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My Wife and Daughter Left Me for a Fake Tycoon #ASR
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00:00It was the night before Thanksgiving. I had prepared a feast. Looking forward to the first quiet holiday in years.
00:08But halfway through our drive, Alexia's phone buzzed. She looked at me with fake tears in her eyes.
00:17Honey, pull over.
00:21What's wrong?
00:24My father. He's alive.
00:26I looked at her, then at our 10 year old daughter.
00:30Yes, Daddy! I need to see Grandpa!
00:34I knew for a fact that my father-in-law had been declared dead 10 years ago. I had even
00:39paid for the funeral.
00:42Go then. Family is important.
00:44A cold smile tugging at my lips.
00:54Taxi!
00:54As I watched them hail a taxi and speed away, I took out my phone. I didn't call a hospital.
01:00I called my head of security.
01:03Follow them. Find out who this grandpa really is.
01:05I sat in my empty car, laughing softly. They left a billionaire for a con man with a rented suit.
01:12Happy Thanksgiving, Alexia.
01:14You just traded a diamond for a piece of broken glass. And I'm gonna make sure you feel every jagged
01:20edge.
01:23I didn't have to wait long. An hour later, a messenger arrived at our humble apartment with a thick envelope.
01:31It wasn't a thank you note for the dinner. It was a divorce settlement. Alexia didn't even have the courage
01:37to tell me to my face.
01:45Her voice echoed from a pre-recorded voice note.
01:49Willy can give Cora everything you can't. Private jets, world tours, a legacy. You're just a delivery driver, Ethan.
01:56Bye-bye, poor daddy. I'm a princess now.
02:02I'm not coming home.
02:04For six years, I had worked three jobs to keep them comfortable, hiding the fact that I owned the very
02:11company I delivered for.
02:15I stood up and walked to my hidden wall safe.
02:22I pulled out a black titanium card and a Patek Philippe watch worth more than their fake tycoon's entire life.
02:29Let's see how long your prince lasts. When I cut off his air supply, I dialed my CFO.
02:37The man in the Hilton penthouse, Willy Vance, he's using a line of credit from our subsidiary. Cancel it. Now.
02:47And by the Hilton, I want to be their landlord by sunrise.
02:53The next morning, I walked into the Hilton lobby.
02:56I wasn't wearing my delivery uniform. I was in a bespoke Italian suit that cost $30,000.
03:04Good morning, Mr. Westfold.
03:14But to Alexia and Cora, who were heading to the breakfast buffet with Willy, I was just an eyesore.
03:26Ethan? What are you doing here?
03:29Alexia hissed, trying to block me from Willy's view.
03:34Ew, is poor daddy trying to be fancy? You look like a clown in that suit.
03:39Listen, son. I know it's hard losing a woman like Alexia.
03:44Here's a hundred bucks. Go buy yourself a dignified meal.
03:50He tossed a hundred dollar bill on the floor. I didn't pick it up.
03:55I looked at the hotel manager, who was sweating profusely as he approached us.
04:01Mr. Vance, there's been a change in ownership.
04:04The new owner is here and he's requested your immediate eviction for credit fraud.
04:11Willy's smile froze. Alexia looked confused.
04:15Owner? Who?
04:18I stepped forward, stepping right on that hundred dollar bill.
04:24I am Alexia.
04:30Mr. Vance, you are under arrest for credit fraud.
04:37Ethan, stop this! You're scaring Cora!
04:51It's a long walk down from the penthouse.
04:55Willy didn't stay to fight.
04:57As soon as the word fraud was mentioned, he vanished through the service exit,
05:02leaving his daughter and granddaughter with a $5,000 room service bill
05:07You have to leave, ma'am.
05:07In cases, they couldn't carry.
05:14Alexia pleaded, as the security guards piled their bags on the sidewalk.
05:19Ethan! Stop this!
05:22So Willy had some business trouble, big deal!
05:25We'll just go back to our apartment and talk!
05:30You're scaring Cora!
05:37I want to go home! I hate this! Daddy, tell them to stop!
05:43I looked down at her, the child I had spoiled.
05:46You don't have a home, Cora.
05:49I sold the apartment this morning.
05:51And your grandpa didn't just have business trouble.
05:54He's a career conman who was using your mother's vanity to access my secondary accounts.
05:59What?
06:02You wanted a Tycoon?
06:04Well, you found one.
06:06He just wasn't the one you expected.
06:13Got into my Rolls Royce.
06:15Ma'am, please step back.
06:16The door being held open by a man in white gloves.
06:19Alexia tried to grab the handle.
06:23Ethan! Wait!
06:24To the office. I have a merger to finish.
06:27And tell the legal team to start the process for full custody.
06:30I won't have my daughter raised by a woman who sells her soul for a fake gold watch.
06:36Alexia spent the afternoon at a public library.
06:39Using the free wifi to search for Ethan Westfall.
06:43She had always known my last name.
06:45But she thought I was just another poor kid from the suburbs.
06:48When the search results loaded, her world collapsed.
06:52He... he was the real one.
06:54Wait, so Daddy is richer than Grandpa Willy?
06:57Does that mean I get my pony now?
07:00No, Cora.
07:02It means Daddy is never coming back.
07:04And we have nothing.
07:06Just then, her phone buzzed.
07:08It was a text from an unknown number.
07:11I'm in the park across the street.
07:13Come alone if you want to see Cora's future.
07:16Alexia grabbed Cora's hand and ran.
07:19Come on.
07:19Hoping for a second chance.
07:24Ethan?
07:27But sitting on the park bench wasn't Ethan.
07:30It was Willy.
07:32Surprise.
07:38Our eyes.
07:42Please.
07:44One billion, Ethan!
07:46I know you're listening.
07:48Send the money to my offshore account!
07:50Or your precious girls become history!
07:55Please, Willy, stop!
07:57Ethan will give you whatever you want!
08:01I already gave him everything he deserved, Alexia.
08:05A one-way ticket to hell.
08:19You're a fake, Willy.
08:21And fakes always break under pressure.
08:28Hands behind your back!
08:33Ethan!
08:34Oh, thank God!
08:36We were so wrong!
08:38Take us home!
08:43I told you, Alexia, the home is sold.
08:46You're free to go anywhere but near me.
08:55The Westfall Tower touched the clouds.
08:58A monument of glass and steel.
09:14I walked through the lobby.
09:16And every head bowed.
09:18Welcome back, Chairman Westfield.
09:21The staff chorused.
09:23I ignored them.
09:25My mind on the merger.
09:27But at the entrance, a scene was unfolding.
09:35Ma'am, you cannot enter!
09:37Do you know who I am?
09:38Do you know who I am?
09:41My daddy owns you.
09:46But the divorce decree was finalized this morning.
09:56No.
09:57Alexia looked up and saw me watching from the mezzanine.
10:12I turned and walked into the boardroom, closing the heavy oak doors on her screams.
10:17But inside, a new problem awaited.
10:21My rival, a man who had been secretly funding Willy, was sitting in my chair.
10:26Welcome back, Ethan.
10:27Hope you enjoyed your vacation in the slums.
10:30Now, let's talk about who really owns Westfall.
10:41Two weeks after the eviction, this is what princess life looks like.
10:50She still tells herself it's not her fault.
10:57But someone else has been watching.
10:59Marcus Thorn, the man who wants to destroy Ethan.
11:04He doesn't see a victim.
11:06He sees a weapon.
11:10Desperate people make desperate choices.
11:14And Marcus knows exactly which buttons to push.
11:20You look like you've had a rough morning.
11:22She doesn't take it.
11:24But her hands are shaking.
11:26Ethan lied to you for years.
11:27He treated you like a social experiment.
11:30Don't you want to make him pay for that humiliation?
11:32There it is.
11:33The moment she sells her soul.
11:36Can I have a TV in the back?
11:38And ice cream?
11:39Anything you want, little princess.
11:40As long as your mother tells me everything she knows about Ethan's private bank codes and security protocols.
11:46He threw us out like trash.
11:48I'll give you everything.
11:49I want him to crawl in the mud like I did.
11:59From the top of his tower, he watches everything.
12:05Release phase two.
12:10No one knows what that means.
12:13She thought this was her chance to rise again.
12:15But she didn't know the lights tonight would only reveal another lie.
12:22But the trap was already set.
12:24And she walked right into it.
12:27She was looking for him.
12:29The man she once abandoned.
12:33But what hung around her neck was never real diamonds.
12:37Ethan had seen her long ago.
12:39He just didn't care.
12:41His eyes looked at her like she was a joke.
12:46Ethan, I believe you remember your wife?
12:50She thought this would hurt him.
12:52It's a beautiful piece.
12:53Too bad the diamonds are synthetic.
12:55And the gold is copper alloy.
12:58Her smile shattered in that moment.
13:02On the screen, the death certificate of Marcus's company.
13:06I bought Marcus's firm an hour ago.
13:09He's bankrupt.
13:13Marcus Stone, you are under arrest.
13:16She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
13:19Ethan left without looking back.
13:22His revenge was only half done.
13:25Next episode, The Last Dollar.
13:27She thought she had hit rock bottom.
13:31But she didn't know there was deeper down.
13:36The Last Dollar.
13:39Three days ago, she wore fake diamonds.
13:43Now, this was all she had.
13:47I'm hungry, Mommy.
13:48Why didn't Daddy save us?
13:51Why is everyone a liar?
13:53She opened her mouth.
13:54But found no answer.
13:58Above her, the man she abandoned was looking down.
14:03His wealth was real.
14:05Hers was all lies.
14:14Need a ride to the shelter, ma'am?
14:21But she didn't know a pair of eyes was watching her.
14:25Am I done yet?
14:26Or is there one more lesson they need to learn?
14:36She thought last night was the lowest point.
14:40But the morning sun brought deeper shadows.
14:46Miss Victor, Mr. Westfield has filed for emergency full custody of Cora, given your current lack of stable housing, employment,
14:53and your involvement with two known felons in the past week, we believe you are an unfit mother.
14:57Mr. Westfield is not here.
14:59He is currently at a charity gala in London.
15:01He sent a private jet for Cora.
15:03You have ten minutes to say goodbye, or we call the police to enforce the order.
15:18She wouldn't give up her daughter, even if it meant dragging her into hell.
15:34She thought she was protecting her daughter, but she was becoming what she feared most.
15:46I won't let them take you.
15:48And for the first time, she was afraid of the woman holding her.
15:55They traded their last dollar for one night in hell.
15:58The bugs weren't picky.
16:00Even the last shred of dignity was being eaten away.
16:03I'm itchy, Mommy.
16:04The bed has bugs.
16:05Why can't we just call Daddy?
16:06He's a billionaire.
16:07He has a jet.
16:08Why are we living like rats?
16:09The child's cry cut into her heart like a knife.
16:12Exhaustion turns people into beasts.
16:17She finally exploded.
16:23That slap shattered the last trace of warmth.
16:26The room was small, but the tension filled every corner.
16:29Because your father wants to take you away from me.
16:32He wants to turn you against me.
16:33Don't you see?
16:34He's the villain.
16:35Willie was a liar, but at least he gave me ice cream.
16:38You just give me bruises.
16:39In that moment, the child became someone else.
16:42The phone buzzed like a warning from the dark.
16:49I know where you are, Alexia.
16:51I escaped custody during a hospital transfer.
16:53I have a plan to get us both out of the country, but I need Cora.
16:56Ethan will pay anything to get her back.
16:57Meet me at the old docks at midnight.
16:59And just like that, she chose the devil again.
17:06I needed Alexia to show her true colors completely.
17:11So she could never claim to be a mother again.
17:14My heart broke for the child I had raised, but I knew I couldn't step in yet.
17:25The wind at the docks was freezing, smelling of salt and rot.
17:37You promised, Willie.
17:3950,000 cash and a passport to Brazil.
17:41Just take her and call Ethan.
17:42I can't do this anymore.
17:44You're selling me to him?
17:45But he tried to hurt us.
17:46It's for your own good, Cora.
17:48Ethan will give him the money and then you'll be back in your palace.
17:50It's the only way.
17:51She was trying to convince herself more than her daughter.
17:53You're a piece of work, Alexia.
17:55Selling your own flesh and blood to a felfin.
17:58No wonder Ethan hid his billions from you.
18:00You're hollow.
18:01He thought the prey was already in his grasp.
18:03But in the darkness, another pair of eyes had already locked onto him.
18:11Step away from my daughter.
18:21He panicked, grasping for the last straw.
18:24But she was no longer the princess who let others control her.
18:29She didn't cry.
18:31She just looked with hatred at the woman who was supposed to protect her.
18:35I'm not a princess.
18:37And you're not my mother.
18:39She had lost everything.
18:40But the child had found herself.
18:46The courtroom was packed.
18:48The media was calling it the tycoon's betrayal.
18:56Conspiracy, child endangerment, and fraud.
19:01I was under duress.
19:03Ethan manipulated me.
19:04He hid his wealth to test me.
19:06And when I was vulnerable, Willie stepped in.
19:08I was just a woman trying to find her father.
19:10I did everything for my daughter.
19:12The audience had already heard the real tape.
19:14Her tears meant nothing now.
19:16He didn't flinch.
19:18He had seen this coming a long time ago.
19:21Your Honor, the defense will now play audio evidence.
19:2450,000 cash and a passport to Brazil.
19:27Just take her and call Ethan.
19:29I can't do this anymore.
19:31Character isn't tested when things are easy.
19:33Alexia, it's tested when things are hard.
19:35You failed every test I gave you.
19:37And then you failed the one test that mattered.
19:39Being a mother.
19:39You didn't sell your daughter because you were under duress.
19:41You sold her because she was no longer a ticket to a palace.
19:44Guilty on all counts.
19:49Ethan, I'll change.
19:51I'll love you again.
19:54Please, Ethan, please.
19:56I didn't even blink.
19:58Outside, the sun was bright.
20:01But the child's heart had already frozen.
20:04Is she gone for good?
20:10Yes.
20:13Then let's go buy that pony.
20:18It wasn't a request.
20:20It was a demand.
20:23I moved Cora into the Westfall Estate.
20:26A mansion with 30 rooms and a staff of 20.
20:31I bought her the pony,
20:33the private tutors,
20:34and the designer wardrobe.
20:36I wanted to give her back the childhood.
20:39Alexia had stolen.
20:40But every gift I gave her seemed to make her colder.
20:44This pony is the wrong color, Daddy.
20:46I wanted a white one.
20:51The tutor you hired is boring.
20:54I want someone who will just do my homework for me.
20:57After all, I'm a Westfold now.
20:59Why should I work?
21:00I realized with a sinking heart
21:02that the damage was deeper than I thought.
21:05She had learned the wrong lessons from it.
21:09Tell the chef I want lobster for dinner
21:11and tell him not to be late.
21:14She saw my wealth not as a tool for good,
21:17but as a weapon to control others.
21:20I sat in my study,
21:21staring at a photo of the three of us from years ago.
21:26Sir, there's a problem.
21:27Miss Victor, she's not in prison.
21:29There was a riot during the transfer,
21:30and she disappeared.
21:42Then I reached the room.
21:43The window was open,
21:45and Cora's bed was empty.
21:48A note was pinned to the pillow with a kitchen knife.
21:55I knew where she had taken her.
21:57I drove to the old derelicate department
22:00where we had lived for six years.
22:02The place was a ruin,
22:04smelling of dust and rot.
22:12Look, Ethan.
22:14We're a family again.
22:17Alexia had found something shiny in the trash that morning.
22:20We're rich.
22:22We don't need your Westbent money.
22:24Willy is coming back for us any minute now.
22:27Alexia, put the knife down.
22:29He knew the truth would break her,
22:30but he had no choice.
22:32Willy is dead.
22:33He drowned in the harbor.
22:35It's over.
22:36Just let Cora go,
22:37and I'll get you help.
22:40Liar!
22:41You're just like him!
22:42You hid the truth to watch me crawl!
22:44She had nothing left to lose.
22:47If we can't live in a palace,
22:49we'll burn in this hole together!
22:52And she was ready to take them with her.
22:55One match,
22:57and it would all be over.
23:00The first flame caught the dry curtains,
23:02and the room turned into an orange furnace.
23:04I tried to reach Cora,
23:06but a fallen beam blocked my path.
23:08In that moment,
23:09the spoiled princess died,
23:11and a survivor was born.
23:25I've got you, Cora!
23:26Don't look back!
23:29Hush,
23:30little baby!
23:39Daddy?
23:41I don't want the pony anymore.
23:43I don't want the diamonds.
23:45I just want to be your daughter again.
23:47Can we go back to being poor
23:49if it means we're real?
23:54From the ashes,
23:56something real was finally born.
24:01Alexia didn't die.
24:03The firefighters found her in a bathtub,
24:05unconscious but alive.
24:07But when she woke up,
24:08she didn't know who she was.
24:10Her mind was wiped clean.
24:12Who are you?
24:13Are you my brother?
24:15Did I have a family?
24:16For a moment,
24:17the ghost of love returned.
24:19Then he let it go.
24:20No.
24:21I'm just a benefactor.
24:22You had a difficult life,
24:24and I'm here to make sure
24:25you're taken care of.
24:26No greed.
24:27No malice.
24:29Just emptiness.
24:30And maybe that was mercy.
24:33Will I be a princess there?
24:37No, Alexia.
24:38You'll just be a person.
24:41And that's much better.
24:52Is she happy now, Daddy?
24:54She's at peace, Cora.
24:55That's more than she ever gave herself.
24:58She had finally found peace,
25:00and they had finally found each other.
25:05The board will run the company.
25:06I realized the empire was a prison.
25:09I appointed a professional board
25:11and took a sabbatical.
25:13This is just like when we were poor.
25:15I thought you were a billionaire.
25:21She hated the mud,
25:23the lack of Wi-Fi,
25:25and washing dishes.
25:26I am a billionaire.
25:28But money is just a tool, Cora.
25:30If you don't know how to live without it,
25:33it will eventually own you.
25:35Look at your mother.
25:36Look at Willie.
25:37They died inside long before their hearts stopped.
25:45Slowly, her eyes brightened.
25:48She stopped asking for designer bags
25:50and started asking about the stars.
25:59I did it myself, Daddy.
26:02I didn't need anyone to help.
26:05I felt a weight lift from my chest
26:07that I'd carried for a decade.
26:12Mr. Westfield, I'm from the treasury.
26:20We found Willie's secret vault,
26:22and you're not going to believe what was inside.
26:26Inside Willie's vault weren't gold bars or stolen cash.
26:30It was a single, dusty wooden box.
26:34Inside were letters from my father,
26:36the man who had built the Westfall Empire.
26:38My son, I've instructed Willie to test you one day.
26:41I need to know if the woman you chose loves the man or the crown.
26:44If he ever approaches you,
26:45know that it is my final lesson from beyond the grave.
26:48Wealth is a filter, Ethan.
26:49It filters out the fake until only the truth remains.
26:53You hid the truth to watch me crawl!
26:56Willie had gone rogue,
26:58but the test had worked exactly as my father intended.
27:03I looked at Cora,
27:05who was playing with the dog in the field.
27:07She had survived the filter.
27:09Everything happens for a reason.
27:11Years later,
27:12Cora would take over the foundation,
27:14becoming a leader known for her wisdom and humility.
27:18Sometimes people ask if I miss the tycoon life.
27:21I just point to the sunset over the mountains
27:23and the laughter of my daughter.
27:25I found the real treasure a long time ago,
27:27and it never needed a gold watch to shine.
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