Empire of Shadows

Cinema Picks

Bound by a deadly pact and entangled in a forbidden love, Amy is the only one who holds the key to unraveling a corrupt empire’s deepest secrets. Every step toward freedom pulls her deeper into a labyrinth of betrayal, passion, and blood-soaked lies—where one wrong move could spark a war, and the man who swore to protect her may be the one to end her life.  #ShortDrama #RomanticDrama #DramaSeries #EngSub #LoveStory #FullEpisode #TrendingNow #MustWatch #PlotTwist #shortfilm #drama #USA #emotional #CinemaPicks

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00:00What the hell were you thinking?

00:03Let me know when you're ready to order.

00:05Yeah!

00:06All of our college friends are going to be here.

00:09You want to embarrass yourself and me?

00:12I can't humiliate you more than you've already done for yourself.

00:15I mean, really, my old Gina?

00:18Everyone already knows that she's trashy, so what does that make you?

00:22Claire, you are my wife.

00:26You're going to come back to me whether you like it or not.

00:30Oh my god.

00:35Is that Dominic Bridges?

00:37The billionaire Dominic Bridges?

00:39I can't believe he's back in the States.

01:00He's so hot!

01:09How do I look?

01:10You look great.

01:11Yeah.

01:12Yeah, I boost.

01:13Right?

01:14Yeah?

01:15Yeah, yeah.

01:16Okay.

01:17Hey, dude.

01:18What's going on?

01:20What's good, brother?

01:21Hey.

01:22Dude, it's been a while.

01:23I figured after I've seen you on Forbes billionaire cover that you wouldn't want to mingle around

01:28with peasants like us.

01:30How you been?

01:31Good.

01:32Good.

01:33Yeah.

01:34I've been good.

01:35How are you?

01:36Oh, I'm doing really good.

01:39Running my own business.

01:40Nothing compared to what you're doing, of course.

01:43So what brought you out?

01:45A woman.

01:47Actually.

01:48Uh, why are you staring at my wife like that?

02:01Why are you staring at my wife like that?

02:07I got you, dude.

02:10Look at your face.

02:12Oh, man.

02:13Half the women in town want to sleep with you.

02:15Why in the hell would you be interested in my wife?

02:19Oh.

02:20Hold on.

02:22Hey.

02:23Hey.

02:24Hello.

02:25Just one second.

02:26I'll be right back.

02:27Let's have a fun night, yeah?

02:41Claire.

02:42Um.

02:43So about last night, I want, um.

02:45A champagne?

02:51Sorry, um, what were you saying?

02:53She still doesn't recognize me?

02:57Nothing.

03:01Uh, you just look different.

03:04Yeah?

03:05Is that, um, a good thing or a bad thing?

03:15Good thing.

03:16Yeah, I just, um, I remember you wore glasses.

03:21Right?

03:23Uh, yeah.

03:24Uh, yeah.

03:25Yeah, no more, um, junky ugly glasses.

03:29Uh, thanks to contacts.

03:30You know, I mean, can't survive without them.

03:32Actually, um, you know, they popped out last night.

03:35It was, it was actually such a disaster.

03:37I...

03:39You are still so beautiful.

03:43I'd say you're handsome, but I actually can't see you without my contacts.

03:48Now it makes sense.

03:51She has no idea it was me last night.

03:53Um...

03:54Oh!

04:00Back alone.

04:02I know him.

04:13Uh.

04:18Are you okay?

04:20Yeah, yeah.

04:21Um, thank you.

04:22Um, I should get back to work.

04:24No, hold on.

04:25Claire.

04:26Um...

04:28You know...

04:29We should...

04:32Hang out.

04:38You, Ian Miles?

04:41Well, just like we did in college.

04:44Yeah, we spent a lot of time together.

04:47Things have changed, Dominic.

04:49Um...

04:52I'm not your best friend's wife anymore.

04:54So I think you two need to hang out without me.

04:57Um, it was good to see you though.

04:59It was really good to see you.

05:02Uh, I'm gonna go.

05:03I'm gonna go.

05:05Yeah, but I don't mean to...

05:06Hey, dude!

05:07Should we call you Mr. Bridges?

05:09Gotta get a fist bump for my old buddy.

05:11Paul and El Marley.

05:12Remember?

05:13Yeah.

05:14Yeah.

05:15Good to see you.

05:16Yeah, yeah.

05:17Absolutely.

05:18Listen.

05:19You're gonna love this.

05:20Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

05:21Aw, that outfit fits her so well.

05:30Okay.

05:31I knew you'd be here.

05:45What's going on, baby?

05:52Ignoring my calls and my texts?

05:54You could break a girl's heart like that.

06:01And you sent those pics to my wife?

06:04Are you out of your goddamn mind?

06:05I was joking.

06:06But since you're free now, we don't have to sneak around anymore.

06:11In fact, you can propose to me at any time.

06:17Propose?

06:19Are you living in a fantasy land, Gina?

06:24Claire is my wife and I'm going to get her back.

06:29Miles!

06:30That bitch needs to die.

06:36Just hearing her name disgusts me.

06:46Gina!

06:47Wonderful, beautiful boss.

06:49What's wrong?

06:50What do you mean?

06:52Nothing's wrong.

06:54Except for that hag.

06:57I'm gonna pull her down off her pedestal.

07:00She's so disgusting.

07:03If I were her, I wouldn't even show my face at this alumni meetup.

07:09Where's our waitress?

07:15Hey, you.

07:16We've been waiting over an hour for our cocktails.

07:20What kind of crappy-ass service is this?

07:22What kind of crappy-ass service is this?

07:25No.

07:26Oh!

07:28You bitch!

07:29You ruined my $10,000 dress!

07:32Fair enough.

07:33You ruined my seven-year marriage.

07:37Let's be realistic.

07:39Your husband dumped you.

07:41No.

07:42How is that supposed to be my fault?

07:43What the fuck, Gina?

07:45You haven't caused enough trouble, you have to come here and make a scene?

07:47Poor little garbage girl.

07:49Is this your knight in shining armor?

07:52It's hilarious.

07:54You were nothing in college, and now you're less than nothing.

07:58Watch your dirty mouth, Gina.

08:01You were always jealous of Claire.

08:03You used to follow her to frat parties and then open your legs for any guy who glanced at her.

08:08Yeah.

08:10You know, I've never knew there were obsessive-compulsive bitches until I met you.

08:15Didn't I kick your ass once in college gym class?

08:17How about a repeat performance right now?

08:20Hey!

08:21Yeah.

08:22No.

08:23You so much as touch her, and I will personally rip off your face and shove it up your surgically-enhanced lunch.

08:28How dare you speak to me like this, waitress?

08:33Um, are you the manager?

08:36This waitress is refusing us service!

08:39This waitress is refusing us service!

08:42Now you're gonna lose your job.

08:45And then you'll lose your garbage house and already lost your husband, so what's left?

08:50How about you buy a pack of razor blades and end it quick?

08:54I'll give them to you as a gift.

08:56Do you want to step outside?

08:59What's going on here?

09:00Are you disrespecting a customer?

09:02No.

09:03She's not even in my section.

09:04Okay.

09:05They came after her.

09:06Stop.

09:07I'm assigning this table to you now, okay?

09:10You'll bring their order, and you'll get it right.

09:13Yes.

09:14I am so sorry, ladies.

09:16She's new.

09:17But I'll make sure she takes care of you now, okay?

09:20Of course.

09:26Okay.

09:28Oh, hey.

09:30It's just in order.

09:32I got this.

09:34You heard your boss.

09:36We're going to require lots of attention now, won't we, girl?

09:39Mm-hmm.

09:41Bring us our cocktails.

09:43We don't have all night.

09:48Your drinks will be out right away.

09:49Hurry up, waitress.

09:52Better run, waitress.

09:56Get going.

09:59If there were any justice in the world, that little bitch would choke on a chicken bone right now.

10:06I'll be all right.

10:08Don't worry.

10:10Here you go, man.

10:12Here.

10:13Here, here, here.

10:14I spent a little dinner here.

10:16I spent a-

10:18Here, here.

10:26Ew.

10:27What kind of cocktail is this?

10:29It's disgusting.

10:31You know what?

10:32That damn bitch!

10:35Stop!

10:39Are you okay?

10:40Yeah, I'm fine.

10:41Dominic, she started it. You know, I would never-

10:45Gina, for once in your life can you shut your fucking mouth!

10:51When we were in college, you were wildly annoying,

10:55and now you're just the fucking bride of Frankenstein.

11:00Nope! Don't say anything. You can go the fuck home.

11:06This is not over. We will settle this in pain.

11:11Do I look worried, Gina?

11:19What are your two little names?

11:21Julie Anderson. Angelica Martinez.

11:24We saw you on the podcast magazine.

11:26I actually saw it first on a nice show.

11:28Oh, what the crap!

11:31I saw the little games that you were trying to play with Gina.

11:34If you ever try to do something like that to my friends again,

11:38I'm going to make your life miserable.

11:40You got me?

11:42Now you two can go home as well.

11:52You okay?

11:56Yeah, yeah, I am now.

11:58Thank you. That was very chivalrous.

12:02Claire, what's wrong?

12:16What's wrong?

12:18Why don't you ask your mistress, Miles?

12:20Hold on. She's not my mistress. It was a mistake, okay?

12:24But we're through now.

12:26But I'll make sure that she never bothers you again.

12:28How about you stop bothering me, Miles?

12:30I have work to do. Thanks.

12:32You know, it's...

12:38It's temporary.

12:42She's just being dramatic.

12:44I'm definitely gonna get her back.

12:50Teach Claire a lesson.

12:52And I'll give you the rest after.

12:54Consider it done, ma'am.

12:56Thank you for giving me a ride.

13:00On top of everything, my car is in the shop, and I don't know how I'm gonna pay for that.

13:08You know Dominic can take his eyes off you all night?

13:14Okay. Dominic is Miles' friend.

13:18Friends take sides in divorces, so I don't trust him for a second.

13:22I have the feeling that he's obsessed with you, Claire.

13:28I think he always was, and maybe that's the reason why he moved back to the States.

13:34Really?

13:35Yes!

13:36Yes!

13:37Yes!

13:38Like a billionaire came back for me? A waitress?

13:41What kind of fairytale is this? Made in Manhattan?

13:43Girl, anything is possible.

13:45Okay, please promise me you won't blow off a billionaire.

13:49For God's sake.

13:52Hey, ladies.

13:57You need a ride.

14:00No, that's what she means.

14:02She does need a ride.

14:04If I drive her, it would just be a really big burden.

14:09Mm-hmm.

14:10You said it was fine.

14:11Go with the nice gentleman, Claire.

14:13And please be sure to undo the handcrafted leather interior and that panoramic moonroof.

14:19Please.

14:20Please.

14:25You know, Maggie was always a little bit eccentric.

14:30In a good way.

14:31I thought billionaires have drivers.

14:36I do have a driver.

14:38Yeah.

14:39He is in the trunk.

14:41Please, come with me.

14:46When was the last time we sat together?

15:00Summer, 2017.

15:01How do you remember that?

15:02I don't think that I could ever forget.

15:10Oh!

15:11Yes, because you were on the soccer team.

15:12And you broke your arm.

15:13And I felt so bad for you.

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