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[Full] The Wedding Reckoning
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00:10¡Suscríbete al canal!
00:30Thaddeus Wilde, my fiancé, looks at me like I'm something disgusting he stepped in.
00:34You should apologize.
00:36God, Lavinia, it's just, just a joke.
00:40Don't be so uptight.
00:41You're gonna regret this.
00:43I grab the bottle and dump the rest over her head.
00:50Thaddeus' hand cracks across my face before I can blink.
00:53After I leave the party, I pull out my phone and make a call.
00:56Will you marry me?
00:58Three days from now?
01:00The moment I pour that bottle over Ashley's head, everyone in the room goes dead silent.
01:05Everyone knows Ashley is Thaddeus' precious best friend.
01:08Nobody messes with her, not even me.
01:12Thaddeus!
01:13What the hell is Lavinia's problem?
01:15It was just a joke!
01:16His hand hits my face before I can say a word.
01:19What's wrong with you, Lavinia?
01:21He turns away to help Ashley wipe the liquid out of her hair, doesn't even glance at me again.
01:27My stomach churns violently.
01:29That slick chemical taste coats my mouth.
01:32I press my hand over my mouth.
01:34If you're gonna puke, go do it somewhere else.
01:36Don't gross everyone out.
01:38I grab a glass of water off the table and drink it down.
01:40It helps a little.
01:42Ashley keeps wiping at her face while she accuses me.
01:45Thaddeus!
01:46I was just trying to have fun with Lavinia!
01:48And look what she did!
01:50She must hate me!
01:52Why else would she do this to me?
01:56It's all Lavinia's fault.
01:58That soft voice.
01:59I can't remember the last time he used it with me.
02:02After he finishes, Thaddeus turns to me.
02:04His voice is ice cold.
02:06Apologize to Ashley.
02:08Now!
02:09Thaddeus, do you even hear yourself right now?
02:11I'm the one who got tricked into drinking Labbe.
02:14I barely fought back and you lose it?
02:16I stare into his eyes for a split second.
02:19I catch guilt flicker across his face.
02:22Nobody has ever treated me like this before.
02:24She humiliated me in front of all those people.
02:27How am I supposed to face anyone after this?
02:32She turns to Thaddeus with tears in her eyes.
02:35Maybe we shouldn't be friends anymore.
02:36Your fiancé clearly hates me.
02:39She dramatically turns to leave.
02:41Thaddeus panics and grabs her arm, shouting at me.
02:43Apologize!
02:44Now!
02:45The resolve in his eyes leaves me no choice.
02:47I fight back the nausea as I force the words out.
02:50I'm sorry.
02:51Only then does his expression soften.
02:53He goes back to comforting Ashley.
02:55It's okay.
02:57It's all her fault.
02:59I'll make it up to you tomorrow.
03:00I don't know what he means by that,
03:02but the smug look in Ashley's eyes tells me it won't be anything good.
03:05The music starts up again.
03:08Thaddeus and Ashley spin around in the center of the dance floor.
03:11They leave me sitting alone at the table.
03:13Thinking about the marriage, I am about to enter.
03:16Suddenly, a sharp pain shoots through my stomach.
03:19I've had stomach problems since I was a kid.
03:22The lube must have triggered it.
03:23The pain hits like knives twisting in my gut.
03:26I try to stand up and call for help,
03:28but my voice gets swallowed by the music.
03:30Nobody hears me.
03:32I reach my hand toward him, desperate for him to notice,
03:36and take me to the hospital.
03:37Thaddeus doesn't see me, but Ashley does.
03:40She uses the dance to spin in front of him, blocking his view.
03:44Nobody's coming to help.
03:45I force myself through the pain and dial 911,
03:48my hands shaking so badly I can barely hold my phone.
03:51As I stumble out the door,
03:53I catch sight of Thaddeus kissing Ashley on the lips.
03:56Something inside me goes numb.
03:58My chest aches worse than my stomach ever could.
04:08At the hospital, they pump my stomach,
04:10and the doctor discovers it is not just lube.
04:13Ashley mixed paint into the drink too.
04:15They have to pump my stomach three times to get everything out.
04:19My stomach's already a mess,
04:21and after all that,
04:22it is completely wrecked.
04:24Late that night,
04:25every breath I take burns.
04:28The pain gets so bad,
04:29I finally break down and call Thaddeus,
04:32begging him to come stay with me.
04:34I try calling him three times,
04:36but no one picks up.
04:39Then I see Ashley's Instagram story.
04:42They move the party to my house,
04:45my villa.
04:46The video shows my stuff scattered all over the floor.
04:49My figurines are in the trash.
04:51My first ever award,
04:52winning robot design from college.
04:55Someone ripped his head off,
04:56and the pieces are rolling around under the table.
04:59And there is Thaddeus,
05:00drinking with Ashley,
05:02making out with her while everyone cheers them on.
05:05I call him one more time.
05:06He finally picks up.
05:08His voice drips with irritation.
05:10Jesus, it's the middle of the night, Lavinia.
05:12What do you want?
05:13Thaddeus, I...
05:14I'm not doing well.
05:16They just pump my stomach.
05:18I feel terrible right now.
05:20Can you please come to the hospital,
05:22just for a little bit?
05:22I hate how desperate I sound.
05:24I think he can hear how much I am hurting.
05:28Thaddeus, come here.
05:29I just peeled an apple for you.
05:33You've got doctors for that.
05:34I'm busy.
05:35Can you stop blowing up my phone?
05:37Just take some Tumsems or something,
05:39and don't call me again.
05:41My throat closes up.
05:42I can't get a single word out.
05:44Ashley grabs the phone from him.
05:46Her voice smug.
05:47Lavinia, wow, you sound terrible.
05:49Still dying over there?
05:51There is a satisfied laugh in her tone.
05:53Ashley, get the hell out of my house
05:54and fix my figurines.
05:57Oh, your little robot thing?
06:00I had the cleaning lady sweep it up.
06:02It's probably at the bottom of the dumpster by now.
06:06Trap belongs with trash, you know?
06:08That was my life's work.
06:10How could you just...
06:11A sharp pain rips through my stomach.
06:13I curl into myself,
06:15cold sweat breaking out all over my body.
06:18Okay, Lavinia, enough with the drama.
06:22Tonight's Thaddeus' bachelor party.
06:26And how could Chainsight you?
06:28He says he's got a big surprise planned for me,
06:30so stop trying to ruin it.
06:31Thaddeus doesn't have time for you right now.
06:33He's busy setting up the champagne tower.
06:36And all that junk in your room,
06:37Thaddeus told us we could mess with it,
06:39so we did.
06:40We broke everything and tossed it.
06:42Must be nice being so loaded.
06:44All those collector's editions and limited runs,
06:47they're in a dumpster somewhere now.
06:49Good luck with that.
06:49I am furious and panicking,
06:51but my stomach twists so violently,
06:53I can't even fight back.
06:55At some point, the call drops.
06:57I take the medicine the nurse gives me and pass out.
06:59When I open my eyes again,
07:01morning light floods the room.
07:03My phone buzzes with a message from Ashley.
07:05It is a photo of Thaddeus.
07:07The gift Thaddeus mentioned?
07:09Turns out it was him.
07:10La mamma.
07:11That is the bedroom I prepared for Thaddeus.
07:14Our bedroom.
07:15I picked out every piece of furniture,
07:17every decoration, every detail.
07:19And now they're doing this disgusting shit on my wedding bed.
07:21I remember back in college during the robotics competition,
07:25when I won.
07:26Thaddeus held my project in his arms and cried,
07:28actually cried,
07:29because he was so happy for me.
07:31I don't know when he turned into someone
07:32I don't recognize anymore.
07:34Maybe it started when Ashley showed up.
07:36Maybe it was even earlier than that.
07:38The bridal shop calls.
07:40Miss Gray,
07:41your custom suit and rings are ready for pickup.
07:44Just throw them out.
07:45I don't want them anymore.
07:47When I get home from the hospital the next day,
07:50I expect the place to still be a disaster.
07:52But when I push the door open,
07:54everything's spotless.
07:55Except all my figurines and art prints are gone.
07:57My room is completely stripped bare.
08:00Thaddeus stands in the kitchen making breakfast,
08:02like nothing happened.
08:04Hey, you're back.
08:05Sorry I didn't come see you yesterday.
08:07Something came up.
08:09How's your stomach feeling?
08:14Ashley's just immature.
08:15You know,
08:15she was playing around with you.
08:17I know the difference between a joke
08:18and pure malice from another woman.
08:20Oh my god, you actually drank it!
08:21She did it on purpose, Thaddeus.
08:22She made my stomach condition worse.
08:24You know I can only eat liquids now.
08:26Right?
08:27Thaddeus frowns,
08:28and I can see he is already losing patience.
08:31Enough!
08:32Ashley just likes to have a little fun.
08:34Why are you being so patty about it?
08:36I freeze.
08:36My stomach starts to throb with a dull ache.
08:39Fine.
08:40Let's say the lube thing was a joke.
08:42What about my stuff in my room?
08:44You remember, right?
08:45We built that robot model together
08:46for our first competition,
08:48and that painting on the wall?
08:49My mom gave it to me for my birthday before she died.
08:52Were those jokes too?
08:54Thaddeus slams his plate down on the table.
08:57The crash echoes his irritation.
08:59That's ancient history.
09:00You're hoarding a bunch of junk that takes up space.
09:03You should be thanking Ashley for clearing it out.
09:05And that awful painting?
09:07Why are you still keeping something
09:08from a dead person in the house?
09:10It's gross!
09:11The word gross.
09:12Stabs straight into my chest like a blade.
09:15The pain in my stomach surges up all at once.
09:17I grip the doorframe and bend over,
09:19cold sweat dripping down my temples.
09:21Thaddeus!
09:22I grit out through clenched teeth.
09:24My voice so hoarse I barely recognize it.
09:26That was my mom!
09:28He acts like he doesn't see me falling apart.
09:30His voice drips with disgust.
09:32So what if it was your mom?
09:34She's gone.
09:35What's the point of keeping all this junk around?
09:38Ashley was trying to help this household,
09:40and you just keep bitching about it.
09:41That was my stuff!
09:42She had no right to touch it!
09:44I can't hold back anymore.
09:45The tears threaten to spill as I force the words out.
09:48You're being ridiculous!
09:49Thaddeus' face flushes red.
09:51He points at the door.
09:53Ashley was trying to help you clean your room,
09:55and you can't even be grateful.
09:56All you do is stand here and complain about every single thing!
10:00You're obviously not thinking straight!
10:02As he is yelling,
10:03I hear the door lock click.
10:05The sound of it turning makes my blood run cold.
10:08Even the fingerprint reader now recognizes Ashley's print.
10:17Wow!
10:18Your stomach's already better?
10:19Guess I didn't use enough.
10:20Ashley!
10:21I lunge forward to grab her arm,
10:22but Thaddeus blocks me.
10:24He shoves me backward,
10:25and I stumble into the wall.
10:27The pain in my stomach crashes into the ache spreading across my back,
10:30and everything goes dark around the edges.
10:32Ashley was trying to help stop acting crazy!
10:34I look at him and laugh.
10:36I don't even mean to, but it comes out anyway.
10:38The tears follow right after,
10:39and I can't stop them.
10:42So this is what all those years mean to him.
10:44Our entire relationship is just something he can throw away whenever he feels like it.
10:48Forget about her.
10:49I made shrimp and grits.
10:50Your favorite.
10:51He pulls Ashley away,
10:52and they sit down at my new dining table,
10:54the one I just bought for our home,
10:56and start eating breakfast together.
10:58He even scoops some into a plate for me,
11:01but his voice is still annoyed when he says,
11:03You should eat some too.
11:04It'll help your stomach feel better.
11:05He sets the plate down like I am just some guest he is being polite to.
11:09But he clearly forgot that I've been allergic to shellfish for years now.
11:13Back in college, the first time he ever cooked for me,
11:15he made shrimp and grits.
11:17I didn't want to hurt his feelings after he'd worked so hard,
11:20so I ate a small plate anyway.
11:21I went into anaphylactic shock right there in his dorm room,
11:24and almost didn't make it.
11:25He was so scared that day.
11:26After that, he memorized everything I couldn't eat,
11:29and even stopped eating shellfish himself,
11:31just to be safe.
11:32But now, because Ashley likes it,
11:34he's forgotten all of that.
11:36Forgotten us.
11:37I watch the food slowly cool on the table,
11:39and I feel my heart doing the same thing.
11:45The night before the wedding,
11:46Ashley says she wants to give a speech as Thaddis' close friends
11:49during the reception,
11:50and she wants to pull some wedding pranks too.
11:53Thaddis looks uncertain about it,
11:55but I don't hesitate.
11:56Sure, go ahead.
11:57Do whatever you want.
11:58I must sound different,
11:59because Thaddis just stares at me.
12:01You're acting weird.
12:02You really don't mind?
12:03I thought you'd be upset.
12:04But don't worry.
12:05Ashley's just my friend.
12:06She'll keep things appropriate.
12:09Why would I mind?
12:11Wedding pranks are supposed to be fun,
12:13as long as you two enjoy yourselves.
12:15Ashley's whole face lights up.
12:16She was clearly expecting me to fight her on this.
12:18I knew you'd be cool about it!
12:20Don't worry.
12:20Tomorrow's gonna be amazing.
12:22We'll make sure your wedding isn't boring or anything.
12:24Thaddis and I go way back,
12:25so obviously,
12:26we're gonna make it really memorable.
12:29You won't get all weird about it, right?
12:32Guess I should thank you in advance, then.
12:34I look up at her and put on a sincere smile.
12:36Oh, and by the way,
12:38I've got a little surprise planned for you two at the wedding tomorrow.
12:42What kind of surprise?
12:43You'll find out.
12:44I keep my voice casual,
12:46but I can see the unease creeping across his face.
12:49Ashley digs through my closet
12:50and pulls out one of my reception dresses,
12:53then just holds it up against herself without any shame.
12:57Hey, Lavina,
12:58this dress would look great on me.
13:01How about I wear it tomorrow instead?
13:03She is already slipping the dress on,
13:05and then she pulls out some dirty old dress from God knows where
13:07and tosses it at me.
13:08Here.
13:10This cheap things you way better anyway.
13:15She even pins my bridal brooch to her chest.
13:17And for a second,
13:19she actually looks like she is the one getting married.
13:21If this were a few days ago,
13:23I would have lost it.
13:24But today,
13:24I just watch it all happen with nothing but cold in my chest.
13:28Sure, wear whatever you want.
13:30Thaddeus stares at me for a long moment,
13:32like he wants to say something.
13:33But he never does.
13:34It's getting late.
13:35I've got work to finish up,
13:36so you two can do whatever you want.
13:40As I turn and head into the study,
13:42what's up with her?
13:43She used to fight us on everything.
13:47Did we finally break her or something?
13:49She's being so obedient now,
13:51just doing whatever we say without arguing back.
13:54I think Lavilla's finally learning her place.
13:57I don't know.
14:00But she already agreed to everything.
14:02She can't back out now.
14:04Just try not to go too crazy with the pranks tomorrow, okay?
14:07Ashley just rolls her eyes and doesn't answer.
14:09Meanwhile,
14:09I lock the study door behind me
14:11and pull two folders out of my desk drawer.
14:14These are the gifts I am planning to give them at tomorrow's wedding.
14:18Outside,
14:18Ashley keeps trying on my dresses one by one,
14:21throwing the ones she doesn't like on the floor
14:22and stepping on them.
14:24Thaddeus is right there,
14:25helping her.
14:26Like she is the one getting married tomorrow instead of me.
14:28When she thinks I am not paying attention,
14:30she even takes my custom gold brooch
14:32and pins it to her own chest.
14:35Seeing her like that,
14:36cheap and desperate,
14:37I almost laugh out loud.
14:40It is pathetic,
14:41but I don't care anymore.
14:43Tomorrow,
14:43this all ends.
14:48The next morning,
14:49I get dressed early
14:51and head to the reception hall first.
14:52When Thaddeus wakes up,
14:54he calls me right away.
14:55Liv,
14:56the bridal shop says my wedding suit is missing.
14:58What's going on?
14:59I told them to throw it out.
15:00The wedding's off.
15:02I hang up before he can respond
15:03and signal the officiant
15:04to keep going with the ceremony.
15:06And now,
15:07let's welcome the groom.
15:11I stand at the entrance
15:13and push open the doors.
15:16He is wearing a brand new custom suit
15:18that fits him perfectly
15:19and he moves with this quiet confidence
15:22that makes everyone stare.
15:23But it is not admiration I hear from the guests.
15:26It is shock
15:27because the groom isn't Thaddeus.
15:29It is Alaric Foster,
15:31the son of my father's oldest friend.
15:34Long time no see, Liv.
15:35When was the last time we ran into each other?
15:37Six months ago?
15:38And now here we are at our wedding.
15:40This is absolutely insane.
15:41I loop my arm through his.
15:43What, you having second thoughts?
15:45Are you kidding?
15:46I couldn't ask for a better surprise.
15:48He takes my hand
15:49and leads me toward the altar.
15:51And he doesn't even glance
15:52at all the confused faces watching us.
15:55Thaddeus' parents,
15:56Charlie Weald and Judith Weald,
15:58are the first ones to snap out of it.
16:01They rush over.
16:02What is this?
16:04Where's my son?
16:06I look at them,
16:07at the way their faces have gone pale
16:09and tight with worry.
16:11Thaddeus?
16:12I, I don't know,
16:13probably on his way here.
16:15Levinia,
16:17what are you saying?
16:19What did Thaddeus do wrong?
16:21What did he do wrong?
16:23I let out a soft laugh
16:24and let my eyes drift over the guests below us.
16:26Then I look back at Judith.
16:29He's so close with his female friend,
16:31but he still wants to marry me?
16:33Does he think I'm blind?
16:35I let my voice carry across the room
16:37and every head turns toward me.
16:39There are plenty of men out there.
16:41I don't need one
16:42who's already in love with someone else.
16:43And you two knew all about them,
16:45didn't you?
16:45I saw the photos Ashley posted
16:47of you cooking for her.
16:49You all look like a happy family.
16:50The room erupts.
16:51Guests start whispering to each other
16:53and Judith's face goes pale,
16:55then bright red.
16:57But I still thought
16:58you were the better choice for him.
17:00That's why I told Thaddeus to marry you.
17:03I laugh,
17:03but there is no humor in it.
17:05If I hadn't overheard that conversation
17:07between Thaddeus and Judith
17:09before the wedding,
17:10I might have actually believed her.
17:13Mrs. Gray,
17:14I heard every word you said to Thaddeus
17:16before the wedding.
17:17You told him the Gray family
17:19would be a good connection,
17:21that marrying me
17:22would help support your household.
17:24If I didn't have value to you,
17:26you never would have agreed
17:27to this marriage.
17:28You have two other sons
17:30who can't get their lives together
17:32and you wanted my family's money
17:34to bail them out.
17:35Judith doesn't say anything this time.
17:37She just stands there crying
17:39while everyone stares at her,
17:41trying to figure out
17:41what the hell is going on.
17:43I ignore all the shocked faces
17:45and turn to Alaric standing beside me.
17:47Sorry you have to see all this.
17:49Are you kidding?
17:51This is better than reality TV.
17:53Really expands my understanding
17:54of human behavior.
17:56Plus, I get to marry you out of it,
17:58so I'm calling this a win.
18:00Mrs. Gray!
18:04A wedding coordinator inches toward me.
18:06Mrs. Gray,
18:07what do we do about
18:08the rest of the ceremony?
18:09We're sticking to the original plan.
18:12The only change
18:13is that Alaric is the groom now.
18:15My legal husband.
18:16My family wants me
18:17to marry Alaric from the start,
18:19but I insisted on Thaddeus back then,
18:21and my father respected my decision
18:22even though he knew better.
18:25Only now do I realize
18:26just how right he was.
18:28Dad saw through Thaddeus
18:29from day one,
18:30but he let me make
18:31my own choice anyway.
18:34I glance back at Judith
18:35and her husband,
18:36who are still standing there
18:37on the stage looking lost.
18:40Mr. and Mrs. Gray,
18:41you're welcome to take a seat
18:42and watch the ceremony
18:43if you'd like,
18:44but you need to get off the stage.
18:46You're blocking our way.
18:48Charlie and Judith
18:48completely collapse on the floor,
18:50mumbling,
18:51we're done,
18:52over and over.
18:53Eventually,
18:54someone has to carry them
18:55to their seats.
19:02I am pulling out the diamond ring
19:03and about to say,
19:05I do.
19:07Stop!
19:11When an uninvited guest
19:12bursts through the doors,
19:14Stop!
19:15Thaddeus shows up
19:16in a cheap,
19:17badly fitted suit
19:18and rushes toward the altar,
19:19completely out of breath.
19:20Lavinia!
19:21What the hell is this?
19:23His hair is a mess
19:24from running here
19:24and he doesn't even bother
19:25fixing it.
19:26This is supposed to be
19:28our wedding!
19:29What are you doing
19:30bringing some other guy here?
19:32His voice is sharp
19:33and accusing,
19:34like I am the one
19:34who betrayed him.
19:36I squeeze Alaric's hand tighter
19:37and give him
19:38a reassuring look.
19:39He's my legal husband.
19:41Today is my wedding
19:42to Alaric,
19:43not you.
19:44You should go be
19:45with your best buddy,
19:46Ashley.
19:47Honestly,
19:48you two make
19:48a great couple.
19:50Thaddeus's face
19:51drains of all color
19:52and his mouth
19:52falls open.
19:53Maybe he didn't think
19:54I'd actually embarrass him
19:55like this in front of everyone.
19:57Or maybe he just assumed
19:58I'd never really leave him.
20:00But either way,
20:01he brought this on himself.
20:03Lavi.
20:05Lavinia!
20:05What are you saying?
20:06We've been together
20:07for five years!
20:08How can you just
20:09throw that away
20:09and choose someone else?
20:11At a wedding,
20:11no less!
20:12You and Ashley
20:13have been acting
20:14like a couple
20:14for months now
20:15and you've hurt me
20:16over and over again
20:17because of her!
20:21Did you forget
20:22all of that?
20:23Did you forget
20:24all of that?
20:25Ashley's face
20:26turns bright red
20:26and she tries
20:27to back away.
20:28But Thaddeus grabs
20:29her arm and holds on tight.
20:30That's not Lavinia.
20:32She's just my friend.
20:33And he won't even
20:34look me in the eye.
20:35Instead,
20:35he keeps glancing
20:36nervously at the guests
20:37who are all starting
20:38to whisper to each other.
20:39The murmuring
20:40gets louder and louder
20:41and Thaddeus' face
20:42goes from white
20:43to completely red.
20:44I've seen that woman before.
20:46She's always
20:47hanging around Thaddeus.
20:48Yeah,
20:49didn't Thaddeus
20:50buy someone
20:50a sports car last month?
20:51I think it was for her.
20:53Wow,
20:54I never would have guessed.
20:55This guy's a total player.
20:56Just friends, huh?
20:57I raise an eyebrow
20:58and pull out my phone
20:59then connect it directly
21:00to the venue's sound system.
21:02Thaddeus and Ashley's
21:03conversation
21:04fills the entire hall.
21:05Crystal clear.
21:07Does that idiot Lavinia
21:08actually believe
21:09you only love her?
21:09Once we get our hands
21:11on the Grey family's money,
21:12we're out of here.
21:13Relax, babe.
21:14After the wedding ends,
21:15she'll be my legal wife
21:16and then her money
21:17becomes our money, right?
21:19The recording stops
21:21and the entire hall
21:22goes dead silent.
21:23Thaddeus' face
21:23drains from red
21:24to white in seconds
21:25and he staggers backward
21:26before collapsing
21:27onto the floor.
21:28His suit gets covered
21:29in dust
21:30and he looks absolutely
21:31pathetic sitting there.
21:32I recorded that
21:33conversation last night.
21:34Turns out it is
21:35coming in handy already
21:36when Thaddeus' mother
21:37realizes they've been exposed.
21:39She charges at him
21:40and slaps him hard
21:41across the face.
21:42How did I raise
21:43such a useless son?
21:44We almost had everything
21:45and you let it slip away!
21:47Do you have any idea
21:48what the Grey family represents?
21:49Do you know how hard
21:50we work to make
21:51that connection?
21:52And you turned the wedding
21:53into this disaster!
21:54I should have never had you!
21:58Mom!
21:59You hit me?
22:02Lavinia's the one
22:02who betrayed me!
22:04She's the one
22:04who wanted to switch grooms!
22:06Betrayed you?
22:08You've got some nerve!
22:10You and that
22:11homewrecker's scheme
22:12to steal
22:12the Grey family's money?
22:14The recording
22:14just played
22:15for everyone to hear
22:16and you still
22:16want to act innocent?
22:18Then she turns to me
22:19and her whole tone shifts.
22:21Miss Grey,
22:21please be the bigger
22:22person here!
22:23Don't hold this
22:24against my stupid son!
22:25Thaddeus knows
22:26he made a mistake!
22:27Just give him
22:28one more chance!
22:29The wedding!
22:29The wedding can still happen!
22:32Mrs. Wilde,
22:33the Grey family
22:34isn't desperate enough
22:35to pick up
22:36someone else's leftovers.
22:38Your son
22:39already slept
22:40at the bachelor party.
22:42I wouldn't normally
22:43care about something
22:44like that,
22:44but when someone
22:45shoves photos
22:46in my face,
22:47I can't just pretend
22:48I don't know!
22:50You!
22:52How do you know
22:53about that?
22:55You'll have to ask
22:56your good friend
22:57Ashley about that.
22:58Thaddeus whips around
22:59to look at Ashley.
23:00It wasn't me!
23:01She's lying!
23:02You're making this up!
23:03When did I ever
23:04tell you anything?
23:05Thaddeus!
23:06Don't believe her!
23:07I swear!
23:08I didn't say anything!
23:09Thaddeus just stares
23:10at her
23:10and his face
23:11fills with disbelief.
23:14Ashley,
23:14you drugged
23:15my drink that night.
23:16That's the only reason
23:18anything happened
23:18between us.
23:19No, I didn't!
23:20You're lying!
23:25I was going to let
23:26it slide
23:26since we were friends,
23:28but I didn't think
23:29you'd go around
23:30bragging about it
23:30to everyone.
23:31Looks like I need
23:32to call the cops
23:33after all.
23:34You need some time
23:35in jail
23:35to think about
23:36what you did.
23:37Thaddeus pulls out
23:37his phone
23:38to dial 911
23:39and Ashley
23:40completely loses it.
23:43Thaddeus,
23:44just listen to me!
23:47I got carried
23:48away that night,
23:49okay?
23:49I didn't mean
23:50for it to happen!
23:51Got carried away?
23:57You drugged
23:58with me
23:58and then showed
23:58Lavinia the photos
23:59just to rub it
24:00in her face.
24:02And you call
24:02that getting carried
24:03away?
24:04The 911 operator
24:05picks up while
24:06he is still talking
24:07and I just stand
24:08there watching
24:08this whole train wreck
24:09unfold.
24:10After Thaddeus
24:11finishes explaining
24:12everything to
24:12the dispatcher,
24:14Ashley's last hope
24:15dies right there.
24:15She collapses
24:16on the floor,
24:17all the strength
24:18draining out of her body.
24:20Thaddeus,
24:21please don't press
24:22charges!
24:23If you just write
24:24a victim's statement
24:24saying you forgive me,
24:26we can settle
24:26this privately.
24:27Don't you remember?
24:29You asked me to test
24:30whether Lavinia
24:31really loved you
24:32and I did
24:33everything you wanted.
24:34Just let me
24:35off the hook
24:36this once,
24:36please!
24:39You asked me
24:40to test whether
24:41Lavinia really loved you
24:42and I did
24:43everything you wanted.
24:45Just let me
24:46off the hook
24:46this once,
24:47please!
24:48So that is what
24:48all of this was.
24:49Everything that
24:50happened before
24:51was just Thaddeus
24:52testing.
24:53Whether I loved
24:54him or not,
24:55but his little test
24:57tore me apart
24:58and left me
24:59with permanent
24:59stomach damage.
25:02Ashley keeps
25:02begging on her knees
25:03but Thaddeus
25:04won't even look
25:05at her anymore.
25:05His eyes find
25:06mine instead
25:07and they're
25:08full of regret
25:08but I am already
25:10holding tight
25:10to Alaric's hand.
25:11I don't care
25:12what Thaddeus
25:13feels anymore.
25:14Charlie and Judith
25:15turn to me next,
25:16their voices
25:16practically begging.
25:17Liv,
25:18sweetie,
25:19please.
25:20Thaddeus
25:20knows he messed
25:21up.
25:22Just give him
25:22one more chance.
25:25I laugh coldly
25:26and look at both
25:26and I can see
25:28exactly what
25:28they're thinking.
25:29Let's be honest
25:30here.
25:31Are you really
25:32doing this for me
25:33or are you doing
25:33this for yourselves?
25:35Your other two sons
25:36are disasters.
25:38One's drowning
25:39in gambling debts
25:40and the other one
25:41can't stay out
25:41of trouble.
25:42You think I'm
25:43gonna let the
25:44Grey family
25:44keep bailing
25:45them out?
25:46You just want
25:47me to marry
25:47into your family
25:48so I can pay
25:49off their mess,
25:50don't you?
25:50No, no,
25:51we genuinely
25:52love you.
25:54This is all
25:54Thaddeus' fault.
25:58He's the one
25:58who doesn't know
25:59how to act right.
26:00She drags Thaddeus
26:01over and starts
26:01slapping him
26:02across the face.
26:03One hit
26:03after another.
26:05Mrs. Wild,
26:06if you want
26:06to discipline
26:07your son,
26:07do it somewhere
26:08else.
26:08Don't make
26:08a scene
26:08at our wedding.
26:09Mind your own
26:10business!
26:11You stole
26:11Lavian from him
26:12and now you
26:12think you can
26:13tell me what
26:13to do?
26:14Who the hell
26:14do you think
26:15you are?
26:15My expression
26:16hardens and I
26:17pull Alaric
26:18behind me.
26:19My voice
26:19comes out
26:20ice cold.
26:20Mrs. Wild,
26:21watch your mouth.
26:22Alaris is my
26:23husband.
26:24What makes you
26:24think you can
26:24just show up
26:25here and start
26:25shit?
26:27Judith flinches
26:27at my tone
26:28but she keeps
26:28pushing.
26:29Husband?
26:32He's just a
26:32homewrecker who
26:33stole someone
26:33else's woman.
26:34If it weren't
26:35for him,
26:36my son wouldn't
26:37be in this mess
26:38and you wouldn't
26:39be so dead
26:39stud against
26:40marrying my son!
26:43Oh really?
26:45Thaddeus was
26:46the one who
26:46schemed to get
26:46his hands on
26:47the Grey
26:47family fortune.
26:49Ashley drugged
26:49him and did
26:50God knows what.
26:51You guys did
26:51this to yourselves.
26:53None of this
26:54has anything
26:54to do with
26:55me.
26:55Besides,
26:57Lavinia should
26:57have married
26:58me from the
26:58start.
27:00We just gave
27:01Thaddeus a
27:01five-year chance
27:02and he blew
27:03it.
27:03That hits
27:03Thaddeus like
27:04a knife to
27:04the chest.
27:06Alaric!
27:06Don't get
27:07too crocky!
27:08Lavinia used
27:09to love me!
27:10She'll come
27:10back to me
27:11eventually!
27:12Besides,
27:14you're just
27:14taking over
27:15our wedding
27:16venue for
27:16yours.
27:17Aren't you
27:17embarrassed
27:17when people
27:18find out?
27:19A booming
27:19voice calls
27:20out from
27:20the doorway.
27:21Who said
27:22my son's
27:22getting married
27:23here?
27:24Who said
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