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The Vanishing Shadow🍩🍩
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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.
00:13Just 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.
00:24As 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.
01:07Charlotte's a doctor. You'll be fine with her here, right?
01:20I invited her because I wanted to fix things between us.
01:27What 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?
01:35His 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.
01:47I 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.
01:59Ethan finally noticed.
02:01Something was wrong.
02:02But before he could decide,
02:04Charlotte pulled him away.
02:10Ethan, your fiancé's so inconsiderate.
02:12Everyone came here to celebrate my promotion,
02:15but 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,
02:33I would have solely invited you.
02:36You really know how to act, don't you?
02:38Maybe try using that talent for acting instead of scheming
02:42and stirring up trouble.
02:44As a doctor, I can tell when someone's faking it.
02:52But 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
03:18if 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,
03:29even 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?
03:54Today, 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,
04:48a 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,
05:04and 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.
05:28You 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,
05:42and this is an outdoor party.
05:44Ethan,
05:44your fiancé's been causing trouble
05:46even before the wedding.
05:47Imagine what she'll be like later.
05:49Today is the perfect chance
05:50to teach her a lesson.
05:59Amelia,
06:00I've had enough?
06:01Stop pretending and get up!
06:03The next moment,
06:04he 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.
06:36Suddenly,
06:36everything went strangely quiet inside me.
06:39My heart no longer raced.
06:41It stuttered in irregular,
06:42terrifying beats.
06:45Not because the pain had eased,
06:47but because I seemed to have
06:48forgotten 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.
07:04He pushed through the crowd.
07:08Amelia, what's wrong?
07:12Move!
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
07:27impressive.
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.
08:27I'll overlook the stupid thing you did today.
08:29Tears ran down my face from the pain.
08:32I looked at Ethan's cold, heartless 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.
08:50You are really narrow-minded.
08:52Poor Ethan,
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 into my mouth.
09:09My heart could not take it.
09:10Sharp pain and suffocating pressure
09:12spread through me.
09:20Help.
09:21Help me.
09:22My heart.
09:24Stop pretending, Amelia.
09:25It is just a glass of whiskey.
09:27It can't hurt you.
09:29I've known you for a very long time
09:31and never once heard about your heart condition.
09:34I stayed silent because I loved you.
09:37I wanted to give you a chance,
09:39but you disappointed me.
09:50Ethan is handsome,
09:51rich,
09:52and the boss of the entire Rolling Stars.
09:56Three years ago,
09:58I ran away to follow my dream of acting.
10:01One day,
10:01I was cornered by street bugs
10:03and Ethan appeared like a hero.
10:08We fell in love at first sight
10:10and quickly grew close.
10:11When I learned that Ethan,
10:12who seemed cold and de-packed,
10:14had lost both his parents
10:16to sudden illness,
10:17I decided to hide my own condition
10:19so that he would not have to feel
10:20that kind of fear and worry again.
10:24Ethan turned away in disgust
10:26and refused to look at me again.
10:30After he turned his back,
10:32Charlene grew even more smug.
10:37I was forced to open my bloodshot eyes
10:39to look at the cruel woman
10:40in front of me.
10:49Why?
10:51Why 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
11:05who crawled out of the gutter,
11:06ever deserve him?
11:09A filthy rat,
11:11a cold, bitter smile
11:12appeared on my lips.
11:14A filthy rat,
11:16a cold, bitter smile
11:18appeared on my lips.
11:20If my father knew
11:22I had been humiliated
11:23and mistreated like this
11:24after leaving home,
11:25how heartbroken would he be?
11:28Sadly,
11:28I would never see him again.
11:30My consciousness began to fade.
11:32Through the blur,
11:33I saw the pouch of medicine
11:34I had dropped
11:35near the waiter's feet.
11:36Some emergency medicine
11:38was still inside.
11:40Just a few more steps.
11:44Just a few more.
11:48I thought I could reach the pouch.
11:51Even if I could not,
11:53I hoped this would catch
11:54this waiter's attention.
11:59Weren't you just pretending
12:01you were about to die?
12:02Look how fat
12:03you can crawl now.
12:05Amelia,
12:06you just couldn't help
12:07showing your clumsy trick.
12:09I take back my compliment
12:10about your actin-
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
12:30Charlotte's feel.
12:31Charlotte 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
12:49and could not
12:49even make a sound.
12:52The waiter
12:52who had been pushed aside
12:53pointed under the table
12:54and screamed.
12:56There'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
13:05and rushed to my side.
13:06When he saw me,
13:07he froze.
13:09The small cuts
13:09on my arm
13:10from the broken glass
13:11had been ripped open
13:12by Charlotte's heel.
13:13Blood flowed
13:14and 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.
13:23Charlotte showed
13:23a flicker of panic.
13:27This is nothing, Ethan.
13:28It looks worse
13:29than it actually is.
13:30It's just a surface wound.
13:33No need for an emergency.
13:34I'm a doctor.
13:35I can treat her
13:36faster than going
13:37to 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
13:55with the pity party.
13:56You crawled over the glass
13:58on 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.
14:10Is 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
14:24until the party ends.
14:26Charlotte,
14:27treat 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,
15:09Rhys,
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.
15:24Don'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.
15:35Rhys?
15:36You 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 she'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
16:00grew even darker.
16:02He turned his back
16:03on me
16:03and walked away.
16:04He did not care about me,
16:06even though
16:07I was dying.
16:22My body grew stiff.
16:25Before I blacked out,
16:27tears blurred my view.
16:30Papa, save me.
16:32I called out
16:33even though I knew
16:34it might just be
16:35a 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?
16:51She saw Ethan walk away
16:52and grabbed
16:53my mud-cocked hair.
16:56She slapped me hard.
17:00My world collapsed
17:01into dizzying blackness.
17:13face the truth.
17:15Even if you die
17:16by our hands,
17:18no one's coming
17:19to save you.
17:25Just as I closed
17:26my eyes in despair,
17:28a furious voice
17:29rang in my ear.
17:30I knew it better
17:32than any other voice
17:33in the world.
17:37How dare you
17:38torment my daughter?
17:40I'll make you
17:41pay with your lives!
17:44My father
17:45stormed into the party
17:47with a group
17:47of mafia men
17:48behind him.
17:53Charlotte and her friends
17:54froze when they saw
17:55the guns pointed at them.
17:57They 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 weak
18:11and bleeding profusely.
18:22Amelia, my baby!
18:23My body could not
18:24hold on anymore.
18:25Soaked in sweat,
18:27I collapsed
18:27into my father's arms.
18:36Who dares make trouble
18:38on the Rolling Stones turf?
18:40Ethan!
18:44Save me!
18:46When Charlotte
18:47saw Ethan,
18:48she acted like
18:49she had just
18:50seen her savior.
18:53He froze
18:54as soon as he saw
18:55the pill
18:56in my father's hand.
18:57A heart medicine?
19:00Amelia really
19:01has a heart condition?
19:03He finally realized
19:05that I had told him
19:06the truth.
19:07His face went pale
19:09and his mind
19:10went blank.
19:13You hurt my baby.
19:14I'll take your
19:15hands for that.
19:25You hurt my baby.
19:27I'll take your
19:28hands for that.
19:33Baby.
19:38Who are you?
19:40How dare you
19:40call my fiancé
19:41your baby?
19:42Ethan clearly
19:43misunderstood
19:44my relationship
19:45with my father.
19:46He clenched
19:47his 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
19:59right 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
20:07our fights about her
20:08were because I was
20:08jealous and petty.
20:11But when he faced
20:12the same situation
20:13he was far from
20:14achieving the magnanimity
20:15and generosity
20:16that he expected
20:17me to display.
20:24You fool.
20:37You know Mr. Reese
20:38and he values you
20:39so much
20:39you have to save me!
20:40This fool
20:41is 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?
21:15Who are you?
21:16What's your relationship
21:17with my fiancé?
21:23That old man
21:24must be Amelia's
21:25sugar daddy.
21:26Ethan,
21:27didn't the boss
21:28of the Reese family
21:29help you take over
21:30the East District?
21:31You know Mr. Reese
21:32and he values you
21:33so much
21:34you 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
21:53quickly developed
21:53into a small
21:54mafia family
21:55in the nation.
22:00Everyone believed
22:01my father had helped
22:02because he saw
22:03potential in Ethan
22:04and the Rolling 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.
22:14He stood up
22:15and looked coldly
22:16at Ethan.
22:18Three years ago
22:19you saved my daughter
22:20so I gave you
22:22a gift.
22:23I, David Reese,
22:24consider my debt
22:25with you,
22:25Ethan Cross,
22:27fulfilled henceforth.
22:34But someone has
22:35to pay
22:36for what my daughter
22:38suffered today.
22:40David Reese?
22:42You're Mr. Reese?
22:45Amelia is your daughter?
22:46I'm sorry,
22:48Mr. Reese.
22:48I didn't know
22:49who Amelia really was.
22:51I was just joking
22:52around with her.
22:53Please have mercy.
22:55Joking?
22:56Then let me play
22:58a John Ute too.
23:01Charlotte clutched her arm
23:02and screamed in 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
23:35your other one
23:35as well.
23:40No, it's not like that.
23:42Ethan, please.
23:43You know that
23:43I had no idea
23:44about Amelia's condition.
23:46I even tried
23:46to treat her wound.
23:47Please tell him!
23:48When my father
23:49did not respond
23:50she turned to Ethan.
23:52Ethan frowned.
23:53He looked conflicted.
23:55Then,
23:55one of my father's men
23:57stepped forward
23:58and 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 on
24:09the medicine packet
24:10while I was crawling.
24:25How dare you
24:26humiliate my daughter
24:28like this?
24:29I'll make you disappear.
24:34Please,
24:36tell her to spare me!
24:39Charlotte was terrified.
24:44No, please.
24:45Ethan,
24:46you're Amelia's fiancé.
24:47You saved her once.
24:49Please,
24:50tell her to spare me!
24:57Get off me!
24:59You lied to me
25:00and almost killed Amelia.
25:01How dare you
25:02ask me for help!
25:08You can't let me die!
25:10My father saved
25:11your life once!
25:12You promised him
25:12you'd protect me!
25:13You saved Amelia
25:15so you have to
25:15save me too!
25:19Ethan froze for a moment.
25:22He looked at me.
25:25His eyes were filled
25:26with conflict
25:27and hesitation.
25:31Charlotte had come
25:32with me.
25:34Charlotte had come
25:35but I had never
25:35once questioned him
25:36no matter how much
25:38Ethan doubted
25:38or grew impatient
25:39with me.
25:41That was until today.
25:45I thought he chose
25:46Charlotte over me
25:47because she manipulated him.
25:49I did not expect that
25:50even after finding out
25:52the whole truth
25:52he would hesitate
25:53to choose between us.
25:57my father sneered.
26:00Get off me!
26:02You lied to me
26:03and almost killed Amelia.
26:04How dare you
26:05ask me for help!
26:07Stop!
26:08A life for a life.
26:09We're even.
26:11I took a deep breath
26:12and stopped him.
26:20Papa, that's enough.
26:29Amelia, I knew it!
26:32I knew you'd forgive me!
26:35Stop!
26:36A life for a life.
26:37We're even.
26:38I spared Charlotte for you.
26:41From now on
26:42we have nothing
26:43to do with each other.
26:45Ethan froze in place.
26:47What did you just say?
26:49At that moment
26:50the Reese family's
26:51medical car screeched
26:52to a stop
26:53at the entrance
26:53of the party.
26:55My father lifted me
26:55into his arms
26:56and said to the
26:57remaining mafia members
26:59Deal with everyone here
27:01but remember
27:02my daughter's
27:02orders.
27:04Spare their lives.
27:06Then
27:06he carried me
27:08out of the party
27:08without another word.
27:11Ethan tried to
27:12chase after us.
27:14No!
27:14Amelia, you know
27:15I love you the most!
27:16Don't leave me!
27:24I already gave you
27:25one chance.
27:26My daughter needs
27:27to be treated.
27:28If you keep bothering us
27:29I'll destroy the
27:30Rolling Stones
27:30completely.
27:40Behind him
27:41my father's men
27:42were taking care
27:43of Charlotte
27:43and her friends.
27:44They were pushed
27:45into a tub
27:46full of champagne.
27:47They felt
27:48the suffocating
27:48panic
27:49I had just
27:49experienced.
27:50Ethan!
28:00They were nearly
28:02drowned
28:02before someone
28:03finally pulled
28:04them out.
28:05Charlotte
28:06was drenched.
28:07She wrapped
28:08her arms
28:08around herself
28:09and ran
28:10to Ethan
28:11sobbing.
28:15Ethan!
28:16They want to
28:16pull all my teeth!
28:18My father
28:19knows I
28:19offended the
28:20Marie's family
28:21but he doesn't
28:21even care
28:22to plead
28:23for me.
28:26You have
28:26to save me.
28:27In Ethan's
28:28mind
28:28Charlotte
28:29came from
28:29a better
28:29family than
28:30I did.
28:31She was
28:31also more
28:31generous
28:32and considerate.
28:33He once
28:33thought that
28:33if Charlotte
28:34were his
28:34fiance
28:34he might
28:35not have
28:35struggled
28:36so much
28:36in a
28:36relationship
28:37but he
28:37quickly
28:38dismissed
28:38the thought
28:38with a
28:39wise smile.
28:44He knew
28:44the only
28:45person he
28:46had ever
28:46really loved
28:47was me.
28:48He thought
28:48I did
28:48not come
28:49from a
28:49good family.
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
29:00and set
29:01aside
29:01Hood
29:02his pride
29:02to love
29:03me.
29:03Charlotte
29:04had mocked
29:04me in front
29:05of his
29:05friends
29:06many times.
29:07She said
29:07I was not
29:08worth his
29:08love and
29:09he was
29:09foolish to
29:10chase after
29:11me.
29:12He had
29:13been a fool
29:13not to
29:14realize that
29:14someone as
29:15perfect as
29:16Charlotte would
29:16want to
29:17hurt me.
29:18he had
29:19been witless
29:20enough to
29:21trust her
29:22completely and
29:23lose me
29:23forever.
29:24He stared at
29:25the car as
29:26it vanished and
29:27ignored Charlotte
29:28and her
29:28sobs.
29:29He opened
29:29his mouth to
29:30speak but he
29:31could not
29:32utter a word.
29:33Finally a tear
29:34rolled down from
29:35his bloodshot
29:36eyes.
29:39Back at the
29:40Reese family
29:40villa under
29:41my father's
29:42care and the
29:43medical team's
29:44attention I
29:44quickly recovered.
29:46The scars on
29:47my hands faded
29:48into faint lines.
29:50Returning home
29:51after three
29:51years I felt
29:53a wave of
29:53emotion.
30:02Since I was
30:03little my father
30:04had always worried
30:05about my heart
30:06condition.
30:07When he learned
30:08I wanted to be
30:09an actress he
30:11feared my body
30:11would not be
30:12able to handle
30:13it and strongly
30:14opposed.
30:15I had been
30:16obedient all my
30:17life but I
30:19once found the
30:20courage to run
30:20away in the
30:21middle of the
30:21night.
30:24After meeting
30:25Ethan I hid
30:26my identity
30:27because I was
30:27afraid my father
30:28would find out.
30:32It was not
30:33until the day
30:34before Charlotte's
30:35promotion party
30:35that I overheard
30:37her talking to
30:37Ethan.
30:38I learned that
30:39the Rolling
30:40Stones' success
30:41was because of
30:42my father's
30:42support.
30:43Amelia, I'll
30:45support you.
30:46He 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
30:54of a full
30:54recovery.
30:57The night
30:58before my
30:58surgery abroad
30:59someone broke
31:01into the
31:02Reese family
31:02villa.
31:15Prince
31:16Depeza, the
31:16man who
31:17broke in is
31:18the boss of
31:18the Rolling
31:18Stones, Ethan
31:19Cross.
31:37Ethan came
31:38alone.
31:38He carried a
31:39small gun.
31:40He had no
31:41men with him
31:41and did not
31:42hurt anyone.
31:43He deliberately
31:44smashed things
31:45around the
31:45Reese family
31:46territory and
31:46waited for my
31:47father's men to
31:48catch him and
31:48take him back
31:49to the villa.
31:51His goal was
31:51clear.
31:52He wanted to
31:53see me.
31:57My father
31:58round slightly
31:59and looked at
32:00me.
32:01Whatever you
32:01decide, I'll
32:02support you.
32:03You can let
32:04him in or
32:05send him away.
32:06Let him in.
32:08Take him to
32:09the accounts
32:10office.
32:10Add up the
32:11damage done and
32:11make him pay
32:12ten times what
32:13he owes.
32:14The Rolling
32:15Stones have
32:15had a good run
32:16thanks to my
32:17father.
32:18Make sure the
32:18accounts are
32:19settled.
32:20My father
32:21and the men
32:21looked surprised
32:22by my tone.
32:23One of them
32:24paused and
32:24asked,
32:26Prince of
32:26Pesad, don't
32:27you want to
32:28see him?
32:29I raised an
32:30eyebrow and
32:31continued folding
32:31my clothes.
32:33What for?
32:34I'm leaving for
32:35my surgery
32:35tomorrow.
32:36I 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
32:44glances and
32:44smiled.
32:52I boarded the
32:52plane as
32:53planned.
32:55Everything for
32:56the surgery went
32:56smoothly.
32:57On the day of
32:58the surgery, the
32:59sky was clear and
33:00bright.
33:02The 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
33:16ensnesialist gave
33:17me 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.
33:39She pulled down
33:40her mask to
33:40reveal the scarred
33:41twisted face.
33:43It was
33:44Charlotte!
33:45After I returned
33:46to the Reese
33:47family villa, I
33:48had heard what
33:48had happened to
33:49her.
33:49She infended
33:50the Reese
33:51family.
33:51Her sewn
33:51family abandoned
33:52her completely.
33:53She had on the
33:54vials' hair always
33:55looked bright and
33:56charming, but
33:57inside she was
33:57cruel and twisted.
33:59Her former
33:59victims found out
34:00that she had
34:01become an
34:01outcast and
34:02had also lost
34:03one of her
34:03hands.
34:04They came
34:04after her for
34:05revenge.
34:06Even Ethan, for
34:07some reason, ignored
34:09her completely.
34:15Well, well, you
34:16finally fell into
34:18my hands.
34:19Desperate and
34:20ruined, Charlotte
34:21moved from place
34:22to place in the
34:23red light district.
34:24She sold her
34:25body constantly
34:26for food.
34:27One day, she
34:28argued with another
34:29woman over a
34:30client and
34:30angered 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.
34:55Well, well, you
34:57finally fell into my
34:58hands.
34:59All those days
35:00sneaking into this
35:01hospital were worth
35:02it.
35:12All of this is your
35:13fault.
35:14I'll make you
35:15suffer.
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
35:23face.
35:23I did not want to
35:24die like this.
35:27Amelia, hurry!
35:29Somebody help!
35:34Damn it!
35:35How are you always
35:36this lucky?
35:36Go to hell!
35:37Charlotte panicked.
35:38She grabbed a
35:39scalpel and aimed
35:40for my heart.
35:46Yeah, it's okay
35:47now.
35:48A blurry figure
35:49leapt forward and
35:50kicked Charlotte
35:50away.
35:52Charlotte, acting
35:53like a madman,
35:54jumped up again
35:55and swung the
35:55scalpel at me.
35:59Amelia!
36:02The figure threw
36:03himself around me
36:04and shielded me.
36:05The knife pierced
36:07his body, and he
36:08let out a low
36:09groan.
36:10When the scalpel
36:12struck his heart,
36:13I finally saw
36:14Ethan's face.
36:15The next moment,
36:16the anesthesia
36:17took over, and I
36:18slowly closed my
36:19eyes.
36:24When the doctors
36:25and security rushed
36:26into the operating
36:27room, Ethan
36:28finally allowed
36:29himself a relieved
36:30smile.
36:30Blood spurted
36:31from his mouth.
36:36Yeah, it's okay
36:38now.
36:39When I woke
36:39up, my heart
36:40surgery had been
36:41completed successfully.
36:43I opened my eyes
36:44to see my father
36:45crying with joy.
36:46I knew my new
36:47life had really
36:48began.
36:51Because of the
36:52attack before,
36:53three rows of
36:54Reese family
36:55guards surrounded
36:56my hospital room.
36:58But that was
36:59unnecessary.
37:00The Reese family
37:01issued a bounty
37:02against her and
37:02her family.
37:03Spending the rest
37:04of her life in
37:05prison was almost
37:06a relief for her.
37:13I thought of
37:13Ethan, who had
37:14taken the blow
37:15for me.
37:16One quiet night,
37:17my father walked
37:18to the window and
37:19gently opened it.
37:20Amelia, come here.
37:22Look at the moon.
37:28I stood up and
37:29walked over.
37:30The night breeze
37:31was cool.
37:33In the garden
37:34below, among the
37:35shadows of the
37:35trees, I saw a
37:36familiar figure
37:37leaning on a
37:38cane, wearing the
37:39same hospital gown
37:40as me.
37:41He was staring up
37:42at my window.
37:43The moment our
37:44eyes met, he
37:44froze, then quickly
37:46retreated into the
37:47darkness.
37:47My father sighed
37:48softly.
37:49That boy is
37:50lucky.
37:50The scalpel
37:51missed his heart
37:52by less than a
37:52centimeter.
37:53The doctors say
37:54he may develop
37:55heart problems
37:55in the future.
37:56He'll suffer
37:57when it blames
37:58up.
37:58I saved him.
38:00You're not angry,
38:01are you?
38:02He glanced at
38:03me cautiously.
38:04I looked at the
38:05empty garden for
38:06a few seconds,
38:07then reached out
38:08and slowly closed
38:09the window.
38:10Why would I be
38:11angry?
38:13He saved my
38:14life once, and
38:14now we're even.
38:17From now on,
38:21we have nothing
38:22to do with each
38:22other.
38:24The next morning,
38:26a nurse came in
38:27to change my
38:27IV.
38:29Mr. Ethan
38:30discharged himself
38:31late last night.
38:32He said he
38:33couldn't bear to
38:34stay here any
38:34longer.
38:38My father brought
38:39breakfast in
38:39person.
38:41Security reported
38:42he stood in the
38:42garden until
38:43dawn.
38:46I lowered my
38:47eyes, stirred the
38:48oatmeal gently,
38:48and said nothing.
38:57Three months
38:58later, my new
38:59drama became a
39:00massive hit.
39:01I went from a
39:02forgotten actress to
39:03a household name
39:04overnight.
39:05One evening, I
39:06attended a private
39:07dinner with my
39:08father at an
39:08exclusive club.
39:27Amelia, I've been
39:28looking for you
39:29for months.
39:29I know I was
39:30wrong.
39:30I was blind.
39:32Please, give me one
39:33chance to make it up
39:33to you.
39:35You're blocking my
39:36way.
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
40:00her.
40:05Not anymore.
40:07She's with me
40:08tonight.
40:15You're choosing him
40:16over me?
40:17I'm not choosing
40:18anyone.
40:19I already chose to
40:20leave you three
40:20months ago.
40:33The night of the
40:34movie premiere arrived.
40:35The red carpet was
40:36lined with cameras and
40:38screaming fans.
40:39I wore a stunning
40:40gold gown that
40:41shimmered under the
40:41lights, walking
40:42confidently down the
40:43carpet.
40:44To me.
40:45Tonight belonged to
40:47me.
40:57Amelia, I was
40:58wrong.
40:59I should have
41:00believed you.
41:01I watched you
41:02almost die and
41:03did nothing.
41:05Please, give me
41:07one last chance.
41:08I'll spend the rest
41:09of my life making
41:10it up to you.
41:14You had your
41:15chance, Ethan.
41:16You watched me
41:17lying on the ground
41:18begging for help
41:18and chose to
41:19believe someone
41:19else.
41:21There is nothing
41:22left between us.
41:24Amelia, please.
41:25I love you.
41:26I'm done with the
41:27past.
41:28Tonight is about
41:29my future.
41:31I turned away
41:32gracefully.
41:35Shall we, my
41:36leading lady?
41:37On my right,
41:38Victor Murata, the
41:39powerful producer,
41:40handed me a bouquet
41:41of roses.
41:41Jack Warren
41:42appeared on my
41:43left, offering his
41:44arm with the
41:45charming smiles.
41:46For the brightest
41:46star tonight.
41:52Amelia, don't go.
41:55I can't live
41:55without you.
41:57I never looked
41:57back.
41:59From this moment
42:00on, I was no
42:01longer anyone's
42:01fiance.
42:02I was Amelia
42:03Reese, the heroine
42:04of my own story.
42:06I were
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