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Hidden desire in the hallway EP
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00:10Welcome home.
00:14Starting tonight, this is your home.
00:17But the Carltau family has Carlton rules.
00:21I won't cause trouble.
00:28No one, come meet your new family.
00:35Hi.
00:37Hi.
00:38You're going out again?
00:40Work.
01:01Sorry, wrong room.
01:10Do you always walk into other people's rooms like this?
01:20The Carlisle family values boundaries above all.
01:23Everyone will watch how you behave.
01:25I understand.
01:27Good.
01:28This is not where you used to live.
01:32Morning, darling.
01:36You must be Aiden.
01:37Welcome to the family.
01:53What?
01:55What happened last night doesn't happen again.
01:59I said it was a mistake.
02:01Then learn the house.
02:03And learn that not every door here is meant to be opened.
02:07Relax.
02:07I'm not interested in your secrets.
02:11Don't be so sure.
02:13And you?
02:15What exactly are you afraid of?
02:23Am I interrupting something?
02:27No.
02:32Your brother can be hard to deal with sometimes.
02:35Don't take it personally.
02:36I won.
02:45Just get through today.
02:48Stand up straight.
02:49Don't look so awkward.
02:51Voters don't like seeing anything unplushed.
02:53Places, please, everyone.
02:55Places.
02:57Okay, Aiden.
02:58Can you come in just a little bit closer, please?
03:00Yeah, right there.
03:01Perfect.
03:01Great.
03:01Everyone look here.
03:03Like a real family.
03:05Everyone will watch how you behave.
03:07Do you always walk into other people's rooms like this?
03:09Like a real family.
03:14Stop looking like that.
03:15You're not here to ask for anything?
03:23Don't let him get to you.
03:26Is this how your family comforts people too?
03:28Like an order?
03:31Everyone here is playing a role.
03:33The more you care, the more you lose.
03:35What about you?
03:36Are you acting too?
03:39I always am.
03:40We announce the engagement next month.
03:43Along with the donation plan, family values will help with women voters.
03:51Welcome to the Carlisle family.
04:02This is not about feelings.
04:04It's strategy.
04:06Noah and Victoria's engagement must be locked in before the election.
04:10Is he cooperating?
04:12He will.
04:13He knows what family duty means.
04:23Who's there?
04:24It's me.
04:32Don't listen at doors.
04:34If it's about your wedding, should I congratulate you?
04:47To family.
04:48To family.
05:01Aiden.
05:02You don't have to explain anything to me.
05:04Then why have you been avoiding me?
05:09Because the way you look at me doesn't feel like a brother.
05:26My wife's son from a previous marriage.
05:29My wife's son from a previous marriage.
05:44You shouldn't be here.
05:45People notice.
05:48I've been looking for you for 20 minutes.
05:50Why look for me?
05:51Your fiancé is downstairs.
05:55She's not.
05:55New York seems to think she is.
06:02I never got to choose.
06:04School, major, work, who I'm seen with.
06:07None of it was mine.
06:08I tried to be normal.
06:09I tried to love someone my father would approve of.
06:12The media would approve of.
06:14Someone safe.
06:15I couldn't.
06:16Then what kind of person could you love?
06:21I don't know.
06:22I only know that when I look at you, everything gets dangerous.
06:34If I wanted to kiss you, would you run?
06:51Noah.
06:53You can still tell me to stop.
07:15What happened tonight changes nothing.
07:18Then what am I?
07:21You shouldn't be dragged into this.
07:23But you already did.
07:38Why is your face so flushed?
07:40I had a little too much to drink.
07:48You seem to be in a very good mood tonight.
07:56I hope you enjoyed the party too.
08:06And so what doesn't it give in half it money?
08:12Probably a little Nioini stay in our Sataymor.
08:30Are you insane?
08:32Someone could walk in any second.
08:35You've been avoiding me?
08:37You said it yourself.
08:38That night changed nothing.
08:42I didn't say that because I regret it.
08:45Then why?
08:47Because I'm not respectable enough?
08:48Because I know exactly how this family would destroy you.
08:51I can survive whatever they do to me.
08:53I can't survive watching them do it to you.
08:57This only hurts me more.
09:05I'm sorry.
09:09Don't push me away again.
09:19Sorry sir. We're here for the champagne.
09:21Take it and leave.
09:22Yes sir.
09:30It's okay now.
09:34What if it hadn't been the staff?
09:39Is this what you want?
09:41Every time we get close it feels like we're about to be executed.
09:45I'll find a way.
09:54Are you okay?
09:56Just feeling a bit stuffy.
10:04Darling, where did you go? I've been looking for you.
10:08Took a call.
10:10You haven't been yourself all night.
10:13I'm just tired.
10:18Aiden.
10:19Have you fallen for someone in this house you never should have?
10:35Aiden, talk to me.
10:37Not now mom. Please.
10:58We have a lot to be thankful for this year.
11:04Let's be grateful for everything we have.
11:07And for family members who understand duty and sacrifice.
11:29Are you okay?
11:31I'm fine.
11:49You seem nervous tonight.
11:52It's just a holiday dinner.
11:55Really?
11:56I thought maybe there was a secret hiding under the table.
12:13This is your place?
12:15I stay here when work runs late.
12:17No house.
12:18There's cameras.
12:19No my father's people.
12:22Are you here alone a lot?
12:25Most of the time.
12:33You don't look happy.
12:35Back then I kept telling myself I'd leave someday.
12:40Then why didn't you?
12:44Because I thought I wanted nothing.
12:48Until you.
13:06Noah, I know you're in there.
13:08Open the door.
13:09Go to the bedroom.
13:10Stay quiet.
13:12So I still have to hide, right?
13:28Up this late?
13:30What are you doing here?
13:33I just wanted to see what's been keeping you so busy lately.
13:36You've seen enough.
13:37You can leave now.
13:40You're in a terrible mood tonight.
13:44Is it because someone else is here?
13:48You're crossing a line.
13:50Really?
13:51Because lately you look like a man hiding something precious.
13:54Don't be late for the media shoot next week.
13:56We need to look more convincing as a couple.
13:59Good night, Noah.
14:05What was I just now?
14:07Aiden, like a lover?
14:08No.
14:10Like a boyfriend? Even less.
14:13I looked like a secret shoved behind a door.
14:16I was protecting you.
14:17That's what you always say.
14:19Then why does the person being protected feel nothing but shame?
14:24Give me some time.
14:26Give me some time.
14:26I don't want to be your secret forever.
14:33Closer. More natural.
14:37Smile more naturally. The public loves stability.
14:45Aiden, what do you think of this tie?
14:47It looks good.
14:50Noah likes it too.
14:55We're adding an embrace shot. We need people to believe it's real.
14:59Noah, tilt your head lower. Victoria, move closer to him.
15:04This shot is definitely making headlines.
15:07Excellent. That's exactly the effect we needed.
15:13Looks like today went wonderfully.
15:17Aiden!
15:19That's in the mail.
15:20Let me explain.
15:21Explain what?
15:23Why you didn't pull away?
15:24Or why you looked so much like you belonged to her?
15:28It was all for them.
15:30But what I saw felt real enough.
15:49You can't just disappear like this.
15:52Aren't you the one who's best at making me disappear?
15:57I didn't have a choice in that shoot.
16:04Aiden, look at me.
16:08You never have a choice.
16:10No choice about the engagement.
16:13No choice about holding her, kissing her, and admitting me!
16:18Why did you do?
16:19Is there?
16:22Then when are you ever going to see me a second?
16:30I'm going to see you.
16:32I'm going to see you.
16:32I'm going to see you.
16:35I'm going to see you.
16:36I'm going to see you.
16:37I'm going to see you.
16:37Thank you for meeting me.
16:39What do you want to say?
16:41Don't be so tense.
16:43I'm just curious why Noah has been paying so much attention to you lately.
16:47Maybe because we live in the same house.
16:50You know, Noah wasn't always like this.
16:52He used to smile.
16:53He used to trust people.
16:55Now there are very few people who can make him lose control.
16:59Maybe you know him better than I do.
17:02Really?
17:03Because I keep thinking the way he looks at you doesn't feel very fomential.
17:08You're overthinking it.
17:10And you?
17:12When you look at him, what does it look like to you?
17:14If you care that much, ask Noah directly.
17:17Oh, I will.
17:18But before that, I wanted to see how you lie.
17:21If you invited me here to humiliate me, congratulations.
17:25No, Aiden.
17:26I won't be the one humiliating you.
17:28It'll be the look on your face when you can't hide it anymore.
17:38It's me.
17:39Keep watching them.
17:41I want time, place, and proof strong enough to ruin them.
17:45Understood.
18:01You've barely eaten these past few days.
18:05But Aiden, you want some of your breakfast one?
18:07I'm fine.
18:10When you lied as a child, you always look down first.
18:20Mom, please don't ask.
18:22If someone has hurt you, I have a right to know.
18:28No one is hurting me.
18:29Then why do you look like you're falling apart?
18:40The engagement preparations cannot be delayed any longer.
18:43You've been unstable lately.
18:44You're not worried about me.
18:46You're worried about your campaign.
18:47I care that this family does not become a scandal.
18:50Especially after you started behaving dangerously.
18:54What exactly are you saying?
18:56I'm reminding you not to bring certain unacceptable impulses into this house.
19:05Who is it?
19:07Who is it?
19:08It's me.
19:11You shouldn't be here.
19:15I just needed to know you were okay.
19:18Who is it?
19:23Whose door were you standing at last night?
19:28That's none of your business.
19:29Everything about you is my business.
19:32Especially before you drag this entire family into the mud.
19:34You control my work, my life, my marriage.
19:37Now you're policing how long I stand outside a door?
19:39I'm stopping you from making a mistake that would destroy you.
19:42You're not afraid for me.
19:43You're afraid for the image you built.
19:45Listen carefully.
19:47Before the election, I will allow no scandal.
19:49Especially not the kind that is abnormal, disgusting, and enough to turn every supporter against us.
19:56You make me sick.
19:57Then don't force me to be even clearer.
20:17I'll be ST FROM KORTING THIS
20:29You make me sick.
20:29Aiden, it's me.
20:38who sent this
20:41I don't know
20:43but they got us
20:44come with me
20:46where
20:49somewhere no one knows us
20:58how much longer
20:59can we keep hiding
21:01when I was younger
21:02I thought if I obeyed enough
21:03one day he'd finally be satisfied
21:05then I realized
21:06with a man like him
21:07satisfaction is never the end
21:08it's just another chain
21:09then without that house
21:11without his name
21:12who would you be
21:12maybe just an ordinary man
21:14who comes home from work
21:15cooks terrible dinners
21:16wastes whole weekends
21:17with the person he loves
21:19that sounds better
21:19than the Carlisle mansion
21:20I'm afraid I can't give you that life
21:22do you think I care about the mansion
21:24I was never afraid of being poor
21:26I'm afraid of the way
21:27you keep pushing me away
21:29Noah
21:30I love you
21:31you love me
21:33yes
21:34even if it's a disaster
21:36even if it's dangerous
21:38I still love you
21:43I love you too
22:08this early?
22:09I think you should see this
22:14I didn't want to embarrass you
22:16but pretending not to see it
22:17would only make things worse
22:20where did these come from?
22:22does it matter?
22:23what matters is that
22:25they've turned the Carlisle family
22:26into a joke
22:26behind your back
22:30I think you should have a talk with Noah
22:32before the media does
22:37send Noah to my study
22:39now
22:49explain
22:53do you understand what this would destroy
22:55if it got out?
22:56it was never going to destroy me
22:57no
22:59it destroys me
23:00my campaign
23:01my name
23:02my family
23:04so you finally said the truth
23:05listen Noah
23:06if you want to ruin yourself
23:08fine
23:09but I will not let anyone
23:10especially that boy
23:11you've become obsessed with
23:13drag me down with you
23:14don't you dare touch him
23:16oh I dare
23:16I can destroy him
23:18destroy his mother
23:19and leave them with nothing
23:20you're insane
23:22insane
23:22then remember this
23:23if you want to keep him safe
23:26stay away from him
23:30don't be nervous
23:31what do you want from me?
23:34your mother loves the life she has now
23:36a respectable marriage
23:37a stable home
23:38a second chance
23:39if you don't want all of that
23:41to disappear overnight
23:42stay away from my son
23:44otherwise Helen leaves with nothing
23:46and the two of you will go right back
23:49to where you belong
23:52you're disgusting
23:54yet disgusting men are usually the ones who win
24:09what happened?
24:24why have you been avoiding me?
24:27because I'm done playing
24:28what do you mean?
24:30I mean did you really think
24:32I'd throw away my life
24:33for a relationship
24:33that has to stay hidden?
24:36that's not who you are
24:38how much do you actually know me?
24:41maybe I got close to you
24:42because you're a Carlisle
24:43you're lying
24:45am I?
24:46you can give me a mansion
24:48money
24:48status
24:50but you can't even admit me in daylight
24:53I'm done playing this little affair game with you
24:56so everything you said was fake?
24:58yes
25:00including when I said I loved you
25:16get out
25:19gladly
25:24the Carlisle family is expected to announce a major engagement soon
25:35if you're not feeling well
25:37if you're not feeling well
25:37we can leave
25:39I'm fine
25:42thank you all for being here tonight
25:44to me family has always been the greatest value
25:47so tonight I'm honored to share some wonderful news with all of you
25:50my son Noah is going to be engaged to Victoria
25:56thank you everyone
25:57Noah and I are both very excited for the future
26:05Aiden
26:07you'll congratulate us won't you?
26:11of course
26:12I wish wish you a lifetime of happiness
26:15how sweet of you
26:54Noah!
26:56Stop!
27:02Pick up the phone.
27:03Please pick up.
27:07What did you say to him?
27:10I said nothing.
27:11He would not just disappear for no reason!
27:14Don't make this public.
27:15Tomorrow, the press will continue covering the engagement.
27:18My son is missing!
27:21Then find him.
27:22Quietly.
27:31Hello?
27:41Where is Aiden?
27:44Don't be so hostile.
27:45Sit.
27:46Let's talk.
27:47I'll ask again.
27:48Where is he?
27:49He's safe for now.
27:50You touched him!
27:52No.
27:53Your father drove him away.
27:55I just saw the board more clearly than you did.
27:59What do you want?
28:00Finally, the right question.
28:03I want the wedding to proceed as planned.
28:06You keep playing the perfect heir.
28:09And I become the future Miss Carlisle.
28:13You think I'd agree to that?
28:14If you don't, you know exactly what Richard will do.
28:18He'll destroy Aiden first, then Helen.
28:20And what I have will make sure they never get the chance to fight back.
28:25Don't look at me like that.
28:26At least I'm offering you a choice.
28:28Your father wouldn't.
28:31If I cooperate, Aiden stays safe.
28:35I'll do my best to keep Richard away from them.
28:41Is he safe right now?
28:51Were you trying to scare me to death?
28:55Yes.
28:56I fell in love with him.
29:02What did Richard say to you?
29:03He said if I didn't leave Noah, you'd leave with nothing.
29:10I couldn't gamble with your life.
29:12So I had to leave.
29:13You foolish boy!
29:14I can lose the house, the marriage, the status,
29:17but I cannot watch you bury your heart with it!
29:23Running is not the answer.
29:25If you still love him, then stop running.
29:32You win.
29:34Don't make it sound so ugly.
29:35We're simply getting what we need.
29:38And what exactly do you need?
29:39Position.
29:41Contracts.
29:42Half of the future power of the Carlisle family.
29:44Love was never on my list.
29:47There can be no mistakes tomorrow.
29:49This will be the most important day for the Carlisle family.
29:53Are you sure?
29:56If I don't go, I'll regret it for the rest of my life.
30:14This is...
30:15Get him out of here.
30:20Aiden,
30:22you'd better leave right now.
30:23Oh my God.
30:25It's the stepson.
30:26Keep shooting.
30:29How dramatic.
30:30I wasn't going to come.
30:31I was going to do what I always do.
30:32Step back and then step back again.
30:34But then I realized I've spent my whole life giving things up.
30:36I gave way to poverty,
30:38to humiliation,
30:39to this family.
30:40I refuse to give up love too.
30:44Noah,
30:45do not say a word.
30:46Don't marry her.
30:48The person you love is me.
30:59Don't you dare take another step.
31:03You've controlled me long enough.
31:09The person I've loved all along is him.
31:13You've lost your mind.
31:15No.
31:17I'm finally refusing to live for you anymore.
31:21Beautiful speech.
31:22But if you hadn't seduced him,
31:23would he be here now?
31:24You want to put all of this on me?
31:26Then what about the photos,
31:27the surveillance,
31:28and the deal you offered Noah?
31:30What deal?
31:31You're not the victim.
31:32You knew about Noah and me long before this.
31:34You used those photos as leverage
31:35to force him into this wedding.
31:37You never wanted love.
31:38You wanted your place in the Carlisle family.
31:39She has photos?
31:40This is bigger than a wedding store.
31:42Fine.
31:42If we're tearing this open,
31:44let's tear it all the way open.
31:46You think I'm the dirtiest person here?
31:48Then let's show the contracts to the press.
31:53Here are the private agreements
31:54signed by Richard and my father.
31:56If Noah and I go through with the marriage,
31:59future Carlisle Foundation projects
32:01will be funneled to my family's business.
32:03Give me that!
32:08I thought I married a man
32:09who could give my son and me a new life.
32:12But now I see I didn't marry into a family.
32:15I married into a performance!
32:17I want a divorce.
32:19I'm not coming back.
32:22Do you have any idea what you're giving up?
32:25I do.
32:27I'm giving up the life you chose for me.
32:40What now?
32:42I don't know.
32:43But for the first time,
32:45that's okay.
33:00Don't laugh, I haven't said anything yet.
33:05I'm just trying to prove I can actually make dinner.
33:09So far, the evidence is weak.
33:21I knew the two of you wouldn't survive your first week on your own.
33:25Hey, you came at exactly the right time.
33:29Take care of him.
33:33I will.
33:37Do you ever regret it?
33:41Leaving that house, that name, everything that was supposed to be yours?
33:45No.
33:47For the first time in my life, I'm not living as the person someone else wanted me to be.
33:52I'm living as myself.
33:58This feels strange.
34:01Strange good or strange bad?
34:05Strange good.
34:09Like I'm waiting for someone to tell me it's not real.
34:13It's real.
34:18Not bad.
34:20For a first try.
34:22Just not bad?
34:23Okay, it's terrible.
34:24But I don't care.
34:27What are we gonna do now?
34:29Like, for real?
34:30Find jobs.
34:30Pay rent.
34:32Make dinner.
34:33Mess up.
34:34Try again.
34:35That sounds terrifying.
34:38Yeah.
34:39Yeah.
34:39But for the first time, I'm not scared of my own life.
34:47I used to lie awake in the mansion, thinking I didn't belong there.
34:50And now?
34:53Now I know I belong here.
34:55With you.
34:59Goodnight, Aiden.
35:04Goodnight.
35:11The bread is burning.
35:13Let it burn.
35:15You're ridiculous.
35:18We'll get better at this.
35:20At what?
35:21Cooking?
35:21Or being together?
35:23Both.
35:29I never thought I'd be happy being ordinary.
35:32Me neither.
35:33But ordinary feels pretty good.
35:38I got an interview.
35:39See?
35:40We're figuring it out.
35:41Do you miss it?
35:43The money.
35:44The power.
35:45I miss none of it.
35:47I miss having a father who actually loved me.
35:50But I never had that.
35:53You have me.
35:54That's more than enough.
35:59You two look good.
36:03Mom.
36:05Thank you, Helen.
36:07For everything.
36:08Take care of each other.
36:10You two.
36:11We'll be okay.
36:18What are you thinking?
36:20That maybe.
36:22Real is better than perfect.
36:33Real is better than perfect.
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