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00:00:00I look just like my wealthy biological mother.
00:00:02On my very first day back in this elite family,
00:00:04I expected a ruthless war between the real and fake heirs,
00:00:06with biased parents and total household chaos.
00:00:09Little did I know, things didn't go by the script at all.
00:00:12Turns out, the fake heir is famously known as a total heirhead hunk.
00:00:15He trips every three steps,
00:00:17and never even realized test papers have a back page.
00:00:19My parents had long suspected he wasn't really theirs.
00:00:22Now seeing me show up to claim my heritage,
00:00:24they can't seem to get enough of me,
00:00:26and can't wait to introduce me as the true heir to the world.
00:00:31Honey.
00:00:32Yeah?
00:00:32Be honest with me.
00:00:34About what?
00:00:35Did you have an illegitimate child behind my back?
00:00:38Have you lost your mind?
00:00:39I've been married to you for over 20 years.
00:00:41When would I ever do something like that behind your back?
00:00:43Then why does he look identical to you?
00:00:45I really thought.
00:00:46Don't mind him, sweetie.
00:00:48He's totally out of his mind.
00:00:50Halfway through my family reunion,
00:00:51I ended up watching a comedy routine between husband and wife.
00:00:54Um, may I ask you a question?
00:00:56Go ahead.
00:00:57On the inside of your right arm, is there a birthmark?
00:01:00Yes, there is.
00:01:01What shape is it?
00:01:03Crescent shape.
00:01:04Light red.
00:01:05That birthmark.
00:01:06The baby I gave birth to had it the day he was born.
00:01:10I knew I remembered right.
00:01:12It's you.
00:01:13It really is you.
00:01:15My baby.
00:01:16I only came by to check things out.
00:01:18Looks like I won't be leaving anytime soon.
00:01:20Mom has waited 20 years for you.
00:01:23It's good to have you home.
00:01:24It's so good to have you back.
00:01:25In web dramas, when the real heir returns,
00:01:27aren't parents supposed to doubt him, hesitate,
00:01:29and favor the adopted son first?
00:01:30How come with me, they went straight for a hug?
00:01:32Well, at least it's better than I expected.
00:01:35Mom, Dad.
00:01:37Did a guest arrive?
00:01:38Why does everyone have that look?
00:01:40Here comes the classic trope.
00:01:42The fake heir throws a huge fit and plays the victim.
00:01:44The parents soften up, and the real heir gets cast aside.
00:01:47Lucas, there's something I have to tell you.
00:01:50Ethan is actually the child who was swapped 22 years ago.
00:01:53Cue the tears.
00:01:54And right after, he'll fight me for the inheritance.
00:01:573, 2, 1.
00:01:58Dad, Mom, what happens to me then?
00:02:00Do you still want me?
00:02:02Am I homeless now?
00:02:03Does that mean I can't call you Mom and Dad anymore?
00:02:06I don't know how to do anything.
00:02:08I can't survive without the hazes.
00:02:10You're the son I raised for 22 years.
00:02:12How could we ever abandon you?
00:02:14You will always be a part of this family.
00:02:16Listen, I don't want anything.
00:02:18I won't fight you for a single penny of the family fortune.
00:02:20Just please don't kick me out, okay?
00:02:22The company and family assets.
00:02:23I won't take a dime of them either.
00:02:25I only came back to meet my family.
00:02:27No way.
00:02:28Everything that's rightfully yours will be given to you.
00:02:31The Hayes shares and estates that belong to you.
00:02:32You'll receive every single cent.
00:02:34This is not up for debate.
00:02:36You really don't want it?
00:02:38TH, then I don't want it either.
00:02:39Can neither of us fight for it?
00:02:41Is this guy an actual idiot?
00:02:44All right, stop crying.
00:02:46In 10 days, the Hayes family will host a gala
00:02:49to officially reveal Ethan's identity.
00:02:51He didn't even object to revealing my identity?
00:02:53Is he planning something huge to blindside me
00:02:55on the night of the gala?
00:02:57Mom, even a copy paste wouldn't look this identical.
00:03:00This is Ethan.
00:03:01He's your biological brother.
00:03:03The lab sample number and security code
00:03:04are completely verified.
00:03:06You check the report the minute you get home?
00:03:07Can't you look at your brother first?
00:03:09Professional habit.
00:03:11What if someone used a fake report
00:03:12to scam the Hayes's out of their money?
00:03:14Great height, handsome face.
00:03:15Can you drink?
00:03:16Can you ride horses?
00:03:17How's your temper?
00:03:18Got a girlfriend?
00:03:19Does the Hayes family interview new brothers now?
00:03:21Well, we already have one airhead in the house.
00:03:23I'm worried about getting another one.
00:03:25Sabrina, I'm right here.
00:03:27I know.
00:03:27I'm saying it right to your face,
00:03:29so you don't miss the hint.
00:03:31Welcome home.
00:03:35Who picked on you?
00:03:37Uh, nobody picked on me.
00:03:39If nobody picked on you,
00:03:40why are you bawling your eyes out?
00:03:42Victoria, Ethan is back.
00:03:45I can see that.
00:03:47Ethan is your biological brother.
00:03:50Blood proves Ethan is a Hayes.
00:03:52It doesn't prove Lucas's past 20-some years were fake.
00:03:56Victoria, Ethan just got back.
00:03:58It's precisely because he just got back.
00:04:01That certain things must be made clear up front.
00:04:03His identity can be announced,
00:04:05but Lucas isn't going anywhere.
00:04:06Who said Lucas has to leave right now?
00:04:10Ha!
00:04:11You already had the butler prep the annex.
00:04:13And you claim you weren't planning to kick him out?
00:04:16What annex?
00:04:18Having Lucas stay at the annex for a while
00:04:19was decided beforehand.
00:04:22It's time he grew up.
00:04:23Ethan just got back.
00:04:25We have to consider his feelings.
00:04:27To consider Ethan, you have to kick Lucas out?
00:04:29What about Ethan?
00:04:30He spent all those years suffering out there.
00:04:32Now that he's back with us,
00:04:34is he supposed to watch someone else every day?
00:04:36Taking his place as the young master of the Hayes family.
00:04:38Lucas didn't steal or rob anything.
00:04:40What happened back then wasn't his doing.
00:04:42But Ethan losing 22 years is real too.
00:04:45Ethan is the one who was wronged.
00:04:47He didn't make a scene, he didn't fight.
00:04:49And he even said he doesn't want the family fortune.
00:04:52As his older sister.
00:04:53Have you asked Ethan a single question since walking through that door?
00:04:56I don't care how you compensate Ethan.
00:04:58But if anyone dares kick Lucas out,
00:05:00they'll have to go through me first.
00:05:02I raised Lucas.
00:05:03I won't let anyone kick him out.
00:05:06Then you can move out with him.
00:05:08Finally, someone who actually fits the drama tropes.
00:05:11Now this feels like the real deal.
00:05:19Whatever.
00:05:22Come in.
00:05:29Locking the door in the middle of the night?
00:05:31What are you doing?
00:05:32What are you doing?
00:05:34Get up.
00:05:35Ethan, I'm begging you.
00:05:38Begging for what?
00:05:39Stand up and talk.
00:05:40Ethan, please, I'm begging you.
00:05:42Talk to mom and dad.
00:05:44Don't make Victoria and me move out.
00:05:46Get up.
00:05:47If you don't agree, I won't get up.
00:05:51If you don't get up, I won't agree.
00:05:56I took your place for 22 years.
00:05:58Do you completely despise me?
00:06:00It's not like you were the one who swapped me.
00:06:02Everything I ate, wore, and used should have been yours.
00:06:06All the love from mom, dad, and our sisters
00:06:09should have been yours too.
00:06:11It's totally normal for you to be angry.
00:06:13You can beat me up if you want.
00:06:15Just, not the face.
00:06:17My face is literally the only good thing I've got going for me.
00:06:21Oof.
00:06:23You smiled.
00:06:24Does that mean you agree?
00:06:26No.
00:06:30I knew it.
00:06:32You all think I'm stupid.
00:06:34Mom and dad actually suspected I wasn't biological ages ago.
00:06:37When we were kids, Sabrina and Rachel even sneaked me off
00:06:39to get a paternity test.
00:06:41When was that?
00:06:42Over 10 years ago, I think.
00:06:44Back then, their classmates teased them.
00:06:46Asking how two such smart girls
00:06:47could end up with a brother as dumb as me.
00:06:50And what happened?
00:06:51Turns out we were related by blood.
00:06:54The report clearly stated we were biological siblings.
00:07:00Are you sure?
00:07:02Totally sure.
00:07:03Sabrina and Rachel were stunned when they saw it.
00:07:05And dad even punished them for doing the test behind his back.
00:07:08Wait a minute.
00:07:09Your mom and dad's biological son.
00:07:10So how could I be related to them by blood?
00:07:13Who brought the report back?
00:07:14I think it was Martha.
00:07:16Sabrina and Rachel were too young to wait around at the hospital.
00:07:19So Martha delivered the report home later.
00:07:21Back then, the test showed you were blood-related to the hazes.
00:07:24Yet the test now proves
00:07:25I'm the biological son of the family.
00:07:28So, does that mean we're fraternal twins?
00:07:32Lucas, the report back then was swapped.
00:07:35You mean...
00:07:37Someone already knew I wasn't a haze child?
00:07:40Not just that.
00:07:43Whoever swapped me also swapped the DNA report.
00:07:46Which proves this was never an accidental mix-up.
00:07:51Where is Martha now?
00:07:53She went back to the ancestral estate with grandma.
00:07:56Ever since I grew up, she stayed by grandma's side.
00:08:00When is she coming back?
00:08:02Should I ask?
00:08:03Don't.
00:08:06Why not?
00:08:08If that report really was swapped back then,
00:08:10asking about Martha now will only tip them off to destroy the evidence.
00:08:14Then what do we do?
00:08:15Act like you don't know a thing.
00:08:17My lips are totally sealed.
00:08:19Ah.
00:08:20You haven't even been in this room for ten minutes.
00:08:22And you've already spilled everything from a decade ago.
00:08:27Get out.
00:08:27I'm going to sleep.
00:08:29What about Victoria and me?
00:08:32We'll talk tomorrow.
00:08:34So there's room to talk?
00:08:35Keep standing there, and there won't be.
00:08:38My bad.
00:08:39Ha ha.
00:08:44A deliberate swap.
00:08:45A fake report.
00:08:47Things are getting interesting.
00:08:50Were you out robbing someone last night?
00:08:52New bed.
00:08:53Didn't sleep well.
00:08:56You've slept in that room for 22 years.
00:08:59And now you're suddenly picky about the bed?
00:09:02It just hit me that the bed might not belong to me.
00:09:05Mentally, it feels kind of foreign.
00:09:08Don't worry.
00:09:09As long as I'm here.
00:09:10Nobody is kicking you out.
00:09:13Victoria, must you pick a fight first thing in the morning?
00:09:15I'm just stating facts.
00:09:17Stop arguing.
00:09:18Ah.
00:09:19The annex has already been prepared.
00:09:21Lucas will move over there once the gala ends.
00:09:23I don't agree.
00:09:25It's not your decision to make.
00:09:26The second Ethan returns, you force Lucas to move out?
00:09:30How will everyone on the outside view Lucas?
00:09:32Ethan already reclaimed his status as the biological son.
00:09:35What more do you want?
00:09:38Lucas doesn't need to move.
00:09:40Ethan, you don't need to compromise on this.
00:09:43I'm not compromising.
00:09:45The house is huge.
00:09:46Having Lucas around won't keep me from eating or sleeping.
00:09:50Mom is just worried you'll feel uncomfortable.
00:09:52After all, you suffered out there for over 20 years.
00:09:55I won't feel uncomfortable.
00:09:57And I didn't suffer over the last 20 years either.
00:10:00Besides, with Lucas' survival skills,
00:10:02if he actually moves out,
00:10:04we'd probably need a missing person's report to find him in three days.
00:10:08Oof.
00:10:10Are you truly fine with letting Lucas stay?
00:10:13I am.
00:10:14However, it must be stated clearly to the public
00:10:16that I am the Haze's biological son.
00:10:18As it should be.
00:10:20Mom promises you.
00:10:21Why are you helping us?
00:10:23I just don't want to show up
00:10:25and leave an innocent person with nowhere to go.
00:10:28You're so nice.
00:10:30He's obviously deep and calculating.
00:10:32He must be plotting something big.
00:10:34Looks like I'll need to keep him in line.
00:10:36Dark blue is solid, burgundy is classy.
00:10:39Which one do you like?
00:10:40Neither.
00:10:40No tie.
00:10:41Tonight is a private salon.
00:10:43Every prominent heir in Riverport will basically be there.
00:10:45For your first appearance, you can't be outdone.
00:10:47If a tie is all that wins the day, it's not worth winning.
00:10:51Fine.
00:10:52Bringing that sharp tongue of yours is more than enough.
00:10:54Let's leave once you're ready.
00:10:55Keep quiet when we get there.
00:10:57Don't embarrass the Haze family.
00:10:59Victoria, Ethan just got back.
00:11:00Do you really have to take him to that gathering tonight?
00:11:03The identity gala is in 10 days.
00:11:05We can't have him show up.
00:11:06Without even knowing who's who in Riverport.
00:11:09Fair point.
00:11:11That lounge has all sorts of people.
00:11:13If someone tries to pick a fight, don't take the bait.
00:11:16Don't worry.
00:11:17I don't usually go looking for trouble.
00:11:19What if trouble finds you?
00:11:21Depends on my mood.
00:11:25Is that the real heir the Haze has just brought back?
00:11:28Heard he grew up in an orphanage.
00:11:30Wonder if he can even handle a setting like this.
00:11:34Victoria.
00:11:35Where's Lucas?
00:11:36He still owes me that dinner.
00:11:39I didn't bring Lucas tonight.
00:11:46Wait.
00:11:47Is this the one who just came back?
00:11:50Ethan Hayes.
00:11:51Tristan Collier.
00:11:52You look crazy similar to Mrs. Hayes.
00:11:55Cloud Crest Lounge isn't some roadside teahouse.
00:11:58Since you walked through these doors.
00:12:00Play around by our rules.
00:12:03Ethan.
00:12:04You can forfeit if you don't know how.
00:12:06No one will laugh at you.
00:12:08Didn't you bring me here specifically to watch me lose?
00:12:12Hilo Dice.
00:12:13Loser drinks this entire row on the table.
00:12:16Whoa.
00:12:173-3-5-11 points.
00:12:19Who are you kidding?
00:12:21Whoa.
00:12:22You could tell just by the sound.
00:12:24Messed around with it when I was bored.
00:12:29Your turn.
00:12:3110 points.
00:12:34Whoa.
00:12:35All three stacked on top of each other.
00:12:36How did you do that?
00:12:38This true Hayes error is something else.
00:12:40Bro.
00:12:41Starting today.
00:12:42You're my real big brother.
00:12:44Forget the drinks.
00:12:46You looking down on me?
00:12:49Mixing all these will mess you up.
00:12:51It's just a game.
00:12:53No need to trash your health to prove a point.
00:12:55Mr. Hayes.
00:12:56Welcome to Cloud Crest.
00:12:58Whenever there's an event.
00:12:59I'll personally hold a table for you.
00:13:01Too kind.
00:13:02Thank you, Mr. Vance.
00:13:05Tristan's hosting his birthday party tonight.
00:13:07Currently booked the entire Riverview Club.
00:13:09All of you are going tonight.
00:13:11Introduce Ethan to the young crowd in Riverport.
00:13:13He already met a round of them at the Cloud Crest Salon.
00:13:15Cloud Crest is just an intimate circle.
00:13:17The Collier's birthday banquet is a formal affair.
00:13:20Ethan's identity will be announced in 10 days.
00:13:22We can't have him not knowing anyone by then.
00:13:24I picked this out for you, Ethan.
00:13:26Wear it tonight.
00:13:28Will do.
00:13:29Lucas, you go along too.
00:13:31You two brothers look out for each other.
00:13:33Don't worry.
00:13:33I know that crowd like the back of my hand.
00:13:36So well that every time you get wasted,
00:13:37Tristan has to send guys to drag you back.
00:13:39That's just top-tier hospitality.
00:13:43Don't walk behind me tonight.
00:13:45Why?
00:13:46I'm worried you'll trip every three steps and embarrass me too.
00:13:50Ha ha ha.
00:13:51It's only been a few days.
00:13:53And you've already teamed up with our sisters to pick on me.
00:13:59Ethan, bro, you made it.
00:14:01Listen up, everyone.
00:14:02This is Ethan Hayes, my new big brother.
00:14:05The other night at Cloud Crest,
00:14:06he totally put Dylan in his place with a single dice cup.
00:14:09Can you stop bringing that round up?
00:14:11Sure, unless someone asks.
00:14:13Is that the son the Hayes family lost years ago?
00:14:15Heard he didn't even attend a real university.
00:14:18Doesn't look it.
00:14:19Suits can be tailored and class can be faked.
00:14:21Even if the Hayes family took him back.
00:14:23They might never dare hand the company over to him.
00:14:26I take the loss from last time.
00:14:28If anyone messes with you at Cloud Crest from now on,
00:14:30just drop my name.
00:14:33Thanks.
00:14:35Mr. Hayes, nice to meet you.
00:14:38I'm Evelyn Prescott.
00:14:40Hi there, I'm...
00:14:43I was speaking to Ethan.
00:14:48Is there something you need, Ms. Prescott?
00:14:51Just curious.
00:14:53You just arrived in Riverport,
00:14:55yet Mr. Collier welcomed you personally.
00:14:57Sounds like you weren't exactly ordinary before either.
00:15:00I heard you've been living out of town all these years.
00:15:02May I ask which college you graduated from?
00:15:06You interrogate degrees and resumes on the very first meeting, Ms. Prescott?
00:15:10Riverport's social circle is small.
00:15:12We'll have to get to know each other sooner or later.
00:15:14If you want mutual understanding, you should start with your own.
00:15:17Evelyn's just curious.
00:15:19Ethan isn't big on talking about that stuff.
00:15:21We're all friends here.
00:15:22Let's keep things light.
00:15:23Of course things are light for you, Lucas.
00:15:26After all, you don't need to understand business or have any skills.
00:15:29Just living under the haze roof for 22 years is enough to have it all handed to you.
00:15:34I never tried to take what's Ethan's.
00:15:36Whether you tried or not doesn't matter.
00:15:38What matters is, you already did.
00:15:40Now that the real heir is back,
00:15:42how much longer you'll be called the young master?
00:15:45Is anyone's guess?
00:15:47Lucas definitely isn't the brightest.
00:15:51Before you stand up for me, could you not insult me first?
00:15:54Shut up.
00:15:56Oh, okay.
00:16:00Whether Lucas knows how to run a company is for the Hayes family to teach him.
00:16:03Whether Lucas stays in the Hayes family is also for the Hayes family to decide.
00:16:07You misunderstand me, Mr. Hayes.
00:16:08I just thought it was unfair to you.
00:16:10Stabbing Lucas over his origins and calling it standing up for me?
00:16:14Your kindness is far too twisted, Ms. Prescott.
00:16:16I can't afford it.
00:16:18You're truly protective of your family, Mr. Hayes.
00:16:21At least I don't use another family's drama to stage my own show.
00:16:27Point taken.
00:16:35Not a single prominent family in Riverport was left out.
00:16:38For the Haringtons in the capital, send a dedicated courier.
00:16:44The Haringtons and the Hayes don't share much business.
00:16:46But their status is extraordinary.
00:16:48We must show proper respect.
00:16:51As you should.
00:16:52Dad, that boy went back to Riverport to reunite with his family without even telling me.
00:16:56His identity will be revealed in 10 days.
00:16:58Ethan's gotten quite bold.
00:16:59For something this massive, all he sent was an invitation.
00:17:02Hmm.
00:17:03Didn't he claim he wasn't a Harrington?
00:17:05Why bother sending an invitation to the Haringtons then?
00:17:07Dad, you're talking tough.
00:17:09But your hands are already checking flights to Riverport.
00:17:13The Hayes is finding their son is a major event.
00:17:15Our whole family attending is simply paying respect to the Hayes.
00:17:19Are you paying respect to the Hayes or backing Ethan up?
00:17:22Quit your babbling.
00:17:24Chloe, if you don't come back soon, the Ethan you raised is going to belong to someone else.
00:17:34A position at the Harrington Group has already been reserved for you.
00:17:39But my name is Hayes.
00:17:40I'm not a Harrington.
00:17:42Then Ethan can go find his real family and never come back.
00:17:50Ms. Harrington, you still have the M&A meeting tomorrow.
00:17:53And you're meeting the board representatives the day after.
00:17:57Postpone all of them.
00:17:59Postponed until when?
00:18:01Book a flight back home.
00:18:02As soon as possible.
00:18:05Because of Master Ethan?
00:18:10For the Hays Gala, a Harrington should be there.
00:18:14Thank you all for being here tonight.
00:18:1722 years ago, our family was tragically separated from our biological son.
00:18:22Following confirmed DNA testing, Ethan is indeed the biological son of Eleanor and Arthur Hayes.
00:18:29Whoa, they actually made it official.
00:18:32Indeed.
00:18:33Looks like the Hayes are preparing to divide their fortune anew.
00:18:35What about Lucas then?
00:18:36They raised him for 27 years.
00:18:38They can't just kick him to the curb.
00:18:41Though Lucas is not related to us by blood.
00:18:43He is a child the Hayes family has raised for 27 years.
00:18:47Lucas remains a member of the Hayes family.
00:19:00So what if the Hayes took him back?
00:19:03No resume, no connections.
00:19:05Down the road, he'll still just live off the Hayes family.
00:19:08Walking through the Hayes front door is easy.
00:19:10But getting a firm footing in Riverport's elite circle won't be.
00:19:18Julian Harrington, the head of the Harrington family in the capital.
00:19:21Just arrived with their second daughter, Phoebe Harrington.
00:19:28Mr. Harrington, your presence is an honor.
00:19:30Please forgive our delayed welcome.
00:19:31We received your invitation.
00:19:33And since I happen to be in the country,
00:19:35I brought Phoebe along to offer our congratulations.
00:19:37Your presence is an honor to the Hayes family, Mr. Harrington.
00:19:41Since when did the Harringtons and Hayes have such deep ties?
00:19:44The Hayes announced their biological son.
00:19:47And the head of the Harrington family shows up in person?
00:19:49Have the Harringtons ever attended a Hayes gala before?
00:19:52Forget Julian Harrington, even if an ordinary Harrington manager showed up.
00:19:55The Hayes family would have to greet them personally.
00:20:01The way Mr. Harrington looks at you doesn't look like he's looking at a stranger.
00:20:05Ethan doesn't seem surprised at all.
00:20:08The very first person Julian Harrington looked at when he walked in was Ethan, too.
00:20:12Just how many things is Ethan still hiding?
00:20:14When did you get to Riverport, Miss Phoebe?
00:20:16Why didn't you give us a heads up?
00:20:18It was a last-minute decision.
00:20:20I didn't have time to let anyone know.
00:20:23You're looking at Ethan, too, Miss Phoebe.
00:20:26The Hayes has just unveiled their true heir.
00:20:28Isn't the whole room looking at Ethan?
00:20:30Fair point.
00:20:32Ha ha ha.
00:20:32Uh, you just arrived in Riverport, Mr. Hayes.
00:20:36Let's keep in touch.
00:20:37Young folks ought to mingle more.
00:20:40Feel free to drop by our place anytime, Mr. Hayes.
00:20:43Definitely when there's an opportunity.
00:20:46Ha ha ha.
00:20:52The more the Harringtons value Ethan, the more valuable he becomes.
00:21:03Chloe, he's totally fine.
00:21:04He just looks a little annoyed.
00:21:15Miss Harrington, the M&A meeting starts in 20 minutes.
00:21:18All department heads are already online.
00:21:22Postpone it.
00:21:23Their lead executive flies to Germany tomorrow.
00:21:26Rescheduling will take at least two weeks.
00:21:28Then we wait two weeks.
00:21:34The flight back home booked earlier is for tomorrow afternoon.
00:21:36Do you want to move it up?
00:21:38Commercial flights are too slow.
00:21:40I'll file for a private flight route right now.
00:21:42Oh.
00:21:45Don't tell Phoebe.
00:21:47And don't let anyone in Riverport know I'm heading back.
00:21:50Understood.
00:21:54This is already the fourth batch today.
00:21:56The Mercers invited young master Ethan to play golf.
00:21:58The Whitakers invited him to dinner.
00:22:00And several private clubs sent over lifetime VIP memberships.
00:22:03I've been in Riverport for 22 years.
00:22:06And I haven't received as many gifts as you got in two days.
00:22:08Those were sent for Ethan.
00:22:10Stop trying to snag his freebies.
00:22:11I'm just testing their authenticity for him.
00:22:14Take them if you like them.
00:22:16Now that's my real brother.
00:22:19Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
00:22:22Send return gifts for all the high value items.
00:22:25The Hayes family welcoming our son isn't an open business pitch.
00:22:29There's a member event at Pine Ridge Equestrian Club tomorrow.
00:22:32Tristan and Dylan are going.
00:22:34Come with us.
00:22:37Sure.
00:22:38I'm coming too.
00:22:40The true heir of the Hayes family was just revealed.
00:22:43And the head of the Harrington family showed up in person.
00:22:45If you can secure a marriage with him, your father's position in the Prescott family will be secured.
00:22:51Ethan didn't show Evelyn any courtesy at Tristan's birthday banquet.
00:22:54He might not be an easy man to approach.
00:22:57He had just returned to the Hayes' then, put on an act to look tough.
00:23:00Now that every prominent family wants to win his favor.
00:23:02He naturally understands what an alliance can bring him.
00:23:05Arthur Hayes isn't the type to trade his children's marriage for profit.
00:23:08Don't make an ugly spectacle of this.
00:23:11Young people getting to know each other, how is that an ugly spectacle?
00:23:14Ethan has no foundation.
00:23:16The Prescotts can help him secure a foothold in Riverport.
00:23:18He has no reason to decline.
00:23:20Just because he turned me down once doesn't mean he'll do it twice.
00:23:24I found out where he's going tomorrow.
00:23:26Pine Ridge Equestrian Club.
00:23:28I'll make him agree to this marriage in person.
00:23:31Coach, did that horse just glare at me?
00:23:33Mr. Hayes, this is the gentlest horse at our club.
00:23:37Gentle and still glaring at me?
00:23:39If it had a bad temper, it'd probably call the cops on me.
00:23:42Ha ha.
00:23:43You've been coming here for 10 years, and you still only dare to ride ponies in the kids' zone.
00:23:48Adults have the right to choose ponies too.
00:23:52If you keep pulling the reins like that, it won't even lose its temper before you choke it out.
00:23:57Uh, uh.
00:23:59You'd better dismount, dear.
00:24:01Don't leave emotional trauma on the horse.
00:24:03Mr. Hayes, Windchaser was just delivered to our club.
00:24:06He's not fully broken in yet.
00:24:07It's best to pick another one.
00:24:08I heard you can do anything, Mr. Hayes.
00:24:11Surely you're not someone who only dares to read dice cups and is terrified of a horse.
00:24:15Windchaser bucked the trainer off this morning.
00:24:16Don't take Dylan's bait.
00:24:18There's nothing wrong with the horse.
00:24:20The last rider was just gripping too hard.
00:24:25Oh no!
00:24:27If Ethan gets thrown off, will Mom and Dad bury me alive with him?
00:24:31Let go of me first.
00:24:32Ethan hasn't fallen, but my arm is about to snap.
00:24:36Ah!
00:24:38Whoa!
00:24:42Windchaser has never been this docile since arriving here.
00:24:44He stole the spotlight again.
00:24:48It's not about being obedient.
00:24:50The rider must earn its trust first.
00:24:53Your horsemanship surprised me, Mr. Hayes.
00:24:55Looks like you picked up quite a few skills over the years.
00:25:00Did you make a special trip just to compliment me, Ms. Prescott?
00:25:03I'm here to talk about something.
00:25:05Beneficial to both the Hayes' and the Prescott's.
00:25:08She's not trying to dig into Ethan's college degree again, is she?
00:25:11Judging by her look, it's more like a full background check.
00:25:14You just returned to the Hayes family, and your foundation isn't solid yet.
00:25:18Our businesses complement each other.
00:25:20If our families unite in marriage,
00:25:22your standing among the Hayes's will be far more secure.
00:25:25You make it sound like a corporate merger, Ms. Prescott.
00:25:28Marriages among elite families are partnerships anyway.
00:25:30You get the Prescott family's backing.
00:25:32And my father moves up in our family.
00:25:35Everyone gets what they need.
00:25:36You've got the wrong guy.
00:25:38I came back to the Hayes family to reunite,
00:25:40not to put myself up for sale.
00:25:46Feelings can grow over time.
00:25:48But opportunities won't wait around forever.
00:25:50Are you really not going to consider it?
00:25:53Whatever I want, I'll take myself.
00:25:55I don't need to trade marriage for it.
00:25:57The Hayes' just brought you back.
00:25:59They might not actually give you their best.
00:26:02That's Hayes' family business.
00:26:03It's not for the Prescott's to worry about.
00:26:09You might regret this later.
00:26:14If I do, that's my problem.
00:26:21Whoa!
00:26:22Do you even know how to drive?
00:26:23A parking lot isn't a racetrack.
00:26:27You leave so fast, Mr. Hayes.
00:26:29I'm not done talking yet.
00:26:31We said all there was to say at the club.
00:26:33Just because you showed off once at the Equestrian Club.
00:26:36You think you can run Riverport?
00:26:38He already turned you down.
00:26:40What's the point of blocking our car?
00:26:42An adopted son who doesn't even know his own birth parents.
00:26:45Who are you to lecture me?
00:26:52Say it to my face.
00:26:53You're nothing but a bastard the Hayes' just dragged back.
00:26:56You scraped by on the outside for 22 years,
00:26:58stepped into high society overnight,
00:26:59and actually think you're the true heir?
00:27:02You think turning down the Prescott's makes you noble?
00:27:04Without our family's help,
00:27:06you won't even hold your own against Lucas in that house.
00:27:08Leave me out of this.
00:27:09I already forfeit.
00:27:11Aren't you so capable, Mr. Hayes?
00:27:14Let's see you drive your way out of here.
00:27:16I'm calling security to tow your car right now.
00:27:20Miss Prescott, you can't block a public exit.
00:27:23Please move your car.
00:27:24The car is broken.
00:27:25I can't move it.
00:27:27Now the Prescott car is playing sick?
00:27:30Drive out yourself if you're so good.
00:27:35Ethan, she's trying to bait you into hitting her car.
00:27:38One scratch and the Prescott's will pin the blame on you.
00:27:41If she wants to block my way,
00:27:43she'd better be ready to have nowhere to go.
00:27:52Don't you dare touch my car.
00:27:55Didn't you tell me to drive out myself?
00:28:04You can actually squeeze through at this angle?
00:28:07Look at that.
00:28:12A bastard dragged in off the street.
00:28:15Dares to treat me like this in Riverport?
00:28:17You think the Hayes can protect you?
00:28:20Ah.
00:28:25Miss Phoebe.
00:28:26What a surprise seeing you at Cloud Crest.
00:28:30Miss Harrington just returned to the country, right?
00:28:33I caught a glimpse of you from afar at that reception in the Capitol.
00:28:36I've been looking for a chance to pay my respects.
00:28:42Miss Harrington, what is the meaning of this?
00:28:47Who just said the word bastard?
00:28:49Miss Harrington, I don't know what you're talking about.
00:28:52Ethan and I just have a personal grieve.
00:28:54I asked you.
00:28:56Who just said the word bastard?
00:29:00Miss Harrington, Ethan.
00:29:02What is his relationship with the Harringtons anyway?
00:29:04Why are you standing up for?
00:29:09You have no right to know his ties with the Harringtons.
00:29:14You blocked his car today.
00:29:15And all the vile things you said.
00:29:17I remember every single word.
00:29:20Miss Prescott, this slap today.
00:29:22Is teaching you on behalf of your parents.
00:29:24There are people you do not cross.
00:29:27These people have gone too far.
00:29:28Claiming your identity is fake.
00:29:30Word has already spread to several family group chats.
00:29:32Even people who don't know you are gossiping about it.
00:29:35No need to respond.
00:29:37Why not respond?
00:29:38Are we just going to let them talk like that?
00:29:41They want to see me panic.
00:29:42So I won't give them the satisfaction.
00:29:44The Harringtons already got the full parking lot surveillance footage.
00:29:48If Evelyn keeps spreading rumors, we can strike back anytime.
00:29:52There's also talk going around that inside the Hayes family.
00:29:55They don't even acknowledge Ethan's identity.
00:29:57Who said that?
00:30:02Grandma.
00:30:03You suspect Grandma?
00:30:05The rumors specifically mention inside the Hayes family.
00:30:08Outsiders wouldn't know that.
00:30:10Why would Grandma do that?
00:30:11Because she doesn't want me to get a real foothold.
00:30:14Young Master.
00:30:16The matriarch just called.
00:30:17She wants Ethan to visit the ancestral estate tomorrow.
00:30:19No.
00:30:21Understood.
00:30:23Yes, sir.
00:30:28Ethan returning to the Hayes family is a good thing.
00:30:31However, just because we brought back a grandson,
00:30:34the family cannot become the laughingstock of outsiders.
00:30:38Mother.
00:30:40Ethan's identity was already verified by DNA testing.
00:30:42You can't take outside rumors seriously.
00:30:45I am merely reminding you.
00:30:47The family's reputation matters more than anything.
00:30:51Since Grandma cares so much about our reputation,
00:30:55why not find out who's spreading the rumors?
00:30:57You just got back.
00:30:59You don't know how to speak properly to your elders.
00:31:02I just don't understand.
00:31:03Why someone would question my identity on one hand,
00:31:06while arranging a marriage for the Hayes family on the other.
00:31:09What marriage?
00:31:11Following the matriarch's instructions,
00:31:13the Prescotts have already received word.
00:31:16Mother, what is this?
00:31:19A marriage between the Hayes and Prescotts?
00:31:21Who agreed to this?
00:31:23Ethan and Evelyn are close in age and equal in social standing.
00:31:28The Prescotts are also willing to support the Hayes family.
00:31:31What's wrong with a union between our families?
00:31:34When did you decide this?
00:31:35Why didn't I know?
00:31:37This is family business.
00:31:39Not everyone needs to know.
00:31:41I didn't agree to it, and neither did Eleanor.
00:31:44I am the matriarch of the Hayes family.
00:31:47What is wrong with me making decisions on your behalf?
00:31:51You young people don't understand.
00:31:53A family alliance is to make the Hayes more secure.
00:31:56Who told you I would agree?
00:31:57Grandma?
00:31:58You just returned to this family.
00:31:59You don't have the right to be willful.
00:32:01Whether I have the right, I'll give you your answer tomorrow, Grandma.
00:32:09A disobedient child in this house will only bring trouble.
00:32:18Have a seat since you're here.
00:32:20The Prescot ladies are here too.
00:32:22We can settle the marriage right now.
00:32:26Ha!
00:32:27Mr. Hayes, perhaps I didn't make myself clear enough back at the equestrian club.
00:32:31As long as we get engaged.
00:32:33The Prescotts are willing to provide projects and resources to back the Hayes's.
00:32:37I don't need it.
00:32:39Don't speak so definitively, young man.
00:32:41You just returned to the Hayes family.
00:32:43You have no shares and no real foundation of your own.
00:32:47The Prescotts offering help is doing you a favor.
00:32:49And the Prescott opportunity comes with the condition that I marry Evelyn.
00:32:53Marriage is about mutual benefit.
00:32:55You get the backing of the Prescotts.
00:32:57And I gain the Hayes status and resources.
00:33:00So this isn't an alliance.
00:33:02It's using each other.
00:33:07Ethan, don't be ungrateful.
00:33:10Did you ask my opinion before announcing this marriage to the public, Grandma?
00:33:14What can a newly returned grandson do for the Hayes family?
00:33:18Marrying Evelyn.
00:33:19We'll at least keep the Prescotts on our side for now.
00:33:23If the Hayes family needs a grandson's marriage to stay afloat, proves the family needs a new approach.
00:33:28Watch your tongue.
00:33:31Are you turning me down because you think I'm not good enough for you, Ethan?
00:33:36I'm turning you down because I don't like you.
00:33:40Don't forget, it's the Hayes family that gave you your status.
00:33:44If you want to stay here, you must serve this family.
00:33:54What the Hayes's gave me was the identity that was rightfully mine all along.
00:33:58As for marriage, that is my own choice.
00:34:01Since he refuses to comply, let him see what happens when he defies me.
00:34:13Coming here this late, is something wrong?
00:34:15I heard some news.
00:34:16I don't know if I should tell you.
00:34:19Speak.
00:34:22Martha is back in Riverport.
00:34:24Are you sure?
00:34:26I just went to the kitchen for a snack.
00:34:28And heard the butler on the phone with someone from the ancestral estate.
00:34:32He said Martha is back at the estate.
00:34:34And has been staying in the back courtyard these past few days.
00:34:38They also said right after Martha returned,
00:34:41Grandma suddenly put out the news about the marriage.
00:34:44Martha returns, and Grandma rushes to arrange a marriage.
00:34:48Looks like she knows I'm already looking into what happened back then.
00:34:51Ethan, are you going to be in danger?
00:34:54Are you going to the ancestral estate right now?
00:34:57Going now would only tip them off.
00:34:59Then what do we do?
00:35:03First, verify if Martha is indeed the woman from all those years ago.
00:35:06Then we gather the evidence.
00:35:08You want me to go?
00:35:09She watched you grow up.
00:35:11Martha won't have her guard up around you.
00:35:13Can I get a different task?
00:35:15Like grabbing you a coffee?
00:35:17Sure.
00:35:17Go get the coffee, then head over.
00:35:22I knew it wouldn't be that simple.
00:35:26No need to take risks.
00:35:27Just listen to what she tells Grandma.
00:35:29And remember the time and place.
00:35:33Understood.
00:35:37If Martha really did something, I won't help cover it up.
00:35:40I know.
00:35:42I know.
00:35:57Miss Harrington, Whispering Pines Estate is all arranged.
00:36:00No one will know you returned to Riverport tonight.
00:36:03What about the Hazes?
00:36:05After the gala, Ethan became the focus of Riverport's elite circle.
00:36:09The Prescotts are trying to get close to him.
00:36:11And someone inside the Hayes family is unhappy about his identity.
00:36:13Who?
00:36:14The matriarch of the Hayes family.
00:36:16What did she do?
00:36:17She leaked news of an alliance marriage between Ethan and Evelyn Prescott.
00:36:20And she's secretly undermining his status.
00:36:23Sis, people are picking on Ethan.
00:36:37Are you here looking for someone?
00:36:39Director Caldwell, take a look at this child.
00:36:44This face.
00:36:47Looks just like that child from back then.
00:36:49Right.
00:36:49You still remember him?
00:36:51I do.
00:36:51That baby wasn't an ordinary abandoned infant.
00:36:54Someone brought him here intentionally.
00:36:56Who brought him?
00:36:58A middle-aged woman surnamed Kiggins.
00:37:00She wore a dark coat and carried a child in her arms.
00:37:03She said the baby had a sensitive background and told us not to make a sound.
00:37:06Or contact any of his relatives.
00:37:08Did she leave a name?
00:37:10No.
00:37:11She only said someone would come for him later.
00:37:15Later, the orphanage registered a temporary name for him.
00:37:18Until someone finally came to file adoption paperwork when he was five.
00:37:22Director Caldwell, do you remember what that woman looked like?
00:37:25I do.
00:37:27She had an old crescent-shaped scar between her thumb and index finger on her left hand.
00:37:31And a very distinctive voice.
00:37:33Are the records from back then still here?
00:37:35The admin office should still keep the intake registry.
00:37:40Martha really put you in an orphanage?
00:37:42Right now, we only know the person who brought me was surnamed Higgins.
00:37:45It still doesn't prove it was her.
00:37:48Young Master, Miss Prescott says she's here to visit.
00:37:55You barely got back to the Hazes, and you're already digging into your origins, Mr. Hayes.
00:37:59Looks like you still don't trust this family.
00:38:03If you came to visit, Miss Prescott, a gift box is plenty.
00:38:08No need to bring your probing.
00:38:11I only heard that you grew up in an orphanage, Mr. Hayes.
00:38:15For someone from that kind of place.
00:38:17Fitting into Riverport's elite definitely takes extra time.
00:38:21Go on, Miss Prescott.
00:38:22There are plenty of rumors floating around about the Hayes family.
00:38:25Saying your position is shaky.
00:38:27If the Prescotts step in, suppressing them won't be difficult.
00:38:31And your terms?
00:38:32You've probably already guessed.
00:38:35As long as you agree to get engaged to me.
00:38:37The Prescotts will take care of every problem for you.
00:38:41Why is she back again?
00:38:42You just returned to the Hayes with no foundation.
00:38:45The Prescotts can provide you with resources, projects, and connections.
00:38:49And you can bind our families together for good.
00:38:53Sounds like the Prescotts want to buy a Hayes son-in-law.
00:38:56It's mutually beneficial.
00:38:57I don't need it.
00:38:59You're refusing now because you still don't see your reality.
00:39:02Miss Prescott, this way.
00:39:03Miss Prescott, the door is over here.
00:39:07Mother.
00:39:08What happened that made you call everyone here this late?
00:39:12Someone of unknown origin has shown up in the Hayes family.
00:39:15Naturally, I have to investigate.
00:39:18If you're investigating me, Grandma, you should have at least told me beforehand.
00:39:22If you have nothing to hide, what are you afraid of?
00:39:25Then please, Grandma, in front of everyone, explain clearly what you found.
00:39:32These are the results of a retest.
00:39:35Ethan shares no blood relation with Arthur or Eleanor.
00:39:40Impossible.
00:39:41The earlier test was definitely genuine.
00:39:43Don't act on impulse.
00:39:45That previous report was the fake one.
00:39:48Ethan doesn't have a drop of Hayes blood.
00:39:51He's a fraud who schemed his way into our family.
00:39:54Mother, how can you say that?
00:39:57I'm only stating the facts.
00:39:59A bastard who grew up in an orphanage
00:40:02suddenly arrives at our door with a report to claim relation.
00:40:06Who knows what his motives are.
00:40:12He had no proper civil registry before age five.
00:40:16And lived in an orphanage for years.
00:40:18How can records like that prove?
00:40:20He has the right to walk into the Hayes family?
00:40:22Your investigation was remarkably thorough, Grandma.
00:40:25Mph.
00:40:26Admitting it now?
00:40:31Since you found out I was in an orphanage before age five,
00:40:34why didn't you find out who adopted me after that?
00:40:37The Harrington adoption papers, guardianship files,
00:40:41and overseas school records are all officially archived.
00:40:47You only picked out the orphanage part, Grandma.
00:40:49Is it because you don't dare?
00:40:51Let everyone see what comes after.
00:40:53Mother, who gave you this report?
00:40:55Whether the report is real or fake isn't for you to judge.
00:40:58Then let's try another question.
00:41:00Why are you in such a rush to prove I'm not a Hayes?
00:41:03Grandma, I went to Hope Valley Orphanage today
00:41:06and met Director Caldwell from all those years ago.
00:41:09You met the director?
00:41:10The director said that 22 years ago,
00:41:13a middle-aged woman brought me to the orphanage in swaddling clothes.
00:41:16She warned the staff not to look into my origins
00:41:19and forbade them from contacting any relatives.
00:41:21The director also said
00:41:22That woman had an old scar on her left hand.
00:41:26Enough.
00:41:26Pure nonsense.
00:41:28Mother, why are you so agitated?
00:41:31I'm tired.
00:41:32That's enough for tonight.
00:41:40The real answer, I'll find it out myself.
00:41:56Coming over this late.
00:41:57What did you hear this time?
00:41:59I didn't overhear it.
00:42:00I just suddenly remembered.
00:42:03Remembered what?
00:42:05Martha really does have a scar on her left hand.
00:42:08Are you sure?
00:42:09When I was young,
00:42:10she cut herself while peeling an apple for me.
00:42:13I even asked if it hurt.
00:42:15The scar was curved, like a crescent.
00:42:18Director Caldwell also mentioned an old crescent-shaped scar.
00:42:22Then Martha really is the person who dropped you off at the orphanage.
00:42:26Not certain yet, but she definitely knows what happened back then.
00:42:30Then let's go find her right now.
00:42:32We can't look for her out in the open.
00:42:35Why not?
00:42:38Grandma slandered you with a fake report tonight.
00:42:40Do we still have to save face for her?
00:42:43We don't have proof yet,
00:42:44and Martha has been with Grandma for over 20 years.
00:42:47If we go straight to the ancestral estate and confront her,
00:42:50Grandma will immediately stash her away,
00:42:51or even destroy every trace of evidence.
00:42:56Then what do you think we should do?
00:42:58This involves Grandma,
00:42:59and it also affects the Hayes' reputation.
00:43:02Until we have solid evidence,
00:43:04neither side can tear the veil off.
00:43:05Then how long do we have to wait?
00:43:08First, figure out where Martha is staying right now.
00:43:10Then find a chance to see her alone.
00:43:13I can ask the butler.
00:43:15Don't ask too directly.
00:43:16Just pretend you miss her and ask when she's coming back.
00:43:20Got it.
00:43:21Playing dumb is what I do best.
00:43:22You don't need to play.
00:43:24Hey, I'm trying to help you.
00:43:27One more thing.
00:43:28Stick close to me at the charity gala in two days.
00:43:31Why?
00:43:32The Prescott ladies won't let such a good opportunity slip by.
00:43:35Evelyn is coming again?
00:43:36They came away empty-handed at the Equestrian Club parking lot.
00:43:40A charity gala has more people and more press,
00:43:42perfect for making a scene.
00:43:44Can't we just not go?
00:43:45The Hayes family is one of the hosts.
00:43:47Skipping it will only look guilty.
00:43:49Can I just hide behind you?
00:43:51Sure, but don't block my view.
00:43:53Don't worry, I'll definitely stand firm this time.
00:43:57I told you, I'll keep my balance.
00:43:59Learn how to walk before the charity gala.
00:44:02Check all of Martha's recent travel records.
00:44:05And don't alert the ancestral estate for now.
00:44:07This charity night is co-hosted by the Hayes' and the Colliers.
00:44:10The Haringtons are VIP guests.
00:44:12Nothing can go wrong.
00:44:14The Prescott ladies have also confirmed their attendance.
00:44:16What are they doing here?
00:44:17Haven't they embarrassed themselves enough?
00:44:21A charity gala is a public event.
00:44:23They want to use the reporters to salvage their reputation.
00:44:26They won't just stop at saving face.
00:44:29Wear this for the gala.
00:44:31It matches your suit.
00:44:33All right.
00:44:35I already asked the butler.
00:44:37Martha hasn't been at the ancestral estate these past few days.
00:44:40Did she say where she went?
00:44:42Only that she went to the countryside to visit family.
00:44:45She left too quickly.
00:44:47You suspect grandma caught on?
00:44:50Her pulling out that fake report shows she knows I'm looking into the past.
00:44:54Martha leaving out of nowhere can't just be a coincidence.
00:44:57Once the charity night is over, I'll go with you to find her.
00:45:00No need.
00:45:01Using the Hayes family's people right now will only put them on high alert.
00:45:05You're my son.
00:45:07I can't let you shoulder this alone.
00:45:10What about me?
00:45:12You're on Prescott watching duty.
00:45:14Why is it always me?
00:45:16Because you look the least like someone running surveillance.
00:45:18Is that a compliment or an insult?
00:45:20A bit of both.
00:45:25Chloe's coming too?
00:45:28She represents the Haringtons.
00:45:30It makes sense for her to attend the charity gala.
00:45:32Yet when you saw the text, you totally froze for three seconds.
00:45:36You've been talking way too much lately.
00:45:38I didn't say a thing.
00:45:41Young Master.
00:45:43The vehicles and security for the charity gala have all been arranged.
00:45:46The Prescotts just added three more media guests.
00:45:49Give me the list.
00:45:51Revoke this reporter's entry pass.
00:45:54He was invited by the Prescotts.
00:45:56Then inform the Prescotts that the Hayes charity gala does not welcome media with an agenda.
00:46:01Striking back already?
00:46:03Just taking out the trash early.
00:46:07My walking today has been totally solid.
00:46:10You've already hit the corner of the table three times.
00:46:12The table came at me out of nowhere.
00:46:15The Prescot ladies are here and they brought plenty of press.
00:46:17Guess tonight won't be quiet.
00:46:19Let them come.
00:46:22Don't act on impulse tonight.
00:46:24Focus on saving our reputation first.
00:46:26As long as he gives me a graceful way out.
00:46:28I can let this go.
00:46:30If he doesn't give it, force him to.
00:46:34Here she comes.
00:46:35I see her.
00:46:37Mr. Hayes, tonight's charity gala is beautifully organized.
00:46:41About what happened before.
00:46:43I'd like to speak with you in private.
00:46:45I don't discuss personal matters at galas.
00:46:49Ethan, why did you push me?
00:46:51Mr. Hayes, is it true you laid hands on Ms. Prescott at the charity gala?
00:46:55Ms. Prescott?
00:46:56Are you facing retaliation because the marriage alliance fell through?
00:46:59My brother didn't touch her at all.
00:47:01She ran right into him.
00:47:03Everyone saw it.
00:47:04My daughter kindly came to offer a toast, only to be shoved to the ground by Ethan in public.
00:47:09Is this how the Hayes family runs a charity gala?
00:47:12Charity on the surface, while bullying a young woman behind closed doors.
00:47:16Don't make wild claims without evidence.
00:47:18Evidence?
00:47:19My daughter is still on the ground, that's the evidence.
00:47:22Mrs. Prescott is right.
00:47:24Evidence matters most.
00:47:26Pull up the surveillance footage right now.
00:47:28Too late to delete the evidence now.
00:47:32No need to pull the footage.
00:47:34The recording of the Prescott's bribing the press and staging this hit.
00:47:37I have it right here.
00:47:38What nonsense are you spewing?
00:47:40I'm only here to let everyone hear the truth.
00:47:43Once the wine spills on him, fall forward.
00:47:46I've already arranged the reporters.
00:47:48Tonight, the news of Ethan shoving you will blow up the trending topics.
00:47:53That voice is Mrs. Prescott.
00:47:55The Prescott's bribed the press to stage a confrontation.
00:47:58This is AI generated.
00:47:59Someone is framing the Prescott's.
00:48:01Whether it's fake, let forensic experts decide.
00:48:04As for your plan tonight, someone already recorded every second of it.
00:48:08Mrs. Prescott, this charity gala isn't a stage for the Prescott's.
00:48:12If you wanted attention, you picked the wrong place.
00:48:14Don't get cocky, Ethan.
00:48:16I never gloat over someone else embarrassing themselves.
00:48:27The Prescott's mess is already being handled.
00:48:31I didn't do it for you.
00:48:33Guess I flattered myself then.
00:48:36Did you ever agree to marry Evelyn or not?
00:48:39No.
00:48:40Yet everyone in Riverport believes.
00:48:42The Hazes and Prescott's are joining in marriage.
00:48:44That was news Grandma leaked on her own.
00:48:46I never agreed to it.
00:48:48And you never bothered to explain.
00:48:50I texted you.
00:48:52A simple I-reached Riverport.
00:48:53How does that explain anything?
00:48:56At least it meant I wanted you to know.
00:48:59You didn't tell me.
00:49:00Because you found your real family.
00:49:02And don't need the Harringtons anymore.
00:49:03I came back to the Hazes to uncover my origins.
00:49:07Not to cut ties with the Harringtons.
00:49:09You said back then that your name is Haze.
00:49:11That you're not a Harrington.
00:49:12Back then, I didn't know who I was.
00:49:14Or where the Harringtons belonged in my life.
00:49:16Do you know now?
00:49:18I do.
00:49:21Chloe.
00:49:22I might not be a Harrington.
00:49:24But I've never treated you as an outsider.
00:49:27Weren't you supposed to marry Evelyn?
00:49:29I turned her down.
00:49:31Because I have no feelings for her.
00:49:32I'll deal with the Prescott's trouble myself.
00:49:34It won't drag the Harringtons into this.
00:49:36You're always like this.
00:49:38Like what?
00:49:40Shouldering everything alone.
00:49:41Never telling anyone a thing.
00:49:43When someone wants to help.
00:49:44They don't even know where to begin.
00:49:48Then you can ask me directly right now.
00:49:51Do you still need the Harringtons?
00:49:53What I need isn't the Harrington name.
00:49:57Then what is it?
00:49:58It's you.
00:50:00Oh.
00:50:01Did they clear things up?
00:50:03Almost there.
00:50:04Ethan, I misunderstood you earlier.
00:50:07I know.
00:50:08You're not angry?
00:50:09I was.
00:50:10But since you're talking to me now.
00:50:12Forget it.
00:50:17Miss Harrington actually spent half an hour alone with Ethan.
00:50:22Doesn't look like they were just discussing business.
00:50:24Since when did the Harringtons care so much about Hayes' family business?
00:50:30All cleared up?
00:50:32Yeah.
00:50:33Everything's out in the open.
00:50:35Many of you may not know this.
00:50:37But Ethan entered the Harrington household at age five.
00:50:39Our entire family watched him grow up.
00:50:42Calling him half our own son is by no means an exaggeration.
00:50:47Good heavens.
00:50:48The long-lost Hayes heir was raised by the Harringtons.
00:50:52No wonder the head of the Harrington family showed up in person.
00:50:54That wasn't just to congratulate them.
00:50:56He clearly came to back up his own kid.
00:50:59No wonder Phoebe stood up for him.
00:51:02The Harringtons are the Harringtons.
00:51:04And the Hayes' are the Hayes'.
00:51:05I am the son of the Hayes' family.
00:51:08And I am Chloe's man.
00:51:10Whoa.
00:51:13Not bad, sis.
00:51:14The wait finally paid off.
00:51:16Keep your voice down, Miss Phoebe.
00:51:19So it was the Harringtons looking after him all these years.
00:51:23We owe them a tremendous debt.
00:51:29Chloe.
00:51:31Thank you so much.
00:51:32And thank the Harrington family.
00:51:34If not for you all, who knows how much Ethan would have suffered.
00:51:38Please don't mention it, Mrs. Hayes.
00:51:40Taking Ethan in back then was destiny for our family.
00:51:42He was sensible from an early age.
00:51:45Everyone in the household adored him.
00:51:46The Hayes' family will remember this kindness for a lifetime.
00:51:49Whenever the Harringtons need anything in Riverport.
00:51:52We will not hesitate to help.
00:51:54You're too kind, Mr. Hayes.
00:51:55I came today first to visit Ethan.
00:51:58And second to give you two a reminder.
00:52:00Go ahead.
00:52:03When Ethan entered the Harrington family at age five,
00:52:05he had already spent over six months in the orphanage.
00:52:07The facility staff said someone specifically brought him there.
00:52:10She strictly warned them not to look into his background.
00:52:12An accidental mix-up wouldn't happen like that.
00:52:16Are you saying it wasn't an accident back then?
00:52:20I just think there are too many red flags.
00:52:22Ethan returning to the family is a good thing.
00:52:24But you really should get to the bottom of what happened.
00:52:27Otherwise, whoever's in the shadows might strike again.
00:52:31Don't worry.
00:52:32The Hayes' family will definitely uncover the truth.
00:52:35Chloe, long time no see.
00:52:38Long time no see.
00:52:39You've gotten taller.
00:52:40Oh, really?
00:52:42Chloe, please stay for dinner tonight.
00:52:44Try some of our home-cooked food.
00:52:51Do you already have a lead on what happened back then?
00:52:54Yep.
00:52:55Do you need the Harringtons to help?
00:52:57Connections at the ancestral estate, the old hospital records.
00:53:00It's much easier for us to look into them for you.
00:53:02No need.
00:53:04Taking it all on yourself again?
00:53:05I'm not trying to carry it alone.
00:53:07This involves internal family business.
00:53:09It's better if I handle it myself.
00:53:11Grandma Hayes?
00:53:12I'll let you know once I find out for sure.
00:53:15Then be careful.
00:53:16If she sent you away once, there might be a second time.
00:53:20Don't worry.
00:53:20This isn't 20 years ago.
00:53:22I'll wait for your update then.
00:53:24Call me anytime if anything comes up.
00:53:26Understood, Ms. Harrington.
00:53:27Be serious.
00:53:29I'm heading out.
00:53:31All right.
00:53:38With Chloe saying that,
00:53:41It really wasn't an accident back then.
00:53:43The hospital clearly told us there was a mix-up.
00:53:46The delivery room nurse back then,
00:53:47and Martha who looked after you.
00:53:49They were both arranged by Mother.
00:53:51I was too busy back then to think twice about it.
00:53:54But looking back, there are red flags everywhere.
00:53:56Are you saying...
00:53:57Mother deliberately sent Ethan away.
00:54:00I'm not certain yet.
00:54:02But the Harringtons are right.
00:54:04Something this serious must be investigated thoroughly.
00:54:08Your mother actually hated me to that extent.
00:54:12Don't worry.
00:54:13I'll get you the answers you deserve.
00:54:15Besides, the Harringtons only care about Ethan, not our family.
00:54:18If we wait for them to investigate, we'll lose all control.
00:54:22You're right.
00:54:24Let's find some time to go ask Mother.
00:54:30Martha.
00:54:32Oh, Master Lucas.
00:54:33What brings you here?
00:54:35I missed your Rosmanthus cakes, so I came to visit.
00:54:39You sweet boy, still having such a sweet tooth at your age.
00:54:47Martha.
00:54:47Martha.
00:54:49This box looks pretty old.
00:54:50What's inside?
00:54:53Uh, nothing much.
00:54:55Just some old keepsakes.
00:54:58Boom.
00:55:03By the way, Martha.
00:55:04Did you used to take me to the hospital a lot when I was little?
00:55:07I dreamed about getting shots as a kid yesterday, and you were right there with me.
00:55:12Yes.
00:55:13You were frail as a child and always got sick.
00:55:16Then when I was born, were you the first one to hold me too?
00:55:20Why are you asking about that?
00:55:22Just curious, that's all.
00:55:25Everyone says I don't look like Mom.
00:55:27So I was wondering if I got mixed up at birth.
00:55:30Don't talk nonsense.
00:55:31You are a child of the Hayes family.
00:55:33What's all this nonsense about being mixed up?
00:55:37Don't ever say that again.
00:55:38It'll upset the matriarch if she hears.
00:55:41Got it, Martha.
00:55:43I'll head out then.
00:55:44I'll come visit you another day.
00:55:46All right, dear.
00:55:47Safe travels.
00:55:54The matriarch said to pack your things.
00:55:57Tomorrow, you're heading to your relatives in the country for a while.
00:56:00Leaving right now?
00:56:02Did something happen?
00:56:03Don't ask questions.
00:56:05Just do what the matriarch says.
00:56:13Ethan, we've got trouble.
00:56:15Martha's leaving for the countryside tomorrow.
00:56:17When did this happen?
00:56:19I went to probe her today and she slipped up.
00:56:21Then I overheard the butler saying.
00:56:23Grandma's having her hide out in the country tomorrow.
00:56:28Where are you going?
00:56:30We're going to see her tonight.
00:56:31Any later and it'll be too late.
00:56:33Just the two of us?
00:56:35Shouldn't we call dad?
00:56:36No need.
00:56:37More people will just blow our cover.
00:56:39If you're scared, you don't have to come.
00:56:42I'm not scared.
00:56:43I'm coming with you.
00:56:49What are you two doing here?
00:56:51Oh.
00:56:52Martha, I brought Ethan over to visit you.
00:56:55What's inside this box?
00:56:56Nothing.
00:56:57Just some old keepsakes.
00:57:02Director Caldwell told me that the woman who dropped me off at the orphanage 22 years ago
00:57:06had an old crescent-shaped scar on her left hand.
00:57:10Plenty of people in Riverport have scars.
00:57:13Why assume it was me?
00:57:15Because the second you heard that, your first instinct was to hide your hand.
00:57:18Martha, tell me, is what Ethan's saying true?
00:57:22Master Lucas, don't listen to his nonsense.
00:57:25I spent my entire life with the Hayes family.
00:57:27I would never do anything to betray them.
00:57:30Then who took me from the hospital back then?
00:57:32Who dropped me off at the orphanage?
00:57:35And who swapped the Hayes family's DNA test?
00:57:39Martha, my sisters and I took a DNA test when we were kids.
00:57:42The report clearly said I was a Hayes child.
00:57:45Weren't you the one who brought that report back?
00:57:47I, I don't know.
00:57:49I don't know anything.
00:57:50I don't know a thing.
00:57:52This date is the day I was born.
00:57:55Are you still going to say you don't know?
00:57:57I didn't want to do it.
00:57:59I was only following orders.
00:58:01Whose orders?
00:58:03Speak up.
00:58:04At least let the truth see the light of day.
00:58:06It was the matriarch.
00:58:07Grandma Beatrice made me swap the babies.
00:58:10Grandma?
00:58:11Grandma?
00:58:12It really was grandma?
00:58:13She looked down on Eleanor's common background.
00:58:16She said she wasn't worthy of the family, couldn't uphold the household.
00:58:19And would only hold your father back.
00:58:21So she had me swapped out.
00:58:23The matriarch told me to hand you over to someone on the outside.
00:58:26And bring another baby back to the family.
00:58:28She said as long as there was no biological eldest grandson.
00:58:32She could dictate everything in the Hayes family.
00:58:34And that other baby.
00:58:37Was Lucas.
00:58:38Lucas actually wasn't from an ordinary family.
00:58:41He's the son of the matriarch's illegitimate child.
00:58:44Illegitimate child?
00:58:46When she was young, she had an affair with a man.
00:58:48And gave birth to a son.
00:58:50After Lucas's birth parents tragically died in a car crash.
00:58:53She brought him back to the family.
00:58:55So I'm not mom and dad's kid.
00:58:57And I wasn't accidentally swapped.
00:58:59Grandma forced me in on purpose.
00:59:02Ethan.
00:59:03I'm so sorry.
00:59:04You don't need to apologize for her.
00:59:07But I stole 22 years of your life.
00:59:11You didn't choose to take it.
00:59:13Ah.
00:59:15It's too late.
00:59:17Hand that over.
00:59:19Grandma, what more do you want?
00:59:21I'm the one who brought you into this family all those years ago.
00:59:24And now, for an outsider who just showed up.
00:59:27You dare stand in my way.
00:59:29He's not an outsider.
00:59:31He's my brother.
00:59:33Find that wooden box.
00:59:34Leave nothing behind.
00:59:38The matriarch made me swap the babies.
00:59:41She said as long as there was no biological eldest grandson.
00:59:44She could dictate everything in the Hayes family.
00:59:47When did you record that?
00:59:49The moment you spoke your first word of truth.
00:59:53Recordings can be faked.
00:59:55That's why I already synced the raw file.
00:59:57With my lawyers and a notary public.
01:00:00You dare air our family's dirty laundry.
01:00:03You're the one who committed the crime, not me.
01:00:06What's in there?
01:00:07Mom, listen to this first.
01:00:09Sent their biological child to an orphanage.
01:00:13It was you.
01:00:14You sent my baby away.
01:00:17I only did it for the Hayes family.
01:00:19For the family?
01:00:20Does that give you the right to ruin 20-some years of my son's life?
01:00:23If not for me.
01:00:25This family would have long been dragged down.
01:00:27By a common woman like you.
01:00:29You never treated me as your daughter-in-law.
01:00:31And you never considered Ethan your grandson.
01:00:34Mother, why?
01:00:36Because you were too weak.
01:00:38You gave up so much for a woman.
01:00:40To ally with an even greater family.
01:00:43I had no choice but to carry the Hayes family myself.
01:00:46So you traded my son for your own power?
01:00:50Ethan's lost 22 years.
01:00:52Who's going to make up for that?
01:00:54Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.
01:00:56Do you really want a century of Hayes prestige?
01:00:59Ruined over an old grievance?
01:01:01The family's reputation shouldn't be upheld by covering up crimes.
01:01:04This is an internal Hayes affair.
01:01:06We handle it in private.
01:01:08I'll surrender some of my shares to compensate Ethan.
01:01:11Let the matter end here.
01:01:13Compensate?
01:01:14You think money can buy back 24 years of my son's life?
01:01:17Mother, you can never touch those shares or that power again.
01:01:20You're taking my shares away?
01:01:22Starting today, you will have no part in any Hayes family decisions.
01:01:30So the baby swapped back then really was Ethan.
01:01:34Martha has confessed, and the recording is right here.
01:01:37The hospital records, orphanage registry, and adoption papers, they all line up.
01:01:41Grandma didn't plan this on a whim.
01:01:43Then what about Lucas?
01:01:45Lucas is the child of the matriarch's illegitimate son.
01:01:48After his birth parents died in a car crash,
01:01:50she brought him into the Hayes family
01:01:53to let Lucas inherit the Hayes empire.
01:01:56She swapped Ethan away first, then doctored the DNA test.
01:01:59Yes.
01:02:01So all these years, my desperate efforts to protect you
01:02:04were really just helping Grandma maintain her game.
01:02:07Victoria, it's not your fault.
01:02:09Yet time and again I shielded you and doubted Ethan over and over.
01:02:13I even said,
01:02:15if he dared kick you out, he'd have to go through me first.
01:02:19I'm so sorry.
01:02:22I thought I was protecting my brother
01:02:25without realizing you were the one whose life was stolen.
01:02:28When you first came back, I was guarded against you at every turn.
01:02:32Treating you like someone trying to steal Lucas's place.
01:02:34You only saw Lucas's fear at the time.
01:02:37But now I see you're 22 years.
01:02:41Before, I just wanted to keep things lively around the house.
01:02:45I never imagined the most important person in this family
01:02:48was growing up on the outside all along.
01:02:51From both a legal and factual standpoint,
01:02:54Ethan was the only one strict of his inheritance.
01:02:57Lucas had no part in the conspiracy,
01:02:59nor should he shoulder Grandma's guilt.
01:03:01Yet I enjoyed it for 22 years.
01:03:02You enjoyed the love your family gave you.
01:03:05You didn't steal it.
01:03:08It's my fault for failing to protect you both.
01:03:11One is the child I raised with my own hands.
01:03:13And the other is my long-lost biological son.
01:03:16And only now do I realize we were all being played.
01:03:20It won't happen anymore.
01:03:23No one will ever tear you apart again.
01:03:29Son.
01:03:31I'm sorry.
01:03:33Lucas, where are you going?
01:03:35Going back to my room to sleep.
01:03:43Dad, Mom, Lucas is gone.
01:03:49I never truly belonged in this family.
01:03:52Thank you for raising me for 22 years.
01:03:54Live well as a family,
01:03:55and please don't look for me.
01:03:57Could something happen to him?
01:04:00Did I say something wrong earlier?
01:04:01I just wanted him to stop running away.
01:04:04I've already had his cards and vehicle records checked.
01:04:07He hasn't left the city.
01:04:08Where else could he go?
01:04:11He won't go far.
01:04:13Do you know where he is?
01:04:15Whenever he was scared as a kid,
01:04:16he always went to the docks.
01:04:18You're going alone.
01:04:20Right now, the last thing he wants to see
01:04:23is a crowd chasing him down,
01:04:25asking why he left.
01:04:27Right.
01:04:36You found me after all.
01:04:38That note you left sounded way too much like a suicide note.
01:04:43I just didn't want you guys arguing over me anymore.
01:04:46So you ran off to the river all by yourself?
01:04:48No one knows me here.
01:04:50No one to remind me whose kid I really am.
01:04:53I know I'm a victim too.
01:04:55But every time I think of you in that orphanage,
01:04:57growing up abroad all alone,
01:04:59I feel like I owe you a life.
01:05:01You don't owe me a life.
01:05:04Then what do I owe you?
01:05:06What you owe me
01:05:07is to never punish yourself for someone else's wrongdoing again.
01:05:13But I took your parents.
01:05:14Your room, your sisters, and the Hayes name.
01:05:18You didn't steal those things.
01:05:20Grandma turned you into a pawn the day you were born.
01:05:22You and I are both victims of her scheme.
01:05:26Yet they were so good to me
01:05:27that all should have been yours.
01:05:30Mom and Dad love you because of who you are,
01:05:33not because of Hayes' blood.
01:05:35Our sisters protect you because you're their brother.
01:05:38What about you?
01:05:39Will you treat me as your brother?
01:05:43Why else would I come looking for you
01:05:44in the middle of the night?
01:05:46Can I come home?
01:05:47The door to our home is always open.
01:05:54These are the shares I am surrendering voluntarily.
01:05:57Starting today,
01:05:58I will no longer take part in Hayes Enterprises.
01:06:01Mother, are you sure?
01:06:03What I did wrong cannot simply be brushed aside
01:06:06with a few words.
01:06:07Giving up these shares will at least give the Hayes a fresh start.
01:06:11The share transfer procedures are legally valid.
01:06:15I'll arrange a quiet place for you to live out your years.
01:06:18As for the past, it will be handled according to the law.
01:06:21You're still turning me in?
01:06:24I can forgive you for hurting me.
01:06:26But I cannot forgive you on Ethan's behalf.
01:06:30The Haringtons are willing to establish
01:06:31a long-term strategic partnership with the Hayes.
01:06:33Our capital channels
01:06:35and technological resources will be fully accessible.
01:06:40The Hayes family gladly accepts.
01:06:42Here is your share allocation.
01:06:44Dad, this is too much.
01:06:46This is what was rightfully yours all along.
01:06:48Mom only hopes you do whatever your heart desires from now on.
01:06:54I have something to say too.
01:06:58I want to study abroad.
01:07:00Not to run away.
01:07:01But to master real skills that can actually help the Hayes family.
01:07:05Have you thought this through?
01:07:07I have.
01:07:08Once I'm back,
01:07:09at least I won't fail to understand contracts
01:07:11and sell the company while counting the buyer's cash.
01:07:15Hey.
01:07:16Just make sure you don't trip every three steps this time.
01:07:18I'll start practicing by taking two steps first.
01:07:20Ha ha ha.
01:07:23Good.
01:07:30Phase one of the overseas project is complete.
01:07:32I flagged all the remaining risk factors.
01:07:35Ethan said not to rush into expansion for the next step.
01:07:39Very clear thinking this time.
01:07:41You finally look like a real project lead.
01:07:45After a year abroad,
01:07:46I couldn't just learn how to eat Western food.
01:07:48Not bad.
01:07:49At least you didn't mistake a contract for a menu.
01:07:51You can praise me, Sabrina,
01:07:52but you don't need to bring up my dark past.
01:07:55Ha ha ha.
01:07:56Eat something first.
01:07:57You've been busy all morning.
01:08:00Thanks, Mom.
01:08:01Over this past year,
01:08:03the Hayes family went through quite a lot.
01:08:05And we finally reunited with our true family.
01:08:09No matter where you go from now on,
01:08:12the Hayes family will always be your home.
01:08:17One is the son I lost and found.
01:08:19And the other is the son I raised.
01:08:22Neither of you is allowed to leave the other behind.
01:08:25Ethan, this toast is to you.
01:08:28Thank you for coming to find me at the docks that night.
01:08:30And thank you for never treating me like Grandma's pawn.
01:08:33You never were.
01:08:35From now on, I'll stand on my own two feet.
01:08:37And never let anyone use my identity against us again.
01:08:44Here's a welcome home gift for you.
01:08:48Victoria, you actually remembered to get me a gift.
01:08:51After you went abroad,
01:08:52I realized the house felt empty
01:08:54without someone always stealing snacks.
01:08:57It's my favorite watch.
01:08:59Whenever we gave you a watch before,
01:09:01you just check the time.
01:09:02Don't treat it like just an accessory this time.
01:09:05Don't worry.
01:09:06I know now that time has cost.
01:09:08A year has passed.
01:09:10The Hayes house is much more peaceful than before.
01:09:12Only in the quiet do you realize how noisy it used to be.
01:09:16Now that you have Cher's family
01:09:18and the Haringtons having your back,
01:09:19you shouldn't be lacking anything.
01:09:24I'm still missing one thing.
01:09:27What?
01:09:30You willing to stand by my side forever.
01:09:34You're getting smoother with your words, Mr. Hayes.
01:09:39Only for you.
01:09:40I took this first.
01:09:42I'm just making sure it's sweet enough for you.
01:09:45Ethan.
01:09:47Here's to the rest of our lives together.
01:09:49Right back at you.
01:09:52Ha ha ha.
01:09:52Ha ha ha.
01:09:53Ha ha ha.
01:09:53Ha ha ha ha ha.
01:09:54Ha ha ha ha ha.