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00:00:00Here's 10 million.
00:00:04Return home with me at once.
00:00:05And drive her away.
00:00:07Haven't seen each other in five years.
00:00:10Mrs. Collins hasn't changed a bit.
00:00:12It's a pity I'm no longer the weak, helpless little girl I once was.
00:00:20It seems you've done quite well during your five years overseas.
00:00:25I underestimated you.
00:00:27However, even if you're not short on money, even if you're not short on money, what about your old family
00:00:32home?
00:00:34Your father borrowed money back then to treat your mother's illness.
00:00:37You know he mortgaged the old family home to me, right?
00:00:40You can't be unaware of that, can you?
00:00:43The house is still the same.
00:00:45You're a devoted daughter.
00:00:47You wouldn't just ignore it, would you?
00:00:52Mom, you have to hold on.
00:00:54Mom can't make it.
00:00:58You must promise, Mom.
00:01:00You must go back.
00:01:02And buy back our old family home.
00:01:05It was your father's only wish.
00:01:09Okay.
00:01:11I promise you.
00:01:13I'll return home tomorrow.
00:01:17Mr. Collins, is Serena Walker your celebrity girlfriend?
00:01:25Mr. Collins, as Avonport City's most outstanding entrepreneur, will you be joining your celebrity girlfriend, Serena Walker, to attend the
00:01:34Viridian Group's charity guiler?
00:01:37No comment.
00:01:40Mr. Collins.
00:01:41Mr. Collins, wait.
00:01:43Mr. Collins.
00:01:44Mr. Collins, please answer.
00:01:46Mr. Collins.
00:01:46It's been five years.
00:01:48Adrian Collins, you actually don't recognize me?
00:01:52It's been five years.
00:01:54Adrian Collins, you actually don't recognize me.
00:02:00Ilarra.
00:02:08Cut the act, Adrian.
00:02:10Our relationship was always a game, wasn't it?
00:02:14Let go.
00:02:20Now the game's over.
00:02:22I'm done playing.
00:02:25Farewell.
00:02:48Adrian, did you come specifically to pick me up?
00:02:52Mm-hmm.
00:03:06I knew you were coming to see it.
00:03:08So I had someone clean it up.
00:03:11You can stay here for now.
00:03:14Once it's done, the house will be automatically transferred to you.
00:03:19Perhaps the impact of me, his cherished ideal, isn't as great as you imagine.
00:03:25Miss Reed is exceptionally capable.
00:03:27She'll definitely find a way to drive her away.
00:03:30Wouldn't she?
00:03:31Whether Miss Reed is capable depends on how much Mrs. Collins helps.
00:03:35What do you mean?
00:03:36I want to join Viridian Green.
00:03:39The new vice president?
00:03:41Why wasn't I informed about this?
00:03:44Mrs. Collins arranged it.
00:03:46She said she recruited her from overseas.
00:03:48Her office is right next to yours.
00:03:51And tonight, she'll also be attending the charity gala.
00:03:56Also, Miss Walker sent a message asking if you're available to go with her to pick out a dress.
00:04:00I have an important meeting today.
00:04:02You go for me.
00:04:04Is work that important?
00:04:05He hasn't gone shopping with me in ages.
00:04:07Mr. Collins has been very busy lately and genuinely can't leave.
00:04:10However, he's booked the entire street and it's all reserved.
00:04:13Today, it's exclusively for you, Miss Walker.
00:04:15And Mr. Collins will pay for everything.
00:04:17Really?
00:04:19That's more like it.
00:04:21Miss, this dress perfectly matches your style.
00:04:27Didn't you say it was booked?
00:04:28Who is she?
00:04:44You, what are you doing here?
00:04:52This young lady recognizes me.
00:04:56No, I don't.
00:04:59Huh?
00:04:59Excuse me, young lady.
00:05:01Today, this place has been booked by us.
00:05:03Though I don't know how you got in.
00:05:05Please leave now.
00:05:06Booked?
00:05:08I'm sorry.
00:05:09I wasn't aware of that.
00:05:11I urgently need an evening gown.
00:05:13I've already picked one out.
00:05:15I'll leave once I've paid.
00:05:17Well.
00:05:17Booked is booked.
00:05:19I won't allow it.
00:05:20There are other customers in the store.
00:05:23Besides,
00:05:24I like that dress, too.
00:05:27I'll take it.
00:05:28But this young lady has already paid.
00:05:30Shut up!
00:05:32Don't you know who I am?
00:05:35This is Mr. Collins' girlfriend from Viridian Group.
00:05:38Today, Mr. Collins has already booked this entire street.
00:05:41So, young lady,
00:05:43this dress
00:05:44can't be sold to you.
00:05:47What if I don't?
00:05:57What if I don't?
00:06:00Hello, Adrian.
00:06:02Have you picked out your dress?
00:06:04Almost.
00:06:06But someone took the dress I liked.
00:06:09You clearly booked the place,
00:06:10and I don't know how she got in.
00:06:12She even paid first.
00:06:14If you like it,
00:06:15buy it quickly.
00:06:16Don't waste time on irrelevant people.
00:06:19Okay, I'll listen to you.
00:06:24Did you hear that?
00:06:26You want money to give it up?
00:06:27Name your price.
00:06:28Anyway,
00:06:29my boyfriend will pay for me.
00:06:33Adrian Collins.
00:06:35Is this the stand-in you found?
00:06:37Do you truly love her?
00:06:41This young lady certainly has a great boyfriend.
00:06:44Forget it.
00:06:45I wouldn't dream of taking what someone else loves.
00:06:51Alara Reid,
00:06:52even if you were his first love,
00:06:54so what?
00:06:55The woman he favors now is me,
00:06:57and it can only be me.
00:07:04That's Serena Walker,
00:07:06the rising star in the entertainment industry,
00:07:08promoted by Viridian.
00:07:09Indeed,
00:07:10she's as beautiful as she is on TV.
00:07:11No wonder Mr. Collins dotes on her so much.
00:07:14Exactly.
00:07:15I heard Mr. Collins invested a lot of resources in her,
00:07:18and for her sake,
00:07:19he's even at odds with Mrs. Collins.
00:07:22He even vowed to marry no one but Serena.
00:07:25What do you mean,
00:07:26vowed to marry no one but her?
00:07:27You don't know, do you?
00:07:29She's just a stand-in.
00:07:30The woman Mr. Collins loves most
00:07:32has always been his first love,
00:07:33Alara Reid.
00:07:34It's just a pity that back then,
00:07:36Mrs. Collins broke them up herself.
00:07:38But I've seen Alara Reid.
00:07:39This Serena Walker looks so much like her.
00:07:42If that's not a stand-in, what is?
00:07:45What's wrong?
00:07:46Oh, nothing, nothing.
00:07:48Alara Reid.
00:07:50No.
00:07:52She's in the past.
00:07:53Now the one who can stand by Adrienne's side
00:07:55is only me.
00:08:07You really are shameless.
00:08:09The charity gala I'm hosting.
00:08:12Did I invite you?
00:08:18I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins.
00:08:19I know you don't like me.
00:08:21But I just want to contribute to Adrienne's charity.
00:08:24That's all.
00:08:26Mom.
00:08:27Can you please stop targeting her?
00:08:33All right.
00:08:35I'm in a good mood today.
00:08:37So I won't bother with you two.
00:08:39It's perfect.
00:08:40I was just about to introduce someone to you.
00:09:12This is the person I want to introduce to you.
00:09:14The new vice president of Viridian Group, Alara Reid.
00:09:18What?
00:09:18She's Alara Reid?
00:09:19Mr. Collins' first love, his cherished ideal.
00:09:22From this angle, she and Serena Walker really do look alike.
00:09:26She really is a stand-in.
00:09:30Adrienne.
00:09:32Long time no see.
00:09:34Adrienne.
00:09:36Long time no see.
00:09:37Mom.
00:09:38What are you trying to do?
00:09:41Why the long face?
00:09:43Miss Reid was recruited by me specifically from overseas.
00:09:47Not only is she exceptionally capable, she's also sensible.
00:09:50She's so much better than a certain someone.
00:09:53And Adrienne.
00:09:55I know you haven't forgotten Alara at all.
00:09:58Otherwise, you wouldn't have found such a similar woman.
00:10:01Now I agree to you and Alara being together.
00:10:04There's no need to keep the imposter around, is there?
00:10:08Mom.
00:10:09Mom.
00:10:09The past is the past.
00:10:11I've long forgotten it.
00:10:17Now, my girlfriend is Serena.
00:10:20She's not anyone's stand-in.
00:10:23As for Vice President Reid, if she truly is capable, I welcome her joining.
00:10:29But I don't want to hear you say such things again.
00:10:33Let's go.
00:10:36Adrienne.
00:10:38The past.
00:10:39Can you truly forget it all?
00:10:42Vice President Reid, please just call me Mr. Collins.
00:10:46Our relationship isn't familiar enough to be on a first-name basis.
00:11:02Are you really going to give up just like that?
00:11:06Where's that resilience you had five years ago?
00:11:09Mrs. Collins, that young woman seems perfectly fine to me.
00:11:13Why don't you just give in?
00:11:15Can't you see your son now despises me so much?
00:11:17No!
00:11:21Here's 2.8 million dollars.
00:11:23You must handle this.
00:11:25It's settled then.
00:11:26I'm leaving now.
00:11:45All right.
00:11:46I've already agreed to seduce Adrienne Collins.
00:11:48Isn't that enough?
00:11:49So you really are just working for money.
00:11:52Ilana Reid,
00:11:54you truly haven't changed a bit.
00:11:57So you really are just working for money.
00:12:01Ilana Reid,
00:12:02you truly haven't changed a bit.
00:12:08Weren't you going to seduce me?
00:12:10After five years apart,
00:12:12don't you have anything to say to me?
00:12:15Adrienne.
00:12:18Mr. Collins, you should leave quickly.
00:12:31I clearly saw him walk this way just now.
00:12:34How could he be gone?
00:12:38Mr. Collins, what are you doing?
00:12:40You just left back then,
00:12:41and now you've come back to find me.
00:12:43What do you take me for?
00:12:45Or are you saying that as long as it's for money,
00:12:49you'd do anything?
00:12:50What do you think?
00:12:58Adrienne!
00:13:03Adrienne, are you in there?
00:13:06Didn't Mr. Collins already know?
00:13:08As long as there's enough money,
00:13:10I'll even throw myself into your arms.
00:13:13After all, like Mr. Collins,
00:13:16I'm a selfish person,
00:13:18aren't I?
00:13:25After all, I don't care about my reputation.
00:13:28But your girlfriend is right outside.
00:13:33Do you dare?
00:13:42Forget it.
00:14:14Adrian, have you lost your mind?
00:14:16What?
00:14:17Weren't you trying to seduce me?
00:14:18Now that I'm willingly throwing myself at you.
00:14:21Shouldn't you be happy?
00:14:24I'm just surprised.
00:14:26Mr. Collins, a man so devoted and true,
00:14:29turns out to be a hypocrite.
00:14:31You were so resolute in the ballroom just now.
00:14:34And now you're with your ex-girlfriend here.
00:14:37Aren't you afraid I'll tell Serena?
00:14:39Hey, it's no big deal.
00:14:41I'll just find another girlfriend.
00:14:45How did you become like this?
00:14:47You used to be...
00:14:48How was I before?
00:14:51You were a jerk back then, too.
00:14:54Giving up halfway isn't your style.
00:14:57How about this?
00:14:58If you behave a little better,
00:15:00I might even consider making you my official girlfriend.
00:15:04I'm not in the mood today.
00:15:06Mr. Collins, please find someone else.
00:15:27You want to borrow money to treat your mother's illness?
00:15:31Alright.
00:15:32As long as you agree to one condition of mine.
00:15:35These $700,000 are yours.
00:15:39Leave my son forever.
00:15:42Why are you looking at me like that?
00:15:45Is the money too little?
00:15:47These $700,000 are enough for you to take your mother abroad
00:15:50for treatment and for you to study overseas.
00:15:53Don't push your luck.
00:15:57I just didn't expect
00:15:59this kind of cheesy CEO romance plot would happen to me.
00:16:03Mrs. Collins.
00:16:05I came to borrow money from you.
00:16:07Not to beg for it.
00:16:09Please, considering my father worked for the Collins family for many years.
00:16:12Don't threaten me with your father's death.
00:16:15There's only one condition.
00:16:17If you can't do it, you won't get a single penny.
00:16:19I apologize, Mrs. Collins.
00:16:21Consider that I was never here.
00:16:38Oh, no.
00:16:39I was so busy working that I forgot it's Adrian's birthday today.
00:16:42Is there still time?
00:16:44I wonder if Adrian will like the gift I prepared.
00:16:47Over the endless mountains.
00:16:50Adrian, could you sing a song for us?
00:16:52Of course.
00:17:04Adrian, didn't you say that you and Alara were just a casual fling?
00:17:08How long has it been?
00:17:09You haven't changed yet.
00:17:11Don't tell me you've actually fallen for her.
00:17:14How could that be?
00:17:15She's merely a plaything to me.
00:17:17I just haven't found the next one yet.
00:17:20So she'll stay to pass the time for now.
00:17:23That's true.
00:17:24You didn't even tell her about your birthday.
00:17:26If she were smart, she should have left by now.
00:17:30She actually thought she could become a princess from a pauper.
00:17:45Mrs. Collins.
00:17:47I accept your condition.
00:18:04She's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the
00:18:05one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
00:18:05the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one
00:18:05who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the
00:18:05one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
00:18:05the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one
00:18:05who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the
00:18:05one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
00:18:10the one who's the one who
00:18:20wait who are you hello is mr. Collins available we're here to discuss the
00:18:25contract renewal I apologize mr. Collins is busy with work without a prior
00:18:29appointment he cannot be seen are you blind do you recognize me now miss
00:18:37Walker my apologies I didn't recognize you now can I see Adrian still no you
00:18:43however miss Walker you may go to the VIP lounge upstairs to wait I'll report
00:18:48to the executive assistant office immediately don't act like a child work
00:18:53is important then I'll leave it to you Liam why are you stopping me ever since
00:19:04last night Adrian hasn't been answering my calls I have to see him it's all your
00:19:10fault if it weren't for you calling me last night
00:19:13Adrian and I might have
00:19:29Serena please don't be foolish if you offend mr. Collins your career will be over I don't care
00:19:35anymore that woman is back I will absolutely not allow her to take Adrian
00:19:40away from me hey hey hey where is he Adrian where did he go
00:20:04at miss Walker mr. Collins suddenly had an urgent matter to attend to he asked me to take you
00:20:10back all right princess can we please stop making trouble for now at the very least let's first
00:20:21finalize the contract renewal all right miss Walker the executive assistant office has already arranged
00:20:30a fast pass for you you can go directly to the conference room I knew it Adrian wouldn't refuse
00:20:36to see me get out of my way
00:20:43Adrian
00:20:52why is it you is it hard to understand I am the vice president of Viridian group of course I
00:20:57have the
00:20:57right to negotiate with miss Walker regarding the endorsement renewal I don't want to talk to you I want
00:21:02to see Adrian mr. Collins is currently in a meeting he's not available I don't believe you you definitely
00:21:08don't want me to see Adrian so you block the message I want to see Adrian otherwise I won't renew
00:21:14this
00:21:14contract Serena do you know what you're saying back then Adrian personally signed the contract with me
00:21:22the renewal should be the same I only acknowledge him what's more someone who got in by relying on
00:21:29mrs. Collins just a crony through connections who knows about her professional abilities
00:21:35Serena don't talk nonsense
00:21:38don't think that just because you have the appearance of a vixen you can interfere in everything
00:21:50vice president Reid please don't be angry Serena is just a bit too straightforward
00:21:55I'm a vixen and what are you who looks 80% like me a vixen stand-in you're just making
00:22:02a fool of
00:22:03yourself for all the world to see you really shouldn't be like this everyone will laugh at
00:22:06you if you can't speak properly then maybe you should keep your mouth shut I think you're like
00:22:11a cheap knockoff it looks similar from a distance but falls apart the second you open your mouth
00:22:16Alara Reid oh I'm so sorry if anything I said offended you you can tell me I'll say it again
00:22:24you what you you came clinging to me yourself so clingy don't you have any self-respect not only
00:22:31am I a vixen but I also have a bad temper how can I compare to you compared to you
00:22:34even a pile of
00:22:35dirt looks interesting you're not pretty your words aren't sweet you're ugly and you have no money
00:22:40your mother must be very humorous because you're a complete joke
00:22:45Alara Reid Serena stop it what kind of behavior is arguing in an office
00:22:52mr. Collins mr. Collins mr. Collins
00:22:58adrian she started insulting me this is a workplace not a place for your tantrums if
00:23:05you don't want to renew the contract this endorser is replaceable
00:23:12last night in front of mrs. Collins you acted as if you couldn't marry anyone but Serena Walker
00:23:17now you're not even showing a hint of support
00:23:22mr. Collins please calm down Serena is just not in a good mood today she absolutely doesn't mean to
00:23:29cancel the contract Serena quickly apologize to Vice President
00:23:36Reed Adrian
00:23:49I'm sorry Vice President Reed it was my fault
00:23:58Serena
00:24:03it seems that way Serena Walker isn't that important to him after all
00:24:07then why does he still insist on going against mrs. Collins after five years apart he has
00:24:13completely changed into someone I don't recognize
00:24:17adrian are you angry with me adrian are you angry with me I have a lot to do today I
00:24:30don't have time to be angry with you
00:24:32so you're not angry right then tonight I'd like to invite you for dinner okay
00:24:48all right then I'll go ahead and book a restaurant at the hotel now see you
00:25:05tonight a date are they planning to what they booked a hotel restaurant are they
00:25:14spending the night together Serena Walker did book a hotel restaurant but I only
00:25:18heard your son agreed dinner doesn't necessarily mean spending the night right
00:25:22what's the difference I've been strictly guarding him this whole time and
00:25:27fortunately adrian is usually quite conservative they haven't yet gone all
00:25:30the way how is it that as soon as you came back you provoked them I don't care
00:25:35you must ruin this date don't let him get her pregnant otherwise I'll hold you
00:25:38responsible otherwise I'll hold you responsible what you want me to hey
00:25:48Alara Reed Alara Reed why did you have to be so nosy and make that call
00:25:55ah good evening mr. Collins good evening
00:26:04he actually came to the hotel to meet her
00:26:08hey hey hey miss please show your VIP card
00:26:11VIP card what VIP card no vipe card then what are you doing here oh I'm this
00:26:21area is not allowed for unauthorized personnel please leave now I have to go
00:26:26get a what kind of stupid card the minimum top-up is $70,000
00:26:38strange the elevator clearly stopped on the eighth floor how can there be no one
00:26:55here which room did you book
00:27:13are you here for me yesterday you acted as if you weren't interested you showed no interest at all
00:27:20and today you dress like this and follow me what's wrong are you afraid I'll get
00:27:27involved with Serena Walker you've got it wrong I'm here for a part-time job so the
00:27:34esteemed vice president of Iridian group as to moonlight as a cleaner working a
00:27:38menial job you can still endure such hardship yes unlike mr. Collins born with a
00:27:46silver spoon in your mouth let alone being a cleaner even if I were selling at a
00:27:50bar selling what my affairs are none of your business now can you release your
00:28:02noble hand hello
00:28:32adrian you're here
00:28:42i'm sorry adrian the hotel restaurant was fully booked so I asked the waiter to bring it to the
00:28:48room but I also decorated a bit it's quite romantic so shall we you've crossed the
00:28:55line adrian have you forgotten what you promised me back then
00:29:07please save me they're going to assault me Serena Walker don't play innocent Serena Walker don't play
00:29:14innocent you tricked me into getting resources didn't you I'm telling you if you run today the
00:29:19entertainment industry you can forget about staying in it please save me I can't let them
00:29:25take me hey who are you I advise you not to metal get lost what if I insist on getting
00:29:34involved
00:29:36ha ha ha someone's really asking for it guys get him
00:29:47hi hi how did I get thrown over here I didn't see clearly man are you okay who exactly are
00:29:58you
00:29:58adrian collins you're the heir to viridian group adrian collins mr collins
00:30:07I can give you all the resources in the entertainment industry in the entertainment industry but I have one condition
00:30:13I need a girlfriend in name
00:30:20what I need is an honest and obedient fake girlfriend
00:30:25not someone who's constantly by my side with ulterior motives if you can't do that we can terminate our agreement
00:30:32I'll arrange for PR to immediately announce our breakup
00:30:40adrian I didn't mean anything else
00:30:42I just wanted to thank you and for your help it was just an invitation to dinner please don't misunderstand
00:30:53I definitely won't do this again I won't be having dinner I'm leaving now
00:30:59adrian
00:31:04don't waste it
00:31:11what you didn't stop him from going in
00:31:14what did you do
00:31:17what can I do you know don't you how adamant your son is about this
00:31:22and you also know how much he hates me for what happened back then for taking the money and leaving
00:31:27he detests me too much to even consider it how could he possibly abandon serena walker his true love for
00:31:33me
00:31:33I gave you 2.8 million dollars not for you to just sit around and do nothing
00:31:38don't forget the agreement we made the agreement if you can't complete it you'll owe me 10 times that amount
00:31:45I
00:31:52ah there's a turn of events he came out it's been less than 10 minutes they definitely didn't do anything
00:31:57are you relieved now
00:31:59that shouldn't be right
00:32:01they must have had an argument
00:32:04well strike while the iron's hot
00:32:06tomorrow you get ready properly
00:32:08I'll have adrian come home for dinner
00:32:18go investigate immediately
00:32:19what a lara reed experienced
00:32:21during her five years overseas
00:32:31I asked you to come home for dinner
00:32:33I didn't say to bring someone irrelevant
00:32:36are you intentionally trying to provoke me
00:32:39mrs. Collins please don't be angry
00:32:41actually it was my
00:32:42it's not your place to speak here
00:32:45adrian you've been defying me over a lara
00:32:47for so many years
00:32:48now I agree to you two being together
00:32:51isn't that enough
00:32:53why do you insist on opposing me
00:32:55mom if not following your arrangements
00:32:57is opposing you then I have nothing more to say
00:33:00what do you mean arranged
00:33:01was I wrong to want what's best for you
00:33:04mrs. Collins please don't be angry
00:33:06adrian didn't mean it that way
00:33:08mrs. Collins please calm down
00:33:10all right fine
00:33:11mom if I break up with serena
00:33:12and get together with a lara reed
00:33:15then will you agree to me
00:33:17agree to me marrying her and having children
00:33:22who said I can't
00:33:24oh for things you can't do
00:33:26don't force yourself
00:33:27from now on if it's for my own good
00:33:29don't say things that are too fake
00:33:33who said what I said was fake
00:33:36a lara reed is the only daughter-in-law
00:33:38I acknowledge
00:33:40right now I'm transferring the shares
00:33:42the 5% of the group set aside for my daughter-in-law
00:33:45to her
00:33:46right now I'm transferring the shares
00:33:48the 5% of the group set aside for my daughter-in-law
00:33:51to her
00:33:53is this true?
00:33:55I'll have someone immediately
00:33:56issue an official statement
00:33:58no one else
00:33:59will enter the Collins family home
00:34:06hello?
00:34:08wealthy mother and son clash
00:34:09mrs. Collins declares
00:34:11she does not recognize serena walkers
00:34:13as her future daughter-in-law
00:34:14and publicly states alara reed
00:34:15is her chosen candidate
00:34:21mrs. Collins
00:34:22are you really serious?
00:34:26now you know everything I said
00:34:28was true right?
00:34:30mom
00:34:32I misunderstood you
00:34:33then break up with serena walker immediately
00:34:36but I didn't agree
00:34:38to any of your conditions
00:34:39did I?
00:34:40my future wife
00:34:42can absolutely not be a
00:34:43a puppet
00:34:45when she can
00:34:46earn a place for herself in the group
00:34:48without relying on others
00:34:50then we can talk about marriage
00:34:59he's mocking you for being useless
00:35:01and also humiliating me
00:35:03I won't let him have his way
00:35:06alara reed
00:35:07from now on
00:35:09I permit you to attend shareholder meetings
00:35:11and hold actual management power
00:35:12of the group
00:35:14now go and show him what you're capable of
00:35:19adrian
00:35:20i saw you didn't eat much earlier
00:35:21there's a nice restaurant just ahead
00:35:24i'm not going
00:35:25you go by yourself
00:35:26wang pull over up ahead
00:35:34those words you said earlier
00:35:36were you trying to secure advantages for alara reed?
00:35:39why exactly?
00:35:41she's just a hypocritical selfish
00:35:43uh gold digger
00:35:44why do you still
00:35:45what happens between her and me
00:35:46is not for you to comment on
00:35:49serena walker
00:35:51remember your place
00:35:52what i said last night
00:35:54i don't want to repeat a second time
00:36:08all of this belongs to me
00:36:10alara reed
00:36:11i will definitely make your life hell
00:36:18hello
00:36:19go help me look into someone right now
00:36:21mr collins
00:36:22i've found all the information you requested
00:36:26what did you find?
00:36:28miss reed committed a crime overseas
00:36:31what did you say?
00:36:32you gave me the company shares
00:36:34and management rights
00:36:37so the dividends and profits
00:36:39anything you can earn by your own ability
00:36:41is yours
00:36:42don't bother me unless it's important
00:36:44thank you mrs collins
00:36:46i'll be leaving now
00:36:51hello
00:36:52alara reed
00:36:53have you forgotten
00:36:54that you haven't paid off your debt to me yet?
00:36:57who gave you the right to return?
00:36:59when miss reed back then
00:37:01took mrs reed abroad for medical treatment
00:37:03but her mother only lasted less than half a year
00:37:05before passing away
00:37:05the five million dollars was almost completely used up
00:37:08after that
00:37:09she worked her way through school
00:37:10and was accepted into a prestigious local university
00:37:12she even successfully pursued postgraduate studies
00:37:16however
00:37:17her advisor
00:37:18professor jonathan vance
00:37:22what happened?
00:37:22tell me quickly
00:37:24reportedly because of a paper that was plagiarized
00:37:26the two of them had a sudden dispute
00:37:28miss reed accidentally injured professor vance's
00:37:33private parts
00:37:35as a result
00:37:35miss reed was expelled on the spot
00:37:38and incurred a debt of five million dollars
00:37:40i told you the five million dollars i will pay you back
00:37:44but not because i'm afraid of you
00:37:46it's because i don't want to get involved with repulsive people like you ever again
00:37:50as for whether i return home
00:37:52that's none of your business
00:37:53hmm
00:37:55is that so?
00:37:56none of my business?
00:37:59hmm
00:38:00i heard
00:38:01you seem to be trying to curry favor with your future mother-in-law
00:38:06society values reputation above all else
00:38:09tell me
00:38:10what if i were to reveal your criminal past to your future mother-in-law?
00:38:15what do you think would happen then?
00:38:17you wouldn't dare
00:38:20i'll give you the money
00:38:22i'll give you a portion first
00:38:23i'll give you 2.8 million dollars
00:38:25that should shut you up, right?
00:38:27i'll give you one more month
00:38:30if you still can't pay back the money
00:38:32don't blame me for not showing mercy
00:38:34even as your former teacher
00:38:35hmm
00:38:43this is a paper i completed alone
00:38:45what right do you have to publish it without my permission?
00:38:47and putting only your name on it
00:38:48this is plagiarism
00:38:53ha ha ha
00:38:54illara
00:38:55my dear student
00:38:57don't be so serious
00:38:59it's just a paper after all
00:39:01i can give you as many papers as you want in the future
00:39:05as long as you are willing to be like the others
00:39:08as long as you are willing
00:39:10to be like the others
00:39:13what are you doing?
00:39:16my dear illara
00:39:17our little town here
00:39:19is only so big
00:39:21if you want to get by here comfortably in the future
00:39:25you'll have to obey me
00:39:27hmm
00:39:28i advise you
00:39:30to be a little wiser
00:39:31what are you doing?
00:39:33let me go
00:39:33the first day i saw you
00:39:35i fell deeply in love with you
00:39:38such a captivating face
00:39:40you must belong to me
00:39:43get up
00:39:44you must
00:39:52some people also said professor vance was a habitual molester of female students
00:39:56but he had good connections locally
00:39:58so
00:40:00got it
00:40:01you can leave now
00:40:10kevin
00:40:12do something for me
00:40:18hello?
00:40:19miss reed
00:40:20the clothes and bags you rented are due today
00:40:25would you like to extend the rental or come return them?
00:40:27um one moment please
00:40:34if i only extend it for another month
00:40:35how much would that be?
00:40:38around ten thousand dollars
00:40:40the exact amount depends on the wear and tear on these clothes and bags
00:40:47never mind
00:40:48i'll extend it for two more days
00:40:50can i get a discount?
00:40:52since you're a regular customer at both our local and overseas branches
00:40:56how about four hundred dollars?
00:40:58oh okay thank you
00:41:16please leave the delivery at the door
00:41:18thank you
00:41:20didn't i say to leave the delivery at the door?
00:41:25hey lara
00:41:26adrian
00:41:28what are you doing here?
00:41:29you don't welcome me?
00:41:31now is not a good time
00:41:32we can talk later if there's anything
00:41:35is it not a good time?
00:41:37or are you afraid to let me in?
00:41:46is this what you usually eat?
00:41:49i'm used to gourmet food
00:41:51but sometimes i like a change
00:41:53what's wrong?
00:41:54it's not illegal for me to eat instant noodles is it?
00:41:57or are you saying
00:41:58that our mr collins is allergic to instant noodles?
00:42:01why are you still so stubborn?
00:42:03you were like this five years ago
00:42:05and you're still like this now
00:42:23mom
00:42:25you need to take care of yourself
00:42:31elara
00:42:33there are a few things i want to discuss with you privately
00:42:44so this is the son from the family
00:42:45where mr reed worked as a driver
00:42:48they really did get together
00:42:49i heard the rich lady didn't approve of that young woman
00:42:52mr reed
00:42:53a couple of days ago
00:42:54took his wife to see a doctor
00:42:55elara
00:42:57take this money for now
00:42:58if it's not enough
00:43:00ask me for more
00:43:01i don't want your money
00:43:03isn't it obvious?
00:43:04she disagrees
00:43:05that young woman is a real jinx
00:43:07otherwise mr reed worked for them as a driver for so many years
00:43:10how could it be that they showed him no consideration?
00:43:13he was so unlucky to get into a car accident on the road
00:43:15what? what do you know?
00:43:17how do you know
00:43:18that what this girl is doing
00:43:19isn't implicitly approved by mr reed?
00:43:23no
00:43:23just take the money first
00:43:26your father's funeral arrangements
00:43:27and your mother's illness
00:43:28both need money
00:43:29don't be so stubborn, okay?
00:43:31did your mother approve of this money?
00:43:36can't you see the way everyone is looking at us?
00:43:41adrian
00:43:43my father valued his reputation above all else
00:43:46now because of us
00:43:47he's being mocked for selling his daughter for glory
00:43:49he couldn't even hold his head high until his death
00:43:53if you still want to be with me
00:43:57please leave him with this last bit of dignity
00:44:02yes
00:44:03i am destitute
00:44:05i'm buried in foreign debt
00:44:08not only do i eat instant noodles and work as a cleaner
00:44:11i've even sung in bars and done questionable things
00:44:14i am no longer the same pure and innocent alara reed
00:44:17are you happy now?
00:44:23alara
00:44:24i
00:44:25don't pretend to feel sorry for me
00:44:28to you this cherished ideal, your first love
00:44:31i'm just a former plaything, is that right?
00:44:35just leave
00:44:36you're not welcome here
00:44:39alara
00:44:39actually five years ago i
00:44:44hello? what's wrong?
00:44:47mr collins
00:44:47check the trending topics now
00:44:49miss reed's incident has been exposed
00:44:52mrs collins, please don't be too angry
00:44:55after all, you didn't know what kind of person she was
00:44:58if you have to blame someone
00:45:00blame some people for being too deceptive
00:45:04mrs collins
00:45:13mom?
00:45:15i knew you wouldn't do anything good
00:45:18when you first met me you pretended to be so virtuous
00:45:22turns out you're someone with an incomplete education and a criminal record
00:45:25i never claimed to have a high degree
00:45:28nor did i deny what i did
00:45:30it's because you didn't investigate my background beforehand
00:45:32and it was you who begged me to return home, wasn't it?
00:45:35how dare you talk back
00:45:36mom? that's enough
00:45:39now is not the time for infighting
00:45:41i will get to the bottom of this
00:45:43and give the media
00:45:45and the shareholders an explanation
00:45:49fine
00:45:50i'll give you another chance
00:45:55a lot
00:45:57are you okay?
00:46:12adrian? you wanted to see me alone
00:46:14is something wrong?
00:46:15starting tomorrow you no longer need to appear before me
00:46:25why?
00:46:26why?
00:46:27why adrian?
00:46:28did i do something wrong?
00:46:31you know exactly what you did
00:46:32don't play dumb
00:46:33do you need me to get a legal team to review it for you?
00:46:41publicly exposing someone else's privacy
00:46:43do you know the consequences?
00:46:47yes
00:46:49i did it
00:46:51why?
00:46:51because this villain came back and took everything from me
00:46:58everything from you?
00:47:00who told you that?
00:47:04you clearly liked me, didn't you?
00:47:06otherwise why would you save me?
00:47:08and make me your girlfriend?
00:47:10if she hadn't come back
00:47:11we might have been engaged by now
00:47:13serena walker
00:47:15did you really think i didn't know?
00:47:17that you and those rich kids
00:47:20were working together back then?
00:47:24you're the heir to the viridian group
00:47:26adrian collins, mr collins
00:47:30you schemed against me
00:47:32you schemed against me but i can overlook that
00:47:33and you should be grateful you look like her
00:47:35it was useful for my plan
00:47:37otherwise three months ago your career would have been over
00:47:43take your contract
00:47:45and get out of my sight
00:47:47considering you've been well behaved for the past three months
00:47:51i'll let you leave with some dignity
00:47:57thank you mr collins
00:48:04mr collins
00:48:05professor vance is on the phone
00:48:06he says he wants to speak with you personally
00:48:12who exactly are you?
00:48:14why are you messing with me?
00:48:16did i offend you?
00:48:17blame yourself
00:48:18you messed with the wrong person
00:48:20spend the rest of your life repenting in prison
00:48:26why?
00:48:28why?
00:48:29how can you win his heart so easily?
00:48:31i was so close
00:48:32just one step away
00:48:33alara reed
00:48:35if i serena walker
00:48:36can't have the one i want
00:48:37then neither can you
00:48:42well well well
00:48:43isn't it the celebrity serena walker?
00:48:46what's up?
00:48:46remember to call a small fry like me
00:48:48i heard
00:48:49you're short on gambling money lately aren't you?
00:48:52two hundred eighty thousand dollars
00:48:54help me deal with someone
00:49:01he actually helped me
00:49:04but why?
00:49:10don't use your father's death to threaten me
00:49:12there's only one condition
00:49:13if you can't do it you won't get a penny
00:49:16i'm sorry mrs collins
00:49:18consider that i was never here
00:49:19i need you
00:49:20i should do that
00:49:42five years
00:49:44you're finally back with me Elara five years you're finally back with me
00:49:54she's nothing but a plaything to me haven't found the next one yet have I so I'll just keep her
00:49:59around to pass the time right you didn't even tell her your birthday if she were smart she'd
00:50:06get lost on her own does she really think she's gonna have a rags-to-riches story huh
00:50:19Adrian won't saying that hurt her too much the more hurt the better that way she can take the
00:50:25money and go abroad without any worries you love her so much can you really let her go no I
00:50:33can't
00:50:34but I don't have enough power yet to protect her instead of letting her struggle painfully
00:50:40with this choice let me make the decision for her
00:51:04the weary bird that left should return to its nest
00:51:10may I come in
00:51:15uh what is it the clarification statement that was you wasn't it
00:51:20thank you also yesterday I shouldn't have been so rude to you
00:51:27I've actually let go of the past let go
00:51:34what I mean is we are adults now five years ago whatever your intention was you
00:51:41were good to me so I don't resent you on the contrary it's me
00:51:53now that the debt has been withdrawn I can't shamelessly get involved anymore
00:51:58since I've decided to leave there's no need to tell him
00:52:04it's nothing I just wanted to thank mr. Collins and also ask for some time off I need to go
00:52:10home for
00:52:10something sure is that all thank you mr. Collins I'll be going now
00:52:40I'm sorry mom I couldn't get dad's house back from now on I probably won't be coming back here
00:52:47anymore I hope you can forgive me
00:52:57so well hello there pretty girl where are you off to this is a society ruled by
00:53:02law what are you doing I just wanted to perform a magic trick for you
00:53:10so I don't resent you on the contrary it's me it's nothing I just wanted to
00:53:16thank mr. Collins and also ask for some time off wait that's not right it's very wrong
00:53:22she must have something to say mr. Collins I just went to talk business with vice
00:53:27president Reed and found she wasn't there but I found this I need to go home for something
00:53:41why isn't she answering her phone
00:53:51Ilarra Ilarra Reed Ilarra Ilarra Ilarra why are you knocking so loudly in the middle of the night
00:54:01she's not here how do you know she's not here of course I saw it with my own eyes young
00:54:06man you look
00:54:07respectable but you should stay away from that kind of indecent woman otherwise you'll be deceived
00:54:11by her before you even realize it stop spouting nonsense what exactly did you see I saw her leaving
00:54:19arm-in-arm with several men I saw her leaving arm-in-arm with several men
00:54:34sweetheart you really shouldn't drink so much when you can't handle alcohol don't misunderstand we're
00:54:40taking her to the hospital let's go young people nowadays
00:54:51you mean three people those three men they look shifty and dishonest clearly not decent people
00:54:57but then again what kind of decent girl hangs out with them young man I advise you hey I wasn't
00:55:04finished what kind of person is this quick find me Aaron Zhang's villa address
00:55:14who are you what do you want unlucky for you young lady I'm short on cash and someone's paying me
00:55:24to cripple you on camera of course a guy like me has always had a soft spot for the ladies
00:55:33you're so beautiful how about you come with me and I'll let you off the hook who sent you
00:55:38I just returned from abroad I barely know anyone here if I had to say who I offended
00:55:45Serena Walker oh young lady didn't expect you to be so clever huh huh aren't you afraid I'll
00:55:52expose everything you've done afterwards if you don't mind your video being leaked suit yourself
00:55:59it seems you don't know me very well I committed a crime abroad and almost killed someone coincidentally
00:56:07they were pretty much like you all scumbags who disrespect women but now his
00:56:15is gone
00:56:18I'm the kind of person who isn't afraid to kill
00:56:20why would I be afraid of your video besides didn't you ever think I have accomplices
00:56:30you dare threaten me I'm just telling you a fact you still have a chance to back out now once
00:56:36you
00:56:36really lay a hand on me even if you destroy the evidence my accomplices will make sure to punish
00:56:42you all for me Aaron Aaron what this woman is saying doesn't sound like a lie let's investigate first
00:56:50just to be sure investigate what are you trying to stall if she were really that formidable would a few
00:56:59of us have caught her so easily I think you're just putting on a tough front it's all recorded
00:57:20grab her grab her let's go Alara are you all right what are you doing here
00:57:34Adrian Collins how did you know about this place mr. Collins mr. Collins I was wrong I was wrong
00:57:42beat them severely ah please let me go boss boss I was wrong I was wrong I was wrong my
00:57:49hand just
00:57:49hurts I can walk by myself don't try to be brave at a time like this
00:58:03you brought me back here privately your mother knowing wouldn't be good would it don't worry
00:58:09she's playing bridge with her old friends she won't be back tonight besides isn't this situation
00:58:16between us exactly why she hired you you you knew all right it's getting late we should sleep
00:58:26whatever it is we can talk about it tomorrow
00:58:44hello mr. Collins they admitted that miss Walker was the mastermind what should we do now I already
00:58:49gave her one chance if she doesn't cherish it then proceed
00:59:10serena walker is his girlfriend why would he do that does he not fear me retaliating against serena walker
00:59:19adrian collins since he already knew about my deal with his mother why didn't he expose me
00:59:27adrian collins adrian collins what exactly are you thinking
00:59:33no I have to go find him
00:59:38no I have to go find him Lockerpad
01:00:04no I have to go find him here at the sky
01:00:04Ed
01:00:04Isn't this the amulet I carved myself?
01:00:07I remember I threw it in the trash back then.
01:00:10How did he end up with it?
01:00:19These photos...
01:00:20He actually kept them all this time.
01:00:36Elora, your grades are excellent.
01:00:40You shouldn't give up halfway.
01:00:43But I can't afford to continue my studies anymore.
01:00:48I knew you were going to say that.
01:00:51Don't worry about the tuition fees.
01:00:54Someone is now willing to pay for your tuition.
01:00:59You can study in peace.
01:01:05That anonymous benefactor who helped me
01:01:08was actually Adrian Collins.
01:01:17Elora.
01:01:19What are you doing here?
01:01:21Why?
01:01:22Why would you do all of this?
01:01:24Am I not just a plaything to you?
01:01:27Why would a man of your stature
01:01:28care so much
01:01:30about a mere plaything like me?
01:01:35Or...
01:01:36Were those words back then
01:01:39something you deliberately
01:01:40made me overhear?
01:01:43Why?
01:01:45Why do you have to be so presumptuous?
01:01:48Do you think I'll be grateful to you
01:01:49just because of this?
01:01:52Adrian Collins.
01:01:55You bastard!
01:02:00It's all my fault.
01:02:03I was immature back then.
01:02:06That was the only way I could think.
01:02:08Is it to protect you?
01:02:10I thought my plan
01:02:12was flawless.
01:02:18But I never imagined
01:02:20you'd go through such hardships abroad.
01:02:23It's all my fault.
01:02:26Adrian,
01:02:26none of that matters.
01:02:28I don't even need you
01:02:29to do anything for me.
01:02:31I just hope you can
01:02:32always be by my side.
01:02:34That's enough.
01:02:37I'm sorry.
01:02:43Ah,
01:02:44I'm really getting old.
01:02:45I can't even pull
01:02:46an all-nighter anymore.
01:02:50It's so late.
01:02:51Why is he still working?
01:02:56It's so late.
01:02:56your relationship
01:02:57with Serena Walker
01:02:58is also fake?
01:03:01Come,
01:03:02sit down.
01:03:05I didn't want to force you,
01:03:07yet I wanted you
01:03:08to return willingly.
01:03:09But I was afraid
01:03:10you'd be wary of my mother.
01:03:12Lara Reed?
01:03:13How is she here?
01:03:15So this was the only way
01:03:16I could think of.
01:03:18No wonder you were
01:03:19trying to provoke me
01:03:20that day.
01:03:21You wanted to force
01:03:22your mother
01:03:23isn't to force her hand,
01:03:24but isn't that a bit much?
01:03:27I'm just giving her
01:03:28a taste
01:03:29of her own
01:03:30manipulative schemes
01:03:31that she used on me.
01:03:34So a taste
01:03:35of my own medicine,
01:03:36using my own tactics
01:03:37against me.
01:03:38No, I...
01:03:39I...
01:03:39I...
01:03:40I what?
01:03:40Lara Reed,
01:03:41you have such cunning ways.
01:03:43Five years ago
01:03:44you stood before me
01:03:45and swore to me,
01:03:46and five years later,
01:03:47and now you've got
01:03:48the nerve to act virtuous?
01:03:50You're seducing my son
01:03:51to turn him against me,
01:03:53his mother.
01:03:53Is that it?
01:03:56Mother?
01:03:56Mother?
01:03:58If you must blame someone,
01:03:59blame me.
01:04:00Even now,
01:04:00you're still defending her.
01:04:02Are you even my son?
01:04:04Or are you going
01:04:05to be like your father
01:04:06and defy me
01:04:07for that tramp?
01:04:08Wasn't father's death
01:04:09because of you?
01:04:10What did you say?
01:04:12Adrian!
01:04:13Mother,
01:04:15you know very well
01:04:16what happened
01:04:17between father
01:04:18and Aunt Vivian.
01:04:19If it weren't for
01:04:20your suspicions,
01:04:22father wouldn't have died.
01:04:24Aunt Vivian had
01:04:25a sudden heart attack.
01:04:27Father was taking her
01:04:27to the hospital.
01:04:29If you hadn't kept
01:04:30bombarding him with calls,
01:04:32would they have gotten
01:04:33into that accident?
01:04:34Now father is dead.
01:04:36I should sympathize
01:04:37with you.
01:04:38But what about you?
01:04:39Have you ever
01:04:40sympathized with me?
01:04:41I wanted to study music.
01:04:43But you insisted
01:04:44I study financial management.
01:04:46I learned it.
01:04:47The friends I made,
01:04:47you disliked
01:04:48their family backgrounds
01:04:49and told me
01:04:50to stay away from them.
01:04:51I accepted that too.
01:04:53All these years,
01:04:54you controlled me,
01:04:56planted spies around me,
01:04:57controlled the Viridian group,
01:04:59controlled the employees.
01:05:00I could turn a blind eye.
01:05:01Oh, to all of it.
01:05:03But for all these years,
01:05:06the one thing
01:05:07I refused to compromise on
01:05:08was Ilara Reed.
01:05:11Whether five years ago
01:05:12or five years later,
01:05:15my only choice
01:05:16will always be Ilara Reed.
01:05:19Five years ago,
01:05:21I couldn't defy you.
01:05:22But now,
01:05:23even if you object,
01:05:26I will not change
01:05:27my decision.
01:05:30Ilara!
01:05:32Let's go.
01:05:34Adrian Collins!
01:05:36If you walk out
01:05:37of this house today,
01:05:38don't ever come back.
01:05:48You're going to see
01:05:49that vixen,
01:05:50aren't you?
01:05:51Vivian had a sudden
01:05:52heart attack.
01:05:53She only knows me here.
01:05:55I need to go save her life.
01:05:57Don't be unreasonable, please.
01:06:00I won't.
01:06:02Whether she lives or dies,
01:06:03what does it have to do with you?
01:06:05I forbid you to go.
01:06:07Eleanor,
01:06:08how can you be
01:06:08so heartless?
01:06:10Vivian might be my...
01:06:11We can talk about this later.
01:06:14Move out of the way.
01:06:15Arthur Collins!
01:06:18If you dare,
01:06:19walk out of this house today.
01:06:21Don't ever come back.
01:06:22This is utterly unreasonable.
01:06:27Vivian.
01:06:29Hold on.
01:06:30We'll be at the hospital soon.
01:06:33Vivian!
01:06:35Don't fall asleep.
01:06:56Ah!
01:06:58Ah!
01:06:59Ah!
01:07:01Ah!
01:07:01Ah!
01:07:07Are you okay?
01:07:13Why? Are you worried about me?
01:07:16It's a relief that you can still smile.
01:07:19But what about your mother? What do you plan to do about her?
01:07:23Our plan has been disrupted. We'll just have to play it by ear now.
01:07:28By the way, come with me somewhere tomorrow.
01:07:47Serena Walker! Did you do something behind my back again? What mischief did you get into?
01:07:52Viridian Group has now issued an order. You've been blacklisted.
01:07:55Uh, how is that possible? Could it be, uh, that Adrian found out? About what I did with Aaron?
01:08:01No, that's impossible.
01:08:04Liam, I'll explain to you later.
01:08:09Aaron, you...
01:08:11Miss Walker.
01:08:13Secretary Hart, you...
01:08:15Why are you here?
01:08:16Mr. Collins asked me to tell you that you get a second chance, but not a third.
01:08:20When people make mistakes, they must face the consequences.
01:08:25Where's Adrian? I need to talk to Adrian. I don't believe he'd be so heartless towards me.
01:08:30Miss Walker, I kindly remind you not to provoke Mr. Collins again. Otherwise, your fate will be even worse than
01:08:37it is now.
01:08:38Hello?
01:08:44Is she...
01:08:46She is Aunt Vivian.
01:08:48The car accident five years ago left her in a vegetative state.
01:08:53She can't cry or laugh.
01:08:55She relies solely on machines to maintain her basic vital signs.
01:09:00How come I've never heard you mention this before?
01:09:03Because I've been secretly taking care of her.
01:09:06And those past memories...
01:09:08Weren't pleasant.
01:09:10So I never told you.
01:09:13My mother always suspected she and my father...
01:09:15Had an inappropriate relationship.
01:09:18But I believe my father...
01:09:20Couldn't be that kind of person.
01:09:22And Aunt Vivian...
01:09:23Wouldn't do such a thing with him.
01:09:26I've been waiting for her to wake up.
01:09:28And tell me the real truth.
01:09:32She will definitely wake up.
01:09:45Hello?
01:09:46Mr. Collins, please come to the Viridian Group quickly.
01:09:48Mr. Collins, please come to the Viridian Group quickly.
01:09:50Mrs. Collins is holding a shareholders meeting.
01:09:52And says she's going to dissolve the Viridian Group.
01:09:58What do we do?
01:09:59What do we do?
01:10:00What are we going to do?
01:10:03Mom, what are you doing?
01:10:05Adrian, quickly try to reason with your mother.
01:10:07This perfectly fine group.
01:10:08How can it just be dissolved like that?
01:10:10Isn't this a joke?
01:10:12No one can persuade me.
01:10:14If I say it's dissolved, then it must be dissolved.
01:10:18Because I hold the Viridian Group's ultimate decision-making power.
01:10:22Mom, even if you're angry with me,
01:10:23you can't use the group's affairs to make a joke.
01:10:33Do you think I'm joking?
01:10:36Do you all also think I'm just playing a game?
01:10:39Mrs. Collins, please don't be angry.
01:10:42You're not good people either.
01:10:44When Arthur passed away back then,
01:10:46although you never said it aloud,
01:10:47you all secretly cursed me for bringing him misfortune.
01:10:50When the Viridian Group lost its backbone
01:10:53and was on the verge of collapse,
01:10:55where were all of you?
01:10:57It was I.
01:10:58It was I, Eleanor Collins,
01:11:00who tirelessly begged and pleaded
01:11:01to keep the group afloat.
01:11:06I've been diligent my entire life.
01:11:09If not for my husband, then for my son.
01:11:13But my husband betrayed me.
01:11:15And now my son is betraying me too.
01:11:18All for this woman.
01:11:19He actually plotted against his own mother.
01:11:21He even wants to cut ties with me.
01:11:23Our mother-son relationship.
01:11:26In that case,
01:11:29what do I need the Viridian Group for?
01:11:32Mrs. Collins.
01:11:34She's using the group to threaten me.
01:11:38You're not wrong to think that.
01:11:41Mrs. Collins, just to satisfy
01:11:42your desire for control?
01:11:44You're toying with the future of so many people, are you?
01:11:47It's not your place to judge me here.
01:11:52I'll ask you one last time.
01:11:54Adrian, me, and the entire Viridian Group.
01:11:58Or this woman.
01:11:59Who do you choose?
01:12:04Arthur Collins!
01:12:05If you dare walk out
01:12:07that door today, then don't ever come back.
01:12:10This is absurd!
01:12:14For the past 30 years,
01:12:16I've always been your good son.
01:12:18But today,
01:12:20I want to be myself.
01:12:26Mrs. Collins.
01:12:27Mom.
01:12:31It's all your fault.
01:12:34It's all because of you.
01:12:39Stop!
01:12:46Aunt Vivian?
01:12:50Aunt Vivian?
01:12:52You're finally awake!
01:12:55You've suffered so much, my child.
01:13:01What have I done?
01:13:05Sister-in-law.
01:13:10What did you call me?
01:13:12I called you my sister-in-law.
01:13:15Because Arthur...
01:13:16Because Arthur...
01:13:18He is my long-lost...
01:13:20own brother.
01:13:24What did you say?
01:13:25What did you say?
01:13:27I only found out shortly before the accident.
01:13:32Because at that time,
01:13:33the test results weren't out yet.
01:13:37And he didn't dare tell you prematurely.
01:13:40Fearing you'd overthink things.
01:13:44But who would have thought...
01:13:47That I would suffer a heart attack...
01:13:54On my way to get the report?
01:13:59He had planned to tell you as soon as he returned.
01:14:05But sadly, he never made it back.
01:14:09So you're saying...
01:14:12It was always me who was wrong.
01:14:18I've been resentful for so many years.
01:14:21And filled with hatred for so many years.
01:14:23And now you...
01:14:24Tell me now...
01:14:25That it was all a misunderstanding?
01:14:29It was I who caused his death.
01:14:31It was I who caused his death.
01:14:34Wasn't it?
01:14:36Wasn't it?
01:14:37Wasn't it?
01:14:38Calm down.
01:14:40Mom!
01:14:41Please, Mom!
01:14:42Mrs. Collins!
01:14:43Mom!
01:14:47Oh, Mrs. Collins, you're awake?
01:14:50Adrian went out to buy breakfast.
01:14:52He'll be back soon.
01:14:54I stayed with you last night.
01:14:56Adrian has many matters to attend to at the Viridian Group.
01:15:00So he couldn't stay here with you.
01:15:01And you can't be left alone for now, so...
01:15:05Stop pretending.
01:15:06You must be laughing at me inside, aren't you?
01:15:09Putting on a show of caring about me.
01:15:11Let me tell you, no matter how much you try to flatter me,
01:15:14I still won't like you.
01:15:16Fine.
01:15:16If you don't like me, you don't like me.
01:15:18It's fine if you don't like me.
01:15:19Anyway, it's enough that your son likes me.
01:15:22Do you think that now Adrian is protecting you,
01:15:25I can't do anything to you?
01:15:27Even if he weren't protecting me,
01:15:29you still couldn't do anything to me, could you?
01:15:31After all, I'm a free agent now.
01:15:33I have no one else to worry about.
01:15:35There's nothing I'm afraid of anymore.
01:15:37Otherwise, give me another 2.8 million dollars.
01:15:40And maybe if I'm tempted,
01:15:41I'll disappear for another 3 to 5 years.
01:15:43Go on, go.
01:15:44I don't want to see you.
01:15:47Then I'll wait outside.
01:15:48Call me if you need anything.
01:15:50You.
01:15:53Your relationship with Adrian.
01:15:54I won't interfere with it anymore.
01:15:59Don't look at me like that.
01:16:00I still don't like you.
01:16:03I'm just...
01:16:04giving myself a break.
01:16:06Go tell Adrian that from now on,
01:16:08I won't interfere with the group's affairs either.
01:16:10Thank you, Mom.
01:16:15Mom, Alara is a good girl.
01:16:18In the near future,
01:16:19you'll definitely grow to like her.
01:16:22Mrs. Collins.
01:16:24Mrs. Collins.
01:16:26Adrian and I will definitely
01:16:28take good care of you together.
01:16:30Go away, go away, go away!
01:16:32Get out of my sight.
01:16:34I don't want to see you.
01:16:38I don't want to see you.
01:16:45The journey has been long and hard,
01:16:47but I've realized you were always standing
01:16:49in a place I could see
01:16:50just by looking back.
01:16:55Five years of separated love.
01:16:57You'll always be my...
01:16:59my unresolved spring.
01:17:06Mrs. Collins,
01:17:07where are you trying to escape to?
01:17:09Mr. Collins,
01:17:10your heartbeat is too loud.
01:17:12It's deafening.
01:17:25Mr. Collins?
01:17:26This time,
01:17:27let me follow your breath.
01:17:29We'll see you.
01:17:33I'm not only given a chance
01:17:34to escape out of the air...
01:17:37I hope she45% of it will be so loud.
01:17:37That being her心・・・
01:17:55arms
01:17:55I love you.
01:17:57To be okay,