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