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00:03My wedding is hours away, and my fiancé just ran off to tend to his childhood, sweetheart.
00:07Don't be petty. If you don't want to lose me, then postpone the mating ceremony.
00:10I called my seven-year nemesis instead.
00:12I'm short a groom for today's mating ceremony.
00:15Care to do me a favor?
00:16Sylvia's really running a fever, and her wolf is weak.
00:19Every time she's been sick since we were kids, I've been by her side.
00:22I can't rest easy otherwise.
00:24Ethan's voice came through the phone, but it couldn't hurt me anymore.
00:26On my birthday, Sylvia got jostled at the high-end ball and ended up with bruises on her arm.
00:31He left me that same night to go tend to her.
00:33On our anniversary, Sylvia got gossiped about at Moonlight Spring where people called her
00:37an Omega who latches onto others.
00:39She felt so wronged, so Ethan left me to comfort her the entire night.
00:42Even the night before our wedding, Sylvia said she had a fever.
00:44He dropped me immediately and traveled across miles just to sit by her bedside.
00:48Ethan, I'm asking one last time, can you make it back for the noon ceremony or not?
00:51Lydia, I'm at Sylvia's work site right now.
00:54It's three hours to the nearest airport.
00:55I can't make it.
00:56Just postpone the ceremony for one day, all right?
00:59Postpone?
00:59My family is decorating the wedding house with me right now.
01:02All our pack members and guests are either at the Moonbloom already or on their way.
01:05You're telling me to postpone?
01:06What am I supposed to tell them?
01:07Lydia.
01:08Tell them what?
01:09That my fiancé is a thousand miles away with another she-wolf?
01:12That you're a cheating fiancé?
01:13That she's a slut who stole you?
01:14Lydia, what's between me and Sylvia isn't what you think.
01:17Don't be so petty.
01:18Petty?
01:18You and Sylvia should just get married on the spot.
01:20Signing your your mate bond right now.
01:22Why waste all these years of mine?
01:23Four years.
01:24I've watched their acting for four years.
01:26I'm tired.
01:27I delivered my final ultimatum.
01:29If you can't make it back today, we're done.
01:31Lydia, I understand you're emotionally unstable out of your jealousy.
01:33But like I said, I just can't make it back.
01:35If you don't want to lose me, then postpone the wedding.
01:37With that, he hung up in a huff.
01:39As if I was the one in the wrong all along.
01:41Yeah, I was wrong.
01:42I brought this on myself.
01:44But from now on, never again.
01:45I turned around, grabbed the nearest chair, and hurled it at our wedding portrait hanging
01:50on the wall.
01:51People rushed in through the door.
01:52They saw the smashed picture frames and froze.
01:55Lydia, what happened?
01:56What did that bastard Ethan say?
01:58Don't hurt yourself.
01:59Let me smash.
02:00The wedding room was a disaster zone.
02:01Forget it.
02:02No wedding is better than this.
02:04I will tell your father to explain it to your grandfather.
02:06Who says I'm not getting married?
02:07What?
02:08I dialed my arch nemesis, Orion Silvermoon, the Silvermoon noble representative on the
02:13council, future Duke of Silvermoon.
02:14Back in school, I came from Shadowmoon commoners.
02:16He was Silvermoon nobility.
02:18We fought for every ranking.
02:19On the council, I represented the Shadowmoon district while he led the younger generation
02:22of the noble faction.
02:23We argued countless times.
02:25For years, he blocked what was mine, and I took what was his.
02:28Everyone thought we were fire and ice.
02:29I was about to hang up when it connected.
02:31His voice carried a hint of hesitation.
02:33Hello, Lydia?
02:34Whatever.
02:35Orion Silvermoon was the only one I could think of who might
02:37actually say yes.
02:39When he'd found out I was getting married, he'd joked,
02:41Wouldn't it be great if you married me instead?
02:42Then we wouldn't have to be arch enemies anymore, mating each other and becoming power
02:46couple?
02:46Today, I could lose love, but I could not lose my dignity.
02:49This wedding must happen.
02:51Yeah, it's me.
02:52I'm short a groom for today's mating ceremony.
02:55Mr. Orion Silvermoon, would you mind attending my wedding and signing a mating contract?
03:00Silence on the other end.
03:01One second.
03:02Two seconds.
03:03Three.
03:03My heart pounded harder.
03:05Disappointment started to creep in.
03:06Lydia.
03:07What kind of joke is this?
03:08If you don't want to, then forget-
03:10I do.
03:12You said yes?
03:13Yeah.
03:14I said yes.
03:15But let me make this clear.
03:17I'm not being just a tool.
03:19What do you mean?
03:20Orion Silvermoon doesn't wed a fake mate.
03:22I want a real one.
03:23Someone who can lie beside me.
03:25Someone I can feel flesh and blood.
03:27Warmth.
03:28You understand?
03:30Deal.
03:31Deal.
03:33So what do I need to do now?
03:35Get to the Moonbloom altar before 11 a.m. for our ceremony.
03:39Also, we need a wedding house.
03:41Got it.
03:42Leave that to me.
03:44I promise you won't be disappointed.
03:47We ended the call.
03:49Orion Silvermoon?
03:51Is that the same Orion Silvermoon you call your arch-nevisus on the council?
03:55Yes.
03:56But that can't work.
03:58What if he takes advantage of you?
03:59What if he screws you over?
04:00Why not, Auntie?
04:01I think it's great.
04:02Orion Silvermoon, the council representedly just like Lydia, and he is the only heir of the Duke of Silvermoon.
04:06Way better than that two-timing jerk, Ethan Ashburn, who thinks his diplomatic official title makes him special.
04:11Orion Silvermoon and I were just using each other.
04:13But it didn't matter.
04:15All I wanted was for this ceremony to go on.
04:17I wouldn't lose face because of Ethan Ashfield.
04:19And I definitely wouldn't let my family lose face because of me.
04:23Ethan's parents called me, playing mediators.
04:25You'd better think carefully.
04:26If you don't postpone and end up without a mate at the altar, your family will be the one humiliated
04:31in public.
04:32Either way, the Ashfield family won't be attending.
04:35The wedding will not be delayed.
04:36Stop throwing a tantrum.
04:38Don't be so unreasonable.
04:40The Ashford family has noble blood in our ancestry.
04:42We're a political dynasty now.
04:45Everyone who marries into our family is well-behaved and obedient.
04:49Lydia, if you want to marry into our family, you need to learn to be softer and change that fierce
04:55nature of yours.
04:56I hung up.
04:57Couldn't be bothered to listen to their nonsense anymore.
04:59Marry into the Ashford family and suffer?
05:01Dream on.
05:02The Ashford family prided themselves on their noble bloodline.
05:06Except they'd lost their noble title generations ago.
05:10All that remained was their last name and their delusional self-importance.
05:14Even the wedding house I was standing in right now, my parents had bought it because they thought Ashfield's chosen
05:19house was too run down.
05:21So this one near my family home was meant to be a gift for the newlyweds after the ceremony.
05:26Once, I saw this place as start of the happy life I've been waiting for.
05:30Now, it was evidence of my poor judgment and misplaced trust in a cheater.
05:34After smashing the last photo, I went back home and told the makeup artist to start.
05:39There was no groom's procession coming from the Ashford family anymore.
05:42But tradition said the bride still had to departure from her family house with her relatives and head to the
05:47moonbloom altar.
05:49I knew that even though I'd asked Orion to save the ceremony at the altar, I'd have to play the
05:53part alone until I got there.
05:54No matter how hard it was, I was going to play this role wonderful today.
05:59But what I never expected happened.
06:02As we were getting ready to leave, the sound of lures and ballads floated up from downstairs.
06:09Lydia! Groom is here!
06:12I quickly finished dressing and went downstairs.
06:21What the hell?
06:23Orion Silvermoon and I were four years of competing in school, three years of fighting on the council.
06:27I'd known him for seven years.
06:28I'd always known that behind his gentlemanly nobility facade, you should never be fooled by his handsome looks into messing
06:34with him.
06:34But right now, in this moment, I had no way back.
06:38Orion Silvermoon, what are you doing with this huge spectacle?
06:43I'm marrying you.
06:49There you come, the loving pair.
06:52Orion's father, His Grace the Duke of Silvermoon.
06:55I'd crossed paths with him a few times on the council, but Orion's mother, Her Grace the Duchess of Silvermoon,
07:01I was meeting for the first time.
07:03Here you come, Lydia.
07:04Orion told me his future mate was exceptionally pretty.
07:07Seeing now, truly stunning.
07:10No wonder our son chased his mate for so long.
07:12Don't you agree, Nolan?
07:14Orion chased for so long?
07:16What?
07:17Your Grace.
07:18Excuse us.
07:22Off you go, young lovers.
07:25You...
07:25Didn't I tell you to just go straight to the Moonbloom altar?
07:28That's what I'm doing.
07:29Picking up my bride and going.
07:33What?
07:34Mad?
07:35Hey, hey, Lydia Vance.
07:36I told you.
07:37I'm fine with getting married, but I refuse to be a prop.
07:39You want to save face, don't I?
07:41If I go straight to the altar and make my bride walk out of her own family home alone, what
07:44do you think people will say about me?
07:46I...
07:46Okay, I get it.
07:47I turned my head and looked at the room full of gifts and the impressive motor trade outside the window,
07:52feeling both annoyed and amused.
07:54How did you manage to arrange all this in just two hours?
07:58Compared to you, this is nothing.
08:01What?
08:02Nothing.
08:02My bride, shouldn't we get going?
08:05Any later, we'll be cutting it close.
08:07I pressed down the heat in my cheeks and walked out of the room with him, surrounded by everyone, into
08:12the courtyard.
08:17Oh, my God!
08:20Orion, pick her up!
08:22Hurry!
08:23The wolf pack honored strength.
08:26A bride leaving her family home had to be carried to the wedding car by her groom.
08:30He, who was without enough strength, didn't deserve to have a mate.
08:34Oh!
08:36But before today, I never would have imagined the one giving me this wedding lift would be Orion Silvermoon!
08:45In my memory, this guy had a venomous tongue.
08:48If words alone could kill, I'd have died a thousand times by his mouth.
08:52Back in school, summer camp was when girls' feelings grew.
08:55The heat, the outdoor bonding were perfect conditions for sweet romance.
08:59She's tired from the hike.
09:00That bottle is heavy.
09:01Let me carry it for her.
09:03Oh!
09:07Think you can carry it now?
09:09The scene was so awkward, it was furiously embarrassing!
09:14The quarterback was pretty embarrassed, too.
09:16He never talked to me again.
09:18And my sweet school romance died right there in its cradle.
09:21After that, he got even worse.
09:22He kept popping up out of nowhere to mess with me.
09:25Every chance I had to get close to a handsome guy, he ruined it!
09:28After graduation, I found a relationship, joined the council, career, and love.
09:33I thought I'd finally say goodbye to troublesome Orion for good.
09:36But we ran right into each other again on the council.
09:39He was the next leader of the noble faction.
09:42I was the rising star from the commoner side.
09:44We were always on opposite sides of the chamber, fighting tooth and nail.
09:48And now, this arch-rival had become the only one who could save me from the wedding disaster.
09:53And even now, in his arms, I felt cherished, seen, loved.
09:59Focus on me.
10:00No thinking about others, my bride.
10:02He shifted his arms, and I instinctively held on tighter.
10:06Fine.
10:06Focus on you.
10:08Feel that?
10:10Can't wait to leave your mark on me, can you, my mate?
10:13You, Orion?
10:14Still a pest.
10:15Noon.
10:16The moon bloom altar.
10:17The ceremony began.
10:19Wasn't the groom supposed to be Ethan Ashford?
10:21This one is way tall and way more handsome than Ethan Ashford.
10:25Lydia switched grooms at the last second?
10:27Wait.
10:28He's wearing Silvermoon Noble Crest?
10:30Juicy!
10:31I looked at the guests, about to explain, but Orion's silver wound beat me to it.
10:36He signaled the moon bloom priest and activated his alpha domain.
10:45His alpha command made every voice go silent.
10:48Dear families and friends, I am Orion Silvermoon, and I am Lydia Vars' mate.
10:53Today, thank you all for coming to our wedding.
10:55To witness how our love has finally found its way here after countless trials and storms.
10:59After the wrong one is sent away, you will realize how precious the right one is.
11:05So, this is the wedding.
11:08Beneath the moon bloom tree, with the moon goddess as our witness.
11:11Oh, my moon goddess.
11:13All these years, I thought Orion Silvermoon's tongue was just sharp.
11:16Turns out it could also spin tails out of Flynn and Air.
11:19Lydia and I finally become blessed mates.
11:23Good thing the Ashford's said they wouldn't come, and they really kept their word.
11:27Otherwise, this speech would have given them a stroke.
11:30I watched Orion weave those love stories I'd never even heard of, and suddenly felt,
11:34when my biggest enemy's venom stopped spraying at me and started spraying with me at someone else,
11:40yeah, this feels pretty good.
11:42Next, the ring exchange.
11:44The one I prepared was for Ethan's size.
11:46No, no, no, no.
11:47Whether they fit or not, Orion Silvermoon U was going to have to put them on.
11:54But when the rings came up, I froze.
11:57This box wasn't the box for me and Ethan's rings.
12:00You.
12:04Is that the Silvermoon Eye, the heirloom of the Silvermoon family?
12:10It hasn't left the Silvermoon family in centuries.
12:13What a royal romance.
12:15A handsome, rich duke's heir?
12:18Ten times better than Ethan Ashford.
12:20I wouldn't want Ethan either.
12:22He really is just a wrong one to skip.
12:24What's the real story behind the gloom change?
12:26I feel like there's more to this.
12:27Hey, who cares?
12:28Just enjoy the show.
12:33Why does it fit perfectly?
12:36And now, Orion Silvermoon, under the watch of the moon goddess, beneath the moonbloom tree in the presence and with
12:42the blessings of family and friends, please give your mate, Lydia, a true love's kiss.
12:47Just fake it.
12:48Use the angle.
12:49I was about to turn my face away when he leaned down.
12:56He leaned down and kissed me.
13:02My emotions were already all over the place.
13:05But after the ceremony?
13:07Still not over.
13:09Some guests wanted to see our wedding house.
13:12What, were we going to show them the wreckage I'd made in the house meant for me and my ex
13:16-fiance?
13:16No, no, no.
13:18Lydia Vals does not embarrass herself like that.
13:20Everyone, you're all welcome.
13:23Follow the wedding procession.
13:27This guy had lost his mind.
13:28Orion Silvermoon, this substitute groom, had already done more than perfectly.
13:32Could he possibly have had time to arrange the wedding house, too?
13:35On the later way, I was worried sick.
13:36I wanted to blame him for agreeing to their request, but then I thought about it.
13:40To be fair, as a substitute groom today, he's done more than enough.
13:43More than good enough.
13:51But when we arrived, I realized I'd been wrong.
13:55The staff setting this up just left.
14:00From the entrance, to the villa, to the wedding room, flawlessly arranged.
14:10And the craziest part?
14:12There were even wedding portraits?
14:16Judging by the bride and the photos, they were clearly the ones I'd taken with Ethan before.
14:21But the groom standing next to me in the pictures?
14:24That was Aureus!
14:27After a full day of ceremonies, I was completely exhausted.
14:30After showering, I threw on my nightgown, climbed onto that huge wedding bed without any pretense, and just collapsed.
14:36I couldn't even be bothered to move my toes.
14:39The wedding house arrangements here, how did you pull that off in such a short time?
14:43Money.
14:43All right, all right, you filthy rich guys.
14:46And the wedding portraits.
14:48How did you get those?
14:50I still couldn't figure that one out.
14:53What if I said Ethan sent them to me?
14:55Would you believe me?
14:56What?
14:57He sent them to you?
14:59Why would he do that?
15:00Guess.
15:01Fine, keep it yourself.
15:03I quickly looked away.
15:04My throat felt dry.
15:06I want to...
15:09sleep alone for now.
15:10You mean separate rooms?
15:12Maybe it was because we'd been arch enemies for so long,
15:15but I knew that to win against him, you didn't fight fire with fire.
15:18You picked your moments to soften.
15:21Three days.
15:22Three days?
15:23Could we...
15:24No.
15:25Don't burn the bridge after you've crossed it.
15:28Have some conscience.
15:30I stared at his back and suddenly felt like laughing.
15:33He didn't seem so hard to manage after all.
15:36But before I could finish feeling happy,
15:38I saw him go into the bathroom,
15:40come out quickly,
15:41and strode over to the big couch across the room.
15:44He lay down.
15:45I froze.
15:46Oralyn, still you pest.
15:49What are you doing?
15:51Didn't I say I wanted to sleep alone?
15:54Aren't you sleeping alone right now?
15:56I was so frustrated, I started laughing.
15:58I sat up angrily.
15:59I meant, I sleep alone in this room,
16:02and you go sleep in the guest room.
16:04No chance.
16:05You, Lydia Vounce, care about face.
16:08Don't I?
16:09I'm already having a hard time explaining this whole
16:11last-minute groom situation to my family.
16:14My parents, my whole family,
16:16they chose to trust me and went along with everything.
16:19And you want me to sleep in the guest room?
16:22What if they find out?
16:23What do I say then?
16:24What he said
16:25kind of made sense,
16:27but it's only three days.
16:33Oralyn saw my hesitation and guessed immediately.
16:40Ethan Ashford?
16:41Lydia, I'm about to board.
16:44Two hours from now, come pick me up at the airport.
16:47Huh.
16:48Ethan Ashford, have you lost your memory?
16:52Lita, it's all my fault.
16:54I shouldn't have left you.
16:55I'm sorry.
16:55Ethan Ashford,
16:57I've already got married today.
17:00Come on, babe, stop being mad.
17:02Neither I nor anyone from my family was there.
17:06What wedding could you possibly have had?
17:08Yes, neither you nor your family showed up.
17:11My family and I planned executed the entire wedding.
17:13When you couldn't come,
17:14not once did you think about
17:14how to explain the postponement to the guests.
17:16Not once did you offer to handle it for me.
17:18One phone call,
17:19and you told me to postpone the wedding.
17:20But Ethan Ashford,
17:21in this world, you are not the only man.
17:23What do you mean?
17:24Lydia, what the hell do you mean?
17:25Lydia Vance, answer me.
17:27Just then, Orion reached his hand out to me.
17:29I hesitated for a moment,
17:31and then gave him the phone.
17:33Maybe Orion and I had no future.
17:35But one thing was certain.
17:37I was never going back to Ethan Ashford.
17:40Answer what?
17:41Whoever you find to pick you up at this late hour
17:43is your business.
17:44But you do not get to order my mate around.
17:48You...
17:49Orion?
17:50You're Orion Silvermoon.
17:51Hey, address my name once is enough.
17:54I'm not your boss.
17:56Who's your mate?
17:57You bastard!
17:58Why do you have Lydia's phone?
18:00It's obviously Lydia, my mate.
18:02Ethan, don't play dumb.
18:04You know exactly what you've been up to.
18:06Stop bothering my mate,
18:07or things won't end well for you.
18:10Lydia Vance, Orion Silvermoon.
18:12You two are cheating behind...
18:13But quickly, my phone rang again.
18:16Of course, Ethan Ashford again.
18:19This time, blocked and black.
18:21That night, I felt completely drained.
18:23Body and soul.
18:25But my mind was still wide awake.
18:27Thought I'd be up all night.
18:28But at some point, I drifted off.
18:32According to tradition,
18:33the day after becoming mates,
18:35I had to go back to visit my parents.
18:37I sighed.
18:39I didn't have any clean clothes to change into.
18:42Just when I was just going to wash up and head out,
18:46I noticed a set of clothes neatly folded on the couch.
18:50Everything was my size.
18:52Orion?
18:53He actually had such a contiguous side?
18:57I showered, changed, did my makeup, and left the room.
19:03Awake?
19:04Orion was downstairs,
19:05wearing an apron,
19:07arranging plates on the table.
19:10Got all dressed up to go see your family?
19:12Come eat first.
19:13Then we'll go.
19:17How...
19:17How did you know that today...
19:20I just know.
19:22Lydia, everything about you?
19:24I know it all.
19:25In a Danes,
19:26I let him lead me to the table and sit me down.
19:28This guy I'd always thought of as arrogant,
19:31untouchable,
19:31and my biggest rival,
19:33he actually had such a domestic side,
19:35I took a bite of breakfast.
19:36It was actually delicious.
19:39You made this?
19:40Yeah.
19:41If you like it,
19:42I'll make it for you more often.
19:43I can cook a lot of other dishes, too.
19:45Lydia,
19:46you can trust completely.
19:48In the days to come,
19:49I will take very good care of my mate.
19:51Suddenly,
19:51I didn't dare look into those deep eyes.
19:54I lowered my head and ate.
19:56After breakfast,
19:57since I didn't cook,
19:58I automatically started clearing the dishes.
20:01But Orion caught my hand.
20:04The hands of yours?
20:05They shouldn't be doing this.
20:07That's my job, Mrs. Silvermoon.
20:09Don't overstep.
20:10He put the dishes in the dishwasher,
20:12and I stood there watching.
20:14When I'd cook and clean up,
20:16Ethan would hug me from behind and say,
20:20I'm so lucky to have someone as capable as you.
20:24But Orion said,
20:25these hands of yours shouldn't be doing this.
20:29What are you thinking about?
20:31Nothing.
20:32My heart suddenly started racing.
20:34My face felt hot.
20:35I quickly tried to step back.
20:36But he reached out,
20:37wrapped an arm around my waist,
20:38and lowered his head,
20:39kissing my forehead.
20:40Just as I was internally struggling,
20:42my mom's phone call saved me from awkwardness.
20:45Lydia,
20:45the Ashford's showed up at our door to cause trouble.
20:48Don't worry.
20:49Lydia and I will be right there.
20:51Your daughter has no shame.
20:54She's been messing around with another man
20:55behind my son's back this whole time.
20:59The shameless one is Ethan Ashford.
21:03You two bastard and...
21:05Silence!
21:07This is Vance Family House.
21:09Your Vance Family was in the wrong first.
21:11Can't I even say a few words?
21:13On a wedding day.
21:14Unless dead,
21:15you need crawl to the altar if you have to.
21:17But your precious son,
21:19Ethan Ashfield,
21:20went to be with another she-wolf.
21:21And now you say the Vance Family is in the wrong?
21:24All of you,
21:25get out!
21:26I never expected
21:27that you wouldn't even offer a single apology.
21:30Instead, you...
21:30Get out!
21:34Fine.
21:35We'll go.
21:36But,
21:37that villa you promised them,
21:38you have to sell it
21:40and give us half.
21:42Why would we give you half?
21:44Because that was the agreement
21:45between our two families.
21:46Are you so money-obsessed
21:48you've lost your mind?
21:49Why would we give half of the wedding house
21:50my family's bought to your family?
21:52What is your Ethan Ashford to us now?
21:53But our family's Lydia Sun-Law
21:55is not the Ethan of your Ashford family.
21:57It's...
21:57Orion.
21:58Orion Silvermoon.
21:59Yes!
22:00My son-in-law's name is Orion Silvermoon,
22:02not Ethan Ashforst.
22:05Fine, fine, fine.
22:07You cheated on my son,
22:08climbed up to a higher branch,
22:09and you're still so self-righteous about it?
22:11I'm going to expose this.
22:12I'll make sure everyone knows
22:14about your dirty secrets.
22:16With parents like you,
22:18no wonder you raised a cheating bastard
22:20like Ethan Ashford.
22:23Lydia Vance,
22:24just you wait!
22:26You'd better wait one minute.
22:29Now.
22:34For your precious son,
22:36take it home and have a good look.
22:37I've got plenty more of these.
22:39You're welcome to expose
22:40whatever you want.
22:42I'd love to see who ends up
22:43looking like the fool.
22:48What did you give them?
22:50I just thought Ashford
22:51head couple were a bit snobbish.
22:53But Ethan Ashford is well-mannered,
22:55gentle, soft-spoken,
22:57and Lydia wouldn't be living
22:58with her in-laws anyway,
22:59so I didn't think much of it.
23:00But now that I think about it,
23:02thank the moon goddess
23:03Lydia didn't marry into that family,
23:04or I...
23:05Oh, my moon godness!
23:08Silvermoon hereby
23:08shall convey these gifts
23:10to you all.
23:11Orion was good-looking,
23:13and when he smiled,
23:14it was impossible
23:14not to like him.
23:15But my grandfather's face
23:17was still cold
23:18for this last-minute
23:19substitute groom.
23:20We're family now.
23:21No need for gifts.
23:23I just heard you enjoy chess.
23:25We happen to have
23:26some antique chess sets at home,
23:28ones that came from the palace
23:29in the old days.
23:30Better to let someone
23:31who appreciates them enjoy them
23:33than to let them gather dust
23:34in a corner.
23:34Palace chess sets?
23:36Yes, grandfather.
23:37Please take a look.
23:40The mudwin exquisite.
23:42The pieces smooth the touch.
23:45Fine archaic quality.
23:46This is too valuable.
23:48You should take it back.
23:49The most precious treasure
23:50in the Vance family
23:51has already married
23:52into my family.
23:53What's some mere chess kits
23:54compared to that?
23:56Grandfather,
23:56if you still accept me
23:57as your grandson-in-law,
23:58please do accept
23:59this small gift.
24:00Dang it.
24:01He really pulled off
24:02a big one here.
24:03This gentlemanly act.
24:04I almost forgot
24:06what a sharp-tongued jerk
24:07he really was.
24:08But that chess set
24:09really won grandfather over.
24:11In the end,
24:12he kept it.
24:12The other boxes contained
24:14fine black tea,
24:15which my dad loved,
24:16an antique necklace,
24:18perfect for my mom's
24:19collection hobby,
24:19and gifts for uncle,
24:21aunt, cousins, everyone.
24:22Orion's assistants
24:23handed out the gifts
24:24one by one.
24:25Every single gift
24:26was irresistible
24:27to the recipient.
24:28Then I watched Orion
24:29play chess with my grandfather,
24:31evenly matched,
24:32and eventually tactically
24:33losing subtly
24:34to grandfather.
24:37Then he drank tea
24:38with my dad,
24:39speaking with
24:39impressive knowledge.
24:41What a coincidence.
24:42I like this actor, too.
24:43At the same time,
24:44he chatted casually
24:45with my mom,
24:45who was watching
24:46a show nearby.
24:47You know,
24:47he and I,
24:48as well as Lydia,
24:48we actually went
24:49to the same academy.
24:50Whoa, really?
24:52By the end of the day,
24:53Orion had charmed
24:53my entire family.
24:54They were all happy,
24:56like we'd been
24:56a family forever.
24:57Their address for him
24:58had gone from Orion
24:59to the affectionate Ori.
25:02Lydia, Ori is good.
25:04You two live well together.
25:06Yes.
25:06Listen to your grandfather.
25:09Come back for dinner often.
25:10I'll cook for you myself.
25:12Mom.
25:12Listen to your mother.
25:13Thank you for having me.
25:14Take care.
25:16Fine, fine, fine.
25:17This whole family
25:18had been drugged
25:19by Orion's charm,
25:20hadn't they?
25:25Tired?
25:27I'm okay.
25:32Orion.
25:34Hmm?
25:35Didn't he think
25:36this was too intimate?
25:37Even though we were
25:38already mated?
25:39Before this,
25:40we were arch enemies.
25:43Why so quiet?
25:47Why did you agree
25:48to marry me?
25:50Why would I say no?
25:52You're beautiful,
25:53smart,
25:54and capable.
25:56Plus,
25:57marrying you means
25:58I have one less
25:59formidable opponent.
26:04Don't even think about it.
26:06We're not gonna let this
26:07affect our debates
26:08on the council.
26:10We will see.
26:12He chuckled.
26:13I didn't understand
26:14what he meant.
26:18Lydia,
26:19that historic
26:20building maintenance
26:20proposal,
26:21the one we've been
26:21fighting over
26:22for three months?
26:23The noble representatives
26:24have finally relented.
26:25They're willing to come
26:26to the table
26:26for negotiations.
26:29Really?
26:30Goddess knew
26:30what got into them.
26:31The elders in guard
26:32is still worried
26:32about noble assets
26:33and won't fully bedge,
26:34but Mr. Silvermoon
26:34convinced them
26:35to at least sit down
26:36and talk.
26:36Who knew
26:36the new leader
26:37of the noble faction
26:37would suddenly be
26:38so cooperative?
26:39Is it because he just
26:39got married
26:40and good fortune
26:40is spreading
26:41to our stalled proposal?
26:42Whoever she is,
26:43let's all thanks
26:43this mysterious work
26:44finally has hope.
26:45Didn't know
26:46that you had not
26:46know Silvermo
26:46was standing right
26:47in his front of you.
26:48Miss Veld?
26:49What's wrong?
26:50Aren't you happy?
26:51Nothing.
26:52Go for your work.
26:54Orion,
26:54why the sudden concession
26:56on the deadlocked proposal?
26:57It's not a concession.
26:58It's allowing both sides
26:59to negotiate better.
27:06Usually,
27:07you would have fought me
27:08to the ground on this.
27:09You were someone else's partner.
27:11Now you're my mate.
27:12Why would I fight
27:12against my own mate?
27:18And I'm here
27:19to pick you up from work.
27:20My mate.
27:21Before bed,
27:22while I was in the bathroom
27:23putting on a face mask,
27:25an unknown number called me.
27:27Five missed calls.
27:28The last one
27:29was three minutes ago.
27:31I got calls
27:32and you didn't tell me?
27:35Out there.
27:44Ethan Ashburn.
27:46How does he know this place?
27:48With that many people
27:49at the wedding,
27:50there's always one or two
27:50who like to stir up trouble.
27:52A text from that unknown number.
27:54Lydia,
27:54I'm right outside
27:55Orion Silvermoon's house.
27:56Come down.
27:57I need to talk to you.
27:58Wanna go out?
28:04You sure about this?
28:06Yeah.
28:07One last time.
28:13Lydia,
28:13you finally come
28:14to talk to me.
28:17Lydia,
28:18I need to talk to you.
28:18He can't be here.
28:24An outsider like Sylvia
28:25can be here,
28:26but my mate can't.
28:28Mate.
28:30So you were
28:31hooking up
28:31behind my back
28:32all along.
28:34Lydia Vance,
28:36you're nothing
28:36but a beat.
28:44It was a strong one.
28:47Right after,
28:48my palm was sore,
28:49hot,
28:49and tingly.
28:54This is the last time,
28:55Ethan Ashford.
28:56Stop pretending.
28:57The moment you slept with Sylvia,
28:59you knew this was coming.
29:01You knew?
29:02Ask your dear Sylvia.
29:04She emailed me
29:05all those disgusting photos
29:07of the two of you.
29:08You promised me
29:09you wouldn't let her find out!
29:11Sylvia stayed silent,
29:12but the corner of her mouth
29:14curled into a bitter,
29:15sad smile.
29:16Suddenly,
29:16I didn't hate her anymore
29:18because she was not only hateful
29:20but also pitiful.
29:21Let's make it no more troubles.
29:25From now on,
29:26you go your way,
29:28I'll go mine.
29:28I turned and walked back.
29:30How they tangled with each other
29:31was no longer my business.
29:33Ori and Silvermoon,
29:34you finally stole your
29:35longtime dream girl.
29:36Feeling proud of yourself?
29:38What?
29:39Who's your longtime dream girl?
29:41It's you.
29:43My love.
29:44My mate.
29:47My Mrs. Silvermoon.
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