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DOWngrade My Ride?I'll Upgrade My Groom
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00:00On my wedding day, my fiancé kicked me out of the bridal limo so his motion-sick assistant could ride
00:05in it.
00:06Keep the car, keep the mistress.
00:08Instead of crying, you just lost the bride.
00:10I walked straight to my childhood best friend.
00:12Marry me, right now.
00:14I thought you'd never ask.
00:16Cancel every contract with Apex.
00:18And my cheating ex had no idea my new husband is a ruthless billionaire heir about to destroy his entire
00:22life.
00:23On the morning of my wedding day, my fiancé told me to take the backup staff SUV
00:27because his secretary got car sick.
00:31A bride barred from her own bridal limousine?
00:33It was fucking absurd.
00:35I looked to my future mother-in-law and sister-in-law for support,
00:39but they were shockingly united, telling me to be the bigger person.
00:43The guests were all waiting to see me get humiliated.
00:46My jealous co-workers already had their phones out,
00:49filming the whole humiliating scene to blast all over social media.
00:53I didn't hesitate.
00:54I walked straight to my childhood friend Chris's Aston Martin
00:58and slid into the passenger seat.
01:00Didn't you once say you couldn't stand watching me marry another man?
01:03I turned to him.
01:05Take me to City Hall.
01:06Right now.
01:07Are you in or not?
01:08Chris gripped the steering wheel, a massive grin breaking across his face.
01:12Fuck yes.
01:13When my ex-fiancé and his family found out I was already legally married to someone else,
01:19they completely lost it.
01:20You were supposed to marry me!
01:21I'd been up since dawn, and had finally made it through the endless hair,
01:25makeup, and morning bridal photos.
01:27Just as I gathered up the heavy train of my Vera Wang gown,
01:30to step into the bridal limousine,
01:32Julian grabbed my arm.
01:34Wait.
01:35You're taking the backup staff SUV.
01:37I froze.
01:38What did you say?
01:39Sophia has claustrophobia and gets seriously car sick.
01:42She needs the bigger car.
01:43Just make do.
01:44It's only a short drive to the estate anyway.
01:46I took a sharp breath.
01:48Julian, it's our wedding.
01:49I, your bride, get stuffed into an SUV with a luggage
01:51while you're assisting the bridal limo with you-
01:53Sophia has claustrophobia and gets seriously car sick.
01:55She needs the bigger car.
01:57Do you think that's fucking appropriate?
01:59People with motion sickness roll down a window or sit in the front seat.
02:02I've never heard of a medical condition that specifically requires a custom Rolls Royce.
02:08Sophia's lips twitched upward into a smirk.
02:12I'm so sorry, Ellie.
02:13It can get really bad sometimes.
02:15Julian's just too sweet.
02:17He insisted I ride with him.
02:20She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
02:23I really didn't want this.
02:24I know how bad it looks.
02:27My nails dug into my palms.
02:30So you know it looks bad.
02:33Catching sight of the guests gathered around.
02:36This car is for the bride and groom.
02:38You let Sophia ride in there with you?
02:41People will think she's the one you're marrying.
02:45Julian tugged at his tie, annoyed.
02:48Why the hell do you care so much about what people think?
02:50The guests here know who I'm marrying.
02:52Isn't that enough?
02:56Seeing there was no reasoning with him, I turned to his mother.
02:59Martha, Julian is insisting his assistant take the Rolls Royce while I get shoved into some random SUV in the
03:04back.
03:05Before Martha could open her mouth.
03:07Ellie, just sit where my brother tells you to sit.
03:10It's not a big deal.
03:11Are you seriously whining to mom about this?
03:13Grow up.
03:14His sister, Chloe, sauntered over, rolling her eyes.
03:19Martha patted my hand with hollow reassurance.
03:21Ellie, Julian's startup is at a critical stage.
03:24He always needs his secretary on call.
03:26What if an urgent email comes in during the drive?
03:29You're about to be his wife.
03:30Be the bigger person.
03:33My stomach churned.
03:34This whole family was fucking enabling him.
03:37I turned my head just in time to watch Julian pull the door of the Rolls Royce open like a
03:41perfect gentleman,
03:42shielding Sophia as she slipped inside.
03:44Whispers erupted around us.
03:46While a few faces showed shock.
03:48Mostly, there were poorly muffled Snickers.
03:50They were waiting for me to make a fool of myself.
03:53A few colleagues who'd always hated me at the office didn't even bother hiding it anymore.
03:58They whipped out their phones, panning the cameras back and forth between the Rolls Royce and me.
04:02One woman raised her voice for the recorder.
04:04The rich bitch who bought her way into this marriage is finally getting her karma.
04:08The boss might be forced to marry her, but he won't even let her in the bridal car.
04:13Another chimed in.
04:15Sophia is Julian's true love?
04:18Who cares how big Ellie's trust fund is?
04:20She doesn't even have the right to share a ride with the groom.
04:24Their voices kept getting louder.
04:25Every word like a needle jabbing at my nerves.
04:28I whipped my head around.
04:30Shut the fuck up, all of you!
04:33The women flinched and reluctantly stopped recording.
04:36Ellie, even if you bought Julian with your trust fund, you'll never compare to Sophia.
04:41Exactly.
04:41If I were you, I'd walk away right now.
04:43If you have any self-respect left, you should just go home.
04:51I gritted my teeth, glaring at the Rolls Royce pulling away.
04:56Why the hell wouldn't I?
04:57I'm getting married today, whether you like it or not.
05:00Walk away now?
05:01And hand him over to that bitch Sophia on a silver platter?
05:04Not a chance.
05:05Everyone thought I used my money to force Julian into this marriage.
05:08The reality was the exact opposite.
05:11Back when he was trying to win me over,
05:13he rented an entire yacht and lit up the Hudson with fireworks.
05:17To get me to say yes,
05:19he got down on one knee, 18 fucking times.
05:22The last time,
05:23this man who was terrified of heights,
05:25jumped off the highest bungee platform in the world,
05:28just because I offhandedly said,
05:32All those suffocatingly romantic memories were now nothing but a sick joke to everyone watching.
05:37I hauled up my heavy gown,
05:39marched toward a car near the back of the convoy,
05:42yanked open the passenger door,
05:43and slid in.
05:46He didn't even let you in the bridal car.
05:49Are you sure you still want to marry this asshole?
05:51I ripped my head around.
05:52Christian Thorne,
05:54the billionaire heir I grew up with.
05:56Did you come all this way just to mock me?
05:58When I decided to marry Julian,
06:00Chris fought me on it harder than anyone.
06:02We had screaming matches over it,
06:04almost destroying our friendship entirely.
06:08I don't have the time for that.
06:09Chris stared at the steering wheel,
06:11his jaw tight.
06:12A brief, suffocating silence filled the car.
06:15Then he turned to me,
06:17his gaze burning.
06:18Just say you won't marry him,
06:20and I'll take you out of here right now.
06:23Drive to the estate.
06:24I stared straight ahead.
06:25He just humiliated you in front of everyone,
06:27and you're still going through with this?
06:30Chris' voice spiked.
06:32Drive.
06:35Chris slammed his fist against the steering wheel.
06:38He stomped on the gas,
06:40the tires screaming against the asphalt,
06:42as the sports car shot forward.
06:45Halfway there,
06:46a black sedan suddenly swerved out from a side street,
06:50barreling straight towards us.
06:52Chris cursed,
06:53violently yanking the steering wheel.
06:55The tires skidded,
06:56the car shuddering violently.
06:58A woman in a miniskirt,
06:59stormed out of the black sedan.
07:01She marched over,
07:03slamming her hand against Chris' window.
07:05How the fuck are you driving?
07:07You ruined my car!
07:08Nobody leaves until the cops get here,
07:10and you pay for the damages!
07:12Stay here.
07:13I'll handle this.
07:14Chris said,
07:15unbuckling his seatbelt and stepping out.
07:17I watched the woman through the glass.
07:19She looked incredibly familiar,
07:21but I couldn't place her.
07:22Right then,
07:23my phone buzzed in my clutch.
07:25It was Julian.
07:27Where are you?
07:28We've been at the estate forever.
07:29I was in a car accident.
07:31Oh my God,
07:32a car crash on your wedding day?
07:34That's terrible luck.
07:36We need the Elia.
07:37Maybe God is trying to tell you
07:39just isn't meant to be.
07:40I heard Sophia's exaggerated gasp
07:42through the speaker.
07:43Shut up,
07:44don't say that.
07:45Julian's voice came through,
07:46followed by his impatient tone
07:48into the receiver.
07:49Ellie,
07:49just call on Yubei and get over here.
07:50The priest is waiting.
07:52Don't ruin the schedule.
07:53My heart dropped into my stomach
07:55like a block of ice.
07:56I was in a fucking car rack.
07:58And your first instinct
08:00isn't to ask if I'm hurt,
08:01but to worry about your schedule?
08:02You're tough.
08:03You're fine.
08:03Just get your ass over here.
08:04Everyone is waiting.
08:06Julian hung up.
08:08I pushed the door open.
08:10The moment I stepped out,
08:11a hand clamped down hard on my wrist.
08:13Trying to run?
08:14Nobody in this car is leaving
08:15until the cops get here.
08:16The woman who intentionally
08:18crashed into us
08:19was the one grabbing me.
08:20Up close,
08:21her face finally clicked in my mind.
08:23Gotta go.
08:24The music is starting.
08:24I numbly sank back
08:26into the passenger seat,
08:27staring at the screen
08:29as the wedding that was supposed
08:30to be mine
08:30went on flawlessly.
08:32The estate's decorations,
08:34the layout,
08:35down to every single white rose
08:36used in the floral arrangements.
08:38I had painstakingly picked them all,
08:40but the woman standing
08:41at the altar wasn't me.
08:44The ceremony reached
08:45its final moment.
08:46The officiant's voice rang out.
08:48You may now kiss the bride.
08:51Julian didn't hesitate for a second.
08:52He pulled her in
08:54and crashed his lips onto hers.
08:56The camera even zoomed in
08:58for a close-up.
08:59It wasn't a proper wedding kiss.
09:01It was deep, hungry,
09:03and almost obscene.
09:05When they finally pulled apart,
09:07a thin silver strand
09:08still stretched between their mouths,
09:10a violent wave of nausea hit me.
09:12I shoved the car door open,
09:15leaned over the asphalt,
09:16and hurled.
09:17Chris immediately rubbed my back.
09:19Chris, Ellie, what's wrong?
09:20I'm taking you to the hospital.
09:23I waved him off weakly,
09:24taking the bottle of water he handed me
09:26and rinsing the bile from my mouth.
09:30The heavy fabric of gown
09:32felt like acid against my skin.
09:34I needed it off me,
09:36now.
09:36Out of the corner of my eye,
09:38I spotted a dry-cleaning bag
09:40in the back seat.
09:41I pulled it over.
09:42Inside was a freshly pressed
09:44men's button-down shirt
09:45and suit trousers belonging to Chris.
09:47I tore the elaborate bridal veil
09:49and pins from my hair,
09:51unzipped the gown,
09:52and wrestled myself into his clothes.
09:54They were ridiculously oversized.
09:56But after rolling up the sleeves
09:58and pant legs,
09:59and using a hair tie
10:00to cinch the waist,
10:02it worked.
10:03The phone on the dashboard
10:04piped up again.
10:05Did you enjoy our wedding, Ellie?
10:06Julie and I are to head
10:07to the reception for the toasts.
10:08Your parents' old friends
10:09and godparents
10:10don't seem to care about you much.
10:12They didn't even blink
10:13when I took your place.
10:14I won't stream the reception.
10:16Killed the battery.
10:17Bye.
10:20Chris slid back
10:21into the driver's seat.
10:23That woman is out
10:24of her fucking mind.
10:25I'm not wasting time on her.
10:26My lawyers and assistant
10:27will handle it.
10:27He turned,
10:28his eyes widening
10:29as he took in
10:30what I was wearing.
10:31What the hell?
10:33You don't mind me
10:33borrowing your clothes,
10:34do you?
10:35No.
10:36I don't mind at all.
10:38I take it the wedding is off.
10:40Chris stared at me,
10:41his eyes dark.
10:42Julie and Sophia
10:43already finished the ceremony.
10:45I looked at him.
10:47Chris, you said
10:48you couldn't stand
10:48watching me marry someone else.
10:50City Hall, right now.
10:52You in?
10:54You mean us?
10:55You want to go get married?
10:58If you don't want to,
10:59forget it.
11:00A wild grin spread
11:01across his face.
11:03He slammed the car
11:04into gear.
11:05Fuck yes!
11:07I've been waiting for this
11:08my whole life.
11:11Chris floored the gas pedal
11:13straight to City Hall.
11:15Within an hour,
11:16we stood before a judge
11:17and signed the papers.
11:19Just like that,
11:19we were legally married.
11:24Let's go,
11:24to the reception.
11:26Moving a little fast,
11:27aren't we?
11:28I haven't even taken you
11:28out to dinner yet.
11:32What the hell are you thinking?
11:33I mean,
11:33drive me to the wedding estate.
11:35The reception is still going.
11:36We need to give Julian
11:37and Sophia their wedding gift.
11:38As you wish,
11:39Mrs. Thorne.
11:41When we arrived
11:42at the Hamptons' estate,
11:44I grabbed a blank wedding card
11:45from my clutch
11:46and slipped two crumpled
11:48$1 bills inside.
11:49Chris and I slipped
11:50into an empty booth
11:52in the corner
11:52of the grand ballroom.
11:54We waited.
11:55Eventually,
11:56Julian and Sophia
11:57made their rounds,
11:59greeting guests
12:00with champagne
12:00until they reached
12:02our table.
12:03At first,
12:04they didn't even
12:04recognize me.
12:06Ellie?
12:07When did you get here?
12:09And,
12:09what the hell
12:10are you wearing?
12:11Whose clothes
12:11are those?
12:14The bride got swapped out.
12:17Wouldn't it be
12:18a little pathetic
12:19if I was still
12:19wearing the dress?
12:22Don't be dramatic.
12:23You said you were
12:24in an accident
12:25and couldn't make it.
12:25I just had Sophia
12:26stand in for the ceremony.
12:27I couldn't just ruin
12:28the schedule
12:28and keep all our guests
12:29waiting?
12:30I took a sip
12:31of my drink.
12:33I completely understand.
12:35Wow, Ellie.
12:37Nice outfit.
12:40Are those men's clothes?
12:43Martha crossed her arms.
12:45Ellie, frankly,
12:46this is childish.
12:48Throwing a tantrum
12:49just because Julian
12:51wouldn't let you ride
12:52in the bridal
12:52lima, Benin?
12:53You were trying
12:54to humiliate
12:55our whole family.
12:57Thank God Sophia
12:57stepped up
12:58or we'd have been
12:58completely humiliated.
13:00If Julian weren't
13:01so patient with you,
13:02I would never tolerate
13:03this kind of behavior.
13:05So your son
13:06didn't tell you
13:07I was in a car accident?
13:09I looked at Julian
13:10then turned to Sophia.
13:11Oh, and by the way,
13:13the woman who rammed
13:14the side of my car
13:14on purpose
13:15was one of Sophia's
13:16close friends,
13:17Jessica.
13:18She's already been
13:19arrested by the NYPD
13:20and charged with
13:21felony reckless driving
13:22and reckless endangerment.
13:25Sophia went
13:25deathly pale,
13:26sucking in a sharp breath.
13:28Julian immediately
13:28stepped in front of her.
13:31What the hell
13:31does Jessica
13:32have to do
13:32with any of this?
13:33You're making it sound
13:34like Sophia
13:34sent someone after you.
13:37Isn't that exactly
13:38what it looks like?
13:40That's fucking impossible!
13:41I know Sophia!
13:43She wouldn't hurt a fly!
13:44Stop projecting
13:45your paranoid bullshit
13:46onto her!
13:48Julian,
13:48thank you for believe me.
13:50I swear I had
13:51nothing to do with it.
13:52Don't cry.
13:53Some people are just
13:53ungrateful bitches.
13:55Tears pooled
13:56in Sophia's eyes
13:57perfectly on cue.
14:00Did you just call me
14:01a bitch?
14:02I'm telling you
14:03that Sophia did you
14:04a massive favor today!
14:06You should be
14:06thanking her
14:07instead of dragging
14:07her name through the mud!
14:10Apologize to her
14:10right now!
14:11I was going to plan
14:12a makeup ceremony
14:13for us,
14:14but if you don't apologize,
14:15the wedding is
14:15completely off!
14:18If you don't plan it,
14:20someone else will.
14:21Right, husband?
14:23Chris leaned down
14:23and pressed a kiss
14:24to my temple.
14:25Damn right.
14:28Julian stared at me
14:29like I grew a second head.
14:30What the fuck
14:31did you just call him?!
14:33My husband.
14:34The man I'm
14:35legally married to.
14:37Thanks for taking
14:38that bullet for me,
14:39Julian.
14:40I'm officially
14:41Mrs. Thorne now.
14:43Julian rubbed a hand
14:44aggressively down his face.
14:45Ellie,
14:46what the fuck
14:46are you doing?
14:47I am your husband!
14:49We had the wedding!
14:51His brows
14:52knotting together.
14:53You're confused.
14:54Sophia is the one
14:55you had the wedding with.
14:56All I did was play
14:57dress up for those
14:58ridiculous pre-wedding
14:59photos this morning.
15:00She's the one
15:01who stood beside you
15:01and took the vows.
15:04Not me.
15:05I told you,
15:06it was a wokeer round!
15:07She just stood in for you!
15:08You're still my bride!
15:10Sorry, Julian.
15:11I don't need
15:11an understudy
15:12for my wedding.
15:13Then what the hell
15:14do you want?!
15:14Isn't it obvious?
15:17We're done.
15:18Honestly,
15:19thank you.
15:20If you hadn't
15:21insisted on signing
15:22the actual marriage license
15:23after the reception,
15:24I wouldn't have had
15:25the legal freedom
15:26to choose someone else.
15:28I smacked the wedding
15:29envelope against
15:29Sophia's chest.
15:30Consider this my
15:31wedding gift to you both.
15:33Wishing you a lifetime
15:35of happiness
15:35and lots of babies.
15:38Sophia easily ripped
15:39open the envelope.
15:41Two dollars?
15:42What the hell is this?!
15:44Matching your market value
15:46a two dollar hooker.
15:49Sophia's face contorted.
15:51Julian!
15:52I stepped up
15:53to save her wedding
15:54and she's calling me
15:55a whore!
15:57Julian's jaw locked,
15:58a muscle ticking
15:59violently in his cheek.
16:00Stop causing a scene.
16:03All of your parents'
16:04former business partners
16:05are here watching.
16:06This is not the time
16:07for a tantrum.
16:10My parents are dead.
16:12The people sitting out there,
16:14aside from a few godparents,
16:15are practical strangers.
16:16If you hadn't begged me
16:18to exploit my family's
16:19connections just to make
16:20your startup look good,
16:22I wouldn't have lowered
16:22myself to invite them.
16:24I blew my own trust fund,
16:25feeding a bunch of snobs
16:26who barely even
16:27recognize my face,
16:28so what if you get
16:29a good laugh out of this?
16:30Once I walk out those doors,
16:32I'm never speaking
16:33to them again.
16:35Julian's eyes darken,
16:36turning dangerous.
16:38Ellie,
16:39this was a minor
16:40misunderstanding,
16:41and you're turning it
16:42into a spectacle.
16:44This is your last,
16:45this is your last warning.
16:48Apologize to Sophia
16:49right now,
16:49and I'll pretend
16:50this never happened.
16:51Otherwise,
16:52don't bother coming back
16:52to the Tribuca penthouse
16:53tonight.
16:54I think we need to
16:55seriously re-evaluate
16:56this relationship.
16:59Don't flatter yourself.
17:00I wouldn't step foot
17:01in there again
17:02if you begged
17:02on your knees.
17:03Though I do need
17:04to swing by,
17:05considering all the
17:05custom furniture and art
17:07in that penthouse
17:07was bought with my
17:08black card,
17:08I'll be taking it all
17:10with me.
17:10Now that we're over.
17:12You don't mind,
17:13do you?
17:13Enough of this bullshit.
17:15I turned away,
17:16linking my arm
17:17through crisis.
17:17Chris, come help
17:17me clear out my stuff.
17:19We strolled
17:20confidently through
17:21the crowd,
17:21leaving Julian's
17:22rigid face behind us.
17:28Ellie!
17:29Are you seriously
17:30trying to humiliate me
17:31in front of everyone?
17:34Sophia stumbled
17:34behind him
17:35in her little tears.
17:37Julian!
17:38Just let her go!
17:40The more you indulge
17:41her, the worse she gets!
17:42We still have guests
17:43to toast,
17:43and everyone is watching!
17:44With a dramatic gasp,
17:46Sophia took a staged
17:47tumble onto the floor.
17:49Julian looked at my
17:50retreating back,
17:51then at Sophia on the floor.
17:53Finally, he turned around
17:55to help her up.
17:57Chris and I arrived
17:58at the Tribeca penthouse.
17:59I didn't say a word.
18:01I just got straight to work.
18:02I called a premium
18:04moving company
18:04to pack up all the
18:06expensive jewellery,
18:07paintings,
18:08antiques,
18:09and high-end furniture
18:10I could take.
18:11The stuff I couldn't,
18:12I took a golf club
18:13and smashed it to pieces.
18:15The thought of Julian
18:16and Sophia
18:16rolling around
18:17on a sofa I paid for
18:19made me sick.
18:20I'd rather turn
18:21the place to ash
18:22than leave anything
18:23for those two pieces
18:24of trash.
18:25I pulled out my phone,
18:26contacted my trust manager,
18:28and immediately withdrew
18:29the $5 million
18:30from the joint account
18:31I had set up
18:32as collateral
18:32for his startup.
18:33Then,
18:34I blocked Julian
18:35on every single platform.
18:38Let's go.
18:40This place has
18:41terrible energy anyway.
18:43You deserve way better.
18:45I'll take you
18:46house-hutting
18:46in the Hamptons tomorrow.
18:48Thorne Enterprises
18:48just finished a new
18:49ultra-exclusive development
18:50out there.
18:54I nodded exhaustedly.
18:57Okay.
18:58So?
18:59Chris cleared his throat,
19:01his voice dropping
19:02an octave.
19:02Tonight?
19:04Do you want to stay
19:05at my place?
19:06Chris froze for a second.
19:08We're legally married now.
19:10We're supposed to live together.
19:11He rubbed the back
19:11of his neck.
19:12Even if I know
19:13you just want to crash
19:14at my place
19:14to avoid Julian,
19:17I'm still
19:18really fucking happy
19:19about it.
19:21I couldn't quite
19:22meet his eyes.
19:23We had known each other
19:24for over two decades,
19:26taking up
19:27almost the entirety
19:28of each other's lives.
19:29But making the jump
19:30from best friends
19:31to lovers
19:32still felt
19:33dizzyingly surreal.
19:35When we got to his
19:36Upper East Side penthouse,
19:37I didn't know
19:38whether to sit
19:39or stand.
19:40I had been here
19:41a million times before,
19:43but I had never felt
19:44this hyper-aware
19:44of my own body.
19:46Chris was just as tense.
19:47A faint flush
19:48crept up his neck.
19:52Do you want to take
19:52a shower first?
19:53I can go after you.
19:54Yeah.
19:55Okay.
19:55I hid in the bathroom,
19:57taking several deep breaths
19:58to steady my racing heart.
20:00We signed the papers.
20:01We were legally married.
20:03There was no point
20:04in acting like
20:05a skittish teenager.
20:06After giving myself
20:08a harsh mental pep talk,
20:09I stepped out
20:10and waited for him
20:11in the master bedroom.
20:12When Chris walked out
20:14freshly showered,
20:15one thing led to another
20:16and we crossed
20:17that final line.
20:18I had seriously
20:19underestimated
20:20my childhood best friend.
20:22Not only was he
20:23drop-dead gorgeous,
20:25but beneath his tailored suits,
20:27his body was pure,
20:28hard muscle.
20:29More shockingly,
20:31in bed,
20:32he blew Julian
20:33completely out
20:33of the fucking water.
20:35Let's just say,
20:36I had zero complaints.
20:38The next morning,
20:39after breakfast,
20:40Chris drove me out
20:41to the Hamptons
20:42to look at real estate.
20:43We immediately fell in love
20:45with a newly finished
20:46beachfront estate
20:47and sat down
20:48to sign the paperwork
20:49right then and there.
20:50Ellie!
20:51I finally found you!
20:55I went back
20:55to the Tribicos
20:56last penthouse
20:57last night
20:57and saw you
20:58took all your stuff.
20:59You even pulled
21:00the five million
21:01out of the
21:02joint trust fund!
21:05He grabbed
21:06the edge of the table.
21:07I tried to call you
21:08to apologize,
21:09but it went straight
21:10to voicemail.
21:11I went to your old place,
21:13but no one was there.
21:15Someone told me
21:15they saw you
21:16in the Hamptons,
21:16so I drove straight here.
21:18Ellie,
21:19I thought about it
21:20all night.
21:20I fucked up
21:21with the wedding arrangements.
21:23You have every right
21:24to be pissed.
21:25Take it out on me
21:25however you want,
21:26but please,
21:27stop giving me
21:27the silent treatment.
21:28We're husband and wife.
21:29Couples fight, Ellie.
21:31It happens.
21:32But we don't just
21:33throw everything away
21:34over one bad day.
21:35I came all this
21:36way to apologize.
21:38I'm already planning
21:38a do-over ceremony
21:39for us.
21:40This time,
21:41I swear I'll give you
21:42the perfect wedding
21:42you deserve.
21:44I let out a dry laugh.
21:46Julian,
21:47do you honestly think
21:48I'm just throwing
21:48a tantrum?
21:49We are done.
21:51I have a new family now.
21:52Stop harassing me.
21:55Stop talking crazy, Ellie.
21:57I know you can't
21:58live without me.
21:59We've been together
21:59for eight years.
22:00You're not going anywhere.
22:02My eyes narrowed
22:03into cold bits.
22:04So that's it.
22:05You thought just because
22:06we had eight years
22:07under our bells,
22:08you could treat me
22:09like garbage
22:09and I'd just roll over
22:11and take it?
22:12I'm not the pathetic
22:14door pat you think
22:14I am, Julian.
22:15I'm not some
22:16lovesick idiot.
22:17My loyalty
22:18and my love
22:19were conditional
22:20on yours.
22:21You betrayed me.
22:23That means whatever
22:24I felt for you
22:25is dead.
22:26I only had Sophia
22:27stand in for the ceremony.
22:28I only...
22:30Nothing fucking happened
22:31between us!
22:33I yanked out my phone
22:34and pulled up
22:35the live stream video
22:36of the wedding,
22:37shoving the screen
22:38in his face.
22:38You made out with her
22:39in front of a hundred people!
22:42Do you think
22:42I'm a fucking idiot?
22:44No!
22:45It was just the camera angle!
22:47It was fake!
22:48Panic flashed
22:49across Julian's face.
22:51A fake kiss
22:52that leaves a trail
22:53of saliva?
22:53I sneered,
22:55realizing he was cornered.
22:56The atmosphere
22:57just caught up to us.
22:58Everyone was cheering!
23:00I lost my head
23:02for a second!
23:02Ellie, I swear to God
23:04there is nothing
23:04going on between
23:05me and Sophia.
23:06Yesterday was just
23:07a stupid mistake.
23:08I'm done
23:09listening to your
23:10bullshit excuses.
23:12My husband and I
23:13are trying to buy
23:14our new estate.
23:15Get out of our faces.
23:18Husband?
23:19You mean Chris?
23:20He's your best buddy.
23:25You two have known
23:27each other for
23:2720 years.
23:28and never cross
23:29the line
23:30and suddenly
23:30he's your husband
23:31in a day?
23:33Yeah.
23:34Problem with that?
23:36Cut the crap, Ellie!
23:37I call bullshit!
23:40Husband?
23:41Did you bring
23:42the marriage certificate?
23:44Show it to him.
23:47Chris pulled a document
23:49from his briefcase
23:50and shoved it
23:51right in Julian's face.
23:52Open your damn eyes
23:52and read it.
23:53Tell me if I'm
23:54Ellie's legal husband
23:55or not.
23:57Julian stared at the
23:58New York City
23:59marriage certificate,
24:00complete with the
24:01judge's signature.
24:02The blood drained
24:02from his face.
24:03He stood frozen
24:04for a solid minute.
24:07You actually married
24:08this guy?
24:09I did.
24:10I told you yesterday.
24:12We are legally married.
24:13Julian's eyes
24:14grew bloodshot.
24:15Ellie, how could you
24:16be so impulsive?
24:18Marriage isn't a joke!
24:20How could you just
24:20sign papers with
24:21someone else
24:22like it means nothing?
24:23Did you ever once
24:25think about my
24:25fucking feelings?
24:29Why should I give a
24:30shit about your feelings?
24:31Do I need your
24:33permission to get married?
24:34When you were
24:35making out with Sophia
24:36in front of over
24:37a hundred guests,
24:39did you consider
24:39my fucking feelings
24:40for a second?
24:42Julian drew in
24:43a deep breath,
24:44trying to get
24:45himself under control.
24:47Ellie, now that
24:48it's happened,
24:48I'm not going to
24:49keep fighting
24:49with you over it.
24:51Ellie, now that
24:52it's happened,
24:53I'm not going to
24:53keep fighting
24:53with you over it.
24:56You need to
24:57file for an
24:58endorsement
24:58right now.
25:00I will pretend
25:01this never happened.
25:03We start over.
25:04We go to
25:05City Heart,
25:05we go to
25:06City Cart,
25:07sign the papers,
25:07and then throw
25:08a massive wedding.
25:09Chris had
25:09completely lost it.
25:10He grabbed
25:11Julian by the
25:12color of his shirt.
25:13Are you brain
25:13damaged,
25:13or do you just
25:14not speak
25:15fucking English?
25:16My wife
25:17is completely
25:18done with you.
25:19She is my
25:20legal wife
25:21now.
25:22If you ever
25:23harassed her again,
25:24I'll beat you so
25:24badly,
25:24you'll be picking
25:25your teeth off
25:25the floor.
25:27Julian shoved
25:27Chris hard.
25:28Who the fuck
25:29do you think
25:29you are?
25:30Ellie doesn't
25:30love you.
25:31I'm the only
25:32one she loves.
25:32She only married
25:33you to piss
25:34me off.
25:35Do you honestly
25:35think she gives
25:36a shit about
25:37you?
25:39Chris's eyes
25:39darkened.
25:41Whether she
25:41loves me or not
25:42isn't for you
25:42to decide.
25:44Maybe she was
25:44blind before,
25:45but now,
25:45I'm her only
25:46choice.
25:48You piece of
25:48shit,
25:49you stole my
25:49woman!
25:50I'm going to
25:50fucking kill you!
25:52You
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