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00:02On the day of my mate bonding ceremony, my parents suddenly brought my mate home and told me that the
00:07mate bonding ritual would be with someone else.
00:10Your sister was poisoned by Wolf Bake. There's no cure, and her final wish is to bond with David.
00:18You're her older sister. Can't you do this one thing for her?
00:22My mate also tried to persuade me.
00:25Don't worry. It's just a formality. After she dies, we'll still be each other's one and only.
00:35Still, I refused. However, my parents forced me to drink a potion that blocked my mind link, tied me up,
00:42and threw me into the family underground warehouse.
00:47We'll untie you once the ceremony goes smoothly.
00:52But soon after they left, I was attacked by a vicious rogue wolf.
00:57After unbearable prolonged agony, I was killed.
01:00It was only when my body started rotting that they remembered I was still bound in the mine.
01:06My soul drifted unconsciously into the chapel, staring blankly as my mate stood on stage, sealing their mate bond with
01:13someone else.
01:14In the romantic venue, all eyes were fixed on the couple at the altar.
01:17My sister, Laura, was wearing the gown I had meticulously hand-sewn.
01:21She recited her vows to my mate David, with tears in her eyes and a voice full of love.
01:26Below the platform, my parents dabbed at the corners of their eyes filled with tears of joy.
01:31Our sweet Laura is finally with the love of her life.
01:34She finally got her wish.
01:36The crowd clapped and smiled as the happy couple shared stories of their fairy tale romance.
01:41What destined encounter and unbreakable bond were they talking about?
01:45In all their memories, I simply never existed.
01:48It was as if I'd always just been invisible.
01:50The gown I'd stitched with all my heart, tailored to cinch my waist perfectly now, hung perfectly on Laura, like
01:57it had been made just for her.
01:58I floated above them, my heart turned to ash.
02:01From the moment David proposed this ceremony, I was never meant to be his bride.
02:07Now it all made sense why David never cared about the planning.
02:11It also made sense why he had always been smiling at his phone while ignoring my calls.
02:18However, what I still couldn't understand was.
02:21Why did loving Laura have to come at the cost of destroying me?
02:27Three days ago, I was brutally murdered in the family underground warehouse.
02:31My parents tied my hands behind my back, forcing an entire bottle of mind-blocking potion down my throat.
02:39They didn't want me to fight back or ruin the ritual with the ceremony.
02:44So, they threw me into the mine and left me there.
02:49Then I watched in horror as a vicious rogue wolf rushed at me.
02:52I was tortured and killed in cold blood, all while I was pregnant.
02:56No one should ever have to go through what he did to me.
02:59The smell in the warehouse was poisoned me, leaving me to my fate.
03:04When I died, I couldn't even fight back.
03:06Worried that I would scream for help, my mouth was sealed shut with duct tape.
03:10I couldn't even scream, my throat burning with silence.
03:18Why?
03:19I don't understand why.
03:22My entire life, I've had to give in to Laura on everything.
03:28My parents always loved Laura more.
03:31Ever since we were kids.
03:35Laura got the nice candies and wore the dresses I had wished for.
03:39Later, even though they could afford tuition for two, they paid only for her to go to Lycan Academy.
03:49Eva, you're an adult now.
03:51You should get a job and pay your own way.
03:55Even with all of that, I never thought they would make me give up my mate.
04:04When Laura told them a wolf had poisoned her with wolf's bane during a camping trip and didn't have much
04:09time left,
04:11they didn't hesitate.
04:15Your sister was poisoned by wolf bake.
04:18There's no cure.
04:19And her final wish is to bond with David.
04:21You're her older sister.
04:24Can't you do this one thing for her?
04:27My mate also tried to persuade me.
04:30Don't worry.
04:31It's just a formality.
04:33After she dies,
04:35we'll still be each other's one and only.
04:40Still, I refused.
04:42That was when my parents forced the potion down my throat.
04:45I struggled until my wrists bled.
04:47But the potion burned through my throat, blocking my mind link inch by inch.
04:53I could no longer call for help.
04:55I could no longer even reach my wolf.
04:59Dad tied my hands behind my back.
05:02Mom looked away, as if seeing my pain would make her guilty.
05:06Eva, don't make this harder than it has to be.
05:08We'll untie you once the ceremony goes smoothly.
05:11David stood at the door, his face twisted with guilt, yet he did nothing to stop them.
05:16Eva, just endure it for one day.
05:19Laura doesn't have much time left.
05:21I stared at him, the man who once promised to protect me from every injustice.
05:26For the first time, I realized his love could stand aside and watch me be destroyed.
05:31Then they dragged me into the family underground warehouse.
05:34The last thing I saw was the mine door closing.
05:38And then, in the dark, something growled.
05:41Someone, help please.
05:43However, the only thing that came was a stray wolf, fierce and menacing as ever.
05:49The rogue wolf moved toward me slowly.
05:52My hands were tied.
05:53My mouth was sealed.
05:55I begged him for mercy.
05:57Please, let me go.
05:58Yet the rogue wolf still lunged at me.
06:01The poison in the mine burned my skin and invades my blood.
06:04I had nowhere to run.
06:06I could only crawl backward, shaking, unable to make a sound.
06:11The attack lasted endlessly.
06:13My blood poured out, my skin paled, and my body went limp.
06:17I thought of the baby inside me.
06:19I'm sorry, my baby.
06:21I had wanted to tell David about the pregnancy at our mate bonding ceremony.
06:26But now, the child and I were both abandoned in the warehouse.
06:29I gradually lost my strength, lost my breath, and slowly closed my eyes.
06:36Tears slid down from the corners of my eyes.
06:39My entire life has been utterly absurd.
06:41My parents loved Laura, and the one I loved loved Laura too.
06:45At the same time, in the chapel, David was placing his hand over Laura's.
06:50I vow to love you as my mate.
06:52I vow to protect you.
06:54The crowd cheered, and I died in silence.
06:58Their ceremony went off without a hitch, and all I could do was watch.
07:03They went to the Northern Mountains for their honeymoon as I floated silently behind them.
07:08At the foot of the Northern Mountains, they strolled hand in hand across the snowy fields.
07:14Golden sunlight bathed them in a soft, warm glow.
07:18Laura wrapped her arms around David's neck, and the two of them kissed tenderly.
07:23Tourists nearby snapped photos and praised them for being such a beautiful couple.
07:29They look perfect together.
07:31Even my usually conservative parents smiled and cheered them on from the sidelines.
07:35They had long forgotten that my body was still left abandoned in the warehouse.
07:39My body had begun to rot.
07:40My blood had dried.
07:42No one could hear my desperate cry.
07:46So, who would care about getting justice coming?
07:54David, do you think my sister is mad at me?
07:58She hasn't called.
07:59Laura leaned against David's chest, faking a weary as she asked.
08:03David gently stroked her hair.
08:04No way.
08:06She's your sister.
08:07And with the wolfie bath in your system...
08:10He gazed at her intently.
08:11This was your only shot.
08:12Eva's not unreasonable.
08:14I'll be nicer to her from now on.
08:16That's all.
08:17Laura gave a nod, her eyes instantly regaining their shine.
08:21She grabbed his arm and joined Mom and Dad as they boarded the helicopter to enjoy an aerial view of
08:26the snowy mountains.
08:28That flight, costing tens of thousands of dollars for a single experience, was more than I could earn in a
08:33year.
08:33However, Laura could enjoy it without the slightest guilt.
08:36After the trip, they treated themselves to a luxurious dinner.
08:41I floated behind them in silence as they checked in at Hotel, the most extravagant hotel in the werewolf park.
08:48Laura slipped into a revealing nightgown and climbed into bed next to David, reaching for his robe.
08:53However, he gently pushed her hand away.
08:55He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the snowy mountains in the distance as he drank
09:01in silence.
09:02His eyes were dark and troubled.
09:05I turned and drifted into my parents' room.
09:09They were lying against the headboard in bed.
09:12Dad sighed, shaking his head while Mom massaged her temples.
09:17Normally, they'd be fast asleep by now.
09:21My mom pulled out her phone and tried calling me.
09:24Eva.
09:26However, all she got was a busy tone, their faces twisted in confusion, anxiety flickering in their eyes.
09:34Whenever they wanted me to give something up, they'd slap me with one hand and offer candy with the other.
09:39It never failed to work.
09:41All they had to do was take the first step and reach out, and I'd cave every time.
09:48This time, no one was on the other end of the call, eagerly calling them Mom and Dad.
09:55Mom looked at Dad with a worried expression.
09:57Honey, Laura's not exactly the sharpest at work, so why do you keep spoiling her?
10:02I also want to know, why?
10:05When we're gone, she'll burn through the family's fortune in no time.
10:08I really thought we could count on Eva to take care of us when we're old.
10:12So, in their eyes, am I nothing more than a caregiver who will look after them when they grow old?
10:17Even though, deep down, I had long harbored a vague awareness of it all,
10:21I still couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
10:24But she didn't answer just now.
10:25You don't think she's actually mad at us, do you?
10:28Forgiving her life, she owes us everything.
10:31And Laura was dying.
10:33As her older sister, she should be happy to help.
10:36What right does she have to be upset?
10:38Honestly, we've been too soft on her lately.
10:41She's forgetting her place.
10:43I listened to those words in silence.
10:45My eyes burning.
10:47At that moment, I was relieved I was dead.
10:50I was dead.
10:51My parents no longer have to look at me with disdain.
10:54I was dead.
10:56I no longer have to make concessions for Laura.
10:58I was dead.
11:00Laura and David, perhaps.
11:01They will be happy?
11:04David tossed and turned all night near dawn.
11:07He suddenly sat up, drenched in sweat.
11:11In his dream, I stood in my wedding gown, covered in blood from head to toe.
11:16He finally dreamed of me, but only after my body had begun to rot.
11:21David opened an old photo of us at Lycan Academy.
11:24His fingers trembled so badly that the screen kept slipping.
11:28Laura woke behind him and instantly softened her voice.
11:31David, are you thinking about Eva again?
11:34I know I don't have long.
11:37Please don't make my last days feel stolen.
11:40David froze.
11:41Guilt swallowed the faint panic in his eyes.
11:44I'm sorry.
11:45I won't look again.
11:47He deleted our photos one by one.
11:50Later, Laura walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window holding her phone.
11:55Don't worry.
11:57The contents of the warehouse will never be exposed.
12:00My soul went ice cold, so the rogue wolf was never an accident.
12:04Who was on the other end of that car?
12:07I followed Laura through the resort's back alley until she entered a private booth.
12:12My former friend, Lena, was waiting there with a sealed envelope.
12:16Here.
12:17A fresh wolf's bait diagnosis.
12:20Same doctor's stamp.
12:21No one will question it.
12:23Laura took it and laughed.
12:26Perfect.
12:28Eva was always too obedient.
12:30Once mom and dad tied her up, all Robert had to do was release the rogue into the mine.
12:36My dead heart seemed to crack again.
12:38Lena lowered her voice.
12:39You promised this wouldn't touch me.
12:41Relax.
12:43Eva will never crawl out of that mine.
12:46By the time anyone remembers her, there won't be much left.
12:50She didn't just want David.
12:52She wanted my life, my work, my inheritance, everything.
12:56As Laura gloated, I noticed Lena's hand under the table.
12:59A tiny recorder was blinking red.
13:01A traitor like Lena might become the knife that cuts Laura open.
13:05At the resort banquet, Laura presented pastries under my name.
13:09The elder food critic took one bite and slammed his fork down.
13:13This is an insult.
13:14Eva Corner had talent.
13:16You threw a pearl into mud and crowned mud in her place.
13:20He canceled the hotel's century-old partnership on the spot.
13:23David's face turned ashen.
13:29Laura collapsed into tears and clutched her belly.
13:32If you abandon our honeymoon, I might not survive the trip back.
13:38Mom and dad begged him to stay.
13:39That night, David opened the envelope I had slipped into his gift before the ceremony.
13:44Inside was a pregnancy report dated before my death.
13:47Four weeks.
13:50Eva, it can't be.
13:53His breath stopped.
13:54Yes, you pushed your pregnant mate and your child into hell.
13:58David gripped the report until it crumpled.
14:00When Laura dies, I'll spend my life making it up to Eva.
14:05You will never get that chance.
14:07They ended the honeymoon early and returned home.
14:10Laura walked into my bedroom like a victorious queen.
14:13She wore my nightgown, sprayed my perfume over her neck, then kicked off her shoes and climbed
14:19into my bed.
14:21It still smells like her.
14:24How annoying.
14:25David did not answer.
14:26He searched the house room by room, as if I might be hiding behind a door.
14:30He found nothing.
14:32When he reached the kitchen, he stopped for a long time.
14:35That had been my place.
14:36The warm window, the flour jars, the little recipe notes.
14:40Everything had been mine.
14:41Laura hugged him from behind.
14:43David, I'm your mate now.
14:46Why should we keep another woman's kitchen?
14:49Turn it into a walking closet for me.
14:51No!
14:51I screamed, but my voice passed through the walls like smoke.
14:54David lowered his eyes, and his silence became the answer.
14:59Workers arrived that afternoon.
15:01David stood at the doorway, jaw tight.
15:05Laura, Eva is still my mate.
15:09This kitchen...
15:09Laura's tears fell at once.
15:12Still your mate?
15:13Then what am I?
15:15A joke you held in front of the whole pack?
15:19She pressed his hand against her chest.
15:20Everyone saw our ceremony.
15:23I gave you my life.
15:26Don't humiliate me now.
15:28David's resistance broke.
15:30Do what she wants.
15:32Laura immediately pointed at my shelves.
15:34Throw those pans away.
15:35They're old.
15:37And that mixer, too.
15:38It looks cheap.
15:40A worker hesitated.
15:43Sir, these tools are high-end custom pieces.
15:46Then sell them as scrap.
15:48I don't care.
15:53One by one, my knives, molds, and recipe boxes were dragged out.
16:00David knew how hard I worked for every item.
16:03But he watched silently as Laura erased the only place where I had ever felt alive.
16:10Much better.
16:12The kitchen became a bright, cold closet.
16:15Rows of Laura's gowns hung where my ovens used to stand.
16:19David knew my parents had always favored Laura.
16:22He knew that kitchen was the first thing I built for myself.
16:25In the corner, he found a small framed photo of me dusted with flour.
16:29He looked around then quietly slipped the photo into his pocket.
16:35Mr. David, Eva hasn't come in for weeks.
16:43The temp chefs can't handle the banquet orders.
16:45Guests are demanding refunds.
16:48David frowned and dialed my number again.
16:52Only silence answered.
16:55David slammed the phone down and overturned a table.
16:59How long does she plan to snort?
17:01He forgot he had already fired me for absence and named Laura Head Pastry Chef.
17:06The hotel staff watched him in fear.
17:09Sir, without Eva, the signature menu is collapsing.
17:14For the first time, David looked genuinely afraid.
17:18In the hotel suite, David stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking somewhat displeased.
17:26Laura wore pajamas slowly emerged from the bathroom and wrapped her arms around his waist.
17:33Still worrying about my sister?
17:35No.
17:36She isn't worth me wasting any emotion on her.
17:39He turned around and upon seeing her attire, his breathing grew heavy.
17:44Barefoot, she stepped onto the tops of his feet, wrapped her arms around his neck, and lifted her legs to
17:50hook them around him.
17:51Am I pretty?
17:53I floated behind them, unable to leave, forced to watch every stolen tenderness.
17:59I want you so much I can't think.
18:02Once he had whispered those words into my hair while I baked late at night.
18:06Now he said them to the sister who had taken my gown, my ceremony, and my bed.
18:11He stripped off her lingerie and pressed her against the floor-to-ceiling window.
18:15A smug smile curled at the corners of her mouth.
18:18You're mine tonight.
18:19They were all over each other.
18:21His body pressed tightly against her buttocks, thrusting rapidly urgent and fervent.
18:27The sweat of her excitement left a print on the glass window.
18:30I watched it all, my stomach twisting in knots.
18:33Entwined tightly, the two tumbled onto the bed.
18:37They made love on the bed, on the table, and inside the cloakroom with an intensity that left them inseparable.
18:44Like lovers so consumed by passion that they craved intimacy at every moment.
18:50I want you so badly I can't get enough of you.
18:53I watched his fascination with her.
18:55My child and I were rotting in warehouse dust.
18:58I touched my slightly swollen belly.
19:00How could I ever believe love would save me?
19:03A few days later, the fever of forbidden love began to fade.
19:07David sat alone in his office, staring at my contact name.
19:17And we'll talk.
19:19Another message followed.
19:24His eyes reddened but there was still no reply.
19:29Because I was already dead.
19:31Laura entered with fruit tea in her hand.
19:35Darling, are you still texting my sister?
19:39Her cheeks were rosy.
19:40Her steps were light.
19:42Her so-called fatal wolf's vein poisoning had left no mark at all.
19:46She rested a hand over her flat belly and smiled.
19:50Don't worry.
19:51Our baby and I are fine.
19:54David's gaze fixed on her face.
19:56Laura, weren't you supposed to be dying?
19:59For the first time, the question slipped out before she could guide him away.
20:05Laura's smile froze.
20:08What did you say?
20:10David's suspicion did not disappear.
20:12He secretly sent Laura's antidote to a private clinic.
20:17The result came back that evening.
20:20Vitamins.
20:21And one ingredient dangerous for pregnancy.
20:24His hands shook with fury.
20:26He cornered the doctor in the clinic.
20:28Did Laura ever have wolf bass poisoning?
20:33Mr. David.
20:35Medical privacy.
20:36David slammed the report on the table.
20:38Ah, answer me!
20:39The doctor stammered long enough for David to know the truth.
20:47He returned to the suite and hid a recorder under the lamp.
20:51Laura sensed the danger faster than he expected.
20:55That night, she injected herself with a tiny dose of wolf's vein and collapsed in front of everyone.
21:03Laura!
21:05My baby!
21:08David rushed her to the hospital, guilt crushing his doubts again.
21:13But the recorder had already captured Laura's earlier call.
21:17Use just enough to scare him, not enough to hurt me.
21:21David replayed it until his eyes turned bloodshot.
21:31Lucy realized something was wrong when my messages stayed unread for too many days.
21:36She stormed into hotel and grabbed the front desk by the collar.
21:40Where is Eva corner?
21:42She was fired.
21:44Miss fired.
21:46Miss Laura replaced her.
21:48Lucy's eyes sharpened.
21:50She went door to door near the villa until a neighbor handed over the video hard drive.
21:55On the screen, my bound body was shoved into a trunk.
21:59The car drove toward the abandoned warehouse.
22:01Lucy ran there before sunset.
22:04The moment she reached the entrance, her wolf surfaced.
22:06The scent of blood, poison gas.
22:09Eva.
22:10My parents, David, Laura, and a strange rogue all mixed together.
22:15She kicked open the warehouse door.
22:18Inside the darkness, beneath scraps of torn fabric, lay a piece of white bone wearing my bracelet.
22:24Lucy dropped to her knees.
22:26No!
22:28No, Eva, please!
22:30Then her grief became a howl that shook the warehouse.
22:34Whoever did this to you, I'll make them pay in blood.
22:40David tried to pretend nothing had happened.
22:43When Laura entered the office, he shoved his phone away and forced a smile.
22:47You look pale.
22:48I'm fine.
22:49Then his gaze fell on her hand.
22:51A green gemstone ring glimmered on her finger.
22:54Isn't that Eva's ring?
22:56Laura curled her fingers at once.
22:59What a coincidence.
23:01I bought it at a boutique.
23:03Eva never took that ring off.
23:05He was right.
23:06He gave it to me at Lycan Academy.
23:08It was cheap, but it was the first promise anyone had ever made to me.
23:12Laura laughed too loudly.
23:14Why are you staring at me?
23:16Like I stole from a corpse?
23:18The word corpse made the air freeze.
23:20I looked at the ring and remembered the hand that tore it from my finger in the mine.
23:24Laura had my ring before anyone found my body.
23:27This was not an accident.
23:29This was murder.
23:31At my parents' house, mom placed cushions behind Laura's back.
23:35Our Laura has always been fragile.
23:37David, you must take care of her and the baby.
23:41David nodded stiffly.
23:42I will.
23:44No one mentioned me.
23:45No one mentioned how long I had been missing.
23:47A living daughter could be ignored.
23:50A missing daughter could be inconvenient.
23:52Only Laura's comfort mattered.
23:54The doorbell rang.
23:55David's eyes lit for one foolish second.
23:57Maybe he thought I had finally come home to forgive them.
24:00He opened the door quickly.
24:01Lucy stood outside with a cold face and clenched fists.
24:05Where's Eva?
24:06The living room fell silent.
24:08Laura stepped behind David.
24:10I can't get in touch with her.
24:12I went to the hotel.
24:13You fired her.
24:14I've checked everywhere she usually goes.
24:16Don't try to pull a fast one on me.
24:18Tell me.
24:19Where exactly is Eva?
24:21Lucy and I had been friends for over a decade.
24:24She grew up rough, but she was always gentle with me.
24:28Now she shoved the door open before Laura could slam it shut.
24:30Eva!
24:31I'm here!
24:33Answer me if you're inside!
24:35Laura rushed forward.
24:36Get out!
24:37That bitch isn't here!
24:39Lucy's eyes went red.
24:42Say that again.
24:44Laura shoved her shoulder.
24:45Lucy shoved back harder.
24:47The coffee table overturned, cups smashing across the floor.
24:51Mom screamed.
24:53Laura is pregnant!
24:54Don't touch her!
24:56David moved instantly, not to stop Laura, but to protect her.
25:00He grabbed Lucy's arm and pushed her away.
25:02Lucy!
25:04Get a grip!
25:05Eva really isn't here!
25:07Lucy staggered, then looked at his hand on Laura's shoulder.
25:11Still protecting her.
25:14Even now.
25:15Lucy was the only person who came looking for me.
25:18And even she was being pushed out of my home.
25:21Lucy snapped.
25:23She raised her hand and slapped David across the face.
25:26Smack!
25:27His head jerked aside.
25:29Five claw marks tore across his cheek.
25:32You heartless bastard!
25:34Eva gave you everything!
25:36And you gave her sister her wedding.
25:38David touched the blood on his face.
25:40Stunned, Lucy turned on my parents.
25:42And you two?
25:44Eva is your daughter too!
25:46Did you forget that because Laura cried blouter?
25:49Dad tried to step forward.
25:50This is family business.
25:52Lucy's claw lengthened.
25:53Then listen like family.
25:55If anything happened to Eva,
25:58I will drag every one of you into court,
26:00into prison,
26:01or into the grave.
26:04Laura hid behind David.
26:05But even she stopped talking.
26:07For once, no one dared to call me selfish.
26:09If anyone had spoken for me like this while I was alive,
26:13maybe I would have known I deserved to be loved.
26:15Lucy backed toward the door,
26:17her voice shaking.
26:18I'll find her myself.
26:21That night, David coaxed Laura to sleep
26:24before returning to the living room.
26:25Mom.
26:26Dad.
26:27Eva has been missing too long.
26:29What exactly happened that day?
26:31Mom's lips trembled.
26:34She's angry.
26:35Let her cool down.
26:36You tied her up.
26:37Silence answered him.
26:38They finally sensed fear,
26:40but not enough to confess.
26:42Meanwhile, my body lay deep in the silver mine.
26:45The smell of rot seeped through the cracks
26:46and attracted rats.
26:48Residential staff called an exterminator
26:50who called the police.
26:51At dawn, David's phone rang.
26:53Hello.
26:53Is this Eva Corner's family?
26:55We discovered a decomposing female body
26:57in the abandoned silver mine behind the villa.
27:00David's face drained of color.
27:01Initial identification confirms the victim is Eva Corner.
27:05She was also pregnant.
27:06The phone slipped from his hand.
27:08No.
27:09Impossible.
27:10Please come to the station to identify the body.
27:13David drove like a madman
27:15and crashed into the roadside barrier near the mine.
27:18Blood ran down his forehead
27:19as he stumbled toward the police tape.
27:21Eva!
27:22I'm here!
27:23Reporters surrounded him, cameras flashing.
27:25Mr. David, did your family imprison your mate?
27:28David collapsed outside the mine
27:29and clawed at the dirt.
27:30I killed her.
27:32I killed my child.
27:34Across town, Laura locked herself in her room.
27:37She deleted messages, burned fake medical forms,
27:40and flushed the last paper scripts down the toilet.
27:43Robert can take the blame.
27:45Mom and dad tied her up.
27:48I never touched her.
27:50The door was kicked open.
27:52Lucy stood there, phone raised, recording everything.
27:55Say that again.
27:56Louder.
27:57Laura lunged for the phone.
27:59Lucy slapped her to the floor.
28:01Everything you destroy has a cloud backup somewhere.
28:04You owe Eva a blood debt,
28:07and I will collect it.
28:08Laura's face turned white.
28:10The first crack in her victory had opened.
28:12My parents tried to rush toward the mine to
28:15check the scene,
28:16but reporters blocked every path.
28:18They returned home in panic
28:19and found Laura on the floor,
28:21Lucy towering over her.
28:23Your precious daughter was destroying evidence.
28:26Dad turned on Mom first.
28:27This is your fault!
28:29You spoiled her until she killed Eva!
28:32Mom screamed back.
28:34You wanted David's hotel connections!
28:36Don't put this on me!
28:38Their excuses shattered one after another.
28:41Then David burst in.
28:42His eyes were bloodshot,
28:44and dried blood covered his temple.
28:46He grabbed Laura's wrist and pinned her against the wall.
28:49Was the rogue in the mine your plan?
28:51Was Eva's death arranged from the start?
28:55David, you're scary.
28:57His claws pressed against her throat.
29:00Before she could answer,
29:01police officers entered with a preliminary report.
29:04Eva Corner's hands were bound.
29:05She suffered violent assault before death.
29:08This is a homicide.
29:09All immediate family members must come identify the body.
29:12The room went dead silent.
29:15The morgue smelled of disinfectant,
29:17metal,
29:18and something no perfume could hide.
29:20My parents stood behind David trembling.
29:22Prepare yourselves.
29:23David reached for the white cloth,
29:25but his fingers refused to obey.
29:27Finally,
29:28he pulled it back.
29:29My face was no longer the face they remembered.
29:32Mom screamed and fell to her knees.
29:35Eva!
29:36No!
29:37No!
29:39This isn't my daughter!
29:41Dad covered his mouth,
29:42his body shaking.
29:44David stared at my hand,
29:45where the ring had once been.
29:47Eva.
29:49I'm sorry.
29:51I'm so sorry.
29:53Laura stayed near the door,
29:55with one hand over her nose.
29:56Can we leave soon?
29:57This place is making me sick.
29:59The sentence landed like a brain.
30:01Even my father looked at her,
30:03as if seeing a stranger.
30:05They finally regretted it.
30:07But regret could not sew my body back together,
30:09or return breath to my child.
30:10The white cloth fell beside the table like a final curtain.
30:15David's knees hit the floor beside the autopsy table.
30:17He slapped himself once,
30:19then again,
30:20each sound sharp in the morgue.
30:21I watched them take you away.
30:24I let them tie you up.
30:27I told you to endure it.
30:29Mom sobbed until her voice broke.
30:31Dad's shoulders shook silently.
30:33Laura disappeared into the hallway,
30:34and returned wiping her mouth.
30:36She's dead already.
30:37Why does she still have to drag the whole family down?
30:40David slowly lifted his head.
30:43What did you say?
30:44Laura flinched,
30:45but pride made her continue.
30:47Everyone is staring at us because of her.
30:49She always had to make things difficult.
30:52David surged to his feet
30:53and slammed her against the wall.
30:55Difficult!
30:55She was murdered!
30:57I'm pregnant!
30:58Then pray that child never learns
31:00what kind of mother you are!
31:01It was the first time
31:02Laura had ever been spoken to that way.
31:05For once,
31:05her tears did not save her.
31:08The police officer's expression was grave.
31:10The victim's hands were tied.
31:12Her mouth was sealed.
31:14There were multiple knife wounds.
31:16An evidence of rogue wolf assault.
31:20Mom collapsed into the chair.
31:22We did it.
31:24We tied her up.
31:25Dad grabbed her arm.
31:26Stop talking!
31:27Mom shook him off, sobbing.
31:28We forced the mind-blocking potion down her throat!
31:31We left her in the mine
31:33because Laura wanted the ceremony.
31:35David staggered back as if struck.
31:37Who suggested the mine?
31:39Mom's eyes moved toward Laura's empty chair.
31:41Before she could speak,
31:43Lucy's roar exploded from the hallway.
31:45Laura did!
31:46She planned it!
31:47An officer tried to hold her back.
31:49Eva didn't die because of an accident!
31:51She was served to a monster by her own family!
31:53My mother finally told the truth,
31:55but it was too late to be courage.
31:57Lucy slammed her fist against the glass.
32:00Bring Laura here.
32:02Let her look at what she made.
32:06Lucy entered the police office
32:08with a hard drive clutched in her hand.
32:10I bought every camera feed around that district.
32:13The officer connected it to the screen.
32:15In the footage,
32:16Laura stood behind a bar with Robert,
32:18a rogue addict known in the lower streets.
32:20Once Eva is in the mine,
32:22release the wolf.
32:23Make it look like a stray attack.
32:26And my payment.
32:28After David's hotel is mine.
32:30David watched the screen,
32:31his face turning gray.
32:32Robert also followed the family car
32:35to the silver mine.
32:36Laura burst into the room.
32:37Fake!
32:38That video is fake!
32:40Lucy stepped toward her.
32:42Then why are you shaking?
32:43Laura screamed and lunged,
32:45nails aimed at Lucy's face.
32:47Lucy caught her wrist and twisted.
32:49I hope you fight.
32:51It makes you look exactly
32:53like the murderer you are.
32:55Police separated them.
32:56Laura's mask finally cracked in public,
32:58and everyone saw the monster underneath.
33:01David gripped Laura's wrist
33:02across the interrogation table.
33:04You had a lover.
33:05You had a plan.
33:08Why did you still demand my bond?
33:10Laura cried desperately.
33:11Robert forced me!
33:12I only loved you!
33:14Shh!
33:15Lucy threw a stack of photos
33:16onto the table.
33:17In every one,
33:18Laura and Robert kissed,
33:19drank,
33:20and counted cash together.
33:21That's a very affectionate extortionist.
33:23Mom stared at the photos,
33:25then slapped Laura so hard
33:26the sound echoed.
33:27You killed your sister for this?!
33:30Police gathered the evidence
33:31and announced
33:32a formal homicide investigation.
33:34Later,
33:35an officer pulled David aside.
33:36There is one more thing.
33:38Eva Corner was pregnant
33:41at the time of death.
33:42David froze.
33:43Based on the timing,
33:45the child was yours.
33:46David turned
33:47and punched
33:48the observation room glass
33:49again and again.
33:52Blood ran down both hands.
33:54I killed them both.
33:55No confession could make him innocent.
33:57After learning about the baby,
33:59David lost the last piece of sanity.
34:02He ran back to the silver mine
34:04and crawled through the dirt
34:05on his knees.
34:06With bare hands,
34:08he dug out the rope
34:09that had bound me
34:10and a packet of wedding candy
34:11soaked black with old blood.
34:13His nails split.
34:15His fingertips bled.
34:16Eva.
34:18I'm sorry.
34:20I'm sorry.
34:21I'm sorry.
34:22Then he returned home
34:24and destroyed the walk-in closet.
34:26He smashed the mirrors,
34:28tore down Laura's gowns,
34:29and carried my discarded kitchen tools
34:32back one by one.
34:33David knelt on the cold floor,
34:36cleaning them with shaking hands.
34:38Disgusting.
34:39He finally cherished
34:41what he helped destroy.
34:43Laura rushed in
34:44and screamed at the wreckage.
34:45Have you lost your mind?
34:48David spun around
34:49and seized her throat.
34:51Was the rogue wolf
34:52locked in the mine by you?
34:55His claws pricked her skin.
34:58Was Eva's death planned
35:00from the beginning?
35:02Laura's fear twisted into a smile.
35:05Fine.
35:06Yes.
35:07I planned it!
35:08David's hand tightened.
35:10I ruined her chances
35:12since we were children.
35:13I faked the wolf face.
35:15I got the potion.
35:16I told Robert
35:18to lock the rogue in the mine.
35:21Mom and dad rushed in
35:22just in time to hear every word.
35:24This is the younger sister
35:26they have doted on since childhood.
35:28Laura's true colors
35:29hidden for so many years
35:30were finally exposed to the public.
35:33Yet,
35:33there was no trace of joy
35:35on Eva's face.
35:37In fact,
35:38she looked even more sorrowful.
35:40This righteous trial
35:41has come too late.
35:43Laura laughed harder.
35:45She screamed your name
35:46when the wolf tore into her.
35:48You were busy marrying me.
35:50David's claws shot out.
35:51Mom fanted with a broken cry.
35:53Laura used the chaos to run,
35:55but the front door
35:56was already blocked.
35:58Lucy stood there
35:59with police officers
36:00and elder council guards.
36:02Laura clutched her stomach.
36:03You can't arrest me!
36:05I'm pregnant!
36:07Lucy stepped forward
36:08and threw a medical report
36:09at her feet.
36:10Stop acting.
36:12You were never pregnant.
36:13The report showed no pregnancy,
36:15only hormone injections
36:17and forged records.
36:19Laura's mouth opened,
36:20but no sound came out.
36:23The werewolf council hall was packed.
36:25Lucy stood before the elders
36:27with boxes of evidence.
36:29Surveillance of Laura and Robert.
36:31Bank transfers to the doctor.
36:32Lena's recording.
36:33The parents' confession.
36:36David's termination letter
36:37against Eva.
36:38One by one,
36:39the evidence appeared
36:40on the giant screen.
36:42The crowd erupted.
36:43Blood for blood!
36:45Laura trembled in chains.
36:47They're lying!
36:48Eva always wanted attention.
36:50Silence!
36:51The elders came,
36:52struck the floor.
36:53David's family assets are frozen.
36:55His noble privileges are revoked.
36:58Laura Corner will be transferred
37:00to maximum security prison
37:01pending final judgment.
37:02David suddenly stood.
37:04No!
37:05I'm not only a victim of her lies.
37:07Every eye turned to him.
37:09I watched Eva be taken away.
37:11I fired her.
37:12I abandoned her pregnant!
37:13I asked to be sentenced with Laura!
37:16Laura screamed.
37:17Don't drag me down with you!
37:19David did not look at her.
37:21I deserve death too.
37:23The court did not sentence David to death.
37:26That became his punishment.
37:29Moon Shadow Hotel collapsed within days.
37:32Partners withdrew.
37:33Guests cancelled.
37:34And old employees resigned together.
37:36Eva kept this place alive.
37:38You killed her.
37:39And expected us to serve you.
37:41David said nothing.
37:42He brought my coffin to the chapel.
37:44Where our ceremony should have happened.
37:47For three days and nights,
37:49he knelt before it without food or water.
37:51His forehead split,
37:54knocking against the floor.
37:56Eva!
37:57Punish me.
37:59Please.
38:00I had already died.
38:03I had no interest in punishing him
38:05for his peace.
38:07On the fourth day,
38:09police brought news.
38:10Robert has confessed.
38:12Laura planned to kill you
38:13after the honeymoon
38:14and take over the hotel assets.
38:17David lifted his hollow eyes.
38:19She called you useful,
38:20then disposable.
38:22David laughed once,
38:24a broken sound.
38:25So I killed Eva
38:27for someone who was already
38:29measuring my grades!
38:31The chapel candles flickered
38:33like they were disgusted too.
38:35Mom and Dad cried
38:37until they could barely breathe.
38:39For the first time,
38:42Laura called home
38:43from his detention
38:44and no one answered.
38:45Dad signed the statement first.
38:47From today on,
38:49Laura is no longer our daughter.
38:51Mom's hand shook
38:51as she signed beneath him.
38:53When I was alive,
38:55they never chose me.
38:56After I died,
38:58choosing me cost nothing.
39:00The evening news
39:01played Robert's arrest.
39:02Robert Gray
39:03suspected accomplice
39:05in Eva Corner's homicide
39:06has confessed to acting
39:08under Laura Corner's instruction.
39:10The police found
39:11Robert's DNA at the mine
39:12and recovered payment records
39:14tied to Laura.
39:15Investigators confirm
39:16Laura's wolf bay poisoning
39:17was staged
39:18from the beginning.
39:19Mom slid to the floor.
39:21My Eva!
39:22I helped them kill my Eva!
39:25Dad covered his face,
39:27old in a single night.
39:28Outside,
39:29neighbors whispered,
39:31they raised a murderer
39:32and buried the good daughter.
39:34Police brought Laura
39:35out in handcuffs.
39:36Neighbors gathered at the gate,
39:38pointing and whispering.
39:40That's the younger sister,
39:42the one they spoiled.
39:43She killed Eva for a man!
39:45Laura suddenly dropped to her knees
39:47in front of our parents.
39:49Mom!
39:50Dad!
39:50I'm your only child now.
39:53Write me a forgiveness letter.
39:55Please!
39:56The words froze the air.
39:59Mom slowly reached out
40:00and touched Laura's hair
40:02the way she had touched it
40:03when we were little.
40:05For one second,
40:07Laura thought she had won.
40:09Then Mom slapped her.
40:11Again.
40:12Again.
40:13And again.
40:14Blood debt must be paid in blood!
40:16Dad turned away,
40:18shaking.
40:19Laura screamed.
40:20You can't abandon me!
40:22Eva is dead!
40:24I'm the only one left!
40:25Mom collapsed,
40:27clawing at her own chest.
40:28That is exactly why
40:30I hate myself.
40:32The police dragged Laura
40:33toward the car.
40:34Laura's eyes found mine
40:36for an impossible instant.
40:38I should have burned the body.
40:40Everyone heard her.
40:42The neighbors recoiled in horror.
40:44Laura wet herself from fear,
40:46then shoved Mom away
40:48with sudden madness.
40:49Stop acting righteous!
40:51You all helped me
40:53because you loved me more!
40:55Mom covered her ears.
40:56Laura rubbed her stomach
40:57out of habit,
40:58then remembered
40:59there was no baby.
41:00Her face twisted.
41:02Eva always had
41:04what I wanted.
41:05Talent.
41:05David's first love.
41:07That stupid, gentle smile.
41:08I just took the life
41:09she wasted!
41:10Dad whispered.
41:12Monster.
41:13Laura laughed.
41:15You made me one!
41:17Police forced her
41:18into the car,
41:19but her voice still rang
41:20through the street.
41:21If you had loved Eva more,
41:23maybe she'd be alive.
41:25That night,
41:26my parents sat in the living room
41:27until dawn.
41:28Their hair seemed to turn white
41:30under the cold light.
41:31Mom kept washing her hands
41:33until they bled.
41:34I tied the rope.
41:35I held the bottle.
41:37I killed her.
41:38Dad tried to stop her,
41:40then began crying too.
41:41Their punishment
41:42had finally begun,
41:43but it would never equal
41:45one second of my death.
41:48In prison,
41:49Laura still refused to repent.
41:51She bribed inmates
41:52with promises
41:53and sent threats
41:54through her lawyer.
41:55Miss Laura says
41:56if you don't sell the house
41:57for her defense,
41:58she will drag
41:58the whole family down.
42:00Dad listened.
42:01Express expression dead.
42:03Give this to the police instead.
42:05He handed over
42:05the last folder of evidence.
42:07Mom signed the legal document
42:08severing parental ties.
42:10Her eyes were so swollen
42:12she could barely see.
42:13I have no daughter named Laura.
42:15That same day,
42:17Dad suffered a heart attack
42:18and was rushed to the ICU.
42:21David requested prison visitation
42:23with a sharpened blade
42:24hidden in his sleeve.
42:25He wanted to die with Laura
42:26and call it justice.
42:28In the visiting room,
42:30Laura smiled at him
42:31through the glass.
42:32Kill me if you want.
42:33But remember,
42:35David,
42:36you were the one
42:37who truly killed Eva.
42:38David's fingers tightened
42:40around the hidden knife.
42:41Laura leaned closer.
42:44Want to know what she screamed
42:45before she died?
42:47Laura played the recording
42:49through the prison phone.
42:50My voice burst out
42:51from the speaker,
42:52faint,
42:53hoarse,
42:53and terrified.
42:54David,
42:56help me.
42:58David's face collapsed.
43:00You were saying vows to me
43:02while she called your name.
43:03If you had opened
43:05that warehouse,
43:06she might have lived.
43:08David smashed his fist
43:09through the glass partition.
43:11I'll kill you!
43:13Guards rushed in.
43:14Electric batons struck him down.
43:17He spent three days
43:18in confinement.
43:20When he came out,
43:22he signed away
43:23every remaining asset
43:24to the Eva Corner
43:25Welfare Foundation.
43:26Then he went to Lucy's door
43:28and knelt in the rain.
43:29Let me attend Eva's funeral.
43:32Please.
43:35Lucy opened the door
43:36with red-rimmed eyes.
43:37You don't get to cry
43:39over the body you abandoned.
43:44I just want to say goodbye.
43:47Show up
43:49and I'll kill you
43:50beside her grave.
43:51She slammed the door.
43:53David remained kneeling
43:54until sunrise.
43:56That was when he began
43:57preparing to die.
43:58My parents escaped the ICU
44:00against the doctor's orders
44:02and knelt outside Lucy's home.
44:04Dad's lips were blue.
44:06Mom could hardly see.
44:08Let us attend Eva's funeral.
44:10Please.
44:12We are her parents.
44:14Lucy looked down at them.
44:16Parents don't leave
44:16daughters tied in mines.
44:19They knocked their foreheads
44:21against the stone steps
44:22for five days
44:22and fainted several times.
44:25Lucy still refused.
44:27At my funeral
44:28every wolf I had ever fed,
44:30helped or comforted came.
44:33My parents and David
44:35were not notified.
44:36For once,
44:37the room was full of people
44:39who remembered me
44:39without needing guilt.
44:41But after the service,
44:42Lucy discovered
44:43the urn was missing.
44:44My parents had stolen it
44:46from the memorial table.
44:47She is our daughter.
44:49Her ashes belong with us.
44:52Lucy chased their car down
44:53and blocked it in the road.
44:55Her claws emerged.
44:57Give Eva back!
44:59Tires screeched behind them.
45:01David jumped out
45:02of another car.
45:02No one takes her
45:03from me again.
45:05Three kinds of regret
45:06fought over my ashes
45:07like they had ever owned me.
45:10The chapel was filled
45:11with white flowers
45:12and winter wind.
45:13Pack members came
45:15with candles,
45:15recipe cards,
45:16and small desserts
45:17I had once made for them.
45:19Eva gave my child
45:20free pastries
45:21every birthday.
45:22You never let anyone
45:23leave hungry.
45:24My parents stood far away,
45:26barely upright.
45:27David leaned against
45:28the doorway,
45:29thinner than before.
45:30A cigarette burning
45:32untouched
45:32between his fingers.
45:34He did not dare
45:35look at my urn.
45:36I'm sorry.
45:38No one answered him.
45:40In life,
45:40I had been quiet enough
45:41to disappear.
45:42In death,
45:43strangers remembered me
45:44better than family.
45:46During the final prayer,
45:47Lucy stepped forward.
45:49Eva hated cold rooms.
45:50She loved sunshine,
45:52grass,
45:53and the osmangus tree
45:55behind our old school.
45:56When everyone bowed
45:57their heads,
45:58she wrapped my urn
45:59in her coat.
45:59I'm taking you somewhere.
46:02They can't fight over you.
46:05She slipped out
46:06through the side door.
46:07For the first time
46:08since my death,
46:09I wanted to follow someone.
46:11Rain poured down so hard
46:13it blurred the road.
46:14Lucy held my urn
46:15against her chest
46:16as if shielding me
46:17from the storm.
46:18Her hair stuck to her face.
46:20Her lips were pale.
46:22Remember when we were eight?
46:23I climbed that stupid tree
46:26and got stuck.
46:27She laughed through tears.
46:30Everyone said
46:31to wait for adults.
46:32You climbed up anyway
46:33and fell harder than I did.
46:37I tried to wipe her tears,
46:39but my hand passed
46:40through her cheek.
46:41Behind us,
46:42my parents and David
46:43ran through the rain.
46:45Mom dropped to her knees.
46:47Please give her back.
46:48Let me hold my daughter once.
46:52Lucy turned,
46:53eyes burning.
46:56You held her
46:57when you poured poison
46:59down her throat.
47:00We regret it.
47:02Then live with it.
47:04Don't use her ashes
47:05to make yourselves
47:06feel forgiven!
47:09Lucy.
47:10Lucy hugged the urn tighter.
47:12None of you
47:13get to touch her again.
47:16Lightning split the sky
47:18as if heaven agreed.
47:23After the storm,
47:24the sky cleared.
47:28Lucy walked alone
47:30to the old osmanthus tree
47:31behind our childhood school.
47:34Sunlight filtered
47:35through the leaves,
47:36warm and golden.
47:37Lucy hummed the silly song
47:39we used to sing
47:40when we were children.
47:42You always said
47:44this place smelled like home.
47:46She dug carefully
47:47beneath the tree
47:48and placed my urn
47:49in the earth.
47:50Beside it,
47:51she set a strawberry pie,
47:53iced coffee,
47:54and the white dress
47:56I had once admired
47:57through a shop window.
47:59I couldn't protect you then.
48:01I'll protect your peace now.
48:04I sat beside her,
48:06though she could not see me.
48:08For the first time,
48:09the abandoned warehouse
48:10felt far away.
48:11The wind moved
48:12through the branches,
48:14scattering tiny blossoms
48:15over Lucy's shoulders.
48:16Lucy smiled through tears.
48:19Rest here, Eva.
48:21No one will force you
48:22to give anything up again.
48:25I leaned against her
48:26like I used to.
48:29If love had a shape,
48:30maybe it was this quiet morning.
48:34Years passed
48:35under the osmanthus tree.
48:36One sunny afternoon,
48:38Lucy came with a basket
48:39and sat against my grave.
48:41Laura and Robert
48:42are in prison.
48:44Moonshadow Hotel
48:45went bankrupt.
48:46David drinks
48:47until he forgets
48:48his own name.
48:49She paused,
48:50then smiled softly.
48:52I'm better now.
48:53Not healed,
48:54but better.
48:57I floated beside her,
48:58lighter than before.
49:00Footsteps approached.
49:02My parents came slowly,
49:03carrying pastries
49:04they had once bought
49:05only for Laura.
49:06David followed
49:07with a box
49:08of handmade cookies.
49:11Eva loved these.
49:13Lucy stood up.
49:15Funny.
49:16You knew what she loved.
49:18Dad lowered his head.
49:19You knew
49:20she liked green dresses.
49:22Strawberry pies.
49:23Quiet kitchens.
49:24You just pretended
49:25not to know
49:26because Laura
49:27wanted louder things.
49:28David set the cookies
49:29down with shaking hands.
49:31I made them
49:32from her recipe.
49:33Recipes don't
49:34forgive murder.
49:35The three of them
49:36stood silent.
49:37They had always
49:38known me.
49:39They simply chose
49:40not to love me.
49:41Lucy left
49:42before the three of them
49:43could turn grief
49:44into a performance.
49:45Mom knelt
49:46in front of my grave.
49:47Her eyes were
49:48clouded white
49:48from crying.
49:49Dad's back was bent,
49:50his steps slow.
49:52David's hair
49:52had gone gray
49:53at the temples,
49:54though he was still young.
49:55They placed candy.
49:57Dresses,
49:57photos,
49:58baking tools,
49:59and the green ring
50:00beside the stone.
50:01Eva,
50:02Mom brought
50:03your favorite
50:04sugar candy.
50:04I found the dress
50:06you once wanted.
50:07I should have
50:08bought it then.
50:09I kept your
50:10recipe book dry.
50:12So they remembered
50:13everything.
50:14They remembered
50:15the candies
50:15I stared at,
50:16the dresses
50:17I touched,
50:18the ring I never
50:19removed,
50:20the kitchen I loved.
50:21All my life,
50:22I thought I had failed
50:23to make myself
50:24understood.
50:25Now I knew
50:25they had understood
50:26perfectly.
50:27They simply chose
50:28Laura every time.
50:29David pressed
50:30his forehead
50:30to the ground.
50:32Forgive me.
50:33The osmanthus
50:34blossoms fell
50:34between us.
50:35The dead
50:36cannot forgive
50:36what the living
50:37never protected.
50:40My parents
50:40sold the villa,
50:41the cars,
50:42and every
50:42remaining luxury.
50:43They donated
50:44the money
50:45to children's
50:45welfare homes
50:46under my name,
50:47then moved
50:48into a leaking
50:48rental room.
50:49Mom was blind.
50:51Dad was
50:51half paralyzed.
50:53They survived
50:53on scraps
50:54and the help
50:55of a nurse.
50:56Every day,
50:56they asked
50:57to be pushed
50:57near my grave,
50:58but they only
50:59dared kneel
51:00far away.
51:00Those are the parents
51:01who killed Eva.
51:02They accepted
51:02every insult
51:03without argument,
51:04not far from my grave.
51:06David dug a pit
51:07with his own hand.
51:08Beside it stood
51:09a stone carved
51:09with his name.
51:12If I can't be
51:13with her in life,
51:14I'll guard her
51:15in death.
51:17Lucy arrived
51:18with a hammer.
51:19You don't get
51:20a grave beside her.
51:21He smashed the stone
51:22until cracks
51:23spread across
51:24his name.
51:25David climbed
51:25into the pit
51:26and closed his eyes.
51:28Then kill me here.
51:30Let my blood
51:31pay her back.
51:32Lucy raised the hammer,
51:34trembling with rage.
51:35Even his death
51:36still tried to take
51:37place beside mine.
51:39Lucy did not
51:40swing the hammer.
51:41Your dirty blood
51:42would stain
51:43Eva's tree.
51:44David lived
51:45after that,
51:45but not for himself.
51:47Using my recipes,
51:48he opened
51:49a free pastry school
51:50for children
51:51whose families
51:51ignored them.
51:52No child
51:53who loves baking
51:54should be told
51:54their dream
51:55is worthless.
51:55Year after year,
51:57students learned
51:58under my name.
51:59He never remarried.
52:01He never slept
52:02without nightmares.
52:03When he was old,
52:04he handed the school
52:05and all his remaining
52:06assets to Lucy.
52:07Use it for Eva,
52:09not for me.
52:11That night,
52:12he placed a strawberry
52:13cake before my grave.
52:15I'm sorry.
52:17Then he went
52:18to the 18th floor
52:19of the hotel
52:19where we had first
52:20promised forever
52:21and jumped.
52:22His last note
52:23asked to be buried
52:24beside me.
52:24Lucy read it once
52:25and burned it.
52:27No.
52:28She buried him
52:29far away
52:30where no
52:30Osmanthus flowers grew.
52:32I remembered
52:32the boy I first loved,
52:34smiling under
52:34Academy sunlight.
52:36I never imagined
52:37we would end
52:37with ashes
52:38and distance.
52:40Years later,
52:41Lucy came again
52:42with white flowers.
52:43She sat beside
52:44my grave
52:45and opened
52:45a small newspaper clipping.
52:47Robert was executed
52:48last winter.
52:49The wind rustled
52:50the leaves.
52:51Laura isn't dead yet,
52:53but prison
52:54has its own
52:55judge justice.
52:56A drug-making
52:57inmate poisoned
52:57her slowly
52:58for years.
52:59Doctors say
53:00she won't last
53:01much longer.
53:01Lucy did not smile
53:02when she said it.
53:03I thought I'd be happy.
53:05Mostly.
53:07I just wish
53:08you were here
53:09to eat cake with me.
53:10Justice had come,
53:11but it could not
53:12laugh in my voice.
53:13For many years,
53:14I remained beneath
53:15the Osmanthus tree.
53:16Lucy visited
53:17every week.
53:18Sometimes she talked.
53:19Sometimes she sat
53:20in silence.
53:21I drifted
53:22with the wind,
53:23then returned
53:24to the roots.
53:25The world moved
53:26forward around us.
53:27Children grew.
53:28Seasons changed.
53:30Blossoms fell
53:30and bloomed again.
53:32I'll keep coming.
53:33Eva.
53:34Her promise
53:35was the only one
53:36that never broke.
53:37I miss you.
53:41Eva.
53:43One spring,
53:44Lucy did not
53:45come alone.
53:45A gentle man
53:46stood beside her,
53:47holding a little
53:48girl's hand.
53:49Eva.
53:50This is my mate.
53:52And this is my daughter.
53:54The girl placed
53:55a cookie before my grave.
53:57Lucy's eyes
53:58were wet but bright.
53:59We're leaving
54:00the Northern Territory
54:01for a while.
54:03I may not come
54:04every week anymore.
54:05I floated to the branch
54:07above her.
54:08A single Osmane
54:10blossom loosened
54:10and fell into her palm.
54:13Lucy looked up sharply.
54:17Eva.
54:18She closed her hand
54:20around the flower
54:20and smiled
54:21through tears.
54:22I knew you'd
54:23bless me.
54:27After that,
54:28she came every year
54:29with her mate
54:30and daughter.
54:31She told me
54:31the final endings
54:32one by one.
54:33Laura died
54:34from the poison.
54:35Your parents passed away
54:37from grief
54:37and illness.
54:39David died years ago
54:40after jumping
54:41from the hotel.
54:43Lucy exhaled.
54:44It's over.
54:45Now.
54:47All the people
54:48who hurt me
54:48had reached
54:49their endings.
54:51Only love
54:53still returned.
54:56Life was a cycle
54:58of blooming
54:59and falling.
55:01Lucy's daughter
55:01grew tall.
55:03Each year,
55:03my soul
55:04became lighter.
55:05The pain
55:06of the silver mine
55:07faded first.
55:08Then David's face.
55:10Then my parents' voices.
55:12Only Lucy
55:13remained clear.
55:15One autumn afternoon,
55:16she stood beneath
55:16the tree
55:17with silver
55:17in her hair.
55:18She stuck the candles
55:19into my birthday cake,
55:21then ate it bite
55:21by small bite,
55:23shedding tears.
55:24Eva.
55:25This might be
55:26the last birthday
55:27I'll ever be able
55:29to celebrate with you.
55:30Still youthful
55:31in appearance,
55:32I gazed
55:33with deep affection
55:33at her now
55:34white-haired and aged.
55:36I don't know
55:37what to say,
55:37just...
55:40Meeting you
55:40was the greatest
55:41stroke of luck
55:42in my otherwise
55:43unfortunate life.
55:44Lucy tilted her head
55:45back to look at the sky,
55:47facing directly
55:47toward Eva.
55:49Eva,
55:50if there's a next life,
55:52find me earlier.
55:53I reached out,
55:54and this time,
55:56the wind carried
55:57my answer.
55:58I will.
56:00Osmonesis blossoms
56:01burst from the branches,
56:03golden and bright.
56:04Lucy's tears fell,
56:06but she smiled.
56:07Then we'll be
56:08best friends again.
56:10The light behind the tree
56:12opened like a warm door.
56:15I looked once more
56:16at the grave,
56:17the flowers,
56:17Lucy,
56:18and the children
56:19waving at the wind.
56:20I was no longer
56:21a daughter begging
56:22to be chosen,
56:23nor a mate waiting
56:24to be saved.
56:25I was free.
56:27With Lucy's love
56:29as my final memory,
56:30I walked into the light
56:31and disappeared.
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