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❤️A Breath Away From The Death
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00:00Honey, please, call an ambulance.
00:04After my fiancha's childhood friend found out, I was born with a heart condition.
00:09She secretly poured a second high-dose energy drink.
00:12Just to show respect to Charlotte on her big day.
00:15In a panic, I tore open my only emergency medication,
00:18but the water I used to take it had been swapped with more of the same high-caffeine energy drink.
00:23As soon as I swallowed it, a violent wave of nausea hit me.
00:27My vision blurred.
00:29Energy drinks are full of vitamins and caffeine.
00:32They help with hangovers and keep you alert and healthy.
00:36Ethan, your fiancé's acting is incredible.
00:38I've been a doctor for years, and I've never seen anyone react like this
00:42to a little champagne and a harmless energy drink.
00:45Honey, please, call an ambulance. I can't take it anymore.
00:50For a moment, Ethan's expression wavered.
00:53He looked almost worried and even took half a step forward.
00:56Come on, stop pretending.
00:58Nobody dies from a bit of champagne and an energy drink.
01:01Yeah, you're just jealous Charlotte got promoted and didn't want to toast to her.
01:05Ethan's face turned cold again.
01:06Charlotte's a doctor.
01:07You'll be fine with her here, right?
01:20I invited her because I wanted to fix things between us.
01:26What are you doing?
01:28We just called you out a bit, and now you're trying to post on Instagram to get people to attack
01:32us?
01:35Ethan's face was dark, and he looked at me with a cold glare.
01:40Though his brow tritched and his hand instinctively moved toward his pocket again,
01:45the pain made my vision go black at the edges.
01:48I didn't do anything, Ethan.
01:50I was born with a heart condition.
01:52I think I'm having an attack.
01:56Please, call an ambulance.
01:58Ethan finally noticed.
02:01Something was wrong.
02:02But before he could decide, Charlotte pulled him away.
02:09Ethan, your fiancé's so inconsiderate.
02:12Everyone came here to celebrate my promotion,
02:14but she's jealous and trying to ruin the party they threw for me.
02:18I knew Amelia never liked me.
02:20I invited her because I wanted to fix things between us,
02:23but she didn't appreciate it.
02:26She's showing everyone how nasty she can be.
02:30Ethan, if I'd known this would happen, I would have solely invited you.
02:35You really know how to act, don't you?
02:38Maybe try using that talent for acting instead of scheming and stirring up trouble.
02:44As a doctor, I can tell when someone's faking it.
02:51But even though it was supposed to be my date with Ethan,
02:55Ethan and Charlotte had grown up together.
02:57They had their own tight circle.
03:01Charlotte was unhappy about it.
03:03She often showed up uninvited whenever Ethan and I went out.
03:09Ethan!
03:11Charlotte's like my sister, don't overthink it.
03:14Amelia, I'm only tagging along to help our friends decide if you're right for Ethan.
03:20He's already spent enough time on you.
03:22You can't be this greedy.
03:24Charlotte's words made me feel like if I loved Ethan,
03:26I would have to accept all his friends, even Charlotte herself.
03:31But even though it was supposed to be my date with Ethan,
03:34we ended up doing the things Charlotte liked.
03:37I pulled myself back to the present.
03:39Memories of those suffocating dates flashing through my mind.
03:47I get it, Amelia.
03:48You're so used to being in the spotlight that you have to steal the show, don't you?
03:53Today, the focus is on me.
03:56And since no one is cheering for you like your fans would,
03:58you're putting on an act just to get attention.
04:01Remember when we were kids?
04:03You said you'd kill anyone who made me unhappy.
04:05Baby, looks like you've changed.
04:13You call yourself the fiancé of a mafia?
04:16The guests at the party sneered at me.
04:18They were all Charlotte and Ethan's friends.
04:21They had always thought I was not good enough for Ethan
04:23and felt nothing but dislike towards me.
04:31Amelia, I know you don't like Charlotte.
04:34I've already tried to keep you away from her.
04:36But her promotion party only lasts one day.
04:39Can't you just bear with it for a few hours?
04:43The sharp taste helped me stay conscious for a few more seconds.
04:47Instead of just begging, a spark of cold anger rose in me.
04:50I started crawling toward the door,
04:52my nails scraping the ground with determination.
04:54I hoped someone outside could help me,
04:56and part of me refused to die quietly in front of them.
05:01What's wrong?
05:02You got exposed,
05:03and now that Ethan won't defend you anymore,
05:05you're embarrassed and trying to run away?
05:10But a couple exchanged uneasy glance.
05:12My weak body hit the champagne tower.
05:15Glasses fell to the ground,
05:16and champagne spilled all over me,
05:18soaking my clothes and mixing with my cold sweat.
05:27You call yourself the fiancé of a mafia boss?
05:30There's a limit to playing the victim.
05:32Look at yourself, all miserable and pathetic.
05:34You're making Ethan look bad.
05:40It's so hot,
05:41and this is an outdoor party.
05:44Ethan, your fiancé's been causing trouble even before the wedding.
05:47Imagine what she'll be like later.
05:48Today is the perfect chance to teach her a lesson.
05:59Amelia, I've had enough.
06:01Stop pretending and get up!
06:03The next moment, he froze.
06:06My face was deathly pale,
06:08lips turning a faint blue.
06:14Amelia's terrified of pain.
06:17Could it really be?
06:18My mind was already fogging over.
06:21It's so hot,
06:23and this is an outdoor party.
06:25She's suffering from heat strike,
06:27yet she lies on the ground
06:28and continues to pretend.
06:30A cold drink will fix her right up.
06:35Suddenly,
06:36everything went strangely quiet inside me.
06:39My heart no longer raced.
06:40It stuttered in irregular,
06:42terrifying beats.
06:45Not because the pain had eased,
06:47but because I seemed to have forgotten how to breathe.
06:52She's not actually dying,
06:53is she?
06:56Ethan took a glass of strong whiskey
06:58from a waiter.
07:02Ethan looked at me with worry.
07:03He pushed through the crowd.
07:08Amelia, what's wrong?
07:11Move!
07:12Get out of the way!
07:14Amelia,
07:15your next role is a heroine
07:17with a heart condition?
07:18It's no wonder your act looks so real.
07:24You really fooled everyone.
07:26Your acting is...
07:28impressive.
07:33Ethan glanced at the trailer
07:35on Charlotte's phone.
07:36His worry turned to anger.
07:38Amelia,
07:39this is Charlotte's celebration party,
07:41not your personal show.
07:42Get up,
07:43or else...
07:45I was in too much pain
07:47to hear the rest.
07:48My face twisted in agony.
07:50Looks like she hasn't changed.
07:52Ethan,
07:53teach her a lesson.
07:54You
07:54are the mafia boss.
07:56How can you let her ruin my party?
07:58And make a fool of you.
08:01Listen,
08:02Charlotte is the star today.
08:04Whether you like it or not...
08:12Ethan took a glass of strong whiskey
08:14from a waiter
08:15and held it out to me.
08:20I've known you for a very long time
08:22and never once heard about your heart condition.
08:24Get up
08:25and toast to Charlotte.
08:26I'll overlook the stupid thing
08:28you did today.
08:29Tears ran down my face
08:30from the pain.
08:32I looked at Ethan's cold,
08:33heartless face
08:34and forced myself to say,
08:37No!
08:39Amelia,
08:40I already finished my drink.
08:47Amelia,
08:48I already finished my drink.
08:49You are really narrow-minded.
08:52Poor Ethan.
08:53Ethan,
08:53he always tries to defend you.
08:55If you love acting so much,
08:57I'll help you.
09:03I struggled.
09:04I could only watch helplessly
09:06as they poured the whiskey
09:07into my mouth.
09:08My heart could not take it.
09:10Sharp pain
09:11and suffocating pressure
09:12spread through me.
09:19Help.
09:20Help me.
09:21My heart.
09:23Stop pretending,
09:24Amelia.
09:25It is just a glass of whiskey.
09:27It can't hurt you.
09:29I've known you for a very long time
09:30and never once heard about
09:31your heart condition.
09:34I stayed silent
09:35because I loved you.
09:37I wanted to give you a chance,
09:38but you disappointed me.
09:49Ethan is handsome,
09:51rich,
09:51and the boss
09:52of the entire Rolling Stars.
09:56Three years ago,
09:57I ran away
09:58to follow my dream of acting.
10:00One day,
10:01I was cornered by street dogs
10:03and Ethan appeared
10:04like a hero.
10:08We fell in love at first sight
10:09and quickly grew close.
10:11When I learned that Ethan,
10:12who seemed cold and de-packed,
10:14had lost both his parents
10:15to sudden illness,
10:17I decided to hide
10:18my own condition
10:18so that he would not have to feel
10:20that kind of fear
10:21and worry again.
10:24Ethan turned away
10:25in disgust
10:26and refused
10:26to look at me again.
10:30After he turned his back,
10:32Charlene grew
10:32even more smug.
10:37I was forced
10:38to open my bloodshot eyes
10:39to look at the cruel woman
10:40in front of me.
10:48Why?
10:50Why are you doing this to me?
10:53You don't deserve him.
10:54Ethan is handsome,
10:56rich,
10:56and the boss
10:57of the entire Rolling Stars.
10:59I spent 11 years
11:00trying to win his heart
11:01and failed.
11:02How can someone like you,
11:04a filthy rat
11:04who crawled out of the gutter
11:06ever deserve him?
11:09A filthy rat,
11:11a cold, bitter smile
11:12appeared on my lips.
11:13A filthy rat,
11:16a cold, bitter smile
11:18appeared on my lips.
11:20If my father knew
11:21I had been humiliated
11:23and mistreated like this
11:24after leaving home,
11:25how heartbroken would he be?
11:27Sadly,
11:28I would never see him again.
11:30My consciousness
11:31began to fade.
11:32Through the blur,
11:32I saw the pouch of medicine
11:34I had dropped
11:35near the waiter's feet.
11:36Some emergency medicine
11:37was still inside.
11:40Just a few more steps.
11:43Just a few more.
11:48I thought I could reach the pouch.
11:51Even if I could not.
11:53I hope this would catch
11:54this waiter's attention.
11:59Ha!
12:00Weren't you just pretending
12:01you were about to die?
12:02Look how fat
12:02you can crawl now.
12:05Amelia,
12:05you just couldn't help
12:07showing your clumsy trick!
12:09I take back my compliment
12:10about your acting!
12:12Ho ho ho ho!
12:13She raised her voice
12:15on purpose
12:15to draw everyone's attention.
12:17Ethan glanced at me,
12:18then turned away
12:19with even more impatience.
12:25I did not care about that.
12:26I bit down on the pain
12:28and tried to pull the packet
12:29away from under
12:29Charlotte's steel.
12:30Charlotte gave me
12:31a mocking smile
12:32and whispered,
12:33Your heart must hurt
12:34so much you nearly died,
12:36right?
12:37There's worse pain
12:38yet to come.
12:40Charlotte's eyes
12:41went cold.
12:42She lifted her foot
12:43and kicked my
12:44outstretched arm.
12:47I felt numb
12:48and could not even
12:50make a sound.
12:51The waiter who had
12:52been pushed aside
12:53pointed under the table
12:54and screamed.
12:55There's blood!
12:57There's so much blood!
13:00His cry got
13:01everyone's attention.
13:02Ethan frowned.
13:03He pushed through
13:04the guests
13:04and rushed to my side.
13:06When he saw me,
13:07he froze.
13:08The small cuts
13:09on my arm
13:10from the broken glass
13:11had been ripped open
13:12by Charlotte's heel.
13:13Blood flowed
13:13and soaked the grass
13:14beneath me.
13:15Amelia,
13:16I'll take you
13:16to the hospital now!
13:19He did not hesitate
13:20and reached
13:21to pick me up.
13:22Charlotte showed
13:23a flicker of panic.
13:26This is nothing,
13:27Ethan.
13:28It looks worse
13:28than it actually is.
13:29It's just a surface wound.
13:32No need for an emergency.
13:34I'm a doctor.
13:35I can treat her faster
13:36than going to the hospital.
13:38She grabbed
13:39a glass of liquor
13:40and poured it
13:41straight onto my wound.
13:45Charlotte acted concerned
13:46and lifted my arm.
13:48Blood ran from the wound
13:50and mixed with grass
13:51and dirt.
13:52Amelia,
13:53you have to stop
13:54with the pity party.
13:56You crawled over the glass
13:57on purpose
13:58to cut yourself,
13:59didn't you?
14:00You're taking advantage
14:01of Ethan's love for you
14:02to make him give in.
14:03I feel sorry for him.
14:09Is that it, Amelia?
14:12You knew I couldn't stand
14:13seeing someone
14:14close to me hurt
14:15so you used such
14:16petty tricks
14:16to threaten me?
14:17Can't you even put up
14:18with such a small thing
14:19as this for me?
14:21Listen, Amelia.
14:22We aren't leaving
14:23this place today.
14:24We'll stay until
14:24the party ends.
14:26Charlotte,
14:26treat her wound.
14:28Whoever helps Amelia
14:29will be considered
14:30to be against
14:30the whole Rolling Stones.
14:32Charlotte grew triumphant.
14:34She lifted my injured arm
14:35as if it were a rag doll.
14:37Don't worry, Ethan.
14:39I've treated wounds
14:40like these many times before.
14:42First,
14:43we need to disinfect them.
14:45She grabbed a glass of liquor
14:46and poured it
14:47straight onto my wound.
14:53If Ethan hadn't rescued her,
14:55who knows where she'd be now?
14:57The burning pain
14:59made my weak heart
15:00stop for a moment.
15:01My mind cleared a little.
15:03I spat up blood
15:04and managed to say
15:05with difficulty,
15:07my father.
15:09My father,
15:09Rhys,
15:10won't let you
15:11get away with this.
15:15Your father?
15:16A junkie from West Street
15:18or a drunk from East Street?
15:20My father runs
15:20the city hospitals
15:21and has close ties
15:22with the Rolling Stones.
15:23Don't try to act superior
15:25in front of me.
15:28Darkness flickered
15:29at the edge of my vision.
15:31I felt numb
15:32and could no longer
15:33feel the pain.
15:34Rhys?
15:35You mean the Rhys family
15:37that controls
15:37half the mafia world?
15:38Don't listen to her lies!
15:40Ethan told me
15:41she's a failed actress!
15:42If Ethan hadn't rescued her,
15:44who knows where
15:45she'd be now?
15:48The Rhys family?
15:50Please!
15:51This woman will say
15:52anything to survive!
15:55After hearing
15:56Charlotte's words,
15:57they laughed cruelly.
15:59Ethan's face
15:59grew even darker.
16:01He turned his back on me
16:03and walked away.
16:04He did not care about me
16:06even though I was dying.
16:21My body grew stiff.
16:25Before I blacked out,
16:26tears blurred my view.
16:30Papa, save me.
16:32I called out
16:33even though I knew
16:34it might just be
16:34a hallucination.
16:43Papa?
16:44Do you really think
16:45you are a mafia principissa?
16:47Who is your papa?
16:48A mindless fan
16:49or another sponsor?
16:50She saw Ethan walk away
16:52and grabbed my mud-cocked hair.
16:56She slapped me hard.
17:00My world collapsed
17:01into dizzying blackness.
17:12Face the truth!
17:15Even if you die
17:16by our hands,
17:17no one's coming
17:19to save you!
17:25Just as I closed my eyes
17:27in despair,
17:28a furious voice
17:29rang in my ear.
17:30I knew it better
17:31than any other voice
17:33in the world.
17:37How dare you
17:38torment my daughter!
17:40I'll make you pay
17:41with your lives!
17:44My father stormed
17:46into the party
17:46with a group
17:47of mafia men
17:48behind him.
17:52Charlotte and her friends
17:54froze when they saw
17:55the guns pointed at them.
17:56They let go of me
17:58right away
17:58and were terrified.
18:04My father pushed
18:05through the crowd.
18:07His eyes turned red
18:09with anger
18:09when he saw me
18:10weak and bleeding
18:11profusely.
18:22Amelia, my baby!
18:23My body could not
18:24hold on anymore.
18:25Soaked in sweat,
18:26I collapsed
18:27into my father's arms.
18:29What?
18:36Who dares make trouble
18:37on the Rolling Stones turf.
18:40Ethan!
18:44Save me!
18:46When Charlotte saw Ethan,
18:48she acted like
18:49she had just seen
18:50her savior.
18:53He froze
18:54as soon as he saw
18:55the pill
18:55in my father's hand.
18:57A heart medicine.
19:00Amelia really has
19:01a heart condition?
19:03He finally realized
19:04that I had told him
19:06the truth.
19:07his face went pale
19:08and his mind
19:09went blank.
19:13You hurt my baby.
19:14I'll take your hands
19:15for that.
19:25You hurt my baby.
19:27I'll take your hands
19:29for that.
19:34Baby...
19:38Who are you?
19:39How dare you call
19:40my fiancee
19:41your baby?
19:42Ethan clearly
19:43misunderstood
19:43my relationship
19:44with my father.
19:46He clenched his jaw
19:47and tried his best
19:48to hold back
19:49his anger.
19:51Amelia,
19:52my love,
19:53I was wrong
19:54about you.
19:55You're badly hurt.
19:56Come back to me.
19:57I'll take you
19:58to the hospital
19:58right now.
19:59During the three years
20:00we were together,
20:01Ethan often said
20:02I was narrow-minded
20:03because I could not
20:04accept Charlotte
20:05being with us.
20:06He thought all our
20:07fights about her
20:07were because I was
20:08jealous and petty.
20:10But when he faced
20:12the same situation
20:12he was far from
20:13achieving the magnanimity
20:15and generosity
20:15that he expected
20:16me to display.
20:24You fool.
20:36You know Mr. Reese
20:37and he values you
20:38so much
20:39you have to save me!
20:40This fool
20:40is the reason
20:41you hid your identity
20:42and refused
20:43to come home?
20:48Not anymore.
20:50I want to go home
20:52back to the Reese family.
20:57Reese?
20:58The top mafia
20:59family in the country?
21:00Amelia's connected
21:01to them?
21:14Who are you?
21:16What's your relationship
21:17with my fiancé?
21:23That old man
21:24must be Amelia's
21:24sugar daddy.
21:26Ethan,
21:27didn't the boss
21:28of the Reese family
21:29help you take over
21:29the East District?
21:30You know Mr. Reese
21:32and he values you
21:33so much
21:33you have to save me!
21:35Ethan froze.
21:36The Reese family
21:37had many branches
21:38and held power
21:39across the country.
21:40Ethan used to be
21:41the mere leader
21:42of a gang
21:42of small-time thugs.
21:44But three years ago
21:45he suddenly received
21:46help from the
21:47Don of the Reese family
21:48and took control
21:49of both the
21:50East and West
21:51districts.
21:52The Rolling Stones
21:52quickly developed
21:53into a small
21:54mafia family
21:55in the nation.
22:00Everyone believed
22:01my father had helped
22:02because he saw potential
22:03in Ethan and the
22:04Rolling Stones.
22:05It was no wonder
22:06Charlotte thought
22:07my father,
22:08who rarely showed
22:09his face,
22:10was close to Ethan.
22:11My father carefully
22:12handed me over
22:13to his men.
22:13He stood up
22:15and looked coldly
22:15at Ethan.
22:18Three years ago
22:19you saved my daughter
22:20so I gave you
22:21a gift.
22:22I, David Reese,
22:24consider my debt
22:25with you,
22:25Ethan Cross,
22:27fulfilled henceforth.
22:34But someone
22:35has to pay
22:36for what my daughter
22:37suffered today.
22:40David Reese?
22:42You're Mr. Reese?
22:44Amelia is your daughter?
22:46I'm sorry,
22:47Mr. Reese.
22:48I didn't know
22:49who Amelia really was.
22:51I was just joking
22:52around with her.
22:53Please have mercy.
22:54Joking?
22:56Then let me play
22:57a John U too.
23:00Charlotte clutched
23:02her arm
23:02and screamed
23:03in pain.
23:24I can't stand loud people.
23:28If you're unhappy
23:29that I only took
23:30your right hand
23:32then I can make it
23:34so that I take
23:34your other one
23:35as well.
23:40No,
23:41it's not like that.
23:42Ethan, please.
23:43You know that I had
23:44no idea about
23:44Amelia's condition.
23:45I even tried
23:46to treat her wound.
23:47Please tell him!
23:48When my father
23:49did not respond
23:50she turned to Ethan.
23:51Ethan frowned.
23:53He looked conflicted.
23:54Then,
23:55one of my father's men
23:56stepped forward
23:57and played the security
23:59footage from the party.
24:00The video clearly
24:02showed Charlotte
24:03pouring a high-strength
24:04sports drink
24:05into my champagne.
24:06It also showed
24:08her stepping
24:08on the medicine packet
24:09while I was crawling.
24:25How dare you
24:26humiliate
24:27my daughter
24:28like this?
24:29I'll make you
24:30disappear.
24:34Please,
24:35tell her to
24:36spare me!
24:39Charlotte
24:39was terrified.
24:44No, please.
24:45Ethan,
24:46you're Amelia's
24:47fiance.
24:47You saved her once.
24:49Please,
24:50tell her to
24:51spare me!
24:57Get off me!
24:59You lied to me
25:00and almost killed
25:00Amelia.
25:01How dare you
25:01ask me for help!
25:08You can't let me die!
25:09My father
25:10saved your life
25:11once!
25:11You promised him
25:12you'd protect me!
25:13You saved Amelia
25:14so you have to
25:15save me too!
25:18Ethan froze
25:19for a moment.
25:22He looked at me.
25:25His eyes
25:26were filled
25:26with conflict
25:27and hesitation.
25:31Charlotte
25:32Charlotte had
25:32come between us.
25:34But I had
25:35never once
25:36questioned him
25:36no matter
25:37how much
25:37Ethan doubted
25:38or grew
25:39impatient with me.
25:40That was
25:41until today.
25:45I thought
25:45he chose
25:46Charlotte over me
25:47because she
25:47manipulated him.
25:49I did not
25:49expect that
25:50even after
25:51finding out
25:51the whole truth
25:52he would
25:53hesitate
25:53to choose
25:54between us.
25:56my father
25:57sneered.
26:00Get off me!
26:01You lied to me
26:03and almost
26:03killed Amelia!
26:04How dare you
26:05ask me for help!
26:07Stop!
26:08A life for a life
26:09we're even.
26:10I took a deep
26:12breath
26:12and stopped him.
26:20Papa,
26:21that's enough.
26:29Amelia,
26:30I knew it!
26:31I knew you'd
26:32forgive me!
26:34Stop!
26:36A life for a life
26:37we're even.
26:38I spared
26:39Charlotte for you.
26:40From now on
26:42we have nothing
26:43to do with each
26:44other.
26:45Ethan froze
26:45in place.
26:47What did you
26:48just say?
26:49At that moment
26:49the Reese
26:50family's medical
26:51car screeched
26:52to a stop
26:52at the entrance
26:53of the party.
26:54My father
26:55lifted me
26:55into his arms
26:56and said
26:56to the remaining
26:57mafia members
26:59Deal with
27:00everyone here
27:00but remember
27:02my daughter's
27:02orders.
27:04Spare their
27:04lives.
27:06Then
27:06he carried
27:07me out of
27:08the party
27:08without another
27:09word.
27:11Ethan
27:11tried to
27:12chase
27:12after us.
27:13No!
27:14Amelia,
27:15you know
27:15I love you
27:15the most!
27:16Don't leave me!
27:24I already
27:25gave you
27:25one chance.
27:26My daughter
27:27needs to be
27:27treated.
27:28If you keep
27:28bothering us,
27:29I'll destroy
27:30the Rolling Stones
27:30completely.
27:40Behind him,
27:41my father's
27:42men were
27:42taking care
27:43of Charlotte
27:43and her
27:43friends.
27:44They were
27:44pushed into
27:45a tub
27:45full of
27:46champagne.
27:47They felt
27:47the suffocating
27:48panic I had
27:49just experienced.
27:50Ethan!
28:00They were
28:01nearly drowned
28:02before someone
28:03finally pulled
28:04them out.
28:05Charlotte
28:06was drenched.
28:07She wrapped
28:08her arms around
28:09herself and ran
28:10to Ethan,
28:11sobbing.
28:14Ethan,
28:15they want
28:16to pull
28:16all my teeth!
28:18My father
28:19knows I
28:19offended the
28:20Marie's family
28:21but he
28:21doesn't even
28:21care to
28:22plead for
28:23me.
28:25You have
28:26to save
28:27me.
28:27In Ethan's
28:28mind,
28:28Charlotte came
28:29from a better
28:29family than
28:30I did.
28:30She was also
28:31more generous
28:32and considerate.
28:33He once
28:33thought that
28:33if Charlotte
28:34were his
28:34fiance,
28:35he might
28:35not have
28:35struggled
28:36so much
28:36in a
28:36relationship.
28:37But he
28:37quickly dismissed
28:38the thought
28:38with a wise
28:39smile.
28:44He knew
28:44the only
28:45person he
28:45had ever
28:46really loved
28:47was me.
28:47He thought
28:48I did not
28:48come from
28:49a good
28:49family.
28:50My career
28:51had not
28:51been that
28:52impressive.
28:53I did
28:54not match
28:54his social
28:55standing.
28:58Still,
28:59he humbled
29:00himself and
29:01set aside
29:01Hood his
29:02pride to
29:02love me.
29:03Charlotte had
29:04mocked me in
29:05front of his
29:05friends many
29:06times.
29:07She said I
29:07was not worth
29:08his love and
29:09he was foolish
29:10to chase after
29:11me.
29:12He had been
29:13a fool not
29:13to realize that
29:14someone as
29:15perfect as
29:16Charlotte would
29:16want to hurt
29:17me.
29:18He had
29:19been witless
29:20enough to
29:21trust her
29:21completely and
29:23lose me
29:23forever.
29:24He stared at
29:25the car as
29:26it vanished and
29:27ignored Charlotte
29:27and her
29:28sobs.
29:29He opened his
29:29mouth to speak
29:30but he could
29:31not utter a
29:32word.
29:33Finally, a tear
29:34rolled down from
29:35his bloodshot
29:36eyes.
29:38Back at the
29:39Reese family
29:40villa, under
29:41my father's care
29:42and the
29:43medical team's
29:43attention, I
29:44quickly recovered.
29:46The scars on
29:47my hands faded
29:48into faint lines.
29:50Returning home
29:50after three years,
29:52I felt a wave
29:53of emotion.
30:02Since I was
30:03little, my
30:04father had always
30:05worried about my
30:06heart condition.
30:07When he learned
30:08I wanted to be
30:09an actress, he
30:10feared my body
30:11would not be able
30:12to handle it
30:13and strongly
30:14opposed.
30:15I had been
30:16obedient all my
30:17life, but I
30:19once found the
30:19courage to run
30:20away in the
30:21middle of the
30:21night.
30:24After meeting
30:25Ethan, I hid
30:26my identity
30:26because I was
30:27afraid my father
30:28would find out.
30:32It was not
30:33until the day
30:34before Charlotte's
30:34promotion party
30:35that I overheard
30:37her talking to
30:37Ethan.
30:38I learned that
30:39the Rolling
30:39Stones' success
30:41was because of
30:41my father's
30:42support.
30:43Amelia, I'll
30:45support you.
30:45He found the
30:46world's top
30:47heart surgeon.
30:48After the
30:48socialry, you
30:49continue pursuing
30:50your dream of
30:51acting.
30:51They said I had
30:52a 90% chance
30:53of a full
30:54recovery.
30:57The night
30:58before my
30:58surgery abroad,
30:59someone broke
31:01into the Reese
31:02family villa.
31:15Prince of Pesa,
31:16the man who
31:17broke in is the
31:17boss of the
31:18Rolling Stones,
31:19Ethan Cross.
31:37Ethan came
31:38alone.
31:38He carried a
31:39small gun.
31:40He had no men
31:41with him and did
31:42not hurt anyone.
31:43He deliberately
31:43smashed things
31:44around the Reese
31:45family territory
31:46and waited for my
31:47father's men to
31:48catch him and
31:48take him back to
31:49the villa.
31:50His goal was
31:51clear.
31:52He wanted to
31:53see me.
31:57My father
31:58round slightly
31:59and looked at
31:59me.
32:00Whatever you
32:01decide, I'll
32:02support you.
32:03You can let him
32:04in or send him
32:05away.
32:06Let him in.
32:08Take him to the
32:09accounts office.
32:10Add up the damage
32:11done and make him
32:11pay ten times what
32:13he owes.
32:14The Rolling Stones
32:15have had a good run
32:16thanks to my
32:17father.
32:17Make sure the
32:18accounts are
32:19settled.
32:20My father and
32:21the men looked
32:21surprised by my
32:22tone.
32:22One of them
32:23paused and
32:24asked,
32:25Prince of
32:26Pesa, don't
32:27you want to
32:27see him?
32:29I raised an
32:30eyebrow and
32:31continued folding
32:31my clothes.
32:33What for?
32:34I'm leaving for
32:34my surgery tomorrow.
32:35I need to
32:36pack.
32:36Make sure he
32:37pays ten times
32:38in cash.
32:39Don't excuse
32:39even a single
32:40cent.
32:42My father and
32:43the men exchanged
32:43glances and
32:44smiled.
32:51I boarded the
32:52plane as planned.
32:55Everything for
32:55the surgery went
32:56smoothly.
32:57On the day of
32:58the surgery, the
32:59sky was clear and
33:00bright.
33:01The sunlight felt
33:03a promise of a
33:03better future.
33:11I took a deep
33:12breath as I was
33:13wheeled into the
33:14operating room.
33:15The
33:15ensnesialist gave
33:16me the medicine
33:17and left the
33:18room.
33:20The surgery would
33:21begin once the
33:22surgeon was ready.
33:24I took slow, deep
33:26breaths, closed my
33:28eyes, and hoped I
33:29would wake up to a
33:30new life.
33:33Before I lost
33:34consciousness, a
33:36nurse suddenly ran
33:36into the room.
33:38She pulled down
33:39her mask to reveal
33:40the scarred, twisted
33:41face.
33:43It was Charlotte!
33:45After I returned to
33:46the Reese family
33:47villa, I had heard
33:48what had happened
33:48to her.
33:49She infended the
33:50Reese family.
33:51Her sewn family
33:52abandoned her
33:52completely.
33:53She has on the
33:54vile's hair always
33:55looked bright and
33:55charming, but
33:56inside she was
33:57cruel and twisted.
33:59Her former
33:59victims found out
34:00that she had
34:01become an outcast
34:02and had also
34:02lost one of her
34:03hands.
34:04They came after
34:05her for revenge.
34:06Even Ethan, for
34:07some reason, ignored
34:08her completely.
34:14Well, well.
34:16You finally fell
34:17into my hands.
34:19Desperate and ruined,
34:20Charlotte moved
34:21from place to place
34:22in the red light
34:23district.
34:24She sold her body
34:25constantly for food.
34:27One day, she
34:28argued with another
34:29woman over a client
34:30and angered the
34:31local thugs.
34:39After that, she
34:41vanished without a
34:42trace.
34:46I never thought
34:47she would show up
34:48in my operating room.
34:54well, well.
34:56You finally fell
34:57into my hands.
34:59All those days
35:00sneaking into this
35:01hospital were worth
35:02it.
35:11All of this is your fault.
35:13I'll make you suffer.
35:16I wanted to scream,
35:17but the anesthesia
35:18kept me from moving.
35:19Sleep overtook me
35:20faster, and tears
35:22streamed down my face.
35:23I did not want to die
35:24like this.
35:27Amelia, hurry!
35:29Somebody help!
35:34Damn it!
35:35How are you always
35:35this lucky?
35:36Go to hell!
35:37Charlotte panicked.
35:38She grabbed a scalpel
35:39and aimed for my heart.
35:45Yeah.
35:46It's okay now.
35:48A blurry figure
35:49leapt forward
35:50and kicked Charlotte
35:50away.
35:51Charlotte,
35:52acting like a madman,
35:54jumped up again
35:54and swung the scalpel
35:56at me.
35:59Amelia!
36:02The figure threw
36:03himself around me
36:04and shielded me.
36:05The knife pierced
36:07his body,
36:07and he let out
36:08a low groan.
36:10When the scalpel
36:11struck his heart,
36:12I finally saw
36:13Ethan's face.
36:15The next moment,
36:16the anesthesia
36:17took over,
36:17and I slowly
36:19closed my eyes.
36:24When the doctors
36:25and security
36:26rushed into
36:26the operating room,
36:27Ethan finally
36:28allowed himself
36:29a relieved smile.
36:30Blood spurted
36:31from his mouth.
36:35Yeah.
36:37It's okay now.
36:38When I woke up,
36:40my heart surgery
36:41had been completed
36:41successfully.
36:42I opened my eyes
36:44to see my father
36:44crying with joy.
36:46I knew my new life
36:47had really began.
36:51Because of the attack
36:52before,
36:53three rows
36:54of Reese family guards
36:55surrounded my hospital room.
36:58But that was
36:59unnecessary.
37:00The Reese family
37:01issued a bounty
37:01against her
37:02and her family.
37:03Spending the rest
37:04of her life
37:04in prison
37:05was almost
37:06a relief for her.
37:12I thought of Ethan
37:14who had taken
37:14the blow for me.
37:16One quiet night,
37:17my father walked
37:18to the window
37:18and gently opened it.
37:20Amelia,
37:21come here.
37:21Look at the moon.
37:27I stood up
37:28and walked over.
37:30The night breeze
37:31was cool.
37:33In the garden below,
37:34among the shadows
37:35of the trees,
37:35I saw a familiar figure
37:37leaning on a cane,
37:38wearing the same
37:39hospital gown as me.
37:41He was staring up
37:42at my window.
37:43The moment our eyes
37:44met,
37:44he froze,
37:45then quickly retreated
37:46into the darkness.
37:47My father sighed softly.
37:49That boy is lucky.
37:50The scalpel missed his heart
37:51by less than a centimeter.
37:53The doctors say
37:54he may develop
37:54heart problems
37:55in the future.
37:56He'll suffer
37:57when it blames up.
37:58I saved him.
38:00You're not angry,
38:01are you?
38:02He glanced at me
38:03cautiously.
38:04I looked at the
38:05empty garden
38:06for a few seconds,
38:07then reached out
38:08and slowly closed
38:09the window.
38:10Why would I be angry?
38:13He saved my life once
38:14and now we're even.
38:17From now on,
38:21we have nothing
38:21to do with each other.
38:24The next morning,
38:26a nurse came in
38:26to change my IV.
38:29Mr. Ethan discharged
38:30himself late last night.
38:32He said he couldn't bear
38:33to stay here any longer.
38:37My father brought
38:38breakfast in person.
38:41Security reported
38:42he stood in the garden
38:42until dawn.
38:45I lowered my eyes,
38:47stirred the oatmeal gently
38:48and said nothing.
38:57Three months later,
38:59my new drama
39:00became a massive hit.
39:01I went from
39:02a forgotten actress
39:03to a household name
39:04overnight.
39:05One evening,
39:06I attended a private dinner
39:07with my father
39:08at an exclusive club.
39:26Amelia,
39:27I've been looking
39:28for you for months.
39:29I know I was wrong.
39:30I was blind.
39:32Please,
39:32give me one chance
39:33to make it up to you.
39:35You're blocking my way.
39:38Just five minutes.
39:40That's all I ask.
39:54The lady said no.
39:56Learn to read the room.
39:59This is between me and her.
40:05Not anymore.
40:07She's with me tonight.
40:15You're choosing him
40:16over me?
40:17I'm not choosing anyone.
40:18I already chose
40:19to leave you
40:20three months ago.
40:21No.
40:23No.
40:24No.
40:27No.
40:27No.
40:28No.
40:28No.
40:29No.
40:29No.
40:30No.
40:30No.
40:30No.
40:30No.
40:31No.
40:33No.
40:33The night of the movie
40:34premiere arrived.
40:35The red carpet
40:36was lined with cameras
40:37and screaming fans.
40:39I wore a stunning gold gown
40:40that shimmered under the lights
40:42walking confidently
40:43down the carpet.
40:44To me.
40:45Tonight belonged to me.
40:56Amelia,
40:57I was wrong.
40:59I should have believed you.
41:00I watched you
41:02almost die
41:02and did nothing.
41:05Please,
41:06give me one last chance.
41:08I'll spend the rest
41:09of my life
41:09making it up to you.
41:14You had your chance,
41:15Ethan.
41:16You watched me
41:17lying on the ground
41:17begging for help
41:18and chose to believe
41:19someone else.
41:20There is nothing
41:21left between us.
41:24Amelia,
41:24please.
41:25I love you.
41:26I'm done with the past.
41:28Tonight is about
41:29my future.
41:31I turned away gracefully.
41:35Shall we,
41:36my leading lady?
41:37On my right,
41:37Victor Murata,
41:38the powerful producer,
41:40handed me a bouquet of roses.
41:41Jack Warren
41:42appeared on my left,
41:43offering his arm
41:44with the charming smiles.
41:46For the brightest star tonight.
41:52Amelia,
41:53don't go.
41:55I can't live without you.
41:56I never looked back.
41:59From this moment on,
42:00I was no longer
42:01anyone's fiance.
42:02I was Amelia Reese,
42:03the heroine
42:04of my own story.
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