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00:00:00My wife's a nun, and she's totally against indulging in lust.

00:00:04She's only allowed to have sex on the 16th of every month,

00:00:07and even then she's got to control everything.

00:00:09The timing, the position, the rhythm, even the faces she makes.

00:00:14Sometimes when I last a bit too long and still haven't come,

00:00:17she just cuts it off and walks away, all cold and heartless.

00:00:21I thought it was her faith, her boundary, so I put up with it for five years.

00:00:25It took that hotel fire for me to realize

00:00:27those so-called sacred rules only applied to me.

00:00:30After the divorce, I became the richest man in North America

00:00:33while she kept begging me to take her back.

00:00:35I'm Ethan Carter, firefighter with West District Fire Station 2.

00:00:38For five years, I thought if I gave Evelyn faster enough,

00:00:41she'd finally treat me like her husband.

00:00:43Ethan, move! I've got this family of three. Take the next room!

00:00:47A family of three.

00:00:49Those four words burned through me before the fire did.

00:00:52She is my wife, but in that fire, she was clinging to someone else,

00:00:56protecting a child that wasn't ours.

00:00:57Three hours later, the fire was out.

00:01:00No one died.

00:01:01But Evelyn, Liam, and the boy were gone.

00:01:04She couldn't even be bothered to explain.

00:01:07When I got home, she was actually waiting for me.

00:01:10I thought she'd finally explain the hotel.

00:01:12Instead, she stayed in a meeting for over an hour,

00:01:15like nothing had happened.

00:01:19Adoption papers?

00:01:21That boy you saw today, Danny, we're adopting him.

00:01:24It wasn't a discussion, it was a decision.

00:01:25What's your relationship with that boy?

00:01:28And what is Liam to you?

00:01:30Liam is Danny's father.

00:01:31We're just colleagues.

00:01:32Colleagues end up at hotels together?

00:01:34Half dressed in each other's arms?

00:01:36You're overthinking this.

00:01:38Nuns do not betray their vows of marriage.

00:01:40She said it so calmly,

00:01:41like I was the one who was dirty.

00:01:44Won't betray?

00:01:46Then what were all those rules for?

00:01:48Why were you ice cold with me, but shaking in his arms?

00:01:51I know I'm innocent.

00:01:52I don't have to prove a thing.

00:01:54Think about whatever you want.

00:01:57Now that we have a child,

00:01:58you don't need to come to my room on that day anymore.

00:02:00It was never enjoyable anyway.

00:02:02Five years of swallowing it,

00:02:03and to her, it was just boring.

00:02:06I can accept adopting Danny,

00:02:07but don't bring another man into our life.

00:02:09At least respect me as your husband.

00:02:11A kid can't be without their real dad.

00:02:13Your mind is filthy.

00:02:14That's why you think other people are dirty.

00:02:16I barely slept that night.

00:02:17I was lying to myself,

00:02:19thinking maybe I'd gotten it wrong.

00:02:20The next day, Danny moved into my house.

00:02:23It was the first time I'd ever seen Evelyn smile like that.

00:02:26She could be gentle, just never with me.

00:02:30The day after Danny moved in,

00:02:31I heard him crying in Evelyn's room.

00:02:33Evelyn had never looked after a kid.

00:02:35I was scared Danny would get hurt,

00:02:37or that she'd have no idea what to do.

00:02:38Five years of habit made me open the door anyway.

00:02:41But it wasn't a mother trying to calm a crying child.

00:02:45Mr. Carter, you've got it wrong.

00:02:47I brought Danny over last night.

00:02:49He wouldn't let me leave, so I stayed with him.

00:02:51So I hadn't imagined that man's voice last night.

00:02:55Who said you could walk in without knocking?

00:02:57Get out.

00:02:58This is my house.

00:02:59You're my wife.

00:03:00Now I need permission to walk into your room?

00:03:01I was standing in my own home,

00:03:03but I felt like an outsider barging into someone else's happiness.

00:03:07Evelyn, let's divorce.

00:03:10Divorce.

00:03:11Divorce?

00:03:11Over this?

00:03:12Isn't this enough?

00:03:13I don't agree.

00:03:14I'm still under the covenant.

00:03:16If we end this now, I'd be breaking it.

00:03:17We can talk when it's over.

00:03:18I thought she'd at least ask me to stay,

00:03:21but she only refused the divorce because of that rule.

00:03:24Evelyn, I'm sorry.

00:03:25If Danny and I are making things harder for you,

00:03:27we'll go right now.

00:03:29You don't need to leave.

00:03:31Danny's things are already put away.

00:03:33They're not the ones who should go.

00:03:35You are.

00:03:36She kept Liam and his son and threw out her own husband.

00:03:39Fine.

00:03:42When I packed, I realized that after five years of marriage,

00:03:46I had almost nothing of my own.

00:03:47The letter had no blame in it.

00:03:49It just told her to file for divorce next Monday.

00:03:53Where are you going?

00:03:55Making room for the three of you.

00:04:01I told you, I won't agree with divorce.

00:04:03You won't agree because you're afraid of breaking your vow

00:04:06or because you'd lose a husband who was useful to you.

00:04:08Watch your mouth.

00:04:10When you were in Liam's arms, did your covenant matter then?

00:04:12When you stood there in a towel and let him dry your hair,

00:04:15did your sacred rules matter then?

00:04:18Don't insult my face.

00:04:19In five years of marriage, that was the first time she hit me.

00:04:22It killed the last illusion I had.

00:04:24Fine.

00:04:25Then let's say I can't live with your covenant.

00:04:27We'll end this clean.

00:04:29I hit you because you crossed a line.

00:04:31You knew that's what mattered most to me.

00:04:33Think about what you want.

00:04:35She thought taking my suitcase would keep me there,

00:04:37but I wasn't leaving over a few clothes.

00:04:43Ethan, wildfire in the Western Hills.

00:04:45It's getting dangerous.

00:04:46We may be called in.

00:04:47Copy, Captain.

00:04:48I'm ready to report back any time.

00:04:50The wildfire was out of control.

00:04:52The chief gave me one day to say goodbye to my family.

00:04:54This one's going to be rough.

00:04:56Ethan, go talk to your wife.

00:04:57I thought about it for a long time, then went back to that house.

00:05:00Not because I missed it.

00:05:02I just wanted to make things clear.

00:05:06I need to talk to you.

00:05:09We'll talk when I get back.

00:05:10I have somewhere to be.

00:05:12Where?

00:05:12Mr. Carter, my company's got a luncheon at noon.

00:05:14Evelyn's coming with me.

00:05:16His business comes first.

00:05:18She'd blown off countless family events with me, but she got dressed up for Liam's company luncheon.

00:05:23That night, I asked her to meet me at the restaurant where we had our first date.

00:05:26I wanted to talk about the divorce and tell her I was heading to the wildfire.

00:05:29I might not make it back.

00:05:32She was late.

00:05:32By the time she showed up, I was ready to leave.

00:05:35I told you to come alone.

00:05:36I just got off work and they haven't eaten.

00:05:38What's wrong with eating together?

00:05:40Mr. Carter, dinner's on me.

00:05:42Call it an apology.

00:05:43The goodbye dinner I'd planned turned into a family meal for the three of them.

00:05:47Ignore him.

00:05:48He's petty.

00:05:48Don't let it bother you.

00:05:51Cheers.

00:05:53They're listening to them talk about the house and Danny's favorite toys.

00:05:56That was the moment I realized I was the one who didn't belong in this marriage.

00:06:00Evelyn, who wanted this tonight?

00:06:01You or Liam?

00:06:02Liam wanted to apologize.

00:06:04You think I have that much time?

00:06:05Great.

00:06:06This last meeting only happened because someone else made it happen.

00:06:09The station's sending me to the wildfire.

00:06:11It's bad.

00:06:12I might not make it back.

00:06:13Got it.

00:06:14Be careful.

00:06:14I said I might not come back.

00:06:16Not one of them really heard me.

00:06:18I want the divorce finalized before I leave.

00:06:20Might as well make it easier for you, too.

00:06:22My voice got lost under their laughter.

00:06:24It carried no weight at all.

00:06:25If no one's listening, fine.

00:06:32Ethan!

00:06:34Mom!

00:06:35Dad's bleeding, too!

00:06:37I'm scared!

00:06:38For one second, I thought Evelyn would choose me.

00:06:41Just once.

00:06:42Mom, I'm scared of blood.

00:06:45Don't let him come over here.

00:06:47Evelyn, take Ethan to the hospital first.

00:06:50He's hurt worse than I am.

00:06:52Danny can't handle blood.

00:06:53Ethan's a firefighter.

00:06:55He knows first aid.

00:06:56He can take care of himself.

00:06:58I was a firefighter, so I was the one she left behind.

00:07:01I watched her walk away.

00:07:02Whatever warmth I had left died with it.

00:07:05The one who took me to the ER was the restaurant owner.

00:07:07Not my wife.

00:07:09That whole night, not one text.

00:07:11Not one word asking if I was okay.

00:07:15The gear's still being assigned.

00:07:16We head out this afternoon.

00:07:17Handle your own situation first.

00:07:19Got it.

00:07:21Don't come home for now.

00:07:22Danny doesn't like you.

00:07:23He says every time you show up, somebody gets hurt.

00:07:25I booked you a hotel.

00:07:26Your things will be sent over.

00:07:27Liam's staying at the house for now in your room.

00:07:30Nothing's going on, so don't start.

00:07:31She was still just informing me.

00:07:33Even throwing me out sounded like she was doing me a favor.

00:07:36After I was discharged, I went to the hotel she booked.

00:07:38The housekeeper dropped off my luggage and accidentally packed a laptop with it.

00:07:42It was the anniversary gift I'd given Evelyn.

00:07:43It still had photos from when we were dating.

00:07:47She pinned Liam to the top.

00:07:48But where did that leave me?

00:07:49Five years of marriage, and I didn't even get a real contact name.

00:07:52I was the only one she'd put on Do Not Disturb.

00:07:54I was about to shut the laptop.

00:07:55Then Liam sent photos.

00:07:58Ten minutes ago.

00:08:00But this morning, Evelyn told me she was in a meeting.

00:08:02She said people who keep the covenant don't lie.

00:08:04But our marriage was built on lies.

00:08:06Then he sent a video from the Family Day event.

00:08:08In the cover image, they were standing bong stage together like a real married couple.

00:08:12I stared at the video from Danny's Family Day event for a long time.

00:08:15I thought I'd gone numb.

00:08:17But my hand still hit play on its own.

00:08:19Liam was my childhood sweetheart.

00:08:20My first love.

00:08:22We were in the same class from elementary school on, and he didn't confess until college.

00:08:27Her first love.

00:08:28She told me I was her first.

00:08:30The greatest blessing of my life was meeting a man who loves me this much.

00:08:34A man this perfect.

00:08:36It felt like my heart was being crushed underfoot, then ground into the dirt.

00:08:40Tell us something romantic!

00:08:41When we first got together, he stayed up three nights straight and made me a bag by hand.

00:08:47Then he told me it was a raffle prize.

00:08:49I was the one who stayed up three nights making that bag.

00:08:52She took it, said thanks, and never carried it once.

00:08:54When I saw those dark circles under his eyes, I thought, this is the man I'm going to spend my

00:09:00life with.

00:09:00So she remembered.

00:09:02She just gave another man credit for everything I did.

00:09:04Then one day after we got married, I mentioned the office lunch was bad.

00:09:09That night, he made a whole table of my favorite dishes.

00:09:12His hands were covered in burns.

00:09:14She didn't touch a bite.

00:09:16She said I was wasteful and disrespecting her faith.

00:09:19And when I had that high fever, Liam stayed up three days and nights taking care of me.

00:09:23He said my life mattered more than his.

00:09:26I took time off and stayed with her those three days.

00:09:29I did all of that.

00:09:31I finally got it.

00:09:32Five years of love, wiped out in public.

00:09:35This marriage was over.

00:09:37I wrote one last letter.

00:09:38Not a request.

00:09:39Not a discussion.

00:09:40Evelyn Foster, whether you agree or not, whether you're still in that so-called covenant period or not,

00:09:45we're officially over.

00:09:46I'm letting you go be with your first love, Liam Hayes.

00:09:49And whether Danny is your child together, I don't want to ask anymore.

00:09:52These five years taught me how ridiculous my love was.

00:09:54I hate you.

00:09:55But as a firefighter, I don't regret saving you at the hotel.

00:09:57I'm heading out on a wildfire assignment now.

00:10:00Just think of me as dead in that fire.

00:10:01We won't see each other again.

00:10:03Once the letter was done, I actually felt calm.

00:10:05It was time to report back.

00:10:06The wildfire still needed firefighters, and it was time for my life to leave Evelyn behind.

00:10:13But the second I stepped out, I smelled something burning.

00:10:16Fire.

00:10:20When I ran in, a woman was sitting by the fire, still pouring liquor on it.

00:10:24Later, she told me her name was Claire.

00:10:26When I got in, half the bed was already on fire.

00:10:29Claire was sitting right beside it, drunk out of her mind, still pouring liquor at the flames.

00:10:34Put it down.

00:10:35You're feeding the fire.

00:10:40Who the hell are you?

00:10:41This is my room.

00:10:43She wasn't scared of the fire.

00:10:44If anything, she wanted it bigger.

00:10:46I had barely put out the bed when she grabbed a lighter and set the wall art on fire.

00:10:52Claire, are you out of your mind?

00:10:57Don't touch me.

00:10:58I'm a Sterling.

00:10:59Screw with me and you'll regret it.

00:11:01The Sterling family, a renowned clan in Wall Street's high society.

00:11:04But in a fire, family status cannot save anyone.

00:11:12Light one more thing, and that's arson.

00:11:15You won't just kill yourself, you'll take this whole floor with you.

00:11:18Let go, asshole!

00:11:20You trying to cop a feel?

00:11:22I'm here to put out the fire, not touch you.

00:11:24Yeah?

00:11:25Says who?

00:11:26You think you're a firefighter?

00:11:28West District Fire Station 2.

00:11:29Ethan Carter.

00:11:30Look at it.

00:11:31Once she saw the ID, she finally stopped reaching for the lighter.

00:11:34But the desperation in her eyes was still there.

00:11:37So what if you are?

00:11:39Men are all the same.

00:11:40A man hurt you, so now you want to burn yourself alive?

00:11:43It's my life.

00:11:45What I do with it is none of your business.

00:11:47If you want to die, I can't stop you.

00:11:49But fire won't let you go pretty.

00:11:52Your skin splits first.

00:11:53Then the heat and smoke burn your airway, and you can't even scream.

00:11:57By the time they find you, you'll just be a charred body nobody can recognize.

00:12:01You trying to scare me?

00:12:02I'm telling you what I've seen with my own eyes.

00:12:04Jumping's no better.

00:12:06If it's not high enough, you don't die.

00:12:08You end up broken, wide awake, waiting for the ambulance.

00:12:11Think that'll make the person who betrayed you regret it?

00:12:14They might just think you look pathetic.

00:12:15You're really sick.

00:12:18Better you stay alive and hate me than die and leave everyone else to clean up the mess.

00:12:23I knew she wouldn't try again that night.

00:12:26Ethan, stop right there.

00:12:29I've got a wildfire to get to.

00:12:30If you really want revenge, learn how to live first.

00:12:38Ethan, you're not getting away from me.

00:12:42Ethan, part of the wildfire is contained, but they're short on cleanup crews.

00:12:45You sure you want to go?

00:12:46I am.

00:12:47I didn't know if Claire would show up again.

00:12:49I only knew there was still a fire waiting in the mountain.

00:12:53Once the rain and the gear knocked the fire down, we handled the aftermath.

00:12:58That was the hard part.

00:12:59The living needed help, and the dead had to go home.

00:13:03Oh, he said this morning he'd come home.

00:13:08I watched wives, parents, and kids cry so hard they could barely stand, and I thought of Evelyn.

00:13:13Not one call, not one message.

00:13:15Maybe to her I was never family, just a husband she could use.

00:13:19That was when Evelyn finally realized I never checked into the hotel she booked for me.

00:13:28Ethan, are you pulling this disappearing act again just to make me cave?

00:13:36She thought it was just another stunt, but once the room went quiet, she dug the letter back out of

00:13:40the trash.

00:13:41He knows about Liam, he knows.

00:13:44Find out now.

00:13:46Check every recent fire, especially where West District Fire Station 2 was deployed.

00:13:49Once she found out about the wild, she drove to the car that same night.

00:13:54Where is Ethan Carter?

00:13:56Where is West District Fire Station 2?

00:13:59That was the moment she finally got scared.

00:14:10I had just come back with supplies when I saw her.

00:14:14For one second, I really wanted to go to her.

00:14:16Tell her I wasn't dead.

00:14:19Then I remembered her holding Liam's hand in that school allatorium.

00:14:23Remembered her giving him credit for everything I'd done.

00:14:27Forget it.

00:14:28The Ethan who would have died for her already did in this wildfire.

00:14:32What are you doing?

00:14:33Don't touch him!

00:14:39Evelyn, Danny keeps asking for you.

00:14:41Are you coming back tonight?

00:14:45Mom, Dad brought dinner home.

00:14:46We're waiting for you.

00:14:47I'm coming back.

00:14:49I saw her leave.

00:14:50One second she was looking for me.

00:14:52The next, she was back with Liam and Danny.

00:14:57Wildfire's fully contained.

00:14:58Get some rest.

00:14:59We head back tomorrow.

00:15:01Yeah.

00:15:02Yeah, we're happy to see you guys here.

00:15:05They all got to go home tomorrow.

00:15:07Then it hit me.

00:15:09I didn't have a home to go back to anymore.

00:15:12The day I got back on duty, our engine passed the foster house.

00:15:16I didn't get off.

00:15:18After I moved out, all that was left between Evelyn and me was the divorce.

00:15:26Ethan Carter.

00:15:28What are you doing here?

00:15:31You're alive.

00:15:32So why didn't you answer?

00:15:33You left a farewell letter, shut off your phone, and played dead to force me?

00:15:36You think that's funny?

00:15:37Once she knew I was alive, her first move wasn't relief.

00:15:40It was blame.

00:15:42Every word in that letter was true.

00:15:44True?

00:15:45Wasn't this really about making me choose between Danny and Liam?

00:15:50Fine.

00:15:50You want a divorce?

00:15:52Monday.

00:15:52County Clark's office.

00:15:53You gonna show?

00:15:54I'll be there on time.

00:15:56She thought divorce was a threat.

00:15:58To me, that was liberation.

00:16:02Zach, Liam and I are going to a bar tonight.

00:16:04Make sure Ethan sees it.

00:16:06Understood, Miss Foster.

00:16:07She thought she could provoke me into coming back.

00:16:09She didn't know I was already done.

00:16:12I was low on cash, and hotels were too expensive.

00:16:16Until the divorce was final, I needed a place to stay.

00:16:20This is Mrs. Reed, the landlord.

00:16:23Ethan, right?

00:16:23A firefighter?

00:16:25Oh, I like that.

00:16:26Bet you're in great shape.

00:16:28I guess.

00:16:29You single?

00:16:30Kind of.

00:16:31No, I'm married.

00:16:32Oh, that's fine.

00:16:33I get it.

00:16:34No security deposit, and I'll cut you a deal on six months' rent.

00:16:39The way she looked at me made my skin crawl.

00:16:41First time in my life I thought cheap rent might be a bad sign.

00:16:48I'd just gotten settled when an old classmate sent me a video.

00:16:52Ethan, is that your wife?

00:16:53Want me to send you the address?

00:16:56No.

00:16:57You okay?

00:16:58We're done.

00:17:00Legally, not yet.

00:17:01In my heart, it was already over.

00:17:07Honey, open up.

00:17:08I forgot my keys.

00:17:09Please.

00:17:09My first thought was that Mrs. Reed had come back.

00:17:12Please, open the door.

00:17:18But it wasn't Mrs. Reed.

00:17:20It was a young woman I'd never seen before.

00:17:26On the security feed, the guy in black was already coming to the door.

00:17:30The woman outside was still shaking.

00:17:34Who are you looking for?

00:17:36Wrang door.

00:17:41I didn't go after him.

00:17:42It was late, and she was scared to death.

00:17:45Her safety came first.

00:17:47He's gone.

00:17:49Where do you live?

00:17:50I'll have security take you home.

00:17:53This is my place.

00:17:56Your place?

00:17:58Guess I should introduce myself.

00:18:00Chloe Reed.

00:18:01This apartment's in my name.

00:18:04Mrs. Reed, the one who rented it to you today, is my mom.

00:18:08I thought I'd saved a neighbor at the wrong door.

00:18:11Turns out she owned the place.

00:18:14Your mom never said I'd have a roommate.

00:18:16Because she just told me she rented my place to you.

00:18:19Hi, Ethan Carter.

00:18:21Thanks for saving me.

00:18:25If you own the place, what happens to the lease?

00:18:28Lease stays.

00:18:29I'm not kicking you out.

00:18:32Then why show up in the middle of the night?

00:18:37Because I'm moving in tonight.

00:18:40A man and a woman living together?

00:18:42That could get awkward.

00:18:43Awkward for you or for me?

00:18:46I'm just saying.

00:18:47Relax.

00:18:48Half rent.

00:18:49I'll cover utilities.

00:18:50You keep me safe, I cut you a break.

00:18:52Fair?

00:18:53I almost said no.

00:18:54Then I thought, at least she'd be safer than her mom.

00:18:58If you're okay with it, so am I.

00:19:00Then it's settled, roommate.

00:19:06Mom, you picked well.

00:19:08Ethan is seriously hot, and his body is ridiculous.

00:19:12See?

00:19:12I told you a fire rider was a good bet.

00:19:15How is he?

00:19:16He came out to save me without hesitating.

00:19:18He passed.

00:19:26That night, I had no idea the so-called stalker was just Cloby's test.

00:19:37Hello?

00:19:39Ethan, why'd you block me?

00:19:42It was Evelyn.

00:19:44Drunk, hurt, and still trying to order me around.

00:19:48Evelyn?

00:19:48Who said you could block me?

00:19:50If anyone does that, it's me.

00:19:52We're getting divorced.

00:19:53We don't need to stay in touch.

00:19:54I'm drunk.

00:19:55Come get me.

00:19:57Call Liam.

00:19:57He's not here.

00:19:58I'm alone.

00:19:59Then call Zach or your bodyguards.

00:20:01Don't hang up.

00:20:02You used to come get me.

00:20:05That Ethan's gone.

00:20:06When she got drunk at business dinners, I'd stay up all night.

00:20:10Coat, hangover soup, all of it.

00:20:13Now she's got Liam, and Foster Group has assistance and security.

00:20:22By 2.30 a.m., she was still at it.

00:20:35I wasn't letting her threats drag me around anymore.

00:20:39She was never really going off with some random guy.

00:20:42It was just bait to get me there.

00:20:44Hey, gorgeous all alone, we'll take you home.

00:20:47Back off.

00:20:49Hands off, Miss Foster.

00:20:50Miss Foster, are you okay?

00:20:52He's really not coming.

00:20:53Should I take you home first?

00:20:55No, to the office.

00:20:58Zach, why won't Ethan see me?

00:21:00Maybe it's Liam.

00:21:02I already told him Liam isn't with me.

00:21:04Mr. Carter's a firefighter.

00:21:06If there's real danger, he'll come.

00:21:09You mean...

00:21:10Just make him think it's dangerous.

00:21:12Once he's there, you can explain.

00:21:15Call him.

00:21:17Once again, she used my job against me to force me there.

00:21:22Zach was Evelyn's assistant.

00:21:24If something was really wrong, she wouldn't be calling me in the middle of the night.

00:21:31Zach, what is it?

00:21:32Mr. Carter, it's bad.

00:21:34Miss Foster's drunk, locked herself in the car, and says she's going to torch it.

00:21:38Where?

00:21:38Foster Group's parking garage.

00:21:40She's got a lighter, and this place is packed with cars.

00:21:43If it goes up, it'll be bad.

00:21:47I knew Evelyn could make a scene, but a parking garage fire is no joke.

00:21:51I'm on my way.

00:21:55I wasn't going because I felt sorry for her.

00:21:58I'm a firefighter.

00:21:59Even if it were a stranger making that threat, I'd still have to check it out.

00:22:05Mr. Carter, over here.

00:22:07Evelyn, open the door.

00:22:12Ms. Foster's fine, so I'll get out of your way.

00:22:15That's when I got it.

00:22:16The fire scare was a setup.

00:22:22You finally came.

00:22:24A false fire report is a crime.

00:22:27You used a garage full of cars to drag me here?

00:22:30I wasn't actually going to do it.

00:22:32Good thing you didn't.

00:22:34Otherwise, it wouldn't just be me.

00:22:35It'd be the whole fire department and the police.

00:22:39Don't go.

00:22:45I'm really drunk.

00:22:46Why won't you take care of me?

00:22:49We're getting divorced the day after tomorrow.

00:22:51Your first love and his kid are living in our house.

00:22:54Why would I still take care of you?

00:22:56The divorce is the day after tomorrow.

00:22:59Right now, we're still married.

00:23:00One day, one hour, one minute, one second.

00:23:03We're still husband and wife.

00:23:05Marriage isn't something you pull out when it's useful.

00:23:08Stay.

00:23:09And I'll explain Liam and Danny to you.

00:23:14Let go.

00:23:15Then explain.

00:23:17Evelyn said if I stayed, she'd explain Liam and Danny.

00:23:20But with her arms around my waist, it all just felt absurd.

00:23:24Danny isn't my biological son.

00:23:26It was the first time she'd ever tried to explain.

00:23:29Too late.

00:23:30Five years of crushed dignity doesn't come back that easily.

00:23:36At Danny's school family day, Liam and I stood close so the other kids wouldn't know Danny was different.

00:23:41He needed a real mom and dad.

00:23:42I didn't really kiss Liam.

00:23:44So you think that's enough?

00:23:46I ignored your feelings.

00:23:47I'm sorry.

00:23:48I'd waited forever for her to apologize.

00:23:50Then I learned apologies are cheap.

00:23:52Change is what matters.

00:23:53Let's stop this.

00:23:54I'll bring Danny around slowly.

00:23:55Once he accepts you, you can come home.

00:23:59You're not asking me to forgive you.

00:24:02Evelyn, you're telling me to fall in line with your next arrangement.

00:24:05I already apologized.

00:24:06What else do you want?

00:24:08Evelyn, I want a divorce.

00:24:10Not just because of Liam and not just because of Danny.

00:24:13It's the last five years.

00:24:14I gave in too much, put up with too much.

00:24:17I finally see it now.

00:24:19We don't belong together.

00:24:22We don't belong together?

00:24:24From now on, I want to live for myself.

00:24:26Do you understand?

00:24:30She said she didn't want to go home.

00:24:32She'd sleep at the office.

00:24:33I was only planning to walk her to the door.

00:24:39When work runs late, I sleep here.

00:24:42Five years of marriage, and I was just finding out she had a bedroom in her office.

00:24:47You're not coming in?

00:24:48I got you here.

00:24:49I should go.

00:24:51You're not staying tonight?

00:24:53Zach lied about a fire to get me here.

00:24:55I didn't come because I wanted to.

00:24:58Ethan, you know what I mean when I ask you to stay.

00:25:01I do.

00:25:02But no.

00:25:05Enough.

00:25:05What else do you want from me?

00:25:07Do I have to beg you for this?

00:25:10You're the untouchable goddess.

00:25:12I'm just a regular man.

00:25:14I know better than to ask.

00:25:16Don't disgust me with that tone.

00:25:18You're just jealous, aren't you?

00:25:20Think whatever you want.

00:25:23Ethan, I'll remember this.

00:25:33Tell me, what exactly did I do to you?

00:25:35Nothing.

00:25:36I'm just giving your words back to you.

00:25:38What did I say?

00:25:39A person bound by the covenant must avoid indulgence.

00:25:42Marital intimus is allowed only on the 16th of each month.

00:25:47She used that line to shut me out for five years.

00:25:50Now I'm giving it back to her word for word.

00:25:53Evelyn didn't sleep that night.

00:26:00Mrs. Foster, last night you asked me to find out where Mr. Carter's staying.

00:26:07He's really moving out?

00:26:09Zach, have legal draft two copies of the divorce papers.

00:26:12Now.

00:26:14The next day, right after PT, my captain called me in.

00:26:18Said someone was here with a thank you banner for me.

00:26:23Besides thanking you, I need one more favor.

00:26:27What favor?

00:26:28Be my boyfriend.

00:26:31Are you serious?

00:26:33First time we met, you were setting fires.

00:26:35Now you're asking me to be your boyfriend?

00:26:38You saw me naked that night, and you threw yourself on that bed to save me.

00:26:41In the Sterling family, that means you take responsibility.

00:26:44Then take the banner, and take me too.

00:26:46I'm a firefighter.

00:26:48I was saving your life.

00:26:49Then take the banner, and take me too.

00:26:52Not happening.

00:26:53I'm married.

00:26:54Prove it.

00:26:56I can.

00:26:59He's my husband.

00:27:01She never used to admit I was her husband in public.

00:27:04Now she was staking her claim in front of everyone.

00:27:08Ma'am, he doesn't seem that close to you.

00:27:11We've been married for five years.

00:27:13You're the one trying to steal him.

00:27:17Let go, both of you.

00:27:22Come with me.

00:27:27So you finally dropped the act?

00:27:29You brought me somewhere private to apologize?

00:27:32Evelyn, do you really think every man in the world should orbit you?

00:27:39Didn't I tell you to stay out of my life?

00:27:42I don't need to hire someone just to make you jealous.

00:27:45Say that again?

00:27:46Then start acting like an ex-wife.

00:27:48Stop making yourself a nuisance.

00:27:51Fine.

00:27:52You want a divorce?

00:27:53I came to get your signature.

00:27:54Sign it, and I'll leave.

00:27:59She thought this would humiliate me.

00:28:01To me, it was the only good thing she'd done all day.

00:28:07See you Monday at the county clerk's office.

00:28:09Other than that, stay out of my sight.

00:28:14You actually signed it?

00:28:15You go your way, I'll go mine.

00:28:23Ethan Carter, where are you going?

00:28:26You saw it yourself.

00:28:27I've been married for five years.

00:28:28I can't be your boyfriend.

00:28:30We can talk about the boyfriend thing later.

00:28:32Since I let you off the hook today, give me a chance to buy you a drink.

00:28:37One drink, and we're even?

00:28:39Deal.

00:28:40One drink, and we're even.

00:28:43Ethan, I got off shift right at 8 p.m.

00:28:45Claire was actually waiting outside the station in her car.

00:28:48Ethan, don't tell me that's your wife.

00:28:50Cut it out.

00:28:51She's here to drop off a thank you banner.

00:28:54Let's go, Mr. Firefighter.

00:28:56She said she was buying me a drink, but once we sat down, she was the one getting wasted.

00:29:05Stop.

00:29:06Are you drinking or trying to drown yourself?

00:29:08If this settles it, I'm drinking all the way.

00:29:10You can't hold your liquor.

00:29:12Neither can I.

00:29:14I can't pick men, and I can't stand up to my family.

00:29:18The day you met me, I had just caught my ex at a hotel with another woman.

00:29:23He admitted it.

00:29:25He was with me for my money and my body.

00:29:29And because I wouldn't sleep with him before marriage, he said he had every right to find someone else.

00:29:34He's a bastard.

00:29:37My family's even worse.

00:29:39They said I chose the wrong guy, so now they're marrying me off to some man I've never even met.

00:29:44So I need a man who looks reliable.

00:29:46Someone to shut them up.

00:29:48So you want me to play your boyfriend?

00:29:50You look reliable.

00:29:51And when you're saving people, you don't look like a bad guy.

00:29:54Claire, you're drunk.

00:29:57She was that drunk.

00:29:58I didn't know her address, so I had to get her into a nearby hotel first.

00:30:09One room.

00:30:11Sir, I need her ID, too.

00:30:15603.

00:30:16Left when you get off the elevator.

00:30:17I was just going to get her into bed and buy some stomach medicine.

00:30:20But the manager clearly saw it differently.

00:30:23Mr. Walton, Claire Sterling just checked in with a man.

00:30:25She's really drunk.

00:30:27Claire?

00:30:28Didn't the Steelers say they were marrying her to me?

00:30:31Keep an eye on her.

00:30:33I'm coming now.

00:30:34At the same time, Marcus was looking for someone else.

00:30:37All he got from Capital City was a 10-year-old photo and one last name.

00:30:41Carter.

00:30:42Finding someone named Carter in Harbor City?

00:30:44That's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

00:30:51Don't go.

00:30:52My stomach hurts.

00:30:53I'm going to get you some stomach medicine.

00:30:55I'll go after you take it.

00:30:57Pinky swear.

00:30:58You have to come back.

00:31:12No way.

00:31:13It can't be that much of a coincidence.

00:31:18I came back with a stomach medicine and Jessica was waiting with security to block me.

00:31:23Sir, you can't go up right now.

00:31:26She's drunk.

00:31:27Why are you stopping me?

00:31:28She's a Sterling.

00:31:29She's not for you.

00:31:30She's engaged to our boss.

00:31:32Does she know that?

00:31:34That's none of your business.

00:31:35She's drunk.

00:31:36I'm not leaving her alone with strangers.

00:31:40Sir, don't make this harder than it has to be.

00:31:43I'm the one who should be calling the cops.

00:31:45You're detaining a guest and trying to hand a drunk woman over to some so-called boss?

00:31:51Enough.

00:31:52Stand down.

00:31:56Mr. Walton.

00:31:57He's the one who carried Claire upstairs.

00:31:58What's his last name?

00:32:00I think it's Carter.

00:32:02The way Marcus looked at me was strange.

00:32:04Like he was scared.

00:32:06Or like he'd finally found something.

00:32:09Mr. Walton?

00:32:11Who gave you the right to treat a guest like that?

00:32:13This is a hotel, not your private playground.

00:32:18You're engaged to Claire?

00:32:20No.

00:32:21Absolutely not.

00:32:22I don't know anything about that.

00:32:25Mr. Carter, go on up.

00:32:26No one will bother you again tonight.

00:32:34You came back.

00:32:35I thought you'd left me here.

00:32:37They're gone.

00:32:38Take the medicine first.

00:32:43I wasn't all the way drunk.

00:32:46So you know what happened?

00:32:47I know.

00:32:48My family just called.

00:32:49They're marrying me off to Marcus Walton.

00:32:55If I'm doomed to be married off, I'd rather give my first time to the one man who truly

00:33:00makes me feel safe.

00:33:02Claire, you're not in the right headspace.

00:33:04I'm sober.

00:33:07Ethan, you saved me twice.

00:33:09You're the first man who didn't take advantage of me when I was vulnerable.

00:33:13I should have pushed her away.

00:33:15Legally, things with Evelyn weren't over.

00:33:17But the way Claire looked at me took me right back to the man I used to be in that

00:33:21marriage.

00:33:24That night, we crossed a line we shouldn't have.

00:33:27But every step was her choice.

00:33:30And mine.

00:33:35Dig into Ethan Carter.

00:33:37I want his parents, where he's from, and whether he was adopted or ever reported missing.

00:33:43Understood.

00:33:44If he's who I'm looking for, tell me right away.

00:33:46If he's not, then I'll settle what happened tonight myself.

00:33:58Claire was gone.

00:34:00She'd only left a note.

00:34:02Dear Mr. Carter, we agreed last night was a one-time thing.

00:34:05I won't cling to you over it.

00:34:06If you'll keep pretending to be my boyfriend, I'll pay you $700,000.

00:34:10My number's below.

00:34:12I hope you'll call.

00:34:13I put away the note Claire left.

00:34:16Today, Evelyn and I were supposed to file for divorce at the county clerk's office.

00:34:25I waited from open to close.

00:34:27Evelyn never showed.

00:34:29By 5 p.m., I'd gotten one text from her.

00:34:34Evelyn, what the hell is wrong with you?

00:34:39Mr. Carter, what brings you here?

00:34:41Is Evelyn here?

00:34:44Then we're done here.

00:34:50You don't know how to knock?

00:34:52You don't keep your word.

00:34:53Why should I knock?

00:34:55What's that supposed to mean?

00:34:56Drop the act.

00:34:57Why'd you stand me up today?

00:35:01Today's Monday?

00:35:02Sorry, I was in meetings all day.

00:35:03I forgot.

00:35:05If you forgot, how'd you text me that you wouldn't agree to the divorce?

00:35:08Fine.

00:35:09I did it on purpose.

00:35:12What do you get out of dragging this out?

00:35:14What does Liam get out of it?

00:35:18You're the set on divorcing me because of Claire, aren't you?

00:35:21I'm not letting you divorce me and run off to her.

00:35:23Ethan, you're trash.

00:35:24I'm not divorcing you over another woman.

00:35:27I've just had enough of you.

00:35:28Don't divorce me and I'll agree to anything.

00:35:31Even the rule about the 16th.

00:35:33I'll end it.

00:35:35Evelyn, are you really that interested in me?

00:35:41I'm not getting rid of the rule.

00:35:42I'm getting rid of you as my wife.

00:35:48If I don't sign, you still can't divorce me.

00:35:51We're already separated.

00:35:52In two years, I can sue for divorce.

00:35:53You really want to take it that far?

00:35:55All for that woman?

00:35:57For myself.

00:36:00Fine.

00:36:01I'll sign.

00:36:06But we need to recalculate the property terms.

00:36:09What now?

00:36:11You want this divorce?

00:36:12You walk away with nothing.

00:36:14That house is half mine.

00:36:16My savings went into it, and so did the mortgage on my parents' old house.

00:36:20Of course I didn't forget.

00:36:23Your parents' house was mortgaged to me.

00:36:25I used it somewhere else.

00:36:27Want it back?

00:36:28Bring me $2.8 million.

00:36:33You're really low enough to use my parents' home to keep me trapped?

00:36:36If you really want out, prove it.

00:36:39$2.8 million, and you get the house back.

00:36:42Then this marriage is over.

00:36:46No money, no say.

00:36:48Not in this marriage, and not with your parents' house.

00:36:53It's just $2.8 million, right?

00:36:55Fine.

00:36:55Deal.

00:36:56$2.8 million for the chance to get away from you?

00:36:59Worth it.

00:37:02Don't touch me again.

00:37:03It makes my skin crawl.

00:37:09After I left Foster Group, it hit me.

00:37:12If I stayed a firefighter, I'd never make that $2.8.

00:37:17To get my parents' house back, and get a Livalent out of my life for good,

00:37:21I had to take a different path.

00:37:26After I left Foster Group, I wrote my resignation letter.

00:37:29Back in the office, Evelyn finally broke down.

00:37:33He'd rather pay $20 million than stay with me?

00:37:36I didn't look back.

00:37:38Later, I found out it was the first time she'd ever cried like that in that office.

00:37:46Evelyn.

00:37:47Ethan?

00:37:49You wanted it to be him?

00:37:51Liam, that's not what I meant.

00:37:54He set on divorcing me.

00:37:56I already kept my distance from you, and he still doesn't believe me.

00:38:02Danny isn't even my biological son.

00:38:04Those photos and videos just made everything worse.

00:38:07She still thought if she explained everything, she could put it all back the way it was.

00:38:12Evelyn, if he wants out, why won't you let him go?

00:38:16What did you say?

00:38:17I never forgot you.

00:38:19I was your first love.

00:38:20Ethan came later.

00:38:22Divorce him.

00:38:23Come back to me.

00:38:25Liam, say that again, and we won't even be friends.

00:38:30I know the difference between a first love and a husband.

00:38:35Then what about Danny?

00:38:37You agreed to adopt him because of me, didn't you?

00:38:40Ethan and I never had kids.

00:38:42I didn't want to pressure him, and I did feel sorry for Danny.

00:38:47Then why did you let me move in?

00:38:49Go to that hotel with you?

00:38:51Go to the bar with you?

00:38:52Nothing happened at the hotel.

00:38:55I let you stay because Danny couldn't be without you.

00:39:00At the bar, I was trying to get a reaction out of Ethan.

00:39:03I thought he'd care.

00:39:07In that moment, Liam finally got it.

00:39:10He was never the winner.

00:39:12He was just a tool Evelyn used to test me.

00:39:16Then what am I to you?

00:39:19You can prove it.

00:39:21You're willing to try?

00:39:23Not us.

00:39:24You need to explain it to Ethan.

00:39:27Tell him there was never anything between us.

00:39:30Help me get him back, and we can still be friends.

00:39:38I need a minute to get ready.

00:39:39As fast as you can.

00:39:41Please, Liam.

00:39:45Meanwhile, that $20 million had already pushed my life to a crossroads.

00:39:49If I stayed a firefighter, I'd never get my parents' house back.

00:39:52But starting a business takes money, and I had almost none.

00:39:57Claire offered me $5 million to pretend to be her boyfriend.

00:39:59It sounded like a joke before.

00:40:01Now it was my only shot.

00:40:04Ethan?

00:40:05Is that really you?

00:40:06It's me.

00:40:06Does your offer still stand?

00:40:07You mean the fake boyfriend deal?

00:40:09Of course it does.

00:40:11And the $5 million?

00:40:13No problem.

00:40:14If it's not enough, I can add more.

00:40:16No need.

00:40:17I'll treat it as an investment.

00:40:18When my company turns a profit, I'll pay you back double.

00:40:22Ethan, you don't have to explain.

00:40:24I trust you.

00:40:26Can I see you tonight?

00:40:27I kind of miss you.

00:40:29Send me the address.

00:40:30I'll pick you up.

00:40:32Okay.

00:40:33Hurry.

00:40:35I thought I was just going to see Claire.

00:40:37I had no idea the Sterling family heard the whole call.

00:40:43$5 million?

00:40:44To hire some guy off the street to play your boyfriend?

00:40:47She also said she was with him last night.

00:40:51You tapped my phone?

00:40:53If we hadn't, we'd never know how badly you were about to disgrace the Sterling family.

00:40:58I'm an adult.

00:41:00Who I date is my business.

00:41:02He's married and he's asking you for money.

00:41:04Claire, he's using you.

00:41:07Ethan isn't like that.

00:41:08And last night was my choice.

00:41:12Lock her back in her room.

00:41:13She doesn't leave without my permission.

00:41:16Ethan's on his way.

00:41:18Then I'll wait for him at the gate.

00:41:20Let's see what kind of man he really is.

00:41:23This is illegal.

00:41:25Let me out.

00:41:29Claire was locked in her room and her phone went dead.

00:41:33By then, I was already in a cab to Sterling Estate.

00:41:39Perfect.

00:41:41Tonight, Ethan Carter walks right into my trap.

00:41:45Sterling Estate sits in Harbor City's north suburbs.

00:41:48Every mansion there screams the kind of class most people never get past.

00:41:52Ethan Carter, you're Claire's father?

00:41:55I don't care what game you use to get close to my daughter.

00:41:58Stay away from Claire.

00:41:59Starting now.

00:42:02Look at you.

00:42:03You think you're good enough for the Sterling family?

00:42:06I'd barely stepped out of the cab and this guy had already decided I was some sleazy loser after money

00:42:11and sex.

00:42:12Whatever happened between Claire and me, I'll take responsibility.

00:42:16Responsibility?

00:42:17With what?

00:42:18Money?

00:42:19Status?

00:42:20A family name?

00:42:22Last night doesn't end here.

00:42:24Break all three of your legs, crawl out of Harbor City and I might let you live.

00:42:28If Claire and I really hadn't crossed a line, I wouldn't have let him push me this far.

00:42:32Richard.

00:42:33I respect that you're Claire's father, but you have no right to humiliate her or me.

00:42:38So what if I do?

00:42:39You're just a firefighter.

00:42:41Still cleaner than a man who'd sell his daughter to climb the ladder.

00:42:45You want to die?

00:42:47Say that again.

00:42:48Let's see whose legs break first tonight.

00:42:50He thought money and family name could crush anyone.

00:42:54But a man who's been through fire doesn't drop to his knees over a few threats.

00:42:58You think you can threaten me?

00:42:59I'm Claire's father.

00:43:01Then act like it.

00:43:02You're forcing her to marry a man almost your age just because he's rich and powerful?

00:43:08Do you even know who that man is?

00:43:10Marcus Walton.

00:43:11CEO of Walton Group.

00:43:14Claire was supposed to marry him.

00:43:15You slept with his fiancée.

00:43:17When he gets here, you're dead.

00:43:20Marcus Walton.

00:43:21I'd heard that name once before at Walton Hotel.

00:43:24See that?

00:43:25Marcus is here.

00:43:26You're done.

00:43:30Mr. Walton.

00:43:31Perfect timing.

00:43:32I trapped this bastard here.

00:43:33I'll give you an answer for what happened with Claire last night.

00:43:36This punk slept with my daughter.

00:43:37That's a slap in your face too.

00:43:39You can deal with him however you want.

00:43:41Don't worry.

00:43:42I'll clean Claire up.

00:43:43Mr. Walton?

00:43:45Who the hell gave you the nerve to insult Mr. Carter in front of me?

00:43:49Did you hit the wrong guy?

00:43:50I'm supposed to be Claire's father.

00:43:56Claire Sterling and I were never engaged.

00:43:58She's done nothing wrong.

00:44:00Don't use me to drag her name through the mud.

00:44:02I figured Marcus wouldn't side with Richard.

00:44:05I just didn't expect him to stand up for me like this.

00:44:08A minute ago, he wanted to break all three of my legs.

00:44:11Now he's offering up his daughter to make peace.

00:44:15I don't need you offering Claire to me.

00:44:18Don't make her suffer again.

00:44:19Yes.

00:44:20Yes, I won't trouble her again.

00:44:22Get out of here.

00:44:27Mr. Carter, please get in.

00:44:29You're not an ordinary man.

00:44:31There are things I need to tell you.

00:44:33I thought he was finally going to explain why he'd shown me that strange respect again and again.

00:44:38Get in, Mr. Carter.

00:44:39You really aren't ordinary.

00:44:42Marcus said I wasn't ordinary.

00:44:43Then the second I got in the car, his phone rang.

00:44:48Mr. Carter, give me a minute.

00:44:49I need to take this.

00:44:50I'll be right back.

00:44:54Through the window, I saw him bow as he answered.

00:44:56He'd never showed anyone in Harbor City that kind of respect.

00:44:59Mr. Carter, it's Marcus.

00:45:01I found him.

00:45:01He's in my car.

00:45:03He's your grandson.

00:45:04But he's your grandson.

00:45:06Understood.

00:45:09At the time, I had no idea what that call was really about.

00:45:16What were you about to tell me?

00:45:19What were you about to tell me?

00:45:21Mr. Carter, you're anything but ordinary.

00:45:24You saved my life.

00:45:27A few years ago, there was a fire.

00:45:30A few years ago, there was a fire.

00:45:33I'd save too many people.

00:45:34I couldn't place him at first.

00:45:36If that's true, I was just doing my job.

00:45:38To you, maybe.

00:45:40To me, you gave me my life back.

00:45:46I heard you're starting a business.

00:45:54Marcus, let me be clear.

00:45:57I want to go into finance.

00:45:58I've never started a company.

00:46:00You could lose this money.

00:46:02Think it through.

00:46:04I already have.

00:46:06I trust your judgment.

00:46:08Even if I lose it,

00:46:10I needed the money,

00:46:11but I didn't want to mislead.

00:46:15Then I'll treat this as a formal investment.

00:46:20And I'll expect a return that reflects the risk.

00:46:23Come to Walton Group tomorrow morning.

00:46:25I'll have the contract ready.

00:46:27You really saw that?

00:46:28Marcus, was that respectful to Ethan?

00:46:30You think this face slapped itself?

00:46:35If Ethan really has that kind of background,

00:46:38but you didn't did it, Ethan.

00:46:42Don't get ahead of yourself.

00:46:44Check him out first.

00:46:47Right.

00:46:48Find out who he really is first.

00:46:50Find out who he really is first.

00:46:52Back at the apartment,

00:46:54I couldn't sleep.

00:46:55Quitting, investing, starting a business.

00:46:57For once, it all felt real.

00:46:59Finance was always the road I wanted.

00:47:01But for stability, to stay in Harbor City,

00:47:04and for Evelyn, I buried it.

00:47:06These three pages were the analysis I wrote for Foster Group five years ago.

00:47:11The company's expanding too fast.

00:47:13Its capital structure is unstable.

00:47:15Keep this up, and in about five years, it'll hit a wall.

00:47:19You're just a firefighter with no real business experience.

00:47:22Stay out of my company.

00:47:27Five years later, the public record proved I was right.

00:47:31Evelyn, they're stripping your company out from under you.

00:47:35If she'd listened then, maybe there was still time.

00:47:38But now, I have no reason to bail her out.

00:47:44Hello?

00:47:45Ethan, it's me, Chloe.

00:47:47This late?

00:47:48What's wrong?

00:47:50I'm at a class reunion.

00:47:51This guy won't stop harassing me.

00:47:53Can you pick me up at the karaoke lounge?

00:47:57I've been drinking.

00:47:58It's not safe for me to leave alone.

00:48:00Please.

00:48:01Send me the address.

00:48:02I'm on my way.

00:48:05I thought I was just picking up my roommate.

00:48:07But that night, I ran into an old debt I should have forgotten.

00:48:13The neon outside pulse lounge was blinding.

00:48:16The second I got out, the place felt strangely familiar.

00:48:19Ethan, over here.

00:48:21Weren't we just going home?

00:48:22Just come in, say hi, and we can go.

00:48:24Please, help me out.

00:48:25She looks so pitiful.

00:48:26I didn't think twice.

00:48:29Guys, my date's here.

00:48:30I'm heading out.

00:48:31Chloe, your boyfriend is hot.

00:48:33You've been hiding him.

00:48:34Hey, handsome.

00:48:34Got any brothers?

00:48:35Set me up.

00:48:36Cut it out.

00:48:37He has an early morning.

00:48:38We just came to say hi.

00:48:40That was Sean Shaw.

00:48:42The classmate Chloe said wouldn't stop harassing her.

00:48:45Hold it.

00:48:46You come in here, take her, and won't even have a drink?

00:48:51That's rude as hell.

00:48:52Ethan, let's go.

00:48:53He's drunk.

00:48:55I called you a coward.

00:48:57I called you a coward.

00:48:57You deaf?

00:48:57If you've got the guts, drink with me.

00:49:04You've shoved me?

00:49:05My sister's husband owns this place.

00:49:07If you walk out of here tonight, I'll take your last name.

00:49:13I'm sorry.

00:49:14I shouldn't have brought you in here.

00:49:16Let's get out first.

00:49:20Trying to run, coward?

00:49:21Now you're scared?

00:49:22Get on your knees.

00:49:24Co-wow and call me Grandpa Sean.

00:49:26Maybe I'll let you walk.

00:49:27You really think a dozen karaoke lounge security wares can scare me?

00:49:33Then come on.

00:49:34Let's see if they drop me first or if I smash your head in first.

00:49:37Get them!

00:49:38Everybody stop!

00:49:40Mr. Ward.

00:49:42Sean's sister's husband, Owen Ward, the owner of Pulse Lounge, had arrived.

00:49:46You surround customers during business hours?

00:49:49Who told you that was okay?

00:49:51What happened?

00:49:52Owen, this guy started it.

00:49:54He's causing trouble in your club.

00:49:55That's a lie.

00:49:56You were harassing me and you tried to hit Ethan.

00:49:59Miss, who did you just say?

00:50:01Ethan Carter.

00:50:02Ethan Carter?

00:50:05Mr. Carter, is it really you?

00:50:08Do I know you?

00:50:09Two years ago, the fire at Pulse Lounge.

00:50:12My pregnant wife was trapped inside and you ran in and saved her.

00:50:15Mr. Carter, my wife and I owe you everything.

00:50:20When Owen Ward mentioned that fire two years ago, it all came back to me.

00:50:24My wife's still in there!

00:50:25She's pregnant!

00:50:26I've got her.

00:50:31I've been trying to find you ever since that day.

00:50:33Never thought you'd show up at my place tonight.

00:50:35I was just doing my job.

00:50:37Your wife and kid okay?

00:50:38Yeah.

00:50:39They're both okay.

00:50:40You gave us a second life.

00:50:43So you're the one who came after my family's savior tonight?

00:50:45Come on, he's just a firefighter, isn't he?

00:50:50You hit me over some outsider?

00:50:53That was for not knowing who you're messing with.

00:50:56That one's for harassing a woman.

00:50:58That one's for smearing a good man.

00:50:59And that one's for laying a hand on Mr. Carter.

00:51:02So what if he saved you?

00:51:04That's his job.

00:51:05Maybe one day he'll burn to death in there.

00:51:10Say that again.

00:51:13Some words go past cruel.

00:51:15They spit on everyone who runs into a fire and everyone who made it out alive.

00:51:21I'm calling my sister.

00:51:22She'll take my side.

00:51:23I'll make her divorce you.

00:51:24Go ahead.

00:51:25Tell her the man you crossed is Ethan Carter.

00:51:28Lily, Owen's gonna kill me.

00:51:29He beat me over some outsider.

00:51:31Stay there.

00:51:32I'm on my way.

00:51:34Sean.

00:51:36You really did this to my brother?

00:51:38Lily, it was him.

00:51:39Ethan Carter.

00:51:40Owen beat me because of him.

00:51:42Ethan Carter?

00:51:45It really is you.

00:51:46The man who saved me?

00:51:47Lily, two years ago you pulled me and my child out of that fire.

00:51:51Lily?

00:51:52You're taking his side too?

00:51:55Compared to Mr. Carter, you're the outsider.

00:51:57Mom and dad pray for him every month and you're out here humiliating him?

00:52:01Teach him a lesson.

00:52:02Just leave him breathing.

00:52:07Lily, I'm your brother.

00:52:08That's exactly why you need to learn this lesson.

00:52:13Sean, I was wrong.

00:52:14I never should have messed with you.

00:52:15Apologize to Chloe.

00:52:16Chloe, I'm sorry.

00:52:17Don't bother me again.

00:52:19I won't do it again.

00:52:21Mr. Carter, your girlfriend's beautiful.

00:52:23You two look great together.

00:52:26You've got it wrong.

00:52:28My classmates are watching.

00:52:29Just play along.

00:52:30Then I hope you two make it official soon.

00:52:35After all that chaos, the lights of the karaoke lounge fell away behind them,

00:52:39and the car finally went quiet.

00:52:43Ethan, what kind of wedding do you like?

00:52:45I don't like weddings.

00:52:47I don't like weddings.

00:52:47So you think marriage is where love goes to die too?

00:52:50If two people don't really know each other, marriage kills the spark.

00:52:55But if they really are soulmates, marriage can lift them higher.

00:53:00Then how do you know if you're right for each other?

00:53:02By being together.

00:53:04Living together.

00:53:05Some problems only show up when you're under the same roof.

00:53:08Aren't we already under the same roof?

00:53:10We're just roommates.

00:53:12Oh.

00:53:17What are you doing?

00:53:18You said it yourself.

00:53:19I'm drunk.

00:53:23Chloe, we're home.

00:53:24I'm dizzy.

00:53:25Will you carry me upstairs?

00:53:27Really dizzy?

00:53:27Really.

00:53:28If you don't carry me, I'll sleep in the car all night.

00:53:34Enough.

00:53:35Quit faking it.

00:53:38And that kiss in the car.

00:53:39That was on purpose too, wasn't it?

00:53:42I did not.

00:53:43Don't make stuff up.

00:53:48Good night.

00:53:51She faked being drunk so I'd carry her.

00:53:53I saw right through it.

00:53:56But when she ran back to her room, this new place finally started to feel like home.

00:54:01By the next morning, I'd put that little moment with Chloe out of my head.

00:54:05Marcus Walton had already wired me five million dollars.

00:54:08Today I was heading to Walton Group to sign the investment deal.

00:54:10If it went through, my company could finally launch.

00:54:15What I didn't expect was to run into a familiar face the second I stepped into Walton Tower.

00:54:21Sean Shaw.

00:54:22Last night at Pulse Lounge, Owen Yard and his sister Lily Shaw had just put him in his place.

00:54:28I didn't want trouble at Marcus' company.

00:54:31But some idiots just beg for it.

00:54:33Ethan Carday?

00:54:34It really is you.

00:54:36What, humiliating me last night wasn't enough?

00:54:38You had to come to my company for round two?

00:54:40I'm not here for you.

00:54:41Last night is over.

00:54:43Over?

00:54:44You think it's over because you say it is?

00:54:48This isn't Pulse Lounge.

00:54:50And Owen and Lily aren't here to save you.

00:54:52This is Walton Group.

00:54:53My turf.

00:54:56Hearing him call Walton Group his turf, I almost laughed.

00:55:01Sean, get back to work.

00:55:03I'm here to see Marcus Walton about the investment contract.

00:55:07You see Marcus Walton?

00:55:10You're a former firefighter.

00:55:13What makes you think you get to see Marcus?

00:55:15Throw on a blazer and now you're some big shot businessman?

00:55:18I already warned you.

00:55:21Warned me?

00:55:22Who the hell do you think you are?

00:55:24I think you're a corporate spy from a rival company.

00:55:28You snuck into Walton Group to steal secrets, and now you're pretending to be one of Marcus Walton's partners.

00:55:33A corporate spy?

00:55:34That's right.

00:55:35Security, get over here.

00:55:36This guy's suspicious.

00:55:37Search him now.

00:55:38He got burned last night for judging people by appearances, and here he was doing it again.

00:55:44Sean, don't blow your last job over this.

00:55:46You think you can threaten me?

00:55:49If things get a little rough during a search, that's normal.

00:55:52Once security slams you to the floor, you'll learn what happens when you cross me.

00:55:57You sure?

00:55:58Damn right I am.

00:56:02Detain him first.

00:56:03If he resists, treat him as a hostile spy.

00:56:07I really didn't want to ruin him again, but he was determined to ruin himself.

00:56:14Sean Shaw, are you looking for nothing to do?

00:56:18One word from Marcus, and Sean's smug face froze.

00:56:22Marcus, Noah, what are you doing down here?

00:56:24Noah knew how much respect Marcus showed me.

00:56:26He also knew Sean had screwed up again.

00:56:29Sean, shut up.

00:56:30Go back to your office.

00:56:31Noah, you've got this wrong.

00:56:33I was protecting the company.

00:56:35This guy's suspicious.

00:56:36He's just some low-level firefighter, and he says he wants to do business with Marcus.

00:56:40Isn't that a joke?

00:56:41I said shut up.

00:56:43But he really is a corporate spy.

00:56:46Search him.

00:56:47Drag him somewhere private and make him talk.

00:56:49If a couple bones get broken, so would it.

00:56:51The more Sean talked, the colder Marcus got.

00:56:54What did you just say we should do with him?

00:56:56Search him first.

00:56:57If he fights back, let security rough him up, then send him to the cops.

00:57:01With Walton Group's pull, jail won't be hard.

00:57:04Good.

00:57:05Hear that?

00:57:06Marcus already said yes.

00:57:08Noah, call security.

00:57:11Smart move, Marcus.

00:57:13That's exactly how you deal with trash like him.

00:57:15Sean Shaw.

00:57:16That's a great suggestion.

00:57:19Do it to him.

00:57:20Exactly the way he said.

00:57:23Marcus, you've got it wrong.

00:57:25He's the corporate spy, Ethan Carter.

00:57:27Mr. Carter is my most important partner here today.

00:57:30And you think I got it wrong?

00:57:33No!

00:57:34That's impossible!

00:57:35How could he be your partner?

00:57:36Sean, you're fired.

00:57:38That hit him harder than Owen's punch last night.

00:57:41Mr. Carter, I was wrong.

00:57:42I was blind.

00:57:43I'm garbage.

00:57:45For Owen and Lily's sake, let me off this once.

00:57:47Please.

00:57:51I couldn't stand the sight of him.

00:57:53But Owen and Lily had truly treated me like their savior.

00:57:57Marcus, firing him is enough.

00:57:59Let the rest go.

00:58:01Since Mr. Carter asked, throw him out.

00:58:04Walter Group will never hire him again.

00:58:08Thank you, Mr. Carter.

00:58:09Thank you, Marcus.

00:58:12Mr. Carter, sorry you had to see that.

00:58:14The contract's ready.

00:58:15Please, upstairs.

00:58:17Marcus, you don't have to be so formal.

00:58:19A second before the elevator doors closed, Evelyn Foster walked into Walton Tower.

00:58:24She was here for Walton Group's investment summit.

00:58:27What she didn't know was Marcus had just personally taken me upstairs to the top floor.

00:58:33Evelyn Foster from Foster Group?

00:58:36That's me.

00:58:38Sorry to ask, but are you married?

00:58:41I've been married for five years.

00:58:43Noah got it instantly.

00:58:45She was my wife.

00:58:46And from her reaction, she had no idea I was here, too.

00:58:50The investment summit is in the conference hall on the 20th floor.

00:58:53Marcus is meeting with an important guest, so we'll be starting a little late.

00:58:57Okay, thank you.

00:59:00She still thought there was no way I'd ever set foot on Walton Group's top floor.

00:59:05By the time Evelyn walked into the conference hall, I was already in Marcus's office.

00:59:10Mr. Carter, here's the initial investment contract.

00:59:13Take a look.

00:59:14If you want anything changed, we'll fix it right away.

00:59:17It wasn't a trap.

00:59:18If anything, every clause favored me.

00:59:22Marcus, this isn't an investment.

00:59:24You're just giving money away.

00:59:25You think it's too little?

00:59:27Not too little.

00:59:28Too one-sided.

00:59:29The risk is entirely on my side.

00:59:30The exit clause is non-negotiable.

00:59:32And for that, I get a 20% share with no voting price.

00:59:35I believe in you.

00:59:37I knew he was repaying me.

00:59:45Come in.

00:59:49Mr. Carter isn't a stranger.

00:59:51Go ahead.

00:59:52Marcus, the East Coast Project's in trouble.

00:59:55They're claiming breach of contract, and they're suing for 20 million.

00:59:59How did the production lead let this happen?

01:00:02Legal's already on it, but their evidence chain looks solid.

01:00:08I knew that name.

01:00:09Back in college, I'd studied their old scam.

01:00:12Wait.

01:00:13This may not be Walter Group's fault.

01:00:16Can I see the file?

01:00:17Of course.

01:00:22Back in college, I was obsessed with finance and business models.

01:00:29First, they give you a market analysis that looks solid, a few very pern-hent, with you

01:00:34going together.

01:00:37Then they bribe the production lead.

01:00:39Then they bribe the production quarter.

01:00:41It's situations of sevens, and no of myself.

01:00:44Bribe the production lead?

01:00:46Yeah.

01:00:47Once you pay out.

01:00:48It is that it's secure this, and fine leads it is Alding X Trace.

01:00:52It's want to pay out?

01:00:54Maybe hold lean.

01:00:56You're sure?

01:00:58Their market analysis already gives them away.

01:01:08My team spent three days on this and still missed it.

01:01:11They don't care whether your product passes.

01:01:17Then how do we hit back?

01:01:20Simple.

01:01:21If the product's fine...

01:01:24If the product's fine, don't let them define the market.

01:01:32They want you to lose money, so make sure their shell company has nothing to sell.

01:01:43Use their publicity to sell our product.

01:01:46Exactly.

01:01:47Turn the crisis into an opening.

01:01:50Marcus, this could work.

01:01:54Do it Mr. Carter's way.

01:01:57Check the factory manager now, and don't let him talk.

01:01:59Yes, sir.

01:02:02By the time the door shut again...

01:02:07Mr. Carter, I thought five million dollars was enough to show I was serious.

01:02:14Marcus?

01:02:15Five million is too low.

01:02:16I'm raising it to fifty million dollars.

01:02:21Please, let me keep investing in you.

01:02:24This isn't payback.

01:02:26He was so blunt, it was hard to say no.

01:02:31Then we do this the standard way.

01:02:34Of course.

01:02:37One more thing.

01:02:38The investment summit downstairs is about to start.

01:02:42And I'd like you to be my guest of honor.

01:02:45Please join me.

01:02:47Marcus invited me to the investment summit, but I didn't go in right away.

01:02:51The second I turned the corner, I ran into Evelyn.

01:02:54Ethan, what are you doing here?

01:02:56For the investment summit.

01:02:58Where's your pitch desk? You came empty-handed?

01:03:01I don't need one.

01:03:04Ethan, what do you think Walton Group is?

01:03:08A few days apart.

01:03:11If you really want to start a business, I'll give you twenty thousand dollars.

01:03:15If you run to sit-in,

01:03:17Domini Twenty Funding.

01:03:21Take my advice.

01:03:23Go home.

01:03:24You're not getting funding today.

01:03:26And why should I believe that?

01:03:28Because your project isn't worth Walton's money.

01:03:31You didn't even finish reading it.

01:03:34I didn't need to.

01:03:36One look was enough.

01:03:39Grow up, Ethan.

01:03:44I was done explaining.

01:03:45When she won't listen, it's a waste of breath.

01:03:49Forget it.

01:03:50We're still married, so come in with me.

01:03:58If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be here.

01:04:01You're giving yourself too much credit.

01:04:04Evelyn, is this your assistant?

01:04:06No.

01:04:06He's my husband, Ethan Carter.

01:04:08So this is the legendary firefighter husband.

01:04:11No wonder Evelyn never brings him around.

01:04:13He doesn't exactly fit the corporate mold.

01:04:16They kept it quiet, but they wanted me to hear every word.

01:04:19A man should have a career.

01:04:21If you're living off your wife, if you're living off your wife, don't act like you're too good for it.

01:04:27Grant.

01:04:27Evelyn.

01:04:29We're on your side.

01:04:32We're even in knives to make chains.

01:04:36I heard you're getting divorced too.

01:04:47The second she said nothing, I knew.

01:04:53Did you bring your pitch decks?

01:04:57What, you think you can judge it?

01:04:58Just taking a look.

01:05:00Fine.

01:05:01Let's broaden your horizons.

01:05:05Your payback period's too long, and the risk-reward doesn't work.

01:05:13Your execution plan's too optimistic.

01:05:23Your environmental compliance is already behind, and the tech is outdated.

01:05:27That's bullshit.

01:05:29Ethan's not a professional.

01:05:30He's just talking.

01:05:31Don't take it seriously.

01:05:32Exactly.

01:05:33What matters is Walters Group's verdict.

01:05:35A firefighter doesn't get to make that call.

01:05:39They didn't want to believe it.

01:05:44Ladies and gentlemen, you're in for a treat today.

01:05:47I've invited a true business genius, my mentor.

01:05:51Now let's give my mentor a warm welcome to the stage.

01:05:55The second Marcus finished, the hall went dead silent.

01:05:58Two seconds later, applause hit like a wave.

01:06:02Marcus Walton's business mentor?

01:06:03Who the hell would that be?

01:06:04At the very least, some retired Wall Street legend.

01:06:07This trip was worth it.

01:06:10She never imagined Marcus's mentor was sitting right beside her.

01:06:14Ethan, what are you doing?

01:06:15Don't make a scene.

01:06:17Going up.

01:06:18Are you crazy?

01:06:19Are you crazy?

01:06:19If you go up there now, you'll ruin my shot at this investment.

01:06:22He doesn't seriously think commenting on a few projects makes him the mentor, does he?

01:06:27Evelyn, your husband's really lost it.

01:06:29I didn't look back.

01:06:30She was about to see the answer for herself.

01:06:33He's really lost his mind.

01:06:35Mr. Carter, where were you?

01:06:36I've been looking everywhere for you.

01:06:38In that instant, every laugh was cut off.

01:06:40No way.

01:06:41He really is?

01:06:42Everyone, let me introduce you properly.

01:06:45This is my business mentor, Mr. Ethan Carter.

01:06:48Just now, Mr. Carter helped Walton Group expose a business fraud.

01:06:53He saved us more than this entire summit is worth.

01:06:57Without him, Walton Group would have been hit hard by a partner using quality claims and repackinging arbitrage to bleed

01:07:02us dry.

01:07:03So here's my decision.

01:07:04Mr. Carter will review every project today.

01:07:07If he approves it, Walton Group invests.

01:07:09He's that young?

01:07:10He's Marcus's mentor?

01:07:11He just saved Walton Group from a massive loss?

01:07:14Who is this guy?

01:07:15He's insanely handsome.

01:07:16She finally got it.

01:07:18I wasn't here to watch.

01:07:20Today, I was the one deciding which projects lived or died.

01:07:24Wait.

01:07:25He already looked at my project.

01:07:27He said I had no risk tolerance.

01:07:28He said my environmental tech had problems.

01:07:31Minutes ago, they were waiting for Walton Group to humiliate me.

01:07:35Now they knew the real judgment had already happened.

01:07:39Mr. Carter, it's all yours.

01:07:41I'm here.

01:07:41I'll review them properly.

01:07:43I didn't look at Evelyn.

01:07:45I didn't have to.

01:07:46I knew she was watching me.

01:07:48Ethan.

01:07:50How much have you been hiding from me?

01:07:52Evelyn, help us.

01:07:53You're his wife.

01:07:54Say something to him.

01:07:55We were blind.

01:07:56If he doesn't come after us, we don't even need the investment.

01:07:58Please help us.

01:07:59Beg him for us.

01:08:00Just ask him to let us go.

01:08:03Once Marcus gave me full authority over Project Review, the first people to panic weren't Evelyn.

01:08:09Evelyn, help us.

01:08:11You're his wife.

01:08:12Talk to him.

01:08:13We don't want the investment anymore.

01:08:17Our company still have to survive in Harbor City.

01:08:21A few minutes ago, they were backing Evelyn.

01:08:27He never told me any of this.

01:08:30Evelyn, let's be honest.

01:08:32What happened with Liam Hayes was on you.

01:08:35Exactly.

01:08:36Mr. Carter's a catch.

01:08:37You should have held on to.

01:08:38You need to apologize right now.

01:08:41That's not what you were saying a minute ago.

01:08:43That was before.

01:08:44We didn't know what was really going on.

01:08:46Now it's obvious.

01:08:47Mr. Carter's the one you should have held on to.

01:08:49The way they flipped was almost pathetic.

01:08:57If I've already reviewed your project, you can leave.

01:09:02I had no interest in crushing a few idiots who only respected power.

01:09:11Thank you, Mr. Carter.

01:09:12Thank you for letting us off the hook.

01:09:14We won't ever judge people by status again.

01:09:16Thank you for giving us a way out.

01:09:20Mr. Carter, want me to handle anything else?

01:09:23No.

01:09:24Pulling the investment is enough.

01:09:26Right.

01:09:27I spoke out of turn.

01:09:29Once that little mess was over, the investment summit moved on.

01:09:37Your supply chain risk is high.

01:09:39Word we'd be un-in-risk is dyes.

01:09:44Mr. Carter.

01:09:45Understood, Mr. Carter.

01:09:46I'll revise it right away.

01:09:51The tech is solid, but your marketing budget is way too low.

01:09:56At first, everyone was afraid of me.

01:09:59Exist, we never tied it at has.

01:10:02I could spot the problem.

01:10:06Then a female CEO from a restaurant chain came up.

01:10:10Mr. Carter, I'm Serena Lowith.

01:10:12I run a restaurant chain.

01:10:15Your brand's solid, and your stores are growing steadily in both regions.

01:10:22Too much standardization?

01:10:24Too much standardization?

01:10:25Service and hygiene should be standardized.

01:10:26Flavor shouldn't.

01:10:28Flavor shouldn't.

01:10:33Got it.

01:10:34Keep the brand consistent, but localize the flavors.

01:10:37Exactly.

01:10:38That's how your chain grows.

01:10:40Mr. Carter, one more thing.

01:10:41Can I ask you something personal?

01:10:46What is it?

01:10:48A man like you.

01:10:49Young, handsome, and impressive enough.

01:10:57Good question.

01:10:58Come on, Mr. Carter.

01:10:59Are you single or not?

01:11:01I paused.

01:11:02Not because it was hard to answer.

01:11:09Evelyn finally snapped.

01:11:13He's not single.

01:11:16Ethan Carter is my husband.

01:11:18Evelyn Foster's husband.

01:11:24Mr. Carter, is that true?

01:11:29The whole room was waiting on my answer.

01:11:31So was Evelyn.

01:11:33For a second, there was hope in her eyes.

01:11:35Like admitting it would win something back.

01:11:38That's right.

01:11:39Evelyn Foster and I were married for five years.

01:11:42So he really was married.

01:11:44What a shame.

01:11:45I was going to introduce him to my daughter.

01:11:49She looked relieved.

01:11:50Too bad it was too soon.

01:11:54But that's over.

01:11:57We're getting divorced.

01:12:00Soon I'll be single again.

01:12:01No.

01:12:02I didn't agree to that.

01:12:04Her voice was so soft.

01:12:06The crowd swallowed it whole.

01:12:07They're getting divorced, so I still have a chance?

01:12:09What was Evelyn Foster thinking?

01:12:11How do you lose a man like that?

01:12:13I text my daughter.

01:12:14Tell her to get to Walton Tower now.

01:12:17She almost never admitted in public that I was her husband.

01:12:20Now she finally does, and all she gets back is one line.

01:12:24That's over.

01:12:28So that means I still have a shot?

01:12:30Mrs. Lohan, have some dignity.

01:12:32I do.

01:12:33You're just the kind of man worth making a move on.

01:12:37Miss Lohan, the investment summit isn't over.

01:12:40Sorry, Mr. Walton.

01:12:44Everyone, I know Mr. Carter has your attention.

01:12:47But this is an investment summit, not a blind date.

01:12:51Back to the projects.

01:12:53If your project passes Mr. Carter's review, you can connect with Walton Group's venture team after the summit.

01:12:59As for personal invitations, that's Mr. Carter's business.

01:13:03No one disrupts this meeting.

01:13:05Marcus dressed it up nicely, but I could hear the problem.

01:13:09If I went out the front after this, I'd get swarmed.

01:13:15That last part?

01:13:16You're trying to throw me to the wolves?

01:13:20Don't worry, Mr. Carter.

01:13:21There's a private exit.

01:13:22I won't let them near you.

01:13:24It better be.

01:13:26See you after the summit, Mr. Carter.

01:13:30Evelyn looked ready to stab a hole through Serena's back with her eyes.

01:13:34She'd never seen anything like this.

01:13:36She used to think I couldn't leave her.

01:13:39Now she knew more than one woman wanted me.

01:13:43Over the next hour, I reviewed every registered project.

01:13:46The good ones, I gave direction.

01:13:48The obvious failures, I called out the risks.

01:13:53The tech works, but your permitting timeline doesn't.

01:13:56Fill in the approval schedule, or the money goes in and gets stuck.

01:14:01Understood, Mr. Carter.

01:14:05Your user growth is fake.

01:14:07Keep burning acquisition costs like this, and your cash flow dies in six months.

01:14:11This summit was supposed to be Marcus's show.

01:14:14By the end, everyone was looking at me differently.

01:14:20Mr. Carter, you did the work of my entire venture team by yourself.

01:14:24Don't say that yet.

01:14:25We still need to do diligence.

01:14:31That's every registered project for today.

01:14:33You've done enough.

01:14:34I was about to leave when the crowd suddenly stirred.

01:14:38Mr. Carter, can I get your autograph?

01:14:41Mr. Carter, can we get a photo?

01:14:42I got so much out of today.

01:14:44I've already made dinner reservations.

01:14:46Would you join me?

01:14:51Marcus, the exit.

01:14:53This way.

01:14:57As Marcus led me out through the private exit, Evelyn was still sitting in the audience.

01:15:01She didn't come after me, but I knew she'd already made up her mind.

01:15:06She finally realized she couldn't let any other woman near me.

01:15:15Mr. Carter, you're not getting out through the front today.

01:15:18They're probably still waiting outside the conference hall.

01:15:20Then that private exit you mentioned better work.

01:15:24Of course.

01:15:25My access card gets you straight into the private garage.

01:15:28Take my car.

01:15:29No one will notice.

01:15:30I took the card without a word.

01:15:32Today had already turned into enough of a circus.

01:15:34I wasn't wasting time on small talk or gawkers.

01:15:38Can we get the company registration moving today?

01:15:40Let Noah handle it.

01:15:42He's solid.

01:15:42I need a few people.

01:15:44Not figureheads.

01:15:45People who can actually work.

01:15:47No problem.

01:15:48I'll send you Walton Group's best people.

01:15:51If I weren't the CEO of Walton Group, I'd work for you myself.

01:15:53Cut it out.

01:15:54Just send me recommendations.

01:15:55Don't gut your departments for me.

01:15:58Don't worry.

01:15:59I'll handle it.

01:16:03Mr. Carter, I've got part of the registration.

01:16:04I've got the registration paperwork ready.

01:16:06I just need your confirmation and signature.

01:16:08The company was finally getting started.

01:16:10My problems weren't.

01:16:12Mr. Carter, there are two women outside asking to see you.

01:16:15Who?

01:16:16One is Serena Lowell from the stage earlier.

01:16:18The other is Evelyn Foster.

01:16:21Ms. Foster says she wants to talk about the divorce again.

01:16:23Talk again.

01:16:24What she really wanted was to drag a dead marriage back under her control.

01:16:29I'm not seeing either of them.

01:16:31Should I pass anything on to Ms. Foster?

01:16:33Tell her I'll get her the $20 million as soon as I can.

01:16:36Once it's paid, the mortgage is over.

01:16:37So is the marriage.

01:16:42Other than that, we have nothing to discuss.

01:16:44Understood.

01:16:45I didn't look back.

01:16:46Evelyn wanted to talk now for one reason.

01:16:48She finally realized I wasn't the husband she could brush aside anymore.

01:16:53Mr. Carter, keep the car as long as you need.

01:17:01Appreciate it.

01:17:02Of course.

01:17:03Absolutely.

01:17:06Marcus stayed there until my car was gone.

01:17:16Old Mr. Carter.

01:17:18Old Mr. Carter.

01:17:20Sir, Mr. Carter really is extraordinary.

01:17:23I thought letting people see what he can do...

01:17:26I thought letting people see what he can do...

01:17:29I know.

01:17:30And I'm a bitch.

01:17:32Understood.

01:17:33I'll handle it right away.

01:17:36I didn't know about that call.

01:17:38And I had no idea.

01:17:41From now on, we stick to one story.

01:17:44Ethan Carter wasn't some...

01:17:46Some amateur.

01:17:50An actor?

01:17:51I screened every project in advance.

01:17:53He just memorized the notes.

01:17:55He was a professional.

01:17:58Move fast.

01:18:00Don't let Harbor City's business world turn him into a legend.

01:18:02We own this narrative.

01:18:11Marcus?

01:18:13Mr. Carter.

01:18:14Your appearance today drew too much attention.

01:18:19Mr. Carter.

01:18:20I don't want the spotlight either.

01:18:22Then I'll tell them you were just an actor I brought in.

01:18:28Most people would have felt insulted.

01:18:30Me?

01:18:30Keeping a low profile.

01:18:33Fine.

01:18:34Just don't slow down my company paperwork.

01:18:35Absolutely not.

01:18:36Thank you for understanding.

01:18:41I thought things would finally quiet down.

01:18:43Then the elevator doors opened.

01:18:47How'd you find this place?

01:18:51Evelyn was waiting outside my building, like that cold, superior mask had finally cracked.

01:18:56You left Walter and Group and wouldn't even see me.

01:18:59I had to come find you myself.

01:19:02You tracked me down?

01:19:03Finding out where you rented wasn't hard for me.

01:19:06She said it like she had every right.

01:19:08Like finding my address wasn't crossing a line, just something a wife was entitled to.

01:19:13We don't need to see each other.

01:19:14I'll give you $20 million, then you give back my parents' house.

01:19:20I wasn't using your parents' house to threaten you.

01:19:23I was trying to stop the divorce.

01:19:26If you don't divorce me, I don't want the $20 million.

01:19:29I'll give the house back right now.

01:19:32You really think I'd believe you?

01:19:34I just want you back.

01:19:37Foster Group's about to have a cash flow problem, isn't it?

01:19:40You came to the Walton Investment Summit to save the company.

01:19:44Her face told me everything.

01:19:46Now you know I can greenlight an investment.

01:19:48Now you want me back.

01:19:50Evelyn, do you want a husband or a lifeline?

01:20:03Ethan, what a coincidence.

01:20:23Heading out?

01:20:24Going to the store.

01:20:25I'm making a big dinner tonight, so you're in luck.

01:20:27Want to come?

01:20:29Sure.

01:20:33You two live together?

01:20:35And you are?

01:20:36I'm his wife.

01:20:38For now.

01:20:40I never agreed to that, Ethan.

01:20:41I never agreed.

01:20:43Well, Mrs. Soon-to-be-X, as you can see, Ethan lives with me now.

01:20:47We leave together, eat together, come home together.

01:20:49If you're trying to win him back now, you're probably too late.

01:20:52You two.

01:20:54Don't get it twisted.

01:20:56I'm just reminding you, adults need boundaries, especially future ex-wives.

01:21:00Chloe's words cut Evelyn deeper than any fight ever could.

01:21:04First Claire Sterling, now her.

01:21:07Ethan, how much have you been hiding from me?

01:21:09That's none of your business.

01:21:14Ethan Carter, I'm not giving up.

01:21:17I don't care how many women are around you.

01:21:19I'm not giving up on you.

01:21:21It was the first time I'd ever seen Evelyn cry over me like that.

01:21:25Didn't matter.

01:21:27Possession that comes too late isn't love.

01:21:31Why are you divorcing her?

01:21:33Her first love came back with a kid.

01:21:35She moved them into my house.

01:21:36I couldn't do it.

01:21:40She didn't know what she had.

01:21:42How do you know that?

01:21:43Women's intuition.

01:21:47Chloe didn't ask anything else.

01:21:48She just kept filling the cart.

01:21:50Like one big meal could cover the awkwardness.

01:21:54You're not coming in today.

01:21:55I'm cooking.

01:21:56Let me surprise you.

01:21:58You sure you can cook?

01:21:59It looked easy in the videos.

01:22:01The second she said that, I should have known something was wrong.

01:22:07Chloe?

01:22:12I was trying to fry chicken cutlets and then it just caught fire.

01:22:16You call that sudden?

01:22:20Ten years as a firefighter taught me this.

01:22:22Never throw water on a grease fire.

01:22:24Good thing I caught it in time.

01:22:27I'm sorry.

01:22:28I've never cooked before.

01:22:30You could have said that up front.

01:22:32Go wash your face.

01:22:33I'll handle the kitchen.

01:22:35You can cook?

01:22:36Of course.

01:22:39She watched me take over the kitchen.

01:22:41And something in her seemed to settle a little more.

01:22:44Two hours later, I brought out four dishes and a soup.

01:22:48Nothing fancy.

01:22:49Just simple home cooking.

01:22:51You made all this?

01:22:53Who else would?

01:22:53You almost set the kitchen on fire.

01:22:58This is so good.

01:23:00Seriously, so good.

01:23:01Slow down.

01:23:01You trying to burn your mouth?

01:23:02Nope.

01:23:05Ethan Carter, I'm officially declaring it.

01:23:07You've won me over through my stomach.

01:23:09Thanks.

01:23:10Evelyn Foster letting you go is the biggest loss of her life.

01:23:14I didn't answer.

01:23:15What Evelyn lost wasn't mine to figure out anymore.

01:23:19Chef Ethan, leave the dishes to me.

01:23:21Relax.

01:23:22No fire, no explosions.

01:23:24You sure?

01:23:25Very.

01:23:25Go get some rest.

01:23:29I couldn't let the startup stall.

01:23:32Walton was moving fast on the paperwork.

01:23:39I was too focused to notice she was taking pictures.

01:23:45Did you get it?

01:23:46I sent it.

01:23:48What exactly am I looking at?

01:23:50A guy sitting at a computer with his back to the camera?

01:23:54Seriously?

01:23:55You can't tell?

01:23:55That shoulder to waist ratio is insane.

01:23:58Since when does Chloe Reed study men's backs?

01:24:02He's hot, okay?

01:24:04And he makes you feel safe.

01:24:05You cooked?

01:24:06You can't even be bothered to make ramen.

01:24:09For him.

01:24:10Oh, wow.

01:24:11You really fell for him.

01:24:13He's almost divorced.

01:24:14His ex won't let go, but he's trying.

01:24:17I can see it in his eyes.

01:24:21A man who's almost divorced comes with a mess.

01:24:24And messes don't just disappear.

01:24:25He's not like that.

01:24:27When I get back, I'll vet him myself.

01:24:46Drake Capital Group.

01:24:47Marcus came up with the name.

01:25:03I had to admit it.

01:25:04Marcus picked well.

01:25:0820 million.

01:25:09My parents' house.

01:25:15But at least I wasn't just sitting back.

01:25:17I wasn't just sitting back.

01:25:18I wasn't just sitting back.

01:25:19Tomorrow, I'd be looking at Drake Capital Group's first office.

01:25:25The next day, Noah drove me to a brand new office tower on Harbor City's east side.

01:25:31Mr. Carter, the location's great and the building's fully set up.

01:25:35I need to get back to Walter Group and stay on the paperwork.

01:25:37You go ahead.

01:25:39Your contact is Jason Wells.

01:25:40He's the one really running this project.

01:25:42I've already given him a heads up.

01:25:45Thanks.

01:25:47I was just there to quietly check out Drake Capital Group's future office.

01:25:51But the second I walked into the Leaning Center, I heard a voice I knew all too well.

01:25:57Ethan, what are you doing here?

01:25:59Looking at office space?

01:26:02Problem?

01:26:03Yeah, there's a problem.

01:26:04Do you even know what the cheapest office here costs a month?

01:26:07Evelyn carried you for five years and now you're playing founder?

01:26:11Megan Brooks was Evelyn's college best friend.

01:26:14For five years, she never stopped telling Evelyn I was worthless.

01:26:19I'm the client.

01:26:20You're in sales.

01:26:22Your job is to help me, not take someone else's anger out on me.

01:26:26A client?

01:26:27Please.

01:26:28Evelyn was crying to me yesterday, saying you're blowing up your marriage over other women.

01:26:33You're just here to prove you're not a loser, right?

01:26:36Take my advice.

01:26:37Rent a street booth.

01:26:38This place isn't for people like you.

01:26:41Megan, don't mistake my patience for a favor to Evelyn.

01:26:44Threatening me?

01:26:45If you've really got that kind of pull, have my manager fire me.

01:26:50The second she said it, a sales manager named Doug Barkert walked over.

01:26:56What's going on?

01:26:58Doug, he's my best friend's ex-husband.

01:27:00He can't live off her anymore, so he came here to make a scene and pretend he's a client.

01:27:05Making a scene?

01:27:07Throw him out.

01:27:08Don't let him bother the real clients.

01:27:10You sure you don't want to check with Jason Wells first?

01:27:14You think you get to see Jason Wells?

01:27:16I've seen plenty of leeches like you.

01:27:19Ethan, get on your knees and call yourself trash.

01:27:22Maybe then I'll ask Doug to go easy on you.

01:27:24I didn't bother explaining.

01:27:26I just called the number Noah gave me.

01:27:28Mr. Wells, I'm in the first floor leading center.

01:27:30Your staff doesn't seem to welcome clients.

01:27:35Everybody, stop!

01:27:38Mr. Carter, I'm sorry I got here too late.

01:27:43Mr. Wells, wasn't he here to cause trouble?

01:27:45You're the one causing trouble.

01:27:47Megan Brooks, Doug Barker, you're fired.

01:27:49Effective immediately.

01:27:49Go to HR and process your exit paperwork now.

01:27:52No way.

01:27:53He's just Evelyn's ex-husband.

01:27:55How is he one of your VIPs?

01:27:57Mr. Carter is a client Walton Group personally told us to take care of.

01:28:02You couldn't even tell who the client was?

01:28:04And you still humiliated him?

01:28:07A few minutes ago, they treated me like a joke who couldn't afford an office here.

01:28:11Now they don't even get the chance to beg.

01:28:19Mr. Carter, this whole floor is fully equipped and ready to go.

01:28:22The executive office is in the back.

01:28:24What's the monthly rent?

01:28:26There isn't one.

01:28:27Marcus Walton bought the entire floor.

01:28:28It's in your name.

01:28:30Marcus gave me the office, the team, and the startup capital.

01:28:34He'd already done too much.

01:28:36All I could do was remember it and pay him back by making him money.

01:28:42Mr. Carter, I brought the paperwork.

01:28:44The team's here too.

01:28:46Good afternoon, Mr. Carter.

01:28:48The first time someone called me Mr. Carter, it hit me.

01:28:50Drake Capital Group wasn't just an idea anymore.

01:28:53It was real.

01:28:54You don't have to be so stiff.

01:28:55This is our first meeting.

01:28:57From here on out, we work on trust and results.

01:29:02Mr. Carter, the registration is basically complete.

01:29:05Drake Capital Group can officially move in today.

01:29:08Drake.

01:29:08Marcus said it fit a dragon that hadn't taken off yet.

01:29:11A little much, maybe, but I let it stand.

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