🗡️ He Went Crazy After My Fake Betrayal EP 1-10 – She Played the Gold Digger to Save Him. He Never Knew.─影片 Dailymotion

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00:00:21To be continued...

00:00:30Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:00:32One thing led to another. We started talking.

00:00:35The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:00:37What exactly do you see in me?

00:00:39He smiled.

00:00:40It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:00:42I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:00:45You were absolutely fearless.

00:00:47He was wicked.

00:00:48He always loved teasing me.

00:00:50We spent a long time together.

00:00:51He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:00:54He said it was closer to my campus.

00:00:56We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:01:00My parents divorced when I was young.

00:01:02Eating is such a hassle.

00:01:03I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:01:05One day I was on a video call with her.

00:01:07Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:01:10She couldn't eat properly.

00:01:12The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:01:17He got her a full set of implants.

00:01:19Later, I brought up the bill.

00:01:21I was mortified.

00:01:22Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:01:24He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:01:26I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:01:28He saw my hesitation.

00:01:29He cut right to the chase.

00:01:31Don't worry about the money.

00:01:32I've got it.

00:01:33I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:01:34If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:01:37He laughed so hard, he almost rolled off the couch.

00:01:40Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:01:42I had no idea how loaded he really was until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:01:47The approval process was too slow.

00:01:48The check hadn't arrived.

00:01:49The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:01:53The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red tape.

00:01:57That was when I finally realized my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful

00:02:01family in Chicago.

00:02:05That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:02:08The first time, he spoke.

00:02:09The sheets are dirty.

00:02:10Change them.

00:02:11I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:02:13Two hours later, he called again.

00:02:15He wanted the sheets changed.

00:02:17Again.

00:02:17I did as I was told.

00:02:18At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:02:20I cut him off before he could speak.

00:02:22My voice was dead calm.

00:02:24I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:02:25Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:02:27You might have to wait a while.

00:02:28The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:02:31His tone was casual.

00:02:32Then you bring them up.

00:02:33I ignored him and hung up.

00:02:35My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:02:37The penthouse guy again?

00:02:38I nodded.

00:02:39She curled her lip.

00:02:40Three sheet changes in one night?

00:02:42Talk about high maintenance.

00:02:43You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:02:45What did he say?

00:02:46He told me to bring them up.

00:02:47She froze, then let out a cold laugh.

00:02:50So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:02:54Three years since we broke up.

00:02:55Vincent Morelli and I crossed paths again.

00:02:59At the Langbin Hotel in downtown Chicago.

00:03:02I worked the front desk at this five-star hotel, and he was checking into the penthouse suite with his

00:03:07new girl on his arm.

00:03:08That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:03:11The first time, he spoke.

00:03:12The sheets are dirty.

00:03:13Change them.

00:03:13I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:03:16Two hours later, he called again.

00:03:18He wanted the sheets changed.

00:03:20Again.

00:03:20I did as I was told.

00:03:21At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:03:23I cut him off before he could speak.

00:03:25My voice was dead calm.

00:03:26I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:03:28Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:03:30You might have to wait a while.

00:03:31The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:03:34His tone was casual.

00:03:35Then you bring them up.

00:03:36I ignored him and hung up.

00:03:37My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:03:40The penthouse guy again?

00:03:41I nodded.

00:03:42She curled her lip.

00:03:43Three sheet changes in one night?

00:03:45Talk about high maintenance.

00:03:46You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:03:48What did he say?

00:03:49He told me to bring them up.

00:03:50She froze, then let out a cold laugh.

00:03:53So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:03:57Before she finished, the phone rang.

00:03:59It was jarring.

00:04:00She cleared her throat and answered.

00:04:02A second later, her tone switched to pure deference.

00:04:04Yes, manager.

00:04:05I didn't hear the voice on the other end, but her eyes widened, shooting straight to me.

00:04:09You want Madeline to bring the sheets up?

00:04:11Now?

00:04:15Fifteen minutes later, I stood outside the penthouse.

00:04:18I took a deep breath and rang the bell.

00:04:20Vincent opened the door.

00:04:21He was in a silk bathrobe.

00:04:22He saw me and stepped aside.

00:04:25I could hear the faint sound of the shower, running.

00:04:28He led me to the bedroom.

00:04:30He sat on a leather armchair.

00:04:32He took his time pulling the cigar from the humidor, clipped the end, lit it.

00:04:36I kept my professional smile.

00:04:38I set the clean sheets at the foot of the bed, in silence.

00:04:41Then I saw it.

00:04:42A glaring wet stain on the mattress.

00:04:44It caught me entirely off guard.

00:04:46My stomach twisted.

00:04:47I swallowed the bitter love in my throat.

00:04:48He exhaled a cloud of smoke.

00:04:50His voice was thick with post-coital languor.

00:04:52My girlfriend got a little too excited.

00:04:53She can't sleep on dirty sheets.

00:04:57Hurry up.

00:04:58She's tired.

00:04:59My voice was dead flat.

00:05:01Give me five minutes.

00:05:03I stripped the bed and snapped the clean sheets into place.

00:05:06Once done, I gathered the dirty linen and turned to leave.

00:05:09He lunged.

00:05:10His massive frame pinned me against the edge of the bed.

00:05:13He pressed closer.

00:05:13I lost my balance and tumbled backwards onto the mattress.

00:05:16The next second, he was on top of me, pinning me down.

00:05:19The shower was still running.

00:05:21I gripped the sheets and thrashed.

00:05:22But he was too strong.

00:05:23I couldn't move him an inch.

00:05:25Your fiancé is right in there.

00:05:26Let me go.

00:05:27His eyes were hard as ice.

00:05:28The stench of strong bourbon hit my ear.

00:05:30All these years, I could never figure it out.

00:05:32Why did you choose him?

00:05:41The shower abruptly stopped.

00:05:43He didn't move a less.

00:05:44Panic took over.

00:05:45I sank my teeth into his forearm.

00:05:47Hard.

00:05:48He grunted.

00:05:50The pain made his grip slip.

00:05:52I shoved him off.

00:05:53I grabbed the dirty sheet and scrambled out of the room.

00:05:56The door clicked shut.

00:05:57I caught the faint, whiny voice of a woman.

00:06:00Stop it.

00:06:01Did you make them change the sheets again?

00:06:03I'll be too embarrassed.

00:06:05I didn't stick around to hear his reply.

00:06:07I walked down the empty hallway.

00:06:09My heart slowly stopped pounding.

00:06:12I'd always wondered what would happen if we ever crossed paths again.

00:06:15But I never expected this.

00:06:17Three years later, and he still hated me this much.

00:06:20Maybe we were never meant to cross paths again.

00:06:25I got back to the front desk.

00:06:27My co-worker practically sprinted over.

00:06:29Her eyes gleamed with gossip.

00:06:31Do you have any idea who the penthouse guy is?

00:06:33It was late.

00:06:34I was exhausted.

00:06:35I wasn't in the mood to gossip.

00:06:36But she was practically buzzing.

00:06:38I just checked the system.

00:06:39Oh my God.

00:06:40He's a Moretti.

00:06:41I kept my face perfectly blank, looking up guesses against policy.

00:06:44I was just curious.

00:06:45No wonder a single call at 2 a.m. woke up the duty manager.

00:06:48I googled him.

00:06:49It's all about the Moretti Trust War from three years ago.

00:06:51It was all over Chicago.

00:06:53Old Don Moretti died.

00:06:54The airs nearly tore the Midwest apart.

00:06:56Vincent Morelli was supposed to take over.

00:06:58But he got sick right at the finish line.

00:06:59Almost died.

00:07:01He had a college girlfriend.

00:07:02Total gold digger.

00:07:04When he was dying, she bailed on him.

00:07:06He was in the ICU.

00:07:07She just walked off with another guy.

00:07:09Everyone says she almost killed him.

00:07:10Thank God he pulled through.

00:07:11The press still rips her apart.

00:07:13They call her a heartless bitch.

00:07:14She must be kicking herself now.

00:07:16She threw away her shot to rule the Morettis.

00:07:18Oh, I didn't even tell you the best part.

00:07:20Do you know who she cheated with?

00:07:21Yeah, I know.

00:07:22You do?

00:07:23Did you follow the gossip back then?

00:07:25I turned to her.

00:07:26I stared at her shocked face.

00:07:27I don't need to read the news.

00:07:29That greedy gold digger, that was me.

00:07:35Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:07:39I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:07:41Some creep tried to groat me on the red line.

00:07:43I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:07:46Hard.

00:07:46I grabbed him by the collar.

00:07:48Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:07:51A man followed me the whole time.

00:07:53Watching with keen interest.

00:07:55He leaned against the wall outside.

00:07:57He waited until I finished my statement.

00:08:00Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:08:02One thing led to another.

00:08:03We started talking.

00:08:04The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:08:06What exactly do you see in me?

00:08:08He smiled.

00:08:10It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:08:12I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:08:14You were absolutely fearless.

00:08:17He was wicked.

00:08:17He always loved teasing me.

00:08:19We spent a long time together.

00:08:21He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:08:23He said it was closer to my campus.

00:08:26We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:08:29My parents divorced when I was young.

00:08:31Eating is such a hassle.

00:08:32I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:08:34One day I was on a video call with her.

00:08:37Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:08:40She couldn't eat properly.

00:08:42The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:08:46He got her a full set of implants.

00:08:48Later, I brought up the bill.

00:08:50I was mortified.

00:08:51Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:08:53He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:08:56I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:08:58He saw my hesitation.

00:08:59He cut right to the chase.

00:09:00Don't worry about the money.

00:09:02I've got it.

00:09:02I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:09:04If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:09:07He laughed so hard he almost rolled off the couch.

00:09:09Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:09:12I had no idea how loaded he really was until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:09:16The approval process was too slow.

00:09:18The check hadn't arrived.

00:09:19The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:09:23The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red tape.

00:09:27That was when I finally realized my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful

00:09:31family in Chicago.

00:09:35Then his father died.

00:09:36The Moretti Trust War rocked the entire Midwest.

00:09:39Vincent was the only legitimate heir.

00:09:41At the height of the inheritance battle, Vincent collapsed.

00:09:44Acute kidney failure.

00:09:46He spent over ten days in the ICU.

00:09:48Two rounds of dialysis and zero signs of recovery.

00:09:50The doctors had no choice.

00:09:52They suggested a kidney transplant.

00:09:53We waited and waited.

00:09:54No matching kidney ever came.

00:09:55I even begged his half-siblings.

00:09:57One by one, not a single one agreed to get tested.

00:10:01Why would they?

00:10:02If Vincent died, they'd get a bigger piece of the trust.

00:10:05They wanted him dead.

00:10:06They were never going to save him.

00:10:08Those days felt like an endless tunnel.

00:10:10Pitch black.

00:10:11Vincent seemed to sense the end.

00:10:13He had his lawyers draft a transfer agreement.

00:10:15He wanted to give me all his personal assets.

00:10:18He lay in his hospital bed.

00:10:19His pale hand brushed my cheek, wiping away my endless tears.

00:10:23He told me meeting me was enough.

00:10:25He had no regrets in this life.

00:10:26But what shocked everyone came next.

00:10:28Right after I signed the transfer papers, the tabloids exploded.

00:10:32They published intimate photos of me eloped with Vincent's half-brother at the manor.

00:10:36It was all staged by Niccolo.

00:10:38His PR team released them right on schedule.

00:10:40To the world, I abandoned Vincent in his final days.

00:10:43I betrayed him in cold blood.

00:10:45I threw myself into another man's arms without a second thought.

00:10:48The truth was a secret I couldn't tell.

00:10:50I was lying in a sterile OR in another building, waiting for the cold scalpel to cut me open.

00:10:58The rumors spread through Chicago like wildfire.

00:11:01Vincent's friends cursed me out the second they saw me.

00:11:04I knew it.

00:11:05Trash like her doesn't have a heart.

00:11:07Vincent was dying and she crawled right into Niccolo's bed.

00:11:09I really underestimated the bitch.

00:11:11Heartless whore.

00:11:12Now I've seen everything.

00:11:13My old man was right.

00:11:14You can play around, but you only marry your own kind.

00:11:18The gossip spiraled out of control.

00:11:20Vincent stubbornly demanded to see me one last time.

00:11:23His best friend had no choice.

00:11:25He came to get me with a face like thunder.

00:11:27When I saw him again, he looked even worse.

00:11:30He was wasting away.

00:11:31He gripped my wrist.

00:11:32His voice trembled.

00:11:34They said you're with Niccolo.

00:11:36I don't believe them.

00:11:37Tell me to my face.

00:11:38Tell me they're wrong.

00:11:39I pulled my hand back coldly.

00:11:41I looked at him with dead eyes.

00:11:43Vincent, I don't love you anymore.

00:11:45He jerked as if he'd been shot.

00:11:47His vision blurred instantly.

00:11:48The mighty air of the Moretti family.

00:11:50At that moment, it was like someone ripped out his spine.

00:11:53Even today, I remember how he broke down and cried.

00:11:55He clung to my hand, shaking, begging me not to leave.

00:11:59He even cried and begged me to wait.

00:12:01He said he would get better.

00:12:03He'd take back the Moretti family just for me.

00:12:05If I just stayed, he would fight to the bitter end.

00:12:08But I just watched him shatter into pieces with cold, dead eyes.

00:12:12His best friend couldn't take it anymore.

00:12:14He rushed over and tore us apart.

00:12:16He shoved me out of the room in a blind rage.

00:12:19Get out.

00:12:20Take your new boy toy and get the hell out of here.

00:12:23If Vincent doesn't make it, we will destroy you.

00:12:30At 8 a.m., my shift finally ended.

00:12:33I went home and slept for less than four hours.

00:12:36My co-worker called.

00:12:37She told me to get back to the hotel right away.

00:12:40The penthouse guest lost something valuable.

00:12:42That woke me up.

00:12:43I threw on my clothes and hurried back.

00:12:45I walked into the guest lounge.

00:12:47Vincent was sitting on the sofa.

00:12:49His new girlfriend was half-leaning into his arms.

00:12:53The senior manager stood off to the side, fawning over them.

00:12:57His girlfriend woke up and noticed her sapphire earrings were missing.

00:13:00Worth $250,000.

00:13:02Only the cleaning staff and I had been in their room.

00:13:05They already grilled the cleaners.

00:13:07Found nothing.

00:13:08The woman pointed at me.

00:13:09Her posture was pure condescending.

00:13:11Bring me her bag and her coat.

00:13:13And make her strip.

00:13:14I'm searching her.

00:13:28Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:13:32I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:13:34Some creep tried to grope me on the red lung.

00:13:36I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:13:39Hard.

00:13:39I grabbed him by the collar.

00:13:41Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:13:44A man followed me the whole time.

00:13:46Watching with keen interest.

00:13:48He leaned against the wall outside.

00:13:50He waited until I finished my statement.

00:13:53Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:13:55One thing led to another.

00:13:56We started talking.

00:13:57The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:13:59What exactly do you see in me?

00:14:01He smiled.

00:14:03It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:14:05I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:14:07You were absolutely fearless.

00:14:09He was wicked.

00:14:10He always loved teasing me.

00:14:12We spent a long time together.

00:14:14He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:14:16He said it was closer to my campus.

00:14:19We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:14:22My parents divorced when I was young.

00:14:24Eating is such a hassle.

00:14:25I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:14:28One day I was on a video call with her.

00:14:30Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:14:33She couldn't eat properly.

00:14:35The next day he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:14:39He got her a full set of implants.

00:14:41Later, I brought up the bill.

00:14:43I was mortified.

00:14:44Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:14:46He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:14:49I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:14:51He saw my hesitation.

00:14:52He cut right to the chase.

00:14:53Don't worry about the money.

00:14:55I've got it.

00:14:55I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:14:57If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:15:00He laughed so hard he almost rolled off the couch.

00:15:02Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:15:05I had no idea how loaded he really was

00:15:07until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:15:09The approval process was too slow.

00:15:11The check hadn't arrived.

00:15:12The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:15:16The funds hit my account that same day,

00:15:18totally bypassing the serious red tape.

00:15:20That was when I finally realized

00:15:21my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti.

00:15:23Heir to the most powerful family in Chicago.

00:15:28That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:15:30The first time, he spoke.

00:15:31The sheets are dirty.

00:15:32Change them.

00:15:33I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:15:36Two hours later, he called again.

00:15:38He wanted the sheets changed.

00:15:39Again.

00:15:40I did as I was told.

00:15:41At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:15:43I cut him off before he could speak.

00:15:45My voice was dead calm.

00:15:46I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:15:48Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:15:50You might have to wait a while.

00:15:51The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:15:53His tone was casual.

00:15:54Then you bring them up.

00:15:56I ignored him and hung up.

00:15:57My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:15:59The penthouse guy again?

00:16:00I nodded.

00:16:01She curled her lip.

00:16:03Three sheet changes in one night?

00:16:05Talk about high maintenance.

00:16:06You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:16:07What did he say?

00:16:08He told me to bring them up.

00:16:10She froze.

00:16:11Then let out a cold laugh.

00:16:12So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:16:16Three years since we broke up.

00:16:18Vincent Morelli and I crossed paths again.

00:16:21At the Langdon Hotel in downtown Chicago.

00:16:24I worked the front desk at this five-star hotel and he was checking into the penthouse suite

00:16:28with his new girl on his arm.

00:16:31That night I got three calls from his room.

00:16:33The first time he spoke.

00:16:34The sheets are dirty.

00:16:35Change them.

00:16:36I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:16:39Two hours later he called again.

00:16:41He wanted the sheets changed.

00:16:42Again.

00:16:42I did as I was told.

00:16:44At 2 a.m.

00:16:45The third call came.

00:16:46I cut him off before he could speak.

00:16:47My voice was dead calm.

00:16:49I apologize Mr. Moretta.

00:16:50Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:16:53You might have to wait a while.

00:16:54The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:16:56His tone was casual.

00:16:57Then you bring them up.

00:16:58I ignored him and hung up.

00:17:00My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:17:02The penthouse guy again?

00:17:03I nodded.

00:17:04She curled her lip.

00:17:06Three sheet changes in one night?

00:17:07Talk about high maintenance.

00:17:09You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:17:10What did he say?

00:17:11He told me to bring them up.

00:17:13She froze.

00:17:14Then let out a cold laugh.

00:17:15So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:17:19Before she finished, the phone rang.

00:17:21It was jarring.

00:17:22She cleared her throat and answered.

00:17:24A second later her tone switched to pure deference.

00:17:27Yes manager.

00:17:27I didn't hear the voice on the other end.

00:17:29But her eyes widened, shooting straight to me.

00:17:32You want Madeline to bring the sheets up?

00:17:33Now?

00:17:3715 minutes later, I stood outside the penthouse.

00:17:40I took a deep breath and rang the bell.

00:17:42Vincent opened the door.

00:17:43He was in a silk bathrobe.

00:17:45He saw me and stepped aside.

00:17:47I could hear the faint sound of the shower running.

00:17:51He led me to the bedroom.

00:17:53He sat on a leather armchair.

00:17:54He took his time pulling a cigar from the humidor.

00:17:57Clipped the end.

00:17:58Lit it.

00:17:59I kept my professional smile.

00:18:01I set the clean sheets at the foot of the bed in silence.

00:18:03Then I saw it.

00:18:04A glaring wet stain on the mattress.

00:18:06It caught me entirely off guard.

00:18:08My stomach twisted.

00:18:09I swallowed the bitter lump in my throat.

00:18:11He exhaled a cloud of smoke.

00:18:12His voice was thick with post-coital languor.

00:18:14My girlfriend got a little too excited.

00:18:16She can't sleep on dirty sheets.

00:18:19Hurry up.

00:18:20She's tired.

00:18:21My voice was dead flat.

00:18:23Give me five minutes.

00:18:25I stripped the bed and snapped the clean sheets into place.

00:18:29Once done, I gathered the dirty linen and turned to leave.

00:18:32He lunged.

00:18:33His massive frame pinned me against the edge of the bed.

00:18:35He pressed closer.

00:18:36I lost my balance and tumbled backwards onto the mattress.

00:18:39The next second he was on top of me, pinning me down.

00:18:42The shower was still running.

00:18:43I gripped the sheets and thrashed.

00:18:45But he was too strong.

00:18:46I couldn't move him an inch.

00:18:47Your fiancé is right in there.

00:18:49Let me go.

00:18:49His eyes were hard as ice.

00:18:51The stench of strong bourbon hit my ear.

00:18:52All these years, I could never figure it out.

00:18:54Why did you lose him?

00:19:03The shower abruptly stopped.

00:19:05He didn't move a less.

00:19:06Panic took over.

00:19:07I sank my teeth into his forearm.

00:19:09Hard.

00:19:11He grunted.

00:19:12The pain made his grip slip.

00:19:14I shoved him off.

00:19:16I grabbed the dirty sheet and scrambled out of the room.

00:19:19The door clicked shut.

00:19:20I caught the faint, whiny voice of a woman.

00:19:22Stop it.

00:19:24If you make them change the sheets again, I'll be too embarrassed.

00:19:27I didn't stick around to hear his reply.

00:19:30I walked down the empty hallway.

00:19:31My heart slowly stopped pounding.

00:19:34I'd always wondered what would happen if we ever crossed paths again.

00:19:37But I never expected this.

00:19:39Three years later, and he still hated me this much.

00:19:43Maybe we were never meant to cross paths again.

00:19:48I got back to the front desk.

00:19:50My co-worker practically sprinted over.

00:19:52Her eyes gleamed with gossip.

00:19:53Do you have any idea who the penthouse guy is?

00:19:55It was late.

00:19:56I was exhausted.

00:19:57I wasn't in the mood to gossip.

00:19:59But she was practically buzzing.

00:20:01I just checked the system.

00:20:02Oh my God.

00:20:03He's a Moretti.

00:20:03I kept my face perfectly blank.

00:20:05Looking up guests is against policy.

00:20:06I was just curious.

00:20:08No wonder a single call at 2 a.m. woke up the duty manager.

00:20:10I googled him.

00:20:12It's all about the Moretti Trust War from three years ago.

00:20:14It was all over Chicago.

00:20:15Old Don Moretti died.

00:20:16The airs nearly tore the Midwest apart.

00:20:18Vincent Morelli was supposed to take over.

00:20:20But he got sick right at the finish line.

00:20:22Almost died.

00:20:23He had a college girlfriend.

00:20:25Total gold digger.

00:20:26When he was dying, she bailed on him.

00:20:28He was in the ICU.

00:20:29She just walked off with another guy.

00:20:31Everyone says she almost killed him.

00:20:33Thank God he pulled through.

00:20:34The press still rips her apart.

00:20:35They call her a heartless bitch.

00:20:37She must be kicking herself now.

00:20:38She threw away her shot to rule the Morettis.

00:20:40Oh, I didn't even tell you the best part.

00:20:42Do you know who she cheated with?

00:20:43Yeah, I know.

00:20:45You do?

00:20:46Did you follow the gossip back then?

00:20:47I turned to her.

00:20:48I stared at her shocked face.

00:20:50I don't need to read the news.

00:20:51That greedy gold digger, that was me.

00:20:58Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:21:01I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:21:03Some creep tried to groat me on the red line.

00:21:06I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:21:08Hard.

00:21:09I grabbed him by the collar.

00:21:11Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:21:13A man followed me the whole time.

00:21:16Watching with keen interest.

00:21:18He leaned against the wall outside.

00:21:20He waited until I finished my statement.

00:21:22Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:21:24One thing led to another.

00:21:25We started talking.

00:21:26The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:21:28What exactly do you see in me?

00:21:31He smiled.

00:21:32It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:21:34I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:21:36You were absolutely fearless.

00:21:39He was wicked.

00:21:40He always loved teasing me.

00:21:41We spent a long time together.

00:21:43He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:21:45He said it was closer to my campus.

00:21:48We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:21:52My parents divorced when I was young.

00:21:54Eating is such a hassle.

00:21:55I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:21:57One day I was on a video call with her.

00:21:59Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:22:02She couldn't eat properly.

00:22:04The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:22:08He got her a full set of implants.

00:22:11Later, I brought up the bill.

00:22:12I was mortified.

00:22:14Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:22:16He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:22:18I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:22:20He saw my hesitation.

00:22:21He cut right to the chase.

00:22:23Don't worry about the money.

00:22:24I've got it.

00:22:25I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:22:26If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:22:29He laughed so hard, he almost rolled off the couch.

00:22:32Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:22:34I had no idea how loaded he really was,

00:22:36until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:22:38The approval process was too slow.

00:22:40The check hadn't arrived.

00:22:41The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:22:45The funds hit my account that same day,

00:22:47totally bypassing the school's red tape.

00:22:49That was when I finally realized

00:22:50my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti,

00:22:52heir to the most powerful family in Chicago.

00:22:57Then his father died.

00:22:58The Moretti Trust War rocked the entire Midwest.

00:23:02Vincent was the only legitimate heir.

00:23:04At the height of the inheritance battle,

00:23:05Vincent collapsed.

00:23:07Acute kidney failure.

00:23:08He spent over ten days in the ICU.

00:23:10Two rounds of dialysis and zero signs of recovery.

00:23:13The doctors had no choice.

00:23:14They suggested a kidney transplant.

00:23:16We waited and waited.

00:23:17No matching kidney ever came.

00:23:18I even begged his half-siblings.

00:23:19One by one, not a single one agreed to get tested.

00:23:23Why would they?

00:23:24If Vincent died, they'd get a bigger piece of the trust.

00:23:28They wanted him dead.

00:23:28They were never going to save him.

00:23:31Those days felt like an endless tunnel, pitch black.

00:23:34Vincent seemed to sense the end.

00:23:35He had his lawyers draft a transfer agreement.

00:23:38He wanted to give me all his personal assets.

00:23:40He lay in his hospital bed.

00:23:42His pale hand brushed my cheek, wiping away my endless tears.

00:23:45He told me meeting me was enough.

00:23:47He had no regrets in his life.

00:23:49But what shocked everyone came next.

00:23:51Right after I signed the transfer papers, the tabloids exploded.

00:23:55They published intimate photos of me eloped with Vincent's half-brother at the manor.

00:23:59It was all staged by Niccolo.

00:24:01His PR team released them right on schedule.

00:24:03To the world, I abandoned Vincent in his final days.

00:24:06I betrayed him in cold blood.

00:24:08I threw myself into another man's arms without a second thought.

00:24:10The truth was a secret I couldn't tell.

00:24:12I was lying in a sterile alarm, in another rhythm, waiting for the cold scowl to cut me open.

00:24:21The rumors spread through Chicago like wildfire.

00:24:24Vincent's friends cursed me out the second they saw me.

00:24:27I knew it.

00:24:28Trash like her doesn't have a heart.

00:24:29Vincent was dying and she crawled right into Niccolo's bed.

00:24:32I really underestimated the bitch.

00:24:33Heartless whore.

00:24:34Now I've seen everything.

00:24:35My old man was right.

00:24:36You can play around, but you only marry your own kind.

00:24:40The gossip spiraled out of control.

00:24:42Vincent stubbornly demanded to see me one last time.

00:24:46His best friend had no choice.

00:24:47He came to get me with a face like thunder.

00:24:50When I saw him again, he looked even worse.

00:24:52He was wasting away.

00:24:54He gripped my wrist.

00:24:55His voice trembled.

00:24:56They said you're with Niccolo.

00:24:58I don't believe them.

00:25:00Tell me to my face.

00:25:01Tell me they're wrong.

00:25:01I pulled my hand back coldly.

00:25:04I looked at him with dead eyes.

00:25:06Vincent, I don't love you anymore.

00:25:08He jerked as if he'd been shot.

00:25:09His vision blurred instantly.

00:25:11The mighty air of the Moretti family.

00:25:13At that moment, it was like someone ripped out his spine.

00:25:15Even today, I remember how he broke down and cried.

00:25:18He clung to my hand, shaking, begging me not to leave.

00:25:22He even cried and begged me to wait.

00:25:24He said he would get better.

00:25:25He'd take back the Moretti family just for me.

00:25:27If I just stayed, he would fight to the bitter end.

00:25:30But I just watched him shatter into pieces with cold, dead eyes.

00:25:35His best friend couldn't take it anymore.

00:25:37He rushed over and tore us apart.

00:25:39He shoved me out of the room in a blind rage.

00:25:41Get out.

00:25:43Take your new boy toy and get the hell out of here.

00:25:45If Vincent doesn't make it, we will destroy you.

00:25:52At 8 a.m., my shift finally ended.

00:25:55I went home and slept for less than 4 hours.

00:25:58My co-worker called.

00:26:00She told me to get back to the hotel right away.

00:26:02The penthouse guest lost something valuable.

00:26:04That woke me up.

00:26:05I threw on my clothes and hurried back.

00:26:08I walked into the guest lounge.

00:26:10Vincent was sitting on the sofa.

00:26:12His new girlfriend was half-leaning into his arms.

00:26:16The senior manager stood off to the side, fawning over them.

00:26:19His girlfriend woke up and noticed her sapphire earrings were missing.

00:26:22Worth $250,000.

00:26:25Only the cleaning staff and I had been in their room.

00:26:27They already grilled the cleaners.

00:26:29Found nothing.

00:26:30The woman pointed at me.

00:26:31Her posture was pure condescending.

00:26:33Bring me her bag and her coat.

00:26:35And make her strip.

00:26:37I'm searching her.

00:26:51Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:26:54I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:26:56Some creep tried to grope me on the red line.

00:26:59I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:27:01Hard.

00:27:02I grabbed him by the collar.

00:27:04Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:27:06A man followed me the whole time.

00:27:09Watching with keen interest.

00:27:11He leaned against the wall outside.

00:27:13He waited until I finished my statement.

00:27:15Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:27:17One thing led to another.

00:27:18We started talking.

00:27:19The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:27:21What exactly do you see in me?

00:27:24He smiled.

00:27:25It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:27:27I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:27:29You were absolutely fearless.

00:27:32He was wicked.

00:27:33He always loved teasing me.

00:27:34We spent a long time together.

00:27:36He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:27:38He said it was closer to my campus.

00:27:41We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:27:45My parents divorced when I was young.

00:27:47Eating is such a house.

00:27:48I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:27:50One day I was on a video call with her.

00:27:52Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:27:55She couldn't eat properly.

00:27:57The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:28:01He got her a full set of implants.

00:28:04Later, I brought up the bill.

00:28:06I was mortified.

00:28:07Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:28:09He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:28:11I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:28:13He saw my hesitation.

00:28:14He cut right to the chase.

00:28:16Don't worry about the money.

00:28:17I've got it.

00:28:18I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:28:19If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:28:22He laughed so hard, he almost rolled off the couch.

00:28:25Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:28:27I had no idea how loaded he really was, until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:28:31The approval process was too slow.

00:28:33The check hadn't arrived.

00:28:34The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:28:38The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red tape.

00:28:42That was when I finally realized.

00:28:43My boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful family in Chicago.

00:28:50That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:28:52The first time, he spoke.

00:28:54The sheets are dirty.

00:28:55Change them.

00:28:56I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:28:58Two hours later, he called again.

00:29:00He wanted the sheets changed.

00:29:02Again.

00:29:02I did as I was told.

00:29:03At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:29:05I cut him off before he could speak.

00:29:07My voice was dead calm.

00:29:08I apologize, Mr. Moretti.

00:29:10Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:29:12You might have to wait a while.

00:29:14The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:29:16His tone was casual.

00:29:17Then you bring them up.

00:29:18I ignored him and hung up.

00:29:19My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:29:22The penthouse guy again?

00:29:23I nodded.

00:29:24She curled her lip.

00:29:25Three sheet changes in one night?

00:29:27Talk about high maintenance.

00:29:28You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:29:30What did he say?

00:29:30He told me to bring them up.

00:29:32She froze, then let out a cold laugh.

00:29:35So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:29:39Three years since we broke up.

00:29:40Vincent Morelli and I crossed paths again at the Langdon Hotel in downtown Chicago.

00:29:47I worked the front desk at this five-star hotel, and he was checking into the penthouse suite with his

00:29:52new girl on his arm.

00:29:53That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:29:55The first time, he spoke.

00:29:57The sheets are dirty.

00:29:58Change them.

00:29:59I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:30:01Two hours later, he called again.

00:30:03He wanted the sheets changed.

00:30:04Again, I did as I was told.

00:30:06At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:30:08I cut him off before he could speak.

00:30:10My voice was dead calm.

00:30:11I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:30:13Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:30:15You might have to wait a while.

00:30:16The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:30:19His tone was casual.

00:30:20Then you bring him up.

00:30:21I ignored him and hung up.

00:30:22My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:30:24The penthouse guy again?

00:30:26I nodded.

00:30:26She curled her lip.

00:30:28Three sheet changes in one night?

00:30:30Talk about high maintenance.

00:30:31You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:30:33What did he say?

00:30:33He told me to bring them up.

00:30:35She froze, then let out a cold laugh.

00:30:38So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:30:42Before she finished, the phone rang.

00:30:44It was jarring.

00:30:45She cleared her throat and answered.

00:30:47A second later, her tone switched to pure deference.

00:30:49Yes, manager.

00:30:50I didn't hear the voice on the other end, but her eyes widened, shooting straight to me.

00:30:54You want Madeline to bring the sheets up now?

00:31:00Fifteen minutes later, I stood outside the penthouse.

00:31:02I took a deep breath and rang the bell.

00:31:05Vincent opened the door.

00:31:06He was in a silk bathrobe.

00:31:07He saw me and stepped aside.

00:31:10I could hear the faint sound of the shower, running.

00:31:13He led me to the bedroom.

00:31:15He sat on a leather armchair.

00:31:17He took his time pulling a cigar from the humidor.

00:31:19Clipped the end.

00:31:20Lit it.

00:31:21I kept my professional smile.

00:31:23I set the clean sheets on the foot of the bed, in silence.

00:31:26Then I saw it.

00:31:27A glaring wet stain on the mattress.

00:31:29It caught me entirely off guard.

00:31:31My stomach twisted.

00:31:32I swallowed the bitter lump in my throat.

00:31:33He exhaled a cloud of smoke.

00:31:34His voice was thick with post-coital languor.

00:31:37My girlfriend got a little too excited.

00:31:39She can't sleep on dirty sheets.

00:31:42Hurry up.

00:31:43She's tired.

00:31:44My voice was dead flat.

00:31:45Give me five minutes.

00:31:48I stripped the bed, and snapped the clean sheets into place.

00:31:51Once done, I gathered the dirty linen and turned to leave.

00:31:54He lunged.

00:31:55His massive frame pinned me against the edge of the bed.

00:31:57He pressed closer.

00:31:59I lost my balance and tumbled backwards onto the mattress.

00:32:01The next second he was on top of me, pinning me down.

00:32:04The shower was still running.

00:32:06I gripped the sheets and thrashed.

00:32:07But he was too strong.

00:32:08I couldn't move him an inch.

00:32:10Your fiancé is right in there.

00:32:11Let me go.

00:32:12His eyes were hard as ice.

00:32:13The stench of strong bourbon hit my ear.

00:32:15All these years, I could never figure it out.

00:32:17Why did you choose him?

00:32:26The shower abruptly stopped.

00:32:28He didn't move a less.

00:32:29Panic took over.

00:32:30I sank my teeth into his forearm, hard.

00:32:33He grunted.

00:32:34The pain made his grip slip.

00:32:37I shut him off.

00:32:38I grabbed the dirty sheets and scrambled out of the room.

00:32:41The door clicked shut.

00:32:42I caught the faint, whiny voice of a woman.

00:32:45I thought I'd stop it.

00:32:46If you make them change the sheets again, I'll be too embarrassed.

00:32:50I didn't stick around to hear his reply.

00:32:52I walked down the empty hallway.

00:32:54My heart slowly stopped pounding.

00:32:56I'd always wondered what would happen if we ever crossed paths again.

00:33:00But I never expected this.

00:33:02Three years later, and he still hated me this much.

00:33:05Maybe we were never meant to cross paths with us.

00:33:10I got back to the front desk.

00:33:12My co-worker practically sprinted over.

00:33:14Her eyes gleamed with gossip.

00:33:16Do you have any idea who the penthouse guy is?

00:33:18It was late.

00:33:19I was exhausted.

00:33:20I wasn't in the mood to gossip.

00:33:21But she was practically buzzing.

00:33:23I just checked the system.

00:33:24Oh my God.

00:33:25He's a Moretti.

00:33:26I kept my face perfectly blank, looking up guests against policy.

00:33:29I was just curious.

00:33:30No wonder a single call at 2 a.m. woke up the duty manager.

00:33:33I googled him.

00:33:34It's all about the Moretti trust war from three years ago.

00:33:36It was all over Chicago.

00:33:38Old Don Moretti died.

00:33:39The heirs nearly tore the Midwest apart.

00:33:41Vincent Morelli was supposed to take over.

00:33:42But he got sick right at the finish line.

00:33:44Almost died.

00:33:46He had a college girlfriend.

00:33:47Total gold digger.

00:33:49When he was dying, she bailed on him.

00:33:51He was in the ICU.

00:33:52She just walked off with another guy.

00:33:53Everyone says she almost killed him.

00:33:55Thank God he pulled through.

00:33:56The press still rips her apart.

00:33:58They call her a heartless bitch.

00:33:59She must be kicking herself now.

00:34:01She threw away her shot to rule the Morettis.

00:34:03Oh, I didn't even tell you the best part.

00:34:05Do you know who she cheated with?

00:34:06Yeah, I know.

00:34:07You do?

00:34:08Did you follow the gossip back then?

00:34:10I turned to her.

00:34:11I stared at her shocked face.

00:34:12I don't need to read the news.

00:34:14That greedy gold digger, that was me.

00:34:20Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:34:23I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:34:26Some creep tried to grope me on the red line.

00:34:28I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:34:31Hard.

00:34:31I grabbed him by the collar, dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:34:36A man followed me the whole time, watching with keen interest.

00:34:40He leaned against the wall outside.

00:34:42He waited until I finished my statement.

00:34:45Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:34:46One thing led to another.

00:34:48We started talking.

00:34:49The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:34:51What exactly do you see in me?

00:34:53He smiled.

00:34:54It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:34:57I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:34:59You were absolutely fearless.

00:35:01He was wicked.

00:35:02He always loved teasing me.

00:35:04We spent a long time together.

00:35:06He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:35:08He said it was closer to my campus.

00:35:10We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:35:14My parents divorced when I was young.

00:35:16Eating is such a hassle.

00:35:17I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:35:19One day I was on a video call with her.

00:35:22Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:35:24She couldn't eat properly.

00:35:27The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:35:31He got her a full set of implants.

00:35:33Later, I brought up the bill.

00:35:35I was mortified.

00:35:36Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:35:38He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:35:41I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:35:43He saw my hesitation.

00:35:44He cut right to the chase.

00:35:45Don't worry about the money.

00:35:46I've got it.

00:35:47I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:35:49If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:35:52He laughed so hard he almost rolled off the couch.

00:35:54Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:35:57I had no idea how loaded he really was until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:36:01The approval process was too slow.

00:36:03The check hadn't arrived.

00:36:04The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:36:07The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red team.

00:36:11That was when I finally realized my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful

00:36:16family in Chicago.

00:36:19Then his father died.

00:36:21The Moretti Trust War rocked the entire Midwest.

00:36:24Vincent was the only legitimate heir.

00:36:26At the height of the inheritance battle, Vincent collapsed.

00:36:29Acute kidney failure.

00:36:30He spent over 10 days in the ICU, two rounds of dialysis, and zero signs of recovery.

00:36:35The doctors had no choice.

00:36:37They suggested a kidney transplant.

00:36:38We waited and waited.

00:36:39No matching kidney ever came.

00:36:40I even begged his half-siblings.

00:36:42One by one, not a single one agreed to get tested.

00:36:45Why would they?

00:36:47If Vincent died, they'd get a bigger piece of the trust.

00:36:50They wanted him dead.

00:36:51They were never going to save him.

00:36:53Those days felt like an endless tunnel, pitch black.

00:36:56Vincent seemed to sense the end.

00:36:58He had his lawyers draft a transfer agreement.

00:37:00He wanted to give me all his personal assets.

00:37:02He lay in his hospital bed.

00:37:04His pale hand brushed my cheek, wiping away my endless tears.

00:37:08He told me meeting me was enough.

00:37:09He had no regrets in this life.

00:37:11But what shocked everyone came next.

00:37:14Right after I signed the transfer papers, the tabloids exploded.

00:37:17They published intimate photos of me eloped with Vincent's half-brother at the manor.

00:37:21It was all staged by Niccolo.

00:37:23His PR team released them right on schedule.

00:37:25To the world, I abandoned Vincent in his final days.

00:37:28I betrayed him in cold blood.

00:37:30I threw myself into another man's arms without a second thought.

00:37:33The truth was a secret I couldn't tell.

00:37:35I was lying in a sterile OR in another building, waiting for the cold scalpel to cut me open.

00:37:43The rumors spread through Chicago like wildfire.

00:37:46Vincent's friends cursed me out the second they saw me.

00:37:49I knew it.

00:37:50Trash like her doesn't have a heart.

00:37:52Vincent was dying and she crawled right into Niccolo's bed.

00:37:54I really underestimated the bitch.

00:37:56Heartless whore.

00:37:57Now I've seen everything.

00:37:58My old man was right.

00:37:59You can play around, but you only marry your own kind.

00:38:02The gossip spiraled out of control.

00:38:05Vincent stubbornly demanded to see me one last time.

00:38:08His best friend had no choice.

00:38:10He came to get me with a face like thunder.

00:38:12When I saw him again, he looked even worse.

00:38:15He was wasting away.

00:38:16He gripped my wrist.

00:38:17His voice trembled.

00:38:19They said you're with Niccolo?

00:38:20I don't believe them.

00:38:22Tell me to my face.

00:38:23Tell me they're wrong.

00:38:24I pulled my hand back coldly.

00:38:26I looked at him with dead eyes.

00:38:28Vincent, I don't love you anymore.

00:38:30He jerked as if he'd been shot.

00:38:32His vision blurred instantly.

00:38:33The mighty air of the Moretti family.

00:38:35At that moment, it was like someone ripped out his spine.

00:38:38Even today, I remember how he broke down and cried.

00:38:40He clung to my hand, shaking, begging me not to leave.

00:38:44He even cried and begged me to wait.

00:38:46He said he would get better.

00:38:48He'd take back the Moretti family just for me.

00:38:50If I just stayed, he would fight to the bitter end.

00:38:53But I just watched him shatter into pieces with cold, dead eyes.

00:38:57His best friend couldn't take it anymore.

00:38:59He rushed over and tore us apart.

00:39:01He shoved me out of the room in a blind rage.

00:39:04Get out.

00:39:05Take your new boy toy and get the hell out of here.

00:39:07If Vincent doesn't make it, we will destroy you.

00:39:15At 8 a.m., my shift finally ended.

00:39:18I went home and slept for less than four hours.

00:39:21My co-worker called.

00:39:22She told me to get back to the hotel right away.

00:39:25The penthouse guest lost something valuable.

00:39:26That woke me up.

00:39:28I threw on my clothes and hurried back.

00:39:30I walked into the guest lounge.

00:39:32Vincent was sitting on the sofa.

00:39:34His new girlfriend was half-leaning into his arms.

00:39:38The senior manager stood off to the side, fawning over them.

00:39:42His girlfriend woke up and noticed her sapphire earrings were missing.

00:39:45Worth $250,000.

00:39:47Only the cleaning staff and I had been in their room.

00:39:50They already grilled the cleaners.

00:39:52Found nothing.

00:39:53The woman pointed at me.

00:39:54Her posture was pure content.

00:39:56Bring me her bag and her coat.

00:39:58And make her strip.

00:39:59I'm searching.

00:40:13Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:40:16I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:40:19Some creep tried to grope me on the red line.

00:40:21I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:40:24Hard.

00:40:24I grabbed him by the collar.

00:40:26Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:40:29A man followed me the whole time.

00:40:31Watching with keen interest.

00:40:33He leaned against the wall outside.

00:40:35He waited until I finished my statement.

00:40:38Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:40:40One thing led to another.

00:40:41We started talking.

00:40:42The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:40:44What exactly do you see in me?

00:40:46He smiled.

00:40:47It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:40:49I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:40:52You were absolutely fearless.

00:40:54He was wicked.

00:40:55He always loved teasing me.

00:40:57We spent a long time together.

00:40:59He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:41:01He said it was closer to my campus.

00:41:03We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:41:07My parents divorced when I was young.

00:41:09Eating is such a hassle.

00:41:10I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:41:12One day I was on a video call with her.

00:41:15Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:41:17She couldn't eat properly.

00:41:20The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:41:24He got her a full set of implants.

00:41:26Later, I brought up the bill.

00:41:28I was mortified.

00:41:29Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:41:31He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:41:34I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:41:35He saw my hesitation.

00:41:37He cut right to the chase.

00:41:38Don't worry about the money.

00:41:39I've got it.

00:41:40I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:41:42If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:41:45He laughed so hard, he almost rolled off the couch.

00:41:47Back then, I only knew his family ran a visit.

00:41:49I had no idea how loaded he really was until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:41:54The approval process was too slow.

00:41:56The check hadn't arrived.

00:41:57The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:42:00The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red tape.

00:42:04That was when I finally realized my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful

00:42:09family in Chicago.

00:42:13That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:42:15The first time, he spoke.

00:42:16The sheets are dirty.

00:42:17Change them.

00:42:18I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:42:21Two hours later, he called again.

00:42:23He wanted the sheets changed.

00:42:24Again.

00:42:24I did as I was told.

00:42:26At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:42:28I cut him off before he could speak.

00:42:29My voice was dead calm.

00:42:31I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:42:32Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:42:35You might have to wait a while.

00:42:36The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:42:38His tone was casual.

00:42:39Then you bring them up.

00:42:40I ignored him and hung up.

00:42:42My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:42:44The penthouse guy again?

00:42:45I nodded.

00:42:46She curled her lip.

00:42:48Three sheet changes in one night?

00:42:49Talk about high maintenance.

00:42:51You told him housekeeping was busy.

00:42:52What did he say?

00:42:53He told me to bring them up.

00:42:55She froze.

00:42:56Then let out a cold laugh.

00:42:57So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:43:01It's three years since we broke up.

00:43:03Vincent Morelli and I cross paths again.

00:43:06At the Langdon Hotel in downtown Chicago.

00:43:09I worked the front desk at this five-star hotel.

00:43:11And he was checking into the penthouse suite with his new girl on his arm.

00:43:16That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:43:18The first time, he spoke.

00:43:19The sheets are dirty.

00:43:20Change them.

00:43:21I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:43:24Two hours later, he called again.

00:43:26He wanted the sheets changed.

00:43:27Again, I did as I was told.

00:43:29At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:43:31I cut him off before he could speak.

00:43:32My voice was dead calm.

00:43:34I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:43:35Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:43:37We might have to wait a while.

00:43:39The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:43:41His tone was casual.

00:43:42Then you bring them up.

00:43:43I ignored him and hung up.

00:43:45My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:43:47The penthouse guy again?

00:43:48I nodded.

00:43:49She curled her lip.

00:43:51Three sheet changes in one night?

00:43:52Talk about high maintenance.

00:43:54You told him housekeeping was busy.

00:43:55What did he say?

00:43:56He told me to bring them up.

00:43:58She froze, then let out a cold laugh.

00:44:00So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:44:04Before she finished, the phone rang.

00:44:06It was jarring.

00:44:07She cleared her throat and answered.

00:44:09A second later, her tone switched to pure deference.

00:44:12Yes, manager.

00:44:12I didn't hear the voice on the other end, but her eyes widened, shooting straight to me.

00:44:16You want Madeline to bring the sheets up?

00:44:18Now?

00:44:22Fifteen minutes later, I stood outside the penthouse.

00:44:25I took a deep breath and rang the bell.

00:44:27Vincent opened the door.

00:44:28He was in a silk bathrobe.

00:44:30He saw me and stepped aside.

00:44:32I could hear the faint sound of the shower running.

00:44:36He led me to the bedroom.

00:44:37He sat on a leather armchair.

00:44:39He took his time pulling a cigar from the humidor, clipped the end, lit it.

00:44:44I kept my professional smile.

00:44:45I set the clean sheets at the foot of the bed and silence.

00:44:48Then I saw it.

00:44:49A glaring wet stain on the mattress.

00:44:51It caught me entirely off guard.

00:44:53My stomach twisted.

00:44:54I swallowed the bitter lump in my throat.

00:44:56He exhaled a cloud of smoke.

00:44:57His voice was thick with post-coital languor.

00:44:59My girlfriend got a little too excited.

00:45:01She can't sleep on dirty sheets.

00:45:04Hurry up.

00:45:05She's tired.

00:45:06My voice was dead flat.

00:45:08Give me five minutes.

00:45:10I stripped the bed and snapped the clean sheets into place.

00:45:13Once done, I gathered the dirty linen and turned to leave.

00:45:17He lunged.

00:45:17His massive frame pinned me against the edge of the bed.

00:45:20He pressed closer.

00:45:21I lost my balance and tumbled backwards onto the mattress.

00:45:24The next second he was on top of me, pinning me down.

00:45:27The shower was still running.

00:45:28I gripped the sheets and thrashed.

00:45:30But he was too strong.

00:45:31I couldn't move him an inch.

00:45:32Your fiancé is right in there.

00:45:33Let me go.

00:45:34His eyes were hard as ice.

00:45:35The stench of strong bourbon hit my ear.

00:45:37All these years I could never figure it out.

00:45:39Why did you choose him?

00:45:48The shower abruptly stopped.

00:45:50He didn't move a less.

00:45:51Panic took over.

00:45:52I sank my teeth into his forearm.

00:45:54Hard.

00:45:55He grunted.

00:45:57The pain made his grip slip.

00:45:59I shoved him off.

00:46:01I grabbed the dirty sheets and scrambled out of the room.

00:46:03The door clicked shut.

00:46:05I caught the faint, whiny voice of a woman.

00:46:07Stop it.

00:46:09If you make them change the sheets again, I'll be too embarrassed.

00:46:12I didn't stick around to hear his reply.

00:46:14I walked down the empty hallway.

00:46:16My heart slowly stopped pounding.

00:46:19I'd always wondered what would happen if we ever crossed paths again.

00:46:22But I never expected this.

00:46:24Three years later, and he still hated me this much.

00:46:28Maybe we were never meant to cross paths again.

00:46:33I got back to the front desk.

00:46:34My co-worker practically sprinted over.

00:46:36Her eyes gleamed with gossip.

00:46:38Do you have any idea who the penthouse guy is?

00:46:40It was late.

00:46:41I was exhausted.

00:46:42I wasn't in the mood to gossip.

00:46:44But she was practically buzzing.

00:46:46I just checked the system.

00:46:47Oh my God, he's a Moretti.

00:46:48I kept my face perfectly blank, looking up guests against policy.

00:46:51I was just curious.

00:46:53No wonder a single call at 2 a.m. woke up the duty manager.

00:46:56I googled him.

00:46:57It's all about the Moretti trust war from 3 years ago.

00:46:59It was all over Chicago.

00:47:00Old Don Moretti died.

00:47:01The heirs nearly tore the Midwest apart.

00:47:03Vincent Morelli was supposed to take over.

00:47:05But he got sick right at the finish line.

00:47:07Almost died.

00:47:08He had a college girlfriend.

00:47:10Total gold digger.

00:47:11When he was dying, she bailed on him.

00:47:13He was in the ICU.

00:47:14She just walked off with another guy.

00:47:16Everyone says she almost killed him.

00:47:17Thank God he pulled through.

00:47:19The press still rips her apart.

00:47:20They call her a heartless bitch.

00:47:21She must be kicking herself now.

00:47:23She threw away her shot to rule the Morettis.

00:47:25Oh, I didn't even tell you the best part.

00:47:27Do you know who she cheated with?

00:47:28Yeah, I know.

00:47:30You do?

00:47:31Did you follow the gossip back then?

00:47:32I turned to her.

00:47:33I stared at her shocked face.

00:47:35I don't need to read the news.

00:47:36That greedy gold digger?

00:47:37That was me.

00:47:43Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:47:46I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:47:48Some creep tried to grope me on the red line.

00:47:50I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:47:53Hard.

00:47:54I grabbed him by the collar.

00:47:55Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:47:58A man followed me the whole time.

00:48:00Watching with keen interest.

00:48:02He leaned against the wall outside.

00:48:05He waited until I finished my statement.

00:48:07Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:48:09One thing led to another.

00:48:10We started talking.

00:48:11The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:48:13What exactly do you see in me?

00:48:16He smiled.

00:48:17It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:48:19I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:48:21You were absolutely fearless.

00:48:23He was wicked.

00:48:25He always loved teasing me.

00:48:26We spent a long time together.

00:48:28He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:48:30He said it was closer to my campus.

00:48:33We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:48:36My parents divorced when I was young.

00:48:38Eating is such a hassle.

00:48:40I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:48:42One day I was on a video call with her.

00:48:44Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:48:47She couldn't eat properly.

00:48:49The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:48:53He got her a full set of implants.

00:48:56Later, I brought up the bill.

00:48:57I was mortified.

00:48:58Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:49:01He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:49:03I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:49:05He saw my hesitation.

00:49:06He cut right to the chase.

00:49:08Don't worry about the money.

00:49:09I've got it.

00:49:10I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:49:11If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:49:14He laughed so hard, he almost rolled off the couch.

00:49:17Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:49:19I had no idea how loaded he really was, until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:49:23The approval process was too slow.

00:49:25The check hadn't arrived.

00:49:26The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:49:30The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red tape.

00:49:34That was when I finally realized my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful family in Chicago.

00:49:42Then his father died.

00:49:43The Moretti Trust War rocked the entire Midwest.

00:49:47Vincent was the only legitimate heir.

00:49:48At the height of the inheritance battle, Vincent collapsed.

00:49:52Acute kidney failure.

00:49:53He spent over ten days in the ICU.

00:49:55Two rounds of dialysis and zero signs of recovery.

00:49:58The doctors had no choice.

00:49:59They suggested a kidney transplant.

00:50:00We waited and waited.

00:50:01No matching kidney ever came.

00:50:03I even begged his half-siblings.

00:50:04One by one, not a single one had believed to get tested.

00:50:08Why would they?

00:50:09If Vincent died, they'd get a bigger piece of the trust.

00:50:12They wanted him dead.

00:50:14They were never going to save him.

00:50:15Those days felt like an endless tunnel, pitch black.

00:50:19Vincent seemed to sense the end.

00:50:20He had his lawyers draft a transfer agreement.

00:50:23He wanted to give me all his personal assets.

00:50:25He lay in his hospital bed.

00:50:27His pale hand brushed my cheek, wiping away my endless tears.

00:50:30He told me meeting me was enough.

00:50:32He had no regrets in this life.

00:50:33But what shocked everyone came next.

00:50:36Right after I signed the transfer papers, the tabloids exploded.

00:50:39They published intimate photos of me eloped with Vincent's half-brother at the manor.

00:50:44It was all staged by Niccolo.

00:50:45His PR team released them right on schedule.

00:50:48To the world, I abandoned Vincent in his final days.

00:50:51I betrayed him in cold blood.

00:50:52I threw myself into another man's arms without a second thought.

00:50:55The truth was a secret I couldn't tell.

00:50:57I was lying in a sterile OR in another building, waiting for the cold scalpel to cut me open.

00:51:06The rumors spread through Chicago like wildfire.

00:51:08Vincent's friends cursed me out the second they saw me.

00:51:12I knew it.

00:51:13Trash like her doesn't have a heart.

00:51:14Vincent was dying and she crawled right into Niccolo's bed.

00:51:16I really underestimated the bitch.

00:51:18Heartless whore.

00:51:19Now I've seen everything.

00:51:20My old man was right.

00:51:21You can play around, but you only marry your own kind.

00:51:25The gossip spiraled out of control.

00:51:27Vincent stubbornly demanded to see me one last time.

00:51:30His best friend had no choice.

00:51:32He came to get me with a face like thunder.

00:51:35When I saw him again, he looked even worse.

00:51:37He was wasting away.

00:51:38He gripped my wrist.

00:51:40His voice trembled.

00:51:42They said you're with Niccolo.

00:51:43I don't believe them.

00:51:45Tell me to my face.

00:51:46Tell me they're wrong.

00:51:47I pulled my hand back coldly.

00:51:48I looked at him with dead eyes.

00:51:51Vincent, I don't love you anymore.

00:51:53He jerked as if he'd been shot.

00:51:54His vision blurred instantly.

00:51:55The mighty heir of the Moretti family.

00:51:57At that moment, it was like someone ripped out his spine.

00:52:00Even today, I remember how he broke down and cried.

00:52:03He clung to my hand, shaking, begging me not to leave.

00:52:06He even cried and begged me to wait.

00:52:09He said he would get better.

00:52:10He'd take back the Moretti family just for me.

00:52:12If I just stayed, he would fight to the bitter end.

00:52:15But I just watched him shatter into pieces with cold, dead eyes.

00:52:19His best friend couldn't take it anymore.

00:52:22He rushed over and tore us apart.

00:52:24He shoved me out of the room in a blind rage.

00:52:26Get out.

00:52:27Take your new boy toy and get the hell out of here.

00:52:30If Vincent doesn't make it, we will destroy you.

00:52:37At 8 a.m., my shift finally ended.

00:52:40I went home and slept for less than four hours.

00:52:43My co-worker called.

00:52:45She told me to get back to the hotel right away.

00:52:47The penthouse guest lost something valuable.

00:52:49That woke me up.

00:52:50I threw on my clothes and hurried back.

00:52:52I walked into the guest lounge.

00:52:54Vincent was sitting on the sofa.

00:52:57His new girlfriend was half-leaning into his arms.

00:53:00The senior manager stood off to the side, fawning over them.

00:53:04His girlfriend woke up and noticed her sapphire earrings were missing.

00:53:07Worth $250,000.

00:53:10Only the cleaning staff and I had been in their room.

00:53:12They already grilled the cleaners.

00:53:14Found nothing.

00:53:15The woman pointed at me.

00:53:16Her posture was pure condescending.

00:53:18Bring me her bag and her coat.

00:53:20And make her strip.

00:53:21I'm searching her.

00:53:35Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

00:53:39I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

00:53:41Some creep tried to groat me on the red line.

00:53:44I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

00:53:46Hard.

00:53:47I grabbed him by the collar.

00:53:48Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

00:53:51A man followed me the whole time.

00:53:53Watching with keen interest.

00:53:55He leaned against the wall outside.

00:53:58He waited until I finished my statement.

00:54:00Then he walked up and asked for my number.

00:54:02One thing led to another.

00:54:03We started talking.

00:54:04The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

00:54:06What exactly do you see in me?

00:54:09He smiled.

00:54:10It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

00:54:12I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

00:54:14You were absolutely fearless.

00:54:17He was wicked.

00:54:18He always loved teasing me.

00:54:19We spent a long time together.

00:54:21He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

00:54:23He said it was closer to my campus.

00:54:26We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

00:54:29My parents divorced when I was young.

00:54:31Eating is such a hassle.

00:54:33I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

00:54:35One day I was on a video call with her.

00:54:37Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

00:54:40She couldn't eat properly.

00:54:42The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

00:54:46He got her a full set of implants.

00:54:49Later, I brought up the bill.

00:54:50I was mortified.

00:54:51Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

00:54:54He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

00:54:56I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

00:54:58He saw my hesitation.

00:54:59He cut right to the chase.

00:55:01Don't worry about the money.

00:55:02I've got it.

00:55:02I spoke up, treading carefully.

00:55:04If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

00:55:07He laughed so hard, he almost rolled off the couch.

00:55:09Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

00:55:12I had no idea how loaded he really was, until I casually complained about my scholarship.

00:55:16The approval process was too slow.

00:55:18The check hadn't arrived.

00:55:19The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

00:55:23The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red tape.

00:55:27That was when I finally realized my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful

00:55:31family in Chicago.

00:55:35That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:55:37The first time, he spoke.

00:55:39The sheets are dirty.

00:55:40Change them.

00:55:41I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:55:43Two hours later, he called again.

00:55:45He wanted the sheets changed.

00:55:46Again.

00:55:47I did as I was told.

00:55:48At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:55:50I cut him off before he could speak.

00:55:52My voice was dead calm.

00:55:53I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:55:55Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:55:57You might have to wait a while.

00:55:58The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:56:00His tone was casual.

00:56:01Then you bring them up.

00:56:03I ignored him and hung up.

00:56:04My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:56:06The penthouse guy again?

00:56:08I nodded.

00:56:08She curled her lip.

00:56:10Three sheet changes in one night?

00:56:12Talk about high maintenance.

00:56:13You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:56:15What did he say?

00:56:15He told me to bring them up.

00:56:17She froze, then let out a cold laugh.

00:56:20So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:56:23Three years since we broke up.

00:56:25Vincent Morelli and I crossed paths again.

00:56:29At the Langdon Hotel in downtown Chicago.

00:56:31I worked the front desk at this five-star hotel.

00:56:34And he was checking into the penthouse suite with his new girl on his arm.

00:56:38That night, I got three calls from his room.

00:56:40The first time, he spoke.

00:56:42The sheets are dirty.

00:56:43Change them.

00:56:43I sent the night shift housekeeping to deal with it.

00:56:46Two hours later, he called again.

00:56:48He wanted the sheets changed.

00:56:49Again.

00:56:50I did as I was told.

00:56:51At 2 a.m., the third call came.

00:56:53I cut him off before he could speak.

00:56:55My voice was dead calm.

00:56:56I apologize, Mr. Moretta.

00:56:58Housekeeping is dealing with a plumbing emergency.

00:57:00You might have to wait a while.

00:57:01The man on the line let out a soft scuff.

00:57:03His tone was casual.

00:57:05Then you bring them up.

00:57:06I ignored him and hung up.

00:57:07My co-worker leaned in and lowered her voice.

00:57:09The penthouse guy again?

00:57:10I nodded.

00:57:11She curled her lip.

00:57:13Three sheet changes in one night?

00:57:15Talk about high maintenance.

00:57:16You told him housekeeping was busy?

00:57:18What did he say?

00:57:18He told me to bring them up.

00:57:20She froze, then let out a cold laugh.

00:57:23So he books the penthouse and thinks the front desk is his personal maid?

00:57:27Before she finished, the phone rang.

00:57:29It was jarring.

00:57:30She cleared her throat and answered.

00:57:32A second later, her tone switched to pure deference.

00:57:34Yes, manager.

00:57:35I didn't hear the voice on the other end, but her eyes widened, shooting straight to me.

00:57:39You want Madeline to bring the sheets up now?

00:57:44Fifteen minutes later, I stood outside the penthouse.

00:57:47I took a deep breath and rang the bell.

00:57:50Vincent opened the door.

00:57:51He was in a silk bathrobe.

00:57:52He saw me and stepped aside.

00:57:55I could hear the faint sound of the shower running.

00:57:58He led me to the bedroom.

00:58:00He sat on a leather armchair.

00:58:01He took his time pulling a cigar from the humidor, clipped the end, lit it.

00:58:06I kept my professional smile.

00:58:08I set the clean sheets at the foot of the bed in silence.

00:58:11Then I saw it.

00:58:12A glaring wet stain on the mattress.

00:58:14It caught me entirely off guard.

00:58:15My stomach twisted.

00:58:16I swallowed the bitter lump in my throat.

00:58:18He exhaled a cloud of smoke.

00:58:19His voice was thick with post-coital languor.

00:58:22My girlfriend got a little too excited.

00:58:23She can't sleep on dirty sheets.

00:58:26Hurry up.

00:58:28She's tired.

00:58:29My voice was dead flat.

00:58:30Give me five minutes.

00:58:33I stripped the bed and snapped the clean sheets into place.

00:58:36Once done, I gathered the dirty linen and turned to leave.

00:58:39He lunged.

00:58:40His massive frame pinned me against the edge of the bed.

00:58:42He pressed closer.

00:58:43I lost my balance and tumbled backwards onto the mattress.

00:58:46The next second, he was on top of me, pinning me down.

00:58:49The shower was still running.

00:58:50I gripped the sheets and thrashed.

00:58:52But he was too strong.

00:58:53I couldn't move him an inch.

00:58:55Your fiancé is right in there.

00:58:56Let me go.

00:58:57His eyes were hard as ice.

00:58:58The stench of strong bourbon hit my ear.

00:59:00All these years, I could never figure it out.

00:59:02Why did you choose him?

00:59:11The shower abruptly stopped.

00:59:12He didn't move a less.

00:59:13Panic took over.

00:59:15I sank my teeth into his forearm.

00:59:17Hard.

00:59:18He grunted.

00:59:19The pain made his grip slip.

00:59:21I shut him off.

00:59:23I grabbed the dirty sheets and scrambled out of the room.

00:59:26The door clicked shut.

00:59:27I caught the faint, whiny voice of a woman.

00:59:29Stop it.

00:59:31If you make them change the sheets again, I'll be too embarrassed.

00:59:34I didn't stick around to hear his reply.

00:59:37I walked down the empty hallway.

00:59:39My heart slowly stopped pounding.

00:59:41I'd always wondered what would happen if we ever crossed paths again.

00:59:45But I never expected this.

00:59:47Three years later, and he still hated me this much.

00:59:50Maybe we were never meant to cross paths again.

00:59:55I got back to the front desk.

00:59:57My co-worker practically sprinted over.

00:59:59Her eyes gleamed with gossip.

01:00:01Do you have any idea who the penthouse guy is?

01:00:03It was late.

01:00:03I was exhausted.

01:00:04I wasn't in the mood to gossip.

01:00:06But she was practically buzzing.

01:00:08I just checked the system.

01:00:09Oh my God.

01:00:10He's a Moretti.

01:00:11I kept my face perfectly blank, looking up guests as against policy.

01:00:14I was just curious.

01:00:15No wonder a single call at 2 a.m. woke up the duty manager.

01:00:18I googled him.

01:00:19It's all about the Moretti Trust War from three years ago.

01:00:21It was all over Chicago.

01:00:23Old Don Moretti died.

01:00:24The airs nearly tore the Midwest apart.

01:00:26Vincent Morelli was supposed to take over.

01:00:27But he got sick right at the finish line.

01:00:29Almost died.

01:00:31He had a college girlfriend.

01:00:32Total gold digger.

01:00:33When he was dying, she bailed on him.

01:00:36He was in the ICU.

01:00:37She just walked off with another guy.

01:00:38Everyone says she almost killed him.

01:00:40Thank God he pulled through.

01:00:41The press still rips her apart.

01:00:43They call her a heartless bitch.

01:00:44She must be kicking herself now.

01:00:45She threw away her shot to rule the Morettis.

01:00:48Oh, I didn't even tell you the best part.

01:00:49Do you know who she cheated with?

01:00:51Yeah, I know.

01:00:52You do?

01:00:53Did you follow the gossip back then?

01:00:55I turned to her.

01:00:56I stared at her shocked face.

01:00:57I don't need to read the news.

01:00:59That greedy gold digger?

01:01:00That was me.

01:01:01I don't need to read the news.

01:01:02I was in the middle of the night.

01:01:04I was in the middle of the night.

01:01:05Meeting Vincent was the craziest accident of my life.

01:01:08I was a sophomore at Northwestern.

01:01:11Some creep tried to grope me on the red lung.

01:01:13I spun around and kicked him right in the balls.

01:01:16Hard.

01:01:16I grabbed him by the collar.

01:01:18Dragged him all the way to the transit police booth.

01:01:20A man followed me the whole time.

01:01:23Watching with keen interest.

01:01:25He leaned against the wall outside.

01:01:27He waited until I finished my statement.

01:01:30Then he walked up and asked for my number.

01:01:31One thing led to another.

01:01:33We started talking.

01:01:34The day he asked me out, I asked him a question.

01:01:36What exactly do you see in me?

01:01:38He smiled.

01:01:39It took him a moment to grab my hand and reply.

01:01:42I fell for the way you wrecked that creep.

01:01:44You were absolutely fearless.

01:01:46He was wicked.

01:01:47He always loved teasing me.

01:01:49We spent a long time together.

01:01:51He bought a penthouse in the Gold Coast.

01:01:52He said it was closer to my campus.

01:01:55We lived like a normal, disgustingly in-love couple.

01:01:59My parents divorced when I was young.

01:02:01Eating is such a hassle.

01:02:02I grew up with my grandmother in Oak Park.

01:02:04One day I was on a video call with her.

01:02:07Vincent overheard her complaining about her dentures.

01:02:09She couldn't eat properly.

01:02:12The next day, he drove her to the best private clinic on Michigan Avenue.

01:02:16He got her a full set of implants.

01:02:18Later, I brought up the bill.

01:02:20I was mortified.

01:02:21Those high-end implants cost him 60 grand.

01:02:23He hadn't even blinked when he handed over his black card.

01:02:25I had no idea how I was going to pay him back.

01:02:27He saw my hesitation.

01:02:29He cut right to the chase.

01:02:30Don't worry about the money.

01:02:31I've got it.

01:02:32I spoke up, treading carefully.

01:02:34If we break up, don't make my grandma yank those teeth out to pay you back.

01:02:36He laughed so hard, he almost rolled off the couch.

01:02:39Back then, I only knew his family ran a business.

01:02:42I had no idea how loaded he really was until I casually complained about my scholarship.

01:02:46The approval process was too slow.

01:02:47The check hadn't arrived.

01:02:48The next day, the Moretti Family Foundation issued me a private emergency grant.

01:02:52The funds hit my account that same day, totally bypassing the school's red tape.

01:02:56That was when I finally realized my boyfriend was Vincent Moretti, heir to the most powerful

01:03:01family in Chicago.

01:03:04Then his father died.

01:03:06The Moretti Trust War rocked the entire Midwest.

01:03:09Vincent was the only legitimate heir.

01:03:11At the height of the inheritance battle, Vincent collapsed.

01:03:14Acute kidney failure.

01:03:15He spent over ten days in the ICU.

01:03:17Two rounds of dialysis and zero signs of recovery.

01:03:20The doctors had no choice.

01:03:21They suggested a kidney transplant.

01:03:23We waited and waited.

01:03:24No matching kidney ever came.

01:03:25I even begged his half-siblings.

01:03:27One by one, not a single one agreed to get tested.

01:03:30Why?

01:03:31Would they?

01:03:32If Vincent died, they'd get a bigger piece of the trust.

01:03:35They wanted him dead.

01:03:36They were never going to save him.

01:03:38Those days felt like an endless tunnel, pitch black.

01:03:41Vincent seemed to sense the end.

01:03:43He had his lawyers draft a transfer agreement.

01:03:45He wanted to give me all of his personal assets.

01:03:47He lay in his hospital bed.

01:03:49His pale hand brushed my cheek, wiping away my endless tears.

01:03:52He told me meeting me was enough.

01:03:54He had no regrets in this life.

01:03:56But what shocked everyone came next.

01:03:58Right after I signed the transfer papers,

01:04:00the tabloids exploded.

01:04:02They published intimate photos of me,

01:04:04eloped with Vincent's half-brother at the manor.

01:04:06It was all staged by Nicolau.

01:04:08His PR team released them right on schedule.

01:04:10To the world, I abandoned Vincent in his final days.

01:04:13I betrayed him in cold blood.

01:04:15I threw myself into another man's arms without a second thought.

01:04:18The truth was a secret I couldn't tell.

01:04:20I was lying in a sterile OR in another building,

01:04:23waiting for the cold scalpel to cut me open.

01:04:28The rumors spread through Chicago like wildfire.

01:04:31Vincent's friends cursed me out the second they saw me.

01:04:34I knew it.

01:04:35Trash like her doesn't have a heart.

01:04:36Vincent was dying and she crawled right into Nicolau's bed.

01:04:39I really underestimated the bitch.

01:04:40Heartless whore.

01:04:41Now I've seen everything.

01:04:43My old man was right.

01:04:44You can play around, but you only marry your own kind.

01:04:47The gossip spiraled out of control.

01:04:50Vincent stubbornly demanded to see me one last time.

01:04:53His best friend had no choice.

01:04:55He came to get me with a face like thunder.

01:04:57When I saw him again, he looked even worse.

01:04:59He was wasting away.

01:05:01He gripped my wrist.

01:05:02His voice trembled.

01:05:04They said you're with Nicolau.

01:05:05I don't believe them.

01:05:07Tell me to my face.

01:05:08Tell me they're wrong.

01:05:09I pulled my hand back coldly.

01:05:11I looked at him with dead eyes.

01:05:13Vincent, I don't love you anymore.

01:05:15He jerked as if he'd been shot.

01:05:17His vision blurred instantly.

01:05:18The mighty air of the Moretti family.

01:05:20At that moment, it was like someone ripped out his spine.

01:05:23Even today, I remember how he broke down and cried.

01:05:25He clung to my hand, shaking, begging me not to leave.

01:05:29He even cried and begged me to wait.

01:05:31He said he would get better.

01:05:32He'd take back the Moretti family just for me.

01:05:35If I just stayed, he would fight to the bitter end.

01:05:38But I just watched him shatter into pieces with cold, dead eyes.

01:05:42His best friend couldn't take it anymore.

01:05:44He rushed over and tore us apart.

01:05:46He shoved me out of the room in a blind rage.

01:05:49Get out.

01:05:50Take your new boy toy and get the hell out of here.

01:05:52If Vincent doesn't make it, we will destroy you.

01:06:00At 8 a.m., my shift finally ended.

01:06:03I went home and slept for less than four hours.

01:06:06My co-worker called.

01:06:07She told me to get back to the hotel right away.

01:06:09The penthouse guest lost something valuable.

01:06:11That woke me up.

01:06:13I threw on my clothes and hurried back.

01:06:15I walked into the guest lounge.

01:06:17Vincent was sitting on the sofa.

01:06:18His new girlfriend was half-leaning into his arms.

01:06:23The senior manager stood off to the side, fawning over them.

01:06:26His girlfriend woke up and noticed her sapphire earrings were missing.

01:06:30Worth $250,000.

01:06:32Only the cleaning staff and I had been in their room.

01:06:35They already grilled the cleaners.

01:06:36Found nothing.

01:06:38The woman pointed at me.

01:06:39Her posture was pure.

01:06:40Bring me her bag and her coat.

01:06:42And make her strip.

01:06:44I'm searching her.

🗡️ He Went Crazy After My Fake Betrayal EP 1-10 – She Played the Gold Digger to Save Him. He Never Knew.

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