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00:00Before Steven, I was the gambling queen of Las Vegas.
00:03With two fingers, I could turn over a royal flush on the felt.
00:06One casual toss and double sixes hit the dice table.
00:10Then I met Steven and left that world behind.
00:13He thought I was just a good girl waiting for him at home.
00:17Before our wedding, my fiancé, Steven Ford,
00:20took his friends to a casino for one last wild bachelor night.
00:24Jenny Tyson was there too, his best friend,
00:27the one he always chose first.
00:29When I found them, they were walking out of a Vegas chapel hand in hand,
00:32with Jenny wearing a veil.
00:35Rage shot through me.
00:38What the hell are you two doing?
00:43Jenny and I played a hand of Texas holder I lost.
00:46What was the bet?
00:49If I lost, I had to marry her.
00:53Inside the private lounge at the Vegas casino resort,
00:56I sat alone on the couch.
00:58After midnight, Steven came in drunk and rumpled,
01:01Jenny hanging off his arm.
01:02Our wedding was tomorrow.
01:04Instead, my fiancé had just married his so-called best friend.
01:07Guilt flashed across his face when he saw me.
01:10Come on.
01:11It was just a stupid, drunk joke.
01:14We'll get it annulled tomorrow.
01:16Everyone knows Jenny and I are just friends.
01:19Hey, a wedding's still a wedding, even if it only lasts one night.
01:22What, no gift for the newlyweds?
01:24The whole lounge burst out laughing.
01:27Around the table sat Steven's elite crowd.
01:30People who tossed around million-dollar deals like party favors.
01:33Chris Nelson swirled his whiskey.
01:36I've got a west side development.
01:39Consider it your wedding gift.
01:42Really?
01:43House rules.
01:45Roll for it.
01:46Highest row takes it.
01:47House rules.
01:54A wedding gift for my fiancé and his new wife?
01:57How could I sit that out?
01:59I'm in.
02:04Come on, Cammie.
02:06Cut it out.
02:07We're just messing around.
02:08Go home and get some sleep.
02:10Hands off.
02:12Your wife's sitting right there, remember?
02:15How many times do I have to say this?
02:18Jenny and I are just friends.
02:19If there was anything going on, you wouldn't still be here.
02:22I didn't say a word.
02:23I'd heard that line too many times.
02:25When he blew off our date because of Jenny.
02:28When he left me standing alone on the curb because of Jenny.
02:31When Jenny got wasted and he rushed out at midnight to pick her up.
02:35And now?
02:36A drunken chapel wedding.
02:38Every single time it was the same damn excuse.
02:41We're just friends.
02:43Steven, stop.
02:44Don't be so hard on her.
02:49Cammie, seriously.
02:50There's nothing between me and Steven.
02:52We just got wasted.
02:54If it bothers you that much, let me make it up to you.
03:04What are you doing?
03:05You've had enough.
03:09Camille Welch.
03:10Don't push it.
03:13It's fine.
03:14I'm game.
03:15Isn't everyone always saying I don't know how to have fun?
03:18That's the spirit, Camille.
03:19We've been trying to get you to come out with us.
03:23Steven's the one who keeps you all to himself.
03:25Steven.
03:26Get over here and look after your girl.
03:29Don't look at me.
03:30Jenny's my wife tonight.
03:31When they saw me sitting there with that faint smile, they started egging Steven and Jenny on.
03:38Fine.
03:39To the happy couple.
03:40So, how are we playing this again?
03:42Just like Chris said, we roll the dice.
03:45But Miss Good Girl Cammy probably doesn't know the game, so we'll go easy on her.
03:51Don't do me any favors.
03:53Great.
03:54Loser drinks.
03:55And since we're celebrating our big night, loser has to ant up too.
03:58No way.
03:59Everybody, you and Steven never lose at dice.
04:01You two are married now.
04:02We're toast.
04:03Then just forfeit.
04:05No way!
04:07Everyone began stripping off their expensive watches and jewelry, tossing them onto the table.
04:12A girl named Bella tossed in a Van Cleef bracelet.
04:16Steven unclasped his monogrammed Hermes cufflinks.
04:19My eyes locked on them.
04:20They were my anniversary gift to him.
04:23I want that bracelet.
04:24Stefan, win it for me.
04:26I took off my pavé diamond earrings and set them on the table.
04:31Congrats on the wedding.
04:32There's my aunt.
04:33I'm in.
04:36For a second, the whole table went dead silent.
04:40Steven's brow furrowed.
04:41The look he gave me was a warning.
04:44Well, well.
04:44Our good girl Cammy wants to play too.
04:47Better go easy on her.
04:48Right, it's just for fun.
04:50Cammy, rules are simple.
04:52Highest row wins, lowest row drinks, then hands the winner something from the pot as a wedding gift.
04:57Of course, if you really can't part with your ante, you can just drink and keep it.
05:01But where's the fun in that?
05:03The dice cups went around.
05:06Jenny shook hers like an expert.
05:08Steven gave his cup two casual shakes and slapped it down.
05:12Eyes still locked on me.
05:13Cammy, I looked away from his stare.
05:16I picked up my cup and nearly fumbled it.
05:19Camille's such a goody two-sheets.
05:21What's she even doing here?
05:23Total buzzkill.
05:24She came to mark her territory.
05:27And Stefan won't even look at her.
05:29Cammy, need me to show you how it's done?
05:34Cammy, show them.
05:42A five and a six?
05:44Eleven.
05:48Double fives.
05:49Ten.
05:50Everyone else rolled somewhere in between.
05:52Mine was last.
05:54I lifted my cup.
05:55A three?
05:56Lowest by a mile!
06:01Cammy, your luck.
06:08A bet's a bet.
06:10Drink up.
06:11If you can't handle the game, don't push it.
06:14Just drink.
06:17Ah, lowest roll on the very first round.
06:19Looks like our Cammy's paying up tonight.
06:21These earrings are gorgeous.
06:23Guess I can't say no.
06:29The pink diamond earring Steven had dropped a fortune on at an auction last year.
06:33He'd told me he wanted to give me the best of everything.
06:43A bet's a bet.
06:45Consider it your wedding gift.
06:52Thanks, Cammy.
06:53They're gorgeous.
06:55Come on.
06:56Round two.
06:57The game rolled on.
06:59Jenny rolled a nine.
07:00Not bad.
07:01But next to her, Steven slapped down a twelve.
07:04Perfect roll.
07:05He swept the table clean.
07:06Woo!
07:10Yes!
07:11Puffy, you're incredible!
07:13House rules.
07:15Perfect roll takes the table.
07:17Take your pick from the pot.
07:19Let my wife pick.
07:21What do you want, Jen?
07:26That bracelet's cute.
07:27Cammy's platinum one.
07:29I'll take that.
07:30That bracelet was my grandmother's keepsake.
07:32I never took it off.
07:34Steven knew that.
07:35He had to.
07:37What?
07:38Didn't we say anything's fair game?
07:40Cammy wouldn't be a sore loser, would she?
07:44House rules.
07:46A bet's a bet, Camille.
07:47Hand it over.
07:48I opened my mouth.
07:51Steven cut me off cold.
07:54Every time Steven took Jenny's side, I let it slide.
07:57I never thought he'd humiliate me like this in front of everyone.
08:01Impatience flickered across Steven's face, but his hand stayed out.
08:08Come on, it's just a bracelet.
08:10Jenny, I'll buy you two more.
08:12We agreed on the rules before the game.
08:14If you can't handle it, don't play.
08:19Camille, I told you to go home.
08:22You're the one who wanted to play.
08:25Hand it over.
08:26I fought back tears and slid the bracelet off.
08:29Steven didn't even look at it.
08:30He tossed it straight to Jenny.
08:32She held it up to the light, looked it over, then curled her lip.
08:38Nothing special up close.
08:41Someone bumped the table.
08:43A glass tipped over.
08:44And red wine spilled all over the bracelet.
08:47My fist clenched.
08:49It felt like a stone had lodged in my chest.
08:52Keep going.
08:53Why is everyone frozen?
08:55Round three.
08:56I rolled a seven.
08:58Not high.
08:59Not low.
09:00Jenny rolled a nine.
09:01Steven rolled double ones.
09:03Snake eyes.
09:04Dead last.
09:07Baby, your luck's slipping.
09:16There.
09:17We're a package deal tonight, aren't we?
09:20I listened to the cheering.
09:21I'd gone numb.
09:23Round after round, I kept rolling just above last place.
09:27Drink after drink went down.
09:29My jewelry was almost gone.
09:30Even the new Chanel bag I'd brought in went to Jenny.
09:34My cheeks flushed.
09:35My eyes glazed.
09:37My hand trembled slightly on the cup.
09:40To everyone else, it looked obvious.
09:42I was getting sucked into the game.
09:44Just comparing rolls is getting boring.
09:50New game.
09:51Highest roll still wins.
09:53But if you call eight or higher and hit it,
09:57you double your stake.
09:58And let's build the pot.
10:00No more small-time bets.
10:04She had plenty of assets.
10:05That boutique was worth a fortune.
10:07I'm in.
10:08I'll put up my west side boutique.
10:09The table buzzed.
10:10The stakes were climbing.
10:12I'm in.
10:13I'll put up the CNS yacht.
10:14That yacht was worth millions.
10:16And worse, it was named after both of us.
10:18Then all the pressure shifted to me.
10:20Everyone looked my way.
10:22Cammie, that's enough.
10:23Go home.
10:23Steven, if she can't handle it,
10:25she shouldn't play.
10:28Maybe Cammie's just getting warmed up.
10:31I'm in.
10:32I'll put up my penthouse in Pacific Heights.
10:35Even Steven froze.
10:36That penthouse was part of what my parents left me.
10:38Prime location.
10:39Worth far more than Jenny's boutique.
10:42Jenny rolled first.
10:43Nine.
10:44Steven rolled a four.
10:46Four and a three.
10:47Seven.
10:49I rolled a three and a five.
10:52Eight.
10:53I lost.
10:54By one point.
10:55Jenny's cheering rang in my ears.
10:59How does it feel to lose everything?
11:01Bit by bit, I'm taking it all from you.
11:04Again.
11:06Once the floodgates opened in a game like this,
11:08there was no closing them.
11:10Round after round,
11:11the stakes climbed from small bets to real assets.
11:14I lost little things at first.
11:16Jewelry, small investments.
11:18Then clawed a few back by luck.
11:19I played the part perfectly.
11:21A gambler getting drunk and reckless.
11:23Pale when I lost.
11:24Wild when I won.
11:26The booze and the rush made me look like I was losing control.
11:29Cameo, that's enough.
11:30Stop.
11:31Now.
11:35Don't ruin the fun, Stefan.
11:37His frown deepened.
11:39I laughed bitterly to myself.
11:41Steven probably still thought I was just acting out.
11:44Still waiting for me to fold, like I always did,
11:47and crawl back to him for help.
11:49The dice table had become a battlefield.
11:51When I squeaked out another win and took one of Jenny's media companies,
11:55she finally lost her cool.
11:57Nice little streak, Camille.
11:58Feeling brave enough to go bigger?
12:04Why not?
12:05Your call.
12:06How are we playing this?
12:07Steven started to speak.
12:09Jenny grabbed his arm and held him back.
12:11One round.
12:12All in.
12:14Every Tyson share I own.
12:17Every Tyson property in my name.
12:20You in?
12:22The room went dead silent.
12:24All in.
12:25Every asset on the books.
12:27Everything in either of our names.
12:28I looked down.
12:30I let ten full seconds pass.
12:32Fine.
12:33I'm in.
12:34I'll match you.
12:35Every asset in my name.
12:38Camille, are you insane?
12:39Do you even hear yourself?
12:41Stefan.
12:42No bluffing at this table.
12:44You scared?
12:49Steven, if she wants to put everything on the line, why shouldn't we take it?
12:53Don't tell me you feel sorry for her.
12:56Camille, talk's cheap.
12:57Get your lawyer on the phone.
12:58Right now.
12:59We'll do the same.
13:00In front of everyone, I called my attorney and told him to come immediately with asset
13:04documentation and a draft binding agreement.
13:06Don't say I didn't warn you.
13:08Then, in front of them all, he sat down beside Jenny.
13:10His choice was clear now.
13:12The last shred of hope I had died right there.
13:14The lawyer arrived quickly.
13:16All three of us signed a binding agreement.
13:18One roll would decide everything.
13:20One roll, highest total wins.
13:22Winner takes all!
13:23Jenny snatched up the cup first.
13:25A five and a six.
13:26Eleven.
13:27A monster roll.
13:28Then Steven took the cup.
13:29No tricks.
13:29Two quick shakes, then he slapped it down.
13:32Two sixes.
13:33Twelve.
13:33Perfect roll.
13:36Twelve!
13:37He takes it all!
13:40It's over.
13:41Unless she ties with another twelve.
13:43No chance.
13:44That's a perfect roll.
13:46Camille looks like even God gave up on you.
13:51Camille, concede now, and maybe I'll consider giving back what you lost earlier.
13:56I looked at him one last time.
13:58After tomorrow.
13:59We'd have nothing to do with each other.
14:02Thirteen.
14:08That's fucking impossible!
14:14The die split in half?
14:16The die split in half?
14:16With the right touch and the right force, I could split one die clean in two.
14:21Split or not, thirteen is thirteen.
14:24You lost.
14:25From the moment I sat down, I never planned to turn back.
14:29I'd given Steven chance after chance.
14:31Every time, he chose his best friend.
14:34He left me behind, again and again.
14:36And now he'd gone and gotten married, then let her humiliate me, so this was exactly what
14:42he deserved.
14:43Just a party dice game.
14:45Back when I was tearing up the private tables in Vegas and Monte Carlo, this whole room could
14:50barely count the pips.
14:51I had my fun with the world.
14:53Only after I got tired of it did I come home and play the good girl.
14:56I really thought I'd spend my life with Steven.
14:59They did it to themselves.
15:01Cammie, you...
15:02Camille Welch!
15:03You cheating bitch!
15:04You set us up!
15:05Give us our stuff back!
15:13Miss Tyson, have some dignity.
15:17At this table, you win or lose on your own.
15:25When I was losing earlier, I didn't make a scene.
15:33Per the agreement, the outcome is settled.
15:38Please, process the asset transfers right away.
15:44As for the scraps, I lost tonight.
15:48They can go to the dogs.
15:51I don't want them back.
15:53But everything, Mr. Ford and Miss Tyson wagered,
15:57I want the preliminary transfer documents before the sun comes up.
16:02Yes, Ms. Welch.
16:03We're on it.
16:06Camille, you...
16:08You planned this the whole time?
16:11You've been lying.
16:14To me?
16:15Lying?
16:17Steven.
16:18Compared to you and your best friend?
16:21Getting married right under my nose?
16:26Compared to you letting her taunt me
16:28and trash the things
16:32I cared about?
16:34Compared to you setting up this whole game tonight
16:38to watch me be destroyed
16:40and left with nothing?
16:43My little move to protect myself?
16:47That was nothing.
16:49I... I didn't...
16:50I never planned
16:53to trap anyone.
16:56You let me
16:58sit at this table.
16:59And you,
17:00all of you,
17:02pushed every last chip
17:04in front of
17:06me yourselves.
17:07You made the bet.
17:09Now pay up.
17:11Behind me,
17:12Jenny sobbed and cursed.
17:13The whole room buzzed
17:15with barely contained shock.
17:17Steven.
17:17Jenny.
17:18Game over.
17:19And your reckoning?
17:21It's just getting started.
17:24Outside the window,
17:25the city lights flickered to life.
17:27I pulled my cashmere wrap tighter
17:29and looked down over the skyline.
17:31I'd renovated this penthouse myself.
17:33All because Steven loved
17:35these floor-to-ceiling windows.
17:37I really thought I'd spend my life with him.
17:39What a waste.
17:40Behind me,
17:41the lawyer and assistant
17:42murmured over rustling papers.
17:45Miss Welch,
17:46the initial transfer paperwork
17:47has been filed.
17:48Appealed for the CNS yacht,
17:49the three Eastside commercial properties,
17:51and 5% of Ford Group's
17:52publicly traded shares.
17:54Mrs. Tyson's assets
17:55are still being inventoried.
17:56We should have everything
17:57cleared by this afternoon.
17:59There was no triumph.
18:00Only exhaustion.
18:02My phone buzzed non-stop.
18:04Steven's name
18:05flashed over and over.
18:06Then Jenny's.
18:07Then every friend
18:08who used to orbit them.
18:10I already knew
18:10what they'd say.
18:12Just a joke.
18:13Why take it so seriously?
18:16But I knew the truth.
18:18If I'd lost that night,
18:19they'd have thrown me out on the spot.
18:21They'd have torn me apart
18:23with every cruel word they had.
18:25Laughed at me
18:25forever thinking
18:26I stood a chance.
18:27They showed me no mercy.
18:29So why should I
18:30turn the other cheek?
18:31I silenced the phone
18:33and shut them all out.
18:35Reach out to a few media contacts.
18:37Let the story get out.
18:39On it.
18:40They loved putting me
18:41on the sidelines
18:42so they could laugh at me.
18:43So I didn't mind
18:44letting them taste
18:45what it felt like
18:45to become the show.
18:48The story blew up
18:49faster than I expected.
18:51Steven Ford
18:52and Jenny Tyson
18:53lose fortunes
18:54in Late Night Dice Game.
18:56Shock reversal?
18:57Is the city's good girl
18:59a secret dice shark?
19:01I scrolled the alerts
19:02on my tablet,
19:03unmoved.
19:04Then news came in.
19:05The Ford family patriarch
19:07was in the hospital
19:08and Ford Group's stock
19:09was sliding.
19:10I could picture
19:11Steven buried under it all.
19:13His calls went nowhere.
19:15His messages
19:16hit a brick wall.
19:17I wondered
19:17if he finally understood
19:18how it felt.
19:19All those times
19:20he left me on the curb
19:21and forgot our plans.
19:22That helpless,
19:23cold feeling.
19:25I listened
19:26to his frantic voicemails.
19:27They started his orders.
19:29Camille, pick up.
19:30We need to talk.
19:31Now.
19:32You really have to
19:33take it this far?
19:34Camille,
19:34I know I was wrong.
19:35Please,
19:36pick up.
19:37Take whatever you want,
19:39all of it.
19:39Let's not do this.
19:40I answered none of it.
19:42Words mean nothing
19:43once the deal is done.
19:45He must have forgotten
19:46how coldly he'd watched
19:48Jenny taunt me
19:49at that table.
19:50How he'd thrown
19:51my grandmother's bracelet
19:52to her himself.
19:53I wondered
19:54if those two lovebirds
19:55who'd rushed to get married
19:56even remembered
19:57they were supposed
19:57to get it annulled.
20:00Steven tried
20:01to reach me for days.
20:02When calls
20:03and texts
20:04got him nowhere,
20:05he started camping
20:06outside my building.
20:07Day and night.
20:08On the security feed,
20:10I could see him
20:10standing out
20:11in the cold wind.
20:12A few times,
20:13he tried to force
20:14his way in.
20:15Security escorted him
20:16out every time.
20:17Then the concierge
20:18called me,
20:19awkward and apologetic.
20:20Miss Welch?
20:21He won't leave.
20:22We don't know
20:23what else to do.
20:24In the end,
20:24I agreed to see him.
20:26I had to put an end
20:27to this circus myself.
20:29Cammie,
20:30you finally agreed
20:31to see me.
20:38Mr. Ford,
20:39please sit.
20:40I don't have much time.
20:41The words Mr. Ford
20:42seemed to stun him.
20:47Cammie,
20:48I'm sorry.
20:48I know sorry
20:49isn't enough.
20:52I was wrong.
20:53I know I was wrong.
20:55I was drunk that night.
20:56I lost my mind.
20:57I was a monster.
20:59He rambled through
21:00apology after apology.
21:01Over and over,
21:03he blamed that night.
21:04The alcohol.
21:05A moment of madness.
21:06For a second,
21:07I felt dazed.
21:08The man in front of me
21:09looked nothing like
21:09the one from that night,
21:10and I couldn't tell
21:11how much of his remorse
21:12was real.
21:13Are you finished?
21:16If you're only here
21:17to apologize
21:18for getting married,
21:19don't bother.
21:20I don't care.
21:25Then,
21:26then what?
21:28Steven,
21:29do you remember
21:30our anniversary?
21:31I planned it for weeks.
21:33You said a meeting
21:34came up.
21:35I waited until
21:37the restaurant closed.
21:39Then I saw
21:39on Jenny's feed,
21:40you'd spent the whole night
21:42with her at a gaming lounge.
21:47I just...
21:48Do you remember
21:49the time my fever
21:50hit 103 and I called you?
21:51You said you were
21:52helping Jenny
21:52pick out a car.
21:54Told me to take
21:55some medicine.
21:57I took a cab
21:58to the ER alone,
21:59my phone died,
22:00and I sat in that
22:01freezing hallway
22:02until dawn.
22:03Kimmy,
22:04sorry.
22:04Do you remember
22:05the first time
22:05I met your friends?
22:07Jenny pulled you aside
22:08in front of everyone
22:09to whisper
22:09and left me standing
22:10in the corner
22:11like an idiot.
22:12You came back
22:13and told me
22:13she was just
22:14in a bad mood.
22:15And that whole night,
22:17you all teased me
22:18for not fitting in.
22:19With every sentence,
22:21more color
22:21drained from his face.
22:27And my birthday.
22:29You promised
22:29to take me
22:30to the exhibit.
22:31Halfway there,
22:32Jenny called,
22:32said a peep bear's
22:33guest at Herrpleis.
22:35You dumped me
22:36at a highway exit
22:37in the middle of nowhere
22:38and told me
22:38to figure it out.
22:40It was pouring.
22:41I couldn't get a ride.
22:43I walked three miles
22:44to find the train.
22:48Stephen,
22:49were you drunk
22:50for all of those too?
22:55Every time you ditched me
22:56for her,
22:57forgot our plans,
22:58pushed me aside
22:59and let her provoke me
23:00and walk all over
23:01my feelings,
23:02you were stone cold sober.
23:04When you let her sit
23:05on your lap,
23:06wrapped your arm around her
23:07and called her your wife,
23:09you were sober.
23:10When you helped her
23:11make me take off
23:12my grandmother's bracelet
23:13and watched red wine
23:15ruin it,
23:16you were perfectly sober.
23:18Stop.
23:19Cammie,
23:19please stop.
23:20I'm a bastard.
23:22I'm the worst kind
23:23of bastard.
23:25I didn't know.
23:26I didn't know
23:27I put you through all that.
23:30No,
23:30you knew.
23:31You just figured
23:32I'd always be there.
23:34Always forgive you.
23:35Always
23:36not worth a second thought.
23:43That's not true.
23:44Cammie,
23:45that's not true.
23:46I love you.
23:46I really do love you.
23:47I just got used
23:49to her being around.
23:50I thought I was just
23:51being there for a friend.
23:52Too late.
23:53This remorse
23:54came far too late.
23:56Your love
23:57and your so-called
23:58friendship with Jenny
23:59both make me sick.
24:02I heard your apology.
24:04I don't accept it.
24:07Stephen,
24:08some wounds
24:09don't heal
24:09with one apology
24:10and once trust shatters,
24:12it doesn't go back together.
24:16Cammie,
24:17we...
24:17You and me?
24:20We were finished
24:20the second
24:21you got married to her.
24:22No,
24:23Cammie,
24:24give me one more chance.
24:25Just one.
24:26I can't lose you.
24:28I can't.
24:29Back upstairs
24:30in my penthouse,
24:31it was clear
24:32everyone in our circle
24:33had heard what happened
24:34between the three of us
24:35by now.
24:35The people trying
24:36to play Peacemaker
24:37quietly backed off.
24:38Old friends called me,
24:40thrilled to fill me in
24:41on Jenny's downfall.
24:42She'd lost
24:43most of her personal fortune.
24:44Her standing
24:45in the Tyson family
24:46had collapsed.
24:47Word was
24:47they'd torn into her
24:48and all those
24:49party friends of hers,
24:50suddenly nowhere
24:52to be found.
24:52She tried to reach Stephen,
24:54but Stephen was too busy
24:56camping outside my building,
24:58begging for forgiveness
24:59to give her
25:00a second of his time.
25:01See?
25:02The second money
25:03was on the line.
25:04Their precious friendship
25:05and favoritism fell apart.
25:08I saw them again
25:09at a charity gala.
25:10My first public appearance
25:12since that night.
25:13Cammie,
25:14can we talk?
25:16Please?
25:17I know I was wrong.
25:18Jenny and I already
25:19signed the annulment papers.
25:20That night was just
25:21a stupid mistake.
25:22Stephen had gotten
25:23even thinner.
25:24I think we made everything
25:26perfectly clear already.
25:27And whether you
25:28and Miss Tyson
25:29get it annulled
25:29is none of my concern.
25:37Camille Welch!
25:39Don't get too comfortable.
25:41You cheated us
25:42out of everything
25:42and the Tyson family
25:44won't let this go!
25:48Miss Tyson.
25:49Legal documents.
25:51Notarized records.
25:53If you object,
25:54I'll see you in court.
25:55But before that,
25:56handle the tax issues
25:57with your boutique
25:58and the little matter
25:59of using Tyson corporate funds
26:00to cover your personal losses.
26:02My lawyer already
26:02has the files.
26:03I stopped looking at her,
26:05took a clear pouch
26:06from my clutch,
26:07and handed it
26:08to an auction staffer.
26:09Inside was a collection
26:10of jewelry.
26:13Cammie,
26:14those are all the things
26:15I gave you.
26:16Yes.
26:16I'd kept every gift
26:18Stephen ever gave me,
26:19telling myself
26:19they proved he loved me.
26:21They are.
26:22But I don't need them anymore.
26:23As for the CS yacht,
26:24the name feels cursed,
26:25so I've already listed it
26:26for auction.
26:27If you're feeling sentimental,
26:28Mr. Ford,
26:29you're welcome to bid.
26:35At the auction,
26:36Stephen went off the rails.
26:38He bid on anything
26:39from my collection,
26:40no matter the cost.
26:41Items worth tens of thousands
26:42shot up to hundreds of thousands.
26:44His stare burned into my back
26:46the whole time.
26:47I never once turned around.
26:48The Ford family
26:49is already bleeding.
26:50Stephen already lost a fortune
26:52to you on top of that.
26:53How's he going to keep bidding
26:54like this?
26:55If he wants to bid,
26:56let him.
26:57Consider it his contribution
26:58to charity.
26:59When the gala ended,
27:00I headed for my car.
27:01The rain came down hard.
27:03Stephen chased after me anyway,
27:05breaking past his own bodyguards.
27:07Camille!
27:07Camille!
27:08Welch!
27:09What will it take for you
27:10to forgive me?
27:11I'll give it all back.
27:12Everything I own is yours.
27:14Just come back.
27:16I turned around.
27:17He looked so wrecked,
27:18so pitiful.
27:19Once,
27:20that would have broken my heart.
27:21But now,
27:21my heart didn't move.
27:22Stephen,
27:23did you forget?
27:24A bet's a bet.
27:25You lost.
27:26The car door shut,
27:27sealing him out of my world for good.
27:29In the mirror,
27:30his figure collapsed to its knees
27:31in the flooded lot.
27:32The wipers swept back and forth.
27:34My world had finally gone quiet,
27:36and ahead of me
27:37was a brand new path,
27:39one that belonged to me alone.
27:42I stepped into the high-end charity gala
27:44in a fitted gown,
27:45every eye on me.
27:46I felt lighter than ever
27:47without Stephen's shadows
27:48dragging me down.
27:49Suddenly,
27:50a harsh voice
27:51cut through the soft lounge music.
27:53Camille,
27:53please just give me three minutes.
27:56Get out of my way, Stephen.
27:57We have nothing to talk about.
27:59No!
27:59I ruined everything I know!
28:02But I can't live without you, Camille!
28:04I lost the group shares,
28:06I lost my family's trust,
28:08but losing you is killing me!
28:12That's enough, Mr. Ford.
28:13Simon Vance,
28:14the city's most influential venture capitalist.
28:18The lady said no,
28:19don't make me call security.
28:20Who the hell are you?
28:21This is between me and my ex.
28:23I'm Simon Vance,
28:25and as the host tonight,
28:26I won't let you harass my guest.
28:31Are you alright, Camille?
28:32I've been waiting to meet
28:33the famous dice queen since Vegas.
28:36The next morning,
28:37my office desk was covered
28:38in bright black roses.
28:39I picked up the card.
28:40It was signed by Stephen.
28:42Throw them into the trash bin.
28:44All of them.
28:45Right away, Mrs. Welch.
28:51Bad taste in flowers,
28:52bad taste in men.
28:53Glad to see you throw garbage
28:55where it belongs.
28:56Mr. Vance,
28:57didn't expect you here so early.
28:58Call me Simon.
28:59I'm here for business.
29:00The West Side Project Ford Group
29:02was dropped due to their financial mess.
29:04I want Welch Enterprises to take over.
29:06I scanned the contract.
29:07The terms were extraordinarily generous.
29:09Why me?
29:10You know, people call me
29:11a reckless gambler now.
29:13They call you a gambler.
29:14I call you a genius
29:15who knows how to win.
29:17Working with you is my best bet.
29:19My heart skipped a beat.
29:20An hour later,
29:21I walked out of the building.
29:22A sudden screeching sound rang out
29:24as a car slammed its brakes
29:25right in front of me.
29:27Stephen jumped out,
29:28clutching a velvet ring box
29:29in his trembling hand.
29:30Cammy, marry me.
29:32Let's start over.
29:35Rain began to fall.
29:37Stephen dropped straight to his knees
29:38on the pavement.
29:39I was wrong, Cammy.
29:41I don't care about Jenny.
29:42I don't care about the company.
29:43I just want you back.
29:44He snapped the box open,
29:46showing a massive diamond ring.
29:47Onlookers gathered around,
29:49pulling out their phones.
29:50Get up, Stephen.
29:51You're making a fool of yourself.
29:54I won't get up until you take me back.
29:56He scrambled up
29:57and grabbed my shoulder tightly,
29:59his eyes red and crazy.
30:00You loved me for five years!
30:03You can't just throw me away
30:05for one mistake!
30:06Let go of me!
30:07A sleek, black maybach
30:08pulled up instantly.
30:10Simon stepped out into the rain,
30:12slamming the car door hard.
30:13He grabbed Stephen's wrist
30:15and twisted it back,
30:16forcing him to release me.
30:18Keep your hands off her.
30:19Mind your own business, Vance.
30:22She belongs to me.
30:23Simon shoved Stephen back
30:24onto the wet asphalt.
30:26She belongs to herself.
30:27And if you touch her again,
30:29I'll short Ford Group
30:30into total bankruptcy
30:31by tomorrow morning.
30:32Stephen lay on the ground,
30:33soaked and trembling.
30:35Simon opened the door for me,
30:36shielding my head with his hand.
30:38Let's go, Camille.
30:38Don't waste your breath on him.
30:40I stepped into the car,
30:41leaving Stephen weeping in the rain.
30:44Inside the warm Maybach,
30:46Simon handed me a hot cup of coffee
30:48and a dry towel.
30:49Drink up.
30:49You look cold.
30:51Thanks,
30:51and sorry you had to deal with my ex.
30:53You don't need to apologize
30:54for other people's bad behavior.
30:56I wiped my hands,
30:57trying to keep my distance.
30:59Simon,
30:59I appreciate your help,
31:00but I'm not looking for a hero.
31:01I can handle my own problems.
31:03Simon chuckled softly,
31:05leaning back into his seat.
31:09I know you can.
31:10You wiped out Stephen and Jenny
31:11in one night.
31:12He turned to look at me,
31:13his eyes gentle and sincere.
31:16You don't need a savior.
31:18Three years ago in Vegas,
31:19I watched you play.
31:20You were brilliant,
31:21independent,
31:22and completely in control.
31:23I'm not here to protect you.
31:25I just want to stand beside you.
31:26My frozen heart trembled
31:28for the first time in years.
31:30Meanwhile,
31:31in a dark,
31:32dirty bar on the edge of town,
31:33Jenny sat in the corner,
31:34staring at a tabloid picture
31:36of me and Simon.
31:37She gulped down cheap liquor,
31:39her face twisted
31:40with pure hatred.
31:42You ruined my life,
31:44Camille.
31:45You took Stephen.
31:46You took my money.
31:47She slammed her glass
31:48off the sticky counter,
31:50her eyes deadly cold.
31:51If I'm going to hell,
31:52I'm taking you with me.
31:54Jenny kicked open the door
31:56to Stephen's messy apartment.
31:57Empty booze bottles
31:58covered the floor.
31:59Photos of me
32:00were pinned all over the walls.
32:01Stephen?
32:02Look at you!
32:03You're living like a rat
32:05while she's riding
32:06in Simon Vance's Maybach!
32:07Get out, Jenny.
32:09Jenny rushed over
32:09and grabbed his arm,
32:11crying hysterically.
32:12Stephen, listen to me!
32:13We can still fix this!
32:14We can sue her for fraud!
32:15We can get our money back!
32:17Just stay with me!
32:17Suddenly,
32:19he swung his arm
32:19and slapped her hand away.
32:21Shut up!
32:22It was all you!
32:23You tricked me
32:23into that chapel.
32:24You made me ruin
32:25my relationship with Kami!
32:26I lost everything
32:27because of you,
32:27you toxic parasite!
32:29Stephen, I did it
32:29because I love you!
32:30Your love makes me sick.
32:32Get the hell out of my life!
32:33He threw a stack
32:34of signed divorce papers
32:35right at her face.
32:36Jenny stumbled back,
32:38paper scattering
32:39over her messy hair.
32:40She walked into the dark alley,
32:41pulled out her phone,
32:42and dialed a criminal contact.
32:44I have a job for you,
32:45500 grand.
32:46I want Camille Welsh
32:48broken.
32:50Simon hosted a private art auction
32:52at a rooftop lounge.
32:53We walked side by side,
32:55discussing paintings
32:55and laughing easily.
32:57I didn't know you had a thing
32:58for 19th century portraits.
33:00I have a thing
33:01for beautiful art
33:03and beautiful minds.
33:04He looked at me
33:05with an unspoken heat
33:06that made my cheeks flush.
33:07I stepped away
33:08to the restroom hallway
33:09to get some air.
33:10As soon as I walked out,
33:11a hand grabbed my elbow
33:12and pulled me into the corner.
33:15Kami, please.
33:16Steven smelled
33:16heavily of alcohol,
33:18his eyes bloodshot
33:19and hopeless.
33:20Just tell me
33:20you loved me once.
33:21Tell me I meant
33:22something to you.
33:23I didn't flinch.
33:24I looked straight
33:25into his hollow eyes.
33:27I loved the man
33:28I thought you were,
33:28but that man never existed.
33:30You chose Jenny
33:31every single time.
33:33Now leave me alone.
33:34Kami,
33:34don't do this.
33:35It's over, Steven.
33:37It was over the night
33:38you rolled those dice.
33:39I shook off
33:40his weak grip
33:40and walked away
33:41without looking back.
33:42Steven slumped
33:43against the wall,
33:44sobbing like a broken child.
33:46I walked down
33:47to the dark
33:47VIP parking garage
33:49toward my sedan.
33:50I pulled out my keys,
33:51completely unaware
33:52of a black van
33:53creeping up behind me.
33:56A shadow rushed out
33:58from behind a pillar.
33:59Before I could scream,
34:00a damp cloth
34:01pressed over my mouth
34:02and nose.
34:02The chemical smell
34:04hit my lungs.
34:05My vision blurred
34:06and the world
34:06went pitch black.
34:07Cold water
34:08splashed over my face.
34:10I gasped,
34:11waking up in a dark,
34:12damp,
34:12abandoned warehouse.
34:13My arms were tied
34:15tightly behind
34:15a rusty metal chair
34:16with heavy iron chains.
34:18Jenny stepped out
34:19of the shadows.
34:20Wake up,
34:22Queen of Dice.
34:23She held a sharp
34:24switchblade in her hand,
34:26the steel glinting
34:27under the dim light.
34:29Look at you now.
34:31Not so high and mighty,
34:32are you?
34:37I forced myself
34:38to stay calm,
34:39breathing slowly
34:40despite my pounding heart.
34:42Jenny,
34:44kidnapping is a federal crime.
34:45Get away!
34:46I have nothing left!
34:48Seven threw me out!
34:49My family disowned me!
34:51I'm ruined because of you!
34:53She stepped closer,
34:55pressing the cold blade
34:56directly against my cheek.
34:58If I can't have a life,
35:00I'll make sure nobody
35:01ever looks at your
35:02pretty face again.
35:03I gritted my teeth,
35:04looking into her crazy eyes.
35:06waiting for any chance
35:07to strike.
35:11Back at the garage,
35:12Simon found my dropped heels
35:13and scattered bars
35:14on the floor.
35:15He whipped out his phone,
35:17dialing his head of security.
35:20Trace Camille's phone
35:21right now.
35:22Track every dark van
35:23leaving the downtown garage
35:24in the last ten minutes.
35:25Move!
35:26On the screen,
35:27Jenny held a knife
35:28to my bleeding cheek.
35:29Look at your precious
35:30cammy, Stevan.
35:31Come watch her bleed!
35:41Say goodbye to your perfect life, Camille.
35:44I closed my eyes,
35:45pulling against the chains
35:46with all my strength.
35:48The warehouse doors
35:49crashed open
35:50as a heavy SUV
35:50slammed right through them.
35:52Simon leaped out
35:53of the driver's seat
35:54like an enraged lion,
35:56sprinting straight
35:56into the darkness.
35:58Get away from her!
36:00Jenny panicked
36:01and knocked over
36:01a barrel of gasoline
36:02next to her.
36:03She pulled out a lighter,
36:05her smile terrifying.
36:09Let's burn together.
36:11She tossed the flame
36:12into the pool of fuel.
36:13Flames roared up
36:15in an instant,
36:15turning the warehouse
36:16into a hellish inferno.
36:20Fire spread insanely fast,
36:23creating a wall of flames
36:24between me and the exit.
36:26Smoke filled my lungs.
36:28I choked,
36:29my vision fading
36:30as the heat
36:31scorched my skin.
36:32Simon!
36:34Get out!
36:35It's going to collapse!
36:36Outside,
36:37Steven rushed
36:38to the entrance
36:38but backed away
36:39in sheer terror
36:40from the heat,
36:42screaming hopelessly.
36:43Cammy!
36:44I'm sorry!
36:46I can't go in there!
36:47But Simon didn't hesitate
36:49for a single second.
36:50He tore off
36:51his suit jacket,
36:52soaked it with water
36:53from a bucket,
36:54and dove straight
36:55into the fire,
36:56burning beams
36:58fell around him,
36:59sparks showering
37:00over his back.
37:01He reached my chair,
37:02ignoring the scorching
37:03hot metal
37:04that burned his bare hands.
37:06With a fierce roar,
37:07he ripped the rusty
37:08iron chains
37:08right off the frame.
37:11He scooped me up
37:12into his arms,
37:13protecting my head
37:14against his chest.
37:16Just as a heavy
37:17wooden roof beam
37:18crashed down,
37:19Simon turned,
37:20taking the full impact
37:21on his back.
37:22He gritted his teeth
37:23through the intense pain
37:24and carried me bursting
37:25out through
37:26the burning doors.
37:27We collapsed
37:28onto the cold grass
37:29outside.
37:30Sirens blared
37:31in the distance
37:32as police tackled
37:33a screaming Jenny
37:34to the ground.
37:35I held Simon's face,
37:37tears streaming down
37:38my smoke-stained cheeks.
37:40Are you okay?
37:43I'm okay!
37:44Simon, open your eyes!
37:46He gave me
37:47a weak, gentle smile,
37:48then passed out
37:49in my arms.
38:00I sat by the hospital bed
38:01for two days straight,
38:03holding Simon's hand.
38:05Finally,
38:05his eyelids fluttered open.
38:15He didn't care
38:16about his back.
38:17He gripped my hand tighter,
38:19looking over my body.
38:20Did she hurt you?
38:21Are you okay?
38:22My eyes swelled
38:23with tears.
38:24I leaned down
38:26and pressed a soft kiss
38:27onto his lips.
38:28I'm okay because of you.
38:31A knock sounded
38:32at the door.
38:33Steven stood outside,
38:35looking pale,
38:36weak,
38:36and utterly broken.
38:38He saw me
38:38kissing Simon.
38:40He saw the deep,
38:41undeniable love
38:42in our eyes.
38:43He realized then
38:45he never stood a chance.
38:47Simon was willing
38:48to die for me
38:49while he ran away
38:51from the fire.
38:52I stepped out
38:53into the hallway,
38:54looking at Steven coldly.
38:57Never come near me again,
38:58Stefan.
38:59Cami.
38:59Tears ran down
39:00his hollow cheeks.
39:02I know I'm a coward.
39:02I don't deserve you.
39:03I never did.
39:04I'm sorry
39:06for everything.
39:07He bowed his head deeply.
39:09He turned
39:10and walked away
39:11into the long,
39:12white corridor,
39:13completely alone.
39:14That night,
39:15the news broke.
39:17Jenny was sentenced
39:18to life in prison
39:19without parole.
39:21Ford Group
39:21went completely bankrupt
39:22and Steven
39:23left the city
39:24with nothing.
39:26Three months later,
39:28a private beach
39:29on the west coast.
39:31Golden sunlight
39:32glittered
39:32over the calm
39:33ocean waves.
39:34I stood on the sand
39:36in a sleek,
39:36white silk dress,
39:38the sea breeze
39:38playing with my hair.
39:40What are you thinking
39:41about, my queen?
39:42Thinking about
39:43how fast life changes.
39:44A few months ago,
39:45I thought I'd never
39:46trust anyone again.
39:47Simon turned me around,
39:48looking into my eyes
39:49with infinite tenderness.
39:51I know you were hurt,
39:52so I brought you this.
39:53It was a complete
39:53asset transfer contract,
39:55signing all his personal
39:56wealth and holdings
39:57over to my name.
39:58Simon,
39:59what is this?
40:00Most men ask for preempts
40:01to protect their money.
40:04I'm giving you
40:05everything I own.
40:06In our relationship,
40:06you hold all the cards
40:07and you hold my entire heart.
40:09Will you marry me, Camille?
40:10Tears of happiness
40:11filled my eyes.
40:12Yes!
40:12A thousand times yes!
40:16That evening
40:16at our engagement dinner,
40:20an assistant handed me
40:21a dark velvet box.
40:23Mrs. Welch,
40:23this was delivered for you.
40:26I opened the velvet box.
40:28Inside sat a photo of me
40:30from three years ago
40:31in Vegas,
40:31throwing dice
40:32like a legend.
40:34Beside the photo
40:34was an ancient gold
40:35dice cup with a note.
40:37To my one
40:38and only dice queen.
40:41Simon walked over
40:42with a warm smile,
40:43taking two shiny
40:44red dice
40:45from his pocket.
40:46Care to play
40:47one last game
40:48with me,
40:48Mrs. Vance?
40:50What are the stakes,
40:51Mr. Vance?
40:53If I win,
40:54I get to love you
40:55for the rest of my life.
40:58If you win,
41:00I love you for eternity.
41:01The guests cheered
41:02and gathered around
41:03the crystal table.
41:04We picked up our dice cups
41:06at the same time.
41:06With a smooth,
41:08elegant motion,
41:08we shook the cups
41:09and slammed them down
41:10into the velvet cloth.
41:12We lifted the cups together,
41:13two sixes on his side.
41:15Twelve.
41:15Two sixes on my side.
41:18Twelve.
41:20We looked at each other
41:21and burst into genuine,
41:22happy laughter.
41:23I leaned across the table
41:24and wrapped my arms
41:25around his neck.
41:27Looks like it's a tie.
41:28Guess we're stuck together forever.
41:31Best role of my life.
41:33He lifted me up
41:34and kissed me passionately
41:35under the brilliant
41:36chandelier lights.
41:37The past was gone.
41:38The revenge was complete.
41:40And my real romance
41:42had just begun.
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