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00:00:00On le jour de notre anniversaire, mon fiancé a fait sur Instagram pour annoncer une belle amie, et ce n
00:00:04'était pas moi.
00:00:05J'ai attendu quatre heures pour vous, et vous êtes en train de boire avec elle ?
00:00:09J'ai attendu quatre heures, et la première chose qu'il a dit, c'est que j'étais embarrassé.
00:00:16Claire, ne fais pas un scene.
00:00:17J'ai un regard à la table et je savais que ma question n'était pas encore plus important.
00:00:21C'est funny.
00:00:22Vous n'avez pas peur de ça quand vous postez la photo ?
00:00:25Nous devions être mariés aujourd'hui.
00:00:27J'ai attendu de 10 a.m. à 2 p.m.
00:00:31J'ai attendu de 10 a.m.
00:00:32Chaque fois que la porte s'ouvre, je n'ai pas peur de le voir.
00:00:35Il n'a pas encore de répondre à mes calls, mais il était temps de poste sur Instagram.
00:00:40Si je n'étais pas encore là pour le mariage, je n'ai pas la poste de moi aussi.
00:00:44Les congratulationses sont de nos amis mutuals.
00:00:46Je savais chaque nom.
00:00:47Le plus que j'ai lu, le plus que j'ai l'air.
00:00:50Je me suis le seul qui pensait que je suis le mari aujourd'hui.
00:00:53Ils ont only commencé à lire les commentaires après Nolan's arganité, Julien, appelé à lui.
00:00:58Je screenshotted tout.
00:01:00Nolan deleted the poste, too.
00:01:01Doesn't matter.
00:01:02I saw it.
00:01:03He owes me an explanation.
00:01:06The location tag was still there.
00:01:08Now I knew exactly where to find the man too busy to answer my calls.
00:01:14I lost a game, okay?
00:01:15I just posted it for fun.
00:01:17Don't make it a big deal.
00:01:18So a game was enough to make me wait four hours for nothing.
00:01:21Do you even know what today is?
00:01:23So he did remember.
00:01:25That killed the last excuse I had left for him.
00:01:27Work's crazy right now.
00:01:29I can't get distracted by wedding stuff.
00:01:31But Claire, I love you.
00:01:37We've been engaged for two years.
00:01:39The wedding's next month.
00:01:40But you're only too busy for me, not too busy to post her as the love of your life?
00:01:44Nolan, are you kidding me?
00:01:48He has a career.
00:01:50He has ambition.
00:01:51You really want to trap him in a marriage?
00:01:53How is that fair to him?
00:01:54Vanessa twisted him, standing me up into Tattoo.
00:01:57Tyrannodited to me, forcing him to marry me.
00:01:59Worse, Nolan heard every word and didn't deny a thing.
00:02:04You know him that well?
00:02:07We've only talked a few times.
00:02:08A few conversations, and she thinks she knows him?
00:02:11I've known Nolan for ten years, and only now do I see how much he resents marrying me.
00:02:17You feel that way too?
00:02:18I'm sorry, Claire.
00:02:20The wedding's off.
00:02:21You tell your family, I'll tell my dad.
00:02:27I knew you'd understand.
00:02:29Once I've made something of myself,
00:02:30I'll give you the big wedding you deserve.
00:02:33He took my hand and actually smiled.
00:02:35That apology was just to keep me waiting.
00:02:37But I didn't want his promised wedding anymore.
00:02:40No.
00:02:41The business tied to this engagement has to be untangled too.
00:02:43I'll handle it.
00:02:45What do you mean?
00:02:46The wedding's off.
00:02:48We're done.
00:02:49I left the ring and walked out of the lounge.
00:02:52He finally stopped smiling, but I was done listening to excuses.
00:02:55Taking off the ring was a relief.
00:02:57But my engagement to Nolan wasn't just personal.
00:02:59It tied our companies together.
00:03:02After dad got sick, it took me three years to win the board over.
00:03:05If this deal collapses, they'll question me again.
00:03:08Back then, dad had picked Julian too.
00:03:11He was stronger than Nolan, and the one Nolan feared most.
00:03:13If I need a new partner, Julian's the best choice.
00:03:16But the second I sent it, I regretted it.
00:03:19I'd just broken up with Nolan.
00:03:21What would Julian think of me?
00:03:24I thought he'd ignore me.
00:03:26Instead, Julian sent his location right away.
00:03:28So fast.
00:03:29I wondered if he'd been waiting for my message.
00:03:32Two years ago, I didn't choose him.
00:03:33He was too intense.
00:03:35Too hard to read.
00:03:36But now, he's the only one who can help me.
00:03:38During the two years I was engaged to Nolan, Julian took a lot of business from Prescott Group.
00:03:43Nolan tried baiting him more than once, and Julian wouldn't even respond.
00:03:46One time, after Nolan got shut down, he dragged me out with him.
00:03:50I looked back without thinking and met his eyes.
00:03:52He was looking at me the whole time, with a furrowed brow.
00:03:55My back tightened, and even my heart started pounding.
00:03:58I still remember that look to this day.
00:04:00I'd already ended it, but I still came back to the hotel.
00:04:03What did he want me here for?
00:04:05I relaxed when I realized it was just the billiards room.
00:04:07Then he leaned over the table, and I caught myself staring.
00:04:10I looked away fast.
00:04:12I needed something from him today.
00:04:14Julian?
00:04:14He didn't even look up.
00:04:16He texted back right away, and now he was leaving me hanging.
00:04:20I swallowed hard and pushed on.
00:04:21I saw Nolan's post, and I saw your comment.
00:04:24I came to ask you for a favor.
00:04:27Another ball dropped.
00:04:28My face was burning.
00:04:30How was I supposed to keep going when he wouldn't even answer me?
00:04:33Still, I'd already come this far.
00:04:35Marry me.
00:04:37I know this is sudden, but I'm serious about it.
00:04:40Just a second ago, I was dying for him to look at me.
00:04:43Now that he was, I could barely breathe.
00:04:48I told you Nolan was wrong for you.
00:04:51Hurt now?
00:04:54Your wedding's next month.
00:04:56So what is this?
00:04:57You want to marry me now just to use me against him?
00:04:59He had a head on me and looked right down at me.
00:05:01Every word hit where it hurt most.
00:05:03My scalp went numb, but I took it.
00:05:06I was blind.
00:05:07You were right.
00:05:08We were supposed to get the marriage license and do the ceremony today.
00:05:11He stood me up, then posted that.
00:05:14I broke up with him.
00:05:15So you chose me?
00:05:16Bennett Design needs a new partner, and you make the most sense.
00:05:20I admit that's part of it.
00:05:22But calling off that wedding?
00:05:24I won't regret it.
00:05:26Even I felt guilty saying it.
00:05:28Marrying him could get me out of this mess.
00:05:30But why would he agree?
00:05:31Who was I to turn marriage into a bargaining chip and ask him to take it?
00:05:36Three balls left.
00:05:37Sink them, and I'll say yes.
00:05:40Really?
00:05:41Make them first.
00:05:43I thought he'd throw me out.
00:05:44Instead, he gave me a shot.
00:05:46Problem was, I couldn't play pool.
00:05:49I actually made the first shot.
00:05:51I just stared at him.
00:05:52He still had his glass in his hand.
00:05:54He didn't see that coming either.
00:05:56Two more.
00:05:56The second one took a few tries, but it dropped.
00:06:00The last one would not cooperate.
00:06:02Too soft, I missed.
00:06:03Too hard, it went wide.
00:06:05The more nervous I got, the more the cue slipped.
00:06:08One last try.
00:06:10If I miss, forget it.
00:06:13I missed again.
00:06:15So much for my luck.
00:06:16I was about to say goodbye when someone stepped in behind me.
00:06:19I'll teach you.
00:06:24Brace yourself.
00:06:25The second he leaned in, I forgot what I was about to say.
00:06:29His chest was right behind me.
00:06:31His warmth all over my hand.
00:06:33I came here to propose, and now I could barely hold the cue.
00:06:36You're gripping too hard.
00:06:38Loosen up.
00:06:38His voice was low, right by my ear.
00:06:41Even through our clothes, I could feel his chest shift when he spoke.
00:06:44My fingers relaxed, but the rest of me tent up.
00:06:47Did he even realize how close he was?
00:06:49Watch the ball.
00:06:50He caught me.
00:06:51I locked onto the red ball, but my heart still wouldn't slow down.
00:06:58It went in.
00:06:59He was too close.
00:07:00So close that if I spoke, my lips might brush his.
00:07:03I could have turned away.
00:07:04I didn't.
00:07:05Then about what you promised?
00:07:07Tomorrow.
00:07:08Nine o'clock.
00:07:09We're getting married.
00:07:10You really mean that?
00:07:11You'll marry me?
00:07:12Claire, you're the one who proposed to me.
00:07:14I know.
00:07:15I'll be there.
00:07:16The second his hand left my waist, I felt weirdly off balance.
00:07:20The heat of it was still there, and I couldn't stop looking at him.
00:07:23He'd already picked up his coat, like I was the only one falling apart.
00:07:27Get your bag.
00:07:28I'll drive you.
00:07:29I thought going home would calm me down, but every time I closed my eyes, he was right
00:07:34behind me again.
00:07:35His hands, his voice, that touch at my waist.
00:07:38I remembered all of it.
00:07:40Watch the ball.
00:07:44I didn't fall asleep till almost dawn.
00:07:47Then his text came in.
00:07:48The second I saw his name, my heart started racing all over again.
00:07:55He texted first thing this morning to make sure I kept my promise.
00:07:59Reading it, I could almost hear him whispering in my ear.
00:08:02I was the one who proposed.
00:08:03So why did it feel like he was the one waiting to marry me?
00:08:07I kept my makeup light, just enough to hide a sleepless night.
00:08:10Right before I left, the wedding coordinator emailed again, asking me to confirm next month's
00:08:16setup plan.
00:08:16That wedding needed to stop too.
00:08:18I sent the cancellation myself.
00:08:20This time, I wasn't waiting for Nolan to explain anything to his family.
00:08:28It's not even nine.
00:08:29How are you already here?
00:08:31To pick you up.
00:08:32Three words, and I just froze.
00:08:34Yesterday, I kept calling.
00:08:36And the person I needed never came.
00:08:38Today, I didn't even have to ask.
00:08:40He was already downstairs.
00:08:42The second I sat beside him, that fear of being left behind started to ease.
00:08:46I peeked at him and felt pathetic.
00:08:48He was just on time, and I was already this happy.
00:08:52Once we got the marriage license, we went to the hotel for the ceremony.
00:08:56This time, whenever I slowed down, Julian waited for me.
00:09:01He'd even arranged the ceremony.
00:09:03Last night, I still wondered if he'd only said yes on impulse.
00:09:06But now he's standing there, waiting for me, like this day was always ours.
00:09:12Claire, do you take Julian to be your husband?
00:09:22I do.
00:09:24Julian, do you take Claire to be your wife?
00:09:27I do.
00:09:28When it was his turn, he didn't hesitate for even a second.
00:09:32Looking at him, the last of her nerves finally eased.
00:09:35He said he'd marry her, and he was really here.
00:09:38A little closer.
00:09:39Look at the camera.
00:09:43Is that nervous?
00:09:46I'm not used to this yet.
00:09:50He was actually smiling in the photo.
00:09:52I had to look again.
00:09:54He usually intimidates me, but when he smiles, wow, why does he hide it so well?
00:09:59What are you looking at?
00:10:01Your smile.
00:10:02It's not what I expected.
00:10:04You'll have plenty of time to look.
00:10:09Let's go, Mrs. Cross.
00:10:11Meanwhile, Nolan got a call from the wedding coordinator.
00:10:14Mr. Prescott, we've received a cancellation notice for next month's wedding, so we're stopping all planning.
00:10:19Cancelled?
00:10:20Who said it was cancelled?
00:10:21Claire.
00:10:22She emailed us herself to cancel the wedding and asked us to let you know.
00:10:25Claire?
00:10:26Yes.
00:10:28So when she said we were over, she meant it?
00:10:34Mr. Prescott?
00:10:37Got it.
00:10:40After he hung up, Nolan didn't contact me or press the issue of the cancelled wedding.
00:10:46She's just throwing another fit.
00:10:48Cancelling the wedding?
00:10:51She just wants me to cave.
00:10:54Fine.
00:10:55She still has the company to think about.
00:10:59She'll come back.
00:11:06Where are you going?
00:11:07I'll drive you.
00:11:10I need to go see my dad.
00:11:12You take care of your end.
00:11:14I'll go myself.
00:11:16Call me if anything comes up.
00:11:21I had to tell dad I got married.
00:11:23But one look at our photo, and the excitement turned into guilt.
00:11:26My husband had changed, and dad had no idea.
00:11:35You're back.
00:11:36Take a look at this invitation.
00:11:38What do you think?
00:11:39Dad was still planning that wedding for me.
00:11:41I kept touching the photo in my bag, but I couldn't take it out.
00:11:46He'd only just gotten better.
00:11:47I was scared I'd make him sick again.
00:11:50What is it?
00:11:53Dad, I got married.
00:11:56Weren't you supposed to meet Nolan yesterday?
00:11:58Why isn't he with you?
00:12:02I married Julian Cross.
00:12:11Dad.
00:12:13Tell me what happened.
00:12:15Dad.
00:12:15He didn't yell at me.
00:12:17I'd been holding it together the whole way home, but when he said that, my eyes stung.
00:12:22I told him everything about yesterday.
00:12:24The four hours, the unanswered calls, and that line about marriage hurting his career.
00:12:35Then dad tore the old invitation in half.
00:12:42Good.
00:12:43It should be canceled.
00:12:44I'll talk to the Prescotts.
00:12:50But you can't marry someone else in a rush just because of the company.
00:12:55If it doesn't feel right, it's not too late.
00:12:58I'll figure out the business side.
00:13:01I just married Julian, and now I'd go back and say I regret it?
00:13:05He was already worried I was using him to get back at Nolan.
00:13:09If I did that, I couldn't respect myself.
00:13:14I don't regret it.
00:13:17Julian's good to me.
00:13:19I wanted to say something for him, then realized I barely knew him.
00:13:22Dad was waiting, and I panicked.
00:13:26So I made something up.
00:13:28He's liked me for years.
00:13:33Then bring him by for dinner.
00:13:35I want to meet him myself.
00:13:38Okay.
00:13:39I'll see when he's free.
00:13:42Dad finally came around.
00:13:44That just made me feel guiltier.
00:13:47And I hurried to put the photo away.
00:13:50Loved me for years?
00:13:52If Julian says that in front of Dad, how am I supposed to explain it?
00:14:04That same day, the Prescotts were notified.
00:14:08The engagement was ended, and the business tied to the marriage had to be reworked.
00:14:16The next morning, Nolan showed up at my office.
00:14:21Claire, you actually sent your dad to my family?
00:14:24I never said I wouldn't marry you.
00:14:25Did you really have to go this far?
00:14:33You didn't want to get married, so I ended the engagement.
00:14:37What's your problem?
00:14:40Are you done making a scene?
00:14:43Do you know what my dad asked me today?
00:14:47He didn't even ask me why.
00:14:50Dad told them the truth.
00:14:52Nolan got dragged home to answer for it.
00:14:54And somehow I'm the one throwing a fit.
00:15:03Or is it that you're fighting for that successor spot?
00:15:06And you can't do it without Bennett's support?
00:15:08That job was always mine!
00:15:12Then why are you so rattled?
00:15:16Afraid your half-brother's gonna take it?
00:15:27That bastard thinks he can go up against me?
00:15:30That was the one thing he could never face.
00:15:34Two years ago, his father acknowledged another son,
00:15:38barely older than him,
00:15:40and the guy was already outperforming him.
00:15:43You know better than I do why your mother agreed to this marriage.
00:15:51You think I can't take that seat without you?
00:15:54Then stop coming to me.
00:15:57Handle the business the way we agreed.
00:16:05His mother saw that brother was a threat
00:16:07and agreed to the marriage.
00:16:09I needed Prescott's resources.
00:16:11He needed Bennett's support.
00:16:13But all he remembered was that I chose him first.
00:16:17Fine.
00:16:18Claire, just wait.
00:16:26Nolan moved fast.
00:16:30He shut down the deals that were still on the table.
00:16:34The board called me in,
00:16:36spread out the stalled projects,
00:16:38and waited for me to answer for it.
00:16:44Your marriage is your business.
00:16:47But who's covering this shortfall?
00:16:53I am.
00:16:55I'll make up the lost business somewhere else.
00:17:00One month.
00:17:02After that,
00:17:03we only care about results.
00:17:07I took it.
00:17:08I sounded steady,
00:17:10but my palms were sweating.
00:17:12If I was really done with Nolan,
00:17:14I had to stand on my own.
00:17:21Claire,
00:17:22the Crossholder Kings business development team is here.
00:17:25They want to talk about partnership.
00:17:33We have a few hotel design projects we'd like to bring to Bennett Design.
00:17:37Take a look.
00:17:41Minutes ago,
00:17:42they were asking how I'd cover the gap.
00:17:45Now these projects could beat next quarter's target on profit alone.
00:17:50I read them twice
00:17:52and still didn't let myself relax.
00:17:55Why us?
00:17:57We reviewed your work and your team.
00:18:00Julian especially believes in you.
00:18:02And he wants to work with you on this.
00:18:08Give me one day.
00:18:09I'll put together the staffing and delivery plan.
00:18:13The opportunity was right in front of me.
00:18:15But whether I could make it work
00:18:17was on me.
00:18:19I wasn't going to let Julian pay for my decisions
00:18:22just because I'm his wife.
00:18:28Your team was here.
00:18:29Thank you.
00:18:33But you don't have to give us these projects
00:18:35just because we're married.
00:18:38They were vetted.
00:18:39Your team earned those projects.
00:18:43I just put in a word.
00:18:46I had a whole speech ready.
00:18:47Thanks, explanations, all of it.
00:18:51He shut it down in a few words.
00:18:54All business.
00:18:55But he took the sting out of it too.
00:18:57Fine.
00:18:58Nail the project first.
00:19:00Everything else can wait.
00:19:04We'll deliver.
00:19:07Claire.
00:19:13Are you free tomorrow at noon?
00:19:15There are still a few things about our marriage
00:19:16we need to talk through.
00:19:19Twelve, okay?
00:19:21Okay.
00:19:31He said he wanted to talk about our marriage.
00:19:33All the way here,
00:19:34I kept wondering what he'd ask for.
00:19:36After everything he'd already done for me,
00:19:38I was even more afraid
00:19:40I couldn't give him the answer he wanted.
00:19:46Mr. Cross.
00:19:49We're married.
00:19:51Do you still have to call me that?
00:19:54Julian.
00:20:02We got married in a rush.
00:20:04Consider this your wedding gift.
00:20:075% of my shares in cross-holdings.
00:20:17I can't accept this.
00:20:21Read it first.
00:20:28If I ever betray this marriage,
00:20:30I walk away from everything we build after this.
00:20:34That's my good faith.
00:20:36I thought he was setting terms.
00:20:39Instead,
00:20:39both documents protected me.
00:20:42He said it so calmly,
00:20:44and I was so shaken,
00:20:45I didn't even dare touch my glass.
00:20:48I didn't want him to see my hand shaking.
00:20:56I'm the one who asked you to marry me.
00:20:58You've already helped me.
00:21:00Why give me all this too?
00:21:02What do you get out of it?
00:21:03Claire,
00:21:04I didn't marry you to get something from you.
00:21:12Can you take this marriage seriously?
00:21:18That hit me hard.
00:21:20Ever since I asked him to marry me,
00:21:21I'd been thinking about the arrangement
00:21:23and whether I could keep Bennett Design afloat.
00:21:27I never let myself think
00:21:29he might be taking this more seriously than I was.
00:21:38I can.
00:21:39Then I should show you the same good faith.
00:21:42I own 5% of Bennett Design.
00:21:45Half goes to you.
00:21:49You don't have to.
00:21:52Then I'm making you the same promise.
00:21:55If I ever betray you,
00:21:57I'll walk away from our shared assets too.
00:22:03Then take this marriage seriously.
00:22:06And don't keep throwing around divorce.
00:22:10Okay.
00:22:13When I signed the last page,
00:22:15I realized I'd been gripping the pin the whole time.
00:22:19He protected me,
00:22:20and he accepted my promise too.
00:22:27Only then did the vows we'd said at the wedding feel real in my hands.
00:22:35You got anything this afternoon?
00:22:38No.
00:22:39Why?
00:22:41I'm taking you to see our home.
00:22:49I followed him to the house.
00:22:52He said this was our home now.
00:22:56I was still taking it in
00:22:57when he turned
00:22:58so I could see the door code.
00:23:01Memorize it.
00:23:08Wait.
00:23:09Is that my birthday?
00:23:16I changed it to your birthday.
00:23:18Easier to remember.
00:23:19Come in.
00:23:20He said it so casually,
00:23:22I just nodded.
00:23:23But those numbers were way too familiar.
00:23:26Seeing my birthday on his door
00:23:28made me oddly happy.
00:23:34The house was huge.
00:23:36He showed me the guest room and the study.
00:23:41Then we stopped at a room beside the master,
00:23:43and he paused at the door.
00:23:47What about this room?
00:23:49My gallery room.
00:23:53Want to see it?
00:23:56A gallery room?
00:23:58I'd thought his whole life
00:24:00was contracts and meetings.
00:24:02I wanted to see what was in there,
00:24:04but I'd just moved into his life.
00:24:07Pushing to see every room
00:24:08felt like too much.
00:24:11Maybe next time.
00:24:12I'll give you some privacy.
00:24:15But for some reason,
00:24:16I caught a flicker of disappointment
00:24:18on his face.
00:24:20Okay.
00:24:28You play piano too?
00:24:30I learned in high school.
00:24:34A little.
00:24:35I ended up choosing painting instead.
00:24:38Guess I haven't gotten any better.
00:24:41Talking about painting made me realize
00:24:43how long it's been
00:24:44since I've had a conversation like this.
00:24:47Usually it's all budgets and deadlines.
00:24:51Even messing around on a piano
00:24:53feels like stolen time.
00:24:56Do you still paint?
00:24:59Sometimes.
00:25:00Most days I get home
00:25:02and just want to collapse.
00:25:05The house gets cleaned regularly.
00:25:07You can bring in whatever you need
00:25:08little by little.
00:25:11Move in, Claire.
00:25:13Live with me.
00:25:15He said it so directly,
00:25:16I forgot to answer.
00:25:18Then I saw him still holding my bag
00:25:20and it hit me.
00:25:21I was his wife now.
00:25:23If I said yes,
00:25:24we'd really be living together.
00:25:26Seeing each other every day.
00:25:29Then you'd better make room for me.
00:25:31I have a lot of stuff.
00:25:33Already did.
00:25:36I really moved in.
00:25:38Half the closet was mine.
00:25:40My dresses hung next to his shirts.
00:25:44Little by little,
00:25:45our lives were merging.
00:25:49Sit here.
00:25:50If anything's unclear, ask me.
00:25:55We were both busy.
00:25:57After I moved in,
00:25:58we spent more time in the study
00:26:00than anywhere else.
00:26:02He'd look up over those glasses,
00:26:04dead serious.
00:26:05Half the time,
00:26:06I felt like I needed the answer
00:26:08before I even asked.
00:26:13Your two leads want different things.
00:26:15Whoever I follow,
00:26:17I end up starting over.
00:26:22What's your take?
00:26:24Align the requirements first.
00:26:26The design can change,
00:26:28but the direction can't change
00:26:29twice in one day.
00:26:31The next day,
00:26:32they finally sat down
00:26:34and worked it out.
00:26:35No more guessing.
00:26:38I revised the proposal
00:26:40the way we'd agreed,
00:26:41and the project moved ahead.
00:26:44Finally,
00:26:45I got my nights back.
00:26:53things went a lot smoother today.
00:26:55Did you say something to them?
00:26:59I told them to get on the same page
00:27:01before they came to you.
00:27:03I only complained once at home,
00:27:05and he remembered.
00:27:07Then in the meeting,
00:27:09he asked what I thought first.
00:27:11Suddenly,
00:27:12I wasn't so afraid of him.
00:27:14I wanted to get closer.
00:27:21You kiss me and then try to run?
00:27:25I'm not running.
00:27:28I was acting calm,
00:27:30but my heart was racing.
00:27:31The second he pulled me in,
00:27:33I was between his knees.
00:27:35No poolcade this time.
00:27:36No favor to ask.
00:27:38I just wanted to kiss him.
00:27:41I just wanted to kiss him.
00:27:51Dinner with some friends tomorrow night.
00:27:53Come with me.
00:27:55Do I know all of them?
00:27:59A few.
00:28:01I'll introduce you to the rest.
00:28:04I smoothed out the wrinkles in his shirt
00:28:06and felt a flicker of anticipation.
00:28:09How would he introduce me?
00:28:17I didn't know the team
00:28:18planned a dinner too
00:28:19to celebrate the project.
00:28:21I told Julian I'd meet him
00:28:23when we wrapped up here.
00:28:24Turns out he's at this hotel too.
00:28:31I'm going to play this.
00:28:32You guys enjoy.
00:28:35Enjoy.
00:28:48Claire?
00:28:49What are you doing here?
00:28:51Nolan was here too.
00:28:53I looked around,
00:28:54but Julian was nowhere unseen.
00:28:57Running into Nolan wasn't surprising.
00:28:59I just wasn't about to sit at his table again.
00:29:03This is my girlfriend.
00:29:11The same woman who said
00:29:12marrying me would have been unfair to him.
00:29:15Them ending up together
00:29:17didn't surprise me.
00:29:18I just wanted to find my husband.
00:29:22Don't tell me you came here
00:29:23just to see me.
00:29:25I'm here to see someone else.
00:29:30Bring another chair.
00:29:31Sit down.
00:29:33Sit down.
00:29:36Sit down.
00:29:36No, thanks.
00:29:39What?
00:29:39You won't even sit with us for a minute?
00:29:42We broke up.
00:29:44Can't we at least be friends?
00:29:46Every time he spoke,
00:29:47he checked his friends' faces.
00:29:50Same as always.
00:29:52The second he had an audience,
00:29:54he expected me to play along.
00:29:57I wasn't interested.
00:30:03Claire,
00:30:05stop right there.
00:30:18What happened?
00:30:21Something startled me.
00:30:23Where'd you go?
00:30:25You said you were almost here,
00:30:27so I came to get you.
00:30:28The second I saw him,
00:30:30my heart finally slowed down.
00:30:32Nolan was still standing there
00:30:34with his hand over the spilled wine.
00:30:36I didn't need an explanation.
00:30:41You too.
00:30:42Everyone,
00:30:42this is my wife,
00:30:43Claire Bennett.
00:30:45Nolan went pale.
00:30:47He stared at our hands
00:30:49and couldn't get a word out.
00:30:52A second ago,
00:30:53he was sure I'd come for him.
00:30:55Honestly,
00:30:56it felt good.
00:31:01You're married?
00:31:02And you're just telling us now?
00:31:05That's why I brought her tonight.
00:31:10Congratulations.
00:31:11Claire, welcome.
00:31:13Thank you.
00:31:14Everyone was congratulating us.
00:31:19Nolan was the only one
00:31:21who didn't even pick up his glass.
00:31:23He'd been showing off
00:31:24his new girlfriend a minute ago,
00:31:25but I didn't need
00:31:26his blessing anyway.
00:31:28She doesn't like the drink.
00:31:29Get her some juice.
00:31:31I was trying to figure out
00:31:32how to turn down the drink
00:31:33without making it awkward,
00:31:34and he handled it for me.
00:31:36No explanation needed.
00:31:38I breathed easier
00:31:39and lend a little closer.
00:31:41So this is what it feels like
00:31:42when someone remembers you.
00:31:48You got married in secret?
00:31:49You can't dodge this drink,
00:31:51can you?
00:31:55Don't drink too much.
00:31:57Don't worry.
00:31:58I know my limit.
00:32:02The closer we looked,
00:32:04the worse Nolan's face got.
00:32:06I couldn't care less.
00:32:08I turned back to Julian
00:32:10and didn't look at Nolan again.
00:32:16The party was over.
00:32:18Julian had been drinking,
00:32:19so I took his keys.
00:32:22I'll drive tonight.
00:32:25Let's go.
00:32:27As soon as we stepped out,
00:32:28Nolan blocked us.
00:32:30We need to talk.
00:32:36If you've got something to say,
00:32:38say it here.
00:32:40You're actually with him?
00:32:46We're married.
00:32:47Didn't you hear me?
00:32:49Since when?
00:32:51What's it to you?
00:32:55Nolan got no answer,
00:32:57and his face darkened.
00:32:58I was done explaining,
00:33:00but when I tried to leave with Julian,
00:33:02he blocked us again.
00:33:04Were you too involved all along?
00:33:05You used to hate him.
00:33:07Did you really marry him
00:33:08just to get back at me?
00:33:10I never hated him.
00:33:12Julian's arm suddenly went thurtick.
00:33:14My heart clenched.
00:33:15I stopped caring about Nolan
00:33:16and gently took Julian's hand.
00:33:18I proposed to him
00:33:19after I broke up with you.
00:33:21Get the order straight.
00:33:26You can fool him,
00:33:27but not me.
00:33:29She married you
00:33:30to get back at me.
00:33:31The more she wants revenge,
00:33:32the more it proves she loves me.
00:33:34You really think you won?
00:33:36My temples throbbed.
00:33:38I was about to shut Nolan down
00:33:39before Julian could get hurt,
00:33:41but then Julian squeezed my hand.
00:33:43She dumped you and married me,
00:33:45and you still think she loves you?
00:33:47My wife finally saw you
00:33:48for the trash you are.
00:33:49You think you can talk to me
00:33:51about winning?
00:33:53You!
00:33:56Don't flatter yourself.
00:33:59Julian was talking
00:34:00more than usual tonight.
00:34:02I looked at him again,
00:34:03wondering if it was the alcohol
00:34:05or something else.
00:34:09Let's go, babe.
00:34:19What is it?
00:34:23It's nothing.
00:34:24We'll talk when we get home.
00:34:30He was so calm in the car.
00:34:32I didn't even know how to start.
00:34:34After what Nolan said,
00:34:36I was afraid he'd take it to heart.
00:34:38I wanted to talk once we got home.
00:34:46Julian, about what happened back there.
00:34:54Before I could finish,
00:34:56he kissed me.
00:34:58He'd seemed so calm in the car.
00:35:02So this was where he'd been
00:35:03holding it all in.
00:35:07I grabbed his shirt.
00:35:09I didn't pull away.
00:35:11I went up on my toes
00:35:13and kissed him back.
00:35:14I went up on my toes
00:35:21He kissed me again and again,
00:35:24barely pulling away
00:35:25before coming back.
00:35:26I'd had a whole explanation ready.
00:35:29Then it was gone.
00:35:31All I could do was clutch his shirt
00:35:33and listen to my breathing unravel.
00:35:39I'm here.
00:35:43His heart was racing too.
00:35:45Against his chest,
00:35:46I realized I wasn't the only one falling apart.
00:35:50I'd already come home with him
00:35:52and he still held my hand
00:35:54like he thought I'd leave.
00:35:59You married me.
00:36:01I know.
00:36:02I chose you.
00:36:07Claire,
00:36:09do you know how much I like you?
00:36:12What did you say?
00:36:16I like you.
00:36:20Hearing him say it out loud
00:36:21made my heart jolt.
00:36:23I'd been bold enough
00:36:24to kiss him first
00:36:25and now I couldn't get
00:36:26a full sentence out.
00:36:28I held his face,
00:36:29wanting him to really see me.
00:36:32Since when?
00:36:33Before we got married,
00:36:34the alcohol hit him.
00:36:35He slumped against my shoulder
00:36:36and fell asleep.
00:36:38I held him up
00:36:39and called his name softly,
00:36:40but he still had my hand
00:36:41wrapped tight in his.
00:36:43Julian?
00:36:52He really was asleep.
00:36:54I tucked a blanket around him
00:36:56and let him rest.
00:36:59Whatever I still needed to ask
00:37:00could wait until he woke up.
00:37:07How'd I fall asleep last night?
00:37:10You didn't even finish your sentence.
00:37:12You just passed out on me.
00:37:14Why don't I remember any of it?
00:37:18Then what you said last night?
00:37:20What did I say?
00:37:22Nothing.
00:37:23You were drunk.
00:37:24He really forgot.
00:37:26I had to swallow the question,
00:37:28but I heard him say he liked me.
00:37:32So I pulled him in and kissed him
00:37:35just to see if he'd pull away sober.
00:37:43My dad wants to see you this weekend.
00:37:47What time?
00:37:48Saturday at noon.
00:37:55The day he finally met my dad,
00:37:57Julian was dressed sharper
00:37:59than he is for board meetings.
00:38:01I fixed his tie
00:38:02and he still checked the back seat,
00:38:05worried he hadn't brought enough gifts.
00:38:17I drove carefully
00:38:18so I wouldn't distract him.
00:38:20Ten minutes passed.
00:38:22Then I saw the crumpled corner.
00:38:24He was nervous.
00:38:28My dad's a good man.
00:38:30He loves me
00:38:31and he'll like whoever I bring home.
00:38:34Did you ever bring Nolan home?
00:38:37No.
00:38:38Not like this.
00:38:40Only you.
00:38:46Claire, brake.
00:38:54That black car came straight at my side.
00:38:57Julian jerked the wheel and shielded me.
00:39:00Then we hit the guardrail
00:39:02and when I turned back,
00:39:03he wasn't making a sound.
00:39:10Julian?
00:39:18What about you?
00:39:19Are you hurt?
00:39:20I can move.
00:39:21Don't move, okay?
00:39:24I'm calling for help.
00:39:31Julian, look at me.
00:39:38His hand was cold.
00:39:40I gave them our location
00:39:41and kept saying his name,
00:39:43scared he'd close his eyes again.
00:39:46All I could do was pray
00:39:47the ambulance would get there fast.
00:39:53I was mostly bruised.
00:39:55His right forearm was broken
00:39:56and he had a mild concussion.
00:39:59I stood in the doorway,
00:40:01crushing the report in my hand.
00:40:09He still reached for me first.
00:40:13We have the driver in custody.
00:40:15We'll contact you if there are any updates.
00:40:32He was hurt worse than I was
00:40:34and he still asked if I was okay.
00:40:38The second I took his hand,
00:40:40I realized I was still shaking.
00:40:43His thumb brushed my cheek
00:40:45and my eyes sting.
00:40:50You need to be okay, too.
00:40:56I'll have the driver pick us up.
00:40:58Your dad's still waiting.
00:40:59We should...
00:41:02I already told my dad
00:41:03we're not going today.
00:41:04I'll take you home when you're better.
00:41:09Once he saw my dad's text,
00:41:10he finally let himself rest.
00:41:13I adjusted his arm
00:41:15and stayed by the bed,
00:41:16just hoping he wouldn't hurt anymore.
00:41:20Two days later,
00:41:21Julian was home from the hospital.
00:41:25I finished up work,
00:41:26saw him struggling with his collar,
00:41:28and went over.
00:41:41I was only trying to make him comfortable.
00:41:44Then he caught my waist.
00:41:46When I looked up,
00:41:48he was already watching me.
00:41:51Hurt or not,
00:41:52he still made my heart race.
00:41:56Come closer.
00:41:58Come closer.
00:42:08Once work was settled,
00:42:09I stayed home with him.
00:42:11Sitting there beside him,
00:42:13I suddenly wanted to draw the moment.
00:42:17I'd barely started
00:42:18when he leaned over to look.
00:42:21That one doesn't count.
00:42:22Sit still.
00:42:23Let me do this properly.
00:42:30Like this?
00:42:32A little more to the side.
00:42:34Yeah.
00:42:35Hold still.
00:42:37Making him my model was a mistake.
00:42:39I'm the one getting distracted.
00:42:41He kept looking at me,
00:42:43following my pencil back to my face.
00:42:45The more I tried to get those eyes right,
00:42:47the less I could focus.
00:42:50If you keep looking at me like that,
00:42:51I won't finish this today.
00:42:53Then take your time.
00:42:57I've been painting since high school,
00:42:59all the way through college.
00:43:01I used to spend all day in the studio.
00:43:03Now I'm a little rusty.
00:43:06Talking about college made me think about
00:43:08how he gave it up
00:43:09and went into the company early.
00:43:13I thought that might hurt
00:43:15and I was about to change the subject.
00:43:17Then he looked at me.
00:43:20And then?
00:43:21You want to hear it?
00:43:24I do.
00:43:28The school used to hold charity auctions
00:43:30and I donated paintings.
00:43:33A few times,
00:43:34mine even went for the highest bit of the night.
00:43:36Pretty impressive, right?
00:43:38Yeah.
00:43:39Very impressive.
00:43:44Back then,
00:43:46when one of my paintings sold well,
00:43:48I'd be happy for days.
00:43:52I even thought maybe,
00:43:54after graduation,
00:43:55I could live off my art.
00:44:00After I took over the company,
00:44:02painting had to take a backseat.
00:44:04But drawing him today made me realize
00:44:07I still love it.
00:44:09Done.
00:44:10It's been a while,
00:44:11but you still look better in person.
00:44:14He stared at it for a long time,
00:44:17only touching the edge,
00:44:18like he was afraid he'd ruin it.
00:44:21Claire,
00:44:22this is the first time you've ever drawn me.
00:44:24If you like it,
00:44:25I'll draw you all the time.
00:44:34All I did was promise him a few more,
00:44:36and he lit up.
00:44:39I only meant to keep him company.
00:44:42Now one portrait didn't feel like enough.
00:44:49I meant what I said.
00:44:51I kept drawing a few more during the month I stayed with him while he recovered.
00:44:57I used to always think about work at home,
00:45:00but now I just looked forward to spending more time with him every day.
00:45:06They finally took the brace off.
00:45:12I was just about to tell Dad the good news and ask him to dinner,
00:45:15but the police called first.
00:45:23Claire,
00:45:23we need to ask you and Julian a few more questions about Nolan Prescott and that crash.
00:45:30Nolan?
00:45:31What does he have to do with that crash?
00:45:33This time,
00:45:34he went after his own brother.
00:45:37Every lost project,
00:45:40every shred of trust their father wouldn't give back,
00:45:43he pinned on Adrian.
00:45:50Nolan Prescott,
00:45:51you're under arrest for hiring someone to kill Adrian Prescott.
00:45:55What are you arresting me for?
00:45:57Get my father down here!
00:45:59He tried to hire a killer again.
00:46:01This time,
00:46:02he left the messages and payment trail behind,
00:46:04and the man he hired identified him.
00:46:06Before Adrian was touched,
00:46:08the police got to Nolan first.
00:46:11It was you.
00:46:12You sent the messages yourself.
00:46:18Nolan was arrested.
00:46:20He hired someone to kill his own brother again.
00:46:25The police said the evidence is solid this time.
00:46:28I knew him for ten years.
00:46:31I almost married him.
00:46:33Even now,
00:46:34it still sends a chill through me.
00:46:37Claire.
00:46:39His voice brought me back.
00:46:41Under my palm,
00:46:42his heartbeat was steady.
00:46:45I listened to it for a moment,
00:46:47and finally let myself breathe.
00:46:50When you're fully recovered,
00:46:52let's go see my dad.
00:46:54Okay.
00:46:57By the time his arm healed,
00:46:59we finally made it to my dad's door.
00:47:02Julian never hesitates.
00:47:04Julian never hesitates.
00:47:05But this time,
00:47:06even the doorbell gave him pause.
00:47:08I touched his hand,
00:47:09and he looked at me.
00:47:12Go on in.
00:47:13My dad's been waiting for you.
00:47:20Come in.
00:47:21Let me have a look at you.
00:47:26How's the recovery going?
00:47:28How's the recovery going?
00:47:29I'm fine now.
00:47:31He still needs time.
00:47:32The doctor said not to rush it.
00:47:35Before we came,
00:47:37I was worried dad would give him a hard time.
00:47:41But as soon as we sat down,
00:47:43all they talked about was his injury.
00:47:46I only had to remind him once,
00:47:48and Julian actually listened.
00:47:50Even dad had to smile.
00:47:54I appreciate you protecting her that day.
00:47:57She's my wife.
00:47:59I know.
00:48:01But when she first came home
00:48:02and told me she was married,
00:48:04I worried.
00:48:05She'd just been hurt.
00:48:07And she was afraid
00:48:08she'd drag the company down.
00:48:11She always tries to carry everything herself.
00:48:14Dad said out loud
00:48:15how shaken I'd been back then.
00:48:17I just sat there,
00:48:19embarrassed.
00:48:20Then Julian took my hand.
00:48:22It was so warm.
00:48:23I finally looked up at him.
00:48:26She won't be alone anymore.
00:48:30Her own choices are hers to make.
00:48:32You need to let her.
00:48:34Of course.
00:48:37If you hadn't been in love with my daughter
00:48:39all these years,
00:48:41and if you hadn't saved her,
00:48:43I wouldn't have agreed to this marriage.
00:48:46But now...
00:48:50Dad.
00:48:52Oh no.
00:48:53He actually said it.
00:48:57Back then,
00:48:58I only made up that whole
00:48:59he'd love me for years story
00:49:00to reassure dad.
00:49:01And now Julian was sitting right here.
00:49:04I couldn't even look at him.
00:49:07What, I can't say it?
00:49:11Didn't you say we were staying for dinner?
00:49:12I'll go see what else is needed.
00:49:20Come back together next time.
00:49:24Okay, Dad.
00:49:26By the end of dinner,
00:49:28Dad was already telling us to come back.
00:49:33Then Julian called him Dad,
00:49:35and my heart softened.
00:49:37I thought maybe that thing he'd said earlier
00:49:39would just blow over.
00:49:47You told your dad
00:49:47I've been in love with you for years?
00:49:52How'd you know?
00:50:04You said it.
00:50:06I did.
00:50:10That day you introduced me to your friends?
00:50:13You got drunk after we got home?
00:50:20What did I say?
00:50:22So he really didn't remember.
00:50:24That was a relief.
00:50:27But he only asked how I knew.
00:50:30He never denied the years part.
00:50:34My heart jumped again,
00:50:35and I didn't dare bluff any further.
00:50:39You said you liked me.
00:50:43I asked how long,
00:50:45and you fell asleep.
00:50:55I heard you.
00:50:57Just because you don't remember
00:50:58doesn't mean you didn't say it.
00:51:10Let's go home.
00:51:19After he said that,
00:51:20he kept looking at me the whole rive.
00:51:23I kept my eyes on the road,
00:51:26but every time we stopped,
00:51:27I looked back.
00:51:32And every time,
00:51:34he caught me.
00:51:36What else?
00:51:39What?
00:51:41What else did I do that day?
00:51:52I'll tell you when we get back.
00:52:08That's exactly how you leaned in that night.
00:52:16I was just trying to tease him.
00:52:19Then I kissed him,
00:52:20and realized I was nervous too.
00:52:23But the second his hand touched my waist,
00:52:26I didn't want to let go.
00:52:29I gripped his tie,
00:52:31and leaned in first.
00:52:40Still want to teach me?
00:52:44Did you learn anything?
00:52:55This time,
00:52:57he was sober,
00:52:58and all he saw was me.
00:53:00I suddenly didn't want to explain
00:53:02that night anymore.
00:53:05I slipped off his loosened tie
00:53:07and set it on the bed.
00:53:13Don't fall asleep halfway through tonight.
00:53:17Then you don't get to fall asleep
00:53:19too soon either.
00:53:28Can you keep this within budget?
00:53:30Yes.
00:53:31We keep the public areas as is
00:53:33and cut the repeated decorative elements.
00:53:36We've already rerun the numbers
00:53:37on both aesthetics and maintenance.
00:53:40I took the team into the meeting we set on my wedding day
00:53:43and negotiate it from scratch.
00:53:46They drilled into every detail,
00:53:48and I walked them through every change.
00:53:51When they finally nodded,
00:53:54I realized I'd been gripping my pin the whole time.
00:54:00You'll lead the next phase too.
00:54:07I took the file and looked at the assistant
00:54:13who'd been through it all with me.
00:54:16That day,
00:54:17when the meeting ended,
00:54:18I walked out feeling light on my feet.
00:54:25Over the next two years,
00:54:27my client list kept growing,
00:54:29and I got used to making my own calls.
00:54:33But when work ran late,
00:54:35I still couldn't make myself close the laptop.
00:54:39He'd always wait me out,
00:54:41then pull me away from the desk.
00:54:43No matter how busy I got,
00:54:45I never stopped painting,
00:54:47sometimes just for a few minutes.
00:54:51I'd sketch him reading
00:54:53or sitting beside me,
00:54:54waiting for me.
00:54:56and by morning,
00:54:58those sketches were always gone.
00:55:01What about the one from yesterday?
00:55:04I put it away.
00:55:06You always do.
00:55:07Afraid I'll take it back?
00:55:11You gave it to me.
00:55:12You want it back now?
00:55:16After he left for work,
00:55:18I wondered where he'd put the paintings.
00:55:20Then I stopped at this door
00:55:22and remembered.
00:55:27The first time I came here,
00:55:29he invited me in.
00:55:32Want to take a look?
00:55:36Maybe next time.
00:55:37I've got to leave you some privacy.
00:55:46The minute I walked in,
00:55:47I saw the painting from yesterday.
00:55:49It was already framed,
00:55:50hanging with the other portraits.
00:55:53Then I spotted another one I recognized.
00:55:58How is this here?
00:56:02That was a painting I donated in college.
00:56:05It sold for a lot.
00:56:13But I never knew who bought it.
00:56:17The deeper I went,
00:56:18the more of my paintings I found.
00:56:21Even my old high school studies were here.
00:56:26Had those top bidders been Julian all along?
00:56:33I sent him the photo.
00:56:35He only sent back two words.
00:56:39I stared at the screen.
00:56:41Too shaky to stand.
00:56:43Then got up and looked at the paintings again.
00:56:49You bought all of these?
00:56:55He admitted it.
00:56:57I had so many questions.
00:56:59But the second he was in front of me,
00:57:01all I wanted was to take his hand.
00:57:05He'd kept every painting I'd sold here.
00:57:09You knew from the first portrait I painted of you?
00:57:15And when I told you how much it sold for,
00:57:17you just,
00:57:18just let me?
00:57:20You were happy.
00:57:24When did you start liking me?
00:57:25In college?
00:57:27Or when you bought these?
00:57:30Before that.
00:57:37Before college?
00:57:39High school.
00:57:41You were always painting in the school greenhouse.
00:57:43And I'd go to the practice room next door.
00:57:53When he mentioned the practice room,
00:57:55I remembered.
00:57:56Back then,
00:57:57I'd always hear someone playing next door
00:57:59while I painted.
00:58:00Sometimes I'd pack up,
00:58:02and the music still wouldn't stop.
00:58:04It never occurred to me
00:58:05he was waiting for me.
00:58:09Back then,
00:58:10I'd run straight to the school greenhouse
00:58:11after class.
00:58:16With nothing on my mind but painting.
00:58:22He'd pass by with his sheet music,
00:58:24and I thought he was just there
00:58:26to practice too.
00:58:50Why didn't you ever talk to me?
00:58:57I wanted to.
00:59:00In the end,
00:59:01all I could do
00:59:01was ask you to listen to one piece.
00:59:03The winter performance?
00:59:09I remember that.
00:59:12He said he had a piece
00:59:13he wanted me to hear first.
00:59:15Back then,
00:59:16and I just thought this guy
00:59:17played beautifully.
00:59:22I had no idea he spent that long
00:59:24working up the nerve
00:59:25just to stop me.
00:59:33Claire,
00:59:34I've got a piece
00:59:35for the winter concert.
00:59:37Will you listen to it for me?
00:59:43Sure.
00:59:58That was beautiful.
00:59:59You're ready.
01:00:01let me know when the program
01:00:02comes out.
01:00:03I'll be there cheering you on.
01:00:12But later,
01:00:13I couldn't find your name
01:00:15in the program.
01:00:19I only played that piece
01:00:20for you.
01:00:26My father was in a car accident.
01:00:29I had to leave school
01:00:30and join the company.
01:00:35That was the last time
01:00:36I saw you there.
01:00:40Back then,
01:00:41did you still want
01:00:42to keep playing?
01:00:44I thought about going
01:00:45to the same school as you.
01:00:48My family wanted me
01:00:49to study management.
01:00:50I hadn't decided yet.
01:00:52Then I lost the chance.
01:00:56I knew he'd taken over
01:00:57the company young.
01:01:02but this was the first time
01:01:03I'd heard he'd wanted
01:01:03to go to the same school
01:01:04as me.
01:01:09Holding his hand,
01:01:10I felt a sudden ache.
01:01:13Back then,
01:01:13we were still waiting
01:01:14for the winter performance.
01:01:16And for him,
01:01:17even staying in school
01:01:18had already become impossible.
01:01:24Sell the company
01:01:25while someone's still
01:01:25willing to buy it.
01:01:27It'll be easier
01:01:28on you and your mother.
01:01:31after his father died,
01:01:33they urged him
01:01:34to sell the company.
01:01:36He refused to sign
01:01:37and stayed to take over.
01:01:41The sheet music
01:01:42he always carried
01:01:43sank beneath stacks
01:01:44of business reports.
01:01:47I got into art school.
01:01:50I want to keep painting.
01:01:56Around then,
01:01:57he was working nights
01:01:58and skipping meals
01:01:59until stomach pain
01:02:01put him in the hospital.
01:02:04From his bed,
01:02:05he saw Claire
01:02:06had made it
01:02:07to her dream art school.
01:02:14Later,
01:02:15he went to her college.
01:02:17He watched from a distance
01:02:19as she painted
01:02:20and laughed
01:02:20with her classmates.
01:02:25He stood by the lake
01:02:26for a long time,
01:02:30then left alone.
01:02:32Are you serious?
01:02:47You were there.
01:02:50Why didn't you call
01:02:51out to me?
01:02:53Back then,
01:02:55the company
01:02:56was barely holding on.
01:02:58I had no idea
01:02:59how things would be
01:03:00a year later.
01:03:06Things didn't turn around
01:03:07until your sophomore year.
01:03:10That's when I bought
01:03:11the first painting.
01:03:14So after that,
01:03:15you just kept buying them?
01:03:19At least that way,
01:03:20I could still keep
01:03:21something of yours.
01:03:29Then you joined
01:03:29Bennett Design
01:03:31and your family
01:03:32started looking
01:03:32for a match.
01:03:36I thought maybe
01:03:37I finally had a chance
01:03:38to marry you.
01:03:42Then you chose
01:03:43Nolan.
01:03:46I chose the wrong man.
01:03:50Back then,
01:03:51I kept wondering
01:03:52what he had
01:03:52that I didn't.
01:03:53I thought choosing
01:03:54Nolan hadn't hurt him
01:03:55at all.
01:03:56I was wrong.
01:03:57It did.
01:03:59I moved in
01:04:00and wrapped my arms
01:04:01around his waist,
01:04:02my chest aching.
01:04:03You were never
01:04:04less than him.
01:04:05I was just too sure
01:04:06of myself back then.
01:04:08I really couldn't
01:04:09stand him.
01:04:10But you chose him
01:04:11and I wasn't going
01:04:12to make you
01:04:12change your mind.
01:04:18For those two years
01:04:19I was engaged to Nolan,
01:04:20Julian was always
01:04:21at odds with him.
01:04:23I thought he hated
01:04:24me too.
01:04:25Looking back,
01:04:26I finally know
01:04:28who he was really
01:04:28watching.
01:04:31So,
01:04:32when you saw
01:04:32the post,
01:04:33you deliberately
01:04:34tipped him off
01:04:35he forgot to switch
01:04:35accounts?
01:04:37He needed to remember
01:04:38he still had a fiancé.
01:04:41And when I texted you?
01:04:45I was already
01:04:46looking at our chat.
01:04:48No wonder
01:04:49he answered so fast.
01:04:54While I was still
01:04:55deciding whether
01:04:56to text him,
01:04:57he was already
01:04:58looking at my name.
01:05:02Marry me.
01:05:04I know this is sudden,
01:05:05but I'm serious.
01:05:11So you missed that shot
01:05:12because of me?
01:05:16You said you'd marry me.
01:05:18How was I supposed
01:05:18to watch the ball?
01:05:21Then why make me
01:05:22take three shots?
01:05:23What if I missed?
01:05:28You came for me.
01:05:30Did you really think
01:05:31I'd let you leave?
01:05:39Let me show you.
01:05:44I thought I just
01:05:45got lucky that day.
01:05:47But the second
01:05:48he walked over,
01:05:49he'd already decided
01:05:50I wasn't going to lose.
01:05:52And now,
01:05:53touching his face,
01:05:55everything finally
01:05:56clicks.
01:05:57You're unstoppable
01:05:58in business,
01:05:58and you still kept
01:05:59this from me
01:06:00all this time.
01:06:02Now I have something
01:06:03to tell you, too.
01:06:06I love you, Julian.
01:06:10I love you, too, Claire.
01:06:17He won't even
01:06:17look at me.
01:06:19Then make him.
01:06:21You got close to me
01:06:22before,
01:06:22do it again.
01:06:28What do you want
01:06:29me to do?
01:06:31Make him admit
01:06:32he played dirty
01:06:33to get Claire.
01:06:35Get me a recording
01:06:36or video,
01:06:37and I can turn
01:06:38this around.
01:06:39What if he doesn't?
01:06:42Stay close to him.
01:06:43You'll get something
01:06:44on video.
01:06:45Leave the rest to me.
01:06:48He called the hit
01:06:49that got him locked up
01:06:50a setup,
01:06:51and now he wanted
01:06:52Vanessa to help him
01:06:53fabricate new evidence.
01:06:56Vanessa didn't answer
01:06:57right away.
01:06:58Her eyes stayed
01:06:59on the photo
01:06:59of Claire and Julian
01:07:00at the art expedition.
01:07:03And after I help you,
01:07:04you said you'd marry me.
01:07:06When I get out,
01:07:07you'll have
01:07:07everything you want.
01:07:10I'd been getting
01:07:10this art exhibition
01:07:11ready for weeks.
01:07:13Julian came with me.
01:07:15I thought he'd be bored,
01:07:17but when I turned around,
01:07:19he was checking
01:07:20every frame number.
01:07:23Done with work?
01:07:24I set today aside
01:07:26for you.
01:07:29Does this work here?
01:07:34Go stand by it.
01:07:35Let me see.
01:07:41I said,
01:07:41look at the painting.
01:07:43I did.
01:07:45Both.
01:07:47He said it like
01:07:48he had every right to.
01:07:50My face went hot.
01:07:54I was just about
01:07:55to look at the photo,
01:07:56when my assistant
01:07:57called me.
01:08:05Vanessa?
01:08:10I work events here.
01:08:11Didn't expect
01:08:12your art exhibition
01:08:13to be mine.
01:08:16Please have someone
01:08:17else handle it.
01:08:18We have personal history,
01:08:20and I don't want it
01:08:20affecting the event.
01:08:23Understood.
01:08:24I'll reassign it.
01:08:29You're married to Julian,
01:08:31and you're still afraid of me?
01:08:32I just don't want to deal
01:08:33with you anymore.
01:08:37Seeing her still
01:08:38made me uneasy,
01:08:39but I wasn't that
01:08:40cornered, speechless
01:08:41girl anymore.
01:08:42I turned the page,
01:08:43and Julian followed
01:08:44my lead,
01:08:45shutting her out.
01:08:49That car crash last time
01:08:50didn't even kill them.
01:08:52They got lucky.
01:08:53After visitation,
01:08:54he called me again.
01:08:55I recorded it
01:08:56in case he tried
01:08:56to cheat me.
01:08:57There's more on it.
01:08:58Don't you want to hear it?
01:09:02Send me the original recording.
01:09:13I'll give this to you.
01:09:15What do I get?
01:09:17You want money?
01:09:19Of course I do,
01:09:21but
01:09:24anything Claire can give you,
01:09:25I can too.
01:09:36He told you to back off.
01:09:38Didn't you hear him?
01:09:42It's not what you think.
01:09:43We were just...
01:09:44I saw it.
01:09:49I got the message
01:09:51and came back
01:09:51with my assistant.
01:09:52I saw her grab his shirt.
01:09:54His hands were already
01:09:55off her,
01:09:56and she still calls
01:09:57that a misunderstanding.
01:10:00I got the original recording.
01:10:01The police can take it
01:10:02from here.
01:10:04You trust him that much?
01:10:05I trust him,
01:10:06and I trust what I saw.
01:10:09Have her take her things
01:10:10and go.
01:10:11She's out for tomorrow's
01:10:12event too.
01:10:21You still mad?
01:10:23I didn't like her touching you.
01:10:28Then keep touching me.
01:10:31Let's go home and change it.
01:10:33Your call.
01:10:35He gave in so fast,
01:10:37my jealousy started to fade.
01:10:38I pulled him along,
01:10:40and he didn't let go.
01:10:41We still had so much
01:10:42to deal with tomorrow.
01:10:43I thought this was over.
01:10:49She left out the part
01:10:50where he turned her down,
01:10:51kept only a suggestive screenshot,
01:10:53and added a fake accusation.
01:11:03The exhibition had barely started
01:11:05when the photo hit.
01:11:10One second,
01:11:11I was introducing my work.
01:11:13The next,
01:11:14everyone was staring
01:11:15at my husband.
01:11:17I could hear the whispers,
01:11:19and my ears started ringing.
01:11:24What, you don't want me to talk?
01:11:26Claire, what's the deal
01:11:27with that photo?
01:11:28She says there's more
01:11:29to Nolan's case.
01:11:29Did you know?
01:11:34I know that photo.
01:11:36I was right outside the door
01:11:37when it was taken.
01:11:41So you're covering for him?
01:11:43He called me in alone
01:11:44and grabbed my hand.
01:11:47You're the one
01:11:48who brought him
01:11:48Nolan's recording.
01:11:52and you grabbed
01:11:53his jacket first.
01:11:59Of course you're protecting him.
01:12:00He loved you for years.
01:12:04And you expect anyone
01:12:05to believe Nolan going to jail
01:12:07had nothing to do with this?
01:12:09Then I got it.
01:12:11She was dragging Nolan
01:12:12into this
01:12:13because she couldn't
01:12:13get Julian.
01:12:16I'd only just learned
01:12:17what his feelings meant.
01:12:19She had no right
01:12:20to twist them
01:12:21into something ugly.
01:12:23That's true.
01:12:25Julian loved me
01:12:26for a long time.
01:12:29But I didn't propose
01:12:30to him until after
01:12:31I broke up with Nolan.
01:12:33He never pushed me
01:12:34to leave anyone.
01:12:39As for what happened
01:12:40before and after
01:12:41that photo
01:12:42we have the full video.
01:12:48You recorded it?
01:12:57Don't touch me.
01:13:01Once they played
01:13:02the full footage
01:13:02the question stopped.
01:13:05She'd clipped the one second
01:13:07he pulled away
01:13:08and cut every time
01:13:09she kept coming on to him.
01:13:12So what?
01:13:13You still haven't
01:13:14explained Nolan.
01:13:19That car should have
01:13:20killed them last time.
01:13:21They got lucky.
01:13:25So that's why
01:13:25you made up
01:13:26that story for him?
01:13:30You heard it yourself.
01:13:31He wanted us dead.
01:13:33And today you brought
01:13:34cropped photos
01:13:34to defend him.
01:13:38She didn't answer.
01:13:39She just walked away.
01:13:41I watched her go
01:13:42and slowly
01:13:43unclenched my hand.
01:13:44When Julian took it
01:13:46I realized my palm was soaked.
01:13:48Go sit down for a minute.
01:13:49I've got this.
01:13:50I'm fine.
01:13:51Check on the artwork first.
01:13:58The lakeside painting
01:13:59nearly fell
01:14:00so I followed it
01:14:01backstage
01:14:01to check the damage.
01:14:04The second the staffer
01:14:05stepped out
01:14:06the door slammed shut.
01:14:08I turned around.
01:14:09It was her again.
01:14:16What do you think
01:14:17you're doing?
01:14:18You had plenty
01:14:19to say a minute ago.
01:14:20Say it again.
01:14:26Put it out.
01:14:27What do you want?
01:14:29Record a video.
01:14:31Say Julian set Nolan up
01:14:33and you knew the whole time.
01:14:35So this is the proof
01:14:37he wants?
01:14:38Say it
01:14:39and the painting lives.
01:14:41Isn't this the one
01:14:42you two care about most?
01:14:45The placard said
01:14:46it was one of Julian's
01:14:47first pieces.
01:14:48Of course she picked
01:14:50this one.
01:14:52The flames licked the frame
01:14:54and it hurt
01:14:55to look at.
01:14:56But every word
01:14:57she wanted
01:14:58would hurt the man
01:14:59who truly treasured it.
01:15:03I'm not lying
01:15:04for Nolan.
01:15:06You already
01:15:07have everything.
01:15:10The company
01:15:11the marriage
01:15:12even him
01:15:13worshipping you
01:15:13why are you still
01:15:14trying to destroy me?
01:15:16You were the one
01:15:17sitting beside Nolan
01:15:18saying I trapped
01:15:19him into marriage.
01:15:22You're the one
01:15:23still waiting
01:15:23for him to marry you.
01:15:26Why should I pay
01:15:27for promises he made?
01:15:32She froze.
01:15:35I edged toward the door
01:15:37and slipped my hand
01:15:38into my pocket
01:15:38until I found my phone.
01:15:44Get out.
01:15:45Get help.
01:15:46I couldn't stay here
01:15:47and let this drag on.
01:15:55You walk out that door
01:15:56I'll burn it!
01:15:58Vanessa
01:15:59put it out.
01:16:01burning that painting
01:16:02won't make Nolan
01:16:03come back
01:16:03and marry you.
01:16:08Then you won't
01:16:09get off easy either.
01:16:21The second he answered
01:16:22I told him where I was.
01:16:24She tried to run
01:16:25but the easel
01:16:26she'd knocked over
01:16:27trapped her.
01:16:32I lifted the frame.
01:16:34Pain shot through my hand
01:16:35and I almost lost my grip.
01:16:37Help me!
01:16:38Claire help me!
01:16:40Pull your foot back!
01:16:47Claire!
01:16:50We're in here!
01:16:51Something's blocking the door!
01:16:52The second I heard his voice
01:16:54I could breathe again.
01:16:56The door opened
01:16:57and he grabbed me.
01:16:58My hand was covered in blood.
01:17:00I tried to pull away
01:17:02but he already had me
01:17:03in his arms.
01:17:17I'm up out.
01:17:20I'm up out.
01:17:21Call an ambulance.
01:17:23He never raised his voice
01:17:24but his hand
01:17:25wouldn't stop chafing.
01:17:26when I looked at him
01:17:28I realized he was
01:17:29more scared than I was.
01:17:31So I squeezed back
01:17:32trying to tell him
01:17:33I was okay.
01:17:34I was still here.
01:17:41Once the doctor said
01:17:43I could go home
01:17:44he still just sat there
01:17:46staring at my hand.
01:17:49I touched him
01:17:50with my left hand.
01:17:52Then he finally looked up.
01:17:55Julian, I want to go home.
01:18:02Does it hurt?
01:18:04A little.
01:18:06He usually does everything fast.
01:18:08Now he moved inch by inch
01:18:10terrified he'd hurt me.
01:18:13Watching him
01:18:14my chest hurt worse
01:18:16than my hand.
01:18:17I just wanted him
01:18:18to hold me.
01:18:26That painting.
01:18:28The corner got burned.
01:18:30We'll deal with the painting later.
01:18:32Just let me hold you.
01:18:33He didn't ask
01:18:34if the painting could be saved.
01:18:36He just held me.
01:18:39Then I smelled the smoke
01:18:40on his jacket
01:18:41and the fear finally hit.
01:18:43If that door hadn't opened
01:18:45how much would we
01:18:46never have said?
01:18:48come on.
01:18:49I'm taking you home.
01:18:56Claire, Nolan sent me!
01:18:58He said if I got the video
01:19:00he could get out!
01:19:02He promised me money!
01:19:04He said he'd marry me!
01:19:09Tell the police!
01:19:12Tell the police!
01:19:15I recorded every call
01:19:17after visitation.
01:19:19He told me to make
01:19:20a fake confession video.
01:19:24That's on there too.
01:19:37make her say exactly
01:19:38what I told her.
01:19:41Once we have the video
01:19:42I can say
01:19:43Julian framed me
01:19:43to get Claire.
01:19:45What about the money
01:19:45you promised me?
01:19:46And the marriage?
01:19:47Do your part first.
01:19:51Vanessa turned over
01:19:52the full recording.
01:19:53Anything else you want to say?
01:19:55She was the one
01:19:56after money!
01:19:57I never told her
01:19:58to set the fire!
01:20:00He rushed to deny
01:20:02the arson
01:20:03but the recording
01:20:04already had him
01:20:05telling Vanessa
01:20:06to fake a statement.
01:20:08That car didn't kill
01:20:09them last time.
01:20:10Guess they got lucky.
01:20:14Even the old
01:20:15crash case
01:20:15now had a new lead.
01:20:19He tried to save himself
01:20:20with fake evidence
01:20:21but his own words
01:20:22were what buried him.
01:20:24Bring her to see me!
01:20:26She promised!
01:20:29She promised!
01:20:31In the end
01:20:32Vanessa went to prison
01:20:33for arson
01:20:34and assault.
01:20:36and the wedding
01:20:37and money
01:20:38he promised her
01:20:41she got neither.
01:20:43The new recording
01:20:44kept the investigation going.
01:20:47Nolan was held
01:20:48responsible for the setup
01:20:49and the old crash
01:20:50and his sentence
01:20:51was extended.
01:20:56by the time the results
01:20:57came in
01:20:58I could paint again.
01:21:01The lakeside piece
01:21:02came back restored
01:21:03but the burnt corner
01:21:04was still there.
01:21:07I couldn't put it away.
01:21:18Where do you want it?
01:21:20Back where it was
01:21:20at the art exhibition.
01:21:28Let's finish
01:21:29the art exhibition.
01:21:31Those students
01:21:31are still waiting
01:21:32for that scholarship.
01:21:34She ruined that night
01:21:35but I still want to
01:21:36keep the promise
01:21:37we made.
01:21:38Holding Julian's hand
01:21:39I said it out loud
01:21:40for the first time.
01:21:42He looked at me
01:21:43and slowly nodded.
01:21:44Okay.
01:21:45I'm with you.
01:21:53Are you taking this one too?
01:21:56No.
01:21:57It's for you tonight.
01:21:59Help me get through
01:22:00today first.
01:22:05Let's go.
01:22:08Walking back
01:22:09into the gallery
01:22:10my hand tightened
01:22:11before I could stop it.
01:22:14But dad was here.
01:22:16Julian was here.
01:22:18I looked at the painting
01:22:19back on the wall
01:22:20let myself breathe
01:22:21and stepped forward.
01:22:24Sold.
01:22:25Thank you for supporting
01:22:26this art scholarship initiative.
01:22:31You're quiet tonight.
01:22:33Not bidding against them.
01:22:35I'm waiting for the one tonight.
01:22:38He still remembered
01:22:39the painting waiting at home.
01:22:41I didn't answer.
01:22:43I just took his hand
01:22:44under the table.
01:22:46He used to secretly
01:22:48buy my work.
01:22:49Tonight
01:22:49I saved one for him.
01:22:53I was about to drop out.
01:22:55This scholarship means
01:22:56I can finish next semester.
01:22:58Thank you.
01:23:06Hearing that she could
01:23:07stay in school
01:23:07made me think of the art school
01:23:09Julian never got to go to.
01:23:20But this student still has a future.
01:23:23I held that paint-stinned hand
01:23:25and felt something in me
01:23:26start to thaw.
01:23:31Keep painting.
01:23:32When you have something new
01:23:33bring it to me.
01:23:40we're finally done.
01:23:42Let's go home.
01:23:43My turn to give you a gift.
01:23:56Did your hand still hurt
01:23:57when you painted this?
01:23:58It's better now.
01:23:59Look at the painting first.
01:24:04I used to stay behind the canvas
01:24:06and paint only him.
01:24:07This time
01:24:08I gave myself a place in it too.
01:24:11Seeing us side by side
01:24:12I almost wanted to keep it.
01:24:17Do you like it?
01:24:19I do.
01:24:25I'm keeping this one.
01:24:27Always.
01:24:28Then keep it here.
01:24:30I want to see it every day too.
01:24:34He put the painting somewhere
01:24:35I'd see it every day.
01:24:39Looking at the two of us in it
01:24:40I suddenly wanted to go sit beside him.
01:24:47That same song?
01:24:50Anything you want.
01:24:58Watch the keys.
01:25:00I want to look at you.
01:25:08When he looked at me
01:25:09I finally stopped guessing.
01:25:12I leaned into his shoulder
01:25:14slipped my hand into his
01:25:15and sat beside him
01:25:17just like in the painting.
01:25:19I was like in the painting.