The Billionaire Ex-Wife Episode 1

Episode 1 · 81 episodes · Emily Carter, Ryan, Chloe

Episode 1 recap

Emily Carter graduates from Stanford with her best friend Chloe and classmate Mason. A flashback shows Emily meeting Ryan in a hallway and later marrying him in a chapel. In the present, Emily decorates a birthday cake for Ryan at home. Ryan calls and asks her to wear a red dress to an important dinner. After hanging up, Ryan stays in a hotel bed with Chloe, kissing her and choosing her over Emily.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: Stanford Graduation Day
A reporter interviews Emily Carter on graduation day at Stanford. Chloe pulls Emily away from the microphone so they can take group photos together. They wave across the lawn to their classmate Mason and toss their graduation caps into the sky.
00:45: Hallway Meeting Flashback
In a campus hallway flashback, Emily carries a tall stack of papers. She accidentally bumps into Ryan, who wears glasses. Emily drops her papers onto the floor, and the two look into each other's eyes during the collision.
00:59: Chapel Wedding Vows
Emily and Ryan stand at the altar inside a wedding chapel. They exchange their vows in front of their guests. The couple shares a passionate kiss as the series title appears across the screen.
01:16: Preparing the Birthday Cake
Emily stands in her kitchen and carefully decorates a birthday cake for Ryan. Her phone rings, and Ryan tells her to wear her red dress to a private room upstairs for an important dinner with a guest.
01:45: Betrayal in the Hotel Room
Ryan ends the phone call with Emily from inside a hotel bed. Chloe lies beside him and asks whether he prefers her or Emily. Ryan chooses Chloe, and the two kiss passionately beneath the bed covers.

Key lines from episode 1

“Second floor private room, wear the red dress the one i love, Important guest tonight.”
Ryan · Ryan calls Emily from his hotel bed to tell her about dinner.

“Who do you like more? me or my best friend?”
Chloe · Chloe asks Ryan this question right after he hangs up on Emily.

“Of course it's you, you know me best.”
Ryan · Ryan reassures Chloe in bed before pulling her under the covers.

How episode 1 ends

Emily happily finishes decorating the cake and gets ready for her husband's birthday dinner. Meanwhile, Ryan and Chloe remain together in the hotel room, kissing in bed before the evening event. What will happen when Emily arrives at the private dining room with Ryan's cake in hand?