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Disguised Heiress: Her Counterattack
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00:01my husband's personal assistant ivy had a company card technically mine and she was swiping it like
00:08it was monopoly money then had the nerve to call me a trophy wife in a high-end french restaurant
00:12so i froze the card on the spot the restaurant manager called the cops she spent the night at
00:18the precinct explaining why she was borrowing my husband's money karma is a bitch isn't it
00:23when my husband ethan found out he just tapped my nose and laughed babe you're a grown woman
00:30why are you fighting over that you got her laughed out of the place he didn't blame me
00:36acted like it was nothing then on my birthday he took me back to that same french place
00:41and ordered tables and tables of expensive dishes and vintage wine darling i have to step out for a
00:48moment i'll be right back to celebrate with you i waited and waited the restaurant was about to
00:54close no husband no friends when i pulled out my card to pay the manager leaned in mrs cater this
01:03card's been frozen frozen are you kidding me ethan gave me this before he left he took my usual one
01:11and said it's your birthday i'm paying tonight i was actually touched i thought i'd married a
01:18perfect man now he was gone i called him 30 times no answer and if that card declined i was
01:27in serious
01:28trouble the manager's tone shifted polite to irritated do you have another card we don't allow
01:35tabs here you know after what happened last month of course i remembered last month ivy blew through
01:42thousands and called me trophy wife and suddenly this awful feeling crept up my spine was this
01:49revenge was ethan getting even for her right then footsteps dress shoes on marble i turned it was
01:57ethan and ivy olivia don't you love punishing people who can't pay well now you get to see what that
02:07feels
02:09like olivia is just a nobody from the sticks she definitely hit the jackpot but the luck just ran
02:14out look mr carter is here with his side spit to watch her fall from grace tragic see that's what
02:20happens when your only asset is a pretty face once the expiration date hits you're out my fists clenched
02:26the humiliation burned through me however she embarrassed you i'll return the favor
02:32you're the best ethan you're just a pretty face who gave you the right to freeze my card
02:39i've got him paying tonight i could smash every bottle in here and it wouldn't matter
02:43but you you're done don't look at me like that if you've got money pay and leave
02:49you doesn't have a dime without him ethan scanned the room voice ice cold
02:56anyone who helps her tonight is my enemy one of our business partners started to stand whoa
03:03mr carter is damn serious after that threat no one moved i lost it i grabbed his arm ethan
03:12are you humiliating me for her are you serious yes that's exactly what i'm doing i stared at him
03:21like i didn't even know who he was we've been married three years people used to call us the
03:26perfect couple he was the one who chased me when i first moved here at our wedding he swore he'd
03:32be
03:32loyal forever no betrayal love me with his life till death and now only three years later every vow
03:41every memory shredded like it meant nothing guess they were right when you marry rich with your face
03:47you don't get dignity the second someone younger shows up your luxury life expires but what ethan
03:53never understood i didn't marry him for money i married him because i loved him he looked at my
03:59red eyes then casually wiped the hand i touched with a napkin olivia let's see what you do if you
04:07can't pay mr carter is ruthless after tonight she's toast this is getting good before we left home
04:17he took my card and now my phone was dead this wasn't random this was planned time is ticking away
04:25olivia if you don't have the cash i'd be happy to call the police a few nights in jail would
04:30do you good
04:32isn't that what you did to me i stared at ethan like i could burn him alive little did they
04:37know
04:38the carter empire only skyrocketed because of me i opened doors cleared enemies and made calls that
04:44erased threats overnight tonight i was going to tell him who i really was not some small town nobody
04:50i'm the heiress to the richest family in westbridge but he changed faster than i imagined ethan
04:57is this really what you want then what do you think this is enjoy prison life olivia or since
05:02you love embarrassing people so much now it's your turn you're going to record a full apology video
05:07now to the camera apologize to me and post it online you asked for this when the carter empire
05:15falls it will be your responsibility oh please what is this a soap opera miss carter cash
05:25or is someone covering you to his credit he kept it professional no public humiliation not yet i scanned
05:34the room then walked toward one of our longtime partners olivia don't i can't cross him i just need
05:42your phone i'll call a friend oh please who's coming to save you that's fine let her call you've got
05:4930
05:50minutes i dialed one number half an hour bring cash now every second felt louder it's been 20 minutes
05:58no one is coming to save you olivia you're just playing us call security and seize her now
06:04there's still 10 if no one shows up in 30 minutes i'll record the video i swear the whole restaurant
06:12erupted again phones were already out man i'm not even leaving this is better than netflix i came here
06:18for dinner and got front road seats to a live meltdown 10 minutes almost up a heavy set man
06:23reached for me don't you dare touch me nice figure though i can tell without even laying a hand on
06:29her
06:29mr carter mind if i take her why not if she can't pay then she's all yours everyone was convinced
06:37i
06:37couldn't pay and just like that they stopped pretending to be civilized and started reaching
06:42for me if hatred could take physical form everyone in my line of sight would have dropped where they
06:48stood but hatred doesn't work that way go grab her hold her down so those pigs can have their fun
06:55yes sir i looked at ethan something inside me went completely cold he didn't even flinch don't look at
07:03me like that i'm not helping you as long as ivy feels better that's all that matters we were still
07:08legally married and he stood there like i was nothing sweetheart come with me i've got money
07:15i'll cover your bill pick me instead i've got plenty of cash and as you can see i'm in much
07:21better
07:21shape than those guys if you touch me you'll regret it i swear to god you'll pay for this my
07:27ass
07:27strip her time's up no more act she didn't even finish the sentence the doors burst open men in
07:34black suits stormed in they moved fast precise control taking down every man around me in seconds
07:40and right behind them nathan reed riverton's most powerful banking executive he walked in carrying a
07:47sleek case expression carved in stone mrs clark i brought the funds i'm not too late am i mr reed
07:56what are you
07:56doing here you're a big name how could someone like her possibly get you to show up with money
08:01ivy rubbed her eyes hard like she thought she was hallucinating but no matter how many times she blinked
08:06he was still there it was really nathan reed nathan didn't even spare ethan or ivy a glance he walked
08:12straight to me with respect miss clark miss monroe asked me to handle this immediately she's on her way
08:20and who gave you the nerve to treat miss clark like this
08:24the noisy restaurant dropped into instant suffocating silence thought if the carter group
08:28was the richest empire in the city then the power behind nathan could crush them without breaking a
08:33sweat when ethan first hit number one people whispered they just never guessed the trophy
08:38wife they mopped was the one pulling the strings ethan once told i'm gonna be the richest man alive so
08:43my
08:43wife can spend without limits funny how things change i built his throne i can kick it out from
08:51under him under nathan's icy glare no one dared whisper did olivia seriously call in money
09:00how is mr reed her contact nathan turned to ivy voice razor sharp was this humiliation you're doing
09:08i'm there for you everything's gonna be fine ivy hid behind him forcing down her panic
09:16yeah ethan's the richest man in riverton i might be intimidated by nathan but that doesn't mean
09:23ethan is the second she said it her confidence came rushing back she straightened her spine like
09:28she just remembered who she thought she was ethan stepped forward voice turning cold i don't know
09:34what kind of connection you think you have with reed but let me make something clear in rivervind
09:38i can freeze you out and mr reed this is a private family matter it's not your place to interfere
09:44i beat you once to claim the top spot and i can do it again don't push me i can
09:49have you pushed out
09:49of the city and let out a soft laugh big words if it weren't for mrs clark your company would
09:56have
09:56been finished whole years ago everything you have came from her you had everything handed to you and
10:05you didn't even realize it ethan scoffed like it was a joke i was tired done explaining myself i've paid
10:14the bill ivy remember what you promised yeah i said it so what are you gonna do about it ethan
10:24runs
10:24this town i lowered my gaze slightly you think hiding behind mr reed gives you power over me
10:29keep dreaming i said softly when the news hits that carter stock is tumping i hope ethan can still look
10:38at you with that same devotion my smile turned even colder when the alert comes in that carter stock is
10:44sliding i hope ethan can still look at ivy with that same devotion nathan's brow tightened slightly
10:51he gave a subtle nod to the men in black they understood instantly in one swift move one of
10:57them scrubbed ivy and knocked her down right in front of me she collapsed on the floor scrambling
11:01on her hands and knees pathetic almost animal-like you made the promise so you're going to honor it
11:09right now right now you are going to apologize admit what you did and say it loud enough for everyone
11:18to hear someone shoved a phone in her face the red wreck light blinked
11:25ethan help me i'd rather die than go through this screams finally snapped ethan out of his shock
11:32carrie flared across his face get her out of here he blocked at his own men within seconds nathan's men
11:38and ethan's clashed but it didn't last long ethan's men were on the floor almost immediately
11:44they were never on nathan's level to begin with they weren't amateurs those men were professionally
11:50trained ivy's face drained of color again sweat rolled down her forehead ethan stared at us fury
11:56burning in his eyes nathan i show you a little courtesy and you think you own the place push me
12:01and i can make you disappear from riverville right now don't go to war with me over olivia
12:07that would be incredibly stupid nathan didn't even dignify that threat with a reaction
12:12instead he turned to me with calm respect everything follows miss clark's decision
12:17i smiled at ethan slow deliberate what's wrong you're allowed to humiliate me but i'm not allowed
12:23to return the favor and call my lawyer i want the divorce papers drafted now make it fast the second
12:31i finished speaking ethan exploded you want a divorce you don't get to decide that olivia
12:38you're just a nobody i picked up know your place you'll understand exactly who i am once you're
12:44signing those papers oh and your father he might be on his way to skin you alive shut up who
12:55the hell
12:55do you think you are my dad's gonna show up and kill me for you please now i see it
13:03you're really
13:04good at talking big i don't know what trick you pulled to get nathan on your side but he can't
13:09protect you forever while he was running his mouth since we're divorced i'm done building the carter name
13:15within 30 minutes the second my call goes out your stock starts sliding and it won't stop until the
13:21carter empire hits zero olivia aren't you tired of this little act yet enough you're doing nothing
13:28but stalling give it up olivia you think reed can ever take down the carters you ever wonder why he's
13:34forever the runner-up because the carters keep him there after the divorce papers ethan looked at me
13:39with this board discussed like i was already yesterday's trash olivia olivia i'll be merciful
13:45for old time's sake i'll let you keep some dignity since you paid for it get on your knees and
13:51apologize
13:51to ivy i stared at him like are you actually insane she hadn't even paid for what she said she'd
14:02do
14:02and he wanted me begging first what is wrong with him i checked my watch and smiled cold call your
14:09father ask him if carter stock is dropping the way i said it hit different ethan's face twitched
14:16just a flicker of panic right as he reached for his phone the door slammed open his father victor
14:23barged and wearing a robe and slippers you stupid ungrateful idiot how did i raise someone this damn
14:30reckless victor hurried over hands up oh dear you hid it well how could you never meanting to you how
14:39could you never mention you were the successor to the most powerful family in westbrook elizabeth
14:46i hadn't heard that name in a long time my real name isn't elizabeth clark back then i came to
14:52river
14:52to scout it out quietly so i buried my identity i never thought i'd end up on ethan's radar he
14:59worked
14:59me sweet words perfect dates that i'll protect you act until i fell ethan snapped toward his father
15:06then grabbed my arm elizabeth clark that's your real name you're not kidding the heiress to the clark
15:12dynasty of westbrook the one who never makes public appearance i yanked my arm away nathan immediately
15:17handed me a napkin gentle respectful like i mattered ethan went pale on the spot because an
15:23hour ago he wiped his hand after i touched him like i was contaminated when i didn't answer him he
15:30turned to his father desperate dad what the hell is going on ivy looked like she couldn't breathe
15:37she was waiting for victor to say it was a mistake she'd heard rumors about elizabeth clark
15:43everyone had but nobody had ever seen her in person and if i really was her ivy was finished
15:51so was the carter family victor turned on ethan teeth clenched that is right she's elizabeth clark
15:59and you're a damn fool you threw away your wife for a cheap little side piece and you provoked her
16:07ethan froze ivy froze harder the whole restaurant exploded into chaos wait what the hell
16:13someone pinched me am i dreaming or is this real some idiot actually pinched his friend hard ethan
16:20screamed holy shit it's real we were literally just trashing her we're so screwed what are we
16:27gonna do she's going to ruin us the panic around me sounded like a swarm of insects prayers regrets
16:34excuses everyone was silently begging i'd forget their faces we literally just helped them we tried to rip
16:41her clothes i said this already anyone who tries to make me a joke i lifted my chin becomes the
16:50joke
16:51victor reacted first and kicked ivy you poisonous little leech who do you think you are going against
16:58miss clark you let those disgusting men touch her and you actually tried to film her being humiliated
17:04ivy was dealt with i turned to leave but this time no one backed her up not a single soul
17:13the carters have everything because of miss clark i i didn't know at first i went to west brook
17:24but then i went to bridge i saw her sitting at the head of the table
17:30with billionaires running the meeting like she owned the world that's when it hit me just how powerful
17:39she really is she was going to reveal it tonight bring you home to westbrook and introduce you to
17:46her family she tried to make you part of her dynasty and you ruined it for a useless nobody
17:56ethan's eyes went wide and his whole body started shaking he looked at me mouth open no sound reality
18:02finally slammed him in the face victor checked his phone and his face dropped elizabeth no mrs clark
18:11please call them off carter stock is falling fast if it keeps dropping we're finished i calmly
18:21adjusted my clothes no emotion no warmth i said i can lift the carter family to the top and i
18:27can also
18:28crush you into the mud victor didn't hesitate he slapped ethan across the face what are you standing
18:34there for apologize to miss clark right now you want to take us all down with you ethan finally
18:41snapped back into his body he kicked ivy in the face it's all because of you you made us fighting
18:48down you you made us fight each other hold her down one out his security grabbed ivy and pinned her
18:55ivy sobbed voice cracking ethan make them let me go this isn't what i wanted ethan make them stop
19:04you said you'd get revenge for me shut up you encouraged me to do this and now you're not willing
19:11to admit it ivy laughed through tears bitter and wild wow ethan you're really a professional at
19:18dodging responsibility don't think punishing me means elizabeth will forgive you or forgive the carters
19:26dream on and she was right even if ethan punished ivy i wasn't letting the carters off the hook
19:32but they still didn't get it no she's just angry right now that's all she loves me otherwise she
19:39wouldn't have hidden her identity and stayed with the carters for three whole years that alone proves how
19:45much she loves me once she cools off i'll apologize we'll fix this we always do please don't hurt me
19:55what are you idiots standing around for
20:01if she won't do the video then make her beat her until she does at his command the guards started
20:08kicking ivy hard not random kids either they targeted joints knees ankles places that ruin you
20:17ivy's screams turned sharp and pierced the girls landed around us people shrank back into themselves
20:23too afraid to breathe too loudly no one wanted to offend the powerful i'll do the video i'll do
20:28anything just make them stop they're gonna snap my legs she cried hysterically terrified of losing
20:35the one thing she valued most she finally gave in her fingers trembled as she took the phone
20:40the camera light burned into her face i stole from the company she sobbed i went after a married man
20:50i framed her i lied about everything every word echoed in the silent restaurant i turned to leave
20:58babe where are you going i punished ivy i'll never embarrass you again come home with me please
21:02carter are you out of your mind know your place and stop calling every woman you grab babe we signed
21:08divorce papers did you forget next time you see me don't get my name wrong the second i yanked my
21:14arm
21:14away my childhood friend miles morgan walked in liz so this is why you refused to marry me back then
21:21him seriously that's your type your taste is awful he's not as good looking as me not even close and
21:27he definitely doesn't carry himself like i do and most importantly i've loved you for 10 years straight
21:31he couldn't even stay faithful for three the room instantly went ohhh like a crowd at a live show they
21:37didn't know who i really was but they all knew miles morgan one of the richest men in the world
21:42his face was everywhere magazine covers business headlines global summits and yeah miles was tall
21:51sharp unfairly handsome next to him ethan didn't even register standing side by side miles completely
21:58wiped him off the screen with miles there ethan finally felt real danger and he panicked we were
22:04divorced he'd humiliated me publicly trying to get me back now impossible babe elizabeth who is he before
22:14i could answer miles shot ethan a look like he was gum on a shoe you seriously have to ask
22:19i'm her fiance
22:20you two are done and she's not marrying anybody else except me i sighed and smiled because that's
22:27just miles no filter he's always been blunt always loud about what he wants come on i haven't been home
22:36to see my parents in a long time ethan chased after us liz what about me and what about the
22:42carters i
22:43paused but i didn't turn around we're divorced why would you be my problem ethan's voice broke tears
22:49dropped fast like his body gave up pretending if i hadn't humiliated you because of ivy if i'd stop
22:57them before they touched you would you forgive me if you didn't find out i'm elizabeth clark would
23:03you still realize your mistake would you still punish ivy that question strangled him he couldn't answer
23:10and i didn't stay for his silence i walked out with miles because life doesn't do what if wrong is
23:17wrong and some doors don't reopen the moment we left that french restaurant the night wind hit my
23:22face sharp late autumn cold i tucked my messy hair behind my ear my couture dress was stained and
23:28wrinkled but it couldn't hide what i was underneath miles took off his suit jacket and draped it over
23:33my shoulders when his fingers brushed my cold skin he moved carefully gentle liz they didn't deserve you
23:40i shook my head and looked out at the traffic in neon the lights reflected in my eyes but nothing
23:45felt
23:45warm i'm free now finally better to learn the truth now than waste a lifetime on a lie miles started
23:54the engine and the black luxury car slid smoothly into traffic i already have eyes on the carters
24:01carter stock is dropping hard victor is spinning out
24:08he called me a dozen times begging for peace i rejected everyone
24:13i shouldn't have let ivy's manipulate me i shouldn't have done those things to you please
24:19just give me another chance i'll give you anything the company my money it's all yours
24:26just forgive me employees stared whispering pointing like this was a live meltdown i frowned and spoke to
24:34security get him out of here and if he comes back don't let him within 10 feet of this building
24:38yes miss
24:39clark they grabbed ethan and started hauling him out liz i know you still love me you gave up
24:46everything in westbrigg to come here and find me you still love me i know you do i watched him
24:52with
24:52cold eyes until he vanished down the hall then i turned back to adam continue but after that scene
24:57i had zero interest in touring anything miles picked up on it instantly well that's enough for today
25:05let's get out of here liz i'll take you somewhere quiet claire handed me a tablet on screen carter
25:12group's livestock chart a straight dive no bounce no mercy the comments were chaos investors were dumping
25:20shares like a sinking ship mrs clark victor sent expensive gifts again and a handwritten apology i had it
25:28returned ethan called dozens of times i blocked every number and he sent a ton of texts too apologies
25:39saying he knows he was wrong begging for another chance
25:45i glanced at the previews same recycled lines i wasn't thinking i didn't mean that way you're the only
25:53one i love it was pathetic three years together and he never learned who i am he thought a sorry
25:59text
26:00could erase trauma he thought i'd melt like i used to not anymore i ignore it send the word every
26:07westbridge partner cut the carters off immediately and pull every illegal move they made using the clark
26:13name organize the evidence and hand it to the authorities claire nodded and moved fast miles
26:19watched me carefully liz you're going to erase them aren't you they came for me first i looked up
26:26my eyes cold ethan let ivy humiliate me he even let those disgusting men put their hands on me
26:31did he think there would be no consequences my boundaries aren't something anyone gets to test
26:36miles nodded silence he simply handed me warm tea take some rest i'll keep watch on everything that night
26:44no one said more by morning birdsong woke me right after i got ready nathan called
26:53good morning miss clark carter group released an emergency statement at dawn they're begging for
26:58peace they're offering 30 percent of the company just to make you stop and ethan's been outside our
27:04bank since morning he wanted to apologize in person i had him removed hey no let me go i don't
27:11want
27:11their shares i gave a small laugh carter stock is nothing but trash to me tell victor i can show
27:17mercy he brings ethan to my brother's grave and they beg for forgiveness yes ma'am they don't stop
27:23until i'm satisfied years ago my brother evan clark personally escorted a shipment to help me evaluate
27:29riverton's market he was a tax supposedly random but the truth is the carters did it quietly so they could
27:36swallow clark assets in riverton that's why i hid my name partly to watch ethan but mostly to collect
27:43proof and avenge my brother nathan agreed immediately that i ended the call claire came in miss clark mr
27:50morgan is waiting downstairs he said he wants to show you a few projects today i nodded and changed
27:57into a clean white suit sharp lines no softness with slim heels my whole presence snapped into place
28:03nothing like the woman they tried to humiliate last night when i came down miles was leaning
28:08against the car liz suits were made for you i smiled and got in miles started the car and nodded
28:14toward
28:15the skyline even while i was lying low i never stopped building my position in riverton tech ventures
28:21real estate developments multiple projects all under my control and ethan never had a clue he truly
28:28believed i was just a trophy wife living off him we pulled up in front of a brand new glass
28:33tower
28:33this was my tech company the company's managing director adam was already waiting at the entrance
28:40mrs clark welcome we went inside he started briefing me on updates numbers expansion miles walked beside me
28:49adding details here and there then noise near the elevator i turned ethan looked wrecked wrinkled clothes
28:56messy hair bloodshot eyes he was fighting security trying to rush toward me
29:02liz liz honey just look at me i'm sorry honey i'm so sorry security held him back he kept thrashing
29:13eyes full of regret and desperate pleading do what you have to do to what you're to meant don't hold
29:19back
29:19i leaned back and closed my eyes ethan's panicked face flashed in my mind and that last question he
29:25couldn't answer all i felt was emptiness i resurrected the carters i handed them the climb they chose to
29:33waste it they sealed their own end the car entered a quiet gated neighborhood my private
29:38place in riverton clean understated tastefully powerful not loud like the carter mansion claire was
29:45waiting at the door the second she saw me her eyes reddened and she hurried over to study me
29:51miss clark thank god you're back are you all right
29:56i'm fine tell the kitchen to keep it simple something hot something light after a shower i
30:02changed into soft lounge clothes one bowl of warm comfort food and the tension finally loosened just a little
30:08miles took me to a hot spring resort outside riverton quiet tucked away in the hills no noise no
30:15paparazzi just airing trees sinking into the hot water melted the tension out of my muscles miles sat
30:22nearby watching me you know what's insane ethan still thinks you hid your name because you loved him
30:29he has no idea you had a reason from day one i ran my fingers through the water he's arrogant
30:35he honestly thinks marrying him was the best thing that ever happened to me
30:40but he never asked the real question who am i and why would i choose him when i first arrived
30:48in
30:48riverton ethan came at me hard full court press he was attentive generous always saying yes always
30:54making me feel taken care of for a newcomer it felt like belonging and he looked ambitious back then like
31:01he might actually be worth investing in so i stayed kept my name hidden i wanted to see if he
31:07was truly
31:07worth my family's backing i leveraged the clark family's influence to clear his path i helped him
31:13crush competitor after competitor until the carters went from who to the richest family in riverton but i
31:19didn't expect that the higher he climbed the more his ego swelled and the uglier his ambition got
31:24he started looking down on my background acting like i wasn't good enough for mr richest man in riverton
31:30and suddenly there were women everywhere laughing too loud staying a little too long ivy was the
31:36worst of them the boldest the most shameless it's not like i didn't notice i did i just waited waiting
31:44for him to come back to his senses and waiting for the perfect moment to take the carters down for
31:48good and my birthday dinner that was the opening to get revenge for ivy he set me up humiliated me
31:56on
31:56purpose and that's when i finally saw him clearly every last bit of attachment died right there back
32:02in my room after the hot springs claire sent me a message the moment ethan dropped ivy the crowd that
32:08used to swarm her turned on her instantly she ended up broke chased by debt collectors and basically living
32:15on the street rumor was she was digging through a produce market for thrown out scraps looking absolutely
32:20wrecked victor forced ethan to issue a public confession a three-hour live stream apology press
32:26conferences social media statements every outlet you can imagine they humiliated themselves in front
32:32of millions and i still didn't move my brother's life isn't something you settle with pr damage control
32:38what the carters owe me what they owe the clerks i'm collecting it slowly with interest days passed
32:44the carters got worse partners pulled contracts banks called in loans regulators stepped in carter
32:52group couldn't hold the line bankruptcy liquidation victor couldn't take it he had a massive brain
32:58hemorrhage landed in the hospital and slipped into a vegetative state ethan went from the top of
33:04riverton to nothing overnight he sold every property and every luxury car to pay for victor's treatment
33:09but it barely made a dent he tried a hundred ways to get to me i shut every door he
33:15even went to
33:16westbridge trying to beg the senior members of the clark family to step in they didn't even grant him a
33:22meeting security showed him the door that night i went with miles to a business gala packed with elites
33:28as the clark heiress i was the center of attention the very people who once looked down on my background
33:34were now scrambling to align themselves with me their faces were coated in fake smiles nothing like
33:39that cold mocking energy they had in the restaurant i handled it smoothly calm elegant charming when i
33:45wanted to be miles stayed at my side the entire time shielding me from the noise the warmth in his
33:51eyes wasn't even trying to hide halfway through the night a commotion hit the entrance ethan walked in
33:56looking like he'd aged 10 years overnight rumpled clothes gray streaking his hair exhaustion etched into
34:01his face the confident ceo carter from a few months ago was gone he fought past security and sprinted
34:07toward me shouting liz it's me tom liz he broke free reached me and dropped to his knees with a
34:16thud he grabbed my dress desperation all over his face liz i know i screwed up i was an idiot
34:23i threw
34:24everything away please please save my dad don't take everything from me i just want to be with you i'll
34:32do
34:32anything i swear i'll spend the rest of my life making this right people stared whispered and pointed
34:39their eyes were full of amusement and disgust i looked down at him with zero emotion i gently pulled
34:46my clothing free and looked down at him ethan look at you do you even recognize what you've become
34:53he looked up tears streaking down his face i look like a damn fool that's what i am
35:03liz please forgive me get this just one more chance i gave you countless chances when you let ivy
35:14humiliate me when you hit me when you stood there while those men put their hands on me
35:21and you didn't move did you ever think this day would come i wasn't thinking ivy fooled me
35:29liz you were always the only one i've always loved you love i laughed soft sharp don't call that love
35:38that's not love ethan remember this you destroyed what we had with your own hands and you pushed the
35:44carters into the grave this is on you nobody else i paused letting my eyes drag over his pale face
35:50and
35:51one more thing you never loved me you loved what i gave you you loved my family's influence you love
35:58the leverage the power the reach and now that it's gone you want me back that's not how this works
36:06ethan's face went paper white he collapsed onto the floor the light in his eyes dying inch by inch
36:11his mouth opened but nothing came out security stepped in and dragged him out his screams and
36:18begging faded into the night miles took my hand and said softly it's over i nodded and looked up at
36:24the sky full of stars my mind finally clear yeah it was all over all the ugliness all the pain
36:31vanished with the carter collapse after the gala miles drove me home as we moved through the dark
36:37he spoke up liz look the stars are so bright tonight i looked up the sky was scattered with
36:43light sharp and gorgeous it looked like my future miles said as he pulled over turning to me with a
36:50seriousness that made my chest tighten i've waited 10 years from a reckless teenager to the man i am now
36:56i've never changed ethan is out of your world so can you give me a chance to stay by your
37:05side and
37:05protect you for the rest of my life i looked into his eyes so much devotion so much certainty and
37:10warmth spread through me 10 years miles had been there for 10 years when i was at my lowest he
37:16guarded
37:17me quietly when i hid my name he handled everything in westbridge for me when ethan humiliated me miles
37:24was the first one to show up and stand between me and the world it's not like i didn't feel
37:28his
37:28feelings i was just trapped in my own storm revenge strategy planning blind to the warmth right next to me
37:35i smiled softly and nodded okay miles eyes lit up like someone turned the sun on he held my hand
37:43carefully like he was holding everything he'd ever wanted outside the night breeze drifted by carrying a
37:50faint floral scent i leaned on his shoulder staring at the stars feeling hope fill my chest ethan's regret
37:56wasn't my problem the carter downfall was self-inflicted and me elizabeth clark heiress of westbridge's
38:03clark family finally stepped out of the shadows and into my own light with miles beside me with my
38:08family behind me and with my own strength i knew my future would be bright loud beautiful unstoppable
38:14and the people who hurt me they'd spend the rest of their lives choking on regret
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