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Magic Corner

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

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

00:00:06The fake heiress Jolene and I were kidnapped.

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

00:00:14Jolene!

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

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

00:00:21Release Jolene first.

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

00:00:25I look toward my fiancé, Declan Fulton, hoping he will save me.

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

00:00:32I choose Jolene too.

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

00:00:37Code-blooded.

00:00:38Roofless.

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

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

00:00:59Poor girl.

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

00:01:04No need to hurry.

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

00:01:06Everyone gets their turn.

00:01:09No!

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

00:01:15A dozen figures dressed in black storm inside.

00:01:19If you want to live,

00:01:23stop right now.

00:01:24I recognize the man.

00:01:26He is Liam Warren.

00:01:27The most powerful man in Archwell.

00:01:29Who commands a massive empire.

00:01:31Ruthless, formidable, and feared by everyone.

00:01:34Mr. Warren.

00:01:36Please spare us.

00:01:53Who are you?

00:01:54I'm the one sending you to hell.

00:01:57Suddenly, the warehouse echoed with screams,

00:02:00desperate pleas,

00:02:00and the sickening cracks of breaking bones.

00:02:07How much did Jolene pay you?

00:02:10Five million.

00:02:11She wanted you ruined.

00:02:16Thank you for saving me.

00:02:21You've been poisoned for over a month.

00:02:24I can cure it.

00:02:26Do you trust me?

00:02:29I trust you.

00:02:30I draw a small blade,

00:02:31make a precise cut on his finger,

00:02:33and let out some blackened blood.

00:02:34Until it's fully out of my system,

00:02:36you're gonna have to stick close to me.

00:02:39First,

00:02:40I need to end things with the Browns.

00:02:43I will settle things with the Browns once and for all.

00:02:46When I return home,

00:02:47I find my biological parents and three brothers

00:02:50gathered around Jolana,

00:02:52showering her with care.

00:02:53I close the distance,

00:02:54grab a handful of Jolene's hair across the face.

00:02:58Catherine, have you completely lost it?

00:03:00Catherine, you come home and start hitting Jolene?

00:03:03You better apologize right now.

00:03:06Catherine,

00:03:07what kind of trouble are you stirring up this time?

00:03:10Maybe we never should have taken you in.

00:03:13Me causing trouble?

00:03:15Why don't you ask Jolene what she's really done?

00:03:18She's the one who set up that whole kidnapping to get rid of me.

00:03:22I pull out my phone and play the recording.

00:03:24Jolene paid us to get rid of you.

00:03:26The Browns stare at Jolene in stunned disbelief.

00:03:31No!

00:03:32It must be fake!

00:03:33Do you want me to send this to a professional for verification?

00:03:36Or maybe call the police?

00:03:38No! No!

00:03:39You can't call the cops, Catherine!

00:03:41I'm sorry!

00:03:42I'm the one who should leave this place!

00:03:45Catherine, Jolene's apologized.

00:03:46Just drop it!

00:03:47It's either her or me.

00:03:51Since you've chosen her, I'm out of here.

00:03:53In their eyes, I'll never measure up to Jolene.

00:03:56So why should I hold on to them?

00:03:58Just as I step outside,

00:04:00a sleek Maybach rolls up right in front of me.

00:04:05Excuse me, are you Miss Catherine Brown?

00:04:07Mr. Warren sent me to pick you up.

00:04:09I spot Austin coming out and get into the car without hesitation.

00:04:16The car glides into the Warren estate.

00:04:19The most powerful family in Ardwell.

00:04:26Liam is seated on a sofa, with a document resting in his hand.

00:04:33Is everything settled?

00:04:34Yes, I've cut ties.

00:04:35From this moment on, you're my personal doctor.

00:04:37Until I'm fully healed, you are to stay within my reach.

00:04:40All right.

00:04:41But I have two conditions.

00:04:42First, I need a complete medical lab.

00:04:45Second, our relationship is strictly professional.

00:04:47Besides that, neither of us interferes in the other's life.

00:04:52All right.

00:04:53But keep this in mind.

00:04:57If your medical skills don't live up to that confidence of yours...

00:05:01My medical skills won't disappoint you.

00:05:03Liam pulls out a sleek black card and hands it to me.

00:05:06Buy whatever you need.

00:05:07Don't hold back.

00:05:08I take the black card.

00:05:09A fully equipped medical lab doesn't come cheap.

00:05:12Since Liam offered this, I'm not about to pinch pennies for him.

00:05:15Once the poison leaves his system, we'll go our separate ways.

00:05:18I enter the room Liam arranges for me.

00:05:20This room is twice the size of my bedroom at the Browns.

00:05:23Ironic, isn't it?

00:05:24A stranger gives me better lodging than my own family.

00:05:28I sit at the desk, open my laptop, and log into my social media.

00:05:34Soon, dozens of notifications flood the screen.

00:05:37Where did you run off to?

00:05:38Come back.

00:05:39Jolene isn't holding a grudge about you hitting her.

00:05:41Why are you still throwing a tantrum?

00:05:43Who picked you up?

00:05:45Stop making everything difficult.

00:05:47Just return home.

00:05:49If you walk out now, you better not come crawling back.

00:05:53What kind of stupid stunt are you pulling?

00:05:58Catherine, you're not seriously thinking of leaving forever, right?

00:06:03I stare at these messages and let out a cold laugh.

00:06:07I quickly type one simple, satisfying reply to each one.

00:06:12Get lost.

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

00:06:15That feels even better.

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

00:06:18Logging out.

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

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

00:06:30Welcome back.

00:06:31Quietus.

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

00:06:35The genius hacker Quietus.

00:06:38My phone rings.

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

00:06:42Catherine, you're actually back?

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

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

00:06:48Good.

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

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

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

00:06:56Let them dig.

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

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

00:07:14Miss, these are new arrivals, and each costs over $100,000.

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

00:07:25I'll bring out the new styles for you.

00:07:29Catherine?

00:07:30What brings you here?

00:07:32The clothes here are quite expensive.

00:07:34Jolene, is this your sister?

00:07:36Should we tell her the fast fashion store next door is having a sale?

00:07:44Ring up everything I selected.

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

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

00:07:51Catherine, did you find someone to support you?

00:07:55Watch out.

00:07:57Not everyone's as trustworthy as they seem.

00:08:01I'll take the new dresses you were just showing Jolene to.

00:08:03What?

00:08:04I saw those first.

00:08:06Saw them first, but can't afford them?

00:08:09Maybe?

00:08:10Isn't the Brown family's monthly allowance only $100,000?

00:08:14Jolene trembles with fury.

00:08:16I pay and walk out.

00:08:18I watched Jolene tremble with rage, unable to get a word out, and a fierce satisfaction

00:08:23courses through.

00:08:25After all the humiliation I endured in the Brown family, this is just a small payback.

00:08:29The charity gala that weekend is nothing short of spectacular.

00:08:33I enter the hall on Liam's arm.

00:08:35I'm dressed in a wine-red gown, my makeup refined but understated.

00:08:39Tonight, I am not the abandoned daughter of the Brown family.

00:08:43I am Liam Warren's date.

00:08:45The most powerful man in Ardwell.

00:08:48All eyes are drawn to us.

00:08:52Is that Mr. Warren?

00:08:53He actually showed up.

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

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

00:09:00She's stunning.

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

00:09:04I ignore the whispers.

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

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

00:09:14woman, but the moment she sees me, her face drains of color.

00:09:18Austin freezes too.

00:09:19He stares at me, unable to believe his eyes.

00:09:26Catherine, what are you doing here?

00:09:28And with Mr. Warren?

00:09:30Where I go isn't any of your business.

00:09:32Who do you think you are to me?

00:09:37I'm your brother.

00:09:40I let out a cold laugh.

00:09:43Brother?

00:09:44When you abandoned me to the kidnappers, did you remember you were my brother then?

00:09:52Catherine is with me.

00:09:54His words are dripping with authority.

00:09:59Jolene approaches, her expression dark.

00:10:02Catherine, when did you start seeing Mr. Warren?

00:10:05You never mentioned anything.

00:10:06And didn't I just see you shopping with another man two days ago?

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

00:10:14Timer?

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

00:10:18Who Liam is, what my relationship is with him.

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

00:10:24Why exactly should I update you about my personal life?

00:10:29Jolene's expression falters, her eyes glistening with tears.

00:10:33Here she goes again.

00:10:36Catherine, that's not what I meant.

00:10:39Catherine, where have you been?

00:10:41Mr. Fulton, wherever I go has nothing to do with you.

00:10:45We're not that familiar.

00:10:47Do you have any idea what kind of man Liam is?

00:10:51Are you doing this just to retaliate against the Brown family?

00:10:58Do you honestly think I'd waste that kind of energy on you?

00:11:05I cut ties with the Browns, and I meant every word.

00:11:09Excuse me.

00:11:15I hear whispers rising behind me.

00:11:18Did you catch that?

00:11:20Liam said it himself.

00:11:22She's with him.

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

00:11:28Wait, Catherine?

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

00:11:34And brought back from some remote place?

00:11:37Judging by Jolene's little comments,

00:11:39the Brown family drama might be more complicated than we thought.

00:11:43Look at Deccan's face.

00:11:45Is he starting to regret dumping her?

00:11:49I don't look back,

00:11:50but I know Jolene's expression must be priceless right now.

00:11:54The auction begins.

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

00:11:59Beautiful work of art.

00:12:01A piece of history.

00:12:03A masterpiece.

00:12:10Dazzling.

00:12:12Priceless.

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

00:12:16No matter how valuable,

00:12:18they're just stones.

00:12:19Just then,

00:12:20I hear a familiar voice.

00:12:22It's Jolene.

00:12:23Austin,

00:12:24this necklace is stunning.

00:12:26I really like it.

00:12:29Austin understands immediately.

00:12:32His eyes grow determined.

00:12:34Huh.

00:12:35Same as always.

00:12:36Whatever Jolene wants,

00:12:38Austin gives her.

00:12:43Once I was jealous.

00:12:45Once I was jealous.

00:12:46I just find it ridiculous.

00:12:50Going once.

00:12:51Going twice.

00:12:53Just as the host prepares to declare it sold,

00:12:55a deep voice echoes from the back.

00:12:5850 million.

00:13:04William walks up to the stage and claims the necklace.

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

00:13:23It looks good on you.

00:13:26Thank you.

00:13:27I really like it.

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

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

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

00:13:4150 million for a necklace.

00:13:44Liam really doesn't hold back.

00:13:46After the auction wraps up, I wander to the dessert table alone.

00:13:51Catherine, you really are something.

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

00:13:55Nothing as impressive as your lifelong mastery of acting sweet and pitiful.

00:13:59Why do you always target me?

00:14:02Cut it out.

00:14:02There's no audience here, so no need to pretend.

00:14:05Jolene spots Declan approaching and intentionally bumps onto me,

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

00:14:11Catherine, even if you dislike me, isn't this too much?

00:14:14Throwing juice on me?

00:14:17What happened?

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

00:14:19I must have upset Catherine.

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

00:14:24Jolene is your sister.

00:14:28I pick up a glass of red wine and flick my wrist,

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

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

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

00:14:40Jolene is stunned.

00:14:42Declan freezes.

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

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

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

00:14:55Misunderstanding?

00:14:56There are security cameras here.

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

00:15:03Whispers erupt around them.

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

00:15:14Let's go.

00:15:15The atmosphere here is suffocating.

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

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

00:15:22Back in the Brown family, I always tried to keep the peace.

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

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

00:15:36The following morning, I walk into the living area.

00:15:39And notice Liam is already awake.

00:15:53Good morning.

00:15:56Good morning.

00:15:57I head to the kitchen to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:04Just then, Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:13Is she the mysterious beauty who stunned everyone last night?

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

00:16:21You're serious?

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

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

00:16:31Your dark under eyes and shortness of breath suggest your vitality is running low.

00:16:36Winfred's face flushes immediately.

00:16:38This touches on a man's pride.

00:16:40What nonsense are you spouting?

00:16:41Miss Brown, I'm not one to judge by appearances.

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

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

00:16:48And you?

00:16:49I'm not bothered.

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

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

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

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

00:17:03This girl-

00:17:03She's not just some girl.

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

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

00:17:09He then turns to me.

00:17:10Can you really fix me?

00:17:15Yes.

00:17:1530 minutes later, I begin the first acupuncture session.

00:17:20Liam pulls his shirt up, exposing his toned chest.

00:17:25I pull out the silver needles and insert them with speed and precision.

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

00:17:39And he spits out dark red, clotted blood.

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

00:17:48How are you feeling now?

00:17:54I feel great.

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

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

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

00:18:06Understood, Dr. Brown.

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

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

00:18:16I go back to my room and return with a bottle of pills.

00:18:21These are pills for male vitality.

00:18:23One bottle costs $100,000.

00:18:25$100,000?

00:18:27Are these pills made of solid gold?

00:18:29The ingredients are rare, and the process is complicated.

00:18:33Quality always demands a premium price.

00:18:36Winfred reluctantly pays.

00:18:38A sports car can be repaired, but if your health fails, no sum of money will grant you a second

00:18:43chance.

00:18:45The following morning, just as I prepare to leave, my phone buzzles with a call from Austin.

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

00:18:54What is it?

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

00:18:56I realize that for the sake of my own peace, cutting all connections with the Brown family is necessary.

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

00:19:10Look who's back.

00:19:12How did you sink so low at your age, becoming someone's mistress?

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

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

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

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

00:19:28You're a Brown!

00:19:31Everything you do stains our family's name!

00:19:36Catherine, seriously, do you think Liam would ever give you the time of day?

00:19:41Are you all finished?

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

00:19:47Second, even if there were something else, it's none of your business.

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

00:19:55You said you cut ties, so give back the Brown group's shares.

00:20:01Those shares came from Grandpa.

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

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

00:20:10Since I stepped in, I've been recording all your insults, threats, and schemes to grab the shares.

00:20:17Keep pushing me, and I won't hesitate to hand this over to the press and the law.

00:20:25I put my phone away, feeling nothing.

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

00:20:32Now it's your turn to taste what it feels like to be on the other end of a threat.

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

00:20:46Suddenly, a voice calls out.

00:20:48Catherine, is that really you? Where have you been hiding?

00:20:51I look at the woman before me.

00:20:54She's nearly 50, her face lined with wrinkles, her expression mean and petty.

00:21:00What do you want?

00:21:01You must have money if you're surviving this well.

00:21:04My son needs school fees, and you owe me half a million.

00:21:08If you don't pay up, I'll make a scene outside your place every single day.

00:21:12If you need cash, ask your real daughter, Jolene.

00:21:15I raised you all those years, so you should compensate me.

00:21:19You ungrateful brat.

00:21:22Stay out of my way.

00:21:23Otherwise, I won't hesitate to involve the police and reopening the case about you switching infants.

00:21:29You... don't do anything rash.

00:21:31I'll... I'll... I'll be going now.

00:21:32Bridget scurries off in panic.

00:21:38Just then, a sleek black Rolls Royce glides to a stop beside me.

00:21:43The window lowers, revealing Liam's handsome face.

00:21:48Do you need a hand?

00:21:49No, it's nothing serious. I've already taken care of it.

00:21:53Get in. It's nearly impossible to catch a taxi here.

00:21:57I hesitate, but eventually get into the car.

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

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

00:22:05That woman's greed is bottomless.

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

00:22:09But that's fine.

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

00:22:13let others push her around.

00:22:16Anyone who wants to come after me...

00:22:18had better think twice.

00:22:21On the weekend,

00:22:23Gerard asks to meet me at Harborview Genie,

00:22:26a popular restaurant.

00:22:31Catherine?

00:22:32I turn around,

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

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

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

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

00:22:42Mr. Brown,

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

00:22:45Just then,

00:22:46a clear voice cuts through the tension.

00:22:50Ms. Catherine Brown,

00:22:52you're here.

00:22:53Welcome.

00:22:53Please follow me.

00:22:54Everyone stares in shock

00:22:56as I walk toward the most private,

00:22:58rarely accessible suite

00:22:59in the entire restaurant.

00:23:01How is she getting in there?

00:23:03There must be some mistake.

00:23:06I push open the suite door,

00:23:08and Gerard immediately rises from his seat.

00:23:11Catherine, you made it.

00:23:13Gerard tells me his uncle

00:23:15has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.

00:23:16He says the required surgery

00:23:18carries an extremely high risk.

00:23:24Start with this medication.

00:23:26Come back in a week for a follow-up.

00:23:28We'll reassess then.

00:23:33Thank you, Catherine.

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

00:23:37After the meal,

00:23:39Gerard leans forward and asks

00:23:40if I need help with anything.

00:23:43I want to buy a house.

00:23:45It doesn't have to be big,

00:23:46but it must be extremely quiet and private,

00:23:49with top-tier security.

00:23:50I'll handle it.

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

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

00:23:54Araylis University next Monday, right?

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

00:23:58Medical school.

00:23:59You need to study medicine?

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

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

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

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

00:24:10The manager hands me

00:24:12an exclusive premium membership card,

00:24:14saying all my expenses here

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

00:24:18I glance over at Gerard,

00:24:20and he breaks into a grin.

00:24:21Don't refuse it.

00:24:23This is our business,

00:24:25so just enjoy it.

00:24:28Fine.

00:24:30After being chased away

00:24:31from my private suite,

00:24:33Jolene drags herself

00:24:34to her family's box.

00:24:46Jolene, are you okay?

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

00:24:50I just stepped out

00:24:51to see who Catherine was meeting.

00:24:53I was worried about her,

00:24:55but she had me pushed away.

00:24:57What?

00:24:59How dare she treat you that way?

00:25:01That ungrateful girl!

00:25:04Don't jump to conclusions, Mom.

00:25:06I saw it too.

00:25:08The manager was treating Catherine

00:25:10with a lot of respect.

00:25:12Yes.

00:25:13That man had an aura

00:25:14you can't fake.

00:25:16Catherine is clearly

00:25:17in the high circles.

00:25:18No wonder she's trying

00:25:20to distance herself from us.

00:25:28Pathetic and disgraceful.

00:25:31Who knows what kind

00:25:33of company she's keeping now?

00:25:35Jolene's heart swells

00:25:37with secret satisfaction.

00:25:38I have burned my bridges

00:25:40with the family for good.

00:25:42She is the Brown family's

00:25:44one and only daughter now.

00:25:47The dinner finally ends

00:25:49and the two families part way

00:25:51at the restaurant entrance.

00:25:53When an unexpected grating voice

00:25:55rings out behind Jolene,

00:25:56she turn around

00:25:58and her smile freezes.

00:25:59It's her.

00:26:01Jolene!

00:26:03My dear daughter!

00:26:05Finally!

00:26:05I've found you!

00:26:07Her blood runs cold.

00:26:10Jolene,

00:26:11your younger brother

00:26:12needs money for school.

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

00:26:19I don't have time

00:26:20for this ridiculous farce.

00:26:22Take this

00:26:23and never show your face

00:26:24around me again.

00:26:25Jolene,

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

00:26:27The tuition alone

00:26:28is a hundred thousand.

00:26:29Her hands tremble

00:26:31with unbridled rage.

00:26:32This wretched woman

00:26:33just won't know her place.

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

00:26:36My parents already

00:26:37paid you enough

00:26:38to cut ties

00:26:39all those years ago!

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

00:26:47I need to find a way

00:26:48to get rid of this problem

00:26:49for good.

00:26:50The day I've been waiting for

00:26:51has finally arrived.

00:26:53My first day reporting

00:26:54to Aurarius University.

00:27:09Jolene,

00:27:10is this your sister?

00:27:11Since when does

00:27:12Avalius University

00:27:13let random nobodies walk in?

00:27:14Well, isn't this

00:27:15a lovely coincidence, Jolene?

00:27:18Looks like we're going

00:27:19to be classmates.

00:27:19Classmates?

00:27:20You and me?

00:27:21Don't be ridiculous!

00:27:24The lecture bell

00:27:26chimes sharp and clear

00:27:27and Professor Lambert Carter

00:27:29steps through the door.

00:27:30He's a living legend

00:27:31in the global medical field,

00:27:33the heart of this school's

00:27:35medical program.

00:27:36He turns to the class

00:27:37and poses an extremely complex

00:27:39peer-reviewed medical question.

00:27:43The entire lecture hall

00:27:44falls dead silent,

00:27:46not a single student

00:27:47daring to speak up.

00:27:51Young lady,

00:27:52please tell us

00:27:53what you think.

00:27:54I shut my notebook calmly,

00:27:55no trace of panic

00:27:57in my movements,

00:27:58and stand up.

00:27:58I lay out my analysis

00:28:00clearly and concisely,

00:28:02citing cutting-edge research,

00:28:03clinical data,

00:28:04and real surgical cases

00:28:06effortlessly.

00:28:09She's incredible!

00:28:10Total beauty and brains!

00:28:12Who even is she?

00:28:14Jolene's face burns

00:28:15with jealousy,

00:28:16her grip tight on her pen.

00:28:20When the final bell rings,

00:28:22I walk out of the lecture hall.

00:28:24Jolene steps in front of me

00:28:25with Paige and Brenna.

00:28:27Catherine,

00:28:28just a few days away,

00:28:30and suddenly you're the one

00:28:31catching everyone's attention.

00:28:33Jolene,

00:28:34she's probably pulling stunts

00:28:36she'd never admit out loud.

00:28:37Exactly!

00:28:38Everyone whispers

00:28:39she knows how to charm

00:28:41the right people.

00:28:42Is that all?

00:28:43Now,

00:28:44move aside, mutt.

00:28:48What did you just say?

00:28:50Paige steps forward

00:28:51to push me.

00:28:53I'm not going to warn you twice.

00:28:55Hands to yourselves.

00:28:59Catherine!

00:29:00You can't just touch people

00:29:01like that!

00:29:02Jolene,

00:29:03keep your little gang in check.

00:29:04If they open their mouths

00:29:06like that again,

00:29:07next time won't be so friendly.

00:29:08Watch your tone.

00:29:09You're messing with

00:29:11the Brown family's reputation.

00:29:14The Brown family?

00:29:16That's your problem,

00:29:18not mine.

00:29:20Stop pretending.

00:29:21It's pathetic.

00:29:23I turn and walk away.

00:29:31I return to the Warren mansion

00:29:33and find Liam in the living room.

00:29:36You were out?

00:29:38Yeah.

00:29:40I stopped by

00:29:40Aurelius University

00:29:41to check in.

00:29:42Also took a look

00:29:43at a new place

00:29:44while I was out.

00:29:46You're moving out?

00:29:47Yeah.

00:29:48Staying here long term

00:29:49isn't practical.

00:29:50Your treatment

00:29:50has leveled out.

00:29:51It won't interfere

00:29:52with your progress.

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

00:29:55I offer the building

00:29:56and unit number

00:29:56of Sterling Haven

00:29:57without hesitation.

00:29:59Then I prepare

00:30:00a medicinal shower.

00:30:01The water warmed perfectly.

00:30:04A thin mist

00:30:05curling through the room.

00:30:08It's ready?

00:30:09Liam walks toward

00:30:10the treatment area

00:30:11unbuttoning his shirt

00:30:13as he moves.

00:30:14His long fingers

00:30:16loosen the fabric

00:30:17revealing toned muscles

00:30:18and defined contours.

00:30:22Take the pants off too.

00:30:27What's the matter?

00:30:28Feeling shy now?

00:30:29After some hesitation

00:30:30Liam strips down

00:30:32to his briefs

00:30:33and eases himself

00:30:34into the steaming water.

00:30:36Though composed

00:30:37moments ago

00:30:38my eyes flicker briefly.

00:30:40It's not like

00:30:41this is the first time

00:30:42I've treated him.

00:30:43Why am I so flustered?

00:30:46Get it together Catherine.

00:30:48You're a doctor.

00:30:49Stay professional.

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

00:30:52and a good body

00:30:52throw you off.

00:30:54The next day

00:30:55I head to the lab

00:30:56to find Lombert.

00:30:59Perfect timing.

00:31:00I've been wrestling

00:31:01with this data

00:31:01all morning.

00:31:02Come check this out.

00:31:07The two of us

00:31:08slip effortlessly

00:31:09into a heated discussion.

00:31:19Professor Carter,

00:31:20sorry to interrupt

00:31:21but there's something

00:31:22I'm unsure about saying.

00:31:23If you have something

00:31:24to say,

00:31:24just say it.

00:31:26Professor,

00:31:27I know you prize real skill

00:31:28but Kathleen is not

00:31:30who you think she is.

00:31:31She never attended

00:31:32a proper university.

00:31:34How could she grasp

00:31:35complex medical research?

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

00:31:38Enough!

00:31:39Jolene,

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

00:31:41trying to do

00:31:42with these accusations

00:31:42but I've seen enough

00:31:44to know true talent

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

00:31:46Catherine identified the error

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

00:31:49Most PhD candidates

00:31:51wouldn't even catch

00:31:52this mistake

00:31:52the first time around.

00:31:53Tell me,

00:31:54how could anyone

00:31:56possibly fake

00:31:57that level of understanding?

00:32:03Professor Carter,

00:32:04I...

00:32:04I know true talent

00:32:05when I see it.

00:32:06I don't need

00:32:07your commentary.

00:32:09Now,

00:32:10please step outside.

00:32:19In that moment,

00:32:20I knew I'd found

00:32:22someone who saw me,

00:32:23not the lies

00:32:24they spread about me.

00:32:32Hey,

00:32:33I'm Catherine Brown.

00:32:35Just as I walked

00:32:36into the classroom

00:32:37and took my seat,

00:32:38I noticed the girl

00:32:39next to me,

00:32:40her cheek marked

00:32:41by a dark birthmark.

00:32:44Hi,

00:32:45I'm Claudia Norris.

00:32:51Well,

00:32:52well,

00:32:52what do we have here?

00:32:53One caught attention

00:32:54by pure chance

00:32:55and the other...

00:32:56Well,

00:32:57the problem's

00:32:57pretty obvious.

00:32:58The snickling spread

00:32:59through the classroom

00:33:00in an instant.

00:33:01Every gaze nailed

00:33:02onto the two of us.

00:33:03Oh,

00:33:04come on,

00:33:04everyone.

00:33:05Don't be so harsh.

00:33:07Professor Carter

00:33:08thinks the world

00:33:09of Catherine.

00:33:12So she's really

00:33:13riding Professor Carter's

00:33:14coattails to get

00:33:15into med school?

00:33:16How pathetic.

00:33:18Oh,

00:33:18wow,

00:33:19Catherine,

00:33:19your shoes!

00:33:20They're the exact

00:33:21same as Jolene's!

00:33:22Come on,

00:33:23Catherine,

00:33:24you actually showed up

00:33:25wearing fake shoes?

00:33:26That's bold.

00:33:30Still,

00:33:31it's embarrassing

00:33:31as hell.

00:33:38All eyes

00:33:39in that instant

00:33:40were pinned

00:33:40on my feet.

00:33:43I feel like

00:33:44being judged

00:33:45in a high society

00:33:46party.

00:33:47The murmur

00:33:48in the room

00:33:49quickly grows

00:33:50into a loud buzz.

00:33:51Most of them

00:33:52were convinced

00:33:53the shoes

00:33:54on my feet

00:33:55were fake.

00:33:56Hey,

00:33:57Catherine,

00:33:57if you like

00:33:58those shoes,

00:33:59I don't mind

00:33:59lending you mine.

00:34:00wearing fakes

00:34:01is bad.

00:34:03Thanks,

00:34:04but I'm

00:34:04pretty selective.

00:34:06I don't wear

00:34:07other people's shoes.

00:34:08Besides,

00:34:09we still don't

00:34:10actually know

00:34:11who's rocking

00:34:11the fakes,

00:34:12do we?

00:34:14I slowed

00:34:15my movements

00:34:15deliberately,

00:34:16lifted my foot,

00:34:17and aimed

00:34:18the heel

00:34:18straight at the crowd.

00:34:20Is that

00:34:20real?

00:34:22Of course.

00:34:22Here's what I know.

00:34:24Every pair

00:34:25designed by

00:34:25Future's lead

00:34:26designer,

00:34:26Alan Lewis,

00:34:28comes with

00:34:29a unique

00:34:30serial number

00:34:30and the

00:34:32designer's

00:34:32initials.

00:34:33AL

00:34:34engraved

00:34:34on the inside

00:34:35heel.

00:34:35It can't be,

00:34:37but it is.

00:34:41Jolene,

00:34:42why don't you

00:34:42have a look

00:34:43inside your

00:34:43own heel?

00:34:44I'm not

00:34:45scared!

00:34:46She raises

00:34:46her foot

00:34:47and turns

00:34:47the inside

00:34:47of the heel

00:34:48toward everyone.

00:34:49It's empty.

00:34:54Impossible!

00:34:55My shoes

00:34:55are real!

00:34:56The marks

00:34:57are just

00:34:57worn down

00:34:58from use!

00:34:59You can

00:34:59barely see

00:35:00it now!

00:35:01Oh,

00:35:01really?

00:35:02Future's

00:35:03anti-counterfeit

00:35:04system is one

00:35:04of the most

00:35:05advanced in the

00:35:05world.

00:35:06Unless the

00:35:07shoes are

00:35:07completely

00:35:08wrecked,

00:35:08the serial

00:35:09number doesn't

00:35:09just disappear.

00:35:11Want to check

00:35:12right now?

00:35:12No!

00:35:13That won't be

00:35:13necessary!

00:35:14I must have

00:35:14just made a

00:35:15mistake!

00:35:17You wanted

00:35:17to embarrass

00:35:18me in front

00:35:18of everyone?

00:35:20Jolene,

00:35:20you seem

00:35:21to forget.

00:35:22What I do

00:35:23best is tear

00:35:24apart cheap

00:35:24facades like

00:35:25yours.

00:35:26After school,

00:35:27Jolene storms

00:35:28out of campus,

00:35:28fuming.

00:35:30Austin is

00:35:30there to

00:35:31pick her

00:35:31up.

00:35:36Jolene,

00:35:37what's going

00:35:37on?

00:35:38Did someone

00:35:38mess with

00:35:39you?

00:35:39Austin!

00:35:40Those

00:35:41limited edition

00:35:42shoes you

00:35:42got for

00:35:42me?

00:35:44Catherine

00:35:45showed up

00:35:45wearing the

00:35:46exact same

00:35:47pair and

00:35:47accused mine

00:35:48of being

00:35:48fake.

00:35:50Showtime.

00:35:57Catherine,

00:35:58wait!

00:36:03What gives

00:36:04you the

00:36:04right to

00:36:05accuse

00:36:05Jolene's

00:36:05shoes of

00:36:06be fake?

00:36:11Just take

00:36:11the shoes to

00:36:12the store

00:36:12for verification.

00:36:14Verify

00:36:14them?

00:36:15Who do you

00:36:15think you

00:36:16are?

00:36:24Lucky

00:36:25for me,

00:36:26Future's

00:36:27Black Gold

00:36:27members get

00:36:28priority

00:36:28verification.

00:36:30The Future

00:36:31Black Card?

00:36:32How the

00:36:33hell does

00:36:33she have

00:36:33that?

00:36:34Austin,

00:36:35let's just

00:36:35get this

00:36:35over with!

00:36:42No,

00:36:43forget it.

00:36:43This isn't

00:36:44worth the

00:36:44headache.

00:36:44Let's just

00:36:45go home.

00:37:01What's

00:37:01going on

00:37:02here?

00:37:04Liam gets

00:37:04out of the

00:37:05car,

00:37:05moving with

00:37:06authority.

00:37:11They look

00:37:12at him

00:37:12nervously,

00:37:13like rats

00:37:13looking at

00:37:13a cat.

00:37:16Mr.

00:37:16Warren!

00:37:17Is

00:37:18everything

00:37:18alright?

00:37:20Mr.

00:37:20Warren,

00:37:21it's

00:37:21nothing

00:37:21serious.

00:37:22Catherine

00:37:23just

00:37:23insisted

00:37:24my shoes

00:37:25weren't

00:37:25real.

00:37:29Do you

00:37:30need any

00:37:30help?

00:37:31No,

00:37:32it's

00:37:32fine.

00:37:32Nothing

00:37:33to worry

00:37:33about.

00:37:34Mr.

00:37:35Warren,

00:37:35this is

00:37:36a private

00:37:37family

00:37:37matter.

00:37:38Family

00:37:38matter?

00:37:39If

00:37:40Catherine's

00:37:40involved,

00:37:41it's

00:37:42my

00:37:42business

00:37:43too.

00:37:47Let's

00:37:47go.

00:37:48Dinner's

00:37:48waiting.

00:37:54go.

00:37:55Your turn

00:37:56is

00:37:56over.

00:37:57Fake

00:37:58shoes

00:37:58always

00:37:58end up

00:37:59rubbing

00:37:59the

00:37:59heel

00:38:00raw.

00:38:01You

00:38:01might

00:38:01want

00:38:02to

00:38:02change

00:38:02yours.

00:38:11I

00:38:12feel

00:38:12a

00:38:12quiet

00:38:12thrill

00:38:12of

00:38:13satisfaction.

00:38:14You

00:38:14thought

00:38:14you

00:38:14could

00:38:15humiliate

00:38:15me

00:38:15with

00:38:15fake

00:38:16shoes?

00:38:16Look

00:38:17how

00:38:17that

00:38:17backfired.

00:38:19Back

00:38:20in the

00:38:20Brown

00:38:20family,

00:38:21I

00:38:21always

00:38:22had

00:38:22to

00:38:22bite

00:38:22my

00:38:22tongue

00:38:23and

00:38:23step

00:38:23aside.

00:38:25Now

00:38:25with

00:38:25Liam

00:38:26backing

00:38:26me

00:38:26up,

00:38:28I

00:38:29have

00:38:29nothing

00:38:29to

00:38:30fear.

00:38:39The

00:38:40next

00:38:40afternoon,

00:38:41I

00:38:42wheel

00:38:42a

00:38:42small

00:38:42suitcase

00:38:43to

00:38:43my

00:38:43new

00:38:44home,

00:38:44Sterling

00:38:45Haven.

00:38:45Just

00:38:46as I

00:38:46step

00:38:47out

00:38:47of

00:38:47the

00:38:47car,

00:38:48a

00:38:49familiar

00:38:49voice

00:38:50calls

00:38:50out

00:38:50behind

00:38:51me.

00:38:52I

00:38:53turn

00:38:53and

00:38:53see

00:38:53Declan

00:38:54and

00:38:54Jolene

00:38:54standing

00:38:55not

00:38:55far

00:38:55away.

00:38:57What's

00:38:57going

00:38:58on

00:38:58here?

00:38:58Why

00:38:59are

00:38:59you

00:38:59at

00:38:59this

00:38:59place?

00:39:00Catherine,

00:39:01why

00:39:02are

00:39:02you

00:39:02hauling

00:39:02a

00:39:03suitcase

00:39:03here?

00:39:04Are

00:39:04you

00:39:04sure

00:39:04you

00:39:05haven't

00:39:05gotten

00:39:05the

00:39:05wrong

00:39:05place?

00:39:06This

00:39:07is

00:39:07Sterling

00:39:07Haven.

00:39:08If

00:39:09you

00:39:09don't

00:39:09want

00:39:09the

00:39:09security

00:39:09guards

00:39:10kicking

00:39:10you

00:39:10out,

00:39:10you

00:39:10better

00:39:11leave.

00:39:12I

00:39:12live

00:39:12here,

00:39:13so

00:39:14yeah,

00:39:14I'm

00:39:14pretty

00:39:14sure

00:39:14I

00:39:14know

00:39:14my

00:39:14own

00:39:15address.

00:39:15Your

00:39:16home?

00:39:16Wait,

00:39:18are

00:39:18you

00:39:18working

00:39:18here,

00:39:19like

00:39:19on

00:39:19the

00:39:19staff?

00:39:20I

00:39:20can't

00:39:20help

00:39:21but

00:39:21laugh.

00:39:21Jolene,

00:39:23your

00:39:23imagination

00:39:23is

00:39:23wild.

00:39:24So

00:39:25tell me,

00:39:25what about

00:39:26you two?

00:39:26Are

00:39:27you here

00:39:27to apply

00:39:28for

00:39:28janitor

00:39:28or

00:39:29security

00:39:29jobs?

00:39:30Deccan

00:39:30and I

00:39:31are

00:39:31here,

00:39:31looking

00:39:32for a

00:39:32place

00:39:32to

00:39:33settle

00:39:33down.

00:39:34Our

00:39:34wedding

00:39:34apartment,

00:39:35actually.

00:39:36I

00:39:37calmly

00:39:37reach

00:39:38into

00:39:38my

00:39:38bag

00:39:38and

00:39:39pull

00:39:39out

00:39:39an

00:39:39access

00:39:39card,

00:39:42tapping

00:39:43it

00:39:43against

00:39:43the

00:39:44reader.

00:39:47A

00:39:47beep

00:39:48confirms

00:39:48access.

00:39:51Declan

00:39:52and Jolene

00:39:53freeze in

00:39:53shock.

00:39:57Just

00:39:57moved

00:39:58into

00:39:58Sterling

00:39:58Haven

00:39:59and

00:39:59the

00:39:59silence

00:40:00of

00:40:00the

00:40:00night

00:40:00was

00:40:01shattered.

00:40:03There's

00:40:04a race

00:40:04tomorrow

00:40:04evening.

00:40:05The

00:40:05prize

00:40:06is

00:40:06huge.

00:40:07Feeling

00:40:07the

00:40:07itch?

00:40:08Who's

00:40:09racing?

00:40:10The

00:40:11same

00:40:11arrogant

00:40:12group

00:40:12of

00:40:12wealthy

00:40:12young

00:40:12men.

00:40:13They've

00:40:14been

00:40:14throwing

00:40:14challenges

00:40:15at

00:40:15Evora.

00:40:17Oh,

00:40:18and the

00:40:19Brown

00:40:19family

00:40:19will be

00:40:20there

00:40:20too.

00:40:21What's

00:40:21the

00:40:21prize?

00:40:23A

00:40:23million

00:40:24dollars

00:40:24plus

00:40:25a

00:40:25limited

00:40:25edition

00:40:25sports

00:40:26car.

00:40:27Send

00:40:27me

00:40:27the

00:40:27details.

00:40:30Since

00:40:31they're

00:40:31throwing

00:40:31themselves

00:40:31at

00:40:32me,

00:40:32I

00:40:32see

00:40:32no

00:40:33reason

00:40:33to

00:40:33refuse.

00:40:37four in

00:40:38the

00:40:38afternoon,

00:40:39I

00:40:39drive

00:40:39towards

00:40:40the

00:40:40racetrack

00:40:40in the

00:40:41suburb.

00:40:55I

00:40:56signed

00:40:56that

00:40:57name.

00:40:57The

00:40:58one

00:40:58they

00:40:58both

00:40:58dread

00:40:59and

00:40:59go

00:40:59mad

00:41:00over.

00:41:04Oh,

00:41:05it's

00:41:05Evora!

00:41:06Our

00:41:06idol

00:41:07Evora

00:41:08has

00:41:08arrived!

00:41:12It's

00:41:12probably

00:41:13just

00:41:13someone

00:41:13pretending.

00:41:18She

00:41:19wouldn't

00:41:19show up

00:41:19for a

00:41:19small

00:41:19race

00:41:20like

00:41:20this.

00:41:28Just

00:41:29then,

00:41:29that

00:41:30flashy

00:41:30blue

00:41:30GTR

00:41:31pulled

00:41:32up

00:41:32right

00:41:32in

00:41:32front

00:41:32of

00:41:32me.

00:41:36Catherine,

00:41:37what are

00:41:38you doing

00:41:38here?

00:41:39This

00:41:40isn't a

00:41:40playground

00:41:41for

00:41:41careless

00:41:41drivers.

00:41:44If

00:41:45trash

00:41:45like

00:41:45you

00:41:46is

00:41:46allowed

00:41:46here,

00:41:47why

00:41:47shouldn't

00:41:48I

00:41:48be?

00:41:52Explain

00:41:53yourself!

00:41:56As

00:41:57if

00:41:57I'm

00:41:57going

00:41:58to.

00:42:01as

00:42:01expected,

00:42:02he

00:42:02got

00:42:03angry

00:42:03out

00:42:03of

00:42:03embarrassment,

00:42:04resorting

00:42:04to

00:42:05such

00:42:05underhanded,

00:42:06pathetic

00:42:06tactics.

00:42:07But

00:42:08he

00:42:08can't

00:42:08touch

00:42:08me.

00:42:09Laying

00:42:10hands

00:42:10on

00:42:10someone

00:42:11in

00:42:11public?

00:42:11That's

00:42:12a

00:42:12bad

00:42:12look.

00:42:13Let

00:42:13go!

00:42:13Don't

00:42:14you

00:42:14know

00:42:14who

00:42:14I

00:42:14am?

00:42:19Whoever

00:42:19you

00:42:19are,

00:42:20if

00:42:20you

00:42:20touch

00:42:20Catherine

00:42:20again,

00:42:22you'll

00:42:23regret

00:42:23it.

00:42:26We'll

00:42:27settle

00:42:27this

00:42:27on

00:42:27the

00:42:27race

00:42:28course.

00:42:29Hopefully

00:42:29you

00:42:30don't

00:42:30crash

00:42:30out

00:42:30in

00:42:30the

00:42:30first

00:42:31round.

00:42:33The

00:42:33signal

00:42:33light

00:42:34blinks

00:42:34on

00:42:34and

00:42:35the

00:42:35five

00:42:35engines

00:42:36roar

00:42:36to

00:42:36life.

00:42:37The

00:42:37green

00:42:37light

00:42:37flashes

00:42:37and

00:42:38Jaxton's

00:42:38GTR

00:42:39shoots

00:42:39forward.

00:42:40At

00:42:40the

00:42:40first

00:42:41corner,

00:42:41I

00:42:42execute

00:42:42a

00:42:42drift

00:42:42unlike

00:42:43anything

00:42:43he's

00:42:43ever

00:42:44seen

00:42:44and

00:42:44pull

00:42:44ahead.

00:42:45The

00:42:45next

00:42:46stretch

00:42:46of

00:42:46the

00:42:46track

00:42:46turns

00:42:47into

00:42:47a

00:42:47full

00:42:48on

00:42:48display

00:42:48of

00:42:48my

00:42:48skill.

00:42:54I

00:42:55flow

00:42:55through

00:42:55every

00:42:55bed

00:42:56as

00:42:56if I

00:42:56designed

00:42:56them

00:42:57myself.

00:42:59It's

00:43:00Yevera!

00:43:01She's

00:43:01really

00:43:01the

00:43:02legendary

00:43:02Yevera!

00:43:10My

00:43:10grey

00:43:11car

00:43:11shoots

00:43:12through

00:43:12the

00:43:12final

00:43:12stretch

00:43:13and

00:43:13crosses

00:43:13the

00:43:14finish

00:43:14line

00:43:14first.

00:43:27I

00:43:28push

00:43:28open

00:43:28the

00:43:28door

00:43:29and

00:43:29pull

00:43:29off

00:43:29my

00:43:29helmet

00:43:30my

00:43:30ponytail

00:43:30swinging

00:43:31in

00:43:31the

00:43:31breeze.

00:43:35My

00:43:35face

00:43:36stays

00:43:36calm

00:43:36showing

00:43:37no

00:43:37excitement.

00:43:48You...

00:43:48You're

00:43:49really

00:43:49Yevera!

00:43:54Tell

00:43:54me...

00:43:55Who's

00:43:56the

00:43:56idiot

00:43:56now?

00:43:59So

00:43:59you

00:44:00were

00:44:00tricking

00:44:00us

00:44:00this

00:44:00whole

00:44:01time?

00:44:01On

00:44:02the

00:44:02day

00:44:02I

00:44:02returned

00:44:03I

00:44:03told

00:44:04all

00:44:04of

00:44:04you

00:44:04I

00:44:04liked

00:44:04racing

00:44:06but

00:44:06not

00:44:06a

00:44:06single

00:44:07one

00:44:07of

00:44:07you

00:44:07ever

00:44:07bothered

00:44:08to

00:44:08listen.

00:44:11I

00:44:11step

00:44:11around

00:44:12Jackson

00:44:12and walk

00:44:13off

00:44:13without

00:44:13looking

00:44:13back.

00:44:18I

00:44:19never

00:44:19wanted

00:44:19to

00:44:19flaunt

00:44:20being

00:44:20Yevera.

00:44:22But

00:44:22since

00:44:22you

00:44:22kept

00:44:23pushing

00:44:23now

00:44:24you

00:44:24get

00:44:24to

00:44:24see

00:44:24who

00:44:25the

00:44:25real

00:44:25Catherine

00:44:25Brown

00:44:26really

00:44:26is.

00:44:50He

00:44:50drops

00:44:51the

00:44:51video

00:44:51into

00:44:51the

00:44:51group

00:44:52chat

00:44:52and

00:44:52tags

00:44:53Liam

00:44:53directly.

00:44:58Liam

00:44:58you

00:44:58have

00:44:58to

00:44:59see

00:44:59this

00:44:59I

00:45:00swear

00:45:00it

00:45:00will

00:45:00knock

00:45:00you

00:45:01sideways.

00:45:01Please

00:45:02nothing

00:45:03on

00:45:03earth

00:45:03surprises

00:45:04Liam.

00:45:05What

00:45:05nonsense

00:45:06are

00:45:06you

00:45:06stirring

00:45:07up

00:45:07now?

00:45:13Liam

00:45:14opens

00:45:14the

00:45:14video

00:45:15sees

00:45:16me

00:45:16stepping

00:45:16out

00:45:16of

00:45:17the

00:45:17gray

00:45:17car

00:45:17and

00:45:18a

00:45:18flicker

00:45:18of

00:45:19real

00:45:19shock

00:45:19crosses

00:45:20eyes.

00:45:21It's

00:45:22her.

00:45:26Okay

00:45:27I'm

00:45:27genuinely

00:45:28blown

00:45:28away.

00:45:29Liam

00:45:29what

00:45:30kind

00:45:30of

00:45:30divine

00:45:30helper

00:45:31do

00:45:31you

00:45:31have

00:45:31in

00:45:31your

00:45:31life?

00:45:32This

00:45:32woman

00:45:32is

00:45:32pure

00:45:33magic.

00:45:33Told

00:45:34you

00:45:34I

00:45:35knew

00:45:35even

00:45:35Liam

00:45:36couldn't

00:45:36stay

00:45:36calm

00:45:36after

00:45:37this.

00:45:53Catherine

00:45:55just

00:45:55how

00:45:55much

00:45:56are

00:45:56you

00:45:56still

00:45:56hiding?

00:46:01The

00:46:02next

00:46:02day

00:46:02I

00:46:03walk

00:46:03into

00:46:03the

00:46:03classroom.

00:46:06Catherine

00:46:06I

00:46:07got

00:46:07you

00:46:07your

00:46:07favorite

00:46:08coffee.

00:46:08I

00:46:09smile

00:46:09and

00:46:09pull

00:46:10out

00:46:10a

00:46:10delicate

00:46:10porcelain

00:46:11bottle

00:46:11from

00:46:11my

00:46:12bag.

00:46:13Apply

00:46:14this

00:46:14ointment

00:46:14to

00:46:14the

00:46:15spot

00:46:15before

00:46:15bed.

00:46:17You

00:46:17should

00:46:17see

00:46:17results

00:46:18in

00:46:18about

00:46:18a

00:46:18month.

00:46:19Thank

00:46:19you

00:46:19so

00:46:19much

00:46:19Catherine.

00:46:20Do

00:46:21you

00:46:21really

00:46:21think

00:46:21it

00:46:22will

00:46:22work?

00:46:22A

00:46:22mocking

00:46:23laugh

00:46:23cuts

00:46:24through

00:46:24the

00:46:24air.

00:46:25Consistency

00:46:25is

00:46:26the

00:46:26key.

00:46:26I'm

00:46:27confident

00:46:27it'll

00:46:27heal.

00:46:31Seriously?

00:46:32You

00:46:33actually

00:46:33think a

00:46:33homemade

00:46:34cream

00:46:34will

00:46:34magically

00:46:35make

00:46:35you

00:46:35beautiful?

00:46:36My

00:46:36eyes

00:46:36darken

00:46:37as I

00:46:37fix

00:46:37Paige

00:46:38with

00:46:38a

00:46:38piercing

00:46:38stare.

00:46:40Apologize.

00:46:42Why

00:46:43should I

00:46:43apologize?

00:46:44I'm

00:46:44just

00:46:44speaking

00:46:44the

00:46:44truth.

00:46:46Catherine,

00:46:47Paige

00:46:47can be a

00:46:48bit

00:46:48blunt.

00:46:48She

00:46:49didn't

00:46:49mean

00:46:49to

00:46:50be

00:46:50hurtful.

00:46:51Paige

00:46:52was only

00:46:52trying

00:46:52to

00:46:53warn

00:46:53you.

00:46:53The

00:46:54ointments

00:46:54you're

00:46:54handing

00:46:55out

00:46:55aren't

00:46:55officially

00:46:56approved.

00:46:56If

00:46:57Claudian's

00:46:58condition

00:46:58gets

00:46:58worse,

00:46:59that

00:47:00could

00:47:00cause

00:47:00a

00:47:01big

00:47:01problem.

00:47:01It's

00:47:02to

00:47:02heal,

00:47:03not

00:47:03harm.

00:47:04Why

00:47:04do

00:47:04you

00:47:05jump

00:47:05to

00:47:05conclusions

00:47:05without

00:47:06a

00:47:06shred

00:47:06of

00:47:06proof?

00:47:11Tell

00:47:12me,

00:47:12have

00:47:13you

00:47:13ever

00:47:13actually

00:47:13tested

00:47:14these

00:47:14ointments

00:47:14yourself?

00:47:15Claudian,

00:47:16use

00:47:17your

00:47:17ointment

00:47:17without

00:47:17any

00:47:18worries.

00:47:18If

00:47:19anything

00:47:19happens,

00:47:20I

00:47:20will

00:47:20take

00:47:20full

00:47:21responsibility.

00:47:22Jolene

00:47:23Brown,

00:47:23my

00:47:24medical

00:47:24skills

00:47:24aren't

00:47:25something

00:47:25outers

00:47:25to

00:47:25question.

00:47:31Catherine,

00:47:32I

00:47:32believe

00:47:32in

00:47:33you.

00:47:33Just

00:47:34as the

00:47:34school

00:47:34day

00:47:35wraps

00:47:35up,

00:47:35rain

00:47:36suddenly

00:47:36begins

00:47:36pouring

00:47:37down

00:47:37in

00:47:37heavy

00:47:37sheets.

00:47:38I

00:47:38had

00:47:38anticipated

00:47:39this,

00:47:40so an

00:47:40umbrella

00:47:40is tucked

00:47:41safely

00:47:41in my

00:47:41bag.

00:47:42Pulling

00:47:43it out,

00:47:43I

00:47:43open

00:47:43it and

00:47:44step

00:47:44out

00:47:44into

00:47:44the

00:47:45downpour.

00:47:46Catherine,

00:47:47wait!

00:47:48Can I

00:47:48share your

00:47:49umbrella

00:47:49with you?

00:47:50No.

00:47:51I

00:47:52turn around

00:47:52and see

00:47:53Jolene

00:47:53huddled

00:47:54beneath

00:47:54my

00:47:54umbrella.

00:47:56without

00:47:57another

00:47:57word,

00:47:58I

00:47:58turn and

00:47:58walk away.

00:47:59Before

00:48:00long,

00:48:00the rain

00:48:01soaks her

00:48:02to the

00:48:02bone.

00:48:04Catherine,

00:48:05it's pouring

00:48:06out here.

00:48:07I just

00:48:08wanted to

00:48:08walk with

00:48:09you for

00:48:09a bit.

00:48:10Jolene

00:48:10is left

00:48:11standing

00:48:11there,

00:48:12stunned.

00:48:15I

00:48:16already

00:48:16said no.

00:48:17My

00:48:17umbrella's

00:48:18too

00:48:18small

00:48:18for

00:48:18two.

00:48:20And

00:48:20honestly,

00:48:21I'm not

00:48:21comfortable

00:48:21being that

00:48:22close to

00:48:22anyone.

00:48:23Jolene

00:48:24is

00:48:24furious.

00:48:25A

00:48:26sleek

00:48:26black

00:48:26car

00:48:26rolls

00:48:27to

00:48:27a

00:48:27slow

00:48:27stop

00:48:27at

00:48:28the

00:48:28gate.

00:48:28It's

00:48:28Austin's.

00:48:33Austin!

00:48:36Jolene?

00:48:36How did

00:48:37you get

00:48:37this

00:48:38soaked?

00:48:38Didn't

00:48:38you bring

00:48:39an

00:48:39umbrella?

00:48:39you'll

00:48:40catch

00:48:40a

00:48:40cold

00:48:40like

00:48:40this.

00:48:41He

00:48:41glances

00:48:42out

00:48:42the

00:48:42window

00:48:42just

00:48:43in

00:48:43time

00:48:43to

00:48:43see

00:48:43me

00:48:44walking

00:48:44past

00:48:44holding

00:48:45my

00:48:45umbrella.

00:48:46Catherine,

00:48:47you had

00:48:47an

00:48:47umbrella.

00:48:48Why didn't

00:48:48you share

00:48:49it with

00:48:49Jolene?

00:48:57Do you

00:48:57really think

00:48:58we're close

00:48:58enough for

00:48:59that?

00:49:01Catherine,

00:49:02Jolene is

00:49:03family.

00:49:04Look at

00:49:04her,

00:49:04she's

00:49:04drenched.

00:49:05You had

00:49:06an umbrella

00:49:06and didn't

00:49:07even think

00:49:07to help

00:49:08her?

00:49:11Do you

00:49:11have

00:49:12any

00:49:12idea

00:49:12how

00:49:12cruel

00:49:13that

00:49:13looks?

00:49:13Exactly!

00:49:14Jolene

00:49:14soaked

00:49:15because

00:49:15Catherine

00:49:16abandoned

00:49:16her.

00:49:16She

00:49:16went

00:49:17way

00:49:17too

00:49:17far!

00:49:18Before

00:49:19I

00:49:19speak,

00:49:20a

00:49:20nearby

00:49:20student

00:49:21steps

00:49:21in.

00:49:22Please,

00:49:22I saw

00:49:22Jolene

00:49:23give her

00:49:23umbrella

00:49:23to

00:49:23someone

00:49:24else

00:49:24just

00:49:24to

00:49:24look

00:49:24noble,

00:49:25and

00:49:25then

00:49:25she

00:49:25tried

00:49:25to

00:49:25free

00:49:26float

00:49:26it

00:49:26off

00:49:26Catherine.

00:49:27Catherine

00:49:27didn't

00:49:27want

00:49:28to

00:49:28share,

00:49:28so

00:49:28what?

00:49:29Stop

00:49:29trying

00:49:29to

00:49:29guilt

00:49:29trip

00:49:30her.

00:49:31So

00:49:31what?

00:49:32The

00:49:33rain

00:49:39didn't

00:49:39know

00:49:39what

00:49:39happened.

00:49:40Jolene

00:49:40gave

00:49:40her

00:49:40umbrella

00:49:41away

00:49:41just

00:49:41to

00:49:41look

00:49:41generous.

00:49:42Austin,

00:49:43that's

00:49:43not

00:49:43what

00:49:44happened.

00:49:44I

00:49:45only

00:49:45wanted

00:49:45to

00:49:46get

00:49:46closer

00:49:46to

00:49:46her.

00:49:47I

00:49:48didn't

00:49:48realize

00:49:48she

00:49:49disliked

00:49:49me

00:49:49so

00:49:49much.

00:49:50Keep

00:49:50your

00:49:50little

00:49:51performances

00:49:51away

00:49:51from

00:49:52me.

00:49:52Don't

00:49:53test

00:49:53me.

00:50:06In

00:50:06the

00:50:06classroom,

00:50:07I sit

00:50:07quietly

00:50:08at my

00:50:08desk,

00:50:09flipping

00:50:09through

00:50:09my

00:50:09notes.

00:50:10Catherine,

00:50:11I

00:50:11heard

00:50:11Jolene's

00:50:11really

00:50:11sick

00:50:12today.

00:50:12She

00:50:12didn't

00:50:12come

00:50:13to

00:50:13class.

00:50:13Rain

00:50:13and

00:50:14cold.

00:50:14It's

00:50:14pretty

00:50:14normal

00:50:15to

00:50:15feel

00:50:15under

00:50:15the

00:50:15weather

00:50:15afterward.

00:50:16A

00:50:16loud

00:50:17commotion

00:50:17erupts

00:50:18at the

00:50:18classroom

00:50:18entrance.

00:50:20Feel

00:50:20satisfied

00:50:21now,

00:50:21Catherine?

00:50:22Jolene's

00:50:22in the

00:50:22hospital

00:50:23with a

00:50:23high

00:50:23fever,

00:50:24all

00:50:24because

00:50:24you

00:50:24wouldn't

00:50:24share

00:50:25your

00:50:25stupid

00:50:25umbrella.

00:50:26I

00:50:26calmly

00:50:27shut

00:50:27my

00:50:27notebook

00:50:27and

00:50:28rise

00:50:28to

00:50:28my

00:50:28feet.

00:50:29A

00:50:30chilly,

00:50:30razor-thin

00:50:31smile

00:50:32forms

00:50:32on

00:50:32my

00:50:32lips.

00:50:33She's

00:50:34sick,

00:50:34and

00:50:35that's

00:50:35supposed

00:50:35to be

00:50:35my

00:50:35responsibility?

00:50:37Is this

00:50:37seriously

00:50:38your

00:50:38reaction?

00:50:39Jolene's

00:50:39hospitalized,

00:50:40and you're

00:50:40standing here

00:50:40tossing out

00:50:41sarcastic

00:50:41comments?

00:50:42And what

00:50:42exactly does

00:50:43her hospital

00:50:43stale have

00:50:44to do

00:50:44with me?

00:50:45Did I

00:50:45make her

00:50:45give away

00:50:46her

00:50:46umbrella?

00:50:47Or did

00:50:47I

00:50:47physically

00:50:48send her

00:50:48into the

00:50:48storm?

00:50:49You!

00:50:50And

00:50:51honestly,

00:50:51if she

00:50:51were sick

00:50:52enough

00:50:52to be

00:50:52hospitalized,

00:50:53would

00:50:54she

00:50:54really

00:50:54have

00:50:54the

00:50:54energy

00:50:55to

00:50:55publicize

00:50:55it

00:51:00tell me

00:51:00which

00:51:01hospital

00:51:01she's

00:51:01at.

00:51:02I'll

00:51:02arrange

00:51:02for

00:51:03top

00:51:03clear

00:51:03specialists

00:51:04to

00:51:04check

00:51:04on

00:51:04her.

00:51:05I

00:51:06begin

00:51:06dialing,

00:51:07and

00:51:07Paige

00:51:07immediately

00:51:08panics.

00:51:09No!

00:51:10You don't

00:51:10have to

00:51:11do

00:51:11that!

00:51:11Jolene

00:51:12said she

00:51:12only

00:51:12needs

00:51:12rest!

00:51:16How did

00:51:16you figure

00:51:17out she

00:51:17was

00:51:17faking?

00:51:18I've

00:51:19watched

00:51:19her pull

00:51:20the same

00:51:20act more

00:51:20times than

00:51:21I can

00:51:21count.

00:51:23On

00:51:23the

00:51:23weekend,

00:51:24Claudian

00:51:25asks me

00:51:25to go

00:51:26shopping

00:51:26with her.

00:51:28We

00:51:28pause in

00:51:29front of

00:51:29dessert

00:51:29shop.

00:51:31Across

00:51:31from a

00:51:32famous

00:51:32brand

00:51:32boutique,

00:51:33Jolene

00:51:34is there

00:51:34too.

00:51:38Oh,

00:51:38look who

00:51:39it is,

00:51:39Catherine!

00:51:40Fancy

00:51:40seeing you

00:51:41here!

00:51:41Shopping

00:51:42too,

00:51:42huh?

00:51:43What's

00:51:43the matter?

00:51:44Didn't

00:51:44expect to

00:51:45see you

00:51:45in a

00:51:45place

00:51:45like

00:51:46this?

00:51:46This

00:51:47isn't

00:51:47some

00:51:47place

00:51:47for

00:51:47just

00:51:48anyone.

00:51:49Bet

00:51:49that

00:51:49ice cream

00:51:50cost

00:51:50you

00:51:50half

00:51:50a

00:51:51day's

00:51:51wages?

00:51:52Jolene

00:51:52steps

00:51:52forward

00:51:53and

00:51:53accidentally

00:51:54splashes

00:51:55her

00:51:55coffee

00:51:55onto

00:51:55my

00:51:56white

00:51:56dress.

00:51:58Oh,

00:51:58no,

00:51:58Catherine!

00:51:59I'm so

00:52:00sorry!

00:52:00I tripped!

00:52:01I didn't

00:52:01mean to!

00:52:03I look

00:52:03down at

00:52:04the stains

00:52:04on my

00:52:05dress,

00:52:05my eyes

00:52:06turning

00:52:07cold.

00:52:10Do you

00:52:11even know

00:52:11how much

00:52:12this dress

00:52:12costs?

00:52:13It's just

00:52:13a dress.

00:52:14I can

00:52:14buy you

00:52:15a new

00:52:15one.

00:52:18She

00:52:18pulls

00:52:19$200

00:52:19and

00:52:20tosses

00:52:21them

00:52:21at

00:52:21me.

00:52:22Use

00:52:23this

00:52:23to

00:52:23get

00:52:24yourself

00:52:24a

00:52:24new

00:52:24one.

00:52:25I

00:52:25look

00:52:25at

00:52:25the

00:52:26ice

00:52:26cream

00:52:26in

00:52:26my

00:52:26hand

00:52:32and

00:52:33press

00:52:33it

00:52:33onto

00:52:33Jolene's

00:52:34face.

00:52:36Oops,

00:52:37sorry,

00:52:38my hand

00:52:38just slipped.

00:52:39It's just

00:52:39a little

00:52:40mess.

00:52:41A quick

00:52:42wipe

00:52:42and you'll

00:52:42be

00:52:42fine.

00:52:43Jolene

00:52:43screams.

00:52:46Catherine

00:52:47What on

00:52:48earth are

00:52:48you doing?

00:52:49Are you

00:52:49crazy?

00:52:50Anne

00:52:50steps out

00:52:51of the

00:52:51fitting room

00:52:52and gasps

00:52:52at Jolene's

00:52:53appearance.

00:52:59Jolene,

00:53:00what on

00:53:01earth

00:53:01happened

00:53:01to you?

00:53:03Mom,

00:53:04it's all

00:53:04my fault.

00:53:05I

00:53:06accidentally

00:53:06spilled

00:53:07coffee

00:53:07on

00:53:07Catherine's

00:53:08dress.

00:53:09I've

00:53:09already

00:53:10paid

00:53:10her

00:53:10back,

00:53:10but

00:53:11she's

00:53:11acting

00:53:12like

00:53:12it's

00:53:12not

00:53:12enough.

00:53:18Catherine,

00:53:19why are

00:53:20you

00:53:20picking

00:53:20on

00:53:20Jolene

00:53:21again?

00:53:23Anne

00:53:24pulls

00:53:24a thick

00:53:25wad

00:53:25of

00:53:25cash

00:53:25from

00:53:26her

00:53:26purse.

00:53:27Catherine,

00:53:29don't push

00:53:29this

00:53:29further.

00:53:30If it's

00:53:30money you

00:53:31want,

00:53:31apologize

00:53:32to

00:53:32Jolene.

00:53:33Not

00:53:34nearly

00:53:34enough.

00:53:36Yes,

00:53:37this is

00:53:37our

00:53:37anniversary

00:53:38edition.

00:53:39It

00:53:39retails

00:53:39for

00:53:40$180,000

00:53:41and is

00:53:41completely

00:53:42sold

00:53:42out.

00:53:43Either

00:53:43pay me

00:53:44three times

00:53:44its value

00:53:45or I'll

00:53:46report this

00:53:47as intentional

00:53:48property

00:53:49damage to

00:53:49the police.

00:53:50Who said

00:53:51we wouldn't

00:53:51compensate?

00:53:52She

00:53:53reluctantly

00:53:53writes a

00:53:53check.

00:53:54Thank you.

00:53:56Take it.

00:53:57This is like

00:53:58burning money.

00:53:59Next time,

00:54:00I won't bother

00:54:01negotiating.

00:54:02I'll go

00:54:02straight to

00:54:02the police.

00:54:03I feel

00:54:04a deep

00:54:04satisfying

00:54:05pleasure.

00:54:06$540,000.

00:54:07That's

00:54:08going to

00:54:08sting

00:54:08for a

00:54:08while.

00:54:09Back in

00:54:10the Brown

00:54:10family,

00:54:11I let

00:54:11you walk

00:54:12all over

00:54:12me.

00:54:12I

00:54:13swallowed

00:54:13every

00:54:14insult.

00:54:14Not

00:54:15anymore.

00:54:15From

00:54:16now on,

00:54:17every

00:54:17single

00:54:18debt

00:54:18gets

00:54:18paid

00:54:19back

00:54:19with

00:54:19interest.

00:54:20After

00:54:20the

00:54:20meal,

00:54:21I

00:54:21wave

00:54:22goodbye

00:54:22to

00:54:22Claudian

00:54:23at

00:54:23the

00:54:23restaurant's

00:54:23entrance.

00:54:28I've

00:54:29only walked

00:54:29a short

00:54:30distance

00:54:30when a

00:54:31terrified

00:54:31scream

00:54:32cuts

00:54:32through

00:54:32the

00:54:32air.

00:54:35Someone

00:54:35help!

00:54:36Is there

00:54:37a doctor

00:54:37here?

00:54:38I turn

00:54:38towards the

00:54:38commotion

00:54:39and see

00:54:40a well-dressed

00:54:40woman kneeling

00:54:41beside an

00:54:42elderly woman

00:54:42who has

00:54:43collapsed.

00:54:44I push

00:54:45through the

00:54:45crowd and

00:54:46kneel down

00:54:46to examine

00:54:47her.

00:54:51Ma'am,

00:54:52don't panic.

00:54:53Does she

00:54:53have a history

00:54:54of heart

00:54:54disease?

00:54:55Yes.

00:54:56She has

00:54:57coronary

00:54:58heart

00:54:58disease.

00:55:00I reach

00:55:01into my

00:55:02bag and

00:55:02and pull

00:55:03out a

00:55:03small

00:55:03bottle

00:55:04of

00:55:04nitroglycerin

00:55:05pills.

00:55:06I slide

00:55:07a tablet

00:55:07under her

00:55:08tongue

00:55:08and begin

00:55:08CPR.

00:55:22After

00:55:22several long

00:55:23minutes, the

00:55:24elderly woman lets

00:55:25out a faint

00:55:26groan.

00:55:28Paramedics

00:55:29arrive and take

00:55:29over.

00:55:31Very professional.

00:55:33You've brought us

00:55:34precious time.

00:55:36Which hospital do you

00:55:37work at?

00:55:37I have to thank

00:55:38you properly.

00:55:44I'm still a

00:55:45student.

00:55:46Helping people is

00:55:46just something I

00:55:47have to do.

00:55:54I quietly gather

00:55:55my things and slip

00:55:56away while the

00:55:57crowd watches with

00:55:58admiration.

00:55:59The next morning,

00:56:00I intentionally leave

00:56:01home early, but the

00:56:03Browns are already

00:56:03lying in wait at the

00:56:04school entrance.

00:56:07Catherine!

00:56:10Jolene plunges to

00:56:11hug me, but I

00:56:12smoothly dodge her.

00:56:14Catherine, come

00:56:15home with me.

00:56:17Your grandmother's

00:56:18back and wants to

00:56:19see you.

00:56:23Sorry, but I don't

00:56:24really know you

00:56:24people.

00:56:25We don't have time

00:56:26for your nonsense.

00:56:27You're coming home

00:56:28with us today.

00:56:31Since it's the

00:56:32busiest time for

00:56:33students arriving,

00:56:35a bunch of curious

00:56:36students have already

00:56:37stopped to watch.

00:56:40A sleek black

00:56:41Bentley eases to a

00:56:43stop right beside us.

00:56:44The window lowers

00:56:46smoothly, and Liam's

00:56:47sharply contoured face

00:56:48comes into view.

00:56:52Catherine, get in the car.

00:56:59I've got class in a few

00:57:00minutes.

00:57:01What brings you here

00:57:01so early?

00:57:04They didn't bother you,

00:57:05did they?

00:57:06No.

00:57:07They're irrelevant.

00:57:08I'm heading in.

00:57:12And without waiting for

00:57:13his response, I simply

00:57:15turn and leave.

00:57:19The Browns erupt the

00:57:20moment I brush past

00:57:21them like they're

00:57:22strangers on the

00:57:23street.

00:57:24Are we seriously

00:57:24letting that girl

00:57:25walk all over us?

00:57:27She might ignore us,

00:57:29but someone else can

00:57:30get through to her.

00:57:31She won't dare skip

00:57:32her grandmother's

00:57:33birthday banquet.

00:57:36She'll show up for

00:57:37that.

00:57:38After my classes wrap

00:57:39up, I head home,

00:57:41ready to relax, until

00:57:42my phone starts buzzing

00:57:43in my pocket.

00:57:47Catherine, I'm sending

00:57:49you an address.

00:57:49Come eat with us.

00:57:50They've got all your

00:57:51favorites, and there's a

00:57:52surprise for you, too.

00:57:53I hop into a cab, take

00:57:56the elevator up, and

00:57:57text Jared.

00:58:00Which room are you

00:58:01guys in?

00:58:03The elevator doors slide

00:58:04open, and I walk out, my

00:58:06eyes glued to my phone.

00:58:10before I can take two steps, a

00:58:12hand suddenly pulls me aside.

00:58:14So this is who you really are, waiting

00:58:16all this time just to pull this?

00:58:18You followed me here?

00:58:19Declan, of course.

00:58:22What?

00:58:22Touched a nerve?

00:58:24You show up where I hang out, hoping I'll notice you again?

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

00:58:30Still using the same desperate tricks.

00:58:32Isn't she that brown family daughter?

00:58:34The one they recently reclaimed?

00:58:35Yep.

00:58:35Looks like she's still running after Declan like always.

00:58:38Declan, drop the ego.

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

00:58:40You don't even make the top hundred.

00:58:41Stop acting like the world revolves around you.

00:58:45Aha, so I got to you.

00:58:47That's why you're biting back?

00:58:49Do me a favor and stay away.

00:58:51I don't want anyone assuming we have his...

00:58:55I stride toward the highest tier private suite without looking back.

00:59:07Whoa, what happened to you?

00:59:12I'm fine.

00:59:23Catherine, wait till you see this.

00:59:35Hold on.

00:59:36Is that...

00:59:37Yep.

00:59:38The one from the Veritas auction last month.

00:59:40You kept staring at it,

00:59:42so I figured I'd just buy the damn thing for you.

00:59:45Thanks, Geralt.

00:59:46Hey, don't go formal on me.

00:59:49Something like this deserves an owner who actually gets it.

00:59:53I'm fine.

01:00:18Catherine, I heard you moved out.

01:00:20Did something happen?

01:00:21Did the Browns push you too far again?

01:00:24I'm fine, Auntie.

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

01:00:27Your grandmother returned.

01:00:29You heard?

01:00:31Her birthday banquet is next week.

01:00:34She actually called me earlier and told me to ask you to come.

01:00:38Auntie, I'm no longer part of the Brown family.

01:00:42Catherine, please.

01:00:43She's getting older.

01:00:45Just give her this one courtesy.

01:00:48All right.

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

01:00:51I exhale slowly.

01:00:52So this is happening.

01:00:53No dodging it now.

01:00:55My eyes move back to the gemstone in its wooden box.

01:00:57It would make a clean, elegant birthday gift.

01:01:00The night of Analia's birthday banquet has come.

01:01:04The Brown estate glows with extravagant decorations.

01:01:10I stroll in wearing simple, casual clothes.

01:01:13Jolene drifts graciously through the guests in a blush pink couture gown.

01:01:18Low whispers swirl around the gathered guests about how shabby I look.

01:01:23Lawrence's and Anna's expressions grow cold and tense.

01:01:27Isn't that the one who broke ties with the Browns?

01:01:29And she just shows up to Grandma's birthday like that?

01:01:34Wild or not, she's stunning.

01:01:38Those sharp features and that presence can't be ignored.

01:01:42Jolene steps forward, her smile dazzling and perfectly practiced.

01:01:46Grandma, happy birthday!

01:01:49I know how much you adore gemstones,

01:01:51so I asked the auction house to find something really special for you.

01:01:54A rare warm gem.

01:02:00And you, Catherine?

01:02:02What did you bring?

01:02:04I reach into my black bag and pull out a small wooden box.

01:02:09As I open the lid, the room falls deathly silent.

01:02:14Nestled inside is another gemstone.

01:02:18To give Grandma a fake?

01:02:21That's just disrespectful.

01:02:23Catherine?

01:02:24Fake?

01:02:25Catherine, don't you realize how humiliating this is for our family?

01:02:31Amid the crowd's murmurs and accusations,

01:02:34I stay composed.

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

01:02:43On what proof?

01:02:44Maybe yours is the counterfeit.

01:02:46Isn't it obvious?

01:02:48This gem is incredibly rare.

01:02:51There can't be two exactly the same.

01:02:56Mine's been authenticated by several experts.

01:02:59It's the real deal.

01:03:01A knowing smile curves my lips as I bring my gem up and lightly press it against an Aaliyah's wrist.

01:03:09This is it!

01:03:11They say a genuine warm gem changes color depending on its wearer's vitality.

01:03:15It's a unique, almost magical trait.

01:03:18Why don't we test Jolene's gem the same way?

01:03:42The luxurious auction house director got hooked on gambling.

01:03:47Jolene stumbles backward, dropping her phone with a loud clatter.

01:03:52Today is my birthday celebration.

01:03:54Let's put an end to this now.

01:03:56Jolene acted with good intentions but was misled.

01:03:59For the very first time, Anala looks at me without that usual air of disappointment.

01:04:07You know, Catherine, I actually like this.

01:04:14Jolene bites down hard on her lower lip, her nails digging into her palm.

01:04:19Justine approaches me.

01:04:23Catherine, I'm sorry about everything that went down earlier.

01:04:27I'm okay.

01:04:29You only stop feeling hurt when you stop expecting anything from anyone.

01:04:34Not long after, friends call Justine away.

01:04:38A maid makes her way around, offering champagne.

01:04:42When she gets to me, I decline.

01:04:45The maid hurries away and comes back moments later, holding a glass of juice.

01:04:50I study the juice for a moment.

01:04:52I lift the glass and drink it down in one steady guilt.

01:04:55A few minutes pass before the same maid shows up again.

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

01:05:01I didn't mean for this to happen.

01:05:03She slips, and the entire drink splashes across my outfit.

01:05:09Catherine, I'm really sorry.

01:05:10The staff can be a bit careless.

01:05:12Why don't you slip into one of my dresses?

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

01:05:15You can use the guest room to change.

01:05:16Wow.

01:05:17The rules in this house are intriguing, to say the least.

01:05:19I hear every bit of the sarcasm.

01:05:22Sophia is practically mocking Jolene, who acts like she owns the place.

01:05:25The maid exhales, relieved beyond measure, and hurries forward.

01:05:29I start after her, but pause to throw Jolene one last look.

01:05:33The maid leads me far inside the mansion, to a guest room.

01:05:37As soon as she leaves, the door shuts quietly, and I hear the lock slide into place.

01:05:44I go over to check the window, but it's stuck tight, probably locked from the outside.

01:05:50A strange warmth begins spreading under my skin.

01:05:53I take a steady breath, pull a small ceramic file from my pocket, and swallow an antidote.

01:05:59I had drunk the tampered juice simply because I wanted to see the full extent of Jolene's trap.

01:06:09A few moments later, I hear faint, uneven footsteps outside the door.

01:06:15I lay down on the bed, completely still and quiet.

01:06:19The door creaks open slowly.

01:06:24Getting impatient, huh?

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

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

01:06:31But suddenly, my eyes snap wide open.

01:06:36The scream tears from him.

01:06:38He crumples to the floor in an instant,

01:06:41folding over and wrigling on the carpet.

01:06:45I calmly step over him and shut the door behind me.

01:06:48I ease into the corner just outside, ready to watch.

01:06:51Not long after, Jolene appears,

01:06:54sneaking cautiously down the hall.

01:06:58She presses her ear against the door,

01:07:01then pulls it wide open.

01:07:11She barely has time to register it before the man lunges at her.

01:07:18Stay away!

01:07:19Get off me!

01:07:20Man, pretty girl.

01:07:22The other one took a heap, but you?

01:07:24You'll do just fine.

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

01:07:27I'm a brown.

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

01:07:33Oh, man, yeah?

01:07:35That just makes it way more interesting.

01:07:40Help! Help!

01:07:41Let me go!

01:07:44After closing the door behind me,

01:07:47I calmly make my way back to the banquet hall.

01:07:50Sophia, who had earlier stood by my side,

01:07:52approaches with a warm smile and extends her hand.

01:07:55I'm Sophia Flynn.

01:07:57How about we get better acquainted?

01:07:59Catherine Brown, it's a pleasure to meet you.

01:08:01About 15 minutes later,

01:08:03a sudden disturbance breaks out outside the banquet hall.

01:08:06The crowd moves towards the guest room.

01:08:10As they get closer,

01:08:11heavy breathing and a woman's desperate screams reach their ears.

01:08:18Anne's face drains of color.

01:08:21What are you waiting for?

01:08:22Get that door down now!

01:08:24A few strong servants step up and smash the door open.

01:08:28Inside, the shocking scene unfolds for everyone to see.

01:08:33Jolene, her hair mussy and clothes rumpled,

01:08:36is pinned down by an unfamiliar man.

01:08:39Seeing the crowd at the doorway,

01:08:41she breaks down in tears.

01:08:42Mom! It was Catherine!

01:08:44She tricked me!

01:08:45She planned all of this!

01:08:50Despite the accusations,

01:08:52I don't flinch.

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

01:08:55The maid ruined my dress,

01:08:56and you sent her to fetch me some clothes.

01:08:58But I waited ages,

01:09:00and no one came, so I left.

01:09:01When I left,

01:09:02the room was empty.

01:09:03I have no idea how you ended up here.

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

01:09:08Jolene is your sister!

01:09:11I was with Miss Flynn in the banquet hall the entire time.

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

01:09:16How can you stoop to such tactics?

01:09:20Regarding Jolene,

01:09:22we'll have a chance to question the man soon enough.

01:09:27What happened today was a private family matter.

01:09:30Anyone who breathes a word of it

01:09:31will be making an enemy of the Brown family.

01:09:33Anne grabs her trembling daughter

01:09:35and practically drags Jolene out.

01:09:37The man is also hauled away.

01:09:45What a night.

01:09:46You handled that like a pro.

01:09:50It was simply responding to what she started.

01:09:53If she had stayed in her lane,

01:09:55none of this would have happened.

01:09:57Time after time,

01:09:58Jolene tried to set me up.

01:10:00Did she really think I was still the same Catherine

01:10:02who'd just take it lying down?

01:10:04What happened tonight?

01:10:06She brought it on herself.

01:10:09Morning sunlight pours in through the large window,

01:10:11casting soft highlights across his sharp jawline.

01:10:14Mr. Warren.

01:10:15Morning.

01:10:16Let's get started.

01:10:17Without hesitation,

01:10:18he reaches for the buttons of his shirt

01:10:20and pulls it up,

01:10:21exposing his bare chest.

01:10:22I slip into professional mode,

01:10:24pick up my medical kit,

01:10:26and move to his side.

01:10:28Need a hand handling the Browns?

01:10:30My hands work with practiced confidence.

01:10:34Not right now.

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

01:10:37Once the session wraps up,

01:10:39I'm packing away my tools

01:10:40when Liam slowly pushes off the sofa.

01:10:44He stands steady, clear-headed.

01:10:46You're healing well.

01:10:48You're really skilled at this.

01:10:50Thanks.

01:10:51Keep this up and one more session

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

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

01:10:55what do you want in exchange?

01:10:56You've already paid for the treatments,

01:10:58but if I ever need help down the road,

01:11:01I hope you'll remember the understanding we have today.

01:11:04Sounds fair.

01:11:05Just then, a knock comes at the door

01:11:07and a maid enters.

01:11:08Sir, Mr. Cassius Warren has arrived.

01:11:10His tone turns icy in an instant.

01:11:12The smile that had just been there

01:11:13disappears completely.

01:11:15Tell him to wait for me in the living room.

01:11:17When I enter the living room,

01:11:18a man in a dark gray suit glances my way.

01:11:21He appears to be in his 50s,

01:11:24sharing some resemblance with Liam.

01:11:30Our eyes lock for a moment.

01:11:32I simply give a small nod and exit smoothly.

01:11:38The intense,

01:11:39almost threatening look

01:11:40from that middle-aged man

01:11:41has set off warning bells in my mind.

01:11:46I let out a soft sigh.

01:11:48I deliberately instruct my driver

01:11:50to take several detours

01:11:51just to make sure no one is tailing me

01:11:53before finally heading back to my apartment.

01:12:00No sooner have I settled in

01:12:01than my phone rings.

01:12:02It's Sophia.

01:12:05Hey, Catherine.

01:12:06Got a minute?

01:12:06There's this socialite gala happening next week.

01:12:09Want to come along and just have some fun?

01:12:11Sounds good.

01:12:12When is it exactly?

01:12:13Do I need to prepare anything special?

01:12:15It's next Saturday evening at Vantage Oasis.

01:12:18Just wear a cocktail dress.

01:12:19I'll come pick you up

01:12:21and we can go together.

01:12:22Okay, that would work.

01:12:23Thank you so much.

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

01:12:29Sophia goes off to find a parking spot,

01:12:31leaving me to make my way into the building.

01:12:40Just as I step into the lobby,

01:12:42ready to catch the elevator up,

01:12:44I bump on Jaleen.

01:12:53Catherine?

01:12:55What are you doing here?

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

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

01:13:01Whose little lapdog are you?

01:13:03Running wild and barking at everyone without a care.

01:13:07Excuse me?

01:13:09Who exactly are you insulting?

01:13:11Listen, Catherine.

01:13:12You can't just waltz into this kind of event wearing a dress.

01:13:16Without a real invite,

01:13:17you'll end up humiliated

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

01:13:21Come on, Catherine.

01:13:23Ready to head up?

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

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

01:13:39The organizers gave me two invitations this year.

01:13:42I smile back,

01:13:43appreciating Sophia's subtle way of handling things.

01:14:00Everyone,

01:14:01meet my friend Catherine Brown.

01:14:03I hope you'll look out for her from now on.

01:14:05This gala really is slipping.

01:14:07Apparently just anyone can walk in now.

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

01:14:11As if showing up here will magically upgrade their pleas in society.

01:14:16Watch your mouth.

01:14:18Catherine is a brown.

01:14:19Have some respect.

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

01:14:22My sister doesn't attend events like this often.

01:14:24She's just here to get some exposure.

01:14:27Don't go snapping photos willy-nilly.

01:14:29If I see you flooding social media with our images just to boost your status,

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

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

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

01:14:49Your status comes from flaunting fake jewelries?

01:14:53And what would a country girl like you possibly understand about jewelry?

01:14:58That's Maris Core,

01:15:00an iconic design by Davina Gemma from the 60s,

01:15:03centered around a rare cushion-cut diamond framed by a dozen emeralds.

01:15:07The real necklace was sold at last year's Veritas auction for $36 million,

01:15:12bought anonymously.

01:15:15I have to admit,

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

01:15:18It is lovely,

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

01:15:19but the issue is that yours isn't authentic.

01:15:22Yes,

01:15:22the center stone is about the right size,

01:15:24but it's missing the clarity a genuine one would have.

01:15:27They look like fresh lab-made pieces.

01:15:29You're talking nonsense!

01:15:31My father gave this to me for my birthday!

01:15:33Janice,

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

01:15:35She's been out of touch for years.

01:15:37She probably hasn't even seen jewelry of this caliber.

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

01:15:41I stay calm,

01:15:42shifting my gaze to the other woman's wrist.

01:15:45Your bracelet actually has decent translucency,

01:15:48but it's been chemically treated and filled with resin.

01:15:51Wearing that too long isn't good for your health.

01:15:54Just so you know.

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

01:15:57going pale.

01:16:00I turn to Jolene.

01:16:02Your necklace is no better, Jolene.

01:16:05Those diamonds look fake too.

01:16:08Jolene's fingers shoot toward her ear,

01:16:10but stop halfway.

01:16:11The whole hall goes completely still.

01:16:15That was savage.

01:16:17You nailed that comeback perfectly.

01:16:21I take a sip from my glass and feel not a trace of guilt.

01:16:25Fake jewelry?

01:16:27Fine.

01:16:27Wear it quietly and no one will say a word.

01:16:30But you had to step on me to feel taller.

01:16:33So don't blame me for exposing your fake jewelry.

01:16:35Just you wait.

01:16:38I'm calling in a top jewelry expert right now.

01:16:43Be my guest.

01:16:45Relax, Janice.

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

01:16:47There's no need to let some petty nonsense spoil it.

01:16:50Petty?

01:16:51This isn't just about me wearing a fake.

01:16:54She's insulting the honor of the whole Lopez family.

01:17:07The craftsmanship is extraordinary, but something is off.

01:17:11The cut and the color don't match the authentic Mariscore.

01:17:16Miss Lopez, I'm afraid this necklace is indeed a replica.

01:17:21What?

01:17:23That can't be!

01:17:24The craftsmanship is exceptionally convincing, almost flawless.

01:17:28But as Miss Brown pointed out, the cutting style and the emerald shade reveal subtle differences.

01:17:33Impressive eye, Miss Brown.

01:17:34Only the most skilled experts can detect such subtle distinctions.

01:17:38May I ask who has been your teacher?

01:17:40My mentor is Langston Moore.

01:17:44So you are the esteemed protege of Mr. Moore.

01:17:47An honor to meet you at last.

01:17:49Your championship at the last international competition was truly well-deserved.

01:17:54No wonder she spotted the fake so easily.

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

01:18:00That's the world's top jewelry appraiser.

01:18:02The Lopez family really embarrassed themselves today.

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

01:18:07I can't let them see me like this.

01:18:18Catherine, when did you pick all this up?

01:18:21You never said a word about it to any of us.

01:18:25There's a lot you don't know, mostly because you never bothered to ask.

01:18:32Catherine, what have you done to Jolaine now?

01:18:34I don't know what you're talking about, Austin.

01:18:36I've been sitting here all night and Jolaine hasn't said a word to me.

01:18:38And I'm not the one who's been sending her all those blue roses.

01:18:43Austin, shouldn't you find out what really happened first?

01:18:46It's Catherine who got wrong today.

01:18:48What about Miss Lopez?

01:18:49How could you upset her and make her cry?

01:18:51You're going to the Lopez residence right now to apologize.

01:18:54Apologize?

01:18:55For what?

01:18:56Telling the truth and exposing Janice's fake jewelry in front of everyone?

01:19:00What nonsense?

01:19:02Miss Lopez wouldn't be caught dead wearing fakes.

01:19:05You're just making up lies to slander her.

01:19:07Mr. Brown, Miss Brown's assessment is absolutely right.

01:19:10This Mari's core necklace is a very well-maked replica,

01:19:13and her appraisal skills surpass even mine.

01:19:15Isn't Austin being way too biased?

01:19:18He's not even listening to the expert.

01:19:19I heard the Browns kicked out their own biological daughter

01:19:22to make room for that adopted girl, Jolaine.

01:19:25How ridiculous.

01:19:26Still, you had no right to humiliate Miss Lopez like that in public.

01:19:30Our families have shared a close bond for generations.

01:19:33Did you ever stop to think about how damaging this could be for the Brown group?

01:19:36But what about when Janice openly mocked me for being from the countryside?

01:19:39When they all schemed together to humiliate me in front of everyone?

01:19:42Did anyone ever care how that felt?

01:19:44Have any of you truly treated me like family at all?

01:19:46If not, then I, Catherine, and the Browns are better off going our separate ways from this day forward.

01:19:52Sorry for the disruption and ruining everyone's good time.

01:19:55I'll be taking my leave now.

01:19:59The days passed quietly, with nothing but my regular school routine and lab work.

01:20:04Jolaine had kept an unusually low profile ever since the banquet,

01:20:08not daring to provoke me again.

01:20:14So many missed calls. What's going on?

01:20:20Why are you answering Aunt Justina's phone? What happened to her?

01:20:23Watch your tone with me, you ungrateful brat!

01:20:26I haven't even dealt with the mess you made!

01:20:28Thanks to you offending Miss Lopez,

01:20:29the Lopez group has just terminated all their cooperation with us.

01:20:32You will find time to go to the Lopez residence and apologize to Miss Lopez immediately!

01:20:37Keep dreaming.

01:20:38You ungrateful little wolf.

01:20:40If you refuse to listen to me,

01:20:42are you planning to ignore your aunt's life and death situation too?

01:20:46What happened to Aunt Justina?

01:20:48Brain tumor.

01:20:49It's pressing directly on the nerves.

01:20:52Surgery is extremely risky.

01:20:54I'm on my way.

01:20:59Out of my way.

01:21:00Sign this.

01:21:01Sign the share transfer agreement,

01:21:03and I'll let you inside to see her.

01:21:06How dare they use Justina's life as a bargaining chip.

01:21:10They have no bottom line.

01:21:11You crazy girl.

01:21:13If you dare lay a hand on me,

01:21:14you'll be condemned for your unfailed behavior.

01:21:16Heaven will strike you down.

01:21:18Then move.

01:21:19Before I actually decide to follow through.

01:21:23Lawrence?

01:21:24Austin?

01:21:26Is that Catherine out there?

01:21:28Let her in.

01:21:38My poor little Catherine.

01:21:40They must have given her a hard time again.

01:21:45It's just the same old health problems.

01:21:47Nothing to worry about.

01:21:49But were they bothering you out there just now?

01:21:52Don't worry about me.

01:21:53I'm perfectly fine.

01:21:55How are you feeling right now, really?

01:21:57Be honest with me.

01:21:58Justina, don't push yourself too hard.

01:21:59The doctors made it clear this condition can't wait any longer.

01:22:02Only Dr. Huxley-Jones can perform this surgery with the highest success rate.

01:22:05Jolene practically bent over back to get him to agree to take the case.

01:22:09Show me her complete medical records and all the scan images right now.

01:22:12Justina has been nothing but kind to you your whole life, hasn't she?

01:22:14Now that she's gravely ill, you won't just sit back and let her die, will you?

01:22:17Here's the deal.

01:22:17Sign over the Brown Group shares to the family,

01:22:19and Jolene will convince Dr. Huxley to perform the surgery immediately.

01:22:22We're also willing to overlook the whole Ms. Lopez incident and not hold it against you.

01:22:25After all, we're still family, aren't we?

01:22:28Lawrence, Austin, how can you stoop so low as to use my sickness as a weapon against Catherine?

01:22:31This is absolutely shameless.

01:22:33I won't stand for this.

01:22:34Stop it right now!

01:22:35Aunt Justina, please don't be angry.

01:22:37Dad's just worried about all those Brown Group shares Catherine holds.

01:22:41If she's not careful, she could be taken advantage of,

01:22:43which would cause huge problems.

01:22:46That's why he wants to take this chance to get the shares back into the family's hands.

01:22:52Cathian, my condition is severe, and it probably may get better.

01:22:56Even if you sign, the surgery might not work.

01:23:00I come to accept that.

01:23:02You should leave while you still can.

01:23:05Aunt Justina, I'll be the one to perform your surgery.

01:23:08What could you possibly have to back that up,

01:23:10with those so-called skills you picked up from nowhere?

01:23:12Catherine, don't make a fool of yourself and promise more than you can deliver.

01:23:15If Justina's condition worsens because of your arrogance,

01:23:17can you really bear the consequences?

01:23:19Can you live with that guilt?

01:23:20Then we'll just have to wait and see.

01:23:22And don't you ever dare use Aunt Justina as a pawn against me again.

01:23:26The next time you try, I won't hesitate to prove exactly what I am capable of.

01:23:30And you won't like the outcome.

01:23:32I'm not giving up on you.

01:23:34Aunt Justina, trust me.

01:23:37Leave everything to me.

01:23:38I promise I'll make you better.

01:23:41Catherine, I trust you.

01:23:43Completely.

01:23:44Fine!

01:23:45Have it your way, Catherine.

01:23:46Let's see how you handle this.

01:23:48Without Dr. Huxry, I don't think Justina has much time left.

01:23:51When this fails, and it will,

01:23:53you better not come crawling back to us to us on your knees begging for help!

01:24:07It's Zafira.

01:24:08Arrange for the highest-grade operating theater at Central Hospital immediately,

01:24:11with a full leading neurosurgery team on standby.

01:24:14I'll send over the full equipment list and surgical plan shortly.

01:24:16Understood, Dr. Zafira.

01:24:18We'll handle all the arrangements immediately.

01:24:20Everything will be ready before your scheduled surgery time.

01:24:26An internationally renowned surgeon, Dr. Zyphira?

01:24:30That's the legendary neurosurgeon that even royal families can't book?

01:24:33No!

01:24:34No way!

01:24:35That's impossible!

01:24:36Catherine?

01:24:37That good-for-nothing girl who grew up in the countryside?

01:24:39How could she possibly have connections to someone of Dr. Zyphira's caliber?

01:24:42It must be a coincidence!

01:24:43No, it can't be.

01:24:45She's just a worthless country girl.

01:24:46How could she know Dr. Zyphira?

01:24:50Dad, Austin, don't jump to conclusions.

01:24:52It has to be a coincidence.

01:24:53There's no way Catherine has anything to do with this.

01:24:55She probably doesn't even know who Dr. Zyphira is.

01:25:00Justina, I won't let anything happen to you.

01:25:02This surgery will be a success.

01:25:06Aunt Justina, it's me.

01:25:08I'll be the operating surgeon for your procedure today.

01:25:10Don't be afraid.

01:25:11Just close your eyes and rest.

01:25:13When you wake up, this ailment will be gone completely.

01:25:17The patient is under general anesthesia.

01:25:19Vitals are stable.

01:25:20Let's begin the operation.

01:25:29My God, that surgical approach angle.

01:25:31It's so bold and intricate,

01:25:33yet it completely avoids all the critical functional areas of the brain.

01:25:35I've never seen anything like it.

01:25:37Look at that section technique.

01:25:38It's so steady.

01:25:38It's terrifying.

01:25:39Not a single tremor.

01:25:40Even when working so close to the nerve buns.

01:25:42This is beyond masterful.

01:25:45The patient's vital assigns remain stable throughout the procedure.

01:25:48The operation is a complete success.

01:25:53Please pay close attention to the patient's post-operative monitoring and care.

01:25:57Call me immediately if there are any changes in her condition.

01:26:00Absolutely, Dr. Zyphira.

01:26:01We will strictly follow your post-operative care plan.

01:26:04It was the greatest honor of our careers to assist you in this surgery today.

01:26:13Doctor, how did it go?

01:26:14How was my sister?

01:26:16Was the surgery successful?

01:26:17It was an incredible, unprecedented success.

01:26:19The tumor was completely removed,

01:26:21with zero damage to the surrounding nerves and functional areas.

01:26:24The patient's vital signine stayed rock-solid the entire time.

01:26:27Honestly, it was nothing less than a medical miracle.

01:26:29Dr. Zyphira's surgical skills are absolutely extraordinary.

01:26:31God-like even.

01:26:32I have to say, your Brown family is truly full of hidden talents.

01:26:36It's almost impossible to book Dr. Zyphira for a surgery anywhere in the world,

01:26:40yet you managed to get her to come here personally.

01:26:42I'm genuinely curious.

01:26:43How did you manage to connect with her?

01:26:44How is this possible?

01:26:45How could that country girl have anything to do with Dr. Zyphira?

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

01:26:49We threatened her.

01:26:49We accused her.

01:26:50We tried to force her to sign away her shares.

01:26:52And she just saved Aunt Justina's life?

01:26:53Dr. Watts, thank you for your hard work today.

01:26:55It was our honor to work with you, Dr. Zyphira.

01:26:58You have my word.

01:26:59We will monitor Miss Brown's condition 24-7

01:27:01and strictly follow your post-operasive care instructions.

01:27:05Could it be?

01:27:06Is Catherine actually Dr. Zyphira herself?

01:27:10What kind of ridiculous nonsense are you spouting?

01:27:12That ungrateful fool knows nothing.

01:27:14She's just a worthless waste of space.

01:27:16There's no way she could be the world-famous Dr. Zyphira.

01:27:19Are you done running your mouth?

01:27:21If you're finished, step aside.

01:27:22I don't have time to waste on the likes of you.

01:27:24You? You ungrateful, rebellious girl?

01:27:27You think knowing that Dr. Zyphira makes you something special?

01:27:30You probably spent all your money to beg her to come here.

01:27:32It's not like you have any real skill.

01:27:34I am Dr. Zyphira.

01:27:36Aunt Justina's surgery was performed by my own hands

01:27:39from start to finish.

01:27:44No.

01:27:45Impossible!

01:27:45How could you possibly be Dr. Zyphira?

01:27:47You're just a worthless, uneducated girl from the countryside.

01:27:49You're nothing! You're lying!

01:27:50Worthless.

01:27:51I'm the one who saved Aunt Justina's life.

01:27:52What have you done besides using her sickness as a weapon to try and steal from me?

01:27:56Catherine, why...

01:27:58Why didn't you tell us sooner?

01:28:00If you had told us who you were earlier, we wouldn't have...

01:28:02We wouldn't have treated you like that.

01:28:04We wouldn't have made so many mistakes.

01:28:07Wouldn't have what?

01:28:08Wouldn't have treated me like an outsider?

01:28:10Wouldn't have helped Jolaine bully me time and time again?

01:28:12Wouldn't have used my only family member's life to threaten me?

01:28:16Austin, do you even believe a single word you just said?

01:28:19Catherine doesn't need your fake, last-minute regrets.

01:28:21From this day forward, I will be the one to take care of her.

01:28:23You will never get the chance to hurt her again.

01:28:26Mr. Warren, this is just a private family matter of the Brown family.

01:28:29There's no need for you to get involved.

01:28:31Family matter?

01:28:32When you kicked her out of the house and left her homeless, did you ever think of her as family?

01:28:35You even used her aunt's life as a threat against her.

01:28:38When she was in danger, where were you?

01:28:39When she was bullied and even kidnapped, did you ever stood up for her even once?

01:28:43Enough, Liam.

01:28:45Talking to these people is just a waste of time.

01:28:47Let's go.

01:28:48I know.

01:28:49I know.

01:28:52I know.

01:28:52Merci.

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