SCENE 1 – BRONX STREET – OUTSIDE THE WAREHOUSE – NIGHT

Antoinette pauses, staring at the sleek white Bentley. The tinted window finishes rolling down and there he is:

KAI “GUBU” DRAKE – caramel skin, full beard, diamond grills shining low-key, wearing a custom platinum chain and a designer suit straight out of Dubai. The glow-up? Dangerous.

KAI (grinning):
“Ten years ago, I had Gubu hoodies in a corner store. Now I fund half the artists on your playlist. Missed me, Queen?”

ANTOINETTE (shocked but cool):
“You look different.”

KAI:
“I am different. But I never forgot the girl who helped me design my first logo… and then ghosted.”

LYRICAL VIPER steps up beside her, protective.

VIPER:
“You got a purpose pullin’ up like a ghost or you just tryna make a scene?”

KAI (eyeing Viper, amused):
“Oh, I’m here for the future, King. Just thought I’d visit my past on the way.”

ANTOINETTE:
“Say what you came to say, Kai.”

KAI:
“I want in. You’re expanding. I’ve got crypto factories, streaming tech, and foreign investors lined up begging for entry. But I don’t trust nobody but you. Let’s join forces. Power couple moves.”

ANTOINETTE (smirks):
“I’m already in a partnership.”

KAI (smiling back):
“Then let me sweeten your options.”

He hands her a flash drive with a lavender gemstone on it—a mirror of her own brand aesthetic.

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SCENE 2 – PRIVATE LOFT – NIGHT

Back at the safe house, Antoinette, Viper, and Remy review Kai’s drive. It includes access to offshore accounts, equity in his newest app “FUBUverse,” and major fashion collabs pending with high-end European houses.

REMY:
“This man leveled all the way up. He’s playin’ chess while Cody and Huwart still stuck in Monopoly.”

VIPER (tight jaw):
“And he still got feelings for you. Don’t act like I don’t see that look.”

ANTOINETTE (cold):
“I’ve been through too many snakes to confuse a memory with a future.”

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SCENE 3 – MEANWHILE: CODY & HUWART – MANHATTAN PENTHOUSE

They watch news footage of Kai’s name trending with rumors of a RealityDundidItAgain collab.

HUWART:
“If she links with him, we’re done. He’s got global pull.”

CODY:
“Then we need to bring out her past. Something worse than a billionaire in a Bentley.”

HUWART:
“You thinking what I’m thinking?”

CODY:
“Time to visit her sister.”

DRAMATIC MUSIC HITS.

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FINAL SCENE – ROOFTOP – NIGHT

Antoinette stands between Kai and Viper, both men staring at her as if she holds their future.

ANTOINETTE (V.O.):
“One man knew my grind. One man knew my soul. And both of them? Still don’t know my next move.”

She looks out at the skyline, phone buzzing. The message reads:

> “We found her. Your sister’s in L.A. — and she’s not alone.”

TO BE CONTINUED…