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00:00My name is Catherine Brown, the real heiress who was lost for 18 years.
00:04Today, my family pushed me into hell.
00:07The fake heiress Jolene and I were kidnapped.
00:09The kidnappers say the Browns can only save one of us.
00:15Jolene!
00:16Let Jolene go! Do whatever you want with Catherine!
00:19If you touch Jolene again, I'll make sure you die here.
00:21Release Jolene first.
00:22Tied to a pillar, I listened to my three brothers abandon me without hesitation.
00:27I looked toward my fiancé, Declan Fulton.
00:29Hoping he will save me.
00:31But he doesn't even glance my way.
00:33I choose Jolene too.
00:35This is the man I loved for three years.
00:38Code-blooded.
00:39Roofless.
00:48I know.
00:49Once I nearly died saving him.
00:51But now he doesn't spare me an extra glance.
01:01Poor girl.
01:03Jolene paid us to get rid of you.
01:05No need to hurry.
01:07One at a time, boys.
01:08Everyone gets their turn.
01:11No!
01:14Suddenly, a deafening gunshot tears through the silence.
01:17A dozen figures dressed in black storm inside.
01:21If you want to live, stop right now.
01:26I recognize the man.
01:28He is Liam Warren.
01:29The most powerful man in Artwell.
01:31Who commands a massive empire.
01:34Ruthless, formidable, and feared by everyone.
01:37Mr. Warren.
01:38Please spare us.
01:56Who are you?
01:57I'm the one sending you to hell.
01:59Suddenly, the warehouse echoed with screams, desperate pleas, and the sickening cracks of
02:05breaking bones.
02:11How much did Jolene pay you?
02:13Five million.
02:14She wanted you ruined.
02:19Thank you for saving me.
02:25You've been poisoned for over a month.
02:28I can cure it.
02:30Do you trust me?
02:33I trust you.
02:34I draw a small blade, make a precise cut on his finger, and let out some blackened blood.
02:38Until it's fully out of my system, you're going to have to stick close to me.
02:44First, I need to end things with the Browns.
02:47I will settle things with the Browns once and for all.
02:50When I return home, I find my biological parents and three brothers gathered around Jolene,
02:56showering her with care.
02:57I close the distance, grab a handful of Jolene's hair across the face.
03:02Catherine, have you completely lost it?
03:05Catherine, you come home and start hitting Jolene?
03:07You better apologize right now.
03:11Catherine, what kind of trouble are you stirring up this time?
03:15Maybe we never should have taken you in.
03:18Me causing trouble?
03:20Why don't you ask Jolene what she's really done?
03:24She's the one who set up that whole kidnapping to get rid of me.
03:27I pull out my phone and play the recording.
03:29Jolene paid us to get rid of you.
03:32The Browns stare at Jolene in stunned disbelief.
03:36No!
03:37It must be fake!
03:39Do you want me to send this to a professional for verification?
03:42Or maybe call the police?
03:43No!
03:44No!
03:44You can't call the cops, Catherine!
03:46I'm sorry!
03:47I'm the one who should leave this place!
03:50Catherine, Jolene's apologized.
03:52Just drop it!
03:53It's either her or me.
03:57Since you've chosen her, I'm out of here.
03:59In their eyes, I'll never measure up to Jolene.
04:02So why should I hold on to them?
04:04Just as I step outside, a sleek Maybach rolls up right in front of me.
04:11Excuse me, are you Miss Catherine Brown?
04:13Mr. Warren sent me to pick you up.
04:16I spot Austin coming out and get into the car without hesitation.
04:23The car glides into the Warren estate.
04:26The most powerful family in Ardwell.
04:32Liam is seated on a sofa, with a document resting in his hand.
04:40Is everything settled?
04:41Yes, I've cut ties.
04:42From this moment on, you're my personal doctor.
04:44Until I'm fully healed, you are to stay within my reach.
04:47All right.
04:48But I have two conditions.
04:50First, I need a complete medical lab.
04:52Second, our relationship is strictly professional.
04:55Besides that, neither of us interferes in the other's life.
04:59All right.
05:01But keep this in mind.
05:04If your medical skills don't live up to that confidence of yours.
05:09My medical skills won't disappoint you.
05:11Liam pulls out a sleek black card and hands it to me.
05:14Buy whatever you need.
05:15Don't hold back.
05:16I take the black card.
05:17A fully equipped medical lab doesn't come cheap.
05:20Since Liam offered this, I'm not about to pinch pennies for him.
05:23Once the poison leaves his system, we'll go our separate ways.
05:26I enter the room Liam arranges for me.
05:29This room is twice the size of my bedroom at the Browns.
05:32Ironic, isn't it?
05:33A stranger gives me better lodging than my own family.
05:37I sit at the desk, open my laptop, and log into my social media.
05:42Soon, dozens of notifications flood the screen.
05:45Where did you run off to?
05:47Come back.
05:48Jolene isn't holding a grudge about you hitting her.
05:50Why are you still throwing a tantrum?
05:52Who picked you up?
05:53Stop making everything difficult.
05:56Just return home.
05:58If you walk out now, you better not come crawling back.
06:02What kind of stupid stunt are you pulling?
06:08Catherine, you're not seriously thinking of leaving forever, right?
06:12I stare at these messages and let out a cold laugh.
06:17I quickly type one simple, satisfying reply to each one.
06:22Get lost.
06:22Then I block them all without hesitation.
06:25That feels even better.
06:26This is how life should be.
06:27Logging out, I switch to another browser and types in a hidden URL.
06:34A metallic door slowly creaks open on screen, with a blood-red skull on it.
06:40Welcome back.
06:41Quietus.
06:42I'm one of the most legendary figures on the darknet.
06:45The genius hacker Quietus.
06:48My phone rings.
06:50It's Jeral Douglas, my loyal admirer.
06:53Catherine, you're actually back?
06:54I can't believe it.
06:56I'll line up the highest paying jobs for you.
06:58Good.
06:59Oh, someone has been digging into your digital records.
07:02The trace leads back to the Warren Group headquarters.
07:04It seems Liam is already investigating me.
07:08Let them dig.
07:09Make sure the only information they find is exactly what I want them to see.
07:16The next day, the driver takes me shopping downtown.
07:26Miss, these are new arrivals, and each costs over $100,000.
07:33Miss Brown, you're here just in time.
07:36I'll bring out the new styles for you.
07:41Catherine, what brings you here?
07:44The clothes here are quite expensive.
07:46Jolene, is this your sister?
07:48Should we tell her the fast fashion store next door is having a sale?
07:56Ring up everything I selected.
07:58The sales assistant's face goes pale.
08:00That's an unlimited credit card from a top global bank.
08:03Catherine, did you find someone to support you?
08:07Watch out.
08:09Not everyone's as trustworthy as they seem.
08:13I'll take the new dresses you were just showing Jolene to.
08:16What?
08:17I saw those first.
08:19Saw them first, but can't afford them?
08:22Maybe?
08:23Isn't the Brown family's monthly allowance only $100,000?
08:27Jolene trembles with fury.
08:28I pay and walk out.
08:31I watched Jolene tremble with rage, unable to get a word out, and a fierce satisfaction
08:36courses through me.
08:38After all the humiliation I endured in the Brown family, this is just a small payback.
08:42The charity gala that weekend is nothing short of spectacular.
08:46I enter the hall on Liam's arm.
08:48I'm dressed in a wine-red gown, my makeup refined but understated.
08:53Tonight, I am not the abandoned daughter of the Brown family.
08:56I am Liam Warren's date, the most powerful man in Ardwell.
09:01All eyes are drawn to us.
09:05Is that Mr. Warren?
09:07He actually showed up.
09:09Who's that woman with him?
09:11I've never seen her before.
09:13She's stunning.
09:15Is she from some notable family?
09:17I ignore the whispers.
09:19My eyes sweep across the hall and land on the Browns.
09:23Jolene is dressed to perfection, hanging on Austin's arm, playing the part of a cherished
09:28woman.
09:29But the moment she sees me, her face drains of color.
09:32Austin freezes too.
09:34He stares at me, unable to believe his eyes.
09:40Catherine?
09:41What are you doing here?
09:43And with Mr. Warren?
09:44Where I go isn't any of your business.
09:46Who do you think you are to me?
09:51I'm your brother.
09:55I let out a cold laugh.
09:58Brother?
09:59When you abandoned me to the kidnappers, did you remember you were my brother then?
10:04Catherine?
10:07Is with me.
10:09His words are dripping with authority.
10:14Jolene approaches, her expression dark.
10:18Catherine, when did you start seeing Mr. Warren?
10:20You never mentioned anything.
10:22And didn't I just see you shopping with another man two days ago?
10:26I look coldly at Jolene's face, trying to imply I'm a two-timer.
10:32Jolene, your tricks are way too amateur.
10:34Who Liam is, what my relationship is with him, none of that is any of your business.
10:40Why exactly should I update you about my personal life?
10:45Jolene's expression falters, her eyes glistening with tears.
10:49Here she goes again.
10:52Catherine, that's not what I meant.
10:56Catherine, where have you been?
10:58Mr. Fulton, wherever I go has nothing to do with you.
11:01We're not that familiar.
11:04Do you have any idea what kind of man Liam is?
11:08Are you doing this just to retaliate against the Brown family?
11:15Do you honestly think I'd waste that kind of energy on you?
11:22I cut ties with the Browns, and I meant every word.
11:26Excuse me.
11:33I hear whispers rising behind me.
11:36Did you catch that?
11:38Liam said it himself.
11:40She's with him.
11:41This has never happened before, has it?
11:46Wait, Catherine?
11:48Isn't that the Brown daughter who was swapped at birth?
11:51And brought back from some remote place?
11:55Judging by Jolene's little comments,
11:57the Brown family drama might be more complicated than we thought.
12:01Look at Deccan's face.
12:03Is he starting to regret dumping her?
12:07I don't look back,
12:08but I know Jolene's expression must be priceless right now.
12:13The auction begins.
12:14One luxurious item after another is presented on stage.
12:18Beautiful work of art.
12:19A piece of history.
12:21A masterpiece.
12:23A masterpiece.
12:29Dazzling.
12:30Priceless.
12:32But I've never been interested in jewelry.
12:35No matter how valuable,
12:36they're just stones.
12:38Just then,
12:39I hear a familiar voice.
12:41It's Jolene.
12:42Austin,
12:43this necklace is stunning.
12:45I really like it.
12:49Austin understands immediately.
12:50His eyes grow determined.
12:54Huh.
12:54Same as always.
12:55Whatever Jolene wants,
12:57Austin gives her.
13:03Once I was jealous.
13:05Now,
13:05I just find it ridiculous.
13:09Going once.
13:11Going twice.
13:12Just as the host prepares to declare it sold,
13:15a deep voice echoes from the back.
13:1750 million.
13:1950 million.
13:21Sold.
13:22Congratulations, Mr. Warren.
13:25Liam walks up to the stage and claims the necklace.
13:33Then,
13:34he returns to me and fastens the necklace around my neck.
13:44It looks good on you.
13:48I really like it.
13:51The sight stings Jolene's eyes.
13:53Even Declan can't seem to look away from me.
13:57I reach up and touch the cool gem against my neck.
14:0250 million for a necklace.
14:05Liam really doesn't hold back.
14:07After the auction wraps up,
14:09I wander to the dessert table alone.
14:12Catherine,
14:13you really are something.
14:14A few days away and you've already hooked onto Liam.
14:17Nothing as impressive as your lifelong mastery of acting sweet and pitiful.
14:21Why do you always target me?
14:23Cut it out.
14:24There's no audience here,
14:25so no need to pretend.
14:27Jolene spots Declan approaching
14:28and intentionally bumps onto me,
14:31splashing juice onto her own dress.
14:33Catherine,
14:34even if you dislike me,
14:35isn't this too much?
14:36Throwing juice on me?
14:39What happened?
14:40Declan,
14:40it's okay.
14:41I must have upset Catherine.
14:44Catherine,
14:45you still haven't grown up.
14:46Jolene is your sister.
14:50I pick up a glass of red wine
14:52and flick my wrist,
14:53sending the whole glass onto Jolene's dress.
14:56There.
14:57That's something I actually did.
14:59And I only take responsibility for my own actions.
15:02Jolene is stunned.
15:05Declan freezes.
15:07Seems I arrived just after all the excitement ended.
15:10Quite the lesson in the Brown family's manners today.
15:14Mr. Warren,
15:15this is a misunderstanding.
15:18Misunderstanding?
15:19There are security cameras here.
15:23Review them if clarity is needed.
15:26Whispers erupt around them.
15:33Jolene's face goes from scarlet to ghostly pale.
15:37Let's go.
15:39The atmosphere here is suffocating.
15:41A fierce satisfaction rising in my chest.
15:44This time,
15:45I don't have to hold back anymore.
15:46Back in the Brown family,
15:48I always tried to keep the peace.
15:49And all it got me was them pushing harder every time.
15:52Now,
15:52no one could step on me again.
15:59The following morning,
16:01I walk into the living area
16:03and notice Liam is already awake.
16:17Good morning.
16:20Morning.
16:22I head to the kitchen to prepare the herbal mix.
16:29Just then,
16:31Liam's friend arrives.
16:39Is she the mysterious beauty
16:40who stunned everyone last night?
16:42That's Catherine Brown,
16:44my new personal doctor.
16:47You're serious?
16:49His skepticism is loud enough
16:51that I can't ignore it.
16:53Mr. Moreno,
16:54perhaps you should take things easy.
16:56Your dark under eyes
16:58and shortness of breath
16:59suggest your vitality is running low.
17:01Winfred's face flushes immediately.
17:03This touches on a man's pride.
17:05What nonsense are you spouting?
17:07Miss Brown,
17:08I'm not one to judge by appearances.
17:10But Liam's condition is severe.
17:12Many top experts have been stumped.
17:14And you?
17:15I'm not bothered.
17:16I've faced this kind of doubt many times before.
17:20We'll see soon enough.
17:22Winred,
17:23maybe you ought to let Dr. Brown
17:25give you a prescription.
17:28Liam, are you kidding me?
17:29This girl-
17:30She's not just some girl.
17:31She's Dr. Brown.
17:32Right now,
17:33she's the one keeping me alive.
17:35He then turns to me.
17:37Can you really fix me?
17:41Yes.
17:4330 minutes later,
17:44I begin the first acupuncture session.
17:47Liam pulls his shirt up,
17:49exposing his toned chest.
17:52I pull out the silver needles
17:54and insert them with speed and precision.
18:01When the last needle is inserted,
18:03Liam's body shivers.
18:06And he spits out dark red,
18:08clotted blood.
18:13What did you just do to him, Dr. Brown?
18:15How are you feeling now?
18:22I feel great.
18:24Lighter than I have in a long time.
18:25Don't let yourself get too stressed.
18:28Don't let yourself get too stressed.
18:29And most importantly,
18:30you'll need to prioritize rest and abstinence.
18:34Understood, Dr. Brown.
18:35I'll take your advice seriously.
18:37Winfred leans in and quietly asks
18:40if I can help with his health.
18:44I go back to my room
18:46and return with a bottle of pills.
18:49These are pills for male vitality.
18:51One bottle costs $100,000.
18:53$100,000?
18:55Are these pills made of solid gold?
18:58The ingredients are rare
18:59and the process is complicated.
19:02Quality always demands a premium price.
19:04Winfred reluctantly pays.
19:06A sports car can be repaired,
19:08but if your health fails,
19:10no sum of money
19:11will grant you a second chance.
19:13The following morning,
19:15just as I prepare to leave,
19:16my phone buzzles
19:18with a call from Austin.
19:21Catherine, come back here right now.
19:23What is it?
19:24You'll find out when you get here.
19:25I realize that for the sake of my own peace,
19:28cutting all connections
19:29with the Brown family is necessary.
19:32The mood in the living room
19:34is thick with tension.
19:40Look who's back.
19:42How did you sink so low at your age,
19:44becoming someone's mistress?
19:47Catherine, I'm only trying to help you.
19:50I'm afraid you're being misled.
19:52Who I decide to be with
19:54is my own business.
19:56It doesn't concern your family.
19:58You're a Brown!
20:02Everything you do
20:03stains our family's name!
20:06Catherine, seriously,
20:08do you think Liam
20:09would ever give you the time of day?
20:11Are you all finished?
20:13First,
20:14Liam and I have a strictly
20:16doctor-patient relationship.
20:18Second,
20:18even if there were something else,
20:20it's none of your business.
20:22And don't forget
20:23that I am no longer
20:24part of your family.
20:25You said you cut ties,
20:28so give back
20:29the Brown group's shares.
20:32Those shares came
20:34from Grandpa.
20:36You don't have a single right
20:38to any of it.
20:39I pull out my phone
20:40and show them the screen.
20:41Since I stepped in,
20:43I've been recording
20:44all your insults,
20:46threats,
20:46and schemes
20:47to grab the shares.
20:48Keep pushing me,
20:50and I won't hesitate
20:51to hand this over
20:52to the press
20:52and the law.
20:55I put my phone away,
20:57feeling nothing.
20:59I used to put up
21:00with everything
21:01you threw at me.
21:03Now it's your turn
21:04to taste
21:05what it feels like
21:06to be on the other end
21:07of a threat.
21:11I leave the Brown family home
21:12and prepare to go back.
21:17Suddenly,
21:18a voice calls out,
21:20Catherine,
21:20is that really you?
21:21Where have you been hiding?
21:23I look at the woman
21:24before me.
21:26She's nearly 50,
21:28her face lined
21:29with wrinkles,
21:30her expression
21:31mean and petty.
21:32What do you want?
21:33You must have money
21:34if you're surviving
21:35this well.
21:36My son needs school fees,
21:38and you owe me
21:39half a million.
21:40If you don't pay up,
21:41I'll make a scene
21:42outside your place
21:43every single day.
21:45If you need cash,
21:46ask your real daughter,
21:47Jolene.
21:48I raised you
21:49all those years,
21:50so you should compensate me.
21:52You ungrateful brat!
21:54Stay out of my way.
21:56Otherwise,
21:57I won't hesitate
21:57to involve the police
21:59and reopening the case
22:00about you switching infants.
22:02You...
22:02Don't do anything rash.
22:04I'll be going now.
22:05Bridget scurries off
22:06in panic.
22:11Just then,
22:12a sleek black Rolls Royce
22:14glides to a stop
22:15beside me.
22:17The window lowers,
22:18revealing Liam's
22:19handsome face.
22:21Do you need a hand?
22:23No, it's nothing serious.
22:24I've already taken care of it.
22:27Get in.
22:28It's nearly impossible
22:30to catch a taxi here.
22:31I hesitate,
22:32but eventually
22:33get into the car.
22:34Bridget's appearance
22:35reminds me of one thing.
22:37The Brown family's
22:38troubles aren't over.
22:39That woman's greed
22:40is bottomless.
22:42She won't let this go.
22:43But that's fine.
22:44I'm no longer
22:46that little girl
22:47who let others
22:48push her around.
22:50Anyone who wants
22:51to come after me
22:52had better think twice.
22:55On the weekend,
22:57Gerard asks to meet me
22:59at Harborview Genie,
23:00a popular restaurant.
23:05Catherine?
23:06I turn around
23:08and my eyes fall on Jalene,
23:10standing with the Browns
23:11and the Fultons.
23:12Did you hear we'd be here
23:14and decide to show up
23:15just to cause a scene?
23:16Mr. Brown,
23:18I'm here for the food.
23:20Just then,
23:21a clear voice
23:22cuts through the tension.
23:25Miss Catherine Brown,
23:27you're here.
23:28Welcome.
23:28Please follow me.
23:30Everyone stares in shock
23:31as I walk toward
23:32the most private,
23:33rarely accessible suite
23:34in the entire restaurant.
23:36How is she getting in there?
23:38There must be some mistake.
23:41I push open the suite door
23:43and Gerard immediately rises
23:45from his seat.
23:47Catherine, you made it.
23:49Gerard tells me his uncle
23:50has been diagnosed
23:51with a brain tumor.
23:52He says the required surgery
23:54carries an extremely high risk.
24:00Start with this medication.
24:02Come back in a week
24:03for a follow-up.
24:04We'll reassess then.
24:10Thank you, Catherine.
24:11I was sure you'd have a solution.
24:14After the meal,
24:15Gerard leans forward
24:16and asks if I need help
24:17with anything.
24:19I want to buy a house.
24:21It doesn't have to be big,
24:23but it must be extremely quiet
24:24and private
24:25with top-tier security.
24:27I'll handle it.
24:28I'll find something perfect for you.
24:29Oh, and you're starting
24:30at Aurelis University
24:31next Monday, right?
24:32I'm going to study.
24:35Medical school.
24:36You need to study medicine?
24:37You've got to be kidding me!
24:39I'm getting a formal degree
24:40and taking care
24:41of some personal business.
24:43Campus life isn't
24:44a bad experience after all.
24:47The manager hands me
24:49an exclusive premium
24:50membership card
24:51saying all my expenses here
24:53will be on the house
24:54from now on.
24:56I glance over at Gerard
24:57and he breaks into a grin.
24:59Don't refuse it.
25:01This is our business,
25:02so just enjoy it.
25:06Fine.
25:07After being chased away
25:09from my private suite,
25:11Jolene drags herself
25:12to her family's box.
25:24Jolene, are you okay?
25:27Mom, I'm fine.
25:28I just stepped out
25:29to see who Catherine
25:30was meeting.
25:31I was worried about her,
25:33but she had me pushed away.
25:35What?
25:37How dare she treat you
25:39that way?
25:40That ungrateful girl!
25:42Don't jump to conclusions, Mom.
25:45I saw it too.
25:47The manager was treating Catherine
25:49with a lot of respect.
25:50Yes.
25:51That man had an aura
25:53you can't fake.
25:54Catherine is clearly
25:55in the high circles.
25:57No wonder she's trying
25:58to distance herself from us.
26:07Pathetic and disgraceful.
26:11Who knows what kind of company
26:13she's keeping now?
26:15Jolene's heart swells
26:16with secret satisfaction.
26:17I have burned my bridges
26:19with the family for good.
26:22She is the Brown family's
26:24one and only daughter now.
26:27The dinner finally ends
26:28and the two families part way
26:30at the restaurant entrance.
26:32When an unexpected grating voice
26:34rings out behind Jolene,
26:36she turn around
26:37and her smile freezes.
26:39It's her.
26:41Jolene!
26:43My dear daughter!
26:44Finally!
26:45I've found you!
26:47Her blood runs cold.
26:50Jolene,
26:51your younger brother
26:53needs money for school.
26:55Maybe you could help us out?
27:00I don't have time
27:01for this ridiculous farce.
27:02Take this
27:03and never show your face
27:04around me again.
27:06Jolene,
27:06this isn't nearly enough.
27:08The tuition alone
27:09is a hundred thousand.
27:10Her hands tremble
27:11with unbridled rage.
27:13This wretched woman
27:14just won't know her place.
27:16I don't know you!
27:17My parents already
27:18paid you enough
27:19to cut ties
27:20all those years ago!
27:26I can't let this go on.
27:28I need to find a way
27:29to get rid of this problem
27:30for good.
27:31The day I've been waiting for
27:33has finally arrived.
27:34My first day reporting
27:36to Orarius University.
27:50Jolene,
27:51is this your sister?
27:53Since when does
27:53Avalius University
27:54let random nobodies walk in?
27:56Well, isn't this
27:57a lovely coincidence, Jolene?
27:59Looks like we're going
28:00to be classmates.
28:01Classmates?
28:02You and me?
28:03Don't be ridiculous!
28:06The lecture bell
28:08chimes sharp and clear
28:09and Professor Lambert Carter
28:11steps through the door.
28:12He's a living legend
28:14in the global medical field,
28:15the heart of this school's
28:17medical program.
28:18He turns to the class
28:19and poses an extremely complex
28:22peer-reviewed medical question.
28:25The entire lecture hall
28:27falls dead silent,
28:28not a single student
28:30daring to speak up.
28:34Young lady,
28:35please tell us what you think.
28:36I shut my notebook calmly,
28:38no trace of panic
28:39in my movements,
28:40and stand up.
28:41I lay out my analysis
28:43clearly and concisely,
28:45citing cutting-edge research,
28:46clinical data,
28:47and real surgical cases
28:49effortlessly.
28:52She's incredible!
28:53Total beauty and brains!
28:55Who even is she?
28:57Jolene's face burns
28:59with jealousy,
29:00her grip tight on her pen.
29:03When the final bell rings,
29:05I walk out of the lecture hall.
29:07Jolene steps in front of me
29:09with Paige and Brenna.
29:11Catherine,
29:12just a few days away,
29:14and suddenly you're the one
29:15catching everyone's attention.
29:17Jolene,
29:18she's probably pulling stunts
29:19she'd never admit out loud.
29:21Exactly!
29:22Everyone whispers
29:23she knows how to charm
29:25the right people.
29:26Is that all?
29:27Now,
29:29move aside, mutt.
29:32What did you just say?
29:34Paige steps forward
29:35to push me.
29:37I'm not going to warn you twice.
29:39Hands to yourselves.
29:44Catherine!
29:45You can't just touch people like that!
29:47Jolene,
29:47keep your little gang in check.
29:49If they open their mouths like that again,
29:51next time won't be so friendly.
29:53Watch your tone.
29:55You're messing with
29:56the Brown family's reputation.
29:59The Brown family?
30:01That's your problem,
30:03not mine.
30:05Stop pretending.
30:06It's pathetic.
30:08I turn and walk away.
30:16I return to the Warren mansion
30:18and find Liam in the living room.
30:22You were out?
30:24Yeah.
30:25I stopped by Aurelius University
30:27to check in.
30:28Also took a look at a new place
30:30while I was out.
30:31You're moving out?
30:32Yeah.
30:34Staying here long term
30:34isn't practical.
30:36Your treatment has leveled out.
30:37It won't interfere
30:38with your progress.
30:39Where's the new place?
30:40I offer the building
30:42and unit number
30:42of Sterling Haven
30:43without hesitation.
30:45Then I prepare
30:46a medicinal shower.
30:48The water warmed perfectly.
30:50A thin mist
30:51curling through the room.
30:54It's ready?
30:56Liam walks toward
30:57the treatment area
30:58unbuttoning his shirt
30:59as he moves.
31:01His long fingers
31:02loosen the fabric
31:03revealing toned muscles
31:05and defined contours.
31:08Take the pants off too.
31:14What's the matter?
31:15Feeling shy now?
31:16After some hesitation
31:17Liam strips down
31:19to his briefs
31:20and eases himself
31:21into the steaming water.
31:23Though composed moments ago
31:25my eyes flicker briefly.
31:27It's not like
31:28this is the first time
31:29I've treated him.
31:31Why am I so flustered?
31:33Get it together Catherine.
31:35You're a doctor.
31:36Stay professional.
31:37Don't let a handsome face
31:39and a good body
31:40throw you off.
31:41The next day
31:43I head to the lab
31:44to find Lombard.
31:46Perfect timing.
31:48I've been wrestling
31:48with this data all morning.
31:49Come check this out.
31:55The two of us
31:56slip effortlessly
31:57into a heated discussion.
32:07Professor Carter
32:08sorry to interrupt
32:09but there's something
32:10I'm unsure about saying.
32:11If you have something
32:12to say
32:12just say it.
32:14Professor
32:15I know you prize
32:16real skill
32:17but Kathleen
32:18is not who you think
32:19she is.
32:20She never attended
32:21a proper university.
32:22How could she grasp
32:23complex medical research?
32:24I'm afraid
32:25you're being deceived.
32:26Enough!
32:28Jolene
32:28I don't know
32:29what you're trying
32:30to do with these accusations
32:31but I've seen enough
32:32to know true talent
32:34when it's in front of me.
32:35Catherine identified
32:36the error
32:37the moment she looked at it.
32:38Most PhD candidates
32:40wouldn't even catch
32:41this mistake
32:41the first time around.
32:42Tell me
32:43how could anyone
32:45possibly fake
32:46that level of understanding?
32:52Professor Carter
32:53I
32:53I know true talent
32:55when I see it.
32:56I don't need
32:57your commentary.
32:58Now
32:59please
33:00step outside.
33:09In that moment
33:10I knew
33:11I'd found someone
33:12who saw me
33:12not the lies
33:13they spread about me.
33:22Hey
33:23I'm Catherine Brown.
33:25Just as I walked
33:26into the classroom
33:27and took my seat
33:28I noticed
33:29the girl next to me
33:30her cheek
33:31marked by a dark
33:32birthmark.
33:34Hi
33:34I'm
33:35Claudia Norris.
33:41Well well
33:42what do we have here?
33:44One caught attention
33:45by pure chance
33:46and the other
33:46well
33:47the problem's
33:48pretty obvious.
33:49The snickling spread
33:50through the classroom
33:51in an instant.
33:52Every gaze
33:52nailed onto the two of us.
33:54Oh come on everyone
33:55don't be so harsh.
33:58Professor Carter
33:59thinks the world
34:00of Catherine.
34:03So she's really
34:04riding Professor
34:05Carter's coattails
34:06to get into med school?
34:07How pathetic.
34:09Oh wow
34:10Catherine
34:10your shoes
34:11they're the exact
34:12same as Jolene's.
34:14Come on Catherine
34:15you actually
34:16showed up
34:16wearing fake shoes
34:17that's bold.
34:21Still
34:22it's embarrassing
34:23as hell.
34:29All eyes
34:30in that instant
34:31were pinned
34:32on my feet.
34:35I feel like
34:36being judged
34:37in a high society
34:38party.
34:39The murmur
34:40in the room
34:41quickly grows
34:42into a loud buzz.
34:43Most of them
34:44were convinced
34:45the shoes
34:46on my feet
34:47were fake.
34:48Hey Catherine
34:49if you like
34:50those shoes
34:51I don't mind
34:51lending you mine.
34:52Wearing fakes
34:53is bad.
34:55Thanks
34:56but I'm
34:57pretty selective.
34:58I don't wear
34:59other people's shoes.
35:00Besides
35:01we still don't
35:02actually know
35:03who's rocking
35:04the fakes
35:04do we?
35:06I slowed
35:07my movements
35:08deliberately
35:08lifted my foot
35:09and aimed
35:10the heel
35:11straight at the crowd.
35:12Is that
35:13real?
35:14Of course.
35:15Here's what I know
35:16every pair
35:17designed by
35:18Futures lead designer
35:19Alan Lewis
35:21comes with
35:22a unique
35:22serial number
35:23and the
35:25designer's
35:25initials
35:26AL
35:26engraved
35:27on the inside
35:28heel.
35:28It can't be.
35:30But it is.
35:34Jolene
35:35why don't you
35:35have a look
35:36inside your own
35:37heel?
35:38I'm not
35:38scared!
35:39She raises
35:40her foot
35:40and turns
35:40the inside
35:41of the heel
35:41toward everyone.
35:42It's empty.
35:47Impossible!
35:48My shoes
35:49are real!
35:50The marks
35:50are just
35:51worn down
35:52from use!
35:52You can barely
35:53see it now!
35:55Oh really?
35:56Futures
35:57anti-counterfeit
35:57system is one
35:58of the most
35:58advanced in the
35:59world.
36:00Unless the shoes
36:01are completely
36:01wrecked,
36:02the serial number
36:03doesn't just
36:03disappear.
36:05Want to check
36:06right now?
36:06No!
36:07That won't be
36:07necessary!
36:08I must have
36:08just made a
36:09mistake!
36:11You wanted
36:11to embarrass me
36:12in front of
36:13everyone?
36:14Jolene,
36:15you seem to
36:15forget.
36:16What I do
36:17best is tear
36:18apart cheap
36:19facades like
36:19yours.
36:20After school,
36:21Jolene storms
36:22out of campus,
36:23fuming.
36:24Austin is
36:25there to
36:25pick her
36:26up.
36:31Jolene,
36:31what's going
36:32on?
36:32Did someone
36:33mess with
36:33you?
36:34Austin!
36:35Those
36:35limited edition
36:36shoes you
36:37got for me?
36:39Catherine
36:40showed up
36:40wearing the
36:41exact same
36:41pair and
36:42accused mine
36:43of being
36:43fake!
36:45Showtime.
36:52Catherine,
36:53wait!
36:58What gives
36:59you the right
37:00to accuse
37:00Jolene's
37:01shoes of
37:01BeFake?
37:06Just take
37:07the shoes
37:07to the
37:08store for
37:08verification.
37:09Verify them?
37:10Who do you
37:11think you
37:11are?
37:20lucky for me,
37:22future's
37:23black gold
37:23members get
37:24priority
37:24verification.
37:26The future
37:27black card?
37:28How the hell
37:29does she have
37:30that?
37:30Austin,
37:31let's just
37:31get this over
37:32with!
37:38No,
37:39forget it.
37:40This isn't
37:40worth the
37:40headache.
37:41Let's just
37:41go home.
37:57What's
37:58going on
37:58here?
38:01Liam gets
38:01out of the
38:02car,
38:02moving
38:03with
38:03authority.
38:08They look
38:09at him
38:09nervously,
38:10like rats
38:10looking at
38:11a cat.
38:13Mr. Warren,
38:14is everything
38:15alright?
38:17Mr. Warren,
38:18it's nothing
38:19serious.
38:20Catherine just
38:21insisted my
38:22shoes weren't
38:22real.
38:27Do you need
38:28any help?
38:28No,
38:29it's fine.
38:30Nothing to
38:30worry about.
38:32Mr. Warren,
38:33this is a
38:34private family
38:35matter.
38:36Family matter?
38:37If Catherine's
38:38involved,
38:39it's my
38:40business too.
38:44Let's go.
38:46Dinner's waiting.
38:53your turn is
38:54over.
38:55Fake shoes
38:56always end up
38:57rubbing the
38:58heel raw.
38:59You might want
39:00to change
39:00yours.
39:09I feel a quiet
39:11thrill of
39:11satisfaction.
39:12reaction.
39:12You thought
39:13you could
39:13humiliate me
39:14with fake
39:14shoes?
39:15Look how
39:16that backfired.
39:18Back in the
39:19Brown family,
39:20I always had
39:21to bite my
39:21tongue and
39:22step aside.
39:24Now,
39:24with Liam
39:25backing me
39:25up,
39:27I have
39:28nothing to
39:29fear.
39:39The next
39:40afternoon,
39:40I wheel a
39:42small suitcase
39:42to my new
39:43home,
39:44Sterling Haven.
39:45Just as I
39:46step out of
39:46the car,
39:47Catherine?
39:48a familiar
39:49voice calls
39:50out behind
39:50me.
39:52I turn and
39:53see Declan
39:53and Jolene
39:54standing not
39:55far away.
39:57What's going
39:57on here?
39:58Why are you
39:59at this
39:59place?
40:00Catherine,
40:01why are you
40:02hauling a
40:02suitcase here?
40:04Are you sure
40:04you haven't
40:05gotten the
40:05wrong place?
40:06This is
40:07Sterling Haven.
40:08If you don't
40:09want the
40:09security guards
40:10kicking you
40:10out,
40:10you better
40:11leave.
40:12I live
40:13here,
40:13so yeah,
40:14I'm pretty
40:14sure I know
40:14my own
40:15address.
40:16Your home?
40:17Wait,
40:18are you
40:18working here,
40:19like on the
40:20staff?
40:20I can't
40:21help but
40:21laugh.
40:22Jolene,
40:23your imagination
40:23is wild.
40:24So tell
40:25me,
40:26what about
40:26you two?
40:27Are you
40:28here to
40:28apply for
40:28janitor or
40:29security jobs?
40:30Declan and
40:31I are here,
40:32looking for a
40:33place to
40:33settle down.
40:34Our wedding
40:35apartment,
40:36actually.
40:37I calmly
40:38reach into
40:39my bag and
40:39pull out an
40:40access card,
40:43tapping it
40:44against the
40:45reader.
40:48A beep
40:49confirms
40:49access.
40:53Declan and
40:53Jolene
40:54freeze in
40:54shock.
40:58Just moved
40:59into
40:59Stirling Haven
41:00and the
41:01silence of
41:01the night
41:01was shattered.
41:05There's a
41:05race tomorrow
41:06evening.
41:07The prize
41:07is huge.
41:08Feeling
41:09the itch?
41:10Who's
41:11racing?
41:12The same
41:13arrogant group
41:13of wealthy
41:14young men.
41:15They've been
41:16throwing challenges
41:16at Evora.
41:19Oh,
41:20and the
41:21Brown family
41:21will be there
41:22too.
41:22What's the
41:23prize?
41:25A million
41:25dollars,
41:26plus a
41:27limited edition
41:27sports car.
41:29Send me the
41:29details.
41:32Since they're
41:33throwing themselves
41:34at me,
41:34I see no
41:35reason to
41:35refuse.
41:39Four in the
41:40afternoon,
41:41I drive towards
41:42the racetrack
41:43in the
41:43suburb.
41:58I sign that
41:59name.
42:00The one
42:01they both
42:01dread and
42:02go mad
42:03over.
42:08Oh,
42:08it's
42:08Evora!
42:09Our
42:09idol
42:10Evora
42:11has
42:11arrived!
42:14Evora?
42:15It's
42:15probably just
42:16someone
42:16pretending.
42:21She
42:22wouldn't show
42:22up for a
42:23small race
42:23like this.
42:32just
42:32then,
42:33that
42:33flashy
42:34blue
42:34GTR
42:35pulled up
42:35right in
42:36front of
42:36me.
42:40Catherine?
42:41What are you
42:42doing here?
42:43This
42:44isn't a
42:44playground for
42:45careless
42:45drivers.
42:48If
42:49trash like
42:49you is
42:50allowed here,
42:51why shouldn't
42:52I be?
42:56Explain
42:57yourself.
43:01As if
43:02I'm going
43:02to.
43:05As
43:06expected,
43:07he got
43:07angry out
43:07of embarrassment,
43:09resorting to
43:09such underhanded,
43:10pathetic tactics.
43:12But he
43:12can't touch
43:13me.
43:14Laying
43:15hands on
43:15someone in
43:15public?
43:16That's a
43:17bad look.
43:17Let go!
43:18Don't you
43:19know who
43:19I am?
43:23Whoever
43:24you are,
43:25if you
43:25touch
43:25Catherine
43:25again,
43:27you'll
43:28regret it.
43:31We'll
43:32settle this
43:32on the
43:32race
43:33course.
43:34Hopefully
43:34you don't
43:35crash out
43:35in the
43:35first round.
43:38The
43:38signal light
43:39blinks on
43:40and the
43:40five
43:40engines
43:41roar to
43:41life.
43:42The
43:42green
43:42light
43:42flashes
43:43and
43:43Jackson's
43:44GTR
43:44shoots
43:45forward.
43:45At
43:46the
43:46first
43:46corner,
43:47I
43:47execute
43:47a
43:48drift
43:48unlike
43:48anything
43:49he's
43:49ever
43:49seen
43:49and
43:50pull
43:50ahead.
43:50The
43:51next
43:51stretch
43:51of
43:52the
43:52track
43:52turns
43:53into
43:53a
43:53full-on
43:53display
43:54of
43:54my
43:54skill.
44:00I
44:01flow
44:01through
44:01every
44:01bed
44:01as if
44:02I
44:02designed
44:02them
44:02myself.
44:05It's
44:06Yvera!
44:06She's
44:07really
44:07the
44:08legendary
44:08Yvera!
44:16My
44:17gray
44:17car
44:17shoots
44:18through
44:18the
44:18final
44:19stretch
44:19and
44:19crosses
44:20the
44:20finish
44:20line
44:21first.
44:34I
44:34push
44:35open
44:35the
44:35door
44:35and
44:35pull
44:36off
44:36my
44:36helmet,
44:37my
44:37ponytail
44:37swinging
44:38in
44:38the
44:38breeze.
44:42My
44:42face
44:42stays
44:43calm,
44:44showing
44:44no
44:44excitement.
44:54You
44:56you're
44:56really
44:56Evora?
45:01Tell
45:01me
45:02who's
45:03the
45:03idiot
45:03now?
45:06So
45:07you
45:07were
45:07tricking
45:08us
45:08this
45:08whole
45:08time?
45:09On
45:09the
45:10day
45:10I
45:10returned
45:10I
45:11told
45:11all
45:11of
45:11you
45:12I
45:12liked
45:12racing
45:13but
45:14not
45:14a
45:14single
45:14one
45:15of
45:15you
45:15ever
45:15bothered
45:15to
45:16listen.
45:18I
45:19step
45:19around
45:20Jaxton
45:20and
45:20walk
45:20off
45:21without
45:21looking
45:21back.
45:26I
45:27never
45:27wanted
45:27to
45:27flaunt
45:28being
45:28Yivora.
45:29But
45:30since
45:30you
45:30kept
45:31pushing
45:31now
45:32you
45:32get
45:32to
45:32see
45:32who
45:33the
45:33real
45:33Catherine
45:33Brown
45:34really
45:34is.
45:58He
45:59drops
45:59the
46:00video
46:00into
46:00the
46:00group
46:00chat
46:01and
46:01tags
46:02Liam
46:02directly.
46:06Liam
46:07you
46:07have
46:07to
46:08see
46:08this
46:08I
46:09swear
46:09it'll
46:09knock
46:09you
46:10sideways.
46:10Please
46:11nothing
46:12on
46:12earth
46:12surprises
46:13Liam.
46:14What
46:15nonsense
46:15are you
46:15stirring
46:16up
46:16now?
46:23Liam
46:23opens
46:24the
46:24video
46:24sees
46:25me
46:25stepping
46:26out
46:26of
46:26the
46:26gray
46:26car
46:27and
46:27a
46:28flicker
46:28of
46:28real
46:28shock
46:29crosses
46:29eyes.
46:31It's
46:31her.
46:36Okay
46:37I'm
46:37genuinely
46:38blown
46:38away.
46:38Liam
46:39what
46:39kind
46:40of
46:40divine
46:40helper
46:40do
46:41you
46:41have
46:41in
46:41your
46:41life?
46:41This
46:42woman
46:42is
46:42pure
46:42magic.
46:43Told
46:44you
46:44I
46:45knew
46:45even
46:45Liam
46:45couldn't
46:46stay
46:46calm
46:46after
46:46this.
47:04Catherine
47:05just
47:06how
47:06much
47:06are
47:06you
47:06still
47:06hiding?
47:12The
47:12next
47:12day
47:13I
47:13walk
47:14into
47:14the
47:14classroom.
47:16Catherine
47:17I
47:18got
47:18you
47:18your
47:18favorite
47:18coffee.
47:19I
47:19smile
47:20and
47:20pull
47:20out
47:20a
47:21delicate
47:21porcelain
47:22bottle
47:22from my
47:22bag.
47:24Apply
47:25this
47:25ointment
47:25to the
47:25spot
47:26before
47:26bed.
47:27You
47:28should
47:28see
47:28results
47:29in
47:29about
47:29a
47:29month.
47:30Thank
47:30you
47:30so
47:30much
47:30Catherine.
47:31Do
47:32you
47:32really
47:32think
47:32it
47:33will
47:33work?
47:33A
47:33mocking
47:34laugh
47:34cuts
47:35through
47:35the
47:35air.
47:36Consistency
47:37is
47:37the
47:37key.
47:37I'm
47:38confident
47:38it'll
47:39heal.
47:42Seriously?
47:43You
47:44actually
47:44think
47:45a
47:45homemade
47:45cream
47:45will
47:46magically
47:46make
47:46you
47:46beautiful?
47:47My
47:48eyes
47:48darken
47:48as I
47:49fix
47:49Paige
47:49with
47:49a
47:50piercing
47:50stare.
47:52Apologize.
47:53Why
47:54should I
47:54apologize?
47:55I'm
47:55just
47:56speaking
47:56the
47:56truth.
47:58Catherine,
47:59Paige
47:59can be
47:59a bit
48:00blunt.
48:00She
48:01didn't
48:01mean
48:01to
48:01be
48:02hurtful.
48:03Paige
48:04was
48:04only
48:04trying
48:04to
48:05warn
48:05you.
48:05The
48:06ointments
48:06you're
48:06handing
48:07out
48:07aren't
48:07officially
48:08approved.
48:09If
48:09Claudian's
48:10condition
48:10gets
48:10worse,
48:11that
48:12could
48:12cause
48:13a
48:13big
48:13problem.
48:14It's
48:14to
48:14heal,
48:15not
48:15harm.
48:16Why
48:16do
48:17you
48:17jump
48:17to
48:17conclusions
48:18without
48:18a
48:18shred
48:18of
48:19proof?
48:24Tell
48:24me,
48:25have
48:25you
48:25ever
48:25actually
48:26tested
48:26these
48:26ointments
48:27yourself?
48:28Claudian,
48:29use
48:29your
48:29ointment
48:29without
48:30any
48:30worries.
48:31If
48:31anything
48:32happens,
48:32I
48:33will
48:33take
48:33full
48:33responsibility.
48:35Jolene
48:35Brown,
48:36my
48:36medical
48:37skills
48:37aren't
48:37something
48:38outers
48:38to
48:38question.
48:44Catherine,
48:45I believe
48:45in you.
48:46Just as the
48:47school day
48:47wraps up,
48:48rain suddenly
48:49begins pouring
48:50down in heavy
48:50sheets.
48:51I had
48:51anticipated this,
48:53so an umbrella
48:53is tucked
48:54safely in my
48:55bag.
48:55Pulling it
48:56out,
48:56I open it
48:57and step
48:57out into
48:58the
48:58downpour.
49:00Catherine,
49:00wait!
49:01Can I share
49:02your umbrella
49:02with you?
49:02No.
49:05I turn
49:06around and
49:06see
49:06Jolene
49:07huddled
49:07beneath
49:07my
49:08umbrella.
49:09Without
49:10another
49:10word,
49:11I turn
49:12and walk
49:12away.
49:13Before
49:13long,
49:14the rain
49:15soaks
49:15her to
49:15the
49:15bone.
49:18Catherine,
49:19it's
49:19pouring out
49:20here.
49:21I just
49:21wanted to
49:22walk with
49:22you for
49:23a bit.
49:23Jolene
49:24is left
49:24standing
49:25there,
49:25stunned.
49:29I already
49:30said no.
49:31My
49:31umbrella's
49:32too small
49:32for two.
49:34And
49:34honestly,
49:35I'm not
49:35comfortable
49:36being that
49:36close to
49:36anyone.
49:38Jolene
49:38is furious.
49:39A sleek
49:40black car
49:41rolls to
49:41a slow
49:41stop at
49:42the gate.
49:43It's
49:43Austin's.
49:48Austin!
49:50Jolene?
49:51How did
49:52you get
49:52this soaked?
49:53Didn't
49:53you bring
49:53an umbrella?
49:54You'll
49:54catch a
49:55cold
49:55like
49:55this.
49:56He
49:56glances
49:56out the
49:57window
49:57just in
49:57time
49:58to see
49:58me
49:58walking
49:59past
49:59holding
49:59my
50:00umbrella.
50:01Catherine,
50:02you had
50:02an umbrella.
50:03Why didn't
50:03you share
50:03it with
50:04Jolene?
50:12Do you
50:12really think
50:13we're close
50:13enough for
50:14that?
50:16Catherine,
50:17Jolene is
50:18family.
50:19Look at
50:19her.
50:20She's
50:20drenched.
50:20You had
50:21an umbrella
50:21and didn't
50:22even think
50:22to help
50:23her?
50:26Do you
50:27have any
50:27idea how
50:28cruel that
50:28looks?
50:29Exactly!
50:30Jolene
50:30soaked
50:30because
50:31Catherine
50:31abandoned
50:32her.
50:32She
50:32went
50:32way
50:32too
50:33far!
50:34Before I
50:35speak,
50:35a nearby
50:36student
50:36steps in.
50:37Please,
50:38I saw
50:38Jolene give
50:39her umbrella
50:39to someone
50:39else just
50:40to look
50:40noble,
50:40and then
50:41she tried
50:41to free
50:41float it
50:42off Catherine.
50:43Catherine
50:43didn't want
50:43to share,
50:44so what?
50:44Stopped
50:45trying to
50:45guilt trip
50:46her.
50:47So what?
50:48The rain
50:49was pouring.
50:50Sharing
50:50wouldn't
50:51kill her.
50:52Catherine's.
50:52Catherine's
50:53just being
50:53selfish.
50:54Paige,
50:55please,
50:55you don't
50:55even know
50:55what happened.
50:56Jolene gave
50:56her umbrella
50:57away just
50:57to look
50:58generous.
50:58Austin,
50:59that's not
51:00what happened.
51:01I only wanted
51:02to get closer
51:02to her.
51:04I didn't realize
51:05she disliked
51:05me so much.
51:06Keep your
51:07little performances
51:08away from
51:08me.
51:09Don't
51:09test me.
51:23In the
51:23classroom,
51:24I sit
51:24quietly at
51:25my desk,
51:25flipping
51:26through my
51:26notes.
51:27Catherine,
51:27I heard
51:28Jolene's
51:28really sick
51:28today.
51:29She didn't
51:29come to
51:30class.
51:30Rain and
51:31cold,
51:31it's pretty
51:31normal to
51:32feel under
51:32the weather
51:33afterward.
51:33A loud
51:34commotion
51:34erupts at
51:35the classroom
51:35entrance.
51:37Feel
51:37satisfied
51:38now,
51:38Catherine?
51:39Jolene's
51:39in the
51:40hospital
51:40with a
51:40high fever,
51:41all because
51:41you wouldn't
51:42share your
51:42stupid umbrella.
51:43I calmly
51:44shut my
51:44notebook and
51:45rise to
51:46my feet.
51:46A chilly,
51:48razor-thin
51:48smile forms
51:49on my
51:50lips.
51:51She's
51:51sick,
51:51and that's
51:52supposed to
51:53be my
51:53responsibility?
51:54Is this
51:55seriously your
51:55reaction?
51:56Jolene's
51:57hospitalized,
51:57and you're
51:58standing here
51:58tossing out
51:59sarcastic
51:59comments?
52:00And what
52:00exactly does
52:01her hospital
52:01stale have
52:02to do with
52:02me?
52:02Did I
52:03make her
52:03give away
52:03her umbrella?
52:04Or did
52:05I physically
52:05send her
52:06into the
52:06storm?
52:07You!
52:08And
52:09honestly,
52:09if she
52:09were sick
52:10enough to
52:10be hospitalized,
52:11would she
52:12really have
52:12the energy
52:13to publicize
52:13it to the
52:14entire school?
52:15I asked her
52:16personally.
52:17Great.
52:18Tell me which
52:19hospital she's
52:19at.
52:20I'll arrange
52:21for top clear
52:21specialists to
52:22check on her.
52:24I begin
52:24dialing, and
52:25Paige
52:26immediately
52:26panics.
52:28No!
52:28You don't
52:29have to do
52:29that!
52:30Jolene said
52:30she only
52:31needs rest!
52:34How did
52:35you figure
52:35out she
52:35was
52:36faking?
52:37I've
52:38watched her
52:38pull the
52:38same act
52:39more times
52:39than I
52:40can count.
52:41On the
52:42weekend,
52:43Claudian asks
52:44me to go
52:45shopping with
52:45her.
52:46We pause
52:47in front of
52:48dessert shop,
52:50across from
52:50a famous
52:51brand boutique.
52:52Jolene is
52:53there too.
52:57Oh, look
52:58who it
52:58is, Catherine!
52:59Fancy
52:59seeing you
53:00here!
53:01Shopping
53:01too, huh?
53:02What's the
53:03matter?
53:03Didn't
53:04expect to
53:04see you
53:04in a
53:05place like
53:05this?
53:06This
53:06isn't
53:06some
53:06place
53:07for
53:07just
53:07anyone.
53:08Bet
53:08that
53:09ice
53:09cream
53:09cost
53:09you
53:10half
53:10a
53:10day's
53:10wages?
53:11Jolene
53:12steps
53:12forward
53:12and
53:13accidentally
53:14splashes
53:14her coffee
53:15onto my
53:15white
53:15dress.
53:17Oh
53:18no,
53:18Catherine!
53:19I'm
53:19so
53:19sorry!
53:20I
53:20tripped!
53:21I
53:21didn't
53:21mean
53:21to!
53:23I
53:23look
53:23down
53:23at
53:24the
53:24stains
53:24on
53:24my
53:24dress.
53:25My
53:26eyes
53:26turning
53:26cold.
53:30Do
53:31you
53:31even
53:31know
53:31how
53:32much
53:32this
53:32dress
53:32costs?
53:33It's
53:33just
53:33a
53:33dress.
53:34I
53:34can
53:35buy
53:35you
53:35a
53:35new
53:35one.
53:38She
53:39pulls
53:39$200
53:40and
53:40tosses
53:41them
53:41at
53:41me.
53:43Use
53:43this
53:44to
53:44get
53:44yourself
53:44a
53:44new
53:45one.
53:45I
53:46look
53:46at
53:46the
53:46ice
53:46cream
53:46in
53:47my
53:47hand.
53:52and
53:53press
53:53it
53:54onto
53:54Jolene's
53:54face.
53:56Oops!
53:57Sorry!
53:58My
53:59hand
53:59just
53:59slipped.
54:00It's
54:00just a
54:00little
54:00mess.
54:02A
54:02quick
54:02wipe
54:03and
54:03you'll
54:03be
54:03fine.
54:04Jolene
54:04screams.
54:07Catherine!
54:08What on
54:08earth are
54:09you
54:09doing?
54:10Are
54:10you
54:10crazy?
54:11Anne
54:11steps
54:12out of
54:12the
54:12fitting
54:12room
54:13and
54:13gasps
54:13at
54:14Jolene's
54:14appearance.
54:20Jolene!
54:21What
54:22on
54:22earth
54:22happened
54:23to
54:23you?
54:24Mom,
54:25it's
54:25all
54:25my
54:26fault.
54:26I
54:27accidentally
54:27spilled
54:28coffee
54:28on
54:29Catherine's
54:29dress.
54:30I've
54:31already
54:31paid
54:31her
54:31back,
54:32but
54:33she's
54:33acting
54:33like
54:34it's
54:34not
54:34enough.
54:39Catherine,
54:40why are
54:41you
54:41picking
54:42on
54:42Jolene
54:42again?
54:45Anne
54:46pulls
54:46a
54:46thick
54:46wad
54:47of
54:47cash
54:47from
54:47her
54:48purse.
54:49Catherine,
54:50don't
54:51push
54:51this
54:51further.
54:52If
54:52it's
54:52money
54:53you
54:53want,
54:53apologize
54:54to
54:54Jolene.
54:55Not
54:56nearly
54:56enough.
54:58Yes,
54:59this is
55:00our
55:00anniversary
55:00edition.
55:01It
55:01retails
55:02for
55:02$180,000
55:03and
55:03is
55:04completely
55:04sold
55:04out.
55:05Either
55:05pay
55:06me
55:06three
55:06times
55:06its
55:07value,
55:08or
55:08I'll
55:08report
55:09this
55:09as
55:10intentional
55:11property
55:11damage
55:12to
55:12the
55:12police.
55:13Who
55:13said
55:14we
55:14wouldn't
55:14compensate.
55:15She
55:15reluctantly
55:16writes
55:16a
55:16check.
55:17Thank
55:18you.
55:18Take
55:19it.
55:20This
55:20is
55:20like
55:20burning
55:21money.
55:22Next
55:22time,
55:23I won't
55:23bother
55:23negotiating.
55:24I'll
55:25go
55:25straight
55:25to
55:25the
55:25police.
55:26I
55:26feel
55:27a
55:27deep
55:27satisfying
55:28pleasure.
55:29$540,000.
55:30That's
55:31going to
55:31sting
55:31for a
55:31while.
55:33Back
55:33in the
55:33Brown
55:33family,
55:34I let
55:34you
55:34walk
55:35all
55:35over
55:35me.
55:36I
55:36swallowed
55:36every
55:37insult.
55:37Not
55:38anymore.
55:38From
55:39now
55:39on,
55:40every
55:40single
55:41debt
55:41gets
55:41paid
55:42back
55:42with
55:42interest.
55:43After
55:43the
55:44meal,
55:44I
55:45wave
55:45goodbye
55:45to
55:45Claudian
55:46at
55:46the
55:46restaurant's
55:47entrance.
55:52I've
55:52only
55:53walked a
55:53short
55:53distance
55:54when a
55:54terrified
55:55scream
55:55cuts
55:56through
55:56the
55:56air.
55:58Someone
55:59help!
56:00Is there
56:00a doctor
56:01here?
56:01I turn
56:02towards
56:02the
56:02commotion
56:03and see
56:03a
56:04well-dressed
56:04woman
56:04kneeling
56:05beside
56:05an
56:06elderly
56:06woman
56:06who
56:06has
56:07collapsed.
56:08I
56:08push
56:09through
56:09the
56:09crowd
56:09and
56:10kneel
56:10down
56:10to
56:10examine
56:11her.
56:15Ma'am,
56:16don't
56:16panic.
56:17Does
56:17she
56:17have
56:18a
56:18history
56:18of
56:18heart
56:18disease?
56:19Yes.
56:20She
56:21has
56:21coronary
56:22heart
56:22disease.
56:24I
56:25reach
56:25into
56:26my
56:26bag
56:26and
56:27pull
56:27out
56:27a
56:27small
56:28bottle
56:28of
56:28nitroglycerin
56:29pills.
56:30I
56:31slide
56:31a
56:31tablet
56:31under
56:32her
56:32tongue
56:32and
56:33begin
56:33CPR.
56:46after
56:47several
56:48long
56:48minutes
56:48the
56:49elderly
56:49woman
56:50lets
56:50out
56:50a
56:51faint
56:51groan.
56:53Paramedics
56:54arrive
56:54and take
56:54over.
56:56Very
56:57professional.
56:58You've
56:59brought us
56:59precious
56:59time.
57:01Which
57:02hospital do
57:02you work
57:02at?
57:03I
57:03have
57:03to
57:03thank
57:04you
57:04properly.
57:09I
57:10am
57:10still
57:10a
57:10student.
57:11Helping
57:11people
57:12is
57:12just
57:12something
57:12I
57:12have
57:13to
57:13do.
57:19I
57:20quietly
57:20gather
57:21my
57:21things
57:21and slip
57:22away
57:22while the
57:23crowd
57:23watches
57:23with
57:24admiration.
57:25The
57:25next
57:25morning
57:26I
57:26intentionally
57:27leave
57:27home
57:27early
57:28but
57:28the
57:28Browns
57:29are
57:29already
57:29lying
57:30in
57:30wait
57:30at
57:30the
57:30school
57:31entrance.
57:33Catherine!
57:36Jolene
57:37plunges
57:37to
57:37hug
57:38me
57:38but
57:38I
57:38smoothly
57:39dodge
57:39her.
57:40Catherine
57:41come
57:42home
57:42with
57:42me.
57:43Your
57:44grandmother
57:44is
57:44back
57:44and
57:45wants
57:45to
57:45see
57:45you.
57:49Sorry
57:50but
57:50I
57:50don't
57:50really
57:51know
57:51you
57:51people.
57:52We
57:52don't
57:52have
57:52time
57:53for
57:53your
57:53nonsense.
57:54You're
57:54coming
57:54home
57:54with
57:54us
57:55today.
57:58Since
57:59it's
57:59the
57:59busiest
57:59time
58:00for
58:00students
58:00arriving
58:01a
58:02bunch
58:02of
58:02curious
58:02students
58:03have
58:03already
58:03stopped
58:04to
58:04watch.
58:07A
58:08sleek
58:08black
58:08Bentley
58:09eases
58:09to a
58:09stop
58:10right
58:10beside
58:10us.
58:11The
58:12window
58:12lowers
58:13smoothly
58:13and
58:14Liam's
58:14sharply
58:15contoured
58:15face
58:15comes
58:16into
58:16view.
58:19Catherine
58:20get
58:20in
58:20the
58:20car.
58:26I've
58:26got
58:27class
58:27in
58:27a
58:27few
58:27minutes.
58:28What
58:28brings
58:28you
58:29here
58:29so
58:29early?
58:31They
58:32didn't
58:32bother
58:32you
58:33did
58:33they?
58:33No.
58:34They're
58:35irrelevant.
58:35I'm
58:36heading
58:36in.
58:39And
58:40without
58:40waiting
58:41for his
58:41response,
58:42I simply
58:42turn and
58:43leave.
58:46The
58:47browns
58:47erupt the
58:48moment I
58:48brush past
58:49them like
58:50they're
58:50strangers
58:50on the
58:51street.
58:51Are we
58:52seriously
58:52letting
58:53that girl
58:53walk
58:53all over
58:54us?
58:55She
58:56might
58:56ignore
58:56us,
58:57but
58:57someone
58:58else
58:58can
58:58get
58:58through
58:59to
58:59her.
58:59She
59:00won't
59:00dare
59:00skip
59:00her
59:01grandmother's
59:01birthday
59:02banquet.
59:05She'll
59:05show up
59:06for that.
59:06After my
59:07classes wrap
59:08up,
59:08I head
59:08home,
59:09ready to
59:09relax,
59:10until my
59:10phone starts
59:11buzzing in
59:12my pocket.
59:16Catherine,
59:17I'm sending
59:17you an
59:17address.
59:18Come
59:18eat with
59:18us.
59:19They've
59:19got all
59:19your
59:20favorites,
59:20and
59:20there's
59:21a
59:21surprise
59:21for
59:21you,
59:22too.
59:22I
59:23hop
59:23into
59:23a
59:23cab,
59:24take
59:24the
59:25elevator
59:25up,
59:25and
59:26text
59:26Jared.
59:29Which
59:29room are
59:30you guys
59:30in?
59:32The
59:32elevator
59:33doors
59:33slide
59:33open,
59:34and I
59:34walk
59:35out,
59:35my eyes
59:36glued to
59:36my
59:36phone.
59:39Before I
59:39can take
59:40two steps,
59:41a hand
59:41suddenly pulls
59:42me aside.
59:43So this
59:44is who you
59:44really are?
59:45Waiting all
59:46this time just
59:46to pull
59:46this?
59:47You
59:48followed me
59:48here?
59:49Declan,
59:50of course.
59:51What?
59:52Touched a
59:53nerve?
59:53You
59:54show up
59:54where
59:54you
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