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The Godfather's Redemption and Betrayal: New RS
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00:00But suddenly, Vincent caught a whiff of an unfamiliar perfume.
00:05He pushed her away forcefully, his gaze as cold as the Siberian winds.
00:12You are not Chloe. What are you doing here?
00:15Selina, struggling to contain her anger, lowered her head and spoke softly.
00:22Vincent, I was worried about you. You've turned down all business deals these past few days.
00:27I'm sure Chloe will come around soon.
00:32Hearing Chloe's name, Vincent's eyes grew even darker.
00:37Don't come here again without my permission.
00:40I don't want to cause misunderstandings with the media or within the family.
00:44Selina stared at him in disbeheath, her eyes wide.
00:49Vincent, we grew up together in Brooklyn. How can you just end things like this?
00:53Vincent didn't look at her, his gaze fixed on the wedding photo above the fireplace.
01:05We both have our own lives now. It's time to draw the line.
01:09I only love Chloe now and I won't do anything to hurt her.
01:13Hearing those words, Selina immediately tore off her facade and shouted in a high-pitched voice,
01:22This is impossible. Vincent, the person you love is me.
01:26All these years you've even betrayed that old cop for me, haven't you?
01:30How could you love Chloe? You're just feeling guilty.
01:33She doesn't love you. After learning the truth, she'd probably want to kill your whole family.
01:37You can't accept the fact that she dumped you.
01:42It turns out that the person who betrayed my father back then was not Luke,
01:48but Vincent, who claimed to avenge my father.
01:52My father had been tortured beyond recognition, with even his body desecrated.
01:57That was all Vince's idea.
02:01Vincent had stared blankly at my father's charred remains in the funeral home.
02:05I never imagined that this man, who had shared a bed with me for five years, was the one who
02:11truly killed my father.
02:13The warm and loving gestures from these years were nothing but his acts of atonement.
02:19I had foolishly thought it was sorrow and anger.
02:22It was utterly absurd.
02:25Hatred surged in my chest.
02:27Just as my hand reached for the glass, Vincent suddenly wrapped his arms around me from behind, reeking of alcohol.
02:35He buried his face in my shoulder.
02:37Chloe, where have you been? I missed you. Let's go home, okay?
02:42Every time he got drunk, he would hold me like this, repeatedly telling me he loved me.
02:48His men always said that the terrifying godfather of the New York Mafia never lied, that he truly loved me.
02:57But now, it was all revolting.
03:01I expressionlessly helped him into the bulletproof Cadillac SUV.
03:06Vincent collapsed onto my lap, his furrowed brows finally relaxing, like a harmless child.
03:17I finally understood the names he muttered in his sleep on countless nights.
03:23Selena, the woman who had caused me to lose everything, was the one who remained his first love, deep in
03:31his heart.
03:32It turns out, Vincent had never forgotten her.
03:36He even played along with me, for her sake.
03:40I was too naive, underestimating his obsession with Selena.
03:45The customized encrypted phone with the family crest slipped from his suit pocket.
03:49As I bent down to pick it up, a message popped up on the screen.
03:53An encrypted iMessage.
03:55Vincent, thank you for handling the East Coast Three Families dispute tonight,
03:59but I can't accept the underground territory you promised. It's too valuable.
04:04Immediately following that, Selena's Instagram post appeared,
04:07Only a true queen can wear the crown.
04:10The picture was of a vintage ring with a ruby inlaid,
04:14said to be the heirloom of New York's oldest mafia family,
04:18symbolizing the highest underground power.
04:21I knew Selena had posted it for me to see on purpose.
04:25This week, Vincent had been seriously injured in a street shootout.
04:30A .38 caliber bullet had pierced his chest,
04:33but as soon as he regained his footing, he flew out of state.
04:37I was both worried and angry,
04:40thinking he was throwing his life away for the family business.
04:45It turned out he was attending the family's internal succession ceremony.
04:51Even with a gunshot wound,
04:53he still fought for the ring that symbolized the highest power,
04:58intending to give it to his dream woman.
05:01In a moment of weakness,
05:03I typed in his phone's password.
05:06The last number pressed,
05:08and the screen lit up.
05:10It was indeed Selena's birthday.
05:13Vincent never let me touch his personal devices,
05:17saying it was a family security rule.
05:20Once unlocked,
05:22Selena's smiling face in a couture gown appeared on the screen.
05:26No wonder every time he powered up his phone,
05:29his gaze would involuntarily soften.
05:32I opened the photo album,
05:34and it was filled with folders named after her.
05:39Selena Broadway
05:46Selena Hampton Estate
05:51Amidst the countless photos,
05:54every single one was of Selena at various family dinners.
05:58Not a single photo of me.
06:01Not even one of him.
06:04Just a Selena.
06:05It was as if his heart had always belonged to Selena,
06:10from the start to the end.
06:12The car pulled into the Long Island mansion.
06:18I stared at the empty underground rock,
06:22a cold chill running down my spine.
06:25It had once displayed my father's police badge,
06:29and all the evidence from his undercover work,
06:33proof of his 20 years infiltrating the mafia.
06:36Every time I saw it,
06:39it felt as though my father was still carrying out
06:42that unfinished animation.
06:45But one morning,
06:46those pieces of evidence
06:48that could have toppled underground families
06:52suddenly disappeared.
06:54The FBI claimed they were anonymously destroyed.
06:59Vincent had held me,
07:01shattered,
07:02for three days,
07:03without sleeping.
07:04Now I understood.
07:07It was he
07:08who had destroyed the last reminder
07:10my father had left me.
07:13Another encrypted message popped up.
07:16Boss,
07:17as per your request,
07:18the trust documents are prepared.
07:21All the East Coast Underground Forces
07:23and control under your name
07:25will be transferred to Miss Selena.
07:28Just waiting for you to contact the lawyer
07:31for final confirmation and signing.
07:34Through my blurry tears,
07:35it felt like I was a-seeing that year again.
07:39At my father's funeral,
07:41he stood before me
07:42in his sharp black suit,
07:45swearing an oath.
07:47Chloe,
07:48I swear by God's name,
07:50I will give you a home.
07:52Everything I have is yours.
07:54I placed Vincent on the bed,
07:56not bothering to take off his shoes,
07:59as I usually did.
08:01Instead,
08:02I went straight to the guest room.
08:04Before I closed my eyes,
08:06my mind was filled with memories
08:08of how he had pampered me
08:10over the years.
08:11The morning light
08:12streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows,
08:16and as I opened my eyes,
08:18I met Vincent's intense gaze.
08:21He leaned down
08:21and placed a kiss on my forehead.
08:24Chloe,
08:25did something upset you last night?
08:26I'm sorry.
08:28I had too much to drink
08:29at the family meeting.
08:31I promise it won't happen again.
08:33His tenderness
08:34was as constant
08:35as ever.
08:37I responded quietly
08:38and moved into the bathroom
08:41to wash away his scent.
08:43The dining table
08:44was set with
08:45exquisite eggs,
08:47benedict,
08:48and freshly brewed coffee.
08:50I would have been moved
08:51by it
08:52before,
08:53but
08:54after seeing his phone,
08:56I couldn't bring myself
08:57to smile anymore.
08:59The whole table
09:00was filled with
09:01Selena's favorite dishes.
09:03The doorbell rang,
09:05and Selena entered,
09:07wearing the latest
09:08Chanel outfit.
09:09She naturally sat at the table
09:12and smiled at me.
09:14Sorry to interrupt, Chloe.
09:16Vincent and I need to head
09:17to the docks
09:18to finalize a shipment.
09:19He asked me
09:20to come for breakfast.
09:21I stared at
09:22the high-security villa
09:24access card
09:25she was holding
09:26in her hand.
09:28I didn't say a word.
09:30Vincent noticed
09:31something was off
09:31and leaned in
09:33to explain softly.
09:34Selena is our
09:36most trusted partner.
09:37Having the villa
09:38access is completely normal.
09:40Before he finished speaking,
09:42he suddenly stood up,
09:44looking tense,
09:45and grabbed
09:46the black coffee
09:47from Selena's hands.
09:49Your blood pressure
09:50is low.
09:50You can't have espresso.
09:52You still don't take
09:53care of yourself
09:53after all these years.
09:55Yeah, thank goodness
09:56you always remember.
09:57Selena smiled slightly,
09:59her lips curling up.
10:01The moment
10:02their eyes met,
10:03it felt as though
10:05the air around us
10:06had frozen.
10:07I stood up
10:08to leave,
10:09but Selena called me.
10:12Chloe,
10:13the autopsy
10:14reconstruction today
10:14requires professional
10:16imaging records.
10:17I don't trust
10:18the new forensic pathologist.
10:21I hadn't touched
10:22a camera,
10:23looked through
10:24the viewfinder.
10:24I remembered
10:25how my father
10:26had taught me
10:27to capture crime evidence.
10:29I remembered
10:30his resentment
10:31as he was tortured.
10:33I could now
10:34press the shutter again.
10:36Vincent knew
10:37this all too well.
10:38He had locked
10:40all my photography equipment
10:41in the storage room,
10:43saying I could start again
10:45whenever I was ready.
10:47But now,
10:48he unilaterally
10:49pushed me
10:50into the backseat
10:51of the Cadillac.
10:52Chloe,
10:53you know Selena
10:54gets carsick
10:55in the backseat,
10:56so I'll make you
10:56sit back there.
10:57He forgot
10:58that after
10:59several assassination
11:01attempts,
11:02my claustrophobia
11:03and dizziness
11:04were far worse
11:05than Selena's.
11:07The bumpy ride
11:08made me feel nauseous.
11:10When we arrived
11:11at the morgue,
11:13Vincent carefully
11:14checked
11:14Selena's protective
11:15Kia,
11:16and personally
11:17escorted her
11:18into the restoration area.
11:21I clung to the car door,
11:23breathing heavily,
11:24trying to calm
11:24my dizziness.
11:26Chloe,
11:27the reconstruction
11:28is about to start.
11:29Don't act out.
11:31This recording
11:32is crucial for Selena
11:33and the entire family.
11:35The after effect
11:36of trauma
11:37washed over me,
11:38and my fingers
11:40trembled uncontrollably.
11:41I forced myself
11:43to stay calm,
11:44repeatedly documenting
11:46the restoration process.
11:48During the break,
11:50only Selena
11:50and I
11:51were left in the room.
11:53She looked at the images
11:54on my camera
11:56with disdain.
11:57Her lips curling
11:58into a cold smile.
12:00Chloe,
12:01you're just as useless
12:02as your dead cop father.
12:03You couldn't even keep
12:04your undercover identity
12:05hidden,
12:06and yet you dared
12:07to provoke the mafia.
12:08A rat from the slums,
12:10what makes you think
12:11you're worthy
12:12of the New York godfather?
12:13I graped the camera
12:15tightly,
12:15my knuckles
12:16turning white,
12:18as I struggled
12:19to suppress the anger
12:20that threatened
12:21to explode.
12:23Then,
12:24I heard a sharp slap.
12:26In an instant,
12:27my cheek burned.
12:29Selena retracted her hand,
12:31her gaze filled
12:32with contempt.
12:33You think you can
12:34take the title of wife?
12:36I never imagined
12:37that after Luke dumped you,
12:38you'd climb into
12:39Vincent's bed so quickly.
12:40You don't deserve him,
12:42whether it's Luke
12:42or Vincent,
12:43they'll always be mine.
12:44You'll never be worthy.
12:46She fell to the floor,
12:48immediately adopting
12:49a pitiful expression.
12:52Chloe,
12:52I didn't mean to say
12:53your pictures were bad.
12:54I just wanted you
12:55to try a different angle.
12:57Never mind.
12:59Vincent stormed in,
13:00and the bottle of water
13:01in his hand
13:02smashed on the floor.
13:04He rushed over,
13:05grabbed my chin,
13:06and slammed me
13:07to the ground.
13:09Vincent quickly began
13:11checking Selena's condition.
13:13Vincent,
13:14I'm fine.
13:14Don't blame Chloe.
13:16It's my fault.
13:16I lost my balance.
13:18Selena,
13:19you're too kind.
13:20No need to protect her.
13:22I saw everything.
13:24Vincent carefully
13:25helps Selena up,
13:27his touch as gentle
13:29as if she were
13:30a fragile piece
13:31of porcelain.
13:32He held Selena
13:34in his arm
13:35and shot me
13:36a cold,
13:37pierce layer.
13:38This was the first time
13:40in five years
13:41of our marriage
13:42that he looked
13:43at me this way.
13:45Chloe,
13:46apologize to Selena.
13:47All these years,
13:49I've spoiled you,
13:50and now you have the nerve
13:51to hurt someone
13:52in the family.
13:53Do you understand
13:54how her injuries
13:55will affect tonight's
13:56business negotiations?
13:58Visa's furious eyes
14:00were locked on me,
14:02but he completely
14:03ignored the clear
14:05handprint on my face.
14:07I met his gaze calmly.
14:09The one who should
14:11apologize is Selena.
14:13She insulted my father.
14:17Vincent,
14:18don't you think
14:18it's time you explained
14:20what happened
14:21with my father?
14:22A brief flicker
14:23of panic
14:24flashed in his eyes.
14:26Why are you making
14:27a scene now
14:28after all these years?
14:30I swore to Davis
14:31that I would protect you,
14:32but only if you
14:33didn't hurt Selena.
14:34I sneered,
14:36finally seeing
14:36his true face.
14:38A wave of dizziness
14:40overwhelmed me,
14:41and I fell myself
14:43topple backward.
14:44When I opened
14:46my eyes again,
14:47the sharp scent
14:48of disinfectant
14:49hit me.
14:51The doctor
14:52in the private hospital
14:53was putting away
14:55his death watch.
14:56Congratulations,
14:58Ms. Davis.
14:58You're pregnant.
14:59Your body seems healthy,
15:01but please take care
15:02of yourself
15:03and avoid
15:03any emotional stress.
15:06Instinctively,
15:06I placed my hand
15:08over my stomach.
15:10For five years,
15:11I had hoped
15:12for a child
15:13with Vincent.
15:14I never imagined
15:16it would happen
15:17at this moment.
15:19My iPhone buzzed.
15:21It was a message
15:23from Vincent.
15:24The doctor says
15:25you just need to rest.
15:26Once you apologize
15:27to Selena,
15:28I'll have the driver
15:29pick you up
15:30and take you back
15:30to Long Island.
15:31I scoffed
15:32and threw my phone aside.
15:35Ms. Davis,
15:35the boss has arranged
15:36another ultrasound
15:37for you.
15:38Please follow me.
15:40As I followed
15:41the nurse
15:41down the hallway,
15:43I noticed
15:44something odd.
15:45Selena's voice
15:46suddenly rang out
15:48behind me.
15:49Word is,
15:50you're pregnant.
15:51Looks like I
15:51underestimated you.
15:52Do you know
15:53why you couldn't
15:54get pregnant
15:54all these years?
15:55I turned to face
15:57her smug expression.
15:59Because I told
16:00Vincent your child
16:01would become
16:01his weakness
16:02in the mafia wars.
16:03Those multivitamins
16:05he hands you
16:05every morning?
16:06They're actually
16:07long-acting
16:07birth control pills.
16:09Selena studied
16:10my reaction carefully,
16:12waiting to see me crack.
16:14I simply replied,
16:16I know.
16:17Turning to head
16:18toward the elevator,
16:20I suddenly felt
16:21a powerful force
16:22hit me from behind.
16:24I was caught
16:25off guard
16:26and fell down
16:27the long marble staircase.
16:30Excruciating pain
16:31flooded my body
16:32as I weakly stared
16:34at the blood
16:34spreading across
16:35the expensive carpet.
16:37I had lost my child.
16:39As I walked out
16:40of the emergency
16:41surgery room,
16:43I placed the divorce
16:44agreement
16:44drafted by the lawyer
16:46on the pillow
16:47of the hospital bed.
16:48Leaving the private hospital,
16:50I hailed a cab
16:51straight to JFK
16:52International Airport.
16:54Just before the plane
16:55took off,
16:56Vincent's final message
16:57popped up.
16:58I never thought
16:59you'd dare to show
17:00attitude towards Selena.
17:01You have no manners
17:03for a mafia godfather's wife.
17:05Put away your pride
17:06and apologize.
17:07Now!
17:07I took out the SIM card
17:09from my phone
17:10and casually tossed it
17:11into the trash can
17:12in the airport terminal.
17:13Vincent,
17:14who was enjoying wine
17:15with Selena
17:16at the Hampton Estate,
17:17was suddenly interrupted
17:18by his private line ringing.
17:21Boss,
17:22the wife is missing.
17:23There's a document
17:24left on the bed
17:25for you to review.
17:27Vincent's hand froze
17:28as he poured wine
17:29for Selena.
17:31What document?
17:33The nurse said
17:34the wife left
17:34in the early hours
17:35and left behind
17:36the divorce papers.
17:38Vincent gripped the phone
17:39so tightly
17:40that he almost
17:42crushed the screen.
17:43He stood up abruptly,
17:45his face darkening,
17:47as if a storm
17:48were about to hit.
17:50He could barely
17:51believe his ears,
17:52even though he knew
17:54he had gone too far
17:55this time.
17:56Using a divorce threat
17:57against the godfather
17:58of the New York Mafia,
18:00was unimaginable.
18:02Selena's eyes
18:03flashed with a hint
18:04of mockery,
18:05but she gently grasped
18:06the hem of his
18:07custom suit.
18:08Did something happen
18:09to Chloe?
18:10I'll go with you,
18:11maybe I can help.
18:12Vincent nodded
18:13impatiently.
18:15The two immediately
18:16got into the
18:17bulletproof SUV
18:18and headed toward
18:19the private hospital.
18:21Inside the car,
18:22Selena's soft hand
18:23caressed his chest.
18:25Don't worry,
18:26Chloe will be fine.
18:27Vincent was agitated,
18:29and with her
18:30closed proximity,
18:32he felt a wave
18:33of unease.
18:34He furrowed his brows
18:35and instinctively
18:36pulled away
18:37from her touch,
18:38responding coldly
18:40with a hum.
18:41This was the first time
18:42he had instinctively
18:44rejected her closeness.
18:46Selena awkwardly
18:47withdrew her hand,
18:48her newly manicured
18:50nails digging
18:51into her palm.
18:52This was the first time
18:54Vincent had treated
18:55her like this,
18:56stealing a glance
18:57at the dark,
18:58brooding profile
18:59of the man beside her.
19:01A deep sense
19:02of unease
19:02stirred in her.
19:03She quickly
19:04sent a text
19:05and received a response
19:07from her subordinate.
19:08Don't worry,
19:09all traces
19:10have been cleaned up.
19:12Inside the private
19:13hospital's
19:14intensive care unit,
19:16the director
19:16was anxiously pacing.
19:18The boss's wife
19:20had mysteriously
19:21disappeared
19:22under their noses,
19:23and it left him
19:24drenched in sweat.
19:26What happened?
19:28Wizard burst
19:29through the door
19:30and the temperature
19:31in the room
19:32seemed to drop
19:33to freezing.
19:34The director
19:35shakily handed over
19:36the thick document,
19:38unable to meet
19:39the furious gaze
19:40of the mafia leader.
19:42Vincent
19:42warily rubbed
19:43his temples
19:44as he returned
19:45to the Long Island mansion.
19:46Everything seemed
19:47normal in the house.
19:49There were no signs
19:50of Chloe's absence
19:51and her clothes
19:52in the wardrobe
19:53hadn't been disturbed.
19:55Everything seemed unchanged.
19:57He collapsed
19:57onto the leather sofa
19:59in the living room,
20:00staring at the wedding photo
20:01hanging above
20:02the fireplace.
20:04The newlyweds
20:05stood on the courthouse steps,
20:06exchanging
20:07their Cartier rings.
20:09But if you looked closely,
20:10you could see the sadness
20:12hidden deep
20:12in both our eyes.
20:14Now he finally understood
20:15the source
20:16of that sadness.
20:18Because,
20:19at that time,
20:19his heart
20:20had been set
20:21on someone else.
20:23In the beginning,
20:24we were like
20:25two strangers
20:26forced together,
20:27cautious
20:28and distant
20:29from each other.
20:30Until that night,
20:31when,
20:32smelling of whiskey,
20:34he pinned me
20:34to the sofa,
20:35repeatedly calling my name.
20:37I shed his cold facade
20:38and our scarred hearts
20:40pressed close together.
20:42Since then,
20:43we had become
20:43the perfect couple
20:44in New York's
20:45high society.
20:47Vincent began
20:48to care about me
20:49without even realizing it.
20:51While still
20:52considering Selina,
20:53he would shield me
20:54from bullets
20:55during street battles,
20:56and he surprised me
20:57on our wedding anniversaries.
20:59I remember once,
21:00after I was severely injured
21:02in an assassination attempt
21:03by a rival family,
21:05he carried me,
21:06running through
21:07more than ten city blocks,
21:08fighting his way
21:09through countless police
21:10and mafia blockades.
21:12He always convinced himself
21:13it was just out of duty
21:15and guilt
21:16for the daughter
21:16of a comrade.
21:18But now,
21:19looking at the empty room,
21:20he realized
21:21that he had already
21:22fallen deeply
21:23in love with Chloe.
21:25Yeah,
21:25thank goodness
21:25you always remember.
21:27Years of living
21:28on the edge of danger
21:30had taught him
21:31to hide his true feelings.
21:33But in the everyday
21:35moments together,
21:36he had unknowingly
21:38fallen for the stubborn
21:39and brave girl.
21:43Vincent closed his eyes
21:45in pain,
21:46Chloe's smiling face
21:47flashing in his mind.
21:49He thought about
21:50how she had collapsed
21:51in the hospital
21:52when she found out
21:53she had miscarried,
21:54and his eyes snapped open,
21:57gasping for breath.
21:58Staring at the medical
22:00abortion report
22:01in his hand,
22:02his heart felt
22:04as if it were being
22:05brutally sliced
22:06by a blunt knife.
22:08His child,
22:09his and Chloe's child.
22:12It had turned
22:13to blood and water.
22:18Vincent,
22:19don't be too upset.
22:20I'll always be here for you.
22:22With the familiar sound
22:23of high heels,
22:25a pair of red painted nails
22:27wrapped around his neck,
22:30Vincent's body tensed.
22:32For a moment,
22:33he instinctively thought
22:35it was Chloe returning.
22:36He turned and pulled
22:38the woman into his arms.
22:44Chloe,
22:45you're back.
22:46Don't sign that agreement.
22:47I was the fool.
22:49Let me spend the rest
22:50of my life
22:50making it up to you,
22:52okay?
22:52Selina's eyes
22:53were filled with jealousy,
22:56almost overflowing.
22:57She never expected
22:59Vincent to mistake her
23:01for Chloe.
23:02She couldn't believe
23:04that the inconspicuous Chloe
23:06held such an important place
23:08in the mafia boss's heart.
23:10Feeling Vincent's tremble,
23:12Selina remained silent,
23:14letting him hold her tightly.
23:17Now,
23:18I would use my scalpel
23:19to make sure
23:20every life
23:21swallowed by the darkness
23:22would have its final dignity
23:25and truth revealed
23:26in the courtroom.
23:27For years,
23:29I had wanted to earn
23:30my professional
23:31Forenza license,
23:33but Vincent always kept me
23:35locked in a gilded cage,
23:37using the excuse
23:38that the outside world
23:40is too dangerous.
23:41One delay after another
23:44had turned my life
23:45into nothing
23:46but an accessory
23:47to his own dot
23:49in this marriage
23:50full of lies.
23:51I was merely
23:52controlled.
23:53But from now on,
23:55I would use these hands
23:57to heal
23:57every battered body
23:59and record every crime
24:01that needed
24:02to be exposed.
24:03I would walk
24:04this path of justice
24:06for myself
24:07and for Officer Davis.
24:09After completing
24:10the final task,
24:11I sent photos
24:13of the victim's
24:13key injuries
24:14to an FBI agent
24:16hoping it would help
24:17them solve
24:18this organized murder
24:19case quickly.
24:20Boss!
24:21The intel team
24:23tracked the wife's IP.
24:24A source says
24:26she was seen
24:26at the forensic center
24:27in Boston.
24:28Still hooked up
24:30to an IV,
24:31Vincent yanked
24:32the needle out
24:33and quickly opened
24:34the encrypted email
24:35on his tablet.
24:37The image of the woman
24:38who haunted his thoughts
24:40instantly grabbed
24:41his heart.
24:42He quickly scanned
24:44through several
24:44detailed forensic reports,
24:46each one showcasing
24:48remarkable professionalism
24:50and impressive
24:51psychological resilience.
24:54He stared
24:55at the signature
24:55on the file,
24:57Chloe Davis,
24:58and said nothing
24:59for a long while.
25:01Was he recalling
25:02the false promises
25:04he made
25:04to support her career,
25:05or was he finally
25:07realizing that,
25:09after leaving him,
25:10she had been reborn
25:11and found her
25:12true purpose in life?
25:14Prepare my private jet
25:16immediately.
25:16I'm going to Boston.
25:19Make sure the men
25:20there keep a close watch.
25:22She's my wife.
25:24Even in death,
25:25she is.
25:27Reluctantly,
25:29Selena tried to throw
25:30herself into his arms again.
25:32For the first time,
25:34Vincent saw Selena
25:35in such a hysterical
25:37and ugly light.
25:39His brows furrowed
25:40and his eyes
25:41filled with unfamiliarity.
25:43This was the woman
25:45he once thought
25:46was pew and flawless.
25:48His dream girl?
25:50Then why did she
25:51abandon him
25:52for money and power?
25:54All those years ago,
25:56choosing to fall
25:58into another boss's arms.
26:00For years,
26:02he had guarded her
26:03like a handle dog
26:04while Selena
26:05had naturally
26:06enjoyed his protection.
26:08But now,
26:10Vincent suddenly
26:11thought nothing
26:12but disgust
26:14for the woman
26:14before him.
26:16The backup
26:17encrypted phone
26:18in his pocket
26:19vibrated.
26:20A message
26:21from the family
26:22hacker
26:23appeared
26:24with two
26:25restored
26:25surveillance
26:26footage files.
26:28Vincent pulled up
26:30the footage,
26:31which contained
26:32complete recordings
26:33from the private
26:34hospital's
26:35staircase
26:36and the
26:37villa's
26:37garage.
26:38After watching,
26:40his expression
26:41turned chillingly
26:42cold,
26:43his gaze
26:44as fierce
26:45as a judge
26:46passing judgment
26:47on a traitor.
26:49He slowly
26:50turned his head,
26:51fixing his glare
26:52on Selena,
26:53who had turned pale,
26:55his voice
26:56coming out
26:57like it was
26:58from the depths
26:59of hell.
27:00What do you
27:01plan to say
27:01about this?
27:02Vincent clenched
27:04his fist,
27:05his knuckles
27:05cracking.
27:06The fragile
27:07woman,
27:08he thought,
27:09needed protecting,
27:10had pushed
27:11his pregnant
27:12wife down
27:13the stairs
27:14and even
27:15consplared
27:16with a doctor
27:17to temper
27:18with his food.
27:19Not only
27:20had she
27:21cruelly hurt
27:22his wife,
27:22but she
27:23had also
27:24murdered
27:25his unborn
27:26child.
27:27He stared
27:28at Selena
27:29coldly
27:30as if she
27:31were nothing
27:31more than
27:32a corpse.
27:33Selena
27:34frantically
27:35squeezed
27:35out tears,
27:37attempting
27:38to grab
27:38his sleeve.
27:39It's not
27:40like that.
27:40The footage
27:41was fabricated.
27:42Chloe
27:42bribed the
27:43hacker
27:43to frame
27:44me.
27:44She's
27:44jealous
27:45of the
27:45trust
27:45you put
27:46in me
27:46in business
27:47and
27:47deliberately
27:48trying
27:48to sow
27:48discord
27:49between
27:49us.
27:50Shut up!
27:51Winston's
27:52forehead
27:52bowged
27:53with veins
27:54and all
27:55his years
27:56of gentlemanly
27:57restraint
27:58vanished
27:58in that
27:59moment.
28:00Still
28:00trying to
28:01smear
28:01Chloe?
28:01She's
28:02too
28:02dignified
28:03to play
28:03these
28:03dirty
28:03tricks.
28:04Selena
28:05you've
28:05shamed
28:06the
28:06entire
28:06mafia.
28:07Selena
28:08stared
28:08at him
28:09in shock
28:09knowing
28:10the
28:11truth
28:11had
28:11been
28:12revealed.
28:13A
28:13malicious
28:14sneer
28:14suddenly
28:15flashed
28:16in her
28:16tear
28:17filled
28:17eyes.
28:18Vincent
28:19you don't
28:19believe
28:19me.
28:20You
28:20swore
28:21an
28:21oath
28:21to me
28:21on
28:21the
28:21streets
28:22and
28:22now
28:22you're
28:23going
28:23to
28:23kill
28:23me
28:23for
28:23that
28:24slut?
28:24A
28:25venomous
28:25hatred
28:27flickered
28:27in her
28:28eyes.
28:29Too
28:29bad
28:29she knows
28:30all
28:30about
28:30the
28:31dirty
28:31things
28:31you've
28:31done.
28:32Betraying
28:33her
28:33cop
28:33father,
28:34secretly
28:34giving
28:35her
28:35birth
28:35control
28:35pills,
28:36even
28:36those
28:37photos
28:37of
28:37me
28:37in
28:38your
28:38phone.
28:38She
28:39knows
28:39it
28:39all.
28:39Do you
28:40really
28:40think
28:40she'll
28:40forgive
28:40the
28:41man
28:41who
28:41destroyed
28:41her
28:41life?
28:42Vincent,
28:43you're
28:43a
28:43pathetic
28:43joke.
28:44You
28:44think
28:45you're
28:45so
28:45deep
28:45but
28:46you
28:46don't
28:46even
28:46know
28:46who
28:47you
28:47truly
28:47love.
28:48Now
28:48you've
28:48woken
28:49up
28:49but
28:49it's
28:49too
28:49late.
28:50She'll
28:50never
28:51ever
28:51look at
28:52you
28:52again.
28:52Winston's
28:53eyes
28:53were
28:54bloodshot
28:54and
28:55the
28:55violent
28:56killing
28:56intent
28:57of
28:58the
28:58mafia
28:58boss
28:59was
28:59released
29:00without
29:01restraint.
29:02He
29:02suddenly
29:03grabbed
29:04her
29:04by the
29:04neck
29:05pressing
29:06her
29:06against
29:07the
29:07wall.
29:07Chloe
29:08won't
29:08leave
29:08me.
29:09She
29:09loves
29:09me
29:10so
29:10much
29:10she'll
29:11never
29:11leave
29:11me.
29:12As
29:12soon
29:12as I
29:12tear
29:13your
29:13fake
29:13face
29:13apart
29:14and
29:14avenge
29:15our
29:15child
29:15she'll
29:16come
29:16back
29:16to
29:16me.
29:17voice
29:18was
29:18rough
29:18like
29:19sandpaper
29:20scraping
29:21against
29:21metal.
29:22Selena's
29:23feet
29:23dangled
29:24in the
29:24air
29:25her
29:25face
29:26turning
29:26purple
29:27as
29:27she
29:28beat
29:28against
29:28his
29:29iron
29:29like
29:30arm
29:30in
29:31terror.
29:32Boss!
29:33Two
29:34bodyguards
29:34rush
29:35in to
29:35stop
29:36him
29:36but
29:36the
29:36motorer's
29:37aura
29:37emanating
29:38from
29:39him
29:39froze
29:40them
29:40in
29:41their
29:41tracks.
29:42If
29:42you
29:42kill
29:42her
29:42now
29:43the
29:43FBI
29:44will
29:44be
29:44on
29:44your
29:45doorstep
29:45immediately.
29:46Your
29:46wife
29:47will
29:47only
29:47distance
29:47herself
29:48from
29:48you
29:48even
29:49more.
29:49Vince's
29:50eyes
29:50slowly
29:51regained
29:52some
29:52clarity
29:53and
29:53he
29:53released
29:54his
29:54grip
29:54on
29:55her
29:55as
29:55if
29:55tossing
29:56aside
29:56trash.
29:57Throw
29:58her
29:58to
29:58the
29:58NYPD's
29:59internal
30:00affairs
30:00and
30:01send
30:02over
30:02the
30:02evidence
30:02of
30:03her
30:03laundering
30:03money
30:04for
30:04the
30:04rival
30:04family.
30:05I
30:06want
30:06her
30:06to
30:06rot
30:07in
30:07prison
30:07for
30:07the
30:07rest
30:08of
30:08her
30:08life.
30:10Selena
30:10collapsed
30:11on
30:11the
30:11Persian
30:12carpet
30:12screaming
30:13in
30:14despair.
30:16No,
30:17you
30:17can't
30:17do
30:17this
30:17to
30:18me.
30:18Vincent,
30:19you
30:19swore
30:19you
30:20promised
30:20you'd
30:20always
30:20protect
30:21me.
30:22Vincent
30:22turned
30:23away
30:23expressionlessly
30:24and
30:25the
30:25two
30:26bodyguards
30:26immediately
30:27dragged
30:28the
30:28struggling
30:29woman
30:29away.
30:30The
30:31Long
30:31Island
30:32mansion
30:32was
30:33shrouded
30:33in
30:34suffocating
30:35silence.
30:38Still
30:38no
30:38record
30:39of
30:39Chloe
30:39leaving
30:40the
30:40country?
30:40After
30:41receiving
30:42a
30:42negative
30:43response
30:43from
30:44his
30:44men,
30:45Vincent
30:46warily
30:47walked
30:47into
30:48the
30:48master
30:48bedroom
30:49and
30:50buried
30:50his
30:50face
30:51deep
30:51in
30:52the
30:52pillow
30:53where
30:53his
30:54wife
30:54had
30:54once
30:55slept.
30:55He
30:56carefully
30:56picked
30:57up
30:57a
30:58strand
30:58of
30:58her
30:58long
30:59hair
30:59that
31:00had
31:00fallen
31:00onto
31:01the
31:01sheets
31:02and
31:02pressed
31:03it
31:03tightly
31:04to
31:04his
31:04chest.
31:04A
31:05hot
31:05tear
31:06silently
31:07sleet
31:07down
31:08his
31:08cheek.
31:09Chloe,
31:09where
31:10are
31:10you?
31:11Vincent
31:11lay
31:12where
31:12she
31:13often
31:13did,
31:14his
31:14mind
31:15slipping
31:15back
31:16to
31:16those
31:16nights
31:17when
31:17they
31:17slept
31:18in
31:18each
31:18other's
31:19arms.
31:20She
31:20had
31:21always
31:21nestled
31:22in
31:22his
31:22embrace,
31:23looking
31:24at
31:24him
31:24with
31:25an
31:25unwavering
31:26trust
31:26and
31:27admiration.
31:28Vincent
31:29suddenly
31:30sat
31:30up,
31:31gasping
31:31for
31:32breath.
31:35His
31:36chest
31:37felt
31:37as
31:37though
31:37it
31:38had
31:38been
31:38hit
31:39by
31:39a
31:39shotgun,
31:40the
31:40pain
31:40so
31:40intense
31:41he
31:41could
31:42barely
31:42breathe.
31:43He
31:43quickly
31:44rushed
31:44downstairs,
31:45desperate
31:46to
31:46escape,
31:47the
31:48house
31:48filled
31:48with
31:49too
31:49many
31:49memories.
31:51The
31:51living
31:51room,
31:52the
31:52kitchen,
31:53the
31:54garden,
31:55every
31:55corner
31:56was
31:56filled
31:57with
31:57her
31:57presence,
31:58like
31:58sharp
31:59daggers
32:00continually
32:00cutting
32:01into
32:01his
32:02heart.
32:02The
32:03agony
32:03was
32:04unbearable,
32:05almost
32:05driving
32:06him
32:07insane.
32:08The
32:08mighty
32:08godfather
32:09of
32:10New
32:10York
32:10sat
32:11on
32:11the
32:11steps
32:12in
32:12front
32:13of
32:13the
32:13house,
32:14looking
32:14like
32:14a
32:15broken
32:15man,
32:16a
32:16far
32:16cry
32:17from
32:17the
32:17powerful
32:18figure
32:19he
32:19once
32:19was,
32:20until
32:21a
32:21sadden
32:22downpour
32:23drenched
32:24him
32:24completely.
32:25His
32:26towering
32:26muscular
32:27body
32:28finally
32:29gave
32:29way,
32:30his
32:31vision
32:31blurred,
32:32and he
32:33collapsed
32:33into
32:34the
32:34mud,
32:34unconscious.
32:36Meanwhile,
32:37I was
32:38in a
32:38secret
32:39forensic
32:39lab
32:40in
32:40Boston.
32:42Sweat
32:42trickled
32:43down
32:44under
32:44my
32:45protective
32:45mask,
32:46but my
32:46hands
32:47remained
32:48steady.
32:49Every
32:49perfectly
32:50placed
32:50stitch
32:51felt
32:51like
32:52continuing
32:52my
32:53father's
32:53unfinished
32:54pursuit
32:55of
32:55justice.
32:56Less
32:56than an
32:57hour
32:57later,
32:58Vincent
32:58arrived
32:59in
32:59Boston.
33:00Standing
33:00outside
33:01the
33:01forensic
33:01lab's
33:02glass
33:02door,
33:03his
33:03hand
33:04felt
33:04as
33:04though
33:04it
33:05were
33:05filled
33:05with
33:05lead,
33:06and he
33:06couldn't
33:07bring
33:07himself
33:07to
33:07press
33:08the
33:08doorbell.
33:09In
33:09the
33:09end,
33:10the
33:10man
33:11who
33:11terrified
33:11the
33:11east
33:12coast
33:12simply
33:13slumped
33:13against
33:14the
33:14red
33:14brick
33:14wall,
33:15silently
33:16sinking
33:16to
33:16the
33:17ground.
33:17By
33:18the
33:18next
33:18morning,
33:19when
33:19the
33:19security
33:20staff
33:20came
33:20to
33:21change
33:21shifts,
33:22they
33:22regretfully
33:22told
33:23him
33:23that
33:23Chloe
33:24had
33:24already
33:25submitted
33:25her
33:25resignation
33:26the
33:26previous
33:27night
33:27and
33:28had
33:28left
33:28the
33:28city.
33:29Vincent's
33:30heart
33:30plunged
33:31into
33:31an
33:32icy
33:32abyss.
33:33He
33:33stumbled
33:34into
33:34the
33:34rented
33:35Ford
33:35SUV.
33:36Based
33:37on the
33:37last
33:38clue
33:38from
33:38his
33:38network
33:39of
33:39informants,
33:40he
33:40darted
33:41through
33:41unfamiliar
33:42streets
33:42like a
33:43madman,
33:43terrified
33:44that he
33:45would miss
33:45the chance
33:46to catch
33:46that
33:46fleeting
33:47light.
33:47In
33:48front
33:48of
33:49an
33:49old
33:49Baptist
33:49church
33:50on
33:50the
33:50outskirts,
33:51he
33:51slammed
33:52on
33:52the
33:52brakes
33:52and
33:53froze
33:53in
33:53place.
33:54I
33:55stood
33:55on
33:55the
33:55sun
33:56drenched
33:56steps,
33:57taking
33:57the
33:57final
33:58photograph
33:58of
33:59an
33:59innocent
33:59boy
34:00killed
34:00by
34:00gang
34:01crossfire.
34:02The
34:02sunlight
34:03streamed
34:03through
34:04the
34:04stained
34:04glass,
34:05casting
34:05a
34:05holy
34:06halo
34:06over
34:07my
34:07white
34:07lab
34:07coat.
34:08I
34:09carefully
34:09adjusted
34:10the
34:10focus.
34:11My
34:11face
34:11sat
34:12in
34:12a
34:12focused
34:12calm
34:13expression.
34:14The
34:14independence
34:15and
34:15resilience
34:16that
34:16radiated
34:17from
34:17me
34:17were
34:18qualities
34:18Vincent
34:19had
34:19never
34:19truly
34:20understood
34:20in
34:21the
34:21five
34:21years
34:22we
34:22were
34:22together.
34:23Vince's
34:24haggard
34:24face
34:25twisted
34:25into
34:26a
34:26smile,
34:26more
34:27painful
34:27than
34:28tears.
34:28He
34:29was
34:29stunned
34:29by
34:30the
34:30sight
34:30of
34:30me,
34:31glowing
34:31in
34:31this
34:31moment,
34:32but
34:32also
34:33painfully
34:33aware
34:34that
34:34he
34:34was
34:35about
34:35to
34:35lose
34:35this
34:36beauty
34:36forever.
34:37After
34:37struggling
34:38internally
34:38for a
34:39long
34:39time,
34:40he
34:40finally
34:40took
34:41a
34:41heavy
34:41step
34:41forward,
34:42but
34:42didn't
34:43dare
34:43to
34:43come
34:43too
34:44close.
34:44He
34:45stopped
34:45by
34:45the
34:45fountain
34:46sculpture,
34:46watching
34:47from a
34:47distance.
34:48His
34:48voice
34:49trembled
34:49in
34:49the
34:49wind,
34:50heavy
34:50with
34:51regret.
34:51Chloe,
34:52I'm
34:53sorry.
34:54I was
34:54blind
34:55back
34:55then.
34:56I
34:57ruined
34:57everything.
34:58For
34:58the
34:58last
34:59five
34:59years,
34:59I've
35:00thought
35:00I
35:00only
35:00had
35:01a
35:01responsibility
35:01toward
35:02you.
35:02It
35:03wasn't
35:03until
35:03you
35:03signed
35:04that
35:07this
35:08time
35:08and
35:08it's
35:08driving
35:09me
35:09crazy.
35:10Without
35:10you,
35:10I
35:11wouldn't
35:11even
35:11know
35:11how
35:11to
35:12breathe
35:12tomorrow.
35:13I
35:13regret
35:13it
35:13all.
35:14I
35:14truly
35:15regret
35:15the
35:15awful
35:15things
35:16I've
35:16done
35:16to
35:16you.
35:17I
35:17owe
35:17you
35:17my
35:17life.
35:18And
35:18if
35:18you
35:19want
35:19to
35:19shoot
35:19me,
35:20go
35:20ahead,
35:20please,
35:21give
35:21me
35:21a
35:21chance
35:22to
35:22stay
35:22by
35:22your
35:23side
35:23and
35:23atone
35:24for
35:24what
35:24I've
35:24done.
35:25I'll
35:25give
35:25you
35:26control
35:26of
35:26the
35:26entire
35:26family,
35:27all
35:27the
35:28money,
35:28and
35:28even
35:28my
35:29life.
35:29I
35:30don't
35:30want
35:30to
35:30be
35:30the
35:30godfather
35:31anymore.
35:31I
35:32just
35:32want
35:32to
35:32be
35:32your
35:33husband
35:33to
35:33protect
35:34you
35:34like
35:34I
35:34always
35:34did.
35:35Please
35:35don't
35:35send
35:36me
35:36away,
35:36okay?
35:37The
35:37church
35:37bells rang
35:38and the
35:39organ
35:39played
35:39a
35:40peaceful
35:40hymn.
35:41After
35:41what
35:42seemed
35:42like
35:42an
35:42eternity,
35:43I
35:43put
35:43down
35:44the
35:44camera,
35:44turned
35:45and
35:45looked
35:45at
35:45him,
35:46my
35:46expression
35:47calm
35:47as
35:48though
35:48I
35:48were
35:48gazing
35:48at
35:49a
35:49stranger
35:49who
35:49no
35:50longer
35:50mattered.
35:51For
35:51five
35:51years,
35:52I've
35:52lived
35:53like
35:53a
35:53fool
35:53in
35:54your
35:54carefully
35:54woven
35:55Truman
35:55show,
35:56when
35:56I
35:56found
35:56out
35:57the
35:57man
35:57I've
35:57been
35:57hugging
35:58every
35:58day
35:58was
35:59the
35:59one
35:59who
35:59killed
36:00my
36:00father.
36:00Do
36:01you
36:01have
36:01any
36:01idea
36:02how
36:02much
36:02I
36:02hated
36:02myself?
36:03How
36:03could
36:04I
36:04have
36:04been
36:04so
36:04stupid
36:05to
36:05fall
36:05in
36:05love
36:06with
36:06a
36:06mafia
36:06thug
36:07who
36:07has
36:07no
36:07regard
36:08for
36:08human
36:18disappear
36:18with
36:19the
36:19autumn
36:19breeze?
36:20Perhaps
36:21everyone
36:21has to
36:22fall
36:22once
36:23in
36:23their
36:23life.
36:24You
36:25give
36:25your
36:25whole
36:25heart
36:26to
36:26someone
36:26only
36:27to
36:27be
36:28betrayed
36:28at
36:29your
36:29most
36:29vulnerable
36:30moment,
36:31leaving
36:31you
36:31bleeding.
36:32I
36:33stood
36:33on
36:34the
36:34high
36:34steps,
36:35looking
36:35down
36:36at
36:36him,
36:37forcing
36:37out
36:38a
36:38carefree
36:39smile.
36:40There
36:40was
36:41no
36:41emotion
36:41left
36:42in
36:42my
36:42eyes
36:43Vincent.
36:43Take
36:44your
36:44remorse
36:44and
36:45go
36:45back
36:45to
36:45New
36:45York.
36:46I
36:46will
36:47never
36:47forgive
36:47you
36:48under
36:48the
36:48harsh
36:49sunlight
36:49of
36:50New
36:50England.
36:51Vincent
36:51felt
36:52as
36:52though
36:52he
36:52had
36:53fallen
36:53into
36:53an
36:53ice
36:54pit.
36:54A
36:55desperate,
36:56miserable
36:56smile
36:57tucked
36:57at
36:58the
36:58corner
36:58of
36:58his
36:59mouth.
37:00Chloe,
37:01but I
37:01really
37:02love
37:02you.
37:03His
37:03broken
37:04voice,
37:04like a
37:05dying
37:05sigh,
37:06was
37:06swallowed
37:07up by
37:07the
37:07sound
37:08of
37:08the
37:08church
37:08bells.
37:09I
37:10turned
37:10back
37:10around,
37:11raised
37:11the
37:12camera
37:12again,
37:13and
37:13started
37:13capturing
37:14the
37:14mournful
37:15faces
37:15of the
37:16mourners
37:16in
37:17the
37:18the
37:19only
37:19person
37:20I
37:20deliberately
37:21avoided
37:21in
37:22my
37:22shots
37:23was
37:23the
37:23man
37:24standing
37:24by
37:24the
37:25fountain,
37:25his
37:26head
37:26bowed,
37:27his
37:27shoulders
37:28shaking
37:28violently.
37:29This
37:30lady,
37:31could
37:31you
37:31please
37:32make
37:32a
37:32frame
37:32for
37:33a
37:33photo
37:33of
37:33my
37:33son?
37:34An
37:35elderly
37:36African
37:36American
37:37woman
37:37tremblingly
37:38handed
37:38me
37:39a
37:39family
37:39photo,
37:40one
37:41that
37:41showed
37:41the
37:41son
37:42she
37:42had
37:42lost
37:43in
37:43the
37:43gunfight
37:43of
37:44course.
37:44Ma'am,
37:45I
37:45smiled
37:46and
37:46accepted
37:47the
37:48last
37:48trace
37:49of
37:50warmth
37:50in
37:50this
37:50cruel
37:51world.
37:52It
37:53reminded
37:53me of
37:5420
37:54years
37:55ago,
37:55when
37:56Vincent
37:56had just
37:57moved
37:57next door,
37:58he had
37:58given me
37:59my father's
37:59police badge
38:00on the
38:01empty lot
38:02behind the
38:02school,
38:03making a
38:04childish vow
38:04to protect
38:05protect me
38:05no matter
38:06what
38:07happened.
38:09Back
38:10then,
38:10the
38:11boy's
38:11eyes
38:12held
38:12no
38:12desire
38:13for
38:13power,
38:14only
38:15sincerity.
38:16But it
38:17was that
38:17same
38:18boy,
38:18who
38:19later
38:19pushed
38:19Officer
38:20Davis
38:20straight
38:21into
38:21hell
38:22suddenly.
38:22I
38:23felt
38:23warmth
38:24behind
38:24me,
38:24the
38:25familiar
38:25scent
38:26of
38:26Tom
38:26Ford
38:27Cologne
38:27enveloping
38:28me
38:28tightly.
38:29Vincent
38:30rushed
38:30toward me,
38:31disregarding
38:31everything,
38:32and hugged
38:33me from
38:33behind.
38:34His arms
38:35tightened
38:35around me,
38:36as if I
38:37might disappear
38:38into thin
38:38air.
38:39If he
38:39loosened
38:40his grip,
38:40he buried
38:41his face
38:41in my
38:42neck,
38:42his voice
38:43trembling
38:43with complete
38:44collapse
38:45and pleading.
38:46Chloe,
38:47this is
38:47Boston,
38:48the place
38:49where we
38:49first met.
38:50Please,
38:51give me
38:51one last
38:52chance.
38:53Let me
38:53spend the
38:54rest of
38:54my life
38:55atoning.
38:56I'll
38:56give you
38:57whatever you
38:57want.
38:58Just let
38:58me stay
38:59by your
38:59side.
39:00Hot
39:01tears
39:01dropped
39:02onto
39:02the
39:02cold
39:03back
39:03of
39:03my
39:03hand.
39:04Their
39:05burning
39:05intensity
39:06searing
39:06into
39:07my
39:07skin.
39:08I
39:08sighed
39:09softly,
39:10then
39:10carefully
39:11pried
39:11his
39:11fingers
39:12off,
39:13one
39:13by
39:13one.
39:14My
39:14voice
39:15was
39:15as
39:15cold
39:16as
39:16ice.
39:17Vincent,
39:18my
39:18greatest
39:19wish
39:19in
39:20this
39:20life
39:20is
39:21for
39:21you
39:21to
39:21disappear
39:22from
39:22my
39:23world
39:23forever.
39:24I
39:24broke
39:24free
39:25from
39:25his
39:25arms,
39:26not
39:27looking
39:27back
39:27as
39:28I
39:28walked
39:28down
39:28the
39:29steps,
39:29getting
39:30into
39:30a
39:30taxi
39:31soon,
39:31I
39:32disappeared
39:32into
39:33the
39:33crowded
39:33streets
39:34of
39:34Boston.
39:36I
39:37don't
39:37know how
39:37long he
39:38stood by
39:38the
39:39fountain,
39:39but by
39:40the time
39:41the sunset
39:41bathed the
39:42sky,
39:43in red
39:44Vincent's
39:44horse,
39:45hollow
39:45voice,
39:46finally
39:47drifted away
39:48in the
39:48wind.
39:49I
39:49understand,
39:50Chloe,
39:51as
39:51you
39:51wish.
39:56Three
39:56months
39:57later,
39:57in a
39:58quiet
39:58monastery
39:59on the
39:59outskirts
40:00of
40:00Boston,
40:01I
40:01was
40:01calmly
40:02performing
40:02facial
40:03reconstruction
40:04on the
40:04final
40:05unidentified
40:06body.
40:06The
40:07nurse
40:07nearby,
40:08helping
40:08with the
40:09work,
40:09whispered
40:10to her
40:10colleague,
40:11her voice
40:12barely
40:12audible,
40:13Did you
40:13see the
40:14news?
40:15The
40:15youngest
40:15mafia
40:16boss
40:16from
40:16New
40:16York
40:16just
40:17turned
40:17himself
40:17into
40:18the
40:18FBI.
40:19He
40:19ever
40:19called,
40:20abstracting
40:21justice,
40:21and a
40:22string of
40:23money laundering
40:24charges.
40:25My
40:25God,
40:26a
40:26cold-blooded
40:27killer,
40:28like him,
40:28actually had a
40:29moment of
40:30conscience.
40:31I heard
40:31he's been
40:32sentenced to
40:32life without
40:33parole.
40:34My
40:34hand
40:35holding the
40:35surgical
40:35needle,
40:36paused
40:36for a
40:37moment.
40:37I
40:37took off
40:38my
40:38rubber
40:38gloves,
40:39grabbed
40:39my
40:40phone,
40:40and
40:41tapped
40:41on the
40:41trending
40:43Twitter.
40:43The
40:43tough
40:44story
40:44was a
40:45high-definition
40:46image of
40:47Vincent,
40:47handcuffed,
40:48being escorted
40:49to court by
40:50the FBI.
40:51Facing the
40:52flashing cameras
40:53and the
40:53judge's
40:54verdict,
40:55he was
40:55dressed in
40:56a suit,
40:56but his
40:57face remained
40:58expressionless.
40:59His
40:59once sharp
41:00eyes were
41:01now as
41:01dead as
41:02ash,
41:02devoid of
41:03any sign
41:04of life.
41:05Dr.
41:05Covey,
41:06your
41:06federal
41:07response.
41:08After
41:08signing for
41:09the
41:09package,
41:10I
41:10opened
41:10the
41:10envelope
41:11and
41:11two
41:12legal
41:12documents
41:12slid
41:13out.
41:14One
41:14was the
41:15court's
41:15final
41:15divorce
41:16decree,
41:16the
41:17bottom
41:17right
41:18corner
41:18marked
41:19with
41:19Vincent's
41:19elaborate
41:20flowing
41:21signature
41:21in
41:22English.
41:22The
41:22other
41:23was an
41:23irrevocable
41:24blind
41:25trust
41:25transfer,
41:26where he
41:26had donated
41:27all his
41:28laundered
41:28legal assets
41:29and
41:30substantial
41:30cash to
41:31a charitable
41:32foundation,
41:33with me
41:33listed as
41:34the sole
41:35beneficiary
41:35and
41:36controlling
41:36party.
41:37At
41:38the
41:38bottom
41:38of the
41:39papers,
41:39tucked
41:40inside,
41:40was a
41:41letter
41:41scented
41:42with his
41:42cologne,
41:43bearing his
41:44familiar
41:44handwriting,
41:45Chloe,
41:47this is the
41:47last thing
41:48I can do
41:49for you.
41:49I promised
41:51you I would
41:51completely
41:52disappear from
41:53your world.
41:54May every
41:55day of
41:55your life
41:56be lived
41:57in the
41:57sunlight,
41:58free and
41:59without fear.
42:00A soft,
42:01relieved smile
42:02tugged at the
42:03corner of my
42:04lips.
42:04This time,
42:05he finally
42:06understood what
42:07it meant to
42:08truly let go.
42:09I struck
42:10a match
42:10and tossed
42:11the letter
42:11into the
42:12stainless steel
42:12burn bean,
42:13watching as
42:14the flames
42:15consumed the
42:16ridiculous,
42:17guilt-ridden
42:17past we
42:17shared.
42:18After all
42:19the trials,
42:20I had
42:20finally broken
42:21free from
42:22the darkness,
42:23able to
42:24walk
42:24confidently in
42:25the sunlight
42:26again,
42:27continuing my
42:28pursuit of
42:29justice and
42:30purpose.
42:31And the
42:32once mighty
42:33Godfather of
42:34New York would
42:35spend the rest
42:36of his life in
42:37the coldest,
42:38darkest of
42:38prisons,
42:40slowly atoning
42:40for his
42:41sins.
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