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❤️A Breath Away From The Death
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00:01Honey, please, call an ambulance.
00:04After my fiancha's childhood friend found out, I was born with a heart condition.
00:09She secretly poured a second high-dose energy drink.
00:13Just to show respect to Charlotte on her big day.
00:15In a panic, I tore open my only emergency medication,
00:18but the water I used to take it had been swapped with more of the same high-caffeine energy drink.
00:23As soon as I swallowed it, a violent wave of nausea hit me.
00:27My vision blurred.
00:29Energy drinks are full of vitamins and caffeine.
00:32They help with hangovers and keep you alert and healthy.
00:36Ethan, your fiancé's acting is incredible.
00:38I've been a doctor for years, and I've never seen anyone react like this
00:42to a little champagne and a harmless energy drink.
00:46Honey, please, call an ambulance. I can't take it anymore.
00:50For a moment, Ethan's expression wavered.
00:53He looked almost worried and even took half a step forward.
00:56Come on, stop pretending.
00:58Nobody dies from a bit of champagne and an energy drink.
01:01Yeah, you're just jealous Charlotte got promoted and didn't want to toast to her.
01:05Ethan's face turned cold again.
01:06Charlotte's a doctor.
01:08You'll be fine with her here.
01:09Right?
01:20I invited her because I wanted to fix things between us.
01:26What are you doing?
01:28We just called you out a bit, and now you're trying to post on Instagram to get people to attack
01:32us?
01:35His face was dark, and he looked at me with a cold glare.
01:40Though his brow tritched and his hand instinctively moved toward his pocket again,
01:44the pain made my vision go black at the edges.
01:48I didn't do anything, Ethan.
01:50I was born with a heart condition.
01:52I think I'm having an attack.
01:56Please, call an ambulance.
01:59Ethan finally noticed.
02:01Something was wrong.
02:02But before he could decide, Charlotte pulled him away.
02:10Ethan, your fiancé's so inconsiderate.
02:12Everyone came here to celebrate my promotion,
02:14but she's jealous and trying to ruin the party they threw for me.
02:18I knew Amelia never liked me.
02:20I invited her because I wanted to fix things between us,
02:23but she didn't appreciate it.
02:26She's showing everyone how nasty she can be.
02:30Ethan, if I'd known this would happen, I would have solely invited you.
02:36You really know how to act, don't you?
02:38Maybe try using that talent for acting instead of scheming and stirring up trouble.
02:44As a doctor, I can tell when someone's faking it.
02:52But even though it was supposed to be my date with Ethan,
02:55Ethan and Charlotte had grown up together.
02:57They had their own tight circle.
03:01Charlotte was unhappy about it.
03:03She often showed up uninvited whenever Ethan and I went out.
03:09Ethan!
03:11Charlotte's like my sister, don't overthink it.
03:14Amelia, I'm only tagging along to help our friends decide if you're right for Ethan.
03:20He's already spent enough time on you.
03:22You can't be this greedy.
03:24Charlotte's words made me feel like if I loved Ethan,
03:26I would have to accept all his friends, even Charlotte herself.
03:31But even though it was supposed to be my date with Ethan,
03:34we ended up doing the things Charlotte liked.
03:37I pulled myself back to the present.
03:39Memories of those suffocating dates flashing through my mind.
03:47I get it, Amelia.
03:48You're so used to being in the spotlight that you have to steal the show, don't you?
03:53Today, the focus is on me.
03:56And since no one is cheering for you like your fans would,
03:58you're putting on an act just to get attention.
04:01Remember when we were kids?
04:03You said you'd kill anyone who made me unhappy.
04:05Baby, looks like you've changed.
04:13You call yourself the fiancé of a mafia?
04:16The guests at the party sneered at me.
04:18They were all Charlotte and Ethan's friends.
04:21They had always thought I was not good enough for Ethan
04:23and felt nothing but dislike towards me.
04:31Amelia, I know you don't like Charlotte.
04:34I've already tried to keep you away from her.
04:36But her promotion party only lasts one day.
04:39Can't you just bear with it for a few hours?
04:43The sharp taste helped me stay conscious for a few more seconds.
04:47Instead of just begging, a spark of cold anger rose in me.
04:50I started crawling toward the door,
04:52my nails scraping the ground with determination.
04:54I hoped someone outside could help me.
04:56And part of me refused to die quietly in front of them.
05:01What's wrong?
05:02You got exposed and now that Ethan won't defend you anymore,
05:05you're embarrassed and trying to run away?
05:10But a couple exchanged uneasy glance.
05:12My weak body hit the champagne tower.
05:15Glasses fell to the ground.
05:16And champagne spilled all over me,
05:18soaking my clothes and mixing with my cold sweat.
05:28You call yourself the fiancé of a mafia boss?
05:30There's a limit to playing the victim.
05:32Look at yourself, all miserable and pathetic.
05:34You're making Ethan look bad.
05:40It's so hot.
05:42And this is an outdoor party.
05:44Ethan, your fiancé's been causing trouble even before the wedding.
05:47Imagine what she'll be like later.
05:48Today is the perfect chance to teach her a lesson.
05:59Amelia, I've had enough?
06:01Stop pretending and get up!
06:03The next moment, he froze.
06:06My face was deathly pale,
06:08lips turning a faint blue.
06:14Amelia is terrified of pain.
06:17Could it really be?
06:18My mind was already fogging over.
06:21It's so hot.
06:23And this is an outdoor party.
06:25She's suffering from heat strike.
06:27Yet she lies on the ground and continues to pretend.
06:30A cold drink will fix her right up.
06:36Suddenly, everything went strangely quiet inside me.
06:39My heart no longer raced.
06:41It stuttered in irregular, terrifying beats.
06:45Not because the pain had eased,
06:47but because I seemed to have forgotten how to breathe.
06:52She's not actually dying, is she?
06:56Ethan took a glass of strong whiskey from a waiter.
07:02Ethan looked at me with worry.
07:04He pushed through the crowd.
07:08Amelia, what's wrong?
07:12Move! Get out of the way!
07:14Amelia, your next role is a heroine with a heart condition?
07:18It's no wonder your act looks so real.
07:24You really fooled everyone.
07:26Your acting is... impressive.
07:33Ethan glanced at the trailer on Charlotte's phone.
07:36His worry turned to anger.
07:38Amelia, this is Charlotte's celebration party,
07:41not your personal show.
07:42Get up, or else...
07:45I was in too much pain to hear the rest.
07:48My face twisted in agony.
07:50Looks like she hasn't changed.
07:52Ethan, teach her a lesson.
07:54You are the mafia boss.
07:56How can you let her ruin my party
07:58and make a fool of you?
08:01Listen, Charlotte is the star today.
08:04Whether you like it or not...
08:12Ethan took a glass of strong whiskey
08:14from a waiter
08:15and held it out to me.
08:20I've known you for a very long time
08:22and never once heard about your heart condition.
08:24Get up and toast to Charlotte.
08:27I'll overlook the stupid thing you did today.
08:29Tears ran down my face from the pain.
08:32I looked at Ethan's cold, heartless face
08:34and forced myself to say...
08:38No!
08:40Amelia, I already finished my drink.
08:47Amelia, I already finished my drink.
08:50You are really narrow-minded.
08:52Poor Ethan, he always tries to defend you.
08:55If you love acting so much, I'll help you.
09:03I struggled.
09:04I could only watch helplessly
09:06as they poured the whiskey into my mouth.
09:08My heart could not take it.
09:10Sharp pain and suffocating pressure spread through me.
09:19Help.
09:20Help me.
09:22My heart.
09:24Stop pretending, Amelia.
09:25It is just a glass of whiskey.
09:27It can't hurt you.
09:29I've known you for a very long time
09:30and never once heard about your heart condition.
09:34I stayed silent because I loved you.
09:37I wanted to give you a chance,
09:38but you disappointed me.
09:49Ethan is handsome, rich,
09:52and the boss of the entire Rolling Stars.
09:56Three years ago,
09:58I ran away to follow my dream of acting.
10:00One day, I was cornered by street bugs
10:03and Ethan appeared like a hero.
10:08We fell in love at first sight
10:10and quickly grew close.
10:11When I learned that Ethan,
10:12who seemed cold and de-packed,
10:14had lost both his parents to sudden illness,
10:17I decided to hide my own condition
10:19so that he would not have to feel
10:20that kind of fear and worry again.
10:24Ethan turned away in disgust
10:26and refused to look at me again.
10:30After he turned his back,
10:32Charlene grew even more smug.
10:37I was forced to open my bloodshot eyes
10:39to look at the cruel woman in front of me.
10:49Why?
10:51Why are you doing this to me?
10:53You don't deserve him.
10:54Ethan is handsome,
10:56rich,
10:56and the boss of the entire Rolling Stars.
10:59I spent 11 years trying to win his heart
11:01and failed.
11:02How can someone like you,
11:04a filthy rat
11:05who crawled out of the gutter
11:06ever deserve him?
11:09A filthy rat,
11:11a cold, bitter smile
11:12appeared on my lips.
11:14A filthy rat,
11:16a cold, bitter smile
11:18appeared on my lips.
11:20If my father knew I had been humiliated
11:23and mistreated like this
11:24after leaving home,
11:25how heartbroken would he be?
11:27Sadly,
11:28I would never see him again.
11:30My consciousness began to fade.
11:32Through the blur,
11:33I saw the pouch of medicine
11:34I had dropped near the waiter's feet.
11:36Some emergency medicine
11:38was still inside.
11:40just a few more steps.
11:43Just a few more.
11:48I thought I could reach the pouch.
11:51Even if I could not,
11:53I hope this would catch
11:54this waiter's attention.
11:59Weren't you just pretending
12:01you were about to die?
12:02Look how fat
12:03you can crawl now.
12:05Amelia,
12:06you just couldn't help
12:07showing your clumsy trick!
12:09I take back my compliment
12:10about your acting!
12:13She raised her voice on purpose
12:15to draw everyone's attention.
12:17Ethan glanced at me,
12:18then turned away
12:19with even more impatience.
12:25I did not care about that.
12:26I bit down on the pain
12:28and tried to pull the packet away
12:29from under Charlotte's feel.
12:31Charlotte gave me
12:31a mocking smile
12:32and whispered,
12:33Your heart must hurt so much
12:35you nearly died, right?
12:37There's worse pain yet to come.
12:40Charlotte's eyes went cold.
12:42She lifted her foot
12:43and kicked my outstretched arm.
12:47I felt numb
12:49and could not even make a sound.
12:51The waiter who had been pushed aside
12:53pointed under the table
12:54and screamed.
12:55There's blood!
12:57There's so much blood!
13:00His cry got everyone's attention.
13:02Ethan frowned.
13:03He pushed through the guests
13:05and rushed to my side.
13:06When he saw me,
13:07he froze.
13:08The small cuts on my arm
13:10from the broken glass
13:11had been ripped open
13:12by Charlotte's heel.
13:13Blood flowed
13:13and soaked the grass beneath me.
13:15Amelia,
13:16I'll take you to the hospital now!
13:19He did not hesitate.
13:20and reached to pick me up.
13:22Charlotte showed a flicker of panic.
13:27This is nothing, Ethan.
13:28It looks worse than it actually is.
13:30It's just a surface wound.
13:33No need for an emergency.
13:34I'm a doctor.
13:35I can treat her faster
13:36than going to the hospital.
13:38She grabbed a glass of liquor
13:40and poured it straight onto my wound.
13:45Charlotte acted concerned
13:46and lifted my arm.
13:48Blood ran from the wound
13:50and mixed with grass and dirt.
13:52Amelia,
13:53you have to stop
13:55with the pity party.
13:56You crawled over the glass
13:57on purpose
13:58to cut yourself,
13:59didn't you?
14:00You're taking advantage
14:01of Ethan's love for you
14:02to make him give in.
14:03I feel sorry for him.
14:10Is that it, Amelia?
14:12You knew I couldn't stand
14:13seeing someone close to me hurt
14:15so you used such petty tricks
14:16to threaten me?
14:17Can't you even put up
14:18with such a small thing
14:19as this for me?
14:21Listen, Amelia.
14:22We aren't leaving this place today.
14:24We'll stay until the party ends.
14:26Charlotte,
14:27treat her wound.
14:28Whoever helps Amelia
14:29will be considered
14:30to be against
14:30the whole Rolling Stones.
14:33Charlotte grew triumphant.
14:34She lifted my injured arm
14:35as if it were a rag doll.
14:37Don't worry, Ethan.
14:39I've treated wounds
14:40like these many times before.
14:42First,
14:43we need to disinfect them.
14:45She grabbed a glass of liquor
14:46and poured it
14:47straight onto my wound.
14:53If Ethan hadn't rescued her,
14:55who knows where she'd be now?
14:57The burning pain
14:59made my weak heart
15:00stop for a moment.
15:01My mind cleared a little.
15:03I spat up blood
15:04and managed to say
15:05with difficulty,
15:07My father,
15:09Rhys,
15:10won't let you get away
15:12with this.
15:15Your father?
15:16A junkie from West Street
15:18or a drunk from East Street?
15:20My father runs
15:20the city hospitals
15:21and has close ties
15:22with the Rolling Stones.
15:24Don't try to act superior
15:25in front of me.
15:28darkness flickered
15:29at the edge
15:29of my vision.
15:31I felt numb
15:32and could no longer
15:33feel the pain.
15:35Rhys?
15:35You mean the Rhys family
15:37that controls
15:37half the mafia world?
15:38Don't listen to her lies!
15:40Ethan told me
15:41she's a failed actress!
15:42If Ethan hadn't rescued her,
15:44who knows where she'd be now?
15:48The Rhys family?
15:50Please!
15:51This woman will say
15:52anything to survive!
15:55After hearing
15:56Charlotte's words,
15:57they laughed cruelly.
15:59Ethan's face
16:00grew even darker.
16:01He turned his back
16:03on me
16:03and walked away.
16:04He did not care about me,
16:06even though I was dying.
16:21My body grew stiff.
16:25Before I blacked out,
16:27tears blurred my view.
16:29Papa,
16:31save me.
16:32I called out
16:33even though I knew
16:34it might just be
16:34a hallucination.
16:43Papa?
16:44Do you really think
16:45you are a mafia principissa?
16:47Who is your Papa?
16:48A mindless fan
16:49or another sponsor?
16:51She saw Ethan walk away
16:52and grabbed
16:53my mud-cocked hair.
16:56She slapped me hard.
17:00My world collapsed
17:01into dizzying blackness.
17:13face the truth.
17:15Even if you die
17:16by our hands,
17:18no one's coming
17:19to save you.
17:25Just as I closed
17:26my eyes in despair,
17:28a furious voice
17:29rang in my ear.
17:30I knew it better
17:32than any other voice
17:33in the world.
17:37How dare you
17:38torment my daughter?
17:40I'll make you pay
17:41with your lives!
17:44My father stormed
17:46into the party
17:46with a group
17:47of mafia men
17:48behind him.
17:53Charlotte and her friends
17:54froze when they saw
17:55the guns pointed at them.
17:56They let go of me
17:58right away
17:58and were terrified.
18:04My father pushed
18:05through the crowd.
18:07His eyes turned red
18:09with anger
18:09when he saw me weak
18:11and bleeding profusely.
18:22Amelia, my baby!
18:23My body could not
18:24hold on anymore.
18:25Soaked in sweat,
18:26I collapsed
18:27into my father's arms.
18:36Who dares make trouble
18:37on the Rolling Stones turf?
18:40Ethan!
18:44Save me!
18:46When Charlotte saw Ethan,
18:48she acted like
18:49she had just seen
18:50her savior.
18:53He froze
18:54as soon as he saw
18:55the pill
18:55in my father's hand.
18:57A heart medicine?
19:00Amelia really
19:01has a heart condition?
19:03He finally realized
19:05that I had told him
19:06the truth.
19:07His face went pale
19:09and his mind
19:09went blank.
19:13You hurt my baby.
19:14I'll take your hands
19:15for that.
19:25You hurt my baby.
19:27I'll take your hands
19:29for that.
19:33Baby.
19:38Who are you?
19:40How dare you
19:40call my fiancé
19:41your baby?
19:42Ethan clearly
19:43misunderstood
19:44my relationship
19:45with my father.
19:46He clenched his jaw
19:47and tried his best
19:48to hold back
19:49his anger.
19:51Amelia, my love,
19:53I was wrong
19:54about you.
19:55You're badly hurt.
19:56Come back to me.
19:57I'll take you
19:58to the hospital
19:59right now.
19:59During the three years
20:00we were together,
20:01Ethan often said
20:02I was narrow-minded
20:03because I could not
20:04accept Charlotte
20:05being with us.
20:06He thought all our
20:07fights about her
20:08were because I was
20:08jealous and petty.
20:11But when he faced
20:12the same situation
20:13he was far from
20:14achieving the magnanimity
20:15and generosity
20:16that he expected
20:17me to display.
20:24You fool.
20:36You know Mr. Reesey
20:38and he values you
20:39so much
20:39you have to save me!
20:40This fool
20:41is the reason
20:41you hid your identity
20:42and refused
20:43to come home?
20:48Not anymore.
20:50I want to go home.
20:52Back to the Reese family.
20:57Reese?
20:58The top mafia family
20:59in the country?
21:00Amelia's connected
21:01to them?
21:15Who are you?
21:16What's your relationship
21:17with my fiancée?
21:23That old man
21:24must be Amelia's
21:25sugar daddy.
21:26Ethan,
21:27didn't the boss
21:28of the Reesey family
21:29help you take over
21:29the East District?
21:30You know Mr. Reesey
21:32and he values you
21:33so much
21:33you have to save me!
21:35Ethan froze.
21:36The Reese family
21:37had many branches
21:38and held power
21:39across the country.
21:40Ethan used to be
21:41the mere leader
21:42of a gang
21:42of small-time thugs.
21:44But three years ago
21:45he suddenly received help
21:46from the dawn
21:47of the Reese family
21:48and took control
21:49of both the East
21:50and West Districts.
21:52The Rolling Stones
21:52quickly developed
21:53into a small mafia
21:55family in the nation.
22:00Everyone believed
22:01my father had helped
22:02because he saw potential
22:03in Ethan
22:04and the Rolling Stones.
22:05It was no wonder
22:06Charlotte thought
22:07my father,
22:08who rarely showed
22:09his face,
22:10was close to Ethan.
22:11My father carefully
22:12handed me over
22:13to his men.
22:14He stood up
22:15and looked coldly
22:16at Ethan.
22:18Three years ago
22:19you saved my daughter
22:20so I gave you a gift.
22:23I, David Reese,
22:24consider my debt
22:25with you,
22:25Ethan Cross,
22:27fulfilled henceforth.
22:34But someone has to pay
22:36for what my daughter
22:38suffered today.
22:40David Reese?
22:42You're Mr. Reese?
22:44Amelia is your daughter?
22:46I'm sorry,
22:47Mr. Reese.
22:48I didn't know
22:49who Amelia really was.
22:51I was just joking
22:52around with her.
22:53Please have mercy.
22:55Joking?
22:56Then let me play
22:57a John U, too.
23:01Charlotte clutched her arm
23:02and screamed in pain.
23:15My arm!
23:17No!
23:18No!
23:19I just got promoted!
23:21How am I supposed
23:22to operate now?
23:25I can't stand loud people.
23:28If you're unhappy
23:29that I only took
23:30your right hand,
23:32then I can make it
23:34so that I take
23:35your other one
23:35as well.
23:40No!
23:41It's not like that!
23:42Ethan, please!
23:43You know that I had
23:44no idea about
23:45Amelia's condition.
23:45I even tried to treat
23:46her wound!
23:47Please tell him!
23:48When my father
23:49did not respond,
23:50she turned to Ethan.
23:52Ethan frowned.
23:53He looked conflicted.
23:54Then,
23:55one of my father's men
23:57stepped forward
23:57and played the security
23:59footage from the party.
24:00The video clearly
24:02showed Charlotte
24:03pouring a high-strength
24:04sports drink
24:05into my champagne.
24:06It also showed
24:08her stepping on
24:08the medicine packet
24:09while I was crawling.
24:11I was crawling.
24:25How dare you
24:26humiliate my daughter
24:28like this?
24:29I'll make you
24:31disappear.
24:34Please!
24:35Tell her to spare me!
24:39Charlotte was terrified.
24:43No, please!
24:45Ethan, you're
24:46Amelia's fiancé!
24:47You saved her once!
24:49Please!
24:50Tell her to spare me!
24:57Get off me!
24:59You lied to me
25:00and almost killed
25:00Amelia!
25:01How dare you
25:02ask me for help!
25:08You can't let me die!
25:10My father saved
25:11your life once!
25:11You promised him
25:12you'd protect me!
25:13You saved Amelia
25:15so you have to
25:15save me too!
25:18Ethan froze
25:20for a moment.
25:22He looked at me.
25:25His eyes were filled
25:26with conflict
25:27and hesitation.
25:31Charlotte had come
25:32between us.
25:34But I had never
25:35once questioned him
25:36no matter how much
25:38Ethan doubted
25:38or grew impatient
25:39with me.
25:40That was until today.
25:45I thought he chose
25:46Charlotte over me
25:47because she
25:47manipulated him.
25:49I did not expect
25:50that even after
25:51finding out the
25:52whole truth
25:52he would hesitate
25:53to choose between us.
25:56My father sneered.
26:00Get off me!
26:02You lied to me
26:03and almost killed
26:03Amelia!
26:04How dare you
26:05ask me for help!
26:07Stop!
26:08A life for a life
26:09we're even.
26:11I took a deep breath
26:12and stopped him.
26:20Papa, that's enough.
26:29Amelia, I knew it!
26:31I knew you'd forgive me!
26:35Stop!
26:36A life for a life
26:37we're even.
26:39I spared Charlotte
26:39for you.
26:41From now on
26:42we have nothing
26:43to do with each other.
26:45Ethan froze in place.
26:47What did you just say?
26:49At that moment
26:49the Reese family's
26:51medical car
26:51screeched to a stop
26:53at the entrance
26:53of the party.
26:54My father lifted me
26:55into his arms
26:56and said to the
26:57remaining mafia members
26:59Deal with everyone here
27:01but remember
27:02my daughter's
27:02are his orders.
27:04Spare their lives.
27:06Then
27:06he carried me
27:07out of the party
27:08without another word.
27:11Ethan tried
27:11to chase after us.
27:13No!
27:14Amelia, you know
27:15I love you the most!
27:16Don't leave me!
27:24I already gave you
27:25one chance.
27:26My daughter needs
27:27to be treated.
27:28If you keep bothering us
27:29I'll destroy
27:30the Rolling Stones
27:30completely.
27:40Behind him
27:41my father's men
27:42were taking care
27:43of Charlotte
27:43and her friends.
27:44They were pushed
27:45into a tub
27:46full of champagne.
27:47They felt the
27:48suffocating panic
27:49I had just experienced.
27:50Ethan!
28:00They were nearly drowned
28:02before someone
28:03finally pulled them out.
28:05Charlotte was drenched.
28:07She wrapped her arms
28:08around herself
28:09and ran to Ethan
28:11sobbing.
28:15Ethan, they want to
28:16pull all my teeth!
28:18My father knows
28:19I offended
28:20the Reese family
28:21but he doesn't even
28:22care to bleed
28:23from me.
28:26You have to save me.
28:27In Ethan's mind
28:28Charlotte came from
28:29a better family
28:30than I did.
28:30She was also
28:31more generous
28:32and considerate.
28:33He once thought
28:33that if Charlotte
28:34were his fiancee
28:35he might not have
28:35struggled so much
28:36in a relationship
28:37but he quickly
28:38dismissed the thought
28:38with a wise smile.
28:44He knew the only person
28:45he had ever really loved
28:47was me.
28:47He thought I did not
28:49come from a good family.
28:50My career had not
28:51been that impressive.
28:53I did not match
28:54his social standing.
28:58Still,
28:59he humbled himself
29:00and set aside
29:01Hood his pride
29:02to love me.
29:03Charlotte had mocked me
29:05in front of his friends
29:05many times.
29:07She said I was not
29:08worth his love
29:09and he was foolish
29:10to chase after me.
29:12He had been a fool
29:13not to realize
29:14that someone
29:15as perfect as Charlotte
29:16would want to hurt me.
29:18He had been
29:19witless enough
29:20to trust her completely
29:22and lose me forever.
29:24He stared at the car
29:25as it vanished
29:26and ignored Charlotte
29:28and her sobs.
29:29He opened his mouth
29:30to speak
29:30but he could not
29:31utter a word.
29:32Finally,
29:33a tear rolled down
29:34from his bloodshot eyes.
29:39Back at the Reese
29:40Family Villa
29:41under my father's care
29:42and the medical team's
29:44attention
29:44I quickly recovered.
29:46The scars on my hands
29:48faded into faint lines.
29:50Returning home
29:50after three years
29:52I felt a wave
29:53of emotion.
30:02Since I was little
30:03my father
30:04my father had always
30:05worried about
30:06my heart condition.
30:07When he learned
30:08I wanted to be
30:09an actress
30:10he feared my body
30:11would not be able
30:12to handle it
30:13and strongly opposed.
30:15I had been obedient
30:16all my life
30:18but I once found
30:19the courage
30:20to run away
30:20in the middle
30:21of the night.
30:24After meeting Ethan
30:25I hid my identity
30:27because I was afraid
30:28my father would find out.
30:32It was not until
30:33the day before
30:34Charlotte's promotion
30:35party
30:35that I overheard
30:37her talking to Ethan.
30:38I learned that
30:39the Rolling Stones'
30:40success was because
30:41of my father's support.
30:43Amelia
30:44I'll support you.
30:46He found the world's
30:46top heart surgeon.
30:48After the socialry
30:49you can tint you
30:49pursuing your dream
30:50of acting.
30:52They said I had
30:52a 90% chance
30:54of a full recovery.
30:57The night before
30:58my surgery abroad
30:59someone broke
31:01into the Reese family
31:02villa.
31:15Prince De Pesa
31:16the man who broke in
31:17is the boss
31:18of the Rolling Stones
31:19Ethan Cross.
31:37Ethan came alone.
31:38He carried a small gun.
31:40He had no men with him
31:41and did not hurt anyone.
31:43He deliberately
31:44smashed things
31:45around the Reese family
31:46territory and waited
31:47for my father's men
31:48to catch him
31:48and take him back
31:49to the villa.
31:50His goal was clear.
31:52He wanted to see me.
31:57My father round slightly
31:59and looked at me.
32:00Whatever you decide
32:02I'll support you.
32:03You can let him in
32:04or send him away.
32:06Let him in.
32:08Take him to the
32:09accounts office.
32:10Add up the damage done
32:11and make him pay
32:12ten times what he owes.
32:14The Rolling Stones
32:15have had a good run
32:16thanks to my father.
32:18Make sure the accounts
32:19are settled.
32:20My father and the men
32:21looked surprised
32:22by my tone.
32:23One of them paused
32:24and asked.
32:26Prince of Pesa
32:26don't you want
32:27to see him?
32:29I raised an eyebrow
32:30and continued
32:31folding my clothes.
32:33What for?
32:34I'm leaving for my
32:35surgery tomorrow.
32:35I need to pack.
32:36Make sure he pays
32:37ten times in cash.
32:39Don't excuse
32:39even a single cent.
32:42My father and the men
32:43exchanged glances
32:44and smiled.
32:51I boarded the plane
32:53as planned.
32:55Everything for the surgery
32:56went smoothly.
32:57On the day of the surgery
32:59the sky was clear
33:00and bright.
33:01The sunlight felt
33:03like a promise
33:03of a better future.
33:11I took a deep breath
33:13as I was wheeled
33:14into the operating room.
33:15The ensnesialist
33:16gave me the medicine
33:17and left the room.
33:20The surgery would begin
33:22once the surgeon
33:22was ready.
33:24I took slow
33:26deep breaths
33:27closed my eyes
33:28and hoped
33:29I would wake up
33:30to a new life.
33:33Before I lost
33:34consciousness
33:35a nurse suddenly
33:36ran into the room.
33:38She pulled down
33:39her mask
33:40to reveal
33:40the scarred
33:41twisted face.
33:43It was Charlotte!
33:45After I returned
33:46to the Reese family
33:47villa I had heard
33:48what had happened
33:49to her.
33:49She infended
33:50the Reese family
33:51her sewn family
33:52abandoned her completely.
33:53She has on the
33:54vials hair
33:54always looked bright
33:55and charming
33:56but inside
33:57she was cruel
33:58and twisted.
33:59Her former victims
34:00found out
34:00that she had become
34:01an outcast
34:02and had also
34:02lost one of her hands.
34:04They came after her
34:05for revenge.
34:06Even Ethan
34:07for some reason
34:08ignored her completely.
34:14Well, well
34:15you finally fell
34:17into my hands.
34:19Desperate and ruined
34:20Charlotte moved
34:21from place to place
34:22in the red light district.
34:24She sold her body
34:25constantly for food.
34:27One day
34:28she argued
34:28with another woman
34:29over a client
34:30and angered
34:31the local thugs.
34:39After that
34:40she vanished
34:41without a trace.
34:46I never thought
34:47she would show up
34:48in my operating room.
34:54well, well
34:55you finally fell
34:57into my hands.
34:59All those days
35:00sneaking into this hospital
35:01were worth it.
35:11All of this
35:13is your fault.
35:14I'll make you suffer.
35:16I wanted to scream
35:16but the anesthesia
35:18kept me from moving.
35:19Sleep overtook me faster
35:20and tears streamed
35:22down my face.
35:23I did not want
35:24to die like this.
35:27Amelia, hurry!
35:29Somebody help!
35:34Dammit!
35:35How are you always
35:36this lucky?
35:36Go to hell!
35:37Charlotte panicked.
35:38She grabbed a scalpel
35:39and aimed for my heart.
35:45Yeah.
35:46It's okay now.
35:48A blurry figure
35:49leapt forward
35:50and kicked Charlotte away.
35:51Charlotte,
35:52acting like a madman,
35:54jumped up again
35:54and swung the scalpel
35:56at me.
35:59Amelia!
36:02The figure threw himself
36:04around me
36:04and shielded me.
36:05The knife
36:06pierced his body
36:07and he let out
36:08a low groan.
36:10When the scalpel
36:11struck his heart,
36:13I finally saw
36:14Ethan's face.
36:15The next moment,
36:16the anesthesia
36:17took over
36:17and I slowly
36:19closed my eyes.
36:24When the doctors
36:25and security
36:26rushed into
36:26the operating room,
36:27Ethan finally
36:28allowed himself
36:29a relieved smile.
36:30Blood spurted
36:31from his mouth.
36:35Yeah.
36:37It's okay now.
36:39When I woke up,
36:40my heart surgery
36:41had been completed
36:41successfully.
36:43I opened my eyes
36:44to see my father
36:44crying with joy.
36:46I knew my new life
36:47had really began.
36:51Because of the attack
36:52before,
36:53three rows
36:54of Reese family guards
36:55surrounded my hospital room.
36:58But that was
36:59unnecessary.
37:00The Reese family
37:01issued a bounty
37:02against her
37:02and her family.
37:03Spending the rest
37:04of her life
37:05in prison
37:05was almost
37:06a relief for her.
37:12I thought of Ethan
37:14who had taken
37:14the blow for me.
37:16One quiet night,
37:17my father walked
37:18to the window
37:18and gently opened it.
37:20Amelia,
37:21come here.
37:21Look at the moon.
37:28I stood up
37:28and walked over.
37:30The night breeze
37:31was cool.
37:33In the garden below,
37:34among the shadows
37:35of the trees,
37:36I saw a familiar figure
37:37leaning on a cane,
37:38wearing the same
37:39hospital gown as me.
37:41He was staring up
37:42at my window.
37:43The moment our eyes
37:44met,
37:44he froze,
37:45then quickly retreated
37:46into the darkness.
37:47My father sighed softly.
37:49That boy is lucky.
37:50The scalpel missed his heart
37:52by less than a centimeter.
37:53The doctors say
37:54he may develop
37:54heart problems
37:55in the future.
37:56He'll suffer
37:57when it blames up.
37:58I saved him.
38:00You're not angry,
38:01are you?
38:02He glanced at me
38:03cautiously.
38:04I looked at the
38:05empty garden
38:06for a few seconds,
38:07then reached out
38:08and slowly closed
38:09the window.
38:10Why would I be angry?
38:13He saved my life once
38:14and now we're even.
38:17From now on,
38:21we have nothing
38:22to do with each other.
38:24The next morning,
38:26a nurse came in
38:26to change my IV.
38:29Mr. Ethan discharged
38:30himself late last night.
38:32He said he couldn't
38:33bear to stay here
38:34any longer.
38:38My father brought
38:39breakfast in person.
38:41Security reported
38:42he stood in the garden
38:42until dawn.
38:46I lowered my eyes,
38:47stirred the oatmeal
38:48gently and said nothing.
38:57Three months later,
38:59my new drama
39:00became a massive hit.
39:01I went from
39:02a forgotten actress
39:03to a household name
39:04overnight.
39:05One evening,
39:06I attended a private
39:07dinner with my father
39:08at an exclusive club.
39:26Amelia,
39:28I've been looking
39:28for you for months.
39:29I know I was wrong.
39:30I was blind.
39:32Please,
39:32give me one chance
39:33to make it up to you.
39:35you're blocking
39:36my way.
39:38Just five minutes.
39:40That's all I ask.
39:54The lady said no.
39:56Learn to read the room.
39:59This is between me
40:00and her.
40:05Not anymore.
40:07She's with me tonight.
40:15You're choosing him
40:16over me?
40:17I'm not choosing anyone.
40:19I already chose
40:19to leave you
40:20three months ago.
40:33The night of the movie
40:34premiere arrived.
40:35The red carpet
40:36was lined with cameras
40:37and screaming fans.
40:39I wore a stunning
40:40gold gown
40:40that shimmered
40:41under the lights
40:42walking confidently
40:43down the carpet.
40:44To me.
40:45tonight belonged
40:46to me.
40:56Amelia,
40:57I was wrong.
40:59I should have
41:00believed you.
41:01I watched you
41:02almost die
41:02and did nothing.
41:05Please,
41:06give me one last chance.
41:08I'll spend the rest
41:09of my life
41:09making it up to you.
41:14You had your chance,
41:15Ethan.
41:16You watched me
41:17lying on the ground
41:18begging for help
41:18and chose to believe
41:19someone else.
41:21There is nothing
41:21left between us.
41:24Amelia,
41:24please.
41:25I love you.
41:26I'm done with the past.
41:28Tonight is about
41:29my future.
41:31I turned away
41:32gracefully.
41:35Shall we,
41:36my leading lady?
41:36On my right,
41:37Victor Morata,
41:39the powerful producer,
41:40handed me a bouquet
41:41of roses.
41:41Jack Warren
41:42appeared on my left,
41:43offering his arm
41:44with a charming smile.
41:46For the brightest star
41:47tonight.
41:52Amelia,
41:53don't go.
41:55I can't live
41:55without you.
41:56I never looked back.
41:59From this moment on,
42:00I was no longer
42:01anyone's fiance.
42:02I was Amelia Reese,
42:04the heroine
42:04of my own story.
42:06Michelle Reese,
42:07and she grew up
42:07We were so later
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