Alone in Death

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Alone in Death

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00:00:00The doctor said I only have three days left to live.

00:00:03Acute liver failure.

00:00:05Jasmine, you may only have three days left to live.

00:00:08My only hope was an experimental clinical trial.

00:00:11It was extremely risky, but had the faintest sliver of a chance to survive.

00:00:15But my husband, David, gave the last available spot to my adopted sister, Emma.

00:00:21Jasmine, stop faking being sick just to steal the spot.

00:00:24Emma needs that spot more.

00:00:26You're her sister.

00:00:28Don't be so selfish.

00:00:37Emma's condition is still in its early stages.

00:00:40Yours is already critical.

00:00:42This is the right decision.

00:00:44Emma deserves serves to live.

00:00:46So I signed the papers to forego treatment and took the high-dose painkillers prescribed by the doctor.

00:00:50The cost.

00:00:51My organs would shut down and I would die.

00:00:54When I handed over the jewelry company, I poured my heart into it, along with all my designs,

00:00:58To Emma, my parents smiled.

00:01:01Now that's what a good big sister should do.

00:01:04When I agreed to divorce David so he could marry Emma, he said it like I had finally passed some

00:01:08test.

00:01:10You've finally learned to be understanders, Stan.

00:01:13When I told my daughter to call Emma mom, she clapped her hands.

00:01:18Emma is such a gentle and kind mother.

00:01:23When I gave all my assets to Emma, everyone in the family thought it was only natural.

00:01:28No one noticed anything was wrong with me.

00:01:31I'm just curious.

00:01:32Will they still be able to smile when they find out I am...

00:01:38Under the sympathetic gaze of the doctor, I tilted my head back and swallowed the high-dose painkillers.

00:01:45My life had entered its final three days.

00:01:48Leaving the consultation room, I went to Emma's hospital room.

00:01:51It was warm and peaceful inside.

00:01:53My mom, Marlene Smith, and my dad, Thomas Fulton, were sitting by her side, doting on her.

00:02:00Emma, try some of the cake I made.

00:02:02Drink more juice. You need the vitamins.

00:02:06The moment I appeared, the atmosphere turned cold.

00:02:12What are you doing here?

00:02:14So now you're here to bother Emma again when you can't fake being sick anymore?

00:02:19Mom stepped in front of me, her tone icy.

00:02:21Dad followed, shielding Emma behind him.

00:02:24We can't believe we raised someone as petty as you.

00:02:27If we'd known, we never would have had you.

00:02:31I gave a bitter smile.

00:02:32I used to argue, to shout, to expose Emma's lies.

00:02:36What did it get me?

00:02:38More favoritism for her, and more blame for me.

00:02:41I was approaching my end.

00:02:44What was the point of fighting anymore?

00:02:48It's good you're here.

00:02:50We need to talk.

00:02:53I smiled before he could finish.

00:02:55Because I already knew what they wanted from me.

00:03:02I'll go first.

00:03:04The company, the patents, the design drafts.

00:03:07Emma's always wanted them, right?

00:03:08They're all hers now.

00:03:15They froze, utterly stunned.

00:03:17You really agree to this?

00:03:20You're not plotting something again, are you?

00:03:22I lowered my head and chuckled.

00:03:26Before, when I said no, you called me selfish.

00:03:29Now that I'm saying yes, you still think it's not good enough?

00:03:33For once, Mom looked pleased.

00:03:34Now that's how a good big sister should act.

00:03:37Emma was always better at design than you in school.

00:03:40Once she's discharged, she'll make the company number one in the country.

00:03:45I nodded silently and handed over the transfer documents.

00:03:50Emma's eyes lit up.

00:03:51She grinned so wide, her face could hardly contain it.

00:03:55In this family, no matter how hard I worked, I was always the loser.

00:04:03Here, Jasmine, have some cake too.

00:04:05Emma left a small piece.

00:04:08My throat tightened.

00:04:09I could only nod weakly.

00:04:12Maybe if I gave them everything, they would finally talk to me with a smile.

00:04:16I wondered when they found out I was dead.

00:04:19When they learned what Emma had done, would they still be smiling?

00:04:27I discharged myself and went home.

00:04:33David White, my husband, and our daughter, Betty White, were making handmade chocolates,

00:04:38and an apple pie was baking in the oven.

00:04:41They were laughing happily, not noticing I had come in.

00:04:45It was not until David washed his hands that he noticed me.

00:04:48His smile vanished instantly.

00:04:50You should have called first.

00:04:54Beautiful godmother Emma, to our dearest Emma, may you always be happy.

00:05:00The apple pie I baked for you should be ready soon.

00:05:03No sneaking bites.

00:05:05I stared blankly at the card on the dining table.

00:05:07It was made of pink paper, decorated with glitter and little stars.

00:05:12Beside it was David's messy but affectionate scrawl.

00:05:16I only found out David could cook when I was dying.

00:05:19While I was alive, I worked myself to the bone providing for this family,

00:05:23handling the money, the meals, the house.

00:05:25All I got in return was criticism and disdain.

00:05:30Before, I would have broken down, demanded answers, or picked a fight.

00:05:35At this point, I said nothing.

00:05:45I just went to the bedroom and began packing my things.

00:05:48Then David followed me, his voice lower than usual.

00:06:00Jasmine, there's something I need to discuss with you.

00:06:03It's about your sister, Emma.

00:06:21After her surgery, Emma's health has been really weak.

00:06:24My parents found a fortune-telling master back home.

00:06:26He said Emma has to get married to recover.

00:06:29They haven't found a suitable guy on short notice, so...

00:06:32They want me to marry her first.

00:06:34They think it'll help her get better.

00:06:38You agreed to it?

00:06:45Jasmine, as her sister, you want her to get better too, right?

00:06:51The fortune-telling master said once she's married,

00:06:55Emma's health will recover quickly.

00:07:00And it's just for show.

00:07:02It won't affect our relationship.

00:07:04You're still Betty's mom, my wife.

00:07:07I'd never betray you.

00:07:08Before I could say anything, our daughter grabbed my hand and looked up at me, pleading me.

00:07:14Mom, godmother Emma's been really sad lately.

00:07:18She cries alone all the time.

00:07:21Please let dad help her, okay?

00:07:25I froze.

00:07:26Years ago.

00:07:28Despite my protests and tears.

00:07:30They insisted on making Emma, our daughter's godmother.

00:07:32Even my daughter, even my daughter was closer to her than to me.

00:07:35As I looked at this so-called family, my eyes welled with tears.

00:07:40But I forced them down.

00:07:44All right.

00:07:46As long as it makes you all happy.

00:07:52David's eyes lit up with surprise and delight.

00:07:57Then, he pulled out the divorce papers he had clearly prepared in advance.

00:08:08Just sign here.

00:08:12Mom, here's a pen.

00:08:16My heart sank.

00:08:18So they had been waiting for this moment.

00:08:22I signed quickly and handed the divorce papers back.

00:08:27David hurried to add his signature, looking relieved.

00:08:31As soon as Emma recovers, I'll remarry you away.

00:08:35So don't worry.

00:08:36You're the only woman I love.

00:08:39And Betty will always be your daughter.

00:08:42I felt wronged, but managed a strained smile.

00:08:45I would not live to see that day.

00:08:48Jasmine, you're so much more understanding than before.

00:08:51I wasn't perfect either.

00:08:54I'll make it up to you.

00:08:57I felt nothing.

00:08:59But bitter irony.

00:09:01I had still held on to a shred of hope.

00:09:03At this point, though, it was gone.

00:09:06I turned to go upstairs.

00:09:08Just as I lifted my foot,

00:09:10everything went dark.

00:09:11I could not catch my breath,

00:09:13and collapsed.

00:09:26I was jolted awake by cold water.

00:09:29David and our daughter were standing over me.

00:09:35Mom, why are you pretending to faint again?

00:09:37Ma, you're not even sick,

00:09:39and you keep fake it to trick us.

00:09:41We need to bring dessert to godmother.

00:09:43Get up!

00:09:44You're wasting time!

00:09:49Jasmine, I've told you over and over.

00:09:52The divorce is just for appearances.

00:09:59I'm not going to leave you.

00:10:01You don't need to fake illness to test me.

00:10:04Their first reaction upon seeing me collapse

00:10:06was not to call an ambulance,

00:10:08but to accuse me of playing games.

00:10:10Mom, you look so healthy.

00:10:12How could you be sick?

00:10:17You're a grown-up,

00:10:18and I'm more mature than you.

00:10:22Her words pierced my heart.

00:10:23It seemed the doctor's medication really worked.

00:10:26I did not look sick at all,

00:10:28still.

00:10:29In three days,

00:10:30I would be dead.

00:10:39I'm fine now.

00:10:41I'll come with you.

00:10:42Emma still needs to sign some transfer papers.

00:10:45David clearly did not want me going to the hospital,

00:10:47but hearing that some formalities were incomplete,

00:10:50he nodded.

00:10:51Just like that,

00:10:53I followed them back to the person they all loved,

00:10:55more than me.

00:11:01At the hospital,

00:11:03Emma was leaning weakly against the bed,

00:11:05looking pale and frail.

00:11:07She truly looked more like someone beyond saving than I did.

00:11:14Jasmine, you're here.

00:11:18Jasmine, thank you for believing in me.

00:11:20Once I recover,

00:11:21I'll work hard to take our jewelry business global.

00:11:23Yes, Jasmine.

00:11:24Didn't you always love to travel?

00:11:26With Emma managing things,

00:11:27you can travel and still receive dividends from the company.

00:11:30Isn't that wonderful?

00:11:33Yes, it sounds perfect.

00:11:35So I've decided to transfer all the money in my accounts,

00:11:38and all the properties under my name,

00:11:40to Emma as well.

00:11:44That way, I won't need to worry about a thing anymore.

00:11:48Emma's fingers tightened around the blanket.

00:11:51Greed flashed across her eyes before she quickly lowered them.

00:11:55My parents exchanged a glance,

00:11:57shocked but faintly pleased.

00:12:00They had spent years asking me to give in.

00:12:02Now that I was giving everything,

00:12:04they could not believe it was real.

00:12:07You're not joking, Jasmine?

00:12:09Including the stock that's already gone public?

00:12:11I could not understand it.

00:12:13Emma always had her eyes on everything I owned.

00:12:16Whenever I refused to give her something,

00:12:18she would call me selfish,

00:12:20accuse me of bullying her,

00:12:22saying I was not acting like a proper sister.

00:12:25Now, I was handing everything over to her without resistance,

00:12:27and they still did not believe.

00:12:32Jasmine, you've finally grown up.

00:12:34You finally understand how to be a good sister.

00:12:40You two sisters being united and treating each other selflessly,

00:12:43that's all we ever wanted.

00:12:45Now we can finally enjoy our retirement in peace.

00:12:48That was laughable.

00:12:50Emma went through all that scheming to take everything from me.

00:12:53Was it really just to lighten my burden and let me enjoy life?

00:12:58She deceived everyone with her pitiful act and fake kindness.

00:13:02Suddenly, a sharp tightness gripped my chest,

00:13:05and I coughed twice.

00:13:07A metallic taste filled my mouth.

00:13:10Mom noticed the blood on my handkerchief

00:13:12and came over to pat my back.

00:13:14You're coughing up blood?

00:13:16Is your throat inflamed?

00:13:18Mom, Dad, if I die,

00:13:21would you feel sad?

00:13:24The room went quiet.

00:13:30Who talks like that?

00:13:32Just when you started behaving,

00:13:34you're back to talking nonsense.

00:13:36Mom gave me a small slap.

00:13:39You look so healthy.

00:13:41It's probably just a sore throat.

00:13:43Take some anti-inflammatory meds.

00:13:45Don't be so dramatic.

00:13:51Yeah, Mom, look at Godmama's face.

00:13:54She's the one who really needs to take care of her health.

00:13:57Stop being so paranoid.

00:13:59My eyes reddened,

00:14:00but I still managed to smile.

00:14:07That's right, Jasmine.

00:14:09Stop faking illness to gain sympathy.

00:14:11Set a good example for your child.

00:14:15You really like Emma, huh, Betty?

00:14:17From now on, you'll be her daughter.

00:14:20Let your godmanner be your mom.

00:14:23Betty's eyes lit up.

00:14:25Then Mommy Emma can take me to the amusement park

00:14:28and to two tearing sessions.

00:14:30She jumped into Emma's arms,

00:14:32gave her a kiss on the cheek,

00:14:33and started calling her,

00:14:35Mommy.

00:14:36Mommy Emma?

00:14:37Mommy Emma?

00:14:44Betty had not been that happy in a long time.

00:14:47Everything was different on this day

00:14:49because I let Emma become her mother.

00:14:54David gently stroked Betty's hair.

00:14:56My parents sat together,

00:14:57watching them with satisfaction.

00:14:59They looked like one one big happy family.

00:15:02Me?

00:15:03I was just the extra.

00:15:06I turned away,

00:15:08wiped my tears,

00:15:09and quietly left the room.

00:15:21There was only one day left

00:15:23before I left this world.

00:15:26I drove to the amusement park

00:15:28from the photo on my phone background,

00:15:34the place where David, Betty, and I

00:15:36had once smiled together.

00:15:44The carousel was still there,

00:15:47spinning round as if nothing had changed.

00:15:49I bought a ticket

00:15:50and sat on the same familiar horse.

00:16:04Be careful.

00:16:06A wave of dizziness washed over me.

00:16:08I forced my eyes open,

00:16:09but the world grew more and more blurried.

00:16:11With trembling hands,

00:16:12I pulled out my phone

00:16:13and used the last of my strength

00:16:14to dial a number I had not called in years.

00:16:16The phone slipped from my hand,

00:16:18and darkness consumed everything.

00:16:21In the hospital room,

00:16:23my consciousness returned.

00:16:24The first thing I saw

00:16:25was Lilith Sinclair's anxious face.

00:16:27She had been my best friend in college.

00:16:29Back then...

00:16:30Why did you do that?

00:16:32Dating David is not advisable.

00:16:34You can no longer have a relationship with him.

00:16:37She strongly opposed my relationship with David.

00:16:44Didn't you say you were the happiest woman in the world?

00:16:51How did you end up like this?

00:16:56Here are your husband and daughter.

00:16:59Why did the doctor say you're dying?

00:17:03Tears slid from the corners of my eyes,

00:17:06but I still smiled.

00:17:10Her body is failing fast.

00:17:13She needs rest.

00:17:17But there may not be much time left.

00:17:21As if she could drag me back from death by force.

00:17:25Jasmine, look at me.

00:17:26Don't you dare close your eyes.

00:17:28You called me,

00:17:28so you have to tell me everything.

00:17:30I tried to speak,

00:17:31but I was too weak to make a sound.

00:17:34I motioned with my eyes for her to bring me my bag.

00:17:37There were still things I needed to finish before I died.

00:17:52Lilith pulled out the agreement from inside my bag and skimmed it.

00:17:56Her tears began to fall again.

00:18:02Jasmine, this can't be real!

00:18:05You're not going to die!

00:18:07She collapsed beside me,

00:18:09sobbing without control.

00:18:13I glanced at the clock on the wall.

00:18:16Three hours left.

00:18:17Then my life would end.

00:18:21Suddenly, my phone rang.

00:18:33Jasmine, after all these years of competing,

00:18:36you've finally given up, haven't you?

00:18:39Your child, your husband, your parents,

00:18:42they've all only ever loved me.

00:18:44You should have realized it long ago.

00:18:47In this family,

00:18:49you were never a match for me.

00:18:52Lilith trembled with rage.

00:18:54How can someone be this disgusting?

00:18:56I had no response left in me.

00:18:58There was a time when I would have snapped back at her.

00:19:01Now, all I had left was regret.

00:19:03I regretted everything from the start.

00:19:05I was the one who brought Emma into our home.

00:19:10I was ten years old when I went to the orphanage

00:19:13with my parents to volunteer.

00:19:16All the other kids were fighting over the gifts we brought.

00:19:19That was when I saw her.

00:19:21A girl curled up in the corner,

00:19:23wearing a clean but worn dress,

00:19:25thin as a twig,

00:19:26her eyes full of fear and longing.

00:19:29Mom, Dad, let's take her home.

00:19:35Jasmine, adoption is not a game.

00:19:39Are you sure?

00:19:41She looks so lonely.

00:19:42I want her to be my little sister.

00:19:45My parents hesitated at first,

00:19:47but seeing how earnest I was,

00:19:49they eventually agreed.

00:19:53Emma became my so-called sister.

00:19:54In the beginning,

00:19:56she really was obedient.

00:19:58She would follow me carefully

00:20:00and call me

00:20:01Big Sister timidly.

00:20:03Big Sister,

00:20:05can I really stay here?

00:20:07Of course!

00:20:09From now on,

00:20:10this is your home too.

00:20:14I gave her my favorite toys,

00:20:16brought her with me to school,

00:20:17and even changed my birthday wishes.

00:20:22I hope my little sister

00:20:24can be happier.

00:20:27Back then,

00:20:28I never imagined

00:20:29that the girl I saved

00:20:30would spend years

00:20:32learning

00:20:33how to steal my money.

00:20:35Then everything changed.

00:20:37Emma got top grades,

00:20:38knew how to please teachers,

00:20:40could cry on cue,

00:20:41and always acted sweet and fragile

00:20:42in front of our parents.

00:20:44Emma is so hardworking.

00:20:46Jasmine,

00:20:47you should learn from your sister.

00:20:49Emma is sweeter.

00:20:50Jasmine always looks too serious.

00:20:52Before I even realized it,

00:20:54the people around me

00:20:55began to pull away.

00:20:57My parents told me

00:20:58I was too sensitive,

00:21:00and that I should just

00:21:01give in to her.

00:21:02That was when I began

00:21:03to see many of the things

00:21:04she did

00:21:04were accident,

00:21:06or so she claimed.

00:21:07The new dress I had just bought,

00:21:09she wore to school

00:21:10to show off.

00:21:11Emma!

00:21:13That's my dress!

00:21:15I saved for weeks

00:21:16to buy it!

00:21:18I thought sisters

00:21:20shared everything.

00:21:21Are you going to cry

00:21:22to mom again?

00:21:25The competition I had spent

00:21:26months preparing for,

00:21:27she suddenly replaced

00:21:29me and walked away

00:21:31with the trophy and applause.

00:21:32When I confronted her,

00:21:34she did not even hide

00:21:35her smirk.

00:21:37I'm better than you

00:21:38in every way.

00:21:39I'm the real darling now.

00:21:41I'm going to take everything,

00:21:43piece by piece,

00:21:44and make your world mine.

00:21:48Looking back,

00:21:49it was all so absurd.

00:21:51From the start,

00:21:52she never came to be my sister.

00:21:55She came to steal my life.

00:21:59Jasmine!

00:22:00Open your eyes!

00:22:02My parents,

00:22:04my husband,

00:22:04even my daughter,

00:22:05they all believed

00:22:06Emma mattered more

00:22:07than I did.

00:22:08I admit it,

00:22:10I lost.

00:22:11Completely,

00:22:12the heart monitor next to me

00:22:14started beeping.

00:22:16Three minutes left.

00:22:18Lilith was yelling beside me.

00:22:19Open your eyes!

00:22:25Your mom texted you,

00:22:27she probably sensed

00:22:27something happened to you!

00:22:29Hold in my phone.

00:22:31I forced my eyes open

00:22:32and read the message.

00:22:34Jasmine,

00:22:35once Emma is discharged,

00:22:36let her move

00:22:37into your villa.

00:22:39You're going to be

00:22:40traveling anyway.

00:22:41And don't forget to hire Annie

00:22:42for the three of them.

00:22:43Emma's not familiar

00:22:44with that area.

00:22:45Lilith's eyes reddened

00:22:46as she bit her lip.

00:22:48Speechless still,

00:22:49I smiled.

00:22:51I had trying to

00:22:52please everyone.

00:22:53And in the end,

00:22:54I had nothing left.

00:22:56Finally,

00:22:58I could let go.

00:22:59Lilith cried

00:23:00and kept calling my name.

00:23:01But I could not

00:23:02hear her anymore.

00:23:04On the 18th of June,

00:23:062025,

00:23:07Jasmine died

00:23:08in a hospital

00:23:08five kilometers from home.

00:23:10No family by her side.

00:23:12She was only

00:23:1327 years old.

00:23:16Lilith stood

00:23:17in the hospital corridor,

00:23:18holding Jasmine's

00:23:19death certificate

00:23:20with shaking hands.

00:23:21She dialed David first.

00:23:34Who is this?

00:23:36If Jasmine asked you to call,

00:23:37tell her to stop

00:23:38making a scene.

00:23:40This is Lilith's

00:23:41and Carrie.

00:23:42Jasmine is in the hospital.

00:23:43You need to come now.

00:23:44Hospital again?

00:23:45She fainted earlier

00:23:46and was fine.

00:23:47Emma just had surgery

00:23:48and Betty is exhausted.

00:23:50I don't have time

00:23:51for Jasmine's games tonight.

00:23:52David,

00:23:53listen to me.

00:23:53She is dead.

00:23:57That's enough.

00:23:58Jasmine has always

00:23:59been dramatic.

00:24:00But making you say

00:24:01something like that

00:24:01is too much.

00:24:03Tell her I'll talk to her

00:24:04when she calms down.

00:24:11Lilith's fingers

00:24:12went numb.

00:24:12She called Marlene next.

00:24:19Lilith?

00:24:20Why are you calling

00:24:21after all these years?

00:24:23If Jasmine is with Teller,

00:24:24Emma still needs

00:24:25the villa arranged.

00:24:27Your daughter just died.

00:24:28Don't indulge her.

00:24:30She'll come home

00:24:31when she wants money.

00:24:43Behind the glass door,

00:24:45Jasmine's body

00:24:46lay still beneath

00:24:47a white sheet.

00:24:49Jasmine,

00:24:50they don't deserve

00:24:51to stand beside you.

00:24:53I swear I will make them

00:24:54hear every truth

00:24:55they refuse to hear.

00:25:03The hospital room door

00:25:04was suddenly kicked open.

00:25:11What are you doing here?

00:25:14What?

00:25:15A father comes to visit

00:25:16his daughter

00:25:17and doesn't even

00:25:17get a thank you?

00:25:19Don't make me sick.

00:25:20You dumped me

00:25:21at an orphanage

00:25:22and disappeared

00:25:23without a trace

00:25:24and now you want

00:25:24to reconnect?

00:25:26The last person

00:25:27she ever wanted to see

00:25:28had shown up.

00:25:29Her biological father,

00:25:31Bass Reese,

00:25:32who had been missing

00:25:33for over a decade.

00:25:34Bass shrugged

00:25:35and plopped down

00:25:35on the room sofa,

00:25:37shamelessly lighting

00:25:38a cigarette.

00:25:40Save it.

00:25:40If your mom

00:25:41hadn't made someone

00:25:42send you to Jasmine's

00:25:43family before she died,

00:25:46do you think

00:25:47you could have

00:25:47snuck into that house

00:25:48and become

00:25:49their precious daughter?

00:25:50Let's be real.

00:25:51Your life of luxury.

00:25:57still starts

00:25:58with me.

00:25:59He blew out

00:25:59a puff of smoke.

00:26:00Then his eyes

00:26:01sharpened.

00:26:06I've lost

00:26:06Big at the casino

00:26:07recently.

00:26:08You know the drill.

00:26:10Transfer me

00:26:10200,000.

00:26:18Emma gritted her teeth.

00:26:20When have you ever

00:26:21taken care of me?

00:26:22You show up now

00:26:23just to ask for money?

00:26:25You think you deserve it?

00:26:26Drop the self-righteous act.

00:26:28I know exactly

00:26:29what you've done.

00:26:30I know very well

00:26:31how you schemed

00:26:32your way

00:26:33into taking everything

00:26:34from your dear

00:26:35sister Jasmine.

00:26:38If you don't want me

00:26:39to drop by

00:26:39and have a little reunion

00:26:41with your fancy parents,

00:26:43you'd better behave.

00:26:52Emma's face

00:26:53turned ashen.

00:26:54Fine.

00:26:55Once I'm discharged,

00:26:56I'll figure something out.

00:27:00Bass stood

00:27:01and brushed off

00:27:02his pants.

00:27:03Three days.

00:27:04If the money's not there,

00:27:05well, you know

00:27:06I can't keep

00:27:06my mouth shut.

00:27:13The door slammed

00:27:14shut behind him.

00:27:24Emma swept the base

00:27:25off the nightstand.

00:27:27It shattered

00:27:28on the floor,

00:27:29shards of glass

00:27:29slicing her face.

00:27:31But she did not

00:27:32feel a thing.

00:27:33All she felt

00:27:34was hatred.

00:27:36Why did others

00:27:37get to be born

00:27:37with a silver spoon?

00:27:39While she had to

00:27:40carry the filth

00:27:40of a deadbeat father

00:27:41in her blood,

00:27:42why did Jasmine

00:27:43have loving parents

00:27:44and a clean,

00:27:45respectable life?

00:27:46While she had to

00:27:47claw, manipulate,

00:27:48and steal just

00:27:49to look like a winner?

00:27:50She had to win.

00:27:53She had to win

00:27:53completely.

00:27:59It was finally

00:28:00time to liquidate

00:28:01everything under

00:28:01Jasmine's name.

00:28:02her companies,

00:28:04stocks,

00:28:05and properties.

00:28:07Emma pulled out

00:28:08a foreign identity

00:28:09card she had

00:28:09paid someone

00:28:10to prepare.

00:28:12Her eyes

00:28:13were resolute.

00:28:14She had to move.

00:28:15Every second mattered.

00:28:16After informing

00:28:17the doctor she was

00:28:18checking out

00:28:18of the hospital,

00:28:19she drove straight

00:28:20to the stock exchange.

00:28:21She was beyond

00:28:22excited.

00:28:25Once she sold

00:28:26the publicly listed

00:28:27stocks,

00:28:28she woo LD

00:28:29instantly become

00:28:29a billionaire.

00:28:31The clerk gave her

00:28:32a puzzled look.

00:28:35Ma'am,

00:28:35are you sure

00:28:35this is the stock

00:28:36you want to sell?

00:28:37This stock is

00:28:38registered under

00:28:39Ms. Jasmine.

00:28:40Your identity

00:28:41doesn't match.

00:28:42Emma's eyes widened.

00:28:43She had watched

00:28:44Jasmine sign

00:28:45and stamped that

00:28:46agreement with

00:28:46her own eyes.

00:28:47That's impossible!

00:28:48Look,

00:28:49this is the

00:28:49transfer agreement

00:28:50we just signed!

00:28:51You must have

00:28:52made a mistake!

00:28:53I'm sorry, ma'am.

00:28:54This stock

00:28:54has been frozen.

00:28:55She quickly called

00:28:56her lawyer friend.

00:28:57Emma,

00:28:58the jewelry company

00:28:59and the real estate

00:28:59you gave me to handle

00:29:00are all still

00:29:01registered under

00:29:02Jasmine's name.

00:29:02All those assets

00:29:03were frozen

00:29:04three days ago.

00:29:06Emma's vision

00:29:06went white

00:29:07and she

00:29:08nearly passed out.

00:29:24Emma snapped

00:29:25back to her senses

00:29:26and immediately

00:29:26dialed Jasmine's

00:29:27number.

00:29:28She kept calling

00:29:29but no one

00:29:30picked up.

00:29:38Eventually,

00:29:39the phone

00:29:39was turned off.

00:29:41Emma screamed

00:29:42and hurled

00:29:43her phone

00:29:43to the floor.

00:29:44She had thought

00:29:45Jasmine had given up.

00:29:47It turned out

00:29:47this was just

00:29:48a diversion.

00:29:49Jasmine had left

00:29:50herself a way out.

00:29:53Emma gripped

00:29:54the steering wheel

00:29:54until her knuckles

00:29:55turned white.

00:29:56What next?

00:29:58If she could not

00:29:59get the money,

00:29:59that heartless

00:30:00scumbag father

00:30:01of hers

00:30:02would expose

00:30:02all her secrets.

00:30:03Wait.

00:30:04There were still

00:30:05Jasmine's parents.

00:30:11Emma took a deep breath,

00:30:12picked up her phone

00:30:13and drove back

00:30:14to the hospital.

00:30:21As long as Marlene

00:30:22and Thomas

00:30:23still loved her most,

00:30:24she still had a way

00:30:25to turn this around.

00:30:38Mom, Dad!

00:30:41You're here!

00:30:45Half an hour later,

00:30:47Emma was smiling warmly,

00:30:48acting like nothing

00:30:49had happened,

00:30:50cheerfully greeting

00:30:50the couple.

00:30:51As usual,

00:30:53the three chatted

00:30:53about everyday matters.

00:30:57Then, Marlene frowned.

00:30:59Where's Jasmine?

00:31:00Why didn't she come today?

00:31:03Emma's heart tensed.

00:31:06Oh, Jasmine handed over

00:31:07all the business stuff

00:31:08to me.

00:31:08She's probably getting

00:31:09ready to travel the world.

00:31:10She's likely busy

00:31:11preparing her visa documents.

00:31:13That girl,

00:31:14we told her to move

00:31:15your things into her villa

00:31:16first and find

00:31:17a reliable caretaker.

00:31:18But no,

00:31:19she's only thinking

00:31:20about herself.

00:31:23Thomas sighed.

00:31:24He frowned after calling.

00:31:25Still switched off?

00:31:27Looks like she really

00:31:28doesn't care about

00:31:29anything anymore.

00:31:30She probably just wants

00:31:31to go off and have fun.

00:31:33Jasmine, honestly,

00:31:34that's not how

00:31:35a big sister should act.

00:31:37She could have helped

00:31:38Emma get settled

00:31:39before running off

00:31:41on vacation.

00:31:43Emma saw their

00:31:44obvious favoritism

00:31:45and secretly rejoiced.

00:31:47But when she mentioned

00:31:48needing money,

00:31:49Marlene's expression

00:31:50changed slightly.

00:31:51The company needs

00:31:52some capital to start

00:31:53production.

00:31:54I was wondering if...

00:31:57Let's not talk

00:31:58about money now.

00:31:59We'll wait till Jasmine

00:32:00gets back.

00:32:01That tiny change

00:32:02made Emma uneasy.

00:32:11At the villa,

00:32:13David returned home

00:32:13and collapsed on the sofa,

00:32:15rubbing his temples

00:32:16and was in exhaustion.

00:32:21Jasmine,

00:32:22I want orange juice.

00:32:23Get me a glass.

00:32:24Silence.

00:32:27He looked around

00:32:28and finally realized

00:32:29that Jasmine

00:32:30had not been home

00:32:30in days.

00:32:35He called her.

00:32:42but the phone

00:32:43was off.

00:32:46He sent a message

00:32:47but there was no reply.

00:32:55David scrolled up

00:32:56through their chat history.

00:32:58Jasmine's messages

00:32:58were packed with reminders,

00:33:00concern, and care.

00:33:01All he gave

00:33:02were 67 replies.

00:33:04Most of them

00:33:05just read.

00:33:06His heart sank.

00:33:15He suddenly realized

00:33:16the house was still clean

00:33:18because Jasmine

00:33:19had arranged everything

00:33:20before vanishing.

00:33:25Even the bread

00:33:26in the kitchen

00:33:26had been sliced

00:33:27and packed

00:33:28by her hand.

00:33:29For the first time,

00:33:31David felt how quiet

00:33:32a home could become

00:33:34without the person

00:33:35he had ignored

00:33:35for years.

00:33:44David grabbed

00:33:44a slice of bread

00:33:45and ate it

00:33:46without much thought.

00:33:54He had met both

00:33:55Jasmine and Emma

00:33:56at a jewelry expo.

00:33:57Jasmine had been

00:33:58gentle and rational,

00:34:00always calm and composed,

00:34:01the classic strong woman.

00:34:03This design focuses

00:34:04on balance,

00:34:05not just sparkle.

00:34:07Jewelry should have a soul.

00:34:10Emma, on the other hand,

00:34:12had been fiery

00:34:13and outgoing,

00:34:14dramatic and charming.

00:34:16David,

00:34:17I don't understand

00:34:18this part.

00:34:19Can you teach me?

00:34:20You're so patient?

00:34:24She was someone

00:34:25who made one

00:34:25want to protect her.

00:34:30At first,

00:34:31David thought

00:34:31he only pitied Emma

00:34:32like an older brother would.

00:34:34Eventually,

00:34:35he understood.

00:34:37He had just been addicted

00:34:38to the illusion

00:34:39of being needed.

00:34:40The one who had

00:34:41truly taken care of him,

00:34:43who had held

00:34:43the whole household together,

00:34:45had always been Jasmine.

00:34:47All that,

00:34:48and he disappointed

00:34:49her time and time again.

00:34:50Even accusing her

00:34:51of being

00:34:52too sensitive

00:34:53and too petty.

00:34:55Now,

00:34:56Jasmine was gone.

00:35:00She was not answering

00:35:01his calls or messages.

00:35:03David sighed

00:35:04and tried to steady himself.

00:35:06He repeated it

00:35:07like a prayer.

00:35:10She's probably just angry.

00:35:11It was just a little tantrum.

00:35:13That was all.

00:35:16She'll come back

00:35:17in a few days.

00:35:19She'll come back

00:35:20in a few days.

00:35:21She has to.

00:35:25That evening,

00:35:26Betty stood outside

00:35:27her dance classroom

00:35:28with a first place

00:35:29certificate in her hands.

00:35:30Other children ran

00:35:31into their mother's arms.

00:35:32Their mothers fixed

00:35:33their hair,

00:35:33wiped sweat from their cheeks,

00:35:35and took photos proudly.

00:35:37Betty,

00:35:37is your mother coming today?

00:35:39She used to ask me

00:35:40about every practice detail.

00:35:42Mom is busy.

00:35:45Betty lowered her head.

00:35:48She remembered

00:35:49how Jasmine

00:35:50always carried

00:35:50warm water,

00:35:51extra socks,

00:35:52and a small box

00:35:53of nut cake

00:35:54after class.

00:35:54But lately,

00:35:56she had only thought

00:35:57Emma was gentler

00:35:57because Emma

00:35:58never scolded her

00:35:59about practice.

00:36:03When David came late

00:36:05to pick her up,

00:36:06Betty ran toward him

00:36:06with the certificate.

00:36:07Dad,

00:36:08I won first place.

00:36:09Can we call Mom?

00:36:10I want to show her.

00:36:12David's phone rang

00:36:13before he could answer.

00:36:14It was Emma.

00:36:15David,

00:36:16my chest feels tight.

00:36:17Can you come

00:36:18to the hospital?

00:36:19I feel scared

00:36:20without you.

00:36:22David hesitated

00:36:23for only a second.

00:36:27Betty,

00:36:27put the certificate

00:36:28in your bag.

00:36:29We'll show your mom later.

00:36:31Emma needs us now.

00:36:34But Mom

00:36:35hasn't answered

00:36:36for days.

00:36:37She'll come back

00:36:38when she's done

00:36:39being angry.

00:36:41Don't learn

00:36:41her bad habits.

00:36:45Betty held

00:36:45the certificate tighter.

00:36:48For the first time,

00:36:50Emma's soft voice

00:36:51on the phone

00:36:51made her feel cold.

00:36:53Thomas paced

00:36:54back and forth

00:36:55in the room,

00:36:56visibly agitated.

00:36:57Marlene noticed

00:36:58something was wrong

00:36:58and gently tapped him,

00:37:00snapping him out of it.

00:37:01Did you call Jasmine?

00:37:04What did she say?

00:37:06It's still turned off.

00:37:08It's been three days.

00:37:10This isn't like her.

00:37:11She never goes off the grid

00:37:13without a reason.

00:37:14The last time

00:37:15they had seen Jasmine

00:37:16was four days ago.

00:37:17At the hospital,

00:37:18she had handed

00:37:19the transfer agreement

00:37:20to Emma

00:37:20and quietly left.

00:37:22You don't think

00:37:23something happened to her?

00:37:24They grew unsettled

00:37:25the more they thought

00:37:26about it.

00:37:28Didn't she go traveling?

00:37:30She hasn't come to see me

00:37:31once since I got discharged.

00:37:33No one had noticed.

00:37:34Emma was momentarily stunned,

00:37:36then responded

00:37:37with annoyance.

00:37:42Marlene felt

00:37:42something was wrong.

00:37:44Jasmine always reported

00:37:45her whereabouts.

00:37:46Just as she was about

00:37:47to leave,

00:37:48Emma suddenly stopped her.

00:37:50Mom,

00:37:50I've taken over

00:37:51Jasmine's company.

00:37:52I need four million

00:37:53for Ompit production

00:37:54on a new design.

00:37:55Don't talk about money now.

00:37:57We'll wait till

00:37:58Jasmine gets back.

00:38:05Emma angrily punched

00:38:06the pillow.

00:38:14Slowly realizing

00:38:16Marlene's attitude

00:38:16was beginning to change.

00:38:27At the same time,

00:38:29Jasmine's parents

00:38:30arrived at her house.

00:38:32The moment

00:38:33the door opened,

00:38:34David looked up eagerly,

00:38:35seeing it was the elders.

00:38:38Betty and I

00:38:39were just about

00:38:39to head to the hospital.

00:38:41Did Jasmine come back?

00:38:49Betty ran out happily

00:38:51and grabbed their hands.

00:38:53Grandpa!

00:38:54Grandma!

00:38:55Is Mommy back?

00:38:56I want to show her

00:38:57the video of me

00:38:58winning first place.

00:39:00I also wanted her

00:39:01to go with me

00:39:02to get the award

00:39:05and...

00:39:05and make her nut cake.

00:39:08It tastes way better

00:39:09than Mommy Emma's.

00:39:13She looked toward the door.

00:39:15Her eyes reddened

00:39:16as she whispered.

00:39:18I miss Mom.

00:39:30She hasn't contacted you either?

00:39:34No.

00:39:35She vanished

00:39:36after leaving the hospital

00:39:37four days ago.

00:39:38We haven't heard

00:39:40from her since.

00:39:43David's expression darkened.

00:39:45Marlene choked up.

00:39:46We can't wait any longer.

00:39:48We need to report

00:39:49her missing.

00:39:49Now!

00:39:51They all rushed

00:39:52to the police station

00:39:53and explained

00:39:53the situation.

00:39:55David stood outside,

00:39:56smoking one cigarette

00:39:57after another,

00:39:58his fingers trembling.

00:40:00He kept telling himself

00:40:01that Jasmine

00:40:02was just angry.

00:40:03Once they found her,

00:40:04he would cut ties

00:40:05with Emma

00:40:05and beg her

00:40:06to come back.

00:40:11Suddenly,

00:40:12an officer

00:40:13stepped out

00:40:13of the office

00:40:14and called out to them.

00:40:15The test results

00:40:16are in.

00:40:23The officer

00:40:24turned the computer screen

00:40:25toward them.

00:40:26The woman in the photo

00:40:27was Jasmine.

00:40:28Please confirm.

00:40:30Does this person

00:40:31look like your family member,

00:40:32Jasmine?

00:40:33Everyone crowded

00:40:34around the screen.

00:40:37The officer cracked.

00:40:39The room fell

00:40:39deathly silent.

00:40:41She was declared

00:40:41dead by the hospital

00:40:42four days ago.

00:40:45And you're only

00:40:45finding out now?

00:40:47Everyone stood frozen

00:40:48as if struck

00:40:49by lightning.

00:40:50David's eyes widened,

00:40:51staring at the photo

00:40:52on the screen.

00:40:53He grabbed the officer's arm

00:40:54as his voice trembled.

00:40:56You must be mistaken.

00:40:57How could she be declared

00:40:59dead so suddenly?

00:41:00The systems are connected.

00:41:01There's no mistake.

00:41:02She passed away

00:41:03in a hospital

00:41:04just a few kilometers

00:41:05from your house

00:41:05four days ago.

00:41:07Aren't you her husband?

00:41:09Why are you only

00:41:09looking for her now?

00:41:11The officer

00:41:11impatiently shook him off.

00:41:13That sentence

00:41:13hit everyone

00:41:14like a hammer

00:41:14to the chest.

00:41:16Dead.

00:41:17David's legs gave out

00:41:18and he collapsed

00:41:20to the ground.

00:41:24Thomas stood stiffly

00:41:25in place,

00:41:26murmuring.

00:41:27Her phone was off

00:41:30because

00:41:31she's already gone.

00:41:34Marlene lunged forward,

00:41:35grabbing the officer's arm.

00:41:37Who did this to her?

00:41:41Her voice breaking.

00:41:48The officer

00:41:49coldly replied,

00:41:51Cause of death,

00:41:52acute liver failure.

00:41:54She had taken

00:41:54high doses

00:41:55of painkillers.

00:41:57Jasmine Reed,

00:41:59the doctor

00:42:00suspected external toxin

00:42:01but she refused

00:42:01further testing.

00:42:04Marlene stood there,

00:42:05stunned.

00:42:06Suddenly,

00:42:07a memory surfaced.

00:42:09At the time,

00:42:10Marlene thought Jasmine

00:42:11was being dramatic

00:42:14and even told her

00:42:15she looked fine.

00:42:17Even then,

00:42:18Jasmine had been

00:42:19coughing up blood.

00:42:23Marlene beat her chest

00:42:24and wailed.

00:42:25Jasmine!

00:42:26It was all our fault!

00:42:34All our fault!

00:42:40She cried so hard

00:42:41that she passed out

00:42:42and had to be rushed

00:42:43to the hospital.

00:42:46David made arrangements

00:42:47for Jasmine's parents.

00:42:49David stood there,

00:42:50unable to move

00:42:52because he finally understood

00:42:53that Jasmine

00:42:54had not been

00:42:55pretending at all.

00:42:56I am out of town.

00:42:58I'll deliver her belongings

00:42:59in two days.

00:43:00David made arrangements

00:43:01for Jasmine's parents,

00:43:02then called the lawyer

00:43:03provided by the police

00:43:04after hanging up.

00:43:06He walked home alone,

00:43:08feeling like a hollow shell.

00:43:09She had not been

00:43:10faking it.

00:43:11She had really been

00:43:12at her limit.

00:43:13He had seen her faint,

00:43:14cough up blood,

00:43:15again and again.

00:43:17Even then,

00:43:18he never took it seriously.

00:43:20He even thought

00:43:21she was just trying

00:43:22to get attention,

00:43:22that she was competing

00:43:23with Emma for affection.

00:43:25He finally realized

00:43:26that Jasmine had truly

00:43:27been sick,

00:43:28and far more seriously

00:43:29than Emma ever was.

00:43:30He passed by a playground,

00:43:32and heard the carousel

00:43:33music playing.

00:43:34This had once been

00:43:35their happiest place

00:43:36as a family of three.

00:43:38The carousel still turned,

00:43:40but Jasmine would never return.

00:43:44David, hold Betty tighter.

00:43:46She's laughing too hard.

00:43:47Don't worry.

00:43:47I won't let either of you fall.

00:43:53She told me

00:43:55that trial was her only chance.

00:43:58A month ago,

00:43:59Jasmine had quietly said

00:44:00that a clinical trial

00:44:01was her only hope.

00:44:02However,

00:44:03he and Marlene

00:44:04took that spot

00:44:05and gave it to Emma,

00:44:06the one whose life

00:44:07was never in immediate danger.

00:44:09He had thought Jasmine

00:44:11had simply let go

00:44:12of everything

00:44:13when she transferred

00:44:14the company and property.

00:44:16I'm sorry.

00:44:17I'm so sorry.

00:44:18To Emma.

00:44:20Only now,

00:44:20did he realize

00:44:21she had not let go.

00:44:24I'm sorry.

00:44:25I'm so sorry.

00:44:26David collapsed

00:44:27to the ground,

00:44:28covering his face.

00:44:30I'm sorry.

00:44:32Jasmine,

00:44:33I'm so sorry.

00:44:34And sobbing

00:44:34uncontrollably.

00:44:42The next morning,

00:44:43David returned

00:44:44to the hospital

00:44:45with bloodshot eyes.

00:44:51Mr. White,

00:44:53Mrs. White's records

00:44:53are here.

00:44:54But I must remind you,

00:44:56the critical trial slot

00:44:57was assigned

00:44:58based on family consent

00:44:59after you requested

00:45:00the change.

00:45:05I requested it

00:45:06because Emma

00:45:07looked worse.

00:45:10Jasmine looked fine.

00:45:12She looked fine

00:45:13because the medication

00:45:14masked the symptoms.

00:45:17I told your family

00:45:18her liver failure

00:45:19was acute

00:45:20and irreversible

00:45:21without intervention.

00:45:23Mrs. White came alone

00:45:24to sign the refusal papers.

00:45:27She asked if the painkillers

00:45:29would let her look normal enough

00:45:30to finish saying

00:45:31goodbye.

00:45:33David's throat closed.

00:45:34She asked that?

00:45:35The nurse placed

00:45:36a sealed bag

00:45:37on the table.

00:45:38Inside was the

00:45:39empty painkiller bottle.

00:45:39She also asked

00:45:40whether people would

00:45:41finally believe her

00:45:41after death.

00:45:43And Jasmine's

00:45:44unsigned emergency

00:45:44contact form.

00:45:45The emergency contact line

00:45:47was blank.

00:45:48No,

00:45:48I was her husband.

00:45:50I should have been there.

00:45:52Then why wasn't

00:45:53your name on the form,

00:45:54Mr. White?

00:45:55David had no answer.

00:45:56The silence was worse

00:45:57than any accusation.

00:46:01David returned home

00:46:02looking like a shell

00:46:02of a person.

00:46:03He had numbed

00:46:04himself with alcohol.

00:46:06Betty did not dare

00:46:07approach him.

00:46:08She wanted to ask

00:46:09where her mother was.

00:46:10But deep down,

00:46:12she had a feeling

00:46:12that something bad

00:46:13had happened to Jasmine.

00:46:16Dad?

00:46:17Is mom coming back?

00:46:19He blinked

00:46:20through a haze

00:46:21of drunkenness,

00:46:22swaying slightly

00:46:22with the bottle

00:46:23in his hand.

00:46:23He did not answer.

00:46:25Betty held back

00:46:25her tears.

00:46:26She had not even

00:46:27had the chance

00:46:28to tell her mom

00:46:28she won first place

00:46:29in her dance competition.

00:46:31Suddenly,

00:46:32the phone rang.

00:46:34David fumbled

00:46:35to pick it up.

00:46:39This is Jasmine's

00:46:40legal representative.

00:46:42Please bring

00:46:43your identification.

00:46:44All family members

00:46:45are required

00:46:46to come to the law firm.

00:46:47Jasmine's will

00:46:48is to be read

00:46:49in the presence

00:46:49of all immediate family.

00:46:51The cold female voice

00:46:52hung up without

00:46:53waiting for a reply.

00:46:55David quickly informed

00:46:56Jasmine's parents

00:46:57and Emma,

00:46:58who had just been

00:46:58discharged from the hospital.

00:47:00Betty looked at him

00:47:01with trembling lips.

00:47:02Mom had a will?

00:47:04Dad,

00:47:05what happened to mom?

00:47:08David's hand shook

00:47:09so badly

00:47:10that he could barely

00:47:10hold the phone.

00:47:15Meanwhile,

00:47:16Lilith sat in her office,

00:47:17looking through

00:47:18the documents

00:47:18Jasmine had entrusted

00:47:19her with.

00:47:20Inside was also

00:47:21a letter,

00:47:22asking her to handle

00:47:23Jasmine's affairs

00:47:23after her death.

00:47:26she picked up

00:47:27the phone

00:47:27and made a call.

00:47:28Activate every agreement

00:47:29from the moment

00:47:30of death.

00:47:32Prepare the projection

00:47:32file too.

00:47:34No mistake is allowed.

00:47:36After hanging up,

00:47:38she composed herself,

00:47:40wiped the tears

00:47:41from the corners

00:47:41of her eyes,

00:47:42and stepped out

00:47:43of the office.

00:47:44David and the others

00:47:45had arrived.

00:47:46The woman trailing

00:47:47behind David

00:47:47was Emma.

00:47:49Lilith glanced

00:47:50at the group

00:47:50indifferently,

00:47:51motioned for them

00:47:52to enter the office,

00:47:53and began reading

00:47:54the contents

00:47:54of the will.

00:48:00David looked at Lilith

00:48:01and remembered

00:48:01that she had once

00:48:02been Jasmine's

00:48:03closest friend.

00:48:04Back then,

00:48:05Lilith had fiercely

00:48:06opposed Jasmine.

00:48:09David can never

00:48:10bring you happiness,

00:48:11Jasmine.

00:48:12Please think again.

00:48:16Shame twisted

00:48:17in David's chest.

00:48:19Everything Lilith

00:48:20said had come true.

00:48:21If Jasmine had only

00:48:22listened to her,

00:48:23would she still

00:48:24be alive?

00:48:25Lilith stared coldly

00:48:26at everyone in the room.

00:48:28In her eyes,

00:48:29they were all complicit.

00:48:30Every one of them

00:48:31had played a part

00:48:32in Jasmine's death.

00:48:43I'm Jasmine's

00:48:44legal representative.

00:48:47Jasmine passed away

00:48:48at two minutes

00:48:49past nine at night

00:48:50on October 15th

00:48:51from acute liver failure,

00:48:53worsened by drug

00:48:54interactions that

00:48:55caused rapid organ

00:48:56failure.

00:48:57Before her death,

00:48:58she authorized me

00:49:00to activate all

00:49:00agreements from

00:49:01the moment of her

00:49:02passing.

00:49:04Emma's heart

00:49:05skipped a beat.

00:49:10All company,

00:49:11stock,

00:49:12and property

00:49:12transfer agreements

00:49:13signed by Jasmine

00:49:14prior to her death

00:49:15was not of her

00:49:16true intent.

00:49:17Lilith's eyes

00:49:18locked onto Emma

00:49:19as she read each word

00:49:20with deliberate

00:49:21precision.

00:49:21What?

00:49:22Jasmine was

00:49:23playing me?

00:49:24Emma suddenly shouted.

00:49:25The outburst

00:49:26startled the others.

00:49:27Feeling their

00:49:28judgmental stares,

00:49:29Emma forced herself

00:49:30to calm down

00:49:30and gave a

00:49:31strained smile.

00:49:32I mean,

00:49:33those things

00:49:34were transferred

00:49:35because mom

00:49:36and dad

00:49:36wanted Jasmine

00:49:36to do it.

00:49:37Isn't canceling

00:49:38them going

00:49:38against their

00:49:39wishes?

00:49:39Her voice

00:49:40wavered more

00:49:40and more

00:49:41as she spoke.

00:49:42Against their

00:49:43wishes?

00:49:43No.

00:49:44Against your

00:49:45greed.

00:49:46There is a

00:49:47difference.

00:49:49Emma's smile

00:49:49froze.

00:49:55Without a word,

00:49:56Lilith turned

00:49:57on Jasmine's

00:49:57phone and

00:49:58projected the

00:49:59chat history

00:49:59onto the

00:50:00screen for

00:50:00everyone to

00:50:01see.

00:50:02Some

00:50:03truths must

00:50:03be seen

00:50:04clearly.

00:50:05Jasmine must

00:50:06not die in

00:50:07vain.

00:50:07Cold sweat

00:50:08formed on

00:50:08Emma's

00:50:08forehead.

00:50:09What do

00:50:10you mean?

00:50:11Jasmine's

00:50:12death wasn't

00:50:12just organ

00:50:13failure?

00:50:17Jasmine,

00:50:18you lost.

00:50:19Your husband

00:50:20and child

00:50:20are mine

00:50:21now.

00:50:22Don't think

00:50:23you can

00:50:23disappear

00:50:23and I'll

00:50:24be powerless.

00:50:25I'll take

00:50:26everything from

00:50:26you.

00:50:28even your

00:50:29treatment spot.

00:50:30I just

00:50:31sweet-talked

00:50:31them a bit

00:50:32and they

00:50:32gave it

00:50:32to me.

00:50:35Just die

00:50:36already?

00:50:36You

00:50:37trash!

00:50:38You

00:50:39dared to

00:50:40trick me!

00:50:40Why are

00:50:41all those

00:50:42agreements

00:50:42void now?

00:50:47Just wait.

00:50:48I'll tell

00:50:49mom and

00:50:50dad.

00:50:50They'll

00:50:51back me

00:50:51up.

00:50:52Jasmine,

00:50:53crawl out

00:50:54already.

00:50:55You'd

00:50:56better die

00:50:57out there

00:50:57and never

00:50:57come back!

00:51:01You

00:51:05actually...

00:51:13Mommy

00:51:13Emma,

00:51:15you told

00:51:16my mom

00:51:16to die?

00:51:23Just

00:51:23then,

00:51:24the office

00:51:24door

00:51:25burst

00:51:25open.

00:51:26A man

00:51:26walked

00:51:27in.

00:51:27Eyes

00:51:28cold.

00:51:28Lips

00:51:29curled

00:51:29in a

00:51:30sneer.

00:51:30Well,

00:51:31well.

00:51:32All of

00:51:33you are

00:51:33here.

00:51:36I'm

00:51:36Emma's

00:51:37biological

00:51:37father.

00:51:40Since

00:51:41everyone's

00:51:41here,

00:51:42how about

00:51:42I tell

00:51:43you what

00:51:43your

00:51:43precious

00:51:44daughter

00:51:44is

00:51:45really

00:51:45like?

00:51:45Emma's

00:51:46face

00:51:47turned

00:51:47ghostly

00:51:47through.

00:51:48No!

00:51:49Don't

00:51:50listen to

00:51:50him!

00:51:51He's

00:51:52lying!

00:51:53She

00:51:53rushed

00:51:53forward

00:51:54like a

00:51:54madwoman,

00:51:55but Lilith

00:51:56blocked her

00:51:56with one

00:51:57arm.

00:51:57The man

00:51:58let out

00:51:58a mocking

00:51:59laugh.

00:51:59I told

00:52:00you,

00:52:00if I

00:52:01didn't

00:52:01see the

00:52:02money

00:52:02in three

00:52:02days,

00:52:03I'd

00:52:03spill

00:52:04every

00:52:04dirty

00:52:04secret

00:52:05of

00:52:05yours.

00:52:07You

00:52:08really

00:52:09believed

00:52:09she was

00:52:10some

00:52:10abandoned,

00:52:12pitiful

00:52:13orphan?

00:52:14He

00:52:14paused,

00:52:14and smiled

00:52:15more

00:52:16cruelly.

00:52:17Don't

00:52:17kid

00:52:18yourselves.

00:52:19I

00:52:19personally

00:52:20sent her

00:52:20to the

00:52:20orphanage.

00:52:21The whole

00:52:22point was

00:52:22to make

00:52:22her look

00:52:23helpless

00:52:23so that

00:52:24you

00:52:24kind-hearted

00:52:24people

00:52:25would

00:52:25adopt

00:52:25her.

00:52:26After

00:52:26she

00:52:26got

00:52:26into

00:52:27your

00:52:27family

00:52:27and

00:52:27gained

00:52:28your

00:52:28trust,

00:52:29she

00:52:29handed

00:52:29over

00:52:29most

00:52:30of

00:52:30the

00:52:30money

00:52:30she

00:52:30tricked

00:52:31you

00:52:31into

00:52:31giving

00:52:32her

00:52:32to

00:52:32me.

00:52:33And

00:52:34one

00:52:34more

00:52:35thing.

00:52:36Your

00:52:36daughter

00:52:36Jasmine?

00:52:38She

00:52:38died

00:52:39because

00:52:39of

00:52:39her.

00:52:41she

00:52:42secretly

00:52:42poisoned

00:52:43Jasmine,

00:52:44causing

00:52:44acute

00:52:45liver

00:52:45failure.

00:52:46Emma's

00:52:46whole

00:52:46body

00:52:46trembled.

00:52:47Her

00:52:48face

00:52:48went

00:52:48ashen,

00:52:49her teeth

00:52:49chattered,

00:52:50and she

00:52:50could not

00:52:51utter a

00:52:51single

00:52:51word.

00:52:52It was

00:52:53over.

00:52:53She

00:52:53knew

00:52:54everything

00:52:54was

00:52:54over.

00:52:56Base

00:52:56let out

00:52:57a cold

00:52:57laugh

00:52:57as he

00:52:57spoke.

00:52:59You

00:52:59people

00:53:00really

00:53:00are

00:53:00something

00:53:00else.

00:53:02Treating

00:53:02an

00:53:02outsider

00:53:03like

00:53:03your

00:53:03own

00:53:04daughter

00:53:04while

00:53:04ignoring

00:53:05your

00:53:05real

00:53:05one.

00:53:05Then

00:53:07he

00:53:07tossed

00:53:07a

00:53:07thick

00:53:07stack

00:53:08of

00:53:08documents

00:53:08to

00:53:09Jasmine's

00:53:09parents.

00:53:10Inside

00:53:11were

00:53:11records

00:53:11of

00:53:11all

00:53:11the

00:53:12terrible

00:53:12things

00:53:12Emma

00:53:13had

00:53:13done

00:53:13behind

00:53:13their

00:53:13backs.

00:53:19After

00:53:20reading

00:53:20them,

00:53:21Thomas

00:53:21threw

00:53:21the

00:53:21documents

00:53:22at

00:53:22Emma

00:53:22with

00:53:23trembling

00:53:23hands

00:53:24and

00:53:24reddened

00:53:24eyes.

00:53:27Emma!

00:53:28How

00:53:29could

00:53:29you?

00:53:30Jasmine

00:53:30brought

00:53:31you

00:53:31home!

00:53:32She

00:53:32treated

00:53:33you

00:53:33like

00:53:33a

00:53:33sister!

00:53:37Lillith

00:53:37stepped

00:53:38in

00:53:38and

00:53:38stopped

00:53:38the

00:53:39old

00:53:39man.

00:53:40I've

00:53:40already

00:53:40called

00:53:40the

00:53:41police.

00:53:41She'll

00:53:42be

00:53:42investigated

00:53:42for

00:53:43attempted

00:53:43murder.

00:53:44Emma

00:53:44had

00:53:45taken

00:53:45advantage

00:53:45of

00:53:46Jasmine's

00:53:46kind

00:53:46heart

00:53:46from

00:53:47a

00:53:47young

00:53:47age

00:53:47and

00:53:48slowly

00:53:48stole

00:53:49everything

00:53:49from

00:53:49her.

00:53:50Not

00:53:50only

00:53:51had

00:53:51Thomas

00:53:51and

00:53:52the

00:53:52rest

00:53:52of

00:53:52the

00:53:52family

00:53:52failed

00:53:53to

00:53:53see

00:53:53through

00:53:54Emma's

00:53:54schemes,

00:53:55but

00:53:56they

00:53:56enabled

00:53:56her

00:53:56every

00:53:57move,

00:53:57too.

00:53:58It

00:53:58turned

00:53:58out

00:53:58Emma

00:53:59had

00:53:59gone

00:53:59so

00:53:59far

00:53:59as

00:54:00to

00:54:00poison

00:54:00Jasmine

00:54:00in

00:54:01cold

00:54:01blood.

00:54:02They

00:54:02did

00:54:02not

00:54:02even

00:54:03get

00:54:03to

00:54:03see

00:54:03their

00:54:03daughter

00:54:04before

00:54:04she

00:54:04died.

00:54:07Thomas

00:54:07clutched

00:54:08at

00:54:08his

00:54:08hair

00:54:08in

00:54:08anguish

00:54:09and

00:54:09collapsed

00:54:10to

00:54:10the

00:54:10ground,

00:54:11devastated

00:54:11beyond

00:54:11words.

00:54:14David

00:54:14stared

00:54:14blankly

00:54:15at

00:54:15the

00:54:15will

00:54:15in

00:54:15his

00:54:15hands.

00:54:16All

00:54:16of

00:54:16Jasmine's

00:54:17assets

00:54:17had

00:54:17been

00:54:17donated,

00:54:18completely

00:54:18and

00:54:19without

00:54:19reservation.

00:54:20To

00:54:20charity,

00:54:20she

00:54:20had

00:54:21not

00:54:21left

00:54:21them

00:54:21a

00:54:21single

00:54:21cent.

00:54:22Even

00:54:22in

00:54:22death,

00:54:23Jasmine

00:54:23had

00:54:23not

00:54:23forgiven

00:54:24them.

00:54:25She

00:54:26must

00:54:26have

00:54:26been

00:54:26utterly

00:54:27heart

00:54:28rebroken

00:54:28to

00:54:28make

00:54:29such

00:54:29a

00:54:29final,

00:54:30ruthless

00:54:30decision.

00:54:38The

00:54:38police

00:54:38soon

00:54:39arrived

00:54:39and

00:54:39took

00:54:39Emma

00:54:40away.

00:54:40Emma

00:54:40screamed

00:54:41and

00:54:41crashed

00:54:42against

00:54:42their

00:54:42head.

00:54:46Take

00:54:47them

00:54:47too!

00:54:48Arrest

00:54:48all

00:54:49of

00:54:49them!

00:54:49They're

00:54:49all

00:54:50guilty!

00:54:51They

00:54:51were

00:54:51the

00:54:51ones

00:54:52who

00:54:52gave

00:54:52me

00:54:52her

00:54:52treatment

00:54:53spot.

00:54:53They

00:54:54denied

00:54:54Jasmine

00:54:55a

00:54:55chance

00:54:56to

00:54:56live!

00:54:56If

00:54:57not

00:54:57for

00:54:58them,

00:54:58she

00:54:58wouldn't

00:54:59have

00:54:59died!

00:55:00Marlene

00:55:00lunged

00:55:01forward,

00:55:01wrapping

00:55:02her

00:55:02hands

00:55:02around

00:55:03Emma's

00:55:03throat.

00:55:03Give

00:55:04me

00:55:04back

00:55:04my

00:55:05daughter!

00:55:06Give

00:55:06me

00:55:06back

00:55:07my

00:55:07daughter's

00:55:08life!

00:55:09Betty

00:55:10ran

00:55:10forward

00:55:11too.

00:55:12I

00:55:13want

00:55:13my

00:55:13mom

00:55:14back!

00:55:15I

00:55:15want

00:55:15my

00:55:16real

00:55:16mom!

00:55:21The

00:55:22scene

00:55:22descended

00:55:22into

00:55:23chaos.

00:55:23It took

00:55:24the

00:55:24police

00:55:24considerable

00:55:25effort

00:55:25to drag

00:55:26Emma

00:55:26away

00:55:26for

00:55:27investigation.

00:55:27Alas,

00:55:28it was

00:55:29all too

00:55:29little,

00:55:30too late.

00:55:31Jasmine

00:55:31had already

00:55:31left this

00:55:32world,

00:55:32with resentment

00:55:33buried deep

00:55:34in her heart.

00:55:36In the interrogation

00:55:37room,

00:55:37Emma sat with her hands cuffed to the table.

00:55:42We found traces of a hepatoxic compound in Jasmine's preserved blood sample.

00:55:49The dosage

00:55:50was small but repeated.

00:55:51I don't know what you're talking about.

00:55:53Jasmine was sick.

00:55:55Everyone knows that.

00:55:58Everyone also knows you volunteered to bring her herbal supplements for months.

00:56:07A nurse from your ward has given a statement.

00:56:11I thought Miss Emma was helping her sister.

00:56:13She told me Jasmine was careless and always forgot medicine.

00:56:16She saw you switch Jasmine's medication bottle the day before the trial spot was reassigned.

00:56:23The interaction between the poison, her liver failure, and the high-dose painkillers rapidly accelerated organ shutdown.

00:56:32Emma slammed the table.

00:56:33She was going to die anyway! I only made it faster!

00:56:37The room went silent.

00:56:40Emma's face collapsed.

00:56:41The sweetness,

00:56:43the tears,

00:56:44the weak smile,

00:56:45all of it vanished.

00:56:47That statement has been recorded.

00:56:49What remained was the jealous,

00:56:51vicious girl

00:56:51Jasmine

00:56:52had seen

00:56:53years ago.

00:57:18David sat in another interview room.

00:57:20David sat in another interview room.

00:57:24You signed the family recommendation to transfer the clinical trial slot from Jasmine to Emma, correct?

00:57:35Staring at the consent forms laid before him.

00:57:38I thought Emma needed it more. Jasmine agreed later.

00:57:42Mrs. White agreed only after the slot had already been reassigned.

00:57:47She came alone to sign the Do Not Treat Fet consent.

00:57:51Marlene covered her mouth, shaking violently.

00:57:53No!

00:57:54We thought Jasmine was pretending.

00:57:57Emma looked so weak.

00:58:00Did any of you ask to see Jasmine's diagnosis report?

00:58:05No one answered.

00:58:08No one answered.

00:58:10She asked us if we would be sad if she died.

00:58:13I slapped her.

00:58:16David's face turned gray.

00:58:17She fainted in front of me.

00:58:19I poured cold water on her.

00:58:21The detective looked at them without sympathy.

00:58:23The law will decide Emma's guilty.

00:58:25As for the rest of you,

00:58:27whether you can live with what you did

00:58:29is another matter.

00:58:30Those words were not a sentence,

00:58:32but for David and Jasmine's parents,

00:58:34they felt like life imprisonment.

00:58:37Marlene turned to Lilith,

00:58:39her voice heavy with grief.

00:58:41From today onward,

00:58:42we are voiding the adoption of Emma.

00:58:44We were blind.

00:58:46We raised a demon who ended up killing our own daughter.

00:58:50Jasmine wanted nothing from you anymore.

00:58:52Do whatever makes your guilt easier to carry.

00:58:54It has nothing to do with her.

00:59:00Two months later,

00:59:01Emma was sentenced to life in prison

00:59:03for premeditated murder.

00:59:04The defendant, Emma,

00:59:06is guilty of poisoning Jasmine

00:59:08over a long period

00:59:09and contributing directly to her death.

00:59:12Emma stood in the courtroom,

00:59:13her face pale and hollow.

00:59:15No.

00:59:16I can't spend my life in prison.

00:59:17I was supposed to have everything.

00:59:23Marlene cried until she could barely stand.

00:59:26Thomas did not look at Emma once.

00:59:34Outside the courthouse,

00:59:36reporters swarmed around them.

00:59:37Mr. Fulton,

00:59:38do you regret adopting Emma?

00:59:40Thomas closed his eyes.

00:59:42I regret not believing my own daughter.

00:59:45And his answer was barely a whisper.

00:59:50Inside the prison,

00:59:52David sat across from Emma.

00:59:53You have ten minutes.

00:59:55David glared at Emma through the glass.

00:59:59Why did you poison Jasmine?

01:00:01Emma's hair was a mess.

01:00:02Her face twisted into a grin

01:00:03as she spoke with eerie calm.

01:00:05Because I fell in love with you

01:00:06the moment I saw you.

01:00:07But you married her.

01:00:08Why?

01:00:09I wanted her dead.

01:00:10Because only then would you be with me.

01:00:12Weren't you going to marry me?

01:00:13Didn't you like me too?

01:00:15She had to die

01:00:16so I could have everything she had

01:00:18and live the life she was supposed to enjoy.

01:00:20David's eyes were bloodshot.

01:00:21I only noticed you because of Jasmine.

01:00:27The lie she had told herself for years

01:00:29shattered completely.

01:00:31I never had feelings for you.

01:00:35How dare you compare yourself to Betty's mother?

01:00:38You're insane!

01:00:39You destroyed our entire family!

01:00:41He turned

01:00:42and stormed off

01:00:43seething.

01:00:59Emma kept laughing behind the glass

01:01:01muttering to herself.

01:01:03You're all just like me.

01:01:05You're all murderers!

01:01:07Emma was dragged away

01:01:08still smiling and crying

01:01:09at the same time.

01:01:10Time's up.

01:01:11Move.

01:01:12If I killed her

01:01:14you all handed me the knife!

01:01:17You all wanted her to disappear!

01:01:19Her voice echoed down the corridor.

01:01:21In a dark corner

01:01:21Lilith stood with tears in her eyes.

01:01:24Jasmine?

01:01:25Can you see it all?

01:01:27The truth has finally come to light.

01:01:29She had come not to see Emma

01:01:30but to confirm that Jasmine's killer

01:01:32had truly lost everything.

01:01:34She remembered Jasmine's weak hand

01:01:35gripping hers in the hospital

01:01:36and that last unreadable smile.

01:01:39Jasmine had not begged for revenge.

01:01:42She had only asked Lilith

01:01:43to make sure no one

01:01:44could steal her life again

01:01:45after death.

01:01:46Lilith wiped her tears

01:01:47and turned toward the exit.

01:02:02outside, the sky was grey.

01:02:04But the air finally felt clean.

01:02:12After Emma's sentencing,

01:02:14Marlene and Thomas

01:02:15opened Jasmine's childhood room

01:02:16for the first time in years.

01:02:18The room was clean

01:02:20but quiet.

01:02:21Her old sketchbooks

01:02:22were stacked neatly on the desk.

01:02:26Marlene picked one up

01:02:27and saw a childish drawing

01:02:29of four people holding hands.

01:02:32Today Emma came home.

01:02:34I hope mom and dad

01:02:35will love her

01:02:36but still love me too.

01:02:39Marlene's hands shook.

01:02:41Thomas opened another notebook.

01:02:43Inside were design drafts.

01:02:45Jasmine had made in high school.

01:02:47Each one marked with dates.

01:02:48This was the competition

01:02:49Emma won.

01:02:50Jasmine drew these first.

01:02:59Dad, I didn't lie.

01:03:01Emma took my design.

01:03:02But if saying nothing

01:03:03makes you and mom happy,

01:03:05I can say nothing.

01:03:08Marlene fell to her knees.

01:03:12She had been giving in

01:03:14since she was a child.

01:03:16We called it kindness.

01:03:18We made it her prison.

01:03:20Thomas covered his face,

01:03:21sobbing like an old man

01:03:23whose soul had been hollowed out.

01:03:25On the wall,

01:03:26Jasmine's smiling childhood photo

01:03:27looked down at them.

01:03:30She was still the little girl

01:03:31who had once begged them

01:03:33to bring Emma home.

01:03:37Betty found the small box

01:03:39in Jasmine's old studio

01:03:40while looking for

01:03:41her dance certificate.

01:03:43Inside were birthday letters,

01:03:45school photos,

01:03:46and a tiny recorder labeled.

01:03:50Betty pressed play

01:03:52with trembling fingers.

01:03:57Betty, if you are hearing this,

01:04:00mommy may not be

01:04:01beside you anymore.

01:04:02I know you like Emma

01:04:04because she is gentle

01:04:05and never strict.

01:04:07But I was strict

01:04:09because I wanted you

01:04:10to stand on your own feet.

01:04:17When you won

01:04:18your first dance award,

01:04:20I wanted to be there.

01:04:21If I missed it,

01:04:22please believe I tried.

01:04:27Mom, I won.

01:04:29I waited for you.

01:04:31Don't hate yourself,

01:04:33my little girl.

01:04:35Children can be fooled.

01:04:38Adults should have

01:04:39protected you and me.

01:04:41David stood at the doorway,

01:04:42frozen.

01:04:43Betty hugged the recorder

01:04:44and sobbed until

01:04:45she could barely breathe.

01:04:46I called her mom.

01:04:48I called Emma mom

01:04:50in front of my real mom.

01:04:56Betty?

01:04:59Don't say my name!

01:05:01If you had believed mom,

01:05:03she would still be here!

01:05:11Three years later,

01:05:14David came home from work.

01:05:28drinking alone in silence

01:05:29as he held the photo of Jasmine.

01:05:32She was smiling brightly,

01:05:33dressed in a white dress.

01:05:37He realized he might never

01:05:38have truly received

01:05:39Jasmine's love.

01:05:44Or maybe he had,

01:05:45but he had taken it

01:05:46for granted

01:05:46and never cherished it.

01:05:48His pain had only grown

01:05:49since Jasmine's passing.

01:05:51It felt suffocating

01:05:52and endless.

01:05:57Betty returned from school

01:05:58and spotted David's

01:05:59lifeless expression.

01:06:00Stop acting like

01:06:02you're half dead

01:06:03every day.

01:06:04Why didn't you treat

01:06:04my mom better

01:06:05when she was still alive?

01:06:07How can you talk

01:06:07to your father like that?

01:06:09Where's your discipline?

01:06:10I lack discipline?

01:06:12Fine,

01:06:12if you want me

01:06:13to be better,

01:06:14bring my mom back to life.

01:06:16Then I'll be better.

01:06:17You!

01:06:17David tried to lash out,

01:06:19but Betty had turned

01:06:20and slammed her door shut.

01:06:22David collapsed

01:06:23onto the couch

01:06:24in agony.

01:06:25Jasmine,

01:06:25how did you raise

01:06:26Betty back then?

01:06:27Can't you come back?

01:06:29This house is unbearable

01:06:30without you.

01:06:34In these past few years,

01:06:36Jasmine's parents

01:06:37had also fallen

01:06:38into a haze of sorrow.

01:06:40Every night,

01:06:41she stared at Jasmine's

01:06:43childhood photo

01:06:43and repeated the same words.

01:06:46Jasmine,

01:06:48Mom was wrong.

01:06:51Mom should have believed you.

01:06:54The guilt and regret

01:06:55shattered Marlene's

01:06:56mental state.

01:07:02Marlene,

01:07:03stop looking at it.

01:07:06You'll make yourself sick.

01:07:09She asked me

01:07:10if I would be sad

01:07:11if she died.

01:07:13I slapped her.

01:07:15Thomas,

01:07:16I slapped

01:07:17our dying daughter.

01:07:19One night,

01:07:20Thomas found

01:07:21an empty bottle

01:07:22of sleeping pills

01:07:23beside the bed.

01:07:25Marlene,

01:07:26wake up!

01:07:28Don't scare me!

01:07:30He rushed her

01:07:31to the hospital,

01:07:32but the delay

01:07:33meant she could not

01:07:34be saved.

01:07:46We are sorry.

01:07:47We did everything

01:07:48we could.

01:07:49His whole body

01:07:49trembling.

01:07:50First,

01:07:51Jasmine,

01:07:51then Marlene.

01:07:53This family

01:07:54had been destroyed

01:07:55not in one day,

01:07:56but by years

01:07:57of blindness,

01:07:58favoritism,

01:07:59and cruelty.

01:08:01Jasmine,

01:08:01your mother

01:08:02is coming

01:08:02to apologize

01:08:03to you,

01:08:04but you probably

01:08:05don't want to

01:08:05see either of us.

01:08:10She was Marlene's

01:08:11daughter.

01:08:12They should be

01:08:13together.

01:08:14Thomas had wanted

01:08:14to bury mother

01:08:15and daughter together.

01:08:17No.

01:08:17But Lilith told him

01:08:18Jasmine had made

01:08:19her wishes clear

01:08:20before she died.

01:08:21Jasmine said

01:08:21she never wanted

01:08:22to see any

01:08:22of her family again.

01:08:23She asked me

01:08:24to scatter her ashes

01:08:25at sea.

01:08:26Not beside you.

01:08:28Not beside her mother.

01:08:31Not anywhere

01:08:32connected to that house.

01:08:35Thomas stiffened.

01:08:37Thomas looked like

01:08:38he had aged

01:08:38ten years

01:08:39in an instant.

01:08:43She hated us

01:08:44that much?

01:08:45She loved you

01:08:46that much.

01:08:48That was why

01:08:49it hurt enough

01:08:50to become hatred.

01:08:55At the sea,

01:08:56Lilith opened the urn

01:08:57with careful hands.

01:09:00Jasmine,

01:09:01you're free now.

01:09:02No more family debts.

01:09:04No more Emma.

01:09:05No more David.

01:09:08The wind scattered

01:09:09the ashes

01:09:10across the waves.

01:09:14Thomas stood far behind,

01:09:15not daring

01:09:16to step closer.

01:09:19Since then,

01:09:20he would sit

01:09:21every day

01:09:21in Jasmine's

01:09:22childhood room,

01:09:23staring blankly

01:09:24at the portraits

01:09:24of Jasmine

01:09:25and his wife,

01:09:26lost in memories

01:09:27and in silence.

01:09:28The house

01:09:29was full of photos,

01:09:30but no one in them

01:09:31could forgive him.

01:09:33Time passed quickly

01:09:34at Betty's high school

01:09:36graduation ceremony.

01:09:38Yes,

01:09:38I can lower the price

01:09:39by another three percent.

01:09:41David kept his head down,

01:09:42whispering into his phone,

01:09:43not even noticing

01:09:44which classroom was hers.

01:09:46Betty White's family,

01:09:48please come this way

01:09:49for the photo.

01:09:55Betty looked at David,

01:09:57but he was still

01:09:58talking into his phone.

01:09:58Please give me

01:09:59one more chance.

01:10:02Betty lowered her head too.

01:10:05If Mom was still here,

01:10:07she wouldn't have missed this.

01:10:11She'd ask my teachers

01:10:12how I should choose

01:10:13my college major,

01:10:15a neighbor Betty.

01:10:16She would hug me

01:10:17and congratulate me

01:10:18for taking one step

01:10:19into adulthood.

01:10:20Betty?

01:10:21Time for photos.

01:10:22Look at the camera.

01:10:26Okay.

01:10:40Alas,

01:10:41her mother was gone.

01:10:43She finally understood

01:10:44how important her mother

01:10:45had been to her.

01:10:47A classmate ran past

01:10:49with flowers from her mother.

01:10:52Betty,

01:10:54where's your mom?

01:10:57Betty's fingers

01:10:58tightened around her diploma.

01:11:01She loved me

01:11:02more than anyone.

01:11:03I just understood it

01:11:04too late.

01:11:09When David finally

01:11:10turned around,

01:11:15Betty had already

01:11:16walked out of the photo area,

01:11:17alone.

01:11:21Betty?

01:11:23Betty?

01:11:25Betty?

01:11:38After the graduation ceremony,

01:11:39David rushed off

01:11:40to a hotel

01:11:41for a business meeting.

01:11:42Without Jasmine's

01:11:43company resources,

01:11:44your proposal is weak.

01:11:47Why should we trust you?

01:11:50I can accept

01:11:51stricter payment terms.

01:11:52I only need one chance.

01:11:55He bowed and smiled,

01:11:56humbling himself for deals.

01:11:59Without Jasmine,

01:11:59every expense at home

01:12:00fell on his shoulders.

01:12:02After losing her,

01:12:03the only way

01:12:04he could numb the pain

01:12:04was to bury himself

01:12:05in endless work.

01:12:07But nothing he did

01:12:09could ease the anguish

01:12:09of losing Jasmine.

01:12:21Betty's college

01:12:22acceptance letter

01:12:23arrived.

01:12:24David opened the envelope

01:12:25and froze.

01:12:31This university's

01:12:33across the country.

01:12:34Betty,

01:12:35why so far?

01:12:36Betty looked at him

01:12:37calmly.

01:12:41Because every corner

01:12:42of this house

01:12:43reminds me that

01:12:44I helped hurt mom.

01:12:46I can't breathe here.

01:12:48With that,

01:12:49only David would be left,

01:12:51alone in the house,

01:12:52facing the hollow silence

01:12:54that never left.

01:12:55The home Jasmine

01:12:56once held together

01:12:56had finally become

01:12:58exactly what they

01:12:58made her feel.

01:13:00Empty.

01:13:02On the morning

01:13:03Betty left for college,

01:13:04Betty,

01:13:05call me when you arrive.

01:13:07Come home

01:13:08during holidays,

01:13:09okay?

01:13:09David stood by the door

01:13:10with red eyes.

01:13:11Betty zipped her suitcase

01:13:12without looking at him.

01:13:13This place stopped

01:13:14being home

01:13:15the day mom died.

01:13:16I know I failed her,

01:13:18but you're my daughter.

01:13:20Don't leave me too.

01:13:22Betty finally looked up.

01:13:24Mom was your wife.

01:13:25She begged silently

01:13:27for years

01:13:27and you left her alone.

01:13:28Now you're asking me

01:13:29not to leave you alone?

01:13:32She placed a recorder

01:13:33on the table.

01:13:34I copied mom's recording.

01:13:35Keep it.

01:13:36Maybe hearing her voice

01:13:37every day

01:13:38will teach you

01:13:38what you threw away.

01:13:39The recorder clicked on

01:13:41by accident.

01:13:42Betty,

01:13:42don't spend your life

01:13:43pleasing people

01:13:44who only love you

01:13:45when you obey.

01:13:46Betty's tears fell,

01:13:47but her voice

01:13:48stayed steady.

01:13:50I'm not going

01:13:51to become mom.

01:13:53I'm leaving

01:13:54before this house

01:13:54teaches me

01:13:55to disappear, too.

01:13:57She walked out

01:13:58without turning back.

01:14:00David chased two steps,

01:14:02then stopped,

01:14:03because he knew

01:14:05he no longer

01:14:06had the right

01:14:07to call anyone back.

01:14:17So you're the one

01:14:19who poisoned her sister

01:14:20and still tried

01:14:21to steal her money?

01:14:26Shut up!

01:14:27You know nothing!

01:14:31I should have been rich.

01:14:33I should have been loved.

01:14:38People like you

01:14:39don't deserve love.

01:14:40Eat after the rest of us

01:14:41are done.

01:14:41Emma looked toward the guard.

01:14:43She hit me.

01:14:44Aren't you going

01:14:44to do anything?

01:14:46File a complaint,

01:14:47just like everyone else.

01:14:54That afternoon,

01:14:55Emma received

01:14:56a letter from base.

01:14:58She tore it open

01:14:59with trembling hope,

01:15:00thinking her father

01:15:01might still help her appeal.

01:15:09Don't contact me again.

01:15:10Your mess got too public,

01:15:12and I have debts to settle.

01:15:14Emma's laugh

01:15:14cracked into a scream.

01:15:18No!

01:15:20No!

01:15:20I was supposed to win!

01:15:22Asmin was supposed

01:15:23to be forgotten!

01:15:24No!

01:15:28But outside the prison walls,

01:15:30Jasmine's charity fund

01:15:32carried her name

01:15:33on every scholarship certificate.

01:15:35Emma,

01:15:36the thief,

01:15:37was the one being forgotten.

01:15:40Years later,

01:15:42David received an invitation

01:15:43from the charity foundation

01:15:44that had inherited

01:15:45Jasmine's assets.

01:15:47He almost threw it away,

01:15:48but the words

01:15:49on the cover froze him.

01:15:51At the ceremony,

01:15:52the director

01:15:53introduced the program.

01:15:56Mrs. Jasmine's

01:15:57clues donation

01:15:58has supported

01:15:59young women

01:16:00in design,

01:16:01medicine,

01:16:01and law.

01:16:02Her final wish

01:16:04was that no girl

01:16:05should lose her future

01:16:06because her family

01:16:07refused to see her.

01:16:08David sat in the last row,

01:16:10his eyes red.

01:16:11A scholarship girl

01:16:13walked onto the stage,

01:16:14holding a design portfolio.

01:16:17Because of Ms. Jasmine,

01:16:19I can keep studying

01:16:19jewelry design.

01:16:20I never met her,

01:16:22but she saved my dream.

01:16:23On the screen,

01:16:24an old interview clip

01:16:25of Jasmine appeared.

01:16:26Jewelry is not about

01:16:27possession.

01:16:29It is about proving

01:16:30that even pressure

01:16:31can make something shine.

01:16:37David covered his mouth.

01:16:43Jasmine,

01:16:45you kept shining

01:16:47even after

01:16:47we buried you.

01:16:55Everyone in the hall

01:16:57applauded Jasmine's name.

01:16:59David was the only one

01:17:00who cried

01:17:01like a man

01:17:02standing at a grave.

01:17:10At the cemetery,

01:17:11Lilith placed a bouquet

01:17:12in front of Jasmine's tombstone.

01:17:14She took out

01:17:15two slices of nut cake,

01:17:17putting one in front

01:17:18of the stone

01:17:18and picking up

01:17:19the other to eat.

01:17:21Lilith smiled faintly,

01:17:23though her eyes were wet.

01:17:25Before we drifted apart,

01:17:26we used to eat cake

01:17:27from the vendor by school.

01:17:29Years passed in a blink.

01:17:31She looked at Jasmine's

01:17:33smiling portrait

01:17:33on the stone.

01:17:34Emma is in prison

01:17:35for life.

01:17:37David lives like a ghost.

01:17:39Betty left that house.

01:17:41Your father sits

01:17:41with his regrets,

01:17:42and your mother

01:17:44couldn't survive hers.

01:17:53I don't know

01:17:54if that counts

01:17:55as justice.

01:17:56Maybe nothing

01:17:56can count as justice

01:17:57when you're not here

01:17:58to see it.

01:18:01She gently brushed

01:18:02the dust

01:18:02from the portrait.

01:18:04If there's a next life,

01:18:07you'll be born

01:18:07into a family

01:18:08that truly loves you.

01:18:10For a moment,

01:18:12the breeze lifted

01:18:13the edge of the bouquet

01:18:14like someone had answered.

01:18:20Just as Lilith

01:18:21was about to leave,

01:18:22her phone rang.

01:18:23It was Betty.

01:18:25Aunt Lilith,

01:18:26are you with Mom?

01:18:27Lilith looked back

01:18:28at the tombstone.

01:18:29Yes.

01:18:30I'm visiting her.

01:18:32Can you tell her

01:18:32I'm sorry?

01:18:34I'm sorry.

01:18:38I know I don't

01:18:39deserve to ask.

01:18:40I just...

01:18:43I called Emma Mom.

01:18:45I hurt her.

01:18:48Lilith was silent

01:18:49for a long time.

01:18:52I joined a medical

01:18:53charity club at school.

01:18:58I want to help people

01:18:59who are ignored

01:19:00by their families.

01:19:06Lilith's eyes softened.

01:19:08I know it won't

01:19:09bring Mom back.

01:19:11But I don't want

01:19:13to become someone

01:19:13who looks away again.

01:19:16Lilith's eyes softened.

01:19:18Betty,

01:19:19Jasmine's last recording

01:19:20told you not to

01:19:20hate yourself forever.

01:19:22Remember that.

01:19:25But forgiveness

01:19:26is not something

01:19:27the living

01:19:28can demand

01:19:29from the dead.

01:19:33I understand.

01:19:35I just want to

01:19:36spend my life

01:19:37remembering her properly.

01:19:39After hanging up,

01:19:41Lilith placed the phone

01:19:42beside the nutcake

01:19:43for a moment.

01:19:44You hear that, Jasmine?

01:19:46Your little girl

01:19:47is finally learning

01:19:48how to love

01:19:49without stealing

01:19:49from anyone.

01:20:02I should go.

01:20:08Work's been a bit busy.

01:20:10Next time,

01:20:11I'll bring your favorite,

01:20:13chilled white wine.

01:20:15Lilith gently brushed

01:20:17the dust from Jasmine's

01:20:18smiling portrait

01:20:18on the stone.

01:20:20She smiled faintly

01:20:21at Jasmine's photo,

01:20:22then turned

01:20:23and walked away.

01:20:29The cemetery

01:20:30returned to silence.

01:20:33A breeze passed.

01:20:35A small bird

01:20:36flew to the tombstone,

01:20:37flapped its wings,

01:20:38lightly,

01:20:39and tilted its head

01:20:40at the slice of nutcake.

01:20:41For a brief second,

01:20:42it looked almost curious,

01:20:44almost alive

01:20:45with some gentle secret.

01:20:46The bird pecked away

01:20:47the nut on the cake.

01:20:53Sunlight fell across

01:20:54Jasmine's name.

01:20:55No one could ask her

01:20:57to give up anything anymore.

01:20:59No one could call her

01:21:00selfish,

01:21:02dramatic,

01:21:03petty,

01:21:03or difficult.

01:21:06No one could take her love

01:21:07and turn it into a weapon

01:21:08against her.

01:21:09I do.

01:21:11If there was another world

01:21:12beyond the wind,

01:21:13I hoped Jasmine

01:21:14had already walked

01:21:15into it freely.

01:21:20And this time,

01:21:23she would never again

01:21:24be alone in death.

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