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The Last Three Wishes - Ep
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00:01I am the last siren in this world.
00:04I was born with three chances to petition the heavens for a wish.
00:10Arthur wanted me to save his mistress's child.
00:15I said no, so he decided to destroy me.
00:18The aegis of the siren, 108 tail scales, tempered with my heart's blood.
00:23I made it to protect him. Now he used it to destroy me.
00:29Don't! Please, don't!
00:32He pushed the blade in, my blood stained the armor.
00:36I am the last siren in this world.
00:39Born with three chances to petition the heavens for a wish.
00:43The first time, my boyfriend Arthur Hudson was on death's door.
00:47I sacrificed the child in my womb and all my future offspring,
00:52wishing for Arthur to live a century free from illness and calamity.
00:56The second time, the Hudson family teetered on the brink of ruin.
01:00I sacrificed my lifetime of accumulated magical essence,
01:05wishing for their fortunes to be restored and all their endeavors to prosper.
01:09The third time, Arthur's childhood sweetheart was dying in childbirth.
01:14He demanded I sacrifice again, wishing for Emily Thorne and her child to be safe.
01:19When I refused, he threw me into a men's prison.
01:24One buck a pop. Have your fun with her. It's not like she can get pregnant anyway.
01:27That night, I cried until my voice was hoarse.
01:31As the first light of dawn broke the next day, I paid the price with my own life.
01:37I activated the enchanted amulet and made my final wish.
01:41I wish for all who have betrayed and wronged me to suffer the ruin of their families
01:45and die without a grave to claim their bones!
01:47The curse was cast. Now all I had to do was wait.
01:52When Arthur entered, I was lying amidst the filth.
01:56The last man had just pulled up his pants and left.
02:00Seeing who had entered, the man grinned.
02:03Thanks for the hospitality, Mr. Hudson.
02:05Mrs. Hudson's services were quite memorable.
02:09Without blinking, Arthur grabbed a nearby vase and smashed it over the man's head.
02:14A loud crash, shards flying.
02:17The man's howls were cut short as he was dragged away.
02:21Arthur walked over to me.
02:23His gaze swept over the raw, ruined flesh between my legs,
02:27and he let out a cold, derisive snort.
02:30Have you learned your lesson yet?
02:32When I didn't respond, he suddenly sighed.
02:36Reaching out, he began to wipe the filth from my face, touch by touch.
02:41Be good, Sarah. Just help me one last time.
02:43I know you're jealous, but the child in Emily's belly is mine.
02:47My own flesh and blood.
02:50You can't give me children.
02:51You can't stand in the way of someone who can.
02:54Six years ago, he had knelt by my bed and cried until he fainted.
02:59Now he was asking me to bless his child with another woman.
03:04When we were young, he learned I had sacrificed our unborn child to save him.
03:09He had knelt by my bed, cried until he fainted.
03:13He held me then, his eyes bloodshot with guilt, swearing an oath never to fail me.
03:19Even if we never have children, I will love you forever.
03:24The boomerang of youth hit me right between the eyes.
03:27I licked the blood seeping from the corner of my mouth.
03:31Under Arthur's expectant gaze, I slowly shook my head.
03:35Gone.
03:36The last chance, it was gone.
03:39Just moments ago, I had paid with my life to make that final wish.
03:44I gripped the enchanted amulet in my hand and whispered softly,
03:48Arthur, you will join me in hell.
03:52Arthur didn't hear that last sentence.
03:54He received a call from the hospital and frantically dragged me there.
04:00Emily is in labor, Sarah.
04:03Hurry up and wish for the safety of Emily and the baby.
04:06He was dragging a dying woman to save his mistress.
04:09The irony was lost on him.
04:13Emily was Arthur's childhood sweetheart.
04:16She claimed the child in her womb was the reincarnation of a devotee.
04:20And required the blessing of a siren princess to be born safely.
04:25Arthur believed it to be true.
04:26He forced me to use the third amulet to beg the heavens to protect Emily and her child.
04:32What he didn't know was that a siren princess has only three wishes in her lifetime.
04:37Each requiring a sacrifice of equal value.
04:40To save Arthur, I sacrificed our unborn child.
04:45To save the Hudson family, I sacrificed my lifetime of magical essence.
04:50To wish again, only my life would suffice.
04:53I laid out the truth, but Arthur refused to believe it.
04:58Just as Emily said.
04:59He spat, his voice cold with contempt.
05:03You're venomous to the core.
05:06Jealous that she carries my child, you'd spin this web of lies to frame her.
05:10As punishment, he delivered me to a men's prison.
05:13For an entire night, I was subjected to torment until my body was a map of wounds.
05:19Now he was forcing me to pray for Emily.
05:23A trenching screams echoed from the delivery room, making Arthur snap.
05:29He kicked me hard in the chest.
05:31Emily is in there, hovering between life and death, yet you have the nerve to be jealous and play games!
05:39Sarah, I'm giving you one last chance.
05:42Are you gonna make the wish or not?
05:44He sneered coldly and made a call.
05:48Moments later, the butler brought in an antique mahogany box.
05:52When I saw what was inside the box, my blood instantly ran cold, beyond the innate gift of granting wishes.
06:01The most precious possession of the Siren Clan is the 108 scales of our tails.
06:07They are the very source of our physical power.
06:10The armor in Arthur's hands, the Aegis of the Siren, was forged in the year I loved him most.
06:17I used every single one of my scales, tempered with the very essence of my heart's blood, solely to protect
06:24him.
06:25Crafting it left me in a coma for three months.
06:28When I awoke, my body had lost its natural defenses, becoming as vulnerable as an ordinary human.
06:36Now Arthur was holding that armor in his hands, and I knew exactly what he was about to do.
06:43Now, Arthur toyed with the Aegis in his hands, a smirk playing on his lips.
06:48Sarah, I recall you saying this armor was forged from your tail scales, bound to your very soul.
06:55If it were to be destroyed.
06:58The Aegis was impervious to blade, fire, or water.
07:02I had shared its only method of destruction with Arthur, and no one else.
07:08Don't! Arthur! Please! Don't! No! No!
07:12The thought of what was about to happen made me tremble with terror.
07:16Ignoring my pleas, he signaled for a dagger.
07:19Its cold blade pressed against the skin over my heart, and he pushed it.
07:25The blade sliced through the skin over my heart.
07:29As it healed, Arthur slashed it again.
07:32After several repetitions, cracks began to appear on the Aegis.
07:36Forged from my scales, it could only be unmade by my flesh and blood.
07:42Fresh blood stained the armor red.
07:45As the Aegis dissolved, the agony of my soul being torn apart washed over me.
07:51My body shattered completely.
07:54My consciousness fading until only one thought remained.
07:57It hurts. So much.
08:00My soul was breaking apart.
08:02But I had to hold on.
08:04The curse hadn't taken effect yet.
08:07Miss Emily has given birth!
08:09It's a boy! Congratulations, Mr. Hudson!
08:14A shudder ran through me, and my mind snapped back into sharp clarity.
08:18The curse would take effect in three hours.
08:22I had to stay alive.
08:24I had to witness their descent into hell myself.
08:26With Emily safely delivered, Arthur finally allowed himself to relax.
08:32Emily!
08:36Thank you for giving me a healthy child.
08:38A sharp pain pierced my heart.
08:41Six years ago to save Arthur, I sacrificed the child in my womb.
08:46After the wish was granted, I struggled to give birth to a stillborn half-human half-fi.
08:53Arthur had knelt by my bed all night and buried the child with his own hands the next day.
08:58I thought that even if he didn't love me, he at least loved that child.
09:03Now, seeing his unbridled joy at Emily's delivery, I finally understood.
09:08He had always been disgusted by me, by our child.
09:13A nurse's sudden scream erupted from the delivery room.
09:18Emergency!
09:20Mrs. Emily is hemorrhaging!
09:21We need a blood transfusion immediately!
09:24Take Sarah's!
09:25Her blood is a universal match, and it has innate healing properties!
09:30Without a moment's hesitation, Arthur hauled me to my feet and dragged me to the nursing station.
09:37A thick, needle-like catheter was plunged into my vein.
09:41A full unit was drawn in no time.
09:44We've already drawn 800cc.
09:47Her condition doesn't look good.
09:49Should we continue?
09:50Arthur's gaze fell on my bloodless lips, a flicker of hesitation in his eyes.
09:56But he was interrupted by his mother rushing over.
10:00Take it!
10:01That's my Hudson family grandson in there!
10:04Arthur slapped me hard across the face.
10:07If you hadn't refused to make a wish, my grandson would have been born safely long ago!
10:14It's all your fault!
10:15Arthur nodded as well.
10:17Emily and the child come first.
10:18The nurse nodded and drew two more tubes.
10:23Excessive blood loss made my head spin in waves of dizziness, and my body fell backward uncontrollably.
10:30My wrist struck the chair beside me, making a crisp ding sound.
10:34Arthur's mother's eyes lit up.
10:37She had spotted the enchanted bloodstone bracelet on my wrist.
10:42Arthur's mother looked over at the sound, her eyes lighting up instantly as she seized my wrist.
10:48The siren clan's heirloom?
10:50The enchanted bloodstone bracelet?
10:52It protects the wearer with good fortune?
10:54A treasure like this belongs to my grandson as a first meeting gift.
10:58The siren clan flourished for thousands of years, leaving behind countless secret treasures.
11:05Arthur's mother had tried to ask me for them several times, but I refused her on every occasion.
11:11She held a grudge against me for this, bent on protecting Emily and driving me out of the Hudson's.
11:18I allowed her to take the bloodstone heirloom.
11:20Little did she know, the heirloom treasures of the siren clan can only be worn by descendants of the clan.
11:28If an outsider wears it, they will only suffer a backlash, plagued by misfortune and destined for an early grave.
11:35Emily finally emerged safely from the delivery room.
11:39She smiled weakly at me.
11:40Sarah, even though you refused to save us, I promised Arthur that once the baby's first month celebration is over,
11:49I will move out of the Hudson Manor.
11:53This child is yours.
11:55She was playing the victim again.
11:58And Arthur was eating it up.
12:01She and Arthur were childhood sweethearts.
12:04Before the Hudson's fall, both families had entertained the idea of a union.
12:10But when the Hudson's went bankrupt overnight, Emily used the pretext of furthering her studies to flee the country.
12:17Abandoning Arthur without a second thought.
12:19Later, when Arthur clawed his way back to the top as the hottest new tycoon in Kinston.
12:25The opposite fate befell the thorns.
12:28A catastrophic decision by Emily's father led to their bankruptcy.
12:32Emily scurried back home, pleading all the way to Arthur's doorstep.
12:37At first, Arthur showed her nothing but contempt, even revulsion.
12:42He forbade her from getting close, hurling insults at her repeatedly.
12:46Everyone in Kinston knew Mr. Hudson despised Emily Thorn the most.
12:51But gradually, something shifted.
12:55Arthur continued to humiliate Emily in public and in private.
12:58Yet every time she ran off in tears, he would find himself staring after her retreating figure, lost in thought.
13:06Watching Emily's tears fall, the emotion in Arthur's eyes gradually shifted.
13:11No longer disgust, but a growing ache of pity.
13:15I saw it all, yet felt powerless to intervene.
13:19Then came a fateful banquet where Arthur, drunk, ended up entangled with Emily.
13:25The room reeked of sex and debauchery, a nauseating mix.
13:29When I confronted him, Arthur shielded Emily firmly behind him.
13:34It was a mistake.
13:37Emily is innocent.
13:39I brought up divorce, but Arthur wouldn't agree.
13:42He blamed it all on an accident, kneeling before me and swearing there wouldn't be a next time.
13:48In a moment of lovesick folly, I forgave him.
13:51But later, Emily showed up at our door, her belly swollen, claiming to carry Arthur's child.
13:59She insisted she didn't want to break up our family, only to bear him a child as atonement.
14:05Arthur, my feelings for you are genuine.
14:09Having your child, even if I get nothing else, I'm willing.
14:14Emily's quiet sobs pulled me back to the present.
14:17Gazing at the bundle in her arms, her eyes suddenly reddened, her voice choked.
14:23But I can't have best thought of my baby.
14:26The grip on my wrist tightened.
14:28Guilt flashed in Arthur's eyes.
14:31Emily, you're his birth mother.
14:32The bond of blood can't be strevered.
14:35What about Sarah?
14:36I seemed not to hear them.
14:38My eyes fixed blankly on the swaddled infant.
14:43After a long moment, I couldn't help but burst into wild, bitter laughter.
14:48Though my magical essence was gone, the innate gifts of the Siren Clan remained.
14:53Through the sight, I could clearly see that the child before me had absolutely no blood relation to Arthur.
15:00How utterly laughable Arthur prided himself on his shrewdness.
15:04He had been completely duped.
15:06The child Emily carried for ten months wasn't even his, but Arthur didn't know.
15:12He stayed silent for a long moment, then suddenly grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of the room.
15:18Sarah, you're my wife.
15:20I can give you status and position, but Emily has nothing.
15:25She asks for nothing.
15:27Just a tiny bit of my love.
15:29Six years ago, to repay my debt to you, I was cruel enough to leave her and marry you.
15:35This time, I absolutely cannot fail her again.
15:38Sarah, you have so much of my love already.
15:41Just be a little generous to her, okay?
15:43My tears had long since dried up.
15:46I looked at him numbly, unable to say a word.
15:50Perhaps I looked too desperate, because Arthur softened his voice to comfort me.
15:55What pretty miss.
15:57Even sure Emily stayed.
15:59You're your shitty, Mrs. Olsen.
16:01Where you are she?
16:02He wrapped his arms around me from behind, resting his head on my shoulder.
16:08Sarah, I love you.
16:09With my back to him, I closed my eyes in exhaustion.
16:13It was no use.
16:14My life was slipping away.
16:16The curse was about to descend.
16:19Saying anything more was pointless.
16:21Arthur's tenderness vanished in an instant.
16:24That very night, he stormed into my room like a madman, grabbed me by the hair, and dragged me before
16:31Emily.
16:32Save him! Sarah!
16:34I order you to save him!
16:35He roared.
16:37Emily, her eyes streaming with tears, struggled to kneel before me.
16:42Sarah, please, I beg you, save my child.
16:44He is the reincarnation of a holy devotee.
16:47A mortal body cannot contain him.
16:49You are the siren princess!
16:51Only you can wish to save him!
16:53But I saw the truth clearly.
16:55There was no holy devotee.
16:58The child's face was covered in red rashes.
17:01His breathing labored.
17:03It was clearly an allergic reaction.
17:06It's an allergy!
17:08Before I could finish, Emily cut me off with a sob.
17:12Arthur, let me speak with Sarah alone.
17:15As a woman, surely she can understand a mother's desperation.
17:19The moment Arthur left, her demeanor changed completely.
17:24How dare you keep living!
17:28You tainted, used-up whore!
17:31What makes you think you can compete with me for Arthur?
17:34With those words, she lifted the swaddled infant high above her head and slammed it down with all her might.
17:41No!
17:42I was too late to stop her.
17:44The baby hit the floor.
17:45He convulsed violently for a moment, then went still.
17:50Simultaneously, a heart-wrenching scream erupted from Emily.
17:55My fault! All my fault!
17:57Hate me if you must!
17:59Why would you harm an innocent child?
18:02She scooped up the bundle like a madwoman and rushed out the door.
18:06Arthur!
18:07It was her!
18:09She killed our child!
18:11The door crashed open.
18:13A pair of large hands seized my throat.
18:16I looked up into a pair of bloodshot eyes.
18:20You deserve to die!
18:22Suffocation washed over me.
18:25My hands clawed tightly at Arthur as I struggled, shaking my head.
18:29I wasn't afraid of death.
18:31But if I died now, the curse wouldn't take effect.
18:34How would I ever get my revenge?
18:37Tears fell onto Arthur's fingers.
18:39The pressure on my throat suddenly eased.
18:42Arthur stared down at me coldly.
18:45After a long moment, a cruel smile spread across his face.
18:50Sarah, I'm going to make you wish for death.
18:54Arthur was true to his word.
18:57He locked me in the basement.
18:58In the darkness, countless hands roamed over my body.
19:03The pain reached a peak where even my nerves began to blur.
19:07Yet Arthur was still not satisfied.
19:09He stripped me bare and forced me to kneel in the snow.
19:13As the blizzard raged around me.
19:16Arthur stood before the floor-to-ceiling window.
19:19Holding Emily in his arms.
19:22Scrutinizing my wretched struggle.
19:24Time ticked by.
19:26The snow piled up past my legs.
19:28Eventually my body froze solid.
19:32The relentless torment had drained my life force.
19:35Leaving only the faintest vital spark still flickering.
19:39A pair of feet stopped in front of me.
19:41Arthur sneered.
19:42All this drama about dying?
19:44Who are you putting on a show for?
19:46You are a siren.
19:48A minor injury like this poses no threat to you.
19:52The siren clan possessed powerful bodies.
19:55They did not fear the cold.
19:57But Arthur, I had sacrificed my lifetime of magical essence long ago.
20:02When I made that second wish for the Hudsons.
20:05I was no different from an ordinary human now.
20:08A layer of frost began to coat my fingers.
20:11And the scene before me grew increasingly blurry.
20:15I looked up to see dark clouds quietly gathering in the sky.
20:20Soon.
20:21It would be soon.
20:23As the final number fell from my lips.
20:25I suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.
20:29Arthur, I will damn you.
20:32To a death without a grave!
20:36The curse was complete.
20:38My body went limp.
20:40And the first bolt of lightning struck.
20:43After my death, a bolt of lightning struck Arthur.
20:47Strangely, however, he remained completely unscathed.
20:51Only I knew, the curse had been fulfilled.
20:54The Hudson family's ruin was now inevitable.
20:58The deafening thunder drew the attention of everyone in the Hudson Manor.
21:02Arthur's mother rushed out, only to find Arthur kneeling beside my lifeless body.
21:07After a single disdainful glance, she averted her eyes.
21:12Dead is dead.
21:13It simply clears the way for Emily.
21:15She caused the death of the Hudson heir.
21:18She got what she deserved.
21:21Go check on Emily.
21:22She just lost her child and is absolutely heartbroken.
21:25As she spoke, she tried to pull Arthur toward the manor.
21:29But Arthur remained motionless, staring blankly at my corpse.
21:35How could she die?
21:36He still didn't believe it.
21:38He thought I was faking.
21:41What?
21:42Having witnessed my last breath himself, a flicker of confusion crossed Arthur's face.
21:48But quickly, he convinced himself this was merely another one of my manipulative ploys.
21:54The Siren Clan is renowned for their physical resilience.
21:57They don't die this easily.
21:59Sarah must be throwing a tantrum.
22:02Using some trick to fake her death and run away.
22:05No.
22:07This time I must cure her of these theatrics.
22:10Arthur muttered to my corpse.
22:13Just then, Emily approached.
22:15He pulled her into his arms and called out coldly.
22:18Sarah, I'm warning you.
22:20Running away won't work on me.
22:22If you crawl back here right now and beg on your knees for Emily's forgiveness, I might just force this.
22:29Just force myself to forgive you.
22:33Otherwise...
22:34My soul floated in the air, finding the scene before me utterly ridiculous.
22:39He was actually trying to threaten a corpse.
22:41A glint of silver caught Arthur's eye.
22:44He saw the silver ring on my right hand.
22:48When he saw the silver ring on my right hand, he suddenly froze.
22:53He must have remembered.
22:54It was the first gift he ever gave me when we started dating.
22:58Back then, Arthur's father had died in an accident, and the family had gone bankrupt.
23:04Watching his mother do nothing but wail and weep.
23:07Arthur had gritted his teeth.
23:10And shouldered the burden of restoring the family's fortune.
23:13It was the poorest he'd ever been.
23:15He saved a month's worth of meal money to buy it.
23:19Even now, I remember that cramped, stifling rental apartment.
23:24Arthur his eyes rimmed red, slipping this ring onto my finger.
23:30Sarah, you're all I have left.
23:32Later, when Arthur made his comeback, he showered me with countless extravagant gifts, each worth a fortune.
23:40Yet the only one I never took off was this ring.
23:43The tiny silver butterfly ring gleamed with a cold, faint light under the moon.
23:49Memories of the years we spent supporting each other flooded back to him.
23:54He finally, belatedly, realized that he had wronged Sarah.
23:59Sarah, come back. I promise I'll treat you right this time.
24:03But I was already dead. I could never go back.
24:07Three days after my death, Arthur's mother furtively shoved a glass of drugged milk into Emily's hands.
24:14Emily, you and Arthur are childhood sweethearts, and I've watched you grow up.
24:19I love you like my own daughter. The baby is gone, so let it be.
24:22The most important thing right now is to hurry up and give the Hudsons an heir.
24:27Emily nodded, her face flushed with feigned shyness, and carried a glass of milk into Arthur's room.
24:33But less than ten minutes later, a piercing scream rang out from inside.
24:39Arthur's face was flushed crimson from the drug, yet his eyes remained terrifyingly cold.
24:45He stared down grimly at Emily, who had collapsed on the floor.
24:49His gaze stripped of all its former warmth and affection.
24:52You set me up once. Did you really think you could do it a second time?
24:58If you hadn't drugged me back then, Sarah and I never would have drifted apart.
25:02Arthur masked the coldness in his eyes.
25:05I didn't understand my own heart before. I mistook my possessative for love.
25:09Now I realize that the only one I love is Sarah.
25:12When Sarah returns, you're leaving the country.
25:15My soul hovered in the air, watching the scene unfold, and I couldn't help but laugh.
25:21For Arthur, there was no right or wrong between women, only petty jealousy.
25:26He was the prize being fought over.
25:29Whoever he favored was in the right.
25:31When he favored Emily, everything I did was wrong.
25:35In his eyes, my every move was manipulative.
25:39He knew Emily's stories were riddled with holes.
25:42Yet he still suppressed me and humiliated me, just to keep her happy.
25:47Now that I was dead, he was filled with regret, remembering the beautiful memories we shared.
25:54And even finding himself growing weary of Emily.
25:58Cherishing someone like a treasure when in love.
26:01And casting them aside like driftweed when not that was Arthur's modus operandi.
26:06But it didn't matter.
26:07What he took from me he would soon pay back in full.
26:10Emily was still defending herself.
26:13I just love you too much.
26:15Arthur, Sarah is already dead.
26:17We grew up together as childhood sweethearts.
26:20No one suits you better than me.
26:21Let me take her place and stay by your side.
26:25Arthur's mother heard the commotion and rushed over.
26:28Seeing the situation, she quickly tried to mediate.
26:32Emily is right.
26:33Sarah is dead anyway.
26:35Are you going to remain chise for her forever?
26:37Shut up!
26:38Arthur suddenly exploded in rage, grabbing Emily by the throat.
26:43Sarah isn't dead.
26:44She just left in anger.
26:46She'll be back soon.
26:49Watching Emily's face turn purple, her eyes rolling back in her head.
26:53Arthur's mother hurriedly intervened to stop Arthur.
26:57But the moment Arthur let go, Emily shouted with red-rimmed eyes.
27:02Arthur!
27:03Are you going to love a woman who killed her own son with her own hands?
27:08It is a fact that Sarah dashed our child to death!
27:13That's not true!
27:15A young girl who had been eavesdropping at the door stepped forward.
27:19I remembered her.
27:20Her name was Lily, a maid in the Hudson Manor's kitchen.
27:24I had once shown her kindness.
27:26When Arthur locked me up, she was the one who risked offending him to sneak me food.
27:32Lily shouted loudly.
27:34Mrs. Emily's child died of suffocation from a seafood allergy.
27:38It had nothing to do with Mrs. Hudson!
27:41Summoning all her courage, she brought out the swaddling bundle that everyone had forgotten.
27:47Arthur frowned and lifted the white cloth.
27:50The child's ashen face was covered in a dense rash of red spots.
27:54This proved everything.
27:58Emily's face went pale, but she still tried to argue stubbornly.
28:02You're lying!
28:04My child is the reincarnation of a holy devotee!
28:07These marks on his face are an angel's kiss!
28:11It's the symbol of a devotee!
28:13Emily tried to use the rhetoric about the devotee's reincarnation, but Lily just whispered.
28:19When the young master was born, the doctor explicitly said he couldn't eat seafood.
28:23It was Miss Emily who personally ordered the kitchen to send containing seafood.
28:26Arthur, this is our own flesh and blood!
28:29He died, and I'm the one grieving the most!
28:33How could I be so cruel as to use him to frame Sarah?
28:37Emily cut her off loudly, but the very next second a knock sounded.
28:42The butler stood respectfully outside the door.
28:45Mr. Hudson, there is a gentleman named Stone outside asking for Miss Emily.
28:49He claims...
28:51The butler paused, his gaze sweeping over Emily imperceptibly before he continued.
28:56He claims to be Miss Emily's husband.
29:00The moment she saw the visitor, every drop of color drained from Emily's face.
29:06Dave Stone? Why are you here?
29:09Arthur recognized the newcomer.
29:11He was a famous hedonistic trust fund baby in Kinston back in the day.
29:15Backed by the stones, he was arrogant and domineering.
29:20Even Arthur had suffered quite a bit at his hands.
29:23Later, the stones collapsed after backing the wrong side, and Dave vanished along with them.
29:28Arthur looked the man up and down.
29:31This once glamorous playboy was now in a wretched state.
29:35Unkempt hair and stubble, a yellowed curling collar, and a faint stench of sweat clinging to him.
29:41Arthur frowned in disgust.
29:43Dave, you claim to be Emily's husband?
29:47What is that supposed to mean?
29:49What does it mean?
29:50Dave sneered and slapped a marriage certificate onto the table.
29:54Emily, tell Mr. Hudson what this means.
29:59Dave stared darkly at Emily, who was cowering in the corner.
30:03He absolutely loathed this woman.
30:05When the stones first fell, Emily spent her days sighing, worrying about their future.
30:11Seeing her distress broke his heart.
30:13So he told her about the secret stash of money.
30:17Reginald Stone had entrusted it to someone for him before going to prison.
30:21But that woman promised to stick by his side.
30:24The moment his back was turned, she stole the funds.
30:27Then she fled back to the country.
30:30Penaless and stranded abroad, he couldn't even afford a plane ticket home.
30:35If he hadn't met a kind stranger, he would have starved to death in a foreign land without anyone knowing.
30:41Emily screamed.
30:42I don't know him!
30:45He's just here to scam us for money!
30:47Arthur, please believe me, you're the only one I love.
30:51Emily denied it.
30:53But the marriage certificate Dave produced couldn't lie.
30:57The truth was now crystal clear.
30:59Six years ago, when the Hudson's went bankrupt.
31:03Emily was terrified that Arthur would use their status as childhood sweethearts to cling to her.
31:09Coincidentally, the only son of the then-powerful Stone family showed interest in her.
31:14So she unhesitatingly dumped Arthur and went abroad with Dave.
31:19She married Dave overseas.
31:21She lived the life of a wealthy socialite for a few years, just as she had wanted.
31:26But the good times didn't last.
31:29The Stones offended the wrong people and were uprooted.
31:32Dave became a commoner overnight, it was fine at first.
31:36Dave still had some money.
31:38But Emily was used to spending money like water, and after just two months, she couldn't take it anymore.
31:45Just then, news arrived that Arthur's startup had succeeded and he was the new rising star of the business world.
31:52Emily hardened her heart, stole the last of Dave's assets, and returned to the country.
31:59Upon discovering that Arthur still held a torch for her, she schemed to get back with him.
32:05Everything was going according to plan, but then Emily discovered she was pregnant.
32:10She lied, claiming the child was Arthur's, and used the baby to gain entry into the Hudson family.
32:17Terrified that keeping the child would eventually expose the truth.
32:21She knowingly fed the baby food containing seafood, despite his severe allergy.
32:27And after the child died, she shifted the blame onto me.
32:31As Dave's mocking words piled up, Arthur's eyes turned red with hatred.
32:36Emily had lied to him, claiming the thorns had forced her to go abroad, and he had believed every word.
32:43But now Dave scoffed.
32:45Do you need me to recount, exactly how she crawled into my bed back then?
32:50Mr. Hudson, if you're that desperate for a woman, go find a brothel.
32:53What's with stealing another man's wife and child?
32:56Arthur's expression grew even colder.
32:59For a woman like this, he had hurt Sarah, the one who loved him most.
33:05Recalling the countless times she had wept and pleaded in his memory.
33:08A sharp pain twisted in Arthur's chest.
33:11Back then, he had only thought Sarah was jealous.
33:15Envious that Emily could carry his child.
33:18He had grown increasingly disappointed in her.
33:21But looking back now, it was clear that Emily had deliberately set her up.
33:26Emily, well played.
33:28He gritted the words out.
33:30A sinister darkness in his eyes that no one had ever seen before.
33:34Arthur's revenge came swift and vicious.
33:38He reclaimed every asset under Emily's name and kick.
33:42Cut her out of the Hudson's.
33:44Under his orchestration, Emily was even saddled with massive gambling debts.
33:49She quickly lost the last few scraps of wealth she had left.
33:53Dave's original plan to force her to pay up fell through.
33:57In his rage, he turned violent against Emily.
34:00But Emily wasn't one to be pushed around.
34:03The two lived in a basement in the slums.
34:06They fought constantly over the smallest trifles.
34:10Given their marriage, outsiders hesitated to intervene.
34:15Arthur refused to believe I was dead.
34:17He sealed my body in a glass coffin and hired a spiritual master to perform a ritual.
34:24The master perhaps truly had some skill.
34:27With just one glance at my body, he shook his head and sighed.
34:31Her vital spark is extinguished.
34:34She cannot be saved.
34:36Arthur swayed on his feet, instinctively retorting.
34:40How is that possible? She is the Siren Princess!
34:43Even the mightiest race is no different from mortals once they lose their innate magic.
34:47She gave everything, including her very flesh and blood, to you.
34:51All that remained was a body no different from a human's.
34:54Aging, sickness and death are inevitable.
34:57The moment the words fell, a tremor ran through the glass coffin.
35:02Realizing what was happening, Arthur panicked.
35:05He rushed forward to hold down the lid.
35:08But he couldn't stop my body from dissipating bit by bit.
35:13Sarah!
35:14Arthur collapsed to his knees, consumed by grief.
35:17Watching with his own eyes as my body turned into nothingness.
35:22Leaving not a trace behind, he finally realized that I was truly dead.
35:27Why? Why?
35:30Arthur couldn't understand.
35:32He had thought I was an omnipotent visitor from another world, blindly devoted to him.
35:37But he never stopped to think, if I were truly all-powerful, would I have allowed him to humiliate me
35:43for so long?
35:44What a tragic sin.
35:47The spiritualist looked at Arthur, hesitating as if to speak, but ultimately shook his head and left.
35:54Arthur, still lost in a daze, failed to notice the spiritualist's strange behavior, until he received a phone call.
36:03Mr. Hudson, bad news! Madam Hudson has been in a car accident!
36:06The curse was claiming its first victim.
36:11When Arthur arrived at the hospital, his mother had already been wheeled out of the emergency room.
36:17She had narrowly escaped death, but she was destined to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.
36:23Seeing her son appear, tears instantly streamed down her face.
36:28She choked back sobs, tugging at the hem of Arthur's shirt, yet didn't know what to say.
36:34The string of recent events had left her fraught with anxiety.
36:38She had originally planned to go shopping with her friends to clear her head.
36:42But halfway there, it was as if her mind was suddenly clouded.
36:46In a moment of feverish confusion she drove, straight into the green belt.
36:52The strange thing was, despite the crash, everyone else emerged unscathed.
36:57Only she had her legs crushed, ending up with a double amputation.
37:02Arthur's mother didn't notice, that the cursed ruby bracelet she had snatched,
37:07was faintly glowing with a gloomy light, sharp and red as blood.
37:13Half a month after my death, Arthur heard a rumor from somewhere.
37:17That immortals frequented Mount Seraph in the neighboring city.
37:21Believing it to be true, he kept watch there day and night.
37:25Hoping that one day he might see me again.
37:28Coming up empty handed once again.
37:31Arthur walked down the mountain path in a daze.
37:34Suddenly, a figure darted out from the bushes nearby.
37:37Raising a sharp knife and charging straight at him.
37:40Arthur reacted instantly, kicking the attacker squarely in the chest.
37:45The person and the knife were sent flying 20 feet away.
37:49As a scream rang out, Arthur finally saw clearly.
37:53That the assailant was none other than Emily.
37:57Arthur! I'm going to kill you!
38:01Emily looked deranged.
38:02The days of mutual torture with Dave had drained her of all spirit.
38:07During yet another argument, she had accidentally stabbed Dave.
38:12But after a brief moment of panic.
38:15Looking at Dave lying in a pool of blood, a thought suddenly occurred to Emily.
38:20Rather than spending the rest of her life living like this.
38:23She would rather drag her enemy down to hell with her.
38:26She had always been someone who would stop at nothing to achieve her ends.
38:31Consumed by a need for vengeance.
38:33Then and now.
38:35She hid Dave's body in the refrigerator.
38:37She asked around for Arthur's whereabouts.
38:40Upon learning, he frequently appeared on this mountain.
38:44She came with a knife.
38:46You ruin me! Even if I die, I'm taking you with me!
38:49She was still screaming at Arthur as the police dragged her away.
38:53He let out a scoff, unbothered.
38:55He was highly skilled in combat.
38:58Emily, a pampered heiress raised in luxury, was no match for him.
39:02She wanted him to die with her.
39:04She was dreaming.
39:05But soon the smile was wiped from Arthur's face.
39:09He collapsed to the ground uncontrollably.
39:13Staring in horror at his legs, which had lost all sensation.
39:17My legs?
39:18His assistant hurriedly dialed emergency services.
39:22But after running every possible test at the hospital,
39:26the doctors all threw up their hands in helplessness.
39:29The test results show absolutely nothing wrong.
39:32How can a perfectly healthy person suddenly lose the ability to walk?
39:37Three days later at the Hudson Manor, Arthur's mother pounded on the door, weeping.
39:43Arthur! Arthur! Please come out!
39:49Don't do anything foolish, Arthur!
39:52Ever since Arthur's legs inexplicably lost sensation three days ago, and the doctors couldn't find any cause.
40:00Leaving everyone at their wits' end, Arthur seemed to realize something.
40:04He locked himself in his room and hadn't come out for three whole days.
40:09Arthur's mother stared at the tightly closed door.
40:12She was unable to figure out how things had turned out this way.
40:16Just a month ago, her son was the rising business star every media outlet fought to cover.
40:22And she was the wealthy matriarch everyone envied.
40:26But now, she had lost both legs in a car accident, bound to a wheelchair for life.
40:32Arthur, who had been perfectly healthy, was now inexplicably crippled.
40:38And the Hudson Group stock had plummeted because of his condition.
40:41Yet Arthur, who should have been out there taking charge, had locked himself away, refusing to see anyone.
40:49How did it suddenly come to this?
40:52Arthur's mother couldn't understand it, until that spiritualist suddenly showed up at their door.
41:12The spiritualist didn't say it explicitly, but Arthur's mother knew the she he referred to was Sarah.
41:18The Sarah who had single-handedly led the Hudsons back to the pinnacle of success.
41:23The Sarah she had loathed to the core, believing her Phi bloodline to be lowly and base.
41:31If Sarah hadn't appeared six years ago, what would the Hudsons have looked like?
41:36A chill crept up Arthur's mother's spine, she remembered.
41:40Arthur was hunted down by enemies, dying with his spinal cord severed.
41:45The Hudson Group declared bankruptcy, and on the day it was acquired, she leaped from the rooftop.
41:51A family scattered, a home destroyed and lives lost.
41:55This was the destined ending for the Hudsons.
41:58The door was suddenly pushed open, Arthur stood behind it.
42:02He had heard everything.
42:04He met his mother's gaze, his dry lips moving slightly.
42:09Mom, our retribution has come.
42:11The paralysis of his legs was just the beginning.
42:15Over the next two months, Arthur's arms and hands became paralyzed, then his ribs inexplicably fractured.
42:25In the end, every bone in his body shattered, he couldn't even turn his head.
42:30He was left only to linger on in bed, gasping for breath.
42:35Unable to accept what he had become.
42:37He begged a former subordinate for a bottle of poison, and ended his life.
42:41After Arthur died, the company's stock crashed.
42:45Arthur's mother, now middle-aged, having lost both husband and son, saw her hair turn white overnight.
42:53She sold the company, used the last of her money to bury Arthur, and just like six years ago, climbed
43:00to the rooftop again.
43:01Only this time, there was no second Sarah willing to give her all for the Hudsons.
43:06The cold wind howled against her face, and she finally felt regret.
43:12Sarah, I'm sorry.
43:15She closed her eyes and fell into the void.
43:18My soul floated in mid-air, taking in the entire scene.
43:22The moment Arthur's mother fell, the shackles deep within my soul finally dissipated.
43:28The heaven gates rose before my eyes, slowly opening.
43:32I didn't hesitate.
43:34I lifted my foot and stepped through.
43:36From then on, the dust of the past was scattered to the winds.
43:40We will see you in the main eye.
43:43I gave ya a note before her.
43:43Its naj Methog political march.