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00:00Home to surprise hubby.
00:02Relax, I'm definitely getting this divorce.
00:03With this divorce, she's been divorced twice already.
00:07People have stabbed her in the back long enough, there's no way she'd dare go through with a third one.
00:11You really know how to play it, handing over the divorce papers on April Fool's Day.
00:15Even if she kicks up a fuss afterward, you just turn around and say it was a joke, sweet tunker
00:18a bit, and it'll blow over.
00:20Could she seriously hold it against you?
00:24Don't forget the pact we made back in our senior year of high school.
00:26Wendy's wedding is next week, and for her bachelorette party, all of us have to be single.
00:34I turned and walked away, taking shelter in the cafe across from the residential complex.
00:39Clutching the coffee cup tightly, memories of the past flooded back.
00:43The first time I got married, it was to help my childhood friend Sean fight for the family inheritance.
00:49His grandfather was satisfied with my family background and status,
00:53and handed the inheritance rights to him, the youngest grandson.
00:57The second time I got married, it was to help my sworn brother Chris escape an arranged marriage.
01:03All the socialites in town heard I'd married him.
01:05All gave up.
01:07I never thought all I'd given would become their excuse to judge me.
01:11I sat in the cafe for a full hour before I finally headed back home.
01:15Seeing me come back, Ethan walked over to take my luggage.
01:18Why didn't you tell me you were coming back? I would have come to pick you up.
01:21Just as gentle as always.
01:22Have you eaten?
01:23Yes, I have.
01:25Oh, right, honey. There's something I need to talk to you about.
01:28I set down the things in my hand and turned to look at him.
01:33The company's run into some trouble, and we need to do an asset isolation.
01:37Our lawyer suggested we go through the divorce procedures first, just as a formality.
01:41I glanced down, and it was a divorce agreement. He had everything ready so quickly.
01:47Once the heat dies down, we'll get remarried. It'll only be a couple of months.
01:52I know this is a bit out of the blue, but Sean and Chris called today, and they kept sneering
01:57at me,
01:58saying you didn't hesitate for a second when you helped them, but you'd refuse to do the same for me.
02:03They also said a woman who's been divorced twice would never dare to do it a third time,
02:08that you definitely wouldn't have the nerve to go through with it.
02:11But I've already got it all figured out. Tomorrow just happens to be April Fool's Day.
02:16Let's go handle it that day, then we can slam the divorce certificate in their faces,
02:20shock them silly, and make sure they never dare to look down on you again.
02:23It's April Fool's Day anyway. Anything we say can be passed off as a joke.
02:27Once the heat on the company dies down, we'll get our marriage certificate back properly,
02:30and no one will say a thing.
02:32Honey, you're not actually going to let them look down on me, are you?
02:35I looked into his eyes, had just been clinking glasses with those two men, celebrating and saying,
02:41She won't make a fuss.
02:43Won't.
02:44Then you get some rest first. Tomorrow's the start of the month. We'll sign the agreement first thing and then
02:49head over.
02:49I took the pen, flipped to the last page, and signed my name neatly and swiftly.
02:55Give them a call. Tell them to stop going on about it.
03:00He smiled and put the agreement away, then leaned in and kissed me.
03:03My wife is the best.
03:05He took the agreement to the study to make a call.
03:07His voice wasn't loud, but through the closed door, I still heard every word.
03:11She signed it.
03:12What did I tell you? Scarlett is the easiest to fool.
03:16Alright, you two help me keep Wendy steady on your end. I'll head over once I'm done here.
03:20I sat in the room for a very long time.
03:23My phone buzzed once. It was a message from Chris.
03:26Haven't seen you in ages. Wanna meet up?
03:28Once, I would have replied, yes.
03:31I would have thought carefully about what to wear, what makeup to put on.
03:35I would have thought about how to uphold Ethan's dignity in front of them.
03:39To let them know I'd married well.
03:41I would have tried to make them stop feuding with Ethan.
03:44After all, on one side were the friends I'd grown up with.
03:47On the other, was the husband I loved deeply.
03:50They were all people I cared about deeply.
03:53I didn't want them to be stuck in this hostile state for the rest of their lives.
03:56But now, I couldn't even be bothered to reply.
04:00I flipped the phone face down on the coffee table, stood up, and went to the balcony to bring in
04:05the laundry.
04:05As I passed the study, Ethan was still on the phone.
04:08His voice was very low, but carried a kind of laughter I had never heard before.
04:13That kind of laugh, as if he no longer needed to act, to pretend.
04:17It suddenly hit me that in all the time we'd been together, he'd never spoken to me like that.
04:22The wind was strong on the balcony.
04:24I took the clothes off the hangers one by one, folded them neatly, and put them in the laundry basket.
04:29When I'd put away the last piece, my phone lit up again.
04:33This time, it was a message from Sean.
04:35Heard you're getting divorced again.
04:37Ethan is such a jerk.
04:38He doesn't deserve you.
04:39Don't be upset.
04:40Your grandfather's 81st birthday party is in a few days.
04:42Chris and I are going to wish him a happy birthday.
04:44We should catch up properly.
04:45I let out a bitter laugh.
04:46What beautiful words.
04:48As if he wasn't one of the three in that living room that day.
04:54I suddenly felt an overwhelming curiosity to find out what kind of person my stepsister Wendy really was.
05:00Worth the three of them going through so much scheming to keep a pact.
05:04Treating me as a tool to achieve their goal.
05:07None of it mattered.
05:08I picked up the laundry basket and turned back into the house.
05:12As I passed the study, I didn't pause my steps for a second.
05:15Warm yellow light seeped through the crack in the door.
05:18Starting tomorrow, none of this has anything to do with me anymore.
05:21I just sat down the laundry basket when the doorbell rang.
05:25I walked to open the door, but Ethan got there before me.
05:27Standing outside the door was a very drunk Wendy.
05:30I knew you'd still be awake.
05:31Ethan instinctively glanced back at me.
05:33What are you doing here?
05:34She didn't answer until he saw me in the living room.
05:37Oh, you're here too, sister-in-law?
05:38Wendy's had too much to drink.
05:40We were taking her home, but she insisted on coming over here to check things out.
05:44Chris stood in the doorway and glanced at me with a rather awkward expression on his face.
05:48Then his gaze swept to Ethan, his tone turning sharp and cold.
05:52Ethan, your wife is home.
05:55Don't you know to keep a proper distance?
05:57You're the one who got her this drunk and dragged her to my house,
06:00and you're telling me to keep a proper distance?
06:02I got her drunk?
06:03It was you who posted that stupid moments about being single again.
06:07Fine, you're the noble, upstanding one.
06:10I've delivered the person who got drunk over you.
06:13Do with it what you will.
06:15The atmosphere was thick with awkwardness.
06:17All right, all right, stop fighting.
06:19Wendy just wanted to stop by on her way.
06:20I stood in the living room watching them.
06:22Their coordination was flawless.
06:24If I hadn't heard them clinking glasses and plodding together with my own ears,
06:28I would have truly believed they hated each other's guts.
06:30For the longest time, I'd thought the bond between Sean, Chris, and me was unbreakable, impenetrable.
06:36I had even married both of them.
06:38My parents had passed away when I was young, and my grandfather was always busy with work.
06:43It was the two of them who filled my entire childhood and adolescence.
06:48When I was upset as a kid, Sean was always there to comfort me.
06:52Chris had even taken a knife from a mugger to protect me.
06:55To me, they were closer than family, but when did it start that the three of us,
06:59the best of friends, turned into this?
07:01It was probably the year my father remarried, and my stepmother moved into our house with Wendy.
07:05I'd just started high school back then, and Wendy was a year younger than me.
07:09At first, I didn't resent this new stepsister at all.
07:12I even wanted to get along with her well.
07:14But little by little, she started to take everything from me, intentionally or not.
07:20The attention of my friends, the affection of my elders, and in the end,
07:24even the people I liked were drawn to her one by one.
07:28I withdrew my gaze and looked at them no more.
07:30Some cracks didn't just appear today.
07:32It's just that today, I was finally willing to see them.
07:35You've come at the perfect time.
07:36There's something I'd like you all to witness in person.
07:39I walked to the coffee table and picked up the divorce agreement.
07:42Two copies, I've already signed.
07:44Since everyone's here, why not take a good look in person?
07:46Ethan reacted quickly.
07:47I was voluntarily bringing up the divorce in front of Sean and Chris.
07:51I was proving to them just how far I could go for him.
07:56Scarlett, we can discuss this privately.
07:58There's no need to...
07:59Since sister-in-law has already brought it out, then may I ask one question?
08:04When are you moving out?
08:05The living room fell silent for a moment.
08:07Ethan frowned slightly.
08:09Wendy didn't look at him, just looked at me, her expression innocent.
08:12This house, it's under my name.
08:15You can't just keep living here forever, can you?
08:18I froze.
08:19The house.
08:21Under her name.
08:23I instinctively looked at Ethan.
08:25But he avoided my gaze.
08:27In that instant, countless images surged through my mind.
08:31The day we moved in, he held my hand and said,
08:33This is our home.
08:34I'll handle all the paperwork.
08:36Don't you worry about a thing.
08:37Happily, I took charge of picking out the curtains, the sofa, the dining table.
08:42Every piece of furniture here, I picked out trip after trip to the home furnishing mall.
08:46The decor here, all according to his preferences, I never cared whose name was on the property deed.
08:52But I never thought our marital home, belonging to us as husband and wife, would be under my stepsister's name.
09:00I'm leaving right now.
09:02Scarlet.
09:03Tomorrow, 9 o'clock.
09:05The city hall.
09:06I didn't look back.
09:08I pulled my suitcase to the door, changed my shoes, opened the door.
09:12I could still hear the sounds coming from inside.
09:15Now sit.
09:16Even more cooperative than when I begged her to get the certificate.
09:19Laughter mixed with voices erupted dully from behind the door.
09:23I stood at the elevator, listening to this story that felt so unfamiliar.
09:26My reflection in the mirror looked calmer than I had imagined.
09:29It wasn't until I got into a taxi that my phone finally buzzed.
09:33A message from Ethan.
09:33About the house, I'll explain to you.
09:35Be good.
09:36Find a place to stay for now.
09:37I'll come pick you up in a few days.
09:38I stared at the screen for a few seconds, then flipped the phone over and laid it face down on
09:43my lap.
09:44Outside the car window, the streetlights receded one by one.
09:47Come pick me up in a few days.
09:48Saying it as if I had merely stepped out to buy groceries and would be back soon.
09:52I leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes.
09:55No need, Ethan.
09:56No need for you to come pick me up.
09:589 in the morning the next day, outside the city hall.
10:00By the time I arrived, Ethan was already waiting there.
10:03Seeing me get out of the taxi, he stubbed out his cigarette and walked over.
10:07Where did you go last night?
10:08My grandfather's.
10:09He glanced at me and reached out to touch my hair.
10:11I turned my head away.
10:12His hand hung in the air for a moment before he pulled it back.
10:15Scarlett, you saved face for me in front of Sean and Chris.
10:19I know what you did.
10:20As for the house, Wendy needed to apply for a residency permit in the city and needed to own a
10:25property.
10:26I figured it was just putting a name on paper.
10:29You were already marrying down and besides, she's your stepsister.
10:33I didn't think you'd mind, so I didn't tell you.
10:35I looked into his eyes and said nothing.
10:37I wouldn't mind.
10:38He gave our marital home to my stepsister and brushed it off with a,
10:42You're rich?
10:42You won't mind?
10:43It wasn't that he thought I wouldn't mind.
10:45He simply didn't care whether I mind it or not.
10:47Anyway, you do have the right to live in the house.
10:50After the divorce, you should stay somewhere else for a while.
10:54Once I've handled everything on my end, I'll bring you back.
10:57I almost laughed out loud.
10:59Even now, he still thought I was just playing along with his act.
11:02Let's go.
11:03Let's get this done.
11:07The procedure went faster than I'd imagined.
11:10Sign.
11:10Press the fingerprint.
11:12Hand over the photos.
11:13The clerk finally pressed down the embossing stamp.
11:16A soft, click, sounding.
11:18The divorce certificate in my hand was a thin little booklet.
11:21Much like the marriage certificate.
11:23Just a different color.
11:25I need to take a call.
11:26It's urgent.
11:27Wait for me here a moment.
11:28I'll take you to back a bit.
11:29He walked a few steps away and answered the phone.
11:31His voice was very low, but two words still drifted over.
11:35Wendy?
11:36I stood where I was, quietly watching his back.
11:41Something's come up.
11:42Get yourself back first.
11:43I'll contact you later.
11:44It wasn't until after he'd walked out the main entrance that I slowly turned around and
11:49headed toward the marriage registration window on the other side.
11:52When Ethan walked out of the city hall, the sun was already high in the sky.
11:56He looked at the divorce certificate in his hand, then glanced at his phone screen.
12:00April 1st.
12:01April Fool's Day.
12:02That's right.
12:03Today was the day.
12:05The string that had been stretched taut in his heart loosened slightly.
12:10His phone suddenly rang.
12:11A client was calling.
12:12He picked up, and they talked for nearly ten minutes.
12:16When he hung up, he glanced back at the entrance of the city hall.
12:20Why hasn't Scarlett come out yet?
12:22He hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked back.
12:25He wanted to go inside and say a few more words to her, at least set a date for their
12:29remarriage, so she wouldn't let her imagination run wild.
12:32He hadn't gone more than two steps when he collided head-on with a man pushing the door open from
12:36inside.
12:37The divorce certificate also slipped out.
12:39Sorry.
12:40Gust of wind blew over, flipping open half a page of the marriage certificate's cover, revealing a corner of a
12:45photo.
12:48It's fine.
12:49Ethan looked up.
12:51The other was a man in a dark gray trench coat, tall and straight in posture, with a calm expression.
12:58Congratulations.
12:59Getting married today.
13:01Ethan made some offhand polite remark.
13:03The man glanced at the divorce certificate in his hand and said,
13:07Congratulations to you, too.
13:10Ethan paused.
13:11The man had already tucked the marriage certificate into his inner pocket.
13:15His gaze swept past Ethan's face without lingering.
13:18Then he turned and left.
13:20Ethan stared after him, a thought growing heavier in his mind.
13:24Today is April Fool's Day.
13:26Who would choose to get married today?
13:29And this man's voice, his build, he felt like he had seen him somewhere before.
13:36Wait!
13:37He called after him.
13:38The man stopped, turned sideways, his expression still faint and unperturbed.
13:43Just then, his phone rang.
13:45He glanced down and saw it was Chris calling.
13:48He looked up to say, wait a moment, only to find the man in the dark gray trench coat had
13:53turned the corner and vanished.
13:55He ignored the call and was about to look for Scarlet when his phone vibrated again.
14:00It was a location sent by Sean with a message attached.
14:03Hurry up.
14:04We have to reach the island before sunset.
14:08He halted in his tracks.
14:10That island.
14:11He recalled what Wendy had said by the sea back in high school.
14:14She wanted to spend three wild days and nights on the island with everyone before getting married.
14:19Now, she was really about to tie the knot.
14:22Yet the island was off limits to outsiders.
14:25He was the only one who had access to it.
14:27There was no way he could be late.
14:29If he went back to find Scarlet and got tangled up, he wouldn't be able to leave.
14:34He didn't hesitate any longer and headed toward the parking lot.
14:38The car arrived at the dock and everyone waited with bags in hand.
14:42Wendy stood at the front, her white dress and hair fluttering in the sea breeze.
14:48Ethan glanced at the dress and paused for a second.
14:51That was the dress he had bought for her on her 17th birthday with three months of saved up allowance.
14:59Ethan, what took you so long?
15:02We've been waiting for you forever.
15:03Penalty, three drinks.
15:04No excuses.
15:06A warm, soft touch registered at his wrist.
15:09He looked down at her.
15:11She was looking up at him and smiling, eyes glistening, exactly the same as back in high school.
15:19Fine, I'll drink.
15:21A chorus of teasing erupted around them.
15:23Ethan still foils Wendy this much.
15:25What, are you jealous?
15:28By the time they reached the resort, the sky had already darkened.
15:32Fairy lights were strung across the terrace.
15:34Music was playing from the speakers.
15:36The atmosphere pumped to the max.
15:38Speaking of which, Wendy, you're getting married next week and we still haven't seen the groom.
15:45You've kept him hidden so well.
15:48Groom?
15:50What groom?
15:51The terrace fell silent for a moment.
15:54Aren't you getting married next week?
16:02April fools!
16:03After all these years, how do you guys fall for it every single year?
16:09All right, all right, you win.
16:14You even fooled us.
16:17Oh, come on, it's just an excuse for everyone to get together and have fun.
16:22You're not going to be spoil muns who can't take a joke, are you?
16:27We can take it, we can take it.
16:28We only got to come to this island thanks to you.
16:30Exactly.
16:31Someone here is so biased.
16:32The moment you announced your engagement, he started figuring out how to get the island's
16:35membership.
16:37Now your dream has basically come true.
16:39Go all out.
16:39Party hard for three days and three nights.
16:43Thank you for still remembering my dream.
16:47The atmosphere was completely ignited by that one toast.
16:51Hey, hold on.
16:52If Wendy's not married, he just got divorced, then aren't all of us single right now?
16:57After all these years, what are you two still doing pretending this is just some pure friendship?
17:02Who doesn't know about what happened in high school?
17:04You two acted like you'd die without each other.
17:07You've had too much to drink.
17:13I'm not drunk.
17:14I mean it.
17:15You two.
17:16One never married.
17:18One just divorced.
17:19Isn't this perfect?
17:21Why don't you just...
17:23Get together.
17:25Get together.
17:25Right, right.
17:26Ethan got divorced for Wendy.
17:27If Wendy doesn't take responsibility, who will?
17:33Ethan stood there.
17:34The scene at the town hall flashing through his mind.
17:37After Scarlet signed the papers, she looked at him calmly.
17:40He had thought she knew it was a fake divorce and felt nothing.
17:43But now he was unsure.
17:45Ethan, you're not going to gang up and tease me with them, are you?
17:48He's not teasing.
17:49He's being serious.
17:54Ethan looked at the stepsister before him, his so-called white moonlight.
17:58He clearly wanted to say something, but the words stuck in his throat and wouldn't come out.
18:02Wasn't this the wild night he had wanted?
18:05The party broke up at some point.
18:06He didn't know when.
18:07Ethan only remembered drinking, one glass after another.
18:11Drinking until the fairy lights before his eyes blurred into hazy halos.
18:15After that, he only remembered the hotel corridor lights being very bright, the bed being very soft, someone undoing his
18:21tie.
18:23Scarlet.
18:23He turned his head and saw the strands of long hair scattered on the pillow next to him.
18:28He jolted upright.
18:30He closed his eyes and tried to remember.
18:32Last night's images were broken.
18:34Drinking.
18:35Cheering.
18:36The hotel.
18:37The bed.
18:37And then...
18:39Morning.
18:42Ethan stood by the bed and instinctively picked up his phone, but he found no messages at all from Scarlet.
18:48She hadn't asked him where he was last night, unlike those two previous times when he, Sean, and Chris had
18:53their divorces.
18:54She would still send messages reminding them to take care of their health, would be concerned about the aftermath of
19:00their divorces.
19:01Yet for this divorce with him, of all people, she asked nothing at all.
19:05Ethan?
19:06She glanced at the marks, and her face reddened.
19:09Last night, I'm sorry.
19:11Those words, I'm sorry.
19:13He didn't even know himself who he was saying them to.
19:17You're saying sorry to me?
19:19Wendy got out of bed, her legs weakening.
19:22She nearly stumbled and Ethan quickly held her up.
19:25Look, I can't even stand cuddly anymore.
19:28Ethan let go of her hand and stepped back.
19:31Wendy's smile froze on her face, her voice suddenly dropping low.
19:34Ethan, how much longer are you going to keep pretending?
19:40In high school, her grandfather threatened you under the guise of sponsoring you.
19:43That's the only reason you were with her.
19:45You've already climbed to this position.
19:47Do you still need to freight of a washed-up tycoon like him?
19:51Ethan turned around and saw tears streaming down her face.
19:56Her grandfather didn't threaten me.
19:58I was the one who pursued her.
19:59That little girl back then, with fashionally dyed hair, steered clear of marriage at all costs.
20:05Her parents divorced, and then passed away one after the other.
20:08She grew up under her grandfather's protection.
20:10Having seen too many relationships fall apart, she didn't think marriage held any meaning at all.
20:15She was so loyal, willing to go get a marriage certificate for a childhood friend's future without batting an eye.
20:20In her eyes, those were two separate things.
20:23Love was freedom.
20:24Marriage was chains.
20:25She was willing to wear chains for a friend, but didn't want to do that for her own love.
20:28It was him who went to her time and again, proving time and again that he was different from others.
20:32I won't let you regret this.
20:34Our marriage won't be a tomb.
20:36He took himself apart and showed her, and only then did she finally nod.
20:40Carefully placing her love into his hands, and exchanged it for a marriage certificate in the truest sense.
20:45But now, just what had he done?
20:48Then I must have been overthinking it.
20:50Just go.
20:53Ethan turned and opened the door.
20:55Sean and Chris were standing right outside the door, both wearing complicated expressions.
21:00What did you guys do last night?
21:02Bro, you went too far, didn't you?
21:04Don't forget.
21:05You and Scaretta are only fake divorced.
21:16I'll take responsibility for her.
21:24Take responsibility?
21:25With what?
21:26You just got divorced yesterday, and today you're saying you'll take responsibility for someone else?
21:29Is this fair to Scarlett?
21:31And besides, she's your wife's stepsister!
21:35Then what do you want me to do?
21:37Alright, alright, let's all stop arguing.
21:39Ethan, you should calm down first.
21:41In your current state, any decision you make is going to be the wrong one.
21:47Going for a smoke.
21:49Ethan chose to temporarily escape.
21:52The smoke dispersed under the light.
21:54He stared at the gray-white wisps, lost in thought.
21:58He really did need some time to think about his relationship with his wife.
22:02People always grow accustomed to what they have, and then start to pine for what they've lost.
22:06High school white moot was like a thorn buried in his heart.
22:09Not exactly painful, not actually itchy, but he had never actually pulled it out.
22:13At 17, he'd truly been very close to Wendy.
22:16Back then, he didn't know Scarlett yet.
22:19Later, when Sean and Chris brought this girl before him, the circle he had desperately tried to squeeze into, she
22:27had been born right at its center.
22:32Back then, he was so jealous of Sean and Chris.
22:34Jealous that they could be so close to her, that they could call each other brothers and sister.
22:38He tried every means to become part of that circle.
22:39And finally, he won her heart.
22:41He ranked among Forbes' top 10 young billionaires under 30.
22:43Yet his marriage turned plain in the end.
22:45Even the best life grows dull with time.
22:47He intended to get divorced on April Fool's Day to keep his promise to Wendy and easy his mind.
22:52But once he actually went through with it, he realized he couldn't do it as easily as he'd imagined.
22:57It's like ditching old clothes worn for years, feeling empty and chilly in the wind.
23:02He stubbed out his cigarette and straightened up.
23:04In that moment, he suddenly felt he should still go back and find her.
23:08Even if she was angry.
23:10Even if she wanted to curse him out.
23:12At least.
23:16Ethan!
23:19Sean's voice suddenly rang out from the room, carrying a panic Ethan had never heard before.
23:24Wendy was standing on the windowsill, half her body leaning outside.
23:27Don't come any closer!
23:29She turned her head and screamed.
23:31Ethan rushed in, reaching out to try and grab her.
23:34Just come down first.
23:35We can talk this out properly.
23:40What's there to talk about?
23:42In school, you meanly gave me like a letter.
23:44Then I showed up and you didn't want me anymore.
23:47Then I'd have divorced it and you still don't want me.
23:50Ethan stood rooted to the spot, his palms soaked in cold sweat.
23:54A love letter?
23:56He had never written her a love letter.
23:57The only one was for Scarlet.
23:59It just hadn't been delivered.
24:01Somehow ending up in her hands.
24:03But he couldn't say that.
24:05At least not at this crucial moment.
24:08Just go!
24:09Go back to that woman!
24:10As she spoke, her body leaned further outward.
24:14I won't go!
24:15I'll stay with you!
24:17Wendy looked up, her eyes blurry with tears.
24:20Really?
24:22Really.
24:23She hesitated for a moment, then slowly reached out her hand, Ethan, and pulled her down from
24:28the windowsill.
24:29She crying so hard, her whole body trembled.
24:32I'm not greedy.
24:34Just this period of time.
24:35When you see your own heart clear, if you want to leave, I won't stop you.
24:42Okay.
24:43Wendy's she took his phone, swiped and tapped a few times.
24:46Every trace of Scarlet's contact information had been completely deleted.
24:49This way, you can keep your promise and stay with me properly.
24:53Ethan said nothing.
24:54Just locked the phone screen and put it into his pocket.
24:57Wendy buried her head in his chest.
25:01Do you still remember my other dream?
25:04With things having unfolded this way, all Sean and Chris could do was play dumb.
25:09Hey, we gotta play it cool.
25:11After three days of partying on the island, they went to attend old Mr. Johnson's birthday
25:15party as if nothing had happened.
25:17As Scarlet's best friends, they had shown up every year without fail.
25:22Just as the two of them, gifts in hand, were about to enter, they were stopped by the receptionist.
25:28I'm sorry, you two are not on the guest list.
25:36Look more carefully.
25:38We are Scarlet's childhood friends.
25:41We've spent New Year's and holidays at her house since we were kids.
25:45I'm sorry.
25:45If you're not on the list, you're not on the list.
25:52Aren't these the waist looks from the Sean and Chris families?
25:57They married the former tycoon's granddaughter and still managed to run the family business
26:01into the ground like this.
26:03You really do see everything in this life.
26:08Both of them are the ex-husbands, right?
26:09It's coming to the ex-wife's grandfather's birthday party.
26:12Are you hoping for a remarriage?
26:14What remarriage, Herr?
26:15The old man is going to announce a happy occasion today.
26:25We've come to the old man's birthday party every year.
26:28We're more qualified to go in than anyone else here.
26:33The receptionist glanced at him, then unhurriedly pressed the intercom.
26:39Two minutes later, the old butler, Stuart, came out.
26:48Stuart.
26:50There's no need for the two of you to come in the future.
26:55Please be on your way.
27:01Chris's expression changed.
27:03He wanted to say something, but Stuart had already turned and was walking back inside.
27:08Guests at the entrance trickled in, in twos and threes.
27:11As they passed by the two of them, their eyes carried curiosity and pity.
27:35Grew up playing together.
27:36Grew up together.
27:38We're the closest of friends since we were kids.
27:40He couldn't go on.
27:44Three days after being turned away from the birthday party, Sean received a call from home.
27:53You're really going to do this?
27:55After everything your mother and I have done for you?
27:57You're going to throw it all away because of some girl?
28:00Who exactly have you offended recently?
28:02The approval for that piece of land in the south side of the city has been held up.
28:06They say there are new regulations.
28:08New regulations?
28:09That project has been in the works for three years, and no one has ever mentioned any new regulations.
28:15Sean clutched his phone, unable to say a single word.
28:18Of course he knew who it was.
28:20That piece of land was secured back when he and Scarlet were married.
28:30Her grandfather had personally stepped in to pull strings for him.
28:45Now, his aging father still had to humble himself to clean up his mess.
28:49He scrolled to Scarlet's number, hesitated for a long time, and then pressed the dial button.
28:58What came through from the other end was still.
29:00The number you have dialed is out of service.
29:04The number you have dialed is out of service.
29:11His heart instantly felt like a piece was missing.
29:15This person, who he had always believed would be waiting right there as long as he turned around,
29:19had been as if she had never existed in this world these past three days.
29:22If his family's business hadn't all been through,
29:24if his parents hadn't been seeking help everywhere to know Ravol,
29:26he probably wouldn't even have a way to get any news of her.
29:29He put down his phone and suddenly remembered a winter many years ago.
29:38At that time, he felt the entire world could change, but Scarlet wouldn't.
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