Fake Heir Tried To Took Over The Family Business But A Maid Exposed
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00:00:00I'm not accusing anyone. It's just grandfather gave me that bracelet you understand it means everything to me
00:00:11Anyone who was near the living room last night bags on the table now
00:00:18That bracelets worth more than our yearly pay who'd be dumb enough to touch it new girl starts and suddenly
00:00:25things go missing
00:00:27You can check my bag too. Don't be scared. This clears your name to clear my name
00:00:32It's in the right side of the sofa first day
00:00:35And you're already using the new help to flex must be nice having that kind of time
00:00:38Did someone just say something no ma'am?
00:00:41No one spoke
00:00:44Mom you look exhausted. Are you feeling okay?
00:00:47Maybe I imagined it
00:00:49Great just my luck of all people. I get dropped into this rich family fake hair drama
00:00:55as the tiny little nanny fake hair
00:00:58Alistin you heard it, too in the original book the Hastings family starts falling apart because of Elias the fake
00:01:04son
00:01:05He plays the perfect son up front then guts the Hastings family piece by piece behind their backs
00:01:10Edwin go ahead. Don't keep everyone standing here
00:01:13Wait, sir the sofa check it again grandfather. We did check it already. I said check it again
00:01:23It's here it really was in the sofa and they almost went through Molly's bag
00:01:30I'm glad it's been found my fault. I should have been more careful. Sorry for the trouble everyone and
00:01:36You first day what a welcome. It's all right. Mr. Elias
00:01:40Drop the act you'll do it again
00:01:46Everyone leave
00:01:50God that scared me I thought tonight was about to get ugly that new girl Molly has terrible luck first
00:01:55day
00:01:55And she almost takes the fall so this is why rich families pay well day one bag search. Nope
00:02:00I need to stay invisible the Hastings fake air mess is way above my pay grade grandfather dad mom
00:02:07Tonight was my fault. I'll be more careful from now on
00:02:12At least it's found mom you look pale. Want me to walk you upstairs. No, I'll sit for a while
00:02:20Then I'll head back to my room
00:02:24Dad you heard that voice too I did
00:02:28But Molly never opened her mouth
00:02:30Elias didn't react neither did Edwin or the staff
00:02:35Only the three of us can hear it
00:02:38It's her thoughts sounds like an inner voice. She said Elias is the fake son and that he'll hollow out
00:02:44the Hastings family and she was right about the bracelet
00:02:47But Elias he's our son. We raised him. How could he no conclusions yet?
00:02:52But from now on we don't take anything Elias says or does at face value
00:03:08Molly remember this you're here to work survive probation get paid get out
00:03:15Problem is tomorrow's the board meeting
00:03:18Elias takes mr
00:03:20Hazing's backup meds keeps him from going to the company then sweet talks mr
00:03:24Alistair into signing that trap of an agency agreement
00:03:30Backup meds agency agreement
00:03:35She's talking again
00:03:39Edwin
00:03:43Sir
00:03:44Post someone by the study tonight the study sir
00:03:48Especially the medicine box inside
00:03:51Understood guarding the study in the middle of the night. What is going on today?
00:03:56Who's there?
00:03:58It's me, Elias
00:04:01Grandfather coughs at night. I just wanted to check if his medicine is stocked
00:04:04Sir, it's late. I should probably check with just the backup meds. Nothing more
00:04:09I don't want to get blamed for this fine. I'll just take a look log it by the book. No
00:04:12trouble for you
00:04:13Oh
00:04:23Grandfather's old
00:04:25He shouldn't be worrying about company business
00:04:28At tomorrow's board meeting, Dad will have to listen to me.
00:04:34He really took it.
00:04:37Mr. Alistair, Mr. Elias entered the study, opened the medicine box and took Mr. Hastings' medicine.
00:04:41Don't stop him. Let him go.
00:04:44It really was Elias?
00:04:48Yes.
00:04:53Sir, one box of medicine was missing last night.
00:04:56Mr. Elias took it.
00:04:58Entered the study at 2.03 a.m., came out three minutes later.
00:05:01Time, person, missing medicine. It all lines up.
00:05:04He only took the medicine. He wasn't really trying to hurt Dad, right?
00:05:08Clara, harm doesn't start only when poison is involved.
00:05:14I understand, Dad.
00:05:21Grandfather, are you awake? I came to check on you.
00:05:28Put it away.
00:05:30Yes, sir.
00:05:38Come in.
00:05:48Grandfather, you look awful.
00:05:49Did you not sleep last night?
00:05:51Old trouble.
00:05:53Nothing serious.
00:05:56Dad.
00:05:58Grandfather isn't well.
00:06:00Don't let him worry about the company.
00:06:02I'll go with you today.
00:06:03That's thoughtful of you, Elias.
00:06:06Mom.
00:06:08We're family.
00:06:10Grandfather's health matters more than anything.
00:06:12Mr. Hastings, your broth is ready.
00:06:15Bring it in.
00:06:21Sure.
00:06:22Being a good grandson.
00:06:24That's the act.
00:06:25What he actually wants is to get his hands on the company.
00:06:32Mom?
00:06:33What's wrong?
00:06:35Nothing.
00:06:37As long as Mr. Hastings isn't there, Mr. Alistair can get steered by him way too easily.
00:06:42The trap is page four, clause eight.
00:06:45Once he signs it, the North Harbor project gets handed straight to the Ellington family.
00:06:50If you want to go, then come with me.
00:06:54Great.
00:06:54I'll get ready right away.
00:06:58Alistair.
00:07:00Company matters stay by the rules.
00:07:02All of them.
00:07:03I know, Dad.
00:07:05Looks like I'm off the hook today.
00:07:07Drop off the broth and vanish.
00:07:08Rich family power games?
00:07:10Hard pass.
00:07:11This is an important meeting.
00:07:12Why isn't Mr. Hastings here?
00:07:14He's unwell and needs to rest at home.
00:07:16He won't be attending today.
00:07:17Final materials for North Harbor are due next week.
00:07:19Today's meeting is critical.
00:07:20Dad's been exhausted lately.
00:07:21It's time I helped carry some of the load.
00:07:23Elias has learned a lot under Alistair.
00:07:25Maybe it's time he got more involved.
00:07:26I've got a lot to learn.
00:07:27Just trying to help where I can.
00:07:30Counsel?
00:07:33Mr. Hastings.
00:07:34Dad, this is just an internal agency agreement.
00:07:37Do we really need counsel here for this?
00:07:39Every Hatelyn's document goes through counsel.
00:07:42Review it.
00:07:43Tell me if there's anything off.
00:07:44Yes, sir.
00:07:46They're reviewing the agreement right here?
00:07:48Looks like Alistair is being very careful today.
00:07:51Careful is good.
00:07:52It puts me at ease, too.
00:07:55Mr. Hastings, there's a problem on page 4, clause 8.
00:08:01Read it.
00:08:02Clause 8.
00:08:03The agent may, as needed for project advancement, share North Harbor pricing, partner information,
00:08:08and internal evaluation documents with outside consultants or partner evaluation agencies.
00:08:13That lets him share internal documents without approval.
00:08:15That's a backdoor.
00:08:16He can pass North Harbor files to anyone.
00:08:20Explain it.
00:08:23My assistant must have printed the wrong draft.
00:08:26I didn't catch it.
00:08:26Counsel, please strike the clause.
00:08:28I only wanted to help with the workload.
00:08:30I didn't think a mistake like this would happen.
00:08:31Deleting one clause doesn't fix it.
00:08:33The authorization scope and agency terms need to be rebrafted.
00:08:36No redraft.
00:08:37Dad, I really didn't know that clause was in there.
00:08:40I had no idea the consequences were this serious.
00:08:42From now on, you don't touch North Harbor pricing, partner files, or evaluations.
00:08:50Understood.
00:08:51I should have been more careful.
00:09:03Hmm.
00:09:05Alistair is really angry.
00:09:09Elias, you needed me?
00:09:13Who printed the agreement?
00:09:15I did.
00:09:15The version you gave me.
00:09:18The version I gave you got caught by legal in the middle of the meeting?
00:09:24Elias, I swear I didn't touch your version.
00:09:28I printed it, sealed it, and no one swapped it.
00:09:32Then why did Dad bring legal into that room before the meeting even started?
00:09:38Maybe someone tipped him off?
00:09:40Who was on night duty by the study last night?
00:09:43I'll check right now.
00:09:45And find out who went into Grandfather's bedroom this morning,
00:09:48and who stayed near my mother.
00:09:51All of it.
00:09:53Understood.
00:09:58Hmm.
00:09:59Someone in this house is feeding them information.
00:10:04Elias, why aren't you having soup?
00:10:10No appetite.
00:10:19Mom.
00:10:21Do I do everything wrong now?
00:10:24Elias.
00:10:28Here we go.
00:10:29The agreement was the assistant's fault,
00:10:31the study was everyone overthinking,
00:10:33and Elias is always perfectly innocent.
00:10:35Always.
00:10:36Mom?
00:10:39It's not that everything you do is wrong.
00:10:41It's that when you do something wrong,
00:10:43you admit it and take the consequence.
00:10:48Mom.
00:10:50You think I did it on purpose, too?
00:10:54I hope you didn't.
00:11:00I understand.
00:11:05Mrs. Hastings,
00:11:07I'll clear the unused bowls and take them to the kitchen.
00:11:09Hmm.
00:11:10Go ahead.
00:11:13This table is colder than the A.C.
00:11:16Rich houses are not for humans.
00:11:18I need to find a chance to quit.
00:11:20Hold it together.
00:11:22Don't get involved.
00:11:23Don't get curious.
00:11:24Pay shakes first.
00:11:26First day in all this drama.
00:11:28Scared you, didn't it?
00:11:30A little.
00:11:32The Hastings house usually isn't this messy.
00:11:35Keep your head down,
00:11:36finish your work,
00:11:37and go back to your room.
00:11:39Got it.
00:11:40I'll stay far, far away.
00:11:46Molly,
00:11:47Mr. Hastings wants to see you.
00:11:49Me?
00:11:51Don't worry.
00:11:52It's good news.
00:11:53In a rich house,
00:11:55good news usually means the opposite.
00:11:59Mr. Victor,
00:12:00what would you like me to do?
00:12:02I haven't been feeling well lately.
00:12:04From now on,
00:12:05you will bring me my medicine and meals.
00:12:07Me?
00:12:08That's right, you.
00:12:10But,
00:12:11but I've only just arrived.
00:12:13Won't that be-
00:12:14I know,
00:12:15but I've been watching you.
00:12:18You're reliable
00:12:19and never touch things you shouldn't.
00:12:21I feel safe having you do this.
00:12:23Is this what wealthy families are really like?
00:12:25Even a newly hired maid
00:12:26has to be closely watched.
00:12:27All medicine in the box
00:12:29will be logged again.
00:12:30You only deliver it on schedule.
00:12:31You don't prepare it
00:12:32so you won't be liable.
00:12:33Edwin will hand everything over properly.
00:12:34Don't be nervous.
00:12:35It's one extra duty.
00:12:36We'll pay it as household overtime.
00:12:38Of course, Mr. Hastings.
00:12:39I'll bring it from now on.
00:12:40Why is this job getting weirder?
00:12:42I'm just here to work.
00:12:43How did I end up
00:12:44in the middle of their family business?
00:12:47Molly,
00:12:48if anyone gives you trouble,
00:12:49go to Edmund.
00:12:50We'll back you up.
00:12:50Thank you, Mrs. Hastings.
00:12:52Please,
00:12:53no one give me trouble.
00:12:54I'm timid.
00:12:55I just want a stable paycheck.
00:12:56I don't want any part
00:12:57of your family drama.
00:12:58All right, go rest.
00:12:59I'll step out now.
00:13:06She really doesn't know
00:13:07we can hear her.
00:13:08She hasn't warned us
00:13:09on purpose either.
00:13:10Every time,
00:13:11it's just her thinking.
00:13:13She can never know.
00:13:16Why?
00:13:18Once she knows,
00:13:19we won't be able to tell
00:13:20what's real
00:13:21and what's meant for us to hear.
00:13:22Elias,
00:13:23Bob was on duty last night.
00:13:25Edwin has the study log.
00:13:26This morning,
00:13:27your parents,
00:13:27Edwin,
00:13:28and the new maid Molly
00:13:28went into Mr. Hating's room.
00:13:30The new maid?
00:13:30Yes.
00:13:31She started yesterday.
00:13:33She was there last night
00:13:33when your bracelet went missing too.
00:13:35There when the bracelet went missing.
00:13:37There again when the broth
00:13:38was delivered this morning.
00:13:39Should I look into her?
00:13:43Start with the people around me.
00:13:45That agreement didn't sabotage itself.
00:13:47You mean...
00:13:51Dad doesn't start guarding
00:13:53against me for no reason.
00:13:54Someone must be feeding him information.
00:14:00Whoever it is,
00:14:01I'll find them.
00:14:02No way.
00:14:03This wealthy household
00:14:04is far too sinister.
00:14:06If the original plot
00:14:07keeps unfolding,
00:14:08I'll end up as cannon fudder
00:14:09on the road
00:14:10to the Hastings family's downfall.
00:14:11I have to find a chance tomorrow
00:14:13to ask if I can terminate
00:14:14my probation early.
00:14:18Elias,
00:14:18did you call everyone here
00:14:19for something?
00:14:20Mother,
00:14:21you've worked so hard
00:14:22for this family all these years.
00:14:23I'd like to hold a banquet
00:14:24for your birthday
00:14:25to cheer you up.
00:14:26It's just a birthday.
00:14:27There's no need
00:14:28to go to so much trouble.
00:14:29You've taken care
00:14:30of our entire family
00:14:31all these years.
00:14:31Let me look after you
00:14:32for once on this birthday.
00:14:34Mr. Elias is so thoughtful.
00:14:36Something happened
00:14:37at the company a few days ago.
00:14:38Maybe Mr. Elias
00:14:39is trying to cheer
00:14:40Mrs. Hatings out.
00:14:40The nicer he acts,
00:14:41the more scared I get.
00:14:42Villains in rich family novels
00:14:43are always like this.
00:14:45The smile hides the knife.
00:14:46Elias,
00:14:47it's just an ordinary birthday.
00:14:48There's really no need
00:14:49for all this.
00:14:50Mother,
00:14:51the party can happen.
00:14:52Edwin reviews every expense.
00:14:54Of course, Dad.
00:14:56I only want this family
00:14:58to feel warm again.
00:14:59Elias,
00:15:00don't wear yourself out.
00:15:01I won't.
00:15:05Easy with that.
00:15:06That's their flower wall.
00:15:08Break it
00:15:08and it comes out
00:15:09of your pay.
00:15:15Julian,
00:15:16carry the steel frame inside.
00:15:17They're waiting
00:15:18to set it up.
00:15:22Got it.
00:15:23Coming.
00:15:30Wow.
00:15:31He's strong.
00:15:33Stop godling.
00:15:35Show him where to go.
00:15:44Steady hands, kid.
00:15:45These fancy places
00:15:46need people
00:15:47who don't drop things.
00:15:50Wait.
00:15:51Isn't that Julian?
00:15:52The real Hastings son?
00:15:53Why is he here so early?
00:15:56Where do you want this frame?
00:15:59Just
00:16:00over there
00:16:01for now.
00:16:02Mrs. Hayden,
00:16:03stop staring.
00:16:04Keep looking at him like that
00:16:05and he'll think
00:16:05you're about to call
00:16:06security on him.
00:16:07Oh,
00:16:07over there
00:16:08by the piano.
00:16:10Clara.
00:16:16Mom,
00:16:16are you happy
00:16:18with the setup?
00:16:19Yes.
00:16:20It's lovely.
00:16:21I'm very happy with it.
00:16:24This worker's pretty quick.
00:16:28I'm not a worker.
00:16:30I'm just delivering things.
00:16:32So direct.
00:16:34The real heir
00:16:35skipped
00:16:36rich people manor's class.
00:16:38Same thing.
00:16:41Thanks for the hard work.
00:16:43I'm paid to do a job.
00:16:46No need to make it sentimental.
00:16:53Happy birthday,
00:16:54Mrs. Haydings.
00:17:00Mom,
00:17:01make a wish.
00:17:03Okay.
00:17:05Mom,
00:17:05you've seemed off all day.
00:17:07Are you feeling sick?
00:17:08I'm fine.
00:17:09Just tired.
00:17:12Go greet the guests.
00:17:14Okay,
00:17:15Dad.
00:17:21He's gone.
00:17:22Edwin wrote down his name
00:17:24and license plate.
00:17:30Alistair,
00:17:31when our baby disappeared,
00:17:32he had a cut on his wrist.
00:17:34The doctor said
00:17:35it might leave a scar
00:17:36when he grew up.
00:17:38That mover today,
00:17:39when he was working,
00:17:40I saw a scar on his wrist.
00:17:42It looked like the one
00:17:43from back then.
00:17:46I'm not saying it's him.
00:17:48I'm just scared.
00:17:49What if I'm wrong again?
00:17:53We'll check first.
00:17:54Don't scare him
00:17:55and don't alert Elias.
00:17:59What if he really is our son?
00:18:02He was right there today
00:18:03and I couldn't even talk to him.
00:18:05If he really is our son,
00:18:07we'll make up for what he suffered
00:18:08slowly.
00:18:10But we can't rush this.
00:18:12We can't just run up crying,
00:18:14tell him he's our son
00:18:15and expect him to accept us
00:18:16like everything magically fixes itself.
00:18:2020 years.
00:18:22We found him.
00:18:25His name is Julian,
00:18:2625.
00:18:27On the day of the party,
00:18:28he was temporarily delivering
00:18:29for the staging company.
00:18:30Usually he works
00:18:31at an auto shop
00:18:32on the east side.
00:18:35What's his date of birth?
00:18:37The records say September 14.
00:18:40Our son's birthday
00:18:41was that day too.
00:18:44Go on.
00:18:46He was adopted as a child
00:18:47by a family named Morau.
00:18:49Later, his adoptive parents died
00:18:50and he went out
00:18:51to work on his own.
00:18:52The records aren't complete,
00:18:53but his age and birth date match.
00:19:01What about the scar on his wrist?
00:19:04People at the staging company
00:19:05say he does have an old scar
00:19:06on his right wrist.
00:19:07He has plenty of scars
00:19:08from fixing cars now,
00:19:10but that one was there
00:19:10long before he ever started
00:19:11working at the shop.
00:19:14Alistair?
00:19:15It's not enough.
00:19:17Clara, these are similarities.
00:19:18We need certainty.
00:19:19Something that truly proves
00:19:21he's our biological son.
00:19:22Do a DNA test.
00:19:24Yes.
00:19:26We'll do a DNA test.
00:19:29What are they checking
00:19:30this late?
00:19:33A delivery guy.
00:19:34He'd better have nothing
00:19:35to do with the Hastings family.
00:19:38Julian, someone's out front for you.
00:19:40Came in a luxury car too.
00:19:50They've got the wrong guy.
00:19:53Mr. Alistair, he's out.
00:19:55I'll speak to him.
00:19:58Julian?
00:19:59Yeah.
00:20:00Car trouble?
00:20:01We're not here for the car.
00:20:02We're here for you.
00:20:04Remember yesterday's party?
00:20:05We're from that house.
00:20:06What do you want with him?
00:20:08The delivery job yesterday
00:20:09was already paid.
00:20:11We lost a child 20 years ago.
00:20:13Your age, birth date,
00:20:14and the old scar on your wrist
00:20:15all match.
00:20:16Julian.
00:20:19So?
00:20:20We're not asking you
00:20:21to accept us right now,
00:20:22and we're not forcing you
00:20:22back into the Hastings family.
00:20:24We just want you to take a DNA test
00:20:25and confirm whether you're
00:20:26the child we lost.
00:20:27He can go for the DNA test,
00:20:29but I'm going with him.
00:20:29I don't trust rich people
00:20:31doing things behind closed doors.
00:20:33All right.
00:20:34I'll take the test.
00:20:35But when it's done,
00:20:36I'm coming back to fix cars.
00:20:38Hmm.
00:20:42Don't be scared.
00:20:44If anything feels wrong,
00:20:46I'm taking you out of here.
00:20:50Yeah.
00:20:53Mr. Hastings,
00:20:54your coffee?
00:20:56Julian.
00:20:58Today, we're only asking you
00:20:59to take the test.
00:21:01If you don't want to talk to us,
00:21:03you don't have to.
00:21:06The test is simple.
00:21:07Just a cheek swab.
00:21:12Let's do it.
00:21:15Help.
00:21:16Why am I at a DNA test?
00:21:18I only came to deliver things.
00:21:22Dad.
00:21:27I know.
00:21:28The test confirms
00:21:29a biological parent-child relationship.
00:21:33It's true.
00:21:38Julian.
00:21:39You're our son.
00:21:42Julian.
00:21:44I heard.
00:21:48My son.
00:21:51I know you want to claim me now.
00:21:53You want me back in this house
00:21:55so you can make it up to me.
00:21:56But 20 years alone out there,
00:21:58everything I went through,
00:21:59you don't fix that like this.
00:22:01That's normal.
00:22:02You don't lose a person,
00:22:04find them again,
00:22:05and pretend nothing happened.
00:22:08Okay.
00:22:10I won't push you.
00:22:19I need time to process this.
00:22:22Go home and think.
00:22:24Come back whenever you're ready.
00:22:26The Hastings door will stay open to you.
00:22:32Thanks.
00:22:35Mrs. Hastings?
00:22:36Should this go with it?
00:22:40He's had a hard life out there alone.
00:22:43Money is always useful.
00:22:45Don't lead with money.
00:22:53Just take the food.
00:22:57Okay.
00:23:01Julian, take a break.
00:23:03Eat something.
00:23:05In a minute.
00:23:07You again?
00:23:13We...
00:23:13We came to see him.
00:23:20What do you need?
00:23:22Nothing.
00:23:23We were nearby,
00:23:24so I brought you some food.
00:23:28This place is nowhere near your house.
00:23:30That mouth.
00:23:31The real air is built to kill
00:23:33rich family warm and funsy scenes.
00:23:35Then I just wanted to see you.
00:23:38Leave the food there.
00:23:40Okay.
00:23:51Well, look at that.
00:23:52Still hot.
00:23:56So it really is him.
00:24:0220 years.
00:24:03Why now?
00:24:04Why the hell now?
00:24:08Elias, the news leaked from Mrs. Hastings inside of the family.
00:24:12Mr. Alistair isn't ready to make it public.
00:24:13What do we do?
00:24:14If they won't make it public, we'll do it for them.
00:24:17You mean?
00:24:18Write this.
00:24:19The Hastings family sees me as extra now.
00:24:21Their biological son is back.
00:24:23And I, the fake son, lost all their love overnight.
00:24:2620 years of family still loses to blood.
00:24:28Anything else?
00:24:29That's enough.
00:24:31Adopted son forced to give up his place.
00:24:33I'm not fighting him for anything.
00:24:35I'll make them pity me and hand it over themselves.
00:24:39These headlines are forcing our hand.
00:24:41If Elias sees them, he'll start thinking along those whys.
00:24:44Those headlines might not be from outside.
00:24:47You think Elias planted them?
00:24:50Every headline makes him the victim.
00:24:52Dad, Mom, I saw the news.
00:24:54I don't want to make this harder for you.
00:24:57Elias.
00:24:58Julian is back.
00:24:59I should be happy for you.
00:25:00It's just, those things people are saying hurt.
00:25:04But if my staying here makes this hard for everyone, I can move out.
00:25:07Elias, don't rush.
00:25:08We don't make decisions based on gossip.
00:25:11Don't say it.
00:25:12That's what he's waiting for.
00:25:14Promise him security and he'll ask for equity next.
00:25:17Mom, what am I now?
00:25:19You're the son we raised.
00:25:21We won't abandon you.
00:25:23But those headlines come down.
00:25:24Dad, you think I sent them?
00:25:26I'm talking about the result.
00:25:28As for who sent them, we'll know after we investigate.
00:25:31I understand.
00:25:32They pulled him fast.
00:25:34Whoever sent them covered their tracks, but it points to Elias.
00:25:38Elias is forcing our hand.
00:25:41Elias is just scared he'll end up with nothing.
00:25:43Being scared isn't the same as plotting.
00:25:46So what do we do?
00:25:47A family dinner.
00:25:49No press.
00:25:50Just the family and council.
00:25:51A family dinner?
00:25:53To see what Elias is really after?
00:25:55Yes.
00:25:56If it's security he wants, we can give him that.
00:25:58If he wants the company, that's different.
00:26:02We're family.
00:26:04The real son's back, but the boy you raised, you can't just cut him off.
00:26:09He grew up here.
00:26:13Finding out you're not blood overnight, that's hard on anyone.
00:26:17Grandfather, Dad, Mom, I've thought about this.
00:26:21I can leave.
00:26:23Make room for Julian, I just need some security.
00:26:26There it is.
00:26:27The equity play.
00:26:29Right on time.
00:26:30What kind of security are you asking for?
00:26:31I just want to know if the Hastings family will still leave me a way out.
00:26:36Poor Elias.
00:26:37That hurts to hear.
00:26:38We raised him for 20 years.
00:26:39Whatever happens, there's love there.
00:26:41We can't be cruel.
00:26:42Exactly.
00:26:43The biological son is back, but you can't just throw away the one you raised.
00:26:47Elias, we've never planned to kick you out.
00:26:49Mom, I know.
00:26:51But if I stay, people will talk.
00:26:53I'm not greedy.
00:26:54I'm just scared of waking up with nothing.
00:26:56Not greedy?
00:26:5712% equity.
00:26:59Half a year's dividends could feed regular people for lifetimes.
00:27:02Once Elias gets the shares, Elias will pledge them straight to the Ellington family.
00:27:08Counsel, review the agreement.
00:27:11Of course, Mr. Alistair.
00:27:12Dad, it's just a basic agreement.
00:27:15Do we really need counsel for this?
00:27:17Company business goes through counsel.
00:27:19Always.
00:27:21Elias, if all you want is security, we can talk.
00:27:23But company equity is not something we blur.
00:27:26Mrs. Haking's finally held her ground.
00:27:29But this isn't security.
00:27:30He's taking a piece of the company.
00:27:35Mr. Alistair, there's a binding clause in this.
00:27:37What binding clause?
00:27:38Be specific.
00:27:39The equity won't be held directly by Mr. Elias.
00:27:43It will be placed in a trust.
00:27:44The trust manager is an offshore fund.
00:27:46An offshore fund?
00:27:48Once this agreement takes effect,
00:27:49the offshore fund can manage it, pledge it,
00:27:52and transfer part of the beneficial interest.
00:27:55In other words,
00:27:56Hastings' equity would be effectively controlled by an outside institution.
00:28:00I don't understand any of that.
00:28:01A friend helped me.
00:28:02I just wanted some basic security.
00:28:04Which friend?
00:28:05Just a friend.
00:28:07One of the fund's controllers is a nominee for Ellington.
00:28:10They used the same company to buy land near North Harbor four years ago.
00:28:14Ellington?
00:28:15There are North Harbor competition.
00:28:20Ellington?
00:28:21Elias, you need to explain this.
00:28:23Dad, Mom, now that Julian's back, everything I do is wrong.
00:28:27Before, you'd ask if I was okay.
00:28:28Now, one document, and suddenly I'm the enemy?
00:28:32Leave me out of this.
00:28:33Julian, I'm not blaming you.
00:28:37I don't want anything from the Hastings,
00:28:39and I'm not your excuse.
00:28:41Julian, that's not what this is.
00:28:43Then what is it?
00:28:45I didn't come back so you could put me and him on a scale.
00:28:47Let him go.
00:28:49Don't push him.
00:28:50Give him time.
00:28:51The one who cries is asking for benefits.
00:28:54The one who doesn't cry is already hurt.
00:28:55Mom, I didn't mean to make Julian feel bad.
00:28:58Elias, we raised you for 20 years.
00:29:01We'll give you a good life.
00:29:02But Hastings' equity isn't payment for old love.
00:29:05Mom, even you?
00:29:05I'm not denying 20 years of love.
00:29:08But you can't trade 20 years of love for company shares.
00:29:13We'll give you a good life.
00:29:15But the company doesn't go to someone with divided loyalties.
00:29:19Grandfather, I'm not disloyal.
00:29:20You haven't been in touch with Ellington?
00:29:22No.
00:29:23It doesn't take much.
00:29:25The fund controller leads straight to Ellington.
00:29:28Counsel, open it.
00:29:29Read it.
00:29:30The fund account has had four transactions with an Ellington investment company in the past three months.
00:29:35The amounts aren't large, but they're enough to prove a connection.
00:29:38I didn't know.
00:29:39I swear, I was tricked.
00:29:41First, page four, clause eight.
00:29:43You said your assistant printed the wrong version.
00:29:46Now the equity trust is tied to offshore money.
00:29:49And again, you were tricked.
00:29:52Elias, we gave you chances.
00:29:54This can't be overlooked.
00:29:55If Ellington gets Hastings shares, that's a real problem.
00:29:58So that's why you called everyone here.
00:30:01To put me on trial in front of the family.
00:30:03You brought the agreement yourself.
00:30:05This agreement is void.
00:30:07Understood.
00:30:09Dad!
00:30:15From today on, Elias is off every core project.
00:30:18Finance, contracts, client lists, none of it.
00:30:21Father, what do you mean?
00:30:22Are you trying to kick me out of Hastings Corporation and cast me out of the Hastings family?
00:30:26Nobody is casting you out of the Hastings.
00:30:28I'm merely taking back the authority I gave you.
00:30:30It's damage control.
00:30:32Can't I make the Hastings thrive even better?
00:30:35Enough.
00:30:36Let's drop this matter.
00:30:37You needn't say another word.
00:30:42Finally, they didn't cave just because he played poor little me.
00:30:46Julian!
00:30:47What now?
00:30:48About tonight.
00:30:49I'm sorry.
00:30:51You don't need to apologize to me.
00:30:53I know you don't want to be dragged into this.
00:30:56Then don't put me on the table for everyone to pick over.
00:30:59Yeah, I had it rough, but I never asked you for anything.
00:31:01I didn't come back to collect a debt.
00:31:03We just want to make it up to you.
00:31:05I know.
00:31:06But every time I see you, all I can think is, why didn't anyone find me for 20 years?
00:31:10I'm sorry.
00:31:13Don't rush to say sorry to me.
00:31:14If you keep apologizing, I won't know how to respond.
00:31:17After all, we've been apart for so many years.
00:31:19I truly don't know how to face you.
00:31:20It's not that he doesn't want to acknowledge you.
00:31:22He just doesn't know how to...
00:31:24Very well.
00:31:24I won't force you to acknowledge us right now.
00:31:27Take your time.
00:31:27There's no rush.
00:31:28Still, should you ever wish to come back,
00:31:30the doors of the Hastings family will always be open for you.
00:31:34I'll take my leave now.
00:31:37Mrs. Hastings, your wine.
00:31:40Right.
00:31:41They stripped all my authority.
00:31:43Elias, I told you.
00:31:44The Hastings family will never truly see you as one of their own.
00:31:48Cut the crap.
00:31:48The trust agreement failed.
00:31:50Can you still get the North Harbor files?
00:31:51Core access is gone.
00:31:52That doesn't mean I'm helpless.
00:31:54What's your move?
00:31:55They want to cut me out?
00:31:56Fine.
00:31:57They won't like what I do next.
00:31:59Now that's a partner, Elias.
00:32:08If I get caught, I'm finished.
00:32:10But the money's too good.
00:32:11Last time, just this once.
00:32:13If we get North Harbor, we're set this year.
00:32:15If Ellington gets it, we're in trouble after this.
00:32:18Mr. Hastings, Mr. Alistair said the files go to the 20th floor conference room.
00:32:22Hmm.
00:32:23Let's go.
00:32:24Even Mr. Hastings came in.
00:32:26Today's internal meeting must be huge.
00:32:28I'm only here to deliver files.
00:32:29Drop them off and leave.
00:32:30Please, please don't run into another Elias mess.
00:32:32Mr. Hastings, what brings you here in person?
00:32:34Just checking in.
00:32:35The pen in his suit pocket has a pinhole camera.
00:32:38At today's meeting, he'll film North Harbor's bottom price.
00:32:40Tomorrow, Ellington will undercut Hastings.
00:32:45Jude.
00:32:46Mr. Alistair, what do you need?
00:32:48You'll attend today's internal Hastings meeting, too.
00:32:56I'm the project manager.
00:32:58Of course I should attend.
00:32:59Don't let him into the conference room.
00:33:00Once he films the bottom price, Hastings is going to get crushed by Ellington tomorrow.
00:33:04Meeting time's changed.
00:33:06Changed?
00:33:07Team members wait in the small conference room.
00:33:09Yes, Mr. Alistair.
00:33:12Don't spook him.
00:33:13I know.
00:33:16Mr. Alistair, the conference room equipment is clean.
00:33:19Check personal belongings, too.
00:33:21Everyone's?
00:33:22Yes.
00:33:25Mr. Hastings sent over the North Harbor route files.
00:33:28Wanted my opinion on transport.
00:33:30Why are you here?
00:33:32That's Alistair's real son.
00:33:33He just came back, and he's already on North Harbor.
00:33:36He doesn't look like he's done this before.
00:33:38Something inside your company is about to walk out.
00:33:41Why do you say that?
00:33:42That guy.
00:33:43He checked the room first, then your file.
00:33:50When you changed the meeting time, his first move was touching the pen in his pocket,
00:33:54not asking for the new time.
00:33:58Jude?
00:34:02I used to fix cars.
00:34:03I've seen drivers hide recorders to take off-book jobs.
00:34:06When people are guilty, their hands go to the hiding spot first.
00:34:09And if he's after the price?
00:34:11Then don't grab him yet.
00:34:12Why?
00:34:13Catch him now, you stop one leak.
00:34:15Let him send out something fake, you catch the people behind him, too.
00:34:18Give him what they want, just make sure it buries them.
00:34:20He really said that?
00:34:21Ethan, prepare a fake bottom price.
00:34:23Format, page count, approval marks.
00:34:25Make it look real.
00:34:28Julian, you're good.
00:34:29Not really.
00:34:30I've just been burned before.
00:34:35Ethan, can you monitor Jude's computer?
00:34:38Yes.
00:34:39I'll handle it right away.
00:34:47Why is this bottom price so much lower than before?
00:34:50Mr. Alistair changed it.
00:34:52He wants to catch Ellington off guard.
00:34:53Mr. Alistair said only the people in this room knows this number.
00:34:56No one else in the company does.
00:34:58Mr. Alistair is going hard this time.
00:35:12The pen's a recorder.
00:35:14He's filming.
00:35:18That concludes today's meeting.
00:35:29Jude.
00:35:30What's wrong with you?
00:35:34Mr. Alistair, it's nothing.
00:35:43I got it.
00:35:44The base price and the range.
00:35:47Send it over.
00:35:50Alistair was watching everything today.
00:35:51I almost got caught.
00:35:53Since you're still able to call me and haven't been caught,
00:35:55that means they have no solid evidence.
00:35:58They're only testing and warning you.
00:35:59There's no need to be so worried.
00:36:05After this, I'm leaving the country.
00:36:07Take it slow.
00:36:08We'll talk about this after tomorrow's bidding.
00:36:09Right now, the top priority is to keep things under control and finish the final step.
00:36:14You really sent all the data out.
00:36:16What's more, the target server is linked to our competitor, Ellington Corporation.
00:36:19All right, Ethan.
00:36:21All right, Ethan.
00:36:21Preserve all this evidence.
00:36:22It will prove invaluable later on.
00:36:24Tomorrow, Ellington Corporation will undercut you by this figure.
00:36:28They will think victory is theirs for the taking.
00:36:31Little do they know this is nothing but a fake bid designed to misdeed them.
00:36:37Your real proposal has problems, too.
00:36:41What did you say?
00:36:43This route looks shorter, but it gets jammed during rush hour.
00:36:47If refrigerated trucks get stuck, fuel cost and delivery time both change.
00:36:52The quote looks good, but once operations start, you'll lose money.
00:36:56Go on.
00:36:58There isn't enough backup storage.
00:37:00If Northport gets hit by heavy rain, the low-lagging warehouse can't be used.
00:37:05You don't have a second fallback point.
00:37:07We discussed that before, but didn't put it in the formal proposal.
00:37:13The judges won't just look at your price.
00:37:15They'll look at whether you can run this long term.
00:37:18Can we revise it tonight?
00:37:19Yes, but the whole team has to work overtime.
00:37:22I know a few of the actual haul routes.
00:37:24I can map them out for you.
00:37:28Tell me.
00:37:29I'll write it down.
00:37:33We used to think shorter routes save money.
00:37:36Didn't realize traffic could eat this much profit.
00:37:38Trucks don't run on maps.
00:37:40Drivers watch for clearances, choke points, and load times.
00:37:43The new route is 8 kilometers longer per trip,
00:37:45but the timing is more stable and cold chain losses are lower.
00:37:48With backup storage added, the judges will trust our proposal more.
00:37:51Sir, have you really never worked on this kind of project before?
00:37:54You're incredible.
00:37:56I've just seen how trucks actually run.
00:38:00Not riding on the Hastings name, but on his own merit.
00:38:05That's the mark of a true Hastings.
00:38:07The real heir isn't smart by birth.
00:38:10He suffered, so he knows a paper plan and real operations are not the same thing.
00:38:15Hardship isn't glamorous, but it teaches skill.
00:38:21Mr. Hastings, did you say something?
00:38:25Nothing.
00:38:26My coffee's cold.
00:38:28Sorry.
00:38:29I'll get you a fresh one.
00:38:33Hastings can't beat us this time.
00:38:36Our quote is just below their base price.
00:38:38The judges will lean toward us.
00:38:40Naturally.
00:38:41We worked so hard to get hold of this bid information,
00:38:43so we're going to make brilliant use of it.
00:38:45This time, we, Ellington, are bound to win the tender.
00:38:49The Ellington people are smiling way too obviously.
00:38:53They'll find out soon enough if they smiled too early.
00:38:57The North Harbor Logistics Park bidding begins now.
00:39:02This constitutes the complete proposal from Ellington.
00:39:05Ellington's bid may not be the lowest, yet we believe it is the most reasonable one available,
00:39:10closely aligned with the actual project costs.
00:39:14Your bid range shows very little deviation from market-based estimates.
00:39:19That only goes to show how thoroughly we have prepared and how diligently we've researched the market.
00:39:23They base their figures entirely on the fake bottom price we fumicated.
00:39:30Good morning, respected judges.
00:39:32What Hastings is submitting today is not merely a proposal focused on driving down prices.
00:39:37The North Harbor Logistics Park cannot simply be put into operate upon completion.
00:39:40The real challenge lies in long-term operations.
00:39:41We have revised transportation routes and added backup warehousing capacity.
00:39:45Though individual construction costs have risen slightly,
00:39:47operational losses will be reduced by 15% over three years.
00:39:51A backup storage plan?
00:39:57They aren't working off that bottom line figure.
00:40:00And what even is this backup warehousing solution?
00:40:03Why didn't Jewel mention it to us?
00:40:04Then what exactly have we got in our hands?
00:40:07Hastings has submitted a highly reasonable bid.
00:40:09Furthermore, its proposed backup warehousing solution takes various contingencies into account and is highly practical.
00:40:15On the other hand, while Ellington's proposal comes with a low price tag,
00:40:20it aligns suspiciously closely with an anomalous set of calculations
00:40:23and lacks corresponding operational support.
00:40:32Just a coincidence.
00:40:34Hastings wins projects with real proposals, not stolen numbers.
00:40:41Record that.
00:40:44Ellington's pricing source will need a formal explanation later.
00:40:53After careful consideration,
00:40:55the North Harbor Logistics Park contract is awarded to Hastings.
00:41:03We won.
00:41:05Not by underpricing.
00:41:06By having the better plan.
00:41:12Mr. Alistair.
00:41:14Clever move.
00:41:16Though not quite as well informed as Ellington.
00:41:21Sir, water?
00:41:24Sir, water?
00:41:30Just call me Julian.
00:41:32Sure, Julian.
00:41:35How did you know that backup route would be safer in heavy rain?
00:41:38This side sits higher.
00:41:40The road is old, but it won't flood.
00:41:43Drivers would rather go slower than risk the cargo getting soaked.
00:41:46That makes sense.
00:41:47We only checked system traffic data before.
00:41:49We didn't consider what drivers actually choose.
00:41:55For North Harbor, operations will adjust staffing.
00:41:58Jude, cooperate with the internal investigation.
00:42:01All your access is revoked.
00:42:02Effective immediately.
00:42:03Mr. Alistair, it was Elias.
00:42:05He told me to contact Ellington.
00:42:06Please let me go.
00:42:08The evidence has been handed to Legal and the police.
00:42:10So there really was a mole.
00:42:11And Elias, too.
00:42:13No wonder the meeting time suddenly changed yesterday.
00:42:17The base price you gave us was fake.
00:42:21That was the file I got.
00:42:23Ellington nearly got flagged by the review board today.
00:42:26Elias, did Hatings make a fool out of you?
00:42:31Failed to steal the drugs.
00:42:33Failed to grab the shares.
00:42:35And now, failed the North Harbor bid.
00:42:37Shut up!
00:42:41Who is leaking information?
00:42:43The morning after the drug theft, Molly brought soup.
00:42:47At the Equity family dinner, she was there.
00:42:49At the North Harbor meeting, she delivered the meeting files.
00:42:53Molly, every time, you just happened to be around.
00:43:03Sir, Jude was taken away.
00:43:05We can't reach him for now.
00:43:08Look into Molly.
00:43:09The maid?
00:43:11Ever since she entered the Hastings house, everything I've done has gone wrong.
00:43:13But she's just a maid.
00:43:14The more invisible someone is, the better they are at passing messages.
00:43:19Understood.
00:43:20I'll look into her now.
00:43:23First, find a way to get her kicked out of the Hastings house.
00:43:28My overtime pay came through.
00:43:30They really didn't short me.
00:43:32Working for a rich family is hard, but the money is seriously good.
00:43:35Just hang in there.
00:43:37Once this blows over, I'll resign.
00:43:40Elias, why did you call everyone to the living room?
00:43:45This concerns the Hastings family.
00:43:53Molly?
00:43:54Who sent you here?
00:43:58Master Elias, what are you talking about?
00:44:00Stop pretending.
00:44:01You're a new maid.
00:44:03Why do you keep appearing in the study, and even near the company conference room?
00:44:07Doesn't everyone think that's too convenient?
00:44:09The study in the conference room?
00:44:11That does sound suspicious.
00:44:12She hasn't been here long.
00:44:13How does she keep running into the family's biggest issues?
00:44:19I wasn't there to steal information.
00:44:22Then explain why you were there every single time.
00:44:24I'm done.
00:44:25I really can't explain why I was there every time.
00:44:27A maid getting pulled into all this already sounds impossible to explain.
00:44:30If they decide I'm a competitor spy, I won't even get a chance to defend myself.
00:44:35Elias, if you think she's suspicious, show evidence.
00:44:42Evidence, of course I have it.
00:44:44These are her chat records with someone outside.
00:44:45The timing matches everything.
00:44:47Chat records can be faked.
00:44:48Julian, I know you don't like me, but this concerns the Hastings family's security.
00:44:53You can't brush it off by saying fake.
00:44:55Then investigate it properly.
00:44:58Edwin, bring in a professional technician.
00:45:01Yes, sir.
00:45:05Mr. Alistair, I brought the technician.
00:45:10Verify it here.
00:45:11Printed screenshots aren't enough.
00:45:13I need the original files.
00:45:15Screenshots still aren't proof.
00:45:16Screenshots only prove someone made these images.
00:45:19They don't prove she sent those messages.
00:45:20Bring the original files.
00:45:22Fine.
00:45:23The original files are on this USB drive.
00:45:30I never sent those.
00:45:32Of course you'd deny it.
00:45:34These images show signs of editing.
00:45:36What signs?
00:45:38The edge pixels around the chat bubbles don't match.
00:45:40The timestamp font doesn't match the system default.
00:45:41And here, the avatar shadow was copied and pasted.
00:45:44All the images have the same issue.
00:45:45These weren't exported from a phone.
00:45:46They were stitched together later.
00:45:47They're fake?
00:45:49But he made it sound so real just now.
00:45:51This...
00:45:52I didn't make this.
00:45:53Someone handed these materials to me,
00:45:55claiming Molly was compromised.
00:45:56I had no idea they were forged by her.
00:45:58I swear.
00:45:59I was only worried about the Hastings family
00:46:00and acted out of impulse.
00:46:04who gave them to you?
00:46:06A former maid.
00:46:10Bring her in.
00:46:12Mom.
00:46:13She's right outside.
00:46:15How well prepared.
00:46:17Margaret, come in!
00:46:23Mr. Hastings.
00:46:24Mr. Alistair.
00:46:26Mr. Alistair.
00:46:26Mrs. Hastings.
00:46:28You said Molly was suspicious?
00:46:30Yes.
00:46:31I saw it myself.
00:46:32She kept sneaking into the steady
00:46:33and later she followed people
00:46:34to the company conference room.
00:46:36I wasn't sneaking around.
00:46:37You still won't admit it?
00:46:39You're a maid.
00:46:40Instead of staying in the kitchen
00:46:41or servant's quarter,
00:46:42you kept going near important family areas.
00:46:44If that's not suspicious, what is?
00:46:46So when you're low status,
00:46:48even doing your job looks suspicious.
00:46:55That day, Mr. Hastings was taking a nap
00:46:57and the study was cold.
00:46:58I asked Molly to get a blanket.
00:46:59It's recorded here.
00:47:00As for the company conference room,
00:47:02I asked her to deliver soup.
00:47:03That still doesn't prove she's clean.
00:47:05She just happened to be nearby every time.
00:47:07Isn't that too convenient?
00:47:09We have the servant schedules
00:47:10and surveillance records for those days.
00:47:14The footage shows Molly never entered the study
00:47:16or conference room alone.
00:47:18Every time she appeared,
00:47:19she was either assigned there
00:47:20or accompanied by someone.
00:47:22Trim a few clips off the beginning and end
00:47:25and perfectly ordinary actions
00:47:27can be twisted into sneaky, malicious conduct.
00:47:30Still, I cannot help but wonder,
00:47:32why go to such great lengths to frame a housemaid?
00:47:35Is this what they call a powerful, wealthy clan?
00:47:38Julian, it's not what you think.
00:47:40Who edited the surveillance clips you gave Elias?
00:47:43I don't know how to edit.
00:47:45Someone gave them to me.
00:47:48Who?
00:47:50Why are you looking at me?
00:47:55You said Molly was acting suspicious.
00:47:58That's why I believed you.
00:48:00Elias, wasn't it your assistant who told me-
00:48:02Shut up!
00:48:04Keep talking.
00:48:06I...
00:48:06I remembered it wrong.
00:48:08After Margaret left,
00:48:10her account received three transfers.
00:48:11The paying account belongs to Elias' assistant, Felix.
00:48:14Elias, I was only following your orders-
00:48:16You shut up, too!
00:48:19Let him speak.
00:48:21Elias told me to find a former Hastings maid.
00:48:23He said...
00:48:24He said if she could prove Molly was dirty,
00:48:25I'd get paid.
00:48:27So you weren't investigating me?
00:48:29You were trying to pin a crime on me from the start?
00:48:31I only suspected her.
00:48:32She was there every time.
00:48:33Wasn't that worth investigating?
00:48:35Investigating and framing someone
00:48:36are not the same thing.
00:48:38I've lived in this family for 20 years,
00:48:40and you'd rather believe a maid than me!
00:48:45It is not a matter of whom to believe.
00:48:48We go by facts.
00:48:49You claim Molly is a mole planted among us,
00:48:52yet the chat logs you presented to incriminate her are forged.
00:48:55You allege her movements are suspicious,
00:48:57but shift rosters and surveillance footage prove her innocence.
00:49:01You say there are witnesses against her,
00:49:03yet those witnesses were paid off by your assistant.
00:49:05I don't care.
00:49:06This is all because the biological son is back.
00:49:08You've turned against me and want me gone!
00:49:10Back then in this household,
00:49:11you never questioned me like this!
00:49:12Now even a maid can walk all over me!
00:49:14Mr. Elias,
00:49:16I'm just a housemaid here to earn a living.
00:49:19I never intended to meddle in your affairs,
00:49:21nor did I ever wish to get tangled up in your family's conflicts.
00:49:25Yet time and again,
00:49:26you resorted to framing others to get what you wanted.
00:49:30Now that you've been exposed,
00:49:31you have no one but yourself to blame.
00:49:34Who do you think you are?
00:49:35You have no right to talk to me like this!
00:49:42Elias,
00:49:42please calm down.
00:49:45She's an outsider.
00:49:46You're doing this to me for an outsider?
00:49:49So outsiders can be framed by you whenever you want?
00:49:52Of course you're defending her.
00:49:53You and she are on the same side.
00:49:54Ever since you came back,
00:49:55everyone in this family changed.
00:49:57Elias,
00:49:57starting tonight,
00:49:58you will move out of the Hastings house.
00:50:00Hastings will hold you accountable
00:50:01for leaking confidential information,
00:50:03and we will formally sue you and Ellington
00:50:05for commercial infringement.
00:50:07Elias,
00:50:07from this moment on,
00:50:08you no longer have inheritance rights to Hastings.
00:50:11Fine.
00:50:12Don't regret this.
00:50:19Molly,
00:50:20you were wrong tonight.
00:50:21I'm sorry.
00:50:22Mrs. Hastings,
00:50:22it's okay.
00:50:23I,
00:50:23if there's nothing else,
00:50:24I'll go back to my room and rest.
00:50:26All right.
00:50:27Go rest.
00:50:32Hi,
00:50:33Pei.
00:50:33Free room and bear.
00:50:35If I stay here any longer,
00:50:36I'm going to lose my life.
00:50:38I only came here to work.
00:50:40Why do I have to get my bag searched,
00:50:43get suspected,
00:50:43and be treated like a spy for their rivals?
00:50:47Molly,
00:50:47it's me.
00:50:50Mrs. Hastings.
00:50:51Are you leaving?
00:50:54I don't think I can handle working for the Hastings family.
00:50:56What happened today was because the Hastings family failed to control its own people.
00:51:00That's why you were hurt.
00:51:01Mrs. Hastings,
00:51:02this isn't your fault.
00:51:03If you were wronged in the Hastings house,
00:51:05then the Hastings family is responsible.
00:51:07If you want to leave,
00:51:08I won't stop you.
00:51:08But I want you to know this.
00:51:10Being lower status does not mean you deserve to be searched or suspected.
00:51:13I knew that before.
00:51:14But when it really happened to me,
00:51:15I couldn't do anything.
00:51:16I'm scared this will happen again.
00:51:18Being scared is normal.
00:51:19You don't have to decide right away.
00:51:20If you still want to leave,
00:51:21I'll have Edwin settle your wages and give you compensation.
00:51:24If you're willing to stay,
00:51:25the Hastings family will give you a formal answer.
00:51:27A formal answer?
00:51:28Yes.
00:51:29Not just empty comfort.
00:51:30A formal apology and a result you're satisfied with.
00:51:34Then I'll think about it.
00:51:37Good.
00:51:41Elias,
00:51:42your car is here.
00:51:44Edwin,
00:51:44your attitude has shifted far too quickly.
00:51:47Barely have I been cast out of the Hastings family
00:51:49and you show me not an ounce of respect.
00:51:51Edwin,
00:51:51when have you ever treated me with such coldness before?
00:51:54Elias,
00:51:54I'm only doing my job.
00:51:56Doing your job?
00:51:57How noble.
00:52:04Elias,
00:52:05you're calling me so late at night.
00:52:06Has something gone wrong?
00:52:08What?
00:52:08Have you been completely cast out by the Hastings family with nowhere to go?
00:52:12Elias,
00:52:13it's truly pitiful to see you end up in such a state.
00:52:17Cut the nonsense.
00:52:18Drop that gawking act of yours.
00:52:19I'm calling about something important.
00:52:21Oh?
00:52:21Then go ahead.
00:52:22What is this important matter that has you so eager to reach me in the middle of the night?
00:52:26The Hastings family is going to sue us.
00:52:28And they must still possess the original evidence.
00:52:30What original evidence?
00:52:32Besides,
00:52:33where would they keep documents related to these business dealings?
00:52:36The archives room of Hastings Corporation.
00:52:40You want to steal the original files from the archive room?
00:52:46Not just steal them.
00:52:48I want every file burned to ash.
00:52:51Once there's a fire,
00:52:52this becomes much bigger.
00:52:54If I don't burn them,
00:52:55I'm finished.
00:52:56The originals of every North Harbor transaction record are there.
00:52:59Once they're gone,
00:53:00Hakings won't have direct evidence to sue us.
00:53:03Who's going?
00:53:06I'll arrange it.
00:53:10It's windy tonight.
00:53:11Make sure the windows are shut tight.
00:53:27The files are inside.
00:53:34There's even a late night snack today?
00:53:35Why are they suddenly being so nice to me?
00:53:38Have you thought about what I said earlier?
00:53:40You don't have to answer now.
00:53:41Eat first.
00:53:42There's no rye.
00:53:43Thank you, Mrs. Hastings.
00:53:47Wait.
00:53:48Tonight is when the archive room catches fire.
00:53:51In the original story,
00:53:52that fire didn't just burn the evidence.
00:53:54It killed a security guard on duty.
00:53:56No way, right?
00:53:57Elias has already been kicked out of the Hastings family.
00:54:00Would he still dare burn Hastings' archives?
00:54:03I need to make a call.
00:54:08Run a surprise fire safety inspection at the company tonight.
00:54:11An inspection this late?
00:54:13The company has had a lot going on lately.
00:54:15A check won't hurt.
00:54:15Your snack is getting cold.
00:54:16Eat first.
00:54:17Okay.
00:54:18Notify all patrol guards to gather in the first floor security room
00:54:21and arrange a fire safety inspection.
00:54:23Also, lock down the archive floor.
00:54:24Don't alert any suspicious person.
00:54:25If something happens, save people first, then the files.
00:54:28Call the police, too.
00:54:29There may be an arson attempt.
00:54:35I'm going to the company.
00:54:41Fire safety inspection?
00:54:42That's odd.
00:54:43Why are they doing it at this hour?
00:54:47It's an ad-op inspection tonight.
00:54:48Report to the security office on the first floor for assembly first.
00:54:51But the archive room can't be left unattended.
00:54:53Mr. Allister personally ordered everyone to gather
00:54:55in the first floor security room first.
00:54:58Then I'll take the key.
00:55:01We'll take over the key.
00:55:02You go gather first.
00:55:04Very well.
00:55:05I'll head straight to the first floor security office for assembly.
00:55:11Why did he leave?
00:55:19Don't panic.
00:55:20Just take the money
00:55:22and do the job.
00:55:28Stop right there.
00:55:31Stop right there.
00:55:38I got off on the wrong floor.
00:55:41Wrong floor?
00:55:43Then why are you carrying a lighter and accelerant?
00:55:49It wasn't me.
00:55:51Someone sent me.
00:55:54Who ordered you to do this?
00:55:57Elias.
00:55:58He said he'd give me 800,000 if I burned the archive room.
00:56:02Are the files okay?
00:56:06Everything is fine.
00:56:07The archives are being moved now.
00:56:09Seal the electronic drive separately.
00:56:11Don't keep them with the paper files.
00:56:17Do as he says.
00:56:25Mrs. Hastings, is the company okay?
00:56:28It will be.
00:56:33They caught him.
00:56:34The fire never started.
00:56:34The archives are safe and the guard on duty is fine.
00:56:37Someone really tried to burn the archive room?
00:56:39A lot has happened at Hastings lately.
00:56:41Being careful never hurts.
00:56:42See, we caught the troublemaker.
00:56:43Thank God.
00:56:44The guard who died in the original story survived this time.
00:56:49I want a lawyer!
00:56:50You have the right to contact a lawyer,
00:56:52but for now, please cooperate with our arson investigation.
00:56:56Dad, are you really taking it this far?
00:56:58Are you really doing this to me?
00:56:59The moment you sent someone to burn the archive room,
00:57:01this stopped being a family matter.
00:57:03Also, I'll pursue your and Ellington's commercial infringement
00:57:06to the fullest extent of the law.
00:57:07The police are already investigating the Ellington family, too.
00:57:10How did you know in advance?
00:57:12Once you make a move, you leave a trace.
00:57:21Julian, your badge, why does it say Project Assistant?
00:57:26I'm starting from the bottom.
00:57:27That way no one can say I parachuted in because of the hating's name.
00:57:32Who would dare say that now?
00:57:33On the North Harbor plan, you understood real routes better than all of us.
00:57:37I only know a little about driving.
00:57:40There's still a lot I need to learn at work.
00:57:48Are you coming home for dinner after work?
00:57:52Depends.
00:57:53If I do, it might be late.
00:57:55That's fine.
00:57:56The kitchen will save you dinner.
00:58:00Don't wait up too late.
00:58:04I know.
00:58:14Mrs. Hastings, should I reheat it?
00:58:18No.
00:58:19He said depends, so we'll let it depend.
00:58:25You're back.
00:58:34If you're eating, eat.
00:58:36Close the file and put it aside.
00:58:41Got it.
00:58:45Now this feels like a family.
00:58:48They're not acting overly affectionate like nothing ever happened.
00:58:53Just sitting at the same table and getting used to each other slowly.
00:58:59That's good enough.
00:59:02It's over.
00:59:04The Hastings family is fine now.
00:59:06I need to tell them clearly that I'm resigning.
00:59:09The pay is high and the food is great, but...
00:59:12Rich family drama is way too terrifying.
00:59:22Come in!
00:59:26Molly?
00:59:27Mr. Victor is waiting for you in the living room.
00:59:30Okay.
00:59:31I'll be right there.
00:59:34Mr. Victor, Mr. Alistair, Madam Clara, I wish to tether my resignation.
00:59:40Let's hold off on that for now.
00:59:42Take a look at the contract on the coffee table.
00:59:46This isn't my old employment contract?
00:59:49Yes.
00:59:50This is a contract appointing you as the housekeeper for the Hastings family.
00:59:53You will not be an executive of the corporation, yet you are no longer the junior maid you once were.
00:59:57You will attend to Mr. Victor and also manage household staff rosters and inventory records within the Hastings household.
01:00:03I'm afraid I might not be up to this job.
01:00:05To hold real authority, the pay is extremely generous, and the food at the Hastings residence is absolutely excellent.
01:00:11Rest assured, not only are three full meals provided, the kitchen also prepares late night snacks.
01:00:18You won't go hungry even if you have to work overtime.
01:00:22Keep your head, Molly.
01:00:23Don't let the Hastings family buy you off with a few good meals.
01:00:26But it's not just a few meals.
01:00:29It's a supply.
01:00:30Long term.
01:00:34But it's not just one bowl.
01:00:36It's a long term supply.
01:00:38This job has a probation period, but your salary won't be reduced during it.
01:00:41If you can't adjust, you can leave then.
01:00:44The Hastings family won't force you to stay.
01:00:46From now on, if anyone in the Hastings family uses their status to pressure you, record it by the rules.
01:00:53You're giving me a position where I can actually speak up.
01:00:57Yes.
01:00:59The Hastings family needs someone like you.
01:01:03Not because you flatter anyone, and not because you come from some powerful background.
01:01:08We believe in your ability.
01:01:12Then I'll try.
01:01:14Okay.
01:01:21Actually, we've all seen how hard you've worked.
01:01:24When you first came to the Hastings house, you were careful with every step.
01:01:29Afraid to do one thing wrong or say one wrong word.
01:01:36But you're different from every other servant here.
01:01:41You're neither servile nor arrogant.
01:01:44You're practical, clear-headed, principled, and you know where the line is.
01:01:48More than that, you have a sense of responsibility most people don't.
01:01:57A family as large as Hastings has never lad people who simply follow orders.
01:02:02What we lack are people who can hold to principles, keep boundaries, and handle things with judgment.
01:02:11Many younger members of this family have grown used to throwing their status around, making life hard for the staff
01:02:16and damaging the atmosphere here.
01:02:18We've seen it all.
01:02:19We just lacked someone who could break that pattern.
01:02:21We believe you are that person.
01:02:23From now on, no matter who it is, even a young master of the family, if they abuse their power,
01:02:29you can record it truthfully and report it directly.
01:02:32We will handle it.
01:02:34I used to think I was just a maid, just an ordinary person with no background and no support.
01:02:39When unfair things happened, all I could do was endure it quietly.
01:02:44But after coming to the Hastings house, you taught me that no matter someone's status, high or low, they deserve
01:02:50respect and fair treatment.
01:02:51I'm willing to stay and do this job well.
01:02:54I won't let you down.
01:02:56Don't worry.
01:02:57As long as you stay true to yourself and do your duty, we won't make things difficult for you.
01:03:02The Hastings family will always have your back.
01:03:06From now on, you don't have to keep giving in.
01:03:08So peace and respect don't come from swallowing every insult.
01:03:13They're earned by standing on your own.
01:03:16This job isn't just a job.
01:03:19It's a whole new life.
01:03:26In just half a week, the whole atmosphere in this house has changed.
01:03:30People used to avoid responsibility.
01:03:32Now everyone knows their role and does their part.
01:03:34That's all thanks to Molly.
01:03:36What's rare about her is that even with authority, she doesn't use it to bully or control others.
01:03:41She stays true to herself and treats every servant fairly.
01:03:45I said long ago she could handle this job.
01:03:49Mr. Hastings, Mr. Alistair, Mrs. Hastings, these are the work records for the past half month, along with feedback after
01:03:55correcting some unreasonable procedures.
01:04:02Very well done.
01:04:03Molly, your probation ends early.
01:04:06From today on, you are officially the Hastings family's household manager.
01:04:09You'll be fully responsible for all household logistics, large and small.
01:04:13Your salary and benefits will be doubled.
01:04:18Thank you for your recognition and trust.
01:04:23We should be thanking you.
01:04:25You helped us understand that status alone can't win people's hearts.
01:04:30Only clear rules and sincere treatment can keep a large family running well.
01:04:39Julian, you're back.
01:04:42Julian, please come in.
01:04:46Welcome home.
01:04:53Mr. Hastings, Mr. Alistair, Mrs. Hastings, Julian is back.
01:04:58Dad.
01:05:00Mom, Grandpa, I'm home.
01:05:18Good.
01:05:21It's good that you're home.
01:05:23The real heir is back, and the Hastings family wasn't destroyed by the fake heir Elias like in the original
01:05:29story.
01:05:30Now this family can live happily together again.
01:05:34Maybe this is the best ending.
01:05:37I used to think rich families were always cold and divided, with status, bloodline, and class standing like walls no
01:05:44one could cross.
01:05:46But after my time with the Hastings family, I slowly understood that great families aren't only filled with arrogance backed
01:05:54by status.
01:05:56They can also have kind hearts and treat people with sincerity.
01:06:03I was so tired of my life.
01:06:04I was so tired.
01:06:04I was so tired.