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00:00Miles told me that being attracted to men was disgusting and warned me to back off.
00:04Yet every woman he dated resembled me in one way or another.
00:08I never bothered explaining much.
00:11On the night of Arthur Whitmore's 75th birthday,
00:15Arthur asked whether my feelings for his grandson were serious.
00:18After a moment's silence, I nodded.
00:20Under the tablecloth, Graham took my hand.
00:23Then he spoke in front of everyone.
00:25Then there is no reason to keep hiding it.
00:28Ellicott is my boyfriend.
00:34He's with who?
00:37My brother!
00:39Miles held his birthday party at an exclusive rooftop lounge in Manhattan.
00:45He arrived late with a new girlfriend on his arm.
00:48She was tall, with light brown curls brushing her shoulders
00:52and a faint beauty mime beside the left side of her nose.
00:56His girlfriend's mole sat almost exactly where mine did.
00:59This wasn't even the first time.
01:01Every single of his ex-girlfriends shared my color.
01:03Some smiled like me.
01:05A few even raised an eyebrow the way I did.
01:08The woman beside him was number 12.
01:10With an arm around her waist,
01:11Miles stepped into the brightest pool of light and announced,
01:14This is Claire.
01:16It took me an entire month to win her over.
01:20From now on, treat her like the most important guest in the room.
01:24The crowd immediately erupted in teasing cheers.
01:28I sat on a sofa by the window, slowly swirling the bourbon in my glass.
01:33Our mutual friend Owen dropped into the seat beside me and lowered his voice.
01:38Elliot, stop pretending you're this calm.
01:40We can all see that Miles isn't completely indifferent to you.
01:42I pointed at myself.
01:44Me?
01:45Every girlfriend he has looks like you.
01:48The only problem is that he still refuses to admit it.
01:55Give him a little more time.
01:59Across the lounge, the man I actually loved was already watching me.
02:06I stared at him helplessly for a few seconds.
02:10Before looking across the lounge,
02:12the man in the shadows wore a sharply tailored black suit.
02:16The man's expression was cool,
02:18but whenever his eyes met mine,
02:20a trace of amusement softened them.
02:22I've told you this plenty of times.
02:26I looked away.
02:27Who Miles dates has nothing to do with me.
02:29Owen packed my shoulder with an expression
02:31that said he understood everything,
02:33then stood and walked away.
02:35Great.
02:36Another explanation wasted.
02:40A moment later,
02:41Graham Whithall sat beside me.
02:43I spotted the drink in his hand,
02:45frowned,
02:46and took it away.
02:47Your doctor told you to cut back.
02:49If your stomach starts hurting again,
02:51don't expect sympathy from me.
02:53The backs of his fingers brushed lightly
02:55against the side of my knee.
02:57You'd never leave me to suffer.
02:59I took a sip from the rim
03:01as Graham his lips had just touched.
03:03It's too loud in here.
03:05Come home with me later.
03:07At that moment,
03:08every light in the lounge went out
03:09as the staff reeled a birthday cake
03:11through the crowd.
03:12In the darkness,
03:12Graham did not kiss me.
03:14Instead,
03:14he pressed a cool keycard into my palm
03:16and slowly dragged his thumb
03:17across my knuckles.
03:19Be at my penthouse before midnight.
03:21Don't make me wait alone for too long.
03:25Once the candles were lit,
03:26everyone gathered around Miles
03:28and sang happy birthday.
03:31Graham and I remained in our corner.
03:34I slipped the keycard into my pocket
03:36and quietly promised to leave
03:38after Miles cut the cake.
03:39When the lights came back on,
03:41Owen suddenly called my name
03:42from the middle of the crowd.
03:44Before I could react,
03:45he had already dragged me
03:46in front of Miles.
03:47Miles smiled.
03:48You've been hiding in the back all night.
03:50You still haven't wished me
03:51a happy birthday impersonal.
03:52Claire glanced at me,
03:54then at Miles,
03:55obvious confusion in her eyes.
03:57Owen stood beside us,
03:59signaling frantically
04:00as though this were my perfect chance
04:01to impress Miles.
04:03Suppressing a sigh,
04:04I asked a server
04:05to place the gift box
04:06I had brought on the table.
04:08Happy birthday, Miles.
04:10Inside was a bottle of bourbon,
04:11out of production for years,
04:13one of the last my father ever collected.
04:15At his college graduation,
04:16Miles had once casually said
04:17that he wanted to open it
04:18on a truly important day.
04:19His eyes lit up
04:19when he recognized the label.
04:20The next second, however,
04:22he snapped his fingers at a server.
04:23With this many people here tonight,
04:24we should obviously open it now.
04:26Silence fell for several seconds.
04:28Miles poured the first glass himself
04:30and handed it to Claire.
04:32Then he smiled at me.
04:34You don't mind, do you?
04:36Once you give me a present,
04:37I get to decide when to drink it.
04:39Of course.
04:40It belongs to you now.
04:42He clinked glasses with Claire
04:44and bent down to kiss her.
04:46The cheering started again.
04:47And when I doubt Claire
04:48did not close her eyes immediately.
04:51Over Miles' shoulder,
04:52she looked at me
04:53and confusion was no longer
04:54the only thing on her face.
04:55I stepped away from the crowd
04:56and returned to Graham.
04:57He stared at the bourbon spill
04:58into glasses casually,
05:00his expression frighteningly cold.
05:02I held out my hand to him.
05:04Let's go home.
05:07Graham took my hand
05:09and walked out without a word.
05:10He seemed to be in a bad mood.
05:14The penthouse door shut behind him.
05:17Graham walked straight into the open kitchen,
05:19loosened his tie,
05:20and dropped his car keys heavily onto the counter.
05:23I leaned against the island
05:24and watched him for a moment.
05:26What's wrong with you now?
05:28He turned,
05:29came back,
05:29and braced both hands on either side of me,
05:32trapping me against the marble
05:33without kissing me right away.
05:35I'm jealous.
05:37Miles had his arm around your shoulders all night,
05:40and he treated your treasured bourbon
05:41like potty lickle.
05:44Everyone in our circle
05:45still thinks you're hopelessly in love with him,
05:47and no matter how much that idiot denies it,
05:50anyone with eyes can tell
05:51he feels more than friendship for you.
05:55I reached up and undoed his cufflinks.
05:58It was a birthday gift.
06:00Once I gave it to him.
06:05He did have the right to decide what to do with it.
06:09I understand the logic.
06:11Graham caught my wrist and kissed my palm.
06:14I'm still unhappy.
06:15He lifted me onto the counter
06:17and rested his forehead against mine.
06:20Everyone thinks my boyfriend is in love with someone else.
06:23I've explained it.
06:24I smiled.
06:27It's not my fault you share the Whitford name.
06:29A year and a half earlier,
06:31I had admitted that I liked men
06:33and that the man I wanted was a Whitmore.
06:36Naturally, everyone decided I meant Miles.
06:39Graham was quiet for a moment.
06:42Let's go public.
06:46The smile on my face faded slightly.
06:52Arthur Whitmore had personally raised Graham
06:54to inherit the family empire.
06:57Miles could change girlfriends,
06:59throw parties,
07:01and create tabloid scandals,
07:02because Graham had always kept Whitmore Group steady.
07:05Arthur was not only worried about family gossip.
07:08He feared that our relationship
07:10would intensify the conflict between the brothers
07:12and weaken Graham's standing in the family trust
07:15and the company.
07:17Graham pressed his forehead to mine.
07:19If he forces me to choose between you and Whitmore,
07:24I'll leave the company.
07:26I laughed.
07:28What did your own company ever do to you?
07:31If Miles took over,
07:32Whitmore Group might not survive a single quarter.
07:35I wrapped my arms around Graham's neck
07:37and kissed him first.
07:39There's no rush.
07:40We'll take it slowly.
07:46My phone came with a message from Miles.
07:48Why did you leave early?
07:50Are you already home?
07:51I had only glanced at it when
07:53Graham turned the phone face down on the counter.
07:56A second later,
07:57his mouth was on mine again,
07:58and I forgot all about replying.
08:00I was one year older than Miles.
08:02The Parker and Whitmore families
08:04had known each other for years.
08:05During the hardest period of my father's career,
08:08Arthur had served as his business mentor
08:10and offered crucial advice,
08:11but our family's relationship
08:13had never been a debt that needed to be repaid.
08:15Miles and I had grown up together.
08:17In college,
08:19he had been especially talented at finding trouble,
08:21getting drunk at late night parties,
08:24picking fights,
08:25and skipping important events at the last minute.
08:27I was usually the one who cleaned up the mess.
08:30He had also grown used to depending on me.
08:33After a breakup,
08:34he would show up at my apartment without warning.
08:36When he faced something he could not handle,
08:38my number was the first thing he thought of.
08:42Over time,
08:43people around us invented a romantic story.
08:46Then one question at a truth or dare game
08:48gave everyone the proof they thought they needed.
08:54A year and a half earlier,
08:56a group of us had played truth or dare
08:57at a vacation house.
08:59Someone asked whether I was attracted to men.
09:01I did not hide it.
09:02I said yes.
09:04Every pair of eyes immediately moved
09:06between Miles and me.
09:08Is the man you like a Whitmore?
09:10I nodded again.
09:12Owen nearly jumped off the sofa.
09:13I knew it!
09:14The man Elliot likes is-
09:15You like men?
09:16That's disgusting.
09:18The room went silent.
09:19I only smiled and did not argue.
09:21Later that night,
09:22Miles found me alone.
09:24He said he would never be attracted to a man
09:25and warned me not to think of him that way
09:27or we could not remain friends.
09:29You misunderstood.
09:30I like men,
09:31but I don't like you.
09:33You'd better not.
09:37After that,
09:38Miles began going through girlfriends
09:40at a noticeably faster rate.
09:42Every time he started seeing someone new,
09:44he made sure to introduce her to me immediately.
09:46Strangely,
09:47every woman resembled me in some way
09:49and none of the relationships lasted long.
09:51He especially enjoyed hugging and kissing them in front of me
09:54as though he were trying to prove something.
09:56Our friends kept telling me,
09:57he just hasn't accepted his feelings yet.
10:00Keep trying.
10:01I denied it for a year and a half.
10:03No one ever believed me.
10:05They had only guessed half the truth.
10:07I was in love with a Whitmore,
10:09but the Whitmore I loved was Miles' brother.
10:15At ten that night,
10:16my phone suddenly rang.
10:18Graham picked it up from the nightstand
10:20and deliberately placed it beside my hand.
10:24Aren't you going to answer?
10:25It's Miles.
10:27I gave him a look.
10:28Sometimes that man could be wicked
10:30with extraordinary patience.
10:32I answered the call.
10:34Miles spoke immediately.
10:36Elliot,
10:37I need a favor.
10:38At the party,
10:39I put my wallet in your coat pocket
10:41and forgot to take it back.
10:42The Langford,
10:43Suite 407.
10:45Can you bring it over?
10:46Have your driver pick it up from my apartment.
10:49My voice broke without warning.
10:52I snapped my mouth shut
10:53and glared at the man above me.
10:55There was a pause on the other end.
10:57Elliot?
10:58Graham's shoulders shook with silent laughter.
11:01He leaned down,
11:02kissed me twice,
11:03and casually took the phone.
11:04Dear little brother,
11:06send the driver.
11:07Miles clearly had not expected to hear him.
11:10Why are you with him?
11:11Graham did not blink.
11:13Elliot twisted his ankle earlier
11:14and he can't walk comfortably.
11:15I happened to run into him tonight.
11:17He'd been drinking,
11:17so I brought him home
11:18and stayed to look after him for a while.
11:19Don't worry.
11:20I'll take good care of him.
11:21Enjoy your day.
11:22His voice stayed morning.
11:23An endless ringing from the doorbell
11:24dragged me awake.
11:25One of Graham's hands
11:26was still resting on my waist.
11:28I pushed it away and said,
11:29without opening my eyes,
11:30Someone's here.
11:30Go answer the door.
11:31Graham pulled on a pair of lounge pants
11:33and walked out without bothering with a shirt.
11:35After the bedroom door closed,
11:37I burrowed back under the covers.
11:38Hey, it's Miles.
11:39Not long afterward,
11:40Miles's voice carried in from outside.
11:43What took you so long?
11:44My legs are numb from standing in the hallway.
11:46Then his voice rose in surprise.
11:48Wait.
11:49What happened to your back?
11:50Did you bring someone home last night?
11:52Why had Miles come over this early?
11:54Graham ignored the question
11:55about Spout the Scratches
11:57and asked flatly,
11:58Where's Claire?
11:58I just dropped her off at Columbia.
12:00She has class this morning.
12:02I'm having lunch with Grandpa
12:03and my watch is being repaired.
12:05Lend me something formal.
12:06There are several in the guest room safe.
12:09Footsteps entered the apartment.
12:13Didn't you say Elliot twisted his ankle last night?
12:16Is it bad?
12:17I called him twice this morning,
12:18but he didn't answer.
12:20I reached for the phone beside the pillow
12:22and found two missed calls.
12:27Graham laughed.
12:28It's nothing serious.
12:30He's perfectly energetic.
12:32I heard him a little while checking it,
12:34so he scratched me.
12:35I silently tight my grip up on the blanket.
12:39You don't know how to take care of anyone.
12:41I'll go see him this afternoon.
12:43His voice drew closer.
12:45Use the guest room.
12:46Those are all sports watches.
12:47I want the black one in your bedroom closet.
12:50The bedroom doorknob turned lightly.
12:53I stared at the door and started considering
12:55whether I should wrap myself in the comfort
12:58and politely wish him good morning.
13:00Just before the door opened,
13:02Graham said lazily,
13:03Don't go in.
13:04My boyfriend had a long night and is still asleep.
13:07The doorknob was released at once.
13:09Miles began to stummer.
13:11You brought your boyfriend home?
13:13You're serious about him?
13:14I'm always serious about the person I choose.
13:16Unlike you, I don't go through a dozen people a year.
13:19Miles gave an awkward laugh
13:20and did not ask anything else.
13:22He quickly took a different watch from the guest room
13:24and left.
13:25The front door closed.
13:26By the time Graham returned to the bedroom,
13:28I had washed up and was passing my shirt cuffs.
13:32Were you nervous just now?
13:35I stepped on his foot without expression.
13:38If he'd walked in,
13:39I wouldn't have been the traumatized one.
13:42I hooked a finger into his waistband,
13:44pulled him back,
13:45and kissed his chin.
13:46But once we go public,
13:48the entire Whitmore family will know,
13:50including your grandfather.
13:52Are you ready?
13:54Graham wrapped his arms around me
13:56and rocked us from side to side.
13:58I've been ready.
13:59I'm only waiting for you to say yes.
14:01After a moment, he added,
14:04Grandpa turned 75 in three days.
14:06You'll come, won't you?
14:08Arthur had always treated me well,
14:10so I did not refuse.
14:11I have class that afternoon.
14:13I'll come over afterward.
14:15Graham kissed the tip of my nose.
14:17I'll pick you up at the university.
14:19Arthur's birthday fell on a Friday.
14:21It was almost five by the time
14:22I finished my last class.
14:24The moment I stepped out of the building,
14:26several students surrounded me
14:27and began asking what would be
14:28on the final.
14:29I tapped each of them
14:30on the shoulder with my forwarder.
14:32It's clearly listed on the course site.
14:34If you're only checking now,
14:35you're already late.
14:36Elliot?
14:37Then a familiar voice called my name
14:39from behind the students.
14:40They laughed and scattered.
14:41I looked up and saw Miles
14:43standing nearby.
14:45I nodded in greeting
14:47and started to leave,
14:48but he stepped in my way.
14:49How's your ankle?
14:50Why wouldn't you let me come see you?
14:52You don't have to avoid me.
14:54Even if I can't return your feelings,
14:56we're still friends.
14:57I looked at him in silence
14:59for several seconds.
15:01After a year and a half,
15:02did he truly not understand?
15:03Or had he simply never listened
15:04to anything I said?
15:06Why are you on campus?
15:07Surely you didn't come just to see me.
15:09Miles faltered.
15:11Of course not.
15:12I'm picking up Claire.
15:13She's in the School of the Arts.
15:15We're going to Grandpa's together tonight.
15:16As soon as he finished,
15:18Claire hurried down the steps
15:19and took his arm.
15:20She greeted me with a
15:21slightly embarrassed smile.
15:22Professor Parker,
15:23I only found out later
15:25that you teach at Columbia, too.
15:26I'm sorry I didn't introduce
15:27self properly at the birthday party.
15:29We're in different schools.
15:30It's perfectly normal
15:31that we hadn't met.
15:33Miles took her hand.
15:34We're heading to Grandpa's now.
15:36You're going too, aren't you?
15:36You can ride with us.
15:38I refused immediately.
15:40He seemed about to say
15:41something else,
15:42but hesitated for so long
15:43that even Claire
15:44gave him a puzzled look.
15:45He was still looking near
15:46when a car stopped
15:47at the curb behind us.
15:52Graham stepped out
15:53of the back seat
15:54and walked straight toward us.
15:59Miles asked in surprise,
16:01Graham, what are you doing
16:02at the university?
16:05Picking up my date.
16:06Miles immediately grinned.
16:08You're really dating someone?
16:10A student?
16:11Not a student.
16:13You'll meet him tonight.
16:15I waited for a few minutes
16:16beneath a plane tree
16:17by the road.
16:18After Miles finished
16:19speaking with Graham,
16:21he left with Claire.
16:22Graham came over
16:23and took my briefcase.
16:25I straightened the hem
16:26of his suit jacket
16:27and could not help
16:28looking at him
16:29a little longer.
16:30He raised an eyebrow.
16:32Mesmerized?
16:34Yes.
16:35When you're standing this close,
16:36it's difficult
16:37to notice anyone else.
16:39Then you clearly
16:39have excellent taste in men.
16:41We got into
16:41the car together.
16:42An hour later,
16:43the sedan entered
16:44the Whitmore Estate
16:44overlooking the Hudson River.
16:46Arthur disliked
16:47excessive spectacle,
16:48so his 75th birthday
16:49was marked by
16:49a private family dinner.
16:51Graham and Miles' parents
16:52were still in Europe
16:53and had not returned in time.
16:54Miles was already there.
16:56When we arrived,
16:57his expression changed
16:58when he saw Graham
16:59and me together.
17:00You came together?
17:02We ran into each other
17:03outside the university.
17:04He gave me a ride.
17:05Miles glanced behind us.
17:08Seeing no one else,
17:09he asked Graham,
17:10didn't you say
17:11you were bringing
17:11the person you're dating?
17:12Where is he?
17:13I lightly pinched
17:15Graham's wrist
17:16where Miles could not see.
17:17He only smiled
17:19and did not answer.
17:22Once dinner began,
17:24Arthur asked the younger
17:25members of the family
17:26about their lives
17:26and spoke briefly
17:27with Graham
17:28about the company.
17:29Then the conversation
17:30abruptly shifted to Miles.
17:36He's with who?
17:42My brother!
17:49Sit down.
17:51When will you learn
17:52to control yourself
17:52in a formal setting?
17:57He barely spoke
17:59for the rest of dinner.
18:00Claire tried several times
18:01to engage him,
18:02but he acted as though
18:03he had not heard her.
18:04Graham placed a piece
18:05of roasted fish
18:05on my plate.
18:06Try it.
18:07If you like it,
18:08I'll make it for you
18:08next time.
18:09There was no longer
18:10any reason for us
18:11to hide.
18:11I smiled.
18:16Graham and I
18:17said our goodbyes first.
18:18Before we reached the car,
18:20Miles ran after us
18:21and blocked my path.
18:23His chest rose
18:23and fall violently
18:25and anger
18:26made his voice shake.
18:28Elliot,
18:28are you that desperate
18:29for a man?
18:30You couldn't have me
18:32so you seduced
18:32my brother?
18:34Speak to him
18:35like that again
18:35and being my brother
18:36won't protect you.
18:38Am I wrong?
18:39I caught Graham's wrist
18:41and made him
18:41release his brother.
18:43You are wrong.
18:44I never wanted you.
18:46From the beginning,
18:47the man I loved
18:48was your brother.
18:54I looked directly
18:55into Miles'
18:55bloodshot eyes.
18:57For the past year
18:58and a half,
18:58I have told everyone
18:59again and again
19:00that I don't love you.
19:01Every word was
19:02true.
19:02But...
19:04But what?
19:05I cut him off.
19:06You kept demanding
19:07that I stop imagining
19:08anything between us.
19:09Now that you finally know
19:10I never did,
19:11shouldn't you be relieved?
19:12Graham and I love each other.
19:13What right do you have
19:14to stand here
19:15and interrogate me?
19:16I paused for a second
19:17and made the final sentence
19:18perfectly clear.
19:20Unless you're the one
19:21who cannot accept
19:22what this means.
19:23Miles opened his mouth,
19:24but no sound came out.
19:26A moment earlier,
19:27he had looked furious
19:28enough to lose his mind.
19:29Now he only looked lost.
19:32I took Graham's hand.
19:33Let's go.
19:34Elliot kept that bottle
19:35in his family collection
19:36for years.
19:38A birthday gift
19:39wasn't the only thing
19:39you wasted that night.
19:50What are you thinking about?
19:51How did you get Arthur
19:53to accept us?
19:54And why didn't you
19:55tell me beforehand?
19:58I had expected a long fight
19:59after we went public.
20:00Instead, Arthur had been
20:01remarkably calm that evening.
20:03If I'd told you,
20:04you would have tried
20:04to stop me.
20:07I put a signed resignation letter
20:08on his desk.
20:11I told him that if he insisted
20:12on making me choose
20:13between you and Whitford,
20:15the letter would go to the board
20:16the next morning.
20:17You were really prepared
20:18to give up the CEO position?
20:20I don't want to give it up,
20:23but I will never give you up.
20:24He made it sound simple.
20:25The conversation could not
20:26have been nearly as easy
20:27as he described.
20:28He had faced more than
20:29his grandfather's opposition.
20:30He had faced years
20:30of expectations,
20:31responsibility for the company,
20:32and the possibility
20:33of losing everything
20:34he had built.
20:34I did not question him further.
20:36I simply watched him in silence.
20:37A minute later,
20:38I expressionlessly removed
20:39the hand that had wandered
20:40toward the inside of my thigh
20:41and put it back on the steering wheel.
20:44Watch the road.
20:46He nearly ran a red light.
20:52By the time we showered
20:54and got into bed,
20:55it was nearly midnight.
20:57Before I could fall asleep,
20:59Owen's name flashed
21:00across my phone.
21:06I answered before the second ring.
21:08You finally answered.
21:09Miles is at a bar,
21:10so drunk he can barely
21:11stay conscious,
21:12and he keeps saying your name.
21:14What happened between you two?
21:15Can you come get him?
21:17Whenever something went wrong,
21:18Miles got drunk.
21:19Call Claire.
21:20She is the appropriate person
21:21to pick up her boyfriend.
21:24You think I didn't?
21:26Owen raised his voice immediately.
21:28Claire came,
21:29threw the bracelet he gave her
21:30onto the table,
21:31poured an entire glass of bourbon
21:33in his face,
21:33and broke up with him
21:35on the spot.
21:38Beside me,
21:39Graham laughed under his breath.
21:42He deserved it.
21:43Owen kept complaining.
21:45He just threw up on my jacket.
21:46If I don't get home soon,
21:47my girlfriend is going to lock me out.
21:49Elliot,
21:50he keeps calling your name.
21:51Isn't this your perfect opportunity?
21:54I could see Graham's jaw
21:56tighten in annoyance.
21:57Owen immediately asked,
21:59Is someone with you?
22:01Yes.
22:04I reached over
22:05and tapped Graham's chin.
22:07I'm with Graham.
22:10Perfect.
22:11You and Graham
22:11can come get his broth.
22:12Owen,
22:14Graham and I are dating.
22:17Arthur had given us his blessing,
22:19and there was no longer
22:20any reason to hide from our friends.
22:22The other end of the line
22:23went silent for several seconds.
22:25Fuck!
22:26Graham,
22:26is that you?
22:27Then a deafening curse
22:29exploded through the phone.
22:30I told Owen to text me the address
22:32and ended the call.
22:33Graham pinched my chin
22:34and narrowed his eyes dangerously.
22:37Are you planning to leave
22:38in the middle of the night
22:38to pick up another man
22:39in front of your boyfriend?
22:41I pushed the phone screen toward him.
22:44That man is your brother.
22:46Send a Whitmore driver.
22:48Only then did Graham kiss me
22:49in satisfaction
22:50and took the phone
22:51to arrange a driver.
22:52The weekend began immediately
22:54after Arthur's birthday dinner.
22:56Graham had a habit
22:57of going for a morning run.
22:58He held me
22:59and kissed me
23:00for a long time
23:01before leaving,
23:01and by the time
23:02the apartment
23:03finally became quiet,
23:04I was fully awake.
23:08I stayed in bed
23:09for another half hour,
23:10washed up,
23:11and went downstairs
23:12to buy coffee.
23:13The moment I entered the lobby,
23:15I noticed a painfully disheveled man
23:17sitting in the lounge area.
23:19Miles?
23:21His body stiffened
23:22before he slowly raised his head.
23:27You really are here.
23:31I went to your apartment first.
23:33I knocked for a long time
23:34but no one answered.
23:35If you weren't home,
23:36I thought this was
23:36the most likely place you'd be.
23:41Once I got here,
23:42I couldn't bring myself
23:43to ask the front desk
23:44to call upstairs.
23:46So I sat here and waited.
23:49I was afraid you'd really
23:50walk out of Graham's elevator.
23:52Miles looked up at me
23:53and there was something
23:54almost pleading in his eyes.
23:55That morning,
23:56the person in Graham's bedroom
23:57was you too, wasn't it?
23:58He was waiting for me
23:59to deny it.
24:00I exhaled.
24:02Yes.
24:08Can I come upstairs for a while?
24:13I took Miles upstairs,
24:15poured him a glass of water
24:16and sat on the sofa
24:17across from me.
24:18He still smelled of alcohol.
24:20His shirt was covered in wrinkles.
24:22Miles drank some water
24:23before finally speaking.
24:26I thought about everything
24:27last night.
24:28I owe you an apology.
24:32I called you disgusting
24:33for liking men.
24:35Then last night,
24:36I said those horrible things
24:38to you.
24:38I'm sorry.
24:40I nodded.
24:42I accept it.
24:43But I'm not the only person
24:44you owe an apology to.
24:46Claire and every woman
24:47you treated as some kind
24:49of substitute.
24:50Some of them genuinely
24:51cared about you.
24:55I know.
24:56I'll apologize to them.
24:58After a moment of silence,
24:59he asked,
25:00Do you remember sophomore year
25:02when I got into a fight
25:03during charity weekend
25:04and nearly got suspended?
25:05You stayed up with me
25:07all night,
25:07helped me put together
25:08an account of what happened.
25:10And the night of graduation,
25:11when my father never showed up,
25:14I was sitting alone
25:15in the stadium,
25:16and you found me
25:17and stayed until sunrise.
25:18You were always
25:19so good to me.
25:21Miles looked at me cautiously,
25:22a trace of hope
25:23hidden in his eyes.
25:25If you never loved me,
25:27why did you do all that?
25:29You called me
25:29when you were facing suspension.
25:31Graham was overseas.
25:33Arthur had no idea
25:34what had happened.
25:34And I was the only
25:36sober person you knew.
25:37On graduation night,
25:38you were a friend
25:39whose family had failed
25:40to show up.
25:41No decent person
25:42would have left you alone
25:43in an empty stadium.
25:46Then why did everyone
25:47think you loved me?
25:51I looked at him
25:51and explained each word carefully.
25:53We grew up together.
25:55I was more accustomed
25:56than most people
25:57to looking after you.
25:59But I never crossed
26:00the boundary of friendship.
26:01The only thing that caused
26:02the misunderstanding
26:02was that truth-or-dare game.
26:04I admitted that I loved
26:06a Whitmore,
26:06but because Graham and I
26:07weren't public yet,
26:08I didn't say his name.
26:11After a long silence,
26:13he laughed bitterly
26:14at himself.
26:15So I was the one
26:16imagining everything
26:17all along.
26:24Baby, I'm home.
26:26I brought almond croissants
26:28from your favorite place.
26:30Here this early
26:31to see my boyfriend?
26:36Wipe off the sweat first.
26:39Miles had not spoken
26:40since Graham came in.
26:42Graham casually wiped
26:43his forehead,
26:44then bent down
26:45and kissed me on the mouth.
26:46The croissants are best
26:47while they're warm.
26:48I'm going to shower.
26:50Do you want one?
26:52I...
26:52I never knew you liked
26:54the almond croissants
26:54from that bakery.
26:58I waited,
26:59but he still did not
27:00take the croissant.
27:02Because I never told you.
27:04Miles looked even more dejected.
27:06How did you and my brother start?
27:08I thought for a moment.
27:11Strictly speaking,
27:12I provoked him first.
27:16Miles looked up.
27:18We met at a charity auction
27:19for architectural preservation.
27:22Graham wanted to buy
27:23the original 19th century plans
27:24for historic hotel.
27:27At the last second,
27:28I raised the bid
27:29and took them from him.
27:31After the auction,
27:32I wrote my phone number
27:33on the back of my bidding pedal,
27:34slipped it into his jacket pocket,
27:36and told him to come find me
27:37if he wanted the plans back.
27:40Judging by the result,
27:42I suppose I seduced him first.
27:44Miles stared for several seconds
27:45before drawing a deep breath,
27:47as though he had finally
27:48made a decision.
27:50Elliot, I regret everything.
27:53I was arrogant and stupid.
27:56I refused to understand myself.
27:59If I'd admitted it sooner,
28:00if I had never said
28:01those things to you,
28:02would you have...
28:02No.
28:03I cut him off.
28:05There is no different answer
28:07to something
28:07that has already happened.
28:16Graham had finished showering
28:18and returned fully dressed.
28:19He sat beside me,
28:20his voice calm
28:22but carrying unmistakable pressure.
28:24Miles, I taught you growing up
28:25that an adult should act
28:26with dignity and self-respect.
28:28You may make an exception
28:29in front of the person you love.
28:31Showing up at someone else's home
28:33after drinking all night
28:34dressed in a wrinkled shirt
28:35isn't devotion.
28:37It's rude.
28:38As for trying to take someone from me,
28:40your courage is admirable.
28:41Your judgment is terrible.
28:43What do you have right now
28:44that deserves a second glance
28:45from Elliot?
28:46Hair like a bird's nest?
28:48Or the dark circles
28:49you earn by staying up all night?
28:50Miles' face flushed,
28:52but he could not produce
28:53a single reply.
28:55Graham picked up his car keys.
28:57I'm taking you home.
29:00Clean yourself up
29:01and start acting like an adult
29:02before you come back to talk.
29:04Miles eventually lowered his head,
29:06stood,
29:06and walked toward the door.
29:07Graham leaned down
29:08and kissed my cheek,
29:10his expression softening instantly.
29:12Wait for me.
29:14Graham was not gone for long.
29:17By the time he returned,
29:18the documentary I was watching
29:20had not reached the halfway point.
29:22He took off his coat,
29:23sat on the sofa,
29:24and pulled me onto his lap,
29:26facing him.
29:28Then he buried his face
29:29against my chest
29:30and rubbed his head
29:31against me
29:32without stopping.
29:33I caught the back of his neck
29:35and pulled him away.
29:36Stop that.
29:37At this rate,
29:38you're going to go bold.
29:49You'll love me
29:50even if I'm bald.
29:51You're in love
29:52with my noble soul.
29:56Get lost.
29:57He immediately pulled me back,
29:59ickened into his arms.
30:00Do you know what Miles
30:01said in the car?
30:03He said he wants a fair chance
30:04to compete with me
30:05and formally pursue you.
30:08If he does nothing,
30:09he'll regret it
30:10for the rest of his life.
30:11He also thinks
30:12he's no worse than I am.
30:14I was silent
30:15for several seconds.
30:16I thought I made myself
30:18perfectly clear.
30:19What did you say?
30:20Graham slipped a hand
30:21beneath my shirt
30:22and squeezed my waist.
30:24I suggested that he
30:25have his brain examined.
30:27What could possibly
30:28make him think
30:28he can beat me?
30:30No.
30:31His exceptionally
30:32low intelligence?
30:35He wants to steal
30:36my boyfriend.
30:39He won't have a chance
30:40in his next life either.
30:46The heat between us
30:47rose quickly,
30:48held tightly in his arms.
30:50I almost forgot
30:51Miles' ridiculous
30:52declaration about
30:53fair competition.
30:55As it turned out,
30:56Miles had not been
30:57speaking impulsively.
30:59When I taught on campus,
31:01he sometimes waited
31:02outside my building.
31:03When I was away,
31:05bouquets,
31:06exhibition tickets,
31:07and handwritten notes
31:08arrived at my office.
31:09Then the gift stopped
31:11and Miles appeared
31:12in person.
31:15I returned every item
31:16untouched.
31:17One rainy afternoon,
31:19I found him outside
31:19the building again.
31:21Miles had no umbrella.
31:23Rain soaked
31:23his expensive suit
31:24and two tickets
31:25to an architecture exhibition
31:27were crumpled
31:27in his hand,
31:28their ink
31:29beginning to run.
31:31I stopped.
31:32What are you doing here?
31:34He looked down
31:34at the tickets,
31:36visibly uncertain.
31:37Claire came to see me.
31:39She accepted my apology
31:40and returned
31:41every piece of jewelry
31:42I ever gave her.
31:44I was going to invite you
31:45to the exhibition.
31:46It looks like
31:47the tickets are ruined now.
31:49I watched him
31:50for a long moment
31:51before asking seriously,
31:53What exactly
31:54are you trying to get
31:55from all this?
31:56I don't need flowers
31:57or tickets,
31:57and I don't need you
31:58appearing here every day.
32:00Miles hesitated.
32:02Concern between friends?
32:05I'm not an idiot.
32:07After a moment of silence,
32:08he finally admitted,
32:10I love you.
32:12I'm pursuing you.
32:14If you're attracted to men,
32:16why can't that man be me?
32:18His logic almost made me laugh
32:20from sheer disbelief.
32:22Being attracted to men
32:23doesn't mean I have to want
32:24every man in the world.
32:26More accurately,
32:26I don't love Graham
32:27because he's a man.
32:30I love him
32:30because he's Graham.
32:31I look directly
32:32into Miles' eyes.
32:33You once said
32:34that if I pursued you,
32:35it would make you uncomfortable.
32:37I have a boyfriend now,
32:38and you're waiting here
32:39every day
32:40and constantly sending gifts
32:41makes me uncomfortable too.
32:43I'm telling you again,
32:44Miles.
32:47There will never be
32:48anything between us.
32:52I left no room
32:54for another Munder standing
32:55and turned away.
32:56After I had taken several steps,
32:58he shouted behind me,
32:59Elliot,
32:59I'm not giving up.
33:01I'll make you change your mind.
33:04I closed my eyes briefly.
33:06Change what mind?
33:08Perhaps Graham should send him
33:09to a private island
33:10with no scheduled flights.
33:12On the surface,
33:13Graham seemed completely unconcerned
33:15by his brother's pursuit.
33:16He had an almost arrogant level
33:18of confidence in himself.
33:20At night, however,
33:21Miles became excuse for Graham
33:23to demand more and more from me.
33:25He came to see you again today.
33:27I'm unhappy.
33:29You talk to him for three minutes.
33:30I need compensation.
33:32He sent you another gift,
33:33so tonight you have to love me more.
33:36After several days of this,
33:38I began to wonder
33:39whether I could throw
33:40both Whitfield's brothers
33:42out of my apartment.
33:44Before Miles' pursuit
33:45had completely ended,
33:46a new scandal erupted.
33:48Whitmore Group was about to hold
33:50its annual shareholders meeting
33:51when someone exposed
33:52my relationship with Graham.
33:55The secretly recorded
33:56footage had been deliberately edited.
33:58Graham was portrayed
33:59as an irresponsible heir
34:01consumed by his private life,
34:02while I became an opportunist
34:04who had used romance
34:05to get close to a billionaire.
34:07I knew Miles was not responsible.
34:10He was impulsive,
34:13but he would never hurt Graham
34:14in such a foolish way,
34:15and he would never deliberately
34:17push me into the public eye.
34:22Whitfield Group was too large
34:23not to attract enemies.
34:26There would always be someone
34:27willing to weaponize Graham's
34:29private life to weaken his position.
34:32Entertainment sites and social media
34:34were soon flooded with the story.
34:36People uncovered my name,
34:38university, degrees,
34:39and employment history.
34:41They even found my course email address.
34:44Colleagues messaged me to ask
34:46whether I was truly dating
34:47the CEO of Whitmore Group.
34:50I did not deny it.
34:52Miles called as well,
34:54speaking so quickly
34:55that I could barely interrupt.
34:56Don't worry.
34:57I'll contact everyone I know
34:59and get these stories taken down.
35:01Before I could answer,
35:03he hung up.
35:04Ten minutes later,
35:05Graham published a statement
35:06on his personal account.
35:08Yes, Elliot and I are in a relationship.
35:10He has never pursued my brother.
35:12Our attorneys will address
35:13the harassment and false allegations
35:15directed at him.
35:16The story did not disappear.
35:18Instead,
35:19Graham's statement
35:19immediately reached the top
35:21of every platform's trending list.
35:23My phone was overwhelmed
35:24by calls and messages.
35:26To protect both my eyes
35:27and my sanity,
35:28I told Graham what I was doing
35:30and turned it off.
35:31I thought turning off the phone
35:32would end the night.
35:37That evening,
35:38he returned to the apartment.
35:40After his shower,
35:42I dried his hair with a towel.
35:44Has this hurt the company?
35:47Graham pulled me into his arms
35:49and kissed me twice.
35:50Whitfield Group earns its money
35:51through hotels,
35:52real estate and its brands,
35:53not through the CEO's dating life.
35:55I fell in love with a man.
35:56I didn't break the law
35:58or hurt anyone.
35:59If they think a few edited clips
36:00can force me out,
36:01they seriously underestimate me.
36:02When he finished,
36:03he took a ring box
36:04from the inside pocket of his coat.
36:06For once,
36:06he did not joke.
36:09Graham went down on one knee
36:10in front of me and looked up.
36:12This isn't public relations
36:13and it isn't meant
36:14to silence anyone.
36:16Elliot Parker,
36:17will you marry me?
36:19I looked at him
36:20and deliberately remained silent
36:21for several seconds.
36:23Only when real nirveness
36:24did I hold out my hand.
36:27Yes.
36:28He immediately slipped the ring
36:30onto my finger,
36:31rose,
36:31and wrapped me
36:32in a fierce embrace.
36:33The day after our relationship
36:35was exposed,
36:37his legal team released
36:39the complete,
36:40unedited footage
36:41and sent formal legal notice
36:43to the outlets
36:44that had first spread
36:45the false story.
36:51The full video showed
36:52Miles cornering me
36:53outside the building
36:53and me rejecting him
36:54without hesitation.
36:55Several major entertainment sites
36:56quickly changed their headlines,
36:57then removed their articles
36:58and issued corrections.
36:59Arthur did not hold
37:00a press conference.
37:01The Whitmore family office
37:02released only a brief statement.
37:04Whitmore family statement.
37:06Elliot is someone
37:07our family has chosen
37:08and cherishes.
37:09He and Graham
37:10have my full blessing
37:11as they prepare to marry.
37:13More students and colleagues
37:15began speaking publicly
37:16on my behalf.
37:17Some shared my academic record.
37:19Others described
37:20how I had helped students
37:22finish projects
37:23and secure scholarships.
37:25The hostility
37:26did not vanish overnight,
37:27but the cruelest accusations
37:28lost their foundation.
37:29Whitmore group also confirmed
37:31that the private footage
37:31had been leaked
37:32by an executive
37:32who wanted to weaken Graham
37:33before the shareholders meeting.
37:35The executive was dismissed
37:36immediately and placed
37:36under investigation
37:37for invasion of privacy
37:38and violation
37:39of a confidentiality agreement.
37:40Meanwhile,
37:41after Miles learned
37:42that I had accepted
37:42the proposal,
37:43he went drinking again.
37:44According to Owen,
37:45Miles cried while
37:46calling himself useless
37:47because he had not even
37:48managed to make
37:48one news story
37:49disappear even from me.
37:50Two days later,
37:51he sent me a message.
37:52I did not reply.
37:53Some relationships
37:54should end exactly there.
37:55Not long afterward,
37:56Miles told the family
37:57that he had accepted
37:58a one-year rotation
37:58at Weltmore's London off
37:59while completing
38:00a management program.
38:01He no longer wanted
38:02to be a playboy
38:02who survived on his last name.
38:04Graham and I
38:04went to the airport
38:05to see him off.
38:06By the time we met him
38:06at the airport,
38:07Miles was noticeably quieter.
38:09He did not mention
38:10his feelings again
38:10or asked me
38:11for another answer.
38:12Before boarding,
38:12he only nodded to us.
38:13Perhaps when he returned,
38:14he would finally be
38:15a truly mature wit.
38:19Good.
38:20Both of you,
38:21look at the camera.
38:22The photographer
38:23stood behind the lens,
38:24trying to create
38:25a set of cool,
38:26powerful engagement
38:27fortitrets
38:28worthy of a
38:29business magazine cover.
38:30The problem was
38:31that Graham
38:32refused to cooperate.
38:33He stood perfectly straight,
38:35but his fingers
38:36kept teasing
38:36the small of my back.
38:37The instant the photographer
38:39pressed the shutter,
38:41I turned my head
38:42and laughed.
38:43Mr. Whitmore,
38:44please stop distracting
38:45Mr. Parker.
38:47Graham looked innocent.
38:49I haven't done anything.
38:50I turned toward him.
38:52Are you sure?
38:54Absolutely.
38:55He gave my waist
38:56another light squeeze.
38:58I nearly laughed again.
38:59The photographer sighed
39:00and repositioned us
39:01face to face.
39:02This time do nothing.
39:04Just look at each other.
39:05At last,
39:05Graham became still.
39:07He looked down at me
39:08and the playful amusement
39:09in his eyes
39:09slowly softened
39:10into tenderness.
39:11Without realizing it,
39:13the rest of the crew
39:13grew quiet.
39:14Why are you looking
39:15at me like that?
39:16Because it still
39:16doesn't feel real.
39:19You actually agreed
39:20to marry me.
39:20I reached up
39:21and straightened
39:21his bow tie.
39:22You can still
39:23change your mind.
39:24In your dreams.
39:25He immediately
39:26took my hand
39:27and pressed a kiss
39:27to the ring.
39:28The shutter clicked
39:29at that exact moment.
39:31The photographer
39:32checked the screen
39:32and finally smiled
39:33in satisfaction.
39:35There.
39:37That one didn't
39:38need to be posed.
39:39In the photograph,
39:40Graham was not
39:41looking at the camera
39:42and neither was I.
39:43We were only
39:43looking at each other
39:44as though no one else
39:45existed in the studio.
39:46Afternoon sunlight
39:47flooded the floor
39:48to ceiling windows.
39:49Life was already good
39:50and our future
39:51would be even better.
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