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00:00A tank burst. The wave slammed me across the floor.
00:03Yet my fiancé now held another woman in his arms.
00:06And all of this was because his younger sister Lila and I were caught in rip current off Puget Sound.
00:12I was saved. Lila lost her life.
00:14The Blackwood family thinks it was me who had killed their biological daughter.
00:18Why are you still alive?
00:20You should have been the one who drowned. You killed my daughter!
00:24Killia tossed my ring, shredded my wedding gown, and agreed to marry Serena.
00:28The next day, coming home from the hospital, I saw Killian slicing our wedding portrait with a knife.
00:34Serena's moving in. Time to clear all this trash out.
00:37Serena Vanderbilt, his arranged marriage fiancé.
00:40After throwing all this away, are you gonna kick me out next?
00:44You said you were dying of your illness, didn't you?
00:47Then it's only fitting you go to atone for Lila in death.
00:49My body turned rigid when I heard those words.
00:52Killian Blackwood was the unloved Blackwood's son, raised outside the manor walls from childhood.
00:57I had given this brooding boy next door a single piece of candy.
01:00Because of that one small sweetness, after my parents died in an earthquake, Killian protected me for 15 years.
01:07Countless days of depending on each other, I fell in love with the man who held me.
01:11At 20, I had written a hundred love letters and confided my longing to my best friend, Chloe Reed.
01:16Never did I expect Chloe to tell Killian everything.
01:19That night, he made me take out the letters and read them aloud to him.
01:22I'm sorry, I'll never dare to whiber any improper thoughts again.
01:25From now on, I'll treat you as my elder brother.
01:28For 15 years, it wasn't that you needed me to raise you, was that I needed your company.
01:33That same year, the Blackwoods came to bring him home, but they wouldn't accept me,
01:37because the Blackwood house could not hold two daughters.
01:40Killian put the messenger on the floor and looked at his father, Arthur Blackwood.
01:44No her, no me.
01:46I knew how desperately Killian longed to return home, yet he chose to stand by my side,
01:51even at the cost of breaking with his family.
01:54We dated five years before marrying with approval.
01:56His sister Lila despised me.
01:58To ease the tension, Killian brought Lila with us on our coastal wedding photo shoot.
02:03After the photo shoot, I saw Lila in the rip current.
02:06I rushed to save her without hesitation.
02:08I survived, but Lila perished.
02:10The Blackwoods blamed me, saying the adopted daughter had doomed their own child.
02:15Do you think it was my fault too?
02:17You both went into the water.
02:18You survived.
02:20She didn't.
02:21To this family, that's a crime.
02:22I knelt for three days and nights, begging for their forgiveness.
02:26However, all I got was a miscarriage, and the news that Killian had agreed to a strategic
02:30marriage with Serena.
02:32That night, I was diagnosed with cancer.
02:34I called Killian.
02:35He thought I was faking sick to trick him.
02:37To punish me, he burned my 1,999 love letters right in front of me, then froze my bank card.
02:44What burned to ashes was not only my true love, but also my desire to survive.
02:49That night, Killian stumbled home drunk, demanding something to sober up.
02:53When I passed him the hangover soup, I spotted my favorite lemon tarts on the table.
02:57He shoved me away.
03:00Put those down.
03:01They're for Serena.
03:02What are you doing so close?
03:04Still trying to lure me?
03:05You're drunk.
03:07I'm making you sobering soup.
03:09Sorry, I was too drunk.
03:11I mistook you for Serena.
03:12He got up and pushed me away.
03:14It never been so cold to me, nor so rough.
03:17Killian didn't spare me a glance.
03:18Walked upstairs and slammed the door.
03:20Everything changed the day Lila died.
03:23I knew he hated me for living, yet I could do nothing.
03:25The light was still on in Killian's room.
03:27I knocked softly.
03:28Coming to a man's room this late?
03:30Do you have any sense at all?
03:31We're broken up.
03:32I want to move out.
03:33Stop you from spouting nonsense.
03:35You must stay here until I marry Serena.
03:37Can I at least move to the lower level?
03:40It's up to you.
03:42I turned and walked back to my room in silence.
03:45I didn't understand his anger.
03:48Lila was gone forever.
03:49How could I possibly live here in peace?
03:52This forced stay gave me time to ease myself into preparing to leave.
03:56The next morning, passing through the living room, I heard Killian talking on the phone with Serena.
04:02Killian caught sight of me suddenly, then ended the call.
04:05Where are you going?
04:06I'll drive you.
04:07I froze.
04:08Before I could answer, he was already walking out to the garage.
04:11He leaned on the horn.
04:12Are you getting in or do you want me to carry you?
04:14I can't sit up front.
04:16What?
04:16Serena said that's her seat.
04:18Even siblings don't get it.
04:20That's not.
04:20Serena's voice broke through the phone in his hand.
04:23Killian, where are you going?
04:25Don't let any other girl take the passenger seat.
04:27That's mine.
04:28Even your sister.
04:29Killian switched to a different car.
04:31Something unnamed moved through him.
04:33What are you going to do?
04:34I didn't answer.
04:35Killian didn't push.
04:36When Serena called, he laughed and softened, turning into someone I barely recognized.
04:41I just bought us matching pajamas.
04:43I'll model them tonight.
04:45As their words grew bolder and more explicit, Killian pulled into the emergency lane.
04:49Get out.
04:50Serena's waiting me.
04:50The car disappeared into the river of traffic.
04:53On the way down, my leg gave out.
04:56I fell.
04:57I stumbled upright, crying as I dragged myself to the records office.
05:01I have terminal cancer.
05:03The doctor says I have one month at the most, six at best.
05:06I'm an orphan.
05:07Records show you have a guardian.
05:09I walked out, defeated.
05:10At the door, I ran into Chloe Reed.
05:13You and Killian are finally getting married, right?
05:15You owe me for playing matchmaker.
05:18He's marrying someone else.
05:20Chloe's mouth dropped open.
05:22Before she could speak, the clerk reappeared behind us.
05:25Terminate legal guardianship first.
05:27Then get a signed medical certificate from a licensed doctor.
05:30Bring both, and I'll process the erase.
05:32Did you two have a fight?
05:34Not a petty quarrel.
05:36A complete break.
05:37He's just being stubborn.
05:39He still loves you.
05:40Chloe pulled me back home.
05:42He still cares.
05:44Tonight, show him the diagnosis.
05:46He'll believe you.
05:47We waited until nine.
05:49He didn't come home.
05:50Chloe grabbed the phone and called him on speaker.
05:53Killian, did you know Allura has terminal cancer?
05:56She's dying!
05:57I couldn't care less if she lives or dies.
05:59Five years ago, you told me Allura is your forever undying love.
06:03Do you remember?
06:04I forgot the vows.
06:05We're done.
06:06Killian, we're boarding.
06:08The line went dead, and Chloe was shaking with rage.
06:11You're right to leave.
06:12He doesn't deserve you.
06:13That night, I signed the termination of guardianship document.
06:16I popped a pill, and my phone buzzed.
06:19Serena had sent photos.
06:21Allura, help your future sister-in-law choose.
06:24The medication was starting to blur my edges.
06:26Once, those messages had left me sobbing until my eyes swelled shut.
06:30Now I felt very little.
06:31Maybe it was the dying.
06:33That night, I jolted awake from the dream, and then I couldn't find my parents' keepsake
06:37in my room.
06:38I didn't dare go into Killian's room.
06:40I sent him a message.
06:41His reply came minutes later.
06:43A week later, Killian came through the room with his arm around Serena's waist.
06:47Kilden, you prepared all this for me?
06:49A strange look crossed his face.
06:51Serena pulled his face to hers and kissed him.
06:54As Serena's hands moved to his shirt, I found that is my parents' moonstone.
06:58Give it to me?
06:59It's old.
07:00I'll get you something better.
07:02No, I want this one.
07:03It has your warmth in it.
07:05That was mine!
07:06You can't!
07:08A second-hand thing?
07:10I don't want it, then.
07:11I ran straight into the rain, dropped to the grass, and searched frantically on my knees.
07:16Don't you know how much this meant to me?
07:18It's just a cheap old thing.
07:20If you want nice jewelry, just ask.
07:22My family's waiting for the dinner gala.
07:24We'll be late.
07:25Come along with us.
07:26This is my parents' only keepsake.
07:28Two hours later, I drifted into the venue.
07:31The venue was ocean-themed.
07:32The sight of it dragged me back to Puget Sound, to Lila walking into the current.
07:37I stood and stared, and I didn't notice the glass beginning to fracture.
07:41Killian sensed it first.
07:42The tank burst.
07:43The waves slammed me across the floor.
07:45When Killian finally saw me, soaked, Serena pressed her face into his chest and sobbed.
07:51My hand is scraped.
07:52Killian, make it stop.
07:55Take Serena for first aid.
07:57I'll handle the other one.
07:58He didn't hesitate long.
08:00He carried Serena out.
08:02Laura, let me help.
08:03He was a friend of Killian's, and he helped me to the bathroom to clean.
08:07I thought you two were about to be married.
08:09I can't believe it ended like this.
08:10When he left, Veronica grabbed me by the hair and forced my face down toward the washroom basin.
08:16Why are you still alive?
08:18You should have been the one who drowned.
08:20You killed my daughter!
08:21Right before I went under completely, something pulled me up by the shoulder.
08:25Mother, we're in public.
08:26You can't afford this getting out.
08:27Veronica made a disgusted sound and left.
08:30My phone was ringing somewhere in my soaked pocket, but I couldn't lift my arm to reach it.
08:34Killian took it from me.
08:35What happened to you?
08:36After the miscarriage, I was in the rain too long.
08:39The damage is still healing.
08:41Can you walk?
08:42Serena's call came through.
08:45Kilden, I'm scared alone.
08:47You said you were just going to the restroom.
08:48Please come back.
08:49I didn't clear my vision until his back had disappeared.
08:52Someday, he'll hear about my death, but not yet.
08:55I went to the servants to ask for painkillers, but I was told Killian had given all the medicine to
09:00Serena.
09:00I sat on the floor and poured whiskey directly over my wounds.
09:04Once, Killian said alcohol could numb anything.
09:07He wasn't lying.
09:09A week later, Killian stopped me in the hallway with a gesture.
09:12Killian handed me the repaired jade pendant.
09:14Though the locket had been restored, the rift between him and me could never be mended.
09:19Can you sign this for me?
09:20He glanced down, assumed it was a routine form, and signed without reading it.
09:24I watched him walk out.
09:25Now, I had one more thing to complete.
09:28My master's thesis defense.
09:30My graduation thesis centered on a project from his company, the design of an amusement park.
09:34I barely slept two hours ahead of defense.
09:37By the time I reached the stage, I had been standing for four hours.
09:40Then, a junior student stood from the audience and pointed at me.
09:44You plagiarized!
09:46She showed a video.
09:47It turned out Serena had handed in the exact same design scheme.
09:51And at the end, Killian Blackwood had awarded the entire project contract to Serena on the spot.
09:57The junior student shoved me to the ground.
09:59You plagiarized your way out of it.
10:00Women who rely on men don't go far.
10:03The crowd's insults surged over me like a flood, and their scorn and disdain cut deep.
10:07My body finally ran out of strength.
10:09I collapsed.
10:10And I woke in the school's medical room.
10:12On the way out, I heard voices behind me.
10:14The campus beauty.
10:15Turns out she earned all of it on her back.
10:17I hailed a cab and went straight to Blackwood HQ Tower.
10:20I went straight to the executive floor.
10:22His assistant, Elias Cole, looked at me uncomfortably.
10:25He's in a meeting.
10:25Ten minutes until the break.
10:26I couldn't wait, so I pushed past Elias, walked into the boardroom, and stood in front of Killian.
10:31Why did you give my design to Serena?
10:33The room went perfectly still.
10:35Killian pulled me out and slammed his office door.
10:38Do you have any idea what you just did?
10:40You embarrassed me in front of everyone.
10:42She took my work.
10:43Serena just started.
10:44You're young.
10:44I'll give you something better.
10:45He turned back toward the boardroom.
10:47I stood alone in the office.
10:48I started crying.
10:49And then I picked up my phone.
10:51Hello, this is Alara Voss.
10:53I need to withdraw from the program.
10:55I fought hard to get you this spot three years ago.
10:58Who are you rebelling against by quitting like this?
11:01You put my name on a plazerism charge.
11:03How am I supposed to walk back in?
11:04Six months later, I'll give you a new project.
11:07What's there to be afraid of?
11:09Do you know what they said about me?
11:10They said I slept my way through everything.
11:12Are they wrong?
11:13You don't rely on me?
11:15I froze.
11:16What I owe you, I'll return.
11:18Thank you for everything you gave me.
11:19Forget paying me back.
11:21You lost our child.
11:22Take this as your compensation.
11:24I didn't know how I walked out of that office.
11:27As for the life you owe, you'll never pay that back.
11:31Fifteen years I've known him, but it's only today that I truly see him.
11:34I missed the step and fell.
11:37The pain was enormous, but I was smiling with tears.
11:40This is the last time I cry for him.
11:42I came back home.
11:43Then I sat at my desk and wrote the final letter.
11:46Not a love letter.
11:47A farewell.
11:48Kilden, my brother.
11:51Whatever I owed Lila, we are even now.
11:53I folded the cancer diagnosis and the signed guardianship termination inside with the letter.
11:59It was almost over.
12:00The day before I left, Killian announced the engagement date publicly.
12:05I called to congratulate him.
12:07Your brother is changing.
12:08We're getting ready for a rose bath.
12:09What's the matter?
12:10How long until he's done?
12:11I'll wait.
12:12Allura Voth marrying soon.
12:14Stop pestering him.
12:15Have you no shame?
12:16You'll never pay back the life you owe, Lila.
12:17You couldn't join the Liu family even with his child, and you never will.
12:20Killian even told Serena that he'd once been pregnant.
12:23Why couldn't he leave me even one shred of dignity?
12:26Congratulations on your engagement.
12:28And then I threw the phone out the window.
12:32On Chloe's private plane.
12:34I took my last look at Seattle through the rain-streaked glass.
12:41Back at the engagement venue, Killian finally said goodbye to the last guest.
12:46He'd been thinking all evening about Allura's silence and her coldness this past month.
12:51He planned to go home soon and bring her lemon tarts to make her happy.
12:55Soft hands wrapped around Killian's neck from behind.
12:59Kilton, we're engaged now.
13:02Shall we do something fun tonight?
13:05I'm busy tonight.
13:09Be good, Elias.
13:10I won't touch you before marriage.
13:13You're just rushing back to your lover, aren't you?
13:18You know my secret?
13:19If your sister hadn't died young, you would never be the heir-
13:22One more word and you'll never speak again.
13:25How dare you do this to me?
13:27I'll make my father cancel the engagement!
13:29Killian did not care.
13:31He recalled that night, days ago, he spotted the butler hiding in the corner.
13:35The man was a spy.
13:36To fool him, Killian tilted his hand on purpose.
13:39Seeing me hurt, tore his heart apart.
13:45Sir, Miss Allura disappeared.
13:48Allura!
13:50Allura!
13:51Allura, it's all fake.
13:53Come home, I'll explain everything.
13:54I love you.
13:55Only you.
13:56Always.
13:56Where is she?
13:57When did she leave?
13:59Sir, Allura's records have been erased.
14:01She's vanished from every system.
14:03Mr. Blackwood,
14:04she asked me to give you a message before she left.
14:10Tell me.
14:12She said,
14:14please remember to open the engagement gift she left you.
14:27He sat holding my phone until near dawn.
14:32Go records office!
14:33He thought he'd kept me safe from life storms.
14:36Yet in just a month,
14:37how did everything fall apart?
14:39The rear-view mirror showed his own face,
14:42jaw rigid,
14:43eyes black and airless.
14:46Who allowed you to cancel a living person's account?
14:49A senior administrator appeared and showed him to a private room.
14:53A clerk brought in the paperwork.
14:55I never signed this.
14:56You have no right to process it.
14:58I'll see every person in this walk-in in court.
15:00When did I ever sign this?
15:02It's fake!
15:03Forged!
15:03It has no legal validity!
15:05The staff watched him break down.
15:08Killian suddenly recalled,
15:09rushing home to give me the mended jade pendant.
15:11He'd taken it for a regular notice from me.
15:14When she came in,
15:15did she say anything?
15:16Did she say why?
15:18She had terminal cancer.
15:19The doctor gave her one month to six months.
15:22She was likely trying to arrange everything before she died,
15:25because she didn't want to burden you.
15:27He stumbled to the hospital's medical records room
15:29to look up my file,
15:31only to be told the past month's records
15:33hadn't been sorted yet.
15:34He burst into the oncology office
15:36and rummaged through the documents.
15:39But my name was nowhere to be found.
15:42On his way home, he wondered,
15:44if there was no medical record,
15:46did that mean I'd been lying to him?
15:48Perhaps I wasn't sick at all,
15:50only furious that he was going to marry someone else.
15:54Elora, I will mend the rift between us with my own hands.
15:58Nothing but death can tear us apart.
16:01I forgive you for leaving without a word.
16:03Forgive you for forcing me with your life.
16:05From now on,
16:06no matter where you run to the ends of the earth,
16:08I will bring you back.
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