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I Met You Twice and It's Not Too Late - FULL EP 2026
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00:00I was gathering herbs. Then, I found a man bleeding in the woods.
00:04I took him home and nursed him, until his men came to retrieve him.
00:09Only then did I learn he was President's son.
00:12Staying here alone with you had ruined my reputation.
00:15That's my fault.
00:18I must protect you with a marriage vow.
00:21Confused, I followed him to the city, but I didn't know.
00:24He had a childhood sweetheart waiting for him.
00:26When she heard about us, she didn't say a word.
00:29She just gave me a fob watch. That was the token of love he once gave her.
00:33She helped me into my wedding gown and into the carriage.
00:36Soon after, she married a man chosen by her family.
00:39I thought they felt nothing for each other, that life would simply go on.
00:43But shortly after our wedding, he went to war.
00:45In the end, he died on the battlefield.
00:48He sent a final letter before he passed.
00:51Alina, I spent my life repaying your kindness.
00:54But I never married her. I owe her far too much.
00:57In the next life, may we both find peace and never meet again.
01:01Only then did I realize I was never the one he loved.
01:05Heartbroken and numb, I charged alone into the enemy camp and was cut down in the fray.
01:12Unexpectedly, I opened my eyes again to the day we first met.
01:15This time, I would give him exactly what he wanted.
01:19Using my memories, I found a signal flare on him.
01:22I lit it, then turned to leave.
01:24As the signal burst in the sky, I tossed the fuse aside.
01:28Soon, I heard horses in the distance.
01:30I closed my medicine chest and took one last look at his face.
01:33Charles, the president's son, my husband from my past life.
01:37I turned away, not a single regret in my heart.
01:40But as I stepped out, shadows materialized like specters.
01:44The gun was pressed right against my face in an instant.
01:47The leader's eyes were cold.
01:49Who are you?
01:50The one who saved him.
01:52Rafe looked at me warily.
01:53I lowered my medical bag with deliberate calm.
01:56His subordinate checked it quickly.
01:58A moment later, he put his gun away.
02:00Thank you for your kindness.
02:02Mr. Charles is lucky to be alive.
02:04Take this as payment.
02:05You'll get more reward when he's safely home.
02:08I don't do this for money.
02:09Then what do you want?
02:10A title?
02:11Power?
02:12Just name your price.
02:13What I want, you cannot give.
02:15A faint cough came from the side.
02:17Rafe's expression shifted.
02:19He rushed to Charles' side.
02:21Mr. Charles, you're awake!
02:22I stood there, completely calm.
02:25In this life, we owe each other nothing.
02:27But as I turned to leave, Rafe blocked my path.
02:31Mr. Charles wishes to see you.
02:33I took a deep breath and walked back inside.
02:35Charles was sitting up.
02:37He was pale, but his eyes were locked on me.
02:39You saved me?
02:40It was nothing.
02:42Being alone here with me could ruin your reputation.
02:45My reputation is mine to define.
02:48You are the president's son, the future of this nation.
02:51Besides, someone is waiting for you.
02:53She's the one who needs you.
02:54I don't.
02:55If you really want to thank me, then please, just forget about me.
03:00Forget everything that happened.
03:01Let's just pretend we never met.
03:03I thought I could just walk away.
03:06But after three steps, the gun was raised at me once again.
03:09This time, it was harsher and more final.
03:12Stop right there.
03:15I told you, we're even.
03:19Until Mr. Charles is fully alert and confirms you're no threat, you aren't going anywhere.
03:25And if I insist?
03:27Just as he moved to act, the rapid poof means approached.
03:30It was her, Isolde Voss, the most gifted woman in the capital, his childhood sweetheart.
03:36Charles, how are you?
03:38You scared me to death.
03:40Charles didn't answer.
03:41He was staring intently at me.
03:43Isolde followed his gaze.
03:45Who is this?
03:47Miss Voss, this lady saved Mr. Charles' life.
03:49Isolde looked me up and down with a scornful gaze.
03:53Looking at my muddy straw shoes and my coarse plain clothes, her eyes filled with disdain.
03:59Ah, just a local healer.
04:01Thank you for your work.
04:03Take this as a token of my thanks.
04:06No need.
04:07Is my jeweled bracelet not enough?
04:09I rely on my skills, not charity.
04:12You misunderstand me.
04:13I'm only showing gratitude.
04:15Or, do you want something more?
04:18I've heard some country girls trying to scheme their way into high society.
04:21She spoke softly, but her words cut sharp as a blade.
04:25The bodyguards fixed me with suspicious stares.
04:27I want no part of high society.
04:29My future is right here in these hills, with every patient who depends on me.
04:33I won't spend my future confined to some man's backyard.
04:36Show some respect!
04:38Do you know who you're talking to?
04:39Do you know he is the president's son?
04:41Because he is president's son, he should stay away from me.
04:44Rafe.
04:46Let her go.
04:47Now, understood, Mr. Charles.
04:49I did not hesitate for a second.
04:51I pushed deep into the woods.
04:54No one tried to stop me this time.
04:56Three years have passed.
04:57I've passed through 16 towns and treated over 300 patients.
05:02My medicine bag grew heavy.
05:04I had grown out of that girl and become a true healer.
05:06I heard nothing of the president's son.
05:08By my calculations, he must have married long ago.
05:11He must be living happily with Isolde, just as it should be.
05:16We were from two different worlds, until that autumn, when war broke out on the border.
05:21The pass fell to the northern tribes.
05:24War swept across the land for months.
05:26More and more wounded came to me.
05:28I worked day and night without rest.
05:31My herbal stove never went cold.
05:34One day, just as the herbs finished, a man walked in.
05:38It was Colonel Harry, the local commander.
05:40Is there any way to save this soldier?
05:42The other doctors shook their heads.
05:44He's gone.
05:45There's nothing we can do.
05:46Prepare the funeral.
05:47I said nothing.
05:49I stepped forward in silence, removed his clothes, cleaned the wound, and stitched it up.
05:55If the fever breaks, he will live.
05:57What?
05:57How is that possible?
05:59Dr. Maeve, please come with me to be our chief medic.
06:03My boys are great soldiers.
06:04They can die charging the front, but I can't watch them rot away in pain inside a tent.
06:09His words hit me hard.
06:11He was right.
06:12Where am I needed more than the front?
06:13In the days that followed, I slept only four hours a night.
06:16My hands smelled of blood I could never wash away.
06:19I saved more people than I could count.
06:22I became known as the one who cheated death, because I always stole lives back from death.
06:27I went from a simple village healer to the head of all medical staff.
06:31Dr. Maeve, hurry!
06:33Mr. Charles...
06:34I followed the bodyguards to a tent.
06:36As I stepped inside, the stench of blood and herbs washed over me.
06:41The personal physician were on their knees, completely helpless.
06:44I walked forward, looking at the handsome face from years ago, now pale and fragile.
06:50I unbuttoned his robe and saw that the wound had turned black.
06:55It reeked of death.
06:56The poison had already reached his heart.
06:59I need Snow Lotus to clear his veins, or he won't last long.
07:03Snow Lotus?
07:04That's a holy herb on the highest cliffs.
07:06The mountains are snowed in completely.
07:08It's impossible to get there.
07:09I'll go get it.
07:10I said, turning to leave.
07:12Dr. Maeve, you're going on a suicide mission!
07:15No woman can handle that blizzard!
07:17I didn't look back, only I knew exactly where to find it.
07:21In my past life, this poison killed him.
07:23In this life, I won't let him die again.
07:25Not for love, but because this army needs its leader.
07:29I am a doctor.
07:30Saving lives is my calling, with a rope and a herb hoe.
07:33I vanished alone into the whiteout.
07:36I fell three times.
07:38At the most dangerous moment, I hung mid-air on a single dead vine.
07:42But when I saw it, that pure white blossom dancing in the gale, I smiled.
07:47I returned with the lotus.
07:49On the morning of the third day, I heard Isolde's sobbing.
07:53Charles, wake up!
07:54Look at me!
07:55I handed the lotus to a helper boy.
07:58Simmer it slowly over a low flame to make the medicine.
08:01I walked inside.
08:03Isolde froze, then snapped.
08:05Who are you?
08:06Do you know where-
08:07Not another word.
08:10Unless you want to watch him die.
08:12She trembled with rage, but stayed silent.
08:15I went to the bed and reached for his forehead.
08:17The moment my fingers touched his skin, his lips moved in a faint, mumbled whisper.
08:23Helena.
08:24I froze in my tracks.
08:26Had he returned from the past as well?
08:28The thought was like a snake, slithering into my mind.
08:32A cold shiver ran through me.
08:34Memories of my past life, the ones I tried to bury, came rushing back all at once.
08:40The distance on our wedding night, the cold stares from the bodyguards,
08:44Isolde's fake pity, and that final, soul-crushing letter.
08:48I yanked my hand back.
08:50I forced myself to stay calm.
08:52Whether he remembered or not, he was just my patient now.
08:55He was the hope of this army.
08:57My logic finally returned.
08:59I ordered the medics to prepare.
09:01The Snow Lotus was ready.
09:03Mr. Charles needs surgery now.
09:05The medics scrambled to help.
09:07Isolde stayed by the bed, sobbing while holding his hand.
09:10She looked so fragile today.
09:12I stepped forward and spoke softly.
09:14Miss Isolette, please move.
09:15I need to treat him.
09:17She looked up with teary eyes.
09:19Her worry was mixed with suspicion.
09:22Who exactly are you?
09:24She asked with a sharp gaze.
09:25I know every one of his personal physicians, but I have never seen you.
09:29I gave a short answer, without even looking at her.
09:32I am Dr. Mayev, the army's chief medic.
09:34I began preparing my tools.
09:37Helena!
09:38Isolde whispered the name.
09:39Her face suddenly turned pale.
09:41You're the local healer!
09:42The one who saved him back then!
09:45I cut her off.
09:46This is not the time for memories.
09:48This is a matter of life and death.
09:50Please, step aside.
09:53Isolde bit her lip and finally moved back.
09:55But she kept staring at Charles, her eyes full of complex emotions.
10:00The first treatment was done.
10:03I brought the lotus medicine, feeding him, drop by drop.
10:06His brow was locked in pain, as if he couldn't bear the agony.
10:10I whispered words of comfort, like soothing a small child.
10:14Isolde tried to help, but I refused her coldly.
10:17Black blood seeped from the wound, a sign the medicine was working.
10:22I cleaned the wound over and over.
10:24The process was dangerous.
10:26One slip could spread the poison.
10:28I was fully focused.
10:30Sweat beaded on my forehead, but I didn't dare to wipe it.
10:34Time passed slowly.
10:35The only sounds were the tools and the heavy beat of a heart.
10:38His breath was uneven, sometimes fast, sometimes weak.
10:43Twice his heart stopped.
10:45But I pulled him back for twelve long hours.
10:48I didn't leave his side.
10:50Isolde fainted halfway.
10:52The soldiers took her away.
10:54The other doctors waited, taking turns outside the tent.
10:57Only I stayed by the bed, watching over him alone.
11:01Late into the night, his high fever finally broke.
11:05He was still very pale, but the deathly gray faded.
11:08I checked his heart rate.
11:10It was almost back to normal.
11:12My nerves finally relaxed.
11:14An exhaustion washed over me.
11:16I leaned against the bed and fell fast asleep.
11:19In a daze I woke up.
11:22I saw him staring at me.
11:23What a look in his eyes.
11:25The confusion quickly faded.
11:27It turned into pure shock.
11:29Then into a deep, aching pain.
11:31He just kept staring at me, trying to say something, but no sound came out.
11:35That was not a look of thanks.
11:37Absolutely not.
11:38My heart sank to the bottom.
11:40His voice was raspy.
11:41Elena.
11:42The sound was like a blade, stabbing straight into my ears.
11:46Mr. Charles, you're mistaken.
11:48I am just an army doctor.
11:50His eyes were locked on me.
11:51As if carving my image into his soul.
11:54It really is you.
11:55I cut him off, my voice cold.
11:57You have just recovered.
12:00Your mind is still clouded.
12:02You are awake now.
12:03Which means the treatment worked.
12:05Follow the doctor's orders.
12:07I will take my leave now.
12:08I turned to leave quickly.
12:10Don't go!
12:11He struggled to sit up, hissing as his room pulled.
12:15I paused for a second, but I did not look back.
12:19Elena, don't leave!
12:20Rafe appeared at the entrance.
12:22He blocked my path.
12:23President's son just woke up.
12:25He still needs your care.
12:27His gaze was sharp.
12:28He seemed to recognize me.
12:30I suppressed my irritation and spoke calmly.
12:33President's son's condition has improved.
12:35A weak but firm command came from inside the tent.
12:39Let her stay.
12:40There was a trace of pleading in Charles' voice.
12:43In the end, I stayed.
12:45It wasn't because of the command.
12:47It was because I saw it.
12:48The flash of despair in his eyes.
12:51It was the look of a man, grasping his last hope while dying.
12:55The snow lotus was truly a holy relic, working its magic deep inside his wounded body.
13:01With my care and the power of the sacred flower, his blackened wound slowly turned back to normal.
13:08Fresh pink flesh started to grow over the injury, but his gaze toward me made my chest feel tight.
13:13It was not thanks, nor was it simple curiosity, but something heavy, dark, and impossible to name.
13:21He would stare at me quietly for hours on end, especially when I gently changed his bandages.
13:26His eyes were so deep and full of unspoken things that I dared not meet them or look back at
13:32him.
13:33Isolde came to visit him nearly every single day, showing him perfect gentle care and pure devotion.
13:39Her eyes were filled with warm love for Charles, but they held cold suspicion when they turned to me.
13:45One day, she walked in with a cup of warm nutrient drink and saw him gazing longingly at my quiet
13:51back.
13:52The cup slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor, and her voice shook with fear and sudden disbelief.
13:59Charles! Have you two met each other before now?
14:02Charles stayed silent. His face was hard to read.
14:05After a long moment, he finally spoke in a low voice.
14:09Isolde, I don't know how to explain this to you.
14:13He did not deny it, not even a single little word.
14:17Isolde's face turned pale, as pale as a ghost.
14:20I let out a quiet sigh, deep inside my own heart, feeling the wheel of fate start to turn once
14:26again.
14:27No matter how hard I tried to change my own path, it all led back to the same sad old
14:32ending.
14:33Once Charles could walk, he started visiting my tent more often.
14:37He didn't say a word, just watched me quietly as I treated soldiers.
14:41Sometimes he would help with small tasks, or order supplies to be sent to me.
14:46Soon, rumors began to spread throughout the entire military camp.
14:50People were making up stories about a romance between the two of us.
14:54I couldn't take it anymore, so I decided to finally confront him.
14:58Mr. Charles, your wounds are healed, and I am resigning from my post.
15:03Charles swayed slightly, almost losing his balance as he stood there.
15:07You're leaving? To where?
15:09He asked me with a trembling voice.
15:11I avoided his gaze, looking away as I answered him.
15:14To where I am needed. You have fully recovered now.
15:18Isolde is devoted to you.
15:19And the soldiers need their leader here.
15:21I no longer belong in this place.
15:23It is time for me to go.
15:25Who says you don't belong?
15:27Alina, I know I owe you so much.
15:31I cut him off, the anger from two lifetimes finally exploding.
15:35You owe me nothing!
15:37In our past life, you only trapped me.
15:40You ended everything with that letter, saying you owed her, not me.
15:45In this life, I saved you twice, and now we are finally even.
15:50Please just let me go.
15:51My words hit him like a bolt of lightning.
15:54Charles turned ghostly pale as the light in his eyes went dark.
15:57So you really are back?
16:00And you remember everything?
16:02His voice was trembling, with his eyes turning a deep red.
16:05I remained perfectly calm as I told him the cold truth.
16:09I remember every single thing, so I know how to choose now.
16:13In this life, I only want to heal people, and live as a free woman.
16:18Your power, your duties, and your love have nothing to do with me.
16:23He looked at me, his face filled with overwhelming pain.
16:26What if I told you that I only just realized...
16:30Don't say another word.
16:31Turning away to pack my bags.
16:34Whatever you want to say, it is already far too late.
16:39Our story ended when you wrote that letter, maybe even long before that.
16:43I picked up my luggage, walking to the entrance of the tent.
16:46I paused for a moment, but I did not look back at him.
16:50I hope you recover soon.
16:52Reclaim your power and grow old with Isolade.
16:54Then I lifted the flap, stepping out into the cold, dark night.
16:59This time, no one tried to stand in my way.
17:02I thought that I was finally free.
17:05I intentionally avoided the main roads, traveling through the quiet back roads.
17:10The war was not over yet, and wounded villagers were everywhere.
17:14I traveled around practicing medicine, but I no longer used my real name.
17:19I went by Dr. Maeve, living as a simple, local healer.
17:23About one year later, I stayed in a small town in the south.
17:27This place was untouched by war, and the local people were very kind.
17:32I settled down in a wooden cabin, right by the edge of a peaceful lake.
17:37I treated patients during the day, and studied herbs throughout the night.
17:41Life was supposed to be quiet, until one very rainy night.
17:45A sudden, urgent knocking started echoing loudly against my door.
17:49I opened the door.
17:51Two strangers were carrying a stretcher,
17:53and the person on the stretcher was covered with a cloak, breathing weekly.
17:56Dr. Maeve, please save this traveling merchant!
17:59We found him outside town.
18:01His old wounds flared up.
18:02He is dying.
18:03Please help him right now!
18:04I told them to carry the man inside quickly.
18:06When I brushed away his wet, messy hair,
18:09my entire body froze in complete shock.
18:11It was Charles, looking thin and almost unrecognizable.
18:15His face was flushed with fever.
18:17His lips cracked.
18:18His breathing was so weak, it had almost stopped.
18:21Even in this mess, I could never forget that face.
18:24I snapped my head toward the men who brought him.
18:27One of them was Rafe, disguised but with familiar eyes.
18:31His voice was hoarse, filled with a desperate plea.
18:35I beg you, please save his life.
18:38No one else can save him except for you.
18:40Anger and helplessness washed over me all at once.
18:43I wanted to kick them all out of my house.
18:46But I am a doctor.
18:47I cannot ignore the dying.
18:49Everyone get out.
18:50I need quiet, quiet to examine him.
18:53After the checkup, my heart sank halfway down.
18:55Old wounds hadn't healed and new ones were added.
18:58On top of that, constant worrying had drained him.
19:01It was a miracle that he even made it here.
19:04That night, I used everything I had ever learned.
19:06I poured precious medicines into his body like water
19:10just to steal this man back from the grip of death.
19:12This man, whom I had once both loved and hated.
19:16I thought that we were already even.
19:18But by dawn, his fever finally started to drop.
19:21I was so exhausted that I felt like collapsing.
19:25Leaning against the wall, I watched Charles' sleeping face.
19:29Even in a coma, his brow was tightly furrowed.
19:32Why?
19:33Why are you doing this to me now?
19:37You failed me in our past life.
19:39So why must you torture me in this one too?
19:42He didn't wake up until two days later.
19:45The setting sun shone through the window onto his face
19:48as he slowly opened his eyes to the world.
19:51His gaze was filled with a deep, silent emptiness.
19:54He turned his head to watch me mixing herbs,
19:57staring at me for a very long time.
19:59You still chose to save me.
20:01He whispered.
20:02His voice was raspy, but I didn't stop my work.
20:05I am a doctor.
20:07I know you hate me.
20:08I hate those memories too.
20:10In my mind, I see your back as you left me.
20:14I see you sitting alone in the mirror on our night.
20:16I see your face when you read that final letter.
20:19His words came in broken pieces,
20:21like a blunt knife cutting my old scars.
20:24I thought I married you only for gratitude
20:26and that what I felt for Islo was love.
20:29But in this life, when I saw the light fade from your eyes,
20:32I finally understood.
20:35Alina, it was a feeling for you
20:36that I was simply too afraid to admit.
20:39Back when you first saved me,
20:41during those days and nights, I loved you.
20:44But I carried too much responsibility
20:46and I couldn't see my own heart clearly.
20:49So I masked my feelings with duty,
20:51calling it gratitude just to hide the truth.
20:54I thought making you my wife
20:56was the best way to repay your kindness.
20:59I never realized that for you,
21:01it was nothing more than a cage.
21:04His voice grew more and more excited
21:06as a sickly red flush crept across his face.
21:09In this life, I wanted to make amends.
21:12But I realized I didn't even have the right.
21:15You left so firmly,
21:17choosing to walk away with absolutely nothing.
21:20I broke off my engagement with Isolid,
21:22spending every moment trying to find you.
21:25But I didn't know what to say.
21:27Sorry is too light,
21:28and I love you is a joke.
21:30This time, I got hurt on purpose.
21:33His voice was terrifyingly calm now,
21:35and I completely stopped mixing the medicine.
21:37I knew my old wounds hadn't healed,
21:39and I knew the enemy was waiting for me.
21:42I thought if I died right there,
21:44I would finally be free from this pain.
21:47Maybe then, I could finally stop torturing you once and for all.
21:51And I would not have to torture myself either.
21:53Rafe fought to the death to save me,
21:55he said with a bitter smile.
21:57But in my coma, I had only one thought.
21:59If I could see you just one more time,
22:02I would be willing to die right now.
22:04So they brought me here to find you,
22:07even if they had to use this desperate way.
22:10I am sorry, Alina.
22:11It seems that I have been selfish once again.
22:13I clenched my fists until my nails drew blood,
22:16feeling a heavy, suffocating pain in my chest.
22:19I didn't feel that much hatred anymore,
22:22only an endless, hollow sense of sorrow.
22:24He looked at me with eyes that were both clear and full of despair.
22:28Alina, I don't dare to ask for a second chance,
22:31because I know that I don't deserve it.
22:34I just wanted to tell you I was a fool,
22:35never seeing my own heart in our past life.
22:38In this life, being able to see you again
22:39and telling you this in person is enough.
22:41I am a doctor, and I worked so hard to save you.
22:46I finally spoke, my voice sounding hoarse.
22:49I didn't save your life just to sit here
22:51and listen to you say your final words.
22:54He looked at me, a tiny spark of light flickering for a moment in his tired eyes.
22:59I know my own body very well, Alina.
23:01My heart and lungs are already failing me.
23:03I am only staying alive for a bit longer,
23:06by using medicine to drag out my remaining days.
23:10Every moment I spend looking at you now
23:12is time I have stolen away from death.
23:14His words felt like a cold, heartless sentence,
23:17and in my heart, I knew the truth as well.
23:20His time was indeed running out very fast,
23:22and even with all my skills, I was powerless.
23:25In the days that followed, the atmosphere was strange, but peaceful.
23:29Charles stayed inside my humble wooden cabin,
23:31as I did my best to keep him alive.
23:33We rarely spoke to each other anymore,
23:36leaving the room in a heavy silence.
23:38While I mixed medicine, he just quietly watched the lake or my back.
23:42Two bodyguards in disguise stayed nearby,
23:45hiding in the shadows to protect him.
23:47Isolde came to visit him, looking much thinner than she did before.
23:51Her expensive clothes could not hide how exhausted and broken she truly felt.
23:55When she saw the scene inside the house,
23:58the light in her eyes finally went out.
24:00She didn't make a scene or scream.
24:02She just stood silently by the door.
24:04She watched Charles from a distance,
24:06with tears streaming down her pale face.
24:08Charles looked at her with nothing but guilt,
24:10knowing he had caused her so much pain.
24:14Isolette, I am so sorry.
24:16I have wasted so much of your life.
24:19Please go back home now and try your best to forget me.
24:23Isolde finally left the cabin in tears,
24:25realizing that Charles never belonged to her.
24:28Charles' health continued to get much worse,
24:30as he coughed up blood more often.
24:33He spent most of his time drifting in and out of a very long sleep.
24:37When he was awake, he seemed to have a bit more energy.
24:40He would chat about everyday things,
24:42carefully avoiding any heavy or painful topics.
24:46After a rainstorm one autumn afternoon,
24:48he suddenly seemed to feel much better.
24:51He leaned by the window,
24:53watching the rain wash the entire world clean.
24:56He called out to me softly,
24:58his voice barely louder than a whisper.
25:00Rather a next life.
25:02They're mine.
25:02Let's not have a next life.
25:03He smiled at me,
25:04and his smile was very gentle and kind.
25:07And if ending this life like this,
25:08it shouldn't make out what can't affect.
25:10He looked like the young man who first woke up in the mountains.
25:13I am so sorry.
25:14You have to watch me die again.
25:17I stopped mixing the medicine,
25:19my hands starting to tremble slightly.
25:21Don't cry.
25:22He whispered,
25:23looking at me with such gentle eyes.
25:25This time, please,
25:26do not shed any more tears for me.
25:28Only then did I realize
25:29that my tears were already falling down.
25:32He struggled to raise his hand,
25:33wanting to wipe the tears from my face.
25:35But before he could touch me,
25:37his arm fell back down without any strength.
25:39I reached out to grab his hand,
25:41and he used his last bit of power to hold mine.
25:43He took one final look at me,
25:45his gaze lingering for a long, quiet moment.
25:48Forget me and go away.
25:52Be the free and great doctor you always wanted to be.
25:55His eyes slowly drifted shut,
25:57with a smile of true relief on his lips.
25:59All the life left his body as he let go of the world forever.
26:03The rain tapped against the roof,
26:05and the damp air was filled with the scent of flowers.
26:07He had lost his very last spark of life,
26:10leaving me alone in the quiet room.
26:12I just sat there silently,
26:14holding his cold hand in mine.
26:16I let my tears fall without a sound,
26:18watching the man I once loved and hated.
26:21He finally got his wish,
26:22dying in a place where I was by his side.
26:25I watched him finish his journey
26:27after traveling through two long lifetimes.
26:30The bodyguards eventually came inside
26:31to take care of everything that was left.
26:34I didn't ask them where they would take Charles' body.
26:37Those things no longer matter to me
26:38as I prepared to move on with my life.
26:40I thought that this was the end,
26:42but I realized that I was completely wrong.
26:45Three months after Charles passed away,
26:47news finally reached my small, quiet town.
26:50Mr. Charles had died from his injuries,
26:52and the entire nation was now in deep mourning.
26:57At the same time,
26:58a secret order reached my ears.
27:00Charles' younger brother became the new president,
27:03and he ordered a hunt for me.
27:05They called me a murderer,
27:06accusing the local healer of killing President's son.
27:09Charles' death caused a massive wave of shock
27:12throughout the entire nation.
27:14The congressman believed President's son was murdered,
27:17and I was the prime suspect.
27:19Isolde completely broke down
27:21after seeing that Charles was with me before he died.
27:23She claimed I poisoned President's son
27:25out of a twisted sense of broken love.
27:28How incredibly ironic this was.
27:30In my past life, I died for him,
27:33heartbroken by his final letter to me.
27:35In this life, I was facing execution
27:38for the crime of trying to save him.
27:41Rafe found me and shouted,
27:42Dr. Maeve, you have to run now.
27:44They have already sent men to catch you.
27:46You must leave this place immediately.
27:48Where exactly could I go?
27:49The soldiers are everywhere now.
27:51Go to the northern desert,
27:52or even beyond the western seas.
27:54President's son ordered me before he died
27:56to keep you safe at any cost.
27:57This is the very last thing that he truly owes to you.
28:00There is no need.
28:02I am tired.
28:03Dr. Maeve!
28:04Thank you, but say no more.
28:06Your duty was to protect President's son,
28:09not to worry about me.
28:11Now that he is gone,
28:13you are finally a free man.
28:15He looked at me with complex emotions
28:17before turning and vanishing into the night.
28:21I did not try to run away.
28:24Three days later,
28:25the soldiers surrounded my small wooden cabin by the lake.
28:28Now I am just waiting
28:29to hear the final judgment against me.
28:31The charge was the murder of President's son,
28:34and I didn't say a single word to defend myself.
28:37I let them bind my hands tightly
28:39as they began the long journey back to the capital.
28:42On the road,
28:43I saw many familiar faces watching me
28:46from the sides of the path.
28:48Soldiers I once treated
28:50and local healers all stared at me
28:52with pity and confusion.
28:53Some people tried to step forward for me,
28:56but the soldiers quickly pushed them all back.
28:59The dungeon was cold and very damp,
29:02where I sat in a special cell awaiting my fate.
29:06Isolde came to visit me just one time,
29:08wearing a simple dress with red, swollen eyes.
29:12He asked me,
29:13Are you satisfied now?
29:14Her voice cold and filled with bitter resentment.
29:17Charles broke off our engagement for you
29:19and he spent his days miserable and alone.
29:22In the end, he died because of you.
29:25Are you happy with what you have done?
29:27I looked at her with nothing but pity,
29:29feeling sorry for the woman standing before me.
29:32Do you truly love him as a man,
29:34or do you just love the title of the First Lady?
29:36Her expression changed instantly at my words.
29:38What kind of nonsense are you talking about?
29:41I asked her.
29:42If he wasn't President's son,
29:44would you still be this obsessed with him?
29:47If he were just a simple villager,
29:50would you have waited for him all these years?
29:52Isolde was speechless,
29:54unable to find an answer,
29:55while I remained perfectly calm in my cell.
29:57I loved him once,
29:59I told her quietly.
30:01I loved the man who was a wounded villager
30:03and the boy with the clear, honest eyes.
30:06But that man died at that very moment
30:08that he chose to become President's son again.
30:11The man you love and the man I loved
30:14have never truly been the same person.
30:16Isolde backed away in a total daze,
30:18then turned and fled from the dark dungeon.
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