[Eng sub] Out of the Ring Into the Name of Justice(DUBBED) Full Movie

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00:00:00For ten years, I support Lucy Snow, fighting in 520 underground matches.

00:00:05When I walk free, I stop living in her shadow.

00:00:07A disdainful glance no longer angers me.

00:00:09While restoring my ID at the city hall, the clerk asks for my marital status.

00:00:13I pocket the marriage certificate.

00:00:15I shake my head and smile.

00:00:17Single.

00:00:18Someone recognizes me.

00:00:19Didn't you propose to Ms. Snow, the CEO of Snow Group, back then?

00:00:22I freeze.

00:00:24This is unexpected.

00:00:25You're mistaken.

00:00:26I say, and turn to leave in a hurry.

00:00:28But I underestimate Lucy's reach.

00:00:31Thirty minutes later, her car blocks my path.

00:00:33She steps out in a white gown that makes her look beautiful.

00:00:36But her gaze is sharp.

00:00:38You're out.

00:00:39Why didn't you come to me?

00:00:41I light up a cigarette.

00:00:43You were celebrating the company's IPO.

00:00:45How could I interrupt, Ms. Snow?

00:00:46At my nonchalant attitude, she stiffens.

00:00:49She remembers winning her scholarship.

00:00:51I was happier than she was, lifting her high.

00:00:54With my eyes full of joy, now my eyes are dim.

00:00:57Her heart clenches.

00:00:59A passerby recognizes her, and a crowd gathers.

00:01:01It's Ms. Snow.

00:01:02So she and Mr. Shane Holt really are a couple.

00:01:05I hear Mr. Holt loves sailing, so she gifted him a $50 million yacht.

00:01:09She's staging a meteor shower for his birthday.

00:01:11Lucy's heart sinks.

00:01:12She shoots me a panicked glance, trying to make up an excuse.

00:01:15But I ignore it all.

00:01:16I lean against the wall, exhaling smoke coldly.

00:01:19She stiffens and says anxiously,

00:01:21Jay, it's not what you think.

00:01:23It's Shane's birthday today.

00:01:25He's done so much for the company.

00:01:27He deserves it.

00:01:29I snub out the cigarette and nod.

00:01:31All I do is nod.

00:01:32My indifference stings, Lucy.

00:01:35Jay, don't be so petty.

00:01:37There's nothing between us.

00:01:39No need to explain.

00:01:40Shane is your junior.

00:01:42I understand how close you two are.

00:01:44Lucy is stunned.

00:01:45In the past, just mentioning Shane would get me angry enough.

00:01:48To smash things violently, she'd always snap at me.

00:01:52Jace, must you be so narrow-minded?

00:01:54Can't I take care of him?

00:01:56But the man before her now, he is calm, almost cold.

00:01:59Who is he?

00:02:00She starts to panic.

00:02:01Then her phone rings.

00:02:03On the screen is a photo of her and Shane.

00:02:05She answers instantly.

00:02:06Shane?

00:02:07Lucy, my belly hurts.

00:02:08Did you drink again?

00:02:10Stay there, I'm gumming.

00:02:11She doesn't notice the worry in her voice.

00:02:13She hangs up, then notices the ringtone and photo.

00:02:16Shane messed with my phone.

00:02:18I'll change it later.

00:02:20She reaches for my hand, her tone softening.

00:02:22Are you still blaming Shane for you going to prison?

00:02:25He crashed into your mom.

00:02:27But it was an accident.

00:02:28You beat him so bad he went to the hospital.

00:02:32I had to call the police.

00:02:33Let's call it even, okay?

00:02:35I've already punished him.

00:02:37I look at her with a half smile.

00:02:39How?

00:02:39She avoids my gaze, almost whispering.

00:02:42I docked a month of his pay.

00:02:44I laugh.

00:02:44One life.

00:02:45Five years in jail.

00:02:46But it's only worth one month's pay.

00:02:48Lucy knows it's absurd, too.

00:02:49She steps closer.

00:02:51Jay, it's all in the past.

00:02:52Let's move on.

00:02:54Come with me tonight.

00:02:55To his birthday party.

00:02:57Let's mend your relationship.

00:02:59I shift away from her.

00:03:01She freezes, then tries to grab my arm.

00:03:03There's a screech of brakes.

00:03:05Shane steps out of the car, clutching his stomach.

00:03:07Lucy shoves me aside, rushing to support Shane.

00:03:10Her voice is full of worry.

00:03:12Didn't I tell you to wait?

00:03:14Your stomach is hurting.

00:03:15Shane leans weakly against her, but his gaze is on me.

00:03:18It's pitiful.

00:03:19Jay, about your mom.

00:03:21I really didn't mean to do it.

00:03:22He pauses.

00:03:23His lips curl up faintly.

00:03:25One more thing.

00:03:26Lucy made me vice CEO.

00:03:27That position was yours, Jay.

00:03:29You're not mad, right?

00:03:31Before, I would roar.

00:03:32I'd demand answers.

00:03:33How could she hand over the empire I built to my mother's killer?

00:03:36But now, I remain silent.

00:03:38Smoke blurs my face.

00:03:39Only emptiness remains.

00:03:41Lucy feels a stab in her heart.

00:03:43She comes closer, but Shane groans in pain.

00:03:45It draws her attention.

00:03:47Shane, does it hurt?

00:03:48Let's go to the hospital.

00:03:49She rushes him into the car, without glancing back at me.

00:03:52The dust settles.

00:03:53At that moment, I receive a call from the FBI.

00:03:56Jace Young, are you sure you want to go deep undercover in Lund?

00:03:59It's a high-risk assignment.

00:04:01You'll be gone for three years.

00:04:02You'll have to sever all ties.

00:04:04I watch the car disappear.

00:04:06My gaze hollow.

00:04:08I'm sure.

00:04:09My tone is steady and calm.

00:04:11My only request is this.

00:04:12In seven days, and my marriage to Lucy.

00:04:16The voice on the line sounds surprised.

00:04:19Mr. Young, the higher-ups all know that you fought underground.

00:04:22To fund Ms. Snow's studies and career, you've refused our invitations many times.

00:04:27So why now?

00:04:29I grip the phone so tightly, my knuckles turn white.

00:04:32Yes.

00:04:33Ten years.

00:04:34Five hundred twenty fights.

00:04:35My bones would break and heal.

00:04:37My stitches would reopen.

00:04:38Every time I step in the ring, it's my life on the line.

00:04:42What keeps me going is that night when I was eighteen, behind a bar, I'd taken eight stabloons

00:04:47for her.

00:04:47She knelt by my bed and said,

00:04:49Jay, from now on, we only have each other.

00:04:53Those winter nights, cuddling for warmth.

00:04:56The summer nights, dreaming of the future.

00:04:59That was my whole world.

00:05:01But after she met Shane in college, my light started to dim.

00:05:05I swallow the bitterness of blood in my throat.

00:05:07Then I say hoarsely,

00:05:09From now on, I have no wife.

00:05:13Late at night, Lucy comes to our old home.

00:05:16The door opens.

00:05:17She covers her nose and frowns.

00:05:19What are you doing here?

00:05:22The villa's empty.

00:05:23The staff are all waiting.

00:05:26I look around silently at the worn old house.

00:05:28She's probably forgotten.

00:05:30Ten years ago, this leaking roof sheltered her when she had nowhere to go.

00:05:35Also, all those winter nights, when we squeezed onto that old couch, we'd freeze as we dreamed

00:05:41of the future.

00:05:42The birthday party is at a luxury hotel.

00:05:44When I walk in wearing my ill-fitting suit, I get strange looks from everyone.

00:05:49Someone sneers.

00:05:50Clothes make the man.

00:05:51Too bad this is a hand-me-down from Shane.

00:05:54It doesn't suit you.

00:05:56I look at Lucy.

00:05:57She avoids my gaze, saying in a low voice,

00:06:00Time was tight.

00:06:01We couldn't order a new one.

00:06:03You two are about the same build.

00:06:05Just make do, okay?

00:06:08She thinks I'll rip it off and storm off.

00:06:11Instead, I calmly walk to a corner and sit.

00:06:15The suit feels like shackles on me, making me look thin and out of place.

00:06:19But the dimness in my gaze makes Lucy's chest tighten.

00:06:23A waiter approaches.

00:06:25Ms. Snow, Mr. Holt is looking for you.

00:06:28She looks at me with hesitation.

00:06:30She looks at me with hesitation.

00:06:32I lift up a glass of champagne, tilting it toward her.

00:06:36Go.

00:06:37He needs you.

00:06:38She replies instantly.

00:06:40I'll be back soon.

00:06:42Wait for me.

00:06:43Before she finishes, she's already turned.

00:06:46Lights dim suddenly, and the spotlight lights up.

00:06:48It shines on the two on stage.

00:06:50Shane looks sharp in his suit.

00:06:52Handsome and dashing.

00:06:53Lucy links her arm with his.

00:06:55Her red dress dazzling.

00:06:57Applause floods the hall.

00:06:59They seem like a perfect pair.

00:07:00On her face is a smile.

00:07:02It is a pure smile I haven't seen in years.

00:07:04Once, I had risked everything.

00:07:06Just to protect that smile, I thought my heart was already hollow.

00:07:10But it still manages to ache.

00:07:12Kiss him.

00:07:13The crowd starts to cheer.

00:07:15Under the swirling lights, I catch Lucy glancing at me.

00:07:18It is an anxious glance.

00:07:19After a moment of hesitation, she tiptoes.

00:07:22Then, she places a kiss right on Shane's cheek.

00:07:26I look away calmly, gazing at the city lights outside.

00:07:31Back home, I pull out my phone immediately.

00:07:34I dial a number, then say calmly,

00:07:36Book me a ticket.

00:07:38In seven days, I'm flying to Lund.

00:07:40A panicked female voice suddenly shouts,

00:07:44What ticket?

00:07:45Where are you going?

00:07:47Lucy practically runs over to block my path.

00:07:50She's breathing hard, with panic in her eyes.

00:07:53Where are you going?

00:07:55Her voice is tight.

00:07:56I put my phone away, gaze drifting past her.

00:08:00I'm just going for a holiday.

00:08:03The flatness of my tone stings her uncomfortably.

00:08:06She reaches for my arm.

00:08:08When her fingers touch my skin, she softens her tone.

00:08:13Jay, what happened on stage was just an act.

00:08:17You said you wanted to see the snow peak.

00:08:19Once things settle down, let's go, okay?

00:08:22She looks up at me, searching my once passionate gaze,

00:08:26looking for a trace of the old warmth.

00:08:28I gently pull my arm back.

00:08:30I didn't misunderstand.

00:08:32I reply.

00:08:32The sudden emptiness in her palm makes her pause.

00:08:36Isn't this what she wants?

00:08:37Aren't I being reasonable now?

00:08:38So why does her heart stop for a moment?

00:08:40Why is she panicking?

00:08:41Lucy quickly composes herself, slipping back.

00:08:44Into her usual decisive tone.

00:08:46Stop st-

00:08:47Shane hasn't been sleeping well.

00:08:49We tried everything, but nothing worked.

00:08:51He finally saw a psychic.

00:08:54Apparently the energies of this place clash with him.

00:08:57This house is old.

00:08:58The paint is peeling, and it leaks when it rains.

00:09:01But here, when she had fevers in the winter,

00:09:04I'd warm the quilt with my own body,

00:09:06and wrap it around her trembling frame.

00:09:08The chipped table corner still bears our carved initials.

00:09:11Now, she says, the place attracts troubles,

00:09:14and wants to burn it down,

00:09:16all just so Shane can sleep better.

00:09:18Lucy looks away under my gaze,

00:09:20but her voice stays steady.

00:09:21She says, matter-of-factly.

00:09:24Jay, Shane's an orphan too.

00:09:27He's pitiful.

00:09:28As my husband, you should understand.

00:09:30I'll pay you ten times the market price.

00:09:33You won't lose out.

00:09:35This broken house wasn't worth much anyway.

00:09:38Take it.

00:09:40I interrupt her.

00:09:41I walk to the drawer,

00:09:43take out the yellow deed,

00:09:45and place it gently on the table.

00:09:48Now we're even.

00:09:49Lucy stares at the deed.

00:09:52Stunned,

00:09:52she suddenly remembers the past.

00:09:54When she'd suggested selling the house,

00:09:56my eyes were bloodshot,

00:09:57and I was furious.

00:09:59I roared loudly.

00:10:00Over my dead body.

00:10:02But now,

00:10:03I hand it over calmly.

00:10:05In fact,

00:10:05I even smile.

00:10:06It is a faint smile,

00:10:08and the last flicker of light in my eyes

00:10:10seems to dim,

00:10:10and dies out.

00:10:11She feels a surge of panic and anger.

00:10:14Why am I so calm?

00:10:15I spent a year in prison.

00:10:16I have no degree,

00:10:17and am good for nothing but my fists.

00:10:19Where can I go without her?

00:10:20This must just be a tantrum.

00:10:23Her voice turns cold.

00:10:24She says sharply,

00:10:26We're even.

00:10:27Jay,

00:10:28be realistic.

00:10:29Besides me,

00:10:31who would want you?

00:10:32Her custom ringtone rings,

00:10:34and Shane can be heard on the other end.

00:10:38He says needily,

00:10:39Lucy.

00:10:40I feel so dizzy.

00:10:41The guests are all waiting.

00:10:43I'm coming now.

00:10:45Lucy answers instantly.

00:10:46That anxious concern is nothing like the coldness she showed before.

00:10:50She hangs up and looks at me.

00:10:51She says hurriedly,

00:10:53Come back to the party.

00:10:54We'll talk later.

00:10:56I don't answer,

00:10:57already turning to the stove.

00:10:59She frowns,

00:11:01then hesitates for a moment.

00:11:03In the end,

00:11:04she leaves in a rush.

00:11:06Her heels strike the floor,

00:11:08clearly and quickly,

00:11:09and fade down the hall.

00:11:11Water starts to boil in the pot,

00:11:13and I throw in some ingredients.

00:11:15Steam rises,

00:11:16blurring the old marks on the wall.

00:11:19There was once a chalk drawing there.

00:11:21It was a crooked little sun.

00:11:22Just as my meal is ready,

00:11:24the old wooden door is kicked open with a bang.

00:11:27Lucy comes back.

00:11:28She reeks of alcohol and burns with rage.

00:11:31She storms straight at me and shoves me hard.

00:11:35The scalding soup in the bowl tips over,

00:11:38flashing on my hand.

00:11:39It turns red instantly.

00:11:40The bowl shatters and pieces fly everywhere.

00:11:42She doesn't even look at the mess or my hand.

00:11:46She just stares at me with fury in her eyes.

00:11:49Jace,

00:11:50was it you?

00:11:51Did you hire someone to run Shane over?

00:11:54Was it because of that crash five years ago?

00:11:57Do you want him dead?

00:11:59That beautiful face clashes with the girl I know.

00:12:03I can't find a trace of familiarity.

00:12:05She is the same person,

00:12:07but inside,

00:12:08she's changed.

00:12:09I try to speak,

00:12:10but my throat feels raw.

00:12:12Hasn't this happened before?

00:12:13In college,

00:12:14Shane's scholarship was revoked.

00:12:16He cried and blamed me for reporting him.

00:12:18At a company party,

00:12:19he got drunk.

00:12:20He hid behind her,

00:12:21saying,

00:12:22Jay wants me dead.

00:12:23It's a cheap setup every time,

00:12:25but she always believes him.

00:12:27The worst time,

00:12:28I'd asked her with reddened eyes.

00:12:30In your eyes,

00:12:30is he that trustworthy?

00:12:32She responded instantly.

00:12:34Yes,

00:12:35Shane is pure and innocent.

00:12:37But you?

00:12:38You always hang around those filthy places.

00:12:40She's forgotten.

00:12:41I've risked my life in places like that,

00:12:44for the sake of her future.

00:12:46Jace,

00:12:46stop being so petty.

00:12:48Your mom's death was an accident.

00:12:50Each word hits me like a hammer.

00:12:52I steady myself,

00:12:53and bend to pick up the broom.

00:12:55I slowly sweep the shards into the dustpan.

00:12:58My movements are slow,

00:12:59as if I'm cleaning up.

00:13:00A mess I already saw coming.

00:13:02That calm expression,

00:13:03unsettles Lucy.

00:13:06Forget it.

00:13:07She takes a deep breath,

00:13:08then softens her tone.

00:13:10Thankfully,

00:13:11Shane is kind.

00:13:12He won't push it.

00:13:13After a pause,

00:13:14she seems to think of something.

00:13:15Your dad's getting old.

00:13:17I'll bring him to the city.

00:13:19She says all of this lightly.

00:13:21I don't respond.

00:13:22I don't think she actually means it.

00:13:24The next day,

00:13:25I get a call from my cousin.

00:13:26Jay,

00:13:27your dad took the train to see you this morning.

00:13:29He should be there now.

00:13:30The line goes dead.

00:13:32I start feeling uneasy.

00:13:33That evening,

00:13:34an unknown number calls.

00:13:36Mr. Young,

00:13:37come to the villa quickly.

00:13:39Your father...

00:13:40Then there is static.

00:13:41The call cuts off.

00:13:42When I rush out,

00:13:43my hands tremble.

00:13:44I reach the villa

00:13:45and push the door open,

00:13:46and the smell of blood hits me.

00:13:47Dad is pinned to a wooden chair.

00:13:49All of his nails are ripped out.

00:13:51His fingertips are mangled and bloody.

00:13:53His shirt's torn off,

00:13:54revealing his flayed back.

00:13:56It looks like it's been scraped raw.

00:13:58With a coarse brush,

00:14:00blood soaks his pants.

00:14:01Dad!

00:14:02I rush over,

00:14:03my legs giving out.

00:14:05I shove past Shane and the others,

00:14:07taking of my coat

00:14:08and wrapping it around Dad.

00:14:10He looks up at me,

00:14:12lips trembling,

00:14:13but no sound comes out.

00:14:14Rage burns away my reason.

00:14:16I rise,

00:14:17fist clenched tightly.

00:14:19Stop!

00:14:20Lucy rushes in,

00:14:21shoves me aside,

00:14:22and shields Shane.

00:14:24She sees the blood on the floor

00:14:26and snaps.

00:14:27What happened?

00:14:29But she still stands in front of him.

00:14:32Shane looks pale,

00:14:33and he says pitifully,

00:14:35A thief broke in.

00:14:36He stole the watch you gave me.

00:14:38I panicked.

00:14:39So?

00:14:41He shoots me a look

00:14:42with a hint of provocation.

00:14:44I didn't know he was Jay's father.

00:14:47Hearing that,

00:14:48Lucy shields Shane tighter.

00:14:51She turns to me,

00:14:52saying with a tone of warning,

00:14:54Jay,

00:14:55it's a misunderstanding.

00:14:56Shane didn't mean it.

00:14:58She pauses,

00:14:59then lowers her voice.

00:15:00If you touch him,

00:15:01I'll call the police.

00:15:03Do you want to go back to prison?

00:15:05I freeze.

00:15:06Then,

00:15:07she adds calmly,

00:15:08as if it's obvious,

00:15:09Besides,

00:15:10your dad stole things.

00:15:11He deserves to be punished.

00:15:14After she says that,

00:15:15the place falls silent.

00:15:16My blood starts to boil.

00:15:19I look at her,

00:15:20at how she's shielding Shane.

00:15:22I look at her face,

00:15:23and that judgmental expression.

00:15:24I suddenly remember,

00:15:26the year the company started.

00:15:27Dad took out,

00:15:28his life savings for Lucy.

00:15:30His old hands trembling,

00:15:31as he said,

00:15:32Lucy,

00:15:33I support your dream.

00:15:34And now,

00:15:35she herself shames him,

00:15:36as a thief.

00:15:38My clenched fists,

00:15:39slowly loosen.

00:15:40I lower my head,

00:15:41forcing back,

00:15:42the last trace of tears.

00:15:44When I look up again,

00:15:45I'm actually smiling softly.

00:15:46The smile is faint,

00:15:48and bleak.

00:15:49I bend down,

00:15:50carefully lifting,

00:15:51my barely breathing father.

00:15:53At the doorway,

00:15:53I pause,

00:15:54and glance back at Lucy.

00:15:56The moment our eyes meet,

00:15:58her heart suddenly clenches.

00:16:00In my eyes,

00:16:01the last trace of light,

00:16:02goes out.

00:16:03After emergency treatment,

00:16:04dad's life is saved for now.

00:16:06The doctor calls me into the hall,

00:16:08his expression grave.

00:16:09The patient's heart is fragile.

00:16:10This trauma was too severe.

00:16:12He's barely holding on.

00:16:13He absolutely must not suffer,

00:16:15any more shock.

00:16:16In the hospital room,

00:16:17dad's hand is thin as a stick,

00:16:19yet he tightly grips my sleeve,

00:16:21saying hoarsely,

00:16:23Jay,

00:16:24I didn't steal anything.

00:16:26My heart aches with pain,

00:16:27and I can only nod.

00:16:29Dad looks at me with cloudy eyes.

00:16:31He forces a faint smile,

00:16:32and still tries to defend Lucy.

00:16:34Don't blame Lucy.

00:16:35She runs such a big company.

00:16:37It's not easy for her.

00:16:38Be more patient with her.

00:16:40I understand.

00:16:41I swallow.

00:16:41The bitterness I feel,

00:16:43I bend down to whisper,

00:16:44Dad,

00:16:45when you're a little better,

00:16:46I'll take you abroad.

00:16:47We'll leave this place.

00:16:49A flicker of light fills his eyes,

00:16:51and he gently pats my hand.

00:16:53The door opens at that moment.

00:16:55Where are you taking dad?

00:16:57Lucy has arrived.

00:16:58She's carrying several expensive gifts.

00:17:00She walks to the bedside,

00:17:02her expression just appropriately guilty.

00:17:04Dad,

00:17:04are you feeling better?

00:17:05Yesterday was a misunderstanding.

00:17:07I've already spoken to Shane.

00:17:09Her tone is soft,

00:17:10as if that cruel scene

00:17:11has truly just been a mistake.

00:17:13The nurse comes in

00:17:14to announce the final test.

00:17:15After that,

00:17:16Dad can leave.

00:17:17I move to help Dad up,

00:17:18but Lucy takes his arm first.

00:17:21Her voice is gentle,

00:17:22but firm.

00:17:22Let me.

00:17:23This is my fault.

00:17:25Dad glances at me,

00:17:26and gently nudges me.

00:17:27Let Lucy help me.

00:17:29He wants to ease

00:17:30the tension between us.

00:17:31I stand there,

00:17:33watching her,

00:17:34as she helps him away.

00:17:36The unease inside me

00:17:37spreads throughout,

00:17:38slowly clouding everything.

00:17:40The exam has just finished.

00:17:41Lucy's phone rings.

00:17:43The voice on the line is frantic.

00:17:45Miss Snow,

00:17:46Mr. Holt was hit by a billboard.

00:17:48He's RH negative,

00:17:50and he's lost a lot.

00:17:51The blood bank is low.

00:17:53No matching blood is available.

00:17:54Lucy starts to get anxious.

00:17:56She suddenly recalls

00:17:57the earlier report.

00:17:58Joe Young,

00:17:58his blood type,

00:17:59is RH negative.

00:18:01She barely hesitates.

00:18:03She turns to the aid,

00:18:04ordering quickly.

00:18:05Take him to the blood test lab,

00:18:07now.

00:18:08On the way to the lab,

00:18:10Joe asks nervously,

00:18:12Lucy,

00:18:12what test is this?

00:18:14Lucy keeps walking,

00:18:15but glances back

00:18:16to smile at him.

00:18:17She says casually,

00:18:20The weather's good today,

00:18:21Dad.

00:18:22It's nothing.

00:18:23They just need some blood

00:18:24for a routine blood test.

00:18:26In the lab,

00:18:27the needle pierces.

00:18:28Joe's thin blue veins.

00:18:30The blood flows.

00:18:32Into the bag,

00:18:33after one bag.

00:18:34The nurse watches the monitor.

00:18:36The numbers fluctuate.

00:18:37She looks up and warns,

00:18:39Miss Snow,

00:18:40he's too weak.

00:18:41We can't take any more blood.

00:18:43Lucy stands by Shane's bed,

00:18:45holding his bandaged hand.

00:18:47She doesn't even frown,

00:18:49as she says clearly,

00:18:50Draw more.

00:18:51It won't hurt him.

00:18:52If anything happens,

00:18:54it's on me.

00:18:55Meanwhile,

00:18:56in Dad's hospital room,

00:18:57my anxiety reaches its peak.

00:18:59Dad's been gone for too long.

00:19:01When I want to look around,

00:19:02a nurse bursts in.

00:19:03Her face is pale.

00:19:05Mr. Young,

00:19:06your father had a sudden heart attack.

00:19:08He's being resuscitated.

00:19:09My mind goes blank.

00:19:11I rush to the O.R.,

00:19:12but the doorway is empty.

00:19:13There are no doctors.

00:19:14Only the red operating light is flashing.

00:19:17The silence is terrifying.

00:19:18I grab a nurse running past.

00:19:20Nurse,

00:19:20where's the doctor?

00:19:21Who's saving my father?

00:19:23The nurse stammers,

00:19:24frightened.

00:19:26Th-they...

00:19:27Miss Snow moved them

00:19:29to the Viper room.

00:19:30It's more urgent there.

00:19:32My hands shake,

00:19:33and I dial Lucy's number.

00:19:35The first time disconnects.

00:19:36The second,

00:19:37a busy tone.

00:19:38The third time,

00:19:39I get a cold voicemail.

00:19:41The user is powered off.

00:19:42I run through the hospital,

00:19:43frantic.

00:19:44Finally,

00:19:45in the stairwell,

00:19:46I stop an old doctor on the way home.

00:19:48I almost beg him as I drag him to the O.R.

00:19:51Minutes later,

00:19:52the door opens.

00:19:53The doctor removes his mask

00:19:55and shakes his head.

00:19:56His tired eyes are full of regret.

00:19:58It's too late.

00:19:59Cardiogenic shock.

00:20:00My condolences.

00:20:01I lean against the cold wall

00:20:03and slowly slide down.

00:20:05The world loses all sound and color.

00:20:07I sit outside the morgue all night.

00:20:09Outside,

00:20:10the sky starts to brighten,

00:20:12but I stay there like a statue.

00:20:14The phone screen suddenly lights up.

00:20:17A message from Lucy pops up.

00:20:20Jay,

00:20:21Dad's done with his checkup.

00:20:22He's resting in his room.

00:20:24Don't worry.

00:20:25From now on,

00:20:26let's take good care of him.

00:20:28Let him enjoy his remaining years.

00:20:31Attached is a photo.

00:20:33Shane leans on the bed.

00:20:34His face flushed.

00:20:36Smiling at the camera.

00:20:37Half of Lucy's body is captured.

00:20:39She's carefully tucking Shane in.

00:20:41I stare at the message for a long time,

00:20:44then lower my head.

00:20:45My shoulders began to tremble.

00:20:47At first,

00:20:48there are just broken,

00:20:49suppressed gasps.

00:20:50Then hollow,

00:20:51choppy laughter follows.

00:20:53Finally,

00:20:54the laughter twists

00:20:55into uncontrollable pain.

00:20:57I curl up on the cold floor,

00:20:58my nails digging into my palms,

00:21:01blood trickling down.

00:21:02I regret it.

00:21:03I regret ever meeting her.

00:21:04After handling Dad's affairs,

00:21:06I go straight to the hospital.

00:21:08Shane's room is in the VIP wing.

00:21:10The hallway is carpeted

00:21:11and utterly silent.

00:21:13I push the door open.

00:21:14Shane is in bed,

00:21:15playing on his phone.

00:21:16His cheeks are rosy,

00:21:18showing no sign of weakness

00:21:19from blood loss.

00:21:20Hearing the noise,

00:21:21Shane looks up and sees me.

00:21:23He smiles.

00:21:26Jay?

00:21:26He puts down his phone,

00:21:28looking surprised and proud.

00:21:30What brings you here?

00:21:31Are you apologizing?

00:21:32There's no need.

00:21:33I know you didn't mean it.

00:21:35I walk to the bedside

00:21:36and gently place the urn

00:21:37on the nightstand.

00:21:39Shane's smile freezes.

00:21:41What's this?

00:21:42My dad.

00:21:42I say calmly,

00:21:43as if I were talking

00:21:44about the weather.

00:21:46In the VIP room,

00:21:48Shane's expression flickers.

00:21:49But quickly,

00:21:50he switches back

00:21:51to that pitiful expression.

00:21:52Jay,

00:21:53that really was an accident.

00:21:54I needed a blood transfusion.

00:21:56I'm sad about your dad too.

00:21:58But Lucy was just too worried.

00:22:00That's why...

00:22:01That's why she drained his blood.

00:22:03Hearing that,

00:22:04I look at him.

00:22:05Is that so?

00:22:06Shane feels uneasy

00:22:08under my gaze.

00:22:09Shivering,

00:22:09he forces himself to say,

00:22:10It's just a medical accident,

00:22:12Jay.

00:22:13You have to accept it.

00:22:14Accept it?

00:22:15I repeated.

00:22:17Suddenly,

00:22:17I laughed.

00:22:18Shane,

00:22:19before my father left,

00:22:21what did you say to him?

00:22:22His gaze flickers.

00:22:24What could I say?

00:22:25I don't even know him.

00:22:27A nurse said.

00:22:28That when she was drawing his blood,

00:22:31you walked inside.

00:22:33The air in the room

00:22:34tenses up.

00:22:35Shane's mask of calm

00:22:37begins to peel away.

00:22:38What remains

00:22:39is unmasked mockery

00:22:41and arrogance.

00:22:42That's right.

00:22:42He says lightly.

00:22:44I went to see that old man.

00:22:46My hands clench up tightly

00:22:47and my knuckles whiten.

00:22:49I told him.

00:22:50Shane slowly continues.

00:22:51That his son is trash.

00:22:53You worked so hard

00:22:53to help Lucy start the company.

00:22:55Yet in the end,

00:22:56I profited.

00:22:57You served five years in jail.

00:22:58And now,

00:22:59you can't even find a job.

00:23:01You still depend

00:23:02on your wife's charity.

00:23:03I told him.

00:23:03That his son's greatest achievement.

00:23:05His being my money bank

00:23:06for ten years.

00:23:07And now,

00:23:08even your father

00:23:09becomes my blood bank.

00:23:11Shane smiles,

00:23:12his eyes curving up.

00:23:14Guess how he reacted.

00:23:15When he heard it,

00:23:16he trembled in anger.

00:23:18And his heart rate went crazy.

00:23:19Before Shane can finish,

00:23:21I swing my fist at him.

00:23:22He screams.

00:23:24Rolling off the bed

00:23:25onto the floor,

00:23:26blood gushing from his nose.

00:23:27But he doesn't scream for help.

00:23:29Instead, he grins

00:23:30and laughs wildly.

00:23:32Hit me!

00:23:33Keep hitting me!

00:23:34Jay,

00:23:34you're nothing

00:23:35but a wild beast!

00:23:37I grab his collar,

00:23:38readying my fist

00:23:39for the next punch.

00:23:40Stop!

00:23:41Lucy screams.

00:23:42From the doorway,

00:23:43she rushes in,

00:23:45shoving me aside,

00:23:46and shielding Shane

00:23:47behind her.

00:23:47She turns and glares at me,

00:23:49her gaze venomous.

00:23:51Chase,

00:23:52I guess you'll never change.

00:23:55Do you ever do anything

00:23:56besides fight?

00:23:57I slowly stand up,

00:23:58looking at the woman before me.

00:24:00Her eyes are filled with rage.

00:24:02I watch her careful movements

00:24:04as she lifts Shane.

00:24:05I watch him lean into her arms,

00:24:07crying pitifully.

00:24:08Lucy,

00:24:09I just wanted to apologize to Jay,

00:24:11but he...

00:24:12Don't be scared, Shane.

00:24:14I'm here.

00:24:14Lucy soothes Shane softly.

00:24:16When she looks up again,

00:24:17her gaze is icy cold.

00:24:19Chase,

00:24:19I've given you too many chances.

00:24:22She pulls out her phone

00:24:23and dials three numbers.

00:24:25Hello?

00:24:25Is this the police?

00:24:27This is the VIP room

00:24:28of City Hospital.

00:24:29Someone assaulted another person.

00:24:31In the room,

00:24:32I quietly listen to Lucy's report.

00:24:34She describes my violence

00:24:35and demands the police

00:24:36handle it seriously.

00:24:37After she hangs up,

00:24:38I slowly say,

00:24:40Lucy.

00:24:41She looks up.

00:24:43This is the last time

00:24:45you'll call my name.

00:24:47Then I smile.

00:24:48It's a faint,

00:24:49calm smile,

00:24:50but it makes Lucy's heart

00:24:52tighten inexplicably.

00:24:53The police arrive quickly.

00:24:55I offer no resistance,

00:24:56letting them cuff me.

00:24:57Before I leave,

00:24:59I glance back at the room.

00:25:00Lucy bend over,

00:25:02wiping Shane's bloody nose.

00:25:03Her gaze is focused and gentle.

00:25:05The whole time,

00:25:06she never looks at me again.

00:25:08Prison is harder than five years ago.

00:25:10I'm placed in maximum security.

00:25:12The first night,

00:25:14five men corner me.

00:25:15I don't fight back.

00:25:16I want to,

00:25:17but I can't.

00:25:18The food had been spiked.

00:25:19Two ribs are broken,

00:25:21and my left hand is smashed

00:25:22by an iron rod.

00:25:23I can hear the bones

00:25:24in my wrist shatter.

00:25:25I lie on the ground,

00:25:26blood spilling from my mouth,

00:25:28staring at the ceiling,

00:25:29looking at the dim light.

00:25:30I remember what Lucy said

00:25:32many years ago.

00:25:33Jay,

00:25:34your hands are the warmest.

00:25:36There's nothing better in this world.

00:25:38Now,

00:25:39one hand is useless,

00:25:40and the other is following soon.

00:25:42I close my eyes and smile.

00:25:44Three days later,

00:25:45I'm released.

00:25:46Lucy is at the prison gate,

00:25:48waiting for me by the car.

00:25:50When I stagger out,

00:25:52she visibly freezes.

00:25:54Jay!

00:25:55She hurries forward.

00:25:56Her gaze falls on my limp left hand.

00:25:58What happened to your hand?

00:26:00I don't answer

00:26:01and just walk straight past her.

00:26:03Jay!

00:26:04She catches up to me,

00:26:06grabbing my arm.

00:26:06I'm asking you a question!

00:26:09I stop,

00:26:10slowly turning around.

00:26:11My gaze is hollow and lifeless,

00:26:14devoid of hate or love,

00:26:15like dried up wells.

00:26:17It renders Lucy speechless.

00:26:20You!

00:26:21Her tone softens.

00:26:22I've thought a lot

00:26:23the past three days.

00:26:25I was at fault.

00:26:27I spoiled Shane too much.

00:26:29Let's start over,

00:26:30okay?

00:26:31I'll keep the old house

00:26:33and not tear it down.

00:26:35We can move back in.

00:26:37When dad's out of the hospital,

00:26:40we can live as a family of three.

00:26:43She takes a card out of her bag

00:26:45and puts it in my hand.

00:26:47There's 50 million dollars on here.

00:26:49Use it for now.

00:26:50I'll arrange for rehab courses for you.

00:26:52Your hand will heal.

00:26:54I stare at the card for a long time,

00:26:57then let go,

00:26:58and it falls.

00:27:01Lucy!

00:27:02My voice is hoarse.

00:27:03Let's get a divorce.

00:27:05Her face goes pale.

00:27:07What?

00:27:08Lucy's phone buzzes at that moment.

00:27:10Lucy, my head hurts so much.

00:27:12Where are you?

00:27:13She glances at the screen,

00:27:14her expression shifting.

00:27:16Jay,

00:27:16there's a company emergency.

00:27:18I have to go back quickly.

00:27:21Take a taxi back.

00:27:23We'll talk later.

00:27:24When she looks up again,

00:27:25panic fills her eyes.

00:27:26She doesn't even wait for my response,

00:27:28rushing to the car.

00:27:29The engine roars,

00:27:30ripping through the air,

00:27:31and she quickly disappears from sight.

00:27:33I stand there,

00:27:34watching the direction the car had gone,

00:27:36and pursing my lips.

00:27:37She didn't even hear what I said.

00:27:39Or maybe she did,

00:27:40but the slightest complaint from Shane

00:27:42is enough for her

00:27:43to forget everything else.

00:27:44Then,

00:27:45my phone buzzes.

00:27:47It's a short,

00:27:48simple text.

00:27:49Mr. Young,

00:27:50your flight is scheduled

00:27:51to depart tonight

00:27:52at 9.30 p.m.

00:27:54The destination is

00:27:55Lund International Airport.

00:27:56Please be at the airport

00:27:58before 7 p.m.

00:27:59for check-in.

00:28:00Rain starts to fall,

00:28:01softly and steadily.

00:28:02I bend down

00:28:03and used my right hand

00:28:04to pick up the bank card.

00:28:05It's been drenched by the rain.

00:28:07I glance at it,

00:28:07then toss it

00:28:08into a trash can.

00:28:10I hail a taxi.

00:28:12To the airport.

00:28:13Finally,

00:28:13I'm leaving.

00:28:14Lucy sits at the bedside,

00:28:16peeling an apple.

00:28:17Her movements are mechanical,

00:28:18as her mind is in a daze.

00:28:20The look I gave her

00:28:21when I left

00:28:21seemed like a knife,

00:28:23piercing her heart

00:28:24and never to be pulled out.

00:28:25Lucy!

00:28:26Shane calls out,

00:28:27bringing her back

00:28:28from her thoughts.

00:28:29She hands him an apple.

00:28:30Does it still hurt?

00:28:32I'm much better.

00:28:33Shane holds her hand,

00:28:34feeling her cold fingers.

00:28:36I just keep dreaming about Jay.

00:28:38Does he hate me?

00:28:39Lucy withdraws her hand.

00:28:41Don't overthink it.

00:28:42But she can't stop

00:28:43overthinking it herself.

00:28:44That last look I gave her

00:28:45was so hollow.

00:28:47It's been ten years.

00:28:48For the first time,

00:28:50she doesn't get me.

00:28:51The next day,

00:28:51Lucy asks her assistant

00:28:52to contact a top tailor.

00:28:54To make me three suit.

00:28:55When she signs the check,

00:28:57she pauses.

00:28:57Make sure they fit.

00:28:59The assistant asks carefully.

00:29:01Mr. Young's measurements are...

00:29:03Lucy freezes.

00:29:04Ten years?

00:29:04Yet she's never known

00:29:06my shoulder width

00:29:06or waist size.

00:29:08All she remembers

00:29:09is that faded old suit

00:29:10I always wear.

00:29:11It's like a shadow

00:29:12that always stays with me.

00:29:14Estimate them

00:29:14based on his old clothes.

00:29:16When Lucy says that,

00:29:17her face flushes slightly.

00:29:19My phone can't be read

00:29:20and the house is locked.

00:29:21When reporting,

00:29:22the assistant averts his gaze.

00:29:23Neighbors say

00:29:24they haven't seen Mr. Young

00:29:25for days.

00:29:26Lucy stares at her phone screen.

00:29:28She calls that familiar number

00:29:29seventeen times.

00:29:31And every time,

00:29:32a cold voicemail responds.

00:29:33That evening,

00:29:35Lucy drives to our house alone.

00:29:37The windows are dark.

00:29:38She peeks through the vent.

00:29:40The living room is overly tidy.

00:29:42The floral cushions on the couch?

00:29:44Gone.

00:29:45Those were sewn by my mom.

00:29:46She used to call them tacky.

00:29:47The pot on the stove shines.

00:29:49Two chipped plates

00:29:50on the cabinet face each other.

00:29:52Neatly arranged.

00:29:53Everything is still here,

00:29:55but not me.

00:29:56Rain starts falling.

00:29:57Lucy leans against the door.

00:29:59Suddenly,

00:29:59she remembers her last time here.

00:30:01Scalding soup was spilled on my hand.

00:30:03She'd been so busy

00:30:04taking Shane's call

00:30:05that she didn't even ask if it hurt.

00:30:07Her phone vibrates.

00:30:08It's a voice message from Shane.

00:30:10Lucy!

00:30:10It hurts!

00:30:11I'm scared of being alone!

00:30:13Lucy stares at the message,

00:30:15then at the tightly shut door.

00:30:16Suddenly,

00:30:17she slams her hand on the door.

00:30:19The thud echoes through the night.

00:30:21Her hand aches,

00:30:22but the emptiness in her heart

00:30:24hurts more than the pain.

00:30:25Back at the villa,

00:30:26Shane is waiting in the living room.

00:30:28No news from Jay yet.

00:30:30He leans closer.

00:30:31If you ask me,

00:30:32he's just spoiled.

00:30:33Wait a few days.

00:30:34He'll be back when he runs out of money.

00:30:36Lucy says nothing.

00:30:37She remembered.

00:30:38My straightened back

00:30:39and the calm resolve

00:30:41in my eyes as I left.

00:30:43Will he really come back?

00:30:47Three days later,

00:30:48the sun is bright.

00:30:49The CFO bursts into the conference room,

00:30:51scattering files across the floor.

00:30:53He's as pale as a sheet of paper,

00:30:55his voice trembling.

00:30:56Miss Snow,

00:30:57Kent Group is pulling out.

00:30:58The air

00:30:59seems to freeze.

00:31:00The expressions of the shareholders present

00:31:02turn ashen.

00:31:03The notice from Kent Group

00:31:05arrives at 8 a.m.

00:31:06By 9 a.m.,

00:31:08three other investors have sent

00:31:09reassessment letters.

00:31:10They are in the inbox.

00:31:12Lucy's business empire built over 10 years

00:31:14is on the verge of collapse.

00:31:16Miss Snow,

00:31:16the largest shareholder,

00:31:18finally speaks.

00:31:19The tapping of his fingers on the table

00:31:20rings painfully in the silence.

00:31:22Kent Group is our most important partner.

00:31:25For 10 years,

00:31:26there's never been a problem.

00:31:27He looks up,

00:31:28his gaze sharp.

00:31:29What exactly have you done?

00:31:31Lucy tightens her grip on the pen,

00:31:33her knuckles whitening.

00:31:34I'll ask Ms. Kent myself.

00:31:37What do you want to ask?

00:31:38The conference room door opens.

00:31:40Lily Kent stands at the entrance,

00:31:42wearing a sharply tailored black suit.

00:31:44Her presence is imposing.

00:31:46She ignores everyone.

00:31:47Walk straight to Lucy.

00:31:49and gently places a document on the table.

00:31:52Her voice is low,

00:31:53but clear enough

00:31:54for everyone to hear.

00:31:56The 10-year investment

00:31:57wasn't because of you,

00:31:59Ms. Snow.

00:32:00You're not that capable.

00:32:02Lily pauses,

00:32:03scanning the room and the shareholders.

00:32:05Finally,

00:32:05she fixes her gaze on Lucy.

00:32:07It was because of Jace.

00:32:09Lucy's hand trembles.

00:32:11Her pen scratches a crooked line on the paper.

00:32:1410 years ago,

00:32:15he shielded my father,

00:32:16taking three stabs

00:32:18in an underground fight.

00:32:20Lily is calm,

00:32:21eerily so.

00:32:23Each stab was deep.

00:32:24My father asked him what he wanted.

00:32:26In a pool of his own blood,

00:32:28he said he wanted to help his wife's business.

00:32:31In the room,

00:32:31gasps fill the air.

00:32:33All the investments over the past 10 years,

00:32:36including everyone here

00:32:38and all of Snow Group's partners,

00:32:40were secured with Jace's life.

00:32:43Lily's fingers dart past all the pale expressions.

00:32:45He just contacted us,

00:32:48saying the debts have been settled.

00:32:50Auguste flips the document,

00:32:51revealing Kent Group's corporate seal.

00:32:54The ink is bright and dry.

00:32:56Lily turns and leaves.

00:32:57Her high heels strike the marble floor,

00:32:59and each step seems to count down.

00:33:02The moment the door closes,

00:33:03the room erupts,

00:33:04with questions and table slamming,

00:33:06and some are even lifting their chairs.

00:33:08Lucy hears nothing.

00:33:09She only sees their mouths moving,

00:33:11and those furious faces.

00:33:13Ten years ago,

00:33:14those same faces had respected her.

00:33:16Yet now,

00:33:17they want to rip her apart.

00:33:18So,

00:33:19she stands up suddenly,

00:33:21stumbling out of the conference room.

00:33:22The door slams shut behind her,

00:33:24and the world falls silent.

00:33:26Her hands shake as she pulls out of the phone,

00:33:29dialing the number she knows by heart.

00:33:30The number you've dialed

00:33:32is no longer in service,

00:33:34the cold, mechanical voice says.

00:33:35She tries for ten times.

00:33:37She messages,

00:33:38but the red exclamation mark is glaring.

00:33:40She is blocked.

00:33:41The realization hits Lucy like a bucket of ice,

00:33:43drenching her.

00:33:44She frantically sifts through her contacts,

00:33:47prison guards,

00:33:47old neighbors,

00:33:48and even underground fight bosses.

00:33:50She calls one after another.

00:33:51Everyone gives her the same answer.

00:33:53I haven't seen him in ages.

00:33:54Jay,

00:33:55I don't know.

00:33:56Miss Snow,

00:33:57you should ask someone else.

00:33:59After the last call ends,

00:34:00the office door swings open.

00:34:03Shane stands there,

00:34:04pale as a ghost,

00:34:05holding a crumpled sheet of paper.

00:34:08Lucy,

00:34:09his voice trembles.

00:34:10Someone wants to kill me.

00:34:12Look at this letter.

00:34:13He hands it over.

00:34:15Printed on the paper is

00:34:16blood for blood.

00:34:18It has to be Jace.

00:34:19Shane grabs her arm,

00:34:21his fingers cold.

00:34:22He hates me after his father's death.

00:34:24He wants revenge.

00:34:25Enough!

00:34:26Lucy yanks her arm free.

00:34:28Her phone slips from her hand,

00:34:30crashing to the floor.

00:34:31The screen shatters,

00:34:33destroying the silence.

00:34:34Shane stands frozen in place,

00:34:36looking as stiff as a statue.

00:34:38He's never seen Lucy like this.

00:34:40Her eyes are red,

00:34:41and her chest is heaving.

00:34:43She seems incredibly tense.

00:34:45Get out!

00:34:46Her voice is hoarse.

00:34:48Lucy?

00:34:49I...

00:34:49I said,

00:34:51get out!

00:34:51Lucy shouts,

00:34:53using all her strength.

00:34:54Shane stumbles back,

00:34:55then vanishes behind the door.

00:34:57It slams shut.

00:34:59Lucy slowly crouches down,

00:35:01picking up the shattered phone.

00:35:02Then,

00:35:03she covers her face,

00:35:04and her shoulders tremble.

00:35:06She finally gets what Lily meant.

00:35:08Without me,

00:35:09her company won't survive three days.

00:35:11Without me,

00:35:12Lucy's snow is nothing.

00:35:14The sun is bright,

00:35:15and the light pours through the window.

00:35:17It shines on her curled up form.

00:35:19It is so warm,

00:35:20but the warmth can't reach her heart.

00:35:22On the ground,

00:35:23through the cracks of the phone screen,

00:35:25the last failed message is still glaring.

00:35:27The suit is ready.

00:35:29When are you coming back?

00:35:31The bright red exclamation mark is like a chasm.

00:35:34It's one that she can never pass.

00:35:36Lucy searches the entire city,

00:35:38from weathered old homes in the old town,

00:35:40to a diner I used to bring her to often.

00:35:42The owner recognizes her,

00:35:44pauses,

00:35:45and shakes his head,

00:35:46saying I hadn't been there in ages.

00:35:47She even goes to the underground fight arena.

00:35:50Hidden in an abandoned factory,

00:35:52the air is thick with the scent

00:35:53of sweat and cigarette smoke.

00:35:56In her heels,

00:35:57she walks over the uneven concrete.

00:35:59Her expensive suit is out of place.

00:36:01The fight arena owner leans against the bar,

00:36:03a cigarette in his mouth.

00:36:05When he sees her,

00:36:05he is puzzled.

00:36:06Miss Snow,

00:36:07what a rare sight.

00:36:08Where's Jace?

00:36:09She ignores all the looks she's getting,

00:36:12asking in a dry voice.

00:36:13The owner smiles,

00:36:14his expression unreadable.

00:36:15You're asking me?

00:36:16Isn't he your man?

00:36:18How did you lose him?

00:36:19Tell me.

00:36:20She repeats,

00:36:21her nails digging into her palms.

00:36:23He stares at her silently,

00:36:25then raises a hand,

00:36:26pointing to the wall behind the bar.

00:36:29A yellowed photo hangs on the wall.

00:36:31In it,

00:36:32I look so young.

00:36:33I'm bare-chested!

00:36:34Covered in sweat and bruises.

00:36:36Blood still on my face,

00:36:37yet I'm smiling like a child.

00:36:39In my arms,

00:36:40I clutch a cheap trophy tightly.

00:36:42On the base of it,

00:36:43there's a string of crooked letters.

00:36:45$50,000

00:36:47for Lou's tuition!

00:36:49Lucy's breathing stops.

00:36:50She remembers that winter.

00:36:52The college tuition notice arrived at our house,

00:36:54and she hid under the blankets, crying.

00:36:56I stayed silent all night.

00:36:58The next day,

00:36:58I disappeared for three days.

00:37:00When I returned,

00:37:01two ribs were broken,

00:37:02but I put the money down,

00:37:04stacking it neatly on the table.

00:37:05Where did you get this?

00:37:06She asked.

00:37:07I won a match.

00:37:08I grinned.

00:37:10The bruises on my lips still fresh.

00:37:11She believed me,

00:37:12taking it without hesitation,

00:37:14and not even asking if I was hurt.

00:37:16In all the years I've run this place,

00:37:17I've never seen anyone fight like him.

00:37:19He was like a wild beast,

00:37:21unafraid of death.

00:37:22The owner's voice pulls Lucy back to reality.

00:37:24He pauses.

00:37:25When I asked him why he fought so hard,

00:37:26he'd just grin with blood in his mouth,

00:37:28saying nothing.

00:37:29The last time he was here,

00:37:30was the day of his release.

00:37:32The owner lights a cigarette,

00:37:34inhaling and exhaling,

00:37:35lost in thought.

00:37:36He told me,

00:37:37he'd stop fighting.

00:37:38I asked him what he wanted to do.

00:37:40He pauses.

00:37:41His gaze on Lucy.

00:37:43He said he wanted to relive life.

00:37:45To start a new one.

00:37:46Those words cut like a dull blade,

00:37:48slowly opening her up.

00:37:50Lucy collapses on the bar stool.

00:37:52All her strength drain.

00:37:54Then, she has a sudden thought,

00:37:56and rushes out of the arena.

00:37:58Dad is the only family I have left.

00:38:00He is in the hospital,

00:38:01so maybe I'm with him.

00:38:03With that in mind,

00:38:04Lucy's panicked heart

00:38:05finds a flicker of comfort.

00:38:07But when she opens the hospital door,

00:38:08she sees that dad's bed is empty.

00:38:11The blankets are neatly folded.

00:38:12She grabs a nurse,

00:38:13and asks nervously,

00:38:16Where's the patient here?

00:38:17Lucy doesn't know

00:38:18how she gets back to the office.

00:38:20On the elevator going up,

00:38:21the mirrored walls reflect her pale face.

00:38:24Her eyes are vacant,

00:38:25like an empty shell stripped of its soul.

00:38:28In her ears,

00:38:29the nurse's words repeat,

00:38:30calm to the point of cruelty.

00:38:31That old man had heart failure.

00:38:33Too much blood was drawn.

00:38:35They couldn't save him.

00:38:36His son was outside the OR,

00:38:37kneeling down all night.

00:38:39He's dead.

00:38:40My father.

00:38:41Who once put his life savings into her hands.

00:38:44Trembling as he said,

00:38:45Lucy, I'll support you.

00:38:46He's dead.

00:38:47He died where she'd consented for the blood draw.

00:38:49She recalls,

00:38:50The last time she saw me,

00:38:52I said to her,

00:38:53That it'd be the last time she called my name.

00:38:56She didn't understand then,

00:38:57but now, she does.

00:38:58I wasn't just angry.

00:39:00It was goodbye.

00:39:01And my silence in front of the police,

00:39:03and my obedience in prison,

00:39:04weren't accepted.

00:39:06It was me giving up.

00:39:07Lucy's fingers dig into her hair.

00:39:09Her nails scraping her scalp.

00:39:12But that pain is nothing,

00:39:14compared to losing my family.

00:39:16Or to the suffering dad endured at the end of his life.

00:39:19He's too weak.

00:39:20You can't take any more blood.

00:39:22The nurse's voice still rang in Lucy's ears.

00:39:24And what did she say back then?

00:39:25Draw more.

00:39:26It won't hurt him.

00:39:28Every word is now like a poisoned needle,

00:39:30piercing her heart sharply.

00:39:32Someone knocks gently on the door.

00:39:34The assistant looks in, pale.

00:39:36Miss Snow, there are two gentlemen here.

00:39:38They walk straight toward Lucy.

00:39:40A middle-aged man is in front.

00:39:41He pulls out his ID.

00:39:43His movements are precise,

00:39:44as if rehearsed.

00:39:45Miss Lucy Snow,

00:39:46we're from the FBI.

00:39:47The FBI badge shines under the dim light.

00:39:50On behalf of Agent Young,

00:39:52your divorce certificate.

00:39:53It's a green envelope.

00:39:54He places it on her desk.

00:39:56Lucy stares at it blankly,

00:39:57not reaching for it.

00:39:59Green.

00:39:59The green of that envelope.

00:40:01Compared to the memory of them getting married,

00:40:03reality feels unbelievably cruel.

00:40:05Then, the man retracts his ID.

00:40:07His voice is steady and calm.

00:40:09Agent Young performed excellently in prison.

00:40:11After investigation,

00:40:12he's joined our bureau.

00:40:12He entrusted us to inform you

00:40:14of the accidents you were in

00:40:15in the past years.

00:40:16The brake failure in September of 2021.

00:40:19The elevator malfunction in March 2022.

00:40:21And the electrical fire in your office.

00:40:23On January 2023,

00:40:25he discovered the potential risks in advance

00:40:26and notified us to prevent them.

00:40:28He pauses as if reciting a memorized line

00:40:31and continues.

00:40:32This counts as the last thing I do for her.

00:40:35In that instant,

00:40:36the world goes silent.

00:40:38All Lucy hears is a sharp ring in her ears

00:40:40and that phrase keeps repeating itself.

00:40:42The last thing.

00:40:44She suddenly grabs the man's sleeve,

00:40:46her fingers icy cold.

00:40:47Where is he?

00:40:48Please tell me,

00:40:49where is he now?

00:40:50The man gently withdraws his arm.

00:40:52He does it lightly,

00:40:53but it carries an unquestionable finality.

00:40:56I'm sorry.

00:40:56He says.

00:40:57Classify.

00:40:57They turn and leave.

00:40:59Their figures disappearing

00:41:00into the dim corridor,

00:41:01like a dream.

00:41:02She wakes up,

00:41:03leaving only the green envelope

00:41:05laying on the desk.

00:41:06Lucy stares at it for a long time,

00:41:08long enough for her eyes to ache.

00:41:09She desperately tries to call me,

00:41:11but the busy signal repeats,

00:41:13as if mocking her.

00:41:14Lucy freezes in place.

00:41:16The divorce certificate slips away,

00:41:17falling with a dull thud.

00:41:19Her heart seems to shatter with it.

00:41:21She slowly crouches,

00:41:22trying to pick it up,

00:41:23but her fingers are shaking too much.

00:41:25She tries to pick up.

00:41:26That thin envelope thrice.

00:41:28On the fourth try,

00:41:29she gives up,

00:41:29curling up and burying.

00:41:31Her face in her knees.

00:41:32A broken sound escapes her throat.

00:41:34It's a sob,

00:41:35stifled to the extreme.

00:41:36The photo in her hand

00:41:37crumples from her grip.

00:41:38In the old photo,

00:41:39the young me is still smiling.

00:41:41The smile is so bright,

00:41:42so powerful,

00:41:43as if I were using up

00:41:45all the light in my life.

00:41:46And now,

00:41:47crouched on the floor,

00:41:48Lily gets that light,

00:41:50that had once shone only for her,

00:41:52is gone forever.

00:41:54The fall of snow group,

00:41:56only takes a week.

00:41:57There are stacks of withdrawal notices,

00:41:58and return slips flood in.

00:42:00The stock prices plummet,

00:42:02and banks call to demand repayment,

00:42:04from morning to late at night.

00:42:05Lucy sat in her office,

00:42:07looking out the window,

00:42:08at the bustling city below.

00:42:09She feels a chill in her bones,

00:42:11for the first time.

00:42:12On the fourth morning,

00:42:13an anonymous package,

00:42:15appears on her desk.

00:42:16The paper bag is light.

00:42:18She opens it,

00:42:19finding only a black USB drive inside.

00:42:22She coldly plugs it into the computer.

00:42:24In it are three folders.

00:42:25The first,

00:42:26is Shane's identity file.

00:42:28He isn't an orphan.

00:42:29His parents are alive,

00:42:30running a convenience store,

00:42:32in another city.

00:42:33Under the spouse field,

00:42:34there's an unknown name.

00:42:35He's been married for five years,

00:42:37with a three-year-old daughter.

00:42:39Lily's breathing stops.

00:42:41She stares at the family photo,

00:42:43showing Shane holding the little girl.

00:42:45Beside him,

00:42:46is a gentle looking woman,

00:42:47and the three are smiling,

00:42:49at an amusement park.

00:42:50The timestamp,

00:42:50showed it was taken last Christmas,

00:42:52when he'd said,

00:42:53he had to work late.

00:42:55She'd waited up for him,

00:42:57finally falling asleep,

00:42:58on the office couch.

00:42:59In the second folder,

00:43:01are records of bank transfers.

00:43:03Over the past three years,

00:43:05from various branches of Snow Group,

00:43:07through various fees,

00:43:08and project commissions,

00:43:10money flowed into 17 different accounts.

00:43:12In the end,

00:43:12it was consolidated into a private offshore account,

00:43:15totaling $84 million.

00:43:17The largest single transfer,

00:43:18is $50 million,

00:43:19dated the day after my release.

00:43:22In the third folder,

00:43:23are audio files.

00:43:25Lucy clicks it open,

00:43:26to a noisy background.

00:43:27Then comes Shane's voice.

00:43:29It isn't the gentle,

00:43:30familiar tone she knows,

00:43:31but one of mockery,

00:43:32tinged with some drunkenness.

00:43:33I tell you,

00:43:35that Lucy is so dumb it's cute.

00:43:36She really thinks I love her?

00:43:38She's just a woman who's been used.

00:43:40Lucy slams the pause button,

00:43:41her joints whitening,

00:43:42her fingers tremble on the mouse.

00:43:44After a few seconds,

00:43:44she presses play again.

00:43:46Jason's mother?

00:43:47Of course I ran into her on purpose.

00:43:49That old hag always ruins my plans.

00:43:51When his dad's blood was being drawn,

00:43:53I made sure to say a few words.

00:43:55I called his son a loser.

00:43:56Yes,

00:43:57the dog fighting underground.

00:43:58And that the company is mine now.

00:44:00The old man was raging.

00:44:02His heart rate went crazy.

00:44:04He laughs.

00:44:05When Jace almost died fighting?

00:44:07I bribed his opponent.

00:44:09It's a pity he's so tough.

00:44:10The audio goes on,

00:44:12detailing every scheme,

00:44:13every plot,

00:44:14every word.

00:44:14Feels like poison,

00:44:16seeping into Lucy's ears.

00:44:18She sits frozen in her chair,

00:44:19her body stiffening up.

00:44:21For ten years,

00:44:22because of this man,

00:44:23she's pushed me away,

00:44:24ignored her father,

00:44:25and killed my father.

00:44:26The love she believes in

00:44:28is nothing but a meticulously designed lie.

00:44:31The devotion she offers

00:44:32is a joke in his eyes.

00:44:34The empire she hands over

00:44:35is nothing but a stepping stone to him.

00:44:38A glow of the computer screen

00:44:39shines on her face,

00:44:40ashen and pale.

00:44:41She clutches her chest,

00:44:43but it feels empty.

00:44:44It's as if someone had gouged a piece out.

00:44:47She realizes that delayed regret

00:44:48can hurt so much,

00:44:50it leaves her speechless.

00:44:51When Lucy finds Shane,

00:44:53he's in the villa's basement,

00:44:55counting his luggage,

00:44:56Lucy,

00:44:57what are you doing here?

00:44:59Shane turns around,

00:45:00and his face instantly adopts

00:45:02that same innocent expression.

00:45:04Where are you going?

00:45:06Lucy's tone is eerily calm.

00:45:08I was thinking of going abroad

00:45:10to clear my mind.

00:45:11Then bring your wife and kid with you.

00:45:14She slams the files in her hand,

00:45:16onto his face.

00:45:18Papers scatter across the floor,

00:45:19and a family photo flutters out,

00:45:21landing at his feet.

00:45:23Shane looks down,

00:45:25stunned for a moment.

00:45:27Then he picks up the photo and smiles.

00:45:29The smile is full of mockery.

00:45:32He shrugs.

00:45:33So, you know,

00:45:34I guess you're not too stupid.

00:45:35Why?

00:45:36Lucy hears her own voice trembling.

00:45:40Shane looks amused,

00:45:41as if he's heard a hilarious joke.

00:45:44Lucy,

00:45:44you should ask yourself that.

00:45:46Other than that idiot,

00:45:48Jace,

00:45:48who could ever put up with you?

00:45:50He steps closer,

00:45:51looking down at her for the first time.

00:45:54His gaze is arrogant,

00:45:55as if no one matters but himself.

00:45:57You really think I love you?

00:45:59I got close to you for the money.

00:46:01I didn't expect you to be so gullible.

00:46:04Jace fought for this empire with his life,

00:46:06but you handed it to me without a thought.

00:46:08It almost makes me feel sorry for you.

00:46:11Lucy slaps him across the face.

00:46:13The crisp sound echoes through the empty basement.

00:46:17Shane turns his head,

00:46:19his gaze turning vicious.

00:46:21What?

00:46:21Regretting it now?

00:46:22Too bad.

00:46:23Jace will never want you again.

00:46:25What were you doing when his father died?

00:46:27You were peeling apples for me by my bed.

00:46:29He leans close to Lucy's ear,

00:46:31his voice low.

00:46:32There's something else.

00:46:33In Jace's last underground fight,

00:46:35why do you think he broke three ribs?

00:46:37I had someone slip something into his water that match.

00:46:40I was hoping he'd die there.

00:46:42Too bad.

00:46:43Before he finishes,

00:46:44the basement door slams open.

00:46:46Four men in black hoods rush in.

00:46:49Swift as the wind,

00:46:50Shane doesn't even have time to cry out

00:46:53before they twist his arms behind his back.

00:46:55Who are you?

00:46:56Let me go.

00:46:57Lucy, Lucy, save me.

00:46:59Lucy stands there motionlessly.

00:47:01She doesn't ask any questions,

00:47:02nor does she resist.

00:47:04She's taken along.

00:47:05The arena is brightly lit,

00:47:07yet completely empty.

00:47:08All four spotlights blaze,

00:47:10lighting up the ring brightly.

00:47:12Shane is dragged onto the stage.

00:47:14Lucy is taken to the front row of the stands.

00:47:17Two men stand behind her,

00:47:18silent and unmoving.

00:47:20From the speakers come the arena owner's voice.

00:47:22Miss Snow,

00:47:23Jace left a message before he left,

00:47:25he said.

00:47:26Every debt owed to him

00:47:27would be repaid in full.

00:47:29In the ring,

00:47:29the men start beating Shane.

00:47:31The blows are raw and filled with hate.

00:47:33The dull thud of fists hitting flesh,

00:47:36and the sharp crack of breaking bones,

00:47:38on top of Shane's screams,

00:47:39echo through the arena.

00:47:42Lucy, save me.

00:47:43I was wrong.

00:47:45He reaches toward her,

00:47:46fingers spread,

00:47:48face bloodied.

00:47:49As Lucy watches Shane,

00:47:51she recalls the time my ribs were broken.

00:47:53At the hospital,

00:47:54I was in the same position,

00:47:56reaching out to her.

00:47:57But because of one call from Shane,

00:47:59she walked away.

00:48:00Continue,

00:48:01she says.

00:48:02Her voice isn't loud,

00:48:03but it carries clearly to the ring.

00:48:05The beating goes on for a long time,

00:48:07so long that Shane screams,

00:48:08turn into whimpers,

00:48:09and finally into broken gasps.

00:48:11When the men stop,

00:48:13he lies on the ring limply,

00:48:15his limbs twisting at unnatural angles.

00:48:18The speaker is heard again.

00:48:19Chase said that.

00:48:20He wouldn't dirty his own hands,

00:48:22but someone had to collect the debt.

00:48:24This man,

00:48:25the owner pauses,

00:48:27will be sent to the police station.

00:48:28The charges are embezzlement and attempted murder.

00:48:31As for how long he survives prison,

00:48:34that's up to fate.

00:48:35The men drag Shane away,

00:48:36like he were a sack of trash.

00:48:38They disappear into the back corridor.

00:48:40The lights go out one by one,

00:48:41until only a single dim lamp.

00:48:43Above the stand's remains,

00:48:44casting its glow,

00:48:45on Lucy's solitary figure.

00:48:47She sits there,

00:48:48watching the red stain on the ring.

00:48:50Suddenly she laughs.

00:48:51So this is her punishment,

00:48:53to watch the illusion she once loved,

00:48:55be torn apart.

00:48:56Yet the one she should have cherished,

00:48:58she'd already pushed too far.

00:49:00At a rehab center in Lund,

00:49:02my left hand is strapped to a device.

00:49:05Sweat beads on my forehead.

00:49:07Good.

00:49:08Hold for ten more seconds.

00:49:10The blonde therapist encourages me.

00:49:12Three seconds later,

00:49:13the device beeps,

00:49:14done.

00:49:15The therapist unstraps me,

00:49:17and checks my wrist.

00:49:19You're healing faster than expected,

00:49:21Mr. Young.

00:49:22You're the toughest patient I've seen.

00:49:24I wipe my sweat with a towel.

00:49:26When will my grip return?

00:49:28You need at least another two months.

00:49:30The therapist looks at me.

00:49:32But with your rate of recovery,

00:49:34maybe sooner.

00:49:35It has to be sooner.

00:49:37The FBI's training schedule is already packed.

00:49:40Mornings are for combat and shooting.

00:49:42Afternoons are for languages and intel analysis.

00:49:45Evenings are for social cover and psychological drills.

00:49:48I train 18 hours a day,

00:49:50and sleep is cut down to four hours.

00:49:52I asked for this.

00:49:54I need to stay busy.

00:49:56Too busy to think about the past.

00:49:58That evening,

00:49:59I meet Lily at a cafe in a corner.

00:50:01She sits by the window,

00:50:04her coffee already cold.

00:50:06When she sees me,

00:50:07her eyes light up,

00:50:09but they quickly dim.

00:50:11How's your hand?

00:50:12She asks.

00:50:13It's all right.

00:50:14I sit down.

00:50:15The waiter brings my usual dark coffee.

00:50:18No sugar or milk.

00:50:20Just pure bitterness.

00:50:22Lily looks at me.

00:50:23We haven't met in three months.

00:50:25I lost a lot of weight.

00:50:26Even my jawline is sharper.

00:50:28I heard about Snow Group.

00:50:30She seems to regret it.

00:50:32I keep stirring my coffee,

00:50:34not pausing.

00:50:35Not my problem.

00:50:36I say.

00:50:37Those words are spoken lightly,

00:50:39but carry a heavy weight to them.

00:50:41Lily parts her lips,

00:50:42like she wants to speak.

00:50:44In the end,

00:50:44she lowers her head

00:50:45and sips her cold coffee.

00:50:47Jay.

00:50:48Lily looks up,

00:50:49her fingers tracing the rim of the cup.

00:50:52All these years,

00:50:53I've always...

00:50:54Lily.

00:50:55I cut her off.

00:50:56I meet her gaze.

00:50:57Do you know what I'm about to do?

00:51:00It's a dangerous mission,

00:51:02one that can kill me.

00:51:04I smile,

00:51:05but the smile is faint,

00:51:06never reaching my eyes.

00:51:08Three years undercover.

00:51:09If I'm exposed,

00:51:11my identity is erased.

00:51:12There won't even be a body.

00:51:15Lily's eyes redden,

00:51:16but she stubbornly refuses to blink.

00:51:19I'm scared.

00:51:21My voice drops.

00:51:23I'm scared of holding you back.

00:51:24A long silence stretches between us.

00:51:27She picks up a napkin

00:51:28and gently wipes her tears.

00:51:30Then she looks up,

00:51:32forcing a smile.

00:51:34What if you come back alive?

00:51:36I look out the window.

00:51:38I suddenly think back to years ago.

00:51:40It was also a rainy day.

00:51:41That girl stepped under my umbrella,

00:51:43looping her arm through mine.

00:51:45Jay,

00:51:46let's be together forever.

00:51:49Back then,

00:51:50the rain was warm,

00:51:50full of youth,

00:51:51and dreams of the future.

00:51:53Now the rain feels cold,

00:51:55like my heart.

00:51:56If I make it back alive,

00:51:57I turn around,

00:51:58looking at Lily's reddened eyes.

00:52:01Then I say softly,

00:52:02Then we give it a shot.

00:52:03Lily's tears finally fall,

00:52:05but she smiles.

00:52:06She smiles like the sky after the rain.

00:52:09Three years later,

00:52:10at a closed-door ceremony in the Capitol,

00:52:12I'm wearing a crisp uniform,

00:52:14with medals covering my chest.

00:52:16I'm thinner than before,

00:52:18but my gaze is razor sharp.

00:52:19My left hand is fully healed.

00:52:21Agent Young.

00:52:22The director pins on my final medal,

00:52:25codename Deep Dive.

00:52:26Three years undercover,

00:52:27I dismantled an international cartel,

00:52:30seizing drugs worth $1.7 billion,

00:52:32and rescuing 83 trafficking victims.

00:52:34I'm awarded first-class merits.

00:52:36Applause erupts.

00:52:37There are few people in the hall,

00:52:38and all of them are internal staff,

00:52:40but every clap is firm and solemn.

00:52:43I stand tall and salute them.

00:52:44The ceremony ends.

00:52:46I walk out the building,

00:52:47and in the corner of the parking lot,

00:52:48a flash of red stands out in the night.

00:52:51Lily stands there,

00:52:52wearing a long red dress.

00:52:54Her hair is loosely pinned up,

00:52:56and she looks stunning.

00:52:57When she sees me,

00:52:58her eyes light up.

00:52:59Congratulations!

00:53:01She walks toward me,

00:53:02smiling as she speaks,

00:53:03but her eyes are red.

00:53:04Thank you.

00:53:05I look at her.

00:53:06Thank you for tending

00:53:07to my dad's grave in my absence.

00:53:10Lily shakes her head.

00:53:12He's like my own father.

00:53:14She pauses,

00:53:16then takes out an envelope from her purse.

00:53:18The edges are worn.

00:53:20It's clear she's had it for a while.

00:53:22Jay,

00:53:23do you remember what you said in Lund?

00:53:25I nod.

00:53:26Lily hands me the envelope,

00:53:28her fingers trembling.

00:53:29I have transferred 51% of Kent Group's shares to you.

00:53:37I don't take it,

00:53:38looking at the envelope,

00:53:39before gazing into Lily's eyes.

00:53:43Her gaze holds hope,

00:53:46nervousness,

00:53:47and some fear of rejection.

00:53:49I don't want it.

00:53:51I push the envelope back.

00:53:53Why?

00:53:54Lily panicked,

00:53:55and her voice chokes up.

00:53:57I'm giving this willingly.

00:54:00Lily.

00:54:00I hold her hands.

00:54:02They are cold,

00:54:04shaking in the fall night.

00:54:06If I wanted money,

00:54:07I wouldn't have left three years ago.

00:54:11I pause.

00:54:12Then my voice softens,

00:54:14as if I'm calming a scared child.

00:54:16But what I promised you,

00:54:18it still stands.

00:54:20Lily looks up quickly.

00:54:22Her eyes well up with tears.

00:54:24Really?

00:54:24She asks.

00:54:26Her voice barely a whisper.

00:54:28Yes.

00:54:29I raise my hand,

00:54:30wiping away her tears with my thumb.

00:54:32Keep the shares.

00:54:34I don't need them.

00:54:36Lily throws herself into my arms,

00:54:38her body shaking as she cries.

00:54:42These past three years,

00:54:44Lucy has lived in hell.

00:54:45A bankrupt company,

00:54:46liquidated assets,

00:54:47and an auctioned villa.

00:54:48She fell from a billionaire CEO,

00:54:51to a disgraced debtor.

00:54:52All of it starts,

00:54:54when she lost me.

00:54:56She searched for three years,

00:54:57until she saw the news.

00:54:58She sees a photo of hero agent,

00:55:00Jace Young.

00:55:01She sneaks into the venue,

00:55:02staring at me.

00:55:03I look radiant,

00:55:03and untouchable.

00:55:04Her heart twists in pain.

00:55:06That was her J,

00:55:07but not anymore.

00:55:09After the interview ends,

00:55:10Lily walks onto the stage.

00:55:11In front of all the media,

00:55:13she kisses my cheek,

00:55:15and the crowd erupts in shears.

00:55:17Lucy snapped,

00:55:19rushing on stage.

00:55:20Under stunned gazes,

00:55:22she grabs my hand.

00:55:25Jay,

00:55:26it's me.

00:55:27I was wrong.

00:55:29It was all my fault.

00:55:31Please come back to me.

00:55:33I pull my hand away,

00:55:34maintaining a calm gaze.

00:55:36Miss,

00:55:37you have the wrong person.

00:55:38No.

00:55:39And have left deep lines on her face.

00:55:43She was once so dazzling.

00:55:45The once beautiful Lucy,

00:55:46now has sunken eyes,

00:55:48and wears shabby clothes.

00:55:49She looks like a mad woman.

00:55:50I actually feel nothing at all.

00:55:52Lucy!

00:55:53I say.

00:55:54We're already divorced.

00:55:56That was a one-sided decision.

00:55:58I never agreed.

00:56:00She cries.

00:56:01Jay,

00:56:02we had ten years together.

00:56:04How could you treat me like this?

00:56:06Ten years?

00:56:07I laugh.

00:56:08It's a chilling laugh.

00:56:10You're right.

00:56:11It was ten years.

00:56:13For ten years,

00:56:14I fought underground for you.

00:56:15I served five years in prison.

00:56:17In the end,

00:56:18I even lost my father.

00:56:20I stepped forward.

00:56:21My voice calmed.

00:56:23But every word cuts deep.

00:56:24Lucy,

00:56:26how many chances did I give you?

00:56:28Shane killed my mother.

00:56:31And you said it was an accident.

00:56:33He took everything from me.

00:56:35And you said he deserved it.

00:56:37When he tortured my dad,

00:56:39you called it a misunderstanding.

00:56:41He took my dad's blood.

00:56:43Because you said he needed it.

00:56:45I look at her pale face.

00:56:48Saying softly,

00:56:48tell me.

00:56:49Tell me now.

00:56:51How should I be treating you?

00:56:53Lucy collapses to the floor,

00:56:55speechless.

00:56:56Security drags her away.

00:56:58I straighten my collar

00:56:58and give the audience

00:56:59an apologetic smile.

00:57:01Sorry for the small interruption.

00:57:02I take Lily's hand

00:57:04and leave the venue.

00:57:06Not once looking back.

00:57:08On all souls day,

00:57:10the rain falls.

00:57:11Holding a black umbrella,

00:57:12I hold Lily's hand with my other.

00:57:14We're on a familiar path.

00:57:16Walking upward.

00:57:17From afar,

00:57:18I see a figure kneeling

00:57:20before dad's grave.

00:57:22It is Lucy.

00:57:23She's wearing

00:57:24a faded old coat.

00:57:26Her hair is soaked.

00:57:27With strands clinging to her face.

00:57:29Hearing our steps,

00:57:30she turns around.

00:57:32Her eyes are swollen red.

00:57:34Jay.

00:57:35She scrambles to her feet.

00:57:37Her voice hoarse.

00:57:38I knew it.

00:57:39I knew you'd come.

00:57:42I don't look at her.

00:57:43I walk to the headstone

00:57:45and gently place

00:57:46a bouquet of flowers.

00:57:48Rain slides off the petals.

00:57:50I kneel down,

00:57:51kissing the cold stone

00:57:53and offering my prayers.

00:57:55Lily kneels too,

00:57:57showing her respect.

00:57:58Dad.

00:57:59I brush the rain

00:58:00off the stone,

00:58:02my voice soft.

00:58:04I've come to see you.

00:58:06This is Lily,

00:58:07your daughter-in-law.

00:58:09She treats me very well.

00:58:11Lily tightens her grip on me,

00:58:13and our fingers intertwine.

00:58:16Jay.

00:58:17Lucy rushes over,

00:58:18grabbing my arm.

00:58:19You can't marry her.

00:58:21I'm your wife.

00:58:23We spent ten years together.

00:58:26Ten years of love.

00:58:27I slowly stand up,

00:58:29pulling my arm free.

00:58:30I look at Lucy,

00:58:32my gaze cold as the rain.

00:58:34Lucy,

00:58:35do you even deserve

00:58:36to mention those years?

00:58:38I take a step forward,

00:58:39and Lucy instinctively steps back.

00:58:41In those ten years,

00:58:42I broke my ribs three times.

00:58:44My left wrist was fractured,

00:58:45and I had 28 stitches on my back.

00:58:47Have you ever thought about it?

00:58:50With every word I speak,

00:58:52I step closer.

00:58:53Lucy retreats until she can't anymore.

00:58:55Her back presses against the headstone.

00:58:58When my ribs broke,

00:58:59you were celebrating Shane's birthday.

00:59:02When my wrist fractured,

00:59:04you were picking out his tie.

00:59:07When my father was hospitalized from torture,

00:59:09I pointed at the ground beneath us.

00:59:11You were drawing his blood.

00:59:13To save the man who ran over my mother.

00:59:16I laugh.

00:59:17It's a hollow laugh.

00:59:19And now that you have nothing,

00:59:21you finally remember me.

00:59:23Lucy shakes her head desperately,

00:59:25tears mixing with the rain.

00:59:27Jay,

00:59:28I love you.

00:59:29I've always loved you.

00:59:31I was just tricked by Shane.

00:59:33I was blinded by him.

00:59:36I cut her off.

00:59:37My tone suddenly sharp.

00:59:38Did I force you to trust him?

00:59:41Were you ever forced to hurt me?

00:59:44Did I put a gun to your head,

00:59:46making you give my father's life to him?

00:59:50Lucy freezes,

00:59:51her lips trembling,

00:59:53unable to speak.

00:59:54Lucy,

00:59:55you were never deceived.

00:59:57My voice drops again,

00:59:58as I utter,

01:00:00You're selfish.

01:00:01You craved my sacrifices,

01:00:04yet felt that I was beneath you.

01:00:06You needed my protection,

01:00:08but liked how innocent Shane was.

01:00:11You wanted everything,

01:00:12but cherished nothing.

01:00:15Now that you've lost it all,

01:00:17you finally feel pain.

01:00:19But your pain,

01:00:21compared to what I had to endure,

01:00:23is nothing.

01:00:25Lucy collapses to the ground,

01:00:27rain soaking her pants.

01:00:29She tilts her head up,

01:00:30looking at me,

01:00:31the man who once held her so tenderly.

01:00:34Now I'm looking at her like she's a stranger.

01:00:37Jay,

01:00:37I regret it.

01:00:39She cries with despair,

01:00:41her fingers clawing into the soil.

01:00:42I really do regret it.

01:00:44Just give me one more chance.

01:00:47Just one.

01:00:48I beg you.

01:00:50I turn away,

01:00:51taking Lily's hand again.

01:00:53Let's go.

01:00:54Jay.

01:00:55Her desperate cries echo through the empty cemetery.

01:00:58I hold the umbrella,

01:00:59as I walk down the steps with Lily.

01:01:01I never look back,

01:01:02not once.

01:01:05Snow Group goes bankrupt.

01:01:07On liquidation day,

01:01:08Lucy sits outside the creditor's meeting room.

01:01:10She's there all day,

01:01:11signing document after document,

01:01:13transferring shares and auction assets,

01:01:15and confirming debts.

01:01:16She feels numb,

01:01:17signing mechanically,

01:01:18and giving her thumbprints.

01:01:19She sells everything possible.

01:01:21Jewelry,

01:01:22designer bags,

01:01:23limited edition heels,

01:01:24and even that yacht,

01:01:25which had gotten such attention.

01:01:27She had bought it for Shane at $50 million.

01:01:29She had given it to him for his birthday.

01:01:31Now the money she gets just covers the debts.

01:01:34When she walks out of court,

01:01:36all she has is an outdated suit

01:01:37and an old wallet with $32 inside.

01:01:41With nowhere to go,

01:01:42she stands on the street,

01:01:44watching the endless traffic.

01:01:45For the first time,

01:01:46the city feels unfamiliar.

01:01:48Ten years,

01:01:49she'd built a business empire here,

01:01:51and now she loses everything.

01:01:53In the end,

01:01:53she remembers the old house.

01:01:55She despised it as shabby

01:01:56and wanted to tear it down,

01:01:58to build a waste incinerator.

01:01:59The keys are long lost.

01:02:00She climbs over the wall

01:02:01and twists her ankle as she lands.

01:02:03Gasping in pain,

01:02:05she limps to the door

01:02:06and pushes it.

01:02:07It isn't locked.

01:02:09Everything is the same as three years ago.

01:02:10The rusty pot on the stove.

01:02:13The peeling wooden table.

01:02:14The pile of old newspapers.

01:02:16Even that drawing of that crooked sun.

01:02:18On the wall.

01:02:19She walks over,

01:02:21reaching out to touch the faded lines.

01:02:23The moment she touches them,

01:02:25memories rush back.

01:02:26It was freezing that winter.

01:02:28The heater was broken.

01:02:29So she and I squeezed onto the couch,

01:02:31sharing the same blanket.

01:02:33She shivered from the cold,

01:02:34so I slipped her hand into my chest,

01:02:36warming it.

01:02:37Lou,

01:02:39when I have money,

01:02:40I'll buy you a big house.

01:02:42I said.

01:02:43My breath puffed out,

01:02:44disappearing into the cold air.

01:02:46I don't want a big house.

01:02:48She leaned on my shoulder.

01:02:50I want you to stay with me forever.

01:02:52Let's draw a sun on the wall.

01:02:54Let's fill the house with them.

01:02:56Then, even in winter,

01:02:58our hearts will stay warm.

01:03:00I held her hand,

01:03:02teaching her slowly.

01:03:03The sunlight from outside

01:03:04streamed through the window,

01:03:06casting a golden light on my lashes.

01:03:08She looked at my face from the side,

01:03:10thinking that this life was enough.

01:03:12It was pretty good.

01:03:13When did it all change?

01:03:15It was when Lucy got her first investment.

01:03:17At the cocktail party,

01:03:18amid the clinking glasses,

01:03:20she met Shane.

01:03:21She heard him praise her

01:03:23for being young and promising.

01:03:24It was the first time she said to me,

01:03:26Shane needs this position more.

01:03:28Wait a little longer.

01:03:29That was when she didn't realize.

01:03:32By the time she finally looked back,

01:03:35she'd have no one behind her anymore.

01:03:37She personally pushed me away.

01:03:39Once, twice, countless times.

01:03:41In the end, I got tired and I left.

01:03:44Never to come back.

01:03:45Lucy curls up in the corner,

01:03:47holding her knees

01:03:48and burying her face in her arms.

01:03:50She should cry,

01:03:51but her eyes sting and feel dry.

01:03:53Not a single tear falls.

01:03:54The delayed regret is like a dull knife,

01:03:57stabbing her heart over and over.

01:03:58It's not fatal,

01:03:59but it hurts so much she can't breathe.

01:04:01She finally understands it.

01:04:03How, before I left, I'd said,

01:04:04We're even.

01:04:05I gave her the house,

01:04:0710 years of my youth,

01:04:08and even my father's life.

01:04:10Then, I leave her cleanly.

01:04:12Not even hating her anymore,

01:04:13I leave her alone.

01:04:15In this ruin full of memories,

01:04:17guarding the sun that will never smile

01:04:18for the remainder of her life.

01:04:20My wedding with Lily

01:04:21is set for fall in Lund.

01:04:23She picks out the church.

01:04:24It's an 800-year-old building.

01:04:26The stained glass depicts stories

01:04:29from history.

01:04:30When sunlight streams through,

01:04:31it casts colorful patterns on the floor.

01:04:33One hour before the wedding,

01:04:35Lily is in the makeup room,

01:04:36putting on her wedding dress.

01:04:38She looks stunning in the mirror,

01:04:40but she's frowning slightly.

01:04:41Her phone vibrates.

01:04:43She picks it up and sees

01:04:44a message from an unknown number.

01:04:46The message says,

01:04:47Lucy Snow arrived

01:04:48at Lund International Airport today.

01:04:50On the way to the city,

01:04:51she was in an accident.

01:04:53Both legs were amputated.

01:04:54She's now at Merrill Hospital's ICU.

01:04:56In critical condition.

01:04:58Lily's fingers freeze over the screen.

01:05:00The makeup artist quietly asks,

01:05:02What's wrong?

01:05:03Nothing.

01:05:04She puts the phone down.

01:05:06She takes a deep breath,

01:05:07lifts her dress,

01:05:08and walks out of the room.

01:05:09In the groom's waiting room,

01:05:10I adjust my cuffs.

01:05:12The black suit highlights my figure well.

01:05:14Coupled with my calm gaze,

01:05:16I hold attention.

01:05:17Jay.

01:05:18Lily pushes open the door.

01:05:19When I look up and see her,

01:05:21my eyes light up.

01:05:22What is it?

01:05:24It's Lucy.

01:05:25Lily's voice is soft.

01:05:27She's in Lund,

01:05:27but had an accident on the way.

01:05:29Her legs are amputated,

01:05:30and she's currently in the ICU.

01:05:33My hand freezes,

01:05:34but just for a second.

01:05:35Only a second.

01:05:37Then,

01:05:37I continue fastening my cufflinks.

01:05:39My voice is calm and steady.

01:05:41Don't let someone unrelated

01:05:42affect our wedding.

01:05:44You!

01:05:44Lily looks at me.

01:05:46Aren't you going to see her?

01:05:47I turn around,

01:05:48walk toward her,

01:05:49and take her hand.

01:05:51My palm is warm and dry,

01:05:53firmly wrapping around hers.

01:05:54Lily.

01:05:55I look at her.

01:05:56My gaze gentle,

01:05:57but resolute.

01:05:58Today is our wedding day.

01:06:00My past is in the past.

01:06:02I pause,

01:06:03uttering,

01:06:04But my future?

01:06:06That's with you.

01:06:08Lily's eyes redden,

01:06:09and she nods hard.

01:06:10The wedding begins on time.

01:06:12The organ plays the wedding march,

01:06:14with solemn,

01:06:15heavy notes,

01:06:15that echo within the church.

01:06:17I stand at the altar,

01:06:19watching Lily,

01:06:20arm in arm with her father,

01:06:21walk step by step toward me.

01:06:23Her white gown is long,

01:06:24and under the veil,

01:06:25she looks stunning.

01:06:26Sunlight streams through the stained glass,

01:06:28casting a colorful light on her,

01:06:30as if she were glowing from within.

01:06:32Suddenly,

01:06:33I remember many years ago,

01:06:34I once imagined a wedding like this.

01:06:36The bride in white was smiling at me,

01:06:39and I'd imagined it to be Lucy,

01:06:41but she'd shattered all those dreams herself.

01:06:43Now,

01:06:44I have a new beginning.

01:06:46Lily reaches me,

01:06:47and her father places her hand in mine.

01:06:49The moment our hands meet,

01:06:51I feel a long lost sense of peace.

01:06:54The priest reads the vows.

01:06:56Jace,

01:06:56do you take Lily to be your wife?

01:06:59To love and honor her in good times,

01:07:01and in bad,

01:07:02in wealth,

01:07:02or in poverty,

01:07:03in sickness,

01:07:04and in health,

01:07:05to protect her until the end of your life?

01:07:07I look into Lily's eyes,

01:07:08and I see my reflection mirrored there.

01:07:10I do.

01:07:11At the same time,

01:07:13in the ICU of Merrill Hospital,

01:07:15Lucy lies on a hospital bed,

01:07:17her body covered in tubes.

01:07:18The anesthesia wears off,

01:07:20and unimaginable pain tears through her legs,

01:07:23even though they're already gone.

01:07:24Only thick gauze remains,

01:07:26seeping in dark red blood.

01:07:28Her mind is hazy,

01:07:29but she struggles to turn her head.

01:07:30There is a TV on the wall.

01:07:32It is playing softly,

01:07:34showing the midday news.

01:07:36The screen switches to a wedding update.

01:07:38The camera sweeps across the ancient church.

01:07:41Guests fill the halls,

01:07:42and flowers cover the steps.

01:07:43Then,

01:07:44she sees me in a black suit,

01:07:46standing at the altar.

01:07:47Lily walks toward me in white,

01:07:49looking beautiful.

01:07:50The camera zooms in.

01:07:52She watches as I place the ring on Lily's finger,

01:07:54sees us smile at each other,

01:07:55and witnesses me kiss her.

01:07:57That smile is something she's never given me.

01:07:59It is so relaxed,

01:08:00and so happy.

01:08:01My eyes sparkle,

01:08:03while tears blur her vision.

01:08:04Lucy parts her lips,

01:08:06and a sound escapes her throat.

01:08:08The nurse notices something is wrong,

01:08:10and rushes over.

01:08:11You're awake.

01:08:12Don't move.

01:08:13You're recovering.

01:08:14Lucy doesn't hear the nurse.

01:08:15Her eyes are staring fixedly at the TV,

01:08:18at the man,

01:08:18who was once hers,

01:08:20but is now holding someone else's hand,

01:08:22vowing a lifetime together,

01:08:23summoning the last of her strength.

01:08:25Her lips tremble slightly.

01:08:26By the bed,

01:08:27the nurse bends down,

01:08:28pressing her ear close,

01:08:30and barely hears Lucy whisper.

01:08:32Jay!

01:08:33If there's a next life,

01:08:35let me be the one who loves you.

01:08:37The heart monitor lets out a long,

01:08:39piercing alarm.

01:08:40The green wave on the screen,

01:08:42thrashes violently,

01:08:43before it flattens into a straight line.

01:08:45Doctor!

01:08:46The nurse rushes out,

01:08:48shouting.

01:08:48Silence returns to the room,

01:08:50with only the TV still showing.

01:08:51The laughter and joy of the wedding,

01:08:53accompanied by the thunderous applause,

01:08:55the camera freezes on the newlyweds' embrace and kiss.

01:08:58I close my eyes,

01:08:59kissing Lily with reverence,

01:09:01as if I were bidding farewell to the past,

01:09:02and welcoming the future.

01:09:04Outside,

01:09:04the sky overlooned is washed in blue.

01:09:06The church bells ring,

01:09:08one after another,

01:09:09long and solemnly.

01:09:11Two worlds,

01:09:11a lifetime of mistakes.

01:09:13and the water-bounded blue.

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