Kick Me Out- I'm Back As The Genius Heiress-Drama FULL MOVIES ENGLISH SUB

Dream Drama

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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.

00:00:12Elena, 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! Do 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. I'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.

00:02:41This... how could this be?

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

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

00:02:46Number one? That 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. You 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.

00:04:25The 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, a gift for you.

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

00:04:58And this emerald jewelry set.

00:05:01Also for you.

00:05:03Only then did I learn who my biological parents, Alexander 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, I 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 the Reeds could never dream of entering.

00:06:12To make it up to me, Jolie took me to the Helena Jewelry Flagship Store to pick out accessories.

00:06:21But what I didn't expect was 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, why can't I?

00:06:37Sylvia suddenly snatched the ruby pendant from my hand and 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, looks like you'll be paying off this pendant for the rest of your life.

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

00:07:08Instead, I had the clerk pull the surveillance footage.

00:07:17Cicely was stunned.

00:07:18They had to buy that extraordinarily-priced pendant.

00:07:24Insufficient funds.

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

00:07:27Elena, you 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 and the Reed family is 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, Sylvia's fiancé, for help.

00:07:59The next day, Benjamin and Cicely showed up at the entrance of Hillside Manor.

00:08:04When Cicely saw me walking out, she thought I was working as a maid.

00:08:09So you're working as a maid for the Harper family now?

00:08:12Better drop your little habit of stealing.

00:08:14When Benjamin and Cicely saw my father Alexander,

00:08:17they immediately put on flattering smiles and approached him.

00:08:21Mr. Harper, our partnership can't be terminated!

00:08:24Elena's real father is just a driver, and her mother is from some backwater town.

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

00:08:29Don't let her fool you into thinking badly of us!

00:08:31Alexander's and Jolie's faces changed at the same time.

00:08:35Cicely had just insulted them to their faces.

00:08:38As of today, the Harper family cuts all ties with the Reed family.

00:08:44Permanently.

00:08:45Benjamin and Cicely were stunned.

00:08:47They had no idea what they had done wrong.

00:08:49They were escorted out by security.

00:08:51Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

00:08:55You ungrateful little wretch!

00:08:58Cicely was still cursing.

00:09:00She still had no idea who she was dealing with.

00:09:03After they were driven away,

00:09:04my eldest brother Jeffrey came home by car

00:09:08and happened to see me still using an old phone.

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

00:09:13I haven't brought a gift, so let me give you some pocket money.

00:09:16Is a million enough?

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

00:09:19I couldn't even afford a smartphone.

00:09:22Scan here.

00:09:25I pulled out the latest smartphone and showed him the QR code.

00:09:29A deep, quiet chuckle came from inside the car.

00:09:33You tricked me?

00:09:34Jeffrey realized he had been tricked,

00:09:36but instead of getting mad, he 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 to Jeffrey and left.

00:09:54I never got a clear look at that man's face.

00:09:57That day, my grandma Bertha was discharged from the hospital.

00:10:03The whole family gathered together.

00:10:06My cousin, Javier, gave Bertha a painting.

00:10:15I leaned in to take a closer look.

00:10:19What do you know about art?

00:10:21You're just pretending.

00:10:23Elena, it's okay if you don't understand.

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

00:10:27Elise was my parents' adopted daughter.

00:10:30She sounded like she was defending me,

00:10:32but her words were dripping with sarcasm.

00:10:38This painting

00:10:39is a forgery.

00:10:42Peyton's authentic works

00:10:44have a lotus pattern in 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 wouldn'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 so much trouble

00:11:05to find this painting!

00:11:07There's no way I'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 to save face, isn't she?

00:11:19Elise thought I would lose.

00:11:20She was wrong.

00:11:23Wesley, can we borrow that painting

00:11:25from your collection?

00:11:26Let Elena come and 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 to come get it myself.

00:11:34I went to the Spenceran 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 commanding presence.

00:11:50Do you know Elle?

00:11:53Who is Elle?

00:11:54He suddenly asked if I knew Elle.

00:11:56I didn't change my expression.

00:11:57But I knew he was testing me.

00:11:59Why would Wesley suspect me?

00:12:04What connection between me and Elle

00:12:06had he discovered?

00:12:08The painting is on the first floor.

00:12:11You may leave now.

00:12:15I didn't ask any more questions.

00:12:18I took the painting and left.

00:12:29But I knew

00:12:30this was only the beginning.

00:12:40He would keep testing me.

00:12:42I brought back the authentic painting

00:12:45from the Spencer family.

00:12:47The two paintings

00:12:49were displayed side by side.

00:12:55The flame approached.

00:12:57A beautiful lotus pattern

00:12:59appeared on the authentic piece.

00:13:02Everyone stared in shock

00:13:04at the lotus pattern

00:13:05appearing on the painting.

00:13:08Javier's face darkened.

00:13:10There really is a lotus pattern.

00:13:12How could the painting

00:13:13I found be a fake?

00:13:16You dared to fool me

00:13:17with a forgery?

00:13:20Bertha tore up the forgery

00:13:21and shouted at Javier.

00:13:24Javier's face was darkened.

00:13:26His 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 a vicious glare.

00:13:34Elena!

00:13:35You're not even a Harper!

00:13:37You're not part of the Harper family yet!

00:13:39You!

00:13:39Javier wanted to say more

00:13:41but Alexander cut him off.

00:13:46Who says she's not a Harper?

00:13:50In three days

00:13:51I will hold a banquet

00:13:52to officially welcome Elena back.

00:13:55From now on

00:13:56she will be

00:13:57Elena Harper.

00:14:08The day of the banquet arrived.

00:14:10I walked into the banquet hall

00:14:12in a white dress.

00:14:21Everyone's eyes were on me.

00:14:23I knew

00:14:23from that day on

00:14:25I was Elena Harper.

00:14:31Ladies and gentlemen

00:14:32I have transferred

00:14:34five percent

00:14:35of Harper Group shares

00:14:36to Elena.

00:14:40Five percent?

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

00:14:49Alexander is truly

00:14:51generous to this daughter.

00:14:52Ilysis stood in the corner

00:14:54her nails

00:14:55digging into her palms.

00:14:58She couldn't understand

00:14:59why the shares went to me

00:15:00an 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

00:15:12a lesson

00:15:13started 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

00:15:24own face.

00:15:25Her makeup

00:15:25was a mess.

00:15:27She looked utterly

00:15:27ridiculous.

00:15:28Ah!

00:15:29My face!

00:15:31My dress!

00:15:32My 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.

00:15:43Only later

00:15:43did I learn her name.

00:15:45Kira Johnson

00:15:46the youngest daughter

00:15:47of the Johnson family.

00:15:49A 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

00:16:09appearance.

00:16:11Isn't that Wesley?

00:16:13He never comes

00:16:13to these events.

00:16:15What is he doing here?

00:16:22This man

00:16:23who never attended

00:16:24social events

00:16:25walked straight

00:16:26towards 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

00:16:38an extremely rare

00:16:39pigeon blood ruby.

00:16:40A one of a kind

00:16:41piece from the

00:16:42Spencer family's

00:16:43mine.

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

00:17:21was humiliated.

00:17:26She ran away

00:17:27crying.

00:17:28Alexander

00:17:29watched the scene

00:17:30lost in thought.

00:17:34After the banquet

00:17:35Elise went to

00:17:36Bertha

00:17:37crying.

00:17:38Grandma

00:17:39Elena

00:17:40bullied me.

00:17:41She deliberately

00:17:42humiliated me

00:17:43in front of everyone.

00:17:44Alexander

00:17:44gave 5%

00:17:45of the shares

00:17:46to Elena

00:17:46but Elise

00:17:47got nothing.

00:17:48Is that fair?

00:17:49My aunt

00:17:50Samira

00:17:50took the chance

00:17:51to stir up

00:17:52trouble.

00:17:58Bertha

00:17:59was 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?

00:18:09Vince

00:18:09was Samira's

00:18:10husband.

00:18:12Alexander

00:18:12looked coldly

00:18:13at Samira.

00:18:14He finally

00:18:15saw these people

00:18:16for who they

00:18:17really were.

00:18:18You'd better pray

00:18:19my mother is okay.

00:18:20If anything

00:18:21happens to her

00:18:22I will hold

00:18:23you responsible.

00:18:25I was just...

00:18:26Samira's face

00:18:28turned ashen.

00:18:29She couldn't

00:18:30say a word.

00:18:31For the first time

00:18:32she was truly

00:18:34afraid.

00:18:35The patient's

00:18:35blood worths

00:18:36have rupturedly.

00:18:37Her life is in danger.

00:18:39Unless the legendary

00:18:40doctor healer appears

00:18:41there's nothing

00:18:41we 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

00:18:48right?

00:18:52Everyone had

00:18:53given 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

00:19:08worse.

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

00:19:20choice.

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

00:19:28as 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.

00:19:43This is

00:19:44healer's silver needles.

00:19:46You are

00:19:47healer's apprentice.

00:20:0020 minutes later,

00:20:02Bertha

00:20:02coughed up

00:20:03the pooled blood

00:20:04and was out

00:20:05of 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

00:20:19trademark.

00:20:20You are

00:20:21healer's apprentice.

00:20:22My heart

00:20:23skipped a bait.

00:20:23My mentor

00:20:24only took me

00:20:25in six years ago

00:20:26but healer

00:20:27had died

00:20:27ten years ago.

00:20:28They were

00:20:29not the 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

00:20:47for saving me.

00:20:49After Bertha

00:20:50woke up,

00:20:50her attitude

00:20:51toward me

00:20:52became noticeably

00:20:53warmer.

00:20:54Ellie stood

00:20:54at the hospital

00:20:55room door

00:20:56watching this scene

00:20:57grinding her teeth

00:20:59with hatred.

00:21:00Why does she

00:21:01get all the attention

00:21:01every time?

00:21:03After Bertha's

00:21:04condition stabilized,

00:21:06Alexander and

00:21:07Jolie reviewed

00:21:07the 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

00:21:18trouble.

00:21:20That's what

00:21:20caused Bertha's

00:21:21heart attack.

00:21:28I raised you

00:21:29for over

00:21:29twenty years

00:21:30but you nearly

00:21:31caused Bertha's

00:21:32death just

00:21:33for 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

00:21:44mean to.

00:21:46I was just

00:21:47so upset.

00:21:49Elise kept

00:21:50crying to

00:21:51Jolie

00:21:51trying to

00:21:53win her

00:21:53forgiveness.

00:21:55Pack your

00:21:56things.

00:21:57Move out.

00:21:58And stay

00:21:59away from

00:21:59my mother.

00:22:02Elise was

00:22:03kicked out

00:22:03of Alexander's

00:22:04house and

00:22:05moved next

00:22:05door to

00:22:06Vince's.

00:22:13As she

00:22:14passed me,

00:22:15she glared

00:22:16at me fiercely.

00:22:17Don't get

00:22:18too cocky.

00:22:19Soon,

00:22:20you'll be

00:22:21the one

00:22:21getting kicked

00:22:22out.

00:22:25I'll be

00:22:26waiting.

00:22:32Samira's

00:22:32face was

00:22:33ashen.

00:22:34She had

00:22:34just been

00:22:34put in

00:22:34her place

00:22:35in front

00:22:35of Bertha

00:22:36and now

00:22:36Elise was

00:22:37kicked out

00:22:37too.

00:22:41That day,

00:22:43Bertha

00:22:43called

00:22:43everyone

00:22:44together

00:22:44and made

00:22:45a big

00:22:45announcement.

00:22:49I want

00:22:50to give

00:22:50the jewelry

00:22:51company

00:22:51Leopard X

00:22:52to Elena.

00:22:55Grandma,

00:22:56I studied

00:22:57jewelry design.

00:22:58Why should

00:22:58she get it?

00:23:00Exactly.

00:23:01Elise is

00:23:01the professional.

00:23:03Elena didn't

00:23:04even go to

00:23:05college,

00:23:05did she?

00:23:07When Elise

00:23:08and Samira

00:23:09heard this,

00:23:10they immediately

00:23:10became anxious.

00:23:12I earned

00:23:12my PhD from

00:23:14Imperial University

00:23:15when I was

00:23:1523.

00:23:16What?

00:23:21They hadn't

00:23:22expected that

00:23:23not only had

00:23:24I gone to

00:23:24college,

00:23:24but I had

00:23:25also earned

00:23:26a doctorate.

00:23:27Fair competition.

00:23:29Whoever

00:23:30secures

00:23:30the Spencer

00:23:31group's

00:23:31partnership

00:23:32gets

00:23:33Leopard X.

00:23:34Elise smirked.

00:23:36She thought

00:23:37she had

00:23:37the upper

00:23:38hand.

00:23:41Fine.

00:23:42I'll make

00:23:42Wesley give

00:23:43me the

00:23:43partnership.

00:23:44I knew

00:23:44very well.

00:23:45Wesley hated

00:23:46being pestered

00:23:47by women.

00:23:47Elise's so-called

00:23:48knowing him

00:23:49was nothing

00:23:49but wishful

00:23:49thinking.

00:23:50Elise,

00:23:51Anna,

00:23:51and I

00:23:52started at

00:23:52Leopard X

00:23:53on the

00:23:53same day.

00:23:55The person

00:23:55in charge,

00:23:56Paige,

00:23:58received us.

00:24:00Miss Elise

00:24:01Harper,

00:24:01here is

00:24:02your private

00:24:02office.

00:24:11You?

00:24:13Sit on that

00:24:14bench in the

00:24:15corner.

00:24:16She settled

00:24:17Elise into

00:24:18a private

00:24:18office,

00:24:19then pointed

00:24:20to the

00:24:20bench in

00:24:20the corner

00:24:21that everyone

00:24:21looked down

00:24:22on.

00:24:23Why don't

00:24:24I have an

00:24:25office?

00:24:27Paige couldn't

00:24:28help but

00:24:29snigger.

00:24:30What do you

00:24:31have to compete

00:24:32with Elise?

00:24:33She's a daughter

00:24:34of the Harper

00:24:34family.

00:24:39I am also

00:24:40a daughter

00:24:40of the Harper

00:24:41family.

00:24:46You?

00:24:50Just then,

00:24:52Monica walked

00:24:53in from

00:24:53outside.

00:24:54The moment

00:24:55she saw

00:24:55me,

00:24:56she hurried

00:24:56over.

00:24:59Darling,

00:25:00what are you

00:25:01doing here?

00:25:05Mrs.

00:25:07Hayes?

00:25:08Seeing how

00:25:09familiar Monica

00:25:10was with

00:25:10me,

00:25:11Paige was

00:25:12stunned.

00:25:15Elise's

00:25:16expression

00:25:16shifted

00:25:17slightly.

00:25:18She couldn't

00:25:18understand how

00:25:19Monica knew

00:25:20me.

00:25:21No one knew

00:25:22that Monica

00:25:22was 10th

00:25:23place in the

00:25:24international

00:25:24jewelry design

00:25:25competition,

00:25:27seven years

00:25:27ago.

00:25:28And first

00:25:29place was

00:25:30Helena,

00:25:31that is,

00:25:33me.

00:25:33Monica had

00:25:34always admired

00:25:35me.

00:25:35Over the

00:25:36years,

00:25:37she had

00:25:37carefully

00:25:37maintained

00:25:37this friendship.

00:25:39Give this

00:25:39office to

00:25:40Elena,

00:25:40the one

00:25:41across from

00:25:41mine.

00:25:42But that

00:25:43was reserved

00:25:44for Miss

00:25:44Elise Harper.

00:25:45Elise can

00:25:46take a

00:25:46regular desk.

00:25:48Is there

00:25:49a problem?

00:25:53No.

00:25:54She gave

00:25:54me the

00:25:54private office

00:25:55that was

00:25:56originally

00:25:56reserved for

00:25:57Elise,

00:25:57the one

00:25:58across from

00:25:58hers.

00:25:59Bigger,

00:26:00with a

00:26:00better view.

00:26:02Why?

00:26:04Because I'm

00:26:05in charge

00:26:05here.

00:26:06Is that

00:26:07reason enough?

00:26:09Elise watched

00:26:11all this

00:26:11through gritted

00:26:12teeth,

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

00:26:18back sooner

00:26:19or later.

00:26:20And when I

00:26:20do,

00:26:21you'd better

00:26:22get the

00:26:22hell out.

00:26:27In response

00:26:28to her harsh

00:26:28words,

00:26:29I just smiled

00:26:30faintly.

00:26:31She finally

00:26:32realized,

00:26:33Elena was

00:26:34not someone

00:26:34she could

00:26:35easily

00:26:35tremble.

00:26:39design

00:26:40department

00:26:41manager

00:26:41Ruby Lopez

00:26:42couldn't

00:26:42stand me.

00:26:44She caused

00:26:44trouble for

00:26:45me at

00:26:45every turn.

00:26:50Move!

00:26:51You're

00:26:52blocking the

00:26:52elevator!

00:26:54You were

00:26:54the last

00:26:55one in.

00:26:56The elevator

00:26:57is overloaded.

00:26:58You should

00:26:58be the one

00:26:59to get

00:26:59off.

00:27:02You?

00:27:03You?

00:27:04You?

00:27:05You?

00:27:07I knew

00:27:08she was

00:27:08deliberately

00:27:08trying to

00:27:09make things

00:27:09difficult for

00:27:10me.

00:27:11But I

00:27:11wasn't going

00:27:12to give

00:27:12in.

00:27:14I heard

00:27:14you got

00:27:15in through

00:27:15connections.

00:27:16No wonder

00:27:17you don't

00:27:18know anything.

00:27:19How many

00:27:19years has

00:27:19Leopard X

00:27:20gone without

00:27:20a hit

00:27:21piece?

00:27:21If I

00:27:21start

00:27:22designing,

00:27:22you'll

00:27:22be

00:27:22completely

00:27:23outdone

00:27:23by me.

00:27:24If you

00:27:25can design

00:27:26a hit

00:27:26piece,

00:27:26I'll

00:27:27resign!

00:27:27If you

00:27:28lose,

00:27:28you'll

00:27:28apologize

00:27:29publicly

00:27:29and leave

00:27:30the company!

00:27:31Remember

00:27:31what you

00:27:31said.

00:27:34Ruby

00:27:35dismissed

00:27:36me

00:27:36with

00:27:36contempt.

00:27:37She

00:27:37was

00:27:37convinced

00:27:38that

00:27:38a

00:27:38woman

00:27:38who

00:27:38got

00:27:39in

00:27:39through

00:27:39connections

00:27:39had

00:27:40no

00:27:40design

00:27:40talent.

00:27:41She

00:27:42didn't

00:27:42know

00:27:42that

00:27:43the

00:27:43person

00:27:43she

00:27:43was

00:27:44facing

00:27:44was

00:27:45Helena

00:27:45herself.

00:27:46To

00:27:47take

00:27:47over

00:27:47the

00:27:47company,

00:27:48I

00:27:48needed

00:27:48to

00:27:48secure

00:27:49the

00:27:49Spencer

00:27:49group

00:27:50partnership.

00:27:50But

00:27:51Wesley's

00:27:51whereabouts

00:27:52were

00:27:52a

00:27:52mystery.

00:27:56I

00:27:57had

00:27:57to

00:27:57call

00:27:57Jeffrey

00:27:58to

00:27:58ask

00:27:58for

00:27:58Wesley's

00:27:59address.

00:28:02What

00:28:02do

00:28:02you

00:28:02need

00:28:02him

00:28:02for?

00:28:03Work

00:28:03related.

00:28:04Grandma

00:28:05is

00:28:05having

00:28:05Elise

00:28:05and

00:28:06me

00:28:06compete

00:28:06for

00:28:06Leopardix.

00:28:08Whoever

00:28:08secures

00:28:09Spencer

00:28:09group's

00:28:09partnership

00:28:10wins.

00:28:15Imperial

00:28:15Club.

00:28:16Just

00:28:17use my

00:28:17name.

00:28:23I

00:28:24arrived

00:28:24at

00:28:24Imperial

00:28:25Club.

00:28:26As

00:28:27soon

00:28:27as I

00:28:27entered

00:28:28the

00:28:28lobby,

00:28:28I

00:28:29saw

00:28:29that

00:28:29Elise

00:28:29had

00:28:30already

00:28:30gotten

00:28:30there

00:28:30ahead

00:28:31of

00:28:31me.

00:28:32Jeffrey

00:28:32Harper's

00:28:33family.

00:28:34Of

00:28:34course,

00:28:34Miss

00:28:35Harper.

00:28:35This

00:28:35way,

00:28:36please.

00:28:36She

00:28:36claimed

00:28:36to

00:28:37be

00:28:37Jeffrey's

00:28:37family

00:28:38and

00:28:38got

00:28:38in

00:28:38effortlessly.

00:28:39Hey,

00:28:40gorgeous.

00:28:40Here

00:28:41alone,

00:28:41call me

00:28:42honey,

00:28:42and I'll

00:28:43take you

00:28:43inside.

00:28:44This

00:28:44place

00:28:45isn't

00:28:45for

00:28:45just

00:28:45anyone.

00:28:47Unfazed,

00:28:47I

00:28:48walked

00:28:48to the

00:28:48front

00:28:48desk

00:28:49and

00:28:49slowly

00:28:49pulled

00:28:50out

00:28:50a

00:28:50black

00:28:50card

00:28:51from

00:28:51my

00:28:51bag.

00:28:53The

00:28:54receptionist

00:28:54took

00:28:54the

00:28:55black

00:28:55card

00:28:55and

00:28:55examined

00:28:56it

00:28:56carefully.

00:28:57Her

00:28:57face

00:28:57changed

00:28:57dramatically.

00:29:03This

00:29:04was

00:29:04one

00:29:04of

00:29:04only

00:29:05a

00:29:05few

00:29:05black

00:29:05cards

00:29:06in

00:29:06the

00:29:06world

00:29:07at

00:29:07Imperial

00:29:07Club.

00:29:08In

00:29:08Clytay,

00:29:09only

00:29:10Wesley

00:29:10had

00:29:10one.

00:29:11Be

00:29:11black

00:29:11card?

00:29:12No

00:29:13way!

00:29:13Did

00:29:14I

00:29:14just

00:29:14say

00:29:14something

00:29:14stupid?

00:29:15You

00:29:16don't

00:29:16think

00:29:16she'll

00:29:16hold

00:29:16a

00:29:17grudge,

00:29:17do

00:29:17you?

00:29:18The

00:29:18rich

00:29:19guys

00:29:19who

00:29:19had

00:29:19mocked

00:29:20me

00:29:20shut

00:29:20up

00:29:20instantly.

00:29:21The

00:29:22one

00:29:22who

00:29:22said

00:29:22call

00:29:22me

00:29:22honey

00:29:23and

00:29:23I'll

00:29:23take

00:29:23you

00:29:23inside

00:29:24turned

00:29:24pale.

00:29:25I

00:29:25went

00:29:26up

00:29:26to

00:29:26the

00:29:26top

00:29:26floor

00:29:27billiards

00:29:27room.

00:29:28Wesley

00:29:29was

00:29:29lazily

00:29:30smoking

00:29:30a

00:29:30cigarette,

00:29:31his

00:29:31long

00:29:32legs

00:29:32casually

00:29:33crossed,

00:29:34radiating

00:29:34a

00:29:35do

00:29:35not

00:29:35approach

00:29:36aura.

00:29:37Wesley,

00:29:38this

00:29:38is

00:29:38Leopard

00:29:38X's

00:29:39proposal.

00:29:40We're

00:29:40willing

00:29:40to

00:29:41give

00:29:41up

00:29:41all

00:29:41profits

00:29:42just

00:29:42to

00:29:42have

00:29:42a

00:29:42counter

00:29:43in

00:29:43the

00:29:43duty

00:29:43free

00:29:43zone.

00:29:44Ellie's

00:29:44confidently

00:29:45handed

00:29:45over

00:29:45the

00:29:46proposal,

00:29:46believing

00:29:47she

00:29:47had

00:29:47offered

00:29:47an

00:29:48irresistible

00:29:48deal,

00:29:49but

00:29:49Wesley

00:29:50didn't

00:29:50even

00:29:50glance

00:29:51at

00:29:51her.

00:29:52his

00:29:52eyes

00:29:53were

00:29:53fixed

00:29:53on

00:29:53me.

00:30:00I

00:30:01picked

00:30:01up

00:30:01a

00:30:01cue

00:30:01stick

00:30:01and

00:30:02walked

00:30:02toward

00:30:02Wesley.

00:30:03Let's

00:30:04play

00:30:04a

00:30:04game.

00:30:05The

00:30:05loser

00:30:05grants

00:30:06the

00:30:06winner

00:30:06one

00:30:06request.

00:30:07Fine.

00:30:08Wesley

00:30:09put out

00:30:09his

00:30:09cigarette

00:30:10and

00:30:10stood

00:30:10up.

00:30:11Ellie

00:30:11smirked

00:30:12to

00:30:12herself.

00:30:13She

00:30:13probably

00:30:13thought

00:30:14I

00:30:14was

00:30:14asking

00:30:14for

00:30:15humiliation.

00:30:16Wesley

00:30:16has

00:30:16never

00:30:17lost.

00:30:17She's

00:30:18digging

00:30:18her

00:30:18own

00:30:18grave.

00:30:19If

00:30:20you

00:30:20lose,

00:30:20I

00:30:21want

00:30:21to

00:30:22see

00:30:22Elle.

00:30:23My

00:30:23heart

00:30:23tightened.

00:30:24He

00:30:24was

00:30:24still

00:30:25suspicious

00:30:25of

00:30:25me.

00:30:26He

00:30:26had

00:30:26never

00:30:26given

00:30:26up

00:30:27on

00:30:27finding

00:30:27Elle's

00:30:28true

00:30:28identity.

00:30:30If

00:30:31I

00:30:31win,

00:30:32Spencer

00:30:32Group

00:30:33gives

00:30:33the

00:30:33duty-free

00:30:34counter

00:30:34to

00:30:34Leopard

00:30:34X.

00:30:36Deal.

00:30:39You

00:30:39break.

00:30:49I

00:30:50leaned

00:30:50down,

00:30:51aimed

00:30:52and

00:30:52struck.

00:30:55The

00:30:56balls

00:30:56scattered.

00:30:58Four

00:30:58dropped

00:30:58into

00:30:59pockets.

00:31:01Four

00:31:02on the

00:31:02break?

00:31:03How

00:31:03is that

00:31:03possible?

00:31:08Who

00:31:08is she?

00:31:11the

00:31:11whole

00:31:12room

00:31:12gasped.

00:31:13Ellie's

00:31:14smile

00:31:14frozen

00:31:15on her

00:31:15face.

00:31:18I

00:31:19calculated

00:31:19every

00:31:20angle

00:31:20with

00:31:20precision.

00:31:21The

00:31:22balls

00:31:22dropped

00:31:23into the

00:31:23pockets

00:31:23one by

00:31:24one.

00:31:25She

00:31:26sunk

00:31:26another

00:31:26one.

00:31:27That's

00:31:27five.

00:31:28Wesley

00:31:29hasn't

00:31:29even had

00:31:30a turn.

00:31:30I've

00:31:31never

00:31:31seen

00:31:31anyone

00:31:32dominate

00:31:32Wesley

00:31:32like

00:31:33this.

00:31:33Elise's

00:31:34hands

00:31:34were clenched

00:31:35white.

00:31:36She

00:31:36had

00:31:36expected

00:31:37Wesley

00:31:37to

00:31:37crush

00:31:38me.

00:31:39But

00:31:39now

00:31:39the

00:31:40tables

00:31:40had

00:31:40completely

00:31:41turned.

00:31:42The

00:31:43last

00:31:43ball

00:31:43dropped.

00:31:44Wesley

00:31:45never

00:31:45got a

00:31:45chance

00:31:45to

00:31:46play.

00:31:46He

00:31:47lost.

00:31:49I

00:31:50win.

00:31:51Yeah.

00:31:52He

00:31:52said

00:31:52only

00:31:52one

00:31:53word,

00:31:53flatly,

00:31:54but I

00:31:54could see

00:31:54something

00:31:55different

00:31:55in his

00:31:56eyes.

00:31:56Not

00:31:56anger,

00:31:57but

00:31:57appreciation.

00:31:58I'll

00:31:59bring the

00:31:59formal

00:31:59proposal

00:32:00tomorrow

00:32:00to

00:32:00sign

00:32:00the

00:32:01contract.

00:32:02Elise's

00:32:02face

00:32:03looked

00:32:03terrible.

00:32:04That

00:32:04give up

00:32:05all

00:32:05profits

00:32:05proposal

00:32:06she had

00:32:06just

00:32:07presented

00:32:07was

00:32:07now

00:32:07a

00:32:08complete

00:32:08joke.

00:32:09What

00:32:09made

00:32:09her

00:32:09even

00:32:10more

00:32:10miserable

00:32:11was

00:32:11that

00:32:11Wesley

00:32:12had

00:32:12never

00:32:12once

00:32:12looked

00:32:13at

00:32:13her

00:32:13properly.

00:32:14Early

00:32:14the

00:32:14next

00:32:14morning,

00:32:15before

00:32:15the

00:32:16sun

00:32:16was

00:32:16fully

00:32:16up,

00:32:17Elise

00:32:17took

00:32:18her

00:32:18employee

00:32:18Christy

00:32:19and

00:32:19rushed

00:32:20to

00:32:20Spencer

00:32:20Group.

00:32:26I'm

00:32:27here to

00:32:27sign the

00:32:27contract.

00:32:28Where

00:32:29is

00:32:29Wesley?

00:32:30Wesley's

00:32:31assistant,

00:32:31Felix,

00:32:32received

00:32:32her.

00:32:34Please

00:32:35follow me.

00:32:35Mr.

00:32:36Spencer

00:32:36is

00:32:36waiting

00:32:37in

00:32:37his

00:32:37office.

00:32:42Felix

00:32:43brought

00:32:43them

00:32:43into

00:32:43the

00:32:44office.

00:32:46Elise

00:32:46thought

00:32:46victory

00:32:47was

00:32:47in

00:32:47her

00:32:48grasp.

00:32:50Wesley,

00:32:51I'm

00:32:51here to

00:32:51sign

00:32:52the

00:32:52contract.

00:32:53Here

00:32:53are

00:32:53Leopard X's

00:32:53official

00:32:54documents.

00:32:58Who

00:32:58told you

00:32:59to come?

00:33:01I

00:33:01isn't

00:33:01about

00:33:02signing

00:33:02the

00:33:02contract?

00:33:03Didn't

00:33:03we agree

00:33:04yesterday?

00:33:05I'm

00:33:06waiting

00:33:06for

00:33:06Elena.

00:33:08Not

00:33:09you.

00:33:10Get

00:33:11out.

00:33:12Whether

00:33:12it's

00:33:13me or

00:33:13Elena,

00:33:14we both

00:33:15represent

00:33:15Leopard X.

00:33:16It's

00:33:16the same

00:33:17whoever

00:33:17you

00:33:17sign

00:33:18with.

00:33:25Felix,

00:33:27show

00:33:27them

00:33:27out.

00:33:32Elise

00:33:32was

00:33:33kicked

00:33:33out,

00:33:34completely

00:33:34humiliated.

00:33:35I

00:33:35signed

00:33:36the

00:33:36contract

00:33:36and

00:33:37returned

00:33:37to

00:33:37Leopard X.

00:33:38As I

00:33:38pushed

00:33:39open the

00:33:39office

00:33:39door,

00:33:40I

00:33:40saw

00:33:40Ruby

00:33:41heaving

00:33:41by her

00:33:41workstation,

00:33:45arms

00:33:45crossed

00:33:46wearing an

00:33:46expression

00:33:47that said

00:33:47she was

00:33:47waiting

00:33:48to see

00:33:48me

00:33:48fail.

00:33:50You

00:33:50didn't

00:33:51get the

00:33:51contract,

00:33:52did

00:33:52you?

00:33:52I

00:33:53knew

00:33:53it.

00:33:54What

00:33:54could

00:33:55a

00:33:55woman

00:33:55like

00:33:55you

00:33:55who

00:33:56only

00:33:56got

00:33:56in

00:33:56through

00:33:56connections

00:33:57possibly

00:33:58accomplish?

00:34:03What

00:34:03do you

00:34:03think

00:34:04this

00:34:04is?

00:34:05Unfazed,

00:34:06I

00:34:06opened

00:34:06my

00:34:07phone

00:34:07and

00:34:07showed

00:34:07Ruby

00:34:08a

00:34:08photo.

00:34:09How

00:34:10do

00:34:10you

00:34:10have

00:34:10this

00:34:10photo?

00:34:11The

00:34:11photo

00:34:12showed

00:34:12Ruby

00:34:13with

00:34:13a

00:34:13middle-aged

00:34:14man,

00:34:14her

00:34:15sugar

00:34:15daddy.

00:34:19A

00:34:19married

00:34:20man

00:34:20who

00:34:21owned

00:34:21a

00:34:21glass

00:34:21flanctory.

00:34:24Give

00:34:25me

00:34:25that

00:34:25phone!

00:34:27Ruby

00:34:27turned

00:34:27pale and

00:34:28lunged to

00:34:28grab my

00:34:29phone.

00:34:29I

00:34:29sidestepped

00:34:30and she

00:34:31missed.

00:34:33Just

00:34:34then,

00:34:34the man's

00:34:35wife burst

00:34:35in.

00:34:36You

00:34:37homewrecker!

00:34:38How

00:34:38dare you

00:34:39seduce

00:34:39my

00:34:39husband!

00:34:40I'm

00:34:40gonna

00:34:40tear

00:34:40that

00:34:41face

00:34:41of

00:34:41yours

00:34:41apart!

00:34:42No!

00:34:43No!

00:34:44No!

00:34:45No!

00:34:46No!

00:34:47No!

00:34:48No!

00:34:51The

00:34:52wife

00:34:52from the

00:34:52photo

00:34:52burst

00:34:53into

00:34:53the

00:34:53office.

00:34:53Fist

00:34:54and

00:34:54publicly

00:34:54beat

00:34:55Ruby.

00:34:55The

00:34:55whole

00:34:56office

00:34:56was

00:34:56in

00:34:56chaos.

00:34:57I

00:34:57watched

00:34:58it

00:34:58all

00:34:58calmly.

00:34:58If

00:34:59you

00:34:59come

00:34:59after

00:34:59me,

00:35:00be

00:35:00prepared

00:35:00to

00:35:00face

00:35:01the

00:35:01consequences.

00:35:02The

00:35:03day of

00:35:03the

00:35:03jewelry

00:35:04exhibition,

00:35:05the

00:35:05entire

00:35:05hall

00:35:06was

00:35:06brightly

00:35:07lit.

00:35:08Klath's

00:35:08elite

00:35:09and

00:35:09dignitaries

00:35:10gathered

00:35:10together.

00:35:14My

00:35:15bracelet

00:35:15design

00:35:16debuted

00:35:16as

00:35:16the

00:35:16finale

00:35:17piece.

00:35:18The

00:35:18moment

00:35:18it

00:35:18appeared,

00:35:19it

00:35:20stunned

00:35:20the

00:35:20entire

00:35:21audience.

00:35:22Oh my

00:35:23God,

00:35:23who

00:35:23designed

00:35:23this?

00:35:24It's

00:35:24gorgeous.

00:35:25Leopardek's

00:35:25making a

00:35:25comeback this

00:35:26year.

00:35:26This design

00:35:27is incredible.

00:35:28I've never

00:35:28seen such an

00:35:29inspired piece.

00:35:32My piece

00:35:33was undoubtedly

00:35:34the centerpiece.

00:35:36Everyone was

00:35:36asking who the

00:35:37designer was.

00:35:40At the

00:35:41celebration banquet,

00:35:43just as everyone

00:35:44raised their

00:35:44glasses,

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

00:36:15this

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

00:36:33this

00:36:33is

00:36:33your

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!

00:37:08I

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 the

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

00:37:25one?

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

00:37:34losing

00:37:35her

00:37:35sketches?

00:37:36Is

00:37:36she

00:37:36trying

00:37:36to

00:37:37frame

00:37:37Elena?

00:37:39Ellisee'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 hung

00:37:44on her

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

00:37:50the

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

00:38:02Ellis?

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

00:38:14Alice

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.

00:38:32Please

00:38:32stop.

00:38:43Elise

00:38:44Alaina

00:38:45Harpent

00:38:45suspected

00:38:46of

00:38:46plagiaring

00:38:47Alaina

00:38:47Walsh's

00:38:48classic

00:38:48work.

00:38:49Side

00:38:50by side

00:38:50comparison

00:38:50images

00:38:51showed

00:38:51that

00:38:51my

00:38:51bracelet

00:38:52looked

00:38:52strikingly

00:38:53similar

00:38:53to

00:38:53Alaina's

00:38:54iconic

00:38:54piece.

00:38:55The

00:38:55angles,

00:38:56lines,

00:38:57even

00:38:57the

00:38:57curves

00:38:57of the

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

00:39:14the

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

00:39:18how

00:39:18you

00:39:18get

00:39:18out

00:39:19of

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

00:39:44Alina

00:39:44accountable,

00:39:45right?

00:39:47This

00:39:48has

00:39:48nothing

00:39:48to do

00:39:49with

00:39:49Leopard

00:39:49X.

00:39:50She's

00:39:50already

00:39:50been

00:39:51fired.

00:39:52If

00:39:52you

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

00:40:00X

00:40:00serious?

00:40:05Helena?

00:40:06What are

00:40:07you

00:40:07talking

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 be

00:40:21convenient

00:40:21for you

00:40:22to take

00:40:22office?

00:40:24I'll

00:40:24consider

00:40:25it.

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

00:40:36Helena

00:40:37Walsh

00:40:38herself.

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

00:40:47her

00:40:47back

00:40:48about

00:40:48how

00:40:48she

00:40:48got

00:40:49in

00:40:49through

00:40:49connections?

00:40:50This

00:40:50is so

00:40:51embarrassing!

00:40:52The

00:40:53news

00:40:53spread.

00:40:54Within

00:40:54hours,

00:40:55the

00:40:55entire

00:40:56internet

00:40:56reversed

00:40:57its

00:40:57stance.

00:40:58Everyone

00:40:58who

00:40:59had

00:40:59called

00:40:59me

00:40:59a

00:40:59plagiarist

00:41:00was

00:41:00now

00:41:00apologizing.

00:41:02Elise

00:41:03saw

00:41:03the

00:41:03news

00:41:04and smashed

00:41:04the glass

00:41:05in her

00:41:05hand.

00:41:09Her

00:41:10face

00:41:10was even

00:41:11paler than

00:41:11the paper.

00:41:13Helena?

00:41:14How could

00:41:15she possibly

00:41:16be Helena?

00:41:17I didn't pay

00:41:18attention to the

00:41:18online news.

00:41:19At that

00:41:20moment, I was

00:41:21on my way to the

00:41:22Johnson family's

00:41:23home.

00:41:26The

00:41:26girl who had

00:41:27helped me at the

00:41:28recognition banquet

00:41:29was waiting for me.

00:41:31A week

00:41:32ago, her

00:41:32brother Malcolm

00:41:33had come to me

00:41:34after hearing

00:41:34that I had

00:41:35saved Bertha.

00:41:36He begged

00:41:37me to

00:41:37save his

00:41:37sister.

00:41:39Today

00:41:39was the

00:41:40follow-up

00:41:40visit.

00:41:41On my

00:41:41way to

00:41:42the

00:41:42Johnson's

00:41:42house,

00:41:43Kira

00:41:43suddenly

00:41:44rushed

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

00:41:49and

00:41:49wounds,

00:41:50frantically

00:41:50signing with

00:41:51her hands

00:41:52hiding behind

00:41:53me.

00:41:55Kira

00:41:56signed.

00:42:00Help

00:42:01me.

00:42:01They

00:42:02want 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

00:42:14with you.

00:42:17Who do

00:42:18you think

00:42:18you are?

00:42:19Mind

00:42:20your own

00:42:20business!

00:42:21This is a

00:42:22family matter!

00:42:23I stepped

00:42:24in front of

00:42:24Kira,

00:42:25protecting

00:42:25her.

00:42:27The

00:42:27girl

00:42:28had

00:42:28helped

00:42:28me

00:42:28at

00:42:29the

00:42:29recognition

00:42:29banquet.

00:42:30This

00:42:30time,

00:42:31it was

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

00:42:38Malcolm.

00:42:44I'm

00:42:45her

00:42:45aunt!

00:42:45It's

00:42:46only

00:42:46right

00:42:46that

00:42:46I

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 went

00:43:07to

00:43:08Ethel'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 just

00:43:14doing a

00:43:15routine

00:43:15examination.

00:43:17A

00:43:18routine

00:43:18examination?

00:43:20Then tell

00:43:20me,

00:43:21which kidney

00:43:22were you

00:43:22planning to

00:43:22take

00:43:23from

00:43:23Kira?

00:43:25Ethel,

00:43:26have

00:43:26you

00:43:26lost

00:43:26your

00:43:27mind?

00:43:28Kira

00:43:28is

00:43:28my

00:43:29sister!

00:43:31How

00:43:32dare

00:43:32you!

00:43:36I

00:43:37raised

00:43:38her

00:43:38for so

00:43:38many

00:43:38years.

00:43:39What's

00:43:40wrong

00:43:40with her

00:43:40giving

00:43:41Rory

00:43:41one

00:43:41kidney?

00:43:42Isn't

00:43:42that

00:43:42only

00:43:42fair?

00:43:43Rory

00:43:44was

00:43:44Kira's

00:43:44cousin,

00:43:45suffering

00:43:46from

00:43:46severe

00:43:46kidney

00:43:47disease.

00:43:48Kira

00:43:49curled up

00:43:49next to

00:43:50me like

00:43:50a wounded

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

00:44:00on the

00:44:01spot and

00:44:01cut off

00:44:02Ethel'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

00:44:11personally

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

00:44:16Kira's

00:44:16hearing

00:44:16and

00:44:17vocal

00:44:17organs

00:44:17were

00:44:17intact.

00:44:18Her

00:44:18inability

00:44:19to speak

00:44:19or hear

00:44:19was completely

00:44:20psychological.

00:44:21Trauma

00:44:21caused by

00:44:22years of

00:44:22abuse and

00:44:23fear.

00:44:23Can she

00:44:24be cured?

00:44:25Yes,

00:44:25but it

00:44:26will take

00:44:26time.

00:44:27I'll

00:44:27prescribe

00:44:28medication

00:44:28for her.

00:44:30We should

00:44:31see improvement

00:44:31in a

00:44:31month.

00:44:33Okay,

00:44:34I'll have

00:44:35someone prepare

00:44:35the medicine

00:44:35immediately.

00:44:36Malcolm

00:44:37was skeptical,

00:44:38but willing

00:44:38to try.

00:44:39I didn't

00:44:40mention

00:44:40payment.

00:44:41The

00:44:41Cinnabar

00:44:41material the

00:44:42Johnsons had

00:44:43given me

00:44:43before was

00:44:44already more

00:44:45than enough.

00:44:46I have

00:44:46to go

00:44:47now.

00:44:47I'll

00:44:48come

00:44:48see you

00:44:48again

00:44:48next

00:44:49week.

00:44:49Kira

00:44:49held my

00:44:50hand and

00:44:50wouldn't

00:44:50let go.

00:44:51Her

00:44:52eyes

00:44:52were red

00:44:53but she

00:44:53didn't

00:44:53cry.

00:44:54I said

00:44:54something

00:44:54softly and

00:44:55her eyes

00:44:56lit up.

00:44:57Don't

00:44:57be afraid.

00:44:58No

00:44:59one will

00:44:59ever bully

00:45:00you again.

00:45:03To

00:45:03find

00:45:04Cinnabar

00:45:04for

00:45:05Wesley,

00:45:05I returned

00:45:06to

00:45:06Folklanks

00:45:07again to

00:45:07see the

00:45:08old

00:45:08collector,

00:45:09Patrick

00:45:09Marquez.

00:45:14Elena,

00:45:15long time

00:45:16no see.

00:45:17Here,

00:45:17try my

00:45:17new

00:45:17coffee

00:45:18beans.

00:45:21Patrick

00:45:21was an

00:45:22old

00:45:22collector.

00:45:23If

00:45:24anyone

00:45:24had what

00:45:25I needed,

00:45:26it would

00:45:26be him.

00:45:28Patrick,

00:45:29I need

00:45:29Cinnabar

00:45:30more than

00:45:31last time.

00:45:33Cinnabar

00:45:34isn't

00:45:34cheap.

00:45:34Why do

00:45:35you need

00:45:35so much?

00:45:36I'm

00:45:37buying it

00:45:37for a

00:45:37friend.

00:45:38Price

00:45:38isn't an

00:45:39issue.

00:45:40As we

00:45:41were drinking

00:45:41coffee and

00:45:42discussing

00:45:43the deal,

00:45:43Cecily and

00:45:44Sylvia suddenly

00:45:45barged in.

00:45:46Patrick,

00:45:46don't let

00:45:47her fool

00:45:48you.

00:45:48She

00:45:48doesn't

00:45:49even

00:45:49acknowledge

00:45:49her

00:45:50foster

00:45:50parents.

00:45:51She's

00:45:51got a

00:45:51black

00:45:52heart.

00:45:53What

00:45:53do

00:45:53you

00:45:53mean?

00:45:54Patrick

00:45:54hated

00:45:54ungrateful

00:45:54people more

00:45:55than anything.

00:45:56Cecily knew

00:45:56this and

00:45:57started

00:45:57exaggerating

00:45:58the story.

00:45:58We

00:45:58worked

00:45:58so

00:45:59hard

00:45:59to

00:45:59raise

00:45:59her,

00:45:59gave

00:46:00her

00:46:00the

00:46:00best

00:46:00of

00:46:00everything.

00:46:01And

00:46:01how

00:46:01does

00:46:01she

00:46:01repays

00:46:02us?

00:46:02The

00:46:03moment

00:46:03she

00:46:03found

00:46:03a

00:46:03richer

00:46:03family,

00:46:04she

00:46:04turned

00:46:04her

00:46:04back

00:46:04on

00:46:05us.

00:46:05Now

00:46:05she

00:46:06won't

00:46:06even

00:46:06acknowledge

00:46:06us.

00:46:07Patrick's

00:46:08expression

00:46:08grew

00:46:08colder

00:46:09by the

00:46:09minute.

00:46:11I

00:46:11watched

00:46:12Cecily's

00:46:12performance

00:46:13in silence.

00:46:14Patrick,

00:46:15you have

00:46:15no idea.

00:46:16She's

00:46:16living the

00:46:16high

00:46:17life

00:46:17now

00:46:17in

00:46:17some

00:46:18grand

00:46:18manor

00:46:18driving

00:46:19luxury

00:46:19cars.

00:46:20And

00:46:20us,

00:46:20we

00:46:21can

00:46:21barely

00:46:21afford

00:46:21to

00:46:22eat.

00:46:23Mom,

00:46:23stop.

00:46:24Aline has

00:46:25found her

00:46:25place among

00:46:25the rich

00:46:26now.

00:46:26Of

00:46:27course she

00:46:27doesn't

00:46:27remember

00:46:27how

00:46:28good

00:46:28we

00:46:28were

00:46:28to

00:46:28her.

00:46:29Elena,

00:46:30I

00:46:30always

00:46:31thought

00:46:31you

00:46:31were

00:46:31a

00:46:31good

00:46:32kid.

00:46:32I

00:46:33didn't

00:46:33expect

00:46:33you

00:46:33to

00:46:34be

00:46:34this

00:46:34kind

00:46:34of

00:46:34person.

00:46:36I'm

00:46:37not

00:46:37selling

00:46:37you

00:46:37the

00:46:38cinnabar.

00:46:39Take

00:46:39your

00:46:39things

00:46:40and

00:46:40get

00:46:40out.

00:46:41Patrick

00:46:41refused

00:46:42to

00:46:42sell

00:46:42me

00:46:42the

00:46:42cinnabar

00:46:43on

00:46:43the

00:46:43spot

00:46:43and

00:46:43threw

00:46:44the

00:46:44scented

00:46:44candles

00:46:44I

00:46:59picked

00:47:00up

00:47:00the

00:47:00candles

00:47:00and

00:47:01placed

00:47:01them

00:47:01back

00:47:01on

00:47:02the

00:47:02table.

00:47:06I

00:47:06don't

00:47:06take

00:47:06back

00:47:07gifts

00:47:07once

00:47:07they've

00:47:07been

00:47:08given.

00:47:09With

00:47:09that,

00:47:10I

00:47:10turned

00:47:10and

00:47:11left.

00:47:11The

00:47:12cinnabar

00:47:12deal

00:47:13fell

00:47:13through.

00:47:14For

00:47:14the

00:47:14first

00:47:15time,

00:47:15I

00:47:16couldn't

00:47:16keep

00:47:16a

00:47:16promise

00:47:17I

00:47:17had

00:47:17made

00:47:17to

00:47:17Wesley.

00:47:25Now

00:47:26you

00:47:26know

00:47:26who's

00:47:26in

00:47:27charge,

00:47:27don't

00:47:27you,

00:47:27Elena?

00:47:29After

00:47:29failing

00:47:29to get

00:47:30the

00:47:30cinnabar,

00:47:31I

00:47:31didn't

00:47:31go

00:47:31straight

00:47:31back

00:47:32to

00:47:32clave.

00:47:33Instead,

00:47:34I

00:47:34detoured

00:47:34to

00:47:35the

00:47:35old

00:47:35town

00:47:36where

00:47:36Sheila

00:47:37lived.

00:47:39Sheila,

00:47:39my

00:47:39foster

00:47:40grandmother,

00:47:40was the

00:47:41only

00:47:41person

00:47:41in the

00:47:41Reed

00:47:42family

00:47:42who

00:47:42was

00:47:42good

00:47:43to

00:47:43me.

00:47:43When

00:47:43Cecily

00:47:44wouldn't

00:47:44let me

00:47:44eat

00:47:44as

00:47:45a

00:47:45child,

00:47:46Sheila

00:47:46secretly

00:47:46gave

00:47:47me

00:47:47money.

00:47:47When

00:47:48Benjamin

00:47:48wanted

00:47:48to

00:47:49kick

00:47:49me

00:47:49out,

00:47:49she

00:47:50was

00:47:50the

00:47:50one

00:47:50who

00:47:50spoke

00:47:50up

00:47:50for

00:47:51me.

00:47:58Leslie

00:47:58took

00:47:59her

00:47:59away

00:47:59a

00:47:59few

00:47:59days

00:48:00ago.

00:48:01Said

00:48:01she

00:48:01was

00:48:02taking

00:48:02her

00:48:02to

00:48:02a

00:48:02big

00:48:03mansion

00:48:03to

00:48:03enjoy

00:48:04the

00:48:04good

00:48:04life.

00:48:11Alarm

00:48:12bells

00:48:12went off

00:48:13in my

00:48:13head.

00:48:14Cecily

00:48:14and

00:48:14Sheila

00:48:14had

00:48:15never

00:48:15gotten

00:48:15along.

00:48:16Her

00:48:16suddenly

00:48:16taking

00:48:17Sheila

00:48:17away

00:48:17meant

00:48:18nothing

00:48:18good.

00:48:19I

00:48:19called

00:48:20Cecily.

00:48:24Oh,

00:48:25missing

00:48:25your

00:48:25grandmother

00:48:25already?

00:48:26Want to

00:48:27see

00:48:27her?

00:48:28Fine.

00:48:29Give

00:48:30me

00:48:3050

00:48:31million.

00:48:32Sylvia

00:48:33and

00:48:33Darren's

00:48:33wedding

00:48:34needs

00:48:34money.

00:48:35As

00:48:35her

00:48:35sister,

00:48:36shouldn't

00:48:37you

00:48:37contribute?

00:48:38Where

00:48:38is

00:48:39Sheila?

00:48:39That's

00:48:40none

00:48:40of your

00:48:40business.

00:48:41Wire

00:48:41the

00:48:41money,

00:48:41or

00:48:42you'll

00:48:42never

00:48:43see

00:48:43her

00:48:43again.

00:48:44I

00:48:45hung

00:48:45up

00:48:46coldly.

00:48:49That

00:48:50afternoon,

00:48:51Reed

00:48:51Group's

00:48:51five

00:48:52core

00:48:52partners

00:48:52all

00:48:53received

00:48:53the

00:48:53same

00:48:54email,

00:48:54Terminate

00:48:55cooperation

00:48:55with

00:48:56Reed

00:48:56Group.

00:49:01The Reed

00:49:02Group's

00:49:03crisis

00:49:03exploded

00:49:04overnight.

00:49:06Raw

00:49:06material

00:49:07supplies

00:49:07were cut

00:49:07off,

00:49:08projects

00:49:08halted,

00:49:09workers

00:49:10collectively

00:49:10demanded

00:49:10unpaid

00:49:11wages.

00:49:12Benjamin

00:49:12was in

00:49:13over his

00:49:13head.

00:49:14Osiris,

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

00:49:19offended

00:49:20someone you

00:49:20shouldn't

00:49:20have.

00:49:21Who?

00:49:21Who did

00:49:22I offend?

00:49:23You know

00:49:24perfectly well.

00:49:25Goodbye.

00:49:26Benjamin

00:49:26finally

00:49:27realized,

00:49:28these

00:49:28partners'

00:49:29loyalty to

00:49:29me far

00:49:29exceeded

00:49:30any they

00:49:30had for

00:49:31him.

00:49:31For

00:49:31ten years,

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

00:49:40Poitlin.

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

00:49:48scared,

00:49:48but she

00:49:49didn't know

00:49:50this was

00:49:51only the

00:49:51beginning.

00:49:52I returned

00:49:53to Cloth

00:49:54empty-handed

00:49:56and confessed

00:49:56to Wesley

00:49:57that I

00:49:57hadn't

00:49:58gotten

00:49:58the

00:49:58Cinnabar.

00:49:59Why?

00:50:00There was

00:50:00a complication.

00:50:02Someone

00:50:02sabotaged

00:50:03the deal.

00:50:04But I

00:50:04won't give

00:50:05up.

00:50:05I'll find

00:50:06another way.

00:50:06I thought

00:50:07Wesley would

00:50:08be angry.

00:50:09After all,

00:50:09I knew how

00:50:10much effort

00:50:10he had put

00:50:11in purchasing

00:50:11Cinnabar.

00:50:13There were

00:50:13a few seconds

00:50:14of silence

00:50:14on the other

00:50:15end of the

00:50:15line.

00:50:18It's

00:50:18fine.

00:50:19I'll wait

00:50:19for you.

00:50:20I was

00:50:21stunned.

00:50:21This man

00:50:22had always

00:50:23been testing

00:50:23me,

00:50:24using me,

00:50:24but every

00:50:25time I

00:50:25ran into

00:50:26trouble,

00:50:26he was

00:50:27there.

00:50:28I'll find

00:50:29another way.

00:50:30Give me

00:50:30a few

00:50:31days.

00:50:33Okay.

00:50:34Wesley hung

00:50:34up and said

00:50:35something to

00:50:35Felix.

00:50:36Look into

00:50:37what the

00:50:37Reed family

00:50:38has been

00:50:38up to

00:50:38lately.

00:50:39Yes,

00:50:40Mr.

00:50:40Spencer.

00:50:41I didn't

00:50:41know it

00:50:42yet,

00:50:42but he

00:50:43was already

00:50:43preparing to

00:50:44act.

00:50:44A week

00:50:45later,

00:50:46I returned

00:50:46to the

00:50:46Johnson's

00:50:47home to

00:50:47check on

00:50:48Kira again.

00:50:49Kira's

00:50:49treatment

00:50:50had made

00:50:50remarkable

00:50:51progress.

00:50:52She was

00:50:53starting to

00:50:53hear sounds.

00:50:55Knock,

00:50:55knock,

00:50:56knock.

00:50:57Kira's

00:50:57head snapped

00:50:58around,

00:50:58her eyes

00:50:59wide,

00:51:00staring my

00:51:00hand.

00:51:01She had

00:51:01heard it.

00:51:02She heard

00:51:02it?

00:51:03She actually

00:51:04heard it?

00:51:04Yes.

00:51:05Next,

00:51:06she needs

00:51:07to learn

00:51:07to speak,

00:51:08like a

00:51:08baby,

00:51:09starting

00:51:09from scratch.

00:51:12Elena,

00:51:13thank you.

00:51:13Thank you

00:51:14for healing

00:51:15my daughter.

00:51:16Mr. Johnson,

00:51:17I still need

00:51:18some Cinnabar.

00:51:18I'd like to

00:51:19buy some.

00:51:19Cinnabar is

00:51:20not for sale,

00:51:21but you saved

00:51:22Kira.

00:51:22I'm giving it

00:51:23to you.

00:51:23Just tell me

00:51:24how much you

00:51:24need.

00:51:25I hadn't

00:51:25expected to

00:51:26get the

00:51:26Cinnabar so

00:51:26easily,

00:51:27but I later

00:51:28came to

00:51:28understand.

00:51:29What Wesley

00:51:29wanted was

00:51:30never just

00:51:30Cinnabar.

00:51:31After getting

00:51:32the Cinnabar,

00:51:33I went to

00:51:33Spencer Group

00:51:34to deliver

00:51:34it.

00:51:35After signing

00:51:35the documents,

00:51:36I went to

00:51:37the restroom.

00:51:38As soon as I

00:51:39walked in,

00:51:39I heard voices

00:51:40from the stalls.

00:51:41Did you hear?

00:51:42Wesley's fiance

00:51:43is coming back!

00:51:44Really?

00:51:45That Miss Kathy

00:51:45Garrett?

00:51:46That's the one.

00:51:47I heard she's

00:51:47been abroad.

00:51:48This time she's

00:51:49coming back.

00:51:49All those women

00:51:50who tried to

00:51:51seduce Wesley

00:51:51before,

00:51:52she took care

00:51:52of every single

00:51:53one of them.

00:51:54What about

00:51:54Elena?

00:51:55She's with

00:51:55Wesley every day.

00:51:56Shh!

00:51:56Keep your voice

00:51:57down.

00:51:57I think she's

00:51:58in the building

00:51:58today.

00:51:58I washed

00:52:00my hands,

00:52:01dried them,

00:52:02and left

00:52:03without changing

00:52:04my expression.

00:52:05The moment

00:52:06the door closed,

00:52:07I heard gasps

00:52:08behind me.

00:52:10Was that

00:52:10Elena just

00:52:11now?

00:52:12We're doomed!

00:52:14She definitely

00:52:15hurt us!

00:52:16Kathy Garnett,

00:52:17Wesley's

00:52:18fiance.

00:52:20Wesley had

00:52:20never mentioned

00:52:21her to me.

00:52:23But what did

00:52:24that have to

00:52:24do with me?

00:52:25I came out

00:52:26of the restroom

00:52:27and turned

00:52:27the corner

00:52:28when a man

00:52:28almost bumped

00:52:29into me.

00:52:31Whoa there,

00:52:32beautiful!

00:52:33Theo Spencer,

00:52:34Wesley's

00:52:34half-brother.

00:52:35His whole

00:52:36demeanor

00:52:37reeked of

00:52:37frivolity.

00:52:38I haven't

00:52:38seen you

00:52:39around before.

00:52:40Are you

00:52:40new here?

00:52:41Let's

00:52:41exchange

00:52:42numbers.

00:52:43Move.

00:52:44Don't be

00:52:44so cold.

00:52:45You're

00:52:46from Leopard X?

00:52:47I have

00:52:47authority over

00:52:48Spencer Group's

00:52:48projects too,

00:52:49you know?

00:52:50I said,

00:52:51move.

00:52:52Theo blocked

00:52:52my way,

00:52:53wearing a

00:52:54flirtatish

00:52:54smirk.

00:52:55I couldn't

00:52:56be bothered

00:52:56to waste

00:52:56words on him.

00:52:57I walked

00:52:58straight around

00:52:58him.

00:52:59I looked up

00:53:00and saw

00:53:00someone standing

00:53:01at the end

00:53:01of the hallway.

00:53:02It was

00:53:03Wesley.

00:53:03He was

00:53:04watching us,

00:53:05his eyes

00:53:05dark.

00:53:06Felix stood

00:53:07behind Wesley

00:53:08and quietly

00:53:09stepped back.

00:53:10His boss's

00:53:11gaze was

00:53:11terrifying.

00:53:13Wesley?

00:53:15Wesley ignored

00:53:16him.

00:53:17His eyes

00:53:18stayed fixed

00:53:19on me.

00:53:19I kept

00:53:20walking.

00:53:21As I

00:53:22passed

00:53:22Wesley,

00:53:23I noticed

00:53:23he was

00:53:23leaning against

00:53:24the wall,

00:53:25his face

00:53:26pale.

00:53:31You don't

00:53:31look well.

00:53:32I smelled

00:53:33alcohol on

00:53:34him.

00:53:34He had

00:53:35just been

00:53:35drinking.

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

00:53:42stomach condition

00:53:43and 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

00:53:48was fine,

00:53:49but there was

00:53:49sweat on his

00:53:50forehead.

00:53:50I sighed

00:53:52and pressed

00:53:53my hand

00:53:53against his

00:53:54abdomen.

00:53:58What are

00:53:59you doing?

00:54:00Relieving

00:54:01your pain.

00:54:01Don't move.

00:54:03I massaged

00:54:04his abdomen

00:54:04precisely.

00:54:07His breathing

00:54:08gradually

00:54:09stead-eyed.

00:54:12His deep

00:54:13eyes never

00:54:14left my

00:54:14face.

00:54:18Why are

00:54:19you helping

00:54:20me?

00:54:20You helped

00:54:21me before.

00:54:22Just

00:54:22repaying the

00:54:23favor.

00:54:24Wesley's

00:54:25eyes dimmed.

00:54:28He didn't

00:54:28speak, but I

00:54:30could tell he

00:54:30wasn't satisfied

00:54:31with that

00:54:31answer.

00:54:32My hand

00:54:33continued

00:54:34massaging his

00:54:34abdomen.

00:54:35Casually, my

00:54:36eyes fell on the

00:54:36ring on his

00:54:37finger.

00:54:37My heart

00:54:38skipped a

00:54:38beat.

00:54:39That ring, it

00:54:40was identical to

00:54:41the one my

00:54:41mentor left

00:54:42behind.

00:54:42The pattern, the

00:54:43material, the

00:54:44patia, every

00:54:45detail matched.

00:54:46I suppressed

00:54:46the surge of

00:54:47emotion and

00:54:48asked, fending

00:54:49calm.

00:54:50Mr. Spencer, your

00:54:52ring is very

00:54:52unique.

00:54:53Where did it

00:54:54come from?

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

00:54:59heirloom.

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 my

00:55:05mentor's ring come

00:55:06from?

00:55:07It's beautiful.

00:55:09You like it?

00:55:11I've just never

00:55:11seen this design

00:55:12before.

00:55:13Wesley didn't

00:55:13press further, but

00:55:14his eyes told me

00:55:15he didn't buy

00:55:16that.

00:55:16How 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

00:55:48answer it.

00:55:50Okay, I know.

00:55:51Wait for me in

00:55:51the conference room.

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

00:55:54Wesley hung up.

00:55:56I have something

00:55:57to take care of

00:55:58now.

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

00:56:05meeting, he opened

00:56:06a bottle of 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

00:56:16wine had a strong

00:56:17kick.

00:56:18Mr. Spencer,

00:56:19stop spinning.

00:56:21Before 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

00:56:30bod, his 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

00:56:45turned 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,

00:56:55and we drove

00:56:56out of the

00:56:56parking lot.

00:56:57I opened my eyes.

00:56:59My gaze was clear.

00:57:00There was no trace

00:57:01of drunkenness.

00:57:03I 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.

00:57:13I 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

00:57:20someone to be

00:57:21trifled with.

00:57:22I know.

00:57:23I could see that

00:57:24Wesley's interest in

00:57:25me was growing.

00:57:26His tests,

00:57:27his gaze,

00:57:27his breathing just

00:57:28now,

00:57:28they were all

00:57:29telling me one

00:57:30thing.

00:57:30He was falling

00:57:31for me.

00:57:32But I still

00:57:33didn't know

00:57:34how I should

00:57:34respond.

00:57:35A few days

00:57:36later,

00:57:36Jeffrey took me

00:57:37to a gathering

00:57:38at the Spencer

00:57:38family home.

00:57:39Gerald Spencer

00:57:40was there too.

00:57:41Wesley's sister

00:57:41Karen came up

00:57:42to me.

00:57:43Elena,

00:57:43do you dare

00:57:44to race me?

00:57:45The loser

00:57:46is never allowed

00:57:47to set foot

00:57:47in the Spencer

00:57:48house again.

00:57:48I knew she

00:57:49didn't like

00:57:50how close

00:57:50I was to

00:57:51Wesley.

00:57:52What if

00:57:52you lose?

00:57:53If I lose,

00:57:55I'll never

00:57:55bother you again.

00:57:57Gerald watched

00:57:58us bicker

00:57:59with interest.

00:58:00He didn't

00:58:01stop us.

00:58:02Fine.

00:58:03You pick

00:58:04the time

00:58:04and place.

00:58:05Tomorrow

00:58:05at 4pm,

00:58:06Thundertrack.

00:58:07Don't be

00:58:08late.

00:58:10Karen smirked

00:58:11and walked

00:58:11away.

00:58:12She was

00:58:13looking forward

00:58:13to watching

00:58:14me embarrass

00:58:14myself on

00:58:15the track.

00:58:16She didn't

00:58:16know that I

00:58:17had won

00:58:17the championship

00:58:18on that

00:58:18same track

00:58:19three years

00:58:19ago.

00:58:21Elena,

00:58:23aren't you

00:58:24afraid of

00:58:24losing?

00:58:25I won't

00:58:25lose.

00:58:26The next

00:58:26afternoon,

00:58:27Thundertrack,

00:58:28Karen brought

00:58:28me here.

00:58:29A group of

00:58:29rich kids

00:58:30gathered around

00:58:31to watch

00:58:31and play

00:58:31bets.

00:58:32I'm betting

00:58:33on Karen!

00:58:345 million!

00:58:35Me too!

00:58:35She's the

00:58:36champion every

00:58:37year!

00:58:37Almost everyone

00:58:38was betting on

00:58:39Karen to win.

00:58:40Elise was

00:58:41there too,

00:58:41watching with a

00:58:42cold smirk.

00:58:45Elena,

00:58:46you're just

00:58:47asking for

00:58:47humiliation.

00:58:49Karen is the

00:58:49racing god of

00:58:50Claffe's elite

00:58:52circle.

00:58:54We'll see.

00:58:555 million on

00:58:56Elena to win.

00:58:57Everyone fell

00:58:58silent.

00:58:58Everyone looked

00:58:59at Wesley.

00:59:00This man who

00:59:00never attended

00:59:01social events

00:59:02had actually

00:59:02come to

00:59:02place about

00:59:03himself.

00:59:04Karen's

00:59:04face turned

00:59:04Asian, but

00:59:05under Wesley's

00:59:06dicey gaze, she

00:59:07didn't dare

00:59:08cause trouble.

00:59:09The race began.

00:59:10In the first

00:59:10round of

00:59:11peace, I

00:59:12stayed in the

00:59:12middle, taking

00:59:13it easy.

00:59:14Karen advanced

00:59:15easily.

00:59:16In the final

00:59:16round, Karen and

00:59:18I faced off

00:59:19head to head.

00:59:19She slammed

00:59:20on the gas

00:59:21and left me

00:59:22behind.

00:59:27Karen thought

00:59:28smugly, she's

00:59:29not that

00:59:30impressive after

00:59:31all.

00:59:33Karen is

00:59:34going to

00:59:35win!

00:59:36I told you,

00:59:38how could

00:59:38Elena possibly

00:59:39beat Karen?

00:59:40The final

00:59:41lap.

00:59:46My car

00:59:47suddenly shot

00:59:48forward like

00:59:49an arrow.

00:59:49My earlier

00:59:50low profile, all

00:59:52of it was a

00:59:52disguise.

01:00:01I overtook at a

01:00:03bewildering 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 crossed

01:00:15the finish line

01:00:15first, like a

01:00:16shooting star.

01:00:22Karen was

01:00:23still lost in

01:00:24her illusion

01:00:24of victory.

01:00:26The referee

01:00:27walked over

01:00:28and cleared

01:00:28his throat

01:00:29awkwardly.

01:00:31Miss Spencer,

01:00:32you were

01:00:33lapped.

01:00:34What?

01:00:38She was

01:00:39lapped

01:00:39left!

01:00:39How is that

01:00:40possible?

01:00:41Elena is the

01:00:42real, real

01:00:43racing expert.

01:00:44She was just

01:00:45acting before.

01:00:47I took off

01:00:48my gloves

01:00:49and got out

01:00:49of the car.

01:00:55The whole

01:00:56place was

01:00:56quiet.

01:00:58Everyone was

01:00:59still in shock

01:00:59from what they

01:01:00had just

01:01:00witnessed.

01:01:01Elise's face

01:01:02turned pale.

01:01:03She thought

01:01:04she'd see me

01:01:05humiliated,

01:01:06but Karen

01:01:07ended up losing

01:01:07spectacularly.

01:01:08How is this

01:01:10possible?

01:01:10How could she

01:01:11win?

01:01:16Impossible!

01:01:17This can't be!

01:01:21You lost.

01:01:23Don't forget to

01:01:24keep your promise.

01:01:27Karen gritted her

01:01:28teeth and nodded.

01:01:30I looked at her

01:01:31calmly,

01:01:32then turned

01:01:33and walked

01:01:33away.

01:01:36Behind me,

01:01:37Elise was

01:01:38trembling with

01:01:39rage.

01:01:40What made her

01:01:41even angrier

01:01:42was that

01:01:42Wesley had

01:01:43come in

01:01:43person,

01:01:44to bet

01:01:44on me.

01:01:48Why?

01:01:49Why does

01:01:50everyone take

01:01:51her side?

01:01:56I didn't know

01:01:57what Elise was

01:01:58thinking.

01:01:58I only knew

01:02:00that this

01:02:00victory was

01:02:01mine.

01:02:02After the

01:02:03race,

01:02:04the crowd

01:02:04slowly dispersed.

01:02:06Karen was

01:02:07helped away,

01:02:08her face

01:02:08full of

01:02:09resentment.

01:02:11Elise stood

01:02:12in the distance

01:02:12staring at me

01:02:13intently.

01:02:15Like a

01:02:15baleful snake.

01:02:17At that

01:02:17moment,

01:02:18Wesley was

01:02:19walking toward

01:02:19me.

01:02:21The crowd

01:02:22parted

01:02:22automatically

01:02:23to make

01:02:23way for

01:02:24him.

01:02:28You won.

01:02:29You saw

01:02:30it.

01:02:30I knew

01:02:31you would

01:02:31win from

01:02:32the start.

01:02:32His tone

01:02:33was calm,

01:02:34as if he

01:02:34was just

01:02:34stating a

01:02:35fact.

01:02:36But I

01:02:36could hear

01:02:36something in

01:02:37it.

01:02:37Not

01:02:38surprise,

01:02:38but

01:02:39certainty.

01:02:39Wesley

01:02:40didn't say

01:02:40much more.

01:02:41He turned

01:02:42and left.

01:02:43Felix,

01:02:44following

01:02:44behind,

01:02:45whispered

01:02:46something as

01:02:46he passed

01:02:47me.

01:02:47Mr. Spencer

01:02:48has never

01:02:49bet on

01:02:49anyone else

01:02:49to win.

01:02:51You're the

01:02:51first.

01:02:52I paused

01:02:53for a moment,

01:02:54watching Wesley's

01:02:55figure disappear

01:02:55into the

01:02:56night.

01:02:56That five

01:02:57million,

01:02:58he had bet

01:02:59on me.

01:02:59I knew that

01:03:00winning this

01:03:01race against

01:03:01Karen was

01:03:02just the

01:03:02beginning.

01:03:03What lay

01:03:04ahead was

01:03:04far more

01:03:05complicated than

01:03:06a simple

01:03:06competition.

01:03:07After the

01:03:08race,

01:03:09Karen's

01:03:09attitude toward

01:03:09me had

01:03:10clearly changed.

01:03:12She was

01:03:12still unhappy

01:03:13about it,

01:03:14but at least

01:03:15she no longer

01:03:15dared to provoke

01:03:16me openly.

01:03:17But Elise was

01:03:18different.

01:03:19The way she

01:03:20looked at me

01:03:20was even more

01:03:21vicious than

01:03:21before.

01:03:23I knew she

01:03:24wouldn't let

01:03:24it go.

01:03:27Elena,

01:03:28don't get

01:03:28too cocky.

01:03:29Karen just

01:03:30had bad

01:03:30luck.

01:03:31Next time,

01:03:32you won't

01:03:33be so lucky.

01:03:38Is that

01:03:39so?

01:03:40I'll be

01:03:40waiting.

01:03:46I didn't

01:03:47take Elise's

01:03:47words to

01:03:48heart.

01:03:51When I

01:03:52got home,

01:03:53I found

01:03:53Julie sitting

01:03:54in the living

01:03:54room,

01:03:54holding an

01:03:55invitation in

01:03:56her hand.

01:03:58Elena,

01:03:59you're back.

01:04:00Come take

01:04:00a look at

01:04:01this.

01:04:06What is

01:04:07it?

01:04:07An invitation

01:04:08to the

01:04:08Garrett family's

01:04:09charity gala.

01:04:10Miss Kathy

01:04:10Garrett has

01:04:11returned to

01:04:11the country,

01:04:12and this is

01:04:12her welcome

01:04:13banquet.

01:04:14All of

01:04:14Clay's elite

01:04:15will be

01:04:15there.

01:04:16Kathy Garrett,

01:04:17I had heard

01:04:17that name

01:04:18before.

01:04:18The daughter

01:04:19of the

01:04:19Garrett family,

01:04:20regarded as

01:04:21Wesley's

01:04:21fiancee

01:04:22since

01:04:22childhood.

01:04:22I want

01:04:23to take

01:04:23you with

01:04:23me.

01:04:24You've

01:04:25been back

01:04:25in the

01:04:25Harper family

01:04:26for a while

01:04:26now.

01:04:27It's time

01:04:28for you

01:04:28to make

01:04:29a formal

01:04:29appearance

01:04:29in high

01:04:30society.

01:04:32All right,

01:04:33I knew

01:04:33this banquet

01:04:34would not

01:04:34be peaceful,

01:04:35but I had

01:04:35never been

01:04:35afraid of

01:04:36trouble.

01:04:36On the

01:04:37day of

01:04:37the charity

01:04:38gala,

01:04:38Julie had

01:04:39prepared a

01:04:39silver white

01:04:40gown for

01:04:40me.

01:04:41When I

01:04:42walked down

01:04:42the stairs

01:04:43in it,

01:04:44the whole

01:04:44family was

01:04:45stunned.

01:04:48Elena,

01:04:49you look

01:04:50beautiful

01:04:50today.

01:04:51Of course

01:04:52my little

01:04:52sister is

01:04:53beautiful.

01:04:55When we

01:04:56arrived at

01:04:57the banquet

01:04:57hall,

01:04:58it was

01:04:58already

01:04:58crowded.

01:04:59Almost

01:05:00all of

01:05:01Claytha's

01:05:01elite and

01:05:02dignitaries

01:05:02were there.

01:05:04I saw

01:05:05Karen standing

01:05:06in the

01:05:06crowd.

01:05:08When she

01:05:09saw me,

01:05:09she gave

01:05:10me an

01:05:10awkward

01:05:10nod.

01:05:12Then I

01:05:12saw Kathy

01:05:13Garrett.

01:05:14She was

01:05:14standing in

01:05:15the center

01:05:15of the

01:05:15banquet

01:05:16hall,

01:05:16surrounded

01:05:17by a

01:05:17group of

01:05:17people.

01:05:18Golden

01:05:19curls,

01:05:20a red

01:05:20gown.

01:05:21She was

01:05:22like a

01:05:22blazing

01:05:23flame.

01:05:26So you're

01:05:27the Harper

01:05:27family's

01:05:28newly found

01:05:28daughter.

01:05:29You certainly

01:05:30live up to

01:05:30your reputation.

01:05:34I'm

01:05:34flattered,

01:05:35Miss Garrett.

01:05:36I'm not

01:05:37complimenting

01:05:38you.

01:05:40I'm just

01:05:40saying,

01:05:41you do

01:05:42have a

01:05:42face that

01:05:43would make

01:05:43men's

01:05:44hearts

01:05:44flutter.

01:05:46Unfortunately,

01:05:47a pretty

01:05:48face alone

01:05:48isn't enough.

01:05:50Her smile

01:05:52was elegant,

01:05:52but every

01:05:53word she

01:05:54said was

01:05:54a provocation.

01:05:58She was

01:05:59telling me,

01:06:00don't think

01:06:01that just

01:06:01because

01:06:01Wesley gave

01:06:02you a

01:06:03ruby,

01:06:03you're

01:06:03special.

01:06:05You're

01:06:05right.

01:06:06A pretty

01:06:07face alone

01:06:08isn't

01:06:08enough.

01:06:11That's

01:06:12why I

01:06:12have other

01:06:12advantages

01:06:13as well.

01:06:14Oh?

01:06:15Like

01:06:16what?

01:06:17For

01:06:17example,

01:06:18I can

01:06:18make

01:06:18Wesley

01:06:19come in

01:06:19person

01:06:19just to

01:06:20give me

01:06:20a gift,

01:06:21but some

01:06:21people can

01:06:22stand right

01:06:22in front

01:06:22of him

01:06:23and he

01:06:23won't even

01:06:24glance

01:06:24their way.

01:06:25Kathy's

01:06:25expression

01:06:26changed.

01:06:27She knew

01:06:28who I

01:06:28was talking

01:06:29about.

01:06:30Who in

01:06:31Clay's

01:06:32high society

01:06:33didn't know

01:06:33that Wesley

01:06:34had gave

01:06:34me a

01:06:35pigeon

01:06:35blood

01:06:35ruby?

01:06:38You!

01:06:41Fine.

01:06:42We'll

01:06:43see about

01:06:43that.

01:06:45Kathy

01:06:46turned and

01:06:46walked away,

01:06:47but I

01:06:47could see

01:06:48her fists

01:06:49clenching.

01:06:49I knew

01:06:50that from

01:06:50today on

01:06:51I had

01:06:51gained

01:06:51another

01:06:52enemy,

01:06:52but I

01:06:53didn't

01:06:53regret it.

01:06:55If you

01:06:55take one

01:06:56step back,

01:06:56they'll

01:06:57take a

01:06:57mile.

01:06:58Better

01:06:58to show

01:06:59them from

01:06:59the start.

01:07:00I'm not

01:07:01someone to

01:07:01be messed

01:07:01with.

01:07:02Halfway

01:07:03through the

01:07:03banquet,

01:07:04Wesley

01:07:04appeared.

01:07:05He

01:07:06was

01:07:06still

01:07:06the

01:07:06same

01:07:07black

01:07:07suit,

01:07:07cold

01:07:08expression,

01:07:08and

01:07:09unapproachable

01:07:09aura.

01:07:10But

01:07:11tonight,

01:07:11he walked

01:07:12straight toward

01:07:13me.

01:07:14Everyone's

01:07:15eyes followed

01:07:15him.

01:07:17You look

01:07:18beautiful

01:07:18today.

01:07:20Kathy stood

01:07:21not far

01:07:21away,

01:07:22watching this

01:07:22scene,

01:07:23her face

01:07:24ashen.

01:07:25She was

01:07:25the hostess

01:07:26of this

01:07:26banquet,

01:07:27but Wesley's

01:07:27gaze never

01:07:28fell on her

01:07:28once.

01:07:30Miss

01:07:31Garrett,

01:07:31you see?

01:07:32This is

01:07:33how she

01:07:33seduces

01:07:34Westland.

01:07:34Shut

01:07:35up.

01:07:39I know

01:07:39what to

01:07:40do.

01:07:41Wesley stood

01:07:41beside me

01:07:42for a

01:07:42while,

01:07:43without

01:07:44saying

01:07:44much.

01:07:45But the

01:07:46fact that

01:07:46he stood

01:07:47beside me

01:07:47was himself

01:07:48a statement.

01:07:49Be careful

01:07:50with Kathy.

01:07:51She's not

01:07:52like Elise.

01:07:53She's not

01:07:53just some

01:07:53woman who

01:07:54plays petty

01:07:54tricks.

01:07:57Are you

01:07:58worried about

01:07:58me?

01:08:00What do

01:08:00you think?

01:08:04He

01:08:04didn't

01:08:05answer.

01:08:07But his

01:08:07eyes told

01:08:08me the

01:08:08answer.

01:08:09After the

01:08:10banquet

01:08:10ended,

01:08:11I thought

01:08:11that was

01:08:12it for

01:08:12the night.

01:08:12But just

01:08:13as I was

01:08:13about to

01:08:14leave,

01:08:14Kathy called

01:08:15out to

01:08:15me,

01:08:15Elena,

01:08:16wait a

01:08:16moment.

01:08:18Is there

01:08:19something you

01:08:19need?

01:08:20I want to

01:08:21talk to

01:08:21you about

01:08:23Wesley.

01:08:24There's

01:08:24nothing to

01:08:24talk about.

01:08:25Don't leave

01:08:26so soon.

01:08:27I just

01:08:28want to

01:08:28tell you

01:08:28one thing.

01:08:30My

01:08:30engagement

01:08:31to Wesley

01:08:31was arranged

01:08:32by our

01:08:32families

01:08:33since we

01:08:33were children.

01:08:35I know

01:08:36he has

01:08:36no feelings

01:08:37for me,

01:08:37but that

01:08:37doesn't

01:08:38matter.

01:08:38What

01:08:38matters is

01:08:39that the

01:08:39marriage

01:08:39between

01:08:40the Garrett

01:08:40and Spencer

01:08:41families

01:08:41affects

01:08:41the fate

01:08:42of both

01:08:42clans.

01:08:43So?

01:08:45So,

01:08:45I hope

01:08:46you'll stay

01:08:46away from

01:08:47him.

01:08:47Not

01:08:48for me.

01:08:49For

01:08:49him.

01:08:50If you

01:08:51truly care

01:08:51about him,

01:08:52you won't

01:08:53make things

01:08:53difficult for

01:08:54him.

01:08:55Kathy's

01:08:55words were

01:08:56flawless.

01:08:57She

01:08:57wasn't

01:08:57threatening

01:08:58me.

01:08:58She

01:08:59was

01:08:59caring

01:08:59for

01:09:00me.

01:09:00This

01:09:01kind

01:09:01of

01:09:01person

01:09:02was

01:09:02much

01:09:02harder

01:09:02to deal

01:09:03with

01:09:03than

01:09:03Elise.

01:09:05Miss

01:09:05Garrett,

01:09:05Wesley

01:09:06is not

01:09:06a piece

01:09:07of

01:09:07merchandise.

01:09:08Who

01:09:08he

01:09:08chooses

01:09:09is

01:09:09his

01:09:09freedom.

01:09:10If

01:09:11he

01:09:11chooses

01:09:11you,

01:09:12I

01:09:12won't

01:09:12bother

01:09:13him.

01:09:13But

01:09:14if

01:09:14he

01:09:14chooses

01:09:14someone

01:09:14else,

01:09:15you

01:09:16can't

01:09:16stop

01:09:16him

01:09:16either.

01:09:21With

01:09:22that,

01:09:22I

01:09:22turned

01:09:23and

01:09:23left

01:09:23without

01:09:24looking

01:09:24back

01:09:24at

01:09:24her.

01:09:27A few

01:09:28days

01:09:28later,

01:09:29as I

01:09:29was

01:09:29handling

01:09:30documents

01:09:30at

01:09:30the

01:09:31company,

01:09:31my

01:09:31assistant

01:09:32Charlotte

01:09:32walked

01:09:33in

01:09:33hurriedly.

01:09:34Elena,

01:09:35something's

01:09:36wrong.

01:09:36What

01:09:37happened?

01:09:39Someone

01:09:40reported to

01:09:40the company

01:09:41that you

01:09:41tampered

01:09:42with the

01:09:42project

01:09:42and leakered

01:09:43confidential

01:09:44data.

01:09:44The

01:09:44audit

01:09:45department

01:09:45is

01:09:45already

01:09:46investigating.

01:09:47Who

01:09:47reported

01:09:48it?

01:09:49Anonymous.

01:09:50But I

01:09:51have a

01:09:51feeling

01:09:52this

01:09:52isn't

01:09:52simple.

01:09:54I

01:09:54didn't

01:09:55panic.

01:09:56Instead,

01:09:56I opened

01:09:57my computer

01:09:57and started

01:09:58tracing the

01:09:58source of

01:09:59the complaint.

01:10:00Ten minutes

01:10:00later,

01:10:01I found

01:10:02the IP

01:10:02address traced

01:10:03back to

01:10:03the Garrett

01:10:04group.

01:10:06Kathy.

01:10:08She

01:10:08finally made

01:10:09her move,

01:10:10and her

01:10:10first move

01:10:11was aimed

01:10:12at destroying

01:10:12me.

01:10:13Did you

01:10:14find out

01:10:14who it

01:10:15was?

01:10:16I

01:10:16found it.

01:10:18But I'll

01:10:19handle this

01:10:19myself.

01:10:20I wouldn't

01:10:21let Kathy

01:10:21win.

01:10:22She could

01:10:23use the

01:10:23Garrett family's

01:10:24power to

01:10:25suppress me.

01:10:26But what

01:10:27she didn't

01:10:27know was,

01:10:28I had

01:10:29never been

01:10:29someone who

01:10:29relied on

01:10:30others to

01:10:31survive.

01:10:31When the

01:10:32audit department

01:10:33came to

01:10:33investigate,

01:10:35I had

01:10:35already

01:10:36prepared all

01:10:36the evidence.

01:10:38Every line

01:10:38of code,

01:10:39every document,

01:10:41every operation

01:10:41log,

01:10:42all crystal

01:10:44clear.

01:10:46Miss Harper,

01:10:47someone has

01:10:48reported that

01:10:48you tampered

01:10:49with the

01:10:49project.

01:10:50Please

01:10:50cooperate with

01:10:51our investigation.

01:10:53No problem.

01:10:54These are

01:10:55all my work

01:10:56records since

01:10:56I joined.

01:10:57You can

01:10:58examine them

01:10:59carefully.

01:11:01Kathy also

01:11:02came to

01:11:03the scene.

01:11:04She stood

01:11:04aside,

01:11:05arms crossed,

01:11:06waiting to

01:11:06see me

01:11:07humiliated.

01:11:12Elena,

01:11:13if you

01:11:13confess,

01:11:14I can

01:11:14put in

01:11:15a good

01:11:15word for

01:11:15you with

01:11:16Wesley.

01:11:16After all,

01:11:17you've had

01:11:17a hard

01:11:18life.

01:11:18Why would

01:11:19I confess

01:11:20to something

01:11:20I didn't

01:11:21do?

01:11:26Two hours

01:11:27later,

01:11:28the audit

01:11:28results came

01:11:29out.

01:11:33All records

01:11:34are clean.

01:11:35the report

01:11:36is false.

01:11:37Miss Harper

01:11:38is innocent.

01:11:40Kathy's

01:11:41expression

01:11:41changed.

01:11:42She hadn't

01:11:43expected me

01:11:44to keep

01:11:44such complete

01:11:45work records.

01:11:46Miss Garrett,

01:11:48sorry to

01:11:49disappoint you.

01:11:52Kathy

01:11:53gritted her

01:11:53teeth and

01:11:54turned to

01:11:54leave.

01:11:57But I

01:11:57knew she

01:11:58wouldn't

01:11:58stop there.

01:11:59After the

01:12:00false report

01:12:00incident,

01:12:02Wesley came

01:12:03to me.

01:12:04Kathy,

01:12:04was behind

01:12:06this.

01:12:07I know.

01:12:09Aren't you

01:12:09angry?

01:12:11What good

01:12:12would being

01:12:13angry do?

01:12:14She wanted

01:12:15to see me

01:12:15lose control.

01:12:17The angrier

01:12:18I get,

01:12:18the more

01:12:19satisfied she

01:12:20becomes.

01:12:21You're always

01:12:22like this.

01:12:23No matter

01:12:24what happens,

01:12:24you stay so

01:12:25calm.

01:12:26Being calm

01:12:27is how you

01:12:27solve problems.

01:12:30Impulsiveness

01:12:30only makes

01:12:31things worse.

01:12:33I'll

01:12:33handle this.

01:12:35Kathy

01:12:35won't

01:12:35bother

01:12:36you

01:12:36again.

01:12:37No need.

01:12:38I can

01:12:39handle it

01:12:39myself.

01:12:40I know

01:12:40you can,

01:12:41but I

01:12:42want to

01:12:42help you.

01:12:43I looked

01:12:44at him,

01:12:45feeling

01:12:45something I

01:12:46couldn't

01:12:46quite name.

01:12:47This man,

01:12:48from testing

01:12:48me,

01:12:49suspecting

01:12:49me,

01:12:50to now

01:12:50wanting to

01:12:50help me.

01:12:51I didn't

01:12:52know what

01:12:52this was,

01:12:52but I

01:12:53knew I

01:12:53didn't

01:12:53hate it.

01:12:55Thank you,

01:12:56but if

01:12:56possible,

01:12:57I hope you

01:12:57won't get

01:12:57involved for

01:12:58now.

01:12:58This is

01:12:59between

01:12:59her

01:12:59and

01:12:59me.

01:13:03All right.

01:13:04I respect

01:13:05your decision.

01:13:06He turned

01:13:06and left,

01:13:07leaving me

01:13:08alone by

01:13:09the window.

01:13:09In the

01:13:09night,

01:13:10the city

01:13:10lights

01:13:11flickered

01:13:11in the

01:13:12distance.

01:13:13Kathy

01:13:13Garrett,

01:13:14Elise

01:13:14Harper,

01:13:17one used

01:13:18family power

01:13:19against me.

01:13:20The other

01:13:20plotted against

01:13:21me from

01:13:22the shadows.

01:13:24They thought

01:13:25this would

01:13:25bring me

01:13:26down,

01:13:27but they

01:13:27didn't

01:13:27know.

01:13:29I'd

01:13:30never

01:13:30relied on

01:13:31anyone

01:13:31to get

01:13:31where

01:13:32I

01:13:32was.

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