She lost everything… now he’ll make them pay. 🖤🔥
Claire’s life is destroyed by the man she once loved—betrayed, broken, and left with nothing after a cruel conspiracy. But when she walks away from her past, fate brings her to Lucas—her ex’s powerful billionaire uncle.
Cold to the world but gentle with her, Lucas becomes her shield… and her weapon.
While her ex begs for forgiveness, Claire has already moved on—and revenge is quietly unfolding behind the scenes.
Secrets are exposed. Lies are shattered.
And this time, she’s not the victim anymore.
#darkromance #billionairedrama #revengeplot #strongfemalelead #toxiclove
Claire’s life is destroyed by the man she once loved—betrayed, broken, and left with nothing after a cruel conspiracy. But when she walks away from her past, fate brings her to Lucas—her ex’s powerful billionaire uncle.
Cold to the world but gentle with her, Lucas becomes her shield… and her weapon.
While her ex begs for forgiveness, Claire has already moved on—and revenge is quietly unfolding behind the scenes.
Secrets are exposed. Lies are shattered.
And this time, she’s not the victim anymore.
#darkromance #billionairedrama #revengeplot #strongfemalelead #toxiclove
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00:00I went to a college reunion for my husband. Never expected my ex-husband to be there.
00:05Sorry I'm late. I'm here for my husband.
00:08The shuffling of cards stopped. My ex-husband, Ethan, looked up. His eyes locked onto me.
00:13Someone spoke first.
00:14Ethan, is this your class reunion or a pathetic ex-convention?
00:19Laughter exploded around the table.
00:21Claire, you leaked those sex photos just to climb the social ladder?
00:24That's how you made a name for yourself.
00:26You schemed and plotted until you ruined your own reputation?
00:29And then you got kicked out of the Blackwood family for good.
00:32Ethan's new wife comes from old money.
00:34She's educated, classy, not covered in cheap perfume like you.
00:38How dare you show your face here?
00:40The mockery came at me. They'd never know the truth.
00:42Once, he defied his entire family for me.
00:46He had eight ribs broken for me.
00:48Then she came. Everything changed.
00:50The year I miscarried, she took my uterus under the excuse of treatment.
00:55The day I left the hospital, she ran me over with a car.
00:58He watched.
00:59Let her vent her rage.
01:01I didn't die. I'm back.
01:05Didn't flinch the way they expected.
01:07I'm here to fill in for my husband, not to listen to gossip.
01:11Ethan walked over slowly.
01:13Claire, we're divorced.
01:15I stepped back, smiled.
01:17I know.
01:18That's why I'm not here for you, Mr. Blackwood.
01:20Planning to throw yourself at Ethan again?
01:22How far are you going to strip this time?
01:24The men at the table snickered.
01:26Chris grabbed my arm.
01:28Still chasing after him three years after the divorce?
01:30You have no shame, but the rest of us do.
01:34Chris was my brother.
01:35He hated me more than most.
01:37The woman stood between Ethan and me.
01:39She was the one Chris loved.
01:41Enough.
01:41Ethan lit a cigarette, his expression unreadable.
01:44Chris's grip tightened on my arm.
01:46His teeth clenched.
01:48What's wrong with calling it out?
01:49I'm her brother.
01:51If it wasn't for her, Grace would still be a surgeon.
01:54You were the only one who believed her.
01:56Let Grace suffer for years for nothing.
01:59Ethan crushed out the cigarette.
02:00What happened back then?
02:02Everyone had their reasons.
02:03Everyone had their reasons.
02:05What reasons?
02:05When I met Ethan, he was the Blackwood heir.
02:08A genius.
02:09Got into an Ivy League at 16.
02:11Doctorate by 20.
02:12But he only had eyes for me.
02:14To marry me.
02:15The only woman I'll marry is Claire.
02:19If you won't accept that,
02:21then I'm no longer a Blackwood.
02:23You don't have a son.
02:24He let his family break eight of his ribs.
02:28That's who he was.
02:29Stubborn to the core.
02:30Once he set his mind on something,
02:32nothing could sway him.
02:33When he built his empire,
02:34when he swore to protect me forever,
02:37even when he cheated.
02:39I was 27 when I miscarried.
02:41Grace was my attending physician.
02:43She used treatment as an excuse to remove my uterus.
02:47Ethan lost his mind.
02:48He told me more than once.
02:50Ethan.
02:52If any other doctor could treat you,
02:54I'll make Grace pay for what she'd done.
02:56But on Ethan's birthday,
02:58I walked in on them in Grace's office.
03:00Bodies pressed together.
03:01I went crazy.
03:03Smashed everything in that room.
03:06Sent complaint after complaint to the hospital board.
03:09But before the hospital could respond,
03:11I had my photos all over the news.
03:13Private photos of me looking shameless.
03:17Like scenes from an adult film.
03:18It was my own brother who did it.
03:20You drugged Ethan.
03:22Climbed into his bed.
03:24Forced him to marry you out of responsibility.
03:27The final blow came from Ethan himself.
03:30I lay in bed and stared at all the accusations.
03:33That's when Ethan walked in with Grace.
03:35I know I wronged you.
03:37But Ethan and I truly love each other.
03:40The title, children.
03:41I don't need any of it.
03:43I just want to stay by his side.
03:45Ethan pulled Grace behind him.
03:47Died.
03:47His voice tired.
03:50Claire, we've been together 10 years.
03:52Can't I have one moment of weakness?
03:54She's different from you.
03:55She has a career.
03:56Has dignity.
03:57She doesn't need to follow men around.
03:59You have no shame.
04:00But Grace does.
04:02The man once said I was his whole world.
04:05He slapped me across the face.
04:07Between me and Grace.
04:08He chose her without hesitation.
04:11What am I to you?
04:12Forced myself to ask.
04:1418-year-old Ethan sat through endless business dinners.
04:17He coughed up blood just to give me a better life.
04:20And now, he only looked at me with irritation.
04:24You did something wrong.
04:25I'm just asking you to apologize.
04:27Why drag this out?
04:29Wrong?
04:31He didn't know.
04:32Their cheated videos and texts were still on my phone.
04:36I snapped back to reality.
04:39What reasons?
04:41You went out of your way to cover up her scandals and she broke Grace's hands.
04:45I looked around.
04:46Didn't see my husband Lucas anywhere.
04:48I didn't want to rehash old history anyway.
04:51I'm at the wrong place.
04:52I sent my husband a text, then turned to leave.
04:55Familiar fingers wrapped around my wrist.
04:57I don't blame you anymore for what happened back then.
05:00I pulled away, looked at him coldly.
05:03Are you addicted to performing?
05:05A light laugh cut through the tension.
05:07Grace walked over in heels.
05:09Claire!
05:10Slipped her arm through Ethan's.
05:11Didn't expect to see you here.
05:12Her eyes challenged me.
05:14In the past, just hearing her name made me hysterical.
05:16Now, after all the pain, I felt nothing at all.
05:19Are you still mad at me?
05:21Maybe, even if you hate me, you shouldn't ignore your brother.
05:24He actually worries about you.
05:26I don't have a brother.
05:27When my brother and husband chose her, I lost my family.
05:31Grace grabbed my wrist.
05:32My mother's bracelet.
05:34The only thing she left me.
05:35Ethan took it from me by force.
05:37Gave it to Grace as an apology gift.
05:39Maybe Ethan was right.
05:40He did have his reasons.
05:41Just not for me.
05:42For Grace.
05:43She nearly ran me over with a car.
05:45I'd just left the hospital, walking home.
05:47Ethan's sports car roared up.
05:49Grace was driving.
05:50Hate burned in her eyes.
05:51This is all your fault?
05:52Why won't you just die?
05:53Why are you stealing my mask?
05:56I threw myself to the side.
05:58Voices floated over from the hospital entrance.
06:00What's she doing?
06:01Heard she's going after someone's husband.
06:03Deserves it.
06:04Running her over would be doing everyone a favor.
06:06Homewrecker.
06:07I didn't have time to argue.
06:08Just wanted to run.
06:10Then the tire rolled over my leg.
06:11A crack.
06:12Pain exploded.
06:14I shook all over.
06:15Couldn't even scream.
06:17Grace smiled brightly.
06:18Ethan said I could do anything to make myself feel better.
06:22Can't run now, can you?
06:24Time to speed up.
06:26She hit the gas again.
06:27I didn't run this time.
06:29As the car came at me, I lunged forward.
06:31Grabbed the steering wheel.
06:33Used everything I had to wrench it sideways.
06:36Claire, are you insane?
06:37I didn't answer.
06:38Just held on and kept pulling.
06:40My leg dragged across the pavement.
06:42Skin tore open.
06:44Left a trail of blood.
06:45The car slammed into a tree.
06:47The impact threw me hard.
06:49Before anyone could react, Grace stomped on my broken leg.
06:53Slapped me over and over.
06:55I was just joking around.
06:57Did you have to try to kill me?
06:58Pain flashed white across my vision.
07:00I tried to fight back, but familiar hands pinned my shoulders.
07:04Ethan's voice came from above.
07:06Don't move.
07:07Let her vent.
07:07You almost killed her just now.
07:09Do you understand that?
07:10Ethan, are you blind?
07:12She ran me over.
07:13Crushed my leg.
07:14And you don't see it?
07:15Ethan's jaw tightened.
07:17If you hadn't provoked her, she wouldn't have lost control.
07:20He turned away from me.
07:21Walked to Grace.
07:22Grace leaned into him.
07:24Sobbed.
07:24Then stood on her toes and kissed him.
07:27They stood there kissing.
07:28Wouldn't let go of each other.
07:30I spent a week in the hospital.
07:32Ethan didn't call once.
07:34Didn't text.
07:35Never came to see me.
07:36But my brother made sure to show me Grace's social media.
07:39A snowy ski slope.
07:41Ethan and Grace side by side.
07:43A steamy hot spring.
07:45Him holding her.
07:46Kissing her.
07:47Chris stared at the photos of the laughing woman with soft eyes.
07:51Look at them.
07:51They're perfect together.
07:53They were meant to be.
07:53Why do you have to break them up?
07:56Grace is so accomplished.
07:59Ethan's always had feelings for her.
08:00Why can't you be mature like me and let them go?
08:03His irritation made it seem like I ruined their relationship.
08:06I lost it.
08:07Smashed everything in the room.
08:09Screamed at Ethan to get out.
08:11I was about to demand a divorce when his phone rang.
08:14Mr. Blackwood.
08:16Miss Monroe was kidnapped.
08:17They cut her hand tendons.
08:19The kidnappers said Claire paid them to teach Miss Roe a lesson.
08:22Ethan's face changed.
08:24His hands shot out and wrapped around my throat.
08:27How can you be this vicious?
08:29Do you know she's a surgeon?
08:31If her hands are ruined, she's finished.
08:33I couldn't breathe.
08:34Watched the disappointment and rage in his eyes.
08:38Laughed.
08:39Are you stupid?
08:40You actually believe that?
08:42Ethan didn't listen.
08:43Grabbed my arm.
08:45He hauled me to Grace's hospital room.
08:47The second Grace saw Ethan, she threw herself into his arms.
08:50Ethan, I just fell in love with you.
08:53I didn't do anything wrong.
08:55Why does she want to hurt me like this?
08:57Does she need me dead to be satisfied?
08:59Ethan rubbed her back, his face dark.
09:01I know I have no right to say this, but my hands are destroyed.
09:06My whole life is over.
09:08Shouldn't she be punished?
09:10Whatever you want, your call.
09:12Grace stopped crying instantly.
09:14I don't want her hands.
09:16Just send her to the underground fight club.
09:19Let her be a punching bag.
09:21Let her know what it feels like.
09:23Years ago, Ethan's company nearly went bankrupt.
09:27I had no other choice.
09:28I went to an underground fight club.
09:31I worked as a punching bag.
09:32Got beaten until my organs bled.
09:35It took three days in the ER to survive.
09:39Back then, Ethan knelt by my hospital bed.
09:41Eyes red from crying.
09:43I'll never let you get hurt again.
09:46Not for the rest of your life.
09:48I looked up at Ethan.
09:49My voice trembled.
09:50You promised me you...
09:52Done it before.
09:54Pain teaches lessons.
09:55The second Ethan finished speaking,
09:58his bodyguards grabbed my arms,
10:00dragged me to the underground fight club.
10:02The stench of sweat and blood hit my face.
10:05Ethan!
10:06His voice came back cold, almost cruel.
10:09You're Mrs. Blackwood.
10:11No one would really touch you.
10:13A scar-faced man raised his fist
10:16and swung at me without warning.
10:18Bitch!
10:19Look at yourself!
10:20Someone like Miss Monroe?
10:22You think you can compete with her?
10:24Today you're gonna learn.
10:25Some people are out of your league.
10:30His fist knocked my teeth loose.
10:32Blood filled my mouth.
10:34He grabbed my hair.
10:35Yanked me up.
10:36Slammed me down.
10:38I heard the filthy insults.
10:39My vision blurred.
10:41The last punch hit my temple.
10:43Ethan stared at me.
10:44His expression complicated.
10:46Claire, let's move forward.
10:48His eyes looked pained.
10:50I just found it funny.
10:51My husband's waiting for me.
10:53I turned to go.
10:55Ethan grabbed my shoulder.
10:56I don't believe it.
10:58You love me that much.
11:00How could you marry someone else?
11:03A hand with a wedding ring blocked his.
11:06What are you trying to do to your aunt?
11:08Ethan looked up.
11:09Recognized the man.
11:11Blurted out.
11:11Uncle Lucas?
11:13What are you doing here?
11:14Grace looked confused.
11:16Came closer.
11:17Ethan ignored her.
11:18Stared at my hand holding Lucas's.
11:21The anger in his voice almost spilled over.
11:24Claire?
11:24What the hell is this?
11:26Are you trying to humiliate me?
11:27I looked at his self-righteous accusation.
11:30Wanted to laugh.
11:31When I woke up from that coma at the fight club, he wasn't there.
11:34Just a cold divorce agreement on the bedside table.
11:38His assistant delivered the message.
11:40Mr. Blackwoods the said he couldn't tolerate you anymore.
11:43Instead of living a good life, you had to stage an injury to frame Ms. Monroe.
11:47You are shameless and disgusting.
11:50I was covered in injuries.
11:52Didn't even have the strength to argue.
11:54Ten years felt like a joke.
11:56I signed without hesitation.
11:58Booked a flight out of the country that same day.
12:01During those three years abroad recovering, I met Lucas.
12:04He never asked about my past.
12:06Just held me quietly when nightmares woke me up.
12:09This trip back was our first time returning after the wedding.
12:13He wanted to see family and friends.
12:15I had no idea they had this kind of relationship going on.
12:19Claire!
12:19Have you no shame?
12:21Chris's voice exploded.
12:22He rushed over.
12:25Just divorced and already hooking up with another man.
12:28Are you that desperate?
12:30You've disgraced the entire family!
12:32He knocked it away.
12:33Lucas pulled me behind him, lifted my left hand.
12:36My wedding ring clinked against his.
12:38He smiled, looked at Chris, then at Ethan.
12:41Legal wife.
12:42Not hooking up.
12:44Chris froze.
12:45His face turned red.
12:47You're lying!
12:48She's only been divorced three years!
12:49How could it be legal?
12:51We've been married two years.
12:53The noisy room went silent.
12:55Ethan's face looked ugly.
12:57He stared at Lucas, voice full of disbelief.
13:00Uncle Lucas!
13:01Do you know who she is?
13:02How could you marry her?
13:04Lucas smiled.
13:05Didn't know she was your ex-wife before.
13:07Now I do.
13:08So what?
13:09He turned to shield me.
13:10Eyes swept over Ethan's tense face.
13:12You're divorced.
13:13Why can't I marry her?
13:15Besides, you and I were never that close anyway.
13:18The words hit Ethan's sore spot perfectly.
13:21Everyone there knew.
13:22The Blackwood family claimed the first wife was infertile.
13:25But no one dared speak the truth.
13:27Ethan was the old man's illegitimate son.
13:29Never even made it into the family registry.
13:32Ethan's face went white as paper.
13:34His fists clenched.
13:35Veins bulged.
13:36Claire, now you know who he is?
13:38Divorce him.
13:40Start over with me.
13:41I'll take care of you.
13:43I promise I won't let you get hurt anymore.
13:45I looked at his serious expression.
13:47Couldn't help laughing.
13:48When he sent me to that fight club and watched me get badly beaten, where was he?
13:53Now he wants to play the devoted lover?
13:55When I didn't respond, Ethan's face darkened.
13:58He suddenly pulled out a checkbook and pen from his jacket, scribbled something, tore off
14:02the page, and threw it at me.
14:0430 million.
14:05Enough?
14:05Not enough?
14:0650 million?
14:07100 million?
14:08Whatever.
14:08Just leave him.
14:10I'll give you anything you want.
14:12The check fluttered to the floor.
14:13Chris jumped in immediately.
14:14Claire, aren't you embarrassed?
14:18Take the money and get lost.
14:22Ethan, don't be like this.
14:24We're all family.
14:25No need to hurt anyone's feelings.
14:28Claire found someone good now.
14:30You should be happy for her.
14:32Ethan yanked his arm away hard.
14:34She stumbled back, hit the poker table, cards scattered everywhere.
14:39Stay out of my business with Claire.
14:41His voice was ice cold, none of his usual warmth.
14:44Grace bit her lip.
14:45Anger flashed in her eyes, but she didn't dare show it.
14:48Just lowered her head like she'd been wronged.
14:51I looked at her.
14:52Suddenly, I thought of the person I used to be, the woman who walked on eggshells around
14:56Ethan, too scared to even talk back.
14:58Turned out in his eyes, everyone was just a disposable accessory.
15:02He was always this heartless and selfish.
15:04Ethan walked up to me.
15:06His eyes showed obsessive madness.
15:08I know you still want me.
15:10Otherwise, why would you come back?
15:11Claire, if you're willing, I'll divorce Grace right now.
15:15We can go back to how things were, okay?
15:18How could you find someone else behind my back?
15:21Do you think that's fair to me?
15:22His words were like delusional nonsense.
15:25I was done listening.
15:26I tugged Lucas' arm.
15:28Honey, let's go.
15:29I think he's sick.
15:31Lucas squeezed my hand and looked at Ethan coldly.
15:33Ethan, back off.
15:36She's my wife now.
15:37Keep harassing her, and I won't be polite.
15:41Ethan tried to block us.
15:42Lucas' look made him step back.
15:45In the car, it was quiet, just the soft sound of air from the vents.
15:48I looked at Lucas' hands on the steering wheel, long fingers.
15:52Suddenly, I felt the urge to ask.
15:53Don't you want to know what happened between me and Ethan?
15:56Lucas paused, glanced at me, his eyes gentle.
15:59I only know he hurt you.
16:00I don't care about the details.
16:02He reached over and ruffled my hair.
16:04The past is past.
16:06I just need you to be okay now.
16:07The words were like warm water, slowly poured over the scabbed wounds in my heart.
16:12My nose stung, eyes burned, but I wasn't sad.
16:15I used to beg Ethan to listen, to believe me.
16:18But he never did.
16:19Yet Lucas, he didn't even ask.
16:21He just stood firmly by my side.
16:23That feeling of being trusted, of being valued, I'd never felt that from Ethan.
16:27I held his hand tight, feeling the warmth of his palm.
16:30I thought back to the first time I met Lucas abroad.
16:33I'd just had my second leg surgery and was still limping, living in a quiet little town.
16:37He was a visiting professor at the local hospital.
16:40We met by chance.
16:40I fell in the park, and he helped me up.
16:43After that, he'd come by my apartment building.
16:45Sometimes brought daisies.
16:46Sometimes brought warm food.
16:48He never pressed me to talk about my past.
16:50Never forced me to respond.
16:51At first, I kept refusing.
16:53Ten years of love.
16:54From passionate to brutal.
16:56I was too scared to trust anyone.
16:58Especially men.
16:59I was afraid of being abandoned again.
17:01Afraid the gentleness was fake.
17:03But he never gave up.
17:04When nightmares woke me up crying at night, he'd comfort me softly through the door.
17:08When I didn't want to talk, he'd sit quietly beside me with a book.
17:11He'd stay there all afternoon.
17:13When checkups left my leg too painful to walk, he'd push the wheelchair without complaining.
17:18What really made me open up was when my old injury flared up.
17:22I had a high fever that wouldn't break.
17:24Half conscious, I felt someone sitting by the bed, wiping my forehead, giving me water, humming an off-key tune.
17:30When I woke up, Lucas was asleep against the bed, eyes bloodshot.
17:33That moment, my defenses crumbled completely.
17:36I knew this man really wanted to be good to me.
17:39The car rolled smoothly down the highway.
17:41Lucas suddenly spoke.
17:42If you don't want to, we don't have to see those relatives.
17:44We can book flights back right now.
17:45I shook my head.
17:47It's fine.
17:48I want to meet them.
17:49With him beside me, the people and things that used to suffer me didn't seem so scary anymore.
17:54I wasn't the Claire I was three years ago.
17:57The one who could only endure in silence.
17:59On Christmas Eve, Lucas took me to the Blackwood family estate.
18:02It was supposed to be a family gathering.
18:04Really just some distant relatives and close friends.
18:07We walked through the door.
18:08The living room was noisy.
18:10Talking and laughter mixed together all around.
18:13Everyone looked up when we walked in.
18:14Then it went quiet for a few seconds.
18:17Ethan sat in the middle of the couch.
18:18Saw my hand in Lucas's.
18:20His face went dark immediately.
18:22I felt nothing inside.
18:24Not angry.
18:25Not embarrassed.
18:26I just looked him straight in the eyes calmly.
18:28Then looked away.
18:29Mrs. Blackwood came out of the kitchen.
18:31She saw me and froze.
18:33Surprise flashed in her eyes.
18:34Then she went calm again.
18:36You're here.
18:37I knew she never liked me.
18:39If Ethan hadn't insisted on marrying me back then,
18:41I would have never stepped foot inside the Blackwood house.
18:44This kind of attitude actually felt comfortable.
18:47No fake small talk.
18:48At dinner, everyone sat around the table.
18:50I could feel eyes glued to me.
18:52I didn't even need to look to know it was Ethan.
18:54Dishes came out one by one.
18:56When a plate of shrimp got set in the middle,
18:58Ethan practically lunged for one.
19:00He started peeling it expertly.
19:02He worked fast and removed the head and shell.
19:04Then held the meat out to me.
19:06Used to love these.
19:08Try it.
19:09Still made the way you like.
19:10Before I could react, Lucas's hand blocked it.
19:12She's allergic to seafood.
19:14Didn't you know?
19:15Ethan's hand froze midair.
19:17His expression shifted.
19:18First, shock.
19:19Then, deep regret.
19:20My mind drifted back to three years ago.
19:22Right after my miscarriage, when I was still in the hospital.
19:25I was weak, with no appetite.
19:27Ethan tried to clear his schedule to take care of me.
19:30One night, he came to my room late,
19:32carrying a container of soup.
19:34Had a sudden meeting.
19:35Sorry I'm late.
19:37I didn't think much of it back then.
19:38I just worried he'd wear himself out, running back and forth.
19:41Not long after that, my whole body broke out in hives.
19:44I couldn't breathe.
19:45I had to go to emergency care.
19:47Seafood allergy was really severe.
19:48If it had been any later, she would have been in real danger.
19:51After that, Ethan knelt by my hospital bed.
19:53His head was buried in the blanket.
19:55I'm sorry.
19:56I'm so sorry.
19:58I was too busy.
19:59Forgot about your allergy.
20:01Just thought the soup place tasted good.
20:03So I brought some.
20:04I believed him back then.
20:06Felt bad for how hard he was working.
20:09Comforted him instead.
20:10Said it was fine.
20:11Just an accident.
20:13Later I found out from someone else.
20:14He wasn't busy that day.
20:16He was celebrating Grace's birthday.
20:18That soup place was Grace's favorite.
20:21He bought it for Grace and got me some on the side.
20:24He'd completely forgotten about my allergy.
20:27Honey, did you remember Ron?
20:30Grace's voice pulled me back.
20:32She wore a soft smile, but jealousy burned in her eyes.
20:36She reached out to take Ethan's arm, but he dodged her hand instinctively.
20:40He put down his fork, stood up.
20:43I'm done eating.
20:45Grace's hand hung in the air.
20:47Hurt and anger flashed in her eyes, but she didn't dare show it.
20:50Just watched Ethan turn and walk out.
20:53Dinner ended in a weird atmosphere.
20:55Lucas didn't want me tired.
20:56Took me upstairs to rest early.
20:58The guest room was quiet.
20:59The bedding smelled like sun-dried laundry, but lying there, I couldn't sleep.
21:04I wanted to go for a walk, but heard arguing from a room downstairs.
21:09Grace's voice came through, crying and accusing.
21:12Ethan!
21:13Tell me the truth!
21:15Do you still have feelings for Claire?
21:18The way you looked at her!
21:19How you peeled shrimp for her!
21:21You never forgot her at all!
21:23My feet stopped.
21:25Can you stop making things up?
21:28Claire and I are over.
21:29Over?
21:29Grace's voice shot up.
21:31Over?
21:31But you remember she likes shrimp and forgot I mentioned wanting cake yesterday?
21:35Over, but you dodged my hand and can't stop thinking about her?
21:39Ethan, put your hand on your heart.
21:41Are you only with me out of guilt?
21:43Guilt?
21:43I laughed internally.
21:45Back then, he did such cruel things to me for Grace's sake.
21:47Now he says it's guilt?
21:49If you hadn't seduced me, pushed me harder, would I be here today?
21:53Ethan's voice was full of rage.
21:54I admit I couldn't resist temptation, but don't act so innocent.
21:58Back then, what I took for betrayal was just him succumbing to his desires.
22:02And Grace's so-called true love was nothing but a calculated ploy to get him.
22:07I couldn't stop thinking about what I'd seen outside Grace's office.
22:10Those vile texts.
22:11The way he'd sent me to that fight club just to keep Grace safe.
22:14Back then, I'd hated him for his cruelty.
22:17For his betrayal.
22:18I'd hated that I'd wasted ten years on the wrong man.
22:20But hearing all this now, I only felt sorry for my foolish younger self.
22:25To pour all that courage and devotion on such a weak and selfish man.
22:29He never truly loved anyone.
22:31Only himself.
22:32When he married me and cut ties with his family, it had only been impulse and fleeting novelty.
22:37Later, he chose Grace because he couldn't resist temptation.
22:40Or perhaps Grace simply fed his vanity better.
22:43Now that he saw I was thriving, he wanted to drag me back.
22:46He just couldn't stand his former possession belonging to someone else.
22:49I seduced you?
22:50I ruined my hands for you?
22:52My reputation?
22:54And now you're saying this to me?
22:56Ethan, you're heartless!
22:58Heartless?
22:59You threw yourself at me.
23:00And now you're blaming me?
23:02If you hadn't come on to me all those years ago, Claire and I would never have gotten divorced.
23:06I stopped listening after that.
23:08Turned around.
23:09Walked back upstairs without a sound.
23:11Three days.
23:11That's how long we stayed.
23:12Ethan's stares across every meal.
23:15Grace's soft smiles that never reached her eyes.
23:17The whole house watching.
23:19Waiting for me to crack.
23:20I didn't.
23:21Lucas was there.
23:22That was enough.
23:23Back in the room that first night, Lucas was still in the same position.
23:26Sleeping deeply.
23:27I slipped in beside him.
23:28He pulled me close without waking up.
23:30Like muscle memory.
23:31Like I was something he didn't want to lose, even in his sleep.
23:34I closed my eyes.
23:35Downstairs, they were still at it.
23:37Didn't matter.
23:38That world wasn't mine anymore.
23:39But Lucas was awake.
23:40I didn't know it then.
23:42He'd heard everything.
23:43Not the argument.
23:44Not the shouting.
23:45He'd heard me stop walking in the hallway.
23:47Heard the exact moment I chose to turn away.
23:49He lay still.
23:50Eyes open in the dark.
23:51Thinking about a bowl of seafood soup.
23:53A hospital room.
23:54A woman covered in hives who almost didn't make it.
23:57And a surgeon who had been her doctor.
24:01He thought about that for a long time.
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