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[Dubbed]No One Crosses Me - FULL EP 2026
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00:00I saved a beggar, she'd been mutilated beyond recognition
00:02Even Dr. Clark told me to let her go
00:03But I still cared for her day and night
00:05While cleaning her, I saw a lotus birthmark at the back of her neck
00:08Exactly like my daughter's
00:09And my daughter, Princess Zecane Manor, had just written me
00:12She had given birth to her fifth son
00:13Mother and baby are safe
00:14I couldn't wait anymore and called in my most trusted man
00:17Bring the princess back
00:19Alive, or her dead body
00:21It had been raining for three days straight
00:22I was sitting in my room
00:24While my accountant reported the figures
00:26My fingers ran over a string of rosewood prayer beads
00:29Yet the sound of rain unsettled me
00:31Then, Mr. Collins rushed in, panicked
00:34Forgetting all manners
00:35Ma'am, something's wrong
00:36The back gate, the back gate
00:37We found a...
00:38His voice trembled, face pale
00:40Full of shock and disgust
00:41I frowned
00:42Set the beads down
00:43What scared you like this?
00:45There's a person
00:46Wrapped in a tattered straw mat
00:47Ma'am, you shouldn't see this
00:49It's horrifying
00:50I stood up
00:51Adjusted my brocade cloak
00:52There's nothing
00:54I cannot see at my gate
00:55Holding an umbrella
00:56I led a few servants
00:57Along the slick stone path
00:59A nauseating stench hit me
01:01Mixed with blood
01:02Under the corner of the back steps
01:04Something wrapped in torn straw
01:06Was wriggling slightly
01:07Rain soaked the mat
01:09And dark red fluid seeped out
01:11Mixing with the muddy water there
01:12The servants covered their noses
01:13Turned their heads
01:15Daring not to look
01:16I stepped forward
01:16Asking them to lift the mat
01:18In that instant
01:19Even I
01:20Who was used to betrayal
01:21And life or death struggles
01:22In business
01:22Felt my heart tighten
01:23This was no person
01:24It was a torso
01:25All limbs cut off
01:26Just the body and head
01:27Her body was caked in mud
01:29And dried blood
01:30Hair matted into a knot
01:31She had no tongue
01:32Only a rasping sound
01:34From deep in her throat
01:36Like a broken bellows
01:37That's a human pig
01:38Someone gasped behind me
01:39A torture from the previous dynasty
01:40Barbaric beyond imagination
01:42Ma'am, hurry
01:43Tell the authorities to take her away
01:44This brings bad luck
01:45Mr. Collins pleaded
01:46Pale-faced
01:47I ignored him
01:48My gaze fell on those hollow eyes
01:50And for no reason
01:51My chest tightened
01:52As if an invisible hand
01:54Was crushing my heart
01:55Bring her back
01:56Get the best doctor here
01:58My voice was calm
01:59Without extra emotion
02:00Ma'am, you can't do this
02:01Mr. Collins panicked
02:02We don't know who she is
02:03What if she carries a deadly disease?
02:04I said bring her in
02:05I added force to my words
02:07And looked around
02:08The servants dared not argue
02:09A few servants forced down their nausea
02:11Carried the poor thing
02:12Into the most remote courtyard of the estate
02:14Dr. Clark rushed over
02:15After one look
02:16He shook his head repeatedly
02:17Am, give up
02:18Her limbs were broken intentionally
02:20Then misaligned when rejoined
02:22The bones had fused together
02:23Even a god couldn't save her
02:25Her tongue ripped from the root
02:26Vocal cords ruined by poison
02:28She'll never speak again
02:30Her life force drained
02:33Barely hanging on
02:35She'll die
02:36Within three days
02:37Dr. Clark's words struck me
02:39Like hammers
02:40I looked at her motionless body
02:43Those eyes still staring blankly at the ceiling
02:45Save her
02:45No matter what
02:46I said stubbornly
02:47Use the best meds to keep her alive
02:49Ma'am, why waste this effort?
02:51Sterling Trading Company is huge
02:52But money isn't endless
02:54Do as I say
02:55I dismissed everyone
02:56Now just her and me
02:58I brought a basin of hot water
03:00Wrung out a cloth
03:00Wanting to clean her face and body
03:02The servants all refused
03:04Saying she was dirty and smelled awful
03:05So I did it myself
03:06The cloth touched her skin
03:07Ice cold
03:08Not like a living person
03:09I wiped the blood off her face
03:11Bit by bit
03:11Her ruined face was hard to recognize
03:13So young
03:14Barely twenty
03:14What kind of hatred
03:16Could make a girl endure
03:18Such cruel torture?
03:20My movements were gentle
03:21When I reached her neck
03:22I brushed aside the matted hair
03:24And at that moment
03:25My hand
03:26My body
03:27And my mind
03:28All froze
03:29At the nape
03:30Near the hairline
03:31A lotus-shaped birthmark appeared
03:33The petals spread
03:35Beautifully and clearly
03:36Soft pink in color
03:38I was struck dumb
03:39Frozen in place
03:40My blood seemed to stop
03:42This lotus birthmark
03:43The position
03:44The shape
03:45The color
03:46Exactly the same as my daughter Elena's
03:48Not a single difference
03:49Exactly the same as my daughter Elena's
03:51Not a single difference
03:52No
03:52This can't be
03:53My daughter Elena
03:54The most celebrated princess in the empire
03:56How could she end up like this?
03:58Just three days ago she sent word
04:00Saying she'd given birth to her fifth son
04:02Mother and baby are safe
04:04Everything's fine
04:05Her handwriting was neat and strong
04:06Taught by my own hand
04:07No mistake possible
04:09A wave of fear and absurdity gripped me
04:11Making it hard to breathe
04:12I shivered all over
04:13Hands and feet numb
04:14Just as my mind was chattering
04:15Mr. Collins' voice came from the door
04:18Full of cheer
04:18Ma'am
04:19Kane Manor sent word
04:20The princess herself wrote it
04:22Said the child is healthy and chubby
04:24And she's recovering well
04:25No need to worry
04:26Mr. Collins handed over
04:28A gold-edged letter
04:29I took it coldly
04:30Fingers trembling
04:31Barely holding it
04:32I looked at the struggled figure on the bed
04:34Then at the lotus on her nape
04:36And then at the letter
04:37Rage and murderous intent
04:39Filled my chest
04:40Spreading to my limbs
04:41The bowl slipped from my hands
04:43Crashing to the floor
04:44Shattering into pieces
04:45The harsh sound cut through the silent room
04:47I took a deep breath
04:48Forcing the almost devouring emotion
04:50Deep down to my heart
04:51I turned to the door
04:53My voice cold as ice
04:54Victor Shaw, I called
04:55A black figure appeared in front of me
04:58Silently, like a ghost
04:59Ma'am
05:00Victor Shaw
05:01The orphan I saved years ago
05:03The assassin I trained myself
05:04My sharpest blade
05:05I looked him in the eye
05:07And gave the order
05:07Go to Kane Manor
05:09Bring my daughter back
05:10Without cost
05:11Alive is the best
05:12But if dead
05:12Bring her body
05:13Victor moved fast
05:14In less than four hours
05:16Carriages from Kane Manor
05:17Pulled up outside Sterling Estate
05:18He used the simplest
05:20Most effective excuse
05:21The old lady
05:21Misses her daughter so much
05:22She's gravely ill
05:23On her deathbed
05:24She just wants to see her child
05:25One last time
05:26With his men
05:27He didn't give them
05:28A second to react
05:29He stormed straight
05:30Into the princess's courtyard
05:32And brought her out
05:32Before Ryan Kane came home
05:34I sat at the head seat
05:35In the main hall
05:36Holding a cup of cold tea
05:37Staring calmly at the doorway
05:39Soon
05:39A woman in silk and jewels
05:41Swept in with a whole crowd
05:42Behind her
05:43Soon
05:44A woman in silk and jewels
05:46Swept in with a whole crowd
05:47Behind her
05:48That was my daughter
05:49The princess of Kane Manor
05:50Mother
05:51The second she saw me
05:52She grabbed her skirt
05:53And hurried over
05:54Worry written perfectly
05:55On her face
05:56Eyes red
05:57Like she burst into tears
05:59Any second
05:59She dropped to her knees
06:00By me
06:01Voice shaking
06:02Mother
06:30What happened
06:32Her face reset instantly
06:34Her face reset instantly
06:34She straightened up
06:35Pouting a little
06:36Mother
06:37You scared me to death
06:39I thought you were really
06:40She grabbed my hand
06:42Shook it sweetly
06:43If you missed me
06:44Just send word
07:14Why make such a scene
07:44She went on
08:14She slipped off the heavy silk
08:15To your home
08:45Of course I remember
09:15I was a naughty kid
09:43Only the three of us
10:13Hale moved into sterling estate
10:15Claiming a phoenix's nest
10:16Showing off her pathetic authority
10:18I didn't stop her
10:20I even played along with her demands
10:21The servants thought I'd gone soft
10:23Lost my mind
10:24Even pampering my daughter like this
10:26They looked at me with pity and confusion
10:28The servants thought I'd gone soft
10:30Lost my mind
10:31Even pampering my daughter like this
10:33They looked at me with pity and confusion
10:35But that was exactly how I wanted it
10:37I let her feel on top of the world
10:39Think she'd got me in sterling estate
10:41Because the higher she climbed
10:43The harder the fall
10:44That afternoon
10:46She wore a brand new shimmering silk gown
10:48Wandering the garden
10:49Surrounded by fawning servants
10:51The perfect moment for her to feel pleased
10:53I walked slowly toward her
10:54I called her and she looked back
10:56With a flawless smile
10:58Come with me
10:59I said
10:59I reached out my hand
11:01Soft
11:01Almost tender
11:02I've got something to show you
11:04She hesitated
11:05But still placed her hand on my arm
11:07I led her through the garden
11:09Past the main courtyard
11:10Step by step
11:11Toward the darkest
11:12Most secluded corner of the estate
11:13The deeper we went
11:14The damper the air became
11:15Tinged with a lingering scent of medicine
11:18And faint decay
11:19Vanessa's brows furrowed
11:20Her face twisted in disgust
11:22Mother
11:22What is this place?
11:23So filthy and foul
11:25I didn't answer
11:25I just pushed open the heavy wooden door
11:27The hinges screeched sharply
11:29The room was dark
11:31No lights lit
11:32Just a sliver of daylight
11:34Vanessa stepped in impatiently
11:36Then froze mid-step
11:37A second later
11:39A scream ripped through the air
11:40From her throat
11:42She saw it
11:43The body without limbs
11:44Writhing like a worm
11:46Elena heard the scream
11:50And slowly turned her head
11:51Their eyes met
11:52Vanessa went pale
11:53Trembling all over
11:54Stumbling backward in terror
11:56Vanessa went pale
11:57Trembling all over
11:58Stumbling backward in terror
11:59I stepped closer
12:00Caught her as nearly fell
12:02And whispered in her ear
12:03Soft as a dream
12:04Look at her
12:05So pitiful
12:06She recoiled like a scorpion
12:08Had stung her
12:08Tried to push me away
12:10But I held her tight
12:10Her eyes showed no pity
12:12No compassion
12:13Not even the shock
12:14A normal person would feel
12:15At such horror
12:16Only an unnatural
12:17Bone-deep fear
12:19And venomous hatred
12:20Then Elena reacted violently
12:22Her once dead eyes
12:25Erupting with uncontainable rage
12:27She writhed and twisted
12:28Issuing guttural hissing roars
12:30Her whole body trembling violently
12:32From the surge of emotion
12:33Her gaze locked on Vanessa
12:35Burning like she wanted
12:36To tear her apart
12:37She writhed and twisted
12:38Issuing guttural hissing roars
12:40Her whole body trembling violently
12:42From the surge of emotion
12:43Her gaze locked on Vanessa
12:45Burning like she wanted
12:46To tear her apart
12:47Vanessa was utterly terrified
12:49Screaming as she stumbled backward
12:51Her legs giving way
12:51And she fell in a pitiful heap
12:53And that was the moment
12:54I seized the opening
12:55Crouched down
12:56Gripped her chin tightly
12:57Forcing her to meet my gaze
12:59And asked word by word
13:00Do you recognize her?
13:02I don't know her
13:02How could I know such a monster?
13:04She denied it fiercely
13:05But her eyes darted frantically
13:06Avoiding mine at all costs
13:08She scrambled backward
13:09On hands and knees
13:10I...
13:10I'm not feeling well
13:12I need to rest
13:13With that she clambered up
13:15And escaped the place
13:17That had filled her with terror
13:18I watched her panicked
13:19Retreating figure
13:20Then slowly stood
13:21She had already given me the answer
13:23She had already given me the answer
13:25I returned to the bedside
13:26Stroked Elena's hair
13:27Damp with sweat from the shock
13:29Don't be afraid my dear
13:30I'm here
13:31Those who made you like this
13:32Won't get escaped
13:33Vanessa was completely terrified
13:35She locked herself in the room
13:36Didn't leave
13:37For two days
13:37I knew she must be trying
13:39To contact Ryan Cain
13:40As expected
13:40On the third afternoon
13:41Ryan Cain
13:42The royal third prince
13:43Showed up
13:43This time
13:44He wasn't discreet like before
13:45He brought over a hundred guards
13:47And surrounded the sterling estate
13:48The scene was not like a royal visit
13:50It looked more like a raid
13:52I was prepared
13:52I let the central gates open
13:54And welcomed him
13:55He wore a dark scaled dragon robe
13:57With a jade belt
13:57And he looked composed
13:59He still looked like the refined
14:00Charming third prince
14:02But the moment he stepped in
14:03All I felt was a chilling aura
14:05All I felt was a chilling aura
14:08My mother-in-law
14:09He gave me a slight nod
14:10A gesture of courtesy
14:11But there was not an ounce of respect
14:13The princess has been here for several days
14:15The majesties are greatly concerned
14:17And have commanded me
14:18To escort her back
14:19His words were polite
14:20But I knew he was threatening me
14:23He was reminding me
14:24That Vanessa belonged to the royal family
14:26And that a merchant like me
14:27Couldn't touch her
14:27I sat steadily in my chair
14:29Picked up the teacup beside me
14:31And slowly blew the froth away
14:32Your concern is appreciated
14:34I'm afraid the princess
14:35Has just a mild chill
14:36And some slight discomfort
14:37She was not suitable for travel
14:38I didn't even look up at him
14:39My voice calm and measured
14:41As if speaking of some trivial matter
14:42Is that so?
14:43Ryan had a cold sneer
14:45I just heard that there's been
14:46An unwholesome presence here
14:48That scared her
14:49I just heard that there's been
14:51An unwholesome presence here
14:53That scared her
14:54My heart sank abruptly
14:55He knew
14:56Vanessa must have told him
14:57At last I raised my eyes
14:59And met his eyes
15:00Your highness
15:00What a jest
15:01The Sterlings are a merchant family
15:03We have guests from all quarters
15:04How can we have unclean presence
15:06But your highness
15:07As a royal prince
15:07Instead of serving the realm
15:09You bring guards to siege
15:10A private estate
15:11If word of this spreads
15:12It may anger his majesty
15:13My words were velvet over steel
15:15Unyielding
15:16Ryan's expression darkened instantly
15:18The gentleness vanished from his eyes
15:20Replaced by undisguised malice and cruelty
15:22Vivian Sterling
15:23I respect you as an elder
15:24Which is why I have tolerated you
15:26You would do well to know your place
15:27Hand over the princess at once
15:28Otherwise
15:29Do not blame me for acting cold
15:31You would do well to know your place
15:32Hand over the princess at once
15:34Otherwise
15:34Don't blame me for acting cold
15:36A captain let out a sharp snort
15:38Drawing his blade halfway
15:40Killing intent laid bare
15:41My guards immediately closed in
15:43Victor moved like a shadow
15:44Stepping in front of me
15:45Inside the main hall
15:46The tension turned razor sharp
15:48And yet
15:48I smiled
15:49I sat down the teacup
15:50Looked at Ryan
15:51And spoke slowly
15:52Your highness
15:52Do you know where the fleet of mine is now?
15:55Ryan froze
15:56Clearly not expecting the sudden question
15:58Before he could answer
15:59I continued calmly
16:00It is traveling south along the Grand Canal
16:02Aboard the ships are 40 million pounds of army provisions to the frontier
16:06If this shipment arrives at the border on time early next month
16:09Your highness would earn great merit and step closer to the position of crown prince
16:12If this shipment arrives at the border on time early next month
16:15Your highness would earn great merit and step closer to the position of crown prince
16:19Every word I said made Ryan's face darken a bit
16:21Escorting that provision was the emperor's big assignment for him
16:25His whole future rode on it
16:26I stood up
16:27Walked straight to him
16:28Leaned in close
16:29Almost brushing his ear
16:31And whispered
16:33My dock workers
16:34They're rough men
16:35They answer to me
16:36And they all say
16:37If anything happens to me
16:39They get nervous
16:40Their hands would shake
16:41Maybe your highness's provision would just sink
16:44That was a threat
16:45A clean, ruthless one
16:46Ryan Cain went rigid
16:48He stared me down
16:49Murder practically spilling from his eyes
16:51He wanted me dead
16:52Right there
16:53Right then
16:54But he couldn't
16:54The provision was a gamble he couldn't afford to lose
16:57After a long silence
16:58He ground the words out
17:00Watch yourself
17:01Then he snapped his sleeve
17:03And stormed off with his men
17:05Watch yourself
17:06Then he snapped his sleeve
17:07And stormed off with his men
17:09Ryan's back was smoking with rage
17:11I wasn't done
17:13I called out to his chief aide
17:14Tell his highness
17:16That little fund he parked at Sterling Trading Company years ago
17:20I don't want a dime of it
17:22He can send someone to collect it
17:23Ryan stopped cold
17:24He didn't turn around
17:25But that stiff back said everything
17:27That money proved he skimmed military funds
17:30And not a small sum
17:31I was telling him loud and clear
17:32I've got your leash in my hand
17:34From now on
17:35I run this war
17:36Ryan and Vanessa were cornered
17:38Humiliated and furious
17:39They chose the fastest
17:41Cruelest solution
17:42Late that night
17:43Just when I thought I could take a break
17:45From the side courtyard
17:46Came the faint clang of steel
17:48On steel
17:49From the side courtyard
17:50Came the faint clang of steel
17:51On steel
17:52My heart tightened
17:52I threw on a robe
17:53I threw on a robe and got out of bed
17:54Victor was already gone from the window
17:56I didn't head to the courtyard
17:57I calmly sat in the outer room
17:59Lit an oil lamp
18:00And waited
18:01I knew Victor would handle it
18:03I'd already set a full trap out there
18:05About half an hour later
18:07He came back
18:07There was a smell of blood around him
18:09Ma'am, it's done
18:10Eight assassins total
18:12Seven dead
18:12One alive
18:13The survivors in the dungeon
18:14I nodded
18:15My voice steady
18:16Interrogate him
18:18I want a name
18:19I went down to the dungeon myself
18:21In that dark and damp place
18:22The air thick with blood and mold
18:24The only survivor was strapped to the rack
18:26Covered in wounds
18:27Barely breathing
18:28Victor's methods never disappointed
18:31Victor's methods never disappointed
18:33I didn't even have to speak
18:34The assassin shook the second he saw me
18:37Spilled everything
18:38Like a busted jar of beans
18:39They were the Canes men
18:41Took orders straight from Vanessa's nanny
18:43Named Smith
18:44One command only
18:45No matter the cost
18:46Make the monster disappear
18:48So it was them
18:50They couldn't wait anymore
18:51Desperate to erase the only living witness
18:53Who could expose them
18:54I looked at the assassin
18:55Not a shred of mercy in my eyes
18:57Clean it up
18:58I walked out of the dungeon
18:59Then gave Victor new orders
19:00Use every line under Sterling Trading Company
19:02I want everything on Vanessa Hale
19:04From the day she was born till now
19:06I want to know every secret
19:07And dig into the time around Elena's wedding
19:10Track everyone near her back then
19:12Especially anyone who knew Vanessa
19:14Also bring me the best portrait artist
19:16I want a painting of the one in the courtyard
19:18Bring me the best portrait artist
19:20I want a painting of the one in the courtyard
19:23Sterling Trading Company's intel network
19:25Took me 20 years to build
19:27Money, favors, blood ties
19:28It was an invisible web
19:29Spread across the entire crown dominion
19:31In less than three days
19:32The first reports landed on my desk
19:34Vanessa was from a distant branch of the Sterlings
19:36Her parents were gamblers
19:37Dead years ago
19:38She was living off scraps and side eyes
19:40The report said
19:41A year before Elena got married
19:43She showed up to seek refuge with relatives
19:45Stayed at Sterling Estate for a while
19:46And then it hit me
19:47I remembered
19:48There was a cousin like that
19:50Back then she was in rags
19:51Mealing in front of me
19:52Crying
19:53Nowhere to go
19:54Pitied her
19:55And she looked
19:56A little too much
19:57Like my daughter
19:58So I softened
19:59And let her stay
20:00I let her stay
20:01During that time
20:02She played the sweet girl
20:04Respectful to me
20:05And glued to Elena like a sister
20:07They were so close to each other
20:09Elena was soft hearted
20:10She treated her like real family
20:12Shared everything good she had
20:13I thought I'd taken in a homeless pitiful girl
20:16Turned out
20:17I had brought a snake into my house
20:20My chest ached in waves
20:21Like a blade carving me over and over
20:23I couldn't even imagine what it did to Elena
20:26To be betrayed by the girl she trusted most
20:29I clenched the report nails digging into my palm
20:32At the same time
20:33The portrait was finished
20:34The woman in the painting
20:36Eyes dull
20:37Face worn thin
20:38But you could still see her beauty
20:39I had Victor make thousands of copies
20:42Sent them through our network nationwide
20:43Find anyone
20:45Who's seen this girl
20:46I want to know what she had gone through
20:49I want to know what she had gone through
20:51Web of revenge was quietly spreading
20:55All my energy went into Elena
20:57I used thousand year ginseng
20:59Millennium snow lotus
21:00Priceless herbs
21:02To keep her alive
21:03To mend that shattered broken body
21:05Dr. Clack tried to talk me out of it at first
21:08But seeing my resolve
21:09He sighed and poured everything into treating her
21:12And a miracle happened
21:14Elena's body began to heal
21:15Slowly but steadily
21:17Her cheeks gained color
21:19No longer that deathly gray
21:21Her hollow eyes cleared a little each day
21:24Able to track me as I moved
21:26Stayed by her side every day
21:28Talking to her
21:29Telling her stories from her childhood
21:30Told her stories from her childhood
21:32How she used to climb trees to steal bird nests
21:35How she'd grind her fingers raw
21:37Just to learn a new song
21:38I read her favorite poetry aloud
21:39Poems from different eras
21:41I knew she understood
21:42As when I reached the happy parts
21:44The corners of her eyes would lift
21:46And at the sad parts
21:47A sheen of tears would cloud her gaze
21:49That day
21:50I was reading her a poem
21:51As usual
21:52When I reached the line
21:53In south
21:54Lotus leaves stretch far and wide
21:56A single clear tear slid down her cheek
21:58Her half finger curled and frail
22:01Trembled slightly
22:02I almost jumped with excitement
22:04I dropped the book
22:05Grabbed paper and pen
22:06And carefully held her trembling hand
22:08Elena
22:09It's me
22:10Mom's here
22:11Elena
22:11It's me
22:12Mom's here
22:13What do you want to tell me?
22:14Write it down
22:15Take your time
22:16No rush
22:16Her hand shook violently
22:17Barely held the pen
22:18It felt like a ton in her grasp
22:21Sweat ran down her forehead
22:22Trickling along her gaunt cheeks
22:24She poured every ounce of strength
22:26Into scrawling a twisted
22:27Almost unreadable character
22:29It was the character
22:30For pavilion
22:31Then
22:31She wrote another one
22:33Pointing at Ryan Cain
22:34The pavilion character
22:36I understood instantly
22:37The Lotus Pavilion
22:38Sat next to Elena's room
22:39Her favorite place
22:41The scene of the crime
22:42In that moment
22:44Every clue snapped together
22:46Vanessa Hale
22:46Ryan Cain
22:47The Lotus Pavilion
22:48A wicked scheme
22:49Formed clearly in my mind
22:51I forced down the rage
22:52And grief roaring
22:53Took a deep breath
22:54Just one piece of evidence
22:55Was missing
22:56I forced down the rage
22:57And grief roaring
22:58Took a deep breath
22:59Just one piece of evidence
23:00Was missing
23:01I ordered Vanessa
23:02To be brought here again
23:03This time
23:04Two burly maids
23:05Dragged her in
23:06Her face was pale
23:07With terror
23:08Struggling
23:08Let me go
23:09You filthy thing
23:10Do you even know
23:11Who I am
23:11I'll kill you all
23:12I ignored her shouting
23:13The maids forced her
23:15To kneel by Elena's bed
23:16Look closely
23:17No
23:17Closer
23:18Vanessa was forced
23:19To lift her head
23:20And met Elena's eyes
23:21Full of pure hatred
23:22Elena stared at the woman
23:24Who destroyed her life
23:25Emotions surged
23:26Inside her again
23:26She summoned all her strength
23:28Opened that tongueless mouth
23:29And from the depths of her throat
23:30Spilled a broken, ragged
23:32Yet unmistakably clear syllable
23:34Sis
23:35The word hit Vanessa like thunder
23:37Her face drained of all color
23:39In an instant
23:40Pale as paper
23:41Every disguise
23:42Every scrap of luck
23:43Shattered in that single moment
23:45Every disguise
23:45Every scrap of luck
23:47Shattered in that single moment
23:48I watched her
23:49Utterly broken
23:50And every doubt in me vanished
23:52I waved my hand
23:53Take her down
23:54Treat her right
23:55From today on
23:56Not a single step
23:57Out of that yard
23:58Without my say
23:59No contact with anyone
24:00Vanessa was dragged away
24:01She didn't fight
24:03Like a puppet
24:03With all its strings cut
24:05I knew then
24:05Her mind was broken
24:07Beyond repair
24:07And my revenge
24:09Was just getting started
24:10I locked Vanessa
24:11In her old fancy estate
24:13Stripped of every servant
24:14Three meals a day
24:15The worst scraps
24:17I could find
24:17The princess
24:18Once flanked by attendants
24:19Now a prisoner
24:20In my place
24:21On the third day
24:22I walked into her yard
24:23She was huddled in a corner
24:24Hair a mess
24:25Clothes in tatters
24:26Every trace of her grace
24:28Gone
24:28She was huddled in a corner
24:29Hair a mess
24:30Clothes in tatters
24:31Every trace of her grace
24:32Gone
24:33Fear flashed in her eyes
24:34When she saw me
24:34Then she tried to roar
24:36Weak and desperate
24:37Vivian
24:38You crazy
24:38How dare you lock me up
24:40His highness won't let this slide
24:41I didn't answer her screams
24:42I just tossed a thick stack of papers
24:43Right in front of her
24:44They scattered across the floor
24:46Vanessa
24:4620
24:47Born in Riverside
24:49Orphaned young
24:50Sold to a theater troupe at 5
24:51Escaped at 10
24:52Drifting on the streets
24:53I read each line slowly
24:54With every word
24:55Her face paled a little more
24:57At 18
24:58You came to my family
24:59Claiming kinship
25:00Elena treated you like a sister
25:01But your heart was venomous
25:03You coveted her identity
25:04Her marriage
25:05A year ago
25:05Right before Elena's wedding
25:06You bribed her closest maid
25:08Lily Grant
25:09Poisoned her tea at the Lotus Pavilion
25:11And then teamed up with Ryan Cain
25:12To abduct her while she was unconscious
25:14You poisoned her tea at the Lotus Pavilion
25:16And then teamed up with Ryan Cain
25:18To abduct her while she was unconscious
25:20And you
25:21Slipped into her wedding dress
25:22And became the new princess
25:24I finished speaking
25:25Eyes locked on her
25:26Vanessa trembled all over
25:27Her lips quivering
25:28Still trying to bluff
25:29You're lying
25:30You're slandering me
25:32Am I?
25:33I sneered
25:34And pulled another letter from my sleeve
25:36Lily Grant's family
25:37Bought a grand mansion last year
25:39Living like royalty
25:41But I wonder her old parents
25:43Can they still walk?
25:44Can they survive prison life?
25:46For the first time
25:47Real panic showed in her eyes
25:48I crouched
25:49Gripped her chin
25:51And forced her to look at me
25:52My voice cut like ice
25:53You really think Ryan Cain loved you?
25:55You were just a pawn in his game
25:57You really think Ryan Cain loved you?
25:59You were just a pawn in his game
26:00He wants a woman more obedient
26:02More ruthless
26:03Someone with no limits
26:04To help him grab power
26:05To clear his path
26:06Elena was too kind
26:07Too pure to be a blade
26:09But you, Vanessa
26:10You are born for this role
26:12Don't be naive, you spoiled fool
26:15Think marrying Cain was the endgame?
26:16You are just his accomplice
26:18A tool to fuel his ambition
26:20Vanessa opened her mouth
26:21And couldn't say a word
26:23I turned away
26:24Stood tall
26:25Looking down at her
26:26And dropped the final blow
26:28You think giving him five sons
26:29Secured your position?
26:31Made you untouchable?
26:32You think his lavish treatment is love?
26:34Do you even know
26:35How many of those boys were born
26:37So he could get favor with the court?
26:39Using you to seal alliances?
26:41Sacrificing you for politics?
26:43Sacrificing you for politics
26:45This hit Vanessa like
26:47A bolt from the blue
26:49Impossible
26:50You're lying
26:52She screamed
26:54Voice shrill
26:55Borderline insane
26:56All the kids are the princes
26:57I watched her calmly
26:58Like staring at a clumsy little fool
27:01Want proof?
27:02Blood will tell
27:03I just wondered
27:04Would the ambitious Ryan Cain
27:06Risk tainting the royal bloodline
27:09For a fake like you?
27:11To him
27:11You were just a disposable tool
27:14Now that tool
27:16Is useless
27:16Vanessa collapsed completely
27:18All her pride
27:19All her leverage
27:20All her dreams
27:21Shattered in that moment
27:23She knew she lost
27:25Utterly lost
27:26All her dreams
27:27Shattered in that moment
27:28She knew she lost
27:30Utterly lost
27:31Vanessa's reckoning
27:32Was just the start
27:33The real deal
27:34Is Ryan Cain
27:35He would pay
27:36For his false ambition
27:37And cruelty he carried
27:39I returned to my study
27:40The war room
27:41I'd commanded for decades
27:42From this day on
27:43Sterling Trading Company
27:45This long dormant war machine
27:47Would roar to life
27:48First order
27:49Every sterling bank
27:50Must immediately cut off
27:52All credit and loans
27:53To any officials
27:54Merchants
27:55Or landlords
27:56Tied to Ryan Cain
27:57Second order
27:57Use every channel
27:58To spread the word
27:59That some royal estates
28:01And mines under Ryan's name
28:02Are poorly managed
28:04Riddled with corruption
28:05And facing massive losses
28:06Third order
28:06Whatever it takes
28:07Buy up every grain of salt
28:09Bolt of cloth
28:09Tea leaf
28:10In circulation
28:11Third order
28:12Whatever it takes
28:13Buy up every grain of salt
28:14Bolt of cloth
28:15Tea leaf
28:16In circulation
28:16My command raced
28:17Through countless secret lines
28:19Reaching every corner
28:20Of the crown dominion
28:21An economic war
28:22Silent but deadly
28:23Had begun
28:24The results were instant
28:25In just 10 days
28:26Ryan Cain's faction
28:27Went into a panic
28:28They always borrowed
28:29From sterling banks
28:30To grease the right palms
28:32Play the game
28:32But with the cash cut off
28:33Many were stranded overnight
28:35Merchants tied to royal estates
28:37And mines
28:37Hearing the rumors
28:38Feared losing everything
28:40They stormed Cain Manor
28:41Demanding payments
28:41Cutting off deals
28:42Overnight
28:43Cain Manor's gates
28:44Were clogged
28:45At creditors
28:45Worse
28:46The shortage of salt
28:47Cloth and tea
28:48Hit the essentials
28:49Of daily life
28:50And the government's
28:51Biggest tax revenue
28:52I had wiped
28:53The market clean
28:54Prices soared
28:55People were boiling
28:56With anger
28:56I had wiped
28:57The market clean
28:58Prices soared
28:59People were boiling
29:00With anger
29:01And the stores
29:01Under Ryan's name
29:02Thanks to me
29:03Snapping up
29:04The upstream supply
29:04They had nothing to sell
29:06Their reputation shattered
29:07The court
29:08Was breathing down
29:08Their necks
29:09Ryan's finances
29:10Were full of huge holes
29:11The money he used
29:12To bribe and fund
29:13His power
29:13Was cut off
29:14At the source
29:15Furious
29:16He sent people
29:17To threaten me
29:18Again and again
29:19Each time
29:20Victor tossed them out
29:21He tried to leverage
29:22His power
29:22To shut my business down
29:23For market disruption
29:24But every sterling account
29:26Was airtight
29:26Every ledger clean
29:27No flaws
29:28Plus sterling trading
29:29Companies' interests
29:30Were already tied
29:31To half the court
29:32Even the faction
29:33Of his biggest rival
29:34The crown prince
29:35If he tried to touch me
29:36He'd be taking on
29:37Half the court
29:38He couldn't
29:38If he tried to touch me
29:40He'd be taking on
29:40Half the court
29:41He couldn't
29:42All he could do
29:43Was watch
29:43Helpless
29:44As I hollowed out
29:45His foundation
29:45Inch by inch
29:46And that was just the start
29:48The economic hit
29:48Was step one
29:49I had Elena
29:50Barely able to write
29:51Recall and pin down
29:52Everything she'd overheard
29:53While she was locked away
29:54In that secret cell
29:55Some snippets of Ryan's
29:56Private talks
29:57Broken
29:57Messy
29:58But full of dirt
30:00On high-ranking officials
30:01The minister of war
30:03Smuggling weapons
30:04The vice minister
30:05Of revenue's son
30:07Seizing and killing
30:09Ryan was scrambling
30:10Trapped inside and out
30:11Running ragged
30:21Suddenly the court
30:22Was flooded
30:23With papers against him
30:24He was scrambling
30:26Trapped inside and out
30:28Running ragged
30:28Like a wild beast
30:29Trapped in a cage
30:30He roared
30:31But could only watch
30:32Helplessly as he marched
30:33Toward his own ruin
30:34I knew the final showdown
30:36Was near
30:36Two months later
30:37The emperor would celebrate
30:38His 60th birthday in the palace
30:40The whole empire would rejoice
30:41I used my ties
30:42With the crown prince's faction
30:43As an imperial merchant
30:44I had the privilege
30:45To attend the feast
30:46On that day
30:47I wore
30:47My court robe
30:48Of first rank
30:49The honor my late husband
30:50Earned for me
30:51I didn't bring Vanessa
30:52Brought my daughter Elena
30:53I dressed her in clean
30:55Proper clothes
30:56And had her groomed neatly
30:57Sitting in the custom wheelchair
30:59When my carriage
31:00Reached the palace gates
31:02Victor lifted Elena
31:03From the carriage
31:04Everyone froze
31:06All eyes turned to us
31:07Everyone froze
31:09All eyes turned to us
31:11Shock
31:12Confusion
31:13Pity
31:14Contempt
31:15I ignored them all
31:16I pushed Elena's wheelchair myself
31:18And entered the glittering
31:19Sovereign Hall
31:20The banquet
31:21Was in full swing
31:22A scene of pure celebration
31:23Ryan Cain and his princess Vanessa
31:25Sat just below the emperor
31:26Soaking up the praises of the court
31:28They looked unstoppable
31:29Vanessa's face was a bit pale
31:30Though her makeup was flawless
31:31When she saw me
31:32And Elena behind me
31:34Her hand trembled slightly
31:36Ryan's eyes flicked over too
31:37Cold
31:38Venomous
31:38Like a snake
31:39In that glance between us
31:40I saw the murder
31:41He didn't bother to hide
31:43Yet he kept smiling
31:44Like nothing had ever happened between us
31:46Halfway through the banquet
31:47It was time for the tribute
31:48I slowly pushed Elena to the center
31:51I, Vivian Sterling
31:52Humbly wish your majesty an eternal life
31:53I, Vivian Sterling
31:55Humbly wish your majesty an eternal life
31:56The emperor's eyes landed on Elena behind me
31:58Surprise flashing across his face
32:00Mrs. Sterling
32:00Who is the girl behind you?
32:02I lifted my head
32:03Meeting the gaze of the throne
32:05My voice rang clear across the hall
32:06This is a gift for your majesty
32:08A gift that exposes the shocking scandal
32:10Of Ryan Cain and his so-called princess
32:12The words dropped
32:13And the hall went silent
32:14Music stopped mid-note
32:15All eyes turned on me
32:18Ryan and Vanessa went pale in an instant
32:20Vivian Sterling
32:21You dare spout lies
32:22Ryan shot up
32:23Shouting angrily
32:24I ignored him
32:25Turning instead to the court
32:27To the emperor above us
32:28I began the story of the fake princess
32:30How Vanessa stole my daughter's place
32:32And how Ryan
32:33Blinded by ambition
32:34Conspired to replace her
32:36I told them how my Elena
32:37Was tortured
32:39Leaving her half-living
32:40Half-dead
32:41I told them how my Elena
32:42Was tortured
32:44Leaving her half-living
32:45Half-dead
32:46My voice was calm
32:47No hint of crying
32:48But every word I spoke
32:49Hit like a hammer
32:50Straight into everyone's chest
32:52Lies
32:53Vanessa screamed
32:54You crazy woman
32:55I'm Elena
32:56I'm your daughter
32:58Really
32:58I sneered
32:59Slipping a document from my sleeve
33:01Vanessa had signed it herself
33:03On it
33:04Were the full details
33:05Of her conspiracy with Ryan
33:06There was also testimony
33:07From Lily
33:07The maid
33:08I stepped behind Elena
33:10Brushed back her hair
33:11And revealed the clear
33:13Lotus birthmark
33:13It's Elena's mark
33:14Born with her
33:15One of a kind
33:16Impossible to fake
33:18I raised my voice
33:19Please have Dr. Harris
33:20Verify it
33:20The aged doctor
33:22Was summoned
33:22He inspected Elena's mark
33:24Carefully
33:24Then checked her injuries
33:26His expression grew grim
33:27With each passing second
33:28He inspected Elena's mark
33:29Carefully
33:29Then checked her injuries
33:31His expression grew grim
33:32With each passing second
33:33Your majesty
33:34Dr. Harris trembled
33:35This mark is indeed natural
33:37And the wounds on this girl
33:39I've never seen a cruelty
33:40This vile
33:40In my fifty years of medicine
33:42These methods are utterly inhumane
33:43The evidence is undeniable
33:44At that moment
33:45Crown Prince Ethan
33:46Stepped forward
33:47Father
33:47Here is all the proof
33:49Of Ryan Cain's scheming
33:51And his treacherous intentions
33:52A thick stack of evidence
33:53Was presented
33:55Witnesses
33:56Documents
33:56Everything
33:57All the truth
33:57Was laid bare
34:00The emperor
34:00Looked at the files
34:01At Ryan's ashen face
34:02At Vanessa
34:03Looking wild
34:04And unhinged
34:04Then at the pitiful Elena
34:05In her wheelchair
34:06He shook with rage
34:07And smashed his jade cup
34:08Down on Ryan
34:09You traitor
34:10You ungrateful rich
34:11Ryan knew it was over
34:12Ryan knew it was over
34:14Desperate
34:15He snapped
34:16He grabbed a guard's dagger
34:17Face twisted
34:18Screaming
34:19Charging toward the throne
34:20Trying to take the emperor hostage
34:21But he barely got two steps
34:23Before Shadowflash
34:23Victor acted
34:24In one move
34:25The dagger flew away
34:26The next second
34:27Victor's sword was at his throat
34:29This scandal
34:30This meticulously planned revenge
34:33Was unfolding in front of the highest power
34:35In the most brutal
34:37Complete way
34:38To quell the uproar
34:40And save the royal face
34:42A decree was issued
34:43Ryan Cain
34:44The scheming prince
34:45Guilty of unspeakable crimes
34:46Was stripped of his title
34:47Erased from the family
34:48And imprisoned for life
34:49At the royal mausoleum
34:51Never to leave again
34:52For a man who was so close
34:53To the crown prince's throne
34:55This was a fate
34:56Far worse than death
34:57This was a fate
34:58Far worse than death
34:59As for Vanessa
35:00Perhaps the emperor
35:01Felt guilt
35:01Or maybe he wanted to call me
35:03Who controlled the empire's purse strings
35:05He handed me the power
35:06To decide her fate
35:07Everyone thought
35:08I'd kill her
35:08In the most vengeful way
35:10But I didn't
35:10Death would be too easy
35:12I brought her back
35:13To the very wing
35:15Where she imprisoned Elena
35:16I called in the best doctors
35:17And made her taste
35:18The torment of a human pig
35:21I didn't cut out her tongue
35:22Nor destroy her voice
35:24I wanted her to scream
35:25To cry
35:26To curse
35:27I locked her in the room
35:27Next to Elena
35:28Where through a tiny window
35:30She could watch day and night
35:31As I cared for Elena
35:33Watch as I used the treasures
35:34In the world
35:35To restore her health
35:36Watch as Elena got better
35:38Day by day
35:39Watch as Elena got better
35:40Day by day
35:41Watch her eyes
35:43Slowly start to shine again
35:44And I wanted her to see it
35:46The woman she once envied
35:47The woman she tortured
35:48The woman she threw into hell
35:49Was healing
35:50Bit by bit
35:51And she herself
35:51Would rot
35:52Slowly
35:53In endless stench
35:55I even kindly told her
35:56One more thing
35:56Of the five sons
35:57She prized above all
35:58After being checked
36:00Only one
36:01Was truly Ryan's child
36:02The other four
36:03Their real fathers
36:04Were court officials
36:05Very close to Ryan
36:06After he fell
36:08They were the first
36:09To step away
36:10Even kicking him
36:11When he was down
36:12Those kids
36:12Were treated like a disgrace
36:14Their fate was obvious
36:16After hearing this
36:17She didn't cry
36:17Didn't scream
36:18She just smiled
36:19And kept smiling
36:20Tears and saliva
36:21Running down her face
36:22She went mad
36:23Trapped in endless despair
36:24Regret
36:25And the daily
36:26Torturous contrast
36:27She couldn't escape
36:27She went mad
36:28Trapped in endless
36:29Despair
36:30Regret
36:31And the daily
36:31Torturous contrast
36:32She couldn't escape
36:33As for those
36:34Who once aided
36:34Ryan and Vanessa
36:35Or stirred the storm
36:36That ruined my daughter
36:37I spared none of them
36:39My network
36:39Was my sharpest blade
36:41Their darkest secrets
36:42Their deeds
36:43Hidden from light
36:44I exposed them all
36:45Some were handed
36:46To the authorities
36:46Others made public
36:47The capital was shaken
36:49They were punished
36:49Imprisoned
36:51Names were ruined
36:52Families destroyed
36:52I struck with
36:53Thunderous force
36:54Cleansing every crime
36:55Stained by Elena's blood
36:56From then on
36:57Everyone knew
36:58Vivian Sterling
36:59Was the smiling Hades
37:00You could not owe her money
37:02And you could never
37:03Touch her people
37:04The revenge
37:05Was complete
37:05And the vendettas
37:06Were settled
37:07Another evening
37:08With the sun
37:10Setting low
37:10I pushed Elena
37:11Along the lake
37:12She lifted her head
37:13And gave me a warm
37:14Relieved smile
37:15The hatred had dried up
37:17Like last night's rain
37:18Under today's sun
37:19All that remained
37:20Was our companionship
37:21And a future
37:22Stretching endlessly ahead
37:23She said
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