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00:00:00Four years.
00:00:02This home was covered in traces of him and traces of Mallory,
00:00:05but there was barely anything left of me.
00:00:11A new city, a new airport,
00:00:13but this time, I didn't care anymore.
00:00:15When I turned my phone back on,
00:00:16a frenzy of notifications flooded in.
00:00:18It's all from Ethan.
00:00:21I was terrified at 30,000 feet.
00:00:24With oxygen masks dangling,
00:00:26I made a silent vow.
00:00:27If I survive and he's there to pick me up,
00:00:30I'm turning down the rocation offer and staying.
00:00:354 a.m., just as I landed,
00:00:37an Instagram notification lit up my phone.
00:00:40My husband had posted a photo of Mallory from behind
00:00:43pulling her suitcase.
00:00:45The caption read,
00:00:46Chauffeur Duty, number 37.
00:00:50Precious cargo, delivered safe and sound.
00:00:54But when we landed,
00:00:56there were no missed calls,
00:00:58no messages.
00:00:59He went to get Mallory.
00:01:01He remembered all of her flights,
00:01:03but never mine.
00:01:06In our four years of marriage,
00:01:08I had taken 109 flights,
00:01:10and I had taken a cab home 109 times.
00:01:19The worst was a stormy night when a fake ride-shaped driver
00:01:22wouldn't let go of my suitcase.
00:01:24I hid in the terminal bathroom for half an hour
00:01:26before I finally get an Uber.
00:01:31Kind of a late night to be traveling all by yourself,
00:01:33young lady.
00:01:33Hubby or family couldn't come pick you up?
00:01:35It's fine.
00:01:36It's too late to bother anyone.
00:01:41Yes, never again.
00:01:43My relocation application had been approved,
00:01:45and the divorce pairs were signed.
00:01:48This was the last time I would ever land for him.
00:01:55Mrs. Prescott,
00:01:57your husband got in maybe half an hour ago.
00:01:59Long night for both of you, huh?
00:02:02The neighborhood security guard scanned me through the gate,
00:02:04and I just nodded without saying a word.
00:02:07The elevator took me to the 12th floor.
00:02:10I inserted the key into the lock.
00:02:12The door opened from the inside.
00:02:14Ethan was standing in the entryway,
00:02:16holding a glass of water,
00:02:17his hair completely messy.
00:02:19Oh, you're back?
00:02:20I thought I heard the elevator.
00:02:21Yeah.
00:02:25When'd you land?
00:02:264 a.m.
00:02:28Wait, that early?
00:02:29I thought you'd be home tomorrow.
00:02:31I sent you the message,
00:02:33the flight number,
00:02:33the landing time, everything.
00:02:35Things have just been so crazy busy lately.
00:02:37I must have missed it.
00:02:39Busy with what?
00:02:41Mallory's project ran into some issues,
00:02:43and she was a total wreck.
00:02:45I stayed with her for a while
00:02:46just to talk her down.
00:02:51He took my suitcase,
00:02:52leaned it against the wall,
00:02:54and turned toward the living room.
00:02:57Why didn't you just tell me to come get you?
00:02:59Seriously, I would have come.
00:03:01Weren't you already out picking up Mallory?
00:03:03Well, that's different.
00:03:04Mallory's a young girl,
00:03:05and it's not so hard to be handling the airport alone
00:03:06in the middle of the night.
00:03:07Plus, she's right on my way back.
00:03:08If you'd just give me a heads up,
00:03:09I easily could have picked you up, too.
00:03:12How was the flight, anyway?
00:03:13Pretty smooth?
00:03:15It was fine.
00:03:22I walked into the bathroom to wash my hands.
00:03:25On the counter sat a tube of lipstick.
00:03:29A dusty pink, not my shade.
00:03:32Next to it was an unopened pack of cotton pads
00:03:35and a small bottle of makeup remover.
00:03:37Ethan, whose lipstick is this on the counter?
00:03:44Oh, that's Mallory's.
00:03:45She forgot it the last time she came over for dinner.
00:03:47Does she come over a lot?
00:03:49I mean, not that much.
00:03:51Maybe two or three times a week.
00:03:53When you're away on a trip,
00:03:54she usually drops by to help me tidy up the place,
00:03:56cook a meal, stuff like that.
00:03:59Two or three times a week.
00:04:01My trips usually lasted five to seven days,
00:04:04which meant that whenever I wasn't home,
00:04:06Mallory was practically here every single day.
00:04:09Does she have a key to our place?
00:04:15Yeah, I had a spare maid for her.
00:04:18Just in case something happens while you're traveling,
00:04:20someone needs to be able to get into the apartment.
00:04:24Why didn't you bother to mention that to me?
00:04:28What's there to talk about?
00:04:29It's Mallory.
00:04:30She's not some stranger.
00:04:32He said Mallory wasn't a stranger.
00:04:35Then what was I?
00:04:38I dried my hands and walked into the living room.
00:04:41His phone lit up on the coffee table.
00:04:44He picked it up and glanced at the screen.
00:04:47Never start drama.
00:04:48It's not that I didn't want to blow up at him.
00:04:51It's just that making a scene wasn't going to fix anything.
00:04:54Mallory's asking if I can take her to her physical tomorrow.
00:04:57She's terrified about getting blood drawn.
00:04:58Go.
00:05:00Wait, you don't mind?
00:05:02Why would I mindered?
00:05:03Good.
00:05:04I knew you'd be cool about it.
00:05:06Mallory always says you have the best temper,
00:05:08that you never start drama.
00:05:10He would just call me petty,
00:05:12tell me Mallory was just a friend,
00:05:14and say I was being completely unreasonable.
00:05:23Ethan, what is Mallory's name saved as in your phone?
00:05:27Mal, why?
00:05:29What about mine?
00:05:30He frowned slightly,
00:05:32clearly confused by the sudden interrogation.
00:05:34He flipped his phone over and looked at the screen.
00:05:36Elise Prescott.
00:05:39Something wrong?
00:05:40Mallory got a cute, intimate nickname.
00:05:42I got my full legal name.
00:05:44No.
00:05:46Then let's get some sleep.
00:05:48You've got heavy bags under your eyes.
00:05:51Oh, by the way,
00:05:52don't touch that paper bag on the kitchen counter.
00:05:54It's a neck pillow I got for Mallory.
00:05:56She has a long-haul flight next week.
00:06:00Last winter,
00:06:01I had explicitly told him that my neck ached terribly
00:06:04during my endless long-haul flights
00:06:05and that I wanted a high-quality neck pillow.
00:06:08He had scoffed at the idea,
00:06:10telling me that planes provided free pillows
00:06:12and that spending money on one was a complete waste of cash.
00:06:15The bedroom door closed,
00:06:17cutting off the light.
00:06:19I sat alone in the crushing dark of the living room,
00:06:22tears finally blurring my vision.
00:06:24I reached into the hidden compartment of my tusk case,
00:06:27pulling out the crisp sheets of the divorce agreement.
00:06:32Just then,
00:06:33a call popped up from the person in charge of the assignment on my phone.
00:06:42Elyse,
00:06:43your visa and flight are all set.
00:06:44You leave next Monday.
00:06:45Is everything squared away at home?
00:06:47All set.
00:06:56Hey, I need to hit the hospital today.
00:06:58Can you drive me?
00:06:59The hospital? What's wrong?
00:07:00My ears are messing with me.
00:07:02Ever since the cabin pressure changed on my last flight,
00:07:04my left ear won't stop ringing.
00:07:06Is it bad?
00:07:07I don't know.
00:07:07I need to get it checked out.
00:07:12Okay, I'll drive you.
00:07:14What time is your appointment?
00:07:15Ten.
00:07:15Perfect.
00:07:16I'll head over to Mally's place first
00:07:17to grab a package for her,
00:07:18and I'll be back to pick you up at 9.30.
00:07:23Can you just drop me off first?
00:07:25The delivery guy left a huge box
00:07:27down in her apartment's underground garage.
00:07:29The garage lights are super dim at night,
00:07:31and she's way too scared to go down there
00:07:32and drag it up by herself.
00:07:33Why can't she go during the day?
00:07:35Because she works during the day.
00:07:42And honestly, it's a massive, heavy box.
00:07:45She can't drag that thing up the elevator by herself.
00:07:47Look, it'll only take half an hour.
00:07:48I'll be right back.
00:07:509.30 came and went.
00:07:5110 o'clock came and went.
00:07:53By 10.15, the hospital app buzzed,
00:07:56alerting me that my appointment had been canceled
00:07:58due to a no-so.
00:07:59I called him.
00:08:00It rang six times before he finally Arlie picked up.
00:08:08Where are you?
00:08:09It's past 10.
00:08:10Hey, sorry.
00:08:12Mally wanted to go shopping after we grabbed the package.
00:08:14She needs a new suitcase and wanted me to help her pick one out.
00:08:16The background noise was loud,
00:08:18sounding like a crowded shopping mallt.
00:08:20I missed my appointment, Ethan.
00:08:22Can't you just reschedule for this afternoon?
00:08:24It's not like it's a medical emergency.
00:08:26You promised to drive me.
00:08:28I know, I know, but I can't really walk out on Malin right now.
00:08:30She's incredibly indecided.
00:08:31If I leave, she's never going to be able to pick anything out.
00:08:35Just go ahead without me.
00:08:36I'll head straight home as soon as I'm done here.
00:08:38Don't bother.
00:08:39He was helping Malini pick out a suitcase
00:08:42while I sat at home waiting for him for an hour and a half,
00:08:45the ringing in my left ear growing deafling.
00:08:47I hung up, called an Uber, and went to the hospital alone.
00:08:53I had to check in again and wait for 40 minutes.
00:08:57After the examination, the doctor's expression turned grim.
00:09:01The eardrum is severely convestrated.
00:09:04When did this start?
00:09:05A week ago, during a flight.
00:09:07Was there severe turbulence?
00:09:08We hit a violent pocket of clear air turbulence.
00:09:10You should have come to the ER right away.
00:09:12You've experienced some mild hearing loss in your left ear.
00:09:14We need to start you on medication and keep a close eye on it.
00:09:16But I'm telling you right now,
00:09:17flying is completely out of the question for the next three months.
00:09:20What if I don't have a choice?
00:09:21It will get worsened.
00:09:22In a worst-case scenario, you're looking at permanent hearing loss.
00:09:25Holding my discharge papers,
00:09:27I walked out of the exam room
00:09:28and sat on a bench in the hallway for a long time.
00:09:30Elise, honey, are you back?
00:09:32How was your flight?
00:09:33I'm back, Mom. Everything was fine.
00:09:35Ethan picked you up, right?
00:09:36Yeah, he did.
00:09:38Good.
00:09:38As long as you two are happy, that's all that matters to me.
00:09:41Mom, the relocation was approved.
00:09:43I leave next week.
00:09:45For how long?
00:09:46A one-year contract.
00:09:46And Ethan is really okay with you going that far away all by yourself?
00:09:52Mom, I'm fine.
00:09:53Don't worry about me.
00:09:55Elise, be honest with me.
00:09:57Is something going on between you and Ethan?
00:09:59When your dad was hospitalized last time,
00:10:01you took a whole week off to take care of him,
00:10:03and Ethan didn't even call once.
00:10:04The time Dad was hospitalized,
00:10:06I had stayed by his hospital bed for seven days.
00:10:08Ethan hadn't called once,
00:10:10nor had he sent a single text.
00:10:14Hey, Mallory has a terrible cold.
00:10:15I'm at her place making her some ginger soup.
00:10:17My dad is in the hospital.
00:10:19Oh.
00:10:19Oh, is it serious?
00:10:20You should probably stay a few more days then.
00:10:22I've got things covered at home.
00:10:23He had things covered at home.
00:10:25With Mallory.
00:10:29Mom, I'm really fine.
00:10:31Stop, I'm Corey.
00:10:33I hung up.
00:10:34At three in the afternoon,
00:10:35a text from Ethan flashed on my screen.
00:10:39I stared at the words.
00:10:42Only after he had spent his entire morning
00:10:44catering to Mallory's whims,
00:10:46trailing behind her through department stores,
00:10:47pick out a damn suitcase,
00:10:49did he finally remember to ask about his own wife.
00:10:52Nothing major.
00:10:53Just need to rest.
00:10:55Good to hear.
00:10:56I'll make dinner tonight.
00:10:57What are you in the mood for?
00:10:59Whatever.
00:11:06Of course.
00:11:07It was always a package deal, wasn't it?
00:11:09Even a simple dinner at home
00:11:10had to involve her.
00:11:12He couldn't even offer to feed his sick wife
00:11:14without inviting his best friend to play house.
00:11:16I didn't bother replying.
00:11:19I put my phone in my pocket,
00:11:21took a deep, steady-izing breath,
00:11:22and dialed another number.
00:11:23Hey, Mr. Vance?
00:11:25About my flight next Monday,
00:11:26is there any way we can move it up to Saturday?
00:11:28Earlier.
00:11:28Sure, we can do that.
00:11:29Are you sure?
00:11:33I was terrified that if he threw me
00:11:35even a shred of kindness,
00:11:36I would hesitate, falter,
00:11:37and unpack my bags all over again.
00:11:39It was just like every single time
00:11:41I landed at that wretched airport.
00:11:43I would always linger an extra-pathetic minute
00:11:44at the arrival's gate,
00:11:46scanning the crowd,
00:11:47drowning in a desperate, foolish hope.
00:11:48What if he actually shows up this time?
00:11:53But he never did.
00:11:55And he never would.
00:12:01I'm certain.
00:12:06Hey, Elise!
00:12:07I'm here!
00:12:08Mallory stood at the door,
00:12:10holding a bag of groceries,
00:12:11beaming with a wide smile.
00:12:12Ethan followed closely behind,
00:12:14carrying another bag for her.
00:12:15Mallory said she's taking over
00:12:17the kitchen tonight.
00:12:18You just kick back and relax.
00:12:20I sat on the couch,
00:12:21watching Mallory
00:12:22walked into the kitchen.
00:12:26Elise, did you move the olive oil?
00:12:28It used to be on the second shelf
00:12:29on the left.
00:12:29I reorganized everything last week.
00:12:32Found it.
00:12:33Ethan, can you get the cast-iron skillet
00:12:34down for me?
00:12:35Ethan immediately hurried in
00:12:37and laved the heavy pot
00:12:38down from the top cabinet.
00:12:39The two of them moved
00:12:41in perfect synchronization
00:12:42in my kitchen,
00:12:43looking like a couple
00:12:44who had been together for decades.
00:12:46Sitting in the living room,
00:12:47I felt entirely like a house guest.
00:12:49Elise, don't sit all the way over there.
00:12:51Come talk to us.
00:12:56Ethan said your ears are bothering you.
00:12:57Is it bad?
00:12:59No, it's fine.
00:13:00I honestly don't know
00:13:01how you survived flying so much.
00:13:02I could never.
00:13:03Every time I fly,
00:13:04my anxiety goes completely
00:13:06through the roof.
00:13:06Like, if I don't have someone
00:13:07waiting for me at arrivals,
00:13:08I literally lose my mind.
00:13:10And that was why Ethan
00:13:11had gone 37 times.
00:13:13Elisa, do you always just go
00:13:14to the airport by yourself
00:13:15when you travel?
00:13:16Ethan doesn't drive you?
00:13:17Oh, she's fine on her own.
00:13:18She's way more independent than you.
00:13:20She doesn't need anyone babying her.
00:13:22It wasn't that I didn't need
00:13:24anyone to care.
00:13:26It was that even when I did,
00:13:29no one was listening.
00:13:33Well, that's true.
00:13:34Aline's really is a superwoman.
00:13:36Unlike me,
00:13:38I honestly don't know
00:13:40how I'd survive without Ethan.
00:13:43Dinner was served,
00:13:45beautifully presented,
00:13:46and smelling delicious.
00:13:48Ethan, try the ribs.
00:13:50I made them exactly how you like them,
00:13:52with that extra sweet BBU glaze.
00:13:54So good.
00:13:57Seriously, look at Mally's cooking.
00:13:59If you had half her skills
00:14:00in the kitchen,
00:14:01I wouldn't be stuck eating takeout
00:14:02every single day.
00:14:06He was openly criticizing my cooking
00:14:08right in front of Mallory.
00:14:10While I was away
00:14:10running myself ratty for clients,
00:14:12he was at home
00:14:13enjoying Mallory's home-cooked meals.
00:14:15And now that I was back,
00:14:16I was being compared to her.
00:14:21My bad.
00:14:22Oh, Elise,
00:14:24don't listen to him.
00:14:25Ethan just doesn't have a filter.
00:14:28Midway through the kneel,
00:14:29Mallory pulled out her phone
00:14:31to show me something.
00:14:33Elisa,
00:14:34look.
00:14:36Ethan and I share our live locations
00:14:38so he can always keep an eye on me.
00:14:43One time,
00:14:44my flight was delayed,
00:14:45and he noticed my dot hadn't moved,
00:14:48so he called me out of the blue
00:14:49just to check on me.
00:14:50The screen was a map interface.
00:14:52Their two profile icons
00:14:53overlapped perfectly.
00:14:55She shared live locations
00:14:56with my husband.
00:14:57Meanwhile,
00:14:58I had sent him my flight information,
00:15:00and he hadn't even bothered
00:15:01to look at it.
00:15:02Elise,
00:15:03do you want to join our circle too?
00:15:05No, thanks.
00:15:06She doesn't need to.
00:15:08She takes perfectly good care of herself.
00:15:10Mallory excused herself
00:15:11to use the restroom.
00:15:12When she returned,
00:15:13she was holding something in her hand.
00:15:15It was a silver bracelet
00:15:16with a tiny airplane charm
00:15:17dangling from it.
00:15:19Ethan,
00:15:19look what I found
00:15:20in the bathroom cabinet.
00:15:21It's so pretty.
00:15:23I recognized that bracelet imminently.
00:15:25It was the first anniversary gift
00:15:26I had given to Ethan.
00:15:28I had designed the airplane charm myself.
00:15:29Its meaning was,
00:15:30with every takeoff,
00:15:31you'll be waiting for my landing.
00:15:33He had worn it for three months
00:15:34before taking it off,
00:15:35claiming it was annoying
00:15:36to wear in the shower.
00:15:37Oh, just an old bracelet.
00:15:39It's not worth anything.
00:15:40If you like it,
00:15:40go ahead and keep it.
00:15:41He gave away our anniversary gift
00:15:43to Mallory.
00:15:46Elaine,
00:15:47do you mind?
00:15:49With every takeoff,
00:15:50you'll be waiting for my landing.
00:15:51How utterly pathetic.
00:15:53I don't mind.
00:15:54Keep it.
00:15:58Ethan,
00:15:59time to wake up.
00:16:00Saturday morning at 6 o'clock,
00:16:02I set breakfast on the table.
00:16:03White toast,
00:16:05two over-easy eggs,
00:16:06the cheap drip coffee
00:16:07he liked better
00:16:07than the expensive one
00:16:08I had bought him for Christmas.
00:16:10He walked out,
00:16:11rubbing his eyes,
00:16:11and sat down to eat.
00:16:12Why are you up so early today?
00:16:14Couldn't sleep.
00:16:16Mallory texted me last night.
00:16:17She wants to throw a birthday party
00:16:18for me next month.
00:16:19What do you think?
00:16:21His birthday was on the 15th
00:16:22of next month.
00:16:24Last year on his birthday,
00:16:25I had rushed back
00:16:26from a business trip
00:16:27with a cake in hand,
00:16:28only to open the door
00:16:29and find that Mallory
00:16:30had already decorated
00:16:31the place with balloons.
00:16:33Mallory already bought one.
00:16:34Just put yours in the fridge.
00:16:35Seeing the cake in my hands,
00:16:36he had said,
00:16:37Mallory already bought one.
00:16:38Just put yours in the fridge.
00:16:39That cake sat in the fridge
00:16:41for three days
00:16:41before I finally threw it
00:16:42in the trash.
00:16:43Do whatever you want.
00:16:46All right.
00:16:47I'll talk it over
00:16:48with Mallory then.
00:16:49Oh, by the way,
00:16:50she asked me to drive
00:16:51her new car to the dealership
00:16:52for its first maintenance check today.
00:16:54I might be back
00:16:55a bit late this afternoon.
00:16:58Okay.
00:17:01Wow.
00:17:01Why are you being
00:17:02so easygoing today?
00:17:03I'm always easygoing.
00:17:05He smiled,
00:17:06thinking nothing of it,
00:17:08and went back
00:17:08to eating his toast.
00:17:11Ethan.
00:17:13Yeah?
00:17:15If one day I suddenly
00:17:16wasn't around anymore,
00:17:17would you miss me?
00:17:19His fork froze over the egg.
00:17:22What kind of question is that?
00:17:25Just asking.
00:17:27Where else would you go?
00:17:28Stop letting your mind wander.
00:17:30He stood up
00:17:31and put his plate in the sink.
00:17:35I'm heading out.
00:17:37I'll be back
00:17:38right after I help
00:17:39Malbury with her car.
00:17:41He changed his trousers
00:17:42and grabbed his keys.
00:17:44Ethan.
00:17:45What now?
00:17:48Can you please
00:17:50stay home today?
00:17:52Just today?
00:17:56He frowned.
00:17:58Elise,
00:17:59I already made plans
00:18:00with Mallory.
00:18:00I can't just flank on her.
00:18:04Do you actually
00:18:05have something going on?
00:18:10I want you to stay.
00:18:12I want you to sit with me
00:18:13for just one afternoon.
00:18:14I want to tell you
00:18:15that my plane almost crashed
00:18:17and that my ear
00:18:18might never fully recover.
00:18:20I want to tell you
00:18:21that this is the last time
00:18:23we will ever talk
00:18:23face to face.
00:18:25It's nothing.
00:18:26Go ahead.
00:18:26All right.
00:18:27See you later.
00:18:29The front door clicked shut.
00:18:31After the distant chime
00:18:33of the elevator
00:18:33echoed away,
00:18:34the entire apartment
00:18:35fell into absolute silence.
00:18:41I stood up
00:18:42and began to pack.
00:18:46I didn't have many belongings
00:18:48in the closet.
00:18:49Everything fit
00:18:50into just two suitcases.
00:18:53On the bathroomer,
00:18:54only his things
00:18:55and Mallory's ripstick
00:18:56remained.
00:19:01I left the row
00:19:02of strawberry yogurts
00:19:04in the fridge untouched.
00:19:06I picked up the framed
00:19:07wedding photo
00:19:08on the bookshelf,
00:19:09looked at it for a moment,
00:19:10and then placed it back down,
00:19:12face down
00:19:13against the shelf.
00:19:18Finally,
00:19:19I walked into
00:19:20the living room.
00:19:21I spread out
00:19:22the divorce agreement
00:19:23on the coffee table.
00:19:25Three pages
00:19:26of standard white paper,
00:19:27with my signature
00:19:28already inked
00:19:29on the bottom left
00:19:30of the final page.
00:19:32The right side
00:19:33was completely blanky,
00:19:34waiting for his.
00:19:36Next to it,
00:19:37I left a post-it note.
00:19:39The rowcation paperwork
00:19:40is finished,
00:19:40and I'm leaving.
00:19:42Please review
00:19:42the agreement.
00:19:43If you agree,
00:19:44sign it and mail it back
00:19:45to the company's
00:19:46legal department.
00:19:51Pulling my two suitcases,
00:19:52I walked to the entryway.
00:19:54I took one last look
00:19:55at the place
00:19:55I called home.
00:19:56The dent on the couch
00:19:57where he always sat,
00:19:59his sneakers lined up
00:20:00by the shoe rack,
00:20:01and the neck pal
00:20:02embroidered with an M
00:20:02resting on the kitchen counter.
00:20:04Four years.
00:20:05This home was covered
00:20:06in traces of him
00:20:07and traces of Mallory,
00:20:08but there was barely
00:20:09anything left of me.
00:20:10I pulled the door
00:20:11shut gently,
00:20:12leaving it unlocked.
00:20:13Downstairs,
00:20:14the Uber was already waiting.
00:20:15As the car drove out
00:20:16of the neighborhood,
00:20:17I didn't look back.
00:20:18I switched my phone
00:20:19to airplane mode.
00:20:20Three hours later,
00:20:21the plane landed.
00:20:22A new city,
00:20:23a new airport,
00:20:24and no one waiting for me
00:20:25at the arrivals gate.
00:20:26But this time,
00:20:27I didn't care anymore.
00:20:28When I turned my phone back on,
00:20:30a frenzy of notifications
00:20:31flooded in.
00:20:32It's all from Ethan.
00:20:37Are they back?
00:20:40Why me?
00:20:41Why won't they stop?
00:20:47Yeah, it's me.
00:20:58It's okay.
00:21:00Everything's going
00:21:01to be okay.
00:21:13I got it.
00:21:14I'll just head back
00:21:15after this.
00:21:16Thanks, Mia Mia.
00:21:17No problem.
00:21:26My Uber should be here soon.
00:21:48Hey, beautiful.
00:21:49What are you doing here?
00:21:50It's getting late.
00:21:51You should come home with us.
00:21:53No, thanks.
00:21:54I'm good here.
00:21:55You should go.
00:21:58Come on.
00:21:59Let's have some fun.
00:22:00I bet that mouth tastes good.
00:22:02Help!
00:22:03Somebody help!
00:22:05Nobody's coming to help.
00:22:06You are ours tonight.
00:22:10Hey!
00:22:21Let it go.
00:22:24Let it go.
00:22:26Let it go.
00:22:37Let it go.
00:22:41You...
00:22:41You saved me.
00:22:43Are you okay?
00:22:44You're bleeding out?
00:22:46Wait!
00:22:47Stay with me!
00:22:54No one has ever seen me like this.
00:22:58You're dead.
00:23:00Stop moving,
00:23:01or you'll bleed more.
00:23:10Thanks for saving me back there.
00:23:12I'm a nursing school dropout.
00:23:14You'll survive.
00:23:15What's your...
00:23:17name?
00:23:21Better sleep off the pain.
00:23:24I'll find you some antibiotics.
00:23:31Boss!
00:23:40Hope you make it, stranger.
00:23:44Dante Valerius,
00:23:45leader of the Valerius Mafia,
00:23:47denies involvement in the Chicago riot.
00:23:50It's him.
00:23:51The man in the alley.
00:23:53Is he a mafia boss?
00:24:03Sir,
00:24:05we found the mysterious woman.
00:24:14Bring her, now.
00:24:18Dante Valerius is supposed to be dead.
00:24:20Whoever saved him just saved another monster.
00:24:22Yeah.
00:24:23The world's better with one less murderer.
00:24:25A mafia king.
00:24:26A killer.
00:24:27He said he'd kill me if he lived.
00:24:29I need to run.
00:24:32Nice ass, doll.
00:24:42No one touches a Valerius woman.
00:24:44You're Mia Espinosa?
00:24:46Maybe.
00:24:46You're coming with us.
00:24:48Hey, what's going on?
00:24:49Let me go!
00:24:50Let me go!
00:24:57Hello, wife.
00:25:02Wife?
00:25:03Yes.
00:25:03You, Mia.
00:25:05You're going to be my wife.
00:25:08I, I thought you brought me here to kill me.
00:25:11No.
00:25:12That's not why you're here.
00:25:17Sign this.
00:25:21It's a marriage arrangement?
00:25:23You want me to-
00:25:24Marry me.
00:25:25Yes.
00:25:26Why?
00:25:26I'm a nobody,
00:25:28and you're the mafia boss.
00:25:29Are you saying
00:25:31no to a mafia boss?
00:25:36Um.
00:25:41Do you know what happens to people who say no to me?
00:25:47You, you kill them?
00:25:49Exactly.
00:25:52No, open your eyes.
00:25:55Look at me.
00:25:56You want to marry me, yes?
00:25:58I, I, I don't know.
00:26:03You are saying no,
00:26:05but your pupils dilate.
00:26:09Say yes,
00:26:09and be mine.
00:26:16I,
00:26:18I'm not your wife yet.
00:26:21Sign the contract, then.
00:26:23You can have some time to think about it, too.
00:26:25Take it and go home.
00:26:28That's it?
00:26:30You'll let me go?
00:26:32Yes, Mia.
00:26:33Go home.
00:26:34Is this some kind of a trap?
00:26:42Shit, this is a trap.
00:26:52I'll see you at the altar.
00:26:59Never see you this whipped about a woman, brother.
00:27:02Keep eyes on her.
00:27:04I want to know everything she does.
00:27:07Yes, brother.
00:27:09A mafia boss wants me to be his wife?
00:27:12This is ridiculous.
00:27:14Why am I even thinking about this?
00:27:17Good.
00:27:18Food is here.
00:27:24Mia Espinosa needs to talk.
00:27:30Save me, sister.
00:27:32What happened?
00:27:41Palacio,
00:27:42our worst enemy,
00:27:44just parked outside your little lover's apartment.
00:27:50She could be his spy, you know?
00:27:56What?
00:27:56What is going on?
00:27:58Who are you?
00:27:59Name is Franco Palacio.
00:28:00I'm Dante Valerius' worst nightmare.
00:28:04Why are you taking my brother?
00:28:06What do you want from me?
00:28:07Your brother here
00:28:08owes me a lot of money.
00:28:11Please, stop!
00:28:14I was going to take you as a payment.
00:28:16Now I know Valerius is obsessed with you having any plans.
00:28:19I don't know what you're talking about.
00:28:22Playing dumb?
00:28:23Let me give you a little motivation.
00:28:28I'm going to carve out your brother's eye.
00:28:31Yes, to what?
00:28:32To marry Dante Valerius
00:28:35and give him an heir.
00:28:37What?
00:28:42Why do you want me to marry Enemy?
00:28:49Dante is untouchable.
00:28:50Too clean.
00:28:51But you,
00:28:52you can ruin him.
00:28:53A wife,
00:28:54a baby.
00:28:55You'll be Dante's weakness.
00:28:57That's my weapon.
00:29:00So tell me, little Mia,
00:29:02do I start with his left eye?
00:29:05Think about it, brother.
00:29:06You really believe she saved you by chance?
00:29:09You?
00:29:10The Mafia King of the East Coast?
00:29:13Yes.
00:29:19Where are you going?
00:29:21If she's working for Palacio,
00:29:23I'll make her talk.
00:29:31He's headed your way.
00:29:32Wrap it up soon.
00:29:41Looks like your brother's losing an eye after all.
00:29:45Stop!
00:29:46I'll do it!
00:29:52Good.
00:29:53You have one month to get pregnant.
00:29:55Until then,
00:29:56your brother stays with me,
00:29:58safe and sound.
00:30:02Yesterday,
00:30:03I was just a part-time server.
00:30:05Now I'm part of a mafia war.
00:30:07Was I really wrong to save Dante three months ago?
00:30:12Are they back?
00:30:14Why me?
00:30:16Why won't they stop?
00:30:23Go away!
00:30:24Go away!
00:30:33Why does it hurt this much,
00:30:35seeing her cry?
00:30:42Yeah, it's me.
00:30:52It's okay.
00:30:54Everything's going to be okay.
00:31:02I can't ask her about Palacio.
00:31:04Not like this.
00:31:14You're afraid of me?
00:31:17No.
00:31:18I'm not scared.
00:31:27You're my woman, Mia.
00:31:30Your tears belong to me.
00:31:34You're my woman, Mia.
00:31:35You're my woman, Mia.
00:31:40I-I haven't agreed to anything.
00:31:43Yet.
00:31:43Are you saying no to me?
00:31:45I need to save my brother.
00:31:47I need to give him a baby.
00:31:49I have no choice.
00:31:53We should talk.
00:31:54It's a contract marriage, right?
00:31:56We should discuss terms.
00:31:59Her lips.
00:32:01I wonder if they taste as soft as they look.
00:32:08Agreed.
00:32:09We should talk.
00:32:13What are you doing?
00:32:15To take you somewhere to talk.
00:32:17Don't worry.
00:32:18You'll be safe.
00:32:21I don't know why, but he feels...
00:32:23safe.
00:32:28You ready to negotiate a marriage contract with me?
00:32:31Yeah.
00:32:33Let's do this.
00:32:35Read carefully.
00:32:40Once you leave this room, there's no turning back.
00:32:51If you have any concerns, we'll discuss such.
00:32:53The contract doesn't mention sleeping arrangement.
00:32:57Sleeping arrangement?
00:32:59Yeah.
00:33:00I mean, we're getting married, and it's natural that we...
00:33:11It's natural we fuck.
00:33:15Do you want me to fuck you?
00:33:20God, he's dangerous.
00:33:22And too hot.
00:33:23But I need this.
00:33:25I need to get pregnant to save my brother.
00:33:29I mean...
00:33:32That's what husbands and wives do?
00:33:36Hmph.
00:33:37But we're not real husband and wife.
00:33:40It's a business.
00:33:41A contract.
00:33:43You...
00:33:43You are...
00:33:45Attractive and rich.
00:33:46Any woman would want you...
00:33:48You think I'm attractive?
00:33:49Yes.
00:33:50Are you lying to me?
00:33:51No.
00:33:52No way he knows.
00:33:54He's just messing with my head.
00:33:55I need to...
00:33:57Let's see how attractive you think I am.
00:34:15You'll be begging me for mercy.
00:34:17What the hell?
00:34:19You ungrateful bastard!
00:34:21You dare humiliate me?
00:34:22You really think you're someone now?
00:34:25Someone's gonna change everything?
00:34:30Welcome aboard flight 233 to New York City.
00:34:33Wi-Fi is now available.
00:34:35We wish you a pleasant journey.
00:34:37Sir, your fiancé received her PhD from Harvard today.
00:34:40As requested, we've secured her a partner track offer at ThroneTech.
00:34:43Her celebration dinner's all set.
00:34:44Starts once you land.
00:34:46Noted.
00:34:46Good work, Adam.
00:34:47Also, Anya Throne from ThroneTech has been quietly courting us for investment.
00:34:52Send me the deck.
00:35:01Parker, just tell my grandma I'd rather die than marry John Caldwell.
00:35:05Boss, the Caldwells are our best shot at the titan.
00:35:07It's a trillion dollar powerhouse.
00:35:09Your grandma sees this marriage as the golden ticket.
00:35:11We can't afford to say no.
00:35:13I'm not marrying a notorious playboy to save my company.
00:35:16I'll handle it on my own.
00:35:18The Caldwell family has already surpassed us in market share.
00:35:22Unless you marry someone else first.
00:35:24Marry someone else?
00:35:30Uh, that button calls the crew.
00:35:34Oh, thanks.
00:35:38First time flying first class?
00:35:41Yeah.
00:35:43I'm used to something a bit different.
00:35:46Your champagne, sir.
00:35:50You prevented a global farming and a nuclear war.
00:35:53My country owes its survival to you.
00:35:55To peace.
00:36:03What did you do in Africa?
00:36:06Just some volunteer stuff.
00:36:08Built shelters, took care of kids.
00:36:10Oh, wow.
00:36:11That's pretty cool.
00:36:13He probably didn't make a cent doing that.
00:36:16But the way he talks about it, like it mattered,
00:36:19he's unlike any other man I've ever met.
00:36:22I'm Anya, by the way.
00:36:25Arthur.
00:36:27Well, Arthur,
00:36:29this might sound totally insane, but...
00:36:33Would you mind doing me a favor?
00:36:35What favor?
00:36:37Let me introduce myself properly.
00:36:39I'm the CEO of Throne Tech,
00:36:41the heiress to Throne's fortune.
00:36:42I own five properties and two private estates.
00:36:45Annual income, $1 billion.
00:36:48And...
00:36:50I want you to be my husband.
00:36:54What?
00:36:55I mean, a fake marriage.
00:36:57Just for a year.
00:36:58I need someone to play my husband,
00:37:00and you just feel like the right man for me.
00:37:03Is that a joke?
00:37:05I'm serious.
00:37:06You can trust me.
00:37:07Google me.
00:37:07You'll see that I have no scandals.
00:37:09No addictions.
00:37:10Nothing shady in my past.
00:37:11If you agree, we can sign the paperwork today.
00:37:14And...
00:37:14I'll offer $100,000 a month,
00:37:16plus a waterfront conned in Midtown,
00:37:18in your name only.
00:37:21Tempting.
00:37:23But you have picked the wrong man.
00:37:25Already taken.
00:37:26I'm flying back to get married.
00:37:30Oh.
00:37:31I did not see that coming.
00:37:32I...
00:37:33Sorry.
00:37:35So that is it.
00:37:37Guess I just have to suck it up.
00:37:39You do not seem that helpless to me.
00:37:42Hmm?
00:37:45Your AI subsidiary,
00:37:47underthrown tech,
00:37:49it has got potential.
00:37:50The Titan group will be interested.
00:37:53But if that is your pitch deck,
00:37:55to win them over,
00:37:56you are toast.
00:37:59Really?
00:37:59You might be a nice guy,
00:38:01but you don't know a thing
00:38:02about how the business world works.
00:38:06We might not be getting married,
00:38:08but I can still help you.
00:38:09Hey, what are you doing?
00:38:11Fixing your pitch.
00:38:12You're asking for $100 million?
00:38:14Try $100 billion.
00:38:16Excuse me?
00:38:17What?
00:38:19There.
00:38:20Done.
00:38:22What the hell did you just do?
00:38:24You sent that?
00:38:25You actually sent it?
00:38:27You were under-saying yourself.
00:38:29You hijacked my pitch!
00:38:30Do you have any idea what you've just done?
00:38:32I saved your pitch.
00:38:36Saved?
00:38:36You've ruined it!
00:38:46Did you just touch me?
00:38:49It was an accident.
00:38:51Turbulity.
00:38:52I was trying to help.
00:38:53Oh, you've done enough to help.
00:38:57Sir?
00:38:58Ma'am?
00:38:58Is everything all right?
00:39:00We're good.
00:39:00She just scored a $100 billion investment.
00:39:02She's a bit emotional.
00:39:05Emotional?
00:39:07Well, congratulations.
00:39:11Trust me.
00:39:12The Titan Group doesn't go for small gains.
00:39:14Asking for $100 million?
00:39:16That's an insult.
00:39:17$100 billion?
00:39:18That's where the conversation starts.
00:39:20You want to win them over?
00:39:22You need to think bigger.
00:39:24Did you seriously just say that?
00:39:26You're welcome.
00:39:27Great.
00:39:28First, you messed with my file.
00:39:29Then you humiliated me in public?
00:39:31Congratulations!
00:39:32You're officially the most infuriating man I've ever met.
00:39:35Lucky we're not getting married, huh?
00:39:37This isn't over.
00:39:51Help her land a billion-dollar deal?
00:39:53And not even a thank you?
00:39:55Please.
00:39:57Serena would never.
00:40:01Five years apart, she must be surprised when he sees me.
00:40:05You sure about this?
00:40:07Africa's far.
00:40:08It's not just a trip.
00:40:09I'm going to change the world, Serena.
00:40:11You always knew that was the dream.
00:40:17One more thing before I go.
00:40:28Serena Lee, will you marry me?
00:40:32Yes.
00:40:41Let's get married when I get back.
00:40:46A two-million-dollar necklace.
00:40:48The perfect gift for her big day.
00:40:50I hope she'll like it.
00:41:00My girl, look at this.
00:41:02An entire party just for you.
00:41:04Throne Tech doesn't do this for just anyone.
00:41:07We've officially made it.
00:41:08It's just the beginning, Mom.
00:41:09You know, my dream is to become someone like Anya Throne, the CEO.
00:41:14But she's a mystery.
00:41:15Never appears in public.
00:41:22Assuming I'll meet her today.
00:41:29After all these years of my funding,
00:41:31Serena's finally made it.
00:41:33A PhD.
00:41:35Partner at Throne Tech.
00:41:36Time to let her know that I'm the CEO of Titan Group.
00:41:40And start our sweet life.
00:41:50Is that Arthur?
00:41:51Isn't he begging for life abroad?
00:41:52What the hell is he doing here?
00:41:58Serena.
00:41:59Congratulations.
00:42:01Arthur?
00:42:04I heard about the offer.
00:42:06Thought I'd surprise you.
00:42:07Why are you here?
00:42:09I flew back.
00:42:10For you.
00:42:12Let me guess.
00:42:13You heard about her throne offer,
00:42:15the salary,
00:42:16and you decided to claw your way back?
00:42:19What?
00:42:20Don't act surprised.
00:42:22Five years you vanished.
00:42:23The second she makes partner,
00:42:25you show up with discount flowers
00:42:27and a name that means nothing.
00:42:29You shouldn't have come, Arthur.
00:42:31This whatever we were.
00:42:33It's over.
00:42:34Let's break up.
00:42:35But we spent seven years building towards this.
00:42:38We are supposed to get married.
00:42:40You said you loved me.
00:42:42You thought Serena would love you?
00:42:43Don't be absurd.
00:42:45My daughter has a PhD.
00:42:46She's the youngest partner at Throne Tech,
00:42:48pulling in 30 million a year.
00:42:50And you?
00:42:50You vanished to Africa
00:42:52and worked there as a builder.
00:42:53Do you really think that makes you worthy of her?
00:42:56My mom is right.
00:42:57We belong to different worlds now.
00:43:00I can't marry someone like you.
00:43:02No.
00:43:14Someone like me?
00:43:16Look around.
00:43:17This is the party Throne Tech threw for me.
00:43:20These people?
00:43:22Legacy investors.
00:43:24Real powers.
00:43:25And you think I could introduce them
00:43:27to an embarrassment as my fiancée?
00:43:29I'm an embarrassment?
00:43:35So that's what this did to you.
00:43:37One job offer from Throne Tech.
00:43:40And you think you're out of my league.
00:43:43Did you know, Serena?
00:43:46To me, Throne Tech is just a small fish.
00:43:49You arrogant little cockroach.
00:43:51How dare you look down on the top firm in this country?
00:43:54You want to know why Throne Tech gave you that offer?
00:43:56Because someone vouched for you.
00:43:58Someone they'd never dare ignore.
00:44:01And that someone...
00:44:03was me.
00:44:07I'm sorry, what?
00:44:10Confirmed?
00:44:11Are you sure?
00:44:13Madam, you're not going to believe this.
00:44:15The Titan Group just approved a direct investment in us.
00:44:19They what?
00:44:22One hundred billion dollars.
00:44:25What?
00:44:26It's Mr. Storm's move.
00:44:28You know the ghost chairman who runs the Titan Group?
00:44:30It's his first formal return to the States.
00:44:32And we're his first target.
00:44:34We got it.
00:44:34A hundred billion.
00:44:39There.
00:44:40Done.
00:44:41He was right.
00:44:43It's one hundred billion.
00:44:47Parker.
00:44:49Find him.
00:44:50Find who?
00:44:51The man who's sitting next to me on the Nairobi flight.
00:44:55Arthur.
00:44:56I don't care what it takes.
00:44:58Find him.
00:45:00Understood.
00:45:01But...
00:45:02What do you want with him?
00:45:04I'm going to marry him.
00:45:06Wait.
00:45:06What?
00:45:07I've never seen an incredible man like him before.
00:45:11He is the one I want.
00:45:13You self-importance little shit.
00:45:15Who the hell do you think you are?
00:45:16I get it, Arthur.
00:45:17You're not upset about the breakup.
00:45:19You're just pissed off at all the money you poured into me.
00:45:22Just name your number.
00:45:23I'll pay you off.
00:45:24And then we're done.
00:45:25For good.
00:45:27Is that what you think?
00:45:28That I'm here chasing the money I gave you?
00:45:30Let's settle up.
00:45:31How about...
00:45:32A hundred grand?
00:45:34Two hundred thousand?
00:45:35Serena.
00:45:36Three hundred thousand dollars.
00:45:37That's more than you've ever seen.
00:45:38Three hundred thousand dollars.
00:45:40That's more than you've ever seen.
00:45:42You still think I came here for money?
00:45:44Take it and get out of here.
00:45:45My daughter should have dumped you ages ago.
00:45:48You've got no house, no car, no savings.
00:45:50You can't even get a decent job.
00:45:52You're a lost cause.
00:45:53Is that what you think of me?
00:45:55For the sake of our seven years together,
00:45:57don't embarrass yourself even more.
00:45:58Just take the money and leave.
00:46:00My daughter's done with you.
00:46:01Can't you get that through your thick head?
00:46:05He's not worth your time.
00:46:09Oh, where's Victor?
00:46:11Didn't he say he was coming tonight?
00:46:13Yeah.
00:46:14Said he had something to handle first.
00:46:16Should be here soon.
00:46:17Victor?
00:46:18Victor.
00:46:19Son of James West.
00:46:21Vice Chair of Throne Tech.
00:46:24Practically next in line after Anya Throne.
00:46:28Only someone like him is a match for my daughter.
00:46:31Rich, charming, well-educated.
00:46:35And you?
00:46:36You're a penniless dropout.
00:46:38You're just a misstep she should have never taken.
00:46:40Arthur, Victor's on his way.
00:46:42You should leave.
00:46:45Trust me.
00:46:46You don't want to be here when he walks in.
00:46:49Because the moment you see him,
00:46:51you'll be ashamed of yourself.
00:46:54Now I see it.
00:46:54You didn't just break up with me because of the job.
00:46:58It was because of him.
00:47:00Victor.
00:47:01At least with him, I can build something bigger.
00:47:03Really?
00:47:05And you're so sure I couldn't help you build something better than anything he could?
00:47:09You?
00:47:10Please.
00:47:12So, you actually think you're better than me?
00:47:27Victor!
00:47:28My love, you're here!
00:47:30Let me guess.
00:47:32You're Arthur?
00:47:33Serena's ex-boyfriend?
00:47:35You look exactly how I pictured.
00:47:37Cheap suit.
00:47:38Basic face.
00:47:39Still clinging to the woman who left you behind like yesterday's trash.
00:47:44Oh, don't mind him.
00:47:46He never deserved to be with Serena.
00:47:48Just a pathetic shadow tagging along.
00:47:51So, you seriously thought you could compete with me?
00:47:55I'm Victor West.
00:47:57Son of James West.
00:47:58Vice chair of Throne Tech.
00:48:00And you?
00:48:01You're not even worth the dirt under my shoes.
00:48:03You're right.
00:48:04Because unlike you,
00:48:06I don't need to cling to daddy's title to matter.
00:48:08Excuse me?
00:48:09A piece of trash like you dares to talk back?
00:48:12Get out!
00:48:13Now, before I have security drag you out like the street rat you are.
00:48:17Exactly.
00:48:18This is a ceremony for elites.
00:48:21Not beggars.
00:48:24What the hell is going on here?
00:48:26Victor, is everything alright?
00:48:28Why don't you ask him?
00:48:30He got dumped by Serena,
00:48:32and now he's crashing her party.
00:48:34Dr. Lee is our new partner.
00:48:36Handpicked by Miss Throne herself.
00:48:38Whatever this is,
00:48:39you're way out of line.
00:48:40Exactly.
00:48:41Look around.
00:48:43These aren't just normal guests, Mr. Cooper.
00:48:46This is Throne Tech's A-team.
00:48:48Top executives,
00:48:49professionals,
00:48:50the people who run this city.
00:48:52And then there's him.
00:48:53Some college dropout
00:48:55who thinks moving bricks
00:48:56and nannying kids in Africa
00:48:58is a career.
00:48:59I was running a charity.
00:49:01Oh?
00:49:02So that's what we're calling unemployment now?
00:49:05Charity?
00:49:05Boy, just say you were broke
00:49:07and too proud to get a real job.
00:49:09We all know why he's here.
00:49:11Groveling to my daughter,
00:49:12hoping she will drag him out of the gutter.
00:49:14So he wants to be a kept man
00:49:15and fails.
00:49:16Pathetic.
00:49:17An all-time loser
00:49:19dumped by his genius girlfriend.
00:49:21He should have seen that coming.
00:49:23You hear that?
00:49:24This is reality.
00:49:26My daughter?
00:49:27A PhD.
00:49:28A future partner.
00:49:29a successful, stunning woman.
00:49:31You?
00:49:31Just the mud on her heels.
00:49:43Now crawl back to the shack you came from.
00:49:46Your fairy tale is over!
00:49:49Arthur,
00:49:50a man can be broke or uneducated.
00:49:52But delusional?
00:49:53That's where I draw the line.
00:49:54No matter what you tell yourself,
00:49:56I would never marry you.
00:49:59Funny.
00:50:00You want to know my biggest mistake, Serena?
00:50:02Believing in you.
00:50:03Seven years of unconditional support,
00:50:05wiring money whenever you need to pay rent or tuition.
00:50:07I made you.
00:50:09And this is how you repay me?
00:50:10Don't twist it!
00:50:11I didn't force you to do any of this!
00:50:13I don't need to twist
00:50:14anything.
00:50:15I bank-raid your PhD,
00:50:18helped land your offer at ThroneTech,
00:50:20and you dropped me the second you made it upstairs.
00:50:24Don't credit yourself for my achievement.
00:50:26I earned all these by myself.
00:50:28I'm smart.
00:50:29I worked hard.
00:50:30I could have made it with or without you.
00:50:33No.
00:50:34You won't.
00:50:35You'll never know what you've lost.
00:50:37I bought this for you.
00:50:44But you don't deserve it.
00:50:48We're done.
00:50:51Oh, please.
00:50:52You think a fake diamond necklace
00:50:54could buy my daughter's heart?
00:50:56How much did you spend on this trash?
00:50:58$20?
00:50:58$50?
00:51:00Babe,
00:51:01tell him how much the necklace I bought you is worth.
00:51:05$70,000.
00:51:06My gift for you was auctioned for $2 million.
00:51:09But you throw it away for him and his second-rate jewels.
00:51:12I'm so tired of your bullshit.
00:51:15You need a wake-up call.
00:51:25He's lost it.
00:51:26He attacked my boyfriend.
00:51:27Security!
00:51:28Get him out!
00:51:29That's enough, young man.
00:51:30Dr. Lee's an asset to Throne Tech,
00:51:33and this is her party.
00:51:34She says you're out.
00:51:36You're out!
00:51:37Now get lost!
00:51:41We found Arthur, madam.
00:51:44Where?
00:51:45He's inside Throne HQ,
00:51:46at Dr. Lee's welcome party.
00:51:48Sounds like...
00:51:49things are getting ugly.
00:51:51Dr. Lee?
00:51:54Quick.
00:51:55Head to the company now.
00:51:56Yes, madam.
00:51:58What are you waiting for, sucker?
00:52:00Doors that way.
00:52:01Just leave, Arthur,
00:52:02before this gets worse for you.
00:52:03Worse?
00:52:05How?
00:52:07Because I dared to stand where I don't belong?
00:52:09You want to be a laughingstock?
00:52:11Fine.
00:52:12But don't expect me to save you
00:52:13when this all blows up in your face.
00:52:15Save me?
00:52:16That's rich.
00:52:17You don't have that power.
00:52:18You never did.
00:52:19You mess with me,
00:52:20you mess with the Throne family.
00:52:22Pisans like you can't afford the price.
00:52:24Final warning.
00:52:25Walk out on your own,
00:52:27or I'll have security drag you out.
00:52:28Go ahead.
00:52:29Call your guards.
00:52:30But let's be clear.
00:52:31I walked into this building
00:52:32because I have every right to be here.
00:52:34And none of you has the power to push me out.
00:52:36Not even Anya Thorne herself.
00:52:40Faster.
00:52:41I don't care what it takes.
00:52:43Get me to him, now!
00:52:44Yes, madam.
00:52:47Do you have any idea
00:52:49what the name Anya Throne means?
00:52:50Wow.
00:52:51You're even dumber than I thought.
00:52:53You just insulted the woman
00:52:55who built this empire.
00:52:56Even my father wouldn't dare challenge her.
00:52:58But you?
00:52:59You're so done.
00:53:00So,
00:53:01in your world,
00:53:02Anya Thorne might be an untouchable goddess.
00:53:05But in mine,
00:53:06she's just a woman with some talent.
00:53:08I'd be more worried if I were you.
00:53:10Because you tried to put a hand on me,
00:53:12she might have a bigger problem with you.
00:53:13You must have a death wish.
00:53:15Arthur,
00:53:16I get that the breakup hurt.
00:53:17But now,
00:53:18you're spiraling.
00:53:20Disrespecting Lady Throne like that?
00:53:21I was actually gonna get you
00:53:22a janitor job here.
00:53:24But after this,
00:53:25you're not even worth that.
00:53:27You were gonna recommend me
00:53:28for a janitor position?
00:53:30Do you know how competitive it is
00:53:31just to work here?
00:53:33You should be grateful.
00:53:34Even our security guards
00:53:36have degrees.
00:53:38And you didn't even finish years.
00:53:39I don't need a degree to prove myself.
00:53:41My achievement speaks for itself.
00:53:43That's how real business works.
00:53:45Clearly,
00:53:46it's beyond your imagination.
00:53:47You're talking nonsense again.
00:53:49After everything happens today,
00:53:50there's no place for you in Throne Tech.
00:53:52You blew your only chance
00:53:53to fix your sore life.
00:53:54I never needed your recommendation.
00:53:57And as for whether Throne Tech
00:53:58has a place for me,
00:54:01why don't you go ask
00:54:02Anya Thorne yourself?
00:54:15Where is Arthur?
00:54:16Conference hall.
00:54:17It's tense.
00:54:17From what I heard,
00:54:19he and Serena Lee were involved.
00:54:21She dumped him.
00:54:23They broke up?
00:54:25Well, that saves me the trouble
00:54:27of stealing someone's fiancé.
00:54:30What's your goal here, Arthur?
00:54:32Seriously?
00:54:33Trying to crash and burn in public?
00:54:36I'll tell you what it is.
00:54:37He couldn't have you.
00:54:39So now he wants to drag you down with him.
00:54:41Ugh.
00:54:42Pathetic ex-revenge.
00:54:44Such a petty man.
00:54:45Don't worry, Serena.
00:54:47I've got you.
00:54:48Victor's father is the vice chair.
00:54:50With their support,
00:54:52whatever stunt he's pulling ends.
00:54:54Trust me.
00:54:55Once Lady Throne shows up,
00:54:57he's got maybe five minutes left.
00:54:59I can't believe how dumb you are, Arthur.
00:55:02No wonder you achieved nothing
00:55:04in our seven years together.
00:55:05I wasted so much time on you.
00:55:08Honestly,
00:55:09leaving you was the best decision
00:55:11I've ever made.
00:55:12Was it?
00:55:13Because when the truth comes out,
00:55:15you'll realize
00:55:17it was the worst mistake of your life.
00:55:25What?
00:55:26Lady Throne just arrived?
00:55:28Lady Throne.
00:55:30She came straight from the airport.
00:55:31She's in the lobby now.
00:55:32Wait.
00:55:33She actually came?
00:55:35Oh my God!
00:55:36She came to support Serena!
00:55:39You hear that?
00:55:40Anya Throne is here
00:55:41for my daughter!
00:55:43My daughter is the future of Throne Tech!
00:55:46This is it.
00:55:48We need to take out this human trash
00:55:50before Lady Throne arrives.
00:55:52He's literally making the room smell cheap.
00:55:55Hear that, dumbass?
00:55:56Throne Tech doesn't take in strays.
00:56:00Get out
00:56:02while you still have legs to walk on.
00:56:08Here's your last chance.
00:56:09Half a million dollars.
00:56:11Half a million?
00:56:12You're flattering him.
00:56:14It's worth it
00:56:15to keep him from ruining my night.
00:56:16Take the money, Arthur.
00:56:19Disappear.
00:56:20That's more than you'll see
00:56:21in ten lifetimes.
00:56:23Be smart.
00:56:24Take it.
00:56:25And vanish.
00:56:27You talk a lot about power, Serena.
00:56:35But when you learn
00:56:36who I am
00:56:49you'll be begging me
00:56:51for mercy.
00:56:52What the hell?
00:56:53You ungrateful bastard!
00:56:55You dare humiliate me?
00:56:56You really think
00:56:57you're someone now?
00:56:59Someone's gonna change everything?
00:57:04Then,
00:57:05make your little announcement.
00:57:08But if it's bullshit,
00:57:10you'll be crawling out of here
00:57:12kissing every shoe in this room.
00:57:14Oh, come on.
00:57:15This low-status nobody
00:57:17doesn't even deserve
00:57:18to kiss anyone's shoes here.
00:57:29He's my husband.
00:57:33Is that status
00:57:34high enough for you?
00:57:39Who said I came alone?
00:57:43Wow.
00:57:44You really went all out on this.
00:57:45You even chartered
00:57:46the whole plane.
00:57:47So,
00:57:47die.
00:57:52I'm the warden.
00:57:53I do as I please.
00:57:56That face.
00:57:58It's almost a shame
00:57:59to defeat you.
00:58:13Bang.
00:58:18Master never gets bored
00:58:19of these little escape games,
00:58:21does he?
00:58:22Poison in the wine?
00:58:25If my implants
00:58:26didn't neutralize toxins,
00:58:27you might have actually
00:58:28walked out of here.
00:58:29You really are a monster.
00:58:30But it wasn't poison.
00:58:32Then what?
00:58:34Just a little
00:58:34mood answer
00:58:36for a man like you.
00:58:39A real man
00:58:40doesn't need that.
00:58:41I'm a married man.
00:58:42Tricked into it,
00:58:43sure, but
00:58:43that just means
00:58:45cosplay's my limit.
00:58:46No way!
00:58:46You're stopping already?
00:58:48What, are you gay?
00:58:50An S rank
00:58:51with over
00:58:52a hundred K synergy
00:58:53and she lost?
00:58:55Perfect.
00:58:55Guess we wait
00:58:56till next month's game
00:58:57to try again.
00:59:01You're obviously powerful,
00:59:03so why pretend
00:59:04to be an F rank?
00:59:05Every scanner
00:59:06I've ever taken
00:59:07and says my synergy
00:59:08is an eight.
00:59:09Impossible.
00:59:10F rank synergy
00:59:11doesn't hit like that.
00:59:12S rank breaks
00:59:13a million.
00:59:14That strike of yours,
00:59:15it matched Carl himself,
00:59:17the SSS rank legend.
00:59:19What on earth
00:59:19is he hiding?
00:59:33Edward, get out here.
00:59:35Now!
00:59:37Relax.
00:59:38I'll drag him out myself.
00:59:40Edward, come out
00:59:41or I'll tear this dump apart!
00:59:46How dare you!
00:59:52Watch your tone.
00:59:53Strike a private prison
00:59:54breaks the rules, Lillia.
00:59:56How dare you call
00:59:57Lady Lillia by her name,
00:59:58you trash!
00:59:59What should he call her then?
01:00:01Wife?
01:00:01I'm not your wife, Edward.
01:00:03I'm up for promotion
01:00:03in Legion X
01:00:04and I need resources.
01:00:05You cut my funding.
01:00:06Do you know how much
01:00:07this is costing me?
01:00:08Future, you begged me
01:00:09for that Legion X position.
01:00:10Swore you'd marry me,
01:00:11you took the credit
01:00:12and vanished the day
01:00:13before the ceremony.
01:00:14Left me challenged
01:00:15right in front of
01:00:15the whole city.
01:00:17Where's the bride?
01:00:19The ceremony's
01:00:19already running late.
01:00:21Miss Lillia,
01:00:22she's gone.
01:00:23Left this data log.
01:00:25Thanks for the
01:00:26X Legion spot, Edward.
01:00:27That's all I needed.
01:00:28The wedding's off.
01:00:29I meant for something bigger.
01:00:31It means the bride
01:00:32ran away on the wedding night?
01:00:34Edward only had
01:00:348% synergy.
01:00:36Total F rank trash.
01:00:37Money was the only reason
01:00:38he ever got close to her.
01:00:40An F rank like you
01:00:41thinks he can marry
01:00:41an S rank genius?
01:00:43Enough!
01:00:52Brother, I can explain-
01:00:53Don't!
01:00:54Call me brother.
01:00:55You've shamed this family.
01:00:57From today on,
01:00:58you're exiled.
01:00:58Go to the far north,
01:01:00be a prison warden,
01:01:01and don't ever come back.
01:01:05Everything I am,
01:01:06I owe to you.
01:01:07And you have the nerve
01:01:08to come here
01:01:08and demand answers from me-
01:01:09Don't play the victim.
01:01:10I never wanted this.
01:01:12I'm here to end it.
01:01:13Then sign it.
01:01:15You've been rotting
01:01:16in this frozen hell
01:01:17for years.
01:01:18After the divorce,
01:01:20I want half your assets.
01:01:25Lillia, do I look like a puss over to you?
01:01:27So what if you are?
01:01:29She's Legion X now,
01:01:31Battalion Commander.
01:01:32And you?
01:01:33Nobody.
01:01:34The Gustav name
01:01:35won't lift a finger for you.
01:01:36He's in such a remote place,
01:01:38he definitely doesn't know
01:01:38about Charles and me.
01:01:40But a man stuck in a women's prison
01:01:41for so long,
01:01:42rumors are everywhere.
01:01:43It's only right that I divorce him.
01:01:47Edward!
01:01:47What are you doing?
01:01:48What am I doing?
01:01:49You think a greedy,
01:01:50heartless snake like you
01:01:51gets to talk about divorce
01:01:52and walk away with my money?
01:01:54Victor,
01:01:55if anyone's filing,
01:01:57it's me.
01:01:57And you'll be paying back
01:01:58every single credit
01:01:59I ever put into you.
01:02:00You!
01:02:02You!
01:02:05You,
01:02:06you knew about this
01:02:07the whole time?
01:02:08You think I'd let this
01:02:09stay buried?
01:02:10One upload to Legion X's
01:02:12inspection database
01:02:12and your command vanishes.
01:02:15Overwhelm the data.
01:02:16Divorce me.
01:02:17My battalion's command key
01:02:18is yours.
01:02:22Lillia,
01:02:23you're giving that to him?
01:02:24That's our entire battalion's
01:02:25operational authority.
01:02:26For free!
01:02:27Why?
01:02:28That's not your concern.
01:02:29Know your place.
01:02:30in the field.
01:02:32You answer to me.
01:02:34If your little dog's
01:02:35so hungry for it,
01:02:37feed it to him.
01:02:38You ungrateful piece of trash!
01:02:40I'll defeat you myself!
01:02:44Edward!
01:02:49Would you look at that?
01:02:50Still stamped with
01:02:51my family's serial code.
01:02:53Don't worry!
01:02:54Trash like him
01:02:55doesn't have the sink rate
01:02:56to even ignite that blade!
01:03:09easy now.
01:03:11Look at you.
01:03:13You're shaking.
01:03:15My sink rate's an 8.
01:03:17No way I could power up
01:03:18something like this.
01:03:19You!
01:03:23Wait.
01:03:24Maybe I really did see things.
01:03:26There's no way
01:03:27that trash could...
01:03:32Got it.
01:03:35After I've made enough money
01:03:37off yours,
01:03:37I'll pay you back.
01:03:38Clean break.
01:03:39We're even.
01:03:43But Lillia...
01:03:44Stop talking!
01:03:45This was your idea anyway.
01:03:46Don't blame me.
01:03:47There's a mission from HQ.
01:03:48Huh.
01:03:49Edward.
01:03:49Unlike a useless parasite like you,
01:03:51we live in completely different worlds.
01:03:52Move!
01:03:53Hurry up!
01:03:54Let's go!
01:03:58Yeah,
01:03:59we really are from different worlds.
01:04:01I don't work under anyone.
01:04:02That's the difference.
01:04:04Congratulations.
01:04:04That's one less headache.
01:04:06Ugh.
01:04:06I was actually trying to be useless on purpose.
01:04:08You and Rebecca think I'm trash,
01:04:10so I could just coast through life.
01:04:11Why not?
01:04:12Only I know the truth.
01:04:14The young ally's mechanical sink rate
01:04:15was never 8.
01:04:16It's infinity.
01:04:19The undisputed ally of machines.
01:04:24You little bastard.
01:04:25Living too comfortably, aren't you?
01:04:27Not bad, Grandpa.
01:04:29I know you've been avoiding
01:04:31the Lillia marriage fraud case
01:04:32just to dodge responsibility.
01:04:34You really think I'd let you
01:04:36get away with that, kid?
01:04:39Who's this?
01:04:40She's pretty.
01:04:42You just said it yourself.
01:04:44The current president
01:04:45of the Quinn Group in Derry.
01:04:46Your new fiancée.
01:04:50No way.
01:04:50Are you kidding me?
01:04:51I just got rid of a female
01:04:53battalion, Chimancher.
01:04:54And now you hand me
01:04:55a female CEO?
01:04:58You ruined my peaceful life.
01:05:08Master, why aren't we
01:05:09taking our own airship?
01:05:11The Gustav family jet's
01:05:12far more comfortable than this.
01:05:14If you want every inmate
01:05:15back at Blackwater
01:05:16to know we're gone,
01:05:16by all means,
01:05:17take the family airship.
01:05:18Make a scene.
01:05:20My brother pulled
01:05:21every competent guard
01:05:22the day I took this post
01:05:23just to twist the knife.
01:05:24The only reason
01:05:25they haven't torn the place apart
01:05:27is because they still
01:05:28remember who I am.
01:05:29Forced into a blind date.
01:05:31Should have kept
01:05:31Lillia around a bit longer.
01:05:33At least she was a buffer.
01:05:34Angelina Quinn.
01:05:35CEO.
01:05:36Pretty face, sure.
01:05:37But way too stiff.
01:05:39Nothing like playing
01:05:39assassination games
01:05:40with the girls back in prison.
01:05:41Now that's more like it.
01:05:43Something to drink, sir.
01:05:44We have the standard selection,
01:05:46of course.
01:05:46But also a rather
01:05:48special champagne blend.
01:05:49Is the service
01:05:50on this airline
01:05:51always so attentive?
01:05:53Only for passengers
01:05:54as handsome as you.
01:05:56Orange juice, please.
01:05:57Way to defeat the mood.
01:05:58Champagne, please.
01:06:00Excellent taste.
01:06:01Well, when a beautiful woman
01:06:02makes it special,
01:06:03I've got to see
01:06:03what the fuss is about.
01:06:04That's weird.
01:06:05Why am I so tired all of it?
01:06:08Huh.
01:06:09Something in the drink,
01:06:10I take it?
01:06:11You know the answer to that!
01:06:13Just thinking I missed
01:06:14this kind of fun.
01:06:15You're recreating
01:06:15the scene for me.
01:06:16How thoughtful.
01:06:18Someone told me
01:06:18to give you a message.
01:06:19Crawl back to that
01:06:20miserable prison of yours.
01:06:22Or this plane
01:06:23becomes your grave.
01:06:26With skills like yours,
01:06:27I don't think
01:06:28you're the one to watch.
01:06:31Who said I came alone?
01:06:35Wow.
01:06:35You really went
01:06:36all out on this.
01:06:37You even chartered
01:06:37the whole plane.
01:06:38So, die.
01:06:54Is that all you got?
01:07:01isn't that the
01:07:02Queen Group CEO?
01:07:03What's she doing here?
01:07:03She's even better looking
01:07:04in person than in the hollows.
01:07:06Prison job.
01:07:07No private airship.
01:07:08Flying commercial.
01:07:09Good off name or not,
01:07:10he's practically disowned.
01:07:12Hopefully he knows
01:07:12when to back off.
01:07:14Just go back
01:07:14where you came from.
01:07:18What's all that racket?
01:07:20Guess I'm getting old.
01:07:22Sleep comes easy.
01:07:23Master,
01:07:24are you alright?
01:07:25What could possibly
01:07:26be wrong with me?
01:07:27Your file says
01:07:28you're F rank.
01:07:29Single digit synergy.
01:07:29So why are you this strong?
01:07:31Curiosity's a dangerous thing.
01:07:32Tell me who sent you.
01:07:33Maybe I'll let you walk.
01:07:35We have standards.
01:07:38Forget it.
01:07:39We're almost there.
01:07:40I'll let the government forces
01:07:41sort you out.
01:07:42I told you.
01:07:43We have standards.
01:07:46Master!
01:07:51Look,
01:07:52news just broke.
01:07:53Flight X
01:07:54to Durley Energy Burst
01:07:55midair.
01:07:56No survivors!
01:08:05Dead.
01:08:06Just like that?
01:08:09Isn't that Pete Claude's
01:08:10private transport?
01:08:11The richest man in Durley?
01:08:13What's he doing here himself?
01:08:14Who's important enough
01:08:15for Pete to play choker?
01:08:16If I were the richest woman alive,
01:08:17my family's cash flow
01:08:18wouldn't be choking
01:08:19and I wouldn't be stuck
01:08:20in this absurd arranged marriage.
01:08:25Dairy's burning up.
01:08:26Pete here yet?
01:08:27Over there.
01:08:28I told him to keep it low-key.
01:08:29You weren't exactly subtle
01:08:30getting us out of that explosion,
01:08:32either.
01:08:32No one saw.
01:08:35Who the hell is this hick?
01:08:36You think you can just climb in here?
01:08:38Get out.
01:08:39You ungrateful wretch!
01:08:40Get out of my sight!
01:08:46Master Edward!
01:08:47My deepest apologies!
01:08:48I failed to train my staff properly.
01:08:50I deserve this!
01:08:51All right, all right.
01:08:52Just drive.
01:08:52I've told you a hundred times.
01:08:53Keep a low profile.
01:08:54Yes, yes!
01:08:55Of course!
01:08:59Master, if you show up
01:09:00dressed like that,
01:09:02won't it reflect poorly
01:09:02on the old man?
01:09:03I'm already doing him a favor
01:09:04by showing up besides.
01:09:05You ever hear that saying?
01:09:06With great power
01:09:07comes great responsibility.
01:09:09No need to look too powerful.
01:09:14Dad!
01:09:15That blind date you set up!
01:09:16Edward!
01:09:17His plane went down!
01:09:18He's already...
01:09:19dead.
01:09:21Hello.
01:09:22My name is Edward.
01:09:23Didn't startle you, did I?
01:09:24Edward?
01:09:25No.
01:09:26I thought you...
01:09:27Overslept?
01:09:28Missed the flight.
01:09:29Otherwise,
01:09:30I really wouldn't have
01:09:31had the pleasure.
01:09:32Oh.
01:09:32I see.
01:09:33Don't just stand there.
01:09:35We've been waiting ages.
01:09:37Forgive her.
01:09:38Angelina's a bit
01:09:39slow sometimes.
01:09:41Slow's good.
01:09:42Means she's steady.
01:09:44Unlike some people.
01:09:47This is what you bring
01:09:48on your first visit?
01:09:50Is something wrong, Auntie?
01:09:51I heard the old man
01:09:52enjoys a good vintage, so...
01:09:53You're trying to pass
01:09:54off some mystery bottle on us?
01:10:00Auntie, it's a vintage
01:10:01Romané Conté.
01:10:02I had someone pull it
01:10:02from one of the
01:10:03Old Earth Earth
01:10:03climate vaults.
01:10:04You think I can't tell?
01:10:05This cheap counterfeit
01:10:06can't be real.
01:10:07Grandfather values
01:10:08his collection above all else.
01:10:10If he gets hurt,
01:10:10the whole family will pay.
01:10:11Honestly, this came from Pete.
01:10:13Should be legitimate.
01:10:14Pete?
01:10:15The richest man in Durley?
01:10:16You work at Blackwater Prison
01:10:18in the far north.
01:10:19How would you possibly know him?
01:10:20They really did their homework.
01:10:22Wouldn't be surprised if this guy
01:10:24hired the welcoming committee
01:10:25on the plane.
01:10:27Great.
01:10:27He's vain and blind.
01:10:29Now Wesley gets to watch us all squirm.
01:10:32Wesley!
01:10:33Darling!
01:10:34You shouldn't have!
01:10:35Flowers for the radiant Angelina.
01:10:38Uncle George
01:10:39a vintage Charles Shaw
01:10:41from the Old World
01:10:42specially procured
01:10:43for the old man.
01:10:44Well
01:10:45real or not
01:10:46Edward meant well.
01:10:48Uncle George
01:10:48drinking counterfeit wine
01:10:50is bad for the system.
01:10:51You know my collection.
01:10:51I know World Vintage
01:10:52is better than anyone.
01:10:55Romone Conté
01:10:56Oh my God!
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