Until Fate Gave Us a Second Chance is a heartfelt romantic drama about lost love, regret, and the unexpected opportunity to begin again. Once deeply in love, the protagonists were separated by misunderstandings, timing, and painful choices that neither of them could undo.
Years later, destiny brings them back into each other’s lives when they least expect it. Old memories resurface, unresolved feelings return, and both must confront the past they once tried to leave behind.
As they navigate forgiveness, growth, and the possibility of rebuilding what was lost, they begin to realize that some love stories are meant to continue. Until Fate Gave Us a Second Chance is a touching story about destiny, healing, and the courage to love again.
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Years later, destiny brings them back into each other’s lives when they least expect it. Old memories resurface, unresolved feelings return, and both must confront the past they once tried to leave behind.
As they navigate forgiveness, growth, and the possibility of rebuilding what was lost, they begin to realize that some love stories are meant to continue. Until Fate Gave Us a Second Chance is a touching story about destiny, healing, and the courage to love again.
#untilfategaveusasecondchance #secondchancelove #romanticdrama #destinyandlove #lostlove #reunitedhearts #emotionalromance #lovestory #fatebringsusback #heartfeltstory
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00:01I am a model.
00:02Well, a different kind.
00:04In this line of work, most of us have sugar daddies.
00:08They usually hop from one to another.
00:11I have one too.
00:12His name is Jacob Griffin Wood.
00:15Come to think of it, it's been almost a year since we met.
00:19Our contract expires in six months.
00:24By industry rules, we need to decide whether to renew or part ways.
00:28After all, youth is my only asset.
00:29A good sugar daddy is hard to find.
00:31If we don't renew, I'll have to find someone new.
00:34Honestly, I'm happy with Jacob.
00:37If he wants to stay together, I'll celebrate with champagne.
00:40However, knowing Jacob is hard to say.
00:43He's just too attractive.
00:45When a man is this rich and powerful, people flock to him in droves.
00:49I can charm Jacob all I want.
00:51Alas, I've reached my body's limit.
00:53Over the year, we've tried everything in bed.
00:56Jacob isn't interested in me anymore.
00:58He gave me a mountain villa that's almost five, three hundred square feet.
01:02His previous lovers lived there too.
01:04I don't know how many there were, but the thought of leaving in two weeks makes me depressed.
01:08Late at night, Mary Atkins, the maid, wakes me.
01:12She says,
01:12Jacob is here.
01:14I have to go serve him.
01:15This life isn't as easy as it looks.
01:17I have to do so much.
01:19You need charm and a lot of luck.
01:23With a bad sugar daddy, you lose your money and your health.
01:26I've been a model for three years.
01:29Some of my colleagues have to wear diapers now.
01:31I'm one of the lucky ones.
01:33Jacob's only flaw is how he treats me in the bedroom.
01:36But he's generous.
01:37I rush downstairs in a robe.
01:39Jacob is passed out on the couch.
01:42He reeks of alcohol.
01:44Mary hands me some honey tea.
01:45I hold it to his lips lovingly.
01:48I coo.
01:48Have some tea, Mr. Wood.
01:50He's surnamed Griffin Wood.
01:52But he has a quirk.
01:54He hates his last name.
01:55I'm a woman with no education.
01:57I didn't know compound surnames exist.
02:00That's how I caught his eye.
02:02He says when people call him Mr. Griffin Wood out of respect, he just wants to slap them.
02:08Jacob takes a sip and frowns.
02:11I quickly pull the cup away.
02:12The smell of booze and perfume makes my stomach turn.
02:16Still, I strip him down and fetch a basin of warm water.
02:20I wash him with a straight face.
02:22Jacob is still conscious.
02:24He moves his limbs for me.
02:26Georgia, how long has it been?
02:28Almost a year.
02:29Mr. Wood.
02:30Jacob nods.
02:31The contract's up soon, right?
02:33My heart skips a beat.
02:34He wants to talk about it now.
02:36If the renewal is a no-go, I wonder how much I'll get.
02:39Jacob is a generous man.
02:41If the payout is big enough, I'll quit being a model.
02:44But he doesn't say another word.
02:46I wait for him to speak, but he's already fallen asleep.
02:49The next day, Alice Lane invites me to the salon.
02:53As a kid, I never thought I'd visit a place like this so often.
02:57Models are competitive.
02:59We earn a lot, but we spend a lot.
03:02New girls are always joining.
03:04As I get older, maintenance costs more.
03:08I get the full head-to-toe package.
03:10I spend thousands every visit.
03:11I spend a ton at the salon.
03:13Once I spent $200,000 on a package.
03:16I was heartbroken that day.
03:17Then again, it was worth it.
03:20Jacob couldn't resist me at all.
03:21That's rare for him.
03:22His self-control is insane.
03:25I give it my all in bed, but he always holds back at the last second.
03:29And Alice asks about my future.
03:31She knows a decent sugar daddy in high society.
03:34But she offers to take me to meet him.
03:37I turn her down.
03:39Although the renewal might not happen, I'm still within the contracted period.
03:43Looking for a new daddy in secret is a death wish.
03:46I wonder who's lucky enough to become Jacob's next lover.
03:50Alice sounds jealous.
03:51No idea, I snap back.
03:54Jacob hates being speculated.
03:56But guessing, client thoughts is habitual.
04:00This past year, Jacob has had many playthings.
04:03Men or women.
04:04Sugar daddies care not about genders.
04:07As long as they're happy, the models get paid.
04:10Jacob used to be passionate, but now he's just cold.
04:13The honeymoon phase is over.
04:15He's lost interest in me.
04:17He'll likely replace me next year.
04:19Mid-facial, Jacob calls me.
04:22He gives me an address and tells me to get there now.
04:24It's a private estate.
04:26Members only.
04:27Very discreet.
04:28I know what's coming.
04:30When I arrive, Jacob is with clients from Halmion.
04:33I'm there to entertain them in alternative ways.
04:36This is my job.
04:38I'm in my element.
04:40I drink and flirt with the clients.
04:43The party is getting wild.
04:45One client hands me his card.
04:47He tells me he likes me right in front of Jacob.
04:50I glance at Jacob, trying to gauge his reaction.
04:53But I can never guess what he's thinking or how he's feeling.
04:57I'm not that smart, but I am cautious.
05:00I won't do anything to upset him, not right in front of him.
05:04I turn the client down, tactfully.
05:06I even tell him I belong to Jacob.
05:09Everyone is amused by that.
05:10Everyone except Jacob.
05:12He just sits there, nonchalant, watching me with those mysterious eyes.
05:17I just give him a bright smile.
05:19When the first party ends, the night is actually just beginning.
05:23Everyone moves on.
05:24In the private room, the table is covered in pricey booze.
05:28Soon, a group of young people is led in.
05:31Like products on a shelf, they waited to be picked out.
05:34I spot a few fresh faces.
05:37In this business, you need sharp eyes.
05:40I can tell who's truly young at a glance.
05:43Jacob draws out lazily.
05:45The fresh one can stay.
05:47I'm instantly on guard.
05:48Shady tricks don't scare me.
05:50But I can never win against age.
05:52My purity is a facade.
05:53That girl is the real deal.
05:55Is this your first?
05:56Jacob asks.
05:57She nods, looking anxious.
05:59She tries to serve him a drink, but she's so nervous, she spills it.
06:03Jacob isn't even angry.
06:05He shoots me a look.
06:06I knew it.
06:07I'm the one who has to clean up.
06:09As for the entertainment, the newbie can handle that.
06:12I keep an eye on everything.
06:13I boost the mood with drinks and song.
06:16I'll dance too if they want.
06:17I hear Jacob talking to that girl in that languid tone of his.
06:21He asks her name and her age.
06:23She's Mila Jones, 18, and from some far off coastal town.
06:26Her family is sick and she's broke.
06:28That poor me story is so overused.
06:30It's so cliche, I never used it.
06:33When Jacob asked why I do this, I said I was lazy and hated working.
06:37I thought being honest was refreshing, and that was why he liked me.
06:41But apparently, he believes Mila.
06:44He even pulls out his checkbook and writes her a check.
06:47I'm stunned.
06:48I didn't know pity was so effective.
06:50He could have just said he wanted sad.
06:52In school, my grades were great.
06:55I was an essayist.
06:56Making up sad stories is easy for me.
06:59It's already 3am by the time the party is over.
07:02Jacob has already left with Mila.
07:04At least he remembered me.
07:06He got me a ride home, as a reward for my work tonight.
07:09The AC in the car is perfect, but I overdrank.
07:14I'm warmer than usual.
07:15I try to hold it together, but I can't.
07:19I stop the car.
07:20I'm out before he stops.
07:22I cling to a trash can and wretch.
07:24One year with Jacob, and my alcohol tolerance has dropped.
07:27After only 8 bottles of mixed red and white wine tonight, I've reached my limit.
07:30The driver kindly gets out and hands me some tissues.
07:33The bile I'm throwing up fills my mouth with bitterness.
07:36I awkwardly thank the driver.
07:38Are you okay?
07:39Should I take you to the hospital?
07:41It's okay.
07:42I wave it off.
07:43I'm fine.
07:44I know my body.
07:45I've gotten drunk like this before.
07:46I'm not that delicate.
07:47I force myself to head home.
07:49My brain feels like complete mush.
07:51I feel like I'll fall into a deep sleep when I close my eyes.
07:54Yet, the second I hit the mattress, all traces of sleep vanish.
07:57I have this strong feeling that my position is about to be taken by Mila.
08:01How is she so lucky?
08:02It was her first time out, and she met Jacob?
08:04Jacob? I'm freaking jealous.
08:06Turns out, I was right.
08:07For the next week, I don't see Jacob, but I hear about him from everyone.
08:12Mila has, unsurprisingly, become Jacob's new favorite.
08:16She's the talk of the town now.
08:17Every time I hear it, I just curse myself for choosing to be the understanding type back then.
08:21If I had been more demanding, I could have confidently marched up to Jacob and told him to not have
08:26a new woman replace me.
08:27Days pass, and eventually, the contract ends.
08:30I'm smart.
08:31Before Jacob even asks me to leave, I've already packed my bags.
08:36I know that he hasn't mentioned renewing the contract because he doesn't want to continue, but what can I do?
08:40Going from luxury to simplicity is hard.
08:42I don't want to give up this villa or the housekeepers.
08:45Jacob sends his secretary to talk to me.
08:46He offers me an apartment.
08:47It's a full-floor flat downtown worth around $6 million.
08:50My first thought is to sell it and cash out.
08:52I'm not exactly flush with cash, and my expenses are high.
08:55If I stay there a few months, I'll struggle to even pay the fees.
08:59The day after I move out of the villa, a business card comes into my hands.
09:03It's when I turn down at Jacob's dinner.
09:05Alice tells me, I think he makes a good sugar daddy.
09:08You're done with Jacob now, so you need to grab this chance.
09:11I hesitate.
09:12He's from Halmyon.
09:13I'm not keen on going there.
09:14I don't know that place.
09:16Oh, come on.
09:17You're worrying about nothing.
09:18A guy with his status?
09:19You won't be his only woman.
09:21He's probably got women stashed here and there, maybe even a dozen more overseas.
09:24Just have him rent you a place and stay here.
09:27If he's ever in town for business, you can take care of him.
09:30Listen, you can't rest now.
09:31In our line of work, once you stop, you'll never get back up.
09:34You have to keep networking and contact your sugar daddies.
09:36They're thousands of beautiful and fun women.
09:39You need to give them a reason to spend big money on you.
09:42Noticing my silence, Alice narrows her eyes.
09:44Georgia, don't tell me you've fallen for Jacob.
09:47You're right, I finally say.
09:48I need to get myself together.
09:50I need to make more money.
09:51There's a golf event this weekend.
09:53I'll bring you along.
09:54Alice is pleased.
09:56You better seize the chance.
09:57I learn about Lance's preferences.
09:59He's my sugar daddy from Halmyon.
10:01On the day of the golf event, the moment I see him, I can feel the weight of his gaze
10:04on me.
10:05I know right away that my business for the year is set.
10:07I make Lance laugh with my charm.
10:09Pretending I don't know how to play, I lean in close to him.
10:12I'm busy with the club, while he's busy with me.
10:15We both get what we need.
10:17From a distance, a golf cart approaches.
10:19I look up and see Jacob holding Mila in his arms.
10:22He's looking at me indifferently.
10:24I'm nestled in Lance's arms.
10:26The two of us move like a single entity as we swing the club.
10:30Following a solid thwack, the ball takes a nonsensical path.
10:34It flies up in the air and lands on Jacob's head.
10:37At that moment, I've already picked out where my grave should be.
10:39I must have committed some horrible crime against this ball.
10:42This golf course is huge.
10:44So why does it have to hit Jacob's head specifically?
10:47Lance behind me.
10:47Immediately, let's go.
10:48He looks like he can't wait to cut ties with me.
10:51I get it.
10:51In this place, nobody wants to get on Jacob's bad side.
10:54Whether I actually hit that ball today doesn't matter.
10:58The result can only be that I hit it.
11:00Mr. Griffin, Wood, I'm so sorry.
11:03Let me take you to the hospital.
11:05Lance rushes over, looking guilty.
11:07This is all my fault.
11:08I wasn't watching her closely enough.
11:10I raise my hand and rub my eyes.
11:12They instantly turn red.
11:14Looking panicked, I drop to my knees in front of Jacob.
11:16My voice shakes.
11:18Mr. Wood, I'm sorry.
11:19I'm so sorry.
11:20I really don't know what happened.
11:22Honestly, though, this grass is pretty soft to kneel on.
11:24It doesn't hurt my knees at all.
11:26My head stays down, so I can't see Jacob's face.
11:29But everything around us goes silent.
11:31The mood is clearly serious.
11:33I was kind of hoping Jacob might go easy on me since I've served him for a whole year.
11:37It seems like that's not happening.
11:39His bodyguards yank me up.
11:41Two guys, one on each side, grab my arms and practically drag me another step toward Jacob.
11:46Jacob sits there on his golf cart, looking down at me.
11:49His eyes are full of disgust.
11:51Looks like Mr. Corti's quite taking the Georgia.
11:53He says it with a smile, but his voice is ice cold.
11:56Guess today I'll be taking what belongs to you.
11:58Taking what belongs to me?
11:59She's just a plaything.
12:01How dare she hurt you?
12:02As long as you're satisfied, Mr. Griffin Wood.
12:04Do whatever you want.
12:05Lance sells me out without hesitation.
12:08You rarely visit.
12:09I wouldn't want you getting lonely.
12:11Jacob gives Mila a gentle nudge toward Lance.
12:14Think of her as a little gift from me.
12:16I hope you won't mind.
12:17People like us only exist to please others.
12:20So being treated like objects traded or given away happens all the time.
12:24I lost my new sugar daddy and pissed off my old one.
12:27My mind goes dark.
12:28I have no idea how Jacob will punish me.
12:30I'm scared of pain.
12:31I'm terrified of it.
12:32But I can't just end it all either because I want to live.
12:35I want to live so desperately.
12:37Jacob takes me to his actual home.
12:39A place I've never been.
12:40All of his homes are mansions.
12:43This one doesn't look that different from the one I used to stay in.
12:45The bodyguards throw me on the floor.
12:48Footsteps echo all around me.
12:50I press myself to the ground too scared to move.
12:53After a while, everything goes quiet.
12:55Jacob's voice comes from above me.
12:58Georgia, look up.
12:59I flinch then slowly lift my head to look at him.
13:02My face is covered in tears.
13:04Showing weakness is sometimes a tactic.
13:06It has nothing to do with gender.
13:07I never used to cry.
13:09I knew no one would care if I did so I refused to let myself shed tears.
13:12Then I got into this line of work and realized that men actually love watching us cry.
13:17They love being worshipped by the weak.
13:18Even more, they love crushing the weak.
13:21Grinding them down.
13:22Why are you crying?
13:23Jacob asks me.
13:24Subconsciously?
13:25I think his mood seems a bit better now.
13:27Because his posture is clearly more relaxed than when he was with Lance.
13:30I crawl toward him.
13:32Looking pitiful, I place my hands on his knees.
13:33My face is full of hurt.
13:35Mr. Wood, please forgive me.
13:36I really didn't mean to.
13:38Jacob's eyes darken.
13:39He reaches out and grabs my chin.
13:41His grip isn't hard.
13:43His thumb strokes my neck gently.
13:45Your new sugar daddy abandoned you.
13:47New sugar daddy, old sugar daddy.
13:49I only want you, Mr. Wood.
13:50I blink and tears fall.
13:52But you don't want me anymore.
13:54You have someone new.
13:55An old toy like me isn't good enough for you anymore.
13:58Funny?
13:59I've never heard you say this before.
14:00Jacob says to me.
14:02I force a smile and lower my eyes.
14:04Someone in my position has no right to say such things.
14:07Then why say it today all of a sudden?
14:09If not now, I'd never get another chance.
14:11In your mind, am I really that cruel and heartless?
14:14Jacob forces me to look at him.
14:16Any idiot knows this is absolutely not the time to tell the truth.
14:19But if I lie, Jacob won't believe me either.
14:22What do I do?
14:23My life depends on this.
14:24I grip my teeth, straighten my back, tilt my head up, and kiss Jacob's thin lips.
14:29They say people with thin lips are heartless.
14:30I think there's truth to that saying.
14:32Jacob doesn't push me away, but he doesn't kiss me back either.
14:34I close my eyes, kissing him carefully.
14:37My hands shake as I undo Jacob's belt.
14:39When it comes to pleasing men with my body, I'm way too good at it.
14:42As long as Jacob lets me see this through, today's incident will be forgiven.
14:46I work hard to please him.
14:48After a year with him, I know exactly how to satisfy him.
14:51Move back in tomorrow, he says.
14:53Don't bother packing your things.
14:54I'll have someone buy you new stuff.
14:56I don't know if this counts as a blessing.
14:58I'm back by Jacob's side.
14:59But this time, he doesn't make me sign a contract.
15:02Not only that, he no longer just visits the mansion once in a while.
15:05He moves in completely.
15:07My friends praise my tactics.
15:09I actually won Jacob back, and by the looks of it, I might actually become permanent.
15:13Going permanent doesn't mean becoming his wife.
15:15It means I'm qualified to stay with Jacob, not on a contract basis, but long-term and stable.
15:20The kind where I can rely on him for the rest of my life.
15:22That kind of relationship.
15:24Too bad I'm on pills.
15:25I can't have kids.
15:26Otherwise, if I gave Jacob a kid or two, my position would be completely secure.
15:30I don't really buy into all that.
15:32Never mind that I can't have kids.
15:33Even if I could, I would never have Jacob's child.
15:37At airport arrival, I'm waiting eagerly.
15:39Jacob's been away for almost a month.
15:41Honestly, I actually kind of miss him.
15:44The display screen showed the plane had landed.
15:46I count down every second until finally I spot Jacob in the distance.
15:49Mr. Wood!
15:50I throw my arm up excitedly, waving hard.
15:52Jacob looks over.
15:53It's rare, but his eyes hold a hint of warmth.
15:57Every once in a while, I catch myself thinking maybe we're just a normal couple.
16:01No different from the other couples in the world.
16:04Lost in that thought, my gaze drifts to the side.
16:06My eyes meet someone else's.
16:08What a surprise.
16:09Of all places, I'm running into my mother here.
16:12My birth wasn't exactly honorable.
16:13Getting into this line of work wasn't voluntary either.
16:16But trauma has a way of clustering.
16:18My story might earn a few tears if it were on TV.
16:20But in this industry, it's nothing special.
16:22So, I never play the victim.
16:25Many people have it worse.
16:26Who am I to complain?
16:27The airport is crowded.
16:28I look away naturally and rush toward Jacob.
16:30Throwing my arms around him to show how much I missed him.
16:33Jacob wraps one arm around me.
16:35His tone is casual, but his expression is soft.
16:38That happy to see me?
16:39Very happy.
16:40I nod enthusiastically.
16:41He chuckles, clearly pleased.
16:44Unusually, in front of others, he takes my hand.
16:47I'm completely floored.
16:49Jacob always travels with an entourage.
16:51My existence is an open secret, but my status was never respectable.
16:54He rarely shows affection to someone like me in public.
16:57I focus entirely on him.
16:59Partly to show how much I missed him.
17:01Partly to keep my gaze from wandering where it shouldn't.
17:04But in the end, I can't help myself.
17:06I glance back.
17:07My birth mother is chatting intimately with a young woman while smiling.
17:09That's probably my stepsister, someone I've never met before.
17:13What are you looking at?
17:14Jacob asks.
17:16Nothing.
17:16I quickly turn my gaze away and cautiously say,
17:19Mr. Wood, if you're going on a business trip again for so long, could you take me along?
17:23He doesn't answer.
17:24I suddenly realize that what I've said seems inappropriate.
17:27While I'm trying to think of a cover-up, he asks,
17:29Why?
17:30Do you want to come with me?
17:31No.
17:31I wrinkle my nose and say,
17:33I haven't seen you in a while, so I've missed you.
17:36How clingy!
17:37Jacob sighs.
17:38Despite his troubled expression,
17:39His gentle tone tells me he isn't upset by my request.
17:43Next time, I'll have my secretary notify you.
17:45He says, while scratching my chin, almost like petting a dog.
17:48There's nothing wrong with that.
17:50After all, a rich person's dog lives a better life than the people from poor families.
17:53The sextonite leaves me exhausted.
17:55Jacob is like a wolf that hasn't eaten for a long time.
17:58Not a single part of me is left untouched.
18:00I guess his schedule this month must be very tight.
18:03And he can't release his needs.
18:05After all, he is a workaholic.
18:07Work always comes first for him.
18:09Even when it conflicts with his needs.
18:11I'm so tired, my eyes hurt and won't stay open.
18:14I wake briefly as he pulls away.
18:17He sees me looking at him.
18:18So he explains,
18:20I have work.
18:21Go ahead and sleep.
18:22In the past, I didn't have the right to spend the night in the same bed as Jacob.
18:25But ever since I returned to his side, occasionally when it gets too late,
18:28Jacob stays in my room to rest.
18:30Didn't you just return from your trip?
18:31I rub my eyes, forcing myself to sit up.
18:33My sugar daddy isn't sleeping, so how can I be?
18:35I don't have the guts for that.
18:37Sleep, be good.
18:38Jacob says firmly, pushing me back down.
18:40When he sees, I won't close my eyes.
18:42He sighs softly and leaves the bedroom.
18:44I hesitate between getting up and giving in to the drowsiness.
18:47But Jacob returns, holding a thick file filled with professional terms in Aspirean.
18:53Just a glance makes my head hurt.
18:54Sleep, I'll stay here and read.
18:56He half reclines beside me and turns on the desk lamp.
18:58With glasses on the bridge of his nose,
19:00He even puts an arm around me, so I can sleep while hugging it.
19:03I am over the moon.
19:05Then I fall asleep.
19:06The next morning, when I wake up, Jacob is no longer in the bedroom.
19:09I reflect deeply, thinking it is because Jacob has been a little too indulgent with me lately.
19:14People are like that.
19:15We easily get carried away.
19:16Although I deeply fear Jacob's power and influence,
19:19the tenderness he occasionally shows is really hard to resist.
19:22I remind myself repeatedly not to let my guard down,
19:25but still find myself doing so without realizing it.
19:27While lost in thought,
19:29I sit on the bed and do a simple stretch to relieve the strain from last night's exertion.
19:33I casually pick up the phone from the table.
19:36I notice I have several missed calls from my birth father and mother.
19:40Ever since I get into this line of work, they only call me for one reason,
19:42and it is money.
19:44I am their cash machine.
19:45It was my birth father who led me into this line of work.
19:48He owed debts and used me as collateral.
19:50My first sugar daddy is my father's creditor.
19:53Back then, I was inexperienced and didn't know how to charm men, so I suffered a lot.
19:56Not long after, my first sugar daddy grew tired of me, and he sent me off for training.
20:01At a banquet, he handed me to my second sugar daddy.
20:03The second one had some fetishes, but he was very generous.
20:07With him, I paid off my father's gambling debts.
20:09Later, my biological mother heard that I was making a lot of money,
20:12so she called to say she needed some.
20:14I refused, so she came to my place and caused trouble.
20:17That interrupted my work, and for that,
20:18my second sugar daddy slapped me and made me lose a tooth.
20:21After I got involved with Jacob, I always did whatever they asked.
20:24I was afraid they would cause trouble.
20:26Earning money is hard, but living well is even harder.
20:29I make a lot, but I also spend a lot.
20:32Along with my parents' bottomless needs, I am living a very hard life.
20:35I actually consider giving up this line of work, but it is hard to get out.
20:40Truthfully, I am used to this luxurious lifestyle too.
20:42Without any skills, I can't make money if I leave this work.
20:45I won't be able to survive.
20:47Thinking about this, I expressionlessly call them back.
20:49Sure enough, my mother wants money.
20:51She saw me at the airport yesterday with Jacob.
20:54She believes I have gotten myself a rich guy.
20:56She feels what I give her isn't enough and asks me to double it.
21:00I don't have that much.
21:01I say.
21:02I checked with a friend at the housing bureau.
21:04You have a property under your name.
21:05You can transfer it to me.
21:06My mother says haughtily.
21:08Your sister just graduated.
21:10She needs a place to stay.
21:11Not possible.
21:12I refuse.
21:13Georgia, don't think that just because you found a strong backer that I won't deal with
21:16you.
21:16Trust me.
21:17If I make trouble outside Jacob's company for a few days, Jacob will immediately dump
21:21you.
21:21I believe her.
21:22After all, I lost my previous sugar daddy in the same way.
21:25They are only looking for fun and to relieve stress, not to clean up my mess.
21:29I sigh deeply.
21:30Give me some time.
21:31Hurry up.
21:32I don't have much patience.
21:33She huffs in frustration and hangs up.
21:35I steady myself, then call my father.
21:38Lately, Jacob likes you a lot, huh?
21:40My father says, I have something I need you to do.
21:42Once it's done, I promise I won't ask you for money again.
21:46What is it?
21:46You need to steal a document.
21:48It's related to X company's merger plan.
21:50I am not highly educated, but I know that whatever he wants me to steal is definitely
21:55not just a simple merger document.
21:57How simple?
21:57What if I refuse?
21:58I ask.
21:59If you refuse, I'll die.
22:01My father grits his teeth.
22:02If I die, I'll take you down with me.
22:04I end the call.
22:05Why are you lost in thought?
22:07The bedroom door is open, and Jacob is staring at me with his arms crossed.
22:11I don't know how long he has been there.
22:13I feel uneasy.
22:14I don't know how much he has heard.
22:16Nothing.
22:17Get up if you're awake, Jacob says.
22:19Come downstairs.
22:20I groggily get up and wash my face.
22:22When I got downstairs, I freeze at the site.
22:24The living room has been redecorated.
22:26There are balloons everywhere.
22:27The wall in the center usually holds a painting worth billions, but it is now removed and replaced
22:32with balloons selling.
22:33Happy birthday.
22:34Jacob stands by the stairs, holding a party popper.
22:37With a loud bang, the confetti sprays all over me.
22:39Georgia, happy birthday.
22:41I rarely celebrate my birthday, so when I see all the gift boxes and the two-tier cake
22:45in the middle of the living room, my first reaction isn't joy.
22:48It is unfamiliarity.
22:50Is today my birthday?
22:51I don't think so.
22:53Confused, I instinctively reach for my phone.
22:55Why aren't you happy?
22:57Jacob keenly notices my mood, and the smile on his face fades.
23:00Panicking at once, I rush up and force a bright smile.
23:05No, no.
23:06I'm just so surprised that I didn't know how to react at first.
23:09Mr. Wood, you're the first person to celebrate my birthday.
23:12I'm really, really happy.
23:13My own thoughts don't matter.
23:15What matters is not spoiling his mood.
23:17I'm the main character of the birthday party, but Jacob is the director.
23:21As an actress, I have to follow the director's requests and perform according to the script.
23:25Jacob has prepared many gifts for me.
23:27Among them are luxurious goods, sports cars, and even landed properties.
23:30His gifts have solved the urgent problem.
23:32If I accept these gifts, I'll have bound myself to Jacob permanently.
23:35That means I'll have to deal with my birth parents for the rest of my life.
23:37I'll have to live in constant fear.
23:39But if I don't accept these gifts, I won't have any money at all.
23:41That means I won't be able to survive.
23:43Heck, I don't even know how long I can last without money.
23:45Thing is, I really love the car keys that are printed with luxurious logos,
23:47and the watches that have sparkling jewels embedded on them.
23:50Yes, I'm just that realistic and materialistic.
23:52The gifts are placed before me.
23:53It's impossible for me to push them away.
23:54Happily, I reach out and accept the gifts.
23:56Then, I give Jacob a loud and deep kiss on his cheek.
23:58I don't care anymore.
23:59Even if I die, I'll die with these assets in my arms.
24:02I celebrate the grandest birthday I've ever known.
24:04Jacob is satisfied with my cooperation too.
24:07He's supposed to be extremely busy,
24:08and yet he's able to block out a full day in his schedule to spend time with me.
24:10He's been spoiling me the whole time,
24:12but I've always been insecure my whole life.
24:13I can't help but wonder where exactly Jacob's bottom line lies.
24:16He's able to tolerate my occasional spoiled antics,
24:18just like how he's treating a pet dog that he adores.
24:21He can spare some time and effort to keep me company.
24:23In fact, he even prepares a pot of seafood boil for me on that very night.
24:26Ever since I joined this line of work,
24:28I've never had spicy and greasy food ever again.
24:30I need to remain healthy to avoid having rashes marring my skin.
24:32I don't want any dark circles either.
24:33God knows just how much suffering I go through
24:35whenever I eat bland salads while watching others devouring amazing food.
24:37It's not an exaggeration to call it the greatest torture methods.
24:40The smell of the spices keeps me drooling uncontrollably.
24:43I take a deep breath and gulp loudly
24:45before turning the seafood boil down as much as it pains me.
24:48No, thank you, Mr. Wood.
24:49You don't like seafood boil, Jacob then adds.
24:50I remember you telling me you come from Corville.
24:52Corville is known for having the best seafood boil.
24:54I do like it, I reply, clearly embarrassed.
24:56Then again, my sugar daddy has prepared so many surprises for my sake.
24:59Tonight, I must do my best to show my gratitude in bed,
25:01but it's been far too long since I had spicy food.
25:03What if my stomach can't handle the spice?
25:04What if I ruin everything when the time comes?
25:06I can't possibly imagine how disastrous things will be.
25:08Jacob can tell the reason behind my hesitation,
25:10so he tells me to sit down.
25:11Don't worry.
25:12He bends down and murmurs into my ear.
25:14I'll be very busy these few days,
25:16so I'll spare you from your duties.
25:18My eyes light up.
25:19The table is laden with all my favorite dishes.
25:21I only hate that after years of dieting,
25:23my stomach had shrunk,
25:25and I couldn't fit all the food in.
25:27Jacob prefers lighter food,
25:28so this meal isn't for him.
25:30Most of the time, he drops food into my bowl.
25:32Not gonna lie,
25:33with the broth on the table,
25:35the warm lights overhead,
25:36and Jacob's reminders for me to eat slowly.
25:39The scene was pretty cozy,
25:40but after some time, he stopped me.
25:43He says it's cause my stomach is puffed up
25:44like a balloon that will pop if I keep going.
25:46I'm really embarrassed.
25:47My belly's pretty flat,
25:49so it's painfully obvious when it juts out,
25:51even just a bit.
25:51When he helps me upstairs,
25:53he looks disappointed in me.
25:54I've never once restricted what you eat,
25:56so just eat whatever you want.
25:58Why make yourself suffer?
25:59As if men are all liars.
26:01Once, I craved something cold
26:03and ate half an ice cream.
26:04I'd gotten a stomach ache,
26:06so I couldn't give Jacob what he wanted.
26:07He'd frowned in displeasure
26:09and said I was unprofessional.
26:10Didn't I know what I should
26:11and shouldn't be eating?
26:13Later, after Jacob falls asleep,
26:15I'm still awake because I'm stuffed.
26:16I climb out of bed
26:17and take out the gifts,
26:18looking over them again.
26:19I love them.
26:20They make me feel secure
26:22and keep me standing.
26:23I quietly put them all away in the drawer,
26:26then slip out of the bedroom
26:27and head to the study.
26:28It's a room full of mystery to me.
26:31Jacob hates being disturbed
26:32when he's working.
26:33His business is massive
26:34and the amounts are huge.
26:35I'm always afraid
26:36I'll see things that I shouldn't.
26:38Plus, it's packed with books
26:39that are all foreign texts
26:40that I can't understand.
26:41It's always been a place of awe,
26:42fear and respect for me.
26:44I can feel my heart pounding
26:45way too fast.
26:46I stand at the door
26:47giving myself a full-on pep talk.
26:49But in the end,
26:49I don't go in.
26:50I'm not stupid.
26:51In this city,
26:52if I offend my father
26:53and whatever big shot backing him,
26:55I can still run.
26:56But if I offend Jacob,
26:57I'll be better off dead.
26:58After that day,
26:59I don't answer any more calls
27:00from my father.
27:01I also come up with a plan.
27:02I go to Alice for help
27:03and pay her to hire some thugs
27:05to teach my parents a lesson
27:06they won't forget.
27:07I've never done this before.
27:08Staying alive was hard enough.
27:10All I ever thought about
27:11was how to get through each day.
27:12But now,
27:13things are different.
27:14If I obey Jacob,
27:15I'll still have a way out,
27:16even if he grows sick of me.
27:18He won't make things hard for me.
27:19Alice asks me how far
27:21I want to take this.
27:22I ask how far things can go.
27:23A verbal threat,
27:24a warning,
27:25or some violence,
27:27or permanent injuries,
27:28or maybe stage a car crash
27:30to take them out.
27:31Different levels,
27:32different prices.
27:33I think about it.
27:35My father is gonna need a beating,
27:36or he won't take this seriously.
27:38As for my mother,
27:39get a few guys
27:40who look extra fierce
27:41and have them tail
27:42my half-sister for a few days,
27:43then threaten her.
27:45She's my mother's whole world.
27:46Her pain would kill my mother.
27:48Oh, one more thing.
27:49When the guys make their move,
27:50make sure my parents are aware
27:52that this is all my idea.
27:53Okay,
27:54wait for my good news.
27:55Alice works fast.
27:56In just a few days,
27:58my mother calls me.
27:59She swears
28:00to make me pay.
28:01Better not threaten me,
28:02I say calmly.
28:03The money's with me.
28:04Put me in a good mood,
28:05and I might give you some,
28:06but if you piss me off,
28:08this time,
28:09I just scared your daughter.
28:11Next time,
28:11I won't stop there.
28:12My mother curses me out,
28:13but in the end,
28:14all she can do is hang up.
28:15Why was I so dumb before?
28:17Why didn't I think of doing this?
28:18I'd wasted so much money.
28:20Honestly,
28:20they were all bark and no bite,
28:22like balloons that would burst once poked.
28:24Meanwhile,
28:24my father doesn't call me at all.
28:26I heard those thugs roughed him up bad,
28:28so he'd been recuperating
28:29and hadn't even left the house.
28:30I let out a shallow breath,
28:32thinking that maybe I can finally have peace.
28:35Unfortunately in my life,
28:36peace never seems to last long.
28:38I leave the house for a quick trip to the spa
28:40when a van suddenly comes screaming down the street.
28:43The door flies open,
28:44and several guys in masks drag me into the vehicle.
28:46I don't even have time to scream
28:48before a damp towel is pressed over my mouth and nose.
28:51I'm genuinely surprised that someone like me
28:53is getting kidnapped.
28:54My life so far hasn't been smooth sailing,
28:56but a kidnapping is definitely a first.
28:58After all,
28:59I'm not rich,
29:00nor am I powerful.
29:01Why bother kidnapping me?
29:02I wake up to water in my face.
29:04It's pretty dark around me,
29:06so I'm guessing I'm in a basement or something.
29:07I shiver from the cold water.
29:09I force my eyes open
29:10and squint at the guy before me.
29:12I don't know him,
29:13but my father stands behind him.
29:14He looks as repulsive as ever.
29:16When he sees I'm awake,
29:18viciousness flashes in his eyes.
29:19He want to teach me a lesson,
29:21but doesn't dare to do anything
29:22due to the pressure from the man in front of him.
29:24Georgia Lodge?
29:25I'm too scared to speak.
29:26This guy radiates that ruthless dominance
29:28those in power do.
29:30I can't afford to offend him.
29:31You don't look special.
29:33I wonder why you caught Jacob Griffinwood's eye.
29:35My father hurries to flatter him
29:36and says in a low voice,
29:38she was personally trained by Bob Jones.
29:40Bob Jones, my very first sugar daddy.
29:42Oh, him.
29:44I guess she's got some skills.
29:45The man sizes me up.
29:46Someone next to him steps forward
29:48to light a cigar for him.
29:49He takes a drag and exhales,
29:51blowing the smoke into my face.
29:52So, what do you think?
29:54Consider being mine.
29:55It's as good as being with Jacob.
29:57I'm terrified,
29:58but I still force a smile.
29:59Don't say that, sir.
30:01You and Mr. Wood are both outstanding men
30:02who are way out of my league.
30:04I can't pick and choose.
30:06If you know you can't cross me,
30:07then why are you saying no?
30:09He suddenly presses his lit cigar
30:11straight to one of my cheeks.
30:12The pain makes me tear up.
30:14Before the sting even fades,
30:16a hard slap lands across my other cheek.
30:18The blow leaves me woozy.
30:20How dare you provoke me?
30:21You've got some nerve.
30:23I didn't...
30:24I tried to deny it.
30:25How dare you deny it?
30:27My father steps forward,
30:28looking arrogant and smug.
30:29I work for Mr. Lowell.
30:31Laying a hand on me means laying a hand on him.
30:33Know who you're dealing with.
30:34Shame.
30:35You weren't much of a looker.
30:37Now that you're disfigured,
30:38you think Jacob will still want you?
30:40Mr. Lowell's rough palm slides over my neck,
30:42then suddenly tightens around it.
30:44The suffocation hits immediately.
30:46I instinctively struggle,
30:47but my wrists and ankles are bound.
30:49I can't fight back at all.
30:50Maybe I'm gonna die here.
30:52I don't want that.
30:53I don't wanna die.
30:54Being alive is painful,
30:55but in this exact second,
30:57I realize I'm desperate to live.
30:59Forget it.
31:00Mr. Lowell abruptly lets go.
31:02I collapse to the floor and gasp for air.
31:04Do you wanna live?
31:05He asks with a smile.
31:06I nod vigorously.
31:08That depends on you.
31:09He waves a hand lazily.
31:11And the men surrounding us immediately step forward.
31:13If you can satisfy all of them,
31:15I might consider letting you live.
31:17I curl up on the floor,
31:19unable to do anything but watch.
31:21A camera is set up and aimed right at me.
31:23I hear Mr. Lowell say,
31:25give it your best shot.
31:26This blockbuster's first viewer
31:27will be Jacob Griffin Wood.
31:29You know what to do, right?
31:30I lower my eyes.
31:32No, I don't.
31:33Look at my men.
31:33They're all young and strong.
31:35Jacob's almost 40.
31:36Can he compare to them?
31:38Just look into the camera
31:39and tell everyone the truth.
31:40No man can take being mocked
31:41for not being good in bed.
31:43I'm Jacob's sugar baby.
31:45We've slept together.
31:46If I face that camera
31:47and look like I'm enjoying myself
31:49while saying that Jacob
31:50is no match for these thugs,
31:51I can already imagine
31:53how utterly humiliated he'll be.
31:54But I want to stay alive
31:55even if it's just a few extra days.
31:57I drop my gaze,
31:58then put on a chastened,
32:00fawning smile.
32:01Mr. Lowell,
32:02I know what to do now,
32:03but I want to serve you first.
32:04My cheek still burns,
32:05but I don't dare touch it.
32:07I only look up at Mr. Lowell.
32:08He lets out a mocking laugh.
32:10You're such a whore.
32:11Don't think your price goes up
32:12just because you've served me.
32:13I'm not like Jacob Griffin Wood.
32:15People of your level
32:16don't even catch my eye.
32:18Despite his words,
32:19he has someone untie my vines.
32:21I grind my pride into the dirt
32:23and crawl over to him.
32:25Dignity means nothing to me.
32:26If it did,
32:27I wouldn't have survived this long.
32:28As a kid,
32:29I shamelessly begged,
32:30flattered,
32:31and grinned like an idiot
32:32despite getting beaten,
32:33all for a single bite of food.
32:35Now,
32:35to stay alive,
32:37I can lose my backbone
32:38and do every degrading thing.
32:40This is my line of work anyway.
32:41To me,
32:43I'm just serving a different man.
32:45I look up at Mr. Lowell
32:46and smile faintly.
32:47Then,
32:47I kick him hard between his legs.
32:49Ah,
32:50a scream tears through the air.
32:52Fists and random objects
32:53rain down on me.
32:54Blood drips from my forehead,
32:56blurring my vision.
32:57I let out a ragged laugh
32:58and watch as the men
32:59rush to Mr. Lowell in a hurry.
33:00They're too scared to touch him.
33:02He roars that he wants me
33:03tortured and abused.
33:04I really do want to live.
33:06I do,
33:06but when I was with Jacob,
33:08I lived like a human,
33:08just barely.
33:09I can't go back to living like a rat.
33:11Maybe all he gave me
33:12were useless scraps of warmth,
33:13insincere greetings,
33:14and perfunctory kindnesses,
33:15but even that was enough.
33:17It hurts.
33:18Every inch of me is in agony.
33:20My heart is deliriously alive,
33:21but I still can't ignore
33:22the physical pain.
33:23I collapse to the ground
33:25and curl up into a tight ball.
33:26Jacob,
33:27my life probably means nothing to you,
33:29but I'm about to lose it
33:31because of you.
33:32So,
33:32if it's not too much to ask,
33:34I hope you take a little longer
33:35to forget me.
33:36I wake up in a hospital.
33:37When I come to,
33:38I'm surprised I'm still alive.
33:40Am I that tough?
33:41Has my luck turned around
33:42after all this suffering?
33:43My gaze shifts,
33:45and I see Jacob.
33:46Oh,
33:47I get it now.
33:48Jacob wrenched me
33:49right out of death's hands.
33:51Wait,
33:51something's off.
33:52Why does he look so worn out?
33:54I didn't steal his files.
33:56Did someone else leak
33:57his confidential papers
33:58and bankrupt him?
33:59I want to ask what happened.
34:01After all,
34:01I still have some savings.
34:02I'm worried he'll try to take back
34:04whatever I have.
34:05I would have taken death over that.
34:07But before I can speak,
34:09Jacob leans in
34:10and carefully cups my cheek.
34:12I blink dazedly
34:12and watch him lean over me
34:14to press a kiss to my forehead.
34:15He says hoarsely,
34:17you're awake.
34:18Something warm slides down my cheek.
34:20It must be coming from Jacob's eyes.
34:22All in all,
34:23the long and short of it
34:23is that I survived.
34:24I don't know how it happened.
34:26According to Jacob's secretary,
34:27he'd never seen Jacob
34:28lose control like that
34:29or look so wrecked.
34:31Ever since I woke up,
34:32Jacob hasn't left my line of sight.
34:33Even during video conferences,
34:35he sits somewhere,
34:35he can see me at a glance
34:37and every 10 minutes or so
34:39he looks at me
34:39to see what I'm doing.
34:40I'm really not used to
34:41him being like this.
34:42He's acting like I matter to him.
34:44The two things I care most about
34:45are money and my face.
34:47Thankfully, both are okay.
34:49The doctor saved my face.
34:50My cheek had a cigar burn,
34:52but I don't scar easily.
34:53With proper care,
34:54my looks won't be affected.
34:56As for money,
34:57as long as Jacob stays afloat,
34:59I probably won't go broke.
35:00I'm in the hospital for a month.
35:02Only when I'm about to go crazy
35:04does Jacob agree to my discharge.
35:06After getting out,
35:07Jacob keeps me at home
35:08for two more months to recover.
35:10And from that point on,
35:11anytime I set foot outside,
35:13I have a security detail.
35:14Friends say I'm in for good things
35:16now that I've cheated death.
35:18They can't believe
35:18that I managed to
35:19go legit with Jacob.
35:21Before this,
35:22everyone thought I was set for life
35:23for as long as I stuck with him,
35:25but nobody expected
35:26that I'd become his wife.
35:27From what I remember,
35:29Jacob has never once
35:29acknowledged my status.
35:31How has this counted as legit?
35:32The night the doctor announced
35:34that I had fully recovered,
35:35I can't hold back anymore
35:36and try to give myself to Jacob.
35:38I don't believe men
35:39can have platonic relationships.
35:40I've seen so many men in my life.
35:42Shouldn't I know better
35:43how much they're ruled
35:44by what's below the waist?
35:45Jacob has been abstinent.
35:47In three months,
35:48other than toilet breaks,
35:48I wasn't out of his sight,
35:49even for showers.
35:50More than once,
35:51I've caught his dark gaze on me.
35:52Each time I think
35:53he's about to lose control,
35:54he still manages to hold back.
35:56I worry that if he keeps this up,
35:57he'll have problems.
35:58This is directly related
35:59to my happiness,
36:00so I have to take it seriously.
36:02I do all my prep work.
36:03I set up a nice scent,
36:04slip into something sheer
36:05and lie on the bed
36:06to wait for him.
36:07Taking care of Jacob in bed
36:08is something I'm familiar with.
36:09I know every one
36:10of his sensitive spots.
36:11I'm sure this will be
36:12a scorching,
36:13no-holds-barred night,
36:14but to my surprise,
36:15Jacob turns me down.
36:16It's not his first time
36:17rejecting me,
36:18but it is the only time
36:20that I'm caught off guard.
36:20I quickly adjust though
36:22and back off,
36:23giving Jacob space.
36:24In my softest voice,
36:25I say,
36:26I'm sorry Mr. Wood.
36:27I overstepped.
36:28Ultimately,
36:29I'd overestimated myself.
36:30I'd assumed that
36:31with his recent treatment of me,
36:32I'd found a spot in his heart,
36:34even if he hadn't fallen for me.
36:36But the truth is,
36:37I can't even read him.
36:38Why would I be special to him?
36:40I thought my near death
36:41to protect Jacob's business
36:42was a big deal,
36:43but in reality,
36:44I was probably more like a pet
36:46that had locked a tiny pebble
36:47for its owner.
36:48I'd almost died for him,
36:49but it wasn't notable to him.
36:51Jacob tells me not to overthink it
36:53and to focus on my recovery.
36:55I do as I'm told
36:56and don't dwell on the matter.
36:57Then,
36:58he slowly stops coming to the villa.
37:00Even contact is rare.
37:01When I meet my friends,
37:03they tease me,
37:04saying I've got a job
37:05I can't lose.
37:06They say I'm set for life
37:07as long as I stick with Jacob.
37:09I don't tell them
37:10that I'm going to lose the job.
37:11This time,
37:12things are different
37:12from when our contract expired.
37:14Back then,
37:15Jacob acted the same,
37:16despite the contract's expiration.
37:18This time,
37:18I can clearly feel him
37:20pulling away on purpose.
37:21One day,
37:22I go to the spa.
37:23When I get home,
37:24I find Jacob on the couch
37:26with a document in his hand.
37:28In that moment,
37:29I get it.
37:29Mr. Wood.
37:30I smile and walk over to him.
37:32Sit.
37:33He looks up at me,
37:34then slides the document toward me.
37:35Take a look.
37:36I obediently pick it up.
37:38Is this my severance pay?
37:39He sure is generous.
37:41Thanks, Mr. Wood.
37:42I accept the contract
37:43and don't cause a scene.
37:44Who am I to throw a fit?
37:45Jacob's face is devoid of emotion.
37:47I've given you plenty of money.
37:49Turn over a new leaf
37:50and live a decent life.
37:52Don't stay in this line of work.
37:54He doesn't need to be here.
37:56He could have sent someone else,
37:57like before.
37:59I will.
37:59I stand up and curtsy to him.
38:02I'll move out tomorrow.
38:03And this time,
38:04after leaving,
38:04I won't be coming back.
38:06Our relationship is ending,
38:07but I wrap things up properly.
38:09Jacob spends the night here.
38:11I draw him a bath
38:12and give him a full body spa.
38:14The bathtub faces the windows.
38:17The glass is one way,
38:18so when he's in the tub,
38:19he can enjoy the view in privacy.
38:21How long have you done this?
38:22I don't remember.
38:23Maybe five years?
38:25That's good.
38:26You're not worn out yet,
38:27so you can still find a husband.
38:29Mr. Wood,
38:30after being with a man like you,
38:31I'm afraid it's going to be hard for me
38:33to be interested in other men.
38:34Oh?
38:35Is that a hint not to let you go?
38:36I wouldn't dare.
38:37I'm just being honest.
38:38I actually know exactly
38:39why Jacob is letting me go.
38:40It's because he discovered
38:41my feelings for him.
38:42I have never claimed
38:43to be some morally noble person.
38:45In a life or death situation,
38:46I shouldn't be sacrificing my own life
38:48to protect Jacob's interests,
38:49but that's exactly what I did.
38:50I've fallen for him,
38:52so he can't keep me around.
38:53Money and profits
38:54make the most solid bonds.
38:55Jacob can give me all of that,
38:56but he won't give me
38:57even the slightest bit of love.
38:59I love him,
38:59so I can give up my life for him,
39:01but I might hurt him
39:02because he doesn't love me.
39:03I get that,
39:04so I accept this outcome.
39:06After moving out of the villa,
39:07my life settles.
39:08Jacob really is generous.
39:10Including this last payout,
39:12I now have three properties,
39:14tens of millions in cash,
39:16and even some stocks.
39:17As long as I don't slurge
39:18in ways that might break the law,
39:20what I have now
39:21has me set for life.
39:22After grinding for so long,
39:24I can finally start
39:25my retirement early.
39:26Alice comes over to hang out.
39:27She has a new sugar daddy.
39:29He's from Hutton
39:30and treats her pretty well.
39:32In just a few short months,
39:33he's already spent plenty on her.
39:35After cashing out on this job,
39:36I'm going to retire too.
39:37She takes a drag of her cigarette.
39:38The smoke curls around her face,
39:40so I can't make out her expression.
39:41I'm not getting any younger.
39:43It's time to settle down
39:44and actually live a normal life.
39:45You?
39:46Saying stuff like that?
39:47That's not like you at all.
39:48You remember my previous sugar daddy, right?
39:50The one from Jarton?
39:51Yeah,
39:52he's the only one
39:52who prematurely terminated
39:53his contract with you.
39:54I remember you cleaned him out
39:55right before you walked away.
39:56You were really proud
39:57and kept bragging to me about it.
39:58He went bankrupt.
40:00Alice looks despondent.
40:01I only found out recently.
40:02That money I took from him
40:03was probably everything
40:04that he had left.
40:05What?
40:06I'm stunned.
40:06He knew he was going under.
40:08That's why he ended things
40:09and handed over pretty much
40:10all the liquid assets
40:10he had left to me.
40:11She stubs out her cigarette
40:12and lets out a bitter laugh.
40:13If he were going to pull that,
40:14he should have hidden it better
40:15and kept it under wraps.
40:17Look at the situation I'm in now.
40:18It feels wrong to return,
40:19but it's also wrong if I don't.
40:21You want to do it though?
40:21I can see right through her.
40:23That's not all.
40:24You're even thinking of
40:25handing over all the money
40:26you've made
40:26to help him make a comeback.
40:27Alice looks miserable,
40:28but doesn't deny it.
40:29You're out of your mind.
40:30I shoot to my feet
40:31frustrated by her idiocy.
40:33You know what you're doing.
40:34With our history,
40:35we'll never be the kind
40:36who get to sit at the nice table.
40:37How much of that friendship
40:39between men is real?
40:40And how long does it last?
40:42Right now,
40:43you're remembering his kindness.
40:44But once you spend the money,
40:45once he makes a comeback,
40:46and once you're old and ugly,
40:47there'll be a line of fresh faces,
40:49prettier than you,
40:50sweeter than you,
40:51and wilder than you.
40:52When that time comes,
40:53how will you fare against them?
40:54And what about you?
40:55It's the same with Jacob, no?
40:57I'm at a loss for words.
40:59Women really are soft.
41:00We can't love in our work,
41:02so it's all about
41:02each getting what we need.
41:04It's a simple transaction.
41:05The lessons of those before us
41:06are still fresh in our minds,
41:07yet we somehow still end up
41:09making the mistakes they did.
41:10At least I took the money.
41:11I'll never have to worry about money,
41:12I say.
41:13I won't pay to be with him.
41:14That makes me better than you.
41:16That's because you got lucky
41:16and ran into Jacob.
41:17That guy is a businessman
41:18who never makes a losing deal.
41:20Believe it or not,
41:20if he goes bankrupt right now,
41:22you'll give him all your money.
41:23Don't jinx me.
41:24I quickly stop the conversation.
41:26Some things just...
41:27can't be said.
41:28I learn about Jacob's bankruptcy
41:30from the news.
41:31In the past,
41:32I never watched the news.
41:33People like me
41:34were barely even educated.
41:35Why keep up with the news?
41:36But since splitting up with Jacob,
41:38I've started watching it.
41:39Because every now and then
41:40he shows up on the screen,
41:41how can he go bankrupt?
41:42But as the reports pile up,
41:44it starts looking real.
41:45I go around asking
41:46a few friends in the industry.
41:48Their sugar daddies
41:48all have connections,
41:49so they help me ask around.
41:51Turns out,
41:52the rumors are true.
41:53Alice also calls me.
41:55I asked around.
41:55It's probably by the same guys
41:57who kidnapped you last time.
41:58They're out to get Jacob.
41:59Jacob is far too influential
42:00in this city.
42:01It's practically his monopoly.
42:03Unless someone drags him down,
42:04everyone else will be stuck
42:05fighting over scraps.
42:07It's the result of standing out.
42:08I spend a few days at home
42:10before starting to go over
42:11all my assets.
42:12Everything I have
42:13is because of Jacob.
42:14I know that to him,
42:15what I've got
42:16is a drop in the bucket.
42:17But at least it's something
42:17to show where my loyalties lie.
42:19As Alice predicted,
42:20I was righteous with her
42:21but when I was in her shoes
42:23I was throwing all my money in
42:24and even more desperate
42:25than she ever was.
42:26At least Alice dreamed
42:27about being with her sugar daddy.
42:29I didn't even dare
42:30entertain a thought like that.
42:31I have Jacob's private number
42:32but he doesn't answer
42:34when I call.
42:34So,
42:35I sent him a message,
42:37weighing every word carefully.
42:39In the end,
42:40Jacob's secretary calls me back
42:41and turns me down.
42:43Miss Lodge,
42:44Mr. Wood said to tell you
42:45that he appreciates the gesture.
42:46He hopes you'll live well
42:48and that you'll stop worrying
42:49about those from your past.
42:50I'd figured as much.
42:52Jacob's refusal of my kindness
42:53is not for my sake.
42:54His pride is in the way
42:56making him refuse
42:56to accept charity from me.
42:58I'm prepared for that outcome
42:59but I still feel disappointed.
43:02I know all too well
43:03the huge gap between us.
43:04I can't even do
43:05the smallest things for him
43:06but I still go ahead
43:07and do what I want to do.
43:08In all my years alive,
43:09I've rarely gotten to be willful
43:11and to follow my heart.
43:12So,
43:13I'm more than willing
43:14to throw myself at him.
43:15When Alice loans me money,
43:16she prods me in the forehead
43:17and grumbles non-stop
43:18about how I can't repay her
43:19after borrowing so much from her.
43:21Some other friends
43:22also feel bad for me.
43:23When they lend me the money,
43:24they even suggest
43:25getting me a new sugar daddy.
43:26He's not exactly a great guy
43:28but he's generous.
43:29I just need a year with him.
43:30I turn them all down.
43:31I take that card
43:32holding everything I own
43:32and mail it to Jacob.
43:34Then,
43:34I tell myself we're even
43:36and to stop thinking about him.
43:37I get an ordinary job
43:38and I start online content creation.
43:40After being with sugar daddies
43:41for years,
43:42I'd at least seen
43:43a lot of the world.
43:44I picked up some things
43:45about aesthetics and makeup.
43:46I didn't have a proper education
43:47so I had to make money differently.
43:50Thankfully,
43:50my second video blew up.
43:52I've always felt like
43:53my luck was never really that bad.
43:54Sure,
43:55my parents neglected me
43:56but at least I didn't starve.
43:58Later,
43:59I became an escort.
44:00It wasn't a respectable job
44:01but I only suffered at the start.
44:03I got used to it
44:04after blending in.
44:05Then,
44:05when Jacob no longer wanted me,
44:07he still made sure
44:08I was taken care of for life.
44:10Food and bills were settled
44:11and now,
44:12I may be broke again
44:13but my career,
44:14which has never taken off before,
44:16is on the verge of blowing up.
44:17Good,
44:18isn't it?
44:18That's why we need to stay alive.
44:20There's a future
44:21to look forward to.
44:22I work a day job,
44:23shoot at night
44:24and life keeps getting better.
44:26But one day,
44:27Alice suddenly calls me
44:28and says Jacob is back on top.
44:29I've gone out of my way
44:30to avoid news about him.
44:32Hearing about him again
44:33feels surreal.
44:34Really?
44:35That's good.
44:36I say earnestly,
44:38we will never be together
44:39but I still hope he does well.
44:41You really are hopeless.
44:42I'm doing pretty great
44:43and I'm pretty happy too.
44:45I even tried to talk Alice into it.
44:46If you're gonna quit for good,
44:48then come work with me.
44:49I have a decent following now.
44:50I can send traffic your way,
44:52maybe when I hit rock bottom.
44:53I'm just calling you today
44:54to update you
44:55so you can stop worrying.
44:56Forget about Jacob.
44:58This call is unnecessary.
44:59I probably won't ever
45:00stop thinking about Jacob
45:01but I'm also prepared
45:02to never see him again
45:04and to never check
45:05any news about him.
45:06I may seem like an idiot
45:07but I'm actually really smart.
45:08With anything
45:09or anyone that may disappoint me,
45:10I never let myself
45:11expect anything from them.
45:12Just like I never once hoped
45:14that my parents would love me,
45:15I also didn't dare hope
45:16that Jacob would fall for me.
45:17After expanding my horizons,
45:19I make a lot of new friends.
45:20They don't know what I used to do
45:21and that I had sugar daddies.
45:23To them,
45:24I'm the best.
45:25Their comments are full of praise.
45:26Deep down,
45:27I'm uneasy.
45:28Maybe there's a name for it.
45:30Something like PTSD,
45:31post-traumatic stress disorder.
45:33Someone like me
45:34shouldn't have things go smoothly
45:35or be disliked.
45:37They think I'm perfect and flawless
45:39but I know I'm tainted.
45:41Then,
45:41one day,
45:43the dirt on me spreads online
45:44along with hate and insults.
45:46I suddenly feel at peace.
45:47Part of me mocks myself
45:48for being happy about the hate.
45:49The other part makes a video
45:50of a sincere chat about myself.
45:52The whole process is even fun.
45:53I have nothing about my past
45:55that I feel the need to hide.
45:57Each and every one of those incidents
45:58shaped who I am today.
46:00Life can knock me down
46:01but I will never stay down.
46:02I'm prepared to not be accepted.
46:04I tell myself
46:05that at least I've made good money lately.
46:07The debt I'd originally planned
46:08to pay off in 10 years
46:09I can now clear in just two.
46:10That's good enough.
46:11To my surprise,
46:12I'm accepted.
46:13Many called me shameless
46:14and said I had no dignity
46:15for making such dirty money
46:16before cleaning myself up now.
46:18But even more people
46:18leave comments to cheer me on
46:20and tell me not to give up on life.
46:21They message me privately
46:22to share their own stories with me.
46:23It's like sharing the suffering
46:25makes it less unbearable.
46:26I cry a lot,
46:27to be honest.
46:28In front of my sugar daddies,
46:29I would always whine,
46:30put on a pitiful act
46:31or play the victim
46:32just to spark their sense of conquest.
46:33But that was a survival tactic,
46:35not who I really was.
46:36I don't know what I ever did
46:37to deserve being accepted and liked.
46:39This world can actually be beautiful.
46:40If I hadn't had the nerve
46:42to take that first step,
46:43maybe I never would have seen
46:44this side of the world's kindness.
46:45At the end of the year,
46:47a platform invites me
46:47to attend an awards ceremony.
46:49I dress to the nines for it.
46:50The ceremony is a grand one.
46:52Besides big influencers,
46:54there are also several celebrities.
46:56I already know which award I'm getting,
46:57so I've prepared a speech.
46:58I'm about to go on stage,
47:00but I'm still memorizing it.
47:02I do have a terrible memory.
47:03It's only a few lines,
47:04but they just won't stick.
47:05Next, let's welcome our award presenter,
47:07Griffinwood Group CEO,
47:09Mr. Jacob Griffinwood.
47:10The host beams at the crowd
47:11and the audience is surprised.
47:13My smile freezes on my face.
47:15Influencers run the economy now,
47:17and every influencer here
47:18easily makes tens of millions a year.
47:19But why would Jacob?
47:21I stand there
47:22and follow the host's line of sight.
47:24Under the spotlight,
47:25Jacob walks toward me
47:26with all eyes on him.
47:27He still looks the way I remember.
47:29He's lofty,
47:30untouchable,
47:31and immaculate.
47:32Congratulations.
47:33He takes the trophy
47:34and passes it to me.
47:35Thanks,
47:36I say in a small voice.
47:37You've done very well,
47:39better than I expected.
47:40He shakes my hand,
47:41and we stand side by side,
47:43facing the audience.
47:44I've never imagined a day like this,
47:46when I can openly stand by Jacob's side,
47:48accepting applause.
47:49Georgia,
47:50Jacob calls my name.
47:52Yeah?
47:52Do you want to be with me?
47:53I don't answer.
47:54This time,
47:55you have every right
47:56to stand by me openly
47:57as my fiancé.
47:58Jacob Griffin Wood
47:59first met Georgia Lodge
48:00at an ordinary cocktail party.
48:01Many wanted to suck up to him,
48:03but not everyone
48:04was qualified to do so.
48:05Everyone else addressed him
48:06as Mr. Griffin Wood.
48:07Only Georgia,
48:08like an uneducated brute,
48:10had called him Mr. Wood.
48:11Because he rarely heard
48:12that form of address,
48:13he'd given her a second glance.
48:15When someone held power,
48:16even a single look from them
48:17would be dissected
48:18and analyzed by the people below.
48:20That one look at Georgia
48:21made someone decide
48:22he must have taken a liking to her.
48:23And so,
48:24in no time at all,
48:25Georgia was delivered to his side
48:26along with a background check
48:27and a medical report.
48:28He didn't have a companion then.
48:30Georgia stood in front of him,
48:32smiling stiffly.
48:33She hid it well,
48:34but he still caught the disgust
48:36and resentment in her eyes.
48:37The women sent to him
48:38were always thoroughly trained.
48:40He was a little curious
48:41how long someone like Georgia
48:42could survive
48:43in this world of power and profit.
48:45Unfortunately,
48:45she turned out to be a bore.
48:47Jacob later realized
48:48that whatever emotions
48:49Georgia had felt that day
48:50would never have
48:51any real impact on his life.
48:52He could tell
48:53that she was trying her best
48:54to blend into his circle.
48:55She fawned,
48:56acted cute,
48:57and bowed and scraped.
48:58To keep herself attractive to men,
49:00she splurged on cosmetic procedures,
49:02even going in
49:03for those so-called
49:04tightening packages
49:05that sounded magical,
49:06but didn't even have
49:07basic safety guaranteed.
49:09He'd lost control that one time.
49:10It wasn't because
49:11of the tightening treatment.
49:12Jacob just happened to pass by
49:13and saw Georgia
49:14limping out of the spa,
49:15dressed to the nines,
49:16but with her face
49:17twisted in pain.
49:19She looked so gaudy.
49:20People around her
49:21threw her strange looks,
49:22but she seemed oblivious.
49:23But when she turned the corner,
49:24Jacob saw her
49:25with her arms around her knees
49:26and her head buried.
49:27She crouched there
49:28for a long time.
49:28She had a thin figure
49:29and she looked so lonely.
49:32Jacob had seen
49:33way too many women like her.
49:34Whether they made a fortune,
49:35they always ended in tragedy.
49:37Almost none got happy ending.
49:38In that instant,
49:39Jacob suddenly had a thought.
49:41It wasn't impossible
49:42to keep Georgia
49:42by his side forever.
49:43He could just treat her
49:44like a pampered pet
49:45and a distraction.
49:46Not that he'd ever
49:47told her about it.
49:48As the last day
49:49of their contract
49:50crept closer,
49:51Jacob watched as Georgia
49:52found it harder and harder
49:53to quiet her growing anxiety.
49:54He kept wondering
49:55when she would come to him
49:56and ask to renew the contract.
49:58Unfortunately,
49:58she was just too well behaved,
50:00so much so
50:00that she never overstepped.
50:02Even when he openly
50:03brought in someone new,
50:04all Georgia did
50:05was swallow her hurt
50:06in silence
50:06and play her part
50:07to perfection.
50:08Jacob saw Georgia's mockery
50:09when the newcomer
50:10told her sob story.
50:11He also saw the despair
50:12in her eyes
50:13when the golf ball
50:14came crashing down on him.
50:15At the time,
50:16he'd wondered
50:16why he was being
50:16so harsh with her.
50:18Since he was invested in her,
50:19he would just keep her around.
50:20What Georgia really thought
50:22didn't matter much.
50:23As long as he felt satisfied,
50:25that was good enough.
50:26After getting back together,
50:27Jacob would sometimes
50:28spend the night
50:29in Georgia's room.
50:30Seeing her so sleepy
50:31that she couldn't open her eyes
50:32and kept nodding off
50:33while swearing she wasn't tired
50:34was pretty cute in his eyes.
50:35He'd never seriously considered
50:36what exactly Georgia meant to him.
50:38In any case,
50:39as long as he wanted her,
50:40she wouldn't be able
50:41to leave him.
50:42Later,
50:43he realized he was wrong.
50:44Georgia could leave.
50:45After all,
50:46in this world,
50:46no one could bridge the gap,
50:47bridge the gap between life and death.
50:49At first,
50:50when Jacob heard that Georgia
50:51had been kidnapped,
50:51he didn't panic.
50:52Kidnapping was always about profit
50:54and Georgia had always known
50:56when to give in.
50:57They had an intimate relationship
50:58and she knew a thing or two
50:59about his affairs.
51:00She could tell them what she knew
51:01and that would keep her alive.
51:03And with her skills,
51:05she could easily find
51:06another sugar daddy.
51:07So,
51:08when Jacob's subordinates
51:09reported the news
51:10of Georgia's kidnapping,
51:11he hadn't even paused his meeting.
51:13She was just a pet he kept.
51:15If a bag went missing,
51:16he'd have the maids look for it.
51:17If it couldn't be found,
51:19he would simply buy another one.
51:21Things changed
51:21when his men found Georgia.
51:23They didn't know
51:23if she was alive
51:24and her face was so swollen
51:25they couldn't even tell
51:26what she used to look like.
51:27If anything,
51:28she should be glad
51:29she'd only had cosmetic treatments
51:30and not plastic surgery.
51:31Otherwise,
51:32the implants alone
51:32would have pierced through her skull.
51:33She had several broken ribs,
51:35some organ damage
51:36and her limbs abused
51:37to the point of being
51:38twisted out of shape.
51:39When a video was sent back,
51:40Jacob took one look
51:41and tossed his phone aside.
51:42Then,
51:43he headed to the hospital.
51:44Georgia was in the operating room
51:45for a full nine hours,
51:46from nightfall until dawn.
51:48When she was finally wheeled out,
51:49she had tubes everywhere.
51:51Jacob was busy,
51:52busy putting out fires at the company
51:54and dealing with his rival's attacks.
51:55Once Georgia was in the ICU,
51:57visits were limited to specific hours.
51:59So,
51:59staying at the hospital
52:00wasn't of much use.
52:01Still,
52:02Jacob chose to follow
52:03what his heart told him to do
52:04and remained at the hospital.
52:06The accommodations there
52:07were far from comfortable.
52:08Even someone as tireless as Jacob
52:10couldn't help looking worn out.
52:12Yet,
52:12the rate at which he grew haggard
52:13was nothing compared to Georgia.
52:15She just lay there silently
52:16on that hospital bed
52:17and grew weaker with each day.
52:19The doctors said
52:19her will to live was weak,
52:21which was why she was still out.
52:23Jacob secretly mocked them for lying.
52:25If she really didn't want to live,
52:26why would she afford to cling
52:28to that last breath
52:28and hold on until he could save her?
52:30Jacob had never bothered
52:31to figure out what exactly
52:32he felt for Georgia.
52:33But in that moment,
52:34he suddenly started to understand
52:35his own heart.
52:36The fact that,
52:36deep down,
52:37he'd allowed Georgia
52:38to trade his secrets
52:39in exchange for her own life
52:40already meant he'd fallen for her.
52:42With Georgia,
52:43Jacob did indeed experience
52:44many emotions
52:45that were useless yet novel to him.
52:46Like the joy and agitation
52:48he'd felt
52:48the moment Georgia finally woke up.
52:50Like the heartache he'd felt
52:51when she pushed through rehab
52:52and pretended to be fine,
52:53even making herself smile at him.
52:55He'd nurse Georgia back to health,
52:57throwing everything at her
52:58to rebuild her body.
52:59And he'd assigned bodyguards
53:01to make sure she was always safe.
53:03Only he knew the genuine emotions
53:05he'd poured into all of that.
53:06To him,
53:07love was useless.
53:08Small doses were a fun distraction,
53:11but too much of it
53:11would only limit his efficiency.
53:13And so,
53:13after thinking it through,
53:15Jacob ultimately decided
53:16to end the relationship.
53:17He knew he'd fallen for her,
53:18and he knew Georgia
53:19had also fallen for him.
53:21But this was what the world
53:22was often like.
53:23Pure interest could keep
53:24a relationship going
53:25and even make it unbreakable.
53:26But when feelings got tangled up,
53:28the whole thing became fragile.
53:29Cutting their losses early
53:30was the best choice
53:31for both him and her.
53:32Georgia left without hesitation.
53:34She was never the type to cling,
53:36and she vanished from his life.
53:38She knew better.
53:39The first few days,
53:40Jacob hadn't been used to it.
53:42But as work piled up,
53:43he no longer had the time for romance.
53:45The traps he'd laid for so long
53:47were finally starting to work
53:48per his plan.
53:49News of his bankruptcy
53:50spread across the entire country.
53:52After that,
53:53he got a call from Georgia.
53:53He didn't answer it.
53:55So,
53:55she sent him a message instead,
53:57sounding as she always did
53:58with her familiar flattery,
53:59afraid of upsetting him.
54:01Jacob had his secretary
54:02reply for him.
54:03But not long after,
54:04he'd still received a bank card.
54:05The amount on it
54:06was higher than he'd expected.
54:07Maybe Georgia's friends
54:08had helped.
54:09They all had their own sugar daddies,
54:11so even if they weren't filthy rich,
54:12it was still a sizable sum overall.
54:14Still,
54:14Georgia had promised him
54:15she would quit that line of work.
54:16If she borrowed so much money,
54:17how was she going to pay it back?
54:19Jacob later had his answer.
54:20She'd gone into doing online content
54:21and had gotten somewhat popular.
54:22Per your instructions,
54:24I staged an encounter
54:25with Miss Lodge yesterday.
54:26His assistant reported,
54:27She seems to be in pretty good spirits.
54:29She said her career's on track,
54:30she has lots of fans who like her
54:31and she's making good money.
54:32Is that so?
54:33But as far as Jacob knew,
54:35every single one of her videos
54:36had hate comments.
54:37People called her ugly and flashy
54:39and just a few days ago,
54:40someone had exposed her past
54:42and how she used to be an escort.
54:43Her haters flooded the internet.
54:45If not for that,
54:46Jacob wouldn't have gone out of his way
54:47to arrange the chance encounter.
54:49He'd worried she would hurt herself
54:50because that was what she was like.
54:52Whenever it came to her own pain,
54:54she always brushed it off.
54:55Maybe it was because she knew
54:56no one really cared about her
54:57and that looking sad
54:58wouldn't change anything.
55:00But he knew perfectly well
55:01she had pills hidden in her cabinet.
55:03The pills had been saved up
55:04one by one and over a long time,
55:06but Georgia had never taken them.
55:07When the contract had expired,
55:09Jacob had brought her back
55:09out of fear that she would take them.
55:11Later, he'd let her go
55:12because he'd feared
55:13she'd be more attached.
55:14If he couldn't love her,
55:15she might ultimately
55:16still end up taking those pills.
55:18And after that,
55:19when Georgia had given him money,
55:20he hadn't returned it
55:21so it would tie her to this world.
55:23If she remembered her debt,
55:24she wouldn't give up on herself.
55:25She needed to have a bit of hope
55:27so she had a reason to keep living.
55:28Don't clean up the mess online
55:30too perfectly.
55:31Jacob said,
55:32Georgia is smart.
55:33Overwhelmingly positive comments
55:34will only make her suspicious.
55:36Understood, sir.
55:37Jacob knew then that in the end
55:38he really did treat Georgia differently.
55:40Different enough that he was willing
55:41to break his own rules for her
55:43and pay attention to these details.
55:44He was willing to give Georgia time
55:46and wait for her to be remade.
55:47She had to look at the world again.
55:49There would be good and bad,
55:50but the good outnumbered the bad.
55:52At the end of the year,
55:53Jacob received word
55:54that Georgia had agreed
55:55to attend the awards ceremony.
55:57He had shares in the platform,
55:59but it was just one of his many assets.
56:01It wasn't particularly important.
56:03Even so,
56:04Jacob still showed up
56:05in full formal attire.
56:06He did it to stand before Georgia again
56:08and give her an opening.
56:09This time,
56:10he wanted her to have the courage
56:12to speak up
56:12and keep hold
56:13of what she truly wanted.
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