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the dons lucky charm
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00:01Your wife and your lover. You only get to save one. The other falls off the building. Your choice.
00:07If you touch either of them, I'll feed you to dogs piece by piece.
00:10Oh, I believe you. But you still have to choose. Ten seconds. Ten. Nine. Five. Four. Three.
00:20The first person I ever killed never even got to see my face. I survived 18 years and got smashed
00:24into the hospital by a flower pot falling out of nowhere before he could even touch me.
00:28Some people called it a curse. All I knew was that it had saved my life more times than I
00:32could count.
00:32But that same gift also brought me trouble. That night, I got cornered by the Moretti family. Six huge men.
00:39Their leader was Vito Moretti, the Don's nephew. A spoiled idiot desperate to prove himself.
00:44Little wildcat. Heard you bring bad luck. My uncle wants to meet you?
00:48I didn't waste time talking. I shattered the knee of the guy closest to me with one kick. The fight
00:53lasted four minutes.
00:54I took down three of them before the numbers finally started catching up to me. Vito got bored and pulled
00:59out a gun.
01:00The second the barrel pointed at me, brakes screeched at the entrance of the alley.
01:03The car door opened, and a man stepped out. No weapon. No words. He just stood there, staring at them
01:08coldly.
01:09The second those men saw his face, they nearly dropped their guns.
01:12Leave.
01:13Just one word. The Moretti men scrambled away like rats. I leaned against the wall, breathing hard while blood ran
01:18down my arm.
01:19Only then did the man finally look at me. He studied me for three seconds, then turned to leave.
01:23Wait. Who are you?
01:25Domenico Valelti.
01:26Everyone in the underground world knew that name. The head of the Valarti family. The real king of Chicago.
01:30My brain started spinning. A man who could scare the Morettis half to death with a single look.
01:34A man powerful enough protect me. I was sick of the slums. Sick of hiding. Sick of surviving day by
01:39day.
01:39Take me with you.
01:40He turned slightly. One corner of his mouth lifting in faint amusement.
01:43And what exactly do you offer in return?
01:45My luck. Haven't you heard? People are fighting over me because of it.
01:48Anyone good to me gets lucky. Anyone who goes against me. You saw what happened.
01:52He didn't answer immediately. Those dark eyes scanned me like he was evaluating Merchancy.
01:57Then finally...
01:58Get in the car.
02:01I never expected Domenico to marry me. There was no wedding dress. No guests. No blessings.
02:05Just a cold contract. Two years. Automatic divorce after expiration.
02:08In exchange, I'd receive enough money to live comfortably for the rest of my days.
02:12What's this supposed to mean?
02:13It means you'll play the role of Mrs. Valati.
02:15He handed me a pen.
02:16Sign it.
02:17And I did. I wasn't in a position to negotiate.
02:19On our wedding night, he settled me into a guest room at his lakeside mansion.
02:22Then disappeared for three days.
02:24One night, through the crack of his study door, I saw a framed photo of him with another woman.
02:28On the fourth day, his assistant Marco knocked on my door.
02:30Mrs. Valanti, Mr. Valanti wants you ready for tomorrow night's banquet.
02:33I don't want to go.
02:34The Marocci family will be there.
02:35I understood immediately.
02:36He wanted the entire underworld to know Valanti had a wife now.
02:40Anyone targeting that girl would shift their attention onto me instead.
02:43I pinned my hair up high and slipped into the black gown he'd sent over.
02:48The woman in the mirror looked every bit like a mafia wife.
02:50Only my eyes still carried the feral edge of the slums.
02:54The banquet was held at a Moretti-owned hotel.
02:56The second Domenico walked into the ballroom holding my hand, every eye turned toward us.
03:00Vito Moretti's face dartened instantly.
03:03Congratulations, Domenico.
03:04So this is the famous goddess of luck, my wife.
03:07Domenico's hand rested against my waist possessively.
03:10Nova.
03:10I spent the entire night smiling like some decorative accessory.
03:13Then the attack happened on the way home.
03:17My first instinct was to duck, but Dominic moved first, dragging me into his arms and shielding
03:22my head with his hand.
03:23His grip was perfectly steady, like this was just another normal day for him.
03:27Marco and the others cleaned up the ambush within four minutes.
03:30You hurt?
03:31Domenico asked after letting me go, checking me quickly for injuries.
03:34I'm fine.
03:35He nodded once.
03:36Drive.
03:37No panic, no concern, no extra tenderness.
03:40But that instinctual act of protecting me stirred something deep inside my chest.
03:44I warned myself not to misunderstand things.
03:46I was just a shield.
03:47But over the next year, I still fell for him anyway.
03:49Every banquet, every meeting, every public appearance.
03:52Domenico brought me everywhere.
03:53The entire underground world saw how protected and cherished I supposedly was.
03:57And little by little, I got to know him.
03:59He'd been raised as the family heir since childhood.
04:01At 22, he inherited the Valenti Empire and spent five years turning it into the biggest criminal
04:06organization in Chicago.
04:07He killed without hesitation, but he never harmed innocent people.
04:11He had principles, twisted, bloody principles, but principles nonetheless.
04:15One night, he came home with blood on his suit that clearly wasn't his.
04:19He went straight into his study and didn't come out again.
04:21I brought him a cup of hot tea and knocked.
04:24Come in.
04:25When he saw the tea, he looked momentarily surprised.
04:29You don't need to do this.
04:30I know.
04:31Couldn't sleep anyway.
04:33What happened tonight?
04:34The Morettos tried planting explosives at one of our docks.
04:37We got the workers out in time, but one man's spine was crushed during the attack.
04:41What'll happen to him?
04:42He'll never walk again.
04:43You've probably seen this kind of thing a lot.
04:46Yes.
04:47But you never get used to it.
04:48For the first time, he didn't feel like some untouchable mafia boss.
04:51He just looked like a man drowning in blood and betrayal who still somehow held on to
04:54the last scraps of his humanity.
04:56And I thought, maybe one day, I could truly become part of his world.
04:58Then I overheard something I never should have heard.
05:01I was bringing him a blanket when I heard Marco speaking through the study door.
05:04Elena's been complaining again.
05:06Says she doesn't want to stay in Switzerland anymore.
05:08Tell her to wait a little longer.
05:10Once the Morettis are dealt with, there won't be any threats left.
05:13I'll divorce Nova and bring Alima home.
05:15I froze.
05:18Nova's existence is valuable.
05:20Her luck has helped us a lot.
05:22Every operation she attends ends with fewer losses than expected.
05:25Give me another six months.
05:27I'll settle everything and marry Elena.
05:29And what about Nova?
05:30What happens to her?
05:32She'll get the compensation she deserves.
05:35This was always just a transaction.
05:37I stepped back silently and walked away.
05:39Then stumbled into the bathroom.
05:42Of course it was a transaction.
05:44It was all written down in black and white.
05:45You signed the contract.
05:47Took the money.
05:47What else did you expect?
05:48What did you think you were?
05:49His wife.
05:50His lover.
05:50You're just a useful tool.
05:51A lucky charm.
05:52A target standing in for the woman he actually loves.
05:54Then finally lifted my head and forced myself calm again.
05:57I decided to leave.
05:58Because the second I realized I'd fallen in love with him, I knew I couldn't let myself
06:02sink any deeper.
06:03I changed into practical clothes.
06:05Packed my passport, cash, and a handgun I'd stolen from Dominico's drawer.
06:10Then climbed out the window.
06:11What I didn't expect was that enemies had already infiltrated the mansion.
06:14Something slammed hard into the back of my head.
06:17Before darkness swallowed me, I heard someone said.
06:24When I woke up again, I was tied to the edge of the rooftop of a 20-story building.
06:29There were explosives strapped around my waist.
06:31And standing beside me was the girl from Dominico's photograph.
06:36Dominico, welcome to my territory.
06:38I know you've been dying to kill me, but first, let's play a game.
06:48Your wife and your lover.
06:50You only get to save one.
06:51The other falls off the building.
06:52Your choice.
06:53If you touch either of them, I'll feed you to dogs piece by piece.
06:56Oh, I believe you.
06:57But you still have to choose.
06:59Ten seconds.
07:00Ten.
07:02Nine.
07:05What's so funny?
07:06The whole damn world.
07:07A stray alley cat and a princess from a castle tied together to test the same man's conscience.
07:11Don't you think that's hilarious?
07:13Five.
07:14Four.
07:15Three.
07:17Let Elena go.
07:18Domenico's voice wasn't loud.
07:20But every word cut straight through me like a blade.
07:22I'd expected it.
07:25You hear that?
07:27He chose me.
07:28I ignored her and took a step backward.
07:29For the first time ever, fear shattered Dominico's cold composure.
07:34Nova!
07:38My luck saved me again.
07:39A garbage truck happened to be unloading below.
07:41I crashed into the pile of trash, broke two ribs, but survived.
07:45Right before I passed out, a pair of rough, clothed hands dragged me out.
07:49You're one lucky girl.
07:50When I woke up, an old woman was stitching the wound on my arm.
07:54Who are you?
07:55You can call me Mariana.
07:56Used to be a military doctor.
07:58Why save me?
07:59I was passing by.
08:01And seeing someone survive a twenty-story fall?
08:04Those odds are crazier than winning winning the lottery.
08:06She let me stay until my injuries healed.
08:09During recovery, I kept seeing news about myself.
08:11Dominico Valenti had put out a five million dollar reward for any information about his missing wife, Nova Valenti.
08:16He turned all of Chicago upside down looking for me.
08:19I stared at the newspaper photo.
08:20Dominico still stood perfectly composed before the cameras, but dark shadows had appeared beneath his eyes.
08:25He seems to love you very much.
08:28She just needs me alive so I can keep bringing him luck.
08:31Ever since I moved in, Mariana's luck had become absurdly good too, so she let me stay permanently.
08:37I helped around the house while she trained me in combat and firearms.
08:40One day, she watched me shoot a beer bottle from thirty meters away.
08:44You've got talent, kid.
08:45And your luck really is ridiculous.
08:47Ridiculous luck, combined with brutal training and a complete disregard for my own life.
08:51I became an assassin.
08:52Two years passed.
08:54My reputation kept growing.
08:56Until one day, I accepted a contract that interested me very much.
09:00Target, Andrea Rossi.
09:02One of the men responsible for my kidnapping years ago.
09:08I was the real daughter.
09:09And the fake heiress was the one who dragged me home.
09:12Seraphine tossed a bloodline crystal at my feet.
09:15She's your real daughter.
09:17I'm not related to either of you.
09:19So now I can go do the death drop at Shadowcliff, right?
09:22My parents, Morwen and Torben, just stood there, frozen.
09:26Eighteen years ago, we were switched at birth.
09:29So no, I'm not your daughter.
09:31Which means you don't get to stop me from going to Shadowcliff.
09:35Understood?
09:36My name is Lina.
09:38No family name.
09:39In Greymark, people called me Crestworms.
09:42The overseer at the rune mill called me Bastard.
09:45My foster father, Garrick, called me Little Beast.
09:48Nobody used my real name, because nobody believed a stray wolf-blood girl deserved one.
09:53A war carriage ripped through the dusk and stopped below the tower.
09:56That kind of ride was rare.
09:58I knew exactly who she was.
10:00Everyone in Greymond did.
10:02I found her.
10:02Serena Valerius, the golden daughter of House Valerius.
10:06You're Lina?
10:08Touch it.
10:13The stone burst with blinding violet light.
10:17Eighteen years ago, we were switched at birth.
10:20You're the real daughter of House Valerius.
10:24Don't get excited.
10:26I didn't come here to bring you home and make you some noble princess.
10:28For what?
10:31My mother refuses to let me do the death drop at Shadowcliff.
10:33So I'm using you to prove I'm not her daughter.
10:35Then she has no right to stop me.
10:37Fine.
10:38I'll go.
10:40At the entrance of the tower, hidden in the shadows, a hooded man stood without moving.
10:44He lifted one hand and traced a sealing sigil in the air.
10:47Then he turned and vanished into the night.
10:52Sarah, this is your parents' real daughter?
10:54Wow, what a letdown.
10:56What is this, blood?
10:57Are we sure they got it right?
10:58Lady Morwen is elegance itself.
11:00And this backwoods girl can't even shift, can she?
11:03Oh my!
11:04She reeks of ruining!
11:06Enough.
11:06I could feel their stares sticking into me like needles.
11:09I didn't care.
11:10I'd spent eighteen years hearing worse.
11:12I leaned back against the carriage wall and shut my eyes like I was asleep.
11:15Sarah, when you said your mother banned you from going to Shadowcliff,
11:18was she actually serious this time?
11:20Obviously.
11:22She froze half my bloodline credit.
11:24I can't even buy the new flight cloak release.
11:27So what's the point of dragging this backwoods girl home?
11:30My mother said,
11:32if you weren't my daughter, I couldn't control you.
11:35So I'm going to make sure she understands I'm really not.
11:42How much longer?
11:44What's the rush?
11:45You'll know when we get there.
11:48I have work tomorrow.
11:52You don't work anymore.
11:54You carry Valeria's blood.
11:56Even if you still look like gutter trash, you're not going back to a rune sweatshop.
12:00I turned my head and looked out into the night.
12:03The glass reflected my face back at me, tired eyes,
12:06but every inch of me out of place among those polished girls.
12:08But I had my own way of surviving, and for 18 years that way had kept me alive.
12:12And the spires of Frostmoon Keep cut into the horizon.
12:16Frostmoon Keep was built from black stone, its towers spearing up through the clouds.
12:20The moat around it didn't hold water.
12:22It carried a silver-white memory current.
12:24A living manifestation of House Valerius's bloodline power.
12:30Move, country girl.
12:32I followed her through massive oak doors carved with the crests of the twelve great houses.
12:37Portraits of past family heads lined both sides of the corridor.
12:42Why is that one hidden?
12:45Don't ask questions you're not supposed to ask.
12:47But I'd already seen the name engraved below it.
12:50Valdris Grimror
12:52In the Manus's Grand Hall, Lady Morwen Valerius stood halfway down a spiral stone stairs.
12:58Her eyes were silver, the mark of the silver wolf.
13:00Mother!
13:01I found her!
13:02She's your real daughter!
13:04So now you can't stop me anymore, right?
13:07I'm going to Shadowcliff!
13:11She threw the bloodstone at me again.
13:13The violet light burst out on contact.
13:15Torben stepped out from the shadows before Serafina could speak.
13:18He was the alpha of House Valerius, leader of the silver wolf.
13:21Your mother wasn't finished speaking.
13:23What is there to say?
13:25The bloodstone lit up!
13:26Serafine, unless you're trying to deceive us-
13:28Where exactly would I find someone?
13:31Who looks this much like both of you?
13:34Don't tell me you can't even recognize your own daughter.
13:41Torben moved like he was about to go after her, but Morwen caught his arm.
13:47From the moment she saw the bloodstone flare, she hadn't taken her eyes off my face.
13:52Give me your hand.
13:56And the instant they did, a cold current slid into my veins.
14:01Torrin!
14:01Shut down the man in wards!
14:05Morwen-
14:06Turn it off!
14:11If the bloodline was wrong, the mansion would tear you apart.
14:14Nothing left.
14:15Not even bone.
14:18Turn them back on.
14:19Silver white light poured down through the runework carved into the ceiling.
14:22It swept across the entire hall.
14:24It moved around me, touched me, tested me, finally flowed right past me.
14:28Nothing happened.
14:29I was still standing there, completely unharmed.
14:32Mother, the north side of the ward let it cracked.
14:35What kind of crack?
14:38Not the kind caused by an attack.
14:40The energy was drained.
14:43Something absorbed it.
14:45Do you know why the bloodstone flared so bright when you touched it?
14:48Nobody in Greymark had ever taught me anything about blood lungs.
14:51Garak taught me exactly one thing.
14:54Keep your head down.
14:55Do your work.
14:57Don't cause trouble.
14:59Because your blood concentration is higher than any living wolf in House Valerius.
15:07Morwen cleared the room.
15:09She left only me inside.
15:16I knew the handwriting instantly.
15:18Mine.
15:19I founded Silver Briar Oath.
15:22It's a program I set up for abandoned wolf blood children.
15:25Over the last three years I've supported more than a hundred of them.
15:28So you're the sponsor.
15:31The bloodline tracker picked you up from hundreds of miles away.
15:35Valerius blood runs in your veins.
15:38You already knew I belonged to House Valerius?
15:42I knew your bloodline.
15:45But I didn't know whose daughter you were.
15:49What does that mean?
15:50House Valerius blood is spread all across the eastern territories.
15:53There are at least hundreds of people in this world carrying some Valerius ancestry.
15:56The tracker could tell me only one thing.
15:58That you belonged to the Valerius line.
16:01It could not tell me you were my daughter.
16:04Not until the bloodstone lit up.
16:06That's when I realized the girl I'd been quietly helping all these years was my daughter.
16:10I kept telling myself I only paid you so much attention out of pity.
16:13I read every letter you sent me over and over.
16:15When you wrote the foreman gave me half a loaf extra today I was happy for the rest of the
16:17day.
16:18When you wrote my foster father hit me again I couldn't sleep that night.
16:20I told myself I was just too emotionally invested in the children I supported.
16:25I even made excuses to go see you.
16:26More than once.
16:27But every time I was about to leave I got a warning.
16:29Who?
16:33I thought of the covered portrait in the hall.
16:36He was once House Valerius' chief mage.
16:39Eighteen years ago he stole a newborn from the family and sold her to common folks in the lower districts.
16:44Me?
16:46He left behind a threat.
16:47If anyone from House Valerius tried to reclaim that child,
16:50he would trigger the seal on her body and reduce her to ash.
16:55Why would Valdris Grimnick steal me?
16:57Because your bloodline isn't ordinary Valerius' blood.
17:00The tracker didn't sense you from so far away because you happened to be close enough.
17:05It sensed you because your blood is too powerful to hide.
17:09How powerful?
17:13I can't tell you.
17:15Valdris placed a seal on you.
17:16It doesn't just lock down your power, it also watches.
17:22So if you tell me the truth, you'll take action.
17:27I can't wait.
17:28And I will've question at one body and say to dismissed meal this morning...
17:35Moving forward to the next time...
17:36Ah...
17:37Huh?
17:47Ah....
17:48Huh?
17:49...
17:57What did you see?
17:58I saw nothing. I was just passing by.
18:02Passing by? Do you take me for a fool?
18:11Let go of me!
18:13Ella, if you tell anyone about this, guess what I'll do to you.
18:19If you tell anyone, how can I stay in this family?
18:21Do you think you can replace me just because because you're back?
18:24I just want to live in peace. I won't tell anyone.
18:27You'd better pretend you didn't see anything today.
18:30I'm the real young lady of the Lane family and you will always be just a country bastard.
18:34Go back to your utility room. Don't leave your room at night from now on or you'll suffer the consequences.
18:55Country girl, it's hard to save this money, right? Too bad it's mine now.
18:59Give me my money back! This is my tuition I saved for three months!
19:06Tuition? Do you deserve to go to school? Give me all the money the Lane...
19:16It's too cheap for you to die like this. Be smarter in your next life.
19:30Want money?
19:31Neil and cowhot. One cowho, one bill.
19:39I... I'm reborn? Back to today?
19:44You pushed me? I'm the Lane family's young lady!
19:47Stop acting. I know what you want. You don't deserve to be a young lady.
19:51Sister Ayla, what's wrong? I just want to give you your money back...
19:54Ella! Stop bullying Lena!
19:56Yes, I want to bully her. And I want to push her into the pool.
20:00Ella! You are crazy!
20:02Crazy? You made me crazy. You always said I pushed her. Today, I really do it.
20:07How dare you talk to me like that? We spoiled you too much!
20:12Hit me. You did it many times. Hit enough today, and we are even.
20:19Mom, don't blame Sister Ella.
20:21Stop acting. It's disgusting.
20:23I will teach you a good lesson today!
20:27Sixteen! Seventeen! Eighteen!
20:29Eighteen hits.
20:30For giving birth to me, I will pay back all the money.
20:32From today, I leave the Lane family.
20:34You ungrateful bitch!
20:47Ella? Why are you here? What's wrong with your back?
20:50Lily, can I stay with you? I left the Lane family.
20:55Come in, sweetie. Take a hot shower first. Don't catch a cold.
20:58Thank you, Auntie.
20:59You live with me. It's better here. I will take care of you.
21:05In this life, I won't be bullied anymore. I will make the Lane family pay for what they did.
21:12What albums do you want?
21:13Do you have Denise's albums?
21:15Denise? They are in the warehouse.
21:17No one likes her songs.
21:19I'll take all of them.
21:20Are you kidding?
21:21Five hundred pieces? Fifty Ranya M.H.
21:23Yes. Deal.
21:24Ella, are you crazy?
21:25Why and buy so many useless albums?
21:27Don't worry. These albums will make us a lot of money tomorrow.
21:32I took out all my lucky money.
21:34Don't let me lose everything.
21:35Wait to be a rich girl.
21:38Denise! She's famous!
21:40Hila, you are amazing!
21:41This is just the beginning.
21:44Girl, sell me your albums.
21:46One hundred dollars each.
21:46Two hundred dollars each.
21:47Or I'll go to another store.
21:48Fine. I'll take all.
21:49One hundred thousand dollars?
21:51My mom can't make this in half a year.
21:53This is nothing.
21:54I'll make you more money.
21:56How?
21:58Samuel Crawford.
21:59I met him at the Lane family's annual business party in my last life.
22:03Don't bother with people who don't know how to behave.
22:05That was the only kindness I got from strangers in three years at the Lane family.
22:09That Crawford Group was looking to transform and get rid of traditional manufacturing.
22:13In this life, only he has the strength and vision to take the online car project.
22:17I need to find someone to cooperate with.
22:18Go to the Crawford Group to find Wester Samuel.
22:21Tell him I have a transformation project that can make him billions.
22:23Tell him to come to Lane Manor at three o'clock this afternoon without fail.
22:26Remember, make sure the timents are clear.
22:27Mr. Samuel?
22:28He is so busy.
22:29Will he pay attention to us?
22:30I heard he is very cold and never meets people without reservation.
22:33He will.
22:34He has been waiting for this project for a long time.
22:40Ella, you're back.
22:41Sancher and Mrs. Lean are still angry.
22:43Please leave quickly or you will be punished again.
22:45I'm not here to apologize.
22:46I'm dead to pay by the money.
22:48More importantly, I'm waiting for Niggernan.
22:49He will arrive at three o'clock and I will wait for him.
22:51Then be careful.
22:53Don't confront Madam Head.
22:59How dare you come back?
23:01Apologize to Lena now or I'll break your leg.
23:04You gave me $300 every month for three years.
23:06That's $10,800.
23:07Here is $15,000.
23:09The extra is Lisi.
23:10I paid off your grani.
23:11You think this money can break our relationship?
23:14I should never have brought you back from the countryside.
23:16I should have let you drown in the pool.
23:19Drown me?
23:19I wish you had done that.
23:21I lived in a house full of rats, ate rotten food, and had chill bucks all over my hand
23:25and feet in winter.
23:26Back at the Lane family, I lived in the storage room and wore Lena's old clothes.
23:31While Lena had everything, even her pet lived better than me.
23:35What right do you have to blame me?
23:39Ella, don't say that.
23:41Mom and Dad actually love you.
23:42Shut.
23:43I've pain with the money.
23:44We are nothing other to do.
23:46You want to leave?
23:47It's not that easy.
23:48You can't leave this house until you kneel down and apologize to Lena.
23:55I won't apologize.
23:56Do whatever you want.
23:58Fine!
23:58You said it!
24:00Martha, bring the stick!
24:01I will teach her a good lesson today!
24:09Just wait 30 more minutes.
24:10Samuel will come.
24:11As long as I can cooperate with him, little injury is nothing.
24:23Excuse me!
24:24Mr. Samuel, Miss Ella invites you to Lane Manor.
24:27It's about something important for Crawford Group.
24:29You will regret it if you don't go.
24:31Ella?
24:32No time to explain.
24:34Let's go first.
24:35Get in the car.
24:37Get in the car.
24:40Get in the car.
24:41Get in the car.
24:49Stop.
24:53Mr. Samuel!
24:54Why are you here?
24:55Please sit down.
24:59Mr. Samuel, you finally came.
25:02Ella!
25:11It really opens my eyes.
25:13The Lane family can't even tolerate their own daughter, and you hit her so hard.
25:17You are obviously biased.
25:19You would rather believe an outsider than your own daughter.
25:21You will regret it!
25:24Mr. Samuel, kids are just being childish.
25:27It's just a small conflict, all a misunderstanding.
25:30Now, I'm taking my people away.
25:32I will remember what the Lane family has done.
25:40Ella, why do you have everything better than me?
25:43Samuel is mine.
25:44I must take him from you.
25:50Ella, you finally woke up!
25:52You scared me to death!
25:53How do you feel?
25:54The doctor said your back wound is infected and you're overworked.
25:57You need a good rest.
25:59It's okay.
25:59I'm much better now.
26:00I'm so happy you came.
26:02Lily told me you have something important to talk to me about, something related to Crawford
26:05Group.
26:07Your Crawford Group mainly focuses on manufacturing and real estate now, but both industries have
26:12been sluggish in recent years.
26:14So you plan to develop new industries, right?
26:16That's right.
26:17We do plan to develop new industries.
26:18Do you have any ideas?
26:19Yes.
26:20My idea can free Crawford Group from the constraints of traditional manufacturing and real estate,
26:25and it can make steady profits without any losses.
26:28As long as you're about to fissable, money is not a problem.
26:30I want shares.
26:32No problem.
26:33I'll ask my assistant to send the contract later.
26:35Can you tell me the details now?
26:37My idea is to build an online riding platform.
26:40Users can call a car with one click through the mobile app.
26:43Drivers will pick them up directly.
26:44It's more convenient than traditional taxis.
26:47That's interesting.
26:48Do you have a specific plan?
26:50Give me two days.
26:51I'll give you a detailed plan.
26:52Okay.
26:53I'll take you to meet my father in two days.
26:55If you can convince him, the projects start and you'll be the person in charge.
27:00Deal.
27:01Deal.
27:03Miss Ella, it's time to change your dressing.
27:05I'll do it.
27:06Then I'll go downstairs to buy a coffee.
27:08I'll be right back.
27:10You don't have to trouble yourself.
27:11I can do it myself.
27:12Don't move.
27:13Your back wound can't be strained.
27:18Tell me if it hurts.
27:24Done.
27:25You're welcome.
27:26I'll come to change your dressing every day from now on.
27:31That's it for now.
27:32Go handle it.
27:37Dad, this is my college classmate Ella.
27:39Hello, Uncle.
27:40Little girl.
27:41Samuel told me you have a 10 billion project that can transform Crawford Group.
27:44Yes, Uncle.
27:45Give me three minutes.
27:46I'll make you believe in the value of this project.
27:51We start locally.
27:52Offer driver subsidies and passenger coupons to grab users fast and build our base.
27:57Okay.
27:58Once it works here, we roll it out nationwide right away.
28:04You're a genius.
28:05I'm funding this.
28:06You're the lead.
28:07Build the team and start now.
28:08Got it.
28:15Mr. Samuel, Miss Ella, our speed ride app is live.
28:18It's being promoted widely.
28:19We'll see the data soon.
28:21Ella, what do we do?
28:22I'm so nervous.
28:23Relax.
28:24We did a lot of prep work.
28:25The ads worked great.
28:26It'll be fine.
28:27We've invested 50 million already.
28:30Everything is ready.
28:31We got our first user.
28:36In less than a minute, over 2,000 people signed up.
28:39And it's still going up.
28:41Calm down.
28:42Let's wait a little longer.
28:44Ella, we did it.
28:45Wow.
28:46Wow.
28:46Oh my God.
28:47Yeah.
28:48It's already 50,000 users.
28:50This is way better than I expected.
28:52Launch the nationwide expansion now.
29:04Don't overwork.
29:05Let me massage you.
29:11Don't be scared.
29:12The power is out.
29:13Don't be afraid.
29:17I'm Persephone, the spring goddess of Olympus.
29:20And something terrible has happened to me.
29:21I've fallen for a man I can never have.
29:24Yes.
29:24I've fallen for my father Zeus's own brother.
29:27My uncle.
29:28The king of the underworld.
29:30Hades.
29:31Don't say that.
29:31It's nothing like that for me.
29:32I love you the way a woman loves a man.
29:34I dream about marrying you, about becoming your queen of the underworld.
29:36You're the goddess who wakes all living things.
29:38I'm the god who ends them.
29:39We were never meant to exist in the same world.
29:41So no, I have no reason to love you.
29:44I see.
29:45Lady Nyx.
29:46Well, well, if it isn't our fresh little hatchling.
29:50Trespassing in my underworld like this, you really must have a death wish.
29:54You seriously hurt me over this useless little goddess?
29:57She's not useless.
29:58And she's not just some minor goddess.
30:00She's different, special.
30:02But let me be very clear.
30:04She belongs to me.
30:05Touch her again, and I'll make sure you regret it.
30:08I'm consumed by the life you radiate.
30:10You're the only beating heart I've ever wanted to hold.
30:12But I'm the god of death, and I can never let my darkness swallow you whole.
30:16You're unbelievable, Hades.
30:19I'm Persephone, the spring goddess of Olympus.
30:22And something terrible has happened to me.
30:24I've lost my mind.
30:27I've fallen for a man I can never have.
30:29Where the light falls, that's Olympus.
30:32And where the shadows spread, that belongs to Hades.
30:36Yes, I've fallen for my father Zeus's own brother.
30:40My uncle, the king of the underworld.
30:43Hades.
30:44I've dreamed a thousand times of those hands.
30:46Hands that decide the fate of every soul.
30:49I've imagined them pinning me down hard against his cold obsidian throne.
30:54Handle the mirror of Arcea with care.
30:56It reads the mind of any living soul, and projects their every thought to those around them.
31:01If someone brushes it by accident while thinking something they shouldn't be,
31:05well, that would be very embarrassing.
31:14Persephone, get back here right now.
31:17Olympus is practically freezing over without you.
31:19I can't keep covering for you forever.
31:22Just hold on, okay?
31:24I haven't even told Hades my true feelings yet.
31:27Well, have you even seen him?
31:29Yes.
31:30He's right in front of me.
31:32I can practically feel his breath on my skin.
31:44Come here, Persephone.
31:48Me?
31:54I'm done letting you tease me.
31:57Now you'll get exactly what you've been so desperate for.
32:00I don't need a line, I can read your breath, your eyes say stay safe.
32:06Hades.
32:08Call me daddy.
32:10Daddy!
32:12Persephone, wake up!
32:13Look behind you!
32:31That stupid girl's done for.
32:33She was fantasizing about his highness right in front of his face.
32:37He's totally going to destroy her for this.
32:40This is outrageous.
32:42Everyone knows Nyx is the future queen of the Underwhale.
32:46I mean, don't get me wrong.
32:47I fantasize about the king every now and then, too.
32:50But there's a time and a place for that, right?
32:58Get out, all of you.
33:00If anyone speaks a single word of what happened today, I will cut out their tongue and feed it to
33:05Cerberus.
33:10Persephone, the measly little goddess of spring, daring to steal my man from me?
33:15I'll show you what happens when you mess with the goddess of night!
33:21Persephone, how many times have to tell you?
33:23You're the spring goddess of Olympus.
33:25You have no business being in the Underwild.
33:27Does Zeus know you're here?
33:28Hades, I can't help it.
33:30I had to come find you, and since you already saw all that, I might as well tell you how
33:33I really-
33:34Persephone, don't.
33:36Some things can't be unsaid.
33:39I'm in love with you, Hades!
33:42Persephone, you're like a daughter to me.
33:43Don't say that!
33:44It's nothing like that for me.
33:45I love you the way a woman loves a man.
33:46I dream about marrying you, about becoming your queen of the Underworld, about standing
33:49by your side for all eternity, don't you understand?
33:51No, no, you are far too young, little one.
33:53Ten thousand long years stand between us.
33:55You have no idea what true love even feels like.
33:57I don't understand.
33:59I've had feelings for you since I was twelve, and now I'm twenty.
34:03That's nearly a decade of wanting nobody but you.
34:06And trust me, Hades, I know exactly what it feels like to love you.
34:12No, absolutely not.
34:13You're my brother's daughter, Zeus and I are sworn enemies.
34:17He would have my head for this.
34:18He'd tear the entire Underworld apart.
34:20You're the king of the underheld Hades, the only being in existence who can stand up to Zeus.
34:24And you're afraid of him?
34:25Hades, forget all these stupid external factors.
34:27I just need to know, do you have feelings for me?
34:30You're the goddess who wakes all living things.
34:32I'm the god who ends them.
34:33We were never meant to exist in the same world, so no, I have no reason to love you.
34:38I see.
34:39Well then, I'm sorry for the trouble.
34:46A flower?
34:48In the Underworld?
34:49Persephone.
34:51I'm consumed by the life you radiate.
34:54You're the only beating heart I've ever wanted to hold.
34:57But I'm the god of death, and I can never let my darkness swallow you whole.
35:02You're unbelievable, Hades.
35:04Truly unbelievable.
35:06You're 10,000 years older than me and can't even spare a single thought for my feelings.
35:11Lady Nyx.
35:13Well, well, if it isn't our fresh little hatchling.
35:16Trespassing in my Underworld like this, you really must have a death wish.
35:20I just had something to discuss with Hades.
35:23How dare you address His Majesty the King by name!
35:25I'll teach you to show the King some proper respect!
35:38Let the hunt begin, my loves.
35:57I'll teach you to show the King some proper respect!
35:58Pathetic little creature.
36:06It's burning me!
36:13Got you, you miserable wretch.
36:16It's game over now.
36:23Time to teach you how things work in the Underworld.
36:29Why? Why are you doing this to me?
36:32Because here, no soul dares to take what belongs to the Queen of the Underworld.
36:37As soon as anyone even thinks about doing so, the only ending awaiting is death.
36:55The Underworld has but one King, and no Queen.
37:03Hades, you came for me?
37:06Hades, you seriously hurt me over this useless little goddess?
37:10She's not useless.
37:11And she's not just some minor goddess.
37:14She's different, special!
37:19HADES!
37:20I have long honored you as the Mother of Night.
37:24But let me be very clear.
37:25She belongs to me.
37:28Touch her again, and I'll make sure you regret it.
37:35Persephone.
37:36I'm gonna kill you.
37:39I swear on the night itself!
37:52W-W-What are you doing?
37:54Don't you think it's a little early for that?
37:57Change into this.
37:58Oh!
37:58It'll restore your essence while you sleep.
38:14My lord, do you like what you see?
38:18What do you think you're doing?
38:20Didn't you tell me to change, my lord?
38:22You're completely out of line!
38:23Oh?
38:24Am I?
38:25Why are you so hard for me?
38:31You've clearly recovered just fine.
38:32It's late.
38:34You should get back to Olympus.
38:36And as far as I'm concerned, there's no reason for us to see each other again.
38:41I knew you felt it too.
38:43Oh, Uncle Hades, you really think you'll never see me again?
38:47The Council of the Gods is seven short days away.
38:52Fine.
38:54Any titan sympathizer found within the neutral zones will be punished with the thunderbolt.
39:00Do I make myself clear?
39:11The King of the Underheld sneaking looks in my direction, and he still claims to not have feelings for me?
39:19Your decrees aren't amusing, my brother.
39:23I don't think there's any need for me to hear the rest.
39:29How do I make you come out and say it, Hades?
39:32How do I get you to admit you've fallen for me?
39:36The lake of slumber weakens the power of lesser gods like me, and the god of death supposedly has no
39:41mercy.
39:42Let's put that to the test.
39:49Persephone, stop this, right now!
40:09Persephone, wake up.
40:11Look at me!
40:14Persephone, wake up!
40:16Please, just say something!
40:18That we were laying in the same sheet
40:20But lately you've been acting like the party on me
40:24So baby, won't you say something?
40:28Baby, come home
40:30So baby, won't you say something?
40:34Baby, come home
40:36So baby, won't you say something?
40:39Oh baby, come home
40:43My lord, that was my first kiss
40:48You risked your own life, just to see if I'd save you?
40:51Hades, all I wanted was for you to admit it, that you feel something, that you want me
40:56You're impossible, you know that?
40:58Whatever you say, oh mighty god of death
41:00We both know you felt something
41:02Oh my lord, I'm sorry
41:33My lord.
41:35Do you like what you see?
41:36Didn't you tell me to change, my lord?
41:38I changed out of my clothes.
41:44Is he...
41:50Did I just hear you calling my name?
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