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Thorn Manor's Contract Captive
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00:06Selina, right now, you're worth less than the foundation of this house.
00:10You took the company.
00:11Now you want to strip away the last of my dignity, too?
00:15You investigated Marcus before, didn't you?
00:17I used to be a financial investigative reporter.
00:20Later, I worked inside Wilson Group's legal department.
00:22Your husband came to me before he died.
00:23He said there was an invisible hand inside the company.
00:25Why didn't you ever tell me?
00:26Because that hand wasn't just Marcus.
00:28Selina, this isn't debt.
00:29It's a web, and every financing channel has been blocked.
00:33Julian, that bastard hiding in the shadows.
00:35What kind of ticket to hell is the so-called debt contract?
00:38My father once said a woman in a powerful family who only knows how to cry
00:41can only wait for others to decide her fate.
00:43But I am not that woman.
00:47Search her. That's the rule.
00:50Are we done?
00:59I won't be your prey, Julian.
01:03Since you came all this way, let's see who wins this game.
01:14Welcome to my territory, Selina.
01:17The storm didn't wash away your pride.
01:19I didn't come here to be insulted.
01:21I came to repay a debt.
01:22In this house, the rules are mine.
01:25If you want everything back, learn how to survive inside them.
01:28Understood?
01:32Are you trembling?
01:34I'm wondering how you plan to squeeze the last bit of value out of me.
01:37Value?
01:39Selina, your greatest value is that you still haven't learned how to turn thorns into weapons.
01:45Sign it, and you can take back what you want.
01:48But first, you learn how to serve as my private steward.
01:55I'm signing this to take back what's mine.
01:59And one day, I'll make you pay double.
02:06Julian, there are rules the new housekeeper needs to understand.
02:10Especially the forbidden ones.
02:20Every room has a rule.
02:22Break one, and the manor remembers.
02:25This isn't a house.
02:27It's a cage built for me.
02:35Julian's birth records.
02:37Something's wrong.
02:39So that's where the darkness comes from.
02:46Some secrets can get you killed just by looking at them.
02:49Don't pry, Selina.
02:54This tastes a lot like your situation, doesn't it?
02:57Bitter.
03:02That easily rattled?
03:03Then you're not ready for the center of the board.
03:17Julian, your rage comes from the fear of being abandoned.
03:26It's eating you alive.
03:28Abandoned?
03:29I'm waiting for the day they kneel.
03:32Obsession?
03:33Abandonment?
03:34What happened to him?
03:35Is eavesdropping part of your new duties?
03:38I only came to ask about dinner.
03:44Curiosity is the key to the abyss.
03:52Treat it properly.
03:54Don't make it worse.
03:59Is your hatred for Marcus tied to what happened back then?
04:02You're digging too fast, Selina.
04:05If you want to use my secrets, learn how to survive first.
04:16That mark.
04:18It's my father's signature.
04:27So this is the new housekeeper.
04:29She looks like a sheltered little doll.
04:31Selina coffee.
04:32Make it the way Chloe likes it.
04:41I chose her myself.
04:45You don't get to discipline what's mine.
04:48Your coffee's filled.
04:49Shall I take care of that expensive fur?
04:52Take my bag.
04:54Chloe didn't come here out of jealousy.
04:56She came with a mission.
04:57You are finally looking at this manor with your eyes, not your fear.
05:00Marcus's ledger is in her room?
05:02In the safe inside her guest room.
05:04Get it?
05:04And you earn the right to become a player instead of a prisoner.
05:07They came in under Chloe's family security clearance.
05:10Their weapon records were erased from the system.
05:12There's a mole inside the manor.
05:14Or Julian let them in on purpose.
05:37This is it.
05:38My first real leverage.
05:44You're faster than I expected.
05:45This is what you wanted.
05:47I got it.
05:51Good, Selina.
05:52From now on, the East Wing is yours to manage.
05:56Use it well.
05:58Power punishes the careless.
06:13Julian, you really think this woman can help you make a comeback?
06:16She's my piece.
06:18Touch her and you flip the whole board.
06:20Watch your hands, Marcus.
06:24You played your part well.
06:27But I like you better when you're dangerous.
06:30Now, you should be afraid of me too, Marcus.
06:41I don't surrender my heart.
06:43I trade in revenge.
06:46Tomorrow, I'll show you who I really am.
06:54He's erasing the last piece of me this manor couldn't own.
06:59Don't go deeper into his territory, Selina.
07:02His need for control is spiraling.
07:05I'm already in the abyss.
07:07Why should I fear him losing control?
07:13Don't mistake being out of my sight for being safe.
07:16You still don't understand the rules of this manor.
07:22You have no right to break in at midnight.
07:25You think a locked door can keep me out?
07:26Now tell me where you went tonight, and who you saw.
07:29This is just your pathetic excuse to feed your need to watch me.
07:32Looks like you still don't truly understand this manor.
07:35Tomorrow, I'll show you who I really am.
07:40Recite Wilson Group's acquisition history for the past 30 years.
07:43Since you're so eager to shoulder your family's past, prove it to me now.
07:48Wilson family began a transfer of family power was completed.
07:52Well memorized.
07:53Too bad the fear in your eyes gave you away.
07:55You found something you shouldn't have, didn't you?
08:01Oliver, what are you doing?
08:02This manor doesn't need extra organizers.
08:04Learn which files you can touch.
08:06That bastard.
08:08He's stopping me from finding more evidence.
08:10Dirt is revite.
08:16If I can connect to an outside signal, I can reach Issa.
08:26Wear it.
08:27If you're in danger, press the hidden clasp and manor security can locate you.
08:31This isn't a necklace, it's a collar.
08:33You call it protection, I call it control.
08:35Don't mistake it for tenderness.
08:37It can save you and remind you that Marcus' men may be watching from the dark.
08:56What are you looking for?
08:57Treasure or secrets?
09:00I was just taking a walk.
09:02The air in the manor felt suffocating.
09:04I think the air here is far more dangerous than you imagine.
09:08Come with me.
09:19They all left him behind, like a useless dog.
09:22Just like they threw me away.
09:28She saw the worst part of me, and she did not run.
09:33This is more dangerous than betrayal.
09:37Selina, that look you gave me almost made me forget I should keep my distance.
09:43Don't look at me like that again, unless you really mean to set me on fire.
09:46You're out of your mind, Julian.
09:48For you, I lost my mind a long time ago.
09:57Julian, the film is over.
09:58I need to deal with the accounts.
10:00Stop cornering me with that look.
10:02Accounts?
10:03Selina, you love behiding cold numbers to avoid what truly scares you.
10:09Come with me to the lounge.
10:10We need to talk.
10:15Whether you drink is your choice, but tonight, you will answer one question.
10:18And if I refuse?
10:19Then I will know you are still hiding something from Marcus.
10:22You are pathetic, Julian.
10:23You do not want the truth.
10:25You are just terrified of someone you cannot control.
10:31Anyone who disturbs Julian gets thrown out.
10:38Marcus.
10:41He took everything from me, including...
10:45Keep talking, Selina.
10:46What else are you hiding?
10:57Julian, I had a nightmare.
10:59You were pulling away from me, and I couldn't breathe.
11:02Since when do you worry about me?
11:04Because you're the only one in this manor who can protect me.
11:07Who else could I possibly move closer to?
11:13Remember your words.
11:14If you dare betray me, Selina, I will teach you what regret me.
11:25Julian, your arrogance is your biggest flaw.
11:34She didn't come to submit.
11:36She came to steal Julian.
11:43Julian, you need to see this.
11:46Selina has been acting all along.
11:48She never submitted.
11:49She's infiltrating you, and using the way you lose control around her.
11:58Explain this, Selina.
11:59You slipped false intel into my files.
12:03Were you using me to test Marcus, or trying to drag me into your hell with you?
12:07If I said it was only to force Marcus to reveal his hand, would you believe me?
12:15Are you trying to kill me, or destroy me?
12:23I just wanted you to taste what it feels like to be played.
12:28Julian, so you are afraid of losing control.
12:30This woman is clearly lying, and damn it, I still want to forgive her.
12:36You, you're scaring me.
12:37If you insist on playing with fire, don't blame me when I burn straight through you in every lie with
12:43you.
12:46Blow the gate open.
12:47I want to see him kneel in the ashes.
12:51Julian, your biggest mistake is thinking this ruined manor can still protect you.
13:05Finally found it.
13:07Julian, you hid it well.
13:09All forged cash flows.
13:11What exactly is he covering up?
13:19What are you looking for in my study?
13:21The dust on your fingers tells me exactly where you've been.
13:24I was only organizing your files.
13:26If you suspect me, then show me the evidence.
13:30All manor security is on alert.
13:32The ledger has definitely been tampered with.
13:33Initiate the manor lockdown.
13:35Find out who touched that ledger and make sure nothing leaks.
13:38She has changed.
13:39She no longer fears me.
13:41That is the most dangerous thing.
13:47This thing could get you killed, Selina.
13:49Get everything on that drive out there.
13:50As fast as you can.
13:51It's the leverage I need to take everything back.
13:54Julian can lock down the manor, but he can't lock down the whole city.
13:59Tell me.
14:00Who are you really working for?
14:02I work only for myself.
14:04You, Marcus.
14:05Anyone who treats me like a pawn will pay for it.
14:07Don't test my limits.
14:18How long did you think you could keep this from me?
14:20He's starting to suspect me.
14:22If I slip now, all my revenge will collapse.
14:28He treats you like a revenge doll.
14:30Do you really think he loves you?
14:31Don't forget, you're just another ornament in this manner.
14:34Whatever this is, it's my choice, not yours.
14:36Chloe, instead of coming after me, maybe you should ask yourself who Julian is thinking about now.
14:40You'll mark as this won't let you go, and Julian, sooner or later, he'll destroy you with his own hands.
14:45Bring me Julian's encrypted files, and I'll give you your freedom, and every piece of your family's business.
14:51Why should I trust you?
14:52You destroyed my family.
14:53Because we have the same enemy.
14:55Julian is a madman.
14:58Julian, he can't give you what you want.
15:07If that isn't enough evidence, what about this?
15:10It records exactly how Julian arranged your husband's death.
15:14Was it really him?
15:15No, this could be Marcus's trap.
15:16But if it's true, how do I face him?
15:25I was there, that night.
15:29No.
15:30The voice print and Cadence, they're wrong.
15:32It's synthetic, or cut together on purpose.
15:36Marcus shoved this fake little toy into your hands, and you actually brought it back?
15:41I brought it back to see whether you would take the bait.
15:44So you were testing me, too.
15:46Good.
15:47You're getting better at playing with fire, Selina.
15:49The cuts in that recording are obvious.
15:52Marcus wants to use you as the gun and me as the target.
15:56Too bad he underestimated both of us monsters.
16:02If you ever betray me, I'll make you a day you were born.
16:06Then do it now, if you can bear to.
16:10You're angry because you're afraid.
16:12Afraid, afraid I'll really leave, or afraid I'll actually destroy you.
16:16This is the last time I let you lie to me.
16:21Julian, don't let rage blind you.
16:23Marcus is using Chloe as a pawn.
16:25The recorder is only the beginning.
16:28Looks like we have a common enemy now.
16:36Stay behind me.
16:38Don't leave my sight.
16:39I won't be your burden.
16:40I'm your blade.
16:40Perfect.
16:42Then let's see how many men he brought to die.
16:46Father, every brutal lesson you forced me to learn is finally useful.
16:49Old system, old weakness.
16:51Julian, your manner is more nostalgic than you think.
16:54Julian, your defense system is outdated.
16:56Time to clean it.
16:58The left corridor is exposed.
17:00Move in and take them all.
17:04If this is the last time, is there anything you want to say?
17:07Stop talking.
17:09Survive first.
17:13You shouldn't do this for me.
17:14You should run.
17:16I told you I'm your blade.
17:18A blade doesn't leave its sheath so easily.
17:20The more she does this, the more I want to claim her completely.
17:23Make her mine and mine alone.
17:39Julian, you think this fortress means you've won?
17:41Sign the asset transfer agreement.
17:43Dead people don't fight over shares, and you should know that better than anyone.
17:47Stay calm.
17:48If he steps one inch closer, I have a chance.
17:50Marcus, you think you've won?
17:51You lost to your own greed from the very beginning.
18:10Everybody, stop!
18:12Julian, take one more step and I'll blow her head open!
18:16Chloe, let her go.
18:18I'll give you whatever you want.
18:20If the price of revenge is losing her, then this revenge means nothing.
18:27We're leaving!
18:29Don't follow us!
18:30Don't follow us!
18:39Chloe, do you really think you can walk out of here with me?
18:42No!
18:43No!
18:43No!
18:44No!
18:44No!
18:45No!
18:45No!
18:45No!
18:47No!
18:48No!
18:48No!
18:50No!
18:50No!
18:54No!
18:56No!
18:57No!
18:58One more step and I'll send her over the edge!
19:18Selina, you think handcuffs mean the end?
19:20In Blackstone Harbor, the law is just a doorbell for the rich.
19:24Do not celebrate too soon. His lawyers will have him out before sunrise.
19:28Then we make sure he has nowhere left to run before sunrise.
19:31You gave me my way into this game. Now I'm the one holding the winning card.
19:35I'm glad you finally became who you were meant to be.
19:47Freedom? Without your darkness beside me? What does freedom even mean?
19:58Julian, did you think disappearing would sever every tie?
20:03Marcus's people are eating away at the company like a tumor, and I'm still searching for you.
20:14The backup accounts are in the study compartment. I have to find them before the suppliers walk away for good.
20:25You thought taking back the crown would free you from this contract?
20:33I only came to take back what's mine, Julian.
20:35Every piece of evidence here is in my hands.
20:39And you're standing in the most dangerous place of all.
21:01Do you see it now?
21:03Marcus built that trap to swallow your family whole.
21:06It was never me.
21:07Why are you only telling me now?
21:11Because I needed you to see it clearly. Marcus is the real predator here.
21:15Renegotiate this contract with me, and I can give you a chance to turn the game around.
21:24Julian, you've already destroyed him.
21:27Don't destroy yourself next.
21:29Selina, come here.
21:31He can't give you what you want.
21:34She is mine.
21:36No one takes her away.
21:42Come with me.
21:45Don't even think about escaping.
21:58Look at that star.
22:00It stands apart, yet it shines brighter than all the rest.
22:02Just like you.
22:04Spare me the philosophy lesson.
22:05Are we allies now, or are we both prisoners?
22:07If you want, you can be my queen, or the only prisoner in this manner.
22:11Move.
22:16Marcus's men have reached the outer wall.
22:18Looks like my dear partner couldn't wait to send flowers to my funeral.
22:24Hold it.
22:25This is your first step into the dark.
22:27How much blood is buried in this man's world?
22:30So this is not your first time holding a gun?
22:32My father forced me to learn crisis defense.
22:34I just never thought I would use it here.
22:35Don't hesitate.
22:36Revenge has no use for mercy.
22:43What did you take?
22:44A backup answer.
22:47A backup answer.
23:10If all of you used me as a piece, then I will burn the whole board down.
23:15Take my ring and go.
23:17This manon won't hold much longer.
23:19Get out.
23:22You don't get to die without my permission.
23:26We should go.
23:28Selina, if I don't make it, those ledgers...
23:31Shh.
23:31Don't talk like you're dying.
23:33You still owe me.
23:36Get down.
23:45I finally understand.
23:47I can no longer leave this man.
23:49Even if it's hell, I'll walk in with him.
23:52Why did you come back?
23:53This was never supposed to be your battlefield.
23:55Because I am the battlefield now.
23:58Hell didn't dare keep me.
23:59Now neither of you is leaving.
24:03Julian, sign every asset transfer paper, or I'll send you both to hell right now!
24:11You think that gun is enough to take my life?
24:14Chloe, do you really think Marcus cares about you?
24:17You're disposable leverage to him.
24:18The moment you kill me, you'll be the first witness he erases.
24:22I didn't steal everything.
24:23They never planned to let you have anything.
24:25You're just the pawn they threw out to take the knife.
24:27Shut up!
24:28You stole everything!
24:34If everything is ruined, then let it all burn to ash together.
24:37Selina, go!
24:42Why did you step in front of me just now?
24:44If you die, then what was any of this revenge for?
24:47I finally understand.
24:48More than I want revenge, I don't want to lose you.
25:06Julian, this little game of hide-and-seek is over.
25:10You lost.
25:11When I move, you run for the dock.
25:13Do not look back.
25:14No.
25:14We came in together, and we leave together.
25:17Do not be stubborn.
25:18This is the only way out.
25:24Marcus, the old gas line under your feet is already open.
25:28Take one more step, and this manor will speak for me.
25:31You are insane!
25:32You will blow yourself to ashes, too!
25:35If someone has to fall into the oblis, it will be you.
25:40Then we jump together.
25:48At least for this moment, no one can tear us apart.
25:51We have not won yet.
25:53The real evidence may still be under the ruins.
25:58Julian, this is not the end.
26:00This is the beginning of our dance with the Abyss.
26:16This is the final asset agreement, and the only bargaining chip Faith left me.
26:24This agreement is your way back in and a thorned crown in your hands.
26:34If you want to destroy me completely, now is your best chance.
26:38Selina, do it.
26:39Don't make me think you've gone soft.
26:41You still owe me.
26:43Don't you dare die here.
26:48The way you're looking at me now is more dangerous than any weapon.
26:52He wants to leave me alone in this chaos.
26:55Reclaiming the company will be crueler than you imagined, Selina.
26:58Are you sure you want to keep going?
27:00From the moment you dragged me into that manor, I stopped planning to run.
27:14This is your answer?
27:16After using me to reclaim Wilson Group, you throw me away like an old suit?
27:22I just don't want you to become the next me, living in shadows, never seeing the light.
27:26You think you can throw me away like trash?
27:28You still owe me.
27:34From today forward, Wilson Group will undergo a full restructuring.
27:38Anyone who tries to weaponize old debts against our future will be cleared out.
27:43Selina, you have no right to announce this on you Adderall.
27:45Qualifications?
27:46If you mean the illegal audit report Marcus left hind, then unfortunately for you, it's already on the prosecutor's desk.
27:53With Julian gone, these Hyrionas finally can't hold themselves back.
28:05Damn it.
28:06I knew it.
28:08I knew it.
28:26Touch her.
28:27And that will be your last mistake.
28:40Follow my rhythm.
28:41Don't leave my sight.
29:03Julian, we're trapped.
29:20Julian, if we get out alive, this ends between us.
29:26As long as I'm alive, I'm with you to the end.
29:30The man who once controlled my fate is so fragile now, like a child abandoned by the world.
29:41You always find these things like a deadly hunter.
29:46It's called giving them exactly what they gave us.
29:52Selina, if this really is the last time...
29:55Don't say if.
30:04Looks like you two enjoyed yourselves down here.
30:08But now, it ends.
30:13Look at you.
30:14Two clever little monsters trapped in my graveyard after all.
30:19This isn't revenge.
30:20This is asset liquidation.
30:22Marcus, your greed brought you to the end long ago.
30:27Marcus, drop the act.
30:29The evidence list in your hand is already on the police server.
30:32You're not a winner.
30:33You're a toxic asset waiting to be cleaned up.
30:37You're already caught.
30:54You're not.
30:57Hear that?
31:00That's your death kiln.
31:06you think you've won you still haven't uncovered julian's secret that is the real abyss
31:19it's finally over marcus is in prison the company is back in my hands and yet all i feel is
31:26emptiness so this is why you've been pushing me away
31:39you still came were you planning to just leave the ring that file did you think i'd let you carry
31:45it alone the contract is over you're the head of the company now you should stay away from people
31:50like me i don't want your redemption julian i want you beside me you have no idea what you're facing
31:57i'm facing you that is the real contract
32:06if this is your choice then we fall together hell or thorns i'll walk through it with you
32:16marcus was only the gatekeeper
32:20you
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