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Never Be Your Second Choice Again. Completed English dubbed
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00:00I spent six years building a business empire by his side, but when his childhood sweetheart waltted into our lives
00:06as his personal secretary, the truth crackled like faulty wiring. I wasn't the original. I was the replica.
00:15Chloe, why didn't you knock?
00:17Hanson, we need to talk.
00:19Now? Listen to me. The Sagenis deal is the priority.
00:22Chloe, don't misunderstand. Hanson and I are just... He's been under so much pressure lately.
00:29Nina, I co-founded this company. Hanson let you in, but I can kick you out.
00:34Chloe, don't be so childish. She's just my secretary.
00:38Hanson, this is your last chance. Her or me.
00:42Chloe Cortland, stop being dramatic.
00:45The moment he said my full name, I knew the answer.
00:54Mom, tell Grandpa. I'll do the arranged marriage.
00:58Really? Wait, what about that boyfriend of yours?
01:03He's gone.
01:04Oh, then sleep on it two more days. Marriage is huge, honey. Don't rush.
01:11I'm not. I've made up my mind.
01:14Our family's under debt, and alliance marriage was the only method.
01:19All these years, I defied dad for Hanson.
01:22Sacrificed so much for him.
01:24But all I got was his betrayal and a bad stomach.
01:28Hanson Ford,
01:29I gave you a choice.
01:30You didn't take it.
01:32Fine. I don't want you either.
01:34When are you coming home?
01:36Two weeks.
01:41The cracks in my relationship with Hanson didn't just appear overnight.
01:45Two months ago, his little childhood suite showed up.
01:47Next thing I knew, she was his personal secretary.
01:50Then came that party.
01:51Nina's his childhood love.
01:53So he chose you after Nina rejected him because you smile like her.
01:5714 days.
01:58That's the time I've given myself to leave.
02:01Austin to New York.
02:02Limited baggage allowance.
02:04Whatever doesn't fit.
02:06Trash.
02:09By day, he's the alpha CEO.
02:11By night, he's waiting in line for my cake.
02:13He wants to make up for all the years he missed.
02:15So happy.
02:16My eyes stared on the watch on her wrist.
02:19Our couple's watch.
02:20The memory detonated like a bomb in my chest.
02:24We pulled three all-nighters straight to land our first major project.
02:28I was running on fumes, but Hanson's was electric, buzzing with that startup high.
02:33That win put us on the map.
02:36He took me to the domain and bought me the matching watches I'd been secretly saving photos of.
02:43Chloe, anything you love, I have to be the one to give it to you.
02:47He told everyone I was his only one.
02:51But no one knew that when he looked at me with all that devotion, he was seeing someone else.
02:5720 seconds later, the watch was on eBay.
03:00Priced to sell.
03:06Chloe, after all these years, Hanson's still remembers pink roses are my favorite.
03:12Thanks for raising such a perfect man for me.
03:15Hanson's didn't come home that night.
03:17Or the next.
03:23The next morning, I came to the office to resign.
03:26I couldn't afford to leave any loose ends that would follow me back to New York.
03:34Someone saw a trunk load of pink roses delivered for Hanson.
03:38Hanson's proposing, right?
03:39It's not your birthday.
03:40What else could it be?
03:41Pink roses.
03:43Nina's favorite.
03:45What's that?
03:47My resignation.
03:48Stepping back to be a trophy wife?
03:50Makes sense.
03:50Let me sign off on this.
03:52I didn't correct her.
03:53Why bother?
03:54The truth would be public soon enough.
04:00Before I walked into Hanson's office, I hesitated.
04:05I hadn't figured out the fastest way to get his signature without a fight.
04:08How to end us without bitter words.
04:14Hanson.
04:15Let me finish this agreement first.
04:19Chloe's here.
04:21What?
04:22Hi, Chloe.
04:23Oh, hey, Chloe.
04:24Hanson, I need you to sign something.
04:26Sure.
04:30Ah, my ankle!
04:32Nina!
04:33Sign it first.
04:33Five seconds.
04:34Chloe, she's hurt.
04:35Can't this wait?
04:36Sign.
04:37Sign.
04:45Let me see.
04:46He signed.
04:47Not even glance at what he was signing.
04:50So eager to get back to his princess in distress.
04:53Perfect.
04:54I wanted this done.
04:56Wanted out of this city.
04:57Back to life I should have never left.
05:04Hanson didn't come home for days.
05:06He was on a business trip.
05:07With Nina, of course.
05:10Seven days left.
05:14Chloe, your wedding dress just arrived at the office.
05:16A custom couture has to be six figures.
05:18Hanson blow his whole saving on this?
05:26This isn't Hanson's style.
05:28He never planned to marry me.
05:32Honey, did you get the dress?
05:34The Kinas are so excited about this wedding.
05:36They wanted you to have it first.
05:38Make sure it fits.
05:38Wedding?
05:39What wedding?
05:39You're back from your trip?
05:43Chloe, I told you.
05:45Now's not the time.
05:46The Sedashan's deal is everything.
05:47Don't push me on this.
05:49Did I say the groom was you?
05:51What?
05:52Just a mix-up.
05:54Are you mad at me?
05:55I'm exhausted from the trip.
05:57Forgive me?
05:59Sure.
06:00Give me time, Chloe.
06:01I'll marry you.
06:02I promise.
06:03He said he'd marry me three years ago.
06:05I believed him.
06:07Now, I just want to laugh.
06:09Hanson, you need to sit in on the design director interviews later.
06:12Design director?
06:15You overwhelmed?
06:16Need backup?
06:18No.
06:19Hanson, I quit.
06:21You what?
06:22Chloe, we're in the middle of a funding round.
06:24Your resignation will screw us.
06:27So?
06:28My signature makes it official.
06:30Stop being childish.
06:31Hanson, I already have your signature.
06:42Briderella him into marrying you?
06:44So desperate, Chloe.
06:46Then the screenshot started rolling in.
06:48Conversations between Nina and Hanson.
06:49Not from the past two months, from the last two years.
06:52Mostly from Hanson.
06:53Nina, I'm dating someone.
06:55She smiles just like you.
06:57Nina, dreamed about you last night.
07:01I have all this.
07:02The cars.
07:03The Austin penthouse.
07:05Because of her.
07:06Nina, I can't betray her.
07:09Knowing you were a replacement was one thing.
07:11Seeing the proof in black and white?
07:13That was a different hell.
07:17Where have you been?
07:19Clearing my head.
07:22Still mad?
07:23No.
07:24I was harsh earlier.
07:27Your birthday's coming up.
07:29Any plans?
07:29Just the two of us at home.
07:30His birthday.
07:32Our anniversary.
07:33The day I leave.
07:35Chloe, you've been different lately.
07:38Let's talk once this week calms down.
07:40Calm down?
07:41Buying Nina cakes and pink roses?
07:44Sneaking around between us?
07:45Yeah.
07:46He was busy.
07:47Believe me.
07:47You're the only thing that matters.
07:49I caught the hint of roses on his skin.
07:54Your eyes are red.
07:55Were you crying?
07:58I...
08:00What's wrong?
08:01Don't cry.
08:02I'm coming.
08:06I watched from the window as his Porsche tore into the darkness.
08:09His words echoing in my ears.
08:12You're the only thing that matters.
08:14But it didn't matter anymore.
08:19The next few days blurred.
08:22I saw friends tied up loose ends.
08:24That night, I picked up the sharpie, hesitated, then slashed another X.
08:30Today's Hanson's birthday.
08:32My last day in this city.
08:38Chloe, where's Hanson?
08:39I don't know.
08:40Listen, I heard Cyrus Keen's wedding is next week.
08:43If Hanson gets an invite, Sagadjusti Capital's investment is guaranteed.
08:46Who did you say?
08:47Cyrus Keen, owner of Sagadjusti Capital.
08:49New York.
08:50The Keeners family.
08:52Sagadjusti's investment.
08:53It all clicked.
08:55Hello?
08:55Chloe?
08:56You still there?
08:56Yeah.
08:57I'll pass the message to Hanson.
09:02What happened again?
09:04Where are you?
09:06You don't know where I am?
09:07How would I?
09:08Stop playing dumb, Chloe.
09:10You had someone throw paint on Nina's door.
09:12She's terrified.
09:13When did you get so vicious?
09:15Nina told you that?
09:17She's never lied in her life.
09:19My stomach is killing me.
09:20Can you...
09:21It's a chronic issue.
09:22Deal with it.
09:23Nina needs me now.
09:24Are you coming home tonight?
09:26It's your birthday.
09:26I'll be there.
09:29He hung up.
09:30He didn't even let me finish.
09:35Hanson Ford, I'm not waiting anymore.
09:40Hanson, we're done.
09:48To the airport.
09:49My things, my life, myself, all of it is disappearing from this city that was never mine.
10:00I never expected anyone waiting at the gate when I landed in New York.
10:05But waiting at the gate was Cyrus Keane.
10:08A legend in finance circles.
10:10The man I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with.
10:28I stole a glance at the man beside me, and something I couldn't name settled in my chest.
10:36Quiet, steady.
10:38The second I let my guard down, sleep crashed over me.
10:42Why the sudden change of heart about New York?
10:47I just felt like it.
10:49I just felt like it.
11:00Sorry.
11:01We're here.
11:02Oh.
11:03Already?
11:04Why didn't you wake me?
11:07You needed to sleep.
11:14Oh, there you are.
11:19Cyrus said he had a meeting near the airport and offered to pick you up.
11:24Come in for tea.
11:25Another time, Mrs. Cortland.
11:26You and Chloe should catch up.
11:28The car got here at ten.
11:30You fell asleep.
11:31He just let you sleep for two hours.
11:36Cyrus had sat in that car for two hours waiting for me to wake up, and he'd said nothing.
11:50Tell me about the boy in Austin.
11:52We broke up.
11:53He cheated?
11:54Why are you asking that?
11:56I'm your mother.
11:57If he hadn't cheated, would you really have found your way back?
12:02I don't know.
12:06So you've always thought I chose the wrong path?
12:10Not at all.
12:11Life doesn't come with a roadmap.
12:13Whatever decisions you make, this family will always be your safety net.
12:19There, there.
12:20No more tears.
12:26Rest up these next two days.
12:28You'll be busy soon.
12:30Busy with what?
12:31Your wedding to Cyrus.
12:33There's still plenty for the bride to finalize.
12:43Hi, Claire.
12:44Chloe!
12:44Where did you get those wedding invitations printed?
12:46They're gorgeous.
12:47But you messed up your name.
12:48The groom is Cyrus Keen.
12:49What do you mean?
12:51The groom at my wedding next week is Cyrus Keen.
12:54What?
12:55Chloe, are you serious?
12:56Is it because of Nina?
12:58I thought you and Hampson were...
13:00We're done.
13:00I'm back in New York.
13:01I'm marrying Cyrus Keen.
13:03You mean...
13:04Saduity capital, Cyrus Keen?
13:07Yes.
13:08Do you regret it?
13:08The six years?
13:10I did.
13:11Not anymore.
13:16I never expected Claire would confront Hanson for his carelessness and his lies with Nina.
13:22Where are you?
13:23Still babysitting Nina?
13:25Claire, mind your own business.
13:27I'll be at Nina's building in 30 minutes.
13:29Be outside.
13:34Give me the jade pendant Chloe gave you.
13:36Why?
13:37It's meant for the person she marries.
13:39You're not that person anymore.
13:41We're fine.
13:42We're not broken up.
13:44Fine.
13:45Do you even know where Chloe is right now?
13:47She told you we had a fight?
13:48A fight?
13:50What else?
13:51You think she's actually leaving me?
13:52Hanson Ford.
13:53Do the decent thing.
13:54You messed up?
13:55Let her go.
13:57Messed up?
13:57Just give the pendant back.
13:59May Chloe come get it herself.
14:01She can't.
14:04Why not?
14:05Where is she?
14:06Hanson, whatever Chloe does, you brought on yourself.
14:15Hanson, where are you going?
14:16Let go!
14:42What did I say to her on that last call?
14:45I called her vicious.
14:47I told her to deal with it.
14:48I said Nina needed me.
14:52Hanson?
14:53What are you doing here?
14:54I was worried.
14:58So, Chloe's gone?
14:59No.
15:00She's just angry.
15:01I'll fix it.
15:01Maybe it's for the best.
15:02Shut up!
15:02I'll get her back!
15:08That afternoon, the Keene family dropped by.
15:11Hello.
15:12Hello.
15:12Thank you for having us.
15:14Of course.
15:14I can't wait for you to officially join the family and whip this boy into shape.
15:18He's become such a cold fish lately.
15:20Mrs. Keene, actually, Mr. Keene is...
15:22Missy Cortland certainly knows how to play the dutiful fiancé.
15:24Be nice.
15:27Dinner is served.
15:29After dinner, I drove us to a local park.
15:33Do you really not remember me?
15:38Maybe we'd met at some party years ago?
15:40I'm terrible with faces.
15:42Sorry.
15:47His fingers were cold, but his embrace was warm.
15:51I'm so sorry.
15:52Did he hit your wife?
15:53Nah.
15:53Didn't hit my wife.
15:55Thanks.
15:56Not calling me Mr. Keene anymore?
15:57Can I call you Cyrus?
16:02Chloe, it's me.
16:04What do you want, Hanson?
16:05I need to see you.
16:06I'm not in Austin anymore.
16:07And we shouldn't see each other ever again.
16:09I'm in New York, Chloe.
16:10I've got nothing to say.
16:11Don't call again.
16:17My favorite strawberry flavor!
16:19It is cold.
16:20Your stomach's a mess.
16:21Just a couple bites for the taste.
16:23How'd you know about my stomach?
16:24That medicinal broth you drank, the herbs are all for gut health.
16:28Pretty observant.
16:29Let's go home.
16:33I was bracing for Cyrus to ask about that phone call, but he never did.
16:37I had no idea what I'd say.
16:40We barely knew each other yet, and digging up my ex would only plant a land ma'am in our
16:45future marriage.
16:50The next morning, Mom dragged me out of bed for my wedding makeup trail, with six full hair and makeup
16:55changes for different outfits, keeping me busy until twilight.
17:00I wrapped my coat tighter, heading for my car when a voice came from behind me.
17:06Hanson, this is pathetic.
17:10Coffee shop next door.
17:11Can I buy you a coffee?
17:12Fine.
17:16I heard you're getting married?
17:18That's right.
17:20I'm getting married.
17:21Is this just about getting married?
17:22I'll marry you.
17:23Right now.
17:24Chloe, six years.
17:26Six years?
17:27You just throw that away?
17:29What's so funny?
17:31Hanson, you know well you checked out of this relationship first.
17:35You disrespected those six years first.
17:37What gives you the right to interrogate me now?
17:41Hanson, do you remember why you chased me in the first place?
17:46What?
17:47Because I smiled like her.
17:49Chloe, no.
17:50I...
17:50Maybe at first, but not after we got together.
17:53Let me show you something.
17:55I showed him every screenshot Nina had sent me that night.
17:59Each one like a brutal slap.
18:01Over and over.
18:02Until he couldn't speak.
18:04I felt nothing.
18:06No satisfaction.
18:07No pity.
18:08Just cruel indifference.
18:10No.
18:11Please.
18:12I didn't mean it.
18:14The pendant.
18:17Chloe, can't you give me one more chance?
18:19Just one.
18:21Hanson, people only get one shot.
18:38What are you doing here?
18:39Passing by.
18:40I saw someone who looked like you.
18:42Thought I'd check.
18:43And I was right.
18:44Get in.
18:50It's freezing.
18:51Come on.
18:52Come on.
18:57Your taste in men?
18:59Not great.
19:00If your ex was so perfect, you wouldn't be in an arranged marriage with me.
19:02I don't have an ex.
19:03Come on.
19:04No one goes three decades without falling for someone.
19:07I've fallen for someone.
19:08Then we're even.
19:10You still have feelings for him?
19:12No.
19:13I had an ex you have a crush.
19:14I'd call that a wash.
19:16Not a wash.
19:18Why not?
19:20Because it's not.
19:22Chloe, are you actually over him?
19:24I'm over him.
19:26Cyrus, I was with him for six years.
19:29If he hadn't crossed the line, we'd probably be married right now.
19:32If that bothers you, we can postpone the wedding or...
19:35Chloe, marriage isn't a game.
19:39Marrying you was a deliberate choice and I don't change my mind easily.
19:42From now on, every six year of yours is mine.
19:46I won't waste energy on someone already in the past.
19:50Feel better now?
19:51Yeah.
19:52Much better.
19:54I heard his company's gearing up for an IPO.
19:56Cyrus, that's business.
19:57What if I decide to make it personal?
20:00I'll be your wife.
20:01I'll support whatever you decide.
20:08You never asked what Hansen said the other day.
20:11I didn't need to.
20:13He said he wanted me back.
20:17And what did you say?
20:19I walked out.
20:26Chloe!
20:28Chloe, wait.
20:30Please.
20:31Hansen, what are you doing?
20:32I can't just let you go.
20:33Six years, Chloe.
20:35You can't just walk away and marry him like I meant nothing.
20:39Don't touch her.
20:40This is between me and Chloe.
20:42No.
20:43It's not.
20:45You had six years.
20:46You chose someone else every single time.
20:48Now you don't get to show up and act like you're the victim.
20:51You don't know anything about us?
20:52I know you cheated her.
20:54I know you spent your anniversary with another woman.
20:56I know you made her cry many times.
21:00Chloe, please.
21:01Just talk to me.
21:03Alone.
21:05You're not in love with me, Hansen.
21:07You just don't want to lose.
21:10I love you.
21:11I've always loved you.
21:13Nina was just a mistake.
21:16Hansen, it's over.
21:18Chloe, I was wrong.
21:19Please come back.
21:20I'll do anything.
21:21Leave before I call the police.
21:23And tell your company Saggerency is pulling all investment.
21:29Thank you for today.
21:36The Ford Technologies deal.
21:38Pull the term sheet effective immediately.
21:39Sir, the due diligence is still ongoing.
21:41I've seen enough.
21:43You do don't have to thank me.
21:45I'm here, always.
21:46And I'll make sure he never hurts you again.
22:00Hansen, are you insane?
22:01Who the hell gave you permission to send those screenshots to Chloe?
22:04Now she's got the wrong idea about us.
22:05You happy?
22:06No, I didn't.
22:08Maybe she snooped my phone.
22:10Chloe's not like that.
22:12Hansen, please.
22:13Don't you feel anything for me anymore?
22:15Now Chloe's gone.
22:17Can't we try?
22:18You used to love me so much.
22:22Smile.
22:23What?
22:23Can't even smile.
22:26Not even close.
22:29Who are you putting on this show for, Hansen?
22:31Chloe can't see it.
22:32She'd only find it disgusting.
22:41Hansen said H. Capital terminated all investment discussions with him.
22:44What?
22:44They said it's due to material discrepancies found during due diligence.
22:48Hansen, what happened?
22:56Mr. Keene, the termination notice has been sent.
22:58Ford Technology is requesting a call.
23:00Deny it.
23:01And the IPO?
23:01Without us, they won't clear the SEC review.
23:03That's not our problem.
23:33Nina, we need to go to the SEC review.
23:34We need to talk.
23:35The IPO is dead.
23:36I'm leaving.
23:37Don't try to find me.
23:47Hi, Claire.
23:49There's something you should know.
23:50Sagusty pulled their investment from Ford Technologies.
23:53What?
23:54Cyrus signed off on it.
23:56Due diligence found irregularities in the books.
23:58The IPO is dead.
24:00The IPO is dead.
24:00Would you have wanted him to?
24:02No.
24:04It's not my fight anymore.
24:07I just want you to be happy, Chloe.
24:10Whatever that looks like.
24:37It's two in the morning.
24:39You're waiting.
24:39I know.
24:40You were waiting.
24:41You were waiting?
24:41I didn't want you to be alone.
24:43Why?
24:48My mom said you told her you'd marry me a long time ago.
24:51I thought maybe if I said it out loud, I'd stop thinking about it.
24:56Did it work?
24:59No.
25:03You're not what I expected.
25:06What did you expect?
25:07Someone who wanted a business arrangement.
25:10I don't want a business arrangement.
25:12I want you to marry me because you want to.
25:15Not because your family needs it.
25:17Not because you're running from something.
25:21What if I don't know what I want yet?
25:27Then I'll wait.
25:41The night before the wedding, the Cortton family estate overflowed with pure, unrestrained joy.
25:47Cyrus is a good man.
25:48The only thing missing was...
25:51Well, we'd have to build the emotional connection gradually.
25:54But that couldn't be rushed.
25:57Zoe!
25:58I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow.
26:00Of course I had to come today to see you one last time before you're off the market.
26:04We're not kids anymore.
26:05You couldn't just get married at 16, could you?
26:07That's twisted logic.
26:10I never thought Cyrus Keen would actually make it official with you.
26:14What do you mean?
26:15He's been into you for years.
26:17Don't tell me you didn't know.
26:19What?
26:19You seriously had no idea?
26:21That man has the patience of a saint.
26:23We were college classmates.
26:24He knew I'd known you since high school and kept asking about you.
26:29But when he learned you had a boyfriend, he went quiet.
26:32Then at our last gathering, he asked if you were doing okay.
26:37And if there was any chance that...
26:40What did you say?
26:41Okay, don't kill me.
26:43Had a couple drinks and let slip what you'd told me.
26:46That Hanson was cheating with Nina and how you were stuck with a scumbag.
26:49I said you'd lost your mind picking such a jerk.
26:52And Hanson, well, he just lost it.
26:54When exactly was this college reunion?
26:56Early this month, I think.
26:59The 6th?
27:02Grandfather had proposed my alliance with the Keen family on the 8th.
27:05The timing wasn't just convenient.
27:07It was surgical.
27:11Chloe?
27:12Chloe?
27:12Zoe, are you saying...
27:13Cyrus has been into me for years?
27:15That's why he kept asking about me?
27:17Why else?
27:18Is he crazy?
27:27My heart hummered against my ribs for the rest of the day.
27:31Shock.
27:32Disbelief.
27:33Confusion.
27:34Do you really not remember me?
27:36I know you made her cry many times.
27:38I thought maybe if I said it out loud, I'd stop thinking about it.
27:40I've fallen for someone.
27:41And a thin thread of relief and gratitude that the man I was marrying won and wanted me this badly.
27:47For this long.
27:51Hello?
27:52Can't sleep?
27:54How'd you know?
27:56Your fitness step count keeps climbing every few minutes.
27:59Cyrus, how exactly did we meet before?
28:038th Creed.
28:04Outside school.
28:07I'd had a fight with my grandpa and he left me at the school gate.
28:11You walked by and gave me a strawberry ice cream bar.
28:16Reluctantly.
28:17I wasn't reluctant.
28:19It was just an ice cream, not like I was giving up my firstborn.
28:23Right.
28:24You're incredibly generous.
28:28It's late.
28:29Get some sleep.
28:32Chloe, tomorrow...
28:33Wait for me to come get you.
28:36Okay.
28:38See you tomorrow.
28:46Still not tired?
28:48Cyrus.
28:52I heard you've liked me for a long time.
28:57For loving me all these years.
29:03My pleasure.
29:09You nervous?
29:11No.
29:12Seeing you this happy, I can finally breathe.
29:14Of course I'm happy.
29:16Because that man has been waiting for this day since he was 14.
29:19For 12 years.
29:24Oh, she looks beautiful.
29:26I know, right?
29:33I spent six years trying to be seen, waiting, begging to be chosen.
29:40But Cyrus never asked me to prove anything.
29:44He just waited.
29:46He saw me from the very beginning.
29:49Do you, Chloe, take this man?
29:52I have something I need to say first.
29:58I once asked, what if I don't know what I want yet?
30:01I know now I'm choosing you.
30:05Because you saw me before I even knew I was lost.
30:10I've been waiting for you to find your way home.
30:12Then let's not wait any longer.
30:15Chloe, do you take Cyrus to be your lawfully wedded husband?
30:18Till death do you part?
30:22I do.
30:23Do you take Chloe to be your lawfully wedded husband?
30:25I do.
30:27With all my heart for the rest of my life.
30:32I've waited 12 years for this.
30:35And I'll never let you go.
30:49Today, I'm not a replica.
30:51I'm Chloe Cortland.
30:53When I'm afraid.
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