Stars Secret Keeper is a captivating short drama that blends celebrity romance, hidden identity, emotional secrets, and second-chance love. As fame, ambition, and forbidden feelings collide, two people must protect a secret that could change their lives forever. Filled with emotional twists, heartfelt romance, and unexpected revelations, this unforgettable story explores how love can shine even in the darkest moments. Watch the Full Episode to enjoy a touching journey of trust, sacrifice, and destiny.
#StarsSecretKeeper #ShortDrama #FullEpisode #ENGSUB #CelebrityRomance #HiddenIdentity #SecretLove #ModernRomance #EmotionalDrama #LoveStory #DramaSeries #ShortFilm #ShortMovie #RomanticDrama #SecondChanceRomance
#StarsSecretKeeper #ShortDrama #FullEpisode #ENGSUB #CelebrityRomance #HiddenIdentity #SecretLove #ModernRomance #EmotionalDrama #LoveStory #DramaSeries #ShortFilm #ShortMovie #RomanticDrama #SecondChanceRomance
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:00:01You have no experience. Why are you here?
00:00:08What did you film or were you planning to sell it to the media?
00:00:15Get out.
00:00:18I only have three days or my brother won't make it.
00:00:21This is my last resort.
00:00:29You have no experience. Why are you here?
00:00:31You're too deep in character. Your micro-expressions are slipping.
00:00:41Say that again.
00:00:43You're about to crack.
00:00:44Stay. Let's see how long you can last.
00:00:51I have no way back.
00:00:58What gives you the right to analyze me?
00:01:00Because I need to survive.
00:01:01Mr. Thorne wants you to stay. Start now.
00:01:04Okay.
00:01:08Stand there. You said I'm too deep in character. Prove it.
00:01:14You're pressing the book too hard, suppressing an urge to strike.
00:01:17That smile? Your eyes didn't move. It's a threat.
00:01:22What gives you the right to analyze me?
00:01:25Because I need to survive.
00:01:32Too slow.
00:01:34Terrible. The temperature is off.
00:01:39If you're still not satisfied, I'll keep going.
00:01:44You said I can't hold it together.
00:01:46You better pray I do, or you'll be the first one to suffer.
00:01:51I'm not afraid of bad luck. I'm only afraid of being broke.
00:02:00This isn't just a job. I've just stepped into the abyss.
00:02:08I'm humiliating you. Not angry.
00:02:16How long did you sleep last night?
00:02:19Not enough.
00:02:20Feeling self-inspired?
00:02:24For the paycheck?
00:02:30What are you thinking?
00:02:33You want to drive me away?
00:02:34But for me, survival is enough.
00:02:41I'm humiliating you. Not angry.
00:02:45It's only humiliation if I accept it.
00:02:50Julian, your standards for assistance have dropped.
00:02:57How she is, is not for you to judge.
00:03:01One day left.
00:03:09Investigate her. I want to know what she's fighting for.
00:03:13Your mother needs immediate surgery. At least $300,000.
00:03:23Beverly Hills Cellar. 1990 Roman A. Conte.
00:03:28You go. Two hours. One minute late. Don't bother coming back.
00:03:40I have to get it. It's the only card I have left. Open up.
00:03:45Your mother needs immediate surgery. At least $300,000.
00:03:51On time.
00:03:55Are you insane?
00:03:58You'd risk your life for a bottle of wine.
00:04:04I won this round.
00:04:07But I'm one step closer to the edge.
00:04:12He's not just difficult. He's fighting something dangerous.
00:04:16You think this is a test.
00:04:19You could have said no.
00:04:21I need this job.
00:04:25You can take the day off.
00:04:27You can barely stand.
00:04:33I can still work. What's next?
00:04:42He's not just difficult. He's fighting something dangerous.
00:04:52Aria.
00:04:54Don't be late tomorrow. Don't die.
00:04:58Julian.
00:05:06Final 12 hours. Aria.
00:05:11I've stepped into the storm.
00:05:13I won't stop.
00:05:16I won't stop.
00:05:16I won't stop.
00:05:17I won't stop.
00:05:21Call an ambulance. Now.
00:05:24I told you not to die. Do you hear me?
00:05:32Three hours of sleep.
00:05:34Enough for you.
00:05:38Enough.
00:05:44This carpet costs $100,000. Why didn't you just give up?
00:05:47Because I need the money.
00:05:49Don't bring filth inside. I get it.
00:05:56You can't fall.
00:05:59You can't fall. Or small. At least not here.
00:06:03Action! See you tomorrow.
00:06:20Call an ambulance. Now.
00:06:24I told you not to die. Do you hear me?
00:06:30Don't move.
00:06:31Don't move. If you want to die, don't do it on my carpet.
00:06:36Get a doctor now.
00:06:41You think you can stand? You're dying. Don't you get it?
00:07:09Don't move.
00:07:10Don't move. If you want to die, don't do it on my carpet.
00:07:13I'll be back at work tomorrow.
00:07:24I can't stop.
00:07:25If I do, I'm truly finished.
00:07:32I didn't say handle it.
00:07:33Just track it.
00:07:34Shut up.
00:07:41Someone like you even sleeps with thorns.
00:07:53120,000.
00:07:55Is this what you're dying for?
00:08:02Stupid.
00:08:04Track a debt.
00:08:06Aria.
00:08:07Of course.
00:08:08Should I handle it?
00:08:10I didn't say handle it.
00:08:12Just track it.
00:08:13Shut up.
00:08:16What time is it?
00:08:17I can't be late.
00:08:32Even if I only have one breath left, I'll pay that money back.
00:08:43Hurry up.
00:08:44We're losing the light.
00:08:49Miss Aria.
00:08:51Deadline's up.
00:08:52No money?
00:08:53Then let's talk another way.
00:08:56Stay back.
00:08:58Shut up.
00:09:06Let her go.
00:09:12Julian.
00:09:18Brave move.
00:09:19Touching my person on my turf.
00:09:21Do I look like I listen to excuses?
00:09:24Hand them over to the cops.
00:09:28Are you actively trying to get killed?
00:09:30Carrying expired spray?
00:09:31Are you actively trying to get killed?
00:09:32Carrying expired spray?
00:09:37Don't get the wrong idea.
00:09:39If you're out, my production slows down.
00:09:42Get in.
00:09:46He broke the boundary.
00:09:48And so did I.
00:09:51Your level of incompetence isn't even a mistake anymore.
00:09:55I'll do better.
00:09:57Do you think I sent them to jail just to give them another shot at you?
00:10:02What you need to do isn't buying lunch.
00:10:04It's making sure you don't get dragged away again.
00:10:08It took you 30 minutes to get lunch.
00:10:13Your level of incompetence isn't even a mistake anymore.
00:10:17I'll do better.
00:10:20No time to eat or no money.
00:10:27Eat later.
00:10:33Aria, this is Mr. Thorne's lust overs.
00:10:36He wants you to dispose of it.
00:10:41In this abyss, he's actually the only light.
00:10:48Tomorrow is the final deadline.
00:10:52Whoever you are, what I owe you is no longer just about money.
00:10:58Mrs. Aria, all your debts have been cleared.
00:11:01The creditors have signed a termination agreement.
00:11:07Who did this?
00:11:11Miss Aria, we're sorry.
00:11:13The debt is settled.
00:11:14We won't bother you again.
00:11:20This kind of power, it can't just be some foundation.
00:11:27Did you happen to contact any charitable foundations?
00:11:31No.
00:11:43Letting a weed like you survive
00:11:46is far more interesting than crushing it.
00:11:55Whoever you are,
00:11:56what I owe you is no longer just about money.
00:12:04Don't come crawling to me
00:12:05when you can't take it anymore.
00:12:07I won't.
00:12:08I don't believe in luck.
00:12:10In my world, luck is just a more sophisticated scheme.
00:12:16My debt?
00:12:17Did you handle it?
00:12:20Do you honestly think I'd do something like that?
00:12:24No.
00:12:25Confirmation complete.
00:12:26I shouldn't rely on anyone.
00:12:33If you want to eliminate variables,
00:12:34I am the biggest variable.
00:12:39Don't come crawling to me
00:12:40when you can't take it anymore.
00:12:42I won't.
00:12:52I won, so why am I not satisfied at all?
00:12:57For the first time,
00:12:59someone in the presence,
00:13:00and worse betached,
00:13:02someone actually stood in front of me.
00:13:13Julian's standards really are hitting rock bottom these days.
00:13:17It seems like you haven't learned the rules yet.
00:13:20Like,
00:13:21never stand where you don't belong.
00:13:27send convenience.
00:13:37what do you think you're doing my hand slipped say that again whose direction did you slip in
00:13:50for the first time someone in the presence and worse peteched someone actually stood in front of
00:13:57me she's mine i'm the only one allowed to touch what's mine say that again what exactly were
00:14:10you doing just now i told you my hand slipped stand still don't you dare move
00:14:26julian you're overreacting she's just an assistant
00:14:32she's mine i'm the only one allowed to touch what's mine apologize now
00:14:48does it hurt no blisters you'll be fine there's very little you don't know how to do
00:14:58all right let's get ready for the next shot he said i belong to him even if he used those
00:15:05harsh words
00:15:10interesting a weed like this actually controlling the wind
00:15:17julian these headlines are a coordinated hit the whole internet is telling you to get out
00:15:22of the industry don't suppress it let them post i have a way to flip the narrative
00:15:30this picture is worth more than any explanation
00:15:35did you forget the rules whose fire are you trying to put out
00:15:42some people are fighting for their lives while others are just making up stories
00:15:54you're more than just an assistant aria tell me what is it you're really after
00:16:10interesting a weed like this actually controlling the wind
00:16:19he's locked in it's character erosion no one can pull him back
00:16:26he's locked in for the next two weeks this place is your entire world
00:16:36shut up stop talking in my head
00:16:40he's not acting he's being eaten alive by that monster
00:16:50he's locked in it's character erosion no one can pull him back
00:16:56what do you think you're doing are you crazy he won't recognize anyone he won't lay a hand on me
00:17:20you're not in that script you're on set you are julian
00:17:26you shouldn't be here get out
00:17:40look at me you're not in that script you're on set you are julian
00:17:51is it over
00:17:59it's fine let him rest
00:18:05so that's how you use your camera my anchor
00:18:13in this world full of lies this moment of yours belongs to me
00:18:23you're still here does this count as work too
00:18:30it counts
00:18:33take a look
00:18:36what are you looking at
00:18:39you're always playing someone else
00:18:42but in this it's just you
00:18:44you stand on the edge that's why you can come back
00:18:49recording the moment i almost lost it
00:18:53recording that you didn't
00:18:56because you needed someone to be there
00:19:03aria don't go
00:19:18in this world full of lies
00:19:21this moment of yours belongs to me
00:19:28i'm not tired
00:19:30i can't sleep
00:19:34the desert doesn't allow precision
00:19:37the desert doesn't allow precision one gust of wind and everything changes
00:19:41including his fraying nerves
00:19:47you haven't slept in two days
00:20:10so it turns out the only thing in this world that can calm him down
00:20:14is my sound
00:20:23i'm more than just an assistant now
00:20:25i'm his anchor in this wilderness
00:20:31julian
00:20:32am i i ma'am your husband
00:20:35do you think i'm here to play games with you
00:20:39i saw her organizing things alone earlier
00:20:42maybe she just misplaced it
00:20:46the script was taken
00:20:48that means you failed to guard it
00:20:53it's my responsibility
00:20:58you have too much free time
00:21:00shut up
00:21:02we're stopping for 15 minutes
00:21:09explain
00:21:10why was this in your assistant's bag
00:21:15julian
00:21:17am i i ma'am your husband
00:21:19do you think i'm here to play games with you
00:21:28on this battlefield
00:21:30truth isn't won by excuses
00:21:32it's won by power
00:21:35aria
00:21:37tomorrow's scene
00:21:38stay close
00:21:40copy that
00:21:44i'm sorry
00:21:50accepted
00:21:56weren't you afraid i'd misunderstand
00:22:03no
00:22:04because you wouldn't
00:22:07listen up
00:22:10i have no reason to doubt her
00:22:14she's far above your pathetic little games
00:22:28aria
00:22:30tomorrow's scene
00:22:31stay close
00:22:32copy that
00:22:37i'm no longer fighting alone
00:22:40standing in his light
00:22:41i've become the light too
00:22:46i've already broken
00:22:48don't leave aria
00:22:50don't leave
00:22:56what are you doing up here
00:22:58stargazing
00:23:00what's there to see
00:23:01nothing much
00:23:03but it's quiet
00:23:04you're not going to ask who cleared that debt
00:23:07i asked
00:23:09no answer
00:23:11i don't like owing people
00:23:12i'll keep an account of this
00:23:20put it on
00:23:22don't trust yourself too much
00:23:23thinking you can handle everything
00:23:26people break
00:23:27do you break
00:23:29i've already broken
00:23:31don't leave aria
00:23:33don't leave
00:23:34please
00:23:36don't
00:23:43in this broken world
00:23:45we've become each other's only coordinates
00:23:50mrs aria
00:23:51your mother's condition is deteriorating
00:23:53we need you here immediately
00:23:55i need to leave
00:23:56now
00:23:56you live too cleanly
00:23:58unlike me
00:24:00i'm filthy to the core
00:24:05that's your choice
00:24:13mrs aria your mother's condition is deteriorating
00:24:16leave
00:24:16we need you here immediately
00:24:18i need to leave
00:24:19now
00:24:20can you please open the door
00:24:23what a mess
00:24:31arrange a flight
00:24:34to the hospital
00:24:35now
00:24:41i know the price of this
00:24:44but i have no way back now
00:24:51i have no time
00:24:52every second determines whether my mother lives or dies
00:25:01you're leaving now
00:25:03tomorrow is your key scene
00:25:12let her go
00:25:13i said let her go
00:25:16i'll be back as soon as possible
00:25:28whatever
00:25:30prepare the plane
00:25:31nearest medical center
00:25:33now
00:25:49i know the price of this
00:25:51but i have no way back now
00:25:57in this world
00:25:58there's only one person who saves lives this ruthlessly
00:26:03at least half a million dollars
00:26:05a top-tier team normally takes a week
00:26:07you wait
00:26:08but if you're in a rush
00:26:10it'll cost more
00:26:19this is the last thing i have
00:26:21but if it saves her life
00:26:23i can lose everything
00:26:28miss aria the full medical funding has been cleared
00:26:30the expert t-bird team arrives in one hour
00:26:32who are you who exactly sent you
00:26:41to the hospital
00:26:43avoid all media
00:26:48this isn't a miracle
00:26:51in this world there's only one person who saves lives this ruthlessly
00:26:58you'll never know how heavy this debt truly is
00:27:02aria
00:27:05i want the top three teams in the country
00:27:09i don't want to hear a single word about protocol
00:27:13a 50 million dollar donation
00:27:16one condition
00:27:18the team arrives within 12 hours
00:27:21you can refuse
00:27:23but i'll pull the funding immediately
00:27:27if the family finds out you spent 50 million on an assistant
00:27:32that's a problem for later
00:27:33drive
00:27:37you'll never know how heavy this debt truly is
00:27:41aria
00:27:43don't let me down
00:27:48the world i want only turns when i command it
00:27:55everything free is just filled in another currency
00:27:59miss aria
00:28:01your mother was selected for
00:28:02our hospital's once in a decade full subsidite program
00:28:07you're very lucky
00:28:08was there any human intervention in this
00:28:15no
00:28:21this isn't luck
00:28:23it's a contract
00:28:25in this world everything free is just billed in another
00:28:28currency
00:28:32surgery was a success all vitals are stable
00:28:42julian thornan
00:28:44you didn't say a word but i know it's you
00:28:46and this debt
00:28:50i've marked it
00:29:06you think you can carry the whole world but you're lighter than anyone
00:29:14cheap persistence
00:29:17useless stubbornness
00:29:22don't die
00:29:24don't die
00:29:36i can't save your soul but i can buy your life
00:29:41in this coldest winter night i actually felt a warmth that shouldn't exist
00:29:51you didn't say a word but i know it's you
00:29:57this isn't the hospital's coffee
00:30:00this temperature
00:30:01this temperature this scent
00:30:01i've smelled it before
00:30:06no one signed in last night
00:30:09security is tight here no one gets past us
00:30:16except for the man who could buy this entire hospital
00:30:21you didn't say a word but i know it's you
00:30:36i don't know it's you
00:30:44you snore
00:30:45i replaced it just to get some peace and quiet
00:30:48i don't snore
00:30:56you're back can you handle tomorrow
00:31:01yes
00:31:03i can
00:31:04you're not working tonight
00:31:06go sleep
00:31:08you're unstable and i'm not wasting time
00:31:12understood
00:31:16this isn't standard equipment
00:31:23things like this don't just appear out of nowhere
00:31:30you snore
00:31:32i replaced it just to get some peace and quiet
00:31:35i don't snore
00:31:37i think
00:31:37i think you do
00:31:39what he gives me isn't tenderness
00:31:42but another heavier kind of contract
00:31:48aria
00:31:50you're annoying
00:31:51but it works
00:31:56you're spiraling
00:31:58come with me or you're gonna lose control again tonight
00:32:07you brought me here what's the point of a place like this
00:32:15to help you live a little
00:32:18i don't eat this
00:32:19i don't know what you do
00:32:27you need to
00:32:29you need to
00:32:31aria
00:32:32you're annoying
00:32:34but it works
00:32:37in this moment he's no longer a god
00:32:41and i'm no longer his footnote
00:32:45you make me relax
00:32:48without realizing it
00:32:50that's dangerous for me
00:33:01how old are you buying junk like this
00:33:04old enough to live
00:33:06it's not about the taste
00:33:07it's about the feeling
00:33:08the feeling the feeling of being alive
00:33:17you think this works
00:33:20do you still want to smash things
00:33:24no
00:33:24then it works
00:33:26you make me relax
00:33:28without realizing it
00:33:30that's dangerous for me
00:33:33but
00:33:34what
00:33:35i don't want to stay away
00:33:37at this height all the lies have lost their power
00:33:43i don't depend on anyone
00:33:45never did and i won't start now
00:33:47are you sure
00:33:48why do you think i need you
00:33:50because you've started to depend on me
00:33:52you wouldn't let me stop the typing sound
00:33:59i don't depend on anyone
00:34:01never did and i won't start now
00:34:04are you sure
00:34:06fine
00:34:07i'm used to you being there
00:34:08and i have no intention of changing that
00:34:13you could try being without me
00:34:16i already have
00:34:19when you weren't there
00:34:25once those words are out there's no turning back
00:34:34aria are you an accident or are you my downfall
00:34:38she doesn't need to drink
00:34:41i said she's not drinking
00:34:54that's enough
00:34:55you're not clear-headed i'm wrapping this up for you
00:35:01you're making decisions for me now
00:35:09this is the last time i'll take care of you as an assistant
00:35:15why did you take that hit from me
00:35:17no
00:35:20because you'd get in trouble
00:35:22do you do this for everyone
00:35:27aria are you an accident or are you my downfall
00:35:35then you're quite suitable to burn in hell with me
00:35:44confirming that you're not work
00:35:50but i'm not finished confirming yet
00:35:58i'm losing control
00:36:00i won't guarantee what happens next but i won't regret it
00:36:10someone's there they caught us
00:36:20tomorrow will be a nightmare
00:36:22you're not a nightmare are you afraid
00:36:24this isn't the worst thing that could happen
00:36:30then you're quite suitable to burn in hell with me
00:36:42you don't make that call
00:36:44i'll write the statement she stays
00:36:47movie star meets assistant
00:36:48movie star meets assistant
00:36:49intimate photos leaked
00:36:50slum assistant climbs to the top
00:36:54step one cut ties
00:36:57step two fire her
00:37:00this is damage control
00:37:01the public doesn't care about the truth
00:37:11you don't make that call
00:37:13i'll write the statement
00:37:14she stays
00:37:22scared
00:37:23no
00:37:30therefore
00:37:31you must follow orders
00:37:38explain
00:37:39she is your scandal now
00:37:41not your assistant
00:37:47your commercial value is bound to the group
00:37:51therefore
00:37:52you must follow orders
00:37:54so i'm just an asset
00:38:03here's a suggestion for you
00:38:04don't touch her
00:38:05you're going to war with me
00:38:07over her
00:38:07you're the one who used her as a bargaining chip
00:38:25since i can't move you i'll go for the weak link
00:38:31i've never lived on favoritism
00:38:34you'll have your answer by morning
00:38:36aria vo
00:38:37aria vo
00:38:38i knew tonight wouldn't be easy
00:38:39in this city the higher you go
00:38:41the thinner the air becomes
00:38:44leave julian
00:38:46leave julian
00:38:48as the head of thorn pictures
00:38:50i am ordering you
00:38:52i am ordering you to manage this risk
00:38:57money
00:39:01the condition is leaving his life
00:39:13the condition is leaving his life
00:39:28will you let him go
00:39:28as long as you leave cleanly
00:39:30i won't touch him again
00:39:34five million
00:39:39disappear from his world
00:39:40and this ends here
00:39:46you're not living for yourself
00:39:49you have debts
00:39:51a past
00:39:54and he is your only leverage
00:39:59if i leave
00:40:00will you let him go
00:40:01as long as you leave cleanly
00:40:04i won't touch him again
00:40:13i understand
00:40:14i'll take care of the rest
00:40:22half of this is over
00:40:25the other half
00:40:27will be finished
00:40:29at the most painful point
00:40:34i don't belong in this position
00:40:36nor do i belong in his life
00:40:46i don't need the light
00:40:47in the dark i can see the true cost
00:40:50of those five million dollars
00:40:53i don't belong in this position
00:40:55nor do i belong in his life
00:41:10disconnecting
00:41:11disconnecting
00:41:11it only takes a second
00:41:13take my tools
00:41:18leave his his favor pism behind
00:41:21i'm not coming back
00:41:29i won't look back
00:41:33aria
00:41:34did you really think you could just leave
00:41:40resigning effective immediately
00:41:43i am not suitable to stay by your side
00:41:48aria
00:41:49did you really think you could just leave
00:41:52who authorized her to leave
00:41:54there was no record
00:41:55whose car took her
00:41:57it was mrs thorns
00:42:05not suitable
00:42:07aria
00:42:14you certainly have a flare
00:42:16for timing
00:42:36you met with her didn't you
00:42:40what did she say to you
00:42:42i thought walking into the rain would wash away the choice
00:42:46i was wrong
00:42:48the rain only makes the cost heavier
00:43:01where the hell are you going
00:43:04away
00:43:06are you overestimating yourself come back with me
00:43:09now and i'm no
00:43:11so that's withdrawals
00:43:12i'm not looking back and smelly
00:43:17i'm not looking back
00:43:29you're not going anywhere
00:43:32you met with her didn't you
00:43:35what did she say to you
00:43:40the truth
00:43:43you can't let me drag you down
00:43:51fine then leave
00:44:02don't move
00:44:03don't move
00:44:05what is it that you actually want
00:44:07i want
00:44:08i want my own life
00:44:13i'm tired of being your shadow
00:44:15constantly waiting to catch you
00:44:24fine
00:44:25fine then leave
00:44:33the umbrella is warm
00:44:35but the rain is cold
00:44:42the last thing he gave me was a back that never turned around
00:44:50aria vo
00:44:51this time there's no one to block the rain for me
00:44:57what exactly did she say to you
00:44:59nothing
00:45:01you just overestimated my sincerity
00:45:05i handed him a blade thinking it would kill his hope
00:45:08i didn't expect him to bring the edge right back to me
00:45:11you're lying
00:45:15what
00:45:17you aren't the kind of person who quits just to live some normal life
00:45:28what exactly did she say to you
00:45:30nothing
00:45:32you just overestimated my sincerity
00:45:50but i can't hire you
00:45:52i have a business to keep alive
00:45:53you're that assistant from the photos
00:45:59sorry we're not a good fit here
00:46:02in this industry disappearing isn't just about not showing up
00:46:06it's when everyone's memory becomes a mandate of exclusion
00:46:13i get it i do
00:46:15but i can't hire you
00:46:16i have a business to keep alive
00:46:26sortin foreign
00:46:27sishini the chair in
00:46:28duran wajidal
00:46:29thank you for the confirmation
00:46:31now i know i've finally become a threat to you
00:46:35it's not over
00:46:36this silence is just the preenangle to the explosion
00:46:41this isn't a lifeline
00:46:45three days aria that's all you've got
00:46:56we want to hire you as lead creative director
00:46:59start date is tomorrow 9am sharp
00:47:05this isn't a lifeline
00:47:08it's a chain
00:47:13i refuse to be defined by it
00:47:21they thought they could erase me in a corner
00:47:25i was just waiting for my path to open
00:47:28i accept
00:47:34how far she gets depends on her talent
00:47:37sever all direct contact
00:47:43jen the lockout is lifted
00:47:45a and j studio's funding was funneled through offshore trusts
00:47:49the path is untraceable as the post-continent crestists
00:47:51the path is untraceable
00:47:54anyone who rejects her loses our resources
00:47:58who will they choose
00:47:59the price of this man adverse
00:48:01and is the loan
00:48:08they will choose profit
00:48:11don't hide it
00:48:14let her dig
00:48:17how far she gets depends on her talent
00:48:20sever all direct contact
00:48:31don't fall
00:48:37i want you to stand at the very top
00:48:38and then find your own way back
00:48:41i think to nan weep
00:48:42he sent sea panch on the cheeses
00:48:45yin reed zay gall tru the hay anster
00:48:51is her state stable
00:48:53more stable than expected
00:48:56don't act
00:49:00wildar's okay
00:49:02dial back the eyes let it go
00:49:07she's improving
00:49:12is her state stable
00:49:14more stable than expected
00:49:19she's pushing hard
00:49:24aria what are you really looking at through their eyes
00:49:28don't push yourself too hard
00:49:32will you listen no you won't
00:49:35i won't look back
00:49:38i can only watch
00:49:42she hasn't gone far keep digging
00:49:46again
00:49:53this lighting is brutal
00:49:54we're looking at a new top tier talent
00:50:05we're looking at a new top tier
00:50:12prep the next set now
00:50:15the leaf has been confirmed it's aria
00:50:17she hasn't gone far keep digging
00:50:19again
00:50:27it's her
00:50:29prep the shoot
00:50:35mr thorne you're our presenter tonight
00:50:37i know
00:50:40you're finally back
00:50:52it's a new top tier
00:50:53tonight i want the whole world to see
00:50:58Three years
00:51:00I am no longer anyone's shadow
00:51:02I am the light itself
00:51:10Mr. Thorne, you're our presenter tonight
00:51:12I know
00:51:24Who is that?
00:51:26The lead of A&J
00:51:27Her presence
00:51:28It's overwhelming
00:51:34You're on
00:51:36Yeah
00:51:44Your lighting is different Aria
00:51:47It's got a brutal edge
00:51:48Like it's trying to consume the viewer
00:51:58This is the most debated work of the year
00:52:00Because it captures a certain kind of genuine fear
00:52:11You're on
00:52:13Yeah
00:52:22Next up, the Visual Art Award of the Year
00:52:42You won
00:52:44Yet sharper than any glow
00:52:46I never expected to see her here
00:52:54Aria VO
00:52:55The next part isn't a workplace
00:52:57It's a social battlefield
00:52:59Before I open that door
00:53:00I must find my mask again
00:53:03Memorize the faces
00:53:05The connections
00:53:06The leverage
00:53:07That is all I need to do right now
00:53:10That is all I need to do right now
00:53:19There she is
00:53:20Half turned from the light
00:53:22Yet sharper than any glow
00:53:24I never expected to see her here
00:53:28Long time no see
00:53:30Thank you
00:53:32Your work was impressive
00:53:33You handled yourself
00:53:36Steadier than I imagined
00:53:39We've worked together
00:53:41It's ancient history
00:53:49If it's war you want
00:53:51You've got one
00:54:01I didn't expect to see you still lingering in this circle
00:54:04Neither did I
00:54:06I didn't expect to make it all the way here
00:54:09Someone must be pushing you from the shadows
00:54:13These resources
00:54:15They look quite tainted
00:54:18Mother
00:54:20Is this conversation about my business
00:54:22Or yours?
00:54:24She is the most exceptional photographer I've ever collaborated with
00:54:28Don't you put not did it go flussed
00:54:33If it's war you want
00:54:35You've got one
00:54:44You've finally learned how to defy me for an outsider
00:54:53How does a little assistant suddenly afford all this?
00:54:59Who is the sugar lad lurking in your shadows?
00:55:07Ma
00:55:11That investor
00:55:13Is me
00:55:14You're publicly challenging the Thorne family for her
00:55:17You're publicly giving the Thorne family she all their stake
00:55:20I'm simply
00:55:21I'm simply giving her back the path she earned
00:55:25I'm sending her back by family it's dirty
00:55:27She was never dirty
00:55:34You've finally learned how to defy me for an outsider
00:55:40She is not an outsider
00:55:54Secrets in the light
00:55:55Can never be hidden again
00:56:01Now
00:56:02I have no use for this
00:56:10You must realize the cost of this admission
00:56:13Your inheritance
00:56:14It's all on the line
00:56:20Three years ago
00:56:21All trusts were transferred to Aria Miller
00:56:26I don't need that position anymore
00:56:33Now
00:56:34I have no use for this
00:56:43You shouldn't have made this decision for me
00:56:48This is the first time
00:56:50I've ever made a decision for myself
00:57:00A pawn?
00:57:02Or just a tool to prove your freedom?
00:57:05When that ring hit the floor
00:57:08I didn't hear the sound of metal
00:57:13I heard the sound of him tearing down
00:57:15His own godhead
00:57:20You've left yourself with no way back
00:57:22Why?
00:57:23Because you are standing here
00:57:32For me, that is the only outcome
00:57:36What am I to you?
00:57:40What am I to you?
00:57:42A pawn?
00:57:44Or just a tool to prove your freedom?
00:57:52This
00:57:55But what I wanted
00:57:57Was to be standing here
00:58:00Not because of you
00:58:05The crown has fallen
00:58:06But we are both
00:58:08Shattered
00:58:11I'm not running
00:58:12I'm waiting for you to catch up
00:58:16And the winner for visual art piece of the year is
00:58:23Gaze into the abyss
00:58:25Aria Miller
00:58:29I'd also like to thank one person
00:58:31Someone who once held an umbrella for me on a rainy night
00:58:36I knew at that moment
00:58:38I knew at that moment
00:58:41I didn't fall
00:58:46So, this photograph
00:58:49Belongs to him
00:59:01Why are you running?
00:59:03I'm not running
00:59:04I'm waiting for you to catch up
00:59:10Julian, you absolute madman
00:59:14Three years ago
00:59:15Three years ago
00:59:16I thought this was charity
00:59:18Gaze a pairing
00:59:20And they binglunk the family wages
00:59:23Now I realize
00:59:24It was the shackle he broke for me
00:59:33I can't stop
00:59:34If I do
00:59:35I'll no longer be able to pretend that I don't need him
00:59:50Don't you dare leave me behind again, Aria
00:59:55Julian, you absolute madman
01:00:10He's here
01:00:13Now, it's your turn to decide
01:00:15Do you want this ring?
01:00:17Or do you want me?
01:00:19I know he's there
01:00:22This distance
01:00:25I've waited three years for this
01:00:33How long do you plan on running?
01:00:36You shouldn't have chased me
01:00:39You have nothing left now
01:00:46These last three years
01:00:47Did you ever regret leaving?
01:00:51Yes
01:00:52Every time I felt like breaking
01:00:54I wanted to turn back
01:00:55But I knew if I did
01:00:56I'd lose everything
01:01:03Now, it's your turn to decide
01:01:09Do you want this ring?
01:01:11Or do you want me?
01:01:16You're no longer anyone's shadow, right?
01:01:18I am just me
01:01:28It's good
01:01:29Now, I'm just Julian
01:01:38Three years ago
01:01:40I ran away to survive
01:01:41Now, I come back to live as myself
01:01:56You're still here
01:01:58You're still here
01:01:59You came back too
01:02:10You're no longer anyone's shadow, right?
01:02:12I am just me
01:02:13I am just me
01:02:14We are both standing in the light now
01:02:20We need an assistant
01:02:21Room and board, no salary
01:02:23Sounds like a deal
01:02:25The sun rises as usual
01:02:27The sun rises as usual
01:02:28But this morning
01:02:28There are no titles attached to our names
01:02:35House sold
01:02:36Company gone
01:02:37I have nothing left
01:02:41So, you're unemployed
01:02:44Totally
01:02:48A and J studio
01:02:49We need an assistant
01:02:51Room and board, no salary
01:02:52Sounds like a deal
01:02:54I won't say no
01:02:56How long is the probation?
01:02:58How are slaty?
01:03:00Give you smitly
01:03:00Can just other promise
01:03:03Regeind about, sir
01:03:05For life
01:03:13No freeloaders today
01:03:14Go get my camera
01:03:18Probation period
01:03:20For life
01:03:20No resigning
01:03:29I used to think light was for illuminating characters
01:03:33Now I know
01:03:34Light is for illuminating the exit
01:03:44What's my job?
01:03:45First
01:03:46Learn how to stay out of my shot
01:03:49Copy that, boss
01:03:58Do you still have insomnia?
01:04:01Only when you're not around
01:04:04Probation period
01:04:06For life
01:04:07No resigning
01:04:11Deal
01:04:28This isn't the end
01:04:30This
01:04:31This is only the beginning
Comments