00:03My name is Janice.
00:05A year ago, I finally returned to my biological parents.
00:09I thought I had found home, never knowing it was the beginning of hell.
00:14Janice, how could you be so vicious?
00:17Do you even realize you nearly killed Delina?
00:20You're going to learn your lesson today!
00:41The whip tears into my back, splitting my skin.
00:45And the one striking me is my own mother, Lori.
00:50I didn't do it! I didn't know she was allergic to mangoes!
00:56Janice, why would you do this to me?
01:00I just wanted to get along with you.
01:02Delina is the victim here, and you dare to slander her instead?
01:08Every time something happens between Delilah and me, I am always the one at fault.
01:13Because they only believe her tears.
01:15I told you it wasn't me! Check the groceries list!
01:19I didn't buy mango pudding at all!
01:21Check what? Would Delilah risk her life just to frame you?
01:27Mom, stop hitting her.
01:30It's my fault.
01:32I've taken her place as your daughter for over a decade.
01:37Maybe if I leave,
01:39Janice can finally find peace.
01:42The same trick again.
01:43She pretends to be generous and understanding,
01:45while making everyone hate me even more.
01:48Listen to her.
01:50Listen to her. Delilah is so thoughtful.
01:51If you were even half as considerate, I'd be over the moon.
01:55The fashion design competition.
01:57In three days.
01:59Give your design frite to Delilah.
02:03Then I'll let this go.
02:04Again.
02:05My bedroom, my identity, my talent, all of it, surrendered to her.
02:11Mom, aren't I your daughter too?
02:13You claim to be my daughter, yet you disregard my wishes?
02:18I remember how my mother, father, and three brothers always surrounded Delilah,
02:24shielding her like she was some rare treasure.
02:28And me, I'm just a stranger.
02:32I close my eyes and agree.
02:35In that moment, the last flicker of hope in my heart dies out.
02:42I let out a laugh.
02:44What's so funny?
02:47I'm laughing at my own stupidity.
02:51Stupid enough to think that if I kept giving in, I could earn even a shred of your love.
02:55What nonsense are you talking about?
02:58I look at her face, and I feel nothing.
03:00This home, these so-called family, I don't want any of them anymore.
03:05I've had enough.
03:06From this day on, I sever all ties with the Edwards family.
03:10This is outright rebellion!
03:13She raises the whip to strike me again, but this time, I won't take it.
03:18You want to hit me again?
03:20Before, as your daughter, I endured it.
03:23Now we have no bond.
03:24By what right do you raise your hand?
03:26I snatch the whip away and strike back.
03:29You dare hit me?
03:31You've lost your mind!
03:34Janice, how could you hit Mom?
03:36Stop this!
03:38If you care so much about her,
03:39why don't you take a few lashes for her?
03:42The whip lands on Delilah.
03:43She screams, her eyes filled with disbelief.
03:47She probably never imagined that the docile Janice would actually fight back.
03:53You're insane!
03:54When Dad comes back, he'll tear you apart!
03:56Really?
03:58Before that happens, let me teach you a hard lesson.
04:02I grab the mango pudding from the table and shove it into her mouth.
04:07She claimed mangoes could kill her.
04:10Let me see what happens next.
04:12Stop!
04:12You'll kill her!
04:14Someone get her!
04:15The servants try to approach.
04:16I lash out to drive them back.
04:19No one dares come closer.
04:21I watch Delilah cough desperately,
04:23but there isn't a trace of real pain on her face.
04:26Just as I thought,
04:27the mango allergy was nothing but a lie to frame me from the very beginning.
04:32Take a good look, Mrs. Edwards.
04:35This is the precious daughter you've raised for over 20 years.
04:39She's nothing but a liar.
04:49I throw down the whip and turn to leave.
04:52I don't want to stay in this house a second longer.
04:58Stepping out of the Edwards mansion,
05:00the cold wind hits my face,
05:01but I feel clearer and freer than ever before.
05:03One year.
05:04I begged for their love like a beggar,
05:06only to receive whips and humiliation in return.
05:08From now on,
05:09I live for no one but myself.
05:14Miss Edwards,
05:15you are truly full of surprises.
05:18A man in a wheelchair blocks my path.
05:20In green.
05:21The man Delilah scorned for his disability.
05:23The reason my parents brought me back to take her place in marrying him.
05:27I never expected someone as docile as you to reveal such a formidable side.
05:32Have you been watching me?
05:33You are my fiancé.
05:36Isn't it normal for me to take an interest in your affairs?
05:38He used to treat me with icy indifference and now he claims to care?
05:42What exactly is this man scheming?
05:45Mr. Green, let's cut to the chitch.
05:47What do you want from me?
05:50Let's make a deal.
05:51You've severed ties with the Edwards family.
05:54Your father won't let this go.
05:56I can protect you and give you a platform to fulfill your ambitions.
05:59You need my power to take revenge on them, don't you?
06:05And what do you want in return?
06:07Tomorrow, we register our marriage.
06:11I look at him, his expressionless face impossible to read.
06:15But he's right.
06:17I need a backer.
06:20Deal.
06:21The next day, we become legally husband and wife.
06:26No wedding, no blessings.
06:29Just a mutual contract of convenience.
06:32When my father, Connor Edwards, comes home and learns what I've done, he is furious.
06:39But he is told Aiden has taken me away.
06:43She thinks she's found herself a protector?
06:46What can a cripple give her?
06:47I know, Janice.
06:49Without our support, she can't survive.
06:53Aiden won't treat her sincerely either.
06:55She'll crawl back here begging for forgiveness.
06:58And when she does, I'll deal with her then.
07:02I step into the design competition venue.
07:05All eyes are on the stage on the woman basking in glory with my design draft.
07:10Delilah.
07:11Thank you, everyone.
07:13This design draft represents countless sleepless nights.
07:18Her smile is a knife, cutting deeper with every word.
07:21But today, I will no longer stay silent.
07:35Janice, what are you doing here?
07:39This is no place for your nonsense.
07:42I was invited here as a distinguished guest.
07:46You?
07:47What qualifications do you have?
07:49What can you do besides flaunting yourself?
07:51Her words are so harsh.
07:53This is my mother, willing to erase me from the world for her adopted daughter.
07:57Then watch and see if I'm qualified.
08:01Mom, don't argue with her.
08:02Maybe she's just jealous of my success today.
08:05Jealous?
08:05She actually thinks I envy someone like her.
08:10Security!
08:11Remove this woman immediately.
08:16Ma'am, this is...
08:17Mrs. Edwards!
08:18Are you expelling my wife?
08:21This is my lawful wife, Janice Green.
08:24Aiden, how can you treat me like this?
08:26We were engaged once.
08:28The shock in her eyes is real.
08:30After all, she was the one who despised Aiden's disability
08:34and made our parents bring me back as a substitute bride.
08:37Well, a cripple like me isn't worthy of you.
08:40I'm sorry.
08:41I didn't mean that.
08:42I was just concerned about Janice's feelings.
08:45Enough, Delilah.
08:46You don't need to apologize to anyone.
08:49If Janice were half as sensible as you,
08:51I'd be thanking my lucky stars.
08:54They play their mother-daughter duet,
08:56making me out to be the villain.
08:59Lori, haven't you been threatening to disown me?
09:02I couldn't ask for anything better.
09:04I walk straight to the judge's table,
09:07to the seat labeled J.E.
09:10Lori's face turns ashen instantly.
09:13That is J.E.'s seat!
09:15You have no right!
09:18And what if I insist?
09:21I am the organizer of this competition.
09:24Please don't be upset, Mrs. Edwards.
09:26Janice is J.E.'s close friend,
09:28here as J.E.'s representative today.
09:31Her?
09:32J.E.'s friend?
09:35Since she is J.E.'s friend,
09:37let's respect her presence, Mom.
09:39She says nice things,
09:40but her eyes are full of schemes.
09:43This woman never misses a chance to perform kindness.
09:47The competition continues.
09:49Please have the contestants present their designs.
09:52This design is brilliant.
09:55Definitely full mark.
09:56Delilah, you're amazing!
09:58The daughter of Mrs. Edwards truly lives up to her reputation.
10:01I am so proud of Delilah.
10:03She is my good daughter.
10:07Janice,
10:08everything of yours now belongs to me.
10:12Just watch.
10:14I watch Delilah walk toward the award podium.
10:19I can't help but smile.
10:21The real show is just beginning.
10:24I stand up amidst the crowd and start clapping loudly.
10:29Everyone freezes.
10:31Well done, Delilah.
10:33You've set a new benchmark
10:34for the phrase
10:35Genius of Theft.
10:38What nonsense are you saying?
10:40The design draft you showcased,
10:43I drew it.
10:49Are you crazy?
10:53Where is your proof?
10:55Janice,
10:56I know you're jealous of me,
10:58but you can't slander me like this.
11:00She cries pitifully,
11:02as if I am bullying her.
11:04She has used this trick so many times.
11:06I'm sick of it.
11:08Then let's make a bet.
11:10Bet on what?
11:12If you didn't steal it,
11:14I'll have J.E.
11:16personally mentor you.
11:18Her eyes light up.
11:20Greed,
11:20it can't be hidden.
11:22Fine,
11:22I'll take that bet.
11:24But if you did steal,
11:26you will eat five kilograms of mangoes
11:29in front of everyone.
11:30Janice,
11:31you're bound to lose this bet.
11:35I can testify.
11:37The design Delilah showcased
11:40indeed is stolen.
11:42Aiden,
11:42don't make false accusations.
11:44I'm merely stating the facts.
11:47The charade you and your daughter
11:48have been playing
11:50ends here.
11:55I pull out the USB drive
11:57and patent certificate.
12:00In that instant,
12:01I see Delilah's face drain
12:03of all color.
12:03This is J.E.'s patent certificate.
12:08The original author
12:10of this design
12:10is J.E.
12:15Impossible!
12:16You must have forged this!
12:23It's genuine.
12:24The patterns and details
12:25perfectly match.
12:27Even if the original draft
12:29is J.E.'s,
12:30Delilah might have just had
12:31a coincidental inspiration.
12:33Still denying.
12:34Then let me tear off your mask.
12:36What you stole
12:37was J.E.'s half-finished work.
12:41What?
12:42I press the remote.
12:44The big screen lights up.
12:46J.E.'s true-finished design
12:47is revealed to the public
12:48for the first time.
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