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Ashes of Regret - You Chose the Maid Over Me
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00:00I was the legitimate wife of a billionaire CEO, until he hired his sponsored student as our housekeeper.
00:07She froze my bank accounts in the name of frugality.
00:12She controlled every penny our household spent.
00:15She made me a laughingstock in our social circle.
00:19And my husband watched it all with a doting smile.
00:25My husband, Gabriel Simon, developed an interest in Angelica Moore, a student he was sponsoring,
00:32and hired her as our housekeeper at a high salary.
00:35From that moment, my monthly allowance plummeted from $150,000 to just $15.
00:41Every expense for our dozen or so family members had to go through her approval.
00:46Even if the maid wanted to buy an extra pack of salt, she needed Angelica's permission.
00:50I was so annoyed I wanted to tell Gabriel, but he just chuckled.
00:55What I love most is her nitpicking nature.
00:58Don't you think it's cute?
01:01One day, Gabriel's mother Lillian Kramer had a sudden fall and needed surgery that would cost $30,000.
01:07I quickly called Gabriel.
01:10Mom fell from the balcony and needs $30,000 for surgery.
01:13Get the money to the hospital immediately.
01:15Before he could respond, a mocking laugh came from the other end of the line.
01:19A fall from the balcony would at most break a bone.
01:22There's no need for $30,000.
01:25Mrs. Simon, you're just used to spending lavishly.
01:29Since Mr. Simon earns money with difficulty, and you won't save him any, I'll do it for him.
01:40After hanging up, I received a transfer of only $300.
01:44Lillian died on the operating table because there was no money for proper treatment.
01:49Later, the doctors asked the family members to sign the death certificate.
01:53Holding the sobbing Angelica, who was blaming herself, Gabriel tried to console me.
01:58Angie just wanted to save me money.
02:00Being freegal isn't wrong.
02:02Your mom wasn't in good health anyway.
02:04This is, in a way, a release for her.
02:09Come on, don't hold it against her.
02:11Just sign it.
02:13I sneered and pushed the certificate back.
02:16You have to sign it, not me.
02:18Gabriel frowned, clearly irritated, and his tone turned sharp.
02:22Sounds like you're determined to make things hard for Angie.
02:25Am I right?
02:29I've already said she didn't do it on purpose.
02:31Why are you being so relentless?
02:33We're in a hospital with so many people around.
02:36She's young and shy.
02:37Don't overdo it.
02:38Hearing this, Angelica seemed to find an ally and burst into tears.
02:43She struggled out of Gabriel's arms, lifting her red-rimmed eyes.
02:48Mr. Simon, please don't be upset with Mrs. Simon for my sake.
02:52But please believe me that I never meant for this to happen.
03:00I once fell from a balcony and broke my arm.
03:05Back then, my family was poor, and I didn't even go to the hospital.
03:10My arm eventually healed on its own.
03:13I never imagined Mrs. Simon's mother was so fragile.
03:21I thought $300 would be enough.
03:23I'm so sorry.
03:24I didn't expect things to turn out like this.
03:27Seeing her like this, Gabriel softened pulled her back into his arms.
03:32Then, he looked at me, and the silent reproach in his eyes was unmistakable.
03:38Amelia, things have already come this far.
03:41Are you really trying to push Angie to death?
03:46Honestly, Clarissa's death is partly your fault, too.
03:49If you hadn't spent rationally before, Angie wouldn't have frozen your bank account to save my money.
03:56The one who should reflect is you.
04:03She did it for your sake.
04:05Besides, Clarissa had health problems for years.
04:09Today's event gave her release.
04:11You should be grateful that she spared from suffering.
04:15Isn't that something to appreciate?
04:17I stared at him in disbelief.
04:19I couldn't believe he could say something so absurd.
04:22Because of Angelica, someone was left to die on the operating table,
04:26and now I was supposed to thank her.
04:28In all my 20-some years, I had never heard anything more absurd.
04:32Gabriel could say that now only because he thought the person who died was my mother.
04:37I hoped that when he learned the truth,
04:39he would feel the same common difference he was showing now.
04:42I met his gaze, calm but mocking.
04:45It's not that I refuse to sign.
04:48I just can't.
04:50How about you do it instead?
04:53I held out the pen to him.
04:58Finally losing his patience,
05:00Gabriel slammed the pen to the floor.
05:02His voice was cold as he said,
05:05The one who died is your mother, not mine.
05:07I'm not her son.
05:08Sign it if you want, and if you don't,
05:10I couldn't care less.
05:12Though I had long since stopped loving him
05:14the way I used to after he brought Angelica into our home,
05:17his coldness still cut me to the bone.
05:20I suddenly remembered the day I married him.
05:23I had cried, unable to bear leaving my parents,
05:26and he held me repeatedly, comforting me.
05:34Amy, from now on, I'll treat your parents as my own.
05:38Just because you're marrying me doesn't mean you have to leave them behind.
05:41In fact, they have me to help take care of them, too.
05:44The memory was vivid, but now everything had changed.
05:47He had transferred all his affection to Angelica,
05:50leaving me insignificant.
05:57Suppressing the ache in my chest,
05:58I picked up the pen from the floor.
06:00My hands were trembling as I looked at him with mockery.
06:04Gabriel,
06:05Mom's body is in the operating room right behind you.
06:08Why don't you go see for yourself,
06:09before deciding whether to sign?
06:11Hearing me say that,
06:12Gabriel instinctively turned toward the operating room behind him.
06:15He was about to step forward when Angelica grabbed his arm.
06:19Mr. Simon, you are, after all, Mrs. Simon's husband.
06:23Since she wants you to sign on her behalf,
06:25why not just do it?
06:27At the end of the day,
06:29she just wants a little more of your attention.
06:31Gabriel paused at her words.
06:34Then he turned back to me,
06:36a half-smile playing on his lips.
06:38You should have just said so earlier.
06:41That's what you want?
06:41I'll sign it for you.
06:42I followed his gaze,
06:43and in the next second,
06:45I saw him take the death certificate in front of him.
06:48If he had even glanced at it carefully,
06:50he would have noticed whose name was on it.
06:52But unfortunately,
06:54all his attention was fixed on the sobbing Angelica.
06:57Without even a glance at the paper,
06:58he signed it.
07:03Seeing me frozen in shock,
07:05he let out a quiet sigh.
07:07My condolences.
07:08Don't be too upset.
07:11At least I'm still here with you, aren't I?
07:13I almost laughed at the words.
07:15It sounded as if I should be grateful to him.
07:17I said nothing and turned to leave.
07:20Lillian had always treated me well,
07:21and after such a tragic death,
07:23I just wanted to lay her to rest quickly.
07:25Just as I was about to handle her body,
07:28I unexpectedly ran into Gabriel and Angelica again.
07:31For some reason,
07:33his gaze seemed slightly guilty.
07:35Clearing his throat,
07:36he finally explained why he had come.
07:39Amy, Angie feels terribly guilty about Clarissa's death.
07:42She wants to do something for her,
07:43as a last gesture.
07:45I stayed silent,
07:46waiting for him to continue.
07:48Angel's Medical School happens to need a body donation
07:51for anatomy research.
07:54She wants to contribute it for her seniors to study.
07:57She means well.
07:58She just wants Clarissa's death to have some meaning.
08:02They'll be picking up the body soon.
08:04Amy, you should say your goodbyes.
08:06I almost thought I had misheard him.
08:12Seeing me still stunned,
08:14Angelica spoke, her eyes read,
08:16Mrs. Simon,
08:17according to Mr. Simon,
08:19your mom, Mrs. Gallagher,
08:21was always kind-hearted.
08:23Now, because of me,
08:25she has passed away.
08:27I just want to do
08:28as much good as I can in her name
08:32so she can find peace.
08:36Donating her body
08:37for the benefit of society
08:38is something I'm sure
08:39she would have agreed to when alive.
08:42Instead of letting her body decay,
08:44at least it could serve a purpose.
08:46Mrs. Simon,
08:47would that be all right?
08:50I had been reeling from their words,
08:52but I finally snapped back
08:54and instinctively said,
08:58In my family's tradition,
09:00burial was sacred.
09:02Donating a body for experiments
09:03was the last thing
09:04she would have wanted.
09:07Seeing my resolve,
09:08both of them froze.
09:10Gabriel looked slightly helpless.
09:12He spoke softly.
09:14Amy, don't be childish.
09:15Clarissa's death
09:16is weighing heavily on Angie.
09:18She's finally come up
09:19with a meaningful way
09:20to make amends.
09:22If you refuse,
09:23do you really want her
09:24to feel guilty
09:25for the rest of her life?
09:28Then,
09:29he pulled out a bank card
09:30and placed it in front of me.
09:35Freezing your bank account
09:36was my mistake.
09:37You're the matriarch
09:38of the Simon family,
09:39after all.
09:40This card tains
09:41is $1.5 million.
09:43If you agree to donate
09:45Clarissa's body,
09:46it's yours.
09:48Just be cooperative,
09:49okay?
09:50I took the card,
09:51smiled,
09:52and said,
09:53Sure.
09:54Back then,
09:56Gabriel's decision
09:57to freeze my credit card
09:58and give me only $15
09:59in allowance for a month
10:00because of Angelica
10:01made headlines
10:03and I quickly became
10:04the laughingstock
10:05of our social circle.
10:07Fuming,
10:08I went to confront Gabriel,
10:09only to find Angelica
10:10crying with tears
10:11streaming down her face.
10:14The wealthy waste feasts
10:16while children go hungry
10:18on the streets.
10:19If the money slipping
10:20through Mrs. Simon's fingers
10:22could be donated
10:23to remote areas,
10:25maybe those children
10:26wouldn't have to endure
10:27the hardships
10:28I faced as a child.
10:30Mr. Simon,
10:31seeing her squander money
10:32pains me like a knife
10:33cutting through my heart.
10:36I just wanted to save her
10:37a little money,
10:38nothing more.
10:40If you think I've overstepped,
10:41Mr. Simon,
10:42I'll leave.
10:47I'll leave.
10:48Hearing this,
10:49Gabriel immediately
10:50pulled her back
10:51and turned to scold me.
10:53Amelia,
10:54Angie is right.
10:55You've been far
10:56too extravagant.
10:57I've spoiled you
10:58all these years.
10:59From now on,
11:01learn from Angie
11:02how to manage
11:02the household sensibly.
11:03The way he looked
11:04at Angelica that day
11:05stunned me
11:07and tears streamed
11:08down my face.
11:13That was the first time
11:14the scales in Gabriel's heart
11:15had tipped toward her
11:17and the first step
11:19toward the inevitable
11:19end of our marriage.
11:21I knew then
11:22that the man
11:23who once loved me
11:24to the core,
11:24who swore he would
11:26spend his life with me,
11:27was about to vanish.
11:31Until today,
11:32when he finally
11:33disappeared completely.
11:38Snapping back to the present,
11:40I fixed my gaze on Gabriel.
11:42I took the donation consent form
11:45from his hand,
11:46swallowing the bitterness
11:47in my chest.
11:50Anyway,
11:51this part still has
11:52to be signed by you.
11:53Since he didn't care
11:54about Lillian,
11:55why should I meddle?
11:56I had done what I could.
12:00Now,
12:00I only hoped
12:01that he wouldn't lose
12:02his mind in anger
12:03when he learned the truth.
12:04He agreed without hesitation.
12:07Watching him carefully
12:09lead Angelica away,
12:11I finally let the tears spill.
12:13I knew clearly
12:14that if he could do this
12:15for her,
12:16the bond we had shared
12:17over the past five years
12:18had come to an end.
12:20I called my lawyer.
12:22Draft a divorce agreement
12:23for me.
12:24I'm divorcing Gabriel.
12:29In the middle of the night,
12:31my phone jolted me awake.
12:33Angelica had sent a video
12:34over three hours long,
12:35followed by a voice message.
12:38Mrs. Simon,
12:39your mother's value
12:40has now been realized.
12:41I hope this video
12:42brings you some comfort.
12:44I opened it
12:45and immediately began
12:46retching uncontrollably.
12:47The video showed
12:48Lillian's body
12:49completely dissected.
12:51Several people in lab coats
12:52were handling each body part
12:54clumsily,
12:55clearly unfamiliar
12:56with the instruments.
12:57The scene was so grotesque
12:58I could barely watch.
13:00I was not medically trained,
13:02but I was not naive.
13:03This wasn't an experiment,
13:05it was abuse.
13:06I nearly vomited my guts out.
13:08In the end,
13:09I forwarded the video
13:11straight to Gabriel,
13:12adding a message.
13:14It wasn't easy for Lillian
13:16to raise you all those years.
13:18If you have any conscience at all,
13:21bury her properly
13:21as soon as possible.
13:23Gabriel didn't respond.
13:27It wasn't until early
13:29the next morning
13:29that his call came through.
13:31When I answered,
13:32his voice was tense,
13:34almost grinding with anger.
13:36Amelia,
13:37what did you mean
13:37by that message?
13:38My mother was perfectly fine
13:40at home last night.
13:41Why would you curse her?
13:43She's treated you so well
13:44all these years.
13:46How can you be so heartless?
13:48I instinctively shot back.
13:49How do you know she was fine?
13:51Did you even go see her?
13:52There was a pause on the other end.
13:54Then he snorted coldly.
13:57Angie had a fever last night
13:58and I was at the hospital with her.
14:00My mother is fine.
14:01If you keep talking nonsense,
14:03don't blame me
14:03if I lose patience.
14:04Before I could respond,
14:06the call was cut off.
14:07I stood there,
14:08stunned,
14:09holding my phone.
14:10After a while,
14:11Gabriel sent another message.
14:15I've already sent
14:16Clarissa's remains
14:16to the crematory.
14:17Go pick up her ashes
14:19when you have time.
14:22When I left the crematorium
14:24holding Lillian's ashes,
14:26I ran into Gabriel
14:27and Angelica by the lake.
14:29Gabriel's face looked dark.
14:30He was probably still upset
14:32about my message
14:33from the night before.
14:35Why don't we skip the funeral?
14:37Ceremonies are for the living,
14:38not the dead.
14:39Angie says it's a disturbance
14:41to the deceased
14:41and a waste of resources.
14:43I think she has a point.
14:45Do you agree?
14:46I scoffed.
14:47As expected,
14:49it was Angelica's idea.
14:51I don't care.
14:52Do whatever you want.
14:54I said.
14:55After all,
14:55it wasn't my mother
14:56who had died.
14:58Gabriel's expression
14:59softened slightly.
15:00Suddenly,
15:01he seemed to remember something.
15:02He stepped forward
15:03and pulled me into his arms,
15:05his tone unusually gentle.
15:07Amy, that's better.
15:09Be sensible.
15:10I won't mistreat you.
15:12I know you're upset
15:13about Clarissa,
15:14but the dead can't come back.
15:16You need to move forward.
15:19Stop being mad at me.
15:20Have you decided
15:21where to bury her?
15:22Before I could answer,
15:23Angelica jumped in.
15:25I think this spot is perfect.
15:28It's peaceful and beautiful.
15:32Why not bury
15:33Mrs. Gallagher here?
15:37I frowned,
15:38a bad feeling rising.
15:40There's no cemetery here.
15:42How could you bury her?
15:45Angelica replied,
15:46Mrs. Simon,
15:47who says you have to bury
15:48someone in a cemetery?
15:49There's a river
15:50right behind you.
15:51I realized immediately
15:52what she meant.
15:54Rage surged through me
15:55and my voice trembled
15:57with anger.
15:58Are you crazy?
15:59Don't think I don't know
16:00what you're up to!
16:01Angelica's eyes
16:02immediately welled up
16:03with tears.
16:04She looked utterly wronged
16:06as she clutched
16:07onto Gabriel's sleeve.
16:08Mr. Simon,
16:09I only meant well.
16:12How can Mrs. Simon
16:13say such things
16:14about me?
16:16I'm just worried
16:17about you.
16:18Mrs. Gallagher
16:18has been sick for years.
16:20You've done more
16:21than enough for her.
16:23Purchasing a burial
16:25splat
16:25is costly.
16:28But donating it
16:29to charity
16:29can benefit
16:30many people.
16:32A water burial
16:33isn't a bad thing,
16:34right, Mr. Simon?
16:36Gabriel looked
16:37conflicted.
16:38Angelica continued,
16:41If you think
16:42it's inappropriate
16:42just ignore me.
16:44I'm only a housekeeper
16:45in the Simon family.
16:51I'm sorry
16:52I didn't recognize
16:53my place.
16:54Seeing her like that
16:55his concern flared.
16:57Nonsense.
16:58You're not just
16:59a housekeeper.
17:03Gabriel turned to me.
17:06What are you
17:06standing there for?
17:08Listen to Angie.
17:09I was completely
17:10dumbfounded.
17:11The pain in my chest
17:12was so sharp
17:13I couldn't even think.
17:14And I blurted out,
17:16Gabriel,
17:16do you even have a heart?
17:18This is your mother!
17:20Are you really
17:21gonna treat her like this?
17:22You're a billionaire,
17:23CEO,
17:24and you can't even
17:25buy a burial plot
17:26for your own mother?
17:27Aren't you afraid
17:28people will think
17:28you're heartless?
17:29Gabriel froze
17:30for a moment,
17:31a flash of pain
17:32in his eyes.
17:33Angelica quickly added,
17:35Mr. Simon,
17:36don't blame Mrs. Simon.
17:38She's only saying
17:38this for her mother,
17:39not to attack you.
17:40The next second,
17:41the pain in Gabriel's eyes
17:42was replaced by fury.
17:44He had had enough.
17:45He stepped forward,
17:46snatched the urn
17:47from my hands,
17:47opened it,
17:51and without a word,
17:52poured the ashes
17:53directly into the river.
17:56They scattered,
17:58disappearing completely
17:58into the water.
18:03Amelia,
18:03I told you,
18:04if you keep talking nonsense,
18:06I won't be gentle with you.
18:07Do you see?
18:09This is what happens
18:10when you don't obey!
18:11I stood there in shock,
18:12my emotions tangled,
18:13unable to speak.
18:14Before I could react,
18:16Gabriel's phone rang.
18:17It was his father,
18:18Patrick Simon.
18:19How is it
18:20I'm only finding out now
18:21about your mother's accident?
18:22If the doctor
18:23hadn't called me,
18:24I would still be kept
18:25in the dark by you,
18:26you bastard.
18:27You actually let her die
18:29on the operating table
18:30over $30,000?
18:33This time,
18:34it was Gabriel's turn
18:35to be dumbstruck.
18:36His pupils shrank,
18:37and his body went rigid,
18:39frozen like stone.
18:40And it took him a long moment
18:41before he could find his voice.
18:43Dad!
18:45What are you saying?
18:46How could anything
18:47happen to mom?
18:49She couldn't have died
18:49on the operating table.
18:51That was...
18:51Before he could finish,
18:53the voice on the other end
18:54cut him off harshly.
18:55Shut up, you bastard!
18:57Take your mother's ashes
18:58home immediately.
18:59Friends and relatives
19:00are already he.
19:03The call ended
19:04before Gabriel could respond.
19:06He stood frozen in place,
19:08trembling all over.
19:10His eyes were swirling
19:11with shock
19:11as if his soul
19:12had been ripped away.
19:14In all the years
19:15I had lived with him,
19:16I had never seen
19:17such a complex expression
19:18on his face.
19:19Angelica hurried forward
19:20and grabbed his arm.
19:23Mr. Simon!
19:24Calm down!
19:27Don't get worked up.
19:29Sir Simon must have
19:31misunderstood something.
19:32At the hospital,
19:33we clearly knew
19:34who had passed away.
19:35Maybe Mrs. Simon
19:37said something to him
19:37that caused this
19:38huge misunderstanding.
19:40Hearing that,
19:41Gabriel seemed to clutch
19:42at a lifeline.
19:43He lunged toward me,
19:44shouting,
19:46It was you!
19:47You told my dad this?
19:49Amelia,
19:50what the hell
19:50are you thinking?
19:51Are you really capable
19:52of doing anything
19:53just to get back at me?
19:57Revenge!
19:58At this point,
19:59he actually thought
19:59I was plotting against him.
20:01I let out a bitter laugh,
20:02my voice dripping
20:03with sarcasm.
20:05If I'm lying,
20:06why don't you go
20:07and see her for yourself?
20:09If your mother's still alive,
20:11you'll see her there,
20:11won't you?
20:12Gabriel blinked,
20:13as if waking from a dream.
20:14He grabbed my hand
20:15without a word
20:16and started walking home.
20:18All the way,
20:19he muttered to himself.
20:21No,
20:22Mom can't be hurt.
20:23This has to be
20:24a misunderstanding.
20:25It must be a mistake.
20:26But the moment
20:27he stepped inside,
20:28all hope shattered.
20:29Right in front of him
20:30stood a black and white portrait.
20:31Who else could it be
20:33but Lillian?
20:33He froze,
20:34then bolted upstairs
20:35to her room
20:36like a man possessed.
20:45He searched everywhere,
20:46but no one was there.
20:47He tore through
20:48every room in the house,
20:49but she was nowhere
20:50to be found.
20:59Panic surged in his eyes
21:00as he stumbled
21:00toward Patrick.
21:01His voice shaking.
21:02Dad!
21:03What are you doing?
21:04It wasn't Mom
21:05who had the accident,
21:06it was Amelia's mother!
21:07Why did you set up
21:09the memorial at our house?
21:10His agitation grew.
21:12I was at the hospital today,
21:13I couldn't have been that day,
21:15I couldn't have.
21:15He grabbed me,
21:16as if trying to confirm something,
21:18and turned to face Patrick.
21:21Amy,
21:22say something!
21:23I need to explain to my dad!
21:25It was Clarissa who died,
21:27right?
21:27Tell everyone!
21:28But before he could get
21:28another word out,
21:29he received a heavy slap
21:30across the face.
21:36Patrick glared at him
21:37through gritted teeth.
21:38You bastard!
21:40You're still losing your mind?
21:42You signed your mother's
21:44death certificate yourself,
21:45and you still think
21:45you can hide the truth from me?
21:48I've been abroad
21:49for just a few days,
21:50and this happened
21:51to your mother?
21:52I swear I'll strangle you
21:54with my own hands!
21:57He threw the death certificate
21:58at Gabriel's face.
22:03Gabriel stood there,
22:04completely dumbfounded.
22:05Slowly,
22:06he brought the paper up
22:07and finally saw the name.
22:12His expression shifted drastically,
22:15his body trembling,
22:16as if he no longer
22:16had the strength to stand.
22:18At that moment,
22:19my parents,
22:20who were visiting
22:20the countryside,
22:21arrived.
22:22When he saw Mom,
22:24he completely collapsed.
22:26He ran toward her,
22:27screaming,
22:29How is it you?
22:31How can it be you?
22:33Weren't you dead?
22:35How are you standing here
22:36perfectly fine?
22:37Seeing this,
22:38I immediately stepped
22:39in front of Mom
22:40and slapped Gabriel hard
22:41across the face.
22:42My mother wouldn't have
22:43come to harm
22:43even if you were dead.
22:45How's that?
22:48Do you finally know
22:49who's actually dead?
22:53Gabriel's eyes were bloodshot
22:54as he glared at me,
22:55and finally he broke down.
22:59Shouting in fury,
23:01Amelia!
23:03Why didn't you tell me
23:04when my mother got hurt?
23:06What the hell
23:06were you thinking?
23:07Answer me!
23:11I ignored his rage
23:12and spoke calmly.
23:15What do you mean
23:16I didn't tell you?
23:17Wasn't I the first one
23:18to call you
23:18when she got hurt?
23:19You were too busy
23:20flirting with your little lover
23:21and refused to give money
23:22for her surgery,
23:23delaying your mother's treatment.
23:25And now you have the nerve
23:27to ask what my intentions were?
23:29I want to ask you
23:30the same thing!
23:31When I stopped you
23:32from donating your must body,
23:34you didn't listen.
23:35When I tried to talk
23:36some sense into you
23:37about handling her ashes
23:38properly instead
23:39of following your lover's whim,
23:42you snatched the urn from me
23:44and dumped it
23:46straight into the river!
23:52You know full well
23:53what you were up to.
23:55You only acted recklessly
23:56because you thought
23:57it was my mother
23:58who had died, right?
24:01So how's that?
24:08So Karma finally
24:09caught up with you,
24:09didn't it?
24:10The moment I finished speaking,
24:12Patrick fainted on the spot.
24:17Gabriel's relatives
24:18were in shock,
24:19almost dropping their jaws.
24:24Oh my god!
24:26Did I just hear that right?
24:28This brat killed his mother
24:30and didn't even spare her ashes?
24:32No wonder it took him
24:33so long to come back!
24:35We didn't even see the urn!
24:37Didn't you hear
24:37what was said earlier?
24:39Before scattering
24:40his mother's ashes,
24:41he even donated her body.
24:44What a cruel twist.
24:46She lived a life of prestige
24:47and in the end,
24:48this is how it turned out.
24:49No trace of her remains.
24:55Looks like he thought
24:56it was his mother-in-law
24:57who had died,
24:57but even if it had been,
24:58that doesn't justify this.
25:00He's a beast!
25:03Someone muttered,
25:05He's not even close
25:06to a beast.
25:07What a monster.
25:10The Simon family
25:11must be cursed
25:12to produce a son like this.
25:17Gabriel,
25:18born a pampered golden boy,
25:19had never heard such words.
25:21Upon hearing them,
25:22he completely broke down.
25:25He trembled,
25:26barely able to stand,
25:27flailing his hands
25:28as he tried to explain.
25:31No.
25:32It's not like that.
25:34It's not like that.
25:35I don't know.
25:36I don't know how it turned out
25:37like this.
25:37I really don't know.
25:44Seeing the situation spiral,
25:46Angelica froze in shock too.
25:47She mustered courage
25:48and quietly approached him.
25:53Mr. Simon,
25:54please don't be upset.
25:56If Madam Simon saw you like this,
25:58she would be worried.
25:59Her words only unleashed
26:00Gabriel's fury.
26:02He stepped forward,
26:03grabbed her chin hard,
26:04looking like a demon
26:05risen from hell.
26:06This is all your fault!
26:08If it weren't for you,
26:10my mother wouldn't have died!
26:13Nothing would have ended up like this!
26:15Angelica was stunned.
26:17She never expected
26:18that the man who had been gentle
26:19with her just half an hour ago
26:20could turn on her like this.
26:22She couldn't even focus
26:23on the pain in her chin.
26:25Tears streamed down her face
26:26as she looked up at him,
26:28pitiful and fragile,
26:29struggling to say,
26:30Mr. Simon,
26:31please,
26:32calm down.
26:33You're hurting me.
26:36I know you're sad
26:37that Madam Simon
26:38passed away.
26:39It was all an accident.
26:41I just wanted to save some money.
26:43Please let go of me.
26:50But Gabriel's grip tightened
26:51and he crushed her chin with force.
26:55You think I care about a little money?
26:57If it weren't for how new
26:58and tempting you are,
26:59do you think I would even bother
27:01playing along until now?
27:04You killed my mother.
27:06Now I'll make you pay
27:07with your life!
27:08Seeing how merciless
27:10he had become,
27:11Angelica finally broke.
27:12She collapsed to the ground,
27:13crying uncontrollably.
27:17It wasn't me!
27:18I didn't kill your mother!
27:21I didn't know the person
27:22on the operating table
27:22was your mother.
27:24I really didn't mean it.
27:25I thought...
27:27You thought it was my mother.
27:29I looked at her coolly
27:30and finished her sentence for her.
27:32You thought the same as Gabriel.
27:35He indulged you,
27:36you just wanted to be cruel.
27:38You thought it was my mother,
27:39so you deliberately stopped him
27:40from giving me money.
27:41You liked Gabriel,
27:43hated me all along,
27:45and used every trick you could
27:46to suppress me.
27:52Even sending her
27:54for dissection,
27:56you spoke about
27:57contributing to society.
27:59But in reality,
28:01you deliberately
28:02let them mutilate her body
28:03to vent your anger.
28:05And even that wasn't enough.
28:08Your twisted mind
28:09came up with the water burial next.
28:12Angelica,
28:13you hid behind
28:15the excuse of frigarity.
28:17To commit every vile act
28:18imaginable.
28:20And now you're acting
28:20all wronged?
28:22What on earth
28:22do you have to be wronged about?
28:24With each word I spat at her,
28:26her face grew paler
28:27until it was ashen.
28:28She glared at me
28:29like she wanted
28:30to tear me apart.
28:31You're lying!
28:33I'm not as bad as you,
28:34you say!
28:34I only like Mr. Simon!
28:36What's wrong with that?
28:38If anyone's to blame,
28:39it's you, bitch!
28:41If you hadn't clung
28:42to Mr. Simon,
28:44none of this
28:44would have happened!
28:45You're the real cause
28:46of all this!
28:49I'll avenge
28:50Madam Simon!
28:52I'll kill you!
28:54Then she lunged at me.
28:56Just as she was
28:56about to land on me,
28:57her figure stepped forward
28:58and kicked her to the ground.
29:03By now,
29:04Gabriel had lost
29:05all control.
29:06His eyes were bloodshot,
29:07and a knife appeared
29:08in his hand
29:09as if from nowhere.
29:12He pinned Angelica down,
29:14stabbing her again and again
29:15with all his strength.
29:17She didn't even have time
29:18to scream before her stomach
29:19was soaked in blood.
29:20Bitch!
29:21Die!
29:22Die!
29:23Die!
29:24This is all your fault!
29:25You destroyed my mother!
29:27I'll kill you!
29:28I'll make you pay today!
29:35No one had expected him
29:37to act like this.
29:38Everyone froze terrified.
29:42As Angelica's breathing
29:43grew faint,
29:44someone finally snapped
29:45out of shock
29:45and pulled Gabriel away.
29:49Gabriel!
29:50After the ambulance
29:50took Angelica away,
29:52Gabriel collapsed
29:52on the ground,
29:53utterly drained.
29:54He couldn't hold back anymore.
29:56He wept uncontrollably,
29:58sobbing and repeating
29:58apologies in pitiful despair.
30:00I walked up to him
30:01and crouched before him.
30:03Gabriel looked up,
30:04tear-streaked
30:04and helpless like a child.
30:06If this had been before,
30:07I might have felt pity.
30:08Now,
30:09I only felt disgust.
30:14He didn't feel pain
30:15until the knife
30:15wasn't aimed at himself.
30:17Before he realized
30:17it wasn't his mother,
30:18he hadn't been like this at all.
30:20Amy,
30:21I don't have a mother anymore.
30:23I'll never have a mother again.
30:25He choked out.
30:26I smirked and slid
30:27the divorce papers
30:28I had already prepared
30:28in front of him.
30:33Oh, really?
30:34You're missing one thing.
30:36Starting today,
30:36you don't have a wife either.
30:39Sign the papers.
30:40Your crime against Angelica
30:41can't be hidden.
30:42Before you end up in prison,
30:44I want my freedom back.
30:47Gabriel froze in place again.
30:49He stared at the papers
30:50in my hand in disbelief,
30:51teeth gritting as he spat out.
30:54You want a divorce?
30:56Amelia,
30:57you're seriously divorcing me?
30:59As he spoke,
31:00he wobbled forward,
31:01as if about to lunge at me.
31:03Considering he'd just
31:03stabbed someone,
31:04I jumped back in alarm
31:05and took several steps away
31:06as I warned him.
31:08I'm telling you,
31:09don't even think about it!
31:11The police are on their way!
31:15A flicker of hurt
31:16crossed his eyes.
31:18He looked at me in shock,
31:19tears welling up.
31:21You think
31:21I would ever hurt you?
31:24I scoffed and replied bluntly,
31:26you're insane.
31:28There's no telling
31:29what a lunaturk like you might do.
31:31I'd better stay
31:32as far away from you
31:33as possible.
31:34Gabriel lowered his voice.
31:35I wouldn't hurt you.
31:37You're my wife.
31:38I'd never dare.
31:39I tossed the divorce papers
31:41at him.
31:42Not for long.
31:43Gabriel,
31:44how dare you say that?
31:46When you were giving me
31:47only $15 a month
31:48for allowance,
31:49did you think
31:50I was your wife?
31:51When you let Angelica
31:52humiliate me
31:53and trample on my dignity,
31:54did you think
31:55I was your wife?
31:56And now you remember.
31:58Too late.
31:59Sign the divorce papers now.
32:01I never want anything
32:02to do with you again.
32:03Unexpectedly,
32:04he tore the papers
32:05to shreds.
32:06He looked at me,
32:07his gaze twisted
32:07with obsession.
32:12My mother's gone.
32:13You're all I have left.
32:15Amelia,
32:15you will never
32:17leave me
32:18in your life.
32:19Before I could respond,
32:20a group of police officers
32:21burst in
32:22and dragged him
32:23into a squad car.
32:27After he was taken away,
32:28I picked up
32:29the shredded pieces
32:29of the divorce papers
32:30and let out a bitter laugh.
32:32Gabriel,
32:33what's the point
32:33of dragging your feet?
32:35Our marriage
32:36ended the moment
32:36you brought Angelica
32:37into our home.
32:38A few months later,
32:40Gabriel's sentence
32:40was announced.
32:41He was convicted
32:42of intentional injury
32:43and sentenced
32:43to three years.
32:45Angelica had spent
32:46a month in the IQ
32:46from her injuries,
32:47barely surviving.
32:49But the damage
32:49to her body
32:50was permanent.
32:51Her intestines
32:52were badly damaged
32:53and she reportedly
32:54had to live
32:54with a colostomy bag
32:55for the rest of her life.
32:57Just as she was
32:58beginning to recover,
32:59the police charged
32:59her as well.
33:00She was convicted
33:01of intentional desecration
33:03of a corpse
33:03and sentenced
33:04to three years in prison.
33:12three years passed
33:13in the blink
33:14of an eye.
33:15Though Gabriel
33:15had refused
33:16to sign the divorce
33:17papers at first,
33:18I had filed
33:19for divorce
33:19during his imprisonment
33:20and successfully
33:20obtained the certificate.
33:22I threw myself
33:23back into work
33:23and achieved
33:24some accomplishments
33:24over those years.
33:26Mom's health
33:27had improved
33:27and everything
33:28was moving
33:28in a positive direction.
33:31But as often happens,
33:33life threw the unexpected
33:34at me on the most
33:34ordinary day.
33:35It all started a week ago
33:37when I ran into Gabriel
33:37outside my office.
33:39Three years in prison
33:40had drained him
33:40of all his former strength.
33:42He looked drained,
33:43a shadow of the man
33:44he once was.
33:45The moment he saw me,
33:46he rushed over
33:47and grabbed my hand.
33:48Amy,
33:49how can you be so heartless?
33:52Do you know
33:53how shattered I was
33:54when I found out
33:55you were determined
33:55to divorce me?
33:57I thought the punishment
33:58I endured
33:58would make you forgive me,
34:00but you still won't.
34:02Amy,
34:04every moment
34:04of these past three years
34:05I've been thinking of you.
34:06I was wrong back then.
34:09I know it.
34:11Please,
34:11forgive me.
34:13I promise I'll treat you
34:14right from now on.
34:15Give me one more chance.
34:19I pulled my hand back coldly,
34:20shattering his illusions
34:21in an instant.
34:23Impossible.
34:25Walk away
34:26and don't come
34:27looking for me again.
34:28Last I heard,
34:29Angelica was released
34:29a few days ago.
34:31Didn't you used to like her?
34:32And as for her
34:33accidentally causing
34:34your mother's death,
34:35you already took revenge
34:36three years ago.
34:39Since your grudge is cleared
34:40and your feelings remain,
34:42go to her.
34:43Gabriel, however, said,
34:44Amy,
34:45you know I've only ever
34:45had feelings for you
34:46from the start.
34:47Why say things in anger?
34:48I never liked Angelica.
34:50It was just a fling.
34:51Come on.
34:53Don't be upset with me.
34:55I sneered at him.
34:56Stop flattering yourself.
34:58Why would I be upset with you?
34:59A flicker of hurt
35:00crossed his eyes.
35:01He didn't give up.
35:03Over the next few days,
35:04he showed up at my side
35:05in ways I never expected.
35:06But I kept feeling
35:07maybe it was just
35:08my imagination
35:09that someone was watching
35:10me from the shadows.
35:14Turns out,
35:15it wasn't my imagination.
35:16That day,
35:17just as I entered the office,
35:19I received a threatening text.
35:22Your mother's in my hands.
35:23If you want her alive,
35:25come to the rooftop
35:25of your company.
35:26Alone.
35:28My heart raced.
35:30Sweat poured from my palms
35:31as I stumbled
35:31toward the stairs.
35:32By chance,
35:34I ran into Gabriel
35:34outside the office.
35:36Seeing my panic,
35:37he followed closely behind.
35:45On the rooftop,
35:46mom was being held
35:47at knife point.
35:48It took me a moment,
35:49but I recognized
35:50the assailant.
35:51It was Angelica.
35:52Her eyes were wild,
35:53and the moment she saw me,
35:55they burned with pure hatred.
35:56Amelia!
35:57I can't believe
35:58you're still haunting me
35:59after three years!
36:01Didn't I tell you
36:02to stay away from Gabriel?
36:03Did you think my warning
36:05was just chatter?
36:06I trembled all over,
36:08forcing myself to stay calm
36:09and reason with her.
36:11Angelica,
36:11put the knife down.
36:12We can talk.
36:13I promise I'll agree
36:14to anything you want.
36:18She laughed maniacally.
36:21Fine.
36:22I want you
36:23to jump from here.
36:24The moment I see you die,
36:26your mother walks away unharmed.
36:28I'll count to three.
36:29If you still hesitate,
36:31she dies.
36:32I couldn't believe
36:33how insane she had become.
36:34My mind went blank.
36:36Three.
36:37Before I could react,
36:38she started counting.
36:40Two.
36:42I followed my instincts,
36:44stepping forward,
36:45one step away
36:45from certain death.
36:48One!
36:49I closed my eyes,
36:51ready to meet my fate.
36:52Just then,
36:53the voice shouted from behind.
36:55It was Gabriel,
36:56seeing me in imminent danger,
36:57he couldn't hold back.
36:59Angelica's eyes lit up
37:00at the sight of him.
37:01But in that split second,
37:03I lunged for mom
37:03and tried to pull her away
37:04from Angelica.
37:05But just as I finally managed
37:07to pull us away,
37:08Angelica reacted too.
37:09Her eyes were wild,
37:10and she seemed determined
37:11to take us both down with her.
37:16Time seemed to slow.
37:17In those few seconds,
37:18it felt like we were trapped
37:19in a nightmare.
37:20I thought I would die
37:21alongside mom,
37:22but in the nick of time,
37:23Gabriel sprang into action.
37:25He grabbed Angelica
37:26and,
37:26in the next instant,
37:27they both plummeted
37:28from the rooftop
37:29like disconnected kites.
37:31There was a slight cushion
37:33along the way,
37:33but falling dozens of floors
37:34was enough to kill her instantly.
37:36When I reached the ground,
37:37Gabriel was barely alive.
37:39He stretched out his hand
37:40toward me
37:41with his last ounce of strength.
37:43Amy,
37:44I,
37:46since I got out,
37:47I've wanted to tell you something.
37:49I leaned closer
37:50and heard him whisper
37:50an apology.
37:52Before I could respond,
37:54his eyes closed forever.
37:56I watched as Gabriel
37:57was carried away
37:58on a stretcher,
37:58covered in a white sheet.
38:02Tears finally fell
38:03as I said,
38:04Fine.
38:07I forgive you.
38:08If there's another life,
38:09live a happy life
38:10with Angelica.
38:12The past faded like smoke.
38:14From now on,
38:15I would only look forward,
38:16leaving the past behind.
38:24That's all right.
38:30You
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