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00:00Every time my driver took me to the office, he brought his girlfriend along.
00:03Since it was on the way, I never said anything.
00:05Until one day, I opened the car door and saw a note taped to the back seat.
00:09No freeloaders allowed. You know who you are.
00:11I tore the note off.
00:14Ethan? What is this?
00:15Ethan in the driver's seat went pale at once.
00:18Before he could say anything, Ivy pulled off her sunglasses and turned around, glared at me.
00:21Can you not leave?
00:23You shamelessly mooch rides in my boyfriend's car every damn day.
00:26Aren't you embarrassed?
00:27If you can't afford a cab, stay home!
00:30I can't stand broke losers like you!
00:33I froze for a second.
00:35I'm mooching rides in your boyfriend's car?
00:37Ethan got out and pulled me aside.
00:39Claire, I'm sorry. Ivy doesn't know I'm your driver.
00:43She's kind of possessive. She probably thinks there's something between us.
00:47I stared at him. And?
00:48Ethan glanced back at Ivy and lowered his voice.
00:51She doesn't really want to ride in the same car with you.
00:54How about I drop her off first today, then come back for you in 20 minutes?
00:57I thought I heard him wrong.
00:59So you want to take my car and leave me on the side of the road?
01:02Ethan flushed, then went pale. Ivy was already getting impatient.
01:06Baby! Why are you wasting time with this nobody? Go! I'm going to be late!
01:10Ethan gritted his teeth and went straight back to the driver's seat.
01:13Just like that, my car drove off. Disappeared around the corner.
01:16I stood there, pulled out my phone, calm.
01:17Hello? I'd like to report a stolen vehicle.
01:20Someone drove my car away without my permission.
01:2220 minutes later, cops just pulled up.
01:25Ethan came rushing back in the car.
01:26Claire, did you seriously call the police?
01:28The officer asked him.
01:29Does this car belong to you?
01:31No.
01:33I'm Miss Whitport's driver.
01:34Did the owner give you permission to leave her on the roadside and drive off with the car?
01:38Ethan had nothing. He pulled me aside, panicking.
01:40Claire, please.
01:42For my father's sake.
01:48I paused. Ethan's father, Frank, had driven for my family for 14 years.
01:5214 years ago, when I was 17, a drunk driver crashed into our car.
01:56The car rolled off the road, and the gas tank started leaking.
01:59I was trapped in the burning back seat.
02:01Frank ran into the flames, smashed the window, and dragged me out.
02:04His left hand was permanently burned.
02:06My parents didn't make it out.
02:07All these years, Frank never once held that over me.
02:10Never asked for anything.
02:11Then three months ago, his heart gave out.
02:13Had to stop working.
02:14For the first time ever, he came to me, asked if I could give his son, just laid off, a
02:17job.
02:18So I let Ethan take over, made him my driver.
02:20But honestly, Ethan's problems didn't start today.
02:22A month ago, the first time he showed up with Ivy to pick me up.
02:24She sat in the front seat, filming everything on her phone.
02:27Steering wheel, logo, leather seats, a key fob.
02:30Like she wanted to film every inch.
02:31I could understand that.
02:32She was young.
02:33A little vanity was normal.
02:34Ethan opened the door for me, explained quietly.
02:37Her work's on the way, so I gave her a ride.
02:38I said nothing.
02:39But that, on the way, turned into every single day.
02:42Every morning, Ethan picked Ivy up first, then came to get me.
02:45And Ivy got weirder and weirder.
02:47The second I got in, she'd spray perfume everywhere, wrinkle her nose.
02:51Damn.
02:52How does a car this expensive always smell cheap?
02:54I actually thought there was a smell.
02:56Told Ethan to get the car deep cleaned.
02:58She only got worse.
02:59Next day, a disposable seat cover.
03:01On my seat.
03:02The second I got out, she wiped down my seat.
03:04It disinfected wipes like her life depended on it.
03:06Finally, I couldn't take it.
03:07What's her problem?
03:08I asked Ethan.
03:09Ethan told me.
03:10She's very clean.
03:15Think much of it.
03:16I had too much on my plate every day.
03:18Hundred million dollar projects waiting for my call.
03:20I didn't have the energy to fight with my driver's girlfriend over something that small.
03:24Until today.
03:25Until I saw that note.
03:26Then I got it.
03:27Ivy thought I was some broke girl shamelessly bumming rides in her boyfriend's nice car.
03:31Absurd.
03:32Completely absurd.
03:33At first, I was going to teach them both a lesson.
03:35But Ethan was begging.
03:38Claire.
03:39I promise.
03:40Never again.
03:41I'll tell Ivy everything today.
03:43I won't give her rides anymore.
03:44I swear.
03:45Please.
03:46My dad's health is bad.
03:48Just this once.
03:49For his sake.
03:49I thought of Frank.
03:50Sighed.
03:52Fine.
03:53I'll let it go this time.
03:54The cops left.
03:55Ethan let out a breath.
03:59Seriously, thank you, Claire.
04:00I got in the back.
04:03Drive.
04:03After that, Ivy stopped showing up in my car.
04:05But Ethan started being late every day.
04:07The first time, 20 minutes.
04:08He said traffic was bad.
04:09Second time, half an hour.
04:11Flat tire, he said.
04:12The third time, 40 minutes.
04:13He said he overslept.
04:14I warned him every time.
04:16Head down.
04:16Won't happen again.
04:17But the next time, he was late anyway.
04:19If it wasn't for his dad, I would have fired him ages ago.
04:21I thought that would be the end of it.
04:22Until that weekend, the company finally closed a deal we'd been working on for six months.
04:2616 days straight.
04:28Less than four hours of sleep a night.
04:30Signed.
04:30The last doc.
04:31Stood up.
04:31Vision went black.
04:32My private doctor warned me.
04:33You have to rest this weekend.
04:35So I decided to head to my Napa estate.
04:37Just rest.
04:37Far from the city.
04:38No board members.
04:39No meetings.
04:39I just wanted to turn off my phone and get a proper night's sleep.
04:42I called Ethan.
04:43Pick me up.
04:44I'm going to the estate to rest.
04:46A pause on the other end.
04:47Today might not work.
04:49The car broke down.
04:50I sent it in for repairs this morning.
04:51Where are you going?
04:52Should I call you a car?
04:53I frowned.
04:54Too tired to make a fuss.
04:55Forget it.
04:56I'll get a ride myself.
04:57I hung up.
04:58Called a car to Napa.
04:59But when I reached the gate, I froze.
05:01The black car, the one supposedly in the shop, was parked right outside.
05:04Perfectly fine.
05:05A dozen other cars I didn't recognize.
05:07Parked right there.
05:08Music thundered inside the house.
05:10I pushed the door open.
05:11For one second, I thought I was in the wrong house.
05:13Bottles everywhere.
05:14Shoe prints all over the carpet.
05:15My father's sofa, soaked in red wine.
05:17My private wine collection, opened bottle after bottle.
05:25The second I saw it, I bought this Napa estate just to have somewhere to rest.
05:28The decor, the furniture, I put real thought into all of it.
05:31I took care of this place like it was sacred.
05:33Now, trashed, beyond recognition.
05:35Then I saw Ivy sitting in the center of the living room.
05:38Her friends all around her, showering her with praise.
05:40Ivy, you're seriously amazing.
05:42Wait, Ethan's the CEO of Whitmore Group, plus he owns this estate?
05:45Once you marry him, you'll be the CEO's wife, right?
05:48Don't forget us when that happens.
05:49Ivy was soaking it in until she saw me at the door.
05:52Her face dropped.
05:53She stormed up to me in high heels.
05:55She slapped me across the face.
05:59You shameless.
06:01You actually followed Ethan all the way here?
06:03Everyone rose.
06:04Ivy, who is this?
06:06Ivy pointed at me in disgust.
06:07The freeloader I was telling you about.
06:09Mooping rides in my boyfriend's car every day wasn't enough.
06:12Now she's followed him to his house.
06:14Who told you this was Ethan's house?
06:16She scoffed.
06:17He did, obviously.
06:19What, you think we don't know?
06:21The only reason a cheap girl like you keeps trying to get with Ethan is because he's the CEO of
06:25Whitmore Group.
06:26Beeping rides wasn't enough?
06:27Creating chances to be alone with him?
06:29And now you're throwing yourself at him in his own house?
06:31I stared at her.
06:32Selling myself?
06:33Ethan said the only reason he drives you is because you work for him.
06:36He felt bad for you and didn't want to make it weird and you still had to push your luck?
06:39I stood there frozen.
06:40So that's what Ethan told her.
06:46Wonder she hated me.
06:48In her head, Ethan was a rich CEO.
06:51Luxury car.
06:52Napa Estate.
06:53Running Whitmore Group.
06:54And me, just some broke employee under him.
06:57Too poor for a car.
06:58Trying to seduce the CEO.
06:59Ivy wasn't done.
07:00She turned to her friends.
07:02You guys have no idea how shameless this woman is.
07:05She's glued to Ethan's car every single day.
07:07I couldn't stand it anymore, so I taped a note to her seat telling her to stop mooching rides.
07:11And what did she do?
07:13That psycho called the cops and accused Ethan of bullying an employee.
07:16For the company's image, Ethan had to drop me off first, then sneak back to get her.
07:20My eyes went wide, so that's why.
07:22That's why he was late every day.
07:24Traffic, tires, oversleeping.
07:26Every damn excuse had been a lie.
07:28I pulled out my phone, called Daniel, the company's head lawyer.
07:31Bring the legal team and security to my estate.
07:34Now.
07:35Ivy grabbed my phone and smashed it on the floor.
07:38Are you obsessed with making a scene?
07:39You're a nobody.
07:40Stop acting like you're somebody.
07:42Your estate?
07:43This is my boyfriend's.
07:45The friends burst into laughter.
07:47This is killing me.
07:48A nobody trying to climb into the CEO's bed is calling a lawyer?
07:51Of course she's shameless.
07:53Hasn't even landed the rich guy yet, and she's already calling his estate hers.
07:56Some people really are that cheap.
07:57The second they see a rich man, they're ready to spread their legs and crawl around like a dog.
08:01Disgusting.
08:02Trash like her should be thrown out.
08:04Ivy was loving every word.
08:05She grabbed my collar.
08:07Hear that?
08:08Everyone thinks you're a nobody.
08:09Then her eyes dropped to my neck.
08:12An old gold locket.
08:15Well, this is kind of nice.
08:16She yanked it off my neck.
08:18My stomach dropped.
08:19Give that back.
08:21You're that worked up?
08:22Must be valuable.
08:23Expensive?
08:24Give it back!
08:25It's the only thing my mother left me!
08:32Fourteen years ago, after the accident, Frank pulled that locket from the wreckage for me.
08:36Inside was the last photo of me and my mother.
08:38Since I was seventeen, I'd never taken it off.
08:40Not once.
08:41Ivy's smile only got uglier.
08:43She slammed the locket on the floor.
08:45Right in front of me, the metal case cracked open, and the yellowed photo fell out.
08:48No!
08:49I lunged, but Ivy's heel came down first.
08:51The sharp stiletto landed right on my mother's face.
08:53In that moment, something in me snapped.
08:55I slapped Ivy hard across the face.
08:58You're a monster.
09:01You-you hit me?
09:03Ivy's head snapped to the side.
09:04She grabbed her face, screaming.
09:06Get her!
09:07Teach her a lesson!
09:08Whoever beats her the worst gets a million dollars!
09:11Her friends lit up.
09:12They came at me.
09:12All of them, punching, kicking.
09:16You hit Ivy?
09:17She's gonna be the CEO's wife?
09:19Who do you think you are?
09:20It's just some cheap locket.
09:22Probably got it from one of the guys she's been with.
09:24Just find another sugar daddy and buy a new one.
09:27Why make such a big deal?
09:28Gold diggers who sleep their way up deserve what they get.
09:30They had me pinned on the floor.
09:32I was shaking.
09:32Not from fear.
09:33From rage.
09:35You're going to regret this.
09:37They laughed.
09:38Like it was the funnest thing they'd ever heard.
09:40Regret it?
09:41Ivy's boyfriend is the CEO of Whitmore Group!
09:43Exactly.
09:44And what are you?
09:45Some nobody employee?
09:47You're already desperate enough to throw yourself at a CEO?
09:50And you think you can threaten us?
09:52They held me down.
09:52Laughing.
09:53Mocking.
09:54Not holding back.
09:54Ivy grabbed my hair.
09:55Yanked my head up.
09:56Regret it?
09:58I've never regretted anything in my life.
10:00I'll wait right here and see how a woman like you plans to make me regret it.
10:05The second those words left her mouth, engines inside, roaring, a line of black cars pulled
10:09in.
10:10Perfect formation, right at the front entrance.
10:17Sudden luxury convos stunned everyone in the room.
10:20They all stopped what they were doing and turned toward the door.
10:23Under everyone's stare, the car doors opened in unison.
10:26A group of people in suits got out quickly.
10:28At the front was Daniel, general counsel of Whitmore Group.
10:30Behind him came the full legal team and professional security.
10:33Each of them carried document folders and body cameras.
10:35Their presence was intense and they quickly surrounded the entrance to the estate.
10:39Ivy's friends were dumbfounded.
10:40What is going on?
10:41Why are there suddenly so many people?
10:43With a lineup like that, they must be here for someone important.
10:46Obviously.
10:47Ethan must have called them.
10:49Are they here to welcome the future CEO's wife?
10:51Ivy's eyes lit up.
10:53She immediately released my hair, straightened her clothes, and walked to the door of the
10:57lady of the house.
10:58Did Ethan send you?
10:59Daniel did not even look at her.
11:00His gaze went past the crowd when he saw me beaten on the floor.
11:03Blood at the corner of my mouth and my hair a mess.
11:06His face darkened instantly.
11:07He strode to me and helped me up himself.
11:09Miss Whitmore, are you alright?
11:12The entire living room went silent.
11:13Miss Whitmore?
11:14Ivy froze for two seconds.
11:16The next moment, she burst out laughing.
11:20Did you hear that?
11:21This idiot just called the freeloading bitch Mrs. Whitmore?
11:25Her friends laughed with her.
11:27Did you get the wrong person?
11:29This woman is just a low-level employee.
11:32She mooks his rides every day and spends all her time trying to seduce the CEO.
11:38Exactly.
11:39Some broke nobody without a car thinks she can pretend to be the CEO.
11:42If she's the CEO, then who is Ethan?
11:48Enough.
11:49Daniel spoke coldly.
11:50The woman standing before you is the CEO of Whitmore Group.
11:53Claire Whitmore.
11:58No one believed him, but the laughter only blew louder.
12:01Damn, are these people all actors?
12:03If she's the CEO of Whitmore Group, then who is Ivy's boyfriend?
12:09Exactly.
12:10Some broke loser who can't even afford a cab
12:13thinks she has anything to do with Whitmore Group?
12:16Does she really think that after riding in the CEO's car a few times,
12:20she can pretend to be the CEO?
12:23Claire, how much did you pay these actors?
12:25Ivy pointed at Daniel.
12:27Nice suits.
12:28The rental cars look convincing, too.
12:30I'll pay double.
12:32Why don't you call me Miss CEO a few times?
12:34Daniel frowned.
12:35But Ivy grew more arrogant the more she spoke.
12:37You could have pretended to be anyone,
12:39and you chose to steal my boyfriend's identity?
12:42Let me tell you something.
12:43The real CEO of Whitmore Group is my boyfriend, Ethan Miller.
12:48Daniel paused.
12:49Ethan Miller?
12:50Isn't he Miss Whitmore's driver?
12:52Driver?
12:53Ivy screamed at once.
12:55Bullshit!
12:56My boyfriend is not a driver.
12:58He's the CEO of the group.
13:00He's this bitch's boss.
13:04Idiot.
13:05Daniel had no patience left for her.
13:08Secure the scene.
13:10Photograph every damaged item.
13:11No one leaves.
13:12After what you did to Mrs. Whitmerth today,
13:14none of you is walking away from this easily.
13:16Understood.
13:17Several security guards immediately stepped forward
13:19to control Ivy and her friends.
13:20What are you doing?
13:21Ivy backed away in panic.
13:23I'm warning you.
13:25Don't touch me.
13:28My boyfriend is Ethan Miller,
13:29CEO of Whitmore Group.
13:34If you lay one finger on me,
13:36he will never let you get away with it.
13:42His friends grew bold again.
13:44That's right.
13:45If you touch Ivy,
13:46you're going against the CEO of Whitmore Group.
13:48He's the CEO.
13:49You actors better know your place.
13:50Leave now while you still can.
13:52Ivy, call Ethan back.
13:53Let the real CEO come put them in their place.
13:55Ivy immediately made the call.
13:59Baby, come to the estate right now.
14:02There are people here causing trouble.
14:04They're trying to hold us here
14:05and won't let us leave.
14:06Bring people with you.
14:08Ivy, what happened?
14:10Explain.
14:10Ivy said it once.
14:12It's that bitch who keeps mooching rides in your car.
14:14She suddenly came to the estate
14:16and brought a bunch of actors to put on a show.
14:18She's saying she's the real CEO of Whitmore Group
14:21and that you're only her driver.
14:26Baby, hurry up.
14:27These lunatics are driving me crazy.
14:29The other end of the line went dead silent.
14:33Ethan, say something.
14:34When are you coming?
14:36After a long moment,
14:37Ethan's voice tightened.
14:39Where are you right now?
14:42Napa Estate.
14:43There was an audible, sharp inhale on the phone.
14:46Who told you to go there?
14:48Ivy froze.
14:50Didn't you say I could come whenever I wanted?
14:52Ethan fell silent again.
14:54Finally, he forced out one sentence.
14:57Do not do anything.
14:58I'm coming right now.
15:00The call ended
15:00and Ivy looked smug again.
15:02You heard that?
15:03Ethan is on his way.
15:05You're all done.
15:06I found a chair and sat down without speaking.
15:08Daniel crouched beside me and asked gently,
15:10Miss Whitmore,
15:11should we treat your injuries first?
15:13I shook my head.
15:14Wait until Ethan gets here.
15:16Just keep acting.
15:18Once Ethan arrives,
15:20let's see how long you can keep this up.
15:25Your friends heard Ethan was really coming.
15:28They found their courage again.
15:30Ivy,
15:30when Ethan gets here,
15:32you have to make him teach them a lesson.
15:34They broke into Ethan's estate
15:36and hired actors to fake authority.
15:38They're asking for it.
15:40Ivy glared at me through clenched teeth.
15:42Don't worry.
15:43None of them is getting away.
15:46Ethan will destroy them,
15:48Daniel scoffed.
15:49Destroy us?
15:51Ethan,
15:51a driver?
15:53Please.
15:54Ivy lost it on the spot.
15:56Shut your damn mouth!
15:58My boyfriend is not a driver.
16:00He drives a luxury car
16:02and lives in a huge estate.
16:04How could he be a driver?
16:06You're obviously here
16:08to turn us against each other
16:09so this bitch can make her move
16:11and steal my man,
16:13Daniel sneered.
16:14Hopelessly stupid.
16:15The luxury car outside
16:16belongs to Miss Whitmer.
16:18This estate
16:19belongs to Miss Whitmer.
16:20Ethan is just the driver she hired.
16:22Bullshit!
16:23If the car is hers,
16:24why does she mooch rides
16:25for my boyfriend every day?
16:26I finally laughed
16:27from sheer disbelief.
16:32mooch rides?
16:33I ride in my own car.
16:34How is that mooching?
16:36Ethan picks me up
16:37and drops me off every day
16:38because that is his job.
16:39As for why he told you
16:41he was the CEO
16:43and why he brought you
16:44to my estate,
16:47you'd better ask him yourself.
16:49Ivy refused to believe a word.
16:51Cut the tag team bullshit!
16:53You know Ethan is on his way
16:55and you're scared your lie
16:56will fall apart
16:56so you're trying to turn us
16:57against each other
16:58before he gets back.
16:59You're jealous of me.
17:00Jealous that I found
17:01a rich boyfriend?
17:02You want to steal my man?
17:04Yeah!
17:04This bitch wants Ivy's man!
17:07Hiring actors
17:08for a cheap stunt like this?
17:10We won't fall for it.
17:11When Ethan gets here,
17:12let's see how this bitch
17:12keeps pretending.
17:14Just then,
17:14the hurried footsteps
17:15came from outside.
17:16Ethan had arrived.
17:21Everyone turned
17:22toward the door at once.
17:23Ethan ran in,
17:24panting.
17:25Ivy immediately rushed
17:26into his arms.
17:27Baby, you're finally here!
17:28Tell these idiots
17:29whose luxury car is it?
17:31Whose estate is it?
17:32Who owns Wetmore Group?
17:33Exactly!
17:34They're saying this bitch
17:35is the CEO of Wetmore Group.
17:37They're saying the estate
17:38and the luxury car outside
17:40are hers.
17:42They even said
17:43you're just this bitch's driver.
17:44They tried to have security
17:45detain us just now.
17:47They said they were going
17:47to make us pay
17:48for what happened today.
17:50Ethan, show them
17:51what happens
17:51when people come
17:52to your estate
17:52and put on an act.
17:53Ethan did not answer.
17:54His gaze swept
17:55across the ruined living room
17:56and the blood
17:57at the corner of my mouth
17:58and finally landed
17:59on the smashed locket
18:00on the floor.
18:01The color drained
18:02from his face.
18:03He knew that locket.
18:04On his first day
18:05driving for me,
18:06Frank had specifically
18:06told him it was
18:07my mother's keepsake
18:08and that he had
18:09to be careful around it.
18:10Now it was broken.
18:11Ivy grabbed his arm.
18:12Hurry up
18:12and have them thrown out!
18:13She pointed at me
18:14and Daniel,
18:15teeth clenched.
18:16Especially those
18:16two.
18:17They keep saying
18:17you're only a driver.
18:18Tell them.
18:19Tell them you're
18:19the real CEO
18:20of Whitmore Group.
18:21Ethan did not move.
18:22What's wrong with you?
18:22Say something!
18:23Ethan slowly raised
18:24his head
18:25and looked at me.
18:25His eyes were full
18:26of panic and pleading.
18:28Then he let go of Ivy
18:29and walked quickly to me.
18:30And just like last time,
18:31he lowered his voice.
18:32Claire,
18:33please,
18:34help me.
18:39in the chair
18:40and looked at him
18:41coldly.
18:41Help you with what?
18:42Help me keep up the lie.
18:44In front of Ivy,
18:45pretend I'm the CEO
18:46of Whitmore Group
18:46and you're my employee.
18:48I stared at him,
18:48almost doubting
18:49what I had heard.
18:50Ethan kept begging.
18:51Just this once.
18:52Please.
18:52She really cares
18:53about a man's career
18:54and income.
18:54She finds out
18:54I'm only a driver.
18:55She'll definitely break me.
18:55I really like her
18:56and my dad's health is bad.
18:57He's always wanted me
18:58to find a girlfriend
18:58and settle down.
18:59Claire,
18:59for my father's sake,
19:00help me one more time.
19:01I promise I'll drive
19:02properly from now on.
19:03I won't be late again.
19:04I won't use your car
19:05to pick her up again.
19:05I'll do whatever you say.
19:06Every word he said
19:07was beyond laughable.
19:08I stared at him
19:09for a few seconds
19:10and could not help laughing.
19:11Ethan,
19:12where do you get the nerve
19:12to say that to me?
19:13Ethan panicked at once
19:14and instinctively glanced
19:15back at Ivy.
19:18Claire,
19:18keep your voice down.
19:19I ignored him.
19:22For your father's sake,
19:23I gave you a job.
19:24The first time you drove off
19:25with my car without permission,
19:27I let it go.
19:28And what did you do?
19:30You let your girlfriend
19:31ride in my car
19:32and tape notes to my seat
19:33to humiliate me.
19:35Behind my back,
19:36you kept using my car
19:37to pick her up
19:37and drop her off.
19:39You used my car
19:40to play rich
19:40and then used my estate
19:41to pretend it was your house.
19:43You even told her
19:44you were the CEO
19:45of Whitmore Group
19:46and pointed at the trash
19:47in the living room.
19:48Now she brought a crowd
19:49into my house
19:50to drink and break things.
19:54Ethan,
19:55what exactly makes you think
19:57you deserve my help?
19:59Sweat began beating
20:00on Ethan's forehead.
20:01He opened his mouth
20:02as to say something,
20:03but no words came out.
20:08Your father is in poor health.
20:09When he asked me
20:10to give you this job,
20:11he wanted you to work honestly,
20:12earn a stable income
20:13and support yourself.
20:14He did not ask me
20:15to let you ruin this job.
20:17And he definitely
20:17did not ask you
20:18to take my car
20:19and my estate
20:19and use them to con women.
20:21Claire,
20:21I didn't con her,
20:22I just...
20:23Just what?
20:24I cut him off.
20:25Just told Ivy
20:26you were the owner
20:26of Whitmore Group?
20:27Just brought her
20:28to my estate
20:28and told her
20:29it was your house?
20:30Just drove my luxury car
20:31and pretended to be rich
20:32in front of her?
20:33Ethan,
20:34do you know
20:34what that is called?
20:35Fraud.
20:36Ethan completely panicked.
20:38His legs weakened
20:38and he almost dropped
20:39straight to his knees.
20:41Claire,
20:42I know I was wrong.
20:43I just wanted
20:44to keep her so badly.
20:46You wanted to keep her
20:47so badly
20:48that you used my property
20:49to prop up your ego?
20:52I gave a cold laugh.
20:53Did you ever think
20:54about what your actions
20:55would do to me?
20:56I pointed to the wound
20:57at the corner of my mouth.
20:59They hit me.
21:00Then my gaze dropped
21:01to the smashed photo locket
21:03on the floor.
21:04And they destroyed
21:04the last thing
21:05my mother left me.
21:07I looked back at Ethan.
21:16Ethan,
21:16this has gone far enough.
21:19Why,
21:21exactly,
21:21should I still help you?
21:24Facing my questions,
21:25Ethan went pale.
21:30I,
21:31I can pay for it.
21:35Pay for it?
21:37That was the last thing
21:38my mother left me.
21:40What could you possibly
21:41pay me with?
21:42Ethan had no answer at all.
21:43Just then,
21:43Ivy finally
21:44could not hold back.
21:45She rushed over,
21:47pulled Ethan away,
21:48and glared at me
21:49with open hostility.
21:50What are you two
21:50whispering about?
21:52She turned to Ethan.
21:53Baby,
21:53is this bitch
21:54trying to seduce you again?
22:00Opened his mouth,
22:01but said nothing.
22:02Ivy grew more suspicious.
22:05What did she say to you?
22:06Is she seducing you
22:07or threatening you?
22:09What are you afraid of?
22:10She's just a broke,
22:11freeloading bitch.
22:12What can she do?
22:13Ethan finally raised his head.
22:15Ivy,
22:16stop talking.
22:17She froze.
22:18Why should I stop?
22:19Did this bitch
22:20really seduce you?
22:22It's not what you think.
22:24Ivy's eyes widened.
22:25Then what is it?
22:27Are they actually right?
22:28Are you her driver?
22:29When she said it,
22:30she laughed herself.
22:31Baby,
22:32prove them wrong.
22:33Tell everyone
22:34who the CEO is
22:35and who the employee is.
22:37Ivy's friends
22:37started pushing him too.
22:38Yeah,
22:39Ethan,
22:39show your status.
22:40Let these idiots
22:40see what a real CEO
22:41looks like.
22:42A broke bitch
22:43and a bunch of actors
22:44dare cause trouble
22:44on your turf?
22:45Everyone was waiting
22:46to watch me make
22:46a fool of myself,
22:47but Ethan did not move.
22:49Ivy shoved him
22:49in frustration.
22:50Say something!
22:51Ethan lowered his head,
22:52his voice so small
22:53it was almost inaudible.
22:55What they said
22:56is true.
22:57The entire living room
22:58went dead silent.
22:59The smile on Ivy's face
23:00froze completely.
23:01She looked at Ethan
23:02in disbelief.
23:03What did you say?
23:04Ethan did not dare
23:05look at her.
23:07Claire is the CEO
23:09of Whitmore Group.
23:10The luxury car
23:11outside is hers.
23:12This estate
23:12is hers too.
23:13Ivy's face
23:14slowly turned pale.
23:15Then what are you?
23:16Ethan closed his eyes.
23:17I am only her driver.
23:20In that moment,
23:20not a single person
23:21in the room spoke.
23:22Ivy looked as if
23:23someone had slapped
23:23her dozens of times.
23:24Say that again.
23:29Then looked up.
23:30Ivy,
23:30I'm sorry.
23:31I just liked you too much.
23:33I was afraid
23:34you'd look down on me
23:34if you knew I was a driver.
23:35That's why-
23:35Smack!
23:36You liar!
23:37You've been lying to me
23:38this whole time!
23:38You told me you were
23:39the CEO of Whitmore Group.
23:40You said that the estate
23:41was yours.
23:41You said you were successful
23:42and now what?
23:43You're just a driver?
23:44Some loser driver
23:45with nothing?
23:45Ethan lowered his head.
23:47Ivy, I'm sorry.
23:48What good is sorry?
23:49Do you know what
23:49I told my friends?
23:50I told them my boyfriend
23:51was a CEO,
23:52a rich man of success.
23:53I told them I was about
23:53to be the CEO's wife
23:54and now you're telling me
23:55you're just a driver?
23:57How am I supposed
23:58to face my friends?
23:59How am I supposed
23:59to face anyone?
24:00Her friends stood nearby
24:01looking sick
24:02because only now
24:03did they finally understand.
24:04The woman they had
24:05just called a broke bitch,
24:06the woman whose hair
24:07they had pulled,
24:08whom they had pinned
24:09to the floor,
24:10punched and kicked,
24:11was the one person
24:12they should never
24:13have crossed.
24:14Enough!
24:14I finally said.
24:16The living room
24:16went quiet at once.
24:18You can argue later.
24:20Right now,
24:20we settle what you owe me.
24:22First,
24:23you used my estate
24:24without my permission
24:25to throw a party
24:25for other people,
24:26causing damage
24:27to the furniture
24:28and destroying
24:28my private collection.
24:30Ethan's face
24:30went pale instantly.
24:32Second,
24:33you used my car
24:33without permission
24:34and drove your girlfriend
24:35around in it for weeks.
24:37Sweat started forming
24:38on his forehead.
24:39Third,
24:39you hid the fact
24:40that you were only a driver
24:41and used my car,
24:42my estate,
24:43and my identity
24:44to convince her
24:44you were the CEO
24:45of Whitmore Group.
24:47And fourth,
24:48I raised my hand
24:49and pointed at the
24:50shattered photo locket
24:51on the floor.
24:52That was the only
24:53keepsaker my mother
24:54left me.
24:55Now your girlfriend
24:56has destroyed it.
24:57I stared at him
24:58word by word.
24:59Ethan,
24:59you
25:02are responsible
25:04for all of this.
25:12Ethan's legs gave out
25:13and he dropped
25:14to his knees
25:15in front of me.
25:16Claire,
25:16please,
25:17let me off
25:18one more time.
25:19I swear there
25:19will never be
25:19a next time.
25:20Ivy stood aside,
25:21staring at Ethan
25:22on the floor
25:23with a complicated expression.
25:24Her friends
25:25huddled to the side.
25:26The people
25:26who had been shouting
25:26so arrogantly
25:27a few minutes ago
25:28now did not even
25:29dare raise their heads
25:29to look at me.
25:30Miss Whitwork,
25:31these are the photos
25:32and videos taken
25:32at the scene.
25:33Every damaged item
25:34has been photographed
25:35as evidence.
25:36Your injuries
25:37have also been documented.
25:38I took the files,
25:39slipped through
25:39a few pages,
25:40then nodded.
25:41I looked back
25:41at Ethan on his knees.
25:44Get up.
25:45Ethan jerked his head up.
25:46Claire,
25:48you're willing
25:48to forgive me?
25:49Forgive you?
25:51No.
25:52I'm only telling you
25:54to stand up
25:54when you speak.
25:55The hope
25:56on Ethan's face
25:57vanished instantly.
25:59As for how this ends,
26:01that will be up
26:01to the police
26:02and the lawyers.
26:04From now on,
26:06I will not give you
26:07any special treatment
26:08for your father's sake.
26:09Ethan looked ashen.
26:10He slumped onto the floor
26:11as if all his strength
26:12had been drained out of him
26:13in an instant.
26:14Watching from the side,
26:15Ivy finally realized
26:16how serious this had become.
26:17She bit her lip,
26:18walked up to me,
26:19and spoke with a tremor
26:20in her voice.
26:21Miss Whitworth,
26:22today was really
26:23just a misunderstanding.
26:24I didn't know
26:24you were the CEO
26:25if I had known.
26:26So?
26:28If I weren't the CEO,
26:30if I were just
26:30an ordinary employee,
26:32would anything you did today
26:33have been acceptable?
26:37You didn't do it
26:38because you got
26:39my identity wrong.
26:40You didn't know
26:41who I was,
26:42but you knew
26:43you were assaulting someone.
26:44You knew you were
26:45destroying someone else's property.
26:47You knew that was
26:48a keepsake from my mother.
26:52You didn't do it
26:53because you got
26:53my identity wrong.
26:56You did it
26:58because you thought
26:58I was weaker than you,
26:59so you thought
27:00you could bully me
27:01however you wanted.
27:05I've already called
27:06the police.
27:06The officers should be here soon.
27:08You assaulted me,
27:08damaged my property,
27:10and everything else
27:11you did here today.
27:12I will pursue all of it.
27:13Ivy's face
27:14turned deathly pale.
27:15She whipped around
27:16toward Ethan.
27:16Ethan!
27:17Say something!
27:18He was still
27:19kneeling on the floor.
27:20Didn't you say
27:20you would protect me?
27:22Didn't you say
27:23you'd stand by me
27:24no matter what happened?
27:27Why aren't you
27:28saying anything now?
27:30Ethan knelt there
27:30and looked up at Ivy,
27:31his eyes full of bitterness
27:33and despair.
27:34Ivy,
27:36I can't even protect
27:37myself right now.
27:39How am I supposed
27:40to protect you?
27:46Police sirens
27:47sounded outside
27:47the estate.
27:48Color drained
27:49from Ivy's face.
27:51I looked at her.
27:52Now,
27:54you can explain
27:55to the officers
27:55that this was all
27:56a misunderstanding.
27:57See if they believe you.
27:59The people who had
28:00been the most arrogant
28:01began blaming one another
28:02after the police
28:03pulled the estate's
28:03security footage.
28:05I didn't hit her.
28:06Ivy told us to do it!
28:08I only held her back!
28:09Bullshit!
28:11You kicked her too!
28:14The only reason
28:15I clattered Ivy
28:16so eagerly,
28:18even Ivy,
28:19was the future
28:20wife of the CEO.
28:21That was why
28:22they had gathered
28:23around her,
28:23praised her,
28:24and sucked up to her.
28:25But now,
28:25the future boss's
28:26wife in their eyes
28:27turned out to be
28:28nothing more
28:29than a driver's girlfriend.
28:30The contrast
28:31made every one of them
28:32look painfully embarrassed.
28:38When they looked at Ivy again,
28:40there was no flattery left.
28:42The more they had
28:43praised her earlier,
28:44the more they
28:44resented her now.
28:45What made it even
28:46more ridiculous
28:47was that she had
28:48kept calling me
28:49a freeloading bitch.
28:50Yet in the end,
28:51the person riding
28:51in someone else's car,
28:53living in someone else's house,
28:54and pretending
28:55to be rich
28:55off someone else's assets
28:56had been her all along.
28:58The police and Daniel's staff
28:59began checking
29:00the damage item by item.
29:01We opened bottles
29:03from my collection,
29:03the ruined sofa,
29:05the carpet,
29:05the tabletop,
29:07the decorations,
29:08the smashed phone,
29:09and all the other
29:10damaged personal property.
29:11The compensation bill
29:12came to an astronomical number.
29:14The people who had been
29:14so arrogant moments ago
29:16finally panicked
29:17because they realized
29:17there was no way
29:18they could afford it.
29:19Then,
29:19in the very next second,
29:21they actually turned on me.
29:22That much?
29:23How is that possible?
29:25We only drink a few bottles.
29:27Why is this furniture
29:28so expensive?
29:32You're already this rich.
29:33Why are you making
29:34such a big deal
29:35over a few things?
29:41Exactly.
29:42Today was just
29:43a misunderstanding.
29:44It's all been cleared up now.
29:46There's no need
29:47to ruin people's lives
29:48over it.
29:49So we drank
29:50a few bottles of wine
29:51and damaged some furniture.
29:54You're a CEO.
29:55Are you really going
29:56to nickel and dime us?
29:57over this?
29:57Someone even looked
29:58at my injuries
29:59and said with complete confidence,
30:01Besides,
30:01you're not seriously hurt, right?
30:03We were just drinking
30:04and joking around.
30:05Listening to them,
30:06I almost laughed
30:06from anger.
30:07They seemed to think
30:08that because I had money,
30:09because they had not
30:10beaten me into a hospital,
30:11I should naturally
30:12cover all their losses
30:13for them.
30:13I looked at them.
30:14When you were hitting me,
30:15smashing things
30:16and drinking,
30:17why didn't you think
30:18of that then?
30:19No one dared answer.
30:23The next second,
30:25everyone's anger
30:25turned toward Ivy.
30:26This is all your fault,
30:27you bitch.
30:28You didn't even know
30:28what was going on
30:29and you kept running
30:30your mouth.
30:30Yeah,
30:31your boyfriend was
30:31obviously just a driver.
30:33Why were you acting
30:34like the CEO's wife?
30:35Damn it!
30:36We only got dragged
30:37into this because
30:37we were trying
30:38to please you.
30:39You pay for it yourself.
30:40This has nothing
30:41to do with us.
30:43Exactly.
30:44If you hadn't invited us
30:45to the estate
30:45for a party,
30:46why would we have
30:47come here?
30:47You caused the damage,
30:49you pay for it.
30:50Don't you dare
30:51try to make us pay
30:52with you.
30:53Facing everyone's
30:53accusations,
30:54Ivy cursed back in rage.
30:56You worthless bitches.
30:57When you thought
30:58I was the CEO's wife,
30:59you were all ready
31:00to kneel down
31:01and lick my shoe.
31:02Now that something
31:02happened,
31:03it's all my fault?
31:05With trash like you,
31:07no wonder you were born
31:08to be rich people's lapdog.
31:09Nobody is getting away today.
31:11If we pay,
31:12we all pay.
31:14Not one of you
31:15gets to dump this on me.
31:21You crazy woman.
31:22If you hadn't lied to us,
31:23why would we have
31:24attacked her?
31:24What did I lie about?
31:26You were the ones
31:27desperate to climb
31:27the social ladder.
31:28Bullshit!
31:29You kept saying
31:30this was your boyfriend's
31:31estate.
31:33You said you'd get us
31:34jobs at Whitmore Group
31:35later.
31:37That's because you
31:38were sucking up to me.
31:39The group started
31:39screaming at each other
31:40on the spot.
31:41If the police and security
31:42had not separated them
31:43in time,
31:44then you would have
31:44started fighting
31:45among themselves.
31:45She's just dork!
31:46After arguing for a while,
31:47the people that blamed
31:48Ivy would not work,
31:49they started defending
31:50themselves one by one.
31:51I barely drank anything.
31:52They were the ones
31:53drinking.
31:53I didn't damage
31:54that sofa either.
31:55I didn't hit her.
31:57I was just standing
31:58nearby.
31:58At most,
31:59I only pulled her once.
32:01I wasn't the one
32:02who kicked her.
32:03Everyone did this.
32:04Wait,
32:04that's not working!
32:05Too bad the estate
32:06had a full surveillance
32:07system.
32:07Daniel had someone
32:08pull up the footage
32:09on the spot.
32:09In the high-definition
32:10video,
32:11crystal clear
32:12who took which bottle
32:12of wine?
32:13Who broke what?
32:14Who grabbed my hand?
32:15Who pulled my hair?
32:15Who shoved me down?
32:16Who joined in the beating?
32:18The people who had been
32:18arguing until their
32:19faces turned red
32:20shut their mouths
32:21one after another.
32:22None of them
32:22could say another word.
32:28Ivy,
32:29she had been the loudest
32:30and most aggressive
32:30person in the entire
32:32incident.
32:32So when everything
32:33was calculated,
32:34she naturally had to
32:35bear the largest share
32:36of the losses
32:36and responsibility,
32:37faced with compensation
32:38she could never afford.
32:40Ivy completely ran out
32:41of options.
32:41She could only rush
32:42to Ethan.
32:43You lied and told me
32:44all of this was yours.
32:45You have to fix this
32:46for me!
32:46Claire,
32:47Ivy was deceived
32:48by me too.
32:49Unbelievably,
32:50Ethan looked at me
32:51again.
32:51How about
32:53for my dad's sake
32:54we let it go
32:55this time?
32:56Finally laughed
32:56for your father's sake?
33:00Ethan,
33:00do you really think
33:01you still have
33:01any goodwill
33:02left with me?
33:03Starting today,
33:04you're fired.
33:05And if you have
33:06the energy to plead
33:07for someone else,
33:07you should think
33:08about how to save
33:09yourself.
33:10I left without
33:10looking back.
33:11The next day,
33:13Ethan came to my
33:13office again to beg.
33:15He was just about
33:16to say,
33:17For my dad's...
33:17When an old voice
33:18came from outside the door,
33:19Frank stood there,
33:20his face still pale
33:21after surgery.
33:22He looked at his son.
33:22Fourteen years ago,
33:23I pulled her out
33:24of a burning car.
33:25I did not do it
33:26so she would owe
33:26our family
33:27for the rest of her life.
33:28Ethan froze completely.
33:31You made your mistakes.
33:32You will answer
33:33for them yourself.
33:34Then he looked at me.
33:35Claire,
33:36do not forgive him
33:37because of me
33:37ever again.
33:42Later,
33:43I returned
33:43to the Napa estate.
33:45The damaged furniture
33:46had been repaired.
33:48And my mother's locket
33:49had been sent
33:50for restoration.
33:51Only the mark
33:51from the high heel
33:52on the photo
33:53could never fully disappear.
33:54The jeweler asked
33:55if I wanted them
33:55to keep working on it.
33:56Should we continue
33:57with the repair?
33:59I shook my head.
34:01No.
34:02Leave it like that.
34:03I put the locket
34:04back around my neck.
34:05After everything
34:06that happened,
34:06I finally understood
34:07one thing completely.
34:11Gratitude should never
34:12mean having no boundaries.
34:13Kindness does not mean
34:14anyone gets to walk
34:15all over you.
34:16The car is mine.
34:17The house is mine.
34:18The company is mine.
34:19My life belongs
34:20in my hands too.
34:21Be kind,
34:22but keep your edge.