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The Waldorf Secret Episode ENGSUB Billionaire Family Drama
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00:01Shut up!
00:30I picked up the phone from the charger and glanced at the closed bathroom door.
00:34Hello, is this Mr. Sterling?
00:35He's in the shower. I'm his daughter. Who is this?
00:38This is guest services at the Grand Elisha Resort.
00:40We're just doing a routine follow-up about your stay in our family suite last night.
00:44We just wanted to check in.
00:46Did the three-year-old boy with your party have any more allergic reactions to the peanut-free pastries we
00:50provided?
00:50My stomach dropped.
00:52The phone felt like a block of ice in my hand.
00:54My dad is 55.
00:56My mom is 52.
00:57I am an only child.
00:58I just turned 24.
01:00And last weekend, my dad told my mom he was flying out to San Francisco for a closed-door real
01:07estate summit.
01:08Who was on the phone?
01:10My pulse hammered against my throat.
01:13I shoved my trembling hands into my pockets.
01:15Telemarketer.
01:16I hung up.
01:17I forced the words past the lump in my throat.
01:20He walked over to the mirror and casually smoothed some moisturizer over his face.
01:24Where's your mother?
01:26Ran to the butcher for some rib-aise.
01:28She said you had a brutal week traveling and wanted to grill steaks tonight.
01:31I stared at the back of his head.
01:35She always takes good care of me.
01:38Three days of back-to-back meetings in San Francisco really took it out of me.
01:43The Grand Elysian Resort wasn't in San Francisco.
01:46It was a 20-minute drive away, right here in the local coastal hills.
01:51Dad.
01:53Yeah?
01:56Where did you stay in San Francisco?
01:58My company has an off-site there next month.
02:01Thought I'd ask for hotel reps.
02:03His hand froze on his cheek for a fraction of a second.
02:08Just some standard business hotel the organizers booked.
02:11Nothing special.
02:12When you go, I'll book you a five-star place.
02:14Don't stay in those dumps.
02:16He was lying.
02:17I didn't push it.
02:19I turned and walked out of the master bedroom.
02:21Back in my room, I pulled up the statement for the authorized user card on my dad's account.
02:25I majored in finance.
02:26Most of the family's electronic statements were routed to my email.
02:29I opened last month's transaction history and scrolled down line by line.
02:33Last Saturday, $8,800.
02:35Merchant.
02:36The Grand Elysia Resort Dining and Entertainment.
02:38It wasn't just last week.
02:39On the 14th of last month, Valentine's Day, a charge of $23,000.
02:43Merchant.
02:45The gift my mom received that day was a $20 bouquet of grocery store carnations.
02:51My legs gave out, and I collapsed into my desk chair.
02:57Richard!
02:58Chloe!
02:59Come help me with these bags!
03:01Come help me with these bags!
03:04A second later, I heard the front door unlock.
03:07Mom was home with groceries.
03:09I took a deep breath and forced myself out of the room.
03:12Why'd you buy so much?
03:14You're going to throw your back out.
03:17Next time, wait till I'm home to carry this stuff for you.
03:20Richard had already beaten me to it, taking the heavy paper bags from her hands.
03:25You had a long trip.
03:27Besides, Chloe loves grilled ribeye.
03:30Watching this picture-perfect marriage play out, bile rose in the back of my throat.
03:35I had to look away.
03:36The air in San Francisco is so dry.
03:38I picked up that limited edition Fleur de Lis skincare set you like.
03:42Try it tonight.
03:44Eleanor patted his arm and told him he shouldn't have spent so much.
03:47During dinner, Richard kept refilling my mom's wine glass.
03:51After dinner, Richard went to his home office to check emails.
03:53Using a cup of coffee as an excuse, I pushed open the door to his home office.
03:58I pushed open the door to his home office.
04:00He was typing away at his computer.
04:06Dad, brought you some coffee.
04:10Dad, I saw a crazy story online today.
04:13What kind of story?
04:17Some guy kept a mistress behind his wife's back.
04:19Even had a secret kid.
04:21The wife found out and completely destroyed his life.
04:24Chloe, what is your point?
04:25Secrets don't stay buried forever.
04:27Right, Dad?
04:28I locked eyes with him.
04:30Richard looked up at me.
04:31I didn't back down.
04:34These click-ate brogs love making up this kind of garbage.
04:37You're fresh out of college, Chloe.
04:39Stop reading that internet trash and focus on your career.
04:42But...
04:44His jaw tightened.
04:46Enough!
04:47Adults handle their own business.
04:49You don't get a vote.
04:50Are we clear?
04:51You don't get a vote.
04:53Are we clear?
04:54Crystal clear.
04:56I stared at him.
04:57I muttered.
05:03Saturday morning, Richard claimed he had to head to the office.
05:06The second his car pulled out of the driveway,
05:08I called an Uber and headed straight to Grand Elysium Resort.
05:17Hi, I need some information about Richard Sterling's stay here last weekend.
05:21I'm his daughter.
05:22He thinks he may have left something behind in the room.
05:25Then can you at least tell me who else was registered to the room?
05:27I'm sorry, miss.
05:29That would violate guest privacy policy.
05:34Can you at least tell me what the woman with him looked like?
05:38Can you at least tell me what the woman with him looked like?
05:42She was young, late 20s maybe, dressed very bogo chic, like an artist type.
05:48Late 20s.
05:49An artist type.
05:53I walked out through the revolving doors and pulled out my phone,
05:56pulling up the address for the Luna Co. boutique I'd found last night.
06:01I took a cab straight there and flagged down an older sale associate.
06:05Hi, was there a necklace purchase under Richard Sterling on the 14th of last month?
06:10Yes, of course.
06:11Mr. Sterling is one of our VIP clients.
06:14He came in that day with a very charming young woman
06:16and purchased our limited edition diamond necklace.
06:19Do you happen to know the woman's name?
06:22Do you happen to know the woman's name?
06:24Serena, I believe.
06:26He kept calling her his sweet Serena.
06:28They were very affectionate.
06:30She kept insisting the necklace was too expensive,
06:32but he absolutely refused to take no for an answer.
06:35When I got home,
06:36Eleanor was out on the balcony watering her potted hydrangeas.
06:42Hey, Chloe.
06:44What do you want for lunch?
06:45I can whip something up.
06:47Her hair was tied back in a loose bone.
06:57Mom!
06:59What's this?
07:00You're a grown woman and you're still acting like a little kid.
07:05Mom, have you ever thought of getting back out there?
07:07Getting a job?
07:08A job?
07:10I'm in my 50s, honey.
07:11Besides, Richard won't hear of it.
07:13He says he makes enough to take care of us
07:15and I should just relax at home.
07:16I stared at the green leaves on the balcony.
07:19My chest felt like someone was sitting on it.
07:21I couldn't just drop the bomb on her.
07:22She had high blood pressure.
07:24A shock like this could put her in the hospital.
07:26I needed hard proof.
07:27I needed to find this Serena.
07:29I needed hard proof.
07:31I needed to find this Serena.
07:32I searched through hashtag after hashtag on Pictogram.
07:36Finally, I found an account called Serena slash Soul Art.
07:40Her grid was a curated gallery of over-filtered,
07:43aesthetic lifestyle shots.
07:45I started scrolling.
07:46A post from the 14th of last month.
07:48The photo was a tight shot of the Lumina necklace
07:50against a woman's colobine.
07:51The caption read,
07:52He says traditional marriage's cage built for the world
07:54and I am the only safe harbor his soul has ever known.
07:56I let out a harsh bark of a laugh.
07:58Sanctuary for his soul?
08:00Swiping my family's credit card for a $23,000 piece of jewelry
08:04and you're talking about a fucking soul?
08:06Further down.
08:07A post from last weekend.
08:09Location tag.
08:10The Grand Elysian Resort.
08:13The photo showed a small hand resting on a larger man's hand.
08:16The caption.
08:18A weekend escape from the city with my little guy.
08:21Forever grateful to the man behind the scenes who takes care of everything for us.
08:26I stared at the phone screen.
08:28The carpet pattern in the background was a perfect match for the family suite on the Grand Elysian's website.
08:32And in the corner of the frame, strapped to the man's wrist, was a Kronos watch.
08:36It was the same watch I'd bought Richard for his birthday last year with my first internship paycheck.
08:40I screenshot everything and dumped it into an encrypted folder.
08:43Most of her location tags hovered around Oak Roll Estatants.
08:48Houses there started at $10 million.
08:51Richard was just a partner at a real estate firm.
08:55Where was he getting that kind of cash?
08:58How's the job hunt going, Chloe?
08:59If nothing's biting, I can set you up with a junior analyst position at the firm.
09:04That night, Richard came home and immediately slipped back into his good husband, good father routine.
09:11No thanks, Dad. I want to figure it out on my own.
09:15Stubborn. Just like your mother.
09:18Looking at him, my stomach turned.
09:21Hey, Dad, I drove past Oak Brook States today. Those mansions look incredible.
09:29What were you doing over there?
09:34Just driving through. Heard a lot of indie artists live there.
09:38Must be nice.
09:39Richard slammed his fork down.
09:42The metal scraped against the ceramic with a harsh grating sound.
09:45Chloe, why are you so fixated on this shallow crap all of a sudden?
09:50Always obsessing about how much money other people have.
09:52What about your own life?
09:54I just made a comment.
09:56Why are you snapping at me?
10:01I'm trying to teach you some values.
10:04Keep your feet on the ground.
10:06And don't start acting like some money-hungry gold digger.
10:12All right, all right, Richard.
10:15She just made an observation.
10:16Why are you getting so worked up?
10:18Drink this.
10:19Cool off.
10:20Eleanor quickly stepped in.
10:22Richard picked up the glass.
10:24His hand was shaking slightly.
10:26The next day, the next day, I blew off my afternoon plans and drove straight to Oak Brook Estates.
10:31Security was posted at the front gate, and there was no way I was getting past it.
10:34So I parked outside a coffee shop across the street, grabbed a seat by the window, and watched for three
10:39straight hours.
10:40At 2 p.m., a white stallion V8 SUV pulled out of the gates and parked next to a florist
10:45on the corner.
10:45The door opened.
10:46A woman stepped out wearing a linen maxi dress.
10:48She was very thin, with long hair down to her waist.
10:51She definitely had that airy, artistic vibe.
10:54It was Serena, no question.
10:55She went into the shop and came out holding a massive bouquet of white roses.
10:59I tossed some cash onto the table, walked out of the coffee shop, and followed her from half a block
11:03behind.
11:04She didn't go back to the SUV.
11:06Instead, she carried the flowers half a block further and walked into Elite Montessori Academy.
11:10Ten minutes later, ten minutes later, she walked out holding the hand of a little blonde boy, maybe three years
11:16old.
11:16He was dressed in a tailored prep school uniform, clutching a toy fire truck.
11:23Mommy, is Daddy coming to see me today?
11:28Daddy's busy making lots of money to buy Leo more toys.
11:32The boy asked, looking up at her.
11:35Serena ruffled his blonde hair.
11:37I stepped right into the middle of the sidewalk, blocking her path.
11:41Serena stopped, a slight frown forming.
11:45Excuse me, can I help you?
11:47You're Serena, right?
11:49I'm Richard Sterling's daughter.
11:50Excuse me, can I help you?
11:52You're Serena, right?
11:53I'm Richard Sterling's daughter.
11:55I don't know any Richard.
11:57Bullshit.
11:58Want me to post the receipts from the Grand Elysium all over Pingram?
12:01Or the purchase receipt for the Lumina Diamond necklace you're wearing around your neck right now?
12:04What do you want?
12:05A chat.
12:07A chat.
12:10A chat.
12:11A chat.
12:14Let's track me down, I'll play it straight.
12:16Your dad and I?
12:17It's true love.
12:18True love?
12:18Maxing out my family's credit cards and living in a multi-million dollar mansion?
12:21That's your definition of love?
12:23Little girl, what do you know about love?
12:25To your mother, Richard is just a walking ATM.
12:27A tool.
12:28But with me, he actually feels alive.
12:30I'm his soulmate.
12:31The only one who truly gets him.
12:32You're disgusting.
12:33Fucking pathetic.
12:35Disgusting?
12:35Richard buys me houses, he buys me cars, he begs to spend his money on me.
12:40You know why?
12:41Because I make him feel like a king.
12:43While your mother?
12:43She's just a desperate housewife smelling of cheap vanilla extract and cleaner.
12:47Her words twisted like a knife.
12:49Eleanor gave her entire life to build this family.
12:52And this homewrecker had the nerve to reduce her to a punchline.
12:55The Oakmore House?
12:57Richard bought it?
12:58The Oakmore House?
12:59Richard bought it?
13:00Yep.
13:01My name is on the deed.
13:02Paid in full.
13:03Cash.
13:03I stood frozen.
13:05Every muscle in my body shook.
13:08That evening, Richard walked through the front door right at 7 p.m.
13:12A rarity.
13:15You went to see Serena today?
13:18Yes.
13:21Richard!
13:22Are you insane?
13:24Ask her what she did.
13:25Showing up at an elite private school to cause a scene like some street trash.
13:29You completely humiliated me.
13:31Caused a scene?
13:33Caused a scene?
13:34I just wanted to see what kind of soulmate you stash in a 20 million dollar cash house.
13:39Chloe, what are you talking about?
13:40Shut the hell up, Chloe!
13:41One more word out of your mouth and you can pack your bags and get the fuck out of my
13:44house!
13:45I'm not the one who should get out.
13:46You are.
13:47You're the one keeping a mistress behind our backs.
13:49You even have a fucking three-year-old bastard child.
13:53Fine.
13:54Since it's out in the open, I won't bother hiding it.
13:57Yes.
13:58Leo is my son.
14:00Serena is my woman.
14:02Eleanor.
14:02I planned to handle this after Chloe got married and moved out.
14:06Since she blew the lid off, let's set the rules.
14:08I'm not filing for divorce.
14:10You'll still be Mrs. Stray.
14:12Status quo remains.
14:14I'll keep paying your credit card limits and household expenses.
14:16But moving forward, I'll be spending three nights a week at Oak Grove.
14:20Don't interfere.
14:20Don't cause a scene.
14:21Let's handle this like adults.
14:23And if I refuse?
14:26Refuse.
14:26Then go get a lawyer and file for divorce.
14:28But I promise you, you won't get a dime.
14:31You'll walk away with absolutely nothing.
14:33You're in your 50s with health issues.
14:35Without me, how exactly are you going to survive?
14:38You sick fuck!
14:40You sick fuck!
14:42Chloe, you're off the knife!
14:44Mom!
14:44He doesn't get to treat us like this!
14:47Are you done with the hysterics?
14:49I'm sleeping at Oak Grove tonight.
14:50Call me when you're ready to be reasonable.
14:55Mom, I'm sorry.
14:56I'm useless.
14:57I don't know how to help you.
14:59Silly girl, why are you calling me?
15:07Mom, why do you have...
15:09Did you think that follow-up call from the concierge was actually random?
15:13I paid the concierge to make that call.
15:15It was time you saw exactly what kind of piece of shit you've been calling dad.
15:19Chloe, Richard really thought I spent the last 30 years as some brainless housewife who only knows how to bake
15:25cookies.
15:25He forgot one detail.
15:2730 years ago, I was the youngest senior CPA in the state.
15:31Did you really think his shell companies and offshore trusts could slip past me?
15:35Mom, you've known this whole time?
15:37Six months before you did.
15:38I knew the exact day he made his first attempt to wire funds to a Cayman Islands account.
15:43Why didn't you just confront him?
15:44Because that wasn't enough...
15:46Why didn't you just confront him?
15:48Because that wasn't enough to nail him to the wall.
15:50I was waiting.
15:51Waiting for him to cash out the largest smump and put the asset directly in that woman's name.
15:56Eleanor walked straight to the bookshelf.
15:58She smoothly pulled out a heavy copy of Principles of Corporate Vance tucked away in the back of the third
16:03row.
16:03The center of the book was hollowed out.
16:06Inside lay a black encrypted flash drive.
16:09She plugged the drive into a USB port.
16:12The screen lit up, and her fingers flew over the keyboard as she entered a long, complex passcode.
16:17A hidden encrypted directory popped up.
16:19A hidden encrypted directory popped up.
16:22It was packed with Excel strep sheets, bank statements, and scanned PDFs of signed documents.
16:27He's a control freak who trusts no one.
16:29Every illegal wire transfer he made, he kept the master ledger himself.
16:33Mom, with this, we can absolutely destroy him in divorce court, right?
16:37Not enough.
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