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00:28The End
00:34Don't you have any family feeling?
00:38I do, but I'm allergic to unfairness. Families that play favorites need an appointment.
00:42Yep.
00:43Vivian, how could you do this? Is money all you care about? You're so materialistic.
00:46Yep. The Carter family rule, love yourself, love your account balance, and love unworthy people less.
00:52My name's Vivian Carter. Grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. Known around here as the East Coast's top-tier only daughter.
00:57Not the sad adopted girl type who gets picked up and has to watch people's faces.
01:01My adoptive parents spoiled me with standards. Raised the body and soul rich, never swallow unfairness.
01:05At five, a boy grabbed my hair ribbon at private school. I didn't cry. Went home and wrote a three
01:09-page complaint.
01:10Next day, his mom showed up with a new ribbon to apologize.
01:13At eight, at some charity brunch, an old lady called me that adopted child.
01:17My adoptive mom showed up with a box of McAloons, smiling all sweet.
01:21Ma'am, a dirty mouth is fine. A lawyer's letter will teach you how to speak.
01:25At ten, my adoptive dad took me to see his commercial property and told me his first rule of life.
01:30My girl, money can be earned slowly, but grievances can't be kept overnight.
01:35So I've known one thing since I was little.
01:37Reason first.
01:37Reason first.
01:38If that doesn't work, use the contract. If that fails, call a lawyer.
01:42Bottom line, don't let emotions pile up.
01:50At twenty, the Ashford showed up and said I was the biological daughter they'd been switched with at birth.
01:56Miss Carter, Mr. Ashford and Mrs. Ashford hope you'll come home soon.
02:07Home. Her home is here.
02:09I mean, back to her biological parents.
02:12We Carter girls are picky. Can't stomach any loss.
02:14Is the food at their place any good?
02:16If it's bad, I'm not going.
02:19Copies of property deeds, proof of your trust fund benefits, and our family lawyer's number.
02:22Anyone makes you uncomfortable over there, you call.
02:24Daddy doesn't mind trouble.
02:25Sweetheart, if you're not comfortable at someone else's house, come home early.
02:28Carter kids don't beg for love.
02:29My nose sting a little, but I still smiled.
02:31I'll go check the quality of their family love.
02:33If they're not clean about things, if they don't pass, I'll return them on the spot.
02:36I thought, even if the Ashford's had mountains of gold, they couldn't buy the confidence I'd built over 20 years.
02:49Did your decorator hate overblown royal luxury?
02:55Dad, Mom, now that Vivian's back, should I leave?
02:58Oh, drama's here.
02:59But the heat's a little weak.
03:00Not as satisfying as a Lifetime movie.
03:06Sis.
03:08Hey.
03:11Vivian, good you're back.
03:12But let Mom make one thing leer.
03:14Lily's not our biological daughter, but she's still the daughter we've loved for 20 years.
03:17Understandable.
03:19So don't come back trying to fight for a position.
03:21The Ashfords won't mistreat you, but you can't bully Lily.
03:24Got it.
03:24You better actually get it.
03:25Lily's not well.
03:26She can't take stress.
03:27Brother, don't talk to Vivian like that.
03:28She just got back.
03:29It's normal for her to be upset.
03:32If Vivian wants my room, I can move to the attic.
03:36Which room do you have?
03:38The south-facing room on the second floor.
03:40It was supposed to be Vivian's.
03:45Don't say that.
03:46That's your room.
03:47Vivian, don't come back and start taking Lily's things.
03:50Did I say I wanted it?
03:52I haven't said which room I'm taking.
03:56Vivian, I was just worried you'd mind.
04:01Sweetie, you're so good at minding things for other people ahead of time.
04:04You could work as a theme park cast member.
04:06The guests haven't even opened their mouths, and you've already arranged all their emotions for them.
04:10Do you always have to talk with knives in your words?
04:11No.
04:13I'm just a Carter girl.
04:14I like things clean and quick.
04:16You guys insist on acting out a Lifetime movie in front of me.
04:19I can't follow.
04:20Can you slow it down?
04:21Vivian, you just got back.
04:23Don't make everyone unhappy.
04:24I watched them all protecting each other.
04:26Honestly, I wasn't that upset.
04:27I knew before I came that the Ashfords weren't here to bring home a daughter.
04:30They were here to bring home a position they could arrange.
04:32Too bad I'm not that cooperative.
04:41Vivian, I'm sorry.
04:42I didn't know this hadn't been cleaned.
04:43How about I move out tonight and you take my room?
04:47This is the room you prepared for the biological daughter?
04:50Mr. and Mrs. said for now.
04:55What, going to post it online for sympathy?
04:58No.
04:58I'm sending it to my mom.
05:00Let her see some negative review material for this rich family's place.
05:10Vivian, don't blow this out of proportion.
05:12The room can be cleaned.
05:13Lily's already been through enough.
05:15Stop pushing her.
05:16Mrs. Ashford, I haven't even said a word
05:18and your whole family has already arranged my crimes for me.
05:21Very efficient, just not very smart.
05:24Vivian!
05:25Stop arguing me.
05:26It's all my fault.
05:27No need to yell.
05:28My hearing's fine.
05:29I'm just allergic to unfairness.
05:31Can't stand double standards or messy accounting.
05:33At dinner, the Ashfords had a table full of food.
05:36Looked expensive.
05:38Also cold.
05:42Not to your taste?
05:43Vivian's probably more used to home cooking.
05:45This seared duck breast is from a private chef.
05:47Maybe it's too refined.
05:48It's not refined.
05:49It's bad.
05:50Vivian, the private chef has worked for over a decade.
05:52No one's ever said the food was bad.
05:54That's because you're all too kind.
05:55The duck's overcooked.
05:55The cherry reduction is sloppy.
05:57Like a failed acidity just sits on top.
05:59You grew up outside.
06:00What do you know?
06:04I grew up in Jernich, not in the wilderness.
06:07Your idea of the outside world?
06:09Is it just two things?
06:10The Ashfords and survival reality shows?
06:13Enough!
06:14It's just a meal.
06:15Do you have to make a scene?
06:17Mr. Ashford, you're the ones who brought me back.
06:19You bring me back, give me no room, no respect, and expect me to compliment bad food?
06:22Did you hire a narcissist coach to plan this Ashford family reunion?
06:26Nothing about this is decent.
06:30Vivian, do you hate the food because you hate me?
06:35Stop making everything about you.
06:37The food being bad is the chef's problem.
06:39You being dramatic is your problem.
06:40Two separate things.
06:42Vivian, apologize to Lily.
06:46Sorry, we Carter girls keep a strict schedule.
06:48After nine, we don't accept emotional terrorism.
06:50You...
06:50Also, starting tomorrow, I'll handle my own meals.
06:52I'll pay.
06:53You don't need to bother.
06:55And don't test my upbringing with this level of cooking.
06:59You think the Ashfords need your money?
07:02Good.
07:02Then I don't have to worry about you mooching.
07:07Miss, your favorite chocolate souffle, fresh out of the oven.
07:11Miss Carter, this one's good too.
07:14Why does she get a fresh souffle and I get a brownie?
07:16Miss Lily isn't well.
07:17Mrs. Ashford specifically ordered it.
07:19Vivian, if you want some, we can prepare it for you tomorrow.
07:21How long have you worked for the Ashfords?
07:2312 years.
07:24Great.
07:25Please send me your employment contract.
07:26W-2's at a moment record.
07:29What do you mean?
07:32I just wanted to see if the level of service where you distribute food based on favorism is worth 12
07:36years of pay.
07:39Vivian, Mrs. Davis is family.
07:43Then she should know about decency.
07:46Decent people keep clean books, don't you think?
07:48Vivian, don't give Mrs. Davis at a hard time.
07:50She works so hard taking care of me.
07:52Then I really need to check.
07:53Because she's working hard for you, spending Ashford money, and hurting my inheritance.
07:56Why is everything about money with you?
08:01Because right now money is the only value you've shown me.
08:09Next morning, my breakfast arrived at the Ashfords right on time.
08:13Smoked salmon eggs benedict, handmade croissants, fresh berries with Greek yogurt, and a warm vanilla latte.
08:19Miss, Mrs. Carter said you probably didn't eat well last night.
08:21She wants you to have this for now.
08:23She's sending the private chef over for lunch.
08:26Just got back and already putting on this much of a show?
08:28You're really treating the Ashfords like a hotel?
08:33A hotel at least asks if you're comfortable.
08:35You guys are worse than a hotel.
08:44Vivian, letting outsiders come and go like this, what kind of look is that?
08:47Like a normal person who was raised well and doesn't make herself suffer.
08:50Your adoptive parents usually spoil you like this?
08:54Yep.
08:55That's why I'm emotionally stable, physically healthy, and don't use tears to get attention.
08:59Don't start on Lily again.
09:05Miss Carter, I've put your things away.
09:07Mrs. Ashford said you'll stay here for now.
09:09They'll make other arrangements in a few days.
09:12Who told you to touch my luggage?
09:14Organizing your luggage is part of my job.
09:21What are you laughing at?
09:23Laughing at your poor work skills.
09:25Before going through someone's luggage, did you not think to avoid the security cameras?
09:31Vivian, stop scaring Mrs. Davis.
09:32She was just trying to help you unpack.
09:34Helping me by going through my documents.
09:38Vivian, would it kill you to not cause trouble for one day?
09:41Then look.
09:42What did she go through?
09:44What did she go through?
09:45What did she go through?
09:55Since the Ashford's don't have a proper room for me, I already had my daddy contact the neighbor last night.
09:59Next door?
09:59Yeah, that townhouse is a little cleaner than yours, less over-the-top decor.
10:02I'm going to buy it and live there myself.
10:03Ridiculous.
10:04You just got back and you're moving out.
10:05What do people...
10:05And what do people think when you stuff your biological daughter in a storage room?
10:08Vivian, are you still blaming me for taking your room?
10:10I really can move.
10:11Don't move.
10:11You stay near to kids don't solve problems by grabbing.
10:13We just buy.
10:13Easy to say.
10:14Do you know how much the place next door costs?
10:21Sir, the neighbor's here.
10:22And a broker and a lawyer.
10:23They are already at the door.
10:26Please come in.
10:35Sweetheart, did you sleep well last night?
10:38No.
10:39It was dusty.
10:40You are...
10:43I'm Vivian's mother.
10:46Mrs. Carter, the child is already back with the Ashford's.
10:49Don't you think it's a little inappropriate to interfere like this?
10:51Mr. Ashford, let's set aside whether your group has coming due next quarter, the largest
10:54one.
10:54So today, I'm not just here to pick up my daughter.
10:56I'm also here to see whether the Ashford's still intend to honor what they owe.
11:01Three years ago, Ashford Group was short on cash.
11:03It borrowed twice through intermediaries, then pledged part of its equity to secure supply
11:06chain financing.
11:08Mr. Ashford?
11:08Dad, I thought the company was stable.
11:13Mrs. Carter, this must be some kind of misunderstanding.
11:16There's no misunderstanding.
11:18The misunderstanding was yours, thinking Vivian had nowhere else to go.
11:22I just sat there drinking my tea, completely calm.
11:25My adoptive dad drove an old luxury car to look at property.
11:28My adoptive mom pruned roses and designer coats.
11:31They looked like any ordinary, well-effed New England family.
11:33Till my 18th birthday, they handed me a full portfolio report.
11:36Commercial real estate, bonds, stakes I'm familiar to you actually have.
11:38Not much.
11:39Enough so you never have to take attitude from anyone.
11:41Turns out, it's definitely enough.
11:43Lily stood at the foot of the stairs, pale, eyes full of panic.
11:46She never imagined the adopted girl she scorned had an entire New England asset chain behind
11:49Mrs. Carter, debts are debts.
11:50Family matters are family matters.
11:52Of course.
11:52So I won't say much today.
11:53Just one question.
11:54How do you plan to properly settle my daughter?
11:59Mrs. Carter, it's all my fault.
12:01I shouldn't have taken Vivian's room.
12:02I'll move out right now.
12:03Lily.
12:04Lily, you already used this move last night.
12:07Vivian, I just wanted to make you feel better.
12:08I'm not angry.
12:10I just think your acting still needs work.
12:12If you're going to play the victim, at least avoid the cameras.
12:15Last night, you were with Mrs. Davis, planning to go through my files.
12:18Don't act innocent today.
12:19What?
12:21Go through that folder and snap pictures if possible.
12:23She's just an adopted girl.
12:25How wealthy could she truly be?
12:26She's definitely faking it.
12:28What if she finds out?
12:29She'll say you were helping her unpack.
12:30Anyway, dad, mom, and my brother will believe me.
12:32Lily, you...
12:33No, mom, it's not like that.
12:35I was just scared Vivian would hate me.
12:36I didn't mean any harm.
12:37No malice.
12:37Just evil that comes naturally.
12:39Since the Ashfields won't respect Vivian,
12:41my legal team will reassess the Ashford Group's ability to repay.
12:43Mrs. Carter!
12:44Mr. Ashfield, no need to be so nervous.
12:45I'm not here to make things difficult for you.
12:47I'm just here to tell you,
12:48my daughter is not without people who will stand up for her.
12:57What do you want?
12:58Vivian, dad wants you to come home for dinner.
13:01Which home?
13:02The Ashford house.
13:04Oh.
13:07Not going.
13:08Send me the menu first.
13:09If it's bad, I'm not coming.
13:10Why are you always so difficult?
13:12I'm not your family's past due customer.
13:13I don't have to cooperate with your repayment schedule.
13:16About that night,
13:18I didn't know Lily would do that.
13:20You didn't know because you didn't want to know.
13:22People who don't use their eyes should donate them to a streetlight.
13:24At least that way they'd light something up.
13:27I wasn't good to you before.
13:29I'm sorry.
13:31Apology received.
13:32Forgiveness is in line.
13:33How long?
13:34Depends on your performance.
13:36Then can you do me a favor?
13:39At school,
13:40some people have been using the Ashford stuff to laugh at Lily.
13:43And at me.
13:45Aren't you the big Ashford heir?
13:47His name's Tyler Whitmorth.
13:49His dad's on the school board.
13:50He's had it out for me for a while.
13:52Let's go.
13:53Where?
13:54To school.
13:55Carter kids can fight each other,
13:56but we don't let outsiders laugh at us.
13:58Dirty laundry stays behind closed doors.
13:59Got it?
14:00What about Lily?
14:03Bring her.
14:04She's dramatic,
14:04but she still carries the Ashford name.
14:06If outsiders pick on her,
14:07that's an insult to my after-sales service.
14:18Oh, look, both the real and the fake Iris showed up.
14:20Sebastian, your family's pretty lively.
14:21I heard your sister's fake,
14:22and your real sister doesn't even claim you guys?
14:29So you're Tyler Whitmorth.
14:31Who are you?
14:32The real Iris the Ashford's just found.
14:34Oh, the adopted one.
14:35What, you came back to the rich family
14:36and couldn't even get a room,
14:37so you moved next door?
14:38Yeah, I bought the place next door.
14:40Why don't you work a little harder
14:41and try to buy yourself a parking spot before graduation?
14:48Also, I recorded everything you just said.
14:50That's defamation, slander, and an invasion of privacy.
14:53My lawyers are pretty free right now.
14:55They'd love to play with you.
15:00Who are you trying to scare?
15:01My dad's on the school board.
15:03What a coincidence.
15:04My adoptive mother just donated a lab building to the school.
15:06They haven't named it yet.
15:08How about Tyler Whitmore Memorial Legal Education Building?
15:12Is that true?
15:14No.
15:15But the lawyers are real,
15:17the recording is real,
15:18and your mouth is definitely real.
15:19Carter kids don't insult people.
15:21You let the adults come and settle the bill.
15:23You're insane!
15:27Dude, is she serious?
15:32Hello?
15:35I understand.
15:36Thank you for calling.
15:38Who was that?
15:41Whitmore.
15:42He apologized for his son.
15:50What's this?
15:52Vivian, this is for you.
15:53I bought it on the way.
15:55Iced Americano?
15:57Yeah.
15:57Isn't that what you like?
15:58I like hot lafayes.
15:59No sugar.
16:00You did your homework the same way you do everything else.
16:03Wrong direction, but with effort.
16:05I'll get another one.
16:14Vivian, thank you for yesterday.
16:16I mean it.
16:17Don't mention it.
16:18Just don't let your eyes leak every five minutes.
16:19That'll help more than anything.
16:20I'll try.
16:21Not try.
16:22Must.
16:22You may stay in the Ashford house,
16:24but stop treating me as your enemy.
16:25I'm not here to fight for the little affection you cling to.
16:26If I actually wanted to fight for it,
16:27you wouldn't even qualify to enter.
16:31Then why don't you hate me?
16:32I do hate you.
16:33But hating you doesn't mean I'm going to waste my life on you.
16:35Then why?
16:35You're not Central Park.
16:36I don't need a ticket to walk around you.
16:39And what's this one supposed to be?
16:41Hot latte.
16:42No sugar.
16:49What are you laughing at?
16:50Nothing.
16:51Just think you're being very diligent.
16:57You two want coffee?
16:58I can make one that's actually drinkable.
17:01Come in or close the door.
17:02Pick one.
17:03Pick one.
17:08Why don't you hate me?
17:11I do.
17:13But hating you doesn't mean I'm going to waste my life on you.
17:16You're not Central Park.
17:17I don't need to buy a ticket to wander around.
17:20You're right.
17:21You've been weird lately.
17:22I just think you're more reliable than I thought.
17:24Don't flatter me.
17:25Flattering me won't get me to write your reflection paper.
17:27How do you know?
17:28Tyler cried over the lawyer's letter yesterday.
17:29He definitely flipped it on you guys.
17:30The school's making you write a statement, right?
17:32How do you know everything?
17:33Because I have a brain.
17:34You could try growing one, too.
17:36From that day on, Sebastian started learning boundary talk from me.
17:39Lily also started dropping her cry-and-play-weak habit.
17:43Vivian, would you like to come home for dinner tonight?
17:45I asked the kitchen to make that duck breast you like.
17:50Fine.
17:51If it's bad, I'm leaving.
17:54Okay.
17:55Mom will have the chef redo it three times.
18:08Vivian, try this.
18:10I watched the chef.
18:10I told him to put less sugar.
18:14Hot latte.
18:15No sugar.
18:17Vivian, the company has a supply chain meeting next week.
18:20Do you have time to sit in?
18:20She just got back, and you're already dragging her into the company?
18:23I was just asking.
18:26Okay.
18:27I charge by the hour.
18:28Vivian, you really never take a loss.
18:31We Carter girls can be gentle, but we never lose the ledger.
18:37Vivian, Mom hopes you'll come.
18:39Not for show.
18:40I want to formally introduce you.
18:48This is my daughter, Vivian.
18:49So this is Vivian.
18:51She has your eyes, Catherine.
18:57I'm fine, sis.
18:59Good.
19:00Your emotional management's improving.
19:02Thanks for the compliment.
19:04Here.
19:07Sis, so this is the daughter you found.
19:10She's not bad looking.
19:11But I heard she was raised outside.
19:13Her manners might be a bit lacking.
19:15Diane, don't talk nonsense.
19:17And you are?
19:18I'm your Aunt Diane.
19:20Oh.
19:21Was that comment a welcome gift?
19:23Pretty rude.
19:26My.
19:27Miss Vivian has a sharp tongue.
19:31She's never been talked to like that before.
19:36Miss Vivian has a sharp tongue.
19:37I heard your adoptive parents are doing well.
19:39Now that you're back with the Ashfords, shouldn't you help out a relative?
19:43My son's starting a business.
19:44He needs a little startup capital.
19:46Not much.
19:47One million dollars.
19:48How much?
19:49Just one million.
19:50Your parents have a big business.
19:52Your adoptive parents are rich, too.
19:53We're all family.
19:54Did she always borrow like this?
19:56What do you mean, borrow?
19:57We're family.
19:58Talking about money hurts feelings.
20:00Not talking about money is what hurts money.
20:03What do you mean?
20:05What do you mean?
20:07I mean, if you want to borrow, sign a contract first.
20:10Market rate interest, collateral on the table, miss a payment, we litigate.
20:15If that's too much trouble, you can just not borrow.
20:18I'm your elder!
20:19Being an elder isn't a free pass.
20:21If you really need money, go to a bank.
20:22If the bank won't lend, it means your credit's bad.
20:24If the Ashfields lent, it means the Ashfields used to be clueless.
20:26Sis, are you just going to watch her humiliate me?
20:37Diane, Vivian's right.
20:39The money you borrowed before, it's time you paid it back.
20:42What?
20:43Five million total.
20:44I had the accountants organize the records.
20:46If you don't pay, we'll handle it for the contract.
20:49Are you insane?
20:54Aunt Diane, family is family, accounts are accounts.
20:57Keep it clean.
20:58Yeah, don't treat relatives like ATMs.
21:00I looked at them, feeling a little mixed.
21:02Oh no, the East Coast boundary thing is spreading.
21:06Vivian, Mom used to think that family should just endure.
21:08But later, I realized the more I endured, the more people took it for granted.
21:12Better late than never.
21:15What about you?
21:17Are you still willing to accept me as your mom?
21:23Mrs. Ashford, family isn't a contract.
21:26It doesn't take effect the day you sign.
21:29But there can be a trial period.
21:32Good performance during the trial, and you can become permanent.
21:41Dad, how did the company end up like this?
21:46Someone's behind this.
21:47Not just someone.
21:48It's an inside job.
21:49How do you know?
21:50These three contracts are overpriced.
21:52Delivery timelines are off.
21:53The receiving accounts, all trace legal rep, is connected to Mrs. Davis' nephew.
21:56Mrs. Davis?
21:57A few days ago, she even told me Vivian would eventually ruin the Ashford's.
22:01She's got it backwards.
22:01She's the pest eating the Ashford's.
22:03I'm here to do pest control.
22:04I'll call the police right now.
22:05Wait.
22:05Just calling the police is boring.
22:07There's someone behind the pest.
22:10Who else?
22:13Vivian, why are you looking at me?
22:15I really didn't...
22:16Not you.
22:17But someone used you.
22:19Get the contract details.
22:21Take photos.
22:22Don't worry.
22:23They trust you.
22:24The family's fighting over succession.
22:26The company won't last.
22:30She used my name?
22:31Yeah.
22:32You used to play the victim so much, everyone thought you were suffering.
22:34So she used your name to sell a sob story.
22:36Very credible.
22:38Hold it in.
22:43Lily's improved a lot.
22:45Thanks, brother.
22:48Now we have two options.
22:50One, call the police and go legal.
22:52Two, stabilize the clients first and fish out Diane and the competitor behind her.
22:56You have a plan?
23:00I do.
23:02But I charge.
23:04Charge?
23:04You have to charge.
23:06Even siblings settle accounts clearly.
23:08If Vivian doesn't take a loss, the Ashfields might be saved.
23:14I looked at them and couldn't help laughing.
23:16Good.
23:17You guys are teachable.
23:20Over the next three days, I invited several of Ashford Group's key clients to Greenwich.
23:24Not to a hotel or a conference room.
23:25To my adoptive mom's private estate.
23:27English garden.
23:27Magnolia blossoms along the paths.
23:28Food so refined, every appetizer felt like it had Michelin credentials.
23:31The clients came to talk about pulling out.
23:32After one meal, half their attitude softened.
23:34My adoptive dad, Richard, sat nearby drinking tea with a smile.
23:36Gentlemen, Ashford Group does have management issues.
23:37But the supply chain won't break.
23:38Because half of the upstream channels they currently use are on my side.
23:41My adoptive dad winked at me.
23:42I lowered my head and drank tea.
23:44Howard finally understood why my adoptive mom was so calm when she said she was the biggest creditor.
23:47The Carters didn't suddenly step into the Ashford's business.
23:49They'd been there all along.
23:52The Ashford's are a mess right now.
23:54That real heiress, no matter how sharp, is still just a little girl.
24:00Yes, sir.
24:08Aunt Diana, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't steal contracts.
24:12This game of yours, time to settle up.
24:21Diane Prescott was eventually indicted by a grand jury for embezzlement and corporate espionage.
24:26Mrs. Davis also had a case opened by the DA for misappropriation and leaking commercial information.
24:30After the Ashford Group's crisis was resolved, Howard apologized to me seriously for the first time.
24:36That day, he sat in the study.
24:37The fireplace had gone out.
24:39His back looked a little hunched.
24:41Vivian, Dad was wrong before.
24:44I always thought bringing you back, giving you money and a name was enough.
24:48But I forgot.
24:49Those are the things you least need.
24:51What I needed was for you to treat me like a daughter from day one.
24:54Not a problem to be placed somewhere.
25:02Vivian, I'm sorry.
25:03I used to think Lily was fragile, so I protected her first.
25:06Later, I realized it's not that you weren't hurt.
25:07You just didn't let the hurt control you.
25:09Vivian, I'm sorry, too.
25:10I was scared you'd come back and take everything, so I kept playing pitiful.
25:14The later I realized you have is way more than what I was faking.
25:18Do you Ashford's due bulk apologies?
25:21Did you get a remorse combo pack from some big box store?
25:29After that, the Ashford's whole vibe changed.
25:32Sure.
25:33Let's talk interest and collateral first.
25:35Howard, when executives gave vague answers in meetings...
25:37Don't waste time on emotional tug-of-wear.
25:38Give me numbers.
25:39Sebastian's first reaction wasn't anger.
25:41It was recording.
25:42Say that again.
25:42My sister's legal team is pretty free lately.
25:44Aren't you afraid their iris will take your trace?
25:46She evolved from a fragile little flower into a boundary master.
25:48Take what?
25:49My sister has her own house, trust fund, and lawyers.
25:52She doesn't care about these little Ashfordford positions.
25:54I'm all about sticking with my sister.
25:56Skip 20 years of detours.
25:58I nearly spit out my coffee.
26:03The company's stable now.
26:05I want to formally add you to the inheritance plan.
26:08Fine.
26:09But add one thing.
26:10What?
26:11All major Ashford decisions go through audit first.
26:14Then we talk family.
26:18Reasonable.
26:23Vivian, aren't your adoptive parents coming this weekend?
26:26I want to learn that fig and honey roasted bear from your mom.
26:29I thought you didn't like cooking.
26:32I want to learn.
26:33You like it.
26:34In that moment, somewhere hard inside me softened a little.
26:38My adoptive parents visited the Ashfords.
26:41Welcome.
26:42Thank you for having us.
26:43Richard brought two boxes of literary macaroons.
26:45Ellador in a burgery trench and cashmere wrap.
26:48Looked gentle yet made Howard and Catherine extremely nervous.
26:55Thank you for raising Vivian so well.
27:00She was always good.
27:01We just didn't let her suffer.
27:05I took a bite of the fig and honey roasted pear.
27:08Sweet.
27:09Just right.
27:16Vivian, try this.
27:17I learned it from your mom.
27:21I took a bite.
27:22A little too sweet.
27:24The pear wasn't soft enough.
27:28Not bad.
27:29Less honey next time.
27:33Mom, if Vivian says not bad, that's a huge compliment.
27:36Yeah, if she didn't say it's bad, that's love.
27:41You guys are getting pretty good at interpreting me.
27:43We learned from you.
27:45Keep it clean.
27:45Say love.
27:46Settle accounts.
27:47Don't leave grievances for tomorrow.
27:48To my sister.
27:50Carter Burles fix everything wishy-woppy.
27:53And to Mr. and Mrs. Carter.
27:55Thank you for giving Vivian the best upbringing.
27:57Our family rule is simple.
27:59One sentence.
28:01My girl doesn't kneel for love.
28:04I froze for a second.
28:06Then smiled.
28:07I suddenly felt that although this place wasn't very clean at first,
28:10at least it could be fixed.
28:13As for me, I'm still that Carter girl from Greenwich.
28:17Sweet mouth, hard heart, rich, and with family.
28:20Whoever loves me, I'll treasure them double.
28:23Whoever makes me suffer, I return them immediately.
28:26In life, the most important thing is to keep it clean.
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