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