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00:00I have deeply loved Sebastian for a full eight years looking at the photo of Sebastian and me
00:05in my hand I stood before the door and murmured softly this is my last chance this time can I
00:13become Sebastian's fiance at the moment I reached out and was about to open the door I suddenly
00:18froze because I heard Sebastian's mother questioning him with anger and disappointment
00:22Sebastian tell me why for seven consecutive years have you secretly replaced all the slips of paper
00:28with your name on them with blank ones you know perfectly well that if she doesn't draw your name
00:33Eleanor can never become your fiance doesn't it hurt your heart to watch her cry in disappointment
00:39every year she has been crying for seven years one more time won't make a difference
00:45but Lillian just came back from Switzerland and her emotions are very unstable I promised to
00:50accompany her through her treatment for seven years he then gave a light chuckle anyway Eleanor and I
00:57have been together for eight years her family and friends all think we are definitely getting
01:03married other than waiting for me she has no other choice don't worry next year I will give her a
01:11very
01:11grand proposal ceremony consider it an explanation to her for these past few years I think she will
01:18definitely be very satisfied with this arraignment after saying that he threw the slip of paper with
01:23Sebastian Ashford written on it into the paper shredder listen the sound of this paper shredder is indeed
01:30much better than Eleanor's disappointed crying every year standing outside the door I heard those words and
01:37stared blankly at the photo in my hand turns out he wasn't blind to my tears nor was he unaware
01:43of my
01:43disappointment these seven years of blank slips were just a joke he used to trample on my true feelings
01:50I clearly remember the Ashford family's rules to become Sebastian's fiance one must draw a slip of
01:56paper from the lottery box at the grand charity banquet she can only become his fiance if she draws
02:01the slip with his name on it and for these seven years I have tried every possible method just to
02:06be
02:06able to become his fiance I thought he loved me truly so I did all this willingly yet the hidden
02:11truth cuts
02:12deep and hurts so much what do all my years striving to be his fiance count for it's nothing but
02:18a joke
02:18but now my heart suddenly let go completely I loosened my grip letting the slip of paper in my hand
02:24fall to
02:24the ground and turned to walk away since your name still isn't in the box for the eighth time
02:30then I will just marry someone else Sebastian adjusted his cuffs and left the lounge without a care he
02:36arrived at the banquet hall which was filled with wealthy people in gorgeous clothes this was the eighth gala
02:42hosted by the Ashford's the most powerful family in New York to select a fiance for their heir he walked
02:49straight toward Lillian who was surrounded by a group of wealthy young ladies talking Sebastian
02:55Lillian's eyes were red looking deeply wronged and she threw herself into his arms they said I have no
03:00right to stand here that I'm the one ruining the relationship between you and Eleanor Sebastian
03:04frowned deeply his eyes sweeping fiercely across the entire hall finally landing on those wealthy
03:12young ladies who were gossiping who dares to say she has no right the rules I Sebastian have set are
03:18the rules of New York's upper east at high society Lillian is an important guest I invited whoever makes
03:24her unhappy makes me unhappy the entire hall instantly became so quiet that even breathing could be heard
03:30in the midst of this silence the crystal chandelier in the banquet hall suddenly dimmed by half only a few
03:36wall lamps gave off a faint glow immediately after a beam of cold white spotlight suddenly lit up
03:42I pushed the doors open and walked in every step was unhurried and composed
04:01those wealthy young ladies looked at me after all for the past seven years I was publicly recognized
04:06by everyone as Sebastian's fiance and the only woman he allowed to stay by his side constantly everyone
04:12thought I would definitely make a scene and drive Lillian away or like the previous seven years
04:18question him with red eyes about why he was protecting another woman but this time I didn't
04:24even give them half a glance without stopping I walked straight toward a waiter in the banquet hall
04:29I picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray and took a small sip the cold liquid slid
04:36down
04:36my throat suppressing the very last bit of affection in my heart Eleanor aren't you going to do something
04:42about it someone asked me in a very low voice I smiled but there was not a hint of a
04:48smile in my eyes
04:49young master Ashfield is standing up for a beauty why would I go over there and interfere besides
04:56I swirled the wine glass in my hand with a bit of a spectator's look in my eyes I'm also
05:01quite curious
05:02to see if Sebastian's name is actually in the raffle box this year Sebastian's body instantly
05:08stiffened he subconsciously turned to look at me as if completely unexpected that I would have this
05:15reaction in the past at times like this I would have already been crying and making a scene to drive
05:20Lillian away but today I was as quiet as someone entirely unconnected to this matter a flash of
05:28impatience crossed his eyes he let go of Lillian and strode toward me
05:34Eleanor what kind of temper are you throwing again Lillian just came back from Switzerland
05:39her health is poor and she can't be frightened you are the eldest daughter of the Walker family
05:45can't you be a bit broad-minded broad-minded I looked at this man in front of me whom I
05:50had loved
05:50for over a decade suddenly he felt very foreign seven years more than 2500 days and night to cater
05:59to his preferences I put away my own temper and skills learning to make him French desserts and
06:04English afternoon tea to get his name to appear in that damn box I bribed the Ashford's butler
06:10curried favor with Sebastian's mother and exhausted all possible means and the result what I got in
06:17exchange was his phrase be a bit more broad-minded and my sincere heart shredded to pieces in the
06:22paper shredder Sebastian I put down the wine glass in my hand the glass clinked crisply against the
06:29marble table I am not throwing a temper I just think you are right Miss Lillian is delicate and does
06:36indeed
06:36need someone to properly accompany her through her treatment Sebastian was stunned he stared into my eyes
06:42as if trying to find a hint of petulance or jealousy in them unfortunately he found nothing
06:48my heart was completely peaceful without a single ripple this feeling of being out of his control
06:53made him inexplicably panicked he reached out trying to grab my wrist it's good that you understand
07:01after tonight next year there is no next year I turned sideways dodging his hand my tone was as flat
07:08as if discussing today's weather my grandfather said the same thing can only be done at most eight times
07:14tonight is the eighth time if your name is still not drawn then we are done seeing this Lillian quickly
07:21walked over and stood in front of me Eleanor stop throwing a tantrum and just apologize to Sebastian
07:28he still loves you deep down it's just that since I returned my actions have been so unstable
07:34and he is just worried about me besides everyone knows that you would never marry anyone but Sebastian
07:43as soon as her voice fell a crisp slap suddenly sounded my eyes were full of mockery when is it
07:49an
07:49outsider's turn to dictate my affairs Sebastian's face suddenly changed and he stepped directly in front
07:56of Lillian Eleanor you have gone too far apologize to Lillian apologize on what grounds because she's
08:05your darling or because she's thick shitted Sebastian have you forgotten that tonight is my home court
08:10as long as the drawing haven't started I am still your fiancee in name what's the problem with teaching
08:16an outsider who doesn't know the rules a lesson the surrounding guests began to whisper
08:22mrs ashford also hurried over upon hearing the commotion seeing this scene she frowned deeply
08:28what are you arguing about isn't this embarrassing she glared at Sebastian then looked at me her eyes
08:35were complex Eleanor it's almost time for the drawing don't let irrelevant people ruin the big event
08:42mrs ashford liked me very much she genuinely hoped i could marry into the ashford family it was a pity
08:48that
08:49good son of hers personally destroyed all of this Sebastian took a deep breath suppressing the anger in
08:55his heart he reached out to put his arm around Lillian's shoulder and patted her comfortingly then he
09:00looked at me his tone cold fine since you want to play so much let's begin i want to see
09:06the moment you
09:07draw a blank slip whether you can still be as sharp-tongued as you are now after saying that he
09:14turned and
09:15walked toward the high platform in the center of the hall there lay an exquisite box it was also
09:21the judgment stand that would decide my fate i watched his back my eyes gradually turned cold
09:27sebastian you think you control everything but little do you know this time you are the prey in the center
09:35of the hall the crystal lights were dazzling everyone's gaze focused on that carved oak box
09:40according to family rules there were a hundred slips of paper placed in the box only one of them
09:45had sebastian's name written on it drawing it would be the arrangement of fate resulting in an engagement
09:51on the spot failing to draw it meant fate hadn't arrived and we would try again next year for the
09:56past seven years every time i reached my hand in full of hope every time what i pulled out was
10:02completely
10:02blank i thought it was just my bad luck i thought it was god testing our relationship it wasn't until
10:08today
10:08that i learned that among those hundred slips of paper sebastian's name was never there at all
10:13they were all blank papers he had personally substituted eleanor go on i specifically asked
10:19the priest for a blessing the priest said you will find your beloved this year beloved perhaps it's just
10:27that this person is not sebastian lifting my dress i walked step by step onto the high platform sebastian
10:33stood next to the box one hand in his pocket looking proud the way he looked at me was like
10:38looking
10:38at an unreasonable child eleanor as long as you apologize to lithian now next year i promise to
10:44let you draw the name wouldn't even need to wait until next year as long as you behave and stop
10:49targeting lillian i can consider ending this game early game in his eyes these seven years of torment
10:55my youth my dignity were nothing but a game he could call a halt to at any time i stopped
11:01in my tracks
11:02standing across from him there were only a few inches of distance between us but our hearts were
11:07separated by an entire world sebastian i looked into his eyes and asked softly do you really think
11:13i must marry you sebastian was taken aback for a moment then he sneered out loud who else besides
11:20mooc could tolerate your bad temper besides the ashford family who is worthy of your walker family
11:25eleanor accept your fate in this life you are destined to only be the woman of me sebastian ashford he
11:33was too confident confident to the point of conceit he thought that by grasping my weakness he could
11:39trample on my bottom line unscrupulously i lowered my eyes hiding the mockery in my gaze is that so
11:46then let's see exactly who is the one who should accept their fate i took a deep breath slowly raised
11:53my right hand and reached into that pitch black box my fingertips touched the cold paper one slip two
12:00slips countless slips each one was like a knife cutting into my heart there was absolute silence below the
12:08stage lillian stood at the forefront of the crowd a victor's smile on her lip she knew the box was
12:14full
12:14of blank papers she was waiting to see me make a fool of myself in public and cry bitterly sebastian
12:20also
12:20looked away casually seeming to have already foreseen the ending i closed my eyes my fingers
12:26fumbled at the bottom of the box finally my fingertips touched a slip of paper with a slightly different
12:32texture that was the one i had someone slip in during the chaos before entering and it was also
12:38the final way out i left for myself i snapped my eyes open with a strong flick of my wrist
12:44i pulled out
12:45that slip of paper young master ashfield i held up the slip in my hand my voice clear spreading
12:50throughout the hall it seems your promise is about to become inviled sebastian's casual expression froze
12:59on his face he subconsciously looked at the slip in my hand a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes
13:05impossible he clearly had personally replaced all the slips with names with blank ones even just to be safe
13:11right before the banquet started he had specifically checked again there absolutely could not be any
13:17words in the box eleanor who are you trying to scare with a blank piece of paper he scoffed coldly
13:22stop making a scene and letting everyone laugh at us whether it's a blank paper or not won't we know
13:29once it read out loud a bright radiant smile curled at the corners of my lips since young master ashford
13:35don't believe it then invite a highly respected elder to read it i looked at the patriarch of the
13:42walker family below the stage who was also my grandfather grandfather please help your granddaughter
13:48check whose name is written on this grandfather leaned on his cane and tremblingly walked up to the
13:54stage he took the slip from my hand unfolded it the eyes widened fiercely immediately after he burst
14:03into a hearty laugh good it's destiny this is the arrangement of destiny the unease in sebastian's
14:11heart grew stronger and stronger he abandoned all etiquette rushing forward to see what was going
14:17on grandfather let me see it but grandfather suddenly put away the slip turned around facing the hundreds of
14:25guests below according to the century-old family rules of the walker and ashford families miss eleanor
14:31walker has successfully drawn her husband in the eighth destiny drawing this is the arrangement of
14:38destiny the whole crowd was in and up mrs ashford was moved to tears the smile on lillian's face stiffened
14:44her nails digging deeply into her flesh sebastian was struck as if by lightning impossible the box clearly the
14:52words reached his lips but he forcefully swallowed them back down he couldn't say it saying it would
14:58mean admitting he cheated it would mean admitting he lied to eleanor he took a deep breath forcing
15:04himself to calm down grandfather did you misread it how is this possible why is it impossible i took
15:11the slip back from grandfather's hand slowly unfolded it displaying it in front of everyone black ink on
15:28a dead silence even more terrifying than before the color in sebastian's face instantly drained away
15:34he stared deadly at those two words alexander thorne this is impossible how could his name be in the box
15:42your box your box can only have my name he bellowed out of control like an enraged lion i watched
15:48his
15:48crazy behavior and only felt it was laughable young master ashford the family rules only say to draw a
15:56slip to decide a husband but they never said that this box can only hold the name of you sebastian
16:04ashford
16:05alone i turned around looking into the corner of the crowd at the man who had remained silent all
16:11along yet stood tall and straight like a pine mr thorne since this is the arrangement of destiny
16:17i wonder if you are willing to marry me as your wife
16:24the crowd automatically parted to make a path all eyes converged on that corner alexander thorne wall
16:31street's most low-key yet also most mysterious billionaire it was said he was ruthless and stayed
16:36away from women he was the ashford group's biggest mortal enemy in the global market
16:40no one expected that his name would appear in the walker family's raffle box and even less expected
16:45that i would propose to him in public alexander walked up to the high platform step by step
16:50every step seemed to trample on the very tip of sebastian's heart until he stood in front of me he
16:55finally stopped reflected in his deep eyes was my current disheveled yet resolute appearance miss
17:01walker his voice was deep and magnetic carrying a trace of imperceptible indulgence you were the
17:07one who said it in front of all the elites of new york no going back on your word my
17:14heart trembled
17:14actually i wasn't familiar with him i had only heard his name and knew he didn't get along with
17:19sebastian putting his name in was purely to take revenge on sebastian and also to find myself a
17:25sufficiently powerful backer i didn't expect that he would agree so readily i absolutely won't go
17:31back on it alexander hooked his lips into a smile in that instant he reached out to take the slip
17:36from
17:36my hand carefully folded it and placed it in the pocket closest to his heart then right in front
17:42of sebastian he went down on one knee took out an already prepared diamond ring from his pocket
17:48eleanor walker marry me i will make you the happiest woman in all of new york the whole
17:54venue exploded this reversal came too fast too thrilling sebastian went completely crazy and he
18:00upended the lottery box alexander you're asking for death eleanor is my fiance what right do you have
18:07to propose the rocks overturned on the ground the slips of paper inside scattered all over the floor
18:13sebastian acted like he had caught a lifesaver he squatted down to pick up those slips
18:17i want everyone to see these are all blank papers inside it is you eleanor who cheated you teamed up
18:24with an outsider to humiliate me he grabbed a handful of slips and held them up in front of everyone
18:28look they are all empty there are no names at all this drawing doesn't count however the next second
18:37his voice came to an abrupt halt because he saw on that floor full of slips every slip of paper
18:43bore the
18:43same single sentence i don't love you anymore sebastian's hands began to tremble the slips in his
18:49hand slipped away he looked up in disbelief looking at me standing condescendingly above him
18:53his eyes full of terror and despair eleanor you i took alexander's arm looking coldly at the man on the
19:00ground sebastian i said it the eighth time if you're still not in the box then i will marry someone
19:07else
19:08now you can get lost sebastian slumped on the floor surrounded entirely by slips of paper that read i
19:14don't love you anymore no it is not like this he muttered to himself trying to find a slip with
19:21his
19:21name written on it from the floor even if it was just one it could prove i still had him
19:25in my heart
19:26unfortunately not a single one eleanor you lied to me he suddenly raised his head his eyes crimson
19:34you clearly loved me so much how could you not love me is it because of lillian is it because
19:40i
19:40replaced the names with blank paper i will change i will not replace them anymore i will write my name
19:46on them right now he frantically pulled out a fountain pen grabbed a slip from the floor and was about
19:51to
19:52write enough alexander stepping on the hand he was holding the pen with young master ashford harassing
19:58my fiancee right in front of me are you not completely ignoring my existence he looked up
20:06and glared angrily at alexander what kind of thing are you eleanor and i grew up together you are nothing
20:14but a petty man taking advantage of a vulnerable moment grew up together alexander let out a scoff
20:20applying pressure with his foot crushing sebastian's knuckles until they crack does growing
20:25up together mean making her wait three hours in a blizzard for you does growing up together mean
20:29making her make a fool of herself in public for seven years does growing up together mean putting
20:35her sincere heart into a paper shredder sebastian's face was deathly pale how do you know about the paper
20:42shredder only he and lillian knew how could alexander know i looked at his horrified expression and spoke
20:48faintly because i heard it too sebastian right before the banquet started at the door of the lounge
20:55every word you said i heard clearly sebastian's whole body shook as if all his strength had been
21:00drained away eleanor listen to my explanation he crawled over wanting to grab the hem of my dress
21:07i was lying to lillian i only told those lies to comfort lilillian i only have you in my heart
21:13i promise to give you a grand proposal next year believe me this once okay i took a step back
21:20avoiding his hand my eyes looked at him as if looking at a pile of garbage lie to lillian so
21:26in order to lie
21:26to her you had to sacrifice me sebastian your love is too cheap lie to lillian so in order to
21:34lie to
21:34her you had to sacrifice me sebastian your love is too cheap i eleanor walker no longer want you after
21:43finishing my sentence i didn't give him another glance holding alexander's hand i turned and left
21:49sebastian you are bleeding quick call a doctor it is a sin what a sin my footsteps didn't stop walking
21:57out the doors of the banquet hall the night breeze was slightly cool blowing away the noise and foulness
22:02inside are you cold i shook my head alexander thank you you are welcome he squeezed my hand tightly
22:11his palm warm eleanor the good show has only just begun sebastian became wall street's biggest joke
22:20the heir publicly rejected the fiancee marrying his mortal enemy the ashford group stock crashed the
22:26next day the walkers withdrew capital and the thorn group attacked the ashford family teetered on
22:31collapse mrs ashford was hospitalized mr ashford threatened to disown sebastian meanwhile i sat in
22:38alexander's private villa startled by the documents in my hands are these real i pointed at photos of
22:43lillian partying on a yacht embracing them with no sign of illness absolutely true during those seven
22:49years in switzerland she squattered his money keeping male models gambling taking drugs i felt utterly
22:56disgusted sebastian played the fool and hurt me for seven years because of her does sebastian know he'll know
23:02very soon alexander smiled slyly i served justice for everyone in the ashford family i gasped at the
23:08ruthless move lillian would have no place left and sebastian would be entirely abandoned alexander leaned
23:15closer are you worried about him not at all he brought this upon himself and you personally sent him to
23:22his doom alexander laughed scraping my nose such a sweet mouth clearing obstacles for you is what a husband
23:30ought to do just then my phone rang it was sebastian i answered on speaker eleanor are you with alexander
23:38do you know what what about her i interrupted indifferently was she kicked out of her apartment
23:43you knew she was lying why didn't you tell me i laughed out of anger if i told you you
23:49would just
23:49think i was jealous now that the truth is bare you don't reflect your stupidity but blame me the phone
23:54went silent save for heavy breathing finally sebastian spoke hoarsely eleanor i was wrong i kicked
24:01liberty out come back okay i will marry you immediately and listen to you for everything
24:06i looked at the sunlight feeling immense irony deep affection that comes too late is worthless
24:11sebastian it's too late i am now mrs thorne the words mrs thorne shattered his last hope he smashed the
24:20phone leaving only a busy tone satisfied not yet this is just the start days later alexander launched
24:27a fierce commercial attack seizing ashford's asset sebastian begged for help but former friends all
24:32avoided him our engagement party became the talk of the city on its eve i went to try on my
24:38wedding
24:38dress outside the boutique lillian blocked my way she looked haggard in shabby clothes eleanor you ruined me
24:45she screamed and lunged at me bodyguards held her down at once greed vanity and lies destroyed yourself
24:53liar sebastian loves only me you are just a substitute too she retorted i pitied her ignorance he loves no
25:01one but himself he enjoyed being fought over now his pride is hurt and that is why he is crazy
25:08lillian
25:08stared blankly i told the guards to send her away we are all fools she cried bitterly just then
25:14sebastian arrived in a bentley worn out this dress was meant for me he said painfully i ignored him
25:20and got into alexander's car do not marry him sebastian shouted desperately the car drove off
25:26leaving him stranded in the cold wind the engagement party was lavish held at manhattan's top hotel
25:31alexander stayed close to me caring for me tenderly making other guests envious as we prepared to exchange
25:37rings sebastian burst in drunk and messy stop this engagement alexander let him come
25:44forward sebastian stumbled onto the stage take off that ring i will give you everything i have
25:50he said holding out a crumpled bank card you are bankrupt this card cannot even buy alcohol i replied
25:57calmly i have lost my family company and money but i still have you will you not stay with me
26:04alexander
26:05respect yourself she is my fiancee not your savior sebastian was pushed to the ground and wept like a
26:14child looked on with scorn no apology can fix everything you chose this path and you have to
26:20see it through i told him i turned to alexander put the ring on me he slipped the diamond ring
26:26onto my
26:26finger the ceremony ended sebastian stood in the corner finally accepting he had lost me forever three years
26:32later heavy snow covered new york our daughter was just a month old and alexander doted on her deeply
26:40it is time for work not today my daughter comes first
26:45i heard sebastian passed away he froze to death under the brooklyn bridge together with lillian
26:52they fought over a burger and fell into the river i fell silent once prominent figures they ended up
26:57miserably it was there just deserts are you thinking of him i kissed him with a smile
27:05i am planning a candlelit dinner tonight his mood brightened at once he held our daughter in one arm
27:10and wrapped the other around me thank you for choosing me thank you for giving me a home
27:16leaning on his chest the snow fell harder burying the sad past our warm and happy life had only just
27:22begun
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