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00:00:12You must be the man my husband hired. Since you're here, let's just get this over with.
00:00:23Mr. Sterling, your wife doesn't seem comfortable with this.
00:00:33Three years of marriage and still no heir. Have you ever respected my needs?
00:00:41That's because you're sterile.
00:00:44Shut up! Think about Vance Group. If you want me to save your family's company, you'll do exactly as I
00:00:51say. We need an heir.
00:00:56I understand. I'll be a useful wife.
00:01:11Mrs. Sterling, I'll be gentle. Trust me.
00:01:26No! Please!
00:01:36Stop! Please stop!
00:01:44My body, it feels so strange. It's so humiliating, yet I can't stop reacting.
00:01:51Just because my husband can't give me a child, I'm forced to be touched by another man.
00:01:56How long will this insane marriage last?
00:02:07Five million dollars. Three months. Every Saturday. Until Natalie is pregnant.
00:02:13Wouldn't a sperm bank or IVF be safer and more definitive?
00:02:17There can be no medical records. I need a natural conception with zero paper trail.
00:02:22So, you came to me.
00:02:24Ivy League dropout. Young. Healthy. Drowning in debt. Easy to erase.
00:02:30He checks all the boxes.
00:02:32Three conditions. Absolute secrecy. No private contact.
00:02:38And do not catch feelings for Natalie.
00:02:41And after your wife gets pregnant?
00:02:44Take the money and disappear.
00:02:46You're just a tool to manufacture an heir for the Sterling Group.
00:02:50The balance will be paid upon success.
00:02:57Once she's pregnant, the tool is useless.
00:02:59I'll make you disappear from this world entirely.
00:03:09Good evening, Sebastian.
00:03:11Welcome back, Sebastian.
00:03:21Is that the legendary Ivy League drop-up?
00:03:24The top companion?
00:03:25Yeah.
00:03:26Heard his father's company went bankrupt, leaving a massive debt.
00:03:30Then he abandoned his wife and killed himself.
00:03:32Is that why he takes those sketchy private gigs?
00:03:35He could make enough just doing regular VIP sessions.
00:03:38He needs cold hard cash and fast.
00:03:41That guy, he might be smiling, but his eyes are completely dead.
00:03:54It really is you.
00:04:05It really is you.
00:04:14What are you doing here?
00:04:16Tonight's our scheduled night.
00:04:18But it looks like the pipes are in a bigger hurry than I am.
00:04:27I can handle it myself.
00:04:32It's not an order, just a suggestion. Mind if I take over?
00:04:34It's here.
00:04:57You're not looking.
00:04:59I'll only look when you want me to.
00:05:09No.
00:05:18Your ears are red. Are you cold?
00:05:20No.
00:05:47Hello?
00:05:48I'm not coming back tonight.
00:05:52Then I'll have Sebastian go home.
00:05:55Let him go?
00:05:56I paid a fortune for him.
00:05:57What do you think I bought him for?
00:05:58Do your job.
00:06:05Mr. Sterling?
00:06:07Mrs. Sterling is soaked from a pipe leak.
00:06:09If she catches a cold, it will jeopardize the investment you're expecting.
00:06:12What a sharp-tongued tool I've hired.
00:06:15If I'm just a tool, I suggest you don't misuse me.
00:06:22Do you think you're protecting me?
00:06:25I'm not protecting you.
00:06:27You just look cold.
00:06:28I'm not protecting you.
00:06:28You just look cold.
00:06:28No, he'll be cold.
00:06:29I'll pick it up.
00:06:34Don't wanna take now.
00:06:34Just pull me up.
00:06:36Don't turn around.
00:06:38Take me up.
00:06:39Baby.
00:06:40I'll be's outside.
00:06:41Baby.
00:06:42Baby.
00:06:43Baby.
00:06:44Baby.
00:06:45I don't wanna think about you.
00:06:49Baby.
00:06:51Baby.
00:06:53Baby.
00:06:56Baby.
00:07:19Don't misunderstand.
00:07:20If you catch a cold, Edward will just blame it on me.
00:07:22You always live your life expecting to be blamed, don't you?
00:07:25Don't act like you understand me.
00:07:27I don't. Not completely.
00:07:29But that phone call just now made one thing clear to me.
00:07:33In this house, I'm probably the only one who actually cares about your well-being.
00:07:42I won't touch you tonight if you don't want me to.
00:07:46Edward will be furious if he finds out.
00:07:48Then I'll take the blame.
00:07:51Not you.
00:07:59Next time I come, it's up to you to decide whether you kick me out or let me in.
00:08:05The choice is yours, Mrs. Sterling.
00:08:18Haven't started yet?
00:08:22Natalie, stop being stubborn.
00:08:25Start right now.
00:08:26I'm watching.
00:08:55I won't feel a thing.
00:08:57This is just a job to get done.
00:09:02Your ears are turning red, so this is your sensitive spot.
00:09:06Does your husband know?
00:09:08Shut up!
00:09:30If you feel nothing, then why are you so wet?
00:09:42What are you doing?
00:09:44This isn't a punishment you should bear.
00:09:48Release all those emotions that he suffocated onto me.
00:09:51This is your way of fighting back.
00:10:13What the hell are you doing?
00:10:14Is there something I'm not allowed to see?
00:10:20What happens next isn't a show for you to watch.
00:10:23Listen.
00:10:24Don't stop.
00:10:25What happens next?
00:10:31Bye-bye.
00:10:35Bye-bye.
00:10:38Bye-bye.
00:10:45Bye-bye.
00:10:49Bye-bye.
00:11:03What the hell are you?
00:11:10It just took a little extra time to help Mrs. Sterling calm down.
00:11:17Calm down?
00:11:18Pretty arrogant words for a hired tool.
00:11:21Don't forget your place. You are my wife.
00:11:24This guy is nothing but a piece of equipment.
00:11:26You're just an incubator for the Sterling group.
00:11:28I know.
00:11:33Get the hell out.
00:11:50I want to escape.
00:11:52Deep down, I really want to run away.
00:11:59Get the hidden cameras ready.
00:12:00The bedroom, the living room, the kitchen.
00:12:02Make them as small as humanly possible.
00:12:11Good evening, ma'am.
00:12:12Is this your first time with us?
00:12:13Let me show you the way.
00:12:16No, I'm...
00:12:20Sebastian?
00:12:25Well, that's rare.
00:12:27Never seen you fuss over your looks like that, Seb.
00:12:29Mind your business.
00:12:39She's my VIP guest.
00:12:41Don't touch her.
00:12:44You actually came.
00:12:47I just came to return this button.
00:12:54I see.
00:12:56Then let's go with that for tonight.
00:13:00You're incredibly thoughtful.
00:13:02Is this how you treat all your clients?
00:13:04I memorize the details for work.
00:13:06But when it comes to someone I actually care about,
00:13:09it's impossible to forget.
00:13:12Hey, don't touch...
00:13:14Let me borrow this for a second.
00:13:20The night florist?
00:13:24Think of it as a fire escape that only opens after dark.
00:13:46So it really isn't alcohol.
00:13:47There's no need for you to get drunk here, Mrs. Sterling.
00:13:50In this place, it's perfectly safe to stay sober.
00:13:54At the Sterling Estate,
00:13:55staying sober is exactly what makes it so unbearable.
00:14:00When it hurts, just let it out.
00:14:02Here, no one will ask you to protect
00:14:04the Sterling family's pristine image.
00:14:07Excuse me, Mrs. Sterling?
00:14:10Are you by any chance
00:14:11Natalie Vance?
00:14:21I believe I saw you at the charity gala before.
00:14:24You must be mistaken.
00:14:27This lady is a very important client of ours.
00:14:30She isn't feeling well.
00:14:31So I must ask you to give her some privacy.
00:14:41Before it gets out, it's all over.
00:14:43I won't let that happen.
00:14:46I won't let that happen.
00:14:49May I hold you?
00:15:08What are you smiling at?
00:15:10Nothing.
00:15:11Just reading the news.
00:15:12We're going to visit my father later.
00:15:14You know exactly what to say, right?
00:15:22Give it back, Edward!
00:15:25Who are you texting?
00:15:27Night florist?
00:15:29It's just a new flower shop nearby.
00:15:33Since when does a florist ask if you slept well in the middle of the night?
00:15:41He's here.
00:15:43This he.
00:15:44Is that supposed to be me?
00:15:48It has nothing to do with you!
00:15:51It has nothing to do with you!
00:16:03Hello?
00:16:04Who is this?
00:16:06Come to think of it, I haven't touched you since I bought that man for you.
00:16:13Let's see how much that guy has trained you.
00:16:16Stop it!
00:16:16Don't touch me!
00:16:22We have to see your father soon.
00:16:24Stop playing the innocent saint.
00:16:27Sebastian, it rang a few times.
00:16:30I thought it was an emergency, so I answered it, so I...
00:16:35It's fine.
00:16:36Thanks for your help.
00:17:01Keep your mouth shut about any unnecessary things when we see my father.
00:17:06Unnecessary things?
00:17:07You mean the fact that you're sterile?
00:17:11Listen to me closely.
00:17:13You're married into the Sterling family.
00:17:15The Sterling family falls.
00:17:18Vance Group goes down with us.
00:17:20Don't forget who's holding off that 1.5 billion debt for your family.
00:17:25Natalie, you've been married into this family for three years.
00:17:28Still not pregnant yet?
00:17:29Do you have any idea how much the other political dynasties are rocking us behind our backs?
00:17:32Father, Natalie hasn't been feeling well lately.
00:17:34Your only value to this family is to secure our bloodline.
00:17:36You're just an incubator for the Sterling Group.
00:17:41You're absolutely right, Father, but the problem might not be with me.
00:17:44Natalee!
00:17:45The one who truly can't have children is Edward.
00:17:48He's sterile.
00:17:50Don't tell me you didn't know.
00:17:52Is what you just said the truth?
00:17:54The medical report is locked in the safe in the Sterling estate study.
00:17:57You can verify it yourself.
00:18:02Enough.
00:18:03There is a limit to passing the butt.
00:18:05Even if that were true, Vance Group is currently drowning in a 1.5 billion dollar debt crisis.
00:18:10That is the pressing issue here.
00:18:12Your mother, Catherine, is currently begging everyone for a bailout.
00:18:15It is the Sterling family's backing that keeps you afloat.
00:18:17Know your place.
00:18:18You will have this child.
00:18:20There is no other option.
00:18:21This family is like a flesh-eating monster.
00:18:23Even with the ugly truth staring him right in the face, he will always protect his own son.
00:18:34You bitch!
00:18:35Do you have any idea how much you humiliated me in front of my father today?
00:18:39I only told the truth.
00:18:41The Sterling Group will not end with someone like you.
00:18:45You can't even bear a child.
00:18:47You're the one who is barren!
00:18:54I'm barren!
00:18:55I'll prove to you right now!
00:18:59Stop it!
00:19:00You can't prove a damn thing!
00:19:11Get over here.
00:19:12Right now.
00:19:23Do it now.
00:19:24Immediately.
00:19:26Right in front of me.
00:19:50Don't stop.
00:19:58Natalie, can I touch you?
00:20:03He hit you.
00:20:09If you tell me you want to escape, I'll take you away right now.
00:20:15If I escape, Vance Group is finished.
00:20:18The employees, my mother, they'll all be dragged down with...
00:20:23Then we build an escape route.
00:20:26I'll break the chains the Sterlings have on you and your family.
00:20:32Why would you go this far for me?
00:20:34Because this time, when you're hurt, I want to be the one protecting you.
00:20:43You probably don't even remember saving me that rainy night.
00:20:53I'm not doing anything more tonight.
00:20:56I refuse to watch you be used like this.
00:21:01Just for this moment, don't look at me as Mrs. Sterling.
00:21:07Look at me.
00:21:10Look at me.
00:21:39Father, yes.
00:21:41I'll head over right now.
00:21:47I should probably get going.
00:21:51Don't go.
00:21:54He left.
00:21:55Stay with me tonight.
00:21:57Please.
00:22:01Spending the night while your husband isn't home?
00:22:05Is that not allowed?
00:22:07No.
00:22:08It would be my pleasure.
00:22:29It would be a disaster if blood got into the food.
00:22:33You're that worried about me?
00:22:50He's nothing but a host.
00:22:53How dare he touch what's mine?
00:22:56If I run away, Vance Group goes bankrupt.
00:23:00Thousands of employees will lose their jobs.
00:23:03So I can't get a divorce.
00:23:11That's not running away.
00:23:12We just need to break the chains binding you, one by one.
00:23:16I will get you out of this cage.
00:23:17Whether it's the Crisis Advance Group or your husband's control, I'll find a way to fix it.
00:23:23What can a host realistically do?
00:23:25Don't forget, a host's biggest advantage is gathering intel.
00:23:30My clients range from Wall Street executives to politicians.
00:23:33There's no way the Sterling family doesn't have a single vulnerability.
00:23:37Don't make promises like that.
00:23:39I might actually believe them.
00:23:42Please do.
00:24:02Natalie?
00:24:04What the hell are you doing?
00:24:12Cover yourself up!
00:24:14And who the hell are you?
00:24:16How dare you put your hands on my daughter?
00:24:20My name is Sebastian Reed.
00:24:22Natalie and I...
00:24:23Disappear.
00:24:23Right now.
00:24:24If you ever come near Natalie again, I will make sure you vanish from this country.
00:24:35I can't take this marriage anymore.
00:24:38Edward is the one who's sterile, but he blames me for it.
00:24:41He even hit me!
00:24:41So what?
00:24:42Vance Group is drowning in a 1.5 billion debt.
00:24:45The only thing keeping the Wall Street Sharks away is Senator Sterling's political influence.
00:24:50You have to get pregnant.
00:24:51It's your duty as a Vance.
00:24:52But mom, I'm suffocating here.
00:24:54It's destroying me.
00:25:05I'm pregnant.
00:25:15Edward Sterling.
00:25:17On the surface, the golden boy of a political dynasty, but his hands are incredibly dirty.
00:25:23Rigged government contracts, political funds, and untraceable offshore wires?
00:25:28You seem quite intrigued by this, handsome.
00:25:38Hello?
00:25:39Sebastian is currently tied up entertaining a VIP right now.
00:25:46I'm sorry to intrude.
00:25:54This is...
00:25:55This is...
00:25:58Excellent!
00:25:59We finally have an heir to the Sterling Group!
00:26:01This child is not your property.
00:26:04Shut up.
00:26:05Your only job is to deliver this child safely.
00:26:09Arrange four bodyguards and two nurses immediately.
00:26:11My wife is pregnant.
00:26:12She is completely banned from going out, having visitors, and using a phone by herself.
00:26:22Mr. Sterling?
00:26:24What is it?
00:26:24You are no longer useful to me.
00:26:26The final payment has been wired.
00:26:29My wife is pregnant.
00:26:30And congratulations, sir.
00:26:32From now on, you are strictly forbidden from contacting my wife.
00:26:36The deal is over.
00:26:37I'd like to speak to her directly...
00:26:38There's no need.
00:26:39I don't need.
00:26:41I don't need.
00:26:47The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.
00:27:17I want to be alone for a moment.
00:27:18Wait over there.
00:27:19But Mr. Edward ordered...
00:27:21I'm just getting some sun.
00:27:22Do you think I'm going to grow wings and fly away?
00:27:26Don't make a sound.
00:27:32Why are you here?
00:27:34If they find you, they'll kill you.
00:27:36I've been looking for you ever since you hung up that day.
00:27:39Sterling family's cash flow, shell companies, political campaign contributions, bidding records.
00:27:44Legal on their own, but put them together, and it's no coincidence.
00:27:47Is this enough for evidence?
00:27:48Not yet.
00:27:49We need Edward to state in his own words.
00:27:51And we need the original copies and the studies safe.
00:27:55Press the face of the ring once to start recording.
00:27:57Tap it twice quickly, and it will send your location directly to me.
00:28:06Remember, catching him insulting you isn't enough.
00:28:08That won't hold up.
00:28:09Then what do I record?
00:28:10His true intentions.
00:28:11Who gave the orders, why they cut off Vance Group's clients, and what he ultimately wants you to sign.
00:28:14The moment he says it out loud, the cash flow connects into a solid chain of evidence.
00:28:18Are you really just a host?
00:28:20I used to be an Ivy League law student.
00:28:22Now, I'm your accomplice, here to steal you back.
00:28:30Don't be afraid.
00:28:32You are not fighting this war alone.
00:28:34Ma'am?
00:28:35Take back your name, your family, your entire life.
00:28:38And then what?
00:28:42And you.
00:28:53Only ten minutes.
00:28:59Why won't you look at me?
00:29:01Because if I look at you, I'll forget why I'm here.
00:29:04Try the safe combination in this order.
00:29:06The date he was first elected to the House, his first cabinet appointment, and the day he became a senator.
00:29:16Isn't this mine?
00:29:22Stop the car.
00:29:23That man is injured.
00:29:25Ma'am, it's too dangerous.
00:29:26It's fine.
00:29:33Who are you?
00:29:34If you're still alive, then stand up on your own.
00:29:48The man from that night was you?
00:29:51No one else cared about me that night.
00:29:53You were the only one who stopped the car.
00:29:55Is that why you approached me?
00:29:59That's why I've been looking for you ever since that day.
00:30:05I finally made it to your side.
00:30:14How can you be so calm at a time like this?
00:30:17If I weren't calm, I wouldn't just be holding you right now.
00:30:26Mrs. Sterling, time for your blood pressure check.
00:30:32Which team are you on?
00:30:34I haven't seen you around.
00:30:35Temporary transfer from the first floor.
00:30:36We're shorthanded on the night shift.
00:30:38Is that so?
00:30:39Everything okay in there?
00:30:40Everything's fine.
00:30:41Just felt a sudden cramp.
00:30:44Where exactly does it hurt?
00:30:51Wait for me.
00:31:02There's a charity gala in three days.
00:31:04I'm not going.
00:31:05I wasn't asking for your opinion.
00:31:06My father will be there.
00:31:07Politicians, corporate elites, the press.
00:31:09Everyone will attend.
00:31:10So what?
00:31:10We are going to officially announce your pregnancy.
00:31:12Are you seriously going to use my pregnancy as a PR stunt for the Sterling family?
00:31:15What's the problem?
00:31:17This child is the heir to the Sterling family anyway.
00:31:19Don't touch me.
00:31:23You'd better not wear that face at the gala.
00:31:27Every eye in that room will be on us.
00:31:29You will smile.
00:31:31You will hold my arm.
00:31:33And you will make everyone believe that you are deeply in love with me.
00:31:39Thomas Sterling is attending in person.
00:31:41The Sterling family has been tightening their security lately.
00:31:44Are you still planning to dig into them?
00:31:46Absolutely.
00:31:47All for that woman?
00:31:49How rare to think the top host of Club Attics would get that look in his eyes over a woman.
00:31:54But there's someone showing up at this gala you'll definitely want to meet.
00:31:56Who?
00:31:57The former CFO of the Sterling Group.
00:31:58Resigned suddenly three years ago.
00:32:00Word is, he's holding on to some very interesting dirt.
00:32:03I need to see.
00:32:04But I'm short a plus one.
00:32:05In three days.
00:32:06Accompany me, Sebastian.
00:32:07Deal.
00:32:22What do I care?
00:32:36What are you hiding?
00:32:42Show me your hands.
00:32:46It's just my pregnancy journal.
00:32:48Let me see it.
00:32:54Today's blood pressure, weight, and everything I ate.
00:32:57It's all in there.
00:32:59Finally learning how to behave.
00:33:02Keep this up at the gala.
00:33:03Don't embarrass me.
00:33:27Mr. Sterling, we heard that your wife is pregnant.
00:33:29Is it true?
00:33:29We'll be making an official announcement tonight.
00:33:32Mrs. Sterling, you look absolutely glowing.
00:33:35You must be thrilled.
00:33:38I am.
00:33:54Edward.
00:33:56It's been a while.
00:33:59What is he doing here?
00:34:01Sebastian is my plus one for the evening.
00:34:04Why?
00:34:04Do you two know each other?
00:34:05We've crossed paths.
00:34:11Pregnancy certainly agrees with you, Natalie.
00:34:13You look stunning.
00:34:17Sebastian.
00:34:19Aren't you going to congratulate her?
00:34:23Congratulations.
00:34:26Mrs. Sterling.
00:34:33Looks like you've got your work cut out for you tonight.
00:34:37Excuse me?
00:34:40Trying to resist the urge to chase after her?
00:34:47What's wrong?
00:34:49Nothing.
00:34:52I see.
00:34:54What?
00:34:55What?
00:34:56What?
00:34:57What?
00:34:58What?
00:35:07What the hell are you doing?
00:35:09Just a kiss between husband and wife.
00:35:12Is there a problem?
00:35:16We had a deal.
00:35:18Make it look convincing.
00:35:21My apologies, everyone.
00:35:23My wife has been a bit shy since the pregnancy.
00:35:34Pissed off?
00:35:38No.
00:35:40Careful.
00:35:41You're going to shatter that glass.
00:35:44Natalie.
00:35:47I heard you've been resting at home lately.
00:35:50Yes, father.
00:35:52Good.
00:35:53When a woman is pregnant, staying out of trouble is her only priority.
00:35:58Especially with what you're carrying now.
00:36:01That child is the future of the Sterling family.
00:36:06Don't worry, father.
00:36:08I'll take excellent care of her.
00:36:16Smile.
00:36:31Stay away.
00:36:34Did he hurt you just now?
00:36:37It's none of your business.
00:36:39Natalie.
00:36:42Shouldn't you be with your guest?
00:36:43She's waiting for you.
00:36:46Are you actually jealous?
00:36:49I am not.
00:36:50Then look at me.
00:36:53Look at me and say it.
00:36:58I just hate it.
00:37:01I hate seeing you with other women.
00:37:04I hate how she holds your arm.
00:37:06And I absolutely despise it when you call me Mrs. Sterling.
00:37:13Then what should I call you?
00:37:17Natalie.
00:37:19Looks like I have terrible timing.
00:37:23Sorry to interrupt.
00:37:27The guy you're looking for?
00:37:29He's here.
00:37:34The former chief financial officer of Sterling Group.
00:37:40In ten minutes, he'll head to the smoking room.
00:37:42I'll go meet him.
00:37:44Watch your back.
00:37:46Edward is already getting suspicious.
00:38:01Please wait a moment.
00:38:04The host from Club Apex?
00:38:06I want to ask you a few things about the Sterling Group.
00:38:08I have no idea what you're talking about.
00:38:10The Vance Group.
00:38:12Starting three years ago, all major clients of the Vance Group abruptly terminated their contracts.
00:38:16Enough.
00:38:16During the exact same period, Sterling-affilitated companies secured a massive amount of new public projects.
00:38:20Are these really just coincidences?
00:38:22Young man, knowing too much in this circle won't end well for you.
00:38:27Where were you?
00:38:28The restroom.
00:38:29Long time away.
00:38:30Or did you sneak off to meet someone?
00:38:33Are you monitoring my bathroom box now?
00:38:36I'm just worried about you.
00:38:38You're sick.
00:38:46What's wrong?
00:38:48My stomach.
00:38:49Call a doctor!
00:38:56Get out of my way.
00:38:57One last question.
00:38:58I'm not saying a word.
00:38:59If the Vance Group goes bankrupt, how many employees will lose their jobs?
00:39:03They won't even know why their lives were ruined.
00:39:05But you do.
00:39:06So tell me.
00:39:09I don't have the proof.
00:39:10But you know where the proof is.
00:39:12The Sterling family has a habit.
00:39:15Important transactions are never just digital.
00:39:17The original?
00:39:18After Edward got married, he moved some private documents to the house.
00:39:24The study.
00:39:27I didn't tell you anything.
00:39:29The study.
00:39:31Everything looks fine.
00:39:32It was likely just stress-induced discomfort.
00:39:34Are you absolutely sure the baby is okay?
00:39:36The baby is perfectly fine.
00:39:57What are you looking at?
00:40:02Just a text from my mom.
00:40:03Give it to me.
00:40:05No.
00:40:06No.
00:40:08I'm pregnant, not serving a prison sentence.
00:40:14We are not at home.
00:40:16Is that why you're holding back from hitting me?
00:40:21Then it seems I should make more public appearances.
00:40:29You're just exhausted.
00:40:31We'll discuss this when we get back.
00:40:38It's me.
00:40:42You scared me to death.
00:40:43I'm sorry.
00:40:44I checked.
00:40:45The Vance Cooper acquisition contract original is kept in the Sterling Mansion study.
00:40:49In the safe?
00:40:50Most likely.
00:40:52I'll get it.
00:40:54No.
00:40:54It's my house.
00:40:56And it's also the most heavily surveilled room in there.
00:40:59But I'm the only one with access.
00:41:04Sebastian.
00:41:06Didn't you say you were going to steal my life back from me?
00:41:13Then at least let me teach you how to steal it.
00:41:22Natalie?
00:41:38You?
00:41:39A female guest left her shoutel here.
00:41:41I came to get it.
00:41:43Is that so?
00:41:52Move.
00:41:54Sebastian.
00:41:55Did you find my shoggle yet?
00:41:58Oh.
00:41:59Mr. Sterling is here too?
00:42:05It's nothing.
00:42:07It's nothing.
00:42:13Jealous again?
00:42:15No, I'm not.
00:42:18Relax.
00:42:19I don't want a complicated man like him.
00:42:22Hey.
00:42:23I prefer them smart and obedient.
00:42:25This one is clearly already ruined by you.
00:42:28Oh.
00:42:32We have one more thing to celebrate tonight.
00:42:37My daughter-in-law, Natalie Vance, is expecting a child.
00:42:51Just endure it a little longer.
00:42:53Once I find the evidence, I can finally leave this family.
00:42:58Natalie.
00:43:03Stay.
00:43:09Is there something you need?
00:43:13Let's have a chat about this baby.
00:43:19After all, Edward is sterile.
00:43:27Edward is sterile.
00:43:33I've known since his first medical exam.
00:43:35So it wasn't hard to guess who the real father of the child is.
00:43:39If you knew, why make everyone believe it's Edward's child?
00:43:41Because biology doesn't matter.
00:43:43As long as you are Edward's wife, that child will be born a Sterling.
00:43:47The public will only know that the Sterling family has an heir.
00:43:50You don't even care if your own grandchild is related to you by blood?
00:43:52Bloodline matters only to ordinary people.
00:43:54For a family like ours, all that matters is legacy, optics, and power.
00:43:57I can make the Vance group's financial crisis vanish overnight.
00:44:00The banks will reinstate their credit lines, and the clients who cut ties will return.
00:44:04And your terms.
00:44:05Stop my digging and allow you to divorce Edward after the child is born.
00:44:08Cut all ties with that male host.
00:44:10And after the baby is born, the child stays with the Sterlings.
00:44:14So I can walk away, but my baby has to stay?
00:44:16You will receive the best education, inherit resources you can't even imagine,
00:44:19and eventually take over the Sterling group.
00:44:21You should be thanking me.
00:44:22Thank you for tearing my baby away from me?
00:44:24Madeline, you've already sacrificed yourself once for the Vance family.
00:44:27What difference does one more sacrifice make?
00:44:30I see.
00:44:31Now I finally understand why Edward turned out the way he did.
00:44:34Because to you, a wife, a child, a marriage, even your own son are but chips to be traded for
00:44:39power.
00:44:39What you do?
00:44:40This is my child.
00:44:42No one is taking him away from me.
00:44:44Not even Sebastian Reed?
00:44:46An Ivy League law school dropout.
00:44:48His father's company went bankrupt, leaving him drowning in debt.
00:44:52And now he entertains the elite at Club Apex.
00:44:55Did you really think I wouldn't find out who the father is?
00:45:02You had him investigated?
00:45:04An absolute nobody gets close to the daughter-in-law of the Sterling family and knocks her up.
00:45:09Isn't a background check standard procedure?
00:45:15He's far more fragile than you think.
00:45:18A host with no family, no backing, and drowning in debt.
00:45:25I can make him disappear without even lifting a finger.
00:45:31If you dare touch him...
00:45:33Then take my deal.
00:45:36The Vance group survives.
00:45:41Sebastian Reed survives.
00:45:44All you have to do is leave the child with the Sterlings.
00:45:53Three days.
00:45:55I'm giving you three days to consider.
00:46:02Don't force me to make the choice for you.
00:46:22What happened?
00:46:24Thomas knows.
00:46:25He knows the baby is yours, and he's dug up everything about your past.
00:46:29Did he threaten you?
00:46:31He said as long as I leave the baby to the Sterlings, he'll bail out the Vance group and leave
00:46:34you alone.
00:46:35What did you tell him?
00:46:38I turned him down.
00:46:41That's exactly the woman I fell for.
00:46:43How can you laugh? He could actually have you killed!
00:46:45Then we take them down before he gets the chance.
00:46:47Thomas and Edward.
00:46:48We put them both behind bars.
00:46:51Natalie.
00:46:52Don't agree to any terms just to protect me.
00:46:54What I'm terrified of isn't death.
00:46:56It's you throwing your life away for someone else again.
00:47:02Natalie, open the door.
00:47:12Sign it.
00:47:15What is this?
00:47:15Thomas' orders.
00:47:16Once the kid is born, the Sterling family takes full control of his upbringing and education.
00:47:20You just have to deliver him.
00:47:21And you're fine with this?
00:47:23Why wouldn't I be?
00:47:24He'll inherit the Sterling group one day.
00:47:26Did you honestly think I'd let the Sterling Eve be raised by a woman?
00:47:31I used to think you were just selfish.
00:47:33Now I realize you don't even love your own child.
00:47:36Are you out of your mind?
00:47:38My baby isn't some prop to prove your manhood or an asset for the Sterlings to inherit.
00:47:43You'd better remember, without the Sterlings backing, the Vance group goes bankrupt tomorrow morning.
00:47:49I already sold my life once to save the Vance group.
00:47:53I will never use my baby to save it a second time.
00:47:59Thomas Sterling already reached out to me.
00:48:03And, if you just sign this, the banks will restore our lines of credit next week.
00:48:07A few key clients are even willing to resume our contracts.
00:48:10Mom.
00:48:12Are you about to tell me to just endure it for the Vance family again?
00:48:15First, you forced me to marry Edward.
00:48:16Then you expected me to be a breeding machine for a man who doesn't even love me.
00:48:19And now, for the third time, you want me to just hand over my child?
00:48:22Natalie, how much of my soul does the Vance family need to consume before it's enough?
00:48:29If the Vance family can only survive by selling off my life,
00:48:33then let it go bankrupt.
00:48:37Wait.
00:48:41Do you have proof that the Sterlings are the ones sabotaging us behind the scenes?
00:48:51I don't have the definitive proof yet.
00:48:55But I'm certain now that the client and funding issues of the Vance group were no accident.
00:49:01Certainity and proof are two entirely different things.
00:49:06That's why I need to keep digging.
00:49:08And if you're wrong, the Vance group will completely lose the Sterling backing.
00:49:13But what if I'm right?
00:49:15If the crisis our family is facing today was orchestrated by them all along,
00:49:18are you still going to make me beg at the feet of our enemies?
00:49:21What do you want me to do?
00:49:22Do nothing for now.
00:49:24Don't agree to Thomas Sterling and don't reject him either.
00:49:26Buy me something.
00:49:27How much time?
00:49:28Until I place the evidence right in front of you.
00:49:30If you can prove that everything the Vance group is going through today
00:49:33was a setup by the Sterlings,
00:49:36I'll reconsider whose side I'm on.
00:49:38For the first time, I don't need you to decide my life for me.
00:49:41I know.
00:49:43So this time you prove it to me yourself.
00:49:52I spoke to my mother.
00:49:54She said if I can prove the Sterling set up the Vance family,
00:49:56she'll reconsider her position.
00:49:57That's enough for now.
00:49:59It's not.
00:50:00I need evidence that leaves her no way out.
00:50:02We have the wire transfer records,
00:50:04the client divergent trails,
00:50:05and the former CFO's testimony.
00:50:07But at best,
00:50:09this only proves a connection between the Sterlings and your family's crisis.
00:50:12What are we missing?
00:50:13Edward admitting his motive out loud,
00:50:16and the Vance group acquisition contract original
00:50:18in the safe of the Sterling Mansion study.
00:50:20I'll get it.
00:50:21I told you,
00:50:22don't use yourself as bait.
00:50:24I'm not bait this time.
00:50:29I'm your accomplice.
00:50:32Then that's a plan.
00:50:33How?
00:50:35I can believe you finally surround me.
00:50:42Haven't I told you not to barge into my sheed?
00:50:48I've thought it over.
00:50:49I can accept Thomas Sterling's terms.
00:50:52Finally come to your senses?
00:50:54The Vance group can't go bankrupt because of me,
00:50:56and I don't want Sebastian to get hurt either.
00:50:58So you admit it?
00:50:59You can't bear to let that maelce go?
00:51:00It doesn't matter anymore.
00:51:02I will cut all ties with him.
00:51:07Then sign it.
00:51:08I need you to fulfill part of the promise first.
00:51:10Restore the Vance group's bank credit lines,
00:51:12and bring back at least two of our former clients.
00:51:14Otherwise, how do I know you won't back out after the baby is born?
00:51:16You've gotten smarter.
00:51:17I learned from the best.
00:51:21I'll let my father know.
00:51:30I'll let my father know.
00:51:34Is that all you got?
00:51:36It's not enough.
00:51:37He didn't say who cut off the Vance group's clients,
00:51:39nor did he admit for the buy-outer.
00:51:41Then force him to say it.
00:51:44Tomorrow night at 9,
00:51:45Edward Sterling will be on a call
00:51:47with the person handling the Vance group acquisition.
00:51:49Is the intel solid?
00:51:50My client said it himself.
00:51:52Edward is rushing to close the deal.
00:51:53They think the Vance group can never make a comeback.
00:51:55Yes.
00:52:15Gross.
00:52:17Jealous?
00:52:19Get lost.
00:52:22Tomorrow night, we finally get our hands around his throat.
00:52:57Keep Vail Group's old clients on hold. Let them sweat it out.
00:53:03Who is it?
00:53:06It's me.
00:53:07Hold on.
00:53:10What are you doing here?
00:53:12You haven't been sleeping well lately. I made you some hot tea.
00:53:15Just leave it there.
00:53:19I'm so sorry.
00:53:21Can't you even handle a simple cup of tea?
00:53:26I'll go get a mop. I'll clean it up right away.
00:53:30Go on. Vance Group won't last much longer.
00:53:33If the clients don't return, the banks won't approve any loans.
00:53:37When that happens, she'll have no choice but to sign the acquisition contract.
00:53:43I'm here to clean up.
00:53:45Stop lurking around the study from now on.
00:53:48I was just worried you were overworking.
00:53:50Your only job is to focus on your pregnancy.
00:53:53Everything else is none of your business.
00:53:56I understand.
00:53:57I understand.
00:54:16Are you asleep?
00:54:29I can already feel him moving.
00:54:32It's definitely a boy.
00:54:35I'm only 18 weeks along.
00:54:37You can't feel a kick yet.
00:54:39You really know nothing about this baby.
00:54:44All I need to know is that the heir of Sterling Group will be born safely.
00:54:55The private nurses change shifts at 6.40pm tomorrow.
00:54:58From 6.43pm to 6.48pm, the second floor corridor has a five minute blind spot.
00:55:04How do you know that?
00:55:05People lie.
00:55:07People lie.
00:55:07Protocols don't.
00:55:11What if you get caught?
00:55:13Don't use yourself as bait.
00:55:15You're the plaintiff, the key witness, and the real victim.
00:55:19So you have to stay alive and put them on trial yourself.
00:55:41I can't take this anymore!
00:55:43What I eat, how long I sleep, even where I walk, everything is dictated by him!
00:55:47Mrs. Sterling, please calm down for the sake of the baby!
00:55:51The baby, the baby.
00:55:53Am I nothing?
00:56:28It really was you.
00:56:31You destroyed the Vance Group.
00:56:34Mrs. Sterling?
00:56:36Are you in there?
00:56:40What exactly are you doing in here?
00:56:44There's not a single person to talk to in this house.
00:56:46I'm suffocating.
00:56:48I believe I made it perfectly clear.
00:56:49You are not allowed to wander around.
00:56:54My stomach.
00:56:58Get back to the bedroom immediately!
00:57:10Her abdomen is tight due to extreme stress.
00:57:13There are no signs of a threatened miscarriage at the moment,
00:57:15but strict bed rest is required.
00:57:20From now on, you are not allowed to leave this bedroom without my permission.
00:57:25If anything happens to the heir, I will make you pay dearly.
00:57:48How are you feeling?
00:57:51I'm fine.
00:57:53Look at the file first.
00:57:56How are you feeling?
00:57:57This is a complete record of the Sterling Group poaching Vance Group's clients.
00:58:00Individually, they look like legitimate business transactions.
00:58:03But they completely bypassed the SEC disclosure rules for related party transactions.
00:58:08Not a single filing was made.
00:58:15As expected from the top graduate of an Ivy League law school.
00:58:21What good is a degree or a background if I can't even protect the person who matters most to me?
00:58:28His ultimate goal is a hostile takeover to completely swallow the Vance Group.
00:58:33And to think I agreed to this nightmare of a marriage, just to protect my family.
00:58:39I will take this, along with the evidence I've gathered, and hand it all over to Catherine.
00:58:45Will my mother believe me?
00:58:47The cold, hard legal facts will make her believe.
00:59:16Where is the file?
00:59:21What are you talking about?
00:59:24How dare you betray me?
00:59:26You and that filthy male host!
00:59:29The one who betrayed this marriage first is you.
00:59:32Treating the Vance Group like nothing but prey.
00:59:37I should have disposed of that bastard a long time ago.
00:59:40Hand over the file or I swear to God I'll kill him right in front of you.
00:59:46It breaks your heart, doesn't it?
00:59:52The more you love him, the more I'm going to tear him to pieces.
00:59:59I thought I made it perfectly clear.
01:00:01Stay away from my daughter.
01:00:02Right now, you are the only one who can save her.
01:00:10This is the proof of Sterling's scheme to launch a hostile takeover of the Vance Group.
01:00:14I'm tired of looking at forged documents.
01:00:16The one who went through hell and risked her life to get this is Natalie.
01:00:23Force the Vance Group to sign the contract.
01:00:26Make them realize they are nothing without the Sterling Group.
01:00:30She risked everything to get this evidence.
01:00:33For once in your life, please stand behind your daughter.
01:00:38She never said a word to me about how much she was suffering.
01:00:41Because she knew it wouldn't change anything.
01:00:45Putting the family above everything else, I was the one who forced that into her head.
01:00:50Edward has already realized that Natalie took the file.
01:00:54If we don't act now, not only Natalie, but the baby is in danger.
01:01:00I am going to see Natalie.
01:01:02I am going to see Natalie.
01:01:29Don't be afraid.
01:01:30You're out of your mind!
01:01:32I warned you.
01:01:34You don't touch what's mine.
01:01:36I am not your property!
01:01:39A host who makes a living off his pretty face.
01:01:42I wonder if this face gets ruined.
01:01:45Will any rich women still pay for him?
01:01:50Watch closely, Natalie.
01:01:54This is the price you pay for betraying a Sterling.
01:02:05Don't you dare touch him.
01:02:07If you do, this child and I will die right here.
01:02:12Are you threatening me?
01:02:15You don't want me.
01:02:17You just want this incubator for the Sterling Group, right?
01:02:22Natalie, stop!
01:02:25Let him go.
01:02:28Lock this piece of trash in the basement.
01:02:31Once that baby is born, you and that bastard are both dead.
01:02:40In three days, I'm throwing a charity gala to celebrate your pregnancy.
01:02:45Politicians, Wall Street elites, the press, they'll all be there.
01:02:48I want everyone to see what a perfect, happy family the Sterlings are.
01:02:51You better play your part flawlessly.
01:02:53Whether that bastard in the basement lives or dies depends entirely on your performance.
01:02:58You're still breathing, huh?
01:03:22Still breathing, huh?
01:03:31Put on a good show.
01:03:33That host's pathetic life is in your hands.
01:03:37Don't worry.
01:03:39I'll give you a night you'll never forget.
01:03:48Madam Vance prepared this.
01:03:51Please, don't get caught.
01:04:19You made it out.
01:04:21Thanks to you making the first move.
01:04:27Natalie, I am so sorry.
01:04:29I threw you into hell in the name of protecting our family.
01:04:32If you really want to apologize, stand by my side tonight.
01:04:35Absolutely.
01:04:37Tonight, the Vance family is your shield.
01:04:39Thank you all for coming tonight.
01:04:41This evening is a celebration.
01:04:43My beloved wife, Natalie, is carrying our child.
01:04:55Natalie, thank you for bringing a new life into the Stirling family.
01:05:04What am I doing?
01:05:07Are you really so sure that this baby is yours?
01:05:15Three months, every Saturday, until Natalie is pregnant.
01:05:18No private contact.
01:05:20And do not catch feelings for Natalie.
01:05:23You're just an incubator for the Stirling group.
01:05:26Turn it off!
01:05:26Turn it off right now!
01:05:30Is this actually real?
01:05:33Mr. Stirling, have you completely lost your mind?
01:05:36Get this on camera quick!
01:05:38Force the Vance group to sign the contract.
01:05:41Make them realize they are nothing without the Stirling group!
01:05:48You treated me as nothing but a tool for the Stirling group and even tried to swallow Vance group whole.
01:05:54Tonight, I stand before you as Natalie Vance.
01:05:58I will never be a tool for the Stirling group ever again.
01:06:02Shut your mouth!
01:06:03I'll kill you!
01:06:05No!
01:06:17If you want to lay a finger on her, you'll have to go through me.
01:06:25As the head of the Vance group, I am announcing our total severing of ties with the Stirling group.
01:06:30All evidence of Edward's embezzlement and illegal money laundering has already been handed over to the FBI.
01:06:37Father! Save me!
01:06:38The Vanders conspired with this host to frame me!
01:06:41You worthless trash.
01:06:43You can't even manage your own wife, and you leave behind such fatal liabilities.
01:06:48The Stirlings has no use for a son like you.
01:06:51Father! What did you just say?
01:06:53Take him away.
01:06:54I will not tolerate any illegal activities.
01:06:57Not even from my own flesh and blood.
01:07:00You are under arrest for multiple federal charges, including embezzlement and money laundering.
01:07:10Since the Stirling group has already discarded you, sign this.
01:07:17I'll never sign it!
01:07:19You and that host, you'll never be able to live out of the open!
01:07:22Do you really think you still have the leverage to negotiate?
01:07:25If you don't sign, I will have the federal prosecutors add domestic violence and illegal confinement to your charges.
01:07:33From now on, call me Miss Vance.
01:07:35To be continued...
01:08:02To be continued...
01:08:08You did amazing. Can I hold her?
01:08:13Have you thought of a name for her?
01:08:16Chloe.
01:08:19Chloe?
01:08:20It means blooming. I want her life to blossom beautifully, bringing a sweet fragrance to the darkest nights.
01:08:27Just like that night flower shop. Staying open forever. Just for her.
01:08:37We'll see you next time.
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