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A Breath Away From The Death
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00:00Honey, 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.
00:12Just 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.
00:35Ethan, 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.
00:45Honey, please, call an ambulance. I can't take it anymore.
00:50For a moment, Ethan's expression wavered.
00:52He looked almost worried and even took half a step forward.
00:55Come 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. You'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?
01:35Ethan's 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,
01:45the pain made my vision go black at the edges.
01:48I didn't do anything, Ethan.
01:49I was born with a heart condition.
01:52I think I'm having an attack.
01:56Please, call an ambulance.
01:58Ethan finally noticed.
02:00Something was wrong.
02:02But before he could decide, Charlotte pulled him away.
02:09Ethan, 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.
02:17I knew Amelia never liked me.
02:19I 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.
02:35You 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.
02:51But 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.
03:00Charlotte was unhappy about it.
03:03She often showed up uninvited whenever Ethan and I went out.
03:08Ethan.
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.
03:23Charlotte'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.
03:36I 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.
03:55And 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?
04:02You said you'd kill anyone who made me unhappy.
04:06It 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,
05:03and 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.
05:27You 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,
05:41and this is an outdoor party.
05:43Ethan, 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.
06:05My face was deathly pale,
06:08lips turning a faint blue.
06:14Amelia's terrified of pain.
06:17Could it really be?
06:18My mind was already fogging over.
06:21It's so hot,
06:22and this is an outdoor party.
06:25She's suffering from heat strike,
06:27yet she lies on the ground
06:28and continues to pretend.
06:30A cold drink will fix her right up.
06:35Suddenly,
06:36everything went strangely quiet inside me.
06:39My heart no longer raced.
06:40It 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
06:58from a waiter.
07:02Ethan looked at me with worry.
07:03He pushed through the crowd.
07:08Amelia, what's wrong?
07:11Move!
07:12Get out of the way!
07:14Amelia,
07:15your next role is a heroine
07:17with a heart condition?
07:18It's no wonder your act looks so real.
07:24You really fooled everyone.
07:26Your acting is...
07:28impressive.
07:33Ethan glanced at the trailer
07:35on Charlotte's phone.
07:36His worry turned to anger.
07:38Amelia,
07:39this is Charlotte's celebration party,
07:40not your personal show.
07:42Get up,
07:43or else...
07:45I was in too much pain
07:47to hear the rest.
07:48My face twisted in agony.
07:50Looks like she hasn't changed.
07:52Ethan,
07:53teach her a lesson.
07:54You
07:54are the mafia boss.
07:56How can you let her ruin my party
07:58and make a fool of you?
08:01Listen,
08:02Charlotte 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
08:23your heart condition.
08:24Get up
08:25and toast to Charlotte.
08:26I'll overlook the stupid thing
08:28you did today.
08:29Tears ran down my face
08:30from the pain.
08:32I looked at Ethan's cold,
08:33heartless face
08:34and forced myself to say,
08:37No!
08:39Amelia,
08:40I already finished my drink.
08:47Amelia,
08:48I already finished my drink.
08:49You are really narrow-minded.
08:52Poor Ethan.
08:53He always tries to defend you.
08:54If you love acting so much,
08:57I'll help you.
09:03I struggled.
09:04I could only watch helplessly
09:06as they poured the whiskey
09:07into my mouth.
09:08My heart could not take it.
09:10Sharp pain
09:11and suffocating pressure
09:12spread through me.
09:19Help.
09:20Help me.
09:21My heart.
09:23Stop pretending,
09:24Amelia.
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
09:31about your heart condition.
09:34I stayed silent
09:35because I loved you.
09:37I wanted to give you a chance,
09:38but you disappointed me.
09:49Ethan is handsome,
09:51rich,
09:51and the boss
09:52of the entire
09:53Rolling Stars.
09:56Three years ago,
09:57I ran away
09:58to follow my dream
09:59of acting.
10:00One day,
10:01I was cornered
10:02by street dogs
10:03and Ethan appeared
10:04like a hero.
10:08We fell in love
10:09at first sight
10:09and quickly grew close.
10:11When I learned
10:12that Ethan,
10:12who seemed cold
10:13and de-packed,
10:14had lost both his parents
10:15to sudden illness,
10:17I decided to hide
10:18my own condition
10:18so that he would not
10:20have to feel
10:20that kind of fear
10:21and worry again.
10:24Ethan turned away
10:25in disgust
10:26and refused
10:26to look at me again.
10:30After he turned his back,
10:32Charlene grew
10:32even more smug.
10:36I was forced
10:37to open
10:38my bloodshot eyes
10:39to look at
10:39the cruel woman
10:40in front of me.
10:48Why?
10:50Why are you
10:51doing this to me?
10:53You don't deserve him.
10:54Ethan is handsome,
10:56rich,
10:56and the boss
10:57of the entire
10:57Rolling Stars.
10:59I spent 11 years
11:00trying to win
11:01his heart
11:01and failed.
11:02How can someone
11:03like you
11:03a filthy rat
11:04who crawled
11:05out of the gutter
11:06ever deserve him?
11:09A filthy rat,
11:11a cold, bitter smile
11:12appeared on my lips.
11:13A filthy rat,
11:16a cold, bitter smile
11:18appeared on my lips.
11:20If my father knew
11:21I had been humiliated
11:23and mistreated
11:23like this
11:24after leaving home,
11:25how heartbroken
11:26would he be?
11:27Sadly,
11:28I would never
11:29see him again.
11:30My consciousness
11:30began to fade.
11:32Through the blur,
11:33I saw the pouch
11:34of medicine
11:34I had dropped
11:35near the waiter's feet.
11:36Some emergency medicine
11:37was still inside.
11:40Just a few more steps.
11:43Just a few more.
11:48I thought I could
11:49reach the pouch
11:51even if I could not.
11:53I hope this would
11:54catch this waiter's
11:55attention.
11:59Weren't you just
12:00pretending you were
12:01about to die?
12:02Look how fat
12:02you can crawl
12:03now.
12:04Amelia,
12:05you just couldn't
12:06help showing
12:07your clumsy trick!
12:08I take back
12:09my compliment
12:10about your acting!
12:13She raised her voice
12:14on purpose
12:15to draw everyone's
12:16attention.
12:17Ethan glanced at me,
12:18then turned away
12:19with even more
12:20impatience.
12:25I did not care
12:26about that.
12:26I bit down
12:27on the pain
12:28and tried to pull
12:28the packet away
12:29from under
12:29Charlotte's seal.
12:30Charlotte gave me
12:31a mocking smile
12:32and whispered,
12:33Your heart must
12:34hurt so much
12:35you nearly died,
12:35right?
12:37There's worse
12:37pain yet to come.
12:40Charlotte's eyes
12:41went cold.
12:42She lifted her foot
12:43and kicked my
12:44outstretched arm.
12:47I felt numb
12:48and could not
12:49even make a sound.
12:51The waiter who
12:52had been pushed
12:53aside pointed
12:53under the table
12:54and screamed,
12:55There's blood!
12:57There's so much
12:57blood!
13:00His cry got
13:01everyone's attention.
13:02Ethan frowned.
13:03He pushed
13:04through the guests
13:04and rushed to my
13:05side.
13:06When he saw me,
13:07he froze.
13:08The small cuts
13:09on my arm
13:10from the broken glass
13:11had been ripped
13:11open by Charlotte's
13:12heel.
13:13Blood flowed
13:13and soaked
13:14the grass beneath me.
13:15Amelia!
13:16I'll take you
13:16to the hospital now!
13:19He did not hesitate
13:20and reached
13:21to pick me up.
13:22Charlotte showed
13:23a flicker of panic.
13:26This is nothing,
13:27Ethan.
13:28It looks worse
13:28than it actually is.
13:29It's just a surface
13:30wound.
13:32No need
13:33for an emergency.
13:34I'm a doctor.
13:35I can treat her
13:36faster than going
13:36to the hospital.
13:38She grabbed
13:39a glass of liquor
13:40and poured it
13:41straight onto my wound.
13:44Charlotte acted
13:45concerned and
13:46lifted my arm.
13:48Blood ran
13:49from the wound
13:50and mixed
13:51with grass
13:51and dirt.
13:52Amelia,
13:53you have to stop
13:54with the pity party.
13:56You crawled
13:57over the glass
13:57on purpose
13:58to cut yourself,
13:59didn't you?
13:59You're taking
14:00advantage of
14:01Ethan's love
14:02for you
14:02to make him
14:02give in.
14:03I feel sorry
14:04for him.
14:09Is that it,
14:10Amelia?
14:11You knew
14:12I couldn't
14:13stand seeing
14:13someone close
14:14to me hurt
14:15so you used
14:15such petty
14:16tricks to
14:16threaten me?
14:17Can't you even
14:18put up with
14:18such a small
14:19thing as this
14:19for me?
14:21Listen,
14:21Amelia,
14:22we aren't
14:22leaving this
14:23place today.
14:24We'll stay
14:24until the party
14:25ends.
14:26Charlotte,
14:26treat her
14:27wound.
14:28Whoever
14:28helps Amelia
14:29will be considered
14:30to be against
14:30the whole
14:31Rolling Stones.
14:32Charlotte grew
14:33triumphant.
14:34She lifted
14:34my injured arm
14:35as if it were
14:36a rag doll.
14:37Don't worry,
14:38Ethan.
14:39I've treated
14:39wounds like
14:40these many
14:41times before.
14:42First,
14:43we need to
14:44disinfect them.
14:45She grabbed
14:45a glass of liquor
14:46and poured it
14:47straight onto
14:48my wound.
14:53If Ethan
14:54hadn't rescued
14:55her,
14:55who knows
14:56where she'd
14:56be now?
14:57The burning
14:58pain made
14:59my weak heart
15:00stop for a
15:00moment.
15:01My mind
15:02cleared a
15:02little.
15:03I spat up
15:04blood and
15:04managed to
15:05say with
15:05difficulty,
15:07My father,
15:09Reese,
15:10won't let
15:11you get
15:11away with
15:12this.
15:15Your father?
15:16A junkie
15:17from West
15:17Street or
15:18a drunk
15:18from East
15:19Street?
15:19My father
15:20runs the
15:20city hospitals
15:21and has
15:21close ties
15:22with the
15:22Rolling Stones.
15:23Don't try
15:24to act
15:24superior in
15:25front of
15:25me.
15:28Darkness
15:28flickered at
15:29the edge
15:29of my
15:29vision.
15:31I felt
15:31numb and
15:32could no
15:32longer feel
15:33the pain.
15:34Reese?
15:35You mean
15:36the Reese
15:36family that
15:37controls half
15:37the mafia
15:38world?
15:38Don't listen
15:39to her
15:39lies!
15:40Ethan told
15:40me she's
15:41a failed
15:41actress!
15:42If Ethan
15:43hadn't rescued
15:43her, who
15:44knows where
15:45she'd be
15:45now!
15:48The Reese
15:49family?
15:50Please!
15:51This woman
15:51will say
15:52anything to
15:52survive!
15:54after hearing
15:55Charlotte's
15:56words, they
15:57laughed
15:57cruelly.
15:59Ethan's
15:59face grew
16:00even
16:00darker.
16:01He turned
16:02his back
16:02on me and
16:03walked away.
16:04He did
16:05not care
16:05about me,
16:06even though
16:06I was
16:07dying.
16:21my body
16:22grew stiff.
16:24Before I
16:25blacked out,
16:27tears blurred
16:28my view.
16:29Papa,
16:30save me.
16:32I called
16:33out even
16:33though I
16:33knew it
16:34might just
16:34be a
16:34hallucination.
16:43papa, do
16:44you really
16:44think you
16:45are a
16:45mafia
16:45principissa?
16:47Who is
16:47your papa?
16:48A
16:48mindless
16:49fan or
16:49another
16:49sponsor?
16:51She saw
16:51Ethan walk
16:52away and
16:52grabbed my
16:53mud-cocked
16:54hair.
16:55She slapped
16:56me hard.
17:00My world
17:01collapsed
17:01into dizzying
17:02blackness.
17:12face the
17:13truth.
17:15Even if
17:16you die
17:16by our
17:17hands,
17:17no one's
17:18coming to
17:19save you.
17:25Just as I
17:26closed my
17:26eyes in
17:27despair,
17:28a furious
17:28voice rang
17:29in my
17:29ear.
17:30I knew
17:31it better
17:31than any
17:32other voice
17:32in the
17:33world.
17:37How dare
17:38you torment
17:39my daughter?
17:40I'll make
17:40you pay
17:41with your
17:41lives!
17:44My father
17:45stormed into
17:46the party
17:46with a group
17:47of mafia
17:47men behind
17:48him.
17:52Charlotte
17:53and her
17:53friends froze
17:54when they
17:54saw the
17:55guns pointed
17:55at them.
17:56They let
17:57go of me
17:58right away
17:58and were
17:58terrified.
18:04My father
18:04pushed
18:05through the
18:05crowd.
18:07His eyes
18:08turned red
18:08with anger
18:09when he
18:10saw me
18:10weak and
18:11bleeding
18:11profusely.
18:22Amelia,
18:22my baby!
18:23My body
18:23could not
18:23hold on
18:24anymore.
18:25Soaked
18:26in sweat,
18:26I collapsed
18:27into my
18:28father's
18:28arms.
18:36Who dares
18:37make trouble
18:37on the
18:38Rolling Stones
18:38turf?
18:40Ethan!
18:44Save me!
18:46When
18:46Charlotte
18:47saw
18:47Ethan,
18:48she acted
18:49like she
18:49had just
18:49seen her
18:50savior.
18:53He froze
18:54as soon
18:54as he
18:55saw the
18:55pill
18:55in my
18:56father's
18:56hand.
18:57A
18:58heart
18:58medicine?
19:00Amelia
19:01really
19:01has a
19:02heart
19:02condition?
19:03He
19:03finally
19:04realized
19:04that I
19:05had told
19:06him
19:06the truth.
19:07His face
19:08went pale
19:08and his
19:09mind
19:09went
19:10blank.
19:13You hurt
19:13my baby.
19:14I'll take
19:15your hands
19:15for that.
19:25baby.
19:27I'll take your hands
19:29for that.
19:33baby.
19:38Who are you?
19:40How dare you
19:40call my
19:41fiancee
19:41your baby?
19:42Ethan
19:42clearly
19:43misunderstood
19:43my relationship
19:44with my
19:45father.
19:46He clenched
19:46his jaw
19:47and tried
19:47his best
19:48to hold
19:48back
19:49his anger.
19:51Amelia,
19:52my love,
19:53I was wrong
19:54about you.
19:55You're badly
19:55hurt.
19:56Come back
19:57to me.
19:57I'll take
19:58you to the
19:58hospital right
19:59now.
19:59During the
20:00three years
20:00we were
20:00together,
20:01Ethan often
20:02said I was
20:02narrow-minded
20:03because I
20:03could not
20:04accept Charlotte
20:05being with
20:05us.
20:06He thought
20:06all our
20:07fights about
20:07her were
20:07because I
20:08was jealous
20:09and petty.
20:10But when
20:11he faced
20:11the same
20:12situation,
20:12he was far
20:13from achieving
20:14the magnanimity
20:15and generosity
20:15that he
20:16expected me
20:17to display.
20:24you fool.
20:36You know
20:37Mr. Recy
20:37and he values
20:38you so much
20:39you have to
20:39save me!
20:40This fool
20:40is the reason
20:41you hid your
20:41identity
20:42and refused
20:43to come
20:43home?
20:48Not
20:48anymore.
20:50I want
20:51to go
20:51home.
20:52Back to
20:52the Rees
20:53family.
20:57Rees?
20:58The top
20:58mafia
20:59family in
20:59the country?
21:00Amelia's
21:01connected to
21:01them?
21:02No.
21:04No.
21:06No.
21:08No.
21:09No.
21:11No.
21:12No.
21:15Who are
21:15you?
21:16What's
21:16your
21:17relationship
21:17with
21:17my
21:17fiance?
21:22That
21:23old man
21:23must be
21:24Amelia's
21:24sugar daddy.
21:26Ethan,
21:27didn't the
21:27boss of
21:28the Recy
21:28family help
21:29you take
21:29over the
21:29East District?
21:30You know
21:31Mr. Recy
21:32and he
21:32values you
21:33so much
21:33you have
21:34to save
21:34me!
21:35Ethan
21:35froze.
21:36The Rees
21:36family had
21:37many branches
21:38and held
21:38power across
21:39the country.
21:40Ethan
21:40used to be
21:41the mere
21:41leader of
21:42a gang
21:42of small
21:43time
21:43thugs.
21:44But three
21:44years ago
21:45he suddenly
21:45received help
21:46from the
21:47dawn of
21:47the Rees
21:48family and
21:48took control
21:49of both
21:49the East
21:50and West
21:51districts.
21:51The Rolling
21:52Stones
21:52quickly developed
21:53into a
21:54small mafia
21:54family in
21:55the nation.
22:00Everyone
22:01believed my
22:01father had
22:02helped because
22:02he saw
22:03potential in
22:03Ethan and
22:04the Rolling
22:04Stones.
22:05It was no
22:06wonder Charlotte
22:06thought my
22:07father, who
22:08rarely showed
22:09his face,
22:09was close to
22:10Ethan.
22:11My father
22:11carefully handed
22:12me over to
22:13his men.
22:14He stood up
22:15and looked
22:15coldly at
22:16Ethan.
22:18Three years
22:19ago, you
22:19saved my
22:20daughter, so
22:21I gave you
22:21a gift.
22:22I, David
22:23Reese, consider
22:24my debt with
22:25you, Ethan
22:25Cross, fulfilled
22:27henceforth.
22:34someone has to
22:35pay for what my
22:37daughter suffered
22:38today.
22:40David Reese?
22:42You're Mr.
22:43Reese?
22:44Amelia is your
22:45daughter?
22:46I'm sorry, Mr.
22:48Reese.
22:48I didn't know who
22:49Amelia really was.
22:51I was just joking
22:52around with her.
22:53Please have mercy.
22:54Joking?
22:56Then let me play
22:57a John U2.
23:00Charlotte clutched
23:01her arm and
23:02screamed in pain.
23:15My arm!
23:17No!
23:18No!
23:18I just got promoted!
23:21How am I supposed to
23:22operate now?
23:25I can't stand
23:26loud people.
23:28If you're unhappy
23:29that I only took
23:30your right hand,
23:32then I can make it
23:33so that I take
23:34your other one as
23:35well.
23:40No, it's not like
23:41that!
23:42Ethan, please!
23:43You know that I had
23:43no idea about
23:44Amelia's condition.
23:45I even tried to
23:46treat her wound!
23:47Please tell him!
23:48When my father did
23:49not respond, she
23:50turned to Ethan.
23:52Ethan frowned.
23:53He looked
23:53conflicted.
23:54Then, one of my
23:56father's men stepped
23:57forward and played
23:58the security footage
23:59from the party.
24:00The video clearly
24:01showed Charlotte
24:02pouring a high-strength
24:04sports drink into
24:05my champagne.
24:06It also showed
24:07her stepping on
24:08the medicine packet
24:09while I was crawling.
24:25How dare you
24:26humiliate my daughter
24:27like this?
24:29I'll make you
24:30disappear.
24:34please tell her
24:36to spare me!
24:38Charlotte was
24:40terrified.
24:43No, please!
24:45Ethan, you're
24:46Amelia's fiance!
24:48You saved her once!
24:49Please, tell her
24:50to spare me!
24:57Get off me!
24:59You lied to me
25:00and almost killed
25:00Amelia!
25:01How dare you
25:01ask me for help!
25:08You can't let me
25:09die!
25:10My father saved
25:10your life once!
25:11You promised him
25:12you'd protect me!
25:13You saved Amelia,
25:14so you have to
25:15save me too!
25:17Oh!
25:18Ethan froze
25:19for 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 once
25:35questioned him,
25:36no matter how much
25:37Ethan 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.
25:48I did not expect
25:50that, even after
25:51finding out the
25:52whole truth,
25:52he would hesitate
25:53to choose between
25:54us.
25:56My father sneered.
26:00Get off me!
26:01You 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.
26:10I took a deep breath
26:12and stopped him.
26:20Papa,
26:21that's enough.
26:29Amelia,
26:30I knew it!
26:31I knew you'd
26:32forgive me!
26:34Stop!
26:35A life for a life.
26:37We're even.
26:38I 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,
26:50the Reese family's
26:51medical car screeched
26:52to a stop at the
26:53entrance of the party.
26:54My father lifted me
26:55into his arms
26:56and said to the
26:57remaining mafia members,
26:59deal with everyone
27:00here,
27:01but remember
27:01my 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.
27:10Ethan tried
27:11to chase after us.
27:13No!
27:14Amelia,
27:15you know I love you
27:15the most!
27:16Don't leave me!
27:24I already gave you
27:25one chance.
27:26My daughter
27:26needs to be treated.
27:28If you keep
27:28bothering us,
27:29I'll destroy
27:29the Rolling Stones
27:30completely.
27:40Behind him,
27:41my father's men
27:42were taking care
27:42of Charlotte
27:43and her friends.
27:44They were pushed
27:45into a tub
27:45full of champagne.
27:47They felt the
27:47suffocating panic
27:48I had just experienced.
27:50Ethan!
28:00They were nearly drowned
28:02before someone
28:03finally pulled
28:04them out.
28:05Charlotte was
28:06drenched.
28:07She wrapped her
28:08arms around herself
28:09and ran to
28:10Ethan,
28:11sobbing.
28:14Ethan,
28:15they want to
28:16pull all my teeth!
28:17My father knows
28:19I offended the
28:20Reese family,
28:20but he doesn't
28:21even care to
28:22plead for me.
28:25you have to
28:26save me.
28:27In Ethan's mind,
28:28Charlotte came
28:29from a better
28:29family than I did.
28:30She was also
28:31more generous
28:32and considerate.
28:33He once thought
28:33that if Charlotte
28:34were his fiancée,
28:35he might not
28:35have struggled
28:35so much in a
28:36relationship,
28:37but he quickly
28:37dismissed the
28:38thought with a
28:38wise smile.
28:43He knew the
28:44only person
28:45he had ever
28:46really loved
28:47was me.
28:47He thought
28:48I did not
28:48come from
28:49a good family.
28:50My career
28:51had not been
28:51that impressive.
28:53I did not
28:54match his
28:54social standing.
28:58Still,
28:59he humbled
29:00himself and
29:01set aside
29:01hood his
29:02pride to
29:02love me.
29:03Charlotte had
29:04mocked me in
29:04front of his
29:05friends many
29:06times.
29:06She said
29:07I was not
29:08worth his
29:08love and
29:09he was
29:09foolish to
29:10chase after
29:11me.
29:12He had
29:12been a fool
29:13not to
29:13realize that
29:14someone as
29:15perfect as
29:16Charlotte would
29:16want to
29:17hurt me.
29:18He had
29:19been witless
29:20enough to
29:21trust her
29:21completely and
29:22lose me
29:23forever.
29:24He stared
29:25at the car
29:25as it
29:26vanished and
29:26ignored Charlotte
29:27and her
29:28sobs.
29:29He opened
29:29his mouth to
29:30speak, but
29:31he could not
29:31utter a word.
29:32Finally, a
29:34tear rolled
29:34down from
29:35his bloodshot
29:35eyes.
29:38back at
29:39the Reese
29:40family
29:40villa, under
29:41my father's
29:42care and
29:42the medical
29:43team's
29:43attention, I
29:44quickly
29:45recovered.
29:46The scars
29:47on my
29:47hands faded
29:48into faint
29:49lines.
29:50Returning
29:50home after
29:51three years,
29:52I felt a
29:53wave of
29:53emotion.
30:02Since I
30:03was little, my
30:04father had
30:04always worried
30:05about my
30:06heart condition.
30:07When he
30:08learned I
30:08wanted to
30:08be an
30:09actress, he
30:10feared my
30:11body would
30:11not be able
30:12to handle
30:12it and
30:13strongly
30:13opposed.
30:15I had
30:16been obedient
30:16all my
30:17life, but
30:18I once
30:19found the
30:19courage to
30:20run away in
30:20the middle
30:21of the
30:21night.
30:24After
30:24meeting
30:25Ethan, I
30:26hid my
30:26identity
30:26because I
30:27was afraid
30:27my father
30:28would find
30:28out.
30:32It was
30:33not until
30:33the day
30:33before
30:34Charlotte's
30:34promotion
30:35party that
30:36I overheard
30:36her talking
30:37to Ethan.
30:38I learned
30:39that the
30:39Rolling Stones'
30:40success was
30:41because of
30:41my father's
30:42support.
30:43Amelia, I'll
30:45support you.
30:45He found
30:46the world's
30:46top heart
30:47surgeon.
30:48After the
30:48socialry, you
30:49can tint you
30:49pursuing your
30:50dream of
30:50acting.
30:51They said
30:52I had a
30:5290% chance
30:53of a full
30:54recovery.
30:57The night
30:58before my
30:58surgery abroad,
31:00someone broke
31:01into the
31:01Reese family
31:02villa.
31:15Prince
31:15De Pesa,
31:16the man who
31:17broke in,
31:17is the boss
31:18of the
31:18Rolling Stones,
31:19Ethan Cross.
31:37Ethan came
31:37alone.
31:38He carried
31:39a small gun.
31:40He had no
31:41men with him
31:41and did not
31:42hurt anyone.
31:42He deliberately
31:43smashed things
31:44around the
31:45Reese family
31:45territory and
31:46waited for my
31:47father's men to
31:48catch him and
31:48take him back
31:49to the villa.
31:50His goal
31:51was clear.
31:52He wanted
31:53to see me.
31:57My father
31:58round slightly
31:59and looked at
31:59me.
32:00Whatever you
32:01decide, I'll
32:02support you.
32:03You can let
32:04him in or
32:05send him
32:05away.
32:06Let him
32:07in.
32:08Take him
32:09to the
32:09account's
32:09office.
32:10Add up the
32:11damage done
32:11and make
32:11him pay
32:12ten times
32:12what he
32:13owes.
32:14The Rolling
32:14Stones have
32:15had a good
32:16run thanks to
32:16my father.
32:17make sure
32:18the accounts
32:19are settled.
32:20My father
32:20and the men
32:21looked surprised
32:21by my tone.
32:23One of them
32:23paused and
32:24asked,
32:25Prince
32:26of Pesa,
32:27don't you
32:27want to
32:27see him?
32:29I raised
32:30an eyebrow
32:30and continued
32:31folding my
32:31clothes.
32:32What for?
32:34I'm leaving
32:34for my surgery
32:35tomorrow.
32:35I need to
32:36pack.
32:36Make sure
32:37he pays
32:37ten times
32:38in cash.
32:39Don't
32:39excuse
32:39even a
32:39single cent.
32:42My father
32:42and the men
32:43exchanged glances
32:44and smiled.
32:51I boarded
32:52the plane
32:52as planned.
32:54Everything
32:55for the
32:55surgery
32:56went smoothly.
32:57On the
32:58day of
32:58the surgery
32:59the sky
32:59was clear
33:00and bright.
33:01The sunlight
33:02felt like a
33:03promise of
33:03a better
33:03future.
33:11I took
33:12a deep
33:12breath as
33:13I was
33:13wheeled into
33:14the operating
33:14room.
33:15The
33:15ensnesialist
33:16gave me
33:17the medicine
33:17and left
33:17the room.
33:20The surgery
33:21would begin
33:21once the
33:22surgeon was
33:22ready.
33:24I took
33:25slow,
33:26deep breaths,
33:27closed my
33:27eyes,
33:28and hoped
33:29I would
33:29wake up
33:30to a new
33:30life.
33:33Before I
33:34lost consciousness,
33:35a nurse
33:36suddenly ran
33:36into the
33:37room.
33:38She pulled
33:39down her
33:39mask to
33:40reveal the
33:40scarred,
33:41twisted
33:41face.
33:45After I
33:46returned to
33:46the
33:46Reese
33:47family
33:47villa,
33:47I had
33:48heard what
33:48had
33:48happened
33:48to her.
33:49She
33:50infended
33:50the
33:50Reese
33:50family,
33:51her
33:51sewn
33:51family
33:52abandoned
33:52her
33:52completely.
33:53She
33:53has
33:53on the
33:54vials
33:54hair
33:54always
33:54looked
33:55bright
33:55and
33:55charming,
33:56but
33:56inside
33:57she
33:57was
33:57cruel
33:58and
33:58twisted.
33:59Her
33:59former
33:59victims
34:00found out
34:00that she
34:00had
34:01become
34:01an
34:01outcast
34:02and
34:02had
34:02also
34:02lost
34:02one
34:03of
34:03her
34:03hands.
34:03They
34:04came
34:04after
34:04her
34:05for
34:05revenge.
34:05Even
34:06Ethan,
34:07for some
34:07reason,
34:08ignored
34:08her
34:09completely.
34:14Well,
34:15well,
34:16you
34:16finally
34:17fell
34:17into
34:17my
34:17hands.
34:19Desperate
34:19and
34:19ruined,
34:20Charlotte
34:21moved
34:21from
34:21place
34:22to
34:22place
34:22in
34:22the
34:22red
34:22light
34:23district.
34:24She
34:24sold
34:24her
34:25body
34:25constantly
34:25for
34:26food.
34:27One
34:27day,
34:28she
34:28argued
34:28with
34:28another
34:29woman
34:29over
34:29a
34:29client
34:30and
34:30angered
34:30the
34:30local
34:31thugs.
34:39After
34:40that,
34:40she
34:41vanished
34:41without
34:41a
34:42trace.
34:46I
34:46never
34:47thought
34:47she
34:47would
34:47show
34:47up
34:48in
34:48my
34:48operating
34:48room.
34:54Well,
34:55well,
34:56you
34:56finally
34:57fell
34:57into
34:57my
34:58hands.
34:59All
34:59those
34:59days
35:00sneaking
35:00into
35:00this
35:00hospital
35:01were
35:01worth
35:01it.
35:11All
35:12of
35:12this
35:12is
35:13your
35:13fault.
35:14I'll
35:14make
35:14you
35:14suffer.
35:15I
35:15wanted
35:16to
35:16scream,
35:16but
35:17the
35:17anesthesia
35:18kept
35:18me
35:18from
35:18moving.
35:19Sleep
35:19overtook
35:20me
35:20faster,
35:20and
35:21tears
35:21streamed
35:22down
35:22my
35:22face.
35:23I
35:23did
35:23not
35:24want
35:24to
35:24die
35:24like
35:25this.
35:27Amelia,
35:28hurry!
35:28Somebody
35:29help!
35:36Charlotte
35:37panicked.
35:38She
35:38grabbed
35:38a
35:39scalpel
35:39and
35:39aimed
35:39for
35:39my
35:40heart.
35:45Yeah,
35:46it's
35:47okay now.
35:47A
35:48blurry
35:48figure
35:49leapt
35:49forward
35:49and
35:50kicked
35:50Charlotte
35:50away.
35:51Charlotte,
35:52acting like
35:53a madman,
35:54jumped up
35:54again and
35:55swung the
35:55scalpel at
35:56me.
35:59Amelia!
36:02The
36:03figure threw
36:03himself
36:03around me
36:04and
36:04shielded
36:05me.
36:05The
36:06knife
36:06pierced
36:06his
36:07body
36:07and
36:08he
36:08let
36:08out
36:08a
36:08low
36:08groan.
36:10When
36:11the
36:11scalpel
36:11struck
36:12his
36:12heart,
36:12I
36:13finally
36:13saw
36:13Ethan's
36:14face.
36:15The
36:15next
36:15moment,
36:16the
36:16anesthesia
36:16took
36:17over,
36:17and I
36:18slowly
36:18closed
36:19my
36:19eyes.
36:24When
36:24the
36:25doctors
36:25and
36:25security
36:26rushed
36:26into
36:26the
36:26operating
36:27room,
36:27Ethan
36:28finally
36:28allowed
36:28himself
36:29a
36:29relieved
36:29smile.
36:30Blood
36:30spurted
36:31from
36:31his
36:31mouth.
36:35Yeah,
36:37it's
36:37okay now.
36:38When
36:39I woke
36:39up,
36:40my
36:40heart
36:40surgery
36:40had
36:41been
36:41completed
36:41successfully.
36:42I
36:43opened
36:43my
36:43eyes
36:44to
36:44see
36:44my
36:44father
36:44crying
36:45with
36:45joy.
36:46I
36:46knew
36:46my
36:47new
36:47life
36:47had
36:47really
36:48began.
36:51Because
36:51of
36:52the
36:52attack
36:52before,
36:53three
36:53rows
36:54of
36:54Reese
36:54family
36:55guards
36:55surrounded
36:55my
36:56hospital
36:56room.
36:58But
36:58that
36:58was
36:58unnecessary.
36:59The
37:00Reese
37:00family
37:01issued
37:01a
37:01bounty
37:01against
37:02her
37:02and
37:02her
37:02family.
37:03Spending
37:04the rest
37:04of her
37:04life
37:04in
37:05prison
37:05was
37:05almost
37:05a
37:06relief
37:06for
37:06her.
37:12I
37:13thought
37:13of
37:13Ethan
37:13who
37:14had
37:14taken
37:14the
37:14blow
37:14for
37:15me.
37:15One
37:16quiet
37:16night,
37:17my
37:17father
37:17walked
37:18to
37:18the
37:18window
37:18and
37:18gently
37:19opened
37:19it.
37:20Amelia,
37:21come
37:21here.
37:21Look
37:22at
37:22the
37:22moon.
37:27I
37:28stood
37:28up and
37:28walked
37:29over.
37:29The
37:30night
37:30breeze
37:30was
37:31cool.
37:33In
37:33the
37:33garden
37:33below,
37:34among
37:34the
37:34shadows
37:35of the
37:35trees,
37:35I
37:36saw
37:36a
37:36familiar
37:36figure
37:37leaning
37:37on a
37:37cane,
37:38wearing
37:38the same
37:39hospital
37:39gown
37:40as
37:40me.
37:41He
37:41was
37:41staring
37:42up at
37:42my
37:42window.
37:43The
37:43moment
37:43our
37:43eyes
37:44met,
37:44he
37:44froze,
37:45then
37:45quickly
37:45retreated
37:46into
37:46the
37:46darkness.
37:47My
37:48father sighed
37:48softly.
37:49That boy
37:49is lucky.
37:50The scalpel
37:51missed his
37:51heart by
37:52less than
37:52a centimeter.
37:53The doctors
37:54say he may
37:54develop heart
37:55problems in
37:55the future.
37:56He'll
37:57suffer when
37:57it blames
37:57up.
37:58I saved
37:59him.
38:00You're not
38:00angry,
38:01are you?
38:01He
38:02glanced
38:02at me
38:03cautiously.
38:04I
38:04looked at
38:05the
38:05empty
38:05garden
38:05for a
38:06few
38:06seconds,
38:07then
38:07reached
38:08out
38:08and
38:08slowly
38:08closed
38:09the
38:09window.
38:10Why
38:10would
38:10I
38:10be
38:10angry?
38:12He
38:13saved
38:13my
38:13life
38:14once
38:14and
38:14now
38:14we're
38:15even.
38:17From
38:18now
38:18on,
38:20we have
38:21nothing to
38:22do with
38:22each
38:22other.
38:24The
38:25next
38:25morning,
38:25a nurse
38:26came in
38:26to change
38:27my
38:27IV.
38:29Mr.
38:29Ethan
38:30discharged
38:30himself
38:31late
38:31last
38:31night.
38:32He
38:32said
38:33he
38:33couldn't
38:33bear
38:33to
38:33stay
38:34here
38:34any
38:34longer.
38:37My
38:38father
38:38brought
38:38breakfast
38:39in
38:39person.
38:40Security
38:41reported
38:41he stood
38:42in the
38:42garden
38:42until
38:43dawn.
38:45I
38:46lowered
38:46my
38:46eyes,
38:47stirred
38:47the
38:47oatmeal
38:48gently
38:48and
38:49said
38:49nothing.
38:57Three
38:58months
38:58later,
38:59my
38:59new
38:59drama
39:00became
39:00a
39:00massive
39:00hit.
39:01I
39:01went
39:02from
39:02a
39:02forgotten
39:02actress
39:03to
39:03a
39:03household
39:04name
39:04overnight.
39:05One
39:05evening,
39:06I
39:06attended
39:06a
39:06private
39:07dinner
39:07with
39:07my
39:07father
39:08at
39:08an
39:08exclusive
39:09club.
39:26Amelia,
39:27I've
39:28been
39:28looking
39:28for
39:28you
39:28for
39:29months.
39:29I
39:29know
39:29I
39:30was
39:30wrong.
39:30I
39:30was
39:30blind.
39:31Please,
39:32give me
39:32one
39:32chance
39:33to
39:33make
39:33it
39:33up
39:33to
39:33you.
39:35You're
39:36blocking
39:36my
39:36way.
39:38Just
39:38five
39:39minutes.
39:40That's
39:40all
39:40I
39:40ask.
39:54The
39:54lady
39:54said
39:55no.
39:55Learn
39:56to
39:56read
39:56the
39:56room.
39:59this
39:59is
39:59between
40:00me
40:00and
40:00her.
40:05Not
40:06anymore.
40:07She's
40:07with me
40:07tonight.
40:15You're
40:15choosing
40:16him
40:16over
40:16me?
40:17I'm
40:17not
40:17choosing
40:17anyone.
40:18I
40:19already
40:19chose
40:19to
40:19leave
40:19you
40:20three
40:20months
40:20ago.
40:33the
40:33night of
40:34the movie
40:34premiere
40:34arrived.
40:35The red
40:36carpet was
40:36lined with
40:37cameras and
40:37screaming fans.
40:38I wore a
40:39stunning gold
40:40gown that
40:40shimmered under
40:41the lights
40:42walking
40:42confidently
40:43down the
40:43carpet.
40:44To
40:44me.
40:45Tonight
40:46belonged to
40:55me.
40:56Amelia, I was
40:58wrong.
40:59I should have
40:59believed you.
41:00I watched you almost die
41:02and did nothing.
41:06please give
41:07me one last
41:07chance.
41:08I'll spend the
41:08rest of my
41:09life making
41:10it up to
41:10you.
41:14You had
41:15your chance
41:15Ethan.
41:16You watched
41:17me lying on
41:17the ground
41:17begging for
41:18help and
41:18chose to
41:19believe
41:19someone else.
41:20There is
41:21nothing left
41:22between us.
41:23Amelia, please.
41:25I love you.
41:26I'm done
41:26with the
41:27past.
41:28Tonight
41:28is about
41:28my future.
41:31I turned
41:32away gracefully.
41:35Shall we,
41:36my leading
41:36lady?
41:36On my
41:37right,
41:37Victor
41:38Murata,
41:38the powerful
41:39producer,
41:40handed me a
41:40bouquet of
41:41roses.
41:41Jack Warren
41:42appeared on
41:42my left,
41:43offering his
41:44arm with
41:44charming
41:45smiles.
41:46For the
41:46brightest star
41:46tonight.
41:52Amelia,
41:53go, go.
41:54I can't
41:55live without
41:56you.
41:56I never
41:57looked back.
41:58From this
41:59moment on,
42:00I was no
42:00longer anyone's
42:01fiance.
42:02I was
42:02Amelia
42:03Reese.
42:03The heroine
42:04of my
42:05own story.
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