Why are you sorry?
I'm sure you wanted to stay with your friends, Youssef
I won't if you aren't happy
I shouldn't have been there
Didn't you notice the way they were looking at me?
- Maybe they're jealous - Of me?
Or over me
Two juices, please
"Episode 14"
Who is it?
I'm Fouad, open
Fouad? Who did this to you?
I'm sorry I came here
I was afraid to go to my room and have them following me
- Who are they? - People I used to work with long ago
Who are those people and how can they hit you?
What work were you involved in with them?
They came out of the blue more than 4 of them
I owe them some money I can't pay them back
They've been asking me several times to pay
They threatened if I don't pay they'll kill me
They're doing so to show me they're serious about the threats
I thought if I come here I'll forget everything I've been through
But I can't even run away from what happened to you
When it happened I was scared and didn't know where to go
I thought you're the only one who can help me
You want me to help you? You're saying they're gangsters
I bet their business is illegal
or else you'd have gone to the police
No, Fouad I can't help you with such people
If you were afraid to go back home because of them
You should've been afraid to come here too, they might hurt me
I made sure no one was following me
You know very well I'm afraid for you as I do for myself
I won't let anyone hurt you
I won't lie, true it was illegal business
But you must know that a person who lived like me had no choices
I didn't choose my life or work or the way I was raised
I'm scared and lost
Shall I let them fulfill their threats?
Or can I find a solution to escape this?
Try? What do you mean?
- Pay money? - Yes
Not all of it, a small amount to calm them
I know you haven't processed my existence in your life yet
I'm sorry that the first thing I'm asking for is money
Just look at me
Weird
Although I feel that you came into my life only for money
I feel that what you're telling me now
is the only truth I heard you uttering
- What do you mean? - Why are you playing me?
Although I'm sure that you know just as I do too
That my son died
When you first showed up I got all worked up and nervous
I believed, or wanted to believe that after all these years
I'm going to see you again
But I needed to make sure
But how am I supposed to be sure?
I knew nothing about you since a very long time
Since day two, I contacted Sabah as you did
This time she told me what she kept secret back then
My son died he was less than 4 years
He suffered high fever they couldn't save him
Back then, I was saving money to go back and take him
When I asked Sabah about him she felt sorry for me
and told me he was adopted
so I'll lose hope to get him back without breaking my heart
This time too, Sabah felt sorry for me
She told me the truth about you
saying you were in the orphanage a long time ago
and that you visited her when Mounir bey passed away
May he rest in peace and that she told you
about the boy Mounir bey brought to the orphanage years ago
But Sabah wouldn't imagine you'll play me like this
I wanted to see where you're going with this
I wanted to know if someone sent you or you did it by yourself
Sabah told me about your situation
it was similar to what you told me
That's why, I'm ready to help you
Give me a couple of days so I can get you the money you owe
Afterwards, you leave Dentelle I don't want to see you again
neither there nor in any other place
This is my only condition and this is what I'll do
Because as you said...
You didn't choose to be in that situation
If my son was supposed to live
he might have faced the same situation or worse
But if you think you can threaten me or blackmail me
It won't happen
There's no scandal to begin with
There's a story that was buried 29 years ago
No one will believe you
I won't have mercy on you
If you ever come again and ask for money
I will report you to the police
- How was the fabric ruined? - I don't know, you're the engineer
True, I'm the engineer
but how can I fix it if you don't tell me?
The needle is spoiling the fabric that's all
I fixed it
If you know the problem why are you asking me?
To make sure that nothing is bothering you
Excuse me, but last time you repaired the machine
and told me it was fine when you left it broke again
This time nothing will happen I promise you
Can you stay so I try it while you're near?
So it won't break and spoil the work again
I'm having lunch near by this is my business card
If you'll encounter any problem call me, I'll come right away
Do you know a near by delicious restaurant?
- You go out and then to the right - Why don't you come along?
Come along where? I didn't get you
I don't want to go eat by myself
don't you have now a lunch break?
We will go have lunch together
and you'll tell me everything about the machine on our way
Yes, the machine...
No, I can't have lunch with you I'm sorry...
I'm used to have my lunch break with my friends at the cafeteria
- You have my business card - If the machine is acting up
- I'll call you for sure - Sure
Please consider you have an open invitation to lunch or dinner
whenever you want
- Thank you - If it's okay with you
I'll be glad if you call me
- Excuse me - Sure
He likes you, he likes you dumb head
He invites you to lunch you refuse like that?
No, I should show him that I'm eager to do so
I don't want to go on a date with him
Why to make him endure that?
Why is it impossible for you to date him?
Because I don't want to, please can we not fight about it?
If you saw how she told him no
No! Sorry I'm not going out with you
- You would've hit her - Alya, that's not right
He might be a good guy you should give him a chance
I can't get it are you both playing me?
Stop it, please!
Mirna, what did you do for the show?
Didn't you have an interview this week?
Yes, it's tomorrow
I'm all worked up
You shouldn't you'll win, you'll see
They want to ask you a couple of questions
to make sure you did the designs and not someone else
I don't know what I'm sure of...
is that the people applying have better experience for sure
and they are more important and they need a limited number
I don't know if I stand a chance
Do you know the duration of the show?
I mean the period of absence from here
Or how will you proceed?
As I understood it'll be a month and a half
Let's pass the interview and go from there
Why are you scared? If you won't make it no one will
If only others would succeed in life and stop being dumb heads
and seize the opportunity they have
He likes you he has eyes for no one else, fool
Who's he?
Khaled, the maintenance engineer
A gentlemen, polite and well mannered he seems to like Alya
and invited her to have lunch she told him, no!
What do you want me to do? Slap her? Hit her?
Why are you acting like this?
If he likes you, why don't you go out with him?
- Really? Do you think I should? - Yes
I don't know the guy but if he's a gentleman, why not?
If you say so, I'll call him and say yes to the invitation
- Call him now - No, I will do later
No, you'll say you couldn't or you forgot
Call him now
Yes, we can't trust you call him
I have a good feeling about Bassel Hareb
I think he'll take us to another level
It's the first time he works in the Middle East
and the first collection with his signature
- Don't you worry - I'm not worried
Bassel Hareb is costing us a lot
I trust you fully but I need to see some results
Thank you for your trust I won't let you down
Hope so, by the way the lawyer prepared those papers
because we're partners and we have mutual trust
those are some papers to add to the contract
What are those?
What's this?
According to this I have no profits from Dentelle's
No, you don't access profits only during the first year
- Why? - I'll tell you why
Any agreement between two parties
in any partnership, when one partner lends money to the other
he'll get nothing during the first year
until he pays his original debt
The second year he'll get quarter of the profits
The third year third of the profits
The fourth year half the profits and so on
- But this is too much, uncle - True, if you don't trust yourself
Personally, I'm confidant you'll succeed in this
I agree, but according to this I'm almost an employee in Dentelle
- Not a partner - No, I'll get mad at you
What are you saying, uncle? You're the main partner
Look at your position You're the GM
Listen...
Life taught me, Youssef
Business taught me
that any contract between two people
Any two persons open a company together
any partnership isn't valid unless it's signed
we sign the contract and endorse it
because it's about life and death
no one knows what will happen tomorrow
What are you afraid of?
If I'm trusting you with my daughter
Wouldn't I trust you to run the company?
Nadine, I have meetings outdoor today
I need you to handle something I won't be able to do it myself
Of course, go ahead
I want you to make me a dinner reservation for 8 O' clock
There's a new Mexican restaurant that I want to check
I'll send you their Instagram call them and make the reservation
Reservation for two
Thank you
- What's wrong with your face? - A small accident, but I'm fine
- A small accident or a quarrel? - No, it wasn't a quarrel
Fouad, I'm not questioning or asking about it
Whatever you do outside is your own business
If what you're doing outside is affecting your job, I have to intervene
Mr. Amin, it has nothing to do with my work and won't affect it
Take the rest of the day off and tomorrow and the day after
when your face is better you can come back
Ask the doctor for a medical report
or else the days off will be deducted from your salary
Thank you Mr. Amin
Fouad?
What's that? What happened to your face?
- You bumped into a truck? - No, I wish I did
I would've been spared the questioning since morning
- Questioning? - Yes, I just talked to Mr. Amin
He gave me a sick leave until my face is recovered
You seem bothered!
You should be sacked showing up like this
It's a nice suggestion
You can advise the management they will surely agree
if getting sacked will make you happy
I will be happy if you concentrate on working
instead on what will make me comfortable
- You're still working? - See? I'm a dedicated employee
I deserve rewards
We should talk to the HR department and give you a raise
I'm late
I can call them to postpone the reservation for half an hour
Let them postpone it for an hour
I'm going to Achrafieh first and take something
See you tomorrow, thank you
- It smells amazing, let me taste it - Use the small spoon
I know!
Watch out not to burn your tongue
- Do you like it? - Delicious, recipe please
What recipe, Mira?
You're never in the kitchen and don't know how to cook
I don't know how to cook but I'm learning things Youssef likes
- Youssef likes to be late - Artists are late
Youssef is an artist?
No, no, no, darling Youssef is a businessman
He deals with business and figures and so on
Art has its icons
I'm just teasing you
Stop being silly someone's knocking
- Open - I'm answering the door
- Hi love - Hi darling
- You're late, give it to me - Yes, sorry
It was a long meeting and there was traffic jam
It's okay, Bassel is in the kitchen he prepared everything
and was nagging because you're late
- Sit here, if you want - Shall I?
You're late Youssef I'm so sorry, there's WhatsApp
SMS or a mobile
You should know that the food got cold
- We reheated it 3 times for you - Really?
Stop nagging Bassel It's okay
Hello?
Yes
Great, I'll send you tomorrow morning a down payment
Anyway, send me photos on the mobile
and I'll choose
Thank you
Okay, deal
Goodbye
Love, I'm telling you it's the last business call
Let's have a quiet dinner
and then a drink while watching a movie
What about the new action movie that's out recently
You said you don't like action movies
She decided to like everything Youssef likes
I like it but I didn't like the color
You're right, Mirna it's not a very nice one, I'm not sure
By the way, I haven't forgotten your birthday
Since it's Mirna's birthday this weekend, stop eating
Since it's Mirna's birthday this weekend
what about a get away all day long together?
Sure, it's been a long time since we last got out
- I want to go out enjoy sunlight - Stop getting excited
You know I hate celebrating my birthday
- Consider it a normal day - Seriously?
Seriously? No! Whether you like it or not we're celebrating your birthday
There's a new restaurant in Broumana
Nadine was telling me that the prices are good
It's a nice comfy setting we will make a reservation and go
What do you think? Nadine, Nadine?
Mirna? Call me
Okay, but go answer from outside
Stop teasing me I'm in no mood for that
Call me to see if my phone is working
Why wouldn't it be working?
Looks like she's waiting for an important call and he's late
What's wrong?
Today, Jad told me to make a dinner reservation for two
He thanked me and left he stepped out the office alone
So what? Anyone?
There's something you don't know
What?
There's something between Nadine and Jad
It seems there's something you want to tell us about
We're all ears, come on He's a gigolo but he's a sweetheart
Tell us everything all the juicy details
It's happening recently we went out several times
but I like him so much
But he said nothing and I won't for sure
- Now... - Now we didn't understand
He invited you dinner? He invited you and changed his mind?
- He invited you and had a meeting? - No, he didn't invite me
What's this madness?
I thought he was fooling around as usual, and played along
but now I'm not sure if he's still playing or went with another
What if he's teasing you and he's not having dinner?
Or it could be he's going out with someone else
because as she said he promised her nothing
it seems he's having fun with her like with many others
How mean of you
I think he'll call you in a few and ask you to dress up
so he'll pick you up at what time is the dinner?
9, and it's 9:30
He'll call you
Darling, why don't you call the restaurant?
instead of thinking about it
call the restaurant and check if the reservation is still on?
Sorry, I'm a bit late Check if he's there
Hello?
Good evening
There's a reservation under the name of Jad El Bekri
I wanted to check if we can postpone it because...
He's there?
Okay, thank you
- You're so done, sweetie - Told you
I missed you so
- Me more - No, me more
No, me more
How will we handle this?
- What do you mean? - I'm missing you a lot
More than I should
It's a serious problem
True, very serious
- I have a solution - What is it?
Tomorrow is what?
- You still remember? - Of course, and how could I forget?
When I was abroad, I was thinking of how you're spending that day
How are you celebrating it?
Since tomorrow is our first anniversary
from the time you used to have braids and you're young
and can't stay out more than 8 O' clock
- or you'll face problems - True
Tomorrow, you'll tell your uncle
your having a sleep over at the girls'
- And? - I'll handle the rest
- Don't worry - No, I can't
- I'm scared, what if he knows? - You can't be scared
Especially tomorrow you can't feel scared
you should only feel happy
What should I say to the girls? We were supposed to go out
I don't know It's your problem, not mine
Handle it, tomorrow at seven
Wait, where are you going? Let me think
No way, tomorrow at seven be ready
I'm your boss
Good morning can you order a cup of coffee?
Good morning
You have a meeting with Youssef and Bassel
it started half an hour ago
Yes! I totally forgot where are they? In Youssef's office?
Yes
Tell them I'll be there in 15 minutes and get me the coffee
I can't meet them like this
I'm sure you partied late last night
Yes, it was a wonderful evening
We stayed till morning
This is bad, I can't keep looking for you all day long
Haven't you told him that I looked for him yesterday
- and in the morning? - No, he had outdoor meetings
and he just stepped into the office
What's wrong with her?
Youssef, the fabric talks
She tells her own story and what she wants to be
Touch it, don't be scared Youssef touch it
See? The beautiful fabric inspires me
It dictates what it wants to be
It's everything, Youssef
Not like your old sick fabric in the warehouse
- crying for help - I got you
Sorry for being late who's screaming?
No, it's nothing we were talking about fabrics
- Fabric was shouting? - Yes
The fabric in the warehouse was crying for help
because it's old, sick and ugly
While this fabric is breathtaking, fresh
Happy and young
- Hopefully always - He's mocking me
Guys, please let's concentrate
How much do you need from this fabric?
How much does it cost?
I should make a pricelist to order and have the approval
No, Youssef I'm no business man
I'm an artist you should handle this
Mr. Thierry is coming from Paris personally to show me the samples
I'll tell you how much fabric I want and you'll deal with him
I don't care about numbers it's not my thing, Youssef
You choose the fabric and let him send us the pricelist
and delivery dates, that's all
You must meet him personally, Youssef do you know why?
You must meet with him
he's staying for a couple of days in Beirut
- You should set a meeting with him - Bassel is right
If we can get this fabric first and for every season
- it will be very good - I'm right just on this one?
Great, set a meeting with him
If you can postpone it to after the weekend it will be very good
I'll check his schedule and get back to you
- Is he nuts? - I feel he's going to give us...
- unique and out of the box designs - I hope so
or he'll drown us more and we will then be crying
I'm not like you Jad I'm optimistic
You'll see
Isn't it over? I look like a model
For God's sake
You're going to a T.V. interview and not to a funeral
Funeral? I should change the color I'm wearing black
Mirna, you look stunning don't change anything
the clothes, the color you're perfect
Stop being nervous you look gorgeous
I don't want to be nervous my hands are cold
and my heart is beating fast what can I do?
Calm down! You're going to break down before they ask you anything
- What's with you? - You're brilliant
You deserve the best Why don't you trust yourself
- Like we trust you? - Why?
- Take it - I must hide them
before Nadine comes and kills me
I feel so guilty I didn't told her about Youssef
Sit down
Some things are hard to say, Mirna
I wouldn't have known if it wasn't by chance
I won't tell you that I was sad to know
on the contrary, I'm happy you found a shoulder to cry on
But some things in life are hard to tell
even for the closest people to our hearts
- Maybe because we feel it's wrong - No
because our closest friends won't understand us, sometimes
Some things look wrong in reality and logic
but love doesn't acknowledge all that
Adam should hear that
Yes, I'm surprised to say that
although I've heard it from no one
I get patient for saying it
I hope he'll be fine soon and tell you better than that
Have you thought of what to do tomorrow?
I don't know
What shall I do with her? She'll keep nagging
and won't shut up and I don't want to lie
Don't think about it I'll handle her and Nadine
you handle your uncle I don't want you to think of anything
I want you to think how you'll be in the interview
I'm sure that when they will see how intelligent and pretty you are
They'll make you win the show while you're there
Thank you
Next, please
Hello
You want to be a fashion designer
What line you want to follow? And what will you add to this world?
Uncle!
It's beautiful! Thank you
- Do you like it - It's so beautiful
Happy birthday, darling
I'm not the expressive kind of guy
but you know very well what you mean to me
God bless you
I'll let you sleep and rest
- Good night - Good night
Uncle, thank you
No, you're not the first one
My uncle was the first we're living under the same roof
but I assure you that you're the one
that makes me happiest when you wish me happy birthday
I can't get why did he wake me up early on my day off?
- Early? It's 12:30 - So what?
It's my day off I want to sleep and live my life
How can you be that cool?
Come and see the disaster I'm facing
What disaster?
I'm going on a date with Khaled the engineer
I don't know what to do what to wear or how to act
This is a disaster, you dumb?
Wait, I'll have breakfast calm down a bit
I'll help you to style yourself I'll make him attracted to you
If it's up to me I don't want to do anything
but I'm going on a date with him to please you
It's okay, the first time for our sake the second for yours
Yes, I'm going till the end in this
Come on, get dressed
we want to celebrate Mirna's birthday with her uncle
No, our outing has been postponed
- Why? What do you have? - Not me, Mirna
She can't go out some of her relatives came over
and she couldn't but stay with them
- Who? - Her relatives
You know Mirna's relatives like Saed's siblings?
No, I mean how did you know?
She sent me a message how would I know other wise?
Why she sent you a message and not to me?
Seriously, Loulou you're questioning me now?
There's no difference if she sends me or you the message
No, you're her rival
- Shut up - I will
So now we're not going, right?
I'm going to sleep
He's calling me to reconcile
because I showed him the mean me yesterday
- Answer - No, I won't
- Let him keep calling - Answer, he's your boss
He's my boss at work today is my day off
Yes?
Sorry, I forgot
I'll send the email again
Sure, bye
- So? - So?
I forgot to do something at work
- Mrs. Hayat - Two coffee, please
Sure
- Welcome, Ma'am - How are you Sami?
Sit down
Welcome, Mrs. Hayat
I was surprised that you wanted to see me
I know that your daughter works here
Aren't you worried she'll see us together?
I have nothing to worry about
Why did you ask to see me a second time?
I think we have nothing more to say
Isn't it possible that I found your son
and I want to tell you the good news or isn't that good news for you?
Good news? What do you mean? You found him?
What about going straight to the point?
Who's not going straight to the point now?
Listen, Hayat I'll be straight forward with you
I thought about it over and over again
Couldn't believe it
It's impossible to have a son after all these years
who came looking for me
He wants to get to me He wants to see me
Is it possible he wants to see his father before his mother?
Before finding her meet with her and talk to her?
When you find him, ask him
Why was he trying to reach you and not his mother
This could be fine if I believe it or if I'm interested
What do you mean?
There's something not right about this story
I can't accept it
This kid shows up after all these years out of the blue
He wants me and wants to see me, for what?
Why didn't he try to see you first?
If there was a kid to begin with
If you're not imagining this story, for...
For what?
What do I want from you after all these years?
If I wanted anything you're here in Lebanon
If I wanted revenge I would have told your wife
You would see my wife? How nice!
What will you say?
He played me? He fooled me?
He proposed and ran away
He traveled and left me alone
When he knew I was pregnant he didn't ask me to see him again
He asked me to undergo an abortion
Poor you
What are you saying?
What a nice movie!
What if the pregnancy thing was a total lie
so I'll be stuck with you and won't travel?
Do you think I believed that Mounir stood by you and helped you?
Mounir never interfered in such things
You want to convince me that you haven't checked the facts
and made sure they were true?
Even if the kid exists
how can I be sure that he's my son?
Isn't it possible that the son's real dad stood by you till you gave birth
and you're doing all this to make me guilty again?
Make you feel guilty?
You know what? Years passed by
You traveled and came back and you're still an asshole
Not only that, you're worse than before, Sami bey
Years have passed and I haven't seen my son
I think I would rather meet him and see that he's your spitting image