Chloe Hayes grows‑up dissecting the absurd billionaire romance novels her mom adores. When wealthy Julian mistakes her for his beloved Vanessa and hires her as a stand‑in, Chloe charges him hefty fees. She uncovers corporate fraud at his firm and later confronts Vanessa at her wedding. It unfolds that Chloe is Vanessa’s secret twin. Teaming up with her mother Evelyn, she exposes abduction and forgery, defeats their enemies and seizes control of huge business empires.
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#Shortseries #shortdrama
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00:00Mom is chronically online and obsessed with billionaire romance novels,
00:02which means I've been severely allergic to the term alpha hole since before I could read.
00:07When she was giggling over dubcon kidnapping tropas,
00:09I was calculating how many federal charges the male dirna would face.
00:12When she cried her eyes out over the secret baby chapters,
00:15I was drafting the emotional distress lawsuit the female lead should have filed.
00:23Then came that night at the club.
00:25This guy, Julian, grabs me by the chin and says,
00:28You look exactly like the woman I love.
00:32Be her replacement. Name your price.
00:36Oh, wow.
00:37The simulation is updating.
00:39We've officially reached the point where I'm the tragic lookalike
00:42in somebody else's rich people fanfiction.
00:51Wire me a million right now.
00:53And after that, the stand-in fee, compensation for my best years,
00:58and emotional damages, all of it at triple the market price.
01:03Or I can forward everything you just said straight to the woman you actually care about.
01:06So did every trust fund bro standing around him.
01:10Turns out she's just a basic gold digger!
01:13Waste of a pretty face.
01:14Come on, Julian, she's not worth it.
01:15Let's bounce!
01:19Yeah.
01:21No one could ever compare to Vanessa.
01:23Doesn't matter how similar you are,
01:24you'll never have that heart of hers.
01:26That purity.
01:28Cut, cut, cut.
01:29If you're auditioning for a daytime SWIP, the studio's that way.
01:32I am not legally required to participate in whatever dramatic monologue this is.
01:36You think you can disrespect him like that?
01:39I'll make sure you pay for it.
01:43One million?
01:45Fine.
01:46You'll see me three times a week.
01:47I decide when.
01:48Sir, that million is a shut-up fee.
01:50It is not a subscription to my life.
01:54Jeez, billionaires these days are really falling off.
01:57The ones in the stories throw around billions without blinking,
01:59and here you are, nickel and dimmling me.
02:01I could see the irritation bubbling under his skin.
02:04Buddy took a deep breath, holding back his annoyance, and asked,
02:07Then what is your price?
02:08I held up five fingers.
02:11Fine.
02:12Have it your way.
02:13Julian, what the hell?
02:14You're actually giving her whatever she wants?
02:16This is extortion!
02:17You've got girls throwing themselves at you,
02:19and you pick her?
02:21She's just a pretty face.
02:22What's so special about that?
02:23Say one more word, and I'm adding a surcharge.
02:27Five.
02:29Million.
02:30I was going to clear my entire wish list
02:32and buy my mom an expensive set of jewelry right there!
02:35Or at least...
02:37That was the plant.
02:39Julian pulled his brothers to the side,
02:41chewed them out,
02:42and they slunk out of the club like kicked puppies.
02:45He walked back and handed me a sleek black business card,
02:48like it was some kind of royal invitation.
02:53I'll reach out when I need you.
02:55Don't contact me otherwise.
02:59I'm available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons.
03:04Weekends are mine.
03:06If you need me on a weekend, that's premium scheduling.
03:08You know the drill?
03:10Triple rate.
03:11Same rule applies on federal holidays.
03:12Then I walked out without looking back.
03:14I didn't need to turn around to know he was furious.
03:17On the ride home, I texted my mom.
03:20Mom, I just landed a high-paying job three days a week,
03:23and the pay is insane.
03:24Monday morning, nine o'clock sharp,
03:26my doorbell rang.
03:27Put this on.
03:27He handed me a shopping bag.
03:30Come with me.
03:30Inside was a designer dress
03:32that probably cost more than my car.
03:34Our deal does not include off-site work.
03:36Ten times your usual.
03:37If this trip stays off the record,
03:40you'll be compensated.
03:42Deposit first.
03:43Ten thousand.
03:45Miss Hayes, you can't possibly...
03:49Can we go now?
03:50The car stopped outside Carter Group headquarters.
03:53Julian led me through the lobby,
03:54past security,
03:55and into a top-floor boardroom
03:57overlooking the entire city.
03:58Every executive at the table looked tense.
04:01Sit.
04:01Listen.
04:03And keep that mouth shut
04:04unless someone asks you a question.
04:06I looked around the room.
04:08Oh, I knew this trope.
04:10He was bringing the replacement to his company
04:12to make the woman he actually loved jealous.
04:15These rich people were just so painfully unoriginal.
04:18Julian claimed his spot at the head of the table,
04:20and just like that,
04:21the meeting started.
04:22A giant screen lit up with financial reports.
04:25Eastside Development Acquisition.
04:27The slides flashed with boring financial stuff
04:29regarding a smaller firm called Lincorp.
04:31The executives were arguing back and forth
04:32on how to bleed them dry,
04:34just so they could scoop it up for next to nothing.
04:36Until the director of finance quickly skipped over
04:38one very strange set of numbers.
04:40I sat up straighter.
04:41He moved on without blinking.
04:43Smooth.
04:43Practiced.
04:44Like he'd done it before.
04:45I glanced around the table.
04:46No one else had caught it.
04:47Or maybe they had,
04:48and they just didn't care.
04:50Either way,
04:51something was wrong there,
04:53and they'd just done it in my presence.
04:56Can you go back one slide, please?
04:58The finance director's smile didn't move,
05:00but his jaw did.
05:01Of course.
05:02Is there something you didn't catch?
05:04Oh, I caught it.
05:05I stood up,
05:05walked to the screen.
05:07The third quarter cash flow
05:08doesn't match the fixed asset changes.
05:13Miss,
05:13with all due respect,
05:14I don't think you understand
05:15what you're looking at.
05:17Oh, I understand.
05:18This increase doesn't match
05:19the construction expenses
05:20reported publicly,
05:21and this one doesn't match
05:22the asset transfer records.
05:24So where did the extra money go?
05:26The finance director started sweating.
05:27Because from where I'm standing,
05:29someone used this acquisition project
05:31to siphon money out of the company.
05:34Continue.
05:36For consulting,
05:37I bill by the minute.
05:39Shall we get started?
05:41Bill me.
05:42I pointed out three financial holes
05:44in less than 10 minutes.
05:45Each one led to the same conclusion.
05:47Someone inside the group
05:48had been using
05:49the Eastside acquisition
05:50to quietly funnel company money
05:52into private pockets.
05:56My initial read,
05:57we're looking at no less than 8 million,
05:59not 8,000.
06:00Julian's face turned ice cold.
06:02He motioned to his assistant.
06:04Escort Mr. Dawson out.
06:06Make sure he cooperates with the audit.
06:09After the meeting,
06:10Julian took me into his office.
06:14How did you catch that?
06:16Basic accounting.
06:18Oh, also,
06:19that's 10 minutes of consulting
06:20at 10 times my rate.
06:22The total is 80,000.
06:23Please transfer directly.
06:24You're more interesting than I thought.
06:26Not just a pretty face.
06:28The compliments are free.
06:30Personal space is not.
06:36Julian, I need to talk to you.
06:38Right now.
06:38I knew that voice.
06:40That timing.
06:41That single perfect tear.
06:42I'd read this scene
06:43a hundred times
06:44in my mom's novels.
06:45The real female leader
06:46had just made her entrance.
06:48It was Vanessa Lynn.
06:49The woman I was supposedly replacing.
06:51She stopped crying
06:52the moment she noticed me.
06:54Julian!
06:55Who is she?
06:56You fired Mr. Dawson
06:58because of her?
06:59He works for my dad.
07:00How could you do that?
07:02Vanessa, sweetie,
07:04what are you doing here?
07:05Of course you didn't
07:06want me to show up!
07:08It's this girl.
07:09I saw her downstairs
07:10taking pictures
07:11of the security layout
07:12in the lobby.
07:13She's up to something.
07:14She's obviously here
07:15to spy on the company.
07:17Okay, fine.
07:18Technically,
07:19I had taken pictures downstairs,
07:20but I took photos
07:22of the chandelier.
07:23My mom was redecorating
07:24and the lighting was gorgeous.
07:26It was all for
07:27my home decor inspiration.
07:29Explain.
07:32Sure, I can explain.
07:34But accusing me
07:35of corporate intrabodge
07:35is a serious allegation.
07:37So my reputation damages
07:38are 10 million.
07:40The air in the room froze.
07:41Suddenly,
07:42he let out a sharp,
07:43angry laugh.
07:4410 million?
07:45Chloe, your appetite
07:46just keeps growing.
07:47I'll take that as a compliment.
07:48Inflation's a beast.
07:49My market value rises with it.
07:51Don't listen to her!
07:52She's lying!
07:54Why are the money?
07:55The ping of the transfer cleared.
07:57I turned my screen around.
07:59There they were.
08:00The Carter Group's
08:00chandelier close-ups.
08:02A whole gallery of them.
08:03That's it?
08:04Your lobby lighting
08:05is beautiful.
08:06My mom wanted inspiration
08:07for her remodel.
08:08Is that illegal now?
08:12Apologize.
08:16I-
08:17Or I can call your fiancé
08:18and ask why you're spending
08:19your afternoon
08:20in Julian's office.
08:22I'm sorry.
08:24Huh.
08:24I didn't catch that.
08:25I said I'm sorry!
08:27Perfect.
08:28I recorded that.
08:29Try it again
08:30and the price doubles.
08:31Vanessa ran out in tears.
08:33Julian brought me back
08:34to his place
08:35later that night.
08:36Chloe Hayes,
08:37who are you?
08:39Your creditor.
08:41Hmm.
08:44I turned my face away.
08:45Kissing is extra.
08:47The anger in his eyes
08:48was real.
08:49A hundred thousand
08:49per session.
08:50So is something else.
08:52Julian practically
08:53treated my apartment
08:54like his personal
08:55late night lounge
08:55dead of night
08:56reeking of booze.
08:57Flopped on my couch.
08:59Cook.
09:00I'd tie on my apron,
09:01hit start on my stopwatch,
09:03and smile.
09:04Cooking?
09:05Five thousand an hour.
09:07Groceries billed separately.
09:10Gold digger.
09:12He'd scowl,
09:13roll his eyes,
09:14but his thumb
09:15was already flying
09:16across his phone
09:17to clear the transfer.
09:19I knew the deal, though.
09:21I was just a placeholder
09:22for Vanessa.
09:23He could drown
09:24in his feelings
09:25all he wanted.
09:27Me?
09:28I had a running tab
09:29and a very healthy
09:30bank account.
09:31Some people called it cold.
09:33I called it clarity.
09:35The night before
09:36Vanessa's wedding,
09:37Julian barged in again.
09:39Worse than usual.
09:40Eyes bloodshot,
09:41barely standing.
09:43Vanessa,
09:44you're really getting married.
09:45How could you choose him?
09:47What about us?
09:47Ah, I see.
09:49Vanessa was getting
09:50married tomorrow.
09:51The next afternoon,
09:52one of Julian's assistants
09:53delivered a massive
09:54gift box.
09:56Inside was a stunning
09:58designer gown
09:59and a diamond jewelry set.
10:01I stared at the dress.
10:03Mr. Carter requests
10:04you wear this.
10:05You'll be attending
10:06Miss Lynn's wedding
10:06as his date.
10:07My phone buzzed.
10:09Half a million
10:10just came in.
10:11The memo read,
10:12Shut up and play along.
10:13Honestly,
10:14dealing with rich men
10:15who respect the invoice
10:16is so refreshing.
10:17The wedding looked like
10:18a fairy tale boat
10:19on other people's money.
10:22Celebrities,
10:23cameras,
10:24the full elite circus.
10:26When Julian walked in
10:27with me on his arm,
10:28I could physically feel
10:29the whispers
10:30and the judgy looks
10:31bouncing between
10:32me and Vanessa.
10:34Vanessa stepped up
10:35to the microphone,
10:36looking radiant.
10:40Thank you all
10:41for being here today.
10:43Before we begin,
10:45I have a very special surprise.
10:47The main screen
10:48behind her blazed to life.
10:50Every camera in the room
10:52swung toward me,
10:54and I realized,
10:55a half second too late,
10:56that I was the surprise.
10:59The moment she finished speaking,
11:01the giant projector screen
11:02behind her lit up,
11:04but it wasn't
11:05a wedding slideshow.
11:06It was intimate,
11:07private photos
11:08of me in my apartment bedroom,
11:11shot from an angle
11:12that only caught my face.
11:13Nothing else in frame,
11:15no man involved.
11:16The background
11:16was clearly my bedroom.
11:18There was no way
11:19Vanessa could have
11:19taken these,
11:20unless I whipped my head
11:21around to look at Julian.
11:23He was already
11:23looking at me,
11:24completely calmed.
11:25This is my wedding gift
11:26to Vanessa.
11:28I'll compensate you afterward.
11:30This woman
11:31used her resemblance to me
11:32to manipulate Julian.
11:33She blackmailed him!
11:35She stole millions from him!
11:36Today,
11:37I want everyone here
11:38to witness this.
11:39She needs to return
11:39every single cent
11:40of that dirty money!
11:41The cameras went wild.
11:42Shutters were clicking
11:43at max speed.
11:45Everyone was just waiting
11:46for me to lose it.
11:47But I just stood up.
11:48I smoothed down
11:49the skirt of my designer gown
11:51and whipped out
11:52the clicker I'd swiped
11:53from the AV tech.
11:54Then I looked at Julian.
11:55He knew exactly
11:56what I was about to do.
11:57For the first time
11:58all night,
11:59his face changed.
12:00I pressed the button
12:02and the screen
12:03switched again.
12:05More private photos
12:06flooded the screen,
12:07but this time,
12:08the face clearly visible
12:09in every single one
12:10was Julian's
12:11front and center.
12:13Funny.
12:14Julian, honey,
12:15you definitely weren't
12:15acting this cold
12:16in bed last night.
12:17The ballroom
12:18literally exploded.
12:19It's fake!
12:20It's all deep facts!
12:21You!
12:21You hired some cheap
12:22lookalike to frame him!
12:23Julian, tell them!
12:24Tell them that's not you!
12:26But Julian said
12:28absolutely nothing.
12:29You claim that's Julian,
12:31but where's your actual proof?
12:33All eyes turned back to me.
12:35I just chuckled.
12:37You know, Miss Lynn,
12:39you're absolutely right.
12:41You can't prove
12:42the man in those photos
12:43is Julian.
12:44But on the flip side,
12:45those other private photos
12:47you just put on display,
12:52how do you prove
12:53that's actually me
12:54in the frame?
12:56After all,
12:56we look almost identical.
12:58And honestly,
12:59looking at those highly,
13:01I'd say that girl
13:02looks a whole lot
13:02more like you.
13:03What if that girl
13:04was actually you?
13:08You lying...
13:13I mean,
13:13you and Julian
13:14were childhood sweethearts.
13:16Wild teenage phases happen.
13:18Some people just
13:19document the memories
13:20a little more
13:21than they should.
13:24Look, young lady,
13:25this embarrassing little stunt
13:26is just about money,
13:27isn't it?
13:27Name your price
13:28and get out of here.
13:29Mr. Lynn,
13:30do you honestly think
13:30you can buy your way
13:31out of this?
13:32Then what do you want?
13:37I want Vanessa
13:38and Julian
13:38to look into those cameras
13:39and issue a full public apology
13:41for conspiring to frame me.
13:42In your dreams!
13:43Then I guess the media
13:44gets to hear some very
13:45interesting audio recordings
13:46of Julian.
13:47Free of chart it.
13:49Chloe!
13:50Vanessa!
13:51Apologize!
13:52Now!
13:58Sorry.
14:00Did you skip breakfast?
14:02Or is that just
14:03the Lynn family standard?
14:05I'm sorry!
14:06Are you happy now?
14:08Are you satisfied now?
14:10Get out!
14:13Get out?
14:14Oh, Richard,
14:15you and I haven't even
14:16settled our books yet.
14:17What books?
14:18What the hell
14:18could you and I
14:19possibly have to talk about?
14:20I took slow,
14:22deliberate steps
14:22toward him,
14:23forcing him to step back.
14:26How about the fact
14:27that 23 years ago
14:28your ex-wife
14:29actually gave birth
14:29to two girls?
14:33Where is the other
14:34one, Richard?
14:36The dead silence
14:37that followed
14:38was instantly shattered
14:39by the roar
14:40of the media section
14:41going wild.
14:42You're lying.
14:42Dad!
14:43She's lying!
14:44Get security
14:44to throw her out!
14:46Get her!
14:46Throw this crazy
14:47bitch out of here!
14:48Several massive
14:49security guards
14:50started closing in on me.
14:52I'd like to see
14:53someone try.
14:54A commanding female
14:55voice cut through
14:56the chaos.
14:57Everyone turned
14:57toward the entrance.
14:58My mother walked in
14:59wearing a sharply
15:00tailored suit
15:01and high heels.
15:02Evelyn Hayes.
15:02She didn't look at Richard.
15:04She looked directly at me
15:05and gave me the smallest nod.
15:06Like she was saying,
15:07good job, sweetheart.
15:08I'll take it from here.
15:09She walked right up
15:10to my side
15:11and stood shoulder
15:11to shoulder with me
15:12staring down
15:13a trembling Richard.
15:1423 years, Richard.
15:15You raised one of my daughters
15:17to be an entitled
15:18stupid brat.
15:19And then you forced
15:19my other daughter
15:20to defend herself
15:21like this in public.
15:22We are settling
15:22this bill today.
15:23Vanessa stared
15:24at my mom in shock.
15:25Then at me.
15:27Who?
15:27Who are you?
15:29How dare you
15:30crash my wedding?
15:34I'm Evelyn Hayes,
15:35your biological mother.
15:38She turned
15:39to face the wall
15:40of cameras,
15:41her presence
15:41completely commanding
15:42the room.
15:47As of today,
15:48my daughter Chloe
15:49and I are officially
15:50making our comeback.
15:51We are filing
15:52to recover
15:53every share
15:54and every ounce
15:55of control
15:55Richard Lynn
15:56stole from Hayes Group
15:57through fraud.
15:58Our legal team
15:59is waiting outside
16:00and all evidence
16:00has already been
16:01submitted to the court.
16:04Richard finally
16:05collapsed onto a chair
16:06pointing a shaking
16:07finger at my mom.
16:09Evelyn,
16:10you set me up.
16:11You planned this.
16:16Indeed.
16:17No, no.
16:19I've been waiting
16:20for this ever since
16:21the moment Chloe
16:22first approached Julian.
16:27So thank you,
16:28Richard.
16:30Thank you for raising
16:31such a darling daughter
16:33and handpicking
16:33such a loyal little
16:35lap bug to run
16:35after her.
16:36They literally handed
16:37Chloe everything
16:38to destroy you.
16:39And we cruised away,
16:41leaving their entire
16:42world to burn.
16:44Once the car door shut,
16:46we drove off.
16:50Mom,
16:50that was way better
16:52than the billionaire
16:52romance novels you read.
16:53Those books always end
16:54with some cliched
16:55happy ending.
16:57She glanced out
16:58at the towering
16:59Lynn Corp headquarters.
17:00But for them,
17:02we're leaving them
17:03with absolutely nothing.
17:05The second she finished
17:06speaking,
17:07my phone started
17:07vibrating violently.
17:09Alerts were popping
17:10up everywhere.
17:11Billionaires look alike
17:12Chloe Hayes,
17:13exposed.
17:13The secret bastard
17:14of Lynn Corp.
17:15Twin girls,
17:16one secret.
17:17The heiress they hid
17:18for 23 years.
17:19They posted side-by-side
17:20photos of Vanessa
17:21and me.
17:22They'd even fabricated
17:23medical records
17:23claiming my mom
17:24abandoned me
17:25due to severe
17:25mental issues.
17:26The comment section
17:27was a toxic wasteland.
17:29Evelyn,
17:29the board is in a panic.
17:31The stock is going
17:31to take it opening.
17:32Shareholders are demanding
17:33an immediate statement.
17:35Stay steady.
17:36Proceed with the plan.
17:42Scared?
17:44Honestly,
17:45I'm excited.
17:49Honestly?
17:50I'm kind of excited.
17:52Your trashy books
17:52never get this good.
17:53What's the play?
17:57We let them dig
17:58their own graves.
17:58They want to paint us
17:59as the crazy mother
18:00and the abandoned bastard?
18:01Fine.
18:02We'll show the world
18:03who the real thieves are.
18:04Oh my god.
18:05So that's why you read
18:06those crazy novels.
18:07You weren't actually
18:07drooling over those
18:08toxic billionaires
18:09all these years.
18:09You were literally
18:10using trashy fan picks
18:11as a survival guide
18:12for a corporate hostile
18:12takeover.
18:13I officially take back
18:14every single eye roll
18:15I ever gave you.
18:16Instead of going home,
18:17our driver pulled
18:18into an exclusive
18:19What's the play?
18:20NDA Protected Private Club.
18:23Evelyn,
18:24according to the
18:24hospital files we pulled,
18:25Richard did indeed
18:26forge the paternity documents
18:27while you were
18:27in a post-delivery coma.
18:28He took one of the
18:29twin girls,
18:30hid the birth records,
18:30and lied to you
18:31about having only one child.
18:33We have a solid paper trail
18:34for child abduction
18:35and document forgery.
18:37I stared at the
18:38cold medical records,
18:39my fingers going numb,
18:41so it wasn't just
18:42child abandonment,
18:43it was kidnapping.
18:45My mom squeezed my hand,
18:47her grip firm and warm.
18:49Call a press conference
18:50for tomorrow morning
18:50at ten.
18:52Understood.
18:53Vanessa's hysterical voice
18:55blasted through the speaker
18:56over loud party music.
18:58Chloe,
18:58did you see the news?
18:59You're nothing but
19:00a dirty little secret.
19:01Your mother is a psycho.
19:03Everything in this city
19:03belongs to me.
19:04Julian loves me!
19:06Vanessa,
19:07every diamond on your neck
19:08and every dollar
19:08in your account
19:09belongs to me.
19:09You are living
19:11a stolen life.
19:12You're lying!
19:13Dad said everything
19:14your mother owns
19:15is ours!
19:16Then why don't you
19:16ask your precious dad
19:17what exactly he did
19:19in the maternity ward
19:1923 years ago?
19:23Before she could
19:24scream back,
19:25I hung up.
19:26The suite fell silent.
19:27My mom stood up
19:28and walked to the window,
19:29looking out
19:30at the city lights.
19:31She turned back
19:32to face the room,
19:33her presence
19:34radiating power.
19:35Richard wants
19:36to play dirty?
19:38I'm going to show him
19:40what a real
19:40PR execution
19:41looks like.
19:45The next morning,
19:46by 9.50 a.m.,
19:48the press room
19:48was packed.
19:49Nervous?
19:50I was scrolling through.
19:51The Lynn family
19:51had launched
19:52another wave of bots.
19:53They're claiming
19:53I had an abortion
19:54in high school now?
19:57Let them talk.
19:59The higher they build
20:00the hype,
20:00the harder they'll crash.
20:03Ten o'clock sharp.
20:05We stepped onto the stage
20:06and the flash bubs
20:07blinded us like stroke lights.
20:09My mom didn't waste any time.
20:10She grabbed the mic
20:11and got straight to the point.
20:14Regarding the malicious lies
20:15spread by Richard Lane
20:17and his daughter Vanessa
20:18against my daughter Chloe
20:19and myself,
20:20we have a few receipts.
20:28This is the original
20:29birth registry
20:30from 23 years ago.
20:31It clearly shows
20:32Evelyn gave birth
20:33to twin girls.
20:34The reporter started
20:35whispering frantically.
20:38And this
20:39is the falsified
20:40birth certificate
20:41Richard used
20:42to register Vanessa
20:43as an only child.
20:45Richard took
20:45the second child
20:46while my client
20:47was unconscious,
20:48registering Vanessa
20:49under his name
20:51while hiding the truth
20:52from Evelyn.
20:54This is a clear case
20:56of child abduction
20:57and fraud.
20:59Furthermore,
21:00the claims
21:00regarding my client's
21:01mental health
21:02are entirely fabricated.
21:04Here are her certified
21:05medical records.
21:13Richard Lynn
21:14did not just steal my baby
21:16and raise her
21:18to be a thief.
21:19Now,
21:20he wants to use
21:21the sleaziest tactics
21:22to drag us through the mud.
21:24Just tell me one thing,
21:25Richard.
21:27When you ripped
21:27my daughter away from me
21:29only to groom her
21:30as a bargaining chip
21:31to suck up
21:32to the Carters
21:33and the Vances,
21:37did you not feel
21:38a single shred of guilt?
21:40Silence.
21:40And before anyone
21:42could ask a question,
21:43the side doors
21:44were kicked open.
21:46Lies!
21:47It's all lies!
21:48Chloe is just jealous
21:49of me!
21:49They forged all of this!
21:51Evelyn,
21:51you forged these papers.
21:53I'll sue you
21:53for definition.
21:58Chloe,
21:59you're nothing
21:59but a dirty little secret.
22:01Dad said
22:02everything your mother owns
22:03is ours.
22:05Also, Vanessa,
22:06that diamond necklace
22:08you were flexing yesterday?
22:11It was a custom
22:12heirloom haze group
22:13prepared in advance
22:13for my mom,
22:14which your dad stole
22:1523 years ago.
22:17How does it feel
22:18to wear a stolen life
22:19and stolen diamonds?
22:28And as for you, Richard,
22:31you think this is fake?
22:33Then let's ask Sarah,
22:35the head nurse
22:35you paid off
22:36to forge the birth certificate.
22:38Let's see if she's willing
22:39to lie for you again.
22:41A middle-aged woman
22:41looking nervous
22:42stepped out from backstage.
22:44The moment Richard saw her,
22:45the color left his face.
22:47You,
22:49how?
22:50The press room erupted.
22:51Right then,
22:52my phone buzzed.
22:53It was a text from Julian.
22:54Stop this now,
22:55or the haze group's
22:56offshore tax records
22:57go to the federal
22:58authorities tomorrow.
22:59I showed the screen to mom.
23:01She glanced at it,
23:02gave me a cold smirk,
23:03and nodded.
23:04I typed my reply to Julian
23:05right there in front
23:06of all the cameras.
23:06Oh, Julian.
23:08That shell company
23:09you used to launder
23:10money for the Lins?
23:11The third transfer
23:12of 80 million
23:12hit yesterday.
23:13Guess who has
23:14the bank transcripts?
23:15I hit send.
23:17Almost instantly,
23:18across the room,
23:19Richard's a lawyer's
23:20phone rang.
23:21He checked his phone
23:22and went completely pale.
23:24He whispered something
23:25into Richard's ear,
23:27and Richard gasped,
23:28staring at us
23:29in absolute terror.
23:30He looked like
23:31his entire world
23:32had just collapsed.
23:36Our response
23:37ends here.
23:38Next,
23:39the law will handle it.
23:42She took my hand.
23:44We walked out
23:45of the chaotic,
23:46screaming press room,
23:47leaving the Lins
23:48to rod in the ruins
23:49of their own making.
23:50Once we were in the car,
23:51my mom's phone buzzed.
23:53The caller ID read,
23:55Julian.
23:58I swiped answer
23:59and put it on speaker.
24:00Julian's voice
24:01sounded hollow
24:02and desperate.
24:02Chloe,
24:03Miss Hayes,
24:04please,
24:04stop this.
24:05We live in a
24:06civilized society,
24:07Julian.
24:08Actions have consequences.
24:10I'll take the fall.
24:11I'll cover all of
24:12Lynn's financial liabilities.
24:13I'll pay double damages
24:14to your firm.
24:15You're about to be
24:15indicted, Julian.
24:17What money are you
24:17going to pay us with?
24:18The line went silent
24:19for a few seconds.
24:20When he spoke again,
24:22he sounded like
24:22a broken man.
24:24My shares.
24:25I will transfer
24:26all of my shares
24:27in Carter Group
24:28to Chloe.
24:29Just leave Vanessa
24:31out of it.
24:32She's just a bit spoiled.
24:33She didn't know anything.
24:34She's innocent.
24:35Deal.
24:36Tomorrow morning
24:37at nine,
24:38bring the signed
24:38transfer agreements
24:39to the Hayes Group
24:40headquarters.
24:41He was actually
24:41giving up his empire
24:42for her.
24:44We hung up.
24:45Well,
24:46that was easy.
24:49He offered
24:50the ransom himself.
24:51Did we just get handed
24:52a multi-billion dollar empire?
24:55It would be rude
24:56not to accept.
25:0024 hours later
25:01in the executive
25:02corner office
25:03at Hayes Group.
25:04Now,
25:05will you leave
25:06Vanessa alone?
25:09Vanessa won't face
25:10criminal prosecution,
25:11but she will issue
25:13a public recorded
25:14apology admitting
25:14she lied.
25:15He put pen to paper,
25:16signing away
25:17every last chair
25:18he had in Carter Group.
25:19Watching his pathetic,
25:21slumped shoulders
25:21disappear down the hall,
25:22I felt absolutely nothing.
25:24Play stupid games,
25:26win stupid prizes.
25:27Three days later,
25:28Richard was officially
25:29arrested on charges
25:30of child abduction,
25:31document forgery,
25:32and corporate embezzlement.
25:34Lynn Corp crumbled
25:35into bankruptcy
25:36with every single
25:37one of their assets
25:38frozen and liquidated.
25:39Mom,
25:40we won.
25:44And we did it
25:45in style.
25:47Right then,
25:48my mom's assistant
25:49burst through the door,
25:50looking deeply
25:51uncomfortable.
25:56Ma'am,
25:58Chloe.
26:01Vanessa's downstairs.
26:02She's causing
26:03a massive scene
26:03and demanding
26:04to see you.
26:05The nerve.
26:11Send her up.
26:15Vanessa walked in,
26:16but instead of crying,
26:18she was laughing.
26:23Chloe,
26:24I came to thank you.
26:26Thank me?
26:27Yes.
26:28Thank you for showing
26:29me what a pathetic
26:30loser Julian really is.
26:35Giving away
26:36his entire empire
26:37just to keep me
26:37out of jail?
26:38What a weak,
26:39pathetic idiot.
26:41A guy who can't even
26:42protect his own company
26:43doesn't deserve
26:43to be with me.
26:44Honestly,
26:45my only regret
26:45is not milking him dry
26:46while he actually had money.
26:48You have no idea
26:48how much of a simp he was.
26:49He literally did
26:50whatever I told him to.
26:50He's such a doormat!
26:55Are you done?
26:57Her laughter stopped.
26:59She tried to smile,
27:01stepping closer.
27:03What I mean is,
27:04Julian and I are over.
27:06We're family,
27:07Chloe.
27:07Chloe,
27:08can I come back
27:08to the company?
27:09Get out.
27:10Security,
27:11escort this woman out.
27:14Chloe!
27:15You!
27:16I hope you rot!
27:17I curse you both!
27:22It's over.
27:24No.
27:25It's just getting started.
27:27Three months later,
27:28the court sentenced
27:29Richard to 15 years
27:31in prison.
27:32The once-untouchable
27:33tycoon
27:34literally collapsed
27:35and had to be carried
27:36out of the courtroom.
27:37Vernesse's public
27:38apology video
27:39went viral online
27:40for an entire week.
27:41She looked hollow,
27:42reading from a script.
27:44With the lens gone
27:45and the Carters bankrupt,
27:46she tried to bag
27:47a new sugar daddy,
27:48but her name
27:48was absolute poison
27:49in elite circles.
27:51No one in high society
27:52would even look at her.
27:53A video she posted
27:55surfaced online.
27:56The comments section
27:57absolutely roasted her alive.
27:59Last I heard,
28:00she went completely
28:00off the grid
28:01to dodge debt collectors.
28:02As for Julian,
28:04he tried to start
28:04a new VC firm,
28:05but in the business world,
28:07a man who gives up
28:07his company for a girl
28:08is a liability.
28:09No one would trust
28:10him with a dime.
28:11Someone saw him
28:13at a low-tier
28:13networking event.
28:15Just another guy
28:16in the crowd.
28:17A year later,
28:18at our group's
28:19annual gala,
28:20our newly merged
28:21conglomerate
28:22was dominating
28:22the market.
28:23Mom,
28:24how does it feel?
28:27My mom took
28:27a sip of her champagne,
28:30looking out
28:30at the crowd
28:31of billionaires
28:31waiting for her nod.
28:33Way better than
28:34those trashy novels
28:35you used to make fun
28:36of, sweetheart.
28:36All right.