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