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00:00I've always had a built-in radar for pick-me-girls who hide behind the one-of-the-guys act.
00:05You could say I'm a walking detector for them.
00:08So, when my fiancé, Peter, brought home his childhood best friend, Abby, my internal alarms went off.
00:16She's just a bro. I don't even see her as a woman.
00:20I didn't argue. I just pulled out a small notebook and began listing predictions.
00:25When he peeked, I said, I'm pre-writing how your girl best friend is about to throw herself at you.
00:31Possibility 1. Say she's hot and strip in front of you.
00:34Possibility 2. Accidentally spill water on your crotch and reach out to wipe it.
00:39Possibility 3. You're being ridiculous. Abby doesn't have a manipulative bone in her body.
00:42He swore she didn't have a manipulative bone in her body, looking at me like I was the crazy one.
00:46However, later, a shrill scream shattered the silence.
00:52Oh my god! Take them off! Quick!
00:55We're childhood friends! Don't be shy! Let me blow on it for you!
00:59Spill drink on crotch. I slid the list toward Peter.
01:03Remembering my prediction, he awkwardly clamped his legs together.
01:07Okay, but Abby is innocent.
01:10Kelly, don't be mad. I've played with his little things since we were kids.
01:14Real friends don't care about boundaries.
01:17I ignored her and jotted down a new prediction.
01:19Peter, now visibly livid at my silence.
01:22That's enough! Abby has a waist problem.
01:25She can't sleep on a hard bed.
01:26The guest bedroom mattress is too hard.
01:29She's taking the master bedroom tonight.
01:31We'll sleep in the guest room.
01:33I picked up the notebook and, under his pail,
01:36trembling gaze slowly checked off,
01:38taking the master bedroom.
01:40When did you write that?
01:41His voice shook the second she walked through the door.
01:44I replied, snapping the book shut.
01:47Abby immediately grabbed Peter's sleeve,
01:49eyes welling up with fake tears as she performed a slow-motion exit.
01:53Predictably, Peter blocked her path,
01:55screaming at me for being heartless.
01:57I looked at the man I was supposed to marry,
02:00the man currently kicking his fiancée out of her own bed for another woman.
02:04I didn't fight.
02:05I simply nodded and walked into the rock-hard guest room,
02:09through the walls.
02:10I heard Abby's victorious giggle.
02:12She was already jokingly asking Peter to scrub her back in the shower.
02:16I sat on the edge of the bed,
02:18opened my phone,
02:19and activated the hidden security cameras
02:21I'd originally installed for burglars.
02:24I opened my notebook one last time
02:26and wrote down my final prediction for the night.
02:28Sure enough, at two in the morning,
02:30a violent thud echoed as the guest bedroom door was kicked open.
02:34I snapped my eyes open to see Abby rushing in.
02:37Her face was streaked with tears as she brushed past me,
02:40throwing herself into Peter's arms like a frightened animal.
02:43Still half asleep,
02:44Peter instinctively tightened his grip around her.
02:46Don't worry.
02:47I've got you.
02:48Wordlessly,
02:49I slapped the switch on the bedside lamp.
02:51Under the harsh white light,
02:53Abby was straddling Peter's waist,
02:55the top three buttons of her shirt,
02:57undone to reveal a large expanse of pale skin.
02:59Peter's hand was clamped firmly against her bare thigh.
03:02Abby let out a small shriek
03:04and buried her head in the crook of Peter's neck.
03:07Kelly,
03:07I'm so sorry.
03:09I've just gotten so used to sleeping with Peter like this.
03:14You won't mind, right?
03:16Peter was wide awake now,
03:17yet,
03:18instead of pushing her away,
03:19he yanked the duvet up to wrap her tightly.
03:21What are you doing?
03:22You scared her!
03:24I remained silent,
03:25calmly pulling the notebook from beneath my pillow.
03:28I checked,
03:28pretend to be scared,
03:29and crawl into Peter's bed.
04:27Dawn broke, and ambiguous laughter drifted
04:31from the kitchen. Abby was still wearing Peter's oversized shirt, pressing herself tightly against
04:36his back, covering his hands to teach him how to fry eggs. Every move was deliberate and intimate.
04:43They smiled at each other like a newly wedded couple. I stood at the kitchen door like an
04:47unwelcome stranger. Peter adjusted his pajamas. Go wash up. Don't just stand there. In the bathroom,
04:54my toothbrush thrown into the trash can. In the cup, a brand new pink toothbrush leaned closely
04:59against Peter's. Explain this. Oh, sorry, Kelly. I was half asleep this morning. I thought it was my
05:06old toothbrush and tossed it without thinking. That pink one is new. I bought it to match Peter's.
05:11Abby stuck out her tongue innocently. It's just a toothbrush. I'll send you money. Don't make
05:15trouble early in the morning. I took a deep breath, opened my notebook, and calmly checked off throws
05:20away my things. Peter exploded instantly. Kelly, are you done? I held the notebook up to him. The
05:26next prediction clearly read, feeds him with her own hands. He sneered. No way. I have hands and feet.
05:33Why would I let her feed me? Peter, open your mouth. Peter opened his mouth instinctively.
05:39After two chews, his face froze in extreme embarrassment. I calmly checked it off and
05:44whispered, good boy. Kelly, why are you always targeting me? We've been like this since we were
05:48kids. Why is it a sin with you? Peter was terrified. He snatched the knife away. Kelly,
05:53do you have to drive her to death? My heart completely cold. Fine. I'm leaving. As I dragged
06:00out my suitcase, Abby was sitting on Peter's lap. Peter, this is for you. A wedding gift.
06:06Read the last prediction and see if it comes true. Peter picked it up disdainfully, glanced at it,
06:12tossed it into the trash can, and never looked at me again. I sat in the cafe downstairs.
06:17Watching the surveillance footage on my phone. I knew my predictions about girls like her would
06:23never be wrong. After I left, the footage became spectacular. Abby dug out my custom hand,
06:29embroidered wedding dress. It was too small for her, but she forced herself into it.
06:34The expensive fabric tore sharply as she pulled roughly. If it's torn, it's torn. I'll buy you a
06:40new one later. Then she made Peter open my safe, took out the five car at diamond ring he had
06:45bought
06:45with all his savings, and put it on Abby's finger himself. I saved all the footage and waited
06:51quietly for the right moment. On the 80th birthday of Peter's grandfather, I wore old clothes,
06:57looking haggard, and arrived on time with a basket of free-range eggs. When I pushed open the banquet
07:03hall door, the whole room fell silent. Kelly, you're finally heir. Why are you dressed like this?
07:09To embarrass Peter? I ignored her and walked straight to Grandpa Ben. Grandpa Ben grabbed
07:14my hand with concern. How did you get so thin? Didn't Peter take good care of you? My eyes turned
07:19red. I pointed at Abby. My dress? My wedding ring? Why are they all on you? The whole hall erupted
07:25in
07:25shock. What nonsense are you talking about? You said you didn't want that dress, and you lent the ring
07:31to her. Don't act crazy! When did I lend them to you? Peter, you opened your fiancé's safe-free just
07:39to
07:39please your best girlfriend? This sentence completely destroyed his dignity. Abby immediately collapsed
07:45to the ground, clutching her stomach, crying poorly. It hurts. Did Kelly poison the wine? Peter chose to
07:52believe her without hesitation, just to cover his embarrassment. He rushed to me and slapped me hard
07:57across the face. I fell to the ground, my hand pressed on broken glass. Grandpa trembled with
08:02rage, raised his cane and hit Peter hard. You unfillyful son! Get out of the Johnson family with
08:10this vixen! I slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. Peter, do you really think
08:16you're that desirable? Peter sneered. Regretting now? Begging me not to break up? Unless you kneel to
08:22Abby three times right now! The heavy banquet hall door was kicked open from outside. Dozens of bodyguards
08:28filed in and blocked all exits. Peter turned pale and staggered back in fear. The engagement ends here,
08:34but today, you will pay back everything you owe me. I slapped him hard across the face. Lock the doors!
08:41No one leaves without my permission. Kelly! What do you think you're doing? This is the Johnson
08:53family's territory. I dare you to touch me! I'm just taking back what belongs to me. I'm also collecting
09:01a bit of interest. These two slaps are to teach you how to behave. Take it off. No!
09:11Peter gave this to me. Ouch! My finger!
09:18I took the ring, wiped it with a wet tissue in disgust, and slipped it into my pocket.
09:24All right. Trash sorting complete. Now take your junk and get out.
09:33I calmly announced the engagement cancellation, and demanded Peter return the two million I paid
09:38for the apartment down payment in front of Johnson family relatives. When he saw the intimidating
09:44bodyguards at the entrance, he could only grit his teeth and drag Abby away. Damn, bitch! She
09:50actually dared to make me kneel in public! Abby, with swollen fingers, plotted viciously and told
09:56Peter that Kelly had humiliated him publicly to ruin his reputation. Seeing Peter turn pale,
10:01she quickly showed him a secretly recorded video suggesting they take the initiative to ruin Kelly's
10:07reputation online so that she would beg for mercy instead of demanding repayment. Post it now! I want
10:14her to know what happens after offending me! That night, a maliciously edited video rushed to the top of
10:20the local hot search list. Someone even tracked down the apartment I was living in. They splashed red paint on
10:25my door and sent funeral wreaths. My boss called and suspended me due to the online backlash, saying I
10:31was a liability to the company, and fired me directly when I tried to explain. The call ended. I lost
10:38my job.
10:38Peter sent a hospital photo of Abby and threatened me. Give him two million, apologize publicly, or he would
10:45expose my private photos to destroy me. Private photos. We were together for three years, and the most intimate
10:51thing we ever did was kiss. The so-called private photos were probably just ugly bare-faced pictures
10:58of me sleeping. Kelly, you saw this coming, didn't you? But this won't stop me. The game has only just
11:07begun.
11:11Early the next morning, there was a loud commotion downstairs. I saw exactly what I had expected.
11:16Peter was pushing a wheelchair. Abby sat in it with a blanket over her legs.
11:19A crowd of live streamers holding phones, and curious neighbors surrounded them. Peter cried
11:24tearfully at the camera. Abby sat in the wheelchair, fake crying and playing the victim,
11:29demanding that I return her medical expenses. People around them pointed and whispered. Someone even
11:34started banging on my door. I took a deep breath and yanked the door open. The people outside were
11:39startled and stepped back a few paces. Countless phone cameras were shoved towards my face. Peter also
11:45came over. He rushed at me and reached for my house. Kelly, you finally showed your face! Pay up!
11:49I looked at him calmly. I loudly told everyone that Peter sold his house because he owed me two million.
11:54I paid half the down-homing and the renovation costs and the transfer record.
11:57Bullshit! You're a liar! Abby suddenly screamed and rolled off the wheelchair. She grabbed my leg.
12:03She secretly dug her nails hard into my calf. A sharp pain shot from me. I instinctively shook my leg.
12:09Abby used the momentum to fly backward. Murder, Kelly killed someone. Peter shouted at the top of his
12:16lungs and rushed over to hit me. Just as his fist was about to touch my face, two police officers
12:21pushed
12:21through the crowd. Peter froze for a moment and shouted. Officer, you came just in time. This crazy
12:30woman is trying to kill my bro. I calmly raised my phone. Officer, there's a security camera at my door
12:37and it captured the whole thing. When Abby heard the word surveillance, her eyelids twitched while
12:41she lay on the ground pretending to be unconscious. The police took all of us back to the station.
12:45In front of the complete surveillance footage, Peter's lies collapsed instantly. Especially the
12:50footage of Abby rolling herself off the wheelchair, pinching me hard, and then faking the fall by using
12:55my movement. It was all extremely clear. The police severely criticized Peter and Abby. Abby was given
13:01five days of administrative detention. Peter wasn't detained, but he felt completely humiliated.
13:06When we left the station, Peter stared at me fiercely. Stop talking nonsense. I've got plenty of ways to
13:13make a comeback. When Abby gets out, we'll still live better than you. Just wait and see. Watching
13:19him leave while forcing himself to act tough, I let out a contemptuous smile. On the day Abby was detained,
13:25my lawyer slapped the lawsuit down in front of Peter. We will file charges for embezzlement. Faced with the
13:30detailed transfer records and a lawsuit that could land him in prison, Peter finally panicked to avoid
13:35jail. He had no choice but to put the apartment up for an urgent sale. I received the bank notification.
13:40I smiled. This wasn't just money. It was the foundation of Peter's life. He returned to the
13:45Johnson family's old residence. Heavy rain poured down. His forehead bruised purple from kowtowing.
13:50His hoarse shouts tore through the rain. Grandpa! I'm the eldest grandson of the Johnson family!
13:55I sold the house and have nowhere to go! You can't just let me sleep on the streets!
13:59After a long time, the butler finally came out with an umbrella and handed him a soaked document.
14:04This is a statement. Cutting off relations, Peter stared blankly at the document. He sprang to his
14:10feet, tore the paper to shreds. Shout at the door. You'd rather believe that bitch than your own
14:14grandson! It's all Kelly! That bitch did this! Kelly you made everyone abandon me! I'll make you take
14:21losing your loved ones too! I was in my apartment organizing evidence when the head nurse called.
14:26Miss Kelly! Mr. Peter came to cause trouble. He said you went bankrupt for fraud and were arrested.
14:31He forcibly demanded that we stop your grandma's medication and oxygen. Your grandma was overwhelmed
14:35and is in emergency treatment. My mind went blank for a second. My phone almost slipped from my hand
14:41as I rushed out and drove like crazy. Just as I reached the emergency room entrance, Peter's call
14:46came in, cold and eerie. If you want your grandma to live, transfer me five million right now.
14:51Otherwise, I'll pull out her oxygen tube next time. Peter! Are you even human? That's a life!
14:58The call ended. I leaned against the wall, gasping for air and forcing myself to calm down.
15:03Two hours later, my grandma finally pulled through. I immediately hired bodyguards at a high price to
15:08guard the ward around the clock. As long as Peter has money, he will keep causing trouble. I immediately
15:13contacted my lawyer. I want both of them to rot in prison. Abby was also released from detention.
15:19The first thing she did after getting out was send me a photo of her slashed wrist. Right after that,
15:25a video call came through. On the screen, Peter held Abby. Kelly, Abby was driven to suicide by you,
15:31you murderer. I looked at the screen coldly. Cutting the wrist doesn't kill you if you hit the vein.
15:38Next time, aim for the artery. And don't die in a hotel. Turning it into a murder house costs
15:43compensation. Peter smashed the phone in rage. Half an hour later, Abby started a live stream.
15:48Her hand was wrapped in gauze. Her face pale. Netizens who didn't know the truth were fooled
15:53again. Gifts flooded the screen. I watched the skyrocketing viewer count. My eyes turned ice cold.
15:58Peter and Abby clawed back some money by selling misery through live streams.
16:02They began plotting revenge. I wrote down their possible next moves in my notebook.
16:07After finishing, I bought a high value personal accident insurance policy.
16:11I also installed full coverage dash cams and a tracker in my car. That night, I drove home.
16:17When I reached a remote riverside road, a beat up car suddenly surged up for me. My heart tightened.
16:22I glanced at the rear view mirror. The driver wore a mask, but I recognized those eyes. It was Peter
16:26and Abby. I floored the accelerator and tried to shake them off. But that car rammed into me. The
16:32violent impact almost sent me crashing into the guardrail. Peter roared madly as he rolled down the window.
16:37Abby held a glass bottle and hurled it at my windshield. The bottle shattered. Red paint splashed
16:42across my view. I gripped the steering wheel tightly and slowed down. The front of the car slammed into
16:47the curb. The airbag deployed and smashed into my face. Dizziness hit and blood poured from my nose.
16:52The car door was yanked open. Peter dragged me out and threw me onto the ground. He kicked me hard
16:57in
16:57the stomach. Abby rushed over with a fruit knife and slashed straight at my face. At the critical moment,
17:03I used all my strength to grab a handful of sand and fling it at her eyes. Abby screamed and
17:08covered
17:08her eyes by a few inches but still sliced my face. I rolled aside and pressed the personal
17:12alarm in my hand. Peter panicked. He rushed over and grabbed my hair. I clung to the roadside railing
17:18and bit down hard on his wrist. Peter screamed in pain and struck my head repeatedly. I started to
17:24lose my consciousness. Police sirens sounded in the distance. Peter shot me a vicious look. Kelly,
17:29you are lucky this time. You won't be so lucky next time. He kicked me one last time, jumped into
17:35the
17:35car and sped off. I lay on the ground and watched the taillights disappear. My hand clenched tightly
17:40around a string of prayer beads torn from Peter's wrist. They were a gift from my grandma for his
17:44safety. Now they were evidence of his attempted murder. Trembling, I pulled out my phone and
17:50dialed the number I had prepared long ago. Officer Ethan, I want to report an attempted murder. I have
17:55evidence. I lay in the hospital for three days. I had a mild concussion, a cracked rib, and three
18:01stitches on my face. Grandma cried herself hoarse at my bedside. But inside, I felt an unprecedented
18:07sense of relief, because Peter and Abby were finished. This time, it wasn't disorderly conduct
18:13or a simple fight. It was premeditated attempted murder. The evidence was ironclad. The police
18:19quickly locked onto their location. They were arrested at an abandoned freight station on the
18:23outskirts of the city. Officer Ethan, who led the arrest, told me that when the police rushed in,
18:29the two of them were already beating each other bloody. They were seconds away from killing each
18:33other. It turned out that while fleeing, Peter had handed all his remaining savings to Abby for
18:38safekeeping. Go get some water. At the freight station, Peter went out to buy water. When he came
18:44back, Abby was gone. He went insane searching nearby, and finally found her trading for a black market
18:50boat ticket to leave alone. The seller asked, What about that man? He's not coming with you? He's
18:56useless now. Leaving him behind will draw the police's attention and buy me time. At that moment,
19:01Peter's world collapsed. He had betrayed everyone for this so-called best friend.
19:05He had become a wanted man for attempted murder.
19:26Petericar your firstling father and Re access it during
19:30peace.
19:30Still, The defense suck.
19:33Peter ...
19:46Peter ...
19:47Peter ...
19:55Peter ...
19:55Peter ...
19:56.
20:26.
20:56.
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20:58.
21:00.
21:00.
21:01.
21:04.
21:04.
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21:13.
21:13She planned to use him as bait and run off with his money.
21:16Peter lunged at her, eyes bloodshot, and grabbed her by the throat.
21:19What the fuck are you doing?
21:23I lost everything for you.
21:25You're too stupid!
21:29If it weren't for your money, do you think I'd waste my time acting out this fake brotherhip with you?
21:39Struggled to breathe, yet she still spat the most vicious words at him.
21:46Peter completely snapped.
21:47He grabbed a brick from the ground and tried to smash her to death.
21:51Abby pulled out the fruit knife she carried and stabbed it hard into Peter's thigh.
21:55Police!
21:55If I'm going to die, we die together!
21:56When the police broke in, Peter was covered in blood.
21:59He was still gripping Abby's hair tightly and screaming.
22:02Officer, help me!
22:03I was forced!
22:05Everything was under his instructions!
22:07Everything was under his instructions!
22:08I listened to the officer's account from my hospital bed and felt nothing but bitter irony.
22:13I cooperated with the police and handed over the notebook filled with predictions.
22:18Miss, you actually predicted everything.
22:22Everything matched.
22:26It's not prophecy.
22:29It's human nature.
22:34I just thought one step ahead and prepared a little more.
22:39Peter and Abby were formally arrested.
22:41What awaited them was severe punishment under the law.
22:45In the interrogation room, Abby went mad with accusations.
22:48She claimed Peter had ordered everything and said she was coerced.
22:52She even claimed to be pregnant in an attempt to get bail.
22:55Peter threw all the blame onto Abby.
22:57He said he had been seduced and misled by that vicious woman.
23:00In detention, the two of them exposed each other's secrets and tore off every last disguise.
23:06It turned out Peter had known about Abby's overseas fraud cases all along.
23:10He had even helped launder money for her.
23:12That sealed it.
23:14Multiple crimes combined.
23:15No escape for them now.
23:17On the day of the trial, I appeared in court as the victim.
23:20Peter, gaunt in prison uniform and handcuffs, knelt down and begged her bitterly for forgiveness the moment he saw her.
23:27On the other side, Abby shrieked.
23:29Kelly!
23:30You bitch!
23:31You set us up!
23:33You'll die horribly!
23:36Order!
23:37I sat in the plaintiff's seat and looked at the two people who had once disgusted me beyond words.
23:42I felt no anger.
23:43I felt no sorrow.
23:44Only calm.
23:45Evil brings its own retribution.
23:47Justice may be late, but it will never be absent.
23:50Your Honor, I request a heavy sentence.
23:52Please let the law give us the answer we deserve.
23:55Three months later, the verdict came.
23:57Peter got 20 years.
23:59Abby, 15 years.
24:00Both fined and stripped of political rights, Peter collapsed.
24:05Ross, you're here!
24:06I knew Grandpa wouldn't abandon me!
24:09Mr. Peter.
24:09The Johnson family's butler appeared, telling Peter that his grandfather had only wanted him to learn a lesson.
24:16But he had chosen murder, and the family would not shelter a criminal.
24:20The way out had once been right beneath his feet.
24:22He had taken the wrong path.
24:25Peter, you idiot!
24:26You smashed your future, and you also ruined me!
24:29Everything was finally over.
24:31I walked out of the courthouse.
24:33Kelly, let's go home.
24:34Grandma waited for me outside in her wheelchair.
24:36Let's go home.
24:37I pushed her along a street, covered in fallen leaves.
24:39I left that notebook in a trash bin at the courthouse.
24:43From now on, there was no need to predict or guard against anything.
24:47I only needed to live well.
24:49Three years later, my new book, named How to Identify Toxic Relationships Around You, was published.
24:55At the signing event, the crowd was packed.
25:01Miss Kelly, if I meet someone like that too, can I be brave like you?
25:07I saw the girl who cried late at night while writing in that notebook.
25:10Your courage is your strongest weapon.
25:12The girl smiled through her tears.
25:15I looked up toward the window.
25:16A new story was unfolding somewhere in this city.
25:19This time, I believed more people would learn to pick up their weapons and protect themselves.
25:23And I could finally take off my armor and embrace the bright future I deserved.
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