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Her Billionaire Secret ENGSUB - Complete EP CEO Romance, Hidden Truth, Drama Series
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00:00My fiancé gave my custom wedding dress to his mistress.
00:03When I objected, he locked me out in the rain and froze every card I had.
00:08Without me you'll have nothing, he said.
00:10What he didn't know, every dollar in his company came from me.
00:14I'm the billionaire he's been living off.
00:16And I just made one phone call to take it all back.
00:19Inside the Parisian Haute Couture Bridal Boutique,
00:22the custom wedding dress I had waited six months for was now on the body of another woman.
00:27The famous actress, Elisa Sterling.
00:30The store manager looked tremblingly at Anthony Vance sitting on the sofa,
00:33breaking out in a cold sway.
00:35Anthony stood up and fixed the hem of Elisa's dress.
00:38He didn't even look at me.
00:44She needs a show-stopping dress for the red carpet next week.
00:47What's the big deal if she borrows yours?
00:50Just grab something off the rack for now. Stop acting like a child.
00:54Under the flashing lights, Elisa smiled happily at the mirror.
00:58I looked at myself in the mirror wearing casual clothes.
01:01Completely out of place here.
01:03And suddenly felt that this wedding I had spent a year preparing for was utterly ridiculous.
01:08I didn't lose my temper.
01:10I just calmly took off the diamond engagement ring from my...
01:13ring finger and placed it on the coffee table.
01:19Mr. Vance's right, ready to wear is indeed not bad.
01:23I'll just find a groom who actually respects me, even if I'm wearing a cheap dress off the rack.
01:29The air in the bridal boutique became suffocatingly heavy in that second.
01:34Anthony's hand, which was adjusting Elisa's skirt, froze.
01:37He slowly turned around, his eyes narrowing slightly behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
01:43Carrying a cold-attached scrutiny.
01:45Vivian Hayes, what did you just say?
01:47His voice carried a heavy sense of oppression.
01:50Looking at his handsome face, my stomach churned with discomfort.
01:55I said I'm not getting married anymore.
01:59My voice was perfectly calm.
02:01Elisa, standing in front of the mirror, suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.
02:06Holding up the diamond-encrusted main wedding dress that originally belonged to me, she walked over to me.
02:11Vivian, don't be so dramatic.
02:13Elisa blinked, her voice sickeningly sweet.
02:17Tony just felt bad that I didn't have a show-stopping gown for next week's film festival.
02:22This wedding dress can only maximize its commercial value when worn by me.
02:32You're usually so sweet and quiet.
02:35Why are you being so difficult now?
02:37She kept calling him Tony left and right, sounding completely natural.
02:41I looked at her coldly.
02:43Take it off.
02:44Elisa shrank back behind Anthony in fright, her eyes turning red.
02:49Tony, Vivian is so mean.
02:51I'm scared.
02:52Anthony pulled Elisa behind him protectively, his brows knitting together.
02:57He strode over to me, impatience filling his eyes.
03:00Vivian, are you done throwing a tantrum?
03:03He used that very particular tone of his to say such hurtful words.
03:07Elisa is our top star.
03:09Helping her career is an investment for our future.
03:13You're just a stay-at-home wife.
03:15It's not like you have an audience.
03:18Why do you even need a $3 million dress?
03:22His matter-of-fact tone made me feel sick to my stomach.
03:26Five years of dedication in his eyes only amounted to a why do you even need.
03:33Five years of dedication in his eyes only amounted to a why do you even need.
03:38I took a deep breath.
03:39My hands clenched tight.
03:42Anthony, this is the custom-made dress I've waited half a year for.
03:46You just lend it out like that?
03:48Did you even ask for my opinion?
03:50Anthony sneered, completely unbothered.
03:53Asked for your opinion?
03:54He stepped closer, his presence enveloping me.
03:58This wedding dress cost $3 million and I paid for it.
04:02The clothes on your back, the things you use every day, wasn't given to you by me.
04:07And now you want to talk to me about opinions?
04:10He reached out a finger and poked my shoulder hard.
04:13Vivian, you need to learn how to be grateful.
04:16Don't think that just because I'm nice to you, you can start acting like a brat.
04:20Looking at this arrogant man in front of me, I suddenly felt he was a stranger.
04:24He didn't think there was anything wrong with snatching away his fiancée-esque wedding dress at all.
04:29In his eyes, I was just an object that depended on him to survive.
04:33I couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on him.
04:36Turning around to walk out of the store, Anthony shouted.
04:40Stop right there!
04:42He took a step forward.
04:44His hand gripped my wrist like a vice.
04:48Anthony, let go!
04:49I gasped in pain.
04:51Not only did he not let go, but he yanked me toward him with even more force.
04:56He lowered his head to my ear, whispering in a warning tone.
05:01Vivian, don't be ungrateful.
05:03Be a good girl and pick out a ready-to-wear dress.
05:05The wedding next week will proceed as planned.
05:09As long as you're obedient, after Alyssa walks the red carpet,
05:13I'll rent out an entire island to throw you an even bigger one.
05:15If you dare step out of this door today...
05:18He paused, his eyes turning ruthless.
05:21I'll make sure you never show your face in high society again.
05:25You'll have nothing.
05:27You will have no place.
05:30Enduring the sharp pain in my wrist, I looked up and stared dead into his eyes.
05:35Anthony, you're pathetic.
05:37With all my strength, I shook off his hand.
05:40A ring of red marks had already surfaced on my wrist.
05:43Without giving him another glance, I turned and walked away.
05:47Behind me came Anthony's arrogant sneer and the mechanical click of the glass door locking.
05:52The heavy glass door of the bridal shop was locked behind me.
05:56I turned back.
05:57Anthony stood inside, tossing the keys he'd snatched from the manager.
06:01He looked at me through the glass, a cold smirk playing on his lips.
06:06Vivian, I told you, without my nod, you're not going anywhere.
06:13I pounded on the glass door.
06:16Anthony!
06:17This is illegal imprisonment!
06:20Open the door!
06:23Imprisonment?
06:24Anthony strolled carelessly back to the sofa and sat down, crossing his legs.
06:28I'm just teaching my fiancé how to follow the rules.
06:32Elisa leaned over, resting on Anthony's shoulder, and flashed me a provocative smile.
06:37Vivian, just stop making a fuss.
06:40Tony is doing this for your own good.
06:44It's about to pour outside.
06:45You won't even be able to call a car.
06:49Anthony pulled out his phone and made a call right in front of me.
06:59I'll be right back.
07:00Freeze every single card under Vivian Hayes.
07:03Now.
07:04Freeze all her hotel VIP privileges.
07:07Notice all the car rentals and ride-hailing platforms in Kingston.
07:12Whoever dares to take Vivian's order is going against the Vance Corporation.
07:16Hanging up the phone, he tapped his knuckles against the glass.
07:20Vivian, your pride is worthless.
07:25Without me, you won't even find a place to live in this city.
07:32I'll give you two hours to reflect on your mistakes.
07:35When you've learned your lesson, get on your knees and beg me to let you back in.
08:05Haze, your ride-hailing order has been forcibly cancelled by the system.
08:09Anthony wasn't joking.
08:10He was using his privilege to completely block me out.
08:13He wanted to drive me into a corner, to make me realize I was nothing but his accessory.
08:19I gritted my teeth and scrolled through my contacts.
08:22I couldn't give up.
08:23I dialed my best friend Harlow Harrison's number.
08:26Harlan, come pick me up.
08:28I'm outside the Bridal Boutique on Fifth Avenue.
08:30On the other end of the line, Harlow's voice was teary.
08:33Vivian, I'm sorry.
08:37Anthony just called my dad, threatening that if I dared to pick you up,
08:42the Harrison's capital chain would break tomorrow.
08:45My dad locked me in my room.
08:49Vivian, just give in.
08:53Anthony has lost his mind.
08:56My heart sank.
08:58Anthony had blocked my last escape.
09:00Through the rain-blurred glass, I saw Anthony holding a glass of red wine.
09:04He swirled the wine comfortably, admiring my pathetic state in the rain.
09:09Elisa was kneeling at his feet, massaging his legs.
09:12This scene stung my eyes and completely killed any affection I had left for him.
09:16I realized you can't find a diamond in a dumpster.
09:19Trash belongs in the trash can.
09:21I took a deep breath and shoved my freezing hands into my pockets.
09:24Since no one was coming to get me, I would just walk back.
09:28I turned around and plunged headfirst into the rain.
09:31Before I could take two steps, a black maybach break sharply in front of me,
09:36splashing muddy water high into the air.
09:38The window rolled down, and Anthony's executive assistant stepped out,
09:42holding a black umbrella.
09:44He looked disdainfully at my soaked figure and tossed a garment bag at my feet.
09:48Through the half-open zipper, I saw inside was a cheap, ugly bridesmaid dress.
09:53It had loose threads everywhere, and the sleeves were made of literal plastic.
09:59It had loose threads everywhere, and the sleeves were made of literal plastic.
10:03The assistant looked at me coldly, his tone condescending.
10:06Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Vance is showing great mercy.
10:09Mrs. Sterling is hitting the red carpet tonight.
10:12She needs someone to carry her train.
10:14Mr. Vance said that as long as you put on this dress,
10:17and accompany Mrs. Sterling tonight.
10:19Or your credit cards will be unfreezed tomorrow,
10:21and a spot will be saved for you at the wedding.
10:24Make me hold the train for the woman who stole my wedding dress.
10:27And wear this kind of trash.
10:29This was pure humiliation.
10:31I stared at the garment bag on the ground,
10:34shivering from the cold,
10:35but my back remained perfectly straight.
10:39Go back and tell Anthony.
10:42He can go to hell.
10:45The assistant's face twisted in anger.
10:47He pointed a finger at my face and started yelling.
10:50Vivian, don't be ungrateful.
10:52Do you really think you're still the boss's fiancé?
10:56Without Mr. Vance, you wouldn't even be able to afford a meal!
10:59He waved his hand,
11:00and the back door of the Maybach was pushed open.
11:03Two bodyguards rushed out of the car,
11:05pinning my arms behind my back from both sides.
11:08Let me go!
11:09What are you doing?
11:10I struggled desperately,
11:12but my body, frozen stiff by the rain,
11:14couldn't muster any strength.
11:15The executive assistant picked up the mud-soaked
11:18bridesmaid dress from the ground,
11:20and forced it into my arms,
11:22then he kicked me hard in the stomach.
11:24Mr. Vance said if you won't do this the easy way,
11:26we'll do it the hard way.
11:27We're dragging you there.
11:29I was shoved roughly into the car,
11:31and my arm popped out of its pocket.
11:33The car door slammed shut behind me.
11:35The Maybach sped through the torrential rain,
11:38heading straight for tonight's film festival red parking.
11:40The air conditioning in the cabin was turned down freezing low.
11:44Wearing soaked clothes,
11:46I was so cold my lips turned purple and my teeth chattered.
11:49The executive assistant sat in the passenger seat,
11:52sneering at me through the rearview mirror.
11:55Mrs. Hayes, if you knew it would come to this,
11:57why did you act up in the first place?
12:00As a woman, if you just keep your head down and obey,
12:03you can have it all.
12:05Insisting on going against Mr. Vance,
12:08aren't you the only one suffering in the end?
12:11I closed my eyes,
12:12refusing to listen to his nonsense.
12:15Half an hour later,
12:17the car stopped backstage at the red carpet.
12:19I was forcefully shoved out of the car by the bodyguards.
12:21In the lounge not far away,
12:23Elisa was wearing the main wedding dress that should have been mine.
12:26Surrounded by reporters for interviews,
12:28Anthony stood beside her in a sharp suit,
12:30his eyes full of doting affection.
12:32Seeing me being escorted over,
12:34Anthony excused himself to the reporters and strode toward me.
12:36He glanced at the mud-stained bridesmaid dress in my hands
12:39and my limply hanging arm.
12:41Look at you.
12:43How did you get into such a state?
12:45He took off his suit jacket,
12:46wanting to drape it over my shoulders.
12:48Vivian, you're just too stubborn.
12:52As long as you are obedient,
12:55how could I bear to just suffer like this?
12:58I felt sick to my stomach.
13:00I pulled away before he could touch
13:01my suit jacket fell to the ground.
13:04Anthony's face darkened,
13:05his eyes turning fierce.
13:08Vivian, my patience has limits.
13:10He grabbed my chin, forcing me to look up.
13:12Now go change into that dress.
13:14When Elisa goes on stage later,
13:16you will hold her train from behind.
13:19If you...
13:20tear to mess this up...
13:21He sneered,
13:22pulling a jade bracelet out of his pocket.
13:24That was the only thing I had left from my grandmother.
13:28Anthony!
13:29I panicked and lunged forward to grab it.
13:32Anthony, give it back to me!
13:36He raised his right hand high,
13:38his eyes cold.
13:39Go hold the train and I'll give it back to you.
13:42The jade bracelet was placed on my wrist
13:44by my grandmother on her deathbed.
13:46It was my last memento in this world.
13:48Anthony's fingers tightened slightly around the bracelet.
13:51If he just let go,
13:53the jade would shatter on the ground.
13:55I'll count to three.
13:56Anthony looked down at me,
13:58condescendingly.
13:59Three.
13:59Three.
14:01Two.
14:02I trembled all over,
14:04my nails digging into my palms until they bled.
14:06One.
14:07I'll change!
14:08I squeezed these words out of my throat.
14:10My eyes stinging,
14:11Anthony smiled in satisfaction.
14:13He took back the bracelet and patted my cheek.
14:16That's a good girl.
14:17Go on,
14:18Elisa's about to make her appearance.
14:21I took the mud-stained bridesmaid dress
14:23and walked into the restroom.
14:26Looking at my wretched reflection in the mirror,
14:28my eyes were cold.
14:29For five years,
14:30I hid the truth to protect his pride.
14:32He had no idea I was the mastermind
14:34behind one of the biggest investment firms in the world.
14:37I willingly stayed at home being the woman behind him.
14:39I thought I had fallen in love with an ambitious man.
14:42I thought he was ambitious,
14:43but I was really just feeding a monster.
14:46Anthony has every ounce of humiliation
14:48you inflicted on me today.
14:50Tomorrow,
14:51I will make you pay for it
14:52with the entire Vance Corporation.
14:54I didn't change into that bridesmaid dress.
14:56I threw it straight into the trash can.
14:58Pushing open the restroom door,
14:59I walked toward the red carpet waiting area.
15:02Elisa was holding Anthony's arm
15:03ready to step onto the red carpet.
15:05Seeing me walk out in my soaked casual clothes,
15:08Anthony's face darkened.
15:09Vivian?
15:12Are my words just a joke to you?
15:14No.
15:14Elisa also put on an aggrieved look.
15:17Vivian,
15:19how could you do this?
15:21Without holding the trial,
15:23the effect of my main wedding dress will be ruined.
15:26I looked at them coldly.
15:28The camera flashes ahead on the red carpet
15:29were already going off,
15:30and the host was loudly calling Elisa's name.
15:33I ignored Anthony,
15:34turned around,
15:35and walked toward the exit.
15:36Anthony didn't care about the occasion
15:38and gave the order directly.
15:40Grab her!
15:43The two bodyguards lunged forward
15:44and kicked the back of my knees.
15:50Caught off guard,
15:51I fell to my knees on the gravel-covered ground.
15:53A sharp pain shot through my knees
15:55and blood spilled over the floor.
15:57The surrounding staff and reporters
15:58turned to look,
15:59and some raised their cameras.
16:00Tony stood up to me,
16:01his eyes ruthless.
16:02He pointed right at my nose
16:04in front of everyone.
16:05My friends from the press,
16:06I am truly sorry.
16:08But the words he spoke
16:09were incredibly hurtful.
16:11This woman is just a low-level assistant.
16:14She's obsessed with me.
16:16And has these crazy fantasies
16:18about us being together.
16:19Today she actually came backstage
16:20to cause trouble,
16:22trying to ruin Miss Sterling's
16:23red carpet moment.
16:24Someone,
16:25drag this woman out of here.
16:27Get her out of here.
16:28She's an eyesore.
16:29The whole crowd was in an uproar,
16:30countless camera flashes
16:31aimed at my kneeling figure.
16:33He wanted to destroy
16:34my dignity this way.
16:35The bodyguards roughly
16:36grabbed my arms
16:37and dragged me out the door
16:38into the pouring rain.
16:39Anthony wrapped his arm
16:40around Elisa's waist
16:41and looked at me.
16:43Vivian,
16:44this is what happens
16:46when you disobey.
16:47Tonight you can sleep
16:48on the streets
16:49and take a good look
16:49at yourself.
16:56I was thrown into the muddy water
16:57outside the backstage doors.
16:59The heavy rain washed
17:00over the blood on my knees.
17:02Lying in the mud,
17:03I looked at the radiant couple
17:04on the red carpet,
17:05a cold sneer on my lips.
17:07From my soaked pocket,
17:08I pulled out
17:09that encrypted black phone.
17:11With trembling fingers,
17:12I dialed a string of numbers.
17:13It was Dominic Blackwood's
17:15private line.
17:16Dominic the most feared man
17:17in high society
17:18whom no one dared to provoke,
17:19and the only partner who
17:20fought alongside me
17:22when I founded
17:22my venture capital empire
17:23on Wall Street years ago.
17:25For the past five years
17:26she willingly stepped behind.
17:28The scenes to manage
17:29hundreds of billions
17:29in overseas capital for me.
17:31Countless times,
17:32hiding his deep love
17:33for me four years.
17:34He begged me
17:35to leave Anthony.
17:36Only to be stubbornly rejected
17:37by my excuse
17:38of wanting the stable love
17:39of an ordinary person.
17:41It wasn't until today
17:42that I finally understood.
17:43Some trash simply
17:44doesn't deserve genuine love.
17:46The call connected.
17:48Hello it's me.
17:49The game is over.
17:52Pull every cent
17:53out of the Vance Corporation.
17:55Now.
17:56And cut off
17:57their capital chain.
18:00I closed my eyes,
18:02letting the rain smash
18:03against my face.
18:04When I opened them again,
18:05only absolute resolve
18:06remained in my eyes.
18:08Dominic,
18:09come pick me up.
18:10Tomorrow,
18:11I want Anthony
18:12and his Vance Corporation
18:14to disappear from Kingston.
18:16The other end of the line
18:16was quiet for a few seconds
18:18before the man's deep.
18:19Horse voice came through.
18:20His voice cold
18:21and filled with rage.
18:22Ten minutes.
18:24I'm going to make him regret
18:26he was ever born.
18:27Hanging up the phone,
18:28the sound of Anthony
18:29and Elisa flirting
18:30still drifted from the lounge
18:31not far away.
18:32They were still thinking
18:33about trampling me
18:34under their feet.
18:35They had no idea
18:36that they were about
18:36to be finished.
18:40Hanging up the phone,
18:41I gripped the black phone tightly,
18:42my knuckles turning white.
18:43The freezing rain
18:44washed over my face,
18:46but it couldn't drown out
18:47the burning hatred
18:47in my eyes.
18:48The noise from the red carpet
18:50felt miles away.
18:51Anthony and Elisa
18:52were soaking up the spotlight,
18:53smiling for the cameras
18:54as if they owned the world.
18:56Time ticked by,
18:57minute by minute.
18:58The eighth minute,
18:59vroom.
18:59The roar of powerful engines
19:01suddenly tore through
19:02the sound of the rain.
19:03Ten matte black,
19:04bulletproof Rolls Royces
19:05smashed through
19:06the security gates.
19:07Surrounding the red carpet
19:08like a wall of iron,
19:09the door of the extended phantom
19:11in the middle
19:11was pulled open.
19:12A pair of clean black leather shoes
19:14stepped into the muddy water.
19:16Dominic,
19:17holding a massive black umbrella,
19:19radiated a murderous aura
19:20as he walked toward me
19:21through the mud.
19:22Seeing me lying
19:23in the muddy water
19:23with bleeding knees,
19:25Dominic's pupils contracted.
19:26His usually calm eyes
19:28were now filled with fury.
19:29He threw away
19:30the black umbrella.
19:31Vivian!
19:33Ignoring the muddy water
19:34on the ground
19:34and dropped to one knee
19:35beside me,
19:36Dominic took off
19:37his suit jacket
19:38still warm from his body heat
19:39and wrapped my shivering
19:40form into his arms.
19:42I'm sorry I'm late.
19:44His deep,
19:45hoarse voice trembled
19:46with self-blame as
19:47his fingers carefully
19:48wiped the muddy water
19:49from my face.
19:50I leaned against his broad,
19:52warm chest,
19:53holding on with my last breath.
19:57Dominic,
19:59my jade bracelet
20:01is with Anthony.
20:03It was left to me
20:04by my grandmother.
20:06Dominic's eyes
20:07instantly turned
20:07freezing cold.
20:09I'll get it back for you
20:10and while I'm at it,
20:12I'll cripple
20:12that hand of his.
20:13He scooped me up
20:14into his arms
20:15and gently placed me
20:16into the warm back seat
20:17of the car.
20:18The moment he turned around,
20:19he said a single word
20:20coldly to the head
20:21bodyguard behind him.
20:23Smash!
20:24Over a dozen bodyguards
20:25directly kicked open
20:26the glass doors
20:26of the red carpet backstage.
20:28At this moment,
20:29Anthony had just finished
20:30walking the red carpet
20:31arm-in-arm with Elisa
20:32and was smugly
20:33returning to the lounge,
20:35holding a glass of champagne.
20:36He was still bragging
20:37to his executive assistant.
20:39Is that woman Vivian
20:40frozen to death
20:41outside yet?
20:42Go take a look.
20:44If she knows she's wrong,
20:45tell her to crawl in here
20:46and pour the drinks.
20:48Before his voice
20:48could fade,
20:50the lounge door,
20:51along with its frame,
20:52was kicked flying.
20:53Anthony turned his head,
20:54not even having the time
20:55to make a sound.
20:56Dominic had already
20:57closed in right before
20:58his eyes in an instant.
21:01Who the fuck am-
21:03For Anthony could spit out
21:04the word you,
21:04Dominic's fist.
21:05Wrapped in ebony rosary beads,
21:07smashed into his jawbone,
21:08a sharp crack of bone
21:09echoed in the room.
21:12Anthony was sent flying,
21:13crashing into the vanity
21:14mirror behind him.
21:16Glass chars shattered
21:17all over the floor
21:17and Elisa screamed in terror.
21:19Dominic stepped over
21:20the broken glass
21:21and walked up to Anthony
21:22whose face was covered in blood.
21:23He grabbed Anthony
21:24by the collar,
21:25lifting him halfway
21:26into the air.
21:27Dominic's voice
21:28was completely flat,
21:29yet it oozed
21:30murderous intent.
21:31Anthony was seeing
21:32stars from the blow,
21:33but the arrogance
21:33in his bones
21:34kept his mouth stubborn.
21:38Who the hell
21:39do you think you are
21:41daring to meddle
21:42in the Vance Corporation's
21:44family affairs?
21:46Dominic sneered,
21:47wasting no words.
21:48He grabbed Anthony's
21:49right wrist
21:50and snapped it backward.
21:51A miserable shriek
21:52pierced through
21:53the entire backstage area.
21:54As Anthony's right hand
21:56broke at a highly
21:56twisted angle,
21:57that emerald green
21:58jade bracelet
21:59slipped out of his pocket.
22:00Dominic caught
22:01the jade bracelet steadily
22:02and threw Anthony
22:03onto the ground
22:04and he took out
22:04a handkerchief
22:05and meticulously wiped
22:06the dust off
22:07the jade bracelet,
22:08his eyes full of contempt.
22:10Mr. Vance,
22:12enjoy your final
22:13moments of glory.
22:14When the sun rises
22:15tomorrow,
22:16there will be no more
22:17Vance Corporation
22:18in Kingston.
22:22Inside Dominic's
22:23private mansion,
22:24I washed off
22:24the mud and the cold,
22:26changed it into a
22:26robean sat by the
22:27crackling fire
22:28in the living room.
22:29The jade bracelet
22:30was back where it
22:30belonged on my wrist.
22:31The doctor had just
22:32finished treating my knees
22:33and left the room.
22:35Dominic brought me
22:35a cup of hot milk
22:36and pressed it
22:37into my hands.
22:38He sat beside me
22:39and pulled me,
22:39blanket and all,
22:40into his arms.
22:41The legal team
22:42is waiting.
22:43Dominic whispered,
22:44resting his chin
22:45on my head.
22:46I held the warm cup,
22:47my eyes turning cold
22:48and sharp again.
22:49Start the meeting.
22:51Dominic snapped
22:52his fingers,
22:52and the massive LCD
22:53screen opposite us
22:54lit up.
22:55On the other side
22:56of the screen
22:56was the overseas
22:57venture capital team
22:58and the legal team.
22:59Standing by
23:00in full readiness,
23:02Miss Vance,
23:03dozens of elites
23:04in suits spoke
23:04in unison,
23:05their expression solemn.
23:06I set down the milk cup
23:07and sat up straight.
23:09Cut off all capital
23:10investment channels
23:11to the Vance Corporation.
23:13Initiate the patent
23:14retrieval process
23:16and freeze the production
23:17lines of their
23:18core products.
23:19At the same time,
23:21send the evidence
23:22of Anthony
23:23cooking the books
23:24and embezzling
23:25public funds
23:25over the past few years
23:27to an imprinting
23:29of Estrigue Blumen.
23:30Before dawn,
23:32I want to see,
23:34see the Vance Corporation
23:36stock turn into
23:38waste paper.
23:39My voice was completely
23:40flat as I issued
23:41the commands.
23:42Some things are useless
23:43normally,
23:45and when they act up,
23:46there's no other way
23:47but to cut them out.
23:51A neat chorus of
23:52acknowledgement came
23:53from the other side
23:53of the screen.
23:54This slaughter quietly
23:55raised its curtain
23:56in the dead of night.
23:59Early the next morning,
24:00this was the day
24:01Anthony had originally
24:02planned for us
24:02to hold our wedding.
24:03Inside the CEO's office
24:05of the Vance Corporation,
24:06Anthony,
24:07with his right hand
24:08in a cast
24:08and his face
24:09heavily swollen,
24:10was furiously
24:11smashing documents
24:12on the desk.
24:13Investigate!
24:14Investigate for me!
24:15Who the hell
24:16was that lunatic
24:17who hit me last night?
24:19He roared
24:19at his executive assistant.
24:20I want him dead!
24:23The executive assistant
24:24stood trembling to the side,
24:25not daring to make a sound.
24:27Elisa sat on the sofa
24:28in a red dress,
24:30fanning the flames
24:30while touching up
24:31her makeup.
24:32Tony,
24:32that guy last night
24:34was definitely a thug
24:35hired by Vivian.
24:36She's useless herself,
24:38so she can only use
24:40these dirty dicks
24:41to disgust you.
24:43Today was supposed
24:44to be your wedding day.
24:45She's probably hiding
24:46in some corner,
24:47crying.
24:48Hearing this,
24:49Anthony sneered,
24:50his eyes vicious.
24:51Wait for me to soften?
24:52She's dreaming.
24:53Isn't she supposed
24:55to be tough?
24:56I'd like to see
24:58how many days
24:58she can freeze out there.
25:00Notifies all the
25:02senior executives
25:03in the company.
25:03Today I'm throwing
25:04a celebration banquet
25:06for Elisa,
25:07right at the hotel
25:08booked for the wedding.
25:09I want everyone
25:10in Caxton to know
25:11that Vivian
25:12isn't even fit
25:13to tie Elisa's shoes.
25:15Just as Anthony
25:16was thinking about
25:17how to continue
25:17humiliating me,
25:19bang,
25:20the office door
25:20was pushed open.
25:21The CFO of Vance Corporation
25:23rushed in
25:24with an ashen face,
25:25holding up a tablet
25:26and trembling all over.
25:27Mr. Vance!
25:28This is bad!
25:29Something terrible
25:30has happened!
25:33Anthony frowned
25:34in displeasure.
25:35What's the panic?
25:36Did someone die
25:37or did the company
25:38go bankrupt?
25:39Bankrupt!
25:41The CFO screamed,
25:42his voice cracking.
25:44What nonsense
25:45are you talking about?
25:46Anthony stood up,
25:47pulling his wound
25:48and wincing in pain.
25:49The CFO rushed to the desk
25:50and slammed the tablet
25:51in front of Anthony.
25:52Mr. Vance,
25:53our biggest hidden
25:54venture capital investor
25:55suddenly announced
25:56their withdrawal
25:57in the middle of the night!
25:58The 5 billion capital chain
26:00is broken
26:01and the bank
26:02just sent a notice
26:02to call in
26:03our loans early.
26:04Not only that,
26:06all of our company's
26:07Husson's Pretleys
26:08have just been
26:08forced and revoked
26:09by the Petley owner!
26:12The production lines
26:13have completely shut down
26:14and the suppliers
26:16are all blocking
26:17the downstairs lobby
26:18demanding payment!
26:19Anthony's brain buzzed
26:20as if he had been punched.
26:22He stared in disbelief
26:23at the plummeting
26:23stock chart on the screen.
26:25This is impossible.
26:26This is absolutely impossible!
26:29He swiped the screen
26:29with his good left hand.
26:31Why would venture capitalists
26:32withdraw?
26:33And who is the patent owner?
26:34Did I raise a bunch
26:35of useless trash?
26:36Why wasn't there
26:37a single word of warning
26:39before this?
26:40The CFO tremblingly
26:41opened an electronic document.
26:43Mr. Vance,
26:44this is the termination
26:45notice there.
26:46That mysterious
26:47venture capital boss
26:49who is also
26:50the patent owner.
26:51The CFO swallowed hard,
26:53his voice filled
26:53with despair.
26:55Her name is Vivian.
26:57Anthony's legs gave way
26:58and he slumped back
26:59into his executive chair,
27:00his heart turning to ashes.
27:03Vivian,
27:05this is impossible.
27:07Anthony's eyes
27:08were wide and bloodshot,
27:10staring in shock.
27:11He stared at the
27:12electronic signature
27:12Vivian on the screen,
27:13his mind spinning.
27:15She's just a woman
27:16who depends on me
27:17to survive.
27:17All she does is stay at home
27:19and wait for me to come back.
27:20How could she
27:20control the Vance Corporation?
27:22Anthony collapsed,
27:23his mind completely
27:24breaking down.
27:25The business empire
27:26he was so proud of.
27:27The power he used
27:28to trample on my dignity.
27:29Was it all just a toy
27:30I had given him out of pity?
27:32Elisa was so terrified
27:33that her lipstick
27:34dropped to the floor.
27:35She ran over in a panic
27:36and grabbed Anthony's arm.
27:38Tony,
27:38what on earth is going on?
27:40The company is bankrupt.
27:41What about the investment
27:42for my new show?
27:43What about my luxury
27:44brand endorsements?
27:46Hearing Elisa still caring
27:47only about her resources
27:49at a time like this,
27:50Anthony's fury
27:51reached its peak.
27:52Get out!
27:53All of you,
27:54it's hard!
27:55Dick, get out!
27:56Like a maddened beast,
27:57he shoved Elisa away.
27:58Elisa fell to the ground,
28:00staring in disbelief
28:01at the crazed man
28:01before her.
28:03Before Anthony
28:04could even catch his breath,
28:06a flurry of footsteps
28:07echoed from outside
28:07the office door.
28:09Several uniformed officers
28:10walked in
28:10with grim expressions.
28:12Mr. Anthony Vance.
28:13The lead officer
28:14flashed his badge,
28:16his voice strictly business.
28:17We received a real name report
28:19and have secured the evidence.
28:20You are suspected
28:21of long-term accounting fraud
28:23and embezzling public funds
28:24up to 200 million.
28:26At the same time,
28:27your company is being seized
28:28by the court
28:29effective immediately
28:29due to suspected
28:30patent infringement
28:31and debt default.
28:32Please come with us
28:33and cooperate
28:34with the investigation.
28:35The blood in Anthony's veins
28:36seemed to freeze.
28:37He stared at the cold handcuffs,
28:39his arrogant disguise
28:40torn to shreds,
28:41leaving nothing but fear.
28:42No!
28:43I didn't embezzle any funds!
28:45I'm innocent!
28:46He backed away desperately,
28:47but two officers
28:47pinned him down
28:48by the shoulders.
28:49Take him away!
28:50Under the gazes
28:51of all the company's employees,
28:53the once high
28:54and mighty Mr. Vance
28:55was handcuffed
28:55and escorted out
28:56of the building
28:56in disgrace.
28:59In the patrol car,
29:00Anthony was given
29:01one last chance
29:02to make a phone call.
29:03With trembling hands,
29:04he dialed the number
29:05he had once treated
29:05with disdain.
29:07The call connected.
29:09Vivian!
29:10Vivian!
29:10Is that you?
29:11Anthony began to cry
29:12into the phone.
29:13I know I was wrong!
29:15I really know I was wrong!
29:17Can you stop playing around?
29:19Bring the funds back!
29:20The company is our life's work!
29:23I've already kicked
29:24that woman, Elsa, out!
29:25As long as you let me off,
29:27I'll book the biggest hotel
29:28and marry you right away!
29:29I'll listen to whatever you say!
29:31From the other end
29:32of the line
29:32came my calm voice.
29:34Anthony,
29:35feeding my true heart
29:36to a dog
29:37and then blaming
29:38the dog
29:38for being ungrateful.
29:39That was my mistake.
29:41I paused,
29:42my tone turning ice cold.
29:43But now,
29:44I have the whip hand.
29:46Everything you owe me,
29:48I'll make you spit it
29:49back out
29:49with interest.
29:51Enjoy doing time
29:51in prison.
29:52It's what you deserve.
29:54The call was hung up.
29:55Listening to the dial tone
29:56on his phone,
29:57Anthony fell into despair.
29:59He finally understood
30:00what he had thrown away
30:00with his own hands.
30:03Anthony was temporarily released
30:05on bail pending trial.
30:06But all his assets were frozen
30:08and his bank cards
30:09were entirely suspended.
30:11As he walked out the gates
30:12of the police station,
30:13heavy snow began to fall
30:14from the sky.
30:15Still wearing that thin suit,
30:17he shivered from the cold.
30:18He wanted to take a cab back
30:20to that downtown penthouse villa.
30:22Only to realize
30:23he couldn't even scrape together
30:24a single penny.
30:25He could only drag his right arm
30:26in a cast,
30:27trudging through the snow
30:28for three hours.
30:30When he finally arrived
30:31at the front gate
30:32of the villa,
30:33he found the doors wide open
30:35with several movers
30:36throwing things out.
30:37The leather sofa
30:38he had handpicked,
30:39his favorite wine cabinet,
30:41and even the haute couture
30:42suits he had worn.
30:43All were tossed
30:44into the snow.
30:45What are you doing?
30:46Who told you
30:47to touch my things?
30:49Anthony rushed forward
30:50like a madman
30:51trying to stop the workers.
30:52Get lost!
30:53The foreman shoved him
30:54hard into the snow.
30:56The foreman pulled out
30:57a property transfer certificate
30:58and slapped it
30:58against his face.
31:00Look closely!
31:01The owner of this house
31:02has always been Hayes.
31:04She sold this house
31:05to our boss
31:06at half price last night.
31:08Mrs. Hayes
31:08specifically ordered that
31:11anything inside
31:12tamped with the smell
31:13of a dog
31:13must be thrown out
31:14as trash,
31:15leaving nothing behind.
31:17Anthony lay in the snow
31:18staring at the property
31:19transfer certificate.
31:21Every single word on it
31:22mocked his stupidity.
31:24He always thought
31:25he was the master
31:26of this house.
31:27It turned out
31:28he was just a parasite
31:29living off Vivian's success.
31:31Ding!
31:31The only phone
31:32that hadn't been taken away
31:33buzzed in his pocket.
31:34It was a message
31:35from a group chat
31:36of rich Ayers.
31:37Anthony opened it
31:38with shaking hands.
31:39A short video
31:40was going viral
31:40in the chat.
31:41In the video,
31:42the top floor
31:43of the Bulgari hotel
31:44looked like a dreamland.
31:45Thousands of roses
31:46flown in from overseas
31:47covered the entire room.
31:49The caption read
31:50Dominic's grand wedding.
31:51The bride is breathtaking.
31:53Isn't she the ex?
31:54Fiancé of that bankrupt CEO?
31:56Anthony's pupils dilated.
31:58He stared fixedly
31:58at the figure
31:59in the wedding dress
31:59in the video.
32:00That was Vivian.
32:01That was the woman
32:02he once had
32:03at his fingertips,
32:04only to push away
32:05with his own hands.
32:06Jealousy and resentment
32:07gnawed at his heart.
32:08He fell into
32:09a frantic delusion.
32:10This must be a trick
32:11Vivian deliberately
32:12pulled to piss me off.
32:14How could a bigs
32:15like Dominic
32:16marry her?
32:18She's forcing me
32:19to go find her.
32:20Yes,
32:21that must be it.
32:25Anthony scrambled up
32:26from the snow
32:26and ran desperately
32:27toward the Bulgari hotel.
32:30He ran so hard
32:31he lost a shoe,
32:32his bare foot
32:32stepping into the ice
32:33and snow,
32:34long devoid of feeling.
32:36When he rushed
32:37to the entrance
32:38of the Bulgari hotel,
32:39panting heavily,
32:40he was stunned
32:41by the grand display
32:41before him.
32:43The entire street
32:44was locked down
32:45lined with luxury cars.
32:48Bodyguards stood guard
32:49at every few steps,
32:50completely surrounding
32:51the hotel.
32:52Anthony straightened
32:52his back,
32:53trying to put on
32:54the airs of the CEO
32:55he used to be
32:56and strode
32:56toward the main entrance.
32:59Get lost!
33:01I'm here to see Vivian!
33:02The two bodyguards
33:03glanced at him
33:04without a word
33:04of nonsense.
33:05They stepped forward
33:06and kicked Anthony
33:07right in the knees.
33:09Anthony let out
33:09a miserable scream
33:10and fell to his knees
33:11at the bottom
33:11of the steps.
33:13No invitation,
33:14trespassers die.
33:15The bodyguard's voice
33:16was icy cold.
33:18The massive class barrier
33:19transformed into
33:20an insurmountable
33:21high wall
33:21at this moment.
33:23Anthony's status
33:24meant absolutely
33:25nothing here.
33:26Anthony knelt
33:27beneath the freezing steps,
33:28tears of humiliation
33:29mixing with the snow water
33:31as they flowed
33:31into his mouth,
33:32bitter and astringent.
33:33He struggled desperately,
33:35roaring hysterically
33:35at the main doors.
33:39Let me in!
33:41Vivian is my woman!
33:43You lot!
33:45Tell Dominic
33:46to get the hell out here!
33:47The passing bosses
33:48who usually flattered him
33:49now gave him
33:50a wide berth.
33:51They cast occasional glances
33:52of contempt
33:53and mockery
33:53his way.
33:58Isn't that Mr. Vance?
34:00How did he end up
34:01like this?
34:04Mr. Vance,
34:05my foot.
34:06He's just a rat
34:07crossings the street
34:08with 200 million
34:09in debt now.
34:13And he dares
34:14to make a scene
34:15on Mr. Blackburner's
34:16turf.
34:17He must have
34:18a death wish.
34:19These whispers
34:19cut into Anthony's pride
34:21like knives
34:23just as he tried
34:24to scramble up
34:25and force his way
34:25and rumble.
34:26The gilded doors
34:27of the Bulgari hotel
34:28slowly pushed open
34:29to both sides.
34:30The solemn wedding march
34:31drifted out.
34:32Anthony's movements
34:33froze through the gaps
34:34between the bodyguards.
34:35He stared fixedly
34:36at the long carpet
34:37covered in red rose petals
34:38inside.
34:39His breath hitched.
34:40He saw Vivian.
34:41She was wearing
34:42that one-of-a-kind
34:43main wedding dress
34:43worth a hundred million.
34:45A diamond tiara
34:45rested on her head.
34:46She was noble
34:47and aloof
34:47so beautiful
34:48that Anthony's
34:49very soul trembled.
34:51And the man
34:51standing at the end
34:52of the red carpet
34:53reaching out to Vivian
34:54with devout eyes
34:56was indeed Dominic
34:57the man no one
34:58in the entire upper class
34:59dared to provoke.
35:00Anthony's worldview
35:01collapsed.
35:02The wishful thinking
35:02he had been hypnotizing
35:03himself with
35:04was crushed by reality
35:05in this very second.
35:06This wasn't an act.
35:07This wasn't a trick
35:08to force him
35:09to bow his head.
35:10The woman he had
35:11treated as a mere accessory
35:12and trampled on at will
35:13was truly standing
35:14at a height
35:14he could never reach.
35:17Truly standing
35:18at a height
35:18he could never reach.
35:20Regret intertwined
35:21with agonizing pain
35:22making Anthony
35:23lose his mind.
35:25With a sudden burst
35:26of unknown strength
35:27he viciously bit
35:28into a bodyguard's thigh.
35:31The moment the bodyguard
35:32recoiled in pain
35:33he rammed headfirst
35:34into the bellboy
35:35with bloodshot eyes.
35:36He stumbled blindly
35:37into the banquet hall.
35:41Vivian!
35:43Anthony let out
35:43a mournful roar
35:44that shocked the entire hall.
35:46Stop right there!
35:48You can't marry him!
35:51You're spoiled to mine!
35:52The wedding march
35:53came to an abrupt halt.
35:54The hundreds of guests
35:55in the hall
35:56fell dead silent.
35:57Everyone's eyes
35:58landed on Anthony
35:59who had suddenly barged in.
36:00He was drenched,
36:02missing a shoe,
36:02his right hand in a cast,
36:04looking as wretched
36:04as a beggar.
36:06Dominic stopped
36:06in his tracks
36:07and slowly turned around.
36:08His narrow eyes
36:09narrowed slightly,
36:10a flash of murderous intent
36:12crossing his gaze.
36:13He only needed
36:14to give a single look,
36:15for bodyguards
36:16hidden in the shadows
36:16darted out.
36:17Without a word,
36:18the four of them
36:19struck simultaneously,
36:20pinning Anthony face down
36:21onto the cold marble floor.
36:23Anthony's cheek
36:23was pressed against the ground,
36:25his bones letting out
36:26cracking sounds.
36:27Just then,
36:28my best friend Harlow
36:29wearing a bridesmaid dress
36:30stepped off the stage.
36:31She picked up a microphone
36:32and began his public execution
36:34in front of the city's elite.
36:36Distinguished guests,
36:38apologies for the spectacle.
36:39Harlow's voice rang out
36:41crisp and loud.
36:42The man pinned on the floor
36:44is the former CEO
36:45of Vance Corporation,
36:47Anthony.
36:48Not only did he snatch
36:49the wedding dress
36:50our Vivi waited
36:51half a year for,
36:53just to let his mistress
36:54walk the red carpet.
36:56He also leeched off
36:58Vivian's hidden assets
36:59for years,
37:00playing the big shot
37:01while living off a woman.
37:03He even abused his power
37:04to try and freeze Vivian
37:06to death on the streets.
37:07Harlow stripped Anthony
37:09of his disguise completely.
37:10A wave of mockery
37:11and disdain
37:12immediately erupted
37:13across the room.
37:14So he's just a freeloader.
37:17Disgusting.
37:18And he dares to make a scene
37:20at Mr. Blackwood's turn.
37:22The intense humiliation
37:23made Anthony wish
37:24he could die on the spot.
37:25He struggled desperately
37:26to lift his head,
37:28crying and begging me
37:29on the stage.
37:30In me, Hedges!
37:32I was wrong!
37:34I really know
37:35I was wrong!
37:38I'll give that wedding dress
37:39back to you!
37:40I love you!
37:41Please don't marry him!
37:42Come home with me!
37:44I lifted his skirt
37:45and slowly walked
37:45to the edge of the steps.
37:49Anthony.
37:50My red lips curled
37:51into a cold smile.
37:52I never recycle trash.
37:55Dominic stepped forward
37:56and pulled me close.
37:57His strong fingers
37:58crushed a walnut
37:59in his hand.
38:00The crack of the shell
38:01was the sound
38:01of Anthony's last hope break.
38:02Throw him back
38:03into the gutter.
38:05Blacklist him everywhere.
38:07If anyone gives him
38:08even a crumb to eat,
38:11they are an enemy
38:12of the Blackwood group.
38:16Amidst his heart-wrenching cries,
38:18Anthony was grabbed
38:19by the hair
38:19by the bodyguards.
38:20He was dragged backward
38:21toward the banquet hall doors
38:22in the last second
38:23before the doors closed.
38:25Anthony,
38:25with his bloodshot eyes
38:26wide open,
38:27watched Dominic
38:28lower his head
38:28and gently kiss my lips.
38:30At that moment,
38:31Anthony's world
38:31plunged into darkness.
38:33Within a month
38:34after the wedding,
38:35the rest of Anthony's life
38:36turned into a nightmare.
38:38The blacklist order
38:39from Blackwood Corporation
38:40meant no one
38:40in the upper class
38:41dared to help him.
38:42He was burdened
38:43with a 200 million debt
38:44from embezzled funds
38:45and countless breach
38:46of contract penalties
38:47that Elisa
38:48who kept calling him Tony.
38:50On the very night
38:50she learned
38:51Vance Corporation
38:52was finished.
38:53She used Anthony's trust
38:54to sweep away
38:54the last 3 million
38:55in his private account.
38:57She bought a plane ticket
38:58overnight
38:58and fled overseas.
38:59Before leaving,
39:00she even sent
39:01a text message.
39:02Anthony,
39:03why pretend
39:04to be a big shop
39:05when you have no money?
39:07You're worse
39:07than a delivery guy now.
39:09Did you expect me
39:09to beg for food with you?
39:11The once arrogant
39:12Mr. Vance
39:12was now unshaven
39:13in rags
39:14and reeked of sourness.
39:15He had to hide
39:16from loan sharks
39:17during the day
39:17and at night.
39:18He could only fight
39:19wild dogs
39:19for cardboard boxes
39:20under the bridge
39:21to keep warm.
39:25On a freezing winter night,
39:26Anthony huddled
39:27in a dirty alley
39:28clutching half
39:28a moldy bread.
39:29A few debt collectors
39:30found him.
39:33Well,
39:35if it isn't
39:36Mr. Vance.
39:37The bald leader
39:38kicked Tony over,
39:39grinding his muddy
39:40leather shoe
39:40into his face.
39:43When do you plan
39:44to pay back
39:45the 50 million
39:46you owe us?
39:52No money?
39:53If you have no money,
39:55pay with your organs!
39:57Punches and kicks
39:58rained down.
39:58The sound of steel pipes
40:00smashing against bones
40:01was chilling.
40:03Anthony didn't even
40:03have the strength
40:04to resist.
40:05He could only
40:06hold his head
40:07and let out
40:07muffled groans of pain.
40:08The cold, hunger
40:09and severe physical pain
40:11constantly tormented
40:12his nerves.
40:12But what tortured him
40:13more than all this
40:14was that whenever
40:15he closed his eyes,
40:16the image of me
40:17cooking for him
40:18would appear in his mind.
40:19If only he hadn't
40:20been blinded by arrogance
40:21back then.
40:21If he hadn't treated
40:23Vivian's devotion
40:23as something cheap.
40:24A person living
40:25in that multi-million
40:26dollar manner.
40:28Enjoying the admiration
40:29of thousands
40:29should have been him.
40:31Regret nodded
40:32his heart day and night
40:33making him wish for death
40:34but unable to find it.
40:35After the debt collectors
40:36broke one of his legs
40:37they swaggered away.
40:39Anthony dragged
40:40his broken body
40:40struggling to crawl up
40:41from the bloody puddle.
40:45Leaning against
40:45the filthy wall
40:46looking through
40:47the freezing wind
40:47he stared in despair
40:49at the brightly lit
40:50Blackwood Corporation
40:50building in the distance.
40:52Obsession and madness
40:53dictated Anthony's
40:54final actions.
40:55Dragging his broken leg
40:56braving the blizzard
40:57at minus 10 degrees.
40:59He crawled step by step
41:00to the exit of the
41:01Blackwood Corporation's
41:02underground garage.
41:03He waited there
41:04for three days
41:05and three nights
41:05without food or water.
41:07He didn't know
41:08what he was going to do.
41:09He only knew
41:09he had to see Vivian
41:10one more time.
41:11Even if it was just once
41:13even if it meant
41:14kneeling and licking
41:14the solace of her shoes
41:16he was willing.
41:17Finally on the evening
41:18of the fourth day
41:19a black Rolls Royce phantom
41:20escorted by several
41:21bodyguard vehicles
41:22slowly drove out
41:23of the garage.
41:24Anthony seized the
41:25moment bursting with
41:26immense strength
41:27and dashed out thud.
41:29He knelt heavily
41:30in front of the phantom
41:31his knees making a
41:32loud crack against
41:32the freezing asphalt.
41:34The screech of brakes
41:35pierced the snowy wind.
41:36Anthony knelt in the
41:37muddy slush
41:38kowtowing frantically
41:39bang bang bang.
41:41The sound of his forehead
41:42hitting the ground
41:42was chilling.
41:44Blood mixed with slush
41:45flowed down his cheeks
41:45tending the ground red.
41:47Vivian!
41:48Please just see me once!
41:51I really know
41:52I was wrong!
41:53I don't ask for
41:54your forgiveness!
41:55Just give me a bite
41:56to eat!
41:57I'm dying!
41:59He was as lowly as dust.
42:01Inside the car
42:02the tinted window
42:03slowly rolled down
42:03ten centimeters.
42:05The heater was on
42:06inside.
42:07Wearing expensive
42:08maternity clothes
42:08leaned in Dominic's
42:09embrace.
42:10I didn't even turn my
42:11head.
42:12My gaze calmly fixed
42:13on the swirling snow
42:13ahead.
42:14Anthony.
42:15My cold voice
42:15drifted out through
42:16the wind and snow
42:17devoid of any emotion.
42:19Even if you shatter
42:19your knees
42:20you can't bring back
42:22a dead heart.
42:23The way you look now
42:23you're not even fit
42:25to be the mud under
42:25my feet.
42:26As soon as I finished
42:27speaking the window
42:28rolled up mercilessly
42:29isolating the two worlds.
42:31The phantom's engine
42:32let out a low roar
42:32and without detouring
42:34drove right past
42:34Anthony brushing
42:35against his body.
42:36The wheels rolled
42:37over a puddle
42:38splashing muddy water
42:39all over Anthony.
42:40He knelt stiffly in place
42:41watching the car
42:42disappear into the blizzard.
42:44He had completely
42:44become a joke.
42:46Late one night
42:47a few months later
42:48New Year's Eve fireworks
42:49bloomed in the sky
42:50over Kingston.
42:51Anthony curled up
42:52in a torn cotton quilt
42:53under an overpass
42:54freezing to death.
42:55With frostbitten
42:56ulcerated fingers
42:57he swiped open
42:58a shattered phone
42:59he had picked up
42:59from a garbage dump.
43:01On the screen
43:01a headline news
43:02notification popped up.
43:03Dominic
43:04the richest man
43:05in the upper class
43:06welcomes a baby girl
43:07spends a billion
43:08to buy an island
43:09for his beloved wife Vivian.
43:11In the accompanying photo
43:12Dominic was holding
43:13a baby girl
43:13with eyes full of tender love
43:15gently kissing
43:16Vivian's forehead.
43:17The two smiled
43:18at each other
43:18their happy appearance
43:19stinging Anthony's eyes.
43:21Anthony stared intently
43:22at Vivian's gentle smile
43:23on the screen.
43:24That was his entire world
43:25once so easily
43:26within his reach
43:27yet thrown into the trash
43:29by his own hands.
43:30He covered his eyes tightly
43:32letting out a desperate
43:33agonizing wail
43:34in the dark and cold.
43:35Tears mixed with blood
43:36streamed down his face
43:37freezing into ice
43:38for the rest of his life.
43:40He was doomed
43:40to atone for his arrogance
43:42and stupidity
43:42in endless agony
43:43until the day he died.
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