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00:00:00Ten years ago, I hired myself a boyfriend in college.
00:00:04Be with me. I'll take care of your bills. All of them.
00:00:09Back then, he was so broke, he could barely afford his grandfather's medical bills.
00:00:14And money was the one thing I never had to worry about.
00:00:24But then, in my senior year, my family suddenly went bankrupt.
00:00:30The Bennetts' accounts have been frozen, their assets will be liquidated, but they'll still be on the hook for whatever
00:00:34debt remains.
00:00:37We're done.
00:00:40Why?
00:00:42I've had my fun. I'm done.
00:00:48Overnight, I lost everything. I dumped the man I loved and disappeared without a trace.
00:00:58Seven years later, I saw him again.
00:01:01He was no longer my ex.
00:01:03He was New York's most feared mafia boss.
00:01:07The VIP guest is still in the private room.
00:01:08Take the fruit in, keep your head down, and don't say a thing.
00:01:19Signor Vistoni, we'll discuss the shipment another time.
00:01:23Seven years ago, everyone laughed at him for being the broke student I was supporting.
00:01:27Now, he's the youngest mafia boss in New York.
00:01:31Hold on, the oranges aren't cut yet. You cut them here.
00:01:54How do you always cut them so perfectly?
00:01:56Doesn't it get tiring?
00:01:58I thought you hated the pith.
00:02:02I heard you were with the same girl for four years in college?
00:02:05Four years is a long time. You must have a lot of memories together.
00:02:09No. I don't remember anymore.
00:02:13Honestly, it's a miracle he doesn't hate her.
00:02:15Dario and I were classmates. If she hadn't been so obsessed with him, Dario and I would have ended up
00:02:18together.
00:02:19You're a Hollywood star now. His ex doesn't even come close to you.
00:02:28You can't even cut fruit, right? I'm sorry.
00:02:32Hold on.
00:02:37Face me.
00:02:46My apologies, Dawn Visteri. She's new and still getting the hang of things. I'll have a fresh plate prepared immediately.
00:02:56Replace it.
00:03:01Come on, hurry. That VIP room is packed with New York's biggest names. Especially the man in the middle. He's
00:03:05the head of the Vistoni family now. None of us can afford to cross him.
00:03:08I'll take the next plate in. You stay out.
00:03:14No one has ever crossed him like I have.
00:03:19Dario, I like you. Be my boyfriend.
00:03:22I don't feel the same way.
00:03:24It's okay. I'm rich. Whatever your grandfather needs, I'll pay for it.
00:03:27I said no.
00:03:41What exactly do you want?
00:03:43Keep your grandfather in treatment. You know what I want.
00:03:49Fine.
00:04:02That's him, right? The guy who dated a rich girl for her money?
00:04:05I heard she even covered his grandfather's medical bills. Basically, he sold himself to her.
00:04:12Forget them. They're just jealous.
00:04:30Most of the assets will be liquidated. The accounts have already been frozen, and any remaining debts will still have
00:04:34to be repaid despite the bankruptcy.
00:04:35For the first time in my life, I had no idea where I'd be sleeping the next day.
00:04:45We're done.
00:04:48Why?
00:04:49I've had my fun. I've had my fun. I'm done.
00:04:54Got it.
00:04:55I thought I was doing the right thing. If I left, no one could call him a gold digger or
00:04:59shame him for being with me.
00:05:04For seven years, I spent my life running from debt, paying it off and moving from one city to another.
00:05:09While I was struggling to survive, the broke student was rising to become the most feared man in New York.
00:05:36Just call maintenance.
00:05:45Okay, can you fix it as soon as possible?
00:05:49Fine.
00:05:52Do you always get off work this late?
00:05:54Yeah. We don't leave until the last guest is gone.
00:05:57Does it pay well?
00:05:59Not bad.
00:06:02They're taking forever to fix this elevator.
00:06:04My girlfriend's probably getting impatient by now.
00:06:07She's super clingy and loves being spoiled.
00:06:12What about you?
00:06:13You get off this late and your boyfriend doesn't come pick you up?
00:06:15I live nearby. I'm fine.
00:06:25Why are you running?
00:06:33I've had my fun. I'm done.
00:06:36Leina.
00:06:42You vanished seven years ago without a word.
00:06:45What, you thought that was funny?
00:06:48You cut off your number, deleted every social account, and even your professor couldn't find you.
00:06:52Where the hell have you been?
00:06:53My family lost everything.
00:06:55My dad got involved in a financial fraud case and ended up owing a ton of money.
00:06:59We still haven't paid it all back.
00:07:02Then why didn't you tell me?
00:07:04I...
00:07:06Leona, is that really you?
00:07:08Seriously? You're a waitress now?
00:07:12Wait, isn't that what you wore back in college?
00:07:14It's practically falling apart.
00:07:15You're still wearing that?
00:07:16It's fine. Still wearable.
00:07:18I heard you're struggling these days.
00:07:20We're old classmates, so I don't mind helping you out.
00:07:22You're broke, aren't you?
00:07:23I'm just being nice.
00:07:24Besides, what's your pride worth these days?
00:07:26Thanks, but I'm good.
00:07:28If you're free, you're welcome to come to my wedding.
00:07:29I'm getting married soon.
00:07:38Our client today, the CEO of Aririus Group.
00:07:41Dario Vistelli, the head of that huge New York conglomerate?
00:07:44Yep, that's him.
00:07:45Word is, he's a genius.
00:07:46And apparently, that whole AI system wasn't even supposed to be a commercial project.
00:07:50What was it for?
00:07:51To find someone.
00:07:52I heard she was his ex.
00:07:57I still need some time to think about the deal.
00:08:06What are you doing here?
00:08:10Leona, you know Mr. Vistensi?
00:08:13We've met, that's all.
00:08:15I'll sign the deal.
00:08:16But I have one condition.
00:08:18I'm listening.
00:08:19I want Leona to be my personal assistant.
00:08:32Did I say you could leave?
00:08:35I can't stay late tonight.
00:08:36I have plans.
00:08:37What plans?
00:08:41I'm delivering food.
00:08:51Enough with the excuses.
00:08:53You're late.
00:09:04Take care of that wound first.
00:09:05I've got to finish this delivery first.
00:09:07Get in.
00:09:07I'll give you a ride.
00:09:10It's okay.
00:09:11I can't.
00:09:12I barely made anything tonight.
00:09:15I'll take it.
00:09:16I'm paying for all your time tonight.
00:09:23I'll take it.
00:09:29Romina's going to be pissed.
00:09:31You're worried about her?
00:09:32Have you even looked at yourself?
00:09:38Look around.
00:09:39Does it look like a woman has ever lived here?
00:09:46So, you don't live together?
00:09:49I was never with her.
00:09:54I need the Vistanti family's protection to keep investors, producers, and all those other men off my back.
00:09:59I need a woman on my arm to keep my family from pushing marriage on me and dragging me to
00:10:02pointless social events.
00:10:04We each get what we need.
00:10:32I asked some of your co-workers today.
00:10:34They said you're not seeing anyone.
00:10:36They just don't know.
00:10:37And the picture?
00:10:39We didn't take together.
00:10:41You used to love taking pictures.
00:10:43And now you're telling me you don't even have a single photo with your fiance?
00:10:48Thanks for patching me up.
00:10:50I'll pay you back later.
00:10:52I paid for tonight.
00:10:54You know what you're here for, don't you?
00:10:56I'll pay you back.
00:10:57I'm serious.
00:10:58I'm getting married.
00:11:01You're getting married?
00:11:02And you're still wearing something from your ex?
00:11:04Don't you think that's a little inappropriate?
00:11:11You're really late.
00:11:13My shift ran a little late.
00:11:18Happy birthday.
00:11:19Happy birthday.
00:11:33Don't cry.
00:11:33I'm sorry.
00:11:34I never meant to scare you.
00:11:38Today is your birthday.
00:11:44I got you a new bracelet.
00:11:46Go ahead, open it.
00:11:47Do you like it?
00:11:51Leona, can we?
00:12:01Where's Leona?
00:12:02I'm here to pick her up.
00:12:04Who are you?
00:12:06Her fiance.
00:12:07Didn't she tell you?
00:12:13Marry me, and I'll clear all of your debts.
00:12:19Why me?
00:12:22Because I want to prove you made the wrong choice.
00:12:24I'm the only one who can save you.
00:12:29Why did you say you were my fiance?
00:12:31What's the difference?
00:12:32We're getting married eventually.
00:12:34I never agreed to this.
00:12:36What are your other options?
00:12:37You're drowning in debt.
00:12:39Who would marry you?
00:12:40I'm the only one willing to.
00:12:41Is that your broke ex from college?
00:12:43He's only back to see you make a fool of yourself.
00:12:45None of your business.
00:12:47How is it none of my business?
00:12:49He stole the woman I loved.
00:12:50I'm not your trophy.
00:12:53Do you really think you have a choice?
00:12:55Think about your family's debt.
00:12:56Back then, I used money to keep Daria with me.
00:12:58Did he see me as just another Daria, one of them?
00:13:06Leona, why did you just disappear without a word?
00:13:09It was the first time I'd ever faced something that overwhelming.
00:13:12I didn't know how to deal with it.
00:13:13Daria nearly lost his mind trying to find you.
00:13:22I'd never seen him like that before.
00:13:24He searched one city after another, desperate to find you, but he couldn't.
00:13:29Where have you been all these years?
00:13:33Boston, Miami, Houston, Phoenix, the list goes on.
00:13:37We were always on the run from creditors, moving from city to city and changing our numbers.
00:14:16Remember Leona, that broke Eris?
00:14:19She was gorgeous.
00:14:21Back then, she was nearly impossible to win over.
00:14:23Now she's an easy catch.
00:14:25Her family owes a ton of money.
00:14:27I said I'd pay off her debts, and now she follows me around like a puppy.
00:14:41Say that again.
00:14:55Dario didn't get where he is by luck.
00:14:57He fought harder than anyone to become the godfather, and now, because of you, he's making enemies everywhere he turns.
00:15:02If you can't help him, at least stop dragging him down.
00:15:06What gives you the right to question me?
00:15:09You two were just business partners.
00:15:14Even if we were just business partners, I truly loved him.
00:15:22Either way, Dario already paid off your debt.
00:15:25What did you say?
00:15:27The day you came back to New York, he paid off your entire debt.
00:15:31You've been gone for years, so stay gone.
00:15:34Leave him to me.
00:15:37Romina, weren't you the one who started those rumors about Dario back in school?
00:15:44Dario doesn't forgive betrayal.
00:15:46Sooner or later, she's going to pay for what she did.
00:15:53Are you okay?
00:15:54Just a minor injury.
00:15:56Conrad wasn't so lucky.
00:15:58The doctor said he needs surgery.
00:16:00Surgery?
00:16:01That's too easy for him.
00:16:02He should have been left with a ruined face.
00:16:06That's more like it.
00:16:07That's the Leona I remember.
00:16:10How long has it been since you talked like that?
00:16:12Come on, say some more.
00:16:13I want to hear it.
00:16:16Surgery isn't enough.
00:16:17I want him to carry that punishment for the rest of his life.
00:16:20Did you get hit in the head or something?
00:16:23That's much better.
00:16:27Wait for me a little longer.
00:16:29I'll pay you back you paid for me.
00:16:30I promise.
00:16:31I wasn't trying to hide it from you.
00:16:33I was wrong to pay off your debt without your permission.
00:16:36Did you just admit you were wrong?
00:16:38I'm not always right.
00:16:45Today, we're going to clear up what happened seven years ago.
00:16:53Leona, why did you break up with me?
00:17:33I always thought I was just a toy you bought with money.
00:17:36Four years.
00:17:38That's how long it took you to get tired of me.
00:17:42Then your family fell apart.
00:17:44Then I couldn't do anything to help you.
00:17:45So you left me.
00:17:48So this is what he's believed all these years.
00:17:57I always thought I was just a toy you bought with money.
00:18:01No, never.
00:18:03Dario, I never got tired of you.
00:18:04When I said I did, I was lying.
00:18:07My senior year, my dad got pulled into a financial investigation.
00:18:10The company's accounts were frozen, and overnight we lost almost everything.
00:18:14Our house, our cars, our investments, even our valuables.
00:18:17My mom was crying every day, and my dad could barely afford his legal fees.
00:18:21I used to pay your grandfather's medical bills without a second thought.
00:18:24But back then, I didn't even know where I was going to live the next month.
00:18:29So you just gave up on me?
00:18:32I thought you'd be better off without me.
00:18:35Better for me?
00:18:37Do you have any idea what they said?
00:18:38I was living off you.
00:18:40I'd sold myself to some rich girl just to pay my grandfather's medical bills.
00:18:43And then, when your family went broke, you said you were tired of me.
00:18:49That's why I couldn't let you stay.
00:18:52They already thought you were with me for my money.
00:18:54If you'd stuck with me after I went broke, they would have said you used me when I had everything,
00:18:58and once I lost it all, I dragged you down with me and ruined your life.
00:19:00I don't care!
00:19:04You did care.
00:19:06Every time you heard those rumors, you never said a word, but I could see your hands clench.
00:19:11You'd disappear for hours, and eventually you wouldn't even let me pay for your grandfather's medical bills.
00:19:16I knew those words had hurt you.
00:19:18So I thought that if I left, you'd finally be free of me.
00:19:24But did you ever ask me?
00:19:25Did you ask if I was willing to go broke with you?
00:19:27To live with you in some basement?
00:19:28To follow you from city to city, running from debt collectors?
00:19:31Not once.
00:19:32Leona, you made every decision for me,
00:19:33but you never gave me the one choice that mattered.
00:19:35The choice to stay with you.
00:19:48When did she leave?
00:19:49Where did she go?
00:19:49Did she leave an address?
00:19:50She left yesterday.
00:19:51I honestly don't know where she went.
00:19:52She didn't even tell me.
00:19:58Have you seen this girl?
00:19:59Her name is Leona Bennett.
00:20:13I looked for you.
00:20:15Not for days, not for months.
00:20:17I looked for you for seven years.
00:20:21Josie told me I was too afraid to come back first year.
00:20:24The debt collectors were calling nonstop,
00:20:26and we kept moving from city to city.
00:20:27I was terrified that finding me would drag you into my mess.
00:20:30Then you built a company,
00:20:31you had your family, your power, your place,
00:20:33and eventually I didn't know what I was to you anymore,
00:20:34what right I had to go back.
00:20:35As my ex-girlfriend,
00:20:36the one who said those hurtful things to me seven years ago,
00:20:39you could have come back and explained.
00:20:42I was afraid you'd hate me.
00:20:44I did hate you.
00:20:45But what I hated even more was not knowing what I'd done wrong.
00:20:50Just tell me one last thing.
00:20:52Seven years ago, did you love me at all?
00:20:54If I didn't love you, why did I run?
00:21:17Since you refused to talk things through,
00:21:19I'll make the decision myself.
00:21:21Your father's remaining debt is mine now.
00:21:23Tomorrow at 10, we'll be discussing our wedding.
00:21:37I thought Daria would come with you.
00:21:39This is my business.
00:21:41Who did you buy these debts from?
00:21:42Who's all above board?
00:21:43Your father's case had dragged on for years,
00:21:44and the bank decided to sell off part of the debt.
00:21:46I just happened to get there first.
00:21:48When did you find out the Bennett family was in trouble?
00:21:50Seven years ago.
00:21:51You left New York without a word,
00:21:52and that's when I started looking into what happened.
00:21:55So you knew why I disappeared all those years ago,
00:21:57but you never told Daria?
00:21:58Why would I tell him?
00:21:59You were supposed to be with me seven years ago.
00:22:01He was the only thing standing between us.
00:22:03What part of no was unclear?
00:22:05I rejected you.
00:22:06How much clearer do I need to be?
00:22:08I wanted you for years,
00:22:09and you chose a broke student with nothing.
00:22:10Now you know you made the wrong choice.
00:22:12My life may have been difficult these years,
00:22:14but I never thought I chose the wrong man.
00:22:18Fifty-six million.
00:22:19With interest and legal fees,
00:22:21I'm the creditor now.
00:22:23What are you trying to do?
00:22:24Marry me.
00:22:25I'll wipe out the fifty-six million on our wedding day.
00:22:28Say no, and I'll come after you under the contract.
00:22:30Your parents' house,
00:22:31the last of the Bennett family's frozen accounts,
00:22:32I'll take them all.
00:22:36How is this not forcing me?
00:22:37I'm saving you.
00:22:39You used money to get Daria.
00:22:40What's the difference now?
00:22:41You can buy a man,
00:22:42but a man can't buy you?
00:22:46I'm different from you.
00:22:47I truly loved him.
00:22:48I can love you too.
00:22:51No.
00:22:52You're not trying to win me back.
00:22:53You're trying to win.
00:22:54You don't want me.
00:22:55You want to prove that rejecting you
00:22:56was the worst mistake I ever made.
00:23:01I'm not marrying you.
00:23:11How much?
00:23:13Fifty-six million.
00:23:16I'll have my people buy the debt right now.
00:23:18No.
00:23:18Not this time.
00:23:19I just realized something.
00:23:20Back in college,
00:23:21I always thought I was helping you.
00:23:22But when someone doesn't want your help
00:23:23and you use,
00:23:24I have money,
00:23:24I can fix this to force them to accept it,
00:23:26it hurts.
00:23:26A lot.
00:23:27You want me to do nothing?
00:23:28Just give me one chance to handle this myself.
00:23:31Fine.
00:23:31But there's a condition.
00:23:32You handle it yourself.
00:23:33If you can't,
00:23:34you tell me and I'll bury him.
00:23:35Dario?
00:23:36Just kidding.
00:23:38Why don't they smile?
00:23:39They don't have much of a sense of humor.
00:24:13Hayes Capital did contact the creditors seven years ago,
00:24:16but they never formally acquired the debt.
00:24:18They probably thought the legal risks
00:24:19surrounding the Bennett family's case were too high.
00:24:22But when we went back through the old files,
00:24:23we found something else.
00:24:26The posts were traced back to several anonymous accounts.
00:24:28We recovered the school's old login records,
00:24:30and here's what we found.
00:24:31The first three accounts all logged in from devices
00:24:33in Romina Blair's dorm.
00:24:36Are you sure?
00:24:38Yes.
00:24:39Get her here.
00:24:50Those rumors,
00:24:51that was you,
00:24:52wasn't it?
00:24:54Dario,
00:24:54we were only 20.
00:24:56Everyone was talking.
00:24:57Who started it?
00:25:01It was me,
00:25:02but I loved you.
00:25:03She knew your grandfather
00:25:04couldn't afford his medical treatment,
00:25:06and she used the medical bills
00:25:07to pressure you into dating her.
00:25:08You didn't even like her in the beginning.
00:25:10That was between her and me.
00:25:12I fell for her.
00:25:16I knew you before she ever did.
00:25:18My family is on your level,
00:25:20and I understand your world.
00:25:21If it worked for her,
00:25:22you might have fallen for me.
00:25:24No,
00:25:25I wouldn't have.
00:25:26Not then,
00:25:27and not now.
00:25:42Our deal is over.
00:25:43Starting today,
00:25:44the Viscote family
00:25:45will no longer shield you
00:25:46socially as my partner.
00:25:50You're ending the agreement
00:25:51because of Leona?
00:25:53I said a few things
00:25:54when I was young.
00:25:56A few things?
00:25:58Do you know why
00:25:59I got more and more afraid
00:26:00to take her money back then?
00:26:01Why every time she paid
00:26:02one of my grandfather's medical bills,
00:26:04I felt like I owed her even more?
00:26:07Because you took something
00:26:08that was between the two of us
00:26:09and turned it into a weapon
00:26:10for everyone to humiliate me with.
00:26:16So now that she's back,
00:26:17you've forgotten everything?
00:26:21Quite the opposite.
00:26:22I remember all of it.
00:26:23That's exactly why
00:26:24I know who did what.
00:26:25Get out.
00:26:42She was gone for seven years.
00:26:44I was the one standing beside him
00:26:45all that time.
00:26:46Why does she come back
00:26:47and suddenly everything
00:26:48belongs to her again?
00:26:50You two had a business arrangement.
00:26:52It was always something
00:26:53either of you could end.
00:26:54Romina, don't do anything stupid.
00:27:00Doesn't everyone want to know
00:27:01who she really is?
00:27:03Fine.
00:27:03Let them know.
00:27:26Miss Bennett, did you come back
00:27:28into Mr. Visatunin's life
00:27:29because he's a billionaire now?
00:27:33We've heard that in college
00:27:34you used money
00:27:34to get him to be your boyfriend.
00:27:35Is that true?
00:27:36You dumped him
00:27:36as soon as your family went broke
00:27:37and now that he's successful
00:27:38you're back.
00:27:39How do you explain that?
00:27:45Have you always seen
00:27:46Dario Viscotti
00:27:47as a man whose worth
00:27:47could be measured in money?
00:27:51Fine.
00:27:52If you all want to know that badly
00:27:53I'll tell you everything
00:27:54once and for all.
00:27:59Yes.
00:28:00In college
00:28:01I did pay Dario's
00:28:02grandfather's medical bills
00:28:03and when I was pursuing him
00:28:05I did tell him
00:28:06that if he agreed to be with me
00:28:07I could cover those expenses.
00:28:09Growing up
00:28:10I was used to problems
00:28:10disappearing
00:28:11if I threw enough money at them.
00:28:13So I thought
00:28:14that if I could help him
00:28:15there was nothing wrong with it.
00:28:17It wasn't until recently
00:28:18that I finally understood something.
00:28:20When someone never asked
00:28:21for your help
00:28:22deciding for them
00:28:23just because you have the means
00:28:24can hurt their pride.
00:28:26So you admit
00:28:26you hurt him back then?
00:28:29I do.
00:28:30And I also admit
00:28:30that that seven years ago
00:28:31I told him
00:28:32I got tired of you.
00:28:33That was a lie too.
00:28:35I was stupid
00:28:35and went bankrupt
00:28:36to think pushing someone away
00:28:37was the same as protecting them.
00:28:43Very moving
00:28:44but did you forget one thing?
00:28:46Dario paid off
00:28:46a huge amount of your debt.
00:28:47After you came back to New York
00:28:48he cleared what you owed
00:28:49and now he's brought you
00:28:50into a various group.
00:28:51So what is this, love?
00:28:52Or did you just trade
00:28:53one creditor
00:28:54for a richer one?
00:28:57Miss Bennett
00:28:58have you accepted
00:28:58substantial financial assistance
00:28:59from Mr. Vestero?
00:29:01She doesn't need
00:29:01to answer you.
00:29:05I can handle this myself.
00:29:07I know.
00:29:07So stay right here
00:29:08and keep handling your part.
00:29:13Seven years ago
00:29:14she was the one who left
00:29:15but she wasn't the one
00:29:16who came looking for me.
00:29:17I was the one looking for her.
00:29:19Today people call
00:29:20a various group's
00:29:20intelligent search system
00:29:21one of the most valuable
00:29:22projects in the industry.
00:29:23It now serves finance,
00:29:24logistics, healthcare,
00:29:25and security
00:29:26but it didn't start
00:29:26as any of that.
00:29:28It started as a piece
00:29:29of terrible code
00:29:30written on an old computer
00:29:31by a 22-year-old man.
00:29:32It had one purpose
00:29:33to find her.
00:29:34So stop asking
00:29:35whether she came back
00:29:36because she saw
00:29:36I had money.
00:29:37For seven years
00:29:38I was the one
00:29:39trying to bring her back.
00:29:49So...
00:30:37Mad at me?
00:30:38I made the L Project
00:30:40public without asking
00:30:40you first.
00:30:42A little
00:30:43but mostly
00:30:45I don't know
00:30:46I didn't know
00:30:46you really looked
00:30:47for me that long.
00:30:48Now you do.
00:30:51Why didn't you give up?
00:30:52I tried.
00:30:53Didn't work.
00:31:12I've been meaning to ask
00:31:14when did you buy
00:31:14all of these?
00:31:15Every year
00:31:16on your birthday.
00:31:17Used to check
00:31:18the new collection
00:31:18every birthday.
00:31:19After you were gone
00:31:20maybe I thought
00:31:20one year I'd suddenly find you
00:31:21and I could make up
00:31:22all the birthdays
00:31:22I'd missed it once.
00:31:23Seven years?
00:31:24Are you insane?
00:31:24How much did all this cost?
00:31:26I don't know.
00:31:37What is it?
00:31:38A repayment plan.
00:31:39I went through
00:31:40the personal debts
00:31:41you paid off for me.
00:31:42Principle, interest
00:31:43I'm paying all of it back
00:31:44little by little.
00:31:47You don't need to.
00:31:48On your salary
00:31:48how long is that
00:31:49supposed to take?
00:31:50I don't know.
00:31:50Ten years?
00:31:51Twenty?
00:31:51I'll pay it back over time.
00:31:54Do you really have to
00:31:55keep the money
00:31:56between us this separate?
00:31:59Money needs to be clear.
00:32:01Feelings don't.
00:32:06Seven years ago
00:32:07I thought loving someone
00:32:08meant choosing
00:32:08the best path for them
00:32:09so I never asked you
00:32:10I just pushed you
00:32:11out of my life
00:32:11all these years
00:32:12I told myself
00:32:13I was protecting you
00:32:14looking back
00:32:15I was unbelievably arrogant
00:32:21At least you know that now
00:32:27Could you at least
00:32:28try to comfort me?
00:32:29No
00:32:30you owe me seven years
00:32:34I was feeling moved
00:32:35a second ago
00:32:36you can keep feeling that way
00:32:49Dario if I could do
00:32:50seven years ago
00:32:51over again
00:32:51I wouldn't say
00:32:52I got tired of you
00:32:53I'd tell you
00:32:54my family went bankrupt
00:32:55that I was scared
00:32:56that I might lose everything
00:32:57then I'd ask
00:32:58if you still wanted to stay
00:33:03My answer would have been yes
00:33:05I know
00:33:05and this time
00:33:06I don't want to decide for you
00:33:07so I'm asking
00:33:08Dario Vesteli
00:33:09the boyfriend I dumped
00:33:10seven years ago
00:33:11do you still want us
00:33:12to get back together?
00:33:13No
00:33:17What?
00:33:18Being your boyfriend again
00:33:19is way too easy on you
00:33:25Dario are you messing with me?
00:33:26Let go
00:33:27No
00:33:28Then what do you want?
00:33:30We'll take our time
00:33:31figuring that out
00:33:33Can I?
00:33:48Who is it?
00:33:50Family
00:33:54Dario
00:33:54the family council knows
00:33:55Leona Bennett is back in New York
00:33:57Her father was involved
00:33:58in a major financial investigation
00:33:59and the Bennett family
00:34:00has nothing left
00:34:01that matches the Vistoni name
00:34:02She is not suitable
00:34:03to stand beside you
00:34:04You can have your fun with her
00:34:05but she cannot be the future lady
00:34:07of the Vistoni family
00:34:09Are you done?
00:34:10This is the family's decision
00:34:12Then make a new decision
00:34:13Seven years ago
00:34:14she made one for me
00:34:15This time
00:34:16I'm choosing for myself
00:34:19You just hung up on them?
00:34:20That was the Vistoni family council
00:34:22They don't like me
00:34:23I do
00:34:24Is that clear enough this time?
00:34:27Is that clear enough this time?
00:34:37Is that clear enough this time?
00:34:54What?
00:34:54You forgot five minutes later?
00:34:57I'm just afraid
00:34:58you'll lose everything
00:34:59you worked for
00:35:03That's still my decision
00:35:05You can ask me
00:35:06if it's worth it
00:35:07You don't get to answer for me
00:35:12Fine
00:35:12Then this time
00:35:13I'm not leaving
00:35:14At least I'm not disappearing
00:35:15a second time
00:35:16because somebody says
00:35:17I'm not suitable
00:35:17That's more like it
00:35:25Sir
00:35:26This just arrived
00:35:27from the family estate
00:35:27The council requires
00:35:28both you and Miss Bennett
00:35:29to attend tomorrow evening
00:35:34Is that an invitation?
00:35:35More like a summons
00:35:38Then I'm going
00:35:40You don't have to
00:35:41You just told me
00:35:42not to decide for you
00:35:45Fast learner
00:35:57Do they think
00:35:57I'm not even worthy
00:35:58of representing
00:35:59the Viscotti name
00:36:00in what I wear?
00:36:01They'll pick apart
00:36:02everything they can
00:36:03Your background
00:36:04Your debt
00:36:04Your father
00:36:05Your job
00:36:06Someone may even
00:36:06have an opinion
00:36:07about which glass
00:36:07you pick up
00:36:08They sound delightful
00:36:11Which is why
00:36:12you don't need
00:36:12to please them
00:36:21Then I'm wearing
00:36:21what I'm comfortable in
00:36:23Good
00:36:24Remember one thing
00:36:25tomorrow night
00:36:26What?
00:36:26You're not going there
00:36:27to ask for their approval
00:36:53Is it too late
00:36:54to get back in the car?
00:36:55No
00:36:56Then I'm not going back
00:37:06Miss Bennett
00:37:07I understand there are
00:37:08still outstanding claims
00:37:09tied to your father's
00:37:10financial case
00:37:11There are
00:37:12My lawyers are handling them
00:37:14You're still working
00:37:15at an ordinary company?
00:37:20Yes
00:37:22If you truly intend
00:37:23to stand beside
00:37:23the Godfather one day
00:37:25do you think
00:37:25that kind of job
00:37:26is appropriate?
00:37:28As long as it's legal
00:37:29and doesn't interfere
00:37:30with my responsibilities
00:37:31I don't see why
00:37:32it wouldn't be
00:37:35You're more direct
00:37:36than the rumors
00:37:37suggested
00:37:37Miss Bennett
00:37:40Rumors usually
00:37:41don't bother
00:37:41asking the person
00:37:42they're about
00:37:48Let me be clear
00:37:49I don't dislike
00:37:50you, Miss Bennett
00:37:51Who Dario loves
00:37:52is his private concern
00:37:53But loving someone
00:37:54and being right
00:37:54for a family
00:37:55are two different things
00:37:56I understand
00:37:58Your father's case
00:37:59the Bennett bankruptcy
00:38:00your current debt dispute
00:38:01any of it can be used
00:38:02against Dario
00:38:03The Godfather's wife
00:38:03represents more
00:38:04than herself
00:38:08Then let them
00:38:09come after me
00:38:10If what they say
00:38:11is true
00:38:11I'll own it
00:38:12If it isn't
00:38:12they can prove it
00:38:13You think it's
00:38:14all that simple?
00:38:15No
00:38:16That's why I came
00:38:22Miss Bennett
00:38:22if you truly love
00:38:23Dario
00:38:24why can't you leave?
00:38:26Sometimes walking
00:38:27away from someone
00:38:28is how you protect them
00:38:37Because
00:38:38Because
00:39:18I'm willing to respect you
00:39:19and I'm willing to let you know
00:39:21exactly who I am
00:39:23But I did not come here to ask permission
00:39:25for who I choose to be with
00:39:28My father has a financial case
00:39:30hanging over him
00:39:30My family went bankrupt
00:39:32I have owed a lot of money
00:39:34But my relationship
00:39:35is not up for a vote
00:39:41You're brave
00:39:44It's not bravery
00:39:46I'm just done running
00:40:00You didn't help me
00:40:01once in there
00:40:03Didn't you say
00:40:04you didn't want me
00:40:05handling things for you?
00:40:09I'm starting to hate
00:40:10the things I say
00:40:12You'll get used to it
00:40:15I did like the part
00:40:16where you said
00:40:17our relationship
00:40:17isn't up for a vote
00:40:19Good
00:40:19Because I'm not saying it twice
00:40:28She handled herself
00:40:29better last night
00:40:29than I expected
00:40:33That doesn't sound
00:40:34like a compliment
00:40:38Because one dinner
00:40:39doesn't decide this
00:40:40She can be your girlfriend
00:40:42She can attend private events
00:40:43at your side
00:40:44But the council
00:40:45is not prepared
00:40:45to recognize her
00:40:46as the future Don's wife
00:40:50I didn't ask
00:40:51whether you recognized anything
00:40:54That is exactly the problem
00:40:56You're the godfather
00:40:57Not a king
00:40:58The Viscochis have a board
00:41:00a council
00:41:00capital
00:41:01allies
00:41:02and dozens of families
00:41:03tied to us
00:41:04You can force everyone
00:41:06into line once
00:41:07You cannot treat everyone
00:41:09as the enemy forever
00:41:15What do you actually want?
00:41:21Time
00:41:21Don't rush into a public engagement
00:41:23Don't rush her into family decisions
00:41:25Let the council see
00:41:26that she won't become
00:41:27your weakness
00:41:31And if I say no
00:41:37Then people will demand reviews
00:41:39of several major business decisions
00:41:41you've made
00:41:42Some may even call
00:41:43for a vote of confidence
00:41:47Is that a threat?
00:41:49It's a warning
00:41:51You spent seven years
00:41:52making them accept
00:41:53your authority
00:41:53Don't force them
00:41:54to test your limits again
00:41:55just to prove
00:41:56you love one woman
00:42:04So they really can limit you?
00:42:06They can make trouble
00:42:09How did you deal
00:42:09with that kind of trouble before?
00:42:12I made them regret it
00:42:15That sounds exactly like you
00:42:18But don't prove anything
00:42:19because of me this time
00:42:20We can take it slow
00:42:22You're not scared?
00:42:23I am
00:42:24But I ran seven years ago
00:42:26because I was scared
00:42:27We already know
00:42:28that doesn't work
00:42:33Mr. Vestadi
00:42:39There's been speculation
00:42:40that the Vestadi
00:42:40and DeLuki families
00:42:41are discussing
00:42:42a deeper partnership
00:42:42Does that include marriage?
00:42:44No
00:42:46You could at least
00:42:47leave the reporters
00:42:48a little room to imagine
00:42:49I don't like people
00:42:50inventing girlfriends for me
00:43:10I can explain
00:43:13You don't need to
00:43:17I saw you say no on camera
00:43:20That's it?
00:43:21What else am I supposed to do?
00:43:23Storm the gala
00:43:23and throw red wine on her?
00:43:27You would have done that once
00:43:32I was 20
00:43:33Now I just want to
00:43:34finish my pasta
00:43:39I trust you now
00:43:40You don't have to come home
00:43:41and file an incident report
00:43:42every time someone
00:43:43photographs you
00:43:43next to a woman
00:43:53Today's photos will make the council
00:43:54feel a little more at ease
00:43:59I attended a charity gala
00:44:00If you want to use me
00:44:01to max your headlines again
00:44:02at least ask me first
00:44:03It was only to remind Dario
00:44:05that there are more stable options
00:44:08Then you should probably find out
00:44:09whether he has any interest
00:44:18in choosing one
00:44:30I'm sorry
00:44:30both clients asked for you to be removed from their projects
00:44:33otherwise they'll switch vendors
00:44:35Why?
00:44:37They didn't put a reason in writing
00:44:39They only said they don't want to get pulled into controversy
00:44:41involving the Vizzotti family
00:44:45And the company?
00:44:49I'm not firing you
00:44:50But I do have to take you
00:44:52off those two accounts
00:45:05Miss Bennett
00:45:06due to recent media exposure
00:45:07and our review of associated party risk
00:45:09we're unable to continue processing
00:45:11your application at this time
00:45:12I applied for my own line of credit
00:45:13What does Dario have to do with it?
00:45:16I understand
00:45:17but this is the risk department's decision
00:45:47I'll have someone looking too
00:45:49Not yet
00:45:49Leona
00:45:50I'm not saying we should ignore it
00:45:52I want to know whether they're trying to scare me
00:45:54or push me into doing something they need me to do
00:46:07Give me an hour
00:46:08and I can tell you which printer this came from
00:46:10which access point it passed through
00:46:12and which car delivered it
00:46:18And tomorrow all of New York will know
00:46:20the Godfather searched half the city
00:46:22over one anonymous note
00:46:23sent to his girlfriend
00:46:26I don't care
00:46:28I do
00:46:29because that's exactly what they want everyone to believe
00:46:31that the second I show up
00:46:33you lose all sense of proportion
00:46:37Give me two days
00:46:38I'll start with the clients in the bank
00:46:39If I hit a wall
00:46:40then I'll borrow your knife
00:46:42Lawyers
00:46:45Your face did not look like
00:46:46you were thinking about lawyers
00:46:47Lawyers
00:46:49You
00:47:52Two clients, the bank's risk review, and an anonymous letter.
00:47:56You still want to tell me that's all a coincidence?
00:48:04I'm only showing you what it costs to stand beside Dario.
00:48:09So this is you saving me again?
00:48:11Leave him.
00:48:12The project's come back, the bank reopens your application, and we can talk about the debt.
00:48:15Seven years ago, you knew my family was falling apart and did nothing.
00:48:20Now, seven years later, you suddenly want to be my savior?
00:48:23Is that because you actually care about me, or because you finally think you have a chance to beat him?
00:48:29At least I wouldn't let you become a target for a mafia family.
00:48:35How is what you're doing any different from what I did in college?
00:48:37You have money and connections, so you think everyone else should accept the answer you've already chosen for them.
00:48:41Are you lecturing me for Dario now?
00:48:42No.
00:48:42I'm embarrassed for the person I used to be.
00:48:45You'll regret this.
00:48:46The Viscone family will never truly accept you.
00:48:48That's my problem.
00:48:49It's not your opportunity.
00:49:11I can make North Harbor disappear by tomorrow.
00:49:13You promised to let me handle it.
00:49:16I'm just giving you options.
00:49:17Your options are always illegal.
00:49:19Not always.
00:49:20Acquisitions are legal.
00:49:22Don't move yet.
00:49:23The more desperate he gets, the more evidence he'll leave behind.
00:49:35The press is already looking into several of North Harbor's bridge loans.
00:49:39If they're tied to related party pressure, we could breach our bank covenants.
00:49:47Shut the story down.
00:49:51The press isn't the problem.
00:49:53The problem is why you're still circling Miss Benny.
00:50:02I can stop.
00:50:04All you have to do is admit that choosing Dario back then was an impulsive mistake.
00:50:13Why do you need to hear that so badly?
00:50:15Because I was better for you than he was.
00:50:17Seven years ago and now.
00:50:19Conrad, you've always believed you lost to him because he eventually got money, power, and the Vizzotti name.
00:50:24Didn't I?
00:50:25No.
00:50:25Seven years ago, he had nothing and I still chose him.
00:50:28Seven years later, you have everything and I still won't choose you.
00:50:35Then what exactly did I lose on?
00:50:41I don't like you.
00:50:43It's that simple.
00:50:46You turned the last seven years into a competition.
00:50:48I was never in it.
00:50:51I was never in it.
00:50:51I've never in it.
00:51:16So here's the issue.
00:51:18Hayes Capital acquired the debt through an affiliated fund,
00:51:21but the consulting firm that evaluated seven years ago
00:51:23has overlapping interests with the fund's current manager.
00:51:29If we can show that inside information was improperly used,
00:51:32we can ask the court to review the transfer price
00:51:34and the related party disclosures.
00:51:39What are our chances?
00:51:41Not 100%.
00:51:45That's enough.
00:51:47I don't need 100%.
00:51:48I just need him to stop using this debt like an engagement ring.
00:52:16Ms. Bennett, will Mr. Vistani be paying your legal fees?
00:52:19This is my case.
00:52:20I'm paying my own lawyers.
00:52:21Can you actually afford that?
00:52:23I'll pay it slowly.
00:52:25If there's one thing I'm experienced at, it's debt.
00:52:41Do you need the best lawyers?
00:52:42I already have them.
00:52:44Do you need money?
00:52:45No.
00:52:46Good.
00:52:47You agreed that easily?
00:52:49I'm learning.
00:53:10What are you doing here?
00:53:12Dario won't see me.
00:53:14So you thought I'd make you an appointment?
00:53:16I'm not here to beg you.
00:53:19Good.
00:53:19Because I'm not planning to forgive you either.
00:53:36I was jealous of you back then.
00:53:38You had everything.
00:53:39Grades, money, friends, and in the end, even the man I wanted wanted you.
00:53:48So you took the thing that hurt him most and handed it to everyone so they could laugh at him?
00:53:52I know what I did was wrong.
00:53:54But I didn't know all those details on my own.
00:53:58What do you mean?
00:54:02Someone fed me information.
00:54:04The date Dario's grandfather was admitted.
00:54:07How much he owed.
00:54:08Which window you paid at.
00:54:10Even when he started refusing to let you keep paying.
00:54:14Someone knew far more than I did.
00:54:32Back then I didn't even know what Visconti meant.
00:54:35I thought it was just some former classmate feeding me gossip.
00:54:37Why are you telling me now?
00:54:38Being jealous of you is one thing.
00:54:40Finding out someone used me as a weapon is another.
00:54:44That doesn't mean I forgive you.
00:54:46I know.
00:55:12You recognize it?
00:55:16It was the Visconti Foundation for university grants and youth programs.
00:55:19It was already operating seven years ago.
00:55:20So someone in your family knew about us even then?
00:55:23At least someone knew about me.
00:55:24My father kept my identity hidden from the outside world.
00:55:27But not everyone in the family was in the dark.
00:55:31During my last two years of college, someone started watching me.
00:55:35Trying to see whether I had what it took.
00:55:36Whether I had any weaknesses.
00:55:37Whether I could become a successor.
00:55:43So I could have been in their reports the entire time?
00:55:51Possibly.
00:55:56But if someone deliberately fed Romina information about you and kept those campus rumors growing, that wasn't surveillance anymore.
00:56:02Don't jump to an answer yet.
00:56:04We still don't have proof of who sent the email.
00:56:09You taught me.
00:56:10Follow the evidence.
00:56:14That is very annoying coming from you.
00:56:33This email did not come from a regular employee account.
00:56:36It went through an anonymous relay inside the foundation.
00:56:38And the payment account at the end has a number, not a name.
00:56:41What number?
00:56:43V17.
00:56:45V17.
00:57:07You never used to care if I smoked.
00:57:12You couldn't afford cigarettes this expensive back then.
00:57:15You still haven't told me what actually happened after you entered the Viscote family seven years ago.
00:57:25If you want to know whether I belong here, ask everything at once.
00:57:28Stop coming up a different stupid test every day.
00:57:36Nobody suddenly becomes anything by the time you saw the Godfather in the news, I'd already spent two years making
00:57:42everyone shut up.
00:57:48Later, I found records that you'd worked in Miami.
00:57:56By then, I was a few months too late.
00:57:58I was always just behind you.
00:58:02Then don't miss me this time.
00:58:04We'll investigate it together.
00:58:18The system administrator back then was Enrico Salvi.
00:58:21He died of a heart attack four years ago.
00:58:25Who had access to the anonymous relay?
00:58:27The administrator, the finance director, and core family authorized accounts.
00:58:32We'd need the old permissions list for specific names.
00:58:51We can confirm that this account paid the Foundation a special project fee every month, but the account holder was
00:58:56anonymized a second time.
00:58:59Can you recover it?
00:59:03It'll take time.
00:59:23Don't start by suspecting Vatidio.
00:59:25I didn't say him.
00:59:26There are no words on my face.
00:59:28There are now.
00:59:28They say I really want to settle a score with someone.
00:59:35Fine.
00:59:36We wait for evidence.
00:59:51Over the past month, the Viscotti name has appeared in more than 20 financial and entertainment headlines because of Ms.
00:59:56Bennett.
00:59:56We've also lost two business partnerships.
01:00:02Did you investigate it why we lost them?
01:00:04I'm talking about the result.
01:00:06The family cannot keep paying for the Godfather's personal choices.
01:00:11Mateo.
01:00:13Mateo.
01:00:16Father, I'm only saying what everyone here is thinking.
01:00:20We're requesting a formal review of several high-risk decisions.
01:00:29follow the bylaws
01:00:35if the review still doesn't satisfy the council
01:00:37we have the right to call a vote of confidence in the godfather
01:00:42then call it
01:00:56you voted once seven years ago if you want to vote again
01:00:59i'll be here
01:01:08what are you going to do
01:01:13let them vote
01:01:16that confident
01:01:19no
01:01:20i just hate begging
01:01:26then don't
01:01:28let the results speak for you