I was just leaving anyway
So then...
Goodbye
Sorry. Sorry for crashing in on you like that.
You live here. So, now and then that's okay.
Well, when Vanessa is here with you, I'm glad to interrupt
Unfortunately, you're too late for that. She left right after our tutoring session.
Hm, I'm sure not by choice
Excuse me??
Oh, nothing
So then, did you talk things out with Hanna?
Between us there's really nothing left to say
All I mean is, I would be really happy for you guys
And for me. After all, you're my friend and she's my aunt.
I believe, for the next little while, I'm going to think about myself for a change
Thank you, sweetheart
'Sweetheart'?
What is it, sweetheart?
It's not like that bothers me, but... maybe it would be easier for you if you found yourself a girlfriend?
Oohh... that's EXACTLY what a man wants to hear from his fiance
Well now, you allow ME so many liberties, why should I be close-minded?
Well now, then I guess I'll give it some thought
How was your day, sweetheart?
The usual dose of venom from Sylvia Jones
Oh, I'm sorry about that
Me too. Yeah, I had pictured my entry into the Lahnstein Holding somewhat differently.
Dad!
How much?
I don't want money, I want to ask you something important
== Good evening to you, too, Vanessa. == Carla.
Right, Vanessa, that's impolite. You can't just burst in here like this. One doesn't do that!
== I thought I was welcome here at Königsbrunn?? == It's all right, don't worry about it.
After all, your daughter shouldn't be short-changed. Upbringing is important.
Especially with Vanessa
Well, what then?
Okay. My professor Lars Schneider is giving me some tutoring.
But lately he's been so distracted. Whenever I'm trying to study with him, Hanna, his stupid ex, drops in and--
Hanna Novak
Yes
You and Lars, you know each other really well
Can't you tell him, kinda between guys, that he should concentrate on his job?
No!
That is his private business. Ww..what gives you such an idea?
Because I want to pass my tests
I just want you to be proud of me
Hey. Lars is in the shower.
Okay
You of all people are arriving early for tutoring...?
I take my studies seriously
== Or did your Daddy perhaps threaten to block your credit cards, hm? == Think whatever you want.
You're right. Due to the ice cream parlor, it's been weeks since I saw the inside of the university.
Are you at least having fun?
Hmm, not really - not without Alexa
Oh, she should be getting back from her tour soon, shouldn't she?
Not for a while, but maybe I...
Uh, Vanessa? Wouldn't you rather wait here?
Uh, I'm sure Lars won't mind
If you say so. See you later, bye.
What are you doing here?!
Uh... I'm enjoying the view
Out
What?
Out!
'Respect for personal privacy'
We don't get to that till next semester
Fine, then I'll see you in a minute
Ohhh...!
So, let's get started
I think you still weren't clear on options
Right, and we didn't have any more time yesterday
Sorry for throwing you out like that
It's all right. Did you guys at least make up?
Definitely not
She really hurt you badly, didn't she?
I don't get it. You're such a wonderful man.
If I found a boyfriend like you, I would treat him a lot differently
A LOT differently
You have too much imagination!
Hey, I'm your professor, nothing more!
Okay. See you then.
I'm meeting my father this afternoon, and then we'll discuss how we'll proceed regarding you
How many times do I have to tell you? It was not ME who drove up the Gordon Productions stock price.
Only three people knew about that transaction: my father, me, and you
Maybe you were the one who spread the rumor?
Yeah right
I've been a thorn in your side from the beginning. So you're casting suspicion on me in order to get rid of me.
Oh, and cause damage to the company?
Not hardly
But quite obviously you DO let yourself be guided by personal feelings like that
I am not a traitor!!
Ms. Jones, spare yourself the theatrics
You prejudged me from the beginning
Let me put it this way -
Yes, I did in fact have doubts about your loyalty from the beginning
Of course I've also considered other possible ways in which that information could have made it to the stock market
However, you know the results of my investigation
Oh, and uhm...
If I may give you one last, well-meaning piece of advice...
My father, too, prizes people who know when it's time to step down
Wonderful. But I have nothing to feel guilty about.
Mhm, give it some thought anyway
And with that, the Sylvia Jones chapter should be over and done with forever
Oh, I'm sorry, sorry!
I know I'm really late, but naturally Arno wanted to know everything
It's no big deal, not a problem
Carla was kind enough to help me out
Oh, I see, great
Geez, Hanna, I'm really starting to feel guilty, though
You're constantly jumping in here for me, then you give me a trip to Milan...
You're my best friend!
And Florian was really happy about it
How about if I cook for the three of us this evening?
== Yes! == As atonement, so to say. It would be, uhm... homemade gnocchis?
Yes, I won't say no to that!
Sorry, but I have to go back to the office later. But I'd be happy to another time.
Oh, going down. Right, where else.
== Well, if you're coming, get in. == Oh, I'd rather not, your downward trajectory might be contagious!
My God, then don't
So, tell me, are you going to abdicate voluntarily, or are you going to wait until you GET abdicated?
What, how do you know...?
Oh, so then the rumors are true
YOU circulated that information
Oh, please. Me, an insignificant employee...
... tolerated by the family. How am I supposed to have come into possession of such highly explosive information?
By the usual means. Blackmail, threats, whatever.
Oh, I don't resort to YOUR means! Good news simply spreads fast here.
Suspiciously fast
But if you're gambling on getting my position, you'll NEVER succeed
Step down. While you still have a job to step down FROM. May I?
Enjoy the ride
How do you know...?
Of course!
Nothing!
You dirty little rat
Can we go? Or is something else going to occur to you that you absolutely must take care of?
Carla, I told Isabell yes. And furthermore, I can't leave her this messy workplace.
Okay, fine. If it means that much to you, then the three of us will have dinner together tonight, all right?
Thanks, but now I don't feel like it anymore. I don't want you to feel obligated.
Well girls, you can't tear yourselves away
Sure we can. But you can still use a little help, right?
Yeahh. Well, if you guys could prepare these orders for me, before you leave, that would be really nice of you!
Yeah sure, no problem
Hanna, I don't understand you! First you say you want to be with me, and in the very same breath you accept that invitation!
Carla, ever since we got together, I've been turning down Isabell's offers
Our friendship is going to end up on the rocks. I don't want that!
== I know how important the friendship is to you. == Yeah, and despite that you still don't say yes.
I simply don't want to have to keep disguising my feelings in front of others!
You think I enjoy it??
No
I do it too - for you, your family, your friends
For ME there is a lot at stake!
Yes, for me too
Hanna, please, let's not fight. Come on, we'll go somewhere else that's more private, all right?
Sorry
Carla, I LOVE you, and I want to share in your life
It's just really too bad that you don't have any interest in MY life
Hanna?
It's unlocked
Maybe you're right and I really have been too concerned about myself in our relationship
Mhm, and where did this sudden change of heart come from?
A relationship only works when each shares in the other's life
A very intelligent friend once told me
I really would like to get to know Isabell
Even if you have to hide your feelings the whole evening?
If that doesn't bother you?
It does. But the three of us spending the evening together is simply more important to me.
But for now it's still just the two of us
== Without Isabell. == Yeah.
Everything okay with your eye now?
Yes, it seems to be out now
Sorry for being a pest again, but it seemed like everybody paid with bills today, you know?
No problem. Do you have enough coin rolls?
Mhm, yep. I went to the bank today.
All right then....
Isabell?
I... was on the phone with my office earlier
The meeting this evening has been postponed
So, if the invitation is still good...?
Yes, sure, absolutely! I'm glad.
Me too
Well, then we'll see each other tonight
== Bye. == See you later, bye.
I really am glad
So. Have you ever had Hanna's cooking before?
I mean, has she cooked for you? She's really good.
== Oh yeah? == Mhm
Maybe I'll have the pleasure someday
So, do you at least get to see each other often?
Seldom. We're both very tied up professionally.
Yeah, bummer, isn't it? I mean, when something's always interfering.
I...
And Hanna and I, we've really survived a lot of things together
We have. And so many times I've asked for her advice...
Yes, I can well imagine that. Hanna has quite a few qualities.
Yeah right, but... - Here we are...
She always tells me her opinion, even if I don't like hearing it
Yes, and you do the same!
And by now we know everything about each other
Well, almost everything
Mm!...I could do with another glass, girls, what do you say?
Yes!
== Yeah? == Mhm
And it just so happens we have a pub in the house!
Back in a minute
So, is it more or less bearable, or are you just bored?
Ach, not at all
Are you just saying that so you won't spoil my evening?
Oh come now, I wouldn't lie to you!
I find Isabell to be really personable
And I can well understand why the friendship is so important to you
Carla...
... Isabell and I were not always completely candid with each other in the past
We wanted that to never happen again
I see
If I keep on lying to Isabell, it's going to ruin our friendship
You want to tell her about us
Yes
I'm sure she wouldn't say anything
Why are you starting with this again? I have always told you that it has to be this way or not at all.
Have you ever asked yourself what it's like for me?!
Hanna, please!
Carla, you turned my whole life upside down, fine
It took me long enough to figure things out myself. And now I'm supposed to put on an act for my best friend??
If it's any comfort - I know exactly how you feel
I went through the same thing myself!
No. If you really want to know, it isn't any comfort to me.
Then I'm sorry
I can't change my sentiments
I can't change ME
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