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00:00I have deeply loved Sebastian for a full eight years.
00:03Looking at the photo of Sebastian and me in my hand,
00:06I stood before the door and murmured softly,
00:09This is my last chance.
00:12This time, can I become Sebastian's fiancΓ©?
00:15At the moment I reached out and was about to open the door,
00:18I suddenly froze because I heard Sebastian's mother
00:20questioning him with anger and disappointment.
00:22Sebastian, tell me, why for seven successive years
00:26have you secretly replaced all the slips of paper
00:28with your name on them with blank ones?
00:30You know perfectly well that if she doesn't draw your name,
00:34Eleanor can never become your fiancΓ©.
00:36Doesn't it hurt your heart to watch her cry in disappointment every year?
00:40She has been crying for seven years.
00:42One more time won't make a difference.
00:45But Lillian just came back from Switzerland,
00:48and her emotions are very unstable.
00:49I promised to accompany her through her treatment for seven years.
00:54He then gave a light chuckle.
00:56Anyway, Eleanor and I have been together for eight years.
01:00Her family and friends all think we are definitely getting married.
01:03Other than waiting for me,
01:05she has no other choice.
01:09Don't worry.
01:10Next year, I will give her a very grand proposal ceremony.
01:14Consider it an explanation to her for these past few years.
01:17I think she will definitely be very satisfied with this arraignment.
01:20After saying that, he threw the slip of paper with Sebastian Ashford,
01:24written on it into the paper shredder.
01:26Listen, the sound of this paper shredder is indeed
01:30much better than Eleanor's disappointed crying every year.
01:34Standing outside the door, I heard those words
01:37and stared blankly at the photo in my hand.
01:39Turns out he wasn't blind to my tears,
01:42nor was he unaware of my disappointment.
01:44These seven years of blank slips were just a joke
01:47he used to trample on my true feelings.
01:50I clearly remember the Ashford family's rules.
01:53To become Sebastian's fiancΓ©e,
01:55one must draw a slip of paper from the lottery box
01:57at the grand charity banquet.
01:59She can only become his fiancΓ©e
02:01if she draws the slip with his name on it.
02:03And for these seven years,
02:04I have tried every possible method
02:06just to be able to become his fiancΓ©e.
02:08I thought he loved me truly,
02:09so I did all this willingly.
02:10Yet the hidden truth cuts deep and hurts so much.
02:14What do all my years striving to be his fiancΓ©e count for?
02:17It's nothing but a joke.
02:18But now, my heart suddenly let go completely.
02:21I loosened my grip,
02:22letting the slip of paper in my hand fall to the ground
02:25and turned to walk away.
02:27Since your name still isn't in the box for the eighth time,
02:30then I will just marry someone else.
02:33Sebastian adjusted his cuffs
02:34and left the lounge without a care.
02:36He arrived at the banquet hall,
02:37which was filled with wealthy people in gorgeous clothes.
02:40This was the eighth gala,
02:42hosted by the Ashfords,
02:44the most powerful family in New York,
02:46to select a fiancΓ©e for their heir.
02:48He walked straight toward Lillian,
02:51who was surrounded by a group of wealthy young ladies talking.
02:54I'm Sebastian.
02:55Lillian's eyes were red,
02:56looking deeply wronged,
02:58and she threw herself into his arms.
02:59They said I have no right to stand here,
03:01that I'm the one ruining the relationship
03:03between you and Eleanor.
03:04Sebastian frowned deeply,
03:06his eyes sweeping fiercely across the entire hall,
03:10finally landing on those wealthy young ladies
03:12who were gossiping.
03:14Who dares to say she has no right?
03:16The rules I, Sebastian,
03:17have set are the rules of New York's Upper East Ed High Society.
03:21Lillian is an important guest I invited.
03:23Whoever makes her unhappy,
03:24makes me unhappy.
03:26The entire hall instantly became so quiet
03:28that even breathing could be heard.
03:30In the midst of this silence,
03:32the crystal chandelier in the banquet hall
03:33suddenly dimmed by half.
03:35Only a few wall lamps gave off a faint glow.
03:38Immediately after,
03:39a beam of cold white spotlights suddenly lit up.
03:42I pushed the doors open and walked in.
03:45Every step was unhurried and composed.
04:01Those wealthy young ladies looked at me.
04:03After all, for the past seven years,
04:05I was publicly recognised by everyone
04:07as Sebastian's fiancΓ©e
04:08and the only woman he allowed to stay by his side constantly.
04:12Everyone thought I would definitely make a scene
04:14and drive Lillian away or, like the previous seven years,
04:19question him with red eyes
04:20about why he was protecting another woman.
04:23But this time,
04:24I didn't even give them half a glance.
04:26Without stopping,
04:27I walked straight toward a waiter in the banquet hall.
04:30I picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray
04:33and took a small sip.
04:34The cold liquid slid down my throat,
04:37suppressing the very last bit of affection in my heart.
04:41Eleanor, aren't you going to do something about it?
04:43Someone asked me in a very low voice.
04:46I smiled, but there was not a hint of a smile in my eyes.
04:50Young Master Ashfield is standing up for a beauty.
04:52Why would I go over there and interfere?
04:55Besides,
04:56I swirled the wine glass in my hand
04:58with a bit of a spectator's look in my eyes.
05:01I'm also quite curious to see if Sebastian's name
05:04is actually in the raffle box this year.
05:07Sebastian's body instantly stiffened.
05:09He subconsciously turned to look at me
05:12as if completely unexpected
05:14that I would have this reaction.
05:16In the past,
05:17at times like this,
05:18I would have already been crying
05:19and making a scene to drive Lillian away.
05:21But today,
05:23I was as quiet as someone
05:25entirely unconnected to this matter.
05:27A flash of impatience crossed his eyes.
05:30He let go of Lillian
05:31and strode toward me.
05:35Eleanor,
05:35what kind of temper are you throwing again?
05:37Lillian just came back from Switzerland.
05:40Her health is poor
05:41and she can't be frightened.
05:42You are the eldest daughter of the Walker family.
05:45Can't you be a bit broad-minded?
05:47Broad-minded,
05:48I looked at this man in front of me
05:50whom I had loved for over a decade.
05:52Suddenly,
05:53he felt very foreign.
05:55Seven years.
05:56More than 2,500 days a night.
05:59To cater to his preferences,
06:01I put away my own temper and skills,
06:03learning to make him French desserts
06:04and English afternoon tea.
06:07To get his name to appear in that damn box,
06:09I bribed the Ashford's butler,
06:11curried favour with Sebastian's mother
06:13and exhausted all possible means.
06:16And the result?
06:17What I got in exchange was his phrase,
06:19be a bit more broad-minded
06:20and my sincere heart
06:21shredded to pieces in the paper shredder.
06:24Sebastian.
06:25I put down the wine glass in my hand.
06:27The glass clinked crisply against the marble table.
06:30I am not throwing a temper.
06:32I just think you are right.
06:33Miss Lillian is delicate
06:35and does indeed need someone
06:37to properly accompany her through her treatment.
06:40Sebastian was stunned.
06:42He stared into my eyes
06:43as if trying to find a hint of petulance
06:45or jealousy in them.
06:47Unfortunately, he found nothing.
06:49My heart was completely peaceful,
06:51without a single ripple.
06:52This feeling of being out of his control
06:54made him inexplicably panicked.
06:56He reached out,
06:57trying to grab my wrist.
06:59It's good that you understand.
07:01After tonight, next year.
07:03There is no next year.
07:05I turned sideways,
07:06dodging his hand.
07:07My tone was as flat
07:08as if discussing today's weather.
07:10My grandfather said
07:11the same thing
07:12can only be done
07:13at most eight times.
07:14Tonight is the eighth time.
07:16If your name is still not drawn,
07:18then we are done.
07:20Seeing this,
07:21Lillian quickly walked over
07:22and stood in front of me.
07:23Eleanor,
07:25stop throwing a tantrum
07:26and just apologize to Sebastian.
07:28He still loves you deep down.
07:30It's just that since I returned,
07:32my actions have been so unstable.
07:35And he is just worried about me.
07:37Besides,
07:38everyone knows
07:39that you would never marry
07:40anyone but Sebastian.
07:43As soon as her voice fell,
07:45a crisp slap suddenly sounded.
07:47My eyes were full of mockery.
07:48When is it an outsider's turn
07:50to dictate my affairs?
07:52Sebastian's face suddenly changed
07:54and he stepped directly
07:56in front of Lillian.
07:58Eleanor,
07:58you have gone too far.
08:00Apologize to Lillian.
08:02Apologize?
08:03On what grounds?
08:04Because she's your darling
08:05or because she's thick-shitted?
08:08Sebastian,
08:09have you forgotten
08:09that tonight is my home court?
08:11As long as the drawing
08:12haven't started,
08:13I am still your fiancΓ© in name.
08:15What's the problem
08:16with teaching an outsider
08:17who doesn't know the rules?
08:19A lesson.
08:20The surrounding guests
08:21began to whisper.
08:23Mrs. Ashford also hurried over
08:24upon hearing the commotion.
08:26Seeing this scene,
08:28she frowned deeply.
08:29What are you arguing about?
08:31Isn't this embarrassing?
08:32She glared at Sebastian,
08:34then looked at me.
08:35Her eyes were complex.
08:37Eleanor,
08:38it's almost time for the drawing.
08:40Don't let irrelevant people
08:41ruin the big event.
08:42Mrs. Ashford liked me very much.
08:44She genuinely hoped
08:46I could marry
08:46into the Ashford family.
08:48It was a pity.
08:49That good son of hers
08:50personally destroyed all of this.
08:52Sebastian took a deep breath,
08:54suppressing the anger
08:55in his heart.
08:56He reached out
08:57to put his arm
08:57around Lillian's shoulder
08:58and patted her comfortingly.
09:00Then he looked at me,
09:01his tone cold.
09:03Fine.
09:04Since you want to play so much,
09:05let's begin.
09:06I want to see the moment
09:07you draw a blank slip.
09:09Whether you can still be
09:10as sharp-tongued
09:12as you are now.
09:13After saying that,
09:14he turned and walked
09:15toward the high platform
09:17in the center of the hall.
09:18There lay an exquisite box.
09:20It was also the judgment stand
09:22that would decide my fate.
09:23I watched his back.
09:25My eyes gradually turned cold.
09:28Sebastian,
09:28you think you control everything.
09:30But little do you know,
09:32this time,
09:33you are the prey.
09:35In the center of the hall,
09:36the crystal lights were dazzling.
09:38Everyone's gaze focused
09:39on that carved oak box.
09:40According to family rules,
09:42there were a hundred slips of paper
09:43placed in the box.
09:44Only one of them
09:45had Sebastian's name written on it.
09:47Drawing it
09:48would be the arrangement of fate,
09:50resulting in an engagement
09:51on the spot.
09:52Failing to draw it
09:53meant fate hadn't arrived
09:54and we would try again next year.
09:56For the past seven years,
09:58every time,
09:58I reached my hand in full of hope.
10:00Every time.
10:01What I pulled out
10:02was completely blank.
10:03I thought it was just my bad luck.
10:05I thought it was God
10:06testing our relationship.
10:07It wasn't until today
10:08that I learned
10:09that among those
10:10hundred slips of paper,
10:12Sebastian's name
10:12was never there at all.
10:14They were all blank papers
10:15he had personally substituted.
10:17Eleanor, go on.
10:18I specifically asked the priest
10:20for a blessing.
10:21The priest said,
10:23you will find your beloved this year.
10:25Beloved, perhaps.
10:26It's just that this person
10:28is not Sebastian.
10:29Lifting my dress,
10:30I walked step by step
10:31onto the high platform.
10:33Sebastian stood next to the box,
10:35one hand in his pocket
10:36looking proud.
10:37The way he looked at me
10:38was like looking
10:38at an unreasonable child.
10:40Eleanor,
10:41as long as you apologize
10:42to Lithian now,
10:43next year,
10:44I promise to let you draw the name.
10:46Wouldn't even need to wait
10:46until next year.
10:47As long as you behave
10:48and stop targeting Lillian,
10:50I can consider ending
10:51this game early.
10:52Game,
10:53in his eyes,
10:54these seven years of torment,
10:56my youth,
10:57my dignity,
10:58were nothing but a game
10:59he could call a halt to
11:00at any time.
11:01I stopped in my tracks.
11:02Standing across from him,
11:03there were only a few inches
11:05of distance between us,
11:06but our hearts were separated
11:07by an entire world.
11:09Sebastian.
11:10I looked into his eyes
11:11and asked softly,
11:12Do you really think
11:13I must marry you?
11:15Sebastian was taken aback
11:16for a moment,
11:17then he sneered out loud.
11:19Who else?
11:20Besides Moo could tolerate
11:21your bad temper.
11:23Besides the Ashford family
11:24who is worthy
11:25of your Walker family.
11:26Eleanor,
11:26accept your fate.
11:27In this life,
11:28you are destined
11:29to only be the woman of me,
11:32Sebastian Ashford.
11:33He was too confident.
11:35Confident to the point
11:36of conceit.
11:37He thought that by
11:37grasping my weakness,
11:39he could trample
11:39on my bottom line
11:40unscrupulously.
11:41I lowered my eyes,
11:42hiding the mockery
11:44in my gaze.
11:45Is that so?
11:46Then let's see
11:48exactly who is the one
11:49who should accept
11:50their fate.
11:51I took a deep breath,
11:52slowly raised my right hand,
11:54and reached into
11:55that pitch black box.
11:57My fingertips
11:58touched the cold paper.
12:00One slip,
12:00two slips,
12:02countless slips.
12:03Each one was like a knife,
12:05cutting into my heart.
12:06There was absolute silence
12:08below the stage.
12:09Lillian stood at the
12:10forefront of the crowd,
12:11a victor's smile
12:12on her lip.
12:13She knew the box
12:14was full of blank papers.
12:16She was waiting to see me
12:17make a fool of myself
12:18in public
12:18and cry bitterly.
12:20Sebastian also
12:21looked away casually,
12:23seeming to have already
12:23foreseen the ending.
12:25I closed my eyes.
12:26My fingers fumbled
12:27at the bottom of the box.
12:29Finally,
12:29my fingertips
12:31touched a slip of paper
12:32with a slightly
12:32different texture.
12:34That was the one.
12:35I had someone slip in
12:36during the chaos
12:37before entering,
12:38and it was also
12:39the final way out
12:40I left for myself.
12:41I snapped my eyes open.
12:43With a strong flick
12:44of my wrist,
12:44I pulled out
12:45that slip of paper.
12:46Young Master Ashfield,
12:48I held up the slip
12:49in my hand,
12:50my voice clear,
12:51spreading throughout
12:51the hall.
12:52It seems
12:53your promise
12:55is about to become
12:56inviled.
12:58Sebastian's casual
12:59expression froze
13:00on his face.
13:01He subconsciously
13:02looked at the slip
13:03in my hand.
13:03A trace of confusion
13:05flashed in his eyes.
13:06Impossible.
13:07He clearly had
13:07personally replaced
13:08all the slips
13:09with names
13:10with blank ones,
13:11even just to be safe.
13:12Right before the banquet
13:13started,
13:14he had specifically
13:15checked again.
13:16There absolutely
13:16could not be
13:17any words in the box.
13:18Eleanor,
13:19who are you trying
13:19to scare
13:20with a blank piece
13:20of paper?
13:21He scoffed coldly.
13:23Stop making a scene
13:25and letting everyone
13:26laugh at us.
13:27Whether it's a blank paper
13:28or not,
13:29won't we know
13:29once it read out loud?
13:31A bright,
13:31radiant smile
13:32curled at the corners
13:33of my lips.
13:34Since Young Master Ashford
13:36don't believe it,
13:37then invite a highly
13:39respected elder
13:39to read it.
13:41I looked at the patriarch
13:42of the Walker family
13:43below the stage.
13:44He was also
13:45my grandfather.
13:47Grandfather,
13:47please help your
13:48granddaughter check
13:49whose name
13:50is written on this.
13:51Grandfather leaned
13:52on his cane
13:53and tremblingly
13:54walked up to the stage.
13:55He took the slip
13:56from my hand,
13:58unfolded it.
13:59The eyes widened
14:00fiercely.
14:01Immediately after,
14:02he burst into
14:03a hearty laugh.
14:05Good.
14:06It's destiny.
14:07This is the arrangement
14:09of destiny.
14:10The unease
14:11in Sebastian's heart
14:12grew stronger
14:13and stronger.
14:14He abandoned
14:15all etiquette,
14:16rushing forward
14:17to see what was going on.
14:18Grandfather,
14:19let me see it.
14:21But Grandfather
14:22suddenly put away
14:23the slip,
14:24turned around,
14:25facing the hundreds
14:26of guests below.
14:27According to the
14:28century-old family
14:29rules of the Walker
14:30and Ashford families,
14:32Miss Eleanor Walker
14:32has successfully
14:33drawn her husband
14:34in the eighth
14:35destiny drawing.
14:37This is the arrangement
14:38of destiny.
14:39The whole crowd
14:40was in an uptick.
14:41Mrs. Ashford
14:42was moved to tears.
14:43The smile on
14:44Lillian's face
14:44stiffened,
14:45her nails digging
14:46deeply into her flesh.
14:48Sebastian was struck
14:49as if by lightning.
14:50Impossible!
14:51The box clearly!
14:53The words reached
14:54his lips,
14:54but he forcefully
14:55swallowed them back down.
14:57He couldn't say it.
14:58Saying it would mean
14:59admitting he cheated.
15:00It would mean
15:01admitting he lied
15:02to Eleanor.
15:03He took a deep breath,
15:04forcing himself
15:05to calm down.
15:06Grandfather,
15:07did you misread it?
15:08How is this possible?
15:09Why is it impossible?
15:11I took the slip
15:12back from Grandfather's hand,
15:14slowly unfolded it,
15:15displaying it
15:15in front of everyone,
15:16black ink on white paper.
15:18The strokes were vigorous
15:19and powerful.
15:21Clearly white ink.
15:22Alexander Thorne.
15:29A dead silence,
15:30even more terrifying
15:31than before.
15:32The color in Sebastian's face
15:34instantly drained away.
15:35He stared deadly
15:36at those two words.
15:38Alexander Thorne.
15:39This is impossible.
15:41How could his name
15:42be in the box?
15:43Your box can only
15:44have my name.
15:45He bellowed out of control,
15:47like an enraged lion.
15:49I watched his crazy behavior
15:50and only felt
15:51it was laughable.
15:52Young Master Ashford,
15:54the family rules
15:55only say to draw a slip
15:57to decide a husband.
15:58But they never said
15:59that this box
16:01can only hold
16:02the name of you.
16:04Sebastian Ashford,
16:06alone.
16:06I turned around,
16:08looking into the corner
16:09of the crowd,
16:09at the man who had
16:10remained silent all along,
16:12yet stood tall
16:13and straight
16:13like a pine.
16:14Mr. Thorne,
16:16since this is
16:16the arrangement
16:17of destiny,
16:18I wonder if you are
16:19willing to marry me
16:22as your wife.
16:25The crowd automatically
16:27parted to make a path.
16:28All eyes converged
16:29on that corner.
16:30Alexander Thorne.
16:31Wall Street's most low-key,
16:33yet also most
16:34mysterious billionaire.
16:35It was said he was
16:36ruthless and stayed
16:37away from women.
16:38He was the Ashford group's
16:39biggest mortal enemy
16:40in the global market.
16:41No one expected
16:42that his name would
16:43appear in the Walker
16:44family's raffle box
16:45and even less expected
16:46that I would propose
16:47to him in public.
16:48Alexander walked up
16:49to the high platform
16:50step by step.
16:51Every step seemed
16:52to trample on the very
16:53tip of Sebastian's heart
16:54until he stood
16:55in front of me.
16:56He finally stopped.
16:57Reflected in his deep eyes
16:59was my current disheveled
17:00yet resolute appearance.
17:01Miss Walker.
17:02His voice was deep
17:03and magnetic,
17:04carrying a trace
17:05of imperceptible indulgence.
17:07You were the one
17:08who said it
17:08in front of all
17:10the elites of New York.
17:12No going back
17:13on your word.
17:14My heart trembled.
17:16Actually,
17:16I wasn't familiar
17:17with him.
17:18I had only heard
17:19his name
17:19and knew he didn't
17:20get along with Sebastian.
17:21Putting his name in
17:22was purely to take
17:23revenge on Sebastian
17:24and also to find myself
17:26a sufficiently
17:27powerful backer.
17:28I didn't expect
17:29that he would agree
17:30so readily.
17:31I absolutely
17:31won't go back on it.
17:33Alexander hooked his lips
17:34into a smile.
17:35In that instant,
17:36he reached out
17:37to take the slip
17:37from my hand,
17:38carefully folded it
17:39and placed it
17:40in the pocket
17:40closest to his heart.
17:42Then,
17:43right in front of Sebastian,
17:44he went down
17:45on one knee,
17:46took out an already
17:47prepared diamond ring
17:48from his pocket.
17:49Eleanor Walker,
17:50marry me.
17:51I will make you
17:52the happiest woman
17:53in all of New York.
17:55The whole venue exploded.
17:56This reversal came
17:57too fast,
17:58too thrilling.
17:59Sebastian went
18:00completely crazy
18:01and he upended
18:02the lottery box.
18:03Alexander,
18:04you're asking for death.
18:06Eleanor is my fiancΓ©.
18:07What right do you
18:08have to propose?
18:09The box overturned
18:10on the ground.
18:11The slips of paper
18:12inside scattered
18:13all over the floor.
18:14Sebastian acted
18:15like he had caught
18:15a lifesaver.
18:16He squatted down
18:17to pick up those slips.
18:18I want everyone to see.
18:20These are all
18:20blank papers inside.
18:22It is you,
18:23Eleanor,
18:23who cheated.
18:24You teamed up
18:25with an outsider
18:25to humiliate me.
18:26He grabbed a handful
18:27of slips
18:28and held them up
18:29in front of everyone.
18:30Look!
18:30They are all empty!
18:32There are no names
18:33at all!
18:34This drawing
18:35doesn't count!
18:36However,
18:37the next second,
18:38his voice came
18:39to an abrupt halt
18:40because he saw
18:41on that floor
18:42full of slips.
18:42Every slip of paper
18:44bore the same
18:44single sentence.
18:46I don't love you anymore.
18:47Sebastian's hands
18:48began to tremble.
18:49The slips in his hands
18:50slipped away.
18:51He looked up
18:51in disbelief,
18:52looking at me
18:53standing condescendingly
18:54above him,
18:55his eyes full of terror
18:56and despair.
18:57Eleanor,
18:58you!
18:58I took Alexander's arm,
19:00looking coldly
19:01at the man on the ground.
19:02Sebastian,
19:03I said it
19:04the eighth time.
19:05If you're still
19:06not in the box,
19:07then I will marry
19:08someone else.
19:09Now,
19:10you can get lost.
19:11Sebastian slumped
19:12on the floor,
19:12surrounded entirely
19:13by slips of paper
19:14that read,
19:15I don't love you anymore.
19:16No.
19:18It is not like this.
19:19He muttered to himself,
19:21trying to find a slip
19:22with his name
19:22written on it
19:23from the floor,
19:23even if it was just one.
19:25It could prove
19:26I still had him
19:26in my heart.
19:27Unfortunately,
19:28not a single one.
19:30Eleanor!
19:31You lied to me!
19:32He suddenly raised his head,
19:34his eyes crimson.
19:35You clearly loved me so much.
19:37How could you not love me?
19:38Is it because of Lillian?
19:40Is it because I replaced
19:42the names with blank paper?
19:43I will change.
19:44I will not replace them anymore.
19:46I will write my name
19:47on them,
19:48right now!
19:48He frantically pulled
19:49out a fountain pen,
19:51grabbed a slip
19:51from the floor
19:52and was about to write.
19:53Enough.
19:54Alexander stepping
19:55on the hand
19:56he was holding
19:56the pen with.
19:57Young Master Ashford,
19:59harassing my fiancΓ©
20:00right in front of me.
20:01Are you not completely
20:03ignoring my existence?
20:06He looked up
20:07and glared angrily
20:08at Alexander.
20:09What kind of thing
20:10are you?
20:11Eleanor and I
20:12grew up together.
20:14You are nothing
20:15but a petty man
20:16taking advantage
20:17of a vulnerable moment.
20:18Grew up together?
20:20Alexander let out
20:20a scoff,
20:21applying pressure
20:22with his foot,
20:23crushing Sebastian
20:24his knuckles
20:24until they crack.
20:26Does growing up together
20:26mean making her
20:27wait three hours
20:28in a blizzard for you?
20:29Does growing up together
20:30mean making her
20:31make a fool of herself
20:32in public for seven years?
20:34Does growing up together
20:35mean putting her
20:36sincere heart
20:37into a paper shredder?
20:38Sebastian's face
20:39was deathly pale.
20:40How do you know?
20:42About the paper shredder.
20:44Only he and Lillian knew.
20:45How could Alexander know?
20:47I looked at his
20:47horrified expression
20:48and spoke faintly.
20:50Because I heard it too,
20:51Sebastian.
20:52Right before the banquet
20:53started,
20:54at the door of the lounge.
20:56Every word you said
20:57I heard clearly!
20:58Sebastian's whole body shook,
21:00as if all his strength
21:01had been drained away.
21:02Eleanor,
21:03listen to my explanation.
21:05He crawled over,
21:06wanting to grab
21:07the hem of my dress.
21:08I was lying to Lillian.
21:09I only told those lies
21:11to comfort Lillian.
21:12I only have you
21:13in my heart.
21:14I promise to give you
21:16a grand proposal next year.
21:18Believe me this once.
21:19Okay?
21:20I took a step back,
21:21avoiding his hand.
21:22My eyes looked at him
21:23as if looking at
21:24a pile of garbage.
21:25Lie to Lillian?
21:26So in order to lie to her,
21:28you had to sacrifice me?
21:30Sebastian,
21:31your love is too cheap.
21:33Lie to Lillian?
21:34So in order to lie to her,
21:36you had to sacrifice me?
21:38Sebastian,
21:39your love is too cheap.
21:41I,
21:42Eleanor Walker,
21:43no longer want you.
21:44After finishing my sentence,
21:46I didn't give him
21:47another glance,
21:47holding Alexander's hand.
21:49I turned and left.
21:51Sebastian,
21:51you are bleeding.
21:53Quick,
21:53call a doctor.
21:54It is a sin.
21:55What a sin.
21:56My footsteps didn't stop,
21:58walking out the doors
21:59of the banquet hall.
22:00The night breeze
22:00was slightly cool,
22:02blowing away the noise
22:03and foulness inside.
22:04Are you cold?
22:05I shook my head.
22:07Alexander?
22:08Hmm?
22:10You are welcome.
22:10He squeezed my hand tightly,
22:13his palm warm.
22:15Eleanor,
22:17the good show
22:18has only just begun.
22:19Sebastian became
22:20Wall Street's biggest joke.
22:22The heir publicly rejected,
22:23the fiancΓ© marrying
22:24his mortal enemy.
22:25The Ashford group's
22:26stock crashed the next day.
22:28The Walkers withdrew capital,
22:29and the Thorn group attacked.
22:31The Ashford family
22:32teetered on collapse.
22:33Mrs. Ashford was hospitalized.
22:35Mr. Ashford threatened
22:36to disown Sebastian.
22:38Meanwhile,
22:39I sat in Alexander's
22:40private villa,
22:41startled by the documents
22:42in my hands.
22:43Are these real?
22:44I pointed at photos
22:45of Lillian partying
22:46on a yacht,
22:47embracing them,
22:47with no sign of illness.
22:49Absolutely true.
22:50During those seven years
22:51in Switzerland,
22:52she squandered his money,
22:53keeping male models,
22:55gambling,
22:56taking drugs.
22:56I felt utterly disgusted.
22:59Sebastian played the fool
23:00and hurt me for seven years
23:01because of her.
23:02Does Sebastian know?
23:03He'll know very soon.
23:04Alexander smiled slyly.
23:06I served justice
23:07for everyone
23:07in the Ashford family.
23:09I gasped
23:10at the ruthless move.
23:11Lillian would have
23:12no place left,
23:13and Sebastian
23:14would be entirely abandoned.
23:15Alexander leaned closer.
23:17Are you worried about him?
23:19Not at all.
23:20He brought this upon himself.
23:22And you personally
23:23sent him to his doom?
23:25Alexander laughed,
23:26scraping my nose.
23:27Such a sweet mouth.
23:29Clearing obstacles for you
23:31is what a husband
23:32ought to do.
23:33Just then,
23:34my phone rang.
23:34It was Sebastian.
23:36I answered on speaker.
23:38Eleanor,
23:38are you with Alexander?
23:39Do you know what Lillian's-
23:41What about her?
23:41I interrupted indifferently.
23:43Was she kicked out
23:44of her apartment?
23:45You knew she was lying?
23:46Why didn't you tell me?
23:48I laughed out of anger.
23:49If I told you,
23:50you would just think
23:51I was jealous.
23:52Now that the truth is bare,
23:53you don't reflect
23:54your vast stupidity
23:54but blame me?
23:55The phone went silent,
23:56save for heavy breathing.
23:58Finally,
23:59Sebastian spoke hoarsely.
24:00Eleanor,
24:01I was wrong.
24:02I kicked Liberty out.
24:04Come back, okay?
24:05I will marry you immediately
24:06and listen to you
24:07for everything.
24:08I looked at the sunlight,
24:09feeling immense irony.
24:11Deep affection
24:11that comes too late
24:12is worthless.
24:13Sebastian,
24:14it's too late.
24:16I am now Mrs. Thorne.
24:18The words
24:18Mrs. Thorne
24:19shattered his last hope.
24:21He smashed the phone,
24:22leaving only a busy tone.
24:24Satisfied?
24:25Not yet.
24:25This is just the start.
24:27Days later,
24:28Alexander launched
24:29a fierce commercial attack,
24:30seizing Ashford's asset.
24:32Sebastian begged for help,
24:33but former friends
24:34all avoided him.
24:35Our engagement party
24:36became the talk of the city.
24:38On its eve,
24:38I went to try on
24:39my wedding dress.
24:40Outside the boutique,
24:41Lillian blocked my way.
24:43She looked haggard
24:44in shabby clothes.
24:45Eleanor,
24:46you ruined me!
24:47She screamed
24:47and lunged at me.
24:48Bodyguards held her down
24:49at once.
24:51Greed,
24:52vanity,
24:52and lies
24:53destroyed yourself.
24:55Liar!
24:55Sebastian loves only me!
24:57You are just a substitute too!
24:59She retorted.
25:00I pitied her ignorance.
25:02He loves no one
25:03but himself.
25:04He enjoyed being fought over.
25:06Now his pride is hurt,
25:08and that is why
25:09he is crazy.
25:10Lillian stared blankly.
25:11I told the guards
25:12to send her away.
25:13We are all fools!
25:14She cried bitterly.
25:15Just then,
25:16Sebastian arrived
25:17in a Bentley,
25:17worn out.
25:18This dress was meant for me,
25:20he said painfully.
25:21I ignored him
25:21and got into Alexander's car.
25:23Do not marry him!
25:25Sebastian shouted desperately.
25:27The car drove off,
25:28leaving him stranded
25:29in the cold wind.
25:30The engagement party
25:31was lavish,
25:32held at Manhattan's
25:33Top Hotel.
25:34Alexander stayed close to me,
25:35caring for me tenderly,
25:37making other guests envious.
25:38As we prepared
25:39to exchange rings,
25:40Sebastian burst in,
25:41drunk and messy.
25:43Stop this engagement!
25:44Alexander let him
25:45come forward.
25:46Sebastian stumbled
25:47onto the stage.
25:48Take off that ring.
25:50I will give you
25:51everything I have,
25:52he said,
25:53holding out
25:53a crumpled bank card.
25:55You are bankrupt.
25:56This card
25:56cannot even buy alcohol,
25:58I replied calmly.
25:59I have lost my family,
26:01company,
26:01and money,
26:03but I still have you.
26:05Will you not
26:06stay with me?
26:07Alexander stepped
26:07between us.
26:09Respect yourself.
26:10She is my fiancΓ©,
26:11not your savior.
26:13Sebastian was pushed
26:14to the ground
26:14and wept like a child.
26:16The crowd looked
26:16on with scorn.
26:17No apology
26:18can fix everything.
26:19You chose this path
26:20and you have
26:21to see it through,
26:22I told him.
26:23I turned to Alexander.
26:25Put the ring on me.
26:26He slipped the diamond
26:27ring onto my finger.
26:29The ceremony ended.
26:30Sebastian stood
26:30in the corner,
26:31finally accepting
26:32he had lost me forever.
26:34Three years later,
26:35heavy snow covered New York.
26:36Our daughter
26:37was just a month old
26:38and Alexander
26:39doted on her deeply.
26:42It is time for work.
26:43Not today.
26:44My daughter comes first.
26:47I heard Sebastian
26:48passed away.
26:49He froze to death
26:50under the Brooklyn bridge
26:52together with Lillian.
26:54They fought over a burger
26:55and fell into the river.
26:56I fell silent.
26:57Once prominent figures,
26:59they ended up miserably.
27:00It was their just deserts.
27:01Are you thinking of him?
27:03I kissed him with a smile.
27:06I am planning
27:07a candlelit dinner tonight.
27:09His mood brightened
27:10at once.
27:10He held our daughter
27:11in one arm
27:12and wrapped the other
27:12around me.
27:13Thank you for choosing me.
27:15Thank you for giving me a home.
27:18Leaning on his chest,
27:19the snow fell harder,
27:21burying the sad past.
27:22Our warm and happy life
27:23had only just begun.
27:24And let go to the sand,
27:24the snow fell down and
27:24the sky fell down.
27:24I'm thinking of yours
27:25I wonder if you would
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