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No One Died That Night, Except His Secret
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00:00to chase thrills my husband sleeps with his sister-in-law in a coffin i stay by it
00:03as i'm about to head back a sudden pop-up stops me to avenge his sister-in-law the male
00:08lead not
00:09only fakes his death but also brings her into the coffin luckily the supporting female is leaving
00:13i freeze in place luke jonas isn't dead he's in the coffin with his sister-in-law sarah lane who
00:19hates me in their eyes i'm doomed to care for the jonas family only to be discarded when i grow
00:23old
00:24my emotions fluctuate i rub my knees and sit back down then i tell my maid fetch me a quilt
00:30i'm not going back tonight as soon as i say this the comments in front of me are up why
00:35isn't she
00:36leaving why is she staying here instead of going to sleep is she out of her mind what if sarah
00:40catches
00:41a cold the subtitles are buzzing but my maid julie ko is even more frantic she steps forward and grabs
00:47my sleeve your grace it's late and the night is cold you should rest in your room duke jonas wouldn't
00:53want
00:53to see you tiring yourself out like this from heaven i noticed the worry in her eyes which is
00:59more intense than usual just as i'm wondering the comments clear it up for me luckily luke has bought
01:06off julie she's hoping to become his concubine she's now keeping an eye on things for them
01:12luckily she's around once eve cole leaves luke can take sarah out to get dressed julie has betrayed me
01:19my heart drops i've always treated her well i gave her everything a year ago i even promised her that
01:26i'd let her leave after the new year and find her a good family to marry into but for the
01:32sake of a
01:32measly concubine position she betrays me i clench my fists with my nails in my skin i start to calm
01:38down
01:38julie keeps nagging at me i slowly lift my gates my eyes land on the coffin in front of me
01:43luke fell off
01:44the cliff while gathering herbs for me i can't bear to part with him i'll stay here with him all
01:50night
01:51what is she doing stay here all night more people will gather later how will they even get out
01:57i sneer they can't take it anymore didn't they consider this when they were doing the deed in
02:03the coffin they're having an affair reputation means nothing julie's face goes pale she reaches out
02:08to pull me your grace you should rest i slowly reply what's the rush when the dawn breaks i'll
02:16head to the front hall for breakfast then come back again julie breathes a sigh of relief i spend the
02:22rest of the night beside the coffin staring at it the comments are filled with anxious cries saying
02:28luke's been grumbling in there and complaining about me i block it out i sit quietly when dawn breaks
02:34the comments urge me to leave julie rushes over to help me up your grace it's time for breakfast
02:40but i don't move instead i raise my voice and yell guard hang the lantern high and open the gates
02:47wide
02:47let all of luke's friends come in and pay their respect julie stands frozen in place in just a
02:53moment luke's friends who'd been waiting outside begin to file in a few familiar faces approach and try
02:59to comfort me i lower my gaze and dab my eyes with a handkerchief thank you all for your
03:04concern i'm fine i notice julie standing nearby her face is pale like she has something to say i lift
03:10my gaze to her julie what's wrong are you feeling unwell julie forces out an awkward smile your grace
03:18why did you suddenly let everyone in you haven't slept all night you should rest i gently shake my head
03:25luke has just passed away how can i rest now looking at her flustered expression i can't help but sneer
03:31inside the mourners have arrived the hall is now packed the couple in the coffin want to get out
03:37maybe in the next life the comments go crazy dang their clothes are hidden in the paper money basket
03:43on the left they'll burn the paper money later if someone finds out luke's fake death will be exposed
03:49that basket i glance over to the left side of the hall these two fools actually hid their clothes here
03:55i turn to look at the coffin suddenly it all makes sense there isn't enough space in the coffin to
04:00do
04:00the deed they have to leave their clothes outside ha things are getting interesting i look up and
04:06instruct julie get me a basin of water to wash my hands and face julie's face goes pale her steps
04:11falter
04:12as she leaves soon she returns with warm water i take my time washing my hands and face i move
04:17slowly
04:18the guests watch me and praise how deeply i must love luke i don't even want to leave him to
04:24wash
04:24some even comment on how devoted we are yet we're forced to be separated what a cruel twist of fate
04:29as i listen i start pretending to tear up at first it's just for show but as i cry i
04:35can't help feeling
04:36hurt i cry because i've been deceived for so long when the jonases were falling apart it was luke who
04:41begged
04:41me to marry him since the jonas family is prestigious and luke is outstanding my parents had me marry in
04:47with
04:47tons of gifts but it was a lie all along it wasn't until i saw the comments that i learned
04:52the truth
04:52all along the one he truly loves is his sister-in-law sarah they had planned this fake death from
04:58the
04:58start sarah was waiting for the right excuse to leave then abandon me alone with the jonases
05:03all so i could waste away guarding it becoming a bitter old woman they'll bring their children back
05:07and enjoy the wealth i've built up now i realize why sarah is always so sarcastic
05:14and love sabotaging me turns out she thought i stole her true love just then new comments pop up
05:20oh no luke needs the restroom he ate all sorts of supplements last night to do the deed with sarah
05:26she's not doing too well either she's coming down with a fever it's all eve's fault she just had to
05:32stay here i almost laugh out loud an upset stomach well this is fun i look around there are more
05:38guests
05:39in the hall julie is pacing nervously at the side sweat beads up on her forehead i pretend to be
05:45concerned julie what's wrong you look so pale julie snaps back to reality and shakes her head
05:52your grace i'm fine as she says that guests start looking around asking where sarah is
05:58this is duke jonah's funeral she should be here to keep vigil i lower my gaze and replies she must
06:05still be resting with that people start whispering that she shouldn't be sleeping in when luke just
06:11passed away that's too much the murmurs rise suddenly a loud fart echoes from the coffin in the
06:17center of the hall then a terrible stench fills the air it spreads throughout the hall i smell it
06:22and almost gag the guests around me cover their noses in disgust someone points toward the coffin
06:29guessing it's corpse stench it may be a resurrection some timid guests turn pale and step back having an
06:35idea i fall to my knees with a loud thud i cry out facing the coffin honey is it the
06:41cold are you
06:43uncomfortable in there it's my fault i didn't expect this cold weather how about we seal the coffin first
06:49to let you rest in peace the guests quickly agree to my idea to avoid disturbing the living
06:55the attendant wastes no time he quickly grabs nails and a hammer to seal the coffin i wait eagerly to
07:01see if they dare stay hidden inside if they do they shall be trapped in the coffin just then a
07:07voice
07:07calls from outside the door it's not time yet don't seal it my mother-in-law hurries in
07:20frowning she scans me coldly her tone is full of reproach how dare you the ceiling time was set
07:28how could you act on your own i glance to my side i see julie standing there her head lowered
07:34her eyes
07:35are filled with fear she must have snuck out to warn mandy kirkby she's ruined my plan this treacherous
07:40thing she stops me from sealing those adulterers inside the coffin julie's really clever luckily
07:47she went to get mandy otherwise luke and sarah would have been dead a chill runs through me but i
07:53quickly get up and bow in an innocent tone i say calm down mother i didn't mean to break the
07:58rules
07:58but a terrible stench rose from the coffin i thought something was wrong with luke that's why i decided to
08:06seal the coffin early so he can rest peacefully the guests quickly agree and mention the strange
08:12scene earlier mandy sniffs skeptically and then frowns nonsense there's no smell i sneer inside the stench
08:22from earlier is long gone it's impossible for her to smell it now julie visibly relaxes but anxiety still
08:30shows on her face seeing this i feel more at ease mandy values rules and dignity she looks down on
08:36me
08:37and thinks i'm not worthy of luke but what she doesn't know is that her precious son is having an
08:42affair with sarah in the coffin so even though julie went to get her she won't tell the truth
08:47as expected mandy starts insulting me you need to follow the rules there's a time for everything
08:54you can't get any of it wrong you should learn from sarah stop acting like a merchant sarah is a
09:01true lady her words and actions are full of grace unlike you always so restless she belittles me and
09:07praises sarah my expression darkens i quickly lower my head to hide the cold in my eyes i will remember
09:13that mother but inside i'm mocking her the graceful lady is lying naked in the coffin right now i wonder
09:19if mandy can handle it later the guests resume mourning mandy and i greet everyone with sorrowful
09:24looks but soon the disgusting stench returns even stronger than before this time mandy finally
09:31notices mandy's face turns pale she raises her hand to cover her nose the guests grow displeased
09:37mandy seems to make up her mind she orders loudly everyone burn the paper money first afterward
09:42we'll seal the coffin the guests quickly agree after all the smell of burning paper will cover the
09:47strange stench i recall something the adulterer's clothes are in the paper money basket my eyes stay
09:52on the basket i watch as colby would walks over he grabs some paper money unconcerned as he prepares
09:58to turn and leave he seems to spot something he gasps colby stumbles back a few steps kicking over the
10:04basket it falls to the ground paper money scatters a few pieces of clothing roll out at the front are
10:09several men's garments followed by a red undergarment the fabric's delicate it's clearly not in
10:14attendance the guests are in an uproar some people have recognized it those are luke's clothes people
10:19start guessing why would luke's clothes be in the basket even his underwear is there could he still
10:24be alive some wonder why there are women's clothes they call it a disgrace to propriety they ask whose
10:31clothes they are mandy's face darkens instantly she turns to me scolding what's going on did you ignore
10:37the rules and throw your clothes in i lower my gaze and choke out mother these clothes aren't mine
10:45the undergarment has the word lane on it how could it be mine mandy's eyes fall on the unforgarment her
10:51eyes widen in shock there is indeed the word lane she realizes these are sarah's clothes though puzzled
10:58mandy still instinctively tries to protect sarah she picks up the undergarment and hands it to her
11:03maid maya heart saying find out which bold maid dared mix such things in with the paper money
11:11bring her here for punishment looking at it maya's face changes she nods and leaves the comments pop up
11:18again their clothes are taken away what will luke and sarah wear now the problem is how will they get
11:24out there are so many people they can't come out now or it'll be like a public execution they'll be
11:30embarrassed how do they explain the fake death both eve and mandy are watching all are here i glance at
11:36julie in the corner as she watches maya taking the clothes she falls into despair i feel a surge of
11:42satisfaction for the past year i've suffered in duke manner holding back for luke and bowing to sarah
11:49he plays kind in public but his words always drip with disdain he mocks my lack of refinement now the
11:55real
11:55drama is just beginning i look at mandy and softly say mother with luke's sudden passing sarah must be
12:03devastated gosh her parents watched luke grow up perhaps we should invite them over so they can see
12:11him off one last time after thought mandy nods in agreement you're right someone go to lane manor
12:19and invite the lanes here an attendant quickly leaves the comments grow upset has she known all
12:26along that luke and sarah are in the coffin she did this on purpose she's trying to ruin them i
12:32don't
12:32think she could have known she spent the entire night kneeling if she knew they were in there she
12:37would have caused a scene by now she couldn't have stayed all night luke and sarah are just unlucky
12:42soon sarah's parents arrive the mess earlier has been cleaned up the attendants are busy adding
12:49paper money to the fire the thick smoke rises masking the persistent smell coming from the coffin
12:54when adam lane enters he looks around frowning where's sarah it's already late in the morning luke
13:00is about to be carried off why isn't she here yet at his words attendants trade uneasy glances they
13:06shake their heads no one has seen her since early this morning mandy's expression darkens at once
13:11her greatest source of pride is sarah she's always graceful and well-mannered but she hasn't shown up
13:17even once during this crucial time mandy hisses don't just stand around here go find her bring her
13:25here now the guests start to notice that something's off they start whispering just then a high-pitched
13:30voice came from outside palace eunuch owen ward enters holding an imperial edict everyone instantly drops to
13:36their knees by the emperor's will he has declared that duke luke jonas passed away in his prime he was
13:43a man of loyalty his family is permitted to adopt a son to inherit his title thus decreed decree delivered
13:49owen prepares to leave but a good show needs a crowd i quickly signal the steward to hand over a
13:55purse of
13:56coin mr ward thank you for coming all the way here this is just a small token of gratitude pretending
14:02to be on
14:03the verge of tears i feign a mournful look as owen weighs the purse in his hand his expression softens
14:08instantly for a family to have someone from the palace preside over its funeral is a sign of his
14:12majesty's favor no one dares to disrespect them owen's tone becomes much friendlier your grace no
14:18need for such courtesy i shall wait until after the coffin is brought away the comments appear again
14:23now luke can't come out at all he's now deceiving the emperor seeing this i actually think she's acting
14:30in the jonas's best interest this really isn't her fault a warmth stirs in my chest not all the comments
14:36are rooting for the adulterers at that moment the paper money is burned the formal wailing begins
14:43i fall to my knees in front of the coffin banging on it i cry out honey how could you
14:49be so cruel and leave
14:50me behind do you know how much i loved you when you asked for my hand you promised you'd love
14:56me for
14:56life my parents saw your sincerity and gave their approval i brought chests of gifts into duke manor
15:02to help with expenses i've never complained you said you loved me the most so why did you abandon me
15:09i saw bitterly everyone is moved the comments pop up again paying luke in the coffin nearly gags from my
15:16words it's a one woman show right now to the outside world i'm the perfect wife who gave without regret
15:21if luke's betrayal is known he'll be shamed across the land after the wailing i help myself up with a
15:28maid support putting on a heartbroken expression at that moment the efficient announces it's time
15:36prepare to seal the coffin a sharp cry suddenly rings out julie rushes forward shouting no she throws her
15:43arms wide to block the coffin her face is pale feigning confusion i ask julie what's wrong but
15:50mandy won't hear it she scolds you fool how dare you cause trouble here guards get her out of the
15:56way
15:57i'll deal with her later two burly guards rush forward dragging julie to the side the carpenter
16:03by the coffin is already holding a long nail and hammer the officiant repeats with one command
16:08the hammer is about to go down with a bang the coffin lid is suddenly pushed open from inside
16:15it falls to the floor with a thud the guests all step back screaming in shock mandy's vision blurs
16:22she stumbles almost collapsing i step forward and pinch her philtrum mother what's wrong wake up
16:31she can't faint now the real drama is just beginning a few bold guests muster the courage
16:37to peek the sight jolts them into a chorus of gasps inside the coffin there's no corpse luke and sarah
16:44are lying there the two of them are fully exposed a horrible stench fills the air again worse than
16:50before sarah's face turns ashen her body trembles uncontrollably as she burrows into luke's chest crying
16:56uncontrollably luke is furious and shamed with red eyes he screams at the crowd get out all of you
17:03sarah's parents are horrified they point at sarah their voice is shaking sarah why are you here
17:11mandy is trembling all over her lips quiver she can't speak a single word luke is also scared stiff
17:17he retreats back into the coffin and shouts in a hoarse voice i'm not dead get out bring me my
17:22clothes
17:23the guests are in shock as they connect the dots the truth hits them luke isn't dead after all
17:29the clothes earlier were his and sarah's some say this isn't a funeral the two are having an affair
17:35in the coffin others remember the missing sarah from earlier and realize she's been hiding in the
17:40coffin meeting with luke owen who's sitting nearby suddenly rises he's livid you shameless duke jonas
17:47how dare you deceive his majesty i'm going to report this to his majesty with that he storms off
17:54obviously furious luke's face pales no longer caring about shame he shouts for the attendants to kick
18:00the guests out the guests drag their feet seeing everything i watch as everyone starts leaving finally
18:07the weight in my chest lifts it was all worth it at that moment luke puts on the clothes handed
18:12to him
18:13and scrambles out of the coffin pointing at me he yells eve cole did you know we were in there
18:18all
18:19along you kept those people around just to watch me make a fool of myself upon hearing that mandy
18:24turns to look at me my heart sinks luke is something else even at this point he thinks he can
18:29shift the
18:30blame but i'm no fool like him i stare at him in disbelief my face shows all my shock the
18:38next second
18:38my eyes roll back my body goes limp and i pass out cold when i open my eyes again the
18:43hall is in
18:44ruins the flags mostly gone with only ashes remaining julie isn't around i push myself up
18:50with shaky arms and call for my maid paige ross what happened after that paige lowers her head
18:56and whispers your grace those two have confessed to the dowager duchess duke jonas says he and miss
19:04lane are deeply in love they've been secretly in love ever since the old duke passed away
19:11paige pauses before continuing in disdain duke jonas also says he had no choice but to do that
19:17he says they couldn't control their feelings but for the good name of the family he had to fake his
19:23death to run away with miss lane he even swore that he'd only love her or he died when miss
19:31lane's parents
19:32heard this they immediately slapped him they called him shameless for seducing his sister-in-law
19:38duke jonas stood firm for miss lane he took the blows without begging for mercy miss lane also swore
19:46that she'd only ever love him and that she'd never leave him her parents threatened to sever ties with her
19:53they've already left i take a slow sip of tea i think mandy can't take this either she's a stickler
20:00for
20:00rules after marrying the old duke she's never been this embarrassed but she's a mother even if
20:06her son is in the wrong she'll do anything to protect him unless there's something more important
20:12to her than luke only then will she give up on him i think it over suddenly a thought crosses
20:18my mind
20:19if i want to wipe them out for good i'll need to raise the stakes
20:25just then page sighs and says your grace the news is already all over the streets
20:32they say the jonas family has been tainted by an incestuous scandal they're all gossiping
20:38as she speaks someone enters the room it's maya your grace her grace requests to see you
20:46i nod indifferently and head toward eternal hall before i even reach the gate i see the
20:52attendant standing at a distance with their heads lowered not daring to make a sound i understand
20:58immediately they're trying to dump this problem on me mandy always calls me in when the jonas family
21:05is in trouble she acts like she's offering wise advice telling me you're the daughter of a merchant
21:12you didn't study much i'm letting you handle these things to give you some experience and let you
21:20learn something new so you don't make a fool of yourself and won't be looked down on by those noble
21:26ladies it sounds all well and good but in reality she just wants me to use my money to clean
21:34up their
21:34messes they only need to stand behind me to effortlessly earn a good reputation what a bunch
21:41of fools they think this can be solved with money i walk slowly into the hall the door is half
21:46open
21:46it's quiet luke is sitting to the side drinking tea hearing my footsteps he looks up when he sees me
21:52he shows nothing but impatience since we already had a fallout he doesn't bother pretending anymore
21:57sarah is sitting next to him her eyes are red but there's no sign of panic in her gaze mandy
22:03is in
22:03the main seat waiting for me to come in i suppress my emotions and step forward mother i'm here
22:10mandy glances up lazily her voice is emotionless get up i stand at her command the next moment tears
22:17burst from my eyes i rush forward and kneel in front of luke honey you're still alive why did you
22:22lie to me
22:22why are you with sarah we've been married for over a year i always thought you loved me but now
22:29why my voice breaks as i cry as luke looks at me a trace of guilt crosses his face his
22:36lips move but
22:37he presses them together and looks away the comments begin to scroll again eve looks so pitiful i'm
22:43breaking down from all the fields this is ancient times she's betrayed by her husband how is she
22:48supposed to live stop playing the saint luke and sarah are in a bad spot too what will they do
22:54from here
22:54you're still supporting them luke was really disgusting in the coffin earlier i feel uncomfortable
23:00i just want this vile man to get lost just then i see mandy giving luke a look he clears
23:05his throat and
23:06pulls his hand away enough with the crying talk to mother i'll take sarah out after that he grabs sarah
23:12and leaves without looking back i slump down crying even harder i look like i've been discarded
23:18frowning mandy says impatiently enough stop being so petty at this point you should think about what's best
23:26for us i look up at her and choke out mother didn't you call me here to make peace with
23:32luke
23:33mandy's face stiffens instantly then darkens peace the priority now is for you to deal with the gossip
23:39outside shut the scandal down i frown if it were just idle gossip i could pay them to stop but
23:46this
23:47is lying to his majesty the entire jonas family could end up executed mandy's face turns as pale as ash
23:54lying to his majesty just say he was deathly ill faked his death and came back to life at the
23:59hall
24:00just throw enough money to the noblemen and court officials there's bound to be a way i slowly shake
24:05my head mother you forgot his majesty hates being deceived moreover mr ward saw everything himself
24:12there's no hiding a scandal like this i'm worried too i wish i had a way to fix this after
24:20i fainted
24:20the doctor came to check on me he said i'm pregnant with luke's child
24:26i pause on purpose let out a sob and continue it seems the child is dying with the rest of
24:31the jonases
24:32mandy shoots to her feet staring in shock you're pregnant joy flashes across her face but it's
24:38quickly swallowed by deep grief she never thought i'd be the one helpless for once since i always fix
24:43her message my voice breaks yes mother the doctor said it's a boy what a pity now that luke's risen
24:56from
24:56the dead our whole family is guilty of treason my child won't get to see the world mandy's face twists
25:05with conflicts and her hands start to tremble i know what she regrets most her eldest son gary jonas
25:11died without any children luke died a while ago too lately she feels like she's ruining this family
25:18by ending the family line now luke's back from the dead but all those days of guilt have rooted in
25:25her
25:25heart and of all times the grandson she's longed for finally comes mandy mutters to herself as if in a
25:32a chance no i can't let my precious grandson come to harm i sigh feigning helplessness mother
25:41it's not that i won't try there's just no saving this unless unless luke never came back from the dead
25:49if there's no treason maybe there's a chance but luke did fake his death
25:58manny's head snaps up to look at me pain flashes in her eyes before it is replaced by resolve mandy
26:04grits her teeth then let's say he never came back luke died long ago the jonas family cannot fall or
26:12i
26:12won't dare face our ancestors mandy wants me to send luke off with some wine i agree heading to the
26:21side
26:21courtyard with the wine luke is pacing around anxiously when i walk in he acts anxiously did
26:27you figure out a way i nod and his face lights up seeing the wine in my hand he snorts
26:34you finally
26:35learned at least you brought me wine he takes the jug and gulps down half of it the liquor burns
26:41his triumph fades he clutches his chest vomiting out black blood d did you poison me
26:48i curl my lips into a sneer my voice calm not me mother luke for the sake of the jonas
26:56family and my
26:57child you must die in just a heartbeat back at eternal hall mandy had decided she wants the family's
27:05heir her grandson in my belly not luke who brought ruin to the family in the end she couldn't bring
27:10herself to do it so it had to be me and i'm more than happy to be the executioner i
27:15smile and say
27:15farewell luke i'll raise your son well luke coughs up another mouthful of blood son what son i haven't
27:28touched you in ages i raise a brow my hand patting my flat belly so what whether i'm pregnant or
27:34not
27:35nine months later a child will be born in the jonas family legitimately the poison strikes hard before luke
27:41can finish his eyes roll back he's gone i turn to leave the room but someone blocks my way i
27:48step
27:48back and realize it's julie disheveled and tear streaked she drops to her knees with a thud your
27:55grace please spare me duke jonas promised to take me as his concubine once things settled down please say
28:03yes i stare at her coldly i never expected that after spending years together thing would come to
28:10this julie keeps begging her forehead bloody from hitting the ground i let out a cold laugh and step
28:16around her sure go in then you may stay with luke for eternity never to part julie freezes then weeps
28:27with
28:27joy thank you your grace thank you she stumbles into the room but the next second a chilling scream
28:35comes from inside i wave my hand and the attendants rush inside ignoring julie struggles and cries they
28:42force her to drink the remaining poison wine consider it my way of granting her wish to be luke's concubine
28:47as for sarah mandy already had her sent away to a nunnery outside the city to live out her days
28:53with
28:53nothing but prayers that night when i returned to eternal hall mandy looks like she's aged 10 years
28:59she's bent over her desk writing a memorial to the emperor the memorial explains that the man who rose
29:04from the dead was an attendant who happened to look like luke the man was wicked seducing sarah in the
29:10hall so she killed the man in a fit of anger she begs for forgiveness late that night a palace
29:17unit
29:17quietly arrives mandy leads him in to check on luke in the coffin the next morning an imperial edict
29:25arrives the emperor denounces the wretch as immoral and states that mandy did it for the family so she
29:31needn't worry the family remains as it is with the imperial edict mandy is finally relieved the funeral
29:36date remains unchanged i don't look sad at all just completely at ease the male lead is dead why
29:44the plot's gone totally off course i'm kind of falling for eve no mercy for these adulterers
29:49why should she forgive them why should she clean their mess i hope eve lives well from now on after
29:56that scumbag will she ever remarry i read the flickering comments and laugh out loud what's so
30:04great about remarrying i'm perfectly fine as i am i've got food money and all the power in this family
30:10when my child is born he'll have a title waiting for him my husband isn't around to pester me anymore
30:17now i'm the one in charge see my reaction the comments get excited she can see us
30:22damn no wonder the plot got so unhinged eve no you're the female lead please live well
30:31i nod gently toward the void as the comments fade away i turn to look at the sunlight streaming in
30:38warm and bright luke's funeral is grand ten times grander than when he faked his death
30:45i wear an all-white outfit standing in front and welcoming the guests my sad face is just right
30:50for the occasion everyone praises the widow's devotion only this time the man in the coffin is dead
30:58the funeral day dawns bright and sunny i hold mandy's hand as we walk behind the coffin she's gone
31:06and hollow eyes but forces herself to hold it together in public after the last mourners leave
31:13eternal hall finally falls quiet mandy lols on the couch she dismisses everyone except for me she stares
31:20at me for a long time it's a complicated look part scrutiny part suspicion and something else akin to fear
31:26finally she speaks her voice hoarse is the child in your womb truly luke's i lower my gaze
31:34mother what a strange question if not his then who's mandy laughs coldly luke said it himself
31:41he hasn't touched you for ages i look at her my gaze unflinching luke was drunk on poisoned wine and
31:49talking nonsense when i give birth in nine months you can see if the child resembles luke mandy is
31:55rendered speechless of course mandy can wait even if the child looks like luke so what many people in
32:03this world look alike all she wants is a grandson to inherit the title nothing else matters what matters
32:09is i have proof she killed her son sure enough after a long silence she relents forget it go rest
32:17now
32:17from now on just stay in the main courtyard and focus on the baby i get up and bow to
32:24her at the
32:25door i stop and turn to look at her mother i've had julie's body sent to the mass grave she
32:32wanted to
32:32be luke's concubine now in death she gets to stay by his side her wish is considered granted mandy's face
32:39pales even more i smile and turn to leave and so life goes on slow and easy seven days after
32:45luke's
32:46death sarah's parents show up adam's face is as dark as thunder while and cork's eyes are red they
32:51sit in the garden when i walk in and throws herself at me and grabs my hand your grace please
32:57be kind
32:58and let us see sarah calmly i retract my hand mrs lane what a strange request ms lane was sent
33:06to
33:06the nunnery under mother's instruction it wasn't my doing adam grit his teeth we've paid her grace a
33:13visit she wouldn't see us your grace i know you're a kind person please just pass a message for us
33:19one
33:20meeting is all we ask for kind i almost laugh out loud back when sarah picked fights with me mocking
33:26me
33:26from my merchant background and lack of manners did either of them ever speak up for me and now they
33:33remember i have a kind heart i sigh putting on a troubled look it's not that i won't help mother
33:39is still furious you know this scandal has spread everywhere our family is humiliated mother said
33:45ms lane shall stay in that nunnery forever no one can see her tears slide down and she
33:51speaks she's our daughter she's been pampered her whole life she can't endure that suffering
33:59i sneer inwardly can't endure suffering didn't she think of the consequences when she seduced luke
34:06i still maintain a gentle expression mrs lane don't be too upset life in the nunnery may be harsh but
34:12at
34:13least she's still alive think about it treason against the emperor is a capital offense she should
34:17be grateful that she's still alive adam's expression changes treason wasn't that matter already settled
34:25didn't his majesty say it was an imposter i look at him giving him a meaningful smile yes it was
34:32an
34:33imposter mr lane do you want to see the imposter or your daughter adam is left speechless he knows what
34:41i mean sarah is a widow seduced by the imposter a victim if she steps out of the nunnery who
34:47is that
34:47imposter and how do we explain luke some things just have to stay buried and still crying but adam
34:53gets up and pulls her away let's go let's not make things hard for her i glance at their backs
34:59and take
35:00a sip of tea page comes closer and whispers your grace mr lang looked upset when he left
35:08i put the teacup down of course he is his daughter is suffering in the nunnery but he can't do
35:14anything who wouldn't be upset page hesitates your grace will sarah i look at page will she what she
35:25grits her teeth will her grace silence her i laugh gently no mother is not a fool sarah is better
35:32off
35:33alive if she dies her family won't let it slide if things blow up our family can't control it
35:39don't worry mother understands that better than anyone page is relieved your grace what is your
35:45next plan i stand up and walk to the window looking at the sun outside nothing i'm just a poor
35:52widow
35:52carrying her dead husband's child what plans could i have just then a visitor is announced your grace
36:00mrs wood from the wood family is here i raise a brow celia winston is the mother of colby who
36:06kicked over the paper money basket that day after that day she does visit quite often invite her in
36:11celia is straightforward she grabs my hand her eyes red oh poor eve you've lost so much weight i lower
36:20my
36:20gaze thank you for caring but i'm fine celia snorts anyone can tell mandy's not a pushover and that's sarah
36:30she acts like a proper lady in public but see what she does in private thank god everyone finally saw
36:37her true colors that day i smile bitterly celia whispers eve tell me the truth back at the hall did
36:45you already know they were in the coffin my heart skips a beat my face gives nothing away mrs wood
36:51why do
36:51you say that if i knew i that's enough celia waves me off why pretend in front of me others
36:58may miss
36:59it but i won't you're not one to take a loss i stare at her speechless celia sighs don't worry
37:08i'm not here to question you i'm here to remind you i give her a confused look celia comes closer
37:13do you know the rumors outside i shake my head celia's expression darkened that you're a husband
37:20killer i don't know who started it one year after you married into the family you caused the death of
37:26gary and now look they also said luke wasn't supposed to die but because of you he died for real
37:33in the
37:33funeral hall i'm stunned i didn't expect this seeing me stunned she pities and comforts me
37:40don't take it to heart that is utter nonsense i came to tell you to keep an eye on mandy
37:47i snap back mrs wood are you saying the rumor came from eternal hall celia sneers where else how did
37:54luke die
37:55others might not know but she knows it well everyone's talking about it now who stands to gain the most
38:02mindy of course she's trying to pin the blame on you so people would forget about sarah i lower my
38:10gaze my heart turning cold well well i killed her son for her and helped clean up the mess and
38:16secure the
38:16noble rank meanwhile she tried to make me her scapegoat indeed one can never trust anyone celia holds my hand
38:24eve i have a question for you i look at her celia speaks carefully my son kicked over the paper
38:33money
38:33basket in the funeral hall do you remember him i nod i do of course i do without him their
38:40clothes
38:40wouldn't have been found quickly celia sighs ever since meeting you that day he has been restless
38:47a while back after hearing you were widowed he even told me he wanted to marry you
38:51i nearly spit out my tea marry me celia looks awkward i know i shouldn't mention this you're
38:58still mourning yet he's pretty stubborn he won't budge so i had to ask you i put the cup down
39:04mrs wood
39:04this is overwhelming for me i'm pregnant and the lady of the family remarriage is impossible celia says
39:11i know i just wanted you to know that if one day you want someone to rely on the wood
39:16family will
39:17always welcome you i stare at her mixed feelings rising in my heart a woman of my status can hardly
39:23remarry here celia's words show her sincerity i shake my head mrs wood thank you but for now i only
39:30wish
39:30to give birth safely and raise him well nothing else matters to me right now celia nods i won't force
39:36you
39:37you know what you want i'm just the messenger as for the future time will tell after seeing celia off
39:45i sit by the window quietly for a long time page timidly edges closer your grace are you considering
39:51the woods i glance at page she panics mr wood is a nice person but you're the lady of the
39:58family
39:58when your son is born he'll inherit the dukedom if you remarry the dukedom i smile silly girl what are
40:06you thinking when did i agree to remarry page freezes i narrow my eyes it occurs to me since mandy
40:12is
40:12so bent on ruining my name the least i can do is return the favor in the next few days
40:16i keep to
40:17myself in the main courtyard mandy visits a few times each time with supplements and fussing over
40:22me like a doting grandmother i put on a smiling face too the two of us put on quite a
40:27show but the
40:27husband killer rumors keep growing soon people say i'm cursed specifically ruining my husband's family
40:33i killed the jonas brothers and mandy's next page stomps in anger your grace listen to what
40:41they're saying out there if this goes on your reputation will be ruined i sit my tonic slowly
40:47and tell her to calm down page paces around in a panic how can i not worry even the helpers
40:53are
40:53gossiping calling you a jinx and saying your son is cursed too i put the bowl down and look at
40:59her
41:00who said that page freezes i wipe my mouth with a handkerchief who's gossiping note them down all of
41:07them page's eyes light up your grace you're taking action i just smile faintly and say nothing days
41:13pass and my belly starts to show one evening page comes in with a notebook your grace here you go
41:21there are 17 of them their names what they said and when they said it everything's in here
41:26i take it flip through it and nod i tell her she did well page inches closer your grace when
41:32should
41:32we punish them i close the notebook no rush just wait page looks confused i don't explain and tell
41:40her to get the steward his name is joe pals a middle-aged man in his 40s he's been here
41:45for
41:45over 20 years he's cunning and sly he comes in all smiles your grace what can i do for you
41:52i look at him mr pals how many years have you been here joe freezes 23 years your grace i
42:00not
42:0123 years you serve the old duke right he says yes i continue asking were you there when his eldest
42:09son
42:09died joe's expression changes he says yes i sigh gary died early without any children the dallager duchess
42:18couldn't get over it my child is the only heir now pretty precious wouldn't you say joe nods repeatedly
42:26yes your health matters most your grace i slowly say but i hear many helpers have been gossiping behind
42:33my back saying i'm a husband killer and that my child is a jinx joe pales he kneels with a
42:40fud
42:40forgive me i didn't keep them in line i'll look into it now i throw the notebook at him no
42:48need here
42:49is the list i'll leave this to you joe takes the notebook and flips through it his forehead sweaty
42:55your grace some of them serve the dowager duchess i pick up the teacup i know if that's the case
43:03they need extra discipline or people might think she allows attendance to badmouth her own grandson
43:09joe catches my meaning and turns paler he bows i understand i'll take care of it watching him leave
43:16page can't help but laugh your grace that was brilliant you told mr pals to deal with them
43:23to save his skin he'll go hard on them and even if they hold a grudge it won't be against
43:29you
43:30i smile do you think mr pals is a pushover he's smart and knows what to do as expected two
43:37days
43:38later the 17 attendants are either demoted or driven out every last one gone mandy sends someone
43:43to ask me attendants gossiping about their mistress that's against rules and they should be punished
43:48does she think i'm in the wrong the messenger has nothing to say and slinks off page doubles over
43:54laughing your grace did you see that look on her face priceless i don't laugh that was just a warm
44:02up the show is yet to come three months pass in the blink of an eye one day someone arrives
44:06from the
44:07palace it's owen the emperor's head eunuch and the same one who delivered the imperial edict back then
44:11upon spotting him i quickly get up and bow mr ward what brings you here owen smiles your grace you
44:18may
44:19sit his majesty sent me to deliver a few things to you he waves his hand behind him eunuchs file
44:27in
44:28carrying trays of silk jewelry and tonics piling the table high i'm stunned owen smiles and says his
44:35majesty said though duke jonas is gone the dukedom must not end the child in your womb will inherit
44:41the dukedom one day take good care of that child these are a small token from his majesty
44:46i quickly kneel down thank you his majesty owen helps me up and lowers his voice your grace his
44:55majesty has a private message for you i'm surprised go ahead mr ward owen comes closer his majesty said
45:06he remembered that day you're smart so just focus on living well from now on with his majesty around
45:13no one dares bully the jonas family my heart suddenly skips a beat that day which day owen gives
45:21me a meaningful look without a word he turns to leave i stand there motionless for a long time
45:26page cautiously edges closer your grace what does his majesty mean by this i take a deep breath it means
45:35he
45:35knows everything page goes pale and looks worried i shake my head and comfort her don't worry he would
45:43have punished me long ago if he wanted to he's warning me not to go too far but also letting
45:50me know he
45:50won't pursue it page sighs and relief but i don't relax he knows the truth but looks the other way
45:57his mercy
45:58is also his leverage from now on i must be even more careful and not make any mistakes otherwise today's
46:04mercy can be what kills me tomorrow that night after getting into bed i fall into a deep sleep in
46:10my
46:10dreams luke suddenly stands before me his usual gentle face now twisted and hideous his eyes burn with
46:16hatred like he wants to tear me apart alive he reaches out to choke me shouting eve you killed me
46:23you'll die a horrible death i just watch him coldly not moving a muscle just as his hand is about
46:29to
46:29touch me he suddenly vanishes completely then i see those comments again the supporting female's
46:36amazing even his majesty supports her after this who would dare touch her i think the supporting female
46:42is the real victim after s cam bag swindled and seduced her she has to clean up the mess but
46:49she's too
46:49cruel that's her husband dude are you stupid her husband got together with the sister-in-law and faked
46:58his death yeah real keeper that's right i support her she deserves to live a good life i read the
47:06flickering comments flashing a smile the comments slowly fade away into the darkness i open my eyes
47:13it's already bright outside page comes in with some warm water you're great you're up did you sleep
47:20well last night i sit up and smile i slept well best sleep ever months past it's labor day that
47:27night
47:27the main courtyard glazes as the midwife rushes page paces frantically i'm not worried at all what's
47:33coming will come no point panicking after hours of labor a baby's cry finally breaks the night
47:38beaming the midwife steps out with the baby congratulations it's a boy you're both safe
47:45i take the baby and look at his tiny wrinkled face a strange feeling washes over me he's my son
47:50ben
47:51jonas from now on there's someone in this world with my blood mandy rushes over when she sees ben her
47:57eyes turn red she wants to hold him i have page hand him to her holding ben she mutters oh
48:03he looks
48:04exactly like young luke i sneer inwardly she can say he looks like whoever she wants after a while
48:11she returns ben to me unusually gentle she says take good care of ben he's is the heart of our
48:17family
48:18i nod i know at the one month mark the emperor sends more gifts this time it's an official imperial
48:26edict ben is named heir to duke jonas when he grows up he'll inherit the dukedom mandy accepts the edict
48:32her expression complicated she probably never expected i could pull this off so beautifully
48:37or that the emperor is this generous only i know the emperor is warning her the message is clear
48:44leave eve alone i'm protecting her and her son after that mandy never bothers me again when we
48:50happen to meet at home she's perfectly polite her haughty act all gone as for those husband
48:55killer rumors no one mentions them anymore please who dares to call me cursed when the emperor favors
49:00me and so life goes on day by day ben keeps growing flashing smiles crawling around and calling me
49:06mother page keeps saying the young master is so handsome he really takes after you i smile and
49:14pinch ben's cheek really i think he's like his father a little silly page bursts out laughing outside
49:21the sun is shining i hold ben watching the blooming flowers in the courtyard my heart finally feels at peace
49:27the comments have been gone for a while maybe they've gone somewhere else messing up someone
49:32else's life maybe they're still around but they leave me alone either way i don't care anymore my life
49:38is already in my own hands from now on all that's left for me is a lifetime of peace
49:42i'm
49:55i'm
50:07i'm
50:10i'm
50:11i'm
50:12i'm
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