- 4 hours ago
What begins as a simple contract soon becomes something far more complicated. As secrets unravel and feelings grow stronger, two people bound by an agreement must decide whether love can overcome the rules that brought them together. Inspired by the popular contract romance trope.
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:06Doctor, can my brother's surgery wait a few more days?
00:09No. If you delay any longer, the risk will increase.
00:12You need to pay the deposit today.
00:15I'll find a way.
00:18I swear I will.
00:20Sis, don't make that face. I'm not dead yet.
00:23Shut up.
00:24You're going to live a long time and annoy me forever.
00:28If it's impossible, then don't ruin yourself for me.
00:31You're my brother, not a bill. Don't ever say that again.
00:37Ivy, if you don't pay the rent, I'll throw all your rags and sewing machines out.
00:41Give me two more days.
00:42That's what you said last time. Pay by tonight or get out.
00:48The hyenas in the company are waiting for me to die.
00:51If you still refuse to build a family, how can I trust you with everything?
00:56Marriage is not a corporate firewall.
00:58In the Hastings family, it is.
01:00Your uncle is already gathering the board. You need a proper, stable wife.
01:05Immediately.
01:05I will not marry a stranger for inheritance.
01:09Then prepare to lose the company.
01:11And my last bit of trust.
01:15Are you insane? Those are my designs!
01:18Designs don't pay rent. Poor girls shouldn't dream so big.
01:24Her name is Ivy Bennett.
01:27Clean background. Desperate for money.
01:29Younger brother critically ill.
01:31No family power. No threat to the inheritance.
01:33Will she agree?
01:34People with no way out usually understand contracts best.
01:41Miss Ivy Bennett?
01:42Who are you?
01:43Someone wants to discuss a marriage arrangement with you.
01:46I think I am.
01:47Someone who can save your brother.
01:48And possibly save you too.
01:54So you want me to marry you?
01:56A man whose name I just learned?
01:58Accurately speaking.
01:59For one year.
02:00Legal marriage.
02:01Confidelity agreement.
02:02Compensation enough to cover your brother's surgery and recovery.
02:05You're remarkably calm when insulting someone.
02:07I'm not insulting you.
02:08I'm giving you an option.
02:09An option?
02:10When poor people are pushed to the edge of a cliff, that's not an option.
02:13You need money.
02:13I need a wife.
02:15You don't have to love me or please me.
02:16Just play your role.
02:17What if I say no?
02:18Then get out.
02:20Do men like you really think money can buy everything?
02:23No.
02:24It can't buy love, loyalty, or time.
02:27But in a hospital, money usually buys a chance.
02:31One year term.
02:32Publicly recognized marriage.
02:33In return, Mr. Bennett's treatment will be fully funded by the Hastings Private Foundation.
02:37What if I change my mind halfway through?
02:39The penalty would bankrupt you.
02:40What if you do?
02:41I won't.
02:43Go find someone else to perform in your rich man fairy tale.
02:45I'm not your girl.
02:48Your brother's condition is unstable.
02:49We need to schedule the surgery immediately.
02:51What's the latest we can wait?
02:52We're counting hours, not days.
02:54Sis, have you been crying?
02:57No.
02:58Just the wind.
02:59You've never been good at lying.
03:00Then you should also know I won't let anything happen to you.
03:06The contract?
03:07I'll sign.
03:08Tomorrow at nine.
03:08A car will pick you up.
03:09Tell your boss this doesn't mean I belong to him.
03:11Good.
03:12And remember this.
03:13You'll be my wife, not my lover.
03:14Then you better remember this too.
03:15I'm selling a marriage, not my dignity.
03:25He's stable for now, but we can't delay any longer.
03:28Once the funds arrive, we operate immediately.
03:32The funds have been transferred to the hospital.
03:34It's time for you to honor your promise.
03:36Please confirm that you are entering this marriage voluntarily.
03:42I confirm.
03:44Confirmed.
03:46That's it?
03:47No.
03:48This is just the beginning.
03:49Oh my god, your bone structure is incredible.
03:52I feel like I've been polished for display.
03:56Remember the rules.
03:57No unsanctured interviews.
03:59Not talking about the contract.
04:00No slipping up in front of my grandfather.
04:02Anything else, your majesty?
04:06Don't fall in love with me.
04:08Relax.
04:09I'm not attracted to refrigerators.
04:13Good.
04:14Keep that sense of boundaries.
04:16So you suddenly became rich?
04:18Not rich.
04:20I borrowed a way out.
04:22Sis, your eyes are telling me the price is huge.
04:25As long as you live, it's worth it.
04:29How many people live in a place like this?
04:32Usually just me.
04:33Now you've got one expensive problem you paid for.
04:35As long as you don't create scandals, you're still a decent investment.
04:38Sir, we have a problem.
04:39Media got photos of you two outside the registration office.
04:41They're already spreading.
04:42Who leaked it?
04:42Not sure yet.
04:43But someone is watching this marriage.
04:51Alexander, you finally gave me an opening.
04:59So you're the woman who made my grandson suddenly decide to marry.
05:02Good evening, Mr. Hastings.
05:03Call me Grandpa since you're in this family now.
05:07Of course, Grandpa.
05:08What a surprise.
05:09Alexander barely glances at women and yet he quietly got married.
05:14Mrs. Ivy must be very special.
05:16Maybe I just had bad luck and appeared exactly when he needed someone.
05:21That dress suits you.
05:22It almost makes people forget it was never meant for you.
05:26At least it's on me now, not hanging somewhere making snive comments.
05:30What do you love about my grandson?
05:34He seems impossible to get close to, but he never treats important things lightly.
05:38A man like that may not be gentle, but he can be trusted.
05:43And you, Alexander?
05:44She doesn't flatter me, and she isn't afraid of me.
05:47That's rare.
05:50You think marrying in means you've won?
05:52This family will chew you up and spit you out.
05:54Still better than spending a lifetime watching other people live.
06:00Dig into her.
06:01School, jobs, exes, debts.
06:03I want everything.
06:05Understood.
06:07Cinderella?
06:08No.
06:09She's just a poor girl who wandered into the ball.
06:17It is 2.47 in the morning.
06:19Congratulations.
06:20Your watch still works.
06:21This is not a factory.
06:22To me, any place that can make money and save a life is a factory.
06:26What you need is sleep, not turning the room into a disaster zone.
06:30I can't afford sleep.
06:32Do not bring cheap packaged food into the dining room.
06:35Sorry.
06:36Next time I'll ask if your chandelier can handle commoner food.
06:40Starting today, your schedule will be managed by the team.
06:42Etiquette lessons, public image training, family background briefing.
06:45I wasn't purchased for finishing school.
06:47No.
06:47You were hired to maintain stability.
06:49Sir, the old master had another bad night.
06:54Your face is more bitter than the medicine.
06:56Then get better soon so you can keep criticizing me.
07:01Eavesdropping is not an attractive habit.
07:02I wasn't eavesdropping.
07:03I just didn't expect you to care for someone like that.
07:05Don't misunderstand.
07:06I'm fulfilling a duty.
07:07Some people can't even manage duty.
07:10Billionaire CEO's mystery rife exposed, allegedly from the Slims, formerly worked in a low-end
07:16garment factory.
07:17Is this marriage true love or a high society stunt?
07:20Wake the entire PR team.
07:22Now.
07:29That's her.
07:30She doesn't look like a gold digger.
07:31Give it time.
07:32Some women are expert at pretending.
07:37Chin up.
07:38The more shaken you look, the more they enjoy it.
07:39I'm not shaken.
07:40I just want to throw champagne in their faces.
07:42Hold it.
07:43Ivy, you've become quite famous.
07:45Must be nice.
07:46Some people make headlines without any talent.
07:47Just a marriage.
07:48And some people have all the resources in the world, yet still need to belittle others
07:51to feel visible.
07:52Don't misunderstand.
07:53I'm just saying couture can't hide where you came from.
07:56Funny.
07:56I've always believed jewelry and titles can't hide bad manners.
07:59We're all family here.
08:00No need for tension.
08:01Ivy is new to this world.
08:02Naturally, she doesn't know the rules.
08:03I know the rules.
08:04I just struggle when cruelty gets wrapped in etiquette.
08:10Stay with me.
08:11Mr. Hastings, would you share your love story with your wife?
08:14Nothing legendary.
08:14I've met many polished people, but very few truly strong ones.
08:18She is one of them.
08:19And you, Miss Ivy?
08:20I've met many rich men, but not all of them know what responsibility means.
08:23He does.
08:25That line about me being strong, was that scripted?
08:29No.
08:29By the way, these sketches look awfully familiar.
08:33I think I've seen them somewhere before.
08:42Ivy, before you explain, I'd like to know why your sketches are nearly identical to a proposal another brand submitted
08:48last week.
08:48That's impossible.
08:50I drew these myself.
08:51The fashion world fears thieves more than poverty.
08:54Are you accusing me of playstering?
08:55I'm just reminding everyone that the law draws a very clear line between inspiration and stealing.
09:03Give me the original files and submission time times.
09:06I can prove it.
09:08Until this is resolved, your proposal is suspended.
09:15What happened?
09:16My design was stolen, and now they're calling me the thief.
09:18Who?
09:19Your precious high society friend, Stella, and a room full of people who trust surnames more than work.
09:24What evidence do you have?
09:26If I had evidence, I wouldn't be standing here like a public joke.
09:29Look at me.
09:30Did you steal it?
09:31You doubt me, too?
09:32Answer me.
09:33No.
09:33I'd rather starve than steal someone else's work.
09:36Good.
09:37Then leave the rest for me.
09:38I don't need your charity.
09:39This isn't charity.
09:40You're my wife.
09:41If someone attacks you, they're attacking me.
09:43Pull every camera feed, email trail, and file access log.
09:46Also find out who Stella's been meeting with.
09:49Yes, sir.
09:49Sir, there's an anomaly.
09:51The external contact who leaked the files overlaps with Mr. Marcus' PR team.
09:54My uncle.
09:55Is she breaking?
09:57Not yet.
09:58Alexander stepped in.
10:00Then keep going.
10:02I want to see how far he'll go for a fake wife.
10:16Tonight, keyboard members will be there, and Marcus is bringing media allies.
10:19You need to look like a flawless Mrs. Hastings.
10:21Easy for you to say.
10:23The whole world thinks I'm a fraud right now.
10:24Then show them a different version.
10:26You always do this.
10:28Manage people like projects.
10:29If you lose control tonight, tomorrow's headlines will be uglier.
10:33Fine.
10:34I'll play along, but don't you dare leave me standing alone in the line of fire.
10:38I won't.
10:44They don't look like a couple on the verge of collapse.
10:48Maybe that's just what rich people do.
10:50You both look radiant tonight.
10:53Especially you, Ivy.
10:54You hardly seem new to rooms like this.
10:58I suppose that's because I've seen plenty of things in life.
11:01Malice, for one.
11:02Mr. Hastings, over here.
11:04Give your wife a loving look.
11:05Don't pull away.
11:06You're too close.
11:08That's exactly what they want.
11:11Aren't you worried people will make up stories if they see us out here alone?
11:14They're already writing stories.
11:16One more won't matter.
11:17Thank you for today.
11:18I told you.
11:19You're my wife.
11:20Every time you say that, I can't tell if you're reminding me of my role or yourself.
11:25Sir, the photos are already trending.
11:30If even I'm starting to lose track of what's real, then the outside world definitely can't tell.
11:35Then don't.
11:42It was just an act.
11:45What are you looking at?
11:47News.
11:48Nothing to do with you.
11:52Bad angle.
11:53You're critiquing it now?
11:55It made you look shorter.
11:56I'm going to work.
12:01The waistline you adjusted last time was brilliant.
12:04That's because the original was too conservative.
12:13Don't deal with it yet.
12:17Why are you standing there like that?
12:19Watching you talk.
12:21Do you have nothing better to do?
12:23Do you smile like that with everyone?
12:25No.
12:27Talking to normal people is easier than talking to you.
12:29Normal people?
12:32Move.
12:34What are you avoiding?
12:35I'm not.
12:44Answer it.
12:50Ivy, you need to get here now.
12:52It's critical.
12:52Don't ask questions.
12:53Just come.
12:54How could it get worse all of a sudden?
13:03Calm down.
13:04My brother is in trouble!
13:07I know.
13:08The car is ready.
13:16What if he can't make it to surgery?
13:19He will.
13:21How can you be so sure?
13:23Because I won't let that happen.
13:27Don't panic.
13:28It's still controllable for now.
13:30I really can't hold on anymore.
13:33You can cry.
13:35Then stand up.
13:37Can't you say something softer?
13:39He'll be fine.
13:40And so will you.
13:44Sis, did I scare you again?
13:46Shut up.
13:48Save your strength.
13:52Do you really love my sister?
13:56Do you really love my sister?
14:04What you should care about now is the surgery.
14:09You didn't deny it.
14:13We need the latest plan and transfer backup protocol immediately.
14:17We'll coordinate the best team immediately.
14:20Block all media and external visits.
14:22As instructed, the medical records won't leak.
14:25Add another layer of security.
14:29You arranged all this?
14:34It's in the contract.
14:36You know it's not just the contract.
14:46No.
14:48Who did this?
14:51Why won't they just leave me alone?
14:54This time, I'll find who did it.
15:02This wasn't impulsive.
15:04It was deliberate.
15:05I've had the surveillance pulled.
15:09No one was caught directly,
15:11but Stella's people and Marcus' side
15:12have had unusual contact recently.
15:17Keep watching.
15:19I heard your sample was destroyed,
15:22and you still kept your head.
15:23Good.
15:24Panic won't fix it.
15:27This belonged to my late wife.
15:30I'm giving it to you.
15:32It's too precious.
15:34I can't.
15:35That's not your decision.
15:38Since you're in this family,
15:39stop acting like an outsider.
15:55That brooch, grandfather gave it to you?
15:59Is that a problem?
16:02It seems I underestimated you.
16:07Some people are lucky.
16:09That doesn't mean their work is clean.
16:13Are you finished?
16:15The start placement would collapse the shoulder line.
16:19This paneling looks avant-garde,
16:21but it would fail in production.
16:27Don't act like the expert here.
16:29I'm not acting.
16:31You just don't understand it.
16:37She's right.
16:38This version has real flaws.
16:42The way you look at her,
16:44it's not how you look at a contract bride anymore.
16:46What are you trying to say?
16:47I'm just reminding you,
16:48when the act goes on too long,
16:50the first one to lose usually isn't the woman.
16:52Mind yourself.
17:05If you're here to rush me,
17:06you can leave.
17:07Here to see how late you plan to destroy yourself.
17:12All of these are rejected drafts?
17:15If they're not good enough, they go.
17:18Why do you insist on this?
17:19Because it's the only thing I'm truly good at,
17:22and the only thing I refuse to give up.
17:25It looks like you.
17:28How?
17:29It looks soft,
17:31but the structure is hard.
17:33To me, it is.
17:34What about you?
17:35Without inheritance,
17:36the board,
17:37and your grandfather's expectations,
17:39what kind of person would you be?
17:41I don't know.
17:43Maybe I never had the chance to think about it.
17:49If there were no contract,
17:51would you choose me?
17:57You shouldn't ask that.
17:59Why?
18:01Because it makes things confusing.
18:03Confusing what?
18:06That you might actually care.
18:13Then don't answer yet.
18:27Interesting.
18:34So it really is fake.
18:36Should we leak it now?
18:38No.
18:40Wait until they almost believe it themselves.
18:43Then tear it open.
18:49I want her name cleared completely.
18:54If we push all of this,
18:55it'll be massive.
18:57Then make it massive.
18:59You're not telling her?
19:01No need.
19:05Your case has been torn open.
19:06No one dares talk nonsense now.
19:09Who did this?
19:10Let's just say it wasn't something
19:12you could have done alone.
19:19Proceed with the second legal strategy.
19:22Her name cannot be dragged through this any longer.
19:32You handled the plagiarism issue, didn't you?
19:35It was nothing.
19:38You always make important things sound significant.
19:43If you really want to thank me,
19:45stop carrying everything alone.
19:48I heard your brother's treatment is a bottomless pit.
19:53Alexander is certainly generous.
19:55And again,
19:56some marriages are priced clearly from the start.
19:58Watch your mouth.
19:59Did I say anything untrue?
20:02That's enough.
20:04Say one more thing about her or her brother
20:07and you won't walk away from this table.
20:15Grandpa!
20:18Get the doctor!
20:20Now!
20:24Fortunately, he was brought in time.
20:29Was it because of me?
20:30No.
20:31Don't take responsibility for other people's malice.
20:34After your show, I need to tell you something.
20:39Is it important?
20:41Yes.
20:52The performance is over.
20:53Shall we send it to the press now?
20:55Release it when she's closest to her moment.
20:57That's when it hurts most.
21:06Don't go out yet.
21:07I have a notch to do.
21:08What happened?
21:14How could this...
21:19Three partner brands have paused support
21:21and two sponsors are pulling out.
21:24The board is asking whether we should issue a statement immediately.
21:30Marcus.
21:34I've always believed in love.
21:37But if this is true, it's deeply disappointing.
21:42Going out now will only make it worse.
21:44I need answers.
21:49I'll handle it.
21:50Did you always know this day could come?
21:53That's not what I asked.
21:55From the very beginning,
21:57did you never intend it to love me at all?
22:09Mr. Alexander, is the marriage contract real?
22:12Did Ivy take sake money to play along?
22:15Has the Hastings been deceiving the public all along?
22:21Find her.
22:22The reporters are everywhere.
22:24It's hard to get to her.
22:25Miss Ivy, did you marry for money?
22:26Was your brother's medical bill part of the deal?
22:34How dare you.
22:36Brother, don't agitate yourself.
22:38Young people make mistakes.
22:40Get out!
22:44Doctor!
22:45Call the doctor!
22:49The old gentleman suffered severe shock.
22:51He's in a coma.
22:58Marcus' side is already saying the storm won't stop as long as your wife stays with you.
23:02If you cut ties now, at least she may stop being targeted.
23:09Come with me.
23:12Grandpa will wake up, right?
23:16What do you mean?
23:17It means the farce is over.
23:20You want a divorce now?
23:21What else?
23:23Let the world keep watching me be trapped by a poor woman?
23:26You know I'm not-
23:27What you are doesn't matter.
23:28From today on,
23:29you have nothing to do with the Hastings family.
23:33So everything you said and did before was fake?
23:36Weren't you always clear?
23:37It was a transaction.
23:41Fine.
23:45As you wish.
23:49Forgive me.
23:55Those stories online, are they true?
23:58I'll pay rent on time.
24:03That's her.
24:04The one who married into money by contract.
24:06Guess she got kicked out.
24:09Sis, don't go back.
24:13If a place hurts you this much,
24:15don't beg it for happiness.
24:24I'm not only what I was with him.
24:30They want me gone?
24:33Then I'll make the whole world see me.
24:39If there's no runway,
24:41we'll make our own.
24:42You're really doing a street show?
24:44If Capital won't give me a place,
24:45I'll build one.
24:48This wasn't only about driving me out.
24:55What are you doing here?
24:56I have something that can ruin Marcus.
24:59Why give it to me?
25:00Because I'm tired of him too.
25:02But I won't give it away for free.
25:03You have to promise you won't use it
25:05to go beg someone.
25:06You use it to bring him down.
25:08Deal.
25:09Tomorrow.
25:10Usual place.
25:17Don't think about what it used to be.
25:19Think of it as a piece not yet named.
25:20This fabric is too worn.
25:22It won't make a gown.
25:23Then don't make a gown.
25:24Make armor.
25:27The first part.
25:33What were these payments for?
25:35Buying bots,
25:36planted articles,
25:37and people to smear you.
25:40And that's not all.
25:41Keep digging,
25:42and you'll find he touched more than public opinion.
25:45Why do you have this?
25:46Because someone used me as a tool for too long.
25:48I'd like to see him fall.
26:13My sister is incredible.
26:22Public opinion is turning.
26:24She never should have been buried.
26:27Ivy,
26:28is there anything you want to say to everyone watching?
26:32The person who really deserves to be pushed out
26:35is not me.
26:38This payment matches the platorism report.
26:40This one bought trending topics and bot traffic.
26:44And this outsourced PR firm has been laundering for Marcus.
26:48He wasn't just targeting me.
26:50Of course not.
26:51You were just the most useful knife.
26:53Marcus is already lobbying us.
26:55He wants to move for your removal at the next board meeting.
26:59Let him.
27:02Are you certain?
27:03Once the evidence lands,
27:05the board will turn.
27:08This time,
27:10let me save you.
27:21What you are doing here.
27:24I came to stand with you.
27:26You shouldn't be here.
27:28You're going to push me away again?
27:30I know why you drove me away.
27:32It wasn't that you didn't love me.
27:34You were afraid your family would drag me deeper into the mud.
27:38And what if you know?
27:39Then I'm even less likely to let you carry this alone.
27:44You have no idea how badly I wanted to keep you.
27:46Then don't let go this time.
27:48I finished Nish the evidence package.
27:50The board meeting won't be your solo battle anymore.
27:54Ivy is back.
27:57She really never learns.
28:03Before the agenda begins,
28:04I believe we need to address the company's reputation crisis.
28:09The current heir deceived the public and the board with a contract marriage,
28:14bringing disgrace for the entire Hastings family.
28:16If this is true, it's difficult to justify.
28:18The market has already been affected.
28:21Finished?
28:22I propose we initiate Alexander removal immediately.
28:28Since when do outsiders walk into board meetings?
28:31If today is about deception and descandal,
28:35then the one who should be judged isn't him.
28:41These are records of Marcus's embezzlement,
28:43media manipulation, bribery of competitors,
28:46and coordinated public opinion attacks.
28:48This can't be.
28:49Every transfer, every shell company,
28:52every planted article, the full timeline is here.
28:54Including the original Plasorism smear,
28:56the destroyed sample, and the contract leak,
28:58they all trace back to teams controlled by Marcus.
29:02You think a few sheets of paper can convict me?
29:05What if you add witness testimony?
29:08I can testify that all of these operations
29:11were executed under Marcus's orders.
29:13You think this little bit of evidence can destroy me?
29:18Enough.
29:20These are the overnight audit findings from the internal finance team.
29:24They fully match the evidence Ivy had submitted.
29:27Abnormal off-shares transfers.
29:31PR budgets were split and laundered out.
29:34I also have recordings.
29:35Marcus explicitly ordered Ivy to be taken down by leaking the contract,
29:39then planned to use the backlash to bring Alexander down.
29:42Release it when she's closest to her moment.
29:45That's when it hurts most.
29:46You can't decide based on this alone.
29:48Enough, Mr. Marcus.
29:51Motion passed.
29:53Marcus is removed from all duties and referred to legal authorities.
29:58Did we win?
30:00We did.
30:01This time, you brought him back.
30:10Mr. Alexander?
30:15This contract was the beginning I gave you.
30:17It had a term, conditions, and a price.
30:20But it never had the right to define you.
30:23I once believed I could control everything with rules.
30:27Then I realized the first thing I lost control of
30:30was my heart for you.
30:35From the very beginning, I lost.
30:38I lost to you, and to the love I refuse to admit.
30:43Ivy, this time not a contract, not a translation, not an obligation.
30:47It's me asking you seriously in front of the whole world, marry me.
30:50Yes, I will.
Comments