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00:00:00After three years of marriage, I had no warmth, no respect, nothing at all.
00:00:04I exhausted myself saving my ex-husband from a car accident, only for a scheming homewrecker
00:00:08to steal the credit.
00:00:11After my heart died, I signed the divorce agreement with my composure.
00:00:15Then I married a mysterious tycoon.
00:00:18I tear apart the scumbag and the slut, launching a satisfyingly ruthless counterattack.
00:00:24Only three hours earlier, Madison and I had been abducted.
00:00:27Breaking free had pushed me past every limit, but somehow, I'd pulled it off.
00:00:33I grip the steering wheel, with pain stabbing through my abdomen.
00:00:37The kidnapper's car looms closer in the rearview mirror.
00:00:41If we die out here, you'll never forgive yourself, will you, Declan?
00:00:48In the passenger seat, Madison trembles, her face paper-white.
00:00:56Dana, if I die out here, Declan will never forgive you!
00:01:00Shut up!
00:01:02I calculate the distance and speed, making a snap decision.
00:01:07Open the door. We're jumping.
00:01:10I can't! I'm scared! I can't do it!
00:01:16Then stay here and die.
00:01:18I leap from the speeding car.
00:01:21Madison follows.
00:01:24Metal crashes against metal behind us.
00:01:26My body hits the road hard, tumbling over and over.
00:01:30Then, an explosion!
00:01:32The blast wave tosses me like a ragdoll.
00:01:38I lift my head, hope sparkling in my exhausted eyes.
00:01:43Declan rushes towards us, desperation on his face.
00:01:48Declan!
00:01:54He moves right past me and pulls Madison into his arms.
00:02:03Relief washes over his face as he holds her close.
00:02:08Maddie, are you hurt?
00:02:13You got here just in time.
00:02:14If you hadn't showed up, Dana would have gotten me killed.
00:02:17You set all this up, didn't you?
00:02:19We were both taken.
00:02:20I nearly got myself killed trying to save her.
00:02:23This was your plan all along.
00:02:25You worked with the kidnappers.
00:02:26One of them told me everything.
00:02:28You'll pay for every filthy lie that just left your mouth.
00:02:31How could you be this cruel?
00:02:33I can't believe I married someone like you.
00:02:35We'll settle this when I return.
00:02:36He turned his back, lifting Madison effortlessly
00:02:38as she shot me a smug, mocking glance.
00:02:40I stand frozen.
00:02:41Bruces are nothing compared to the agony in my chest.
00:02:43My arms hang stiff at my sides
00:02:45as I watch him lift Madden effortlessly and hurry toward the car.
00:02:47Madison throws me a smug, mocking glance over his shoulder.
00:02:52My mind drifted to that night years ago
00:02:55when I dragged Declan out of a wreck with my own hands,
00:02:58then blacked out from exhaustion.
00:03:00Madison framed me for an affair.
00:03:03When I woke, Madison had claimed she was the hero.
00:03:06The memories crash over me.
00:03:09I stumble forward before my strength gives out completely.
00:03:13Blood fills from my lips.
00:03:15Then, everything fades into darkness.
00:03:19Three years of marriage.
00:03:20No warmth.
00:03:21No courtesy.
00:03:23Nothing.
00:03:24I lie unconsciously in a hospital bed,
00:03:27trapped in a dreamless slumber.
00:03:28A man in a wheelchair sits silently beside me,
00:03:31dressed in a perfectly cut black suit.
00:03:33His face is flawlessly carved,
00:03:35like a statue touched by the hands of gods.
00:03:37Everything about him exudes quiet, effortless power.
00:03:41Mr. Hudson,
00:03:43your health of the condition is worsening.
00:03:45If we can't stop it,
00:03:46permanent immobility is certain.
00:03:48At this stage,
00:03:49your only chance may lie with the wreath physician.
00:03:52With my current condition,
00:03:55is fathering a child still an option?
00:03:58The doctor is stunned into silence.
00:04:00The doctor withdrew silently,
00:04:02and the door closed softly.
00:04:03Christopher was left alone in the ward.
00:04:05I jolt awake with a sharp inhale.
00:04:08Antiseptic smells pungent.
00:04:12My stomach twists.
00:04:19You're awake?
00:04:20Christopher Hudson?
00:04:22Christopher Hudson?
00:04:23You had no fear when you plotted against me for the foster group.
00:04:26Interesting how that bravery seems to vanish now.
00:04:30His stare cuts through me like a blade.
00:04:32I have to get a grip.
00:04:34You were the one who saved me.
00:04:36You're not entirely useless.
00:04:38If I hadn't passed by and intervened,
00:04:40you'd be dead by now.
00:04:41I bite my lip,
00:04:42rage flickering in my eyes.
00:04:46I turn toward him,
00:04:47and only then realize he's sitting in a wheelchair.
00:04:50Your legs!
00:04:52That's why you disappeared.
00:04:53Three years ago.
00:04:55So?
00:04:56You going to laugh at me now?
00:04:58No!
00:04:59I wouldn't.
00:05:00My thoughts race.
00:05:01Then I slowly ball my fists,
00:05:03lift my chin.
00:05:03Mr. Hudson,
00:05:05why don't we make a deal?
00:05:07A deal?
00:05:08A deal that benefits us both.
00:05:11My voice was calm and firm.
00:05:14The room turns oddly quiet.
00:05:16I wait for Christopher's response.
00:05:20Dana,
00:05:20what makes you think you have the right to bargain with someone like me?
00:05:24What if I told you
00:05:27I could help you walk again?
00:05:29His expression flickers.
00:05:30His hand grips the arm press tighter.
00:05:36I slip out of bed and lower myself calmly in front of him.
00:05:40Start now,
00:05:41and I promise you'll see results in three months.
00:05:44My hand moves toward his leg.
00:05:47He grabs my wrist,
00:05:48squeezing tightly.
00:05:50What the hell do you think you're doing?
00:05:52With a ground,
00:05:53he shoves my hand aside.
00:05:54But I reach again without pause,
00:05:57pressing expertly along nerve points on his calf.
00:05:59A surge of feeling shoots through his leg.
00:06:02Sharp,
00:06:02electric,
00:06:03alive.
00:06:04So?
00:06:05How does that feel,
00:06:06Mr. Hudson?
00:06:06What do you want in return?
00:06:08Help me crush foster group,
00:06:10and reclaim everything my mother was robbed of.
00:06:13You want me to go after your dear husband's empire?
00:06:15Don't forget,
00:06:16you betrayed me once.
00:06:18That project you backed out of and handed to Deccan?
00:06:21It cost me tens of billions.
00:06:22Give me three months.
00:06:24I'll have you walking again.
00:06:25That's all I ask.
00:06:27We can strike the deal you want.
00:06:29But what I need from you now is an heir.
00:06:32My eyes widen,
00:06:33body tensing in disbelief.
00:06:36You can't even handle one condition?
00:06:38Then there's nothing more to talk about.
00:06:41He spins his wheelchair around
00:06:43and heads for the exit.
00:06:46Wait!
00:06:47I move to go after him,
00:06:48but my knees buckle.
00:06:50I collapse toward the wall.
00:06:53Christopher catches me by the waist.
00:06:56His crisp,
00:06:57woodsy scent surrounds me,
00:06:59strangely comforting,
00:07:00almost addicted.
00:07:01Are you finished putting on a show?
00:07:07No, I'm not done.
00:07:09I was going to say that I agree to your condition.
00:07:11Let's just...
00:07:13get married.
00:07:14Christopher tenses.
00:07:16Something dark stirs behind his cold eyes.
00:07:18You really don't get scared of anything, huh?
00:07:21After you've almost died once,
00:07:22nothing really scares you anymore.
00:07:24I grab the test results and toss them to him.
00:07:26Whether you trust me or not,
00:07:28I will marry you.
00:07:29Just give me a little time.
00:07:30I'll wrap up everything here with Deccan first.
00:07:33After that,
00:07:34he's out of my life for good.
00:07:35Christopher's mouth lifts,
00:07:37ever so slightly.
00:07:38One month.
00:07:39Play me again,
00:07:40and you'll realize death was the easiest way out.
00:07:45Dana,
00:07:46bring me a glass of water.
00:07:48Silence echoes back.
00:07:50His face tightens.
00:07:54Where is she?
00:07:57Mrs. Foster hasn't come back yet.
00:08:00What do you mean she hasn't come back?
00:08:03Since Mrs. Foster got kidnapped,
00:08:05we came back from the break
00:08:07and haven't seen her since.
00:08:09So she finally grew a spine?
00:08:11Tried some pity stunt,
00:08:12didn't work,
00:08:13and now she storms off playing the victim?
00:08:14Let her sulk all she wants.
00:08:16She can stay away for good for all I care.
00:08:20Sir!
00:08:20Mrs. Foster's back!
00:08:25Well, look who finally remembers where she lives.
00:08:28What's the matter?
00:08:30Coughing up blood wasn't dramatic enough for you?
00:08:32Had to put on a full show for the crowd, huh?
00:08:36Dana!
00:08:37Did you suddenly go deaf?
00:08:38Or are you just pretending I'm not standing here?
00:08:41Move.
00:08:42Try me again,
00:08:43and I swear you'll regret it.
00:08:46Oh, really?
00:08:48You already watched me bleeding on the ground
00:08:50and walked away.
00:08:51Were you planning to finish the job next time?
00:08:56What the hell is that supposed to mean?
00:08:59I've already done you a favor
00:09:01by not making you pay for what you did to Madison,
00:09:03and now you're pulling this stunt?
00:09:08You actually believe I orchestrated that?
00:09:10No wonder you're so easy to manipulate.
00:09:13Calling you dumb would be generous.
00:09:18Get back here.
00:09:19Now.
00:09:20Three seconds, Dana,
00:09:22or I'm filing for divorce!
00:09:26Then let's go get it done.
00:09:29I'm ready.
00:09:31Declan storms to his studio
00:09:33and slams a divorce agreement onto the table.
00:09:36You want a divorce?
00:09:38Let's make it official.
00:09:45I calmly pick it up,
00:09:47scan the pages,
00:09:48and sign with one smooth,
00:09:50deliberate stroke.
00:09:51Declan stares at me,
00:09:53speechless.
00:09:55His phone rings sharply.
00:09:57He glances at the screen.
00:10:00What?
00:10:01You found the Wraith physician?
00:10:03Stay where you are.
00:10:04I'm on my way.
00:10:05My steps falter mid-stride.
00:10:08This divorce can still be undone.
00:10:11My eyes narrow.
00:10:12If you still want to be my wife,
00:10:14show up at the hospital by 8 tomorrow.
00:10:17Apologize to Maddie,
00:10:18or we're through for real.
00:10:19I stand still for a moment,
00:10:21hand tightening.
00:10:26Goodbye.
00:10:27Goodbye.
00:10:27And good riddice.
00:10:34Within weeks,
00:10:35the divorce is finalized.
00:10:37I stand quietly outside City Hall,
00:10:39calm as ever.
00:10:40A man in a clean blue shirt sits ahead of me,
00:10:44relaxed in his wheelchair.
00:10:45Good morning, Mr. Hudson.
00:10:47Let's go.
00:10:49The process is quick.
00:10:51Paper signed,
00:10:52confirmed,
00:10:54confirmed,
00:10:55filed.
00:10:56We're legally married.
00:10:57I step out,
00:10:59relief and excitement bubbling inside me.
00:11:02Mr. Hudson,
00:11:04let's hope this partnership goes smoothly.
00:11:07Christopher doesn't move.
00:11:09You're moving into my downtown vid-a-day.
00:11:11No delays.
00:11:14Wait.
00:11:15This is a contract marriage.
00:11:17Why do we have to live together?
00:11:19Don't forget your role.
00:11:21You're Mrs. Hudson now.
00:11:23My heart skips a beat.
00:11:24There's no divorce with me.
00:11:25Only death do us part.
00:11:27You married me,
00:11:29so don't even think about walking away.
00:11:31From now on,
00:11:33I'll protect you.
00:11:34You won't have to suffer again.
00:11:36I stare at him,
00:11:37stunned.
00:11:37My heart gives an involuntary flutter.
00:11:41My phone lights up.
00:11:43Missed calls and angry messages from Declan.
00:11:47I calmly block his number and
00:11:50erase the entire call log.
00:11:54Christopher catches it with a single glance.
00:11:57My phone lights up again.
00:11:58Another call.
00:12:00No name,
00:12:01just a number.
00:12:03Christopher goes still,
00:12:04completely frozen.
00:12:08I pause,
00:12:09sneaking a quick look at Christopher
00:12:10before hitting decline.
00:12:13I send a quick message to Nell.
00:12:23My gaze sharpens.
00:12:31Is it Declan?
00:12:32Ugh.
00:12:33That fool didn't even know his wife
00:12:35was the miracle physician
00:12:36and has spent millions to go find you.
00:12:38Interested, Nell.
00:12:39I'm over it.
00:12:39Trash like him
00:12:40doesn't deserve a second more of my time.
00:12:49My phone buzz.
00:12:51Nell calling.
00:12:52I decline and start typing.
00:12:55Mrs. Hudson?
00:12:56Seriously,
00:12:56which Hudson are you even referring to?
00:12:57Because not many big jobs in town
00:12:59have that name.
00:13:00Don't tell me you mean Christopher Hudson.
00:13:03It's him.
00:13:04You're totally walking into the tiger's cage.
00:13:19I silence the phone.
00:13:21When I look up,
00:13:22Christmas is still staring at me.
00:13:24Expression darkened.
00:13:25So,
00:13:26mind telling me exactly
00:13:27what tiger's cage means?
00:13:28It's where the most dangerous creatures are kept.
00:13:31Two years ago,
00:13:32Sherwood Group tried to mess it with Hudson Group
00:13:34to take over the global energy market.
00:13:36But in just one day,
00:13:37they got exposed for fraud
00:13:38and completely fell apart.
00:13:39So,
00:13:40tell me,
00:13:40Mr. Hudson,
00:13:41what woman wouldn't feel like
00:13:41she was walking into a tiger's cage
00:13:43by marrying you?
00:13:43Christopher lets out a low laugh.
00:13:44So,
00:13:45you've been digging into my past?
00:13:48We're married now,
00:13:50right?
00:13:51Isn't it normal
00:13:52to get to know each other better?
00:13:54Christopher gives a quiet,
00:13:55cold laugh.
00:13:56He looks away,
00:13:57letting it go.
00:14:03The car eases to a stop
00:14:05in front of a grand five-star hotel.
00:14:09Aren't we supposed to be going home?
00:14:11Why are we stopping here?
00:14:13I know we rushed the marriage papers,
00:14:14but we should still do things properly.
00:14:17And don't worry about the ceremony.
00:14:19I'll make it up to you.
00:14:20My cheeks turn red without a warning.
00:14:22A ringtone breaks the silence.
00:14:24Everything's ready.
00:14:25Head inside.
00:14:26I'll go find you later.
00:14:32Welcome, Mrs. Hudson.
00:14:34Mr. Hudson reserved everything this morning.
00:14:36Please come this way.
00:14:37Dana?
00:14:41Dana?
00:14:42You've got the nerve
00:14:43to show up in front of me?
00:14:44I have every right to be here.
00:14:46I walk past him
00:14:47like he doesn't exist.
00:14:49Dana!
00:14:50Have I been too easy on you?
00:14:52Who said you could treat me like this?
00:14:54Declan, who even are you?
00:14:56Why would I waste my time on you?
00:14:57She's just afraid of losing you.
00:14:59It's okay.
00:15:00But if you call the cops,
00:15:01she'll get humiliated.
00:15:03Humiliated?
00:15:04She should have thought of that
00:15:05before pulling a stunt like that.
00:15:07Don't think I don't know
00:15:07what you're doing, Dana.
00:15:09Ignoring me?
00:15:10And then suddenly showing up here,
00:15:11trying to play hard to get?
00:15:13What do you think you've got
00:15:14that's worth chasing?
00:15:15What do you think you've got
00:15:17that's worth chasing?
00:15:21She's not playing hard to get.
00:15:24She's done.
00:15:26With garbage like you.
00:15:28Every word hits us hard and cold.
00:15:30We all turn.
00:15:31Christopher is pushed here
00:15:32on a wheelchair.
00:15:34Face serious.
00:15:35Presence still powerful.
00:15:37His sharp eyes lock onto Declan.
00:15:39If Christopher hadn't had that accident...
00:15:42Mr. Hudson,
00:15:43I didn't know you were back in town.
00:15:46Christopher doesn't even look at him.
00:15:48He keeps his eyes on me.
00:15:52Come here.
00:15:53I step forward without hesitation.
00:15:57Let's go.
00:15:58The comfort between us is obvious.
00:16:00Easy.
00:16:01Natural.
00:16:04You still didn't do what I asked.
00:16:05Do I have to make you?
00:16:07Dana,
00:16:08I get that you're mad at Declan,
00:16:09but this isn't the way to deal with it.
00:16:11Getting close to another guy
00:16:12just to make him jealous?
00:16:13That'll only make him pull away more.
00:16:15I gave you a chance, Dana.
00:16:18Don't push me.
00:16:19Say sorry.
00:16:20Right now.
00:16:21Say sorry.
00:16:22Right now.
00:16:23Are you actually brain dead?
00:16:25When did I ever agree to say sorry?
00:16:28It's okay.
00:16:28I know I was in the hospital
00:16:29for a few days because of it,
00:16:31but I don't hold it against you, Dana.
00:16:33Everyone messes up now and then.
00:16:34You've been yapping about calling the cops
00:16:36this whole time, haven't you?
00:16:37Then go ahead.
00:16:38Let's see who really ends up in trouble.
00:16:39Me or your sweet, innocent Princess Maddie.
00:16:42I've been nice enough
00:16:43not to embarrass you in public already.
00:16:48How dare you talk to her like that?
00:16:49She's so considerate.
00:16:50Stop putting on airs.
00:16:52Oh, please.
00:16:53I'm just trying not to throw up
00:16:54looking at the two of you.
00:16:59When did the hotel's security
00:17:00get so subpar?
00:17:02Now just anyone can wander in
00:17:04and start making scenes?
00:17:05Uh, sir, I...
00:17:07I...
00:17:09Mr. Hudson,
00:17:10this is something personal.
00:17:11I'd appreciate it
00:17:12if you stayed out of it.
00:17:13As far as I'm aware,
00:17:15Miss Murray is no longer your wife.
00:17:18Which makes her entirely
00:17:19her own person.
00:17:20So you moved on already?
00:17:22You were messing around
00:17:23behind my back, weren't you?
00:17:25Hmm.
00:17:30What?
00:17:31They actually split up?
00:17:34Unlike you,
00:17:35some of us still know
00:17:36what decency looks like.
00:17:37I should have known better
00:17:38than to let you back in.
00:17:40Mr. Hudson,
00:17:40don't let her trick you.
00:17:42She's only using you
00:17:43to escape from me.
00:17:44Mr. Foster,
00:17:46you really shouldn't think
00:17:47so highly of yourself.
00:17:48Aren't you even curious
00:17:50what kind of woman
00:17:51she really is?
00:17:52My fists clench,
00:17:54nails biting into her skin.
00:17:56Declan, please,
00:17:58lower your voice.
00:17:59Even if Daya made mistake before,
00:18:01doesn't she deserve
00:18:02the chance to start over?
00:18:03What if this all goes public?
00:18:04How will she face it?
00:18:05She's the one who invited this.
00:18:07Daya, come here and apologize.
00:18:08That's the only way
00:18:09you'll walk out of here
00:18:10with any shred of dignity.
00:18:12I takes a measured step forward,
00:18:14head high,
00:18:15icy gleam in her gaze.
00:18:17Repeat that.
00:18:18I dare you.
00:18:26Aren't you just mad
00:18:27that I'm telling the truth?
00:18:29My hand shoots out.
00:18:30A sharp slap
00:18:31cracks across his face.
00:18:32Her knee drives hard
00:18:33into his shin.
00:18:33He crumples
00:18:34with a startled grunt.
00:18:36Declan!
00:18:38I stands over him,
00:18:39tall and unyielding,
00:18:40eyes burning
00:18:41with cold resolve.
00:18:42If you'd used
00:18:43even an ounce
00:18:44of that brain of yours,
00:18:45you might have bothered
00:18:45to check the facts.
00:18:46But no,
00:18:47you're too busy
00:18:48clinging to your sad
00:18:49little victim act.
00:18:50Seriously,
00:18:51what's wrong with you?
00:18:51Is your ego that fragile
00:18:53or do you just enjoy
00:18:54acting like a helpless cucklid?
00:18:56You've completely
00:18:56lost your mind.
00:18:58Dayma,
00:18:58even if Declan talked
00:18:59about your past
00:19:00in front of everyone,
00:19:01he was simply being honest.
00:19:02How could you hit him
00:19:02like that?
00:19:03I turn slowly,
00:19:04eyes narrowing
00:19:05on Madison
00:19:05with pure disgust.
00:19:06My hand swings up.
00:19:08The slap lands
00:19:09on Madison's cheek.
00:19:11Dana?
00:19:12Echoing loud
00:19:13and sharp.
00:19:14He looks at her
00:19:15with concern.
00:19:17Maddie.
00:19:18Then turns to Dana
00:19:20with rage.
00:19:21Just because
00:19:22Christophe's on your side
00:19:23now,
00:19:23you think you can
00:19:24walk all over everyone?
00:19:25You've really gotta
00:19:26have nerves of steel
00:19:27to cry victim
00:19:28after everything
00:19:29you've done.
00:19:30Everything you've done.
00:19:32Get down on your knees
00:19:33and apologize
00:19:34to Madison now.
00:19:35Let her slap you back.
00:19:36Declan,
00:19:37Dana's always gotten
00:19:38the wrong idea about me.
00:19:40If taking this slap
00:19:41helps you two make up,
00:19:42then I'll take
00:19:43the humiliation.
00:19:44I don't mind.
00:19:45Do what I tell you
00:19:46or forget about
00:19:47ever coming back
00:19:47into my life.
00:19:48Christophe's voice
00:19:49cuts through.
00:19:51You really shouldn't
00:19:52think highly of yourself,
00:19:54Mr. Foster.
00:19:55Talking to your ex
00:19:56like that doesn't
00:19:57make you strong.
00:19:58It just makes you
00:19:59look pathetic.
00:20:00So that's how it is, huh?
00:20:02I didn't realize
00:20:03you and Dana
00:20:03were this close.
00:20:04You jumping to defend her
00:20:06says a lot,
00:20:06Mr. Hudson.
00:20:08Dana,
00:20:08I really think you
00:20:09and Declan should
00:20:10talk it out.
00:20:11Maybe this is all
00:20:12just one big
00:20:12misunderstanding.
00:20:13Miss Reed,
00:20:14you've got quite the gift.
00:20:15You managed to make
00:20:16people crunch and laugh
00:20:17all at once.
00:20:18Should we get you
00:20:19a trophy for that
00:20:19brilliant little act?
00:20:20That kind of sad
00:20:21performance?
00:20:22Only a fool would buy it.
00:20:24Mr. Hudson,
00:20:25like I've said,
00:20:25this is a private matter.
00:20:27Do you really have
00:20:28to step in?
00:20:28If you're going
00:20:29after Dana,
00:20:30you're going through
00:20:30me first.
00:20:31So before you talk
00:20:32tough,
00:20:33maybe ask yourself
00:20:34if you're ready
00:20:34for that.
00:20:35I gives them
00:20:36one last frosty look,
00:20:37then turns away,
00:20:39fingers resting lightly
00:20:40on Christophe's
00:20:41wheel tear
00:20:41as she pushes him
00:20:42out with quiet grace.
00:20:43I was just about
00:20:44to speak to Christophe
00:20:45when someone
00:20:46suddenly burst in.
00:20:49Sir,
00:20:50something happened.
00:20:51Miss Hudson
00:20:52collapsed.
00:20:53It looks like
00:20:53a heart attack.
00:20:54She's unconscious
00:20:55and they've rushed
00:20:55her to the hospital.
00:20:57Get me there.
00:20:58Now!
00:21:04Christophe and I
00:21:05arrive in record time.
00:21:07Eveline has had
00:21:08a heart defect
00:21:08since birth.
00:21:10She's always
00:21:11been weak.
00:21:12She's always been weak.
00:21:16Don't worry
00:21:17too much.
00:21:18Medicine these days
00:21:18is advanced.
00:21:19She'll make it.
00:21:24A stylish woman
00:21:25paces nervously.
00:21:26Celesta Hudson,
00:21:28Christophe's mother.
00:21:29Thank God
00:21:30you're here.
00:21:33Mom,
00:21:34Eveline has been
00:21:34on medicine,
00:21:35right?
00:21:35How could this happen?
00:21:37I don't know.
00:21:38She was just
00:21:39reading
00:21:39and then she
00:21:40collapsed.
00:21:41At that moment,
00:21:43I was overcome
00:21:43by a strong
00:21:44sense of unease.
00:21:45Things were far
00:21:46worse than I had
00:21:47imagined.
00:21:52It's bad.
00:21:53Really bad.
00:21:54She suffered
00:21:55a severe heart attack.
00:21:57Her oxygen levels
00:21:58are critically low
00:21:59and her right atrium
00:22:01is already
00:22:01showing rigidity.
00:22:03Even if we
00:22:03operate now,
00:22:04her chances of
00:22:05making it
00:22:05are under 30%.
00:22:08Honestly,
00:22:08this is beyond
00:22:09what we can handle.
00:22:10Unless the Wraith
00:22:11physician steps in,
00:22:12there's almost
00:22:12no chance
00:22:13she'll survive.
00:22:18I walk down
00:22:19the corridor
00:22:20toward the
00:22:20staff locker room.
00:22:21I have to go.
00:22:23Only I can save her.
00:22:27No one even knows
00:22:28what the Wraith
00:22:29physician looks like.
00:22:32How are we...
00:22:33How are we supposed
00:22:34to find her now?
00:22:36I can't lose Eveline.
00:22:38I just can't.
00:22:40Kristoff said
00:22:40not a word,
00:22:41but his gaze
00:22:42was as sharp
00:22:43as a blade.
00:22:47No need to worry.
00:22:48The Wraith
00:22:49physician's already
00:22:49on it.
00:22:50She's inside
00:22:50performing the
00:22:51surgery as we speak.
00:22:52We just have to
00:22:53wait.
00:22:54Kristoff frowned,
00:22:55looking confused.
00:22:56Then it suddenly
00:22:56dawned on him.
00:22:57I was gone.
00:22:59Word reaches
00:23:00Madison that
00:23:01the Wraith
00:23:01physician is at
00:23:03North Cove
00:23:03General Hospital.
00:23:04Declan!
00:23:05Declan!
00:23:06They found her!
00:23:06The Wraith physician!
00:23:08She's at
00:23:08North Cove
00:23:09General Hospital.
00:23:10Right now!
00:23:11We have to go!
00:23:12You're serious?
00:23:15That's incredible!
00:23:17Maddie!
00:23:17You're my
00:23:18good luck charm!
00:23:24The surgery
00:23:25drags on
00:23:26for two full
00:23:27hours.
00:23:28I slip out
00:23:29the same
00:23:29quiet way
00:23:30I came in.
00:23:33No way.
00:23:34Could it really
00:23:34be Dana?
00:23:35Was she the
00:23:35Wraith physician
00:23:36all along?
00:23:37I freeze for a
00:23:38slip second
00:23:38when I spot
00:23:39Declan and
00:23:39Madison.
00:23:40Dana?
00:23:40What are you
00:23:41doing here?
00:23:41My mind
00:23:42jumps back.
00:23:43He'd shot me
00:23:44down without a
00:23:44second thought
00:23:45when I offered
00:23:45to treat his
00:23:46father.
00:23:46I'd told him
00:23:47I was the
00:23:47Wraith physician.
00:23:48He thought
00:23:49it was a joke.
00:23:50And how exactly
00:23:51is that your
00:23:51problem?
00:23:52I turn my
00:23:52back and
00:23:53start walking
00:23:53off.
00:23:54Why are you
00:23:54here really?
00:23:55Tell me the
00:23:56truth.
00:23:57Are you the
00:23:58Wraith physician?
00:24:00Do you
00:24:00seriously believe
00:24:01someone like
00:24:02me could
00:24:03pretend to
00:24:03be someone
00:24:04as legendary
00:24:05as the
00:24:05Wraith physician?
00:24:06Then explain
00:24:07why you're
00:24:07here.
00:24:08And what's
00:24:08with the
00:24:09mask?
00:24:09Why should
00:24:10I explain
00:24:10anything to
00:24:11you?
00:24:12Maybe you
00:24:13showed up
00:24:13because you
00:24:14heard the
00:24:14Wraith physician
00:24:15was here.
00:24:16and wanted
00:24:16to meet
00:24:17her.
00:24:17But you
00:24:18should probably
00:24:18take off
00:24:19your mask.
00:24:20Wouldn't want
00:24:20anyone to
00:24:21get the
00:24:21wrong idea.
00:24:22Or worse,
00:24:23annoy the
00:24:23real Wraith
00:24:24physician.
00:24:25She's just
00:24:26trying to
00:24:26trick everyone
00:24:27and pretend
00:24:28to be the
00:24:28Wraith physician.
00:24:30This isn't
00:24:30the first time
00:24:31she's done
00:24:31something like
00:24:31this for
00:24:32attention.
00:24:32No one's
00:24:33stupid enough
00:24:33to fall
00:24:33for your
00:24:34games.
00:24:34The Wraith
00:24:35physician isn't
00:24:36someone you
00:24:36can mess
00:24:36with.
00:24:37And if you
00:24:37get in the
00:24:37way of her
00:24:37treating my
00:24:38family,
00:24:38if you cause
00:24:39even the
00:24:39slightest delay,
00:24:40I swear you
00:24:41won't get
00:24:41away with it.
00:24:42She agreed
00:24:42to treat
00:24:43your family?
00:24:44Maddie knows
00:24:44the right
00:24:45people.
00:24:45She already
00:24:45got the
00:24:46Wraith physician
00:24:46to help.
00:24:47Dana,
00:24:48look at the
00:24:48difference.
00:24:49What I need
00:24:50is someone
00:24:50smart and
00:24:51supportive.
00:24:52If it
00:24:53helps you,
00:24:54I'll always
00:24:55give it my
00:24:55best.
00:24:56Then I hope
00:24:57you two stay
00:24:57happy forever.
00:24:58Just don't
00:24:59come crawling
00:25:00back to ruin
00:25:00someone else's
00:25:01life.
00:25:02Dana,
00:25:03have I been
00:25:04too soft on
00:25:05you?
00:25:06Have you
00:25:07forgotten where
00:25:08you stand?
00:25:10Kristoff moves
00:25:11in front of me.
00:25:12Shielding me.
00:25:13Even from his
00:25:14wheelchair,
00:25:14his sharp gaze
00:25:15feels like a
00:25:16knife.
00:25:18Step away.
00:25:20Mr. Houston,
00:25:21why are you
00:25:22always taking
00:25:23her side?
00:25:26Don't tell me
00:25:27you two are
00:25:27actually...
00:25:28Loud noises
00:25:28come from the
00:25:29other end of
00:25:30the hallway.
00:25:30Where did
00:25:31the Wraith
00:25:31physician go?
00:25:32I literally
00:25:32just...
00:25:34Where did
00:25:34the Wraith
00:25:35physician go?
00:25:35I literally
00:25:36just saw her.
00:25:37She's my
00:25:38inspiration.
00:25:39I need to
00:25:39meet her at
00:25:40least once.
00:25:41At the
00:25:41head of
00:25:41Picos wants
00:25:41me a
00:25:42better.
00:25:42I don't
00:25:42care how
00:25:42much it
00:25:43costs.
00:25:43I'm hiring
00:25:44her for
00:25:44our
00:25:45hospital
00:25:45no matter
00:25:46what.
00:25:46Their greed
00:25:47and frenzy,
00:25:48it makes
00:25:48my blood
00:25:49run cold.
00:25:50I swear,
00:25:51it wasn't me
00:25:52who leaked
00:25:52it.
00:25:55Dr. Lewis,
00:25:57you've been
00:25:57keeping the Wraith
00:25:58physician here
00:25:58the whole time
00:25:59without saying
00:25:59a word?
00:26:00Come on,
00:26:00let us meet
00:26:01her.
00:26:02You're too
00:26:02late.
00:26:03she's already
00:26:03left after
00:26:04completing the
00:26:05surgery.
00:26:06She's already
00:26:07gone?
00:26:07I'm afraid
00:26:08so.
00:26:09You should
00:26:09all head
00:26:10back.
00:26:10Oh?
00:26:11You're all
00:26:12looking for
00:26:12the Wraith
00:26:12physician too?
00:26:14Funny.
00:26:15You might
00:26:16have just
00:26:16missed her.
00:26:19I think I saw
00:26:20someone leaving
00:26:20earlier.
00:26:21Could have
00:26:22been her.
00:26:23Which way
00:26:23did she go?
00:26:24Maybe she's
00:26:24still nearby.
00:26:25Hard to say.
00:26:26But maybe you
00:26:27should ask Dana,
00:26:28the one over there
00:26:29wearing a surgical
00:26:30mask.
00:26:30She was just
00:26:31with her.
00:26:32Something might
00:26:32have happened
00:26:33between them.
00:26:34I mean,
00:26:34the Wraith physician
00:26:35left pretty
00:26:35suddenly all eyes
00:26:36on me like I'm
00:26:37the culprit,
00:26:38didn't she?
00:26:38What did you
00:26:38say to her?
00:26:39Do you have
00:26:40any clue how
00:26:40long we've
00:26:41waited for this
00:26:41moment?
00:26:42Really?
00:26:42You just
00:26:43swallow whatever
00:26:43people feed you?
00:26:44Next time you're
00:26:45saving lives,
00:26:46maybe give your
00:26:46own brain a
00:26:46check up first.
00:26:47Let's not fight.
00:26:48Maybe I made
00:26:48a mistake.
00:26:49I mean,
00:26:49Dana's not even
00:26:50a doctor,
00:26:51right?
00:26:51But then,
00:26:51why the mask?
00:26:53To filter out
00:26:53the stink of
00:26:54some people's
00:26:54two-faced lies,
00:26:55of course.
00:26:55Dana,
00:26:56I didn't mean
00:26:57anything by it.
00:26:58You could have
00:26:59just corrected me.
00:27:00Did you really
00:27:00have to humiliate
00:27:01me?
00:27:05Dana,
00:27:05that's enough.
00:27:06Do you honestly
00:27:07think everything
00:27:07is about you?
00:27:10It's honestly
00:27:11impressive that
00:27:12someone with
00:27:12your level of
00:27:13intellect has
00:27:13managed to keep
00:27:14Foster Group
00:27:15running this long.
00:27:16Mr. Hudson,
00:27:17why do you keep
00:27:17butting into my
00:27:18issues with Dana?
00:27:19She still owes
00:27:20Maddie an apology.
00:27:21With that prideful,
00:27:22combative attitude
00:27:23of hers,
00:27:24it's no wonder
00:27:24the Wraith physician
00:27:25left so suddenly.
00:27:25Honestly,
00:27:26I wouldn't be
00:27:27shocked if Dana
00:27:28was the reason.
00:27:30Please,
00:27:31everyone,
00:27:31calm down.
00:27:32This young lady
00:27:33here had absolutely
00:27:34nothing to do
00:27:35with the Wraith
00:27:35physician leaving.
00:27:36And how would
00:27:37you know?
00:27:39I heard a voice
00:27:40cutting through
00:27:41the noise,
00:27:41unexpected and
00:27:43bright.
00:27:44A stunning blonde
00:27:46struds into sight.
00:27:47Wait,
00:27:48isn't that
00:27:48Nell Mason,
00:27:49the Wraith
00:27:49physician's agent?
00:27:50She might know
00:27:51where the doctor
00:27:51went.
00:27:52Miss Mason,
00:27:52I'm Declan Foster.
00:27:53We've spoken before.
00:27:54Okay,
00:27:54what's all this fuss
00:27:56about?
00:27:56This arrogant woman
00:27:57dared to offend
00:27:58the Wraith physician.
00:28:00Don't be ridiculous.
00:28:01Dana's a close friend
00:28:02of the Wraith physician.
00:28:03Shock ripples
00:28:04through the group.
00:28:05What?
00:28:06You really think
00:28:06I came here
00:28:07just to play games
00:28:08with you?
00:28:09Come on.
00:28:10I need a quick word.
00:28:11let's find somewhere
00:28:12private.
00:28:22I guide Christric's
00:28:24wheelchair towards
00:28:25a bench near the
00:28:25water.
00:28:27Nell tugs my arm
00:28:28and pulls me aside
00:28:29behind a line of
00:28:30trees.
00:28:32Dama,
00:28:32be straight with me.
00:28:33Does Christric have
00:28:33something over your
00:28:34head?
00:28:34No leverage.
00:28:35Just a deal between
00:28:36two adults,
00:28:37that's all.
00:28:37That still doesn't
00:28:38mean you had to
00:28:38marry him.
00:28:39I turn around
00:28:40and meet Christric's
00:28:41gaze.
00:28:42He sits in silence,
00:28:43casually tapping
00:28:44the arm press of his
00:28:45wheelchair in a slow,
00:28:46unbothered rhythm.
00:28:47Miss Mason,
00:28:48would it be possible
00:28:49for me to talk to
00:28:50the Wraith physician
00:28:50in private?
00:28:51If my last offer
00:28:52wasn't good enough,
00:28:53I can offer more.
00:28:54Your behavior is
00:28:55boarding on harassment.
00:28:57Please,
00:28:58I'm begging you.
00:28:59Do you even know
00:29:00how she decides
00:29:01who to help?
00:29:04How?
00:29:06She chooses
00:29:06based on character.
00:29:08Dana,
00:29:08don't push me.
00:29:09You had the Wraith
00:29:10physician's contact
00:29:11this whole time
00:29:12and you didn't think
00:29:12to give it to me?
00:29:13Declan,
00:29:14are you seriously
00:29:14that dense?
00:29:15How many times
00:29:16did I tell you
00:29:17I'd contact her myself?
00:29:18Dana,
00:29:18back then,
00:29:18Declan just couldn't
00:29:19imagine someone
00:29:20like you knowing
00:29:21someone so important.
00:29:21But if it were me,
00:29:22if the roles were reversed
00:29:23and he needed help,
00:29:24I would have done
00:29:24everything I could
00:29:25to support him.
00:29:25You were his wife.
00:29:26Weren't you supposed
00:29:27to stand by him?
00:29:27I can't even imagine
00:29:28how much that must have hurt.
00:29:29His wife?
00:29:29Yeah,
00:29:30I was.
00:29:30But you?
00:29:31What do you think
00:29:31you are exactly
00:29:32to talk like that?
00:29:33What a lovely spot.
00:29:34Too bad it got ruined
00:29:35by the arrival
00:29:36of two pests.
00:29:38Let's go now.
00:29:39Turns and heads
00:29:40back to Kristen.
00:29:41Grips the wheelchair
00:29:42handles,
00:29:43ready to push him away.
00:29:45Dana,
00:29:45let me make this clear.
00:29:46I won't keep playing
00:29:47your silly games forever.
00:29:48Don't come begging
00:29:48when it's already too late.
00:29:49But if you can convince
00:29:50the Wraith physician
00:29:51to do the surgery
00:29:52for my father,
00:29:53I've seen dumb people
00:29:54but you're both dumb
00:29:55and completely out of touch
00:29:56with reality.
00:29:57A real eye-opener.
00:29:58Dana stops walking
00:29:59for a second,
00:30:01slowly turns around.
00:30:02If you really want
00:30:03the Wraith physician's help,
00:30:05fine,
00:30:05but I have three conditions.
00:30:07If you agree to them,
00:30:08I'll make it happen.
00:30:09What's the first condition?
00:30:11Give back the ENIAD project.
00:30:22Absolutely not.
00:30:23That's extortion.
00:30:25Do you really think
00:30:26I'm that stupid?
00:30:27The ENIAD project
00:30:28is a damn goldmine
00:30:29and you expect me
00:30:29to just hand it over
00:30:30like it's nothing?
00:30:31That deal was never yours
00:30:32to begin with.
00:30:32It was meant for the Murrays.
00:30:34You're not giving it up,
00:30:35you're giving it back.
00:30:36Christophe stays quiet,
00:30:37watching.
00:30:38Hold on to something
00:30:38long enough
00:30:39and you start thinking
00:30:39it's yours.
00:30:40How ridiculous.
00:30:41Dana,
00:30:42helping Decade
00:30:42should be a no-biner.
00:30:43If I were you,
00:30:44I'd just let him
00:30:45have the credit.
00:30:46Shut your mouth!
00:30:47Madison freezes,
00:30:47face draining of color.
00:30:49Give back the ENIAD project.
00:30:50That's condition one.
00:30:52If you can't do that,
00:30:53then don't waste my time.
00:30:55I turn and start
00:30:56pushing Christopher's
00:30:57chair forward.
00:30:58Come to dinner tonight,
00:30:59nine o'clock.
00:31:00Maybe then we can still talk.
00:31:02I raise my middle finger
00:31:03in his direction
00:31:04without turning around.
00:31:10Christmas car is already
00:31:11parked outside the hospital.
00:31:12I slip into the backseat
00:31:13beside him
00:31:14but deliberately
00:31:15keep my distance.
00:31:16So, where are we headed now?
00:31:17To the Hudson family house.
00:31:19My eyes widen,
00:31:20don't you think it's
00:31:21a little too soon?
00:31:23Christmas places a file
00:31:24next to me.
00:31:25Have a look.
00:31:26I pick it up,
00:31:27confused,
00:31:28then my eyes widen
00:31:29as I flip through it.
00:31:30A cheat sheet
00:31:31for surviving his house.
00:31:32I've already memorized
00:31:33all the names,
00:31:33likes,
00:31:34nice likes,
00:31:35everything.
00:31:35Don't bother.
00:31:36Just get a rough sense
00:31:37of who you're dealing with.
00:31:38Still,
00:31:38they're your family.
00:31:40They don't deserve
00:31:40your respect.
00:31:42Don't ever forget that.
00:31:53The car rolls
00:31:54to a stop
00:31:55in front of the
00:31:56massive Hudson house.
00:32:05Christophe and I
00:32:06return to the Hudson estate.
00:32:11A woman in a sharp
00:32:12black bodycodd skirt
00:32:13hurried down the stairs.
00:32:15A fake smile
00:32:16plastered on her face.
00:32:17Well, well,
00:32:18look who finally
00:32:19made an appearance.
00:32:20And who my this is?
00:32:22Oh, it doesn't really matter.
00:32:23If Kristen brought you here,
00:32:25you must mean a great deal
00:32:26to him.
00:32:26That makes you family
00:32:27in my book.
00:32:28I'm Dana Murray.
00:32:30Dana,
00:32:31what a beautiful name.
00:32:32Aunt Johanna,
00:32:33you don't have to
00:32:34put on a show.
00:32:34She's a little reserved.
00:32:36Hello.
00:32:36I steers Christophe's
00:32:37wheelchair right past
00:32:38Johanna.
00:32:39Elida,
00:32:40hurry down.
00:32:41Christophe's finally
00:32:41brought a woman home.
00:32:42This is historic
00:32:43for the Hudson family.
00:32:49The family matriarch
00:32:51Alita Hudson,
00:32:52silver-haired,
00:32:53leaning on a polished cane,
00:32:55gaze sharp
00:32:56and a sesame,
00:32:57enters.
00:32:58Not bad at all.
00:33:00Tell me your name
00:33:01and how did you
00:33:02and Christophe cross paths?
00:33:05I'm Dana Murray.
00:33:07Murray?
00:33:07As in the Murray group,
00:33:08we haven't done business
00:33:10with them in ages.
00:33:11No wonder you look unfamiliar.
00:33:13Alita,
00:33:13look at these two.
00:33:14They're practically
00:33:15made for each other.
00:33:16Honestly,
00:33:17it's a perfect match.
00:33:18When a young lady
00:33:18walks through our doors
00:33:19on her own,
00:33:20we really should make sure
00:33:20she doesn't slip away.
00:33:22There's no need to rush
00:33:22into these things.
00:33:23What matters most
00:33:24is that you two get along.
00:33:25Have you eaten?
00:33:26Let me know your favorite dish.
00:33:27I'll have the chef make it.
00:33:28I'm easy to please, ma'am.
00:33:29Anything will do.
00:33:30You'd better take
00:33:31good care of Dana.
00:33:33If the two of you
00:33:34decide to take things further,
00:33:36we should arrange
00:33:37a formal introduction
00:33:38for both families.
00:33:41That won't be necessary.
00:33:51It's already official.
00:33:54Dana is my wife.
00:33:59No, absolutely not.
00:34:00I won't allow this.
00:34:02How could you marry a woman
00:34:03who's already had
00:34:03a marriage before?
00:34:05Charles Hudson
00:34:05storms down the staircase.
00:34:07Anger clear.
00:34:08Please, Dad,
00:34:09try to relax.
00:34:10You know,
00:34:11Christoph made this choice himself.
00:34:12He must have his reasons.
00:34:13Christmuth,
00:34:14you've led the Hudson group
00:34:15for so many years.
00:34:16Did you ever stop
00:34:17to think about
00:34:18what this could do
00:34:18to the company's reputation?
00:34:19Has this woman bewitched
00:34:20you so completely
00:34:21that you're willing
00:34:22to risk everything
00:34:23we've built?
00:34:24My hand balls
00:34:24into a fist
00:34:25inside my sleeve.
00:34:26Dana is my wife
00:34:27and that's not up
00:34:28for discussion.
00:34:29Are you really upset
00:34:30that is it the fact
00:34:31that your son
00:34:32isn't sitting in my place
00:34:33at the head of the company?
00:34:36I'm saying all this
00:34:37for your benefit,
00:34:38nothing more.
00:34:39Whom I marry
00:34:40is my own affair.
00:34:41How did you get
00:34:42your claws into Christopher?
00:34:44Was Deccan faster
00:34:45not enough for you?
00:34:46Johanna slaps a hand
00:34:47over her mouth,
00:34:48acting innocent.
00:34:48I just saw an article
00:34:49the other day
00:34:49talking about the two of you
00:34:50looking so blissfully in love.
00:34:52So, when exactly
00:34:53did you see that story
00:34:54about me and my ex-husband
00:34:56blissfully in love?
00:34:58Oh, it was just a headline
00:35:00I saw in the entertainment news.
00:35:02Really now?
00:35:05Yes, I used to be married
00:35:07to Declan.
00:35:07So well hidden
00:35:08that even the press
00:35:09never caught a wisp.
00:35:12So, Johanna,
00:35:13I'm honestly wondering,
00:35:15where did your information
00:35:16come from?
00:35:17Maybe I got the details wrong?
00:35:21That's odd.
00:35:22You sounded absolutely
00:35:23convinced a moment ago.
00:35:25A woman with a failed marriage
00:35:26here doesn't belong
00:35:27in our family.
00:35:28Your very presence
00:35:29embarrasses Christopher enough.
00:35:31If you know
00:35:32what's good for yourself,
00:35:33you'll walk away now.
00:35:35If a divorce is on the table,
00:35:37that decision belongs
00:35:38solely to me and Christopher,
00:35:40not you.
00:35:41You hear that?
00:35:42She's shameless.
00:35:43Letting her in
00:35:44will ruin our family's name.
00:35:47It's interesting.
00:35:48Everyone was so insistent
00:35:49that I get married,
00:35:50but now that I have
00:35:51no one approves
00:35:51of my choice.
00:35:53But no one said
00:35:54you should marry a woman
00:35:55with a divorce
00:35:56in her past.
00:35:57Since when did being
00:35:58divorced become a crime?
00:35:59Grandpa,
00:36:01do you plan to
00:36:02force us apart too?
00:36:03This marriage
00:36:04has to end!
00:36:05I won't have this scandal
00:36:07dragging us down!
00:36:08Grandma,
00:36:09what do you think
00:36:09about all this?
00:36:10Bring her home,
00:36:12and you'll get
00:36:13no argument from me.
00:36:14Mom,
00:36:15think about
00:36:16what this means
00:36:17for the company!
00:36:18Christopher's choices
00:36:19are his own.
00:36:20We owe him
00:36:21that respect.
00:36:22So what if people talk?
00:36:24As long as Dana's
00:36:25his wife in the eyes
00:36:26of the law,
00:36:27she's under
00:36:27this family's protection.
00:36:29If it comes to
00:36:29forcing us apart,
00:36:30I won't fight you.
00:36:32But just so you know,
00:36:33every share
00:36:34and asset I owned,
00:36:35Dana holds them now.
00:36:37Should we divorce?
00:36:38I'll walk away
00:36:39with nothing but myself.
00:36:41Shock ripples
00:36:42through the room.
00:36:42I find myself
00:36:44momentarily speechless.
00:36:45Have you lost your mind?
00:36:46You went behind our backs
00:36:48for something that drastic?
00:36:50You'd risk everything
00:36:51the family built
00:36:52just to make a woman happy?
00:36:54You'll be the death of me!
00:36:55If you're ready
00:36:56to see me out on the street,
00:36:57go right ahead
00:36:58and push for a divorce.
00:36:59Now, Dana,
00:37:01let's head upstairs.
00:37:06I take hold
00:37:07of the wheelchair handles
00:37:08and begin guiding
00:37:09Christopher away.
00:37:19Did you really
00:37:20just say that?
00:37:25Shouldn't you check
00:37:26on what's happening
00:37:27downstairs?
00:37:27Your grandfather
00:37:28looked ready to collapse
00:37:29when we left.
00:37:30We keep a family physician
00:37:32on standby.
00:37:33The old man
00:37:34will survive.
00:37:36He's far too fond
00:37:37of living
00:37:37to let something
00:37:38like this finish him off.
00:37:39I detected the bitterness
00:37:40and hostility
00:37:41in his words.
00:37:42We'll spend the night here.
00:37:44You can have the bed.
00:37:46I'll make do
00:37:46in the study.
00:37:47That hardly seems fair.
00:37:49We did come here today
00:37:50as husband and wife
00:37:51after all.
00:37:51How about we compromise?
00:37:52I'll ask the staff
00:37:53to bring up extra blankets.
00:37:55You keep the bed
00:37:55and I'll manage
00:37:56just fine on the floor.
00:37:57Out of the question.
00:37:58I won't have you
00:37:59sleeping on the floor.
00:38:00We're doing this my way.
00:38:01I nodded slightly
00:38:02and said no more
00:38:03in protest.
00:38:09Christoph,
00:38:10your grandfather
00:38:11wants to see you
00:38:11in his study.
00:38:12He needs to have
00:38:13a word with you.
00:38:15Alright.
00:38:18Stay here
00:38:19and wait for me.
00:38:20I won't be long.
00:38:21Okay.
00:38:26The room stretches
00:38:28wider after Christoph's
00:38:29departure.
00:38:29A wall-to-wall bookshelf
00:38:31overflows with novels
00:38:33and biographies.
00:38:34Trophies and medals
00:38:35crowd every corner.
00:38:37All for auto racing.
00:38:43Who's there?
00:38:45It's me.
00:38:47Elida.
00:38:52I've done some digging
00:38:53into your past, Dana.
00:38:55If I'm honest,
00:38:56you and Christoph
00:38:58aren't a textbook match.
00:38:59My heart tightened
00:39:00immisciately,
00:39:02filled with unease.
00:39:03But I have faith
00:39:03in Christoph's judgment.
00:39:04He never kept company
00:39:06with any woman before you.
00:39:07I promised long ago
00:39:09to stand behind
00:39:10every decision he makes.
00:39:11From this day forward,
00:39:12you are the only
00:39:13granddaughter-in-law
00:39:14I recognize.
00:39:15Whatever the future holds,
00:39:17the Hudson family
00:39:17will always be
00:39:18in your corner.
00:39:19Christoph might seem
00:39:20unyielding,
00:39:21but he's gentle
00:39:22beneath the surface.
00:39:23He will care for you.
00:39:24I know it.
00:39:25My hope is that the two of you
00:39:27stay together for life.
00:39:28This is too much.
00:39:29Something so precious
00:39:30I really can't accept.
00:39:31This bracelet is worn
00:39:32by every wife
00:39:33in the Hudson family.
00:39:34You married Christoph,
00:39:35so it belongs with you now.
00:39:37The more important it is,
00:39:39the less I feel right
00:39:39taking it.
00:39:41Did you and Christoph
00:39:42come to some kind
00:39:43of agreement?
00:39:47What makes you say that?
00:39:49Marriage isn't a game to me.
00:39:50If there's nothing wrong,
00:39:52you'll accept the bros.
00:39:53Keep arguing,
00:39:54and I'll have someone
00:39:55dig into this.
00:39:58I'll cherish it.
00:39:59Remember what I told you, Dana.
00:40:01Christoph is someone
00:40:02you can rely on.
00:40:06Alita,
00:40:07you're not going to believe
00:40:08what I just read.
00:40:09There's a way to fix
00:40:10Christopher's legs.
00:40:11Are you serious?
00:40:12That's nothing to joke about.
00:40:15Why would I make up
00:40:16something so important?
00:40:23I watch as Johanna
00:40:24with calcutting eyes.
00:40:26You'd better read this
00:40:28as yourself.
00:40:29A carefully orchestrated
00:40:31fake news story
00:40:32became the most powerful
00:40:33weapon in her hands.
00:40:35The only doctor
00:40:36who can fix
00:40:36Christopher's legs
00:40:37is the wraith physician,
00:40:39but word on the street
00:40:40says we've crossed her.
00:40:42How did this happen?
00:40:44What's the real story here?
00:40:46Alita,
00:40:47may I see the article?
00:40:48I scrolls through the content.
00:40:50Blurry photos,
00:40:51sensationalized stories
00:40:52suggesting Dana
00:40:53deliberately impersonated
00:40:54the wraith physician.
00:40:55Blurry photos,
00:40:56a hastily crumbled story,
00:40:58yet it's generating
00:40:58massive traffic
00:40:59and debate?
00:41:00Anyone believing this garbage
00:41:02should question their sanity.
00:41:07You've destroyed
00:41:08his final chance.
00:41:09Did you marry him
00:41:10solely to sabotage
00:41:11his future?
00:41:12You place more faith
00:41:14in some dubious
00:41:14online gossip
00:41:15than in Christophe's wisdom
00:41:17when he chose me?
00:41:18If I could deceive him
00:41:20so effortlessly,
00:41:21how did he expand
00:41:22the Hudson Group
00:41:23to its current
00:41:24prosminence
00:41:24in mere years?
00:41:26Stop deflecting, Dana.
00:41:28Is the article
00:41:29accurate or not?
00:41:30Accurate?
00:41:31Didn't I just address that?
00:41:32If you're so convinced
00:41:33by these flimsy articles,
00:41:35I could commission someone
00:41:36to write a hundred
00:41:37such articles
00:41:37claiming the world
00:41:38ends tomorrow.
00:41:39Will that prompt you
00:41:40to pack your things
00:41:41and prepare to flee?
00:41:42You.
00:41:49Enough.
00:41:50Johanna.
00:41:52You're far too mature
00:41:54for such pettiness.
00:41:55Dayla has a point.
00:41:57Hmm.
00:42:00However,
00:42:00this article mentions
00:42:01you're acquainted
00:42:02with the Wraith physician.
00:42:03Is that true?
00:42:05If so,
00:42:05could you persuade her
00:42:06to treat Christophe's condition?
00:42:08His injury haunts
00:42:09my every waking moment.
00:42:11Without proper healing,
00:42:12I'll carry this burden
00:42:13to my grave.
00:42:17Sudden footsteps
00:42:18ring out from the doorway.
00:42:20Christophe appears
00:42:21in the doorway.
00:42:25Grandma,
00:42:25I can take care of myself.
00:42:27There's no need to worry.
00:42:28How can you say that?
00:42:29You're meant to lead
00:42:30the Hudson Group one day
00:42:31and you have to be
00:42:31healthy and strong.
00:42:32I can protect you
00:42:33from the schemers
00:42:34while I'm still here,
00:42:35but who'll have your back
00:42:36once I'm gone?
00:42:36Don't talk like that, Grandma.
00:42:37You're not going anywhere.
00:42:38I'll leave your other
00:42:39choices alone,
00:42:40but I won't budge
00:42:41on one thing.
00:42:41I'm going to get
00:42:42those legs of yours fixed.
00:42:43Whatever it takes,
00:42:44I'll track down
00:42:45this so-called
00:42:46miracle healer,
00:42:47the Wraith physician.
00:42:50It's getting late.
00:42:51Everyone should rest
00:42:53for now.
00:42:53We'll come together
00:42:54for dinner
00:42:55when it's ready.
00:42:56Alita,
00:42:57those rumors online
00:42:58might still hold
00:42:59some weight.
00:43:00Stories like that
00:43:01don't just appear
00:43:01out of thick nair.
00:43:02So what exactly
00:43:03are you trying to say?
00:43:06We have to bring in
00:43:07the Wraith physician.
00:43:09Christophe's legs
00:43:09are the priority.
00:43:10Here's how it is, Dana.
00:43:12If you manage to bring
00:43:13the Wraith physician here,
00:43:14the Hudson family
00:43:15will welcome you
00:43:15with open arms.
00:43:16But if Christophe's recovery
00:43:17gets held up because of you,
00:43:19trust me,
00:43:19you'll carry all the blame.
00:43:21Didn't realize my legs
00:43:22mattered that much
00:43:23to you, Aunt Johanna.
00:43:24We're family, Christophe.
00:43:26Naturally,
00:43:27I want to see you
00:43:28up and walking again.
00:43:29Dana, think of this
00:43:30as your shot
00:43:31to prove yourself.
00:43:32Can you do it?
00:43:33Funny,
00:43:34I don't remember you
00:43:35being in charge
00:43:35of the Hudson family
00:43:36or my personal life.
00:43:38If you're itching
00:43:39to interfere,
00:43:40maybe worry about
00:43:41your own household first.
00:43:42I hear your son's
00:43:44been losing fortunes
00:43:45at the casino again.
00:43:48Enough!
00:43:50Let's just go
00:43:51and give these two
00:43:52some space.
00:43:57Alita exits,
00:43:59quietly brushing off
00:44:00Janana's attempt
00:44:01to steady her.
00:44:04I takes out her phone.
00:44:06Her social media
00:44:07has exploded
00:44:08with vicious insults.
00:44:10A handful of messages
00:44:11come from obvious trolls,
00:44:13but the coordination
00:44:14hints at a calculated effort.
00:44:18I'll have someone
00:44:20deal with this.
00:44:20That won't be necessary.
00:44:22I've got an easy fix.
00:44:25Without meeting
00:44:26Christophe's eyes,
00:44:27I log into the official
00:44:29Reith physician account.
00:44:32This is Reith physician.
00:44:34Dana Murray
00:44:34is a trusted friend.
00:44:37Spread lies about her
00:44:38and I will pursue
00:44:38legal action.
00:44:44I draft her first update.
00:44:49I hit send
00:44:50and my phone
00:44:51explodes with alerts.
00:44:52I don't bother
00:44:53glancing at the notifications.
00:44:54I already know
00:44:54what kind of storm
00:44:55is brewing.
00:44:56Within minutes,
00:44:56the comment section
00:44:57flips on its head.
00:44:58People who'd been
00:44:59so quick to tear me down
00:45:00are suddenly tripping
00:45:00over themselves
00:45:01to apologize.
00:45:02Ignoring the digital chaos,
00:45:03I place another call.
00:45:04I want the name
00:45:04of whoever set up
00:45:05today's smear campaign
00:45:06against me.
00:45:06Then file a lawsuit.
00:45:07No delay.
00:45:08I make no effort
00:45:08to keep my conversation private.
00:45:10Christopher,
00:45:10who just read
00:45:11Reith physician's post himself,
00:45:12is clearly listening in.
00:45:13If something like this
00:45:14crops up again,
00:45:15I'll handle it.
00:45:16He studies me in silence,
00:45:18curiosity flittering
00:45:18across his face.
00:45:20I appreciate it,
00:45:21but I don't really
00:45:22make a habit
00:45:23of relying on others.
00:45:24We're married,
00:45:25you know.
00:45:26Looking out for you
00:45:27is part of the deal.
00:45:28All right.
00:45:29If I run into trouble
00:45:30next time,
00:45:30you'll be the first to know.
00:45:31There's something in his tone
00:45:32that feels strangely personal,
00:45:34as if he'd forgotten
00:45:35this was only
00:45:35a business arrangement.
00:45:36I check my watch.
00:45:39Let's do some
00:45:39therapy on your legs.
00:45:43A rush of warmth
00:45:44spreads through
00:45:45Christema's legs,
00:45:46the pressure sharp
00:45:47and almost electric.
00:45:48Christema endures
00:45:49the discomfort
00:45:50without a word,
00:45:51sweat gathering
00:45:51along his brow.
00:45:52I'll put together
00:45:53an herbal soak
00:45:54for you later.
00:45:54It'll help boost
00:45:55circulation in your legs.
00:45:56After spending
00:45:57so long crouched,
00:45:58a sudden wave
00:45:59of dizziness hits me.
00:46:01I lose balance.
00:46:02Strong arms catch me,
00:46:04holding me steady.
00:46:06Crispeth's fresh
00:46:07woodly scent
00:46:07sweeps over me.
00:46:09You all right?
00:46:11Did you get dizzy?
00:46:13I'm fine.
00:46:14Just been running
00:46:15around all day.
00:46:16It could be
00:46:17low blood sugar.
00:46:18I try to rise again,
00:46:20but my legs
00:46:21give out a second time.
00:46:22I pitch forward.
00:46:31A wave of dizziness
00:46:32crashes over me,
00:46:33threatening to swallow
00:46:34me whole.
00:46:35Then everything
00:46:35goes dark.
00:46:36Dana!
00:46:38He scrambles
00:46:39for my wrist,
00:46:40fingers searching
00:46:40for a pulse.
00:46:41When he finds it
00:46:42steady beneath his touch,
00:46:44he exhaled
00:46:44a trembling sigh
00:46:45of relief.
00:46:46It isn't until
00:46:47deep into the night
00:46:48that I finally drift
00:46:49back to consciousness.
00:46:50I blink,
00:46:51disoriented.
00:46:51A soft nightlight
00:46:53paints the room
00:46:54in gentle gold.
00:46:55Across the room,
00:46:56the glow catches
00:46:57the angles of his face,
00:46:58lending warmth
00:46:59to his usually
00:47:00cold features.
00:47:04What happened to me?
00:47:05You fainted
00:47:06from exhaustion.
00:47:07The doctor gave you
00:47:07a glucose shot.
00:47:08If you're still
00:47:09feeling unwell,
00:47:10I can call him back.
00:47:13I'll be fine.
00:47:16My phone's piercing ring
00:47:17shatters the quiet.
00:47:18I glance at the screen.
00:47:20Deccan.
00:47:20I decline without
00:47:21a second thought.
00:47:22The phone immediately
00:47:23buzz again.
00:47:24I let out a frustrated
00:47:26sigh and pick up.
00:47:27Dana,
00:47:27why didn't you
00:47:28come home tonight?
00:47:29Didn't I say
00:47:29this was your last shot?
00:47:31And when exactly
00:47:32did I promise
00:47:32I'd show up
00:47:33for your drunken circus?
00:47:34I've told you before,
00:47:35Dana,
00:47:36playing hard to get
00:47:37won't get you anywhere.
00:47:38If this deal gets sealed,
00:47:39I might just overlook
00:47:40your mistakes.
00:47:41It's a miracle
00:47:42someone as toxic
00:47:43as you is still
00:47:44walking around.
00:47:45That's enough.
00:47:46This call qualifies
00:47:47as harassment.
00:47:48My legal team
00:47:49would be more than
00:47:50happy to handle it.
00:47:51Dana,
00:47:51where are you right now?
00:47:53And why the hell
00:47:53is a man with you?
00:47:55Where I am
00:47:56is none of your concern.
00:47:57We're divorced,
00:47:58Declan.
00:47:59Try to remember that.
00:48:00Keep this up
00:48:01and you'll be hearing
00:48:02from my lawyer.
00:48:03I don't wait
00:48:03for another outburst.
00:48:05With one smooth motion,
00:48:06I end the call
00:48:07and block his number
00:48:08for good.
00:48:09Your ex really
00:48:09doesn't know
00:48:10when to quit.
00:48:11Maybe it's time
00:48:12his business
00:48:13took a neap dive.
00:48:16Glad we're on
00:48:17the same page.
00:48:21Look at my phone.
00:48:22The alarm system
00:48:23at one of my places
00:48:24has been triggered.
00:48:25I open the security
00:48:26footage and stop
00:48:27in my tracks.
00:48:27Declan stands out front
00:48:28staring hard at the
00:48:29dark window on the
00:48:30second floor.
00:48:31How could Dana
00:48:31not be home at this hour?
00:48:33And that guy's voice
00:48:34on the phone?
00:48:34Who the hell is he?
00:48:35Is she actually serious
00:48:36about leaving me?
00:48:37He finds that his number
00:48:38has already been blocked
00:48:39by me.
00:48:39He glares fiercely
00:48:41at the camera,
00:48:41full of spite.
00:48:42Dana,
00:48:42if you're messing me over,
00:48:44you're asking for trouble,
00:48:45so don't come crying
00:48:46when it hits you.
00:48:53Some people are rotten
00:48:54right down to the bone.
00:49:03What's your next move?
00:49:05I'm taking back
00:49:07that Ineog project.
00:49:08It's late.
00:49:09Get some sleep.
00:49:16It's locked from the outside.
00:49:18I'm guessing grandma's
00:49:19putting us through a test.
00:49:21Trying to figure out
00:49:21what's really going on
00:49:22between us.
00:49:25So what now?
00:49:26I can sleep on the floor.
00:49:31We'll share the bed.
00:49:32Don't worry.
00:49:33I won't make a move.
00:49:35I trust you.
00:49:36But I'm simply not used
00:49:37to sleeping next to anyone.
00:49:39I've been flying solo
00:49:40for a while.
00:49:41No way.
00:49:42The floor's freezing
00:49:43this time of year
00:49:44and you'd catch a cold.
00:49:45I'll take the floor.
00:49:46I curl up on one side,
00:49:48leaving plenty of room
00:49:49between us.
00:49:50I stare at the ceiling,
00:49:51feeling completely
00:49:52out of place.
00:49:53All right.
00:49:54We'll share the bed.
00:49:55I curl up on one side,
00:49:56leaving plenty of room
00:49:57between us.
00:49:58I stare at the ceiling,
00:50:00feeling completely
00:50:01out of place.
00:50:04Just as I fear
00:50:05I'll be wide awake
00:50:06all night,
00:50:07a sudden wave
00:50:08of tiredness
00:50:08washes over me.
00:50:09Mom!
00:50:10I miss you more than words.
00:50:12You finally came back to me.
00:50:14I'm all grown up now.
00:50:15I could keep you safe.
00:50:17But it's too late,
00:50:18isn't it?
00:50:19Mom,
00:50:20I miss you so much.
00:50:21I wake and take
00:50:22in the sight before me.
00:50:23My heart catches
00:50:24in my throat.
00:50:25Crispus' features
00:50:25are impossibly close,
00:50:27sharp and undeniably handsome.
00:50:28I find myself
00:50:29pressed tightly
00:50:30against his chest,
00:50:31wrapped up in an embrace
00:50:31that feels far too intimate.
00:50:33I could feel his body heat
00:50:34and the crisp,
00:50:35clean scent of cedar on him.
00:50:36I begin inching out
00:50:37of his arms,
00:50:38slow and cautious.
00:50:39After what seems
00:50:40like an eternity,
00:50:41I finally slip free.
00:50:42A quiet breath of relief
00:50:43escapes me
00:50:44as I hurry out of the room,
00:50:45not daring to glance back.
00:50:47What escapes my notice
00:50:48is Christopheth,
00:50:48who seems to be deep in sleep,
00:50:50cracking his eyes open
00:50:51in silence.
00:50:54I make my way
00:50:55straight out to the garden.
00:50:57Chill still lingers
00:50:58in the air.
00:51:01A figure lurks
00:51:02at the edge
00:51:03of my vision.
00:51:04My gaze sharpens.
00:51:07Aunt Johanna.
00:51:11Hey Dana,
00:51:12how'd you sleep?
00:51:13If anything is bothering you,
00:51:15just say so.
00:51:16I'll handle it myself.
00:51:17I appreciate the concern.
00:51:18I slept fine.
00:51:19You're new here.
00:51:20If anyone gives you trouble
00:51:21or treats you poorly,
00:51:23come to me.
00:51:23I never had a daughter
00:51:24of my own,
00:51:25but the moment I saw you,
00:51:26I felt something melt
00:51:27inside me.
00:51:28Maybe destiny works
00:51:29in strange ways.
00:51:30I've always longed
00:51:31for a daughter,
00:51:32so the universe
00:51:33must have decided
00:51:33to bring you to me.
00:51:34From now on,
00:51:35I'll treat you
00:51:36just like my own.
00:51:39I appreciate the sentiment,
00:51:41but I already had a mother.
00:51:43She actually died
00:51:44when I was a child.
00:51:47Is there anything else?
00:51:48If not,
00:51:49I'd like to go now.
00:51:51Wait up!
00:51:52I missed my chance
00:51:54to welcome you
00:51:54into the family
00:51:55properly yesterday.
00:51:56This necklace
00:51:57is so your style.
00:51:58Think of it
00:51:59as a small token
00:52:00from me.
00:52:01Let's skip the formalities
00:52:02and get straight
00:52:02to the point.
00:52:04Honestly,
00:52:05it's nothing major.
00:52:06I just happened
00:52:07to catch Wraith Physician's
00:52:08latest post.
00:52:09Would you be able
00:52:10to introduce me?
00:52:11Why the urgency
00:52:12to meet Wraith Physician?
00:52:13Are you not feeling well?
00:52:15It's not for me.
00:52:15I've got a very close friend
00:52:17who's been struggling
00:52:17for ages.
00:52:18We've now finally
00:52:19had some real connection
00:52:20to Wraith Physician.
00:52:21If you could make
00:52:22the meeting happen,
00:52:22I...
00:52:23She leans in,
00:52:24lowering her voice
00:52:25to whisper confidently
00:52:26in my ear.
00:52:26That's all you've got
00:52:27to offer?
00:52:28Well?
00:52:30Lend me a hand
00:52:30with this
00:52:31and I'll make it
00:52:32worth your while.
00:52:33I'll sing your praises
00:52:34to Charles
00:52:34to make sure
00:52:35you and Chrismith
00:52:35don't hit any bumps.
00:52:37You actually think
00:52:38this is tempting?
00:52:39Christoph and I
00:52:39are already married
00:52:40and the paperwork signed.
00:52:41You know that, right?
00:52:45So what?
00:52:46The Hudson family
00:52:47don't take no
00:52:48for an answer.
00:52:49Your marriage certificate
00:52:50means nothing.
00:52:51Don't get comfortable.
00:52:52If Charles decides
00:52:53you're out,
00:52:54your marriage is over
00:52:55before you know it.
00:52:56And I'd think twice
00:52:57about your ex-husband too.
00:52:58I dials her expression
00:52:59back to sweet and warm.
00:53:01Honestly, Dana,
00:53:01I'd love nothing more
00:53:02than to treat you
00:53:03like my own daughter.
00:53:04It's up to you
00:53:05to make the smart move.
00:53:06You must be confused.
00:53:07Like I just said,
00:53:09my mother's already gone.
00:53:10If you want to take her place,
00:53:12you'd have to join her first.
00:53:21You?
00:53:22I swoops in
00:53:23and snatches the necklace
00:53:24right out of her grasp.
00:53:26I'll be keeping this.
00:53:28Thank you,
00:53:28Aunt Johanna.
00:53:30Can't say I expected
00:53:31a welcome present,
00:53:32but I'm touched.
00:53:34Without waiting
00:53:35for a response,
00:53:36I turn around
00:53:37and walk off.
00:53:38Christoph is already awake.
00:53:39I find Christoph
00:53:40already prepped for the day,
00:53:41his gold-rimmed glasses
00:53:42giving him an extra edge
00:53:43of justification.
00:53:44His wheelchair
00:53:45faces away from the doorway,
00:53:46but he's clearly waiting.
00:53:48The maid said breakfast
00:53:49is ready.
00:53:49Let's go eat.
00:53:51So,
00:53:52what did Janna want from you?
00:53:54Nothing major.
00:53:55She tried to rope me
00:53:56into helping her friend
00:53:57get an appointment
00:53:57with the wreath physician.
00:53:59I told her to find
00:53:59someone else's him.
00:54:00I fish out the necklace,
00:54:02dangling it in front of him.
00:54:04Oh,
00:54:04and this was her grand gesture.
00:54:06A welcome present,
00:54:08apparently.
00:54:08Johanna's notorious
00:54:09for pinching pennies.
00:54:10For her to hand over
00:54:11something like that,
00:54:12you know she's desperate.
00:54:13So,
00:54:14whoever Johanna's trying to save
00:54:15must really matter to her.
00:54:17You like rubies?
00:54:18I can't resist
00:54:19a good gemstone.
00:54:20Since she was practically
00:54:22giving it away,
00:54:23why not let her?
00:54:24That's a smart choice.
00:54:26His fingers begin
00:54:28to drum softly
00:54:29on his chair's armrest.
00:54:30I don't break
00:54:31his concentration.
00:54:32In silence,
00:54:34I continue steering him
00:54:35towards the dining room.
00:54:40The rest of the Hudson clan
00:54:42has already taken
00:54:43their seats.
00:54:44Charles holds court
00:54:45at the table's head,
00:54:47expression dark
00:54:48and unwelcoming.
00:54:50As I join them,
00:54:51I feel the weight
00:54:52of Charles' icy glares.
00:54:54Are you close
00:54:54to the wreath physician?
00:54:58I am.
00:54:59Bring her here tomorrow.
00:55:01We've got a big
00:55:02medical conference
00:55:03coming up.
00:55:04She can check
00:55:05them out, too.
00:55:10A loud crash
00:55:11echoes through
00:55:12the dining room.
00:55:13The sound of a knife
00:55:15and fork
00:55:15being set down.
00:55:19Christoph,
00:55:20what's going on here?
00:55:21Do you have a problem
00:55:22with what I just said?
00:55:23Grandpa,
00:55:24the wreath physician
00:55:25has been hard
00:55:25to catch for years.
00:55:26Are you really planning
00:55:27to take advantage
00:55:27of Dana's link to her,
00:55:28seeing her as just
00:55:29a means to an end?
00:55:30Pay her handsomely.
00:55:31All that talk about her
00:55:31being some legendary doctor,
00:55:33it's just noise
00:55:33from the press.
00:55:34Us agreeing to work
00:55:35with her is already
00:55:36doing her a favor.
00:55:37Remember when we first
00:55:37tried to get
00:55:38Wraith physician on board?
00:55:39Didn't we have to ask
00:55:40her a dozen times?
00:55:41If money was all it took,
00:55:42why did she drag
00:55:43her feet so long?
00:55:44That was now.
00:55:44She's acknowledged
00:55:45her link to Dana,
00:55:46hasn't she?
00:55:46If you follow my orders
00:55:48and bring Wraith physician
00:55:49here, I'll accept you
00:55:50as my granddaughter-in-law.
00:55:52That won't be needed.
00:55:53Dana doesn't have to do
00:55:55anything to earn
00:55:55anyone's approval.
00:55:57She's my choice,
00:55:59not the Hudson's.
00:56:06There's no use
00:56:07dragging out this meal.
00:56:08Let's go.
00:56:16Chris Smith,
00:56:17your grandfather is just
00:56:18worried about the Hudson
00:56:19family's future.
00:56:20Is it really right
00:56:21for you to talk to him
00:56:22like that?
00:56:23She fixes her gaze on me,
00:56:24voice, cutting.
00:56:25And you, Dana.
00:56:26Christopher has always
00:56:27been level-hearted.
00:56:28Now he's clashing
00:56:28with his own grandfather
00:56:29because of you.
00:56:30What have you been
00:56:30whispering in his ear?
00:56:31Aunt Johanna,
00:56:32you're giving me
00:56:32way too much credit.
00:56:33Grateful physician
00:56:34is just a friend,
00:56:34not some pod I'd use
00:56:35to secure a spot
00:56:36in the Hudson family.
00:56:37I wouldn't stoop to that.
00:56:38You're a divorced woman
00:56:39marrying into our clan.
00:56:40We are showing mercy
00:56:41by only laying down
00:56:42this one rule for you.
00:56:43Don't act like
00:56:43you're above it.
00:56:45Uncle Trevor,
00:56:45let me be crystal clear
00:56:46one last time.
00:56:47Dana's my wife.
00:56:48While I'm around,
00:56:49no one's gonna
00:56:50force her into anything.
00:56:51Is this how you
00:56:52talk to your own blood?
00:56:54After all these years,
00:56:55is this the fruit
00:56:56of my hard work?
00:57:00Grandpa?
00:57:01Your lessons
00:57:02are something
00:57:02I'll never forget.
00:57:06You might think
00:57:07you're out of my reach now,
00:57:08but my word still holds.
00:57:09If she doesn't
00:57:10follow my rules,
00:57:11she's not welcome
00:57:12under this roof.
00:57:13Dana didn't marry
00:57:13the Hudsons,
00:57:14she married me.
00:57:15You all think
00:57:16Dana's lucky to wed me,
00:57:17but honestly,
00:57:18I'm the fortunate one.
00:57:19What family would
00:57:19let their daughter
00:57:20walk into a poisonous place
00:57:21like the Hudson household?
00:57:24Christoph,
00:57:25mind your tongue.
00:57:28Grandma,
00:57:29please take care
00:57:29of yourself.
00:57:30I'll drop by again
00:57:31when I get the chance.
00:57:34Catching the hint,
00:57:35I quietly steer him
00:57:36towards the exit.
00:57:38You and your grandfather?
00:57:46Father?
00:57:47Sorry.
00:57:48I shouldn't,
00:57:50shouldn't have asked.
00:57:51I instantly regret
00:57:52mentioning the subject.
00:57:54Don't worry about it.
00:57:56There's nothing private
00:57:57about the Hudson mess.
00:57:58If it weren't for Grandma
00:57:59wanting to meet my wife,
00:58:00I'd never have come back.
00:58:02My mother was stunning
00:58:03in her prime.
00:58:04Brilliant, ambitious,
00:58:05and fiercely independent.
00:58:07Then she was forced
00:58:07to marry my father
00:58:08for so-called
00:58:09mutual family interests.
00:58:11Reality boxed her in
00:58:12until she faded away.
00:58:13My father wasn't
00:58:14just a winemaker,
00:58:15he was a chronic womanizer.
00:58:17It nearly broke my mother.
00:58:19Christoph's eyes slide shut.
00:58:20I noticed the veins
00:58:21straining across
00:58:22his clenched fists.
00:58:23And my grandfather?
00:58:24Rather than protect her,
00:58:26he locked her in a mental hospital
00:58:27to keep the family's secrets safe.
00:58:28Her mind began to unravel,
00:58:30and the whole family
00:58:31just looked the other way
00:58:32and pretended she never existed.
00:58:35Gradually,
00:58:37not even the public
00:58:38remember her anymore.
00:58:42Without a word,
00:58:44I reach out
00:58:44and take his hand.
00:58:48He blinks open his eyes,
00:58:50gaze dropping to my slim,
00:58:51pale hand enveloping his.
00:58:53We're what's left of them
00:58:54in this world.
00:58:55As long as we keep going,
00:58:56their stories will never vanish.
00:58:59You're right.
00:59:00I'll make sure everyone
00:59:01knows the truth
00:59:02about my mother.
00:59:04Sooner or later,
00:59:05the Hudson's mask will crack
00:59:06and the world will see
00:59:07what they've hidden.
00:59:09Come on,
00:59:09let's get outside.
00:59:11Some sunshine might chase away
00:59:12these old ghosts.
00:59:13Yeah, let's do that.
00:59:25I join him in the back seat,
00:59:26noticing how the distance
00:59:28between us feels much less
00:59:29than when we first met.
00:59:32Today,
00:59:32we start those herbal baths.
00:59:34Give me three months,
00:59:35and you'll be on your feet
00:59:37like anybody else.
00:59:39All right.
00:59:40Where to, sir?
00:59:41Bloomstert.
00:59:42It's a condo I bought
00:59:43a while ago,
00:59:44our place,
00:59:44as a married couple.
00:59:47Moving in together already?
00:59:49Isn't this a little fast?
00:59:51It's a business arrangement,
00:59:53sure,
00:59:53but the law calls us
00:59:54husband and wife.
00:59:57I'll swing by my place first,
00:59:59then grab my things
01:00:00and meet you there.
01:00:03The driver will take you.
01:00:10I let myself in
01:00:11with a fingerprint scan,
01:00:12wasting no time
01:00:13as I begin to pack.
01:00:23Just as I'm about to head out,
01:00:25a tall figure materifies
01:00:26in my doorway,
01:00:27blocking my exit.
01:00:29Dana,
01:00:30where were you last night,
01:00:31and who the hell
01:00:32were you with?
01:00:37Declan's stare
01:00:38falls on my outfit,
01:00:39spotting the wrinkles.
01:00:42Annoyments flares
01:00:43as he clamps down
01:00:44on my wrist hard.
01:00:46Who were you with
01:00:47last night?
01:00:49Which guy was it?
01:00:51Let go!
01:00:52You're just a downright slut!
01:00:54How could I have been
01:00:55so stupid to marry you?
01:00:56You're running up
01:00:57to this rod hum!
01:00:58twists his arm,
01:01:00flips him over her shoulder,
01:01:01slamming him down
01:01:02with ease.
01:01:06Since when did you
01:01:07learn to fight like that?
01:01:08We're divorced now.
01:01:10What I do
01:01:11is none of your concern.
01:01:12If you bother me again,
01:01:13next time I won't hold back.
01:01:17I've said it before.
01:01:19Those little games
01:01:20won't fool me.
01:01:21Say nothing happened
01:01:23last night.
01:01:23Declan,
01:01:24you're both pathetic
01:01:25and ridiculous.
01:01:26Let me spell it out.
01:01:28I was with another man
01:01:29last night.
01:01:29That's my choice
01:01:30and you've got
01:01:31no say in it.
01:01:32I'm filing for a court order
01:01:34to keep you at least
01:01:3450 meters away.
01:01:36Every moment I spent
01:01:37loving you makes me sick!
01:01:39Declan's face
01:01:39drains of color.
01:01:40A spark of panic
01:01:42flickers across his features.
01:01:44His phone buzzes.
01:01:46Hello?
01:01:47Without a word,
01:01:48he moves forward
01:01:48and grabs my wrist again.
01:01:50My mother's in the hospital.
01:01:52Call Wraith physician for me.
01:01:53Right now!
01:01:56What's that got to do with me?
01:01:57She's your mother-in-law!
01:01:59I don't have time
01:02:00for this fight!
01:02:01Come with me to the hospital now
01:02:03and get Wraith physician
01:02:04to step in!
01:02:05No way!
01:02:08My hand hovers
01:02:09over the alarm button
01:02:10by the door.
01:02:11You forced my hand.
01:02:13My mom is dying
01:02:14in the emergency room,
01:02:15Dana.
01:02:15I'm through
01:02:16with your nonsense.
01:02:17Bring Wraith physician
01:02:18to her now.
01:02:19You're breaking the law!
01:02:20Let go of me!
01:02:22He was too strong.
01:02:24He shoved me
01:02:25into the passenger seat
01:02:26and grabbed my phone.
01:02:28You're coming with me
01:02:28to the hospital.
01:02:29When Wraith physician arrives,
01:02:30I'll let you go.
01:02:31Wraith physician won't lift a finger
01:02:32for your rotten family.
01:02:33Think you can twist her arm
01:02:33by using me?
01:02:34If you'd just go back
01:02:35to being the good wife
01:02:36you used to be,
01:02:36we wouldn't be in this mess.
01:02:37Your family's punching bag?
01:02:39No chance in hell.
01:02:40He locked the doors
01:02:40with a sharp click
01:02:41and slammed the gas pedal.
01:02:42I was trapped.
01:02:43Don't you think
01:02:43you look like a fool?
01:02:45I offered to bring
01:02:46Wraith physician before
01:02:47and you humiliated me.
01:02:49Now you pull this stunt?
01:02:51I thought you were
01:02:52bluffing back then.
01:02:54You never took me seriously.
01:02:55Our marriage was doomed
01:02:57from the start.
01:02:58You messed this up!
01:02:59You cheated on me first!
01:03:00I've told you the truth
01:03:01about that night.
01:03:02You'd rather blame me
01:03:02for your own betrayal
01:03:03and play the victim?
01:03:04I'm done talking about it.
01:03:05The city lights blurred past,
01:03:06painting fleeting patterns
01:03:07on the glass.
01:03:08First, we deal with my mom's surgery.
01:03:09After that,
01:03:10we settle our score.
01:03:10An oppressive silence
01:03:11fell between us,
01:03:12heavier than any words.
01:03:13The second we stopped
01:03:14at the hospital,
01:03:15he was out of the car.
01:03:16He yanked open my door
01:03:18and hauled me toward the ER.
01:03:19Let go of me!
01:03:20Help!
01:03:21This man is trying to hurt me!
01:03:22Let her go!
01:03:23No causing trouble
01:03:24in the hospital!
01:03:25Step back!
01:03:27She's my wife!
01:03:30In the guard's face.
01:03:31When I saw what was on it,
01:03:32my eyes went wide with shock.
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