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My Family’s Betrayal Series 52 eps HD Drama DramaVerse - Drama Verse
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00:00On the day of my mate bonding ceremony, my parents suddenly brought my mate home and told me that the
00:05mate bonding ritual would be with someone else.
00:08Your sister was poisoned by Wolf Bake. There's no cure, and her final wish is to bond with David.
00:16You're her older sister. Can't you do this one thing for her?
00:20My mate also tried to persuade me.
00:24Don't worry. It's just a formality. After she dies, we'll still be each other's one and only.
00:34Still, I refused. However, my parents forced me to drink a potion that blocked my mind link, tied me up,
00:40and threw me into the family underground warehouse.
00:45We'll untie you once the ceremony goes smoothly.
00:50But soon after they left, I was attacked by a vicious rogue wolf.
00:55After unbearable prolonged agony, I was killed.
00:58It was only when my body started rotting that they remembered I was still bound in the mine.
01:04My soul drifted unconsciously into the chapel, staring blankly as my mate stood on stage, sealing their mate bond with
01:11someone else.
01:12In the romantic venue, all eyes were fixed on the couple at the altar.
01:15My sister, Laura, was wearing the gown I had meticulously hand-sewn.
01:20She recited her vows to my mate David, with tears in her eyes and a voice full of love.
01:25Below the platform, my parents dabbed at the corners of their eyes, filled with tears of joy.
01:29Our sweet Laura is finally with the love of her life.
01:32She finally got her wish.
01:33The crowd clapped and smiled as the happy couple shared stories of their fairytale romance.
01:39What destined encounter and unbreakable bond were they talking about?
01:43In all their memories, I simply never existed.
01:46It was as if I'd always just been invisible.
01:48The gown I'd stitched with all my heart, tailored to cinch my waist perfectly now, hung perfectly on Laura, like
01:55it had been made just for her.
01:56I floated above them, my heart turned to ash.
01:59From the moment David proposed this ceremony, I was never meant to be his bride.
02:05Now it all made sense why David never cared about the planning.
02:09It also made sense why he had always been smiling at his phone while ignoring my calls.
02:16However, what I still couldn't understand was...
02:19Why did loving Laura have to come at the cost of destroying me?
02:25Three days ago, I was brutally murdered in the family underground warehouse.
02:29My parents tied my hands behind my back, forcing an entire bottle of mind-blocking potion down my throat.
02:37They didn't want me to fight back or ruin the ritual with the ceremony.
02:42So, they threw me into the mine and left me there.
02:47Then I watched in horror as a vicious rogue wolf rushed at me.
02:50I was tortured and killed in cold blood.
02:53All while I was pregnant.
02:54No one should ever have to go through what he did to me.
02:57The smell in the warehouse has poisoned me, leaving me to my fate.
03:02When I died, I couldn't even fight back.
03:05Worried that I would scream for help, my mouth was sealed shut with duct tape.
03:08I couldn't even scream, my throat burning with silence.
03:16Why?
03:17I don't understand why.
03:20My entire life, I've had to give in to Laura on everything.
03:26My parents always loved Laura more.
03:29Ever since we were kids.
03:33Laura got the nice candies and wore the dresses I had wished for.
03:37Later, even though they could afford tuition for two, they paid only for her to go to Lycan Academy.
03:53Even with all of that, I never thought they would make me give up my mate.
04:02When Laura told them a wolf had poisoned her with wolf's bane during a camping trip and didn't have much
04:07time left,
04:09they didn't hesitate.
04:13Your sister was poisoned by wolf bake.
04:16There's no cure.
04:17And her final wish is to bond with David.
04:20You're her older sister.
04:22Can't you do this one thing for her?
04:25My mate also tried to persuade me.
04:28Don't worry.
04:29It's just a formality.
04:31After she dies, we'll still be each other's one only.
04:38Still, I refused.
04:40That was when my parents forced the potion down my throat.
04:43I struggled until my wrists bled.
04:46But the potion burned through my throat, blocking my mind link inch by inch.
04:51I could no longer call for help.
04:53I could no longer even reach my wolf.
04:57Dad tied my hands behind my back.
05:00Mom looked away, as if seeing my pain would make her guilty.
05:04Eva, don't make this harder than it has to be.
05:06We'll untie you once the ceremony goes smoothly.
05:09David stood at the door, his face twisted with guilt, yet he did nothing to stop them.
05:14Eva, just endure it for one day.
05:17Laura doesn't have much time left.
05:19I stared at him, the man who once promised to protect me from every injustice.
05:24For the first time, I realized his love could stand aside and watch me be destroyed.
05:29Then they dragged me into the family underground warehouse.
05:32The last thing I saw was the mine door closing.
05:36And then, in the dark, something growled.
05:39Someone, help please!
05:41However, the only thing that came was a stray wolf, fierce and menacing as ever.
05:47The rogue wolf moved toward me slowly.
05:50My hands were tied.
05:52My mouth was sealed.
05:53I begged him for mercy.
05:55Please, let me go.
05:56Yet the rogue wolf still lunged at me.
05:59The poison in the mine burned my skin and invades my blood.
06:03I had nowhere to run.
06:04I could only crawl backward, shaking, unable to make a sound.
06:09The attack lasted endlessly.
06:11My blood poured out, my skin paled, and my body went limp.
06:15I thought of the baby inside me.
06:18I'm sorry, my baby.
06:20I had wanted to tell David about the pregnancy at our mate bonding ceremony.
06:24But now, the child and I were both abandoned in the warehouse.
06:27I gradually lost my strength, lost my breath, and slowly closed my eyes.
06:34Tears slid down from the corners of my eyes.
06:37My entire life has been utterly absurd.
06:39My parents loved Laura, and the one I loved loved Laura too.
06:43At the same time, in the chapel, David was placing his hand over Laura's.
06:48I vow to love you as my mate.
06:50I vow to protect you.
06:52The crowd cheered, and I died in silence.
06:56Their ceremony went off without a hitch, and all I could do was watch.
07:01They went to the Northern Mountains for their honeymoon as I floated silently behind them.
07:06At the foot of the Northern Mountains, they strolled hand in hand across the snowy fields.
07:12Golden sunlight bathed them in a soft, warm glow.
07:16Laura wrapped her arms around David's neck, and the two of them kissed tenderly.
07:21Tourists nearby snapped photos and praised them for being such a beautiful couple.
07:26Oh, they look perfect together.
07:29Even my usually conservative parents smiled and cheered them on from the sidelines.
07:33They had long forgotten that my body was still left abandoned in the warehouse.
07:37My body had begun to rot.
07:38My blood had dried.
07:40No one could hear my desperate cry.
07:44So, who would care about getting justice for me?
07:52David, do you think my sister is mad at me?
07:56She hasn't called.
07:57Laura leaned against David's chest, faking a weary as she asked.
08:01David gently stroked her hair.
08:02No way.
08:04She's your sister.
08:05And with the wolfy bath in your system...
08:08He gazed at her intently.
08:09This was your only shot.
08:10Eva's not unreasonable.
08:12I'll be nicer to her from now on.
08:14That's all.
08:15Laura gave a nod, her eyes instantly regaining their shine.
08:19She grabbed his arm and joined mom and dad as they boarded the helicopter to enjoy an aerial view of
08:24the snowy mountains.
08:26That flight, costing tens of thousands of dollars for a single experience, was more than I could earn in a
08:31year.
08:31However, Laura could enjoy it without the slightest guilt.
08:35After the trip, they treated themselves to a luxurious dinner.
08:38I floated behind them in silence as they checked in at Hotel, the most extravagant hotel in the werewolf park.
08:46Laura slipped into a revealing nightgown and climbed into bed next to David, reaching for his robe.
08:51However, he gently pushed her hand away.
08:53He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the snowy mountains in the distance as he drank
08:59in silence.
09:00His eyes were dark and troubled.
09:03I turned and drifted into my parents' room.
09:07They were lying against the headboard in bed.
09:10Dad sighed, shaking his head while mom massaged her temples.
09:16Normally, they'd be fast asleep by now.
09:19My mom pulled out her phone and tried calling me.
09:22Eva.
09:24However, all she got was a busy tone, their faces twisted in confusion, anxiety flickering in their eyes.
09:32Whenever they wanted me to give something up, they'd slap me with one hand and offer candy with the other.
09:37It never failed to work.
09:39All they had to do was take the first step and reach out, and I'd cave every time.
09:46This time, no one was on the other end of the call, eagerly calling them mom and dad.
09:53Mom looked at dad with a worried expression.
09:55Honey, Laura's not exactly the sharpest at work, so why do you keep spoiling her?
10:00I also want to know, why?
10:03When we're gone, she'll burn through the family's fortune in no time.
10:06I really thought we could count on Eva to take care of us when we're old.
10:10So, in their eyes, am I nothing more than a caregiver who will look after them when they grow old?
10:15Even though, deep down, I had long harbored a vague awareness of it all, I still couldn't help but feel
10:20a pang of sadness.
10:22But she didn't answer just now.
10:23You don't think she's actually mad at us, do you?
10:26Forgiving her life, she owes us everything.
10:29And Laura was dying.
10:31As her older sister, she should be happy to help.
10:34What right does she have to be upset?
10:36Honestly, we've been too soft on her lately.
10:39She's forgetting her place.
10:41I listened to those words in silence.
10:43My eyes burning.
10:45At that moment, I was relieved I was dead.
10:48I was dead.
10:49My parents no longer have to look at me with disdain.
10:52I was dead.
10:54I no longer have to make concessions for Laura.
10:56I was dead.
10:58Laura and David, perhaps.
10:59They will be happy?
11:02David tossed and turned all night near dawn.
11:05He suddenly sat up, drenched in sweat.
11:09In his dream, I stood in my wedding gown, covered in blood from head to toe.
11:14He finally dreamed of me, but only after my body had begun to rot.
11:19David opened an old photo of us at Lycan Academy.
11:22His fingers trembled so badly that the screen kept slipping.
11:26Laura woke behind him and instantly softened her voice.
11:29David, are you thinking about Eva again?
11:32I know I don't have long.
11:35Please don't make my last days feel stolen.
11:38David froze.
11:39Guilt swallowed the faint panic in his eyes.
11:42I'm sorry.
11:43I won't look again.
11:45He deleted our photos one by one.
11:48Later, Laura walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window holding her phone.
11:53Don't worry.
11:55The contents of the warehouse will never be exposed.
11:59My soul went ice cold, so the rogue wolf was never an accident.
12:03Who was on the other end of that car?
12:05I followed Laura through the resort's back alley until she entered a private booth.
12:10My former friend, Lena, was waiting there with a sealed envelope.
12:14Here.
12:15A fresh wolf's bait diagnosis.
12:18Same doctor's stamp.
12:20No one will question it.
12:22Laura took it and laughed.
12:24Perfect.
12:26Eva was always too obedient.
12:28Once mom and dad tied her up, all Robert had to do was release the rogue into the mine.
12:34My dead heart seemed to crack again.
12:36Lena lowered her voice.
12:37You promised this wouldn't touch me.
12:39Relax.
12:41Eva will never crawl out of that mine.
12:44By the time anyone remembers her, there won't be much left.
12:48She didn't just want David.
12:50She wanted my life, my work, my inheritance, everything.
12:54As Laura gloated, I noticed Lena's hand under the table.
12:57A tiny recorder was blinking red.
12:59A traitor like Lena might become the knife that cuts Laura open.
13:03At the resort banquet, Laura presented pastries under my name.
13:07The elder food critic took one bite and slammed his fork down.
13:11This is an insult.
13:12Eva Corner had talent.
13:14You threw a pearl into mud and crowned mud in her place.
13:18He cancelled the hotel's century-old partnership on the spot.
13:21David's face turned ashen.
13:24We're going home.
13:26Now.
13:27Laura collapsed into tears and clutched her belly.
13:30If you abandon our honeymoon, I might not survive the trip back.
13:35Mom and dad begged him to stay.
13:38Mom and dad begged him to stay.
13:38That night, David opened the envelope I had slipped into his gift before the ceremony.
13:42Inside was a pregnancy report dated before my death.
13:46Four weeks.
13:48Four weeks.
13:48Eva.
13:49It can't be.
13:51His breath stopped.
13:52Yes.
13:53You pushed your pregnant mate and your child into hell.
13:56David gripped the report until it crumpled.
13:58When Laura dies, I'll spend my life making it up to Eva.
14:03You will never get that chance.
14:04They ended the honeymoon early and returned home.
14:08Laura walked into my bedroom like a victorious queen.
14:11She wore my nightgown.
14:13Sprayed my perfume over her neck.
14:15Then kicked off her shoes and climbed into my bed.
14:19It still smells like her.
14:22How annoying.
14:23David did not answer.
14:24He searched the house room by room, as if I might be hiding behind a door.
14:28He found nothing.
14:30When he reached the kitchen, he stopped for a long time.
14:33That had been my place.
14:34The warm window, the flower jars, the little recipe notes.
14:38Everything had been mine.
14:40Laura hugged him from behind.
14:41David.
14:43I'm your mate now.
14:44Why should we keep another woman's kitchen?
14:46Turn it into a walking closet for me.
14:49No.
14:49I screamed, but my voice passed through the walls like smoke.
14:52David lowered his eyes, and his silence became the answer.
14:57Workers arrived that afternoon.
14:59David stood at the doorway, jaw tight.
15:03Laura.
15:04Eva is still my mate.
15:07This kitchen.
15:08Laura's tears fell at once.
15:10Still your mate?
15:11Then what am I?
15:13A joke you held in front of the whole pack?
15:17She pressed his hand against her chest.
15:18Everyone saw our ceremony.
15:21I gave you my life.
15:24Don't humiliate me now.
15:26David's resistance broke.
15:28Do what she wants.
15:30Laura immediately pointed at my shelves.
15:32Throw those pans away.
15:33They're old.
15:35And that mixer, too.
15:36It looks cheap.
15:38A worker hesitated.
15:41Sir, these tools are high-end custom pieces.
15:44Then sell them as scrap.
15:46I don't care.
15:51One by one, my knives, molds, and recipe boxes were dragged out.
15:58David knew how hard I worked for every item.
16:01But he watched silently as Laura erased the only place where I had ever felt alive.
16:08Much better.
16:10The kitchen became a bright, cold closet.
16:13Rows of Laura's gowns hung where my ovens used to stand.
16:17David knew my parents had always favored Laura.
16:20He knew that kitchen was the first thing I built for myself.
16:23In the corner, he found a small framed photo of me dusted with flour.
16:27He looked around, then quietly slipped the photo into his pocket.
16:33At hotel, the sous chef rushed toward him.
16:37Mr. David, Eva hasn't come in for weeks.
16:41The temp chefs can't handle the banquet orders.
16:43Guests are demanding refunds.
16:46David frowned and dialed my number again.
16:50Only silence answered.
16:53David slammed the phone down and overturned a table.
16:56How long does she plan to snore?
16:59He forgot he had already fired me for absence and named Laura head pastry chef.
17:04The hotel staff watched him in fear.
17:07Sir, without Eva, the signature menu is collapsing.
17:12For the first time, David looked genuinely afraid.
17:16In the hotel suite, David stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking somewhat displeased.
17:24Laura wore pajamas slowly emerged from the bathroom and wrapped her arms around his waist.
17:31Still worrying about my sister?
17:33No.
17:34She isn't worth me wasting any emotion on her.
17:37He turned around and upon seeing her attire, his breathing grew heavy.
17:42Barefoot, she stepped onto the tops of his feet, wrapped her arms around his neck, and lifted her legs to
17:48hook them around him.
17:49Am I pretty?
17:51I floated behind them, unable to leave, forced to watch every stolen tenderness.
17:57I want you so much I can't think.
18:00Once he had whispered those words into my hair while I baked late at night.
18:04Now he said them to the sister who had taken my gown, my ceremony, and my bed.
18:09He stripped off her lingerie and pressed her against the floor-to-ceiling window.
18:13A smug smile hurled at the corners of her mouth.
18:16You're mine tonight.
18:18They were all over each other.
18:19His body pressed tightly against her buttocks, thrusting rapidly urgent and fervent.
18:25The sweat of her excitement left a print on the glass window.
18:28I watched it all, my stomach twisting in knots.
18:31Entwined tightly, the two tumbled onto the bed.
18:35They made love on the bed, on the table, and inside the cloakroom with an intensity that left them inseparable.
18:42Like lovers so consumed by passion that they craved intimacy at every moment.
18:48I want you so badly I can't get enough of you.
18:51I watched his fascination with her.
18:53My child and I were rotting in warehouse dust.
18:56I touched my slightly swollen belly.
18:58How could I ever believe love would save me?
19:01A few days later, the fever of forbidden love began to fade.
19:05David sat alone in his office, staring at my contact name.
19:15And we'll talk.
19:17Another message followed.
19:22His eyes reddened but there was still no reply.
19:27Because I was already dead.
19:29Laura entered with fruit tea in her hand.
19:33Darling.
19:34Are you still texting my sister?
19:36Her cheeks were rosy.
19:38Her steps were light.
19:40Her so-called fatal wolf's vein poisoning had left no mark at all.
19:44She rested a hand over her flat belly and smiled.
19:48Don't worry.
19:49Our baby and I are fine.
19:52David's gaze fixed on her face.
19:53Laura, weren't you supposed to be dying?
19:57For the first time, the question slipped out before she could guide him away.
20:03Laura's smile froze.
20:06What did you say?
20:08David's suspicion did not disappear.
20:10He secretly sent Laura's antidote to a private clinic.
20:15The result came back that evening.
20:18Vitamins.
20:19And one ingredient dangerous for pregnancy.
20:22His hands shook with fury.
20:24He cornered the doctor in the clinic.
20:26Did Laura ever have wolf bass poisoning?
20:31Mr. David.
20:33Medical privacy.
20:34David slammed the report on the table.
20:36Ah, answer me!
20:37The doctor stammered long enough for David to know the truth.
20:45He returned to the suite and hid a recorder under the lamp.
20:49Laura sensed the danger faster than he expected.
20:52That night, she injected herself with a tiny dose of wolf's bane and collapsed in front of everyone.
21:01Laura!
21:03My baby!
21:06David rushed her to the hospital, guilt-crushing his doubts again.
21:11But the recorder had already captured Laura's earlier call.
21:15Use just enough to scare him, not enough to hurt me.
21:19David replayed it until his eyes turned bloodshot.
21:23I was her knife.
21:27From the start.
21:29Lucy realized something was wrong when my messages stayed unread for too many days.
21:33She stormed into hotel and grabbed the front desk by the collar.
21:38Where is Eva Corner?
21:40She was fired.
21:42Miss fired.
21:44Miss Laura replaced her.
21:46Lucy's eyes sharpened.
21:48She went door to door near the villa until a neighbor handed over the video hard drive.
21:53On the screen, my bound body was shoved into a trunk.
21:57The car drove toward the abandoned warehouse.
21:59Lucy ran there before sunset.
22:01The moment she reached the entrance, her wolf surfaced.
22:05The scent of blood, poison gas.
22:07Eva.
22:08My parents, David, Laura, and a strange rogue all mixed together.
22:13She kicked open the warehouse door.
22:15Inside the darkness, beneath scraps of torn fabric, lay a piece of white bone wearing my bracelet.
22:22Lucy dropped to her knees.
22:24No!
22:26No, Eva, please!
22:28Then her grief became a howl that shook the warehouse.
22:32Whoever did this to you, I'll make them pay in blood.
22:38David tried to pretend nothing had happened.
22:40When Laura entered the office, he shoved his phone away and forced a smile.
22:45You look pale.
22:46I'm fine.
22:47Then his gaze fell on her hand.
22:49A green gemstone ring glimmered on her finger.
22:52Isn't that Eva's ring?
22:54Laura curled her fingers at once.
22:57What a coincidence.
22:59I bought it at a boutique.
23:01Eva never took that ring off.
23:03He was right.
23:04He gave it to me at Lycan Academy.
23:06It was cheap, but it was the first promise anyone had ever made to me.
23:10Laura laughed too loudly.
23:11Why are you staring at me?
23:14Like I stole from a corpse?
23:16The word corpse made the air freeze.
23:18I looked at the ring and remembered the hand that tore it from my finger in the mine.
23:22Laura had my ring before anyone found my body.
23:25This was not an accident.
23:27This was murder.
23:29At my parents' house, mom placed cushions behind Laura's back.
23:32Our Laura has always been fragile.
23:35David, you must take care of her and the baby.
23:38David nodded stiffly.
23:40I will.
23:42No one mentioned me.
23:43No one mentioned how long I had been missing.
23:45A living daughter could be ignored.
23:48A missing daughter could be inconvenient.
23:50Only Laura's comfort mattered.
23:52The doorbell rang.
23:53David's eyes lit for one foolish second.
23:55Maybe he thought I had finally come home to forgive them.
23:58He opened the door quickly.
23:59Lucy stood outside with a cold face and clenched fists.
24:03Where's Eva?
24:03The living room fell silent.
24:06Laura stepped behind David.
24:08I can't get in touch with her.
24:10I went to the hotel.
24:11You fired her.
24:12I've checked everywhere she usually goes.
24:14Don't try to pull a fast one on me.
24:16Tell me, where exactly is Eva?
24:19Lucy and I had been friends for over a decade.
24:22She grew up rough, but she was always gentle with me.
24:25Now she shoved the door open before Laura could slam it shut.
24:28Eva!
24:29I'm here!
24:31Answer me if you're inside!
24:32Laura rushed forward.
24:34Get out!
24:35That bitch isn't here!
24:37Lucy's eyes went red.
24:40Say that again.
24:42Laura shoved her shoulder.
24:44Lucy shoved back harder.
24:45The coffee table overturned.
24:47Cups smashing across the floor.
24:49Mom screamed.
24:51Laura is pregnant!
24:52Don't touch her!
24:54David moved instantly, not to stop Laura, but to protect her.
24:58He grabbed Lucy's arm and pushed her away.
25:00Lucy!
25:02Get a grip!
25:03Eva really isn't here!
25:05Lucy staggered, then looked at his hand on Laura's shoulder.
25:09Still protecting her.
25:12Even now.
25:13Lucy was the only person who came looking for me.
25:16And even she was being pushed out of my home.
25:19Lucy snapped.
25:21She raised her hand and slapped David across the face.
25:24Smack!
25:25His head jerked aside.
25:27Five claw marks tore across his cheek.
25:30You heartless bastard!
25:32Eva gave you everything!
25:34And you gave her sister her wedding.
25:36David touched the blood on his face.
25:38Stunned, Lucy turned on my parents.
25:40And you too?
25:42Eva is your daughter too!
25:44Did you forget that because Laura cried blouter?
25:46Dad tried to step forward.
25:48This is family business.
25:50Lucy's claw lengthened.
25:51Then listen like family.
25:53If anything happened to Eva, I will drag every one of you into court, into prison, or into the grave.
26:02Laura hid behind David, but even she stopped talking.
26:05For once, no one dared to call me selfish.
26:07If anyone had spoken for me like this while I was alive, maybe I would have known I deserved to
26:12be loved.
26:13Lucy backed toward the door, her voice shaking.
26:16I'll find her myself.
26:19That night, David coaxed Laura to sleep before returning to the living room.
26:23Mom.
26:24Dad.
26:25Eva has been missing too long.
26:27What exactly happened that day?
26:29Mom's lips trembled.
26:31She's angry.
26:33Let her cool down.
26:34You tied her up.
26:35Silence answered him.
26:36They finally sensed fear, but not enough to confess.
26:40Meanwhile, my body lay deep in the silver mine.
26:42The smell of rot seeped through the cracks and attracted rats.
26:46Residential staff called an exterminator, who called the police.
26:49At dawn, David's phone rang.
26:51Hello.
26:51Is this Eva Corner's family?
26:53We discovered a decomposing female body in the abandoned silver mine behind the villa.
26:58David's face drained of color.
26:59Initial identification confirms the victim is Eva Corner.
27:03She was also pregnant.
27:04The phone slipped from his hand.
27:06No.
27:07Impossible.
27:08Please come to the station to identify the body.
27:11David drove like a madman and crashed into the roadside barrier near the mine.
27:16Blood ran down his forehead as he stumbled toward the police tape.
27:19Eva!
27:20I'm here!
27:20Reporters surrounded him, cameras flashing.
27:23Mr. David, did your family imprison your mate?
27:25David collapsed outside the mine and clawed at the dirt.
27:28I killed her.
27:30I killed my child.
27:32Across town, Laura locked herself in her room.
27:35She deleted messages, burned fake medical forms, and flushed the last paper scripts down
27:40the toilet.
27:41Robert can take the blame.
27:43Mom and dad tied her up.
27:46I never touched her.
27:48The door was kicked open.
27:50Lucy stood there, phone raised, recording everything.
27:53Say that again.
27:54Louder.
27:55Laura lunged for the phone.
27:57Lucy slapped her to the floor.
27:58Everything you destroy has a cloud backup somewhere.
28:02You owe Eva a blood debt.
28:04And I will collect it.
28:06Laura's face turned white.
28:08The first crack in her victory had opened.
28:10My parents tried to rush toward the mine to check the scene.
28:14But reporters blocked every path.
28:16They returned home in panic and found Laura on the floor.
28:19Lucy towering over her.
28:21Your precious daughter was destroying evidence.
28:24Dad turned on Mom first.
28:25This is your fault!
28:27You spoiled her until she killed Eva!
28:30Mom screamed back.
28:31You wanted David's hotel connections!
28:34Don't put this on me!
28:36Their excuses shattered one after another.
28:39Then David burst in.
28:40His eyes were bloodshot, and dried blood covered his temple.
28:44He grabbed Laura's wrist and pinned her against the wall.
28:46Was the rogue in the mine your plan?
28:49Was Eva's death arranged from the start?
28:53David, you're scary.
28:56His claws pressed against her throat.
28:57Before she could answer, police officers entered with a preliminary report.
29:01Eva Corner's hands were bound.
29:03She suffered violent assault before death.
29:06This is a homicide.
29:07All immediate family members must come identify the body.
29:10The room went dead silent.
29:12The morgue smelled of disinfectant, metal, and something no perfume could hide.
29:18My parents stood behind David trembling.
29:20Prepare yourselves.
29:21David reached for the white cloth, but his fingers refused to obey.
29:25Finally, he pulled it back.
29:27My face was no longer the face they remembered.
29:30Mom screamed and fell to her knees.
29:33Eva!
29:34No!
29:35No!
29:37This isn't my daughter!
29:39Dad covered his mouth, his body shaking.
29:41David stared at my hand, where the ring had once been.
29:45Eva.
29:47I'm sorry.
29:48I'm so sorry.
29:51Laura stayed near the door, with one hand over her nose.
29:54Can we leave soon?
29:55This place is making me sick.
29:57The sentence landed like a brain.
29:59Even my father looked at her, as if seeing a stranger.
30:03They finally regretted it.
30:04But regret could not sew my body back together, or return breath to my child.
30:08The white cloth fell beside the table like a final curtain.
30:13David's knees hit the floor beside the autopsy table.
30:15He slapped himself once, then again each sound sharp in the morgue.
30:19I watched them take you away.
30:22I let them tie you up.
30:25I told you to endure it.
30:27Mom sobbed until her voice broke.
30:29Dad's shoulders shook silently.
30:31Laura disappeared into the hallway and returned, wiping her mouth.
30:34She's dead already.
30:35Why does she still have to drag the whole family down?
30:38David slowly lifted his head.
30:41What did you say?
30:42Laura flinched, but pride made her continue.
30:44Everyone is staring at us because of her.
30:47She always had to make things difficult.
30:49David surged to his feet and slammed her against the wall.
30:52Difficult!
30:53She was murdered!
30:55I'm pregnant!
30:56Then pray that child never learns what kind of mother you are!
30:59It was the first time Laura had ever been spoken to that way.
31:02For once, her tears did not save her.
31:05The police officer's expression was grave.
31:08The victim's hands were tied.
31:10Her mouth was sealed.
31:12There were multiple knife wounds.
31:14And evidence of rogue wolf assault.
31:18Mom collapsed into the chair.
31:20We did it.
31:22We tied her up.
31:23Dad grabbed her arm.
31:24Stop talking!
31:25Mom shook him off, sobbing.
31:26We forced the mind-blocking potion down her throat.
31:29We left her in the mine because Laura wanted the ceremony.
31:33David staggered back as if struck.
31:35Who suggested the mine?
31:37Mom's eyes moved toward Laura's empty chair.
31:39Before she could speak, Lucy's roar exploded from the hallway.
31:43Laura did!
31:44She planned it!
31:45An officer tried to hold her back.
31:46Eva didn't die because of an accident.
31:48She was served to a monster by her own family!
31:51My mother finally told the truth, but it was too late to be courage.
31:55Lucy slammed her fist against the glass.
31:58Bring Laura here.
31:59Let her look at what she made.
32:04Lucy entered the police office with a hard drive clutched in her hand.
32:08I bought every camera feed around that district.
32:11The officer connected it to the screen.
32:13In the footage, Laura stood behind a bar with Robert,
32:16a rogue addict known in the lower streets.
32:18Once Eva is in the mine, release the wolf.
32:21Make it look like a stray attack.
32:24And my payment.
32:25After David's hotel is mine.
32:27David watched the screen, his face turning gray.
32:31Robert also followed the family car to the silver mine.
32:33Laura burst into the room.
32:35Fake!
32:36That video is fake!
32:38Lucy stepped toward her.
32:40Then why are you shaking?
32:41Laura screamed and lunged, nails aimed at Lucy's face.
32:45Lucy caught her wrist and twisted.
32:47I hope you fight.
32:48It makes you look exactly like the murderer you are.
32:52Police separated them.
32:54Laura's mask finally cracked in public.
32:56And everyone saw the monster underneath.
32:59David gripped Laura's wrist across the interrogation table.
33:02You had a lover.
33:03You had a plan.
33:05Why did you still demand my bond?
33:08Laura cried desperately.
33:09Robert forced me!
33:10I only loved you!
33:12Lucy threw a stack of photos onto the table.
33:15In every one, Laura and Robert kissed, drank, and counted cash together.
33:19That's a very affectionate extortionist.
33:21Mom stared at the photos, then slapped Laura so hard the sound echoed.
33:25You killed your sister for this?
33:28Police gathered the evidence and announced a formal homicide investigation.
33:32Later, an officer pulled David aside.
33:34There is one more thing.
33:36Eva Corner was pregnant.
33:39At the time of death, David froze.
33:41Based on the timing, the child was yours.
33:44David turned and punched the observation room glass again and again.
33:50Blood ran down both hands.
33:52I killed them both.
33:53No confession could make him innocent.
33:55After learning about the baby, David lost the last piece of sanity.
34:00He ran back to the silver mine and crawled through the dirt on his knees.
34:04With bare hands, he dug out the rope that had bound me.
34:07And a packet of wedding candy, soaked black with old blood.
34:11His nails split.
34:12His fingertips bled.
34:14Eva.
34:16I'm sorry.
34:17Baby.
34:18I'm sorry.
34:20Then he returned home and destroyed the walk-in closet.
34:24He smashed the mirrors, tore down Laura's gowns,
34:27and carried my discarded kitchen tools back one by one.
34:31David knelt on the cold floor, cleaning them with shaking hands.
34:36Disgusting.
34:37He finally cherished what he helped destroy.
34:40Laura rushed in and screamed at the wreckage.
34:43Have you lost your mind?
34:46David spun around and seized her throat.
34:49Was the rogue wolf locked in the mine by you?
34:53His claws pricked her skin.
34:56Was Eva's death planned from the beginning?
35:00Laura's fear twisted into a smile.
35:03Fine.
35:04Yes.
35:05I planned it!
35:06David's hand tightened.
35:08I ruined her chances since we were children.
35:11I faked the wolf face.
35:13I got the potion.
35:14I told Robert to lock the rogue in the mine.
35:18Mom and dad rushed in, just in time to hear every word.
35:22This is the younger sister they have doted on since childhood.
35:26Laura's true colors, hidden for so many years, were finally exposed to the public.
35:30Yet, there was no trace of joy on Eva's face.
35:34In fact, she looked even more sorrowful.
35:38This righteous trial has come too late.
35:40Laura laughed harder.
35:42She screamed your name when the wolf tore into her.
35:45You were busy marrying me.
35:47David's claws shot out.
35:49Mom fainted with a broken cry.
35:51Laura used the chaos to run, but the front door was already blocked.
35:55Lucy stood there, with police officers and elder council guards.
35:59Laura clutched her stomach.
36:01You can't arrest me!
36:03I'm pregnant!
36:04Lucy stepped forward, and threw a medical report at her feet.
36:08Stop acting.
36:09You were never pregnant.
36:11The report showed no pregnancy.
36:13Only hormone injections and forged records.
36:16Laura's mouth opened, but no sound came out.
36:21The werewolf council hall was packed.
36:23Lucy stood before the elders, with boxes of evidence.
36:27Surveillance of Laura and Robert.
36:28Bank transfers to the doctor.
36:30Lena's recording.
36:31The parents' confession.
36:33David's termination letter against Eva.
36:35One by one, the evidence appeared on the giant screen.
36:40The crowd erupted.
36:41Blood for blood!
36:43Laura trembled in chains.
36:45They're lying!
36:46Eva always wanted attention.
36:48Silence!
36:49The elders' cane struck the floor.
36:51David's family assets are frozen.
36:53His noble privileges are revoked.
36:56Laura Corner will be transferred to maximum security prison pending final judgment.
37:00David suddenly stood.
37:02No!
37:02I'm not only a victim of her lies.
37:05Every eye turned to him.
37:07I watched Eva be taken away.
37:09I fired her.
37:10I abandoned her pregnant!
37:11I asked to be sentenced with Laura!
37:13Laura screamed.
37:15Don't drag me down with you!
37:17David did not look at her.
37:18I deserve death, too.
37:21The court did not sentence David to death.
37:24That became his punishment.
37:26Moon Shadow Hotel collapsed within days.
37:29Partners withdrew.
37:31Guests canceled.
37:32And old employees resigned together.
37:34Eva kept this place alive.
37:35You killed her and expected us to serve you.
37:38David said nothing.
37:40He brought my coffin to the chapel, where our ceremony should have happened.
37:44For three days and nights, he knelt before it without food or water.
37:49His forehead split, knocking against the floor.
37:53Eva, punish me, please.
37:59I had already died.
38:00I had no interest in punishing him for his peace.
38:05On the fourth day, police brought news.
38:08Robert has confessed.
38:10Laura planned to kill you after the honeymoon and take over the hotel assets.
38:15David lifted his hollow eyes.
38:16She called you useful, then disposable.
38:20David laughed once, a broken sound.
38:23So I killed Eva for someone who was already measuring my grace!
38:29The chapel candles flickered like they were disgusted, too.
38:33Mom and Dad cried until they could barely breathe.
38:37For the first time, Laura called home from his detention and no one answered.
38:43Dad signed the statement first.
38:45From today on, Laura is no longer our daughter.
38:48Mom's hand shook as she signed beneath him.
38:51When I was alive, they never chose me.
38:54After I died, choosing me cost nothing.
38:58The evening news played Robert's arrest.
39:00Robert Gray, suspected accomplice in Eva Corner's homicide,
39:04has confessed to acting under Laura Corner's instruction.
39:07The police found Robert's DNA at the mine and recovered payment records tied to Laura.
39:12Investigators confirm Laura's wolf bay poisoning was staged from the beginning.
39:17Mom slid to the floor.
39:19My Eva!
39:20I helped them kill my Eva!
39:23Dad covered his face, old in a single night.
39:26Outside, neighbors whispered.
39:28They raised a murderer and buried the good daughter.
39:31Police brought Laura out in handcuffs.
39:34Neighbors gathered at the gate, pointing and whispering.
39:38That's the younger sister.
39:39The one they spoiled.
39:41She killed Eva for a man.
39:43Laura suddenly dropped to her knees in front of our parents.
39:47Mom!
39:47Dad!
39:48I'm your only child now.
39:51Write me a forgiveness letter, please!
39:54The words froze the air.
39:57Mom slowly reached out and touched Laura's hair,
40:00the way she had touched it when we were little.
40:03For one second, Laura thought she had won.
40:07Then Mom slapped her.
40:08Again.
40:09Again.
40:10And again.
40:11Blood debt must be paid in blood!
40:14Dad turned away, shaking.
40:17Laura screamed.
40:18You can't abandon me!
40:20Eva is dead!
40:21I'm the only one left!
40:23Mom collapsed, clawing at her own chest.
40:26That is exactly why I hate myself.
40:29The police dragged Laura toward the car.
40:32Laura's eyes found mine for an impossible instant.
40:36I should have burned the body.
40:38Everyone heard her.
40:39The neighbors recoiled in horror.
40:42Laura wet herself from fear,
40:44then shoved Mom away with sudden madness.
40:47Stop acting righteous!
40:49You all helped me because you loved me more!
40:52Mom covered her ears.
40:54Laura rubbed her stomach out of habit,
40:56then remembered there was no baby.
40:58Her face twisted.
41:00Eva always had what I wanted.
41:03Talent.
41:03David's first love,
41:04that stupid gentle smile.
41:06I just took the life she wasted!
41:08Dad whispered.
41:10Monster.
41:11Laura laughed.
41:13You made me one!
41:15Police forced her into the car,
41:17but her voice still rang through the street.
41:19If you had loved Eva more,
41:21maybe she'd be alive.
41:22That night,
41:23my parents sat in the living room until dawn.
41:26Their hair seemed to turn white under the cold light.
41:29Mom kept washing her hands until they bled.
41:31I tied the rope.
41:33I held the bottle.
41:35I killed her.
41:36Dad tried to stop her,
41:38then began crying too.
41:39Their punishment had finally begun,
41:41but it would never equal one second of my death.
41:45In prison,
41:47Laura still refused to repent.
41:49She bribed inmates with promises
41:50and sent threats through her lawyer.
41:52Miss Laura says,
41:54if you don't sell the house for her defense,
41:55she will drag the whole family down.
41:57Dad listened.
41:59Express expression dead.
42:00Give this to the police instead.
42:02He handed over the last folder of evidence.
42:05Mom signed the legal document severing parental ties.
42:08Her eyes were so swollen she could barely see.
42:11I have no daughter named Laura.
42:13That same day,
42:15Dad suffered a heart attack
42:16and was rushed to the ICU.
42:19David requested prison visitation
42:20with a sharpened blade hidden in his sleeve.
42:23He wanted to die with Laura
42:24and call it justice.
42:26In the visiting room,
42:28Laura smiled at him through the glass.
42:30Kill me if you want.
42:31But remember,
42:32David,
42:33you were the one who truly killed Eva.
42:36David's fingers tightened around the hidden knife.
42:39Laura leaned closer.
42:41Want to know what she screamed before she died?
42:45Laura played the recording through the prison phone.
42:47My voice burst out from the speaker,
42:50faint,
42:51hoarse,
42:51and terrified.
42:52David,
42:54help me.
42:56David's face collapsed.
42:58You were saying vows to me
42:59while she called your name.
43:01If you had opened that warehouse,
43:03she might have lived.
43:05David smashed his fist through the glass partition.
43:09I'll kill you!
43:10Guards rushed in.
43:12Electric batons struck him down.
43:15He spent three days in confinement.
43:18When he came out,
43:19he signed away every remaining asset
43:22to the Eva Corner Welfare Foundation.
43:24Then he went to Lucy's door
43:25and knelt in the rain.
43:27Let me attend Eva's funeral.
43:30Please.
43:32Lucy opened the door with red-rimmed eyes.
43:35You don't get to cry
43:37over the body you abandoned.
43:41I just want to say goodbye.
43:44Show up
43:46and I'll kill you beside her grave.
43:49She slammed the door.
43:51David remained kneeling until sunrise.
43:53That was when he began preparing to die.
43:56My parents escaped the ICU
43:58against the doctor's orders
43:59and knelt outside Lucy's home.
44:02Dad's lips were blue.
44:03Mom could hardly see.
44:05Let us attend Eva's funeral.
44:08Please.
44:10We are her parents.
44:11Lucy looked down at them.
44:13Parents don't leave daughters tied in mines.
44:17They knocked their foreheads
44:18against the stone steps
44:19for five days
44:20and fainted several times.
44:23Lucy still refused.
44:24At my funeral,
44:26every wolf I had ever fed,
44:27helped,
44:28or comforted came.
44:31My parents and David were not notified.
44:34For once,
44:35the room was full of people
44:36who remembered me
44:37without needing guilt.
44:38But after the service,
44:40Lucy discovered the urn was missing.
44:42My parents had stolen it
44:43from the memorial table.
44:45She is our daughter.
44:47Her ashes belong with us.
44:49Lucy chased their car down
44:50and blocked it in the road.
44:53Her claws emerged.
44:54Give Eva back!
44:56Tires screeched behind them.
44:58David jumped out of another car.
45:00No one takes her from me again.
45:03Three kinds of regret
45:04fought over my ashes
45:05like they had ever owned me.
45:07The chapel was filled with
45:09white flowers and winter wind.
45:11Pack members came with candles,
45:13recipe cards,
45:14and small desserts
45:15I had once made for them.
45:17Eva gave my child
45:18free pastries every birthday.
45:20She never let anyone leave hungry.
45:21My parents stood far away,
45:23barely upright.
45:24David leaned against the doorway,
45:26thinner than before.
45:28A cigarette burning untouched
45:30between his fingers.
45:31He did not dare look at my urn.
45:33I'm sorry.
45:36No one answered him.
45:37In life,
45:38I had been quiet enough to disappear.
45:40In death,
45:41strangers remembered me
45:42better than family.
45:43During the final prayer,
45:45Lucy stepped forward.
45:46Eva hated cold rooms.
45:48She loved sunshine,
45:50grass,
45:51and the osmangus tree
45:52behind our old school.
45:54When everyone bowed their heads,
45:55she wrapped my urn in her coat.
45:57I'm taking you somewhere.
46:00They can't fight over you.
46:03She slipped out
46:04through the side door.
46:05For the first time since my death,
46:07I wanted to follow someone.
46:09Rain poured down so hard
46:10it blurred the road.
46:12Lucy held my urn
46:13against her chest
46:14as if shielding me
46:15from the storm.
46:16Her hair stuck to her face.
46:17Her lips were pale.
46:19Remember when we were eight?
46:21I climbed that stupid tree
46:23and got stuck.
46:25She laughed through tears.
46:27Everyone said to wait for adults.
46:30You climbed up anyway
46:31and fell harder than I did.
46:35I tried to wipe her tears,
46:36but my hand passed through her cheek.
46:39Behind us,
46:40my parents and David
46:41ran through the rain.
46:42Mom dropped to her knees.
46:44Please give her back!
46:46Let me hold my daughter once!
46:50Lucy turned,
46:51eyes burning.
46:54You held her
46:55when you poured poison
46:56down her throat.
46:58We regret it.
46:59Then live with it.
47:01Don't use her ashes
47:03to make yourselves feel forgiven!
47:06Lucy.
47:07Lucy hugged the urn tighter.
47:09None of you
47:11get to touch her again!
47:14Lightning split the sky
47:15as if heaven agreed.
47:20After the storm,
47:22the sky cleared.
47:26Lucy walked alone
47:27to the old osmanthus tree
47:29behind our childhood school.
47:31Sunlight filtered through the leaves,
47:33warm and golden.
47:35Lucy hummed the silly song
47:37we used to sing
47:37when we were children.
47:40You always said
47:42this place smelled like home.
47:44She dug carefully beneath the tree
47:45and placed my urn in the earth.
47:48Beside it,
47:49she set a strawberry pie,
47:50iced coffee,
47:52and the white dress
47:53I had once admired
47:54through a shop window.
47:56I couldn't protect you then.
47:59I'll protect your peace now.
48:02I sat beside her,
48:03though she could not see me.
48:05For the first time,
48:07the abandoned warehouse
48:08felt far away.
48:09The wind moved
48:10through the branches,
48:11scattering tiny blossoms
48:12over Lucy's shoulders.
48:14Lucy smiled through tears.
48:17Rest here, Eva.
48:19No one will force you
48:20to give anything up again.
48:23I leaned against her
48:24like I used to.
48:26If love had a shape,
48:28maybe it was this quiet morning.
48:31Years passed under the osmanthus tree.
48:34One sunny afternoon,
48:35Lucy came with a basket
48:36and sat against my grave.
48:39Laura and Robert are in prison.
48:41Moonshadow Hotel
48:42went bankrupt.
48:44David drinks
48:44until he forgets his own name.
48:46She paused,
48:47then smiled softly.
48:49I'm better now.
48:51Not healed,
48:52but better.
48:54I floated beside her,
48:56lighter than before.
48:58Footsteps approached.
48:59My parents came slowly,
49:01carrying pastries
49:02they had once bought
49:03only for Laura.
49:04David followed
49:05with a box
49:05of handmade cookies.
49:08Eva loved these.
49:11Lucy stood up.
49:13Funny.
49:14You knew what she loved.
49:16Dad lowered his head.
49:17You knew
49:17she liked green dresses.
49:19Strawberry pies.
49:21Quiet kitchens.
49:22You just pretended
49:23not to know
49:24because Laura
49:24wanted louder things.
49:26David set the cookies
49:27down with shaking hands.
49:29I made them
49:29from her recipe.
49:31Recipes don't
49:32forgive murder.
49:33The three of them
49:34stood silent.
49:35They had always known me.
49:36They simply chose
49:37not to love me.
49:39Lucy left
49:39before the three of them
49:40could turn grief
49:41into a performance.
49:42Mom knelt
49:43in front of my grave.
49:45Her eyes were clouded
49:46white from crying.
49:47Dad's back was bent,
49:48his steps slow.
49:49David's hair
49:50had gone gray
49:51at the temples,
49:51though he was still young.
49:53They placed candy.
49:54Dresses,
49:55photos,
49:56baking tools,
49:56and the green ring
49:57beside the stone.
49:58Eva,
50:00Mom brought
50:01your favorite
50:01sugar candy.
50:02I found the dress
50:03you once wanted.
50:05I should have
50:06bought it then.
50:07I kept your recipe book
50:08dry.
50:09So they remembered
50:10everything.
50:11They remembered
50:12the candies
50:13I stared at,
50:14the dresses
50:14I touched,
50:15the ring
50:16I never removed,
50:17the kitchen
50:18I loved.
50:18All my life,
50:20I thought
50:20I had failed
50:21to make myself
50:21understood.
50:22Now I knew
50:23they had understood
50:24perfectly.
50:25They simply chose
50:26Laura every time.
50:27David pressed
50:28his forehead
50:28to the ground.
50:29Forgive me.
50:30The osmanthus blossoms
50:32fell between us.
50:33The dead cannot forgive
50:34what the living
50:35never protected.
50:37My parents sold
50:38the villa,
50:39the cars,
50:39and every remaining
50:40luxury.
50:41They donated the money
50:42to children's welfare
50:43homes under my name.
50:44Then moved into
50:45a leaking rental room.
50:47Mom was blind.
50:48Dad was half paralyzed.
50:50They survived on scraps
50:51and the help
50:52of a nurse.
50:53Every day,
50:54they asked to be pushed
50:55near my grave,
50:56but they only dared
50:57kneel far away.
50:58Those are the parents
50:59who killed Eva.
50:59They accepted every insult
51:01without argument,
51:02not far from my grave.
51:04David dug a pit
51:04with his own hand.
51:05Beside it stood a stone
51:07carved with his name.
51:09If I can't be with her
51:11in life,
51:12I'll guard her in death.
51:14Lucy arrived
51:15with a hammer.
51:17You don't get a grave
51:18beside her.
51:19He smashed the stone
51:20until cracks spread
51:21across his name.
51:22David climbed into the pit
51:23and closed his eyes.
51:25Then kill me here.
51:27Let my blood
51:29pay her back.
51:30Lucy raised the hammer,
51:31trembling with rage.
51:33Even his death
51:33still tried to take place
51:34beside mine.
51:37Lucy did not swing
51:38the hammer.
51:39Your dirty blood
51:40would stain
51:40Ava's tree.
51:42David lived after that,
51:43but not for himself.
51:45Using my recipes,
51:46he opened a free
51:47pastry school
51:48for children
51:48whose families
51:49ignored them.
51:50No child who loves
51:51baking should be told
51:52their dream is worthless.
51:54Year after year,
51:55students learned
51:56under my name.
51:57He never remarried.
51:58He never slept
51:59without nightmares.
52:00When he was old,
52:02he handed the school
52:02and all his remaining
52:03assets to Lucy.
52:05Use it for Eva,
52:06not for me.
52:09That night,
52:10he placed a strawberry
52:11cake before my grave.
52:13I'm sorry.
52:15Then he went to the
52:1518th floor of the hotel
52:17where we had first
52:18promised forever
52:18and jumped.
52:20His last note
52:20asked to be buried
52:21beside me.
52:22Lucy read it once
52:23and burned it.
52:24No.
52:26She buried him
52:27far away
52:27where no
52:28Osmanthus flowers grew.
52:29I remembered
52:30the boy I first loved,
52:31smiling under
52:32Academy sunlight.
52:33I never imagined
52:34we would end
52:35with ashes
52:35and distance.
52:37Years later,
52:39Lucy came again
52:39with white flowers.
52:40She sat beside
52:42my grave
52:42and opened
52:42a small newspaper
52:43clipping.
52:44Robert was executed
52:45last winter.
52:46The wind rustled
52:47the leaves.
52:48Laura isn't dead yet,
52:51but prison
52:51has its own
52:52judge justice.
52:53A drug-making
52:54inmate poisoned
52:55her slowly
52:56for years.
52:57Doctors say
52:57she won't last
52:58much longer.
52:59Lucy did not
52:59smile when she said
53:00it.
53:01I thought I'd be
53:01happy.
53:03Mostly.
53:05I just wish
53:06you were here
53:06to eat cake
53:07with me.
53:07Justice had come,
53:09but it could not
53:09laugh in my voice.
53:10For many years,
53:11I remained beneath
53:12the Osmanthus tree.
53:14Lucy visited
53:14every week.
53:15Sometimes she talked.
53:17Sometimes she sat
53:18in silence.
53:19I drifted
53:20with the wind,
53:21then returned
53:22to the roots.
53:23The world moved
53:24forward around us.
53:25Children grew,
53:26seasons changed,
53:27blossoms fell
53:28and bloomed again.
53:29I'll keep coming,
53:31Eva.
53:32Her promise
53:33was the only one
53:33that never broke.
53:35I miss you,
53:38Eva.
53:40One spring,
53:41Lucy did not
53:42come alone.
53:43A gentle man
53:44stood beside her,
53:45holding a little
53:46girl's hand.
53:47Eva,
53:48this is my mate,
53:50and this is my daughter.
53:52The girl placed
53:53a cookie
53:53before my grave.
53:54Lucy's eyes
53:55were wet but bright.
53:57We're leaving
53:57the Northern Territory
53:58for a while.
54:00I may not come
54:01every week anymore.
54:03I floated
54:04to the branch
54:04above her.
54:06A single
54:07Osmane blossom
54:07loosened
54:08and fell into her palm.
54:11Lucy looked up
54:12sharply.
54:14Eva.
54:16She closed her hand
54:17around the flower
54:18and smiled
54:19through tears.
54:20I knew you'd
54:21bless me.
54:25After that,
54:26she came every year
54:27with her mate
54:27and daughter.
54:28She told me
54:29the final endings
54:30one by one.
54:31Laura died
54:31from the poison.
54:33Your parents
54:33passed away
54:34from grief
54:35and illness.
54:36David died
54:37years ago
54:37after jumping
54:38from the hotel.
54:40Lucy exhaled.
54:42It's over.
54:43Now.
54:44All the people
54:45who hurt me
54:46had reached
54:47their endings.
54:49Only love
54:50still returned.
54:53Life was a cycle
54:55of blooming
54:56and falling.
54:58Lucy's daughter
54:59grew tall.
55:00Each year,
55:01my soul
55:02became lighter.
55:03The pain
55:03of the silver mine
55:04faded first.
55:06Then David's face.
55:07Then my parents'
55:09voices.
55:10Only Lucy
55:11remained clear.
55:12One autumn
55:13afternoon,
55:13she stood
55:14beneath the tree
55:14with silver
55:15in her hair.
55:16She stuck
55:16the candles
55:17into my birthday cake,
55:18then ate it
55:19bite by small bite,
55:20shedding tears.
55:22Eva.
55:23This might be
55:24the last birthday
55:25I'll ever be able
55:26to celebrate with you.
55:28Still youthful
55:29in appearance,
55:29I gazed
55:30with deep affection
55:31at her now
55:31white-haired and aged.
55:33I don't know
55:34what to say,
55:35just...
55:37Meeting you
55:38was the greatest
55:38stroke of luck
55:39in my otherwise
55:40unfortunate life.
55:41Lucy tilted
55:43her head
55:43back to look
55:43at the sky,
55:44facing directly
55:45toward Eva.
55:46Eva,
55:47if there's
55:48a next life,
55:49find me earlier.
55:51I reached out,
55:52and this time,
55:53the wind
55:54carried my answer.
55:55I will.
55:58Osmonis'
55:59blossoms burst
55:59from the branches,
56:01golden and bright.
56:02Lucy's tears
56:03fell,
56:04but she smiled.
56:05Then we'll be
56:06best friends again.
56:08The light
56:09behind the tree
56:09opened like
56:10a warm door.
56:12I looked once more
56:13at the grave,
56:14the flowers,
56:15Lucy,
56:16and the children
56:16waving at the wind.
56:18I was no longer
56:19a daughter begging
56:20to be chosen,
56:21nor a mate
56:21waiting to be saved.
56:23I was free.
56:25With Lucy's love
56:26as my final memory,
56:27I walked into the light
56:29and disappeared.
56:30you
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