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Ghost Female Warrior Back From Hell
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00:00:12Please, please don't kill me.
00:00:19General, every checkpoint's covered, no way through.
00:00:22We force our way in, the hostages die.
00:00:24Unless we cut our losses.
00:00:27Not happening.
00:00:29We're bringing them home.
00:00:30But they're dropping one hostage every five minutes.
00:00:32We've got nothing left.
00:00:34Wait, someone just slipped inside.
00:00:40That looks like shadow.
00:00:57Elise, abort.
00:00:59Get out of there now.
00:01:06If I bail now, the rest of them won't make it out alive.
00:01:09Floor two is wide open.
00:01:11They can box you in within a minute.
00:01:12Move, now!
00:01:14A minute's all I need.
00:01:16I can make it.
00:01:29Please, please don't kill me!
00:01:32Drop it!
00:01:33Drop it or she dies.
00:01:35You want it that bad?
00:01:37It's yours.
00:01:51All clear.
00:01:52Come get the hostages.
00:01:53Go!
00:01:53Go!
00:01:53Go!
00:01:55Go!
00:01:55Go!
00:01:57Damn good work, Elise.
00:01:58You just turned a dead end into a total win all by yourself.
00:02:01That's why you're Shadow.
00:02:02Best field operative in Phantom Squad.
00:02:04But next time, don't go cowboy on me.
00:02:07Here we go again.
00:02:09Don't bet your life on luck.
00:02:11You say that every single time.
00:02:13Relax.
00:02:13With you watching my back, I don't even need luck.
00:02:15Keep that focus.
00:02:16We wrap this up and that Phantom Squad citation is yours.
00:02:19You've earned it.
00:02:21Though, I think I'm done after this.
00:02:24Where's this coming from?
00:02:28The accident last year took my wife.
00:02:30Derek's never gonna walk the way he used to.
00:02:33Cora's still so young.
00:02:35They need me home.
00:02:37I want to be there for them and someone's got to run the center.
00:02:40They're lucky to have you.
00:02:43Come by the center when you're on leave.
00:02:45The kids have been asking about the legendary Shadow for months.
00:02:48Yeah, all right.
00:02:50I...
00:03:09Remember, don't bet your life on luck.
00:03:17RANCO!
00:03:25Today, we stand here to honor a hero.
00:03:28Finally get to meet your idol, huh?
00:03:29You nervous?
00:03:30Phantom Squad's best solo operator.
00:03:32She's everybody's hero, not just mine.
00:03:34And I'm not leaving without that signature.
00:03:36For her actions in overseas counter-terror operation,
00:03:39her decisive role in neutralizing the June 25th hostage crisis.
00:03:42Shadow is hereby awarded the Phantom Squad's highest commendation.
00:03:46Shadow, please come forward and receive your citation.
00:03:59The sources close to the unit believe her disappearance is connected to the death of her partner.
00:04:11I owe you, Frank.
00:04:15Leah, Mr. Albright totally relies on you for everything.
00:04:17We all see it.
00:04:18You're basically going to be the future Mrs. Albright of valor.
00:04:21Don't be silly.
00:04:22Mr. Albright needs to focus on recovering from his leg injury.
00:04:25His leg will eventually heal.
00:04:27That's her.
00:04:28The janitor, Elise.
00:04:29I've caught her staring at Mr. Albright more than once.
00:04:31Your family is safe with me.
00:04:33I promise.
00:04:38Floor's a mess.
00:04:39You blind?
00:04:48Give it back.
00:04:49Well, well.
00:04:50Got a little crush, janitor?
00:04:52Leah, you've still got training.
00:04:54Stay out of it.
00:04:54I won't ask again.
00:04:56Give it back.
00:04:58Oh, please.
00:04:59Let's see exactly who you've been daydreaming about.
00:05:25Mr. Albright, I thought you weren't back until the day after tomorrow.
00:05:29Things got messy at the center.
00:05:30Mr. Albright came back early.
00:05:33Hand it over.
00:05:38It was just a little joke, Mr. Albright.
00:05:40I...
00:05:41Don't you have training?
00:05:42We were just heading there.
00:05:53Give that back.
00:05:58You're Elise, right?
00:05:59Any trouble, you come find me.
00:06:08I've got this.
00:06:13Who's Derek Albright?
00:06:15Get him out here now!
00:06:22I'm here on behalf of Meridian Group on the acquisition.
00:06:25Get Derek out here.
00:06:31Meridian Group?
00:06:33We're doing fine.
00:06:34Why would they want to acquire us?
00:06:35Meridian Group doesn't acquire.
00:06:37Colonize.
00:06:38If they move on you, you're done.
00:06:44I'm Derek.
00:06:45Whatever this is, take it to my office.
00:06:47Cora, go play for a bit.
00:06:53What's Meridian Group's deal?
00:06:55They're bad news.
00:06:57There was another training center thunderstrike that turned them down.
00:07:01The owner died in a car accident a week later.
00:07:03And nobody looked into it.
00:07:05It hit the news for about a day, then just disappeared.
00:07:08Comments were shut down.
00:07:11Mr. Albright's in real trouble here.
00:07:17Elise, stop!
00:07:18These aren't people you can mess with.
00:07:23Elise!
00:07:25Derek, Miss Harlan sent me for an answer.
00:07:30Are you ready to sign the damn papers?
00:07:31I've been clear from the start.
00:07:33Valor stays with me.
00:07:35Mrs. Harlow is doing you a favor by even looking at Valor.
00:07:38Wipe that look off your face and start showing some gratitude.
00:07:43You don't want the company.
00:07:44You want the hero's legacy.
00:07:45You're just buying a halo to hide the blood on your hands.
00:07:49Look at you.
00:07:50You're not a total idiot after all.
00:07:52Too bad.
00:07:53When your father was alive, this place meant something.
00:07:56Now.
00:07:57You really think you can hold it together like this?
00:08:01We're done.
00:08:02Get out.
00:08:04Derek, don't push me on this!
00:08:20The office doesn't need cleaning today.
00:08:22Get out.
00:08:23Just doing my job, sir.
00:08:25Even your janitor has an attitude problem.
00:08:28Let me show you how Mrs. Harlow handles insubordination.
00:08:31Consider it a courtesy.
00:08:34Back off.
00:08:35My answer is still no.
00:08:36Valor is not for sale.
00:08:37And my people are none of your damn business.
00:08:39Whether you sell is up to Mrs. Harlow.
00:08:41Not you.
00:08:41You're really going to burn bridges with us over a janitor, Mr. Albright?
00:08:45You sure about that?
00:08:46First, Valor is not for sale.
00:08:48Second, it doesn't matter who she is.
00:08:50As long as she's at Valor, I've got her back.
00:08:52Nobody touch people.
00:08:55Nobody.
00:08:57Sign it now.
00:08:58Or don't.
00:08:59But when Mrs. Harlow handles this herself, you won't be able to protect anyone.
00:09:03My father bled for this country.
00:09:05He built this place with what was left.
00:09:06I'm not letting you turn Valor into a front for your dirty laundry.
00:09:10Get out of my office.
00:09:11Now.
00:09:12Gave everything for his country.
00:09:14That just means he was stupid enough to let it happen.
00:09:25Go.
00:09:43That move she just made.
00:09:48That's tactical movement.
00:09:50Don't.
00:09:51Touch.
00:09:52What isn't yours?
00:09:54You crazy bitch!
00:09:56Keep your mouth shut before I make you!
00:10:01This is Valor's house.
00:10:03Are you leaving on your own or do I have to make you?
00:10:06Fine.
00:10:07When Miss Harlow gets here, don't come crying to me when this place shuts down.
00:10:14That was...
00:10:16But don't do that again.
00:10:18It's not worth the risk.
00:10:26Derek, I heard Meridian Group showed up.
00:10:29You okay?
00:10:30I'm fine.
00:10:31She helped.
00:10:32Her?
00:10:33We have three instructors at this center.
00:10:35When did a janitor become the one handling things?
00:10:39Look at her.
00:10:40You really think someone like that could handle herself?
00:10:42Brett would put her down in one hit.
00:10:44Don't underestimate women.
00:10:46Shadow's a woman.
00:10:48Ten of me wouldn't be enough.
00:10:50Shadow's in a completely different league.
00:10:52You're gonna compare a janitor to her?
00:10:54Hey, janitor.
00:10:56You even know who Shadow is?
00:10:58Ring any bells?
00:10:59Enough.
00:10:59We've got a situation.
00:11:02Meridian isn't going to let this go.
00:11:04They'll come back with something worse.
00:11:06My guess?
00:11:07She sends people to make trouble.
00:11:09Let them come.
00:11:09They show up, we put them down.
00:11:11Don't make it simple.
00:11:13Meridian Group is like a snake.
00:11:14They don't come straight at you.
00:11:17Where's Korra?
00:11:19Did any of you see her on your way in?
00:11:21Go find her.
00:11:22Now!
00:11:25Mr. Albright?
00:11:27This is Gina Harlow from Meridian Group.
00:11:29Since your staff was so...
00:11:31physical with my associate,
00:11:33I thought I'd invite your sister over for a visit instead.
00:11:36What did you do to Korra?
00:11:40Freeze, Derek.
00:11:41She's having the time of her life.
00:11:42Don't take my word for it.
00:11:43Check your messages.
00:11:57A little kid out alone?
00:11:59That's not very safe.
00:12:08You have a problem with me?
00:12:09Come at me.
00:12:10Let Korra go.
00:12:11Relax.
00:12:12I'm just keeping her company for a bit.
00:12:13I'll bring your sister back myself.
00:12:15And when I do,
00:12:16I'll have a little gift for you.
00:12:20That bitch is playing with us.
00:12:22Where's the janitor?
00:12:24Where'd she go?
00:12:33That was my fault.
00:12:34I should have been watching.
00:12:38But I promise,
00:12:40I don't care what it costs.
00:12:46We're here!
00:12:47The Meridian Group!
00:12:49A whole convoy!
00:12:51Okay!
00:12:53Okay!
00:12:58Okay!
00:13:04Okay!
00:13:29Derrick!
00:13:31Mrs. Harlow decided
00:13:33you were worth
00:13:35a personal visit.
00:13:37Try to look grateful.
00:13:54Where's Korra?
00:14:04Are you okay?
00:14:06Did anyone hurt you?
00:14:09That lady really wanted me
00:14:10to eat her cake.
00:14:12I didn't want her cake.
00:14:15You're okay.
00:14:16Go get some rest.
00:14:16I'll come see you tonight.
00:14:18Stay with her.
00:14:23Don't be so dramatic,
00:14:24Mr. Albright.
00:14:25She's home,
00:14:26she's fed,
00:14:26and she's in one piece.
00:14:28Consider it a show of good faith.
00:14:30We all know what you want, Gina.
00:14:31You want to take this place,
00:14:32and we said no.
00:14:33So you put a kid
00:14:34in the middle of it?
00:14:35You're sick!
00:14:35We tried the Velvet Glove
00:14:36this morning.
00:14:37Now you get the fist.
00:14:38You should be begging us
00:14:39for a buyout
00:14:40before we pave over this dump.
00:14:41Stretch!
00:14:51You're all so sensitive.
00:14:54I haven't even shown you
00:14:55the gift yet.
00:14:56What do you actually want?
00:14:58Word is Valor
00:14:59Valor runs the best
00:14:59MMA, marksman,
00:15:01and tactical programs
00:15:02in the area.
00:15:03Mrs. Harlow brought people.
00:15:05We want a public match.
00:15:06Your instructors against ours,
00:15:08one-on-one
00:15:08across all three disciplines.
00:15:11That's it?
00:15:12Just a friendly competition?
00:15:14Yes, it's just a competition.
00:15:17But when Valor's finest
00:15:18get dismantled
00:15:19in their own backyard,
00:15:21on camera,
00:15:24tell me,
00:15:25who's going to trust you
00:15:26with their training
00:15:27ever again?
00:15:29I know exactly
00:15:30what your instructors
00:15:31are worth, Gina.
00:15:32You think we're scared
00:15:33of Meridian?
00:15:35Only one way
00:15:35to find out.
00:15:54Are you kidding me?
00:15:55Them?
00:15:56Since when are they
00:15:57Meridian coaches?
00:15:58You people go digging
00:15:59in the dutter for this?
00:16:00Weren't they all brought
00:16:01into the Phantom Squad
00:16:02reserves last year?
00:16:03Phantom Squad reservals
00:16:05working for Meridian?
00:16:06That's Sol.
00:16:08Three-time back-to-back
00:16:09state MMA champion.
00:16:10Brett lost to him once.
00:16:17And Ron's tactics
00:16:18are dirty as they come.
00:16:20Got in your head before,
00:16:21didn't he?
00:16:28That woman is Luna.
00:16:30She and I tied
00:16:31at the regional marksman competition.
00:16:39So, Mr. Albright,
00:16:41still want to do this?
00:16:43You didn't come here
00:16:44to compete.
00:16:45You came here
00:16:46to start something.
00:16:46Take your people
00:16:47and get off Valor's property.
00:16:49Oh yeah?
00:16:50And if we did,
00:16:51you should have taken
00:16:52Miss Harlow's offer
00:16:53when you had the chance.
00:16:55Too late to back out now.
00:16:58Come on in, everyone.
00:17:00Miss Harlow's got a story
00:17:01for you today.
00:17:03What's the matter?
00:17:03Are you scared?
00:17:04Then say it.
00:17:06Say it right here
00:17:06in front of all of them.
00:17:09Mr. Albright,
00:17:09this is a setup.
00:17:12I came here
00:17:12to keep your father's
00:17:13legacy alive.
00:17:14Make this place
00:17:15actually matter.
00:17:17But looking at it now,
00:17:18it's already dying.
00:17:20Just a matter of time.
00:17:21Look at this, everyone.
00:17:23Valor Training Center
00:17:24won't even step up
00:17:24for a fair fight.
00:17:25You want to know why?
00:17:26They've been hiding
00:17:27behind a dead man's name
00:17:28like it's a shield.
00:17:29That's not honor.
00:17:31That's a con.
00:17:32Mr. Albright,
00:17:33is it true Valor
00:17:34is refusing the challenge
00:17:35because your instructors
00:17:36can't handle it?
00:17:37Frank Albright died
00:17:38in the line of duty
00:17:38and you turn it
00:17:39into a marketing opportunity?
00:17:40Yeah!
00:17:46That's a lie.
00:17:47Those three aren't even...
00:17:48Mr. Albright,
00:17:48why won't Valor
00:17:49accept the challenge?
00:17:50Mr. Albright,
00:17:50was your father's
00:17:51sacrifice staged
00:17:51for publicity?
00:17:52Can you answer that?
00:17:55Shut the fuck up.
00:17:56You're a fucking liar.
00:17:58Screw you.
00:18:05That's impressive,
00:18:06Miss Harlow.
00:18:07Bringing in three
00:18:08Phantom Squad reservives,
00:18:09buying off the press
00:18:10and smearing my father's
00:18:11legacy all for a piece
00:18:12of Valor?
00:18:13You really did go all out.
00:18:16Save the speech.
00:18:17You're a loser, Derek.
00:18:19Confess to the cameras now
00:18:20or wait until we embarrass
00:18:22you so badly
00:18:23you'll never show
00:18:23your face again.
00:18:25Choose your poison.
00:18:26No guts,
00:18:27no glory!
00:18:28Valor's just a storm.
00:18:29Mr. Albright,
00:18:30say the word.
00:18:31I've been here
00:18:31since day one.
00:18:32I go up there
00:18:33and I finish it.
00:18:34They don't get to talk
00:18:35about this place like that.
00:18:36They're stronger than us.
00:18:37Across the board,
00:18:38that's exactly what
00:18:39they're counting on.
00:18:40Don't play their game.
00:18:42Then we walk into it!
00:18:44Mr. Frank was everything
00:18:45to me!
00:18:46I'm not standing here
00:18:47while they drag his name
00:18:48through the dirt.
00:18:48I'm in!
00:18:49Count me in too!
00:18:50They don't get to do this!
00:18:53I'm in!
00:18:54For free!
00:18:55Me too!
00:18:58You watching this, Frank?
00:19:01Your people are something else.
00:19:04Tactically, we're outmashed.
00:19:06But I'm with Valor.
00:19:08Let's fight.
00:19:10You heard them, Mr. Albright.
00:19:11Nobody's forcing your hand here.
00:19:21Valor, accept.
00:19:25Wonderful.
00:19:27Courage suits you, Mr. Albright.
00:19:29Let's start with MMA.
00:19:50Saul is a power fighter.
00:19:51His weakness is speed.
00:19:53Your only shot is to go first
00:19:54and go hard.
00:19:55Don't give him a chance to reset.
00:19:58Got it.
00:20:02What are you doing here?
00:20:04You're just the janitor.
00:20:05Go find somewhere else to be.
00:20:13Brett.
00:20:14You lost to me once
00:20:16and you came back for more?
00:20:17Don't get too comfortable, Saul.
00:20:19Three years is a long time.
00:20:20I'm not that guy anymore.
00:20:22Take him apart, Coach Vega!
00:20:24Show them what the strongest gym
00:20:25in the state looks like!
00:20:28Come on, Brett.
00:20:41Brett's actually pushing him back.
00:20:43I didn't think he could hang
00:20:44with Saul like this.
00:20:45Maybe we've got this!
00:20:48Something's wrong.
00:20:51You think those idiots
00:20:52actually believe Brett's winning?
00:20:55Yeah!
00:20:56Yeah!
00:21:06Saul always does this.
00:21:07Makes you think you're in it,
00:21:08then drops you.
00:21:10Saul, stop wasting time on this.
00:21:13Stop running!
00:21:14Come on, that's all you got?
00:21:17I was watching.
00:21:19Seeing how much you've grown
00:21:21in three years.
00:21:26Now,
00:21:27the show's over.
00:21:29Brad!
00:21:29Thanks!줄
00:21:30been Uh...
00:21:31not...
00:21:47trust me...
00:21:50nome...
00:22:07what the hell we threw in the towel ref counts when the towel hits the ground
00:22:30that's one for us mr albright boss i'm sorry i get yourself checked out first i'll give you one
00:22:37more chance sign the acquisition papers now and valor walks away with its dignity intact winning
00:22:41or losing it doesn't change a thing ballot position is fixed position you're in a position
00:22:45to talk about that right now this place could burn to the ground and i still wouldn't hand it to
00:22:49you
00:22:54then we keep going until there's nobody left at valor willing to step up
00:23:02fine i'll go right stop you want to go up there and get killed
00:23:05mr albrien we need to call it we don't have a chance here
00:23:10you heard it everyone their own coach wants in i told you valor is a hollow shell there's nothing
00:23:15holding this place up you you all watched your mma coach get carried out of that cage
00:23:23and you still want in just to go down faster
00:23:28gentlemen a man in a wheelchair a gym full of nobodies running on a dead man's name
00:23:34you really call this a training center that's the funniest thing i've ever seen you getting this
00:23:37valor's done shut it down you absolute bastards my turn
00:23:47who said valor's out of people
00:23:54elise get down this isn't safe ray at least has a title now you're sending in the janitor
00:23:59valor's really scraping the box a woman you think you belong up there there are women who could take
00:24:05soul like that phantom squad legend shadow shadow disappeared a year ago her she mops floors
00:24:14get down now who do you think you are shadow
00:24:27let her try
00:24:29you're putting valor's reputation on a janitor i'm with leah on this that cage isn't a joke
00:24:35she could get hurt up there she could get killed there are reporters here elise has never even hit
00:24:42a heavy bag you've lost your mind then who's going
00:24:50go ahead
00:24:52win or lose
00:24:54i'm grateful either way
00:24:57fine
00:24:57whatever happens
00:24:59that's on you
00:25:00we're not losing this
00:25:05wrong place sweetheart
00:25:12sol put her down
00:25:25my fiancee brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:25:28i'll still marry you scarlet but lola stays with us after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:25:33then i scored in half
00:25:34scarlet
00:25:35any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:25:37i'll say yes
00:25:38right here
00:25:40right now
00:25:41i was scarlet sullivan had named me crown bride
00:25:43whoever married me would rise
00:25:45no one touches her
00:25:46scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:25:48is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:25:50my fiancee brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:25:53he thought i had no choice
00:25:55he was wrong then vincent's brother damien proposed to me in front of everyone
00:25:59was your offer serious
00:26:00the mistress was lola reyes a woman i once saved from a drunk client behind vincent's club and gave a
00:26:04made job in the sinclair house
00:26:05now she walked into my wedding at the plaza wearing black
00:26:07vincent sinclair stood beside her like he had done nothing wrong
00:26:10lola is pregnant
00:26:11the priest froze
00:26:13the whole ballroom went silent
00:26:14vincent held out a private agreement
00:26:16i'll still marry you scarlet
00:26:18but lola stays with us
00:26:19you take care of her until the baby is born
00:26:21after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:26:26you want me to serve your mistress at my own wedding
00:26:29i want you to be reasonable
00:26:32scarlet please
00:26:33the baby is innocent
00:26:35whispers moved through the ballroom
00:26:36lola knew exactly what she was doing
00:26:38i had lifted her out of the club
00:26:40she had climbed into my fiancee's bed
00:26:42now she wanted me to lower myself in front of her
00:26:47you always had a rich father
00:26:48a famous name and people opening doors for you
00:26:50i had nothing
00:26:52see you're not too good for this
00:26:54i looked at the agreement
00:26:55if i signed i would become his wife
00:26:57her nurse
00:26:58and their child's mother on super
00:26:59then i tore it in half
00:27:01scarlet
00:27:02no
00:27:03his face hardened
00:27:04a marriage contract needs two willing signatures
00:27:06you just lost mine
00:27:08i turned to the room
00:27:09any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:27:12every table went silent
00:27:13i'll say yes
00:27:15right here
00:27:16right now
00:27:19no one moved
00:27:20but every man in that ballroom understood what i had just offered
00:27:22i was not just the woman vincent had humiliated
00:27:25i was scarlet sullivan
00:27:27my father had kept half the men in that room out of prison
00:27:29my mother came from an old irish apothecary family
00:27:31and the most revered astrologer of the old bloodlines had named me crown bride
00:27:35whoever married me would rise
00:27:36people laughed at the old superstition in public
00:27:38they killed for it in private
00:27:40vincent knew that too
00:27:41his face changed when he saw the other families watching me
00:27:45no one touches her
00:27:46the room went cold
00:27:48scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:27:50my mother arranged it
00:27:52the dawn approved it
00:27:54any man who takes her tonight is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:27:57a few men looked away
00:27:58vincent smiled like he had already won
00:28:00see
00:28:01no one is coming for you
00:28:03you think they respect you
00:28:05they want your father
00:28:07your name
00:28:07and that crown bride story
00:28:10same as i do
00:28:13vincent did not want a wife
00:28:14he wanted my father's power behind him
00:28:16my name on his papers
00:28:17and my hands raising another woman's child
00:28:19lola touched her stomach
00:28:20and stepped into the center of the room
00:28:22her voice shook just enough
00:28:24scarlet please don't punish my baby because you're angry
00:28:26you were always the lucky one
00:28:29you had your father
00:28:30your money
00:28:31your name
00:28:32i had nothing
00:28:33the whispers grew louder
00:28:34you gave me a maid's uniform
00:28:36and thought that made you a saint
00:28:38but now i'm carrying vincent's child
00:28:41so maybe i'm not the one who should be standing in the back anymore
00:28:43lola did not just want vincent
00:28:45she wanted me lowered in front of her
00:28:47she wanted the woman who once saved her to become the woman serving her
00:28:50my stomach turned
00:28:52neil
00:28:53apologize to lola
00:28:54then sign
00:28:57i gave you a way out
00:28:58lola wanted to see me bend
00:29:00you used it to climb into my fiance's bed
00:29:03enough
00:29:03sign it or walk out with nothing
00:29:08before i could answer
00:29:09the ballroom doors opened
00:29:10helena sinclair walked in
00:29:16my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:29:20i'll still marry you scarlet
00:29:21but lola stays with us
00:29:22after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:29:25then i scored in half
00:29:26scarlet
00:29:26any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:29:29i'll say yes
00:29:30right here
00:29:31right now
00:29:32i was scarlet sullivan
00:29:33had named me crown bride
00:29:35whoever married me would rise
00:29:36no one touches her
00:29:38scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:29:40is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:29:42my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:29:45he thought i had no choice
00:29:46he was wrong
00:29:47then vincent's brother damien proposed to me in front of everyone
00:29:50was your offer serious
00:29:51the mistress was lola reyes
00:29:53a woman i once saved from a drunk client behind vincent's club and gave a maid job in the sinclair
00:29:56house
00:29:57now she walked into my wedding at the plaza wearing black
00:29:59vincent sinclair stood beside her like he had done nothing wrong
00:30:02lola is pregnant
00:30:03the priest froze
00:30:04the whole ballroom went silent
00:30:06vincent held out a private agreement
00:30:08i'll still marry you scarlet
00:30:09but lola stays with us
00:30:11you take care of her until the baby is born
00:30:13after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:30:17you want me to serve your mistress at my own wedding
00:30:20i want you to be reasonable
00:30:24scarlet please
00:30:24the baby is innocent
00:30:26whispers moved through the ballroom
00:30:28lola knew exactly what she was doing
00:30:30i had lifted her out of the club
00:30:31she had climbed into my fiance's bed
00:30:33now she wanted me to lower myself in front of her
00:30:38you always had a rich father
00:30:40a famous name
00:30:40and people opening doors for you
00:30:42i had nothing
00:30:43see
00:30:44you're not too good for this
00:30:46i looked at the agreement
00:30:47if i signed
00:30:48i would become his wife
00:30:49her nurse
00:30:50and their child's mother on super
00:30:51then i tore it in half
00:30:52scarlet
00:30:54no
00:30:54his face hardened
00:30:55a marriage contract needs two willing signatures
00:30:58you just lost mine
00:30:59i turned to the room
00:31:01any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:31:03every table went silent
00:31:05i'll say yes
00:31:06right here
00:31:07right now
00:31:10no one moved
00:31:11but every man in that ballroom understood what i had just offered
00:31:14i was not just the woman vincent had humiliated
00:31:16i was scarlet sullivan
00:31:18my father had kept half the men in that room out of prison
00:31:20my mother came from an old irish apothecary family
00:31:23and the most revered astrologer of the old bloodlines had named me crown bride
00:31:26whoever married me would rise
00:31:28people laughed at the old superstition in public
00:31:30they killed for it in private
00:31:31vincent knew that too
00:31:33his face changed when he saw the other families watching me
00:31:36no one touches her
00:31:38the room went cold
00:31:39scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:31:42my mother arranged it
00:31:43the dawn approved it
00:31:45any man who takes her tonight is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:31:48a few men looked away
00:31:49vincent smiled like he had already won
00:31:51see
00:31:53no one is coming for you
00:31:55you think they respect you
00:31:57they want your father
00:31:58your name and that crown bride story
00:32:01same as i do
00:32:05vincent did not want a wife
00:32:06he wanted my father's power behind him
00:32:08my name on his papers
00:32:09and my hands raising another woman's child
00:32:11lola touched her stomach and stepped into the center of the room
00:32:13her voice shook just enough
00:32:15scarlet please don't punish my baby because you're angry
00:32:18you were always the lucky one
00:32:20you had your father
00:32:22your money
00:32:23your name
00:32:23i had nothing
00:32:24the whispers grew louder
00:32:25you gave me a maid's uniform and thought that made you a saint
00:32:30but now i'm carrying vincent's child
00:32:32so maybe i'm not the one who should be standing in the back anymore
00:32:35lola did not just want vincent
00:32:37she wanted me lowered in front of her
00:32:38she wanted the woman who once saved her to become the woman serving her
00:32:42my stomach turned
00:32:44neil
00:32:44apologize to lola
00:32:46then sign
00:32:48i gave you a way out
00:32:50lola wanted to see me bend
00:32:52you used it to climb into my fiance's bed
00:32:54enough
00:32:55sign it or walk out with nothing
00:32:59before i could answer
00:33:01the ballroom doors opened
00:33:02helena sinclair walked in
00:33:08my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:33:11i'll still marry you scarlet
00:33:13but lola stays with us
00:33:14after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:33:16then i scored in half
00:33:17scarlet
00:33:18any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:33:20i'll say yes
00:33:21right here
00:33:22right now
00:33:24i was scarlet sullivan had named me crown bride
00:33:26whoever married me would rise
00:33:28no one touches her
00:33:29scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:33:31is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:33:33my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:33:36he thought i had no choice
00:33:38he was wrong
00:33:39then vincent's brother damien proposed to me in front of everyone
00:33:42was your offer serious
00:33:43the mistress was lola reyes
00:33:44a woman i once saved from a drunk client behind vincent's club and gave a made job in the sinclair
00:33:48house
00:33:48now she walked into my wedding at the plaza wearing black
00:33:50vincent sinclair stood beside her like he had done nothing wrong
00:33:53lola is pregnant
00:33:54the priest froze
00:33:55the whole ballroom went silent
00:33:57vincent held out a private agreement
00:33:59i'll still marry you scarlet
00:34:01but lola stays with us
00:34:02you take care of her until the baby is born
00:34:04after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:34:09you want me to serve your mistress at my own wedding
00:34:12i want you to be reasonable
00:34:15scarlet please
00:34:16the baby is innocent
00:34:18whispers moved through the ballroom
00:34:19lola knew exactly what she was doing
00:34:21i had lifted her out of the club
00:34:23she had climbed into my fiance's bed
00:34:25now she wanted me to lower myself in front of her
00:34:30you always had a rich father
00:34:31a famous name
00:34:32and people opening doors for you
00:34:33i had nothing
00:34:35see you're not too good for this
00:34:37i looked at the agreement
00:34:38if i signed i would become his wife
00:34:40her nurse
00:34:41and their child's mother on paper
00:34:42then i tore it in half
00:34:44scarlet
00:34:45no
00:34:46his face hardened
00:34:47a marriage contract needs two willing signatures
00:34:49you just lost mine
00:34:51i turned to the room
00:34:52any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:34:55every table went silent
00:34:56i'll say yes
00:34:57right here
00:34:58right now
00:35:01no one moved
00:35:03but every man in that ballroom understood what i had just offered
00:35:05i was not just the woman vincent had humiliated
00:35:08i was scarlet sullivan
00:35:09my father had kept half the men in that room out of prison
00:35:12my mother came from an old irish apothecary family
00:35:14and the most revered astrologer of the old bloodlines had named me crown bride
00:35:17whoever married me would rise
00:35:19people laughed at the old superstition in public
00:35:21they killed for it in private
00:35:23vincent knew that too
00:35:24his face changed when he saw the other families watching me
00:35:28no one touches her
00:35:29the room went cold
00:35:31scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:35:33my mother arranged it
00:35:35the dawn approved it
00:35:37any man who takes her tonight is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:35:40a few men looked away
00:35:41vincent smiled like he had already won
00:35:43see no one is coming for you
00:35:46you think they respect you
00:35:48they want your father
00:35:50your name and that crown bride story
00:35:53same as i do
00:35:56vincent did not want a wife
00:35:57he wanted my father's power behind him
00:35:59my name on his papers
00:36:00and my hands raising another woman's child
00:36:02lola touched her stomach and stepped into the center of the room
00:36:05her voice shook just enough
00:36:07scarlet please don't punish my baby because you're angry
00:36:09you were always the lucky one
00:36:12you had your father
00:36:13your money
00:36:14your name
00:36:15i had nothing
00:36:16the whispers grew louder
00:36:17you gave me a maid's uniform and thought that made you a saint
00:36:21but now i'm carrying vincent's child
00:36:23so maybe i'm not the one who should be standing in the back anymore
00:36:26lola did not just want vincent
00:36:28she wanted me lowered in front of her
00:36:30she wanted the woman who once saved her to become the woman serving her
00:36:33my stomach turned
00:36:35kneel
00:36:36apologize to lola
00:36:37then sign
00:36:40i gave you a way out
00:36:41lola wanted to see me bend
00:36:43you used it to climb into my fiance's bed
00:36:46enough
00:36:46sign it or walk out with nothing
00:36:51before i could answer
00:36:52the ballroom doors opened
00:36:53helena sinclair walked in
00:36:59my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:37:03i'll still marry you scarlet
00:37:04but lola stays with us
00:37:05after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:37:08then i scored in half
00:37:09scarlet
00:37:09any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:37:11i'll say yes
00:37:13right here
00:37:14right now
00:37:15i was scarlet sullivan
00:37:16had named me crown bride
00:37:17whoever married me would rise
00:37:19no one touches her
00:37:20scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:37:23is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:37:24my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:37:28he thought i had no choice
00:37:29he was wrong
00:37:30then vincent's brother damien proposed to me in front of everyone
00:37:33was your offer serious
00:37:34the mistress was lola reyes
00:37:36a woman i once saved from a drunk client behind vincent's club and gave a maid job in the sinclair
00:37:39house
00:37:39now she walked into my wedding at the plaza wearing black
00:37:42vincent sinclair stood beside her like he had done nothing wrong
00:37:45lola is pregnant
00:37:46the priest froze
00:37:47the whole ballroom went silent
00:37:49vincent held out a private agreement
00:37:50i'll still marry you scarlet
00:37:52but lola stays with us
00:37:54you take care of her until the baby is born
00:37:56after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:38:00you want me to serve your mistress at my own wedding
00:38:03i want you to be reasonable
00:38:07scarlet please
00:38:07the baby is innocent
00:38:09whispers moved through the ballroom
00:38:11lola knew exactly what she was doing
00:38:12i had lifted her out of the club
00:38:14she had climbed into my fiance's bed
00:38:16now she wanted me to lower myself in front of her
00:38:21you always had a rich father a famous name and people opening doors for you
00:38:25i had nothing
00:38:26see
00:38:27you're not too good for this
00:38:28i looked at the agreement
00:38:30if i signed
00:38:31i would become his wife
00:38:32her nurse
00:38:32and their child's mother on paper
00:38:34then i'd pour it in half
00:38:35scarlet
00:38:36no
00:38:37his face hardened
00:38:38a marriage contract needs two willing signatures
00:38:41you just lost mine
00:38:42i turned to the room
00:38:44any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:38:46every table went silent
00:38:48i'll say yes
00:38:49right here
00:38:50right now
00:38:53no one moved
00:38:54but every man in that ballroom understood what i had just offered
00:38:57i was not just the woman vincent had humiliated
00:38:59i was scarlet sullivan
00:39:01my father had kept half the men in that room out of prison
00:39:03my mother came from an old irish apothecary family
00:39:06and the most revered astrologer of the old bloodlines had named me crown bride
00:39:09whoever married me would rise
00:39:11people laughed at the old superstition in public
00:39:13they killed for it in private
00:39:14vincent knew that too
00:39:16his face changed when he saw the other families watching me
00:39:19no one touches her
00:39:21the room went cold
00:39:22scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:39:25my mother arranged it
00:39:26the dawn approved it
00:39:28any man who takes her tonight is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:39:31a few men looked away
00:39:32vincent smiled like he had already won
00:39:34see
00:39:36no one is coming for you
00:39:38you think they respect you
00:39:40they want your father
00:39:41your name and that crown bride story
00:39:44same as i do
00:39:47vincent did not want a wife
00:39:49he wanted my father's power behind him
00:39:51my name on his papers
00:39:52and my hands raising another woman's child
00:39:53lola touched her stomach and stepped into the center of the room
00:39:56her voice shook just enough
00:39:58scarlet please don't punish my baby because you're angry
00:40:01you were always the lucky one
00:40:03you had your father
00:40:05your money
00:40:05your name
00:40:06i had nothing
00:40:07the whispers grew louder
00:40:08you gave me a maid's uniform and thought that made you a saint
00:40:13but now i'm carrying vincent's child
00:40:15so maybe i'm not the one who should be standing in the back anymore
00:40:18lola did not just want vincent
00:40:20she wanted me lowered in front of her
00:40:21she wanted the woman who once saved her to become the woman serving her
00:40:24my stomach turned
00:40:26neil
00:40:27apologize to lola
00:40:28then sign
00:40:31i gave you a way out
00:40:33lola wanted to see me bend
00:40:35you used it to climb into my fiance's bed
00:40:37enough
00:40:38sign it or walk out with nothing
00:40:42before i could answer
00:40:43the ballroom doors opened
00:40:45helena sinclair walked in
00:40:51my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:40:54i'll still marry you scarlet
00:40:55but lola stays with us
00:40:57after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:40:59then i scored in half
00:41:00scarlet
00:41:01any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:41:03i'll say yes
00:41:04right here
00:41:05right now
00:41:06i was scarlet sullivan
00:41:08had named me crown bride
00:41:09whoever married me would rise
00:41:11no one touches her
00:41:12scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:41:14is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:41:16my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:41:19he thought i had no choice
00:41:21he was wrong
00:41:22then vincent's brother damien proposed to me in front of everyone
00:41:25was your offer serious
00:41:26the mistress was lola reyes
00:41:27a woman i once saved from a drunk client behind vincent's club and gave a maid job in the sinclair
00:41:31house
00:41:31now she walked into my wedding at the plaza wearing black
00:41:33vincent sinclair stood beside her like he had done nothing wrong
00:41:36lola is pregnant
00:41:37the priest froze
00:41:38the whole ballroom went silent
00:41:40vincent held out a private agreement
00:41:42i'll still marry you scarlet
00:41:44but lola stays with us
00:41:45you take care of her until the baby is born
00:41:47after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:41:51you want me to serve your mistress at my own wedding
00:41:54i want you to be reasonable
00:41:58scarlet please
00:41:59the baby is innocent
00:42:00whispers moved through the ballroom
00:42:02lola knew exactly what she was doing
00:42:04i had lifted her out of the club
00:42:06she had climbed into my fiance's bed
00:42:07now she wanted me to lower myself in front of her
00:42:12you always had a rich father a famous name and people opening doors for you
00:42:16i had nothing
00:42:18see
00:42:18you're not too good for this
00:42:20i looked at the agreement
00:42:21if i signed
00:42:22i would become his wife
00:42:23her nurse
00:42:24and their child's mother on paper
00:42:25then i'd pour it in half
00:42:26scarlet
00:42:28no
00:42:28his face hardened
00:42:29a marriage contract needs two willing signatures
00:42:32you just lost mine
00:42:34i turned to the room
00:42:35any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:42:37every table went silent
00:42:39i'll say yes
00:42:40right here
00:42:42right now
00:42:44no one moved
00:42:45but every man in that ballroom understood what i had just offered
00:42:48i was not just the woman vincent had humiliated
00:42:51i was scarlet sullivan
00:42:52my father had kept half the men in that room out of prison
00:42:55my mother came from an old irish apothecary family
00:42:57and the most revered astrologer of the old bloodlines had named me crown bride
00:43:00whoever married me would rise
00:43:02people laughed at the old superstition in public
00:43:04they killed for it in private
00:43:06vincent knew that too
00:43:07his face changed when he saw the other families watching me
00:43:11no one touches her
00:43:12the room went cold
00:43:14scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:43:16my mother arranged it
00:43:18the dawn approved it
00:43:19any man who takes her tonight is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:43:22a few men looked away
00:43:24vincent smiled like he had already won
00:43:26see
00:43:27no one is coming for you
00:43:29you think they respect you
00:43:31they want your father
00:43:32your name and that crown bride story
00:43:35same as i do
00:43:39vincent did not want a wife
00:43:40he wanted my father's power behind him
00:43:42my name on his papers
00:43:43and my hands raising another woman's child
00:43:45lola touched her stomach and stepped into the center of the room
00:43:47her voice shook just enough
00:43:50scarlet please don't punish my baby because you're angry
00:43:52you were always the lucky one
00:43:55you had your father
00:43:56your money
00:43:57your name
00:43:57i had nothing
00:43:58the whispers grew louder
00:44:00you gave me a maid's uniform and thought that made you a saint
00:44:04but now i'm carrying vincent's child
00:44:06so maybe i'm not the one who should be standing in the back anymore
00:44:09lola did not just want vincent
00:44:11she wanted me lowered in front of her
00:44:13she wanted the woman who once saved her to become the woman serving her
00:44:16my stomach turned
00:44:18neil
00:44:18apologize to lola
00:44:20then sign
00:44:22i gave you a way out
00:44:24lola wanted to see me bend
00:44:26you used it to climb into my fiance's bed
00:44:29enough
00:44:29sign it or walk out with nothing
00:44:34before i could answer
00:44:35the ballroom doors opened
00:44:36helena sinclair walked in
00:44:42my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:44:45i'll still marry you scarlet
00:44:47but lola stays with us
00:44:48after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:44:50then i tore it in half
00:44:51scarlet
00:44:52any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:44:54i'll say yes
00:44:56right here
00:44:57right now
00:44:58i was scarlet sullivan
00:44:59had named me crown bride
00:45:00whoever married me would rise
00:45:02no one touches her
00:45:03scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:45:05is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:45:07my fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our wedding and told me to raise her child
00:45:11he thought i had no choice
00:45:12he was wrong
00:45:13then vincent's brother damien proposed to me in front of everyone
00:45:16was your offer serious
00:45:17the mistress was lola reyes
00:45:19a woman i once saved from a drunk client behind vincent's club and gave a maid job in the sinclair
00:45:22house
00:45:22now she walked into my wedding at the plaza wearing black
00:45:25vincent sinclair stood beside her like he had done nothing wrong
00:45:27lola is pregnant
00:45:28the priest froze
00:45:30the whole ballroom went silent
00:45:31vincent held out a private agreement
00:45:33i'll still marry you scarlet
00:45:35but lola stays with us
00:45:37you take care of her until the baby is born
00:45:39after that you raise my child as a sinclair wife
00:45:43you want me to serve your mistress at my own wedding
00:45:46i want you to be reasonable
00:45:49scarlet please
00:45:50the baby is innocent
00:45:52whispers moved through the ballroom
00:45:53lola knew exactly what she was doing
00:45:55i had lifted her out of the club
00:45:57she had climbed into my fiance's bed
00:45:59now she wanted me to lower myself in front of her
00:46:04you always had a rich father
00:46:05a famous name and people opening doors for you
00:46:07i had nothing
00:46:09see
00:46:10you're not too good for this
00:46:11i looked at the agreement
00:46:12if i signed
00:46:14i would become his wife
00:46:15her nurse
00:46:15and their child's mother on paper
00:46:17then i tore it in half
00:46:18scarlet
00:46:19no
00:46:20his face hardened
00:46:21a marriage contract needs two willing signatures
00:46:24you just lost mine
00:46:25i turned to the room
00:46:26any man willing to marry me tonight can step forward
00:46:29every table went silent
00:46:30i'll say yes
00:46:32right here
00:46:33right now
00:46:36no one moved
00:46:37but every man in that ballroom understood what i had just offered
00:46:40i was not just the woman vincent had humiliated
00:46:42i was scarlet sullivan
00:46:44my father had kept half the men in that room out of prison
00:46:46my mother came from an old irish apothecary family
00:46:49and the most revered astrologer of the old bloodlines had named me crown bride
00:46:52whoever married me would rise
00:46:53people laughed at the old superstition in public
00:46:55they killed for it in private
00:46:57vincent knew that too
00:46:58his face changed when he saw the other families watching me
00:47:02no one touches her
00:47:03the room went cold
00:47:05scarlet's name is already tied to mine
00:47:08my mother arranged it
00:47:09the dawn approved it
00:47:11any man who takes her tonight is making an enemy of the sinclair family
00:47:14a few men looked away
00:47:15vincent smiled like he had already won
00:47:17see
00:47:18no one is coming for you
00:47:21you think they respect you
00:47:23they want your father
00:47:24your name
00:47:25and that crown bride story
00:47:27same as i do
00:47:30vincent did not want a wife
00:47:32he wanted my father's power behind him
00:47:33my name on his papers
00:47:34and my hands raising another woman's child
00:47:36lola touched her stomach and stepped into the center of the room
00:47:39her voice shook just enough
00:47:41scarlet please don't punish my baby because you're angry
00:47:44you were always the lucky one
00:47:46you had your father
00:47:47your money
00:47:48your name
00:47:49i had nothing
00:47:50the whispers grew louder
00:47:51you gave me a maid's uniform and thought that made you a saint
00:47:55but now i'm carrying vincent's child
00:47:58so maybe i'm not the one who should be standing in the back anymore
00:48:01lola did not just want vincent
00:48:02she wanted me lowered in front of her
00:48:04she wanted the woman who once saved her to become the woman serving her
00:48:07my stomach turned
00:48:09neil
00:48:10apologize to lola
00:48:11then sign
00:48:14i gave you a way out
00:48:16lola wanted to see me bend
00:48:17you used it to climb into my fiance's bed
00:48:20enough
00:48:21sign it or walk out with nothing
00:48:25before i could answer
00:48:26the ballroom doors opened
00:48:28helena sinclair walked in
00:48:34ethan and i dated in secret for three years
00:48:36but at our grad party he told everyone
00:48:38we're just friends
00:48:40i'm not into her
00:48:41he matched with another girl
00:48:42180 and 182
00:48:44the whole class started shipping them
00:48:46his text popped up
00:48:47babe let's go on a break
00:48:48just two months
00:48:49we'll be back together once college starts
00:48:51i hadn't even told him yet
00:48:53i got into a school in paris
00:48:54now i don't need to
00:48:55it was our first post-grad party
00:48:57we can play heart rate challenge
00:48:59if a guy and a girl both hit over 150 bpm
00:49:01they had to fake date for two months
00:49:06in the first round
00:49:07i got paired with ethan
00:49:08my childhood friend
00:49:10i was too nervous to even look at him
00:49:12my heart rate spiked to 160
00:49:14ethan stayed at 80
00:49:15he looked at me like i was a stranger
00:49:19the timer went off
00:49:20the room exploded
00:49:21no way
00:49:22you've known her since queen of godner and there's zero spark
00:49:24girl you throwing yourself at him like that
00:49:26embarrassing
00:49:27i didn't say a word
00:49:29they had no idea we'd been together for three years
00:49:31i thought we'd finally go public tonight
00:49:33instead he drew the line
00:49:35next round ethan got paired with harper wells
00:49:38our class president
00:49:40everyone knew they were sworn enemies
00:49:42but the second they locked eyes
00:49:44harper's heart rate shot to 180
00:49:46ethan hit 182
00:49:49total chaos
00:49:49they glared at each other
00:49:51demanding a do-over
00:49:53once again
00:49:53everyone kept hyping them up until they caved
00:49:56a two-month fake relationship
00:49:58my phone buzzed
00:49:59ethan's text
00:50:00babe let's go on a break
00:50:02just two months
00:50:02we'll be together in college
00:50:04i am not losing this dare to harper
00:50:05i stared at the screen
00:50:06then just typed
00:50:07okay
00:50:08all summer i dreaded telling him i was leaving
00:50:10now i don't have to
00:50:13the party was loud
00:50:14the guys shoved ethan and harper into the middle of the room
00:50:17chanting
00:50:17i put my phone down and looked up
00:50:21these two supposedly despised each other
00:50:23but both were flushed
00:50:25ethan pulled harper in
00:50:26warning in his voice
00:50:27back off guys
00:50:30it hasn't even been a day
00:50:31harper turned bright red
00:50:32it's just a fake date
00:50:34two months and we're done
00:50:35yo ethan
00:50:36you're with harper now
00:50:37so what about mia
00:50:38she hit 160
00:50:39just below you two
00:50:40every single person turned to me
00:50:42ethan barely glanced at me
00:50:44his voice flat
00:50:45we're just friends
00:50:46i'm not into her
00:50:47just friends
00:50:47two words to wipe out our entire history
00:50:50i was a joke to them
00:50:51again
00:50:52oh my god they grew up together
00:50:54and he feels absolutely nothing
00:50:55a basic girl obsessing over the golden boy
00:50:57she is so delusional
00:51:00i've been hearing this crap for three years
00:51:02i couldn't hide my feelings
00:51:04the whole school knew i liked him
00:51:06but ethan
00:51:07he always kept his distance
00:51:11at school he pretended i didn't even exist
00:51:13whenever people made jokes about us
00:51:15he didn't even bat an eye
00:51:16off campus he'd hold my hand walking me home
00:51:19but in the alley
00:51:20he'd pin me to the wall and kiss me
00:51:23when i was upset
00:51:24he'd pull me in and soothe me
00:51:26mia carter likes ethan shaw
00:51:27that was the school's favorite joke
00:51:29ethan shaw is mia carter's boyfriend
00:51:32that was my secret
00:51:37as the room laughed
00:51:39i started taking shots
00:51:40one after another
00:51:41my phone buzzed again
00:51:43ethan
00:51:43you can't hold your liquor
00:51:44stop drinking
00:51:45cut it out
00:51:46i looked right at him
00:51:47he stood there taking harper's shots
00:51:49one arm wrapped around her the whole time
00:51:51his feelings for her
00:51:53he wasn't hiding them anymore
00:51:55the party wrapped up around 1am
00:51:58it was pouring rain outside
00:51:59right in front of everyone
00:52:01ethan offered to walk harper home
00:52:03he ripped my umbrella right out of my hand
00:52:05mia
00:52:06neither of us brought an umbrella
00:52:07we're gonna take this one
00:52:09you can just get a ride from someone else
00:52:10be safe mia
00:52:11i'll give it back tomorrow
00:52:13ethan pulled her away
00:52:14don't let it go to your head harper
00:52:16it's a fake date
00:52:17two months and we're done
00:52:18fine by me
00:52:19i seriously can't stand you anyway
00:52:21they kept bickering as they walked into the rain
00:52:23disappearing into the dark
00:52:25but i noticed something
00:52:26ethan tilted the entire umbrella over harper
00:52:28his own shoulder was getting completely soaked
00:52:31everyone else cleared out one by one
00:52:33not a single person asked how i was getting home
00:52:36i stood there as rain mixed with my tears
00:52:40ethan knew i didn't have any other friends in that group
00:52:42he knew nobody was going to offer me a ride
00:52:45he took my umbrella
00:52:46left me stranded
00:52:48we swore we'd go public after graduation
00:52:51instead i got dumped
00:52:52and he ended up with someone else
00:52:54my phone rang
00:52:55it was my mom calling from paris
00:52:57mia if you really want to
00:52:58you can stay in the states for college
00:53:00we trust ethan
00:53:01if you two are together
00:53:02your dad and i won't stop you
00:53:04i squeezed my eyes shut
00:53:05mom i've made up my mind
00:53:07you can start the paperwork for me to study abroad
00:53:10i got home soaked to the bone
00:53:12my phone buzzed
00:53:13ethan never posted on social media
00:53:15but he just uploaded a picture
00:53:17caption
00:53:18meet my girlfriend at harper wells
00:53:20in the photo his arm was wrapped around her
00:53:22he was smiling like he had the whole world
00:53:24harper had her arms crossed
00:53:26glaring at him
00:53:27fierce but adorable
00:53:28the comments were blowing up
00:53:30called it three years ago
00:53:32enemies to lover is real
00:53:33ethan went public so fast
00:53:35his childhood biddy must be sobbing right now
00:53:38why would she cry
00:53:39besides daddy's money
00:53:41what does she even have
00:53:42further down
00:53:43someone dug up an awful picture of me
00:53:45from last year's track meet
00:53:46they turned it into a meme
00:53:48i locked my screen
00:53:49collapsed onto the couch
00:53:50not good enough
00:53:51that phrase had haunted me
00:53:53since the day i met ethan
00:53:54he was the golden boy
00:53:56the best at everything
00:53:57i was ordinary
00:53:58practically invisible
00:54:00at school he never came near me
00:54:02but whenever someone messed with me
00:54:03he was the first to show up
00:54:04once he fought a whole group of guys to protect me
00:54:07hey stop it
00:54:09he almost got suspended
00:54:11after that we started dating in secret
00:54:13i actually thought i was special to him
00:54:19senior year harper transferred in
00:54:22gorgeous and smart
00:54:25she instantly took his spot at the top
00:54:27he wasn't having it
00:54:29he started picking fights with her
00:54:32fighting over grades
00:54:34over competitions
00:54:35the loser had to do what the winner said
00:54:38the whole school shipped them
00:54:41ethan always complained loudly about it
00:54:44i had never seen him like that
00:54:46later i figured it out
00:54:47that's what a teenage boy looks like
00:54:49when he really likes someone
00:54:51picking fights was just to get her attention
00:54:54when she gave a speech
00:54:55his eyes never left her
00:54:58when she had cramps
00:54:59he secretly brought her painkillers and chocolate
00:55:02when she failed a test
00:55:03he pushed her to study harder
00:55:06i was truly scared after our first midterms
00:55:10harper's rank dropped way down
00:55:13ethan got first place
00:55:15but he didn't brag this time
00:55:18he cancelled our dates
00:55:20spent all his free time tutoring harper
00:55:22for months before finals i barely saw him
00:55:24i begged him to let me tag along
00:55:27ethan patted my head
00:55:28mia you can't keep up
00:55:30just study at home
00:55:30we'll go public after graduation
00:55:32you can't keep up
00:55:33he drew a hard line right between us
00:55:35but the words go public
00:55:36kept me waiting like a fool
00:55:38nothing else mattered
00:55:40as long as he came back to me
00:55:42but today
00:55:43it hit me
00:55:45the kids at school weren't the only ones looking down on me
00:55:48ethan was one of them
00:55:51i cried myself to sleep on the couch
00:55:53when i woke up
00:55:54the rain had stopped
00:55:54the doorbell rang
00:55:56i opened it
00:55:57ethan stood there
00:55:57his tone impatient
00:55:58i deleted those nasty comments
00:56:00that post was fake
00:56:01my mom asked you to come over for dinner
00:56:03let's go
00:56:04mia
00:56:04can you believe it
00:56:06this kid has been hiding his girlfriend for this long
00:56:08thanks for the umbrella
00:56:09ethan left in such a hurry last night
00:56:11he forgot to return it to you
00:56:12you two are absolutely perfect together
00:56:15my son should be with a girl this outstanding
00:56:17oh please don't say that
00:56:19my hand froze on my fork
00:56:20i applied to columbia university
00:56:22what about you harper
00:56:23columbia
00:56:24no way i'm losing to you
00:56:25mia where did you apply
00:56:27mia's grades are average
00:56:29columbia might be a stretch
00:56:30but she can pick a safety school in the same city
00:56:33before we broke up
00:56:34that was exactly my plan
00:56:36but not anymore
00:56:37i'll think about it later
00:56:39ethan's face darkened
00:56:40my phone buzzed under the table
00:56:42i didn't text back
00:56:43after dinner linda gave ethan some cash
00:56:45harper called out to me
00:56:46come along
00:56:48we're all friends here
00:56:49you coming
00:56:50you guys go ahead
00:56:51i'm not feeling very well
00:56:52he looked relieved
00:56:54grabbed harper's hand and walked out
00:56:56maybe i had lost this game before it even started
00:57:00i got home and crashed
00:57:02woke up to non-stop buzzing
00:57:04ethan and harper both posted pictures from the amusement park
00:57:07the comment section was flooded with hearts
00:57:09then he posted something else
00:57:12suddenly i don't want this to end
00:57:13i wasn't even surprised
00:57:15i knew it before he did
00:57:18next morning ethan showed up at my door
00:57:21brought over soup and meds
00:57:24you're still sick
00:57:25take your medicine
00:57:25i'm fine
00:57:26he stuck his foot in the door
00:57:28how long are you gonna keep this up
00:57:29we're already broken up
00:57:31go find harper
00:57:33harper and i are just pretending
00:57:35the one i want is you
00:57:41you say you want me
00:57:42but you posted never let go about her
00:57:44that post
00:57:47you saw it
00:57:48yeah i saw it
00:57:51the umbrella always tilted toward her
00:57:53you threw that exam so she could take first
00:57:56if you want her so bad
00:57:58why did you even bother with me
00:58:02confirmation email
00:58:03my one-way ticket to paris was booked
00:58:08ethan stopped coming by after that
00:58:10he and harper went everywhere
00:58:11posting pictures every day
00:58:13i stayed home
00:58:14prepping for my ap's and my french proficiency exam
00:58:17admissions results came out
00:58:18ethan was valedictorian
00:58:20harper was salutatorian
00:58:22both got into columbia
00:58:23i overachieved
00:58:25broke into the top 10
00:58:26my counselor pushed me to take a full ride
00:58:28to a top 20 school down south
00:58:30drop the attitude
00:58:31we're going to new york together
00:58:32i'll handle your enrollment
00:58:35we're done
00:58:35where i go to college is none of your business
00:58:40a few days later
00:58:41i got two acceptance letters
00:58:42one from paris
00:58:44the other from a no-name safety school in new york
00:58:46ethan had logged into my student portal
00:58:48he changed my enrollment
00:58:50i called him
00:58:51he picked up on the first ring
00:58:52i didn't want us to be too far apart
00:58:54it's still a college degree
00:58:56he knew that school was a joke
00:58:58next to the offers i'd earned
00:58:59he did it anyway
00:59:00is my entire future just a joke to you?
00:59:03mia, your grades were a fluke
00:59:05you've always been average
00:59:06that school is fine
00:59:08once we're married, i'll provide for you
00:59:12one sentence
00:59:12that's all it took to erase everything i worked for
00:59:15i studied myself to the bone
00:59:17just to be worthy of him
00:59:18i clawed my way from the bottom to the top 10
00:59:21ethan only ever looked at the top 5
00:59:23to him, i was still just average
00:59:25you're a psycho
00:59:26i hung up
00:59:28called admissions to report the tampering
00:59:31then finalized everything for paris
00:59:36last day of school
00:59:37mia carter is such a loser
00:59:40turned down a full ride for a trash school
00:59:42just to chase a guy
00:59:43someone had covered it in red sharpie
00:59:45slut
00:59:46homewrecker
00:59:47desperate, i thought the whole class was laughing hysterically
00:59:49ethan and harper walked in
00:59:51they froze when they saw my desk
00:59:53who did this?
00:59:55clean it up
00:59:56right now
00:59:56it was the first time he ever lost his cool in public
01:00:00it's just a joke, she asked for it
01:00:02don't you hate her anyway?
01:00:03no, i don't
01:00:04wait, ethan, you like mia carter?
01:00:07everyone stared at him
01:00:08i waited too
01:00:09if he just admitted it
01:00:10all the rumors would die right there
01:00:12like her?
01:00:13not a chance
01:00:14i have a girlfriend
01:00:15stop making things up
01:00:16the class erupted again
01:00:17i ran out in tears
01:00:19the sharp laughter echoed behind me
01:00:21my phone buzzed
01:00:23text from ethan
01:00:24every time he played it cool
01:00:25he was twisting a knife in my chest
01:00:29the day i left for paris
01:00:30ethan found me
01:00:31where are you going?
01:00:32school
01:00:33his eyes lit up
01:00:35he immediately grabbed my suitcase
01:00:37your school starts this early?
01:00:39let me drive you to the airport
01:00:41tossed them in his trunk before i could even object
01:00:45dropped the attitude
01:00:46we agreed to get back together this fall
01:00:51be good at school
01:00:52i'll come see you in a few days
01:00:53after security
01:00:54i didn't head for the domestic terminal
01:00:56i turned and walked toward international departures
01:01:00i pulled out my phone
01:01:01text from ethan
01:01:02i stared at it for two seconds
01:01:04then i blocked his number
01:01:06goodbye ethan
01:01:07we're done
01:01:10right before takeoff
01:01:11a link popped up in the class group chat
01:01:14someone was on instagram live
01:01:16harper's birthday party
01:01:18thank you all for coming to my birthday party
01:01:20happy birthday
01:01:22make a wish harper
01:01:23my birthday wish is
01:01:24to be with ethan forever
01:01:26ethan i like you
01:01:27not because of that bet
01:01:29i've had feelings for you ever since our first fight
01:01:32i thought about that night
01:01:34the night i told ethan how i felt
01:01:36i
01:01:37i like you
01:01:39then i ran
01:01:40he caught up to me
01:01:41eyes burning
01:01:42i like you too
01:01:44he kissed my forehead
01:01:46we're going to be together forever
01:01:48back then i really thought forever meant something
01:01:52now boarding flight to parents
01:01:56i hope you'll be happy
01:01:58i turned off my phone
01:02:00that wish wasn't for them
01:02:02it was for me
01:02:06i didn't find out what happened at the party until much later
01:02:08the room went completely quiet
01:02:10everyone was waiting for ethan's answer
01:02:12harper looked up at him
01:02:13her cheeks burning
01:02:14she let go of all her pride
01:02:16ethan said nothing
01:02:17the silence dragged on
01:02:18harper i'm sorry
01:02:20the fake dating ends here
01:02:21let's call it off early
01:02:23everyone froze
01:02:24a tear slipped down her face
01:02:26why
01:02:26i can't say yes to you
01:02:29did you ever even like me
01:02:31ethan looked down
01:02:32no response
01:02:33harper's expression shifted
01:02:36is it because of mia carter
01:02:38at the sound of my name
01:02:40i knew it
01:02:42you love her don't you
01:02:43the entire room held its breath
01:02:45ethan clenched his fists
01:02:46both hands were shaking
01:02:47he wanted to deny it
01:02:48but this time
01:02:49he couldn't get the words out
01:02:51i love her
01:02:53i love mia carter
01:02:55i always have
01:02:56i was attracted to you sure
01:02:59but mia
01:03:00she became part of my life a long time ago
01:03:03i can't be without her
01:03:05ethan shaw
01:03:06you are an absolute bastard
01:03:07she turned and walked out
01:03:09slammed the door behind her
01:03:14the second harper walked out
01:03:15ethan texted me on iMessage
01:03:18the message turned green
01:03:19not delivered
01:03:20he hit resend
01:03:21not delivered again
01:03:22he called
01:03:2310 times
01:03:2315 times
01:03:24straight to voicemail
01:03:25texts
01:03:26calls
01:03:27all social media
01:03:28i blocked him on everything
01:03:29he drove to my house
01:03:30it was pitch black
01:03:31and completely empty
01:03:32he sat on the porch
01:03:33typing non-stop
01:03:34from then on
01:03:35he texted me
01:03:36every single day
01:03:39on the first day of college
01:03:40ethan went straight to that
01:03:41no-name university in new york
01:03:42hello
01:03:43may i ask if there is a new student
01:03:45named mia registered
01:03:46had no student by that name
01:03:48he flipped through the freshman directory
01:03:49from a to z
01:03:50no mia carter
01:03:51i never enrolled there
01:03:53years later
01:03:54his mom filled in the blanks
01:03:55he completely broke down
01:03:56tried everything to find me
01:03:58finally a teacher told him
01:04:00i went to paris
01:04:01mia said stop calling
01:04:02she doesn't want to see you
01:04:03ethan i watched you grow up
01:04:05i always thought you were a good kid
01:04:06but this time
01:04:07you really broke her
01:04:08if you care about her
01:04:09let her go
01:04:10linda told me he hung up the phone
01:04:11and he cried
01:04:13for the very first time
01:04:19when i first got here
01:04:20i couldn't understand anything
01:04:23every lecture sounded like noise to me
01:04:25i ordered food in the dining hall
01:04:27by pointing through the glass
01:04:28but it slowly got better
01:04:30my french improved every day
01:04:32i started raising my hand in class
01:04:34the first time i nailed a full presentation
01:04:36the whole room applauded
01:04:38i never felt that way back in my hometown
01:04:40back home i was just the invisible nobody
01:04:42the basic girl who wasn't nearly good enough for ethan
01:04:44standing next to ethan i disappeared
01:04:45next to him i faded into the background
01:04:47it took me a long time to realize
01:04:49i was never as average as they said
01:04:53mia i came looking for you
01:04:54i'm standing right outside your campus
01:04:56just see me one last time
01:05:03i never thought he'd actually fly
01:05:05halfway across the world for me
01:05:07two months apart
01:05:08he looked completely different
01:05:09and exactly the same
01:05:11i'm sorry
01:05:12i know it's too late
01:05:13but i need you to hear it
01:05:14i'm in love with you
01:05:16a confession that came way too late
01:05:18if he had said this before we broke up
01:05:20it might have actually worked
01:05:21but we were done
01:05:24okay
01:05:25i hear you
01:05:26now what
01:05:30come back
01:05:31no more breaks
01:05:32the second we get back
01:05:33we go public
01:05:35these past two months
01:05:37i've missed you every single day
01:05:39you asked for this break
01:05:41now you're begging to fix it
01:05:42you tell me you love me
01:05:44but you told the whole world
01:05:45i meant nothing
01:05:46you made me wait for three years
01:05:49know how that felt
01:05:51hearing i'm not into her broke me
01:05:53i pushed myself to the lip
01:05:54trying to reach you
01:05:55and you called it a fleek
01:05:56you never cared
01:05:57you always look down on me
01:05:59i swear i can be better
01:06:00i'll do whatever it takes
01:06:02this is as far as you go
01:06:04we're done here
01:06:05go home ethan
01:06:08ethan didn't stop
01:06:38he somehow got my email address
01:07:08instagram post
01:07:10and it was over
01:07:22and it was over
01:07:40it took me down on me
01:08:08it took me a long time to tell myself
01:08:10ethan and it was over
01:08:39i pushed harper onto him
01:09:10congratulations on the master's program
01:09:11and it was over
01:09:12me
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