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His Mute Ex-wife Is The Animal Whisperer
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00:00:00My name is Jessica, Adrian Buckley's wife, a mute who can't speak.
00:00:06Three years of marriage, and he has never acknowledged me in public.
00:00:10Tonight, I receive a text message.
00:00:13Jessica, send a bottle of honey water to my hotel room, room 1888.
00:00:18It's from my husband.
00:00:21I step out into the freezing wind and wait a long time for a taxi.
00:00:27When I arrive at the hotel, the door is left ajar.
00:00:30I push it open, and here's something that tears my heart.
00:00:34Adrian, when are you going to divorce my mute sister?
00:00:36A woman nestles in Adrian's arms.
00:00:38Her voice syrup is sweet.
00:00:39She is my half-sister, Eleanor, and also Adrian's first love.
00:00:42After her divorce, she has been tangled up with him raising her child.
00:00:46Why are you here?
00:00:47I freeze for a moment, wanting to sign an explanation.
00:00:52Oh my, Jessica came all this way just to deliver honey water to Adrian?
00:00:58Too bad, he's not even drunk.
00:01:01She snatches the bottle from my hand and tosses it into the trash.
00:01:04In her hand is Adrian's phone.
00:01:05That message was sent by her.
00:01:07The honey water has been delivered.
00:01:10I'll leave now.
00:01:15Adrian, what if she goes back and complains to your family?
00:01:18I'm a single mother with a child.
00:01:20I really can't afford any more trouble.
00:01:23She fake cries, her voice dripping with grievance.
00:01:29Why are you still standing there?
00:01:30Leave.
00:01:31He doesn't look at me, his voice cold and sharp.
00:01:34I hold back my tears and nod.
00:01:38As I walk out of the hotel, I remember what he told me on our wedding day.
00:01:45Other than the title of my wife, I will give you nothing.
00:01:48His first love is my half-sister Eleanor, but because of his grandfather's dying wish, he had to marry me.
00:01:54He has never loved me.
00:01:56I'm the foolish one.
00:01:58Falling in love with someone who is never meant for me.
00:02:00At the elevator, Adrian catches up.
00:02:03I'm a little surprised.
00:02:10He grabs my arm and pulls me back into the room.
00:02:37What are you upset about?
00:02:54Don't you know sign language?
00:02:55Talk to me.
00:02:57He roughly tears at my clothes.
00:03:01I open my mouth, but no sound comes out.
00:03:04I'm mute.
00:03:05I can't even beg.
00:03:06You can't even moan?
00:03:09Poor thing.
00:03:12He touches the tears on my face, brings them to his lips, and sneers.
00:03:19I close my eyes, wrap my arms around his neck, and press my face against his chest.
00:03:23In three years, I've learned one thing.
00:03:25The more obedient I am, the less I suffer.
00:03:28You.
00:03:29He freezes.
00:03:30He looks down at me.
00:03:32Wet lashes, flushed cheeks.
00:03:34What is he thinking?
00:03:35Then, he kisses away the tears at the corner of my eyes.
00:03:39Roughness turns into caress.
00:03:42Force turns into care.
00:03:44His movements grow gentler, bit by bit.
00:03:47Through the gap in the door, I see Eleanor's face.
00:03:51She watches Adrian being gentle with me, and her fists clench.
00:03:57You damn mute.
00:04:00I won't let you off.
00:04:02She whispers, malice flashing in her eyes.
00:04:06Adrian pulls me into his arms.
00:04:08His heartbeat slows from frantic to steady.
00:04:11In this moment, does he actually like me a little?
00:04:15But I don't know.
00:04:16Behind that door, Eleanor is already planning how to destroy me.
00:04:21The next day, he takes me to the Buckley estate to see his mother.
00:04:26Every visit in three years has been a humiliation.
00:04:30Adrian, it's good that you've returned.
00:04:33But why bring a burden like her?
00:04:36His mother is Cheryl Buckley.
00:04:37She has never liked me.
00:04:39She despises me for being mute.
00:04:41Adrian, when are you planning to have children?
00:04:43Children?
00:04:44He already married a mute woman.
00:04:46Does he need to give me a mute grandchild as well?
00:04:49I would be utterly humiliated.
00:04:51You don't want children either, do you, Adrian?
00:04:53Adrian stays silent the entire time.
00:04:55He doesn't say a single word for me.
00:04:57I remember our first year of marriage, when I had morning sickness.
00:05:00Cheryl told me to abort the baby.
00:05:01I looked to Adrian for help.
00:05:03He didn't say anything then either.
00:05:04His silence was the answer.
00:05:06I lower my head and eat.
00:05:08Mocked by the relatives.
00:05:10Tears falling into my bowl.
00:05:16I need to handle something at the office.
00:05:18Jessica and I are leaving.
00:05:20Adrian!
00:05:21She slams her fist on the chair in anger.
00:05:29He pulls me out of the estate.
00:05:32In the car.
00:05:34I try to sign and ask him where we're going.
00:05:40But he doesn't even look at me.
00:05:42He just starts the engine.
00:05:46I lower my hands and look out the window.
00:05:49Three years.
00:05:50This marriage was a mistake from the start.
00:05:54Is it time for me to let go?
00:06:00Adrian takes me to his company.
00:06:03When the car stops,
00:06:04I follow him inside.
00:06:11At the elevator,
00:06:12Eleanor is already waiting there.
00:06:14When she sees me,
00:06:16her face immediately falls.
00:06:18Why did you bring her to the company?
00:06:20She's my wife.
00:06:21But I just don't like you being with her.
00:06:26Promise me you won't bring her here again, okay?
00:06:32Adrian doesn't answer.
00:06:34But his silence is indulgent.
00:06:37I take the hint,
00:06:38turn around and get back into the car.
00:06:43I don't even know why he brought me here.
00:06:45With just one request from Eleanor,
00:06:47he abandons me.
00:06:48My eyes retten.
00:06:50The driver asks me where I want to go.
00:06:52I wipe away my tears,
00:06:54force a smile,
00:06:55and sign an address.
00:06:56The pet shop.
00:06:57After the elevator doors close,
00:06:59Eleanor leans against Adrian
00:07:01and asks in a coquettish voice,
00:07:04Adrian,
00:07:05when are you going to divorce her?
00:07:09She's the wife my grandfather gave me
00:07:11on his deathbed.
00:07:13I don't want to divorce her.
00:07:15Drop it.
00:07:17Eleanor's face darkens.
00:07:18Her teeth clenched.
00:07:20That troublesome little mute.
00:07:23I will definitely get rid of her.
00:07:26I arrive at the pet shop
00:07:27and change into my work uniform.
00:07:29This is my secret.
00:07:31I am an animal communicator.
00:07:33Lexi is the owner of this shop
00:07:34and also my best friend.
00:07:36She learns sign language just for me.
00:07:40Jessica, you're here.
00:07:41Good afternoon, Lexi.
00:07:46Lexi hands me a paper bag
00:07:47with a croissant inside.
00:07:49She's about to say something.
00:07:51When the shop suddenly gets
00:07:52an emergency call,
00:07:54a sheep dog has eaten something bad
00:07:57and needs to be brought in
00:07:58for a stomach pump.
00:08:04Lexi and I go out on the call together.
00:08:06When we reach the club entrance,
00:08:08I let her go inside first
00:08:10while I wait outside.
00:08:12Suddenly,
00:08:12a sharp voice comes from behind me.
00:08:15Jessica?
00:08:15What are you doing here?
00:08:17She looks me up and down,
00:08:18taking in my white coat
00:08:20and gives a mocking smile.
00:08:22You knew Adrian was taking me shopping today,
00:08:24so you deliberately showed up
00:08:25dressed like this to seduce him?
00:08:27What's next?
00:08:28Crawling into his bed?
00:08:30I'm not here for him.
00:08:34I'm here for work.
00:08:39Work?
00:08:39What kind of work can a mute do?
00:08:42Eleanor is in the middle of her tirade
00:08:44when her gaze suddenly shifts past me
00:08:46to the road behind.
00:08:47A flicker of triumph crosses her eyes.
00:08:50Adrian is standing by a sleek black luxury car
00:08:53on the phone looking this way.
00:08:58Lexi comes out of the club
00:08:59and overhears this.
00:09:00She rushes over to me
00:09:01and stands up for me.
00:09:03What are you saying?
00:09:04Watch your mouth!
00:09:07Who do you think you are?
00:09:09How dare you talk to me like that?
00:09:13I'm her friend.
00:09:14You bully her,
00:09:15I'll hit you.
00:09:18Lexi slaps Eleanor twice.
00:09:25Eleanor screams and tries to fight back
00:09:27when Adrian walks over.
00:09:31What's going on here?
00:09:33Adrian!
00:09:34Jessica brought someone to hit me!
00:09:36They even called me a homewrecker!
00:09:46He lifts Eleanor into his arms
00:09:48and gives me a cold look.
00:09:51Jessica,
00:09:52I'll deal with you when I get back.
00:09:58He walks away with another woman in his arms
00:10:01without giving me any chance to explain.
00:10:05Lexi stood nearby,
00:10:06watching everything unfold.
00:10:09That's your husband?
00:10:10How have you endured this for three years?
00:10:18I don't want to endure this anymore.
00:10:24It's already dark when I return to the villa.
00:10:27I take a deep breath and push open the door.
00:10:31Adrian is sitting in the living room,
00:10:33an investigation file spread out on the table in front of him.
00:10:40Why did you go to the club?
00:10:42I freeze for a moment,
00:10:44wanting to explain.
00:10:47Were you following Eleanor?
00:10:49Who gave you the nerve?
00:10:51I wasn't.
00:10:52I was just passing by with a friend.
00:10:58That shameless friend of yours
00:11:00stopped seeing her.
00:11:02Lexi is not shameless!
00:11:09If I say she is,
00:11:10then she is.
00:11:11Stop seeing her.
00:11:12I won't.
00:11:13Jessica,
00:11:14do I need to remind you?
00:11:16You're my wife,
00:11:17so you have to obey me.
00:11:18For three years,
00:11:19he never spoke a word for me.
00:11:20He indulged Eleanor in humiliating me.
00:11:22When his mother called me a mute,
00:11:24he stayed silent.
00:11:25In his eyes,
00:11:26I was never his wife,
00:11:27just an obedient tool.
00:11:33Adrian,
00:11:34let's get a divorce.
00:11:37Do you even know what you're saying?
00:11:40I know exactly what I mean.
00:11:43I want a divorce.
00:11:47Adrian's expression shifts abruptly,
00:11:49his eyes turning from anger to disbelief.
00:11:52I don't want your money.
00:11:55I only want a divorce.
00:12:00Dream on.
00:12:09He slams the door and leaves.
00:12:11I collapse onto the floor.
00:12:13Outside,
00:12:14he doesn't go far.
00:12:17He leans against the wall
00:12:19and lights a cigarette.
00:12:22He doesn't know why he's so angry today.
00:12:24All he knows is that
00:12:26the moment I asked for a divorce,
00:12:28beyond the shock and rage,
00:12:30there was reluctance to let go.
00:12:32For the first time,
00:12:34panic sets in.
00:12:37She seems serious.
00:12:41He looks back at the closed door.
00:12:46The next morning,
00:12:48Adrian prepares a table full of dishes.
00:12:58I try to bring up last night,
00:13:00but he cuts me off.
00:13:01Don't.
00:13:04I won't stop you from seeing Lexi anymore.
00:13:07Don't be angry.
00:13:09I'm serious.
00:13:11I know that back then,
00:13:12because of your grandfather's dying wish,
00:13:15you married me and couldn't be with her.
00:13:18If you want to rekindle things
00:13:19with your first love,
00:13:21I don't want to stand in the way.
00:13:23I truly want to let you be.
00:13:25Don't be jealous of her.
00:13:26She and I are in the past.
00:13:30I just want to take care of Eleanor
00:13:32and her son now.
00:13:34Don't do anything unnecessary.
00:13:36I won't divorce you.
00:13:37That day at the club,
00:13:39she was the one who came after me first.
00:13:43I want to explain further,
00:13:45but his phone rings.
00:13:54Don't argue anymore.
00:13:55Wait for me after work.
00:13:57He holds me,
00:13:59says this,
00:14:00then leaves in a hurry.
00:14:02I stand there,
00:14:04feeling helpless and wronged.
00:14:07After Adrian leaves,
00:14:09I receive a voice message from Lexi.
00:14:12Jessica,
00:14:13the shop got an emergency call.
00:14:15A stray dog by the roadside
00:14:16was hit by a car,
00:14:18fractured and bleeding badly.
00:14:19I quickly wipes my tears
00:14:21and type back.
00:14:27Then I grab my equipment
00:14:28and rush out.
00:14:32When I reach the accident site,
00:14:34I push through the crowd,
00:14:36show my work ID,
00:14:37and place my hand
00:14:38on the stray dog.
00:14:43With just a few gentle strokes,
00:14:45it calms down.
00:14:48Look at that.
00:14:49She just touched it a few times
00:14:50and the dog stopped barking.
00:14:52Amazing.
00:14:52Who is she?
00:14:53How is she so good with animals?
00:14:56You don't know?
00:14:57She's the pet communicator from that shop.
00:14:59She's famous around here.
00:15:01Jessica!
00:15:03I look up
00:15:04and see a very familiar face
00:15:05standing by the stray dog.
00:15:07My childhood neighbor,
00:15:09Lamont Graves.
00:15:10I came back last month.
00:15:12I went to your house to find you.
00:15:16But your father said
00:15:17you were already married
00:15:18and told me not to disturb you.
00:15:19I don't want to talk about my father,
00:15:21so I change the subject
00:15:23and ask what he does now.
00:15:26I'm a doctor.
00:15:28You heal animals,
00:15:30I heal people.
00:15:31That makes us colleagues,
00:15:33doesn't it?
00:15:33He makes me laugh.
00:15:38Let's go for a coffee.
00:15:42As we're talking,
00:15:43a black luxury car
00:15:44pulls up in front of us.
00:15:49Jessica.
00:15:50Adrian gets out
00:15:51and calls my name.
00:15:52I step back in fear.
00:15:54Lamont looks at me
00:15:55with confusion.
00:15:56then instinctively
00:15:57pulls me to his side.
00:16:03Who is this?
00:16:06Aren't you going to introduce us?
00:16:08Hello.
00:16:08I'm Lamont Graves.
00:16:10He ignores Lamont
00:16:11and looks only at me.
00:16:14I'm asking you.
00:16:20I endure the pain
00:16:22of his grip on my waist.
00:16:28He's an old neighbor.
00:16:30Then I sign to Lamont,
00:16:32introducing Adrian
00:16:33as my husband.
00:16:34He's just a neighbor.
00:16:35Was there any need
00:16:36to smile at him so happily?
00:16:37I press my lips together
00:16:39and say nothing.
00:16:40Adrian's hand
00:16:41tightens around my waist.
00:16:44Mr. Buckley,
00:16:45you're hurting Jessica.
00:16:48Is that any of your business?
00:16:52Stay away from my wife.
00:17:00Get in the car.
00:17:02Adrian opens the car door
00:17:04and says coldly,
00:17:06Lamont looks at me
00:17:07with worried eyes,
00:17:08but I can only lower my head
00:17:10and get into the car.
00:17:19The atmosphere in the car
00:17:21is so oppressing,
00:17:22it's hard to breathe.
00:17:23He starts the engine
00:17:24without a word,
00:17:25pressing hard on the gas.
00:17:35After driving for a while,
00:17:37he finally speaks,
00:17:38his voice simmering with rage.
00:17:41What exactly is your relationship
00:17:43with that man?
00:17:48I can see he's truly angry.
00:17:51Fear grips my heart
00:17:52and my fingers tremble slightly.
00:17:55We were just childhood neighbors.
00:17:57We only reunited today.
00:17:58There's nothing between us.
00:17:59Really.
00:18:00Nothing at all.
00:18:02He doesn't believe me at all.
00:18:10He slams on the brakes,
00:18:12turns to me,
00:18:13and lowers his head,
00:18:14kissings me hard.
00:18:30His kiss is filled with punishment
00:18:32and possession.
00:18:33I can't break free.
00:18:35I start to give in.
00:18:36Then his phone rings.
00:18:38I see Eleanor's name on the screen
00:18:40and suddenly snap back to reality.
00:18:42I've already decided to divorce him.
00:18:44I shouldn't be doing this.
00:18:45I turn my head away from his kiss
00:18:47and push hard against his chest.
00:18:50What's wrong?
00:18:52Your phone is ringing.
00:18:53Answer it.
00:18:54He glances at the phone,
00:18:56hesitates,
00:18:57then answers it.
00:18:59Adrian,
00:19:00Lucas sprained his ankle
00:19:01and won't stop crying.
00:19:02Can you come over?
00:19:04I'll be right there.
00:19:06Get out.
00:19:07I open the door
00:19:08and stand by the roadside.
00:19:10He steps on the gas
00:19:12and the taillights soon disappear
00:19:14into the night.
00:19:15The autumn wine chills me to the bone.
00:19:18I know that no matter how much time pass,
00:19:21he will always abandon me for Eleanor.
00:19:23I smile bitterly,
00:19:25a tear sliding down
00:19:27from the corner of my eye.
00:19:34I walk back to the pet shop.
00:19:36Lamont is still there.
00:19:38Are you okay?
00:19:40I shake my head.
00:19:42My phone number hasn't changed.
00:19:44Remember to contact me
00:19:45if you need anything.
00:19:48A wave of warmth fills my heart.
00:19:50Help me find a lawyer.
00:19:54I want a divorce.
00:19:58Okay.
00:19:59That day,
00:20:00I stay at the pet shop
00:20:01talking with the lawyer
00:20:02until eight at night
00:20:03before finally going home.
00:20:07I push open the door
00:20:10and I'm startled
00:20:11to find Adrian at home.
00:20:18Where did you go today?
00:20:21The pet shop.
00:20:25You're lying to me.
00:20:28He hands me his phone.
00:20:30On the screen
00:20:31is a photo of me
00:20:32talking with the lawyer.
00:20:34You're following me?
00:20:36Aren't you going to explain?
00:20:37You spent the whole day
00:20:39chatting with them,
00:20:40not working.
00:20:41This is my private matter.
00:20:43It has nothing to do with you.
00:20:49Have you forgotten who you are?
00:20:51You're my wife.
00:20:52I've already decided
00:20:53to divorce you.
00:20:56Quit.
00:20:57You're not allowed
00:20:58to work at the pet shop anymore.
00:21:03I won't.
00:21:04If you don't quit,
00:21:05I'll shut that shop down.
00:21:10My face pales.
00:21:12I beg him not to drag
00:21:14my colleagues into this.
00:21:16If you don't want
00:21:17the pet shop to close,
00:21:18then come home.
00:21:19Everything can go back
00:21:20to how it was.
00:21:23I can't do that.
00:21:27I turn and go upstairs,
00:21:29moving into the guest room.
00:21:31In the living room,
00:21:33Adrian grows more
00:21:34and more agitated.
00:21:42He calls his assistant,
00:21:44Cedric.
00:21:47That pet shop.
00:21:50Find a way to shut it down.
00:21:57After hanging up,
00:21:58he goes upstairs
00:21:59and twists open
00:22:01the guest room door.
00:22:04I'm about to change clothes
00:22:05and am startled.
00:22:09He closes the door behind him
00:22:11and pins me down on the bed.
00:22:18Until the divorce papers are signed,
00:22:20we're still husband and wife.
00:22:22What's wrong with this?
00:22:27He presses his body
00:22:29against mine,
00:22:30his burning kisses
00:22:31falling on me.
00:22:33He kisses me
00:22:35while tearing at my clothes.
00:22:40I push him away
00:22:41in panic.
00:22:43His phone rings again.
00:22:49Your phone.
00:22:52Aren't you going to answer?
00:22:56What if something else
00:22:57happens to her?
00:22:59He glances at the phone
00:23:00and snaps out of his daze.
00:23:04Sorry.
00:23:06He pulls on his pants
00:23:07and walks out of the guest room
00:23:08with his phone.
00:23:12The door isn't fully closed.
00:23:14His voice comes through the gap,
00:23:17carrying a trace of warmth.
00:23:19Hello, Eleanor.
00:23:24Five minutes later,
00:23:25he finishes the call
00:23:27and returns to the guest room doorway.
00:23:31I cover my exposed body
00:23:33with the blanket.
00:23:36He doesn't come in.
00:23:39If you want to leave,
00:23:40just go.
00:23:42You don't need to tell me.
00:23:49Get some rest.
00:23:55He says it with apology
00:23:57in his voice,
00:23:59then turns and leaves.
00:24:03The guest room door
00:24:05clicks shut.
00:24:06Darkness floods over me.
00:24:16I press my hands
00:24:18against my aching heart
00:24:19and cry in silence.
00:24:28I think
00:24:28it's better that he's gone.
00:24:33From now on,
00:24:34I won't hold on
00:24:35to any illusions about him.
00:24:40Past nine at night,
00:24:42Adrian doesn't call
00:24:43for a driver.
00:24:43He drives alone
00:24:44to Eleanor's house.
00:25:01As soon as he enters,
00:25:02he hears Lucas
00:25:03crying nonstop.
00:25:15The child can't handle the pain.
00:25:17He's been crying for a while.
00:25:19I can't calm him down,
00:25:21so I called you.
00:25:22He walks to the bedside
00:25:24and looks at Lucas' foot.
00:25:29It's just a minor fracture.
00:25:31Good boys don't stay up late.
00:25:37Lucas nods,
00:25:38but instead of closing
00:25:39his eyes to sleep,
00:25:40he looks at Eleanor.
00:25:44Adrian,
00:25:45can't you stay tonight?
00:25:58I can't.
00:26:00Lucas is afraid that his classmates
00:26:02will laugh at him
00:26:03if he goes to school limping.
00:26:06He's so worried
00:26:07he can't sleep.
00:26:08Then don't go to school.
00:26:10Tomorrow I'll go with you
00:26:10to handle the paperwork.
00:26:12Then I'll have some education experts
00:26:13come teach him.
00:26:14Her heart leaps with joy
00:26:16and it shows on her face.
00:26:18They walk out of Lucas' room
00:26:20and into the living room.
00:26:24Have a drink.
00:26:26She pours Adrian a glass of wine
00:26:28and takes off the jacket
00:26:29draped over her shoulders.
00:26:32She's wearing an extremely sexy nightgown,
00:26:35deep v-neck,
00:26:36no lining in the chest.
00:26:37It's almost like wearing nothing at all.
00:26:39He looks away
00:26:39without changing his expression.
00:26:42Lucas' matter is settled.
00:26:43I'll go now.
00:26:52Adrian,
00:26:53yesterday was my fault.
00:26:55I shouldn't have said
00:26:56that Jessica was embarrassing herself
00:26:58by mixing with that kind of woman.
00:27:00You're not to blame for that.
00:27:02She puts on a gentle,
00:27:03vulnerable look,
00:27:04her eyes reddening.
00:27:06I shouldn't have lost
00:27:07my temper with you either.
00:27:08I was just so worried about her.
00:27:11I was afraid she'd pick up bad habits,
00:27:13and I got anxious
00:27:14and argued with you.
00:27:15He's about to speak.
00:27:16She suddenly throws herself
00:27:17into his arms,
00:27:19wrapping her hands tightly
00:27:20around his waist.
00:27:22She came prepared tonight.
00:27:24Nothing underneath
00:27:25the sexy nightgown,
00:27:26and she's drenched herself
00:27:27in heavy perfume.
00:27:33I'm a bit drunk, Adrian.
00:27:39Could you help me to bed to rest?
00:27:52Her hand slides down
00:27:54toward Adrian's waist.
00:28:04He grabs her wrist
00:28:05and throws it aside.
00:28:09Don't do this.
00:28:10I told you,
00:28:11I won't have that kind
00:28:12of relationship with you.
00:28:20Why?
00:28:22You're so good to me,
00:28:23so why won't you touch me?
00:28:29I'm good to you
00:28:30because I owe you.
00:28:33You helped me
00:28:33when I took shelter
00:28:34at the Howard family
00:28:35back then.
00:28:36But that doesn't mean
00:28:37we can cross that line.
00:28:40You're Lucas' mother.
00:28:42I don't want to make
00:28:43things complicated.
00:28:44I'll take care of you,
00:28:46but that's all.
00:28:48Rejected.
00:28:49She feels both embarrassed
00:28:51and furious.
00:28:55I wronged you in the past,
00:28:57but I was forced into it.
00:28:59I've never forgotten you.
00:29:01Don't overthink it.
00:29:02I don't blame you.
00:29:05It's just that the past
00:29:06is in the past.
00:29:07We should both move forward.
00:29:11What about Jessica?
00:29:13What exactly are your feelings
00:29:15for her?
00:29:22I married her
00:29:23because it was
00:29:24my grandfather's dying wish.
00:29:26The purchase back then
00:29:27was always Jessica,
00:29:28but it wasn't my choice.
00:29:34So you don't love her?
00:29:38Then why don't you
00:29:39divorce her?
00:29:40You could marry me instead.
00:29:43Divorce isn't that simple.
00:29:45She's still my wife in name.
00:29:49I can't just throw her out.
00:29:52Besides,
00:29:53she hasn't done anything wrong.
00:29:55But she's standing
00:29:57between us.
00:29:59If it weren't for her,
00:30:01we would have been together
00:30:02long ago.
00:30:06The past is in the past.
00:30:08You need to look forward too.
00:30:10I won't go back
00:30:11on my promises to you.
00:30:13As long as I'm here,
00:30:14you and Lucas won't suffer.
00:30:16But don't bring up
00:30:17divorce again.
00:30:20After saying this,
00:30:21he ignores Eleanor's
00:30:23attempts to stop him
00:30:24and leaves.
00:30:26She smashes the wine glass
00:30:28to pieces,
00:30:29her eyes filled with malice.
00:30:33Jessica,
00:30:34you troublesome mute.
00:30:36I will make you pay for this.
00:30:38By the time Adrian returns
00:30:40to the Iris Mansion,
00:30:41I'm already asleep.
00:30:42He goes to the guest room
00:30:44and looks at me.
00:30:45My face looks pale and sickly,
00:30:47the corners of my NC red
00:30:49and swotin.
00:30:50Clearly I've been crying.
00:30:51He reaches out,
00:30:53wanting to touch my face.
00:30:56His fingers stop
00:30:58just before touching me.
00:31:00He suddenly realizes
00:31:02he doesn't love me.
00:31:04He shouldn't make
00:31:06such a tender gesture.
00:31:07His face hardens.
00:31:09He pulls his hand back
00:31:11and turns away.
00:31:14Just then,
00:31:15his phone rings.
00:31:20Mr. Buckley,
00:31:21how do you want to handle
00:31:22the matter of your wife
00:31:23working at the pet shop?
00:31:25Mr. Buckley,
00:31:25I found out one more thing.
00:31:27That Lamont Graves,
00:31:28he was Mrs. Buckley's neighbor.
00:31:30They've been close
00:31:30since childhood.
00:31:32The lawyer in the photo
00:31:33last time was also
00:31:34recommended by him.
00:31:35Adrian is silent
00:31:36for a moment.
00:31:37I knew it.
00:31:38She's been led astray
00:31:39by someone else.
00:31:40That's why she wants
00:31:41to divorce me.
00:31:42Jessica must come back home.
00:31:44She can't stay there
00:31:45any longer.
00:31:46Have someone take care of it
00:31:47as soon as possible.
00:31:48Are you saying
00:31:49we should go after
00:31:50that pet shop?
00:31:52Yes.
00:31:54The shop owner
00:31:55is called Lexi, right?
00:31:59Put pressure on her.
00:32:00I don't sleep well
00:32:01that entire night.
00:32:03Nightmares plague me
00:32:04one after another.
00:32:10Has something happened?
00:32:12I get up.
00:32:17I take a shower
00:32:18and put on fresh clothes.
00:32:22Then I go downstairs
00:32:23to make breakfast.
00:32:29I glance at the master bedroom door
00:32:31on the second floor.
00:32:33It's closed.
00:32:34Did Adrian come back last night?
00:32:41I don't know.
00:32:42I don't know.
00:32:45I look away
00:32:46and don't dwell on it.
00:32:47After breakfast,
00:32:49I hurry out.
00:33:03When I arrive at the pet shop,
00:33:04the staff are cleaning up
00:33:06and chatting.
00:33:07Jessica,
00:33:08you're here?
00:33:09Why do you look so pale?
00:33:11Are you okay?
00:33:12I sign that I'm fine
00:33:13and walk into the changing room.
00:33:21Time passes.
00:33:22The whole morning goes by
00:33:24and still nothing seems
00:33:25out of the ordinary.
00:33:26Just as I start to wonder
00:33:28if I'm being paranoid.
00:33:39Lexi comes rushing in.
00:33:46Boss,
00:33:47you look terrible.
00:33:48What happened?
00:33:50Don't even ask.
00:33:52I'm so angry.
00:33:54I have no idea
00:33:56which big shot I've offended.
00:33:59Someone wants to buy
00:34:00my little shop.
00:34:02If I don't sell,
00:34:03they say they'll make it
00:34:04impossible for me
00:34:05to stay in Crevalli.
00:34:06Who's that arrogant?
00:34:07Who did you offend, boss?
00:34:10No idea.
00:34:11Anyway,
00:34:11never mind.
00:34:12You guys keep working.
00:34:17Lexi turns to look at me,
00:34:18a strange look in her eyes.
00:34:20My heart skips a beat.
00:34:22I walk over to Lexi
00:34:23and ask her
00:34:24what's really going on.
00:34:26Nothing.
00:34:27Maybe someone's just
00:34:28jealous of my shop.
00:34:29This pet shop
00:34:30is my life's work.
00:34:31How could I ever
00:34:32sell it to someone else?
00:34:34Even if they offered me
00:34:35a fortune,
00:34:36I wouldn't sell.
00:34:37Don't worry.
00:34:38I won't abandon
00:34:39any of you.
00:34:43Everyone cheers
00:34:44for Lexi's generosity
00:34:45and kindness.
00:34:47Only I feel
00:34:48a heavy weight
00:34:48in my heart.
00:34:50Because I know
00:34:52Adrian has made
00:34:53his move.
00:34:57I walk to a corner
00:34:58and call him
00:34:59immediately.
00:35:08Adrian doesn't
00:35:09answer my call.
00:35:10I try again.
00:35:13Still no answer.
00:35:15I think about quitting
00:35:16so I don't drag
00:35:17Lexi down.
00:35:18Lexi sees what I'm thinking
00:35:20and tells me not to worry.
00:35:22You're my people.
00:35:23Whoever tries to mess with you
00:35:25will have to answer to me.
00:35:27Don't think about quit.
00:35:28The next day,
00:35:29Lexi gets a call
00:35:30then leaves
00:35:31with an anxious look
00:35:33on her face.
00:35:34She never comes back.
00:35:36The third day,
00:35:38Lexi calls
00:35:39and says she's busy
00:35:40and won't be coming in.
00:35:41Her voice sounds exhausted.
00:35:43The fourth day,
00:35:44there's no word
00:35:44from Lexi at all.
00:35:46Calls won't go through.
00:35:47Messages go unanswered.
00:35:49I can't sit still
00:35:50any longer.
00:35:51I take a day off
00:35:52and go to the Buckley group
00:35:53to find Adrian.
00:35:54This started because of me.
00:35:56I have to solve it myself.
00:36:05The new receptionist
00:36:07doesn't recognize me
00:36:08and won't let me up.
00:36:13I message Adrian.
00:36:15No reply.
00:36:17Then,
00:36:18I message his assistant,
00:36:20Cedric.
00:36:21Cedric comes down personally
00:36:23to escort me.
00:36:25He pauses when he sees me.
00:36:29Mrs. Buckley.
00:36:31Mr. Buckley is in a meeting
00:36:33right now.
00:36:33It's not convenient
00:36:34for him to see you.
00:36:35This time,
00:36:36for the sake of my friend,
00:36:37I become firm.
00:36:39I take out a pen and paper
00:36:41and write a few lines forcefully.
00:36:43Is he really too busy to see me
00:36:45or is he deliberately avoiding me?
00:36:47He reads the words,
00:36:48surprised by my aggressiveness.
00:36:53I keep writing.
00:36:54My hands trembling.
00:36:56Tell him to direct
00:36:57all his dirty tricks at me,
00:36:59not at the pet shop people.
00:37:00Otherwise,
00:37:01I will only despise him.
00:37:04Mrs. Buckley,
00:37:05please calm down.
00:37:06I'll take you up right now.
00:37:08He doesn't dare delay any longer
00:37:10and quickly escorts me upstairs.
00:37:13Adrian really is in a meeting.
00:37:15The conference room door is ajar.
00:37:17I push the door open
00:37:19and barge straight in.
00:37:24He leans back in his chair
00:37:26and looks at me coldly.
00:37:43You came to accuse me
00:37:44because of that pet shop?
00:37:46Why are you going after the pet shop?
00:37:54Lexi is innocent.
00:37:55She may be innocent.
00:37:57But what about you?
00:38:01You went behind my back
00:38:02to work there.
00:38:03Did you consider my feelings?
00:38:09That was my job.
00:38:10My freedom.
00:38:16I didn't betray you.
00:38:23He stands up,
00:38:25walks around the desk
00:38:26and comes to stand
00:38:27and comes to stand in front of me.
00:38:30You're Mrs. Buckley.
00:38:32Everything about you
00:38:33belongs to me.
00:38:36Including your time.
00:38:37Including your job.
00:38:39I'm trembling with rage.
00:38:41The first time,
00:38:42I curse him in sign language.
00:38:45Adrian,
00:38:46you have no shame!
00:38:48He understands.
00:38:49He lets out a low laugh,
00:38:50but his eyes turn cold.
00:38:55Little mute,
00:38:56you call me shameless.
00:38:58But are you any better?
00:39:01This could have been solved
00:39:02if you had just given in.
00:39:05But you had to let it escalate
00:39:08until everyone loses.
00:39:10He lowers his head
00:39:11and leans close to my ear.
00:39:15If you really want to work so badly,
00:39:17then come work by my side.
00:39:20As a secretary,
00:39:22an assistant,
00:39:23whatever you want.
00:39:25I freeze,
00:39:26unable to believe
00:39:27what he's saying.
00:39:36He straightens up
00:39:37and looks at me
00:39:38with an air of leisure.
00:39:43Dream on.
00:39:44I won't come work by your side.
00:39:50Then watch that shop close.
00:39:52Your colleagues,
00:39:54your friends.
00:39:56They'll all lose their jobs
00:39:58because of your stubbornness.
00:40:00My face pales.
00:40:02I clench my fists.
00:40:04They are innocent!
00:40:07You can't do this to them!
00:40:13Innocent?
00:40:14You drag them into this.
00:40:17If you just bow your head,
00:40:19everything can go back
00:40:20to how it was.
00:40:23I hold back my tears
00:40:25and stare at him defiantly.
00:40:27Back to how it was?
00:40:29Back to the days
00:40:30when you treated me
00:40:31like a tool?
00:40:32I can't do that.
00:40:36His expression shifts,
00:40:38his voice turning colder.
00:40:40What kind of job
00:40:41do you think you can get
00:40:42without me?
00:40:44With one word from me,
00:40:46no one in Cravalie
00:40:47will dare hire you.
00:40:49Then I'll leave Crowvale.
00:40:57You want to run?
00:41:01Where do you think
00:41:02you can go?
00:41:04I don't answer.
00:41:06I just look at him
00:41:07with defiance.
00:41:09He suddenly smiles.
00:41:10It's a chilling smile.
00:41:18little mute.
00:41:19You really surprise me.
00:41:21I take a step back,
00:41:23but he follows.
00:41:29You think I'm threatening you?
00:41:31I'm just telling you the truth.
00:41:35You can't leave me.
00:41:37In an instant,
00:41:38I understand what he means.
00:41:39He wants to cut me off
00:41:40from the outside world
00:41:41and bring me back to his side
00:41:43to keep me as a caged bird.
00:41:44You can force me
00:41:45to quit the pet shop,
00:41:46but I won't come work for you.
00:41:51I'll just find another job.
00:41:53You think you can find one?
00:41:55Then I'll look one by one.
00:41:59There's always someone
00:42:00who isn't afraid of you.
00:42:10What kind of job
00:42:11can you find?
00:42:12With one word from me,
00:42:14no one in Krovalee
00:42:15will dare hire you.
00:42:17Go ahead and try.
00:42:18His hand slides
00:42:20from my chest
00:42:21down to my waist,
00:42:22caressing me
00:42:23with deliberate intimacy.
00:42:28Be good.
00:42:29Don't make a scene.
00:42:33I close my eyes
00:42:35and bite down hard.
00:42:41The taste of blood
00:42:42fills his mouth.
00:42:45He grunts
00:42:46and pulls back,
00:42:47his face dark
00:42:49and terrifying.
00:42:50I dig my nails
00:42:51into my palms,
00:42:53forcing myself
00:42:53to stay calm.
00:42:54I am a human being,
00:42:56not a pet you keep.
00:43:01Even if you use
00:43:02a hundred tricks,
00:43:04I won't come back.
00:43:07Say that again.
00:43:13I'm also serious
00:43:14about the divorce.
00:43:17You can force me
00:43:18to become
00:43:19an unemployed outcast.
00:43:21But I can also choose
00:43:23never to give in.
00:43:27Because this is
00:43:28my freedom!
00:43:32His face is ashing.
00:43:34He clenches his jaw
00:43:35and speaks.
00:43:37Don't kid yourself.
00:43:38I won't sign.
00:43:43You're not leaving me.
00:43:44Tears stream down
00:43:45my face.
00:43:46My fingers move slowly.
00:43:48Adrian,
00:43:49just let me go.
00:43:51He's never seen me
00:43:52like this.
00:43:52As if I've completely
00:43:54given up on him.
00:43:55As if I never want
00:43:56to look at him again.
00:43:57For the first time,
00:43:59panic stirs
00:44:00in his heart.
00:44:05But I don't want
00:44:05to hear anything
00:44:06more from him.
00:44:07I wipe my tears
00:44:08and run out
00:44:09of his office.
00:44:19I run out
00:44:20of the Buckley group
00:44:21and receive a call
00:44:22from Lexi.
00:44:23Jessica,
00:44:24I'm fine.
00:44:25Just resting
00:44:25somewhere else
00:44:26for a few days.
00:44:27Don't worry.
00:44:28I breathe a sigh
00:44:30of relief.
00:44:31Glad she's okay.
00:44:37After hanging up,
00:44:38I decide to go
00:44:39find Eleanor.
00:44:40Maybe if she talks
00:44:41to Adrian,
00:44:42things will change.
00:44:50I arrive
00:44:51at Eleanor's apartment.
00:44:53Suddenly,
00:44:54a ball flies
00:44:55straight at me
00:44:56and hits my stomach
00:44:58hard.
00:44:59I double over
00:45:00in pain,
00:45:01breaking out
00:45:02in cold sweat.
00:45:03It's Lucas.
00:45:07Are you blind?
00:45:09Why did you
00:45:10block my ball?
00:45:12You're so annoying.
00:45:15He shoves me hard.
00:45:21I steady myself
00:45:22and look at the boy
00:45:23coldly.
00:45:29I take out a pen
00:45:30and paper.
00:45:34Do you know
00:45:35who I am?
00:45:39Sure I know.
00:45:40You're that mute
00:45:41from the Howard family.
00:45:42My mom says
00:45:43you're a disgusting
00:45:44cripple.
00:45:45I sneer
00:45:46and keep writing.
00:45:47I'm your aunt
00:45:47and I'm also
00:45:48your Uncle Adrian's
00:45:49wife.
00:45:50If you're rude
00:45:50to me again,
00:45:51I have every right
00:45:53to teach you
00:45:53a lesson.
00:45:55He shrinks back
00:45:56a little.
00:45:58Just then,
00:45:59the front door
00:46:00opens and
00:46:01Eleanor walks out.
00:46:04Lucas,
00:46:05what are you doing?
00:46:08Mom!
00:46:09She's bullying me!
00:46:11He immediately
00:46:11runs to her,
00:46:12wailing.
00:46:28A dark look
00:46:29flashes in her eyes.
00:46:31She coases Lucas
00:46:32to go inside.
00:46:36Then she walks
00:46:37over to me,
00:46:37raises her hand
00:46:38to slap my face.
00:46:41You damn mute.
00:46:42Who do you think
00:46:43you are?
00:46:45I grab her wrist
00:46:47and throw it aside.
00:46:51She's shocked
00:46:52to see me fight back
00:46:53for the first time.
00:46:56Now I know
00:46:57why your son
00:46:57has no manners.
00:47:02He learned it
00:47:03from you.
00:47:08What did you say?
00:47:12Just then,
00:47:13the sound of
00:47:14Adrian and Lucas
00:47:15talking comes
00:47:16from inside.
00:47:17Daddy.
00:47:19Her expression
00:47:20instantly change.
00:47:22She speaks sweetly.
00:47:26Jessica,
00:47:27come inside
00:47:28if you have
00:47:29something to say.
00:47:30I look at her
00:47:30as if she's
00:47:31lost her mind.
00:47:34Adrian walks out
00:47:35holding Lucas' hand.
00:47:37Only then
00:47:38do I understand.
00:47:40She's putting on
00:47:41an act for him.
00:47:44What are you two
00:47:45talking about?
00:47:47Nothing much.
00:47:49Just chatting.
00:47:53She reaches out
00:47:55to take my arm.
00:47:56I lift my hand
00:47:57and avoid her touch.
00:48:05her face falls.
00:48:07She shoots
00:48:08a look at Lucas.
00:48:10Ow!
00:48:11My foot hurts
00:48:12so much!
00:48:13It's killing me!
00:48:20His expression darkens.
00:48:22He picks up Lucas.
00:48:25What happened?
00:48:29It was Eleanor.
00:48:30She blocked
00:48:31Lucas' ball
00:48:32and they started
00:48:32arguing.
00:48:38She said she was
00:48:39going to punish him
00:48:40and Lucas got scared
00:48:41and twisted his ankle
00:48:42again.
00:48:49I sighed
00:48:50frantically
00:48:51explaining that
00:48:53Lucas hit me
00:48:54with the ball
00:48:54and shoved me.
00:49:06But he doesn't
00:49:07even look at me.
00:49:08All he hears
00:49:10is Lucas' sobbing.
00:49:12Lucas?
00:49:13Is that true?
00:49:18He's afraid
00:49:18of his mother
00:49:19so he just
00:49:20cries
00:49:21and buries
00:49:21his face
00:49:22in Adrian's chest.
00:49:27Jessica,
00:49:28I know you
00:49:28don't like Lucas
00:49:30but he's just
00:49:31a five-year-old
00:49:32child.
00:49:33His father
00:49:34is gone.
00:49:35Why hold a grudge
00:49:36against him?
00:49:44He looks up at me
00:49:46his eyes
00:49:46filled with disgust.
00:49:48I shudder
00:49:49as if ice water
00:49:50has been poured
00:49:50over my head.
00:49:51In that moment
00:49:52I feel that explaining
00:49:53is pointless.
00:49:54He won't believe me.
00:49:55He only believes Eleanor.
00:49:56Do you really need
00:49:57to hold a grudge
00:49:58against a child?
00:50:01I'm truly
00:50:02disappointed in you.
00:50:07He calls
00:50:08for the driver
00:50:08and gets
00:50:09into the car
00:50:09with Lucas
00:50:10and Eleanor.
00:50:13The car
00:50:14drives away
00:50:15leaving me
00:50:16behind.
00:50:17My heart
00:50:18shatters.
00:50:23Suddenly
00:50:23a sharp
00:50:24tearing pain
00:50:25sears
00:50:26through my abdomen.
00:50:27A warm
00:50:28trickle
00:50:28runs down
00:50:29my leg.
00:50:30It's blood.
00:50:38A passerby
00:50:39takes me
00:50:40to the hospital.
00:50:41When I wake up
00:50:42Lamont
00:50:43is by my bedside.
00:50:48What happened
00:50:49to me?
00:50:58You're pregnant.
00:51:01Six weeks.
00:51:05There were signs
00:51:06of a threatened
00:51:06miscarriage
00:51:07but the baby
00:51:07is safe.
00:51:10I touched
00:51:10my stomach
00:51:11in shock.
00:51:13I had no idea
00:51:14this baby
00:51:15existed.
00:51:23Should I tell him?
00:51:30I shake
00:51:31my head
00:51:31and sign
00:51:34please
00:51:34keep it
00:51:35a secret.
00:51:37I remember
00:51:38him saying
00:51:39I don't want
00:51:40children.
00:51:41If he finds
00:51:42out
00:51:42he'll force
00:51:43me to abort.
00:51:55suddenly
00:51:55my phone
00:51:56rings.
00:51:57I pick
00:51:58it up
00:51:58nervously.
00:52:00It's a message
00:52:01from my father.
00:52:02He scolds
00:52:03me for being
00:52:03ungrateful.
00:52:04What's wrong
00:52:04with Adrian
00:52:05taking care
00:52:05of your sister
00:52:06and Lucas
00:52:06if you keep
00:52:07targeting them?
00:52:08Don't blame
00:52:09me for
00:52:09disowning you.
00:52:13I don't want
00:52:14to reply
00:52:14to any of it.
00:52:15I turn
00:52:16off my phone.
00:52:17I know
00:52:17my father
00:52:18doesn't love
00:52:18me.
00:52:19He hasn't
00:52:19since my
00:52:20mother died
00:52:20when I was
00:52:21seven.
00:52:24I decide
00:52:25to hide
00:52:25the pregnancy
00:52:26and go to
00:52:27the hospital
00:52:28every day
00:52:28for prenatal
00:52:29injections.
00:52:35I don't
00:52:35want anyone
00:52:36to know
00:52:37not even
00:52:37Adrian.
00:52:39Meanwhile
00:52:41Adrian searches
00:52:42for me
00:52:43all night.
00:52:44I'm nowhere
00:52:45to be found
00:52:46and my
00:52:47phone is
00:52:47off.
00:52:53He sends
00:52:54the driver
00:52:54to look
00:52:54for me.
00:52:58I return
00:52:59home after
00:53:00my prenatal
00:53:01injection
00:53:01and find
00:53:02Adrian
00:53:02already
00:53:03there.
00:53:09he hasn't
00:53:10turned on
00:53:10the lights
00:53:11in the
00:53:12darkness
00:53:12he grabs
00:53:13me
00:53:13shoves
00:53:15me against
00:53:15the wall
00:53:16and presses
00:53:17his body
00:53:18against mine.
00:53:20Where did
00:53:20you go?
00:53:23To the pet
00:53:24shop.
00:53:29You're lying.
00:53:30I checked.
00:53:32You didn't go
00:53:32to the pet
00:53:33shop today.
00:53:38Are you
00:53:39cheating on
00:53:39me?
00:53:41Did you ask
00:53:42for a divorce
00:53:42because of
00:53:43Lamont?
00:53:43I feel
00:53:44nauseous
00:53:45panicked
00:53:46and want
00:53:46to deny
00:53:47it.
00:53:49But the
00:53:49lights are
00:53:50off.
00:53:51He can't
00:53:52see my
00:53:52hands.
00:53:58He's a
00:53:58doctor,
00:53:59right?
00:54:00You went
00:54:01to see him.
00:54:02That's why
00:54:02you smell
00:54:02like disinfectant.
00:54:06a smell
00:54:06so disgusting
00:54:07it makes
00:54:08me want
00:54:09to strangle
00:54:09you.
00:54:15Five
00:54:16fingers
00:54:16tighten
00:54:17around my
00:54:17neck.
00:54:18Just as
00:54:18terror sets
00:54:19in,
00:54:20he pulls
00:54:20me towards
00:54:21him by
00:54:21the neck
00:54:21and presses
00:54:22a cold
00:54:22kiss to
00:54:23my lips.
00:54:24It's a
00:54:25punishing
00:54:25kiss.
00:54:27He forces
00:54:27my lips
00:54:28apart without
00:54:28mercy,
00:54:29his rough
00:54:30tongue
00:54:30invading.
00:54:31I can't
00:54:32bear it.
00:54:34I push
00:54:34against him
00:54:35with all
00:54:36my strength.
00:54:37He grabs
00:54:38my hands
00:54:39and throws
00:54:39them aside,
00:54:40then deepens
00:54:41the kiss.
00:54:47He's
00:54:47overcome
00:54:48with desire,
00:54:49breathing
00:54:49heavily.
00:54:50He lifts
00:54:51me and
00:54:51carries me
00:54:51to the
00:54:52living room.
00:54:58He sets
00:54:59me down
00:54:59on the
00:54:59sofa and
00:55:00tears
00:55:00open my
00:55:01blouse
00:55:01with his
00:55:02broad
00:55:02hand.
00:55:07I'm
00:55:08terrified
00:55:09of
00:55:09hurting
00:55:09the
00:55:09baby.
00:55:10I
00:55:11tremble
00:55:11uncontrollably.
00:55:15His
00:55:16hand slides
00:55:16lower,
00:55:17rubbing
00:55:17my most
00:55:18vulnerable
00:55:18place
00:55:19through
00:55:19the
00:55:19thin
00:55:19fabric.
00:55:20His
00:55:20low
00:55:21voice
00:55:21is a
00:55:21mixture
00:55:21of
00:55:22desire
00:55:22and
00:55:22self-destruction.
00:55:23Has
00:55:24he touched
00:55:24you here?
00:55:26I
00:55:26understand
00:55:27what he
00:55:27means.
00:55:28I shake
00:55:28my head
00:55:29frantically.
00:55:30He
00:55:30straightens
00:55:31up and
00:55:31grips
00:55:32my chin
00:55:32forcing
00:55:33me to
00:55:33open
00:55:34my
00:55:34eyes.
00:55:38Why did
00:55:39you meet
00:55:39with
00:55:39Lamont
00:55:40today?
00:55:41I
00:55:41steady
00:55:41myself
00:55:42and
00:55:42sign
00:55:43deliberately.
00:55:46You
00:55:47keep
00:55:47bringing
00:55:47up
00:55:47Lamont?
00:55:49is
00:55:49it
00:55:49because
00:55:49you're
00:55:50jealous?
00:55:53You're
00:55:53just a
00:55:54mute who
00:55:54can't
00:55:54speak.
00:55:56Isn't
00:55:56it
00:55:56ridiculous
00:55:57for you
00:55:57to say
00:55:58I'm
00:55:58jealous
00:55:58of
00:55:58you?
00:55:59It
00:56:00feels
00:56:00as
00:56:00if
00:56:00a
00:56:00bloody
00:56:01wound
00:56:01has
00:56:01been
00:56:01torn
00:56:01open
00:56:02in
00:56:02my
00:56:02heart.
00:56:03I
00:56:04get
00:56:04off
00:56:04the
00:56:04sofa
00:56:05and
00:56:05try
00:56:05to
00:56:05leave.
00:56:07Did
00:56:07I
00:56:07say
00:56:07you
00:56:07could
00:56:08leave?
00:56:11He
00:56:12grabs
00:56:12my arm
00:56:13and yanks
00:56:13me
00:56:13back.
00:56:19If
00:56:20you
00:56:20don't
00:56:20agree
00:56:21the
00:56:21divorce
00:56:21I'll
00:56:22find
00:56:22a
00:56:22lawyer.
00:56:23I've
00:56:23put
00:56:23up
00:56:23with
00:56:23your
00:56:23antics.
00:56:24I've
00:56:25even
00:56:25overlooked
00:56:25you
00:56:25hurting
00:56:26my
00:56:26first
00:56:26love
00:56:26but
00:56:27I
00:56:27have
00:56:27my
00:56:27limits.
00:56:29You
00:56:29want
00:56:29a
00:56:29divorce?
00:56:30Fine.
00:56:31I
00:56:31don't
00:56:31want
00:56:31to
00:56:31explain
00:56:32anymore.
00:56:33My
00:56:33eyes
00:56:34fill
00:56:34with
00:56:34tears.
00:56:35That
00:56:35would
00:56:35be
00:56:35best.
00:56:36But
00:56:36not
00:56:37until
00:56:37after
00:56:37the
00:56:37mayor's
00:56:37grandson's
00:56:38one
00:56:38month
00:56:38celebration.
00:56:39The
00:56:40mayor's
00:56:40wife
00:56:40has
00:56:40met
00:56:40you.
00:56:41You
00:56:41must
00:56:41attend
00:56:42as
00:56:42my
00:56:42wife.
00:56:43I
00:56:43want
00:56:43to
00:56:43refuse
00:56:43but
00:56:44then
00:56:44I
00:56:44remember
00:56:44the
00:56:44mayor's
00:56:45wife
00:56:45has
00:56:45a
00:56:45dog.
00:56:46This
00:56:46is
00:56:46an
00:56:46opportunity
00:56:47to
00:56:47grow
00:56:47my
00:56:47pet
00:56:47business.
00:56:48So
00:56:49I
00:56:49agree.
00:56:49He
00:56:50has
00:56:50a
00:56:50styling
00:56:50team
00:56:50send
00:56:51over
00:56:51dresses.
00:56:53As
00:56:54I
00:56:54try
00:56:54one
00:56:54on
00:56:55he
00:56:55notices
00:56:55my
00:56:56slightly
00:56:56swollen
00:56:57belly.
00:56:58His
00:56:58expression
00:56:59shifts.
00:57:00He
00:57:00looks
00:57:00puzzled.
00:57:01At
00:57:02the
00:57:02celebration
00:57:02the
00:57:03mayor's
00:57:03wife's
00:57:04dog
00:57:04Cookie
00:57:05suddenly
00:57:06goes
00:57:06berserk
00:57:07barking
00:57:07wildly
00:57:08at
00:57:08the
00:57:08baby
00:57:09in
00:57:09the
00:57:09crib.
00:57:14The
00:57:15dog
00:57:15is
00:57:15going
00:57:15to
00:57:15bite
00:57:15the
00:57:16baby.
00:57:16Kill
00:57:16it.
00:57:21Security
00:57:21guards
00:57:22raise
00:57:22their
00:57:22knives.
00:57:23The
00:57:23mayor's
00:57:24wife
00:57:24tearfully
00:57:24agrees.
00:57:26I'm
00:57:26a
00:57:26pet
00:57:27communicator.
00:57:29Let
00:57:30me
00:57:30try.
00:57:31Can
00:57:31she
00:57:32do
00:57:32it?
00:57:32What
00:57:32if
00:57:33something
00:57:33goes
00:57:33wrong?
00:57:34I
00:57:34trust
00:57:34her.
00:57:37I
00:57:38crouch
00:57:38down,
00:57:39slowly
00:57:39reach
00:57:40out
00:57:40my
00:57:40hand.
00:57:42Cookie
00:57:42sniffs
00:57:43me,
00:57:44then
00:57:45suddenly
00:57:45buries
00:57:45its
00:57:46head
00:57:46in
00:57:46my
00:57:46arms
00:57:46and
00:57:47whimpers.
00:57:49Everyone
00:57:50is
00:57:50astonished.
00:57:56Thank
00:57:57you.
00:57:58You
00:57:58saved
00:57:58my
00:57:59grandson.
00:57:59She
00:58:00was
00:58:00all I
00:58:01had
00:58:01left
00:58:01of
00:58:01my
00:58:01daughter.
00:58:02I
00:58:03shake
00:58:03my
00:58:03head
00:58:04and
00:58:04sign
00:58:04that
00:58:05it
00:58:05was
00:58:05the
00:58:05least
00:58:05I
00:58:06could
00:58:06do.
00:58:08If
00:58:08you
00:58:09ever
00:58:09need
00:58:09anything,
00:58:10come
00:58:10to
00:58:10me.
00:58:11I
00:58:11will
00:58:11repay
00:58:12this
00:58:12favor.
00:58:13I
00:58:13hope
00:58:13that
00:58:14in
00:58:14the
00:58:14future,
00:58:14if
00:58:15your
00:58:15dog
00:58:15has
00:58:15any
00:58:16health
00:58:16issues,
00:58:17you'll
00:58:17come
00:58:17to
00:58:17me.
00:58:18I
00:58:18will.
00:58:20Just
00:58:21then,
00:58:22Adrian
00:58:22asks
00:58:23Aaron
00:58:23to fetch
00:58:23a pair
00:58:24of
00:58:24shoes.
00:58:26Then,
00:58:27he
00:58:27crouches
00:58:28down
00:58:28and puts
00:58:29them
00:58:29on my
00:58:29feet
00:58:29himself.
00:58:31You
00:58:32two
00:58:32really
00:58:32care
00:58:33about
00:58:33each
00:58:33other.
00:58:36She's
00:58:37different
00:58:37from most
00:58:37people.
00:58:38I need
00:58:39to be
00:58:39more
00:58:39attentive.
00:58:40I
00:58:40look at
00:58:41him,
00:58:41but my
00:58:41heart
00:58:42feels
00:58:42nothing.
00:58:43His
00:58:43thoughtness
00:58:44has
00:58:44come
00:58:44too
00:58:45late.
00:58:46After the
00:58:47celebration,
00:58:48the mayor's
00:58:48wife becomes
00:58:49my patron.
00:58:50She introduces
00:58:50me to many
00:58:51high-end pet
00:58:52communication
00:58:52clients.
00:58:53My career
00:58:54starts to
00:58:54take off.
00:58:55I receive
00:58:56several big
00:58:56orders in a
00:58:57row,
00:58:57and my
00:58:58income
00:58:58increases
00:58:59significantly.
00:59:00Adrian
00:59:00learns through
00:59:00Cedric that
00:59:01I'm earning
00:59:02money.
00:59:02His heart
00:59:03grows more
00:59:04and more
00:59:04uneasy.
00:59:05I am really
00:59:06going to pay
00:59:07back that
00:59:07billion.
00:59:09The crisis at
00:59:10the pet shop
00:59:10is also
00:59:11resolved.
00:59:12Lexi is
00:59:13still recovering,
00:59:14but business
00:59:14is getting
00:59:15better and
00:59:15better.
00:59:20I bring my
00:59:20lawyer to
00:59:21the Buckley
00:59:21group and
00:59:22demand a
00:59:22divorce.
00:59:23If you're
00:59:24divorcing me
00:59:24because of
00:59:25Eleanor,
00:59:25there's no
00:59:26need.
00:59:26I don't
00:59:27love her
00:59:27anymore.
00:59:30I don't
00:59:31answer.
00:59:31I just
00:59:32mentioned the
00:59:32last time
00:59:33Eleanor framed
00:59:34me.
00:59:34You never
00:59:35trusted me.
00:59:38He is
00:59:39silent for
00:59:40a long
00:59:40time.
00:59:46Finally,
00:59:47he signs
00:59:48the divorce
00:59:48papers.
00:59:54After I
00:59:55leave,
00:59:55Adrian pulls
00:59:56up the
00:59:56surveillance
00:59:56footage from
00:59:57the club and
00:59:58the apartment
00:59:59entrance.
01:00:05The footage
01:00:06shows Eleanor
01:00:07falling on
01:00:08her own.
01:00:12In the
01:00:12corner of
01:00:13the apartment,
01:00:14she is seen
01:00:14coaching the
01:00:15child to hit
01:00:16me with the
01:00:16ball.
01:00:17He clenches
01:00:18his fists.
01:00:19his face
01:00:19ashen.
01:00:20He's been
01:00:21deceived for
01:00:22three years.
01:00:31He picks up
01:00:32his phone and
01:00:33calls me.
01:00:35I was
01:00:36wrong.
01:00:37I watched
01:00:37the footage.
01:00:39At the
01:00:40club and
01:00:41the apartment,
01:00:41I wrongly
01:00:42accused you.
01:00:48I don't
01:00:49say a
01:00:49word.
01:00:50I just
01:00:51hang up.
01:01:01He listens
01:01:02to the
01:01:02dial tone,
01:01:03feeling true
01:01:04loss for the
01:01:05first time.
01:01:10Adrian comes
01:01:11home and
01:01:12confesses to
01:01:12me.
01:01:18Eleanor
01:01:18lied to me.
01:01:20I shouldn't
01:01:21have believed
01:01:21her.
01:01:22So?
01:01:26I want you
01:01:27to stay.
01:01:28It's too
01:01:29late.
01:01:29The agreement
01:01:30is already
01:01:31signed.
01:01:34For the
01:01:35first time,
01:01:36panic
01:01:37Shoj is on
01:01:37his face.
01:01:41I can
01:01:42tear it
01:01:42up!
01:01:43I shake
01:01:43my head and
01:01:44turn to go
01:01:44upstairs.
01:01:48You can't
01:01:49keep me
01:01:49anymore.
01:01:51He stands
01:01:52at the bottom
01:01:52of the
01:01:53stairs,
01:01:53feeling
01:01:54helpless
01:01:54for the
01:01:55first time.
01:02:02Adrian
01:02:03officially
01:02:03distances
01:02:04himself
01:02:04from
01:02:05Eleanor.
01:02:05He no
01:02:06longer
01:02:06answers
01:02:07her
01:02:07calls
01:02:07or
01:02:07gives
01:02:08her
01:02:08money.
01:02:14Eleanor
01:02:15storms
01:02:15to the
01:02:15villa's
01:02:16entrance
01:02:16causing
01:02:16a scene
01:02:17and is
01:02:18escorted
01:02:18away
01:02:18by
01:02:18security.
01:02:25If you
01:02:25dare
01:02:25come
01:02:26again,
01:02:26I'll
01:02:27have
01:02:27my
01:02:27lawyer
01:02:27charge
01:02:28you
01:02:28with
01:02:28harassment.
01:02:32Eleanor
01:02:32is
01:02:32completely
01:02:33out of
01:02:33the
01:02:33game.
01:02:34She
01:02:35stands
01:02:35outside
01:02:35the
01:02:36gate,
01:02:36her
01:02:37face
01:02:37full
01:02:38of
01:02:38hatred.
01:02:39Jessica,
01:02:40I'm
01:02:41not done
01:02:41with
01:02:42you.
01:02:43She
01:02:44takes
01:02:44out
01:02:44her
01:02:44phone
01:02:44and
01:02:45dials
01:02:45a
01:02:45number.
01:02:55Help
01:02:55me
01:02:55with
01:02:56something.
01:02:58One
01:02:58day,
01:02:59on my
01:02:59way
01:02:59home
01:03:00from
01:03:00the
01:03:00pet
01:03:00shop,
01:03:01a
01:03:01car
01:03:01suddenly
01:03:02accelerates
01:03:02towards
01:03:03me.
01:03:09I
01:03:10dodge
01:03:10it,
01:03:10but I
01:03:11fall
01:03:11to the
01:03:11ground
01:03:12and
01:03:12scrape
01:03:12my
01:03:12palm.
01:03:13The
01:03:14car
01:03:14speeds
01:03:14away.
01:03:23Lamont
01:03:24happens
01:03:24to be
01:03:24passing
01:03:25by.
01:03:34He
01:03:34takes
01:03:35me
01:03:35to
01:03:35the
01:03:35hospital.
01:03:38Adrian
01:03:39gets
01:03:39the
01:03:39news
01:03:40and
01:03:40rushes
01:03:40over.
01:03:41When
01:03:42he
01:03:42sees
01:03:42Lamont
01:03:43helping
01:03:43me,
01:03:44rage
01:03:44burns
01:03:45inside
01:03:45him.
01:03:51But
01:03:52this
01:03:52time,
01:03:52he
01:03:53holds
01:03:53back.
01:04:00He
01:04:00asks
01:04:01if
01:04:01I'm
01:04:01hurt
01:04:01first.
01:04:03I'm
01:04:04fine.
01:04:06He
01:04:06lets
01:04:07out
01:04:07a
01:04:07breath
01:04:07of
01:04:07relief
01:04:12and
01:04:12glances
01:04:13at
01:04:13Lamont
01:04:13with
01:04:13complicated
01:04:14eyes.
01:04:15In
01:04:16the
01:04:16hospital
01:04:16corridor,
01:04:17the
01:04:17doctor
01:04:17tells
01:04:18them
01:04:18I'm
01:04:18pregnant
01:04:18and
01:04:19the
01:04:19baby
01:04:19is
01:04:19fine.
01:04:20He
01:04:20freezes
01:04:21in
01:04:21shock
01:04:21and
01:04:22about
01:04:22to
01:04:22ask
01:04:22more.
01:04:24Adrian,
01:04:25let's
01:04:25talk
01:04:25alone.
01:04:32The
01:04:32two
01:04:32walk
01:04:33to
01:04:33the
01:04:33end
01:04:33of
01:04:33the
01:04:33corridor.
01:04:34door.
01:04:40I know
01:04:41you don't
01:04:41like me,
01:04:42but I
01:04:42need to
01:04:42say
01:04:42this.
01:04:46I've
01:04:46liked
01:04:46Jessica
01:04:47since we
01:04:47were
01:04:47children.
01:04:50But I
01:04:50never wanted
01:04:51to destroy
01:04:51your marriage.
01:04:53I just
01:04:53want her
01:04:54to be
01:04:54happy.
01:04:58If she
01:04:59can be
01:04:59happy,
01:05:00I'll
01:05:00leave.
01:05:01But if
01:05:01she
01:05:01needs
01:05:02me,
01:05:03I'll
01:05:03always
01:05:04be
01:05:04here.
01:05:05If she
01:05:06doesn't
01:05:06need
01:05:06you,
01:05:08then
01:05:08prove it
01:05:09to me.
01:05:11I
01:05:12won't
01:05:12allow you
01:05:12to hurt
01:05:13her
01:05:13again.
01:05:13That's
01:05:13a
01:05:14warning.
01:05:19Aaron
01:05:20finds out
01:05:20that the
01:05:21owner of
01:05:21the car
01:05:22is
01:05:22connected
01:05:22to
01:05:22Eleanor.
01:05:29He
01:05:29takes
01:05:30the
01:05:30evidence
01:05:30and
01:05:30confronts
01:05:31Eleanor.
01:05:32You
01:05:32tried to
01:05:32kill
01:05:32her?
01:05:34I
01:05:34just
01:05:35wanted
01:05:35to
01:05:35scare
01:05:36her.
01:05:36I
01:05:36didn't
01:05:37mean
01:05:37to
01:05:37kill
01:05:37her.
01:05:41You're
01:05:41finished.
01:05:49He
01:05:50cuts
01:05:50off all
01:05:51her
01:05:51financial
01:05:52support
01:05:52and
01:05:52notifies
01:05:53her
01:05:53family.
01:05:54Eleanor
01:05:55loses
01:05:55everything.
01:05:56She
01:05:56collapses
01:05:57onto
01:05:57the
01:05:57floor.
01:06:05It's
01:06:06all
01:06:06that
01:06:06mute's
01:06:07fault.
01:06:08My
01:06:08belly
01:06:08is
01:06:09starting
01:06:09to
01:06:09swell.
01:06:10One
01:06:11night,
01:06:11I
01:06:12feel
01:06:12the
01:06:12baby
01:06:12move.
01:06:13A
01:06:14little
01:06:14kick.
01:06:15I
01:06:16put
01:06:16my
01:06:16hand
01:06:17on
01:06:17my
01:06:17belly
01:06:17and
01:06:17smile.
01:06:20It's
01:06:20the
01:06:20first
01:06:21time
01:06:21I've
01:06:21truly
01:06:22smiled.
01:06:28Lexi
01:06:28and
01:06:28Lamont
01:06:29accompany
01:06:29me back
01:06:29from a
01:06:30prenatal
01:06:30checkup.
01:06:33Adrian
01:06:34is
01:06:34waiting
01:06:34at the
01:06:34door
01:06:35and
01:06:35sees
01:06:35the
01:06:35ultrasound.
01:06:39You're
01:06:39pregnant?
01:06:40Why
01:06:41didn't
01:06:41you
01:06:41tell
01:06:41me?
01:06:43You
01:06:44don't
01:06:44want
01:06:44children.
01:06:52That
01:06:53was
01:06:53before.
01:06:56I
01:06:57shake
01:06:57my
01:06:57head
01:06:57and
01:06:57sign.
01:06:58I
01:06:58remember
01:06:59everything
01:06:59you
01:06:59said.
01:07:03When
01:07:03you
01:07:04said
01:07:04I
01:07:04don't
01:07:04want
01:07:04children,
01:07:06you
01:07:07looked
01:07:07me
01:07:07in
01:07:07the
01:07:07eye.
01:07:10Your
01:07:11silence
01:07:11was
01:07:12the
01:07:12answer.
01:07:13He
01:07:14has
01:07:14no
01:07:14words.
01:07:16I
01:07:17walk
01:07:17inside
01:07:20and
01:07:20close
01:07:21the
01:07:21door.
01:07:22He
01:07:22stands
01:07:23outside
01:07:23the
01:07:23door,
01:07:24tears
01:07:25falling
01:07:25for the
01:07:25first
01:07:26time.
01:07:32door.
01:07:32I'm
01:07:33sorry.
01:07:34Not
01:07:34for the
01:07:35baby.
01:07:36For
01:07:37these
01:07:37three
01:07:37years.
01:07:49He
01:07:50stands
01:07:50outside
01:07:50the
01:07:51door
01:07:51all
01:07:51night.
01:07:53The
01:07:54next
01:07:54day,
01:07:54he
01:07:55knocks
01:07:55on
01:07:55my
01:07:56door.
01:08:00I've
01:08:00never
01:08:01been
01:08:01good
01:08:01to
01:08:01you.
01:08:03I
01:08:03don't
01:08:04deserve
01:08:04to be
01:08:04a
01:08:04husband
01:08:05or
01:08:05a
01:08:05father.
01:08:07But
01:08:07I'm
01:08:08begging
01:08:08you.
01:08:09Give
01:08:09me
01:08:10a
01:08:10chance.
01:08:14I
01:08:15look
01:08:15into
01:08:15his
01:08:16bloodshot
01:08:16eyes
01:08:16and
01:08:17say
01:08:17nothing.
01:08:21One
01:08:21year
01:08:21later,
01:08:25I
01:08:26give
01:08:26birth
01:08:26to
01:08:26a
01:08:26healthy
01:08:27baby
01:08:27boy.
01:08:31Adrian
01:08:32is
01:08:32there
01:08:32the
01:08:32whole
01:08:33time.
01:08:38on
01:08:39the
01:08:39day
01:08:39our
01:08:39son
01:08:40is
01:08:40born,
01:08:40he
01:08:41holds
01:08:41the
01:08:41baby
01:08:41and
01:08:42says
01:08:42to
01:08:42me,
01:08:44thank
01:08:45you.
01:08:50For
01:08:50what?
01:08:56Thank
01:08:57you for
01:08:57not
01:08:57leaving.
01:09:00I
01:09:00smile
01:09:01softly.
01:09:04I
01:09:05don't
01:09:05say
01:09:05I
01:09:05forgive
01:09:06him,
01:09:07but
01:09:07I
01:09:07don't
01:09:08leave
01:09:08either.
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