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00:00Luke let Olivia, the law firm-sponsored intern, get him to sign divorce papers without Emma
00:04Carter's knowledge. It's just a piece of paper. It wasn't actually submitted. Olivia was stressed
00:08out that day, and I just wanted to help her out. Now that she's calmed down, you can just tear
00:12it
00:12up. Her stress doesn't let her joke of our marriage. That paper has legal weight. I can
00:19hold her accountable for meddling. I told you I asked her to prepare it. Blame me.
00:27Go after me if you dare. If you keep this up, Emma Carter, I'll have to rethink our relationship.
00:33Luke knew Emma couldn't live without him. He always threatened divorce and fights.
00:38Their marriage was peaceful until Olivia arrived. Then they fought nonstop over her. Luke was sure
00:44Emma would back down this time, just like she always had. But this time, Emma didn't yield.
00:49She just watched Luke scold her impatiently while texting Olivia with a smile and felt their years
00:56together meant nothing. She sat silently, no intention of apologizing. When Emma didn't cave,
01:04Luke clicked his tongue, grabbed his phone, and left the meeting room. Emma sat staring at the
01:10horse papers on the desk, lost in thought, until her phone buzzed with voice messages.
01:15Luke, is Emma upset about the document? Should I explain and apologize to her in person?
01:20No need. If she wants to be upset, let her. I'm not her guardian. I don't have to indulge her.
01:26Luke, don't be like that. Girls need comfort. You'll push her away.
01:30I'm tired of her dependent, emotional act. After five years, every divorce talk, she cries and begs.
01:37I hope she stays strong this time, so I can be rid of her. She'll come crying to you tomorrow.
01:42Let's bet. Loser buys coffee for a week.
01:45That night, Luke didn't come home. I didn't bombard him with calls like I used to.
01:51After my parents died in a car accident, Mr. Robert Anderson took me in, and I've lived with Luke ever
01:56since.
02:00Luke always protected me, standing up for me whenever I was excluded at school.
02:05We went through law school together, became practicing lawyers, and were inseparable every step of the way.
02:11Everyone assumed I would be Luke's wife, and he never denied it.
02:15Five years of companionship made him irreplaceable.
02:20I dreamed of our future together, and truly believed we would never drift apart from each other.
02:26Our peaceful life changed when Olivia and her father Jack, sponsored by the firm, arrived.
02:32Olivia came to the Anderson family a year ago.
02:36Her father Jack, a compulsive gambler owing huge debts, Robert paid off Jack's debts, gave Olivia an internship, and arranged
02:43an apartment for them.
02:45Luke and I sympathized with Olivia, helped her adjust to work, and got along well at first.
02:53Have you made any progress with young master Luke?
02:57Yes, Luke takes good care of me, but he's always surrounded by that Emma Carter.
03:02I can't separate them just yet, no matter how hard I've tried these days.
03:06You need to hurry up then.
03:08The Anderson family is well known in New York.
03:10Once you're with young master Luke, we'll be set for life.
03:13No more hiding from debt collectors.
03:15Don't worry, Dad.
03:16I'll definitely get Luke, no matter what it takes.
03:20I was stunned by their conversation, and dropped my fold-it by accident.
03:24Olivia and Jack turned to see me.
03:28Panic flashed on their faces, but the greed and scheming in their eyes stabbed my heart like needles.
03:35I was no match for the scheming Olivia, who targeted me again and again.
03:39First, she locked herself in the firm's archive room and claimed I did it out of revenge.
03:43Before a meeting, she faked diarrhea and falsely accused me of drugging her coffee.
03:47No matter what I said, Luke never believed me.
03:50Next, Olivia stole the only precious heirloom pocket watch my parents left me,
03:54destroyed it right in front of me to deliberately provoke me into slapping her hard.
03:58She made sure Luke walked in and witnessed the scene,
04:01and he immediately decided I had been relentlessly bullying her this entire time.
04:05Luke grew utterly and completely disappointed in me.
04:07Olivia kept pushing hard for divorce, while I kept begging for reconciliation,
04:11hoping to expose her ugly true nature to him.
04:13But her manipulation was far too sophisticated and cruel for me to counter with my honest,
04:18straightforward words and desperate, heartfelt actions.
04:20When Olivia learned Luke and I were working on a major high-stakes international merger case together,
04:25she snuck into my home study and stole my critical case files.
04:28She wanted to make me fail in court,
04:30but I noticed the theft in time and had secure electronic backups, avoiding a major disaster.
04:35Olivia was utterly despicable.
04:37She used every dirty trick in private, yet acted innocent in public,
04:40playing the victim by crying about her tragic upbringing.
04:43I never knew if Leek loved her or just felt sorry for her.
04:46All I knew was he hurt me again and again for her selfish sake.
04:50I humiliated myself repeatedly begging him for reconciliation,
04:53far too attached to our precious five-year relationship to ever let go.
04:56For five years, Luke had my guiding light, the one potent who took care of me.
05:00I couldn't imagine life without him.
05:02Every time he threatened divorce, I apologized and backed down.
05:05But when I heard Luke's cold, annoyed, indifferent tone in the voice messages Olivia sent me,
05:10I finally woke up completely from my years of delusion.
05:13I realized Luke didn't disbelieve me because Olivia was clever.
05:16He was just tired of me and had long wanted to get rid of me entirely.
05:20If that's what he truly wants with all his heart, so be it.
05:23I won't apologize anymore, and I won't beg for his love or attention ever again.
05:28I will not tear up the divorce papers Olivia had him prepare for us,
05:32and I will face whatever comes next with my head held high.
05:35I didn't tear up the divorce papers Luke had signed.
05:37I calmly signed my name, submitted my resignation, and dialed Ian Black.
05:41Ian, I've made up my mind.
05:43I accept your offer to join your firm as a partner.
05:45A wise decision.
05:46We'll offer you a competitive salary, full relocation assistance,
05:48and a generous signing bonus for your qualifications.
05:50After signing the resignation papers,
05:52I finally felt a huge weight lift off my chest and slept soundly through the entire night.
05:58I no longer stayed up waiting for Luke to come home,
06:00and I never sent a single text asking where he was or what he was doing.
06:05I didn't tear up the divorce papers Luke had signed.
06:08Instead, I calmly signed my name and submitted my resignation.
06:16Ian, I've made up my mind.
06:18I accept your offer to join as a partner.
06:21Once I signed my resignation documents,
06:23I finally felt at ease and lay down to rest.
06:27The next morning,
06:29I scrolled through Olivia's social media posts.
06:32When I entered conference room three,
06:34I saw a few partners already seated.
06:36Olivia suddenly stood up,
06:38holding a freshly brewed cup of coffee.
06:39Emma, I made you a coffee.
06:41Added double cream like you like it.
06:42Ah!
06:44Ah!
06:51Emma Carter, what the hell is wrong with you?
06:53Why did you push Olivia?
06:54I didn't touch Olivia.
06:55She fell by herself.
06:56If you don't believe me,
06:57we can check the office surveillance.
06:59Luke glared at what with fury.
07:00Mention of Chastik's answer.
07:01Ovia, drone, you spoke up.
07:03I didn't return to the public office area.
07:05I stayed quietly on the partner floor,
07:08sorting through my things.
07:12Mrs. Carter,
07:14Mr. Luke would like you to go to conference room three.
07:17I didn't go to Luke's office.
07:20Instead, I went to a nearby clinic to treat the burns.
07:22My phone buzzed.
07:24It was a call from my friend Lillian.
07:26Hello?
07:26Emma, did you and Luke fight again?
07:28He's at the Behamped house with Olivia.
07:30He posted on social media asking for 1,000 breakup happy gifts to get a divorce.
07:34He's already got 999.
07:36I opened Luke's social media and saw the glaring divorce announcement.
07:40I thought back to a night a year ago.
07:43When we hit our five-year anniversary,
07:45I'll book the outdoor cinema in Central Park,
07:47and we'll watch your favorite movie, Casablanca.
07:51I stared at the photo for a long time,
07:53then scrolled down to the virtual gift icon and gently tapped it.
07:58The 999 changed to 1,000.
08:05Instead of the sharp pain I had expected,
08:07I felt an odd sense of relief,
08:10as if I had finally let go of a burden I'd been carrying for far too long.
08:18The group of friends gathered around,
08:21staring at the screen with the gift count at 1,000.
08:24The atmosphere immediately became awkward.
08:28Luke, don't be mad.
08:30Emma might have just acted on impulse.
08:31Impulse?
08:32She's clearly trying to provoke me.
08:34He decided to ignore her for a while longer.
08:36Let her see how hard life was without him.
08:39When she can't take it anymore,
08:40she'll come crawling back.
08:42The next few days,
08:43Luke took Olivia to the ski resort in Vermont.
08:47Emma saw every single photo.
08:50She didn't react at all.
08:52She just liked each one with a single tap.
08:55After I liked the post,
08:57I left a rare comment.
08:59Congratulations.
09:01Within five minutes,
09:02Olivia deleted all the ski-related posts.
09:05Soon after,
09:06my phone rang.
09:07It was Mike,
09:08Luke's business partner.
09:09Mike,
09:10Luke and I are already divorced.
09:11I have the signed divorce agreement.
09:13Do you want me to send it to you?
09:15The next day at noon,
09:16I left the apartment I had lived in for five years,
09:20dragging two suitches behind me.
09:27The car continued toward JFK Airport.
09:32I sat down at a cafe in the lounge,
09:35ordered a black coffee,
09:36and pulled out my laptop.
09:38I'd barely typed a few lines
09:39when the light in front of me suddenly blocked out.
09:42Olivia stood at my table,
09:43her face a mix of smugness and pity.
09:45Emma, what a coincidence.
09:46Are you here to pick up Luke?
09:47He told me he's completely over you.
09:49Taking care of you
09:50was just because of his father's request.
09:51Don't you get it?
09:52I'm not here to pick him up.
09:53I'm going to New York.
09:54The reason he always sides with me
09:55isn't because he's cluntless about my tactics.
09:57It's because he's already made a choice.
09:58He's chosen me.
09:59I stood up and raised my hand.
10:01A sharp slap rang out,
10:02landing solidly across Olivia's face.
10:04This slap is for my parents.
10:06As for you and Luke,
10:07trash belongs in the trash can.
10:09I wish you both a lifetime of happiness,
10:10but please,
10:11stay away from ruining other people's lives.
10:13Luke waited at the VIP exit at the airport,
10:16looking out for Emma,
10:18but she never showed up.
10:20Where is she?
10:21He tried calling,
10:22first getting a busy signal,
10:24and then it went straight to voicemail.
10:29She not only cursed me out,
10:30she hit me!
10:31She hit me!
10:32Trash belongs in the trash can.
10:34I wish you both a lifetime of happiness,
10:36but please,
10:37stay away from ruining others.
10:39Luke's face turned ashen.
10:40He recognized Emma's voice,
10:42and he could hear the finality
10:44and disgust in her words.
10:46Without warning,
10:47he spun around
10:47and kicked over the giant decorative cape.
10:54Meanwhile,
10:55I had just landed at New York's JFK airport.
10:58A message popped up.
11:00Exit C.
11:01Black Mercedes.
11:02Ian.
11:04Welcome to New York.
11:15Call me Ian.
11:16We're partners now.
11:18Mr. Black,
11:19I'm sorry for the trouble
11:21of picking me up in person.
11:26You deserve it, Emma.
11:28He said he reviewed the antitrust case.
11:32He said I did exceptionally well.
11:51I stared at the screen.
11:53I knew this call was a ghost
11:55from a life I'd buried.
11:58Emma!
11:59Luke's party isn't over.
12:00Everyone's waiting.
12:01Luke,
12:02remember that instructor we had
12:04when we went skiing in Vermont?
12:06He said my form had a lot of potential.
12:14I have the signed divorce agreement.
12:17Don't call me about Luke again.
12:30And then I saw it.
12:32The reason I should care
12:34and the reason I didn't.
12:38All right, folks.
12:39King's game.
12:43The usual rule.
12:46Ace picks the challenge.
12:48Mike was trying to fix it,
12:50but some things can't be fixed
12:52with a parlor trick.
12:53Whoever gets the ace of hearts
12:54or king of diamonds,
12:56you'll do a close kiss
12:57and it has to last 30 seconds.
13:02Start the timer.
13:06Start the timer.
13:10Jack of spades.
13:11Safe.
13:12Or so he thought.
13:14Whoops.
13:15My mistake.
13:16Luke,
13:17yours is the king of diamonds.
13:19King's orders can't be ignored.
13:22When exes break up,
13:24it's like they've died to each other.
13:33Kiss, kiss, kiss.
13:38He closed the distance.
13:40Not for her.
13:42For the ghost he hoped was watching.
13:45A sweet,
13:46overpowering floral scent.
13:47Nothing like Emma.
13:49Nothing like home.
13:54I'll send it to Emma.
13:55She won't be able to sit still.
14:0430 seconds felt longer
14:06than 30 years of marriage.
14:14She really wasn't coming.
14:16She really...
14:24just rest here, Luke.
14:25Emma probably just
14:27has something going on.
14:29They called it rest.
14:31It felt like a burial.
14:45How come you haven't left?
14:48I'm worried about you.
14:49A soft hand.
14:51A gentle voice.
14:52A viper in silk.
14:55Luke woke with a mind
14:56full of broken glass
14:57and a body he didn't recognize.
15:01The warmth beside him
15:03felt wrong.
15:04Poisonless.
15:07It was of liquor
15:08and something sweeter.
15:10More sinister.
15:11Cheating is my bottom line, Luke.
15:12It's over.
15:15No.
15:16She played the victim
15:17with practiced ease.
15:19They've forced yourself on me, Luke.
15:22But Luke wasn't listening
15:23to her tears.
15:24He was listening
15:25to the echo of a warning
15:27he should have heeded.
15:29You bitch!
15:34The heat in his veins
15:36last night wasn't desire.
15:37It was chemistry.
15:39You drugged me.
15:40You and that pathetic
15:42gambling rat
15:42you call a father.
15:43And the formula
15:44was written all over
15:45her lying mouth.
15:46It was the spray.
15:48My father gave it to me.
15:50I love you, Luke.
15:52I just wanted you to want me.
15:54He saw it all now.
15:55Emma wasn't jealous.
15:56She was right.
15:57And he had traded a diamond
15:58for this fil-
15:59Nothing happened.
16:00That was the lie
16:01he had to live with.
16:02But the truth-
16:04If Emma hears a whisper
16:05of this,
16:06you and your father
16:07will disappear from New York.
16:09Got it?
16:13He thought he was
16:14cleaning up a mess.
16:15He didn't realize
16:16he was just spreading
16:17the stain further.
16:19and someone else
16:20was watching.
16:27The man in the mirror
16:28was a stranger
16:29covered in a filth
16:31that no shower
16:32could ever wash away.
16:39That bitch Olivia
16:40set me up.
16:41She drugged me.
16:44What?
16:44You slept with her?
16:47Mike was right.
16:48A woman who would
16:49use chemicals
16:50to get into his bed
16:52would use anything
16:53to stay there.
16:53If Emma hears
16:54a whisper of this,
16:55I'll make sure
16:56she and her father
16:57live worse than rats
16:58in the sour.
17:13Miss Carter said
17:14you would want
17:16these back.
17:17No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
17:20Hello?
17:21Emma?
17:24Blocked.
17:25Just like that.
17:26The woman who once
17:27answered before
17:28the first ring
17:29had built a wall
17:30out of silence.
17:31Luke, we're divorced.
17:33Where I am
17:34is none of your business.
17:37Five years of marriage
17:38shattered by a single
17:40reckless bet.
17:41Now, Luke Miller's world
17:42is about to burn
17:43to the ground.
17:44Emma?
17:46I didn't submit
17:47that agreement
17:48to the court.
17:48I don't agree
17:49with the divorce.
17:54The legal vitality
17:56is not determined
17:56by your unilateral will.
17:59Both parties signed.
18:01The notarization
18:02is complete
18:02and the certificate
18:04is already effective.
18:05This is the result.
18:07That was just a joke
18:08on social media.
18:09I was angry
18:10at the time.
18:13I didn't think anyone
18:14would actually comment.
18:15A joke?
18:16Get a hundred
18:16divorce comments
18:17and I'll follow through,
18:19Luke.
18:19That was a public declaration
18:20to all our mutual friends.
18:22Where are you going?
18:23Where are you right now?
18:24Have you already
18:25found someone else?
18:26That's why you're so eager
18:27to get rid of me?
18:29Luke,
18:29at this point,
18:30you're still trying
18:31to slander me
18:32to justify your mistakes.
18:33You really disgust me.
18:39The Anderson family's
18:41pristine Long Island estate,
18:43once a symbol
18:44of wealth and power,
18:45is about to become
18:46the stage
18:46for a vicious
18:47extortion plot.
18:50Where's that bastard
18:51Luke Anderson?
18:54Jack,
18:55breaking and entering
18:56is illegal.
18:59Illegal?
19:02Look at what you did!
19:04Rape!
19:04This is rape!
19:06The evidence
19:07is irrefutable.
19:08You either settle privately,
19:10pay $5 million,
19:11sign a confidolatial agreement,
19:12or I'll report it
19:13to the police
19:13and the media.
19:14The heir to Anderson
19:15law firm
19:15rapes a poor intern?
19:16This news will be explosive,
19:18don't you think?
19:18Extortion?
19:19Jack,
19:20do you really think
19:20your tricks will intimidate me?
19:22I need time
19:22to raise the money.
19:26Have the police waiting.
19:27No negotiation.
19:29Luke bought 24 hours.
19:31Robert used every minute.
19:33The evidence
19:34was indisputable.
19:35The extortion plot
19:36was over.
19:37The mess was cleaned up.
19:38But none of it mattered.
19:40There was only one thing
19:42on Luke's mind.
19:43I have to see her.
19:45I have to beg
19:45for her forgiveness.
19:54I'm a bastard, look!
19:57Humiliation is a performance,
19:58and Luke Anderson
20:00was giving the show
20:01of his life.
20:03He thought
20:04he was proving passion.
20:05He was only proving
20:07why she had left.
20:12Enough!
20:14Enough!
20:14Enough!
20:15Enough!
20:20Iain Black didn't ask questions.
20:22He removed the obstacle.
20:30Disgusting.
20:32And just like that,
20:33the past was physically removed
20:35from the premises.
20:37All that remained
20:38was the echo.
20:43The chaos of the day
20:45had faded.
20:46For the first time
20:47in a long time,
20:48Emma was no longer
20:49running from her past.
20:51She was finally
20:52building her future.
20:55I saw your light
20:57still on.
20:57Dinner time has passed.
20:59Don't ruin your stomach
21:00just because you're young.
21:07Thank you, Ian.
21:09Thank you, Ian.
21:15Even if you're not hungry,
21:17you should eat.
21:18The sushi is from that place
21:19downstairs you mentioned liking.
21:22Over the past six months,
21:23your performance at the firm
21:24has exceeded expectations.
21:26That cross-bortal merger case,
21:27the opposing team of lawyers
21:29was tough,
21:29but the negotiation strategy
21:31you led was excellent.
21:32The client was very satisfied
21:33and specifically requested
21:35that you handle
21:35all future business.
21:37It's the result
21:38of the team's effort
21:39and it's you
21:41who gave me the opportunity
21:42and platform, Ian.
21:44Without your invitation
21:45back then,
21:46I might still be.
21:52Opportunities are only given
21:53to those who are prepared.
21:56Emma, it's your own ability
21:57and choices
21:58that have brought you
21:59to where you are today.
22:03It's late.
22:04Let me take you home.
22:06No need to trouble yourself.
22:07I'll just take a cab.
22:13All right.
22:14As a friend,
22:15let's also discuss
22:16next week's hearing strategy
22:17on the way.
22:21He had called her jealousy cute.
22:24He had called her pain dramatic.
22:27Now he was drowning
22:28in the exact same poison
22:30he had fed her for a year.
22:41A thousand words
22:43typed into the void.
22:45A thousand words
22:46she would never read.
22:56She came,
22:57not with the fire of anger,
22:59but with the cry of a woman
23:01who had already moved on.
23:02Take it.
23:04Don't stand down here.
23:06Go back and change.
23:08Don't catch a cold.
23:10He watched her walk away
23:12into a future
23:13he was no longer a part of.
23:15And in that moment,
23:16the distance between them
23:18became infinite.
23:23The words seriously involved
23:25weren't just a statement.
23:27They were the sound
23:28of the last door
23:29slamming shut.
23:31For Luke Anderson,
23:33the nightmare
23:33was only beginning.
23:45Pressure doesn't just bend steel.
23:47It bursts the strongest vessels.
23:50License.
23:52Car.
23:54Home.
23:56He sold the pieces of his past
23:59to pay for a future
24:00that had already cancelled him.
24:02Emma Carter.
24:04Will you let me spend my life
24:06making you as happy
24:07as you make everyone
24:07in that courtroom?
24:10She stood at the peak cherished.
24:12He stood in the cold,
24:14forgotten.
24:14That ring,
24:16it was the life
24:16he had thrown away.
24:27While he was erasing the dirt
24:29from the pavement,
24:29she's rewriting the law.
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