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The Truth About the April Fool's Divorce
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00:02Home to surprise, hubby.
00:30Wendy's wedding is next week, and for her bachelorette party, all of us have to be single.
00:37I turned and walked away, taking shelter in the cafe across from the residential complex.
00:42Clutching the coffee cup tightly, memories of the past flooded back.
00:46The first time I got married, it was to help my childhood friend Sean fight for the family inheritance.
00:52His grandfather was satisfied with my family background and status, and handed the inheritance rights to him, the youngest grandson.
01:00The second time I got married, it was to help my sworn brother Chris escape an arranged marriage.
01:05All the socialites in town heard I'd married him. All gave up.
01:10I never thought all I'd given would become their excuse to judge me.
01:14I sat in the cafe for a full hour before I finally headed back home.
01:17Seeing me come back, Ethan walked over to take my luggage.
01:20Why didn't you tell me you were coming back? I would have come to pick you up.
01:24Just as gentle as always.
01:25Have you eaten?
01:26Yes, I have.
01:27Oh, right, honey. There's something I need to talk to you about.
01:31I set down the things in my hand and turned to look at him.
01:36Companies run into some trouble, and we need to do an asset isolation.
01:40Our lawyer suggested we go through the divorce procedures first, just as a formality.
01:44I glanced down, and it was a divorce agreement. He had everything ready so quickly.
01:50Once the heat dies down, we'll get remarried. It'll only be a couple of months.
01:55I know this is a bit out of the blue, but Sean and Chris called today, and they kept sneering
02:00at me, saying you didn't hesitate for a second when you helped them, but you'd refuse to do the same
02:05for me.
02:05They also said a woman who's been divorced twice would never dare to do it a third time, that you
02:11definitely wouldn't have the nerve to go through with it.
02:14I've already got it all figured out. Tomorrow just happens to be April Fool's Day. Let's go handle it that
02:20day.
02:20Then we can slam the divorce certificate in their faces, shock them silly, and make sure they never dare to
02:25look down on you again.
02:26It's April Fool's Day anyway. Anything we say can be passed off as a joke.
02:30Once the heat on the company dies down, we'll get our marriage certificate back properly, and no one will say
02:34a thing.
02:35Honey, you're not actually going to let them look down on me, are you?
02:38I looked into his eyes, had just been clinking glasses with those two men, celebrating and saying,
02:44She won't make a fuss.
02:46Won't.
02:47Then you get some rest first. Tomorrow's the start of the month.
02:50We'll sign the agreement first thing, and then head over.
02:52I took the pen, flipped to the last page, and signed my name neatly and swiftly.
02:58Give them a call. Tell them to stop going on about it.
03:02He smiled and put the agreement away, then leaned in and kissed me.
03:06My wife is the best.
03:07He took the agreement to the study to make a call.
03:10His voice wasn't loud, but through the closed door, I still heard every word.
03:13She signed it.
03:15What did I tell you? Scarlet is the easiest to fool.
03:19Alright, you two help me keep Wendy steady on your end.
03:21I'll head over once I'm done here.
03:23I sat in the room for a very long time.
03:26My phone buzzed once.
03:27It was a message from Chris.
03:29Haven't seen you in ages.
03:30Want to meet up?
03:31Once, I would have replied, yes.
03:33I would have thought carefully about what to wear, what makeup to put on.
03:38I would have thought about how to uphold Ethan's dignity in front of them,
03:41to let them know I'd married well.
03:43I would have tried to make them stop feuding with Ethan.
03:46After all, on one side were the friends I'd grown up with.
03:50On the other, was the husband I loved deeply.
03:53They were all people I cared about deeply.
03:56I didn't want them to be stuck in this hostile state for the rest of their lives.
03:59But now, I couldn't even be bothered to reply.
04:03I flipped the phone face down on the coffee table, stood up, and went to the balcony to
04:07bring in the laundry.
04:08As I passed the study, Ethan was still on the phone.
04:11His voice was very low, but carried a kind of laughter I had never heard before.
04:16That kind of laugh, as if he no longer needed to act, to pretend.
04:20It suddenly hit me that in all the time we'd been together, he'd never spoken to me like
04:25that.
04:25The wind was strong on the balcony.
04:27I took the clothes off the hangers one by one, folded them neatly, and put them in the
04:31laundry basket.
04:32When I'd put away the last piece, my phone lit up again.
04:36This time, it was a message from Sean.
04:38Heard you're getting divorced again.
04:39Ethan is such a jerk.
04:40He doesn't deserve you.
04:41Don't be upset.
04:42Your grandfather's 81st birthday party is in a few days.
04:45Chris and I are going to wish him a happy birthday.
04:47We should catch up properly.
04:47I let out a bitter laugh.
04:49What beautiful words.
04:51As if he wasn't one of the three in that living room that day.
04:56I suddenly felt an overwhelming curiosity to find out what kind of person my stepsister
05:01Wendy really was.
05:03Worth the three of them going through so much scheming to keep a pact.
05:06Treating me as a tool to achieve their goal.
05:09None of it mattered.
05:11I picked up the laundry basket and turned back into the house.
05:14As I passed the study, I didn't pause my steps for a second.
05:18Warm yellow light seeped through the crack in the door.
05:21Starting tomorrow, none of this has anything to do with me anymore.
05:24I just set down the laundry basket when the doorbell rang.
05:27I walked to open the door, but Ethan got there before me.
05:30Standing outside the door was a very drunk Wendy.
05:33I knew you'd still be awake.
05:34Ethan instinctively glanced back at me.
05:36What are you doing here?
05:37She didn't answer until he saw me in the living room.
05:39Oh, you're here too, sister-in-law?
05:41Wendy's had too much to drink.
05:43We were taking her home, but she insisted on coming over here to check things out.
05:47Chris stood in the doorway and glanced at me with a rather awkward expression on his face.
05:51Then his gaze swept to Ethan, his tone turning sharp and cold.
05:55Ethan, your wife is home.
05:58Don't you know to keep a proper distance?
05:59You're the one who got her this drunk and dragged her to my house,
06:03and you're telling me to keep a proper distance?
06:05I got her drunk?
06:06It was you who posted that stupid moments about being single again.
06:10Fine, you're the noble, upstanding one.
06:13I've delivered the person who got drunk over you.
06:16Do with it what you will.
06:18The atmosphere was thick with awkwardness.
06:20Alright, alright, stop fighting.
06:21Wen just wanted to stop by on her way.
06:23I stood in the living room watching them.
06:25Their coordination was flawless.
06:27If I hadn't heard them clinking glasses and plodding together with my own ears,
06:30I would have truly believed they hated each other's guts.
06:33For the longest time, I'd thought the bond between Sean, Chris, and me was unbreakable, impenetrable.
06:39I had even married both of them.
06:41My parents had passed away when I was young, and my grandfather was always busy with work.
06:46It was the two of them who filled my entire childhood and adolescence.
06:51When I was upset as a kid, Sean was always there to comfort me.
06:55Chris had even taken a knife from a mugger to protect me.
06:58To me, they were closer than family.
06:59But when did it start that the three of us, the best of friends, turned into this?
07:03It was probably the year my father remarried, and my stepmother moved into our house with Wendy.
07:08I'd just started high school back then, and Wendy was a year younger than me.
07:12At first, I didn't resent this new stepsister at all.
07:15I even wanted to get along with her well.
07:17But little by little, she started to take everything from me, intentionally or not.
07:22The attention of my friends, the affection of my elders, and in the end,
07:27even the people I liked were drawn to her one by one.
07:30I withdrew my gaze and looked at them no more.
07:33Some cracks didn't just appear today.
07:34It's just that today, I was finally willing to see them.
07:37You've come at the perfect time.
07:39There's something I'd like you all to witness in person.
07:41I walked to the coffee table and picked up the divorce agreement.
07:45Two copies.
07:45I've already signed.
07:46Since everyone's here, why not take a good look in person?
07:49Ethan reacted quickly.
07:50I was voluntarily bringing up the divorce in front of Sean and Chris.
07:54I was proving to them just how far I could go for him.
07:59Scarlett, we can discuss this privately.
08:01There's no need to...
08:02Since sister-in-law has already brought it out, then may I ask one question?
08:06When are you moving out?
08:08The living room fell silent for a moment.
08:10Ethan frowned slightly.
08:11Wendy didn't look at him, just looked at me, her expression innocent.
08:15This house, it's under my name.
08:18You can't just keep living here forever, can you?
08:21I froze.
08:22The house.
08:24Under her name.
08:26I instinctively looked at Ethan.
08:28But he avoided my gaze.
08:30In that instant, countless images surged through my mind.
08:34The day we moved in, he held my hand and said,
08:36This is our home.
08:37I'll handle all the paperwork, don't you worry about a thing.
08:40Happily, I took charge of picking out the curtains, the sofa, the dining table.
08:45Every piece of furniture here, I picked out trip after trip to the home furnishing mall.
08:49The decor here, all according to his preferences, I never cared whose name was on the property deed.
08:55But I never thought our marital home, belonging to us as husband and wife, would be under my stepsister's name.
09:03I'm leaving right now.
09:05Scarlet.
09:06Tomorrow, 9 o'clock.
09:08The city hall.
09:09I didn't look back.
09:11I pulled my suitcase to the door, changed my shoes, opened the door.
09:15I could still hear the sounds coming from inside.
09:18Now sit, even more cooperative than when I begged her to get the certificate.
09:22Laughter mixed with voices erupted dully from behind the door.
09:25I stood at the elevator, listening to this story that felt so unfamiliar.
09:29My reflection in the mirror looked calmer than I had imagined.
09:32It wasn't until I got into a taxi that my phone finally buzzed.
09:35A message from Ethan.
09:36About the house, I'll explain to you.
09:38Be good, find a place to stay for now.
09:40I'll come pick you up in a few days.
09:41I stared at the screen for a few seconds, then flipped the phone over and laid it face down on
09:46my lap.
09:46Outside the car window, the streetlights receded one by one.
09:50Come pick me up in a few days.
09:51Saying it as if I had merely stepped out to buy groceries and would be back soon.
09:55I leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes.
09:58No need, Ethan.
09:59No need for you to come pick me up.
10:00Nine in the morning the next day, outside the city hall.
10:03By the time I arrived, Ethan was already waiting there.
10:06Seeing me get out of the taxi, he stubbed out his cigarette and walked over.
10:09Where did you go last night?
10:10My grandfather's.
10:11He glanced at me and reached out to touch my hair.
10:14I turned my head away.
10:15His hand hung in the air for a moment before he pulled it back.
10:17Scarlett, you saved face for me in front of Sean and Chris.
10:22I know what you did.
10:23As for the house, Wendy needed to apply for a residency permit in the city and needed to own a
10:28property.
10:29I figured it was just putting a name on paper.
10:32You were already marrying down and besides, she's your stepsister.
10:36I didn't think you'd mind, so I didn't tell you.
10:38I looked into his eyes and said nothing.
10:40I wouldn't mind.
10:40He gave our marital home to my stepsister and brushed it off with a,
10:44You're rich?
10:45You won't mind?
10:46It wasn't that he thought I wouldn't mind.
10:48He simply didn't care whether I mind it or not.
10:50Anyway, you do have the right to live in the house.
10:53After the divorce, you should stay somewhere else for a while.
10:57Once I've handled everything on my end, I'll bring you back.
11:00I almost laughed out loud.
11:02Even now, he still thought I was just playing along with his act.
11:05Let's go.
11:06Let's get this done.
11:10The procedure went faster than I'd imagined.
11:13Sign.
11:13Press the fingerprint.
11:15Hand over the photos.
11:16The clerk finally pressed down the embossing stamp.
11:18A soft, click, sounding.
11:21The divorce certificate in my hand was a thin little booklet.
11:24Much like the marriage certificate.
11:25Just a different color.
11:28I need to take a call.
11:29It's urgent.
11:30Wait for me here a moment.
11:31I'll take you to back a bit.
11:32He walked a few steps away and answered the phone.
11:34His voice was very low, but two words still drifted over.
11:38Wendy?
11:38I stood where I was, quietly watching his back.
11:44Something's come up.
11:45Get yourself back first.
11:46I'll contact you later.
11:47It wasn't until after he'd walked out the main entrance that I slowly turned around and
11:51headed toward the marriage registration window on the other side.
11:54When Ethan walked out of the city hall, the sun was already high in the sky.
11:59He looked at the divorce certificate in his hand, then glanced at his phone screen.
12:02April 1st.
12:04April Fool's Day.
12:05That's right.
12:06Today was the day.
12:08The string that had been stretched taut in his heart loosened slightly.
12:13His phone suddenly rang.
12:14A client was calling.
12:16He picked up, and they talked for nearly ten minutes.
12:19When he hung up, he glanced back at the entrance of the city hall.
12:23Why hasn't Scarlett come out yet?
12:25He hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked back.
12:28He wanted to go inside and say a few more words to her, at least set a date for their
12:32remarriage, so she wouldn't let her imagination run wild.
12:35He hadn't gone more than two steps when he collided head-on with a man pushing the door
12:39open from inside.
12:40The divorce certificate also slipped out.
12:42Sorry.
12:42A gust of wind blew over, flipping open half a page of the marriage certificate's cover,
12:47revealing a corner of a photo.
12:51It's fine.
12:52Ethan looked up.
12:53The other was a man in a dark gray trench coat, tall and straight in posture, with a
12:58calm expression.
13:01Congratulations.
13:02Getting married today.
13:03Ethan made some offhand polite remark.
13:06The man glanced at the divorce certificate in his hand and said,
13:10Congratulations to you, too.
13:13Ethan paused.
13:14The man had already tucked the marriage certificate into his inner pocket.
13:18His gaze swept past Ethan's face without lingering.
13:21Then he turned and left.
13:23Ethan stared after him, a thought growing heavier in his mind.
13:27Today is April Fool's Day.
13:29Who would choose to get married today?
13:32And this man's voice, his build.
13:34He felt like he had seen him somewhere before.
13:38Wait!
13:39He called after him.
13:41The man stopped, turned sideways, his expression still faint and unperturbed.
13:46Just then, his phone rang.
13:48He glanced down and saw it was Chris calling.
13:51He looked up to say, wait a moment, only to find the man in the dark gray trench coat had
13:56turned the corner and vanished.
13:58He ignored the call and was about to look for Scarlett when his phone vibrated again.
14:03It was a location sent by Sean with a message attached.
14:06Hurry up.
14:07We have to reach the island before sunset.
14:11He halted in his tracks.
14:13That island.
14:14He recalled what Wendy had said by the sea back in high school.
14:17She wanted to spend three wild days and nights on the island with everyone before getting married.
14:22Now, she was really about to tie the knot.
14:25Yet the island was off limits to outsiders.
14:27He was the only one who had access to it.
14:30There was no way he could be late.
14:32If he went back to find Scarlett and got tangled up, he wouldn't be able to leave.
14:37He didn't hesitate any longer and headed toward the parking lot.
14:41The car arrived at the dock and everyone waited with bags in hand.
14:45Wendy stood at the front, her white dress and hair fluttering in the sea breeze.
14:51Ethan glanced at the dress and paused for a second.
14:53That was the dress he had bought for her on her 17th birthday, with three months of saved-up allowance.
15:02Ethan!
15:03What took you so long?
15:04We've been waiting for you forever.
15:06Penalty, three drinks.
15:07No excuses.
15:09A warm, soft touch registered at his wrist.
15:12He looked down at her.
15:14She was looking up at him and smiling, eyes glistening, exactly the same as back in high school.
15:22Fine, I'll drink.
15:24A chorus of teasing erupted around them.
15:26Ethan still foils Wendy this much.
15:28What, are you jealous?
15:31By the time they reached the resort, the sky had already darkened.
15:34Fairy lights were strung across the terrace.
15:37Music was playing from the speakers.
15:39The atmosphere pumped to the max.
15:41Speaking of which, Wendy, you're getting married next week, and we still haven't seen the groom.
15:48You've kept him hidden so well.
15:51Groom?
15:52What groom?
15:54The terrace fell silent for a moment.
15:57Aren't you getting married next week?
16:05April Fools!
16:06After all these years, how do you guys fall for it every single year?
16:12All right, all right, you win.
16:16You even fooled us.
16:20Oh, come on, it's just an excuse for everyone to get together and have fun.
16:25You're not going to be spoil-muns who can't take a joke, are you?
16:29We can take it, we can take it!
16:31We only gotta come to this island thanks to you!
16:33Exactly, someone here is so biased.
16:35The moment you announced your engagement, he started figuring out how to get the island's membership.
16:40Now your dream has basically come true!
16:42Go all out, party hard for three days and three nights!
16:46Thank you for still remembering my dream.
16:49The atmosphere was completely ignited by that one toast.
16:54Hey, hold on!
16:55If Wendy's not married, he just got divorced, then aren't all of us single right now?
16:59After all these years, what are you two still doing pretending this is just some pure friendship?
17:04Who doesn't know about what happened in high school?
17:07You two acted like you'd die without each other.
17:10You've had too much to drink.
17:15I'm not drunk!
17:17I mean it!
17:18You two!
17:19One never married, one just divorced.
17:22Isn't this perfect?
17:24Why don't you just...
17:26Get together!
17:27Get together!
17:28Right, right!
17:29Ethan got divorced for Wendy!
17:30If Wendy doesn't take responsibility, who will?
17:36Ethan stood there, the scene at the town hall flashing through his mind.
17:40After Scarlett signed the papers, she looked at him calmly.
17:43He had thought she knew it was a fake divorce and felt nothing, but now he was unsure.
17:47Ethan, you're not going to gang up and tease me with them, are you?
17:51He's not teasing!
17:52He's being serious!
17:57Ethan looked at the stepsister before him, his so-called white moonlight.
18:01He clearly wanted to say something, but the words stuck in his throat and wouldn't come out.
18:05Wasn't this the wild night he had wanted?
18:07The party broke up at some point.
18:09He didn't know when.
18:10Ethan only remembered drinking, one glass after another.
18:13Drinking until the fairy lights before his eyes blurred into bluezy halos.
18:17After that, he only remembered the hotel corridor lights being very bright,
18:21the bed being very soft, someone undoing his tie.
18:25Scarlet.
18:26He turned his head and saw the strands of long hair scattered on the pillow next to him.
18:31He jolted upright.
18:32He closed his eyes and tried to remember.
18:35Last night's images were broken.
18:37Drinking.
18:38Cheering.
18:38The hotel.
18:39The bed.
18:40And then...
18:42Morning.
18:44Ethan stood by the bed and instinctively picked up his phone,
18:48but he found no messages at all from Scarlet.
18:50She hadn't asked him where he was last night,
18:53unlike those two previous times when he, Sean, and Chris had their divorces.
18:57She would still send messages reminding them to take care of their health,
19:01would be concerned about the aftermath of their divorces.
19:04Yet for this divorce with him, of all people, she asked nothing at all.
19:08Ethan?
19:09She glanced at the marks, and her face reddened.
19:12Last night, I'm sorry.
19:14Those words, I'm sorry?
19:15He didn't even know himself who he was saying them to.
19:19You're saying sorry to me?
19:22Wendy got out of bed, her legs weakening.
19:25She nearly stumbled, and Ethan quickly held her up.
19:28Look, I can't even stand cuddly anymore.
19:31Ethan let go of her hand and stepped back.
19:34Wendy's smile froze on her face, her voice suddenly dropping low.
19:38Ethan, how much longer are you going to keep pretending?
19:42In high school, her grandfather threatened you under the guise of sponsoring you.
19:46That's the only reason you were with her.
19:48You've already climbed to this position.
19:49Do you still need to afraid of a washed-up tycoon like him?
19:54Ethan turned around and saw tears streaming down her face.
19:59Her grandfather didn't threaten me.
20:01I was the one who pursued her.
20:02That little girl back then, with fashionally dyed hair,
20:06steered clear of marriage at all costs.
20:08Her parents divorced, and then passed away one after the other.
20:10She grew up under her grandfather's protection.
20:13Having seen too many relationships fall apart,
20:15she didn't think marriage held any meaning at all.
20:18She was so loyal, willing to go get a marriage certificate
20:20for a childhood friend's future, without batting an eye.
20:23In her eyes, those were two separate things.
20:25Love was freedom, marriage was chains.
20:28She was willing to wear chains for a friend,
20:29but didn't want to do that for her own love.
20:31It was him who went to her time and again,
20:33proving time and again that he was different from others.
20:35I won't let you regret this.
20:37Our marriage won't be a tomb.
20:39He took himself apart and showed her,
20:41and only then did she finally nod,
20:43carefully placing her love into his hands
20:45and exchanged it for a marriage certificate in the truest sense.
20:48But now, just what had he done?
20:51Then I must have been overthinking it.
20:53Just go.
20:56Ethan turned and opened the door.
20:58Sean and Chris were standing right outside the door,
21:01both wearing complicated expressions.
21:03What did you guys do last night?
21:05Bro, you went too far, didn't you?
21:07Don't forget,
21:08you and Scaretta are only fake divorced.
21:19I'll take responsibility for her.
21:27Take responsibility?
21:28With what?
21:29You just got divorced yesterday,
21:30and today you're saying you'll take responsibility for someone else?
21:32Is this fair to Scarlett?
21:34And besides,
21:34she's your wife's stepsister!
21:37Then what do you want me to do?
21:40Alright, alright,
21:41let's all stop arguing.
21:42Ethan, you should calm down first.
21:43In your current state,
21:45any decision you make is going to be the wrong one.
21:50Going for a smoke.
21:52Ethan chose to temporarily escape.
21:55The smoke dispersed under the light.
21:57He stared at the grey-white wisps,
21:59lost in thought.
22:00He really did need some time
22:02to think about his relationship with his wife.
22:05People always grow accustomed to what they have,
22:07and then start to pine for what they've lost.
22:09High school white moot was like a thorn
22:11buried in his heart.
22:12Not exactly painful,
22:13not actually itchy,
22:14but he had never actually pulled it out.
22:16Seventeen,
22:17he'd truly been very close to Wendy.
22:18Back then,
22:19he didn't know Scarlett yet.
22:22Later,
22:23when Sean and Chris brought this girl before him,
22:26the circle he had desperately tried to squeeze into,
22:29she had been born right at its center.
22:34Back then,
22:35he was so jealous of Sean and Chris,
22:37jealous that they could be so close to her,
22:39that they could call each other brothers and sister.
22:40He tried every means to become part of that circle,
22:42and finally,
22:43he won her heart.
22:44He ranked among Forbes' top 10 young billionaires under 30,
22:46yet his marriage turned plain in the end.
22:48Even the best life grows dull with time.
22:50He intended to get divorced on April Fool's Day
22:52to keep his promise to Wendy and easy his mind,
22:54but once he actually went through with it,
22:57he realized he couldn't do it as easily as he'd imagined.
23:00It's like ditching old clothes worn for years,
23:03feeling empty and chilly in the wind.
23:05He stubbed out his cigarette and straightened up.
23:07In that moment,
23:08he suddenly felt he should still go back and find her,
23:11even if she was angry,
23:13even if she wanted to curse him out,
23:15at least.
23:19Ethan!
23:22Sean's voice suddenly rang out from the room,
23:25carrying a panic Ethan had never heard before.
23:27Wendy was standing on the windowsill,
23:28half her body leaning outside.
23:30Don't come any closer!
23:32She turned her head and screamed.
23:33Ethan rushed in,
23:34reaching out to try and grab her.
23:37Just come down first.
23:38We can talk this out properly.
23:43What's there to talk about?
23:45In school, you meanly gave me like a letter.
23:47Then I showed up and you didn't want me anymore.
23:50Then I'd have divorced it and you still don't want me.
23:53Ethan stood rooted to the spot,
23:55his palms soaked in cold sweat.
23:57A love letter?
23:58He had never written her a love letter.
24:00The only one was for Scarlet.
24:02It just hadn't been delivered.
24:04Somehow ending up in her hands.
24:06But he couldn't say that.
24:08At least not at this crucial moment.
24:10Just go!
24:12Go back to that woman!
24:14As she spoke,
24:15her body leaned further outward.
24:17I won't go!
24:17I'll stay with you!
24:20Wendy looked up,
24:21her eyes blurry with tears.
24:23Really?
24:25Really.
24:26She hesitated for a moment,
24:28then slowly reached out her hand,
24:29Ethan,
24:30and pulled her down from the windowsill.
24:32She crying so hard,
24:34her whole body trembled.
24:35I'm not greedy.
24:36Just this period of time,
24:38when you,
24:39when you see your own heart clear,
24:40if you want to leave,
24:41I won't stop you.
24:45Okay.
24:45Wendy's,
24:46she took his phone,
24:47swiped and tapped a few times,
24:49every trace of Scarlet's contact information
24:51had been completely deleted.
24:52This way,
24:53you can keep your promise
24:54and stay with me properly.
24:56Ethan said nothing,
24:57just locked the phone screen
24:58and put it into his pocket.
25:00Wendy buried her head in his chest.
25:04Do you still remember my other dream?
25:07With things having unfolded this way,
25:08all Sean and Chris could do
25:10was play dumb.
25:12Hey,
25:13we gotta play it cool.
25:14After three days of partying on the island,
25:16they went to attend
25:17old Mr. Johnson's birthday party
25:19as if nothing had happened.
25:20As Scarlet's best friends,
25:22they had shown up
25:23every year without fail.
25:25Just as the two of them,
25:26gifts in hand,
25:27were about to enter,
25:28they were stopped
25:29by the receptionist.
25:31I'm sorry,
25:32you two are not on the guest list.
25:39Look more carefully.
25:40We are Scarlet's childhood friends.
25:44We've spent New Year's
25:45and holidays at her house
25:46since we were kids.
25:47I'm sorry,
25:48if you're not on the list,
25:50you're not on the list.
25:55Aren't these the waist looks
25:57from the Sean and Chris families?
26:00They married the former tycoon's granddaughter
26:02and still managed to run the family business
26:04into the ground like this.
26:06You really do see everything in this life.
26:10Both of them are the ex-husbands, right?
26:12Coming to the ex-wife's grandfather's birthday party.
26:15Are you hoping for a remarriage?
26:17What remarriage, Herr?
26:18The old man is going to announce
26:19a happy occasion today.
26:28We've come to the old man's birthday party
26:30every year.
26:31We're more qualified to go in
26:33than anyone else here.
26:36The receptionist glanced at him,
26:38then unhurriedly pressed the intercom.
26:42Two minutes later,
26:44the old butler Stuart came out.
26:53There's no need for the two of you
26:55to come in the future.
26:58Please be on your way.
27:04Chris's expression changed.
27:06He wanted to say something,
27:08but Stuart had already turned
27:09and was walking back inside.
27:11Guests at the entrance trickled in,
27:13in twos and threes.
27:14As they passed by the two of them,
27:16their eyes carried curiosity and pity.
27:27Let's go.
27:31Why should we?
27:35Scarlet and I,
27:36ever since we were kids,
27:38grew up playing together,
27:39grew up together.
27:40We're the closest of friends
27:42since we were kids.
27:43He couldn't go on.
27:47Three days after being turned away
27:48from the birthday party,
27:50Sean received a call from home.
28:18Sean clutched his phone,
28:19unable to say a single word.
28:21Of course he knew who it was.
28:23That piece of land was secured
28:24back when he and Scarlet were married.
28:33Her grandfather had personally
28:34stepped in to pull strings for him.
28:37Kishwad out the end,
28:39but he had been laughing around
28:40since childhood.
28:42Aside of being born into a good family,
28:44he had no real ability to spock of.
28:48Now, his aging father
28:49still had to humble himself
28:51to clean up his mess.
28:52He scrolled to Scarlet's number,
28:54hesitated for a long time,
28:56and then pressed the dial button.
29:03The number you have dialed
29:05is out of service.
29:07The number you have dialed
29:09is out of service.
29:14His heart instantly felt like
29:15a piece was missing.
29:18This person,
29:19who he had always believed
29:19would be waiting right there
29:20as long as he turned around,
29:22had been as if she had never existed
29:23in this world these past three days.
29:25If his family's business
29:26hadn't all been through,
29:27if his parents hadn't been
29:27seeking help everywhere
29:28to know Ravol,
29:29he probably wouldn't even have a way
29:30to get any news of her.
29:31He put down his phone
29:33and suddenly remembered
29:34a winter many years ago.
29:39Don't be afraid.
29:40I'm here.
29:41At that time,
29:42he felt the entire world
29:44could change,
29:44but Scarlet wouldn't.
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