He Pretended to Be Broke to Test His Fiancée’s Love… Her Reaction Shocked Him! — Transcript

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1. 0:02Tonight I will discover whether she
2. 0:04loves me or the life I gave her.
3. 0:06>> Alexander, what happened to you? Where
4. 0:09is [music] your car?
5. 0:10>> I don't have it anymore.
6. 0:12>> What do you mean?
7. 0:13>> The company has collapsed. My accounts
8. 0:15are frozen. The house may be taken from
9. 0:17me. Everything I built is gone.
10. 0:20>> Everything?
11. 0:21>> Everything.
12. 0:24>> Then I suppose we should talk about our
13. 0:25wedding.
14. 0:27Yes, Isabella, we should.
15. 0:30>> Alexander Sterling had millions, a
16. 0:32beautiful home, [music] and a woman. But
17. 0:34he was about to discover something money
18. 0:36could never buy. The truth about the
19. 0:38person standing beside him.
20. 0:41>> Good morning, darling.
21. 0:43>> Good morning.
22. 0:45>> Have you spoken to the wedding planner?
23. 0:47She says we need [music] to confirm the
24. 0:48flowers today.
25. 0:50>> Not yet.
26. 0:51>> Alexander, the wedding is only 3 weeks
27. 0:53away. We cannot keep delaying
28. 0:55everything. What matters more to you,
29. 0:57Isabella? The wedding or the marriage?
30. 1:00>> What kind of question is that?
31. 1:02>> A simple one.
32. 1:04>> Both matter. We have planned a beautiful
33. 1:06wedding. Our guests are expecting
34. 1:08something special.
35. 1:10>> And if we had to cancel it,
36. 1:12>> why would we cancel it? You're one of
37. 1:14the richest men in the country.
38. 1:17>> Money can disappear faster than people
39. 1:19imagine.
40. 1:20>> Then let's hope yours doesn't.
41. 1:26I hope I am wrong about what I am
42. 1:28beginning to see.
43. 1:32You asked me to come early. Is
44. 1:33everything all right?
45. 1:35I need your help with something unusual.
46. 1:38That usually means trouble. I want to
47. 1:40step away from my public life for a few
48. 1:42weeks. Alexander, why? I want people to
49. 1:44believe my business has suffered a
50. 1:46serious financial collapse.
51. 1:50I need to understand whether the people
52. 1:52around me care about me or my money. You
53. 1:55mean Isabella?
54. 1:57Especially Isabella.
55. 2:00Have you spoken to her about your fears?
56. 2:02Every time I mention money, she talks
57. 2:04about the wedding, the house, or our
58. 2:06lifestyle. That doesn't prove she
59. 2:08doesn't love you.
60. 2:10I know. That's why I want to see how she
61. 2:12responds when she thinks I can no longer
62. 2:13provide those things. Be careful. A test
63. 2:16can destroy the very relationship you're
64. 2:18trying to understand.
65. 2:20I understand the risk. And when she
66. 2:22discovers the truth, I will accept the
67. 2:23consequences. Then make one promise to
68. 2:25me. Whatever happens, don't forget
69. 2:28honesty. I promise.
70. 2:32>> Isabella, that dress is beautiful. I
71. 2:35know. Alexander bought me something
72. 2:37similar last month, but this one is
73. 2:38perfect for our honeymoon. You're lucky.
74. 2:41Most women can only dream about this
75. 2:43kind of life. Alexander knows how to
76. 2:44take care of me. Do you love him as much
77. 2:46as he loves you?
78. 2:48Of course I do. Then why do you look
79. 2:51worried whenever he talks about slowing
80. 2:52down his business? Because he works too
81. 2:54hard. I want him to enjoy life. Or do
82. 2:57you want the life he can afford? Don't
83. 2:59be ridiculous. Hello, darling.
84. 3:02>> We need to talk tonight.
85. 3:04>> About what?
86. 3:06>> Something important.
87. 3:07>> Is it about the wedding?
88. 3:08>> Not exactly.
89. 3:10Alexander, please don't tell me you've
90. 3:12changed your mind.
91. 3:15>> I've already chosen everything. I'll
92. 3:17explain tonight.
93. 3:21>> What was that about?
94. 3:24>> I don't know, but I hope he hasn't made
95. 3:26another decision that changes our plans.
96. 3:31>> Isabella, I need you to listen
97. 3:33carefully.
98. 3:33>> You're frightening me. Just tell me what
99. 3:35happened.
100. 3:36>> Several major investments failed.
101. 3:37[music] Business partners withdrew.
102. 3:38Accounts are frozen for review.
103. 3:40>> What about the wedding deposits? The
104. 3:42venue, my dress?
105. 3:43>> We may have to cancel them.
106. 3:45>> Cancel the wedding?
107. 3:47>> If that's what we must do,
108. 3:50>> Alexander, do you understand how
109. 3:52embarrassing that would be?
110. 3:54>> I am talking about losing my entire
111. 3:56business and you're worried about
112. 3:58embarrassment.
113. 4:00>> I am worried about everything.
114. 4:02>> So am I.
115. 4:03>> I need some time to think.
116. 4:06>> Take all the time you need.
117. 4:13Mom, I don't know what to do. What
118. 4:15happened, darling? Alexander says his
119. 4:17business has collapsed. He might lose
120. 4:19everything. Everything? Are you sure?
121. 4:23That's what he told me. What about the
122. 4:25wedding? He says we may have to cancel
123. 4:28it. Oh, Isabella, I have spent months
124. 4:31planning this wedding. Everyone knows
125. 4:33about it. Forget what everyone knows.
126. 4:36You need to think about your future.
127. 4:38What does that mean?
128. 4:40I am telling you to be realistic. Love
129. 4:42does not pay every bill.
130. 4:43>> But I promise to stand beside him.
131. 4:45>> Promises are easy when life is
132. 4:46comfortable.
133. 4:48>> I don't know what I believe anymore.
134. 4:52>> Where are you going?
135. 4:53>> I need to arrange somewhere to stay.
136. 4:55>> Why can't you stay here?
137. 4:56>> The property may be taken over during
138. 4:57the financial investigation. I don't
139. 4:58want you caught in the middle.
140. 5:00>> You can stay with me somewhere.
141. 5:02>> Somewhere? I mean, we can find a place.
142. 5:05>> A small apartment, an ordinary home.
143. 5:08>> If that's what we can afford.
144. 5:10>> Would you be happy there?
145. 5:12>> I would try.
146. 5:13>> Trying is a beginning.
147. 5:16>> Is that your car?
148. 5:17>> It's all I have access to right now.
149. 5:22>> Please call me when you know what is
150. 5:23happening.
151. 5:24>> I will.
152. 5:30I have spent years building a life that
153. 5:32everyone admires.
154. 5:35But admiration is not the same as love.
155. 5:39Hello.
156. 5:40Where are you? Driving through the city.
157. 5:43How did she take the news? She asked
158. 5:45about the wedding, the house, and the
159. 5:47deposits. What did you expect?
160. 5:51I expected fear. I expected questions.
161. 5:53But I also hoped she would ask whether I
162. 5:56was all right. And did she eventually?
163. 6:00>> Don't rush to judge her. People
164. 6:02sometimes react badly when they are
165. 6:04frightened.
166. 6:05>> I know. Remember your promise. This has
167. 6:07to end with honesty. It will.
168. 6:10>> For the first time in years, Alexander
169. 6:13was traveling without a driver, without
170. 6:15security, and without the comfort of
171. 6:17knowing that his money could solve every
172. 6:19problem.
173. 6:23Welcome to your temporary home. It is
174. 6:25smaller than my closet and much cheaper.
175. 6:28I suppose I should be grateful.
176. 6:31You should. Millions of people live in
177. 6:32places like this and work hard to make a
178. 6:34home. You're right. I brought bread,
179. 6:36eggs, vegetables, and coffee. No private
180. 6:39chef. Not unless you can persuade me to
181. 6:42become one. [laughter]
182. 6:44Michael, I want to do this properly. No
183. 6:46expensive clothes, no luxury
184. 6:47restaurants, no calling people to make
185. 6:49things easier for me. Then you need to
186. 6:51learn how to live within your temporary
187. 6:52budget. How difficult can that be? Ask
188. 6:55me again after you've paid rent and
189. 6:56bought groceries. I think I have a lot
190. 6:59to learn.
191. 7:03>> Isabella, I didn't expect you.
192. 7:05>> I wanted to see you.
193. 7:07>> Come in.
194. 7:08>> This is where you're staying?
195. 7:10>> Yes.
196. 7:10>> It's very small.
197. 7:11>> It keeps the rain out.
198. 7:13>> Alexander, please don't make jokes. I'm
199. 7:15trying to understand what happened.
200. 7:16>> Ask me anything.
201. 7:17>> Can the business be saved?
202. 7:19>> I don't know.
203. 7:21>> Can we get our money back? Probably not
204. 7:23immediately.
205. 7:24>> What about the wedding?
206. 7:26>> We can postpone it.
207. 7:28>> How long?
208. 7:30>> I cannot give you a date.
209. 7:32>> My friends keep calling. They want to
210. 7:34know what happened.
211. 7:35>> You don't owe anyone an explanation.
212. 7:37>> It's not that simple. People are
213. 7:38talking.
214. 7:39>> Let them talk.
215. 7:40>> You can say that because you have always
216. 7:42been powerful.
217. 7:43>> And now,
218. 7:44>> now I don't know what our future looks
219. 7:45like.
220. 7:46>> Neither do I. But I thought we could
221. 7:48face uncertainty together.
222. 7:52Did you visit Alexander?
223. 7:54>> Yes.
224. 7:54>> And he's living in a tiny apartment. He
225. 7:56says he may not recover his money.
226. 7:58>> Then you must make a decision.
227. 8:01>> Mom, I love him.
228. 8:03>> Do you love him enough to change your
229. 8:04entire life?
230. 8:06>> What if I do?
231. 8:07>> You have never had to worry about rent,
232. 8:09bills, or food.
233. 8:11>> I know.
234. 8:12>> A marriage needs more than affection. It
235. 8:14needs responsibility, stability, and a
236. 8:17plan.
237. 8:19But he is still Alexander.
238. 8:21>> Then ask yourself something honestly.
239. 8:23Would you still want to marry him if he
240. 8:24cannot give you that life?
241. 8:27You do not have to answer me. You only
242. 8:29have to answer yourself.
243. 8:31>> I thought I knew what love was.
244. 8:34Sometimes life teaches us the difference
245. 8:36between loving a person and loving
246. 8:38[music] what comes with them.
247. 8:42>> Good morning. I'm here about the
248. 8:43operations assistant position.
249. 8:44>> Do you have an appointment?
250. 8:46>> Yes, Alexander Sterling. Please take a
251. 8:48seat. The manager will be with you
252. 8:49shortly.
253. 8:50>> Mr. Sterling? Yes. Come in.
254. 8:55You've worked in executive management.
255. 8:57>> Yes. And now you're applying for an
256. 8:59assistant position.
257. 9:00>> I need honest work. I'm willing to start
258. 9:03wherever I can be useful.
259. 9:04>> That's a different answer from most
260. 9:05applicants.
261. 9:06>> I have learned that a title doesn't make
262. 9:08a person valuable. The work they do
263. 9:09matters.
264. 9:11>> We have a trial position available. The
265. 9:13pay isn't high and the hours are
266. 9:15>> When can I start? tomorrow morning.
267. 9:17Thank you for the opportunity.
268. 9:24>> You didn't tell me you were here.
269. 9:25>> I finished work early.
270. 9:27>> Work? What kind of work?
271. 9:28>> Operation support at a small company.
272. 9:31>> You have a degree in business
273. 9:32management. You used to run an entire
274. 9:34corporation.
275. 9:35>> I still know how to work.
276. 9:37>> But this is such a huge change.
277. 9:39>> Yes, it is.
278. 9:41>> How much are they paying you?
279. 9:43>> Enough to contribute toward rent and
280. 9:44food. Alexander, you could be doing so
281. 9:46much more.
282. 9:47>> I am doing what I can today. That is
283. 9:49enough for now.
284. 9:51>> Would you like something to eat?
285. 9:53>> I already had lunch.
286. 9:55>> All right.
287. 9:58>> I miss the way things used to be.
288. 10:01>> So do I sometimes, but I don't want us
289. 10:04to measure our relationship by the
290. 10:05things.
291. 10:05>> I don't know how to live this way.
292. 10:07>> Then perhaps we should learn together.
293. 10:15Are you all right? I just need to get
294. 10:17the these boxes inside. Let me help. You
295. 10:20don't have to do that. I know, but I
296. 10:22have two hands and so do you. We can
297. 10:25finish faster together.
298. 10:27Thank you. Most people would have walked
299. 10:29straight past.
300. 10:31I've done that myself before. What
301. 10:33changed? I started paying attention.
302. 10:36[snorts]
303. 10:37Here, you look like you need this more
304. 10:39than I do.
305. 10:42We need to talk. I can't keep living
306. 10:43like this.
307. 10:44>> You don't live here. You visit.
308. 10:46>> You know what I mean.
309. 10:47>> Every day there is another problem.
310. 10:48>> We have no wedding date, no home, and no
311. 10:50idea what comes next.
312. 10:51>> I know.
313. 10:52>> I feel like my entire future has
314. 10:53disappeared.
315. 10:54>> What about our future?
316. 10:55>> I don't know if there is one anymore.
317. 10:58>> If I never become wealthy again, would
318. 11:00you still want to be my wife?
319. 11:01>> Don't ask me that.
320. 11:03>> Why not?
321. 11:03>> Because you asked me to imagine a life I
322. 11:05never wanted.
323. 11:06>> I am asking you whether you love me.
324. 11:09>> I do love you.
325. 11:11Then why does it feel as if you are
326. 11:13grieving the money more than you are
327. 11:14worried about me?
328. 11:15>> That's unfair.
329. 11:16>> Perhaps, but I need to know the truth.
330. 11:18>> I need time away from you.
331. 11:21>> If that is what you need, I won't stop
332. 11:23you.
333. 11:24>> I wish things had never changed.
334. 11:26>> So do I. But things have changed,
335. 11:28Isabella. We have to decide who we are
336. 11:30now.
337. 11:32>> He was there when I needed someone. He
338. 11:34listened when I felt [music] alone. He
339. 11:36never made me feel small.
340. 11:39Are you still awake? May I sit with you?
341. 11:43Please. You have been thinking about
342. 11:45Alexander. I have been thinking about
343. 11:48myself. What have you discovered? I keep
344. 11:51saying I love him, but when he lost his
345. 11:53money, my first thought was about what I
346. 11:55would lose. It is difficult to admit
347. 11:56that.
348. 11:57>> I was afraid of losing comfort,
349. 11:58security, and the life everyone admired.
350. 12:00I barely asked how he was feeling. Fear
351. 12:01can reveal parts of us we don't like. I
352. 12:04don't want to become someone who only
353. 12:05cares about appearances. Then don't let
354. 12:07this moment pass without learning from
355. 12:09it.
356. 12:11>> What if I have already hurt him too
357. 12:13much? You cannot control whether he
358. 12:15forgives you. You can control whether
359. 12:17you become honest and take
360. 12:18responsibility. I need to speak to him.
361. 12:22>> Alexander, right? Michael told me you
362. 12:24might stop by. I wanted to ask if you
363. 12:25need help on weekends.
364. 12:27>> You already have a job.
365. 12:28>> I do, but I could use the extra income.
366. 12:31You know, the pay won't be much. That's
367. 12:33all right. Can I ask you something? Of
368. 12:35course. Why are you willing to start at
369. 12:36the bottom? Most people with your
370. 12:39experience would be looking for a senior
371. 12:40position. I used to think success meant
372. 12:43having the biggest office and the most
373. 12:45impressive title. Now I think it means
374. 12:47being able to look at yourself honestly.
375. 12:49At the end of the day, that's a good
376. 12:51answer.
377. 12:51>> I don't know if it is. I am still
378. 12:53learning.
379. 12:54>> Good. A person who believes they have
380. 12:57nothing left to learn is usually the
381. 12:58person who needs to learn the most.
382. 13:01Come by Saturday morning. We'll see what
383. 13:03you can do. Thank you, David. Alexander
384. 13:05was beginning to understand that a
385. 13:07meaningful life could be built through
386. 13:09honest acts of kindness and hard work.
387. 13:11Isabella,
388. 13:14>> may I come in?
389. 13:15>> Yes. What's all this?
390. 13:18What's all this?
391. 13:19>> Breakfast. I thought we could eat
392. 13:20together.
393. 13:22>> You didn't have to do that.
394. 13:25>> I know.
395. 13:27I owe you an apology.
396. 13:29>> For what?
397. 13:31for making you feel that your worth
398. 13:33depended on your money. For worrying
399. 13:35more about the wedding than about your
400. 13:37pain. For making you feel alone when you
401. 13:39needed support.
402. 13:41I was frightened. I made everything a
403. 13:44self.
404. 13:45>> Why have you come back?
405. 13:46>> Because I don't want to love only the
406. 13:47easy parts of your life. I want to learn
407. 13:49how to stand beside you when things are
408. 13:50difficult, too.
409. 13:51>> And if our life never returns to the way
410. 13:53it was,
411. 13:54>> then we will have to decide together
412. 13:56what kind of life we can build. You
413. 13:58understand that there may be no luxury
414. 13:59home, no expensive holidays, and no
415. 14:01grand wedding.
416. 14:02>> Yes.
417. 14:02>> And you are willing to accept that?
418. 14:04>> I am willing to try, but I know words
419. 14:06alone cannot prove that I have changed.
420. 14:09>> That is the first thing you have said
421. 14:10that gives me hope.
422. 14:14I have something to tell you. The
423. 14:15business is ready to issue a public
424. 14:17update. The company is stable and your
425. 14:20investments [music] are still secure.
426. 14:21Alexander, this test has gone on long
427. 14:23enough.
428. 14:25I know Isabella has apologized. She is
429. 14:28trying to change, but she still deserves
430. 14:30to know the truth. You're right. Are you
431. 14:33going to tell her tonight? Yes. And if
432. 14:35she is angry, she has every right to be.
433. 14:37I created a situation where she believed
434. 14:38her future was disappearing. I must take
435. 14:40responsibility for how I went about it.
436. 14:42That is the most honest thing you have
437. 14:43said since this began. I don't want our
438. 14:45relationship to be built on another
439. 14:47secret.
440. 14:49It's time to tell her everything.
441. 14:54You said you needed to talk.
442. 14:56>> Yes.
443. 14:56>> Is something wrong?
444. 14:58>> I need to tell you the truth about my
445. 15:00business. My company did not collapse.
446. 15:03My accounts were not frozen. I did not
447. 15:06lose my fortune.
448. 15:08>> What are you saying?
449. 15:12>> I pretended to lose everything. I wanted
450. 15:14to understand whether our relationship
451. 15:16could survive without the wealth and
452. 15:18comfort I had always provided. You
453. 15:19pretended.
454. 15:22>> Yes.
455. 15:23>> You let me believe you had lost
456. 15:24everything. You let me worry that our
457. 15:27future was gone. You let me struggle
458. 15:28with decisions based on something that
459. 15:31wasn't true.
460. 15:32>> Yes. And I am sorry.
461. 15:34>> Why didn't you simply talk to me?
462. 15:36>> I should have. I was afraid that I would
463. 15:38never know the truth if I asked you
464. 15:39directly.
465. 15:40>> So, you decided to test me?
466. 15:42>> I did.
467. 15:45>> Alexander, you were wrong to do that.
468. 15:47>> I know. You wanted to find out if I
469. 15:49loved your money, but you also made me
470. 15:50question whether I could trust you.
471. 15:52>> You're right. I cannot ask for honesty
472. 15:54while hiding the truth myself.
473. 15:57>> I am not asking you to forgive me
474. 15:58immediately. I only want you to know
475. 16:00that I understand what I did wrong.
476. 16:03>> I was wrong, too. I let my fear of
477. 16:05losing comfort change how I treated you.
478. 16:07I have to take responsibility for that.
479. 16:09>> We both do.
480. 16:12>> You I still love you. It has to be based
481. 16:16on trust.
482. 16:17not tests.
483. 16:20I agree.
484. 16:23>> You said you had something special
485. 16:24planned.
486. 16:25>> I do, but there are no gifts or
487. 16:26celebrations. [music]
488. 16:27>> That sounds perfect.
489. 16:29>> Before we discuss our wedding, I must
490. 16:31ask you something.
491. 16:32>> Go ahead.
492. 16:33>> If we marry, I want us three things.
493. 16:35First, we tell each other even when it
494. 16:37is uncomfortable. Second, we respect
495. 16:38each other. Third, we never use money or
496. 16:40power to measure our worth.
497. 16:42>> I want those promises, too.
498. 16:43>> Then I would like us to begin again. Not
499. 16:45as a billionaire and his fiance, but
500. 16:47[music] as two people still learning how
501. 16:48to love properly.
502. 16:50>> I would like that, Alexander.
503. 16:53>> Yes.
504. 16:54>> I don't need a wedding that makes
505. 16:55everyone jealous. I want a marriage that
506. 16:57makes us both feel safe, respected, and
507. 16:59loved.
508. 16:59>> Then we finally agree on what matters.
509. 17:04>> Today, we are gathered to celebrate two
510. 17:06people who have chosen to build their
511. 17:08future on [music] love, respect, and
512. 17:11honesty. Isabella, I cannot that life
513. 17:13will always be easy. I cannot promise
514. 17:15that we will never face uncertainty.
515. 17:18But I promise to speak honestly, listen
516. 17:20carefully, and treat you as my equal.
517. 17:23>> Alexander, I cannot promise that I will
518. 17:25never be afraid not to let fear decide
519. 17:27how I treat you. Is not determined by
520. 17:30what you own, and neither is mine.
521. 17:32>> May your marriage be built on the
522. 17:34happiness of today, but on the patience,
523. 17:37kindness, and trust you practice.
524. 17:40[music]
525. 17:43Do you ever regret what happened?
526. 17:45>> The way I tested you? Yes. I should have
527. 17:47spoken honestly instead of creating a
528. 17:49painful situation.
529. 17:50>> I regret the way I responded, too.
530. 17:52>> We both learned something.
531. 17:54>> I learned that love cannot be measured
532. 17:56by the comfort someone provides.
533. 17:58>> And I learned that trust cannot be built
534. 18:00by setting traps for the person you
535. 18:02love.
536. 18:02>> So, what matters most?
537. 18:03>> How we treat each other when life is
538. 18:05difficult. Whether we tell the truth.
539. 18:07Whether we respect each other. whether
540. 18:09we choose kindness when selfishness
541. 18:11would be easier.
542. 18:12>> Alexander once believed that losing his
543. 18:14fortune revealed the truth about [music]
544. 18:16love. But he discovered that real love
545. 18:19requires more than loyalty during
546. 18:20difficult times. It Isabella learned
547. 18:23that a luxurious life may bring comfort,
548. 18:25but it cannot replace compassion.
549. 18:26[music]
550. 18:27And Alexander learned that even a good
551. 18:29intention can cause harm when it is
552. 18:31carried out through deception.