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hey everyone welcome back to Sleeping
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Jake your narrator and tonight I've got
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a story that'll keep you hooked It's
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about Ethan Carter a 27-year-old
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marketing guy in Chicago who thought
0:16
he'd found his forever with Sophie
0:18
Bennett But her mom Margaret had other
0:21
plans Ones that turned Ethan's life into
0:24
a roller coaster of drama betrayal and
0:27
ultimately finding his own strength This
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one's got it all Love heartbreak and a
0:33
villain who could give Kruella a run for
0:35
her money
0:37
Grab a coffee get comfy and let's dive
0:39
into Ethan's wild ride Ethan Carter was
0:42
living the dream at least as close as
0:44
you can get in your 20s He was a rising
0:46
star at Harper and Suns a big deal
0:49
marketing firm in downtown Chicago The
0:51
guy had a sharp mind a knack for
0:53
pitching campaigns and an apartment with
0:55
a view of the loop that made his friends
0:58
jealous
0:59
He wasn't just about work though Ethan
1:02
was the kind of guy who'd crack you up
1:03
over beers always ready with a quick
1:06
joke or a story about some client who
1:08
thought viral meant putting a cat in
1:11
their ad Life was good great job solid
1:14
buddies like his best friend Mike and a
1:16
city that felt like it was his to
1:18
conquer Two years ago at a swanky
1:20
corporate gala at the Art Institute
1:22
Ethan's world shifted He was nursing a
1:25
whiskey scanning the room when he locked
1:27
eyes with Sophie Bennett She was a
1:30
lawyer 28 with a smile that could light
1:33
up the whole museum "They got to talking
1:36
first about the terrible DJ then about
1:39
their jobs their lives
1:41
"You're not like anyone I've ever met,"
1:43
Sophie said leaning closer her voice
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warm Ethan's heart did a little
1:47
somersault They swapped numbers and soon
1:51
coffee dates at a cozy spot in Wicker
1:53
Park turned into late night dinners at
1:54
hole-in-the-wall taco joints Weekends
1:57
were theirs Binge watching shows
2:00
strolling along Lake Michigan laughing
2:02
until their sides hurt Ethan felt like
2:05
he'd hit the jackpot This wasn't just a
2:08
fling It was the real thing But every
2:10
story's got a catch And Sophie's came in
2:13
the form of her mother Margaret Bennett
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Picture a woman who walks into a room
2:17
like she owns it Designer heels clicking
2:20
cashmere coat draped just so and a smile
2:23
that's more warning than welcome
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Margaret crashed one of Ethan and
2:28
Sophie's dates at a little Italian place
2:29
in Lincoln Park They were splitting
2:32
tiramisu lost in their own world when
2:34
she swooped in unannounced
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"So you're the guy my daughter's been
2:39
spending all her time with," she said
2:41
sizing Ethan up like he was a knockoff
2:43
handbag I imagined someone different Her
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tone was polite but it cut deep Ethan
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tried to laugh it off shaking her hand
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but he felt the chill Later that night
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over beers at a dive bar Ethan told his
2:59
best friend Mike about it Mike a finance
3:02
guy with zero filter didn't hold back
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Dude did you catch how she looked at you
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when you mentioned that big Nike
3:09
campaign you landed Like you just said
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you clean portaotties for a living Ethan
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shrugged She's probably just protective
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Sophie's her golden girl you know Mike
3:21
snorted shaking his head Nah man That
3:23
woman's planting a flag You're on her
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turf now Sophie's younger sister Chloe
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was a whole different vibe She was 24 an
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artist with a quick laugh and a habit of
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calling out BS
3:36
At a family barbecue at the Bennett
3:37
suburban estate she pulled Ethan aside
3:40
while everyone else was playing cornhole
3:43
"Don't let mom rattle you," she
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whispered handing him a beer "She pulls
3:47
this act with anyone who gets close to
3:49
Sophie."
3:51
Ethan nodded grateful for the heads up
3:54
but Margaret's moves were hard to ignore
3:56
She'd forget to set a place for him at
3:59
family dinners leaving Ethan standing
4:01
there like an awkward plus one while
4:03
plates were passed around family photos
4:06
for the Bennett's annual Christmas card
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Somehow Ethan was never in the frame
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either cropped out or missed when the
4:13
photographer called for the group shot
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He mentioned it to Sophie one night
4:17
sprawled on her couch
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Your mom keeps leaving me out It's
4:22
starting to feel personal
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Sophie sighed tucking her hair behind
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her ear That's just how she is Ethan
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She'll warm up Give it time Ethan wanted
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to believe her but a knot of doubt was
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forming in his gut The knot tightened
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when Ethan proposed He'd spent weeks
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planning it A rooftop dinner at a trendy
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spot in the West Loop Chicago's skyline
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twinkling like it was in on the plan He
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got down on one knee heart pounding and
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slid a ring across the table A simple
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diamond that cost him three months
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salary
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Sophie's eyes filled with tears as she
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said yes And for that moment nothing
5:02
else mattered They laughed kissed and
5:05
toasted to forever
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But the next day Margaret swooped in
5:10
like a hawk "An engagement party is a
5:12
Bennett tradition," she declared when
5:15
Ethan suggested a low-key celebration at
5:17
their favorite brewery "You wouldn't
5:19
understand how we do things I'll handle
5:21
it." Ethan tried to push back "Can't we
5:25
plan it together It's our party."
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Margaret's smile was pure ice Oh Ethan
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you're so busy with your little
5:32
marketing job Leave it to me Sophie
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standing in the kitchen just shrugged
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Mom's got a vision It'll be fine Chloe
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wasn't buying it She texted Ethan that
5:44
night Watch out She did this with
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Sophie's ex Lauren Starts with small
5:49
stuff then it's a takeover
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Mike was even bluntter when Ethan vented
5:54
over wings at a sports bar Bro you're
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letting her run your engagement party
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That's a red flag the size of Soldier
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Field
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Ethan tried to laugh it off but he felt
6:04
like he was losing control of his own
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story
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Margaret picked the venue a gaudy
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mansion in the suburbs She chose the
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guest list packed with her high society
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friends She even nixed Ethan's idea for
6:17
a taco bar insisting on elegant catering
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"And don't get me started on the suit
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The gray one's more appropriate," she
6:26
told Ethan at a fitting her voice
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dripping with fake sweetness By the time
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the party was a week away Ethan felt
6:33
like a guest at his own engagement not
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the groom to be The engagement party was
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Margaret's masterpiece and not in a good
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way Picture a ballroom straight out of a
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period drama Crystal chandeliers gold
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trimmed tables and Margaret's elite
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friends sipping champagne like they were
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auditioning for a Real Housewives
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episode
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Ethan walked in wearing the gray suit
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He'd caved feeling like he'd stepped
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onto someone else's movie set
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Then he saw the seating chart Margaret
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had stuck him at a corner table far from
7:05
Sophie who was seated with some big shot
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lawyer family the Wilsons
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"You understand," Margaret said waving a
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manicured hand "The Wilsons are
7:15
important for Sophie's career." Ethan's
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jaw tightened but he nodded not wanting
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to make a scene
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All night Margaret played queen cutting
7:25
into Ethan's conversations to gush about
7:27
Sophie's latest case win "She's building
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her name all on her own," she'd say
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shooting Ethan a look that screamed
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"You're just along for the ride." Then
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came the moment that broke everything
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Ethan was by the dessert table chatting
7:41
with a guest about a campaign he'd
7:43
pitched when Margaret approached coffee
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cup in hand She was mid-spech to the
7:48
room about welcoming new family members
7:50
who meet our standards when she suddenly
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tripped or at least it looked like a
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trip Hot coffee splashed across Ethan's
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white shirt He ditched the gray jacket
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soaking through to his skin The brown
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stain spread like a bad omen Margaret
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gasped all drama queen energy "Oh my
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Ethan look what you made me do," she
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cried loud enough for every head to turn
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"Quick clean this up before it ruins my
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Persian rug." "On your knees dear That's
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the only way to do it right." The room
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went dead silent Ethan's face burned his
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shirt dripping
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He looked at Sophie begging her with his
8:30
eyes to step in but she just stood there
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staring at the floor Sophie maybe we
8:36
should Ethan started Margaret cut him
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off Sophie darling get him some towels
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My rug's worth more than his entire
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wardrobe Ethan froze the coffee seeping
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into his shirt his pride taking Renanto
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It's about Ethan Carter a 27-year-old
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marketing hot shot in Chicago who
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thought he'd found his soulmate in
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Sophie Bennett
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But her mom Margaret turned his life
10:28
into a soap opera full of love betrayal
10:31
and one seriously controlling woman who
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tried to run the whole show
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This one's got drama heartbreak and a
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comeback that'll make you cheer
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Grab a drink settle in and let's dive
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into Ethan's Wild Ride Ethan Carter was
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living large in Chicago He was climbing
10:48
the ladder at Harper and Sons a top tier
10:51
marketing firm with a corner office and
10:53
a view of the loop that made his buddies
10:54
jealous At 27 he was sharp ambitious and
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had a knack for pitching campaigns that
11:00
landed big clients like Nike and Pepsi
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His life was solid Great job a slick
11:06
apartment and a crew of friends who'd
11:08
meet up for beers at dive bars to swap
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stories Ethan was the guy who'd have you
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laughing over a bad client pitch Always
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quick with a joke or a quip about some
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exec who thought viral meant a cat video
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He had the city at his feet and he was
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loving every minute of it Two years ago
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at a fancy corporate gala at the Art
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Institute Ethan's world got a whole lot
11:30
brighter He was sipping a whiskey
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scanning the crowd when he locked eyes
11:34
with Sophie Bennett She was 28 a lawyer
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with a smile that could light up the
11:40
whole museum
11:41
They hit it off joking about the
11:43
terrible DJ and bonding over their crazy
11:46
work lives "You're not like anyone I've
11:49
ever met," Sophie said leaning in close
11:51
her voice warm and genuine
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Ethan's heart did a little flip They
11:57
swapped numbers and soon they were
11:59
grabbing coffee in Wicker Park then
12:01
hitting up taco joints for late night
12:02
dinners Weekends became their thing
12:06
binge watching shows strolling along
12:08
Lake Michigan laughing until their sides
12:10
achd Ethan wasn't just falling for
12:13
Sophie He was all in dreaming of a
12:16
future together But every fairy tale's
12:18
got a dragon and Sophie's was her mom
12:21
Margaret Bennett Picture a woman who
12:23
walks into a room like she owns it
12:25
designer heels clicking cashmere coat
12:27
draped just right and a smile that's
12:30
more shark than sweetheart Margaret
12:32
crashed one of Ethan and Sophie's dates
12:34
at a cozy Italian spot in Lincoln Park
12:37
They were splitting tiramisu lost in
12:39
their own little world when she showed
12:41
up unannounced
12:43
"So you're the guy my daughter's been
12:45
seeing," she said eyeing Ethan like he
12:47
was a knockoff watch at a flea market I
12:50
pictured someone different Her words
12:54
were polite but they stung like a paper
12:56
cut Ethan told his best friend Mike
12:58
about it later over beers at a dive bar
13:01
Mike a finance guy with no filter didn't
13:04
hold back Dude did you see how she sized
13:07
you up when you mentioned that Nike deal
13:09
Like you just said you flip burgers
13:11
Ethan shrugged it off She's probably
13:14
just protective Sophie's her pride and
13:16
joy Mike snorted Nah man That lady's
13:20
marking her territory Sophie's younger
13:22
sister Chloe was a breath of fresh air
13:24
At 24 she was an artist with a quick
13:27
laugh and a knack for calling out
13:28
nonsense At a family barbecue at the
13:31
Bennett's sprawling suburban estate she
13:33
pulled Ethan aside while everyone else
13:35
was tossing cornhole bags
13:38
"Don't let mom get in your head," she
13:40
whispered handing him a cold beer "She
13:43
pulls this crap with anyone who gets
13:44
close to Sophie."
13:46
Ethan nodded grateful But Margaret's
13:49
moves were hard to brush off She'd
13:52
forget to set a place for him at family
13:54
dinners leaving him standing there like
13:56
a kid who showed up late to class Family
13:59
photos for the Bennett's Christmas card
14:02
Ethan was either cropped out or missed
14:04
the memo for the shoot One night
14:07
sprawled on Sophie's couch he brought it
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up Your mom keeps leaving me out It's
14:12
starting to feel like a jab Sophie
14:15
sighed tucking her hair back That's just
14:18
mom She'll come around Just give her
14:20
time
14:22
Ethan wanted to buy it but a knot of
14:24
doubt was tying itself in his gut That
14:26
knot got tighter when Ethan proposed
14:29
He'd spent weeks planning it a rooftop
14:31
dinner in the West Loop Chicago's
14:33
skyline sparkling like it was in on the
14:35
secret He slid a ring across the table a
14:38
simple diamond that cost him three month
14:40
salary and got down on one knee heart
14:43
pounding
14:44
Sophie's eyes welled up as she said yes
14:47
And for that moment the world was
14:49
perfect
14:51
They laughed kissed and toasted too
14:54
forever
14:55
But the next day Margaret swooped in
14:58
like a hawk "An engagement party is a
15:01
Bennett tradition," she declared when
15:02
Ethan suggested a chill celebration at
15:04
their favorite brewery
15:06
"You wouldn't get how we do things I'll
15:09
take care of it." Ethan tried to hold
15:12
his ground
15:13
Can't we plan it together It's our party
15:17
Margaret's smile was pure ice Oh Ethan
15:20
you're so busy with your little
15:22
marketing gig Leave it to me
15:25
Sophie stirring coffee in the kitchen
15:27
just shrugged
15:29
Mom's got a vision It'll be fine Chloe
15:32
wasn't sold She texted Ethan that night
15:36
Heads up She pulled this with Sophie's
15:38
ex Lauren Start small then it's a
15:40
full-on takeover
15:42
Mike was even less subtle when Ethan
15:44
vented over wings at a sports bar
15:48
Bro you're letting her run your
15:49
engagement party That's a red flag the
15:51
size of Soldier Field
15:54
Ethan tried to laugh but he was starting
15:56
to feel like a passenger in his own love
15:58
story
15:59
Margaret picked a gaudy suburban mansion
16:01
for the venue stacked the guest list
16:03
with her high society pals and nixed
16:06
Ethan's idea for a taco bar in favor of
16:08
elegant catering She even had notes on
16:11
his suit "The gray ones more
16:14
appropriate," she said at a fitting her
16:16
tone all fake sugar By the time the
16:19
party was a week out Ethan felt like a
16:22
plus one at his own engagement not the
16:24
groom to be The engagement party was
16:26
Margaret's masterpiece and not the good
16:28
kind Picture a ballroom straight out of
16:31
a period drama Crystal chandeliers gold
16:34
trimmed tables and her elite friends
16:36
sipping champagne like they were on a
16:37
reality show Ethan walked in wearing the
16:40
gray suit He'd caved feeling like he'd
16:43
stumbled onto someone else's set Then he
16:46
saw the seating chart Margaret had
16:48
parked him at a corner table from Sophie
16:51
who was seated with some big shot lawyer
16:53
family the Wilsons
16:56
You get it Margaret said waving a
16:58
manicured hand The Wilsons are key for
17:00
Sophie's career
17:02
Ethan's jaw tightened but he nodded not
17:05
wanting to start a fight
17:08
All night Margaret played Queen Bee
17:10
cutting into Ethan's chats to brag about
17:12
Sophie's latest case win "She's building
17:16
her name all on her own," she'd say
17:18
shooting Ethan a look that screamed
17:20
"You're just tagging along." Then came
17:22
the moment that flipped the script Ethan
17:25
was by the dessert table talking shop
17:27
with a guest when Margaret approached
17:30
coffee cup in hand She was mid-spech
17:33
about welcoming new family members who
17:35
fit our standards when she tripped or
17:37
made it look that way Hot coffee
17:40
splashed across Ethan's white shirt He
17:42
ditched the gray jacket soaking through
17:44
to his skin The brown stain spread like
17:47
a bad vibe Margaret gasped all Oscar
17:51
worthy drama "Oh my Ethan look what you
17:54
made me do," she cried loud enough for
17:56
every head to turn Quick clean this up
17:59
before it ruins my Persian rug On your
18:01
knees dear That's the only way to do it
18:04
right
18:05
The room went dead quiet Ethan's face
18:08
burned his shirt dripping He looked at
18:11
Sophie begging her with his eyes to say
18:13
something but she just stood there
18:15
staring at the floor Sophie maybe we
18:19
should Ethan started Margaret cut him
18:21
off Sophie darling get him some towels
18:25
My rug's worth more than his whole
18:26
wardrobe Ethan froze coffee dripping
18:29
down his chest He glanced at Khloe who
18:31
was quietly filming the scene her face
18:34
tight with anger Then Mike pushed
18:36
through the crowd grabbing Ethan's arm
18:39
We're out man This party's done for you
18:42
As they headed for the door Ethan's
18:44
phone pinged Khloe had sent screenshots
18:47
of texts between Sophie and Margaret One
18:50
from Margaret read "He's not right for
18:53
you darling Did you see how we botched
18:55
that toast at the club Another Remember
18:59
Lauren She knew how to act in our world
19:02
It got worse Margaret had canled their
19:05
original venue posing as Sophie's
19:07
assistant and told the caterer Ethan
19:09
wanted something simpler She'd even
19:12
called Ethan's boss hinting he was
19:14
overwhelmed and unreliable Mike was
19:16
fuming at the bar later She humiliated
19:19
you in front of everyone and Sophie just
19:21
stood there What the hell man
19:24
That night Ethan's phone lit up with a
19:26
text from Sophie
19:28
Mom's upset you left early She says
19:30
you're blowing a little spill out of
19:32
proportion Maybe you should apologize
19:35
That's when it hit Ethan like a ton of
19:37
bricks
19:39
This wasn't about a coffee spill
19:41
Margaret was showing him exactly who she
19:43
was and Sophie was showing she'd never
19:45
stand up to her The next morning Ethan
19:48
met Sophie's ex Lauren at a quiet diner
19:51
in Logan Square She looked nervous
19:53
swirling her coffee "I should have
19:56
warned you when I heard you got
19:58
engaged," she said "Margaret didn't just
20:01
break us up She tanked my life."
20:04
Lauren's stories were like deja vu
20:07
Margaret made her mop-up spilled wine at
20:09
a Christmas party called her a social
20:11
climber at their engagement dinner By
20:14
the end Lauren lost a big case at her
20:16
firm and had to leave Chicago to start
20:18
over Chloe showed up with a folder her
20:21
face grim "You need to see this," she
20:24
said sliding it across the table
20:26
Margaret wasn't just controlling
20:28
Sophie's emotions She was the silent
20:30
partner in Sophie's law practice funding
20:32
it through family loans Sophie couldn't
20:34
sign a contract without her mom's okay
20:36
Back at work the fallout hit Ethan's
20:39
client started bailing on meetings and
20:41
his boss called him in "We've had calls
20:44
about your reliability," he said
20:46
frowning Care to explain Ethan's stomach
20:50
dropped He knew Margaret was behind it
20:53
Mike helped him connect the dots
20:55
Margaret had been calling clients
20:56
spreading rumors about instability
20:59
They started documenting everything the
21:02
texts the venue sabotage the calls to
21:04
Ethan's boss It wasn't just Ethan
21:08
Margaret had pulled this on Khloe's
21:10
college boyfriend Sophie's high school
21:12
sweetheart even a cousin's fiance anyone
21:14
who got too close to her family Ethan
21:16
confronted Sophie at her office laying
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out the evidence
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"Your mom's been sabotaging me," he said
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voice steady "She's calling my clients
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tanking my deals controlling your
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business This isn't love Sophie It's a
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power trip." Sophie's face went pale but
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she shook her head "You're making a
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mountain out of a molehill Mom's just
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looking out for me You're jealous of how
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close we are." Ethan's jaw tightened
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close She's suffocating you She runs
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your business your relationships your
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whole life
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Sophie's voice turned cold She's family
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Ethan You don't get our world That night
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Chloe called her voice shaky I was going
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through mom's office and found something
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She's been forging signatures on
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Sophie's business contracts The Bennett
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firm isn't as clean as everyone thinks
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Ethan's mind raced This was bigger than
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he'd thought
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Then Margaret made her boldest move She
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showed up at Ethan's office uninvited
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her smile like a razor "Walk away
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quietly Ethan," she said "I'll forget
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this whole mess But if you don't your
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career your reputation they're so
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fragile." She leaned closer "I know
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people who can make things messy Ethan
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didn't sleep He spread everything out on
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his kitchen table Texts Lauren's story
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Khloe's documents the forged signatures
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Mike sat with him flipping through the
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pages "Dude you know what you got to
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do," he said Ethan nodded throat tight
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"I deserve better." He typed a message
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to Sophie "I'm not playing your mom's
22:58
games anymore I'm choosing myself The
23:00
rings with my lawyer Don't contact me."
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He hit send hands shaking Khloe texted
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later "You're doing the right thing I
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wish I had your guts."
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Ethan looked in the mirror that night
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and saw himself Not Margaret's pawn not
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Sophie's conflicted fiance just Ethan
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Carter The guy who wouldn't bow Mike
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clapped his shoulder This ain't the end
23:23
man It's your fresh start
23:26
For the first time since that coffee
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spill Ethan felt a weight lift He wasn't
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cleaning up Margaret's mess anymore He
23:33
was taking back his life But it didn't
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stop there
23:36
Khloe's video of the coffee stunt went
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viral in their social circle People
23:41
whispered "Did you see how Margaret
23:43
treated that guy?" Her business rivals
23:46
caught wind of the forged signatures
23:49
Tom Reynolds a competitor reached out to
23:51
Ethan at a networking event "You're not
23:54
the first she's tried to crush," he said
23:56
with a grim smile "But you'll be the
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last." Sophie's business partners
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started pulling out when they found
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Margaret's fake signatures on contracts
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Mike with his finance connections kept
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Ethan in the loop They're saying "It's
24:10
not just shady it's illegal." Then came
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Ethan's comeback
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Margaret loved to mock his little
24:16
marketing job But guess who got
24:18
head-hunted by Harper and Son's biggest
24:20
rival The new CEO sat him down and said
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"We've seen your work We want people who
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stand their ground."
24:28
Meanwhile Margaret's world started to
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crack She got booted from the charity
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board she'd run for 15 years Her recent
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behavior didn't vibe with their values
24:39
The country club had no tables available
24:42
when she called Her bridge group ghosted
24:44
her and her gardening club picked a new
24:46
leader Sophie tried reaching out once
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showing up at Ethan's new office looking
24:51
rough "I was wrong," she said voice
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shaky "I see what mom did to us Can we
24:58
try again Ethan looked her in the eye
25:01
calm and sure The coffee stains washed
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out Sophie But you standing there doing
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nothing That's permanent He walked away
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head high Now Ethan meets Kloe for
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coffee every week Real coffee No drama
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She moved out of the Bennett mansion and
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started her own design business free
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from Margaret's money "You showed me I
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could break free," she told him over
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lattes As for Margaret Ethan saw her at
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a restaurant recently sitting alone Her
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designer outfit was flawless but her
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table was empty Their eyes met and Ethan
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smiled not out of spite but because he
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felt nothing No anger no fear no need to
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settle scores
25:41
Sometimes the best revenge isn't getting
25:43
even It's getting better
25:46
Margaret wanted Ethan on his knees but
25:48
he rose higher than she ever imagined
25:51
And the view from up there it's damn
25:53
good That's Ethan's story folks If
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