My Crush Turned Me Into A Mom — Transcript

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1. 0:03Hi, I'm Catalina Cortez, the only
2. 0:06legitimate child of Richard Cortez, a
3. 0:09billionaire with the emotional range of
4. 0:12a potato. There was a time when we were
5. 0:15a happy family. But after mom left when
6. 0:17I was 5, dad went on a world tour of
7. 0:21Girlfriends. Some standouts are a
8. 0:23Spanish teacher, an Indian yoga
9. 0:25influencer, a Kdrama actress, and a
10. 0:27Russian pop star. His most recent one
11. 0:29had gotten pregnant, and since he'd
12. 0:32recently announced he was running for
13. 0:33mayor, he needed to keep everything hush
14. 0:36hush. And by hush hush, I mean paying
15. 0:39her enough to keep her quiet. So yeah,
16. 0:42while dad was always busy throwing money
17. 0:44at me and all of his other problems, I
18. 0:46got all the attention I wanted at
19. 0:48school. Catalina, we saved you a seat.
20. 0:51Oh my god, girl, your outfit is
21. 0:53everything. But I wasn't stupid. I knew
22. 0:56people loved having me around for the
23. 0:58perks. VIP party invites, entry to the
24. 1:01best clubs, Instagram clout, but none of
25. 1:04them were actually my friends. The only
26. 1:07real friend I had was Mike. He was my
27. 1:10neighbor, and since he was a couple of
28. 1:12years older, he took it upon himself to
29. 1:14be my life coach.
30. 1:15>> If you know people are hanging out with
31. 1:17you just to ask favors, why are you
32. 1:20friends with them? Um, because I'm 18
33. 1:22and I need company and you're one to
34. 1:24talk. Remember how you straightened your
35. 1:26hair everyday just because Brittany
36. 1:29liked it? You looked like a malnourished
37. 1:31raccoon.
38. 1:32>> And I don't want you making the same
39. 1:33mistakes I did. Be better.
40. 1:36>> But it was my last summer break of high
41. 1:38school and I did not want to spend it
42. 1:40alone. So, I impulsively invited my
43. 1:43entire class to a Billy Isish concert
44. 1:45happening that weekend. But the tickets
45. 1:47were all sold out. So, of course, I knew
46. 1:50what I had to do. Dad, it's an
47. 1:52emergency. Billy's having a concert, and
48. 1:55I need
49. 1:55>> Catalina, we're in the middle of a
50. 1:57meeting. You can wait outside and I'll
51. 1:59be right.
52. 1:59>> But I'd already zoned out because my
53. 2:02eyes were glued to the most gorgeous boy
54. 2:04ever. Dark, slightly messy hair, sleeves
55. 2:08rolled up showing his veiny arms,
56. 2:10jawline sharp enough to cut diamonds.
57. 2:13Perfection.
58. 2:14>> Mr. Cortez, if this isn't a good time.
59. 2:17Oh, please don't stop on my account. I'm
60. 2:20Catalina, by the way. You know, the
61. 2:22Cortez Aerys Vogue teen cover last
62. 2:25month. 12 million followers. You must
63. 2:27have seen my Tik Tok series, Rich Girl
64. 2:29Problems. It's been trending this past
65. 2:31week.
66. 2:32>> My bad. I must have missed it while
67. 2:34reading something
68. 2:36meaningful. Now, Mr. Cortez if we could
69. 2:39return to discussing the initiative for
70. 2:41underprivileged schools.
71. 2:42>> And he went back to his presentation,
72. 2:44ignoring me like I was a house fly.
73. 2:47Usually, I'd throw some kind of tantrum
74. 2:49for attention. But for once, I sat my
75. 2:51butt down and listened. His name was
76. 2:54Adrien Carter, and he was pitching a
77. 2:56techbased education platform for
78. 2:58low-income schools. Custom tablets, AI
79. 3:01tutoring, skill building modules. It all
80. 3:03sounded pretty cool.
81. 3:05>> The idea is impressive, Carter. As you
82. 3:07may know, I'm running for mayor this
83. 3:09year, and something like this could
84. 3:10really benefit the campaign and the
85. 3:13community. So, if you can give me a
86. 3:15number, we can talk about ownership.
87. 3:17>> Respectfully, sir, I'm not looking to
88. 3:19sell. I worked hard to build this from
89. 3:21the ground up. Now, I'm finally ready to
90. 3:23scale it. So, I'm looking for an
91. 3:24investor who believes in my mission, not
92. 3:26a buyout. This means more to me than a
93. 3:29few zeros in my account.
94. 3:30>> That was the first time I'd ever heard
95. 3:33somebody say no to dad and no to money.
96. 3:36I was super curious about Adrien, so I
97. 3:39stalked him online that night. Orphaned
98. 3:41at 12, MIT graduate on full scholarship
99. 3:45and a self-made tech CEO before 23. He
100. 3:48was quite the guy and super fit, too. So
101. 3:52early the next morning, I went straight
102. 3:54to the park where he joged every day.
103. 3:57Oh, hi there,
104. 3:59>> Miss Cortez. What are you doing here?
105. 4:02>> Jogging, of course. And please call me
106. 4:04Catalina. Miss Cortez sounds like I'm
107. 4:07about to sell you essential oils. Do you
108. 4:09come here often?
109. 4:10>> Yes, but I've never seen you here
110. 4:12before.
111. 4:12>> Oh, that's because I run really fast.
112. 4:15Like Lincoln, you miss it fast. I can
113. 4:17show you. I started sprinting across the
114. 4:20field only to trip over a route 10
115. 4:23seconds in. Adrien ran over to help me.
116. 4:26>> Looks like you might have a sprained
117. 4:27ankle. Can you walk?
118. 4:29>> Depends. Would you carry me if I can't?
119. 4:32>> What?
120. 4:33>> I'm joking. Although I think I am a bit
121. 4:36dizzy. Would you mind grabbing some
122. 4:39breakfast with me? Also, you know, I'm
123. 4:42very persuasive. I bet I can convince
124. 4:45Daddy to invest in your project.
125. 4:48>> Thanks, but I don't need any favors.
126. 4:50I'll book you a cab. I'm running late
127. 4:51for something important.
128. 4:53>> The more he ignored me, the more I
129. 4:55wanted his attention. So, I pulled a few
130. 4:58strings and ended up crashing his
131. 5:00charity gala. But he was so busy with
132. 5:03the guests, he barely looked my way.
133. 5:05Then I casually showed up at his
134. 5:07favorite coffee spot, but he just
135. 5:09grabbed his latte and bolted before I
136. 5:11could even say hi. I even went to his
137. 5:13office once, but his secretary told me
138. 5:16he wasn't around. Liar.
139. 5:20He hates me, Mike. No, worse. He's
140. 5:24repelled by me.
141. 5:25>> Yeah, totally weird. He doesn't like
142. 5:27stalkers. Why are you so obsessed with
143. 5:30this guy anyway? I wouldn't say
144. 5:32obsessed. It's just that
145. 5:35he doesn't care. My name is Cortez. He's
146. 5:38definitely not scared of my dad. And he
147. 5:41wants to change the world. He's
148. 5:43different, you know. Are you even
149. 5:45listening to me? Who are you texting?
150. 5:47>> Uh, sorry. Daddy issues.
151. 5:50>> You're talking to your dad? What's going
152. 5:52on? You've been really distracted
153. 5:54lately.
154. 5:55>> It's nothing. Look, Adrien is a
155. 5:57self-made guy, and you need to show him
156. 5:59that you're more than just daddy's
157. 6:01spoiled little princess.
158. 6:03>> That's when it hit me. Like a pair of
159. 6:05lubboutons in the face. Daddy. Daddy's
160. 6:08turning 50 next weekend, Mike.
161. 6:11>> Okay. And
162. 6:13>> every year on his birthday, he picks up
163. 6:15one passion project to fund. What if
164. 6:18this year I pitch an education
165. 6:20foundation for kids who can't afford
166. 6:22school? That'll impress Adrien.
167. 6:25Fantastic idea. Except you know nothing
168. 6:27about education or kids or foundations.
169. 6:31>> Please, how hard can it be figuring that
170. 6:34out? Turns out a lot. I had to go
171. 6:37through government policy websites, read
172. 6:39reports, and understand things like
173. 6:41grants. Mike helped, of course, and by
174. 6:44the end of the week, I had a fully
175. 6:46fleshed out plan, which I presented on
176. 6:49Dad's birthday, and everyone was
177. 6:52impressed by how solid it looked,
178. 6:54including Adrien.
179. 6:56>> That was impressive. I didn't think
180. 6:58you'd be that passionate about
181. 6:59children's education.
182. 7:00>> What? Of course, I love children and
183. 7:04education. Everyone needs school, right?
184. 7:07You don't want to turn out stupid.
185. 7:10Anyway, want to dance? But just as our
186. 7:12hands touched, Dad Chaur walked in
187. 7:15carrying a huge box. He gave it to me
188. 7:18along with a note. To the elites who
189. 7:21take an act without thinking. Here's
190. 7:24something you can't ignore. This child
191. 7:26is your responsibility now. Huh? I
192. 7:30lifted the lid and oh my god, it's a
193. 7:33baby. The room exploded with gasps and
194. 7:37camera flashes. Dad was immediately on
195. 7:39the phone talking furiously to someone
196. 7:42and I handed the baby to the nearest
197. 7:44staff member and walked over to Adrien.
198. 7:46Wow, that was unexpected. Anyway, where
199. 7:50were we?
200. 7:51>> Uh, aren't you going to address the fact
201. 7:53that there's an abandoned baby in the
202. 7:55middle of the room?
203. 7:56>> Oh, don't worry about that. It's
204. 7:59probably one of Dad's exes trying to get
205. 8:01attention. The lawyers will take it away
206. 8:03and handle it.
207. 8:04>> It Are you serious? You talk about
208. 8:06helping kids and then a real child shows
209. 8:08up and your first instinct is to hand
210. 8:10him off like some lost package.
211. 8:12>> What else am I supposed to do?
212. 8:14>> Anything's better than dumping him on
213. 8:15your lawyers who will eventually just
214. 8:17dump him at an orphanage. You wouldn't
215. 8:19know how it feels to grow up thinking no
216. 8:21one wants you, but I've been that kid.
217. 8:23>> Excuse me. I grew up without a mother,
218. 8:25too.
219. 8:26>> Then how is it so easy for you to
220. 8:28abandon a kid? Never develop something
221. 8:30called empathy, I guess. I looked at the
222. 8:32baby, tiny, helpless, and something
223. 8:35inside me just snapped. Fine, then I'm
224. 8:39going to look after the baby till we
225. 8:41find his real mom.
226. 8:42>> Are you trying to crack jokes now?
227. 8:44>> No, I'm not. I will look after that
228. 8:47child by myself. I know what it feels
229. 8:50like to be left behind, and I wouldn't
230. 8:51wish that on anyone, especially not a
231. 8:54baby. But if I do this successfully,
232. 8:57you'll publicly admit that you're just a
233. 8:59judgmental butt face who was entirely
234. 9:01wrong about me.
235. 9:02>> Great. But when you fail, which you
236. 9:04will, you'll admit how you're nothing
237. 9:06but a shallow, entitled princess, and
238. 9:09you'll move to a developing country for
239. 9:10a year without your money.
240. 9:13>> Easy. Anything else?
241. 9:15>> Yeah, I don't trust you to actually do
242. 9:17the work. You'll probably hire someone
243. 9:19and fake it. So, you're moving into my
244. 9:20house.
245. 9:21>> I'm not a liar.
246. 9:23>> Then it shouldn't be a problem. Uh,
247. 9:25fine, but I'm bringing my own bedding.
248. 9:27And that's how I ended up in Adrienne's
249. 9:29penthouse. Dad, of course, hated the
250. 9:32idea, but I made him see how this could
251. 9:34work in our favor. The press would see
252. 9:36how the Cortez family was stepping up
253. 9:38and caring about the baby until the
254. 9:40mother was found. And once the mom
255. 9:42reappeared, we could just pay her off
256. 9:44quietly to make the whole thing go away.
257. 9:46I packed up whatever I could and left
258. 9:48for Adrienne's place. He lived in a
259. 9:51penthouse, which wasn't bad. And he gave
260. 9:54me the biggest room in the house.
261. 9:56>> Don't think I'm doing this for you. The
262. 9:58baby needs more room. Now, I have a
263. 10:00meeting tomorrow and I need to sleep.
264. 10:02So, zero noise and zero drama.
265. 10:04Understood?
266. 10:04>> Wait, you're not going to help me.
267. 10:07>> Why? You're the one who took up the
268. 10:08challenge, so you deal with it. Bye-bye.
269. 10:10>> And then he just turned around and left.
270. 10:14Rude. I looked at the baby. Aw, the poor
271. 10:18thing looked so innocent. But then he
272. 10:20let out a fart bomb enough to take a
273. 10:23city down. Oh no. Oh no. You smell
274. 10:27nasty.
275. 10:28This is literally the worst. I couldn't
276. 10:31stop gagging as I got rid of the dirty
277. 10:34diaper. And just before I could fasten
278. 10:36the new one on, he peed all over me. And
279. 10:40then he just started wailing. I rocked
280. 10:42him, made faces, did a silly dance, but
281. 10:45nothing worked. So, I ran to the kitchen
282. 10:48for some milk and fed him. And he
283. 10:50finally dozed off. I guess I dozed off,
284. 10:53too, because when I woke up, it was
285. 10:56morning and Mike was staring at my face.
286. 11:00>> Good morning, princess. Love the new
287. 11:02hair.
288. 11:03>> Mike, thank god you're here. Just hold
289. 11:05on to him. I got to pee. When I got
290. 11:07back, Mike was on the phone with someone
291. 11:10looking tense. But as soon as he saw me,
292. 11:12he disconnected. Everything okay?
293. 11:15>> Yeah. Yeah, just college stuff. How are
294. 11:17you doing?
295. 11:18>> What does my zombie-like appearance
296. 11:20suggest?
297. 11:21>> Why don't you just let your dad handle
298. 11:23this whole baby situation
299. 11:25>> and give up? No way. I need to show
300. 11:28Adrien I'm more than some shallow
301. 11:30princess riding on daddy's credit card.
302. 11:32Besides, I've got you to help me.
303. 11:35>> Right about that. I actually have to
304. 11:39leave for a college project in Korea for
305. 11:41a week.
306. 11:42>> Just then, the baby started screaming. I
307. 11:45asked Mike to wait till I change the
308. 11:46diaper, but he said he had to meet
309. 11:48someone and left abruptly. Weird. The
310. 11:51next few days were the toughest of my
311. 11:54life. Between non-stop diaper changes,
312. 11:56feeding schedules, and roundthe-clock
313. 11:58crying, I could hardly eat, shower, or
314. 12:02even breathe. Mike wasn't replying to
315. 12:04any of my desperate calls or texts. So,
316. 12:07I had zero backup unless you count
317. 12:09Adrienne's insanely detailed
318. 12:11instructions before heading to work.
319. 12:13>> Formula temperature 98.6°
320. 12:16exactly. Not 99, not 98. Diapers change
321. 12:21immediately after feeding. Tummy time
322. 12:23three times daily and absolutely no
323. 12:24screen time. Also, I've installed nanny
324. 12:26cams to make sure you don't cheat.
325. 12:28>> What? That's literally illegal.
326. 12:30>> No cameras. But your face just confirmed
327. 12:33you were planning to cheat. Does my face
328. 12:34also confirm that I feel like hitting
329. 12:36you with a bat?
330. 12:38>> Really? I thought you liked me. Isn't
331. 12:40that why you followed me to that park
332. 12:41and to my favorite coffee place?
333. 12:43>> So, you did see me and didn't even say
334. 12:46hi. That's rude.
335. 12:47>> Well, in my defense, I was in a hurry
336. 12:49and you talked too much.
337. 12:50>> Or maybe you're just a bad listener.
338. 12:52>> I don't agree.
339. 12:53>> Didn't think you would. I turned to
340. 12:55leave, but the door knob got jammed.
341. 12:59Just then, Adrien came forward, curled
342. 13:01his hands around mine, and gave the knob
343. 13:03a quick tug. Thanks.
344. 13:05>> Anytime.
345. 13:06>> I hurried out the door, but I could feel
346. 13:08his eyes digging me in my back. What was
347. 13:11that? The entire day, I couldn't stop
348. 13:14replaying Adrienne's smug grin in my
349. 13:17head. I needed a break, so I decided to
350. 13:20take the baby for a walk that evening.
351. 13:22And a few blocks away, I spotted this
352. 13:24cute little cafe. Hello. Welcome to
353. 13:26Latte Love. We are a small batch,
354. 13:28ethically sourced, community supported
355. 13:30espresso bar. Have you tried our single
356. 13:31origin cold brew from the highlands of
357. 13:33Ethiopia?
358. 13:34>> I'll just have a regular coffee. Thanks.
359. 13:37You mean drip brew or a pourover? We
360. 13:40also have a honey lavender fusion. Just
361. 13:42coffee in a cup, hot, maybe with sugar.
362. 13:46>> Oh, we only have organic coconut syrup
363. 13:48harvested under the moonlight.
364. 13:50>> Okay, coconut syrup it is.
365. 13:52>> Would you like to add our handcrafted
366. 13:54oat foam? We grow the oats.
367. 13:55>> Oh my god. Just give me the coffee, you
368. 13:58freak of nature.
369. 13:59>> Give her a regular latte with oat milk.
370. 14:01It's the best.
371. 14:02>> I turned around and saw this really cute
372. 14:05guy smiling at me. His name was Jack,
373. 14:07and he was the cafe owner. We chatted
374. 14:10for a while, and for the first time in
375. 14:12weeks, I felt kind of normal. I was in a
376. 14:16great mood when I returned, and Adrien
377. 14:19was waiting to ruin it.
378. 14:21>> Where have you been? I was just at the
379. 14:23cafe near the park drinking coffee,
380. 14:25talking to an actual human being who
381. 14:27doesn't yell at me every 5 minutes.
382. 14:29>> Why didn't you answer your phone? I
383. 14:30called so many times.
384. 14:31>> It was in my bag. I didn't notice.
385. 14:34>> Typically careless. It's way past his
386. 14:36bedtime and you're out wandering around
387. 14:37town talking to strangers.
388. 14:39>> Why are you overreacting? I just stepped
389. 14:42out and had a normal conversation with a
390. 14:44nice guy who was actually really helpful
391. 14:46with Bet.
392. 14:47>> Who's Bet? Wait, you named the baby B?
393. 14:51Yeah, short for bet you didn't see that
394. 14:53coming. It's got a ring to it. You
395. 14:56wouldn't get it. Anyway, I'm meeting my
396. 14:58new friend Jack for lunch tomorrow, too.
397. 15:00>> You don't need Jack or his stupid help.
398. 15:02I'll take you both out tomorrow.
399. 15:04>> But Jack's a pro with kids. He has
400. 15:07nieces and nephews.
401. 15:09>> I spend half my life surrounded by kids.
402. 15:11Trust me, if anyone knows how to handle
403. 15:13kids, it's me.
404. 15:14>> The next day, Adrien took me and Bet on
405. 15:16a picnic. He'd made us snacks, got us
406. 15:19drinks, and even brought toys for bed.
407. 15:21Even the two of us were getting along
408. 15:23really well. And when Adrien wiped some
409. 15:25sauce off my face, his fingers lingered
410. 15:28on a little longer, and it made my
411. 15:29stomach turn. But just then, that let
412. 15:32out the most earshattering scream. After
413. 15:3510 minutes of chaos, spit up, and public
414. 15:38humiliation, Adrien and I packed up
415. 15:40everything and decided to head home. We
416. 15:43were waiting for a cab when a city bus
417. 15:45rolled up and stopped beside us. Let's
418. 15:47take the bus. The cab's taking too much
419. 15:49time.
420. 15:50>> No, cabs are faster and safer,
421. 15:52especially with a baby.
422. 15:53>> Oh, unclench and chill out, will you?
423. 15:55Saying that, I climbed onto the bus and
424. 15:58Adrien followed with B. Sometime later,
425. 16:00this girl walked up to us. Aw, such an
426. 16:03adorable baby. And you guys make a great
427. 16:06couple.
428. 16:06>> We're not together.
429. 16:08>> Oh, thank God. Excuse me. Do you think
430. 16:11maybe we could get off at the next stop
431. 16:13and grab some coffee?
432. 16:14>> We totally would, but his boyfriend's
433. 16:17waiting for him. It's their 6-month
434. 16:19anniversary.
435. 16:20>> What? I'm not gay.
436. 16:22>> It's okay, sweetie. It's 2025. You know,
437. 16:25they even adopted a baby to show how
438. 16:27committed they are to each other. It's
439. 16:29the most beautiful thing. Oh, look. Our
440. 16:32stop is here. You have a very nice day.
441. 16:36And saying that, I just hurried to the
442. 16:38door and got off with Adrien right
443. 16:40behind me.
444. 16:40>> What was that?
445. 16:41>> I was blowing her up for you. You're
446. 16:43welcome. Wait, you didn't actually want
447. 16:46to get coffee with her, did you?
448. 16:48>> Maybe I did. She was a pretty girl.
449. 16:50>> I am a pretty girl. And you've never had
450. 16:52coffee with me. Anyway, I'm tired. So,
451. 16:56let's just go home. And Wait, where's B?
452. 16:59>> You had him.
453. 17:00>> No, I didn't. You were the one with the
454. 17:02stroller.
455. 17:03>> Oh my god, he's on the bus. Adrien and I
456. 17:05sprinted after the bus, which obviously
457. 17:08outran us. What do we do now? Should we
458. 17:11go to the police
459. 17:13>> and tell them what? That we lost a baby
460. 17:15who wasn't even ours? They book us for
461. 17:16kidnapping?
462. 17:17>> This is all your fault. If you hadn't
463. 17:19flirted with that stupid chick, I
464. 17:22wouldn't have been so distracted.
465. 17:23>> My fault? I didn't even get to talk to
466. 17:25her while you were busy making up lies
467. 17:27about me.
468. 17:28>> Just then, I got this phone call from an
469. 17:30unknown number. It was a woman from the
470. 17:32bus and she said she'd found my contact
471. 17:34info in the stroller and bet was with
472. 17:36her. She sent us the location and
473. 17:38Adrienne and I sprinted there like two
474. 17:40lunatics. We thanked her a h 100 times
475. 17:44and headed straight home. After putting
476. 17:46B to bed, Adrienne and I collapsed on
477. 17:49the couch, exhausted.
478. 17:52When I woke, B was in Adrienne's arms.
479. 17:55>> Hey, turns out Bet's a morning person.
480. 17:58Turns out I already knew that.
481. 18:00>> Mhm. So, I've been thinking I owe you an
482. 18:04apology.
483. 18:04>> For which particular incident? Because
484. 18:07if you're starting from day one, we
485. 18:09might need coffee first.
486. 18:10>> For all of it. I guess I had this idea
487. 18:12of who you were, and I never let you
488. 18:14show me otherwise. But yesterday made me
489. 18:17realize I've been judging you unfairly.
490. 18:19You're amazing. Not because you do
491. 18:21everything perfectly, but because you
492. 18:23keep showing up.
493. 18:24>> Well, thank you. It's been more
494. 18:26exhausting trying to prove myself to you
495. 18:28than taking care of B.
496. 18:30>> Consider me fully convinced.
497. 18:32>> That day, something shifted between us.
498. 18:35He started staying home more often,
499. 18:37helping without being asked. Sometimes
500. 18:39he'd quietly take over bottle duty or
501. 18:41sneak into the kitchen at 2 a.m. to warm
502. 18:43up formula while I was dead asleep on
503. 18:45the couch. He even suggested I take a
504. 18:47break and go to a birthday party I'd
505. 18:49committed to weeks ago. Except, I didn't
506. 18:52want to go.
507. 18:52>> Why not? You're 18. and go have some
508. 18:54fun.
509. 18:55>> In that case, come with me. You deserve
510. 18:58a break, too. And I'd like you to meet
511. 19:00my friends. Plus, the invite explicitly
512. 19:03says we need a plus one. He didn't look
513. 19:06thrilled, but after some dramatic
514. 19:08pleading, he caved. We left bed with one
515. 19:11of his older maids and headed to the
516. 19:13party. I thought it would be a fun
517. 19:14night, but 10 minutes into the party, I
518. 19:17had people swarming over to me for
519. 19:19favors. Hey, Cat. Is your dad still on
520. 19:22that hotel board? Think he could pull a
521. 19:24few strings for a friend's destination
522. 19:26wedding? You're still tight with that
523. 19:29influencer girl, right? You have to get
524. 19:31her to tag my vintage page. I heard
525. 19:33you're babysitting full time now or
526. 19:35something. That's wild. Anyway, do you
527. 19:38still have your stylist number? I
528. 19:40smiled. I nodded. I said, "I'll see what
529. 19:43I can do so many times I lost track."
530. 19:46And it made me wonder if it had always
531. 19:48been this bad. I decided I wanted to
532. 19:51leave the party. I was trying to find
533. 19:53Adrien when I overheard some of my
534. 19:55classmates talking. Honestly, I thought
535. 19:57Katarina was pregnant or in rehab. Her
536. 19:59skin looks kind of dull, right? And
537. 20:01she's barely said anything. Didn't even
538. 20:03apologize for not answering my text for
539. 20:05the concert tickets I wanted. Daddy said
540. 20:07her father is dealing with some scandal.
541. 20:09Let's hope he doesn't ruin his chances
542. 20:11to become mayor. She could be a lot more
543. 20:13useful to us as the mayor's daughter. I
544. 20:16wanted to slap their faces, but just
545. 20:19then I saw Adrien trip right into them,
546. 20:21making them spill their drinks all over
547. 20:23their dresses.
548. 20:24>> Oops. I'm so sorry. That was a total
549. 20:26accident.
550. 20:27>> Oh my god, you klutz. Where are your
551. 20:29eyes?
552. 20:30>> Right here.
553. 20:31>> Are you trying to be funny? My dress is
554. 20:33Persian silk.
555. 20:34>> I have no idea what that means, but
556. 20:36guessing by the way you're shrieking,
557. 20:38I'm sure it was expensive. You can
558. 20:40afford a good dry cleaner, though. Yeah.
559. 20:42In case you can't, here's my number.
560. 20:43I'll take care of the bill. And then he
561. 20:45just turned around and walked away,
562. 20:48leaving the girls fuming. That was
563. 20:51awesome. Also hilarious to see you
564. 20:53tripping so dramatically.
565. 20:55>> Yes, I sacrificed my usual grace and
566. 20:58poise for you. But seriously, these
567. 20:59people are selfish leeches. You already
568. 21:01knew that, right?
569. 21:02>> Yeah, but most of the people I know are
570. 21:05like this. And I figured early on that
571. 21:07getting people things they wanted made
572. 21:09me popular. I sound like a really
573. 21:12pathetic attention seeker, right?
574. 21:15>> No, I get where you're coming from, but
575. 21:17you deserve better. And you're in much
576. 21:20better company now. Let's get out of
577. 21:21here and grab some pizza.
578. 21:23>> Sounds like a plan. Over the next few
579. 21:25days, Adrien and I got closer. The more
580. 21:28time we spent together, the more I liked
581. 21:30and respected him, and I genuinely liked
582. 21:33our quiet little life together. I
583. 21:35certainly didn't miss my fake friends
584. 21:37and didn't even need as much retail
585. 21:39therapy. But what scared me was that
586. 21:42summer break was almost over and dad
587. 21:44still hadn't located Bet's mom. I was
588. 21:47beginning to feel really worried about
589. 21:48what would happen to him if we never
590. 21:50found her. Then suddenly one evening, I
591. 21:53got a phone call. It was from a hospital
592. 21:55saying that Mike had been in an accident
593. 21:57and since his parents weren't answering,
594. 21:59they'd contacted me. But he's in Korea.
595. 22:03Are you sure you have the right person?
596. 22:05>> Yes, ma'am. You're listed on his
597. 22:07emergency contact list. When did he get
598. 22:10back and why didn't he tell me? I called
599. 22:12Adrien, but he was stuck in a meeting.
600. 22:15So, I left Bet with one of the maids and
601. 22:17rushed to the hospital to see Mike. I
602. 22:19found him in the reception area arguing
603. 22:21with someone on the phone.
604. 22:22>> Please, no, you can't tell them. Let me
605. 22:25handle this my own way.
606. 22:27>> What's going on? Mike looked startled,
607. 22:29hung up, and hugged me. What's
608. 22:31happening, Mike? When did you get back?
609. 22:34Or you've never left, and you've just
610. 22:35been avoiding me?
611. 22:36>> No, I came back last night. I was on my
612. 22:39way to see you when I got hit by that
613. 22:41stupid delivery bike. But I'm fine, and
614. 22:43there's something I need to tell you.
615. 22:46>> But before Mike could finish, I got a
616. 22:48call from Adrienne's maid. She said she
617. 22:50was watching Bet when someone attacked
618. 22:52her and took Bet away. I tried asking
619. 22:55her more, but the maid was so shaken up
620. 22:57she could barely speak. Mike and I
621. 22:59rushed home and I crashed through the
622. 23:01door to find Adrien already there. We
623. 23:03watched the security footage in horror.
624. 23:06A woman in her 40s had walked in, pushed
625. 23:08the maid, and left with Bet. Oh my god.
626. 23:11This is my fault. I I shouldn't have
627. 23:14left Bet alone. What was I thinking?
628. 23:17>> None of this is your fault. If anything,
629. 23:19I should have tightened security around
630. 23:20here. How could she just walk in like
631. 23:22that? I'm going to the police. We'll
632. 23:24sort this out.
633. 23:25>> You don't need to do that. I I know
634. 23:28where B is.
635. 23:29>> What? How could you possibly know that?
636. 23:32>> Because he's my son. Excuse me.
637. 23:36>> That's when Mike finally came clean.
638. 23:39Bet's real name was Leo, and he was
639. 23:42Mike's son with his college girlfriend,
640. 23:44Amara. And the woman on the camera feed
641. 23:46was Amara's mom.
642. 23:47>> Amara and I dated a while ago. Then one
643. 23:50day, she told me she was pregnant. I
644. 23:52knew if dad found out, he'd lose it. So,
645. 23:54I told her I couldn't be part of the
646. 23:56baby's life. She dropped out of college
647. 23:59and left. But I did find out I'd had a
648. 24:02son. So, you knew all along that baby is
649. 24:05your son, watched me uproot my life, and
650. 24:08said nothing.
651. 24:10>> I'm sorry. I didn't want you to hate me.
652. 24:13>> And yet, somehow, I want to punch your
653. 24:16face.
654. 24:16>> Catalina, I know you're angry, but let
655. 24:18him finish. So, tell me, why did Amara
656. 24:21think it was a good idea to leave Leo at
657. 24:23Catalina's place?
658. 24:24>> That was her mom. Amara got a job
659. 24:27overseas and left Leo in her care. But
660. 24:29that woman is crazy. She kept calling,
661. 24:32yelling at me, saying I was a terrible
662. 24:34person. So, I stopped picking up. I
663. 24:36guess she wanted to teach me a lesson
664. 24:38and decided to drop Leo at my place, but
665. 24:41she messed up the address since Cat and
666. 24:43I are neighbors.
667. 24:44>> But why didn't she come talk to us
668. 24:46instead of taking bed away like some
669. 24:48kidnapper?
670. 24:49>> She's been stalking me on social media
671. 24:51because she found out I was in Korea and
672. 24:53screamed at me on the phone asking what
673. 24:55I'd done with Leo. So, I told her he was
674. 24:58safe with you. Maybe she went to your
675. 25:00place and found out you're currently
676. 25:02staying with Adrien.
677. 25:03>> I can't believe all this. I thought you
678. 25:06were smart and wise, but I am so
679. 25:10disappointed in you.
680. 25:11>> Cat, I know you're angry, but right now
681. 25:14we need to see if Leo's okay. Do you
682. 25:16know where Amara's mom lives?
683. 25:18>> Mike nodded and 15 minutes later, we
684. 25:20were standing outside a cramped
685. 25:22apartment. We knocked and the woman who
686. 25:24opened the door looked at us with the
687. 25:25most disgusted expression ever. What do
688. 25:28you want, princess? I thought you'd be
689. 25:31happy to be rid of the baby your friend
690. 25:33dumped on you. And you probably dumped
691. 25:36him on your maids. I thought I could
692. 25:38teach Mike some responsibility, but if
693. 25:40he can't take care of his own child,
694. 25:42then fine. He doesn't deserve to be a
695. 25:45part of Leo's life. I didn't dump Leo on
696. 25:48anyone, and I care about him a lot. You
697. 25:51certainly taught me something about
698. 25:52being responsible and less selfish for a
699. 25:54change, and I'm grateful for it. And
700. 25:56we're here to let you know that starting
701. 25:58today, Mike will be stepping up.
702. 26:01Financial support, parenting classes,
703. 26:04regular visits, all of it. And if it's
704. 26:06okay with you, I would like to pitch in,
705. 26:09too. What's the catch?
706. 26:10>> No catch. We genuinely want to help. Leo
707. 26:13deserves a family, not an absent mother
708. 26:16and an irresponsible father.
709. 26:18>> But I have college and placements, and
710. 26:21my parents will kill me. Well, you
711. 26:22should have thought about that before
712. 26:24bringing a child into the world, Mike. I
713. 26:26know this is really big, but we can do
714. 26:29it together. A child needs a village to
715. 26:31raise it anyway, right? Mike did step up
716. 26:35and came clean to his parents about Leo.
717. 26:37And let's just say it was dramatic, but
718. 26:41he and Amara's mom worked out a custody
719. 26:43agreement between them. And of course,
720. 26:45Leo's favorite auntie Catalina had
721. 26:48exclusive visiting rights. Also, my dad
722. 26:51agreed to invest in Adrienne's idea to
723. 26:53help underprivileged kids. And a month
724. 26:55later, we had a party to celebrate the
725. 26:58launch of his project.
726. 27:02>> So, I guess you officially won the bet.
727. 27:04>> Aw. Are you sad?
728. 27:06>> Nope. If anything, I'm proud of you. I
729. 27:09spent years thinking that letting people
730. 27:10in was a weakness. But seeing how brave
731. 27:13you were, standing up for Leo, it made
732. 27:15me want to take a chance.
733. 27:16>> What kind of chance?
734. 27:20The kind that scares me but also feels
735. 27:24exactly right. Like this.
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