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00:00I dated eight men at once. Every one of them was using me as a paid stand-in. I didn't
00:05care. As long as the money kept coming, they were all my sweet little darlings. Then they discovered each other's
00:10existence, and they completely lost it. I am a master of time management. Eight boyfriends, three months running, not one
00:16of them suspected the others existed. Each one was convinced he was the love of my life. They were constantly
00:21bothered by how much I loved them. They'd warn me regularly to know my place, not to get ideas. Interesting.
00:26The only ideas I had were about their money.
00:28Boyfriend number one, Marcus Voss. A rich CEO, with taste issues, and a mile-long list of demands. His thing
00:35was office roleplay. Every date, he required me in a white dress, playing secretary. During lunch, I'd play piano for
00:41him. Insufferable. But the man was stupid rich, and that was impossible to resist. Noondate. I arrived as instructed. White
00:47dress, light makeup, long hair loose over my shoulders, waiting in his office. He came back from a meeting and
00:52frowned at me.
00:53Cheap imitation. So what if you dress like her? You still can't compare to a single hair on her body.
00:58I smiled politely.
01:00Whatever you like.
01:01Idiot. You wrote the dress code. His eyes went colder. Whatever he was thinking, it wasn't kind.
01:05I've warned you before. Don't fall for me. In this lifetime, I will only ever love her.
01:10Yeah, yeah, I get it. You have your true love. I pinched my arm, let my eyes go red, walked
01:14to the piano.
01:15I sat down and banged out something deliberately off-key. Halfway through, he stood up, disgusted.
01:20Unbearable. A fake is a fake no matter how close the resemblance.
01:23He walked out mid-date. 200,000 hit my account at the same moment. I dabbed my eyes at his
01:28retreating back.
01:29Marcus, I don't want your damn money!
01:31The contempt on his face deepened exactly as I'd calculated.
01:35Understand something. What we have is transactional. Nothing more. Ever.
01:38Then he wired another 500,000 in apparent fury.
01:41Oh, so rebel. I liked it. I left Marcus and rushed to the next one.
01:46Eight men is a lot, even for someone with my scheduling abilities.
01:49Boyfriend number two. Elliot Crane. A university professor.
01:53Today's date? Shopping.
01:54He took me through stores and pulled 30 or 40 pieces.
01:57Sent me to the fitting room one item at a time.
01:59I tried on clothes for the entire afternoon.
02:02Exhausted. Swallowed every curse word.
02:04Instead, I smiled sweetly and touched his arm.
02:06Elliot, are all of these for me?
02:08You're so good to me. I love every single one.
02:14I've told you. I can't stand being touched by anyone who isn't her.
02:17I have things to do. I'm leaving.
02:19I've wired you money. Go buy something you actually like.
02:21Just not anything she wears. I hate seeing her style copied.
02:23And don't text me. Don't call. I'm busy.
02:26He left. 20,000 arrived in my account.
02:28That was the thing about all eight of them.
02:29They were paying me to date them.
02:31But all we ever did was have dinner.
02:33Talk. Walk around.
02:34They were saving themselves for the woman they really loved.
02:36Wouldn't let me so much as hold a hand.
02:38Honestly, I loved it.
02:41After Elliot left, I checked my schedule.
02:42Next up at 7, boyfriend number 3, Danny Sorrento.
02:45The world's youngest racing champion.
02:47Known for his fearless driving and arrogant attitude.
02:49He had never lost a race.
02:50A handsome face.
02:51A terrible temper.
02:53Danny was tired of being on the outside looking in.
02:55He paid a million for me to sit through dinner with him and his dream girl.
02:58When I arrived, he asked.
03:00You know what to do?
03:01A million dollars has a way of making me agreeable.
03:04One more job like this, and I'm set.
03:05Cash out. Disappear. Done.
03:07I kept the excitement off my face.
03:09Danny, I've got it.
03:10I'll put on a good show, make her jealous,
03:12and once you two are together, I'll step back.
03:14You won't hear from me again.
03:16What's that supposed to mean?
03:17You that eager to be rid of me?
03:19Oh no. I'd gotten too comfortable.
03:21Three months playing stand-in.
03:22I knew exactly what kind of men these were.
03:24I pinched myself.
03:24Dropped my head.
03:25Let my eyes fill.
03:26No. God, no.
03:28I don't want to leave you, Danny.
03:29If you still have any feeling for me at all,
03:31please don't make me go.
03:32I won't get in your way.
03:34I just want to be near you.
03:36That landed right.
03:37His expression eased,
03:38though his voice stayed flat and irritated.
03:41Not happening.
03:42Her.
03:42My heart belongs to her.
03:44I'll give you two million tonight.
03:46Once this is done, stay out of my life.
03:48I nodded slowly, letting it look like it hurt.
03:51Ridiculous man.
03:52Pain in the ass.
03:53Danny took my arm and walked me to the private back room
03:55where he'd set up the dinner.
03:57After we pushed open the door,
03:58the air went silent for a moment.
04:00We stared at the eight people inside.
04:01I never expected that inside
04:03were not only Danny's dream girl,
04:04but also my other seven boyfriends.
04:06I stood very still,
04:08and I never expected that their dream girl
04:10were the same girl.
04:11She looked almost exactly like me,
04:13just like the way I usually dressed.
04:14She wore a white dress,
04:16hair falling to her shoulders with big,
04:17dewy eyes,
04:18and a soft, delicate look about her.
04:20No wonder they all kept going glassy-eyed
04:22in the middle of conversations.
04:23While I was still in a daze,
04:24all seven of my boyfriend's eyes landed on me.
04:27No, more precisely,
04:28on Danny's hand around my waist.
04:30Each of them wore a dark expression,
04:31eyes full of displeasure,
04:33like they wanted someone buried.
04:34The girl looked at Danny's hand on my waist,
04:36and for a moment,
04:37her expression froze.
04:39Then her eyes reddened,
04:39and she asked carefully,
04:41Danny, is this your new girlfriend?
04:43Seven men got visibly angrier.
04:45Danny, a loyal follower.
04:46Seeing her look hurt destroyed his plan instantly.
04:48He pushed me away immediately.
04:50No, I don't know her.
04:52I hit the floor.
04:53Nobody cared.
04:54The girl laughed through her tears.
04:55She reached out and took the hands
04:57of the two men nearest to her,
04:58tilted her head,
04:59looking completely innocent.
05:00Don't fight over me.
05:01We agreed, remember?
05:03I'm never taking a boyfriend.
05:05That way the nine of us can stay together forever.
05:07Best friends, always.
05:09I got up off the floor by myself.
05:11I looked at eight men glaring at each other,
05:13then turning soft the moment they looked at her,
05:15honestly, a functioning ecosystem.
05:17I watched the whole thing,
05:18completely froze.
05:20This works?
05:20Suddenly, I felt like I'd never really
05:22gotten the hang of it.
05:23Her name was Lily Ashworth.
05:24The nine of them had grown up together.
05:26She was the same age as me,
05:27but that was where the resemblance ended.
05:29She was the only daughter of the Ashworth group,
05:31raised like a jewel in a case.
05:32I was an orphan with no parents,
05:34raised in an orphanage.
05:35That night, Danny transferred five million to me,
05:38payment for letting him push me down.
05:39After the transfer, he gave me an order.
05:41Come with me to have dinner with Lily this weekend.
05:44This was a setback.
05:44He even started blaming me.
05:46When I pushed you away,
05:47why didn't you hold on to me?
05:49Do better next time.
05:51Got it?
05:51I took the money,
05:52said nothing,
05:52and blocked him.
05:53The other seven boyfriends got blocked along with him.
05:55Sorry, I've made enough money.
05:57I'm done working for you, idiot.
05:58Three days later,
05:59eight luxury cars were parked outside my tiny rental.
06:02At that moment,
06:03I was buying chicken at the corner market.
06:04I had just paid.
06:05Then my landlord,
06:06Mrs. Petrov,
06:07came rushing over.
06:08Kara,
06:09something's wrong.
06:10Eight men showed up at your door,
06:11all claiming to be your boyfriend.
06:13They're fighting right now.
06:15You better go look.
06:16It's bad.
06:17There's blood.
06:20I came home with my chicken
06:21and found all eight of my exes were there.
06:24Eight men,
06:24various stages of wrecked,
06:26still swinging at each other.
06:27I stared.
06:28Why weren't they with Lily?
06:29What were they doing here?
06:30What a mess.
06:31I pulled my jacket up over my face
06:33and tried to sneak away.
06:34Marcus spotted me,
06:35cold as ever.
06:36Kara Novak,
06:37explain.
06:38All seven of them.
06:39What the hell is going on?
06:40The second he said it,
06:41the others froze.
06:42Every head turned my way.
06:44Pure fury,
06:45still holding each other by the collars and lapels,
06:47but all looking at me now.
06:48I felt a little awkward.
06:50Then I pinched my arm,
06:51let my eyes go red.
06:52Stop.
06:53Please,
06:53stop fighting over me.
06:54Nailed it.
06:55Peak Lily Ashworth energy.
06:56However,
06:57it did not work.
06:58They kept glaring,
06:59harder than the night Danny had his arm around me.
07:00Every single one of them looked like they'd been betrayed.
07:03The proud and flashy Danny Sorrento
07:04now looked like a homeless man.
07:06He released Elliot's collar.
07:07Kara?
07:08You dare cheat on me?
07:11Elliot straightened his tie.
07:13Seven men behind my back.
07:15Impressive in the worst way.
07:16Boyfriend number four,
07:18a rich kid with more money than manners,
07:19wiped blood from his mouth.
07:21Nobody's ever played me like this.
07:22You said you loved me
07:23while you were running a whole roster?
07:25Boyfriend number five,
07:26the Hollywood golden boy
07:27who had millions of fans,
07:28was hurt the worst.
07:29His face was covered in bruises,
07:31and even his perfect smile was gone.
07:33Tell me right now,
07:33out of all eight of us,
07:36who do you actually love?
07:50No.
07:50You are all my closest friends.
07:52We all share the most important bonds.
07:55From now on,
07:56don't ask who I love the most.
07:58In my eyes,
07:58every one of you is equally important.
08:02Even if I have a child someday,
08:03you can all be the child's godfathers.
08:05Let your rivalry become protection.
08:07Protect me.
08:07Protect our child.
08:08Let the child grow up surrounded by eight fathers.
08:10Wouldn't that be better?
08:11I looked at them through the tears.
08:13Then I saw the expressions
08:13on all eight of my ex-boyfriend's faces.
08:16They looked like they had eaten something disgusting.
08:17Good.
08:18This time,
08:18I got it right.
08:19Elliot looked at me with disgust,
08:21like I was completely insane.
08:23You want me to be your backup?
08:25Do you think you're worthy?
08:26Marcus,
08:27colder.
08:27You've been playing a role so long
08:28you started believing it.
08:29I'm warning you,
08:30don't try games with me.
08:32Danny lifted his chin.
08:33Generous.
08:34Like he was doing me a favor.
08:35Before,
08:35you begged me.
08:36You wanted to stay by my side forever.
08:38Fine.
08:39I'll agree now.
08:40As long as you cut ties with them,
08:41I can forgive everything.
08:43The moment Danny finished speaking,
08:45everyone looked at him coldly.
08:46They looked like they wanted to beat him up again.
08:48Boyfriend number four had a different brain
08:49than the rest of them.
08:50He focused on the completely wrong thing.
08:52His expression changed
08:53like he had been struck by lightning.
08:55Wait.
08:56You're pregnant?
08:56Whose kid is it?
08:57He looked around.
08:58His eyes were full of suspicion,
08:59like every person there could be the father.
09:01Then he suddenly realized something.
09:03Is it his?
09:03Danny looked at his own finger,
09:04then at me,
09:05baffled.
09:06The next second,
09:07all seven turned on Danny.
09:08A fight was about to start.
09:09Boyfriend number four got there first.
09:11What the hell are you doing?
09:12Then Marcus hit him too.
09:13After that,
09:13Danny really got beaten by everyone.
09:15I slipped away while they were occupied.
09:17That night,
09:18all eight called,
09:19furious,
09:20demanding to know whose child it was.
09:22I was speechless.
09:23What was wrong with them?
09:24There was no child.
09:25I texted back the same thing to all eight,
09:27your dad's.
09:28Then I changed my phone number immediately.
09:31A few days later,
09:32I ran into Lily Ashworth on the street.
09:34She looked at me,
09:34and the soft act dropped immediately.
09:36You again.
09:37Yeah,
09:38me.
09:38This woman really had two faces.
09:40She frowned when I didn't react to her tone.
09:42Why are you still here?
09:43Come to embarrass yourself some more?
09:44Doesn't matter how much you look like me.
09:46You're just a fake.
09:47Did you really think a few tricks would let you steal my men?
09:50Dream on.
09:50They will always only love me.
09:52Sure,
09:53sure,
09:53sure.
09:54All yours.
09:55I didn't care about her insults.
09:56Eight ridiculous men.
09:57Who would want them?
09:58Only she could handle them.
09:59Can you control them?
10:00Please tell them not to come looking for me anymore.
10:02But Lily thought I was provoking her.
10:04Are you dreaming?
10:05Their eyes only have me.
10:06They would come looking for you?
10:08Stop acting crazy.
10:09Right then,
10:10Danny came around the corner looking for me.
10:11He hadn't slept.
10:12His face was swollen from the beating,
10:14one arm wrapped in a bandage.
10:15Honestly,
10:16he looked ridiculous.
10:17When he saw me,
10:17then rushed toward me,
10:18he didn't even notice Lily standing beside me.
10:20You really have no heart.
10:23Eight men weren't enough?
10:24You even went after my father?
10:25Tell me,
10:26when did this happen?
10:28I looked at him and said nothing.
10:30I seriously wondered why Lily Ashworth's eight followers were all so abnormal.
10:34I only said one sentence.
10:35How did someone actually believe it?
10:37Danny stared at me for a long moment.
10:38Then he finally gave in.
10:40Have my brother.
10:40I'll raise him.
10:42As long as you behave from now on,
10:44I can pretend nothing happened.
10:45I didn't understand,
10:46but I was shocked.
10:47Does your father know about this?
10:48Lily standing beside me changed completely.
10:50Then she seemed to think of something.
10:52A gentle smile appeared on her face.
10:54Danny,
10:55I'm right here.
10:56Don't you think you've got the wrong person?
10:58He startled.
11:00Lily?
11:01When did you get here?
11:02That answer made it clear.
11:03He hadn't mistaken anyone.
11:04Her smile froze.
11:06Because of her standing there,
11:07Danny didn't bother me that day.
11:08Two peaceful days passed.
11:09I thought maybe my conversation with Lily had actually worked.
11:12I thought she had really stopped them.
11:14I was wrong.
11:14On the third day,
11:15the eight men came back to my apartment again.
11:17Marcus spoke coldly.
11:20What did you say to Lily?
11:21Why did she cry all night after she went home?
11:23Keep your schemes away from her.
11:25She's nothing like you.
11:26She grew up with everything.
11:28She's innocent.
11:28When we were children,
11:29she risked her life to save ours.
11:30Every one of us owe her a debt.
11:31I will not allow anyone to hurt her.
11:35I thought raising a child alone
11:37would be difficult for you.
11:38I even considered keeping you around
11:40after I got married.
11:42But I never thought you would be this cruel.
11:45If you dare do anything to Lily,
11:47I will make you regret it.
11:51Not only did you date eight men,
11:53you were also this cruel.
11:54You don't deserve to stand beside Lily.
11:56How dare you act superior in front of her?
11:59Do you think people are stupid
12:01just because they don't get angry?
12:02Boyfriend number five laughed coldly.
12:04Don't think because we treated you differently
12:06that you can act superior in front of Lily.
12:08I already checked.
12:09You're not pregnant.
12:10It's just another little trick.
12:12I almost wanted to applaud.
12:13Amazing.
12:13You actually had to investigate that?
12:15The Hollywood golden boy
12:16loved by millions
12:17was somehow this stupid.
12:19Boyfriend number six,
12:20boyfriend number seven,
12:21boyfriend number eight
12:22also took turns insulting me.
12:24I sighed.
12:25I understood.
12:25Lily Ashworth was your true love.
12:27I wasn't even worth one strand of her hair.
12:29But seriously,
12:30I never wanted to get involved
12:31in your relationship.
12:32I honestly think the nine of you
12:33belong together forever.
12:34How about you stop coming to find me?
12:36Then your Lily won't be hurt anymore.
12:38But apparently their brains stopped working.
12:40They didn't understand my sincere advice.
12:42Instead,
12:43they thought I was jealous.
12:44They thought I was competing with Lily.
12:46Danny let out a cold laugh,
12:47looking like he had expected this all along.
12:49He said disdainfully,
12:51What, are you jealous of Lily?
12:53After all my warnings,
12:54you would still develop feelings for me.
12:56Apologize to her.
12:57Swear you'll stay away.
12:58I can allow you to stay by my side
13:00as a secret lover.
13:00Marcus's face darkened.
13:02Danny Sorrento,
13:02haven't you been beaten enough?
13:04You turned down the money to stay with me.
13:06So why seven other men?
13:07Did they force you?
13:09If you beg me and stay by my side obediently,
13:11I can help you get away from them.
13:13Nonsense.
13:15Kara loves me the most.
13:17She never missed a single movie of mine.
13:20She knew every role,
13:21every story,
13:22everything about me.
13:24That proves nothing.
13:26She doesn't love you.
13:27She stayed up all night
13:28taking care of me
13:29when drinking damaged my stomach.
13:32She knew I loved someone else.
13:34She still worried about me.
13:36Boyfriend number seven refused to lose.
13:37That is nothing.
13:38She willingly became Lily's replacement.
13:41She dressed according to Lily's style
13:42just to please me.
13:44She remembered the day we met.
13:45My birthday,
13:46my habits,
13:47my preferences.
13:48If that isn't love,
13:49then what is?
13:51Soon,
13:51they started arguing again.
13:53The topic was who I loved the most
13:54and what I had done for them.
13:55They firmly believed
13:56they were the man I loved most.
13:58I silently covered my ears.
13:59I really didn't understand
14:01men's ridiculous need to compete.
14:02They kept saying Lily
14:03was the only woman they loved.
14:05Yet they were almost fighting
14:05over whether I loved them.
14:07After enduring it for two minutes,
14:08I finally couldn't take it anymore.
14:10I spoke quietly.
14:11I really didn't have any ideas for you.
14:13I was only following the rules
14:14of the replacement business.
14:15I treated you well because of the money.
14:17Don't take it seriously.
14:18You treated me like a substitute.
14:19I treated you like boss.
14:21We both got what we wanted.
14:22Don't use guilt to pressure me.
14:25The first rule of being a replacement is simple.
14:27Never fall in love with the boss.
14:30Relax, I swear.
14:31From now on,
14:32I will stay far away from all of you.
14:35I will never appear
14:36in front of you and Lily again.
14:39I wish the nine of you happiness forever.
14:42Stay together.
14:43Have a beautiful life.
14:45After I finished speaking,
14:46the eight men who were still arguing
14:47about who I loved the most
14:48all froze.
14:49Their expressions turned dark.
14:51They slowly looked at me.
14:52You mean...
14:55Everything you said you felt for us
14:56was fake?
14:57The eight ex-boyfriends
14:58were hit hard.
14:59I looked at them in horror.
15:00You didn't actually fall for me,
15:02did you?
15:02Please.
15:03No.
15:03That would be a disaster.
15:04They were still more suitable for Lily.
15:09Fall for you?
15:10Do you think you're worthy?
15:11My heart will only ever belong to Lily.
15:13After that,
15:13they warned me again.
15:14Don't interfere with them and Lily.
15:16Then they left.
15:17I finally relaxed.
15:18I touched my chest.
15:19Good.
15:20That was close.
15:21During the days,
15:21they didn't come looking for me.
15:22I was too happy.
15:23I went back to the orphanage
15:24where I grew up.
15:25The old matron grabbed my hand.
15:27Her eyes filled with tears.
15:28Kara,
15:28don't keep bringing money here.
15:30Save some for yourself.
15:32Where are you?
15:33A group of little kids
15:34followed behind me,
15:35calling me sister.
15:36Mother Agnes,
15:37I grew up here too.
15:38This place is my home.
15:40You don't have to be polite with me.
15:41Most of the money I earned
15:42from those eight ex-boyfriends
15:44went to Mother Agnes.
15:45I was abandoned outside the orphanage
15:46when I was a baby.
15:47Mother Agnes found me.
15:48Although we had no blood relation,
15:50she always treated
15:50every child here as her own.
15:52Everyone who left this place
15:53remembered her kindness.
15:54I stayed at the orphanage
15:56for a week.
15:56Before I left,
15:57Mother Agnes gave me a gold locket.
15:59You have always been a kind child.
16:02I still remember when you were seven.
16:03You secretly ran away
16:05and ended up saving
16:06several kidnapped children.
16:07You almost lost your life.
16:09You scared me half to death.
16:11Now look at you.
16:12You have grown up.
16:13This locket was on you
16:15when I found you.
16:16You were too young,
16:17so I kept it safe for you.
16:19This is valuable.
16:20Someone from an ordinary family
16:22would not have owned
16:22something like this.
16:24Maybe your past
16:24has another story.
16:26If fate allows,
16:27perhaps you will find
16:28your real family someday.
16:29I looked at the locket.
16:30My feelings were complicated.
16:33If they abandon me,
16:34then there is no need
16:34to find them.
16:35Mother Agnes,
16:36sell it.
16:36Use the money for the children.
16:38Mother Agnes glared at me,
16:39then firmly pushed
16:40the locket back into my hand.
16:42When I was about to leave,
16:43I met a man in a suit.
16:44Mother Agnes greeted him warmly.
16:45Only then did I learn
16:46he had heard about
16:47the orphanage's difficulties
16:48and came to donate money.
16:50Mother Agnes asked,
16:51Kara,
16:51do you remember him?
16:53This is Tyler.
16:54You saved those kidnapped kids
16:55years ago.
16:56He'd lost his memory,
16:57stayed at our orphanage
16:58six months.
16:59His family came for him eventually.
17:01He was older than you,
17:02taller,
17:03but he followed you everywhere,
17:05called you sister non-stop.
17:06You were always annoyed
17:07and tried to get rid of him,
17:08but you could never
17:09shake him off.
17:10You named him Tyler,
17:11said he was stubborn,
17:12so it fit.
17:13I thought carefully.
17:14It seemed like there really
17:15was someone like that.
17:16The man also remembered.
17:18First,
17:18he looked at me in surprise.
17:19Then he smiled awkwardly.
17:21Kara,
17:22is that really you, sis?
17:23Seeing a grown man
17:24older than me
17:25calling me sis,
17:26I felt embarrassed.
17:27Just call me Kara.
17:28Tyler's real name
17:29was Nathaniel Carter.
17:30He lived in the same city as me.
17:31He offered to drive me back.
17:33Along the way,
17:33we talked about
17:34the embarrassing things
17:35for our childhood
17:35and the awkwardness
17:36between us
17:37slowly disappeared.
17:38He drove me to my apartment
17:39and we exchanged
17:40contact information.
17:41Nathaniel smiled and said,
17:42I have wanted to see you again
17:43ever since I visited
17:44the orphanage
17:44over the years,
17:45but I never had the chance.
17:47Are you free tomorrow?
17:49Give me a chance
17:50to buy you dinner
17:50and repay you
17:51for saving my life
17:52back then.
17:52I smiled and nodded.
17:53He suddenly reached out
17:54and gently rubbed my hair.
17:56It's good.
17:57You still remember me, Kara.
17:59But eight men suddenly
18:00appeared from different directions
18:01in the darkness.
18:01When they saw each other,
18:03they first stared
18:03at one another in surprise.
18:04They probably never expected
18:06the others to be there.
18:07Then,
18:07all eight of them
18:08turned their angry eyes
18:09toward Tyler.
18:10Marcus spoke first.
18:11I really underestimated you.
18:12We haven't seen each other
18:13for only a few days
18:14and you already found
18:15another man!
18:17Nathaniel looked at them,
18:18then turned to me
18:19with a confused expression.
18:20I gave an awkward smile.
18:21Sorry you had to see this.
18:23These are my eight ex-boyfriends.
18:25The eight men
18:25seemed to know Tyler
18:26and after realizing
18:27who he was,
18:28their expressions
18:28became even darker.
18:30Danny was especially furious.
18:31Nathaniel Carter,
18:32you again?
18:33Fine,
18:33you've been leading Lily
18:34on all these years
18:34but now you're going
18:35after Kara too?
18:36I warn you,
18:37my patience is limited.
18:38Don't think that just
18:38because Lily likes you,
18:39I won't do anything to you.
18:41What is your relationship
18:41with Kara?
18:42I was stunned.
18:43I never expected Nathaniel
18:44to be this powerful.
18:45He was actually the person
18:46admired by the woman
18:47all eight of my ex-boyfriends
18:49worshipped.
18:49Nathaniel frowned slightly.
18:51He ignored them
18:51and quietly asked me,
18:52Are they bothering you?
18:53I nodded blankly.
18:54Hearing that,
18:55Nathaniel took my hand.
18:56I have nothing to do with Lily.
18:57We are not close.
18:58But Kara is my girlfriend.
19:00Please show some respect.
19:01I don't want any of you
19:02to bother my girlfriend again.
19:04All eight men
19:05instantly turned,
19:06red-eyed.
19:06Every single one of them
19:07stared at him
19:08with extreme anger.
19:09I immediately became alert.
19:10I knew this scene.
19:11Before Danny was beaten up
19:12that day,
19:13they had the exact same expression.
19:15Nathaniel was only trying
19:16to help me get rid
19:16of these eight crazy men.
19:18He couldn't suffer
19:18for no reason.
19:19I immediately stepped
19:20in front of Nathaniel
19:21and glared at them.
19:22If you want to hit
19:23my boyfriend,
19:24you have to get
19:25through me first.
19:26The moment I finished speaking,
19:27the eight men across from me
19:28were so angry,
19:29their eyes turned red.
19:31I seriously wondered
19:31if they all had
19:32the same illness.
19:33Among them,
19:34Danny was the angriest.
19:35He still hadn't fully recovered
19:36from the last beating.
19:37His arm was still
19:38wrapped in bandages.
19:39Now, he stared at me
19:40and Tyler.
19:40His entire mindset collapsed.
19:42He stepped back two steps,
19:43looking completely unbelievable.
19:45Why didn't you protect me
19:46when I was being beaten
19:47last time?
19:50Kara Novak,
19:51so you really don't
19:52love me.
19:52Nathaniel smiled
19:53and gently pulled me
19:54behind him.
19:55After I left the orphanage,
19:56my father took me back
19:58to the Carter family.
19:59He trained me
20:00to become the next
20:01head of the family.
20:02Don't worry.
20:03They are not my match.
20:05I never expected
20:05that within 20 minutes,
20:07the eight men
20:07would all be lying
20:08on the ground
20:09after being beaten
20:10by Tyler.
20:11You talk such a big game,
20:12but you're all bark
20:13and no bite.
20:14Not a single one of you
20:15can actually fight.
20:16Nathaniel moved his wrist,
20:17looked at them
20:18without a single injury,
20:19then took my hand
20:20and walked upstairs with me.
20:21After bringing me back
20:22to my apartment,
20:22he let go of my hand
20:23with a slightly red face.
20:25Sorry,
20:25I went too far just now.
20:27I waved my hand generously.
20:28Thanks for helping me.
20:29Then he asked,
20:30Aren't those eight
20:31supposed to only love
20:32Lily Ashboard?
20:33Why are they suddenly
20:33chasing you?
20:34Finally,
20:34someone who understood.
20:35How do you know those eights?
20:36We had a lot to talk about.
20:38From Nathaniel,
20:38I learned he,
20:39my exes,
20:40and Lily
20:40all grew up
20:41in the same neighborhood,
20:42same schools
20:42from elementary
20:43through high school.
20:44But Nathaniel thought
20:45they were insane,
20:45so he kept his distance.
20:47The reason?
20:47My eight ex-boyfriends
20:48were obsessed with Lily,
20:49but Lily didn't like them.
20:50She liked Nathaniel instead.
20:52Because of this,
20:53they caused him trouble constantly,
20:54said he didn't know
20:55what was good for him.
20:55They even tried forcing him
20:56to be with Lily
20:57through threats and persuasion,
20:58so noble and selfless.
21:00After hearing this,
21:01I was silent.
21:01They really were ridiculous.
21:03They and Lily Ashworth
21:04were a perfect match,
21:05a match made in heaven.
21:06I also told Nathaniel
21:07why I knew those eight men.
21:08Back then,
21:09the orphanage was running out of money.
21:10I wanted to help Mother Agnes,
21:12so I agreed to become
21:13Marcus's replacement girlfriend.
21:14Later,
21:15the other seven men found me too.
21:16Being one person's replacement
21:17was still being a replacement.
21:19Being eight people's replacement
21:20was the same,
21:21and I could earn more money,
21:22so I accepted all of them.
21:24Nathaniel looked at me with guilt.
21:26I'm sorry.
21:27These years,
21:28my father sent me
21:28to an underground training program,
21:30and I couldn't return in time.
21:32I didn't know you had suffered so much.
21:34I smiled.
21:36What's suffering?
21:37Actually,
21:38I should thank those eight men.
21:39They gave me a job.
21:41I could never have earned
21:42that much money working normally.
21:43I paused,
21:44then casually said,
21:46I never thought
21:47I would look so similar to Lily.
21:49If I wasn't an orphan,
21:51I would have thought
21:51she was my real sister.
21:52Nathaniel frowned slightly.
21:54He licked at me carefully.
21:55Not that similar.
21:56She isn't as pretty as you.
21:58After saying that,
21:59he realized what he had said.
22:00His face turned red.
22:02Nathaniel was very considerate.
22:03He was worried
22:04that those eight men
22:05would keep bothering me,
22:06so he often came
22:07to have meals with me.
22:08The only problem was
22:09that whenever he walked me home,
22:10we would often run into
22:11those eight men.
22:12They were afraid
22:13they couldn't beat Nathaniel again,
22:15so they didn't come closer,
22:16but they always stood nearby,
22:18staring at us with angry eyes.
22:19Honestly,
22:20it was a little creepy.
22:21Not long after that,
22:22Lily Ashworth found me.
22:24She looked at me with disdain,
22:25then threw a check at me.
22:26Twenty million dollars.
22:27She wanted me to leave Nathaniel.
22:29Then she mocked me.
22:30Kara Novak,
22:32why are you so shameless?
22:35You keep chasing after my men.
22:37Whether it is those eight men
22:39or Nathaniel,
22:40isn't it all because of money?
22:44They will never marry you.
22:48So now you are targeting Nathaniel?
22:52Dream on.
22:54The Carter family
22:55will never accept an orphan
22:58with no background.
23:01This money is enough for you.
23:03Take it
23:03and leave this city.
23:05Never appear in front of Nathaniel
23:07or those eight men again.
23:09I looked at the check on the ground.
23:10Then I looked at Lily.
23:11I couldn't help wondering,
23:12was this the power of love?
23:14Those eight men had been fooled
23:15by her two faces since childhood.
23:16I ignored her,
23:17then turned around and left.
23:18But the moment I walked past her,
23:19she suddenly fell to the ground.
23:21Then,
23:21eight men rushed out from nearby.
23:23They carefully helped Lily stand up,
23:24then looked at me with anger.
23:26Lily wiped her tears.
23:27Her voice was soft and pitiful.
23:29I'm sorry, Kara.
23:30I know you hate me
23:31because of those eight men.
23:33But I really didn't come here
23:34with bad intentions.
23:37I only heard that your orphanage
23:39needed money,
23:39so I wanted to help you.
23:42Marcus looked at the check
23:43on the ground,
23:44then looked at Lily's hurt expression.
23:45His face instantly turned cold.
23:48You threw away Lily's kindness,
23:49and you even pushed her down.
23:51Danny also looked at me with disgust.
23:53Aren't you poor?
23:55You became a replacement
23:56just for money.
23:58Now Lily gives you money,
24:00and suddenly you care about your pride?
24:02Elliot spoke coldly.
24:04So this was all because
24:05you were jealous of Lily?
24:08So you wanted to steal her men?
24:10I was speechless for a long time.
24:12Whatever makes you happy.
24:13I never expected these guys
24:15to be this good at imagining things.
24:16No wonder they matched Lily so well.
24:18I wanted to leave,
24:19but the eight men surrounded me.
24:20Each of them had a dark expression.
24:22They looked like they were here
24:23to demand an explanation.
24:24Elliot spoke coldly.
24:25You think you can leave that easily?
24:28Marcus frowned.
24:29I don't hit women.
24:30Slap yourself once
24:31and apologize to Lily.
24:32Danny said,
24:33Don't test my patience.
24:35No one is allowed to hurt Lily!
24:37I looked at them silently.
24:38Then I saw Lily Ashworth
24:39standing behind them.
24:40Her arm had a small scratch.
24:41There were still tears on her eyelashes.
24:43She looked exactly like the innocent
24:44and fragile girl
24:45she always pretended to be.
24:46But when she looked at me,
24:47her eyes were full of arrogance
24:49and contempt.
24:49Yes, she looked down on me,
24:51someone without money.
24:52They all stared at me,
24:53waiting for me to slap myself,
24:54waiting to see me embarrassed.
24:56Later, Nathaniel arrived.
24:57He kicked Danny away from me.
24:59Danny fell to the ground.
25:00He screamed.
25:01His injured arm hit the ground again,
25:03making his injury even worse.
25:04Nathaniel walked to my side
25:06and took my hand.
25:07Then he looked coldly
25:08at the eight men.
25:09You bullied my girlfriend
25:10while I wasn't here?
25:14Looks like I didn't hit hard
25:15enough last time.
25:16When Lily saw Nathaniel
25:17protecting me,
25:18then she cried even harder.
25:20Nathaniel,
25:20I'm sorry.
25:24I only wanted to help Kara.
25:27I didn't mean to cause
25:28a misunderstanding.
25:30Nathaniel frowned.
25:31Enough.
25:33Save your tears
25:34for those eight men.
25:36What happened just now?
25:38You know better than anyone.
25:40Lily's face turned pale.
25:41Her eight followers
25:42became even angrier.
25:43They all glared at Nathaniel.
25:45Marcus shouted,
25:46Nathaniel Carter,
25:46Are you blind?
25:49You mistake a fake
25:51for a treasure.
25:52Elliot gritted his teeth.
25:54Apologize to Lily
25:55right now.
25:56Otherwise,
25:57I won't let this go.
25:59Lily is kind
26:00and innocent.
26:02Kara is just a fake copy.
26:04Do you understand?
26:05She's only pretending
26:06to be Lily.
26:07I was speechless.
26:08Why were they always
26:09so dramatic?
26:10I looked at Nathaniel.
26:11Nathaniel frowned.
26:12Then he looked at me gently.
26:13Respect my girlfriend.
26:14You keep saying
26:15Kara is terrible.
26:17Then answer me.
26:19If she is really
26:19as terrible as you say,
26:21why did you fight me
26:22because of her?
26:23Behind them,
26:24Lily's face
26:25became slightly pale.
26:26The eight men frowned.
26:27Then they immediately
26:28denied it.
26:29That's impossible.
26:30Why would I care
26:31about someone like her?
26:32Nathaniel gave a mocking
26:33smile and ignored them.
26:35You keep coming to
26:36Kara's home
26:37and disturbing her.
26:38I was worried
26:39about her safety.
26:40So I installed cameras
26:41here a few days ago.
26:43What happened just now?
26:44Go watch it yourself.
26:45I looked at Nathaniel
26:46in surprise.
26:47Lily's face
26:47completely changed.
26:48Nathaniel!
26:49The other eight men
26:50looked at him suspiciously.
26:51Nathaniel Carter
26:52showed them
26:52the surveillance footage.
26:53After watching everything,
26:54the eight men
26:55stood frozen.
26:56They had always believed
26:57Lily Ashworth
26:57was gentle and kind.
26:58The little girl
26:59who had risked everything
27:00to save them.
27:01But the woman in the video
27:01was completely different.
27:03For the first time,
27:04they realized
27:04they might have
27:04never truly known her.
27:06Before leaving,
27:06Nathaniel still wanted
27:07to help me release my anger.
27:09So he beat up
27:09the eight men again.
27:10But what truly broke them
27:11was not the pain
27:12on their bodies.
27:12It was the collapse
27:13of everything
27:14they believed in.
27:15After walking a few steps,
27:16boyfriend number four
27:17suddenly turned around
27:17and shouted,
27:19I don't believe it!
27:22The person who saved us
27:23back then
27:24was obviously Lily!
27:25She almost lost her life
27:26when she was seven
27:26just to save us!
27:28How could she possibly
27:29become someone like this?
27:30Nathaniel looked at them
27:31and gave a cold laugh,
27:32looking at them
27:33like they were idiots.
27:34Are you sure?
27:36The person who saved you
27:37back then
27:37wasn't Lily Ashford.
27:39It was Kara Novak.
27:42Ask Lily Ashworth.
27:44Ask her if she remembers
27:45the details of that day.
27:46Everyone froze instantly.
27:48Impossible!
27:49They looked at Lily
27:50in disbelief.
27:50You remember the details
27:51of that day, don't you?
27:53Lily's face turned
27:54completely pale,
27:55but she couldn't say
27:55a single word.
27:56Then I told them
27:57everything that happened
27:57back then.
27:58Besides Nathaniel,
27:59the other eight men
28:00were also there
28:00during that kidnapping.
28:01Looking at their regretful
28:02and painful expressions,
28:04I only felt it was ridiculous.
28:05If I had known
28:06they would grow up like this,
28:07maybe I should have
28:08never saved them.
28:08I turned around and left.
28:10I didn't care about them anymore,
28:11but the days that followed
28:12made me think.
28:13Maybe it would have been better
28:14if the truth
28:14had never been revealed.
28:15After learning the truth,
28:17the eight men
28:17completely broke down.
28:18They desperately tried
28:19to make up for everything
28:20they had done to me.
28:21Every day,
28:22they came to apologize.
28:23They even said,
28:24Even if you don't like us,
28:25it doesn't matter.
28:27We can stay by your side forever.
28:29Why did that sound so familiar?
28:30Oh, right.
28:31That was exactly
28:31what Lily had said
28:32to them before.
28:33She wanted the nine of them
28:34to stay together forever.
28:35Unfortunately,
28:36I had no interest.
28:37I looked at them seriously.
28:38I already have a boyfriend.
28:41Don't come looking
28:41for me anymore.
28:42The eight men
28:43looked terrible.
28:44In the end,
28:44they only left one sentence.
28:46I won't give up.
28:49They refused to stop bothering me.
28:51Nathaniel worried
28:51that they would disturb my life,
28:53so he suggested
28:53that I temporarily
28:54stay at his place.
28:55He said,
28:56With me here,
28:57they won't dare bother you again.
28:58I agreed.
28:59Later,
28:59the eight men
29:00did come looking for me
29:01several times,
29:01but Nathaniel stopped them
29:02every time.
29:03They knew they couldn't beat him,
29:04so they could only leave
29:05with their tails
29:05between their legs.
29:06To thank him,
29:07I decided to cook dinner
29:08for him myself.
29:09While shopping at the supermarket,
29:10I met two women
29:11who looked extremely similar to me.
29:12One of them was
29:13Lily Ashworth's mother.
29:14The other was her aunt.
29:15After returning home,
29:16Nathaniel told me
29:17Mrs. Ashworth had been searching
29:18for her missing biological daughter
29:20for years,
29:20and that daughter
29:21was probably me.
29:22A few days later,
29:23it was Nathaniel Carter's
29:24mother's birthday.
29:25He invited me to attend.
29:26I thought it would only be
29:27a normal family dinner,
29:28but I never expected
29:29so many powerful families
29:30to be there.
29:30At the gala,
29:31I met the eight men
29:32and Lily Ashworth again.
29:33Lily's friends tried
29:34to humiliate me,
29:35but at that moment,
29:36Mrs. Carter personally
29:37held my hand.
29:38Are you the child
29:38who saved Nathaniel back then?
29:40I have wanted to meet you
29:41for a long time.
29:42Let me make this clear.
29:43I only recognize
29:44this daughter-in-law.
29:45If you ever change
29:45to someone else
29:46in the future,
29:47I won't agree.
29:48Not only her,
29:48several other wealthy women
29:49also recognized me.
29:51Marcus is the best choice.
29:53He's successful,
29:53powerful,
29:54and mature.
29:55Our ellet is the perfect choice
29:56for her.
29:56He's an Ivy League professor.
29:57This is clearly
29:58our Danny's girlfriend.
29:59He's the youngest
30:00racing champion
30:00in the world.
30:01The other women
30:02refused to lose
30:03and all started
30:04fighting over me.
30:05Lily stood among the crowd.
30:06Her face became darker
30:07and darker.
30:08During the chaos,
30:09the gold locket
30:10on my wrist was revealed.
30:11When Mrs. Ashworth saw it,
30:12her eyes instantly turned red.
30:14She rushed forward
30:15and grabbed my hand.
30:16This gold locket!
30:17I searched for you
30:18for years!
30:19I finally found you!
30:21Everyone was shocked.
30:22After the DNA test results
30:23came out,
30:24the truth was confirmed.
30:25I was Mrs. Ashworth's
30:26biological daughter,
30:27who had been missing
30:28for many years.
30:29Mrs. Ashworth held me
30:30and cried for a long time.
30:31Mr. Ashworth wiped away
30:33his tears,
30:33then gently pulled
30:34both of us
30:35into his arms.
30:35I was trapped between them,
30:37like some kind of
30:37family reunion sandwich.
30:39I looked at the parents
30:40holding me.
30:40I was still confused.
30:42Can someone please
30:43tell me what is going on?
30:45Then Mrs. Ashworth
30:46wiped away her tears
30:47and finally told me
30:48the truth.
30:49Back then,
30:49she and her younger sister
30:50looked almost identical.
30:51Because of jealousy,
30:52her sisters secretly
30:53switched their two babies.
30:54She took me away,
30:55then abandoned me
30:56at an orphanage.
30:57All these years,
30:58the Ashworth family
30:59had been searching for me.
31:00My mother gently
31:01touched my face.
31:02From the moment
31:02I lost you,
31:03I have been waiting
31:04to bring you home.
31:05They never abandoned me.
31:06They just couldn't find me.
31:07After learning the truth,
31:08I finally let go
31:09of the past,
31:10Lily Ashworth
31:11was also forced
31:11to leave the Ashworth family.
31:13She cried and begged them
31:14to let her stay.
31:15But Mrs. Ashworth
31:16only shook her head.
31:17I know everything
31:18you have done.
31:19From now on,
31:20our relationship ends here.
31:22I don't want my daughter
31:23to be hurt by you again.
31:25After reuniting
31:25with my biological parents,
31:27my identity
31:27completely changed.
31:28The people who once
31:29looked down on me
31:30all regretted it.
31:31The families of those
31:32eight men
31:32also started trying
31:33to get closer to me.
31:35All of them wanted
31:35their sons to marry me.
31:36Mrs. Carter became anxious.
31:38She quickly held
31:39my mother's hand.
31:40Sister,
31:40our Nathaniel and Kara
31:41really love each other.
31:42These people have been
31:43trying to steal
31:44my daughter-in-law
31:44all day long.
31:45I think we should let
31:46the two children
31:47get engaged first.
31:47My mother didn't answer.
31:49Instead,
31:49she turned to me.
31:50Kara,
31:51what do you think?
31:52I hesitated.
31:53Actually,
31:53I wanted to say
31:54I wasn't ready
31:55to get engaged yet.
31:56But then,
31:57Nathaniel quietly
31:57squeezed my hand.
31:58He looked nervous.
31:59I coughed lightly.
32:02Then,
32:04let's get engaged.
32:05Nathaniel finally relaxed.
32:07Mrs. Carter
32:07immediately smiled.
32:08The other eight
32:09wealthy mothers
32:09looked disappointed.
32:10They all glared
32:11at their own sons.
32:12Their sons just
32:13stared at me,
32:14lost.
32:14Everyone's eyes
32:15were on me.
32:16These eight powerful men,
32:17who used to look down
32:18on everyone,
32:19now look like kids
32:20who had lost
32:20their favorite toy.
32:21I shivered.
32:22Suddenly,
32:22I felt that getting
32:23married sooner
32:24might actually be
32:24a good idea.
32:25The happiness
32:26that truly belonged to me
32:27was never something
32:28I had to steal
32:28from someone else.
32:29It was always waiting
32:30for me to turn around.
32:31I was waiting for me
32:31I'm sorry for