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Left At The Altar, Married Power
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00:00:00I stand at the entrance of the wedding hall, wearing a pure white gown, my fingers crouching the bouquet tightly.
00:00:06Felix, the wedding's about to start. You can't just leave.
00:00:10I reach for his arm, my fingers trembling.
00:00:14Move. Joanna's hurt. I have to be there for her.
00:00:18He shoves my hand away and pushes open the church doors without looking back.
00:00:25I stumble and fall onto the cold floor, watching helplessly as his figure disappears.
00:00:31Five years. Five full years.
00:00:35Whenever Joanna needs him, he abandons me just like this.
00:00:39My phone suddenly rings.
00:00:41I answer with trembling hands.
00:00:46Lindsay, today's your big day, isn't it?
00:00:49Did you like the little gift I sent you?
00:00:51I grip the phone so hard my nails dig into my palm.
00:00:53I look down at this carefully chosen wedding gown, lace, pearls, the train.
00:00:59Every detail cost me countless effort.
00:01:02But now, it all feels like a joke.
00:01:05I'm an orphan.
00:01:06My biggest dream since childhood has been to have a home of my own.
00:01:10But Felix can never give me that.
00:01:14I take a deep breath and wipe the tears from my eyes.
00:01:18Joanna, you're going to be disappointed.
00:01:21The wedding is still happening.
00:01:22Without Felix as the groom, how can you have a wedding?
00:01:34I sneer, slowly stand up.
00:01:38And lift the hem of my gown.
00:01:40Who says my groom has to be Felix?
00:01:43I push open the side door of the church and rush out.
00:01:48Outside stand rows of black-suited bodyguards, searching everywhere for something.
00:01:52In the middle of the crowd, a man in a wheelchair catches my eye.
00:01:59He's dressed in a sharp, groomed suit, radiating an icy, commanding presence.
00:02:07The ceremony is about to begin.
00:02:10Have you found her yet?
00:02:11Mr. Riley, Miss Walton has fled.
00:02:14His gaze turns razor-sharp, like a predator sizing up its prey.
00:02:21I understand in an instant, he's been abandoned at the altar, just like me.
00:02:27Without hesitation, I lift my gown and stride toward him.
00:02:31Sir, your bride has run away.
00:02:33Then let me take her place.
00:02:35I'll be your bride.
00:02:36The bodyguards immediately block me.
00:02:39Their face is wary.
00:02:40The man in the wheelchair slowly turns his head.
00:02:42His gaze landing slat on me.
00:02:44His is green fun on me with overwhelming intensity.
00:02:46But I don't flinch.
00:02:48I meet his eyes directly.
00:02:53Are you certain about this?
00:02:54I'm disabled.
00:02:55If you marry me, you'll regret it.
00:02:58Would you ever abandon your wife for another woman?
00:03:03He doesn't hesitate.
00:03:04His tone is firm.
00:03:06Of course not.
00:03:09I step forward, my voice even more resolute.
00:03:13Then I ever hope wait it.
00:03:15Long do you agree?
00:03:16I'll marry you.
00:03:19He looks at me for a long time, then slowly nods.
00:03:24All right then, let's get married.
00:03:26Just like that, under the priest's witness,
00:03:29I exchange vows with a complete stranger.
00:03:34Walking out of the church, the sun stings my eyes.
00:03:38I still feel dazed.
00:03:40I push his wheelchair down the steps, the wheels crunching on the gravel.
00:03:49By the way, I don't even know your name.
00:03:53Colin Riley.
00:03:54I stop abruptly, my eyes widening.
00:03:57Wait, you're Colin Riley?
00:04:00The eldest son of the Riley family?
00:04:02He sees my shock and curls his lips into a mocking smile.
00:04:08What's the matter?
00:04:10Now that you know you've married a loser, you're regretting it?
00:04:12His story is known throughout the city.
00:04:14His mother died in childbirth.
00:04:16His father remarried.
00:04:18Then a car accident left him paralyzed.
00:04:20Cast out by the Riley family.
00:04:27I look into his eyes.
00:04:29There's no anger there, only deep exhaustion and self-mockery.
00:04:33Suddenly, I feel we're the same.
00:04:36Both abandoned souls.
00:04:39I reach out and gently take his fingers.
00:04:43His hand is cold.
00:04:45Once I've made my decision, I won't regret it.
00:04:48Now that we're married, I'll give you a real home.
00:04:52He looks down at my hand, his eyes full of doubt.
00:04:56Is that so? Let's see then.
00:04:58He doesn't believe me.
00:04:59I can feel it.
00:05:00But I won't give up.
00:05:02I'll prove it with my actions.
00:05:07Let's go.
00:05:08I'm taking you home.
00:05:12Home.
00:05:12That word makes my heart skip a beat.
00:05:19I return to the condo I once shared with Felix.
00:05:22The key turns in the lock, and the door creaks open.
00:05:25The decorations on the wall, the plants on the window silled.
00:05:29Everything here carries my touch.
00:05:32But now, these things only make me feel suffocated.
00:05:35I walk over, rip down the frames, pull out the plants, and throw them all into the trash.
00:05:42My suitcase lies open on the floor.
00:05:45I pack my belongings piece by piece.
00:05:54Footsteps sound behind me.
00:05:56I don't turn around.
00:05:58Lindsay, what the hell are you doing?
00:06:00I was gone for only a little while, and you're acting like this?
00:06:02He puts his hand on my shoulder, trying to stop me.
00:06:06Felix, we're done.
00:06:07Completely done.
00:06:08I came here today to move out.
00:06:10I shake off his hand and keep packing.
00:06:13And where do you think you're going?
00:06:14You have no family, no place to go.
00:06:17He stands behind me, his voice full of certainty.
00:06:21He thinks I can't leave him.
00:06:23I stop, slowly turn around, and look him straight in the eye.
00:06:28Joanna walks in on high heels.
00:06:30When she sees me, surprise flashes across her face.
00:06:34Felix, what's taking so long?
00:06:36Lindsay?
00:06:37What are you doing here?
00:06:39This is my place.
00:06:40Do I need to explain why I'm here?
00:06:42She lowers her head, putting on an act of innocence and vulnerability.
00:06:46Lindsay, are you upset?
00:06:48I'll apologize if that'll make you feel better.
00:06:51I stare at her hippetical face, my lips slowly curling forward.
00:06:55All right then, why not?
00:06:57I walk toward her step by step.
00:06:59She instinctively steps back.
00:07:03Felix hasn't even reacted yet.
00:07:05I raise my hand and swing it down with all my strength.
00:07:09Smack!
00:07:09The sharp sound of the slap echoes through the room.
00:07:13Ah!
00:07:14Lindsay, how dare you slap me!
00:07:21That's enough!
00:07:23Lindsay, don't go too far!
00:07:25He rushes over, shoves me aside, and pulls Joanna into his arms.
00:07:29I stumble two steps, steady myself, and watch them coldly.
00:07:34This is going too far.
00:07:35All I did was slap her.
00:07:37What you two have done to me is far worse.
00:07:39You're such a shrew!
00:07:40I roll my wrist, my smile turning even colder.
00:07:45I'll take that as a compliment.
00:07:46Since you think so highly of me, should I slap her a few more times?
00:07:50You.
00:07:51Lindsay, you've really changed.
00:07:53He stares at me, his face full of disbelief.
00:07:56Of course I've changed.
00:07:57I must have been out of my mind before.
00:07:59But not anymore.
00:08:01I grab my suitcase, turn around, and leave without a moment's hesitation.
00:08:05I drag my suitcase out of the apartment gate.
00:08:08Felix's voice calls out behind me.
00:08:14Lindsay!
00:08:15Stop right there!
00:08:16I don't look back.
00:08:17Not once.
00:08:20At the villa entrance, I take a deep breath and push the door open.
00:08:33Mr. Riley has been waiting for you.
00:08:38Just as he finishes speaking, Colin appears from the end of from the end of the hallway in his wheelchair.
00:08:44He glances at me, his gaze heavy and unreadable.
00:08:47Follow me.
00:08:52I follow him down down the hallway to a bedroom door.
00:08:58You'll stay here tonight, with me.
00:09:01My feet stop.
00:09:03My pupils shrink arply.
00:09:05With me?
00:09:05Did he just say we're sleeping together?
00:09:08My heartbeat explodes in my ears.
00:09:12Before I can recover from the shock, he continues.
00:09:16We're married.
00:09:18Isn't it natural for us to sleep together?
00:09:22He pauses, and his eyes suddenly darken.
00:09:28Or, do you feel uncomfortable because I'm disabled?
00:09:31There's self-mockery in his voice.
00:09:33My heart clenches.
00:09:35No!
00:09:36I don't feel that way at all!
00:09:37I step forward quickly, explaining urgently.
00:09:40We're married now.
00:09:42Sharing a bed is what married couples do.
00:09:44I'm cool with that.
00:09:45Colin looks at me in silence for a moment, then nods.
00:09:50It's getting late.
00:09:51I usually go to bed early.
00:09:53I hope you can adjust to my schedule.
00:09:55That's fine.
00:09:56I'll bring my suitcase in.
00:10:00Wait.
00:10:01Given my physical condition, I've always had the staff help me.
00:10:05But now that you're here, I'd prefer not to trouble anyone else.
00:10:10He wheels himself towards the bathroom.
00:10:13Help me bathe.
00:10:15My eyes widens.
00:10:17I'm completely stunned.
00:10:22How?
00:10:27By helping me undress, of course.
00:10:30My face flushes red.
00:10:33But I grit my teeth and force myself to step forward.
00:10:40He's my husband.
00:10:41This is my duty.
00:10:51I reach out with trembling hands to unbutton his shirt.
00:10:56The buttons are tiny.
00:10:58My palms are sweaty.
00:10:59And I can't get the first one undown.
00:11:02Colin doesn't move.
00:11:03He watches me struggle with amusement.
00:11:07But I don't give up.
00:11:09I take a deep breath and finally undo the first button.
00:11:20The shirt opens, revealing his sculpted chest.
00:11:27My face grows even redder.
00:11:31My hands tremble more violently.
00:11:34Just then, my fingers accidentally brush against his abdomen.
00:11:40Colin's body suddenly tenses up.
00:11:42He grabs my wrist with surprising force.
00:11:47That's enough.
00:11:48Get out.
00:11:50What?
00:11:51Butler!
00:11:52Prepare the room next door for her.
00:11:58He pushes me out of the room and slams the door shut.
00:12:11I'm completely stunned.
00:12:13I turn to look at the butler.
00:12:17What's wrong with him?
00:12:19Why did he just snap like that?
00:12:21Mrs. Riley, Mr. Riley has always been unpredictable.
00:12:25Now that you're staying here, it's best to get used to it.
00:12:29The butler trails out, but I understand.
00:12:34Colin is young but confined to a wheelchair.
00:12:38Cast aside by his family, his heart must be full of pain.
00:12:46No wonder he keeps testing me.
00:12:49He's been hurt too many times.
00:12:54The more I think about it, the guiltier I feel.
00:12:57He must have misunderstood me.
00:13:01And disinjuni at me him roughed.
00:13:04Tomorrow morning, I must apologize to him.
00:13:11The next morning, I wash up and go downstairs for breakfast.
00:13:15The table is laden with food.
00:13:19But Colin is knowing Nick Sabine.
00:13:25Butler, isn't Colin eating?
00:13:27He's been in the study working since last night.
00:13:30None of us dared disturb him.
00:13:35The butler sighs.
00:13:37His face full of worry.
00:13:39He has a chronic stomach condition.
00:13:41But if he refuses to eat, there's not much we can do.
00:13:48I put down my cutlery and stand up.
00:13:53I'll go talk to him.
00:14:03The butler lets me use the kitchen.
00:14:05I want to make something for Colin myself.
00:14:21I bake some cookies, warm a glass of milk, and carry the tray to the studio door.
00:14:27I knock gently on the door.
00:14:29Colin, it's me.
00:14:31I've brought you something to eat.
00:14:33May I come in?
00:14:34There's silence for a few seconds.
00:14:41Come in.
00:14:42I push the door open and immediately see the mountain of documents on his desk.
00:14:47There's silence for a few seconds.
00:14:51You're really buried under all this work?
00:14:53What?
00:14:55Did you think I've just been sitting here doing nothing?
00:14:58No.
00:14:58Of course not.
00:15:03I place the cookies and milk on the desk and push them toward him.
00:15:08I bake these cookies.
00:15:09Please, have one.
00:15:11I wasn't sure about your preferences, so I made a milder flavor.
00:15:18Colin picks up a cookie and takes a bite.
00:15:22I watch him nervously, my heart racing.
00:15:27What do you think?
00:15:28How does it taste?
00:15:32Overly sweet treats aren't really to my liking.
00:15:41Chowington, I'll make a new batch then.
00:15:46I reach for the plate of cookies.
00:15:49That won't be necessary.
00:15:51He picks up the milk and takes a sip.
00:15:55This is fine for breakfast.
00:15:58You can leave now.
00:16:00I bite my lip.
00:16:01I don't leave.
00:16:03Colin, I wanted to apologize for last night.
00:16:06I don't have any hard feelings toward you.
00:16:08It's just that we've only recently met, and I'm still finding my footing.
00:16:12I look into his eyes and speak slowly, deliberately.
00:16:16Colin listens to me in silence for a long time.
00:16:19Do you truly mean that?
00:16:21Absolutely.
00:16:22I committed to marrying you, and I intend to fulfill my needs to the best of my ability.
00:16:27A subtle smile tugs at the corner of Colin's twifts.
00:16:31There's something I haven't shared with you.
00:16:33I was in a car accident when I was young, leaving me disabled.
00:16:36My family has overlooked me.
00:16:38My business attempts have mostly failed.
00:16:41I'm buried under a mountain of debt.
00:16:44He pauses and looks at me.
00:16:47If you feel the need to step back, I won't stand in your way.
00:16:49I freeze, not expecting him to tell me this.
00:16:57How much debt are we talking about?
00:17:01What if I said I'm buried under a hundred million dollars?
00:17:06His tone is casual, as if he's commenting about the weather.
00:17:12I think I misheard.
00:17:13A hundred million?
00:17:20But I quickly calm myself.
00:17:22I take a deep breath.
00:17:34It's fine.
00:17:35We'll tackle it together.
00:17:37Somehow we'll manage.
00:17:39Colin's eyes widen slightly, as if he didn't expect me to say that.
00:17:51And how, exactly, do you propose we manage, Lindsay?
00:17:55We're not talking about a mere hundred dollars here.
00:17:58I lower my head and think.
00:18:01Most of my earnings went to Felix.
00:18:05I have little left.
00:18:08But I'm good at design.
00:18:09I can work.
00:18:12Don't fret.
00:18:13I'm on the job hunt.
00:18:14I've been sending out resumes.
00:18:15I'm certain I'll hear back soon.
00:18:19I look up and meet his eyes seriously.
00:18:36No matter the circumstances,
00:18:38I refuse to let you face this alone.
00:18:44I reach out and take his hand that rests on the desk.
00:18:51The moment my fingers brush his skin,
00:18:54his body goes stirring.
00:18:55He jerks his hand away violently,
00:18:58making me stumble.
00:19:01I stare at him in confusion,
00:19:03not understanding what just happened.
00:19:07A flicker of panic crosses his face,
00:19:09then quickly returns to coldness.
00:19:16Sorry, I'm not really used to physical contact.
00:19:26He turns his face away,
00:19:28unable to look at me.
00:19:36My heart aches.
00:19:37He's not rejecting me.
00:19:40He's just too insecure.
00:19:44Over the next few days,
00:19:46Colin doesn't appear at the villa at all.
00:19:49I ask the butler where he's gone.
00:19:51He just smiles and says Mr. Riley is very busy.
00:19:59I know he's working hard to pay off that hundred million debt.
00:20:03I shouldn't disturb him.
00:20:08I start sending out resumes and looking for jobs.
00:20:12I need to earn money quickly to help him.
00:20:20Finally, one day,
00:20:22I receive an interview invitation from CR Incorporation.
00:20:27CR Reapparization is a globally known brand,
00:20:31worth over a hundred billion.
00:20:33Working there is my dream.
00:20:36On the day of the interview,
00:20:37I drive towards CR organization.
00:20:40Just as I'm full of anticipation,
00:20:46a luxury car comes out of nowhere
00:20:48and slams into the back of my car.
00:20:50The huge force throws me forward.
00:20:52I grip the steering wheel tightly to steady myself.
00:20:55I'm frustrated,
00:20:56but I quickly unbuckle my seatbelt and get out.
00:20:59The back of my car is caved in,
00:21:01severely damaged.
00:21:03The young man gets out of the luxury car,
00:21:06his face full of apology.
00:21:09I'm terribly sorry, ma'am.
00:21:11It was completely unintentional.
00:21:12Let me cover the damages.
00:21:14Buy a replacement if necessary.
00:21:18He pulls out a checkbook with practiced ease
00:21:20and signs his name.
00:21:22I'm Dustin Wade.
00:21:23Feel free to fill in the amount.
00:21:25May I have your name?
00:21:26Lindsay Riley.
00:21:29When he hears my name,
00:21:30he freezes,
00:21:32then stares intently at my face.
00:21:36I feel uncomfortable under his gaze
00:21:39and step back two steps.
00:21:41Why are you staring at me like that?
00:21:44Nothing.
00:21:45Nothing.
00:21:45Since your car is damaged,
00:21:47why not ride with me?
00:21:52Why?
00:21:56Where are you headed?
00:21:58I'll drive you.
00:21:59I narrow my eyes,
00:22:01studying this man
00:22:02with his carefree smirk.
00:22:04Because of this face,
00:22:06I've encountered too many people
00:22:08with all teary of motives.
00:22:09I'm cautious.
00:22:11No need.
00:22:12My car will manage.
00:22:14It's still working.
00:22:19I turn to leave.
00:22:22He quickly blocks my path.
00:22:26Hold on.
00:22:26Please, wait a moment.
00:22:28You haven't taken the check
00:22:29and my card.
00:22:31Don't forget to reach out later.
00:22:34I coldly dodge his hand.
00:22:39I'd suggest you refrain
00:22:40from any unseemly thoughts.
00:22:43I'm happily married
00:22:44and my husband and I
00:22:46are deeply in love.
00:22:47I glance at the check
00:22:48in his hand with disdain.
00:22:50Your money doesn't grant you
00:22:51any special privileges here.
00:22:53Leave now
00:22:54or I will call
00:22:56the police.
00:22:58He's stunned by my fierce attitude,
00:23:01frozen in place.
00:23:04I quickly get back in my car
00:23:06and drive away
00:23:07without looking back.
00:23:17A woman alone
00:23:18has to act tough
00:23:21or she'll be taken advantage of.
00:23:26Dustin stands there
00:23:28watching my car
00:23:29disappear into the distance,
00:23:30a knowing smile
00:23:32spreading across his face.
00:23:34Oh my God, Colin,
00:23:36what a coincidence.
00:23:37Running into your wife
00:23:38on the way to the office.
00:23:39He turns back to the car,
00:23:41looking at the back seat
00:23:42with a teasing grin.
00:23:46Did you hear
00:23:47what she just said?
00:23:54A deep, cold voice
00:23:56comes from the back seat.
00:23:59What did she say?
00:24:00I don't know
00:24:01that there's someone
00:24:02sitting in the back seat
00:24:04of Dustin's car.
00:24:06That someone
00:24:07is my husband.
00:24:10Colin.
00:24:13I arrive at CR Corporation
00:24:16just in time
00:24:16for the interview.
00:24:19Many people have gathered
00:24:20outside the interview venue.
00:24:25Everyone is waiting nervously.
00:24:30Someone whispers
00:24:31that the CEO
00:24:32of CR Corporation
00:24:33might come today.
00:24:34I'm curious.
00:24:35Will the mysterious founder
00:24:37of CR Corporation
00:24:38really show up?
00:24:44Just then,
00:24:45a crowd of people
00:24:46a man escorts
00:24:46dubs us.
00:24:47Good morning, Dustin.
00:24:49The employees
00:24:50respectfully greet him.
00:24:51Good morning, Dustin.
00:24:53I instinctively look over
00:24:55and freeze completely.
00:24:58The man they call CEO
00:25:00is the same man
00:25:01who crashed into my car,
00:25:02Dustin.
00:25:06I quickly turn my face away
00:25:08and hide in a corner,
00:25:09not wanting him
00:25:10to notice me.
00:25:12How can he be the CEO
00:25:13of CR Corporation?
00:25:15The mysterious founder?
00:25:18I have a hard time
00:25:20accepting this.
00:25:22Dustin seems so frivolous
00:25:24and unreliable,
00:25:26but the whispers around me
00:25:28help me understand.
00:25:28It turns out Dustin
00:25:30is just the acting CEO.
00:25:32The mysterious founder
00:25:33is someone else
00:25:34who never shows his face.
00:25:40I breathe a quiet sigh
00:25:42of relief.
00:25:44Thank goodness
00:25:45the founder isn't him.
00:25:48I'm still lost in thought
00:25:50when a sharp,
00:25:52sarcastic voice
00:25:53comes from nearby.
00:26:01Well, well,
00:26:02what have we here?
00:26:04Is CR really open
00:26:05to just anyone
00:26:06for interviews now?
00:26:08I turn and see
00:26:09a well-dressed woman
00:26:10looking at me
00:26:10with contempt.
00:26:12Several people
00:26:13are with her,
00:26:14all echoing her mockery.
00:26:16Who even is she?
00:26:17Does she have any work
00:26:18to her name?
00:26:19Probably fresh out of school.
00:26:20How does someone like here
00:26:21have the guts
00:26:22to show up here?
00:26:24I look at her smug face
00:26:26and sneer inwardly.
00:26:29So,
00:26:30I take it
00:26:31you're all famous then?
00:26:40New to the design world
00:26:42and already this cluteless?
00:26:43Do you even follow
00:26:45the industry?
00:26:47Let me introduce you.
00:26:49This is Cynthia Keller
00:26:51from the esteemed
00:26:52Keller family
00:26:53adored by hundreds
00:26:54of thousands online.
00:26:57I look at her smug face
00:26:59and can't help
00:27:00but want to laugh.
00:27:01To prepare
00:27:01for today's interview,
00:27:03I went through
00:27:03all the design industry
00:27:04news from the past
00:27:05few years.
00:27:07Refuse to pay Ghostwriter.
00:27:08I know exactly
00:27:09who these people are.
00:27:11So,
00:27:12you're Cynthia Keller?
00:27:14Cynthia lifts her chin
00:27:16proudly,
00:27:17waiting for me
00:27:17to admire her.
00:27:19I've heard your name
00:27:21like how your thesis
00:27:23was actually written
00:27:24by a ghost writer
00:27:25and how it got exposed
00:27:27when you refused
00:27:28to pay them.
00:27:29Is that true?
00:27:31Cynthia's face
00:27:32instantly changes.
00:27:34What the hell
00:27:35are you saying?
00:27:36I was framed!
00:27:37I smile
00:27:38and turn to her followers.
00:27:39And you,
00:27:40Mrs. Rodriguez?
00:27:41Your latest project
00:27:42was involved
00:27:43in a pletarium scandal.
00:27:45The judgment
00:27:45has been passed.
00:27:47How did you get
00:27:48an interview here?
00:27:49That woman's face
00:27:50goes stiff.
00:27:51I turn to another designer.
00:27:53Mrs. Jimenez,
00:27:54I remember you boasted
00:27:55about winning
00:27:56a design award.
00:27:57Turns out,
00:27:58it could be bought.
00:27:59How much did you pay?
00:28:02One by one,
00:28:04I expose
00:28:04their dirty laundry.
00:28:09Their faces flush red
00:28:11and they slink away
00:28:12in shame.
00:28:24After dealing
00:28:25with those annoying designers,
00:28:26the interview
00:28:27finally began.
00:28:32I picked up my pen
00:28:33and Colin's image
00:28:35appeared in my mind.
00:28:41He sat in his wheelchair
00:28:43in a wedding suit,
00:28:44calm and demanding.
00:28:47I smiled
00:28:49and began sketching
00:28:50with practiced ease.
00:28:55Time ticks by.
00:28:58I'm completely absorbed
00:28:59in my design.
00:29:03Forgetting everything
00:29:04around me.
00:29:08Half an hour later,
00:29:11Cynthia stands up
00:29:12confidently,
00:29:13hands in her design.
00:29:15The others are shocked
00:29:16and start getting anxious.
00:29:18What do I do?
00:29:19I still have so much
00:29:20left to scan it.
00:29:24I'm doomed.
00:29:26Completely doomed.
00:29:27The girl in blue
00:29:29was in despair.
00:29:30She felt completely doomed.
00:29:32But I never look up.
00:29:34I focus on my drawing.
00:29:37Finally,
00:29:37with only one minute left,
00:29:39I finished.
00:29:41I sign my name
00:29:42and hand in my design.
00:29:45After all the designers
00:29:46submit their work,
00:29:47the interviewers
00:29:48begin selecting the results.
00:29:52I wait outside,
00:29:53nervous and hopeful.
00:30:01Lindsay!
00:30:02What took you so long?
00:30:03Did they throw you out
00:30:04because you couldn't finish in time?
00:30:06I bet she just scribbled
00:30:08something last minute.
00:30:11I frown
00:30:12and coldly glance at them.
00:30:18Shut up.
00:30:19You're all too loud.
00:30:23Then I close my eyes,
00:30:25not wasting time
00:30:26on them further.
00:30:30After what feels like
00:30:31a long time,
00:30:33the interviewers
00:30:33finally come out.
00:30:35I open my eyes
00:30:36and my heart
00:30:37starts racing.
00:30:39The interviewer
00:30:40scans the crowd
00:30:41and smiles
00:30:42as he announces
00:30:43the result.
00:30:44After careful consideration,
00:30:46we have selected
00:30:46Lindsay Razie
00:30:47for the position.
00:30:48Congratulations, Lindsay.
00:30:52I widen my eyes
00:30:54and disbelieve.
00:30:55Me?
00:30:56Really me?
00:30:57What?
00:30:58No way!
00:31:00Cynthia's face
00:31:00turns crimson.
00:31:01She's shaking with rage.
00:31:03I stand up,
00:31:04unable to stop
00:31:05the smile spreading
00:31:06across my face.
00:31:07The interviewer
00:31:08walks over
00:31:09and congratulates me
00:31:10on passing.
00:31:13Thank you so much.
00:31:15I really got
00:31:17into my dream company.
00:31:18I can finally help
00:31:20Colin pay off his debt.
00:31:21The other designers
00:31:22look at me in disbelief.
00:31:24There has to be a mistake!
00:31:26Lindsay must have cheated!
00:31:27I demand a review!
00:31:33Cynthia Keller,
00:31:34are you questioning
00:31:34our ability
00:31:35to evaluate talent?
00:31:37Perhaps you should
00:31:37take my job instead.
00:31:42Cynthia is choked
00:31:43into silence
00:31:44and dares not
00:31:45say another word.
00:31:50After the interview,
00:31:52I walk out of
00:31:53CR Organizations
00:31:54building in
00:31:54higher periods.
00:31:56I want to share
00:31:57this good news
00:31:57with Colin right away.
00:31:59But as soon
00:32:00as I step outside,
00:32:01I see Cynthia
00:32:02waiting for me.
00:32:04Lindsay,
00:32:04don't get too cocky.
00:32:06Just wait.
00:32:07I'll expose
00:32:08your true colors.
00:32:09She grits out
00:32:10these words,
00:32:11then turns
00:32:11and storms off.
00:32:12I'm baffled,
00:32:13but I just find it amusing.
00:32:15Whatever.
00:32:16She's not worth
00:32:17my time.
00:32:18Right now,
00:32:18I just want to go home
00:32:20and see Colin.
00:32:31After returning
00:32:31to the villa,
00:32:32I ask the butler
00:32:33right away.
00:32:35Colin will be
00:32:35coming home today.
00:32:36Mr. Riley said
00:32:37he'll be back
00:32:37for dinner tonight.
00:32:38My heart leaps
00:32:39with joy.
00:32:40After a moment's
00:32:40thought,
00:32:40I say,
00:32:41I'll prepare dinner
00:32:41myself.
00:32:42Just have two
00:32:43staff members
00:32:43help me.
00:32:44I want to cook
00:32:45for him myself
00:32:45to give him
00:32:46a surprise.
00:32:52By the time
00:32:53the table
00:32:53is set with food,
00:32:55night has fallen.
00:32:56I wash my hands
00:32:57and wait for him
00:32:58on the living room sofa.
00:32:59But hours pass
00:33:00and there's still
00:33:01no sign of him
00:33:02at the villa entrance.
00:33:03Mrs. Riley,
00:33:04it's getting late.
00:33:05Perhaps you should
00:33:05eat something first.
00:33:06Mr. Riley is
00:33:07probably still busy.
00:33:08I want to wait for him.
00:33:09We'll eat together.
00:33:09So he gives up.
00:33:12Before I know it,
00:33:14drowsiness overtakes me.
00:33:15and I fall asleep
00:33:16on the sofa.
00:33:35Deep into the night,
00:33:37the living room
00:33:37is very quiet.
00:33:39In a daze,
00:33:40I hear the sound
00:33:41of wheelchair wheels
00:33:42rolling across the floor.
00:33:45Someone stops
00:33:46in front of me
00:33:46and looks at me
00:33:47for a long time.
00:33:48Why is she sleeping here?
00:33:49Mrs. Riley cooked
00:33:50dinner herself
00:33:51and waited here for you.
00:33:53Didn't anyone tell her?
00:33:55I'm busy.
00:33:56I don't need anyone
00:33:57waiting for me.
00:33:59Unnecessary.
00:33:59His voice sounds impatient,
00:34:01but I sense
00:34:02something else beneath it.
00:34:04I slowly open my eyes
00:34:05and look at him,
00:34:06groggily.
00:34:07Colin,
00:34:08you're finally back!
00:34:09I smile
00:34:10and pull off
00:34:11the blanket covering me.
00:34:14I have something
00:34:15important to tell you.
00:34:20What important thing?
00:34:23I stand up,
00:34:24but don't end directly.
00:34:28It's late.
00:34:30Let's first eat.
00:34:31You must be starving
00:34:31after working some long.
00:34:33Fine.
00:34:34I expect him to refuse,
00:34:36but he looks at me
00:34:37and nods.
00:34:37I lead him
00:34:39to the dining table.
00:34:40He's clearly
00:34:41taken aback,
00:34:42looking at the feast
00:34:44along with the candles.
00:34:47So?
00:34:48How's my candle-lit dinner?
00:34:50Up to standard?
00:34:51Why go to all this trouble?
00:34:53For romance.
00:34:54We're married.
00:34:55Isn't it natural
00:34:56to do something
00:34:56a little special
00:34:57once in a while?
00:34:58The candlelight flickers,
00:35:00casting shadows
00:35:01across his face.
00:35:03I look at him
00:35:04and my heart
00:35:05suddenly feels
00:35:05a little nervous.
00:35:13Colin suddenly
00:35:14picks up the whiskey
00:35:15and downs it
00:35:16in one dough.
00:35:17You haven't eaten yet.
00:35:18Have some food
00:35:19before drinking.
00:35:20I put food
00:35:21in his plate.
00:35:23I remember
00:35:24you prefer
00:35:24lighter flavors,
00:35:25not too sweet.
00:35:27Try it
00:35:28and see if you like it.
00:35:36How is it?
00:35:37Not bad.
00:35:42After he's had
00:35:43a few bites,
00:35:43I finally
00:35:45can't hold back.
00:35:46Oh,
00:35:46I have good news
00:35:47to tell you.
00:35:49He slows
00:35:50his chewing.
00:35:51I found a job.
00:35:53I passed
00:35:53the interview today
00:35:54and I start tomorrow.
00:35:56The salary is good.
00:35:58From now on,
00:35:58I can help
00:35:59share the burden
00:36:00with you.
00:36:00A flicker of surprise
00:36:01crosses his eyes.
00:36:07He stares at me
00:36:08for a long time
00:36:09as if trying
00:36:10to figure something out.
00:36:12But I don't notice
00:36:13the change
00:36:13in his expression.
00:36:15I'm too happy.
00:36:17I follow his lead
00:36:18and gulp down
00:36:19the whiskey
00:36:19in my glass.
00:36:20The next belt,
00:36:21the fiery yitti
00:36:22makes me cough.
00:36:24Why is it so strong?
00:36:27You can't drink?
00:36:29No,
00:36:30I don't usually drink.
00:36:31But it's fine.
00:36:32Tonight,
00:36:32we drink until we drop.
00:36:37That's enough.
00:36:38If you don't like it,
00:36:39don't force yourself.
00:36:45Is he
00:36:46concerned about me?
00:36:50I'm not forcing myself.
00:36:52I'm so happy today.
00:36:53That's why I want to
00:36:54drink and celebrate.
00:36:58Glances at me
00:36:59and suddenly freezes.
00:37:00I don't know
00:37:01what I look like
00:37:01right now,
00:37:02but my face feels
00:37:03like it's on fire.
00:37:04There are many ways
00:37:05to celebrate.
00:37:06You don't have to drink.
00:37:07No!
00:37:07I paid good money
00:37:09for it.
00:37:09I can't waste it.
00:37:10I stare at him
00:37:11and notice his face
00:37:12has...
00:37:15Huh?
00:37:16Why are there
00:37:17two of you?
00:37:20That's my glass!
00:37:21Give it back!
00:37:23I stand up
00:37:24to grab it,
00:37:25but my foot catches
00:37:26and I fall toward him.
00:37:33I gasp
00:37:34and fall into his arms.
00:37:35He catches me securely.
00:37:37My hand lands somewhere
00:37:39and the feeling
00:37:40beneath my palm
00:37:41is strange.
00:37:47Colin?
00:37:48What are you hiding
00:37:49in your pants?
00:37:52His body
00:37:53tenses instantly.
00:37:56Don't touch me.
00:38:02My arm
00:38:03knocks into the glass,
00:38:04spilling liquid
00:38:05all over him.
00:38:09I blink blankly,
00:38:11completely lost.
00:38:13What do you mean?
00:38:15You won't let me
00:38:16get close to you?
00:38:17Is that how you
00:38:18treat me?
00:38:22We're married!
00:38:24Why should I
00:38:24stay away from you?
00:38:26I look at his
00:38:27soaked shirt
00:38:28and say grungly,
00:38:31Your shirt is dirty.
00:38:32It must be hard
00:38:33for you to manage alone.
00:38:35Let me help you bathe.
00:38:36I reach
00:38:37to take off
00:38:37his shirt.
00:38:38Stop!
00:38:39He grabs my wrist hard.
00:38:42Colin,
00:38:43you're hurting me!
00:38:44He immediately
00:38:45lets go.
00:38:47I take the chance
00:38:48to grab his collar
00:38:49and try to pull it open.
00:39:04The next morning,
00:39:05my phone wakes me up.
00:39:09My head hurts
00:39:10like it's splitting open.
00:39:12I sit up abruptly
00:39:14and see the alarm label
00:39:15First Day of Work.
00:39:17Oh no!
00:39:18I'm starting my new job today!
00:39:20I rush into the bathroom,
00:39:22shower quickly,
00:39:22and hurry downstairs.
00:39:34Colin is already
00:39:35at the table.
00:39:37Colin,
00:39:38when did you come home
00:39:40last night?
00:39:41His face dust darkens.
00:39:45Don't you remember
00:39:46what happened last night?
00:39:47I shake my head blankly.
00:39:49I can't remember
00:39:50anything from last night.
00:39:51What happened?
00:39:52Did I do something wrong?
00:39:57He takes a deep breath
00:39:59and says nothing.
00:40:00Colin's expression
00:40:01grows darker.
00:40:03I panic a little
00:40:04and press him.
00:40:08What happened?
00:40:10I must have slept too long.
00:40:11I really can't remember.
00:40:13He takes another deep breath,
00:40:15as if holding something back.
00:40:18Nothing.
00:40:19I have work to do.
00:40:20He turns his wheelchair
00:40:21and heads to the study
00:40:22without looking back.
00:40:24I stare blankly
00:40:25at his back,
00:40:26completely baffered.
00:40:28Last night happened.
00:40:30Why does it
00:40:31he look so upset?
00:40:33But I don't time to think.
00:40:35I glance at the shrins
00:40:37and I taw,
00:40:37though pack up too.
00:40:40Colin seems unhappy.
00:40:42Maybe I'll buy him
00:40:43a gift after work
00:40:44to cheer him up.
00:40:45After joining CR Consideration,
00:40:48I'm assigned
00:40:48to the fashion design department.
00:40:50On my first day,
00:40:51I walk into the office
00:40:52and see a familiar figure.
00:40:55Cynthia?
00:40:56Why is she here?
00:40:59Didn't they say
00:40:59only one person
00:41:00would be hired?
00:41:02Lindsay,
00:41:03we meet again.
00:41:04Looking forward
00:41:05to working with you.
00:41:06Her voice is full
00:41:07smugness and privation.
00:41:09Supervisor Cohen
00:41:10walks over,
00:41:11warmly greeting Cynthia
00:41:12while being cold to I.
00:41:15Lindsay doesn't have
00:41:16much experience.
00:41:17She can help with errands,
00:41:19like getting coffee
00:41:20for everyone.
00:41:21I frown,
00:41:22feeling resentful inside.
00:41:27Mr. Fuller,
00:41:28this isn't fair.
00:41:30Why does Cynthia
00:41:31get a project
00:41:31while I'm stuck
00:41:32with basic tasks?
00:41:34Cynthia has competed
00:41:36in numerous design contests.
00:41:37She's far more
00:41:39experienced than you.
00:41:40As a newcomer,
00:41:41how dare you question me?
00:41:42He glares at me coldly.
00:41:45Lindsay,
00:41:46if you keep
00:41:46challenging my decisions,
00:41:48I'll have to reconsider
00:41:49whether you're even fit
00:41:50to pass the probation period.
00:41:52I grit my teeth
00:41:53and swallow my frustration.
00:41:56Understood.
00:42:02Cynthia smirks
00:42:03triumphantly beside me.
00:42:10Now that I think about it,
00:42:12a coffee run
00:42:13sounds perfect.
00:42:14Lindsay,
00:42:15go buy some
00:42:16for everyone.
00:42:17She slaps some money
00:42:18onto my desk,
00:42:19her tone arrogant.
00:42:21Make sure to get
00:42:21everyone's order right.
00:42:23Don't mess it up.
00:42:24I say nothing.
00:42:26I pick up a notebook
00:42:27and go ask each colleague
00:42:29for their order.
00:42:31Cynthia deliberately
00:42:31makes things difficult
00:42:32for me,
00:42:33listing many picky demands.
00:42:38one-third milk,
00:42:39six ice cubes,
00:42:41no sugar.
00:42:41Got it?
00:42:43Got it.
00:42:47I jot it down
00:42:48expressionlessly
00:42:49and leave the company.
00:43:03I jot it down expressionlessly
00:43:06half an hour later,
00:43:08I return with the coffee
00:43:09and hand it out
00:43:10to everyone.
00:43:13When I hand it to Cynthia,
00:43:16she suddenly tilts
00:43:17the cup on purpose.
00:43:20Hot coffee spills
00:43:21all over me.
00:43:22Oops!
00:43:23My hand slipped.
00:43:24Are you okay?
00:43:32Are you okay?
00:43:35Everyone thinks
00:43:36I'm going to let go.
00:43:40But the next second,
00:43:42I grab every coffee cup
00:43:43on the table
00:43:44and overturn them
00:43:44onto Cynthia's head.
00:43:47Ah!
00:43:48Lindsay!
00:43:55Cold coffee streams
00:43:57down Cynthia's hair,
00:43:58soaking her completely.
00:44:00Are you insane?
00:44:02How dare you do this to me?
00:44:04I look at her
00:44:05expressionlessly.
00:44:06I was just as shocked
00:44:07when my own clothes
00:44:08were splashed.
00:44:09My hand slipped too.
00:44:11What's the problem?
00:44:15You...
00:44:15Her face turns crimson.
00:44:17She's shaking with rage.
00:44:21The surrounding colleagues
00:44:23are stunned.
00:44:23No one dares to speak.
00:44:25I turn and walk back
00:44:26to my desk,
00:44:27feeling no guilt at all.
00:44:29After that day,
00:44:30the colleagues in the office
00:44:31dare not provoke me anymore.
00:44:33Right after lunch break,
00:44:35Cohen calls me
00:44:35into his office.
00:44:37Lindsay,
00:44:37an important client
00:44:38is coming soon
00:44:39and I need to greet them personally.
00:44:40Deliver these documents
00:44:41to the conference room
00:44:42on the 17th floor.
00:44:43He shoves a stack of papers
00:44:45into my arms
00:44:45and hurries off.
00:44:48I take the elevator
00:44:50to the 17th floor
00:44:51with the documents
00:44:52but freeze at the door
00:44:53of a conference room.
00:44:56Inside,
00:44:57there's a familiar face.
00:44:59Colin?
00:45:00Why isn't he in a wheelchair?
00:45:02I step forward
00:45:03intensively.
00:45:04A voice comes from behind.
00:45:06I turn and see
00:45:08a colleague in glasses.
00:45:09Who are you?
00:45:11Um,
00:45:11I'm here to deliver documents.
00:45:13Is that the main
00:45:14conference room over there?
00:45:15That's the CEO's conference room.
00:45:17Stay away
00:45:18if you're not an exec.
00:45:19After my colleague
00:45:19urges me to hurry,
00:45:20I deliver the documents
00:45:21with lingering doubts.
00:45:23But back at my desk,
00:45:24those doubts
00:45:25won't go away.
00:45:26Could that man be Colin?
00:45:28Impossible.
00:45:29He's in a wheelchair.
00:45:30How could he be
00:45:31standing in CR warperation?
00:45:33Maybe
00:45:34I just saw wrong?
00:45:38I take out my phone
00:45:39and send Colin a message.
00:45:42I wait a long time.
00:45:44No reply.
00:45:45Just as I'm about
00:45:46to put it down,
00:45:47the phone rings.
00:45:49Mmmmm.
00:45:50I walk to a quiet spot
00:45:51outside to answer.
00:45:54Hello?
00:45:55What is it?
00:45:57Nothing.
00:45:58Just asking.
00:46:00Just asking?
00:46:01Are you sure?
00:46:02I'm just afraid
00:46:03you'll disappear
00:46:04for days again.
00:46:05Lindsay,
00:46:06are you saying
00:46:07you miss me?
00:46:08That's not what I meant.
00:46:10My face flushes instantly.
00:46:11Don't worry.
00:46:12For now,
00:46:13I'll be at home
00:46:13waiting for you.
00:46:15These words
00:46:15make my scene
00:46:16skip a beat.
00:46:17Okay.
00:46:18After hanging up,
00:46:19I can't stop smiling.
00:46:20That profile.
00:46:22I probably just imagined it.
00:46:29After work,
00:46:30I go to the mall
00:46:31to buy him a gift.
00:46:31To cheer him up.
00:46:35Ma'am,
00:46:36what are you looking for?
00:46:39Something for my husband.
00:46:41I pick out
00:46:42a burgundy outfit.
00:46:43Just as I'm about to pay,
00:46:45an annoying voice
00:46:46comes from behind.
00:46:51Lindsay?
00:46:52What a coincidence.
00:46:55I turn around
00:46:56and see Joanna
00:46:57and Felix.
00:46:59What terrible luck.
00:47:01Lindsay,
00:47:02don't be mad.
00:47:03Let's have a meal together.
00:47:05Don't touch me.
00:47:06I have nothing
00:47:06to say to you.
00:47:07I turn to leave.
00:47:09But Joanna
00:47:09won't let me go.
00:47:11Lindsay,
00:47:12why are you still angry?
00:47:13We've been friends
00:47:14for so many years.
00:47:17Don't.
00:47:18Spare me the act.
00:47:20You're giving me goosebumps.
00:47:22Joanna's face
00:47:22freezes for a moment.
00:47:23Then she looks at Felix
00:47:24with feigned hurt.
00:47:26Lindsay,
00:47:27Joanna means no harm.
00:47:28Why are you so aggressive?
00:47:29Fine.
00:47:30She means no harm.
00:47:31I do.
00:47:32Stay away from me.
00:47:33Work is already exhausting.
00:47:35You!
00:47:36Joanna notices the shopping bag
00:47:37in my hand and smirks.
00:47:39Lindsay,
00:47:40what did you buy?
00:47:40For Felix?
00:47:41You're so thoughtful.
00:47:42Felix's expression softens
00:47:44and he smirks smugly.
00:47:45Lindsay,
00:47:46I knew you remembered
00:47:47my birthday.
00:47:48I forgive your tantrum.
00:47:49Come back with me.
00:47:50He reaches for the bag.
00:47:51I dodge.
00:47:52Felix,
00:47:53are you an idiot?
00:47:54Can't you understand
00:47:55plain speech?
00:47:57Lindsay,
00:47:58how long are you going
00:47:59to keep throwing a fit?
00:48:01I told you long ago,
00:48:03we're done.
00:48:04How long will you
00:48:04keep pestering me?
00:48:05Lindsay,
00:48:06why pretend?
00:48:07Everyone knows
00:48:08how much you love Felix.
00:48:09You can't just stop.
00:48:11Joanna,
00:48:11who asked you?
00:48:13Was my slap
00:48:14not enough of a lesson?
00:48:15I raise my hand.
00:48:17Joanna screams
00:48:18and steps back.
00:48:20Enough!
00:48:21Lindsay,
00:48:22have you lost your mind?
00:48:24Yes,
00:48:24I'm crazy.
00:48:26Want one too?
00:48:28Felix flinches,
00:48:29then forces himself
00:48:30to stand in front of Joanna.
00:48:31You're buying men's clothes here.
00:48:33If not for me,
00:48:34who else?
00:48:35Stop this nonsense.
00:48:36Let's go home.
00:48:38Can't I buy them
00:48:39for my husband?
00:48:40And I'm your future husband.
00:48:42I promise to give you
00:48:43a bigger wedding later.
00:48:46Felix,
00:48:47stop deluding yourself.
00:48:48Who said I was
00:48:49talking about you?
00:48:51Lindsay,
00:48:52you're married
00:48:53to someone else?
00:48:55How is that possible?
00:48:56Lindsay,
00:48:57there's a limit
00:48:58to lying.
00:48:59Everyone knows
00:48:59you'll only marry me.
00:49:01I'm speechless.
00:49:02I check the time.
00:49:03It's already late.
00:49:06Get out of my way.
00:49:08I try to step around him,
00:49:10but Felix blocks me.
00:49:12Lindsay,
00:49:13my patience is running out.
00:49:15You're coming home
00:49:16with me today.
00:49:17Move.
00:49:18Lindsay,
00:49:19you're just trying
00:49:19to provoke me, right?
00:49:21Fine.
00:49:22You win.
00:49:23Now come back with me.
00:49:24He reaches for me.
00:49:26Don't touch me.
00:49:27I'll call the police
00:49:29if you keep this up.
00:49:34The crowd around us
00:49:35gets excited.
00:49:36Is this guy
00:49:37trying to harass her?
00:49:38Looks like he'd be abusive.
00:49:40Don't talk nonsense.
00:49:42She's my girlfriend.
00:49:44He's lying.
00:49:45I have a husband.
00:49:46This man is just
00:49:48trying to bully me
00:49:49because I'm alone.
00:49:50The crowd starts
00:49:51condemning Felix.
00:49:52His face turns red
00:49:53with anger.
00:49:54Everyone,
00:49:55you're mistaken.
00:49:55They're not broken up.
00:49:57Miss,
00:49:58you came here
00:49:58with him to block me.
00:50:00What's your relationship?
00:50:01Are you trying
00:50:01to make me look
00:50:02like the other woman
00:50:03or are you
00:50:03the other woman yourself?
00:50:05The crowd
00:50:05immediately starts gossiping.
00:50:07So this woman
00:50:08is the other woman.
00:50:09He cheated first.
00:50:10Now he's back
00:50:10begging for forgiveness.
00:50:13Joanna is furious
00:50:15but can't argue
00:50:16with so many people.
00:50:18Someone calls
00:50:19the mall security.
00:50:20These two blocking her?
00:50:22Get out of here.
00:50:23She's my girlfriend.
00:50:24He's lying.
00:50:25I don't even know them.
00:50:27Her security
00:50:28kicks Felix.
00:50:33Amid the uproar,
00:50:35security kicks Felix
00:50:37and Joanna
00:50:37out of the mall.
00:50:43Watching them
00:50:44slink away,
00:50:44I finally breathe
00:50:45a sigh of relief.
00:50:47A few kind elders
00:50:49give me advice,
00:50:50young lady.
00:50:51Don't forgive that jerk.
00:50:52Next time,
00:50:53make sure you find
00:50:53some with good character.
00:50:56I will.
00:50:58After the crowd
00:50:59disperses,
00:51:00I feel a warmth
00:51:01in my heart.
00:51:02Growing up,
00:51:03no one ever
00:51:04thinks things
00:51:04like that to me.
00:51:06I wasted five years
00:51:08on Felix.
00:51:09Now I'm finally awake.
00:51:11Just then,
00:51:12my phone rings.
00:51:14It's Colin.
00:51:18It's late.
00:51:19Why aren't you home yet?
00:51:21I'm at the mall.
00:51:23Something came up.
00:51:24I'm heading back now.
00:51:26Send me the address.
00:51:28I'll send a car.
00:51:30Don't bother.
00:51:32I'll take the bus.
00:51:34It's dark.
00:51:35It's not safe
00:51:36for you alone.
00:51:37I look outside.
00:51:39It's dark.
00:51:40Warmth spreads
00:51:41through my heart.
00:51:43Okay.
00:51:46Shortly after hanging up,
00:51:48Colin texts
00:51:49that the car has arrived.
00:51:51I walk out of the mall
00:51:52and see a luxury car
00:51:53parked by the road.
00:51:54A few girls
00:51:55are excitedly gossiping.
00:51:57That man in the car
00:51:58is so handsome!
00:51:59How much does
00:52:00this car cost?
00:52:01I look closer.
00:52:03Isn't that Colin's car?
00:52:05I walk over
00:52:06and gently tap
00:52:07the back window.
00:52:10The door opens
00:52:12and Colin
00:52:13is sitting inside.
00:52:15I quickly get in
00:52:16and close the door,
00:52:18blocking out the noise.
00:52:20He has a laptop
00:52:21on his lap,
00:52:22working.
00:52:24Drive.
00:52:25The car starts.
00:52:26I can't help
00:52:27staring at his profile.
00:52:28Why do you keep
00:52:29staring at me?
00:52:30I'm just curious.
00:52:30Why did you come yourself?
00:52:32I thought you'd
00:52:33just send the driver.
00:52:37Is there a problem
00:52:38with me picking up my wife?
00:52:40His words make
00:52:41make my heart flutter.
00:52:43Oh,
00:52:43I got you a gift.
00:52:47Try it on at home.
00:52:50Hmm.
00:52:51Got it.
00:52:57The car drives
00:52:58through the night.
00:52:59I think about
00:53:00running into Felix
00:53:01at the mall
00:53:01and feel I should
00:53:02tell Colin.
00:53:04Colin,
00:53:05before I finish,
00:53:06the car suddenly
00:53:07slams to a halt.
00:53:08The momentum
00:53:09throws me forward.
00:53:10I gasp in fear.
00:53:12The next second,
00:53:13a strong arm
00:53:14wraps around my waist,
00:53:15pulling me securely
00:53:16into an embrace.
00:53:17Careful.
00:53:18My mind goes blank.
00:53:20All I can smell
00:53:21is the cold,
00:53:22crisp scent from him.
00:53:23Like ice and snow
00:53:25in a mountain forest.
00:53:26Cold,
00:53:27yet reassuring.
00:53:29My heartbeat
00:53:30pounds in my ears.
00:53:33Sir,
00:53:34a stray cat ran out.
00:53:35We almost hit it.
00:53:36Good thing
00:53:37no one got hurt.
00:53:38Drive on.
00:53:40The car starts
00:53:41moving again.
00:53:43Silence
00:53:44fills the cabin
00:53:45for a moment.
00:53:47Lindsay,
00:53:48how much longer
00:53:49are you going
00:53:50to stay in my arms?
00:53:54I finally snap
00:53:55out of it
00:53:56and quickly sit up
00:53:57straight,
00:53:58my face burning.
00:53:59I stammer,
00:54:00not knowing what to say.
00:54:01So I compliment
00:54:02the driver.
00:54:04You're such a good driver.
00:54:05Good thing
00:54:06you didn't hit the cat.
00:54:08Thank you, ma'am.
00:54:09Focus on the road.
00:54:11I shyly turn
00:54:12my face away,
00:54:14pretending to look
00:54:15out the window.
00:54:16Now you're shy?
00:54:18You weren't like
00:54:19this last night.
00:54:20The driver silently
00:54:22raises the partition.
00:54:25What happened
00:54:26last night?
00:54:27You seemed upset
00:54:28this morning.
00:54:29Did I do
00:54:30something wrong?
00:54:32I really don't
00:54:33remember.
00:54:34You forgot
00:54:35that you took
00:54:35my clothes off
00:54:36forcibly?
00:54:40Impressive.
00:54:42me?
00:54:43Took your clothes off?
00:54:45No way!
00:54:46I would never
00:54:46do that!
00:54:53Oh?
00:54:54So you're saying
00:54:55I'm lying?
00:54:55No.
00:54:56I really don't
00:54:56remember.
00:54:57Someone once told me
00:54:58I'm not good with
00:54:59alcohol.
00:55:00Maybe
00:55:01I really did
00:55:02lose control.
00:55:05Colin's expression
00:55:06darkens even more.
00:55:07So you've gotten
00:55:08drunk and acted
00:55:09like that?
00:55:11In front of others
00:55:12too?
00:55:13I drank with
00:55:14my roommates
00:55:15before,
00:55:15but they never
00:55:16let me drink again.
00:55:17But I definitely
00:55:19didn't undress
00:55:19them.
00:55:21Colin stares
00:55:22at me in silence,
00:55:23his gaze heavy.
00:55:25I don't know
00:55:26what I said
00:55:26to upset him
00:55:27more,
00:55:27so I cautiously
00:55:28ask,
00:55:30What's wrong?
00:55:34You're not
00:55:34allowed to drink
00:55:35in front of
00:55:35anyone else
00:55:36from now on.
00:55:38His tone
00:55:39is firm.
00:55:41I feel a little
00:55:42intimidated
00:55:42and not
00:55:43obediently.
00:55:45Okay.
00:55:47I understand.
00:55:49Back at the
00:55:50villa.
00:55:53The driver
00:55:54helps Colin
00:55:55into his
00:55:55wheelchair.
00:55:56I quickly
00:55:57step forward.
00:55:59Let me
00:56:00push you in.
00:56:01No need.
00:56:02He glances
00:56:03at the driver
00:56:04and who pushes
00:56:05him towards
00:56:05the study.
00:56:06It's late.
00:56:07Go eat.
00:56:08I have work
00:56:09to do.
00:56:13I stand
00:56:13there blankly
00:56:15watching his
00:56:16figure disappear.
00:56:17The butler
00:56:18walks over.
00:56:19Mrs. Riley,
00:56:20it's cold
00:56:21out here.
00:56:22Please come
00:56:22inside.
00:56:23I follow him
00:56:24inside and
00:56:25can't help
00:56:25asking,
00:56:26What happened
00:56:27last night?
00:56:28Did I do
00:56:28something to
00:56:29upset him?
00:56:30He won't
00:56:30tell me and
00:56:31I don't know
00:56:32how to
00:56:32apologize.
00:56:33Mrs. Riley,
00:56:34you're
00:56:35overthinking it.
00:56:36If you
00:56:37truly upset
00:56:37him, he
00:56:37wouldn't
00:56:38act this
00:56:38way.
00:56:41The butler
00:56:42pauses and
00:56:43recalls an
00:56:44old story.
00:56:45Once, at a
00:56:46banquet, a
00:56:47drunk man came
00:56:48up to provoke
00:56:48Mr. Riley.
00:56:49What did he
00:56:50say?
00:56:51He mocked his
00:56:52legs and poured
00:56:52an entire bottle
00:56:53of wine on him,
00:56:54demanding him
00:56:55beg for mercy
00:56:55on his knees.
00:57:03Mr. Riley
00:57:06crippled that
00:57:07man's limbs.
00:57:09After that, the
00:57:10Riley family kicked
00:57:11him out.
00:57:12I shiver, not
00:57:14from fear of
00:57:14Colin, but from
00:57:16pain for him.
00:57:17He's been hurt
00:57:18so many times.
00:57:19No wonder he
00:57:20keeps testing me.
00:57:21No wonder he's
00:57:22so insecure.
00:57:23So what did I do
00:57:25last night?
00:57:25How can I do
00:57:26I make him
00:57:26feel better?
00:57:27Mr. Riley came
00:57:28to pick you up
00:57:29himself today.
00:57:30That means he
00:57:31doesn't dislike
00:57:32you.
00:57:33Mr. Riley,
00:57:34perhaps you
00:57:35should take the
00:57:35initiative.
00:57:36I look down at
00:57:37the shopping bag
00:57:37in my hand.
00:57:38Right.
00:57:39I haven't let him
00:57:40try up the
00:57:40clothes yet.
00:57:41I carry the
00:57:42bag to the
00:57:42study door.
00:57:45Just as I'm
00:57:46about to knock,
00:57:47I hear voices
00:57:48inside.
00:57:50Sir, the
00:57:51proposals for
00:57:51this season are
00:57:52ready.
00:57:53Which ones do
00:57:54you approve?
00:57:55All garbage.
00:57:56Send them all
00:57:57back to redo.
00:57:58We might not
00:57:59have enough time.
00:58:00Is CR
00:58:01corporation hiring
00:58:02only incompetence?
00:58:03If they can't
00:58:04finish, fire them.
00:58:06My eyes
00:58:06widens in shock.
00:58:08Did Colin just
00:58:09say,
00:58:09CR corporation?
00:58:11Before I can
00:58:12think further,
00:58:13the study door
00:58:14suddenly opens.
00:58:16Mrs. Riley?
00:58:18Colin sees me too,
00:58:20his expression
00:58:21shifting slightly.
00:58:25Why are you here?
00:58:26I feel a little
00:58:27anxious and
00:58:28hold up the
00:58:29bag.
00:58:32I bought you
00:58:33something.
00:58:34Remember?
00:58:36Come in.
00:58:38I close the door
00:58:39and walk over to
00:58:40him.
00:58:43When did you get
00:58:44here?
00:58:44How much did
00:58:45you hear?
00:58:47Not long.
00:58:48I heard you
00:58:49mention CR
00:58:50corporation.
00:58:51Do you do
00:58:51business with
00:58:52them?
00:58:53Colin doesn't
00:58:53answer directly.
00:58:55He asks back.
00:58:56What do you
00:58:57think?
00:58:59I blinks.
00:59:00Could he be
00:59:01some high-ranking
00:59:02exec at CR?
00:59:03No, that's
00:59:04impossible.
00:59:07If he had
00:59:08that kind of
00:59:08power, why
00:59:09would his
00:59:10bride have
00:59:10abandoned him?
00:59:11Why would
00:59:12the Riley
00:59:12family have
00:59:13cast him
00:59:13out?
00:59:16You said
00:59:16you owe
00:59:17a hundred
00:59:17million.
00:59:18Is that
00:59:19related with
00:59:20CR corporation?
00:59:21Something like
00:59:22that.
00:59:23I let out
00:59:24a bitter
00:59:24laugh.
00:59:25So we're
00:59:26both working
00:59:26for CR
00:59:27corporation.
00:59:32But after
00:59:32a moment of
00:59:33frustration,
00:59:34I permp
00:59:35up again.
00:59:38Let's not
00:59:39think about
00:59:40that.
00:59:41Try on the
00:59:42clothes I
00:59:43bought you.
00:59:43I place the
00:59:44bag on his
00:59:45lap.
00:59:49Colin takes
00:59:50out the
00:59:50burgundy
00:59:50outfit and
00:59:51raises an
00:59:52eyebrow.
00:59:56Put it
00:59:57on.
00:59:59Let's
00:59:59see.
01:00:00He doesn't
01:00:01move.
01:00:04What's
01:00:04wrong?
01:00:06Don't you
01:00:07like it?
01:00:08I need to
01:00:08change.
01:00:10Are you
01:00:11planning to
01:00:11stand there
01:00:11and watch?
01:00:12My face
01:00:13flushes.
01:00:15I quickly
01:00:16turn around.
01:00:16I'll step
01:00:17out.
01:00:18Call me when
01:00:19you're done.
01:00:21Wait.
01:00:23I meant
01:00:23come here and
01:00:24help me.
01:00:25I freeze,
01:00:26remembering last
01:00:27time when he
01:00:27threw me out
01:00:28while helping
01:00:29him undress.
01:00:31you're not
01:00:32going to
01:00:33get mad
01:00:35and kick
01:00:36me out
01:00:36again,
01:00:37are you?
01:00:39So you
01:00:39see me as
01:00:40someone who's
01:00:40moody and
01:00:41unpredictable?
01:00:43No.
01:00:45No.
01:00:47I'll help
01:00:48you.
01:00:49I step
01:00:50forward and
01:00:51reach to
01:00:51unbutton his
01:00:52shirt.
01:00:54Colin suddenly
01:00:55grabs my
01:00:55wrist.
01:00:56His palm is
01:00:57hot.
01:00:57I didn't
01:00:58ask you to
01:00:59undress me.
01:01:00Just hold
01:01:00my clothes.
01:01:01I awkwardly
01:01:02pull my
01:01:03hand back
01:01:03and stand
01:01:05to the
01:01:05side.
01:01:06He undoes
01:01:07the buttons
01:01:07one by
01:01:08one,
01:01:08taking off
01:01:09his jacket
01:01:09and shirt.
01:01:10His tamed
01:01:11chest and
01:01:12defined abs
01:01:13gradually come
01:01:14into view.
01:01:15My face
01:01:16burns.
01:01:17I quickly
01:01:18close my
01:01:18eyes.
01:01:25When I
01:01:25open my
01:01:26eyes again,
01:01:26he's already
01:01:28changed into
01:01:28the burgundy
01:01:29outfit.
01:01:32It looks
01:01:33amazing on
01:01:34you.
01:01:34It suits
01:01:35you.
01:01:36How did
01:01:36you know
01:01:37my size?
01:01:38I studied
01:01:39fashion design.
01:01:41My eyes
01:01:42can measure.
01:01:47Colin is
01:01:48about to say
01:01:49something when
01:01:50his phone rings.
01:01:54he glances
01:01:55at the
01:01:55message
01:01:56and frowns.
01:01:58I have
01:01:59something to
01:01:59take care of.
01:02:00Get some
01:02:01rest.
01:02:01Don't wait
01:02:02up.
01:02:05He wheels
01:02:06himself away
01:02:07hastily.
01:02:08I watch
01:02:09his back,
01:02:10feeling a little
01:02:11worried.
01:02:12He's going to
01:02:13work through
01:02:13the night
01:02:14again.
01:02:15How can
01:02:16his body
01:02:16hand it?
01:02:18I sigh and
01:02:19slowly walk
01:02:20out of the
01:02:20study.
01:02:24The sound
01:02:25of a car
01:02:25engine comes
01:02:26from outside.
01:02:27He's gone.
01:02:28I stand by
01:02:30the window,
01:02:30a doubt
01:02:31suddenly forming
01:02:32in my mind.
01:02:32When Colin
01:02:33talked about
01:02:34CR warization,
01:02:35his tone was
01:02:36too calm for
01:02:37someone in debt.
01:02:38Could it be he
01:02:39was lying that
01:02:39he's actually
01:02:40someone high up
01:02:41at CR?
01:02:42No, that's
01:02:44impossible.
01:02:45If he had
01:02:46that kind of
01:02:46power, why
01:02:47would the
01:02:48Riley family
01:02:48have kicked
01:02:49him out?
01:02:53Never mind.
01:02:55No matter
01:02:55what, he's
01:02:56my husband.
01:02:57I choose
01:02:58to trust
01:02:59him.
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