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Her Billionaire Secret - HOT ENGSUB Hidden Heiress, Billionaire Romance, Secret Identity Drama
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00:00My fiancé gave my custom wedding dress to his mistress.
00:03When I objected, he locked me out in the rain and froze every card I had.
00:08Without me you'll have nothing, he said.
00:10What he didn't know, every dollar in his company came from me.
00:14I'm the billionaire he's been living off.
00:16And I just made one phone call to take it all back.
00:19Inside the Parisian Haute Couture Bridal Boutique,
00:22the custom wedding dress I had waited six months for was now on the body of another woman.
00:27The famous actress, Elisa Sterling.
00:30The store manager looked tremblingly at Anthony Vance sitting on the sofa,
00:33breaking out in a cold sway.
00:35Anthony stood up and fixed the hem of Elisa's dress.
00:38He didn't even look at me.
00:44She needs a show-stopping dress for the red carpet next week.
00:47What's the big deal if she borrows yours?
00:50Just grab something off the rack for now. Stop acting like a child.
00:54Under the flashing lights, Elisa smiled happily at the mirror.
00:58I looked at myself in the mirror wearing casual clothes.
01:01Completely out of place here.
01:03And suddenly felt that this wedding I had spent a year preparing for was utterly ridiculous.
01:08I didn't lose my temper.
01:10I just calmly took off the diamond engagement ring from my...
01:13ring finger and placed it on the coffee table.
01:19Mr. Vance's right, ready to wear is indeed not bad.
01:23I'll just find a groom who actually respects me, even if I'm wearing a cheap dress off the rack.
01:29The air in the bridal boutique became suffocatingly heavy in that second.
01:34Anthony's hand, which was adjusting Elisa's skirt, froze.
01:37He slowly turned around, his eyes narrowing slightly behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
01:43Carrying a cold-attached scrutiny.
01:45Vivian Hayes, what did you just say?
01:47His voice carried a heavy sense of oppression.
01:50Looking at his handsome face, my stomach churned with discomfort.
01:55I said I'm not getting married anymore.
01:59My voice was perfectly calm.
02:01Elisa, standing in front of the mirror, suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.
02:06Holding up the diamond-encrusted main wedding dress that originally belonged to me, she walked over to me.
02:11Vivian, don't be so dramatic.
02:13Elisa blinked, her voice sickeningly sweet.
02:17Tony just felt bad that I didn't have a show-stopping gown for next week's film festival.
02:22This wedding dress can only maximize its commercial value when worn by me.
02:32You're usually so sweet and quiet.
02:35Why are you being so difficult now?
02:37She kept calling him Tony left and right, sounding completely natural.
02:41I looked at her coldly.
02:43Take it off.
02:44Elisa shrank back behind Anthony in fright, her eyes turning red.
02:49Tony, Vivian is so mean.
02:51I'm scared.
02:52Anthony pulled Elisa behind him protectively, his brows knitting together.
02:57He strode over to me, impatience filling his eyes.
03:00Vivian, are you done throwing a tantrum?
03:03He used that very particular tone of his to say such hurtful words.
03:07Elisa is our top star.
03:09Helping her career is an investment for our future.
03:13You're just a stay-at-home wife.
03:15It's not like you have an audience.
03:18Why do you even need a $3 million dress?
03:22His matter-of-fact tone made me feel sick to my stomach.
03:26Five years of dedication in his eyes only amounted to a why do you even need.
03:33Five years of dedication in his eyes only amounted to a why do you even need.
03:38I took a deep breath.
03:39My hands clenched tight.
03:42Anthony, this is the custom-made dress I've waited half a year for.
03:46You just lend it out like that?
03:48Did you even ask for my opinion?
03:50Anthony sneered, completely unbothered.
03:53Asked for your opinion?
03:54He stepped closer, his presence enveloping me.
03:58This wedding dress cost $3 million and I paid for it.
04:02The clothes on your back, the things you use every day, wasn't given to you by me.
04:07And now you want to talk to me about opinions?
04:10He reached out a finger and poked my shoulder hard.
04:13Vivian, you need to learn how to be grateful.
04:16Don't think that just because I'm nice to you, you can start acting like a brat.
04:20Looking at this arrogant man in front of me, I suddenly felt he was a stranger.
04:24He didn't think there was anything wrong with snatching away his fiancée-esque wedding dress at all.
04:29In his eyes, I was just an object that depended on him to survive.
04:33I couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on him.
04:36Turning around to walk out of the store, Anthony shouted.
04:40Stop right there!
04:42He took a step forward.
04:44His hand gripped my wrist like a vice.
04:48Anthony, let go!
04:49I gasped in pain.
04:51Not only did he not let go, but he yanked me toward him with even more force.
04:56He lowered his head to my ear, whispering in a warning tone.
05:01Vivian, don't be ungrateful.
05:03Be a good girl and pick out a ready-to-wear dress.
05:05The wedding next week will proceed as planned.
05:09As long as you're obedient, after Alyssa walks the red carpet,
05:13I'll rent out an entire island to throw you an even bigger one.
05:15If you dare step out of this door today...
05:18He paused, his eyes turning ruthless.
05:21I'll make sure you never show your face in high society again.
05:25You'll have nothing.
05:27You will have no place.
05:30Enduring the sharp pain in my wrist, I looked up and stared dead into his eyes.
05:35Anthony, you're pathetic.
05:37With all my strength, I shook off his hand.
05:40A ring of red marks had already surfaced on my wrist.
05:43Without giving him another glance, I turned and walked away.
05:47Behind me came Anthony's arrogant sneer and the mechanical click of the glass door locking.
05:52The heavy glass door of the bridal shop was locked behind me.
05:56I turned back.
05:57Anthony stood inside, tossing the keys he'd snatched from the manager.
06:01He looked at me through the glass, a cold smirk playing on his lips.
06:06Vivian, I told you, without my nod, you're not going anywhere.
06:13I pounded on the glass door.
06:16Anthony!
06:17This is illegal imprisonment!
06:20Open the door!
06:23Imprisonment?
06:24Anthony strolled carelessly back to the sofa and sat down, crossing his legs.
06:28I'm just teaching my fiancé how to follow the rules.
06:32Elisa leaned over, resting on Anthony's shoulder, and flashed me a provocative smile.
06:37Vivian, just stop making a fuss.
06:40Tony is doing this for your own good.
06:44It's about to pour outside.
06:45You won't even be able to call a car.
06:49Anthony pulled out his phone and made a call right in front of me.
06:59The Vance Corporation.
07:00Freeze every single card under Vivian Hayes.
07:03Now.
07:04Freeze all her hotel VIP privileges.
07:07Notice all the car rentals and ride-hailing platforms in Kingston.
07:11Whoever dares to take Vivian's order is going against the Vance Corporation.
07:16Hanging up the phone, he tapped his knuckles against the glass.
07:20Vivian, your pride is worthless.
07:25Without me, you won't even find a place to live in this city.
07:32I'll give you two hours to reflect on your mistakes.
07:35When you've learned your lesson, get on your knees and beg me to let you back in.
07:45The sky quickly darkened.
07:47A strong wind blew up, followed swiftly by heavy rain.
07:50The rain soaked through my clothes, and I started to shiver from the cold.
07:54I stood shivering under the eaves outside the shop.
07:56Taking out my phone, over a dozen text messages popped up on the screen.
08:00Dear customer, your credit card has been frozen by the primary cardholder.
08:04Apologies, Ms. Hayes.
08:05Your ride-hailing order has been forcibly cancelled by the system.
08:09Anthony wasn't joking.
08:10He was using his privilege to completely block me out.
08:14He wanted to drive me into a corner, to make me realize I was nothing but his accessory.
08:19I gritted my teeth and scrolled through my contacts.
08:22I couldn't give up.
08:23I dialed my best friend Harlow Harrison's number.
08:26Harlan, come pick me up.
08:28I'm outside the Bridal Boutique on 5th Avenue.
08:30On the other end of the line, Harlow's voice was teary.
08:34Vivian, I'm sorry.
08:37Anthony just called my dad, threatening that if I dared to pick you up,
08:42the Harrison's capital chain would break tomorrow.
08:45My dad locked me in my room.
08:49Vivian, just give in.
08:53Anthony has lost his mind.
08:56My heart sank.
08:58Anthony had blocked my last escape.
08:59Through the rain-blurred glass, I saw Anthony holding a glass of red wine.
09:05He swirled the wine comfortably, admiring my pathetic state in the rain.
09:09Elisa was kneeling at his feet, massaging his legs.
09:12This scene stung my eyes and completely killed any affection I had left for him.
09:16I realized you can't find a diamond in a dumpster.
09:19Trash belongs in the trash can.
09:21I took a deep breath and shoved my freezing hands into my pockets.
09:25Since no one was coming to get me, I would just walk back.
09:28I turned around and plunged headfirst into the rain.
09:31Before I could take two steps, a black maybach break sharply in front of me,
09:36splashing muddy water high into the air.
09:38The window rolled down, and Anthony's executive assistant stepped out, holding a black umbrella.
09:44He looked disdainfully at my soaked figure and tossed a garment bag at my feet.
09:48Through the half-open zipper, I saw inside was a cheap, ugly bridesmaid dress.
09:53It had loose threads everywhere and the sleeves were made of literal plastic.
09:59It had loose threads everywhere and the sleeves were made of literal plastic.
10:03The assistant looked at me coldly, his tone condescending.
10:06Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Vance is showing great mercy.
10:09Mrs. Sterling is hitting the red carpet tonight.
10:12She needs someone to carry her train.
10:14Mr. Vance said that as long as you put on this dress and accompany Mrs. Sterling tonight,
10:19or your credit cards will be unfreezed tomorrow and a spot will be saved for you at the wedding.
10:24Make me hold the train for the woman who stole my wedding dress and wear this kind of trash.
10:29This was pure humiliation.
10:31I stared at the garment bag on the ground, shivering from the cold,
10:35but my back remained perfectly straight.
10:39Go back and tell Anthony.
10:42He can go to hell.
10:45The assistant's face twisted in anger.
10:47He pointed a finger at my face and started yelling.
10:50Vivian, don't be ungrateful.
10:52Do you really think you're still the boss's fiancé?
10:56Without Mr. Vance, you wouldn't even be able to afford a meal.
10:59He waved his hand and the back door of the Maybach was pushed open.
11:03Two bodyguards rushed out of the car, pinning my arms behind my back from both sides.
11:08Let me go!
11:09What are you doing?
11:10I struggled desperately, but my body, frozen stiff by the rain, couldn't muster any strength.
11:15The executive assistant picked up the mud-soaked bridesmaid dress from the ground
11:20and forced it into my arms, then he kicked me hard in the stomach.
11:24Mr. Vance said if you won't do this the easy way, we'll do it the hard way.
11:28We're dragging you there.
11:29I was stepped roughly into the car, and my arm popped out of its pocket.
11:33The car door slammed shut behind me.
11:35The Maybach sped through the torrential rain, heading straight for tonight's film festival
11:39red parking.
11:40The air conditioning in the cabin was turned down, freezing low.
11:44Wearing soaked clothes, I was so cold my lips turned purple and my teeth chattered.
11:49The executive assistant sat in the passenger seat, sneering at me through the rearview mirror.
11:55Mrs. Hayes, if you knew it would come to this, why did you act up in the first place?
11:59As a woman, if you just keep your head down and obey, you can have it all.
12:05Insisting on going against Mr. Vance, aren't you the only one suffering in the end?
12:11I closed my eyes, refusing to listen to his nonsense.
12:15Half an hour later, the car stopped backstage at the red carpet.
12:19I was forcefully shoved out of the car by the bodyguards.
12:21In the lounge not far away, Elisa was wearing the main wedding dress that should have been mine.
12:26Surrounded by reporters for interviews, Anthony stood beside her in a sharp suit,
12:30his eyes full of doting affection.
12:32Seeing me being escorted over, Anthony excused himself to the reporters and strode toward me.
12:37He glanced at the mud-stained bridesmaid dress in my hands and my limply hanging arm.
12:41Look at you.
12:43How did you get into such a state?
12:45He took off his suit jacket, wanting to drape it over my shoulders.
12:48Vivian, you're just too stubborn.
12:52As long as you are obedient, how could I bear to just suffer like this?
12:58I felt sick to my stomach.
13:00I pulled away before he could touch my suit jacket fell to the ground.
13:04Anthony's face darkened, his eyes turning fierce.
13:08Vivian, my patience has limits.
13:10He grabbed my chin, forcing me to look up.
13:12Now go change into that dress.
13:14When Alisa goes on stage later, you will hold her train from behind.
13:19If you try to mess this up.
13:21He sneered, pulling a jade bracelet out of his pocket.
13:24That was the only thing I had left from my grandmother.
13:28Anthony!
13:29I panicked and lunged forward to grab it.
13:32Anthony, give it back to me!
13:36He raised his right hand high, his eyes cold.
13:39Go hold the train and I'll give it back to you.
13:41The jade bracelet was placed on my wrist by my grandmother on her deathbed.
13:46It was my last memento in this world.
13:48Anthony's fingers tightened slightly around the bracelet.
13:51If he just let go, the jade would shatter on the ground.
13:55I'll count to three.
13:56Anthony looked down at me, condescendingly.
13:59Three.
14:01Two.
14:02I trembled all over, my nails digging into my palms until they bled.
14:06One.
14:07I'll change!
14:08I squeezed these words out of my throat.
14:10My eyes stinging, Anthony smiled in satisfaction.
14:13He took back the bracelet and patted my cheek.
14:16That's a good girl.
14:17Go on, Alisa's about to make her appearance.
14:21I took the mud-stained bridesmaid dress and walked into the restroom.
14:26Looking at my wretched reflection in the mirror, my eyes were cold.
14:29For five years, I hid the truth to protect his pride.
14:33He had no idea I was the mastermind behind one of the biggest investment firms in the world.
14:37I willingly stayed at home being the woman behind him.
14:39I thought I had fallen in love with an ambitious man.
14:42I thought he was ambitious, but I was really just feeding a monster.
14:46Anthony has every ounce of humiliation you inflicted on me today.
14:50Tomorrow, I will make you pay for it with the entire Vance Corporation.
14:54I didn't change into that bridesmaid dress.
14:56I threw it straight into the trash can.
14:57Pushing open the restroom door, I walked toward the red carpet waiting area.
15:02Alisa was holding Anthony's arm, ready to step onto the red carpet.
15:05Seeing me walk out in my soaked casual clothes, Anthony's face darkened.
15:09Vivian?
15:12Are my words just a joke to you?
15:14Alisa also put on an aggrieved look.
15:18Vivian, how could you do this?
15:20Without holding the trial, the effect of my main wedding dress will be ruined.
15:26I looked at them coldly.
15:28The camera flashes ahead on the red carpet were already going off, and the host was loudly
15:32calling Alisa's name.
15:33I ignored Anthony, turned around, and walked toward the exit.
15:37Anthony didn't care about the occasion and gave the order directly.
15:40Grab her!
15:43The two bodyguards lunged forward and kicked the back of my knees.
15:50Caught off guard, I fell to my knees on the gravel-covered ground.
15:53A sharp pain shot through my knees and blood spilled over the floor.
15:57The surrounding staff and reporters turned to look, and some raised their cameras.
16:00Tony stood up to me, his eyes ruthless.
16:02He pointed right at my nose in front of everyone.
16:05My friends from the press, I am truly sorry.
16:08But the words he spoke were incredibly hurtful.
16:11This woman is just a low-level assistant.
16:14She's obsessed with me.
16:16And has these crazy fantasies about us being together.
16:19Today she actually came backstage to cause trouble,
16:22trying to ruin Ms. Sterling's red carpet moment.
16:24Someone, drag this woman out of here.
16:27Get her out of here.
16:28She's an eyesore.
16:29The whole crowd was in an uproar.
16:30Countless camera flashes aimed at my kneeling figure.
16:33He wanted to destroy my dignity this way.
16:35The bodyguards roughly grabbed my arms and dragged me out the door into the pouring rain.
16:39Anthony wrapped his arm around Elisa's waist and looked at me.
16:43Vivian.
16:44This is what happens when you disobey.
16:47Tonight you can sleep on the streets and take a good look at yourself.
16:56I was thrown into the muddy water outside the backstage doors.
16:59The heavy rain washed over the blood on my knees.
17:01Lying in the mud, I looked at the radiant couple on the red carpet.
17:05A cold sneer on my lips.
17:06From my soaked pocket, I pulled out that encrypted black phone.
17:11With trembling fingers, I dialed a string of numbers.
17:13It was Dominic Blackwood's private line.
17:16Dominic the most feared man in high society whom no one dared to provoke.
17:19And the only partner who.
17:20Fought alongside me when I founded my venture capital empire on Wall Street years ago.
17:25For the past five years she willingly stepped behind.
17:27The scenes to manage hundreds of billions in overseas capital for me.
17:31Countless times, hiding his deep love for me four years.
17:34He begged me to leave Anthony.
17:36Only to be stubbornly rejected by my excuse of wanting the stable love of an ordinary person.
17:41It wasn't until today that I finally understood.
17:43Some trash simply doesn't deserve genuine love.
17:45The call connected.
17:47Hello, it's me.
17:49The game is over.
17:52Pull every cent out of the Vance Corporation.
17:55Now.
17:56And cut off their capital chain.
18:00I closed my eyes, letting the rain smash against my face.
18:04When I opened them again, only absolute resolve remained in my eyes.
18:08Dominic, come pick me up.
18:10Tomorrow, I want Anthony and his Vance Corporation to disappear from Kingston.
18:16The other end of the line was quiet for a few seconds before the man's deep.
18:19Horse voice came through.
18:20His voice cold and filled with rage.
18:22Ten minutes.
18:24I'm going to make him regret he was ever born.
18:27Hanging up the phone, the sound of Anthony and Elisa flirting still drifted from the lounge not far away.
18:32They were still thinking about trampling me under their feet.
18:35They had no idea that they were about to be finished.
18:39Hanging up the phone, I gripped the black phone tightly, my knuckles turning white.
18:43The freezing rain washed over my face, but it couldn't drown out the burning hatred in my eyes.
18:48The noise from the red carpet felt miles away.
18:51Anthony and Elisa were soaking up the spotlight, smiling for the cameras as if they owned the world.
18:56Time ticked by, minute by minute.
18:58The eighth minute, vroom.
18:59The roar of powerful engines suddenly tore through the sound of the rain.
19:03Ten matte black, bulletproof Rolls Royces smashed through the security gates.
19:07Surrounding the red carpet like a wall of iron, the door of the extended phantom in the middle was pulled
19:12open.
19:12A pair of clean black leather shoes stepped into the muddy water.
19:16Dominic, holding a massive black umbrella, radiated a murderous aura as he walked toward me through the mud.
19:22Seeing me lying in the muddy water with bleeding knees, Dominic's pupils contracted.
19:26His usually calm eyes were now filled with fury.
19:29He threw away the black umbrella.
19:31Vivian!
19:33Ignoring the muddy water on the ground and dropped to one knee beside me,
19:36Dominic took off his suit jacket still warm from his body heat,
19:39and wrapped my shivering form into his arms.
19:42I'm sorry I'm late.
19:44His deep, coarse voice trembled with self-blame as,
19:47his fingers carefully wiped the muddy water from my face.
19:50I leaned against his broad, warm chest, holding on with my last breath.
19:57Dominic.
19:59My jade bracelet is with Anthony.
20:03It was left to me by my grandmother.
20:06Dominic's eyes instantly turned freezing cold.
20:09I'll get it back for you, and while I'm at it, I'll cripple that hand of his.
20:13He scooped me up into his arms and gently placed me into the warm backseat of the car.
20:18The moment he turned around, he said a single word coldly to the head bodyguard behind him.
20:22Smash.
20:24Over a dozen bodyguards directly kicked open the glass doors of the red carpet backstage.
20:28At this moment, Anthony had just finished walking the red carpet arm-in-arm with Elisa,
20:33and was smugly returning to the lounge, holding a glass of champagne.
20:36He was still bragging to his executive assistant.
20:39Is that woman Vivian frozen to death outside yet?
20:42Go take a look.
20:44If she knows she's wrong, tell her to crawl in here and pour the drinks.
20:48Before his voice could fade, the lounge door, along with its frame, was kicked flying.
20:53Anthony turned his head, not even having the time to make a sound.
20:56Dominic had already closed in right before his eyes in an instant.
21:01Who the fuck are-
21:03For Anthony could spit out the word you, Dominic's pissed.
21:05Wrapped in ebony rosary beads, smashed into his jawbone, a sharp crack of bone echoed in the room.
21:12Anthony was sent flying, crashing into the vanity, mirror behind him.
21:16Glass shards shattered all over the floor, and Elisa screamed in terror.
21:19Dominic stepped over the broken glass and walked up to Anthony, whose face was covered in blood.
21:23He grabbed Anthony by the collar, lifting him halfway into the air.
21:27Dominic's voice was completely flat, yet it oozed murderous intent.
21:31Anthony was seeing stars from the blow, but the arrogance in his bones kept his mouth stubborn.
21:38Who the hell do you think you are, daring to meddle in the Vance Corporation's family affairs?
21:46Dominic sneered, wasting no words.
21:48He grabbed Anthony's right wrist and snapped it backward.
21:51A miserable shriek pierced through the entire backstage area.
21:54As Anthony's right hand broke at a highly twisted angle, that emerald green jade bracelet slipped out of his pocket.
22:00Dominic caught the jade bracelet steadily and threw Anthony onto the ground he took out a handkerchief,
22:05and meticulously wiped the dust off the jade bracelet, his eyes full of contempt.
22:10Mr. Vance, enjoy your final moments of glory.
22:14When the sun rises tomorrow, there will be no more Vance Corporation in Kingston.
22:22Inside Dominic's private mansion, I washed off the mud and the cold,
22:26changed it into a ro-beam sat by the crackling fire in the living room.
22:29The jade bracelet was back where it belonged on my wrist.
22:31The doctor had just finished treating my knees and left the room.
22:35Dominic brought me a cup of hot milk and pressed it into my hands.
22:37He sat beside me and pulled me, blanket and all, into his arms.
22:41The legal team is waiting.
22:43Dominic whispered, resting his chin on my head.
22:46I held the warm cup, my eyes turning cold and sharp again.
22:49Start the meeting.
22:51Dominic snapped his fingers, and the massive LCD screen opposite us lit up.
22:55On the other side of the screen was the overseas venture capital team and the legal team,
22:59standing by in full readiness.
23:02Miss Vance!
23:03Dozens of elites in suits spoke in unison, their expressions solemn.
23:06I set down the milk cup and sat up straight.
23:08Cut off all capital investment channels to the Vance Corporation.
23:13Initiate the patent retrieval process,
23:16and freeze the production lines of their core products.
23:19At the same time,
23:21send the evidence of Anthony cooking the books
23:24and embezzling public funds over the past few years
23:27to an imprinting of Estrigate Blumen.
23:30Before dawn,
23:32I want to see,
23:34see the Vance Corporation stock
23:37turn into waste paper.
23:39My voice was completely flat as I issued the commands.
23:42Some things are useless normally,
23:44and when they act up,
23:46there's no other way but to cut them out.
23:49I'm here to start!
23:50A neat chorus of acknowledgment came from the other side of the screen.
23:54This slaughter quietly raised its curtain in the dead of night.
23:59Early the next morning,
24:00this was the day Anthony had originally planned for us to hold our wedding.
24:04Inside the CEO's office of the Vance Corporation,
24:07Anthony, with his right hand in a cast and his face heavily swollen,
24:10was furiously smashing documents on the desk.
24:13Investigate!
24:14Investigate for me!
24:15Who the hell was that lunatic who hit me last night?
24:19He roared at his executive assistant.
24:20I want him dead!
24:23The executive assistant stood trembling to the side,
24:26not daring to make a sound.
24:27Elisa sat on the sofa in a red dress,
24:30fanning the flames while touching up her makeup.
24:32Tony,
24:32that guy last night was definitely a thug hired by Vivian.
24:36She's useless herself,
24:38so she can only use these dirty dicks to disgust you.
24:43Today was supposed to be your wedding day.
24:45She's probably hiding in some corner crying.
24:48Hearing this,
24:49Anthony sneered,
24:50his eyes vicious.
24:51Wait for me to soften?
24:52She's dreaming.
24:54Isn't she supposed to be tough?
24:56I'd like to see how many days she can freeze out there.
25:00Notifies all the senior executives in the company.
25:04Today I'm throwing a celebration banquet for Elisa,
25:07right at the hotel booked for the wedding.
25:09I want everyone in Cainstown to know that Vivian isn't even fit to tie Elisa's shoes.
25:15Just as Anthony was thinking about how to continue humiliating me.
25:19Bang.
25:20The office door was pushed open.
25:21The CFO of Vance Corporation rushed in with an ashen face,
25:25holding up a tablet and trembling all over.
25:27Mr. Vance!
25:28This is bad!
25:29Something terrible has happened!
25:33Anthony frowned in displeasure.
25:34What's the panic?
25:36Did someone die or did the company go bankrupt?
25:39Bankrupt!
25:41The CFO screamed, his voice cracking.
25:44What nonsense are you talking about?
25:46Anthony stood up, pulling his wound and wincing in pain.
25:49The CFO rushed to the desk and slammed the tablet in front of Anthony.
25:52Mr. Vance,
25:53our biggest hidden venture capital investor
25:55suddenly announced their withdrawal.
25:57In the middle of the night!
25:58The 5 billion capital chain is broken
26:01and the bank just sent a notice to call in our loans early.
26:04Not only that!
26:06All of our company's Husson's Pretleys
26:08have just been forced and revoked by the Petley owner!
26:12The production lines have completely shut down.
26:15And the suppliers are all blocking the downstairs lobby,
26:18demanding payment.
26:19Anthony's brain buzzed,
26:20as if he had been punched.
26:22He stared in disbelief at the plummeting stock chart on the screen.
26:25This is impossible.
26:26This is absolutely impossible!
26:29He swiped the screen with his good left hand.
26:31Why would venture capitalists withdraw?
26:33And who is the patent owner?
26:34Did I raise a bunch of useless trash?
26:36Why wasn't there a single word of warning before this?
26:40The CFO tremblingly opened an electronic document.
26:43Mr. Vance,
26:44this is the termination notice there.
26:46That mysterious venture capital boss,
26:49who is also the patent owner.
26:51The CFO swallowed hard,
26:53his voice filled with despair.
26:55Her name is Vivian.
26:57Anthony's legs gave way,
26:58and he slumped back into his executive chair,
27:00his heart turning to ashes.
27:04Vivian,
27:05this is impossible.
27:07Anthony's eyes were wide and bloodshot,
27:10staring in shock.
27:11He stared at the electronic signature Vivian on the screen,
27:13his mind spinning.
27:15She's just a woman who depends on me to survive!
27:17All she does is stay at home and wait for me to come back!
27:20How could she control the Vance Corporation?
27:22Anthony collapsed,
27:23his mind completely breaking down.
27:25The business empire he was so proud of.
27:27The power he used to trample on my dignity.
27:29Was it all just a toy I had given him out of pity?
27:32Elisa was so terrified that her lipstick dropped to the floor.
27:35She ran over in a panic and grabbed Anthony's arm.
27:38Tony, what on earth is going on?
27:40The company is bankrupt.
27:41What about the investment for my new show?
27:43What about my luxury brand endorsements?
27:46Hearing Elisa still caring only about her resources at a time like this,
27:50Anthony's fury reached its peak.
27:52Get out!
27:53All of you, it's hard!
27:55Dick, get out!
27:56Like a maddened beast,
27:57he shoved Elisa away.
27:58Elisa fell to the ground,
28:00staring in disbelief at the crazed man before her.
28:03Before Anthony could even catch his breath,
28:06a flurry of footsteps echoed from outside the office door.
28:09Several uniformed officers walked in with grim expressions.
28:12Mr. Anthony Vance.
28:13The lead officer flashed his badge,
28:15his voice strictly business.
28:17We received a real-name report
28:19and have secured the evidence.
28:20You are suspected of long-term accounting fraud
28:23and embezzling public funds up to $200 million.
28:26At the same time,
28:27your company is being seized by the court effective immediately
28:29due to suspected patent infringement and debt default.
28:32Please come with us and cooperate with the investigation.
28:35The blood in Anthony's veins seemed to freeze.
28:37He stared at the cold handcuffs,
28:39his arrogant disguise torn to shreds,
28:41leaving nothing but fear.
28:42No!
28:43I didn't embezzle any funds!
28:45I'm innocent!
28:46He backed away desperately,
28:47but two officers pinned him down by the shoulders.
28:49Take him away!
28:50Under the gazes of all the company's employees,
28:53the once high and mighty Mr. Vance
28:55was handcuffed and escorted out of the building in disgrace.
28:59In the patrol car,
29:00Anthony was given one last chance to make a phone call.
29:03With trembling hands,
29:04he dialed the number he had once treated with disdain.
29:07The call connected.
29:09Vivian! Vivian!
29:10Is that you?
29:11Anthony began to cry into the phone.
29:13I know I was wrong!
29:15I really know I was wrong!
29:17Can you stop playing around?
29:19Bring the funds back!
29:20The company is our life's work!
29:23I've already kicked that woman, Elsa, out!
29:25As long as you let me off,
29:27I'll book the biggest hotel and marry you right away.
29:29I'll listen to whatever you say!
29:31From the other end of the line came my calm voice.
29:34Anthony, feeding my true heart to a dog
29:37and then blaming the dog for being ungrateful.
29:39That was my mistake.
29:41I paused, my tone turning ice cold.
29:43But now, I have the whip hand.
29:46Everything you owe me.
29:47I'll make you spit it back out, with interest.
29:51Enjoy doing time in prison.
29:52It's what you deserve.
29:54The call was hung up.
29:55Listening to the dial tone on his phone,
29:57Anthony fell into despair.
29:58He finally understood what he had thrown away with his own hands.
30:03Anthony was temporarily released on bail pending trial.
30:06But all his assets were frozen,
30:08and his bank cards were entirely suspended.
30:11As he walked out the gates of the police station,
30:13heavy snow began to fall from the sky.
30:15Still wearing that thin suit,
30:17he shivered from the cold.
30:18He wanted to take a cab back to that downtown penthouse villa.
30:22Only to realize he couldn't even scrape together a single penny.
30:25He could only drag his right arm in a cast,
30:27trudging through the snow for three hours.
30:30When he finally arrived at the front gate of the villa,
30:33he found the doors wide open,
30:35with several movers throwing things out.
30:37The leather sofa he had handpicked,
30:39his favorite wine cabinet,
30:41and even the haute couture suits he had worn,
30:43all were tossed into the snow.
30:45What are you doing?
30:46Who told you to touch my things?
30:49Anthony rushed forward like a madman,
30:51trying to stop the workers.
30:52Get lost!
30:53The foreman shoved him hard into the snow.
30:56The foreman pulled out a property transfer certificate
30:58and slapped it against his face.
31:00Look closely!
31:01The owner of this house has always been Hayes.
31:04She sold this house to our boss at half price last night.
31:07Mrs. Hayes specifically ordered that...
31:11Anything inside tamped with the smell of a dog
31:13must be thrown out as trash,
31:15leaving nothing behind!
31:17Anthony lay in the snow,
31:18staring at the property transfer certificate.
31:20Every single word on it mocked his stupidity.
31:24He always thought he was the master of this house.
31:27It turned out he was just a parasite
31:29living off Vivian's success.
31:31Ding!
31:31The only phone that hadn't been taken away
31:33buzzed in his pocket.
31:34It was a message from a group chat of rich airs.
31:37Anthony opened it with shaking hands.
31:39A short video was going viral in the chat.
31:41In the video,
31:42the top floor of the Bulgari hotel
31:44looked like a dreamland.
31:45Thousands of roses,
31:46flown in from overseas,
31:48covered the entire room,
31:49the caption read,
31:50Dominic's grand wedding.
31:51The bride is breathtaking.
31:52Isn't she the ex?
31:54Fiancé of that bankrupt CEO?
31:56Anthony's pupils dilated.
31:57He stared fixedly at the figure
31:59in the wedding dress in the video.
32:00That was Vivian.
32:01That was the woman he once had at his fingertips,
32:04only to push away with his own hands.
32:06Jealousy and resentment gnawed at his heart.
32:08He fell into a frantic delusion.
32:10This must be a trick Vivian deliberately pulled
32:13to piss me off.
32:14How could a bigs like Dominic marry her?
32:18She's forcing me to go find her.
32:20Yes, that must be it.
32:25Anthony scrambled up from the snow
32:26and ran desperately toward the Bulgari hotel.
32:30He ran so hard he lost a shoe,
32:32his bare foot stepping into the ice and snow,
32:34long devoid of feeling.
32:36When he rushed to the entrance of the Bulgari hotel,
32:39panting heavily,
32:40he was stunned by the grand display before him.
32:43The entire street was locked down,
32:45lined with luxury cars.
32:48Bodyguards stood guard at every few steps,
32:50completely surrounding the hotel.
32:52Anthony straightened his back,
32:53trying to put on the airs of the CEO he used to be
32:56and strode toward the main entrance.
32:59Get lost!
33:01I'm here to see Vivian!
33:02The two bodyguards glanced at him,
33:04without a word of nonsense.
33:05They stepped forward,
33:07and kicked Anthony right in the knees.
33:08Anthony let out a miserable scream
33:10and fell to his knees at the bottom of the steps.
33:13No invitation, trespassers die.
33:15The bodyguard's voice was icy cold.
33:18The massive class barrier transformed
33:20into an insurmountable high wall at this moment.
33:23Anthony's status meant absolutely nothing here.
33:26Anthony knelt beneath the freezing steps.
33:28Tears of humiliation mixing with the snow water
33:31as they flowed into his mouth,
33:32bitter and astringent.
33:33He struggled desperately,
33:35roaring hysterically at the main doors.
33:39Let me in!
33:41Vivian is my woman!
33:43You lot!
33:45Tell Dominic to get the hell out here!
33:47The passing bosses who usually flattered him
33:49now gave him a wide berth.
33:51They cast occasional glances of contempt
33:53and mockery his way.
33:58Isn't that Mr. Vance?
34:00How did he end up like this?
34:04Mr. Vance, my foot.
34:06He's just a rat crossings the street
34:08with 200 million in debt now.
34:13And he dares to make a scene
34:15on Mr. Blackburner's turf.
34:17He must have a death wish.
34:19These whispers cut into Anthony's pride like knives.
34:23Just as he tried to scramble up
34:25and force his way in rumble,
34:26the gilded doors of the Bulgari hotel
34:28slowly pushed open to both sides.
34:30The solemn wedding march drifted out,
34:32Anthony's movements froze
34:33through the gaps between the bodyguards.
34:35He stared fixedly at the long carpet
34:37covered in red rose petals inside.
34:39His breath hitched.
34:40He saw Vivian.
34:41She was wearing that one-of-a-kind
34:43main wedding dress worth 100 million.
34:44A diamond tiara rested on her head.
34:46She was noble and aloof,
34:48so beautiful that Anthony's very soul trembled.
34:51And the man standing at the end of the red carpet,
34:53reaching out to Vivian with devout eyes,
34:56was indeed Dominic,
34:57the man no one in the entire upper class
34:59dared to provoke.
35:00Anthony's worldview collapsed.
35:02The wishful thinking he had been hypnotizing himself
35:04with was crushed by reality in this very second.
35:06This wasn't an act.
35:07This wasn't a trick to force him to bow his head.
35:10The woman he had treated as a mere accessory
35:12and trampled on at will was,
35:13truly standing at a height he could never reach.
35:17Truly standing at a height he could never reach.
35:20Regret intertwined with agonizing pain
35:22making Anthony lose his mind.
35:25With a sudden burst of unknown strength,
35:27he viciously bit into a bodyguard's thigh.
35:31The moment the bodyguard recoiled in pain,
35:33he rammed headfirst into the bellboy
35:35with bloodshot eyes.
35:36He stumbled blindly into the banquet hall.
35:41Vivian!
35:43Anthony let out a mournful roar
35:44that shocked the entire hall.
35:46Stop right there!
35:48You can't marry him!
35:51You're spoiled to mine!
35:52The wedding march came to an abrupt halt.
35:54The hundreds of guests in the hall fell dead silent.
35:57Everyone's eyes landed on Anthony,
35:59who had suddenly barged in.
36:00He was drenched,
36:02missing a shoe,
36:02his right hand in a cast,
36:04looking as wretched as a beggar.
36:05Dominic stopped in his tracks
36:07and slowly turned around.
36:08His narrow eyes narrowed slightly,
36:10a flash of murderous intent crossing his gaze.
36:13He only needed to give a single look,
36:15for bodyguards hidden in the shadows darted out.
36:17Without a word,
36:18the four of them struck simultaneously,
36:20pinning Anthony face down onto the cold marble floor.
36:23Anthony's cheek was pressed against the ground,
36:25his bones letting out cracking sounds.
36:27Just then,
36:28my best friend Harlow,
36:29wearing a bridesmaid dress,
36:30stepped off the stage.
36:31She picked up a microphone
36:32and began his public execution
36:34in front of the city's elite.
36:36Distinguished guests,
36:38apologies for the spectacle.
36:39Harlow's voice rang out crisp and loud.
36:42The man pinned on the floor is the former CEO
36:45of Vance Corporation,
36:47Anthony.
36:48Not only did he snatch the wedding dress
36:50our Vivi waited half a year for,
36:53just to let his mistress walk the red carpet.
36:56He also leeched off Vivian's hidden assets for years,
37:00playing the big shot while living off a woman.
37:03He even abused his power
37:04to try and freeze Vivian to death on the streets.
37:08Harlow's fixed Anthony of his disguise completely.
37:10A wave of mockery and disdain
37:12immediately erupted across the room.
37:14So he's just a freeloader.
37:17Disgusting.
37:18And he dares to make a scene
37:20at Mr. Blackwood's turn.
37:22The intense humiliation
37:23made Anthony wish he could die on the spot.
37:25He struggled desperately to lift his head,
37:28crying and begging me on the stage.
37:30In the head, Jess!
37:32I was wrong!
37:34I really know I was wrong!
37:37I'll give that wedding dress back to you.
37:40I love you.
37:41Please don't marry him.
37:42Come home with me!
37:43I lifted her skirt
37:45and slowly walked to the edge of the steps.
37:49Anthony.
37:50My red lips curled into a cold smile.
37:52I never recycle trash.
37:55Dominic stepped forward and pulled me close.
37:57His strong fingers crushed a walnut in his hand.
38:00The crack of the shell
38:01was the sound of Anthony's last hope-breaking.
38:02Throw him back into the gutter.
38:05Blacklist him everywhere.
38:07If anyone gives him even a crumb to eat,
38:11they are an enemy of the Blackwood group.
38:16Amidst his heart-wrenching cries,
38:18Anthony was grabbed by the hair by the bodyguards.
38:20He was dragged backward toward the banquet hall doors,
38:23in the last second before the doors closed.
38:25Anthony, with his bloodshot eyes wide open,
38:27watched Dominic lower his head and gently kiss my lips.
38:30At that moment, Anthony's world plunged into darkness.
38:33Within a month after the wedding,
38:35the rest of Anthony's life turned into a nightmare.
38:38The blacklist order from Blackwood Corporation
38:40meant no one in the upper class dared to help him.
38:42He was burdened with a $200 million debt from embezzled funds
38:45and countless breach of contract penalties
38:47that Alisa who kept calling him Tony.
38:50On the very night she learned Vance Corporation was finished.
38:53She used Anthony's trust to sweep away
38:54the last $3 million in his private account.
38:56She bought a plane ticket overnight and fled overseas.
38:59Before leaving, she even sent a text message.
39:02Anthony, why pretend to be a big shop when you have no money?
39:07You're worse than a delivery guy now.
39:09Did you expect me to beg for food with you?
39:11The once arrogant Mr. Vance was now unshaven,
39:13in rags, and reeked of sourness.
39:15He had to hide from lone sharks during the day and at night.
39:18He could only fight wild dogs for cardboard boxes
39:20under the bridge to keep warm.
39:25On a freezing winter night,
39:26Anthony huddled in a dirty alley,
39:28clutching half a moldy bread.
39:29A few debt collectors found him.
39:34Well, if it isn't Mr. Vance.
39:37The bald leader kicked Tony over,
39:39grinding his muddy leather shoe into his face.
39:43When you plan to pay back the $50 million,
39:46you owe us.
39:52No money?
39:54If you have no money,
39:55pay with your organs!
39:57Punches and kicks rained down.
39:59The sound of steel pipes smashing against bones was chilling.
40:03Anthony didn't even have the strength to resist.
40:05He could only hold his head and let out muffled groans of pain.
40:09The cold, hunger, and severe physical pain
40:11constantly tormented his nerves.
40:12But what tortured him more than all this
40:14was that whenever he closed his eyes,
40:16the image of me cooking for him would appear in his mind.
40:19If only he hadn't been blinded by arrogance back then.
40:22If he hadn't treated Vivian's devotion as something cheap.
40:24A person living in that multi-million dollar manner.
40:28Enjoying the admiration of thousands,
40:30should have been him.
40:31Regret gnawed at his heart day and night,
40:33making him wish for death but unable to find it.
40:35After the debt collectors broke one of his legs,
40:37they swaggered away.
40:39Anthony dragged his broken body,
40:41struggling to crawl up from the bloody puddle.
40:45Leaning against the filthy wall,
40:46looking through the freezing wind.
40:48He stared in despair at the brightly lit
40:50Blackwood Corporation building in the distance.
40:52Obsession and madness dictated Anthony's final actions.
40:55Dragging his broken leg,
40:57braving the blizzard at minus 10 degrees.
40:59He crawled step by step to the exit
41:01of the Blackwood Corporation's underground garage.
41:03He waited there for three days and three nights,
41:06without food or water.
41:07He didn't know what he was going to do.
41:08He only knew he had to see Vivian one more time.
41:11Even if it was just once,
41:13even if it meant kneeling
41:14and licking the solace of her shoes,
41:16he was willing.
41:17Finally on the evening of the fourth day,
41:19a black Rolls Royce Phantom,
41:21escorted by several bodyguard vehicles,
41:23slowly drove out of the garage.
41:25Anthony seized the moment,
41:26bursting with immense strength,
41:27and dashed out thud.
41:29He knelt heavily in front of the Phantom,
41:31his knees making a loud crack
41:32against the freezing asphalt.
41:34The screech of brakes pierced the snowy wind.
41:36Anthony knelt in the muddy flush,
41:38kowtowing frantically,
41:39bang, bang, bang.
41:41The sound of his forehead hitting the ground was chilling.
41:44Blood mixed with slush flowed down,
41:45his cheeks hitting the ground red.
41:47Vivian!
41:48Please, just see me once!
41:51I really know I was wrong!
41:53I don't ask for your forgiveness!
41:55Just give me a bite to eat!
41:57I'm dying!
41:59He was as lowly as dust.
42:01Inside the car,
42:02the tinted window slowly rolled down 10 centimeters.
42:05The heater was on inside.
42:07Wearing expensive maternity clothes,
42:09leaned in Dominic's embrace.
42:10I didn't even turn my head.
42:11My gaze calmly fixed on the swirling snow ahead.
42:14Anthony.
42:15My cold voice drifted out through the wind and snow,
42:17devoid of any emotion.
42:19Even if you shatter your knees,
42:21you can't bring back a dead heart.
42:23The way you look now,
42:24you're not even fit to be the mud under my feet.
42:26As soon as I finished speaking,
42:27the window rolled up mercilessly,
42:29isolating the two worlds.
42:30The phantom's engine let out a low roar
42:32and, without detouring,
42:34drove right past Anthony,
42:35brushing against his body.
42:36The wheels rolled over a puddle,
42:38splashing muddy water all over Anthony.
42:40He knelt stiffly in place,
42:41watching the car disappear into the blizzard.
42:44He had completely become a joke.
42:46Late one night a few months later,
42:48New Year's Eve fireworks
42:49bloomed in the sky over Kingston.
42:51Anthony curled up in a torn cotton quilt
42:53under an overpass,
42:54freezing to death.
42:55With frostbitten, ulcerated fingers,
42:57he swiped open a shattered phone
42:59he had picked up from a garbage dump.
43:00On the screen,
43:01a headline news notification popped up.
43:03Dominic, the richest man in the upper class,
43:06welcomes a baby girl.
43:08Spends a billion to buy an island
43:09for his beloved wife Vivian.
43:11In the accompanying photo,
43:12Dominic was holding a baby girl
43:13with eyes full of tender love.
43:15Gently kissing Vivian's forehead.
43:17The two smiled at each other,
43:18their happy appearance stinging Anthony's eyes.
43:21Anthony stared intently
43:22at Vivian's gentle smile on the screen.
43:24That was his entire world,
43:25once so easily within his reach,
43:27yet thrown into the trash by his own hands.
43:30He covered his eyes tightly,
43:32letting out a desperate,
43:33agonizing wail in the dark and cold.
43:35Tears mixed with blood streamed down his face,
43:38freezing into ice for the rest of his life.
43:40He was doomed to atone for his arrogance
43:42and stupidity in endless agony
43:43until the day he died.
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