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No One Died That Night, Except His Secret Chinese Drama
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00:01to chase thrills my husband sleeps with his sister-in-law in a coffin i stay by it as i'm
00:06about to head back a sudden pop-up stops me to avenge his sister-in-law the male lead not
00:11only
00:11fakes his death but also brings her into the coffin luckily the supporting female is leaving
00:15i freeze in place luke jonas isn't dead he's in the coffin with his sister-in-law sarah lane who
00:21hates me in their eyes i'm doomed to care for the jonas family only to be discarded when i grow
00:25old
00:26my emotions fluctuate i rub my knees and sit back down then i tell my maid fetch me a quilt
00:32i'm not
00:33going back tonight as soon as i say this the comments in front of me are up why isn't she
00:38leaving why is she staying here instead of going to sleep is she out of her mind what if sarah
00:43catches
00:43a cold the subtitles are buzzing but my maid julie ko is even more frantic she steps forward and grabs
00:49my sleeve your grace it's late and the night is cold you should rest in your room duke jonas wouldn't
00:55want
00:55to see you tiring yourself out like this from heaven i noticed the worry in her eyes which is
01:01more intense than usual just as i'm wondering the comments clear it up for me luckily luke has bought
01:08off julie she's hoping to become his concubine she's now keeping an eye on things for them
01:14luckily she's around once eve cole leaves luke can take sarah out to get dressed julie has betrayed me
01:21my heart drops i've always treated her well i gave her everything a year ago i even promised her that
01:28i'd let her leave after the new year and find her a good family to marry into but for the
01:34sake of a
01:34measly concubine position she betrays me i clench my fists with my nails in my skin i start to calm
01:40down
01:40julie keeps nagging at me i slowly lift my gates my eyes land on the coffin in front of me
01:45luke fell off
01:46the cliff while gathering herbs for me i can't bear to part with him i'll stay here with him all
01:52night
01:53what is she doing stay here all night more people will gather later how will they even get out
01:59i sneer they can't take it anymore didn't they consider this when they were doing the deed in
02:05the coffin they're having an affair reputation means nothing julie's face goes pale she reaches out
02:10to pull me your grace you should rest i slowly reply what's the rush when the dawn breaks i'll head
02:18to the front hall for breakfast then come back again julie breathes a sigh of relief i spend the
02:24rest of the night beside the coffin staring at it the comments are filled with anxious cries saying
02:30luke's been grumbling in there and complaining about me i block it out i sit quietly when dawn breaks
02:36the comments urge me to leave julie rushes over to help me up your grace it's time for breakfast
02:42but i don't move instead i raise my voice and yell guards hang the lantern high and open the gates
02:49wide
02:49let all of luke's friends come in and pay their respect julie stands frozen in place in just a moment
02:55luke's friends who'd been waiting outside begin to file in a few familiar faces approach and try to
03:01comfort me i lower my gaze and dab my eyes with a handkerchief thank you all for your
03:06concern i'm fine i noticed julie standing nearby her face is pale like she has something to say
03:11i lift my gaze to her julie what's wrong are you feeling unwell julie forces out an awkward smile
03:19your grace why did you suddenly let everyone in you haven't slept all night you should rest
03:25i gently shake my head luke has just passed away how can i rest now looking at her flustered expression
03:32i can't help but sneer inside the mourners have arrived the hall is now packed the couple in the
03:38coffin want to get out maybe in the next life the comments go crazy dang their clothes are hidden in
03:44the paper money basket on the left he'll burn the paper money later if someone finds out luke's fake
03:50death will be exposed that basket i glance over to the left side of the hall these two fools actually
03:56hid their clothes here i turn to look at the coffin suddenly it all makes sense there isn't enough
04:01space in the coffin to do the deed they have to leave their clothes outside ha things are getting
04:06interesting i look up and instruct julie get me a basin of water to wash my hands and face julie's
04:12face goes pale her steps falter as she leaves soon she returns with warm water i take my time washing
04:18my hands and face i move slowly the guests watch me and praise how deeply i must love luke i
04:25don't even
04:25want to leave him to wash some even comment on how devoted we are yet we're forced to be separated
04:30what a cruel twist of fate as i listen i start pretending to tear up at first it's just for
04:35show
04:35but as i cry i can't help feeling hurt i cry because i've been deceived for so long when the
04:41jonases were falling apart it was luke who begged me to marry him since the jonas family is prestigious
04:46and luke is outstanding my parents had me marion with tons of gifts but it was a lie all along
04:51it wasn't until i saw the comments that i learned the truth all along the one he truly loves is
04:57his
04:57sister-in-law sarah they had planned this fake death from the start sarah was waiting for the
05:02right excuse to leave then abandon me alone with the jonases all so i could waste away guarding it
05:07becoming a bitter old woman they'll bring their children back and enjoy the wealth i've built up
05:12now i realize why sarah is always so sarcastic and love sabotaging me turns out she thought i stole
05:20her true love just then new comments pop up oh no luke needs the restroom he ate all sorts of
05:26supplements last night to do the deed with sarah she's not doing too well either she's coming down
05:31with a fever it's all eve's fault she just had to stay here i almost laugh out loud an upset
05:37stomach
05:37well this is fun i look around there are more guests in the hall julie is pacing nervously at the
05:44side sweat beads up on her forehead i pretend to be concerned julie what's wrong you look so pale
05:52julie snaps back to reality and shakes her head your grace i'm fine as she says that guests start
05:58looking around asking where sarah is this is duke jonah's funeral she should be here to keep vigil
06:05i lower my gaze and replies she must still be resting with that people start whispering that
06:11she shouldn't be sleeping in when luke just passed away that's too much the murmurs rise suddenly a
06:17loud fart echoes from the coffin in the center of the hall then a terrible stench fills the air
06:22it spreads throughout the hall i smell it and almost gag the guests around me cover their noses
06:28in disgust someone points toward the coffin guessing it's corpse stench it may be a resurrection
06:34some timid guests turn pale and step back having an idea i fall to my knees with a loud thud
06:40i cry out
06:40facing the coffin honey is it the cold are you uncomfortable in there it's my fault i didn't
06:49expect this cold weather how about we seal the coffin first to let you rest in peace the guests
06:54quickly agree to my idea to avoid disturbing the living the attendant wastes no time he quickly grabs
07:01nails and a hammer to seal the coffin i wait eagerly to see if they dare stay hidden inside if
07:06they do
07:06they shall be trapped in the coffin just then a voice calls from outside the door it's not time
07:12yet don't seal it my mother-in-law hurries in
07:23frowning she scans me coldly her tone is full of reproach how dare you the ceiling time was set
07:30how could you act on your own i glance to my side i see julie standing there her head lowered
07:36her eyes
07:37are filled with fear she must have snuck out to warn mandy kirkby she's ruined my plan this treacherous
07:43thing she stops me from sealing those adulterers inside the coffin julie's really clever luckily she
07:50went to get mandy otherwise luke and sarah would have been dead a chill runs through me but i quickly
07:55get up and bow in an innocent tone i say calm down mother i didn't mean to break the rules
08:01but a terrible stench rose from the coffin i thought something was wrong with luke that's why i decided to
08:08seal the coffin early so he can rest peacefully the guests quickly agree and mention the strange scene
08:15earlier mandy sniffs skeptically and then frowns nonsense there's no smell i sneer inside the stench
08:25from earlier is long gone it's impossible for her to smell it now julie visibly relaxes but anxiety
08:32still shows on her face seeing this i feel more at ease mandy values rules and dignity she looks down
08:39on me and thinks i'm not worthy of luke but what she doesn't know is that her precious son is
08:44having
08:45an affair with sarah in the coffin so even though julie went to get her she won't tell the truth
08:50as expected mandy starts insulting me you need to follow the rules there's a time for everything
08:57you can't get any of it wrong you should learn from sarah stop acting like a merchant sarah is a
09:04true lady her words and actions are full of grace unlike you always so restless she belittles me
09:10and praises sarah my expression darkens i quickly lower my head to hide the cold in my eyes i will
09:15remember that mother but inside i'm mocking her the graceful lady is lying naked in the coffin right
09:21now i wonder if mandy can handle it later the guests resume mourning mandy and i greet everyone
09:26with sorrowful looks but soon the disgusting stench returns even stronger than before this time mandy
09:33finally notices mandy's face turns pale she raises her hand to cover her nose the guests grow displeased
09:40mandy seems to make up her mind she orders loudly everyone burn the paper money first afterward
09:45we'll seal the coffin the guests quickly agree after all the smell of burning paper will cover
09:50the strange stench i recall something the adulterer's clothes are in the paper money basket my eyes stay
09:55on the basket i watch as colby would walks over he grabs some paper money unconcerned as he prepares
10:01to turn and leave he seems to spot something he gasps colby stumbles back a few steps kicking over the
10:07basket it falls to the ground paper money scatters a few pieces of clothing roll out at the front are
10:12several men's garments followed by a red undergarment the fabric's delicate it's clearly
10:17not in attendance the guests are in an uproar some people have recognized it those are luke's clothes
10:21people start guessing why would luke's clothes be in the basket even his underwear is there could he
10:27still be alive some wonder why there are women's clothes they call it a disgrace to propriety
10:33they ask whose clothes they are mandy's face darkens instantly she turns to me scolding what's
10:39going on did you ignore the rules and throw your clothes in i lower my gaze and choke out mother
10:46these clothes aren't mine the undergarment has the word lane on it how could it be mine mandy's eyes
10:53fall on the unforgarment her eyes widen in shock there is indeed the word lane she realizes these are
10:59sarah's clothes though puzzled mandy still instinctively tries to protect sarah she picks up
11:05the undergarment and hands it to her maid maya heart saying find out which bold maid dared mix such
11:12things in with the paper money bring her here for punishment looking at it maya's face changes she nods
11:19and leaves the comments pop up again their clothes are taken away what will luke and sarah wear now
11:25the problem is how will they get out there are so many people they can't come out now or it'll
11:31be
11:31like a public execution they'll be embarrassed how do they explain the fake death both even mandy are
11:37watching all are here i glance at julie in the corner as she watches maya taking the clothes
11:42she falls into despair i feel a surge of satisfaction for the past year i've suffered in duke manor
11:49holding back for luke and bowing to sarah he plays kind in public but his words always drip with
11:55disdain he mocks my lack of refinement now the real drama is just beginning i look at mandy and softly
12:01say
12:02mother with luke's sudden passing sarah must be devastated gosh her parents watched luke grow up
12:11perhaps we should invite them over so they can see him off one last time afterthought mandy nods in
12:18agreement you're right someone go to lane manor and invite the lanes here an attendant quickly leaves
12:26the comments grow upset has she known all along that luke and sarah are in the coffin she did this
12:32on purpose she's trying to ruin them i don't think she could have known she spent the entire night
12:38kneeling if she knew they were in there she would have caused a scene by now she couldn't have stayed
12:43all night luke and sarah are just unlucky soon sarah's parents arrive the mess earlier has been
12:50cleaned up the attendants are busy adding paper money to the fire the thick smoke rises masking the
12:55persistent smell coming from the coffin when adam lane enters he looks around frowning where's sarah
13:01it's already late in the morning luke is about to be carried off why isn't she here yet at his
13:06words
13:07attendants trade uneasy glances they shake their heads no one has seen her since early this morning
13:12mandy's expression darkens at once her greatest source of pride is sarah she's always graceful
13:19and well-mannered but she hasn't shown up even once during this crucial time mandy hisses don't just
13:25stand around here go find her bring her here now the guests start to notice that something's off
13:31they start whispering just then a high-pitched voice came from outside palace eunuch owen ward
13:36enters holding an imperial edict everyone instantly drops to their knees by the emperor's will he has
13:42declared that duke luke jonas passed away in his prime he was a man of loyalty his family is permitted
13:48to adopt a son to inherit his title thus decree decree delivered owen prepares to leave but a good show
13:55needs a crowd i quickly signal the steward to hand over a purse of coins mr ward thank you for
14:01coming
14:01all the way here this is just a small token of gratitude pretending to be on the verge of tears
14:07i feign a mournful look as owen weighs the purse in his hand his expression softens instantly for a
14:13family to have someone from the palace preside over its funeral is a sign of his majesty's favor
14:17no one dares to disrespect them owen's tone becomes much friendlier your grace no need for such courtesy
14:22i shall wait until after the coffin is brought away the comments appear again now luke can't come
14:28out at all he's now deceiving the emperor seeing this i actually think she's acting in the jonas's
14:34best interest this really isn't her fault a warmth stirs in my chest not all the comments are rooting
14:40for the adulterers at that moment the paper money is burned the formal wailing begins i fall to my knees
14:47in front of the coffin banging on it i cry out honey how could you be so cruel and leave
14:54me behind
14:54do you know how much i loved you when you asked for my hand you promised you'd love me for
15:00life
15:00my parents saw your sincerity and gave their approval i brought chests of gifts into duke manor to help
15:06with expenses i've never complained you said you loved me the most so why did you abandon me
15:12i saw bitterly everyone is moved the comments pop up again saying luke in the coffin nearly gags from
15:19my words it's a one-woman show right now to the outside world i'm the perfect wife who gave without
15:24regret if luke's betrayal is known he'll be shamed across the land after the wailing i help myself up
15:31with a maid support putting on a heartbroken expression at that moment the efficient announces
15:37it's time prepare to seal the coffin a sharp cry suddenly rings out julie rushes forward shouting
15:45no she throws her arms wide to block the coffin her face is pale feigning confusion i ask julie
15:52what's wrong but mandy won't hear it she scolds you fool how dare you cause trouble here guards get
15:59her out of the way i'll deal with her later two burly guards rush forward dragging julie to the side
16:06the carpenter by the coffin is already holding a long nail and hammer the officiant repeats with
16:11one command the hammer is about to go down with a bang the coffin lid is suddenly pushed open from
16:17inside it falls to the floor with a thud the guests all step back screaming in shock mandy's vision
16:25blurs she stumbles almost collapsing i step forward and pinch her philtrum mother what's wrong wake up
16:34she can't faint now the real drama is just beginning a few bold guests muster the courage
16:41to peek the sight jolts them into a chorus of gasps inside the coffin there's no corpse luke and sarah
16:48are lying there the two of them are fully exposed a horrible stench fills the air again worse than
16:54before sarah's face turns ashen her body trembles uncontrollably as she burrows into luke's chest crying
17:00uncontrollably luke is furious and shamed with red eyes he screams at the crowd get out all of you
17:07sarah's parents are horrified they point at sarah their voice is shaking sarah why are you here
17:14mandy is trembling all over her lips quiver she can't speak a single word luke is also scared stiff
17:21he retreats back into the coffin and shouts in a hoarse voice i'm not dead get out bring me my
17:26clothes
17:26the guests are in shock as they connect the dots the truth hits them luke isn't dead after all the
17:33clothes earlier were his and sarah's some say this isn't a funeral the two are having an affair in the
17:39coffin others remember the missing sarah from earlier and realize she's been hiding in the coffin
17:44meeting with luke owen who's sitting nearby suddenly rises he's livid you shameless duke jonas
17:50how dare you deceive his majesty i'm going to report this to his majesty with that he storms off
17:58obviously furious luke's face pales no longer caring about shame he shouts for the attendants
18:03to kick the guests out the guests drag their feet seeing everything i watch as everyone starts
18:10leaving finally the weight in my chest lifts it was all worth it at that moment luke puts on the
18:16clothes handed to him and scrambles out of the coffin pointing at me he yells eve cole did you
18:21know we were in there all along you kept those people around just to watch me make a fool of
18:26myself upon hearing that mandy turns to look at me my heart sinks luke is something else even at this
18:32point he thinks he can shift the blame but i'm no fool like him i stare at him in disbelief
18:39my face shows
18:40all my shock the next second my eyes roll back my body goes limp and i pass out cold when
18:46i open my
18:46eyes again the hall is in ruins the flag's mostly gone with only ashes remaining julie isn't around
18:53i push myself up with shaky arms and call for my maid page rocks what happened after that page lowers
19:00her
19:00head and whispers your grace those two have confessed to the dowager duchess duke jonas says he and miss
19:08lane are deeply in love they've been secretly in love ever since the old duke passed away
19:15page pauses before continuing in disdain duke jonas also says he had no choice but to do that
19:21he says they couldn't control their feelings but for the good name of the family he had to fake his
19:27death
19:27to run away with miss lane he even swore that he'd only love her or he'd die when miss lane's
19:36parents
19:36heard this they immediately slapped him they called him shameless for seducing his sister-in-law
19:42duke jonas stood firm for miss lane he took the blows without begging for mercy miss lane also swore
19:50that she'd only ever love him and that she'd never leave him her parents threatened to sever ties with
19:57her they've already left i take a slow sip of tea i think mandy can't take this either she's a
20:04stickler
20:05after marrying the old duke she's never been this embarrassed but she's a mother even if her son
20:11is in the wrong she'll do anything to protect him unless there's something more important to her than
20:16luke only then will she give up on him i think it over suddenly a thought crosses my mind if
20:23i want to
20:24wipe them out for good i'll need to raise the stakes
20:29just then page sighs and says your grace the news is already all over the streets
20:36they say the jonas family has been tainted by an incestuous scandal they're all gossiping
20:41as she speaks someone enters the room it's maya your grace her grace requests to see you
20:51i nod indifferently and head toward eternal hall before i even reach the gate i see the
20:56attendants standing at a distance with their heads lowered not daring to make a sound i understand
21:02immediately they're trying to dump this problem on me mandy always calls me in when the jonas
21:09family is in trouble she acts like she's offering wise advice telling me you're the daughter of a
21:16merchant you didn't study much i'm letting you handle these things to give you some experience
21:23and let you learn something new so you don't make a fool of yourself and won't be looked down on
21:29by those noble ladies it sounds all well and good but in reality she just wants me to use my
21:37money
21:37to clean up their messes they only need to stand behind me to effortlessly earn a good reputation
21:44what a bunch of fools they think this can be solved with money i walk slowly into the hall
21:49the door is half open it's quiet luke is sitting to the side drinking tea hearing my footsteps he looks
21:55up when he sees me he shows nothing but impatience since we already had a fallout he doesn't bother
22:01pretending anymore sarah is sitting next to him her eyes are red but there's no sign of panic in her
22:07gaze mandy is in the main seat waiting for me to come in i suppress my emotions and step forward
22:12mother i'm here mandy glances up lazily her voice is emotionless get up i stand at her command the
22:20next moment tears burst from my eyes i rush forward and kneel in front of luke honey you're still alive
22:26why did you lie to me why are you with sarah we've been married for over a year i always
22:30thought you
22:31loved me but now why my voice breaks as i cry as luke looks at me a trace of guilt
22:39crosses his face
22:39his lips move but he presses them together and looks away the comments begin to scroll again
22:45eve looks so pitiful i'm breaking down from all the feels this is ancient times she's betrayed by her
22:51husband how is she supposed to live stop playing the saint luke and sarah are in a bad spot too
22:57what will
22:58they do from here you're still supporting them luke was really disgusting in the coffin earlier
23:03i feel uncomfortable i just want this vile man to get lost just then i see mandy giving luke a
23:09look
23:09he clears his throat and pulls his hand away enough with the crying talk to mother i'll take sarah out
23:15after that he grabs sarah and leaves without looking back i slump down crying even harder i look like i've
23:21been discarded frowning mandy says impatiently enough stop being so petty at this point you should think
23:30about what's best for us i look up at her and choke out mother didn't you call me here to
23:35make peace with
23:36luke mandy's face stiffens instantly then darkens peace the priority now is for you to deal with the
23:43gossip outside shut the scandal down i frown if it were just idle gossip i could pay them to stop
23:50but this is lying to his majesty the entire jonas family could end up executed mandy's face turns as
23:58pale as ash lying to his majesty just say he was deathly ill faked his death and came back to
24:03life
24:04at the hall just throw enough money to the noblemen and court officials there's bound to be a way i
24:09slowly shake my head mother you forgot his majesty hates being deceived moreover mr ward saw everything
24:16himself there's no hiding a scandal like this i'm worried too i wish i had a way to fix this
24:24after i
24:24fainted the doctor came to check on me he said i'm pregnant with luke's child i pause on purpose let
24:32out a
24:33sob and continue it seems the child is dying with the rest of the jonas's mandy shoots to her feet
24:38staring in shock you're pregnant joy flashes across her face but it's quickly swallowed by deep grief
24:44she never thought i'd be the one helpless for once since i always fix her method
24:49my voice breaks yes mother the doctor said it's a boy what a pity now that luke's risen from the
25:01dead
25:02our whole family is guilty of treason my child won't get to see the world mandy's face twists with
25:10conflict and her hands start to tremble i know what she regrets most her eldest son gary jonas died
25:17without any children luke died a while ago too lately she feels like she's ruining this family by ending
25:23the family line now luke's back from the dead but all those days of guilt have rooted in her heart
25:31and of all times the grandson she's longed for finally come mandy mutters to herself as if in a
25:36trance no i can't let my precious grandson come to harm i sigh feigning helplessness mother it's not that i
25:46won't try there's just no saving this unless unless luke never came back from the dead if there's no
25:55treason maybe there's a chance but luke did fake his death
26:03mandy's head snaps up to look at me pain flashes in her eyes before it is replaced by resolve mandy
26:09grits
26:09her teeth then let's say he never came back luke died long ago the jonas family cannot fall or i
26:17won't
26:17dare face our ancestors mandy wants me to send luke off with some wine i agree heading to the side
26:26courtyard with the wine luke is pacing around anxiously when i walk in he acts anxiously did you
26:32figure out a way i nod and his face lights up seeing the wine in my hand he snorts you
26:40finally
26:40learned at least you brought me wine he takes the jug and gulps down half of it the liquor burns
26:46his
26:47triumph fades he clutches his chest vomiting out black blood d did you poison me i curl my lips into
26:54a
26:55sneer my voice calm not me mother luke for the sake of the jonas family and my child you must
27:03die
27:05in just a heartbeat back at eternal hall mandy had decided she wants the family's heir her grandson in
27:11my belly not luke who brought ruin to the family in the end she couldn't bring herself to do it
27:16so it
27:16had to be me and i'm more than happy to be the executioner i smile and say farewell luke
27:23i'll raise your son well luke coughs up another mouthful of blood son what son i haven't touched
27:33you in ages i raise a brow my hand patting my flat belly so what whether i'm pregnant or not
27:40nine months later a child will be born in the jonas family legitimately the poison strikes hard before luke
27:46can finish his eyes roll back he's gone i turn to leave the room but someone blocks my
27:52way i step back and realize it's julie disheveled and tear streaked she drops to her knees the thud
28:00your grace please spare me duke jonas promised to take me as his concubine once things settle down
28:07please say yes i stare at her coldly i never expected that after spending years together thing would come to
28:15this julie keeps begging her forehead bloody from hitting the ground
28:19i let out a cold laugh and step around her sure go in then you may stay with luke for
28:27eternity
28:28never to part julie freezes then weeps with joy thank you your grace thank you she stumbles into
28:37the room but the next second a chilling scream comes from inside i wave my hand and the attendants rush
28:44inside ignoring julie struggles and cries they force her to drink the remaining poison wine
28:49consider it my way of granting her wish to be luke's concubine as for sarah mandy already had her sent
28:55away to a nunnery outside the city to live out her days with nothing but prayers that night when i
29:01returned to eternal hall mandy looks like she's aged 10 years she's bent over her desk writing a memorial to
29:06the emperor the memorial explains that the man who rose from the dead was an attendant who happened to
29:11look like luke the man was wicked seducing sarah in the hall so she killed the man in a fit
29:18of anger
29:18she begs for forgiveness late that night a palace unit quietly arrives mandy leads him in to check on
29:26luke in the coffin the next morning an imperial edict arrives the emperor denounces the wretch as a moral
29:33and states that mandy did it for the family so she needn't worry the family remains as it is with
29:38the
29:38imperial edict mandy is finally relieved the funeral date remains unchanged i don't look sad at all just
29:45completely at ease the male lead is dead why the plot's gone totally off course i'm kind of falling
29:52for eve no mercy for these adulterers why should she forgive them why should she clean their mess
29:58i hope eve lives well from now on after that scumbag will she ever remarry i read the flickering comments
30:06and laugh out loud what's so great about remarrying i'm perfectly fine as i am i've got food money and
30:14all the power in this family when my child is born he'll have a title waiting for him my husband
30:20isn't
30:21around to pester me anymore now i'm the one in charge seeing my reaction the comments get excited
30:26she can see us damn no wonder the plot got so unhinged eve no you're the female lead please live
30:35well i nod gently toward the void as the comments fade away i turn to look at the sunlight streaming
30:43in
30:43warm and bright luke's funeral is grand 10 times grander than when he faked his death i wear an
30:51all-white outfit standing in front and welcoming the guests my sad face is just right for the occasion
30:56everyone praises the widow's devotion only this time the man in the coffin is dead the funeral day dawns
31:05bright and sunny i hold mandy's hand as we walk behind the coffin she's gone and hollow-eyed
31:13but forces herself to hold it together in public after the last mourners leave eternal hall finally
31:20falls quiet mandy lols on the couch she dismisses everyone except for me she stares at me for a long
31:25time it's a complicated look part scrutiny part suspicion and something else akin to fear finally
31:32she speaks her voice hoarse is the child in your womb truly luke's i lower my gaze mother what a
31:40strange
31:40question if not his then who's mandy laughs coldly luke said it himself he hasn't touched you for ages
31:49i look at her my gaze unflinching luke was drunk on poisoned wine and talking nonsense
31:56when i give birth in nine months you can see if the child resembles luke mandy is rendered speechless
32:03of course mandy can wait even if the child looks like luke so what many people in this world look
32:09alike all she wants is a grandson to inherit the title nothing else matters what matters is i have
32:15proof she killed her son sure enough after a long silence she relents forget it go rest now from now
32:24on
32:25just stay in the main courtyard and focus on the baby i get up and bow to her at the
32:30door i stop and
32:32turn to look at her mother i've had julie's body sent to the mass grave she wanted to be luke's
32:38concubine
32:39now in death she gets to stay by his side her wish is considered granted mandy's face pales even more
32:45i smile and turn to leave and so life goes on slow and easy seven days after luke's death sarah's
32:52parents
32:52show up adam's face is as dark as thunder while and cork's eyes are red they sit in the garden
32:57when i walk in and throws herself at me and grabs my hand your grace please be kind and let
33:04us see sarah
33:07calmly i retract my hand mrs lane what a strange request ms lane was sent to the nunnery under mother's
33:13instruction it wasn't my doing adam grit his teeth we've paid her grace a visit she wouldn't see us
33:21your grace i know you're a kind person please just pass a message for us one meeting is all we
33:26ask
33:26for kind i almost laugh out loud back when sarah picked fights with me mocking me from my merchant
33:33background and lack of manners did either of them ever speak up for me and now they remember i have
33:39a kind heart i sigh putting on a troubled look it's not that i won't help mother is still furious
33:45you know
33:46this scandal has spread everywhere our family is humiliated mother said ms lane shall stay in that
33:53nunnery forever no one can see her tears slide down anne's cheek she's our daughter she's been pampered her
34:02whole life she can't endure that suffering i sneer inwardly can't endure suffering didn't she think of
34:09the consequences when she seduced luke i still maintain a gentle expression mrs lane don't be too
34:16upset life in the nunnery may be harsh but at least she's still alive think about it treason against the
34:21emperor is a capital offense she should be grateful that she's still alive adam's expression changes
34:29treason wasn't that matter already settled didn't his majesty say it was an imposter
34:33i look at him giving him a meaningful smile yes it was an imposter mr lane do you want to
34:41see the
34:41imposter or your daughter adam is left speechless he knows what i mean sarah is a widow seduced by the
34:49imposter a victim if she steps out of the nunnery who is that imposter and how do we explain luke
34:55some
34:55things just have to stay buried and still crying but adam gets up and pulls her away let's go let's
35:02not
35:02make things hard for her i glance at their backs and take a sip of tea page comes closer and
35:08whispers
35:09your grace mr lane looked upset when he left i put the teacup down of course he is his daughter
35:17is
35:18suffering in the nunnery but he can't do anything who wouldn't be upset page hesitates your grace
35:26will sarah i look at page will she what she grits her teeth will her grace silence her
35:34i laugh gently no mother is not a fool sarah is better off alive if she dies her family won't
35:41let
35:41it slide if things blow up our family can't control it don't worry mother understands that better than
35:48anyone page is relieved your grace what is your next plan i stand up and walk to the window looking
35:54at the sun outside nothing i'm just a poor widow carrying her dead husband's child what plans could
36:01i have just then a visitor is announced your grace mrs wood from the wood family is here i raise
36:08a brow
36:09celia winston is the mother of colby who kicked over the paper money basket that day after that day she
36:15does visit quite often invite her in celia is straightforward she grabs my hand her eyes red
36:22oh poor eve you've lost so much weight i lower my gaze thank you for caring but i'm fine celia
36:30snorts anyone can tell mandy's not a pushover and that's sarah she acts like a proper lady in public
36:38but see what she does in private thank god everyone finally saw her true colors that day
36:45i smile bitterly celia whispers eve tell me the truth back at the hall did you already know they
36:52were in the coffin my heart skips a beat my face gives nothing away mrs wood why do you say
36:57that if
36:58i knew i that's enough celia waves me off why pretend in front of me others may miss it but
37:06i
37:06won't you're not one to take a loss i stare at her speechless celia sighs don't worry i'm not here
37:14to
37:15question you i'm here to remind you i give her a confused look celia comes closer do you know the
37:20rumors outside i shake my head celia's expression darkened that you're a husband killer i don't know who
37:27started it one year after you married into the family you caused the death of gary and now look
37:34they also said luke wasn't supposed to die but because of you he died for real in the funeral hall
37:41i'm stunned i didn't expect this seeing me stunned she pities and comforts me don't take it to heart
37:47that is utter nonsense i came to tell you to keep an eye on mandy i snap back mrs wood
37:55are you saying
37:55the rumor came from eternal hall celia sneers where else how did luke die others might not know
38:03but she knows it well everyone's talking about it now who stands to gain the most mandy of course
38:10she's trying to pin the blame on you so people would forget about sarah i lower my gaze my heart
38:17turning cold well well i killed her son for her and helped clean up the mess and secure the noble
38:23rank
38:23meanwhile she tried to make me her scapegoat indeed one can never trust anyone celia holds my hand
38:30eve i have a question for you i look at her celia speaks carefully my son kicked over the paper
38:39money
38:39basket in the funeral hall do you remember him i nod i do of course i do without him their
38:46clothes
38:46wouldn't have been found quickly celia sighs ever since meeting you that day he has been restless
38:53a while back after hearing you were widowed he even told me he wanted to marry you i nearly spit
38:59out my
38:59teeth marry me celia looks awkward i know i shouldn't mention this you're still mourning yet he's pretty
39:06stubborn he won't budge so i had to ask you i put the cup down mrs wood this is overwhelming
39:12for me i'm
39:12pregnant and the lady of the family remarriage is impossible celia says i know i just wanted you to
39:19know that if one day you want someone to rely on the wood family will always welcome you i stare
39:26at
39:26her mixed feelings rising in my heart a woman of my status can hardly remarry here celia's words show
39:32her sincerity i shake my head mrs wood thank you but for now i only wish to give birth safely
39:37and raise
39:38him well nothing else matters to me right now celia nods i won't force you you know what you want
39:45i'm just the messenger as for the future time will tell after seeing celia off i sit by the
39:51window quietly for a long time page timidly edges closer your grace are you considering the woods i glance
39:59at page she panics mr wood is a nice person but you're the lady of the family when your son
40:06is born
40:06he'll inherit the dukedom if you remarry the dukedom i smile silly girl what are you thinking
40:13when did i agree to remarry page freezes i narrow my eyes it occurs to me since mandy is so
40:18bent on
40:19ruining my name the least i can do is return the favor in the next few days i keep to
40:23myself in the
40:24main courtyard mandy visits a few times each time with supplements and fussing over me like a doting
40:29grandmother i put on a smiling face too the two of us put on quite a show but the husband
40:34killer rumors
40:35keep growing soon people say i'm cursed specifically ruining my husband's family
40:39i killed the jonas brothers and mandy's next page stomps in anger your grace listen to what they're
40:47saying out there if this goes on your reputation will be ruined i sit my tonic slowly and tell
40:53her to calm down page paces around in a panic how can i not worry even the helpers are gossiping
41:00calling you a jinx and saying your son is cursed too i put the bowl down and look at her
41:06who said
41:07that page freezes i wipe my mouth with a handkerchief who's gossiping note them down all of them
41:14pages eyes light up your grace you're taking action i just smile faintly and say nothing days pass and my
41:21belly starts to show one evening page comes in with a notebook your grace here you go there are 17
41:28of them
41:28their names what they said and when they said it everything's in here i take it flip through it
41:34and nod i tell her she did well page inches closer your grace when should we punish them
41:40i close the notebook no rush just wait page looks confused i don't explain and tell her to get the
41:47steward his name is joe pals a middle-aged man in his 40s he's been here for over 20 years
41:52he's
41:53cunning and sly he comes in all smiles your grace what can i do for you i look at him
42:00mr pal how many
42:01years have you been here joe freezes 23 years your grace i nod 23 years you serve the old duke
42:11right
42:12he says yes i continue asking were you there when his eldest son died joe's expression changes he says yes
42:20i sigh gary died early without any children the daliger duchess couldn't get over it my child
42:27is the only heir now pretty precious wouldn't you say joe nods repeatedly yes your health matters
42:34most your grace i slowly say but i hear many helpers have been gossiping behind my back
42:40saying i'm a husband killer and that my child is a jinx
42:44joe pales he kneels with a fud forgive me i didn't keep them in line i'll look into it now
42:52i throw the notebook at him no need here is the list i'll leave this to you joe takes the
42:58notebook
42:58and flips through it his forehead sweaty your grace some of them serve the dowager duchess
43:06i pick up the teacup i know if that's the case they need extra discipline or people might think
43:12she allows attendance to badmouth her own grandson joe catches my meaning and turns paler he bows
43:20i understand i'll take care of it watching him leave page can't help but laugh
43:25your grace that was brilliant you told mr pals to deal with them to save his skin he'll go hard
43:32on them
43:32and even if they hold a grudge it won't be against you i smile do you think mr pals is
43:39a pushover
43:40he's smart and knows what to do as expected two days later the 17 attendants are either demoted or
43:47driven out every last one gone mandy sends someone to ask me attendants gossiping about their mistress
43:52that's against rules and they should be punished does she think i'm in the wrong the messenger has
43:57nothing to say and slinks off page doubles over laughing your grace did you see that look on her face
44:04priceless i don't laugh that was just a warm-up the show is yet to come three months pass in
44:11the blink
44:11of an eye one day someone arrives from the palace it's owen the emperor's head eunuch and the same
44:16one who delivered the imperial edict back then upon spotting him i quickly get up and bow mr ward what
44:22brings you here owen smiles your grace you may sit his majesty sent me to deliver a few things to
44:30you
44:31he waves his hand behind him eunuchs file in carrying trays of silk jewelry and tonics piling the table
44:38high i'm stunned owen smiles and says his majesty said though duke jonas is gone the dukedom must not
44:45end the child in your womb will inherit the dukedom one day take good care of that child these are
44:50a
44:51small token from his majesty i quickly kneel down thank you his majesty owen helps me up and lowers his
45:00voice your grace his majesty has a private message for you i'm surprised go ahead mr ward owen comes closer
45:11his majesty said he remembered that day you're smart so just focus on living well from now on with his
45:19majesty around no one dares bully the jonas family my heart suddenly skips a beat that day
45:26which day owen gives me a meaningful look without a word he turns to leave i stand there motionless
45:33for a long time page cautiously edges closer your grace what does his majesty mean by this
45:39i take a deep breath it means he knows everything
45:44page goes pale and looks worried i shake my head and comfort her don't worry he would have punished
45:51me long ago if he wanted to he's warning me not to go too far but also letting me know
45:57he won't pursue
45:57it page sighs and relief but i don't relax he knows the truth but looks the other way his mercy
46:05is also
46:05his leverage from now on i must be even more careful and not make any mistakes otherwise today's mercy can
46:11be
46:11what kills me tomorrow that night after getting into bed i fall into a deep sleep in my dreams luke
46:18suddenly
46:18stands before me his usual gentle face now twisted and hideous his eyes burn with hatred
46:23like he wants to tear me apart alive he reaches out to choke me shouting eve you killed me you'll
46:30die
46:31a horrible death i just watch him coldly not moving a muscle just as his hand is about to touch
46:36me he
46:37suddenly vanishes completely then i see those comments again the supporting female's amazing even
46:44his majesty supports her after this who would dare touch her i think the supporting female is the real
46:50victim after s cambag swindled and seduced her she has to clean up the mess but she's too cruel
46:57that's her husband dude are you stupid her husband got together with the sister-in-law and faked his death
47:06yeah real keeper that's right i support her she deserves to live a good life i read the flickering
47:14comments flashing a smile the comments slowly fade away into the darkness i open my eyes it's already bright
47:21outside page comes in with some warm water you're great you're up did you sleep well last night i sit
47:28up and smile i slept well best sleep ever months passed it's labor day that night the main courtyard
47:35blazes as the midwife rushes page paces frantically i'm not worried at all what's coming will come no
47:41point panicking after hours of labor a baby's cry finally breaks the night beaming the midwife steps
47:47out with the baby congratulations it's a boy you're both safe i take the baby and look at his tiny
47:54wrinkled face a strange feeling washes over me he's my son ben jonas from now on there's someone in this
48:00world with my blood mandy rushes over when she sees ben her eyes turn red she wants to hold him
48:06i have
48:06page hand him to her holding ben she mutters oh he looks exactly like young luke i sneer inwardly
48:14she can say he looks like whoever she wants after a while she returns ben to me unusually gentle she
48:20says take good care of ben he's is the heart of our family i know i know at the one
48:29month mark the
48:30emperor sends more gifts this time it's an official imperial edict ben is named heir to duke jonas
48:35when he grows up he'll inherit the dukedom mandy accepts the edict her expression complicated
48:40she probably never expected i could pull this off so beautifully or that the emperor is this generous
48:47only i know the emperor is warning her the message is clear leave eve alone i'm protecting her and her
48:53son after that mandy never bothers me again when we happen to meet at home she's perfectly polite her
49:00haughty act all gone as for those husband killer rumors no one mentions them anymore please who dares to
49:06call me cursed when the emperor favors me and so life goes on day by day ben keeps growing flashing
49:12smiles crawling around and calling me mother page keeps saying the young master is so handsome he really
49:18takes after you i smile and pinch ben's cheek really i think he's like his father a little silly
49:26page bursts out laughing outside the sun is shining i hold ben watching the blooming flowers in the
49:32courtyard my heart finally feels at peace the comments have been gone for a while maybe they've
49:37gone somewhere else messing up someone else's life maybe they're still around but they leave me alone
49:42either way i don't care anymore my life is already in my own hands from now on all that's left
49:48for me is a
49:49a lifetime of peace
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