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Oops, the Hocky Captain is Obsessed- Drama FULL MOVIES ENGLISH SUB
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00:00I was born with heavy breasts and too many curves.
00:04My half-sister was afraid her boyfriend Jake would lose his mind over me.
00:08So she sold me to a dying man, Ryder Calloway.
00:14Sure, Ryder's injury means he can't get hard.
00:17But at least you spared the pain of having his children.
00:23Three months later, I was begging for mercy every single night.
00:28I desperately wanted to ask Claire exactly what she meant by can't get hard.
00:36Ryder Calloway.
00:38Northgate University's undefeated ice hockey captain and the most feared name in the collegiate league
00:45was carried off the ice in blood.
00:47The hit had come from behind, illegal, brutal.
00:51By the time they reached him, he'd lost consciousness.
00:54His mother, Diana, had already lost her husband years ago.
00:58Now, she stood at the edge of losing her son.
01:02Someone on the family's legal team suggested an emergency contract marriage.
01:06If Ryder were married to a healthy young woman, legal stability and medical next-of-kin status
01:12could help the family manage his care and keep the estate in order.
01:16Claire accepted it for me.
01:18If I refused, she would pull out my scholarship funding and have me transferred to work as an off-campus
01:24cleaner.
01:24I knew she hadn't forgiven me for my history with Jake.
01:29Please! I swear Jake and I are just friends!
01:32What good is a vow?
01:34Do you know how distracting your big boobs are?
01:36Tears came without permission.
01:38Walking around campus with that body?
01:40Which man here wouldn't lose it the moment they laid eyes on you?
01:43It's not that I don't trust you.
01:45It's that I don't trust men.
01:48Do you know who he is?
01:50A billionaire!
01:54If my mother and Diana weren't old friends, you wouldn't even be considered.
01:59Claire, I don't want to be anyone's emergency wife!
02:02Please don't amaze!
02:06Eva, are you insane?
02:09Miss Claire, word from the Calumet house.
02:12Ryder has woken up.
02:13Claire dragged me straight to the Calloway house.
02:16I followed her through the entrance hall to a closed door.
02:20Through the gap, I caught a shape on the bed.
02:23The low sound of difficult breathing.
02:26Diana stood near the window, eyes red.
02:29She took Claire's hands.
02:31Claire, thank you for everything.
02:34He's pulled through.
02:36There's no need for the contract marriage.
02:39I won't ruin a girl's future over this.
02:42Claire's eyes moved fast.
02:44Mrs. Calloway, the arrangement should still go forward.
02:48Eva arrived the same day Ryder woke up.
02:49That has to mean something.
02:51Diana hesitated.
02:53She looked at me.
02:54Before she could speak, the family physician stepped out of the room, her expression flat.
03:00Ryder has regained consciousness, but the hit fractured his lower spine and struck deep into his inner thigh.
03:06The nerve damage.
03:09He can't!
03:11He will not be able to get hard.
03:13Possibly ever.
03:15Diana's knees gave.
03:18Eva, knowing this, do you still want this?
03:23Of course she does.
03:25She's just a girl with no standing.
03:28She should be grateful.
03:30I didn't speak right away.
03:31My mother had been a gifted doctor.
03:33I learned my mother's healing techniques from her notes.
03:36Maybe I could take care of Ryder.
03:38Perhaps it was better to be the wife of a dead person than to be bullied by my stepsister for
03:43the rest of my life.
03:44I straightened and stood in front of Diana.
03:47Mrs. Calloway, I'm willing.
03:50I'll sign the agreement, care for Ryder, and be here as long as you need me.
03:55Diana kept her word.
03:56She had a proper wedding outfit made.
03:59She treated it with full ceremony.
04:01On our wedding day, Claire said to me,
04:04Even though Ryder can't perform, at least you're spared the pain of having his children.
04:10Don't worry.
04:11A man who can't perform there is probably exceptional everywhere else.
04:15I told myself I was simply moving to a new house.
04:19Ryder was too weak to stand through the full wedding ceremony.
04:23I completed the signing beside his team jersey.
04:27The one hanging on the wall.
04:30Number seven.
04:31His number.
04:33Diana watched the whole thing with her eyes wet.
04:37When it was done, I was Ryder Calloway's wife.
04:41A wife of a billionaire ice hockey stars.
04:44His room was quiet when I pushed the door open.
04:47He was sitting up against the headboard.
04:49Pale.
04:50He turned when I walked in.
04:52Up close, he was strikingly good-looking.
04:55Strong jaw.
04:57Dark eyes that didn't waste any movement.
05:00I never intended to take a wife in the college.
05:04If you don't mind,
05:06we can treat this like a roommate arrangement.
05:09Tonight the bed is yours.
05:11I'll take that.
05:15Tomorrow you move to the guest room.
05:22Alright.
05:23He had thought of everything.
05:26It wasn't what I'd expected.
05:28Before the ceremony,
05:30an older staff member pressed a prawn book for me.
05:33She'd whispered with a strange look.
05:38There are other ways between a husband and wife.
05:41You might find this useful.
05:44I hadn't understood her until I opened it.
05:47He'd moved through me just from the first page.
05:50Is it too warm in here?
05:52Ryder was watching me from bed.
05:55Eyes steady.
05:56Direct.
05:57The formal wear is heavy.
06:00I'm a little warm.
06:05Get ready for bed then.
06:09I set the book on the dresser.
06:12I unpinned my hair.
06:14Then I changed.
06:16Layered dress off piece by piece.
06:18Until I was standing in just a thin nightgown.
06:21I looked in the mirror.
06:23The fabric was not thick enough.
06:25Heavy breasts straining against the cloth.
06:28Waists narrow.
06:30Hips full.
06:31In a thin nightgown at midnight,
06:33there was nothing left to hide behind.
06:35I moved toward the lamp
06:36and walked straight into his gaze.
06:39He wasn't asleep.
06:40His chest rose hard.
06:42The tips of his ears went red.
06:44His throat worked as he swallowed.
06:45I grabbed my hoodie and pressed it against my chest.
06:50Ryder, I thought you were asleep.
06:53I could sleep later.
06:54My breath caught.
06:57He rose to his feet slowly.
07:00Tall.
07:01His shadow fell over me.
07:03Image from that book flooded back.
07:06What did he want to do?
07:09Then Ryder turned and walked to the door.
07:13The moment cold air rushed in from the hallway.
07:17I came back to myself.
07:18He was already gone.
07:21When he'd looked at me just now,
07:24the shock in his eyes.
07:28Had I actually rattled him?
07:31He came back sometime in the night.
07:34His hair was still damp from the shower.
07:39When I woke up in the morning,
07:41he was already gone.
07:42His side of the room was empty.
07:44His assistant, Sunny, came and shook on me.
07:47Ryder, why didn't you tell someone
07:48to run you a hot shower?
07:50The water in the rain showers
07:51is freezing this time of year.
07:52I'll make you ginger soup.
07:54You're going to catch something.
07:56Does Ryder, Ryder usually take cold showers?
07:58Not that I know of.
08:01I went to greet Diana that morning.
08:04Ryder was already sitting beside her.
08:08She smiled like spring had come early
08:10the moment she saw me.
08:12Her face only changed when Ryder coughed.
08:16Ryder, I need to talk to Eva privately.
08:19Go rest.
08:20He left without arguing.
08:22Diana waved me over to sit beside her.
08:25Eva, my sweet girl.
08:28My son waking up is a blessing.
08:31But I can't let that blessing
08:32become your burden.
08:35The doctor says the nerve damage is permanent.
08:38No one knows how much time he has.
08:41Some in the family suggested
08:43I name a different heir
08:44from another branch of the family.
08:45But that would mean trapping you
08:47in a life with no future.
08:49You came here to stand by him
08:50and I am already grateful for that.
08:52I can't ask you to give him
08:53the rest of your life too.
08:55I've already thought it through.
08:56If the worst comes
08:57I'll have him dissolve
08:58the marriage contract.
09:00You'll be free.
09:01I'll see to it that you have housing
09:02and enough to live on.
09:07I hadn't expected her
09:08to think this far ahead for me.
09:10It made me think of my mother.
09:12If she had lived
09:16look at me making you cry too.
09:20Eva, call me mom.
09:22You might as well.
09:26And one more thing.
09:28Claire mentioned, you know,
09:30healing technique.
09:33Writer's daily health.
09:34The food.
09:35The supplements.
09:36Could you take that on?
09:39I just want him around
09:40a little longer.
09:41That's my small selfishness.
09:47I went to the kitchen
09:48and started planning.
09:51I carried the meal tray
09:52down the hall
09:53to Ryder's room.
09:55He was at his desk
09:57giving instructions
09:57to a junior teammate.
09:59Something about
10:00defense coverage.
10:01Just leave the meal.
10:03I'll take it later.
10:07Later.
10:08You should eat
10:08while it's warm.
10:09The supplements
10:10don't work right
10:11on an empty stomach.
10:12He glanced at the tray.
10:13Then at me.
10:14He sat down
10:15without another word.
10:18Going forward
10:19have Sunny bring the meals.
10:21She knows the routine.
10:22I can do it.
10:24It's not necessary.
10:27It's the same either way.
10:33It isn't have Sunny do it.
10:38Let's go out and talk.
10:46That confirmed it.
10:48Ryder Calloway
10:48did not want me around.
10:50Was my curve
10:51really too exaggerated?
10:55I followed his instruction.
10:57After that
10:58Sunny delivered
10:59every meal to his studies.
11:01A week later
11:02at morning check-in
11:03with Diana
11:04Dr. Mills came by
11:05for his routine check.
11:07She said his vitals
11:08are the most stable
11:09she's seen.
11:11Eva, that's your doing.
11:13Then back in my room
11:14I added it
11:15to the small box
11:16I kept in the dresser.
11:17You never wear any of it.
11:23I will eventually.
11:27If I ever leave
11:28it all converts
11:29to something useful.
11:30You'd sell the things
11:32Mom gave you?
11:33Not while I'm here.
11:34But if the marriage contract
11:35is dissolved one day
11:36Yes
11:38That's just practical
11:42Ryder!
11:44Ryder
11:45Did you need something?
11:48I left some team footage
11:50in this room
11:51looking for it
11:54I'll help you find it
11:55What format?
11:57USB
11:58Black case
12:07Any idea
12:08where you left it?
12:11No
12:23He was really handsome
12:25fair skin
12:26sharp brows
12:27dark eyes
12:40My chest pressed against him
12:42and I could feel
12:42his hard dick
12:52Your footage
12:53Keep it
12:56Oh no
12:57Now he must have
12:58a worse impression of me
13:03After that
13:03I started actively
13:05avoiding Ryder
13:05He was healing
13:06He needed calm
13:08I was apparently
13:09not conducive to calm
13:10But a new problem
13:11landed in my inbox
13:12Jake had been messaging me
13:14three times in the past week
13:16I deleted them
13:17without responding
13:18and locked them in a folder
13:20Eva
13:22Eva
13:23Eva
13:24Someone's waiting
13:24at the side entrance
13:25He says he won't leave
13:27until you come out
13:27I already knew who it was
13:33I walked out fast
13:34already irritated
13:35I pushed open the side door
13:38Eva
13:39You finally came
13:44You can call me
13:45Mrs. Calloway
13:46or just don't call me anything
13:48He leaned against the wall
13:49I'm going to be promoted
13:50to senior team
13:51after next season
13:53I just think
13:54that's the scene
13:54I'm going to be promoted
13:56to senior team
13:57captain next season
14:00When that happens
14:02I won't need
14:03Claire's family connections
14:04anymore
14:05Eva
14:06Come be with me
14:08Riders finished
14:09Everyone knows it
14:11Almost dying
14:13What kind of future is that?
14:19He reached out toward me
14:21I stepped back
14:23You want me as a side piece?
14:25He nodded like it was reasonable
14:27I laughed
14:28Actually laughed
14:33Why would I give up
14:34being a Callowin wife
14:35to be your secret?
14:37I am standing
14:38I have a name
14:39I have a house
14:41that could fit
14:41your apartment
14:42twelve times over
14:43The whole campus
14:45knows Riler's washed up
14:50Seems like a waste
14:54My stomach turned
14:56I stepped closer
14:57My voice went quiet
14:58You want to push this?
15:00I have every message
15:02you've sent me saved
15:04I can have them
15:05on Claire's phone
15:06in ten minutes
15:11How does your
15:12captainship look
15:13after that?
15:17His face went white
15:18I turned and walked
15:19back through the door
15:21Behind me
15:22I heard him start
15:23to say something
15:25I closed the door
15:28I spun around
15:29and nearly walked
15:30into Ryder
15:32He was standing
15:33less than two feet away
15:34in a dark team jacket
15:36I hadn't heard him
15:38come up
15:39Ryder
15:40I...
15:41His eyes were level
15:42not cold
15:43something else
15:44You just called yourself
15:45a Kalani
15:46My face got warm
15:49That was...
15:50I was making a point
15:51I didn't mean to
15:52overstep
15:55You told him
15:56I was the most
15:56celebrated athlete
15:57in the league
16:00That's just true
16:02Ryder tilted his head
16:03slightly
16:04Something moved
16:05in his expression
16:05A minute ago
16:06you said you were
16:07my wife
16:08Now you're back
16:09to Ryder
16:15I...
16:16I'll go check
16:17on your afternoon
16:18supplement timing
16:19I tried to step
16:20past him
16:20His hand caught
16:21my arm
16:22Gentle but there
16:25I stumbled
16:26sideways
16:26into his chest
16:33I looked up
16:35at him
16:35from three inches
16:36away
16:37His eyes
16:38were dark
16:38and very close
16:39The things
16:40you said
16:41just now
16:45Were they true?
16:46I couldn't
16:47tell him
16:47the whole truth
16:48was just a bluff
16:48for Jake's benefit
16:49So I looked up
16:50at him
16:51and said nothing
16:53Ryder's eyes
16:53stayed on my face
16:54The distance
16:55between us
16:56was wrong
16:56Too close
16:57His breath warm
16:58His hand still
16:59around my arm
17:00Eva
17:02The supplement timing
17:03I should go check
17:05He let go
17:07I walked away fast
17:08Behind me nothing
17:09No footsteps
17:10Just silence
17:12That was the first time
17:14I'd seen colour
17:14in Ryder Calloway's face
17:18My heart was going
17:19completely haywire
17:23That night
17:24I dreamed about him
17:27Nothing specific
17:28Just his voice
17:29in the dark
17:30Low and close
17:31Eva
17:31Saying my name
17:32in a way that
17:32made my chest ache
17:33I woke up
17:34with my pulse pounding
17:35and the sheets twisted
17:36Sunny knocked
17:37and came in
17:38I asked her
17:39to bring cold water
17:40It really is
17:41getting warmer
17:44I pressed a handful
17:45of cold water
17:46against my face
17:47Then
17:48I thought about Ryder
17:49going to take that
17:50cold shower
17:51in the middle of the night
17:51I shook the thought
17:53out of my head
17:53immediately
17:54He had nerve damage
17:55He was healing
17:56This was absurd
17:57Mrs. Calloway
17:59is having dinner
18:00in the courtyard tonight
18:01She'd like you both there
18:03Diana's housekeeper
18:04came to find me
18:05I'd been finding reasons
18:06to avoid shared meals
18:08all week
18:08Diana had noticed
18:10I couldn't keep saying no
18:12I walked out
18:13to the small yard
18:14behind the house
18:15as the evening light
18:17came through the trees
18:18The spread on the table
18:19was everything I liked
18:20I stood there
18:21looking at it
18:22Ryder remembered
18:23He asked the kitchen
18:24this morning
18:28My mother had died
18:29the night I was born
18:32No one had ever made
18:33a point of the date
18:35Something moved
18:36in my chest
18:37small and uninvited
18:38How did you know
18:39today was my birthday?
18:41I forgot myself
18:42The marriage registration
18:44paperwork
18:45It listed your date of birth
18:49She says that
18:49it'd have to think
18:50and say it
18:50I'd do that
18:53This is a bottle
18:54I've been saving
18:56Good apple cider
18:57And it's or not
18:59I'm opening it
19:00for you tonight
19:01Don't let either of you
19:02drink too much
19:05Actually
19:07the night air
19:07is too cold
19:08for my joints
19:09I'll leave you two
19:10to enjoy it
19:15She was gone
19:15before I could say anything
19:17The yard went quiet
19:18To avoid the silence
19:20I poured a glass
19:21and drank it faster
19:22than I should have
19:23It was sweet
19:24It was also stronger
19:25than it tasted
19:26I poured another
19:27Then another
19:28The warmth spread up
19:30through my chest
19:30and behind my eyes
19:33I reached toward
19:35the last small cake
19:36on the plate
19:36in the middle
19:37and found it empty
19:38Where did the last one go?
19:40I ate it
19:44I don't know where
19:45the nerve came from
19:46I leaned toward him
19:48Who said you could
19:49have the last one?
19:50Give it back
19:50Ryder stared at me
19:51Then he opened his mouth
19:52You'll have to come
19:53find it yourself
19:54I looked at his mouth
19:55Then back at his eyes
19:56Then back at his mouth
19:57I leaned forward
19:58and kissed him
19:59He went completely still
20:01His breath stopped
20:02Then his hand came up
20:03to the back of my head
20:04And the kiss went deeper
20:06Slower
20:06Like he'd been waiting for it
20:08Footsteps on the gravel path
20:09We broke apart
20:10Ryder
20:11Diana said it's getting cold
20:13She wanted me to
20:14She stopped
20:15Looked at us
20:15I'll just leave these here
20:17I stood up too fast
20:18The yard tilted
20:19My knees went the wrong way
20:21Everything went dark
20:22I woke up to the morning light
20:24and a headache
20:25like a fist behind my eyes
20:26I sat up fast
20:28Diana
20:28The church visit
20:29I'd promised I'd go with her
20:31this morning
20:31Don't rush
20:32Sunny appeared in the doorway
20:34The car isn't ready yet
20:35Did I
20:36How did I get back here?
20:37Ryder carried you in
20:39I looked at her
20:40She nodded seriously
20:41I didn't say anything strange
20:42Did I?
20:43You kept grabbing his sleeve
20:45and calling him baby
20:46She pressed a hand over her mouth
20:48Over and over
20:49He turned so red
20:51I thought he was gonna faint too
20:52Sunny
20:53If you tell anyone
20:54She was already running
20:55I found Diana at the front door
20:57We drove out to the botanical gardens
20:59She liked the greenhouse there
21:01on weekend mornings
21:02and said it was peaceful
21:03I sat in the passenger seat
21:04staring out the window
21:06Still half mortified
21:07Diana glanced over
21:08You're not thinking about
21:09what I think you're thinking about
21:11I've
21:11talked to about anything
21:13Eva
21:14She kept her eyes on the road
21:15but she was smiling
21:16I arranged this dinner on purpose
21:18I'm not sorry about it
21:20Ryder and I are not
21:22I know
21:23I know
21:23She waved a hand
21:25I just want you two
21:26to be able to talk
21:27Even if it can't be more than that
21:28I'd rather you were friends
21:29than strangers living in the same house
21:31I was about to answer her
21:33The car lurched
21:33A sharp horn
21:35Diana yanked the wheel
21:36The car swerved hard onto the shoulder
21:38and the engine sputtered out
21:40The brakes!
21:41She pressed the pedal again
21:42Nothing
21:43We were on the incline road above the park
21:45Still moving
21:46Getting faster
21:47I looked ahead
21:48A concrete barrier at the curve
21:50Maybe 300 meters
21:51Diana
21:52Unbuckle
21:53We have to get out now
21:54Eva
21:54That's too dangerous
21:55The barrier is faster
21:57Unbuckle
21:58Hold on to me
21:59We go on three
22:00She was shaking
22:01But she moved
22:01I got my door open
22:03Locked my arm through hers
22:04And the moment the car drifted
22:06Toward the far shoulder
22:07I pulled us both out
22:08And hit the slope hard
22:10We rolled
22:10I got my arms around her
22:12And took the ground on my side
22:14My back
22:14My elbow
22:15The car struck the barrier
22:1620 meters ahead
22:18With a sound like a gunshot
22:19Silence
22:20Diana are you hurt?
22:21Tell me where
22:21I was already checking her
22:23Eva you're bleeding
22:24The gravel had opened up my forearm
22:26And one side of my face
22:27I didn't feel it yet
22:28Adrenaline
22:29I'm fine
22:30Are you hurt anywhere?
22:31Nothing serious
22:33Eva
22:33You covered me the entire way down
22:36I helped her sit up against the slope
22:37She was already crying
22:39I'm fine
22:40Sunny's car
22:41She's always right behind us
22:43She'll be calling for help
22:44I heard my own voice
22:45As if from a distance
22:46Steady
22:46Calm
22:47While every nerve in my body screamed
22:49A sound
22:50Footsteps
22:51Fast
22:51Coming down the slope
22:52I thought I was imagining it
22:54Eva
22:55Don't move
22:56I've got you
22:56Ryder's voice
22:57He came down the bank fast
22:59Pale
23:00Jaw set
23:00Eyes scanning me
23:02He took my arm in both hands
23:03How much blood is this?
23:05Where's the source?
23:06Surface
23:06I'm fine
23:07Stop saying that
23:09He pulled off his jacket
23:10And pressed it to my forearm
23:11You're not fine
23:12He looked at his mother
23:13She waved him back to me
23:15I'm alright Ryder
23:16Take care of Eva
23:17He tied the jacket around my arm
23:19And lifted me before I could protest
23:21I was in his arms
23:22Off the ground
23:23I could feel his chest rising too fast
23:25He could have been killed
23:26Like he was saying to himself
23:27He carried me to the road
23:29The whole way I kept telling him I could walk
23:31He kept not listening
23:32By the time the medics arrived
23:34His face was still wrong
23:35Too tight
23:36Too pale
23:36Diana told the medic everything
23:38Eva pulled me out
23:40She took all of it
23:41Every impact
23:42I walked away without a scratch
23:44Because of her
23:45Ryder stood at the edge of the group
23:46Hands in his pockets
23:47Looking at me
23:48I looked back
23:49You need to lie still
23:50When they finished wrapping my arm
23:52I know
23:53We're going straight to the doctor
23:55I know
23:55He helped me get into the car
23:56We drove in silence
23:58His hand stayed on the back of my seat the hallway
24:00Not touching me
24:01Just there
24:02At one point
24:03I felt something hit my face
24:05I looked up at the clear sky
24:07Then I realised it wasn't rain
24:09I reached over and covered his hand with mine
24:11Just for a second
24:12He turned it palm up without hesitation and held on
24:15I didn't let go
24:16Dr. Mills patched my arm
24:17And told me to stay in bed for a week
24:19No fractures
24:20Lots of bruising
24:21A dislocated finger that she reset without ceremony
24:23I lay there after she left
24:25And looked at the ceiling
24:26Sunny came in with soup
24:28She kept talking
24:29The car had been tempered with
24:30Something in the brake line
24:31The private security team was already investigating
24:34Who would go after Diana's car
24:36And why now
24:37I was still turning it over when the door opened
24:40Ryder
24:40He stood in the doorway holding a small wooden box
24:43He set it on the nightstand
24:45And sat down in the chair beside the bed
24:47He didn't speak right away
24:48The brake line was cut
24:50It wasn't an accident
24:51Do you know who?
24:52Working on it
24:53He looked at my wrapped arm
24:54His jaw moved
24:55You kept my mother from going over that bank
24:57She would have done the same for me
24:59That's not the point
25:00He was quiet again
25:01Eva
25:02I need to tell you something
25:03He looked at the window
25:04I've known for two months
25:06That I was going to have to dissolve the marriage contract
25:08I asked Dr. Minz to start preparing the documentation
25:11My chest went still
25:12I knew you were waiting for it
25:14The way you kept your distance
25:15The box of things you were converting to cash
25:17And you were always going to leave
25:19I told myself I was just getting ahead of it
25:21For you
25:22He turned back to me
25:23His eyes were flat and direct
25:24The dissolution papers are ready
25:26You can go whenever you want
25:27I had Sonny prepare an account
25:29And a sum that will cover you for as long as you need
25:31You don't wait for me to die
25:33You don't have to keep pretending
25:34I opened my mouth
25:35Nothing came out
25:36I know you've been counting the days
25:38You don't have to do that anymore
25:39Just go
25:40He stood up and walked out
25:41I sat there in the quiet
25:43After he left
25:44In your mind
25:45That's who I am
25:46My throat was burning
25:47I couldn't find words for it
25:49I just sat there with both hands in my lap
25:51Staring at the door he'd closed behind him
25:53By afternoon
25:54A formal notice appeared
25:55Outside the university athletic office
25:57His name on it
25:57Claire came and found me before I could read it myself
26:00She was pale
26:01Eva
26:01Ryder
26:03He's been accused
26:03An anonymous report submitted to the league
26:06They're saying he deliberately threw the Westfield championship game two years ago
26:09Fix the outcome
26:10Share defensive plays with the other team
26:13I read the notice twice
26:14Ryder Calloway
26:15Through games
26:16He had more championship trophies than any athlete in the league's history
26:20He had nothing to gain
26:21And
26:22He had rushed to dissolve the contract before this broke
26:25Sonny found me in the hole twisting her hands
26:28He basically grew up on that ring
26:30He would never
26:31Eva
26:32Is there anything?
26:33I sat down
26:34I made myself think
26:35My mother had treated a sports official years ago
26:38A serious lung condition before I was born
26:41He'd come to thank my father afterward
26:43I'd overheard the conversation
26:44He was still with the collegiate athletics board
26:47I remembered his name
26:48I spent the next hour finding his office number
26:50He was harder to reach than I expected
26:52Three calls
26:53Two messages
26:54The fourth time he picked up
26:56I know this is unusual
26:57I'm Eva Calloway
26:59Dr. White treated my mother
27:00Years ago
27:01Before I was born
27:02I know you remember him
27:04I remember
27:05My husband is being investigated
27:07I believe the evidence was planted
27:09I'm not asking you to interfere
27:11I'm asking for the name of whoever submitted the report
27:14And ten minutes with whoever is reviewing it
27:17Come to my office tomorrow
27:18Eight in the morning
27:19I was there at 7.45
27:21It took two hours
27:22He walked me through the documentation
27:24I asked questions
27:26Took notes
27:26And found three inconsistencies in the timeline
27:29That didn't line up with the away game schedule
27:31When I came out
27:32Ryder was standing against the wall outside the building
27:35He looked at me with an expression I couldn't read
27:37What are you doing here?
27:38I heard where you'd gone
27:39He pushed off the wall
27:40Eva, you don't have to do this
27:42I know
27:43I put my notes in my bag
27:44I wanted to
27:45He took one step toward me
27:46Then stopped
27:47His voice was rough
27:48Why?
27:49I looked at him straight
27:50Because you're not guilty
27:52Someone is trying to take you apart for it
27:54He held my gaze for a long time
27:56That's it?
27:57You saved my mother's life
27:58And now this
27:59She's my family too
28:00I paused
28:01Whether you dissolve the contract or not
28:03That part doesn't change
28:04Something shifted in his face
28:06He crossed the remaining space between us
28:08And his arms came around me
28:09Careful
28:10Like he wasn't sure I'd allow it
28:12I didn't move away
28:13He held on
28:14I could feel his breath unsteady against my hair
28:16I know what you must think of me
28:18Pushing you out
28:19Telling you to leave
28:20Eva
28:20I know
28:21I pressed my palm against his chest
28:23His heart was going too fast
28:24I know why you did it
28:26We stood there on the pavement
28:28Outside the athletics board building
28:30In the cold morning air
28:31A long moment of nothing needed
28:32On the way back
28:33I told him about the timeline gaps
28:35He listened without interrupting
28:37When I finished
28:38He was quiet for a moment
28:39Then
28:40The report was filed by someone
28:42On the Westfield side
28:43A coach who lost his position after the game
28:45He blamed me
28:47Then we find the proof
28:48We?
28:49I looked at him
28:50We
28:50The corner of his mouth moved
28:52Small
28:53Barely there
28:53It was the first real smile I'd ever seen on him
28:56He was the first real smile I'd ever seen on him
28:56He was the first real smile I'd ever seen on him
28:56He was the first real smile I'd ever seen on him
28:56Gracias.
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