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00:00:02My name is Catherine Brown, the real heiress who was lost for 18 years.

00:00:07Today, my family pushed me into hell.

00:00:09The fake heiress Jolene and I were kidnapped.

00:00:12The kidnappers say the Browns can only save one of us.

00:00:17Jolene!

00:00:18Let Jolene go! Do whatever you want with Catherine!

00:00:21If you touch Jolene again, I'll make sure you die here.

00:00:23Release Jolene first.

00:00:25Tied to a pillar, I listened to my three brothers abandon me without hesitation.

00:00:28I look toward my fiancé, Declan Fulton, hoping he will save me.

00:00:33But he doesn't even glance my way.

00:00:35I choose Jolene too.

00:00:37This is the man I loved for three years.

00:00:40Code-blooded.

00:00:41Roofless.

00:00:50I know, once I nearly died saving him.

00:00:53But now he doesn't spare me an extra glance.

00:01:02Poor girl.

00:01:04Jolene paid us to get rid of you.

00:01:07No need to hurry.

00:01:08One at a time, boys.

00:01:09Everyone gets their turn.

00:01:12No!

00:01:15Suddenly, a deafening gunshot tears through the silence.

00:01:18A dozen figures dressed in black storming silence.

00:01:22If you want to live, stop right now.

00:01:27I recognize the man.

00:01:28He is Liam Warren, the most powerful man in Artwell, who commands a massive empire.

00:01:34Ruthless, formidable, and feared by everyone.

00:01:37Mr. Warren, please spare us.

00:01:56Who are you?

00:01:57I'm the one sending you to hell.

00:02:00Suddenly, the warehouse echoed with screams, desperate pleas, and the sickening cracks of breaking bones.

00:02:10How much did Jolene pay you?

00:02:12Five million.

00:02:14She wanted you ruined.

00:02:19Thank you for saving me.

00:02:24You've been poisoned for over a month.

00:02:27I can cure it.

00:02:29Do you trust me?

00:02:31I trust you.

00:02:33I draw a small blade, make a precise cut on his finger, and let out some blackened blood.

00:02:37Until it's fully out of my system, you're gonna have to stick close to me.

00:02:43First, I need to end things with the Browns.

00:02:46I will settle things with the Browns once and for all.

00:02:49When I return home, I find my biological parents and three brothers gathered around Jolana, showering her with care.

00:02:56I close the distance, grab a handful of Jolene's hair, across the face.

00:03:00Catherine, have you completely lost it?

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

00:03:06You better apologize right now.

00:03:09Catherine, what kind of trouble are you stirring up this time?

00:03:13Maybe we never should have taken you in.

00:03:15Me causing trouble?

00:03:18Why don't you ask Jolene what she's really done?

00:03:21She's the one who set up that whole kidnapping to get rid of me.

00:03:25I pull out my phone and play the recording.

00:03:27Jolene paid us to get rid of you.

00:03:29The Browns stare at Jolene in stunned disbelief.

00:03:34No!

00:03:34It must be fake!

00:03:36Do you want me to send this to a professional for verification?

00:03:39Or maybe call the police?

00:03:40No! No!

00:03:42You can't call the cops!

00:03:43Catherine, I'm sorry!

00:03:44I'm the one who should leave this place!

00:03:48Catherine, Jolene's apologized.

00:03:49Just drop it!

00:03:50It's either her or me.

00:03:54Since you've chosen her, I'm out of here.

00:03:56In their eyes, I'll never measure up to Jolene.

00:03:59So why should I hold on to them?

00:04:01Just as I step outside, a sleek Maybach rolls up right in front of me.

00:04:07Excuse me, are you Miss Catherine Brown?

00:04:10Mr. Warren sent me to pick you up.

00:04:12I spot Austin coming out and get into the car without hesitation.

00:04:19The car glides into the Warren estate.

00:04:22The most powerful family in Ardwell.

00:04:28Liam is seated on a sofa, with a document resting in his hand.

00:04:35Is everything settled?

00:04:37Yes, I've cut ties.

00:04:38From this moment on, you're my personal doctor.

00:04:40Until I'm fully healed, you are to stay within my reach.

00:04:43Alright.

00:04:43But I have two conditions.

00:04:45First, I need a complete medical lab.

00:04:48Second, our relationship is strictly professional.

00:04:50Besides that, neither of us interferes in the other's life.

00:04:55Alright.

00:04:56But keep this in mind.

00:04:59If your medical skills don't live up to that confidence of yours...

00:05:04My medical skills won't disappoint you.

00:05:06Liam pulls out a sleek black card and hands it to me.

00:05:09Buy whatever you need.

00:05:10Don't hold back.

00:05:11I take the black card.

00:05:12A fully equipped medical lab doesn't come cheap.

00:05:15Since Liam offered this, I'm not about to pinch pennies for him.

00:05:18Once the poison leaves his system, we'll go our separate ways.

00:05:21I enter the room Liam arranges for me.

00:05:23This room is twice the size of my bedroom at the Browns.

00:05:26Ironic, isn't it?

00:05:27A stranger gives me better lodging than my own family.

00:05:31I sit at the desk, open my laptop, and log into my social media.

00:05:36Soon, dozens of notifications flood the screen.

00:05:39Where did you run off to?

00:05:41Come back.

00:05:42Jolene isn't holding a grudge about you hitting her.

00:05:44Why are you still throwing a tantrum?

00:05:46Who picked you up?

00:05:47Stop making everything difficult.

00:05:50Just return home.

00:05:51If you walk out now, you better not come crawling back.

00:05:55What kind of stupid stunt are you pulling?

00:06:01Katherine, you're not seriously thinking of leaving forever, right?

00:06:05I stare at these messages and let out a cold laugh.

00:06:10I quickly type one simple, satisfying reply to each one.

00:06:15Get lost.

00:06:16Then I block them all without hesitation.

00:06:18That feels even better.

00:06:19This is how life should be.

00:06:20Logging out.

00:06:21I switch to another browser and types in a hidden URL.

00:06:27A metallic door slowly creaks open on screen, with a blood-red skull on it.

00:06:33Welcome back, Quietus.

00:06:35I'm one of the most legendary figures on the darknet.

00:06:38The genius hacker, Quietus.

00:06:41My phone rings.

00:06:42It's Jeral Douglas, my loyal admirer.

00:06:45Katherine, you're actually back?

00:06:47I can't believe it.

00:06:48I'll line up the highest-paying jobs for you.

00:06:51Good.

00:06:51Oh, someone has been digging into your digital records.

00:06:54The trace leads back to the Warren Group headquarters.

00:06:56It seems Liam is already investigating me.

00:07:00Let them dig.

00:07:01Make sure the only information they find is exactly what I want them to see.

00:07:08The next day, the driver takes me shopping downtown.

00:07:17Miss, these are new arrivals, and each costs over $100,000.

00:07:25Miss Brown, you're here just in time.

00:07:28I'll bring out the new styles for you.

00:07:32Katherine?

00:07:33What brings you here?

00:07:35The clothes here are quite expensive.

00:07:37Jolene, is this your sister?

00:07:39Should we tell her the fast fashion store next door is having a sale?

00:07:46Ring up everything I selected.

00:07:48The sales assistant's face goes pale.

00:07:51That's an unlimited credit card from a top global bank.

00:07:55Katherine, did you find someone to support you?

00:07:58Watch out.

00:08:00Not everyone's as trustworthy as they seem.

00:08:04I'll take the new dresses you were just showing Jolene to.

00:08:06What?

00:08:07I saw those first.

00:08:09Saw them first, but can't afford them?

00:08:12Maybe?

00:08:13Isn't the Brown family's monthly allowance only $100,000?

00:08:17Jolene trembles with fury.

00:08:18I pay and walk out.

00:08:21I watch Jolene tremble with rage, unable to get a word out, and a fierce satisfaction courses

00:08:27through me.

00:08:28After all the humiliation I endured in the Brown family, this is just a small payback.

00:08:32The charity gala that weekend is nothing short of spectacular.

00:08:35I enter the hall on Liam's arm.

00:08:38I'm dressed in a wine-red gown, my makeup refined but understated.

00:08:42Tonight, I am not the abandoned daughter of the Brown family.

00:08:46I am Liam Warren's date.

00:08:48The most powerful man in Ardwell.

00:08:51All eyes are drawn to us.

00:08:54Is that Mr. Warren?

00:08:56He actually showed up.

00:08:58Who's that woman with him?

00:09:00I've never seen her before.

00:09:02She's stunning.

00:09:04Is she from some notable family?

00:09:06I ignore the whispers.

00:09:08My eyes sweep across the hall and land on the Browns.

00:09:12Jolene is dressed to perfection, hanging on Austin's arm, playing the part of a cherished

00:09:17woman.

00:09:17But the moment she sees me, her face drains of color.

00:09:20Austin freezes too.

00:09:22He stares at me, unable to believe his eyes.

00:09:29Catherine, what are you doing here?

00:09:31And with Mr. Warren?

00:09:32Where I go isn't any of your business.

00:09:35Who do you think you are to me?

00:09:40I'm your brother.

00:09:43I let out a cold laugh.

00:09:46Brother?

00:09:47When you abandoned me to the kidnappers,

00:09:49did you remember you were my brother then?

00:09:52Catherine

00:09:55is with me.

00:09:57His words are dripping with authority.

00:10:02Jolene approaches,

00:10:03her expression dark.

00:10:05Catherine,

00:10:06when did you start seeing Mr. Warren?

00:10:07You never mentioned anything.

00:10:09And

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

00:10:13I look coldly at Jolene's face,

00:10:15trying to imply I'm a two-timer.

00:10:19Jolene,

00:10:19your tricks are way too amateur.

00:10:21Who Liam is,

00:10:22what my relationship is with him,

00:10:25none of that is any of your business.

00:10:27Why exactly should I update you

00:10:29about my personal life?

00:10:32Jolene's expression falters,

00:10:34her eyes glistening with tears.

00:10:36Here she goes again.

00:10:39Catherine,

00:10:39that's not what I meant.

00:10:42Catherine,

00:10:43where have you been?

00:10:44Mr. Fulton,

00:10:45wherever I go has nothing to do with you.

00:10:48We're not that familiar.

00:10:50Do you have any idea what kind of man Liam is?

00:10:54Are you doing this just to retaliate against the Brown family?

00:11:01Do you honestly think I'd waste that kind of energy on you?

00:11:08I cut ties with the Browns,

00:11:10and I meant every word.

00:11:12Excuse me.

00:11:18I hear whispers rising behind me.

00:11:21Did you catch that?

00:11:23Liam said it himself.

00:11:25She's with him.

00:11:27This has never happened before,

00:11:29has it?

00:11:31Wait,

00:11:32Catherine?

00:11:33Isn't that the Brown daughter

00:11:35who was swapped at birth

00:11:36and brought back from some remote place?

00:11:40Judging by Jolene's little comments,

00:11:42the Brown family drama

00:11:43might be more complicated than we thought.

00:11:46Look at Deccan's face.

00:11:48Is he starting to regret dumping her?

00:11:52I don't look back,

00:11:53but I know Jolene's expression

00:11:55must be priceless right now.

00:11:57The auction begins.

00:11:59One luxurious item after another

00:12:01is presented on stage.

00:12:02Beautiful work of art.

00:12:04A piece of history.

00:12:05A masterpiece.

00:12:13Dazzling.

00:12:14Priceless.

00:12:16But I've never been interested in jewelry.

00:12:19No matter how valuable,

00:12:20they're just stones.

00:12:22Just then,

00:12:23I hear a familiar voice.

00:12:24It's Jolene.

00:12:26Austin,

00:12:27this necklace is stunning.

00:12:29I really like it.

00:12:32Austin understands immediately.

00:12:35His eyes grow determined.

00:12:37Huh.

00:12:37Same as always.

00:12:39Whatever Jolene wants,

00:12:41Austin gives her.

00:12:46Once I was jealous.

00:12:48Now,

00:12:48I just find it ridiculous.

00:12:53going once,

00:12:54going twice.

00:12:55Just as the host prepares to declare it sold,

00:12:58a deep voice echoes from the back.

00:13:0050 million.

00:13:0250 million.

00:13:04Sold!

00:13:05Congratulations,

00:13:06Mr. Warren.

00:13:07Liam walks up to the stage

00:13:09and claims the necklace.

00:13:15Then,

00:13:16to everyone's astonishment,

00:13:18he returns to me

00:13:19and fastens the necklace

00:13:21around my neck.

00:13:26It looks good on you.

00:13:30I really like it.

00:13:33The sight stings Jolene's eyes.

00:13:36Even Declan can't seem to look away from me.

00:13:39I reach up and touch the cool gem against my neck.

00:13:4450 million for a necklace.

00:13:47Liam really doesn't hold back.

00:13:49After the auction wraps up,

00:13:51I wander to the dessert table alone.

00:13:53Catherine,

00:13:54you really are something.

00:13:55A few days away

00:13:56and you've already hooked onto Liam.

00:13:58Nothing as impressive

00:13:59as your lifelong mastery

00:14:01of acting sweet and pitiful.

00:14:02Why do you always target me?

00:14:04Cut it out.

00:14:05There's no audience here,

00:14:06so no need to pretend.

00:14:08Jolene spots Declan approaching

00:14:10and intentionally bumps onto me,

00:14:11splashing juice onto her own dress.

00:14:14Catherine,

00:14:15even if you dislike me,

00:14:16isn't this too much?

00:14:17Throwing juice on me?

00:14:20What happened?

00:14:21Declan,

00:14:21it's okay.

00:14:22I must have upset Catherine.

00:14:25Catherine,

00:14:25you still haven't grown up.

00:14:27Jolene is your sister.

00:14:31I pick up a glass of red wine

00:14:33and flick my wrist,

00:14:34sending the whole glass

00:14:35onto Jolene's dress.

00:14:36There.

00:14:37That's something I actually did.

00:14:39And I only take responsibility

00:14:41for my own actions.

00:14:43Jolene is stunned.

00:14:45Declan freezes.

00:14:47Seems I arrived just after

00:14:49all the excitement ended.

00:14:50Quite the lesson

00:14:51in the Brown family's manners today.

00:14:54Mr. Warren,

00:14:55this is a misunderstanding.

00:14:58Misunderstanding?

00:14:59There are security cameras here.

00:15:03Review them if clarity is needed.

00:15:06Whispers erupt around them.

00:15:13Jolene's face goes from scarlet

00:15:15to ghostly pale.

00:15:17Let's go.

00:15:18The atmosphere here

00:15:19is suffocating.

00:15:20A fierce satisfaction

00:15:22rising in my chest.

00:15:23This time,

00:15:24I don't have to hold back anymore.

00:15:26Back in the Brown family,

00:15:27I always tried to keep the peace.

00:15:28And all it got me

00:15:29was them pushing harder

00:15:30every time.

00:15:31Now,

00:15:31no one could step on me again.

00:15:38The following morning,

00:15:40I walk into the living area

00:15:42and notice Liam

00:15:43is already awake.

00:15:56Good morning.

00:15:58Morning.

00:16:00I head to the kitchen

00:16:02to prepare the herbal mix.

00:16:07Just then,

00:16:09Liam's friend arrives.

00:16:16Is she the mysterious beauty

00:16:18who stunned everyone last night?

00:16:20That's Catherine Brown,

00:16:22my new personal doctor.

00:16:24You're serious?

00:16:26His skepticism is loud enough

00:16:28that I can't ignore it.

00:16:31Mr. Moreno,

00:16:32perhaps you should take things easy.

00:16:34Your dark under eyes

00:16:35and shortness of breath

00:16:36suggest your vitality

00:16:38is running low.

00:16:39Winfred's face flushes immediately.

00:16:41This touches on a man's pride.

00:16:43What nonsense are you spouting?

00:16:44Miss Brown,

00:16:45I'm not one to judge

00:16:46by appearances.

00:16:47But Liam's condition is severe.

00:16:49Many top experts

00:16:50have been stumped.

00:16:51And you?

00:16:52I'm not bothered.

00:16:53I've faced this kind of doubt

00:16:55many times before.

00:16:57We'll see soon enough.

00:16:59Winred,

00:17:00maybe you ought to let

00:17:01Dr. Brown give you a prescription.

00:17:05Liam, are you kidding me?

00:17:06This girl is not just some girl.

00:17:08She's Dr. Brown.

00:17:09Right now,

00:17:10she's the one keeping me alive.

00:17:12He then turns to me.

00:17:13Can you really fix me?

00:17:18Yes.

00:17:1830 minutes later,

00:17:20I begin the first acupuncture session.

00:17:23Liam pulls his shirt up,

00:17:25exposing his toned chest.

00:17:28I pull out the silver needles

00:17:30and insert them

00:17:31with speed and precision.

00:17:37When the last needle is inserted,

00:17:39Liam's body shivers.

00:17:41And he spits out

00:17:43dark red clotted blood.

00:17:48What did you just do

00:17:50to him, Dr. Brown?

00:17:51How are you feeling now?

00:17:57I feel great.

00:17:59Lighter than I have

00:18:00in a long time.

00:18:01Don't let yourself

00:18:02get too stressed.

00:18:04And most importantly,

00:18:05you'll need to prioritize

00:18:07rest and abstinence.

00:18:09Understood, Dr. Brown.

00:18:11I'll take your advice seriously.

00:18:12Winfred leans in

00:18:13and quietly asks

00:18:15if I can help

00:18:15with his health.

00:18:19I go back to my room

00:18:21and return

00:18:21with a bottle of pills.

00:18:23These are pills

00:18:24for male vitality.

00:18:26One bottle

00:18:26costs $100,000.

00:18:28$100,000?

00:18:30Are these pills

00:18:31made of solid gold?

00:18:32The ingredients are rare

00:18:34and the process

00:18:35is complicated.

00:18:36Quality always demands

00:18:37a premium price.

00:18:39Winfred reluctantly pays.

00:18:40A sports car

00:18:41can be repaired,

00:18:42but if your health fails,

00:18:44no sum of money

00:18:45will grant you

00:18:46a second chance.

00:18:47The following morning,

00:18:49just as I prepare to leave,

00:18:50my phone buzzles

00:18:51with a call from Austin.

00:18:55Catherine,

00:18:55come back here right now.

00:18:57What is it?

00:18:58You'll find out

00:18:58when you get here.

00:18:59I realize that

00:19:00for the sake of my own peace,

00:19:02cutting all connections

00:19:03with the Brown family

00:19:04is necessary.

00:19:06The mood in the living room

00:19:08is thick with tension.

00:19:13Look who's back.

00:19:15How did you sink

00:19:16so low at your age,

00:19:18becoming someone's mistress?

00:19:21Catherine,

00:19:22I'm only trying to help you.

00:19:23I'm afraid you're being misled.

00:19:25who I decide to be with

00:19:27is my own business.

00:19:29It doesn't concern your family.

00:19:32You're a Brown!

00:19:34Everything you do

00:19:36stains our family's name!

00:19:39Catherine, seriously,

00:19:41do you think Liam

00:19:42would ever give you

00:19:42the time of day?

00:19:43Are you all finished?

00:19:45First,

00:19:47Liam and I have a strictly

00:19:48doctor-patient relationship.

00:19:50Second,

00:19:51even if there were something else,

00:19:53it's none of your business.

00:19:54And don't forget

00:19:55that I am no longer

00:19:57part of your family.

00:19:58You said you cut ties,

00:20:00so give back

00:20:01the Brown Group shares.

00:20:04Those shares came

00:20:06from Grandpa.

00:20:08You don't have a single right

00:20:09to any of it.

00:20:11I pull out my phone

00:20:12and show them the screen.

00:20:13Since I stepped in,

00:20:15I've been recording

00:20:16all your insults,

00:20:17threats,

00:20:18and schemes

00:20:19to grab the shares.

00:20:20Keep pushing me,

00:20:21and I won't hesitate

00:20:22to hand this over

00:20:23to the press

00:20:24and the law.

00:20:27I put my phone away,

00:20:29feeling nothing.

00:20:31I used to put up

00:20:32with everything

00:20:33you threw at me.

00:20:34Now it's your turn

00:20:36to taste

00:20:36what it feels like

00:20:37to be on the other end

00:20:38of a threat.

00:20:42I leave the Brown

00:20:43family home

00:20:44and prepare to go back.

00:20:48Suddenly,

00:20:49a voice calls out,

00:20:51Catherine,

00:20:51is that really you?

00:20:52Where have you been hiding?

00:20:54I look at the woman

00:20:55before me.

00:20:57She's nearly 50,

00:20:58her face lined

00:21:00with wrinkles,

00:21:01her expression

00:21:02mean and petty.

00:21:02What do you want?

00:21:04You must have money

00:21:05if you're surviving

00:21:06this well.

00:21:07My son needs school fees,

00:21:09and you owe me

00:21:10half a million.

00:21:10If you don't pay up,

00:21:12I'll make a scene

00:21:12outside your place

00:21:13every single day.

00:21:15If you need cash,

00:21:16ask your real daughter,

00:21:18Jolene.

00:21:18I raised you

00:21:19all those years,

00:21:20so you should compensate me.

00:21:22You ungrateful brat!

00:21:24Stay out of my way.

00:21:26Otherwise,

00:21:27I won't hesitate

00:21:27to involve the police

00:21:28and reopening the case

00:21:29about you switching infants.

00:21:31You...

00:21:32Don't do anything, Rash.

00:21:33I'll be going now.

00:21:35Bridget scurries off

00:21:36in panic.

00:21:41Just then,

00:21:42a sleek black Rolls Royce

00:21:44glides to a stop

00:21:45beside me.

00:21:46The window lowers,

00:21:48revealing Liam's

00:21:49handsome face.

00:21:50Do you need a hand?

00:21:52No, it's nothing serious.

00:21:53I've already taken care of it.

00:21:56Get in.

00:21:58It's nearly impossible

00:21:59to catch a taxi here.

00:22:00I hesitate,

00:22:01but eventually

00:22:02get into the car.

00:22:04Bridget's appearance

00:22:05reminds me of one thing.

00:22:06The Brown family's

00:22:07troubles aren't over.

00:22:08That woman's greed

00:22:09is bottomless.

00:22:10She won't let this go.

00:22:12But that's fine.

00:22:14I'm no longer

00:22:15that little girl

00:22:15who let others

00:22:17push her around.

00:22:19Anyone who wants

00:22:20to come after me

00:22:21had better think twice.

00:22:24On the weekend,

00:22:26Gerard asks to meet me

00:22:27at Harborview Genie,

00:22:28a popular restaurant.

00:22:34I turn around

00:22:36and my eyes

00:22:37fall on Jalene,

00:22:38standing with the Browns

00:22:39and the Fultons.

00:22:40Did you hear

00:22:41we'd be here

00:22:42and decide to show up

00:22:43just to cause a scene?

00:22:45Mr. Brown,

00:22:46I'm here for the food.

00:22:48Just then,

00:22:49a clear voice

00:22:50cuts through the tension.

00:22:53Miss Catherine Brown,

00:22:54you're here.

00:22:55Welcome.

00:22:56Please follow me.

00:22:57Everyone stares in shock

00:22:59as I walk toward

00:22:59the most private,

00:23:01rarely accessible suite

00:23:02in the entire restaurant.

00:23:04How is she getting in there?

00:23:06There must be some mistake.

00:23:09I push open the suite door

00:23:10and Gerard immediately rises

00:23:12from his seat.

00:23:14Catherine, you made it.

00:23:16Gerard tells me his uncle

00:23:17has been diagnosed

00:23:18with a brain tumor.

00:23:19He says the required surgery

00:23:21carries an extremely high risk.

00:23:27Start with this medication.

00:23:29Come back in a week

00:23:30for a follow-up.

00:23:31We'll reassess then.

00:23:36Thank you, Catherine.

00:23:38I was sure you'd have a solution.

00:23:40After the meal,

00:23:41Gerard leans forward

00:23:42and asks if I need help

00:23:44with anything.

00:23:46I want to buy a house.

00:23:48It doesn't have to be big,

00:23:49but it must be extremely quiet

00:23:51and private with top-tier security.

00:23:53I'll handle it.

00:23:54I'll find something perfect for you.

00:23:56Oh, and you're starting

00:23:56at Araylis University

00:23:57next Monday, right?

00:23:59I'm going to study.

00:24:01Medical school.

00:24:02You need to study medicine?

00:24:03You've got to be kidding me!

00:24:05I'm getting a formal degree

00:24:06and taking care

00:24:07of some personal business.

00:24:09Campus life isn't

00:24:09a bad experience after all.

00:24:13The manager hands me

00:24:15an exclusive premium membership card

00:24:17saying all my expenses here

00:24:18will be on the house

00:24:19from now on.

00:24:21I glance over at Gerard

00:24:23and he breaks into a grin.

00:24:25Don't refuse it.

00:24:26This is our business,

00:24:27so just enjoy it.

00:24:31Fine.

00:24:33After being chased away

00:24:34from my private suite,

00:24:36Jolene drags herself

00:24:37to her family's box.

00:24:49Jolene, are you okay?

00:24:51Mom, I'm fine.

00:24:53I just stepped out

00:24:54to see who Catherine

00:24:55was meeting.

00:24:56I was worried about her,

00:24:57but she had me pushed away.

00:25:00What?

00:25:01How dare she treat you that way?

00:25:04That ungrateful girl!

00:25:06Don't jump to conclusions, Mom.

00:25:09I saw it, too.

00:25:11The manager was treating Catherine

00:25:13with a lot of respect.

00:25:15Yes.

00:25:16That man had an aura

00:25:17you can't fake.

00:25:18Catherine is clearly

00:25:20in the high circles.

00:25:21No wonder she's trying

00:25:22to distance herself from us.

00:25:30Pathetic and disgraceful.

00:25:34Who knows what kind of company

00:25:37she's keeping now.

00:25:38Jolene's heart swells

00:25:40with secret satisfaction.

00:25:41I have burned my bridges

00:25:43with the family for good.

00:25:45She is the Brown family's

00:25:47one and only daughter now.

00:25:50The dinner finally ends

00:25:52and the two families part way

00:25:53at the restaurant entrance.

00:25:55When an unexpected grating voice

00:25:57rings out behind Jolene,

00:25:59she turn around

00:26:01and her smile freezes.

00:26:02It's her.

00:26:04Jolene!

00:26:06My dear daughter!

00:26:07Finally!

00:26:08I've found you!

00:26:10Her blood runs cold.

00:26:13Jolene,

00:26:14your younger brother

00:26:15needs money for school.

00:26:17Maybe you could help us out?

00:26:22I don't have time

00:26:23for this ridiculous farce.

00:26:25Take this

00:26:25and never show your face

00:26:27around me again.

00:26:28Jolene,

00:26:29this isn't nearly enough.

00:26:30The tuition alone

00:26:31is a hundred thousand.

00:26:33Her hands tremble

00:26:34with unbridled rage.

00:26:35This wretched woman

00:26:36just won't know her place.

00:26:38I don't know you!

00:26:39My parents already

00:26:40paid you enough

00:26:41to cut ties

00:26:42all those years ago!

00:26:48I can't let this go on.

00:26:50I need to find a way

00:26:50to get rid of this problem

00:26:51for good.

00:26:53The day I've been waiting for

00:26:54has finally arrived.

00:26:56My first day reporting

00:26:57to Aurarius University.

00:27:12Jolene,

00:27:12is this your sister?

00:27:14Since when

00:27:14does Avalius University

00:27:15let random nobodies walk in?

00:27:17Well,

00:27:18isn't this a lovely coincidence,

00:27:19Jolene?

00:27:20Looks like we're going

00:27:21to be classmates.

00:27:22Classmates?

00:27:23You and me?

00:27:24Don't be ridiculous.

00:27:27The lecture bell

00:27:28chimes sharp and clear

00:27:30and Professor Lambert Carter

00:27:31steps through the door.

00:27:33He's a living legend

00:27:34in the global medical field,

00:27:36the heart of this school's

00:27:37medical program.

00:27:39He turns to the class

00:27:40and poses an extremely complex

00:27:42peer-reviewed medical question.

00:27:45The entire lecture hall

00:27:47falls dead silent,

00:27:49not a single student

00:27:50daring to speak up.

00:27:54Young lady,

00:27:55please tell us what you think.

00:27:56I shut my notebook calmly.

00:27:58No trace of panic

00:27:59in my movements

00:28:00and stand up.

00:28:01I lay out my analysis

00:28:03clearly and concisely,

00:28:04citing cutting-edge research,

00:28:06clinical data,

00:28:07and real surgical cases

00:28:08effortlessly.

00:28:11She's incredible.

00:28:13Total beauty and brains.

00:28:14Who even is she?

00:28:17Jolene's face burns

00:28:18with jealousy,

00:28:19her grip tight on her pen.

00:28:23When the final bell rings,

00:28:24I walk out of the lecture hall.

00:28:27Jolene steps in front of me

00:28:28with Paige and Brenna.

00:28:30Catherine,

00:28:31just a few days away,

00:28:33and suddenly you're the one

00:28:34catching everyone's attention.

00:28:36Jolene,

00:28:37she's probably pulling stunts

00:28:38she'd never admit out loud.

00:28:40Exactly.

00:28:41Everyone whispers

00:28:42she knows how to charm

00:28:43the right people.

00:28:45Is that all?

00:28:46Now,

00:28:47move aside,

00:28:48mutt.

00:28:51What did you just say?

00:28:53Paige steps forward

00:28:54to push me.

00:28:55I'm not going to warn you twice.

00:28:58Hands to yourselves.

00:29:02Catherine!

00:29:03You can't just touch

00:29:04people like that!

00:29:05Jolene,

00:29:06keep your little gang in check.

00:29:07If they open their mouths

00:29:08like that again,

00:29:09next time won't be so friendly.

00:29:11Watch your tone.

00:29:12You're messing with

00:29:14the Brown family's reputation.

00:29:17The Brown family?

00:29:19That's your problem,

00:29:21not mine.

00:29:22Stop pretending.

00:29:24It's pathetic.

00:29:26I turn and walk away.

00:29:34I return to the Warren mansion

00:29:35and find Liam in the living room.

00:29:39You were out?

00:29:41Yeah.

00:29:42I stopped by

00:29:43Aurelius University

00:29:44to check in.

00:29:45Also took a look

00:29:46at a new place

00:29:47while I was out.

00:29:48You're moving out?

00:29:50Yeah.

00:29:51Staying here long term

00:29:52isn't practical.

00:29:53Your treatment

00:29:53has leveled out.

00:29:54It won't interfere

00:29:55with your progress.

00:29:56Where's the new place?

00:29:57I offer the building

00:29:58and unit number

00:29:59of Sterling Haven

00:30:00without hesitation.

00:30:02Then I prepare

00:30:03a medicinal shower.

00:30:04The water warmed

00:30:06perfectly.

00:30:07A thin mist

00:30:08curling through the room.

00:30:11It's ready?

00:30:12Liam walks toward

00:30:13the treatment area

00:30:14unbuttoning his shirt

00:30:16as he moves.

00:30:17His long fingers

00:30:18loosen the fabric

00:30:19revealing toned muscles

00:30:21and defined contours.

00:30:24Take the pants off too.

00:30:30What's the matter?

00:30:31Feeling shy now?

00:30:32After some hesitation

00:30:33Liam strips down

00:30:35to his briefs

00:30:36and eases himself

00:30:37into the steaming water.

00:30:39Though composed

00:30:40moments ago

00:30:41my eyes flicker briefly.

00:30:43It's not like

00:30:44this is the first time

00:30:45I've treated him.

00:30:46Why am I so flustered?

00:30:49Get it together Catherine.

00:30:51You're a doctor.

00:30:52Stay professional.

00:30:53Don't let a handsome face

00:30:54and a good body

00:30:55throw you off.

00:30:57The next day

00:30:58I head to the lab

00:30:59to find Lambert.

00:31:02Perfect timing.

00:31:03I've been wrestling

00:31:03with this data all morning.

00:31:05Come check this out.

00:31:10The two of us

00:31:11slip effortlessly

00:31:12into a heated discussion.

00:31:22Professor Carter

00:31:23sorry to interrupt

00:31:24but there's something

00:31:24I'm unsure about saying.

00:31:26If you have something

00:31:26to say

00:31:27just say it.

00:31:29Professor

00:31:29I know you prize

00:31:31real skill

00:31:31but Kathleen

00:31:33is not who you think

00:31:34she is.

00:31:34She never attended

00:31:35a proper university.

00:31:37How could she grasp

00:31:37complex medical research?

00:31:39I'm afraid

00:31:39you're being deceived.

00:31:41Enough!

00:31:42Jolene

00:31:43I don't know

00:31:44what you're trying

00:31:44to do with these accusations

00:31:45but I've seen enough

00:31:47to know true talent

00:31:48when it's in front of me.

00:31:49Catherine identified

00:31:50the error

00:31:51the moment she looked at it.

00:31:52Most PhD candidates

00:31:54wouldn't even catch

00:31:54this mistake

00:31:55the first time around.

00:31:56Tell me

00:31:57how could anyone

00:31:58possibly fake

00:32:00that level of understanding?

00:32:06Professor Carter

00:32:06I

00:32:07I know true talent

00:32:08when I see it.

00:32:09I don't need

00:32:10your commentary.

00:32:12Now

00:32:12please

00:32:13step outside.

00:32:22In that moment

00:32:23I knew

00:32:24I'd found someone

00:32:25who saw me

00:32:25not the lies

00:32:27they spread about me.

00:32:35Hey

00:32:36I'm Catherine Brown

00:32:37Just as I walked

00:32:39into the classroom

00:32:40and took my seat

00:32:40I noticed the girl

00:32:42next to me

00:32:43her cheek marked

00:32:44by a dark birthmark.

00:32:47Hi

00:32:47I'm

00:32:48Claudia Norris

00:32:54Well, well

00:32:55what do we have here?

00:32:56One caught attention

00:32:57by pure chance

00:32:58and the other

00:32:59well

00:32:59the problem's

00:33:00pretty obvious.

00:33:01The snickling spread

00:33:02through the classroom

00:33:03in an instant.

00:33:04Every gaze nailed

00:33:05onto the two of us.

00:33:06Oh, come on everyone

00:33:08don't be so harsh.

00:33:10Professor Carter

00:33:11thinks the world

00:33:12of Catherine.

00:33:15So she's really

00:33:16riding Professor Carter's

00:33:17coattails to get

00:33:18into med school?

00:33:18How pathetic.

00:33:20Oh wow

00:33:21Catherine, your shoes

00:33:23they're the exact

00:33:24same as Jolene's.

00:33:25Come on Catherine

00:33:26you actually showed up

00:33:28wearing fake shoes?

00:33:29That's bold.

00:33:33Still

00:33:33it's embarrassing as hell.

00:33:41All eyes

00:33:42in that instant

00:33:43were pinned on my feet.

00:33:46I feel like being judged

00:33:48in a high society party.

00:33:50The murmur

00:33:51in the room

00:33:52quickly grows

00:33:53into a loud buzz.

00:33:54Most of them

00:33:55were convinced

00:33:56the shoes on my feet

00:33:57were fake.

00:33:59Hey Catherine

00:34:00if you like those shoes

00:34:01I don't mind

00:34:02lending you mine.

00:34:03Wearing fakes

00:34:04is bad.

00:34:06Thanks

00:34:06but I'm pretty selective.

00:34:08I don't wear

00:34:09other people's shoes.

00:34:11Besides

00:34:11we still don't actually

00:34:13know who's rocking

00:34:14the fakes

00:34:15do we?

00:34:16I slowed my movements

00:34:18deliberately

00:34:18lifted my foot

00:34:20and aimed the heel

00:34:21straight at the crowd.

00:34:23Is that

00:34:23real?

00:34:24Of course.

00:34:25Here's what I know

00:34:26every pair designed

00:34:28by Futures Lead Designer

00:34:29Alan Lewis

00:34:31comes with a unique

00:34:32serial number

00:34:33and the designer's

00:34:35initials

00:34:36AL

00:34:36engraved on the

00:34:37inside heel.

00:34:38It can't be.

00:34:39But it is.

00:34:44Jolene

00:34:44why don't you

00:34:45have a look

00:34:45inside your own heel?

00:34:47I'm not scared!

00:34:49She raises her foot

00:34:49and turns the inside

00:34:50of the heel

00:34:51toward everyone.

00:34:52It's empty.

00:34:56Impossible!

00:34:57My shoes are real!

00:34:59The marks are just

00:35:00worn down from use!

00:35:02You can barely

00:35:02see it now!

00:35:04Oh really?

00:35:05Futures Anti-Counterfeit

00:35:06system is one of the

00:35:07most advanced

00:35:08in the world.

00:35:09Unless the shoes

00:35:10are completely wrecked

00:35:11the serial number

00:35:12doesn't just disappear.

00:35:14Want to check right now?

00:35:15No!

00:35:15That won't be necessary!

00:35:17I must have just

00:35:17made a mistake!

00:35:19You wanted to embarrass

00:35:21me in front of everyone?

00:35:23Jolene

00:35:23you seem to forget.

00:35:25What I do best

00:35:26is tear apart

00:35:27cheap facades

00:35:28like yours.

00:35:29After school

00:35:29Jolene storms

00:35:30out of campus

00:35:31fuming.

00:35:33Austin is there

00:35:33to pick her up.

00:35:39Jolene

00:35:40what's going on?

00:35:41Did someone

00:35:41mess with you?

00:35:42Austin!

00:35:43Those limited edition

00:35:44shoes you got for me?

00:35:47Catherine showed up

00:35:48wearing the exact

00:35:49same pair

00:35:50and accused mine

00:35:51of being fake.

00:35:53Showtime.

00:35:59Catherine

00:36:00wait!

00:36:06What gives you

00:36:07the right

00:36:07to accuse

00:36:08Jolene's shoes

00:36:09of be fake?

00:36:14Just take the shoes

00:36:15to the store

00:36:15for verification.

00:36:17Verify them?

00:36:18Who do you think

00:36:18you are?

00:36:27lucky for me

00:36:29future's

00:36:29black gold

00:36:30members

00:36:30get priority

00:36:31verification.

00:36:33The future

00:36:34black card?

00:36:35How the hell

00:36:36does she have that?

00:36:37Austin!

00:36:37Let's just get

00:36:38this over with!

00:36:45No, forget it.

00:36:46This isn't worth

00:36:46the headache.

00:36:47Let's just go home.

00:37:03What's going on here?

00:37:07Liam gets out

00:37:07of the car

00:37:08moving with authority.

00:37:14They look at him

00:37:15nervously

00:37:15like rats

00:37:16looking at a cat.

00:37:19Mr. Warren

00:37:19Is everything

00:37:21alright?

00:37:22Mr. Warren

00:37:23it's nothing

00:37:24serious.

00:37:26Catherine just

00:37:26insisted my

00:37:27shoes weren't

00:37:28real.

00:37:32Do you need

00:37:33any help?

00:37:34No, it's fine.

00:37:35Nothing to worry

00:37:36about.

00:37:37Mr. Warren

00:37:38this is a private

00:37:40family matter.

00:37:41Family matter

00:37:42if Catherine's

00:37:43involved.

00:37:44It's my

00:37:45business too.

00:37:49Let's go.

00:37:51Dinner's waiting.

00:37:58Your turn

00:37:59is over.

00:38:00Fake shoes

00:38:01always end up

00:38:02rubbing the heel

00:38:03raw.

00:38:03You might want

00:38:04to change yours.

00:38:14I feel a quiet

00:38:15thrill of satisfaction.

00:38:16You thought you

00:38:17could humiliate me

00:38:18with fake shoes?

00:38:19Look how that

00:38:20backfired.

00:38:22Back in the

00:38:23Brown family

00:38:23I always had to

00:38:25bite my tongue

00:38:25and step aside.

00:38:27Now with Liam

00:38:29backing me up

00:38:31I have nothing

00:38:32to fear.

00:38:34I have nothing

00:38:42The next

00:38:43afternoon

00:38:44I wheel a

00:38:45small suitcase

00:38:46to my new

00:38:46home Sterling

00:38:47Haven.

00:38:48Just as I

00:38:49step out of

00:38:50the car

00:38:50Catherine?

00:38:51A familiar

00:38:52voice calls

00:38:53out behind

00:38:54me.

00:38:55I turn and

00:38:56see Declan

00:38:57and Jolene

00:38:57standing not

00:38:58far away.

00:38:59What's going

00:39:00on here?

00:39:01Why are you

00:39:02at this place?

00:39:03Catherine

00:39:04why are you

00:39:05hauling a

00:39:05suitcase here?

00:39:06Are you sure

00:39:07you haven't

00:39:08gotten the

00:39:08wrong place?

00:39:09This is

00:39:10Sterling Haven.

00:39:11If you don't

00:39:12want the security

00:39:12guards kicking

00:39:13you out

00:39:13you better

00:39:13leave.

00:39:15I live here

00:39:16so yeah

00:39:16I'm pretty

00:39:17sure I know

00:39:17my own

00:39:17address.

00:39:18Your home?

00:39:19Wait

00:39:20are you

00:39:21working here

00:39:22like on

00:39:22the staff?

00:39:23I can't

00:39:23help but

00:39:24laugh.

00:39:25Jolene

00:39:25your imagination

00:39:26is wild.

00:39:27So tell me

00:39:28what about

00:39:28you two?

00:39:29Are you

00:39:30here to

00:39:30apply for

00:39:31janitor

00:39:31or security

00:39:32jobs?

00:39:32Deccan and

00:39:33I are

00:39:34here

00:39:34looking for

00:39:35a place

00:39:35to settle

00:39:36down.

00:39:36Our

00:39:37wedding

00:39:37apartment

00:39:38actually.

00:39:39I calmly

00:39:40reach into

00:39:41my bag

00:39:41and pull

00:39:42out an

00:39:42access card

00:39:45tapping

00:39:46it against

00:39:46the reader.

00:39:50A beep

00:39:50confirms

00:39:51access.

00:39:54Declan

00:39:55and Jolene

00:39:55freeze in

00:39:56shock.

00:40:00just moved

00:40:00into

00:40:01Stirling

00:40:01Haven

00:40:01and the

00:40:02silence

00:40:02of the

00:40:03night

00:40:03was

00:40:04shattered.

00:40:06There's

00:40:07a race

00:40:07tomorrow

00:40:07evening.

00:40:08The prize

00:40:09is huge.

00:40:10Feeling

00:40:10the itch?

00:40:11Who's

00:40:12racing?

00:40:13The same

00:40:14arrogant group

00:40:15of wealthy

00:40:15young men.

00:40:16They've been

00:40:17throwing challenges

00:40:18at Evora.

00:40:20Oh.

00:40:21And the

00:40:22Brown family

00:40:22will be there

00:40:23too.

00:40:23What's

00:40:24the prize?

00:40:26A million

00:40:26dollars

00:40:27plus a

00:40:28limited edition

00:40:28sports car.

00:40:30Send me

00:40:30the details.

00:40:33Since

00:40:33they're

00:40:34throwing

00:40:34themselves

00:40:34at me,

00:40:35I see

00:40:35no reason

00:40:36to refuse.

00:40:40Four in

00:40:41the afternoon,

00:40:41I drive

00:40:42towards the

00:40:43racetrack

00:40:43in the

00:40:43suburb.

00:40:58I sign

00:40:59that name.

00:41:00The one

00:41:01they both

00:41:01dread and

00:41:02go mad

00:41:03over.

00:41:07Oh,

00:41:08it's

00:41:08Evora!

00:41:09Our idol

00:41:10Evora

00:41:10has arrived!

00:41:14Evora?

00:41:15It's probably

00:41:15just someone

00:41:16pretending.

00:41:21she wouldn't

00:41:22show up for

00:41:22a small race

00:41:23like this.

00:41:31Just

00:41:32then,

00:41:32that flashy

00:41:33blue GTR

00:41:34pulled up

00:41:35right in

00:41:35front of

00:41:35me.

00:41:39Catherine?

00:41:40What are

00:41:41you doing

00:41:41here?

00:41:42This

00:41:43isn't a

00:41:43playground

00:41:43for careless

00:41:44drivers.

00:41:47If

00:41:48trash

00:41:48like

00:41:48you

00:41:48is

00:41:49allowed

00:41:49here,

00:41:50why

00:41:50shouldn't

00:41:51I

00:41:51be?

00:41:55Explain

00:41:55yourself!

00:41:59As if

00:42:00I'm

00:42:00going

00:42:01to.

00:42:04As

00:42:04expected,

00:42:05he got

00:42:05angry out

00:42:06of embarrassment,

00:42:07resorting to

00:42:07such underhanded,

00:42:08pathetic tactics.

00:42:10But

00:42:10he can't

00:42:11touch me.

00:42:12Laying

00:42:13hands on

00:42:13someone in

00:42:13public?

00:42:14That's

00:42:15a bad

00:42:15look.

00:42:15Let go!

00:42:16Don't

00:42:17you know

00:42:17who I

00:42:17am?

00:42:21Whoever

00:42:22you are,

00:42:23if you

00:42:23touch

00:42:23Catherine

00:42:23again,

00:42:25you'll

00:42:26regret it.

00:42:29We'll

00:42:29settle this

00:42:30on the

00:42:30race

00:42:30course.

00:42:32Hopefully

00:42:32you don't

00:42:32crash out

00:42:33in the

00:42:33first

00:42:33round.

00:42:35The

00:42:36signal

00:42:36light

00:42:37blinks

00:42:37on,

00:42:37and the

00:42:38five

00:42:38engines

00:42:38roar

00:42:39to

00:42:39life.

00:42:39The

00:42:39green

00:42:40light

00:42:40flashes,

00:42:41and

00:42:41Jackston's

00:42:41GTR

00:42:42shoots

00:42:42forward.

00:42:43At the

00:42:43first

00:42:43corner,

00:42:44I execute

00:42:45a drift

00:42:45unlike

00:42:45anything

00:42:46he's

00:42:46ever

00:42:46seen

00:42:47and

00:42:47pull

00:42:47ahead.

00:42:48The

00:42:48next

00:42:48stretch

00:42:49of

00:42:49the

00:42:49track

00:42:49turns

00:42:50into

00:42:50a

00:42:50full-on

00:42:51display

00:42:51of

00:42:51my

00:42:51skill.

00:42:57I

00:42:58flow

00:42:58through

00:42:58every

00:42:58bed

00:42:58as

00:42:59if

00:42:59I

00:42:59designed

00:42:59them

00:42:59myself.

00:43:02It's

00:43:02Yvera!

00:43:03She's

00:43:04really

00:43:04the

00:43:04legendary

00:43:05Yvera!

00:43:13My

00:43:13gray

00:43:13car

00:43:14shoots

00:43:14through

00:43:15the

00:43:15final

00:43:15stretch

00:43:15and

00:43:16crosses

00:43:16the

00:43:17finish

00:43:17line

00:43:17first.

00:43:30I

00:43:30push

00:43:31open

00:43:31the

00:43:31door

00:43:31and

00:43:32pull

00:43:32off

00:43:32my

00:43:32helmet,

00:43:33my

00:43:33ponytail

00:43:33swinging

00:43:34in

00:43:34the

00:43:34breeze.

00:43:38My

00:43:38face

00:43:38stays

00:43:39calm,

00:43:39showing

00:43:40no

00:43:40excitement.

00:43:50You

00:43:51you're

00:43:52really

00:43:52Yvera?

00:43:56Tell

00:43:57me,

00:43:58who's

00:43:58the

00:43:59idiot

00:43:59now?

00:44:02So

00:44:02you

00:44:02were

00:44:03tricking

00:44:03us

00:44:03this

00:44:03whole

00:44:03time?

00:44:04On

00:44:05the

00:44:05day

00:44:05I

00:44:05returned,

00:44:06I

00:44:06told

00:44:06all

00:44:07of

00:44:07you

00:44:07I

00:44:07liked

00:44:07racing.

00:44:08But

00:44:09not

00:44:09a

00:44:09single

00:44:10one

00:44:10of

00:44:10you

00:44:10ever

00:44:10bothered

00:44:11to

00:44:11listen.

00:44:13I

00:44:14step

00:44:14around

00:44:15Jackston

00:44:15and walk

00:44:15off

00:44:16without

00:44:16looking

00:44:16back.

00:44:21I

00:44:21never

00:44:22wanted

00:44:22to

00:44:22flaunt

00:44:22being

00:44:23Yvera.

00:44:24But

00:44:25since

00:44:25you

00:44:25kept

00:44:25pushing,

00:44:26now

00:44:26you

00:44:27get

00:44:27to

00:44:27see

00:44:27who

00:44:27the

00:44:28real

00:44:28Catherine

00:44:28Brown

00:44:29really

00:44:29is.

00:44:53He

00:44:53drops

00:44:53the

00:44:54video

00:44:54into

00:44:54the

00:44:54group

00:44:54chat

00:44:55and

00:44:55tags

00:44:56Liam

00:44:56directly.

00:45:00Liam

00:45:01you

00:45:01have

00:45:01to

00:45:01see

00:45:02this

00:45:02I

00:45:02swear

00:45:03it

00:45:03will

00:45:03knock

00:45:03you

00:45:03sideways.

00:45:04Please.

00:45:05Nothing

00:45:06on

00:45:06earth

00:45:06surprises

00:45:07Liam.

00:45:08What

00:45:08nonsense

00:45:09are

00:45:09you

00:45:09stirring

00:45:10up

00:45:10now?

00:45:16Liam

00:45:17opens

00:45:17the

00:45:17video,

00:45:18sees

00:45:19me

00:45:19stepping

00:45:19out

00:45:19of

00:45:19the

00:45:19grey

00:45:20car

00:45:20and

00:45:21a

00:45:21flicker

00:45:21of

00:45:21real

00:45:22shock

00:45:22crosses

00:45:23eyes.

00:45:24It's

00:45:25her.

00:45:29Okay,

00:45:30I'm

00:45:30genuinely

00:45:31blown

00:45:31away.

00:45:32Liam,

00:45:32what

00:45:33kind

00:45:33of

00:45:33divine

00:45:33helper

00:45:33do

00:45:34you

00:45:34have

00:45:34in

00:45:34your

00:45:34life?

00:45:35This

00:45:35woman

00:45:35is

00:45:35pure

00:45:36magic.

00:45:36Told

00:45:37you.

00:45:37I

00:45:38knew

00:45:38even

00:45:38Liam

00:45:38couldn't

00:45:39stay

00:45:39calm

00:45:39after

00:45:39this.

00:45:56Catherine,

00:45:57just

00:45:58how

00:45:58much

00:45:58are

00:45:58you

00:45:59still

00:45:59hiding?

00:46:04The

00:46:04next

00:46:05day,

00:46:05I

00:46:06walk

00:46:06into

00:46:06the

00:46:06classroom.

00:46:09Catherine,

00:46:09I

00:46:10got

00:46:10you

00:46:10your

00:46:10favorite

00:46:10coffee.

00:46:11I

00:46:11smile

00:46:12and

00:46:12pull

00:46:12out

00:46:13a

00:46:13delicate

00:46:13porcelain

00:46:14bottle

00:46:14from

00:46:14my

00:46:14bag.

00:46:16Apply

00:46:16this

00:46:17ointment

00:46:17to

00:46:17the

00:46:17spot

00:46:18before

00:46:18bed.

00:46:19You

00:46:20should

00:46:20see

00:46:20results

00:46:21in

00:46:21about

00:46:21a

00:46:21month.

00:46:22Thank

00:46:22you

00:46:22so

00:46:22much,

00:46:22Catherine.

00:46:23Do

00:46:24you

00:46:24really

00:46:24think

00:46:24it

00:46:24will

00:46:24work?

00:46:25A

00:46:25mocking

00:46:26laugh

00:46:26cuts

00:46:26through

00:46:27the

00:46:27air.

00:46:28Consistency

00:46:28is

00:46:28the

00:46:29key.

00:46:29I'm

00:46:29confident

00:46:30it'll

00:46:30heal.

00:46:34Seriously?

00:46:35You

00:46:35actually

00:46:36think

00:46:36a

00:46:36homemade

00:46:37cream

00:46:37will

00:46:37magically

00:46:37make

00:46:38you

00:46:38beautiful?

00:46:39My

00:46:39eyes

00:46:39darken

00:46:40as

00:46:40I

00:46:40fix

00:46:40Paige

00:46:41with

00:46:41a

00:46:41piercing

00:46:41stare.

00:46:43Apologize.

00:46:45Why

00:46:45should

00:46:46I

00:46:46apologize?

00:46:46I'm

00:46:47just

00:46:47speaking

00:46:47the

00:46:47truth.

00:46:49Catherine,

00:46:50Paige

00:46:50can

00:46:50be

00:46:50a

00:46:51bit

00:46:51blunt.

00:46:51She

00:46:52didn't

00:46:52mean

00:46:52to

00:46:52be

00:46:53hurtful.

00:46:54Paige

00:46:55was

00:46:55only

00:46:55trying

00:46:55to

00:46:55warn you.

00:46:56The

00:46:57ointments

00:46:57you're

00:46:57handing out

00:46:58aren't

00:46:58officially

00:46:59approved.

00:47:00If

00:47:00Claudian's

00:47:01condition

00:47:01gets worse,

00:47:02that could

00:47:03cause a big

00:47:04problem.

00:47:04It's to

00:47:05heal,

00:47:05not harm.

00:47:07Why do you

00:47:07jump to

00:47:08conclusions

00:47:08without a

00:47:09shred of

00:47:09proof?

00:47:14tell

00:47:15tell me,

00:47:15have

00:47:15you

00:47:16ever

00:47:16actually

00:47:16tested

00:47:17these

00:47:17ointments

00:47:17yourself?

00:47:18Claudian,

00:47:19use your

00:47:19ointment

00:47:20without

00:47:20any

00:47:20worries.

00:47:21If

00:47:22anything

00:47:22happens,

00:47:23I will

00:47:23take

00:47:23full

00:47:23responsibility.

00:47:25Jolene

00:47:26Brown,

00:47:26my

00:47:27medical

00:47:27skills

00:47:27aren't

00:47:27something

00:47:28outers

00:47:28to

00:47:28question.

00:47:34Catherine,

00:47:35I believe

00:47:35in you.

00:47:36Just

00:47:37as the

00:47:37school

00:47:37day

00:47:37wraps

00:47:38up,

00:47:38rain

00:47:38suddenly

00:47:39begins

00:47:39pouring

00:47:39down

00:47:40in

00:47:40heavy

00:47:40sheets.

00:47:41I

00:47:41had

00:47:41anticipated

00:47:42this,

00:47:42so an

00:47:43umbrella

00:47:43is tucked

00:47:44safely

00:47:44in my

00:47:44bag.

00:47:45Pulling

00:47:45it out,

00:47:46I open

00:47:46it and

00:47:47step out

00:47:47into the

00:47:47downpour.

00:47:49Catherine,

00:47:50wait!

00:47:50Can I

00:47:51share your

00:47:51umbrella

00:47:52with you?

00:47:52No.

00:47:54I turn

00:47:55around and

00:47:55see Jolene

00:47:56huddled beneath

00:47:57my umbrella.

00:47:59Without

00:47:59another word,

00:48:00I turn

00:48:01and walk

00:48:01away.

00:48:02Before

00:48:03long,

00:48:03the rain

00:48:04soaks her

00:48:04to the

00:48:05bone.

00:48:07Catherine,

00:48:08it's

00:48:09pouring

00:48:09out

00:48:09here.

00:48:10I

00:48:10just

00:48:10wanted

00:48:11to

00:48:11walk

00:48:11with

00:48:11you

00:48:12for

00:48:12a

00:48:12bit.

00:48:13Jolene

00:48:13is

00:48:13left

00:48:13standing

00:48:14there,

00:48:14stunned.

00:48:18I

00:48:19already

00:48:19said

00:48:19no.

00:48:20My

00:48:20umbrella's

00:48:21too

00:48:21small

00:48:21for

00:48:21two.

00:48:22And

00:48:23honestly,

00:48:23I'm

00:48:24not

00:48:24comfortable

00:48:24being

00:48:25that

00:48:25close

00:48:25to

00:48:25anyone.

00:48:26Jolene

00:48:27is

00:48:27furious.

00:48:28A

00:48:28sleek

00:48:29black

00:48:29car

00:48:29rolls

00:48:29to

00:48:30a

00:48:30slow

00:48:30stop

00:48:30at

00:48:30the

00:48:31gate.

00:48:31Austin's.

00:48:36Austin!

00:48:39Jolene?

00:48:39How did

00:48:40you get

00:48:40this

00:48:40soaked?

00:48:41Didn't

00:48:41you bring

00:48:41an

00:48:42umbrella?

00:48:42You'll

00:48:43catch

00:48:43a

00:48:43cold

00:48:43like

00:48:43this.

00:48:44He

00:48:44glances

00:48:44out

00:48:45the

00:48:45window

00:48:45just

00:48:45in

00:48:46time

00:48:46to

00:48:46see

00:48:46me

00:48:46walking

00:48:47past

00:48:47holding

00:48:48my

00:48:48umbrella.

00:48:49Catherine,

00:48:50you had

00:48:50an

00:48:50umbrella.

00:48:51Why

00:48:51didn't

00:48:51you share

00:48:52it

00:48:52with

00:48:52Jolene?

00:49:00Do

00:49:00you

00:49:00really

00:49:01think

00:49:01we're

00:49:01close

00:49:01enough

00:49:01for

00:49:02that?

00:49:04Catherine,

00:49:05Jolene is

00:49:06family.

00:49:06Look at

00:49:07her,

00:49:07she's

00:49:07drenched.

00:49:08You

00:49:08had

00:49:09an

00:49:09umbrella

00:49:09and

00:49:09didn't

00:49:10even

00:49:10think

00:49:10to

00:49:10help

00:49:10her?

00:49:14Do

00:49:14you

00:49:14have

00:49:14any

00:49:15idea

00:49:15how

00:49:15cruel

00:49:15that

00:49:16looks?

00:49:16Exactly!

00:49:17Jolene

00:49:17soaked

00:49:18because

00:49:18Catherine

00:49:18abandoned

00:49:19her.

00:49:19She

00:49:19went

00:49:19way

00:49:20too

00:49:20far!

00:49:22Before

00:49:22I

00:49:22speak,

00:49:22a nearby

00:49:23student

00:49:24steps

00:49:24in.

00:49:25Please,

00:49:25I saw

00:49:25Jolene give

00:49:26her umbrella

00:49:26to someone

00:49:26else just

00:49:27to look

00:49:27noble,

00:49:27and then

00:49:28she tried

00:49:28to free

00:49:28float it

00:49:29off

00:49:29Catherine.

00:49:30Catherine

00:49:30didn't

00:49:30want to

00:49:30share,

00:49:31so what?

00:49:31Stopped

00:49:32trying to

00:49:32guilt

00:49:32trip

00:49:32her.

00:49:34So

00:49:34what?

00:49:35The

00:49:35rain

00:49:36was

00:49:36pouring.

00:49:37Sharing

00:49:37wouldn't

00:49:38kill

00:49:38her.

00:49:39Catherine's.

00:49:39Catherine's

00:49:40just

00:49:40being

00:49:40selfish.

00:49:41Paige,

00:49:41please,

00:49:42you

00:49:42don't

00:49:42even

00:49:42know

00:49:42what

00:49:42happened.

00:49:43Jolene

00:49:43gave

00:49:43her

00:49:43umbrella

00:49:43away

00:49:44just

00:49:44to

00:49:44look

00:49:44generous.

00:49:45Austin,

00:49:46that's

00:49:46not

00:49:46what

00:49:46happened.

00:49:47I

00:49:48only

00:49:48wanted

00:49:48to

00:49:48get

00:49:48closer

00:49:49to

00:49:49her.

00:49:50I

00:49:51didn't

00:49:51realize

00:49:51she

00:49:51disliked

00:49:52me

00:49:52so

00:49:52much.

00:49:53Keep

00:49:53your

00:49:53little

00:49:53performances

00:49:54away

00:49:54from

00:49:55me.

00:49:55Don't

00:49:55test

00:49:56me.

00:50:09In

00:50:09the

00:50:09classroom,

00:50:10I sit

00:50:10quietly

00:50:11at my

00:50:11desk,

00:50:11flipping

00:50:12through

00:50:12my

00:50:12notes.

00:50:13Catherine,

00:50:13I

00:50:13heard

00:50:14Jolene's

00:50:14really

00:50:14sick

00:50:14today.

00:50:15She

00:50:15didn't

00:50:15come

00:50:15to

00:50:15class.

00:50:16Rain

00:50:16and

00:50:16cold.

00:50:17It's

00:50:17pretty

00:50:17normal

00:50:17to

00:50:18feel

00:50:18under

00:50:18the

00:50:18weather

00:50:18afterward.

00:50:19A

00:50:19loud

00:50:19commotion

00:50:20erupts

00:50:20at the

00:50:21classroom

00:50:21entrance.

00:50:22Feel

00:50:23satisfied

00:50:23now,

00:50:24Catherine?

00:50:24Jolene's

00:50:25in the

00:50:25hospital

00:50:25with a

00:50:26high

00:50:26fever,

00:50:26all

00:50:27because

00:50:27you

00:50:27wouldn't

00:50:27share

00:50:27your

00:50:28stupid

00:50:28umbrella.

00:50:29I

00:50:29calmly

00:50:29shut

00:50:30my

00:50:30notebook

00:50:30and

00:50:30rise

00:50:31to

00:50:31my

00:50:31feet.

00:50:32A

00:50:32chilly,

00:50:33razor-thin

00:50:34smile

00:50:34forms on

00:50:43standing

00:50:43here

00:50:43tossing

00:50:44out

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00:50:44comments.

00:50:45And

00:50:45what

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00:50:48give

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00:50:49umbrella?

00:50:49Or

00:50:50did

00:50:50I

00:50:50physically

00:50:50send

00:50:51her

00:50:51into

00:50:51the

00:50:51storm?

00:50:52You!

00:50:53And

00:50:54honestly,

00:50:54if she

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00:50:54sick

00:50:55enough

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00:50:55be

00:50:55hospitalized,

00:50:56would

00:50:57she

00:50:57really

00:50:57have

00:50:57the

00:50:57energy

00:50:58to

00:50:58publicize

00:50:58it

00:50:58to

00:50:58the

00:50:58entire

00:50:59school?

00:51:00I

00:51:00asked

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00:51:01personally.

00:51:02Great.

00:51:03Tell

00:51:03me which

00:51:03hospital

00:51:04she's

00:51:04at.

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00:51:14that.

00:51:14Jolene

00:51:14said

00:51:15she

00:51:15only

00:51:15needs

00:51:15rest.

00:51:18How

00:51:19did

00:51:19you

00:51:19figure

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00:51:19she

00:51:20was

00:51:20faking?

00:51:21I've

00:51:22watched

00:51:22her

00:51:22pull

00:51:22the

00:51:22same

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00:51:23more

00:51:23times

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00:51:24count.

00:51:26On

00:51:26the

00:51:26weekend,

00:51:27Claudian

00:51:28asks me

00:51:28to go

00:51:29shopping

00:51:29with her.

00:51:30We

00:51:31pause

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00:51:32dessert

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00:51:34a

00:51:34famous

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00:51:35boutique.

00:51:36Jolene

00:51:36is

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00:51:41look

00:51:41who

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00:51:41is,

00:51:42Catherine.

00:51:42fancy

00:51:43seeing

00:51:43you

00:51:43here.

00:51:44Shopping

00:51:45too,

00:51:45huh?

00:51:46What's

00:51:46the

00:51:46matter?

00:51:47Didn't

00:51:47expect

00:51:47to see

00:51:48you

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00:51:48place

00:51:48like

00:51:48this?

00:51:49This

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00:51:50place

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00:51:50just

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00:51:52Bet

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00:51:52cost

00:51:53you

00:51:53half

00:51:53a

00:51:53day's

00:51:54wages?

00:51:54Jolene

00:51:55steps

00:51:55forward

00:51:56and

00:51:56accidentally

00:51:57splashes

00:51:57her

00:51:58coffee

00:51:58onto

00:51:58my

00:51:58white

00:51:59dress.

00:52:00Oh

00:52:01no,

00:52:01Catherine!

00:52:02I'm

00:52:02so

00:52:02sorry!

00:52:03I

00:52:03tripped!

00:52:04I

00:52:04didn't

00:52:04mean

00:52:04to!

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00:52:07my

00:52:07dress.

00:52:08My

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00:52:09cold.

00:52:13Do

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00:52:14how

00:52:14much

00:52:15this

00:52:15dress

00:52:15costs?

00:52:16It's

00:52:16just

00:52:16a

00:52:16dress.

00:52:17I

00:52:17can

00:52:17buy

00:52:17you

00:52:18a

00:52:18new

00:52:18one.

00:52:21She

00:52:21pulls

00:52:22$200

00:52:22and

00:52:23tosses

00:52:23them

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00:52:25Use

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00:52:26yourself

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00:52:27one.

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00:52:29cream

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00:52:29my

00:52:29hand

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00:52:36Jolene's

00:52:37face.

00:52:39Oops.

00:52:40Sorry.

00:52:40My

00:52:41hand

00:52:41just

00:52:41slipped.

00:52:42It's

00:52:42just

00:52:42a

00:52:42little

00:52:42mess.

00:52:44A

00:52:44quick

00:52:44wipe

00:52:45and

00:52:45you'll

00:52:45be

00:52:45fine.

00:52:46Jolene

00:52:46screams.

00:52:49Catherine

00:52:49What

00:52:50on

00:52:50earth

00:52:51are

00:52:51you

00:52:51doing?

00:52:52Are

00:52:52you

00:52:52crazy?

00:52:53Anne

00:52:53steps

00:52:54out

00:52:54of

00:52:54the

00:52:54fitting

00:52:54room

00:52:54and

00:52:55gasps

00:52:55at

00:52:55Jolene's

00:52:56appearance.

00:53:02Jolene!

00:53:03What

00:53:04on

00:53:04earth

00:53:04happened

00:53:04to

00:53:04you?

00:53:06Mom

00:53:06it's

00:53:07all

00:53:07my

00:53:07fault.

00:53:08I

00:53:08accidentally

00:53:09spilled

00:53:09coffee

00:53:10on

00:53:10Catherine's

00:53:11dress.

00:53:11I've

00:53:12already

00:53:12paid

00:53:13her

00:53:13back

00:53:13but

00:53:14she's

00:53:14acting

00:53:15like

00:53:15it's

00:53:15not

00:53:15enough.

00:53:20Catherine

00:53:21why

00:53:22why

00:53:22you

00:53:22picking

00:53:23on

00:53:23Jolene

00:53:23again?

00:53:26Anne

00:53:27pulls

00:53:27a

00:53:27thick

00:53:27wad

00:53:28of

00:53:28cash

00:53:28from

00:53:28her

00:53:28purse.

00:53:30Catherine

00:53:31don't

00:53:32push

00:53:32this

00:53:32further.

00:53:33If

00:53:33it's

00:53:33money

00:53:33you

00:53:34want

00:53:34apologize

00:53:35to

00:53:35Jolene.

00:53:36Not

00:53:36nearly

00:53:37enough.

00:53:39Yes

00:53:39this is

00:53:40our

00:53:40anniversary

00:53:41edition.

00:53:42It

00:53:42retails

00:53:42for

00:53:42$180,000

00:53:44and

00:53:44is

00:53:44completely

00:53:45sold

00:53:45out.

00:53:46Either

00:53:46pay me

00:53:46three

00:53:47times

00:53:47its

00:53:47value

00:53:48or

00:53:49I'll

00:53:49report

00:53:49this

00:53:49as

00:53:51intentional

00:53:51property

00:53:52damage

00:53:52to

00:53:52the

00:53:52police.

00:53:53Who

00:53:54said

00:53:54we

00:53:54wouldn't

00:53:54compensate?

00:53:55She

00:53:55reluctantly

00:53:56writes

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00:53:56check.

00:53:57Thank

00:53:58you.

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00:54:01money.

00:54:02Next

00:54:02time

00:54:03I

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00:54:03bother

00:54:03negotiating.

00:54:04I'll

00:54:05go

00:54:05straight

00:54:05to

00:54:05the

00:54:05police.

00:54:06I

00:54:06feel

00:54:07a

00:54:07deep

00:54:07satisfying

00:54:08pleasure.

00:54:09$540,000

00:54:10that's

00:54:10going to

00:54:11sting

00:54:11for a

00:54:11while.

00:54:12Back

00:54:13in

00:54:13the

00:54:13Brown

00:54:13family

00:54:13I

00:54:14let

00:54:14you

00:54:14walk

00:54:14all

00:54:15over

00:54:15me.

00:54:15I

00:54:16swallowed

00:54:16every

00:54:16insult.

00:54:17Not

00:54:17anymore.

00:54:18From

00:54:19now

00:54:19on

00:54:19every

00:54:20single

00:54:20debt

00:54:21gets

00:54:21paid

00:54:21back

00:54:22with

00:54:22interest.

00:54:23After

00:54:23the

00:54:23meal

00:54:23I

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00:54:24goodbye

00:54:25to

00:54:25Claudian

00:54:25at

00:54:25the

00:54:26restaurant's

00:54:26entrance.

00:54:31I've

00:54:32only

00:54:32walked a

00:54:32short

00:54:33distance

00:54:33when a

00:54:33terrified

00:54:34scream

00:54:34cuts

00:54:35through

00:54:35the

00:54:35air.

00:54:37Someone

00:54:38help!

00:54:39Is there

00:54:39a doctor

00:54:40here?

00:54:40I

00:54:41turn

00:54:41towards

00:54:41the

00:54:41commotion

00:54:42and

00:54:42see a

00:54:43well-dressed

00:54:43woman

00:54:43kneeling

00:54:44beside

00:54:44an

00:54:45elderly

00:54:45woman

00:54:45who

00:54:45was

00:54:46collapsed.

00:54:47I

00:54:47pushed

00:54:48through

00:54:48the

00:54:48crowd

00:54:48and

00:54:48kneeled

00:54:49down

00:54:49to

00:54:49examine

00:54:50her.

00:54:54Ma'am,

00:54:55don't

00:54:55panic.

00:54:56Does

00:54:56she

00:54:56have

00:54:56a

00:54:56history

00:54:57of

00:54:57heart

00:54:57disease?

00:54:58Yes.

00:54:59She

00:55:00has

00:55:00coronary

00:55:00heart

00:55:01disease.

00:55:03I

00:55:04reach

00:55:04into

00:55:04my

00:55:04bag

00:55:05and

00:55:05pull

00:55:05out

00:55:05a

00:55:06small

00:55:06bottle

00:55:06of

00:55:07nitroglycerine

00:55:07pills.

00:55:08I

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00:55:09a

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00:55:10under

00:55:10her

00:55:10tongue

00:55:11and

00:55:11begin

00:55:11CPR.

00:55:24after

00:55:25several

00:55:25long

00:55:26minutes

00:55:26the

00:55:27elderly

00:55:27woman

00:55:28lets

00:55:28out

00:55:28a

00:55:28faint

00:55:29groan.

00:55:31Paramedics

00:55:32arrive

00:55:32and take

00:55:32over.

00:55:34Very

00:55:35professional.

00:55:36You've

00:55:36brought us

00:55:37precious

00:55:37time.

00:55:38Which

00:55:39hospital

00:55:40do you

00:55:40work

00:55:40at?

00:55:40I

00:55:41have

00:55:41to

00:55:41thank

00:55:41you

00:55:41properly.

00:55:47I'm

00:55:47still

00:55:48a

00:55:48student.

00:55:48Helping

00:55:49people is

00:55:49just

00:55:49something

00:55:50I have

00:55:50to

00:55:50do.

00:55:56I

00:55:57quietly

00:55:57gather

00:55:58my

00:55:58things

00:55:58and

00:55:59slip

00:55:59away

00:55:59while

00:56:00the

00:56:00crowd

00:56:00watches

00:56:00with

00:56:01admiration.

00:56:02The

00:56:02next

00:56:02morning

00:56:03I

00:56:03intentionally

00:56:04leave

00:56:04home

00:56:04early

00:56:05but

00:56:05the

00:56:05Browns

00:56:06are

00:56:06already

00:56:06lying

00:56:07in

00:56:07wait

00:56:07at

00:56:07the

00:56:07school

00:56:08entrance.

00:56:10Catherine!

00:56:13Jolene

00:56:13plunges

00:56:14to

00:56:14hug

00:56:14me

00:56:14but

00:56:15I

00:56:15smoothly

00:56:15dodge

00:56:16her.

00:56:17Catherine

00:56:18come

00:56:18home

00:56:19with

00:56:19me.

00:56:20Your

00:56:20grandmother

00:56:20is

00:56:21back

00:56:21and

00:56:21wants

00:56:21to

00:56:22see

00:56:22you.

00:56:26Sorry

00:56:26but

00:56:26I

00:56:27don't

00:56:27really

00:56:27know

00:56:27you

00:56:27people.

00:56:28We

00:56:28don't

00:56:28have

00:56:29time

00:56:29for

00:56:29your

00:56:29nonsense.

00:56:30You're

00:56:30coming

00:56:30home

00:56:31with

00:56:31us

00:56:31today.

00:56:34Since

00:56:35it's

00:56:35the

00:56:35busiest

00:56:36time

00:56:36for

00:56:36students

00:56:36arriving

00:56:37a

00:56:38bunch

00:56:38of

00:56:38curious

00:56:39students

00:56:39have

00:56:39already

00:56:40stopped

00:56:40to

00:56:40watch.

00:56:43A

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00:56:45to

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00:56:46us.

00:56:47The

00:56:48window

00:56:48lowers

00:56:48smoothly

00:56:49and

00:56:49Liam's

00:56:50sharply

00:56:50contoured

00:56:51face

00:56:51comes

00:56:51into

00:56:52view.

00:56:55Catherine

00:56:56get in

00:56:56the

00:56:56car.

00:57:01I've

00:57:02got

00:57:02class

00:57:02in

00:57:03a

00:57:03few

00:57:03minutes.

00:57:03What

00:57:04brings

00:57:04you

00:57:04here

00:57:04so

00:57:04early?

00:57:07They

00:57:07didn't

00:57:08bother

00:57:08you

00:57:08did

00:57:08they?

00:57:08No.

00:57:09They're

00:57:10irrelevant.

00:57:11I'm

00:57:11heading

00:57:11in.

00:57:15And

00:57:15without

00:57:15waiting

00:57:16for

00:57:16his

00:57:16response

00:57:17I

00:57:17simply

00:57:17turn

00:57:18and

00:57:18leave.

00:57:21The

00:57:22browns

00:57:22erupt

00:57:23the

00:57:23moment

00:57:23I

00:57:23brush

00:57:24past

00:57:24them

00:57:24like

00:57:24they're

00:57:25strangers

00:57:25on

00:57:25the

00:57:26street.

00:57:26Are

00:57:26we

00:57:27seriously

00:57:27letting

00:57:27that

00:57:28girl

00:57:28walk

00:57:28all

00:57:28over

00:57:29us?

00:57:30She

00:57:31might

00:57:31ignore

00:57:31us

00:57:31but

00:57:32someone

00:57:32else

00:57:33can

00:57:33get

00:57:33through

00:57:33to

00:57:33her.

00:57:34She

00:57:34won't

00:57:34dare

00:57:35skip

00:57:35her

00:57:35grandmother's

00:57:36birthday

00:57:36banquet.

00:57:39She'll

00:57:40show up

00:57:40for

00:57:40that.

00:57:41After

00:57:41my

00:57:41classes

00:57:42wrap

00:57:42up

00:57:42I

00:57:43head

00:57:43home

00:57:43ready

00:57:44to

00:57:44relax

00:57:44until

00:57:45my

00:57:45phone

00:57:45starts

00:57:45buzzing

00:57:46in

00:57:46my

00:57:46pocket.

00:57:50Catherine

00:57:51I'm sending

00:57:51you an address

00:57:52come eat

00:57:52with us

00:57:53they've got

00:57:53all your

00:57:54favorites

00:57:54and there's

00:57:55a surprise

00:57:55for you

00:57:56too.

00:57:56I hop

00:57:57I hop

00:57:57into a

00:57:57cab

00:57:58take

00:57:58the

00:57:59elevator

00:57:59up

00:57:59and

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00:58:00Jared

00:58:03which

00:58:03room

00:58:04are

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00:58:04guys

00:58:04in?

00:58:05The

00:58:06elevator

00:58:06doors

00:58:07slide

00:58:07open

00:58:08and I

00:58:08walk

00:58:08out

00:58:09my

00:58:09eyes

00:58:09glued

00:58:10to

00:58:10my

00:58:10phone

00:58:12before

00:58:13I

00:58:13can

00:58:13take

00:58:13two

00:58:14steps

00:58:14a

00:58:14hand

00:58:15suddenly

00:58:15pulls

00:58:15me

00:58:16aside.

00:58:16So

00:58:17this

00:58:17is

00:58:17who

00:58:17you

00:58:18really

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00:58:19all

00:58:19this

00:58:19time

00:58:19just

00:58:20to

00:58:20pull

00:58:20this

00:58:21you

00:58:21followed

00:58:22me

00:58:22here

00:58:22Declan

00:58:23of

00:58:23course

00:58:24what

00:58:25touched

00:58:26a nerve

00:58:26you

00:58:27show up

00:58:27where I

00:58:28hang

00:58:28out

00:58:28hoping

00:58:28I'll

00:58:28notice

00:58:29you

00:58:29again

00:58:30Catherine

00:58:31you

00:58:32really

00:58:32haven't

00:58:32changed

00:58:32still

00:58:33using

00:58:34the

00:58:34same

00:58:34desperate

00:58:35tricks

00:58:35isn't

00:58:35she

00:58:35that

00:58:35brown

00:58:36family

00:58:36daughter

00:58:36the

00:58:37one

00:58:37they

00:58:37recently

00:58:37reclaimed

00:58:37yep

00:58:38looks like

00:58:39she's

00:58:39still

00:58:39running

00:58:39after

00:58:39Declan

00:58:40like

00:58:40always

00:58:40Declan

00:58:41drop

00:58:41the

00:58:47Aha

00:58:48so

00:58:48I

00:58:48got

00:58:49to

00:58:49you

00:58:49that's

00:58:50why

00:58:50you're

00:58:50biting

00:58:50back

00:58:51do

00:58:52me

00:58:52a

00:58:52favor

00:58:52and

00:58:53stay

00:58:53away

00:58:53I

00:58:54don't

00:58:54want

00:58:54anyone

00:58:54assuming

00:58:55we

00:58:55have

00:58:55history

00:58:58I

00:58:58stride

00:58:59toward

00:58:59the

00:58:59highest

00:58:59tier

00:59:00private

00:59:00suite

00:59:00without

00:59:01looking

00:59:01back

00:59:10whoa

00:59:10what

00:59:11happened

00:59:11to

00:59:11you

00:59:15I'm

00:59:22fine

00:59:25Catherine

00:59:26wait

00:59:27till

00:59:27you

00:59:27see

00:59:27this

00:59:37hold

00:59:38on

00:59:38is

00:59:39that

00:59:40yep

00:59:40the

00:59:41one

00:59:41from

00:59:41the

00:59:41Veritas

00:59:42auction

00:59:42last

00:59:42month

00:59:43you

00:59:43kept

00:59:43staring

00:59:44at

00:59:44it

00:59:44so

00:59:45I

00:59:45figured

00:59:45I

00:59:46just

00:59:46buy

00:59:46the

00:59:46damn

00:59:46thing

00:59:46for

00:59:47you

00:59:47thanks

00:59:48Gerald

00:59:48hey

00:59:49don't

00:59:50go

00:59:50formal

00:59:50on

00:59:51me

00:59:52something

00:59:52like

00:59:52this

00:59:53deserves

00:59:53an

00:59:53owner

00:59:53who

00:59:54actually

00:59:54gets

00:59:54it

01:00:46She's getting older.

01:00:48Just give her this one courtesy.

01:00:51All right.

01:00:52I'll show up on time.

01:00:53I exhale slowly.

01:00:55So this is happening.

01:00:56No dodging it now.

01:00:57My eyes move back to the gemstone in its wooden box.

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

01:01:03The night of Analia's birthday banquet has come.

01:01:06The brown estate glows with extravagant decorations.

01:01:12I stroll in wearing simple, casual clothes.

01:01:16Jolene drifts graciously through the guests in a blush-pink couture gown.

01:01:21Low whispers swirl around the gathered guests about how shabby I look.

01:01:26Lawrence's and Anna's expressions grow cold and tense.

01:01:29Isn't that the one who broke ties with the browns?

01:01:32And she just shows up to Grandma's birthday like that?

01:01:37Wild or not, she's stunning.

01:01:41Those sharp features and that presence can't be ignored.

01:01:45Jolene steps forward, her smile dazzling and perfectly practiced.

01:01:49Grandma, happy birthday!

01:01:51I know how much you adore gemstones,

01:01:53so I asked the auction house to find something really special for you.

01:01:57A rare warm gem.

01:02:03And you, Catherine?

01:02:05What did you bring?

01:02:06I reach into my black bag and pull out a small wooden box.

01:02:12As I open the lid, the room falls deathly silent.

01:02:16Nestled inside is another gemstone.

01:02:20Huh?

01:02:22To give Grandma a fake?

01:02:23That's just disrespectful.

01:02:26Catherine?

01:02:27Fake?

01:02:28Catherine, don't you realize how humiliating this is for our family?

01:02:34Amid the crowd's murmurs and accusations, I stay composed.

01:02:44You say mine's a fake?

01:02:46On what proof?

01:02:47Maybe yours is the counterfeit.

01:02:49Isn't it obvious?

01:02:51This gem is incredibly rare.

01:02:53There can't be two exactly the same.

01:02:59Mine's been authenticated by several experts.

01:03:02It's the real deal.

01:03:04A knowing smile curves my lips

01:03:06as I bring my gem up and lightly press it against an Aaliyah's wrist.

01:03:11This is it!

01:03:14They say a genuine warm gem changes color depending on its wearer's vitality.

01:03:18It's a unique, almost magical trait.

01:03:21Why don't we test Jolene's gem the same way?

01:03:26She tried to pin it on Catherine when it was her own gift that was false.

01:03:29That's impossible!

01:03:31I paid ten million for this at the luxurious auction house!

01:03:34I even have the receipt and certificate to prove it!

01:03:37Pulling out her phone, she quickly dials the number.

01:03:40What she hears makes her eyes widened in shock.

01:03:43Just then, someone glances at their phone and blurts out,

01:03:46The luxurious auction house director got hooked on gambling!

01:03:50Jolene stumbles backward, dropping her phone with a loud clatter.

01:03:55Today is my birthday celebration.

01:03:57Let's put an end to this now.

01:03:59Jolene acted with good intentions but was misled.

01:04:02For the very first time, Anala looks at me without that usual air of disappointment.

01:04:10You know, Catherine, I actually like this.

01:04:17Jolene bites down hard on her lower lip, her nails digging into her palm.

01:04:22Justine approaches me.

01:04:26Catherine, I'm sorry about everything that went down earlier.

01:04:30I'm okay.

01:04:31You only stop feeling hurt when you stop expecting anything from anyone.

01:04:37Not long after, friends call Justina away.

01:04:41A maid makes her way around, offering champagne.

01:04:44When she gets to me, I decline.

01:04:48The maid hurries away and comes back moments later, holding a glass of juice.

01:04:53I study the juice for a moment.

01:04:55I lift the glass and drink it down in one steady guilt.

01:04:58A few minutes pass before the same maid shows up again.

01:05:02I'm so, so sorry.

01:05:04I didn't mean for this to happen.

01:05:07She slips, and the entire drink splashes across my outfit.

01:05:12Catherine, I'm really sorry.

01:05:13The staff can be a bit careless.

01:05:15Why don't you slip into one of my dresses?

01:05:16I've got tons upstairs.

01:05:18You can use the guest room to change.

01:05:19Wow.

01:05:20The rules in this house are intriguing, to say the least.

01:05:22I hear every bit of the sarcasm.

01:05:24Sophia is practically mocking Jolene, who acts like she owns the place.

01:05:28The maid exhales, relieved beyond measure, and hurries forward.

01:05:32I start after her, but pause to throw Jolene one last look.

01:05:36The maid leads me far inside the mansion, to a guest room.

01:05:40As soon as she leaves, the door shuts quietly, and I hear the lock slide into place.

01:05:47I go over to check the window, but it's stuck tight, probably locked from the outside.

01:05:53A strange warmth begins spreading under my skin.

01:05:56I take a steady breath, pull a small ceramic file from my pocket, and swallow an antidote.

01:06:02I had drunk the tampered juice simply because I wanted to see the full extent of Jolene's trap.

01:06:12A few moments later, I hear faint, uneven footsteps outside the door.

01:06:17I lay down on the bed, completely still and quiet.

01:06:22The door creaks open slowly.

01:06:27Getting impatient, huh?

01:06:29Don't worry, sweetheart.

01:06:31I'll take real good care of you.

01:06:33But suddenly, my eyes snap wide open.

01:06:39The scream tears from him.

01:06:41He crumples to the floor in an instant,

01:06:44folding over and wrigling on the carpet.

01:06:48I calmly step over him and shut the door behind me.

01:06:51I ease into the corner just outside, ready to watch.

01:06:54Not long after, Jolene appears,

01:06:57sneaking cautiously down the hall.

01:07:01She presses her ear against the door,

01:07:04then pulls it wide open.

01:07:14She barely has time to registrate it before the man lunges at her.

01:07:21Stay away!

01:07:22Get off me!

01:07:23Man, pretty girl.

01:07:25The other one took a heap, but you?

01:07:27You'll do just fine.

01:07:29Don't you dare touch me.

01:07:30I'm a brown.

01:07:32Touch me and you're dead.

01:07:36Oh man, yeah?

01:07:38That just makes it way more interesting.

01:07:43Help!

01:07:44Let me go!

01:07:47After closing the door behind me,

01:07:49I calmly make my way back to the banquet hall.

01:07:53Sophia, who had earlier stood by my side,

01:07:55approaches with a warm smile and extends her hand.

01:07:58I'm Sophia Flynn.

01:07:59How about we get better acquainted?

01:08:02Catherine Brown, it's a pleasure to meet you.

01:08:04About 15 minutes later,

01:08:06a sudden disturbance breaks out outside the banquet hall.

01:08:09The crowd moves towards the guest room.

01:08:13As they get closer,

01:08:14heavy breathing and a woman's desperate screams reach their ears.

01:08:21Anne's face drains of color.

01:08:23What are you waiting for?

01:08:25Get that door down now!

01:08:26A few strong servants step up and smash the door open.

01:08:31Inside, the shocking scene unfolds for everyone to see.

01:08:36Jolene, her hair mussy and clothes rumpled,

01:08:39is pinned down by an unfamiliar man.

01:08:42Seeing the crowd at the doorway,

01:08:43she breaks down in tears.

01:08:45Mom!

01:08:46It was Catherine!

01:08:47She tricked me!

01:08:48She planned all of this!

01:08:53Despite the accusations,

01:08:54I don't flinch.

01:08:56Jolene, where are you getting this from?

01:08:58The maid ruined my dress,

01:08:59and you sent her to fetch me some clothes.

01:09:01But I waited ages,

01:09:02and no one came, so I left.

01:09:04When I left,

01:09:05the room was empty.

01:09:06I have no idea how you ended up here.

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

01:09:11Jolene is your sister!

01:09:14I was with Miss Flynn in the banquet hall the entire time.

01:09:17Many guests can vouch for that.

01:09:19How can you stoop to such tactics?

01:09:23Regarding Jolene,

01:09:24we'll have a chance to question the man soon enough.

01:09:30What happened today was a private family matter.

01:09:33Anyone who breathes a word of it

01:09:34will be making an enemy of the Brown family.

01:09:36Anne grabs her trembling daughter

01:09:38and practically drags Jolene out.

01:09:40The man is also hauled away.

01:09:48What a night.

01:09:49You handled that like a pro.

01:09:53It was simply responding to what she started.

01:09:56If she had stayed in her lane,

01:09:58none of this would have happened.

01:10:00Time after time,

01:10:01Jolene tried to set me up.

01:10:03Did she really think I was still the same Catherine

01:10:05who'd just take it lying down?

01:10:07What happened tonight?

01:10:08She brought it on herself.

01:10:12Morning sunlight pours in through the large window,

01:10:14casting soft highlights across his sharp jawline.

01:10:17Mr. Warren.

01:10:18Morning. Let's get started.

01:10:20Without hesitation,

01:10:21he reaches for the buttons of his shirt and pulls it up,

01:10:24exposing his bare chest.

01:10:25I slip into professional mode,

01:10:27pick up my medical kit,

01:10:29and move to his side.

01:10:31Need a hand handling the Browns?

01:10:33My hands work with practiced confidence.

01:10:36Not right now.

01:10:38I've got it covered.

01:10:40Once the session wraps up,

01:10:42I'm packing away my tools

01:10:43when Liam slowly pushes off the sofa.

01:10:46He stands steady, clear-headed.

01:10:49You're healing well.

01:10:51You're really skilled at this.

01:10:53Thanks.

01:10:54Keep this up and one more session

01:10:55and you'll be good as new.

01:10:56Once I'm fully better,

01:10:57what do you want in exchange?

01:10:59You've already paid for the treatments,

01:11:01but if I ever need help down the road,

01:11:04I hope you'll remember the understanding we have today.

01:11:07Sounds fair.

01:11:08Just then, a knock comes at the door

01:11:09and a maid enters.

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

01:11:13His tone turns icy in an instant.

01:11:15The smile that had just been there disappears completely.

01:11:18Tell him to wait for me in the living room.

01:11:19When I enter the living room,

01:11:21a man in a dark gray suit glances my way.

01:11:24He appears to be in his 50s,

01:11:26sharing some resemblance with Liam.

01:11:33Our eyes lock for a moment.

01:11:35I simply give a small nod and exit smoothly.

01:11:40The intense, almost threatening look from that middle-aged man

01:11:44has set off warning bells in my mind.

01:11:49I let out a soft sigh.

01:11:51I deliberately instruct my driver to take several detours

01:11:54just to make sure no one is tailing me

01:11:56before finally heading back to my apartment.

01:12:02No sooner have I settled in than my phone rings.

01:12:05It's Sophia.

01:12:07Hey Catherine, got a minute?

01:12:09There's this socialite gala happening next week.

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

01:12:14Sounds good.

01:12:15When is it exactly?

01:12:16Do I need to prepare anything special?

01:12:18It's next Saturday evening at Vantage Oasis.

01:12:21Just wear a cocktail dress.

01:12:22I'll come pick you up and we can go together.

01:12:25Okay, that would work.

01:12:26Thank you so much.

01:12:30I'll go park the car.

01:12:32Sophia goes off to find a parking spot,

01:12:34leaving me to make my way into the building.

01:12:42Just as I step into the lobby,

01:12:45ready to catch the elevator up,

01:12:47I bump on Jaleen.

01:12:57Catherine?

01:12:58What are you doing here?

01:13:00So, you're here for the gala?

01:13:02You have an invitation, I hope?

01:13:04Whose little lapdog are you?

01:13:05Running wild and barking at everyone without a care.

01:13:10Excuse me?

01:13:11Who exactly are you insulting?

01:13:13Listen, Catherine.

01:13:15You can't just waltz into this kind of event wearing a dress.

01:13:19Without a real invite,

01:13:20you'll end up humiliated when security shows you the door.

01:13:24Come on, Catherine.

01:13:26Ready to head up?

01:13:27Let's not keep the others waiting.

01:13:40Don't pay her any mind.

01:13:41The organizers gave me two invitations this year.

01:13:44I smile back,

01:13:46appreciating Sophia's subtle way of handling things.

01:14:03Everyone,

01:14:04meet my friend Catherine Brown.

01:14:06I hope you'll look out for her from now on.

01:14:08This gala really is slipping.

01:14:10Apparently just anyone can walk in now.

01:14:12Some people really try too hard.

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

01:14:19Watch your mouth.

01:14:21Catherine is a brown.

01:14:22Have some respect.

01:14:23Please don't be harsh.

01:14:24My sister doesn't attend events like this often.

01:14:27She's just here to get some exposure.

01:14:30Don't go snapping photos willy-nilly.

01:14:32If I see you flooding social media with our images just to boost your status,

01:14:36I won't hesitate to sue.

01:14:47If you want to play dirty,

01:14:49I'll give you a front row seat.

01:14:52Your status comes from flaunting fake jewelries?

01:14:55And what would a country girl like you possibly understand about jewelry?

01:15:01That's Maris Core,

01:15:02an iconic design by Davina Gemma from the 60s,

01:15:06centered around a rare cushion-cut diamond framed by a dozen emeralds.

01:15:10The real necklace was sold at last year's Veritas auction for $36 million,

01:15:15bought anonymously.

01:15:17I have to admit,

01:15:19you've got an eye for quality.

01:15:21It is lovely,

01:15:21I'll give you that.

01:15:22But the issue is that yours isn't authentic.

01:15:25Yes,

01:15:25the center stone is about the right size,

01:15:27but it's missing the clarity a genuine one would have.

01:15:30They look like fresh lab-made pieces.

01:15:32You're talking nonsense!

01:15:33My father gave this to me for my birthday!

01:15:36Janice,

01:15:36don't let my sister get to you.

01:15:38She's been out of touch for years.

01:15:40She probably hasn't even seen jewelry of this caliber.

01:15:42It's easy for her to misjudge.

01:15:44I stay calm,

01:15:45shifting my gaze to the other woman's wrist.

01:15:48Your bracelet actually has decent translucency,

01:15:50but it's been chemically treated and filled with resin.

01:15:54Wearing that too long isn't good for your health.

01:15:57Just so you know.

01:15:58The woman snatches her hand back,

01:16:00going pale.

01:16:03I turn to Jolene.

01:16:05Your necklace is no better, Jolene.

01:16:08Those diamonds look fake too.

01:16:11Jolene's fingers shoot toward her ear,

01:16:13but stop halfway.

01:16:14The whole hall goes completely still.

01:16:18That was savage.

01:16:20You nailed that comeback perfectly.

01:16:24I take a sip from my glass

01:16:26and feel not a trace of guilt.

01:16:28Fake jewelry?

01:16:29Fine.

01:16:30Wear it quietly and no one will say a word.

01:16:33But you had to step on me to feel taller.

01:16:35So don't blame me for exposing your fake jewelry.

01:16:39Just you wait!

01:16:41I'm calling in a top jewelry expert right now!

01:16:46Be my guest.

01:16:47Relax, Janice.

01:16:49It's a beautiful day.

01:16:50There's no need to let some petty nonsense spoil it.

01:16:53Petty?

01:16:54This isn't just about me wearing a fake!

01:16:57She's insulting the honor of the whole Lopez family!

01:17:10The craftsmanship is extraordinary,

01:17:12but something is off.

01:17:13The cut and the color don't match the authentic Mariscore.

01:17:19Miss Lopez,

01:17:21I'm afraid this necklace is indeed a replica.

01:17:24What?

01:17:25That can't be!

01:17:27The craftsmanship is exceptionally convincing,

01:17:29almost flawless.

01:17:31But as Miss Brown pointed out,

01:17:32the cutting style and the emerald shade

01:17:34reveal subtle differences.

01:17:36Impressive eye, Miss Brown.

01:17:37Only the most skilled experts

01:17:39can detect such subtle distinctions.

01:17:41May I ask who has been your teacher?

01:17:43My mentor is Langston Moore.

01:17:47So, you are the esteemed protege of Mr. Moore.

01:17:50An honor to meet you at last.

01:17:52Your championship at the last international competition

01:17:55was truly well-deserved.

01:17:56No wonder she spotted the fake so easily.

01:17:59She's Langston Moore's student.

01:18:03That's the world's top jewelry appraiser.

01:18:05The Lopez family really embarrassed themselves today.

01:18:08I can't stay here.

01:18:10I can't let them see me like this.

01:18:20Catherine,

01:18:21when did you pick all this up?

01:18:24You never said a word about it to any of us.

01:18:28There's a lot you don't know,

01:18:29mostly because you never bothered to ask.

01:18:35Catherine, what have you done to Jolaine now?

01:18:37I don't know what you're talking about, Austin.

01:18:39I've been sitting here all night

01:18:40and Jolaine hasn't said a word to me.

01:18:41And I'm not the one

01:18:42who's been sending her all those blue roses.

01:18:46Austin,

01:18:47shouldn't you find out what really happened first?

01:18:49It's Catherine who got wrong today.

01:18:51What about Miss Lopez?

01:18:52How could you upset her and make her cry?

01:18:54You're going to the Lopez residence

01:18:56right now to apologize.

01:18:57Apologize?

01:18:58For what?

01:18:59Telling the truth

01:19:00and exposing Janice's fake jewelry

01:19:02in front of everyone?

01:19:04What nonsense?

01:19:05Miss Lopez wouldn't be caught dead wearing fakes.

01:19:07You're just making up lies to slander her,

01:19:10Mr. Brown.

01:19:11Miss Brown's assessment is absolutely right.

01:19:13This Mari's core necklace

01:19:14is a very well-maked replica

01:19:16and her appraisal skills surpass even mine.

01:19:18Isn't Austin being way too biased?

01:19:20He's not even listening to the expert.

01:19:22I heard the Browns kicked out

01:19:23their own biological daughter

01:19:25to make room for that adopted girl, Jolaine.

01:19:27How ridiculous.

01:19:29Still, you had no right

01:19:30to humiliate Miss Lopez like that in public.

01:19:33Our families have shared a close bond

01:19:34for generations.

01:19:36Did you ever stop to think about

01:19:37how damaging this could be

01:19:38for the Brown group?

01:19:39But what about when Janice openly mocked me

01:19:41for being from the countryside?

01:19:42When they all schemed together

01:19:43to humiliate me in front of everyone?

01:19:45Did anyone ever care how that felt?

01:19:47Have any of you truly treated me

01:19:48like family at all?

01:19:49If not, then I, Catherine,

01:19:51and the Browns are better off

01:19:52going our separate ways

01:19:53from this day forward.

01:19:55Sorry for the disruption

01:19:56and ruining everyone's good time.

01:19:58I'll be taking my leave now.

01:20:02The days passed quietly

01:20:03with nothing but my regular

01:20:05school routine and lab work.

01:20:07Jolaine had kept an unusually low profile

01:20:09ever since the banquet,

01:20:11not daring to provoke me again.

01:20:16So many missed calls.

01:20:18What's going on?

01:20:23Why are you answering

01:20:24Aunt Justina's phone?

01:20:25What happened to her?

01:20:26Watch your tone with me,

01:20:27you ungrateful brat!

01:20:28I haven't even dealt

01:20:29with the mess you made!

01:20:31Thanks to you offending Miss Lopez,

01:20:32the Lopez group has just terminated

01:20:34all their cooperation with us.

01:20:35You will find time

01:20:36to go to the Lopez residence

01:20:37and apologize to Miss Lopez

01:20:39immediately!

01:20:40Keep dreaming.

01:20:41You ungrateful little wolf.

01:20:43If you refuse to listen to me,

01:20:45are you planning to ignore

01:20:47your aunt's life and death situation too?

01:20:49What happened to Aunt Justina?

01:20:51Brain tumor.

01:20:52It's pressing directly on the nerves.

01:20:54Surgery is extremely risky.

01:20:57I'm on my way.

01:21:02Out of my way.

01:21:03Sign this!

01:21:04Sign the share transfer agreement

01:21:06and I'll let you inside to see her.

01:21:09How dare they use Justina's life

01:21:11as a bargaining chip?

01:21:12They have no bottom line.

01:21:14You crazy girl.

01:21:15If you dare lay a hand on me,

01:21:17you'll be condemned

01:21:18for your unfailed behavior.

01:21:19Heaven will strike you down!

01:21:21Then move.

01:21:22Before I actually decide

01:21:24to follow through.

01:21:26Lawrence?

01:21:27Austin?

01:21:28Is that Catherine out there?

01:21:30Let her in.

01:21:40My poor little Catherine.

01:21:42They must have given her

01:21:44a hard time again.

01:21:48It's just the same old

01:21:49health problems.

01:21:50Nothing to worry about.

01:21:52But were they bothering you

01:21:54out there just now?

01:21:55Don't worry about me.

01:21:56I'm perfectly fine.

01:21:57How are you feeling right now,

01:21:59really?

01:21:59Be honest with me.

01:22:00Justina,

01:22:01don't push yourself too hard.

01:22:02The doctors made it clear

01:22:03this condition can't wait any longer.

01:22:05Only Dr. Huxley-Jones

01:22:06can perform this surgery

01:22:07with the highest success rate.

01:22:08Jolaine practically bent over back

01:22:09to get him to agree

01:22:10to take the case.

01:22:11Show me her complete medical records

01:22:13and all the scan images

01:22:14right now.

01:22:14Justina has been nothing

01:22:15but kind to you

01:22:16your whole life,

01:22:16hasn't she?

01:22:17Now that she's gravely ill,

01:22:18you won't just sit back

01:22:18and let her die,

01:22:19will you?

01:22:19Here's the deal.

01:22:20Sign over the Brown Group

01:22:21shares to the family

01:22:22and Jolaine will convince

01:22:23Dr. Huxley to perform

01:22:24the surgery immediately.

01:22:25We're also willing to overlook

01:22:26the whole Miss Lopez incident

01:22:27and not hold it against you.

01:22:28After all,

01:22:29we're still family,

01:22:29aren't we?

01:22:30Lawrence,

01:22:31Austin,

01:22:31how can you stoop so low

01:22:32as to use my sickness

01:22:33as a weapon against Catherine?

01:22:34This is absolutely shameless.

01:22:36I won't stand for this.

01:22:37Stop it right now.

01:22:38Aunt Justina,

01:22:39please don't be angry.

01:22:40Dad's just worried

01:22:41about all those

01:22:41Brown Group shares

01:22:42Catherine holds.

01:22:43If she's not careful,

01:22:45she could be taken advantage of,

01:22:46which would cause

01:22:47huge problems.

01:22:49That's why he wants

01:22:50to take this chance

01:22:50to get the shares

01:22:51back into the family's hands.

01:22:54Catherine,

01:22:55my condition is severe

01:22:57and it probably

01:22:57we get better.

01:22:59Even if you sign,

01:23:01the surgery might not work.

01:23:03I come to accept that.

01:23:05You should leave

01:23:06while you still can.

01:23:08Aunt Justina,

01:23:09I'll be the one

01:23:10to perform your surgery.

01:23:11What could you possibly

01:23:12have to back that up

01:23:13with those so-called skills

01:23:14you picked up from nowhere?

01:23:15Catherine,

01:23:16don't make a fool of yourself

01:23:17and promise more

01:23:17than you can deliver.

01:23:18If Justina's condition

01:23:19worsens because of your arrogance,

01:23:20can you really bear

01:23:21the consequences?

01:23:22Can you live with that guilt?

01:23:23Then we'll just have

01:23:23to wait and see.

01:23:25And don't you ever dare

01:23:26use Aunt Justina

01:23:27as a pawn against me again.

01:23:29The next time you try,

01:23:30I won't hesitate

01:23:31to prove exactly

01:23:32what I am capable of.

01:23:33And you won't like the outcome.

01:23:35I'm not giving up on you.

01:23:37Aunt Justina,

01:23:38trust me.

01:23:39Leave everything to me.

01:23:41I promise I'll make you better.

01:23:44Catherine,

01:23:44I trust you.

01:23:46Completely.

01:23:47Fine.

01:23:48Have it your way, Catherine.

01:23:49Let's see how you handle this.

01:23:51Without Dr. Huxley,

01:23:52I don't think Justina

01:23:53has much time left.

01:23:54When this fails,

01:23:55and it will,

01:23:56you better not come

01:23:57crawling back to us

01:23:58to us on your knees

01:23:59begging for help.

01:24:10It's Zafira.

01:24:11Arrange for the highest grade

01:24:12operating theater

01:24:13at Central Hospital immediately

01:24:14with a full leading

01:24:15neurosurgery team on standby.

01:24:16I'll send over the full

01:24:17equipment list

01:24:18and surgical plan shortly.

01:24:19Understood, Dr. Zafira.

01:24:21We'll handle all

01:24:21the arrangements immediately.

01:24:23Everything will be ready

01:24:24before your scheduled

01:24:24surgery time.

01:24:29An...

01:24:29internationally renowned surgeon,

01:24:31Dr. Zyphaia?

01:24:33That's the legendary neurosurgeon

01:24:35that even royal families

01:24:36can't book?

01:24:36No.

01:24:37No way.

01:24:38That's impossible.

01:24:39Catherine?

01:24:40That good-for-nothing girl

01:24:41who grew up in the countryside?

01:24:42How could she possibly

01:24:43have connections to someone

01:24:44of Dr. Zyphaia's caliber?

01:24:45It must be a coincidence.

01:24:46No.

01:24:47It can't be.

01:24:47She's just a worthless

01:24:48country girl.

01:24:49How could she know Dr. Zyphaia?

01:24:53Dad, Austin,

01:24:53don't jump to conclusions.

01:24:55It has to be a coincidence.

01:24:56There's no way Catherine

01:24:57has anything to do with this.

01:24:58She probably doesn't even know

01:24:59who Dr. Zyphaia is.

01:25:02Justina, I won't let

01:25:03anything happen to you.

01:25:05This surgery will be a success.

01:25:09Aunt Justina, it's me.

01:25:11I'll be the operatic surgeon

01:25:12for your procedure today.

01:25:13Don't be afraid.

01:25:14Just close your eyes and rest.

01:25:16When you wake up,

01:25:17this ailment will be gone completely.

01:25:20The patient is under

01:25:21general anesthesia.

01:25:22Vitals are stable.

01:25:23Let's begin the operation.

01:25:32My God, that surgical approach angle.

01:25:34It's so bold and intricate,

01:25:36yet it completely avoids

01:25:37all the critical functional areas

01:25:38of the brain.

01:25:38I've never seen anything like it.

01:25:40Look at that section technique.

01:25:41It's so steady.

01:25:41It's terrifying.

01:25:42Not a single tremor.

01:25:43Even when working so close

01:25:44to the nerve buns.

01:25:45This is beyond masterful.

01:25:48The patient's vital assigns

01:25:49remain stable throughout

01:25:50the procedure.

01:25:51The operation is a complete success.

01:25:56Please pay close attention

01:25:57to the patient's

01:25:58post-operative monitoring and care.

01:26:00Call me immediately

01:26:01if there are any changes

01:26:02in her condition.

01:26:03Absolutely, Dr. Zyphaia.

01:26:04We will strictly follow

01:26:05your post-operative care plan.

01:26:07It was the greatest honor

01:26:08of our careers

01:26:08to assist you

01:26:09in this surgery today.

01:26:32Dr. Zyphaia's surgical skills

01:26:33are absolutely extraordinary.

01:26:34God-like even.

01:26:35I have to say,

01:26:36your Brown family

01:26:37is truly full of hidden talents.

01:26:38It's almost impossible

01:26:40to book Dr. Zyphaia

01:26:41for a surgery

01:26:41anywhere in the world,

01:26:43yet you managed

01:26:43to get her to come here personally.

01:26:45I'm genuinely curious.

01:26:46How did you manage

01:26:46to connect with her?

01:26:47How is this possible?

01:26:48How could that country girl

01:26:49have anything to do

01:26:50with Dr. Zyphaia?

01:26:51This can't be happening.

01:26:52We threatened her.

01:26:52We accused her.

01:26:53We tried to force her

01:26:53to sign away her shares.

01:26:54And she just saved

01:26:55Aunt Justina's life?

01:26:56Dr. Watts,

01:26:57thank you for your hard work today.

01:26:58It was our honor

01:26:59to work with you,

01:27:00Dr. Zyphaia.

01:27:00You have my word.

01:27:01We will monitor

01:27:02Miss Brown's condition 24-7

01:27:04and strictly follow

01:27:05your post-operative care instructions.

01:27:07Could it be?

01:27:09Is Catherine actually

01:27:11Dr. Zyphaia herself?

01:27:13What kind of ridiculous nonsense

01:27:14are you spouting?

01:27:15That ungrateful fool

01:27:16knows nothing.

01:27:17She's just a worthless

01:27:18waste of space.

01:27:19There's no way

01:27:20she could be

01:27:20the world-famous Dr. Zyphaia.

01:27:22Are you done

01:27:23running your mouth?

01:27:24If you're finished,

01:27:25step aside.

01:27:25I don't have time

01:27:26to waste on the likes of you.

01:27:27You.

01:27:28You ungrateful,

01:27:29rebellious girl.

01:27:30You think knowing

01:27:31that Dr. Zyphaia

01:27:31makes you something special?

01:27:32You probably spent

01:27:33all your money

01:27:34to beg her to come here.

01:27:35It's not like

01:27:35you have any real skill.

01:27:36I am Dr. Zyphaia.

01:27:39Aunt Justina's surgery

01:27:40was performed

01:27:41by my own hands

01:27:42from start to finish.

01:27:46No.

01:27:47Impossible!

01:27:48How could you possibly

01:27:49be Dr. Zyphaia?

01:27:49You're just a worthless,

01:27:50uneducated girl

01:27:51from the countryside.

01:27:52You're nothing!

01:27:52You're lying!

01:27:53Worthless?

01:27:54I'm the one

01:27:54who saved Aunt Justina's life.

01:27:55What have you done

01:27:56besides using her sickness

01:27:57as a weapon

01:27:57to try and steal from me?

01:27:59Catherine,

01:28:00why...

01:28:01why didn't you tell us sooner?

01:28:02If you had told us

01:28:03who you were earlier,

01:28:04we wouldn't have...

01:28:05we wouldn't have

01:28:05treated you like that.

01:28:07We wouldn't have

01:28:07made so many mistakes.

01:28:09Wouldn't have what?

01:28:11Wouldn't have treated me

01:28:12like an outsider?

01:28:13Wouldn't have helped

01:28:13Jolaine bully me

01:28:14time and time again?

01:28:15Wouldn't have used

01:28:16my only family member's

01:28:17life to threaten me?

01:28:18Austin,

01:28:19do you even believe

01:28:19a single word

01:28:20you just said?

01:28:22Catherine doesn't need

01:28:22your fake

01:28:23last-minute regrets.

01:28:24From this day forward,

01:28:25I will be the one

01:28:25to take care of her.

01:28:26You will never get

01:28:27the chance to hurt her again.

01:28:28Mr. Warren,

01:28:29this is just a private

01:28:31family matter

01:28:31of the Brown family.

01:28:32There's no need

01:28:33for you to get involved.

01:28:34Family matter?

01:28:35When you kicked her

01:28:35out of the house

01:28:36and left her homeless,

01:28:37did you ever think

01:28:37of her as family?

01:28:38You even used her aunt's

01:28:39life as a threat

01:28:40against her.

01:28:40When she was in danger,

01:28:42where were you?

01:28:42When she was bullied

01:28:43and even kidnapped,

01:28:44did you ever stood up

01:28:45for her even once?

01:28:46Enough, Liam.

01:28:47Talking to these people

01:28:48is just a waste of time.

01:28:50Let's go.

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