The Cupid Curse
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00:00How was the doctor's visit?
00:27Are you following me?
00:28Look, I don't know what kind of weird stuff you're into, but I told you already.
00:31I wanted to remind you that apart from just a doctor's appointment, you have one more.
00:40What appointment?
00:41To wash my car, Miss Green.
00:44I'm actually really busy right now.
00:46I have midterm coming up and I'm heading to the library.
00:48After this, I will come and do the needful.
00:55Mr. Erickson, what are you doing here?
01:07Get in the car, Emma.
01:09She wasn't sure what made her get in.
01:11There was something about him that made you feel you needed to do what he said.
01:16When she saw the corner of his lips curl up, there was a hint of evil in his smile.
01:24In her intoxicated state the previous night, Emma Green made the impulsive choice to accompany
01:31a charming billionaire to his home, a decision that would alter her life in ways she couldn't
01:36foresee.
01:44As she woke up, her surroundings revealed a dimly lit opulent room.
01:50Panic set in when she discovered her nudity and searched the room frantically for her
01:58clothing.
01:59At her feet, she noticed a pair of men's briefs and her heart sank when she spotted red stains
02:05on the sheets.
02:06It was the final damning evidence of a night she couldn't fully recall.
02:14This was not a dream.
02:15This had happened.
02:17She lost her virginity.
02:25You're awake.
02:26Mr. Erickson.
02:27After everything we did last night, you still think we aren't on a first name basis.
02:41You should take a shower.
02:44The water pressure is excellent.
02:47Uh, no thanks.
02:51I need to leave.
02:57Mr. Erickson, can we forget that anything happened between us last night?
03:02If you're worried about any STDs, I can assure you I'm still a virgin.
03:07Was.
03:08Was.
03:09A virgin.
03:10The only person that's lost anything here is me.
03:17Rest assured, I have no reason to believe you have any diseases.
03:24However, I want to ask if you want anything from me.
03:31You don't strike me as the kind of person that wants money for a first time.
03:37Yeah, I don't want your money.
03:40I just want you to keep this a secret.
03:42I did not know it was your first time in bed with someone.
03:47As compensation, I will allow you one demand.
03:53You can ask anything of me.
03:59Except make you fall in love with me.
04:04Mr. Erickson, I think you misunderstood.
04:07I don't go out to give myself away so I won't trade myself for anything.
04:11In fact, I plan now to officially quit working because from here on, I'm going to be focusing
04:16on my graduation thesis.
04:18We won't be seeing each other again, so I'm going to wish you a good life.
04:22Goodbye.
04:23Robert's mouth twitched with surprise and amusement.
04:30Emma Green's unexpected departure and assertive demeanor had caught his attention.
04:36Emma had made a memorable impression as the first woman to ever walk out on him.
04:41He picked up the scarf she had left behind by mistake and began to inhale its scent.
04:51Emma Green's enigmatic words had presented him with an intriguing challenge, and he eagerly
04:57contemplated what the future might hold.
05:01In a northern city, Robert Erickson, CEO of the Erickson Emblem Corporation, represented
05:07power, wealth, and danger.
05:11Rumor had it that he had killed his older brother and left his younger brother traumatized
05:16to become the sole inheritor of the family business.
05:20If there was a person in this world that Emma didn't even dare to think about, it was him.
05:26Yet, this was the person whom she had foolishly spent the night with.
05:31The person looked like a seductive god.
05:35Adding to the complexity of the situation, the Erickson Emblem Corporation wasn't just
05:40an ordinary company.
05:42It stood as the primary rival to the Mayer Group of Industries that was owned by Emma's
05:48father.
05:49Yes, indeed.
05:51She had slept with her father's most bitter adversary.
06:04Emma!
06:05Emma, stop!
06:07Emma, listen to me, please!
06:12Emma, are you alright?
06:14What are you doing walking around in this neighborhood?
06:18I don't think either of you care.
06:20Please, Kristen, save me from the nice girl next door talk.
06:23I'm sorry.
06:25Okay, it's my fault.
06:27I'm the one that seduced Ted.
06:29If you want to blame anyone, blame me.
06:35Emma stood facing the devastating betrayal that had rocked her world.
06:41If she hadn't walked in on them cheating on her yesterday, her drunken night of debauchery
06:46could have been avoided.
06:48No.
06:50She's wrong.
06:52I'm sorry, Emma.
06:54Emma looked at them both, but didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
06:58Emma thought that this only happened in vulgar novels.
07:02One of them was her boyfriend.
07:04The other was her best friend and roommate.
07:08Ted, you don't have to worry about me.
07:10Kristen, he's all yours.
07:12And as far as you and I go, this friendship is done.
07:15Goodbye.
07:17Emma! Emma!
07:19Emma!
07:21Don't!
07:27A black Cadillac turns into the road, heading towards Emma.
07:35Move, move, move!
07:39Emma! Don't! Emma! Move!
07:45It turned out to be Robert.
07:49However, by that point, it was already too late.
07:53Once again, she had acted impulsively, only to regret it afterward.
07:57Are you stalking me now?
07:59Take me to Elm Road or I'll sue you for being a perv.
08:05Do as this lady says.
08:07And what's up with you?
08:09Didn't I tell you I never want to see you again?
08:11Are you surprised to see me?
08:13Well, yes.
08:15What are you doing here?
08:17Miss Green.
08:19You were the one sitting in my car.
08:21Yes.
08:23Sorry.
08:25That was my boyfriend.
08:27Ex-boyfriend.
08:29And my best friend.
08:31I'm sorry.
08:33I'm sorry.
08:35And my best friend.
08:37Well,
08:39I thought she was my best friend.
08:41Who are apparently
08:43now a thing.
08:45Anyways, I'm sorry.
08:47I just had to get out of that situation.
08:51So you thought,
08:53let's take up hitchhiking
08:55and jump in a new one.
08:57Sorry?
08:59Emma looked at Robert
09:01with a perplexed expression,
09:03unsure of what he meant by his cryptic remark.
09:05She followed his gaze
09:07down to her muddy shoes.
09:09I promise, Robert,
09:11I'll clean your car.
09:13I'm sorry for making a mess.
09:15I'll appreciate that.
09:27You should be more careful.
09:29Someone dangerous might pick you up.
09:31Although his words made sense,
09:33Emma felt like there was something more
09:35to how he meant them.
09:37Something felt wrong
09:39with what he said.
09:43Okay.
09:45Take care.
09:51Even after Emma left the car,
09:53he couldn't shake the seductive memories
09:55of their passionate night.
10:01Resting on the examination table,
10:03she gazes uncomfortably
10:05at the various posters displayed
10:07on the wall,
10:09each one depicting information
10:11regarding STDs and pregnancy.
10:17Please don't be pregnant.
10:19Please don't be pregnant.
10:21Use the condom duty.
10:23Or you can have sex with a random girl
10:25without protection.
10:31Okay, Ms. Green.
10:33Your test results are ready.
10:35You can put your clothes back on for now.
10:37You can also meet me
10:39in the waiting room.
10:51Hi.
10:53Okay.
10:55Your STD results are negative,
10:57which is good.
11:00Pregnancy test is negative.
11:02However,
11:04during my examination,
11:06I have found some minor bleeding
11:08and swelling.
11:10It is due to an intense sexual encounter,
11:12most likely within the last 12 hours.
11:16I will prescribe
11:18some pain medicine for you.
11:20You should abstain from all sexual
11:22activities in your current state.
11:24And even if you need to,
11:26you should not be using any toys
11:28or tools
11:30until you are fully healed.
11:32Did he not understand that before yesterday
11:34she was a virgin?
11:36She was not interested in toys
11:38or tools whatsoever.
11:40In fact, she wasn't even
11:42interested in the man she lost her virginity
11:44to.
11:46That won't be a problem.
11:48Okay then. I'll leave it to you.
11:50You can pick up your prescription
11:52from the pharmacy.
11:54And if there is any further pain or discomfort,
11:56you can call us back anytime.
11:58And don't worry.
12:00It's not to be ashamed of.
12:02It's normal.
12:04On the other hand,
12:06within the girl's dormitory,
12:08an undeniable tension hung thick in the air,
12:10giving life to conversations
12:12that revolved solely around Emma Green's
12:14heartbreak.
12:16What was once the cherished love story,
12:18admired by many,
12:20had crumbled into a heap of emotional ruins.
12:22All thanks to Kristen.
12:24Kristen, now notorious as the university's
12:26most talked about mistress,
12:28had masterfully enticed
12:30Emma's boyfriend Ted
12:32into a secretive affair.
12:34This revelation had struck Emma
12:36like a bitter blow,
12:38shattering her once promising romance.
12:50Kristen, I want you to move out.
12:53Why?
12:55What did I really do wrong?
12:57Now that I think of it, Ted only slept with me
12:59because you couldn't give him what he wants.
13:01I couldn't give him what he wanted because I'm not a prostitute.
13:03I was saving myself
13:05for the right time.
13:07What?
13:09I am saving myself.
13:11Emma, it's college.
13:13We're not all as prude as you.
13:15I definitely wasn't holding him back.
13:17I said it already.
13:19I don't want Ted anymore.
13:21As long as I'm here,
13:23you need to leave.
13:25Really?
13:27You move out then.
13:29My parents already paid for the semester
13:31and as far as I'm concerned,
13:33you were the one struggling to tutor
13:35to pay your dues.
13:39Okay.
13:41But you're going to regret it.
13:51What are we doing here, Mr. Erickson?
13:53I figured my cat
13:55isn't within your caliber.
13:57So I barred at the job.
13:59I'm sorry.
14:01I'm sorry.
14:03I'm sorry.
14:05I'm sorry.
14:07I'm sorry.
14:09I'm sorry.
14:11I'm sorry.
14:13I'm sorry.
14:15I'm sorry.
14:17I'm sorry.
14:19So I barred at the job.
14:23What exactly do you want from me?
14:25Just have a meal with me.
14:27Isn't that better
14:29than cleaning my car?
14:43Today's task is to laugh and eat.
14:45Don't talk nonsense.
14:47Emma found out
14:49that they would not be eating alone.
14:51They had company, a woman.
14:53Hello, Robert.
14:57And you are?
14:59This is Samuel's tutor.
15:01Her name is Miss Green.
15:05Hello.
15:07I'm Jennifer Walt.
15:09Well, I used to be Samuel's tutor.
15:11I resigned to focus on my thesis.
15:14Hi, Miss Walt.
15:16I was afraid I was disturbing you
15:18and your other commitments.
15:20You're not.
15:22But I had to bring Miss Green here
15:24because I made an appointment with her first.
15:28You don't mind, do you?
15:30Of course not. The more the merrier.
15:32I just hope Miss Green doesn't mind
15:34that I already ordered food
15:36according to what you like.
15:38It's just that I don't know what Miss Green likes.
15:40I'll just
15:42ask someone to come with the menu.
15:44No need, Miss Walt. I'm not picky.
15:48She isn't picky about food.
15:50What I like,
15:52she likes to eat.
15:54That's good.
15:56Miss Green will have more to eat later.
15:58Emma was embarrassed.
16:00During the meal,
16:02Robert would occasionally
16:04offer her portions of his food.
16:06He was being very gentle,
16:08almost like a boyfriend.
16:10Jennifer didn't say much.
16:12However,
16:14she would occasionally glance at Emma.
16:16But Emma could not recognize
16:18any of the emotions in her eyes.
16:20Was Robert asking Emma to be
16:22in some part of a threesome?
16:24The way they spoke to each other was odd.
16:26Part business, part lover.
16:28But Emma couldn't quite
16:30put her finger on it.
16:34Do you mind if I have a chat with Rob for a moment?
16:36No worries.
16:42Shall we go for a walk?
16:46How have you been?
16:48I'm fine.
16:50Don't try to piss me off.
16:52I'm not trying to make you feel bad.
16:54I'm not angry at you.
16:56I happen to think Miss Green
16:58isn't that bad, don't you?
17:00I know you, Robert.
17:02You're doing this to make me jealous.
17:05I think you should go back.
17:07There'll be a meeting in the afternoon.
17:09I still need to drop Emma off at school.
17:19What are you laughing at?
17:21You like Miss Waltz.
17:23Wait.
17:25You brought me here to provoke her on purpose,
17:27didn't you?
17:29You didn't really have to do that.
17:31She obviously has some strong feelings for you as well.
17:33You don't know what you're talking about.
17:35I suggest you refrain from speaking to me
17:37out of your place in the future.
17:39Emma watched him with confusion.
17:41In the future,
17:43they would never see each other again.
17:45And what was her place with Robert?
17:47Get in the car.
17:49I'll take you back to school.
17:51No thanks. I'll take the bus.
17:53Hello?
18:11Hello.
18:23Hello.
18:31We really have to stop meeting like this.
18:33It's starting to creep me out.
18:35Get in the car, Em.
18:37Give me my bag, please.
18:39It'll take you at least an hour and a half
18:41to jog from here to your school.
18:43Are you sure you can still make it in time for class?
18:53Someone called you just now.
18:57You answered my phone?
18:59What if it was something urgent?
19:01What did he say?
19:03He just asked who I was
19:05and where you were.
19:07So, how did you answer?
19:09Is it important?
19:11This is my phone.
19:13You answered it without my permission.
19:15I have every right to know the subject of conversation.
19:17I have every right to know the subject of conversation.
19:19I have every right to know the subject of conversation.
19:21I said I'm your extortion target.
19:23I said I'm your extortion target.
19:25Your bag was in my car.
19:27So,
19:29you're a boyfriend, right?
19:31Ex-boyfriend.
19:33Did you guys fight?
19:35That has nothing to do with you, Mr. Erickson.
19:43Without saying another word,
19:45she turned around
19:47and walked towards the school.
19:49and walked towards the school.
19:53But not long after she walked,
19:55nearby,
19:57someone shouted.
19:59Emma!
20:01Jack!
20:03As Robert observed the car
20:05parked across from him,
20:07his face turned pale with surprise.
20:09Was that Jack Mayer,
20:11the eldest son of the Mayer family?
20:13It seemed that he had
20:15greatly underestimated Emma Green.
20:17You said you'd be gone for two months!
20:19Yeah, Dad broke his leg a few days ago,
20:21so I came back early.
20:23Do you want me to take you to go see him?
20:25Hmm, you still can't forgive him.
20:27How can I?
20:29Besides, I know my place.
20:31Emma, don't be like that.
20:33I've never treated you like an outsider.
20:35I know.
20:37So,
20:39is that Erickson?
20:41Yeah, in that car. Robert.
20:43Hmm. And how do you know him?
20:45I'm his brother's tutor.
20:47So, you're still working.
20:49What about that card I gave you?
20:53Emma, that's not the Mayer's family's money.
20:55That's me giving a gift to my sister.
20:57Yeah,
20:59but you still have the Mayer's surname.
21:01Emma,
21:03stop being so stubborn.
21:05I feel bad for you.
21:07Don't! I really like my life right now.
21:09Well, at least promise me you'll stay away from
21:11Robert Erickson. He's very dangerous.
21:13I know. I'm not stupid.
21:15Brother, I'm running late.
21:17I really have to go.
21:19Alright. Let me take you out for dinner tonight.
21:21I'll pick you up.
21:23Send me the address. I'll see you later.
21:25Okay.
21:27Robert Erickson was not someone who would
21:29just drop Emma off at school to be a good guy.
21:31What was his agenda?
21:33Could it be possible that he had
21:35stumbled upon some crucial information?
21:37A revelation
21:39that could potentially unravel secrets
21:41and hidden truths?
21:43As the wheels of speculation spun
21:45in Jack's mind,
21:47he couldn't help but wonder
21:49if Robert's actions held a deeper purpose.
22:01Why are you here?
22:03This is my house.
22:07I've been waiting for you.
22:11Waiting for me?
22:13I told you I was handing in my resignation.
22:15Well then,
22:17I should ask you.
22:19Why are you here?
22:21Wouldn't a call
22:23or an email suffice?
22:25Oh.
22:27I wanted to tell Samuel in person.
22:29I felt it was only right.
22:31Right.
22:33From now on,
22:35I think you should stay here
22:37and focus on your studies.
22:39Wait.
22:41You mean live here?
22:43That's right.
22:45Samuel has a month
22:47before the college entrance exam.
22:49He needs all the help he can get.
22:51Plus,
22:53it'll be more convenient
22:55for you to stay here.
22:57No.
22:59I'm a student.
23:01I have to stay at the dormitory.
23:03Besides,
23:05this place is too far from campus.
23:07It's inconvenient to be going back and forth.
23:09Oh, I can help you
23:11with the accommodation to your school.
23:13No jogging back
23:15and forth and whatnot.
23:17I can send you a car.
23:19It's a win-win.
23:21That's not necessary.
23:23What I mean is
23:25it's inappropriate for us to live together
23:27and to live with someone I teach.
23:29I did not realize
23:31that your thoughts
23:33were so vulgar.
23:35Vulgar?
23:37Could it be that you like Samuel?
23:39Samuel is just my student.
23:41Then do you like me?
23:43Of course not.
23:45Since you don't like either of us,
23:47what's there to be afraid of?
23:49Miss Green,
23:51I think I still need to remind you
23:53that you were the one
23:55who took the initiative
23:57that night.
23:59You're a man.
24:01I don't believe you have the power to reject me.
24:03You don't
24:05seem to know very much about men.
24:07Most men would
24:09never reject a woman who voluntarily
24:11throws herself into their arms
24:13unless that man's
24:15sexual function is
24:17lacking. Speaking
24:19of which,
24:21I'm a little curious. Yesterday
24:23I saw you talking
24:25to Ted Smith. Today
24:27you were hugging Jack
24:29Mayer.
24:31Miss Green, it seems that I
24:33have totally underestimated
24:35your ability with the opposite
24:37sex.
24:39You and I are not close.
24:41I don't feel
24:43any obligation to share my secrets.
24:45I do not need you
24:47interfering in my personal matters.
24:49Also, you promised
24:51to keep what happened between you and I private.
24:53Of course, I've never
24:55told anyone about
24:57the matter of you sleeping with me.
24:59Then why pry into
25:01my love life?
25:03I'm just trying to win the argument
25:05based on what you said.
25:07You're not the only
25:09non-family member living in my house.
25:11It's not appropriate to think
25:13of this arrangement as inappropriate
25:15while you live here.
25:17You're like the
25:19other people I've hired.
25:21I'll provide the food and the shelter.
25:23You'll be responsible
25:25for teaching Samuel here.
25:27That's all.
25:39Miss Green's living arrangements have been
25:41negotiated.
25:43You can begin your lessons.
25:51Emma was speechless.
25:53Who did he negotiate
25:55with? It was him who made
25:57the decision.
25:59However, if she
26:01really thought about it, this could also
26:03be a good idea.
26:05She had
26:07planned on moving out of the dormitory anyway.
26:09It would get her away from
26:11Kristen for good.
26:15She could use the next month to find
26:17a new house to live in.
26:21After she finished her tutoring session
26:23with Samuel, she rushed to the restaurant.
26:33Perfect timing. Dinner has just been served.
26:43Eat slowly.
26:45It's not like anybody's going to snatch it from you.
26:49You can't win against me. I'll eat it all.
26:51Everything.
26:53You eat it all. If we need to order some more,
26:55not a problem.
26:57If Angie was here and saw how skinny you are,
26:59it would probably make her heart
27:01ache to death.
27:03Jack, please.
27:05Please, just eat.
27:07Elsa,
27:21what brings you here?
27:27Why are you like this?
27:29You came from overseas and you didn't
27:31even come to visit your
27:33actual sister.
27:35I said you're here, having dinner with her,
27:37the illegitimate daughter.
27:39Shut up.
27:41She was the illegitimate daughter
27:43to begin with. Disgrace to her mother.
27:45How could you be
27:47so nice to her?
27:49Elsa, you need to be more respectful,
27:51okay?
27:53Jack, at the end,
27:55I am your real sister.
27:57Ms. Mario, please, speak to me with respect.
27:59First of all,
28:01I don't have a father.
28:03I have never used a single cent
28:05of the Mayor family's money,
28:07even when my mother was ill and hospitalized.
28:09Even when we needed money to save her life,
28:11not even then did I ask for help.
28:13No one
28:15in the Mayor family has the right
28:17to criticize me.
28:19Your existence is a disgrace.
28:21I'm proud to be my mother's daughter,
28:23whether you like it or not.
28:33Emma, Emma, Emma, please.
28:35Elsa, she's...
28:37Brother, don't speak anymore.
28:39Save some dignity for me.
28:41I'll leave first.
28:43Call me if you need anything.
28:49Are you satisfied?
29:03Oh, Mom,
29:05I miss you so much.
29:21Where are you heading?
29:23If you're busy, you can just drop me
29:25at the dorms. I'll be fine by myself.
29:27I had planned
29:29to go home.
29:31Mr. Erickson,
29:33Miss Green's room has been arranged.
29:35It is on the first floor
29:37of Samuel's residence.
29:39Samuel is
29:41studying for his college
29:43entrance exam.
29:45Wouldn't it distract him
29:47to have Miss Green staying there?
29:49Oh, yes.
29:51Arrange it with me.
29:53We can put her up for the month.
29:55Yes, sir.
30:03Another one bites the dust.
30:25You
30:29You
30:35You
30:39You