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00:01My lawyer husband, Marcus, sent the woman he'd spoiled for two years to prison.
00:06Then, he switched his testimony at court.
00:09I'm testifying on behalf of Jade.
00:11The one who ran over my in-laws is my wife, Evelyn.
00:15Those words got me six years.
00:17I was innocent.
00:18I kept filing appeals from inside.
00:20In return, he hired men to break my leg, slash my face, and gouge out my right eye.
00:25I lived worse than a rat in the gutter.
00:27When he picked me up on release day, he wrapped an arm around my shoulder like nothing had happened.
00:32Jade is young.
00:33She can't waste her best years in a cell.
00:35You're different.
00:36Six years is nothing.
00:37It passed in the blink of a eye.
00:38As long as you stop making trouble for her, I'll treat you well again.
00:42Isn't that enough?
00:43I picked up my phone and texted a man.
00:45I'll marry you, but I have one condition.
00:47I need you to kill someone for me.
00:49His reply came instantly.
00:50Sure.
00:51Name.
00:51Marcus and Jade.
00:53Done.
00:53I'll pick you up in a week.
00:55Their heads will be my wedding gift to you.
00:56I turned off the phone and shoved Marcus off me.
00:58What's wrong?
00:59Evelyn, I know you're upset about my testimony.
01:02But Jade is still young.
01:03Prison would ruin her.
01:04You've risked your life for me so many times before.
01:06I'm not asking you to die this time.
01:08What is the big deal about six years in a cell?
01:10I clenched my fists so tight and my nails dug into my palms.
01:14He knew perfectly well who Jade had killed.
01:17She hadn't hit strangers.
01:18She killed my adoptive parents.
01:21They raised me.
01:22They're my only family.
01:24Before we married, I told him.
01:25I grew up in foster care.
01:27If my adoptive parents hadn't taken me in, I might not have survived at all.
01:32Let alone marry you.
01:33Back then, his eyes turned red with emotion.
01:36He held me tight and made a vow.
01:38I'll take care of you in their place.
01:40Your parents are my parents.
01:43I will make you happy for the rest of your life.
01:45But later, after Marcus and I had a fight, my parents came to pick me up.
01:49On the way home, Jade was drunk driving.
01:52She hit them, dragged them 200 feet down the road.
01:55They died at the scene.
01:57Marcus swore.
01:59Dear, the person responsible would face justice.
02:02But the moment he found out it was Jade, he changed his testimony.
02:06I looked at him with tear-filled eyes.
02:08Marcus, Jade killed my parents!
02:11You were my defense attorney.
02:13You didn't just change your testimony.
02:16You manipulated the media to make everyone believe I was the killer.
02:19You protected the real culprit.
02:22Six years have passed.
02:24Do you feel no guilt at all?
02:26Hearing my accusations, Jade quickly hid in Marcus's arms.
02:30Her eyes welled up, as if she'd been terribly wronged.
02:33I know you hate me for killing your parents, but I didn't do it on purpose.
02:40Why were they so unlucky to walk in front of my car when I was drunk?
02:43She pulled a small knife from her bag and pressed it to her wrist.
02:46If you still blame me, I can only pay with my life.
02:52Marcus snatched the knife away and pulled her into his arms.
02:54He turned to look at me.
02:56Jade has suffered just as much as you these past six years.
03:00To make it up to your parents, she volunteers at a charity in their name every week.
03:05Do you really have to be this aggressive?
03:07My already dead heart felt like it was being crushed all over again.
03:11I was the one who lost my parents.
03:13I was the one who spent years in prison.
03:16And he thought I was the aggressive one.
03:18Did he forget?
03:19When I was falsely imprisoned, I begged everywhere for a lawyer to appeal my case.
03:23In return, he ordered men to torture me.
03:26They used a rusted spoon to gouge out my eye and inserted a steel pipe into my leg.
03:31They used a blade to slash my face and forced my head down to drink toilet water.
03:35Their leader spat on me with a warning.
03:39Mr. Marcus orders.
03:41If you don't learn to behave, he doesn't mind turning your sense into life.
03:46I curled up alone in a dark corner.
03:48My body ached, but my heart ached far more.
03:51I stood by Marcus for four years, yet it couldn't compare to the two months Jade was by his side.
03:56She said she was scared, so he forged evidence.
03:59She said she didn't want him to see me, so he never show up.
04:02So many times I want to end it all.
04:04But the growing hatred in my chest told me I couldn't die yet.
04:07If I died, I couldn't avenge my parents, nor myself.
04:11Thinking of this, I couldn't bear it anymore.
04:13I walked right up to Jade and slapped her hard.
04:18Jade covered her face and screamed.
04:21Marcus grabbed my wrist viciously.
04:23Evelyn, are you crazy?
04:26Didn't she want to apologize?
04:28Her death is the only apology to my parents.
04:41It seems six years of punishment was far from enough.
04:44How dare you lay a hand on Jade?
04:46Don't forget, I bailed you out two months early.
04:49I can throw you right back in.
04:51He picked Jade up in his arms and walked away, never looking back at me even once.
04:55I lay on the floor watching them leave, suddenly noticing that my left eye was starting to blur as well.
05:09Marcus, sign the papers. Let's stop entangling with each other.
05:13He picked Jade up in his arms and walked away, never looking back at me even once.
05:17I lay on the floor watching them leave, suddenly noticing that my left eye was starting to blur as well.
05:22That night, I drafted a divorce agreement.
05:25I followed my memory to Marku's villa and pushed the door open.
05:28A birthday party was in full swing inside.
05:30Seeing me enter, everyone stopped to stare and whisper.
05:33Hey, isn't that the wife of Marcus the killer?
05:35Look what she's become. She's on crutches and she seems to be blind.
05:39Karma.
05:39Evelyn ran over her own parents and tried to frame Jade.
05:42But Marcus is an upright lawyer. He exposed her in the final trial.
05:45She must have been beaten up in there. Serves her right.
05:48Jade covered her mouth and giggled.
05:50She walked up to me with fake surprise.
05:53Evelyn, why didn't you tell us you were coming?
05:55Marcus is holding a birthday party for me.
05:58You aren't mad, are you?
05:59But I stared at her haute couture dress.
06:02While Marku bought Jade luxury brands, I was starving in prison.
06:05In the bitter cold, I washed clothes by hand just to get a thin blanket.
06:09Six years passed.
06:10Jade was as beautiful as ever.
06:12Meanwhile, my leg was broken, my eye was blind, and my parents were dead.
06:16All of this was thanks to Marku.
06:18I pulled out the divorce agreement, slapped it onto the table, and said coldly,
06:23Marcus, sign the papers. Let's stop entangling with each other.
06:27Marku stared at me in shock, then let out a laugh.
06:30Evelyn, are you still living six years ago?
06:32Open your eyes and look at yourself.
06:34A blind cripple?
06:36A murderer who killed her own parents?
06:38Who else would want you but me?
06:40I let out a short, bitter laugh.
06:42Years ago, when he was taken hostage by a defendant's family,
06:45I went in alone to get him out.
06:47I was stabbed badly enough.
06:48I paid the price.
06:50I could never have children for the price.
06:52When he asked why I'd risked my life,
06:54I told him he was my only family besides my parents.
06:57Of course, family knows exactly where it hurts the most.
07:00My scars didn't make him protect me.
07:02They became his sharpest weapon against me.
07:04You know exactly if I am the killer or not, Marcus!
07:07I shot back sharply.
07:08Murmurs spread through the crowd.
07:09Marcus' face darkened, and he rushed to correct me.
07:12The judge convicted you!
07:13You did it.
07:15Are you still trying to deny it?
07:17Jade panicked.
07:18She ran to my side, grabbing my hand with tearful eyes.
07:21I know you failed to frame me back then.
07:23But Marcus just wanted to celebrate my birthday.
07:25He pitied me for working so hard in this big city.
07:29If you are upset, I'll leave.
07:31Please don't fight with Marcus because of me.
07:33The words landed like a bomb, sending shockwaves through the crowd.
07:38Evelyn is such a bitch.
07:39How dare she bully Jade right in front of us?
07:42Sears in prison, and she's still this ungrateful.
07:44God knows how she abused Jade before.
07:47I ignored their insults.
07:48Instead, my eyes widened as I stared at Jade's wrist.
07:52It was a silver bracelet.
07:53It was my 18th birthday gift.
07:56Dad worked months for it.
07:58My initials were engraved on the back.
08:29I searched everywhere for it before going to prison.
08:30Give it to Jade without my permission.
08:32Marcus looked slightly awkward for a second.
08:34But taking advantage of the push, Jade screamed and threw herself backward.
08:39The back of her head slammed into the coffee table edge, blood pouring out.
08:43Marcus lost his mind instantly.
08:46He rushed to pull Jade up, then kicked my broken leg with all his strength.
08:50It's just a bracelet.
08:52Are you really losing your mind over this and hurting Jade?
08:56He grabbed the divorce agreement and quickly signed his name.
08:59You want a divorce?
09:00I will grant it.
09:02Don't you ever come crawling back begging me.
09:04I sat paralyzed on the floor, stared at him with red eyes.
09:08Marku threw the signed papers hard into my face.
09:11How ironic.
09:12During my six years in prison, I sent him divorce papers countless times, but he never signed.
09:17The divorce I couldn't get for six years was finally granted.
09:21It just because Jade got a tiny scratch, I gritted my teeth and used my crutch to stand up.
09:26Marku threw the bracelet at my feet.
09:28Take your trash and get out.
09:30Don't ever appear in Jade and Me again.
09:32I said nothing.
09:33I silently picked up the bracelet, held it to my chest, and turned to leave.
09:37Hey!
09:38Since you are no longer Mrs. Marcus, we have nothing to worry about now.
09:43You killed your own parents.
09:45We've wanted to beat you up for a long time.
09:47You think you can just walk away?
09:49I frowned and tried to fight back.
09:50I didn't.
09:54Shut up, bitch!
09:55Don't you dare talk back.
09:57Someone kicked me hard in the lower back, and I crashed to the floor.
10:02I should have beat you to death before you went to prison.
10:05A man pinned me down and slapped me hard.
10:08Blood ran from my ears and nose.
10:12I glanced at Marku from the corner of my eye.
10:15He was holding Jade in his arms, watching me get beaten.
10:18Mr. Marcus, you don't mind if we teach Evelyn a lesson, right?
10:23No.
10:24If you beat her to dead, I will defend you in court.
10:27He knew I'd just been released, bruised all over.
10:30I couldn't fight them.
10:31I stared at him as tears slid down.
10:34The last trace of hope I'd held for him was gone.
10:37I closed my eyes, preparing to welcome my death.
10:40But then, he spoke again.
10:42Evelyn, I will give you one last chance.
10:45Admit your mistake, and I'll make them stop.
10:47I made no mistake.
10:49As they kicked and punched me from all sides, I felt bones break and teeth come loose.
10:54But I kept my head up and looked straight at him, word by word.
10:58The only mistake I ever made in my life was falling in love with you!
11:02Marcus, live for life!
11:05You'll get what you deserve!
11:06His patience ran out.
11:08You've got guts, Evelyn.
11:10Let's see if you can stay stubborn forever.
11:12He picked Jade up and left the house to rush her to the hospital.
11:15Before leaving, Jade picked up my bracelet and threw it out the window with a smirk.
11:20Outside, it was crushed by countless passing cars.
11:23I tried to get up, but they pulled me back down and beat me even harder.
11:27I passed out, woke up, and passed out again.
11:30When I finally woke up for the last time, the villa was empty.
11:33The floor was covered in my blood.
11:35My skull was dented.
11:36My clothes were stripped off, and every bone in my body felt broken.
11:40Even with my crutch, I couldn't stand up.
11:42Laying flat on the floor, I dragged my body inch by inch.
11:46Even if I died, I refused to die in this house.
11:49But Jade returned.
11:54Since Marcus was gone, she finally stopped pretending.
11:57How did the group beating feel, Evelyn?
12:03Do you know what my biggest regret is?
12:05I regret that I didn't make Marcus kill you in jail.
12:08Six years have passed, and you are still a threat to me.
12:11But it's fine.
12:12I will finish the job right now.
12:14What are you doing?
12:15Since you're dying, I don't mind telling you.
12:18I wasn't drunk that night six years ago.
12:21But I have to admit your parents were tough.
12:23They didn't die right away.
12:25Not even after being dragged that far.
12:26When I got out of the car, they even asked me to give you a message.
12:31I almost lost my mind and cried badly.
12:33My parents, what did they say?
12:35Jade leaned close to my ear and my parents' final words with delight.
12:40I went pale and stood frozen in shock.
12:42That's impossible!
12:45Believe it or not, you're going to die anyway.
12:48Jade clapped her hands in disgust, then tossed her burning cigarette onto the curtains.
12:52Fire instantly erupted inside the villa.
12:54Then, she left me in the spreading fire.
12:57Have a good trip to hell, Evelyn.
12:58The fire swallowed me.
13:01The pain was unbearable.
13:02Just as I accepted my fate, a voice pulled me back.
13:05Evelyn!
13:06I forced my eyes open.
13:07Through the smoke, I saw Roman.
13:09He was tall, wearing a brown trench coat, and rushed anxiously toward me.
13:13He ignored the sparks on his clothes.
13:15Seeing my battered body, his eyes reddened.
13:18He held me tight, struggling to hold back his distress.
13:20His voice was ruthless, yet so incredibly gentle.
13:25Evelyn, I am here to save you.
13:27Hold on.
13:28In that moment, I knew.
13:30Roman had finally come.
13:31I gathered all my strength to open my eyes, met Roman's beautiful ones, and asked him,
13:36Roman, what took you so long?
13:39It hurt.
13:40Suddenly, his tears fell on my palm.
13:42It's my fault.
13:43I came too late.
13:45Let me get you out first.
13:47Your injuries are too severe.
13:48Don't move.
13:49His voice cracked with a heavy sob.
13:50Unable to endure the agony any longer, I collapsed into his chest and lost consciousness.
13:55Meanwhile, Marcus sat alone in his office, staring blankly out the floor-to-ceiling window.
14:00The cigarette had burned down to his fingers, but he felt nothing.
14:03His assistant knocked and entered.
14:05Seeing the ash-covered floor, he said, hesitated.
14:08Mr. Marcus, Miss Jade has been taken care of.
14:11It's a mild concussion, and she just needs observation for a few days.
14:14Marcus didn't turn around.
14:15He simply...
14:16The assistant hesitated again before speaking.
14:19Mr. Marcus, the villa...
14:21It caught fire.
14:22Marcus whipped around instantly.
14:24Fire?
14:25What happened?
14:26Where is Evelyn?
14:26The fire is severe.
14:28The firefighters are still putting it out.
14:30Miss Evelyn was apparently still inside.
14:32In that second, Marcus felt like he was about to lose something.
14:35He charged out of the office, pushed his car to its limit.
14:38After running countless red lights, he finally reached the villa.
14:41The once-magnificent house was now swallowed by a roaring inferno.
14:45Thick black smoke billowed into the sky,
14:47and the wail of fire engines mixed with the blast of high-pressure water hoses.
14:51Marcus threw his door open, rushed into the flames,
14:54but firefighters grabbed him and held him back.
14:57Sir, the fire is too big.
14:59You cannot go in.
15:01Let me go!
15:02My wife is inside!
15:04There is someone inside?
15:06When we got the call, they said everyone had been evacuated.
15:09It hit Marcus like a bolt of lightning.
15:11Evelyn!
15:13Evelyn!
15:14The only answer was the violent crackle of burning wood.
15:18The crowd outside whispered, and someone recognized him.
15:21Isn't that Marcus, the top lawyer?
15:23Serves her right.
15:24Retribution.
15:25Even God couldn't stand her.
15:27The world's better off without her.
15:29These four sentences are spoken by different groups.
15:31The words cut into him like poisoned blades.
15:34For the first time, he felt disgust and rage toward this self-righteous crowd.
15:39The firefighters finally controlled the blaze.
15:41They moved inside to search for survivors.
15:43Marcus stared at the entrance.
15:45Finally, the rescue team emerged carrying a stretcher, covered by a white sheet.
15:49Marcus' breath stopped for a second.
15:51Step by step, he walked over with a stiff body and trembling hands.
15:55He wanted to lift the sheet.
15:56My condolences, sir.
15:58Marcus lifted.
15:58He saw a melted, bloated plastic mannequin.
16:01Marcus froze.
16:02Thank goodness.
16:03It's not her.
16:05After a closer inspection, the firefighter looked embarrassed.
16:08I apologize, sir.
16:10We found no victim inside.
16:11The house is empty.
16:12Marcus completely stunned.
16:14One month passed.
16:15Marcus used every contact he had and turned the entire city upside down.
16:20But he found nothing.
16:21No trace of me was ever found.
16:23Neither alive nor dead.
16:25At the same time, his law firm began to collapse.
16:28Major long-term clients suddenly terminated their contracts without warning, moved to rival firms.
16:33His top lawyers were hit with massive scandals reproached.
16:36His old cases were dug up, and his rivals dragged him down in the press.
16:40Someone targeted his firm's stock, wiping out nearly a third of its market value.
16:44He was overwhelmed and trapped on all sides.
16:47I knew exactly who did this.
16:49It was Roman.
16:50In this city, only Roman possessed that kind of power.
16:53Feeling entirely numb, Marcus drove back to his villa.
16:56As he kicked through the ash and shattered bricks, a flattened piece of silver caught his eye.
17:02He crouched down and picked it up carefully.
17:04The silver had lost all its shine, but he still saw my initials carved inside.
17:08In that moment, his heart felt pain.
17:10It was her most precious possession, one she'd worn for years and never taken off.
17:14Yet after she was sent to prison, she wrote him countless letters for begging the bracelet.
17:19It's just a piece of trash.
17:21So what if it's lost?
17:22Jade likes it.
17:23Let her play with it.
17:25Don't you owe her enough?
17:26But now, holding the twisted silver in his hand, it burned his palm.
17:32Marcus?
17:33Marcus instantly squeezed the bracelet tight in his fist, buried all his emotions, and turned around.
17:39Jade stood a few feet away, wearing a pure, white dress.
17:43Why are you here?
17:43It is so dirty.
17:45She frowned, walking closer to hook his arm.
17:48Marcus flinched away instinctively.
17:50Jade's hand hung in midair.
17:53Marcus, are you too tired lately?
17:56You look terrible.
17:59I heard about the firm.
18:00Don't worry too much.
18:02That day.
18:04Are you absolutely sure everyone was out before you called the fire department?
18:08Jade's heart skipped a beat.
18:12Marcus, are you suspecting me?
18:14It was chaos!
18:16I was dizzy, and I only focused on calling the fire treaps.
18:20I really thought everyone had gotten out.
18:23I had no idea Evelyn hated me so much.
18:27She'd actually burn herself alive just to get back at us.
18:31Pears rolled down her cheeks.
18:32In the past, Marcus would have softened and comfort her.
18:35But right now, watching her cry, his mind flashed back to my hostile eyes the last time I looked at
18:40him.
18:41Really?
18:43I checked the phone records.
18:46The fire raged for hours before the call was made.
18:50Jade stopped crying instantly, her face turning pale.
18:53Marcus, you investigated me?
18:56I just want the truth.
18:57Marcus took a step forward, glaring at her.
19:00Tell me, how did the fire start?
19:04Where is Evelyn?
19:05Crushed by his pressure, Jade penned.
19:07The truth is, Evelyn set the fire herself!
19:10She was crazy and jealous of us!
19:12How would I know where she went?
19:14Maybe she didn't die!
19:15Maybe she ran off with some men!
19:17She was never a good woman!
19:19Man?
19:19Realizing her mistake, Jade tried to fix it.
19:22I am just guessing!
19:23Otherwise, how could she vanish into thin air with injuries that bad?
19:27Marcus, why do you take her side over mine?
19:29She's a killer!
19:33Marcus, are you...
19:35regretting it?
19:36A violent cramp seized Marcus' heart, and he could barely breathe.
19:40His face went pale as he stumbled back a step, holding the bracelet tightly.
19:44Marcus!
19:45What's wrong?
19:46Don't scare me!
19:49Jade.
19:52From now on, you're not to come here without my permission.
19:55Jade completely lost her mind.
19:57Why, Marcus?
19:59Is it because of Evelyn?
20:00She is dead!
20:01Are you abandoning me for a dead woman?
20:03She is not dead!
20:05I will find her.
20:06Without sparing Jade another glance, he walked away.
20:09One month later, in a suburban mansion, Roman brought in the best medical team.
20:12I went through one rehabilitation surgery after another.
20:15I could walk with a limp, without crutches.
20:18My eyes and skin healed quickly.
20:20However, the nightmares never stopped.
20:21I always remembered that fire, my parents' final words.
20:25You don't know, do you?
20:27Your adoptive parents were actually your biological parents.
20:30They went on a top-secret mission, which is why they left you at the orphanage.
20:34You have no family left in this world.
20:36Are you happy?
20:37For so many years, I blamed my biological parents.
20:40I hated them for abandoning me at the orphanage.
20:43I wondered if they stopped loving me or they have their difficulties.
20:46If Jade had never told me the truth, I could have kept dreaming about them.
20:50But now, the illusion was shattered.
20:52Roman walked over with a glass of warm milk.
20:54He pulled me into his arms, speaking with deep concern.
20:58You haven't been sleeping well lately.
21:00Drink some milk before bed.
21:02It will help.
21:03I grabbed his wrist, stared seriously into his eyes, and asked,
21:06Roman, why are you so good to me?
21:09He visibly froze for a second.
21:11Then, he reached out and rubbed my head.
21:14Because I fell in love with you at first sight in the orphanage.
21:18What?
21:19I was an orphan too.
21:20I was isolated, and no one wanted to play with me.
21:23But you stepped up when I was being bullied.
21:25You saved me.
21:26From that moment on, I swore I would marry you.
21:28No matter the cost, by any means necessary.
21:31But when I finally built my empire, I found out you had already married Marcus.
21:35My timing was terrible.
21:37But thankfully, the timing is perfect now.
21:41You never told me any of this.
21:44Because I didn't want to ruin your life.
21:46Maybe it's my personality, but when I love someone, I feel more fear than courage.
21:51I'm a coward.
21:54If I hadn't been so late, you wouldn't have suffered so much.
21:58It is my fault.
22:02In that exact second, all my years of suffering finally found an exit.
22:06I didn't know how long I cried.
22:07I only remember Roman wiping my tears, again and again.
22:12Marcus found this place.
22:13He wants to see you.
22:14He's been asking about you.
22:17Do you want to meet him?
22:17The private investigator slid the folder across the desk.
22:21It's done.
22:22Marcus didn't move.
22:23He stared at the folder without touching it.
22:26Jade's blood alcohol level that night was zero.
22:29She waited at that intersection for two hours.
22:31He picked it up, opened it, page by page.
22:34Surveillance stills, blood reports, call logs.
22:38Two hours.
22:39She knew exactly which road Evelyn's parents took every evening.
22:42She'd planned it.
22:43He closed the folder and set it back on the desk, gently, almost careful.
22:47He sat without moving.
22:49The city blazed through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
22:51He thought about the first day Jade walked into his firm.
22:54She said she'd admired him for years.
22:56She said she wasn't good at much, but she'd work hard.
22:59He'd believed every word.
23:00He opened the folder again, last page, a text message.
23:04Jade sent to a friend, three days before the accident.
23:07Evelyn's parents have been in the way for years.
23:09Time to fix that.
23:10He couldn't believe it.
23:11He called Jade.
23:12She picked up fast, voice still soft.
23:15Marcus, I miss you so much.
23:17Where are you?
23:19I'm home.
23:20What's the matter?
23:21Stay there.
23:22All right.
23:23I'll take a bath and wait for you.
23:25Jade was lying on the couch and scanning her phone when he walked in.
23:28She saw him and smiled, starting to yell.
23:30You're so fast.
23:31I smell sweet now.
23:33We can have a hot...
23:34He threw the page at her face.
23:35She froze when she saw the pictures.
23:37The smile broke apart.
23:40Marcus, I can explain.
23:41Two hours.
23:42You waited at that intersection for two hours.
23:44Marcus, just listen to me.
23:45Her father died on impact.
23:48Her mother was dragged 200 feet down the road.
23:52I was scared, Marcus.
23:54I panicked.
23:54I didn't know what to do.
23:55He raised his hand.
23:56The sound was sharp and clean.
23:58Jade crashed into the floor.
23:59She was trembling in fear.
24:01She looked up at him.
24:02Real fear.
24:03For the first time.
24:04He looked down at her, eyes flat.
24:07Six years.
24:11I owe her six years.
24:15Jade tried to scramble up.
24:16He shoved her back down.
24:18The order I gave.
24:19I just wanted her to stop appealing.
24:21Jade looked up at him.
24:23What about it?
24:24What did you add to it?
24:26I don't know what you're talking about.
24:28Jade.
24:29Don't lie to me.
24:31Marcus, I swear.
24:33I never.
24:34He took out his phone, set it on the coffee table, pressed play.
24:37She's just a piece of trash now.
24:40I'll pay double.
24:41Teach her a lesson.
24:42Don't let her die.
24:45But make her want to.
24:47The room went very quiet.
24:49Jade stared at the phone.
24:51That's not what it sounds like.
24:53I was scared she'd do something to us.
24:55I just wanted them to keep her in line.
24:58Her broken leg, her blind eye, and the scars on her face.
25:01I never imagined it was this bad until I saw the report.
25:05You said she was faking it.
25:06How dare you lie to me like this?
25:09Marcus!
25:09That's keeping her in line?
25:11Squeezing Jade's cheeks tightly, Jade showed her true color.
25:15Fine.
25:17Yes.
25:18I said it.
25:19I told them to make it hurt.
25:21She was never going to stop, Marcus.
25:23She would have kept filing, kept pushing, kept dragging your name through the mud until
25:27everything you built was gone.
25:30I protected you.
25:31I protected us!
25:33He looked at her.
25:34Really looked.
25:35Six years.
25:36Six years.
25:37You made me like a fool.
25:39And then you made sure she suffered for it!
25:42And I let you!
25:43And I let you.
25:46Marcus!
25:47I love you!
25:48I just love you so much!
25:50What's so wrong with wanting you?
25:52I want you!
25:53And that's not a sin!
25:54Looking at this insane woman, he picked up his phone, walked to the door.
25:59Marcus!
25:59Her voice came sharp behind him.
26:01Where are you going?
26:02You can't just after everything I did for you!
26:10He came four times.
26:12Roman's men reported each one.
26:14He stood at the gate until past midnight, then left alone.
26:18The fifth time, Evelyn told the housekeeper to let him in.
26:21She wanted to watch him play this game.
26:23He walked to her and dropped to his knees.
26:25She watched him do it.
26:27Still said nothing.
26:28I found out the truth.
26:30He started.
26:31She wasn't drunk that night.
26:33She waited two hours.
26:35The courtyard was quiet.
26:37Wind moved through the trees.
26:39How ridiculous!
26:41So after six whole years, you finally opened my letters?
26:45I read your letters.
26:46He didn't look up.
26:47All of them.
26:48Year one.
26:49Every letter asked me when I was coming.
26:52Year two, you said your leg wasn't great.
26:54You told me not to worry.
26:57Year three.
26:58I cut his words.
26:59Just stop talking!
27:01These letters only remind me how foolish I was, how wrong I was about you!
27:05His voice broke on the last word.
27:07Every time she cried, I believed her.
27:11Every trap she set, I walked straight into it.
27:13Evelyn.
27:14She planned everything.
27:16I was-
27:16His shoulders shook once.
27:19I'm sorry.
27:20I am so sorry.
27:22You allowed her, Marcus.
27:23What's done is, you're the reason we're here.
27:26You're just as guilty.
27:29She looked at him.
27:30No matter what you say, the result's the same.
27:34She stood up.
27:35He grabbed the hem of her dress.
27:36Both hands, like a drowning man.
27:40Evelyn.
27:40Please.
27:42One chance.
27:44Just one.
27:45Just one.
27:47She looked down at his hands.
27:49Three seconds.
27:50She pulled the fabric free.
27:51Gently.
27:52Without anger.
27:53Marcus.
27:54She looked at him one last time.
27:56I loved you.
27:59I loved you so much I didn't care if I lived.
28:02But that woman died in prison.
28:04She's not coming back.
28:06Jade was getting a manicure when they came for her.
28:09Pink gel.
28:10Her favorite.
28:11She was showing the technician a reference photo when the salon door opened.
28:14Two officers.
28:15Plain clothes.
28:16Badge out.
28:17She looked up and laughed a little.
28:20Did Evelyn send you?
28:21That's not gonna work.
28:23Neither of them smiled.
28:24Jade.
28:25You're under arrest for premeditated vehicular homicide and obstruction of justice.
28:29She blinked.
28:30What?
28:31It's impossible!
28:32Please stand up.
28:33There must be some mistake.
28:34She looked between them.
28:35Call Marcus.
28:36He'll sort this out.
28:37He's the best defense attorney in the city.
28:39Just call-
28:40Mr. Marcus is the one who filed the evidence.
28:43The nail technician's hand slipped.
28:45A full bottle of red polish tipped across Jade's skirt.
28:48She looked down at the spreading stain.
28:50Deep red.
28:51Soaking into the white fabric.
28:53The officers were already moving toward her.
28:56She stood up.
28:57Slowly.
28:57The handcuffs were cold.
28:59She thrashed wildly.
29:01Trying to escape.
29:02Screaming.
29:02Marcus!
29:04I hate you!
29:05I did everything for you.
29:07Treat me this way?
29:08You're a bastard!
29:10Jade was imprisoned.
29:11The women inside already knew who she was.
29:14Word travels fast in a place with nowhere to go.
29:17They knew she'd killed two people and walked free.
29:20They knew an innocent woman had taken her place for six years.
29:24They knew what had happened to that woman inside.
29:26The first week, they took her food.
29:28She complained to the guards.
29:29The guards looked through her.
29:31The second week, they threw water in her face at Lights Out.
29:34Cold.
29:35Dirty.
29:35She screamed.
29:37Nobody came.
29:38The third week, someone grabbed her in the corridor and slammed her hand into the wall.
29:42Three fingers.
29:43Clean snaps.
29:44She curled on her bunk that night, cradling her hand, and cried into the mattress.
29:49Nobody told her to be quiet.
29:51They just watched.
29:52By the end of the first month, her hair had a patch missing.
29:55Her walk had changed.
29:57The face she'd spent years maintaining had a new mark across the cheek.
30:01She tried everything.
30:02Begging.
30:03Bribing.
30:04Threatening.
30:04None of it worked.
30:05One night, she pressed her back to the cold wall and thought,
30:08So this is what it was like.
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