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00:00You must be confused. Marcus had an emergency surgery in Boston tonight.
00:05My husband's junior resident called me at midnight.
00:08Thank you for being so understanding, Mrs. Hayes.
00:11If Marcus hadn't rushed to be with me tonight, if he hadn't bent the rules to get my mother that
00:16kidney,
00:17I don't know how I would have survived this.
00:20I froze. The phone felt cold against my ear.
00:24You must be confused. Marcus had an emergency surgery in Boston tonight.
00:30He left before we could celebrate New Year's together.
00:32My voice came out steadier than I felt.
00:35Besides, he's always been ethical. He would never break protocol, not even for you.
00:41Zoe's voice was confident, almost smug.
00:44No, Mrs. Hayes, I'm not confused.
00:47Marcus saw my Instagram story, the one where I was begging for a kidney donor for my mom.
00:53He was at the airport. He turned around and came straight to the hospital.
00:57It took him less than five minutes to make the call.
01:02The line went dead. I stood there, staring at my phone.
01:06That's when I heard it. Keys turning in the lock.
01:09I looked up as my husband walked through the door.
01:12Still in his coat, his hospital badge clipped to his chest.
01:16My voice came out barely above a whisper.
01:18You said you had a surgery tonight, in Boston.
01:24Marcus froze for two seconds. Just two.
01:27Then his shoulders dropped.
01:29I did have plans.
01:31But when I saw Zoe's post about her mother, I couldn't just leave her.
01:35He paused.
01:36His voice got quieter.
01:38The kidney that was supposed to be yours.
01:40I redirected it.
01:42To Zoe's mom.
01:44Another pause.
01:46You're younger. You can wait a little longer.
01:49Tears filled my eyes so fast, I couldn't blink them away.
01:53I have stage four kidney cancer.
01:55He knows how rare it is to find a match.
01:58He knows I've been on the transplant list for three years.
02:01When my parents begged him to use his connections as chief of nephrology,
02:06just once, he'd lectured them about ethics.
02:09Life is equal, he'd said.
02:11I won't play favorites.
02:13That's not who I am.
02:15But now, now he'd stolen my kidney, the one with my name on it,
02:19and given it to his 24-year-old protege.
02:22It took me a full minute to find my voice.
02:25Marcus, I want a divorce.
02:27My hands were shaking.
02:28And I'm reporting you to the medical board.
02:31Tonight.
02:32I turned toward the door.
02:34Marcus grabbed my wrist.
02:36His grip was tight.
02:37His expression hard.
02:39Sienna, stop being dramatic.
02:42His voice was cold.
02:43Clinical.
02:44I know you're in pain.
02:46I know you're frustrated.
02:48As your husband, I'm more frustrated than you are.
02:50But Zoe's mother is 72 years old.
02:53She's out of time.
02:55Can't you have a little compassion?
02:57I stared at him like I'd never seen him before.
03:00Then I screamed.
03:01She's out of time?
03:03What about me, Marcus?
03:05My voice cracked, raw and desperate.
03:08I'm on dialysis three times a week.
03:10I'm dying.
03:11I have one foot in the grave already.
03:13Who's showing me compassion?
03:16Tears streamed down my face.
03:17You know if I don't get this surgery soon, I'm going to die.
03:22Marcus frowned, irritation flickering across his face.
03:25Marcus, don't ridiculous.
03:27You know I won't let you die.
03:30His tone was so calm, so controlled, like I was a hysterical patient he needed to placate.
03:37We'll get you the next kidney.
03:39You just need to be patient.
03:41I felt something inside me die.
03:44Marcus, I've been waiting for three years.
03:47My voice dropped to something flat, empty.
03:50When my parents came to you crying, begging you to do something, what did you tell them?
03:56I could still see it.
03:58My mother on her knees.
03:59My father, a man who'd never asked anyone for anything, breaking down in your office.
04:04You let them kneel on the floor and beg.
04:08You didn't even look at them.
04:10Tears blurred my vision.
04:12You told them they were asking you to compromise your integrity.
04:16That all lives are equal.
04:18That you couldn't, wouldn't bend the rules.
04:21You said they were trying to make you into a bad doctor.
04:25My voice shook with rage.
04:27I believed you.
04:29I told myself you weren't heartless.
04:31You were just principled.
04:33You were a good doctor.
04:34I was proud of you.
04:36I stepped closer, my voice rising again.
04:39But Zoe posts one Instagram story, and suddenly you can steal a kidney off the transplant list?
04:47Where's your all-lives-are-equal speech now?
04:50Marcus looked away.
04:52Guilt flickered across his face for half a second.
04:55And Zoe and her mother, they only have each other.
04:59If her mother dies, Zoe will be completely alone.
05:03He swallowed.
05:05I'm a doctor.
05:06I had a moment of weakness.
05:09I couldn't let that happen.
05:11I felt like I'd been slapped.
05:13So you used my life to save hers?
05:16My whole body is shaking now.
05:19Your moment of weakness is going to kill me, Marcus.
05:23I'm going to the hospital.
05:24Right now.
05:26I'm getting my kidney back.
05:28Don't!
05:29He slapped me across the face.
05:31The force of it whipped my head to the side.
05:33Pain exploded across my cheek.
05:35I looked at him, my vision blurring.
05:37Marcus stared at his own hand, his face pale with shock.
05:41Sienna, I didn't mean...
05:43He reached for my face.
05:45I jerked away from him.
05:46I tried to slap him back.
05:48But my body gave out.
05:49I collapsed.
05:50Marcus caught me before I hit the floor, panic flooding his face.
05:55Sienna, Sienna, I'm sorry.
05:57He laid me on the couch, his hands shaking as he fumbled for my medication.
06:02That's when his phone rang.
06:04He glanced at the screen and answered immediately.
06:07After a few quiet words, his face went grim.
06:11Sienna, Zoe's mother is having a rejection episode.
06:15I need to go.
06:16Now.
06:16He grabbed his keys, already halfway to the door.
06:21Stay here.
06:21Don't do anything.
06:23He didn't even find my pills.
06:26The door slammed shut.
06:27I was alone.
06:28I dragged myself off the couch and crawled to the medicine cabinet.
06:32My hands shook so badly, I dropped the pill bottle twice.
06:37Tears dripped onto the floor.
06:39This time I finally understood.
06:41Marcus was never coming back.
06:44Marcus didn't come home for three days.
06:46He didn't call.
06:47Didn't text.
06:49Nothing.
06:50But I knew exactly where he was.
06:52Because Zoe's Instagram kept me updated.
06:55While I lay in bed, barely able to move, Marcus was spending every night at the hospital with Zoe and
07:01her mother.
07:02She posted a photo of their hands intertwined.
07:05She says,
07:06Because of you, I have the courage to fight fate.
07:10When I forced myself to the kitchen to choke down stale bread, Marcus was taking Zoe to a high-class
07:17restaurant.
07:18Nine photos, all gourmet dishes.
07:21She says,
07:22I mentioned I never went to restaurants as a kid.
07:25He said he'd take me to taste the whole world.
07:29When the pain got so bad, I was rolling on the floor, biting down screams.
07:34Zoe posted pictures from a temple.
07:37She says,
07:38He came with me to pray for my mother's recovery.
07:42But I'm more grateful to God for sending me this guardian angel.
07:46That's when I realized.
07:47I'd missed my dialysis appointment.
07:50Marcus was too busy with his protege to remember.
07:53I thought about the day he found out about my cancer.
07:56His eyes had filled with tears.
07:58He'd buried his face in my chest and said,
08:01If you're gone, I cannot live alone.
08:04He'd never bent the rules for me.
08:07But he'd cared.
08:08Or so I thought.
08:10He used to remind me to take my pills, check my vitals, hold my hand during dialysis.
08:15When did it all change?
08:17When Zoe showed up.
08:18At first, Marcus used to complain about her.
08:21She's useless.
08:22Cries at the drop of a hat.
08:24Can't do anything right.
08:26Then his complaints turned softer.
08:29She only has her mom.
08:30She worked her way up from nothing.
08:32It's tough.
08:33Then he started smiling when he talked about her.
08:36My junior resident is kind of clumsy, but she's got grit.
08:41One night, he looked at me with this distant expression.
08:44You know what I admire most about Zoe?
08:47Her vitality?
08:49I spend all day around dying patients, and she's just...alive.
08:53He caught my expression and backtracked.
08:56I'm not talking about you, Sienna.
08:59Don't take it personally.
09:01Once you get better, you'll be just like her.
09:04Full of life.
09:05But he started coming home later.
09:08And later.
09:09And then, not at all.
09:10Always too busy.
09:12Too busy to celebrate New Year's with me.
09:14But not too busy to steal my kidney for Zoe's mother.
09:19I drifted in and out of consciousness.
09:22At some point, I thought I heard Marcus's voice.
09:25Asking if I was okay.
09:27But when I opened my eyes, there was a woman standing behind him.
09:31This wasn't a dream.
09:32Marcus had come home.
09:34And he'd brought Zoe with him.
09:36This was the first time I'd ever seen Zoe in person.
09:40She stood at the foot of my bed.
09:41Holding onto Marcus's sleeve.
09:43Her voice was soft.
09:44Timid.
09:45Mrs. Hayes, thank you for letting my mother have your kidney.
09:50She looked up at Marcus.
09:52He smiled at her.
09:53Warm.
09:54Affectionate.
09:55Like she was something precious.
09:56She smiled back.
09:58Then turned to me.
09:59I told Marcus I wanted to take care of you.
10:02To repay your kindness.
10:04And he agreed.
10:05I gripped the sheets so hard my knuckles went white.
10:09If I let go, I'd lose control completely.
10:13I didn't give your mother anything.
10:15If you want to repay me, give me back my kidney.
10:19Marcus's expression darkened.
10:21That's enough, Sienna.
10:23His voice was sharp.
10:24Cutting.
10:25Zoe is trying to do something nice.
10:27Why are you being so difficult?
10:30He didn't even look at me.
10:32He just put his arm around Zoe, who was tearing up now, and guided her out of the room.
10:38Don't cry, Zoe.
10:39This isn't your fault.
10:40His voice was gentle.
10:42Soothing.
10:43If she wants to blame someone, let her blame me.
10:47Half an hour later, Zoe reappeared, carrying a bowl of soup.
10:51Mrs. Hayes, you should eat something.
10:54Her voice was sweet, concerned.
10:56Don't be mad at Marcus.
10:58He just cares about me so much.
11:01I heard the smugness buried in her words.
11:04The soup bowl flew from her hands and shattered on the floor.
11:08Get out!
11:09Marcus stormed in, his face red with anger.
11:12What the hell is wrong with you?
11:14He grabbed Zoe's hand.
11:16Her fingers turned red due to the heat, and brought them to his lips, blowing softly.
11:21Does it hurt?
11:22God, it looks very badly injured.
11:25Zoe pulled her hand back shyly.
11:27They looked at each other.
11:29The gaze shows how they care for each other.
11:32Marcus cleared his throat, suddenly awkward.
11:35Come on, Zoe.
11:36Let's get some cold water on that.
11:38He glanced back at me with pure disgust.
11:41Let the crazy woman cool off.
11:44The door slammed.
11:45I sat in the wreckage of the soup bowl, my body trembling violently.
11:50At some point, I passed out.
11:53When I woke up, the pain was back, worse than before.
11:57I fumbled for the pills on my nightstand, swallowing them dry, sweat dripping down my face.
12:03That's when Zoe walked in again.
12:05She said a glass of water on the nightstand.
12:08Mrs. Hayes, you should drink something.
12:10I didn't open my eyes.
12:13Get out.
12:14She didn't move.
12:16Mrs. Hayes, I need to tell you something.
12:18My chest tightened.
12:20Do you know why your parents haven't contacted you?
12:23I opened my eyes.
12:24What are you talking about?
12:27Zoe spoke slowly, like she was savoring every word.
12:31Your mom and dad have been coming to the hospital every day, begging for a kidney.
12:36On New Year's Eve, your mother left the hospital and got hit by a car.
12:40My blood turned to ice.
12:42What?
12:43What did you say?
12:44Zoe looked at me with wide, innocent eyes.
12:47Why would I lie, Mrs. Hayes?
12:50Your father is back home right now, planning her funeral.
12:54He didn't tell you because he didn't want you to feel guilty.
12:57Her voice dropped.
12:59Your mother signed an organ donor card before she died.
13:02Her last words were, give my kidney to my daughter.
13:06My mind is on the verge of collapse.
13:09You're lying.
13:10Why would I lie?
13:12Zoe tilted her head.
13:13I posted a story about needing a kidney.
13:17Marcus saw it and rushed to the hospital.
13:19I cried a little, and he made the call right there.
13:23She paused, even though he knew whose kidney it was.
13:27All the color drained from my face.
13:29My body started shaking uncontrollably.
13:32Zoe watched me with something like pity.
13:34It's such a shame.
13:36Your mother died smiling.
13:37She thought she was saving you.
13:40I screamed.
13:41A raw, animalistic sound I didn't recognize as my own.
13:45I grabbed the water glass and hurled it at Zoe's head.
13:48It shattered against her temple.
13:50Blood poured down her face.
13:52She stumbled backward, covering her head, whimpering.
13:56Marcus burst into the room.
13:57He saw the blood.
13:59Saw Zoe trembling on the floor.
14:01His eyes went wide with horror.
14:03He scooped her up and ran for the door.
14:05I'm taking you to the ER.
14:07Don't worry.
14:08You're okay.
14:09Before he left, he turned back.
14:11His face was twisted with hatred.
14:14Sienna, why don't you just die already?
14:17The door slammed.
14:18I stared at the empty room and laughed.
14:21A broken, hysterical sound.
14:24You're right, Marcus.
14:25I should be the one who's dead, not my mother.
14:28A sharp pain tore through my chest.
14:31I tasted copper.
14:33Blood poured from my mouth.
14:35The room went dark.
14:37Hours later, Marcus came home.
14:39The apartment was silent.
14:40He walked into the bedroom.
14:42The sheets were covered in blood.
14:44Sienna?
14:45His voice cracked.
14:46Panic flooded his chest.
14:48That's when the door burst open.
14:50Police officers swarmed in, surrounding him.
14:52The lead officer stepped forward, flashing his badge.
14:57Dr. Marcus Hayes?
14:59Marcus nodded, his throat tight.
15:01Someone filed a complaint against you for abuse of power and medical malpractice.
15:06You need to come with us.
15:08Marcus's face went white.
15:10Did Sienna file the report?
15:12Is she okay?
15:13Where is she?
15:15The officer's expression was grim.
15:17Your wife is in the ICU.
15:19Acute kidney failure.
15:21She's in critical condition.
15:23Marcus staggered backward, his legs nearly giving out.
15:27He grabbed the officer's arm, his voice shaking.
15:30That's impossible.
15:32She was fine when I left.
15:33One of the younger officers scoffed.
15:36Fine?
15:37We found Mrs. Hayes barely alive.
15:39The doctor said she was severely malnourished, dehydrated, and showed signs of extreme psychological distress.
15:47His voice was cold.
15:48You call that fine?
15:51Marcus opened his mouth.
15:52No words came out.
15:54That's when it hit him.
15:55He'd been gone for three days.
15:58Three days with Zoe.
15:59Helping her mother recover.
16:01Comforting her.
16:02Taking her to dinner.
16:03Hiking with her to that stupid temple.
16:05He hadn't thought about Sienna once.
16:08She'd been alone.
16:09In pain.
16:10Dying.
16:11And he'd just, uh, forgotten about her.
16:13He'd even forgotten her dialysis appointment.
16:15As a nephrologist, he knew exactly what missing dialysis meant.
16:21Marcus's whole body shook.
16:23He'd been so focused on Zoe's tears, Zoe's needs, Zoe's vibrant energy.
16:28He'd let his wife suffer alone.
16:31He slammed his fists against his head.
16:33How could he forget something so critical?
16:36Being a caretaker had exhausted him.
16:38Watching Sienna waste away, year after year, it had drained him.
16:42That's why Zoe's energy felt so intoxicating.
16:46With her, he felt alive again.
16:48But if Sienna gone, he couldn't bear it.
16:51That day at the hospital, when Zoe cried and begged him to save her mother, something inside him snapped.
16:58He'd thought,
16:59Sienna's been waiting three years.
17:01She can wait a little longer.
17:02The next kidney will be hers.
17:04But when he found out the kidney came from Sienna's mother, he'd frozen.
17:09But the surgery was already scheduled.
17:11Stopping it would raise questions.
17:13So he went through with it.
17:15He promised Sienna's father he'd get her a kidney soon.
17:18But the kidney was already gone.
17:20Marcus felt crushed under the weight of his guilt.
17:23He hadn't gone home because he couldn't face her.
17:26And now she was dying.
17:27The officer's voice cut through his spiraling thoughts.
17:31Let's go.
17:32Marcus took one step.
17:33Then his vision went black.
17:35He collapsed.
17:36A hundred meters away, in the hospital, the surgery light was still on.
17:40Sienna's father paced the hallway.
17:42His eyes red and swollen.
17:44He prayed, hands clasped, voice trembling, that his daughter would survive.
17:50After burying his wife, he'd rushed to check on Sienna.
17:53What he found made his heart stop.
17:55His baby girl, unconscious, lying in a pool of blood.
18:00He couldn't lose her too.
18:01Please, he whispered to the ceiling.
18:04To his wife.
18:05To God.
18:06Please let her live.
18:08When I slipped into unconsciousness, it felt like drowning.
18:13Cold.
18:14Dark.
18:15Endless.
18:15I stopped fighting.
18:17I let myself sink.
18:18I could hear my father's voice.
18:20Faint.
18:21Desperate.
18:21Calling my name.
18:22Then I saw her.
18:24My mother.
18:25Standing in the darkness ahead of me.
18:27Her face twisted with worry.
18:29I smiled.
18:31Mom.
18:31I know you hate the dark.
18:33I sank deeper.
18:34It's okay.
18:35I'm here now.
18:36We can go together.
18:38I reached for her.
18:39She started crying.
18:41Sienna.
18:42Go back.
18:42Please.
18:43Go back.
18:44She shoved me away, sobbing.
18:47Your father is waiting.
18:48You both need to live.
18:50Live.
18:51Mom.
18:52I screamed as I woke up.
18:53My father's face hovered above me.
18:56His eyes red and swollen.
18:58He looked ten years older.
19:00His hair had gone gray.
19:01Grief had aged him overnight.
19:03I tried to speak.
19:04My voice cracked and wrong.
19:06Dad.
19:07He grabbed my hand.
19:09His grip desperate.
19:10You're awake.
19:11Oh, God.
19:12You're awake.
19:13Tears streamed down my face.
19:15I'm sorry, Dad.
19:17I'm so sorry.
19:18I'll be better.
19:19I promise.
19:20I'll fight.
19:21I'll stay with you.
19:23He held my hand like I might vanish if he let go.
19:26That's my girl.
19:27You have to keep fighting.
19:29His voice broke.
19:30You're all I have left.
19:33Maybe it was Mom watching over me.
19:35Because two weeks later, a kidney became available.
19:39It was a perfect match.
19:40My kidneys were failing completely.
19:43I had days left at most.
19:45The transplant surgery went perfectly.
19:48No rejection.
19:49No complications.
19:51I started getting stronger.
19:53My father told me that when he took Mom's body back home for the funeral,
19:57Marcus had promised him, sworn to him, that he'd get me a transplant immediately.
20:02That he'd give me Mom's kidney.
20:05But when Dad found me half dead in that apartment, he realized Marcus had given Mom's kidney to someone else.
20:11He called the police, filed a formal complaint.
20:14Marcus was arrested on charges of medical fraud and abuse of power.
20:18He was being held pending trial.
20:21Dad told me all this while I sat in the hospital courtyard, soaking up the sun.
20:26I nodded.
20:27Absorbed the information without emotion.
20:29I'd been given a second chance at life.
20:31I wasn't going to waste it on anger.
20:34The people who hurt me would face consequences.
20:36I didn't need to carry that weight anymore.
20:39I held my hand up to the sunlight.
20:41The sun is warm.
20:43For now, I just wanted to heal.
20:45And take care of my father.
20:47He'd given me everything.
20:48It was time to give back.
20:50As for Marcus, whether he lived or died, whether he loved me or Zoe, I didn't care anymore.
20:57While Marcus was held in custody, he couldn't sleep.
21:01He wasn't worried about his own future.
21:03He was terrified he'd hear that Sienna had died.
21:06Now he understood.
21:08Sienna was the only thing that mattered.
21:11If she gone, nothing else would mean anything.
21:14Marcus confessed everything to the investigators.
21:17How he'd abused his position as chief of nephrology.
21:20How he'd manipulated the transplant list.
21:22How he'd stolen Sienna's kidney and given it to Zoe's mother.
21:26Zoe was called in for questioning.
21:28She denied everything.
21:30I'm just a junior resident.
21:32How would I know anything about transplant logistics?
21:35Her voice was small, innocent.
21:37Dr. Hayes told me there was a kidney available.
21:40I agreed to the surgery.
21:42That's all I know.
21:44Marcus stared at her in disbelief.
21:46What are you talking about?
21:48You begged me.
21:50That is why I agreed to give you the kidney.
21:53His voice rose.
21:54You said Sienna was next on the list, but your mother might not have time.
21:59You cried and said if your mother died, you'd kill yourself.
22:03Zoe's eyes went wide with fake fear.
22:06Dr. Hayes, I don't know what you're talking about.
22:09She teared up on Q.
22:11I'm grateful for everything you did, but you can't blame me for your choices.
22:17Marcus felt like he'd been punched.
22:19This girl, the one he thought was pure and innocent.
22:22She'd been manipulating him the whole time.
22:25He thought about Sienna's rage, her desperation.
22:28Had she been right all along?
22:30One of the officers smirked.
22:32Save the act, Miss Laurent.
22:34We pulled the security footage from Mrs. Hayes' apartment.
22:38He held up his phone.
22:40Want to watch what you said to her?
22:42Or should we just play it for the court?
22:45Zoe's face went white.
22:47The officer pressed play.
22:49Marcus watched in horror as the video unfolded.
22:52Zoe, standing over Sienna's bed, telling her about her mother's death,
22:57savoring every moment of Sienna's pain.
22:59Marcus shot to his feet.
23:01You bitch!
23:03His voice shook with rage.
23:05You got the kidney.
23:06You mother is still alive.
23:08Why did you have to torture her?
23:10Sienna was in so much pain.
23:12And you told her her mother was dead.
23:15He was crying now.
23:16No wonder she hemorrhaged.
23:18No wonder she almost died.
23:20He lunged for Zoe.
23:22The officers held him back.
23:24Zoe scrambled behind them, her mask finally slipping.
23:27I was confused.
23:29I made a mistake.
23:30Her voice turned desperate.
23:32I...
23:33I was in love with him.
23:34I wanted Mrs. Hayes to leave so I could...
23:37She caught herself.
23:38I'll stay away from Dr. Hayes.
23:41I swear, just don't press charges.
23:44Everyone in the room saw through her.
23:46She didn't love Marcus.
23:48She loved his title,
23:49his status,
23:50his power.
23:51Now that he was ruined,
23:52she wanted nothing to do with him.
23:54Marcus glared at her,
23:56his voice low and venomous.
23:58I will never forgive you.
24:01Marcus's verdict came down quickly.
24:03Criminal abuse of power.
24:05Medical malpractice.
24:07Endangering a patient's life.
24:10He was stripped of his medical license
24:12and sentenced to five years in prison.
24:15As for Zoe,
24:17her actions were morally reprehensible
24:19but didn't technically break any laws.
24:22She walked away with a warning.
24:24When Marcus heard,
24:25he nearly lost his mind.
24:27But what kept him sane
24:28was the news that Sienna had survived.
24:30That she'd gotten a kidney.
24:32That she was recovering.
24:34For the first time in weeks,
24:36he could breathe.
24:38Prison was brutal.
24:39But Marcus didn't complain.
24:41He knew he deserved it.
24:43One day,
24:44a guard told him he had a visitor.
24:47Marcus's heart nearly stopped
24:48when he saw who it was.
24:50Sienna.
24:51He stumbled into the visiting room,
24:53his hands shaking.
24:55Sienna,
24:55you look so much better.
24:57God,
24:58you look...
24:58His voice cracked.
25:00I've missed you so much.
25:02Sienna's expression was blank.
25:04She slid a document across the table.
25:06Sign this.
25:08Marcus looked down.
25:09Divorce papers.
25:11His face went white.
25:13You...
25:13You want to divorce me?
25:15Sienna frowned
25:17like the question was absurd.
25:18Why wouldn't I?
25:20Her voice was flat.
25:22Cold.
25:22You stole my mother's kidney
25:24and gave it to your mistress's mother.
25:26You left me to die
25:28while you played household twenty-four.
25:31You brought her into our home
25:33to humiliate me.
25:34And the last thing you said to me was,
25:37Why don't you just die?
25:38She leaned forward.
25:40So,
25:41yes, Marcus.
25:42I want a divorce.
25:45Marcus shook his head frantically,
25:47tears spilling down his face.
25:49Zoe isn't my mistress.
25:50I swear.
25:52Nothing physical ever happened between us.
25:54I was stupid.
25:56I made terrible mistakes.
25:57But I love you, Sienna.
25:59Only you.
26:00He grabbed the edge of the table.
26:02Please.
26:03I'll spend the rest of my life
26:05making it up to you.
26:07I won't sign this.
26:08I love you.
26:09I can't lose you.
26:11Sienna laughed,
26:12sharp and bitter.
26:13You love me?
26:15You loved me so much
26:16you gave away my mother's kidney?
26:18You loved me so much
26:20you forgot I existed?
26:22She pushed the papers closer.
26:24Sign.
26:25You know I can file for divorce
26:27without your consent.
26:28Let's both walk away
26:29with some dignity.
26:31Marcus's hands trembled
26:32as he picked up the pen.
26:34He signed.
26:35As Sienna stood to leave,
26:37he choked out
26:37one last question.
26:39Do you hate me?
26:41Sienna paused,
26:42turned back.
26:43No.
26:44Her voice was soft,
26:45almost kind.
26:46You're already paying
26:47for what you did.
26:48I don't need to hate you.
26:50You're just
26:51nobody to me now.
26:53She looked at him
26:54one last time.
26:55I'm living on borrowed time.
26:57I don't want to waste it
26:58on hatred.
26:59I just want to be alive
27:01and grateful
27:02for every single day.
27:04Goodbye, Marcus.
27:05I hope we never
27:06see each other again.
27:08After she left,
27:09Marcus buried his face
27:11in his hands
27:11and sobbed.
27:14Several years later,
27:16Marcus was released.
27:17Prison had destroyed him.
27:19He was gaunt,
27:20hollow-eyed,
27:21nothing like
27:22the confident surgeon
27:23he used to be.
27:24The first thing he did
27:25was ask about Sienna.
27:27When he heard
27:27she was healthy and happy,
27:29relief flooded through him.
27:31Marcus had no family left.
27:32His parents were dead.
27:34Sienna had been
27:35his only family,
27:36and now she was gone too.
27:39Autumn wind cut
27:40through his thin jacket.
27:42He shivered
27:43and walked faster.
27:44He still had
27:45one thing left to do.
27:46Using an address
27:47he'd tracked down,
27:49Marcus arrived
27:49at a small townhouse.
27:51He rang the bell.
27:52Zoe opened the door.
27:54Her face went white.
27:55She tried to slam
27:56the door shut.
27:57Marcus shoved it open
27:58and forced his way inside.
28:00Zoe stumbled backward,
28:02her voice shaking.
28:03What do you want?
28:05Marcus looked around
28:06the house.
28:07Expensive furniture,
28:08designer decor.
28:09He smiled bitterly.
28:11Nice place.
28:12I heard you got fired
28:14from the hospital.
28:15Then you found
28:16some rich old man
28:17to take care of you.
28:18His voice turned cold.
28:20Were you planning
28:21to do the same thing
28:22to me?
28:23Zoe backed
28:24toward the stairs.
28:25You're crazy.
28:27Get out,
28:27or I'm calling the police.
28:29Marcus grabbed her
28:30by the throat.
28:31I lost everything
28:33because of you.
28:34His grip tightened.
28:35My career.
28:36My wife.
28:38My whole life.
28:39And you walked away
28:40without a scratch.
28:42How was that fair?
28:43Zoe clawed at his hands,
28:45her face turning red.
28:47Marcus.
28:48Please.
28:49I'm sorry.
28:50You know what
28:51your biggest mistake was?
28:53His voice was a whisper now.
28:55You shouldn't have
28:56gone to Siena that day.
28:57You shouldn't have
28:59told her about her mother.
29:01She almost died
29:02because of you.
29:04Zoe's eyes bulged,
29:06tears streaming
29:07down her face.
29:08I was desperate.
29:09I was poor.
29:10I had a hard life.
29:12She gasped for air.
29:14My mother needs me.
29:15Please,
29:16don't kill me.
29:18Marcus's grip loosened.
29:19Just for a second.
29:21Zoe grabbed a knife
29:22from the coffee table
29:23and plunged it
29:24into his chest.
29:25Marcus staggered back,
29:27blood pouring
29:27from the wound.
29:28Zoe stabbed him again.
29:30It's self-defense,
29:32she hissed.
29:32You tried to kill me first.
29:34If I let you live,
29:36you'll ruin
29:36everything I've built.
29:38I will not allow
29:39this to happen.
29:40But she underestimated him.
29:42With the last
29:43of his strength,
29:44Marcus ripped the knife
29:45from her hand
29:45and drove it
29:46into her throat.
29:47It severed
29:48her carotid artery.
29:49Blood sprayed
29:50across the room.
29:52Zoe's eyes
29:52went wide with shock.
29:54She collapsed.
29:55Marcus dropped the knife
29:56and crawled
29:57toward the door.
29:58In his final moments,
30:00all he wanted
30:01was to see Siena
30:02one more time.
30:03He regretted everything.
30:05If he'd just been loyal,
30:07if he'd just
30:08loved her properly,
30:09they'd still be
30:10in their little apartment.
30:12Her body would grow healthy
30:13and they would have
30:14the happy,
30:15fulfilling life
30:15they were meant to have.
30:17Marcus dragged himself
30:18forward,
30:19inch by inch.
30:20But he didn't make it
30:21more than a few feet.
30:22He died in the hallway,
30:24alone,
30:25full of regret.
30:27Several miles away,
30:29in a small coastal town,
30:30I was walking home.
30:32After my recovery,
30:33Dad and I moved back
30:35to our hometown.
30:36We opened a little coffee shop.
30:37It didn't make much money,
30:39but it was peaceful.
30:40When business was slow,
30:42I'd curl up on the couch
30:43with a book.
30:44Sometimes I'd get so absorbed
30:46I wouldn't hear
30:47customers come in.
30:48They'd call my name
30:49and I'd laugh,
30:50jump up,
30:51and make them their order.
30:53When Marcus and I divorced,
30:54he gave me everything.
30:56All his assets.
30:57His savings,
30:58the apartment.
30:59I didn't refuse.
31:01He owed me that much.
31:02I put the money
31:03in a savings account
31:04for emergencies.
31:05When I die,
31:07I'll donate whatever's left.
31:08I didn't plan to remarry.
31:10Money and love
31:11didn't matter much
31:12to me anymore.
31:13I just wanted to stay healthy
31:15and spend as much time
31:16with my father as I could.
31:18The doctors said
31:19the transplant was a success.
31:21If I took care of myself,
31:22I could live another 30,
31:2440,
31:24maybe 50 years.
31:26I felt so lucky.
31:27I'd already died once.
31:29Every day after that
31:30was a gift.
31:31I walked down the street,
31:32listening to the crunch
31:34of leaves under my feet.
31:35My phone rang.
31:37It was Dad.
31:38Sienna,
31:39I just heard some news.
31:41His voice was strange,
31:43strained.
31:44Marcus got out of prison.
31:45He went to Zoe Laurent's house.
31:48He paused.
31:49They killed each other,
31:51stabbed each other to death.
31:53I stopped walking.
31:54For a moment,
31:56I didn't feel anything.
31:57Then I felt
31:58confused.
31:59They hated each other
32:01that much.
32:01I thought they were in love.
32:03Guess I was wrong.
32:05Oh well.
32:06All of this was none
32:07of my business.
32:08I kept walking.
32:09That was when I smelled it.
32:11Fresh baked bread.
32:12Warm.
32:13Just out of the oven.
32:14I stepped up
32:15to the bakery counter.
32:17Two loaves, please.
32:18The clerk smiled
32:19and slid them
32:20into a paper bag.
32:21The heat seeped
32:22through the thin paper,
32:23warming my palms.
32:25I held it close
32:26and breathed in deeply.
32:27The smell was perfect.
32:29I smiled.
32:30It's good to be alive.
32:32It's good to be alive.
32:32Gracias por ver el video.
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