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When I Left My Uncle, He Unraveled
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00:00My adopted uncle Robert was spiked and I became his only cure.
00:04My grandfather, Klaus Cullen, demanded Robert to marry me.
00:07However, Robert was against this arranged marriage for his true love.
00:11On a drunken night, he attempted suicide to save his life.
00:14I lost both of my legs.
00:16He had no choice but agreed to the marriage.
00:18But on our wedding night, he threw me into an underground club.
00:22He tied me to a bed and sat back, watching, amused.
00:25After endless humiliation, I found a chance to set the curtains on fire,
00:28burnt down the entire club, including me and Robert.
00:31When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the day he was drugged.
00:35This time, Robert, I'd step aside.
00:37Let you have your true love.
00:38A large hand gripped my waist, jolting me awake.
00:41I opened my eyes and met Robert's bloodshot gaze.
00:44It was clouded with a deep, bottomless lust.
00:47I scanned the room, didn't see the sickening tools of the underground club,
00:51nor unforgettable stench hanging in the air.
00:54Did you not hear me?
00:56Take it off.
00:57Then I realized I had been reborn into the night he was drugged.
01:01He was so close to me, reminding me of the men who had forced themselves onto me in my past
01:06life.
01:06Their stinky lips against my neck, greasy hands tearing my clothes.
01:10I forced myself not to think about it, biting Robert's arm hard.
01:14Get off me!
01:15The sharp pain snapped Robert back to his senses, noticing my collar's rip.
01:19Unease flickered in his eyes, instantly replaced by hate.
01:22Caroline, you disguise me.
01:25Sleeping with me won't change anything.
01:27I will never love you.
01:29A sharp ache shot through my heart.
01:33Where's your girlfriend?
01:34I'll go pick her up.
01:35I didn't expect him to freeze when he heard that.
01:37The potion made him shake all over, but he still forced his upper body up from the floor.
01:42He lunged forward and grabbed my waist tightly.
01:44Why isn't it you?
01:48Why are you bringing her to me?
01:50Why aren't you staying here?
01:53Didn't you love me the most growing up?
01:55Weren't you willing to do anything for me?
01:57Weren't you?
01:57This was the man I loved for so long, and he was losing his mind over me.
02:01There was no way I didn't feel anything, but I couldn't forget.
02:04After sleeping with me in my past life, he threw me into an underground club.
02:08The humiliation, the abuse, the fire.
02:17Caroline, stop, please.
02:18I can't hold back anymore.
02:24Robert, are you okay?
02:25Do you feel sick?
02:26Let's go to the hospital and-
02:27Before she could finish, Robert yanked her inside.
02:30The door slammed shut right in my face.
02:32My heart finally settled.
02:33In this life, the toxic bond between Robert and me would end for good.
02:37Melody was my classmate.
02:38She was a scholarship student.
02:40Couldn't even afford a decent meal at the cafeteria.
02:43I used to pretend I'd ordered too much and asked her to eat with me.
02:46When she told me she would spend the holiday alone, I brought her back to my home.
02:50We had maids, but she still woke up early to help and asked everyone about their favorite
02:54dishes for dinner.
02:55I truly believed I had found a best friend for life, until the necklace Robert gave me
02:59suddenly disappeared.
03:00I searched every inch of the mansion, only to find it shattered in the kitchen.
03:04I was a gift I treasured the most.
03:06Only Melody knew where I kept it.
03:08She was also the only person who knew about my forbidden feelings for my uncle.
03:12When I finally confronted her, she knelt at our front gate,
03:14sobbing that it was an accident.
03:16I had her things thrown out anyway.
03:19She stood up from the pavement and began to limp away.
03:22She ran into Robert at the entrance.
03:24Seeing her swaying as if she was about to collapse, Robert felt a surge of pity.
03:29I was furious, but terrified that Robert would discover my true feelings and distant me.
03:34So I could only watch her put on the show.
03:36I never imagined they would actually become lovers.
03:39Melody sent me intimate photos of them over and over again.
03:41I tried to tell Robert about the things Melody had done, but he didn't believe me at all.
03:46Caroline, people like you only care about business.
03:48You never understand a thing about true love.
03:50It was too much tension in the mansion.
03:52Robert eventually moved out for good.
03:54That night, Grandpa asked me to deliver some documents to Robert.
03:57That was how I ended up there when he was drugged.
04:00I still remember the smug look Melody gave me when I walked in.
04:03That's when I knew.
04:04It was all a trap.
04:05For a poor girl desperate to marry into Upper East Side, drugging became the easiest way.
04:10In my past life, I had ruined her plans, but this time, I will watch Robert jump straight
04:15into her trap.
04:16After my parents passed away, I lived with my grandpa, but he was always occupied with
04:21company's affairs.
04:22In the mansion, there were just maids and my uncle, Robert.
04:25He used to help me with my homework and taught me how the world worked.
04:29He would slip those love notes out of my bag and set them aside.
04:32As if clearing the path of foolish suitors.
04:34When he was 18, I had my first period.
04:37He went to buy pads for me with, blushing bright red.
04:41Watching the tips of his ears flush in the glow of the sunset, my heart skipped a beat.
04:45But soon enough, those feelings soured.
04:48We drifted further and further away.
04:50It was midnight when I got home, yet the lights in the living room were still on.
04:54Grandpa was sitting on the sofa, nearly asleep.
04:59If you had been any later, I would have called the police.
05:01I leaned into my grandfather's embrace.
05:03Couldn't stop crying.
05:04Grandpa had always loved me the most.
05:07But in my past life, Robert had pushed him off the stairs because of me.
05:11After my grandpa was left disabled, Robert threw him into the cheapest nursing home in
05:15the city.
05:16I was sent to a place like that too.
05:19I lost my phone.
05:20I'll buy a new one tomorrow.
05:22It took a while to coax grandpa back to his room to rest.
05:26When I returned to my own room, everything felt strange yet peaceful, turned out.
05:30Falling out of love was actually that simple.
05:32The next morning, I went down for breakfast, but Robert and Melody were there too.
05:36Grandpa sat across from them.
05:38His face clouded with anger.
05:39On the table, it was my favorite omelet.
05:42Morning, Caroline.
05:43Did you sleep well?
05:45Quite well.
05:46During breakfast, Melody didn't touch a single bite.
05:50Mel, why aren't you eating?
05:53I'm allergic, but it's fine.
05:55I'll just grab something at the school cafeteria later.
05:57Robert's face darkened.
05:58Then he ordered the maids to cook something else.
06:02What?
06:03You're allergic to eggs?
06:05They're all what Caroline likes.
06:07She is my granddaughter.
06:08She eats whatever she wants.
06:10Robert, I can eat this.
06:12Please don't upset Mr. Cunnan because of me.
06:15The meal ended awkwardly.
06:16As soon as Grandpa left the dining table, Robert blocked my path.
06:20Keep your mouth shut.
06:22I don't want him knowing anything about last night and, and if you ever try to seduce me
06:26again, I'll make sure the whole family knows what you really are.
06:29So, he thought I was the one who drugged him.
06:32No wonder he hated me so much in my past life.
06:34Not only did he throw me into that hellhole, but he had me drugged every single day.
06:38Awake or asleep, I was tripping all the time.
06:41I had even lost my dignity, stripping in public and begging strangers to touch me.
06:45A searing pain ripped through my heart, and I doubled over.
06:48My head hurt like it was being crushed by a sledgehammer.
06:51Robert, believe it or not, I had absolutely nothing to do with what happened last night.
06:55You were the only one at my place yesterday.
06:58Who else could it be?
07:00Or are you going to tell me you're not obsessed with me anymore?
07:02Getting humiliated like that right in front of Melody, my face burnt with shame.
07:06You're not that important to me anymore.
07:08Honestly, Robert, just thinking about me loved you before, that makes me sick.
07:14What the hell did you just say?
07:16The man I loved was the kind, honorable Robert from my childhood.
07:19Not you!
07:21I thought once I stepped aside and let them be together, they could be out of my life for good.
07:25However, only a couple days later, rumors began spreading across the campus.
07:29Did you hear?
07:30Caroline is obsessed with her own Uncle Robert.
07:33Isn't that like, I heard she tried to drug him but failed.
07:35Got kicked out.
07:37Total disgrace to the Cullen family.
07:39I've never liked Caroline.
07:41Always acts so superior.
07:43Without Cullen's name, what does she have left?
07:45I stepped up behind them.
07:47I have a straight A record and gold medals from competitions.
07:50They spun around and I realized they were Melody's roommates.
07:53I didn't hold back.
07:54I've recorded everything you just said.
07:56Just wait for my lawyer's letter.
07:58You're right.
07:59The Cullens have my back.
08:00But what do you have?
08:01Just lying mouths and zero shame?
08:04We aren't lying!
08:05Go check the campus group chat yourself!
08:08There's a video!
08:08I found the video they talked about.
08:10It was the surveillance footage from outside Robert's penthouse.
08:13It showed the door hanging open, with Robert looking flushed and disoriented.
08:17But the clip cut off right after he kicked me out.
08:19Melody wasn't in it at all.
08:21It was crystal clear who was behind this.
08:23Before I got to track Melody down, Robert showed up.
08:26He threw his phone onto my lap.
08:28Delete the post.
08:29I'll take care of the damage control.
08:30Does he really think I posted that?
08:32I looked at him, confused.
08:34You've got the wrong person.
08:35It was Melody!
08:36I had someone trace the ID.
08:38It leads straight back to your laptop.
08:41The account registered with your phone number.
08:43You owe an apartment in that neighborhood.
08:45It's easy for you to get that footage.
08:47His gaze grew even colder.
08:49Should I keep going?
08:50Every word of defense died in my throat.
08:52Even though I knew he didn't care for me, being accused like this still hurt my feeling.
08:56He had been the center of my entire world for as long as I could remember.
08:59Right in front of him, I used my phone number to reset the forum password and deleted the post.
09:04He let out a cold snort, about to say something more.
09:07But he stopped when he saw me open my WhatsApp and permanently delete his number.
09:11Our chat history was literally me talking to myself.
09:14Robert, the ribs at the cafeteria were great today, but I still prefer yours.
09:18Robert, grandpa says we're having dinner at home tonight.
09:20He wants to set me up on a blind date.
09:23What should I do?
09:24His replies had always been a single, cold character.
09:27I wiped everything related to him from my phone.
09:30The chats, the contacts, the photos.
09:32As he watched me do this, his calm facade finally cracked.
09:35Karen, what the hell are you doing?
09:37My voice was flat.
09:38I know, you think I'm annoying.
09:39Even mentioning me is a disgrace.
09:41Fine, let's cut everything off.
09:43As I was getting out of the car, he grabbed my arm.
09:46Caroline, I told you to delete the post, not to cut me out of your life.
09:49If you just behave yourself and stop picking up on Melody, we can still make things work.
09:54Me? Picking up on her?
09:56Come on.
09:56I knew you got her kicked out of the campus clubs and you accused her of cheating so she'd lose
10:00her scholarship.
10:00Isn't that enough?
10:01But look, I can fix all of that.
10:02I'll let it pass.
10:03I slowly pried his fingers off my arm, one by one.
10:07Uncle Robert, you're misunderstanding something.
10:10He froze, stunned by the formal, distant way I addressed him.
10:13I hadn't called him that in years.
10:15I don't want anything to do with you anymore.
10:17I'm already engaged.
10:19After getting home, I finally agreed to the marriage alliance grandpa he'd been pushing for.
10:24But he didn't look as happy as I expected.
10:26Caroline, be honest with me.
10:28Why did you agree to it suddenly?
10:30My heart skipped a beat, but I kept my face perfectly calm.
10:34I thought I was too young to think about it.
10:36But an old classmate of mine just had her first baby.
10:39I'm already 25.
10:41If I get engaged now, maybe in two years, I can still give you a great-grandchild while I'm in
10:46my prime.
10:47Isn't that what you wanted?
10:50I knew exactly what he wanted to hear.
10:52He didn't suspect a word, I said.
10:54The next day, I met the head of the Thorn family, Gabriel Thorn.
10:58Everyone in the city said he was a cold, untouchable man, a saint.
11:01But the moment I saw him, I froze.
11:03In my past life, after I set that underground club on fire, some people stormed into the building.
11:08Gabriel was at the front.
11:09The flames didn't stop him.
11:11He rushed to my side and evacuated all the other victims.
11:13I remember him reaching out his hand to me, but I pushed it away.
11:17I'm so tired.
11:18I don't want to be here anymore.
11:20He had granted me my final wish, his eyes filled with pity.
11:23I knew that winning over a man like him, a truly good man, would be easy.
11:26For the next two weeks, whenever I didn't have classes, he would pick me up.
11:30Dinner.
11:31Movies.
11:31Shopping.
11:32Every single plan was perfect.
11:34Maybe too perfect.
11:35I began to wonder if he was actually a playboy who had mastered the art of charming women.
11:39That was until I accidentally caught a glimpse of his search history.
11:44I couldn't help but burst into laughter.
11:47His face turned red instantly, and he looked away.
11:50After a long moment of awkward silence.
11:53Stop laughing.
11:54I just, I've never been good at this.
11:56I don't know how to act around you.
11:58I was still giggling.
11:59You could have just asked me.
12:01I can do that?
12:02Of course.
12:04What if the internet recommends something I hate?
12:06What if I get angry?
12:08Whatever you say, Kara.
12:09No one had ever called me Caro before.
12:11That made the tips of my ears burn.
12:13One month.
12:14That was all it took for me to know he was the man I wanted to marry.
12:17Maybe our love wasn't that dramatic.
12:19But he was there.
12:20Every single time.
12:21He replied to every message, listened to every word, and made me feel truly seen.
12:26I once asked him how he managed to reply to my texts so quick.
12:30Even he was so busy.
12:31Nothing is more important than you.
12:34I had doubted him where his love came from.
12:36Caro, time will tell.
12:38Don't push me away.
12:39Give us a chance.
12:42I will.
12:42The next day, I formally brought Gabriel home to meet the family.
12:46I had specifically asked Grandpa to keep it quiet, especially from Robert.
12:50So Robert still had no idea who my boyfriend actually was.
12:53Besides, Gabriel liked to keep his low profile.
12:56In the business world, there were only a few people knew what he looked like.
13:00With his perfect manners and gifts, Gabriel won over the entire family.
13:04Except for Robert and Melody.
13:06The whole night, Robert's face stayed grim.
13:08Every time he saw Gabriel holding my hand, his expression grew darker.
13:13After dinner, Grandpa called us all to the study.
13:16He pulled a heavy legal folder from the safe.
13:18This was supposed to stay sealed until my passing.
13:21But as you're getting married, it's best you see this now.
13:23Melody, assuming it was the final will.
13:25Caroline, don't worry.
13:26Even though the bulk will go to your uncle, we'll make sure you're taken care of.
13:30Robert and I will manage the Cullen Empire together.
13:32You can just focus on your life.
13:34She hadn't even married into the family yet, and she was already counting her chickens.
13:39Shame she would be disappointed.
13:41Grandpa shot her, a freezing glare.
13:43Cullen fortune is to be split between Robert and Caroline.
13:47No way!
13:49She's just a junior!
13:50I'm the primary heir!
13:52Melody has a point.
13:54Caroline never cared about money.
13:55But now she's seizing it.
13:57Is it her will, or is it her boyfriend told her to?
14:00Besides, with my brother and his wife gone, it's only natural that I take full control of the legacy.
14:06He wasn't just asking for a share.
14:08He wanted it all.
14:09Grandpa's face hardened instantly.
14:11Listen, Robert.
14:12You are an adopted son.
14:14You have no right to challenge my granddaughter.
14:17No way.
14:18I've been a current since I could walk.
14:19How could I be adopted?
14:21His chest heaved with every breath, his gaze shifting between Klaus and me.
14:25His eyes were a mess.
14:26He looked like his whole world just blew up.
14:28Your dad was one of my men.
14:30He took a bullet for me.
14:31Your mother was carrying you then, and the grief destroyed her.
14:35I poured every resource into saving her, but she didn't make it.
14:38She died when she was seven months along.
14:40Enough with the stories.
14:41My birth records prove I was born full term.
14:44That was because of your mother's will!
14:45Grandpa whacked the table so hard.
14:47Come on.
14:48You said you'd keep your cool, remember?
14:50He took a beat to calm down.
14:52Your mom didn't want a C-section.
14:54She demanded to stay with you until the very last.
14:57I failed your parents, so I tried to make it up to you.
15:00I treated you like my own blood.
15:02I even considered giving you the whole empire after the crash.
15:05Nice story.
15:06Too bad I don't buy it.
15:08Dad, I get it.
15:10You love Caroline.
15:11But this lie?
15:12It's ridiculous.
15:14Robert refused to even glance at the papers.
15:17His jaw set in stubborn denial.
15:19Grandpa sighed deeply.
15:21Read it, Robert.
15:22It's all here.
15:23If you don't believe the ink, go get a DNA test.
15:25During my second year of college, Grandpa needed blood.
15:28They used yours, which is impossible for direct kin.
15:32That's when I found...
15:35We weren't related.
15:38That was the day I stopped fighting my heart.
15:40We weren't family by blood, and an eight-year gap was nothing.
15:43Why couldn't we be a couple?
15:44For three years, I kept a secret diary on my inns, set to only me.
15:49Every single word was about him.
15:51These were my deepest secrets, meant to stay buried forever.
15:53I never expected Melody to accidentally take my phone.
15:57And she was clumsy enough to open my private feed right in front of Robert.
16:01Everything just went south.
16:02He waved my phone in my face, just totally trashing me.
16:05He called me a total freak, said he wished I wasn't even his niece.
16:09He even moved out to get some space for me.
16:12Robert finally took a look.
16:14As his eyes hit his parents' names, they welled with tears.
16:17Dad, why bring this up?
16:19Why today?
16:20Since you decided to hide it from me back then, why couldn't you just keep it from me forever?
16:24I...
16:25I'm leaving.
16:26I might have imagined it, but he gave me a long, deep look before walking away.
16:30The old flutter in my chest was dead.
16:32I looked at him and felt nothing.
16:34Melody glared at me, her eyes dripping with pure greed.
16:37Once the two were gone, Grandpa officially amended his last will.
16:40Robert isn't a bad man, but that girl is trouble.
16:44I'm not handing the company over to him with her around.
16:47You're taking over.
16:47Grandpa, come on.
16:48I don't even know how to run a company.
16:50So you're just gonna let the Cullen name go bust right here?
16:53Ugh, bite your tongue.
16:54Don't say that.
16:55Grandpa gave my arm a light, playful slap.
16:58Gabriel was being all quiet.
16:59Then he just soothed my arm like it actually hurt.
17:02Grandpa and I just blinked.
17:04Totally didn't see that coming.
17:06Gabriel caught us looking, and his face flushed.
17:09Caro, you might not be up for it, but Gabriel's a pro.
17:12With a burning face, I hurried Gabriel out of the room.
17:16I didn't see Robert for a long time after that day.
17:19Even when Grandpa sent him the notarized will, he offered no single reaction.
17:23Melody's been riding him hard, telling him to ask Grandpa for shares.
17:27But the man who once gave her everything finally said no.
17:29Dad founded the company.
17:31He can do whatever he wants with it.
17:33But you put in all for the company!
17:35It's so unfair that you end up with nothing!
17:37Let's face it.
17:39He's freezing you out because you aren't blood.
17:41Because of this, the two of them had a massive argument.
17:45The whole school was gossiping.
17:47Their drama was literally everywhere.
17:49Melody's roommate saw her selling all of Robert's gifts on eBay.
17:52She was making this huge deal about being so over him.
17:55Fast forward two days, and she's at his door with a lunchbox.
17:59I couldn't care less.
18:00I'm totally over it.
18:02Things with Gabriel have been amazing lately.
18:04Since I saw his phone, I've been living to mess with his head.
18:07It's too easy.
18:09Mr. Thorne, aren't you going to Google where to take me tomorrow?
18:12Did your GP tell you the eye-closing rule for a first kiss yet?
18:15So, it's easy.
18:25You're welcome.
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