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00:00But suddenly, Vincent caught a whiff of an unfamiliar perfume.
00:05He pushed her away forcefully, his gaze as cold as the Siberian winds.
00:12You are not Chloe. What are you doing here?
00:15Selina, struggling to contain her anger, lowered her head and spoke softly.
00:22Vincent, I was worried about you. You've turned down all business deals these past few days.
00:27I'm sure Chloe will come around soon.
00:32Hearing Chloe's name, Vincent's eyes grew even darker.
00:37Don't come here again without my permission.
00:40I don't want to cause misunderstandings with the media or within the family.
00:44Selina stared at him in disbeheath, her eyes wide.
00:49Vincent, we grew up together in Brooklyn. How can you just end things like this?
00:52Vincent didn't look at her, his gaze fixed on the wedding photo above the fireplace.
01:05We both have our own lives now. It's time to draw the line.
01:10I only love Chloe now and I won't do anything to hurt her.
01:13Hearing those words, Selina immediately tore off her facade and shouted in a high-pitched voice,
01:22This is impossible. Vincent, the person you love is me.
01:26All these years you've even betrayed that old cop for me, haven't you?
01:30How could you love Chloe? You're just feeling guilty.
01:33She doesn't love you. After learning the truth, she'd probably want to kill your whole family.
01:37You can't accept the fact that she dumped you.
01:42It turns out that the person who betrayed my father back then was not Luke,
01:48but Vincent, who claimed to avenge my father.
01:52My father had been tortured beyond recognition, with even his body desecrated.
01:57That was all Vince's idea.
02:01Vincent had stared blankly at my father's charred remains in the funeral home.
02:05I never imagined that this man, who had shared a bed with me for five years,
02:10was the one who truly killed my father.
02:13The warm and loving gestures from these years were nothing but his acts of atonement.
02:19I had foolishly thought it was sorrow and anger.
02:22It was utterly absurd.
02:25Hatred surged in my chest.
02:27Just as my hand reached for the glass, Vincent suddenly wrapped his arms around me from behind,
02:33reeking of alcohol.
02:35He buried his face in my shoulder.
02:37Chloe, where have you been?
02:39I missed you. Let's go home, okay?
02:42Every time he got drunk, he would hold me like this,
02:46repeatedly telling me he loved me.
02:48His men always said that the terrifying godfather of the New York Mafia never lied,
02:55that he truly loved me.
02:57But now, it was all revolting.
03:00I expressionlessly helped him into the bulletproof Cadillac SUV.
03:06Vincent collapsed onto my lap, his furrowed brows finally relaxing, like a harmless child.
03:13Selena, what?
03:15Why can't it be me?
03:16Why aren't you by my side?
03:18I finally understood the names he muttered in his sleep on countless nights.
03:23Selena, the woman who had caused me to lose everything,
03:27was the one who remained his first love deep in his heart.
03:32It turns out, Vincent had never forgotten her.
03:37He even played along with me for her sake.
03:40I was too naive, underestimating his obsession with Selena.
03:44The customized encrypted phone with the family crest slipped from his suit pocket.
03:49As I bent down to pick it up, a message popped up on the screen.
03:53An encrypted iMessage.
03:55Vincent, thank you for handling the East Coast Three Families dispute tonight,
03:59but I can't accept the underground territory you promised.
04:03It's too valuable.
04:04Immediately following that, Selena's Instagram post appeared,
04:07only a true queen can wear the crown.
04:10The picture was of a vintage ring with a ruby inlaid,
04:14said to be the heirloom of New York's oldest mafia family,
04:18symbolizing the highest underground power.
04:21I knew Selena had posted it for me to see on purpose.
04:25This week, Vincent had been seriously injured in a street shootout.
04:30A .38 caliber bullet had pierced his chest,
04:33but as soon as he regained his footing, he flew out of state.
04:37I was both worried and angry,
04:40thinking he was throwing his life away for the family business.
04:45It turned out, he was attending the family's internal succession ceremony.
04:51Even with a gunshot wound,
04:54he still fought for the ring that symbolized the highest power,
04:58intending to give it to his dream woman.
05:02In a moment of weakness, I typed in his phone's password.
05:06The last number pressed, and the screen lit up.
05:10It was indeed Selena's birthday.
05:13Anyway, Vincent never let me touch his personal devices,
05:17saying it was a family security rule.
05:20Once unlocked, Selena's smiling face in a couture gown appeared on the screen.
05:26No wonder every time he powered up his phone,
05:29his gaze would involuntarily soften.
05:32I opened the photo album,
05:34and it was filled with folders named after her.
05:39Selena Broadway
05:46Selina Hampton Estate
05:51Amidst the countless photos,
05:53every single one was of Selena at various family dinners.
05:58Not a single photo of me.
06:01Not even one of him.
06:03Just a Selena.
06:04It was as if his heart had always belonged to Selena,
06:10from the start to the end.
06:12The car pulled into the Long Island mansion.
06:18I stared at the empty underground wall.
06:22A cold chill running down my spine.
06:25It had once displayed my father's police badge,
06:29and all the evidence from his undercover work.
06:33Proof of his twenty years infiltrating the mafia.
06:36Every time I saw it,
06:39it felt as though my father was still carrying out that unfinished animation.
06:44But one morning,
06:46those pieces of evidence that could have toppled underground families suddenly disappeared.
06:54The FBI claimed they were anonymously destroyed.
06:59Vincent had held me, shattered, for three days without sleeping.
07:04Now I understood.
07:06It was he who had destroyed the last reminder my father had left me.
07:13Another encrypted message popped up.
07:16Boss, as per your request,
07:19the trust documents are prepared.
07:21All the East Coast Underground Forces and control under your name
07:25will be transferred to Miss Selena.
07:28Just waiting for you to contact the lawyer
07:30for final confirmation and signing.
07:34Through my blurry tears,
07:35it felt like I was a scene that year again.
07:39At my father's funeral,
07:41he stood before me in his sharp black suit,
07:45swearing an oath.
07:47Chloe, I swear by God's name,
07:50I will give you a home.
07:51Everything I have is yours.
07:54I placed Vincent on the bed,
07:56not bothering to take off his shoes,
07:59as I usually did.
08:01Instead,
08:02I went straight to the guest room.
08:04Before I closed my eyes,
08:06my mind was filled with memories
08:08of how he had pampered me over the years.
08:11The morning light streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows,
08:16and as I opened my eyes,
08:18I met Vincent's intense gaze.
08:21He leaned down and placed a kiss on my forehead.
08:24Chloe, did something upset you last night?
08:26I'm sorry.
08:28I had too much to drink at the family meeting.
08:31I promise it won't happen again.
08:33His tenderness was as constant as ever.
08:37I responded quietly and moved into the bathroom
08:41to wash away his scent.
08:43The dining table was set with exquisite eggs,
08:47Benedict, and freshly brewed coffee.
08:49I would have been moved by it before.
08:53But after seeing his phone,
08:56I couldn't bring myself to smile anymore.
08:59The whole table was filled with Selena's favorite dishes.
09:03The doorbell rang,
09:05and Selena entered,
09:07wearing the latest Chanel outfit.
09:09She naturally sat at the table
09:11and smiled at me.
09:14Sorry to interrupt, Chloe.
09:16Vincent and I need to head to the docks
09:17to finalize a shipment.
09:19He asked me to come for breakfast.
09:20I stared at the high-security villa.
09:24Access card she was holding in her hand.
09:28I didn't say a word.
09:30Vincent noticed something was off
09:31and leaned in to explain softly.
09:35Selena is our most trusted partner.
09:37Having the villa access is completely normal.
09:40Before he finished speaking,
09:42he suddenly stood up,
09:44looking tense,
09:45and grabbed the black coffee from Selena's hands.
09:48Your blood pressure is low.
09:50You can't have espresso.
09:52You still don't take care of yourself
09:53after all these years.
09:55Yeah, thank goodness you always remember.
09:57Selena smiled slightly,
09:59her lips curling up.
10:01The moment their eyes met,
10:04it felt as though the air around us had frozen.
10:07I stood up to leave,
10:09but Selena called me.
10:12Chloe, the autopsy reconstruction today
10:14requires professional imaging records.
10:17I don't trust.
10:18The new forensic pathologist.
10:21I hadn't touched a camera,
10:23looked through the viewfinder.
10:24I remembered how my father had taught me
10:27to capture crime evidence.
10:29I remembered his resentment
10:31as he was tortured.
10:33I could now press the shutter again.
10:36Vincent knew this all too well.
10:39He had locked all my photography equipment
10:41in the storage room,
10:43saying I could start again
10:44whenever I was ready.
10:47But now,
10:48he unilaterally pushed me
10:50into the backseat of the Cadillac.
10:52Chloe,
10:53you know Selena gets car sick in the backseat,
10:56so I'll make you sit back there.
10:57He forgot
10:58that after several assassination attempts,
11:02my claustrophobia
11:03and dizziness
11:04were far worse than Selena's.
11:07The bumpy ride
11:08made me feel nauseous.
11:10When we arrived at the morgue,
11:12Vincent carefully checked
11:14Selena's protective gear
11:16and personally escorted her
11:18into the restoration area.
11:20I clung to the car door,
11:22breathing heavily,
11:24trying to calm my dizziness.
11:26Chloe,
11:27the reconstruction is about to start.
11:29Don't act out.
11:31This recording is crucial
11:32for Selena and the entire family.
11:34The after effect of trauma
11:37washed over me
11:38and my fingers trembled uncontrollably.
11:42I forced myself
11:43to stay calm,
11:44repeatedly documenting
11:46the restoration process.
11:48During the break,
11:50only Selena and I
11:51were left in the room.
11:53She looked at the images
11:54on my camera
11:56with disdain,
11:57her lips curling
11:58into a cold smile.
12:00Chloe,
12:01you're just as useless
12:02as your dead cop father.
12:03You couldn't even keep
12:04your undercover identity hidden
12:06and yet you dared
12:07to provoke the mafia.
12:08A rat from the slums,
12:10what makes you think
12:11you're worthy
12:11of the New York Godfather?
12:13I graped the camera tightly,
12:16my knuckles turning white
12:17as I struggled
12:19to suppress the anger
12:20that threatened to explode.
12:23Then,
12:24I heard a sharp slap.
12:26In an instant,
12:27my cheek burned.
12:29Selena retracted her hand,
12:31her gaze filled with contempt.
12:34You think you can take
12:35the title of wife?
12:36I never imagined
12:37that after Luke dumped you,
12:38you'd climb into
12:39Vincent's bed so quickly.
12:40You don't deserve him,
12:42whether it's Luke or Vincent,
12:43they'll always be mine.
12:44You'll never be worthy.
12:46She fell to the floor,
12:48immediately adopting
12:49a pitiful expression.
12:51Chloe,
12:52I didn't mean to say
12:53your pictures were bad.
12:54I just wanted you
12:55to try a different angle.
12:57Never mind.
12:58Vincent stormed in,
13:00and the bottle of water
13:01in his hand
13:02smashed on the floor.
13:04He rushed over,
13:05grabbed my chin,
13:06and slammed me
13:07to the ground.
13:09Vincent quickly began
13:11checking Selena's condition.
13:13Vincent,
13:14I'm fine.
13:14Don't blame Chloe.
13:15It's my fault.
13:16I lost my balance.
13:18Selena,
13:19you're too kind.
13:20No need to protect her.
13:22I saw everything.
13:24Vincent carefully
13:25helped Selena up,
13:27his touch as gentle
13:29as if she were
13:30a fragile piece of porcelain.
13:32He held Selena in his arm
13:35and shot me a cold,
13:37pierced layer.
13:38This was the first time
13:40in five years
13:41of our marriage
13:42that he looked at me this way.
13:44Chloe,
13:46apologize to Selena.
13:47All these years,
13:49I've spoiled you,
13:50and now you have the nerve
13:51to hurt someone
13:52in the family.
13:53Do you understand
13:54how her injuries
13:55will affect tonight's
13:56business negotiations?
13:58Visa's furious eyes
14:00were locked on me,
14:01but he completely ignored
14:04the clear handprint
14:05on my face.
14:07I met his gaze calmly.
14:09The one who should apologize
14:11is Selena.
14:13She insulted my father.
14:16Vincent,
14:18don't you think it's time
14:19you explained
14:20what happened
14:21with my father?
14:22A brief flicker
14:23of panic
14:24flashed in his eyes.
14:26Why are you making
14:27a scene now
14:28after all these years?
14:29I swore to Davis
14:31that I would protect you,
14:32but only if you
14:33didn't hurt Selena.
14:34I sneered,
14:35finally seeing
14:36his true face.
14:38A wave of dizziness
14:40overwhelmed me,
14:41and I fell myself
14:42topple backward.
14:44When I opened
14:46my eyes again,
14:47the sharp scent
14:48of disinfectant
14:49hit me.
14:50The doctor
14:52in the private hospital
14:53was putting away
14:55his death watch.
14:56Congratulations,
14:57Ms. Davis.
14:58You're pregnant.
15:00Your body
15:00seems healthy,
15:01but please take care
15:02of yourself
15:03and avoid
15:03any emotional stress.
15:05Instinctively,
15:06I placed my hand
15:08over my stomach.
15:09For five years,
15:11I had hoped
15:12for a child
15:13with Vincent.
15:14I never imagined
15:16it would happen
15:17at this moment.
15:19My iPhone buzzed.
15:21It was a message
15:23from Vincent.
15:24The doctor says
15:25you just need to rest.
15:26Once you apologize
15:27to Selena,
15:28I'll have the driver
15:29pick you up
15:30and take you back
15:30to Long Island.
15:31I scoffed
15:32and threw my phone aside.
15:35Ms. Davis,
15:35the boss has arranged
15:36another ultrasound
15:37for you.
15:38Please follow me.
15:39As I followed
15:41the nurse
15:41down the hallway,
15:42I noticed
15:43something odd.
15:45Selena's voice
15:46suddenly rang out
15:48behind me.
15:49Word is,
15:50you're pregnant.
15:51Looks like I
15:51underestimated you.
15:52Do you know
15:53why you couldn't
15:54get pregnant
15:54all these years?
15:55I turned to face
15:56her,
15:57smug expression.
15:59Because I told
16:00Vincent your child
16:01would become
16:01his weakness
16:02in the mafia wars.
16:03Those multivitamins
16:05he hands you
16:05every morning?
16:06They're actually
16:07long-acting
16:07birth control pills.
16:09Selena studied
16:10my reaction
16:11carefully.
16:12Waiting to see
16:13me crack.
16:14I simply replied,
16:16I know.
16:17Turning to head
16:18toward the elevator,
16:20I suddenly felt
16:21a powerful force
16:22hit me from behind.
16:24I was caught
16:25off guard
16:26and fell down
16:27the long
16:27marble staircase.
16:30Excruciating pain
16:31flooded my body
16:32as I weakly
16:33stared at the blood
16:34spreading across
16:35the expensive carpet.
16:36I had lost
16:38my child.
16:39As I walked
16:40out of the
16:41emergency surgery
16:42room,
16:42I placed the
16:44divorce agreement
16:44drafted by the
16:45lawyer on the
16:46pillow of the
16:47hospital bed.
16:48Leaving the
16:49private hospital,
16:50I hailed a cab
16:51straight to JFK
16:52International Airport.
16:54Just before the
16:55plane took off,
16:56Vincent's final
16:57message popped up.
16:58I never thought
16:59you'd dare to show
17:00attitude towards
17:00Selena.
17:01You have no
17:02manners for a
17:03mafia godfather's
17:04wife.
17:05Put away your
17:05pride and apologize.
17:07Now.
17:07I took out the
17:08SIM card from my
17:09phone and casually
17:10tossed it into the
17:11trash can in the
17:12airport terminal.
17:13Vincent, who was
17:14enjoying wine with
17:15Selena at the
17:16Hampton estate, was
17:17suddenly interrupted
17:18by his private line
17:19ringing.
17:21Boss, the wife is
17:22missing.
17:23There's a document
17:24left on the bed for
17:25you to review.
17:27Vincent's hand froze
17:28as he poured wine
17:29for Selena.
17:31What document?
17:33The nurse said the
17:34wife left in the
17:34early hours and left
17:35behind the divorce
17:37papers.
17:38Vincent gripped the
17:39phone so tightly that
17:41he almost crushed
17:42the screen.
17:43He stood up
17:44abruptly, his face
17:46darkening as if a
17:48storm.
17:48were about to hit.
17:50He could barely
17:51believe his ears.
17:52Even though he knew
17:54he had gone too far
17:55this time.
17:56Using a divorce
17:57threat against the
17:58godfather of the
17:59New York mafia was
18:00unimaginable.
18:02Selena's eyes flashed
18:03with a hint of
18:04mockery.
18:05But she gently
18:06grasped the hem of
18:07his custom suit.
18:08Did something
18:09happen to Chloe?
18:10I'll go with you.
18:11Maybe I can help.
18:12Vincent nodded
18:13impatiently.
18:15The two immediately
18:16got into the
18:17bulletproof SUV.
18:18and headed toward the
18:19private hospital.
18:21Inside the car,
18:22Selena's soft hand
18:23caressed his chest.
18:25Don't worry, Chloe
18:26will be fine.
18:27Vincent was agitated,
18:29and with her
18:30close proximity,
18:31he felt a wave of
18:33unease.
18:33He furrowed his brows,
18:35and instinctively
18:36pulled away from her
18:37touch.
18:38Responding coldly
18:40with a hum.
18:40This was the first time
18:42he had instinctively
18:44rejected her closeness.
18:46Selena awkwardly
18:47withdrew her hand,
18:48her newly manicured
18:50nails digging into
18:51her palm.
18:52This was the first time
18:54Vincent had treated
18:55her like this.
18:56Stealing a glance at
18:57the dark, brooding
18:58profile of the man
19:00beside her, a deep
19:01sense of unease
19:02stirred in her.
19:03She quickly sent a
19:05text, and received a
19:06response from her
19:07subordinate.
19:08Don't worry, all
19:10traces have been
19:11cleaned up.
19:12Inside the private
19:13hospital's intensive
19:15care unit, the
19:16director was anxiously
19:17pacing.
19:18The boss's wife had
19:20mysteriously disappeared
19:22under their noses,
19:23and it left him
19:24drenched in sweat.
19:26What happened?
19:28Vincent burst
19:29through the door,
19:30and the temperature
19:31in the room seemed
19:32to drop to freezing.
19:34The director shakily
19:35handed over the
19:37thick document,
19:38unable to meet the
19:39furious gaze of the
19:40mafia leader.
19:42Vincent warily rubbed
19:43his temples as he
19:44returned to the
19:45Long Island mansion.
19:46Everything seemed
19:47normal in the house.
19:49There were no signs
19:50of Chloe's absence,
19:51and her clothes in
19:52the wardrobe hadn't
19:53been disturbed.
19:55Everything seemed
19:55unchanged.
19:56He collapsed onto
19:58the leather sofa in
19:59the living room,
20:00staring at the wedding
20:01photo hanging above
20:02the fireplace.
20:04The newlyweds stood
20:05on the courthouse steps,
20:06exchanging their
20:07Cartier rings.
20:09But if you looked
20:10closely, you could
20:11see the sadness
20:12hidden deep in both
20:13our eyes.
20:14Now he finally
20:15understood the source
20:16of that sadness.
20:18Because, at that
20:19time, his heart
20:20had been set on
20:22someone else.
20:23In the beginning,
20:24we were like two
20:25strangers, forced
20:26together, cautious
20:28and distant from
20:29each other.
20:30Until that night,
20:31when, smelling of
20:33whiskey, he pinned me
20:34to the sofa, repeatedly
20:35calling my name.
20:37I shed his cold
20:38facade, and our
20:39scarred hearts pressed
20:40close together.
20:41Since then, we had
20:43become the perfect
20:44couple in New York's
20:45high society.
20:47Vincent began to
20:48care about me, without
20:49even realizing it.
20:51While still considering
20:52Selena, he would
20:53shield me from
20:54bullets during
20:55street battles, and
20:56he surprised me on
20:57our wedding
20:58anniversaries.
20:58I remember once, after
21:01I was severely injured
21:02in an assassination
21:03attempt by a rival
21:04family, he carried
21:05me, running through
21:06more than ten city
21:07blocks, fighting his
21:09way through countless
21:10police and mafia
21:11blockades.
21:12He always convinced
21:13himself it was just
21:14out of duty and
21:15guilt for the
21:16daughter of a
21:17comrade.
21:18But now, looking at
21:19the empty room, he
21:20realized that he had
21:22already fallen deeply
21:23in love with Chloe.
21:24Yeah, thank goodness
21:25you always remember.
21:26Years of living on
21:29the edge of danger
21:30had taught him to
21:31hide his true
21:32feelings.
21:33But in the everyday
21:35moments together, he
21:37had unknowingly fallen
21:38for the stubborn and
21:40brave girl.
21:43Vincent closed his eyes
21:45in pain, Chloe's
21:46smiling face flashing
21:48in his mind.
21:49He thought about how
21:50she had collapsed in
21:51the hospital when she
21:53found out she had
21:54miscarried.
21:54And his eyes snapped
21:56open, gasping for
21:57breath.
21:58Staring at the medical
22:00abortion report in
22:01his hand, his heart
22:03felt as if it were
22:04being brutally sliced
22:06by a blunt knife.
22:08His child, his and
22:10Chloe's child, it had
22:12turned to blood and
22:14water.
22:18Vincent, don't be too
22:19upset.
22:20I'll always be here for
22:21you.
22:22With the familiar sound
22:23of high heels, a pair of
22:26red painted nails wrapped
22:28around his neck, Vincent's
22:31body tensed.
22:32For a moment, he
22:33instinctively thought it was
22:35Chloe returning.
22:37He turned and pulled the
22:39woman into his arms.
22:44Chloe, you're back.
22:46Don't sign that agreement.
22:47I was the fool.
22:49Let me spend the rest of my
22:50life making it up to you,
22:51okay?
22:52Selena's eyes were filled
22:54with jealousy, almost
22:56overflowing.
22:57She never expected Vincent
23:00to mistake her for
23:01Chloe.
23:02She couldn't believe that
23:04the inconspicuous Chloe held
23:07such an important place in the
23:09mafia boss's heart.
23:10Feeling Vincent's tremble,
23:12Selena remained silent,
23:14letting him hold her tightly.
23:17Now, I would use my
23:19scalpel to make sure every
23:21life swallowed by the
23:22darkness would have its
23:24final dignity and truth
23:26revealed in the courtroom.
23:27For years, I had wanted to
23:30earn my professional
23:31Forenza license, but Vincent
23:34always kept me locked in a
23:36gilded cage, using the
23:38excuse that the outside
23:39world is too dangerous.
23:42One delay after another had
23:44turned my life into nothing
23:46but an accessory to his own
23:48dot in this marriage full of
23:50lies.
23:51I was merely controlled.
23:54But from now on, I would use
23:56these hands to heal every
23:58battered body and record every
24:00crime that needed to be
24:02exposed.
24:03I would walk this path of
24:05justice for myself and for
24:07Officer Davis.
24:09After completing the final task,
24:11I sent photos of the victim's
24:13key injuries to an FBI agent,
24:16hoping it would help them solve
24:18this organized murder case
24:19quickly.
24:20Boss!
24:22The intel team tracked the
24:23wife's IP.
24:24A source says she was seen at the
24:26forensic center in Boston.
24:28Still hooked up to an IV, Vincent
24:31yanked the needle out and quickly
24:33opened the encrypted email on his
24:36tablet.
24:36The image of the woman who
24:39haunted his thoughts instantly
24:40grabbed his heart.
24:42He quickly scanned through several
24:44detailed forensic reports, each one
24:47showcasing remarkable professionalism
24:50and impressive psychological
24:52resilience.
24:53He stared at the signature on the
24:56file, Chloe Davis, and said
24:59nothing for a long while.
25:01Was he recalling the false
25:03promises he made to support her
25:05career, or was he finally realizing
25:08that, after leaving him, she had
25:10been reborn and found her true
25:12purpose in life?
25:14Prepare my private jet immediately.
25:17I'm going to Boston.
25:19Make sure the men there keep a
25:21close watch.
25:22She's my wife.
25:24Even in death, she is.
25:27Reluctantly, Selena tried to throw
25:30herself into his arms again.
25:32For the first time, Vincent saw
25:35Selena in such a hysterical and
25:37ugly light.
25:39His brows furrowed and his eyes
25:41filled with unfamiliarity.
25:44This was the woman he once thought
25:46was pew and flawless.
25:48His dream girl?
25:49Then why did she abandon him for
25:53money and power, all those years
25:55ago, choosing to fall into another
25:59boss's arms?
26:00For years, he had guarded her like a
26:03handle dog, while Selena had
26:06naturally enjoyed his protection.
26:09But now, Vincent suddenly thought
26:12nothing but disgust for the woman
26:14before him.
26:15The backup encrypted phone in his pocket
26:19vibrated.
26:20A message from the family hacker
26:23appeared with two restored
26:25surveillance footage files.
26:28Vincent pulled up the footage,
26:30which contained complete recordings from
26:34the private hospital's staircase and the
26:37villa's garage.
26:38After watching, his expression turned
26:41chillingly cold, his gaze as fierce
26:45as a judge passing judgment on a
26:47traitor.
26:49He slowly turned his head, fixing his
26:52glare on Selena, who had turned pale,
26:55his voice coming out like it was from
26:58the depths of hell.
27:00What do you plan to say about this?
27:02Vincent clenched his fist, his knuckles
27:05cracking.
27:06The fragile woman, he thought, needed
27:09protecting, had pushed his pregnant
27:12wife down the stairs, and even consplared
27:16with a doctor to temper with his food.
27:19Not only had she cruelly hurt his wife,
27:23but she had also murdered his unborn
27:26child.
27:27He stared at Selena coldly, as if she were
27:31nothing more than a corpse.
27:33Selena frantically squeezed out
27:36tears, attempting to grab his sleeve.
27:39It's not like that.
27:40The footage was fabricated.
27:42Chloe bribed the hacker to frame me.
27:44She's jealous of the trust you put in
27:46me in business and deliberately trying
27:48to sow discord between us.
27:50Shut up!
27:51Vincent's forehead bowed with veins,
27:54and all his years of gentlemanly
27:57restraint vanished in that moment.
28:00Still trying to smear Chloe?
28:01Chloe? She's too dignified to play
28:03these dirty tricks.
28:04Selena, you've shamed the entire mafia.
28:07Selena stared at him in shock,
28:10knowing the truth had been revealed.
28:13A malicious sneer suddenly flashed
28:16in her tear-filled eyes.
28:18Vincent, you don't believe me.
28:20You swore an oath to me on the streets,
28:22and now you're going to kill me for that
28:24slut?
28:24A venomous hatred flickered in her eyes.
28:28Too bad.
28:29She knows all about the dirty things you've done.
28:32Betraying her cop father,
28:34secretly giving her birth control pills,
28:36even those photos of me in your phone.
28:38She knows it all.
28:39Do you really think she'll forgive the man
28:41who destroyed her life?
28:42Vincent, you're a pathetic joke.
28:44You think you're so deep,
28:45but you don't even know who you truly love.
28:48Now you've woken up, but it's too late.
28:50She'll never, ever look at you again.
28:52Vincent's eyes were bloodshot,
28:55and the violent killing intent of the mafia boss
28:59was released without restraint.
29:02He suddenly grabbed her by the neck,
29:05pressing her against the wall.
29:07Chloe won't leave me.
29:09She loves me so much,
29:10she'll never leave me.
29:11As soon as I tear your fake face apart
29:14and avenge our child,
29:16she'll come back to me.
29:17His voice was rough,
29:18like sandpaper scraping against metal.
29:22Selena's feet dangled in the air,
29:25her face turning purple
29:27as she beat against his iron-like arm in terror.
29:32Boss!
29:33Two bodyguards rush in to stop him,
29:36but the motorer's aura emanating from him
29:39froze them in their tracks.
29:42If you kill her now,
29:43the FBI will be on your doorstep immediately.
29:46Your wife will only distance herself from you
29:48even more.
29:49Vince's eyes slowly regained some clarity,
29:53and he released his grip on her
29:55as if tossing aside trash.
29:57Throw her to the NYPD's internal affairs
30:00and send over the evidence
30:02of her laundering money for the rival family.
30:05I want her to rot in prison
30:07for the rest of her life.
30:10Selena collapsed on the Persian carpet,
30:13screaming in despair.
30:16No, you can't do this to me.
30:18Vincent, you swore.
30:19You promised you'd always protect me.
30:22Vincent turned away expressionlessly,
30:25and the two bodyguards
30:26immediately dragged the struggling woman away.
30:30The Long Island mansion
30:32was shrouded in suffocating silence.
30:38Still no record of Chloe leaving the country?
30:40After receiving a negative response from his men,
30:45Vincent warily walked into the master bedroom
30:49and buried his face deep in the pillow
30:53where his wife had once slept.
30:55He carefully picked up a strand of her long hair
30:59that had fallen onto the sheets
31:02and pressed it tightly to his chest.
31:04A hot tear silently sleet down his cheek.
31:08Chloe, where are you?
31:11Vincent lay where she often did,
31:14his mind slipping back to those nights
31:17when they slept in each other's arms.
31:20She had always nestled in his embrace,
31:23looking at him with an unwavering trust and admiration.
31:28Vincent suddenly sat up,
31:31gasping for breath.
31:35His chest felt as though it had been hit by a shotgun,
31:40the pain so intense he could barely breathe.
31:42He quickly rushed downstairs,
31:45desperate to escape,
31:47the house filled with too many memories.
31:50The living room,
31:52the kitchen,
31:53the garden,
31:55every corner was filled with her presence,
31:58like sharp daggers continually cutting into his heart.
32:02The agony was unbearable,
32:05almost driving him insane.
32:07The mighty Godfather of New York
32:10sat on the steps in front of the house,
32:14looking like a broken man,
32:16a far cry from the powerful figure he once was,
32:20until a saddened downpour drenched him completely.
32:25His towering muscular body finally gave way.
32:30His vision blurred,
32:32and he collapsed into the mud, unconscious.
32:36Meanwhile,
32:37I was in a secret forensic lab in Boston.
32:41Sweat trickled down under my protective mask,
32:46but my hands remained steady.
32:48Every perfectly placed stitch felt like continuing
32:52my father's unfinished pursuit of justice.
32:56Less than an hour later,
32:58Vincent arrived in Boston,
33:00standing outside the forensic lab's glass door.
33:03His hand felt as though it were filled with lead,
33:06and he couldn't bring himself to press the doorbell.
33:09In the end,
33:10the man who terrified the East Coast
33:12simply slumped against the red brick wall,
33:15silently sinking to the ground.
33:17By the next morning,
33:19when the security staff came to change shifts,
33:22they regretfully told him
33:23that Chloe had already submitted her resignation
33:26the previous night,
33:27and had left the city.
33:29Vincent's heart plunged into an icy abyss.
33:33He stumbled into the rented Ford SUV.
33:36Based on the last clue from his network of informants,
33:40he darted through unfamiliar streets like a madman,
33:43terrified that he would miss the chance to catch that fleeting light.
33:48In front of an old Baptist church on the outskirts,
33:51he slammed on the brakes and froze in place.
33:54I stood on the sun-drenched steps,
33:57taking the final photograph of an innocent boy killed by gang crossfire.
34:01The sunlight streamed through the stained glass,
34:05casting a holy halo over my white lab coat.
34:08I carefully adjusted the focus.
34:11My face sat in a focused, calm expression.
34:14The independence and resilience that radiated from me
34:17were qualities Vincent had never truly understood
34:20in the five years we were together.
34:23Vince's haggard face twisted into a smile,
34:26more painful than tears.
34:28He was stunned by the sight of me, glowing in this moment,
34:32but also painfully aware
34:34that he was about to lose this beauty forever.
34:37After struggling internally for a long time,
34:40he finally took a heavy step forward,
34:42but didn't dare to come too close.
34:44He stopped by the fountain sculpture,
34:46watching from a distance.
34:48His voice trembled in the wind, heavy with regret.
34:51Chloe, I'm sorry.
34:54I was blind back then.
34:56I ruined everything.
34:58For the last five years,
34:59I've thought I only had a responsibility toward you.
35:02It wasn't until you signed that agreement
35:04that I truly woke up.
35:06I've been in love with you all this time,
35:08and it's driving me crazy.
35:10Without you,
35:10I wouldn't even know how to breathe tomorrow.
35:12I regret it all.
35:14I truly regret the awful things I've done to you.
35:17I owe you my life.
35:18And if you want to shoot me,
35:19go ahead,
35:20please,
35:21give me a chance to stay by your side
35:23and atone for what I've done.
35:25I'll give you control of the entire family,
35:27all the money,
35:28and even my life.
35:29I don't want to be the godfather anymore.
35:31I just want to be your husband
35:33to protect you like I always did.
35:35Please don't send me away,
35:36okay?
35:36The church bells rang,
35:38and the organ played a peaceful hymn.
35:41After what seemed like an eternity,
35:43I put down the camera,
35:44turned,
35:45and looked at him,
35:46my expression calm,
35:47as though I were gazing at a stranger
35:49who no longer mattered.
35:51For five years,
35:52I've lived like a fool
35:53in your carefully woven Truman Show,
35:55when I found out
35:57the man I've been hugging every day
35:58was the one who killed my father.
36:00Do you have any idea
36:02how much I hated myself?
36:03How could I have been so stupid
36:05to fall in love with a mafia thug
36:07who has no regard for human life?
36:09Looking at the face
36:10that once made me fall deeply in love,
36:13now gaunt and haggard,
36:14I felt the last remnants of hatred in my heart
36:18disappear with the autumn breeze.
36:20Perhaps everyone has to fall once in their life.
36:24You give your whole heart to someone,
36:27only to be betrayed
36:28at your most vulnerable moment,
36:31leaving you bleeding.
36:32I stood on the high steps,
36:35looking down at him,
36:37forcing out,
36:38a carefree smile.
36:40There was no emotion left in my eyes, Vincent.
36:43Take your remorse
36:44and go back to New York.
36:46I will never forgive you
36:48under the harsh sunlight of New England.
36:51Vincent felt as though
36:52he had fallen into an ice pit.
36:54A desperate, miserable smile
36:57tugged at the corner of his mouth.
37:00Chloe, but I really love you.
37:02His broken voice,
37:04like a dying sigh,
37:06was swallowed up
37:07by the sound of the church bells.
37:09I turned back around,
37:11raised the camera again,
37:13and started capturing
37:14the mournful faces
37:15of the mourners in the church.
37:18The only person
37:20I deliberately avoided
37:21in my shots
37:23was the man standing by the fountain.
37:25His head bowed,
37:27his shoulders shaking violently.
37:29This lady,
37:31could you please make a frame
37:32for a photo of my son?
37:34An elderly African American woman
37:37tremblingly handed me
37:39a family photo,
37:40one that showed the son
37:42she had lost in the gunfight,
37:43of course.
37:44Ma'am, I smiled
37:46and accepted the photo,
37:48capturing the last trace
37:49of warmth
37:50in this cruel world.
37:52It reminded me
37:54of 20 years ago,
37:55when Vincent had just moved
37:57next door,
37:58he had given me
37:59my father's police badge
38:00on the empty lot
38:01behind the school,
38:03making a childish vow
38:04to protect me,
38:06no matter what happened.
38:09Back then,
38:10the boy's eyes
38:12held no desire for power,
38:14only sincerity.
38:16But it was that same boy
38:18who later pushed
38:19Officer Davis
38:20straight into hell suddenly.
38:22I felt warmth behind me,
38:24the familiar scent
38:26of Tom Ford Cologne
38:27enveloping me tightly.
38:29Vincent rushed toward me,
38:31disregarding everything,
38:32and hugged me from behind.
38:34His arms tightened around me,
38:36as if I might disappear
38:38into thin air.
38:39If he loosened his grip,
38:40he buried his face
38:41in my neck,
38:42his voice trembling,
38:44with complete collapse
38:45and pleading.
38:46Chloe,
38:47this is Boston,
38:48the place where we first met.
38:50Please,
38:51give me one last chance.
38:53Let me spend the rest
38:54of my life atoning.
38:56I'll give you
38:56whatever you want.
38:58Just let me stay
38:59by your side.
39:00Hot tears dropped
39:02onto the cold back
39:03of my hand.
39:04Their burning intensity
39:05searing into my skin.
39:08I sighed softly,
39:09then carefully
39:11pried his fingers off,
39:12one by one.
39:14My voice was as cold as ice.
39:17Vincent,
39:18my greatest wish
39:19in this life
39:20is for you to disappear
39:22from my world forever.
39:23I broke free
39:25from his arms,
39:26not looking back
39:27as I walked down the steps.
39:29Getting into a taxi soon,
39:31I disappeared
39:32into the crowded streets
39:34of Boston.
39:36I don't know how long
39:38he stood by the fountain,
39:39but by the time
39:41the sunset
39:41bathed the sky
39:43in red,
39:44Vincent's horse,
39:45hollow voice,
39:46finally drifted away
39:48in the wind.
39:49I understand,
39:50Chloe,
39:51as you wish.
39:55Three months later,
39:57in a quiet monastery
39:59on the outskirts
40:00of Boston,
40:01I was calmly
40:02performing facial
40:03reconstruction
40:04on the final
40:05unidentified body.
40:06The nurse nearby,
40:08helping with the work,
40:09whispered to her colleague,
40:11her voice
40:12barely audible,
40:13Did you see the news?
40:14The youngest mafia boss
40:16from New York
40:16just turned himself
40:17into the FBI.
40:19He forgot,
40:20abstracting justice,
40:21and a string
40:22of money laundering charges.
40:25My God!
40:26A cold-blooded killer,
40:27like him,
40:28actually had a moment
40:30of conscience.
40:31I heard he's been sentenced
40:32to life without parole.
40:34My hand holding
40:35the surgical needle
40:36paused for a moment.
40:37I took off
40:38my rubber gloves,
40:39grabbed my phone,
40:40and tapped on
40:41the trending headline
40:42on Twitter.
40:43The tough story
40:44was a high-definition image
40:46of Vincent,
40:47handcuffed,
40:48being escorted
40:49to court by the FBI.
40:51Facing the flashing cameras
40:53and the judge's verdict,
40:55he was dressed in a suit,
40:56but his face
40:57remained expressionless.
40:59His once sharp eyes
41:00were now as dead as ash,
41:02devoid of any sign of life.
41:05Dr. Coy,
41:06your federal aid's best.
41:08After signing for the package,
41:10I opened the envelope
41:11and two legal documents
41:12slid out.
41:13One was the court's
41:15final divorce decree,
41:16the bottom right corner
41:18marked with Vincent's
41:19elaborate,
41:20flowing signature
41:21in English.
41:22The other
41:23was an irrevocable
41:24blind trust transfer,
41:26where he had donated
41:27all his laundered
41:28legal assets
41:29and substantial cash
41:31to a charitable foundation,
41:33with me listed
41:34as the sole beneficiary
41:35and controlling party.
41:37At the bottom
41:38of the papers,
41:39tucked inside,
41:40was a letter
41:41scented with his cologne,
41:43bearing his familiar
41:44handwriting.
41:45Chloe,
41:46this is the last thing
41:48I can do for you.
41:50I promised you
41:51I would completely
41:52disappear from your world.
41:54May every day
41:55of your life
41:56be lived
41:57in the sunlight,
41:58free
41:58and without fear.
42:00A soft,
42:01relieved smile
42:02tucked at the corner
42:03of my lips.
42:04This time,
42:05he finally understood
42:07what it meant
42:07to truly let go.
42:09I struck a match
42:10and tossed the letter
42:11into the stainless steel
42:12burn bean,
42:13watching as the flames
42:15consumed the ridiculous,
42:16guilt-ridden past
42:17we shared.
42:18After all the trials,
42:20I had finally broken free
42:22from the darkness,
42:23able to walk confidently
42:25in the sunlight again,
42:27continuing my pursuit
42:28of justice
42:29and purpose.
42:31And,
42:32the once mighty
42:33Godfather of New York,
42:35would spend the rest
42:36of his life
42:36in the coldest,
42:37darkest of prisons,
42:39slowly atoning
42:40for his sins.
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