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EngSub The Eighth Draw of Fate - I Abandoned Him 🌎Aurora
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00:02I have deeply loved Sebastian for a full eight years.
00:06Looking at the photo of Sebastian and me in my hand,
00:09I stood before the door and murmured softly,
00:12This is my last chance.
00:15This time, can I become Sebastian's fiancé?
00:18At the moment I reached out and was about to open the door,
00:21I suddenly froze because I heard Sebastian's mother
00:23questioning him with anger and disappointment.
00:25Sebastian, tell me, why for seven successive years
00:29have you secretly replaced all the slips of paper
00:31with your name on them with blank ones?
00:33You know perfectly well that if she doesn't draw your name,
00:36Eleanor can never become your fiancé.
00:39Doesn't it hurt your heart to watch her cry in disappointment every year?
00:43She has been crying for seven years.
00:45One more time won't make a difference.
00:48But Lillian just came back from Switzerland,
00:51and her emotions are very unstable.
00:52I promised to accompany her through her treatment for seven years.
00:57He then gave a light chuckle.
00:59Anyway, Eleanor and I have been together for eight years.
01:02Her family and friends all think we are definitely getting married.
01:06Other than waiting for me,
01:08she has no other choice.
01:11Don't worry.
01:12Next year, I will give her a very grand proposal ceremony.
01:17Consider it an explanation to her for these past few years.
01:20I think she will definitely be very satisfied with this arraignment.
01:23After saying that, he threw the slip of paper with Sebastian Ashford,
01:27written on it into the paper shredder.
01:29Listen, the sound of this paper shredder is indeed
01:33much better than Eleanor's disappointed crying every year.
01:37Standing outside the door, I heard those words and stared blankly at the photo in my hand.
01:42Turns out he wasn't blind to my tears, nor was he unaware of my disappointment.
01:47These seven years of blank slips were just a joke he used to trample on my true feelings.
01:53I clearly remember the Ashford family's rules.
01:56To become Sebastian's fiancée,
01:58one must draw a slip of paper from the lottery box at the grand charity banquet.
02:02She can only become his fiancée if she draws the slip with his name on it.
02:06And for these seven years, I have tried every possible method
02:08just to be able to become his fiancée.
02:11I thought he loved me truly, so I did all this willingly.
02:14Yet the hidden truth cuts deep and hurts so much.
02:17What do all my years striving to be his fiancée count for?
02:20It's nothing but a joke.
02:22But now, my heart suddenly let go completely.
02:24I loosened my grip, letting the slip of paper in my hand fall to the ground
02:28and turned to walk away.
02:29Since your name still isn't in the box for the eighth time,
02:33then I will just marry someone else.
02:35The bastion adjusted his cuffs and left the lounge without a care.
02:39He arrived at the banquet hall, which was filled with wealthy people in gorgeous clothes.
02:43This was the eighth gala, hosted by the Ashfords,
02:47the most powerful family in New York,
02:49to select a fiancée for their heir.
02:51He walked straight toward Lillian,
02:54who was surrounded by a group of wealthy young ladies talking.
02:57Sebastian.
02:58Lillian's eyes were red, looking deeply wronged,
03:00and she threw herself into his arms.
03:02They said I have no right to stand here,
03:04that I'm the one ruining the relationship between you and Eleanor.
03:07Sebastian frowned deeply,
03:09his eyes sweeping fiercely across the entire hall,
03:13finally landing on those wealthy young ladies who were gossiping.
03:16Who dares to say she has no right?
03:19The rules I, Sebastian, have set are the rules of New York's Upper East Ed High Society.
03:24Lillian is an important guest I invited.
03:26Whoever makes her unhappy, makes me unhappy.
03:28The entire hall instantly became so quiet that even breathing could be heard.
03:33In the midst of this silence,
03:34the crystal chandelier in the banquet hall suddenly dimmed by half.
03:38Only a few wall lamps gave off a faint glow.
03:41Immediately after,
03:42a beam of cold white spotlights suddenly lit up.
03:45I pushed the doors open and walked in.
03:48Every step was unhurried and composed.
04:04Those wealthy young ladies looked at me.
04:06After all, for the past seven years,
04:07I was publicly recognized by everyone as Sebastian's fiancée
04:11and the only woman he allowed to stay by his side constantly.
04:15Everyone thought I would definitely make a scene
04:17and drive Lillian away
04:19or, like the previous seven years,
04:21question him with red eyes about why he was protecting another woman.
04:25But this time,
04:26I didn't even give them half a glance.
04:29Without stopping,
04:29I walked straight toward a waiter in the banquet hall.
04:33I picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray
04:36and took a small sip.
04:37The cold liquid slid down my throat,
04:40suppressing the very last bit of affection in my heart.
04:43Eleanor, aren't you going to do something about it?
04:46Someone asked me in a very low voice.
04:49I smiled,
04:50but there was not a hint of a smile in my eyes.
04:52Young Master Ashfield is standing up for a beauty.
04:55Why would I go over there and interfere?
04:58Besides,
04:58I swirled the wine glass in my hand
05:01with a bit of a spectator's look in my eyes.
05:03I'm also quite curious to see if Sebastian's name
05:07is actually in the raffle box this year.
05:10Sebastian's body instantly stiffened.
05:12He subconsciously turned to look at me
05:15as if completely unexpected that I would have this reaction.
05:19In the past,
05:19at times like this,
05:20I would have already been crying
05:22and making a scene to drive Lillian away.
05:24But today,
05:25I was as quiet as someone
05:27entirely unconnected to this matter.
05:30A flash of impatience crossed his eyes.
05:32He let go of Lillian
05:34and strode toward me.
05:37Eleanor,
05:38what kind of temper are you throwing again?
05:40Lillian just came back from Switzerland.
05:42Her health is poor
05:43and she can't be frightened.
05:45You are the eldest daughter of the Walker family.
05:48Can't you be a bit broad-minded?
05:50Broad-minded,
05:51I looked at this man in front of me
05:52whom I had loved for over a decade.
05:55Suddenly,
05:56he felt very foreign.
05:57Seven years.
05:59More than 2,500 days and night.
06:02To cater to his preferences,
06:03I put away my own temper and skills,
06:05learning to make him French desserts
06:07and English afternoon tea.
06:09To get his name to appear in that damn box,
06:12I bribed the Ashford's butler,
06:14curried favour with Sebastian's mother
06:16and exhausted all possible means.
06:18And the result?
06:19What I got in exchange was his phrase,
06:21be a bit more broad-minded,
06:23and my sincere heart
06:24shredded to pieces in the paper shredder.
06:27Sebastian...
06:28I put down the wine glass in my hand.
06:30The glass clinked crisply
06:31against the marble table.
06:32I am not throwing a temper.
06:34I just think you are right.
06:36Miss Lillian is delicate
06:38and does indeed need someone
06:40to properly accompany her
06:42through her treatment.
06:43Sebastian was stunned.
06:44He stared into my eyes
06:45as if trying to find a hint of petulance
06:48or jealousy in them.
06:50Unfortunately, he found nothing.
06:51My heart was completely peaceful
06:53without a single ripple.
06:55This feeling of being out of his control
06:56made him inexplicably panicked.
06:58He reached out trying to grab my wrist.
07:01It's good that you understand.
07:04After tonight, next year,
07:06there is no next year.
07:07I turned sideways,
07:09dodging his hand.
07:09My tone was as flat
07:11as if discussing today's weather.
07:12My grandfather said
07:13the same thing
07:14can only be done
07:15at most eight times.
07:17Tonight is the eighth time.
07:19If your name is still not drawn,
07:21then we are done.
07:22Seeing this,
07:23Lillian quickly walked over
07:24and stood in front of me.
07:26Eleanor,
07:27stop throwing a tantrum
07:28and just apologize to Sebastian.
07:30He still loves you deep down.
07:33It's just that since I returned,
07:34my actions have been so unstable
07:37and he is just worried about me.
07:40Besides, everyone knows
07:41that you would never marry anyone
07:43but Sebastian.
07:46As soon as her voice fell,
07:48a crisp slap suddenly sounded.
07:50My eyes were full of mockery.
07:51When is it an outsider's turn
07:53to dictate my affairs?
07:55Sebastian's face suddenly changed
07:56and he stepped directly
07:58in front of Lillian.
08:00Eleanor,
08:01you have gone too far.
08:02Apologize to Lillian.
08:04Apologize?
08:05On what grounds?
08:07Because she's your darling
08:08or because she's thick-shitted?
08:11Sebastian,
08:11have you forgotten
08:12that tonight is my home court?
08:14As long as the drawing
08:15haven't started,
08:16I am still your fiancé in name.
08:18What's the problem
08:18with teaching an outsider
08:20who doesn't know the rules
08:21a lesson?
08:22The surrounding guests
08:24began to whisper.
08:25Mrs. Ashford also hurried over
08:27upon hearing the commotion.
08:29Seeing this scene,
08:30she frowned deeply.
08:31What are you arguing about?
08:33Isn't this embarrassing?
08:35She glared at Sebastian,
08:36then looked at me.
08:37Her eyes were complex.
08:40Eleanor,
08:41it's almost time for the drawing.
08:43Don't let irrelevant people
08:44ruin the big event.
08:45Mrs. Ashford liked me very much.
08:47She genuinely hoped
08:48I could marry
08:49into the Ashford family.
08:50It was a pity.
08:51That good son of hers
08:52personally destroyed
08:54all of this.
08:55Sebastian took a deep breath,
08:56suppressing the anger
08:57in his heart.
08:58He reached out
08:59to put his arm
09:00around Lillian's shoulder
09:01and patted her comfortingly.
09:03Then he looked at me,
09:04his tone cold.
09:05Fine.
09:06Since you want to play so much,
09:08let's begin.
09:09I want to see the moment
09:10you draw a blank slip.
09:11Whether you can still be
09:13as sharp-tongued
09:14as you are now.
09:16After saying that,
09:17he turned and walked
09:18toward the high platform
09:19in the center of the hall.
09:21There lay an exquisite box.
09:23It was also the judgment stand
09:24that would decide my fate.
09:26I watched his back.
09:27My eyes gradually turned cold.
09:30Sebastian,
09:31you think you control everything.
09:33But little do you know,
09:34this time,
09:35you are the prey.
09:37In the center of the hall,
09:38the crystal lights were dazzling.
09:40Everyone's gaze focused
09:41on that carved oak box.
09:43According to family rules,
09:44there were a hundred slips
09:45of paper placed in the box.
09:47Only one of them
09:48had Sebastian's name
09:49written on it.
09:50Drawing it
09:50would be the arrangement of fate,
09:52resulting in an engagement
09:53on the spot.
09:54Failing to draw it
09:55meant fate hadn't arrived
09:57and we would try again next year.
09:58For the past seven years,
10:00every time,
10:01I reached my hand
10:02in full of hope.
10:03Every time.
10:04What I pulled out
10:05was completely blank.
10:06I thought it was just my bad luck.
10:07I thought it was God
10:08testing our relationship.
10:10It wasn't until today
10:11that I learned
10:12that among those
10:13hundred slips of paper,
10:14Sebastian's name
10:15was never there at all.
10:16They were all blank papers
10:17he had personally substituted.
10:19Eleanor, go on.
10:21I specifically asked the priest
10:23for a blessing.
10:24The priest said,
10:25you will find your beloved
10:26this year.
10:27Beloved?
10:28Perhaps.
10:29It's just that this person
10:30is not Sebastian.
10:32Lifting my dress,
10:33I walked step by step
10:34onto the high platform.
10:35Sebastian stood next to the box,
10:37one hand in his pocket
10:38looking proud.
10:39The way he looked at me
10:40was like looking
10:41at an unreasonable child.
10:42Eleanor,
10:44as long as you apologize
10:44to Lithian now.
10:46Next year,
10:46I promise to let you
10:47draw the name.
10:48Wouldn't even need to wait
10:49until next year.
10:50As long as you behave
10:51and stop targeting Lillian,
10:53I can consider ending
10:54this game early.
10:55Game,
10:56in his eyes,
10:57these seven years of torment,
10:59my youth,
10:59my dignity,
11:00were nothing but a game
11:01he could call a halt to
11:02at any time.
11:03I stopped in my tracks.
11:05Standing across from him,
11:06there were only a few inches
11:07of distance between us,
11:09but our hearts were separated
11:10by an entire world.
11:12Sebastian.
11:13I looked into his eyes
11:14and asked softly,
11:15Do you really think
11:16I must marry you?
11:17Sebastian was taken aback
11:18for a moment,
11:19then he sneered out loud.
11:21Who else?
11:22Besides Moo could tolerate
11:24your bad temper.
11:25Besides the Ashford family
11:27who is worthy
11:27of your Walker family.
11:28Eleanor,
11:29accept your fate.
11:30In this life,
11:31you are destined
11:32to only be the woman of me,
11:35Sebastian Ashford.
11:36He was too confident.
11:37Confident to the point
11:38of conceit,
11:39he thought that by
11:40grasping my weakness,
11:41he could trample
11:42on my bottom line
11:43unscrupulously.
11:44I lowered my eyes,
11:45hiding the mockery
11:46in my gaze.
11:47Is that so?
11:48Then let's see.
11:50Exactly who is the one
11:51who should accept
11:52their fate?
11:53I took a deep breath,
11:55slowly raised my right hand,
11:56and reached into
11:58that pitch black box.
11:59My fingertips touched
12:01the cold paper.
12:02One slip,
12:03two slips,
12:04countless slips.
12:05Each one was like a knife.
12:07Cutting into my heart,
12:09there was absolute silence
12:10below the stage.
12:12Lillian stood at the forefront
12:13of the crowd,
12:14a victor's smile on her lip.
12:15She knew the box
12:16was full of blank papers.
12:18She was waiting to see me
12:19make a fool of myself
12:20in public
12:21and cry bitterly.
12:22Sebastian also looked away
12:24casually,
12:25seeming to have already
12:26foreseen the ending.
12:27I closed my eyes.
12:28My fingers fumbled
12:30at the bottom of the box.
12:31Finally,
12:32my fingertips touched
12:33a slip of paper
12:34with a slightly different texture.
12:36That was the one.
12:37I had someone slip in
12:39during the chaos
12:39before entering,
12:40and it was also
12:41the final way out
12:42I left for myself.
12:43I snapped my eyes open.
12:45With a strong flick of my wrist,
12:47I pulled out
12:47that slip of paper.
12:49Young Master Ashfield.
12:50I held up the slip in my hand,
12:52my voice clear,
12:53spreading throughout the hall.
12:55It seems
12:56your promise
12:57is about to become inviled.
13:00Sebastian's casual expression
13:02froze on his face.
13:03He subconsciously looked
13:04at the slip in my hand.
13:06A trace of confusion
13:07flashed in his eyes.
13:08Impossible.
13:09He clearly had personally
13:10replaced all the slips
13:11with names with blank ones,
13:13even just to be safe.
13:14Right before the banquet started,
13:16he had specifically checked again.
13:18There absolutely could not
13:19be any words in the box.
13:21Eleanor,
13:21who are you trying to scare
13:22with a blank piece of paper?
13:23He scoffed coldly.
13:25Stop making a scene
13:27and letting everyone
13:28laugh at us.
13:29Whether it's a blank paper or not,
13:31won't we know
13:31once it read out loud?
13:33A bright, radiant smile
13:34curled at the corners
13:35of my lips.
13:37Since Young Master Ashford
13:38don't believe it,
13:39then invite a highly
13:41respected elder
13:42to read it.
13:43I looked at the patriarch
13:44of the Walker family
13:45below the stage.
13:46He was also my grandfather.
13:49Grandfather,
13:50please help your
13:50granddaughter check
13:51whose name is written on this.
13:54Grandfather leaned on his cane
13:55and tremblingly walked
13:56up to the stage.
13:57He took the slip
13:58from my hand,
14:00unfolded it.
14:01The eyes widened fiercely.
14:03Immediately after,
14:05he burst into a hearty laugh.
14:07Good.
14:08It's destiny.
14:09This is the arrangement
14:11of destiny.
14:12The unease in Sebastian's heart
14:14grew stronger and stronger.
14:16He abandoned all etiquette,
14:18rushing forward to see
14:19what was going on.
14:20Grandfather,
14:21let me see it.
14:23But Grandfather suddenly
14:25put away the slip,
14:26turned around,
14:27facing the hundreds
14:28of guests below.
14:29According to the century-old
14:31family rules of the Walker
14:32and Ashford families,
14:34Miss Eleanor Walker
14:35has successfully drawn
14:36her husband
14:36in the eighth destiny drawing.
14:39This is the arrangement
14:40of destiny.
14:41The whole crowd
14:42was in and out.
14:43Mrs. Ashford was moved
14:44to tears.
14:45The smile on Lillian's face
14:46stiffened,
14:47her nails digging deeply
14:48into her flesh.
14:50Sebastian was struck
14:51as if by lightning.
14:52Impossible!
14:53The box clearly!
14:55The words reached his lips
14:56that he forcefully
14:57swallowed them back down.
14:59He couldn't say it.
15:00Saying it would mean
15:01admitting he cheated.
15:02It would mean
15:03admitting he lied to Eleanor.
15:05He took a deep breath,
15:06forcing himself
15:07to calm down.
15:08Grandfather,
15:09did you misread it?
15:10How is this possible?
15:12Why is it impossible?
15:13I took the slip back
15:14from Grandfather's hand.
15:16Slowly unfolded it.
15:17Displaying it
15:18in front of everyone.
15:19Black ink on white paper.
15:20The stroke
15:21for vigorous and powerful.
15:23Clearly writing
15:23Alexander Thorne.
15:31A dead silence,
15:32even more terrifying
15:33than before.
15:34The colour in Sebastian's face
15:36instantly drained away.
15:37He stared deadly
15:38at those two words.
15:40Alexander Thorne.
15:41This is impossible.
15:43How could his name
15:44be in the box?
15:45Your box can only
15:46have my name.
15:47He bellowed out of control,
15:49like an enraged lion.
15:50I watched his crazy behaviour
15:52and only felt
15:53it was laughable.
15:54Young Master Ashford,
15:56the family rules
15:57only say to draw a slip
15:59to decide a husband.
16:00But they never said
16:01that this box
16:03can only hold
16:04the name of you.
16:06Sebastian Ashford
16:07alone.
16:08I turned around,
16:10looking into the corner
16:11of the crowd,
16:11at the man
16:12who had remained silent
16:13all along,
16:14yet stood tall
16:15and straight
16:15like a pine.
16:16Mr. Thorne,
16:17since this is the
16:18arrangement of destiny,
16:20I wonder if you are
16:21willing
16:22to marry me
16:24as your wife.
16:27The crowd
16:28automatically parted
16:29to make a path.
16:30All eyes converged
16:31on that corner.
16:32Alexander Thorne.
16:33Wall Street's
16:34most low-key,
16:35yet also
16:35most mysterious billionaire.
16:37It was said he was ruthless
16:38and stayed away from women.
16:40He was the Ashford group's
16:41biggest mortal enemy
16:42in the global market.
16:43No one expected
16:44that his name would appear
16:45in the Walker family's
16:46raffle box
16:47and even less expected
16:48that I would propose
16:49to him in public.
16:50Alexander walked up
16:51to the high platform
16:52step by step.
16:53Every step seemed to trample
16:54on the very tip
16:55of Sebastian's heart
16:56until he stood
16:57in front of me.
16:58He finally stopped.
16:59Reflected in his deep eyes
17:00was my current disheveled
17:02yet resolute appearance.
17:03Miss Walker.
17:04His voice was deep
17:05and magnetic,
17:06carrying a trace
17:07of imperceptible indulgence.
17:09You were the one
17:10who said it
17:11in front of all
17:12the elites of New York.
17:14No going back
17:15on your word.
17:16My heart trembled.
17:17Actually,
17:18I wasn't familiar with him.
17:19I had only heard his name
17:21and knew he didn't
17:22get along with Sebastian.
17:23Putting his name in
17:24was purely to take
17:25revenge on Sebastian
17:26and also to find myself
17:28a sufficiently powerful backer.
17:30I didn't expect
17:31that he would agree
17:32so readily.
17:32I absolutely won't
17:33go back on it.
17:34Alexander hooked his lips
17:35into a smile.
17:36In that instant,
17:37he reached out
17:38to take the slip
17:39from my hand,
17:40carefully folded it,
17:41and placed it in the pocket
17:42closest to his heart.
17:44Then,
17:44right in front of Sebastian,
17:46he went down on one knee,
17:47took out an already prepared
17:49diamond ring
17:50from his pocket.
17:51Eleanor Walker,
17:52marry me.
17:53I will make you
17:54the happiest woman
17:55in all of New York.
17:57The whole venue exploded.
17:58This reversal came too fast,
18:00too thrilling.
18:00Sebastian went
18:01completely crazy
18:02and he upended
18:03the lottery box.
18:05Alexander,
18:06you're asking for death.
18:07Eleanor is my fiancé.
18:09What right do you have
18:10to propose?
18:11The box overturned
18:12on the ground.
18:13The slips of paper inside
18:14scattered all over the floor.
18:16Sebastian acted like
18:17he had caught a lifesaver.
18:18He squatted down
18:19to pick up those slips.
18:20I want everyone to see.
18:21These are all
18:22blank papers inside.
18:23It is you,
18:25Eleanor,
18:25who cheated.
18:26You teamed up
18:26with an outsider
18:27to humiliate me.
18:28He grabbed a handful
18:29of slips
18:29and held them up
18:30in front of everyone.
18:31Look!
18:32They are all empty!
18:34There are no names at all!
18:35This drawing doesn't count!
18:38However,
18:38the next second,
18:39his voice came
18:40to an abrupt halt
18:41because he saw
18:42on that floor
18:43full of slips
18:44every slip of paper
18:45bore the same
18:46single sentence.
18:47I don't love you anymore.
18:49Sebastian's hands
18:49began to tremble.
18:51The slips in his hands
18:52slipped away.
18:52He looked up
18:53in disbelief,
18:54looking at me
18:55standing condescendingly
18:56about him,
18:56his eyes full of
18:57terror and despair.
18:58Eleanor!
18:59You!
19:00I took Alexander's arm,
19:01looking coldly
19:02at the man on the ground.
19:04Sebastian,
19:04I said it
19:05the eighth time.
19:07If you're still
19:07not in the box,
19:08then I will marry
19:09someone else.
19:11Now,
19:11you can get lost.
19:12Sebastian slumped
19:13on the floor,
19:14surrounded entirely
19:15by slips of paper
19:16that read,
19:16I don't love you anymore.
19:18No.
19:19It is not like this.
19:21He muttered to himself,
19:22trying to find a slip
19:23with his name
19:24written on it
19:24from the floor.
19:25Even if it was just one,
19:26it could prove
19:27I still had him
19:28in my heart.
19:29Unfortunately,
19:30not a single one.
19:31Eleanor!
19:33You lied to me!
19:34He suddenly raised his head,
19:35his eyes crimson.
19:36You clearly loved me so much.
19:38How could you not love me?
19:40Is it because of Lillian?
19:42Is it because I replaced
19:43the names with blank paper?
19:45I will change.
19:46I will not replace them anymore.
19:48I will write my name
19:49on them,
19:49right now!
19:50He frantically pulled out
19:51a fountain pen,
19:52grabbed a slip
19:53from the floor
19:53and was about to write.
19:55Enough!
19:56Alexander stepping on the hand
19:57he was holding the pen with.
19:59Young Master Ashford,
20:00harassing my fiancé
20:02right in front of me.
20:03Are you not completely
20:04ignoring my existence?
20:07He looked up
20:09and glared angrily
20:09at Alexander.
20:11What kind of thing are you?
20:13Eleanor and I
20:14grew up together.
20:15You are nothing
20:16but a petty man
20:17taking advantage
20:18of a vulnerable moment!
20:20Grew up together?
20:21Alexander let out a scoff,
20:23applying pressure
20:23with his foot,
20:24crushing Sebastian's
20:25knuckles
20:26until they crack.
20:27Does growing up together
20:28mean making her
20:29wait three hours
20:29in a blizzard for you?
20:31Does growing up together
20:32mean making her
20:32make a fool of herself
20:33in public for seven years?
20:35Does growing up together
20:37mean putting her sincere
20:38heart into a paper shredder?
20:40Sebastian's face
20:40was deathly pale.
20:42How do you know?
20:44About the paper shredder,
20:45only he and Lillian knew.
20:47How could Alexander know?
20:48I looked at his
20:49horrified expression
20:50and spoke faintly.
20:51Because I heard it too,
20:52Sebastian.
20:54Right before the banquet
20:55started,
20:56at the door of the lounge.
20:57Every word you said
20:58I heard clearly!
21:00Sebastian's whole body shook,
21:01as if all his strength
21:02had been drained away.
21:04Eleanor,
21:05listen to my explanation.
21:06He crawled over,
21:08wanting to grab
21:08the hem of my dress.
21:09I was lying to Lillian.
21:11I only told those lies
21:12to comfort Lillian.
21:14I only have you
21:15in my heart.
21:16I promise to give you
21:17a grand proposal
21:18next year.
21:19Believe me this once.
21:20Okay?
21:21I took a step back,
21:22avoiding his hand.
21:24My eyes looked at him
21:25as if looking at
21:25a pile of garbage.
21:27Lie to Lillian?
21:28So in order to lie to her,
21:30you had to sacrifice me?
21:32Sebastian,
21:33your love is too cheap.
21:34Lie to Lillian?
21:35So in order to lie to her,
21:37you had to sacrifice me?
21:39Sebastian,
21:40your love is too cheap.
21:42I,
21:43Eleanor Walker,
21:44no longer want you.
21:46After finishing my sentence,
21:47I didn't give him
21:48another glance.
21:49Holding Alexander's hand,
21:50I turned and left.
21:52Sebastian,
21:53you are bleeding.
21:54Quick,
21:54call a doctor.
21:55It is a sin.
21:56What a sin.
21:57My footsteps didn't stop,
21:59walking out the doors
22:00of the banquet hall.
22:01The night breeze
22:02was slightly cool,
22:03blowing away the noise
22:04and foulness inside.
22:05Are you cold?
22:06I shook my head.
22:08Alexander?
22:09Hmm?
22:11You are welcome.
22:12He squeezed my hand tightly,
22:14his palm warm.
22:16Eleanor,
22:18the good show
22:19has only just begun.
22:20Sebastian became
22:21Wall Street's biggest joke.
22:23The heir publicly rejected,
22:24the fiancé marrying
22:26his mortal enemy.
22:27The Ashford group's
22:28stock crashed the next day.
22:29The Walkers withdrew capital
22:30and the Thorn group attacked.
22:32The Ashford family
22:33teetered on collapse.
22:34Mrs. Ashford was hospitalized.
22:36Mr. Ashford threatened
22:37to disown Sebastian.
22:39Meanwhile,
22:40I sat in Alexander's
22:41private villa,
22:42startled by the documents
22:43in my hands.
22:44Are these real?
22:45I pointed at photos
22:46of Lillian partying
22:47on a yacht,
22:48embracing them,
22:49with no sign of illness.
22:50Absolutely true.
22:51During those seven years
22:52in Switzerland,
22:53she squandered his money,
22:54keeping male models,
22:56gambling,
22:57taking drugs.
22:58I felt utterly disgusted.
23:00Sebastian played the fool
23:01and hurt me for seven years
23:02because of her.
23:03Does Sebastian know?
23:04He'll know very soon.
23:05Alexander smiled slyly.
23:07I serve justice for everyone
23:08in the Ashford family.
23:10I gasped at the ruthless move.
23:12Lillian would have no place left
23:14and Sebastian would be
23:15entirely abandoned.
23:16Alexander leaned closer.
23:18Are you worried about him?
23:20Not at all.
23:21He brought this upon himself.
23:23And you personally sent him
23:25to his doom?
23:26Alexander laughed,
23:27scraping my nose.
23:28Such a sweet mouth.
23:30Clearing obstacles for you
23:32is what a husband ought to do.
23:34Just then,
23:35my phone rang.
23:36It was Sebastian.
23:37I answered on speaker.
23:39Eleanor!
23:39Are you with Alexander?
23:40Do you know what Lissian's...
23:42What about her?
23:43I interrupted indifferently.
23:44Was she kicked out
23:45of her apartment?
23:46You knew she was lying?
23:47Why didn't you tell me?
23:49I laughed out of anger.
23:50If I told you,
23:51you would just think
23:52I was jealous.
23:53Now that the truth is bare,
23:54you don't reflect
23:55your vast stupidity
23:55but blame me?
23:56The phone went silent,
23:57save for heavy breathing.
23:59Finally,
24:00Sebastian spoke forcefully.
24:01Eleanor,
24:02I was wrong.
24:03I kicked Leveny out.
24:05Come back, okay?
24:06I will marry you immediately
24:07and listen to you
24:08for everything.
24:09I looked at the sunlight,
24:10feeling immense irony.
24:12Deep affection
24:12that comes too late
24:13is worthless.
24:14Sebastian,
24:15it's too late.
24:17I am now Mrs. Thorne.
24:19The words
24:19Mrs. Thorne
24:20shattered his last hope.
24:22He smashed the phone,
24:23leaving only a busy tone.
24:25Satisfied?
24:25Not yet.
24:26This is just the start.
24:28Days later,
24:29Alexander launched
24:30a fierce commercial
24:31attack,
24:31seizing Ashford's asset.
24:33Sebastian begged for help,
24:34but former friends
24:35all avoided him.
24:36Our engagement party
24:37became the talk of the city.
24:38On its eve,
24:39I went to try on
24:40my wedding dress.
24:41Outside the boutique,
24:42Lillian blocked my way.
24:43She looked haggard
24:44in shabby clothes.
24:46Eleanor,
24:47you ruined me!
24:48She screamed
24:48and lunged at me.
24:49Bodyguards held her down
24:50at once.
24:52Greed,
24:53vanity,
24:53and lies
24:54destroyed yourself.
24:56Liar!
24:56Sebastian loves only me!
24:58You are just a substitute too!
25:00She retorted.
25:01I pitied her ignorance.
25:03He loves no one
25:04but himself.
25:05He enjoyed being fought over.
25:07Now his pride is hurt,
25:09and that is why
25:09he is crazy.
25:11Lillian stared blankly.
25:12I told the guards
25:12to send her away.
25:13We are all fools!
25:15She cried bitterly.
25:16Just then,
25:17Sebastian arrived
25:18in a Bentley,
25:18worn out.
25:19This dress was meant for me,
25:20he said painfully.
25:21I ignored him
25:22and got into Alexander's car.
25:24Do not marry him!
25:26Sebastian shouted desperately.
25:28The car drove off,
25:29leaving him stranded
25:30in the cold wind.
25:31The engagement party
25:32was lavish,
25:32held at Manhattan's
25:33Top Hotel.
25:34Alexander stayed close to me,
25:36caring for me tenderly,
25:37making other guests envious.
25:39As we prepared
25:39to exchange rings,
25:41Sebastian burst in,
25:42drunk and messy.
25:43Stop this engagement!
25:45Alexander let him
25:46come forward.
25:47Sebastian stumbled
25:48onto the stage.
25:49Take off that ring.
25:51I will give you
25:52everything I have,
25:53he said,
25:54holding out a crumpled
25:54bank card.
25:55You are bankrupt.
25:56This card cannot
25:57even buy alcohol,
25:59I replied calmly.
26:00I have lost my family,
26:01company,
26:02and money,
26:04but I still have you.
26:05Will you not stay with me?
26:07Alexander stepped between us.
26:10Respect yourself.
26:11She is my fiancé,
26:12not your savior.
26:13Sebastian was pushed
26:14to the ground
26:15and wept like a child.
26:17The crowd looked on
26:17with scorn.
26:18No apology
26:18can fix everything.
26:20You chose this path
26:21and you have to
26:22see it through,
26:23I told him.
26:24I turned to Alexander.
26:26Put the ring on me.
26:27He slipped the diamond ring
26:28onto my finger.
26:29The ceremony ended.
26:31Sebastian stood in the corner,
26:32finally accepting
26:33he had lost me forever.
26:34Three years later,
26:35heavy snow covered New York.
26:37Our daughter was
26:38just a month old
26:39and Alexander doted
26:40on her deeply.
26:42It is time for work.
26:44Not today.
26:45My daughter comes first.
26:47I heard Sebastian
26:48passed away.
26:50He froze to death
26:51under the Brooklyn Bridge,
26:53together with Lillian.
26:54They fought over a burger
26:56and fell into the river.
26:57I fell silent.
26:58Once prominent figures,
26:59they ended up miserably.
27:01It was their just deserts.
27:02Are you thinking of him?
27:03I kissed him with a smile.
27:07I am planning a candlelit
27:09dinner tonight.
27:10His mood brightened at once.
27:11He held our daughter
27:12in one arm
27:12and wrapped the other
27:13around me.
27:14Thank you for choosing me.
27:16Thank you for giving me a home.
27:19Leaning on his chest,
27:20the snow fell harder,
27:21burying the sad past.
27:23Our warm and happy life
27:24had only just begun.
27:25not list the snow
27:25on the weather.
27:25I'll be back and going
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