

00:04:22The helicopter touched down.

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

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

00:04:35Elena, my daughter.

00:04:37I finally found you.

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

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

00:04:51Here's 10 million.

00:04:52A gift for you.

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

00:04:58And this emerald jewelry set.

00:05:01Also for you.

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

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

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

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

00:05:17You also have three brothers.

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

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

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

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

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

00:05:39Eat a little more.

00:05:41You're too thin.

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

00:05:46For the first time,

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

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

00:06:04This family belonged to a world

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

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

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

00:06:17to pick out accessories.

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

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

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

00:06:31Can you even afford that?

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

00:06:35why can't I?

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

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

00:06:46Elena!

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

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

00:06:55This pendant is 50 million.

00:06:58What?

00:07:00Elena,

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

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

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

00:07:08Instead,

00:07:09I had the clerk

00:07:10pull the surveillance footage.

00:07:17Cecily was stunned.

00:07:18They had to buy

00:07:19that extraordinarily priced pendant.

00:07:24Insufficient funds.

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

00:07:27Elena,

00:07:28you scheming bitch!

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

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

00:07:36The collaboration between the Harper family

00:07:38and the Reed family

00:07:39is hereby terminated.

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

00:07:43Are you paying or not?

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

00:07:47Of course we can!

00:07:50She had to call Darren,

00:07:51Sylvia's fiancé,

00:07:52for help.

00:07:55And they left in embarrassment.

00:07:59The next day,

00:08:00Benjamin and Cecily

00:08:01showed up at the entrance

00:08:03of Hillside Manor.

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

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

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

00:08:10for the Harper family now?

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

00:08:14When Benjamin and Cecily

00:08:15saw my father Alexander,

00:08:17they immediately put on flattering smiles

00:08:19and approached him.

00:08:21Mr. Harper,

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

00:08:24Elena's real father

00:08:25is just a driver

00:08:26and her mother

00:08:26is from some backwater town.

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

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

00:08:30into thinking badly of us.

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

00:08:33changed at the same time.

00:08:35Cecily had just insulted them

00:08:36to their faces.

00:08:38As of today,

00:08:40the Harper family

00:08:41cuts all ties

00:08:42with the Reed family.

00:08:44Permanently.

00:08:45Benjamin and Cecily

00:08:46were stunned.

00:08:47They had no idea

00:08:48what they had done wrong.

00:08:49They were escorted out

00:08:50by security.

00:08:51Ow!

00:08:52Ow!

00:08:53Ow!

00:08:54Ow!

00:08:56You ungrateful little wretch!

00:08:58Cecily was still cursing.

00:09:00She still had no idea

00:09:02who she was dealing with.

00:09:03After they were driven away,

00:09:04my eldest brother Jeffrey

00:09:06came home by car

00:09:08and happened to see me

00:09:09still using an old phone.

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

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

00:09:14so let me give you

00:09:15some pocket money.

00:09:16Is a million enough?

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

00:09:19I couldn't even afford

00:09:20a smartphone.

00:09:22Scan here.

00:09:25I pulled out

00:09:26the latest smartphone

00:09:27and showed him

00:09:28the QR code.

00:09:29A deep, quiet chuckle

00:09:31came from inside the car.

00:09:33You tricked me?

00:09:34Jeffrey realized

00:09:35he had been tricked,

00:09:36but instead of getting mad,

00:09:38he laughed.

00:09:39The man in the car,

00:09:40Wesley Spencer,

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

00:09:44I'll be leaving now.

00:09:44Until next time.

00:09:45Wesley said goodbye

00:09:46to Jeffrey and left.

00:09:54I never got a clear look

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

00:09:57That day,

00:09:58my grandma Bertha

00:09:59was discharged

00:10:00from the hospital.

00:10:03The whole family

00:10:04gathered together.

00:10:06My cousin,

00:10:08Javier,

00:10:08gave Bertha a painting.

00:10:15I leaned in

00:10:16to take a closer look.

00:10:19What do you know

00:10:20about art?

00:10:21You're just pretending.

00:10:23Elena,

00:10:24it's okay

00:10:24if you don't understand.

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

00:10:27Elise was my parents'

00:10:29adopted daughter.

00:10:30She sounded like

00:10:30she was defending me,

00:10:32but her words

00:10:32were dripping

00:10:33with sarcasm.

00:10:38This painting

00:10:40is a forgery.

00:10:42Peyton's authentic works

00:10:44have a lotus pattern

00:10:45in the lower left corner.

00:10:46When exposed to fire,

00:10:48it appears.

00:10:50What makes you so sure?

00:10:55My daughter

00:10:56wouldn't speak carelessly.

00:10:58Just give it a try.

00:10:59If any damage occurs,

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

00:11:02No way!

00:11:04I went through

00:11:05so much trouble

00:11:05to find this painting!

00:11:07There's no way

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

00:11:09The authentic piece

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

00:11:12Borrow it and compare.

00:11:14Then you'll know.

00:11:16She's just trying

00:11:17to save face,

00:11:18isn't she?

00:11:19Elise thought

00:11:19I would lose.

00:11:20She was wrong.

00:11:23Wesley,

00:11:24can we borrow

00:11:24that painting

00:11:25from your collection?

00:11:26Let Elena come

00:11:27and get it herself.

00:11:28Jeffrey called Wesley

00:11:29to borrow the painting,

00:11:30but Wesley made a condition.

00:11:31He wanted me

00:11:32to come get it myself.

00:11:34I went to the

00:11:35Spencer's estate.

00:11:43For the first time,

00:11:44I saw Wesley Spencer.

00:11:46Chiseled features,

00:11:47deep eyes,

00:11:48an undeniable

00:11:49commanding presence.

00:11:50Do you know Elle?

00:11:53Who is Elle?

00:11:54He suddenly asked

00:11:55if I knew Elle.

00:11:56I didn't change

00:11:56my expression,

00:11:57but I knew

00:11:58he was testing me.

00:11:59Why would Wesley

00:12:01suspect me?

00:12:04What connection

00:12:05between me and Elle

00:12:06had he discovered?

00:12:08The painting is

00:12:10on the first floor.

00:12:11You may leave now.

00:12:15I didn't ask

00:12:16any more questions.

00:12:18I took the painting

00:12:19and left.

00:12:29But I knew

00:12:30this was only

00:12:32the beginning.

00:12:40He would keep

00:12:41testing me.

00:12:43I brought back

00:12:44the authentic painting

00:12:45from the Spencer family.

00:12:47The two paintings

00:12:49were displayed

00:12:50side by side.

00:12:55The flame approached.

00:12:57A beautiful

00:12:58lotus pattern

00:12:59appeared on the

00:13:00authentic piece.

00:13:02Everyone stared

00:13:03in shock

00:13:04at the lotus pattern

00:13:05appearing on the painting.

00:13:08Javier's face

00:13:09darkened.

00:13:10There really is

00:13:11a lotus pattern.

00:13:12How could the painting

00:13:13I found be a fake?

00:13:16You dared to

00:13:17fool me

00:13:17with a forgery?

00:13:20Bertha tore up

00:13:21the forgery

00:13:21and shouted

00:13:22at Javier.

00:13:23Javier's face

00:13:24was darkened.

00:13:25His eyes were fixed

00:13:27on me with malice.

00:13:28This is my fault,

00:13:30but I didn't mean to.

00:13:31Javier gave me

00:13:32a vicious glare.

00:13:34Elena!

00:13:35You're not even

00:13:36a Harper!

00:13:37You're not part

00:13:37of the Harper family

00:13:38yet, you!

00:13:39Javier wanted to say

00:13:40more, but Alexander

00:13:41cut him off.

00:13:46Who says

00:13:47she's not a Harper?

00:13:50In three days,

00:13:51I will hold a banquet

00:13:52to officially welcome

00:13:53Elena back.

00:13:55From now on,

00:13:56she will be

00:13:57Elena Harper.

00:14:08The day of the banquet

00:14:09arrived.

00:14:11I walked into the banquet

00:14:12hall in a white dress.

00:14:21Everyone's eyes

00:14:22were on me.

00:14:23I knew,

00:14:24from that day on,

00:14:26I was Elena Harper.

00:14:31ladies and gentlemen,

00:14:33I have transferred

00:14:345% of Harper

00:14:35Group shares

00:14:36to Elena.

00:14:405%?

00:14:42That's an astronomical amount!

00:14:49Alexander is truly

00:14:51generous to this daughter.

00:14:52Elisa stood in the corner,

00:14:55her nails digging

00:14:56into her palms.

00:14:58She couldn't understand

00:14:59why the shares

00:15:00went to me,

00:15:01an outsider

00:15:01who just came back

00:15:03when the Harper family

00:15:04had raised her

00:15:05for over 20 years.

00:15:11In the corner,

00:15:13a lesson stored

00:15:13a Debbie Scott

00:15:14to splash red wine

00:15:15on me.

00:15:16Debbie had just

00:15:17raised her glass

00:15:17when a girl

00:15:18accidentally walked by

00:15:20and bumped into her arm.

00:15:21The wine splashed

00:15:23all over Debbie's own face.

00:15:25Her makeup was a mess.

00:15:27She looked

00:15:27utterly ridiculous.

00:15:29My face!

00:15:31My dress!

00:15:37That girl looked

00:15:38back at me,

00:15:39nodded slightly,

00:15:40and then disappeared

00:15:41into the crowd.

00:15:42Only later

00:15:43did I learn her name.

00:15:45Kira Johnson,

00:15:46the youngest daughter

00:15:47of the Johnson family.

00:15:50A girl who couldn't

00:15:51speak nor hear.

00:15:54In the crowd,

00:15:55my eyes met the eyes

00:15:56of a man

00:15:56on the second floor.

00:15:58It was Wesley.

00:16:00He was watching me too.

00:16:06At the peak

00:16:07of the banquet,

00:16:08Wesley made

00:16:09an unexpected appearance.

00:16:11Isn't that Wesley?

00:16:13He never comes

00:16:13to these events.

00:16:14What is he doing here?

00:16:22This man,

00:16:23who never attended

00:16:24social events,

00:16:25walked straight towards me.

00:16:28This is for you.

00:16:33He handed me

00:16:34a velvet box.

00:16:36I opened it.

00:16:37Inside was an

00:16:38extremely rare

00:16:39pigeon blood ruby,

00:16:40a one-of-a-kind piece

00:16:41from the Spencer family's mine.

00:16:43Someone had offered

00:16:44billions for it,

00:16:45but he never sold it.

00:16:49Oh my god,

00:16:50is that the legendary

00:16:51pigeon blood ruby?

00:16:53Wesley gave it away?

00:16:54Is he insane?

00:16:55Elise was mad

00:16:56with jealousy.

00:17:01She deliberately

00:17:02went up to him

00:17:03and reached out

00:17:03to take his arm.

00:17:05Wesley,

00:17:06it's been so long.

00:17:08Do you remember me?

00:17:10I don't know you.

00:17:15Wesley took off

00:17:16the jacket

00:17:16that Ellis had touched

00:17:17and threw it away.

00:17:20Elise was humiliated.

00:17:25She ran away crying.

00:17:28Alexander watched

00:17:29the scene

00:17:30lost in thought.

00:17:34After the banquet,

00:17:36Elise went to Bertha,

00:17:37crying.

00:17:38Grandma,

00:17:39Elena bullied me.

00:17:40She deliberately

00:17:42humiliated me

00:17:43in front of everyone.

00:17:44Alexander gave

00:17:455% of the shares

00:17:46to Elena,

00:17:47but Elise got nothing.

00:17:48Is that fair?

00:17:49My aunt,

00:17:50Samira,

00:17:51took the chance

00:17:51to stir up trouble.

00:17:58Bertha was so angry

00:18:00that she had

00:18:00a heart attack

00:18:01and was rushed

00:18:02to the hospital.

00:18:04Alexander,

00:18:05I'm just saying,

00:18:06why not let

00:18:07Vince be the CEO?

00:18:08Vince was

00:18:10Samira's husband.

00:18:11Alexander looked

00:18:13coldly at Samira.

00:18:14He finally saw

00:18:15these people

00:18:16for who they really were.

00:18:18You'd better pray

00:18:19my mother is okay.

00:18:20If anything happens

00:18:22to her,

00:18:22I will hold you

00:18:23responsible.

00:18:25I was just...

00:18:26Samira's face

00:18:28turned ashen.

00:18:29She couldn't say

00:18:30a word.

00:18:31For the first time,

00:18:32she was truly afraid.

00:18:34The patient's

00:18:35blood worths have

00:18:36rupturedly.

00:18:37Her life is in danger.

00:18:38Unless the legendary

00:18:40doctor healer appears,

00:18:41there's nothing we can do.

00:18:42What do you mean

00:18:43nothing you can do?

00:18:44Aren't you doctors?

00:18:47Grandma is going

00:18:48to be okay,

00:18:49right?

00:18:52Everyone had given up hope.

00:18:55I stepped forward.

00:18:59I can save her.

00:19:01You?

00:19:02Don't be ridiculous.

00:19:05What do you know

00:19:06about medicine?

00:19:07Exactly.

00:19:08Don't make things worse.

00:19:11Miss,

00:19:11this is no joke.

00:19:14Elena,

00:19:15are you sure

00:19:16you can do this?

00:19:18Father,

00:19:19there's no other choice.

00:19:21Let me try.

00:19:23Let her try.

00:19:25If my mother

00:19:26doesn't wake up,

00:19:27I will resign as CEO.

00:19:32Alexander chose

00:19:33to believe in me.

00:19:37I took out

00:19:38the silver needles.

00:19:39The vice hospital

00:19:40director,

00:19:41Phil Benton,

00:19:42immediately recognized them.

00:19:44This is

00:19:44healer's silver needles.

00:19:46You are

00:19:47healer's apprentice.

00:20:0020 minutes later,

00:20:02Bertha coughed up

00:20:03the pooled blood

00:20:04and was out of danger.

00:20:11Grandma is awake!

00:20:14The whole room

00:20:15fell silent.

00:20:17These silver needles

00:20:18are healer's trademark.

00:20:20You are healer's apprentice.

00:20:22My heart skipped a bait.

00:20:23My mentor

00:20:24only took me in

00:20:25six years ago,

00:20:26but healer

00:20:27had died

00:20:27ten years ago.

00:20:28They were not

00:20:29the same person.

00:20:30I don't know

00:20:31anything about

00:20:32any healer.

00:20:33Impossible!

00:20:34These silver needles

00:20:35belong only to healer!

00:20:36I denied it firmly.

00:20:38No one believed me,

00:20:39but no one

00:20:40asked further.

00:20:45Elena,

00:20:46thank you for saving me.

00:20:49After Bertha woke up,

00:20:50her attitude toward me

00:20:52became noticeably warmer.

00:20:54Ellie stood

00:20:54at the hospital room door,

00:20:56watching this scene,

00:20:58grinding her teeth

00:20:59with hatred.

00:21:00Why does she get

00:21:01all the attention

00:21:01every time?

00:21:03After Bertha's

00:21:04condition stabilized,

00:21:06Alexander and Jolie

00:21:07reviewed the whole incident.

00:21:13It was Elise

00:21:15who went crying

00:21:15to Bertha

00:21:16and Samira

00:21:17who stirred up trouble.

00:21:19That's what caused

00:21:21Bertha's heart attack.

00:21:27I raised you

00:21:29for over 20 years,

00:21:30but you nearly

00:21:31caused Bertha's death

00:21:33just for some shares.

00:21:35This time,

00:21:36I will not

00:21:37forgive you.

00:21:42Jolie,

00:21:43I...

00:21:43I didn't mean to.

00:21:46I was just so upset.

00:21:49Elise kept crying

00:21:50to Jolie,

00:21:52trying to win

00:21:53her forgiveness.

00:21:55Pack your things.

00:21:57Move out.

00:21:58And stay away

00:21:59from my mother.

00:22:02Elise was kicked

00:22:03out of Alexander's

00:22:04house

00:22:04and moved

00:22:05next door

00:22:05to Vince's.

00:22:13As she passed me,

00:22:15she glared

00:22:16at me fiercely.

00:22:17Don't get too cocky.

00:22:19Soon,

00:22:20you'll be the one

00:22:21getting kicked out.

00:22:25I'll be waiting.

00:22:32Samira's face

00:22:32was ashen.

00:22:34She had just been

00:22:34put in her place

00:22:35in front of Bertha

00:22:36and now Elise

00:22:37was kicked out too.

00:22:41That day,

00:22:43Bertha called

00:22:43everyone together

00:22:44and made

00:22:45a big announcement.

00:22:49I want to give

00:22:50the jewelry company

00:22:51Leopard X

00:22:52to Elena.

00:22:55Grandma,

00:22:56I studied

00:22:57jewelry design.

00:22:58Why should she get it?

00:23:00Exactly.

00:23:01Elise is a professional.

00:23:03Elena didn't even

00:23:04go to college,

00:23:05did she?

00:23:07When Elise

00:23:08and Samira

00:23:09heard this,

00:23:09they immediately

00:23:10became anxious.

00:23:12I earned my PhD

00:23:13from Imperial University

00:23:15when I was 23.

00:23:16What?

00:23:21They hadn't expected

00:23:23that not only

00:23:23had I gone to college,

00:23:25but I had also

00:23:26earned a doctorate.

00:23:27Fair competition.

00:23:29Whoever secures

00:23:30the Spencer Group's

00:23:31partnership

00:23:32gets Leopard X.

00:23:34Elise smirked.

00:23:36She thought

00:23:37she had the upper hand.

00:23:41Fine.

00:23:42I'll make Wesley

00:23:43give me the partnership.

00:23:44I knew very well.

00:23:45Wesley hated

00:23:46being pestered by women.

00:23:47Elise's so-called

00:23:48knowing him

00:23:49was nothing but

00:23:49wishful thinking.

00:23:50Elise,

00:23:51Anna and I

00:23:52started at Leopard X

00:23:53on the same day.

00:23:54The person in charge,

00:23:57Paige,

00:23:58received us.

00:24:00Miss Elise Harper,

00:24:01here is your private office.

00:24:11You?

00:24:13Sit on that bench

00:24:15in the corner.

00:24:16She settled Elise

00:24:18into a private office,

00:24:19then pointed to the bench

00:24:20in the corner

00:24:21that everyone

00:24:21looked down on.

00:24:23Why don't I have

00:24:25an office?

00:24:27Paige couldn't help

00:24:29but snigger.

00:24:30What do you have

00:24:31to compete with Elise?

00:24:33She's a daughter

00:24:34of the Harper family.

00:24:39I am also a daughter

00:24:40of the Harper family.

00:24:46You?

00:24:50Just then,

00:24:52Monica walked in

00:24:53from outside.

00:24:54The moment she saw me,

00:24:56she hurried over.

00:24:59Darling,

00:25:00what are you doing here?

00:25:02I am.

00:25:06Mrs. Hayes?

00:25:08Seeing how familiar

00:25:09Monica was with me,

00:25:11Paige was stunned.

00:25:15Elise's expression

00:25:16shifted slightly.

00:25:18She couldn't understand

00:25:19how Monica knew me.

00:25:21No one knew

00:25:22that Monica

00:25:22was 10th place

00:25:23in the International

00:25:24Jewelry Design Competition

00:25:26seven years ago.

00:25:28And first place

00:25:30was Helena.

00:25:31That is,

00:25:32me.

00:25:33Monica had always

00:25:34admired me.

00:25:35Over the years,

00:25:36she had carefully

00:25:37maintained this friendship.

00:25:39Give this office

00:25:39to Elena,

00:25:40the one across

00:25:41from mine.

00:25:42But that was reserved

00:25:44for Miss Elise Harper.

00:25:46Elise can take

00:25:46a regular desk.

00:25:48Is there a problem?

00:25:53No.

00:25:54She gave me

00:25:54the private office

00:25:55that was originally

00:25:56reserved for Elise,

00:25:57the one across

00:25:58from hers.

00:25:59Bigger.

00:26:00With a better view.

00:26:02Why?

00:26:04Because I'm

00:26:05in charge here.

00:26:06Is that reason enough?

00:26:10Elise watched

00:26:11all this

00:26:11through gritted teeth,

00:26:13her hatred

00:26:13deepening.

00:26:15This office,

00:26:16once I secure

00:26:17the contract,

00:26:18I'll take it back

00:26:19sooner or later.

00:26:20And when I do,

00:26:21you'd better

00:26:22get the hell out!

00:26:26In response

00:26:28to her harsh words,

00:26:29I just smiled

00:26:30faintly.

00:26:31She finally realized

00:26:33Elena was not

00:26:34someone she could

00:26:35easily tremble.

00:26:39Design department

00:26:41manager Ruby Lopez

00:26:42couldn't stand me.

00:26:43She caused

00:26:44trouble for me

00:26:45at every turn.

00:26:50move!

00:26:51You're blocking

00:26:52the elevator!

00:26:54You were the

00:26:55last one in.

00:26:56The elevator

00:26:57is overloaded.

00:26:58You should be

00:26:58the one to get off.

00:27:02You?

00:27:07I knew she was

00:27:08deliberately trying

00:27:09to make things

00:27:09difficult for me,

00:27:10but I wasn't

00:27:12going to give in.

00:27:14I heard you got

00:27:15in through

00:27:15connections.

00:27:16No wonder

00:27:17you don't know

00:27:18anything.

00:27:19How many years

00:27:19has Leopard X

00:27:20gone without

00:27:20a hit piece?

00:27:21If I start

00:27:22designing,

00:27:22you'll be

00:27:22completely outdone

00:27:23by me.

00:27:24If you can

00:27:25design a hit piece,

00:27:26I'll resign!

00:27:27If you lose,

00:27:28you'll apologize

00:27:29publicly and

00:27:30leave the company!

00:27:31Remember what

00:27:31you said.

00:27:35Ruby dismissed

00:27:35me with contempt.

00:27:37She was convinced

00:27:38that a woman

00:27:38who got in

00:27:39through connections

00:27:39had no design

00:27:40talent.

00:27:41She didn't

00:27:42know that

00:27:43the person

00:27:43she was facing

00:27:44was Helena

00:27:45herself.

00:27:46To take over

00:27:47the company,

00:27:48I needed to

00:27:48secure the

00:27:49Spencer Group

00:27:50partnership,

00:27:50but Wesley's

00:27:51whereabouts

00:27:52were a mystery.

00:27:56I had to

00:27:57call Jeffrey

00:27:58to ask for

00:27:58Wesley's address.

00:28:01What do you

00:28:02need him for?

00:28:03Work related.

00:28:04Grandma is

00:28:05having Elise

00:28:05and me compete

00:28:06for Leopardix.

00:28:08Whoever secures

00:28:09Spencer Group's

00:28:09partnership wins.

00:28:15Imperial Club.

00:28:16Just use my

00:28:17name.

00:28:23I arrived at

00:28:24Imperial Club.

00:28:26As soon as I

00:28:27entered the lobby,

00:28:28I saw that Elise

00:28:29had already gotten

00:28:30there ahead of me.

00:28:31I'm Jeffrey

00:28:32Harper's family.

00:28:34Of course,

00:28:34Miss Harper.

00:28:35This way,

00:28:36please.

00:28:36She claimed to be

00:28:37Jeffrey's family

00:28:38and got in

00:28:38effortlessly.

00:28:39Hey,

00:28:40gorgeous.

00:28:40Here alone?

00:28:41Call me honey

00:28:42and I'll take you

00:28:43inside.

00:28:44This place isn't

00:28:45for just anyone.

00:28:47Unfazed,

00:28:47I walked to the

00:28:48front desk and

00:28:49slowly pulled out

00:28:50a black card

00:28:51from my bag.

00:28:53The receptionist

00:28:54took the black card

00:28:55and examined it

00:28:56carefully.

00:28:57Her face changed

00:28:57dramatically.

00:28:59You're a black

00:29:00card holder?

00:29:01Please,

00:29:02come with me.

00:29:02I'll show you

00:29:03the way.

00:29:03This was one

00:29:04of only a few

00:29:05black cards

00:29:06in the world

00:29:07at Imperial Club.

00:29:08In Clytay,

00:29:09only Wesley had

00:29:10one.

00:29:11Be black card?

00:29:12No way!

00:29:13Did I just say

00:29:14something stupid?

00:29:15You don't think

00:29:16she'll hold a grudge,

00:29:17do you?

00:29:18The rich guys

00:29:19who had mocked me

00:29:20shut up instantly.

00:29:21The one who said

00:29:22call me honey

00:29:23and I'll take you

00:29:23inside turned pale.

00:29:25I went up to

00:29:26the top floor

00:29:27billiards room.

00:29:28Wesley was lazily

00:29:29smoking a cigarette,

00:29:31his long legs

00:29:32casually crossed,

00:29:34radiating a

00:29:35do not approach

00:29:36aura.

00:29:38this is Leopard X's

00:29:39proposal.

00:29:40We're willing

00:29:40to give up

00:29:41all profits

00:29:42just to have

00:29:42a counter

00:29:43in the duty-free

00:29:43zone.

00:29:44Ellie's confidently

00:29:45handed over

00:29:45the proposal,

00:29:46believing she had

00:29:47offered an

00:29:48irresistible deal,

00:29:49but Wesley didn't

00:29:50even glance at her.

00:29:52His eyes were

00:29:53fixed on me.

00:30:00I picked up

00:30:01a cue stick

00:30:01and walked

00:30:02toward Wesley.

00:30:03Let's play

00:30:04a game.

00:30:05The loser

00:30:05grants the winner

00:30:06one request.

00:30:07Fine.

00:30:08Wesley put out

00:30:09his cigarette

00:30:10and stood up.

00:30:11Ellie smirked

00:30:12to herself.

00:30:13She probably

00:30:13thought I was

00:30:14asking for

00:30:15humiliation.

00:30:16Wesley has

00:30:16never lost.

00:30:17She's digging

00:30:18her own grave.

00:30:19If you lose,

00:30:21I want to see

00:30:22Elle.

00:30:23My heart

00:30:23tightened.

00:30:24He was still

00:30:25suspicious of me.

00:30:26He had never

00:30:26given up on

00:30:27finding Elle's

00:30:28true identity.

00:30:30If I win,

00:30:32Spencer group

00:30:33gives the

00:30:33duty-free

00:30:34counter to

00:30:34Leopard X.

00:30:36Deal.

00:30:39You break.

00:30:49I

00:30:50lean down,

00:30:51aimed,

00:30:52and struck.

00:30:55The balls

00:30:56scattered.

00:30:58Four dropped

00:30:58into pockets.

00:31:01Four on the

00:31:02break?

00:31:03How is that

00:31:03possible?

00:31:07Who is she?

00:31:11The whole room

00:31:12gasped.

00:31:13Ellie's smile

00:31:14frozen on her

00:31:15face.

00:31:18I calculated

00:31:19every angle

00:31:20with precision.

00:31:21The balls

00:31:22dropped into

00:31:23the pockets

00:31:23one by one.

00:31:25She sunk

00:31:26another one.

00:31:27That's five.

00:31:28Wesley hasn't

00:31:29even had a turn.

00:31:30I've never seen

00:31:31anyone dominate

00:31:32Wesley like this.

00:31:33Elise's hands

00:31:34were clenched

00:31:35white.

00:31:36She had expected

00:31:37Wesley to crush

00:31:38me, but now

00:31:39the tables had

00:31:40completely turned.

00:31:42The last ball

00:31:43dropped.

00:31:44Wesley never

00:31:45got a chance

00:31:45to play.

00:31:46He lost.

00:31:49I win.

00:31:51Yeah.

00:31:52He said

00:31:52only one word,

00:31:53flatly,

00:31:54but I could

00:31:54see something

00:31:55different in

00:31:55his eyes.

00:31:56Not anger,

00:31:57but appreciation.

00:31:58I'll bring the

00:31:59formal proposal

00:32:00tomorrow to

00:32:00sign the

00:32:01contract.

00:32:02Elise's face

00:32:03looked terrible.

00:32:04That give up

00:32:05all profits

00:32:05proposal she

00:32:06had just

00:32:06presented was

00:32:07now a complete

00:32:08joke.

00:32:09What made

00:32:09her even

00:32:10more miserable

00:32:11was that

00:32:11Wesley had

00:32:12never once

00:32:12looked at

00:32:13her properly.

00:32:14Early the

00:32:14next morning,

00:32:15before the

00:32:16sun was fully

00:32:16up,

00:32:17Elise took

00:32:18her employee

00:32:18Christie and

00:32:19rushed to

00:32:20Spencer group.

00:32:26I'm here to

00:32:27sign the

00:32:27contract.

00:32:28Where is

00:32:29Wesley?

00:32:30Wesley's

00:32:31assistant,

00:32:31Felix,

00:32:32received her.

00:32:34Please follow

00:32:35me.

00:32:36Mr. Spencer

00:32:36is waiting

00:32:37in his office.

00:32:42Felix brought

00:32:43them into the

00:32:44office.

00:32:46Elise thought

00:32:46victory was

00:32:47in her

00:32:48grass.

00:32:50Wesley,

00:32:51I'm here to

00:32:51sign the

00:32:52contract.

00:32:53Here are

00:32:53Leopard X's

00:32:53official documents.

00:32:58Who told you

00:32:59to come?

00:33:00I isn't,

00:33:01isn't about

00:33:02signing the

00:33:02contract?

00:33:03Didn't we

00:33:04agree yesterday?

00:33:05I'm waiting

00:33:06for Elena.

00:33:08Not you.

00:33:10Get out.

00:33:12Whether it's

00:33:13me or Elena,

00:33:14we both

00:33:15represent

00:33:15Leopard X.

00:33:16It's the

00:33:17same whoever

00:33:17you sign

00:33:18with.

00:33:25Felix,

00:33:26show them

00:33:27out.

00:33:32Elise was

00:33:33kicked out,

00:33:34completely

00:33:34humiliated.

00:33:35I signed

00:33:36the contract

00:33:36and returned

00:33:37to Leopard X.

00:33:38As I pushed

00:33:39open the

00:33:39office door,

00:33:40I saw Ruby

00:33:41heaving by

00:33:41her workstation.

00:33:45arms crossed

00:33:46wearing an

00:33:46expression that

00:33:47said she was

00:33:47waiting to see

00:33:48me fail.

00:33:50You didn't get

00:33:51the contract,

00:33:52did you?

00:33:52I knew it.

00:33:54What could a

00:33:55woman like you

00:33:55who only got in

00:33:56through connections

00:33:57possibly accomplish?

00:33:58polish?

00:34:03What do you think

00:34:04this is?

00:34:05Unfazed,

00:34:06I opened my

00:34:07phone and

00:34:07showed Ruby

00:34:08a photo.

00:34:09How do you

00:34:10have this

00:34:10photo?

00:34:11The photo

00:34:12showed Ruby

00:34:13with a

00:34:13middle-aged

00:34:14man,

00:34:14her sugar

00:34:15daddy.

00:34:19A married

00:34:20man who

00:34:21owned a

00:34:21glass

00:34:21flanctory.

00:34:24Give me

00:34:25that phone!

00:34:27Ruby turned

00:34:27pale and

00:34:28lunged to

00:34:28grab my

00:34:29phone.

00:34:29I sidestepped

00:34:30and she

00:34:31missed.

00:34:33Just then,

00:34:34the man's

00:34:35wife burst

00:34:35in.

00:34:36You

00:34:37homewrecker!

00:34:38How dare

00:34:38you seduce

00:34:39my husband!

00:34:40I'm gonna

00:34:40tear that

00:34:41face of

00:34:41yours apart!

00:34:42No!

00:34:43No!

00:34:44No!

00:34:45No!

00:34:46No!

00:34:47No!

00:34:48No!

00:34:49No!

00:34:51The

00:34:52wife from

00:34:52the photo

00:34:52burst into

00:34:53the office

00:34:53and publicly

00:34:54beat Ruby.

00:34:55The whole

00:34:56office was

00:34:56in chaos.

00:34:57I watched

00:34:58it all

00:34:58calmly.

00:34:58If you

00:34:59come after

00:34:59me,

00:35:00be prepared

00:35:00to face

00:35:01the consequences.

00:35:02The day

00:35:03of the

00:35:03jewelry

00:35:04exhibition,

00:35:05the entire

00:35:05hall was

00:35:06brightly lit.

00:35:08Clath's

00:35:08elite and

00:35:09dignitaries

00:35:10gathered

00:35:10together.

00:35:14My

00:35:15bracelet

00:35:15design

00:35:16debuted as

00:35:16the finale

00:35:17piece.

00:35:17The

00:35:18moment it

00:35:18appeared,

00:35:19it stunned

00:35:20the entire

00:35:21audience.

00:35:22Oh my

00:35:23god,

00:35:23who designed

00:35:23this?

00:35:24It's gorgeous!

00:35:25Leopardyx making

00:35:25a comeback

00:35:26this year.

00:35:26This design

00:35:27is incredible.

00:35:28I've never

00:35:28seen such

00:35:29an inspired

00:35:29piece.

00:35:32My

00:35:33piece was

00:35:34undoubtedly

00:35:34the center

00:35:35piece.

00:35:36Everyone

00:35:36was asking

00:35:36who the

00:35:37designer

00:35:37was.

00:35:40At the

00:35:41celebration

00:35:42banquet,

00:35:43just as

00:35:43everyone raised

00:35:44their glasses,

00:35:45Elise suddenly

00:35:46walked onto

00:35:47the stage

00:35:47crying.

00:35:52My

00:35:52design

00:35:53sketches

00:35:53are

00:35:53missing.

00:35:54The

00:35:54piece

00:35:55Alina

00:35:55showed

00:35:56is

00:35:56exactly

00:35:56the

00:35:57same

00:35:57as

00:35:57the

00:35:57one

00:35:57I

00:35:57lost.

00:35:58She

00:35:59stole

00:35:59my

00:35:59design!

00:36:00The

00:36:00whole

00:36:01room

00:36:01was

00:36:01in

00:36:01an

00:36:01uproar.

00:36:03Whispered

00:36:04accusations

00:36:04flooded

00:36:05in like

00:36:06a tidal

00:36:06wave,

00:36:07all

00:36:07pointing

00:36:08at

00:36:08me.

00:36:11Alina,

00:36:12admit

00:36:13your

00:36:13mistake.

00:36:14Don't

00:36:15make this

00:36:15ugly

00:36:15for

00:36:16everyone.

00:36:20I

00:36:20stood

00:36:20on

00:36:21the

00:36:21stage,

00:36:24watching

00:36:24their

00:36:24annex

00:36:25without

00:36:25any

00:36:26expression.

00:36:32You

00:36:33say this

00:36:33is your

00:36:34design?

00:36:35Yes!

00:36:36It's

00:36:37mine!

00:36:37You

00:36:38stole

00:36:38my

00:36:38sketches!

00:36:41Then

00:36:42tell

00:36:42me,

00:36:43which

00:36:44section

00:36:44is

00:36:44the

00:36:44hidden

00:36:44clasp

00:36:45on?

00:36:53Section

00:36:54two.

00:36:56Are

00:36:57you

00:36:57sure?

00:36:58At

00:36:58my

00:36:59question,

00:37:00Elise

00:37:00was

00:37:00clearly

00:37:01panicking.

00:37:05Section

00:37:05three!

00:37:06It's

00:37:07section

00:37:07three!

00:37:07I

00:37:08was

00:37:08just

00:37:08too

00:37:09nervous

00:37:09and

00:37:09said

00:37:09it

00:37:09wrong!

00:37:10I

00:37:10raised

00:37:10the

00:37:11bracelet

00:37:11and

00:37:11showed

00:37:12it

00:37:12to

00:37:12everyone.

00:37:13Under

00:37:14the

00:37:14lights,

00:37:14every

00:37:15detail

00:37:15of

00:37:15the

00:37:15bracelet

00:37:16was

00:37:16clearly

00:37:17visible.

00:37:18This

00:37:18design

00:37:19has

00:37:19no

00:37:19hidden

00:37:20clasp

00:37:20at

00:37:20all.

00:37:21Would

00:37:22a

00:37:22real

00:37:22designer

00:37:23not

00:37:23know

00:37:23whether

00:37:23their

00:37:24own

00:37:24work

00:37:24has

00:37:24one?

00:37:27She's

00:37:28right!

00:37:28There's

00:37:28no

00:37:28hidden

00:37:29clasp

00:37:29on the

00:37:29bracelet

00:37:30at

00:37:30all!

00:37:30I

00:37:30just

00:37:30looked!

00:37:31Carefully!

00:37:33Then

00:37:33what's

00:37:34this

00:37:34about

00:37:34Elie

00:37:39Elie's

00:37:39face

00:37:40turned

00:37:40pale.

00:37:41She

00:37:41couldn't

00:37:42utter

00:37:42a

00:37:42single

00:37:42word.

00:37:43Tears

00:37:44still

00:37:44hung

00:37:44on

00:37:44her

00:37:44face,

00:37:45but

00:37:45no

00:37:46one

00:37:46felt

00:37:46sorry

00:37:47for

00:37:47her

00:37:47anymore.

00:37:50Elena

00:37:50is the

00:37:51real

00:37:51daughter

00:37:51of

00:37:51the

00:37:51Harper

00:37:51family!

00:37:52Didn't

00:37:52any

00:37:52of

00:37:52you

00:37:52know?

00:37:53In

00:37:53the

00:37:53heat

00:37:54of

00:37:54the

00:37:54argument,

00:37:54Monica

00:37:55blurted

00:37:55it

00:37:55out.

00:37:56The

00:37:56whole

00:37:56room

00:37:56fell

00:37:57into

00:37:57dead

00:37:57silence.

00:37:58What?

00:37:59Elena

00:37:59is

00:37:59the

00:37:59real

00:38:00daughter

00:38:00of

00:38:00the

00:38:00Harper

00:38:01family?

00:38:01Then

00:38:02what

00:38:02about

00:38:02Alice?

00:38:03She's

00:38:03always

00:38:03been

00:38:04saying

00:38:04she's

00:38:04a

00:38:04daughter

00:38:04of

00:38:05the

00:38:05Harper

00:38:05family.

00:38:06I've

00:38:07never

00:38:07heard

00:38:07Elena

00:38:07mention

00:38:08it,

00:38:08but

00:38:09Elise

00:38:09tells

00:38:10everyone

00:38:11she's

00:38:11a

00:38:11Harper.

00:38:13All

00:38:13the

00:38:13colleagues

00:38:14had

00:38:14thought

00:38:14Elise

00:38:14was

00:38:15the

00:38:15real

00:38:15Harper

00:38:15daughter

00:38:16and

00:38:16I

00:38:16was

00:38:16just

00:38:17a

00:38:17connection

00:38:17higher.

00:38:18Now

00:38:19the

00:38:19truth

00:38:19came

00:38:19out.

00:38:21Alice

00:38:21was

00:38:21only

00:38:22an

00:38:22adopted

00:38:22daughter.

00:38:23Even

00:38:23more

00:38:24awkward

00:38:24was

00:38:24that

00:38:24Elise

00:38:25had

00:38:25always

00:38:25hinted

00:38:26that

00:38:26she

00:38:26was

00:38:26the

00:38:26Harper

00:38:27family's

00:38:27daughter

00:38:27and

00:38:28had

00:38:28never

00:38:28corrected

00:38:29anyone's

00:38:29misunderstanding.

00:38:32Elise

00:38:34bit her

00:38:35lip

00:38:35and ran

00:38:35out of

00:38:36the

00:38:36banquet

00:38:36crying.

00:38:37Samira's

00:38:37face

00:38:38was

00:38:38livid.

00:38:39The

00:38:40next

00:38:40day,

00:38:41news

00:38:41exploded

00:38:42everywhere.

00:38:43Leopard

00:38:43Tech's

00:38:43rising

00:38:44designer

00:38:44Elena

00:38:45Harpent

00:38:45suspected

00:38:46of

00:38:46plagiaring

00:38:47Elena

00:38:47Walsh's

00:38:48classic

00:38:48work.

00:38:49Side-by-side

00:38:50comparison

00:38:51images

00:38:51showed

00:38:51that my

00:38:51bracelet

00:38:52looked

00:38:52strikingly

00:38:53similar

00:38:53to

00:38:53Elena's

00:38:54iconic

00:38:54piece.

00:38:55The

00:38:55angles,

00:38:56lines,

00:38:57even

00:38:57curves of

00:38:57the

00:38:57details

00:38:58matched.

00:39:10The

00:39:11comments

00:39:11were

00:39:11all

00:39:11insults.

00:39:12My

00:39:13name

00:39:13became

00:39:13the

00:39:14target

00:39:14of

00:39:14an

00:39:14online

00:39:15backlash

00:39:15overnight.

00:39:17Let's

00:39:18see how

00:39:18you get

00:39:18out of

00:39:19this

00:39:19one.

00:39:20Once

00:39:20the

00:39:20plagiar

00:39:21of

00:39:21accusation

00:39:22sticks,

00:39:22you'll

00:39:23never

00:39:23work

00:39:23in

00:39:23the

00:39:23jewelry

00:39:24industry

00:39:24again.

00:39:26Samira

00:39:26was

00:39:27gloating.

00:39:34Just

00:39:35then,

00:39:35two

00:39:36vice

00:39:36presidents

00:39:36of the

00:39:37jewelry

00:39:37design

00:39:38association

00:39:38arrived

00:39:39in

00:39:39person.

00:39:43You're

00:39:44here to

00:39:44hold

00:39:44Elena

00:39:44accountable,

00:39:45right?

00:39:47This

00:39:48has

00:39:48nothing to

00:39:49do

00:39:49with

00:39:49Leopard

00:39:49X.

00:39:50She's

00:39:50already

00:39:50been

00:39:51fired.

00:39:51If you

00:39:52want to

00:39:52blame

00:39:52someone,

00:39:53blame

00:39:53her

00:39:53alone.

00:39:58Firing

00:39:58Helena?

00:39:59Is

00:40:00Leopard X

00:40:00serious?

00:40:04Helena?

00:40:06What are

00:40:07you talking

00:40:07about?

00:40:11Ms.

00:40:12Walsh,

00:40:13the

00:40:13president

00:40:14position

00:40:14of the

00:40:14design

00:40:15association

00:40:15has been

00:40:16vacant

00:40:17for years,

00:40:17reserved

00:40:18only for

00:40:19you.

00:40:20when

00:40:20would

00:40:20it

00:40:20be

00:40:21convenient

00:40:21for

00:40:21you

00:40:21to

00:40:22take

00:40:22office?

00:40:24I'll

00:40:24consider it.

00:40:28Samira

00:40:29was

00:40:29completely

00:40:29stunned.

00:40:30Never

00:40:31had she

00:40:31expected

00:40:31that the

00:40:32country

00:40:32girl

00:40:32she

00:40:33had

00:40:33always

00:40:33looked

00:40:34down

00:40:34on

00:40:34was

00:40:34actually

00:40:35the

00:40:35world's

00:40:35top

00:40:36jewelry

00:40:36designer,

00:40:37Helena

00:40:37Walsh

00:40:37herself.

00:40:40Oh

00:40:40my

00:40:41God,

00:40:41Elena

00:40:42is

00:40:42Helena?

00:40:43That

00:40:43mysterious

00:40:43genius

00:40:44designer?

00:40:46We

00:40:46were

00:40:46gossiping

00:40:47behind her

00:40:47back about

00:40:48how she

00:40:48got in

00:40:49through

00:40:49connections?

00:40:50This

00:40:50is so

00:40:51embarrassing.

00:40:52The news

00:40:53spread.

00:40:54Within

00:40:54hours,

00:40:55the entire

00:40:56internet

00:40:56reversed

00:40:57its stance.

00:40:58Everyone

00:40:58who had

00:40:59called me

00:40:59a plagiarist

00:41:00was now

00:41:00apologizing.

00:41:03Elise

00:41:03saw the

00:41:03news and

00:41:04smashed

00:41:04the glass

00:41:05in her

00:41:05hand.

00:41:09Her

00:41:10face

00:41:10was even

00:41:11paler

00:41:11than the

00:41:12paper.

00:41:13Helena?

00:41:14How

00:41:15could she

00:41:15possibly

00:41:16be

00:41:16Helena?

00:41:17I

00:41:17didn't

00:41:17pay

00:41:18attention

00:41:18to

00:41:18the

00:41:18online

00:41:19news.

00:41:19At

00:41:20that

00:41:20moment,

00:41:20I

00:41:21was

00:41:21on

00:41:21my

00:41:21way

00:41:21to

00:41:21the

00:41:22Johnson

00:41:22family's

00:41:22home.

00:41:26The

00:41:26girl who

00:41:27had

00:41:27helped

00:41:27me at

00:41:27the

00:41:28recognition

00:41:28banquet

00:41:29was

00:41:29waiting

00:41:29for me.

00:41:31A

00:41:31week ago,

00:41:32her

00:41:32brother

00:41:33Malcolm

00:41:33had

00:41:33come

00:41:33to

00:41:34me

00:41:34after

00:41:34hearing

00:41:34that

00:41:34I

00:41:35had

00:41:35saved

00:41:35Bertha.

00:41:36He

00:41:37begged

00:41:37me

00:41:37to

00:41:37save

00:41:37his

00:41:37sister.

00:41:39Today

00:41:39was

00:41:39the

00:41:39follow-up

00:41:40visit.

00:41:41On

00:41:41my

00:41:41way

00:41:42to

00:41:42the

00:41:42Johnson's

00:41:42house,

00:41:43Kira

00:41:43suddenly rushed

00:41:44out and

00:41:45bumped

00:41:45into

00:41:45me.

00:41:46Oh!

00:41:47She was

00:41:48covered in

00:41:48bruises and

00:41:49wounds,

00:41:50frantically

00:41:50signing with

00:41:51her hands

00:41:52hiding behind

00:41:52me.

00:41:55Kira

00:41:56signed.

00:42:00Help me.

00:42:02They want to

00:42:02take my

00:42:03kidney.

00:42:04Kira!

00:42:04Get back

00:42:05here!

00:42:06Rory is

00:42:07still waiting

00:42:07for your

00:42:08kidney!

00:42:08Don't

00:42:09you run

00:42:09away!

00:42:13She's

00:42:13not going

00:42:13with

00:42:14you.

00:42:17Who

00:42:18do you

00:42:18think

00:42:18you

00:42:18are?

00:42:19Mind

00:42:20your

00:42:20own

00:42:20business!

00:42:21This

00:42:21is a

00:42:22family

00:42:22matter!

00:42:23I

00:42:24stepped

00:42:24in

00:42:24front

00:42:24of

00:42:24Kira,

00:42:25protecting

00:42:25her.

00:42:27The

00:42:27girl

00:42:28had

00:42:28helped

00:42:28me at

00:42:29the

00:42:29recognition

00:42:29banquet.

00:42:30This

00:42:30time,

00:42:31it

00:42:31was

00:42:32my

00:42:32turn

00:42:32to

00:42:32help

00:42:32her.

00:42:35While

00:42:35Ethel

00:42:36wasn't

00:42:36looking,

00:42:36I

00:42:37secretly

00:42:37texted

00:42:37Malcolm.

00:42:44I'm

00:42:45her

00:42:45aunt.

00:42:45It's

00:42:46only

00:42:46right

00:42:46that I

00:42:46take

00:42:47her

00:42:47home.

00:42:47Stay

00:42:48out

00:42:48of

00:42:48this

00:42:48outsider!

00:42:53Malcolm

00:42:54arrived

00:42:54quickly.

00:43:06We

00:43:07went to

00:43:07Ethel's

00:43:08house

00:43:08and

00:43:09found

00:43:09the

00:43:09hidden

00:43:09doctor.

00:43:13I

00:43:14was

00:43:14just

00:43:14doing

00:43:14a

00:43:15routine

00:43:15examination.

00:43:17A

00:43:18routine

00:43:18examination?

00:43:20Then

00:43:20tell me,

00:43:21which

00:43:21kidney

00:43:22were you

00:43:22planning

00:43:22to take

00:43:23from

00:43:23Kira?

00:43:25Ethel,

00:43:26have you

00:43:26lost

00:43:26your

00:43:27mind?

00:43:28Kira

00:43:28is my

00:43:29sister!

00:43:31How

00:43:32dare

00:43:32you!

00:43:36I

00:43:37raised her

00:43:38for so

00:43:38many years.

00:43:39What's

00:43:40wrong with

00:43:40her giving

00:43:41Rory one

00:43:41kidney?

00:43:42Isn't

00:43:42that only

00:43:42fair?

00:43:43Rory was

00:43:44Kira's

00:43:44cousin,

00:43:45suffering

00:43:46from severe

00:43:46kidney

00:43:47disease.

00:43:48Kira

00:43:49curled up

00:43:49next to me

00:43:50like a

00:43:50wounded

00:43:50puppy,

00:43:51trembling

00:43:52all over.

00:43:53She

00:43:54held my

00:43:54hand

00:43:55tightly,

00:43:55her nails

00:43:56almost

00:43:56digging

00:43:57into my

00:43:57skin.

00:43:59Malcolm

00:43:59called the

00:44:00police on

00:44:00the spot

00:44:01and cut

00:44:01off Ethel's

00:44:02financial

00:44:02support.

00:44:04Ethel's

00:44:05scheme

00:44:05was

00:44:05completely

00:44:06exposed.

00:44:08Kira

00:44:08was taken

00:44:09to the

00:44:09Johnson

00:44:09family

00:44:10home.

00:44:10Malcolm

00:44:10personally

00:44:11took care

00:44:11of her,

00:44:12but the

00:44:12trauma in

00:44:13her heart

00:44:13hurt much

00:44:13worse than

00:44:14those

00:44:14physical

00:44:14ones.

00:44:15Tests

00:44:15showed

00:44:16that Kira's

00:44:16hearing and

00:44:17vocal organs

00:44:17were intact.

00:44:18Her

00:44:18inability to

00:44:19speak or

00:44:19hear was

00:44:20completely

00:44:20psychological,

00:44:21trauma caused

00:44:22by years of

00:44:22abuse and

00:44:23fear.

00:44:23Can she

00:44:24be cured?

00:44:25Yes, but

00:44:26it will take

00:44:26time.

00:44:27I'll prescribe

00:44:28medication for

00:44:28her.

00:44:30We should see

00:44:31improvement in

00:44:31a month.

00:44:33Okay, I'll

00:44:34have someone

00:44:35prepare the

00:44:35medicine immediately.

00:44:36Malcolm was

00:44:37skeptical, but

00:44:38willing to

00:44:38try.

00:44:39I didn't

00:44:40mention payment.

00:44:41The Cinnabar

00:44:41material the

00:44:42Johnsons had

00:44:43given me before

00:44:43was already

00:44:44more than

00:44:45enough.

00:44:46I have to

00:44:46go now.

00:44:47I'll come

00:44:48see you again

00:44:48next week.

00:44:49Kira held

00:44:50my hand

00:44:50and wouldn't

00:44:50let go.

00:44:51Her eyes

00:44:52were red,

00:44:53but she

00:44:53didn't cry.

00:44:54I said

00:44:54something softly

00:44:55and her

00:44:55eyes lit

00:44:56up.

00:44:57Don't be

00:44:57afraid.

00:44:58No one

00:44:59will ever

00:44:59bully you

00:45:00again.

00:45:03To find

00:45:04Cinnabar for

00:45:05Wesley, I

00:45:06returned to

00:45:06Folklanks again

00:45:07to see the

00:45:08old collector,

00:45:09Patrick Marquez.

00:45:14Cinnabar.

00:45:15Here, try my

00:45:17new coffee

00:45:18beans.

00:45:21Patrick was

00:45:22an old collector.

00:45:23If anyone

00:45:24had what I

00:45:25needed, it

00:45:26would be

00:45:26him.

00:45:28Patrick, I

00:45:29need Cinnabar.

00:45:30More than

00:45:31last time.

00:45:33Cinnabar isn't

00:45:34cheap.

00:45:34Why do you

00:45:35need so much?

00:45:36I'm buying it

00:45:37for a friend.

00:45:38Price isn't an

00:45:40issue.

00:45:40As we were

00:45:41drinking coffee

00:45:42and discussing

00:45:43the deal,

00:45:43Cecily and

00:45:44Sylvia suddenly

00:45:45barged in.

00:45:46Patrick, don't

00:45:47let her fool

00:45:48you.

00:45:48She doesn't

00:45:49even acknowledge

00:45:49her foster

00:45:50parents.

00:45:51She's got a

00:45:51black heart.

00:45:53What do you

00:45:53mean?

00:45:54Patrick hated

00:45:54ungrateful

00:45:54people more

00:45:55than anything.

00:45:56Cecily knew

00:45:56this and started

00:45:57exaggerating the

00:45:58story.

00:45:58We worked so

00:45:59hard to raise

00:45:59her, gave

00:46:00her the best

00:46:00of everything,

00:46:01and how

00:46:01does she

00:46:01repays us?

00:46:02The moment

00:46:03she found

00:46:03a richer

00:46:03family, she

00:46:04turned her

00:46:04back on us.

00:46:05Now she

00:46:06won't even

00:46:06acknowledge us.

00:46:07Patrick's

00:46:08expression grew

00:46:08colder by the

00:46:09minute.

00:46:11I watched

00:46:12Cecily's

00:46:12performance in

00:46:13silence.

00:46:14Patrick, you

00:46:15have no idea.

00:46:16She's living the

00:46:16high life now in

00:46:17some grand

00:46:18manner, driving

00:46:19luxury cars, and

00:46:20us, we can

00:46:21barely afford to

00:46:22eat.

00:46:22Mom, stop.

00:46:24Aline has found

00:46:25her place among

00:46:25the rich now.

00:46:26Of course she

00:46:27doesn't remember

00:46:27how good we

00:46:28were to her.

00:46:29Elena, I

00:46:30always thought

00:46:31you were a

00:46:31good kid.

00:46:32I didn't expect

00:46:33you to be this

00:46:34kind of person.

00:46:36I'm not

00:46:37selling you

00:46:37the Cinnabar.

00:46:39Take your

00:46:39things and

00:46:40get out!

00:46:41Patrick refused

00:46:42to sell me

00:46:42the Cinnabar

00:46:43on the spot

00:46:43and threw

00:46:44the scented

00:46:44candles I

00:46:45had brought

00:46:45out the

00:46:45door.

00:46:46Get out!

00:46:47Don't let

00:46:48me see you

00:46:49again.

00:46:59I picked

00:47:00up the

00:47:00candles and

00:47:01placed them

00:47:01back on

00:47:02the table.

00:47:06I don't

00:47:06take back

00:47:07gifts once

00:47:07they've been

00:47:08given.

00:47:09With that, I

00:47:10turned and

00:47:11left.

00:47:11The Cinnabar

00:47:12deal fell

00:47:13through.

00:47:14For the

00:47:14first time, I

00:47:16couldn't keep a

00:47:16promise I had

00:47:17made to

00:47:17Wesley.

00:47:25Now you know

00:47:26who's in charge,

00:47:27don't you,

00:47:27Elena?

00:47:29After failing to

00:47:30get the Cinnabar,

00:47:31I didn't go

00:47:31straight back to

00:47:32Klaith.

00:47:33Instead, I

00:47:34detoured to

00:47:35the old

00:47:35town, where

00:47:36Sheila lived.

00:47:38Sheila, my

00:47:39foster grandmother,

00:47:40was the only

00:47:41person in the

00:47:41Reed family who

00:47:42was good to

00:47:43me.

00:47:43When Cecily

00:47:44wouldn't let me

00:47:44eat as a

00:47:45child, Sheila

00:47:46secretly gave

00:47:47me money.

00:47:47When Benjamin

00:47:48wanted to kick

00:47:49me out, she

00:47:50was the one

00:47:50who spoke up

00:47:50for me.

00:47:51But today,

00:47:52Sheila's room

00:47:53was empty.

00:47:53Elena?

00:47:56You're here

00:47:56for Sheila?

00:47:58Cecily took

00:47:59her away a few

00:47:59days ago.

00:48:01Said she

00:48:01was taking

00:48:02her to a

00:48:02big mansion

00:48:03to enjoy

00:48:04the good

00:48:04life.

00:48:11Alarm bells

00:48:12went off in

00:48:13my head.

00:48:14Cecily and

00:48:14Sheila had

00:48:15never gotten

00:48:15along.

00:48:16Her suddenly

00:48:16taking Sheila

00:48:17away meant

00:48:18nothing good.

00:48:19I called

00:48:20Cecily.

00:48:24Oh, missing

00:48:25your grandmother

00:48:25already?

00:48:26Want to see

00:48:27her?

00:48:28Fine.

00:48:29Give me

00:48:3050 million.

00:48:32Sylvia and

00:48:33Darren's wedding

00:48:34needs money.

00:48:34As her sister,

00:48:36shouldn't you

00:48:37contribute?

00:48:38Where is

00:48:39Sheila?

00:48:39That's none

00:48:40of your business.

00:48:41Wire the money

00:48:41or you'll never

00:48:43see her again.

00:48:44I hung up

00:48:46coldly.

00:48:49That afternoon,

00:48:51Reed Group's

00:48:51five core

00:48:52partners all

00:48:53received the

00:48:53same email.

00:48:54Terminate

00:48:55cooperation

00:48:56with Reed

00:48:56Group.

00:49:01The Reed

00:49:02Group's crisis

00:49:03exploded

00:49:04overnight.

00:49:05Raw material

00:49:07supplies were

00:49:07cut off,

00:49:08projects halted,

00:49:09workers collectively

00:49:10demanded unpaid

00:49:11wages.

00:49:12Benjamin was

00:49:13in over his

00:49:13head.

00:49:13Osiris,

00:49:14we've been

00:49:15partners for

00:49:16so many

00:49:16years.

00:49:17How can

00:49:17you just

00:49:17terminate our

00:49:18agreement like

00:49:18this?

00:49:19You've offended

00:49:20someone you

00:49:20shouldn't have.

00:49:21Who?

00:49:21Who did I

00:49:22offend?

00:49:23You know

00:49:24perfectly well.

00:49:25Goodbye.

00:49:26Benjamin finally

00:49:27realized,

00:49:28these partners'

00:49:29loyalty to me

00:49:29far exceeded

00:49:30any they had

00:49:31for him.

00:49:31For 10

00:49:32years,

00:49:32those contracts

00:49:33had never

00:49:33been signed

00:49:34because of

00:49:35his skills,

00:49:35but me.

00:49:37Even worse,

00:49:38news of

00:49:38Darren calling

00:49:39off the

00:49:39engagement spread

00:49:40throughout

00:49:40Foikland.

00:49:41The Reed

00:49:41family became

00:49:42a complete

00:49:42laughingstock.

00:49:43How did

00:49:44this happen?

00:49:45How did

00:49:45this happen?

00:49:46Cecily was

00:49:47finally starting

00:49:48to get scared,

00:49:48but she didn't

00:49:49know this was

00:49:51only the beginning.

00:49:52I returned to

00:49:53cloth empty-handed

00:49:56and confessed to

00:49:57Wesley that I

00:49:57hadn't gotten the

00:49:58Cinnabar.

00:49:59Why?

00:50:00There was a

00:50:01complication.

00:50:02Someone sabotaged

00:50:03the deal.

00:50:04But I won't give

00:50:05up.

00:50:05I'll find another

00:50:06way.

00:50:06I thought Wesley

00:50:07would be angry.

00:50:08After all,

00:50:09I knew how much

00:50:10effort he had put

00:50:11in purchasing

00:50:11Cinnabar.

00:50:12There were a

00:50:13few seconds of

00:50:14silence on the

00:50:15other end of

00:50:15the line.

00:50:18It's fine.

00:50:19I'll wait for

00:50:20you.

00:50:20I was stunned.

00:50:22This man had

00:50:22always been testing

00:50:23me, using me,

00:50:24but every time I

00:50:25ran into trouble,

00:50:26he was there.

00:50:28I'll find another

00:50:29way.

00:50:30Give me a few

00:50:31days.

00:50:33Okay.

00:50:34Wesley hung up

00:50:34and said something

00:50:35to Felix.

00:50:36Look into what

00:50:37the Reed family

00:50:38has been up to

00:50:38lately.

00:50:39Yes, Mr.

00:50:40Spencer.

00:50:41I didn't know

00:50:42it yet, but he

00:50:43was already

00:50:43preparing to act.

00:50:44A week later, I

00:50:46returned to the

00:50:46Johnson's home to

00:50:47check on Kira again.

00:50:49Kira's treatment

00:50:50had made remarkable

00:50:51progress.

00:50:52She was starting

00:50:53to hear sounds.

00:50:55Knock, knock,

00:50:56knock.

00:50:57Kira's head

00:50:57snapped around,

00:50:58her eyes wide,

00:51:00staring my hand.

00:51:01She had heard it.

00:51:02She heard it?

00:51:03She actually

00:51:04heard it?

00:51:04Yes.

00:51:05Next, she needs

00:51:07to learn to speak,

00:51:08like a baby.

00:51:09Starting from

00:51:09scratch.

00:51:12Elena, thank you.

00:51:13Thank you for

00:51:15healing my daughter.

00:51:16Mr. Johnson, I

00:51:17still need some

00:51:18Cinnabar.

00:51:18I'd like to buy

00:51:19some.

00:51:19Cinnabar is not

00:51:20for sale, but you

00:51:21saved Kira.

00:51:22I'm giving it to

00:51:23you.

00:51:23Just tell me how

00:51:24much you need.

00:51:25I hadn't expected

00:51:25to get the Cinnabar

00:51:26so easily, but I

00:51:27later came to

00:51:28understand.

00:51:29What Wesley wanted

00:51:30was never just

00:51:30Cinnabar.

00:51:31After getting the

00:51:32Cinnabar, I went

00:51:33to Spencer Group

00:51:34to deliver it.

00:51:35After signing the

00:51:36documents, I went

00:51:37to the restroom.

00:51:38As soon as I

00:51:39walked in, I heard

00:51:39voices from the

00:51:40stalls.

00:51:41Did you hear?

00:51:42Wesley's fiancé is

00:51:43coming back!

00:51:44Really?

00:51:45That Miss Kathy

00:51:45Garrett?

00:51:46That's the one.

00:51:47I heard she's been

00:51:47abroad.

00:51:48This time, she's

00:51:49coming back.

00:51:49All those women who

00:51:50tried to seduce

00:51:51Wesley before, she

00:51:52took care of every

00:51:53single one of them.

00:51:54What about Elena?

00:51:55She's with Wesley

00:51:55every day.

00:51:56Shh!

00:51:56Keep your voice

00:51:57down.

00:51:57I think she's in

00:51:58the building today.

00:51:59I washed my hands,

00:52:01dried them, and

00:52:03left without changing

00:52:04my expression.

00:52:05The moment the

00:52:06door closed, I

00:52:08heard gasps behind

00:52:09me.

00:52:10Was that Elena

00:52:11just now?

00:52:12We're doomed.

00:52:14She definitely

00:52:15heard us.

00:52:16Kathy Garnett,

00:52:17Wesley's fiancé.

00:52:20Wesley had never

00:52:21mentioned her to

00:52:21me.

00:52:23But what did that

00:52:24have to do with

00:52:24me?

00:52:25I came out of the

00:52:26restroom and turned

00:52:27the corner when a

00:52:28man almost bumped

00:52:29into me.

00:52:31Whoa there,

00:52:32beautiful.

00:52:32Theo Spencer,

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

00:52:35His whole demeanor

00:52:37reeked of frivolity.

00:52:38I haven't seen you

00:52:39around before.

00:52:40Are you new here?

00:52:41Let's exchange

00:52:42numbers.

00:52:43Move.

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

00:52:45You're from

00:52:46Leopard X?

00:52:47I have authority

00:52:47over Spencer

00:52:48Group's projects

00:52:49too, you know.

00:52:50I said,

00:52:51move.

00:52:52Theo blocked

00:52:52my way, wearing

00:52:54a flirtatition

00:52:54smirk.

00:52:55I couldn't be

00:52:56bothered to waste

00:52:56words on him.

00:52:57I walked straight

00:52:58around him.

00:52:59I looked up and

00:53:00saw someone standing

00:53:01at the end of

00:53:01the hallway.

00:53:02It was Wesley.

00:53:04He was watching

00:53:04us, his eyes

00:53:05dark.

00:53:06Felix stood

00:53:07behind Wesley and

00:53:08quietly stepped

00:53:09back.

00:53:10His boss's gaze

00:53:11was terrifying.

00:53:13Wesley?

00:53:15Wesley ignored

00:53:16him.

00:53:16His eyes

00:53:18stayed fixed

00:53:19on me.

00:53:19I kept

00:53:20walking.

00:53:21As I passed

00:53:22Wesley, I noticed

00:53:23he was leaning

00:53:24against the wall,

00:53:25his face pale.

00:53:30You don't look

00:53:31well.

00:53:32I smelled

00:53:33alcohol on him.

00:53:34He had just

00:53:35been drinking.

00:53:36His stomach

00:53:36condition wasn't

00:53:37healed yet and

00:53:38he was already

00:53:39drinking again.

00:53:40Did he have a

00:53:41death wish?

00:53:42You have a stomach

00:53:43condition and you're

00:53:43still drinking?

00:53:44Do you want

00:53:45yourself killed?

00:53:46I'm fine.

00:53:47He said he was

00:53:48fine, but there

00:53:49was sweat on his

00:53:50forehead.

00:53:51I sighed and

00:53:53pressed my hand

00:53:53against his

00:53:54abdomen.

00:53:58What are you

00:53:59doing?

00:54:00Relieving your

00:54:01pain.

00:54:02Don't move.

00:54:03I massaged his

00:54:04abdomen precisely.

00:54:05Wesley.

00:54:07His breathing

00:54:08gradually stead-eyed.

00:54:12His deep eyes

00:54:13never left my

00:54:14face.

00:54:18Why are you

00:54:19helping me?

00:54:20You helped me

00:54:21before, just

00:54:22repaying the

00:54:23favor.

00:54:24Wesley's eyes

00:54:25dimmed.

00:54:28He didn't speak,

00:54:29but I could tell

00:54:30he wasn't satisfied

00:54:31with that answer.

00:54:32My hand

00:54:33continued massaging

00:54:34his abdomen.

00:54:35Casually, my

00:54:36eyes fell on the

00:54:36ring on his

00:54:37finger.

00:54:37My heart skipped

00:54:38a beat.

00:54:39That ring, it was

00:54:40identical to the

00:54:41one my mentor

00:54:41left behind.

00:54:42The pattern, the

00:54:43material, the

00:54:44patea, every

00:54:45detail matched.

00:54:46I suppressed the

00:54:47surge of emotion

00:54:47and asked,

00:54:49fending calm.

00:54:50Mr. Spencer,

00:54:51your ring is very

00:54:52unique.

00:54:53Where did it come

00:54:54from?

00:54:55It's a family

00:54:56heirloom, the

00:54:57symbol of the

00:54:58Spencer family

00:54:58head.

00:54:59A family heirloom.

00:55:00That meant this

00:55:01ring had been

00:55:02passed down through

00:55:02the Spencer family

00:55:03for generations.

00:55:04Then where did

00:55:05my mentor's ring

00:55:06come from?

00:55:07It's beautiful.

00:55:09You like it?

00:55:10I've just never

00:55:11seen this design

00:55:12before.

00:55:13Wesley didn't press

00:55:14further, but his

00:55:14eyes told me he

00:55:16didn't buy that.

00:55:17How are you

00:55:17feeling now?

00:55:18My palm continued

00:55:19massaging Wesley's

00:55:20stomach.

00:55:21Much better.

00:55:23If you really

00:55:24want to thank me,

00:55:25can you promise

00:55:26me one thing?

00:55:27Wesley's brow

00:55:27fronted slightly.

00:55:29Few people dared

00:55:30to make demands

00:55:31of him so openly.

00:55:32What is it?

00:55:33It's nothing too

00:55:34difficult.

00:55:35I just want to

00:55:36ask you a question.

00:55:39What question?

00:55:41Just as I was

00:55:41about to speak,

00:55:42Wesley's phone rang.

00:55:48He had to answer

00:55:49it.

00:55:50Okay, I know.

00:55:51Wait for me in the

00:55:51conference room.

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

00:55:54Wesley hung up.

00:55:56I have something to

00:55:57take care of now.

00:55:58I'll answer your

00:55:59question when I'm

00:55:59done.

00:56:00I nodded.

00:56:02Work was important,

00:56:03after all.

00:56:04After Wesley's meeting,

00:56:06he opened a bottle

00:56:06of wine.

00:56:07Have a drink to

00:56:08celebrate.

00:56:09I took a sip,

00:56:10fruity and sweet,

00:56:11not like hard liquor.

00:56:12I had one glass,

00:56:13then another.

00:56:13When my vision

00:56:14started to blur,

00:56:15I realized this wine

00:56:16had a strong kick.

00:56:18Mr. Spencer,

00:56:19stop spinning.

00:56:22Before I could

00:56:22finish my sentence,

00:56:24I fell straight

00:56:25into his arms.

00:56:26Wesley looked down

00:56:27at my flushed

00:56:28cheeks.

00:56:29His Adam Apple bod.

00:56:31His breathing

00:56:31became headier.

00:56:32The phone suddenly

00:56:33rang.

00:56:34Jeffrey's voice

00:56:35came through.

00:56:37I'm coming to

00:56:38pick up Elena.

00:56:38Where is she?

00:56:39Come in.

00:56:40The door opened.

00:56:42Jeffrey walked in

00:56:43and saw me

00:56:43leaning on Wesley.

00:56:44His face turned ash.

00:56:46What did you do

00:56:46to her?

00:56:48Can't you see?

00:56:49She's the one

00:56:50leaning on me.

00:56:51Jeffrey helped me

00:56:52out with a dark

00:56:52expression.

00:56:53The car door

00:56:54closed and we

00:56:55drove out of

00:56:56the parking lot.

00:56:57I opened my eyes.

00:56:59My gaze was clear.

00:57:00There was no trace

00:57:01of drunkenness.

00:57:02I smiled slightly.

00:57:04Faking it?

00:57:06Yes.

00:57:09You did that

00:57:10on purpose?

00:57:11He's been testing

00:57:12me all along.

00:57:14I needed to test

00:57:15him too.

00:57:15I wanted to know

00:57:16where this man's

00:57:17limits were with me.

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

00:57:20Wesley is not someone

00:57:20to be trifled with.

00:57:22I know.

00:57:23I could see that

00:57:24Wesley's interest

00:57:25in me was growing.

00:57:26His tests,

00:57:27his gaze,

00:57:27his breathing just now.

00:57:28They were all

00:57:29telling me one thing.

00:57:30He was falling for me.

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

00:57:34how I should respond.

00:57:35A few days later,

00:57:36Jeffrey took me

00:57:37to a gathering

00:57:37at the Spencer family home.

00:57:39Gerald Spencer

00:57:40was there too.

00:57:41Wesley's sister,

00:57:42Karen,

00:57:42came up to me.

00:57:43Elena,

00:57:44do you dare to race me?

00:57:45The loser is never

00:57:46allowed to set foot

00:57:47in the Spencer house again.

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

00:57:50how close I was

00:57:51to Wesley.

00:57:51What if you lose?

00:57:53If I lose,

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

00:57:57Gerald watched us

00:57:58bicker with interest.

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

00:58:02Fine.

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

00:58:05Tomorrow at 4pm,

00:58:06Thundertrack.

00:58:07Don't be late.

00:58:10Karen smirked

00:58:11and walked away.

00:58:12She was looking forward

00:58:13to watching me

00:58:14embarrass myself

00:58:15on the track.

00:58:16She didn't know

00:58:16that I had won

00:58:17the championship

00:58:18on that same track

00:58:19three years ago.

00:58:21Elena,

00:58:23aren't you afraid

00:58:24of losing?

00:58:25I won't lose.

00:58:26The next afternoon,

00:58:27Thundertrack,

00:58:28Karen brought me here.

00:58:29A group of rich kids

00:58:30gathered around

00:58:31to watch and plate bets.

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

00:58:34Five million!

00:58:35Me too!

00:58:35She's the champion

00:58:36every year!

00:58:37Almost everyone

00:58:38was betting on Karen

00:58:39to win.

00:58:40Elise was there too,

00:58:42watching with a cold smirk.

00:58:45Elena,

00:58:46you're just asking

00:58:47for humiliation.

00:58:48Karen is the racing god

00:58:50of Clathe's elite circle.

00:58:54We'll see.

00:58:55Five million

00:58:55on Elena to win.

00:58:57Everyone fell silent.

00:58:58Everyone looked at Wesley.

00:59:00This man who never

00:59:00attended social events

00:59:02had actually come

00:59:02to place a bet himself.

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

00:59:05but under Wesley's

00:59:06icy gaze,

00:59:07she didn't dare

00:59:08cause trouble.

00:59:09The race began.

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

00:59:12I stayed in the middle,

00:59:13taking it easy.

00:59:14Karen advanced easily.

00:59:15In the final round,

00:59:17Karen and I faced off

00:59:19head to head.

00:59:19She slammed on the gas

00:59:21and left me behind.

00:59:27Karen thought smugly.

00:59:29She's not that impressive

00:59:30after all.

00:59:33Karen is going to win!

00:59:36I told you,

00:59:38how could Elena

00:59:39possibly beat Karen?

00:59:40The final lap.

00:59:46my car suddenly shot forward

00:59:48like an arrow.

00:59:50My earlier low profile,

00:59:52all of it was a disguise.

01:00:01I overtook

01:00:02at a bewildering angle

01:00:04on the curve.

01:00:05The tires screamed

01:00:07against the track.

01:00:12The silver shadow

01:00:14of my car

01:00:14crossed the finish line

01:00:15first,

01:00:16like a shooting star.

01:00:22Karen was still lost

01:00:23in her illusion

01:00:24of victory.

01:00:26The referee walked over

01:00:28and cleared his throat

01:00:29awkwardly.

01:00:31Miss Spencer,

01:00:32you were lapped.

01:00:47I took off my gloves

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

01:00:55The whole place

01:00:56was quiet.

01:00:58Everyone was still

01:00:59in shock

01:00:59from what they had

01:01:00just witnessed.

01:01:01Elise's face

01:01:02turned pale.

01:01:03She thought

01:01:04she'd see me humiliated,

01:01:06but Karen ended up

01:01:07losing spectacularly.

01:01:09How is this possible?

01:01:10How could she win?

01:01:16Impossible.

01:01:17This can't be.

01:01:21You lost.

01:01:23Don't forget

01:01:23to keep your promise.

01:01:27Karen gritted

01:01:28her teeth

01:01:28and nodded.

01:01:30I looked at her

01:01:31calmly,

01:01:32then turned

01:01:33and walked away.

01:01:36Behind me,

01:01:37Elise was trembling

01:01:38with rage.

01:01:40What made her

01:01:41even angrier

01:01:42was that Wesley

01:01:43had come in person

01:01:43to bet on me.

01:01:48Why?

01:01:49Why does everyone

01:01:50take her side?

01:01:56I didn't know

01:01:57what Elise was thinking.

01:01:58I only knew

01:02:00that this victory

01:02:00was mine.

01:02:02After the race,

01:02:04the crowd

01:02:04slowly dispersed.

01:02:06Karen was

01:02:07helped away,

01:02:08her face

01:02:08full of resentment.

01:02:11Elise stood

01:02:12in the distance

01:02:12staring at me

01:02:13intently.

01:02:15Like a baleful snake.

01:02:17At that moment,

01:02:18Wesley was walking

01:02:19toward me.

01:02:21The crowd

01:02:22parted automatically

01:02:23to make way

01:02:24for him.

01:02:28You won.

01:02:29You saw it.

01:02:30I knew you would

01:02:31win from the start.

01:02:32His tone was calm,

01:02:34as if he was just

01:02:34stating a fact.

01:02:36But I could hear

01:02:36something in it.

01:02:37Not surprise,

01:02:38but certainty.

01:02:39Wesley didn't say

01:02:40much more.

01:02:41He turned and left.

01:02:43Felix,

01:02:44following behind,

01:02:45whispered something

01:02:46as he passed me.

01:02:47Mr. Spencer has never

01:02:49bet on anyone else

01:02:49to win.

01:02:51You're the first.

01:02:52I paused for a moment,

01:02:54watching Wesley's figure

01:02:55disappear into the night.

01:02:56That five million?

01:02:58He had bet on me.

01:02:59I knew that winning

01:03:00this race against Karen

01:03:02was just the beginning.

01:03:03What lay ahead

01:03:04was far more complicated

01:03:05than a simple competition.

01:03:07After the race,

01:03:08Karen's attitude

01:03:09toward me

01:03:10had clearly changed.

01:03:12She was still

01:03:13unhappy about it,

01:03:14but at least

01:03:15she no longer

01:03:15dared to provoke me

01:03:16openly.

01:03:17But Elise was different.

01:03:19The way she looked

01:03:20at me was even

01:03:21more vicious

01:03:21than before.

01:03:23I knew she wouldn't

01:03:24let it go.

01:03:27Elena,

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

01:03:29Karen just had

01:03:30bad luck.

01:03:31Next time,

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

01:03:38Is that so?

01:03:40I'll be waiting.

01:03:46I didn't take

01:03:47Elise's words

01:03:48to heart.

01:03:51When I got home,

01:03:53I found Julie

01:03:53sitting in the living room,

01:03:55holding an invitation

01:03:56in her hand.

01:03:58Elena,

01:03:59you're back.

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

01:04:06What is it?

01:04:07An invitation

01:04:08to the Garrett family's

01:04:09charity gala.

01:04:10Miss Kathy Garrett

01:04:11has returned to the country,

01:04:12and this is her

01:04:13welcome banquet.

01:04:14All of Clay's elite

01:04:15will be there.

01:04:16Kathy Garrett.

01:04:17I had heard that name

01:04:18before.

01:04:18The daughter of the

01:04:19Garrett family,

01:04:20regarded as Wesley's

01:04:21fiancee since childhood.

01:04:22I want to take you

01:04:23with me.

01:04:24You've been back

01:04:25in the Harper family

01:04:26for a while now.

01:04:27It's time for you

01:04:28to make a formal

01:04:29appearance in high society.

01:04:32All right.

01:04:33I knew this banquet

01:04:34would not be peaceful,

01:04:35but I had never

01:04:35been afraid of trouble.

01:04:36On the day

01:04:37of the charity gala,

01:04:38Jolie had prepared

01:04:39a silver white gown

01:04:40for me.

01:04:41When I walked

01:04:42down the stairs in it,

01:04:43the whole family

01:04:44was stunned.

01:04:48Elena,

01:04:49you look beautiful today.

01:04:51Of course my little

01:04:52sister is beautiful.

01:04:56When we arrived

01:04:56at the banquet hall,

01:04:58it was already crowded.

01:05:00Almost all of Claytha's

01:05:01elite and dignitaries

01:05:02were there.

01:05:04I saw Karen

01:05:06standing in the crowd.

01:05:08When she saw me,

01:05:09she gave me

01:05:10an awkward nod.

01:05:12Then I saw Kathy Garrett.

01:05:14She was standing

01:05:14in the center

01:05:15of the banquet hall,

01:05:16surrounded by

01:05:17a group of people.

01:05:18Golden curls,

01:05:20a red gown.

01:05:21She was like

01:05:22a blazing flame.

01:05:26So you're the Harper

01:05:27family's newly found

01:05:28daughter.

01:05:29You certainly live

01:05:30up to your reputation.

01:05:34I'm flattered,

01:05:35Miss Garrett.

01:05:36I'm not

01:05:37complimenting you.

01:05:39I'm just saying

01:05:41you do have a face

01:05:43that would make

01:05:43men's hearts

01:05:44flutter.

01:05:46Unfortunately,

01:05:47a pretty face

01:05:48alone isn't enough.

01:05:50Her smile

01:05:52was elegant,

01:05:53but every word

01:05:54she said

01:05:54was a provocation.

01:05:58She was telling me,

01:06:00don't think

01:06:01that just because

01:06:01Wesley gave you

01:06:02a ruby,

01:06:03you're special.

01:06:05You're right.

01:06:06A pretty face

01:06:07alone isn't enough.

01:06:11That's why

01:06:12I have other

01:06:12advantages as well.

01:06:14Oh?

01:06:15Like what?

01:06:16For example,

01:06:18I can make

01:06:18Wesley come in person

01:06:19just to give me

01:06:20a gift,

01:06:21but some people

01:06:21can stand right

01:06:22in front of him

01:06:23and he won't even

01:06:24glance their way.

01:06:24Kathy's expression

01:06:26changed.

01:06:27She knew

01:06:28who I was

01:06:28talking about.

01:06:30Who in Clay's

01:06:32high society

01:06:33didn't know

01:06:33that Wesley

01:06:34had gave me

01:06:35a pigeon blood ruby?

01:06:38You!

01:06:41Fine.

01:06:42We'll see

01:06:43about that.

01:06:45Kathy turned

01:06:46and walked away,

01:06:47but I could see

01:06:48her fists

01:06:49clenching.

01:06:49I knew that

01:06:50from today on

01:06:51I had gained

01:06:51another enemy,

01:06:52but I didn't

01:06:53regret it.

01:06:54If you take

01:06:55one step back,

01:06:56they'll take

01:06:57a mile.

01:06:58Better to show

01:06:59them from the start.

01:07:00I'm not someone

01:07:01to be messed with.

01:07:02Halfway through

01:07:03the banquet,

01:07:04Wesley appeared.

01:07:05He was still

01:07:06the same black suit,

01:07:07cold expression,

01:07:08and unapproachable

01:07:09aura.

01:07:10But tonight,

01:07:11he walked

01:07:12straight toward me.

01:07:14Everyone's eyes

01:07:15followed him.

01:07:17You look beautiful

01:07:18today.

01:07:20Kathy stood

01:07:21not far away,

01:07:22watching this scene,

01:07:23her face

01:07:24ashen.

01:07:25She was the

01:07:25hostess of this

01:07:26banquet,

01:07:27but Wesley's gaze

01:07:28never fell on her

01:07:28once.

01:07:30Miss Garrett,

01:07:31you see?

01:07:32This is how she

01:07:33seduces Wesley.

01:07:35Shut up!

01:07:38I know what to do.

01:07:41Wesley stood

01:07:41beside me for a while,

01:07:43without saying much.

01:07:45But the fact that

01:07:46he stood beside me

01:07:47was himself a statement.

01:07:48Be careful with Kathy.

01:07:51She's not like

01:07:52Elise.

01:07:53She's not just some

01:07:53woman who plays

01:07:54petty tricks.

01:07:57Are you worried

01:07:58about me?

01:08:00What do you think?

01:08:04He didn't answer.

01:08:07But his eyes

01:08:08told me the answer.

01:08:09After the banquet

01:08:10ended,

01:08:11I thought that was it

01:08:12for the night.

01:08:12But just as I was

01:08:13about to leave,

01:08:14Kathy called out to me,

01:08:15Elena,

01:08:16wait a moment.

01:08:18Is there something

01:08:19you need?

01:08:20I want to talk to you

01:08:22about Wesley.

01:08:24There's nothing

01:08:24to talk about.

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

01:08:27I just want to tell

01:08:28you one thing.

01:08:30My engagement

01:08:31to Wesley was arranged

01:08:32by our families

01:08:33since we were children.

01:08:35I know he has

01:08:36no feelings for me,

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

01:08:38What matters is that

01:08:39the marriage between

01:08:40the Garrett and Spencer

01:08:41families affects

01:08:41the fate of both clans.

01:08:43So?

01:08:45So,

01:08:45I hope you'll stay

01:08:46away from him.

01:08:47Not for me.

01:08:49For him.

01:08:50If you truly care

01:08:51about him,

01:08:52you won't make things

01:08:53difficult for him.

01:08:55Kathy's words

01:08:55were flawless.

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

01:08:58She was caring for me.

01:09:00This kind of person

01:09:01was much harder

01:09:02to deal with

01:09:03than Elise.

01:09:04Miss Garrett,

01:09:05Wesley is not a piece

01:09:07of merchandise.

01:09:08Who he chooses

01:09:09is his freedom.

01:09:10If he chooses you,

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

01:09:13But if he chooses

01:09:14someone else,

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

01:09:21With that,

01:09:22I turned and left

01:09:23without looking back

01:09:24at her.

01:09:27A few days later,

01:09:29as I was handling

01:09:30documents at the company,

01:09:31my assistant Charlotte

01:09:32walked in hurriedly.

01:09:34Elena,

01:09:35something's wrong.

01:09:36What happened?

01:09:39Someone reported

01:09:40to the company

01:09:41that you tampered

01:09:42with the project

01:09:42and leakered

01:09:43confidential data.

01:09:44The audit department

01:09:45is already investigating.

01:09:47Who reported it?

01:09:49Anonymous.

01:09:50But I have a feeling

01:09:52this isn't simple.

01:09:54I didn't panic.

01:09:56Instead,

01:09:56I opened my computer

01:09:57and started tracing

01:09:58the source of the complaint.

01:10:00Ten minutes later,

01:10:01I found the IP address

01:10:03traced back

01:10:03to the Garrett group.

01:10:06Kathy.

01:10:08She finally made her move

01:10:09and her first move

01:10:11was aimed at destroying me.

01:10:13Did you find out

01:10:14who it was?

01:10:16I found it.

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

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

01:10:22She could use

01:10:23the Garrett family's power

01:10:24to suppress me.

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

01:10:28I had never been someone

01:10:29who relied on others

01:10:30to survive.

01:10:32When the audit department

01:10:33came to investigate,

01:10:35I had already prepared

01:10:36all the evidence.

01:10:38Every line of code,

01:10:39every document,

01:10:41every operation log,

01:10:42all crystal clear.

01:10:45Miss Harper,

01:10:47someone has reported

01:10:48that you tampered

01:10:49with the project.

01:10:50Please cooperate

01:10:51with our investigation.

01:10:53No problem.

01:10:54These are all my work records

01:10:56since I joined.

01:10:57You can examine them carefully.

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

01:11:03She stood aside,

01:11:05arms crossed,

01:11:06waiting to see me humiliated.

01:11:12Elena,

01:11:12if you confess,

01:11:14I can put in a good word

01:11:15for you with Wesley.

01:11:16After all,

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

01:11:18Why would I confess

01:11:20to something I didn't do?

01:11:26Two hours later,

01:11:28the audit results came out.

01:11:33All records are clean.

01:11:35The report is false.

01:11:37Miss Harper is innocent.

01:11:40Kathy's expression changed.

01:11:42She hadn't expected me

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

01:11:46Miss Garrett,

01:11:48sorry to disappoint you.

01:11:52Kathy gritted her teeth

01:11:54and turned to leave.

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

01:11:59After the false report incident,

01:12:02Wesley came to me.

01:12:04Kathy was behind this.

01:12:07I know.

01:12:09Aren't you angry?

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

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

01:12:17The angrier I get,

01:12:18the more satisfied she becomes.

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

01:12:23No matter what happens,

01:12:24you stay so calm.

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

01:12:30Impulsiveness only makes things worse.

01:12:33I'll handle this.

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

01:12:37No need.

01:12:38I can handle it myself.

01:12:40I know you can.

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

01:12:43I looked at him,

01:12:45feeling something I couldn't quite name.

01:12:47This man,

01:12:48from testing me,

01:12:49suspecting me,

01:12:50to now wanting to help me.

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

01:12:52but I knew.

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

01:12:56But if possible,

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

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

01:13:03All right.

01:13:04I respect your decision.

01:13:06He turned and left,

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

01:13:09In the night,

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

01:13:13Kathy Garrett,

01:13:13Elise Harper.

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

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

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

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

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

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