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Checked Into My Marriage, Stole My Life - FULL EP 2026
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00:00The hotel just alerted me that a condom charge from the previous night had been posted to my bill.
00:05When I confronted my husband, Rex Dillon, he stared back at me with a look of utter bewilderment
00:11plastered across his face.
00:13Sweetheart, this has got to be a system glitch, or someone keyed in the wrong membership number.
00:18I'll call and lodge a formal complaint first thing tomorrow.
00:22Little does he know, the hotel's lead investor is my ride-or-die best friend.
00:28Hey, can you pull up who Rex checked into the hotel with last night?
00:31I'm gonna catch them red-handed.
00:33The card was linked exclusively to my personal information, meaning no one else could use it.
00:38Yet the hotel had called, claiming I'd checked into the presidential suite the night before
00:43and used the condoms in the room.
00:45I asked three times to confirm, and the person on the line insisted it was Leela Ruth herself who'd checked
00:50in.
00:51I couldn't swallow this humiliation.
00:53What made it worse was that once, when I'd mention using the card,
00:57What do you want me to say?
00:58Rex had looked utterly annoyed and snapped.
01:00Is our home not good enough for you? Why would you rather sleep elsewhere?
01:03I'm so sick of your ridiculous spending habits!
01:06I didn't get it. Why was he so pissed off just cause I wanted to use a free card?
01:11The angrier I grew, the faster I drove.
01:14Heading straight for the hotel.
01:16Hello, I'm Leela Ruth. You called me this morning.
01:20My anger simmering just beneath the surface.
01:23The receptionist looked up, her face clouding with confusion.
01:27Mrs. Ruth? I thought you just went back to your room.
01:30You made it clear that no housekeeping service was needed a moment ago.
01:34My face darkened instantly.
01:36The reception went on.
01:38Just ten minutes ago, Mrs. Ruth called and activated the Do Not Disturb service.
01:42I was so furious that I trembled all over.
01:46That woman had the nerve to check in under my name.
01:50Grinting my teeth.
01:52But I am the real Leela Ruth.
01:55The receptionist eyed me up and down impatiently.
02:00Madam, if you don't have a reservation, please leave.
02:03We have many guests today.
02:05Please don't cause a scene here.
02:07It hit me like a bolt of lightning.
02:09My husband had become someone else's husband?
02:13The irony was bitter enough to choke on.
02:17At that moment, the elevator dinged open.
02:20Tiffany Butler stepped out, clad in the latest Chanel suit of the season.
02:23The diamond necklace around her neck was the one I bought at auction for 1.8 million.
02:27As far as I knew, she was just my husband's newly graduated junior.
02:30The receptionist's face lit up as if she'd spotted a savior.
02:33She pointed straight at Tiffany and said to me.
02:36This is the real Mrs. Ruth.
02:37The rightful one.
02:38I suggest you leave immediately and stop making trouble.
02:41Tiffany's face blanched the second she saw me.
02:43But she recovered fast, forcing a sickly sweet smile.
02:46What a coincidence.
02:48Are you staying here too?
02:49I coldly shook off her outstretched hand.
02:52Tiffany, don't you think you owe me an explanation?
02:54Why did you check in under my name?
02:57And why were the condoms you used charged to my account?
03:02Also, why are my shoes on your feet?
03:05And when did my husband become yours?
03:08My voice cut through the lobby, and the previously noisy crowd fell dead silent.
03:12Every pair of eyes locked onto Tiffany.
03:14Tiffany glanced around nervously, then her eyes immediately welled with tears.
03:19What are you talking about?
03:20My husband gave me this card because he felt bad about my frequent business trips.
03:24And he bought me these shoes as well.
03:26As for the condoms.
03:27She feigned shyness and lowered her head.
03:29What's wrong with me using them with my husband?
03:33Are you upset because your husband doesn't treat you well?
03:36Need my help to get you a psychiatrist?
03:41Look at her haggard face.
03:43Her husband must not want to touch her.
03:45A card like that starts at $300,000.
03:47She doesn't seem like someone who could afford it.
03:50Are they seriously letting in just anybody at such a high-end place?
03:55I was only wearing casual clothes today.
03:57Hardly the shabby mess they made me out to be.
03:59I never realized you were so good with words.
04:07Did you verify her identity when the co-called Mrs. Ruth checked in?
04:11The receptionist hesitated, her face flushing.
04:14She said she didn't have her ID, but Mr. Dillon is a regular, so...
04:18So you just broke the rules?
04:20Your hotel security is a joke.
04:25She's just a receptionist.
04:27Why are you picking on her?
04:29People stay at hotels they can't afford.
04:32Don't make a scene here.
04:39Answer it.
04:40Put it on speaker.
04:42Let's hear how Rex is going to spin this.
04:46As she tapped the speaker button, she burst into fake, heaving sobs.
04:49Honey, come to the hotel, quick!
04:52There's a crazy woman saying I'm not your wife and trying to kick me out!
04:56She wailed dramatically, and Rex's furious voice exploded from the phone at once.
05:01A crazy woman?
05:02Dare she bully you?
05:04Don't be skied.
05:04I'm on my way.
05:06A crazy woman to S.O.
05:07That was what I was to him now.
05:08The onlookers stared at me with open disdain, some even stepping forward to comfort Tiffany.
05:14Don't take it to heart.
05:15She's insane.
05:16Tiffany murmured her thanks, then turned to me with a look of feigned concern.
05:19My husband will be here soon.
05:21He has a terrible temper.
05:24You better leave fast.
05:25Who knows what he might do to you?
05:26He just gave me that $300,000 VIP card, you know?
05:30Shows how much he spoils me.
05:31If he gets here, who knows what he might do to you?
05:34It sounded like a warning, but it was nothing but a slap in the face, a bare-faced provocation.
05:39I trembled with rage.
05:40Every fiber of me screaming to tear off her hypocritical mask right then and there.
05:44Rex arrived faster than I'd expected.
05:46He burst through the hotel doors.
05:48The second his eyes landed on me, they turned cold and vicious.
05:52He roughly shoved me aside, then pulled Tiffany into a tight, protective embrace.
05:57Don't be afraid, I'm here.
05:59The way he gently stroked Tiffany's hair was so tender it hurt to watch.
06:02Pushed by him, I stumbled backward, my waist slamming hard into the sofa arm behind me.
06:07If not for the furniture, I would have crashed straight to the ground.
06:10Meanwhile, Tiffany stood on tiptoes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and the two locked in a long, wet, lingering
06:15kiss.
06:17You're so good to me, honey.
06:18Tiffany panted, her voice thick with coquetry.
06:20You need to set this woman straight, she won't believe I'm your wife.
06:25Only then did Rex turn his gaze to me.
06:27There was no flicker of guilt.
06:29Only pure disgust thought he released Tiffany and strode over, then slapped me hard across the face.
06:35Tiffany, have you no shame?
06:37Just cause I turned you down when you tried to hint for a permanent position, you've held a grudge ever
06:41since.
06:42Now you dare to bully my wife in public?
06:44I clapped a hand to my cheek, which flared red, swollen, and burning hot.
06:48I stared at him in disbelief, the man before me was a stranger, terrifyingly unfamiliar.
06:53Before I'd come to the hotel, he'd feigned ignorance on the phone, using his usual gentle patience to tell me
06:58not to hurt him.
07:00Yet, in the blink of an eye, he could twist the truth without batting an eye and even hurt me.
07:04He'd always had two faces, it turned out.
07:07Now that I thought back, the signs had been there all along.
07:10He'd only lit up at the latest gaming console I'd bought him, but dismissed my painstakingly developed scientific research as
07:16nothing but scrap.
07:18His so-called concern had always circled.
07:20Back to my bank card, maybe he'd never loved me.
07:23Maybe he'd never even tried to understand the real me out.
07:25A strange sense of calm rose from the depths of my chest, drowning out all the anger.
07:29I lowered my hand from my face and looked straight at him, my voice shockingly steady, even to myself.
07:35Rex, repeat what you just said.
07:38Tell me who am I, and who is she?
07:40A flicker of panic crossed Rex's eyes, but it vanished as quickly as it came.
07:44You really are crazy!
07:46Wasn't I clear enough?
07:47She is my lawfully wedded wife, Lila.
07:50And you?
07:51You're just some intern who failed to climb the ladder, Tiffany.
07:55He raked his eyes over me.
07:58His voice cold and cruel.
08:02Look at yourself.
08:03You're pushing 40, aren't you?
08:06How could I possibly marry someone like you?
08:09Don't embarrass yourself, okay?
08:11Can't get a man herself, so she's jealous of others' happiness.
08:15I told you she must be crazy.
08:17Didn't think she'd start having delusions too, that's really scary.
08:20Poor couple, they're so unlucky to run into a nutjed like this.
08:24I stayed quiet, just watching their little show.
08:27Rex was clearly dead set on protecting Tiffany, even if it meant grinding me into the dirt.
08:32But did he really think he could twist the truth with just a few lies, slowly?
08:36I pulled my ID card and marriage certificate out of my bag.
08:41These should be enough to prove who I am.
08:43Rex and Tiffany's faces froze at once that Tiffany's eyes went wide with shock.
08:48Rex lunged forward, snatched the ID and marriage certificate out of my hand, and without even
08:52glancing at them, hurled them straight out the hotel's revolving glass door.
08:56Will you just stop?
08:58Last time, you waved a fake ID at me to disgust me, and now this new trick?
09:02Forging an ID and a marriage certificate?
09:05Tiffany, have some shame.
09:07Do you think I won't call the cops and report you for harassment and forging official documents?
09:13The onlooker stairs shifted when disdained outright aggression, and they echoed immunity.
09:17Call the police!
09:18Do it now!
09:21She's a fraud.
09:23She should be arrested.
09:24She's not welcome here.
09:25Kick her out, or we'll complain about the hotel!
09:29Tiffany visibly relaxed with that.
09:31She snuggled back into Rex's arms and spoke to me in a tone that sounded concerned but oozed malice.
09:36You've been so abused by your husband that you've lost your mind.
09:39I can introduce you to a good psychiatrist and a top divorce lawyer if you need.
09:45She stressed the word divorce extra hard.
09:47After all, once I was gone, she could step right into the role of Mrs.
09:51Dylan to ASA response, Rex kissed her forehead, then turned back to me, his eyes as cold as ice.
09:57Get out of here now, or I'm calling the police!
09:59Immediately!
10:00He snapped at the receptionist.
10:02Never here!
10:02If noodley it, call security to drive this crazy woman out!
10:05Who knows what else she might do?
10:07What if she hurts other guests?
10:09Kick her out!
10:10We'll complain about the hotel there!
10:12Go!
10:12Go!
10:13Go!
10:13Go!
10:14Go!
10:14Go!
10:15Go!
10:15Go!
10:16Go!
10:17Go!
10:18Go!
10:18Go!
10:19Go!
10:19Go!
10:32Go!
10:33Go!
10:33attention was elsewhere she tripped me already off balance i crashed hard to the marble floor
10:38oops tiffany gasped and feigned innocence i just wanted to help you up and you deliberately fell
10:43to blame me unbelievable my ankle swelled into a painful lump instantly and a wide patch of skin
10:50was scraped raw on my knee blood seeping out at once my face paled with agony as i tried to
10:55stand
10:56only to collapse back down rex stood there watching coldly as if i were a total stranger
11:01my heart turned to ice at that moment any last shred of hope for him was snuffed out with
11:06trembling hands i fumbled in my pocket for my phone desperate to call 911 but the second i unlocked it
11:13rex lunged forward and snatched it away what are you trying to do call the police he accused me
11:18falsely let me tell you everyone here saw clearly that you fell on purpose don't even think about
11:25framing my wife and the hotel i have a bleeding disorder call an ambulance now i shouted through
11:30the pain but rex remained indifferent instead hurling my phone forcefully across the lobby
11:35left alone i endured the searing pain using my uninjured leg to prop myself up and crawl towards
11:40my phone just then a delicate high heel stomped down hard on my palm tiffany looked down at me
11:45condescendingly sign a statement and admit everything today was your fault then i'll call an ambulance for
11:50you otherwise she paused for effect she pressed down harder the excruciating pain in my hand mixed with
11:56the agony from my knee and ankle nearly made me black out i could barely speak trembling violently
12:01from both pain and rage my consciousness growing hazy just as i thought i would pass out a series of
12:06rapid sharp high heel clicks echoed from the hotel entrance my best friend vivian was striding in
12:13lila i found out rex really did cheat he's checked into this hotel more times than you have
12:17in the past few years he even dared to use the exclusive membership card i gave you with that mistress
12:22her voice however cut off abruptly the moment she saw me kneeling on the ground in such a miserable
12:27state the receptionist who had been so arrogant just moments ago now turned pale her voice
12:34trembling as she timidly called out dear director carter affirmed vivian's identity as the hotel's
12:40investor beyond any doubt what so she wasn't lying after all the husband really brought his
12:46mistress to impersonate the real wife is this guy even human my god he helped the lover bully his own
12:51wife and even hit her what a piece of trash this disgusting pair is truly repulsive
12:56public opinion flipped on a dime anyone traveling with family or a partner instinctively recoiled at
13:02infidelity and their words grew sharper by the second awkwardly the security guards let go of me
13:06not daring to lay a finger on me anymore vivian's face crumbled with pity as she tried to squat down
13:11and help me but before her hand could touch me rex grabbed it his face was plastered with a sip
13:17of
13:18korshik panico smile as he shook her hand roughly miss carter i'm so sorry for causing trouble at your
13:23hotel don't worry i'll take this troublemaker away right now she just has a habit of acting crazy
13:28please don't mind her he even pretended to be chummy leaning in like they were old friends
13:33by the way miss carter who's your friend here we'll all look out for her when you're not around
13:39tiffany chimed in fast putting on a sickly sympathetic face yeah mrs carter your friend
13:43is really pitiful running into a man like him it's so sad that she's betrayed i froze for a beat
13:49before realizing that these idiots still didn't believe the best girl vivian was talking about
13:53was me what are you waiting for the investors here and you still haven't dragged this crazy troublemaker out
14:01the guards exchanged nervous looks glancing back and forth between vivian and me unsure what to do
14:07vivian was absolutely livid with a sudden sharp motion she wrenched her hand free from rex's grip
14:12her voice was glacial stay away from me but rex held on stubbornly he planted himself directly in
14:20front of vivian blocking her view of me and continued his tirade without an ounce of shame miss carter
14:24please don't be upset this woman is clearly trying to extort money her injuries may look serious but
14:30she's perfectly fine i said stay away from me someone clean this up immediately it's an eyesore
14:36are you deaf i said stay away from me if anything happens to leela i will make sure you regret
14:43it
14:43with that she shoved both rex and tiffany aside and rushed to meet at the sight of the blood staining
14:48my skirt and my deathly pale complexion her voice wavered blood loss was clouding my vision
14:53i clung to the last shreds of consciousness and gripped her wrist
14:59call an ambulance without hesitation vivian dialed emergency services around us the whispers among
15:06the onlookers grew louder so this guy hasn't even met his wife's best friend unbelievable he brings his
15:13lover here to bully his wife and now they targeted her friend the hotel investor miss carter just teach
15:19them a lesson they disgusting rex was really embarrassed but he still refused to accept what
15:25was unfolding before him tiffany tugged at his sleeve unwilling to back down rex something's not
15:31right if she really is miss carter's best friend why don't any of the hotel staff recognize her
15:36miss carter owns this place it doesn't make any sense sensing the cracks in rex's confidence tiffany
15:43leaned in pressing her point with growing boldness besides i went through miss carter's social media
15:48recently there wasn't a single post or mention of anyone named lella do you think leela might have
15:56fooled miss carter somehow rex's gaze darkened with renewed suspicion turning back to vivian he said
16:02with certainty miss carter surely you've been misled this woman knows exactly how to play the victim
16:07she's mastered the art of manipulation you have to see that you have to see no way she's your friend
16:13the reinforces point he gestured to tiffany miss carter this is miss tiffany bertler she's the
16:18heirate to ruth group mr ruth's daughter i'm sure you've crossed paths before she'll vouch that you've
16:24never met leela his words landed like a slap i blinked in disbelief even vivian looked momentarily
16:29speechless caught between disbelief and fury the heiress to ruth group i was the only daughter of the
16:34ruth family after choosing to pursue a career in science rather than take over the company i'd fallen out
16:39with my father and stepped away from the public eye keeping my identity get the hell out of my office
16:43and yet this imposter had the nerve to claim it oh the heiress to ruth group then why does she
16:49have
16:49the last name butler it's due to a complicated family matter but make no mistake tiffany truly is
16:55ruth group's heiress vivian let out a cold sharp snore she immediately pulled out her phone dialed my
17:02father's number and tapped the speaker button for the entire lobby to hear hello mr ruth hello mr
17:09ruth i heard you suddenly have a daughter named tiffany are you aware she's the mistress of lila's
17:14husband and their bully nicolette together vivian what nonsense are you talking about i only have
17:20one daughter lila where did this tiffany come from who's spreading laws about my girl
17:28where are you i'm on my way the lobby fell into a deathly silence rex who'd been oozing smutness moments
17:34earlier froze mid-step he whirled around abruptly snatching tiffany's arm as she tried to slink away
17:40unnoticed tiffany come on call your father right now what the hell is going on here
17:49i i i never said i was the air out of ruth group you just assumed it yourself rex looked
17:55as if he'd
17:56been struck by lightning what but when i pressed you about your background you never denied it you even
18:01hinted you could help me land that cooperation project with ruth group mocking laughter erupted
18:06around them cutting through the tense air a cold chill seeped into my bones settling deep in my
18:11chest it turned out that rex had believed all this time that his shot at that crucial ruth group
18:15partnership came from tiffany he had no clue it was me pulling strings and smoothing paths who'd paved the
18:21way for every opportunity he'd gotten at that moment the whale of an ambulance grew louder echoing
18:25closer to the hotel blood loss blurred my vision and a violent shiver wracked my body as the paramedics
18:31lifted me onto the stretcher i stared up at the hotel's opulent crystal chandelier its light refracting
18:36into a dizzying haze the whole scene felt like an absurd cruel nightmare rex made a move as if to
18:42rush over seemingly he had nothing to say but vivian stopped him sharply the last thing i heard before
18:47darkness swallowed me was don't be afraid promise i'm here this time i'll make sure they pay for
18:52everything they did the hospital room reeked of sterile disinfectant and four drip trickled
18:57slowly from the blood transfusion bag into my veins i stared out the window at the gray overcast sky
19:03my heart feeling far colder than my body giving my love to a man like rex had been the cruelest
19:08irony
19:08of my life vivian sat beside me holding my uninjured hand gently her voice soft with comfort he's not worth
19:15your tears leela you deserve better i forced a faint smile but before i could say anything the
19:22ward door slammed open with a crash rex stood in the doorway his face livid with rage there was no
19:28trace of guilt in his eyes only raw bitter accusation he strode to the bedside jabbing a finger inches
19:34from my nose his voice a snarl leela why didn't you tell me earlier your parents ran ruth group if
19:39you
19:39had how could i have offended both ruth group and carter group now look what you've done i've been fired
19:46from the company and everything i've worked for is ruined are you satisfied his shamelessness disgusted
19:51me i told you more than once you were just too impatient to listen too busy disclistings my family
19:58affairs is trivial rex you based by counting a loafer you did this to yourself you deserve it
20:05stung by my words he flew into a more hysterical rage blame me if you hadn't spent all your time
20:11in
20:11that lab neglecting yourself and turning into someone who no longer fit your expectations would
20:16i have strayed you never cared if i was tired after work even with all these family resources
20:21you never once lifted a finger to help me you never cared if i was tired after work even with
20:26all these family resources you never once lifted a finger to help me at that moment tiffany walked in
20:31yeah leela to become one flesh in marriage rex's love for you faded a long time ago but
20:37he still stayed with you out of duty yet you schemed against him like this his layoff was
20:42your doing too right that's so mean rex was such a fool immediately he was emboldened by her few words
20:49and his gaze towards me turned even more venomous i looked at this dramatic pair with utter scorn
20:54i didn't help you why do you think your little company could manage to connect with ruth group
20:59all on your own or was it through tiffany's fake identity as the ruth erinress rex the resources
21:04you stole from me didn't just feed you they inflated your greed and your audacity rex's face paled
21:10and he fell silent i pressed on my voice trembling with barely suppressed rage you claimed to stay
21:16with me out of duty then why did you cheat why did you let others call me a lunatook and
21:22hit me your
21:23legitimate wife rex you destroyed your bright future with your own hands i'd already prepared
21:30the documents to promote you to vice president of the company now you don't deserve it
21:41tiffany shrieked in defense we didn't hit you you fell on your own yeah right leela don't be so
21:48dramatic i stared at him a crushing sense of sadness washing over me i have a bleeding disorder and you're
21:55aware of it a small cut while chopping vegetables can make me bleed uncontrollably yet you never cared
22:02i lost so much blood this time and you call me delicate do you know what i'm most grateful for
22:09now that we don't have children otherwise how pitiful they would be i i i didn't mean it whether
22:18intentional or not it doesn't matter anymore vivian spoke coldly holding up her phone screen for us all
22:23to see i found something interesting rex the luxury goods you've given tiffany over the years far
22:28exceed your legitimate income you stole many of the gifts leisha's father and i gave her to please
22:33that woman as for the money you spent i stared at the clear transfer records on the screen stunned
22:38by rex's audacity you dared to embezzle company funds i didn't my father stood there with a stern face
22:47two uniformed police officers behind him whether it's a false accusation we'll find out soon
22:54his gaze swept over rex and tiffany finally resting on me with a look of tender concern
23:02officers the evidence has been handed over go ahead and deal with them the facade of hypocrisy on
23:07his face collapsed instantly replaced by sheer terror he lunged at tiffany frantically trying to tear off the
23:13diamond necklace around her neck and the luxury watch on her wrist his movements were so rough that he
23:17almost knocked her over lila lila believe me i didn't know anything i didn't do any of that
23:30leave what's not their line i do any of that i only gave her these pieces of jewelry because i
23:34thought they were cheap replicas they're yours here i'm giving them back to you rex what are you
23:38doing you're hurting me the bodyguard beside my father reacted instantly stepping forward and
23:44with a sickening thug rex crumpled to the ground letting out a sharp cry of pain daring to bully my
23:50daughter my father's voice was like ice do you take me as nothing he took a step forward looking
23:56down at the cowering man on the floor then took a folder from his assistant and threw it directly into
24:00rex's face embezzling company funds falsifying accounts siphoning project money to support your lover
24:07rex dylan you must have a death wish papers scattered across the floor revealing clear
24:12bank statements and account details that left rex's face drained of all color he looked up in
24:17panic his gaze darting wildly to tiffany who was pale faced beside him and shouted mr ruth it's not my
24:23fault it's all tiffany she told me to do it all she claimed to be your daughter saying that it
24:30didn't
24:30matter if we use the company's money but might a stand i didn't they gotta maver this money's money
24:34i were thought it you and really no one would dare question it she deceived me her lips trembled but
24:43no sound came out a cold dread crept from the saws of my feet to the top of my head
24:47when i heard that
24:48it dawned on me that this man no matter who stood beside him could be so utterly selfish so quick
24:54to
24:54discard anyone without a second thought the love he once claimed randy in his heart it likely weighed
25:00less than the empty promises scribbled on paper rex was still scrambling to prove his loyalty
25:04he even dropped to his knees and moved toward my father dad we're family please forgive me this
25:11once i'll treat lila well from now on i swear his gaze suddenly fell on the blood transfusion bag beside
25:17my hand and as it struck by a wonderful idea he blurted out urgently lila has lost too much blood
25:22then let tiffany make up for it with her blood she can give blood instead she's young she should
25:29be able to handle it i shuddered all over a wave of nausea crashing over me how could he suggest
25:34something like that so casually it was as if tiffany weren't a living breathing person but just
25:38an object to be tossed aside whenever he pleased we're not family my voice was cold frayed with the
25:44exhaustion of having used up every last ounce of strength rex we're getting a divorce no we can't he
25:51struggled to push himself up from the ground i won't agree lila i know i messed up i'm sorry
25:58just give me another chance it doesn't matter whether you agree or not i closed my eyes no longer
26:04able to bear the sight of his repulsive face it's not your call to make later rex and tiffany were
26:09taken away by the police during my stay in the hospital my parents and vivian took turns looking after
26:15me they were careful around me and never once mentioning rex's name they tried everything to lift my
26:20spirits terrified that the ordeal would leave a permanent mark on me then came the day i was
26:25discharged my mother took my hand her eyes glistening with unshed tears leela come home and live with us
26:34your father he misses you terribly
26:39what do you say we have a family reunion dinner
26:45life had been easy for me since childhood because they got everything taken care of
26:50their only wish had always been for my safety and happiness but as i got older i became headstrong
26:56devoting myself entirely to the world of scientific research sometimes research could be dangerous
27:02when they'd objected i'd simply left home for five years even refusing to invite them to my wedding out of
27:08sheer stubbornness i'd known they were only afraid i'd get hurt but i'd been too willful back then
27:14they'd said that if i found someone reliable to marry they'd let me continue my research without
27:18pressuring me to quit without a second thought i'd married rex who'd seem gentle and thoughtful at the
27:23time but after we got married my mother-in-law despised me for not having a child in five years
27:28and rex grew colder towards me with the passing year i realized then that the only people who truly
27:34loved me unconditionally were my parents i hadn't dared tell them what i'd been through afraid to
27:40see the disappointment in their eyes and terrified they'd blame me for not following their advice
27:44rex owed his so-called triumph with the ruth group entirely to me i was the one who persuaded vivian
27:49to pull strings for him when he had nothing to offer but that very act of mine had stoked rex's
27:54ambition and in the end revealed what kind of person he truly was back in the early days of our
27:59marriage he had indeed been kind to me caring and attentive but everything changed after tiffany
28:04appeared although my parents had never approved of my involvement in scientific research they still
28:09pulled me into a proud hug whenever i won an important award rex by contrast always found a way
28:15to downplay my achievements this time i couldn't bear to break my parents hearts again i squeezed my
28:20mother's hand in return my voice thick with emotion mom i'm willing to go home when i arrived at the
28:27house i hadn't stepped foot in for five years everything felt just as it had been my father
28:32once so imposing in the business mart teared up the moment he saw me walked in he stepped forward
28:36pulled me into a tight embrace his shoulders trembling slightly and finally let his tears fall freely
28:41it's good you're back i'm so glad with my parents in my arms the grievances i'd bottled up for five
28:47years burst forth like a flood they didn't mention rex at all not a word they just gently patted my
28:53back
28:53wordlessly telling me this place would always be my safe haven later the verdict was finally
28:58delivered rex was sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzlement and related charges and
29:02tiffany as his accomplice received a five-year term most of the jewelry rex had stolen and gifted to
29:06tiffany was recovered before the sentencing rex sent a message through his lawyer begging to see me
29:11one last time i refused flatly the very thought of laying eyes on him now made my stomach churn i
29:16once
29:16asked my father how much of the embezzled funds could be recovered he sighed and shook his head
29:21it can't be recovered i share part of the blame if i hadn't opened those doors from handed him
29:26control of the key projects for your sake he never would have been able to siphon off the money so
29:33smoothly he looked at me his eyes gentle yet resolute but it's okay the foundation of ruth group won't be
29:40shaken by this amount but i want you to know this i'll support you continuing your scientific research
29:46feel free to do whatever you want sweetie i've got your back later i threw myself back into my
29:51scientific research diving headfirst into a new project and leading my team with renewed focus
29:56vivian later told me that after the incident the hotel had overhauled its entire security system
30:01and implemented stricter identity verification procedures around that time my mother started
30:06showing up at my lab almost daily with homemade lunches she knew how easily i lost track of time
30:11once i was immersed in research so she appointed herself my personal alarm clock every day at mealtime
30:16she appeared right on schedule gently nudging me away from my microscope and reminding me to nourish
30:20myself later i led my team in developing an automated intelligent medical device soon after it hit the
30:26market it sent shock waves through the industry hailed as a groundbreaking innovation standing on stage
30:31at the product launch i explained our achievements with confidence and calm facing countless astonished
30:35and admiring glances as soon as i finished my speech and stepped off the stage a tall elegant
30:40man with a refined comminer stopped me he wore a well-fitted dark suit his bright eyes filled
30:45with undisguised admiration dr ruth your presentation was truly wonderful handing me his business card
30:50i'm darnell pantsy head of corey medical i was wondering if i might have the honor of getting
30:54to know you better i took his card and meeting his clear sincere gaze nodded of course from then on
31:01we crossed classes at various industry events and academic conferences he always took the initiative to
31:06talk to me offering insightful opinions and showing great respect and passion for scientific research
31:11later at a charity gala he invited me to dance in the ballroom he was graceful and courteous his steps
31:17steady and his gaze warm after the gala he confessed to me saying he admired my talent and felt sympathy
31:22for
31:22my past experiences hoping to have the chance to take care of me i didn't drown in the new romance
31:28and
31:28replied calmly thank you for your kind offer but it's too early to talk about this now he showed no
31:33sign of
31:33frustration or pressure only quiet understanding and though he kept his distance his concern was
31:38constant but we kept it that way for two years in the sterile world of her lab his quiet presence
31:43was a gentle androsian a reminder that she was not alone he would bring her tea when she was lost
31:48in
31:48her research and tidy her desk when she was too focused to notice my parents met him a few times
31:52and
31:53spoke highly of him saying he had his eyes set on me genuinely not for status or gained on a
31:57sunny
31:58afternoon he formally asked me to date again looking into his eyes as sincere as ever and thinking of his
32:03quiet vigilance over these two years i smiled and nodded okay
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