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The Vanishing
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00:02My mom Lily is a homewrecker. Everyone knows she breaks families. She told bad lies to steal my
00:08dad away from the nice lady he was supposed to marry. She forced him to marry her. She's gross
00:13and every time I look at her, I just want to throw up. Every word cuts deep into my heart.
00:20Leo lowered his cue cards. The entire ballroom fell dead silent. The head butler awkwardly
00:25ushered him off the stage. The socialites raised their champagne glasses and the snide remarks came
00:30freely. Well, once a woman shoots adult films, no amount of money can wash the dirt off. Even her
00:37own son is disgusted by her. Please, Reed worships the ground she walks on. He's the wealthiest man
00:42in New York, but he even gave up his inheritance for her. Even after she took a five million dollar
00:45buyout and abandoned her newborn baby, he still hunted her down and married her. Hearing those
00:49whispers, the agonizing knot in my chest loosened just a fraction. The whole world could despise
00:55me. As long as Oliver loved me unconditionally, that was enough. That night, passing his study,
01:03I heard voices through the half-open door. It shattered my fantasy into pieces.
01:08Mr. Reed, was it really necessary to let your son humiliate your wife like that?
01:12Is that healthy for the boy?
01:17Did Leo say anything wrong? Besides, he's Tiffany's son. You know that.
01:26Tiffany? The woman who married Oliver in an arranged union after I disappeared?
01:31The woman Leo had called mom for five years? But Oliver told me he'd only married Tiffany so
01:36Leo could have a home. He said he couldn't even stand the sight of her. And Leo? Leo was my
01:42son.
01:42How could he be Tiffany's?
01:44When I finally found Lily, she was a wreck. If I told her our baby had died years ago,
01:50it would have broken her completely. So I told her Leo was hers.
01:54My head seemed to explode. A deafening ring took over my ears. During my five years of living hell
02:00across the border, the only thing keeping me alive was the thought of Oliver and our baby.
02:05Turns out my baby was dead. And all this time I had been raising my rival's child.
02:12Did you send the video of Leo's speech to Tiffany?
02:15Yes, sir. All of it. I made sure to zoom in on Mrs. Reed's face.
02:20Miss Vance was absolutely thrilled. Tiffany's so easy to please. Humiliate Lily a little and
02:25she does whatever I want in bed. Not like Lily. She's already been passed around and used up,
02:29yet she still pulls that traumatized victim act on me. Won't even let me leave the lights on.
02:34Totally kills the mood.
02:35Then who do you actually love, sir?
02:37I love Lily. I know she was forced to leave somehow and she'll always be Mrs. Reed.
02:43But she's tainted now. Tiffany loves me. She doesn't ask for a ring and she's a total freak in bed.
02:48Leo adores her. Having an extra body to warm the sheets changes absolutely nothing.
02:53I don't remember how I made it back to our bedroom. Humiliation and anguish tore at my insides,
02:59leaving me cold all over, yet unable to shed a single tear. Oliver's great love was alive from
03:05the very beginning.
03:10Lily, Leo is doing perfectly fine at school. There was a little mishap during his speech today,
03:15but he's just a child. Don't take it to heart.
03:17Clinging to one last hope, I reached back and rested my hand on his chest.
03:26I'm exhausted tonight, babe.
03:28The sound of running shower water woke me up.
03:31The sound came from the bathroom, mixed with his heavy panting.
03:40Oh, God. Phone sex is so much hotter.
03:44Aren't you afraid your wife will hear us?
03:46Let her.
03:47She's so damn clueless, she'd probably think I'm jerking off to her.
03:55The fake death plan. I'm in.
04:02I love Lily.
04:03I know she was forced to leave somehow and she'll always be Mrs. Reed.
04:07But she's tainted now.
04:09Tiffany loves me.
04:10She doesn't ask for a ring and she's a total freak in bed.
04:13Leo adores her.
04:14Having an extra body to warm the sheets changes absolutely nothing.
04:18I don't remember how I made it back to our bedroom.
04:21Humiliation and anguish tore at my insides, leaving me cold all over, yet unable to shed a single tear.
04:28Oliver's great love was a lie from the very beginning.
04:34Lily, Leo is doing perfectly fine at school.
04:37There was a little mishap during his speech today, but he's just a child.
04:41Don't take it to heart.
04:42Clinging to one last hope, I reached back and rested my hand on his chest.
04:50I'm exhausted tonight, babe.
04:53The sound of running shower water woke me up.
04:56The sound came from the bathroom, mixed with his heavy panting.
05:05Oh, God.
05:06Phone sex is so much hotter.
05:09Aren't you afraid your wife will hear us?
05:11Let her.
05:12She's so damn clueless, she'd probably think I'm jerking off to her.
05:19The fake death plan.
05:21I'm in.
05:26Seven years ago, Oliver and I fell in love.
05:29But his family hated me.
05:31On the night I gave birth, we planned to run away together.
05:34Instead, his family kidnapped me.
05:36They sold me to a cartel in Mexico and told Oliver I took a payoff and abandoned him.
05:41For years, I lived through hell.
05:42When Oliver finally tracked me down and saved me, Leo was already five.
05:47But Leo was never my son.
05:51What's wrong, Lily?
05:53Nightmares again?
05:54Shh.
05:55It's okay.
05:56I'm here.
06:03Oliver, I need your signature on something tomorrow.
06:06Uh-huh.
06:06Sure.
06:07Bring it to me tomorrow.
06:08The next day was my late mother's birthday.
06:10He still got up early to make French toast for me.
06:13Anyone would think he's a devoted, loving husband.
06:16But this time, I noticed he made two portions of breakfast.
06:20Dad, Mom hasn't eaten yet.
06:22You know her stomach acts up if she doesn't eat.
06:25Lily, I'm dropping Leo off at school first.
06:28I'll take you to the cemetery to see Mom when I get back.
06:30Remember to let the toast cool down before you eat it.
06:32Don't burn yourself.
06:35Ma'am, why are you eating cold food?
06:37Mr. Reed will be heartbroken if he sees this.
06:42He won't feel heartache anymore.
06:48Maybe Mr. Reed is just too busy.
06:50Should I drive you to the office?
07:01We're not waiting for Oliver.
07:03Take me to see my mom.
07:08The attached photo showed Oliver and Tiffany both kissing Leo's cheeks.
07:12Only then did I realize Leo had a sports day today.
07:15The happy picture of their family of three made me look like a dark, unwanted intruder.
07:20I put the signed divorce agreement into my bag.
07:23We're not waiting for Oliver.
07:25Take me to see my mom.
07:26Before Lily arrived, Tiffany had already entered the cemetery with workers.
07:33But unexpectedly, right as I entered the private cemetery,
07:36my mother's tombstone was smashed, crashing down at my feet.
07:40And standing right in front of the grave was Tiffany.
07:43My brain froze for a second.
07:45I rushed forward.
07:47What are you doing?
07:50Lily, I'm digging up your mother's grave.
07:53This is my mother's resting place.
07:55This land belongs to Oliver.
07:57How dare you?
07:58Still playing Mrs. Reed, huh?
08:00Oliver's private property?
08:02I do whatever I want.
08:04What are you staring at?
08:05Dig.
08:06At her command, the workers were about to start the bulldozer.
08:10Driven by pure desperation, and I scrambled into the cab of the excavator.
08:16Grabbed the steering wheel and jerked it hard.
08:21The massive metal bucket swung violently, heading straight for her head.
08:29Throw her under the bulldozer.
08:31Crush her into the dirt.
08:33Several bodyguards instantly lunged to drag me away.
08:36But just as they reached out, a Maybach drove into the cemetery.
08:40Oliver stepped out in a few strides,
08:43took down the guards,
08:46and pulled me tightly into his arms.
08:49Tiffany, how many times have I warned you?
08:52Don't touch Lily.
08:54He checked me over frantically.
08:56Seeing the bruises on my stomach,
08:57pure heartbreak spilled across his face.
09:00Lily, I'm sorry.
09:02I'm late.
09:05I've told you so many times.
09:07We're divorced.
09:08Stop pestering me.
09:09Otherwise,
09:10I swear I'll erase the Vance family by morning.
09:14Instead of being angry at the threat,
09:15Tiffany just raised her eyebrows with a smirk.
09:18That's when I saw it.
09:19Both she and Oliver were wearing the matching bracelets from Leo's school.
09:23What exactly are you trying to do?
09:25Lily,
09:25I sold this land to the Vance family.
09:28They're turning it into an amusement park.
09:31All the caskets have been moved.
09:33Don't worry.
09:34Your mom is fine.
09:35I've moved her to a better place
09:36and had a new tombstone made.
09:38I've just been too busy lately
09:40and forgot to tell you.
09:42The workers dug open the grave.
09:44Sure enough,
09:45it was completely empty inside.
09:47He was just talking about accompanying me to see my mom this morning,
09:50yet he forgot to tell me that her grave had been moved.
09:52Clutching my bruised stomach,
09:54I swatted away his outstretched hand.
09:56Take me to her.
09:57After that,
09:58I'll give you the papers we talked about last night.
10:02Oliver walked me to the car,
10:04but Tiffany got in first.
10:06Oliver,
10:06we still have some business matters to discuss.
10:09As she walked past Oliver,
10:10her fingers gently brushed against his arm.
10:16Lily,
10:17wait here for a moment.
10:18I need to talk to Tiffany first.
10:19The two of them climbed into the car,
10:21one after another.
10:23Rustling sounds immediately came from inside the car.
10:27Oliver trusted the Maybox soundproofing too much,
10:30but he forgot.
10:32I also had access to disable it.
10:35Like a masochist,
10:36I opened the app,
10:37turned the soundproofing all the way down.
10:40A muffled groan instantly leaked from the car.
10:46Tiffany,
10:46we're in the car!
10:48Lily's still outside!
10:49Tiffany's voice was breathy,
10:50heavy with lust.
10:51Isn't it more thrilling?
10:52Every time her PTSD flared up and she passed out,
10:56we'd do this right by her bed.
10:58You always last at least three hours,
11:00and she just thinks she's having another nightmare.
11:03Every time my PTSD flared up,
11:05I'd have sickening nightmares.
11:06When I woke up,
11:07Oliver would always be by my side.
11:10Claiming he hadn't left me for a single second.
11:12I still remember on the way back from Mexico,
11:15Oliver was covered in scars,
11:16crying the entire way.
11:18He promised me in a hoarse voice.
11:20From now on,
11:22I'll never leave your side again.
11:25He wasn't lying.
11:26He really never left my side.
11:27But there he was,
11:29right beside my bed,
11:30screwing Tiffany next to my unconscious body.
11:33A wave of nausea surged from my throat.
11:36Leaning against the back of the car,
11:38I couldn't stop retching.
11:40Suddenly,
11:41the movements inside the car stop.
11:45Ugh,
11:46her bag is poking me.
11:49Just move it aside.
11:51Wait.
11:53What's this document in her bag?
11:57The next second,
11:58the car window rolled down.
11:59Tiffany threw my handbag straight out.
12:02God,
12:03this thing was taking up space.
12:05What important documents could a housewife possibly have?
12:08That's true.
12:09The sounds of their entanglement continued from the car.
12:12Every single noise pierced me,
12:14draining the color from my face with each one.
12:19I picked up the divorce agreement with trembling hands.
12:22It was already soaked in muddy water.
12:27I walked over to my mother's broken tombstone,
12:31finally making up my mind.
12:33I waited from dusk until the sky turned pitch black.
12:36Finally,
12:37Oliver pushed the car door open.
12:39Acting as if nothing had happened.
12:41He smiled and gestured for me to get in.
12:43I glanced at Tiffany on the seat.
12:50No thanks.
12:51It's filthy.
12:53I got into the assistance car instead.
12:59He frowned,
13:00followed me into the assistance car,
13:01pulled out a wet wipe,
13:02and wiped the dirt off my face for me.
13:06The tenderness in his eyes was enough to ruin any woman.
13:09It's just a little dirt.
13:10My lily is always the prettiest.
13:13I looked into his eyes,
13:14wanting to pretend nothing had happened either.
13:17But my tears fell uncontrollably.
13:26Oliver, you forgot to sign the document.
13:29Oliver hated it most when I cried.
13:31Whenever I cried,
13:33panic flashed across his face,
13:34without even glancing at the contents of the wet paper.
13:37He signed it,
13:38and pulled me into his arms.
13:42I'll sign everything for you,
13:43Lily.
13:44Even if you asked for the entire Reed group.
13:47The new cemetery was indeed much better kept,
13:50neat,
13:50and well-maintained.
13:52Oliver solemnly said to my mother,
13:54I'll take good care of Lily,
13:55and make her happy forever.
13:57When the Reeds opposed us,
13:58he stayed devoted.
13:59Lily is the only woman I will ever marry.
14:02He didn't break that promise.
14:03I did become his wife.
14:05A phone call came.
14:07Oliver answered it,
14:08and left in a hurry.
14:09Lily,
14:09I'm taking you to our family gathering first.
14:12Can you head back by yourself later?
14:13But I clearly heard Tiffany's voice on the phone.
14:16Tiffany had attended every single Reed family gathering,
14:19even after the divorce.
14:20As far as the Reeds were concerned,
14:22she was the only wife Oliver ever had in their eyes.
14:25No matter how cruel or painful reality was,
14:28I had to face it alone.
14:29I returned to our downtown penthouse.
14:32Even the maids had gone to help at the Reed estate.
14:34I scanned the divorce agreement
14:36and emailed it to my lawyer.
14:37Then I opened the closet to pack my bags.
14:42Suddenly, Tiffany's voice came from the bedroom door.
14:49Oliver carried Tiffany onto the bed,
14:51listening to the intimate sounds outside the closet.
14:54My stomach churned with nausea.
15:05The next second,
15:06their conversation made my mind go completely blank.
15:10Oliver,
15:11about letting your wife film that porno for me.
15:14Have you thought about it?
15:17What were you thinking,
15:19signing some deal with that director?
15:21If your investment flopped,
15:22you'd film a porn?
15:24And now look,
15:25you actually lost.
15:26What am I going to do with you?
15:28Tiffany whined,
15:29putting on a sickeningly sweet voice.
15:31I don't care.
15:32How could I possibly let him film me like that?
15:35Besides,
15:36I'm Leo's mother after all.
15:37You wouldn't want Leo to be humiliated,
15:39would you?
15:41Oliver's voice darkened.
15:43We can find a stand-in,
15:44but
15:44does it have to be Lily?
15:46The director was specific.
15:47He wants Oliver Reed's wife.
15:49Either me or Lily.
15:51Oliver,
15:52say yes,
15:53and I'll let you do whatever you want in bed.
15:55Any position.
15:57Besides,
15:57wasn't it you who said it yourself?
15:59Lily's already been used by everyone.
16:01What's one more time going to matter?
16:03The sounds of their bodies intertwining came from the bed.
16:06Curled up in the dark,
16:07I couldn't even gag anymore.
16:15Then I need to think this through.
16:16I can't just tell her outright.
16:18She'd never forgive me.
16:19That's easy.
16:20Just drug her and toss her over there.
16:23Then I received a text message.
16:26Dragging my stiff body,
16:28I slowly crept out of the closet.
16:30That evening,
16:31Oliver enthusiastically invited me
16:32to a dinner party with his friends.
16:34When I sat down,
16:35Tiffany was already at the table.
16:36For the first time,
16:37she spoke to me peacefully
16:38and even offered to pour my wine.
16:39Meanwhile,
16:40the director sat in the corner,
16:41his predatory gaze never leaving me.
16:43I made an excuse to go to the restroom.
16:46Peering through the crack in the door,
16:48I saw Tiffany smiling
16:49as she dropped a pill into my glass.
16:52Oliver's expression was dark,
16:54but he didn't do anything.
16:55Suppressing my nausea,
16:56I returned to the table.
16:57When everyone was distracted,
16:59I quietly swapped my glass with Tiffany's.
17:02Tiffany drank the wine without any suspicion,
17:04her eyes still gloating as she looked at me.
17:07I'm a little dizzy.
17:08Minutes later,
17:09I pretended the drug was taking effect.
17:10It's fine.
17:11Tiffany can take me.
17:13You should stay with your friends.
17:15Tiffany didn't suspect a thing.
17:17Wearing a fake smile,
17:18she wrapped her arm around me
17:19and walked me to the room.
17:21Just as she couldn't hold back
17:22from mocking me,
17:23she found her own head
17:24getting dizzier and dizzier.
17:25Finally,
17:26she collapsed straight onto the bed.
17:28I quickly changed my clothes
17:29and went into the room next door.
17:34Ooh, Oliver.
17:36Passing your own wife around,
17:37now that's what I call a real sport.
17:40What wife?
17:41She's just a broken toy.
17:43With one last glance back,
17:44I saw Oliver's deep, dark eyes.
17:47He watched the director
17:48with a camera
17:49and a group of actors,
17:50then pushed open the door.
17:53Oliver scoffed lightly.
17:54Yet his eyes were terrifyingly dark.
17:56Without a single regret.
17:58Yet his eyes were terrifyingly dark.
18:00Oliver, Tiffany,
18:02you planted the seeds of hell.
18:04Now, burn in it.
18:06Without a single regret,
18:08I swallowed the death-fegning drug.
18:11Oliver!
18:12I was set up!
18:14That bitch Lily did this!
18:18Lily, that dirty bitch!
18:20I'm going to kill her!
18:23Oliver,
18:24did you tell her my plan?
18:26Of course not.
18:27But,
18:28Lily has always been smart.
18:30Maybe she sensed something wrong
18:32and ran away.
18:33If I had figured something out,
18:34wouldn't I know he was the one behind it?
18:36Right then,
18:37an unknown number started ringing.
18:39Oliver hung up impatiently.
18:40Tiffany was still in his arms,
18:42hysterically demanding that he take revenge.
18:44Her shrieks grated on Oliver,
18:45and he shoved her away.
18:47You lost the bet,
18:48and you made the plan.
18:50Now that it blew up in your face,
18:51you expect me to clean up your mess?
18:53Can you use your brain for once?
18:55The sheer coldness in his words
18:56made Tiffany recoil.
18:58Then,
18:58the unknown number called again.
19:01Dad!
19:02Lily is dead!
19:05Leo,
19:06don't talk nonsense.
19:08She really is.
19:09He didn't come home all night.
19:11I broke out in an allergic rash.
19:13I called and texted her,
19:15but she didn't answer.
19:16She must be dead.
19:17Otherwise,
19:18she would have texted back immediately.
19:25Mr. Reid?
19:27Do you know a woman named Lily Moore?
19:29She's my wife.
19:30What happened to her?
19:31Mr. Reid,
19:31we are sorry to inform you
19:32that your wife, Lily,
19:34suffered a sudden heart attack
19:35at 5.30 a.m.
19:36We did everything we could
19:37to resuscitate her,
19:38but she didn't make it.
19:40What kind of sick scam is this?
19:48Where is Lily?
19:49The hospital.
19:50In the morgue.
19:54The hospital called you many times.
19:57You kept declying the calls.
20:00Oliver,
20:01are these the doctors
20:02you called for me?
20:06It was you, wasn't it?
20:08Where did you hide her?
20:10What?
20:11That bitch Lily
20:12is finally dead?
20:15It wasn't me.
20:16You know exactly
20:18where I was last night?
20:19Was it your parents?
20:21Oliver,
20:21who in this world
20:23wants Lily gone more than anyone?
20:24Isn't it your parents?
20:29When he kicked the doors open,
20:31his parents just looked
20:32genuinely confused.
20:34Oliver,
20:35are you out of your mind?
20:36We would never hurt Lily.
20:38Ever since you brought her back,
20:40we've never opposed you two again.
20:44Dad!
20:45Lissy's really dead, right?
20:46We can be a real family again!
20:51If you loved Lily so much,
20:52why didn't you come after us
20:53when you found her?
20:54You made her raise another woman's son.
20:56You married her on paper,
20:57but everyone out there knows
20:58you and Tiffany never truly ended.
21:00Oliver,
21:00your love is pathetic,
21:02a worthless joke.
21:03Every single word
21:04slammed into Oliver
21:05like a sledgehammer.
21:06He stumbled into the hospital morgue.
21:08As soon as he burst through the doors,
21:10he heard a morgue attendant say,
21:13Lily Moore
21:14died of a heart attack.
21:16Per her written wishes,
21:17there will be no autopsy.
21:18the body has been cleared
21:19for cremation.
21:24The next second,
21:26the red light above
21:27the cremation chamber flashed.
21:29A gurney,
21:30draped in a white sheet,
21:32was pushed toward
21:33the blazing furnace.
21:34He lunged for the sheet,
21:36but he was one second too late.
21:38The flames roared to life.
21:41How could this happen?
21:43She was fine.
21:44She was perfectly fine
21:45just a few days ago.
21:49Oliver didn't wake up
21:51until three days later.
21:52He was entirely hollowed out,
21:54stripped of all emotion.
21:55A man completely destroyed
21:57from the inside.
21:59Oliver's hands shook so violently
22:01he couldn't even grasp the paper.
22:03He locked himself inside the hotel room
22:05where I spent my final night
22:06refusing to sleep.
22:08Clutching my urn against his chest,
22:10he whispered his apologies
22:11over and over.
22:13Dad, please!
22:14Open the door!
22:16You're scaring me!
22:21Oliver!
22:22What do you think you're doing?
22:24You haven't closed your eyes
22:25for three days and nights.
22:27Get out.
22:28Don't disturb Lily's rest.
22:31Have you lost your sanity?
22:34Your debt to Lily
22:35will haunt you into the next life!
22:37Leo has done nothing wrong!
22:38How can you turn your back
22:39on your own child?
22:42Oliver buried my ashes
22:43next to my mother's grave.
22:45He kept a small portion
22:46of the ashes,
22:47having them made
22:48into a custom pendant,
22:50wearing it tightly
22:51against his heart
22:52every single day.
22:53Oliver,
22:54since it's already happened,
22:56you have to move forward.
22:58Your mother and I have decided
22:59that you should get back
23:00together with Tiffany.
23:03Oliver,
23:04whatever you owe Lily
23:05in this life,
23:05you can repay in the next,
23:07but Leo is innocent.
23:10Suit yourselves.
23:12Oliver!
23:13Heard you're officially
23:14remarrying Tiffany?
23:15Gotta say,
23:16you've got a real talent
23:16for taking back trash.
23:17Say one more disrespectful
23:18word about Lily
23:19and I'll throw you off
23:19this 28th floor balcony.
23:21Wow.
23:22So Tiffany really lost.
23:23You hadn't made that
23:23sick, dirty bet with Tiffany.
23:25My Lily would never have
23:25killed it.
23:26Dirty bet!
23:26It was actually
23:27kind of romantic.
23:28I told Tiffany
23:29you loved Lily
23:30way more than her
23:30and she should just
23:31give up and come to my bed.
23:32She wouldn't accept that
23:34so she made a bet with me.
23:35She asked me to demand
23:36that your wife
23:37do a porn shoot for me
23:38like I'd ever dare
23:39to do that,
23:40but she swore it would be fine
23:41so I just played along
23:42with her little script.
23:43Oliver's face
23:44darkened with fury.
23:46So,
23:46you didn't threaten Tiffany?
23:48The director laughed.
23:49Oliver,
23:50I don't have a death wish.
23:52Tiffany was the one
23:53who came to my room
23:54that night.
23:54I really thought
23:55you loved Lily
23:56more than Tiffany.
23:57A chill ran down
23:58Oliver's spine.
23:59He called his assistant.
24:01I need you to look
24:01into something.
24:02When Tiffany said
24:03she was harassed
24:04at Lily's mother's grave
24:05that day,
24:06was that actually true?
24:08Mr. Reed,
24:09the only person Tiffany
24:11fought with at the cemetery
24:12that day
24:12was Mrs. Reed.
24:16Oliver couldn't
24:17say another word.
24:18He subconsciously
24:19touched the urn pendant
24:20against his chest,
24:21feeling an agonizing
24:22ache in his heart.
24:23Only now did he realize
24:25how many people
24:25had tried to destroy me.
24:27His parents,
24:28Tiffany,
24:28Leo,
24:29and worst of all,
24:30himself.
24:30Every single one of them
24:32was a demon
24:32who pushed me
24:33into the abyss.
24:35Oliver pulled up
24:35to City Hall.
24:36Tiffany took out
24:37her paperwork
24:38and rushed over excitedly.
24:40Oliver,
24:40just give me your papers.
24:41I'll go get us registered.
24:43Oliver pulled something
24:44from his jacket.
24:45He dropped it
24:45into her palm.
24:46When Tiffany saw
24:47what it was,
24:48her face drained
24:48of color.
24:49Oliver,
24:51what's this?
24:52It's a pendant
24:53made from Lily's ashes.
24:56His voice,
24:56terrifyingly soft.
24:58Haven't you seen me
24:59wearing it every day?
25:00Before Tiffany could
25:01even react,
25:02a harsh slap
25:03struck across her face.
25:04Her mind went
25:04completely blank
25:05from the impact.
25:06You hit me?
25:07Oliver just stared
25:08at her coldly.
25:10Do you remember
25:11how you beat Lily?
25:12The bodyguard
25:13dragged her into the car,
25:14followed by Oliver's
25:15ruthless command.
25:17To the cemetery.
25:18Beneath the sprawling
25:19elm tree,
25:20the headstone
25:20stood cold and silent.
25:22Oliver stared
25:23at my black and white portrait.
25:25An endless agony
25:25twisted his heart
25:26until he couldn't breathe.
25:28He took all of that pain
25:29and weaponized it
25:29into pure rage,
25:31aiming it straight
25:31at Tiffany.
25:32Neil.
25:33Tiffany let out
25:33a miserable laugh.
25:35Fine.
25:36I lost the game.
25:38But Neil,
25:39to a homewrecker,
25:40I'd rather die.
25:42Those words
25:42completely set Oliver off.
25:45Tiffany!
25:46How dare you say that
25:48in front of Lily's grave?
25:51If you hadn't drugged me
25:53and gotten pregnant
25:54with Leo,
25:54what made you think
25:55I would ever marry you?
25:57But Tiffany just laughed.
25:58Oliver,
25:59if we're talking about
26:00who hurt Lily most,
26:02do I even rank first?
26:04Every ounce of pain
26:05in Lily's life
26:07came from you!
26:09You couldn't accept Lily's past,
26:11yet you refused
26:11to let her go.
26:14You wanted a perfect wife,
26:16so you kept stringing me along.
26:18But didn't you ever realize
26:21how much all of this
26:22was destroying her?
26:23If anyone is the real murderer here,
26:26it's you!
26:27You're the one
26:28who should be begging
26:29for forgiveness!
26:30Tiffany's words slammed
26:32into Oliver,
26:33one after another.
26:34It forced him to face
26:35the undeniable truth.
26:36It was his inaction
26:37and his hypocrisy
26:38that destroyed me.
26:39Oliver dropped to his knees
26:40in front of my grave.
26:42Trembling,
26:42he pressed his forehead
26:44against the freezing marble headstone.
26:46Then driven by utter despair,
26:48he slammed his head forward.
26:51Then a second time,
26:53a third,
26:54countless times.
26:56Tiffany watched in frozen horror
26:58as Oliver smashed his head
27:00against the stone,
27:01blood pouring down his face.
27:03She stared blankly
27:04for a long time
27:05before letting out
27:06a tragic laugh.
27:09Oliver,
27:09you've finally gone insane.
27:12Soon,
27:12the news spread
27:13through the entire city.
27:14Oliver Reed,
27:16the New York billionaire,
27:17had knelt in front
27:18of his late wife's grave
27:19for three days
27:20and three nights
27:21in a torrential downpour.
27:23He was rushed
27:23to the hospital
27:24with severe blood loss
27:25and a massive infection.
27:27He slipped into a coma
27:28and never woke up.
27:30Everyone said Oliver
27:31was the most devoted man
27:32in the world.
27:33Even his precious son,
27:35sobbing by his bedside
27:36every day,
27:37couldn't ever wake him up.
27:39Three years later,
27:40Leo was talking to Oliver
27:42by his hospital bed
27:43as usual.
27:43Dad,
27:44I sneaked out
27:45to visit Mom today.
27:46You're not mad, right?
27:49Also,
27:50I went to an art seminar
27:51in France a few days ago.
27:52The teacher there,
27:53she looked exactly like Lily.
27:55Maybe Lily isn't dead.
27:57What if she was just
27:58so heartbroken
27:58so she faked her death?
28:04Where,
28:05where did you see her?
28:06Her name's Lillian
28:08in the French study program.
28:09She looks about 80%
28:11like Lily,
28:11but she's far more confident.
28:13Word has it
28:13she comes from
28:14an extremely wealthy family.
28:16On the glamorous streets
28:17of Paris,
28:18a luxury vehicle
28:19comes to a stop
28:20in front of a famous
28:21contemporary art gallery.
28:27After stepping into
28:28the gallery,
28:29his attention
28:29was drawn to a poster.
28:36Lily,
28:38I finally found you
28:39at last.
28:40At the first light of dawn,
28:42he walked into the gallery,
28:43clutching a massive bouquet
28:45of my favorite roses.
28:46Every painting
28:47carried that familiar style
28:48he knew was mine,
28:49yet they were also
28:50strikingly different.
28:52The oil painting
28:53on the poster,
28:54two lovers holding hands
28:55under a crescent moon,
28:56was my work.
28:57It was a piece
28:58I had started
28:58before we were forced apart.
29:00Oliver stood in front
29:01of each canvas,
29:02tears silently streaming
29:03down his face.
29:04He was absolutely certain now.
29:06This artist, Lillian,
29:08was his beloved wife.
29:09But he waited
29:10in that gallery
29:10for three days straight,
29:12and I never showed up.
29:15Lillian is definitely
29:16a captivating artist,
29:17but I've never seen
29:18a superfan quite like you before.
29:21Do you know
29:22when she'll be here?
29:23Well, word is
29:24she's pretty busy right now.
29:26She's prepping
29:26for her wedding
29:27down at the Seaside Chapel.
29:35Lillian's extraordinary.
29:36Her work is brilliant,
29:37and she built
29:38all of it herself.
29:39I know, right?
29:39Didn't Arthur Anderson
29:40once swear he'd rather
29:41donate his entire fortune
29:42than ever get married?
29:44But when he met Lillian,
29:45he fell head over wheels
29:46for her.
29:46My Lily,
29:47the wife I've searched
29:48for three whole years.
29:49How dare you smile
29:50at another man?
29:51You belong only to me.
29:53No one can lay
29:54a finger on you.
29:55This is a private,
29:56exclusive venue.
29:57Please show your wedding invitation,
29:58or you are not allowed
29:59to approach.
30:00Get out of my way!
30:01I'm here for my wife!
30:02All of you, back off!
30:13Lily!
30:13It's me!
30:14Oliver!
30:15Oliver, I finally found you!
30:36Lily!
30:37Turn around and look at me!
30:41Please, just take a glance at me!
30:49Lily!
30:50My Lily!
30:51You're truly still alive!
30:55Lily!
30:58Lily!
30:58Excuse me, sir.
31:00Who are you?
31:01Lily, it's me!
31:02I'm Oliver!
31:04Who is this?
31:05Some obsessed fan?
31:06I'm sorry, sir.
31:07If you're my fan,
31:08you are welcome
31:08to stay for the ceremony.
31:09But if you're gonna be
31:10this emotional,
31:11I suggest you step outside
31:12and cool off first.
31:13Lily!
31:14It's me!
31:15Oliver, your husband!
31:16How could she be your wife?
31:18Look!
31:18She's my wife!
31:19So you're the man
31:20who killed Lily and sister?
31:24You're the one
31:25who killed Lily?
31:28Impossible.
31:29Lily didn't have any family.
31:31Oliver,
31:32Lily is dead.
31:33I'm her cousin.
31:35We looked alike growing up
31:36and stopped using
31:36that wedding photo
31:37to play the devoted husband.
31:39Before Lily died,
31:40she was already done with you.
31:45Oliver,
31:47Lily gave up on you
31:48long before she died.
31:50If you truly understand
31:51how deeply you hurt her,
31:54then leave her family in peace.
31:56As the wedding march
31:57began to play,
31:58Arthur leaned in
31:59and whispered in my ear,
32:03Why didn't you just tell him
32:04that you're Lily?
32:07Letting him know
32:08I'm still alive
32:08but just won't forgive him.
32:10Or letting him believe
32:11he actually killed me.
32:13Between the two,
32:13I choose the latter.
32:15A life lost
32:16carries far more weight
32:17than a living person's resentment.
32:19I want him to spend
32:19the rest of his miserable days
32:21choking on the guilt
32:22of having killed me.
32:23Arthur and I shared a kiss
32:25amidst the flowers
32:25and applause.
32:29Outside the chapel gates,
32:31a broken man passed out
32:32in the dirt,
32:33tears still leaking
32:34from his closed eyes.
32:35He was rushed to the hospital.
32:37The doctor said
32:38he had completely lost
32:39his will to live.
32:40Leo rubbed the allergic rash
32:42flaring up on his arm,
32:43standing by Oliver's bed.
32:46Suddenly,
32:46he missed me so much.
32:48But he knew
32:49I was never coming back.
32:50I was never coming back.
32:50I was never coming back.
32:50I was never coming back.
32:50I was never coming back.
32:50I was never coming back.
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