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Her Twin Wolves, My Fox New .π
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00:00Thirteen years ago, I saved two wolf cubs, and for thirteen years they only loved my sister.
00:06Loki and Loren are twin wolves, my sister Vivian, and I had rescued them from the snow.
00:11We each took one home. I kept Loki, while Vivian brought Loren with her.
00:16I took care of him for thirteen years.
00:19I prepared his meals and stayed by his side through his every heat cycle.
00:24And I stayed up all night looking after him whenever he had trouble with his shift.
00:28I used to think it was in their nature to be cold and distant, until one day I overheard him
00:34saying,
00:35Lily's been good to you, why are you always so cold to her?
00:38Loki let out a bitter laugh.
00:40I never asked her to bring me home. If she hadn't chosen me, I'd be with Vivian now.
00:44Another voice chimed in.
00:46Compared to Vivian, Lily is...
00:49Forget it. You can't compare them.
00:52I stood frozen outside the door. For thirteen years the wolf I'd raised had wished I hadn't taken him home,
00:57so he hated me for that.
00:59I packed my bags and left him a letter.
01:01I am sorry. I took you away without your consent. Now I am setting you free.
01:08I sat on the couch until midnight.
01:11With a mirror in my hand, I stared at my reflection over and over again.
01:16Round face and dull skin.
01:17The longer I looked, the worse I felt.
01:20Then I thought of Vivian.
01:22She always gets the attention wherever she goes.
01:26The door opened.
01:27Loki walked in. The smell of whiskey clung to him.
01:30His gaze swept over me for a second before he headed straight for his room.
01:35I stood up. For the first time ever, I reached out and grabbed his tail.
01:39A flash of disgust crossed his eyes.
01:41He slapped my hand away and stepped back immediately.
01:46Don't touch me.
01:48It was just like the first time I'd tried to touch his ears.
01:51I thought all werewolves were like that.
01:54They were cold and untouchable.
01:57I know better now.
01:58It wasn't that he hated being touched.
02:00He just couldn't stand my touch.
02:02I froze for a few seconds.
02:04Then I laughed.
02:05So that is how it was.
02:08Turns out when you are not pretty, your love doesn't count.
02:11I didn't even realize I was crying.
02:14When I looked up again, I was alone in the living room.
02:18The tears wouldn't stop.
02:19It felt like a stone was crushing my chest.
02:22My fingers went numb.
02:23I could hear my own breathing growing heavier and heavier.
02:27And suddenly, I remembered the school carnival.
02:30Every year, I would ask Loki,
02:32Come with me.
02:33Everyone is bringing their shifter.
02:35No.
02:36He cut me off without looking up.
02:38But they...
02:38Then go adopt another one.
02:43So I went alone every year.
02:45I'd always stand off to the side and watch Lauren come across the carnival.
02:49He had the same face as Loki, but he was always smiling.
02:53Vivian would touch his ears, and he would always bend down for her.
02:57Lauren would ruffle her hair and ask,
02:59Do you want that teddy bear over there?
03:02Vivian would nod, rise onto her tiptoes, and reach for his ears again.
03:06I watched them with envy.
03:07That was the life I wanted.
03:09One year, Caden and his friends got me into a corner.
03:12Caden stood in front of me with a smug grin.
03:15Where's your wolf?
03:16He sneered.
03:17Oh, right.
03:18He probably doesn't want people seeing him with you.
03:20His friend laughed.
03:22Two twin wolves!
03:23One with the pretty sister!
03:25And the other got stuck with the ugly ducking.
03:28I'd hide, too.
03:32I got to my feet and threw a punch.
03:35His friend hit the ground.
03:37Caden rushed at me, and I knocked him down, too.
03:40The school called my mother.
03:42She asked me in front of everyone at the school office.
03:45They were right.
03:47Why were you out there fighting people?
03:51Mom.
03:51She acted as if she hadn't heard me.
03:54Then she looked at me with disgust.
03:56You're not pretty, and you got a terrible temper.
03:59Even Loki doesn't want to be around you.
04:02I wish you were Vivian sometimes.
04:06Even my own mother didn't want me.
04:09I didn't remember how I ran out of the office.
04:11I cried in the park all night.
04:13When I got home, my father slapped me.
04:16He stood in the doorway, his face twisted with disgust.
04:20I wish I'd never had a daughter like you.
04:23I sat in the living room the entire night.
04:25When the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window,
04:29I turned my face away.
04:34I only felt safe when I hid in the darkness of my bedroom.
04:37When I woke up, it was already dark outside.
04:40The loneliness and self-loathing felt endless.
04:42I pushed open the door and walked out.
04:44Loki was gone, but his scent lingered everywhere.
04:47I ate something without really tasting it,
04:49and then started packing my things.
04:51I didn't have much to pack.
04:52At 18, when I got into college, I finally left that house.
04:57I was afraid my parents would mistreat Loki,
04:59so I took him with me.
05:00As always, he neither accepted nor refused,
05:03number that wasn't true.
05:05He refused plenty of things.
05:07He refused to let me touch or hug him.
05:10When money was tight, I could only afford a one-room apartment.
05:14He slept on the bed.
05:15I slept on the couch.
05:17Loki was over six feet tall.
05:19He kept bumping his head on the low door frames of that tiny apartment.
05:23So I worked as hard as I could,
05:25and eventually bought a small place of my own.
05:28Loki was all I had.
05:29No matter how distant he was,
05:31he was still the little wolf I'd brought home.
05:34When you love someone, you always feel like you owe them more.
05:37That is why I bought him so many things.
05:39I never realized he never wanted any of it.
05:42So I'd finally decided to let him go.
05:44I picked up my luggage and walked out of the apartment.
05:47I liked walking.
05:48Loki did too.
05:49He just didn't like walking with me.
05:51The only time he joined me was when Vivian and Loren were there.
05:55Whenever that happened, his tail wouldn't stop wagging.
05:58I always told myself he just missed his brother.
06:01A car horn suddenly blared, pulling me back to reality.
06:07I looked up.
06:09It was other shifters coming to pick up their masters.
06:11I had never experienced that kind of bond.
06:14The next morning, a clerk asked me for the third time
06:17if I was sure about breaking my bond with Loki.
06:19I nodded.
06:20Humans who break an adoption contract with a shifter
06:23are required to pay compensation.
06:26I left him the apartment.
06:27The clerk handed me the papers.
06:32Miss Lily Hayes,
06:34would you like to deliver Mr. Loki's copy yourself?
06:36Or should we send it for you?
06:38I took out the letter I had rewritten countless times.
06:41You can send it.
06:42And this too.
06:43There were only a few lines in it.
06:45Loki, I am sorry.
06:46I took you away without your consent.
06:48Now I am setting you free.
06:50I walked out of the agency
06:52and drove away from the city.
06:54I was going to the sea to start over.
06:56A coastal university offered me a lecturer position.
06:59I accepted it.
07:01The nights here were beautiful.
07:03I took a photo.
07:04And almost instinctively
07:06opened my chat with Loki.
07:08I sent it to him.
07:09Then I scrolled up.
07:10It was all me.
07:11I sent him cute trinkets from shops.
07:14A strange shaped cloud
07:15and a pretty flower.
07:17He rarely replied.
07:18Sometimes just one word.
07:20The last message was from the day I found out the truth.
07:24I had asked,
07:24Where are you?
07:25I'll come get you.
07:26Still,
07:27I got no reply.
07:30I looked up.
07:32It was other shifters coming to pick up their masters.
07:34I had never experienced that kind of bond.
07:37The next morning,
07:38a clerk asked me for the third time
07:40if I was sure about breaking my bond with Loki.
07:43I nodded.
07:44Humans who break an adoption contract with a shifter
07:46are required to pay compensation.
07:49I left him the apartment.
07:50The clerk handed me the papers.
07:56Miss Lily Hayes,
07:57would you like to deliver Mr. Loki's copy yourself?
07:59Or should we send it for you?
08:01I took out the letter I had rewritten countless times.
08:04You can send it.
08:05And this too.
08:06There were only a few lines in it.
08:08Loki, I am sorry.
08:09I took you away without your consent.
08:11Now I am setting you free.
08:13I walked out of the agency
08:15and drove away from the city.
08:17I was going to the sea to start over.
08:19A coastal university offered me a lecturer position.
08:23I accepted it.
08:24The nights here were beautiful.
08:26I took a photo
08:27and almost instinctively
08:29opened my chat with Loki.
08:31I sent it to him.
08:32Then I scrolled up.
08:33It was all me.
08:34I sent him cute trinkets from shops,
08:37a strange shaped cloud,
08:38and a pretty flower.
08:40He rarely replied.
08:41Sometimes just one word.
08:43The last message was from the day
08:45I found out the truth.
08:47I had asked,
08:47where are you?
08:48I'll come get you.
08:49Still,
08:50I got no reply.
08:51So he must have received the papers by now.
08:55He couldn't even say goodbye to me.
08:57I switched to a new account
08:59and deleted the old one.
09:03I couldn't sleep that night.
09:05Moonlight spilled across the floor.
09:08The room was filled with darkness
09:10and the scent of the ocean.
09:12Ever since my mother said those words
09:14up the school office,
09:16Caden had stopped holding back.
09:18Lily's just some ugly bookish nerd.
09:21Even her own mother can't stand looking at her.
09:23I didn't argue because he was right.
09:26So I learned to wait until nightfall
09:28when no one was around
09:29so I could cry.
09:31And when I cried,
09:32Loki would be standing in the yard downstairs.
09:34I used to think he was there for me.
09:39I understand now
09:40that maybe he was just like me.
09:43Maybe he also needed the night
09:44to hide his sadness.
09:51Besides teaching,
09:52I had my own research projects.
09:54After work,
09:55I would run along the beach
09:57and came back to write.
09:58I had a very demanding schedule
10:00so could I sleep.
10:01During class breaks,
10:03students often gathered around me.
10:05Professor,
10:05why do you never take off your mask?
10:07She sounded completely serious.
10:09Because I'm not pretty.
10:11Who said that?
10:13Tell me,
10:14I'll go talk to them.
10:15And a few others nodded along.
10:17I just smiled and changed the topic.
10:19They started talking about
10:20the shifters in their families.
10:22Professor,
10:23what kind of shifter did you have?
10:25I didn't want to talk about Loki,
10:27so I said casually,
10:29he's dead.
10:30The classroom went quiet.
10:32The bell didn't come soon enough.
10:35After that,
10:36students started bringing me coffee,
10:38muffins,
10:38and cookies.
10:39There was no way
10:40I could finish them all.
10:42Then I thought of the fox shifter
10:44who used to dig through
10:45the trash on campus.
10:47Fox shifters were usually beautiful,
10:49but his face was covered
10:51in deep, uneven scars.
10:52He only came out at night
10:54so he wouldn't scare anyone.
10:56One night,
10:57I was leaving the lab
10:58when it started to rain.
11:00A shadow suddenly darted out,
11:02a fluffy tail dragging behind him.
11:05Little fox.
11:06Sorry.
11:08I just came in
11:09to get out of the rain.
11:10I didn't know anyone was here.
11:14The rain was cold.
11:16He was completely soaked.
11:17You don't need to hide your face.
11:19I've seen you before.
11:21There's hot water
11:22and a dryer in my office.
11:24Come with me.
11:24In the light,
11:25I saw how young he was.
11:28He is maybe 18 or 19,
11:30about the same age as my students.
11:32While he was showering,
11:34I went next door to ask around.
11:36My colleague Tom
11:37was more than happy to talk.
11:38The fox's name is Eli.
11:40He used to be really good looking.
11:42Apparently,
11:43his former owner
11:44tried to sell him
11:45to the black market.
11:46He refused
11:47and bit the guy,
11:48then ran.
11:48He got his face scratched
11:50during the escape.
11:51The black market people
11:52saw his face was ruined,
11:54so they beat him up
11:55and threw him into the sea.
11:57Some students pulled him out.
12:00Since then,
12:01he's been living on campus,
12:03digging through the trash.
12:05Where does he stay?
12:06There's a shed behind the hill.
12:09Lily,
12:11I heard your shifter passed away.
12:16You're not seriously thinking
12:17of taking this one in,
12:19are you?
12:21Honestly,
12:22with that face,
12:23who would even want them?
12:27That reminded me
12:29of something I'd heard before.
12:31She's so plain.
12:33Who would ever like her?
12:34I had heard things like that.
12:36Why couldn't we be loved?
12:37We wanted love
12:38just as much as anyone else.
12:40I said to Tom,
12:42Eli isn't ugly.
12:43He's just injured.
12:45He's kind.
12:46I saw him give his own food
12:48to beggars on the street
12:49and donate to shifter shelters.
12:52So,
12:52don't say that about him.
12:56When I stepped out,
12:58Eli was standing in the hallway.
13:00His hair was still dripping wet.
13:01His eyes were red.
13:03Do you want me to dry your hair?
13:05He handed me a towel.
13:07I dried his hair first,
13:08then his tail.
13:09It was my first time
13:10using a hairdryer
13:11on a foxtail.
13:13I was clumsy
13:14and kept apologizing
13:15every time I accidentally hurt him.
13:17When I was done,
13:18I handed him a muffin and coffee.
13:20He didn't take them.
13:21He hesitated
13:22and said softly,
13:26I don't eat much.
13:28Could you take me in?
13:29I froze.
13:30He continued.
13:31I know I don't look good,
13:33but I can cook,
13:35wash dishes,
13:36and clean the house.
13:38I can massage
13:39and take care of plants.
13:41I smiled,
13:42then took off my mask
13:43and looked at him in the eyes.
13:46I'm not pretty either.
13:48Would you still want to come with me?
13:50He lifted a hand
13:52and gently touched my cheek.
13:54You're cute.
13:56I want to come with you.
13:58Tears stung my eyes.
13:59I blinked and took his hand,
14:01walking out of the lab.
14:02The rain had stopped.
14:03I had finally found a home
14:05and someone like me.
14:09That reminded me
14:10of something I'd heard before.
14:12She's so plain.
14:14Who would ever like her?
14:15I had heard things like that.
14:17Why couldn't we be loved?
14:19We wanted love
14:19just as much as anyone else.
14:21I said to Tom,
14:23Eli isn't ugly.
14:24He's just injured.
14:26He's kind.
14:27I saw him give his own food
14:29to beggars on the street
14:30and donate to shifter shelters.
14:33So, don't say that about him.
14:38When I stepped out,
14:39Eli was standing in the hallway.
14:41His hair was still dripping wet.
14:43His eyes were red.
14:44Do you want me to dry your hair?
14:46He handed me a towel.
14:48I dried his hair first,
14:49then his tail.
14:50It was my first time
14:52using a hair dryer on a fox tail.
14:54I was clumsy
14:55and kept apologizing
14:56every time I accidentally hurt him.
14:58When I was done,
14:59I handed him a muffin and coffee.
15:01He didn't take them.
15:03He hesitated
15:04and said softly,
15:07I don't eat much.
15:09Could you take me in?
15:10I froze.
15:11He continued,
15:12I know I don't look good,
15:14but I can cook,
15:16wash dishes,
15:17and clean the house.
15:19I can massage
15:20and take care of plants.
15:22I smiled,
15:23then took off my mask
15:24and looked at him in the eyes.
15:27I'm not pretty either.
15:29Would you still want to come with me?
15:32He lifted a hand
15:33and gently touched my cheek.
15:35You're cute.
15:37I want to come with you.
15:39Tears stung my eyes.
15:40I blinked and took his hand,
15:42walking out of the lab.
15:43The rain had stopped.
15:44I had finally found a home
15:46and someone like me.
15:51I took Eli in
15:52and he kept his word.
15:54The house was always clean.
15:55Flowers began to grow in the yard.
15:58Every night,
15:58he brought dinner to my lab
15:59before I even realized
16:01I was hungry.
16:02Tom started showing up
16:03at dinner time.
16:04He said between bites,
16:06Wow, Eli can cook?
16:08My shifter at home
16:09can't do anything.
16:10I didn't say anything.
16:12Except look pretty
16:13and act cute.
16:14Loki couldn't cook either.
16:16And he couldn't do anything.
16:17Or maybe he just
16:18didn't want to do anything for me.
16:20That night,
16:20I had nightmares again.
16:22I was 17.
16:23Vivian was with Lauren.
16:25I had Loki with me
16:26at the amusement park.
16:27Then the explosion happened.
16:29Lauren pulled Vivian close to him.
16:31I grabbed Loki's hand
16:32and ran.
16:33We ran toward the end
16:34of the amusement park.
16:36Shrapnel flew everywhere.
16:37The exit was right ahead
16:39and then it exploded.
16:40I ran at the front
16:41and didn't see
16:42what was happening behind me.
16:44But in my dream,
16:45I saw it clearly.
16:46Loki let go of my hand
16:48and ran toward Vivian.
16:49So did Lauren.
16:50I fell to the ground.
16:52No one looked back.
16:53I was unconscious
16:54for several days.
16:55When I woke up,
16:56my parents and Loki
16:58were all by Vivian's side.
16:59Everyone was comforting her.
17:01A voice echoed
17:02from everywhere.
17:03See Lily?
17:04No one loves you.
17:05No one ever will.
17:06I curled up,
17:07covering my ears.
17:08No, that's not true.
17:10So money grabbed my hand
17:12and pulled me up.
17:13That's not true.
17:15Everyone deserves to be loved.
17:19I woke up.
17:21Eli was wiping my forehead
17:22with a cool towel.
17:24When he saw I'd opened my eyes,
17:26he finally relaxed.
17:27But I still cried.
17:32Eli, can you hold me?
17:33He climbed onto the bed
17:35and pulled me into his arms
17:36without saying a word.
17:38I cried for a long time.
17:39I let everything out.
17:41He gently patted my back
17:42and held me quietly
17:43without letting go.
17:45He wouldn't push me away
17:46like my parents did.
17:47He wouldn't abandon
17:48or ignore me.
17:50Eli, can you sing a song?
17:52He thought for a moment
17:53and then softly hummed
17:54an old song.
17:55I closed my eyes.
17:57The darkness was still there.
17:59But this time,
18:00I wasn't alone.
18:01With Eli by my side,
18:03I felt like myself again.
18:05That morning,
18:06the sunlight was bright.
18:07Eli and I were in the yard
18:08hanging clothes,
18:09joking around
18:10between the sheets
18:11and pillowcases.
18:12We couldn't stop laughing.
18:14Then someone called my name
18:15outside the gate.
18:16Lily.
18:17I knew that voice
18:18before I even turned around.
18:20The clothes hanger
18:21slipped from my hand.
18:25It felt like an old scar
18:27in my chest
18:28was being torn open.
18:29For months,
18:30I had told myself
18:31it was all over.
18:32But there he was,
18:34standing there
18:34as if he had never
18:35let go of my hand
18:36in my dreams.
18:37Eli stepped in front of me.
18:39I touched his arm.
18:42I know him.
18:43Go make lunch.
18:44I'll handle this.
18:49We walked to the bench
18:50by the sea.
18:57Long time no see.
18:59He didn't bother
19:00with small talk.
19:01Who's the fox?
19:04My new shifter.
19:06Then who am I?
19:09We've already broken our bond.
19:11Loki's voice
19:12suddenly turned cold.
19:14You're replacing me
19:15with that ugly thing?
19:16I didn't wait
19:17for him to finish.
19:18I slapped him
19:19across the face.
19:24It felt like an old scar
19:25in my chest
19:26was being torn open.
19:28For months,
19:28I had told myself
19:30it was all over.
19:31But there he was,
19:32standing there
19:33as if he had never
19:33let go of my hand
19:35in my dreams.
19:36Eli stepped in front of me.
19:38I touched his arm.
19:40I know him.
19:41Go make lunch.
19:43I'll handle this.
19:47We walked to the bench
19:48by the sea.
19:55Long time no see.
19:57He didn't bother
19:58with small talk.
20:00Who's the fox?
20:02My new shifter.
20:04Then who am I?
20:07We've already broken
20:09our bond.
20:10Loki's voice
20:11suddenly turned cold.
20:12You're replacing me
20:13with that ugly thing?
20:15I didn't wait
20:16for him to finish.
20:17I slapped him
20:18across the face.
20:23Don't call him that.
20:25Loki touched his face
20:26and looked at me.
20:27I had never done that
20:29to him in all 13 years.
20:34Lily,
20:34you said you would
20:35never leave me.
20:37You always wanted Vivian.
20:41I was just no longer
20:42in your way.
20:44He grabbed my shoulders.
20:46So you heard it that day?
20:48Yes.
20:50I'm sorry.
20:55I stood up and left.
20:58I walked along the shore.
21:03My phone buzzed.
21:05It was my friend Natalie.
21:07Babe, Vivian is getting
21:09married to her shifter.
21:11Are you coming back
21:12for the wedding?
21:16Everything made sense now.
21:18Loki had never gotten
21:19the person he truly wanted.
21:21And now he was standing
21:22at my door.
21:23Not because he wanted me,
21:25but because there was
21:26no one else left.
21:28When I got home,
21:29Eli had already prepared lunch.
21:31He was pacing in the yard
21:33and his hands tightly
21:34clasped together.
21:35The moment he saw me,
21:37he rushed over
21:38and hugged me.
21:44His tail brushing
21:45against my hand.
21:48You're back.
21:50Yeah.
21:53I thought you wouldn't
21:54come back.
21:55I'm not going anywhere.
21:57Don't overthink.
21:58The way he looks at you
21:59makes me uneasy.
22:01And he's really handsome.
22:03I reached out
22:03and touched his face.
22:05I got you a gift.
22:07But first,
22:08let me pet your ears.
22:10His ears twitched.
22:11He knelt down,
22:12just like Lauren
22:13once did for Vivian.
22:15I reached out
22:16and touched his ears.
22:17Eli,
22:18I've saved enough money.
22:19I can help fix your face.
22:21You're going to fix me
22:23and then leave with him?
22:26When are you going to stop
22:28making up stories
22:28in your head?
22:29Then he lowered his head
22:30and licked my neck.
22:31I pushed him away.
22:32Is this what all canines do?
22:35His hands clenched,
22:36then relaxed.
22:38Did he ever do that to you?
22:43It's fine.
22:45As long as you're here.
22:46I patted his head.
22:48He never let me touch him.
22:50He loved my sister Vivian.
22:53Understand?
22:54That night,
22:55he came to my door,
22:57holding a pillow.
22:58Can I sleep here?
22:59I didn't answer
23:00and just moved aside.
23:02His fox tail was warm.
23:03I closed my eyes
23:05and let everything go.
23:10Everything made sense now.
23:12Loki had never gotten
23:13the person he truly wanted.
23:15And now,
23:16he was standing at my door,
23:18not because he wanted me,
23:19but because there was
23:20no one else left.
23:22When I got home,
23:24Eli had already prepared lunch.
23:26He was pacing in the yard
23:27and his hands
23:28tightly clasped together.
23:30The moment he saw me,
23:32he rushed over
23:32and hugged me.
23:38His tail brushing
23:39against my hand.
23:42You're back.
23:44Yeah.
23:47I thought you wouldn't come back.
23:49I'm not going anywhere.
23:51Don't overthink.
23:52The way he looks at you
23:53makes me uneasy.
23:55And he's really handsome.
23:57I reached out
23:58and touched his face.
23:59I got you a gift.
24:01But first,
24:03let me pet your ears.
24:04His ears twitched.
24:05He knelt down,
24:07just like Lauren once did
24:08for Vivian.
24:09I reached out
24:10and touched his ears.
24:12Eli,
24:12I've saved enough money.
24:13I can help fix your face.
24:16You're going to fix me
24:17and then leave with him?
24:21When are you going to stop
24:22making up stories
24:23in your head?
24:24Then he lowered his head
24:25and licked my neck.
24:26I pushed him away.
24:27Is this what all canines do?
24:29His hands clenched,
24:30then relaxed.
24:33Did he ever do that to you?
24:38It's fine,
24:39as long as you're here.
24:40I patted his head.
24:42He never let me touch him.
24:45He loved my sister Vivian.
24:48Understand?
24:49That night,
24:50he came to my door,
24:51holding a pillow.
24:52Can I sleep here?
24:53I didn't answer
24:54and just moved aside.
24:56His fox tail was warm.
24:58I closed my eyes
24:59and let everything go.
25:05I didn't attend Vivian's wedding.
25:07I asked Natalie
25:08to bring her a gift for me.
25:09Loki's visit felt like a dream
25:11and just as quickly,
25:13it was over.
25:14Eli's surgery was a success.
25:16I looked at his face.
25:17I understood why his former owner
25:19had tried to sell him.
25:20His bright eyes,
25:21straight nose and full lips.
25:23All the features
25:24once hidden under scars
25:25had returned.
25:26He was too handsome.
25:27Standing next to him,
25:29I suddenly felt unworthy.
25:30Ely noticed me staring
25:32and shifted awkwardly.
25:33What is it?
25:34Am I not good looking?
25:35I rubbed his ears.
25:40Yes, you are.
25:42Very good looking.
25:43After he was discharged,
25:45he started bringing meals
25:46to the lab.
25:47Tom even paid him
25:48to bring an extra portion.
25:50One day,
25:50a few students came to my office
25:52to apply for my research project.
25:55Eli walked in at just the right time
25:57and got surrounded.
25:58He left awkwardly,
26:00clearly embarrassed.
26:01After he left,
26:03Tom spoke.
26:03Oh my God,
26:04that's Eli?
26:05The students followed up.
26:06The professor has great taste.
26:08Yeah.
26:09Honestly,
26:10he was taken in at his worst
26:11and now he looks like that.
26:12If it were me,
26:13I'd do anything for her.
26:15The adoption and surgery
26:16must have cost a fortune.
26:18My God,
26:19they're perfect for each other.
26:20I cleared my throat at the door.
26:26My face burned.
26:28All eyes around us turned to me.
26:30My legs went weak.
26:31Ali's expression darkened.
26:33He didn't say a word.
26:34Then he punched Caden in the face,
26:36knocking him to the ground.
26:38I said I love her.
26:40Are you deaf?
26:41He hit him again.
26:42It reminded me of a long time ago
26:44when I first fought back
26:45just like Eli now.
26:47But back then,
26:48my mother told me I was wrong.
26:50So I stayed quiet and told myself
26:52maybe ugly people deserved it.
26:54Then a hand grabbed mine tightly.
26:57A girl stepped forward,
26:58standing in front of Caden.
26:59What did you say?
27:00Who do you think you are?
27:02You're pretty average yourself.
27:04How dare you judge others?
27:06He came here to harass a professor
27:08over her looks?
27:09Is he insane?
27:10I've seen Professor Lily
27:12without her mask.
27:13She's pretty.
27:14He's clearly lying.
27:15She's one of the best professors I've had.
27:18She genuinely cares about students
27:20she deserves better.
27:21Someone stop him before Eli gets sued.
27:23People in the crowd moved closer,
27:25pretending to break things up.
27:27But some of them took the chance to care.
27:29Years later,
27:30Caden and I were standing in the office again.
27:33This time,
27:33I had a group of students behind me.
27:36The dean watched the security footage.
27:38Then he went out for a cigarette,
27:40came back,
27:41and punched Caden in the face.
27:43He turned to the admissions staff.
27:45How did this guy even pass the screening?
27:47Revoke his access.
27:49Ban all companies registered under his name
27:51from this university.
27:52Get him off campus.
27:53You can't do this.
27:55You hit me.
27:56I'm going to sue you.
27:57I'm in charge of this recruitment campaign.
28:00I'm the vice dean of this university.
28:03We have a top law school
28:05and a legal team that's never lost a case.
28:08See you in court.
28:09He turned away without another glance.
28:12I wiped away my tears.
28:13For the first time in a long while,
28:15I wasn't alone anymore that night.
28:18Eli and I sat on the beach.
28:19I turned to look at him.
28:21Thank you for everything.
28:23Waves rolled in one after another.
28:25He pulled me closer and kissed me.
28:28Sorry I wasn't here sooner.
28:30You're here now.
28:32That's enough for me.
28:35Happy birthday.
28:37I opened it.
28:38A pearl necklace.
28:40Where did you get the money?
28:42From you.
28:43I invested the extra you gave me.
28:47You're really something, sneaky little fox.
28:50I can earn money.
28:51I can cook.
28:52I can take care of you.
28:54Lily, I like you.
28:56Can you give me a chance?
29:00Wait.
29:01I thought we were already together.
29:03That night you came into my room and slept there.
29:05His tail wouldn't stop wagging that night.
29:13After Eli and I got together, he gave me all his savings.
29:17It was almost as much as mine.
29:19I used it to buy the cabin.
29:20I finally took off my mask in class.
29:23The students applauded and whistled.
29:26Professor Lily, you're pretty.
29:28Things kept getting better every day.
29:30Then Loki showed up again.
29:32He was waiting outside my lab.
29:34When I walked over, he handed me a bracelet.
29:37I recognized it immediately.
29:38It was the same one Vivian used to wear in high school.
29:41Loren had given it to her as a birthday gift.
29:44Back then, I had stared at it for a long time.
29:47Happy birthday, Vivian.
29:50Loki, can you get me a birthday present too?
29:52It doesn't have to be expensive.
29:55But I never got one.
29:57What does this mean?
29:59I looked at the bracelet and didn't take it?
30:01I searched a long time to find it.
30:05Don't abandon me.
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