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