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The Mirror’s Truth EPS
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00:00I've always had a built-in radar for pick-me-girls who hide behind the one-of-the-guys act.
00:05You could say I'm a walking detector for them.
00:08So, when my fiancé, Peter, brought home his childhood best friend, Abby, my internal alarms went off.
00:16She's just a bro. I don't even see her as a woman.
00:20I didn't argue. I just pulled out a small notebook and began listing predictions.
00:25When he peeked, I said, I'm pre-writing how your girl best friend is about to throw herself at you.
00:31Possibility 1. Say she's hot and strip in front of you.
00:34Possibility 2. Accidentally spill water on your crotch and reach out to wipe it.
00:38Possibility 3. You're being ridiculous. Abby doesn't have a manipulative bone in her body.
00:42He swore she didn't have a manipulative bone in her body, looking at me like I was the crazy one.
00:46However, later, a shrill scream shattered the silence.
00:52Oh my god! Take them off! Quick!
00:55We're childhood friends! Don't be shy! Let me blow on it for you!
00:59Spill drink on crotch. I slid the list toward Peter.
01:03Remembering my prediction, he awkwardly clamped his legs together.
01:07Okay, but Abby is innocent.
01:10Kelly, don't be mad. I've played with his little things since we were kids.
01:14Real friends don't care about boundaries.
01:17I ignored her and jotted down a new prediction.
01:19Peter, now visibly live it at my silence.
01:22That's enough! Abby has a waist problem.
01:25She can't sleep on a hard bed.
01:26The guest bedroom mattress is too hard.
01:29She's taking the master bedroom tonight.
01:31We'll sleep in the guest room.
01:32I picked up the notebook and, under his pail, trembling gaze slowly checked off, taking the master bedroom.
01:40When did you write that?
01:41His voice shook.
01:42The second she walked through the door, I replied, snapping the book shut.
01:47Abby immediately grabbed Peter's sleeve, eyes welling up with fake tears as she performed a slow-motion exit.
01:53Predictably, Peter blocked her path, screaming at me for being heartless.
01:57I looked at the man I was supposed to marry, the man currently kicking his fiancée out of her own
02:02bed for another woman.
02:04I didn't fight.
02:05I simply nodded and walked into the rock-hard guest room, through the walls.
02:10I heard Abby's victorious giggle.
02:12She was already jokingly asking Peter to scrub her back in the shower.
02:16I sat on the edge of the bed, opened my phone, and activated the hidden security cameras I'd originally installed
02:22for burglars.
02:24I opened my notebook one last time, and wrote down my final prediction for the night.
02:28Sure enough, at two in the morning, a violent thud echoed as the guest bedroom door was kicked open.
02:34I snapped my eyes open to see Abby rushing in.
02:36Her face was streaked with tears as she brushed past me, throwing herself into Peter's arms like a frightened animal.
02:42Still half asleep, Peter instinctively tightened his grip around her.
02:46Don't worry. I've got you.
02:48Wordlessly, I slapped the switch on the bedside lamp.
02:51Under the harsh white light, Abby was straddling Peter's waist, the top three buttons of her shirt, undone to reveal
02:58a large expanse of pale skin.
02:59Peter's hand was clamped firmly against her bare thigh.
03:02Abby let out a small shriek and buried her head in the crook of Peter's neck.
03:06Kelly, I'm so sorry.
03:09I've just gotten so used to sleeping with Peter like this.
03:13You won't mind, right?
03:15Peter was wide awake now.
03:17Yet, instead of pushing her away, he yanked the duvet up to wrap her tightly.
03:21What are you doing? You scared her!
03:24I remained silent, calmly pulling the notebook from beneath my pillow.
03:27I checked, pretend to be scared, and crawl into Peter's bed.
03:39Ooh.
04:07You can't debate me.
04:28Dawn broke, and ambiguous laughter drifted from the kitchen, Abby was still wearing Peter's
04:33oversized shirt, pressing herself tightly against his back, covering his hands to teach
04:38him how to fry eggs. Every move was deliberate and intimate. They smiled at each other like
04:44a newly wedded couple. I stood at the kitchen door like an unwelcome stranger. Peter adjusted
04:49his pajamas. Go wash up. Don't just stand there. In the bathroom, my toothbrush thrown
04:55into the trash can. In the cup, a brand new pink toothbrush leaned closely against Peter's.
05:02Explain this. Oh, sorry, Kelly. I was half asleep this morning. I thought it was my old toothbrush
05:07and tossed it without thinking. That pink one is new. I bought it to match Peter's.
05:11Abby stuck out her tongue innocently. It's just a toothbrush. I'll send you money. Don't
05:15make trouble early in the morning. I took a deep breath, opened my notebook, and calmly
05:19checked off throws away my things. Peter exploded instantly. Kelly, are you done? I held the notebook
05:25up to him. The next prediction clearly read feeds him with her own hands. He sneered. No
05:31way. I have hands and feet. Why would I let her feed me? Peter, open your mouth. Peter
05:37opened his mouth instinctively. After two chews, his face froze in extreme embarrassment. I
05:42calmly checked it off and whispered, good boy. Kelly, why are you always targeting me? We've
05:47been like this since we were kids. Why is it a sin with you? Peter was terrified. He snatched
05:52the knife away. Kelly, do you have to drive her to death? My heart completely cold. Fine.
05:56Fine. I'm leaving. As I dragged out my suitcase, Abby was sitting on Peter's lap. Peter, this
06:03is for you. A wedding gift. Read the last prediction and see if it comes true. Peter
06:09picked it up disdainfully, glanced at it, tossed it into the trash can, and never looked
06:14at me again. I sat in the cafe downstairs, watching the surveillance footage on my phone.
06:20I knew my predictions about girls like her would never be wrong. After I left, the footage
06:26became spectacular. Abby dug out my custom hand, embroidered wedding dress. It was too
06:31small for her, but she forced herself into it. The expensive fabric tore sharply as she
06:36pulled roughly. If it's torn, it's torn. I'll buy you a new one later. Then she made Peter
06:42open my safe, took out the five-carat diamond ring he had bought with all his savings, and
06:47put it on Abby's finger himself. I saved all the footage and waited quietly for the right
06:52moment. On the 80th birthday of Peter's grandfather, I wore old clothes, looking haggard, and arrived
06:58on time with a basket of free-range eggs. When I pushed open the banquet hall door, the whole
07:04room fell silent. Kelly, you're finally heir! Why are you dressed like this? To embarrass
07:10Peter? I ignored her and walked straight to Grandpa Ben. Grandpa Ben grabbed my hand with
07:15concern. How did you get so thin? Didn't Peter take good care of you? My eyes turned red.
07:19I pointed at Abby. My dress? My wedding ring? Why are they all on you? The whole hall erupted
07:25in shock. What nonsense are you talking about? You said you didn't want that dress, and you
07:30lent the ring to her. Don't act crazy! When did I lend them to you? Peter, you opened
07:37your fiancé's safe-free just to please your best girlfriend? This sentence completely destroyed
07:42his dignity. Abby immediately collapsed to the ground, clutching her stomach, crying poorly.
07:47It hurts! Did Kelly poison the wine? Peter chose to believe her without hesitation, just
07:53to cover his embarrassment. He rushed to me and slapped me hard across the face. I fell
07:58to the ground, my hand pressed on broken glass. Grandpa trembled with rage, raised his cane and
08:03hit Peter hard.
08:06You unfillyful son! Get out of the Johnson family with this vixen!
08:11I slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. Peter, do you really think
08:16you're that desirable? Peter sneered. Regretting now? Begging me not to break up? Unless you
08:22kneel to Abby three times right now! The heavy banquet hall door was kicked open from outside.
08:27Dozens of bodyguards filed in and blocked all exits. Peter turned pale and staggered back in fear.
08:32The engagement ends here. But today, you will pay back everything you owe me. I slapped him hard across
08:40the face. Lock the doors! No one leaves without my permission!
08:49Kelly! What do you think you're doing? This is the Johnson family's territory. I dare you to touch me!
08:56I'm just taking back what belongs to me. I'm also collecting a bit of interest.
09:04These two slaps are to teach you how to behave!
09:09Take it off.
09:10No! Peter gave this to me! Ouch! My finger!
09:18I took the ring, wiped it with a wet tissue in disgust, and slipped it into my pocket.
09:23Trash sorting complete. Now take your junk and get out.
09:33I calmly announced the engagement cancellation, and demanded Peter return the two million I paid
09:38for the apartment down payment in front of Johnson family relatives. When he saw the intimidating
09:43bodyguards at the entrance, he could only grit his teeth and drag Abby away.
09:48Damn, bitch! She actually dared to make me kneel in public!
09:52Abby, with swollen fingers, plotted viciously and told Peter that Kelly had humiliated him publicly
09:58to ruin his reputation. Seeing Peter turn pale, she quickly showed him a secretly recorded video
10:04suggesting they take the initiative to ruin Kelly's reputation online so that she would beg for mercy
10:11instead of demanding repayment. Post it now! I want her to know what happens after offending me!
10:16That night, a maliciously edited video rushed to the top of the local hot search list.
10:21Someone even tracked down the apartment I was living in. They splashed red paint on my door
10:26and sent funeral wreaths. My boss called and suspended me due to the online backlash,
10:30saying I was a liability to the company and fired me directly when I tried to explain.
10:35The call ended. I lost my job. Peter sent a hospital photo of Abby and threatened me.
10:41Give him two million, apologize publicly. Or he would expose my private photos to destroy me.
10:47Private photos. We were together for three years, and the most intimate thing we ever did was kiss.
10:54The so-called private photos were probably just ugly bare-faced pictures of me sleeping.
11:00Kelly, you saw this coming, didn't you? But this won't stop me.
11:06The game has only just begun.
11:10Early the next morning, there was a loud commotion downstairs.
11:14I saw exactly what I had expected. Peter was pushing a wheelchair.
11:17Abby sat in it with a blanket over her legs.
11:19A crowd of live streamers holding phones, and curious neighbors surrounded them.
11:24Peter cried tearfully at the camera.
11:25Abby sat in the wheelchair, fake crying and playing the victim.
11:29Demanding that I return her medical expenses, people around them pointed and whispered.
11:33Someone even started banging on my door.
11:35I took a deep breath and yanked the door open.
11:38The people outside were startled and stepped back a few paces.
11:41Countless phone cameras were shoved toward my face.
11:44Peter also came over.
11:45Kelly!
11:46You finally showed your face! Pay up!
11:48I looked at him calmly.
11:50I loudly told everyone that Peter sold his house.
11:52You sold the house because you owe me two million.
11:53I paid half the down homing and the renovation cost and the transfer record.
11:57Bullshit! You're a liar!
11:59Abby suddenly screamed and rolled off the wheelchair.
12:01She grabbed my leg.
12:03She secretly dug her nails hard into my calf.
12:06A sharp pain shot from me.
12:08I instinctively shook my leg.
12:09Abby used the momentum to fly backward.
12:12Murder! Kelly's a murderer!
12:13Peter shouted at someone.
12:14Peter shouted at the top of his lungs and rushed over to hit me.
12:17Just as his fist was about to touch my face, two police officers pushed through the crowd.
12:23She's trying to hurt me!
12:24Peter froze for a moment and shouted.
12:26Officer, you came just in time.
12:29This crazy woman is trying to kill my bro.
12:32That's crazy!
12:32I calmly raised my phone.
12:35Officer, there's a security camera at my door and it captured the whole thing.
12:38When Abby heard the word surveillance, her eyelids twitched while she lay on the ground pretending to be unconscious.
12:42The police took all of us back to the station.
12:45In front of the complete surveillance footage, Peter's lies collapsed instantly.
12:49Especially the footage of Abby rolling herself off the wheelchair, pinching me hard, and then faking the fall by using
12:55my movement.
12:56It was all extremely clear.
12:58The police severely criticized Peter and Abby.
13:00Abby was given five days of administrative detention.
13:03Peter wasn't detained, but he felt completely humiliated.
13:06When we left the station, Peter stared at me fiercely.
13:09Stop talking nonsense.
13:11If anything happens to Abby, I'll never let you off the hook.
13:14When Abby gets out, we'll still live better than you.
13:17Just wait and see.
13:18Watching him leave, while forcing himself to act tough, I let out a contemptuous smile.
13:23On the day Abby was detained, my lawyer slapped the lawsuit down in front of Peter.
13:27We will file charges for embezzlement.
13:30Faced with the detailed transfer records and a lawsuit that could land him in prison, Peter finally panicked.
13:35To avoid jail, he had no choice but to put the apartment up for an urgent sale.
13:39I received the bank notification.
13:40I smiled.
13:41This wasn't just money.
13:42It was the foundation of Peter's life.
13:44He returned to the Johnson family's old residence.
13:46Heavy rain poured down.
13:48His forehead bruised purple from kowtowing.
13:50His hoarse shouts tore through the rain.
13:52Grandpa! I'm the eldest grandson of the Johnson family!
13:55I sold the house and have nowhere to go!
13:57You can't just let me sleep on the streets!
13:59After a long time, the butler finally came out with an umbrella and handed him a soaked document.
14:04This is a statement.
14:06Cutting off relations, Peter stared blankly at the document.
14:09He sprang to his feet, tore the paper to shreds.
14:12Shout at the door.
14:13You'd rather believe that bitch than your own grandson!
14:15It's all Kelly!
14:17That bitch did this!
14:18Kelly, you made everyone abandon me!
14:20I'll make you take losing your loved ones too!
14:23I was in my apartment organizing evidence when the head nurse called.
14:26Miss Kelly!
14:27Mr. Peter came to cause trouble.
14:28He said you went bankrupt for fraud and were arrested.
14:30He forcibly demanded that we stop your grandma's medication and oxygen.
14:34Your grandma was overwhelmed and is in emergency treatment.
14:37My mind went blank for a second.
14:39My phone almost slipped from my hand as I rushed out and drove like crazy.
14:43Just as I reached the emergency room entrance, Peter's call came in, cold and eerie.
14:47If you want your grandma to live, transfer me five million right now.
14:51Otherwise, I'll pull out her oxygen tube next time.
14:55Peter! Are you even human? That's a life!
14:58The call ended, I leaned against the wall, gasping for air and forcing myself to calm down.
15:03Two hours later, my grandma finally pulled through.
15:06I immediately hired bodyguards at a high price to guard the ward around the clock.
15:09As long as Peter has money, he will keep causing trouble.
15:12I immediately contacted my lawyer.
15:15I want both of them to rot in prison.
15:17Abby was also released from detention.
15:19The first thing she did after getting out was send me a photo of her slashed wrist.
15:24Right after that, a video call came through.
15:26On the screen, Peter held Abby.
15:28Kelly! Abby was driven to suicide by you.
15:31You murderer!
15:32You murderer!
15:33I looked at the screen coldly.
15:35Cutting the wrist doesn't kill you if you hit the vein.
15:38Next time, aim for the artery.
15:40And don't die in a hotel.
15:42Turning it into a murder house costs compensation.
15:44Peter smashed the phone in rage.
15:46Half an hour later, Abby started a live stream.
15:49Her hand was wrapped in gauze.
15:50Her face pale.
15:51Netizens who didn't know the truth were fooled again.
15:53Gifts flooded the screen.
15:54I watched the skyrocketing viewer count.
15:56My eyes turned ice cold.
15:58Peter and Abby clawed back some money by selling misery through live streams.
16:02They began plotting revenge.
16:04I wrote down their possible next moves in my notebook.
16:07After finishing, I bought a high-value personal accident insurance policy.
16:11I also installed full-coverage dashcams and a tracker in my car.
16:15That night, I drove home.
16:17When I reached a remote riverside road, a beat-up car suddenly surged up from behind.
16:21My heart tightened.
16:22I glanced at the rearview mirror.
16:23The driver wore a mask, but I recognized those eyes.
16:26It was Peter and Abby.
16:27I floored the accelerator and tried to shake them off, but that car rammed into me.
16:31The violent impact almost sent me crashing into the guardrail.
16:35Peter roared madly as he rolled down the window.
16:37Abby held a glass bottle and hurled it at my windshield.
16:40The bottle shattered.
16:41Red paint splashed across my view.
16:43I gripped the steering wheel tightly and slowed down.
16:46The front of the car slammed into the curb.
16:47The airbag deployed and smashed into my face.
16:50Dizziness hit and blood poured from my nose.
16:52The car door was yanked open.
16:54Peter dragged me out and threw me onto the ground.
16:56He kicked me hard in the stomach.
16:58Abby rushed over with a fruit knife and slashed straight at my face.
17:01At the critical moment, I used all my strength to grab a handful of sand and fling it at her
17:06eyes.
17:07Abby screamed and covered her eyes by a few inches but still sliced my face.
17:10I rolled aside and pressed the personal alarm in my hand.
17:13Peter panicked.
17:14He rushed over and grabbed my hair.
17:16I clung to the roadside railing and bit down hard on his wrist.
17:20Peter screamed in pain and struck my head repeatedly.
17:23I started to lose my consciousness.
17:25Police sirens sounded in the distance.
17:27Peter shot me a vicious look.
17:29Kelly, you are lucky this time.
17:30You won't be so lucky next time.
17:32He kicked me one last time, jumped into the car, and sped off.
17:36I lay on the ground and watched the taillights disappear.
17:38My hand clenched tightly around a string of prayer beads, torn from Peter's wrist.
17:43They were a gift from my grandma for his safety.
17:45Now they were evidence of his attempted murder.
17:47Trembling.
17:48I pulled out my phone and dialed the number I had prepared long ago.
17:51Officer Ethan, I want to report an attempted murder.
17:55I have evidence.
17:56I lay in the hospital for three days.
17:58I had a mild concussion, a cracked rib, and three stitches on my face.
18:02Grandma cried herself hoarse at my bedside.
18:05But inside, I felt an unprecedented sense of relief, because Peter and Abby were finished.
18:10This time, it wasn't disorderly conduct or a simple fight.
18:14It was premeditated attempted murder.
18:16The evidence was ironclad.
18:18The police quickly locked onto their location.
18:20They were arrested at an abandoned freight station on the outskirts of the city.
18:25Officer Ethan, who led the arrest, told me that when the police rushed in,
18:29the two of them were already beating each other bloody.
18:31They were seconds away from killing each other.
18:34It turned out that while fleeing, Peter had handed all his remaining savings to Abby for safekeeping.
18:39Go get some water.
18:40At the freight station, Peter went out to buy water.
18:43When he came back, Abby was gone.
18:45He went insane searching nearby, and finally found her trading for a black market boat ticket to leave alone.
18:52The seller asked,
18:53What about that man? He's not coming with you?
18:56He's useless now.
18:57Leaving him behind will draw the police's attention and buy me time.
19:00At that moment, Peter's world collapsed.
19:02He had betrayed everyone for this so-called best friend.
19:05He had become a wanted man for attempted murder.
19:31He overt
19:31But he did not want to be so-called beautiful.
20:00.
20:30.
21:00.
21:00.
21:02.
21:13.
21:13She planned to use him as bait and run off with his money.
21:16Peter lunged at her, eyes bloodshot, and grabbed her by the throat.
21:19What the fuck are you doing?
21:23I lost everything for you!
21:25You're too stupid!
21:29If it weren't for your money,
21:32do you think I'd waste my time acting out this fake brotherhip with you?
21:39Struggled to breathe, yet she still spat the most vicious words at him.
21:46Peter completely snapped.
21:47He grabbed a brick from the ground and tried to smash her to death.
21:51Abby pulled out the fruit knife she carried and stabbed it hard into Peter's thigh.
21:54If I'm going to die, we die together!
21:56When the police broke in, Peter was covered in blood.
21:59He was still gripping Abby's hair tightly and screaming.
22:02Officer, help me!
22:03I was forced!
22:05Everything was under his instructions!
22:07Everything was under his instructions!
22:09I listened to the officer's account from my hospital bed and felt nothing but bitter irony.
22:13I cooperated with the police and handed over the notebook filled with predictions.
22:18Miss, you actually predicted everything.
22:22Everything matched.
22:26It's not prophecy.
22:29It's human nature.
22:34I just thought one step ahead and prepared a little more.
22:39Peter and Abby were formally arrested.
22:41What awaited them was severe punishment under the law.
22:44In the interrogation room, Abby went mad with accusations.
22:48She claimed Peter had ordered everything and said she was coerced.
22:52She even claimed to be pregnant in an attempt to get bail.
22:55Peter threw all the blame onto Abby.
22:57He said he had been seduced and misled by that vicious woman.
23:00In detention, the two of them exposed each other's secrets and tore off every last disguise.
23:06It turned out Peter had known about Abby's overseas fraud cases all along.
23:10He had even helped launder money for her.
23:12That sealed it.
23:13Multiple crimes combined.
23:15No escape for them now.
23:17On the day of the trial, I appeared in court as the victim.
23:20Peter, gaunt in prison uniform and handcuffs, knelt down and begged her bitterly for forgiveness the moment he saw her.
23:27On the other side, Abby shrieked.
23:29Kelly!
23:30You bitch!
23:31You set us up!
23:32You'll die horribly!
23:36Order!
23:36I sat in the plaintiff's seat and looked at the two people who had once disgusted me beyond words.
23:42I felt no anger.
23:43I felt no sorrow.
23:44Only calm.
23:45Evil brings its own retribution.
23:47Justice may be late, but it will never be absent.
23:50Your Honor, I request a heavy sentence.
23:52Please let the law give us the answer we deserve.
23:55Three months later, the verdict came.
23:57Peter got 20 years, Abby 15 years.
24:00Both fined and stripped of political rights, Peter collapsed.
24:05Ross, you're here!
24:06I knew Grandpa wouldn't abandon me!
24:09Mr. Peter.
24:09The Johnson family's butler appeared, telling Peter that his grandfather had only wanted him to learn a lesson.
24:16But he had chosen murder, and the family would not shelter a criminal.
24:20The way out had once been right beneath his feet.
24:22He had taken the wrong path.
24:25Peter, you idiot!
24:26You smashed your future, and you also ruined me!
24:29Everything was finally over.
24:31I walked out of the courthouse.
24:33Kelly, let's go home.
24:34Grandma waited for me outside in her wheelchair.
24:36Let's go home.
24:36I pushed her along a street, covered in fallen leaves.
24:39I left that notebook in a trash bin at the courthouse.
24:42From now on, there was no need to predict or guard against anything.
24:47I only needed to live well.
24:49Three years later, my new book, named How to Identify Toxic Relationships Around You, was published.
24:55At the signing event, the crowd was packed.
25:01Miss Kelly, if I meet someone like that too, can I be brave like you?
25:06Saw the girl who cried late at night while writing in that notebook.
25:10Your courage is your strongest weapon.
25:12The girl smiled through her tears.
25:14I looked up toward the window.
25:16A new story was unfolding somewhere in this city.
25:19This time, I believed more people would learn to pick up their weapons and protect themselves.
25:23And I could finally take off my armor and embrace the bright future I deserved.
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