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00:00:00My name was Elena Reed. No, I should have said Elena Harper.
00:00:04But for 23 years, I believed I was a Reed.
00:00:09Today, they finally found the excuse to kick me out of the house.
00:00:13Elena, our family has given you everything for 23 years, and this is how you repay us?
00:00:17You ungrateful brat! Pack your things and go back to that run-down village to find your real parents!
00:00:22Just moments ago, Sylvia deliberately shattered a glass, cut her own hand with the shards.
00:00:32And ran downstairs, crying, claiming that I had pushed her and tried to ruin her face.
00:00:42Mom, don't be mad. I'm sure Elena didn't mean any harm.
00:00:48She's just struggling to accept that your love and dad's belong to me now.
00:00:53Please don't hold it against her.
00:00:55Her words sounded like she was pleading for me, but every sentence only made me look guiltier.
00:01:00No one asked me the truth.
00:01:02To think you'd be capable of such cruelty, trying to scar Sylvia's face.
00:01:06With a heart as wicked as yours, you don't deserve to stay in Foykland.
00:01:09I've already sent for your real parents. Pack your things and prepare to return to Cloudtream Village.
00:01:15Elena, next month is Darren and my engagement party.
00:01:19Even though you'll be going back to that remote village, I still hope you'll come.
00:01:23Darren had been my fiancé, but he had abandoned me.
00:01:29It's shocking that you want a garbage like him. If you want him, he's yours.
00:01:34Sylvia was speechless with rage.
00:01:36I turned and went upstairs, without looking back.
00:01:40I had no attachment to that family.
00:01:43By the time I came downstairs, Sylvia's hand, the one she had cut with the glass shards,
00:01:49was already neatly wrapped in bandages.
00:01:51Elena, I'll miss you.
00:01:53Sylvia said it hypocritically, then deliberately bumped into me.
00:01:57A necklace fell to the floor.
00:02:05Isn't this the necklace my mom gave me?
00:02:07How did it end up in your bag?
00:02:09Sylvia picked up the necklace and began accusing me of being a thief.
00:02:12You filthy thief!
00:02:14Do you know what this is?
00:02:15This had been designed by the world-famous Helena Walsh.
00:02:18I paid five million for it.
00:02:19I'm calling the police.
00:02:21What do you have to say for yourself?
00:02:23Call the police if you like.
00:02:25But if I didn't steal the necklace, how do you plan to make it up to me?
00:02:29Elena, don't be so stubborn.
00:02:30We only have one of Walsh's designs in our family.
00:02:34Sylvia handed the necklace to Cicely.
00:02:37Cicely looked at the number on it and froze.
00:02:40This, how could this be?
00:02:42I clearly bought number nine, so why does this say number one?
00:02:46Number one?
00:02:47That can't be.
00:02:48It's one of a kind in this world.
00:02:52I snatched the necklace back from them and walked out the door.
00:02:55Outside, an old, dust-covered van was parked at the entrance.
00:03:01Miss Harper, I sincerely apologize for my tardiness.
00:03:06I hadn't anticipated that there wouldn't be a helipath here.
00:03:10The helicopter had to be stationed farther away.
00:03:13To avoid further delays, I arranged for this vehicle instead.
00:03:19It hadn't been used in some time, so it may appear a little worn.
00:03:23I hope you don't mind.
00:03:25Only then did I take a closer look.
00:03:27This wasn't just any old van.
00:03:29It was a Maybach.
00:03:31An extremely rare, limited edition.
00:03:38Did you drag this junk out of a scrapyard?
00:03:46Declan took a box from the van and handed it to Cecily as a thank you gift for taking care
00:03:50of me over the years.
00:03:53But she refused.
00:03:54That won't be necessary.
00:03:56You may leave.
00:03:57Mr. Reed, are you certain?
00:03:59What good stuff could a hick from the strips possibly have?
00:04:03Just get out of here.
00:04:08They didn't know that inside the box were deeds to 23 properties.
00:04:1323 high-end jewelry pieces.
00:04:1623 luxury car keys and a bank card with a balance of 230 million.
00:04:22The helicopter touched down.
00:04:24The sight of Hillside Manor before me made one thing instantly clear.
00:04:29My biological parents were never poor farmers.
00:04:35Elena, my daughter.
00:04:37I finally found you.
00:04:41Jolie Harper hugged me with tears in her eyes.
00:04:44Her embrace was warm, completely different from Cecily's coldness.
00:04:51Here's 10 million, a gift for you.
00:04:54I'm giving you 10 million too.
00:04:58And this emerald jewelry set.
00:05:01Also for you.
00:05:02Only then did I learn who my biological parents,
00:05:05Alexander and Jolie, really were.
00:05:08One was the head of the Harper group.
00:05:10The other a woman of refined upbringing.
00:05:17You also have three brothers.
00:05:20Jeffrey, Ellis, and Louis.
00:05:23They all want to meet you.
00:05:29I was led inside the manor.
00:05:33The dining table was filled with fine cuisine.
00:05:37Jolie kept adding food to my plate.
00:05:39Eat a little more.
00:05:41You're too thin.
00:05:42Her eyes were filled with 23 years of pent-up guilt.
00:05:46For the first time,
00:05:47I understood what a mother's love felt like.
00:05:57Cecily had never given me this kind of warmth.
00:06:04This family belonged to a world
00:06:06the Reeds could never dream of entering.
00:06:12To make it up to me,
00:06:14Jolie took me to the Helena Jewelry Flagship Store
00:06:17to pick out accessories.
00:06:21But what I didn't expect
00:06:23was that we ran into Cecily and Sylvia by chance.
00:06:28The cheapest piece here costs at least a million.
00:06:31Can you even afford that?
00:06:33If you two can be here,
00:06:35why can't I?
00:06:37Sylvia suddenly snatched the ruby pendant from my hand
00:06:39and dropped it onto the floor.
00:06:46Elena!
00:06:47How could you be so clumsy?
00:06:49You couldn't even hold on to something so valuable!
00:06:55This pendant is 50 million.
00:06:58What?
00:07:00Elena,
00:07:01looks like you'll be paying off this pendant
00:07:03for the rest of your life.
00:07:04I didn't rush to argue.
00:07:08Instead,
00:07:09I had the clerk pull the surveillance footage.
00:07:17Cecily was stunned.
00:07:18They had to buy that extraordinarily priced pendant.
00:07:24Insufficient funds.
00:07:25But they didn't have the money.
00:07:27Elena,
00:07:28you scheming bitch.
00:07:30You planned this to humiliate us!
00:07:34That's how you treat my daughter?
00:07:36The collaboration between the Harper family
00:07:38and the Reed family is hereby terminated.
00:07:42Who do you think you are?
00:07:43Are you paying or not?
00:07:45You can't afford it?
00:07:47Of course we can!
00:07:50She had to call Darren,
00:07:51Sylvia's fiancé,
00:07:52for help.
00:07:55And they left in embarrassment.
00:07:59The next day,
00:08:00Benjamin and Cecily showed up
00:08:02at the entrance of Hillside Manor.
00:08:04When Cecily saw me walking out,
00:08:07she thought I was working as a maid.
00:08:09So you're working as a maid
00:08:10for the Harper family now?
00:08:11Better drop your little habit of stealing.
00:08:14When Benjamin and Cecily
00:08:15saw my father Alexander,
00:08:17they immediately put on flattering smiles
00:08:19and approached him.
00:08:21Mr. Harper,
00:08:22our partnership can't be terminated.
00:08:24Elena's real father is just a driver
00:08:26and her mother is from some backwater town.
00:08:28She's nothing but a liar.
00:08:29Don't let her fool you
00:08:30into thinking badly of us.
00:08:31Alexander's and Jolie's faces
00:08:33changed at the same time.
00:08:35Cecily had just insulted them
00:08:36to their faces.
00:08:38As of today,
00:08:40the Harper family
00:08:41cuts all ties
00:08:42with the Reed family.
00:08:44Permanently.
00:08:45Benjamin and Cecily were stunned.
00:08:47They had no idea
00:08:48what they had done wrong.
00:08:49They were escorted out by security.
00:08:56You ungrateful little wretch!
00:08:58Cecily was still cursing.
00:09:00She still had no idea
00:09:01who she was dealing with.
00:09:03After they were driven away,
00:09:04my eldest brother Jeffrey
00:09:06came home by car
00:09:08and happened to see me
00:09:09still using an old phone.
00:09:11You must be my sister, right?
00:09:13I haven't brought a gift,
00:09:14so let me give you some pocket money.
00:09:16Is a million enough?
00:09:17Jeffrey thought I was so poor.
00:09:19I couldn't even afford a smartphone.
00:09:22Scan here.
00:09:25I pulled out the latest smartphone
00:09:27and showed him the QR code.
00:09:29A deep, quiet chuckle
00:09:31came from inside the car.
00:09:33You tricked me?
00:09:34Jeffrey realized
00:09:35he had been tricked,
00:09:36but instead of getting mad,
00:09:37he laughed.
00:09:39The man in the car,
00:09:40Wesley Spencer,
00:09:42saw me for the first time.
00:09:43I'll be leaving now.
00:09:44Until next time.
00:09:45Wesley said goodbye
00:09:46to Jeffrey and left.
00:09:54I never got a clear look
00:09:56at that man's face.
00:09:57That day,
00:09:58my grandma Bertha
00:09:59was discharged
00:10:00from the hospital.
00:10:03The whole family
00:10:04gathered together.
00:10:06My cousin, Javier,
00:10:08gave Bertha a painting.
00:10:15I leaned in
00:10:16to take a closer look.
00:10:19What do you know about art?
00:10:21You're just pretending.
00:10:23Elena,
00:10:24it's okay if you don't understand.
00:10:25No one will laugh at you.
00:10:27Elise was my parents'
00:10:29adopted daughter.
00:10:30She sounded like
00:10:30she was defending me,
00:10:32but her words
00:10:32were dripping with sarcasm.
00:10:38This painting
00:10:40is a forgery.
00:10:42Peyton's authentic works
00:10:44have a lotus pattern
00:10:45in the lower left corner.
00:10:46When exposed to fire,
00:10:48it appears.
00:10:50What makes you so sure?
00:10:55My daughter
00:10:56wouldn't speak carelessly.
00:10:58Just give it a try.
00:10:59If any damage occurs,
00:11:00I'll take full responsibility.
00:11:02No way!
00:11:04I went through
00:11:05so much trouble
00:11:05to find this painting.
00:11:07There's no way
00:11:08I'm letting you burn it!
00:11:09The authentic piece
00:11:10is at the Spencer family's home.
00:11:12Borrow it
00:11:13and compare.
00:11:14Then you'll know.
00:11:16She's just trying
00:11:17to save face,
00:11:18isn't she?
00:11:19Elise thought
00:11:19I would lose.
00:11:20She was wrong.
00:11:23Wesley,
00:11:24can we borrow
00:11:24that painting
00:11:25from your collection?
00:11:26Let Elena
00:11:26come and get it herself.
00:11:28Jeffrey called Wesley
00:11:29to borrow the painting,
00:11:30but Wesley made a condition.
00:11:31He wanted me
00:11:32to come get it myself.
00:11:34I went to the
00:11:35Spenceran estate.
00:11:43For the first time,
00:11:44I saw Wesley Spencer.
00:11:46Chiseled features,
00:11:47deep eyes,
00:11:48an undeniable
00:11:49commanding presence.
00:11:50Do you know Elle?
00:11:52Who is Elle?
00:11:54He suddenly asked
00:11:55if I knew Elle.
00:11:56I didn't change
00:11:56my expression,
00:11:57but I knew
00:11:58he was testing me.
00:11:59Why would Wesley
00:12:01suspect me?
00:12:04What connection
00:12:05between me and Elle
00:12:06had he discovered?
00:12:09The painting
00:12:09is on the first floor.
00:12:11You may leave now.
00:12:15I didn't ask
00:12:16any more questions.
00:12:18I took the painting
00:12:19and left.
00:12:29But I knew
00:12:30this was only
00:12:32the beginning.
00:12:40He would keep testing me.
00:12:43I brought back
00:12:44the authentic painting
00:12:45from the Spencer family.
00:12:46The two paintings
00:12:49were displayed
00:12:50side by side.
00:12:55The flame approached.
00:12:57A beautiful
00:12:58lotus pattern
00:12:59appeared on the
00:13:00authentic piece.
00:13:02Everyone stared
00:13:03in shock
00:13:04at the lotus pattern
00:13:05appearing on the painting.
00:13:10There really is a lotus pattern.
00:13:12How could the painting
00:13:13I found
00:13:14be a fake?
00:13:16You dared to
00:13:17fool me
00:13:17with a forgery?
00:13:20Bertha tore up
00:13:20the forgery
00:13:21and shouted
00:13:22at Javier.
00:13:23Javier's face
00:13:24was darkened.
00:13:25His eyes
00:13:26were fixed
00:13:27on me
00:13:27with malice.
00:13:28This is my fault
00:13:30but I didn't
00:13:30mean to.
00:13:31Javier gave me
00:13:32a vicious glare.
00:13:34Elena!
00:13:35You're not even
00:13:36a Harper!
00:13:37You're not part
00:13:37of the Harper
00:13:38family yet!
00:13:39You!
00:13:39Javier wanted to say
00:13:40more but
00:13:41Alexander cut him off.
00:13:46Who says
00:13:47she's not
00:13:47a Harper?
00:13:50In three days
00:13:51I will hold
00:13:52a banquet
00:13:52to officially
00:13:53welcome
00:13:53Elena back.
00:13:55From now on
00:13:56she will be
00:13:57Elena Harper.
00:14:08The day
00:14:09of the banquet
00:14:09arrived.
00:14:10I walked
00:14:11into the banquet
00:14:12hall
00:14:12in a white
00:14:13dress.
00:14:21Everyone's
00:14:21eyes were
00:14:22on me.
00:14:23I knew
00:14:23from that
00:14:24day on
00:14:26I was
00:14:26Elena Harper.
00:14:31Ladies
00:14:32and gentlemen
00:14:33I have
00:14:33transferred
00:14:345%
00:14:35of Harper
00:14:35Group shares
00:14:36to Elena.
00:14:405%
00:14:41That's
00:14:42an
00:14:42astronomical
00:14:43amount.
00:14:49Alexander
00:14:49is truly
00:14:51generous
00:14:52to this
00:14:52daughter.
00:14:53Ilesa stood
00:14:54in the corner
00:14:54her nails
00:14:55digging into
00:14:56her palms.
00:14:57She couldn't
00:14:58understand why
00:14:59the shares
00:15:00went to me
00:15:00an outsider
00:15:01who just
00:15:02came back
00:15:02when the Harper
00:15:03family had raised
00:15:04her for over
00:15:0520 years.
00:15:11In the corner
00:15:12a lesson
00:15:13started Debbie
00:15:13Scott to splash
00:15:14red wine on me.
00:15:16Debbie had just
00:15:17raised her glass
00:15:17when a girl
00:15:18accidentally walked
00:15:19by and bumped
00:15:20into her arm.
00:15:21The wine splashed
00:15:23all over Debbie's
00:15:24own face.
00:15:25Her makeup
00:15:25was a mess.
00:15:26She looked
00:15:27utterly
00:15:27ridiculous.
00:15:29My face!
00:15:31My dress!
00:15:37That girl
00:15:38looked back
00:15:38at me,
00:15:39nodded slightly,
00:15:40and then
00:15:40disappeared
00:15:41into the crowd.
00:15:42Only later
00:15:43did I learn
00:15:44her name.
00:15:45Kira Johnson,
00:15:46the youngest
00:15:47daughter of
00:15:47the Johnson
00:15:48family.
00:15:49A girl
00:15:50who couldn't
00:15:51speak nor
00:15:51hear.
00:15:53In the crowd
00:15:55my eyes
00:15:55met the eyes
00:15:56of a man
00:15:56on the second
00:15:57floor.
00:15:58It was
00:15:59Wesley.
00:16:00He was
00:16:00watching me
00:16:01too.
00:16:06At the peak
00:16:07of the banquet
00:16:08Wesley made
00:16:09an unexpected
00:16:09appearance.
00:16:11Isn't that
00:16:12Wesley?
00:16:13He never
00:16:13comes to
00:16:13these events.
00:16:14What is
00:16:15he doing
00:16:15here?
00:16:22This man
00:16:23who never
00:16:24attended
00:16:24social events
00:16:25walked
00:16:26straight
00:16:26towards
00:16:26me.
00:16:28This is
00:16:29for you.
00:16:33He handed
00:16:34me a
00:16:34velvet box.
00:16:36I opened
00:16:37it.
00:16:37Inside
00:16:38was an
00:16:38extremely
00:16:39rare
00:16:39pigeon
00:16:39blood
00:16:40ruby.
00:16:40A
00:16:41one-of-a-kind
00:16:41piece from
00:16:42the Spencer
00:16:42family's
00:16:43mine.
00:16:43Someone
00:16:44had
00:16:44offered
00:16:44billions
00:16:44for it,
00:16:45but he
00:16:46never
00:16:46sold it.
00:16:49Oh my
00:16:50God,
00:16:50is that
00:16:50the
00:16:50legendary
00:16:51pigeon
00:16:51blood
00:16:51ruby?
00:16:53Wesley
00:16:53gave it
00:16:53away?
00:16:54Is he
00:16:54insane?
00:16:55Elise
00:16:55was mad
00:16:56with
00:16:56jealousy.
00:17:01She
00:17:01deliberately
00:17:02went up
00:17:02to him
00:17:03and reached
00:17:03out to
00:17:04take his
00:17:04arm.
00:17:05Wesley,
00:17:06it's been
00:17:07so long.
00:17:08Do you
00:17:09remember me?
00:17:10I don't
00:17:11know you.
00:17:15Wesley
00:17:15took off
00:17:16the jacket
00:17:16that Ellis
00:17:17had touched
00:17:17and threw
00:17:18it away.
00:17:20Elise
00:17:21was humiliated.
00:17:25she ran
00:17:26away
00:17:27crying.
00:17:28Alexander
00:17:29watched the
00:17:29scene
00:17:30lost in
00:17:30thought.
00:17:34After the
00:17:35banquet,
00:17:35Elise
00:17:36went to
00:17:36Bertha,
00:17:37crying.
00:17:38Grandma,
00:17:39Elena
00:17:40bullied me.
00:17:41She
00:17:41deliberately
00:17:42humiliated me
00:17:43in front of
00:17:43everyone.
00:17:44Alexander
00:17:44gave 5%
00:17:45of the
00:17:45shares to
00:17:46Elena,
00:17:47but Elise
00:17:47got nothing.
00:17:48Is that
00:17:48fair?
00:17:49My
00:17:49aunt,
00:17:50Samira,
00:17:50took the
00:17:51chance to
00:17:52stir up
00:17:52trouble.
00:17:58Bertha
00:17:59was so
00:17:59angry that
00:18:00she had
00:18:00a heart
00:18:01attack and
00:18:02was rushed
00:18:02to the
00:18:03hospital.
00:18:04Alexander,
00:18:05I'm just
00:18:05saying,
00:18:06why not
00:18:07let Vince
00:18:07be the
00:18:07CEO?
00:18:09Vince
00:18:09was
00:18:10Samira's
00:18:10husband.
00:18:12Alexander
00:18:12looked coldly
00:18:13at Samira.
00:18:14He finally
00:18:15saw these
00:18:16people for
00:18:16who they
00:18:17really were.
00:18:18You'd
00:18:18better pray
00:18:19my mother
00:18:19is okay.
00:18:20If anything
00:18:21happens to
00:18:22her,
00:18:22I will
00:18:23hold you
00:18:23responsible.
00:18:25I was
00:18:26just...
00:18:26Samira's
00:18:27face
00:18:28turned
00:18:28ashen.
00:18:29She
00:18:29couldn't
00:18:30say a
00:18:30word.
00:18:31For the
00:18:31first time,
00:18:32she was
00:18:33truly
00:18:33afraid.
00:18:35The
00:18:35patient's
00:18:35blood
00:18:36worths
00:18:36have
00:18:36rupturedly.
00:18:37Her
00:18:37life is
00:18:38in danger.
00:18:38Unless
00:18:39the
00:18:39legendary
00:18:40doctor
00:18:40healer
00:18:40appears,
00:18:41there's
00:18:41nothing
00:18:41we can
00:18:42do.
00:18:42What
00:18:42do you
00:18:43mean
00:18:43nothing
00:18:43you
00:18:43can
00:18:43do?
00:18:44Aren't
00:18:44you
00:18:44doctors?
00:18:47Grandma
00:18:47is going
00:18:48to be
00:18:48okay,
00:18:49right?
00:18:52everyone
00:18:53had
00:18:53given
00:18:53up
00:18:53hope.
00:18:54I
00:18:55stepped
00:18:55forward.
00:18:59I
00:19:00can
00:19:00save
00:19:00her.
00:19:01You?
00:19:02Don't
00:19:03be
00:19:03ridiculous.
00:19:05What
00:19:05do you
00:19:06know
00:19:06about
00:19:06medicine?
00:19:07Exactly.
00:19:08Don't
00:19:08make
00:19:08things
00:19:08worse.
00:19:10Miss,
00:19:11this
00:19:12is
00:19:12no
00:19:12joke.
00:19:14Elena,
00:19:15are you
00:19:16sure you
00:19:16can do
00:19:17this?
00:19:18father,
00:19:19there's
00:19:20no other
00:19:20choice.
00:19:21Let
00:19:21me
00:19:21try.
00:19:23Let
00:19:24her
00:19:24try.
00:19:26If my
00:19:26mother doesn't
00:19:27wake up,
00:19:27I will
00:19:28resign as
00:19:28CEO.
00:19:32Alexander
00:19:32chose to
00:19:33believe in
00:19:33me.
00:19:37I took
00:19:38out the
00:19:38silver
00:19:38needles.
00:19:39The
00:19:40vice
00:19:40hospital
00:19:40director,
00:19:41Phil
00:19:41Benton,
00:19:42immediately
00:19:42recognized
00:19:43them.
00:19:43this is
00:19:44healer's
00:19:45silver
00:19:45needles.
00:19:46You are
00:19:47healer's
00:19:47apprentice.
00:20:00Twenty
00:20:00minutes
00:20:01later,
00:20:02Bertha
00:20:02coughed up
00:20:03the pooled
00:20:03blood and
00:20:04was out
00:20:05of danger.
00:20:11grandma is
00:20:12awake.
00:20:14The
00:20:15whole room
00:20:15fell
00:20:16silent.
00:20:17These
00:20:17silver
00:20:18needles
00:20:18are
00:20:19healer's
00:20:19trademark.
00:20:20You are
00:20:21healer's
00:20:21apprentice.
00:20:22My
00:20:22heart
00:20:22skipped
00:20:23a
00:20:23bait.
00:20:24My
00:20:24mentor
00:20:24only
00:20:24took
00:20:25me
00:20:25in
00:20:25six
00:20:25years
00:20:26ago,
00:20:26but
00:20:26healer
00:20:27had
00:20:27died
00:20:27ten
00:20:27years
00:20:28ago.
00:20:28They
00:20:28were
00:20:29not
00:20:29the
00:20:29same
00:20:29person.
00:20:30I
00:20:31don't
00:20:31know
00:20:31anything
00:20:31about
00:20:32any
00:20:32healer.
00:20:33Impossible.
00:20:33These
00:20:34silver
00:20:34needles
00:20:35belong
00:20:35only
00:20:35to
00:20:36healer.
00:20:36I
00:20:36denied
00:20:37it
00:20:37firmly.
00:20:38No
00:20:38one
00:20:38believed
00:20:39me,
00:20:39but
00:20:39no
00:20:40one
00:20:40asked
00:20:40further.
00:20:45Elena,
00:20:46thank
00:20:47you for
00:20:48saving
00:20:48me.
00:20:49After
00:20:49Bertha
00:20:50woke
00:20:50up,
00:20:51her
00:20:51attitude
00:20:51toward
00:20:51me
00:20:52became
00:20:52noticeably
00:20:53warmer.
00:20:54Ellie
00:20:54stood
00:20:54at the
00:20:55hospital
00:20:55room
00:20:55door,
00:20:56watching
00:20:56this
00:20:57scene,
00:20:58grinding
00:20:58her
00:20:58teeth
00:20:59with
00:20:59hatred.
00:21:00Why
00:21:00does
00:21:00she
00:21:01get
00:21:01all
00:21:01the
00:21:01attention
00:21:01every
00:21:02time?
00:21:02After
00:21:03Bertha's
00:21:03condition
00:21:04stabilized,
00:21:05Alexander
00:21:06and
00:21:07Jolie
00:21:07reviewed
00:21:07the
00:21:08whole
00:21:08incident.
00:21:13It
00:21:14was
00:21:14Elise
00:21:14who
00:21:15went
00:21:15crying
00:21:15to
00:21:15Bertha
00:21:16and
00:21:17Samira
00:21:17who
00:21:18stirred
00:21:18up
00:21:18trouble.
00:21:19That's
00:21:20what
00:21:20caused
00:21:21Bertha's
00:21:21heart
00:21:21attack.
00:21:27I
00:21:28raised
00:21:28you
00:21:29for
00:21:29over
00:21:2920
00:21:30years,
00:21:30but
00:21:31you
00:21:31nearly
00:21:31caused
00:21:32Bertha's
00:21:32death
00:21:33just
00:21:33for
00:21:33some
00:21:33shares.
00:21:35This
00:21:36time,
00:21:36I will
00:21:37not
00:21:37forgive
00:21:37you.
00:21:42Jolie,
00:21:42I didn't
00:21:44mean to.
00:21:45you.
00:21:46I
00:21:47was
00:21:47just
00:21:47so
00:21:48upset.
00:21:49Elise
00:21:49kept
00:21:50crying
00:21:50to
00:21:51Jolie,
00:21:52trying
00:21:52to
00:21:53win
00:21:53her
00:21:53forgiveness.
00:21:55Pack
00:21:56your
00:21:56things.
00:21:57Move
00:21:57out.
00:21:59You
00:21:59stay
00:21:59away
00:21:59from
00:21:59my
00:22:00mother.
00:22:02Elise
00:22:03was
00:22:03kicked
00:22:03out of
00:22:03Alexander's
00:22:04house
00:22:04and
00:22:05moved
00:22:05next
00:22:05door
00:22:05to
00:22:06Vince's.
00:22:13As
00:22:14she
00:22:14passed
00:22:15me,
00:22:15she
00:22:15glared
00:22:16at me
00:22:16fiercely.
00:22:17Don't
00:22:18get too
00:22:18cocky.
00:22:19Soon,
00:22:20you'll
00:22:21be the
00:22:21one
00:22:21getting
00:22:21kicked
00:22:22out.
00:22:25I'll
00:22:26be
00:22:26waiting.
00:22:32Samira's
00:22:32face
00:22:32was
00:22:33ashen.
00:22:33She
00:22:34had
00:22:34just
00:22:34been
00:22:34put
00:22:34in
00:22:34her
00:22:34place
00:22:35in
00:22:35front
00:22:35of
00:22:35Bertha
00:22:36and
00:22:36now
00:22:36Elise
00:22:37was
00:22:37kicked
00:22:37out
00:22:37too.
00:22:41That
00:22:42day,
00:22:43Bertha
00:22:43called
00:22:43everyone
00:22:44together
00:22:44and
00:22:45made
00:22:45a
00:22:45big
00:22:45announcement.
00:22:49I
00:22:49want
00:22:50to
00:22:50give
00:22:50the
00:22:50jewelry
00:22:51company
00:22:51Leopard
00:22:52X
00:22:52to
00:22:53Elena.
00:22:55Grandma,
00:22:56I
00:22:56studied
00:22:57jewelry
00:22:57design.
00:22:58Why
00:22:58should
00:22:58she
00:22:59get
00:22:59it?
00:22:59Exactly.
00:23:01Elise
00:23:01is
00:23:01a
00:23:01professional.
00:23:03Elena
00:23:04didn't
00:23:04even
00:23:04go to
00:23:05college,
00:23:05did
00:23:06she?
00:23:06When
00:23:07Elise
00:23:08and
00:23:08Samira
00:23:09heard
00:23:09this,
00:23:09they
00:23:10immediately
00:23:10became
00:23:11anxious.
00:23:12I
00:23:12earned
00:23:12my
00:23:13PhD
00:23:13from
00:23:13Imperial
00:23:14University
00:23:14when I
00:23:15was
00:23:1523.
00:23:16What?
00:23:21They
00:23:22hadn't
00:23:22expected that
00:23:23not only had I
00:23:24gone to
00:23:24college,
00:23:25but I
00:23:25had also
00:23:25earned
00:23:26a
00:23:26doctorate.
00:23:27Fair
00:23:28competition.
00:23:29Whoever
00:23:30secures the
00:23:30Spencer group's
00:23:31partnership
00:23:32gets
00:23:33Leopard
00:23:33Tex.
00:23:34Elise
00:23:35smirked.
00:23:36She
00:23:37thought she
00:23:37had the
00:23:37upper
00:23:38hand.
00:23:41Fine.
00:23:42I'll
00:23:42make
00:23:42Wesley
00:23:43give me
00:23:43the
00:23:43partnership.
00:23:44I
00:23:44knew
00:23:44very
00:23:44well.
00:23:45Wesley
00:23:46hated
00:23:46being
00:23:46pestered
00:23:47by
00:23:47women.
00:23:47Elise's
00:23:48so-called
00:23:48knowing
00:23:48him was
00:23:49nothing but
00:23:49wishful
00:23:49thinking.
00:23:50Elise,
00:23:51Anna,
00:23:51and I
00:23:51started at
00:23:52Leopard
00:23:52X on
00:23:53the
00:23:53same
00:23:53day.
00:23:54The
00:23:55person
00:23:55in
00:23:56charge,
00:23:57Paige,
00:23:58received
00:23:58us.
00:24:00Miss
00:24:00Elise
00:24:01Harper,
00:24:01here is
00:24:02your
00:24:02private
00:24:02office.
00:24:07Thank
00:24:08you.
00:24:11You?
00:24:13Sit
00:24:14on that
00:24:14bench
00:24:15in the
00:24:15corner.
00:24:16She
00:24:17settled
00:24:17Elise
00:24:18into a
00:24:18private
00:24:18office,
00:24:19then pointed
00:24:20to the
00:24:20bench
00:24:20in the
00:24:20corner
00:24:21that
00:24:21everyone
00:24:21looked
00:24:22down
00:24:22on.
00:24:23Why
00:24:24don't
00:24:24I
00:24:24have
00:24:24an
00:24:25office?
00:24:27Paige
00:24:28couldn't
00:24:28help
00:24:29but
00:24:29Snigger,
00:24:30what do
00:24:31you have
00:24:31to
00:24:31compete
00:24:32with
00:24:32Elise?
00:24:33She's
00:24:33a
00:24:33daughter
00:24:34of
00:24:34the
00:24:34Harper
00:24:34family.
00:24:39I
00:24:39am
00:24:40also
00:24:40a
00:24:40daughter
00:24:40of
00:24:41the
00:24:41Harper
00:24:41family.
00:24:46You?
00:24:50Just
00:24:51then,
00:24:52Monica
00:24:52walked
00:24:53in
00:24:53from
00:24:53outside.
00:24:54The
00:24:54moment
00:24:55she
00:24:55saw
00:24:55me,
00:24:56she
00:24:56hurried
00:24:56over.
00:24:59darling,
00:25:00what are
00:25:01you
00:25:01doing
00:25:01here?
00:25:05Mrs.
00:25:07Hayes?
00:25:08Seeing
00:25:09how
00:25:09familiar
00:25:09Monica
00:25:10was
00:25:10with
00:25:10me,
00:25:11Paige
00:25:12was
00:25:12stunned.
00:25:15Elise's
00:25:16expression
00:25:16shifted
00:25:17slightly.
00:25:18She
00:25:18couldn't
00:25:18understand
00:25:19how
00:25:19Monica
00:25:19knew
00:25:20me.
00:25:21No
00:25:21one
00:25:21knew
00:25:22that
00:25:22Monica
00:25:22was
00:25:2310th
00:25:23place
00:25:23in the
00:25:24international
00:25:24jewelry
00:25:25design
00:25:25competition
00:25:26seven
00:25:27years
00:25:27ago.
00:25:28And
00:25:29first
00:25:29place
00:25:30was
00:25:30Helena.
00:25:31That
00:25:31is,
00:25:32me.
00:25:33Monica
00:25:34had
00:25:34always
00:25:34admired
00:25:35me.
00:25:35Over
00:25:36the
00:25:36years,
00:25:36she
00:25:37had
00:25:37carefully
00:25:37maintained
00:25:37this
00:25:38friendship.
00:25:39Give
00:25:39this
00:25:39office
00:25:39to
00:25:40Elena,
00:25:40the
00:25:41one
00:25:41across
00:25:41from
00:25:41mine.
00:25:42But
00:25:43that
00:25:43was
00:25:43reserved
00:25:44for
00:25:44Miss
00:25:44Elise
00:25:44Harper.
00:25:45Elise
00:25:46can
00:25:46take
00:25:46a
00:25:46regular
00:25:47desk.
00:25:49Is
00:25:49there
00:25:49a
00:25:49problem?
00:25:52no,
00:25:53she
00:25:54gave
00:25:54me
00:25:54the
00:25:54private
00:25:55office
00:25:55that
00:25:55was
00:25:55originally
00:25:56reserved
00:25:56for
00:25:57Elise,
00:25:57the
00:25:57one
00:25:57across
00:25:58from
00:25:58hers.
00:25:59Bigger,
00:26:00with
00:26:00a
00:26:00better
00:26:00view.
00:26:02Why?
00:26:04Because
00:26:04I'm
00:26:05in charge
00:26:05here.
00:26:06Is
00:26:07that
00:26:07reason
00:26:07enough?
00:26:09Elise
00:26:10watched
00:26:11all this
00:26:11through
00:26:11gritted
00:26:12teeth,
00:26:13her
00:26:13hatred
00:26:13deepening.
00:26:14This
00:26:15office,
00:26:16once I
00:26:17secure
00:26:17the
00:26:17contract,
00:26:18I'll
00:26:18take
00:26:18it
00:26:18back
00:26:19sooner
00:26:19or
00:26:19later.
00:26:20And
00:26:20when
00:26:20I
00:26:20do,
00:26:21you'd
00:26:22better
00:26:22get
00:26:22the
00:26:22hell
00:26:22out.
00:26:27In
00:26:27response
00:26:28to her
00:26:28harsh
00:26:28words,
00:26:29I just
00:26:30smiled
00:26:30faintly.
00:26:31She
00:26:31finally
00:26:32realized
00:26:32Elena
00:26:33was not
00:26:34someone
00:26:34she could
00:26:35easily
00:26:35tremble.
00:26:39Design
00:26:40department
00:26:41manager
00:26:41Ruby
00:26:41Lopez
00:26:42couldn't
00:26:42stand
00:26:43me.
00:26:43She
00:26:44caused
00:26:44trouble
00:26:45for me
00:26:45at
00:26:45every
00:26:45turn.
00:26:50move.
00:26:51You're
00:26:52blocking
00:26:52the
00:26:52elevator.
00:26:54You
00:26:54were the
00:26:55last
00:26:55one in.
00:26:56The
00:26:56elevator
00:26:57is
00:26:57overloaded.
00:26:58You
00:26:58should
00:26:58be the
00:26:58one
00:26:59to
00:26:59get
00:26:59off.
00:27:02You
00:27:03I
00:27:07knew she
00:27:08was
00:27:08deliberately
00:27:08trying to
00:27:09make things
00:27:09difficult for
00:27:10me,
00:27:11but I
00:27:11wasn't
00:27:12going to
00:27:12give
00:27:12in.
00:27:14I
00:27:14heard
00:27:14you
00:27:15got
00:27:15in
00:27:15through
00:27:15connections.
00:27:16No
00:27:17wonder
00:27:17you
00:27:17don't
00:27:18know
00:27:18anything.
00:27:19How
00:27:19many
00:27:19years
00:27:19has
00:27:19Leopard X
00:27:20gone
00:27:20without
00:27:20a
00:27:20hit
00:27:21piece?
00:27:21If
00:27:21I
00:27:21start
00:27:22designing,
00:27:22you'll
00:27:22be
00:27:22completely
00:27:23outdone
00:27:23by
00:27:23me.
00:27:24If
00:27:25you
00:27:25can
00:27:25design
00:27:25a
00:27:26hit
00:27:26piece,
00:27:26I'll
00:27:27resign.
00:27:27If
00:27:28you
00:27:28lose,
00:27:28you'll
00:27:28apologize
00:27:29publicly
00:27:29and
00:27:30leave
00:27:30the
00:27:30company.
00:27:31Remember
00:27:31what
00:27:31you
00:27:31said.
00:27:35Ruby
00:27:35dismissed
00:27:35me with
00:27:36contempt.
00:27:37She
00:27:37was
00:27:37convinced
00:27:38that
00:27:38a
00:27:38woman
00:27:38who
00:27:38got
00:27:39in
00:27:39through
00:27:39connections
00:27:39had
00:27:40no
00:27:40design
00:27:40talent.
00:27:41She
00:27:42didn't
00:27:42know
00:27:42that
00:27:43the
00:27:43person
00:27:43she
00:27:43was
00:27:44facing
00:27:44was
00:27:45Helena
00:27:45herself.
00:27:46To
00:27:47take
00:27:47over
00:27:47the
00:27:47company,
00:27:48I
00:27:48needed
00:27:48to
00:27:48secure
00:27:49the
00:27:49Spencer
00:27:49group
00:27:50partnership,
00:27:51but
00:27:51Wesley's
00:27:51whereabouts
00:27:52were
00:27:52a
00:27:52mystery.
00:27:56I
00:27:57had
00:27:57to
00:27:57call
00:27:57Jeffrey
00:27:58to
00:27:58ask
00:27:58for
00:27:58Wesley's
00:27:59address.
00:28:01What
00:28:02do
00:28:02you
00:28:02need
00:28:02him
00:28:02for?
00:28:03Work
00:28:03related.
00:28:04Grandma
00:28:05is
00:28:05having
00:28:05Elise
00:28:05and
00:28:06me
00:28:06compete
00:28:06for
00:28:06Leopardix.
00:28:08Whoever
00:28:08secures
00:28:09Spencer
00:28:09group's
00:28:09partnership
00:28:10wins.
00:28:15Imperial
00:28:15Club.
00:28:16Just
00:28:17use
00:28:17my
00:28:17name.
00:28:23I
00:28:24arrived
00:28:24at
00:28:24Imperial
00:28:25Club.
00:28:26As
00:28:27soon
00:28:27as
00:28:27I
00:28:27entered
00:28:28the
00:28:28lobby,
00:28:28I
00:28:29saw
00:28:29that
00:28:29Elise
00:28:29had
00:28:30already
00:28:30gotten
00:28:30there
00:28:30ahead
00:28:30of
00:28:31me.
00:28:31I'm
00:28:32Jeffrey
00:28:32Harper's
00:28:33family.
00:28:34Of
00:28:34course,
00:28:34Miss
00:28:34Harper.
00:28:35This
00:28:35way,
00:28:35please.
00:28:36She
00:28:36claimed
00:28:36to be
00:28:37Jeffrey's
00:28:37family
00:28:38and got
00:28:38in
00:28:38effortlessly.
00:28:39Hey,
00:28:40gorgeous.
00:28:40Here
00:28:41alone?
00:28:41Call
00:28:42me
00:28:42honey and
00:28:43I'll
00:28:43take
00:28:43you
00:28:43inside.
00:28:44This
00:28:44place
00:28:45isn't
00:28:45for
00:28:45just
00:28:45anyone.
00:28:47Unfazed,
00:28:47I
00:28:48walked to
00:28:48the
00:28:48front
00:28:48desk
00:28:49and
00:28:49slowly
00:28:49pulled
00:28:50out
00:28:50a
00:28:50black
00:28:50card
00:28:50from
00:28:51my
00:28:51bag.
00:28:53The
00:28:54receptionist
00:28:54took
00:28:54the
00:28:54black
00:28:55card
00:28:55and
00:28:55examined
00:28:56it
00:28:56carefully.
00:28:57Her
00:28:57face
00:28:57changed
00:28:57dramatically.
00:28:59You're
00:29:00a
00:29:00black
00:29:00card
00:29:00holder?
00:29:01Please,
00:29:02come
00:29:02with me.
00:29:02I'll
00:29:03show
00:29:03you
00:29:03the
00:29:03way.
00:29:03This
00:29:04was
00:29:04one
00:29:04of
00:29:04only
00:29:05a
00:29:05few
00:29:05black
00:29:05cards
00:29:06in
00:29:06the
00:29:06world
00:29:06at
00:29:07Imperial
00:29:07Club.
00:29:08In
00:29:08Clytay,
00:29:09only
00:29:10Wesley
00:29:10had
00:29:10one.
00:29:11Bee
00:29:11black
00:29:11card?
00:29:12No
00:29:12way!
00:29:13Did
00:29:14I
00:29:14just
00:29:14say
00:29:14something
00:29:14stupid?
00:29:15You
00:29:16don't
00:29:16think
00:29:16she'll
00:29:16hold
00:29:16a
00:29:17grudge,
00:29:17do
00:29:17you?
00:29:18The
00:29:18rich
00:29:19guys
00:29:19who
00:29:19had
00:29:19mocked
00:29:19me
00:29:20shut
00:29:20up
00:29:20instantly.
00:29:21The
00:29:21one
00:29:22who
00:29:22said
00:29:22call
00:29:22me
00:29:22honey
00:29:23and
00:29:23I'll
00:29:23take
00:29:23you
00:29:23inside
00:29:24turned
00:29:24pale.
00:29:25I
00:29:25went
00:29:26up
00:29:26to
00:29:26the
00:29:26top
00:29:26floor
00:29:27billiards
00:29:27room.
00:29:28Wesley
00:29:29was
00:29:29lazily
00:29:29smoking
00:29:30a
00:29:30cigarette,
00:29:31his
00:29:31long
00:29:32legs
00:29:32casually
00:29:33crossed,
00:29:34radiating
00:29:34a
00:29:34do
00:29:35not
00:29:35approach
00:29:35aura.
00:29:37Wesley,
00:29:38this
00:29:38is
00:29:38Leopard
00:29:38X's
00:29:39proposal.
00:29:40We're
00:29:40willing
00:29:40to
00:29:41give
00:29:41up
00:29:41all
00:29:41profits
00:29:42just
00:29:42to
00:29:42have
00:29:42a
00:29:42counter
00:29:43in
00:29:43the
00:29:43duty
00:29:43free
00:29:43zone.
00:29:44Ellie's
00:29:44confidently
00:29:45handed
00:29:45over
00:29:45the
00:29:46proposal,
00:29:46believing
00:29:47she
00:29:47had
00:29:47offered
00:29:47an
00:29:48irresistible
00:29:48deal,
00:29:49but
00:29:49Wesley
00:29:50didn't
00:29:50even
00:29:50glance
00:30:00I
00:30:00picked
00:30:01up
00:30:01a
00:30:01cue
00:30:01stick
00:30:01and
00:30:02walked
00:30:02toward
00:30:02Wesley.
00:30:03Let's
00:30:04play
00:30:04a
00:30:04game.
00:30:05The
00:30:05loser
00:30:05grants
00:30:06the
00:30:06winner
00:30:06one
00:30:06request.
00:30:07Fine.
00:30:08Wesley
00:30:09put out
00:30:09his
00:30:09cigarette
00:30:10and
00:30:10stood
00:30:10up.
00:30:11Ellie
00:30:11smirked
00:30:12to
00:30:12herself.
00:30:13She
00:30:13probably
00:30:13thought
00:30:14I
00:30:14was
00:30:14asking
00:30:14for
00:30:14humiliation.
00:30:16Wesley
00:30:16has
00:30:16never
00:30:17lost.
00:30:17She's
00:30:18digging
00:30:18her
00:30:18own
00:30:18grave.
00:30:19If
00:30:20you
00:30:20lose,
00:30:21I
00:30:21want
00:30:21to
00:30:22see
00:30:22Elle.
00:30:23My
00:30:23heart
00:30:23tightened.
00:30:24He
00:30:24was
00:30:24still
00:30:25suspicious
00:30:25of
00:30:25me.
00:30:26He
00:30:26had
00:30:26never
00:30:26given
00:30:26up
00:30:27on
00:30:27finding
00:30:27Elle's
00:30:28true
00:30:28identity.
00:30:30If
00:30:30I
00:30:31win,
00:30:32Spencer
00:30:32group
00:30:33gives
00:30:33the
00:30:33duty-free
00:30:34counter
00:30:34to
00:30:34Leopard-X.
00:30:36Deal.
00:30:39You
00:30:39break.
00:30:49I
00:30:50lean
00:30:50down,
00:30:51aimed,
00:30:52and
00:30:52struck.
00:30:55The
00:30:56balls
00:30:56scattered.
00:30:57Four
00:30:58dropped
00:30:58into
00:30:59pockets.
00:31:01Four
00:31:02on the
00:31:02break?
00:31:03How
00:31:03is that
00:31:03possible?
00:31:07Who
00:31:08is she?
00:31:10The
00:31:11whole
00:31:12room
00:31:12gasped.
00:31:13Ellie's
00:31:14smile
00:31:14frozen on
00:31:15her
00:31:15face.
00:31:18I
00:31:19calculated
00:31:19every angle
00:31:20with
00:31:20precision.
00:31:21The
00:31:22balls dropped
00:31:22into the
00:31:23pockets
00:31:23one by
00:31:24one.
00:31:25She
00:31:26sunk
00:31:26another
00:31:26one.
00:31:27That's
00:31:27five.
00:31:28Wesley
00:31:29hasn't
00:31:29even had
00:31:30a turn.
00:31:30I've
00:31:31never
00:31:31seen
00:31:31anyone
00:31:31dominate
00:31:32Wesley
00:31:32like
00:31:33this.
00:31:33Elise's
00:31:34hands
00:31:34were
00:31:34clenched
00:31:35white.
00:31:35She
00:31:36had
00:31:36expected
00:31:37Wesley
00:31:37to crush
00:31:38me,
00:31:38but now
00:31:39the tables
00:31:40had
00:31:40completely
00:31:41turned.
00:31:42The
00:31:43last
00:31:43ball
00:31:43dropped.
00:31:44Wesley
00:31:45never
00:31:45got a
00:31:45chance
00:31:45to
00:31:46play.
00:31:46He
00:31:47lost.
00:31:49I
00:31:50win.
00:31:51Yeah.
00:31:52He
00:31:52said only
00:31:52one
00:31:53word,
00:31:53flatly,
00:31:54but I
00:31:54could see
00:31:54something
00:31:55different
00:31:55in his
00:31:55eyes.
00:31:56Not
00:31:56anger,
00:31:57but
00:31:57appreciation.
00:31:58I'll
00:31:59bring the
00:31:59formal
00:31:59proposal
00:32:00tomorrow
00:32:00to sign
00:32:00the
00:32:00contract.
00:32:02Elise's
00:32:02face
00:32:03looked
00:32:03terrible.
00:32:04That
00:32:04give up
00:32:05all
00:32:05profits
00:32:05proposal
00:32:06she
00:32:06had
00:32:06just
00:32:06presented
00:32:07was
00:32:07now
00:32:07a
00:32:08complete
00:32:08joke.
00:32:09What
00:32:09made her
00:32:09even
00:32:10more
00:32:10miserable
00:32:10was
00:32:11that
00:32:11Wesley
00:32:11had
00:32:12never
00:32:12once
00:32:12looked
00:32:13at
00:32:13her
00:32:13properly.
00:32:14Early
00:32:14the
00:32:14next
00:32:14morning,
00:32:15before
00:32:15the
00:32:16sun
00:32:16was
00:32:16fully
00:32:16up,
00:32:17Elise
00:32:17took
00:32:17her
00:32:18employee
00:32:18Christy
00:32:19and
00:32:19rushed
00:32:20to
00:32:20Spencer
00:32:20Group.
00:32:26I'm
00:32:26here to
00:32:27sign
00:32:27the
00:32:27contract.
00:32:28Where
00:32:29is
00:32:29Wesley?
00:32:30Wesley's
00:32:30assistant,
00:32:31Felix,
00:32:32received
00:32:32her.
00:32:34Please
00:32:35follow me.
00:32:36Mr.
00:32:36Spencer
00:32:36is waiting
00:32:37in his
00:32:37office.
00:32:42Felix
00:32:43brought
00:32:43them
00:32:43into
00:32:43the
00:32:43office.
00:32:46Elise
00:32:46thought
00:32:46victory
00:32:47was
00:32:47in
00:32:47her
00:32:48grasp.
00:32:50Wesley,
00:32:51I'm here
00:32:51to sign
00:32:52the contract.
00:32:53Here are
00:32:53Leopard X's
00:32:53official documents.
00:32:58Who told
00:32:59you to come?
00:33:00I
00:33:01isn't
00:33:01about
00:33:02signing
00:33:02the contract?
00:33:03Didn't we
00:33:03agree
00:33:04yesterday?
00:33:05Yesterday?
00:33:05I'm
00:33:06waiting
00:33:06for
00:33:06Elena.
00:33:08not
00:33:09you.
00:33:10Get
00:33:11out.
00:33:12Whether
00:33:12it's
00:33:13me
00:33:13or
00:33:13Elena,
00:33:14we
00:33:14both
00:33:15represent
00:33:15Leopard X.
00:33:16It's
00:33:16the same
00:33:17whoever
00:33:17you
00:33:17sign
00:33:18with.
00:33:25Felix,
00:33:26show
00:33:27them
00:33:27out.
00:33:32Elise
00:33:32was
00:33:33kicked
00:33:33out,
00:33:34completely
00:33:34humiliated.
00:33:35I
00:33:35signed
00:33:36the contract
00:33:36and
00:33:37returned
00:33:37to
00:33:37Leopard X.
00:33:38As I
00:33:38pushed
00:33:39open
00:33:39the
00:33:39office
00:33:39door,
00:33:40I
00:33:40saw
00:33:40Ruby
00:33:40heaving
00:33:41by
00:33:41her
00:33:41workstation,
00:33:45arms
00:33:45crossed
00:33:46wearing
00:33:46an
00:33:46expression
00:33:46that
00:33:47said
00:33:47she
00:33:47was
00:33:47waiting
00:33:48to
00:33:48see
00:33:48me
00:33:48fail.
00:33:50You
00:33:50didn't
00:33:51get
00:33:51the
00:33:51contract,
00:33:51did
00:33:52you?
00:33:52I
00:33:53knew
00:33:53it.
00:33:54What
00:33:54could
00:33:55a
00:33:55woman
00:33:55like
00:33:55you
00:33:55who
00:33:56only
00:33:56got
00:33:56in
00:33:56through
00:33:56connections
00:33:57possibly
00:33:58accomplish?
00:34:03What
00:34:03do
00:34:03you
00:34:03think
00:34:04this
00:34:04is?
00:34:05unfazed,
00:34:06I
00:34:06opened
00:34:06my
00:34:07phone
00:34:07and
00:34:07showed
00:34:07Ruby
00:34:07a
00:34:08photo.
00:34:09How do
00:34:10you have
00:34:10this
00:34:10photo?
00:34:11The
00:34:11photo
00:34:12showed
00:34:12Ruby
00:34:13with a
00:34:13middle-aged
00:34:13man,
00:34:14her
00:34:15sugar
00:34:15daddy,
00:34:19a
00:34:19married
00:34:20man
00:34:20who
00:34:21owned
00:34:21a
00:34:21glass
00:34:21flanctory.
00:34:24Give me
00:34:25that phone!
00:34:27Ruby
00:34:27turned pale
00:34:28and lunged
00:34:28to grab
00:34:29my phone.
00:34:29I
00:34:29sidestepped
00:34:30and
00:34:31she
00:34:31missed.
00:34:33Just
00:34:34then,
00:34:34the
00:34:34man's
00:34:35wife
00:34:35burst
00:34:35in.
00:34:36You
00:34:37home
00:34:37wrecker!
00:34:38How dare
00:34:38you seduce
00:34:39my
00:34:39husband!
00:34:40I'm
00:34:40gonna
00:34:40tear
00:34:40that
00:34:41face
00:34:41of
00:34:41yours
00:34:41apart!
00:34:42No!
00:34:43No!
00:34:44No!
00:34:44No!
00:34:45No!
00:34:46No!
00:34:46No!
00:34:47No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:48No!
00:34:49No!
00:34:49No!
00:34:51No!
00:34:51No!
00:34:52No!
00:34:53No!
00:34:55No!
00:35:02No!
00:35:03entire
00:35:05hall
00:35:06was
00:35:06brightly
00:35:07lit.
00:35:07Klath's
00:35:08elite
00:35:09and
00:35:09dignitaries
00:35:10gathered
00:35:10together.
00:35:14My
00:35:15bracelet
00:35:15design
00:35:16debuted
00:35:16as the
00:35:16finale
00:35:17piece.
00:35:18The
00:35:18moment
00:35:18it
00:35:18appeared,
00:35:19it
00:35:20stunned
00:35:20the
00:35:20entire
00:35:21audience.
00:35:21Oh
00:35:22my
00:35:23god,
00:35:23who
00:35:23designed
00:35:23this it's gorgeous leperdex making a comeback this year this design is incredible i've never
00:35:28seen such an inspired piece my piece was undoubtedly the centerpiece everyone was asking who the
00:35:37designer was at the celebration banquet just as everyone raised their glasses elise suddenly
00:35:46walked onto the stage crying my design sketches are missing the piece alina showed is exactly the
00:35:56same as the one i lost she stole my design the whole room was in an uproar whispered accusations
00:36:04flooded in like a tidal wave all pointing at me
00:36:11elena admit your mistake don't make this ugly for everyone
00:36:19i stood on the stage
00:36:23watching their annex without any expression
00:36:32you say this is your design
00:36:35yes it's mine you stole my sketches
00:36:41then tell me which section is the hidden clasp on
00:36:53section two
00:36:56are you sure
00:36:57at my question elise was clearly panicking
00:37:05section three
00:37:06it's section three
00:37:07i was just too nervous and said it wrong
00:37:10i raised the bracelet and showed it to everyone
00:37:13under the lights every detail of the bracelet was clearly visible
00:37:18this design has no hidden clasp at all
00:37:21would a real designer not know whether their own work has one
00:37:27she's right there's no hidden clasp on the bracelet at all i just looked carefully
00:37:33then what's this about elise losing her sketches is she trying to frame elena
00:37:39elise's face turned pale she couldn't utter a single word
00:37:43tears still hung on her face but no one felt sorry for her anymore
00:37:50elena is the real daughter of the harper family didn't any of you know
00:37:53in the heat of the argument monica blurted it out the whole room fell into dead silence
00:37:57what elena is the real daughter of the harper family
00:38:01then what about ellis
00:38:02she's always been saying she's a daughter of the harper family
00:38:05i've never heard elena mention it but elise tells everyone she's a harper
00:38:12all the colleagues had thought elise was the real harper daughter and i was just a connection higher
00:38:17now the truth came out
00:38:21alice was only an adopted daughter
00:38:23even more awkward was that elise had always hinted that she was the harper family's daughter
00:38:27and had never corrected anyone's misunderstanding
00:38:32please stop elise bit her lip and ran out of the banquet crying
00:38:37samira's face was livid
00:38:38the next day news exploded everywhere
00:38:42leper tech's rising designer elena harpon suspected of plagiaring helena walsh's classic work
00:38:48side-by-side comparison images showed that my bracelet looked strikingly similar to helena's iconic piece
00:38:54the angles lines even the curves of the details matched
00:39:10the comments were all insults
00:39:12my name became the target of an online backlash overnight
00:39:17let's see how you get out of this one
00:39:19once the plagiar of accusation sticks
00:39:22you'll never work in the jewelry industry again
00:39:26samira was gloating
00:39:34just then two vice presidents of the jewelry design association arrived in person
00:39:43you're here to hold elena accountable right
00:39:47this has nothing to do with leopard x
00:39:49she's already been fired
00:39:51if you want to blame someone blame her alone
00:39:58firing helena is leopard x serious
00:40:04helena
00:40:06what are you talking about
00:40:11miss walsh the president position of the design association has been vacant for years reserved only for you
00:40:19when would it be convenient for you to take office
00:40:24i'll consider it
00:40:28samira was completely stunned
00:40:30never had she expected that the country girl she had always looked down on was actually the world's top jewelry
00:40:36designer helena walsh herself
00:40:40oh my god elena is helena that mysterious genius designer
00:40:45we were gossiping behind her back about how she got in through connections
00:40:49this is so embarrassing
00:40:52the news spread
00:40:53within hours the entire internet reversed its stance
00:40:57everyone who had called me a plagiarist was now apologizing
00:41:02elise saw the news and smashed the glass in her hand
00:41:09her face was even paler than the paper
00:41:13helena
00:41:14how could she possibly be helena
00:41:16i didn't pay attention to the online news
00:41:19at that moment i was on my way to the johnson family's home
00:41:25the girl who had helped me at the recognition banquet was waiting for me
00:41:31a week ago her brother malcolm had come to me after hearing that i had saved bertha
00:41:35he begged me to save his sister
00:41:38today was the follow-up visit
00:41:40on my way to the johnson's house
00:41:43kira suddenly rushed out and bumped into me
00:41:46oh
00:41:47she was covered in bruises and wounds
00:41:49frantically signing with her hands hiding behind me
00:41:55kira signed
00:42:00help me
00:42:01they want to take my kidney
00:42:03kira
00:42:04get back here
00:42:06rory is still waiting for your kidney
00:42:08don't you run away
00:42:13she's not going with you
00:42:17who do you think you are
00:42:19mind your own business
00:42:20this is a family matter
00:42:22i stepped in front of kira
00:42:25protecting her
00:42:27the girl had helped me at the recognition banquet
00:42:30this time
00:42:31it was my turn to help her
00:42:35while ethel wasn't looking
00:42:36i secretly texted malcolm
00:42:44i'm her aunt
00:42:45it's only right that i take her home
00:42:47stay out of this outsider
00:42:53malcolm arrived quickly
00:43:07we went to ethel's house and found the hidden doctor
00:43:13i i was just doing a routine examination
00:43:17a routine examination
00:43:19then tell me
00:43:21which kidney were you planning to take from kira
00:43:25ethel have you lost your mind
00:43:27kira is my sister
00:43:31how dare you
00:43:36i i raised her for so many years
00:43:39what's wrong with her giving rory one kidney
00:43:42isn't that only fair
00:43:43rory was kira's cousin
00:43:45suffering from severe kidney disease
00:43:47kira curled up next to me like a wounded puppy
00:43:51trembling all over
00:43:53she held my hand tightly
00:43:55her nails almost digging into my skin
00:43:59malcolm called the police on the spot
00:44:01and cut off ethel's financial support
00:44:04ethel's scheme was completely exposed
00:44:08kira was taken to the johnson family home
00:44:10malcolm personally took care of her
00:44:12but the trauma in her heart hurt much worse than those physical ones
00:44:15tests showed that kira's hearing and vocal organs were intact
00:44:18her inability to speak or hear was completely psychological
00:44:21trauma caused by years of abuse and fear
00:44:23can she be cured?
00:44:24yes
00:44:25but it will take time
00:44:27i'll prescribe medication for her
00:44:30we should see improvement in a month
00:44:33okay
00:44:33i'll have someone prepare the medicine immediately
00:44:36malcolm was skeptical
00:44:37but willing to try
00:44:39i didn't mention payment
00:44:40the cinnabar material the johnsons had given me before
00:44:43was already more than enough
00:44:45i have to go now
00:44:47i'll come see you again next week
00:44:49kira held my hand and wouldn't let go
00:44:51her eyes were red
00:44:52but she didn't cry
00:44:53i said something softly
00:44:55and her eyes lit up
00:44:56don't be afraid
00:44:58no one will ever bully you again
00:45:03to find cinnabar for wesley
00:45:05i returned to folklanks again
00:45:07to see the old collector
00:45:08patrick marquez
00:45:14elena
00:45:14long time no see
00:45:16here try my new coffee beans
00:45:21patrick was an old collector
00:45:23if anyone had what i needed
00:45:25it would be him
00:45:28patrick i need cinnabar
00:45:30more than last time
00:45:33cinnamart isn't cheap
00:45:34why do you need so much
00:45:36i'm buying it for a friend
00:45:38price isn't an issue
00:45:40as we were drinking coffee
00:45:42and discussing the deal
00:45:43cecily and sylvia suddenly barged in
00:45:46patrick
00:45:46don't let her fool you
00:45:48she doesn't even acknowledge her foster parents
00:45:50she's got a black heart
00:45:52what do you mean
00:45:53patrick hated ungrateful people more than anything
00:45:55cecily knew this
00:45:57and started exaggerating the story
00:45:58we worked so hard to raise her
00:45:59gave her the best of everything
00:46:00and how does she repays us
00:46:02the moment she found a richer family
00:46:04she turned her back on us
00:46:05now she won't even acknowledge us
00:46:07patrick's expression grew colder by the minute
00:46:11i watched cecily's performance in silence
00:46:13patrick you have no idea
00:46:15she's living the high life now
00:46:17in some grand manor
00:46:18driving luxury cars
00:46:20and us
00:46:20we can barely afford to eat
00:46:22mom stop
00:46:24elene has found her place among the rich now
00:46:26of course she doesn't remember how good we were to her
00:46:29elena
00:46:29i always thought you were a good kid
00:46:32i didn't expect you to be this kind of person
00:46:36i'm not selling you the cinnabar
00:46:39take your things and get out
00:46:41patrick refused to sell me the cinnabar on the spot
00:46:43and threw the scented candles i had brought out the door
00:46:45get out
00:46:47don't let me see you again
00:46:59i picked up the candles and placed them back on the table
00:47:05i don't take back gifts once they've been given
00:47:09with that
00:47:10i turned and left
00:47:11the cinnabar deal fell through
00:47:14for the first time
00:47:15i couldn't keep a promise i had made to wesley
00:47:25now you know who's in charge
00:47:27don't you elena
00:47:29after failing to get the cinnabar
00:47:30i didn't go straight back to clave
00:47:33instead i detoured to the old town
00:47:36where sheila lived
00:47:38sheila my foster grandmother
00:47:40was the only person in the reed family
00:47:42who was good to me
00:47:43when cecily wouldn't let me eat as a child
00:47:45sheila secretly gave me money
00:47:47when benjamin wanted to kick me out
00:47:49she was the one who spoke up for me
00:47:51but today
00:47:52sheila's room was empty
00:47:53elena
00:47:56you're here for sheila
00:47:58cecily took her away a few days ago
00:48:01said she was taking her to a big mansion
00:48:03to enjoy the good life
00:48:11alarm bells went off in my head
00:48:13ceely and sheila had never gotten along
00:48:15her suddenly taking sheila away meant nothing good
00:48:18i called cecily
00:48:24oh missing your grandmother already
00:48:26want to see her
00:48:28fine
00:48:29give me 50 million
00:48:32sylvia and darren's wedding needs money
00:48:34as her sister
00:48:36shouldn't you contribute
00:48:37where is sheila
00:48:39that's none of your business
00:48:40wire the money
00:48:41or you'll never see her again
00:48:44i hung up coldly
00:48:49that afternoon
00:48:50reed group's five core partners
00:48:52all received the same email
00:48:54terminate cooperation with reed group
00:49:01the reed group's crisis exploded overnight
00:49:05raw material supplies were cut off
00:49:08projects halted
00:49:09workers collectively demanded unpaid wages
00:49:11benjamin was in over his head
00:49:13osiris
00:49:14we've been partners for so many years
00:49:16how can you just terminate our agreement like this
00:49:19you've offended someone you shouldn't have
00:49:21who
00:49:21who did i offend
00:49:23you know perfectly well
00:49:25goodbye
00:49:26benjamin finally realized
00:49:27these partners loyalty to me
00:49:29far exceeded any they had for him
00:49:31for 10 years
00:49:32those contracts had never been signed
00:49:34because of his skills
00:49:35but me
00:49:36even worse
00:49:37news of darren calling off the engagement
00:49:39spread throughout foikland
00:49:41the reed family became a complete laughing stock
00:49:43how did this happen
00:49:45how did this happen
00:49:46cecily was finally starting to get scared
00:49:48but she didn't know
00:49:49this was only the beginning
00:49:51i returned to cloth empty-handed
00:49:56and confessed to wesley that i hadn't gotten the cinnabar
00:49:58why
00:50:00there was a complication
00:50:02someone sabotaged the deal
00:50:04but i won't give up
00:50:05i'll find another way
00:50:06i thought wesley would be angry
00:50:08after all
00:50:09i knew how much effort he had put in purchasing cinnabar
00:50:13there were a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line
00:50:17it's fine
00:50:18i'll wait for you
00:50:20i was stunned
00:50:21this man had always been testing me
00:50:23using me
00:50:24but every time i ran into trouble
00:50:26he was there
00:50:28i'll find another way
00:50:29give me a few days
00:50:32okay
00:50:33wesley hung up and said something to felix
00:50:36look into what the reed family has been up to lately
00:50:39yes mr spencer
00:50:40i didn't know it yet
00:50:42but he was already preparing to act
00:50:44a week later
00:50:45i returned to the johnson's home
00:50:47to check on kira again
00:50:48kira's treatment had made remarkable progress
00:50:51she was starting to hear sounds
00:50:55knock knock knock
00:50:56kira's head snapped around
00:50:58her eyes wide
00:50:59staring my hand
00:51:01she had heard it
00:51:02she heard it
00:51:03she actually heard it
00:51:04yes
00:51:05next
00:51:06she needs to learn to speak
00:51:07like a baby
00:51:08starting from scratch
00:51:12elena thank you
00:51:13thank you
00:51:14for healing my daughter
00:51:16mr johnson
00:51:17i still need some cinnabar
00:51:18i'd like to buy some
00:51:19cinnabar is not for sale
00:51:21but you saved kira
00:51:22i'm giving it to you
00:51:23just tell me how much you need
00:51:24i hadn't expected to get the cinnabar so easily
00:51:27but i later came to understand
00:51:28what wesley wanted was never just cinnabar
00:51:31after getting the cinnabar
00:51:32i went to spencer group to deliver it
00:51:34after signing the documents
00:51:36i went to the restroom
00:51:37as soon as i walked in
00:51:39i heard voices from the stalls
00:51:40did you hear
00:51:41wesley's fiance is coming back
00:51:44really
00:51:44that miss kathy garrett
00:51:46that's the one
00:51:47i heard she's been abroad
00:51:48this time she's coming back
00:51:49all those women who tried to seduce wesley before
00:51:51she took care of every single one of them
00:51:54what about elena
00:51:54she's with wesley every day
00:51:56shh keep your voice down
00:51:57i think she's in the building today
00:51:58i washed my hands
00:52:00dried them
00:52:02and left without changing my expression
00:52:04the moment the door closed
00:52:07i heard gasps behind me
00:52:09was that elena just now
00:52:12we're doomed
00:52:13she definitely hurt us
00:52:16kathy garnett
00:52:17wesley's fiance
00:52:20wesley had never mentioned her to me
00:52:23but what did that have to do with me
00:52:25i came out of the restroom
00:52:26and turned the corner
00:52:28when a man almost bumped into me
00:52:30whoa there beautiful
00:52:32theo spencer
00:52:33wesley's half-brother
00:52:35his whole demeanor
00:52:36reeked of frivolity
00:52:38i haven't seen you around before
00:52:39are you new here
00:52:41let's exchange numbers
00:52:43move
00:52:43don't be so cold
00:52:45you're from leopard x
00:52:46i have authority over spencer group's projects too you know
00:52:49i said
00:52:51move
00:52:52theo blocked my way
00:52:53wearing a flirtatition smirk
00:52:55i couldn't be bothered to waste words on him
00:52:57i walked straight around him
00:52:58i looked up
00:53:00and saw someone standing at the end of the hallway
00:53:02it was wesley
00:53:03he was watching us
00:53:05his eyes dark
00:53:06felix stood behind wesley
00:53:08and quietly stepped back
00:53:09his boss's gaze was terrifying
00:53:13wesley
00:53:15wesley ignored him
00:53:16his eyes stayed fixed on me
00:53:19i kept walking
00:53:20as i passed wesley
00:53:22i noticed he was leaning against the wall
00:53:25his face pale
00:53:30you don't look well
00:53:32i smelled alcohol on him
00:53:34he had just been drinking
00:53:35his stomach condition wasn't healed yet
00:53:38and he was already drinking again
00:53:40did he have a death wish
00:53:41you have a stomach condition
00:53:43and you're still drinking
00:53:44do you want yourself killed
00:53:45i'm fine
00:53:47he said he was fine
00:53:49but there was sweat on his forehead
00:53:50i sighed
00:53:52and pressed my hand against his abdomen
00:53:58what are you doing
00:54:00relieving your pain
00:54:01don't move
00:54:02i massaged his abdomen precisely
00:54:07his breathing gradually stead-eyed
00:54:12his deep eyes never left my face
00:54:18why are you helping me
00:54:20you helped me before
00:54:21just repaying the favor
00:54:24wesley's eyes dimmed
00:54:28he didn't speak
00:54:29but i could tell he wasn't satisfied with that answer
00:54:32my hand continued massaging his abdomen
00:54:35casually
00:54:35my eyes fell on the ring on his finger
00:54:37my heart skipped a beat
00:54:39that ring
00:54:39it was identical to the one my mentor left behind
00:54:42the pattern
00:54:43the material
00:54:44the patia
00:54:44every detail matched
00:54:45i suppressed the surge of emotion
00:54:47and asked
00:54:48fending calm
00:54:49mr spencer
00:54:51your ring is very unique
00:54:53where did it come from
00:54:54it's a family heirloom
00:54:56the symbol of the spencer family head
00:54:59a family heirloom
00:55:00that meant this ring had been passed down
00:55:02through the spencer family for generations
00:55:04then where did my mentor's ring come from
00:55:07it's beautiful
00:55:09you like it
00:55:10i've just never seen this design before
00:55:12wesley didn't press further
00:55:14but his eyes told me
00:55:15he didn't buy that
00:55:16how are you feeling now
00:55:18my palm continued massaging wesley's stomach
00:55:21much better
00:55:22thank you
00:55:23if you really want to thank me
00:55:25can you promise me one thing
00:55:26wesley's brow fronted slightly
00:55:29few people dared to make demands of him so openly
00:55:32what is it
00:55:33it's nothing too difficult
00:55:35i just want to ask you a question
00:55:39what question
00:55:40just as i was about to speak
00:55:42wesley's phone rang
00:55:48he had to answer it
00:55:49okay i know
00:55:50wait for me in the conference room
00:55:52i'll be right there
00:55:54wesley hung up
00:55:56i have something to take care of now
00:55:58i'll answer your question when i'm done
00:56:00i nodded
00:56:02work was important after all
00:56:04after wesley's meeting
00:56:05he opened a bottle of wine
00:56:07have a drink
00:56:08to celebrate
00:56:09i took a sip
00:56:10fruity and sweet
00:56:10not like hard liquor
00:56:11i had one glass
00:56:12then another
00:56:13when my vision started to blur
00:56:14i realized
00:56:15this wine had a strong kick
00:56:18mr spencer
00:56:19stop spinning
00:56:21before i could finish my sentence
00:56:23i fell straight into his arms
00:56:26wesley looked down at my flushed cheeks
00:56:28his adam apple bod
00:56:30his breathing became headier
00:56:32the phone suddenly rang
00:56:34jeffrey's voice came through
00:56:37i'm coming to pick up elena
00:56:38where is she
00:56:39come in
00:56:40the door opened
00:56:41jeffrey walked in
00:56:42and saw me leaning on wesley
00:56:44his face turned ash
00:56:46what did you do to her
00:56:48can't you see
00:56:49she's the one leaning on me
00:56:51jeffrey helped me out
00:56:52with a dark expression
00:56:53the car door closed
00:56:55and we drove out of the parking lot
00:56:57i opened my eyes
00:56:58my gaze was clear
00:57:00there was no trace of drunkenness
00:57:02i smiled slightly
00:57:04faking it
00:57:06yes
00:57:09you did that on purpose
00:57:11he's been testing me all along
00:57:13i needed to test him too
00:57:15i wanted to know where this man's limits were with me
00:57:18don't play with fire
00:57:19wesley is not someone to be trifled with
00:57:22i know
00:57:23i could see that wesley's interest in me was growing
00:57:25his tests
00:57:26his gaze
00:57:27his breathing just now
00:57:28they were all telling me one thing
00:57:30he was falling for me
00:57:32but i still didn't know how i should respond
00:57:35a few days later
00:57:36jeffrey took me to a gathering at the spencer family home
00:57:39gerald spencer was there too
00:57:40wesley's sister karen came up to me
00:57:42elena
00:57:44do you dare to race me
00:57:45the loser is never allowed to set foot in the spencer house again
00:57:48i knew she didn't like how close i was to wesley
00:57:52what if you lose
00:57:53if i lose
00:57:54i'll never bother you again
00:57:57gerald watched us bicker with interest
00:57:59he didn't stop us
00:58:01fine
00:58:03you pick the time and place
00:58:04tomorrow at 4 p.m. thunder track
00:58:07don't be late
00:58:10karen smirked and walked away
00:58:12she was looking forward to watching me embarrass myself on the track
00:58:15she didn't know that i had won the championship
00:58:18on that same track three years ago
00:58:21elena
00:58:23aren't you afraid of losing
00:58:24i won't lose
00:58:26the next afternoon thunder track
00:58:28karen brought me here
00:58:29a group of rich kids gathered around to watch and plate bets
00:58:32i'm betting on karen
00:58:33five million
00:58:34me too
00:58:35she's the champion every year
00:58:37almost everyone was betting on karen to win
00:58:40elise was there too
00:58:41watching with a cold smirk
00:58:45elena
00:58:46you're just asking for humiliation
00:58:48karen is the racing god of klathe's elite circle
00:58:54we'll see
00:58:54five million
00:58:55on elena to win
00:58:57everyone fell silent
00:58:58everyone looked at wesley
00:58:59this man who never attended social events
00:59:02had actually come to place about himself
00:59:03karen's face turned asian
00:59:05but under wesley's vice gaze
00:59:07she didn't dare cause trouble
00:59:08the race began
00:59:10in the first round of peace
00:59:11i stayed in the middle
00:59:12taking it easy
00:59:14karen advanced easily
00:59:15in the final round
00:59:17karen and i faced off head to head
00:59:19she slammed on the gas
00:59:21and left me behind
00:59:27karen thought smugly
00:59:28she's not that impressive
00:59:33karen is going to win
00:59:35i told you
00:59:37how could elena possibly beat karen
00:59:40the final lap
00:59:46my car suddenly shot forward like an arrow
00:59:49my earlier low profile
00:59:51all of it was a disguise
01:00:01i overtook at a bewildering angle on the curb
01:00:05the tires screamed against the track
01:00:12the silver shadow of my car crossed the finish line first
01:00:16like a shooting star
01:00:22karen was still there
01:00:23still lost in her illusion of victory
01:00:26the referee walked over
01:00:28and cleared his throat awkwardly
01:00:31miss spencer
01:00:32you were lapped
01:00:34what
01:00:38she was lapped left
01:00:39how is that possible
01:00:41elena is the real real racing expert
01:00:44she was just acting before
01:00:47i took off my gloves
01:00:49and got out of the car
01:00:55the whole place was quiet
01:00:58everyone was still in shock
01:00:59from what they had just witnessed
01:01:01elisa's face turned pale
01:01:03she thought she'd see me humiliated
01:01:06but karen ended up losing spectacularly
01:01:08how is this possible
01:01:10how could she win
01:01:16impossible
01:01:16this can't be
01:01:21you lost
01:01:22don't forget to keep your promise
01:01:27karen gritted her teeth and nodded
01:01:30i looked at her calmly
01:01:32then turned and walked away
01:01:36behind me
01:01:37elise was trembling with rage
01:01:40what made her even angrier
01:01:42was that wesley had come in person
01:01:43to bet on me
01:01:48why
01:01:49why does everyone take her side
01:01:56i didn't know what elise was thinking
01:01:59i only knew that this victory was mine
01:02:02after the race
01:02:04the crowd slowly dispersed
01:02:06karen was helped away
01:02:08her face full of resentment
01:02:11elise stood in the distance
01:02:12staring at me intently
01:02:14like a baleful snake
01:02:16at that moment
01:02:18wesley was walking toward me
01:02:21the crowd parted automatically
01:02:23to make way for him
01:02:28you won
01:02:28you saw it
01:02:30i knew you would win from the start
01:02:32his tone was calm
01:02:34as if he was just stating a fact
01:02:35but i could hear something in it
01:02:37not surprise but certainty
01:02:39wesley didn't say much more
01:02:41he turned and left
01:02:42felix
01:02:43following behind
01:02:45whispered something as he passed me
01:02:47mr spencer has never bet on anyone else to win
01:02:51you're the first
01:02:52i paused for a moment
01:02:53watching wesley's figure disappear into the night
01:02:56that five million
01:02:58he had bet on me
01:02:59i knew that winning this race against karen was just the beginning
01:03:02what lay ahead was far more complicated than a simple competition
01:03:07after the race
01:03:08karen's attitude toward me had clearly changed
01:03:12she was still unhappy about it
01:03:14but at least she no longer dared to provoke me openly
01:03:17but elise was different
01:03:19the way she looked at me was even more vicious than before
01:03:23i knew she wouldn't let it go
01:03:27elena
01:03:27don't get too cocky
01:03:29karen just had bad luck
01:03:31next time
01:03:32you won't be so lucky
01:03:38is that so
01:03:39i'll be waiting
01:03:46i didn't take elise's words to heart
01:03:51when i got home
01:03:52i found julie sitting in the living room
01:03:54holding an invitation in her hand
01:03:58elena you're back
01:03:59come take a look at this
01:04:06what is it
01:04:07an invitation to the garrett family's charity gala
01:04:10miss kathy garrett has returned to the country
01:04:12and this is her welcome banquet
01:04:13all of clay's elite will be there
01:04:16kathy garrett
01:04:17i had heard that name before
01:04:18the daughter of the garrett family
01:04:20regarded as wesley's fiancee since childhood
01:04:22i want to take you with me
01:04:24you've been back in the harper family for a while now
01:04:27it's time for you to make a formal appearance in high society
01:04:32all right
01:04:32i knew this banquet would not be peaceful
01:04:35but i had never been afraid of trouble
01:04:36on the day of the charity gala
01:04:38julie had prepared a silver white gown for me
01:04:41when i walked down the stairs in it
01:04:43the whole family was stunned
01:04:48elena
01:04:49you look beautiful today
01:04:51of course my little sister is beautiful
01:04:54thank you
01:04:55when we arrived at the banquet hall
01:04:57it was already crowded
01:04:59almost all of claytha's elite and dignitaries were there
01:05:04i saw karen standing in the crowd
01:05:08when she saw me
01:05:09she gave me an awkward nod
01:05:12then i saw kathy garrett
01:05:13she was standing in the center of the banquet hall
01:05:16surrounded by a group of people
01:05:18golden curls
01:05:19a red gown
01:05:21she was like a blazing flame
01:05:26so you're the harper family's newly found daughter
01:05:29you certainly live up to your reputation
01:05:34i'm flattered miss garrett
01:05:36i'm not complimenting you
01:05:39i'm just saying
01:05:41you do have a face that would make men's hearts flutter
01:05:46unfortunately
01:05:46a pretty face alone isn't enough
01:05:50her smile was elegant
01:05:52but every word she said was a provocation
01:05:58she was telling me
01:05:59don't think that just because wesley gave you a ruby
01:06:03you're special
01:06:05you're right
01:06:06a pretty face alone
01:06:08isn't enough
01:06:11that's why i have other advantages as well
01:06:13oh
01:06:15like what
01:06:16for example
01:06:17i can make wesley come in person
01:06:19just to give me a gift
01:06:21but some people can stand right in front of him
01:06:23and he won't even glance their way
01:06:24kathy's expression changed
01:06:27she knew who i was talking about
01:06:30who in clay's high society
01:06:33didn't know that wesley had gave me a pigeon blood ruby
01:06:38you
01:06:41fine
01:06:42we'll see about that
01:06:45kathy turned and walked away
01:06:47but i could see her fists clenching
01:06:49i knew that from today on
01:06:51i had gained another enemy
01:06:52but i didn't regret it
01:06:54if you take one step back
01:06:56they'll take a mile
01:06:58better to show them from the start
01:07:00i'm not someone to be messed with
01:07:02halfway through the banquet
01:07:03wesley appeared
01:07:05he was still the same black suit
01:07:07cold expression
01:07:08and unapproachable aura
01:07:10but tonight
01:07:11he walked straight toward me
01:07:14everyone's eyes followed him
01:07:17you look beautiful today
01:07:18thank you
01:07:20kathy stood not far away
01:07:21watching this scene
01:07:23her face ashen
01:07:24she was the hostess of this banquet
01:07:26but wesley's gaze never fell on her once
01:07:30miss garrett
01:07:31you see
01:07:32this is how she seduces wesley
01:07:34shut up
01:07:38i know what to do
01:07:40wesley stood beside me for a while
01:07:43without saying much
01:07:45but the fact that he stood beside me
01:07:47was himself a statement
01:07:48be careful with kathy
01:07:51she's not like elise
01:07:53she's not just some woman
01:07:54who plays petty tricks
01:07:57are you worried about me
01:07:59what do you think
01:08:04he didn't answer
01:08:06but his eyes told me the answer
01:08:09after the banquet ended
01:08:10i thought that was it for the night
01:08:12but just as i was about to leave
01:08:14kathy called out to me
01:08:15elena
01:08:16wait a moment
01:08:18is there something you need
01:08:20i want to talk to you
01:08:22about wesley
01:08:24there's nothing to talk about
01:08:25don't leave so soon
01:08:27i just want to tell you one thing
01:08:30my engagement to wesley
01:08:31was arranged by our families
01:08:33since we were children
01:08:35i know he has no feelings for me
01:08:37but that doesn't matter
01:08:38what matters is that the marriage
01:08:39between the garrett and spencer families
01:08:41affects the fate of both clans
01:08:42so
01:08:45so i hope you'll stay away from him
01:08:47not for me
01:08:49for him
01:08:50if you truly care about him
01:08:52you won't make things difficult for him
01:08:54kathy's words were flawless
01:08:56she wasn't threatening me
01:08:58she was caring for me
01:09:00this kind of person was much harder
01:09:02to deal with than elise
01:09:04miss garrett
01:09:05wesley is not a piece of merchandise
01:09:08who he chooses
01:09:09is his freedom
01:09:10if he chooses you
01:09:11i won't bother him
01:09:13but if he chooses someone else
01:09:15you can't stop him either
01:09:21with that i turned and left
01:09:23without looking back at her
01:09:27a few days later
01:09:29as i was handling documents
01:09:30at the company
01:09:31my assistant charlotte
01:09:32walked in hurriedly
01:09:33elena
01:09:35something's wrong
01:09:36what happened
01:09:39someone reported to the company
01:09:41that you tampered with the project
01:09:42and leakered confidential data
01:09:44the audit department
01:09:45is already investigating
01:09:46who reported it
01:09:48anonymous
01:09:50but i have a feeling
01:09:52this isn't simple
01:09:54i didn't panic
01:09:55instead i opened my computer
01:09:57and started tracing the source
01:09:59of the complaint
01:09:59ten minutes later
01:10:00i found the ip address
01:10:02traced back to the garrett group
01:10:06kathy
01:10:08she finally made her move
01:10:09and her first move
01:10:11was aimed at destroying me
01:10:13did you find out who it was
01:10:16i found it
01:10:18but i'll handle this myself
01:10:20i wouldn't let kathy win
01:10:22she could use the garrett family's power
01:10:24to suppress me
01:10:25but what she didn't know was
01:10:27i had never been someone
01:10:29who relied on others to survive
01:10:31when the audit department
01:10:33came to investigate
01:10:34i had already prepared
01:10:36all the evidence
01:10:37every line of code
01:10:39every document
01:10:40every operation log
01:10:42all crystal clear
01:10:45miss harper
01:10:46someone has reported
01:10:48that you tampered with the project
01:10:49please cooperate
01:10:51with our investigation
01:10:52no problem
01:10:54these are all my work records
01:10:56since i joined
01:10:57you can examine them carefully
01:11:01kathy also came to the scene
01:11:03she stood aside
01:11:04arms crossed
01:11:06waiting to see me humiliated
01:11:12elena
01:11:12if you confess
01:11:13i can put in a good word
01:11:15for you with wesley
01:11:16after all
01:11:17you've had a hard life
01:11:18why would i confess
01:11:19to something i didn't do
01:11:26two hours later
01:11:28the audit results came out
01:11:33all records are clean
01:11:35the report is false
01:11:37miss harper
01:11:38is innocent
01:11:40kathy's expression changed
01:11:42she hadn't expected me
01:11:44to keep such complete work records
01:11:45miss garrett
01:11:48sorry to disappoint you
01:11:52kathy gritted her teeth
01:11:54and turned to leave
01:11:57but i knew she wouldn't stop there
01:11:59after the false report incident
01:12:02wesley came to me
01:12:04kathy
01:12:04was behind this
01:12:07i know
01:12:09aren't you angry
01:12:11what good would being angry do
01:12:14she wanted to see me lose control
01:12:17the angrier i get
01:12:18the more satisfied she becomes
01:12:21you're always like this
01:12:23no matter what happens
01:12:24you stay so calm
01:12:26being calm is how you solve problems
01:12:30impulsiveness only makes things worse
01:12:33i'll handle this
01:12:35kathy won't bother you again
01:12:37no need
01:12:38i can handle it myself
01:12:40i know you can
01:12:41but i want to help you
01:12:43i looked at him
01:12:44feeling something i couldn't quite name
01:12:47this man
01:12:48from testing me
01:12:49suspecting me
01:12:49to now wanting to help me
01:12:50i didn't know what this was
01:12:52but i knew
01:12:53i didn't hate it
01:12:54thank you
01:12:55but if possible
01:12:57i hope you won't get involved for now
01:12:58this is between her and me
01:13:02all right
01:13:03i respect your decision
01:13:05he turned and left
01:13:07leaving me alone by the window
01:13:09in the night
01:13:10the city lights flickered in the distance
01:13:12kathy garrett
01:13:13elise harper
01:13:17one used family power against me
01:13:19the other plotted against me from the shadows
01:13:24they thought this would bring me down
01:13:26but they didn't know
01:13:29i'd never relied on anyone to get where i was
01:13:32they were
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