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Reborn From His Hell New 2026 Dramax
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00:00My lawyer husband, Marcus, sent the woman he'd spoiled for two years to prison.
00:05Then, he switched his testimony at court.
00:07I'm testifying on behalf of Jade.
00:09The one who ran over my in-laws is my wife, Evelyn.
00:13Those words got me six years.
00:15I was innocent.
00:16I kept filing appeals from inside.
00:18In return, he hired men to break my leg, slash my face, and gouge out my right eye.
00:23I lived worse than a rat in the gutter.
00:25When he picked me up on release day, he wrapped an arm around my shoulder like nothing had happened.
00:30Jade is young.
00:31She can't waste her best years in a cell.
00:33You're different.
00:34Six years is nothing.
00:35It passed in the blink of a eye.
00:37As long as you stop making trouble for her, I'll treat you well again.
00:40Isn't that enough?
00:41I picked up my phone and texted a man.
00:43I'll marry you, but I have one condition.
00:45I need you to kill someone for me.
00:47His reply came instantly.
00:48Sure.
00:49Name.
00:49Marcus and Jade.
00:51Done.
00:51I'll pick you up in a week.
00:53Their heads will be my wedding gift to you.
00:54I turned off the phone and shoved Marcus off me.
00:57What's wrong?
00:57Evelyn, I know you're upset about my testimony.
01:00But Jade is still young.
01:01Prison would ruin her.
01:02You've risked your life for me so many times before.
01:04I'm not asking you to die this time.
01:06What is the big deal about six years in a cell?
01:08I clenched my fists so tight and my nails dug into my palms.
01:12He knew perfectly well who Jade had killed.
01:15She hadn't hit strangers.
01:17She killed my adoptive parents.
01:19They raised me.
01:20They're my only family.
01:22Before we married, I told him.
01:23I grew up in foster care.
01:25If my adoptive parents hadn't taken me in, I might not have survived at all.
01:30Let alone marry you.
01:32Back then, his eyes turned red with emotion.
01:34He held me tight and made a vow.
01:36I'll take care of you in their place.
01:38Your parents are my parents.
01:41I will make you happy for the rest of your life.
01:43But later, after Marcus and I had a fight, my parents came to pick me up.
01:47On the way home, Jade was drunk driving.
01:50She hit them, dragged them 200 feet down the road.
01:53They died at the scene.
01:55Marcus swore.
01:58Dear, the person responsible would face justice.
02:00But the moment he found out it was Jade, he changed his testimony.
02:04I looked at him with tear-filled eyes.
02:06Marcus, Jade killed my parents!
02:09You were my defense attorney.
02:11You didn't just change your testimony.
02:14You manipulated the media to make everyone believe I was the killer.
02:17You protected the real culprit.
02:20Six years have passed.
02:22Do you feel no guilt at all?
02:24Hearing my accusations, Jade quickly hid in Marcus's arms.
02:28Her eyes welled up, as if she'd been terribly wronged.
02:31I know you hate me for killing your parents, but I didn't do it on purpose.
02:38Why were they so unlucky to walk in front of my car when I was drunk?
02:41She pulled a small knife from her bag and pressed it to her wrist.
02:44If you still blame me, I can only pay with my life.
02:50Marcus snatched the knife away and pulled her into his arms.
02:53He turned to look at me.
02:54Jade has suffered just as much as you these past six years.
02:58To make it up to your parents, she volunteers at a charity in their name every week.
03:03Do you really have to be this aggressive?
03:05My already dead heart felt like it was being crushed all over again.
03:09I was the one who lost my parents.
03:12I was the one who spent years in prison.
03:14And he thought I was the aggressive one.
03:17Did he forget?
03:17When I was falsely imprisoned, I begged everywhere for a lawyer to appeal my case.
03:22In return, he ordered men to torture me.
03:24They used a rusted spoon to gouge out my eye and inserted a steel pipe into my leg.
03:29They used a blade to slash my face and forced my head down to drink toilet water.
03:33Their leader spat on me with a warning.
03:37Mr. Marcus orders.
03:39If you don't learn to behave, he doesn't mind turning your sentence into life.
03:44I curled up alone in a dark corner.
03:46My body ached, but my heart ached far more.
03:49I stood by Marcus for four years, yet it couldn't compare to the two months Jade was by his side.
03:55She said she was scared, so he forged evidence.
03:57She said she didn't want him to see me, so he never show up.
04:00So many times I want to end it all.
04:02But the growing hatred in my chest told me I couldn't die yet.
04:05If I died, I couldn't avenge my parents, nor myself.
04:09Thinking of this, I couldn't bear it anymore.
04:11I walked right up to Jade and slapped her hard.
04:16Jade covered her face and screamed.
04:19Marcus grabbed my wrist viciously.
04:21Evelyn, are you crazy?
04:24Didn't she want to apologize?
04:26Her death is the only apology to my parents.
04:39It seems six years of punishment was far from enough.
04:42How dare you lay a hand on Jade?
04:44Don't forget, I bailed you out two months early.
04:47I can throw you right back in.
04:49He picked Jade up in his arms and walked away, never looking back at me even once.
04:53I lay on the floor watching them leave, suddenly noticing that my left eye was starting to blur as well.
05:01That night, I drafted a divorce agreement.
05:03I followed my memory to Marcus' villa and pushed the door open.
05:10He picked Jade up in his arms and walked away, never looking back at me even once.
05:15I lay on the floor watching them leave, suddenly noticing that my left eye was starting to blur as well.
05:20That night, I drafted a divorce agreement.
05:23I followed my memory to Marcus' villa and pushed the door open.
05:26A birthday party was in full swing inside.
05:29Seeing me enter, everyone stopped to stare and whisper.
05:31Hey, isn't that the wife of Marcus the killer?
05:33Look what she's become.
05:34She's on crutches and she seems to be blind.
05:37Karma.
05:37Evelyn ran over her own parents and tried to frame Jade.
05:40But Marcus is an upright lawyer.
05:42He exposed her in the final trial.
05:44She must have been beaten up in there.
05:45Serves her right.
05:46Jade covered her mouth and giggled.
05:48She walked up to me with fake surprise.
05:51Evelyn, why didn't you tell us you were coming?
05:53Marcus is holding a birthday party for me.
05:56You aren't mad, are you?
05:57But I stared at her haute couture dress.
06:00While Marku bought Jade luxury brands, I was starving in prison.
06:03In the bitter cold, I washed clothes by hand just to get a thin blanket.
06:07Six years passed.
06:08Jade was as beautiful as ever.
06:10Meanwhile, my leg was broken.
06:12My eye was blind.
06:13And my parents were dead.
06:14All of this was thanks to Marku.
06:16I pulled out the divorce agreement, slapped it onto the table, and said coldly,
06:22Marcus, sign the papers.
06:23Let's stop entangling with each other.
06:25Marku stared at me in shock, then let out a laugh.
06:28Evelyn, are you still living six years ago?
06:30Open your eyes and look at yourself.
06:32A blind cripple?
06:34A murderer who killed her own parents?
06:36Who else would want you but me?
06:38I let out a short, bitter laugh.
06:40Years ago, when he was taken hostage by a defendant's family, I went in alone to get him out.
06:45I was stabbed badly enough.
06:47I paid the price.
06:47I could never have children for the price.
06:50When he asked why I'd risked my life, I told him he was my only family besides my parents.
06:55Of course, family knows exactly where it hurts the most.
06:58My scars didn't make him protect me.
07:00They became his sharpest weapon against me.
07:02You know exactly if I am the killer or not, Marcus!
07:05I shot back sharply.
07:06Murmurs spread through the crowd.
07:07Marcus' face darkened, and he rushed to correct me.
07:10The judge convicted you!
07:12You did it.
07:13Are you still trying to deny it?
07:15Jade panicked.
07:16She ran to my side, grabbing my hand with tearful eyes.
07:19I know you failed to frame me back then.
07:21But Marcus just wanted to celebrate my birthday.
07:23He pitied me for working so hard in this big city.
07:27If you are upset, I'll leave.
07:29Please don't fight with Marcus because of me.
07:32The words landed like a bomb, sending shockwaves through the crowd.
07:36Evelyn is such a bitch.
07:37How dare she bully Jade right in front of us?
07:40Six years in prison, and she's still this ungrateful.
07:43God knows how she abused Jade before.
07:45I ignored their insults.
07:46Instead, my eyes widened as I stared at Jade's wrist.
07:50It was a silver bracelet.
07:52It was my 18th birthday gift.
07:54Dad worked months for it.
07:56My initials were engraved on the back.
07:58I searched everywhere for it before going to prison.
08:01But now, it was on Jade's wrist.
08:03I grabbed Jade's arm and demanded,
08:05Where did you get this?
08:06This is mine!
08:08Give it back!
08:09She dropped to her knees, tears streaming down her face.
08:14Evelyn, please let me go!
08:16I can give you anything else.
08:18But Marcus gave me this bracelet for my birthday.
08:21It's very important to me.
08:23Marcus, do you know that was my father's last relic?
08:27How could you give it to Jade without my permission?
08:30Marcus looked slightly awkward for a second.
08:32But taking advantage of the push,
08:35Jade screamed and threw herself backward.
08:37The back of her head slammed into the coffee table edge,
08:40Blood pouring out.
08:42Marcus lost his mind instantly.
08:44He rushed to pull Jade up,
08:46Then kicked my broken leg with all his strength.
08:48It's just a bracelet!
08:50Are you really losing your mind over this?
08:53And hurting Jade?
08:54He grabbed the divorce agreement and quickly signed his name.
08:57You want a divorce?
08:58I will grant it!
09:00Don't you ever come crawling back, begging me!
09:03I sat, paralyzed on the floor.
09:05Stared at him with red eyes.
09:06Marcus threw the signed papers hard into my face.
09:09How ironic.
09:10During my six years in prison,
09:12I sent him divorce papers countless times,
09:14But he never signed.
09:16The divorce I couldn't get for six years was finally granted.
09:19It just because Jade got a tiny scratch,
09:21I gritted my teeth and used my crutch to stand up.
09:24Marcus threw the bracelet at my feet.
09:26Take your trash and get out!
09:28Don't ever appear in Jade and Me again.
09:30I said nothing.
09:31I silently picked up the bracelet,
09:33Held it to my chest,
09:34And turned to leave.
09:36Hey!
09:37Since you are no longer Mrs. Marcus,
09:39We have nothing to worry about now.
09:41You killed your own parents.
09:43We've wanted to beat you up for a long time.
09:45You think you can just walk away?
09:47I frowned and tried to fight back.
09:49I didn't.
09:52Shut up, bitch!
09:54Don't you dare talk back.
09:56Someone kicked me hard in the lower back,
09:58And I crashed to the floor.
10:00I should have beat you to death before you went to prison!
10:04A man pinned me down and slapped me hard.
10:06Blood ran from my ears and nose.
10:10I glanced at Marku from the corner of my eye.
10:13He was holding Jade in his arms,
10:14Watching me get beaten.
10:16Mr. Marcus?
10:18You don't mind if we teach Evelyn a lesson, right?
10:21No.
10:22If you beat her to dead,
10:24I will defend you in court.
10:26He knew I'd just been released,
10:27Bruised all over.
10:28I couldn't fight them.
10:30I stared at him as tears slid down.
10:32The last trace of hope I'd held for him was gone.
10:35I closed my eyes,
10:36Preparing to welcome my death.
10:38But then, he spoke again.
10:40Evelyn, I will give you one last chance.
10:43Admit your mistake,
10:44And I'll make them stop.
10:45I made no mistake.
10:47As they kicked and punched me from all sides,
10:49I felt bones break and teeth come loose.
10:52But I kept my head up,
10:54And looked straight at him,
10:55Word by word.
10:56The only mistake I ever made in my life,
10:59Was falling in love with you!
11:01Marcus!
11:02Live for life!
11:03You'll get what you deserve!
11:04His patience ran out.
11:06You've got guts, Evelyn.
11:08Let's see if you can stay stubborn forever.
11:10He picked Jade up,
11:11And left the house to rush her to the hospital.
11:13Before leaving,
11:14Jade picked up my bracelet,
11:16And threw it out the window with a smirk.
11:18Outside,
11:18It was crushed by countless passing cars.
11:21I tried to get up,
11:22But they pulled me back down,
11:23And beat me even harder.
11:25I passed out,
11:26Woke up,
11:26And passed out again.
11:28When I finally woke up for the last time,
11:30The villa was empty,
11:31The floor was covered in my blood,
11:33My skull was dented,
11:34My clothes were stripped off,
11:36And every bone in my body felt broken.
11:38Even with my crutch,
11:39I couldn't stand up.
11:41Laying flat on the floor,
11:42I dragged my body inch by inch.
11:44Even if I died,
11:45I refused to die in this house.
11:47But Jade returned.
11:52Since Marcus was gone,
11:54She finally stopped pretending.
11:56How did the group beating feel, Evelyn?
12:01Do you know what my biggest
12:02Regret is?
12:03I regret that I didn't make Marcus kill you in jail.
12:06Six years have passed,
12:07And you are still a threat to me.
12:10But it's fine.
12:11I will finish the job right now.
12:12What are you doing?
12:14Since you're dying,
12:15I don't mind telling you.
12:16I wasn't drunk that night six years ago.
12:19But I have to admit your parents were tough.
12:21They didn't die right away.
12:23Not even after being dragged that far.
12:25When I got out of the car,
12:26They even asked me to give you a message.
12:29I almost lost my mind and cried badly.
12:31My parents,
12:32What did they say?
12:34Jade leaned close to my ear and
12:36my parents' final words with delight.
12:38I went pale and stood frozen in shock.
12:40That's impossible!
12:43Believe it or not,
12:44You're going to die anyway.
12:46Jade clapped her hands in disgust,
12:48Then tossed her burning cigarette onto the curtains.
12:50Fire instantly erupted inside the villa.
12:53Then she left me in the spreading fire.
12:55Have a good trip to hell, Evelyn.
12:57The fire swallowed me.
12:59The pain was unbearable.
13:00Just as I accepted my fate,
13:02A voice pulled me back.
13:03Evelyn!
13:04I forced my eyes open.
13:06Through the smoke, I saw Roman.
13:07He was tall, wearing a brown trench coat,
13:10And rushed anxiously toward me.
13:11He ignored the sparks on his clothes.
13:13Seeing my battered body, his eyes reddened.
13:16He held me tight, struggling to hold back his distress.
13:19His voice was ruthless, yet so incredibly gentle.
13:23Evelyn, I am here to save you.
13:25Hold on.
13:26In that moment, I knew.
13:28Roman had finally come.
13:29I gathered all my strength to open my eyes.
13:32Met Roman's beautiful ones.
13:33And asked him,
13:34Roman, what took you so long?
13:37It hurt.
13:38Suddenly, his tears fell on my palm.
13:40It's my fault.
13:41I came too late.
13:44Let me get you out first.
13:45If your injuries are too severe, don't move.
13:47His voice cracked with a heavy sob.
13:49Unable to endure the agony any longer,
13:51I collapsed into his chest and lost consciousness.
13:53Meanwhile, Marcus sat alone in his office,
13:56staring blankly out the floor-to-ceiling window.
13:58The cigarette had burned down to his fingers, but he felt nothing.
14:01His assistant knocked and entered.
14:03Seeing the ash-covered floor, he said, hesitated.
14:06Mr. Marcus, Miss Jade has been taken care of.
14:09It's a mild concussion, and she just needs observation for a few days.
14:12Marcus didn't turn around.
14:13He simply...
14:14The assistant hesitated again before speaking.
14:17Mr. Marcus, the villa, it caught fire.
14:21Marcus whipped around instantly.
14:22Fire?
14:23What happened?
14:24Where is Evelyn?
14:25The fire is severe.
14:26The firefighters are still putting it out.
14:29Miss Evelyn was apparently still inside.
14:31In that second, Marcus felt like he was about to lose something.
14:34He charged out of the office, pushed his car to its limit.
14:36After running countless red lights, he finally reached the villa.
14:39The once-magnificent house was now swallowed by a roaring inferno.
14:43Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, and the wail of fire engines mixed with
14:47a blast of high-pressure water hoses.
14:50Marcus threw his door open, rushed into the flames.
14:52But firefighters grabbed him and held him back.
14:55Sir, the fire is too big.
14:57You cannot go in.
14:59Let me go!
15:01My wife is inside!
15:02There is someone inside?
15:04When we got the call, they said everyone had been evacuated.
15:07It hit Marcus like a bolt of lightning.
15:09Evelyn!
15:11Evelyn!
15:12The only answer was the violent crackle of burning wood.
15:16The crowd outside whispered, and someone recognized him.
15:19Isn't that Marcus, the top lawyer?
15:21Serves her right.
15:23Retribution.
15:23Even God couldn't stand her.
15:25The world's better off without her.
15:27These four sentences are spoken by different groups.
15:30The words cut into him like poisoned blades.
15:33For the first time, he felt disgust and rage toward this self-righteous crowd.
15:37The firefighters finally controlled the blaze.
15:39They moved inside to search for survivors.
15:41Marcus stared at the entrance.
15:43Finally, the rescue team emerged carrying a stretcher, covered by a white sheet.
15:47Marcus's breath stopped for a second.
15:49Step by step, he walked over with a stiff body and trembling hands.
15:53He wanted to lift the sheet.
15:54My condolences, sir.
15:56Marcus lifted.
15:56He saw a melted, bloated plastic mannequin.
15:59Marcus froze.
16:00Thank goodness.
16:02It's not her.
16:03After a closer inspection, the firefighter looked embarrassed.
16:06I apologize, sir.
16:08We found no victim inside.
16:09The house is empty.
16:11Marcus completely stunned.
16:12One month passed.
16:14Marcus used every contact he had and turned the entire city upside down.
16:18But he found nothing.
16:19No trace of me was ever found.
16:21Neither alive nor dead.
16:23At the same time, his law firm began to collapse.
16:26Major long-term clients suddenly terminated their contracts without warning.
16:30Moved to rival firms.
16:32His top lawyers were hit with massive scandals reproached.
16:34His old cases were dug up, and his rivals dragged him down in the press.
16:38Someone targeted his firm's stock, wiping out nearly a third of its market value.
16:43He was overwhelmed and trapped on all sides.
16:45I knew exactly who did this.
16:47It was Roman.
16:48In this city, only Roman possessed that kind of power.
16:51Feeling entirely numb, Marcus drove back to his villa.
16:54As he kicked through the ash and shattered bricks, a flattened piece of silver caught his eye.
17:00He crouched down and picked it up carefully.
17:02The silver had lost all its shine, but he still saw my initials carved inside.
17:06In that moment, his heart felt pain.
17:08It was her most precious possession.
17:10One she'd worn for years and never taken off.
17:13Yet after she was sent to prison, she wrote him countless letters for begging the bracelet.
17:17It's just a piece of trash.
17:19So what if it's lost?
17:21Jade likes it.
17:22Let her play with it.
17:23Don't you owe her enough?
17:24But now, holding the twisted silver in his hand, it burned his palm.
17:30Marcus?
17:31Marcus instantly squeezed the bracelet tight in his fist, buried all his emotions, and turned around.
17:37Jade stood a few feet away, wearing a pure white dress.
17:41Why are you here?
17:42It is so dirty.
17:43She frowned, walking closer to hook his arm.
17:46Marcus flinched away instinctively.
17:48Jade's hand hung in mid-air.
17:51Marcus, are you too tired lately?
17:54You look terrible.
17:57I heard about the firm.
17:59Don't worry too much.
18:00That day.
18:02Are you absolutely sure everyone was out before you called the fire department?
18:06Jade's heart skipped a beat.
18:10Marcus, are you suspecting me?
18:12It was chaos!
18:14I was dizzy, and I only focused on calling the fire troops.
18:18I really thought everyone had gotten out.
18:21I had no idea Evelyn hated me so much.
18:26She'd actually burn herself alive just to get back at us.
18:29Tears rolled down her cheeks.
18:30In the past, Marcus would have softened and comfort her.
18:33But right now, watching her cry, his mind flashed back to my hostile eyes the last time I looked at
18:39him.
18:39Really?
18:41I checked the phone records.
18:44The fire raged for hours before the call was made.
18:48Jade stopped crying instantly, her face turning pale.
18:51Marcus, you investigated me?
18:54I just want the truth.
18:56Marcus took a step forward, glaring at her.
18:58Tell me, how did the fire start?
19:02Where is Evelyn?
19:03Crushed by his pressure, Jade had...
19:05The truth is, Evelyn set the fire herself!
19:08She was crazy and jealous of us!
19:10How would I know where she went?
19:12Maybe she didn't die!
19:13Maybe she ran off with some men!
19:15She was never a good woman!
19:17Man?
19:17Realizing her mistake, Jade tried to fix it.
19:20I-I am just guessing!
19:22Otherwise, how could she vanish into thin air with injuries that bad?
19:25Marcus, why do you take her side over mine?
19:28She's a killer!
19:31Marcus, are you...
19:33regretting it?
19:34A violent cramp seized Marcus' heart, and he could barely breathe.
19:38His face went pale as he stumbled back a step, holding the bracelet tightly.
19:43Marcus!
19:43What's wrong?
19:44Don't scare me!
19:49Jade, from now on, you're not to come here without my permission.
19:53Jade completely lost her mind.
19:56Why, Marcus?
19:57Is it because of Evelyn?
19:58She is dead!
19:59Are you abandoning me for a dead woman?
20:01She is not dead!
20:03I will find her.
20:04Without sparing Jade another glance, he walked away.
20:07One month later, in a suburban mansion, Roman brought in the best medical team.
20:11I went through one rehabilitation surgery after another.
20:14I could walk with a limp, without crutches.
20:16My eyes and skin healed quickly.
20:18However, the nightmares never stopped.
20:20I always remembered that fire, my parents' final words.
20:23You don't know, do you?
20:25Your adoptive parents were actually your biological parents.
20:28They went on a top secret mission, which is why they left you at the orphanage.
20:32You have no family left in this world.
20:34Are you happy?
20:36For so many years, I blamed my biological parents.
20:39I hated them for abandoning me at the orphanage.
20:41I wondered if they stopped loving me or they have their difficulties.
20:45If Jade had never told me the truth, I could have kept dreaming about them.
20:48But now, the illusion was shattered.
20:50Roman walked over with a glass of warm milk.
20:52He pulled me into his arms, speaking with deep concern.
20:56You haven't been sleeping well lately.
20:58Drink some milk before bed.
21:00It will help.
21:01I grabbed his wrist, stared seriously into his eyes and asked,
21:04Roman, why are you so good to me?
21:08He visibly froze for a second.
21:10Then, he reached out and rubbed my head.
21:12Because I fell in love with you at first sight in the orphanage.
21:16What?
21:17I was an orphan too.
21:18I was isolated, and no one wanted to play with me.
21:21But you stepped up when I was being bullied.
21:23You saved me.
21:25From that moment on, I swore I would marry you.
21:27No matter the cost, by any means necessary.
21:29But when I finally built my empire, I found out you had already married Marcus.
21:33My timing was terrible.
21:35But thankfully, the timing is perfect now.
21:39You never told me any of this.
21:42Because I didn't want to ruin your life.
21:45Maybe it's my personality, but when I love someone, I feel more fear than courage.
21:49I'm a coward.
21:52If I hadn't been so late, you wouldn't have suffered so much.
21:56It is my fault.
22:00In that exact second, all my years of suffering finally found an exit.
22:04I didn't know how long I cried.
22:06I only remember Roman wiping my tears, again and again.
22:10Marcus found this place.
22:11He wants to see you.
22:12He's been asking about you.
22:15Do you want to meet him?
22:16The private investigator slid the folder across the desk.
22:19It's done.
22:20Marcus didn't move.
22:21He stared at the folder without touching it.
22:24Jade's blood alcohol level that night was zero.
22:27She waited at that intersection for two hours.
22:29He picked it up.
22:30Opened it.
22:31Page by page.
22:32Surveillance stills.
22:34Blood reports.
22:35Call logs.
22:36Two hours.
22:37She knew exactly which road Evelyn's parents took every evening.
22:40She'd planned it.
22:41He closed the folder and set it back on the desk, gently, almost careful.
22:46He sat without moving.
22:47The city blazed through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
22:49He thought about the first day Jade walked into his firm.
22:52She said she'd admired him for years.
22:54She said she wasn't good at much, but she'd work hard.
22:57He'd believed every word.
22:58He opened the folder again.
23:00Last page.
23:01A text message.
23:02Jade sent to a friend.
23:03Three days before the accident.
23:05Evelyn's parents have been in the way for years.
23:07Time to fix that.
23:08He couldn't believe it.
23:09He called Jade.
23:10She picked up fast, voice still soft.
23:13Marcus, I miss you so much.
23:15Where are you?
23:18I'm home.
23:18What's the matter?
23:19Stay there.
23:21All right.
23:21I'll take a bath and wait for you.
23:23Jade was lying on the couch and scanning her phone when he walked in.
23:26She saw him and smiled, starting to yell.
23:28You're so fast.
23:29I smell sweet now.
23:31We can have a hot...
23:32He threw the page at her face.
23:33She froze when she saw the pictures.
23:35The smile broke apart.
23:38Marcus, I can explain.
23:39Two hours.
23:40You waited at that intersection for two hours.
23:42Marcus, just listen to me.
23:44I was...
23:44Her father died on impact.
23:46Her mother was dragged 200 feet down the road.
23:51I was scared, Marcus.
23:52I panicked.
23:52I didn't know what to do.
23:53He raised his hand.
23:54The sound was sharp and clean.
23:56Jade crashed into the floor.
23:58She was trembling in fear.
23:59She looked up at him.
24:00Real fear.
24:01For the first time.
24:02He looked down at her, eyes flat.
24:04What?
24:05Six years.
24:09I owe her six years.
24:13Jade tried to scramble up.
24:15He shoved her back down.
24:16The order I gave, I just wanted her to stop appealing.
24:19Jade looked up at him.
24:20What about it?
24:22What did you add to it?
24:24I don't know what you're talking about.
24:26Jade, don't lie to me.
24:30Marcus, I swear, I never...
24:32He took out his phone, set it on the coffee table pressed play.
24:36She's just a piece of trash now.
24:38I'll pay double.
24:39Teach her a lesson.
24:41Don't let her die, but make her want to.
24:45The room went very quiet.
24:47Jade stared at the phone.
24:49That's not what it sounds like.
24:51I was scared she'd do something to us.
24:53I just wanted them to keep her in line.
24:56Her broken leg, her blind eye, and the scars on her face.
25:00I never imagined it was this bad until I saw the report.
25:03You said she was faking it.
25:04How dare you lie to me like this?
25:07Marcus!
25:08That's keeping her in line?
25:09Squeezing Jade's cheeks tightly, Jade showed her true color.
25:13Fine.
25:15Yes, I said it.
25:17I told them to make it hurt.
25:19She was never going to stop Marcus.
25:22She would have kept filing, kept pushing,
25:24kept dragging your name through the mud until everything you built was gone.
25:28I protected you.
25:29I protected us!
25:31He looked at her, really looked.
25:33Six years.
25:34Six years.
25:35You made me like a fool.
25:37And then you made sure she suffered for it!
25:40And I let you!
25:41And I let you.
25:44Marcus!
25:45I love you!
25:46I just love you so much!
25:48What's so wrong with wanting you?
25:50I want you and that's not a sin!
25:52Looking at this insane woman, he picked up his phone, walked to the door.
25:57Her voice came sharp behind him.
25:59Where are you going?
26:00You can't just after everything I did for you!
26:08He came four times.
26:10Roman's men reported each one.
26:12He stood at the gate until past midnight, then left alone.
26:16The fifth time, Evelyn told the housekeeper to let him in.
26:19She wanted to watch him play this game.
26:21He walked to her and dropped to his knees.
26:24She watched him do it.
26:25Still said nothing.
26:27I found out the truth.
26:28He started.
26:29She wasn't drunk that night.
26:31She waited two hours.
26:33The courtyard was quiet.
26:35Wind moved through the trees.
26:37How ridiculous!
26:39So after six whole years, you finally opened my letters?
26:43I read your letters.
26:44He didn't look up.
26:45All of them.
26:46Year one, every letter asked me when I was coming.
26:50Year two, you said your leg wasn't great.
26:53You told me not to worry.
26:55Year three, I cut his words.
26:58Just stop talking!
26:59These letters only remind me how foolish I was, how wrong I was about you!
27:04His voice broke on the last word.
27:06Every time she cried, I believed her.
27:09Every trap she set, I walked straight into it.
27:12Evelyn, she planned everything.
27:14I was-
27:15His shoulders shook once.
27:17I'm sorry.
27:18I am so sorry.
27:20You allowed her, Marcus.
27:21What's done is you're the reason we're here.
27:24You're just as guilty.
27:27She looked at him.
27:28No matter what you say, the result's the same.
27:32She stood up.
27:33He grabbed the hem of her dress.
27:34Both hands, like a drowning man.
27:38Evelyn, please.
27:40One chance.
27:42Just one.
27:43Just one.
27:45She looked down at his hands.
27:47Three seconds.
27:48She pulled the fabric free, gently, without anger.
27:51Marcus.
27:52She looked at him one last time.
27:54I loved you.
27:57I loved you so much I didn't care if I lived.
28:00But that woman died in prison.
28:03She's not coming back.
28:05Jade was getting a manicure when they came for her.
28:07Pink gel.
28:08Her favorite.
28:09She was showing the technician a reference photo when the salon door opened.
28:12Two officers.
28:13Plain clothes.
28:14Badge out.
28:16She looked up and laughed a little.
28:18Did Evelyn send you?
28:20That's not gonna work.
28:21Neither of them smiled.
28:22Jade, you're under arrest for premeditated vehicular homicide and obstruction of justice.
28:28She blinked.
28:28What?
28:29It's impossible.
28:30Please stand up.
28:31There must be some mistake.
28:33She looked between them.
28:34Call Marcus.
28:34He'll sort this out.
28:35He's the best defense attorney in the city.
28:37Just call-
28:38Mr. Marcus is the one who filed the evidence.
28:41The nail technician's hand slipped.
28:43A full bottle of red polish tipped across Jade's skirt.
28:46She looked down at the spreading stain, deep red, soaking into the white fabric.
28:52The officers were already moving toward her.
28:54She stood up, slowly.
28:56The handcuffs were cold.
28:57She thrashed, wildly, trying to escape, screaming.
29:01Marcus!
29:02I hate you!
29:03I did everything for you.
29:05Treat me this way?
29:06You're a bastard!
29:08Jade was imprisoned.
29:09The women inside already knew who she was.
29:12Word travels fast in a place with nowhere to go.
29:15They knew she'd killed two people and walked free.
29:18They knew an innocent woman had taken her place for six years.
29:22They knew what had happened to that woman inside.
29:24The first week, they took her food.
29:26She complained to the guards.
29:28The guards looked through her.
29:29The second week, they threw water in her face that lights out.
29:32Cold.
29:33Dirty.
29:33She screamed.
29:35Nobody came.
29:36The third week, someone grabbed her in the corridor and slammed her hand into the wall.
29:40Three fingers.
29:41Clean snaps.
29:42She curled on her bunk that night, cradling her hand, and cried into the mattress.
29:47Nobody told her to be quiet.
29:49They just watched.
29:50By the end of the first month, her hair had a patch missing.
29:53Her walk had changed.
29:55The face she'd spent years maintaining had a new mark across the cheek.
29:59She tried everything.
30:00Begging, bribing, threatening.
30:02None of it worked.
30:04One night, she pressed her back to the cold wall and thought,
30:06So this is what it was like.
30:08Evelyn wore a pale gray dress.
30:10The visiting room smelled like concrete and disinfectant.
30:14She sat down, folded her hands on the table, waited.
30:18The door on the other side opened.
30:20Jade came in.
30:21She was limping.
30:23Her face covered with scars.
30:26Her eyes were sunken.
30:27Her hair pulled back unevenly.
30:28She saw Evelyn and lunged at the glass.
30:31Evelyn!
30:33Evelyn, you have to help me.
30:35You have to get me out, please.
30:37I can't.
30:38They won't stop.
30:39I can't take it anymore.
30:40Evelyn didn't move.
30:41She reached into her bag, took out a small, compact mirror.
30:45She held it up against the glass, so Jade could see her own reflection.
30:49Jade stopped talking.
30:50She stared at herself.
30:51That's what you look like now.
30:53I looked worse.
30:55After year one.
30:56Jade's mouth opened.
30:58Nothing came out.
30:59Evelyn lowered the mirror, reached into her bag again.
31:01She took out a photograph and placed it against the glass.
31:04Her parents.
31:05An old one, from before.
31:07They asked me to tell you something.
31:11They forgive you.
31:12A long silence.
31:14Evelyn picked up the photograph and put it carefully back in her bag.
31:17She stood up.
31:19I don't.
31:20The trial was broadcast live.
31:22Every major outlet.
31:23Every screen.
31:24Marcus sat in the gallery.
31:25He'd waived his right to legal representation.
31:27He didn't need it.
31:28He already knew exactly what he'd done.
31:31Evelyn took the stand.
31:32She didn't look at Jade.
31:34Not yet.
31:34She looked at the room.
31:35At the cameras.
31:36At the faces that had once called her a murderer in that villa hallway.
31:40Some of whom were sitting in the gallery right now.
31:43She began to speak.
31:44She started from the beginning.
31:46The night of the accident.
31:47What Jade had told her about her parents' final words.
31:50Six years of appeals that went nowhere.
31:52The letters.
31:53The orders.
31:54The blade.
31:54The water.
31:55She spoke without stopping.
31:56Her voice didn't shake.
31:58The courtroom was completely still.
32:00When she finished, she looked at Jade for the first time.
32:03She's lying.
32:05She's doing this to punish me.
32:08She planned this whole thing.
32:11She's been working with Roman to destroy me.
32:13Nobody in the room moved.
32:15Nobody agreed.
32:16The judge called for order.
32:17After hours of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict.
32:20The judge banged his gavel and pronounced.
32:22Miss Jade, you have been found guilty of first-degree murder,
32:25conspiracy to frame a crime, and conspiracy to commit assault.
32:29You are hereby sentenced to ten years in state prison.
32:33Marcus watched them go.
32:34He stood at the base of the courthouse steps until they disappeared around the corner.
32:37Then he got in his car and drove to the ruins of the villa.
32:40The shell of it was still standing.
32:42Barely.
32:43Blackened walls.
32:44Collapsed roof.
32:45The garden overgrown.
32:46He walked through what used to be the living room.
32:49Glass.
32:49Ash.
32:50Twisted metal.
32:51He found it near the window.
32:53The bracelet.
32:53Still there where he'd left it months ago.
32:56On the scorched sill.
32:57He picked it up.
32:58Turned it over.
32:59Her initials.
32:59Still there.
33:00Faint.
33:01But there.
33:02He stood holding it for a long time.
33:04He thought about the first time he'd seen it on her wrist.
33:06She'd told him her father had saved up for three months to buy it.
33:09He'd given it to Jade without a second thought.
33:12It's just a piece of trash.
33:13He'd said.
33:14Let her have it.
33:15He set it back on the sill.
33:16Carefully.
33:17Like it might break.
33:18That night, he sat at his desk.
33:20Clean paper.
33:21Good pen.
33:21He wrote for three hours.
33:23Everything.
33:23From the beginning.
33:25The false testimony.
33:26The media manipulation.
33:27The order he'd given inside.
33:29Every case he'd bent.
33:30Every favor he'd traded.
33:32Every line he'd crossed because Jade had asked him to.
33:35And he hadn't questioned it once.
33:36He signed his name at the bottom.
33:38He looked at it for a moment.
33:39Then he picked up the phone and called the bar association.
33:42I need to report myself.
33:43He said.
33:44The disbarment hearing took two weeks.
33:46His law firm collapsed the same month.
33:48The criminal charges followed.
33:49On the day he was taken in, it was raining.
33:52He didn't bring an umbrella.
33:52He walked from the car to the building with his collar up.
33:55Head down.
33:56No press this time.
33:57No cameras.
33:58Just a gray morning and a door closing behind him.
34:01The most celebrated defense attorney in the city.
34:03Brought down by his own hand.
34:05I read it on newspaper.
34:06Finally, everything was passed.
34:08Now, I can live on my own life now.
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