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00:00My son is the county's top school.
00:02Just now, I found out that my husband, who used a work emergency as an excuse to skip his own
00:07son's awards ceremony,
00:07is currently acting as a father at a parent-teacher meeting for his first love spot.
00:11I thought I had to swallow this humiliation alone,
00:12but my newly 18-year-old son used just one sentence in front of the whole school
00:16to tear apart that man's hypocrisy for him.
00:19Today, I want to thank my mom the most.
00:20She single-handedly held this family together, because my dad passed away early.
00:28Boss, I'll take two ribs. Pick the smaller ones.
00:30Biggest is Alma. Only buying two again.
00:32For a family of three, this is barely enough.
00:34Selah is growing and loves them. I don't really like meat. Two is enough.
00:40See's mom. Great news. Selah scored 745.
00:43First in the county at 3 p.m. today, Central High has an awards ceremony.
00:46You and his dad must come.
00:48First in the county. Okay. I'll tell his dad now. We'll definitely be there.
00:55What is wrong? Big sis.
00:57My son. First in the county. The top scorer.
01:01Oh, my goodness. The top scorer.
01:03Good lord. First in the county.
01:05Alma, your ancestors must be looking down on you. You raised a prodigy.
01:08I see you usually wouldn't even throw away a single cabbage leaf.
01:10These hard days are finally over. It was all worth it.
01:12I haven't had much education in my life. Spending my day, but I'm just trying to get by.
01:15Living a doll in the ordinary land.
01:16But I gave birth to a wonderful son. He is my greatest pride in his life.
01:21Here, take it. Today's meal is my treat for the valedictorian.
01:23Big sis. Stop being so cheap on yourself. Your good days are just ahead of you.
01:27Thank you. Thank you so much.
01:32Honey, Zilus got first in the county. His award ceremony is at 3 p.m.
01:36You have to come. This is our son's biggest moment.
01:38He has always wanted you to go as his dad. Just once.
01:40I can't this afternoon. I have a client. I can't ditch. Just go by yourself.
01:45Garrick, thank you for agreeing to act as Tessa's dad at the meeting today.
01:48If I had chosen you back then, you might actually be Tessa's father.
01:53It is not too late now.
01:55Tessa scored 600.
01:56She is such a great kid. I am happy to be her dad.
02:00Go. Pick out the most expensive bouquet for Tessa.
02:02It is on me.
02:12Mom, dad isn't coming today either. Right?
02:15Just wait a second. Let me try calling him again.
02:19Didn't I tell you I have a multi-million dollar client? I can't cancel him.
02:22Can you stop annoying me?
02:25Zilus, your dad is just too busy with work.
02:27He has always been working hard for this family.
02:28Mom, stop kidding yourself.
02:30He is not busy. He just doesn't care about me.
02:36Okay. I'll take Tessa to the amusement park this weekend.
02:39Dad, I feel so dizzy. I think I have a fever.
02:43Can't you see? I am busy. Go bother your mom with this.
02:51Dad's busy again.
02:52It is okay. Mom is here with you today.
02:55Whatever. Rituals others have. Mom will make up for them.
02:59Son, dad is here to cheer for you. A real man is fearless. Just relax.
03:03No matter the outcome, you will always be my proudest boy.
03:09I'll give it my all and get the best grades.
03:13Mom, just having you here is enough.
03:16Nothing else matters.
03:27Next up, please welcome our two's top star, Zilus, to the stage to receive his award.
03:43On to Alma, I was at a scholars' academy parent meeting and saw Uncle Garrick.
03:46The lady next to him looked a lot like you.
03:47If it weren't for your different hairstyles, I would have thought it was you.
03:53It is her, Alara White, Garrick's college sweetheart.
03:57Garrick, I thought you were really working hard for our family.
03:59I can't believe you ditched your son's ceremony to go play daddy to your sweetheart's daughter.
04:04On to Alma, don't worry. I'll get some clear shots for you. Just wait.
04:07Zilus, today is your moment to shine.
04:09What would you like to say to everyone here?
04:12Please, Mom, if you want to cry tears of joy, just cry.
04:14Today is a big day for your family.
04:17Thank you. I can't cry. I can't affect him.
04:20Hello, everyone. I am Zilus.
04:22In this exam, I rank first in the county.
04:25But standing here today, I only want to thank one person.
04:28My mom. My mom didn't get much schooling.
04:30She doesn't know math or physics, nor does she preach big ideas.
04:33But she knows better than anyone how to give her all to hold a family together.
04:36My mom is very frugal.
04:37She wears $30 clothes and eats $2 a pound veggies.
04:41Eats more.
04:41But she would buy me $31 ribs and organic chicken that cost over $100.
04:45She says she doesn't like ribs, but I know it is not that she doesn't like them.
04:49She just wants to save the best for me.
04:52She can't understand my homework or solve my practice tests.
04:55But for over a decade, she's never missed a single late night with me.
04:58She always tells me, it is okay if I don't get it.
05:00As long as Mom is with you, you are not alone.
05:02For so many years, at parent-teacher conferences, pep rallies,
05:05and every moment, parents needed to be there.
05:07Everyone else had their mom and dad.
05:09But for me, it was always just my mom.
05:17Silas, your dad said a big client came out, so he really can't make it.
05:20It is okay.
05:21Practice a lot last night.
05:21Let me hide for you.
05:22Okay.
05:28With this tie on, our Silas is a real man now.
05:30From now on, Mom's counting on you.
05:33Yeah.
05:35So, all my glory today belongs only to my mom.
05:40Because my dad passed away early.
05:47Oh my gosh, so his dad has already passed away.
05:50C's mom, I had no idea about your situation.
05:52You kept it such a secret.
05:53Raising a valedictorian all by yourself.
05:55You are such an amazing mother.
05:56C's mom, I am so sorry.
05:58I used to always push for his dad to attend the parent meetings.
06:00Wasn't I just rubbing salt in both of your wounds?
06:02Miss Sawyer, it is, it is okay.
06:04Why would Silas curse his dad in front of the whole school?
06:06Could he already know about Garrett cheating with Alara?
06:09Starting today, I want everyone to know how hard my mom has worked.
06:11I want everyone to know that my glory belongs only to my mother.
06:17Alma, how did you raise that boy in front of all those people saying his dad is dead?
06:20What is he playing at?
06:21What are you playing at?
06:22Mom, Silas didn't mean it.
06:25He didn't mean it.
06:26That woman's on purpose.
06:27His own father cursing him in front of outsiders.
06:29What kind of mother raises a child like that?
06:34My dad passed away early.
06:35I didn't expect the video to spread to Garrick's mother so quickly.
06:40Sister-in-law, are you fighting with my brother?
06:42Is there something so bad that you let the kid curse his dad?
06:43If these videos get out, how is my brother going to face people?
06:47Hello.
06:48Sister-in-law, did something happen to broke Garrick?
06:49Wasn't he fine just yesterday?
06:57Mom, was that Grandma and the others?
06:59Silas, why did you say your dad?
07:01Mom, don't you think my dad passed away early?
07:04A man who walks away at his son's most important moment.
07:07Choosing to attend a parent-teacher meeting for someone else's daughter instead.
07:09In my world, he is dead.
07:11Mom, stop covering for him.
07:13And stop trying to bear it all alone.
07:19Garrick, thanks for your hard work today.
07:21Tessa said she wants to eat at that.
07:23Western Restaurant Downtown, that costs over $1,000 a head.
07:25Let's go celebrate together.
07:28Mom?
07:29What is wrong?
07:30Where are you?
07:30What are you doing?
07:31Just finished up with a client.
07:32I'm about to take...
07:33I'm about to go get dinner.
07:35You still have the food for dinner.
07:36Do you know that you're a good wife and good son in front of the whole county at the commendation?
07:40Meeting announced that you are already dead.
07:41Now all our relatives are asking me how you took your last breath.
07:44Watson, I am dead.
07:48How dare she?
07:49Just because I didn't go to Silas' school.
07:51Is she really that petty?
07:52To make Silas in front of everyone curse me like that.
07:53You need to hurry back and make them clear this up.
07:58Bro, Garrick, you okay?
07:59I just called your wife.
08:00But she didn't say a word.
08:01The internet says you are dead.
08:02I am perfectly fine.
08:03Stop spreading rumors.
08:04Garrick, what happened?
08:05Answer the phone.
08:06Bro, if you are still breathing, say something in the group chat.
08:09Garrick, are you all right?
08:11Lara, I can't join you for dinner.
08:13I have to go back and deal with some family matters.
08:17Silas, the ribs today were a gift from the butcher.
08:20I've lived half my life being looked down upon.
08:23Today is the first time I feel I can hold my head high.
08:27Mom, from now on, you will always hold your head high.
08:30I still remember what I said as a kid.
08:32When I grow up, I'll make lots of money, buy you delicious food every day, and buy you
08:36the thickest gold necklace so you can wear it to make those who look down on you.
08:39Silly boy, I don't need any gold necklace.
08:41I just want you to be well.
08:43Aunt Alma, that gold necklace, is it the one that Uncle Garrick said he'd buy for your birthday?
08:46Why is it on that woman's neck?
08:47He has gone too far.
08:48He has absolutely no respect for you.
08:50Ah, the company's multi-million dollar project has kept me too busy.
08:52I didn't have time to buy a gift.
08:53When I get my bonus next month, I'll make it up to you with a big gold necklace.
08:55Is that okay?
08:56Stop pulling the long face up here.
08:58So, it is not that you didn't get your bonus.
09:00You just spent it on another woman.
09:01The one that I am.
09:05The one that I am.
09:06The one that I am.
09:10Tonight, I probably can't make it.
09:11You guys eat first.
09:13Alma, where the hell are you?
09:14Why aren't you picking up?
09:14Why is everyone saying I am dead?
09:16Why exactly how are you teaching your son?
09:17To curse his own dad like this.
09:18You think ignoring my calls gets you off the hook?
09:19Don't make me cut you up.
09:20You better call me back right now.
09:25Alma, how dare you hang up on me?
09:26Did you forget?
09:26Who?
09:27Did you forget who is the head of this house?
09:28The head of this house.
09:28Don't push your luck.
09:29Answer the phone.
09:30I am almost home.
09:30Just you wait.
09:31You are all gonna pay.
09:47This toast today is to our valedictorian.
09:49Ma'am, thanks for everything.
09:55Silas, you are a smart boy.
09:57Today on stage, when you said those things,
09:58mom wants to know.
09:59Did you already know all of this?
10:01Mom, let's just eat.
10:03Answer me first.
10:05Mom, you know, why last month I asked for a smartphone?
10:08This kid, since he was little, never made me worry.
10:11Good grades, sensible.
10:12Never wasted money.
10:13The only time he surprised me was when
10:15he'd been using a dumb phone forever.
10:17And then last month, out of nowhere,
10:18he told me he wanted a smartphone.
10:22Mom, I'd like to get a smartphone.
10:23To look out study materials.
10:24Sure, let's get one.
10:25Whatever my son wants, we have to get it.
10:27Did he say we need to look out study materials?
10:29Good.
10:30But what I looked up were
10:32my dad's private transaction records,
10:34he got receipts,
10:34room booking statements,
10:36and his location.
10:40Laura and I are just normal friends.
10:41She is a single woman.
10:43Raising a kid isn't easy.
10:43Tessa can be a bit rebellious.
10:45She really had no choice but to ask her to help.
10:47A single mom raising a kid isn't easy.
10:49Garrick, am I not a woman?
10:50All these years,
10:51haven't I been the one raising seals all by myself?
10:53Why haven't you ever helped me?
10:54Except for asking a single question.
10:56When did it time to pay tuition?
10:57At any other time?
10:57Did you care about his life?
10:58Or his studies?
10:59A few years ago,
11:00when I asked you to pick him up,
11:01you didn't even know what grade he was in.
11:02Stop bringing up the past.
11:03Tessa grew up without a dad.
11:04Such a poor kid.
11:05What is wrong with me looking out for her?
11:07She is poor.
11:08Garrick, your own son is the top scorer in the county.
11:11You missed his award ceremony,
11:12so you could go support your first loved daughter.
11:14The one who is truly pitiful.
11:15Isn't it, Silas?
11:16How would I know Silas' ceremony would be such a big deal?
11:18I thought it was just a normal parent-teacher meeting.
11:21I made sure to call you twice today.
11:23I clearly told you Silas was the top scorer.
11:25And the ceremony was today.
11:26You said it yourself.
11:27You had an important client to see.
11:28You couldn't make it.
11:30Awesome.
11:31All this helping you keep talking about.
11:33Does it require going this far?
11:35It was crowded.
11:36Elala was feeling weak and upsetting.
11:38She's holding her up.
11:38You need to interlock fingers to hold her up.
11:40And if she fainted on the spot,
11:42were you going to just take her home with you?
11:44Alma, can you stop making things up and being so unreasonable?
11:46Elala and I are innocent.
11:47We didn't do anything out of line.
11:48Innocent?
11:49Then, what about Magnolia Gardens?
11:50Building 1.
11:51Unit 3.
11:51Apartment 302.
11:52How do you explain that?
11:54How do you know about that place?
11:55Have you been sighing on me?
11:56I told you.
11:57I didn't.
11:58Save it.
11:59I'm playing innocent with my face
12:00while pulling the shady stuff behind my back.
12:02I must have been out of my mind
12:02to marry a woman like you.
12:04Marrying you
12:05is the biggest mistake of my life.
12:08Come at me!
12:09Stop yelling at my mom!
12:11I had someone take those photos.
12:13And I am the one who found out about the apartment.
12:15Dad.
12:16Surprised.
12:21Stilas!
12:21You little brat!
12:22Adults are talking.
12:23Don't you interrupt!
12:24How dare you hire someone to stalk your own father!
12:25Do you even respect me as your dad?
12:27First, I am already an adult.
12:30Second, your phone's passcode
12:32is neither my mom's birthday
12:33nor my birthday.
12:34It is 0306,
12:35Alara's birthday.
12:36You come home late every day
12:37but always claiming you are working overtime.
12:39Do you really think I don't know anything?
12:40My mom spends every day running
12:41between the market and the kitchen.
12:42She smells like food and laundry detergent.
12:43But you,
12:44every time you come back,
12:45you are covered in the smell of wine
12:46mixed with women's perfume.
12:47I looked up that scent.
12:48Chanel No. 5.
12:49You were $800 off.
12:51Oh, last month.
12:52You used my mom's supplementary card
12:53to spend $20,000
12:54and two gold necklaces.
12:55One was real gold worth over $19,000
12:56and the other was a gold-plated fake
12:58that cost just over $100.
13:00I taught that $100
13:00thanks to my mom
13:01to virtually put
13:01$19,000 real gold necklace
13:02around that woman's neck.
13:03Did you know?
13:04Because last month,
13:05on the night of Lara's birthday,
13:06I saw you driving.
13:08Deliver it to Magnolia Gardens.
13:09Building 1.
13:09Unit 3.
13:10Apartment 302.
13:12Silas, listen to me.
13:13I just had a moment of weakness.
13:14Try to understand.
13:15Men entertain outside.
13:16It is just playing along.
13:17You don't need to explain to me
13:18when you're wrong,
13:19it is my mom.
13:21For over 10 years,
13:22you've been crying
13:22about financial pressure.
13:24My mom,
13:24to save money for you,
13:26wouldn't even buy
13:26a decent bottle of skin care.
13:28Her hands are covered in calluses
13:30from chores
13:30and burns from cooking.
13:32Last year,
13:32when the balcony read it,
13:33just to save $500
13:34in repair fees,
13:35she climbed up a ladder
13:36herself to apply felon.
13:37She fell off the ladder
13:37and sprained her back,
13:38staying in bed
13:39for a full two weeks.
13:40Did you even ask
13:40about any of this?
13:41The only thing you do
13:42when you come home
13:43is insane about her nagging.
13:45Silas,
13:46that is enough.
13:47Mom,
13:47I don't speak up about
13:48the hard work
13:49and your suffering.
13:50Who will?
13:50You always say
13:51it is not easy for him
13:52to support his family.
13:53But Mom,
13:53he never treated this place
13:54as his home.
13:55You are the only one
13:55protecting this empty shell
13:56with your life.
13:56I don't want to trouble
13:57my dog.
13:58I don't want to fight
14:01for you to do the right.
14:02Red, blue,
14:02blue, blue, blue,
14:03blue, blue, blue, blue,
14:03blue, blue, blue.
14:09Look at the fine son you raised
14:11at a school award ceremony.
14:12He was fouting nonsense.
14:13And now the whole
14:13neighborhood group chat
14:14is gossiping about Garrick.
14:15The Walden family's reputation
14:16have been dragged
14:17through the bubby, you two.
14:18Mom,
14:18that is enough.
14:19Why should I stop?
14:20Wasn't this woman
14:21causing trouble again
14:22before the kid
14:22made a scene at school?
14:23She just hates
14:24seeing you succeed.
14:25Alma,
14:25don't you know
14:26how busy Garrick is
14:27with work?
14:28Whatever the issue is,
14:29can't we deal with it
14:30behind closed doors?
14:31Do you really have
14:31to make a scene
14:32and drag the kid into it?
14:34Dad.
14:35Grandpa,
14:35since you want to be reasonable,
14:36why don't you ask
14:37your good son
14:37where he was at 3 p.m. today?
14:38He was supposed to be
14:39at my awards ceremony.
14:40Where did he go?
14:40Where else could he go?
14:41My son obviously
14:42went to work to make money.
14:44Or do you expect
14:44your mom's daily interest
14:45to support a top sorter
14:46like you?
14:47He went to Scholars Academy
14:48to accompany
14:49Lara's daughter
14:49at the awards ceremony.
14:50He even used my mom's money
14:51to buy them
14:52a $20,000 gold necklace
14:53and a silver bracelet.
14:56This is huge news.
14:58Robin and Ma
14:58raising a mistress's kid.
14:59Gotta send this
15:00to the family chat.
15:00Let the others
15:01get a good look.
15:03You bastard!
15:04Your own son
15:04gets top scorer
15:05and you don't go.
15:06Instead,
15:06you go support
15:07that homewrecker.
15:07The Walton family's
15:08reputation
15:09has been completely
15:10ruined by you today.
15:11Don't hate him just yet.
15:12I have something
15:13even better here.
15:13Grandpa,
15:14Grandma,
15:15do you want to see
15:16for yourselves
15:16or your precious son?
15:18Over all these years
15:19took our family's
15:19hard-earned money
15:20and gave it
15:20piece by piece
15:20to that woman.
15:24This is the Lara White profile.
15:25She hasn't worked
15:26in years
15:26and has no stable
15:27income at all.
15:28The second page
15:28shows that for three years,
15:29Garrick Walton
15:30used wire transfers
15:30and bank cards
15:31to send money
15:32under various excuses
15:32to Lara and her family.
15:33The total amount
15:34was $386,000.
15:36On top of that,
15:36he used my mom's name
15:37to buy Hermes bags
15:38and Van Cleef
15:39and Artel's jewelry
15:39which are all worn
15:40by Lara.
15:41Oh my!
15:41Just the email
15:42of Lake Hotel's
15:43booking records alone
15:44are up to 70
15:44or 80 times.
15:45And this Hermes bag,
15:47brother-in-law
15:48is really willing
15:48to spend on his mistress.
15:50Sister-in-law,
15:50you stay at home
15:51and you can't even bear
15:52to change your
15:52grocery basket, right?
15:53Shut up
15:54and say less.
15:55Last year alone,
15:56Garrick Walton's
15:56stash camp shows
15:57he visited
15:57Lara's place
15:58up to 120 times.
16:00You worthless, son!
16:02$380,000!
16:03You threw it
16:03into that bottomless pit!
16:04You completely
16:05disgraced me!
16:06Kill us!
16:07When exactly
16:08did you find out?
16:09Why didn't you
16:09tell me earlier?
16:10Half a year ago,
16:11I went to
16:12Scholar's Academy
16:12to see a friend
16:13at the school gate.
16:14I saw you holding
16:14Lara with her daughter
16:15smiling like a family
16:16of three.
16:18I've never seen
16:18you be so intimate
16:19with my mom.
16:21And I've never seen
16:22you pick me up
16:23from school even once.
16:25You animal!
16:26Hurry up and
16:26kneel down
16:26to apologize
16:27to your wife!
16:28Ally,
16:28I really know
16:29I was wrong.
16:30Please forgive me
16:30this once.
16:31Let's discuss
16:31anything privately.
16:32Don't make a scene
16:33in front of the kid,
16:34okay?
16:34Alma,
16:35look,
16:35Garrick has already
16:36apologized to you.
16:37You know how men are.
16:38It is hard to avoid
16:38being enriched
16:39by a homemaker outside.
16:39As long as he's still here,
16:40listen to your mom.
16:41Just bear with it
16:42and it'll pass.
16:42Bear with it.
16:43You really think I'm sorry
16:44and just erase all the pain
16:45you caused my mom.
16:46Handel's not talking.
16:47Why are you interrupting?
16:48Do you want to destroy
16:48the family?
16:49Garrick is the one
16:49who cheated.
16:50He is the one
16:51who used our money
16:51to keep a mistress.
16:52Who exactly is trying
16:53to destroy the family?
16:53Are you guys incapable
16:54of speaking human words?
16:55You little brat!
16:56How dare you side
16:57against your own family?
16:58This is your violent
16:58uncle's father!
16:59Enough!
17:00Don't touch my son.
17:01See you at the
17:01civil affairs office
17:01at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
17:03We're getting a divorce.
17:07Alma!
17:07Are you crazy?
17:08Over 10 years of marriage!
17:10And you want a divorce
17:10just like that!
17:11Even if you don't care
17:12about yourself,
17:12you need to think
17:13about Phyllis!
17:13He is going to college soon.
17:16Aren't you just trying
17:16to ruin your son's future?
17:18It is exactly
17:19Phyllis' future
17:19so he doesn't grow up
17:20into selfish people like you.
17:21That is why I must
17:22cut ties with this
17:22hypocritical man
17:23once and for all.
17:24Alma,
17:25don't be so hungry.
17:26You've been there
17:27for 10 years.
17:28I've been fighting
17:28for you all this time.
17:29Look out for mine.
17:30You just made a little mistake
17:31that every man in the world
17:32would make.
17:33You have to be so heartless.
17:35You betrayed a wife
17:35who looked after this home
17:36for a decade
17:36and doing so much
17:37for half her life.
17:38You took our family's money
17:39to keep another woman.
17:40And you called this betrayal
17:41of your family
17:41a little mistake.
17:43Garrick Walton,
17:44save your disgusting excuses.
17:45I am divorcing you.
17:48Fine,
17:48we can get a divorce.
17:49But Phyllis stays with me.
17:51You stay home
17:51to cook and raise the kid.
17:53Not earning even one cent.
17:54You are totally
17:54out of touch with society.
17:55If we divorce,
17:56you'll sleep on the streets.
17:57If Phyllis goes with you,
17:57you can't afford
17:58his college tuition.
17:59Exactly!
17:59Phyllis is the blood grandson
18:00of the Walton family.
18:01He is also the county's
18:02top scorer.
18:02He has a bright future.
18:03He must stay
18:03with the Walton family.
18:04Phyllis is already
18:0518 years old.
18:06Legally,
18:06he is an adult
18:07capable of independent thoughts.
18:08He gets to decide
18:09who he stays with.
18:10You have no right
18:10to interfere.
18:12Phyllis,
18:12you are a smart kid.
18:14You know what
18:14the right choice is.
18:16Your mother is just
18:16an unemployed housewife
18:18relying on the fixed interest
18:19from her premarital assets.
18:20Can she afford to send you
18:21to a prestigious university?
18:22Can she buy you a car
18:23in a house in the city center?
18:23I am the senior executive
18:24of the date company.
18:25Earning hundreds of thousands a year.
18:26If you stay with me,
18:27I guarantee you a bright future.
18:28Aunt Lara is very sweet.
18:29She'll take good care of you too.
18:30Phyllis,
18:31as long as you have
18:31a good future,
18:32no matter what you choose,
18:33mom will respect your decision.
18:36Be a good boy,
18:37Phyllis.
18:37Come with that.
18:38Auntie Lara is very nice.
18:40Your sister Tessa is well-behaved.
18:41You'll be a family from now.
18:42Come with you.
18:43A father who keeps a mistress,
18:44has no sense of responsibility,
18:46and lacks any moral compass,
18:47would only completely tarnish
18:48my character in the future.
18:49Since you look down on my mom,
18:50take your people
18:50and get out of our house immediately.
18:51You heartless and great!
18:53The Walton family
18:54raised you for nothing!
18:55You are just playing your mother!
18:56Hold up, you are Jesus!
18:57Fine.
18:58Play tough.
18:59See you in court.
19:00I'd like to see
19:00how you two losers
19:02survive without me.
19:04Now that dictatorian
19:05is something else.
19:05Scalding his own dad
19:06like a little boy.
19:07What a great show!
19:11Mom,
19:11don't worry about the future.
19:13I am already 18.
19:14Legally,
19:15I have full capacity as an adult.
19:16He won't win custody anyway.
19:18I've already looked into it
19:19with my exam scores.
19:20All the top universities
19:21have offered me
19:22full scholarships
19:23and huge living stipends.
19:24When I go to college,
19:25I won't need Garrett
19:26to pay a single dime.
19:27Plus,
19:27the evidence I have
19:28of his financial transfers
19:29will ensure he leaves
19:30the court with absolutely nothing.
19:31Every cent he took from you,
19:33I'll make him spit back out.
19:34From now on,
19:35you don't have to compromise
19:36with anyone for my sake
19:37because I can protect you now.
19:39Okay.
19:39My boy has grown up.
19:41You know how to protect me now.
19:42I'll listen to you.
19:43We'll start over.
19:45Mom,
19:45you've protected me
19:46all these years.
19:47From now on,
19:48it is my turn to protect you.
19:54These transfer records,
19:56driving records,
19:56and all the notarized copies
19:57of chat screenshots,
19:58they're organized so professionally.
20:00The logical chain
20:00is absolutely flawless.
20:01Miss Preston,
20:02may I ask which top
20:03investigation firm did this?
20:04I've been doing this
20:04for 20 years
20:05and I've never seen
20:06such a clean chain of evidence.
20:07I didn't hire a firm.
20:08These were all organized
20:09by my son himself.
20:10He just finished the exam
20:11and is this year's top scorer.
20:13A genius,
20:14an absolute legal genius.
20:16Your son's meticulous
20:17logical thinking.
20:17If he doesn't become
20:18a great lawyer,
20:19it would be a lot of
20:19for the entire legal profession.
20:21I don't interfere
20:21with his major.
20:22Silas has always had
20:23a mind of his own.
20:24Miss Preston,
20:25with this hard evidence,
20:26the fact of
20:27Garrett Walton's infidelity
20:27and his transfer
20:28of massive joint
20:29marital assets
20:29is set in stone.
20:30This $380,000
20:32is legally considered
20:33an invalid gift.
20:34We can absolutely
20:35sue that woman
20:35named Lara White
20:36and force her
20:36to return every cent.
20:37As for the property
20:38and savings,
20:38as Garrett Walton
20:39is clearly at fault,
20:40I guarantee you
20:41he'll leave with nothing,
20:42not a single dime.
20:45Thank you,
20:46Attorney Queen.
20:46I leave it all to you.
20:50Miss Preston,
20:51we saw the resume
20:51you submitted yesterday.
20:52Please come to
20:52Metro Plaza
20:53for an interview.
20:53Okay,
20:54I'll be right there.
20:56Even though
20:56I still have some interest
20:57for my premarital savings,
20:58but Silas is going
20:59to college soon.
21:00Our expenses
21:00are only going to increase.
21:02I can't be useless anymore.
21:03I must find a job quickly
21:04and get back into society.
21:08We reconsidered.
21:09You are not a good fit.
21:10Next!
21:11But,
21:12didn't you ask me
21:13to come for an interview?
21:14I haven't even introduced myself.
21:15If we don't see you in person,
21:16how would we know
21:16if we want you?
21:17Hurry up and leave.
21:17Next!
21:22Hello,
21:23I'd like to apply
21:23for the cleaner job.
21:24I work very fast.
21:26Lady,
21:27we only want experienced workers.
21:28We haven't worked
21:29in over a decade.
21:30We probably can't even
21:30use a floor sweeper.
21:31Go, go.
21:32Don't waste my time here.
21:33Ah!
21:33Oh, no!
21:34Someone's dying!
21:39Don't be a busybody, lady!
21:40What if she's a scammer?
21:41If she brings you,
21:42you'll go bankrupt.
21:42You won't be able to pay.
21:43Our life is on the line.
21:43I've learned first aid.
21:45I can't just leave her.
21:49Step back.
21:50Don't crowd around.
21:51Keep the air flowing.
21:52Someone call 911.
21:53Hurry!
21:57These symptoms
21:57when my grandma
21:58had a heart attack
21:59and an asthma attack
22:00at the same time.
22:00It was exactly like this.
22:02She must have emergency meds
22:03in her bag.
22:04Found it.
22:04Heart relief pills.
22:07One,
22:08two,
22:08three.
22:09Three.
22:11Three.
22:26nurse.
22:28Here are the old lady's
22:29registration papers.
22:32Somebody help!
22:34Someone pass out!
22:36Mom!
22:37Mom!
22:40Mom,
22:41open your eyes
22:42and look at me.
22:42Don't leave me alone.
22:43Mom,
22:44please.
22:46Mom,
22:46didn't you say
22:47what I placed first
22:47in the county?
22:48You were the proudest mom
22:49in the world.
22:50Please open your eyes
22:50and look at me.
22:51Mom,
22:52please don't scare me
22:53like this.
22:56Mom,
22:57you are awake.
22:58Good boy.
22:59Mom promises you.
23:00I'll take good care
23:00of myself from now on.
23:01I still have to watch
23:02my son
23:02make a name for himself.
23:05Alma Preston,
23:05right?
23:05Low blood sugar
23:06and mild anemia.
23:06Over exhaustion.
23:07Just go home
23:07and get some good rest.
23:08Remember to pick up
23:09your mask before you leave.
23:09Thank you,
23:10doctor.
23:22Mr. Grant,
23:23you are finally here.
23:24Mrs. Grant was sent
23:24to the emergency room
23:25and treated in time.
23:25She is now out of danger
23:26and has been transferred
23:26to the special care ward
23:27on the top floor.
23:27What about the lady
23:28who saved my grandmother?
23:28How is she doing now?
23:29That lady,
23:30due to low blood sugar
23:30and physical exhaustion
23:31from performing CPR
23:31is now fated.
23:32We have already arranged
23:33for her to receive IV fluids
23:33in a regular war.
23:34She is fine for now
23:34and is right.
23:36Assistant Reed,
23:37get $500,000 in cash
23:38and bring it here immediately.
23:40Yes,
23:40Mr. Grant.
23:48This birthmark,
23:49it is actually her.
23:56Hey,
23:56wake up.
23:57Can you hear me?
24:00Get out.
24:00Get out.
24:00Hurry.
24:09Excuse me,
24:09you are...
24:10Miss Preston,
24:11I am Dorothy Grant's grandson.
24:12Thank you for saving my grandma
24:13at the mall today.
24:13Ah,
24:14I see.
24:14You are too polite.
24:15It was nothing.
24:16Miss Preston,
24:17I don't just want to thank you
24:18for saving my grandma.
24:18I also want to thank you
24:19for saving my life
24:20from that car crash
24:20on Greenway Avenue
24:21five years ago.
24:22So it was you.
24:22I remember after I pulled you
24:23out of the car,
24:24the car just exploded.
24:24That scene I still remember clearly.
24:26It was terrifying.
24:27I've looked for you
24:27for five whole years.
24:27I can't believe it is fate
24:28that you saved my grandma too.
24:29This $500,000
24:30is to thank you
24:31for saving her life.
24:31As for five years to go,
24:32I'll compensate you separately.
24:33Mr. Grant,
24:33what are you doing?
24:34I didn't save you for the money.
24:35I won't take a single chance of this.
24:36Please take it back.
24:36Miss Preston,
24:37since you won't take the money,
24:38please give me a chance
24:38to show my gratitude.
24:39Let me treat you and your son
24:40to dinner tonight.
24:41Is that all right?
24:41Mom,
24:42if you say no to dinner,
24:43this uncle might just lose sleep
24:44over the guilt tonight.
24:45Sigh.
24:46All right then.
24:47Thank you for the treat.
24:55Miss Preston,
24:55I have a little trouble to sort out.
24:56You guys head in first.
24:57The private room is on the top floor.
24:58The Supreme VIP lounge.
24:59This restaurant is a property
24:59under Grant Holdings.
25:00Make yourselves at home.
25:01Order whatever you like.
25:01Don't be shy.
25:02I'll be right there when I'm done.
25:03Mr. Grant,
25:03go ahead.
25:04We'll wait for you inside.
25:08Oh my, Garrick.
25:09Look who it is.
25:10This old hag is really something.
25:12How did she find us here?
25:15Alma,
25:15you really just won't go away.
25:17What brought our son here
25:18to ambush me,
25:18begging to get back together?
25:19Finally face reality.
25:20Finally realize without me
25:21you're just a loser
25:22who can't even afford me,
25:22you bitch.
25:23Garrick,
25:23don't flatter yourself.
25:24We're just here to eat.
25:26Good dogs don't block the way.
25:27Get lost.
25:27Don't make excuses about eating.
25:29Do you know where you are?
25:29This is the whole county's
25:30most expensive Grand Manor restaurant.
25:31You haven't worked a day
25:32in over a decade.
25:33Relying on that little debt interest
25:33from your premarital assets,
25:34you can't even afford
25:35a glass of water,
25:35let alone a meal
25:36to stop acting like you are rich.
25:37Sis, Preston,
25:38you can't have your cake
25:39and eat it too.
25:39Garrick is my man now.
25:40Don't end up getting detained
25:41for dining and dashing
25:42and then come crying
25:42and screaming to my man
25:43for money to bail you out.
25:44That would be so ugly.
25:45Speaking of freeloading,
25:46you two are a perfect match.
25:47Relying on embezzling
25:48our marital assets
25:49and steaming together.
25:49You are truly made
25:50for each other to the core.
25:51What is going on?
25:51He is the legitimate
25:52son versus the mistress.
25:53You uneducated,
25:54rebellious son.
25:54How dare you speak to us like that?
25:55Aunt Lara knows the VIP
25:56at Grand Corporation.
25:57She is going to work
25:57at Grand Holy's headquarters soon.
25:59Isn't she better than
25:59your useless housewife or mother?
26:01And next month,
26:01I'll be officially promoted
26:02to director.
26:03You better get your head straight.
26:04Only by pleasing us
26:05will you have a good life ahead.
26:07Exactly, Phyllis.
26:07I used to hate the idea
26:08of being a stepmom,
26:09but since you are the top scorer,
26:10I guess I can compromise.
26:12As long as you are a good boy,
26:13you'll have plenty of resources
26:14from Grand Holy's in the future.
26:16Today happens to be Mother's Day.
26:17Kneel down right now.
26:17Give Aunt Lara these flowers
26:18and call her mom.
26:20As long as you call her mom,
26:21I'll cover all your expenses
26:22for college.
26:22Going abroad,
26:23decreasing ahead.
26:24Don't even think about
26:24getting one cent for me.
26:29Ah!
26:34You know, it's Garrick.
26:36Is my face ruined?
26:38Daddy, it is okay.
26:39It is just a scratch.
26:39Don't worry.
26:40Mr. Walden,
26:41throwing away a good life
26:41to play the fool
26:42for someone else is one thing,
26:43but you want me to call
26:44a degenerate woman my mom?
26:45Get your head checked
26:46and stop stigging us.
26:47How dare you?
26:48Who taught you
26:48to talk to your dad like that?
26:49Our mom.
26:50Is this how you raised him?
26:50My mom taught me
26:51to respect others.
26:52Clearly, neither of you qualifies.
26:53You ungrateful brat.
26:54If I don't beat you today,
26:55I am not your dad.
27:01Garrick, Garrick,
27:02are you okay?
27:03Don't scare me.
27:04This woman hit too hard.
27:05She's going to be sterilized.
27:07Serves him right.
27:08He forced his ex's son
27:08to call the bad guy mom.
27:10I'd kick him too.
27:12Ahma, you're useless.
27:13Ugly hag.
27:14How dare you hit me?
27:15Garrick, listen to me carefully.
27:17If you dare touch a hair
27:18on my son's head again,
27:19I'll fight you to the death.
27:21My mom is always
27:22so weak and fragile.
27:23I can't believe
27:23she's willing to.
27:24Fight the man she's endured
27:25for years for me today.
27:27Security!
27:28Where the hell is security?
27:29Someone's trying to kill us.
27:30Get these two murderers
27:31out of here.
27:31What is going on here?
27:32Who dares to cause trouble
27:33at Grand Manor?
27:34Manager,
27:35these two lunatics
27:35are causing trouble here.
27:36They threw thorny flowers
27:37at us and kicked us
27:38for no reason.
27:39Throw them out right now.
27:40Ma'am,
27:41our restaurant
27:41is a high-end establishment.
27:43Please,
27:43you and your son
27:44must leave immediately.
27:44Don't disturb the other guests.
27:46Manager,
27:46look at my face.
27:47They did this.
27:48Do you see this?
27:49Manager?
27:50Colossalist bitches like her.
27:51If you let them stay,
27:52they'll only lower
27:52the standards of your restaurant.
27:53You too,
27:54get out now
27:54or we'll have to use force.
27:57They insulted us first.
27:58Why are you kicking us out?
27:59We're paying customers too.
28:00Paying customers.
28:01Ha ha ha ha,
28:01I'll tell you exactly why.
28:03Look closely.
28:03I'm one of your
28:04Black Diamond members
28:05without fail.
28:05I spend over a hundred grand
28:06here every year.
28:07As for them,
28:07forget a membership card.
28:08They probably can't even
28:09afford a glass of tap water.
28:09They came here today
28:10just to cause trouble.
28:11What are you waiting for?
28:12Get his trouble-making
28:12mother and son out here right now?
28:13I'd like to see you try.
28:21Who are you?
28:21Think bringing a few bodyguards
28:22makes you a big shot
28:23at Grant Manor.
28:26Mr. Grant,
28:27why are you here in person?
28:28What?
28:29Am I not allowed here?
28:30No, no, no.
28:30It is just...
28:31I was afraid
28:31seeing such a chaotic scene
28:32would upset you.
28:33Who is he?
28:34Is his membership level
28:34even higher than my Black Diamond?
28:36A membership card.
28:37I don't need one.
28:38If you don't have one,
28:39just say so.
28:39Why pretend you don't need it?
28:40You don't even have a membership card.
28:41So what are you acting so arrogant for?
28:43Mr. Walt,
28:43just be quiet.
28:44Of course,
28:45Mr. Grant doesn't need
28:45a membership card
28:45because this entire
28:46Grand Manor restaurant
28:46is his private business.
28:49People you are trying to kick out
28:50are my personally
28:50invited VIP guests.
28:51You are just a housewife
28:52who washes clothes
28:53and cooks every day.
28:53Since when did you know
28:54the restaurant owner?
28:55This man is so handsome
28:56and he's actually this rich.
28:57That bitch Alma.
28:58What right does she have
28:59to know a man like him?
29:00You.
29:00So what if you are
29:01the owner of this restaurant?
29:02This is a family matter
29:02between my ex-wife and me.
29:03It has absolutely nothing
29:04to do with an outsider like you.
29:05Who says it has nothing
29:06to do with him?
29:06He is not an outsider.
29:07He is my mom's boyfriend.
29:14I really have to thank
29:15Mr. Walton for agreeing
29:15to the divorce.
29:16Otherwise,
29:16how would I get the chance
29:18to rightfully take care
29:18of Alma and her son?
29:20Alma!
29:20You shameless bitch!
29:21No wonder you left
29:22with nothing just to divorce me.
29:23You've been going behind my back
29:24and hooking up with a pretty boy.
29:25Garrick!
29:25Stop making things up!
29:26We got divorced
29:26because you hooked up with Alara!
29:28Your son admitted it in public
29:29and you still deny cheating.
29:30Mr. Walton,
29:31watch your mouth.
29:31Who actually cheated first?
29:32It is Grant, right?
29:33You seem pretty rich.
29:34Too bad your taste is awful.
29:35You actually like picking up
29:36my leftovers.
29:37If you can't speak like a human,
29:38I don't mind having my guard
29:39shove your head in the toilet
29:39to wash your mouth out.
29:40You listen here, Grant.
29:41You'd better not cross me
29:42over some pretty face.
29:43Otherwise,
29:43I'll have this crappy restaurant
29:44shut down by tomorrow.
29:45Oh, I'd really love to hear
29:47how you'll shut me down.
29:48Your restaurant and Grant Corp
29:49have a deep partnership, right?
29:50I'm not afraid to tell you.
29:51I'm an executive
29:51at Westland Construction.
29:52Westland and Grant Corp
29:53are long-term strategic partners.
29:54All I have to do is say one word
29:55to the top of us
29:55at Westland's headquarters
29:56and the Grant Corp
29:57will cut off all targeted cooperation
29:58with your restaurant.
29:59I can make your place
29:59shut down for good.
30:00That is right.
30:01I just passed that interview.
30:02I'll soon be the special assistant
30:03to the VP of Grant Corporation.
30:04Plus,
30:04Grant Corp's head of HR
30:05is a distant relative of mine.
30:06With just one word from me,
30:07Grant Corp can make sure
30:08you never work
30:08in this industry again.
30:09If you know what is good for you,
30:10hurry up and throw this bitch
30:11out of me.
30:11Is that so?
30:14Send out a notice.
30:15Number one,
30:15immediately cut all of Grant Corp's
30:16ties with Westland Construction.
30:17Cancel all joint projects
30:17and blacklist them completely.
30:18Second, check it.
30:19HR just hired a special assistant
30:19named Alara White.
30:20Fire her on the spot.
30:21Blacklist her across the industry.
30:24Oh, please, Garricka.
30:25Did you see that?
30:26He acts like it is a real deal.
30:27Firing me with just one word.
30:28Who do you think you are?
30:29The chairman of Grant Holdings.
30:34You've been sitting at home
30:34as a parasite for over a decade, sweetheart.
30:36All you do every day
30:37is stay in the kitchen.
30:38If you can actually know
30:39someone who sways
30:39Grant Holdings' decisions,
30:40such a big shot.
30:41I'll eat this table
30:41right here, right now.
30:45See that?
30:45Head of HR,
30:46Grant Holdings called me personally.
30:47It is definitely to tell me
30:48to start work tomorrow.
30:49Watch me expose you to right now.
30:51Hello, cousin.
30:52You needed me.
30:52Alara, what kind of big shot
30:53you managed to offend out there?
30:54They just issued
30:55a top-level blacklist order.
30:56You are fired.
30:57It is an industry.
30:58Why ban?
30:58Don't bother coming in.
31:01Gary Walton, you useless.
31:02E-competent idiot.
31:03What the hell did you do?
31:04Jim and Thomas.
31:05I didn't do anything.
31:06Grant Holdings'
31:06unilaterally terminated
31:07all of our joint projects.
31:08Your company took a massive hit.
31:09You were fired.
31:10And you bear all the breach penalties.
31:11You better think hard
31:12about who you offended.
31:18This is impossible.
31:19It took me so long
31:20to get an offer from Grant Corp.
31:21And I still have so many
31:22online loans to pay off.
31:23I don't believe it.
31:24I worked at Westland for 10 years.
31:25I am about to be promoted to director.
31:26Who are you?
31:27How can you ruin my life
31:27with just one word?
31:28Throw them out.
31:29Don't disturb my BMPs.
31:30They call me.
31:31I'm a...
31:32You bitch.
31:33Burn in hell!
31:37Uncle Lucian,
31:38earlier in the lobby,
31:38to protect my mom
31:39from being bullied,
31:40I took the liberty
31:40of using your name.
31:41With this glass of wine,
31:42I talk to you,
31:42and I apologize.
31:44Mr. Grant,
31:45Silas,
31:45you just wanted to protect me.
31:47He definitely didn't mean
31:47to offend you.
31:48Please blame me instead.
31:49Why would I blame you?
31:50I don't even have a girlfriend.
31:51But today,
31:51I suddenly got a son this big.
31:52It actually let me experience
31:53what it is like to be a dad.
31:54An experience like this
31:55is truly priceless.
31:57But right is right.
31:57I'll bring three glasses
31:58as punishment.
31:58All right.
31:59You take responsibility.
31:59You are a real man.
32:00Stop calling me Mr. Grant
32:01or boss from now on.
32:02It sounds like we're
32:02signing a contract.
32:03Just call me Uncle Lucian.
32:03Uncle Lucian.
32:07Miss Preston,
32:07you saved my life
32:08and my grandma's.
32:09She insisted on giving you
32:09money as thanks,
32:10but you absolutely refused.
32:11So, aside from treating you
32:12to dinner,
32:12I have another matter.
32:13Grant Corp Homes,
32:14the wellness table.
32:14Wellness retreat.
32:15I want to officially hire you
32:16as our dietary R&D director.
32:19No, no, Mr. Grant.
32:20I've been out of the workforce
32:21for over a decade,
32:21even though I got my
32:22advanced nutrition certification.
32:23It was just to take care
32:24of Celis' health.
32:24I'm afraid I'll mess up your business.
32:25You underestimate yourself.
32:26I know.
32:27You graduated from a top university
32:28with a degree in food
32:28and nutritional sciences.
32:29Your graduation thesis
32:30even won first prize in the city.
32:31Your grades were absolutely stellar.
32:32You only put your career
32:32on hold for your family.
32:33Now, it is time for you
32:34to shine again.
32:36Mom, your old textbooks.
32:37I've looked through them.
32:38They're packed with your notes.
32:39You have the talent.
32:40I am grown up now.
32:41You don't have to be
32:41in the kitchen all day.
32:42Give it a try.
32:43Go get your life back.
32:45Okay.
32:45Mr. Grant,
32:47I accept the job.
32:50Did you hear?
32:50The new director used to be
32:51just to stay at home, Mom.
32:52She's been out of touch
32:52for over a decade.
32:53What does she know
32:53about dietary party?
32:54Hard to say.
32:54Maybe the higher-ups
32:55arranged for her to be here.
32:56Could be a hidden boss.
32:56Director Preston, right?
32:57Our kitchen only respects real skills.
32:58You don't keep slackers around.
32:59You must be the executive chef,
33:00Chef Mitchell.
33:01Hello, from now on,
33:01I'll do my best to work
33:02with everyone.
33:03Together, we can do great
33:03in dietary R&D.
33:04I look forward to your guidance.
33:05Anyone can talk a good game.
33:07Effort alone isn't enough.
33:08You need to show real results.
33:09I understand.
33:10Moving forward,
33:10I will produce results
33:11to prove myself.
33:12We happen to have
33:13a huge problem right here.
33:14Starwell Group sent over
33:14a lawyer's letter a few days ago.
33:16Mr. Duncan is unsatisfied
33:16with our dietary options.
33:17Not only is he terminating
33:18the contract,
33:18he is also suing us
33:19for a $10 million penalty.
33:20If you are really that capable,
33:21handle Mr. Duncan in a month.
33:22Make him drop the lawsuit
33:23and renew his contract with us.
33:24If you can't do it,
33:25it proves you are
33:26just a useless pretty face.
33:27When the time comes,
33:28please hand in your resignation.
33:29Don't stay here
33:29and waste everyone's time.