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00:00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
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00:01:39Even
00:01:41When I asked him about it, he dismissed me with a single word
00:01:44Busy
00:01:47That was all I got
00:01:48I stood before the full-length mirror in my room, adjusting the sapphire necklace Alexander had given me last week
00:01:54The stone matched my eyes, he'd said
00:01:58Now I wondered if he'd even remember giving it to me
00:02:01Downstairs, the orchestra was already tuning their instruments
00:02:11Guests in haute couture gowns and tailored suits streamed through the marble foyer
00:02:16My father descended the grand staircase beside me
00:02:19His hand firm on the small of my back
00:02:23Eleanor, tonight, keep your smile on
00:02:26No matter what happens
00:02:28He said under his breath
00:02:29I looked up at him
00:02:31His jaw was tight
00:02:33What do you know that I don't?
00:02:36He didn't answer
00:02:37He didn't answer
00:02:38He just squeezed my shoulder once and walked ahead to greet the first arrivals
00:02:44Something was coming
00:02:47I could feel it in the air
00:02:49Heavy and suffocating
00:02:51Like a storm gathering behind closed doors
00:02:57The banquet hall glittered with crystal chandeliers and whispered secrets
00:03:03I circulated through the crowd, smiling until my cheeks ached
00:03:09Alexander arrived fashionably late, as always, but he didn't come alone
00:03:14Lily Evans hung from his arm like a silk scarf draped over furniture
00:03:18She wore red
00:03:20Not just any red
00:03:22The exact shade of crimson that Alexander had once told me was
00:03:27Too bold for anyone but you, Eleanor
00:03:30My stomach dropped
00:03:32Guests exchanged glances
00:03:34Murmurs rippled through the room like wind through wheat
00:03:40Robert's face went dark across the room
00:03:42He started moving toward us
00:03:44His stride sharp and purposeful
00:03:50I caught his eye and shook my head frantically
00:03:52Not here, not now
00:03:54Not in front of everyone
00:03:57He stopped
00:03:59But the damage was already done
00:04:04Lily leaned into Alexander and giggled at something he whispered in her ear
00:04:11Her fingers traced the lapel of his tuxedo
00:04:15Possessive.deliberate, a declaration written in body language
00:04:21I turned away before anyone could see my expression crack
00:04:24The balcony doors were just ahead
00:04:27I needed air
00:04:28I needed to breathe
00:04:31Behind me, I heard Alexander's voice cut through the music
00:04:35Everyone
00:04:37May I have your attention
00:04:39The room fell silent
00:04:41Every head turned toward him
00:04:43Toward us, toward Lily
00:04:45Still clinging to his arm
00:04:47Toward me
00:04:48Standing alone near the glass doors that led out into the cold night
00:04:57Alexander said
00:04:59I have an announcement
00:05:01His voice rang clear and confident through the banquet hall
00:05:07Lily pressed closer to him
00:05:09Her painted lips curving into a smile that didn't reach her eyes
00:05:16I felt every pair of eyes in the room burning into my back
00:05:22This engagement
00:05:23Alexander continued
00:05:25Was arranged by our families a long time ago
00:05:27A pause
00:05:28Deliberate
00:05:29Calculated
00:05:31But I've come to realize that neither Eleanor nor I are happy with this arrangement
00:05:35Gasps
00:05:36Scattered
00:05:37Like broken glass across marble
00:05:39So today
00:05:42I am officially announcing the end of our engagement
00:05:46The room erupted
00:05:47Phones came out
00:05:48Whispers became shouts
00:05:50Someone was already live streaming
00:05:54I stood frozen
00:05:55My hands still resting on the balcony door handle
00:05:58This was how it ended
00:05:59Not in private
00:06:01Not with decency
00:06:02But in front of 300 people
00:06:05Live streamed to the world
00:06:07Thank you all for understanding
00:06:09Lily stepped forward
00:06:11Wrapping both arms around Alexander's waist
00:06:13She said
00:06:14Her voice dripping with false sweetness
00:06:16Alexander and I are very much in love
00:06:21Robert exploded across the room
00:06:26You disgusting
00:06:29Mr. Vance
00:06:30One of them said evenly
00:06:32We suggest you calm down
00:06:34Alexander's bodyguards intercepted him before he could reach the stage
00:06:37Calm down?
00:06:38You said you can't got a four in the end
00:06:42Robert's voice cracked
00:06:47Alexander looked down at my father with something close to pity
00:06:51Eleanor will find someone else
00:06:53She always was
00:06:54Resilient
00:06:58The way he said that word made my skin crawl
00:07:00Resilient
00:07:03Like I was a problem to be managed rather than a person to be loved
00:07:06I pushed through the balcony doors and stepped out into the freezing night
00:07:13The sound of the crowd faded behind me
00:07:15Replaced by the lonely whistle of wind across the mansion's rooftop gardens
00:07:22I gripped the railing until my knuckles turned white
00:07:28I would not cry
00:07:30Not here
00:07:31Not ever in front of them again
00:07:34I left the banquet through the garden exit
00:07:37Avoiding the main hall entirely
00:07:39My white supercar waited in the circular driveway
00:07:43Gleaming under the decorative lights
00:07:49One of the valets brought the keys to me
00:07:53Ms. Vance
00:07:54Should I have the driver ready?
00:07:57No
00:07:58I'm driving myself tonight
00:07:59My voice came out steadier than I expected
00:08:04I slid into the driver's seat
00:08:09The leather still held the faint scent of the custom cologne Alexander had picked out for me on my birthday
00:08:14five years ago
00:08:19Alexander had sat right where I was sitting now
00:08:22He'd taken my hands in his and said
00:08:26This car is yours Eleanor
00:08:27Only yours
00:08:29No one else will ever sit in this seat
00:08:31I started the engine
00:08:32The roar vibrated through my chest
00:08:35Familiar and comforting
00:08:39I pulled out of the driveway and onto the main road
00:08:44Kingston at night was beautiful
00:08:47Skyscrapers glittered
00:08:48Streetlights cast golden pools on wet pavement
00:08:51I didn't know where I was going
00:08:54I just drove
00:08:5820 minutes later
00:08:59The GPS signal flickered and died
00:09:02The engine made a strange sound
00:09:04A grinding cough that no sports car should ever make
00:09:07Then the power steering failed
00:09:09I wrestled with the wheel
00:09:11Managing to guide the dying car toward the side of the road
00:09:14It rolled to a stop in front of a narrow alley between two brick buildings
00:09:17The neighborhood was wrong
00:09:19Neon signs flickered in languages I didn't recognize
00:09:22Figures loomed in doorways
00:09:24Watching
00:09:24I reached for my phone dead
00:09:29The car's emergency system
00:09:31Usually so reliable
00:09:32Stayed silent
00:09:36I unlocked the door and stepped out
00:09:39My heels clicking on the grimy pavement
00:09:44Lost princess
00:09:49A voice from the shadows
00:09:51Then another
00:09:52And another
00:09:53Three men emerged from the alley's mouth
00:09:56Forming a half circle around me
00:09:58Their smiles held nothing human
00:10:00I tried to run
00:10:02My heel caught on a crack in the pavement
00:10:04And I went down hard
00:10:06Palms scraping against rough concrete
00:10:09Someone grabbed my hair
00:10:11Another wrenched my arms behind my back
00:10:12The third
00:10:13I never saw his face clearly
00:10:15Forced something between my teeth
00:10:17A bottle
00:10:19Liquid burned down my throat
00:10:21Bitter and chemical
00:10:22Making my vision swim
00:10:25Look at her
00:10:27All dressed up like a doll
00:10:30She's worth a fortune
00:10:31Another said
00:10:33Check her bag
00:10:33Design her everything
00:10:35One of them laughed
00:10:40Another said
00:10:41Phones came out
00:10:42Flashes blinded me
00:10:44They were recording everything
00:10:45I wanted to scream
00:10:47But my throat had clenched shut
00:10:49Around the terror lodge there
00:10:50My mind detached
00:10:52It floated somewhere above my body
00:10:55Watching the scene unfold
00:10:56Like a bad movie
00:10:57I couldn't walk out of
00:10:58This wasn't happening
00:11:00This couldn't be happening
00:11:01Not to me
00:11:02Not to Eleanor Vance
00:11:04Daughter of the Vance medical empire
00:11:06Fiancé of Alexander Sterling
00:11:08Time blurred
00:11:12When I finally became aware of myself again
00:11:15I was curled on the ground
00:11:16My dress was torn
00:11:18My body shook with cold or shock or both
00:11:21The men were gone
00:11:23Their laughter echoed somewhere in the distance
00:11:25Fading into the city noise
00:11:28I pushed myself upright
00:11:30My phone was missing
00:11:31My jewelry was gone
00:11:33Even my shoes
00:11:34One had fallen off during the struggle
00:11:39I limped back to my car on bare feet
00:11:43The engine wouldn't start
00:11:45Of course it wouldn't
00:11:46Someone had made sure of that
00:11:50I slumped against the driver's side door
00:11:52And let the darkness swallow me whole
00:11:54I don't know how long I lay there
00:11:57An hour, maybe more
00:11:58Headlights swept across the alley mouth
00:12:01A black sedan slowed to a stop
00:12:03Two men in dark suits stout
00:12:07My father's security detail
00:12:09They'd tracked my car's emergency beacon
00:12:15Mrs. Vance
00:12:16I couldn't speak
00:12:19They helped me into the back seat
00:12:21Wrapped me in a wool blanket
00:12:23And drove me straight to Vance Manor
00:12:27My father was waiting in the foyer
00:12:30One look at me and his face crumpled
00:12:32He didn't ask questions
00:12:34He didn't demand answers
00:12:37He simply carried me upstairs to my room
00:12:39Laid me on my bed
00:12:41And called the family doctor
00:12:44The examination was quick
00:12:49No permanent physical injury
00:12:51The doctor said gently
00:12:52But the psychological toll
00:12:54He left that sentence unfinished
00:12:56Morning came to fast
00:12:58I refused to leave my room
00:13:00But the world refused to let me hide by noon
00:13:04The story was everywhere
00:13:05Dot photos, videos, speculation
00:13:08The Vance heiress found intoxicated in red light district
00:13:12Sterling airs ex
00:13:14Fiancé caught in compromising position
00:13:16Sources say Alexander Sterling ended the engagement hours before the incident
00:13:21My phone blew up with messages
00:13:24Most were from people I'd once called friends
00:13:27Are you okay?
00:13:29What happened?
00:13:30Oh my god
00:13:31Eleanor, I'm so sorry
00:13:33And then the other kind of message
00:13:34The ones that came from numbers I didn't recognize
00:13:39Slut
00:13:40Whore
00:13:41She deserved it
00:13:43Damaged goods
00:13:45I deleted them all
00:13:47Every single one
00:13:48But the words had already burrowed under my skin
00:13:51Where they would fester for a long time to come
00:13:56Julian Montgomery arrived that afternoon
00:13:59We'd grown up together
00:14:01Alexander
00:14:02Julian and I
00:14:04The three of us had been inseparable since kindergarten
00:14:09Julian was different from Alexander
00:14:14Softer, more thoughtful
00:14:19Where Alexander blazed
00:14:21Julian warmed
00:14:23He sat beside my bed
00:14:25Holding my hand with careful gentleness
00:14:28Eleanor
00:14:31His voice was low steady
00:14:35I know you're going through hell right now
00:14:37I said nothing
00:14:38But I want you to know
00:14:39None of this changes how I see you
00:14:42I finally looked at him
00:14:43His brown eyes held no judgment
00:14:46No pity
00:14:47Just something that might have been warmth
00:14:51Marry me
00:14:52He said
00:14:53I blinked
00:14:55What?
00:14:57Marry me Eleanor
00:14:59Not because of what happened
00:15:01Not because I feel sorry for you
00:15:06He squeezed my hand tighter
00:15:13Marry me
00:15:16Because I've loved you since we were kids
00:15:18And I was too cowardly to say it until now
00:15:23Marry me
00:15:24Because
00:15:26I don't care about your reputation
00:15:28Or what people are saying
00:15:33The Montgomerys and the Vances
00:15:35Have been allies for generations
00:15:37Our families would celebrate this union
00:15:39Their es in Brailisc
00:15:40And it'll be called Persepton this year's
00:15:43And most importantly
00:15:46Marry me
00:15:48Because I will spend the rest of my life
00:15:50Making sure no one ever hurts you again
00:15:56I stared at him
00:15:57This was Julian
00:15:58My childhood friend
00:16:00The boy who once carried me three miles
00:16:03Through a rainstorm
00:16:04Because I'd twisted my ankle
00:16:08Julian was offering me a lifeline
00:16:12A way out of the wreckage Alexander
00:16:14Had made of my life
00:16:17I
00:16:18I need time
00:16:19My voice caught
00:16:22Take all the time you need
00:16:23He smiled
00:16:24And for a moment
00:16:25It almost looked genuine
00:16:27I'm not going anywhere
00:16:29He leaned down
00:16:30And pressed a soft kiss
00:16:31To my forehead
00:16:34Rest now Eleanor
00:16:35Everything is going to be okay
00:16:36After he left
00:16:37I lay in the dark
00:16:38Staring at the ceiling
00:16:39Everything was not going to be okay
00:17:09I could feel it in my bones
00:17:11He sensed what was coming
00:17:11The civil registry office
00:17:13Was a modest building
00:17:14Compared to the cathedral weddings
00:17:16The upper class usually favored
00:17:17But Julian had insisted on simplicity
00:17:26For us
00:17:27It's not about the spectacle
00:17:29It's about the commitment
00:17:32He'd said
00:17:32I stood in the lounge area
00:17:34Waiting for our appointment number
00:17:36To be called
00:17:37Julian had stepped away
00:17:39To take a call
00:17:39Through the half-open door
00:17:41Of the adjacent conference room
00:17:43I heard voices
00:17:45Two women
00:17:47Secretaries
00:17:47From the sound of it
00:17:48Their conversation
00:17:49Drifted toward me like smoke
00:17:51Did you hear about Mrs. Vance?
00:17:53I heard it's been a scent of like
00:17:55We don't ever go to wear
00:17:56A poor thing
00:17:57Her reputation is ruined
00:17:59In the upper class
00:18:00And in the end
00:18:01She has to rely on Mr. Montgomery
00:18:03With pieces
00:18:04My blood went cold
00:18:06What do you know?
00:18:07To marry that little influencer
00:18:09Lily Evans
00:18:10Mr. Sterling orchestrated the trap
00:18:12To ruin Miss Vance
00:18:14My hand flew to my mouth
00:18:18He even paid those thugs
00:18:20To disappear
00:18:20No witnesses
00:18:21No evidence
00:18:24He destroyed her
00:18:25Just to clear the way for Lily
00:18:28The second secretary
00:18:30Lowered her voice further
00:18:31And Mr. Montgomery
00:18:33He doesn't love Miss Vance either
00:18:35My heart stopped
00:18:37He's only marrying her
00:18:38Because he's afraid
00:18:39She used the Vance's power
00:18:40To take revenge on Lily
00:18:45He wants to keep her under his nose
00:18:47Where he can watch her
00:18:48Withstanding
00:18:49It's a mauve
00:18:49And imbersed
00:18:50It is on it
00:18:50Rape and imbersed
00:18:51For spurnoxus
00:18:52This priest
00:18:52Miss Canditz
00:18:53And encede you
00:18:54Lebrex
00:18:57It turned out
00:18:58It turned out that both of thee
00:18:59Were in love with Lily
00:19:01Despair
00:19:02Like an invisible hand
00:19:03Strangled my throat
00:19:04Both of them
00:19:05Both of the men
00:19:07I trusted my entire life
00:19:08They were both in love
00:19:09With the same woman
00:19:10The woman who had taken
00:19:11Everything from me
00:19:12And Julian's proposal
00:19:14It was never about saving me
00:19:15It was about controlling me
00:19:18I walked out of the registry office
00:19:20Into the bright afternoon sun
00:19:22My legs felt like
00:19:23They belonged to someone else
00:19:26Julian was waiting
00:19:28By the fountain
00:19:28In the courtyard
00:19:29Wearing that same gentle
00:19:31Warm smile
00:19:32That had comforted me
00:19:33For days
00:19:36Now it made me want to scream
00:19:38He saw my expression change
00:19:40And his smile faltered
00:19:43Eleanor?
00:19:45What's wrong?
00:19:47What's wrong?
00:19:49You look pale
00:19:50I pulled the marriage registration papers
00:19:52From my bag
00:19:53I looked at them for a long moment
00:19:55All those carefully printed words
00:19:57All those official stamps
00:19:58And signatures waiting to be added
00:20:00All of it built on a foundation of lies
00:20:02I ripped the papers in half
00:20:04Then in quarters
00:20:07Then I kept tearing
00:20:08Until there was nothing left
00:20:09But white confetti scattered around my feet
00:20:14I'm not marrying you Julian
00:20:16Julian's expression changed instantly
00:20:18The warmth drained away
00:20:20Replaced by something sharp and calculating
00:20:22He stepped forward
00:20:23Gripping my wrists tightly
00:20:27Eleanor
00:20:28Have you lost your mind?
00:20:30Right now
00:20:31In all of Kingston
00:20:32I'm the only one who doesn't mind your past
00:20:35His voice was a low hiss
00:20:37Meant only for me
00:20:38By breaking off the engagement
00:20:41Do you plan on being pointed at
00:20:43And judged for the rest of your life?
00:20:46I know you're still obsessed with Alexander
00:20:50But if you really love him
00:20:53Shouldn't you just let him be happy with Lily?
00:20:55My nose stung
00:20:56I looked up
00:20:58Forcing back the tears
00:20:59And asked him with a cold sneer
00:21:01So you love Lily too?
00:21:03You're sacrificing yourself to marry me
00:21:05Just to let her and Alexander be together?
00:21:10To stop me from hating her out of jealousy
00:21:13And causing trouble for Lily
00:21:16You're marrying me as a decoration
00:21:19To keep me under surveillance
00:21:22Right?
00:21:23A trace of panic flashed across his face
00:21:25But he kept denying it
00:21:27His eyes rimmed with red
00:21:30Eleanor how can you think of me like that?
00:21:32We grew up together
00:21:34You know I'm not that kind of person
00:21:39Around us
00:21:40Guests and passersby had stopped to watch
00:21:42The whispers started immediately
00:21:46Mr. Montgomery is only marrying her for old times sake
00:21:48Yet she's throwing mud at him in public
00:21:50What an ungrateful bitch
00:21:52Since she doesn't appreciate his kindness
00:21:54He should just cancel
00:21:55I don't think anyone else would dare take her except him
00:21:58Robert appeared at my side
00:21:59His face dark with rage
00:22:01He was about to open his mouth to defend me
00:22:04To tell everyone the truth about that night
00:22:07I hurriedly grabbed his hand
00:22:09Shook my head at him
00:22:11Leaned close and whispered in his ear
00:22:14Dad, don't say it
00:22:16If the Sterlins and the Montgomerys join forces
00:22:18We can't win
00:22:24Alexander just secured those major projects
00:22:26He's untouchable right now
00:22:29Alexander has everyone in his pocket now
00:22:34He destroyed me for Lily
00:22:35And he'd do it again
00:22:41If we fight him
00:22:43He'll bury us under his lies
00:22:47No one will believe us now
00:22:53They'll just think we're fishing for sympathy
00:22:55And slanting the two great families
00:22:57Robert's chest heaved with violent anger
00:22:59His fists clenched at his sides
00:23:05Robert could only storm back into the building in frustration
00:23:10Leaving me to face it alone
00:23:12Julian took my hand again
00:23:14Looking at me with deep affection that I now knew was an act
00:23:18Eleanor
00:23:19If you're in a bad mood today
00:23:21I can wait
00:23:23This engagement
00:23:26Stands forever
00:23:31As long as you promise me not to harass Alexander and Lily anymore
00:23:36I shook off his hand
00:23:38My eyes were cold as ice
00:23:42I won't marry you
00:23:44Nor will I go look for Alexander again
00:23:53Not in this lifetime
00:23:58Because I'm about to
00:24:00Just as I was about to reveal my plan
00:24:02My real plan
00:24:03A familiar engine roar cut through the air
00:24:05A white supercar screeched to a curb nearby
00:24:09Lily Evans stepped out
00:24:11Dressed in haute couture Chanel
00:24:13Swaying her hips like she owned the sidewalk
00:24:15Her eyes found mine
00:24:17And when she looked at Julian
00:24:19There was a trace of subtle
00:24:21Lingering affection in her gaze
00:24:23A fragmented light instantly lit up in Julian's eyes
00:24:26But he suppressed it just as quickly
00:24:30Lily walked up to me
00:24:31Tears flowing on command
00:24:33Crocodile tears bathed in artificial sunlight
00:24:39Eleanor, why did you still wear these clothes to go see Alexander today?
00:24:43I'd never been to the Sterling Manor today
00:24:45She was lying
00:24:50Why are you still clinging to him so tightly when you're about to get married?
00:24:53The surrounding whispers became even more piercing
00:24:56Just now
00:24:57She was swearing she wouldn't stalk Mr. Sterling
00:25:00But the moment she turns around
00:25:01The official girlfriend shows up
00:25:03She really has no shame
00:25:05Mr. Montgomery even spent a forgewing that pink diamond necklace for her
00:25:09What a waste of genuine affection on a dog
00:25:11This kind of woman should be blacklisted
00:25:13Hearing that I had gone to see Alexander today
00:25:15Julian's eyes turned cold
00:25:16He instinctively shielded Lily
00:25:18His tone full of reproach
00:25:21Eleanor, I know you look down on Lily
00:25:23You think she comes from a club
00:25:24You think she isn't clean
00:25:27That she isn't good enough for Alexander
00:25:29But she only worked as a receptionist at the club
00:25:31She never sold her body
00:25:33She is still pure
00:25:34Look at yourself Eleanor
00:25:37After what happened in that red light district
00:25:39You're damaged goods
00:25:41I took a deep breath
00:25:42The winter wind sliced my face like a knife
00:25:45Stabbing straight into my heart
00:25:50Yes
00:25:51To whitewash Lily's background
00:25:54To make her worthy of the Sterling's family prestige
00:25:58Alexander had forced several media outlets to change their stories overnight
00:26:02He'd even had a university professor recognize her as his influential sponsor
00:26:06To rewrite her past
00:26:09Overnight
00:26:09I became the slut spurned by everyone in the upper class
00:26:13She became the inspirational, innocent goddess
00:26:16The apple of Mr. Sterling's eye
00:26:18Lily suddenly pointed at the ruby necklace around my neck and screamed emotionally
00:26:23You thief!
00:26:25You thief!
00:26:26You stole the necklace Alexander gave me!
00:26:27How could you put your filthy hands on my engagement gift?
00:26:31I froze
00:26:32I looked at Julian with bloodshot eyes
00:26:35Didn't you send this necklace to me last night?
00:26:40Julian's eyes flickered
00:26:41He avoided my gaze
00:26:42Yet his tone was unusually firm
00:26:45I never gave you anything, Eleanor
00:26:46I never gave you anything, Eleanor
00:26:48I never gave you anything, Eleanor
00:26:48I never gave you anything, Eleanor
00:26:48Don't lie just to cover up your own crimes
00:26:51You're making yourself look pathetic
00:26:53My ears filled with voices calling me a thief
00:26:55Those vicious words smashed into me like stones
00:26:59Leaving me breathless
00:27:01Enduring the tearing pain in my heart
00:27:03I yanked the necklace off with trembling hands
00:27:05I smashed it viciously onto the ground
00:27:10The gem shattered
00:27:12Shards grazed Lily's calf
00:27:14I said
00:27:16My voice flat
00:27:18I've never been to the Sterling Manor
00:27:20So how could I possibly steal this necklace?
00:27:23Lily clutched her leg
00:27:25A flash of triumphant malice crossed her eyes
00:27:28She wailed to the crowd
00:27:29We missed the servants at the Sterling Manor
00:27:32All saw her come by today
00:27:34If you don't believe me, go ask them!
00:27:39A cold, deep male voice suddenly came from outside the crowd
00:27:46Lily, it's just a necklace
00:27:47If she wants to steal it, let her steal it
00:27:56I'll win a better one for you at auction
00:27:59After all, Eleanor and I grew up together
00:28:03Let's not make things too ugly on her big day
00:28:06Alexander parted the crowd and strode over
00:28:09He unceremoniously shoved Julian aside
00:28:14He wrapped an arm around Lily's shoulder
00:28:16His eyes burning with undisguised possessiveness
00:28:25Thank you, Mr. Montgomery, for looking out for Lily
00:28:28You two carry on with your business
00:28:32Lily and I are heading back
00:28:36I called out to him
00:28:39Alexander, you know perfectly well I never went to your house today
00:28:45Why didn't you defend me?
00:28:49He stopped
00:28:50Turned his head
00:28:55Alexander's eyes were cold as ice
00:28:57He leaned in close to my ear
00:29:00Whispering so only I could hear
00:29:03I'm doing this so you'll finally get the message
00:29:06I don't care how much you cry
00:29:09You disgust me, Eleanor
00:29:10Stay on disgust to you, Eleanor
00:29:13Mitramasher, stay away from us
00:29:14Or I'll make sure you lose everything else
00:29:18My eyes stung terribly
00:29:20Yet it felt as if my tears had already run dry
00:29:25My memory drifted back to our childhood
00:29:29Back then, no matter who wronged me
00:29:32Alexander would be the first to step up and take them down
00:29:35He used to say I was his little princess
00:29:38No one was allowed to bully me
00:29:41Yet now, to force me away
00:29:43He allowed the woman he loved to frame me in front of everyone
00:29:47He didn't know that even if I wanted to cling to him
00:29:50I wouldn't have the chance anymore
00:29:52After tomorrow, Eleanor would no longer exist in Kingston
00:29:56After they left, Julian dispersed the onlookers
00:30:01Seeing my face drained of color
00:30:02He grabbed my hand
00:30:04His tone laced with a trace of barely perceptible guilt
00:30:09I'm sorry, Eleanor
00:30:11I didn't actually buy that necklace
00:30:13Lily just tossed it to me
00:30:15I saw it looked expensive enough
00:30:17And since you don't have much jewelry
00:30:18I thought I'd use it to help you keep up appearances
00:30:23I pulled my hand back expressionlessly
00:30:25You didn't say that just now
00:30:27What good does saying it now do?
00:30:29Alexander defended himself with self-righteous logic
00:30:32If I had taken your side, Lily would have looked like a monster
00:30:35Sir, you sidrives
00:30:36You don't out-rip her
00:30:37So what's it being if you know level one to my son?
00:30:39Lily was only trying to help
00:30:40She's fighting so hard to fit in
00:30:42Did you really want to destroy her life?
00:30:44She's the apple of Alexander's eye right now
00:30:46She struggled so hard to gain a foothold in the upper class
00:30:48Did you want to ruin her?
00:30:52Anyway, I know the truth
00:30:54Knowing you are innocent is enough
00:30:58We're the ones living our lives together in the future
00:31:01You don't need to care about how others look at you
00:31:05He was wrong
00:31:06I no longer cared about anyone's opinion
00:31:09I just felt a bone-deep chill of heartbreak toward both of them
00:31:13It was a fact that Lily had framed me
00:31:16Yet to shield that woman
00:31:17He had personally branded me a thief
00:31:20And then he had the nerve to blame me for being unreasonable
00:31:24I couldn't bear to think about why the boy who once carried me for miles through a rainstorm had turned
00:31:29into this
00:31:31I turned and walked into the villa
00:31:34Returned to my room
00:31:35Julian followed me
00:31:36He watched as I frantically threw all those designer bags and clothes onto the floor like a mad woman
00:31:45I curled up on the bed
00:31:47Hugging my knees
00:31:48Sobbing uncontrollably
00:31:52Eleanor
00:31:53Stop crying
00:31:54I was wrong about this
00:31:55I'll make it up to you double in the future, okay?
00:31:58I grabbed a crystal ornament within reach
00:32:01I smashed it violently toward him
00:32:03The impact left a bloody gash on his forehead
00:32:06I told you! I'm not marrying you! Get the hell out!
00:32:12His temper ignited instantly
00:32:14His eyes snapped
00:32:15He grabbed me by the throat
00:32:18He slammed me against the wall so hard the pictures rattled on their nails
00:32:23If you don't marry me, who else would want you?
00:32:28Do you want to go be a mistress for some low-class thug?
00:32:30Or do you want to be scorned and gossiped about for the rest of your life?
00:32:34I only agreed to marry you out of respect for our family's long-standing ties
00:32:38Yet today, you tore up the marriage papers in public and completely humiliated the Montgomerys!
00:32:43I desperately clawed at his hand
00:32:45I couldn't breathe
00:32:47My face turned crimson
00:32:49He released me abruptly
00:32:50I coughed violently
00:32:53Gasping for air
00:32:57Tears streamed down my face
00:32:59I forced a smile that looked more painful than weeping
00:33:04Why? Why have you all changed like this?
00:33:07Julian watched my breakdown with cold eyes as if looking at an insignificant stranger
00:33:11I kicked him out
00:33:12I sat alone in the room until darkness fell
00:33:14That night, I packed my few documents and personal belongings
00:33:19I intended to bid this city a final farewell
00:33:23Passing the high-end jewelry store we used to frequent
00:33:26I spotted Alexander and Lily walking out
00:33:29I froze
00:33:30I watched Alexander plant a kiss on Lily's forehead
00:33:33Then, with eyes full of adoration
00:33:36He slipped a pink diamond ring onto her ring finger
00:33:39He said
00:33:41It's beautiful
00:33:42It suits you perfectly
00:33:43Lily seemed to spot me standing in the shadows
00:33:46She lifted her chin in a provocative gesture
00:33:49Turning back
00:33:50She cooed at Alexander
00:33:52It's gorgeous
00:33:54But, didn't you fly all the way to the Middle East
00:33:57Just to find this diamond for Eleanor?
00:33:59Are you sure I should have it?
00:34:01Alexander gently stroked her long hair
00:34:02He whispered soothingly
00:34:03I'll give you whatever you want
00:34:04I'd even let you play with the Sterling group if you asked
00:34:11As for Eleanor, who is she?
00:34:15She doesn't even deserve to be compared to you
00:34:17Lily cast a triumphant smile in my direction
00:34:21She took Alexander's arm
00:34:23The two of them walked intimately into the private club nearby
00:34:27In December's Kingston
00:34:29Heavy snow suddenly began to fall
00:34:31My heart turned completely cold
00:34:34I didn't want to wait until tomorrow
00:34:36I returned to the villa
00:34:38I left a letter for my father on his desk
00:34:42Then I put my white coat back on
00:34:44It felt like putting on armor
00:34:47The coat I'd worn to my volunteer medical shifts
00:34:50Before everything fell apart
00:34:52I took a taxi to Alexander's private garage
00:34:58While the security guard wasn't looking
00:35:00I slipped inside
00:35:03My supercar
00:35:04The white supercar sat in its usual spot
00:35:07The one Alexander had given me on my 18th birthday
00:35:10The one he'd just stolen back to give to Lily
00:35:14I started the engine
00:35:15The roar vibrated through my chest
00:35:17Fierce and alive
00:35:19I slammed on the gas
00:35:21Clashed through the barrier
00:35:23Sped away into the night
00:35:25The guard couldn't stop me
00:35:27He could only watch my taillights vanish into the darkness
00:35:30I rolled down the window
00:35:34Tell Alexander that I, Eleanor
00:35:36Am leaving for the Middle East right now
00:35:40This car has been with me for five years
00:35:42Let it take me on my final journey
00:35:49I sped wildly
00:35:50Tears burst forth
00:35:52They were instantly scattered by the biting wind
00:35:54Alexander
00:35:55Julian
00:35:57Our entanglement of over a decade ends today
00:35:59Severed once and for all
00:36:01The flustered security guard relayed the message to Alexander
00:36:03Who was drinking at the club
00:36:05Hearing this
00:36:06A sneer appeared on his face
00:36:09Please
00:36:09We all know it's an old doctor on that mission
00:36:12Eleanor is just faking a suicide mission to get my attention
00:36:14It's pathetic
00:36:15But Lil likes that car
00:36:16I can't let her drive it away
00:36:17He threw on his coat
00:36:19Grabbed the keys to another sports car
00:36:22And chased after me
00:36:24He chased me all the way to the gate of the Vance's mansion
00:36:28He honked the horn at me
00:36:31Eleanor, leave the car here
00:36:32Where the hell you go is your own business
00:36:35After a long while, the butler opened the gate
00:36:37His eyes were red
00:36:38His voice choked with emotion
00:36:43He parked his car directly across the entrance of our mansion
00:36:47This is what I learned later happened after I'd left Kingston
00:36:52Vivian
00:36:54Mr. Sterling
00:36:56Ms. Vance has already gone to the airport
00:36:59She really is going to the Middle East
00:37:01That was what his assistant apparently told him
00:37:04Alexander refused to believe any of it
00:37:07Eleanor, get the hell out here
00:37:09Don't think making up some story about going to die in the Middle East
00:37:12Will make me change my mind
00:37:13Everyone knows you're a spoiled princess, Eleanor
00:37:15Used to cry for hours over a scratched knee
00:37:18My father walked out when he heard the commotion
00:37:21I was told he gazed at the drifting snow
00:37:24His eyes must have been terrifyingly hollow that day
00:37:28Alexander, just leave
00:37:30Eleanor is truly gone
00:37:31What she went to process yesterday were her exit papers
00:37:35She will never be a stain on your sight to you again
00:37:38I heard that Alexander felt a chill under my father's gaze
00:37:41But he forced a smile anyway
00:37:44Mr. Vance
00:37:45Is it fun helping your daughter put on an act?
00:37:47You adore your daughter so much
00:37:49How could you possibly bear to let her go to a place like that?
00:37:55Alexander's expression darkened
00:37:56His tone turned vicious
00:37:58Even if she lost her verju in the red light district
00:38:01You wouldn't necessarily send her off to die, would you?
00:38:04My father gave a cold snert
00:38:06The sound seemed squeezed through clenched teeth
00:38:09You animals pushed her to the edge
00:38:11Maybe a war zone is the only place left where she can finally find some peace
00:38:15Away from you!
00:38:22Alexander stared at my father's face
00:38:24He tried to find even the slightest crack in that comm
00:38:29But all he found was despair and dead silence
00:38:33A sudden panic seized him
00:38:37He kicked open the door to my room
00:38:39The room was empty
00:38:41Save for the mess scattered on the floor
00:38:44In that heavy snow driving a sports car
00:38:47Where else could I have gone?
00:38:50Alexander walks out of the bedroom angrily and heads to the mansion gate
00:38:54No sooner had the words fallen than two figures appeared at the entrance of the mansion
00:38:58Lily and Julian
00:39:01Alexander, don't worry
00:39:03She drove into some random direction
00:39:09I don't care about that junk car anymore
00:39:11Since Eleanor likes it so much
00:39:13Let her keep it as a breakup fee
00:39:16His fists cracked as he crunched them
00:39:21I never thought that just to get back at me
00:39:23She would actually sink this low
00:39:25Mr. Vance
00:39:26You really raised your daughter well
00:39:28As a big shot businessman
00:39:30To think you'd help her spin such a massive lie
00:39:34He wrapped his arm around Lily and walked out
00:39:37He patted Julian on the shoulder as he passed
00:39:41I truly feel for you, Julian
00:39:43Having to pick up trash like her
00:39:46Once she's done with her little drama and crawls back
00:39:48I'll throw you a massive wedding gift for taking her off my hands
00:39:53Julian forced the corners of his mouth up into a smile that looked worse than crying
00:39:59Just take good care of Lily for me
00:40:01After seeing the two of them off
00:40:03Julian turned on my father
00:40:07Just now
00:40:08The Sterling family bodyguards said Eleanor went to the Middle East
00:40:12Is that actually true?
00:40:16Julian knew Lily had been lying just now
00:40:19But he hadn't exposed her
00:40:20After all, Lily had shown him a report
00:40:23She'd said she was already carrying his child
00:40:27So no matter what she said or did
00:40:29He indulged her unconditionally
00:40:31My father let out a long sigh
00:40:33He shook his head
00:40:35He seemed to age ten years in an instant
00:40:38Mr. Montgomery, please go back as well
00:40:41If you want to find Eleanor, go look in the Middle East
00:40:43There is no longer anyone named Eleanor in Kingston
00:40:46With a final icy look
00:40:48My father had the butler throw Julian out
00:40:53Julian stood alone in the biting wind and snow
00:40:56I imagine a cold, empty ache must have opened in his chest
00:41:00Like freezing wind tearing right through his ribs
00:41:04My words outside the registry office
00:41:06Must have flashed through his mind then
00:41:08I won't marry you
00:41:11Because I'm about to
00:41:13Could it be?
00:41:14No
00:41:14He refused to believe it
00:41:16He drove like a madman to the International Aid Office
00:41:19He didn't care about the cameras
00:41:21He didn't care about the law
00:41:23He shoved past the security guards
00:41:25And tried to block his path
00:41:26He slammed
00:41:27His weight against the director's door
00:41:28And barged inside
00:41:32Upon learning the truth
00:41:33Julian collapsed entirely into the chair
00:41:36How could you let her go?
00:41:38She is just an ordinary surgeon
00:41:40That kind of place
00:41:42The director looked at him coldly
00:41:46Mr. Montgomery
00:41:47This was Dr. Vance's own decision
00:41:49She said she had no attachments left in Kingston
00:41:52Here is her flight information
00:41:55And a copy of the sign Death We Vale
00:41:57Julian took the paper with trembling hands
00:41:59My signature
00:42:00Written with such force
00:42:02It nearly pierced through the page
00:42:04Now that I was gone
00:42:06He shouldn't have worried about me hurting Lily anymore
00:42:10Nor should he be torn between sides
00:42:13Yet why did his chest feel crushed by a heavy stone?
00:42:17Clutching that photocopy
00:42:19He stumbled to the Sterling Manor
00:42:21To his surprise
00:42:22The family doctor was there as well
00:42:25Congratulations Mr. Sterling
00:42:27Mrs. Evans is pregnant
00:42:28It's been two months already
00:42:30Alexander picked up Lily and spun her around
00:42:34He thrilled like a child
00:42:42Seeing Julian enter
00:42:43The smile on Alexander's face hadn't faded yet
00:42:46Julian!
00:42:48What are you doing here so late?
00:42:50Perfect timing
00:42:51I have good news for you
00:42:52Julian guiltily avoided Alexander's gaze
00:42:54He handed over the photocopy
00:42:58This is Eleanor's exit record
00:43:00And the death favor
00:43:02She really went to the Middle East
00:43:04The smile froze on Alexander's face
00:43:06He took the paper
00:43:07Glanced at it
00:43:08Tossed it aside with disdain
00:43:10Anyone can fake a piece of paper
00:43:11This is just another one of her desperate games to get me back
00:43:14Julian's eyes were red
00:43:15His voice trembled
00:43:17It's real this time
00:43:18I went to the office to verify it
00:43:20The plane has already taken off
00:43:22And she applied for the most dangerous combat zone
00:43:25The mortality rate is extremely hot
00:43:27Alexander frowned
00:43:28An inexplicable irritation rose in him
00:43:31Only a lunatic would go to a place like that
00:43:33She must be hiding in some resort abroad
00:43:35Waiting for me to beg her to come back
00:43:37Julian, don't be fooled by her
00:43:39If she actually dared to go
00:43:41I'll eat my hat
00:43:42Julian was about to explain further
00:43:44When Lily suddenly clutched her belly
00:43:48Lily collapsed onto the sofa
00:43:50Groaning in pain
00:43:54Alexander, my stomach hurts so much
00:43:56Is something wrong with the baby?
00:43:59Alexander panicked instantly
00:44:00He scooped Lily up and rushed upstairs
00:44:03Julian, we'll talk about later
00:44:04Nothing is more important than Lily and the baby
00:44:07Julian watched Alexander's retreating figure
00:44:09He opened his mouth
00:44:11But swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue
00:44:13An hour later, Alexander came downstairs
00:44:16Covered in sweat
00:44:19Julian, what did you want to say just now?
00:44:21Julian took a deep breath
00:44:23He repeated what he had said earlier
00:44:26Eleanor really left
00:44:28And I heard a new virus has broken out over there
00:44:30Many doctors have been infected
00:44:36Julian, why are you going crazy along with her?
00:44:38Aren't we's brothers?
00:44:39If Eleanor actually had that kind of dents
00:44:42She wouldn't have called me crying then
00:44:43Just because she was afraid of the dark
00:44:47Julian raised his right hand
00:44:49He pointed at the ceiling to swear an oath
00:44:52Alexander, I'm not lying to you
00:44:54You know me
00:44:55I never joke about things like this
00:44:58Hurry up and contact people over there to search for her
00:45:00Or it really will be too late
00:45:02The smile on Alexander's face finally faded
00:45:05It was replaced by a panic he'd never felt before
00:45:09He grabbed his car keys
00:45:10He rushed into the wind and snow
00:45:14He drove straight to our mansion
00:45:16Arriving at the gate
00:45:18He ignored the butler
00:45:19He shouted
00:45:20Eleanor! Get out here!
00:45:22Stop playing games!
00:45:24As long as you come out
00:45:25I can let you go back to work at the Sterling Hospital
00:45:27I can give you the best resources!
00:45:29My father looked down from the balcony
00:45:31His voice was as cold as ice
00:45:34You're too late
00:45:36She reached the Middle East days ago
00:45:38The news just broke
00:45:40Her camp was hit by an airstruck
00:45:42Alexander's whole body shuddered
00:45:44His legs went weak
00:45:48Alexander earmeally knelt on the ground
00:45:50Without another word
00:45:52He prepared to rush to the airport
00:45:55Just as he got into the car
00:45:57Lily ran out in thin pajamas
00:46:00Alexander, you can't go!
00:46:02Lily, move!
00:46:03I have to go and confirm it!
00:46:05Julian also arrived
00:46:06Looking at the scene with a complicated expression
00:46:09After a long while
00:46:11He spoke slowly
00:46:12Alexander, if you really want to go
00:46:14I'll go with you
00:46:14But as for Lily
00:46:16She's pregnant
00:46:17She can't handle the stress
00:46:19Alexander looked at Lily
00:46:22She was weeping like a pear blossom in rain
00:46:25Then he checked the news notification on his phone
00:46:28Medical camp in Country R
00:46:29Middle East attacked
00:46:31Casualties unknown
00:46:32He gritted his teeth
00:46:33He threw a plane ticket to Julian
00:46:35You go!
00:46:36No matter how what it costs
00:46:37You must bring her back to me
00:46:38And ask her
00:46:39Why on earth did she leave so firmly?
00:46:41If she's doing this out of spite
00:46:42I'll apologize to her personally
00:46:44Alice, we grew together
00:46:46I can't just watch her die
00:46:51Alexander carried Lily back inside
00:46:54Julian took the ticket
00:46:55And flew overnight to that war-torn nation
00:46:56Lily had told him
00:46:57That he absolutely could not let Alexander go
00:46:59Only if Julian
00:47:00When could the matter be handled properly?
00:47:02As for how to handle it
00:47:02That was a secret between them
00:47:04After more than 20 hours of travel
00:47:06Julian finally arrived
00:47:08At the temporary camp
00:47:09On the border of Country
00:47:10Our dot sky-filling
00:47:12Yellow sand
00:47:12And the pungent smell
00:47:14Of disinfectant greeted him
00:47:15Two mercenaries in camouflage
00:47:17Blocked his way
00:47:19Who are you looking for?
00:47:21I'm looking for Dr. Eleanor Vance
00:47:24The mercenaries exchanged a glance
00:47:26A meaningful smile
00:47:28Spread across their faces
00:47:29So you're looking for that
00:47:31Female doctor from Asia
00:47:33Our boss is spending some
00:47:35Quality time with her right now
00:47:39Julian's heart skipped a beat
00:47:40He asked anxiously
00:47:42Where is she?
00:47:44One of the mercenaries
00:47:45Pointed to a tent
00:47:46In the distance
00:47:50Over there
00:47:53Honestly
00:47:54I doubt she'll walk out
00:47:55Of that tent
00:47:56In one piece
00:48:00Julian burst into the tent
00:48:02Like a madman
00:48:05Julian ripped the curtain aside
00:48:07But he froze in his tracks
00:48:08At the scene before him
00:48:10I was still in my white doctor's coat
00:48:12My hands were steady
00:48:13As I worked on a man
00:48:14Covered in blood
00:48:16I didn't even look up
00:48:18The man had piercing eyes
00:48:19As sharp as a hawk's
00:48:20The kind of eyes
00:48:21That looked like
00:48:21They had seen a thousand battles
00:48:22But right now
00:48:23He was looking at me
00:48:24With a strange gentleness
00:48:27Eleanor
00:48:29Let the nurses handle
00:48:30The small stuff
00:48:32I don't want you
00:48:33To overwork yourself
00:48:34Julian stared
00:48:35His mouth hung open
00:48:37He knew exactly
00:48:38Who this man was
00:48:40Carl Anderson
00:48:41The general known
00:48:42As the Desert Eagle
00:48:43In this part of North Africa
00:48:45He was the man
00:48:46Who really ran everything
00:48:47I didn't even blink
00:48:48My hands remained rock steady
00:48:50As I continued
00:48:51Closing the gash
00:48:52In his side
00:48:53My voice was low
00:48:54Professional
00:48:55And utterly calm
00:48:57Carl as long as
00:48:58You're on my table
00:48:59You're the patient
00:49:00And I'm the doctor
00:49:01Stop moving
00:49:02Carl let out a low
00:49:03Rough chuckle
00:49:05There was a dangerous
00:49:06Glint of amusement
00:49:07In his eyes
00:49:08As he finally stayed still
00:49:12They told me
00:49:13Eleanor Vance
00:49:14Was just another rich girl
00:49:15With a silver spoon
00:49:16In her mouth
00:49:16I didn't expect
00:49:17Your hands to be
00:49:18This steady
00:49:18With a scalpel
00:49:20You actually had the balls
00:49:22To storm my compound alone
00:49:23Just to save one life
00:49:25You've definitely
00:49:26Proven me wrong doctor
00:49:27As he spoke
00:49:28He looked up
00:49:29The moment he saw Julian
00:49:30Who had just kicked the door open
00:49:32And stood there panting
00:49:33Carl's eyes turned cold
00:49:34And lethal
00:49:35As sharp as the edge
00:49:36Of a blade
00:49:37This uninvited guest
00:49:38Is even more annoying
00:49:39Than the desert sandstorms
00:49:41Not a shred of manners
00:49:42My hands never paused
00:49:45Are you still here?
00:49:48Do you want to end up
00:49:49As a nameless corpse
00:49:50In this godforsaken place too?
00:49:52This isn't Kingston
00:49:54Your power and influence
00:49:55Mean nothing here
00:49:56I turned to Carl
00:49:57Here
00:49:58The only things that matter
00:49:59Are the scalpel in my hand
00:50:01And Carl's word
00:50:02Julian stared at me
00:50:03In utter disbelief
00:50:03As if he had seen a ghost
00:50:05Eleanor how could you
00:50:06How could you associate
00:50:07With a cold blooded killer
00:50:08Like him?
00:50:11I smiled faintly
00:50:12I tossed the bloody gauze
00:50:14Into the tray
00:50:16Julian
00:50:18You know the answer
00:50:19Perfectly well
00:50:20Why ask me?
00:50:22Fighting back the nausea
00:50:24Rising within me
00:50:24I refused to look at him
00:50:26Go back
00:50:27Tell Alexander
00:50:29That I, Eleanor
00:50:30Will never return
00:50:31In this lifetime
00:50:32Carl's murderous gaze
00:50:34Locked onto Julian
00:50:35Forcing him
00:50:37To take a frightened
00:50:38Half step back
00:50:39Before leaving
00:50:40Julian left
00:50:41One last remark
00:50:43Eleanor
00:50:44Seeing that you're doing well
00:50:46I'm relieved
00:50:47If you ever regret this
00:50:49Call me anytime
00:50:51Alexander and I
00:50:52Will come to get you
00:50:53I merely chuckled
00:50:55At his words
00:50:55Go back and tell Alexander
00:50:57That whatever bond
00:50:57We geared over the last decade
00:50:59Ends today
00:50:59We are finished
00:51:00From now on
00:51:01In life
00:51:02My soul belongs to this land
00:51:03In death
00:51:04I shall be buried
00:51:05Beneath these deserts
00:51:06Julian stood frozen
00:51:07For a long moment
00:51:08The desert wind
00:51:09Whipped sand
00:51:09Against his face
00:51:10He opened his mouth
00:51:11As if to say something else
00:51:13But no words came out
00:51:14He turned
00:51:15And walked away
00:51:18Let's go inside
00:51:19It's getting cold
00:51:23I leaned into his warmth
00:51:26From that day on
00:51:27I stopped being
00:51:28The ruined girl
00:51:28From Kingston
00:51:30Between my steady
00:51:31Surgical hands
00:51:32And a raw grit
00:51:32They'd never seen
00:51:33In a woman
00:51:34I did the impossible
00:51:35I earned the respect
00:51:36Of Carl
00:51:37And his men
00:51:38Back home
00:51:39People whispered
00:51:40About the ruthless general
00:51:41As if he were a monster
00:51:42From a nightmare
00:51:44But up close
00:51:45He wasn't the demon
00:51:46They made him out to be
00:51:47He was a man of his word
00:51:49Fiercely loyal
00:51:50To those under his protection
00:51:52I realized his cruelty
00:51:53Wasn't born of malice
00:51:55It was just his armor
00:51:56In this living hell
00:51:57Where only the strongest survived
00:51:59I had thought coming here
00:52:01Would be a death sentence
00:52:02But unexpectedly
00:52:04This life of brushing shoulders
00:52:06With death every day
00:52:07Gave me a newfound sense of purpose
00:52:09Six months passed
00:52:11An international medical organization
00:52:13Was holding a charity gala
00:52:14In Kingston
00:52:15They invited our team
00:52:16As special guests
00:52:20Thinking it was a good opportunity
00:52:22To visit my father
00:52:23And settle the Vance family assets
00:52:25Carl cancelled his other engagements
00:52:27To accompany me back
00:52:29We returned to Kingston
00:52:31In early summer
00:52:32The city was filled
00:52:33With drifting willow catkins
00:52:35Warm breeze
00:52:36Golden sunlight
00:52:38Everything looked the same
00:52:39And yet nothing was the same at all
00:52:42The girl who had left this city
00:52:44Broken and humiliated was gone
00:52:46In her place stood a woman
00:52:47Who had survived war zones
00:52:49Who had held beating hearts
00:52:50In her hands
00:52:51And learned that the only person
00:52:53She could count on was herself
00:52:56Before the gala began
00:52:57I went to the hotel's open air garden
00:53:00Alone for some fresh air
00:53:01And I ran into a heavily pregnant woman
00:53:03Lily
00:53:05She stared at me for a long moment
00:53:07As if struggling to recognize me
00:53:09Then she let out a sneer
00:53:12Well well
00:53:13Isn't this Eleanor
00:53:14I didn't expect you to be so tough
00:53:16You actually made it back alive
00:53:17I ignored her and turned to leave
00:53:19But she rushed forward
00:53:21To block my path
00:53:22Her eyes brimmed with triumph
00:53:25I won
00:53:26Are you still not convinced?
00:53:27Hearing her words
00:53:29I only found it amusing
00:53:31Why would I care about
00:53:32Two pieces of trash
00:53:33That never belonged to me
00:53:34In the first place?
00:53:39Lily stroked her protruding belly
00:53:41Her lips curved into an eerie smile
00:53:46Guess whose child is in here?
00:53:49My gaze faltered slightly
00:53:51Looked past her at two figures
00:53:53Slowly approaching from the garden path
00:53:55Alexander and Julian
00:53:57Having not seen them for six months
00:53:59They seemed much more haggard
00:54:03They had lost weight
00:54:05Their eyes held an exhaustion
00:54:06They couldn't hide
00:54:08The moment Alexander's gaze landed on me
00:54:11He stopped dead in his tracks
00:54:13His face went pale
00:54:15Beside him
00:54:16Julian's hand flew to his mouth
00:54:19Eleanor?
00:54:20I didn't answer
00:54:21I didn't even acknowledge them
00:54:22I simply watched Lily Preen
00:54:25Utterly oblivious to the devastation
00:54:27Spreading across both men's faces
00:54:29She had no idea that her little victory
00:54:32Speech was about to blow up in her face
00:54:35I'm talking to you
00:54:36Stop acting so high and mighty
00:54:38Guess whose seed this child really is
00:54:44I caught her wrist in midair
00:54:50I smiled coldly
00:54:52I don't know
00:54:54Isn't it Alexander's?
00:54:56She tilted her head back arrogantly
00:54:59Her voice shrill
00:55:00Of course it's not his Miz
00:55:04I was already pregnant before I even met him
00:55:09Then is it Julian's?
00:55:15To tell you the truth
00:55:16Even I don't know which client this child belongs to
00:55:20You're two good brothers
00:55:22One treats me like a chebel and raises a bastard for me
00:55:25While the other thinks the child is has and obeys my every command
00:55:29It's hilarious
00:55:31Tell me, wouldn't I your wind disround completely?
00:55:34I smirked
00:55:35I looked at the pale-faced Alexander and Julian behind her
00:55:41Did you both hear that?
00:55:43Lily rolled her eyes dismissively
00:55:46Who are you trying to scare?
00:55:47It's not like Stanheim me is
00:55:52She glanced back casually
00:55:54But upon seeing two faces grimmer than death
00:55:57She was so terrified she collapsed onto the ground
00:56:00She clutched her belly and screamed
00:56:02Why are you both here?
00:56:04Did Eleanor call you here?
00:56:05Those words weren't true
00:56:06Eleanor forced me to say them
00:56:10Lily scrambled frantically toward Alexander
00:56:15Alexander!
00:56:17The child is yours!
00:56:19My stomach hurts so much
00:56:20Please save our child!
00:56:23Alexander's face was dark as thunder
00:56:25He looked as if he might collapse
00:56:27Lily
00:56:27Lily, you wretch
00:56:29You've been lying to me for so long
00:56:31But when I took you to the hospital for the checkup
00:56:33The doctor clearly said it was my child
00:56:35Were those test reports all fake?
00:56:37I let out a cold laugh
00:56:40How hard is it to forge a report?
00:56:42How easy is it to bribe a doctor?
00:56:45Don't you understand these kinds of tricks?
00:56:47Julian rushed forward from the side
00:56:49He slapped Lily viciously across the face twice
00:56:51Those two slaps are for Eleanor
00:56:53And these two are to help you wake up and realize who the real fool is
00:56:57Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!
00:56:58I admit everything!
00:57:00Please just save me and the child first!
00:57:02The doctor said if I lose this pregnancy I'll die!
00:57:05I know you both love me!
00:57:06You wouldn't have the heart to let me die, would you?
00:57:08Soon as the baby's born I can take a parenting test!
00:57:11I beg you!
00:57:12Alexander pulled a self-defense dagger from his inner pocket
00:57:15He walked toward Lily with hollow eyes
00:57:19You and this bastard both deserve to die
00:57:24I watched the circus unfold before me
00:57:26My heart was as cold as stone
00:57:29Not a single spark of pity remained
00:57:31Alexander's eyes would be eloded
00:57:33His face wet with useless tears
00:57:36Eleanor, I failed you, I was blind
00:57:38Please, can we just start over?
00:57:42Even if we're just friends?
00:57:44No
00:57:46We're nothing
00:57:47The word hung in the air between us like a death sentence
00:57:51Alexander staggered back as if I had struck him
00:57:54His hand reached toward me
00:57:56Then it dropped to his side
00:57:58He understood
00:57:59There was no coming back from this
00:58:01Not ever
00:58:02Julian dropped to his knees with a heavy thud
00:58:05He sobbed like a child
00:58:07Eleanor, if you hate Alexander, fine
00:58:09But please forgive me
00:58:10I never wanted to hurt you, I just
00:58:12You just what, let me save you from that, General?
00:58:14I'll give you a life of luxury?
00:58:16You shouldn't be in this war-torn hell
00:58:18I arched an eyebrow
00:58:19Forgive me?
00:58:20You've gotta be kidding me
00:58:21You stood by and watched while Lily made me the city's punch tome
00:58:26You were his partner in crime the day my life was ruined
00:58:34Besides, I've already fallen for Carl
00:58:37I'm spending the rest of my life with him
00:58:39Impossible!
00:58:40How could you love a beast like him?
00:58:42He kills without a second thought
00:58:44He isn't even half the man I am
00:58:46Tell me the truth
00:58:47Is he holding you hostage?
00:58:49Just say the word and I'll spend every cent I have to rescue you
00:58:52Even if it bankrupts the Sterling Empire
00:58:54I calmly smoothed the hem of my gown
00:58:56I looked at them both like they were insects
00:58:58You're overthinking it, Alexander
00:59:01The Middle East is dangerous, sure
00:59:03But I've never felt more free
00:59:05Do you want to know why?
00:59:06The two exchanged glances
00:59:08They shook their heads in turn
00:59:11Because he truly understands me
00:59:13Cherishens me
00:59:14And treats me like the only treasure in the world
00:59:20He saves the best of everything for me immediately
00:59:23Even if it's just a piece of candy
00:59:26He'd cross half a desert just to bring it to me
00:59:29Just like how you used to treat me when we were children
00:59:32If you're willing, we can go back to how things were
00:59:35We can be even better than before
00:59:37Before their words could settle, Carl strode over
00:59:40He was dressed in an immaculate suit
00:59:42Walking with purpose
00:59:44Eleanor, the banquet is about to start
00:59:47Why aren't you inside yet?
00:59:48What is there to talk about with such boring people?
00:59:51I'm coming right now
00:59:57We can never go back
00:59:58We can never go back, not ever
01:00:01With that, I linked my arm tighter through Carl's
01:00:04And walked away without looking back
01:00:06Leaving them with nothing but my firm silhouette
01:00:08Fading into the golden afternoon light
01:00:11I didn't glance back once
01:00:15Not even when I heard Alexander's voice crack behind me
01:00:18They were strangers to me now
01:00:21Complete strangers
01:00:22Not long after
01:00:24News came from Kingston
01:00:25Alexander and Julia had both committed suicide
01:00:28It was said that the day after
01:00:30Lily died from a massive hemorrhage following a miscarriage
01:00:34They knelt outside the gates
01:00:36Of our mansion for an entire night
01:00:38Eventually they were found dead in the freezing cold
01:00:41Still kneeling
01:00:42They were tightly clutching the birthday gifts
01:00:45I had given them when we were children
01:00:47Two engraved silver lockets bearing their names
01:00:50Eleanor, I'm sorry
01:00:51If there is a next life, I promise to cherish you with my life
01:00:54The paper trembled slightly between my fingers
01:00:57I'd already called my father
01:00:59He was safe
01:01:01He told me not to come back
01:01:03Not for them, not for anyone
01:01:05Not from grief
01:01:06From something I couldn't name
01:01:10Carl's hand covered mine
01:01:11Steading it
01:01:13He didn't speak
01:01:14He didn't need to
01:01:17That night, I sat alone in Carl's tent
01:01:19And read the full report for the second time
01:01:21The desert wind howled outside
01:01:24Carrying sand that stung like tiny needles against the canvas
01:01:29Carl sat across from me
01:01:30Watching my face
01:01:35Carl didn't ask how I felt
01:01:37He didn't offer platitudes or empty condolences
01:01:40He simply reached
01:01:42Across the table and took my hand
01:01:45His palm was rough
01:01:47Calloused from years of handling weapons
01:01:49But warm
01:01:50Steady
01:01:51Real
01:01:52Do you regret it?
01:01:55I thought about his question
01:01:56I thought about the girl I used to be
01:01:59The one who cried over scratched knees
01:02:01Who believed every promise
01:02:03Who thought love was enough
01:02:05I thought about the woman lying in that alley
01:02:08Broken and bleeding
01:02:09While the two men she trusted most
01:02:11Were planning their futures with someone else
01:02:13I thought about the surgeon
01:02:15Who'd learned to hold a scalpel steadier than a sword
01:02:18Who'd walked through fire to save lives
01:02:20Who'd found that the only person worth trusting
01:02:23Was the one who'd never lied to her
01:02:26No, I'd regret a single choice I made
01:02:31Carl lifted my hand to his lips
01:02:33And kissed my knuckles
01:02:34One by one
01:02:37Good, because neither do I
01:02:39Outside, the desert stretched endless in every direction
01:02:43Brutal, beautiful, and ours
01:02:47Thank you
01:02:47You
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