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00:03I've always had a strong sex drive, for three years Ethan Hayes never once satisfied me,
00:08but tonight, the Las Vegas Flower Gala, a dozen billionaire heiresses lined up on stage,
00:14one by one their bust sizes were measured, waiting to be chosen, an orchid meant an
00:19arranged marriage, no orchid meant your family would sell you off to the highest bidder,
00:24I am Chloe, I was born curvy, but I was the casino king's illegitimate daughter,
00:30so no one would ever choose me, tonight, the only man who could save me was the one I'd loved
00:35for 10
00:36years, he was standing right there, Ethan smiled at the girl beside him, then he placed the orchid in
00:42her hands, that was supposed to be mine, he knew it, everyone knew it, you deserve this Lily,
00:48you have class, class one word and I became the punchline of the entire room, yesterday he promised
00:55me, three years, just give me three years and I'll handle everything, no one's going to force you
01:00into marriage, today he handed my future to a girl he met six months ago, Lily walked over to me,
01:06she looked nervous, Chloe I'm so sorry, I told him not to, I really did, then she touched the orchid
01:13on
01:13her wrist, straightened it slowly, making sure I saw it, her eyes never changed, that is the thing
01:19about Lily, her mouth says sorry, her hand said he's mine now, Ethan walked over with a drink in
01:25his hand, casual, relaxed, like nothing happened, don't be dramatic, Chloe, he grabbed a rose from
01:31a passing tray and held it out, the thorns were still on, the stem was broken halfway, here, you
01:37look better in red anyway, a broken rose, for the broken girl, got it, why are you making such a
01:42fuss
01:43over one orchid, the laughter around me grew louder, she's the bastard daughter, what did she
01:48expect, before I could respond, a voice cut through the crowd, Vivian, graceful as always, untouchable
01:54as ever, she walked toward me with a champagne glass in her hand, smiling, the kind of smile that made
02:00everyone think she was a loving mother, Chloe darling, we raised you for 18 years, fed you, clothed
02:07you, put a roof over your head, and this is how you repay us, making a scene at the gala,
02:12she
02:13glanced at the rose in my hand, then at the orchid on Lily's wrist, some girls are orchids, some
02:18girls aren't, know your place, 300 people watching, not one of them on my side, then my third sister
02:27stepped forward, like she'd been waiting for this, if I were you I wouldn't have shown up
02:32tonight, how embarrassing, she circled me slowly, then she reached out and touched the necklace
02:37around my neck, this belongs to the Carter family, she unclasped it, I didn't move, the earrings
02:42too, one then the other, dropped onto a silver tray a waiter was forced to hold, the bracelet,
02:49gone, the room was so quiet I could hear the jewelry hitting the tray, my sister looked me
02:54up and down, then smiled, take off the dress too, mom said you've enjoyed enough of the
02:58Carter family's kindness, from now on you're on your own, I looked at Vivian, she sipped
03:04her champagne, and nodded, so I reached behind my back, and unzipped the dress myself, the fabric
03:11slid off my shoulders, then pulled at my feet, 300 people, camera flashes, whispers, I stood
03:18there in nothing but a silk slip, my whole body is just exposed like this, from head
03:23to toe for everyone to see, my sister finally stopped smiling, she didn't expect me to actually
03:29do it, Vivian's glass paused halfway to her lips, even she didn't expect that, I picked
03:34up the dress, folded it neatly, and placed it on the tray, on top of the jewelry, there,
03:44that's everything, now we're even, then I looked at Ethan, he was frozen, his face was
03:53white, Chloe, I turned around, and walked through 300 people barefoot, in a silk slip, with nothing
04:00to my name, my sister's voice echoed behind me, oh right, one more thing, that man in
04:05DC, I heard he already has someone who truly loves, good luck, my mother died young, I was
04:12taken back to the Carter family when I was still a child, the way Vivian looked at me,
04:16it was as if she wanted me dead, my father had too many women to even count, of course,
04:21he never cared whether a daughter like me lived or died, I learned to read people from a very
04:26young age, how to survive, if it weren't for this face, I probably wouldn't have made it
04:31this far in one piece, so I survived in the cracks, and I went to my uncle, I begged him
04:36to train me, to bet on me, that man never smiled, so I held myself together, even when
04:41I was shaking inside, making a deal with a tiger means you don't get to be afraid,
04:45your father has over 20 children, why should I bet on you, you're just an illegitimate daughter,
04:50because I have nothing to lose, and I'm not afraid to bleed, but the time still isn't
04:54right, and uncle Henry won't help me, as for that man in DC I heard he's cruel, cross
05:00him once, and he'll make you pay for it 10 times over, the Carter family wants in with
05:05him, but they can't bear to sacrifice their real daughters, so they picked me, of course
05:09they did, uncle Henry had probably already heard how tonight ended, he sent me one text,
05:15you lost, figure it out yourself, I shivered and wrapped my arms around myself, I left the
05:20banquet and got into the car uncle Henry sent, he was already inside dressed in black,
05:25cold as ice, no smile, not even a trace, you lost the bet, tomorrow you leave for DC, what
05:31happens next depends on your own fate, I'll come back, we'll see, the corner of his mouth
05:36lifted cold, faint, merciless, just like that he kicked me out of the game, on social media
05:42Lily was smiling brightly, thank you for giving me the most beautiful night of my life, now
05:47it's my turn to repay you, the man with his arm around her was still wearing the cufflinks
05:52I gave him, the next morning before sunrise, I left, no goodbye, no looking back, just a
05:58backpack and a one way trip to the airport, security, boarding everything went smoothly,
06:04as the plane began to taxi, I shut off my phone for good, just like that, I cut off everything
06:09connected to Las Vegas, then the announcement came, ladies and gentlemen, we are incredibly
06:15sorry, we have been ordered to return to the gate, Mr. Hayes has bought out every flight
06:19today to locate one person, I watched the view outside the window, it suddenly slowed down,
06:30just a second ago, everything had still been rushing past, my mind went blank, the second
06:35the plane stopped, my phone got signal again, calls came flooding in, messages too, then a payment
06:40alert popped up, we sincerely apologize for disturbing your trip, as compensation, the Hayes
06:46family will reimburse today's tickets at 10 times the original price, the cabin went dead silent, not
06:51one person said a word, then a few girls behind me started whispering, who's the Hayes family
06:57looking for, they're really making this big of a scene, this is straight out of a drama, I looked at
07:02my phone, my chest tightened, early that morning, Ethan had gone to the Carter house to find me, when
07:08he saw I was gone, he walked straight into my room, the dress from last night was still there, so
07:13was
07:13the jewelry, everything was untouched, except the backpack I used all the time, that was when he lost
07:18it, he dragged the whole family out of bed, he questioned every single one of them, that was when
07:24he found out I'd already left for DC, he nearly tore the whole house apart, he called me right away,
07:29but by then, I was already on the plane, when he realized I hadn't kept a thing from him, he
07:34snapped,
07:35he grounded every flight and forced them back, I got off the plane with my backpack, then I stood in
07:40the airport completely torn, should I go back, or keep going, it was still early, and I was starving,
07:46so I decided to grab a bite of steak first, I could think after I ate, right then, a text
07:51from
07:51Uncle Henry came in, do you want to come back, the Hayes family is still willing to have you,
07:55the Carter family was full of schemes, Ethan might have spoiled me, but there was no way he'd throw
08:00away his pride for me, if I went back now, all I'd get would be cold stares, if I kept
08:05going, maybe I
08:06still had a chance, I was halfway through my steak when a group of men in black stormed in, any
08:11woman
08:12who looked even a little pretty got stopped and questioned, a second later, Ethan rushed in too,
08:17he walked right past me, he was drenched in sweat, his phone was clenched in his hand, he looked shaken,
08:22almost helpless, he kept calling my number, over and over, my phone would not stop vibrating,
08:28when no one picked up, he got so mad, he almost smashed it, the men in black searched everywhere,
08:34they came back with nothing, where is she, keep every route blocked, do not let a single plane fly
08:39to DC, it was the first time I had ever seen Ethan that rattled, that out of control, I checked
08:45the
08:45flights, the plane to NYC had already changed destinations, I sat there waiting to board,
08:50scrolling through the news, Las Vegas tabloids were always insane and ridiculous, the top headline
08:57was all about the Hayes family's golden boy, in giant red letters it read, Ethan Hayes was seen
09:02with a new beauty last night, so why is he buying out an entire flight route today, this kind of
09:07love
09:08is unreal, if a guy came after me like that, I'd say yes on the spot, what do you know,
09:14at the flower
09:15gala last night, Mr Hayes picked some sponsored girl, I bet she conned him, what, he passed on all
09:22those rich girls, and now he regrets it, I pressed my lips together, I said nothing, I just took a
09:28sip
09:28of coffee, I'm telling you, Mr Hayes probably didn't even know giving her that flower meant
09:32a confession, wow, you even know that, that's nothing, I got invited to last night's gala
09:39too, I froze, for a second I thought maybe I knew her, I glanced back and didn't recognize
09:44her, so lucky, it's not a big deal, my family knows people in Las Vegas' upper circle, so what
09:50did that girl look like, really pretty, they're like, like seriously gorgeous, no one can figure
09:57out why Mr Hayes gave the flower to some outsider, but honestly, same difference, then the girl
10:03switched tones, pure contempt, that pretty girl, she's just an illegitimate daughter, she's
10:09nothing like us, we're the real daughters, I let out an awkward little cough, both girls
10:14turned around, she still didn't notice anything, if anything, she got louder, maybe Ethan will
10:19wise up and pick me, I'm the princess of my family, I had zero interest in eavesdropping
10:25any longer, so I got up and paid my bill, as I passed, the loudest girl saw my face,
10:31her whole expression froze, what, you know her, the other girl looked up at me, she's
10:37gorgeous, you're, she glanced past me at the men still searching all over the airport,
10:43then she started stammering, wait, Ethan's looking for you, I put a finger to my lips, both
10:50girls slapped their hands over their mouths, their eyes went huge, I had already walked a
10:55distance away, when one of them finally screamed, you never said she looked like that, you seriously
11:01have no shot, the second I got to the gate, another refund alert hit my phone, I almost
11:06laughed, the Hayes family had reached everywhere, they had actually bought out flights to other
11:11cities too, I gripped my phone, I really didn't know whether to go forward or turn back, while
11:16I was still hesitating, a call came in, a DC number, hello, who's this, Ryan Shaw, the man
11:23I was supposed to marry, his voice was cool, low, clean, way too easy to like, I'm sorry,
11:29my plane is on the tarmac, walk outside, they'll bring you to me, I was just about to explain
11:35Ethan had shut down the flight routes when I saw it, a private jet was parked out on the
11:39tarmac, a few older men in black got off and stood there waiting, straight, backed, respectful,
11:46okay, I hung up quietly and headed straight for the plane, the second I stepped outside,
11:50an umbrella opened over my head, Mr. Shaw, we're here to take you home, right then, Ethan
11:57finally saw me, he strode over fast and grabbed my wrist, Chloe, you're coming with me, several
12:06bodyguards moved in at once, they closed around me, at the same time, Ryan's people stepped
12:12in front of me too, both sides squared off, the people nearby instantly pulled out their phones,
12:18nobody wanted to miss this, the man leading Ryan's side looked like a family butler, sharp suit,
12:23perfect posture, old school money from head to toe, he was smiling, but there wasn't one ounce
12:29of warmth in it, Mr. Hayes, I'm here to bring Mrs. Shaw back, please let go, we're still
12:36in Las Vegas, I'd like to see who thinks they can take her, then he looked straight at me
12:41through the crowd around us, your family was forcing you into this marriage, why didn't
12:45you tell me, I almost laughed from frustration, Ethan, you protected me for years, I'm grateful
12:53for that, things ended up here, I don't blame anyone, what the hell does that mean, you don't
12:59blame anyone, if you don't blame me, then come back with me, I'll talk to your family,
13:05I'll marry you, I looked up at him, rain started coming down, his hair was a mess, his eyes
13:10were red from panic, Ryan's butler stayed planted in front of me, calm, professional,
13:15sorry, the time we agreed on with the Carter family has arrived, Mrs. Shaw can only come with
13:21us today, Ethan didn't even look at him, he only stared at me, I shook my head, Ethan,
13:27I told you before, I only wanted that three year promise from you, I already have someone
13:31I like, I was never planning to marry you, again, you've been stuck inside that house
13:36your whole life, who could you possibly like, I know you hate it when I call you my shadow,
13:39but stop being stubborn, come back with me, let's talk when we get back, okay, without
13:43realizing it, he was pleading now, and I was grateful, I really was, but the second he
13:48let go of my hand and gave that flower to his sponsored girl, we were done, we were
13:52never meant to walk the same path again, Ethan, your future wife is Lily, the whole city knows
13:58that now, you two should be happy together, who the hell would marry some sponsored girl,
14:02are you kidding me, I'd marry you before I'd ever marry her, my eyes dimmed, that was the
14:07problem with Ethan, he liked me enough, but never respected me enough, and in that moment,
14:12every bit of hesitation finally left me, I followed the butler and strode toward the plane,
14:17Ethan stayed where he was, his eyes looked ready to spit fire, Chloe, think this through,
14:24once you go to DC, nobody's gonna protect you anymore, so you're really not marrying me,
14:29if you walk away now, don't regret it, the butler had already set out fresh clothes,
14:33he pointed to the washroom and back, his voice was low, you should rent off, staying soaked
14:38like that gets you sick fast, the jet was ridiculously fancy, no way it was rented, it had to be
14:44the
14:44Shaw family's private jet figures, typical DC old money, even the carters don't own a private jet,
14:51my dad only chartered one once in a while, and this thing had everything, a bathroom, a full bed,
14:58what threw me off was the bed itself, soft pink bedding, not exactly Ryan Shaw's vibe,
15:03in the bathroom I changed into the clothes they'd prepared, then I froze again, they were my exact size,
15:09when I came back out, the butler had already sent the bodyguards to the rear cabin, I looked at him,
15:15does Mr. Shaw usually fly on this, he caught my confusion right away, he bought this jet for you,
15:21everything was designed around your taste, even the bedding, he picked it himself, made from the
15:27softest, most comfortable material, I was stunned, something this expensive, and he just gave it away
15:34to someone unrelated to him, wasn't he supposed to have a girl he loved, it's still a long flight,
15:40you can rest a bit, the butler kept going, DC is dry, we prepared a humidifier for you,
15:47no one had ever cared how I felt, I was always the one watching everybody else, that sudden kindness
15:52threw me off, I couldn't even sit still, thankfully the butler saw I was tense, he quietly stepped away,
15:58I took out a pen and started drawing, but my mind was all over the place, all I felt was
16:03dread,
16:03the plane touched down on a huge stretch of green, Anse looked closer, I realized it wasn't a runway,
16:09it was the Shaw estate, I grew up rich in Las Vegas, but even I had never seen anything this
16:15insane,
16:16Ryan came to meet me himself, he wore a soft smile, nothing like the rumors, not cold, not cruel,
16:23he draped a coat over my shoulders, his voice was warm, are you cold?
16:28Then I stepped aside a little, Mr. Shaw, I know you love someone else, I know you were forced to
16:34marry me,
16:34don't worry, just give me three years, I won't keep you away from her for long, after that, we split,
16:41Someone I love? Three years?
16:44Yeah, three years, I'll do the wife thing, that's it, I won't interfere, when the time's up, I leave,
16:53clean break, his brow tightened, he looked at the butler, that look was pure interrogation,
16:59when no one answered,
17:00Who told you we keep score like that? Mrs. Shaw?
17:08He hooked a finger under my chin, then leaned in closer,
17:13What's mine is yours, Mrs. Shaw.
17:15Even after we walked inside, I still hadn't snapped out of it, wasn't he supposed to be icy,
17:20Wasn't he supposed to be ruthless? Ryan Shaw's house was all sharp lines,
17:25simple furniture, cold tones, clean, precise, but there was color too,
17:30pillows, rugs, flowers, new additions, still, nothing looked wrong, everything fit,
17:36the taste was flawless, the whole place felt warmer than it should,
17:40I sat on the sofa, then handed him a sheet of paper,
17:44My proposal, take a look,
17:48I need to borrow money,
17:49I'll pay it back in installments,
17:51I felt my face heat up,
17:54I was the gambling king's daughter,
17:55yet I came here with one backpack,
17:57no jewelry, no dowry,
17:59no valuables, nothing,
18:01in the Shaw family's eyes that was almost insulting,
18:05before I landed,
18:06I had already looked into them,
18:08the Shaw family stood at the top,
18:10untouchable, unshaken,
18:11they needed nothing, not money,
18:13not marriage alliances,
18:15and Yon begging them for help could line up across Las Vegas,
18:19so I still couldn't understand it,
18:21why would the Shaw family choose the Carter family,
18:23I pressed my lips together,
18:25I have no money,
18:26but don't worry,
18:28I'll pay you back,
18:30he took my cold hand and said,
18:32his palm was warm,
18:33he rubbed my fingers slowly,
18:35my face burned again,
18:36he looked pleased,
18:38very pleased,
18:39what do you need it for,
18:39I looked up,
18:40then it hit me,
18:41maybe as Ryan Shaw's wife,
18:43I wasn't meant to have any financial power at all,
18:46maybe I was supposed to just spend what they gave me,
18:49maybe that was the rule,
18:50Mr. Shaw,
18:51I don't want to stay under the Carter family's control,
18:54I won't be a useless trophy wife,
18:57I won't live on handouts,
18:59I want my own career,
19:00and if I can,
19:01I want the part of the Carter family that belongs to me,
19:04Ryan paused,
19:05that answer surprised him,
19:07I had been too direct,
19:08he reached out,
19:09rubbed my hair,
19:10then said softly,
19:12everything I have is yours,
19:13my card,
19:15spend whatever you want,
19:16I just couldn't tell what the distance in his eyes meant,
19:19Ryan gave me a beautiful suite in the estate,
19:21bright,
19:22sunny,
19:22beautiful like a princess room,
19:24I stood there stunned in the Carter family,
19:26I had never had anything like this,
19:28I was just the illegitimate daughter,
19:30that night I finally slept well,
19:32the next morning Uncle Henry came first,
19:34in the Carter family,
19:35Uncle Henry was the only one who had ever protected me,
19:39but his kindness always had a price,
19:41always,
19:42Ethan's tearing the city apart,
19:43why didn't you come back,
19:45I'm a person,
19:46not a pet that comes whenever you call,
19:48oh,
19:48I thought you already accepted your role,
19:50a tool for revenge,
19:51for three years I did everything a Mrs. Shaw should do,
19:54I attended banquets with Ryan,
19:56stood by his side,
19:58smiled when needed,
19:59spoke when needed,
20:00in that world everyone knew me,
20:02they praised me,
20:03flattered me,
20:04tried to win me over,
20:06to them,
20:06I was a lucky girl,
20:08beautiful,
20:08quiet,
20:09harmless,
20:10Ryan spoiled me,
20:11everyone saw it,
20:13three years passed,
20:14I borrowed only one million from the Shaw family,
20:17to outsiders,
20:18I am that lucky,
20:19quiet,
20:19harmless Voss,
20:21but I have never forgotten my true purpose for being here,
20:24but I never forgot why I was here,
20:26that one million opened the door to Las Vegas High Society,
20:29I used their connections,
20:31their networks,
20:33their greed,
20:33then I aimed it all at the Carter family,
20:36I crushed their influence,
20:38stole their talent,
20:39cut their ground out from under them,
20:41little by little my father saw the truth,
20:43all his children were useless,
20:45every one of them,
20:47the other branches panicked,
20:48they were scared,
20:49scared of losing money,
20:51scared of losing status,
20:52so they sold their shares,
20:54and I bought them secretly,
20:55one by one,
20:56step by step,
20:57I became a shareholder,
20:58then I tightened the noose,
21:00I stirred up trouble,
21:01raised the pressure,
21:02forced them back,
21:03my original capital multiplied,
21:04again and again,
21:06and just when my father thought he had won the most,
21:08I took the seat of the largest shareholder in the Carter family,
21:12by then,
21:12the Carter heirs were already finished,
21:14every single one,
21:15and again,
21:17andτηbro is among the priests,
21:18the Carter who introduced the persuasion world,
21:18and he did not go forward,
21:19then he continued him,
21:19so he nights ago,
21:19and after being celebrated,
21:20there must have been struck,
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