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00:00You bitch! I hate you! You ruined everything!
00:04If I'd chosen the Joneses, Asher would be mine!
00:06You stole my life!
00:09Go to hell, Ivy!
00:16Ivy Poppy, these two families are here to adopt you.
00:20One of you will go with the Lockards and one with the Joneses.
00:24I'll let you choose who goes where.
00:27In my last life, I got adopted by the Joneses.
00:37She got the mansion, the designer dresses, the name, but she never got love.
00:47Asher, you must be exhausted. I brought you a towel.
00:55Poppy wanted her fairy tale ending.
00:58Marry the rich boy.
01:00Become Mrs. Lockwood.
01:03But Asher never loved her.
01:09Poppy tried everything, but she ended up with nothing but crippling debt.
01:13The Lockwoods disowned her.
01:15So when Asher and I finally got married, she snapped.
01:23You bitch! I hate you!
01:25You ruined everything!
01:27If I'd chosen the Joneses, Asher would be mine!
01:29You stole my life!
01:32Go to hell, Ivy!
01:39Because you think I got everything you ever wanted because you wanted to be me?
01:44You don't understand.
01:45My life wasn't some fairy tale.
01:47It was just a different kind of prison.
01:50If I could do it again, I would have walked away from it all.
01:57Ivy Poppy, one of you goes with the Joneses.
02:01One goes with the Lockwoods.
02:03So, who do you choose?
02:05I was sent back in time to that day at the orphanage.
02:08To the day Poppy and I chose our parents.
02:11Mommy, Daddy, can I go home with you pretty please?
02:14I want to be Papa Jones.
02:16That's odd.
02:17Poppy's always wanted rich parents.
02:19Why isn't she choosing the Lockhounds?
02:21Ivy, I know you always wanted to be rich.
02:24So you can go with the Lockhouses.
02:26Hope you love your new family.
02:28She's choosing the Jones?
02:31But, why?
02:34Let's go.
02:36Remember how much Ashen loved saving little Sindrula?
02:40Well, it's my turn to play the poor girl.
02:42And you?
02:43You'll get to suffer, just like I did.
02:47She remembers.
02:48So, she got sent back in time too?
02:57Enough.
02:58A Lockwood does not behave like this disgraceful.
03:01Carter, the ruler.
03:06You're a Jones now, kid.
03:07Eat.
03:08Don't hold back.
03:09Look at that.
03:10She handles a knife better than we do.
03:12She's going places, Hank.
03:13I just know it.
03:15Of course I am.
03:19Asler!
03:20Stop!
03:21You're going to kill me!
03:22Please!
03:24I'm your sister!
03:25Kill you, please.
03:27I haven't even touched you.
03:29Besides, you're the one who weaseled your way into my family.
03:31Filthy gold-decker.
03:33Drink piss out of the toilet and I'll give you a hundred grand.
03:35I don't care about your stupid money!
03:38Still pretending?
03:39Fine.
03:44Hey!
03:45Who the fuck said you could be in here?
03:48Get out!
03:54Fucking nerds.
03:56Always ruining all the fun, whatever.
04:02You okay?
04:03Jade LeWerent.
04:04Top of the class.
04:06She's never even looked at me before.
04:08So why is she helping me now?
04:19What the fuck?
04:20Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
04:22I got your shoes all dirty.
04:27No, it's okay.
04:28It's no big deal.
04:30You look exhausted.
04:32You should sit down for a bit.
04:33I can't.
04:34I still have half the cafeteria left.
04:36If it's not spotless, they'll dock a hundred off my mom's paycheck.
04:39It's probably nothing to you, but for us, it's a whole week of expenses.
04:45You too.
04:46Help her.
04:47How do you get home after school?
04:49Oh, I walk.
04:51Takes me about an hour on a good day.
04:53An hour?
04:54That's ridiculous.
04:55I'll drive you from now on.
05:05Go ahead, Poppy.
05:06Be as smug as you want.
05:07You're walking into your own hell.
05:09Programming prodigy's Jade LeWerent.
05:11In my last life, she wrote AI code that revolutionized the world, but she didn't live long enough to see
05:15it.
05:16Jade.
05:16Heard her junkie dad showed up to school demanding money.
05:18Again.
05:19She beat her up and stole the money she made working part-time.
05:22Guess she couldn't take it anymore.
05:23Yeah, she had it pretty rough.
05:25Remember how her mom died because they couldn't afford the meds?
05:27Jade went through so much, but she never complained or asked for handouts.
05:30This time around, I'm not just saving myself.
05:32I'll save her too.
05:36My eyes are bigger than my stomach.
05:38Help me out?
05:39What's the catch?
05:40There isn't one.
05:41I just hate wasting food.
05:43But if you really don't want it, I guess I'll just have to toss it.
05:46Spoiled witch.
05:47By the way, I totally bombed the last trig test.
05:50Could you tutor me?
05:51Why me?
05:52Because you're the smartest person in school.
05:54If I want to get into a top school, shouldn't I learn from the best?
05:57How about a hundred bucks an hour?
06:00I charge everyone twenty-five an hour.
06:02No exceptions.
06:03Meet me at the library tomorrow at three.
06:05Nice.
06:06See you then.
06:09Eat up, dear.
06:10We can't thank you enough for looking after Poppy at school.
06:14No problem.
06:15Poppy, she's cool.
06:16Everyone loves her.
06:17And, um, thanks for having me.
06:19You're welcome anytime, son.
06:21We've always wished we could give Poppy more.
06:23But knowing she's got someone like you in her corner, well, it means a lot to us.
06:27Our family doesn't have much, so we've always hoped a reliable young man would come along
06:32and help Poppy.
06:33If only you could...
06:34Oh, I'm rambling again, aren't I?
06:36Please, eat up!
06:40I made this.
06:41I know it's kind of dumb, but I thought you'd like it.
06:44It's late.
06:45You're more than welcome to stay the night if you'd like.
06:47I should get going, but thank you.
06:50Tonight was...
06:50Really nice.
06:59Why didn't you stop him?
07:01I gave you the perfect opportunity!
07:03I just got him to hold my hand.
07:06I can't move too fast.
07:08Holding hands?
07:09What is this, kindergarten?
07:10You should have thrown your yourself at him!
07:13We give you the chance of a lifetime, and you let it slip right...
07:16We adopted you to land a rich guy!
07:19I feed you, clothe you, put a roof over your head,
07:22but when it matters, you choke?
07:24You think you're some damn princess?
07:29Dad, just give me a little more time.
07:31Asher's almost on the hook, I swear.
07:34Where's Asher?
07:35He went out after school, sir.
07:37Calls have been going straight to voicemail.
07:40Dinner is family time!
07:41How dare he treat this house like a hotel!
07:43I'm home.
07:45Where the hell have you been?
07:46Do you have any idea what time it is?
07:48Sorry, Dad.
07:49I promise it won't happen again.
07:51I already ate.
07:53I'll head up first.
07:56Of course.
07:57He can't resist a damsel in distress.
07:59Give him a poor girl to save.
08:01And he folds every time.
08:03Go ahead.
08:04Asher, play right into her hands.
08:06As for me, I'm climbing out.
08:07Ivy, for the last time.
08:09Stop zoning out at the dinner table!
08:11Sorry, Dad.
08:12Um, by the way,
08:13could I have some extra money for textbooks?
08:21Thought you could squeeze more money out of Dad?
08:25You disgusting gold dagger.
08:27Poppy's a thousand times better than you'll ever be.
08:29Great.
08:30Then go bother her.
08:31Stop wasting your time on me.
08:39Are you insane?
08:41Thumbtacks?
08:41What if she swallowed one of those?
08:43I thought we were teaching her a lesson.
08:45What?
08:46Feel sorry for her now?
08:47What?
08:47No!
08:48I'm just saying!
08:49There's levels to this shit!
08:53Uh, Ivy,
08:54how could you be so careless?
08:56Here.
08:57Have my lunch instead.
08:59Eat up.
09:04Let's see how long you can keep up the act.
09:09Is that all you're eating?
09:11Come on.
09:11I'll take you to the cafeteria.
09:13My treat.
09:14No, it's okay.
09:15I couldn't bother you.
09:16Let's go.
09:27Papi?
09:29Papi!
09:29Not here?
09:31Ivy, go find Papi.
09:33Okay.
09:36Oh my god,
09:37your sister's spying on us.
09:41You spying on us now, you perv?
09:43Please.
09:44I have better things to do.
09:46Practice started ten minutes ago.
09:48Coach Knox told me to find you.
09:50Damn it.
09:50Just when Azure was finally paying attention.
09:52I won't let her ruin this for me.
09:57What's wrong?
09:59It's just...
10:00cramps.
10:01They're always rough.
10:04Papi's not going to practice.
10:05I'm taking her home.
10:07I can't miss another practice.
10:11You don't need practice to be better than her.
10:13Come on, let's go.
10:14Let's go.
10:21So, where's Papi?
10:23She...
10:24I couldn't find her.
10:27All right, girls.
10:28State championships are coming up.
10:30If we win,
10:31you'll all have a shot at D1 schools.
10:50Relax, Papi.
10:51You making the cut is a done deal.
10:53Yeah, chill out.
10:54Your coach loves you.
10:57What?
10:59Disqualified?
11:00You!
11:01You did this!
11:04Read it.
11:06Repeated unexcused absences from practice.
11:08GPA below requirement.
11:09Automatic disqualification.
11:11If you've got a problem,
11:12take it up with Coach Knox.
11:13Shit!
11:14If I'm off the squad,
11:15how am I supposed to get close to Asher?
11:17Film this.
11:22Ivy, why are you always coming after me?
11:24You laugh at me for being poor,
11:26for having cheap gear,
11:27and I can put up with all of that.
11:28But you can't abuse your power as captain
11:30to kick me off the squad,
11:32to ruin my dream.
11:33What the hell are you talking about?
11:35What do you want from me?
11:36Do you want me to beg
11:37in front of the entire school?
11:43She pushed me.
11:45She's bullying me.
11:47Back off!
11:55She pushed me.
11:56She's bullying me.
11:59This is insane.
12:00They're acting like you committed a felony.
12:02It's even on the news?
12:03Since when does high school drama
12:04count as journalism?
12:05This is bullshit.
12:10I've never seen you this fired up.
12:11You're usually so calm.
12:13How are you laughing right now?
12:14You have a disciplinary meeting tomorrow.
12:16They'll rip you apart!
12:21Poppy's really going all out to destroy me.
12:24But we'll make her eat her words.
12:27Right, Jade?
12:29We?
12:36Asher, the disciplinary meeting's about to start.
12:38Where's Poppy?
12:41I'm here!
12:44Sorry.
12:45We're holding a disciplinary meeting in here
12:46for the sake of student privacy.
12:48Ask you to step outside!
12:50Principal Johnson,
12:51bullying is a serious accusation.
12:53Isn't the alleged bully's father
12:54a prominent businessman?
12:55And on the school board?
12:57The other board members
12:59and the public
13:00have a right to know!
13:01Transparency matters.
13:02Or were you trying to bury this?
13:05Everyone, quiet down, please!
13:07Lockhart High School
13:08has always enforced
13:08a zero-tolerance policy on bullying.
13:10The allegations against
13:11Cheer Captain Ivy Lockhart
13:12will be fully investigated.
13:14For transparency,
13:15the hearing will now proceed
13:16as an open inquiry.
13:20And we're live.
13:21Poppy, can you describe
13:21what happened yesterday?
13:22I'm sorry, Ivy,
13:24but I can't stay quiet anymore.
13:26Ivy hates me.
13:28She kicked me off the squad
13:29for no reason,
13:30then attacked me.
13:31You're the one who grabbed me?
13:33And those injuries?
13:35I'll bet it was from
13:36that two-faced dad of yours.
13:38No, please!
13:39Don't get angry!
13:40Please don't hit me again!
13:42Ivy!
13:43Stop spreading lies!
13:44Her father would never
13:45do that to her!
13:46I met him the other night,
13:47he's a sweet guy!
13:48Her family adores her!
13:50What the hell?
13:52Poppy, this is serious!
13:53You shouldn't have said anything.
13:55Ivy said I was
13:56stealing her spotlight.
13:57We're seeing what appears
13:58to be clear evidence
13:59of physical assault!
14:00It's worse than we imagined!
14:03You bitch.
14:05Poppy's life is hard enough!
14:09She works three jobs
14:10just to support her family
14:12and you're picking on
14:13a poor girl like her?
14:14You make me sick!
14:17Let me say it again.
14:18I did not bully Poppy.
14:20Enjoy the sympathy
14:21while it lasts
14:21because the higher
14:22they lift you up,
14:23the harder they'll tear you apart
14:24when the truth comes out.
14:33Found it!
14:34Hold on, Ivy's!
14:35I'm coming!
14:36Principal Johnson,
14:37you have to expel her!
14:39Ivy, are you still denying it?
14:41Expel her!
14:42She's a bully!
14:44Yeah!
14:45I told you,
14:46I never hit her!
14:47You're finished, Ivy.
14:49You're getting expelled
14:50and I'll have Dad report you.
14:52Let's see how tough
14:53you are in juvie.
14:57Yes, I understand.
14:58We're taking care of it.
14:59Please calm down.
15:01What?
15:02Withdraw funding?
15:03Please!
15:04Ivy Lockwood!
15:05Our school is being torn apart
15:06because of you!
15:06Effective immediately,
15:07you're expelled for-
15:14That's Vincent Lockheard!
15:15Is he here to set things straight?
15:16Ugh, rich kids get away
15:17with everything.
15:18Stupid neffy baby.
15:20Dad!
15:21Dad!
15:35A bully doesn't get to call me Dad!
15:38The Lockwoods stand for integrity.
15:40You are a disgrace.
15:42There it is.
15:44I knew he'd put his reputation first.
15:46Keep it up, Vincent.
15:47Show them exactly
15:49who the Lockwoods really are.
15:51No, Dad!
15:52Please listen to me!
15:53Poppy set me up!
15:54Silence!
15:55Still shifting the blame?
15:56The last thing our family needs
15:57is an orphan brat
15:58stirring up bad PR.
16:04Ladies and gentlemen,
16:05I apologize for the damage
16:06my adopted daughter has done.
16:09I can't express
16:10how deeply ashamed
16:11and disappointed I am.
16:12The Lockwood family
16:13does not tolerate bullying.
16:15Anyone who crosses the line
16:16will face consequences.
16:17Even my adoptive daughter.
16:19Mr. Johnson,
16:20I'll trust the board
16:21to make the right decision.
16:23Wow, what a stand-up guy.
16:24Quick, get a close-up on Lockhart!
16:26He's tomorrow's front-page hero!
16:30Huh.
16:31You really thought
16:32Dad would save you?
16:34He just wanted everyone to know
16:36you're not blood.
16:39Ivy's a total fraud!
16:41She's not even a real Lockhart!
16:43She's adopted?
16:44That's probably why
16:45she's so fucked up.
16:50Yes, I made a mistake.
16:52And that mistake
16:53was forgetting
16:53what you taught me, Dad.
16:55Never get close
16:55to poor people.
16:56They're all liars
16:57and cheaters.
16:58Nothing but trouble.
17:00Right, Dad?
17:02Watch your mouth!
17:03Our family has always
17:04sympathized with
17:05hard-working blue-collar folks.
17:06If you don't get that,
17:08then you don't deserve
17:08to be a Lockhart!
17:10Ivy,
17:11you and Poppy
17:12came from the same orphanage.
17:13Just because you were
17:14lucky enough to be
17:14adopted by us
17:15doesn't mean you get
17:16to hold it over her head.
17:17Oh my God,
17:18they're from the same orphanage?
17:20One's an angel
17:21while the other's not.
17:22Yeah, we came from
17:23the same orphanage.
17:24But that's exactly
17:25why Poppy's doing this.
17:26She's jealous.
17:27Ivy,
17:28how could you say
17:29that about me?
17:30I was so happy for you
17:31when the Lockhutes
17:32adopted you.
17:33I wanted us to stay
17:34like sisters,
17:35support each other,
17:36but you made it
17:37impossible.
17:40Jesus, Ivy,
17:41look at what
17:41you've done to her.
17:42Face it,
17:43everyone can back Poppy,
17:44but you?
17:45Anyone want to
17:45vouch for Ivy?
17:47Miss Lockwood,
17:48no one's speaking up.
17:50Do you have anything
17:50to say for yourself?
17:51Enough, Ivy!
17:53Starting now,
17:54I am officially
17:55disowning I-
17:55I'll vouch for Ivy.
17:57Ivy.
18:11Taller than Ethan
18:12by an inch or two.
18:12Black overcoat.
18:14Dark suit underneath.
18:15Sharp features.
18:16A great build.
18:17Legs that went on forever.
18:18I squinted at him
18:19for a moment,
18:20then shook my head.
18:21No way.
18:21Year 7 with Ethan Harlow.
18:23I'd secretly bought
18:24a wedding dress,
18:25worked up every ounce
18:26of courage to propose
18:27to him.
18:28But as luck would have it,
18:29I was a few minutes
18:30late to the party
18:30that night.
18:31I walked in just as
18:32he was talking
18:33with his friends.
18:33I stood by the door,
18:35listening to the voices
18:35inside.
18:36Quinn.
18:37He lit a cigarette,
18:38grinned lazily.
18:39Yeah, I'm over it.
18:40Seven years, man.
18:42Wouldn't you be?
18:43The others laughed along.
18:44Fair point.
18:45Seven years,
18:46even a goddess gets old.
18:47Though Quinn's
18:48genuinely stunning.
18:50That body too.
18:50Remember Ethan's
18:51birthday last year?
18:52She wore that red dress
18:53and every guy in the room
18:54couldn't look away.
18:56Seriously, Ethan,
18:57you used to be
18:57so crazy about her.
18:59You really done?
18:59Ethan's voice was flat.
19:00When do I ever say
19:01things I don't mean?
19:03So,
19:04you wouldn't mind
19:05if I went after Quinn?
19:06He blew out a smoke ring,
19:07barely interested.
19:08Go for it.
19:09As long as you're
19:10both fine with it.
19:11Dude, have some self-respect.
19:12You really want
19:13Ethan's leftovers?
19:14More laughter.
19:15I didn't go into
19:16that room that night.
19:16I texted him some excuse
19:17about a headache
19:18and went home.
19:19Ethan didn't ask
19:19a single question,
19:20just hung up.
19:21Whatever was left
19:22of my will to stay,
19:23it died that night.
19:24Two days later,
19:25everyone in their circle
19:25was talking.
19:26Ethan was chasing
19:27some sophomore,
19:28performing arts school.
19:29Young,
19:29soft,
19:30naive.
19:30He always pursued
19:31others in a grand fashion,
19:33just like he did
19:33with me back then,
19:34showering them with flowers,
19:36fancy cars,
19:36and jewelry.
19:37The girl couldn't resist
19:38his advances at all.
19:39They soon got together.
19:40At a friend's dinner,
19:41Ethan walked right in
19:42with her on his arm.
19:43The room went quiet
19:43the moment he stepped
19:44through the door.
19:45A few of my closer
19:46girlfriends shot me
19:46worried looks.
19:47I smiled.
19:48Why'd everyone go quiet?
19:49What are you all staring at?
19:50Ethan settled the girl
19:51into a seat
19:52and finally looked at me.
19:53Quinn,
19:54perfect timing.
19:55Let's just say it plainly.
19:56Sure,
19:57go ahead.
19:58Mia's young.
19:59She's genuine.
20:00I actually like her.
20:00I don't want to do her wrong.
20:01I gripped my hands together.
20:03The ring on my finger
20:03pressed into the flesh,
20:05deep and sharp,
20:05but I couldn't feel a thing.
20:07He stroked the girl's hair.
20:08She deserves love real.
20:09I nodded lightly.
20:10I understand.
20:11We can still be friends.
20:12Anything you need,
20:13just say the word.
20:14That's okay.
20:15I smiled,
20:16stood up.
20:16If it's over,
20:17let's make it clean.
20:18No point confusing anyone.
20:19Ethan raised an eyebrow,
20:20slightly surprised.
20:21Fair enough.
20:22You all enjoy the dinner.
20:23I'll head out.
20:25Want the driver to take you?
20:26No,
20:26I'll grab a ride.
20:27I walked out
20:28and pulled the door shut
20:29behind me.
20:29Through the gap,
20:30I heard someone ask,
20:31How long do you give her
20:32this time?
20:32Two days.
20:35She seemed actually upset
20:36this time.
20:37I'll say a week.
20:38Ethan laughed cold.
20:39Three days.
20:40She'll be crying back
20:41to me before then.
20:42Every single time.
20:44Getting tired of watching it.
20:45Yeah,
20:45because Quinn's obsessed with you.
20:47Everyone knows
20:48how far gone she is.
20:49I smiled bitterly to myself,
20:51clutched my bag tighter,
20:52and walked fast
20:53toward the elevator.
20:54Back at the apartment,
20:55I went to the back of the closet
20:56and lifted down the dress.
20:57I'd waited half a year for it.
20:59A custom order.
21:00No returns.
21:01Such a shame.
21:02I'd never get to wear it.
21:03I found a pair of scissors
21:04and cut it apart.
21:05It had no business
21:07being here anyway.
21:08Before I left,
21:08I took off the ring
21:09and set it on the coffee table.
21:10I didn't take much.
21:11My personal things.
21:12Everything else I left behind.
21:14I thought about it,
21:15then wrote him a note.
21:16The apartment and everything in it.
21:17Do whatever you want with it.
21:18Don't ask me.
21:19I booked the earliest flight to Miami.
21:21My best friend had moved there
21:22earlier that year.
21:23She dragged me out for shopping
21:24and afternoon coffee.
21:25That evening,
21:25there was a small get-together.
21:26Old classmates.
21:28Old friends.
21:28Midway through the drinks,
21:29the door swung open.
21:30A few of the girls
21:31immediately lit up.
21:32Lucas?
21:32Since when do you show up
21:33to things like this?
21:34Seriously,
21:35what brings you out tonight?
21:37Had a meeting next door.
21:38Heard there was a reunion.
21:40Figured I'd drop by.
21:41Lucas said this,
21:42never taking his eyes off me.
21:43My best friend pinched my arm.
21:44Quinn,
21:45he came for you.
21:46I looked at him
21:47through slightly unfocused eyes.
21:49Taller than Ethan
21:49by an inch or two.
21:50Black overcoat.
21:51Dark suit underneath.
21:53Sharp features.
21:54A great build.
21:55Legs that went on forever.
21:56I squinted at him for a moment,
21:57then shook my head.
21:58No way.
21:59We haven't talked in years.
22:00She wasn't listening.
22:02She called out to him directly.
22:03Lucas,
22:04could you do me a favor
22:04and drive Quinn home later?
22:06We've all been drinking
22:07and I don't trust her in a taxi.
22:09I looked up at Lucas,
22:10startled.
22:10His eyes traveled across the room
22:12and settled on my face.
22:13Then I saw him nod.
22:15Sure.
22:16My best friend sat back down,
22:17leaned close to my ear.
22:18Quinn,
22:19after seven years with one man,
22:20it's time to move on
22:21and embrace a new life.
22:23Even Ethan has done it.
22:24Why can't you start
22:25a second chapter of your own?
22:27Besides,
22:28a man like Lucas?
22:29If you don't take your shot,
22:31it's practically a crime.
22:32What makes you think
22:33he'd even want to?
22:34Babe,
22:35the way he looked at you?
22:36Trust me,
22:36I've been through 18 of them.
22:37I know what I'm talking about.
22:41Bastard!
22:42He slapped Theodore hard
22:43across the face.
22:44Is this how you welcome
22:45your sister?
22:46Mr. and Mrs. Landon
22:47were not paying attention.
22:49I secretly flipped him
22:50the middle finger.
22:51Mrs. Landon searched
22:51for a handkerchief.
22:52She wanted to wipe
22:53Serafina's tears.
22:55Serafina winked at me
22:55playfully during the gap.
22:57Yes,
22:57we won our first battle.
22:59However,
22:59we had no time to celebrate.
23:01Then we saw the fake daughter
23:02Mandy crying loudly.
23:04She stood on a stool
23:05preparing to hang herself.
23:11Yet he treated
23:12a two-faced fake heiress
23:13like a treasure.
23:14For that fake imposter,
23:15he even hired men
23:16to kidnap
23:17and hurt his own sister.
23:18He did not know
23:19Serafina and I
23:20were an infamous duo
23:21since childhood.
23:22People at the orphanage
23:23called us the Satan Sisters.
23:24I had a tongue so sharp
23:26I could make people
23:26contemplate their entire existence.
23:29Serafina had brutal
23:30fighting skills
23:30that terrified
23:31all local street thugs.
23:33No one in the entire
23:34orphanage dared
23:35to mess with us.
23:36Even the vicious
23:36alley pit bull
23:37always hit its fangs
23:38around us.
23:39It slunk along the walls
23:40to avoid our path.
23:41At 14 we were armed
23:43with pipes deciding
23:44which local gang
23:44to take down next.
23:46Suddenly,
23:46the director walked over
23:47with a big smile.
23:48A well-dressed,
23:49wealthy couple
23:50followed closely behind him.
23:52They said Serafina
23:53was the lost heiress
23:54of the Landon family.
23:55The Landons were
23:55a famous old money family
23:57from New York.
23:58When they tried to take her,
23:59Serafina refused without me.
24:01Lori protected me for years.
24:03Otherwise,
24:03I'd be bullied to death.
24:05If you do not adopt her,
24:06I am not going back.
24:07I quickly dropped my pipe
24:09and smiled sweetly.
24:10Hello?
24:10I am the most obedient
24:11and polite kid here.
24:13You won't regret taking me.
24:14Bullied?
24:15The most obedient?
24:16Did these two little monsters
24:17hear themselves?
24:18The director feared
24:19we two troublemakers
24:20would stay
24:20and ruin the orphanage.
24:22So he made a decision
24:23against his own conscience.
24:25Yes,
24:25Mr. and Mrs. Landon,
24:26Serafina and Lori
24:27are indeed our best,
24:28most polite children.
24:29They share a deep bond
24:31and never separate.
24:32Why not adopt
24:33both of them together?
24:34The Landons exchanged glances,
24:35looking a bit swayed.
24:37Raising another child
24:38is not hard for us.
24:40But we already have
24:42an adopted daughter at home.
24:43I worry they might not get along.
24:44Sarah and I
24:45instantly exchanged
24:46alert glances.
24:47A fake heiress?
24:52I could not let
24:53Serafina go back alone then.
24:55If that girl was
24:55a two-faced bitch,
24:56Sarah would get eaten
24:57alive in that house.
24:59Mr. and Mrs. Landon,
25:00Sarah might get depressed
25:01and suicidal
25:02in a new environment.
25:03If you take me,
25:04I promise to accompany
25:05and care for her.
25:06Yes,
25:06if you disagree,
25:07I will jump off
25:08the Brooklyn Bridge tonight.
25:09I mean what I say.
25:11Woo-hoo!
25:12Terrified,
25:12Mrs. Landon quickly
25:13grabbed my bestie's hand.
25:15Mr. Landon let out
25:15a long sigh.
25:16The couple finally compromised.
25:18We can take you,
25:19but there is a younger sister
25:20at home.
25:21I will get along well
25:21with my sister.
25:23Do not worry, Mom.
25:24The director was moved
25:24to tears.
25:25He wished he could fire
25:26confetti cannons
25:27to send us off.
25:29This is wonderful!
25:31Congratulations,
25:32Mr. and Mrs. Landon,
25:33on getting two daughters!
25:35After the Landons
25:36went to do paperwork,
25:36I grabbed Serafina's hand.
25:38Good, Sarah,
25:39you kept your word.
25:40You did not forget
25:40our promise
25:41to get rich together.
25:42I feared people
25:42would retaliate against you
25:44after I left.
25:44You'd end up dead in a ditch
25:46and no one would care.
25:47Love you, Sarah.
25:49The fake imposter
25:50did not come today.
25:51She probably
25:52did not want you to return.
25:53If she is a bitch,
25:56I will help you.
25:57Help you deal with her.
25:58We were invincible
25:59in the orphanage
26:00through our perfect teamwork
26:01over the years.
26:02I hit people's sore spots
26:03with harsh words
26:04to drive them crazy.
26:05She knocked her furious people
26:07down with her fists,
26:08but Serafina had no experience
26:09dealing with
26:10two-faced hypocrites.
26:13Good, Lori.
26:14Our future wealth
26:15depends entirely on you.
26:18Do not worry.
26:19Leave it to me.
26:20After finishing the paperwork,
26:21we got into a luxury car.
26:23Mrs. Landon briefly
26:24introduced their family
26:25during the ride.
26:26Besides the adopted daughter,
26:27they had a biological son.
26:29He was two years older
26:30than Serafina.
26:31Serafina got lost
26:32at age five because of him.
26:33The culprit did not even
26:34come to pick her up.
26:35Clearly, he did not
26:36welcome Serafina's return.
26:38The car drove through
26:39the busy streets of Manhattan.
26:40Finally, we entered
26:41a massive iron gate.
26:43The Landon estate
26:43was as huge as a small castle.
26:45As we got out,
26:46we saw a gloomy boy
26:47with crossed arms.
26:48A tall guard dog
26:49sat right next to him.
26:54Theodore's expression
26:55turned foul while scanning us.
26:57It looked like someone
26:57sprayed cheap perfume
26:59on his custom suit.
27:00My bestie and I held hands.
27:02We called him brother
27:02with sweet voices.
27:04Theodore's expression
27:05twisted visibly.
27:06Did you actually
27:06adopt another one?
27:07Mr. Landon explained
27:08I was just an addition.
27:10He said I had
27:11no inheritance rights.
27:12Theodore finally let out
27:13a reluctant sigh of relief.
27:15I warn you,
27:16never bully Mandy.
27:18Otherwise,
27:19do not blame me
27:20for being ruthless.
27:21After that,
27:21his guard dog
27:22barked at us immediately.
27:23Hearing this,
27:24I quickly hid behind
27:25my bestie.
27:25I pretended to look
27:26very tinnit.
27:27Sarah,
27:27why is your brother
27:28so biased?
27:29If he protected you
27:30like this back then,
27:31you would not have suffered.
27:33You would not have spent
27:33years in that miserable orphanage.
27:35My hidden meaning
27:36was very clear.
27:37Theodore was the culprit
27:38who lost his real sister.
27:39Yet he felt no guilt at all.
27:41He even threatened us
27:42to protect a fake sister.
27:43Was his brain broken?
27:44Sure enough,
27:45Mr. and Mrs. Landon's
27:46faces darkened instantly.
27:47Theodore turned red with rage.
27:49He wanted to talk
27:49back immediately.
27:50I quickly pinched
27:51Serafina's waist.
27:52Serafina understood
27:53my signal instantly.
27:54Since Theodore dislikes me
27:55so much,
27:57I will go back.
27:59I should return
28:00to the orphanage.
28:02Lori, let's go!
28:03Mr. Landon panicked.
28:04He rushed forward.
28:07Bastard!
28:08He slapped Theodore
28:08hard across the face.
28:10Is this how you
28:11welcome your sister?
28:12Get lost with your dog!
28:14He glared at us
28:14with deep resentment.
28:16His lips trembled,
28:17but he dared not speak.
28:18Mr. and Mrs. Landon
28:19were not paying attention.
28:20I secretly flipped him
28:21the middle finger.
28:22Mrs. Landon searched
28:23for a handkerchief.
28:24She wanted to wipe
28:25Serafina's tears.
28:26Serafina winked at me
28:27playfully during the gasp.
28:29Yes, we won our first battle.
28:31However, we had no time
28:32to celebrate.
28:33Then we saw the fake
28:34daughter Mandy crying loudly.
28:36She stood on a stool
28:37preparing to hang herself.
28:42I stepped right into
28:43Chase's path
28:44and held it out.
28:46Thanks for helping me
28:47move in the other day.
28:47I didn't wait for a response,
28:49ducked my head like I was shy,
28:50and walked back to Jade
28:51before he could say anything.
28:53His teammates
28:53lost it immediately,
28:55elbowing him,
28:56making noise.
28:56The way Jade looked at me
28:58shifted.
28:59There was awe in it now.
29:00It started with
29:00a housing reassignment.
29:02The dean stopped me
29:02in the hallway.
29:04We're planning to move you
29:05into Ridgewood 302
29:06to take Lauren's place.
29:07What do you think?
29:08Lauren,
29:09the one before me,
29:10had ended up in the
29:10counselor's office twice.
29:12Her roommates were
29:12bad girls,
29:13led by Jade.
29:14They had burned her
29:15I draw the short straw.
29:16And I don't have a choice
29:17in this.
29:19You're here on a full
29:19scholarship,
29:20one that's funded
29:21by our donors.
29:22I trust you know
29:22what's expected of you.
29:23Everyone else at this school
29:24had money or connections.
29:26I had neither.
29:27So I'm just some poor schmuck
29:28supposed to accept it,
29:29huh?
29:29I'd been fidgety all noon,
29:31unable to settle down.
29:32If I moved in,
29:33I'd end up like Lauren,
29:34or worse.
29:34Then the back door swung open
29:36and Chase walked in
29:36with half the lacrosse team.
29:38I watched him drop into a seat
29:39and pull out his phone.
29:40And just like that,
29:41I had an idea.
29:42Chase was the school alpha,
29:43captain of the lacrosse team.
29:44The kind of guy Jade's clique
29:45would never go after directly.
29:46If I could make it look
29:47like we were close,
29:48even just for a few days,
29:50it might be enough breathing room
29:51to figure out the rest.
29:52I walked over
29:53and set a completed problem set
29:54down in front of him.
29:55Today's homework.
29:56He didn't look up from his phone.
29:57I slid it closer.
29:58Fed up,
29:58he was about to tear it up,
29:59only to find it had already
30:00been filled out completely.
30:01Then he finally bothered
30:02to look at me properly.
30:03The dean asked you
30:04to help me move.
30:05It wasn't exactly humiliating for him.
30:08I'd even had the sense
30:09to sweeten the deal
30:09with a finished homework set.
30:11Considerate of me,
30:12I thought.
30:13That afternoon,
30:13I walked into Ridgewood 302
30:15with Chase carrying
30:16half my boxes.
30:17I slid the key in
30:18and pushed the door open.
30:19There was Jade,
30:20seated in the chair,
30:21a circle of bad girls
30:22flanking her.
30:23The whole scene
30:24set up like an interrogation.
30:25Stella, right?
30:27There are rules in this room.
30:28You follow mine.
30:29I'd expected exactly this.
30:31I let out a small sound
30:32and stopped in the doorway.
30:34Why'd you stop?
30:35Let's go.
30:35Chase stepped out
30:36from behind me,
30:37bags in both hands.
30:38The click went silent.
30:40What rules?
30:41Can she put her stuff
30:42on the desk or not?
30:44Jade stood up slowly.
30:46Yeah, she can.
30:48Chase dropped the boxes
30:49on the desk without ceremony.
30:50He went back for the rest,
30:51brought in my toiletries,
30:53set them in the bathroom
30:53without a word,
30:54and left.
30:55Do you want to grab dinner together?
30:57Nah.
30:57I caught up with him
30:58in the hallway.
30:59Fine then.
31:00Coach Burnett's been asking
31:01about your attendance again.
31:02Be careful.
31:03I watched his back
31:04disappear around the corner.
31:05Then I turned around,
31:06put on my best expression
31:07of lingering affection
31:08and closed the door.
31:09The atmosphere in the room
31:10had shifted entirely.
31:11So you and Chase,
31:13what's the deal with you two?
31:14I glanced up
31:14and tucked my hair
31:15behind one ear,
31:16smiled shyly,
31:17and saying nothing.
31:18Sometimes silence
31:18was the whole answer.
31:20The bad girl's eyes
31:21instantly filled with awe.
31:22They could push around
31:23any ordinary girl,
31:24but Chase Hartley's girlfriend?
31:25I finished unpacking,
31:26moved my shampoo
31:27to the shelf closest to the door.
31:29The perfect spot.
31:30I could just gain relief.
31:32Nobody said a word.
31:34A few days passed.
31:36Ridgewood 302 was quiet.
31:37Everyone was being
31:38oddly polite.
31:39Until one afternoon,
31:40I ran into Jade
31:41outside the dining hall.
31:42She was alone,
31:42which was unusual.
31:44Eating alone?
31:45Where's Chase?
31:46My stomach dropped.
31:47She was starting to wonder.
31:48Right on cue,
31:49Chase and his teammates
31:50came out of the gym
31:50across the quad.
31:51I pushed my hair back,
31:53gave my brightest smile.
31:54Practice ran late.
31:55Knowing him,
31:56he probably hasn't eaten anything.
31:57I jogged over
31:58to the vending machine
31:59by the gym entrance
31:59and grabbed a carton
32:00of chocolate milk.
32:01Then I stepped right
32:03into Chase's path
32:04and held it out.
32:05Thanks for helping me
32:06move in the other day.
32:07I didn't wait for a response,
32:08ducked my head like I was shy,
32:10and walked back to Jade
32:11before he could say anything.
32:12His teammates lost it immediately,
32:14elbowing him,
32:15making noise.
32:16The way Jade looked at me
32:17shifted.
32:18There was awe in it now.
32:19Does he actually drink that snuck?
32:22No idea.
32:23I like it,
32:23so I bought it.
32:24To her,
32:24I was now the girl
32:25Chase Hartley
32:26lets feed him chocolate milk.
32:28Not far off,
32:29Chase glanced at me.
32:30Then,
32:31against all reasonable expectations,
32:33he had bitten down
32:34on the straw.
32:35He was walking back
32:36toward the dorms,
32:37drinking it
32:37like this was completely normal.
32:40He left something on my desk.
32:42Our photo,
32:43cut into tiny pieces.
32:45I couldn't even make out
32:46our faces.
32:49Slept for six years.
32:52Griffin pinned me
32:53against the dark stairwell.
32:55Serafina,
32:55you really think
32:56you can keep sleeping
32:57with your brother forever?
32:58But he doesn't know
32:59that this time,
33:00I'm no longer
33:01the one at his mercy.
33:03We're done.
33:04Time to wake up.
33:09I didn't tell him
33:10the truth.
33:11Didn't tell him
33:12I'd already agreed
33:12to marry his friend.
33:13And my wedding
33:14would happen first.
33:17At Thanksgiving dinner,
33:18my stepbrother,
33:19Griffin,
33:19finally came home.
33:21After three months
33:22of ghosting me,
33:22he wore a perfectly
33:24tailored suit.
33:24A stunning woman
33:25was clinging to his arm.
33:28Everyone,
33:29this is Brielle,
33:30my girlfriend.
33:32Welcome.
33:33My mother's
33:34entire face lit up.
33:36Griffin pulled out
33:37Brielle's chair
33:38and poured her wine.
33:40Every move
33:40deliberate and attentive.
33:44At the head of the table,
33:45my stepfather,
33:46Harrison,
33:46smiled approvingly.
33:47Well,
33:47looks like Griffin
33:48finally came to his senses.
33:49For a while there,
33:49I thought my son
33:50would never bring
33:50a woman home.
33:52No one at that table
33:53knew the truth.
33:55We'd been sleeping
33:56together in secret
33:57for six years.
33:59Footsteps followed
34:00close behind me.
34:01I turned around
34:02and Griffin was
34:02right there.
34:03Griffin and I
34:04were never just
34:05brother and sister.
34:06When I was 14,
34:07my mother married
34:08Harrison Ashford.
34:09His son,
34:10Griffin,
34:10was one year older
34:11than me.
34:12The summer I turned 18,
34:13I cornered him
34:14in the pool house
34:14and told him
34:15how I felt.
34:17You serious?
34:19Fine.
34:20But if our parents
34:21lose their minds
34:21over this,
34:22you'd better have my back.
34:23I took that as a yes.
34:24I followed him
34:25to college in London.
34:34This is
34:35the creator's ship.
34:49The creator
34:50is waiting for you.
34:52What?
34:54The creator's ship.
34:54The creator's ship.
35:09The creator's ship.
35:12The creator's ship.
35:14The creator's ship.
35:15The creator's ship.
35:15The creator's ship.
35:16The creator's ship.
35:16The creator's ship.
35:16The creator's ship.
35:24I'll have to ride on him to push him to peek, then extract what we need.
35:27You sure you want this?
35:29Then start already, Mom.
35:30We're not missing the jean market window.
35:58Kately? What the hell are you doing here? Get out! Where's Eden?
36:12You're just trash without implants, and you slept with my stepmom?
36:16Mom? You're disgusting.
36:18Eden, you two set me up!
36:22Invoke the interstellar moral exemptionings protocol, divorce him, strip all his access, and dump this trash in the under-viddy.
36:30You bastard! Five years of marriage and I'm just a jean-fram to you?
36:34I won't let you get away with this!
36:50DNA verified. Assets wiped.
36:54Exile protocol initiated.
37:03Ah!
37:22Fresh meat, tear his limbs off.
37:34RRRAAAA!
38:13I don't know.
38:54This is the creator's ship.
39:09The creator is waiting for you.
39:11What?
39:27Welcome home, sir.
39:34Try to get some rest.
39:36We'll reach the creator's sanctum soon.
40:04We'll reach the creator's sanctum soon.
40:11We'll reach the creator's sanctum soon.
40:20Creator, KN is here.
40:32Gene sequence match complete.
40:34Bloodline confirmed.
40:37Purity, 99.9%.
40:39Only my descendants deserve the power to change the world.
40:45Cain, my son.
40:48What?
40:49I'm your son?
40:51Then where were you for the past 30 years?
40:54I was fighting just to survive down there when that bitch Eden drained the marrow right out of me up
41:00in the sky, Metropolis.
41:01Where the hell were you?
41:03Listen.
41:04I know you have questions, but I'm old now.
41:08I need someone to take my place.
41:10And if you've never been through the abyss, you're not fit to rule the world as the creator.
41:19Deploy the creator's eye.
41:24The creator's eye will let you see through every illusion, data, deception, weakness.
41:29But the pain of the implantation, you won't be able to endure it.
41:33You'll need anesthesia.
41:34No.
41:35I don't need anesthesia.
41:37I want to remember every second of this pain and return it a hundredfold to everyone who took from me.
41:48And I can see everything.
41:57And I was the one who created what you're seeing right now.
42:01Tell me, Cain.
42:04Will you take my place as the new creator?
42:19Tell me, Cain.
42:21Will you take my place as the new creator?
42:31This is the blue of Sia.
42:35Take it.
42:37And every memory of betrayal and humiliation will be permanently erased.
42:42You'll live out the rest of your days in complete peace.
42:45More wealth than you could ever spend.
43:00This is the Crimson Matrix world.
43:02Take it.
43:03And you inherit every power and authority I hold in this world.
43:08But you keep every scar.
43:10Every hatred.
43:11Every humiliation.
43:13And face a world of blood and betrayal.
43:29The blue Elysium.
43:31No.
43:33I am keeping every inch of that pain.
43:42And I will drag every one of those self-righteous traitors from the clouds down into the filth.
44:05Becoming the creator isn't that easy.
44:12My empire is vast.
44:16But it's being devoured.
44:19These ten obelisks mark the trials you must conquer.
44:23Light them.
44:25And crush the vermin.
44:29Are you ready to take it on?
44:33I'm in.
44:34Creator Matrix bound successfully.
44:36Highest authority holder.
44:37Cain.
44:40Go, my child.
44:47Cain.
44:48Cain.
44:48The first trial has been unlocked.
44:58Eden.
45:00Cathy.
45:01It's time you pay for this.
45:06I'm in.
45:06I'm in.
45:08I'm in.
45:10I'm in.
45:11I'm in.
45:12I'm in.
45:19Sir.
45:20The first trial takes place tonight at the Apex Arena here in the Sky Metropolis.
45:25You must claim the final bounty item in your own name.
45:38I don't have clearance for the Apex Arena.
45:41And I don't have the money to enter.
45:45Pull some funds from the creator's safe.
45:49Sir, you already hold the highest clearance at the Apex Arena.
45:53But you'll need to secure the funds yourself.
45:56That's part of the trial.
46:00Take me to Eden's place.
46:02Take me to Eden's place.
46:06Take me to Eden's place.
46:07This?
46:16This?
46:19This?
46:20Oh, boy, what the hell?
46:21What?
46:26This?
46:29This?
46:45Got it.
46:55How did you get in here, you piece of shit?
46:58Get out!
47:11That's not what you were saying in bed.
47:16Now, it's time we settle this.
47:21Kane, Eden's on her way with security.
47:24I want every credit in that safe.
47:27Now!
47:32I will, if you give me the money.
47:34Cut the crap.
47:36We're divorced already.
47:38It was mine to begin with.
47:40Break his limbs.
47:48Oh!
47:56I'm out.
47:59Kane, you still want money?
48:01What are you even using to fight me?
48:06Eden, you're still as arrogant as ever.
48:08Here in the Sky Metropolis, people like you aren't worth a damn.
48:16As long as I keep my finger on this, this bomb can take all of you out with me.
48:22Now give me my money.
48:24Kane, you psycho!
48:25Stop!
48:32Stop!
48:33Empty the lower vault and give him everything!
48:45These assets cover both of your lives.
48:48Sounds like a fair deal.
49:12Get me a micro detonator.
49:13It doesn't need to do anything.
49:15Just make it look terrifying.
49:17The scarier the light effects, the better.
49:19I don't care if it's just LEDs inside.
49:22Yes, sir.
49:22Yes, sir.
49:54Well, look who it is. The Gene Huck you drain dry.
50:01Cain! You psycho! You actually followed me here?
50:07I'm not here for you.
50:10Darion! It's him! The Undercity Thug! He just broke into our estate!
50:16A low-tier piece of trash with no high-grade implants? And you think you belong here?
50:23Where did this Undertown trash come from? He reeks. Smells like he dragged the Underville's acid rain up here with
50:31him.
50:32And who the hell are you?
50:34I'm Eden's fiancée.
50:37A bitch and her lapdog. Perfect match.
50:42Stop right there!
50:46Guards! This civilian doesn't even meet basic entry clearance. Throw him off the Sky Metropolis!
50:51That's right! He's a fraud! Pretending he has clearance!
50:55Warning! Present your clearance credentials, or termination protocol will be executed.
51:09Highest clearance confirmed. Welcome, Supreme Access Holder.
51:24To be continued on...
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