[dramatic music playing]
-Come. -See you.
Bravo.
-Are you okay? -Yeah, I'm okay.
Your body language is like…
-[Ebraheem] No one needs to get smashed? -No, he's fine.
-Sure? -[Farhana] I knew he was coming.
But I didn't know he was going to come like this.
Is he your partner in this project?
He also works with GoldPesa.
Heroies, the ex-husband of Farhana, is there.
He's a partner in the company. Of course he will attend the launch.
[Farhana] I'm a bit like-- I get a bit…
I get a bit nervous. Anyway…
-[Danya] What? -You still get nervous?
-Why? -I don't know, babe.
Because it's been a while. I haven't seen him properly, and, like…
[panting] I wasn't expecting this.
Seriously?
I felt that he still has an effect on her.
ZEINA KHOURY
I didn't really understand what got her to be that emotional.
Seeing him flusters her that much?
What was this?
[Farhana] The same thing that is going on for so many years.
He wants Aydin to be okay with his other woman that he's with.
Are you really sitting at the party, talking about something so out of context?
JWANA KARIM
Why do you want to dampen her spirits?
[Farhana] The thing is,
I said to him, "If it was any other girl, I would accept."
Why? What's wrong with that girl?
-There's history. -[Mahira] I see.
-She the reason you divorced? -[Farhana] Yeah.
Aydin once said "mommy" to her when I showed her picture.
-I can't, babe. I freakin' lost it. -[Danya gasps] No!
Aydin has one mother, and that's Farhana, and no one can take her place.
You're crossing the line.
Aydin is my one and only.
I will do anything for Aydin.
I will protect his energy.
But, dear, if he's serious about her, you'll have to eventually introduce him.
No, I will never, Mahira.
[Mahira] I can understand her.
But regardless of whether she was the cause of your divorce or not,
make peace with it. Move on.
Okay, that's it. Hello.
Abort the mission. Don't do anything to the husband.
Farhana husband. Abort mission. Okay, thank you.
-[laughing] -It's heavy. It's not easy.
DUBAI BLING
-[chattering] -[laughing]
[elegant music playing]
-Yeah, exactly. -[laughs]
He needs to know that I'm never gonna let anyone hurt you,
and he needs to understand that you have a back.
That's what he needs to know.
So I'll make it clear to him that you have brothers in Dubai.
-And they're not going to let anyone… -Of course.
When Farhana is with him, she's not herself.
I don't like that situation at all.
I have to talk to Heroies, see what's wrong.
-Yeah. -Let's go.
They want us to speak over there?
[man] We're just having that conversation.
It's not my business what's happening between you and her.
But I just want to know. Was this planned?
You came today to upset her or just happened?
First of all, it's my event, right? So, I am going to be at my event.
For me to do right by Aydin and by Farhana,
I've given her equity in my company,
so I know, whatever it is, if anything happens, she will be okay.
My son's gonna be okay.
But I haven't had the time to speak to her.
The perfect time to catch her is here. Otherwise, where will I catch her?
Me and Farhana, we don't meet. We didn't even speak properly for a while.
It was just all emails.
So, the plan was to go and, uh, well, catch her alone.
And it didn't really happen.
As usual, whatever we spoke about,
she went aside and spoke to her friends about it.
And again, it became a big brouhaha.
Why is Ebraheem always in the middle of every drama?
I just want you to understand her point of view.
Bro, I'm not the villain here. I'm the good guy here.
There's no-- Like, this is not a battle. It's not me versus her.
My intention is to solve the situation.
The last thing I want is Ebraheem and Heroies fighting at my event.
"I don't want any of this happening tonight."
Obviously, I went to see what's happening.
We'll talk about it another day whenever we need to,
but for now, enough.
[Ebraheem] You compromise. She compromises.
-Only one thing I can't compromise with. -Yeah, but they're just dumb reasons.
-What? It's a very valid reason. -[Ebraheem] Tell me the reason.
-I have every right to be angry. Sorry. -What's the reason?
He wants Aydin to accept his girlfriend, who he cheated with me on.
I didn't cheat on you. I never cheated on you.
Stop making shit up.
-Oh God! The whole world knows. -Stop making shit up.
It's a fact! Why he doesn't want to admit it?
He cheated, not one time,
not two times, many times.
Is he trying to protect her?
Why do you have to talk shit, Farhana?
I'm not talking shit. The world knows.
You did. You said I left you for another woman.
-You did. -No, I didn't! Stop lying.
-Oh my God! -[Heroies] I left you for you.
-I left you for the way you behave. -Enough.
Enough.
I feel that Farhana is broken when she's around him.
But what they both don't get
is that their child is getting hurt in the middle.
And that is wrong.
-[Heroies] What's up? -[woman] Hi! You look insane!
Thanks for trying, but it's a waste of time.
-I know you're trying. -I'll keep trying.
I appreciate it. Thanks for trying. It's a waste of time.
Ebraheem takes Farhana as a sister.
I'm going to reach out to him to try and see if they can,
you know, mitigate the situation.
-[crowd chattering] -[woman] Yeah, anything wrong with it?
-[pop music playing] -♪ We're gonna make the floor shake ♪
♪ Until the morning… ♪
[pops]
[laughing]
-[pops] -[screams]
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us today.
We are overwhelmed with excitement at our celebration of GoldPesa.
-[cheering] -Farhana!
Thank you, guys. Thank you, everyone.
Let's get the dinner started,
and then, the after party. Enjoy!
-[hip-hop music playing] -[man singing in Arabic]
[chattering]
[Zeina] We sat down for dinner. Still don't know who sent me the package.
So, I felt it was a good time
for me to ask Ebraheem if he was the one who sent it.
Although, honestly,
I'm not doubting him that much.
Ebraheem.
Did you send me something to my office?
[Zeina] Hmm.
-I received something a bit weird. -What?
Let me see who sent it first, so I know what to make of it.
If I was to bring you something, gift, I'll bring it in person.
Zeina has no idea what she's in for.
When will you come see me at the office?
It's bigger than your last office, right?
[laughing]
-Whenever. Whenever you're free. -Yeah. I would love to.
Zeina is still the same. She hasn't changed.
But I feel that she's at the point where she realized she can't beat me.
I'd like to congratulate her on her new office and pay her a visit.
When I want to come see you, I want to explain to you
the difference between when we're not good and when we are good.
So, inshallah, you will be happy. Don't worry.
I'm happy that we've given each other this chance,
and I would love to get to know you more.
I really appreciated that he showed me a different side
than the Ebraheem that I know.
And I'm sure that Ebraheem was not the one who sent the package.
Guys, can we have everyone here?
We've got the DJ of the year,
my brother, DJ Bliss, in the house!
-[hip-hop music playing] -[singing in Arabic]
[laughing]
[hip-hop music continues]
Last year was a big year for me.
MONA KATTAN
I really worked on creating my own independence
and my own space, my own office.
I had a lot of support from my dad, Daddy Cool,
and it's been a game changer for me.
-[pop music playing] -♪ I took a hard look at who's the boss… ♪
I have an area for product development.
I have my perfume library, which is so important to me.
A wardrobe, a hair wash basin.
The only thing I forgot was the bed. [laughs]
And I wish I put one in there so I could sleep there sometimes.
♪ Take a hard look at who's the boss ♪
[Mahira] Today, I'm going to congratulate Mona on the opening of her new office.
-[knock on door] -Come in!
-Peekaboo! -Hi! Oh my God!
-Hi! -It's so good to see you, gorgeous!
[Mona] Oh, you look amazing! This is gorgeous!
-I'm in love with your office. -Thank you so much, honey.
Thank you so much, sweetheart!
You can see Mona's touch in every single corner.
-[Mona] You look amazing. Beautiful! -[laughing]
[both] Amazing!
[both laughing]
I'm sure everyone is telling you your Arabic is so sweet and cute.
-You have to try and practice a bit more. -I'm shy.
-No. Why would you be shy? -Every time I speak, people laugh at me.
-No. No one laughs. -I swear. Every time.
[both laugh]
Inshallah?
[laughs]
[Mahira] You were at event Farhana.
We were shocked that her ex, Heroies, is in the event,
and he's actually a partner in the, uh, company.
Partnering with your ex, I think, is taking it to the next level.
And the problem is when her ex showed up,
she was still, you know, flustered and tearful,
and about to break down.
I don't think she took the time to heal.
Farhana's problem is she runs away from her emotions.
If you don't face them, how are you living?
You're going to keep running? Then what?
One of the reasons why I've been away for the past few years
was that I'm going through things in my life.
So, I need to take the time to, like, face my fears,
face my feelings.
When I took the decision to get a divorce, I mean, I cried for two weeks nonstop.
I isolated myself.
So, I needed-- not even to give myself time to heal.
I needed to give myself time to understand what I'm going through.
-What helped me was my acting coach. -Really? Wow!
Because for you to act, you have to go back
into the memory of emotions that you have developed over the years.
[Mona] That's super interesting.
-[knock on door] -[Mahira] That sounds like a daddy knock.
-Hello, habibi! Come in. -Hello. Hi!
IBRAHIM KATTAN
My dad has always loved meeting my friends.
He's always like the daddy figure to all of my girlfriends.
[Mahira] How are you doing?
[Mona] He's excited to meet Mahira.
I've told him so much about her, and I'm really excited.
How is it working with Mona?
Well, working with Mona is amazing.
She's wonderful.
She's very… I mean, passionate,
and she pampers me a lot.
-[Mahira] Aw. -Darling.
Daddy Cool really loves coming to work every day,
and it's so important for him to feel like he's a part of something,
and he's so happy.
And it makes me so happy to see him feel excited about a new chapter for him.
I'm thinking of Mona to have a baby.
-Yes. -[laughs]
Oh my God!
-This is my dream. -[laughing]
She loves to work, and she works too much.
Work never ends. We could end, and work remains.
We need to put a priority.
Well, that fist was impressive, I mean…
-No, no, no. This fist means… -[laughing]
There. Okay, fine. That's not the way to convince her.
I have a request. Don't do this thing.
Let her make that decision on her own.
Because already the society
is pressuring us to have kids and to get married.
[Ibrahim] Instead of encouraging her?
Like the Iraqi proverb, "We sought your help, you turned out to Pharaoh"!
[laughing]
There's a lot of pressure still happening, and last year,
I had to remove my fibroids.
So, actually, I can start trying in a while.
[laughs] We'll see.
[Mahira] I can understand Mona's position because I was in her shoes.
I used to do the morning show.
And I always wanted to build my career.
And my show was live. How could I show my belly?
And then I got pregnant.
-It wasn't planned? -It wasn't.
If it was planned, trust me, till today, I would not have gotten a baby.
It actually made me a time management queen.
-I feel I am a time management queen. -I swear.
So, multiply it by ten when you become a mother.
I look at my calendar, honestly speaking,
the whole thing is full from morning to night, every day.
So, like, when am I going to fit in taking care of a baby?
So my whole life revolves around my calendar.
I need to know exactly what I have to do, hour by hour.
So, like, I break it down.
So me and Hassan are trying to work on, like,
aligning our calendars right now.
Because we have very different schedules.
He's on a time zone. I'm in a different time zone.
And I feel like we need to get more to the middle.
I ask some weird things,
but I like him to send me calendar invites for everything.
I really would love for Hassan
to start scheduling date nights in the calendar in advance.
So like, if you give me two weeks, even better,
'cause I like to be prepared for everything.
I don't do anything without a calendar invite.
So I was in your calendar today?
-Of course. [laughs] -Okay.
["It's Showtime" by Photronique playing]
♪ Hey-yo, hey-yo, hello ♪
-♪ YOLO ♪ -♪ Hey, yo, that's all we know ♪
-♪ Hey, yo! ♪ -♪ You only live once ♪
♪ Better turn it, turn it up ♪
♪ It's showtime That's all we know, hey-yo! ♪
[chuffs]
Today, Salem told me that he wants to talk to me.
I said, "Sure. Let's go to the stables."
Ebraheem and I used to be a little bit closer before.
There are some stuff that he does sometimes,
which makes me question what his intentions are.
I didn't get a chance to speak with him,
so, I thought it would be a great chance for me to go up today
and have a chat with Ebraheem, see if he's okay.
Yo!
DJ Bliss!
There was some tension between Marwan and Ebraheem
because of the Besties Café issue.
Every now and then, Marwan would call me.
And so would Ebraheem.
So, I thought this is the perfect chance for me to try to get Ebraheem and Marwan
to talk so that they could let go of any grudges
and start with a clean slate with no animosity between them.
You're always late.
He's learning from Danya.
Huh?
-You're learning from Danya to be late. -Here we go!
-[Ebraheem] We just started. -Here we go.
As soon as I get there, he drops a line that I didn't like.
I'll tell you something about Ebraheem. He has a kind heart, but his tongue… hmm.
[laughing]
[Marwan] That's Ebraheem.
When the words come out,
sometimes they can hurt you, they can cut you.
You have to take everything he says with a pinch of salt.
Well, Marwan, it looks like you're really filled with frustration.
[chuckles]
[Salem] I feel that there's a lot you have to say.
Honestly-- Honestly, Danya is a little upset with Ebraheem.
She said that you called her out in front of the employees
at, uh, Besties Café about being late.
[Ebraheem] She said she comes to the café every day.
She lied in front of the employees. I don't want to teach them about lying.
She's my best friend, but business is business. We have to be straightforward.
But also as soon as you saw us here today, you mentioned it in front of Salem.
Salem has nothing to do with this thing.
Bro, her name is Miss Late. I gave her the title Miss Late.
What's our issue now?
Our issue isn't about what I said or didn't say.
Our issue is you're late. Let's keep things straight.
I was upset, to be honest, because you know you're the mother of all "late."
And you go complain to your husband to create a problem between us?
Don't forget, this is the first time she's getting into this business.
You have to also teach her about a lot of things.
Yeah, but, Marwan, this is only the beginning.
I know what's going to happen later on. So, you need to accept whatever comes.
The picture is clear. You show people, we're besties.
We're happy and so on.
When in the background, something's burning in the kitchen.
Listen, I'll tell you something. Danya is my wife at the end of the day.
So, if something is bothering her
and I need to speak up for her, I will do it.
[Ebraheem] What'll you do about it?
We can't have a serious conversation with Ebraheem.
-No, you can have a serious-- -Cannot!
You cannot win with Ebraheem.
-That's the problem! -[Ebraheem] Exactly!
It's like fighting with a kid.
[ominous sting]
[Salem] You're both dropping hints.
-When I hang out with you, you say stuff. -[Marwan] Hmm.
And when I hang out with him, he says stuff.
-What does he say? -Come on, let it out already. Speak up.
How do I tell you this?
Ebraheem, bottom line, the man is very, very, very frustrated
because his wife hasn't been present.
And he's fed up with you taking up 200% of her time.
-I am taking up her time? -Yes, you are.
You're living your life almost like a bachelor.
What's the point of having a business if it's going to affect your family?
Who said it's affecting my family?
I didn't say it was. I said, "What if?"
Ebraheem is out and about all the time.
I don't think it's good at the beginning of your marriage
to only see your wife once a week.
My wife didn't say anything. She's not complaining.
So, why are you worried about that?
Marwan, you jealous?
Why would I be jealous, Ebraheem?
Sounds like you are.
Ebraheem likes to excel at everything in life.
It's hard to keep up. And I understand it's hard to compete.
I raised the bar very high.
If I were someone else,
I would be jealous of me.
So bottom line. What do you want from Ebraheem?
I need you to just be a little bit more sensitive around Danya.
But also don't forget I'm her husband, and she's got a family at home.
[Ebraheem] DJ Bliss is jealous because I'm close to Danya.
Maybe because Danya, all the time, is like, "Ebraheem! Ebraheem!"
So, he got tired of the name. I don't know.
Honestly, I don't know.
[horse whinnies]
[chuffs]
I told you, but you just don't want to talk.
Don't call me to complain about it again, Marwan.
Really. You need to be honest with him. You need to be crystal clear, Marwan.
I can't say more than that.
No, you still haven't told him anything assertive enough.
Marwan can't get the words out.
And so is Ebraheem.
He's trying to take the subject lightly, jokingly, humorously,
and he's making it more difficult for Marwan.
And I am one million percent sure
that this issue is getting worse and worse,
until Marwan gets so filled with anger,
and one day, he'll just explode in Ebraheem's face.
And that's what I'm afraid of.
-[pop music playing] -♪ We're just gonna crank it up ♪
♪ Party, yeah… ♪
[Farhana] Since LJ couldn't make it to my event,
today, I'm meeting LJ and her girls
for a playdate with Aydin, and I'm so excited,
because we're going to do some painting.
♪ We're just gonna crank it up ♪
-Hi. Give her a hug. -Hi!
-Hi, Aydin! How are you? -Hi.
We missed you!
My daughters, Talia and Lana, are friends with Aydin.
They love spending quality time together,
and they're so cute.
-[laughing] -[chattering]
[Farhana] The kids are having a really, really good time.
Messing themselves with paint.
I'm quite happy and content to see Aydin happy.
He was enjoying the paint. This was like therapy for him.
-How are you feeling? -I'm good. Just, um…
Sometimes, honestly, LJ,
just, like, overwhelmed.
Because of Aydin. He's on the spectrum.
When Aydin was two years old,
we found out that he's on the spectrum.
He's a special boy.
Of course, there are many challenges he faces,
challenges I face as a mom, especially as a single mom.
But he's such an amazing boy.
He's the gift that God has given me.
I've been through a lot of pain in my life, and now,
my, uh, ex-husband Heroies
is creating some really hard problems.
Just so you know, you're an amazing mom.
-[Farhana] Thank you. -Really.
I swear I know. I just go through these emotions sometimes.
-[sniffles] -I know.
-[exhales, sobs] -[Loujain] You're a strong woman.
I really admire you so much, Farhana.
-Come here. -[Farhana sobbing]
Don't cry.
I'm your sister. Whatever you need, I'm here for you, okay?
[Farhana sobbing]
[sniffles] Thank you, LJ.
I'm blessed to have a beautiful boy like Aydin.
No matter what,
I would never want anything else than Aydin.
He's got an amazing memory.
He's a genius.
I'm so happy, and I'm so proud to call him my son.
-Don't cry, Mommy. -I'm not crying. I love you. [sniffles]
Anyway, I'm sad he gets sad, you know?
People need to give me a freaking break.
[sobbing] Like, I'm broken, LJ.
-I know. I know. -It's hard for me.
I swear to God, I'm not joking.
I have my own problems.
I don't need some people, like Zeina and Safa,
come and destroy me
and put me down and make me look like I'm nothing,
'cause I'm just nice to them.
You don't realize how much you inspire people.
I know how much you hustle in life.
Farhana is very dear friend of mine.
She's a single mom. She's a hardworking woman.
I appreciate her friendship with me, and I support her.
I'm telling you this, 'cause I know you so well now.
They always try to do things
where it will affect my collaborations, my work.
-Why? -Okay, I want to ask you something.
Do you think if Safa
is happy in her own life, she will talk about you?
Or she will talk about anyone else?
You know, for the last two years, she's been doing this.
Babe, I know what she's been doing.
She's approaching all the designers you've been talking to.
She's trying to social-climb every single contact you have.
-What does that mean? -But they put me down, put me down.
And then the world thinks she's some big shot,
and me, I'm not-- I'm nothing.
I just want the best for my son.
So, whatever I'm doing, I'm doing it for him.
And I wish the world
can understand this before judging me.
Anyway, I was with Jwana yesterday.
You know, I miss our days.
After I spoke to Jwana to see if I can fix things between her and LJ,
I wanted to talk to LJ as well to see if things can be fixable.
-Is there any way we could fix things up? -[Loujain] But there's nothing to fix.
Me and Jwana, we know each other socially, from a distance.
"Hi-hi." That's it.
We don't have something, like, to talk about.
LJ is lying.
She doesn't want to talk about it, but obviously, they were so close.
I don't have anything against her.
You can hang out with a person for five years,
and then suddenly, that person becomes a stranger.
And there's nothing wrong with that.
What happened between me and Jwana
is not something that I'm interested to even discuss further.
Sometimes being silent is better than words.
-[pop music playing] -♪ Get, get, get, get your ♪
♪ Get, get, get, get Get your hands dirty ♪
♪ Dirty, dirty… ♪
After the GoldPesa event, Heroies asked to see me.
But I don't know the entire story in full.
So, I decided to bring Jwana along,
so that he can't lie to me.
Because she knows the full story.
And she was a witness of what happened to Farhana.
♪ My, oh my, damn, I look fire ♪
[vocalizing]
[music ends]
How's everything?
Well, good. How's everything with you?
Well, I don't know, you're bringing me to talk to someone
who's just waking up now after so many years?
Because Heroies is saying he never cheated.
-He says. -Excuse me.
-Exactly. Right now you're the witness. -Babe…
I'll just-- I'll listen. You don't talk.
-I'm not even going to talk to him. -Don't talk. Just let me listen.
When he comes, I'll turn my back to him.
That story happened several years ago.
And just now he wakes up, he wants to talk or whatever?
No problem. Maybe God finally made him see the light.
So, we will see.
Obviously, Farhana is against, uh, Aydin spending time with my other half.
So that's why I reached out to Ebraheem. And, uh, I'm hoping he can help.
It's not like anyone can force him to see his son or whatever.
-What's up? How are you? -You're good, man?
-Thank you. -No problem.
I met Ebraheem, but there was another lady there.
Yeah. How are you?
-She has no hands? Oh my God. -I don't have hands, no.
She's Farhana's friend. That's why she doesn't want to shake my hand.
But if she thought that made her look cool and made her look good, that's okay.
I don't know if you're looking at me or looking there with your glasses on.
So, you're looking at him. Should I talk to you through him?
Is that a better option, bro?
I have a problem. I can't look at someone I don't like.
I can't. So just say "hi" and sit down.
We came here for Aydin's best interest.
Doesn't look like it. I tried to shake her hand.
There was no best interest for Aydin, was there?
She's hurt? I've never met her. I've met her one time in my life!
What is she hurt about?
She is hurt about what Farhana says.
Obviously, she's going to be affected. She's a woman also.
She has a heart.
-Again, I get that. I get that. -[Ebraheem] She's her friend.
[Jwana] Betrayal feels the worst.
I know the most what he did to Farhana.
He can lie to the whole world, but he can't lie to me.
Farhana says she doesn't want her son
around your girlfriend.
-[Heroies] Mm-hmm. -And I see also your point of view.
How can you spend time with your son,
and you'd to tell your girlfriend to hide in the room?
It doesn't make sense. How many times are you seeing him per week?
Twice a week, but I need to, obviously, get more time to see him a little more.
By yourself or with your girlfriend?
No, I see him by myself.
So why does he want to introduce him to her?
-Why do you want that? -Why would I not want to?
[Ebraheem] His mom said that because she lives a different lifestyle than her.
-She does not want to raise-- -A different lifestyle than her?
Oh my God. Wow. I didn't think that existed.
Farhana decided to be an influencer. I was successful. She wasn't.
I helped out with everything. She started doing well for herself.
Farhana said that you cheated on her with that lady.
You said it didn't happen, and you called her a liar.
Yes, so it didn't happen, but you're hearing stories from Farhana.
The moment when my businesses started failing,
and, uh, money stopped coming into the house,
I think Farhana started to change.
You know, that's okay.
Some people are driven by money. Some people are not.
-You cheated on her anyway. -I didn't.
-You did. -How would you know?
-I was with her. -You were there while I was cheating?
-Yes, yes. You did this-- -I have not cheated.
-You should've got Farhana instead of her. -And he-- And he--
-Same shit. -Hey, hey, hey, hey! You be careful!
-Relax. I'm not talking to you. -You don't talk like this!
-Okay? -Relax. Relax yourself.
Stop trying to be extra.
Ebraheem, I came here for Farhana.
And there he is sitting in front of me--
Quack, quack, quack, quack!
I couldn't hear anything she said.
-I want the details. -Keep talking.
Darling, he threw his son behind him.
He threw his life. He threw everything.
-He just left. -[Heroies] Not true.
I'm doing the best I can for my child.
I would die for him.
I don't just hate him. I'd rather see devils in front of me than him!
I mean, you have the nerve to come sit here and say, "I didn't cheat on her?"
I'm praying, "Please, God, just get me past these few seconds
until he gets out of my face."
[Ebraheem] Defend-- Defend your self.
No, I don't think I need to defend myself.
I wasn't cheating, and I won't keep saying it.
I called Ebraheem up to try and solve this issue.
Instead of solving this issue, that woman turns up out of nowhere
and acts crazy.
See you. Nice meeting you, darling. Ha ha ha!
I hope I never see him again.
I'm here for my child. Not for your bullshit, not for your drama.
Just don't interfere.
That's what we needed.
And you're too cold, to be honest.
Unfortunately, we were unable to resolve the issue,
because the guy got angry and left.
The child is the victim in all this.
Well, and so is the woman, Ebraheem.
Aydin's the victim.
Why does the woman always have to be stripped of her rights?
If the man won't be her rock, then what's the use of his existence?
A man is not someone who comes
and tells you, "I left my wife for another woman."
And I wish every woman would empathize
and never take a man or anything that's not hers.
-["Let's Fly" by Lycie playing] -♪ Let go of my innocence ♪
♪ Man, it's imminent, magnificent ♪
♪ Like an instrument Of control being lost ♪
♪ Look at me, man, I am my own boss ♪
[Mona] I'm getting ready for my nighttime routine,
which I have in my calendar.
Every single night, it's on repeat.
So, my nighttime routine consists of
showering, praying,
skincare, supplements, message my mom, message my dad,
close my curtains all the way,
set the AC to 18 degrees,
set my alarm.
Like, everything is there!
Is that crazy? [chuckles]
Does anybody else here do that? Please, somebody? [laughs]
-[man] No. -Nobody?
[Hassan] Where are you, honey? I'm having dinner. Can you come down?
[Mona] I don't like going outside my schedule.
Like, it gives me anxiety.
So, I can come down for five minutes,
but I cannot stay longer than that.
-Hi, baby. -Hey, marshmallow.
-Hey, my life. How are you? -How are you doing, my love?
-Bon appétit. Mm! Love you. -Thank you.
Eat with me.
I can't, baby. It's late.
It's past my dinnertime.
I have dinner every night on my own.
HASSAN ELAMIN
And the reason is Mona's dinner is at 5:30 p.m.
Like, the sun is still out.
I only have five minutes, baby. So…
-According to who? -According to my calendar.
And your calendar says you have five minutes left?
I'm actually behind schedule right now, so I have to, like, hurry it up.
-Can I see your calendar? -No.
-You're making fun of me. -Let me see.
-I'm not making fun. No, I'm just curious. -You're making fun of me.
Okay then, you can see it. [laughs]
-[laughs] -Why are you laughing?
You put the fact that you're breathing in here. [laughing]
Give me my phone.
Who forgets to go to bed? You know?
But I think it's now gotten to the stage where it's a little bit too much. [laughs]
I want to go out with you more
and spend more time with you.
-Every single day. -I love that.
Do you want to go out for dinner tomorrow?
Tomorrow?
Tomorrow, I can't.
-Why? -'Cause I have an appointment.
-Well, the day after? -I can't.
[sighs]
Yeah. I don't do last-minute invites. I'm sorry.
[chuckles] Never.
We got to work on that schedule.
Yeah, I agree. We need to put more dates in.
[Hassan] She wants more date nights,
but every single minute in her schedule is full up.
I think we've got to meet somewhere halfway,
more like 80% towards me.
I'll do 24 hours before. [laughs]
At least, give me three days.
-The bare minimum. -Three days?
For everybody else, I usually say two weeks, three weeks,
but for you, two, three days.
I feel like, when a man plans a date night,
in advance… [laughs]
…for me,
it just makes you feel so, like, you don't have to think of everything.
I have a lot of responsibility at work.
So, if we could plan things,
I feel like I could be more in the flow.
Yeah, more into my feminine energy.
I do have to go, baby. I'm really behind schedule.
I have to get ready for bed. I love you.
I don't think I can force Hassan to become like me,
but we need to meet in the middle.
I would just have to adjust my calendar,
which is difficult, but possible.
And I would do it for the right reasons.
-[hip-hop music playing] -[rapping in Arabic]
Today, I will visit Zeina personally and congratulate her on the office.
I have a surprise for her, but I'm not sure if she's going to like it.
Just like I told her before,
"One day, you will work for me."
I always say to my employees…
I'm not your employee.
You're not my employee, but maybe one day, you'll be.
-Hi! -[Safa] Hi!
-[Ebraheem] What are you doing here? -[Safa] I work here.
[Ebraheem] What, a secretary?
No, I am selling hundred-million-dollar houses.
-Have you come to see Zeina? -[laughs] Yes.
She's just there.
[hip-hop music continues]
The time when I had a problem with Zeina,
she started I Am The Company at my expense.
I decided to acquire the rights of this trademark
in Britain and Europe.
She's not allowed to use the name "I Am The Company"
because the owner is Ebraheem.
Surprise for my good friend Zeina in her new office.
-Hello. -[Ebraheem] Hello.
-Surprise. Surprise. How are you? -How are you?
-I'm fine, thanks. -Nice to have you.
I'm happy with the new Ebraheem.
He came with good intentions.
Please, can we have a black coffee for Mr. Ebraheem Al Samadi?
I don't know if I can trust you around coffee, but that's okay.
-Bring it, bring it. -It wasn't me.
That was someone else.
Zeina is silly.
She has no idea what's in store for her and what's coming her way.
How's work? How's everything?
-It's hectic. You know how it is. -Yeah.
You have more than one business and at some point,
it's hard to juggle between them.
-How is Besties? -Thank God, it's good.
So, this is the first time you work with a partner?
-First time in my life. -[Zeina] Yeah. And?
-It's okay. It has ups and downs. -Hmm.
Simple issues. You know, being late and so on.
-Not so serious things. -Late?
-You know Danya. She comes late. -[Zeina] Yeah, okay.
We were supposed to meet one time. She comes an hour late.
Seriously?
Your café is called "Besties."
Already you're stabbing your bestie in the back?
I want to show you the hoodie that I received.
-The one you told me about? -Who did this? I'm sure it wasn't you.
There.
Turn it around.
-[chuckles] -Something you would do, right?
I saw it. I said, "This is so like Ebraheem!"
It's not me. It's my legal team. [chuckles]
Seriously?
I am the sender of the package.
Let's just say it's a trailer for what's coming to her.
-This is just for entertainment purposes. -Ah, you sent it?
Yeah, yeah. Well, my team did.
Something's not right about Ebraheem.
Oh my God! I'll never in my life see the end of it with you!
I will not let him get what he wants.
He came to provoke me? Tough luck.
[sighs] So I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want first?
Good news. After the bad news, we might not be sitting together.
[groans] I prefer to start with the bad.
-So that the good will cover the bad. -Go ahead.
-This'll make it even. -We'll see.
My team, on my behalf, has taken measures.
The measures they've taken…
They registered I Am The Company's trademark
in the United Kingdom and in Europe.
So, currently, the rightful owner of I Am The Company is me.
Now, you work for me.
[exhales]
The very evil move.
That's not cleverness. That's evil.
And then?
Now, this is something that's happened when I was not talking to you.
I mean, this is something when I was upset.
Happened then.
Zeina's system, brain, gave… a system error. Crashing.
So, for me, at that moment,
my level of happiness was all the way up.
But, however, you didn't ask me what's the good news.
What's the good news?
This is the good news, a transfer paper.
[chuckles]
To put it into your name. [chuckles]
Ebraheem with Zeina,
obsession 101.
I live in Ebraheem's head, rent-free,
24/7.
Your friendship to me means more than any paper or any document.
So, as my duty that I gift you.
I just want for Zeina
whenever she hears the name "Ebraheem,"
she snaps, "Where is he?"
-Just freak out. -Um…
I know the old Zeina
would've been triggered by this,
but after I decided to open a page,
I would consider this one of the best gifts
I would be receiving
as a good luck for my company.
If I hadn't controlled my temper, it would've been very likely for things
to escalate between me and Ebraheem fast.
So, is this mine now?
I wanted to know exactly what was going on in that cabin.
What's happening here?
He registered the trademark of I Am The Company in his name.
-What?! -[laughs]
What?!
Wow.
What was the point of it?
Like, what message was he trying to pull across?
But what made you decide to do that?
Because I wanted to teach her a lesson. Okay?
-I am the company. -[Ebraheem] I am the company!
Whether it's trademarked or not…
-I am the company. Don't forget. -…I am the company.
At this point, Ebraheem is back to being on probation.
I want to check if the brand is registered in the UK
in Ebraheem's name.
And as they say, follow the liar to the house door.
[Ebraheem] Congratulations, again.
Yeah, but you took the papers. What do I do about that?
-Don't worry. -You took them.
-We'll fill the papers. Don't worry. -[laughs]
I gifted Zeina the trademark.
But I will keep the papers with me,
until I see whether she deserves this gift or not.
[Mahira] Today, Farhana is coming over to my place.
And since she's interested in acting,
I decided to introduce her to my acting coach.
Oh!
I think Farhana has a lot of emotions that she needs to face.
She needs to start her healing journey.
-Today, I got you an acting coach. -Yay!
So, his name is Tanvir.
I have to warn you. It is a lot of hard work.
It can be very therapeutic.
I need this therapy.
I used to run away a lot from my problems.
But I think you're still running away.
Farhana isn't confronting her problems.
And I've been through what Farhana is going through.
When I first considered divorce, it was very hard and very painful.
But it's a reality.
It's nothing you can run away from.
Honestly, now I have really healed myself.
But I saw you the other day. You still get flustered by your ex.
He should have, like, zero impact on you. Zero by now.
Yeah, because we don't really meet that much and then…
Even better!
…when I see him after long, I get anxiety.
-I get nervous. -Why?
I don't know.
After a very long time, I saw him in an event, so it was…
It was quite overwhelming, I must say.
What are you going to do if he decides to marry this woman?
She's in his house. They're living together.
Okay, then, he will make other plans to meet Aydin.
Aydin will not stay in that house with the two of them.
Sorry. I will not allow it.
Mahira, I have no issues if it was anyone else.
But there's a lot of emotional heartbreak involved in this situation.
No, no. This is not happening. I will not let this happen.
-[knock on door] -Hello!
[Tanvir] Peace be upon you.
And upon you too!
-How are you? -[Tanvir] Mahira.
-I'm Farhana. -Farhana.
-My friend. -Mahira.
-So good to see you again. -Pleasure seeing you!
[Mahira] All right!
My good friend Farhana wants to join the acting community.
And I really, really think that she needs to do this.
-Shall we jump into it? -[Mahira] Let's go. Let's go.
We need to trigger an emotion of anger. Fair enough?
Anyone in your life,
who insulted you, put you down.
Farhana, I am that guy.
The line is, "I have to kill you. I don't have an option."
Go for it.
I have no option! I have to kill you!
More.
I have no option! I have to kill you!
Good.
I realized it's the hardest thing to do,
because I was thinking of people who tried to put me down.
That emotions were real.
Go for it.
How dare you! I have no option! I have to kill you!
And now, I'm scared.
[laughing]
I probably look mad saying these lines, but it's okay.
I was learning. I was doing acting class. So don't judge. [laughs]
[Tanvir] Now I want to trigger the emotion
by having an imagination.
Our mothers are the most important thing for us.
But nothing is permanent in this world.
I want you to imagine
a lifeless body
of your mother
in front of your eyes.
This is the time
when your mother is not going to complain you
that you don't talk to her, you don't call her.
[voice breaks] I want you to kiss her hand.
We need to stop.
Mm-mm. I know where this is going, and I don't like where it's going.
[Tanvir] Mahira, look at me. Look at me.
Let me continue for a while. It's good for us.
This is the last moment.
After this moment, you will never be able to see the face of your mother, Mahira.
So sorry.
-[sobbing] -[Tanvir] Mom, I'm sorry.
-Say it! -[sobbing]
No, Farhana, don't hide the face.
This is the last moment. You're not going to see the face of your mother.
[sobbing]
[inhales deeply]
It's something I think about every day.
And the problem is you know it's going to happen.
And there's nothing you can do about it.
Stop! Now, look at me! Hello!
Baba, your mother is there now! [chuckles]
I think it's definitely a good therapy for me.
It took me from anxiety, the pain.
I feel everybody has to go through this exercise,
so that they realize the value of the people they don't value.
Honestly, this has been the best thing that I did in the last few weeks.
I needed this so badly.
I'm so happy that we reconnected, and we got this done.
[in Arabic and English] I hope that today's session will help Farhana
to deal with her emotions head on.
[in English] Stop running away.
Healing is not linear. It's messy.
-[hip-hop music playing] -[vocalizing]
Safa and I, we planned a gathering with Jwana and Danya,
to catch up on everything that's happening.
Also, I need to know why there is a tension between Jwana and LJ.
So did you close that deal?
It went well, actually. We went to see the house, yeah.
♪ Talk is cheap, baby ♪
♪ I'll show you the money If you wanna have some fun… ♪
[Zeina] Hi, girls!
Look at you!
♪ You know we not gonna… ♪
-I'm sure you missed me, right? -[Zeina] Of course!
♪ We got one life So we not gonna waste it ♪
♪ Living large Like the rich and the famous… ♪
-Hello! -Here comes the diva!
[Danya] Hi! How are you?
[Jwana] We came to gossip about you.
-So it seems. -I'm just saying, you know?
-We missed our chance. -[laughing]
Ever since Danya and I made up, there was no more tension between us.
We're okay. We're fine.
-Like this. -Safa, tell us what's tomorrow.
Tomorrow is, um…
-A ceremony. -What type of ceremony?
-[Jwana] We want to know the theme. -It has to be black.
[Safa] Last year, I got my push present. My new car.
Fahad wants to get rid of the Lambo.
As someone who's quite materialistic,
I find it really hard because I attach to things.
So, I'm bidding farewell for my beloved Lamborghini.
By the way, I started working with her at the office.
-Really? Wow! -[Jwana] Wow!
I was excited. I thought we'd be like Farha and Marha in the office.
But no, it's crazy. She's so short-tempered with me.
I didn't expect Safa to ever work in her life.
You know, maybe me and Ebraheem inspired them, because we're the besties,
and we work together.
I like that dynamic.
I wouldn't last. Do you have vacancies at Besties Café?
[laughing]
We're full right now! [laughs]
I'm making so much money for her, and she's still complaining. Anyway…
-We saw Ebraheem. -Oh, yeah?
[Zeina] Hmm.
And he came to Zeina's office.
He went to your office again? He really likes offices!
[laughing]
He came to congratulate me at the office.
Then, I've decided to show him
the package with the hoodie that was delivered to my office.
I thought that he would help me to figure out who.
Then, he said, "It wasn't me."
"It was actually my legal team."
Very creative. Very creative, Ebraheem. [chuckles]
He asked his legal team to create a trademark
for the name of "I Am The Company" in the UK.
And he had some not so good intentions in the beginning.
But now that we are…
-Like, friends. -…on good terms,
he would like to gift it to me.
Oh!
-[Danya] That's nice. -Well, that's Ebraheem.
That was a mean prank, honestly.
I mean, messing with someone's livelihood isn't nice.
-Did you know about it? -[Jwana laughs]
-About what? -About the trademark?
Um…
-Your idea. -No, it's not my idea.
-But I knew about it. He told me. -You filled the form.
I swear I didn't. He told me about it though, as I said.
But initially, I don't think he had good intentions when he got it.
But it's good that he came and told you the truth.
He was honest about it.
[Zeina] Ebraheem still hasn't given me the registration papers.
At this stage, I am not sure of his intentions,
and I need to investigate
to make sure that the brand is registered in Ebraheem's name.
-How are the Besties? -Thank God, it's good.
How is it working with Ebraheem?
I love working with him. I learn a lot from him.
Ebraheem said that you always come late.
Did I just hear what she just said?
He said that you're not being serious about it.
-So… -You're not serious?
I'm surprised that he told you guys. That was a discussion that me and him had.
You know how he is. He talks. He's a gossip.
A gossip or a backbiter?
A bit of both.
[laughing]
I don't know why he felt that comfortable to talk about me to them.
That is so not cool, and I'm not okay with it.
I have to talk to him about this,
because I'm so disappointed.
[Jwana] And I encourage you to end that partnership.
If we ever feel that it's getting out of hand
and it's ruining our friendship, then we'll sell it, for sure.
Talking about ruined friendships.
Uh-oh. Who? No one at this table, I hope.
There's someone who stopped showing up.
-Uh… who? -LJ hasn't been showing up.
It's time for me to know
what caused this problem between Jwana and LJ.
I want to know who are the people that are surrounding me.
The two of you, there's a problem with you and LJ?
Because she's avoiding you. I mean, everywhere we go.
-I feel that-- -That's because I'm scary.
Well, there is a problem between me and Loujain.
But it's hard for me to talk about it.
Were you close friends, you and LJ?
Her two girls, I swear, they used to be so dear to my heart.
-LJ's kids? -Yeah.
They used to sleep next to me in my bed.
They used to spend so much time with me,
that they used to call my ex-husband "Daddy."
-So, you let her into your home. -[Jwana] Of course, darling!
I mean, anything that-- Anyway, whatever.
-[Safa] Were you hurt? -It's okay.
She wasn't just a friend. She was more than that, to be honest.
And now, she's dead to me.
Her presence doesn't matter anymore.
-What do you want to say? -I heard that there's a man involved.
[Zeina] And she crossed a red line.
[Danya] There's something to say, but you're not saying it.
No one takes anything from me. Rightfully or otherwise.
End of story.
Betrayal isn't limited to marriage.
Betrayal can also happen in friendship.
It causes a wound.
And that wound, uh, can't be fixed.
[dramatic music playing]