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00:0610 years after I take her place in the marriage, my sister suddenly comes back.
00:11Elena! You are shameless! That's your brother-in-law! You slept with him!
00:16Back then, she gives birth, then fakes her death on the wedding day,
00:21leaving behind her son and her fiancé.
00:23The Valentinos are the most powerful mafia family in New York.
00:27My parents don't dare offend them, so they send me to the wedding right after I graduate.
00:32For 10 years, I become a proper wife and a responsible mother.
00:36Now she's done playing and wants to come back to claim the marriage.
00:40All these years have changed me. I'm no longer that invisible girl living in her shadow.
00:46No, we are legally married.
00:51Elena! What do you mean?
00:53Elena! Don't forget, I'm the one engaged to Dante!
00:57Now that I'm back, you think you're still the godmother of the Valentino family?
01:01Sis, I don't know what you're talking about.
01:03My husband and I are doing just fine.
01:11Over the years, I help Dante run the family business.
01:14With my own ability, I take control of the underground port operations on the East Coast.
01:18I make the Valentino family even stronger.
01:21There may be no love between Dante and me, but we have something more solid than love.
01:25That is benefit. That's why I'm so sure of myself.
01:28Bitch!
01:30My gaze stays steady.
01:34My parents stand to the side, completely at a loss.
01:39Mom! Elena's lost her mind!
01:43Elena's! It wasn't for me!
01:46Without the Valentinos, how would our company ever grow this big?
01:51Mom sneaks a glance at me.
01:53But you ran from the wedding.
01:55You even faked your death.
01:58All these years, not a single word from you.
02:02There was no bride at the ceremony.
02:04If not for Elena, Dante would have been humiliated.
02:08He would never let it go!
02:11Our family would be finished!
02:14Serena's expression freezes for a second.
02:17I just wasn't ready to get married back then.
02:20I'm back now, aren't I?
02:22Besides, you know how arrogant the Valentinos are.
02:26They already looked down on us.
02:28And I had a child out of wedlock.
02:30If I married into that family back then,
02:33I'd just be walking into humiliation.
02:36Why are you back?
02:43Serena looks completely justified.
02:46Now that the Valentino family accepts you,
02:49they'll definitely accept me too.
02:52Isn't that perfect?
02:53If I marry Dante now,
02:56they won't treat me badly.
02:59Luca can finally see his real mother.
03:01This is good for everyone.
03:07Elena, you're free now.
03:10You can finally go find your own happiness.
03:12All I see is the innocence shaped by a lifetime of being spoiled and favored.
03:17She truly believes that I,
03:18the unwanted daughter in this family,
03:20am meant to sacrifice for her.
03:24I'm very satisfied with my life now.
03:27Sis,
03:27you're the one who needs to face reality.
03:39With that,
03:40I turn and walk out of this loveless house.
03:42I don't know how Serena feels behind me,
03:44but it can't be good.
03:49I drag my exhausted body back home.
03:51These days,
03:52I'm busy with the port,
03:53working late almost every night.
03:55I step inside and rub my temples.
03:58I know Serena would come back someday,
04:00but when the day really comes,
04:01it still catches me off guard,
04:03noticing a pair of men's shoes on the floor.
04:05I pause for a second.
04:06You're back.
04:08Then put on a proper smile.
04:11Dante stands there in black silk pajamas.
04:16Even something so plain can't hide his broad shoulders and narrow waist,
04:20his tall frame,
04:21his striking face.
04:23Back when Serena and Dante are together,
04:25they are deeply in love.
04:26That's why Luca is born before the wedding.
04:29But when the bride is suddenly switched to me,
04:31he doesn't object.
04:32He goes through with the ceremony like nothing happened.
04:35If he knows Serena is back,
04:37what will he do?
04:41My sister's back.
04:49Why are you so tired?
04:51Haven't you been resting properly these days?
04:54There's too much going on at the company.
04:56Did you have a good time?
04:58How's Luca?
04:59Luca's happy.
05:01He's already asleep from exhaustion.
05:03The only regret is that you weren't there.
05:05Next time,
05:06let's go out as a family of three.
05:07I miss you.
05:08I freeze in place.
05:09My mind filled entirely with what Serena said during the day.
05:12I don't respond the way I used to anymore.
05:15I immediately sense his mood shift.
05:18I just...
05:20Dante smiles and cuts in before I finish.
05:23You've been too tired lately.
05:24Go take a bath and get some sleep.
05:27Okay.
05:29His gaze locked tightly on my retreating figure,
05:32as if something inside him is slowly breaking.
05:37I just drive out of the house
05:39when I see a familiar figure ahead.
05:41Serena sees my car too.
05:43She suddenly rushes right in front of me.
05:48Elena!
05:50Stop pretending you're dead inside!
05:52You're sleeping with your sister's fiancé!
05:55Have you no shame?
05:59What?
06:00Embarrassed?
06:00Or afraid Dante will find out I'm back and dumped you?
06:03Serena,
06:03you are seriously interfering in my life.
06:05This is the last warning.
06:07Stay away from me.
06:07Stop pretending.
06:08You're just scared.
06:09You've lived in my shadow since we were kids.
06:11Jealousy's normal.
06:12Wanting to replace me makes sense.
06:13Too bad.
06:14Replacements always get kicked out.
06:15I'll wait right here.
06:17Once I see Dante,
06:17I'll explain everything.
06:18He will forgive me.
06:20And Luca is my child.
06:20You will never take my place.
06:28Serena has been spoiled since childhood.
06:30She never learned boundaries.
06:32As long as something doesn't go her way,
06:33she throws the whole world into chaos.
06:35As the family heir,
06:37Serena is trained from childhood
06:38to manage the family business.
06:41She likes to play,
06:42so I write all the plans for her.
06:50She takes my work without hesitation,
06:53even tossing me a few hundred dollars.
06:55Like it's a reward.
06:56In high school,
06:57she often hangs out with school playboys
06:59and bullies others.
07:02Every time it gets exposed,
07:04she pushes it all onto me.
07:06I am sorry.
07:06It was her who made me do this.
07:08I take all the punishment for her.
07:11I often come home covered in injuries.
07:13My parents only give me a few half-hearted words of concern
07:16and tell me to go see a doctor myself.
07:18In college,
07:19she meets Dante through an off-campus event.
07:22They perform in bars
07:23and form a temporary band.
07:25Within two months,
07:26while I'm running from one part-time job to another,
07:29they are on stage,
07:30wasting their youth
07:31in reckless freedom.
07:32I once thought that after graduation,
07:35I would finally save enough money
07:36and leave this family behind.
07:38Until that night,
07:40as soon as she gets home,
07:41she starts feeling unwell.
07:44My parents panic
07:45and rush her to the hospital overnight.
07:47Yes, we need an ambulance.
07:50Serena is pregnant.
07:55For a family heir,
07:56getting pregnant out of wedlock
07:57is already a scandal,
07:59but my parents don't blame Serena at all.
08:02Instead,
08:02they go straight to the Valentino family
08:04to negotiate,
08:05even giving up part of our underground business.
08:07My family and the Valentinos
08:09agree on the marriage.
08:10Once the baby is born,
08:12there will be a wedding.
08:13But the next morning,
08:15Serena disappears.
08:19We still have another daughter.
08:21Yes, Elena, hurry.
08:22Your sister is gone.
08:23At this point,
08:24only you can take her place.
08:25My first 20 years
08:27are spent in Serena's shadow.
08:28And now,
08:29even the rest of my life
08:30is supposed to be sacrificed for her.
08:32For the first time,
08:33I break.
08:34Why should I be responsible
08:35for her choices?
08:36It's always been like this
08:37since we were kids.
08:39She's your sister.
08:43Yes, your sister went too far this time,
08:45but you can't just watch
08:46our family fall apart.
08:48The guests are already
08:49waiting for the bride.
08:50I'm not getting married.
08:51If anyone forces me,
08:53I will die.
08:55I don't know if they're scared,
08:57I'll actually do it,
08:58or scared of the trouble
08:59a death would bring.
09:00But I don't care anymore.
09:01I've already graduated.
09:03Once I find a job,
09:04I'll finally be free.
09:07Can I talk to you alone?
09:1030 minutes later,
09:12I'm already in the wedding dress.
09:14I walk through the entire wedding
09:16with a smile
09:16that looks more like
09:18I'm about to cry.
09:21My thoughts drift back
09:23as I stand in front of the floor
09:24to ceiling window,
09:25looking down
09:25at the city lights below.
09:27This position,
09:28I fought for it for 10 years.
09:35What are you thinking about?
09:36I didn't even notice you
09:37when I came in.
09:38I'm thinking about
09:39tomorrow's family meeting.
09:40I believe in you.
09:41Your ability is obvious
09:42to everyone.
09:43What are you doing here?
09:44Aren't you busy?
09:45Nothing important.
09:46I came to pick you up from work.
09:47Also,
09:48Luca wants to talk about
09:49that new movie
09:49that just came out tomorrow.
09:55That night,
09:55when I get home,
09:56I don't see Serena anywhere.
09:58Her absence is unusually quiet.
10:00I think maybe my parents
10:02have locked her at home
10:03to protect the family's interests.
10:05These days,
10:05I'm too exhausted,
10:07both mentally
10:07and physically.
10:09That night,
10:09I fall asleep
10:10the moment I hit the bed.
10:12In the middle of the night,
10:14a strong force
10:15pulls me into an embrace.
10:16I murmur in discomfort,
10:18my eyelids too heavy to open.
10:22At the mafia family meeting,
10:24important figures
10:25from every mafia family
10:27are present.
10:27I move through the crowd,
10:29handling greetings,
10:30only stealing a moment
10:31to step into the back lounge.
10:33Luca sits obediently
10:35on the sofa
10:35waiting for me.
10:36When he sees me,
10:37his eyes light up.
10:39Mommy,
10:40after this is over,
10:41we're going to the movie, right?
10:43Of course.
10:44When has mom or dad
10:45ever broken a promise to you?
10:52Back in the main hall,
10:53my gaze lands
10:54on a familiar figure.
10:55Not far away,
10:56Serena is pulling Dante aside,
10:58saying something urgently.
11:02The next second,
11:03Serena notices me.
11:04I'm your wife!
11:05She's the shameless one
11:06who stole you and my child!
11:09In an instant,
11:11every eye in the room
11:12turns toward me.
11:23Serena stands beside Dante
11:25with a pitiful expression,
11:26as if she is the most wronged person
11:28in the world.
11:29Dante, tell them!
11:30Tell everyone
11:30we are the ones
11:31who truly love each other!
11:32I was just confused back then.
11:34I wasn't ready for marriage,
11:36but none of that is a reason
11:37for Elena to steal my place!
11:39Who is she?
11:40Dante, isn't Mr. Valentino
11:42and his wife
11:42always very close?
11:43Wait,
11:44are they saying
11:45young Master Luca
11:46is actually her child
11:47with Mr. Valentino?
11:53Dante stays silent.
11:58Elena, you knew
12:00about my relationship
12:01with Dante!
12:02You knew Luca
12:04is my child!
12:05So why did you
12:06take my place?
12:07Are you that desperate
12:08for a man?
12:09Just to marry into power,
12:11you even stole
12:11your own sister's fiancé!
12:13All eyes in the room
12:14land on me,
12:15probing, judging,
12:17dissecting my relationship
12:18with Serena.
12:22Serena, this is not
12:23the place for your drama.
12:25Is it not?
12:28Elena, just get a divorce.
12:30This marriage was a mistake
12:31from the very beginning.
12:33It will ruin your whole life.
12:35Don't you have any feelings
12:36for your sister?
12:37She's never suffered
12:38a day in her life!
12:39How can you bear
12:40to let her spend
12:40the rest of her life
12:41watching the man she loves
12:42be with her own sister?
12:43Are you trying to drive her
12:45into depression for life?
12:49Who was it that begged me
12:50to take her place
12:51in the first place?
12:53Serena never suffered?
12:54so I'm the one
12:55who deserves to suffer?
12:57My entire life
12:58has been delayed
12:59by them.
13:05My wife
13:06has always been Elena.
13:08Oh my God!
13:10Mr. Wright!
13:14From the beginning
13:15to the end.
13:26Dante!
13:27You...
13:27Have you forgotten
13:28what we had in the past?
13:31Past?
13:32What past?
13:34Serena, I'll say it again.
13:35This is not the place
13:36for your drama
13:37and it's not the place
13:38for you to chase status.
13:41Chase status?
13:43Yes.
13:43Or are you saying
13:44it wasn't you
13:45who realized
13:45your sister's husband
13:46is the head
13:47of the Valentinos
13:47and decided to
13:48climb your way back in?
13:51Oh.
13:52So it's the sister
13:53who can't stand
13:54seeing her breadling
13:54doing well.
13:55No wonder no one
13:56ever even heard
13:57of the Valentino wife
13:58having a sister before.
13:59If you ask me
14:00the parents aren't
14:01any better either.
14:02Pulling something
14:02like this today
14:03they're clearly trying
14:04to embarrass
14:05Mrs. Valentino.
14:11Elena!
14:13Stop slandering me!
14:22Dante!
14:24Do you really feel
14:25nothing for me at all?
14:30Dante's entire aura
14:31turns ice cold.
14:32He says nothing.
14:34Not long after
14:35several security guards
14:36rush in
14:37visibly panicked.
14:38Sorry sir
14:39this is our mistake.
14:41This woman said
14:41she was the madam's sister
14:42so we let her in.
14:43Serena's expression
14:44tightens immediately
14:45full of alertness.
14:48What are you doing?
14:50I am Luca's
14:51biological mother!
14:52I have blood ties
14:53to the Valentino family!
14:56Do you have an invitation
14:57for today's meeting?
14:58You came into
14:59a private family meeting
15:00without an invitation
15:01and caused a scene.
15:02Guards,
15:02take her out.
15:04The hall is full
15:04of major families
15:05watching.
15:06I cannot allow
15:07the Valentino name
15:08to be humiliated here
15:09no matter what.
15:10Two guards step forward
15:11and move towards Serena.
15:15I watch as the guards
15:17drag a hysterical
15:18Serena away.
15:21Don't worry.
15:22What happened tonight
15:23won't be spread around.
15:24He is as calm as ever.
15:26I meet his deep gaze
15:27but there is no sign
15:28of emotional disturbance
15:29in it.
15:30Too calm.
15:31The current Dante
15:32has inherited
15:33the Valentino,
15:34Don's coldness,
15:35his calculation,
15:36his pure focus
15:37on profit and control.
15:39Isn't this exactly
15:40why I chose
15:41to marry him
15:41in the first place?
15:44Rest for a while.
15:47After the meeting,
15:48we go home together.
15:59Dante!
16:00Luca is gone!
16:06The sofa where Luca
16:08should have been sitting
16:08is empty.
16:09Only a crumpled elephant toy
16:10lies alone on the carpet.
16:13It's the toy Luca
16:14never lets go of.
16:16Dante turns sharply
16:17toward the guards
16:18at the door.
16:18Who came in here
16:19just now?
16:20The head of security
16:21turns pale,
16:22stammering.
16:22No.
16:23No one.
16:24We were guarding
16:24the entrance the whole time.
16:25The only person
16:26who went in
16:26was Mrs. Valentino.
16:28I went in
16:29but Luca was still here!
16:31He was being good!
16:34He said he would
16:35wait for me
16:35to finish work!
16:36I raised Luca myself.
16:38In my eyes,
16:39he is already
16:40my own child.
16:41Serena may be hateful
16:42but Luca is innocent.
16:44And now,
16:44all I can hope for
16:45is that whatever
16:46motherly instinct
16:47she has left
16:48is enough
16:49not to hurt him.
16:54Check the surveillance.
16:55Lock down all exits.
16:57No one leaves this venue.
17:01We rush to the
17:02security control room.
17:04The guards check the footage
17:05and find the hallway cameras
17:06are down.
17:07Only the lounge camera
17:08is still working.
17:09On the screen,
17:10Luca is sitting quietly
17:11on the sofa,
17:12waiting for me
17:12like a good boy.
17:13Then the door
17:14suddenly opens.
17:15He sees something.
17:16And without hesitation,
17:17he walks out.
17:18My breath stops.
17:19It's Serena!
17:20She must have taken him
17:22while everyone
17:22was in the main hall!
17:23Dante's face
17:24turns dark,
17:25almost terrifying.
17:26He looks at me
17:27and says calmly,
17:28Don't worry.
17:29Serena wouldn't dare
17:30do anything reckless.
17:31He pulls out his phone.
17:35Ryan, go to the
17:36Rato estate.
17:36I want to know
17:37exactly where
17:38Serena is right now.
17:39We take a convoy
17:40and drive to
17:41the Rati family home.
17:42Inside the car,
17:43Dante holds my hand tightly.
17:45Nothing will happen,
17:46Elena.
17:47Serena won't hurt Luca.
17:48She's just trying to
17:48use him to force our hand.
17:50I turn to him.
17:51Force our hand?
17:52What does she even want?
17:54Money?
17:54Or you?
17:58We arrive at
17:59the Rati family estate.
18:02In the living room,
18:03Serena is holding Luca
18:05while watching television.
18:06The moment Luca
18:07sees me and Dante,
18:08he beams
18:08and calls out happily.
18:10Mommy!
18:11Daddy!
18:12He still doesn't realize
18:13he's in danger.
18:14My breathing steadies slightly.
18:15At least I see
18:16with my own eyes
18:17that Luca is safe.
18:18Say it.
18:20What do you want?
18:21Serena ignores me.
18:22Her expression
18:23turns soft
18:23and wrongfully hurt.
18:24I just want everything
18:25to go back to how it was.
18:27Dante, don't you remember?
18:28We were happy once.
18:30Luca is my biological child.
18:31How could I ever hurt him?
18:33But I know her.
18:34Serena has always been selfish.
18:36The only person
18:37she ever truly cares about
18:38is herself.
18:39Dante steps forward.
18:40His presence alone
18:41makes the room
18:42feel suffocating.
18:43Serena,
18:44put the child down.
18:45But Serena acts
18:46like she doesn't hear him.
18:48Instead,
18:48she holds Luca even tighter.
18:54Luca, look.
18:55Mommy and Daddy
18:56are here to take you home.
18:57But tell me,
18:58do you want to live
18:59with your real mother?
19:00Luca,
19:01uncomfortable in her grip,
19:02he looks toward me,
19:03small and frightened.
19:04Mommy,
19:05I want to go home.
19:07The mommy he calls
19:08has always been me.
19:09Serena's smile freezes
19:10for a split second.
19:14My chest tightens
19:16as I look at Luca.
19:17I am your real mother.
19:18I carried you for 10 months
19:20and gave birth to you.
19:21Then she raises her hand,
19:22ready to strike Luca again.
19:23At that moment,
19:24the front door
19:25of the Roddy estate
19:25is suddenly kicked open.
19:30Dante's mother walks in.
19:32I gently call out,
19:33Mom.
19:34Mrs. Valentino,
19:36I'm Serena.
19:37You remember me, right?
19:38I was engaged to Dante.
19:39I'm his real wife.
19:41Something about her feels
19:42off.
19:43Too intense.
19:44Too unstable.
19:44No.
19:45I was with Dante.
19:47We were together.
19:48We...
19:48Enough.
19:50Dante and Elena
19:51have always had
19:52a stable marriage.
19:53The Valentino family
19:54does not need
19:55another so-called godmother.
19:57Serena collapses
19:57onto the floor,
19:58completely drained.
19:59I know her acceptance of me
20:00has never been about affection.
20:02It's because I bring value
20:03to the Valentino family.
20:04Nothing more.
20:10Serena instinctively
20:11reaches out in the air,
20:12trying to grab him,
20:13but she only catches nothing.
20:14Before leaving,
20:15I glance back at her.
20:16Her lips are pale.
20:17Her face looks worse than ever.
20:18Something about this
20:19doesn't add up.
20:20Serena has always been selfish
20:21and spoiled,
20:22but she has never been
20:23this obsessed.
20:24This unstable about
20:25joining the Valentino family.
20:26Unless,
20:27there is something
20:27she is desperate to hide.
20:29Something that forces her
20:30to rush into this marriage.
20:31After that day,
20:32I don't see Serena
20:32for a long time.
20:33My parents lock her up at home,
20:35but not because they
20:35suddenly developed a conscience.
20:37It is because Dante steps in.
20:38He pressures
20:39the Roddy family's
20:40business directly.
20:41My family is just
20:42a small family,
20:43completely insignificant,
20:44compared to the Valentino family.
20:46And now,
20:46Dante has taken a lot
20:47of our underground business away.
20:49Only then,
20:49do my parents
20:50finally feel real panic.
20:51In the end,
20:52they have no choice
20:53but to keep Serena
20:54confined at home.
20:58Serena's updates
20:59stop completely.
21:00I no longer want
21:00to return to that cold home,
21:02but her existence
21:02is still a threat
21:03I cannot ignore.
21:04I arrange for a driver
21:05to take Luca
21:06to and from school every day,
21:07making sure he is always safe.
21:08What I'm relieved about
21:09is that Luca is strong.
21:11That incident didn't leave
21:12much of a shadow on him.
21:13He is still the same bright,
21:14healthy child at this time.
21:16My assistant brings me
21:17a piece of news
21:17that makes me pause.
21:18My mother has started
21:19buying baby supplies
21:21and medication
21:21meant to stabilize
21:22pregnant women's emotions.
21:24In that instant,
21:25everything in my mind
21:26clicks into place.
21:27No wonder I always felt
21:28something was off
21:29about Serena.
21:29Without hesitation,
21:31I send people
21:31to secretly investigate
21:32what Serena has been doing
21:33these 10 years abroad.
21:35The information
21:35isn't hard to trace.
21:36Half a month later,
21:37I receive a full report
21:38on Serena's life overseas.
21:43For the 10 years abroad,
21:45Serena's life remains
21:46just as reckless
21:47and chaotic as ever.
21:48One month before
21:49returning home,
21:50she becomes pregnant.
21:51The child's father
21:52is a man she meets
21:53during a one-night stand
21:54in a bar adrift
21:55with no fixed life.
21:57At first,
21:58Serena doesn't take
21:58the pregnancy seriously.
22:00She has always been used
22:01to someone cleaning up
22:02after her mistakes.
22:03Maybe she even believes
22:04this child will be like Luca,
22:05something that won't
22:06affect her life at all.
22:07But reality is different
22:08this time.
22:08She can't even take care
22:09of herself properly.
22:10Years of staying up late,
22:12drinking heavily,
22:12and an unstable private life
22:14slowly destroy her condition.
22:15On top of that,
22:16her money runs low.
22:17The drop in living standards,
22:18combined with pregnancy hormones,
22:20pushes her mental state
22:21further into instability.
22:22In the end,
22:23she has no choice
22:24but to return home.
22:25And that leads
22:25to everything that bothers.
22:26I can guess what happened next.
22:28This experience
22:29probably made her realize
22:30how important money really is.
22:31And my parents,
22:32after she returned,
22:33must have told her
22:34about my marriage to Dante.
22:35She wants to become part
22:36of the Valentino family again,
22:38not just for status,
22:39but so her unborn child
22:40has a place to belong.
22:42And so she can secure
22:42a stable life again.
22:44But what she didn't expect
22:45is that this time,
22:46no one is willing
22:47to indulge her anymore.
22:51Serena is probably
22:52about to give birth
22:53during these days
22:54of being locked away.
22:55There is no way
22:55her pregnancy
22:56can stay hidden much longer.
22:58I lock the file
22:59into the safe
22:59and turn my gaze
23:00toward the wall.
23:01Luca is in the photo,
23:02smiling brightly
23:03while hugging
23:03his elephant toy.
23:04I think to myself,
23:05I will never let Luca
23:06know any of this.
23:07He deserves a normal,
23:09happy childhood.
23:10Elena.
23:11Dante's voice pulls me back
23:12as he enters the room.
23:13I'm still standing
23:14in front of the safe,
23:15lost in thought.
23:16Tomorrow we're going
23:16to celebrate
23:17my mother's birthday.
23:18I take the water
23:19he hands me.
23:20My fingers accidentally
23:21brush against the bracelet
23:22on his wrist.
23:23It was something I gave him
23:24after our marriage.
23:25Back then,
23:26I didn't have much money,
23:27so I could only afford
23:28a simple silver bracelet.
23:30Okay.
23:30The next morning,
23:31Dante and I
23:32are just finishing,
23:33getting ready
23:34when the butler
23:34rushes in.
23:35Sir, madam.
23:37Someone from
23:38the Rottie family
23:39is here.
23:40They said your sister
23:41is about to give birth.
23:46I freeze for a moment,
23:48but not because
23:48Serena is about
23:49to give birth, rather.
23:50Because the Rottie family
23:51actually let this news
23:53leak out.
23:53From what I understand,
23:54the Rottie family
23:55should have been trying
23:56to keep Serena's
23:57pregnancy hidden.
23:58After all,
23:58it's not something
23:59they can afford
24:00to make public.
24:01Serena's condition
24:01is probably not good
24:03anymore.
24:03Do you want to go?
24:05I want to see it.
24:06We drive to the hospital,
24:08outside the delivery room.
24:09My parents are sitting
24:10on the chairs,
24:11exhausted.
24:11In just a few months,
24:12their hair has turned
24:13almost completely gray.
24:14The pressure from the company
24:16and Serena's situation
24:17has drained them completely.
24:18Their eyes land on me,
24:19but they hesitate,
24:20not daring to greet me.
24:21I ignore them
24:22and focus on the closed doors
24:24of the delivery room
24:25in front of me.
24:29Serena's delivery
24:30is premature.
24:30The operating room light
24:32finally turns off
24:33and the doctor walks out
24:34looking exhausted.
24:35Mrs. Serena suffered
24:36massive bleeding.
24:37She won't make it much longer.
24:39We did everything we could.
24:41My parents collapse instantly.
24:43My father sinks onto the floor
24:45beside the chair
24:45and my mother's face
24:46turns completely blank
24:47with despair.
24:48Then,
24:48as if clinging
24:49to the last thread of hope,
24:50my mother rushes forward.
24:51The baby?
24:52What about the baby?
24:54The doctor hesitates
24:55for a moment.
24:56Due to irregular lifestyle
24:58during pregnancy,
24:59the fetus condition
25:00is not stable.
25:01A nurse carries the baby out.
25:03It is a premature infant
25:04weighing less than 3 pounds.
25:06The skin is wrinkled,
25:07covered in red patches.
25:08The limbs are twisted
25:09in an unnatural position.
25:11My parents nearly faint
25:12at the sight.
25:13Inside the delivery room,
25:14Serena's screams of agony
25:15echoes sharply,
25:16tearing through the air.
25:17She is dying.
25:21A nurse pushes
25:22the hospital bed out.
25:23Serena lies on it,
25:24her face pale like paper.
25:25As she passes me,
25:26her eyes suddenly widen
25:27and lock onto mine.
25:28With great effort,
25:29she raises her hand.
25:30Everyone stops moving.
25:31I step forward
25:31and lean down.
25:32I know she has something to say.
25:33Serena grits her teeth
25:34and whispers into my ear,
25:36The Valentinos chose you
25:37because of benefit.
25:39This marriage,
25:41you will never be happy.
25:43A faint smile forms
25:44on my lips.
25:46Only,
25:47she can hear my reply.
25:48It doesn't matter.
25:49I don't try to analyze
25:50how much of this marriage
25:52is love
25:52and how much is benefit.
25:53I also don't believe
25:54pure love should exist
25:55without any interest.
25:57Love and benefit
25:58were never meant
25:58to cancel each other out.
26:00All I know is that
26:00my life right now
26:01fits me well.
26:02And that is enough.
26:03Serena's eyes widen slightly.
26:05So many emotions
26:06gather in them.
26:07Unwillingness.
26:08Confusion.
26:08Hatred.
26:09And finally,
26:10something like release.
26:11Then her gaze goes dim.
26:12Her hand loses strength
26:13and falls onto the bed.
26:15In an instant,
26:16my parents' cries
26:17echo through the hospital.
26:21Dante takes my hand.
26:23As we walk out of the hospital,
26:25the sunlight feels
26:25a little too bright.
26:26I narrow my eyes instinctively.
26:28Dante pulls me
26:29slightly closer to his side,
26:30using his shadow
26:31to block part of the light
26:32for me.
26:33Serena's death
26:33is like a stone
26:34thrown into a lake.
26:35It stirs a brief ripple.
26:36Then everything quickly
26:37returns to calm.
26:38My parents take in
26:39the deformed child
26:40Serena leaves behind.
26:41Even though it brings
26:42them endless hardship,
26:43it is a choice
26:43they make willingly.
26:44My career continues to grow.
26:46At the right time,
26:47I separate the company
26:48I built from the Valentino family.
26:49Dante doesn't agree
26:50with my decision,
26:51but in the end,
26:52he says nothing.
26:52I understand his unease,
26:54yet I still don't open up to him.
26:55One night,
26:56Dante walks up to me.
26:57Elena, we...
26:58Marriage should be honest.
27:00We should say
27:00what we mean, right?
27:01I reply calmly.
27:04If saying it out loud
27:05will affect our relationship,
27:07then it's better left unsaid.
27:09Dante tightens his grip
27:10on the glass in his hand,
27:12then turns and walks away.
27:13As long as this remains unspoken,
27:15he will always be the one
27:16uneasy in this relationship.
27:18And I will always
27:18stand in control.
27:19He wants to ask me
27:20which matters more,
27:21love or be befit.
27:23The answer I never say
27:24is simple.
27:24What matters most
27:25is myself.
27:26For me,
27:27I come first.
27:27As for love or benefit,
27:29their importance
27:29only depends
27:30on what I choose
27:31at the moment.
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