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00:00Three days before our wedding, my best friend announced she was pregnant with my fiancé's baby.
00:04Lana's baby won't change anything between us, you're still my bride.
00:08He thought I'd swallow my pride and marry him as planned.
00:11After all, I've been waiting to marry him for eight years.
00:14So when I refused to go through with our planned wedding,
00:17he threw me out of my own apartment, confident that I couldn't live without him,
00:22and would crawl back begging for his forgiveness.
00:25But not this time, because I've decided to leave him forever.
00:31And marry the city's most powerful billionaire.
00:36We played truth or dare at our pre-wedding party.
00:39Truth! Have you slept with anyone in this room?
00:42My best friend Lana was forced to drink after she refused to answer the question.
00:46But Lana pushed the drink aside, I can't drink tonight.
00:48Then she looked directly at my fiancé, Sean, because I'm pregnant and the baby is Sean's.
00:55The entire bar went silent.
00:57I turned to Sean, waiting for him to tell her she was crazy, but Sean just sighed.
01:01Avri, it was a mistake.
01:03Lana and I were both wasted.
01:06No.
01:08You must be lying.
01:09Look, it changes nothing between us.
01:11Lana doesn't even want a husband.
01:13She's not trying to marry me.
01:14He reached out trying to grab my hand, but I pulled back.
01:16Changes nothing?
01:17Nothing?
01:20Sean, she's my best friend.
01:22Babe, relax.
01:23It's just a baby.
01:24We'll just co-parent.
01:25Everyone's doing it now, right?
01:27Sean turned to look at Lana.
01:29Lana was smirking.
01:30So don't stress.
01:31The wedding is still on.
01:33Co-parenting?
01:35I looked at my best friend.
01:37She was looking at me with a victorious smile, stroking her still flat belly.
01:42Fine.
01:43Sean thought I had agreed, so he smiled.
01:46But then I flipped off his hand and slid the engagement ring off my finger.
01:49I don't like sharing husband.
01:51I'm canceling our wedding.
01:53I dropped the ring into his champagne glass and left the bar, ignoring his reactions.
02:00Just then, my phone rang.
02:02It was Cole, the richest man in the city and my classmate from high school.
02:06Avery, I heard you just called off the wedding with Sean.
02:09Yes.
02:10I've been waiting for this day for eight years.
02:13Marry me instead.
02:18But Cole, we're just friends.
02:21I want to be more than just friends.
02:23And I will give you everything you've ever deserved.
02:26Please, just give me a chance.
02:29My phone buzzed and I switched to the message.
02:31We will talk later.
02:33A text message from Sean.
02:35Avery, I know you're mad, but please think about our past.
02:38Don't throw away eight years over this.
02:41The wind blew over me in the cold night.
02:44I couldn't stop my tears when thinking of my past eight years.
02:49Sean saved me when I was penniless and starved.
02:54He used to hug me when I experienced trauma.
02:57He even told me he didn't want children after my miscarriage.
03:00You're all I need, Avery.
03:02He only did those things because I was an orphan?
03:05Was it all just pity?
03:11A text message from Sean.
03:13By the way, my custom-made wedding suit is ready for pickup.
03:15Grab it and send it to me.
03:17Looking at the text, a mocking laugh escaped my throat.
03:20A reminder for me to keep playing the submissive fiancé.
03:22I'm done with it.
03:25Cole, I've decided.
03:26I'll marry you.
03:30I didn't care about his clothes,
03:32but I needed to return my apartment to pack my bags.
03:34But the moment I pushed the door open, I froze.
03:37Lana was wrapped in my favorite silk bathrobe.
03:39Sean, completely shirtless, was sitting on the couch,
03:42gently blow-drying Lana's damp hair.
03:44They were laughing.
03:45Oh, Avery!
03:47Don't get the wrong idea.
03:48I just had a severe morning sickness,
03:50so Sean brought me home to take care of me.
03:52Sean just worried about me as friends.
03:54Please don't be mad at him.
03:56But Sean stood up, completely unbothered,
03:58throwing a towel at me.
04:01Avery, since you're here,
04:03go make some warm soup for Lana.
04:04She hasn't been able to keep anything down all day.
04:06I stared at him, disgusted.
04:09Make her soup?
04:11Are you out of your mind, Sean?
04:13Sean, maybe I should just leave.
04:15I don't want to cause trouble between you two.
04:18I can handle the pregnancy alone.
04:19Lana, you stay right here.
04:21What is wrong with you?
04:22Lana just needed help with her pregnancy.
04:24Why are you being so cold-hearted?
04:26Sean, I won't help you with your bastard.
04:28We're done.
04:29Stop.
04:30You're not going anywhere.
04:31He grabbed my arm and shoved me hard away from him.
04:34I fell hard on the sofa.
04:36Haven't you thrown enough tantrums before the wedding?
04:38Grow up!
04:40Tantrums?
04:43You slept with my best friend,
04:45destroyed our relationship,
04:47and you call it a tantrum?
04:52I already told you it was a one-time mistake.
04:54Are you really going to ruin everyone's relationships over this?
05:02Ruin everyone's relationships?
05:03You're the one who ruined everything.
05:05Believe it or not,
05:06our wedding is cancelled
05:07and I'm leaving you forever.
05:11I heard some noise here.
05:13Who's creating dramas?
05:15Avery, you again?
05:17You really have no manners.
05:22Two days before the wedding
05:24and you're still creating all these dramas.
05:26Don't you forget,
05:27you're just a nobody with no family.
05:29Without Sean,
05:29nobody is ever going to want you.
05:31You need to learn some manners.
05:33Think again before you crawl back.
05:35Two days before our original planned wedding,
05:37they threw me out of my own apartment.
05:39How pathetic.
05:42In the pouring rain,
05:43I dialed Cole's number.
05:47I want our wedding at the exact same time
05:49as my original wedding.
05:53I will make it happen.
05:59A notification popped up on my phone.
06:02Lana had posted a photo on her social media.
06:05In the picture,
06:06Sean was holding her close
06:07in front of a luxury car,
06:09kissing her.
06:11They're living in the apartment under my name
06:13and driving the car under my lease?
06:23I blocked all my cards
06:24and canceled the car lease immediately.
06:37Avery, what the hell did you do?
06:39My credit cards are declined
06:41and the dealership is repossessing my car.
06:43Are you insane?
06:44I'm just taking back what's mine.
06:46Stop acting crazy.
06:47Unblock the cards now.
06:49Lana needs that money for her prenatal care.
06:54Just let her throw her little tantrum, Sean.
06:56She'll crawl back and unblock the cards
06:59like she always does.
07:01It's not like she knows
07:02you've always wanted me anyway.
07:04That night we hooked up,
07:06you weren't even drunk.
07:07You knew exactly what you were doing.
07:11You weren't drunk, Sean?
07:13You knew all along?
07:14Lana's just joking.
07:16Just unblock the cards, alright?
07:18With only one day left before our wedding,
07:21the truth finally hit me.
07:22In the eight years,
07:24he never loved me.
07:28In the afternoon,
07:29Sean blew up my phone again.
07:31I picked up,
07:32only to hear his panicked, raging voice.
07:34Avery,
07:35who the hell are these people?
07:36There are movers packing up everything
07:38and throwing me and Lana out.
07:39Tell them to get the hell out of my apartment
07:41right now!
07:42They are in the right place, Sean.
07:44And it's not your apartment anymore.
07:46I sold it this morning.
07:47Sold it?
07:48Are you out of your mind?
07:50Stop playing these childish games.
07:53You're really going this far
07:55just because of Lana's baby?
07:56I don't play games, Sean.
07:58And by the way,
07:59I'm marrying someone else.
08:01And his name is Cole Sinclair.
08:03Sean scoffed, laughing arrogantly.
08:06Sinclair?
08:06The CEO of Sinclair Group?
08:08Avery, you really hired someone
08:10just to make me jealous?
08:11Nice joke.
08:12Who's next?
08:12The president?
08:13Believe what you want, Sean.
08:15But don't ever call me again.
08:21I put my phone away,
08:23turning to instruct the wedding staff
08:24on the floral decorations.
08:26A strong hand gently took my phone
08:28from the counter.
08:28Mr. Miller?
08:29Who the hell is this?
08:30Put Avery back on the phone.
08:31Avery is busy preparing
08:32for our wedding tomorrow, Mr. Miller.
08:33Please do not call my wife again.
08:35Sean went quiet for a second,
08:36but then he let out a loud, mocking laugh.
08:39Oh, I get it now.
08:40You're the cheap actor she hired.
08:41Avery, I know your tricks.
08:43I'll be at our wedding tomorrow
08:44and make you crawl back to me.
08:49Okay, just come and see.
08:51But don't expect a seat, Mr. Miller.
08:57The next morning,
08:59Sean and Lana barged into the wedding.
09:01Avery, are you seriously hiring
09:03some random actor to play your groom
09:04just to get back at me?
09:05Stop this ridiculous drama
09:06and unblock my cards.
09:08If you do,
09:09I might actually consider taking you back.
09:11The guests turned around,
09:13whispering in shock and disgust.
09:15Avery, please,
09:16don't be so stubborn.
09:18Everyone knows Sean is the one
09:19you've been begging to marry
09:20for eight years.
09:22I didn't invite either of you.
09:24Get the hell out of my wedding.
09:26Still playing hard to get?
09:27Don't make me laugh, Avery.
09:29You're just a worthless orphan.
09:31Nobody else would ever want you.
09:34My baby!
09:35Sean!
09:36She pushed me!
09:37Avery tried to kill our baby!
09:39Lana suddenly stumbled backward
09:40and fell to the floor.
09:42You psycho!
09:43How dare you touch Lana
09:45and my baby!
09:47Sean ripped my veil off
09:48and I felt a heavy slap on my face.
09:51Don't embarrass yourself
09:52for my attention, Avery.
09:54Apologize to Lana right now
09:55or I'm not walking down this aisle with you.
09:58I'm not faking anything.
10:00Get out or I'll call the security.
10:01I tried to leave,
10:02but Sean stopped me.
10:03You just never learn, do you?
10:05Since your dead parents
10:06didn't teach you any manners,
10:07I will!
10:10Sean raised his hand
10:11to strike me again.
10:13But the blow never landed.
10:15Cole stopped Sean's hand midair.
10:17His eyes were fixed
10:18on the red mark on my cheek.
10:19Don't you dare touch her.
10:20Cole tightened his grip
10:21on Sean's wrist,
10:22making Sean scream in pain.
10:24My bride,
10:24you may hit him back now.
10:28Looking at Cole's eyes,
10:30a sudden surge of courage
10:31rushed through me.
10:32For the first time in eight years,
10:33I had someone standing behind
10:34to support me.
10:35My fear suddenly vanished
10:36and I slapped Sean hard across the face.
10:39The sharp crack
10:39echoed through the wedding hall,
10:41instantly shattering his arrogance.
10:44Sean stumbled back,
10:46clutching his cheek
10:46in complete disbelief.
10:49Avery,
10:51you hit me?
10:52Sean,
10:52this is what you asked for.
10:54Cole raised a hand
10:55to signal the security.
10:57Several guards stepped forward
10:58and firmly grabbed Sean
11:00and Lana.
11:01Sean kicked and screamed
11:03as they dragged him
11:03toward the exit.
11:04You're crazy, Avery!
11:06You dared to embarrass me
11:07with a cheap actor?
11:09Avery,
11:09how could you do this to us?
11:10I'm your best friend!
11:12Lana sobbed loudly,
11:13pretending to protect her stomach.
11:15The guards ignored their screams,
11:16dragging them through the lobby
11:18and throwing them out of the venue.
11:19The heavy doors slammed shut,
11:21cutting off their voices.
11:22Cole walked over
11:24and picked up the bridal veil
11:25from the floor.
11:26He gently dusted off
11:28and handed it to me.
11:29Are you okay?
11:30I took a deep breath,
11:31my chest rising and falling.
11:33I looked at the beautiful veil,
11:34then at the crowded hall
11:35of whispering guests
11:36and finally at Cole's
11:38steady, handsome face.
11:39Cole smiled,
11:40his eyes reflecting
11:41a deep, unwavering promise
11:42as he held out his hand to me.
11:44Let's continue our wedding.
11:48Late at night,
11:49Cole walked over to the window,
11:52placing a glass of warm milk
11:53beside me.
12:01You still remember?
12:12Of course I remember.
12:14You used to drink warm milk
12:16whenever you felt overwhelmed
12:17back in high school.
12:20We didn't talk for a moment.
12:24Cole, I was just wondering,
12:26why did you ask me to marry you?
12:28You're the most powerful
12:29billionaire in this city now.
12:31We were just high school friends.
12:33Why me?
12:36Because eight years ago,
12:37I was just a quiet outsider.
12:39Everyone in that school
12:41either ignored me
12:41or threw my things around.
12:44He paused,
12:45a faint smile
12:47playing on his lips.
12:51But not you.
12:52You were the only one
12:53who snatched my Lundbox back
12:54from those bullies.
12:55You sat with me
12:56and treated me like a human being.
13:02He looked at me in the eyes.
13:04I spent the last eight years
13:05working hard
13:06so I could stand by you.
13:08I wanted to be strong enough
13:09to protect you.
13:10Now that I have the power,
13:11I want to give you
13:12the best of everything.
13:13You deserve to be cherished, Avery.
13:15Feeling a strange sense of warmth,
13:17I blushed.
13:20The next morning,
13:22I walked downstairs
13:23and found Cole
13:23waiting for me in the kitchen.
13:29He handed me a folder.
13:33A wedding gift for you.
13:35It was a formal contract.
13:37The Horizon Plaza
13:39lead architect contract
13:40for a huge project.
13:44This is your company's landmark project?
13:47Cole, are you offering this job to me?
13:51I'm not giving you a handout, Avery.
13:53I'm offering this to the most talented architect I know.
14:00Sean's company held you back
14:01and he took credit for your ideas.
14:04I gripped the folder,
14:05my fingers tightening around the folder.
14:08Take this contract.
14:10Use your own strength and talent
14:11to reclaim your name.
14:13Let the world see who you really are
14:15and let them watch you rebuild your empire
14:18from the ground up.
14:19He handed me a fresh coffee
14:20and I met his encouraging eyes.
14:22The fire of my professional ambition,
14:24which Sean had repressed for years,
14:26finally reunited.
14:27I'll do it.
14:28I'll make the Horizon Plaza
14:29the most magnificent landmark
14:31this city has ever seen.
14:35On the other side,
14:37Sean and Lana were forced to pack their bags
14:39and leave my apartment.
14:42Having lost the luxury car,
14:44the credit cards,
14:45and the apartment I reclaimed,
14:46they moved into a cramped
14:48and dusty old house in the suburbs.
14:51Eleanor paced the small, cluttered living room,
14:53throwing a stack of overdue bills
14:55onto the table.
14:56This is a disgrace!
14:58We are stuck in this garbage dump
15:00because of that ungrateful orphan.
15:03Sean, why haven't you made her crawl back yet?
15:05Sean kicked a cardboard box in frustration,
15:08his suit wrinkled and messy.
15:10She's just playing hard to get, Mom.
15:12She's using that fake actor to make me beg.
15:15She'll run out of money to pay him soon
15:16and come crawling back to me.
15:19Sean is right.
15:21Avery has no family and no connections.
15:24She's nothing without us.
15:28Lana sat on a worn-out sofa,
15:30wearing a cheap robe
15:31and nervously stroking her flat stomach.
15:34Lana's eyes suddenly fell on an old,
15:36scratched two-kate Avery had left behind
15:38in their rush to move.
15:40A corner of an old tablet
15:41peeked out from the pocket.
15:43Lana pulled the tablet out
15:45and pressed the power button.
15:46To her shock,
15:47the screen lit up
15:48and displayed a personal design database
15:50that was still logged in under Avery's name.
15:52Lana scrolled through the files
15:54and she saw the drafts for the Horizon Plaza.
15:56Sean,
15:57Eleanor,
15:58look at this.
15:59Preliminary drafts for Sinclair's landmark bid
16:01are all here.
16:05Eleanor rushed over,
16:08snatching to the tablet from Lana's hands.
16:10Her eyes filled with greedy excitement
16:13as she stared at the brilliant,
16:15highly detailed architectural drafts.
16:19This is our salvation.
16:21Sean,
16:22Miller Construction is on the verge of bankruptcy.
16:25if we don't get a contract
16:27with Sinclairly Group.
16:28The banks will take everything.
16:30Lana snatched the tablet back,
16:32a devious, arrogant smile
16:34spreading across her face.
16:36I can easily reformat these blueprints
16:38and put my name on them.
16:39Eleanor,
16:40I will present this
16:42as my own genius green design
16:44for Miller Construction's official bid.
16:46Lana turned to Sean
16:47with a sweet smile on her face.
16:49But if I save your family's company,
16:52Sean,
16:52you have to promise me one thing.
16:55I want a massive,
16:57high-profile engagement party.
17:00I want everyone in the city to know
17:02I'm the future matriarch
17:04of the Miller family.
17:07Sean looked at the brilliant drafts,
17:09his desperation turning into arrogant relief.
17:12He pulled Lana into his arms,
17:14kissing her temple.
17:16Of course, babe.
17:17You are the genius
17:18who is going to save us.
17:19Once we get the Sinclair contract,
17:21Avery will realize
17:22she is nothing compared to you.
17:24We'll make her watch us rise
17:25while she rots in the gutter.
17:31As I was walking across
17:32the muddy Horizon Plaza site
17:34to record the land survey,
17:35I met someone unexpectedly.
17:38Sean looked at my muddy boots
17:39and smirked.
17:40Look at you.
17:41Back in the dirt where you belong.
17:44Did your billionaire husband
17:45run out of money already?
17:46I stared at him as if he were
17:48a complete stranger.
17:49I did not say a word.
17:52I'm here to secure the bid
17:53with Sinclair Group.
17:55Lana's design is going to make
17:57the big boss himself
17:58sign our contract.
18:01And who is your fake husband again?
18:02Oh right,
18:03a nobody who can't even get you
18:05a proper desk.
18:06The big boss?
18:08Sean,
18:08you don't even know
18:09who you're dealing with.
18:10Get off this property.
18:12We need the structural load testing
18:14completed by Friday.
18:15Log the soil samples.
18:17Sean stepped in front of me
18:18and blocked my path.
18:21Don't ignore me!
18:25Lana just finished a masterpiece
18:27for our Sinclair bid.
18:28We are going to secure the contract,
18:30Avery.
18:31And once we do,
18:33I will make sure the CEO fires you.
18:37I finally looked him in the eyes,
18:39but my voice was cold.
18:40Sean,
18:41you have exactly 10 seconds
18:43to get off this property
18:43before I have you arrested
18:45for criminal trespass.
18:46You wouldn't dare.
18:47This is-
18:471,
18:472,
18:483.
18:49I signaled the site security.
18:50Two heavysed guards
18:51stepped in and dragged him out.
18:53Get your hands off me!
18:54Avery,
18:55you're going to regret this!
18:59Late at night,
19:00the top floor office
19:01of Sinclair Group remained lit.
19:03I sat on the floor,
19:04surrounded by printed skeek-o-matics.
19:06Cole walked in,
19:07carrying a hot black coffee
19:08and a bagel
19:09and sat down on the floor beside me.
19:11You've been staring at that grid
19:12for three hours, Avery.
19:13Take a break.
19:16I took a sip of the coffee,
19:18rubbing my eyes.
19:19The plaza layout
19:20needs to feel seamless,
19:22but these load-bearing
19:23polyms
19:24are completely
19:25blocking the view.
19:27If I move them,
19:28the structure
19:29loses stability.
19:30Cole leaned closer,
19:32studying the paper.
19:32He pointed to a central
19:34intersection on the draft.
19:36What if you cantilever
19:37the upper levels?
19:38Shift the weight
19:39to the reinforced concrete core.
19:41It frees up the perimeter,
19:43and you get your glass wall
19:44without losing stability.
19:45I traced the new weight line
19:46on the draft,
19:47my eyes lighting up.
19:49That is incredible.
19:51Cole,
19:52how did you know
19:52how to solve
19:53a structural cantilever issue?
19:55When you spend years
19:56building software architecture,
19:57you learn a lot
19:58about keeping things
19:59from collapsing
19:59under pressure.
20:00And that includes you.
20:02You don't have to carry
20:03every burden
20:04on your own anymore, Avery.
20:06Let me help you.
20:08I looked back at him
20:10and felt a deep warmth
20:11in my heart.
20:15A few days later,
20:17a loud chime echoed
20:18from Avery's tablet.
20:19The Sinclair Group
20:20official bidding portal
20:21had just released
20:22the list of approved
20:23initial designs.
20:23I opened the file
20:25and my smile instantly died.
20:27Cole,
20:28look at this.
20:32Cole walked over,
20:34looking down at the screen.
20:35First on the list
20:36of approved candidates
20:37was Miller Construction.
20:39The thumbnail of their design
20:41was an exact,
20:42detailed replica
20:43of my preliminary drafts.
20:46My phone buzzed
20:47with a social media notification.
20:49Lana had posted
20:50a picture of the approved list,
20:51posing with a designer handbag.
20:53so proud to be named
20:55the future lead architect
20:56of Horizon Plaza.
20:58Hard work always pays off.
21:00Eleanor had commented below,
21:02the Miller family's new star.
21:04I shook my head
21:05in profound disgust.
21:12She stole it.
21:15Lana took my old tablet
21:16when they moved out.
21:23She copied my database.
21:26Cole stared at the screen coldly.
21:34They actually did it.
21:39I stood up,
21:41my hands trembling with rage.
21:42I'm calling my lawyer right now!
21:44I want an injunction
21:45to stop their presentation!
21:47Cole stepped in front of me,
21:48his hands gently resting
21:50on my shoulders.
21:52Avery,
21:52look at me.
21:54Breathe.
21:58I can't do that.
22:00That's platerism.
22:03They stole my life's work
22:05to save their bankrupt company!
22:07Let's break it down.
22:09If you file a lawsuit now,
22:12their lawyers
22:13will argue
22:14coincidental design overlap
22:17and drag the case
22:18out for months.
22:19They will keep using
22:21your design
22:21to raise funds.
22:23So we have to do this
22:25another way.
22:26We aren't going to stop them.
22:29We are going to use it
22:31as a bait.
22:34What do you mean by that?
22:36Lana wants to be a star?
22:39Let her shine.
22:42Let them reach
22:43the absolute peak
22:45of their arrogance.
22:46and all we have to do
22:47is pull the rug out
22:48from under them
22:49at the final presentation.
22:51And they will lose the bid,
22:53Cole's lips curved
22:54into a cold smile.
22:56More than that, Avery.
22:58I want them
22:59to be completely ruined.
23:03With Miller Construction
23:05passing the first bidding round,
23:06Eleanor convinced
23:07their creditors
23:08to delay forslosure.
23:09Believing a massive
23:10Sinclair contract
23:11was guaranteed,
23:12the banks temporarily
23:13unfroze
23:13their commercial accounts.
23:14In his temporary office,
23:16Sean stirred a glass of whiskey,
23:18feeling invincible again.
23:20So he pulled out his phone
23:21and called me.
23:23I picked up,
23:24placing the phone on speaker.
23:26Lana's design just took
23:27the top spot, Avery.
23:28In a few weeks,
23:29Sinclair will make us
23:30richer than ever.
23:31Is that so?
23:32Congratulations, Sean.
23:33I didn't know plagiarism
23:35could make someone so proud.
23:38Call it what you want,
23:40but the banks are unfroosed
23:41and we are back on top.
23:42Avery, I know you're miserable
23:44playing house
23:44with that cheap actor.
23:48Come to my hotel room tonight,
23:50act sweet
23:51and satisfy me.
23:53Do that,
23:54and I might convince Llama
23:56to give you some low-level
23:57subcontrasting work
23:58so you don't starve.
23:59Cole walked in,
24:01carrying a fresh bottle of wine.
24:02As he heard those words,
24:04his face darkened instantly
24:05and he took the phone
24:06from my hand.
24:07You have exactly 10 seconds
24:09to delete her number,
24:10Mr. Miller,
24:11before I make sure
24:11your family company
24:12doesn't even survive the night.
24:18Who is this?
24:19Avery,
24:20is that your cheap rebound?
24:22Put her back on.
24:24Cole hung up
24:24and slammed the phone
24:25face down on the counter.
24:27He stepped directly
24:28into my space,
24:30trapping me against
24:31the kitchen counter
24:31with his hands
24:32on either side of my hips.
24:34He leaned down,
24:35his dark eyes
24:36locked onto mine,
24:37burning with a possessive fire.
24:39A hotel room?
24:41I looked at his tense jaw,
24:43highly amused.
24:45Are you jealous, Cole?
24:48Of course I am.
24:50You're my wife, Avery.
24:52I don't share.
24:55He slid one hand
24:56from the counter
24:57to my waist,
24:58pulling me closer
24:59until there was barely
25:00any distance between us.
25:01His thumb stroked my hip,
25:03his gaze dropping to my lips.
25:05And you aren't going to
25:05satisfy anyone but me.
25:07Don't you dare reply to him.
25:09A soft laugh
25:10escaped my throat.
25:11My hands naturally
25:12rested against his chest.
25:13I could feel his heart
25:15beating fast beneath his shirt.
25:16I won't reply.
25:17I'll let him enjoy his delusion
25:19for a few more days.
25:20The higher he climbs,
25:21the harder his fall will be.
25:23But he didn't lose his grip
25:24on my waist
25:24but pulled me even closer.
25:26Good.
25:26But in the meantime,
25:28you should practice
25:28how to comfort your husband.
25:30Physically.
25:34Lana sat in Eleanor's living room
25:36holding a newly printed medical paper.
25:39She handed it to Eleanor
25:40with a proud, confident smirk.
25:42The pregnancy report is ready.
25:45It's official, Eleanor.
25:46I'm carrying the next Miller heir.
25:49Eleanor grabbed the paper,
25:50her eyes lighting up
25:51as she read the forged clinic stamp.
25:53Perfect.
25:54Lana,
25:55we will announce this
25:56at the Sinclair press conference tomorrow.
25:58The banks will never foreclose
26:00on a company
26:00with a brilliant designer
26:02who is also carrying our heir.
26:04Sean walked into the room,
26:05adjusting his watch.
26:07He kissed Lana's cheek,
26:08his face filled with arrogant relief.
26:10The media is already waiting outside.
26:12We are going to lock
26:14in the Horizon Plaza contract
26:16and announce our engagement
26:18at the same time.
26:20Avery and her cheap actor
26:21will be a distant memory.
26:23Lana looked at her flat stomach,
26:25her eyes glinting
26:26with malicious ambition.
26:30Tomorrow,
26:31Avery will watch me
26:32take everything she ever wanted.
26:37On the eve of the presentation,
26:39the TV in Cole's office
26:40broadcasted Lana's live interview.
26:42Lana stood before
26:43a crowd of reporters,
26:45smiling radiantly.
26:46Lana,
26:47are you confident
26:48that your green sustainable concept
26:49will win the Sinclair contract tomorrow?
26:53Of course.
26:55Horizon Plaza is my masterpiece.
26:58It represents my soul
26:59as an architect.
27:02I sat at my desk,
27:04calmly watching the screen.
27:06Cole walked over,
27:07holding two champagne glasses,
27:09and handed one to me.
27:12She has no idea
27:13she just signed her own
27:14career's death, Lawrence.
27:16I took the glass
27:17and smiled confidently
27:18as I clinked the glass
27:19against his.
27:20Are you ready
27:21to take back your crown,
27:22my designer?
27:24Let them have
27:25their final night of glory.
27:27Tomorrow,
27:27I'll take back
27:28everything they stole.
27:35The Grand Sinclair Group Hall
27:37filled with the city's elite
27:38for the Horizon Plaza
27:40bid presentation.
27:42Camera flashes
27:43went off continually
27:44as Sean,
27:45Lana,
27:45and Eleanor
27:46walked in,
27:47dressed in rented luxury.
27:50Lana spotted me
27:51standing near
27:51the reception desk.
27:53She walked over,
27:54her heels clicking loudly
27:55on the marble floor.
27:56Look at you,
27:56still standing in the corners.
27:58You see this crowd,
27:59Avery?
28:00This is called class.
28:03An orphan like you
28:04was always meant
28:04to stay at the bottom,
28:06watching me rise.
28:07I stared at Lana
28:08with a neutral expression.
28:10I did not say a word,
28:12treating her like air.
28:14Sean stepped up
28:15beside Lana,
28:16adjusting his blazer
28:17with smug satisfaction.
28:18Don't bother
28:19talking to her, babe.
28:20She's just a spectator now.
28:22I turned on my heel
28:23and walked toward
28:24the VIP entrance.
28:29Just enjoy your last moment
28:30before your fall.
28:34Lana walked up
28:35to the podium,
28:37with the spotlight
28:37shining on her.
28:38The massive screen
28:40behind her
28:40displayed my stolen designs.
28:43This plaza
28:44is the culmination
28:45of my architectural soul.
28:47Every curve,
28:48every beam,
28:49was designed
28:49to stand the test of time.
28:51Sean and Eleanor
28:52watched from the front row,
28:53their faces beaming
28:54with arrogant pride.
28:55We are saved, Sean.
28:57The investors
28:57are already calling
28:58the assistants.
29:00Lana finished her speech,
29:02bowing graciously
29:03to the roaring applause
29:04of the audience.
29:05But as she took
29:06her first step down,
29:07the massive screen
29:09behind her suddenly flickered
29:10and turned pitch black.
29:12The crowd's murmurs
29:13instantly filled the hall.
29:15Lana stopped,
29:16her face turning pale
29:18as she turned around
29:19to look.
29:20What's happening?
29:22Who did this?
29:27The massive screen
29:28behind Lana
29:29suddenly flickered,
29:30cutting off
29:31her design slides.
29:32A detailed data
29:32tracking report
29:33appeared on the screen,
29:34displaying a digital
29:35forensic log
29:36with bold red highlights.
29:37The crowd gasped
29:38and whispering
29:39instantly filled the hall.
29:40The investors
29:41in the front row
29:41leaned forward
29:42and frowned.
29:43Look at those access logs.
29:45That's a direct
29:45security breach.
29:46Someone accessed
29:47the lead designer's
29:48private database
29:49from an external device
29:50on the 14th.
29:51Lana turned pale
29:53as she stared
29:54at the technical evidence.
29:56No!
29:57This is a mistake!
29:58This isn't mine!
30:00Sean ran toward the stage,
30:02trying to block
30:02the screen
30:03with his body.
30:06Shut it off!
30:07Turn off the projector
30:09right now!
30:09My assistant
30:10walked forward
30:11as she paired
30:11the tablet serial number
30:12on the screen
30:13with the device
30:14registry list.
30:16Wait!
30:17That source device
30:18serial number?
30:19That's Aubrey's
30:19old tablet
30:20and the downloading IP
30:21belongs to
30:22Lana's personal computer!
30:23They stole her work!
30:24The entire hall
30:25erupted into chaos.
30:27The cameras of the press
30:28flashed rapidly,
30:29capturing Lana's
30:30terrified expression.
30:33No!
30:33That's impossible!
30:37No!
30:37No!
30:38No!
30:38No!
30:38No!
30:38No!
30:38No!
30:39No!
30:40No!
30:40No!
30:40No!
30:41No!
30:41No!
30:41No!
30:42No!
30:42No!
30:44I registered the
30:45patents for those
30:46preliminary designs
30:47six months ago.
30:48The digital time stacks
30:49on that screen
30:50are legally binding
30:51and cannot be altered.
30:52Avery, you're lying!
30:54You're just jealous
30:56of my talent!
30:58Then explain
30:59the structural layout.
31:01You didn't even
31:02understand the
31:03cantilever-liver
31:03mechanics of my draft,
31:05did you?
31:06I tapped my
31:07tablet.
31:08The screen changed
31:10to show my finished
31:11final 3D blueprint
31:12design of Horizon Plaza.
31:14You shifted the
31:15columns, but forgot
31:16to reinforce the
31:17central concrete core.
31:19If they actually
31:20build your design,
31:21the entire third floor
31:22glass fashad will
31:23collapse under
31:24its own weight.
31:26You stole a
31:28house of cards,
31:28Lana.
31:29A guest in the
31:30front row stood up.
31:31She's absolutely
31:32right!
31:32The stress load
31:33calculations on the
31:34stolen draft are
31:35completely unstable.
31:36The thief copied
31:37the skin but didn't
31:38even know how the
31:38bones worked.
31:39Avery's final draft
31:40is a masterpiece
31:41of engineering.
31:43Sean stared at the
31:44glowing blueprint,
31:45his face turning
31:46completely pale as
31:47he looked from my
31:47flawless design back
31:49to Lana's
31:49trembling figure.
31:50Lana, is this
31:52true?
31:52Did you, did you
31:54copper her?
31:56No, I didn't do
31:57that.
32:00Just then, Cole
32:02walked onto the
32:03stage, stood beside
32:04me and spoke
32:05through the
32:05microphone.
32:06Sinclair Group is
32:07filing a federal
32:08lawsuit for trade
32:09secret theft.
32:10and as of this
32:11moment, Miller
32:11Construction is
32:12permanently blacklisted
32:13from every Sinclair
32:14project worldwide.
32:16Sean froze, his
32:17eyes widening as the
32:18truth hit him.
32:19You, you are
32:22really Cole Sinclair?
32:23The CEO of Sinclair
32:25Group?
32:26No, that's
32:27impossible!
32:29You're just a cheap
32:30rebound!
32:32You wanted to
32:32secure a subcontract
32:33with my company,
32:34Mr. Miller?
32:36Well, the boss you've
32:38been begging to sign
32:38your contract just
32:39decided to blacklist
32:41you.
32:43Cole turned to the
32:44crowd.
32:44The investors and
32:45bank representatives
32:46in the front row
32:47stood up instantly.
32:49Blacklisted by Sinclair
32:50and the Federal
32:50Association?
32:51This is a toxic
32:52asset!
32:52Pull our funds
32:53right now!
32:54Cancel their lines
32:55of credit immediately!
32:56Freeze the Miller
32:57accounts!
32:58Eleanor's phone
32:58began to ring and
32:59buzz violently.
33:00She answered it
33:01with trembling hands.
33:02Mrs. Miller, your
33:03commercial loan of
33:04$5 million is
33:04officially recalled.
33:05We are initiating
33:06foreclosure on all
33:07Miller properties
33:07starting today.
33:08No!
33:09Please!
33:09Wait!
33:10The line went
33:11down.
33:15Lana fell to her
33:16knees on the red
33:16carpet, clutching
33:18her stomach and
33:18crying out in
33:19dramatic pain.
33:20My baby!
33:22Sean, she's
33:22trying to kill
33:23our baby!
33:24Avery is doing
33:25this because she's
33:26jealous of the
33:26Miller family heir!
33:30Sean rushed
33:31onto the stage,
33:32glaring at me
33:33with desperate
33:34rage.
33:34You psycho!
33:36you ruined
33:37our company
33:38and now
33:39you want
33:39to kill
33:40my child!
33:42I let out
33:42a cold laugh
33:43and raised
33:43my phone
33:44toward the
33:44screen.
33:45Lana's
33:45official medical
33:46file with
33:47a certified
33:47hospital seal
33:48replaced the
33:49blueprints
33:49on the screen.
33:50Let me tell
33:51you one more
33:51truth, Sean.
33:52Lana has
33:53never been
33:53pregnant.
33:55She underwent
33:56a permanent
33:57tubal
33:57legation
33:58procedure
33:58two years
33:59ago.
34:01The pregnancy
34:02report she
34:02showed Eleanor
34:03was purchased
34:04from a
34:04clinic
34:04assistant
34:05for $500.
34:08The crowd
34:09went completely
34:09silent.
34:10Eleanor read
34:11the screen
34:11in horror.
34:13A lie?
34:15No child?
34:16You,
34:17you fake
34:18sterile snake!
34:19You tricked us
34:20into giving you
34:21our family shares!
34:22Sean looked at
34:23Lana, his face
34:24turning from shock
34:24to a red,
34:25veins-bulging
34:26fury.
34:27You faked
34:27your pregnancy?
34:28The baby?
34:29My son?
34:30He doesn't exist?
34:32Sean, listen
34:33to me!
34:33I did it
34:34for us!
34:34I did it
34:35to keep you
34:35from running
34:36back to her!
34:39Sean grabbed
34:40a glass of
34:41red wine
34:41from a nearby
34:42tray and threw
34:43it directly
34:44into Lana's
34:45face.
34:46You lying
34:47bitch!
34:48You ruined
34:49my life!
34:50I threw
34:51away Avery
34:52for a worthless
34:53barren liar!
34:54Lana shrieked,
34:55the dark red
34:56liquid dripping
34:57down her
34:57expensive dress.
34:58She lunged
34:59at him,
35:00her manicured
35:00nails clawing
35:01at his face.
35:02You're the
35:02one who slept
35:03with me,
35:03Sean!
35:04You're the
35:04failure who
35:05couldn't even
35:05run your
35:06own father's
35:07company!
35:07You wanted
35:08to steal
35:09Avery's drafts
35:10just as much
35:10as I did!
35:11The two fell
35:11onto the red
35:12carpet,
35:13scratching,
35:13slapping,
35:14and screaming
35:15at each other
35:15as the crowd
35:16of elites
35:16backed away
35:17in disgust.
35:18You're a
35:19bankrupt loser,
35:20Sean!
35:21You're nothing!
35:23Get off me,
35:25you sterile
35:25parasite!
35:27Avery was
35:27a thousand times
35:28the woman
35:29you'll ever be!
35:33Eleanor fainted
35:34in her chair.
35:36Sean suddenly
35:37stopped fighting
35:38Lana,
35:38looking through
35:39the flashing
35:40camera lights
35:40toward the stage.
35:44He stared at me
35:46and reached his
35:47hand towards me.
35:49Avery,
35:50Avery,
35:51wait!
35:51It was her!
35:53She manipulated
35:53me!
35:55Avery,
35:55please!
35:57Avery,
35:58please!
36:06As Cole
36:07and I
36:07walked
36:08toward our
36:08car,
36:09Sean rushed
36:10out to
36:10block our
36:11path,
36:11falling to
36:12his knees
36:12and grabbing
36:13my coat.
36:18Avery,
36:19please!
36:20I was wrong!
36:21I was blind!
36:23We have
36:24eight years
36:25of history!
36:26You loved
36:26me!
36:31Save the
36:31company,
36:32please!
36:34I stepped
36:34back,
36:35pulling my
36:36coat out
36:36of his
36:36wet grasp.
36:37I held up
36:38my phone
36:38and pressed
36:39the record
36:39button.
36:40Sean,
36:41you are
36:41on private
36:42property,
36:43you have
36:43crossed the
36:43line of
36:44trespass,
36:45and my
36:45lawyer will
36:46file a
36:47restraining order
36:47first thing
36:48in the morning.
36:50Cole stepped
36:51forward,
36:52holding the
36:52umbrella over me
36:53and shielding
36:54me from
36:55Sean's
36:55desperate
36:55reach.
37:01A process
37:02server walked
37:03out of the
37:03elevator,
37:04stepping past
37:05the kneeling
37:06Sean and
37:06dropping a
37:07thick envelope
37:08into his
37:08wet hands.
37:10Sean Miller,
37:11you are
37:12officially served
37:13with a federal
37:13lawsuit for
37:15corporate espionage
37:16and fraud.
37:19several weeks
37:20later,
37:21in a run-down
37:22district,
37:23I spotted
37:23Sean in
37:24the rain.
37:24He wore a
37:25cheap,
37:26faded jacket,
37:27his hair
37:27messy and
37:28unwashed.
37:29He stood
37:29beside Eleanor,
37:30who was
37:31screaming and
37:31waving her
37:32arms at a
37:32landlord holding
37:33an eviction
37:34notice.
37:35We are the
37:35millers!
37:36You can't
37:37throw us
37:38out into
37:38the street!
37:42Your credit
37:43is zero
37:43and your
37:43accounts are
37:44frozen.
37:47Pack your
37:48trash and
37:49get out!
37:50Sean turned
37:50his head and
37:51saw me in
37:51my car.
37:52Then he
37:52suddenly sprinted
37:53toward the
37:54car,
37:54banging on
37:55my window.
37:56Avery!
37:58Avery,
37:58please!
37:59Stop the
38:00car!
38:00Look at me!
38:02I'm a mess!
38:03He slapped
38:03his own face
38:04hard, crying
38:05out in front
38:05of the passing
38:06pedestrians.
38:07I was a
38:07fool!
38:07I let Lana
38:08poison my
38:09mind!
38:09I threw
38:10away eight
38:10years of
38:11true love
38:11for a lie!
38:12Avery,
38:13tell Cole to
38:14stop the
38:14lawsuit!
38:14We are
38:15being evicted!
38:16We have
38:17nowhere to
38:17go!
38:18He pressed
38:18his tear-stained
38:19dirty face
38:20against the
38:20window.
38:21Please,
38:22Avery,
38:22just give
38:23me one
38:23more chance!
38:24I'll do
38:25anything!
38:25I'll be
38:26your servant,
38:26your assistant!
38:27Just don't
38:28leave me in
38:28the dirt!
38:29I didn't
38:30even say
38:31a word.
38:31I rolled
38:32up the
38:32window
38:33immediately
38:33and Cole
38:34accelerated
38:35the car,
38:39leaving him
38:40on his
38:40knees in
38:40the dust.
38:50under the
38:51bright
38:51afternoon sun,
38:52the ribbon
38:53cutting ceremony
38:54officially marked
38:55the grand
38:56completion of
38:57the city's
38:58newest landmark.
39:05I stood at
39:06the center of
39:06the massive
39:07sunlit glass
39:08lobby,
39:09watching my
39:10finished design
39:11soar into the
39:12blue sky.
39:13Cole walked up
39:14beside me with
39:15his hands in
39:15his pockets.
39:17Instead of a
39:17diamond ring,
39:18he pulled out a
39:19folder and handed
39:20me a fresh
39:20partnership agreement.
39:22the title read
39:23Avery and Cole
39:24Architecture
39:25Studio.
39:29I think the
39:30city needs
39:31more of your
39:31designs and
39:32I want us
39:33to build them
39:34together.
39:38As equal
39:39partners.
39:42I looked at
39:43the contract,
39:44then up at
39:45his dark,
39:46warm eyes.
39:53as partners.
39:57I took his
39:58hand,
39:58gripping it
39:59tightly.
40:01And Avery,
40:02we should start
40:03building our
40:04own home.
40:04How do you
40:05like it to be?
40:07And I gave him
40:08the most brilliant
40:09smile of my
40:10life.
40:11I think I'll
40:12make our home
40:13my best design.
40:20I think I'll
40:22and I'll
40:23see you next time.
40:24Bye-bye.
40:24Bye-bye.
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