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00:00:01Elena, what's taking so long? We're gonna miss our flight.
00:00:04Coming! Mom, I'm coming!
00:00:06Hurry up! We're all waiting for you!
00:00:12Mom, you left your blood pressure pills on the table. I had to go back for them.
00:00:15The white one is twice a day, the blue one is before bed. Don't mix them up.
00:00:18Yeah, yeah, I heard you. You don't have to lecture me. We're on vacation!
00:00:24Ethan, you left your passport by the door.
00:00:27What took you so long? I only asked you to grab a few things.
00:00:30I had to pack my things, too.
00:00:32Enough! Just put the luggage in.
00:00:38Ms. Sinclair, the investment committee wants to know one last time,
00:00:41are you really skipping next week's annual meeting?
00:00:43After I get back from Cancun.
00:00:45Understood. Carter Tech's next five million investment is set to go out this afternoon.
00:00:49Should we proceed?
00:00:50Yes, go ahead.
00:00:52Got it, Ms. Sinclair.
00:00:57What's taking you so long with two suitcases?
00:01:00I'm done.
00:01:05Elena, long time no see.
00:01:07What is she doing here?
00:01:14Why is she here?
00:01:15Olivia just got back. She's been having a rough time. She wanted to get away, so I invited her along.
00:01:20She's coming with us?
00:01:21What's the big deal?
00:01:24Then where am I supposed to sit?
00:01:26Just call an Uber and go to the airport yourself.
00:01:29I'm supposed to call my own ride?
00:01:31There are only five seats and they're all taken. Who do you expect to give up theirs?
00:01:35But this was supposed to be our family Christmas trip.
00:01:38Watch your tone. Olivia's his first love.
00:01:41If she hadn't left for London, would he have married you?
00:01:44Mom.
00:01:44Your first love? She's back? And your wife of seven years doesn't matter?
00:01:49Elena, must you start this today?
00:01:51I'm starting this?
00:01:53Sorry, Elena. I'll get out. I don't want trouble.
00:01:55No, stay. You've just returned. You don't know your way around.
00:01:59Ubers make you car sick.
00:02:01So she can't take a ride, Sarah? But I can?
00:02:05JFK's only 40 minutes away. Why make such a big deal?
00:02:07It's rush hour. At least 30 minutes just to get an Uber.
00:02:11Elena, the airport isn't that far.
00:02:14Why was I late?
00:02:16Mom, you sent me back for pills.
00:02:18Ethan, for your passport.
00:02:19I got everything for you and now there's no room for me?
00:02:23It's an Uber. Stop playing the victim.
00:02:25Enough. Call an Uber. We're leaving.
00:02:27You're leaving?
00:02:28Should everyone wait here just for you?
00:02:30Everyone. I'm not one of them anymore.
00:02:33Ethan, maybe we should let Elena...
00:02:35Olivia, it's okay. Stay right there.
00:02:37Ethan Carter, I can't even get a car right now.
00:02:39The airport isn't far.
00:02:42Then what am I supposed to do?
00:02:45Walk faster.
00:02:46Ethan, wait!
00:02:55I'm gonna miss my flight at this rate.
00:02:58Why is it taking so long?
00:03:01Hey! Can you take me to JFK?
00:03:12Ethan, where are you now?
00:03:14Almost at the airport. What about you?
00:03:16I still can't get a ride.
00:03:18Elena, how do you always manage to make things so complicated?
00:03:21I'm the one making things complicated.
00:03:23Didn't I tell you to figure something out?
00:03:25You gave my seat to Olivia.
00:03:28What do you mean? I gave her your seat. She was just coming along anyway.
00:03:31You make room for your ex, but leave your wife of seven years stranded on the street.
00:03:35And you call that coming along?
00:03:37Why are you still talking to her? We're almost at the airport.
00:03:47JFK, please.
00:03:58Can I still check in for the Cocoon flight?
00:04:00I'm sorry, ma'am. Check in for that flight is closed.
00:04:04Please. My family's already through. My luggage is with them.
00:04:07Isn't there anything you can do?
00:04:10I'm sorry. Check in is closed. There's nothing I can do.
00:04:14What is it now?
00:04:16I'm at the airport, but check in is already closed.
00:04:19Why are you so late?
00:04:22Ethan, you're seriously asking why I'm late?
00:04:24You left me stranded on the street.
00:04:26What's the point of talking about this now?
00:04:30Come back out and talk to the staff with me. Maybe we can still work something out.
00:04:33We can't leave. We're already through security and at the gate.
00:04:37You just went in without me?
00:04:42Olivia, get next to Ethan. I'll take a picture.
00:04:45Ethan, move closer to Olivia.
00:04:48Elena, don't get the wrong idea.
00:04:50The wrong idea?
00:04:51Then just go home. It's not a big deal.
00:04:54What about my bags?
00:04:55It's already checked in.
00:04:57You checked in my luggage too?
00:04:59What were we supposed to do? Come back out for your bags?
00:05:01Enough. We're boarding.
00:05:04Ethan, if Olivia were the one you left stranded, would you tell her to figure it out herself?
00:05:08Would you tell her to just go home if she missed the flight?
00:05:11That didn't happen, so why are we even talking about it?
00:05:21Miss Sinclair, Carter Tech's $5 million investment is set for final disappointment in 10 minutes.
00:05:25I need your final approval.
00:05:28Seven years, I built him up.
00:05:30I held this family together, and they couldn't even make room for me.
00:05:34Miss Sinclair?
00:05:39Hold the $5 million.
00:05:46Oh my god, we're really staying here?
00:05:55Mom, this place is insane!
00:05:58I told you, Ethan's doing well now.
00:06:00Did you really think he'd bring us somewhere ordinary for vacation?
00:06:03Mr. Carter, your reservation is for a 30-night stay in our oceanfront villa.
00:06:07Breakfast, executive lounge access, and private car service are all included.
00:06:12Thirty nights? A whole month?
00:06:15Yes, ma'am.
00:06:18Ethan, a villa like this must be almost impossible to book for a month during Christmas season, right?
00:06:24The company only told me the accommodation was taken care of.
00:06:27I didn't know it would be this high-end.
00:06:30Olivia, now you see how far Ethan has come.
00:06:33You know, you just left for London, too suddenly back then.
00:06:38Mom, enough.
00:06:40It's all in the past.
00:06:42Come on everyone, let's take a family photo by the Christmas tree.
00:06:48Diana, I'll just stand on the side.
00:06:55What side?
00:06:56What side?
00:06:56Your family.
00:06:59A family reunion?
00:07:01So without me, this is what counts as family?
00:07:10Ms. Sinclair, who booked the hotel Ethan and the others are staying at?
00:07:14As you arranged, it's Cancun Blue Bay Resort, a four-bedroom oceanfront villa, booked for 30 days.
00:07:20How much?
00:07:216,500 per night, including private car service and dining privileges.
00:07:26The total for 30 nights is $195,000.
00:07:29They've already stayed the first night?
00:07:31Yes, they've checked in.
00:07:33Leave the first night, it's already done.
00:07:36Ms. Sinclair, are you saying-
00:07:37Cancel the remaining 29 nights?
00:07:40All of them?
00:07:41All of them.
00:07:42What about the private car service, dining credits, and other VIP benefits included in their reservation?
00:07:48If I'm not family to them, then my money doesn't need to go with them either.
00:07:56New York is probably freezing under a snowstorm right now, right?
00:08:00But look at this Caribbean sunshine!
00:08:03Surfing first, then dinner at the Michelin-started restaurant Olivia booked tonight.
00:08:07This is the perfect Christmas vacation!
00:08:10Oh, sweetheart, New York's weather is unbearable.
00:08:13Thank goodness Ethan made it.
00:08:15He arranged this oceanfront villa for an entire month so we could escape the cold.
00:08:19The service here is incredible.
00:08:21We have a whole month to enjoy it.
00:08:23No rush.
00:08:30Mr. Carter, I'm sorry to interrupt. Your remaining reservation has been cancelled.
00:08:35Please check out by 12pm today.
00:08:39Cancelled?
00:08:41But we booked it for a month.
00:08:43Yesterday you confirmed we had 30 nights.
00:08:44Yes, sir.
00:08:47But the party who made the reservation cancelled the remaining 29 hours last night.
00:08:52Cancelled? Who cancelled it?
00:08:55The person who made the reservation.
00:08:57Then restore it!
00:09:00I'm afraid that if you'd like to continue your stay, you'll need to make a new reservation at the current
00:09:04Christmas season rate.
00:09:06How much is this villa now?
00:09:09The current rate for this type of villa is $7,800 per night.
00:09:12The remaining 29 nights would total $226,200 plus a $20,000 incidental deposit.
00:09:21$226,000 for one month?
00:09:24Are you trying to rob us?
00:09:28That's the current peak season rate.
00:09:31Also, since the original reservation was cancelled, the private car service and dining credits included in your package will end
00:09:38at noon today.
00:09:39The car service too?
00:09:41Yes, ma'am.
00:09:44Who did this?
00:09:46Could it be Elena?
00:09:47She missed the flight yesterday. Maybe she's upset.
00:09:50She cancelled our villa just because we told her to get her own ride?
00:09:54She did this on purpose!
00:09:56What a vicious woman.
00:10:01I'll ask her.
00:10:07Hello?
00:10:08Elena, was it you?
00:10:09Did you?
00:10:10Did you cancel the villa?
00:10:12Yes.
00:10:13Have you lost your mind?
00:10:14We only stayed one night!
00:10:17Exactly.
00:10:18That's why I didn't cancel the first night.
00:10:20Then why did you cancel the other 29?
00:10:23Because I don't want to pay anymore.
00:10:25What did you say?
00:10:27It's my money.
00:10:29It's my money.
00:10:29And I'm done paying for all of you.
00:10:34Elena, are you crazy?
00:10:35We came here as a family for Christmas!
00:10:38What are you doing back in New York?
00:10:40Family? Really?
00:10:42Yesterday there wasn't even a seat for me in the car.
00:10:44But now that there's a bill, suddenly I'm family again?
00:10:47It was just asking you to get your own ride.
00:10:51Are you really holding a grudge over that?
00:10:53Yes.
00:10:55You better book that villa again.
00:10:57Right now.
00:10:58No.
00:11:00Elena!
00:11:02Anything else?
00:11:05Don't come crying when you regret this.
00:11:08Save that line for yourself.
00:11:14She's gone too far.
00:11:15She's really gone too far!
00:11:16She eats our food, lives in our house,
00:11:18and now she's using this little bit of money to control us?
00:11:22Diane, the villa was really paid for by Elena?
00:11:26Elena? A stay-at-home wife?
00:11:27What money could she possibly have?
00:11:29It's all just Ethan's allowance for her.
00:11:30Elena did say she'd arrange the villa,
00:11:32but I never asked where the money came from.
00:11:34Ethan, what do we do now?
00:11:36We have to check out at noon.
00:11:38We're not leaving.
00:11:39I want to see them try to kick us out.
00:11:41Mom, stop making a scene.
00:11:46I'm making a scene?!
00:11:47Your wife just embarrassed this entire family,
00:11:50and you're still defending her?!
00:11:51Ethan, it's okay. Let's just leave.
00:11:54We can stay somewhere else.
00:11:57Why should we?
00:11:58This is your first Christmas trip with us,
00:12:00and now you have to put up with this?
00:12:02I'm fine, really.
00:12:04Look at Olivia.
00:12:05She knows how to be considerate.
00:12:07And look at Alina.
00:12:09All she knows is how to get jealous.
00:12:12Mom, it's Christmas season.
00:12:14Hotels around here are over $1,000 a night,
00:12:16even the decent ones.
00:12:17That expensive?!
00:12:18A whole month would cost tens of thousands.
00:12:22Then, why don't I book us somewhere?
00:12:24No!
00:12:25How could we let you pay?
00:12:28Alina should be the one covering this.
00:12:39Where's the luxury car that picked us up yesterday?
00:12:41Your private car service has ended.
00:12:43Then call us another one.
00:12:44We can arrange a regular Uber for you.
00:12:46A regular Uber?!
00:12:47Yesterday we had a luxury car!
00:12:49That was included as part of your VIP package.
00:12:57Diane, that oceanfront villa looked amazing.
00:13:00You're really staying there for a whole month?
00:13:02Ethan is doing so well now.
00:13:03This is all Alina's fault!
00:13:08Five people?
00:13:09And all this luggage?
00:13:10One car won't fit.
00:13:11You'll need two.
00:13:12Why does this fit either?!
00:13:14Alina was left behind like this yesterday, too.
00:13:17That bitch did this on purpose.
00:13:18She's just trying to make things difficult for us.
00:13:24What is it?
00:13:26Ethan, something happened.
00:13:27The $5 million investment that was supposed to arrive today
00:13:29has been suspended.
00:13:31What?!
00:13:33If the money doesn't come through today,
00:13:35we won't be able to pay tomorrow's supplier bill.
00:13:37Why would the investor suddenly suspend it?!
00:13:39They only gave us one response.
00:13:41The investor no longer wants to fund the company.
00:13:48Five million dollars just gone like that?
00:13:50What about the contract?
00:13:51The agreement hasn't gone through final disboldment yet.
00:13:54They've paused it and there's nothing we can do right now.
00:13:56But everything was going smoothly before.
00:13:57I thought it was strange, too.
00:13:58They've always been very supportive of us.
00:14:00This time they suddenly became completely firm.
00:14:01Contact whoever's in charge.
00:14:02I'll talk to them myself.
00:14:04I already tried.
00:14:05They said there's no need for a meeting.
00:14:10What happened?
00:14:14There's a problem with the funding.
00:14:17The $5 million you told us about?
00:14:20Ethan!
00:14:20What are we gonna do?!
00:14:23Ethan, don't panic.
00:14:24I know a few investors in New York.
00:14:26I can reach out and ask around.
00:14:28I knew Olivia was capable.
00:14:30When it really matters, you can always count on your own people.
00:14:35I appreciate it.
00:14:38You don't have to thank me.
00:14:42If only you two hadn't broken up back then.
00:14:45Mom.
00:14:46Did I say anything wrong?
00:14:47The villa was cancelled and then the funding suddenly stopped.
00:14:51How could that be a coincidence?
00:14:53It's my money and I've decided I'm done paying for all of you.
00:14:56No way.
00:14:56She stayed home for seven years.
00:14:58How could she possibly have any influence over a $5 million investment?
00:15:06Ms. Sinclair, these are all the records of what you directly and indirectly spent on the Carter family over the
00:15:11past seven years.
00:15:13When Carter Tech was first founded, the initial $500,000 seed funding was arranged by you.
00:15:18The following two rounds of funding totaled $3 million.
00:15:20His $5 million was supposed to be the fourth round.
00:15:25Four times.
00:15:26Mr. Carter always believed those investors recognized his business ability.
00:15:30I was the one who told you not to tell him.
00:15:32Because you didn't want to hurt his pride.
00:15:34The Manhattan apartment where the Carter family lives was paid for through your premarital trust.
00:15:38Mr. Ethan Carter's car is leased through Sinclair Holdings and provided for his use.
00:15:42Mrs. Diane Carter's private concierge medical membership for the past five years was also arranged by you.
00:15:49What about Chloe?
00:15:50Chloe's current job was arranged through one of your company's partners.
00:15:54I gave them more over these seven years than I even remembered.
00:15:57Should we terminate all services immediately?
00:16:02No.
00:16:04If I take everything back at once, they'll think I'm just trying to punish them.
00:16:08They believe they earned all of this themselves.
00:16:10So let them lose it piece by piece.
00:16:15Understood.
00:16:19This is nothing like the oceanfront villa from yesterday.
00:16:22Just deal with it for a few days.
00:16:24Once Ethan handles the company issues, we'll move back.
00:16:28Welcome. How many rooms will you need?
00:16:30Three rooms. Seven nights.
00:16:32All right. The total is $8,400.
00:16:38I'm sorry, sir. This card was declined.
00:16:41Try again.
00:16:45I'm sorry. It still didn't go through.
00:16:47Ethan, what's wrong with your card?
00:16:50Bro?
00:16:52Let me pay for it.
00:16:53No.
00:16:58What's taking so long? We've been standing here forever.
00:17:01Use mine.
00:17:03Olivia, thank you.
00:17:05See? This is why Olivia is so thoughtful.
00:17:08I never had to worry about money on trips before.
00:17:14Well?
00:17:15I asked two friends in the New York Investment Circle.
00:17:18They said Carter Tech's cash flow situation is looking risky.
00:17:22What does that mean?
00:17:24It means no one may be willing to invest $5 million in the short term.
00:17:28Why didn't anyone tell me this before?
00:17:31That Elena still hasn't called once to ask how we're doing.
00:17:36Diane, Elena's probably still upset.
00:17:40Hm. She's just jealous of you.
00:17:42Ethan, don't worry about her.
00:17:44Give her a few days, she'll realize she was wrong.
00:17:48We'll talk when she calms down.
00:17:49Exactly. She's been a housewife you've supported for seven years.
00:17:53She wouldn't really walk away from you.
00:18:01Alina, the documents are prepared as you requested.
00:18:04Under the premonopual agreement,
00:18:05you're not claiming Ethan's shares in Carter Tech
00:18:07or any assets he owned before the marriage.
00:18:10I don't want anything that belongs to him.
00:18:12Any assets from the Carter family that were funded through your personal trust
00:18:16as well as your separate property will be handled through a separate legal process.
00:18:20Are you sure you want to file for divorce?
00:18:23Then what am I supposed to do?
00:18:27Walk faster.
00:18:28Ethan, wait!
00:18:31I'm sure.
00:18:37Miss Sinclair, should we wait until Mr. Carter returns from Cocoon to complete legal service?
00:18:43No.
00:18:45Send the filed copy through International Courier today.
00:18:49Yesterday we had Oceanfront Villa room service, and now we're eating this?
00:18:53Elena went way too far.
00:18:55She got jealous, and now the whole family has to suffer.
00:18:59This is all because of me.
00:19:03Don't say that. This is her being petty.
00:19:07Maybe I should just go back early?
00:19:08No. If you leave, doesn't that mean you did something wrong?
00:19:11Elena only acts like this because Ethan has always let her get away with everything.
00:19:16Exactly.
00:19:17Bro, when we get back, you can't keep spoiling her.
00:19:20Enough. All of you, stop.
00:19:23What? Am I wrong? She hasn't had a real job in seven years.
00:19:27How long do you think she can survive without you?
00:19:29Just ignore her. She'll come running back.
00:19:32Who is it?
00:19:36Mr. Carter, this is your international priority delivery.
00:19:38Please, sign here.
00:19:42Mine?
00:19:44Who's sending you something?
00:19:48What is that?
00:19:51Divorce papers?
00:19:54What?
00:19:55Elena wants a divorce?
00:20:01She actually filed for divorce?
00:20:03Is Elena out of her mind?
00:20:05She really wants to divorce my brother?
00:20:08Divorce?
00:20:09Please. She's just trying to scare Ethan.
00:20:12First she cancelled the villa, and now she's pulling this.
00:20:16But...
00:20:16Elena signed the papers.
00:20:18So what?
00:20:20She hasn't had a real job in seven years.
00:20:22Her whole life has revolved around Ethan.
00:20:25What's she gonna do after divorce?
00:20:27Exactly.
00:20:29Every time she got upset with my brother, she always came around in the end.
00:20:33A woman getting jealous just wants her man to chase after her.
00:20:37That's all this is.
00:20:42Enough.
00:20:46What are you doing?
00:20:48I wanna hear what she thinks she's doing.
00:20:57You got the papers?
00:20:59Elena, what is this supposed to mean?
00:21:02Everything is written clearly in the agreement.
00:21:06You're divorcing me because I told you to find your own way to the airport?
00:21:13Ethan...
00:21:14You really think this is about a seat?
00:21:17Then what is it about?
00:21:19First, you cancel the villa, then you make my whole family suffer, and now you send divorce papers all the
00:21:26way to Cancun?
00:21:27You just want me to send Olivia away and come back begging you, don't you?
00:21:31You're wrong.
00:21:33Then what are you so upset about?
00:21:36Ethan, I'm not throwing a tantrum. I'm done with you.
00:21:40What did you just say?
00:21:41For seven years, I handled everything. I took care of your parents.
00:21:46I supported your company whenever you needed me.
00:21:49But the moment your ex came back, I wasn't even worth a seat in the car.
00:21:54Olivia was only coming with us temporarily.
00:21:57So the person who just came back gets to sit beside you?
00:22:00And your wife of seven years has to figure it out herself?
00:22:03You're really going to keep holding on to this?
00:22:06No. Not anymore.
00:22:08Starting today, your problems, your parents' problems, Chloe's problems, none of them have anything to do with me.
00:22:16Elena!
00:22:17Read the papers carefully.
00:22:19When you're back in New York, we'll handle everything through the lawyers.
00:22:28What did she say?
00:22:29Bro?
00:22:32She wants me to deal with everything through lawyers when I get back to New York.
00:22:37So she's really putting on a show now.
00:22:39She should look in the mirror before saying she doesn't want you.
00:22:43Diane, I think Alina might actually mean it this time.
00:22:46Mean it? She hasn't had a real job in seven years.
00:22:49She's just a housewife. What's she going to live on after divorcing Ethan?
00:22:53Exactly. She's probably just trying to scare him.
00:22:56Ethan, don't call her again. Give her three days and she'll regret this.
00:23:01Maybe you should go back to New York sooner and talk to her in person.
00:23:04Talk about what?
00:23:05Ethan spoiled her for years. That's why she thinks she can treat the whole family this way.
00:23:11Fine.
00:23:12I want to see how long she can last without me.
00:23:24What is it?
00:23:25Ethan, the suppliers won't extend the deadline anymore.
00:23:28If we don't pay the $800,000 by tonight, they'll stop shipments tomorrow.
00:23:32Didn't I tell you to buy us a few more days?
00:23:34We can't. They said the special payment terms we had are cancelled starting today.
00:23:40Special payment terms?
00:23:41Yes. They used to give us 60 days to pay. Now they're enforcing the contract. Everything has to be settled
00:23:47within 30 days.
00:23:49Why is it always these special favors?
00:23:52Ms. Sinclair, Carter Tech suppliers have been extending their payment terms for years based on your instructions.
00:24:00I arranged that.
00:24:01Yes. You said Mr. Carter was building his company from the ground up and needed help with cash flow. You
00:24:07wanted us to assist wherever possible.
00:24:10I really thought of everything for him.
00:24:12The suppliers are asking, should the special payment terms continue?
00:24:15No.
00:24:17No.
00:24:18Understood.
00:24:19Starting today, everything goes back to normal.
00:24:21Normal contracts.
00:24:23Normal payments.
00:24:24No more exceptions for him.
00:24:26Also, Carter Tech has two partnership deals scheduled to sign tomorrow.
00:24:30Without your guarantees, both projects may go through another review.
00:24:32Then let them review.
00:24:34I'm not sabotaging him.
00:24:36I'm only taking back what was never his.
00:24:43Ms. Sinclair, are you really moving out?
00:24:48The down payment for this Manhattan apartment came from my premarital trust.
00:24:51The property will be handled during the divorce settlement.
00:24:58I spent years clearing the path for him.
00:25:01From now on, he walks his own path.
00:25:08Listen.
00:25:09I'll pay the $800,000 within three days.
00:25:12We've worked together for three years.
00:25:14Haven't you always given me some extra time before?
00:25:17Mr. Carter, I'm sorry, but not this time.
00:25:20That was before.
00:25:21From now on, we're following the contract strictly.
00:25:27Why is everyone causing trouble at the same time?
00:25:30We came here for Christmas, and now we're stuck in this awful hotel every day.
00:25:34Your brother's company is in trouble, and all you care about is having fun?
00:25:42Ethan, I got in touch with a New York investor I know.
00:25:45He happens to be vacationing in Cancun.
00:25:48He's willing to meet me?
00:25:49See?
00:25:50I knew it.
00:25:51When it really matters, Olivia is the one who helps Ethan.
00:25:54Unlike some people, not only did she refuse to help when her husband's company was in trouble, she even filed
00:25:59for divorce.
00:26:01Diane, don't say that.
00:26:03Elaiza might really be hurt.
00:26:04Hurt?
00:26:05What does she have to be hurt about?
00:26:07You just sat in the passenger seat once, and she turned the whole family upside down.
00:26:12If I had known this would happen, I never would have gotten in that car.
00:26:16This has nothing to do with you.
00:26:18See?
00:26:20Even Ethan knows who's right and who's wrong.
00:26:25Mr. Carter, your biggest problem isn't your projects, it's your cash flow.
00:26:29It's just a temporary cash issue.
00:26:32Once this investment comes through, several projects will be back on track.
00:26:35How much are you asking for?
00:26:37Five million dollars.
00:26:38I can't give you that.
00:26:39Harrison, Carter Tech has always been doing well.
00:26:42This is just a temporary setback.
00:26:43Since Olivia asked, I'll give you this chance.
00:26:46Five hundred thousand, for fifteen percent of Carter Tech.
00:26:48Five hundred thousand dollars for fifteen percent?
00:26:51Mr. Carter, you're the one who needs money right now, not me.
00:26:54You're taking advantage of the situation.
00:26:59If Mr. Carter doesn't need it, then forget it.
00:27:06Ethan, I'm sorry.
00:27:07I didn't expect him to ask for that much.
00:27:10It's not your fault.
00:27:12I'll find someone else.
00:27:16You don't have to thank me.
00:27:29You didn't sleep all night?
00:27:33We're going back to New York today.
00:27:35Wait, weren't we staying in Cancun for the whole Christmas vacation?
00:27:40How can we keep vacationing when the company is about to go under?
00:27:45We just got here a few days ago.
00:27:48This is all Eleza's fault.
00:27:50If she hadn't cancelled the villa and sent those divorce papers at the worst possible time,
00:27:54would you be this stressed?
00:27:57The company's problems have nothing to do with her.
00:27:59How does it not?
00:28:00A wife who can't even take care of her own home,
00:28:04and keeps making life harder for her husband,
00:28:06and she thinks she's right?
00:28:14Ethan, I'll go back to New York with you.
00:28:18You're not staying in Cancun?
00:28:20How can I enjoy a vacation when your company is going through this?
00:28:24See?
00:28:24That's what it means to care about someone.
00:28:30Don't thank me.
00:28:31You know I'd do anything for you.
00:28:37Once Ethan really divorces Alina,
00:28:39Olivia will be the perfect choice to take her place.
00:28:44Alina, Ethan still hasn't signed the agreement.
00:28:47That's expected.
00:28:49If he continues refusing an uncontented divorce, we can prepare for litigation.
00:28:55Do it.
00:28:56There's also the financial matter.
00:28:58Should we review all your investments into Carter Tech over the past seven years?
00:29:01All of them.
00:29:02Including funds invested through third-party entities?
00:29:05Including those.
00:29:07Understood.
00:29:11Ms. Sinclair, you'll officially return to the group tomorrow.
00:29:16The executive meeting has already been scheduled.
00:29:23Actually, I should address you properly now.
00:29:27At the company, you're President Sinclair.
00:29:29All right, Natalie.
00:29:37Elena, we're flying back to New York today.
00:29:40Is the fridge empty again?
00:29:41Go buy some groceries.
00:29:43And clean up the rooms.
00:29:45Change the sheets, too.
00:29:47We're exhausted from the flight.
00:29:53They still think I'll be waiting for them to come home like before.
00:29:57Too bad.
00:29:59I won't.
00:30:00I won't.
00:30:05All that for nothing.
00:30:07Our whole Christmas vacation is ruined.
00:30:10It's all because of Elena.
00:30:13Just wait until we get upstairs.
00:30:14I'll deal with her.
00:30:17Diane, I think I should go back to my place first.
00:30:20Go back?
00:30:21We're already home.
00:30:22Come on.
00:30:24Elena was already upset because of me.
00:30:26If I go upstairs, too, she'll only misunderstand more.
00:30:31Why are you worried about what she thinks?
00:30:34You didn't do anything wrong?
00:30:36Come on.
00:30:37Have lunch with us today.
00:30:44Elena!
00:30:45We're home!
00:30:48Where is she?
00:30:52Elena, I'm starving.
00:30:54Is there anything to eat?
00:31:04No food?
00:31:06She didn't even make dinner?
00:31:08Maybe she went out?
00:31:09She knew we were flying back from Cancun today and she still left?
00:31:15No food.
00:31:22No food.
00:31:24No food.
00:31:26No food.
00:31:26No food.
00:31:26No food.
00:31:27So she really left?
00:31:29Fine.
00:31:29Let her go.
00:31:30I'd like to see how long an unemployed woman can survive in New York.
00:31:35Ethan, I don't think she's just throwing a tantrum this time.
00:31:40She's just trying to make me go after her.
00:31:42Don't you dare go.
00:31:43Whoever gives in first loses.
00:31:48Mom, I'm really hungry!
00:31:50Elena left and she couldn't even prepare a meal before she went.
00:31:54She moved out.
00:31:56Who was she supposed to cook for?
00:31:58So what if she moved out?
00:31:59You're not divorced yet.
00:32:01Call her and tell her to come back.
00:32:04Come back for what?
00:32:06To cook!
00:32:12We just got off a flight and Chloe is hungry. We can't let our guests go without food. Can we?
00:32:27What is it?
00:32:28We're back in New York.
00:32:29And?
00:32:30There's nothing to eat at home.
00:32:32Then?
00:32:32My mom and the others just got off the plane. They're hungry.
00:32:36Ethan, did you forget my lawyer already sent you the divorce papers?
00:32:39We're not divorced yet.
00:32:40So?
00:32:40The least you can do is come back and make dinner.
00:32:43Your ex is still there, isn't she?
00:32:45Whoever took my seat can cook for you.
00:32:51Breaking financial news.
00:32:53After seven years away from the public eye, the sole heir of the Sinclair family has officially returned today and
00:32:59taken over as CEO of Sinclair Holdings.
00:33:02The new CEO's identity will be officially revealed at the annual gala.
00:33:08Elena?
00:33:10The sole heiress of the Sinclair family has officially returned to the company today.
00:33:14Her identity will be revealed at the annual industry gala.
00:33:19What a joke.
00:33:21If Elena were a billionaire heiress, then I'd be the president's mother.
00:33:25Besides, if she really came from some powerful family, would she have spent seven years being a housewife in our
00:33:30home?
00:33:31Ridiculous.
00:33:33Mom, I'm starving. Make me something to eat.
00:33:37Ms. Sinclair, the first item today is the quarterly investment review.
00:33:43The planned $5 million investment into Carter Tech has been suspended.
00:33:47Why?
00:33:49Carter Tech has been under cash flow pressure for the past six months.
00:33:53Their supplier payment cycles are too long, and several of their key projects were backed by Sinclair Group guarantees.
00:34:01What's strange is that Carter Tech has received terms far above industry standards for years.
00:34:05Extremely low financing rates, priority access to major clients.
00:34:10Because all that so-called luck came from me.
00:34:14President, should we continue handling Carter Tech under the previous standards?
00:34:19What previous standards?
00:34:21The highest priority strategic partner standard.
00:34:24Starting today, no exceptions.
00:34:28Re-evaluate them under normal market standards.
00:34:31If we follow normal standards, Carter Tech will likely fail the review for this $5 million investment.
00:34:40Then reject it.
00:34:43But make this clear.
00:34:45No one is allowed to target Carter Tech because of my personal relationship with them.
00:34:50Anything we gave beyond their value will be taken back.
00:34:54Anything they earned stays theirs.
00:34:57Understood.
00:34:58Next item.
00:35:05Mom!
00:35:06It's burning again!
00:35:08The smoke alarm's about to go off!
00:35:10I can see that!
00:35:12Why are you yelling?
00:35:18I thought you said you could cook.
00:35:21I haven't done this in years.
00:35:23Of course I'm a little rusty.
00:35:25Diane, maybe we should just order takeout?
00:35:34You're a guest.
00:35:35How can we make you eat takeout every day?
00:35:38Elena used to make four or five dishes in half an hour and-
00:35:42Enough!
00:35:42Can't we eat without her now?
00:35:49Mr. Smith, we're already at the final stage of the contract.
00:35:52Why does it need another review all of a sudden?
00:35:55Mr. Carter, our company procedures have changed.
00:35:58We have to follow the process.
00:36:01But we used to go through the fast brain.
00:36:03That was before.
00:36:07Before again.
00:36:12Eat it or don't.
00:36:14No ordering takeout.
00:36:16How am I supposed to eat this?
00:36:19This house never used to be this messy.
00:36:22It's all Alaysia's fault.
00:36:25She moved out on purpose.
00:36:28Just to prove we can't live without her.
00:36:31Where we didn't need her.
00:36:34We don't need her.
00:36:42Mr. Carter, our suppliers have sent a formal notice.
00:36:46If we don't pay today, they'll stop shipments tomorrow.
00:36:49Two more projects have been flagged for review.
00:36:54And the advance payments we were expected are on hold.
00:36:57How much cash do we have left?
00:37:01After setting aside payroll and essential operating expenses, less than $100,000.
00:37:09Less than $100,000?
00:37:13We used to be able to delay a lot of payments.
00:37:16Now everyone's enforcing the contract deadlines.
00:37:19Our cash flow collapsed overnight.
00:37:21Why could we delay payments before?
00:37:24Someone must have been working behind the scenes to smooth things over.
00:37:27Who?
00:37:29I don't know.
00:37:31Whenever something went wrong, it would somehow get resolved a day or two later.
00:37:37I always assumed it was one of your connections.
00:37:41You mean it wasn't?
00:37:44Mr. Carter, there's something I've never told you.
00:37:51For the past few years, whenever you brought contracts home,
00:37:55with key sections marked up.
00:37:59What are you saying?
00:38:01The legal team said the notes were incredibly professional.
00:38:06They helped us avoid several serious legal risks.
00:38:10I always assumed your wife was reviewing them for you.
00:38:36Why are you going through my business documents again?
00:38:40There's a loophole in the breach of contract clause.
00:38:43You should have the legal team review it again.
00:38:47Heavily staffed legal team or not.
00:38:49That's their job.
00:38:51Stay out of it.
00:38:54I was only trying to help.
00:38:56The best way you can help me
00:38:59is by taking care of the house.
00:39:07That contract, the legal team did revise the liability wave.
00:39:15That very night.
00:39:17Mr. Carter, what do we do now?
00:39:20First, apply for a credit line with the bank.
00:39:22Then contact other investors.
00:39:29She reviewed a few contracts.
00:39:41The suppliers have officially restored Carter Tech's standard payment terms.
00:39:44Starting tomorrow, if they don't receive the $800,000 payment,
00:39:47all shipments will stop.
00:39:49Mr. Carter is scrambling to find the money.
00:39:52You don't need to bring me updates like this anymore.
00:39:54Understood.
00:39:55Wait.
00:40:00Diane, Ethan's mother.
00:40:01How long does she have left on her private concierge medical plan?
00:40:04She has a follow-up with a top Manhattan specialist next week.
00:40:09It's still booked under your family VIP account.
00:40:14Revoke her family VIP privileges.
00:40:16Leave her regular appointments alone.
00:40:19So she'll have to go through the standard booking process herself?
00:40:22Exactly.
00:40:23I don't owe her free medical care,
00:40:24but I'm done using my privileges to move her to the front of the line.
00:40:37All this greasy, salty takeout is killing my stomach.
00:40:40Then cook something yourself.
00:40:41I can't cook.
00:40:43How come Elena could make all those healthy meals?
00:40:46Well, Elena was pretty useful around the house.
00:40:48What do you mean, useful?
00:40:49A woman who marries into the Carter family is supposed to cook and take care of the household.
00:40:53Diane, honestly, taking care of an entire family by yourself is exhausting.
00:40:57What's so exhausting about it?
00:40:59She doesn't even have a job.
00:41:00How hard can being a housewife be?
00:41:03By the way, where is Elena living now?
00:41:05Wherever she wants.
00:41:07When she blows through her savings, she'll come crawling back.
00:41:12Hello?
00:41:12Mrs. Carter, we're calling to let you know that your VIP specialist appointment next week has been cancelled.
00:41:18Cancelled?
00:41:18Yes, ma'am.
00:41:19I always see that specialist. Are you sure you've got the right person?
00:41:21Your family VIP privileges are no longer active.
00:41:24To continue treatment, you'll need to book through our standard appointment system.
00:41:27I've never had to wait in the regular line. I've always had VIP access!
00:41:32The clinic cancelled my specialist appointment. Now they expect me to book like everyone else?
00:41:37Why would they cancel it?
00:41:40Elena!
00:41:44Hello?
00:41:46Elena, are you happy now that you've turned this whole family upside out?
00:41:49What is it now?
00:41:51Did you cancel my appointment with the Manhattan specialist?
00:41:54Yes.
00:41:55Have you no conscience?
00:41:57I'm Ethan's mother!
00:41:58You're using my medical care to get back at me!
00:42:01Your appointment wasn't cancelled.
00:42:03I just revoked the family VIP privileges under my account.
00:42:07What's the difference?
00:42:08From now on, you'll wait in line like everyone else.
00:42:12I've never had to wait in line before!
00:42:14That's because I arranged everything for you.
00:42:17You?
00:42:18Don't flatter yourself.
00:42:20Ethan knows people at the clinic.
00:42:22You were just running errands for him.
00:42:24Then ask Ethan to arrange it for you again.
00:42:26You.
00:42:28Anything else?
00:42:29Elena, I'm warning you.
00:42:31The further you push this, the harder it'll be to come back to this family.
00:42:35Don't worry.
00:42:36I have no intention of coming back.
00:42:40Mom, what did Elena say?
00:42:42She said,
00:42:43She's not coming back!
00:42:45Elena's really pulling away this time.
00:42:47You were far too good to the Carter family, Mrs. Sinclair.
00:42:50It's not that they didn't deserve it.
00:42:52I just undervalued everything I gave them.
00:42:57Back to work.
00:42:58Yes, ma'am.
00:43:02Hello?
00:43:04Ms. Sinclair, Carter Tech wants to schedule a meeting with the head of Sinclair Capital.
00:43:07Should we see them?
00:43:08Follow the standard process.
00:43:10So if their rating doesn't meet the requirements, no meeting.
00:43:18Mr. Carter, the suppliers have already stopped some shipments.
00:43:22Two project approvals are stalled too.
00:43:25What about Sinclair Capital?
00:43:27They turned down our meeting request.
00:43:29Turned it down?
00:43:30They said our current credit rating doesn't qualify us for a direct meeting.
00:43:33I never used to need an appointment.
00:43:36Mr. Carter, maybe someone used to pull strings for us.
00:43:39Who?
00:43:40Who was it?
00:43:42There's something else.
00:43:43I went through the company's financial records from the past few years.
00:43:47Every time we were on the brink of collapse, money or a major order came through just in time.
00:43:52The timing's too perfect.
00:43:58Like someone's been holding us up this whole time?
00:44:09How does it line up every single time?
00:44:18What is it?
00:44:20Alina, I need to ask you something.
00:44:23Go ahead.
00:44:24Did you have anything to do with the financing my company received over the years?
00:44:29Alina!
00:44:31Didn't you always think all I was good for was cooking and doing laundry?
00:44:35I'm asking you a serious question!
00:44:38Then look into it yourself.
00:44:41Ethan, you never cared who was helping you back then.
00:44:44You don't need to know now.
00:44:49Could there really be things I've never known about all these years?
00:44:57These financing records, I want every single one investigated again.
00:45:02Investigated for what, Mr. Carter?
00:45:04Where the money came from?
00:45:06Who connected us?
00:45:08Who guaranteed us?
00:45:09I want every detail.
00:45:12Some of these came from independent third party funds.
00:45:15The people in charge back then have changed too.
00:45:17Mr. Carter, the project-
00:45:18Then find them one by one!
00:45:22Mr. Carter, are you suspecting your wife?
00:45:25A housewife who's been out of the work for seven years could do all this?
00:45:30But if it wasn't her, why did every special favor disappear the moment she left?
00:45:38Mr. Carter, there's another problem.
00:45:42What is it?
00:45:43The distribution company you've always worked with cancelled our priority supply status for the Christmas quarter.
00:45:48We lost that too?
00:45:49They said we're going into the regular queue from now on.
00:45:53And before?
00:45:54We were always first in line.
00:45:58Mr. Carter has started looking into the source of the company's past funding.
00:46:01Let him.
00:46:02Some of those funds could eventually lead back to the Sinclair Family Trust.
00:46:07Give him the information that's available.
00:46:09Don't hide anything on purpose.
00:46:10What about your identity?
00:46:12We'll see if he can find out.
00:46:14Seven years ago, he never cared who was helping him.
00:46:16If he wants answers now, he won't get them that easily.
00:46:19Also, Chloe's PR company called today.
00:46:21They want to know if the special treatment she received during her probation period should continue.
00:46:28What special treatment?
00:46:29Her performance wasn't enough for a permanent position when she joined.
00:46:33You personally spoke with the brand, and that's how she got the chance to stay.
00:46:38Cancel it. Restore the regular evaluation process.
00:46:40She gets the same standard as everyone else.
00:46:43Understood.
00:46:47Chloe, weren't you always saying you got everything through your own ability?
00:46:59Chloe, come to the meeting room for a moment.
00:47:01Give me two minutes. I just need to reply to this.
00:47:04Now.
00:47:13In the past three months, you've been late nine times, missed four deadlines, and received two client complaints.
00:47:20But everyone said it was fine before.
00:47:22That was before.
00:47:24Starting this month, everyone will be evaluated by the same performance standards.
00:47:29What does that mean?
00:47:30It means if your performance is still this bad next month, the company will terminate your contract.
00:47:34You're firing me?
00:47:35No.
00:47:37We're evaluating you like everyone else.
00:47:39When I joined this company, HR told me this position was secure.
00:47:43Then ask HR.
00:47:44Did Aliza talk to you?
00:47:46Who?
00:47:47My ex-sister-in-law!
00:47:49I don't know who you're talking about.
00:47:51Chloe, focus on doing your job.
00:47:53It'll get you further than blaming others.
00:48:03Mom!
00:48:04Alina did this to me again!
00:48:06What did she do this time?
00:48:07The company suddenly started evaluating me normally.
00:48:10They said if my performance doesn't improve next month, they'll let me go!
00:48:14Why would they do that?
00:48:15They never cared about this stuff before!
00:48:18It has to be her.
00:48:21Alina doesn't even work at your company.
00:48:23How could she control that?
00:48:25She's working somewhere now, isn't she?
00:48:27Maybe she knows someone.
00:48:28Mom, I got this job by myself.
00:48:29I passed the interview!
00:48:31Of course you did.
00:48:32You got in all by yourself.
00:48:34If she dare mess with your job, I'll make her pay for it.
00:48:45What do you want?
00:48:46Alina, did you have something to do with what's happening at Chloe's company?
00:48:50What are you talking about?
00:48:51Don't play dumb.
00:48:52They're suddenly making her go through a proper performance review.
00:48:55Now they're talking about firing her!
00:48:57What's wrong with evaluating an employee's performance?
00:49:00Then why didn't they do it before?
00:49:02Maybe you should ask why they didn't.
00:49:07Alina, do you really think this is funny?
00:49:09We're already in the middle of a divorce.
00:49:11Don't call me that.
00:49:12Fine!
00:49:13What does my job have to do with you?
00:49:16Nothing anymore.
00:49:17Then what gives you the right to make them target me?
00:49:20I didn't tell anyone to target you.
00:49:21I just told them to stop giving you special treatment because of me.
00:49:24Special treatment?
00:49:25When you applied, you ranked 19th in the overall interview valuations.
00:49:30And they were only hiring three people.
00:49:32That's a lie!
00:49:33Then check the evaluation records yourself.
00:49:36You always thought you got that job on your own, didn't you?
00:49:38Now prove you can keep it on your own.
00:49:40How dare you!
00:49:47She's just trying to scare you.
00:49:50But I really did mess up my interview back then.
00:49:53So what?
00:49:53Your brother knows plenty of people in New York.
00:49:55But Ethan never said he pulled any strings for me.
00:50:01Ethan, did you use your connections to get Chloe that PR job?
00:50:05What?
00:50:06Ethan, did you pull strings to get me into that PR firm?
00:50:09No.
00:50:10Then who did?
00:50:13Could it?
00:50:13Could it have been Elaine again?
00:50:24Bro, why did she help me?
00:50:26Why else?
00:50:26She married into this family.
00:50:28Of course she should help you.
00:50:29Mom.
00:50:30What?
00:50:31Am I wrong?
00:50:32If she really helped Chloe, the least we can do is not act like she owed us.
00:50:36Ethan, you're defending her now?
00:50:38I'm just stating the facts.
00:50:39Then what am I supposed to do now?
00:50:41Work hard.
00:50:42I don't know how to do any of that!
00:50:44You've worked at a PR company for three years and you're telling me you don't know how?
00:50:49Chloe can learn.
00:50:50She's not incapable.
00:50:52Then learn.
00:50:52This is all Elaine's fault.
00:50:54Enough!
00:50:57Cancun.
00:50:58She paid for the villa.
00:50:59The VIP access at the hospital.
00:51:01She arranged it.
00:51:02And now even Chloe's job might have been because of her.
00:51:05How much more are you going to blame her for?
00:51:08So what?
00:51:09She married you.
00:51:10Helping this family is what she's supposed to do.
00:51:14It's what she's supposed to do.
00:51:22I never even asked how she got Chloe that opportunity.
00:51:27Seven years.
00:51:29How much did she do for this family?
00:51:34Mr. Carter, this is Elena Sinclair's attorney.
00:51:37Regarding the proposed marital settlement agreement,
00:51:39Ms. Sinclair requests your response within three days.
00:51:44Why is she in such a hurry to get divorced?
00:51:46Mr. Carter, Ms. Sinclair has made her position very slurid.
00:51:51Tell her I'm swamped with work. I don't have time for this nonsense.
00:51:54Mr. Carter, if you refuse to sign the settlement agreement,
00:51:56we will proceed directly to litigation.
00:51:58She's actually going to sue me?
00:52:00Ms. Sinclair simply wants to end the marriage.
00:52:07What else?
00:52:08Mr. Carter, the bank also denied our request for a short-term business loan.
00:52:15I see.
00:52:20Also, I found digital copies of the contracts your wife used to organize for you.
00:52:24She flagged several legal and financial risks well before our legal team did.
00:52:28Mr. Carter, your wife really knows her way around risk management and legal matters.
00:52:33How does she know all this?
00:52:35She's been a housewife for seven years.
00:52:38How could she spot things our legal team missed?
00:52:41Ms. Sinclair, we reviewed the M&E clauses you flagged earlier.
00:52:44You're right, they need to be revised.
00:52:46Get me the final version by close of business.
00:52:48Understood.
00:52:53Ms. Sinclair, Mr. Carter just had someone look into your work history.
00:52:56And what did they find?
00:52:58Nothing public since your marriage seven years ago?
00:53:00No employment records?
00:53:01That probably leaves him even more confused.
00:53:03I don't care.
00:53:05Leave him to it.
00:53:06One more thing.
00:53:07The HOA fees for the Manhattan apartment where the Carters live, along with the rent for their three reserved parking
00:53:13spaces, are up for renewal next month.
00:53:15They've all been paid automatically through your personal trust.
00:53:19Cancel the automatic payments.
00:53:21Understood.
00:53:22Good.
00:53:23Starting next month, whoever lives there pays for it.
00:53:42What's going on?
00:53:43Try it again.
00:53:47I did.
00:53:48Broke, could the building system be down?
00:53:53Mr. Carter, your reserved parking lease has been cancelled.
00:53:57The spaces are now pending release.
00:53:58Cancelled?
00:53:59Who cancelled it?
00:54:00The original account holder cancelled the auto pay renewal herself.
00:54:04It was my ex's, I mean, Elena.
00:54:09Does she ever plan to stop?
00:54:13We knew it.
00:54:14We can, but your household had three reserved spaces.
00:54:17You'll need to sign a new lease agreement.
00:54:18Then do it.
00:54:20The annual fee for all three spaces is $72,000.
00:54:24$72,000?
00:54:26Yes.
00:54:27How come we never paid that much before?
00:54:29Because it was always charged automatically to Mrs. Sinclair's personal trust account.
00:54:38The parking space.
00:54:38I don't think we've ever actually paid for parking here.
00:54:41Quiet.
00:54:48Mr. Carter, you can park temporarily in the visitor area, but hourly rates apply.
00:54:54We have to pay by the hour just to park at our own building?
00:54:57The parking space.
00:54:58The private clinic.
00:55:00Cancun.
00:55:01Chloe's job.
00:55:02How much else has Alina been paying for all these years?
00:55:08She's doing this on purpose?
00:55:09Now she's even making us pay for parking?
00:55:15But she was the one paying for the spaces.
00:55:17Robert, what exactly are you saying?
00:55:20I'm just saying, maybe we really didn't handle anything all these years.
00:55:24Why are we keeping score with family?
00:55:27But we are getting divorced.
00:55:29Divorced?
00:55:30Ethan hasn't signed anything yet.
00:55:32Ethan, call her.
00:55:35Call her for what?
00:55:38Tell her to renew the parking.
00:55:41Mom, she's taking me to court for a divorce.
00:55:44And you want me to call her to pay for our parking?
00:55:47But isn't that what she's supposed to do?
00:55:49She's supposed to do everything?
00:55:52Then what have we actually done all these years?
00:56:01Ethan, what are you saying?
00:56:03Are you taking that woman's side and lecturing your own mother now?
00:56:07I'm not lecturing you.
00:56:09Then why does everything you say sound like you're blaming me?
00:56:12I'm just realizing, maybe we took too many things for granted.
00:56:16Don't be ridiculous.
00:56:18She married into the Carter family.
00:56:19Isn't it her job to help us?
00:56:21If she's not helping anymore, then we just handle things ourselves.
00:56:24Easy for you to say!
00:56:26Do you know how much more we'll have to spend every month in New York?
00:56:28The Manhattan parking, private clinic bills, premium housekeeping, and the Cancun trip.
00:56:33Stop counting!
00:56:36Hello?
00:56:37Mr. Carter, there's one more thing I need to inform you about.
00:56:40What is it?
00:56:41The premium HOA services for your Manhattan apartment have also been canceled starting next month.
00:56:46What premium services?
00:56:47They include twice-weekly housekeeping, vehicle cleaning, in-homes package delivery, and regular maintenance for high-end appliances.
00:56:55Even the cleaning service is gone?
00:56:57Standard property services remain unchanged.
00:56:59These additional services require a separate subscription.
00:57:01How much?
00:57:02It's $46,000 a year, Mom.
00:57:05The housekeepers who came every week were always paid by Elena.
00:57:10So when she said she had everything at home taken care of, this is what she meant.
00:57:16Ms. Sinclair, the cater apartment's premium services and reserved parking spaces have all had their auto-pay canceled.
00:57:24Good.
00:57:25The luxury housekeeping company is asking if the deep cleaning service will continue next month?
00:57:29No.
00:57:31Diane has gotten used to having cleaners come twice a week for years.
00:57:35That's her habit, not my responsibility.
00:57:39Understood.
00:57:40One more thing.
00:57:41Go ahead.
00:57:42The original deed for the Manhattan apartment where the Carters live is still secured in the family trust vault.
00:57:47You are the only registered owner.
00:57:49Do we need to start legal proceedings regarding the property?
00:57:52Not yet.
00:57:54Divorce is divorce.
00:57:55Assets are assets.
00:57:57Prepare everything we need for the lawsuit.
00:58:00Yes, Ms. Sinclair.
00:58:07Ethan, you don't have much time left.
00:58:13Mr. Carter, since our suppliers stopped shipping, our core hardware supply chain has been severely disrupted.
00:58:19What about emergency procurement?
00:58:22We can do that, but alternative suppliers are charging at least 15% more.
00:58:26What about our clients?
00:58:28Two key projects are still under review. We haven't received a final decision.
00:58:33What about the bank loan?
00:58:35It was denied.
00:58:37Mr. Carter, maybe you should ask your wife again.
00:58:40Ask her what?
00:58:41Whenever the company ran into trouble before, things always seem to work out in the end.
00:58:46Are you saying Carter Tech can't function without her?
00:58:48That's not what I meant.
00:58:51Get out.
00:59:02What did she mean when she said, tell me if you need funding?
00:59:07What took you so long?
00:59:09I need the kitchen and all three bathrooms cleaned thoroughly today.
00:59:12Mrs. Carter, I'm just here to pick up the professional cleaning supplies we keep here.
00:59:16What do you mean?
00:59:17Mrs. Sinclair canceled the deep cleaning service.
00:59:20She canceled it, so you're just not going to clean anymore?
00:59:22I'm afraid we're a premium paid service, ma'am.
00:59:25Then keep doing your job!
00:59:26Of course.
00:59:27You just need to sign up for a new service package.
00:59:29How much?
00:59:30At your current frequency of twice a week, it'll be $3,800 a month.
00:59:35$3,800?
00:59:36She was paying you that much every month?
00:59:38Mrs. Sinclair's trust account always paid annually.
00:59:42Mom, why don't we just renew it? The place is a mess.
00:59:48$3,800 a month?
00:59:49Then you pay for it!
00:59:56Elena's doing this on purpose!
00:59:59She paid for it before.
01:00:01Now she stopped.
01:00:02How is that doing this on purpose?
01:00:04Why are you always taking her side today?
01:00:08I'm just being reasonable.
01:00:13Miss Sinclair, Mr. Carter still hasn't responded to the proposed divorce settlement.
01:00:18How long has it been?
01:00:19He's missed your three-day deadline.
01:00:23File with the Manhattan court and proceed with the divorce.
01:00:26No more waiting.
01:00:27Understood.
01:00:31I've also pulled all the property records.
01:00:33The Manhattan apartment where the Carters live is registered solely in your name.
01:00:38The entire down payment came from your premarital trust.
01:00:42If we need to address their right to occupy the property, we'll have to give them notice to vacate.
01:00:49Handle it through the proper legal channels.
01:00:51Of course.
01:00:54The board would also like you to attend the group's year-end industry reception next week.
01:01:00Will Carter Tech be there?
01:01:03They weren't given a VIP invitation.
01:01:05They only submitted a regular admission request.
01:01:07Let it go through the normal review process.
01:01:10Understood.
01:01:11Ethan, from now on, the only reason we'll see each other is business.
01:01:21Mr. Carter, you've received an International Express legal notice.
01:01:26Alina again. Does she ever know when to stop?
01:01:36Ethan, Alina cancelled the deep cleaning service too.
01:01:39Mom, I'm at work.
01:01:40Then talk to her when you get home! Look at the state of this place!
01:01:44She's moved out! What am I supposed to say to her?
01:01:47She used to cook, clean, pay for our parking, and arrange our private clinic appointments.
01:01:53Mom, why should she keep taking care of all that now?
01:01:55I'm your mother!
01:01:59I know.
01:02:03She really hasn't left herself any way back.
01:02:07Mr. Carter, our application for the Sinclair Group's year-end industry reception was rejected.
01:02:17Rejected?! Why?!
01:02:19They said our company's current rating doesn't meet their standards, so we're not on the official guest list.
01:02:26How is that possible?
01:02:28When have we ever been denied entry to a top industry event like this?!
01:02:32In the past, we always received VIP invitations directly.
01:02:37The past. Again.
01:02:43What's wrong?
01:02:44You look terrible.
01:02:46Our application for the Sinclair Group's reception was rejected.
01:02:51This event is important. I know someone in New York who's attending.
01:02:55I can ask if there's another way to get you a last-minute spot.
01:02:59I'm sorry to keep troubling you.
01:03:01You don't have to thank me.
01:03:03Ethan, there's something I've been meaning to ask you.
01:03:07What?
01:03:07Where is Alina working these days?
01:03:10She got Chloe a job at Peterson PR and Diane's VIP access to an exclusive clinic.
01:03:14She must have some serious connections.
01:03:17I've looked into it. There's no public record of her working anywhere in the past seven years.
01:03:22That's even stranger.
01:03:24Could she have been hiding something from you all this time?
01:03:29What could she possibly be hiding?
01:03:37Mom, what are you looking for?
01:03:39The HOA bills.
01:03:41The building says we have a bunch of fees to pay again next month.
01:03:44I'm trying to find out how much we used to pay each year.
01:03:49Is this what you're looking for?
01:03:56Why does everything have Alina's name on it?
01:03:59Property deed?
01:04:01Registered owner?
01:04:03Why is Alina the only name on it?
01:04:05This apartment belongs entirely to Alina.
01:04:13No way!
01:04:14Didn't you buy this apartment after you got married?
01:04:18Alina just told me she'd taken care of all the paperwork.
01:04:21Ethan, say something!
01:04:24Ethan, does this apartment really belong to her?
01:04:31Ethan, look. There's more.
01:04:353.36 million?
01:04:38Where did she get over 3 million dollars?
01:04:41That's a huge amount of money.
01:04:43Alina paid for all of it.
01:04:44No! You must have given her the money, Ethan. She just used it to pay.
01:04:48I never gave her that kind of money.
01:04:52So it really was her money?
01:04:54She stayed home after getting married. Where would she get that much?
01:05:00I always thought the mortgage came out of the company's account every month.
01:05:03Now I see...
01:05:06It was her trust account all along.
01:05:10We've lived here for years, and Alina paid for the whole place.
01:05:13So what? They're married. What's hers is his, and what's his is hers.
01:05:16But we always told everyone Ethan bought it-
01:05:18Shut up!
01:05:22The villa, the private clinic, Chloe's job, and now this apartment.
01:05:28Alina, how much have you been hiding from me?
01:05:39Alina, did you plan this whole thing with the apartment from the start?
01:05:43What apartment?
01:05:44The Manhattan apartment.
01:05:46Why is your name the only one on the deed?
01:05:49Because I bought it.
01:05:51So what if you bought it?
01:05:52You bought it after marrying Ethan.
01:05:54That makes it Carter family property!
01:05:56Whether it belongs to the Carter family isn't up to you.
01:05:59It's up to the law.
01:06:00What are you saying?
01:06:02Are you really planning to kick us out?
01:06:05Hey, Mom, give me the phone.
01:06:08Alina, you cancelled our parking, cut off housekeeping,
01:06:11and now we're stuck paying the HOA fees ourselves.
01:06:14What's next?
01:06:15Are you gonna use the apartment to hold us hostage?
01:06:17I'm not threatening anyone.
01:06:19Then do you dare tell us to move out?
01:06:20Mrs. Carter, Ethan and I are already going through divorce proceedings.
01:06:24We have nothing to do with each other anymore.
01:06:26As for the apartment, I haven't made you leave yet.
01:06:30Because the divorce settlement hasn't been finalized.
01:06:33But you'd better face reality.
01:06:36That woman you keep accusing of eating your food and living under your roof?
01:06:40She's been living in her own home all these years.
01:06:54The down payment on the Manhattan apartment and Carter Tech's initial $500,000 seed funding.
01:06:59You paid for all of it?
01:07:04We've been married for seven years.
01:07:06You had all this money and you never told me?
01:07:10Why should I have?
01:07:12I'm your husband!
01:07:13Not for much longer.
01:07:15You had all these skills, yet you spent every day at home pretending to be some clueless housewife?
01:07:22When did I ever say I wasn't capable?
01:07:25Diane thought you were supporting me.
01:07:28Chloe thought I was useless.
01:07:30And you thought I belonged in the kitchen, cooking and cleaning.
01:07:33I never said that!
01:07:35Yes, you did.
01:07:37I offered to review your company's contracts and you said I didn't understand them.
01:07:42You told me taking care of the house was the biggest help I could give you.
01:07:49So the $3 million in funding over the past seven years, the $5 million bridge loan that got pulled, Chloe's
01:07:54PR job, Diane's private clinic privileges and the extended payment terms with your suppliers?
01:07:59You arranged all of it?
01:08:02Does it even matter anymore?
01:08:03Of course it matters! What did you want in return?
01:08:05I helped you because I loved you.
01:08:08I'm taking it all back.
01:08:11Because I finally learned to love myself.
01:08:25Ethan, you went to see Elena? What did she say?
01:08:30It was all her.
01:08:32The money, the connections, the apartment.
01:08:37She gave us everything.
01:08:44Ethan, no matter who helped the company in the past,
01:08:48Carter Tech got where it is today because of your hard work.
01:08:52Don't let her make you doubt yourself.
01:09:00The cash flow has dried up and the Sinclair family support is gone.
01:09:05Carter Tech is going under.
01:09:07I can't let myself sink with him.
01:09:10I need to make plans now.
01:09:13Ms. Sinclair, it's time.
01:09:16Let's go.
01:09:19The entire board is waiting in the conference room to witness your official appointment as the new CEO of Sinclair
01:09:25Holdings.
01:09:30Ethan, a friend told me Sinclair's new CEO will be here tonight.
01:09:33If we can get on their good side, Carter Tech might still have a shot at funding.
01:09:38This time, we can't afford another mistake.
01:09:43Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we're here to witness a new chapter for Sinclair Holdings.
01:09:48Please join me in welcoming the sole heir to the Sinclair fortune and the group's new CEO,
01:09:55Ms. Elena Sinclair!
01:10:05The heir. The CEO.
01:10:10As the new CEO of Sinclair Holdings, I'm announcing our strategic plan for next quarter.
01:10:16Effective immediately, every partner company will undergo an independent review based on performance, cash flow and risk.
01:10:23All special exceptions are hereby revoked.
01:10:26Only companies that meet our standards on their own merit will remain on our partner list.
01:10:31No more special favors.
01:10:37Carter Tech isn't on the list.
01:10:40She's not just an executive.
01:10:42She's the Sinclair heir.
01:10:50You just took over the company, and you already cut Carter Tech from the partner list.
01:10:56Don't tell me. This isn't revenge!
01:10:58Ethan, this is the result of an independent business review.
01:11:03Carter Tech's cash flow crisis and serious management risks put it well below Sinclair standards.
01:11:07But we've never been rejected before.
01:11:11That's because someone used to lower the bar for you.
01:11:14So now you're gonna destroy my company?
01:11:16I'm not sabotaging Carter Tech.
01:11:19I'm putting it back in a world without me.
01:11:21Haven't you always wanted to prove to everyone that you made it on your own?
01:11:24Well, here's your chance.
01:11:29Ethan's lost the Sinclair family's support for good, and Carter Tech is on the verge of bankruptcy.
01:11:35I'm not wasting my time playing the ride-or-die girlfriend to a man who's bound to fail.
01:11:44With this data, a competitor will pay me a fortune to be their head of PR.
01:11:50Don't blame me, Ethan.
01:11:52You're the one who couldn't cut it.
01:12:05A 30-day eviction notice from the court!
01:12:08That heartless woman is really going to throw us out on the streets of New York!
01:12:18Olivia, you're smart. Go talk some sense into Ethan.
01:12:22We can't let Elena take the whole apartment.
01:12:24It's marital property! He has to claim half!
01:12:27Don't worry, Diana. I'll talk to Ethan.
01:12:34Ethan, you can't just give up.
01:12:36New York divorce laws protect the disadvantage.
01:12:39If you hide Carter Tech's offshore Shell Company assets, play poor in front of the judge, and insist this was
01:12:44your marital home, she won't be able to take it all.
01:12:49Did that really work?
01:12:51Trust me. If you stand your ground, you can get at least half the apartment.
01:12:59Mr. Carter, under the proposed settlement, Ms. Sinclair will waive any claim to Carter Tech's equity.
01:13:06In return, she'll recover the Manhattan apartment and all funds invested from her premarital trust.
01:13:12I won't accept this! We lived in that apartment together for seven years. I'm entitled to half the property.
01:13:17My company is undergoing voluntary restructuring. I'm broke! The court won't let you throw me out with nothing!
01:13:23Mr. Carter, stop clinging to false hope. This is the complete financial tracing report.
01:13:29The 3.36 million down payment, plus seven years of hefty monthly mortgage payments, came entirely from Ms. Sinclair's separate
01:13:36premarital trust.
01:13:37Not a single cent came from you or Carter Tech.
01:13:41I put my heart and soul into this family.
01:13:43And as for being broke, we've uncovered the offshore shell company accounts you tried to hide.
01:13:48If you commit perjury in court, you won't get a dime. You'll also face serious fraud charges.
01:13:56Alina, after seven years of marriage, how can you be this heartless?
01:14:00Won't you be satisfied until you've ruined me?
01:14:04This isn't personal. I'm simply reclaiming what's legally mine.
01:14:07I'm not signing! As long as I don't sign, you're still my wife!
01:14:11You didn't stop to ask if our seven years meant anything when you left me stranded at JFK.
01:14:17You really don't have any feelings left for me?
01:14:19I did.
01:14:21But that day at the airport, I let them all go.
01:14:27Ethan, your signature only determines whether we end this marriage with dignity.
01:14:31It doesn't determine whether I can leave.
01:14:34Sign, and we'll settle the assets today.
01:14:36Refuse, and tomorrow you'll see what the Sinclair family's legal team can do to bankrupt you.
01:14:52The divorce judgment from the New York State Court is now final.
01:14:56We have 30 days to vacate the property.
01:14:5930 days?
01:15:00Mom, we're really going to be thrown out on the streets!
01:15:04If only you'd thought of that before.
01:15:17Mr. Carter, Carter Tech has officially entered voluntary restructuring.
01:15:21Your position as CEO and your board seat are terminated effective immediately.
01:15:24The company car must also be returned.
01:15:27Please hand over the keys.
01:15:29Please hand over the keys.
01:15:55she didn't just help me once.
01:15:58She'd been holding me up for six months.
01:15:59for seven whole years.
01:16:03We can't even afford my private doctor anymore.
01:16:07Now I have to sell my jewelry.
01:16:11Just to scrape together some cash.
01:16:18Mom!
01:16:19The PR firm fired me!
01:16:22They said my performance had been unacceptable for a long time
01:16:26and showed me the door!
01:16:36Olivia, perfect timing.
01:16:38You said you knew a lot of people in New York.
01:16:42Could you help me cover the rent on a nearby apartment?
01:16:45It's only a little over $300,000 a year.
01:16:48That's nothing to you, right?
01:16:50Once Ethan gets back on his feet, he'll pay you back!
01:16:55Over $300,000?
01:16:57Diana, do you still think you're some Manhattan socialite?
01:17:01Why should I pay your bills?
01:17:04I can't believe this.
01:17:06Aren't you Ethan's first love?
01:17:09Didn't you say you'd stand by him through thick and thin?
01:17:14I came back because Ethan was a successful CEO.
01:17:17Not to become an ATM for his entire family.
01:17:23You had a wife worth billions who was legally yours and you treated her like dirt.
01:17:27You drove away a fortune with your own hands.
01:17:31Elena gave you everything for seven years and you still trampled all over her.
01:17:36What makes you think you'd ever treat me any better?
01:17:42You're all pathetic idiots.
01:17:46You gold digger!
01:17:51When Elena paid our bills, you thought she owed us that.
01:17:54Now that someone else refuses to pay, you finally understand how cruel the real world can be.
01:18:07These are Carter Tech's core client records.
01:18:10Give me the head of PR position and a generous salary and they're all yours.
01:18:21Ms. Hayes, Sinclair Holdings' legal department just sent a warning to the entire industry.
01:18:29We don't hire thieves who steal trade secrets.
01:18:34Oh, Lazak.
01:18:40Olivia, you've been terminated for serious professional misconduct and suspected theft of confidential information.
01:18:46You'll also be blacklisted across the industry.
01:18:49Carter Tech's legal notice has been sent to your email. Prepare for a lawsuit.
01:19:02How is anyone supposed to live in this dump? There's not even a decent walk-in closet!
01:19:06My clothes are practically molding!
01:19:08You have some nerve complaining.
01:19:10If you hadn't lost your PR job, we could have afforded a decent apartment!
01:19:14And that's my fault?
01:19:16If you hadn't spent every day provoking and mistreating Elena, would she have gone this far?
01:19:25Robert, where do you think you're going with that bag?
01:19:29I've contacted a lawyer and formally filed an agreement to separate our finances.
01:19:34I've had enough of your greed for the past seven years.
01:19:38From now on, your debts are no longer my problem.
01:19:41No, honey, honey, don't leave me. Please!
01:19:44Please!
01:19:59Elena, I'm just a project manager now.
01:20:01But I've learned to take responsibility for my own business risks.
01:20:04And I haven't let Diane ask you for anything anymore.
01:20:08I finally understand. I didn't just lose someone who cooked for me and took care of my life.
01:20:12I lost the woman who truly loved me.
01:20:15I finally see you for who you are.
01:20:17Too bad you only saw me after I no longer needed you to.
01:20:21Can I try to win you back?
01:20:22Ethan, your regret can change you, but it can't make me come back.
01:20:26I can forgive you without giving you another chance with me.
01:20:53Welcome, Madam CEO.
01:20:55Welcome, Madam CEO.
01:21:03For the past seven years, I've been paving the way for someone else.
01:21:06Starting today, I'll walk my own path.