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His Mute Ex-wife Is The Animal Whisperer HD MBR
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00:00:00My name is Jessica, Adrian Buckley's wife, a mute who can't speak.
00:00:06Three years of marriage, and he has never acknowledged me in public.
00:00:11Tonight, I receive a text message.
00:00:13Jessica, send a bottle of honey water to my hotel room, room 1888.
00:00:18It's from my husband.
00:00:21I step out into the freezing wind and wait a long time for a taxi.
00:00:27When I arrive at the hotel, the door is left ajar.
00:00:31I push it open, and hear something that tears my heart.
00:00:34Adrian, when are you going to divorce my mute sister?
00:00:36A woman nestles in Adrian's arms.
00:00:38Her voice syrup is sweet.
00:00:39She is my half-sister Eleanor, and also Adrian's first love.
00:00:43After her divorce, she has been tangled up with him raising her child.
00:00:46Why are you here?
00:00:47I freeze for a moment, wanting to sign an explanation.
00:00:52Oh my, Jessica came all this way just to deliver honey water to Adrian?
00:00:58Too bad, he's not even drunk.
00:01:01She snatches the bottle from my hand and tosses it into the trash.
00:01:04In her hand is Adrian's phone.
00:01:06That message was sent by her.
00:01:08The honey water has been delivered.
00:01:10I'll leave now.
00:01:15Adrian, what if she goes back and complains to your family?
00:01:18I'm a single mother with a child.
00:01:20I really can't afford any more trouble.
00:01:23She fake cries, her voice dripping with grievance.
00:01:29Why are you still standing there?
00:01:31Leave.
00:01:32He doesn't look at me, his voice cold and sharp.
00:01:35I hold back my tears and nod.
00:01:39As I walk out of the hotel, I remember what he told me on our wedding day.
00:01:45Other than the title of my wife, I will give you nothing.
00:01:49His first love is my half-sister Eleanor, but because of his grandfather's dying wish,
00:01:53he had to marry me.
00:01:54He has never loved me.
00:01:56I'm the foolish one.
00:01:58Falling in love with someone who is never meant for me.
00:02:01At the elevator, Adrian catches up.
00:02:03I'm a little surprised.
00:02:10He grabs my arm and pulls me back into the room.
00:02:18I'm a little surprised.
00:02:37What are you upset about?
00:02:54Don't you know sign language?
00:02:56Talk to me.
00:02:57He roughly tears at my clothes.
00:03:01I open my mouth, but no sound comes out.
00:03:04I'm mute.
00:03:05I can't even beg.
00:03:07You can't even moan?
00:03:09Poor thing.
00:03:12He touches the tears on my face, brings them to his lips, and sneers.
00:03:19I close my eyes, wrap my arms around his neck, and press my face against his chest.
00:03:24In three years, I've learned one thing.
00:03:26The more obedient I am, the less I suffer.
00:03:28You.
00:03:29He freezes.
00:03:31He looks down at me.
00:03:32Wet lashes, flushed cheeks.
00:03:34What is he thinking?
00:03:36Then, he kisses away the tears at the corner of my eyes.
00:03:40Roughness turns into caress.
00:03:42Force turns into care.
00:03:44His movements grow gentler, bit by bit.
00:03:47Through the gap in the door, I see Eleanor's face.
00:03:50She watches Adrian being gentle with me, and her fists clench.
00:03:57You damn mute.
00:04:00I won't let you off.
00:04:02I won't let you off.
00:04:02She whispers, malice flashing in her eyes.
00:04:06Adrian pulls me into his arms.
00:04:08His heartbeat slows from frantic to steady.
00:04:11In this moment, in this moment, does he actually like me a little?
00:04:15But I don't know.
00:04:17But I don't know.
00:04:17Behind that door, Eleanor is already planning how to destroy me.
00:04:21The next day, he takes me to the Buckley estate to see his mother.
00:04:27Every visit in three years has been a humiliation.
00:04:30Adrian, it's good that you've returned.
00:04:33But why bring a burden like her?
00:04:36His mother is Cheryl Buckley.
00:04:37She has never liked me.
00:04:39She despises me for being mute.
00:04:41Adrian, when are you planning to have children?
00:04:43Children?
00:04:44He already married a mute woman.
00:04:46Does he need to give me a mute grandchild as well?
00:04:49I would be utterly humiliated.
00:04:51You don't want children either, do you, Adrian?
00:04:53Adrian stays silent the entire time.
00:04:55He doesn't say a single word for me.
00:04:57I remember our first year of marriage, when I had morning sickness.
00:05:00Cheryl told me to abort the baby.
00:05:02I looked to Adrian for help.
00:05:03He didn't say anything then either.
00:05:05His silence was the answer.
00:05:06I lower my head and eat.
00:05:09Mocked by the relatives.
00:05:11Tears falling into my bowl.
00:05:16I need to handle something at the office.
00:05:19Jessica and I are leaving.
00:05:20Adrian!
00:05:21She slams her fist on the chair in anger.
00:05:30He pulls me out of the estate.
00:05:32In the car.
00:05:34I try to sign and ask him where we're going.
00:05:41But he doesn't even look at me.
00:05:42He just starts the engine.
00:05:46I lower my hands and look out the window.
00:05:49Three years.
00:05:50This marriage was a mistake from the start.
00:05:54Is it time for me to let go?
00:06:00Adrian takes me to his company.
00:06:03When the car stops,
00:06:05I follow him inside.
00:06:11At the elevator,
00:06:12Eleanor is already waiting there.
00:06:15When she sees me,
00:06:16her face immediately falls.
00:06:18Why did you bring her to the company?
00:06:20She's my wife.
00:06:21But I just don't like you being with her.
00:06:26Promise me you won't bring her here again, okay?
00:06:32Adrian doesn't answer,
00:06:34but his silence is indulgent.
00:06:37I take the hint,
00:06:38turn around and get back into the car.
00:06:43I don't even know why he brought me here.
00:06:45With just one request from Eleanor,
00:06:47he abandons me.
00:06:49My eyes retten.
00:06:50The driver asks me where I want to go.
00:06:52I wipe away my tears,
00:06:54force a smile,
00:06:55and sign an address.
00:06:57The pet shop.
00:06:57After the elevator doors close,
00:07:00Eleanor leans against Adrian
00:07:01and asks in a coquettish voice,
00:07:04Adrian,
00:07:05when are you going to divorce her?
00:07:09She's the wife my grandfather gave me on his deathbed.
00:07:13I don't want to divorce her.
00:07:16Drop it.
00:07:17Eleanor's face darkens,
00:07:19her teeth clenched.
00:07:20That troublesome little mute.
00:07:23I will definitely get rid of her.
00:07:26I arrive at the pet shop
00:07:27and change into my work uniform.
00:07:29This is my secret.
00:07:31I am an animal communicator.
00:07:33Lexi is the owner of this shop
00:07:34and also my best friend.
00:07:36She learns sign language just for me.
00:07:40Jessica, you're here.
00:07:42Good afternoon, Lexi.
00:07:46Lexi hands me a paper bag
00:07:48with a croissant inside.
00:07:49She's about to say something.
00:07:51When the shop suddenly gets an emergency call,
00:07:55a sheep dog has eaten something bad
00:07:57and needs to be brought in
00:07:59for a stomach pump.
00:08:04Lexi and I go out on the call together.
00:08:07When we reach the club entrance,
00:08:08I let her go inside first
00:08:10while I wait outside.
00:08:12Suddenly, a sharp voice comes from behind me.
00:08:15Jessica?
00:08:16What are you doing here?
00:08:17She looks me up and down,
00:08:19taking in my white coat
00:08:20and gives a mocking smile.
00:08:22You knew Adrian was taking me shopping today
00:08:24so you deliberately showed up
00:08:25dressed like this to seduce him?
00:08:27What's next?
00:08:28Crawling into his bed?
00:08:30I'm not here for him.
00:08:34I'm here for work.
00:08:39Work?
00:08:40What kind of work can a mute do?
00:08:42Eleanor is in the middle of her tirade
00:08:44when her gaze suddenly shifts past me
00:08:46to the road behind.
00:08:47A flicker of triumph crosses her eyes.
00:08:51Adrian is standing by a sleek black luxury car
00:08:53on the phone, looking this way.
00:08:58Lexi comes out of the club and overhears this.
00:09:00She rushes over to me and stands up for me.
00:09:03What are you saying?
00:09:04Watch your mouth!
00:09:08Who do you think you are?
00:09:10How dare you talk to me like that?
00:09:13I'm her friend.
00:09:14You bully her, I'll hit you.
00:09:18Lexi slaps Eleanor twice.
00:09:25Eleanor screams and tries to fight back
00:09:27when Adrian walks over.
00:09:31What's going on here?
00:09:33Adrian!
00:09:34Jessica brought someone to hit me!
00:09:36They even called me a homewrecker!
00:09:46He lifts Eleanor into his arms
00:09:48and gives me a cold look.
00:09:52Jessica, I'll deal with you when I get back.
00:09:59He walks away with another woman in his arms,
00:10:01without giving me any chance to explain.
00:10:05Lexi stood nearby,
00:10:07watching everything unfold.
00:10:09That's your husband?
00:10:10How have you endured this for three years?
00:10:18I don't want to endure this anymore.
00:10:24It's already dark when I return to the villa.
00:10:27I take a deep breath and push open the door.
00:10:31Adrian is sitting in the living room.
00:10:34An investigation file spread out on the table in front of him.
00:10:40Why did you go to the club?
00:10:42I freeze for a moment.
00:10:44Wanting to explain.
00:10:47Were you following Eleanor?
00:10:50Who gave you the nerve?
00:10:51I wasn't.
00:10:53I was just passing by with a friend.
00:10:58That shameless friend of yours.
00:11:00Stop seeing her.
00:11:02Lexi is not shameless!
00:11:09If I say she is, then she is.
00:11:11Stop seeing her.
00:11:13I won't.
00:11:14Jessica, do I need to remind you?
00:11:16You're my wife, so you have to obey me.
00:11:18For three years, he never spoke a word for me.
00:11:20He indulged Eleanor in humiliating me.
00:11:23When his mother called me a mute, he stayed silent.
00:11:26In his eyes, I was never his wife, just an obedient tool.
00:11:34Adrian, let's get a divorce.
00:11:37Do you even know what you're saying?
00:11:40I know exactly what I mean.
00:11:43I want a divorce.
00:11:47Adrian's expression shifts abruptly.
00:11:49His eyes turning from anger to disbelief.
00:11:52I don't want your money.
00:11:55I only want a divorce.
00:12:00Dream on.
00:12:09He slams the door and leaves.
00:12:11I collapse onto the floor.
00:12:14Outside, he doesn't go far.
00:12:18He leans against the wall and lights a cigarette.
00:12:22He doesn't know why he's so angry today.
00:12:24All he knows is that the moment I asked for a divorce.
00:12:28Beyond the shock and rage, there was reluctance to let go.
00:12:32For the first time, panic sets in.
00:12:37She seems serious.
00:12:41He looks back at the closed door.
00:12:47The next morning, Adrian prepares a table full of dishes.
00:12:59I try to bring up last night, but he cuts me off.
00:13:04I won't stop you from seeing Lexi anymore.
00:13:07Don't be angry.
00:13:10I'm serious.
00:13:11I know that back then, because of your grandfather's dying wish, you married me and couldn't be with her.
00:13:18If you want to rekindle things with your first love, I don't want to stand in the way.
00:13:23I truly want to let you be.
00:13:25Don't be jealous of her.
00:13:26She and I are in the past.
00:13:30I just want to take care of Eleanor and her son now.
00:13:34Don't do anything unnecessary.
00:13:36I won't divorce you.
00:13:37That day at the club, he was the one who came after me first.
00:13:43I want to explain further, but his phone rings.
00:13:54Don't argue anymore.
00:13:56Wait for me after work.
00:13:57He holds me, says this, then leaves in a hurry.
00:14:03I stand there, feeling helpless and wronged.
00:14:08After Adrian leaves, I receive a voice message from Lexi.
00:14:13Jessica, the shop got an emergency call.
00:14:15A stray dog by the roadside was hit by a car, fractured and bleeding badly.
00:14:19I quickly wipes my tears and type back.
00:14:27Then I grab my equipment and rush out.
00:14:32When I reach the accident site, I push through the crowd, show my work ID and place my hand on
00:14:39the stray dog.
00:14:43With just a few gentle strokes, it calms down.
00:14:48Look at that.
00:14:49She just touched it a few times and the dog stopped barking.
00:14:52Amazing.
00:14:52Who is she?
00:14:54How is she so good with animals?
00:14:56You don't know?
00:14:57She's the pet communicator from that shop.
00:14:59She's famous around here.
00:15:01Jessica!
00:15:02Jessica!
00:15:03I look up and see a very familiar face standing by the stray dog.
00:15:07My childhood neighbor, Lamont Graves.
00:15:10I came back last month.
00:15:12I went to your house to find you.
00:15:16But your father said you were already married and told me not to disturb you.
00:15:20I don't want to talk about my father, so I changed the subject and asked what he does now.
00:15:27I'm a doctor.
00:15:29You heal animals, I heal people.
00:15:32That makes us colleagues, doesn't it?
00:15:34He makes me laugh.
00:15:38Let's go for a coffee.
00:15:42As we're talking, a black luxury car pulls up in front of us.
00:15:49Jessica.
00:15:50Adrian gets out and calls my name.
00:15:52I step back in fear.
00:15:54Lamont looks at me with confusion, then instinctively pulls me to his side.
00:16:04Who is this?
00:16:06Aren't you going to introduce us?
00:16:08Hello, I'm Lamont Graves.
00:16:10He ignores Lamont and looks only at me.
00:16:14I'm asking you.
00:16:21I endure the pain of his grip on my waist.
00:16:28He's an old neighbor.
00:16:30Then I sign to Lamont, introducing Adrian as my husband.
00:16:34He's just a neighbor.
00:16:35Was there any need to smile at him so happily?
00:16:37I press my lips together and say nothing.
00:16:41Adrian's hand tightens around my waist.
00:16:44Mr. Buckley, you're hurting Jessica.
00:16:48Is that any of your business?
00:16:53Stay away from my wife.
00:17:01Get in the car.
00:17:03Adrian opens the car door and says coldly.
00:17:06Lamont looks at me with worried eyes, but I can only lower my head and get into the car.
00:17:19The atmosphere in the car is so oppressing, it's hard to breathe.
00:17:23He starts the engine without a word, pressing hard on the gas.
00:17:36After driving for a while, he finally speaks, his voice simmering with rage.
00:17:41What exactly is your relationship with that man?
00:17:49I can see he's truly angry.
00:17:51Fear grips my heart.
00:17:53And my fingers tremble slightly.
00:17:55We were just childhood neighbors.
00:17:57We only reunited today.
00:17:58There's nothing between us.
00:18:00Really.
00:18:01Nothing at all.
00:18:02He doesn't believe me at all.
00:18:10He slams on the brakes, turns to me, and lowers his head, kissings me hard.
00:18:30His kiss is filled with punishment and possession.
00:18:33I can't break free.
00:18:35I start to give in.
00:18:37Then his phone rings.
00:18:38I see Eleanor's name on the screen and suddenly snap back to reality.
00:18:42I've already decided to divorce him.
00:18:44I shouldn't be doing this.
00:18:46I turn my head away from his kiss and push hard against his chest.
00:18:50What's wrong?
00:18:52Your phone is ringing.
00:18:53Answer it.
00:18:54He glances at the phone, hesitates, then answers it.
00:18:59Adrian, Lucas sprained his ankle and won't stop crying.
00:19:02Can you come over?
00:19:04I'll be right there.
00:19:06Get out.
00:19:07I open the door and stand by the roadside.
00:19:10He steps on the gas, and the taillights soon disappear into the night.
00:19:16The autumn wine chills me to the bone.
00:19:18I know that no matter how much time pass, he will always abandon me for Eleanor.
00:19:24I smile bitterly, a tear sliding down from the corner of my eye.
00:19:34I walk back to the pet shop.
00:19:36Lamont is still there.
00:19:38Are you okay?
00:19:40I shake my head.
00:19:42My phone number hasn't changed.
00:19:44Remember to contact me if you need anything.
00:19:48A wave of warmth fills my heart.
00:19:51Help me find a lawyer.
00:19:55I want a divorce.
00:19:58Okay.
00:19:59That day, I stay at the pet shop talking with the lawyer until 8 at night before finally going home.
00:20:07I push open the door, and I'm startled to find Adrian at home.
00:20:18Where did you go today?
00:20:21The pet shop.
00:20:25You're lying to me.
00:20:28He hands me his phone.
00:20:30On the screen is a photo of me talking with the lawyer.
00:20:34You're following me?
00:20:36Aren't you going to explain?
00:20:38You spent the whole day chatting with them.
00:20:40Not working.
00:20:42This is my private matter.
00:20:44It has nothing to do with you.
00:20:49Have you forgotten who you are?
00:20:51You're my wife.
00:20:52I've already decided to divorce you.
00:20:56Quit.
00:20:57You're not allowed to work at the pet shop anymore.
00:21:03I won't.
00:21:04If you don't quit, I'll shut that shop down.
00:21:11My face pales.
00:21:12I beg him not to drag my colleagues into this.
00:21:16If you don't want the pet shop to close, then come home.
00:21:19Everything can go back to how it was.
00:21:23I can't do that.
00:21:28I turn and go upstairs, moving into the guest room.
00:21:32In the living room, Adrian grows more and more agitated.
00:21:42He calls his assistant, Cedric.
00:21:47That pet shop.
00:21:51Find a way to shut it down.
00:21:57After hanging up, he goes upstairs and twists open the guest room door.
00:22:04I'm about to change clothes and am startled.
00:22:09He closes the door behind him and pins me down on the bed.
00:22:19Until the divorce papers are signed, we're still husband and wife.
00:22:22What's wrong with this?
00:22:27He presses his body against mine.
00:22:30His burning kisses falling on me.
00:22:34He kisses me while tearing at my clothes.
00:22:40I push him away in panic.
00:22:43His phone rings again.
00:22:49Your phone.
00:22:52Aren't you going to answer?
00:22:56What if something else happens to her?
00:22:59He glances at the phone and snaps out of his daze.
00:23:04Sorry.
00:23:06He pulls on his pants and walks out of the guest room with his phone.
00:23:12The door isn't fully closed.
00:23:15His voice comes through the gap,
00:23:17carrying a trace of warmth.
00:23:19Hello, Eleanor.
00:23:24Five minutes later,
00:23:26he finishes the call and returns to the guest room doorway.
00:23:31I cover my exposed body with the blanket.
00:23:36He doesn't come in.
00:23:39If you want to leave,
00:23:41just go.
00:23:42You don't need to tell me.
00:23:50Get some rest.
00:23:56He says it with apology in his voice,
00:23:59then turns and leaves.
00:24:03The guest room door clicks shut.
00:24:06Darkness floods over me.
00:24:17I press my hands against my aching heart
00:24:19and cry in silence.
00:24:28I think it's better that he's gone.
00:24:33From now on,
00:24:35I won't hold on to any illusions about him.
00:24:41Past nine at night,
00:24:42Adrian doesn't call for a driver.
00:24:44He drives alone to Eleanor's house.
00:25:01As soon as he enters,
00:25:02he hears Lucas crying nonstop.
00:25:15The child can't handle the pain.
00:25:17He's been crying for a while.
00:25:19I can't calm him down,
00:25:21so I called you.
00:25:23He walks to the bedside
00:25:24and looks at Lucas' foot.
00:25:29It's just a minor fracture.
00:25:32Good boys don't stay up late.
00:25:37Lucas nods,
00:25:38but instead of closing his eyes to sleep,
00:25:41he looks at Eleanor.
00:25:44Adrian, can't you stay tonight?
00:26:00Lucas is afraid that his classmates
00:26:02will laugh at him if he goes to school limping.
00:26:06He's so worried he can't sleep.
00:26:08Then don't go to school.
00:26:10Tomorrow I'll go with you
00:26:11to handle the paperwork.
00:26:12Then I'll have some education experts
00:26:14come teach him.
00:26:15Her heart leaps with joy,
00:26:16and it shows on her face.
00:26:18They walk out of Lucas' room
00:26:20and into the living room.
00:26:24Have a drink.
00:26:26She pours Adrian a glass of wine
00:26:28and takes off the jacket
00:26:29draped over her shoulders.
00:26:32She's wearing an extremely sexy nightgown,
00:26:35deep v-neck,
00:26:36no lining in the chest.
00:26:37It's almost like wearing nothing at all.
00:26:39He looks away without changing his expression.
00:26:42Lucas' matter is settled.
00:26:43I'll go now.
00:26:52Adrian,
00:26:54yesterday was my fault.
00:26:56I shouldn't have said that
00:26:57Jessica was embarrassing herself
00:26:58by mixing with that kind of woman.
00:27:01You're not to blame for that.
00:27:02She puts on a gentle,
00:27:04vulnerable look,
00:27:05her eyes reddening.
00:27:06I shouldn't have lost my temper
00:27:07with you either.
00:27:08I was just so worried about her.
00:27:11I was afraid she'd pick up bad habits,
00:27:13and I got anxious and argued with you.
00:27:15He's about to speak.
00:27:16She suddenly throws herself
00:27:17into his arms,
00:27:19wrapping her hands tightly
00:27:21around his waist.
00:27:22She came prepared tonight.
00:27:24Nothing underneath the sexy nightgown,
00:27:26and she's drenched herself
00:27:28in heavy perfume.
00:27:34I'm a bit drunk, Adrian.
00:27:39Could you help me to bed to rest?
00:27:42I can barely stand on my own.
00:27:53Her hand slides down
00:27:54toward Adrian's waist.
00:28:04He grabs her wrist
00:28:06and throws it aside.
00:28:09Don't do this.
00:28:11I told you,
00:28:12I won't have that kind
00:28:13of relationship with you.
00:28:20Why?
00:28:22You're so good to me,
00:28:23so why won't you touch me?
00:28:29I'm good to you
00:28:30because I owe you.
00:28:33You helped me
00:28:34when I took shelter
00:28:35at the Howard family back then,
00:28:37but that doesn't mean
00:28:38we can cross that line.
00:28:40You're Lucas's mother.
00:28:42I don't want to make
00:28:43things complicated.
00:28:45I'll take care of you,
00:28:46but that's all.
00:28:49Rejected.
00:28:49She feels both embarrassed
00:28:51and furious.
00:28:55I wronged you in the past,
00:28:57but I was forced into it.
00:28:59I've never forgotten you.
00:29:01Don't overthink it.
00:29:02I don't blame you.
00:29:05It's just that the past
00:29:06is in the past.
00:29:07We should both move forward.
00:29:12What about Jessica?
00:29:14What exactly are your feelings
00:29:15for her?
00:29:22I married her
00:29:23because it was
00:29:24my grandfather's
00:29:25dying wish.
00:29:26The purchase back then
00:29:27was always Jessica,
00:29:28what it wasn't my choice.
00:29:35So you don't love her?
00:29:38Then why don't you
00:29:39divorce her?
00:29:40You could marry me instead.
00:29:44Divorce isn't that simple.
00:29:45She's still my wife in name.
00:29:49I can't just throw her out.
00:29:53Besides,
00:29:54she hasn't done anything wrong.
00:29:56But she's standing between us.
00:29:59If it weren't for her,
00:30:01we would have been together
00:30:03long ago.
00:30:06The past is in the past.
00:30:08You need to look forward to.
00:30:10I won't go back
00:30:12on my promises to you.
00:30:13As long as I'm here,
00:30:14you and Lucas won't suffer.
00:30:16But don't bring up
00:30:17divorce again.
00:30:20After saying this,
00:30:22he ignores Eleanor's
00:30:23attempts to stop him
00:30:24and leaves.
00:30:26She smashes the wine glass
00:30:28to pieces,
00:30:29her eyes filled with malice.
00:30:34Jessica,
00:30:34you troublesome mute.
00:30:36I will make you pay for this.
00:30:38By the time Adrian returns
00:30:40to the Iris Mansion,
00:30:41I'm already asleep.
00:30:42He goes to the guest room
00:30:44and looks at me.
00:30:46My face looks pale
00:30:46and sickly.
00:30:47The corners of my NC red
00:30:49and swotin.
00:30:50Clearly I've been crying.
00:30:52He reaches out,
00:30:53wanting to touch my face.
00:30:57His fingers stop
00:30:58just before touching me.
00:31:00He suddenly realizes
00:31:02he doesn't love me.
00:31:05He shouldn't make
00:31:06such a tender gesture.
00:31:08His face hardens.
00:31:09He pulls his hand back
00:31:11and turns away.
00:31:15Just then,
00:31:16his phone rings.
00:31:20Mr. Buckley,
00:31:21how do you want to handle
00:31:22the matter of your wife
00:31:23working at the pet shop?
00:31:25Mr. Buckley,
00:31:26I found out one more thing.
00:31:27That Lamont Graves,
00:31:28he was Mrs. Buckley's neighbor.
00:31:30They've been close
00:31:31since childhood.
00:31:32The lawyer in the photo
00:31:33last time was also
00:31:34recommended by him.
00:31:35Adrian is silent
00:31:36for a moment.
00:31:37I knew it.
00:31:38She's been led astray
00:31:39by someone else.
00:31:40That's why she wants
00:31:41to divorce me.
00:31:42Jessica must come back home.
00:31:44She can't stay there
00:31:45any longer.
00:31:46Have someone take care
00:31:47of it as soon as possible.
00:31:49Are you saying
00:31:49we should go after
00:31:50that pet shop?
00:31:53Yes.
00:31:54The shop owner
00:31:55is called Lexi, right?
00:31:59Put pressure on her.
00:32:01I don't sleep well
00:32:02that entire night.
00:32:03Nightmares plague me
00:32:04one after another.
00:32:10Has something happened?
00:32:12I get up.
00:32:17I take a shower
00:32:18and put on fresh clothes.
00:32:22Then I go downstairs
00:32:23to make breakfast.
00:32:30I glance at the master bedroom door
00:32:32on the second floor.
00:32:33It's closed.
00:32:34Did Adrian come back last night?
00:32:45I look away
00:32:46and don't dwell on it.
00:32:48After breakfast,
00:32:49I hurry out.
00:33:03when I arrive at the pet shop,
00:33:05the staff are cleaning up
00:33:06and chatting.
00:33:07Jessica,
00:33:08you're here?
00:33:09Why do you look so pale?
00:33:11Are you okay?
00:33:12I sign that I'm fine
00:33:13and walk into the changing room.
00:33:21Time passes.
00:33:22The whole morning goes by
00:33:24and still nothing seems
00:33:26out of the ordinary.
00:33:27Just as I start to wonder
00:33:28if I'm being paranoid.
00:33:40Lexi comes rushing in.
00:33:46Boss, you look terrible.
00:33:48You look terrible.
00:33:49What happened?
00:33:51Don't even ask.
00:33:52I'm so angry.
00:33:55I have no idea
00:33:56which big shot
00:33:57I've offended.
00:33:59Someone wants to buy
00:34:00my little shop.
00:34:02If I don't sell,
00:34:03they say they'll make it impossible
00:34:05for me to stay in Crevalli.
00:34:06Who's that arrogant?
00:34:07Who did you offend, boss?
00:34:10No idea.
00:34:11Anyway,
00:34:12never mind.
00:34:12You guys keep working.
00:34:17Lexi turns to look at me,
00:34:19a strange look in her eyes.
00:34:20My heart skips a beat.
00:34:22I walk over to Lexi
00:34:24and ask her
00:34:24what's really going on.
00:34:26Nothing.
00:34:27Maybe someone's just
00:34:28jealous of my shop.
00:34:29This pet shop
00:34:30is my life's work.
00:34:32How could I ever
00:34:33sell it to someone else?
00:34:34Even if they offered me
00:34:35a fortune,
00:34:36I wouldn't sell.
00:34:37Don't worry.
00:34:38I won't abandon
00:34:40any of you.
00:34:44Everyone cheers
00:34:45for Lexi's generosity
00:34:46and kindness.
00:34:47Only I feel
00:34:48a heavy weight
00:34:48in my heart.
00:34:51Because I know
00:34:53Adrian has made
00:34:54his move.
00:34:57I walk to a corner
00:34:59and call him immediately.
00:35:08Adrian doesn't answer
00:35:09my call.
00:35:10I try again.
00:35:14Still no answer.
00:35:15I think about quitting,
00:35:16so I don't drag
00:35:17Lexi down.
00:35:18Lexi sees what I'm thinking
00:35:20and tells me
00:35:21not to worry.
00:35:22You're my people.
00:35:24Whoever tries to mess
00:35:25with you
00:35:25will have to answer to me.
00:35:27Don't think about quit.
00:35:28The next day,
00:35:29Lexi gets a call,
00:35:31then leaves
00:35:32with an anxious look
00:35:33on her face.
00:35:34She never comes back.
00:35:36The third day,
00:35:38Lexi calls
00:35:39and says she's busy
00:35:40and won't be coming in.
00:35:41Her voice sounds exhausted.
00:35:43The fourth day,
00:35:44there's no word
00:35:45from Lexi at all.
00:35:46Calls won't go through.
00:35:47Messages go unanswered.
00:35:49I can't sit still
00:35:50any longer.
00:35:51I take a day off
00:35:52and go to the Buckley group
00:35:53to find Adrian.
00:35:55This started because of me.
00:35:56I have to solve it myself.
00:36:06The new receptionist
00:36:07doesn't recognize me
00:36:08and won't let me up.
00:36:13I message Adrian.
00:36:15No reply.
00:36:17Then,
00:36:18I message his assistant,
00:36:20Cedric.
00:36:22Cedric comes down personally
00:36:23to escort me.
00:36:25He pauses
00:36:26when he sees me.
00:36:29Mrs. Buckley.
00:36:31Mr. Buckley
00:36:32is in a meeting right now.
00:36:33It's not convenient
00:36:34for him to see you.
00:36:35This time,
00:36:36for the sake of my friend,
00:36:38I become firm.
00:36:39I take out a pen and paper
00:36:41and write a few lines
00:36:42forcefully.
00:36:43Is he really too busy
00:36:44to see me
00:36:45or is he deliberately
00:36:46avoiding me?
00:36:47He reads the words,
00:36:49surprised by my aggressiveness.
00:36:53I keep writing.
00:36:54My hands trembling.
00:36:56Tell him to direct
00:36:57all his dirty tricks
00:36:58at me,
00:36:59not at the pet shop people.
00:37:01Otherwise,
00:37:01I will only despise him.
00:37:05Mrs. Buckley,
00:37:06please calm down.
00:37:06I'll take you up right now.
00:37:08He doesn't dare delay
00:37:10any longer
00:37:10and quickly escorts me upstairs.
00:37:13Adrian really is
00:37:14in a meeting.
00:37:15The conference room door
00:37:16is ajar.
00:37:18I push the door open
00:37:19and barge straight in.
00:37:25He leans back in his chair
00:37:26and looks at me coldly.
00:37:43You came to accuse me
00:37:45because of that pet shop?
00:37:47Why are you going
00:37:48after the pet shop?
00:37:54Lexi is innocent.
00:37:56She may be innocent,
00:37:57but what about you?
00:38:01You went behind my back
00:38:03to work there.
00:38:04Did you consider my feelings?
00:38:09That was my job,
00:38:10my freedom.
00:38:17I didn't betray you.
00:38:23He stands up,
00:38:25walks around the desk
00:38:26and comes to stand
00:38:27in front of me.
00:38:30You're Mrs. Buckley.
00:38:32Everything about you
00:38:33belongs to me.
00:38:36Including your time.
00:38:38Including your job.
00:38:39I'm trembling with rage.
00:38:41I'm trembling with rage.
00:38:42The first time,
00:38:43I curse him in sign language.
00:38:45Adrian, you have no shame!
00:38:48He understands.
00:38:49He lets out a low laugh,
00:38:51but his eyes turn cold.
00:38:55little mute,
00:38:57you call me shameless,
00:38:58but are you any better?
00:39:01This could have been solved
00:39:02if you had just given in.
00:39:05But you had to let it escalate
00:39:08until everyone loses.
00:39:10He lowers his head
00:39:11and leans close to my ear.
00:39:15If you really want to work
00:39:16so badly,
00:39:18then come work by my side.
00:39:20As a secretary,
00:39:22an assistant,
00:39:23whatever you want.
00:39:25I freeze,
00:39:26unable to believe
00:39:27what he's saying.
00:39:36He straightens up
00:39:37and looks at me
00:39:38with an air of leisure.
00:39:43Dream on.
00:39:44I won't come work
00:39:45by your side.
00:39:50Then watch that shop close.
00:39:52Your colleagues,
00:39:54your friends.
00:39:56They'll all lose their jobs
00:39:58because of your stubbornness.
00:40:01My face pales.
00:40:02I clench my fists.
00:40:04They are innocent!
00:40:07You can't do this to them!
00:40:13Innocent?
00:40:14You drag them into this.
00:40:17If you just bow your head,
00:40:19everything can go back
00:40:20to how it was.
00:40:24I hold back my tears
00:40:25and stare at him defiantly.
00:40:27Back to how it was?
00:40:29Back to the days
00:40:30when you treated me
00:40:31like a tool?
00:40:33I can't do that.
00:40:36His expression shifts,
00:40:38his voice turning colder.
00:40:40What kind of job
00:40:42do you think you can get
00:40:43without me?
00:40:44With one word from me,
00:40:46no one in Cravalie
00:40:47will dare hire you.
00:40:50Then I'll leave Crowvale.
00:40:58You want to run?
00:41:02Where do you think
00:41:03you can go?
00:41:04I don't answer.
00:41:06I just look at him
00:41:08with defiance.
00:41:09He suddenly smiles.
00:41:10It's a chilling smile.
00:41:18Little Mute.
00:41:20You really surprise me.
00:41:22I take a step back,
00:41:23but he follows.
00:41:29You think I'm threatening you?
00:41:32I'm just telling you the truth.
00:41:35You can't leave me.
00:41:37In an instant,
00:41:38I understand what he means.
00:41:39He wants to cut me off
00:41:40from the outside world
00:41:41and bring me back to his side
00:41:43to keep me as a caged bird.
00:41:45You can force me
00:41:46to quit the pet shop,
00:41:47but I won't come work for you.
00:41:51I'll just find another job.
00:41:53You think you can find one?
00:41:56Then I'll look one by one.
00:41:59There's always someone
00:42:00who isn't afraid of you.
00:42:10What kind of job
00:42:11can you find?
00:42:12With one word from me,
00:42:14no one in Crowvale
00:42:15will dare hire you.
00:42:17Go ahead and try.
00:42:19His hand slides
00:42:20from my chest
00:42:21down to my waist,
00:42:23caressing me
00:42:23with deliberate intimacy.
00:42:28Be good.
00:42:30Don't make a scene.
00:42:33I close my eyes
00:42:35and bite down hard.
00:42:41The taste of blood
00:42:43fills his mouth.
00:42:45He grunts
00:42:46and pulls back,
00:42:47his face dark
00:42:49and terrifying.
00:42:51I dig my nails
00:42:52into my palms,
00:42:53forcing myself
00:42:54to stay calm.
00:42:54I am a human being,
00:42:57not a pet you keep.
00:43:01Even if you use
00:43:03a hundred tricks,
00:43:04I won't come back.
00:43:08Say that again.
00:43:13I'm also serious
00:43:15about the divorce.
00:43:17You can force me
00:43:18to become
00:43:19an unemployed outcast.
00:43:21But I can also
00:43:23choose never
00:43:23to give in.
00:43:27Because this is
00:43:28my freedom!
00:43:32His face is ashing.
00:43:34He clenches his jaw
00:43:36and speaks.
00:43:37Don't kid yourself.
00:43:39I won't sign.
00:43:43You're not leaving me.
00:43:44Tears stream down my face.
00:43:46My fingers move slowly.
00:43:48Adrian,
00:43:49just let me go.
00:43:51He's never seen me like this.
00:43:53As if I've completely
00:43:54given up on him.
00:43:55As if I never want
00:43:56to look at him again.
00:43:57For the first time,
00:43:59panic stirs in his heart.
00:44:05But I don't want
00:44:06to hear anything
00:44:06more from him.
00:44:07I wipe my tears
00:44:08and run out
00:44:09of his office.
00:44:20I run out
00:44:20of the Buckley group
00:44:21and receive a call
00:44:22from Lexi.
00:44:24Jessica,
00:44:24I'm fine.
00:44:25Just resting somewhere else
00:44:26for a few days.
00:44:27Don't worry.
00:44:29I breathe
00:44:29a sigh of relief.
00:44:31Glad she's okay.
00:44:37After hanging up,
00:44:39I decide to go
00:44:39find Eleanor.
00:44:40Maybe if she talks
00:44:41to Adrian,
00:44:42things will change.
00:44:50I arrive at
00:44:51Eleanor's apartment.
00:44:54Suddenly,
00:44:55a ball flies
00:44:56straight at me
00:44:56and hits my stomach
00:44:58hard.
00:44:59I double over
00:45:00in pain,
00:45:01breaking out
00:45:02in cold sweat.
00:45:04It's Lucas.
00:45:07Are you blind?
00:45:09Why did you
00:45:10block my ball?
00:45:12You're so annoying.
00:45:16He shoves me hard.
00:45:22I steady myself
00:45:23and look at the boy
00:45:24coldly.
00:45:29I take out a pen
00:45:30and paper.
00:45:35Do you know
00:45:35who I am?
00:45:39Sure I know.
00:45:40You're that mute
00:45:41from the Howard family.
00:45:42My mom says
00:45:43you're a disgusting
00:45:44cripple.
00:45:45I sneer
00:45:46and keep writing.
00:45:47I'm your aunt
00:45:48and I'm also
00:45:48your uncle Adrian's wife.
00:45:50If you're rude
00:45:51to me again,
00:45:51I have every right
00:45:53to teach you a lesson.
00:45:55He shrinks back
00:45:56a little.
00:45:58Just then,
00:45:59the front door
00:46:00opens
00:46:01and Eleanor
00:46:01walks out.
00:46:04Lucas,
00:46:05what are you doing?
00:46:08Mom!
00:46:09She's bullying me!
00:46:11He immediately
00:46:12runs to her,
00:46:12wailing.
00:46:28A dark look
00:46:29flashes in her eyes.
00:46:31She coases Lucas
00:46:32to go inside.
00:46:36Then she walks
00:46:37over to me,
00:46:38raises her hand
00:46:39to slap my face.
00:46:41You damn mute!
00:46:42Who do you think
00:46:43you are?
00:46:46I grab her wrist
00:46:47and throw it aside.
00:46:52She's shocked
00:46:52to see me fight back
00:46:53for the first time.
00:46:56Now I know
00:46:57why your son
00:46:58has no manners.
00:47:02He learned it
00:47:03from you.
00:47:09What did you say?
00:47:12Just then,
00:47:13the sound of
00:47:14Adrian and Lucas
00:47:15talking comes
00:47:16from inside.
00:47:17Daddy.
00:47:20Her expression
00:47:21instantly change.
00:47:23She speaks sweetly.
00:47:27Jessica,
00:47:28come inside
00:47:28if you have
00:47:29something to say.
00:47:30I look at her
00:47:31as if she's
00:47:31lost her mind.
00:47:34Adrian walks out
00:47:36holding Lucas' hand.
00:47:38only then
00:47:39do I understand.
00:47:40She's putting
00:47:41on an act
00:47:42for him.
00:47:44What are you two
00:47:45talking about?
00:47:48Nothing much.
00:47:49Just chatting.
00:47:54She reaches out
00:47:55to take my arm.
00:47:56I lift my hand
00:47:57and avoid her touch.
00:48:05her face falls.
00:48:07She shoots
00:48:08a look at Lucas.
00:48:11Ow!
00:48:12My foot hurts
00:48:13so much!
00:48:14It's killing me!
00:48:20His expression
00:48:21darkens.
00:48:22He picks up Lucas.
00:48:25What happened?
00:48:29It was Eleanor.
00:48:31She blocked
00:48:31Lucas' ball
00:48:32and they started
00:48:33arguing.
00:48:38She said
00:48:39she was going
00:48:39to punish him
00:48:40and Lucas got scared
00:48:42and twisted
00:48:42his ankle again.
00:48:50I sighed
00:48:51frantically
00:48:52explaining
00:48:53that Lucas
00:48:53hit me
00:48:54with the ball
00:48:55and shoved me.
00:49:07But he doesn't
00:49:08even look at me.
00:49:09All he hears
00:49:10is Lucas' sobbing.
00:49:12Lucas?
00:49:13Is that true?
00:49:18He's afraid
00:49:19of his mother
00:49:19so he just
00:49:20cries
00:49:21and buries
00:49:22his face
00:49:22in Adrian's chest.
00:49:27Jessica,
00:49:28I know
00:49:28you don't like
00:49:29Lucas.
00:49:30But he's
00:49:31just a five-year-old
00:49:32child.
00:49:33His father
00:49:34is gone.
00:49:35Why hold
00:49:36a grudge
00:49:36against him?
00:49:45He looks up
00:49:46at me,
00:49:46his eyes
00:49:47filled with disgust.
00:49:48I shudder,
00:49:49as if ice water
00:49:50has been poured
00:49:50over my head.
00:49:51In that moment,
00:49:52I feel that
00:49:52explaining is pointless.
00:49:54He won't believe me.
00:49:55He only believes
00:49:56Eleanor.
00:49:56Do you really need
00:49:57to hold a grudge
00:49:58against a child?
00:50:01I'm truly
00:50:02disappointed in you.
00:50:07He calls for the driver
00:50:09and gets into the car
00:50:09with Lucas and Eleanor.
00:50:14a car drives away,
00:50:16leaving me behind.
00:50:18My heart shatters.
00:50:23Suddenly,
00:50:24a sharp,
00:50:25tearing pain
00:50:26sears through my abdomen.
00:50:27A warm trickle
00:50:29runs down my leg.
00:50:30It's blood.
00:50:38A passerby
00:50:40takes me
00:50:40to the hospital.
00:50:41When I wake up,
00:50:43Lamont
00:50:44is by my bedside.
00:50:49What happened
00:50:50to me?
00:50:58You're pregnant.
00:51:01Six weeks.
00:51:05There were signs
00:51:06of a threatened miscarriage,
00:51:07but the baby is safe.
00:51:10I touched my stomach
00:51:11in shock.
00:51:13I had no idea
00:51:15this baby existed.
00:51:23Should I tell him?
00:51:30I shake my head
00:51:32and sign,
00:51:34please keep it
00:51:35a secret.
00:51:38I remember him saying,
00:51:40I don't want children.
00:51:41If he finds out,
00:51:43he'll force me
00:51:43to abort.
00:51:55suddenly,
00:51:56my phone rings.
00:51:58I pick it up nervously.
00:52:00It's a message
00:52:01from my father.
00:52:02He scolds me
00:52:03for being ungrateful.
00:52:04What's wrong
00:52:04with Adrian taking care
00:52:05of your sister and Lucas?
00:52:07If you keep targeting them,
00:52:08don't blame me
00:52:09for disowning you.
00:52:13I don't want
00:52:14to reply to any of it.
00:52:15I turn off my phone.
00:52:17I know my father
00:52:18doesn't love me.
00:52:19He hasn't since my mother
00:52:20died when I was seven.
00:52:24I decide to hide
00:52:26the pregnancy
00:52:26and go to the hospital
00:52:28every day
00:52:29for prenatal injections.
00:52:35I don't want anyone
00:52:36to know,
00:52:37not even Adrian.
00:52:39I don't want anyone
00:52:40to know,
00:52:41I don't want anyone
00:52:41Adrian searches
00:52:42for me all night.
00:52:44I'm nowhere to be found
00:52:46and my phone is off.
00:52:53He sends the driver
00:52:54to look for me.
00:52:58I return home
00:53:00after my prenatal injection
00:53:01and find Adrian
00:53:02already there.
00:53:09He hasn't turned on
00:53:10the lights.
00:53:11In the darkness,
00:53:13he grabs me,
00:53:14shoves me
00:53:15against the wall
00:53:16and presses his body
00:53:18against mine.
00:53:19Where did you go?
00:53:23To the pet shop.
00:53:29You're lying.
00:53:30I checked.
00:53:32You didn't go
00:53:33to the pet shop today.
00:53:38Are you cheating on me?
00:53:41Did you ask for a divorce
00:53:43because of Lamont?
00:53:44I feel nauseous,
00:53:46panicked
00:53:46and want to deny it.
00:53:49But the lights are off.
00:53:51He can't see my hands.
00:53:58He's a doctor, right?
00:54:00You went to see him.
00:54:02That's why you smell
00:54:03like disinfectant.
00:54:06I smell so disgusting.
00:54:08It makes me want
00:54:09to strangle you.
00:54:16Five fingers tighten
00:54:17around my neck.
00:54:18Just as terror sets in,
00:54:20he pulls me towards him
00:54:21by the neck
00:54:21and presses a cold kiss
00:54:23to my lips.
00:54:24It's a punishing kiss.
00:54:27He forces my lips apart
00:54:28without mercy,
00:54:30his rough tongue invading.
00:54:32I can't bear it.
00:54:34I push against him
00:54:35with all my strength.
00:54:37He grabs my hands
00:54:39and throws them aside,
00:54:40then deepens the kiss.
00:54:47He's overcome with desire,
00:54:49breathing heavily.
00:54:50He lifts me
00:54:51and carries me
00:54:52to the living room.
00:54:58He sets me down
00:54:59on the sofa
00:55:00and tears open
00:55:01my blouse
00:55:01with his broad hand.
00:55:08I'm terrified of hurting
00:55:09the baby.
00:55:11I tremble uncontrollably.
00:55:15His hand slides lower,
00:55:17rubbing my most vulnerable place
00:55:19through the thin fabric.
00:55:20His low voice
00:55:21is a mixture of desire
00:55:22and self-destruction.
00:55:24Has he touched you here?
00:55:26I understand what he means.
00:55:28I shake my head frantically.
00:55:30He straightens up
00:55:31and grips my chin,
00:55:33forcing me to open my eyes.
00:55:38Why did you meet
00:55:39with Lamont today?
00:55:41I steady myself
00:55:42and sign deliberately.
00:55:46You keep bringing up Lamont?
00:55:49Is it because you're jealous?
00:55:53You're just a mute
00:55:54who can't speak.
00:55:56Isn't it ridiculous
00:55:57for you to say
00:55:58I'm jealous of you?
00:55:59It feels as if
00:56:00a bloody wound
00:56:01has been torn open
00:56:02in my heart.
00:56:04I get off
00:56:05the sofa
00:56:05and try to leave.
00:56:07Did I say
00:56:08you could leave?
00:56:12He grabs my arm
00:56:13and yanks me back.
00:56:20If you don't agree
00:56:21the divorce,
00:56:22I'll find a lawyer.
00:56:23I've put up
00:56:23with your antics.
00:56:24I've even overlooked
00:56:25you hurting my first love,
00:56:27but I have my limits.
00:56:29You want a divorce?
00:56:30Fine.
00:56:31I don't want
00:56:32to explain anymore.
00:56:33My eyes fill with tears.
00:56:35That would be best.
00:56:36But not until after
00:56:37the mayor's grandson's
00:56:38one month celebration.
00:56:40The mayor's wife
00:56:40has met you.
00:56:41You must attend
00:56:42as my wife.
00:56:43I want to refuse,
00:56:44but then I remember
00:56:44the mayor's wife
00:56:45has a dog.
00:56:46This is an opportunity
00:56:47to grow my pet business.
00:56:48So I agree.
00:56:49He has a styling team
00:56:51send over dresses.
00:56:53As I try one on,
00:56:55he notices my
00:56:56slightly swollen belly.
00:56:58His expression shifts.
00:57:00He looks puzzled.
00:57:02At the celebration,
00:57:03the mayor's wife's dog,
00:57:04Cookie,
00:57:06suddenly goes berserk,
00:57:07barking wildly
00:57:08at the baby in the crib.
00:57:14The dog is going
00:57:15to bite the baby!
00:57:16Kill it!
00:57:21Security guards
00:57:22raise their knives.
00:57:23The mayor's wife
00:57:24tearfully agrees.
00:57:26I'm a pet communicator.
00:57:29Let me try.
00:57:31Can she do it?
00:57:32What if something goes wrong?
00:57:34I trust her.
00:57:38I crouch down,
00:57:39slowly reach out my hand.
00:57:42Cookie sniffs me,
00:57:44then suddenly buries
00:57:46its head in my arms
00:57:47and whimpers.
00:57:49Everyone is astonished.
00:57:58You saved my grandson.
00:58:00She was all I had
00:58:01left of my daughter.
00:58:02I shake my head
00:58:04and sign that
00:58:05it was the least
00:58:06I could do.
00:58:08If you ever need anything,
00:58:10come to me.
00:58:11I will repay this favor.
00:58:13I hope that in the future,
00:58:15if your dog has any
00:58:16health issues,
00:58:17you'll come to me.
00:58:18I will.
00:58:21Just then,
00:58:22Adrian asks Aaron
00:58:23to fetch a pair of shoes.
00:58:26Then,
00:58:27he crouches down
00:58:28and puts them
00:58:29on my feet himself.
00:58:31You two really care
00:58:33about each other.
00:58:36She's different from most people.
00:58:38I need to be more attentive.
00:58:40I look at him,
00:58:41but my heart feels nothing.
00:58:43His thoughtness
00:58:44has come too late.
00:58:46After the celebration,
00:58:48the mayor's wife
00:58:49becomes my patron.
00:58:50She introduces me
00:58:51to many high-end
00:58:52pet communication clients.
00:58:53My career starts
00:58:54to take off.
00:58:55I receive several
00:58:56big orders in a row,
00:58:57and my income
00:58:58increases significantly.
00:59:00Adrian learns
00:59:01through Cedric
00:59:01that I'm earning money.
00:59:02His heart grows
00:59:04more and more uneasy.
00:59:05I am really going
00:59:07to pay back
00:59:07that billion.
00:59:09The crisis at the pet shop
00:59:11is also resolved.
00:59:12Lexi is still recovering,
00:59:14but business
00:59:15is getting better
00:59:15and better.
00:59:20I bring my lawyer
00:59:21to the Buckley group
00:59:22and demand a divorce.
00:59:23If you're divorcing me
00:59:24because of Eleanor,
00:59:25there's no need.
00:59:26I don't love her anymore.
00:59:30I don't answer.
00:59:32I just mentioned
00:59:33the last time
00:59:33Eleanor framed me.
00:59:34You never trusted me.
00:59:39He is silent
00:59:40for a long time.
00:59:46Finally,
00:59:48he signs
00:59:48the divorce papers.
00:59:54After I leave,
00:59:55Adrian pulls up
00:59:56the surveillance footage
00:59:57from the club
00:59:58and the apartment entrance.
01:00:06The footage shows
01:00:07Eleanor falling
01:00:08on her own.
01:00:12In the corner
01:00:13of the apartment,
01:00:14she is seen
01:00:15coaching the child
01:00:16to hit me
01:00:16with the ball.
01:00:17He clenches his fists,
01:00:19his face ashen.
01:00:21He's been deceived
01:00:22for three years.
01:00:31He picks up his phone
01:00:33and calls me.
01:00:36I was wrong.
01:00:37I watched the footage.
01:00:40At the club
01:00:41and the apartment,
01:00:42I wrongly accused you.
01:00:48I don't say a word.
01:00:50I just hang up.
01:01:01He listens to the dial tone,
01:01:04feeling true loss
01:01:05for the first time.
01:01:10Adrian comes home
01:01:12and confesses to me.
01:01:18Eleanor lied to me.
01:01:20I shouldn't have believed her.
01:01:22So?
01:01:26I want you to stay.
01:01:28It's too late.
01:01:30The agreement
01:01:30is already signed.
01:01:35For the first time,
01:01:36panic Shouj is on his face.
01:01:41I can tear it up!
01:01:43I shake my head
01:01:44and turn to go upstairs.
01:01:48You can't keep me
01:01:49anymore.
01:01:51He stands at the bottom
01:01:53of the stairs,
01:01:54feeling helpless
01:01:55for the first time.
01:02:02Adrian officially distances
01:02:04himself from Eleanor.
01:02:06He no longer answers
01:02:07her calls
01:02:07or gives her money.
01:02:14Eleanor storms
01:02:15to the villa's entrance,
01:02:16causing a scene
01:02:17and is escorted away
01:02:19by security.
01:02:25If you dare come again,
01:02:27I'll have my lawyer
01:02:27charge you
01:02:28with harassment.
01:02:32Eleanor is completely
01:02:33out of the game.
01:02:34She stands outside the gate,
01:02:36her face full of hatred.
01:02:40Jessica,
01:02:41I'm not done
01:02:42with you.
01:02:43She takes out her phone
01:02:45and dials a number.
01:02:55Help me with something.
01:02:58One day,
01:02:59on my way home
01:03:00from the pet shop,
01:03:01a car suddenly
01:03:02accelerates towards me.
01:03:09I dodge it,
01:03:11but I fall to the ground
01:03:12and scrape my palm.
01:03:13The car speeds away.
01:03:23Lamont happens
01:03:24to be passing by.
01:03:34He takes me
01:03:35to the hospital.
01:03:38Adrian gets the news
01:03:40and rushes over.
01:03:42When he sees Lamont
01:03:43helping me,
01:03:44rage burns inside him.
01:03:51But this time,
01:03:53he holds back.
01:04:00He asks if I'm hurt first.
01:04:03I'm fine.
01:04:06He lets out
01:04:07a breath of relief
01:04:12and glances at Lamont
01:04:14with complicated eyes.
01:04:15In the hospital corridor,
01:04:17the doctor tells them
01:04:18I'm pregnant
01:04:19and the baby is fine.
01:04:20He freezes in shock
01:04:22and about to ask more.
01:04:24Adrian,
01:04:25let's talk alone.
01:04:32The two walk
01:04:33to the end
01:04:33of the corridor.
01:04:41I know you don't like me,
01:04:42but I need to say this.
01:04:46I've liked Jessica
01:04:47since we were children.
01:04:50But I never wanted
01:04:51to destroy your marriage.
01:04:53I just want her
01:04:54to be happy.
01:04:59If she can be happy,
01:05:00I'll leave.
01:05:01But if she needs me,
01:05:03I'll always be here.
01:05:05If she doesn't need you,
01:05:08then prove it to me.
01:05:12I won't allow you
01:05:13to hurt her again.
01:05:13That's a warning.
01:05:20Aaron finds out
01:05:21that the owner of the car
01:05:22is connected to Eleanor.
01:05:29He takes the evidence
01:05:30and confronts Eleanor.
01:05:32You tried to kill her?
01:05:34I just wanted to scare her.
01:05:36I didn't mean to kill her.
01:05:41You're finished.
01:05:50He cuts off
01:05:51all her financial support
01:05:52and notifies her family.
01:05:54Eleanor loses everything.
01:05:56She collapses
01:05:57onto the floor.
01:06:05It's all that mute's fault.
01:06:08My belly is starting
01:06:09to swell.
01:06:10One night,
01:06:12I feel the baby move.
01:06:13A little kick.
01:06:16I put my hand
01:06:17on my belly
01:06:17and smile.
01:06:20It's the first time
01:06:21I've truly smiled.
01:06:28Lexi and Lamont
01:06:29accompany me back
01:06:30from a prenatal checkup.
01:06:33Adrian is waiting
01:06:34at the door
01:06:35and sees the ultrasound.
01:06:39You're pregnant?
01:06:40Why didn't you tell me?
01:06:43You don't want children.
01:06:52That was before.
01:06:56I shake my head
01:06:58and sign.
01:06:58I remember
01:06:59everything you said.
01:07:03When you said
01:07:04I don't want children
01:07:06you looked me in the eye.
01:07:11Your silence
01:07:12was the answer.
01:07:14He has no words.
01:07:17I walk inside
01:07:20and close the door.
01:07:22He stands outside the door
01:07:24tears falling
01:07:25for the first time.
01:07:49He stands outside the door
01:07:51all night.
01:07:53The next day
01:07:55he knocks on my door.
01:08:00I've never been good to you.
01:08:03I don't deserve
01:08:04to be a husband
01:08:05or a father.
01:08:07But I'm begging you
01:08:08give me a chance.
01:08:14I look into his
01:08:16bloodshot eyes
01:08:17and say nothing.
01:08:21One year later
01:08:25I give birth
01:08:26to a healthy baby boy.
01:08:31Adrian is there
01:08:32the whole time.
01:08:39On the day
01:08:39our son is born
01:08:40he holds the baby
01:08:42and says to me
01:08:50For what?
01:08:57Thank you for not leaving.
01:09:00I smile softly.
01:09:04I don't say
01:09:05I forgive him
01:09:07but I don't leave either.
01:09:09I don't care.
01:09:09I don't care.
01:09:11I don't care.
01:09:11I don't care.
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