Our love doesn't make you strong?
It does but it's my weakness, too
Great!
"Episode 25"
You were running late so I took the liberty of ordering
Michel said you want to see me
Are you really letting your lawyer talk to me?
I was clear from the beginning
I don't care about money
I want you to admit that I'm your son
I was clear and honest from the very beginning
I told you it won't happen
Stop wasting my time and yours
You're so unfair All those years...
Listen to me
Don't you think your words will touch my heart
So let it go
All I'm going to say is you need to see Micheal
take the money we agreed on and vanish from my life, understood?
What if I take the money and reveal the secret
I'll kill you
Wow, do you care for your reputation?
Or do you care for your family?
By the way, what's more important to you between these two?
Listen, son
it's our last meeting
After this, you'll talk to Micheal
He'll give you a paper you'll sign it
you take the check and disappear completely out of my life
Understood?
I'll sign the paper but if you're buying my silence
how will you buy hers?
- You look so cute - What do you mean?
You look cute when you watch the ladies in the room
I'm looking at their clothes
I'm trying to figure out their personalities
I'll keep an eye on them to see if I was right
What would someone who looks at you say?
- What would he say? - You're so beautiful
- It feels nice - Hi
- Good evening - How are you doing?
- Fine - Hello
Bassel hasn't arrived?
I don't know, I haven't seen him
Bassel isn't coming He said he'll meet us later
Maybe he's having a drink somewhere
I don't think so He would've told me
He's been missing those couple of days
- Are you busy at Dentelle? - No, not really
But maybe because he was abroad
- I didn't get the abroad part - He's saying he has another trip
- Did he find a job abroad? - You and now him? This is too much
There are many like me at Dentelle's but he's unique
Let me set this straight You're unique in every way
Seriously, you got an offer like Bassel, but you turned it down
- Seriously? You're blaming me? - No, he didn't
but I know what happens at Dentelle
I didn't refuse to be part of Dentelle
I said I could do it later
because I'm busy now with my workshop It's time consuming
- Great! - Thanks
Let me bring you some drinks Do you like red or white?
- I'll have like you, red - Red?
Me too, red
Let's take a picture
Come, Mirna Let's have a picture
- What do you want? - Nothing for me
I want for my son who lived in an orphanage
while his sisters were living decently enjoying his money
His money? Seriously? Have you lost your minds?
Let's go, mother. I won't allow anyone to humiliate you
- Please! - Put your hand down
Put your hand down
- What do you mean? - We'll sue you
I'll ask for a DNA test
To hell with your money
Really?
But you have no marriage certificate
no paper to prove that
We will show the judge the letter with your son
and he'll decide if it's worth asking for a DNA test
Listen, I won't do the test no matter what
you got it, both of you?
The money I'm giving you...
is an act of charity, understood?
No, Sami It's not an act of charity
Fouad is the only truth we share
Great, the only truth It's settled then
We'll go to the court
I'm pretty sure the court will condemn you to fraud
Okay, can I talk now?
My mother and I have nothing to lose more than the life we lost
Even if you bribe the judge and put him on your side
I promise you, I'll be more than satisfied
to see you lose your beloved ones
Your wife and family
and of course your elite entourage and reputation at work
I like this scenario far better
More than giving me all the money in the world
or even admitting I'm your son
Paternity can't be bought
But seeing you lose everyone around you
I promise you it'll ease my anger
not only mine but my mother's as well
We came with good intentions and yours are bad
Enough
Listen, Fouad you'll take this check...
Look at me, it'll change your life
When? After you meet Micheal to sign the paper
and you vanish from my life
You and your mother, too
You have two days and two days only
on the third day you'll run out of time, okay?
Doctor, please calm her down She's very nervous
Mrs. Rola, calm down You shouldn't be scared
I've just been inside The surgery is going well
- and everything is fine - Thank you
- Thank God - Instead of staying here
let's go to have coffee in my office
You'll calm down and when the surgery is done
we'll inform you
- Great, no problem - No, thank you
I want to stand by my husband thank you, doctor
Okay, as you like
If you need anything You know how to reach me
- What's wrong with you? - What's wrong?
What's wrong? Haven't you seen how you talked to the man?
You've been mean to him What has he done?
How did I talk to him?
Mirna, I don't know what's happening I'm very nervous
Good morning
Nadine, what should I do so you forgive me?
Nothing
Nothing?
Let's go out to have dinner and talk about it
Do you think I don't care about seeing you pissed off?
No, you don't
You wouldn't have put me to this
You thought I'm stupid and you can play me
- You're not stupid - Yes, I am
Stupid and dumb for trying to change you
but old habits die hard
I'm tired and sick of thinking what I should do
and what I should say so you don't panic and run away
Mirna called me She's dropping by
Welcome, I'm here to have coffee with you and go
It's good she's coming you'll have fun together
She's on her way. She was checking if I need anything before she comes
She's adorable She never comes empty-handed
She's like the daughter I never had
or a daughter in law
I'll introduce you to Mira as soon as possible
But I still don't know what to tell her
Don't worry, love Take your time
It's not your fault You shouldn't pay for that
I'm still shocked, confused and I still can't forgive
If you can't forgive
what about me then?
Why did you endure that much?
Where did you get the patience from?
Why haven't you looked for me?
Or ask about me? Visit me?
They told me I'll put you in great danger
When you grew up and I got better
I knew you're doing well in life
Your dad wouldn't have let me take you
and I couldn't take you from him and offer you a decent life
I didn't have anyone to support me
Had I left, I would've stayed alone
The best solution was to stay where he left me
That place was my home so you live a decent life
I can't forgive
But I'm not sad anymore
I wouldn't dare to dream of sitting with you
I used to think that as I lived alone
I'll die alone
- Hi - Welcome, come in
Had I known you were here I wouldn't have come now
Why? It's not like I'm a monster!
No, it's not what I meant You're with your mother
I would have left you to talk alone and come later on
Come on in She was talking about you
She said that you're like her daughter
Could we be siblings? This is too much
Give me these Come in
- Hello, sweetheart - How are you?
- I'm fine - Look what I got you
Some magazines to read when you're bored
and I'm not here with you
Thank you, dear
- Coffee's ready - No, thank you. I'll pass
I have work and must leave urgently
If you want anything or need anything just give me a call
Thank you You've done a lot
- You haven't stayed long - I'll come back later
Stay if you want I was about to drink coffee and leave
- You'll cheer her up - You spend sometime with your mother
I'll come back later
- Excuse me - Goodbye
- Bye - Goodbye
You used to love her?
We were very young
What about her? Did she love you, too?
- Or it was unrequited love? - No, she loved me, too
- But... - I got the rest
- There you go - Thank you
Take a look
Here you have a bedroom downstairs a kitchen and bathroom
You don't need more than that You'll finish the sailing course
- and then rent a boat - Really?
I never thought it was that simple
It's very simple
You'll get it done soon
Why do you want to rent a sailing boat if you have a yacht?
Sailing boats and yachts are very different
It's like having a pool party or sitting on an island beach
It's different
- Nice to meet you - Thank you, Louay
- Thanks for coming - Goodbye
- Thanks for coming, ma'am - Goodbye
- Goodbye, have a good night
Come on in
He looks like a nice guy
Youssef, we need to talk when they leave
Mira knows nothing I don't want to talk in front of her
- I meant Yara and Louay - What do you want to say?
She wants him he wants her
See what your daughter wants and I'll do it as soon as possible
It will be the last thing to tie me to this house
Youssef, it's not the right time for that
It'll never be a good time
- I want to read the letter - What?
- Hello, Abu Joud - Hello
- What are you having? - Whiskey
Whiskey
- Congratulations - Thank you
I wish you the same
You didn't say it's a bad idea this time
It's bad, but no one believes me so I stopped saying it
- You say it - Say what?
- Your bad experiences - Thanks
- How do you find it, good? - No, my situation is different
You can't take me as an example
Youssef, are you still?
If you don't see marriage a good idea
why are you encouraging your sister?
- It's hell for you now? - Yes, sure it is
- What else? - It can be heaven
with the right person
Seriously, Youssef?
Who didn't think they're getting married to the right person?
- What's the result? - What?
- As you see - What's wrong? You're great!
I don't know why she put up with me
Who? Nadine or your mother?
Both of them
I wonder why my mother put up with me that much
Man, every time she sees him she's a little girl again
She respects him a lot
Hoping he'll come back to his senses and to her
It's disgusting! So damn disgusting
For what?
To show others she's successful?
She has a beautiful family?
- It's not true - Yes, it is
- If it's not, what for then? - She loves him
Because she had eyes for no one else
We're grown ups now We've seen and experienced life
We knew and got sick of everything
Does this still convince you?
Honestly, I do not know if you're being loyal to your thoughts
or you haven't evolved
Jad, my life is a living example of me trying
What would I do more?
So neither of us is happy
No, my situation is different
I had no freedom of choice Why are you living in torture?
Everyone knows how much you love that girl and you're fond of her
Why don't you admit it as if it was wrong?
Because it's wrong It is, Youssef
I just told you how bad it is
and how love kills you from the inside
It's wrong
Understand that it's not true
Yes, love will hurt you and humiliate you
it will make you laugh and cry be happy and sad
Climb mountains and cross oceans
It should be the best moments of your life
because you're with the person you love
Being with your loved one is worth everything
This is what you should know
It's true...
I have some kind of...
feelings for Nadine
Feelings I'm not familiar with
But I don't know why I can't give in
to love, I can't give in to love like both of you
Don't resist it Don't try to be stronger
You'll live something very beautiful
You'll seem like a fish out of water without it
Look at me
Are you still hiding all this inside?
What's wrong with Mira? Why can't you love her?
Her names misses the N letter
- Good morning - Good evening, love
- Really? What time is it? - I'm kidding, but you overslept
I couldn't sleep yesterday after you went to bed
I got up and watched a movie
You should've woken me up
- Why? - I would've stayed up with you
I prepared everything Let's have breakfast
Before that
- I need to talk to you - What's wrong, love?
I'll go straight to the point
There is something I didn't know about before
Mira, my mother got very sick after she gave birth to me
and she was hospitalized
Okay, love May she rest in peace
You must say, God bless
I didn't get it
I'm like you and everyone else
I thought she was... God forbid
Dad lied to all of us and we lived the lie
But the truth was different
Your mother is alive?
- How did you know? - It's a long story
I will tell you about it later
- Do you know where she is? - Yes
She wants to meet you
If you don't want coffee let me offer you some juice
Please, ma'am It's okay, we're fine
Mira insisted on coming immediately
Welcome, sweetheart
What about having lunch together?
Yes, we were going to my parents' Why don't you come along?
No, I didn't sleep well yesterday
I feel exhausted I'll rest in bed today
and sift through the magazines Mirna brought and sleep early
Mirna? Mirna from Dentelle?
Yes, her uncle was... in contact with my mother
What? A lifetime together How didn't they tell you?
Amin didn't tell Mirna
She knew out of the blue just before I did
I've known Amin since I met Mounir
- Really? - Yes, a lifetime together
What have we decided?
Em Youssef, do you want to go out for lunch?
We'll postpone lunch with your parents, Mira
Okay, but tomorrow you'll have lunch with us
- End of discussion - No, I don't want to intrude
- Don't change your plans - Don't worry
Tomorrow, Youssef will wake up and call you
pick you up and we'll have lunch together
Charge your mobile so I can call you
- Don't let the battery die - Okay
I'm charging it
You called me and said you're coming over
I'll call you as soon as I wake up and pick you up
Okay
I'm happy with what you're doing
I want nothing I'm on my way to meet you
Do you know? No need, today Leave the papers on my desk
I'll check them tomorrow
I don't want to do my fashion show in a closed gallery
Look, they all do it
Mirna, you're avoiding it
- What? - The work you must do
- What am I doing? - It's not your job
it's someone else's
You should be responsible of it but not now
Now, you should create your collection work on the concept, style, and models
not where and how you sell the product
I don't have a product to start marketing and advertising it
You're right I'm stalling
- I'm afraid I'm distracting you - No, you're not
I'll leave you for a couple of days I want you to beat your brain out
I want you to come up with a design we can start with
Okay
Thank you
- Hello, good morning - Good morning, love
- We need to talk - Tell me, love
Your dad is alive, too?
I'm sorry, I'm kidding
It's a bad joke, love
Listen, I'm going to pick her up
We will sit down and have lunch and everything will be fine
When we're done I won't ask her to go back home
What do you mean?
It's normal, given the situation
my mother lives with me I can't treat her like guests
Invite her to dine with us and then let her live alone
I'm her son living with her in the same country
Sure, we will treat her very well
but from what I saw I don't think your mother
feels comfortable living with someone else
- What do you mean? - I mean, sweetheart
the woman who refused our invitation to lunch yesterday
and barely accepted to have lunch with us today
won't feel comfortable to live with us
How did you invite her to your parents', yesterday?
What will you say to them? My mother has risen from her grave?
I don't know, love It was a spontaneous invitation
When you looked at me I didn't repeat it
We must figure out a way to tell my parents
they will know sooner or later
It's not your fault So don't be ashamed of it
No, I don't give a damn how to tell your parents or anyone
I don't want this woman who was deprived of her son for years
to live alone and feel lonely
I don't want her to feel that her son doesn't care or ask about her
But forcing something on someone doesn't mean you care
Who told you she won't feel comfortable?
Okay, she's not used to it or to going out
but when she live here it will be different
- It'll be like her home - You said it, like her home
but it will never be her home
I don't know, love I'm scared
- Of what? - I don't know
What if I didn't know how to take care of her?
- I feel she won't be comfortable - Okay, forget it now
We've been talking for an hour
I didn't convince you and neither did you
Goodbye
I miss you, really since you left
- I'm not lying - I know, but...
But, listen...
There's something I can't tell no one but you
About who? My uncle?
No, it has nothing to do with him
- Nadine? - No, Alya
What's with Alya?
You know how much I appreciate Alya, don't you?
- And she does, too - Not anymore
I won't lie, I heard her side of the story
Let me hear your side
No, I won't nag about our quarrel
It's not important
I did mean it's not important
but there's something more serious
I want you to think with me so we know what to do
I have an idea about what you're going to say
I don't think so
You're confirming my suspicions
I wish you felt you love her a long time ago, Saed
- We wouldn't have waited that long - What are we waiting?
- What are you talking about? - What are you talking about?
I'm sure you have no idea what I'm saying
Wait, Alya knows and she is okay with that?
Wait, forget everything and let's start all over
What do you want to say?
- Khaled - What's with Khaled?
- He's married and has 4 kids - What?
I'm telling you
Is he married, or was he married and has 4 kids?
No, he's still married and has 4 kids
What are you saying? How do you know?
I had a bad feeling about him from the start
Do you remember when he disappeared and she was so sad?
She confided in me and I decided to look him up
If he's honest and his dad was really dying
I'll get out of her life
I brought his address and went to the village
I found 4 kids running towards him screaming dad, and kissing him
He also hugged his wife and kissed her, too
Damn him I can't believe
What does he want from Alya? To play her?
Yes, he's an impolite He wants to have fun
What's funny is that Alya doesn't date married men
for gifts and parties...
The best outing for her is a Shawerma and ice cream
What shall we do?
I can't tell Nadine She's stupid. She'll lose it
expose him and break Alya's heart
I've tried to tell her several times
but she can't stand me and won't listen
Is it possible that Alya knows and she's okay with that?
Are you nuts?
You know Alya very well She can't be okay with that
- I thought so - You know what?
We encouraged her
Do you remember the first time she wanted to go out with him?
She didn't even like him
We told her to give him another chance
We were encouraging her to go with him
I can't think about that
I only want her to get out of it without being traumatized
Are you afraid for her?
More than that, right?
It's because of you You should have loved her
You should taste this salad it's my mom's specialty
Let me help you
I sent them to bring it over from home
- She didn't want to teach you? - I didn't try, honestly
Some plates are delicious because they are made for you
If I want to go, buy the vegetables, cut them
wash them and work on them I lose the energy to eat
But I learned to do some recipes for Youssef, things he loves
May you live happy together
Mira's learned how to cook recently
Unfortunately, it's true
Dad used to say that he wants to spoil his girls at home
because when they leave his roof he doesn't know how their life would be
But I'm lucky to be spoiled as if I were under my dad's roof
True, but the real test is when we move to our own house
Or when I purchase the house
I was talking about food that they prepare and send over
Why aren't you eating, mother?
You don't eat much or you didn't like the food?
- Do you want us to go eat out? - Youssef, she'll underestimate me
Never, thank you and your mother so much
but I've been eating small quantities for a while
- Why? - No reason
Maybe due to the weather change
Eat a little bit more to please me
When we finish eating
I'll show you my photos and videos when I was a kid
- Don't you want to? - Sure I do
Come on
- Bon appetit - Thank you. Hi
- Come with me - Where to?
Come on quickly, move
- Hurry up, hurry up - Okay
- What's this? - Sit down
I did
These are your new toys
Let me see
- Seriously? A private lesson? - Exactly!
No seriously? What's this?
As I said, your new toys
On these post-it I want you to write on each of them
a situation, or a trait in those women Whatever comes to your mind
- What do you mean? - Boldy, classy, rebellious
And then we match every word with pictures from the magazines
and hang them there
You'll match each description with the pictures
- And then? - No, we will stop playing
Or do you suddenly become serious and strict and don't want to play?
- What shall I do? - Start playing
Shall I write an adjective here?
- Right - Okay
Happy
- Carry on - Okay, wait. I'm thinking
Elegant
- Shy - Great, carry on
Confident, smart
- strong - No!
You can't describe yourself
I loved the game, by the way
You need to see me serious
- How long have you been in Beirut? - 6 years
Good, and your parents never visited?
As you know, my parents are old and can barely move
I'm asking you because I would love to meet them
There's a great coffee shop nearby they offer excellent coffee
- Do you want to go there? - Okay, let's go
When I was telling Mirna and Rola about your evening with my parents
and how much they liked you
they asked about our plans
So they'll know how to prepare themselves
I told them, nothing since I didn't meet your parents
or your siblings and our parents didn't meet
- What are our plans, Khaled? - To stay together, for sure
Sure, or you wouldn't have proposed
I mean, what are the next steps?
Don't get me wrong I'm not in a hurry
but I need to understand
Give me some time to make sure my dad is fine
When he's good I'll bring him and introduce you
No, no need to bring him here and exhaust him
We can go to see him we can go together
This way, I'll also meet your mother and siblings
There's something I didn't tell you I was afraid you'll get mad
What is it?
My mother wanted to marry me my cousin
but I didn't accept
I'm afraid she might find the subject a bit sensitive
and she might be mean to punish and embarrass me in front of you
Let's not meet them now
We will get engaged and get married and your mom won't come
because of her niece?
Don't think about it Let's go to this coffee shop
They serve excellent food
I'll figure it out You'll be happy. Let's go
Welcome, Nadine You're acting like strangers
Not at all, we're celebrating because he's fine
- Thank you, Nadine - Nothing expresses our happiness
Rola told me you supported her all the way
They all supported me and let me sleep in their house
They wouldn't let me sleep at home
It's when we can take her from you
but we're leaving her during the weekend
What do you want to drink, Nadine? Coffee or tea?
Nothing, I must go home
There shouldn't be much people visiting
When you get back home we will visit you a lot
- Thank you for coming - Don't thank me, recover well
- Thank you, Nadine - Bye
What does she mean by the weekend?
Sometimes, when they used to invite me I got shy to say I want to leave
I used to tell them I'm coming to sleep here
and go sleep at home
You know outings mean money
I would rather not go out
If I would tell them I have no money and I couldn't pay
they would invite me and pay This is the whole story
My love
Auntie Nouhad?