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I Met You Twice And It's Not Too Late Ep 2026- Hot 2026
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00:00I was gathering herbs. Then I found a man bleeding in the woods. I took him home and nursed him,
00:06until his men came to retrieve him. Only then did I learn he was President's son.
00:12Staying here alone with you had ruined my reputation. That's my fault. I must protect you with a marriage vow.
00:21Confused, I followed him to the city, but I didn't know. He had a childhood sweetheart waiting for him. When
00:27she heard about us, she didn't say a word. She just gave me a fob watch. That was the token
00:31of love he once gave her.
00:33She helped me into my wedding gown and into the carriage. Soon after, she married a man chosen by her
00:38family. I thought they felt nothing for each other, that life would simply go on.
00:43But shortly after our wedding, he went to war. In the end, he died on the battlefield. He sent a
00:49final letter before he passed.
00:51Elina, I spent my life repaying your kindness. But I never married her. I owe her far too much. In
00:58the next life, may we both find peace and never meet again.
01:01Only then did I realize I was never the one he loved. Heartbroken and numb, I charged alone into the
01:08enemy camp and was cut down in the fray.
01:12Unexpectedly, I opened my eyes again to the day we first met. This time, I would give him exactly what
01:18he wanted.
01:19Using my memories, I found a signal flare on him. I lit it, then turned to leave. As the signal
01:25burst in the sky, I tossed the fuse aside.
01:28Soon, I heard horses in the distance. I closed my medicine chest and took one last look at his face.
01:33Charles, the president's son, my husband from my past life. I turned away, not a single regret in my heart.
01:40But as I stepped out, shadows materialized like specters. The gun was pressed right against my face in an instant.
01:47The leader's eyes were cold.
01:49Who are you?
01:50The one who saved him.
01:52Rafe looked at me warily. I lowered my medical bag with deliberate calm.
01:56His subordinate checked it quickly. A moment later, he put his gun away.
02:00Thank you for your kindness. Mr. Charles is lucky to be alive. Take this as payment. You'll get more reward
02:07when he's safely home.
02:08I don't do this for money.
02:09Then what do you want? A title? Power? Just name your price.
02:13What I want, you cannot give.
02:15A faint cough came from the side. Rafe's expression shifted. He rushed to Charles' side.
02:21Mr. Charles, you're awake!
02:22I stood there, completely calm. In this life, we owe each other nothing. But as I turned to leave, Rafe
02:30blocked my path.
02:31Mr. Charles wishes to see you.
02:33I took a deep breath and walked back inside. Charles was sitting up. He was pale, but his eyes were
02:39locked on me.
02:40You saved me?
02:41It was nothing.
02:42Being alone here with me could ruin your reputation.
02:45My reputation is mine to define. You are the president's son, the future of this nation. Besides, someone is waiting
02:52for you. She's the one who needs you. I don't.
02:55If you really want to thank me, then please, just forget about me. Forget everything that happened. Let's just pretend
03:02we never met.
03:03I thought I could just walk away.
03:06But after three steps, the gun was raised at me once again. This time, it was harsher and more final.
03:12Stop right there.
03:15I told you, we're even.
03:19Until Mr. Charles is fully alert and confirms you're no threat, you aren't going anywhere.
03:25And if I insist?
03:27Just as he moved to act, the rapid poop means approached. It was her, Isolde Vos, the most gifted woman
03:33in the capital, his childhood sweetheart.
03:36Charles, how are you? You scared me to death.
03:40Charles didn't answer. He was staring intently at me. Isolde followed his gaze.
03:46Who is this?
03:47Miss Vos, this lady saved Mr. Charles' life.
03:50Isolde looked me up and down with a scornful gaze. Looking at my muddy straw shoes and my coarse, plain
03:56clothes, her eyes filled with disdain.
03:59Just a local healer. Thank you for your work. Take this as a token of my thanks. No need. Is
04:07my jeweled bracelet not enough? I rely on my skills, not charity. You misunderstand me.
04:13I'm only showing gratitude. Or, do you want something more?
04:18I've heard some country girls trying to scheme their way into high society.
04:21She spoke softly, but her words cut sharp as a blade. The bodyguards fixed me with suspicious stares.
04:27I want no part of high society. My future is right here in these hills with every patient who depends
04:33on me.
04:33I won't spend my future confined to some man's backyard.
04:36Show some respect! Do you know who you're talking to? Do you know he is the president's son?
04:41Because he is president's son, he should stay away from me.
04:44Rafe.
04:46Let her go. Understood, Mr. Charles.
04:49I did not hesitate for a second. I pushed deep into the woods. No one tried to stop me this
04:55time.
04:56Three years have passed. I've passed through 16 towns and treated over 300 patients.
05:02My medicine bag grew heavy. I had grown out of that girl and become a true healer.
05:06I heard nothing of the president's son. By my calculations, he must have married long ago.
05:11He must be living happily with Isolde, just as it should be.
05:16We were from two different worlds, until that autumn, when war broke out on the border.
05:21The pass fell to the northern tribes. War swept across the land for months.
05:26More and more wounded came to me.
05:28I worked day and night without rest. My herbal stove never went cold.
05:34One day, just as the herbs finished, a man walked in. It was Colonel Harry, the local commander.
05:40Is there any way to save this soldier?
05:42The other doctors shook their heads.
05:44He's gone. There's nothing we can do. Prepare the funeral.
05:47I said nothing. I stepped forward in silence, removed his clothes, cleaned the wound, and stitched it up.
05:55If the fever breaks, he will live.
05:57What? How is that possible?
05:59Dr. Maeve, please come with me to be our chief medic.
06:03My boys are great soldiers.
06:04They can die charging the front, but I can't watch them rot away in pain inside a tent.
06:09His words hit me hard. He was right. Where am I needed more than the front?
06:13In the days that followed, I slept only four hours a night.
06:16My hands smelled of blood I could never wash away.
06:19I saved more people than I could count.
06:22I became known as the one who cheated death, because I always stole lives back from death.
06:27I went from a simple village healer to the head of all medical staff.
06:32Dr. Maeve, hurry!
06:33I followed the bodyguards to a tent.
06:36As I stepped inside, the stench of blood and herbs washed over me.
06:40The personal physician were on their knees, completely helpless.
06:44I walked forward, looking at the handsome face from years ago, now pale and fragile.
06:50I unbuttoned his robe and saw that the wound had turned black.
06:54It reeked of death.
06:56The poison had already reached his heart.
06:59I need Snow Lotus to clear his veins, or he won't last long.
07:03Snow Lotus?
07:04That's a holy herb on the highest cliffs.
07:06The mountains are snowed in completely.
07:08It's impossible to get there.
07:09I'll go get it, I said, turning to leave.
07:12Dr. Maeve, you're going on a suicide mission!
07:15No woman can handle that blizzard!
07:17I didn't look back, only I knew exactly where to find it.
07:21In my past life, this poison killed him.
07:23In this life, I won't let him die again.
07:26Not for love, but because this army needs its leader.
07:29I am a doctor.
07:30Saving lives is my calling, with a rope and a herb hoe.
07:34I vanished alone into the whiteout.
07:36I fell three times.
07:38At the most dangerous moment, I hung mid-air on a single dead vine.
07:42But when I saw it, that pure white blossom dancing in the gale, I smiled.
07:47I returned with the lotus.
07:49On the morning of the third day, I heard Isolde's sobbing.
07:53Charles, wake up!
07:54Look at me!
07:55I handed the lotus to a helper boy.
07:58Simmer it slowly over a low flame to make the medicine.
08:01I walked inside.
08:03Isolde froze, then snapped.
08:05Who are you?
08:06Do you know where-
08:07Not another word.
08:10Unless you want to watch him die.
08:12She trembled with rage, but stayed silent.
08:15I went to the bed and reached for his forehead.
08:17The moment my fingers touched his skin, his lips moved in a faint, mumbled whisper.
08:23Helena.
08:25I froze in my tracks.
08:26Had he returned from the past as well?
08:28The thought was like a snake, slithering into my mind.
08:32A cold shiver ran through me.
08:34Memories of my past life, the ones I tried to bury, came rushing back all at once.
08:40The distance on our wedding night, the cold stares from the bodyguards, Isolde's fake pity,
08:46and that final, soul-crushing letter.
08:48I yanked my hand back.
08:50I forced myself to stay calm.
08:52Whether he remembered or not, he was just my patient now.
08:55He was the hope of this army.
08:57My logic finally returned.
08:59I ordered the medics to prepare.
09:01The snow lotus was ready.
09:03Mr. Charles needs surgery now.
09:05The medics scrambled to help.
09:07Isolde stayed by the bed, sobbing while holding his hand.
09:10She looked so fragile today.
09:12I stepped forward and spoke softly.
09:14Miss Isolette, please move.
09:16I need to treat him.
09:17She looked up with teary eyes.
09:19Her worry was mixed with suspicion.
09:22Who exactly are you?
09:24She asked with a sharp gaze.
09:25I know every one of his personal physicians, but I have never seen you.
09:29I gave a short answer, without even looking at her.
09:32I am Dr. Mayev, the army's chief medic.
09:34I began preparing my tools.
09:37Elena.
09:38Isolde whispered the name.
09:39Her face suddenly turned pale.
09:41You're the local healer.
09:42The one who saved him back then.
09:45I cut her off.
09:46This is not the time for memories.
09:48This is a matter of life and death.
09:50Please, step aside.
09:53Isolde bit her lip and finally moved back.
09:55But she kept staring at Charles.
09:57Her eyes full of complex emotions.
10:00The first treatment was done.
10:02I brought the lotus medicine, feeding him, drop by drop.
10:06His brow was locked in pain, as if he couldn't bear the agony.
10:10I whispered words of comfort, like soothing a small child.
10:15Isolde tried to help, but I refused her coldly.
10:17Black blood seeped from the wound, a sign the medicine was working.
10:22I cleaned the wound over and over.
10:24The process was dangerous.
10:26One slip could spread the poison.
10:28I was fully focused.
10:30Sweat beaded on my forehead.
10:32But I didn't dare to wipe it.
10:34Time passed slowly.
10:35The only sounds were the tools and the heavy beat of a heart.
10:39His breath was uneven.
10:41Sometimes fast, sometimes weak.
10:43Twice his heart stopped.
10:45But I pulled him back.
10:46For twelve long hours.
10:48I didn't leave his side.
10:50Isolde fainted halfway.
10:52The soldiers took her away.
10:54The other doctors waited, taking turns outside the tent.
10:58Only I stayed by the bed, watching over him alone.
11:01Late into the night, his high fever finally broke.
11:05He was still very pale, but the deathly gray faded.
11:08I checked his heart rate.
11:10It was almost back to normal.
11:12My nerves finally relaxed.
11:13An exhaustion washed over me.
11:16I leaned against the bed and fell fast asleep.
11:20In a daze, I woke up.
11:21I saw him staring at me.
11:23What a look in his eyes.
11:25The confusion quickly faded.
11:27It turned into pure shock, then into a deep, aching pain.
11:31He just kept staring at me, trying to say something, but no sound came out.
11:35That was not a look of thanks.
11:37Absolutely not.
11:38My heart sank to the bottom.
11:40His voice was raspy.
11:41Elena.
11:42The sound was like a blade, stabbing straight into my ears.
11:46Mr. Charles, you're mistaken.
11:48I am just an army doctor.
11:50His eyes were locked on me, as if carving my image into his soul.
11:54It really is you.
11:55I cut him off, my voice cold.
11:57You have just recovered.
12:00Your mind is still clouded.
12:02You are awake now, which means the treatment worked.
12:05Follow the doctor's orders.
12:07I will take my leave now.
12:08I turned to leave quickly.
12:10Don't go!
12:11He struggled to sit up, hissing as his wound pulled.
12:15I paused for a second, but I did not look back.
12:19Elena, don't leave!
12:20Rafe appeared at the entrance.
12:22He blocked my path.
12:23President's son just woke up.
12:24He still needs your care.
12:27His gaze was sharp.
12:28He seemed to recognize me.
12:30I suppressed my irritation and spoke calmly.
12:33President's son's condition has improved.
12:35A weak but firm command came from inside the tent.
12:39Better stay.
12:40There was a trace of pleading in Charles' voice.
12:43In the end, I stayed.
12:45It wasn't because of the command.
12:47It was because I saw it.
12:48The flash of despair in his eyes.
12:51It was the look of a man,
12:52grasping his last hope while dying.
12:55The snow lotus was truly a holy relic,
12:58working its magic deep inside his wounded body.
13:01With my care and the power of the sacred flower,
13:04his blackened wound slowly turned back to normal.
13:08Fresh pink flesh started to grow over the injury,
13:11but his gaze toward me made my chest feel tight.
13:14It was not thanks, nor was it simple curiosity,
13:17but something heavy, dark, and impossible to name.
13:20He would stare at me quietly for hours on end,
13:23especially when I gently changed his bandages.
13:26His eyes were so deep and full of unspoken things
13:30that I dared not meet them or look back at him.
13:33Isolde came to visit him nearly every single day,
13:36showing him perfect gentle care and pure devotion.
13:39Her eyes were filled with warm love for Charles,
13:42but they held cold suspicion when they turned to me.
13:45One day, she walked in with a cup of warm nutrient drink
13:49and saw him gazing longingly at my quiet back.
13:52The cup slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor,
13:55and her voice shook with fear and sudden disbelief.
14:00Charles, have you two met each other before now?
14:02Charles stayed silent.
14:04His face was hard to read.
14:06After a long moment, he finally spoke in a low voice.
14:10Isolid, I don't know how to explain this to you.
14:13He did not deny it, not even a single little word.
14:17Isolid's face turned pale, as pale as a ghost.
14:20I let out a quiet sigh, deep inside my own heart,
14:24feeling the wheel of fate start to turn once again.
14:27No matter how hard I tried to change my own path,
14:30it all led back to the same sad old ending.
14:33Once Charles could walk,
14:34he started visiting my tent more often.
14:37He didn't say a word,
14:38just watched me quietly as I treated soldiers.
14:41Sometimes he would help with small tasks,
14:43or order supplies to be sent to me.
14:46Soon, rumors began to spread throughout the entire military camp.
14:50People were making up stories about a romance between the two of us.
14:54I couldn't take it anymore,
14:55so I decided to finally confront him.
14:58Mr. Charles, your wounds are healed,
15:00and I am resigning from my post.
15:03Charles swayed slightly,
15:04almost losing his balance as he stood there.
15:07You're leaving?
15:08To where?
15:09He asked me with a trembling voice.
15:11I avoided his gaze, looking away as I answered him.
15:14To where I am needed.
15:16You have fully recovered now.
15:18Isolid is devoted to you.
15:19And the soldiers need their leader here.
15:21I no longer belong in this place.
15:23It is time for me to go.
15:25Who says you don't belong?
15:27Elena,
15:29I know I owe you so much.
15:31I cut him off,
15:32the anger from two lifetimes finally exploding.
15:35You owe me nothing!
15:37In our past life,
15:38you only trapped me.
15:40You ended everything with that letter,
15:43saying you owed her,
15:45not me.
15:46In this life,
15:46I saved you twice,
15:47and now we are finally even.
15:50Please just let me go.
15:51My words hit him like a bolt of lightning.
15:54Charles turned ghostly pale
15:55as the light in his eyes went dark.
15:57So you really are back,
16:00and you remember everything?
16:01His voice was trembling,
16:03with his eyes turning a deep red.
16:05I remained perfectly calm
16:07as I told him the cold truth.
16:09I remember every single thing,
16:11so I know how to choose now.
16:14In this life,
16:15I only want to heal people
16:16and live as a free woman.
16:18Your power,
16:19your duties,
16:20and your love
16:21have nothing to do with me.
16:23He looked at me,
16:24his face filled with overwhelming pain.
16:26What if I told you
16:27that I only just realized...
16:30Don't say another word.
16:31Turning away to pack my bags.
16:34Whatever you want to say,
16:36it is already far too late.
16:39Our story ended
16:40when you wrote that letter,
16:41maybe even long before that.
16:43I picked up my luggage,
16:44walking to the entrance of the tent.
16:47I paused for a moment,
16:48but I did not look back at him.
16:50I hope you recover soon.
16:52Reclaim your power
16:53and grow old with Isolade.
16:54Then I lifted the flap,
16:56stepping out into the cold,
16:58dark night.
16:59This time,
17:00no one tried to stand in my way.
17:02I thought that I was finally free.
17:05I intentionally avoided the main roads,
17:08traveling through the quiet back roads.
17:10The war was not over yet,
17:12and wounded villagers were everywhere.
17:14I traveled around practicing medicine,
17:16but I no longer used my real name.
17:19I went by Dr. Maeve,
17:21living as a simple, local healer.
17:23About one year later,
17:25I stayed in a small town in the south.
17:27This place was untouched by war,
17:29and the local people were very kind.
17:32I settled down in a wooden cabin,
17:34right by the edge of a peaceful lake.
17:37I treated patients during the day,
17:39and studied herbs throughout the night.
17:41Life was supposed to be quiet,
17:43until one very rainy night.
17:45A sudden, urgent knocking
17:46started echoing loudly against my door.
17:49I opened the door.
17:51Two strangers were carrying a stretcher,
17:53and the person on the stretcher
17:54was covered with a cloak,
17:56and weekly.
17:57Dr. Maeve,
17:58please save this traveling merchant!
17:59We found him outside town.
18:01His old wounds flared up.
18:02He is dying.
18:03Please help him right now!
18:04I told them to carry the man inside quickly.
18:06When I brushed away his wet, messy hair,
18:09my entire body froze in complete shock.
18:11It was Charles,
18:12looking thin and almost unrecognizable.
18:15His face was flushed with fever.
18:17His lips cracked.
18:18His breathing was so weak,
18:20it had almost stopped.
18:21Even in this mess,
18:23I could never forget that face.
18:25I snapped my head
18:26toward the men who brought him.
18:27One of them was Rafe,
18:29disguised but with familiar eyes.
18:31His voice was hoarse,
18:33filled with a desperate plea.
18:35I beg you,
18:36please save his life.
18:38No one else can save him except for you.
18:40Anger and helplessness
18:41washed over me all at once.
18:43I wanted to kick them all out of my house.
18:46But I am a doctor.
18:47I cannot ignore the dying.
18:49Everyone get out.
18:50I need quiet, quiet to examine him.
18:53After the checkup,
18:54my heart sank halfway down.
18:55Old wounds hadn't healed
18:57and new ones were added.
18:58On top of that,
19:00constant worrying had drained him.
19:01It was a miracle that he even made it here.
19:04That night,
19:04I used everything I had ever learned.
19:07I poured precious medicines
19:08into his body like water
19:10just to steal this man back
19:11from the grip of death.
19:12This man,
19:14whom I had once both loved and hated.
19:16I thought that we were already even.
19:18But by dawn,
19:19his fever finally started to drop.
19:21I was so exhausted
19:23that I felt like collapsing.
19:25Leaning against the wall,
19:27I watched Charles' sleeping face.
19:29Even in a coma,
19:30his brow was tightly furrowed.
19:32Why?
19:33Why are you doing this to me now?
19:37You failed me in our past life.
19:39So why must you torture me
19:41in this one too?
19:42He didn't wake up
19:43until two days later.
19:45The setting sun
19:46shone through the window
19:47onto his face
19:48as he slowly opened
19:49his eyes to the world.
19:51His gaze was filled
19:52with a deep,
19:53silent emptiness.
19:54He turned his head
19:55to watch me mixing herbs,
19:57staring at me
19:58for a very long time.
19:59You still chose to save me.
20:01He whispered.
20:02His voice was raspy,
20:04but I didn't stop my work.
20:06I am a doctor.
20:07I know you hate me.
20:08I hate those memories too.
20:11In my mind,
20:12I see your back
20:12as you left me.
20:14I see you sitting alone
20:15in the mirror on our night.
20:16I see your face
20:17when you read that final letter.
20:19His words came in broken pieces,
20:21like a blunt knife
20:22cutting my old scars.
20:24I thought I married you
20:25only for gratitude
20:26and that what I felt
20:27for Islo was love.
20:29But in this life,
20:30when I saw the light
20:31fade from your eyes,
20:32I finally understood.
20:35Alina,
20:35it was a feeling for you
20:36that I was simply
20:38too afraid to admit.
20:39Back when you first saved me,
20:41during those days and nights,
20:42I loved you.
20:44But I carried
20:45too much responsibility
20:46and I couldn't see
20:47my own heart clearly.
20:49So I masked my feelings
20:50with duty,
20:51calling it gratitude
20:52just to hide the truth.
20:54I thought making you my wife
20:56was the best way
20:57to repay your kindness.
20:59I never realized
21:00that for you,
21:01it was nothing more
21:03than a cage.
21:03His voice grew
21:05more and more excited
21:06as a sickly red flush
21:08crept across his face.
21:10In this life,
21:10I wanted to make amends,
21:12but I realized
21:13I didn't even have the right.
21:15You left so firmly,
21:17choosing to walk away
21:18with absolutely nothing.
21:20I broke off my engagement
21:22with Isolid,
21:23spending every moment
21:24trying to find you.
21:25But I didn't know
21:26what to say.
21:27Sorry is too light,
21:28and I love you is a joke.
21:30This time,
21:31I got hurt on purpose.
21:32His voice was
21:33terrifyingly calm now,
21:35and I completely
21:36stopped mixing the medicine.
21:37I knew my old wounds
21:38hadn't healed,
21:39and I knew the enemy
21:40was waiting for me.
21:42I thought if I died
21:43right there,
21:44I would finally be free
21:45from this pain.
21:47Maybe then,
21:48I could finally stop
21:49torturing you
21:50once and for all.
21:51And I would not have
21:51to torture myself either.
21:53Rafe fought to the death
21:55to save me,
21:55he said with a bitter smile.
21:57But in my coma,
21:58I had only one thought.
22:00If I could see you
22:01just one more time,
22:02I would be willing
22:03to die right now.
22:04So they brought me here
22:05to find you,
22:07even if they had to use
22:08this desperate way.
22:10I am sorry, Alina.
22:11It seems that I have been
22:12selfish once again.
22:13I clenched my fists
22:15until my nails drew blood,
22:16feeling a heavy,
22:18suffocating pain
22:18in my chest.
22:19I didn't feel
22:20that much hatred anymore,
22:22only an endless,
22:23hollow sense of sorrow.
22:25He looked at me
22:25with eyes that were
22:26both clear
22:27and full of despair.
22:28Alina,
22:29I don't dare to ask
22:30for a second chance
22:31because I know
22:32that I don't deserve it.
22:34I just wanted to tell you
22:35I was a fool,
22:35never seeing my own heart
22:37in our past life.
22:38In this life,
22:38being able to see you again
22:40and telling you this
22:40in person is enough.
22:42I am a doctor
22:43and I worked so hard
22:45to save you.
22:46I finally spoke,
22:47my voice sounding hoarse.
22:49I didn't save your life
22:50just to sit here
22:51and listen to you
22:52say your final words.
22:54He looked at me,
22:55a tiny spark of light
22:56flickering for a moment
22:57in his tired eyes.
22:59I know my own body
23:00very well, Alina.
23:01My heart and lungs
23:02are already failing me.
23:03I am only staying alive
23:05for a bit longer
23:06by using medicine
23:07to drag out
23:08my remaining days.
23:10Every moment
23:10I spend looking at you now
23:12is time I have stolen
23:13away from death.
23:14His words felt like
23:15a cold,
23:16heartless sentence
23:16and in my heart
23:18I knew the truth as well.
23:20His time was indeed
23:21running out very fast
23:22and even with all my skills
23:24I was powerless.
23:25In the days that followed
23:26the atmosphere was strange
23:28but peaceful.
23:29Charles stayed inside
23:30my humble wooden cabin
23:31as I did my best
23:32to keep him alive.
23:34We rarely spoke
23:35to each other anymore
23:36leaving the room
23:37in a heavy silence.
23:38While I mixed medicine
23:40he just quietly watched
23:41the lake or my back.
23:42Two bodyguards in disguise
23:44stayed nearby
23:45hiding in the shadows
23:46to protect him.
23:47Isolde came to visit him
23:49looking much thinner
23:50than she did before.
23:51Her expensive clothes
23:52could not hide
23:53how exhausted
23:54and broken
23:54she truly felt.
23:55When she saw the scene
23:56inside the house
23:57the light in her eyes
23:59finally went out.
24:00She didn't make a scene
24:01or scream
24:02she just stood silently
24:03by the door.
24:04She watched Charles
24:05from a distance
24:05with tears streaming
24:07down her pale face.
24:08Charles looked at her
24:09with nothing but guilt
24:10knowing he had caused
24:11her so much pain.
24:14Isolette,
24:14I am so sorry.
24:15I have wasted
24:17so much of your life.
24:19Please go back home now
24:21and try your best
24:22to forget me.
24:23Isolde finally left
24:24the cabin in tears
24:25realizing that Charles
24:27never belonged to her.
24:28Charles' health
24:29continued to get much worse
24:30as he coughed up
24:32blood more often.
24:33He spent most of his time
24:34drifting in and out
24:35of a very long sleep.
24:37When he was awake
24:38he seemed to have
24:39a bit more energy.
24:40He would chat
24:41about everyday things
24:42carefully avoiding
24:43any heavy or painful topics.
24:46After a rainstorm
24:47one autumn afternoon
24:48he suddenly seemed
24:50to feel much better.
24:51He leaned by the window
24:53watching the rain
24:54wash the entire world clean.
24:56Helena.
24:57He called out to me softly
24:58his voice barely louder
24:59than a whisper.
25:00Rather a next life.
25:02They're mine.
25:02Let's not have a next life.
25:03He smiled at me
25:04and his smile
25:05was very gentle and kind.
25:07And if ending this life
25:08like this
25:08dishing to make out
25:09what can't affect.
25:10He looked like the young man
25:11who first woke up
25:12in the mountains.
25:12I am so sorry.
25:14You have to watch me die again.
25:17I stopped mixing the medicine
25:18my hands starting
25:20to tremble slightly.
25:21Don't cry.
25:22He whispered
25:23looking at me
25:23with such gentle eyes.
25:25This time please
25:26do not shed
25:27any more tears for me.
25:28Only then did I realize
25:30that my tears
25:30were already falling down.
25:32He struggled
25:32to raise his hand
25:33wanting to wipe
25:34the tears from my face.
25:35But before he could touch me
25:37his arm fell back down
25:38without any strength.
25:39I reached out
25:40to grab his hand
25:41and he used his last bit
25:42of power to hold mine.
25:43He took one final look at me
25:45his gaze lingering
25:46for a long quiet moment.
25:48Forget me
25:49and go away.
25:52Be the free
25:53and great doctor
25:53you always wanted to be.
25:55His eyes slowly drifted shut
25:57with a smile
25:58of true relief
25:58on his lips.
26:00All the life
26:00left his body
26:01as he let go
26:02of the world forever.
26:03The rain tapped
26:04against the roof
26:05and the damp air
26:06was filled
26:06with the scent
26:07of flowers.
26:07He had lost
26:08his very last spark
26:09of life
26:10leaving me alone
26:11in the quiet room.
26:12I just sat there
26:13silently
26:14holding his cold hand
26:15in mine.
26:16I let my tears
26:17fall without a sound
26:18watching the man
26:19I once loved
26:20and hated.
26:21He finally got his wish
26:22dying in a place
26:23where I was by his side.
26:25I watched him
26:26finish his journey
26:27after traveling
26:28through two long
26:29lifetimes.
26:30The bodyguards
26:30eventually came inside
26:31to take care of
26:33everything that was left.
26:34I didn't ask them
26:35where they would
26:35take Charles' body.
26:37Those things
26:37no longer matter to me
26:38as I prepared
26:39to move on
26:40with my life.
26:41I thought that
26:41this was the end
26:42but I realized
26:43that I was
26:44completely wrong.
26:45Three months
26:45after Charles
26:46passed away
26:47news finally reached
26:48my small
26:49quiet town.
26:50Mr. Charles
26:51had died
26:51from his injuries
26:52and the entire
26:53nation was now
26:54in deep mourning.
26:57At the same time
26:58a secret order
26:59reached my ears.
27:00Charles' younger
27:01brother became
27:02the new president
27:03and he ordered
27:04a hunt for me.
27:05They called me
27:05a murderer
27:06accusing the local
27:07healer of killing
27:08President's son.
27:09Charles' death
27:10caused a massive
27:11wave of shock
27:12throughout the entire
27:13nation.
27:14The congressman
27:15believed President's
27:16son was murdered
27:17and I was the
27:18prime suspect.
27:19Isolde completely
27:20broke down
27:21after seeing that
27:21Charles was with me
27:22before he died.
27:23She claimed I
27:24poisoned President's
27:25son out of a
27:26twisted sense
27:27of broken love.
27:28How incredibly
27:29ironic this was.
27:30In my past life
27:32I died for him
27:33heartbroken by
27:34his final letter
27:35to me.
27:35In this life
27:36I was facing
27:37execution for the
27:39crime of trying
27:40to save him.
27:41Rafe found me
27:42and shouted
27:42Dr. Maeve you
27:43have to run now.
27:44They have already
27:45sent men to catch
27:46you.
27:46You must leave
27:47this place
27:47immediately.
27:48Where exactly
27:48could I go?
27:49The soldiers
27:50are everywhere
27:50now.
27:51Go to the
27:51northern desert
27:52or even beyond
27:53the western seas.
27:54President's son
27:55ordered me before
27:55he died to keep
27:56you safe at any
27:57cost.
27:58This is the
27:58very last thing
27:59that he truly
28:00owes to you.
28:00There is no
28:01need.
28:02I am tired.
28:03Dr. Maeve!
28:04Thank you but
28:05say no more.
28:06Your duty was to
28:07protect President's
28:08son.
28:09Not to worry
28:10about me.
28:11Now that he is
28:12gone.
28:13You are finally
28:14a free man.
28:15He looked at me
28:16with complex
28:17emotions before
28:18turning and
28:19vanishing into
28:20the night.
28:21I did not try
28:22to run away.
28:24Three days later
28:25the soldiers
28:25surrounded my
28:26small wooden
28:27cabin by the
28:27lake.
28:28Now I am just
28:29waiting to hear
28:30the final judgment
28:31against me.
28:32The charge was
28:32the murder of
28:33President's son
28:34and I didn't say
28:35a single word
28:36to defend myself.
28:37I let them bind
28:38my hands tightly
28:39as they began
28:40the long journey
28:41back to the
28:42capital.
28:42On the road
28:43I saw many
28:44familiar faces
28:45watching me
28:46from the sides
28:47of the path.
28:49Soldiers I once
28:50treated and local
28:50healers all stared
28:52at me with pity
28:52and confusion.
28:54Some people tried
28:55to step forward
28:55for me but the
28:57soldiers quickly
28:57pushed them all
28:58back.
28:59The dungeon
29:00was cold and
29:01very damp
29:01where I sat
29:03in a special
29:03cell awaiting
29:04my fate.
29:06Isolde came to
29:07visit me just
29:07one time
29:08wearing a simple
29:09dress with red
29:10swollen eyes.
29:12He asked me
29:13Are you satisfied
29:14now?
29:14Her voice cold
29:15and filled with
29:16bitter resentment.
29:17Charles broke
29:18off our engagement
29:19for you and he
29:19spent his days
29:20miserable and
29:21alone.
29:22In the end
29:22he died because
29:23of you.
29:24Are you happy
29:26with what you
29:26have done?
29:27I looked at her
29:28with nothing
29:28but pity
29:29feeling sorry
29:30for the woman
29:30standing before
29:31me.
29:32Do you truly
29:32love him as a
29:33man or do you
29:34just love the
29:34title of the
29:35first lady?
29:36Her expression
29:37changed instantly
29:38at my words.
29:39What kind of
29:40nonsense are you
29:40talking about?
29:41I asked her.
29:42If he wasn't
29:43president's son
29:43would you still
29:45be this obsessed
29:45with him?
29:47If he were
29:48just a simple
29:48villager would
29:50you have waited
29:51for him all
29:51these years?
29:52Isolde was
29:53speechless unable
29:54to find an
29:54answer while I
29:55remained perfectly
29:56calm in my
29:57cell.
29:57I loved him
29:58once.
29:59I told her
30:00quietly.
30:01I loved the
30:02man who was
30:02a wounded
30:03villager and
30:04the boy with
30:05the clear honest
30:05eyes.
30:06But that man
30:07died at that
30:08very moment that
30:08he chose to
30:09become president's
30:10son again.
30:11The man you
30:12love and the
30:12man I loved
30:14have never
30:15truly been the
30:15same person.
30:16Isolde backed
30:17away in a
30:18total daze
30:18then turned and
30:19fled from the
30:20dark dungeon.
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