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00:05After the hundredth time my besties hot brother used my body as pre-match warm-up, I walked
00:10out of this relationship and announced to everyone, I am getting married.
00:15To his mortal enemy, my best friend's brother is the most famous soccer star in the country.
00:20His name stays in the tabloids every other week, and yet, he is still the most eligible
00:25bachelor alive.
00:2625 years old, drop-dead gorgeous, filthy rich, nobody knows that I, a completely ordinary
00:33sports channel journalist, have been in a secret relationship with him for five years.
00:38Five years.
00:39He played the field, he liked to roam, and I, I slowly, quietly reshaped myself into exactly
00:46what he wanted.
00:53Silas, slow down.
00:56Already tapping out, babe.
00:58My legs went weak.
00:59I just closed my eyes and let him do whatever he wanted.
01:02Five years of indulging his nonsense.
01:05I proposed to him three times.
01:07He turned me down.
01:08All three times, after my best friend Maya got married.
01:12Her family started setting her brother up on blind dates.
01:15I looked at Silas one evening and said it plainly.
01:17Silas, my family's given me an ultimatum.
01:20I have to get married this year.
01:21He paused, then pressed a soft kiss to my ear.
01:24Just wait a little longer.
01:26Then came Memorial Day weekend.
01:28Maya grabbed my arm.
01:29Yuna!
01:30You won't believe it!
01:31My cold-hearted brother is actually planning to propose!
01:34He even bought the ring!
01:37Really?
01:38You know about it?
01:39My heart slammed against my ribs.
01:41Hope.
01:42Real.
01:43Terrifying hope.
01:44Started to bloom in my chest.
01:46Wait.
01:47You know too?
01:49Yeah.
01:51Oh, I guess that makes sense.
01:54She's on his team.
01:55Some junior assistant.
01:57Didn't she go to your university?
01:58I went still.
01:59The bloom in my chest turned to ash.
02:02I swallowed it down.
02:03My head lowered, pretending to scroll through my phone.
02:06A call from home shattered the silence.
02:11Yuna, when are you meeting the man we arranged?
02:14We're running out of patience.
02:15The man was Hudson Cole, the most respected soccer coach in the country.
02:20But also Silas' mortal anemone, who's issued Silas multiple red cards and publicly sneered
02:26that a playboy will never wear the World Player of the Year crown.
02:29Hudson is a family friend.
02:31I only pretend not to know him for Silas' sake.
02:34But now.
02:37Don't worry.
02:38I will go.
02:39What a coincidence.
02:41I'm also getting married over Memorial Day weekend.
02:44Beach ceremony.
02:45Will you be my maid of honor?
02:47What?
02:49Are you serious?
02:50I've been trying to set you up for years and you turned down every single one and now
02:53you're just getting married out of nowhere?
02:55My family arranged it.
02:57I can't keep waiting.
03:01Fair enough.
03:03Grandma's losing more memories every day.
03:05She's been holding on just to see you walk down the aisle.
03:08I looked down.
03:09The grandma who raised me had dementia.
03:13Her one remaining wish, in her clearer moments, was to see me get married.
03:17Silas knew.
03:18He'd always known.
03:19And he still just said wait a little longer.
03:22Five years of a secret relationship I couldn't even mention.
03:27Enough of that.
03:28Show me a photo of this guy.
03:30I forced a small smile and reached for my phone.
03:33And a hand shot out from behind me, snatching it clean away.
03:36Yuna's got a boyfriend?
03:38Let me see.
03:38But I could see exactly what he was doing.
03:41He was deleting the few photos we had together.
03:43He was worried I might show Maya our photos.
03:47You little brat, give that back!
03:49I'm just looking out for Yuna.
03:52She's basically a little bunny.
03:54Too easy to take advantage of.
03:56My face burned hot, little bunny.
03:58That was what he called me in bed.
04:00He used to tease me.
04:01You were in your thirties and you've still got no bite.
04:04You just lie there being adorable.
04:08Yuna, your eyes are red.
04:10I'm fine.
04:12Just tired.
04:13I'm heading home.
04:13I walked away fast.
04:15Go apologize.
04:16I'll settle the check and meet you outside.
04:21Silas caught up with me in the parking garage.
04:28You're upset?
04:29I just wasn't expecting you to suddenly want to go public.
04:32He was too close.
04:33Close enough to see the smear of lipstick on his collar.
04:36Not mine.
04:37I shoved him off.
04:39Hard.
04:40Weren't you going to drive us home?
04:42Get in the car.
04:43Silas actually looked startled.
04:45Five years.
04:46In five years, I had never spoken to him in that tone.
04:51I have a plan, okay?
04:52I was going to tell my family eventually.
04:54Why are you so desperate to rush this?
04:55I turned to look at my own reflection in the window.
04:58The fine lines at the corners of my eyes.
05:02I'm getting married.
05:06Silas went rigid.
05:07A second later, his phone rang.
05:09He picked up a soft, sweet voice came through the speaker.
05:12Nina, the junior assistant on his team.
05:15Hello?
05:16Silas, there's an issue with tomorrow's training schedule.
05:19Don't worry.
05:19I'm on my way.
05:20He hung up, pressed his forehead to mine.
05:22Almost like he'd misunderstood the whole thing.
05:25I'm still young.
05:26Career has to come first right now.
05:28The marriage thing.
05:30Just wait a little more, okay?
05:32Team emergency.
05:34Go home with my sister.
05:35He circled around to the driver's seat.
05:37Left nothing but exhaust in his wake.
05:39It was like the last time.
05:41He'd said he wanted to see the ocean.
05:43I researched every coastal spot.
05:45Found the best viewpoint.
05:47He said he wanted seafood.
05:49I compared a dozen restaurants.
05:51Made the reservation.
05:52At the airport.
05:53One second he had his arms around me.
05:55His phone rang.
05:57Team crisis.
05:57He walked away without looking back.
05:59I waited for him for a whole week.
06:05Yuna!
06:05Where'd he go?
06:06Team thing.
06:08Had to leave.
06:09It's Nina again, isn't it?
06:11I don't get it.
06:12Aside from being young and pretty, what does she even have?
06:14Young, pretty.
06:15Young, pretty.
06:15I let those words sit on my tongue.
06:17They tasted like ash.
06:19Last month, he grabbed my waist in bed and said,
06:21Babe, you really should start working out more.
06:24Maya grabbed my arm and flagged down a cab.
06:27You don't even know.
06:28Nina was handling the team's travel arrangements last month,
06:31and she just added herself to the itinerary,
06:34and Silas went along with it.
06:35He spent a whole week with her at the beach.
06:38I added her on social media.
06:40Silas tried to play it off,
06:41said she went to the same university as you,
06:43so he couldn't exactly kick her out.
06:45Look, here's...
06:46Look, here's her post right here.
06:48The date, the exact week I was waiting alone.
06:51Every location in the photos, I recognized them.
06:54They were all from the travel guide I had put together and sent him.
06:57Our fifth anniversary as a secret couple
06:59was the first day of their public romance.
07:01I dropped Maya off at her place,
07:03said goodbye like everything was fine.
07:05Bye, Maya.
07:06But the moment the door closed,
07:08I gave the driver Silas' club address.
07:11Take me to Silas' club, please.
07:12I'd been to that building many times,
07:14but they only ever knew me as Maya's best friend.
07:16Nobody knew what happened in that office.
07:19The couch, the desk by the floor-to-ceiling windows.
07:22Five years of things that only I knew.
07:24The office door was slightly open.
07:26I was about to push it when I heard voices.
07:28Let's go somewhere for Memorial Day weekend.
07:30I froze with my hand in the air.
07:32Just us.
07:33Then Silas' voice.
07:35Actually, there's something I need to tell you.
07:38My chest seized.
07:39I shoved the door open.
07:47What a coincidence.
07:49My wedding is also on the Memorial Day weekend.
07:53Oh, you're getting married over the holiday, Yuna?
07:55Then Silas definitely has to be there.
07:57He's basically your family.
07:58We can reschedule our trip.
08:00The second she was gone,
08:01the warmth drained from Silas' face.
08:05How did you end up here?
08:07Are you really that desperate to force my hand?
08:09Desperate force.
08:10I felt the air go out of me.
08:13Fine.
08:14Go home.
08:15Outside, Nina and a few co-workers were watching through the glass.
08:19I had come here to officially break up with him.
08:21But I suddenly realized there was nothing left to say.
08:24You can only break up if you were together.
08:27And clearly, in his mind, we never were.
08:30He snatched the invitation out of my fingers,
08:32said a quick goodbye to the group,
08:34and shoved me into his car.
08:37The invitation got crumpled in his fist.
08:39He tossed it under the seat.
08:42Silenced the whole drive home.
08:46He hauled me upstairs,
08:47pushed me down onto the couch.
08:52Yuna, enough.
08:53Why can't you give me a little more time?
08:56Do you have to humiliate me in front of everyone?
08:58Suddenly, the air felt thin.
09:00Five years underground.
09:02I told myself it was because of Maya,
09:04because his career was just getting started.
09:06But it was never that.
09:07He hid me because I was something to be ashamed of.
09:10I shoved him away, stumbled to the bathroom, threw up.
09:16We both need to calm down.
09:21The door slammed.
09:22His footsteps faded.
09:32A long time passed.
09:34I pulled myself up off the floor,
09:36went to the back of the closet,
09:38and dug out a tin box.
09:40Five years of a secret relationship.
09:42Movi ticket stuffs.
09:43Photos from a theme park.
09:45A little craft project we made together.
09:47All of it buried in the back of the closet for five years.
09:50By the time dawn came, the tin box was in the trash.
09:54I took one last look at the apartment.
09:57He bought this place right after he made it big.
10:00Babe, we finally have a home.
10:02He'd laughed like a little kid when he showed me.
10:04That night, Maya told me Silas had gone off the grid,
10:08wasn't answering anyone, not even his parents.
10:11I didn't care anymore.
10:13The invitations went out.
10:14The date crept closer.
10:16The night before the wedding,
10:18I posted on social media for the first time.
10:21Just a quiet announcement.
10:23Tomorrow, I am getting married.
10:24The likes and congratulations flooded in instantly.
10:28Hundreds of them.
10:29So this is what it feels like.
10:30A relationship that gets to exist in the light.
10:33Then my phone rang.
10:35Silas.
10:37Simus?
10:39Oh, Yuna?
10:41Simus is busy right now.
10:43We're all out together.
10:43Do you want to come?
10:45No, it's okay.
10:48I was about to hang up when a burst of laughter erupted from the other end.
10:54Truth or dare!
10:56Truth or dare!
10:57He'd had a lot to drink.
10:59Silas.
11:00Most regrettable thing you've ever done.
11:02No lying.
11:03Biggest regret.
11:05Acting on impulse and chasing an older woman.
11:08Knowing I couldn't give her what she wanted.
11:10Laughter rippled through the room.
11:12Silas has layers.
11:15We see you.
11:16Older women always want commitment.
11:18But who doesn't want to end up with someone young and beautiful?
11:23Okay, okay.
11:23Shh.
11:24Next question.
11:25Most reckless thing you've done lately?
11:27A beat, then Silas' voice again.
11:33I'm about to propose.
11:36He's finally settling down!
11:38It's Nina, right?
11:39It has to be Nina!
11:41I hung up.
11:47Blocked his number.
11:52Silas woke up to his phone buzzing.
11:55He squinted at the screen.
11:56A call log.
11:58Yuna's number.
11:58He had no memory of dialing it.
12:01He frowned, then opened her social media.
12:04Over a hundred likes.
12:05Dozens of congratulations.
12:08The family group chat had exploded too.
12:11He set the phone down.
12:12Picked it back up.
12:13Maya had posted a video.
12:15A wedding venue by the beach.
12:17We're here.
12:17Yuna looks stunning today.
12:19Silas, you left yet?
12:20Don't be late.
12:21He stared at the location pin.
12:23His pulse spiked.
12:24She actually did it.
12:26She was really doing this to pressure him.
12:28But he kept scrolling through the group chat photos anyway.
12:31Yuna in a fitted mermaid gown.
12:33Eyes cast slightly down.
12:34A soft, quiet smile on her lips.
12:37His heart was hammering.
12:38Exactly the way it did the first time he ever saw her.
12:41Simus, we're all suited up and ready to roll.
12:43Just say the word.
12:44We're running out of time, man.
12:46Just head to the beach.
12:48We've all figured it out, you know?
12:50Last night made it real obvious.
12:51She's your sister's best friend.
12:53If you don't show up, Maya will end you.
12:55He hung up.
12:56Silas finally got to his feet and pulled on the white suit.
13:00He'd had custom made on short notice.
13:02Then he wrapped his fingers around the two ring boxes in his pocket.
13:06He'd been planning to give them to her on their sixth anniversary.
13:09But she'd forced his hand.
13:11He couldn't let her do this alone.
13:12Grabbed his keys.
13:17Drove to the beach.
13:20The car had barely stopped when his friend called again.
13:23Completely panicked.
13:28Silas, what's going on?
13:29This wedding, the groomsmen and the groom are already here.
13:35He undid his seatbelt with one hand and pinched the bridge of his nose.
13:39His voice was rough, still ragged from last night's drinks.
13:42What are you talking about?
13:44You must be at the wrong place.
13:45He forwarded the location Maya had posted in the family chat.
13:49Silas, this is the location.
13:51And there's only one wedding on this stretch of beach for miles.
13:54The whole thing is booked out.
13:56Then his friend spoke again, careful, uncertain.
14:00Silas went very still.
14:02A private ceremony here over Memorial Day weekend?
14:04That's tens of millions, minimum.
14:07Babe, why not just book the direct flight?
14:09It's only a few hundred more.
14:10I want to help you save up.
14:12Your career is just starting.
14:13Every penny counts.
14:15Yuna has always been careful with money.
14:17Our whole five years together, she researched every trip to save me money.
14:20So, why was she doing this now?
14:22He knew the speech.
14:25I'll let it go.
14:26She's older now.
14:28Wants something to remember.
14:29Fine.
14:30I'll give it to her.
14:31You've got the wrong spot.
14:33I'm on my way.
14:35He adjusted his tie in the rearview mirror,
14:38squeezed the ring box in his pocket, and stepped out.
14:42Listen to me.
14:43We are the groomsmen.
14:44You can't keep us out.
14:45The second, they spotted Silas.
14:47Simus!
14:47These guys won't let us through.
14:49Silas pressed two fingers to his temple, walked forward.
14:56I'm the groom.
14:58These are my groomsmen.
15:00Let us in.
15:01He looked Silas up and down.
15:02White suit, black tie, hair perfectly combed back, genuinely handsome.
15:07One moment, sir.
15:07Let me verify.
15:08Genuinely convincing.
15:10The guard turned away, murmured into his earpiece.
15:13Sir, we've confirmed.
15:14His expression was caught apologetic.
15:17The bride and groom are already on site.
15:18The ceremony is about to begin.
15:23You may have the wrong venue.
15:25It's Memorial Day weekend.
15:26There are several weddings today.
15:28You don't want to miss yours.
15:29The guard tries to help.
15:35Ridiculous.
15:38Is the bride's name Yuna?
15:40The guards exchanged a look.
15:44I'm her boyfriend.
15:45She probably didn't brief your team properly.
15:47Can you just let me through?
15:49Look and what are you on the church?
15:51His friend's expressions shifted to something harder to read.
15:54You heard him.
15:55He's the real VIP today.
15:57Step aside before you lose your jobs.
15:59Sir.
16:00Your name?
16:02Mercer.
16:03Silas Mercer.
16:04He almost added obviously, but stopped himself.
16:07Figured that would do it.
16:11That doesn't match our record, sir.
16:13Take a look.
16:15He turned the tablet around.
16:18Silas stared at the two names.
16:20Everything in him went blank.
16:22His friends crowded in behind him and went pale.
16:26What does this mean?
16:28Hudson Cole?
16:29The legendary coach?
16:30Silas, is this some kind of prank?
16:32What is going on?
16:33Silas didn't answer.
16:34His expression slowly, steadily darkened.
16:39She's scared I won't show up.
16:40She hired actors.
16:42Don't you guys see it?
16:43She used his name to scare me.
16:44It's fake.
16:46But Hudson Cole?
16:48Why would she use his name?
16:49That's insane.
16:51She's being dramatic.
16:52Come on.
16:53That's just how you and her is.
16:54She wants to make me jealous.
16:56The guards were getting tired of this.
17:00If you let me in now, you save her the embarrassment.
17:03Trust me.
17:05When I walk in there, this whole charade is over.
17:09Sir, we're a professional team.
17:11We don't care about your drama.
17:13If your name isn't on the list, we can't let you in.
17:16Step back.
17:17Now.
17:20Unless you have an invitation.
17:22Physical or digital.
17:24Show it or leave.
17:27One of his friends smacked himself on the forehead.
17:31The invitation.
17:33Silas, remember when we ran into Yuna and she offered us one?
17:36You took it from her.
17:38You have it.
17:39Where is it?
17:42Silas paused.
17:45Silas paused.
17:47He wanted to push through anyway.
17:49But he decided...
17:50Fine.
17:51Have it your way, Yuna.
17:53He turned and walked back to the parking lot.
17:56Dug through the car.
17:57Found it eventually.
17:58The invitation he'd crumpled into a ball.
18:01He held it in his hand.
18:03Didn't open it.
18:04He just walked back.
18:06The guard checked it carefully.
18:07Then, stepped aside.
18:09And Silas ran.
18:12Through a tunnel of pink roses through the crowd.
18:15Until the ocean opened up ahead.
18:17Yuna stood under a floral arch.
18:19Her veil lifted softly in the sea breeze.
18:22But there was a man standing in front of her.
18:25Black suit.
18:26Perfectly straight.
18:28Head slightly bowed toward her.
18:30Eyes locked on her face.
18:34The officiant's voice carried on the ocean wind.
18:37Mrs. Yuna Hart.
18:38Do you take Mr. Hudson Cole to be your lawfully wedded husband?
18:43To have and to hold?
18:45In sickness and in health.
18:47In good times and in bad.
18:48For the rest of your life.
18:49Yuna tilted her face up.
18:51Silas watched her lips curve into a smile.
18:54I do.
18:55Something in Silas finally broke loose.
18:57Wait!
18:58Every head in the venue turned.
19:00Maya turned too.
19:02She was down from the arch in seconds.
19:05Still in her champagne bridesmaid dress.
19:07You show up late and then you have the nerve to yell wait!
19:11Sit down.
19:12Don't you dare ruin her day!
19:14You've ruined enough!
19:16He pushed her hand away.
19:18His eyes went straight back to the altar.
19:21Yuna.
19:23You win.
19:24I'm here.
19:27Tell your actor to leave.
19:29His hand slipped into his pocket.
19:31Found the ring box.
19:32Then something hit him.
19:34Hard.
19:35On the back of the head.
19:37Silas' mother had shoved through the guest rows.
19:41What are you saying?
19:43Are you out of your mind?
19:45How could Hudson be an actor?
19:48Yuna are getting married properly.
19:50Yuna and Hudson are getting married properly.
19:53His family is right here.
19:55You're making a scene in front of everyone.
19:57Stop!
19:59Silas followed her gaze slowly across the guest rows.
20:02A family he'd never seen before.
20:04The couple in the center, middle-aged composed, were watching him with cold, flat eyes.
20:13Mom.
20:14Stop it.
20:16She hired them.
20:18She wouldn't actually marry someone else.
20:21She wouldn't.
20:22She loves me.
20:23His mother couldn't hold back anymore.
20:25She slapped him across the face.
20:28At the altar, I hadn't expected Silas to come.
20:30I really hadn't expected him to think the wedding was meant for him.
20:34His friends were looking at each other now, putting it all together.
20:37One by one, their expressions shifted.
20:39I let myself smile for a moment.
20:41Then turned back to the man in front of me.
20:44Hudson Cole.
20:45The officiant's voice returned.
20:51Mr. Hudson Cole?
20:53Do you take Miss Una Hart to be your lawfully wedded wife?
20:56To have and to hold in sickness and in health and good times and in bad for the rest of
21:00your life?
21:02I do.
21:03Hudson looked at me.
21:04His gaze was steady, deep.
21:06And somehow, in this moment, I hadn't prepared for.
21:10It made me feel precious.
21:12He lifted the ring from the cushion.
21:14Held my left hand in both of his.
21:16Slid it on.
21:17Gently.
21:18All the way down.
21:19My heartbeat spiked.
21:20Then he lifted my veil, leaned in, pressed a kiss to my forehead.
21:26I felt like I was floating.
21:29Across the room, Silas shot to his feet.
21:32His friends launched at him in unison.
21:34Silas!
21:34You're in the middle of World Cup prep!
21:36Coach Cole says one word and your career is over!
21:40I don't care!
21:42Hudson's lips still rested against my forehead.
21:45My hand lay on his arm.
21:47Silas' mouth opened.
21:48He was about to say my name.
21:50A hand clamped over his mouth from the side, with enough force to cut off his air.
21:55Final.
21:56With the help of his friends, Silas' father half-dragged him out through the side door.
22:00Hudson's fingers curled gently around mine.
22:03I came back to myself, smiled up at him.
22:05The ceremony continued.
22:07Outside, Silas' father let go.
22:09Then immediately backhanded him.
22:11Your sister grew up with Yuna.
22:13She's the maid of honor!
22:14What were you thinking?
22:16Do you have any idea what today is?
22:18Silas raised his head, tie crooked, looking wrecked, eyes burning red.
22:22Dad.
22:23His voice was shredded.
22:25Yuna and I, we've been together for five years.
22:30Five years.
22:32She proposed to me three times.
22:34It hit him then, fully, finally.
22:40She's my...
22:41She's my girlfriend.
22:43This wasn't performance.
22:45This wasn't a nightmare.
22:46The woman he loved had genuinely married someone else.
22:49All those years he'd been so afraid to tell anyone.
22:52Afraid of what it would mean.
22:54Afraid that once it was real and visible, there was no taking it back.
22:57No more playing around.
22:59No more room to be young.
23:00He'd been especially afraid of committing to someone five years older than him.
23:04But standing here now, all he wanted was to grab the nearest person and say...
23:09Yuna is mine.
23:11She was always mine!
23:13She was always mine!
23:15His father's hand froze in the air.
23:17He stared at his son's face, genuinely gutted, and understood everything in an instant.
23:23Foolish!
23:23If you were together for five years, why didn't you marry her?
23:27Silas stood there.
23:29Couldn't speak.
23:30She's already married now.
23:32To someone you will never be able to touch.
23:35His father called security and had him kept outside.
23:39He didn't make it back in before the ceremony ended.
23:42When the last words were said, Hudson pulled me into a quiet embrace.
23:47That person...
23:48He said softly...
23:48He's the one you were waiting for.
23:50I went still.
23:51I said...
23:52He was.
23:53It doesn't matter anymore.
23:54Hudson didn't press.
23:56Didn't look surprised.
23:57He just held me a little tighter.
23:59We'd exchanged numbers a week before the wedding.
24:01Our first meeting was at a quiet kafdi.
24:03I told him everything.
24:05All five years of it.
24:07Silas.
24:08The secret relationship.
24:09The proposals he turned down.
24:11The ring he'd been buying for someone else.
24:14And why, because of all of that, I'd finally said yes to my family's arrangement.
24:19If any of this bothers you, we can dissolve the agreement.
24:24Hudson looked at me very steady.
24:26As long as you're beside me, that's all I need.
24:30The memory faded.
24:32We were already making our rounds through the guests.
24:34My grandmother was crying so hard, her whole body shook.
24:38Her clouded eyes rimmed over.
24:39She grabbed Hudson's hands and wouldn't let go.
24:42You have to take care of my girl.
24:44Her voice broke and scattered.
24:46Dementia had stolen most of her memories.
24:48But she remembered me.
24:49She knew today was my wedding day.
24:51I blinked hard.
24:52Throat aching.
24:53All those years I made her wait.
24:55Don't worry, Grandma.
24:56I will spend my whole life protecting her.
24:59Hudson did something I didn't expect.
25:00He crouched down in front of her, met her eyes, completely present.
25:04Then he looked up, over her shoulder, straight at me.
25:08My heart skipped.
25:09After the ceremony, we said goodbye to our tearful families and drove to the airport for
25:15our honeymoon.
25:18Hudson said, suddenly...
25:20I thought you might run.
25:22I turned to look at him.
25:25Why would you think that?
25:29Because he came.
25:30His profile was all sharp angles and soft light.
25:34I thought you might...
25:35No.
25:39Hudson, we're married now.
25:41I don't look back.
25:43I meant what I said.
25:45From this day forward, I'm with you.
25:48Completely.
25:49He looked down at our hands.
25:51Then, slowly, his fingers closed around mine, wrapping my hand entirely in...
25:56But what if...
25:57What if I don't want proper and respectful?
26:01Our marriage had been straightforward.
26:03Two families, sitting down negotiating terms, and a detailed prenuptial agreement.
26:08If he wanted to upend that now, I wasn't sure what I could do.
26:12Yuna.
26:14You're not just my wife.
26:16You're someone I've kept in my heart for a very long time.
26:23I stared at him.
26:25Hudson's face had gone a little pink in the golden light.
26:28This composed, unflappable man.
26:30His jaw was tight.
26:32His breathing, unsteady.
26:34A few years ago, there was a sports awards gala.
26:37I saw you there.
26:38You were wearing a champagne dress.
26:39You were interviewing the honorees.
26:41Calm, sharp, completely unfazed.
26:44At some point, a waiter spilled wine on the hem of your skirt.
26:46Oh my god.
26:47I'm so sorry.
26:48I am so sorry, miss.
26:50It's fine.
26:51Don't panic.
26:52Here, wipe your hands first.
26:54I thought to myself, if a woman like that were ever standing beside me, what would that be like?
26:59I couldn't find my voice.
27:02I had someone look into you afterward.
27:05What they found was that you were already with someone.
27:08So, I put it away.
27:11Then, I heard your family was looking for someone for you.
27:14I reached out to them first.
27:16I couldn't let the chance slip away again.
27:18Yuna.
27:19Yuna.
27:20I know you haven't fully let me in yet.
27:23But I'll be here.
27:25Every day.
27:27I can wait.
27:39I didn't pull back.
27:41I didn't pull back.
27:54For every year, he'd kept his feelings to himself.
27:57He researched every destination, meticulously.
28:00He chartered a yacht and took me out to the open sea.
28:04He arranged fireworks over the water that lit up the entire night sky.
28:08On the beach.
28:09He rolled up his pant legs and chased me halfway across the shoreline.
28:14And when I finally couldn't run anymore, he picked me up and carried me back to the hotel.
28:19Yuna, you're so beautiful when you smile.
28:21You're radiant.
28:22I could drown in your eyes.
28:24He would look down at me.
28:25Really look.
28:27And say things that stopped my breath.
28:29I realized somewhere in that month what it actually felt like to be cherished.
28:34We wore matching outfits through every city.
28:36He held my hand in broad daylight, on busy streets without a second thought.
28:41Mr. Cole!
28:41What a surprise to see you here!
28:44Good to see you.
28:45Allow me to introduce my wife, Yuna.
28:47And I understood then, if it is real love, you don't have to hide.
28:51You don't have to explain.
28:53You don't have to drop someone's hand when another person walks by.
28:57He was just as thoughtful and private too.
29:00Gentle.
29:01Considerate.
29:01Never once saying anything that left me feeling small, I let myself fall into it.
29:07Properly.
29:08Fully.
29:11The only thing that interrupted us.
29:14An unknown number.
29:16Hello?
29:17The first time it rang, I answered.
29:20It was Silas.
29:24Yuna.
29:26Why did you leave me?
29:28You betrayed me.
29:29We were together for five years.
29:33Come back.
29:35I hung up and blocked the number.
29:38The next day, a new number.
29:44Yuna, don't hang up!
29:45If you come back now, I'll forgive you!
29:47I swear, I'll forgive everything about the wedding!
29:49I mean it!
29:52The third call came while I was on the balcony, watching the sea.
29:56I'm sorry.
29:57He sounded like he'd been crying for hours.
29:59It's all my fault.
30:00I talked to my sister, Maya.
30:02I know you misunderstood what happened with Nina.
30:05That trip was a mistake!
30:07I'm going to let her go.
30:09I understand now why you've been pulling away.
30:12Just come back!
30:12Please!
30:14I'll do anything!
30:15I'll make it public!
30:17Just don't leave me!
30:19I stood there, holding the phone, silent for a long moment.
30:23The balcony door slid open.
30:26Hudson walked out with two glasses of fresh lemon water.
30:29He took one look at my face, asked nothing, just set a glass beside my hand and went back inside.
30:48I watched his back disappear through the glass.
30:52What I can't accept isn't just what did or didn't happen between her and you.
30:57It's so much more than that.
30:59I don't have any feelings for you anymore.
31:02Looking back, maybe it was the way he always made me feel like my age was a flaw.
31:07The way he kept us hidden like something to be ashamed of.
31:10The way he never grew up.
31:12Never understood that love, beyond the excitement, requires respect and responsibility.
31:29Without Nina, there would have been someone else.
31:32Younger, prettier, there always would have been.
31:35But none of that was worth explaining to him anymore.
31:39I stared at the screen.
31:41Typed slowly.
31:45Maya went quiet for a while.
31:48For five years I carried this secret.
31:50I told myself it was for him, for his career, for his family.
31:54But the truth is I was just afraid.
31:57Afraid that if I told anyone, they'd see what I already knew.
32:00That I was giving everything.
32:01And he was giving nothing.
32:03I paused.
32:05Added one more line.
32:06Maya knew all along.
32:08She never said a word.
32:10She never judged me.
32:11She just waited.
32:13That is what love is supposed to feel like.
32:15Not hiding.
32:16Not begging.
32:17Just being seen.
32:19I put the phone down and went to find Hudson.
32:30One morning I was walking into work.
32:33I'd barely reached the building entrance when a figure stepped out of nowhere and blocked my path.
32:38Yuna.
32:40Can we talk?
32:42I'm going to be late.
32:45Five minutes.
32:47I know I was wrong.
32:48I know.
32:49Can't we just...
32:50Can't we go back to how things were?
32:53Simus.
32:54I'm married.
32:57This has nothing to do with you anymore.
33:01I don't care!
33:03I don't care!
33:03Get divorced!
33:05I'll take responsibility for everything!
33:07I just want you!
33:09I care.
33:11I care about never having to see you again.
33:13If you can keep it together, I'll stay civil.
33:16But if you keep following me, you'll disgust me.
33:23How can you be so cold?
33:26Because I asked you to wait a few more times.
33:29You throw away five years for a stranger?
33:32Yuna, you're ruining your life.
33:34I looked at him for a moment.
33:36Then I laughed.
33:38Being with you was the most irresponsible thing I've ever done.
33:42I don't understand.
33:45What did I do?
33:47What was so unforgivable?
33:50Or was this always coming?
33:51Were you just looking for an excuse to leave?
34:05Five years.
34:06That slap had been waiting five years.
34:09You don't know what you did wrong?
34:11Let me tell you.
34:13First, on our fifth anniversary, you were out of town with Nina.
34:17Nina, you told me nothing happened.
34:20But there was lipstick on your collar.
34:26Yeah, Nina, I'm dealing with it.
34:29I endured it.
34:31That doesn't mean I was okay with it.
34:36Second, five years underground.
34:39Every time I wanted to tell Maya the truth, you stopped me.
34:43You said it was for my sake.
34:46That it would make things complicated for me.
34:52Don't do it, Yuna.
34:53You know the media will tear us apart.
34:56It's for your own good.
34:57But the truth is, you were scared.
35:02Scared that once it was out in the open, you'd have to actually commit.
35:05Scared to be responsible for someone five years older than you.
35:09I gave you time because I knew you were young.
35:12Because I loved you enough to wait.
35:16Because I knew to wait.
35:19But I wasn't going to wait forever.
35:21The color had drained from his face.
35:24And last.
35:26My biggest regret?
35:29Chasing an older woman.
35:31Man.
35:31Someone I couldn't give the ending she deserved.
35:35You said, out loud drunk in front of people, that your biggest regret was chasing an older woman.
35:42Someone you couldn't give the ending she deserved.
35:46So let me tell you mine.
35:48My biggest regret is those five years I spent hiding with you.
35:52Silas's lips were trembling.
35:54But five years isn't so long.
35:56Long enough to finally see clearly that you were never worth it.
36:00Something broke loose in his eyes and slid down his face.
36:04He scrubbed at it with his sleeve.
36:06It kept coming.
36:07I hear you.
36:09I was wrong.
36:10I was completely wrong.
36:12Can't you just...
36:13Can you give me one more chance?
36:16Please.
36:17Babe.
36:19Hearing him call me babe again after everything,
36:21I smiled.
36:22And it was not a kind smile.
36:25I gave you chances.
36:26You used them all up.
36:29I turned and walked away.
36:31Behind me, I heard him break.
36:34No!
36:35Yuna!
36:36No!
36:38I didn't look back.
36:40In the months that followed,
36:42Silas didn't let go.
36:45Maya invited me for coffee when I got there.
36:47He was already at the table.
36:49Yuna!
36:50You came.
36:52I knew you wouldn't just cut me off completely.
36:58Yuna!
36:59Wait!
36:59Let me explain!
37:01Are you crazy, Simus?
37:03Stop stalking her.
37:05You're making a fool of yourself.
37:10Yuna, I'm so sorry.
37:11I swear I had no idea he was going to follow me.
37:13He must have seen my texts or tracked my car.
37:16It's okay, Maya.
37:17I know you wouldn't do this to me.
37:19He's completely lost his mind lately.
37:20Just ignore him.
37:22I'll make sure to be more careful next time.
37:23I'll text ahead, confirm he doesn't know.
37:25I know.
37:26But maybe we shouldn't meet in public for a while.
37:28It's not safe.
37:33Delivery for Mrs. Cole?
37:34Or Miss Hart?
37:40I'll take them.
37:46Flowers again?
37:48Just some junk mail.
37:50You're really not bothered?
37:52Bothered by what?
37:54Someone sending flowers to your wife?
37:57Repeatedly?
37:58He tucked his chin against my shoulder.
38:01Voice easy.
38:03You're not going to take them.
38:05So why should I be bothered?
38:06I kept waiting for Hudson to finally lose his patience.
38:09To step in.
38:11He never did.
38:13Eventually, we moved.
38:15To the other side of the city.
38:16I changed jobs too.
38:19Silas' name gradually went quiet.
38:21In my life.
38:22The next time I heard it, it was in the news.
38:25Silas Mercer dropped by his club.
38:27Cut from the World Cup roster.
38:29I stared at the headline for a long time.
38:35Then, I messaged Maya.
38:44You're right, Maya.
38:46Nobody can wait for him forever.
38:48Hudson was on the couch with a stack of documents,
38:51expression as unhurried as always.
38:54You know, some people act like they're totally unbothered.
38:59And then quietly make sure a certain someone never plays again.
39:04His voice was steady.
39:05Not jealous.
39:06Not angry.
39:07Just calm.
39:08Like he was simply stating a fact.
39:11He wasted five years of your life.
39:14I figured someone should get them back for you.
39:17And reached for his hand.
39:19His fingers closed around mine.
39:21Slow.
39:22Certain.
39:22Wrapping my whole hand inside his.
39:26I am not afraid of getting older anymore.
39:31Because the person beside me,
39:34he is going to grow old with me.
39:43My biggest regret is those five years I spent hiding with you.
39:47Silas's lips were trembling.
39:48But five years isn't so long.
39:50Long enough to finally see clearly that you were never worth it.
39:54Something broke loose in his eyes and slid down his face.
39:57He scrubbed at it with his sleeve.
40:00It kept coming.
40:02I hear you.
40:03I was wrong.
40:04I was completely wrong.
40:06Can't you just...
40:07Can you give me one more chance?
40:11Please.
40:12Babe.
40:13Hearing him call me babe again after everything,
40:16I smiled.
40:17And it was not a kind smile.
40:19I gave you chances.
40:20You used them all up.
40:23I turned and walked away.
40:25Behind me, I heard him break.
40:29No.
40:30Yuna.
40:31No.
40:32I didn't look back.
40:34In the months that followed,
40:36Silas didn't let go.
40:39Maya invited me for coffee when I got there.
40:41He was already at the table.
40:43Yuna.
40:44You came.
40:46I knew you wouldn't just cut me off completely.
40:52Yuna.
40:53Wait.
40:54Let me explain.
40:56Are you crazy, Simus?
40:57Stop stalking her.
40:59You're making a fool of yourself.
41:04Yuna, I'm so sorry.
41:05I swear I had no idea he was going to follow me.
41:07He must have seen my texts or tracked my car.
41:10It's okay, Maya.
41:11I know you wouldn't do this to me.
41:13He's completely lost his mind lately.
41:15Just ignore him.
41:16I'll make sure to be more careful next time.
41:18I'll text ahead, confirm he doesn't know.
41:20I know.
41:20But maybe we shouldn't meet in public for a while.
41:23It's not safe.
41:27Delivery for Mrs. Cole or Miss Hart?
41:34I'll take them.
41:40Flowers again?
41:42Just some junk mail.
41:43You're really not bothered?
41:46Bothered by what?
41:48Someone sending flowers to your wife?
41:51Repeatedly?
41:52He tucked his chin against my shoulder.
41:55Voice easy.
41:57You're not going to take them.
41:59So why should I be bothered?
42:01I kept waiting for Hudson to finally lose his patience.
42:04To step in.
42:05He never did.
42:07Eventually, we moved.
42:09To the other side of the city.
42:11I changed jobs too.
42:13Silas' name gradually went quiet.
42:15In my life.
42:16The next time I heard it, it was in the news.
42:19Silas Mercer dropped by his club.
42:21Cut from the World Cup roster.
42:23I stared at the headline for a long time.
42:29Then, I messaged Maya.
42:38You're right, Maya.
42:40Nobody can wait for him forever.
42:43Hudson was on the couch with a stack of documents.
42:46Expression, as unhurried as always.
42:48You know, some people act like they're totally unbothered.
42:54And then quietly make sure a certain someone never plays again.
42:58His voice was steady, not jealous, not angry, just calm.
43:03Like he was simply stating a fact.
43:05He wasted five years of your life.
43:09I figured someone should get them back for you.
43:11And reached for his hand.
43:13His fingers closed around mine, slow, certain.
43:17Wrapping my whole hand inside his.
43:20I am not afraid of getting older anymore.
43:25Because the person beside me.
43:28He is going to grow old with me.
43:32He's going to grow old with me.
43:32He was really aging.
43:33Ooh.
43:35Going to grow old with me.
43:36He is my son.
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