00:00After Professor Reed tore apart my work in the meeting, I sent my online boyfriend a
00:05photo of my legs.
00:06Show your master what you've got.
00:08I looked up.
00:08Dr. Callum Reed, who never smiles, who keeps every button done up to his throat,
00:13whose entire personality is controlled contempt.
00:16His jaw tightened.
00:17His ears went red.
00:18I glanced at his phone screen out of pure curiosity.
00:21It was my message.
00:22Oh my god.
00:23My brain stopped working.
00:24And then my stupid hand went ahead and called him on video.
00:28Callum's phone buzzed during the review, loud in the silence.
00:31I still can't believe it.
00:33The coldest man in the department.
00:35The one who makes PhD students cry in the hallway.
00:38The one every girl says is too beautiful and too mean to exist.
00:42He's my online boyfriend.
00:43He tapped his screen.
00:45My heart shot into my throat.
00:47He's going to pick up.
00:48Pick up.
00:49Please pick up.
00:5010 minutes ago, he told the room,
00:52my analysis was embarrassingly underdeveloped.
00:55Once he knows it's me, he'll have to back off.
00:57Oh my god.
00:59I'm going to graduate.
01:00I sat up straight.
01:01He declined.
01:02My phone lit up.
01:03One message from six pack underscore read.
01:06In a review right now.
01:07Can I message you later?
01:08I froze.
01:09I was still smiling.
01:10Then Callum's voice cut through the room.
01:12Jade.
01:13I flinched.
01:14What exactly are you smiling at?
01:16Everyone looked at me.
01:17Callum stared at me with those flat, surgical eyes.
01:20You have no major publications?
01:22No relevant research background coming in?
01:24I didn't want you on my committee.
01:25Your supervisor vouched for you.
01:27Said you were worth developing.
01:29And?
01:30Your data is a mess.
01:32Your write up is incoherent.
01:35You haven't said one useful thing today.
01:37And now you're on your phone.
01:39Do you actually want to finish this degree?
01:42I'm done.
01:43I'm so done.
01:44The other students went very still.
01:46Some looked sympathetic.
01:47Some looked relieved it wasn't them.
01:49I'd been a top student my whole life.
01:51Teachers loved me.
01:52Classmates looked up to me.
01:53Then I started my PhD.
01:55Callum Reid became the person whose opinion decides whether I graduate.
01:59My face was burning.
02:00My eyes were full.
02:01But online, he's so different.
02:03Warm.
02:04Patient.
02:05Genuinely kind.
02:06I tried to say something.
02:07My voice came out shaking.
02:08I was messaging someone.
02:10He's actually.
02:11No one in this room cares.
02:13Zero people want to know about your personal life.
02:15Callum's voice was flat.
02:16Next time you can't manage basic professional conduct, request a different professor.
02:20I won't sit on your panel.
02:21Callum isn't just the youngest faculty member in the department.
02:24He's the youngest person ever tenured here.
02:26And his name carries across the whole thing.
02:28His recommendation can open any door.
02:31Losing his backing blows every one of them.
02:34He chairs my committee.
02:35If he walks, I rebuild the whole thing from scratch.
02:38New chair.
02:38New timeline.
02:39Years I don't have.
02:41I'd be finished.
02:42My whole body went cold.
02:43Eventually, I got the words out.
02:45Understood.
02:46It won't happen again.
02:48Outside the building, Maya grabbed my arm.
02:50Jade!
02:51What happened in there?
02:52Why were you literally calling someone on video during the review?
02:55Because I just found out Callum Reid is my online boyfriend.
02:59In the moment, I was insane with happiness.
03:02Now it just feels surreal.
03:03I looked around.
03:04No one nearby.
03:05Do you think Callum could be in an online relationship?
03:08Maya blinked, then laughed.
03:10Callum?
03:10He's like a sealed vault.
03:12The man doesn't date.
03:14He doesn't even look at people that way.
03:15Online relationship?
03:16No.
03:17Then her expression shifted.
03:19You didn't find one of those posts online, did you?
03:21The ones that say if your advisor's blocking you,
03:23just confess feelings and they'll back off?
03:25Those are rage bait.
03:26Don't touch them.
03:28Callum already doesn't think highly of you.
03:30If he thinks you're messing with him, you are done.
03:32My stomach dropped.
03:34I'd thought I'd hit the jackpot, but from Callum's side,
03:37I'd look like I was messing with him on purpose.
03:39He cannot find out it was me.
03:41I kept my voice steady.
03:42I was just curious.
03:43I'd never actually do that.
03:45Maya relaxed.
03:46Back at my apartment, Callum messaged me almost immediately.
03:50Are you free right now?
03:52Eat too much.
03:53What if you eat too much and surpass the hoodie hero in tanks of size?
03:57He might become upset and decide to retire from the game.
04:01Why don't you give me broccoli?
04:03Do you afraid I'll grow too fast and Noah's capping their strong size?
04:06Bad woman.
04:12Chloe, you signed the divorce papers already.
04:14You're worse than some homeless bum right now.
04:17Once you're out of the Sterling family, you're nothing but a total deadbeat.
04:20Why waste words on this gold digger?
04:22Tell her to go back to back to her slum.
04:28I was driven out of my home, have no money now, and don't want to sleep at the subway station.
04:37Room and board provided.
04:46Miss Chloe, Mr. Wansworth offered a monthly salary of $20,000 in order to find a mother who can comfort
04:53Leo's trauma.
04:54It's not meant to find a wife for himself.
04:56You must remember your class and status.
05:00Please don't worry.
05:01I fully understand my responsibilities as the employee.
05:06I definitely won't indulge in any unrealistic fantasies.
05:11Come with me.
05:26Leo, just have a little bit of food, even some Wauke, even if it's just a little bit of vegetables,
05:31okay?
05:32Sir, the last candidate for tonight has arrived.
05:37This face.
05:39Liam Vance, that ultra-wealthy man.
05:43A man terrifying just to think about.
05:46I've seen him on the big screen before.
05:48Name.
05:49Chloe.
05:51You try it yourself.
06:03Hey Leo, let's try this out.
06:05Since a direct confrontation won't work, we'll have to rely on clever strategies instead.
06:22Don't worry, Leo.
06:24This bowl of rice isn't for you.
06:27It's for this caped hero.
06:29Eat more.
06:30Mega City is currently in great danger.
06:33Those super-villains could come at any moment to cause trouble.
06:36How can you have the strength to save the world if you don't eat properly?
06:41Ah, those children who don't like to eat.
06:44When they grow up, they will have thin arms and legs.
06:48They won't even be able to protect themselves, let alone them superheroes and protected the batters.
06:52Oh?
06:53Captain, do you really want to eat broccoli?
06:55No problem.
06:57Only by consuming green vegetables can we be able to lift your amazing shield.
07:01Oh my god, where on earth is this little hero hiding?
07:05Hoodie hero, could you give give your remaining energy meals to him?
07:08Oh, when he cheats this meals tend to become as strong as me.
07:12And then, he can join your alliance.
07:14Of course.
07:16We need some fresh blood in our team.
07:18Okay, since the commander has given the order, I'll give you a little bit of it then.
07:23But you shouldn't eat too much.
07:24What if you eat too much and surpass the hoodie hero in tanks of size?
07:29He might become upset and decide to retire from the game.
07:33Why don't you give me broccoli?
07:35Do you afraid I'll grow too fast and Noah's capting their strong size?
07:38Bad woman.
07:44Miss Chloe, this mansion is divided into several areas.
07:48You and young Master Leo will be living in the east wing of the second floor,
07:52while Mr. Liam will be living in the west wing of the third floor.
07:55Remember, you must never step into the third floor or even near it.
08:00There was once a woman who acted on her own initiative.
08:03She sneaked up there in the middle of the night, trying to get close to the master.
08:08Please rest assured, I understand the rules.
08:12I'm here just to earn my salary, and I will definitely not break any rules.
08:17Come on, buddy.
08:18Have a bite.
08:19Eeeh.
08:27Come on, let's have our little hero take a bite too to recharge his energy.
08:32Eeeh.
08:36Eeeh.
08:37Chloe!
08:41What do you think you're doing?
08:42Treating me, Liam Vol, as some kind of pet?
08:45Are you trying to treat me like a dog?
08:49Dad, I'm playing the game Search and Rescue Dog Saving the World with Chloe.
08:54Look, I've eaten much more than Buddy.
08:56I'm the best Search and Rescue Dog around.
09:01Sir, although Miss Chloe's approach seems a bit too non-traditional, the results are definitely noticeable.
09:07Before, we tried to feed him, but the young master refused to eat, even if he had to go hungry.
09:13But this afternoon, he already ate a whole bowl of shepherd's pie.
09:16He vows that his appetite will definitely surpass that of Buddy.
09:23Um, the utensil used in dogs must be kept strictly separate from each other.
09:28Mr. Vance, don't worry.
09:29Your golden dog has a noble lineage.
09:32It's both cute and clean.
09:35Leo's spoon?
09:38Buddy really doesn't like it at all.
09:40He even avoids touching it all.
09:49Let's walk around for a while to help with digestion.
09:52Otherwise, I'll have to call the family doctor tonight to deal with the stomach paint.
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