Ashes of Regret: You Chose the Maid Over Me (2026) - Full Episode (ENGSUB) is a powerful revenge romance filled with betrayal, heartbreak, and redemption. After sacrificing everything for the man she loves, a devoted wife is devastated when he chooses another woman over her. Refusing to be treated as second best, she walks away to rebuild her life and reclaim her worth. But as the truth emerges and regret consumes those who wronged her, old wounds resurface and long-buried secrets threaten to change everything. Packed with emotional twists, family conflict, and a strong female lead, this addictive short drama is impossible to stop watching.
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00:00I was the legitimate wife of a billionaire CEO, until he hired his sponsored student as our housekeeper.
00:08She froze my bank accounts in the name of frugality.
00:12She controlled every penny our household spent.
00:16She made me a laughingstock in our social circle.
00:19And my husband watched it all with a doting smile.
00:25My husband, Gabriel Simon, developed an interest in Angelica Moore, a student he was sponsoring, and hired her as our
00:33housekeeper at a high salary.
00:35From that moment, my monthly allowance plummeted from $150,000 to just $15.
00:41Every expense for our dozen or so family members had to go through her approval.
00:46Even if the maid wanted to buy an extra pack of salt, she needed Angelica's permission.
00:51I was so annoyed I wanted to tell Gabriel, but he just chuckled.
00:55What I love most is her nitpicking nature.
00:58Don't you think it's cute?
01:01One day, Gabriel's mother Lillian Kramer had a sudden fall and needed surgery that would cost $30,000.
01:08I quickly called Gabriel.
01:10Mom fell from the balcony and needs $30,000 for surgery.
01:13Get the money to the hospital immediately.
01:15Before he could respond, a mocking laugh came from the other end of the line.
01:19A fall from the balcony would at most break a bone.
01:23There's no need for $30,000.
01:26Mrs. Simon, you're just used to spending lavishly.
01:30Since Mr. Simon earns money with difficulty, and you won't save him any, I'll do it for him.
01:40After hanging up, I received a transfer of only $300.
01:45Lillian died on the operating table because there was no money for proper treatment.
01:49Later, the doctors asked the family members to sign the death certificate.
01:53Holding the sobbing Angelica, who was blaming herself, Gabriel tried to console me.
01:58Angie just wanted to save me money.
02:01Being freegal isn't wrong.
02:02Your mom wasn't in good health anyway.
02:05This is, in a way, a release for her.
02:09Come on, don't hold it against her.
02:11Just sign it.
02:13I sneered and pushed the certificate back.
02:16You have to sign it, not me.
02:18Gabriel frowned, clearly irritated, and his tone turned sharp.
02:22Sounds like you're determined to make things hard for Angie.
02:25Am I right?
02:29I've already said she didn't do it on purpose.
02:31Why are you being so relentless?
02:34We're in a hospital with so many people around.
02:36She's young and shy.
02:37Don't overdo it.
02:39Hearing this, Angelica seemed to find an ally and burst into tears.
02:43She struggled out of Gabriel's arms, lifting her red-rimmed eyes.
02:48Mr. Simon, please don't be upset with Mrs. Simon for my sake.
02:52But please believe me that I never meant for this to happen.
03:00I once fell from a balcony and broke my arm.
03:05Back then, my family was poor, and I didn't even go to the hospital.
03:10My arm eventually healed on its own.
03:14I never imagined Mrs. Simon's mother was so fragile.
03:21I thought $300 would be enough.
03:24I'm so sorry.
03:24I didn't expect things to turn out like this.
03:27Seeing her like this, Gabriel softened pulled her back into his arms.
03:32Then, he looked at me, and the silent reproach in his eyes was unmistakable.
03:38Amelia, things have already come this far.
03:41Are you really trying to push Angie to death?
03:45Honestly, Clarissa's death is partly your fault, too.
03:49If you hadn't spent rationally before, Angie wouldn't have frozen your bank account to save my money.
03:56The one who should reflect is you.
04:03She did it for your sake.
04:05Besides, Clarissa had health problems for years.
04:09Today's event gave her release.
04:12You should be grateful that she spared from suffering.
04:16Isn't that something to appreciate?
04:18I stared at him in disbelief.
04:19I couldn't believe he could say something so absurd.
04:22Because of Angelica, someone was left to die on the operating table, and now I was supposed to thank her.
04:28In all my 20-some years, I had never heard anything more absurd.
04:33Gabriel could say that now only because he thought the person who died was my mother.
04:37I hoped that when he learned the truth, he would feel the same common difference he was showing now.
04:42I met his gaze, calm but mocking.
04:45It's not that I refuse to sign.
04:48I just can't.
04:50How about you do it instead?
04:53I held out the pen to him.
04:59Finally losing his patience, Gabriel slammed the pen to the floor.
05:03His voice was cold as he said,
05:05The one who died is your mother, not mine. I'm not her son.
05:08Sign it if you want, and if you don't, I couldn't care less.
05:12Though I had long since stopped loving him the way I used to after he brought Angelica into our home,
05:18his coldness still cut me to the bone.
05:20I suddenly remembered the day I married him.
05:23I had cried, unable to bear leaving my parents,
05:27and he held me repeatedly, comforting me.
05:34Amy,
05:35from now on, I'll treat your parents as my own.
05:38Just because you're marrying me doesn't mean you have to leave them behind.
05:41In fact, they have me to help take care of them too.
05:44The memory was vivid, but now everything had changed.
05:48He had transferred all his affection to Angelica,
05:50leaving me insignificant.
05:57Suppressing the ache in my chest, I picked up the pen from the floor.
06:01My hands were trembling as I looked at him with mockery.
06:04Gabriel,
06:06mom's body is in the operating room right behind you.
06:08Why don't you go see for yourself, before deciding whether to sign?
06:11Hearing me say that,
06:12Gabriel instinctively turned toward the operating room behind him.
06:15He was about to step forward when Angelica grabbed his arm.
06:19Mr. Simon, you are, after all, Mrs. Simon's husband.
06:23Since she wants you to sign on her behalf,
06:26why not just do it?
06:28At the end of the day,
06:29she just wants a little more of your attention.
06:32Gabriel paused at her words.
06:34Then he turned back to me,
06:36a half smile playing on his lips.
06:38You should have just said so earlier.
06:41That's what you want?
06:42I'll sign it for you.
06:42I followed his gaze,
06:44and in the next second,
06:45I saw him take the death certificate in front of him.
06:48If he had even glanced at it carefully,
06:50he would have noticed whose name was on it.
06:52But unfortunately,
06:54all his attention was fixed on the sobbing Angelica.
06:57Without even a glance at the paper, he signed it.
07:03Seeing me frozen in shock,
07:05he let out a quiet sigh.
07:07My condolences.
07:09Don't be too upset.
07:11At least I'm still here with you, aren't I?
07:13I almost laughed at the words.
07:15It sounded as if I should be grateful to him.
07:17I said nothing and turned to leave.
07:20Lillian had always treated me well,
07:22and after such a tragic death,
07:24I just wanted to lay her to rest quickly.
07:26Just as I was about to handle her body,
07:28I unexpectedly ran into Gabriel and Angelica again.
07:32For some reason,
07:33his gaze seemed slightly guilty.
07:35Clearing his throat,
07:36he finally explained why he had come.
07:39Amy,
07:40Angie feels terribly guilty about Clarissa's death.
07:42She wants to do something for her,
07:44as a last gesture.
07:45I stayed silent,
07:46waiting for him to continue.
07:49Angel's medical school
07:50happens to need a body donation for anatomy research.
07:54She wants to contribute it for her seniors to study.
07:57She means well.
07:58She just wants Clarissa's death to have some meaning.
08:03They'll be picking up the body soon.
08:05Amy,
08:05you should say your goodbyes.
08:06I almost thought I had misheard him.
08:12Seeing me still stunned,
08:14Angelica spoke,
08:15her eyes read,
08:16Mrs. Simon,
08:18according to Mr. Simon,
08:20your mom,
08:20Mrs. Gallagher,
08:21was always kind-hearted.
08:24Now,
08:24because of me,
08:25she has passed away.
08:27I just want to do
08:29as much good as I can in her name,
08:32so she can find peace.
08:36Donating her body
08:37for the benefit of society
08:38is something I'm sure
08:39she would have agreed to when alive.
08:42Instead of letting her body decay,
08:44at least it could serve a purpose.
08:46Mrs. Simon,
08:47would that be all right?
08:50I had been reeling from their words,
08:52but I finally snapped back
08:54and instinctively said,
08:56No!
08:57I absolutely won't allow it!
08:59In my family's tradition,
09:00burial was sacred.
09:02Donating a body for experiments
09:03was the last thing
09:04she would have wanted.
09:07Seeing my resolve,
09:09both of them froze.
09:10Gabriel looked slightly helpless.
09:12He spoke softly.
09:14Amy,
09:14don't be childish.
09:16Clarissa's death
09:16is weighing heavily on Angie.
09:18She's finally come up
09:19with a meaningful way
09:20to make amends.
09:22If you refuse,
09:23do you really want her
09:25to feel guilty
09:25for the rest of her life?
09:28Then,
09:29he pulled out a bank card
09:30and placed it in front of me.
09:35Freezing your bank account
09:36was my mistake.
09:38You're the matriarch
09:39of the Simon family,
09:39after all.
09:41This card tains
09:411.5 million dollars.
09:44If you agree to donate
09:45Clarissa's body,
09:47it's yours.
09:48Just be cooperative,
09:49okay?
09:50I took the card,
09:51smiled,
09:52and said,
09:53Sure.
09:54Back then,
09:56Gabriel's decision
09:57to freeze my credit card
09:58and give me only $15
09:59in allowance
10:00for a month
10:01because of Angelica
10:02made headlines,
10:03and I quickly became
10:05the laughingstock
10:05of our social circle.
10:07Fuming,
10:08I went to confront Gabriel,
10:09only to find Angelica
10:11crying with tears
10:12streaming down her face.
10:14The wealthy waste feasts
10:17while children go hungry
10:18on the streets.
10:19If the money slipping
10:20through Mrs. Simon's fingers
10:22could be donated
10:23to remote areas,
10:25maybe those children
10:26wouldn't have to endure
10:27the hardships
10:28I faced as a child.
10:30Mr. Simon,
10:31seeing her squander money
10:32pains me like a knife
10:33cutting through my heart.
10:36I just wanted to save her
10:38a little money,
10:38nothing more.
10:40If you think I've overstepped,
10:42Mr. Simon,
10:42I'll leave.
10:48Hearing this,
10:49Gabriel immediately
10:50pulled her back
10:51and turned to scold me.
10:54Amelia,
10:54Angie is right.
10:55You've been far
10:56too extravagant.
10:57I've spoiled you
10:58all these years.
11:00From now on,
11:01learn from Angie
11:02how to manage
11:02the household sensibly.
11:04The way he looked
11:05at Angelica that day
11:06stunned me,
11:07and tears streamed
11:08down my face.
11:13That was the first time
11:14the scales in Gabriel's heart
11:15had tipped toward her,
11:18and the first step
11:19toward the inevitable
11:20end of our marriage.
11:22I knew then
11:22that the man
11:23who once loved me
11:24to the core,
11:25who swore he would
11:26spend his life with me,
11:27was about to vanish.
11:31Until today,
11:32when he finally
11:33disappeared completely.
11:38Snapping back to the present,
11:40I fixed my gaze on Gabriel.
11:43I took the donation consent form
11:45from his hand,
11:46swallowing the bitterness
11:47in my chest.
11:50Anyway,
11:51this part still
11:52has to be signed by you.
11:53Since he didn't care
11:55about Lillian,
11:55why should I meddle?
11:57I had done what I could.
12:00Now,
12:01I only hoped
12:02that he wouldn't lose
12:02his mind in anger
12:03when he learned the truth.
12:05He agreed
12:05without hesitation,
12:08watching him carefully
12:09lead Angelica away.
12:11I finally let
12:13the tears spill.
12:14I knew clearly
12:15that if he could
12:15do this for her,
12:16the bond we had shared
12:17over the past five years
12:19had come to an end.
12:20I called my lawyer.
12:23Draft a divorce agreement
12:24for me.
12:24I'm divorcing Gabriel.
12:29In the middle of the night,
12:31my phone jolted me awake.
12:33Angelica had sent a video
12:34over three hours long,
12:36followed by a voice message.
12:38Mrs. Simon,
12:39your mother's value
12:40has now been realized.
12:41I hope this video
12:42brings you some comfort.
12:44I opened it
12:45and immediately began
12:46retching uncontrollably.
12:47The video showed
12:49Lillian's body
12:49completely dissected.
12:51Several people
12:52in lab coats
12:53were handling
12:53each body part clumsily,
12:55clearly unfamiliar
12:56with the instruments.
12:57The scene was so grotesque
12:59I could barely watch.
13:00I was not medically trained,
13:02but I was not naive.
13:03This wasn't an experiment,
13:05it was abuse.
13:06I nearly vomited
13:07my guts out.
13:08In the end,
13:10I forwarded the video
13:11straight to Gabriel,
13:12adding a message.
13:14It wasn't easy
13:15for Lillian
13:16to raise you
13:17all those years.
13:18If you have
13:19any conscience at all,
13:21bury her properly
13:22as soon as possible.
13:23Gabriel didn't respond.
13:28It wasn't until
13:29early the next morning
13:30that his call
13:30came through.
13:31When I answered,
13:32his voice was tense,
13:34almost grinding
13:35with anger.
13:36Amelia,
13:37what did you mean
13:38by that message?
13:38My mother was perfectly
13:40fine at home
13:40last night.
13:41Why would you curse her?
13:43She's treated you
13:44so well all these years.
13:46How can you be
13:47so heartless?
13:48I instinctively
13:49shot back.
13:50How do you know
13:50she was fine?
13:51Did you even go see her?
13:53There was a pause
13:53on the other end,
13:54then he snorted coldly.
13:57Angie had a fever
13:58last night,
13:58and I was at the hospital
13:59with her.
14:00My mother is fine!
14:01If you keep talking nonsense,
14:03don't blame me
14:03if I lose patience!
14:04Before I could respond,
14:06the call was cut off.
14:07I stood there,
14:08stunned,
14:09holding my phone.
14:10After a while,
14:11Gabriel sent another message.
14:15I've already sent
14:16Clarissa's remains
14:16to the crematory.
14:18Go pick up her ashes
14:19when you have time.
14:23When I left the crematorium
14:24holding Lillian's ashes,
14:26I ran into Gabriel
14:27and Angelica
14:28by the lake.
14:29Gabriel's face
14:30looked dark.
14:31He was probably
14:32still upset
14:32about my message
14:33from the night before.
14:35Why don't we
14:36skip the funeral?
14:37Ceremonies are for
14:38the living,
14:38not the dead.
14:39Angie says
14:40it's a disturbance
14:41to the deceased
14:41and a waste of resources.
14:43I think she has a point.
14:45Do you agree?
14:47I scoffed.
14:48As expected,
14:49it was Angelica's idea.
14:51I don't care.
14:52Do whatever you want.
14:54I said.
14:55After all,
14:56it wasn't my mother
14:57who had died.
14:58Gabriel's expression
14:59softened slightly.
15:00Suddenly,
15:01he seemed to remember something.
15:03He stepped forward
15:04and pulled me
15:04into his arms,
15:05his tone unusually gentle.
15:07Amy,
15:08that's better.
15:09Be sensible.
15:11I won't mistreat you.
15:13I know you're upset
15:14about Clarissa,
15:14but the dead
15:15can't come back.
15:17You need to move forward.
15:19Stop being mad at me.
15:20Have you decided
15:21where to bury her?
15:22Before I could answer,
15:24Angelica jumped in.
15:26I think this spot
15:27is perfect.
15:28It's peaceful
15:29and beautiful.
15:32Why not bury
15:33Mrs. Gallagher here?
15:37I frowned,
15:39a bad feeling rising.
15:41There's no cemetery here.
15:42How could you bury her?
15:45Angelica replied,
15:46Mrs. Simon,
15:47who says you have to bury
15:48someone in a cemetery?
15:49There's a river
15:50right behind you.
15:51I realized immediately
15:53what she meant.
15:54Rage surged through me
15:55and my voice trembled
15:57with anger.
15:58Are you crazy?
16:00Don't think I don't know
16:01what you're up to!
16:02Angelica's eyes
16:03immediately welled up
16:04with tears.
16:04She looked utterly wronged
16:06as she clutched
16:07onto Gabriel's sleeve.
16:08Mr. Simon,
16:10I only meant well.
16:12How can Mrs. Simon
16:14say such things about me?
16:16I'm just worried about you.
16:18Mrs. Gallagher
16:19has been sick for years.
16:21You've done more
16:21than enough for her.
16:24Purchasing a burial spot
16:26is costly.
16:28But donating it to charity
16:30can benefit many people.
16:32A water burial
16:33isn't a bad thing,
16:34right, Mr. Simon?
16:36Gabriel looked conflicted.
16:38Angelica continued,
16:41If you think it's inappropriate,
16:43just ignore me.
16:44I'm only a housekeeper
16:45in the Simon family.
16:52I'm sorry I didn't
16:53recognize my place.
16:54Seeing her like that,
16:56his concern flared.
16:58Nonsense.
16:58You're not just a housekeeper.
17:04Gabriel turned to me.
17:06What are you standing there for?
17:08Listen to Angie.
17:10I was completely dumbfounded.
17:12The pain in my chest
17:13was so sharp
17:13I couldn't even think.
17:14And I blurted out,
17:16Gabriel,
17:17do you even have a heart?
17:18This is your mother!
17:20Are you really gonna
17:21treat her like this?
17:22You're a billionaire,
17:24CEO,
17:24and you can't even
17:25buy a burial plot
17:26for your own mother?
17:27Aren't you afraid
17:28people will think
17:29you're heartless?
17:30Gabriel froze for a moment,
17:31a flash of pain in his eyes.
17:33Angelica quickly added,
17:35Mr. Simon,
17:36don't blame Mrs. Simon.
17:38She's only saying this
17:39for her mother,
17:40not to attack you.
17:41The next second,
17:42the pain in Gabriel's eyes
17:43was replaced by fury.
17:44He had had enough.
17:45He stepped forward,
17:46snatched the urn
17:47from my hands,
17:48opened it,
17:51and without a word,
17:52poured the ashes
17:53directly into the river.
17:57They scattered,
17:58disappearing completely
17:59into the water.
18:03Amelia,
18:04I told you,
18:05if you keep talking nonsense,
18:06I won't be gentle with you.
18:08Do you see?
18:09This is what happens
18:10when you don't obey!
18:11I stood there in shock,
18:12my emotions tangled,
18:13unable to speak.
18:14Before I could react,
18:16Gabriel's phone rang.
18:17It was his father,
18:18Patrick Simon.
18:19How is it I'm only
18:20finding out now
18:21about your mother's accident?
18:22If the doctor
18:23hadn't called
18:24me,
18:24I would still be
18:25kept in the dark
18:26by you,
18:26you bastard.
18:28You actually let her die
18:29on the operating table
18:30over $30,000?
18:33This time,
18:34it was Gabriel's turn
18:35to be dumbstruck.
18:36His pupils shrank,
18:38and his body went rigid,
18:39frozen like stone.
18:40And it took him
18:41a long moment
18:42before he could
18:42find his voice.
18:44Dad?
18:45What are you saying?
18:47How could anything
18:48happen to Mom?
18:49She couldn't have died
18:50on the operating table
18:51that...
18:51That was...
18:52Before he could finish,
18:53the voice on the other end
18:54cut him off harshly.
18:55Shut up,
18:56you bastard!
18:57Take your mother's ashes
18:58home immediately!
18:59Friends and relatives
19:00are already he!
19:04The call ended
19:04before Gabriel
19:05could respond.
19:07He stood frozen
19:08in place,
19:08trembling all over.
19:10His eyes were swirling
19:11with shock
19:12as if his soul
19:12had been ripped away.
19:14In all the years
19:15I had lived with him,
19:16I had never seen
19:17such a complex expression
19:18on his face.
19:19Angelica hurried forward
19:20and grabbed his arm.
19:23Mr. Simon!
19:25Calm down!
19:27Don't get worked up.
19:30Sir Simon must have
19:31misunderstood something.
19:33At the hospital
19:34we clearly knew
19:34who had passed away.
19:36Maybe Mrs. Simon
19:37said something to him
19:38that caused this
19:38huge misunderstanding.
19:40Hearing that,
19:41Gabriel seemed to clutch
19:42at a lifeline.
19:43He lunged toward me
19:44shouting,
19:46It was you!
19:47You told my dad this?
19:49Amelia,
19:50what the hell
19:50are you thinking?
19:51Are you really capable
19:52of doing anything
19:53just to get back at me?
19:57Revenge!
19:58At this point,
19:59he actually thought
20:00I was plotting against him.
20:01I let out a bitter laugh,
20:02my voice dripping
20:03with sarcasm.
20:05If I'm lying,
20:06why don't you go
20:07and see her for yourself?
20:09If your mother's still alive,
20:11you'll see her there,
20:11won't you?
20:12Gabriel blinked,
20:13as if waking from a dream.
20:14He grabbed my hand
20:15without a word
20:16and started walking home.
20:18All the way,
20:19he muttered to himself,
20:20himself.
20:22No,
20:22mom can't be hurt.
20:24This has to be
20:24a misunderstanding.
20:25It must be a mistake.
20:27But the moment
20:27he stepped inside,
20:28all hope shattered.
20:30Right in front of him
20:30stood a black and white portrait.
20:32Who else could it be
20:33but Lillian?
20:34He froze,
20:35then bolted upstairs
20:36to her room
20:36like a man possessed.
20:45He searched everywhere,
20:46but no one was there.
20:47He tore through
20:48every room in the house,
20:49but she was nowhere
20:50to be found.
20:59Panic surged in his eyes
21:00as he stumbled
21:01toward Patrick,
21:02his voice shaking.
21:03Dad!
21:03What are you doing?
21:04It wasn't mom
21:05who had the accident,
21:06it was Amelia's mother!
21:08Why did you set up
21:09the memorial
21:09at our house?
21:10His agitation grew.
21:12I was at the hospital day,
21:14I couldn't have been that day,
21:15I couldn't have!
21:15He grabbed me,
21:17as if trying to confirm something,
21:18and turned to face Patrick.
21:21Amy!
21:22Say something!
21:24I need to explain to my dad!
21:26It was Clarissa who died,
21:27right?
21:27Tell everyone!
21:28But before he could
21:29get another word out,
21:30he received a heavy slap
21:31across the face.
21:36Patrick glared at him
21:37through gritted teeth.
21:39You bastard!
21:40You're still losing your mind?
21:42You signed
21:43your mother's death
21:44certificate yourself
21:45and you still think
21:46you can hide
21:46the truth from me?
21:48I've been abroad
21:49for just a few days
21:50and this happened
21:51to your mother?
21:53I swear I'll strangle you
21:55with my own hands!
21:57He threw the death
21:58certificate at Gabriel's face.
22:03Gabriel stood there,
22:04completely dumbfounded.
22:06Slowly,
22:06he brought the paper up
22:07and finally saw the name.
22:13His expression
22:14shifted drastically,
22:14his body trembling,
22:16as if he no longer
22:17had the strength to stand.
22:18At that moment,
22:19my parents,
22:20who were visiting
22:20the countryside,
22:21arrived.
22:23When he saw Mom,
22:24he completely collapsed.
22:26He ran toward her,
22:27screaming.
22:29How is it you?
22:31How can it be you?
22:33Weren't you dead?
22:35How are you standing here
22:36perfectly fine?
22:38Seeing this,
22:38I immediately stepped
22:39in front of Mom
22:40and slapped Gabriel
22:41hard across the face.
22:42My mother wouldn't have
22:43come to harm
22:44even if you were dead.
22:45How's that?
22:48Do you finally know
22:49who's actually dead?
22:53Gabriel's eyes were bloodshot
22:54as he glared at me,
22:55and finally he broke down,
22:59shouting in fury.
23:01Amelia!
23:03Why didn't you tell me
23:04when my mother got hurt?
23:06What the hell were you thinking?
23:07Answer me!
23:11I ignored his rage
23:13and spoke calmly.
23:15What do you mean
23:16I didn't tell you?
23:17Wasn't I the first one
23:18to call you
23:18when she got hurt?
23:19You were too busy
23:20flirting with your little lover
23:21and refused to give money
23:22for her surgery,
23:23delaying your mother's treatment.
23:26And now you have the nerve
23:27to ask what my intentions were?
23:30I want to ask you
23:31the same thing!
23:32When I stopped you
23:32from donating your must body,
23:34you didn't listen.
23:35When I tried to talk
23:36some sense into you
23:37about handling her ashes
23:38properly instead
23:39of following your lover's whim,
23:43you snatched the urn from me
23:45and dumped it
23:46straight into the river!
23:52You know full well
23:53what you were up to.
23:55You only acted recklessly
23:57because you thought
23:57it was my mother
23:58who had died, right?
24:01So how's that?
24:08So karma finally
24:09caught up with you,
24:10didn't it?
24:10The moment I finished speaking,
24:12Patrick fainted on the spot.
24:17Gabriel's relatives
24:18were in shock,
24:19almost dropping their jaws.
24:24Oh my God!
24:26Did I just hear that right?
24:29This brat killed his mother
24:30and didn't even spare her ashes?
24:32No wonder it took him
24:34so long to come back!
24:35We didn't even see the urn!
24:37Didn't you hear
24:38what was said earlier?
24:39Before scattering
24:40his mother's ashes,
24:41he even donated her body.
24:44What a cruel twist.
24:46She lived a life of prestige
24:47and in the end,
24:49this is how it turned out.
24:50No trace of her remains.
24:55Looks like he thought
24:56it was his mother-in-law
24:57who had died,
24:58but even if it had been,
24:59that doesn't justify this.
25:00He's a beast!
25:04Someone muttered,
25:05He's not even close
25:06to a beast.
25:07What a monster.
25:10The Simon family
25:11must be cursed
25:12to produce a son like this.
25:17Gabriel,
25:18born a pampered golden boy,
25:19had never heard such words.
25:21Upon hearing them,
25:23he completely broke down.
25:25He trembled,
25:26barely able to stand,
25:27flailing his hands
25:28as he tried to explain.
25:31No.
25:32It's not like that.
25:34It's not like that.
25:35I don't know.
25:36I don't know
25:36how it turned out like this.
25:37I really don't know.
25:44Seeing the situation spiral,
25:46Angelica froze in shock too.
25:47She mustered courage
25:49and quietly approached him.
25:53Mr. Simon,
25:55please don't be upset.
25:56If Madam Simon saw you like this,
25:58she would be worried.
25:59Her words only unleashed
26:01Gabriel's fury.
26:02He stepped forward,
26:03grabbed her chin hard,
26:05looking like a demon
26:05risen from hell.
26:06This is all your fault!
26:08If it weren't for you,
26:10my mother wouldn't have died!
26:13Nothing would have ended up like this!
26:15Angelica was stunned.
26:17She never expected
26:18that the man
26:18who had been gentle with her
26:19just half an hour ago
26:20could turn on her like this.
26:22She couldn't even focus
26:23on the pain in her chin.
26:25Tears streamed down her face
26:27as she looked up at him,
26:28pitiful and fragile,
26:29struggling to say,
26:30Mr. Simon,
26:31please calm down.
26:33You're hurting me.
26:36I know you're sad
26:37that Madam Simon passed away.
26:39It was all an accident.
26:41I just wanted to
26:42save some money.
26:43Please let go of me.
26:50But Gabriel's grip tightened
26:52and he crushed her chin
26:53with force.
26:55You think I'd care
26:56about a little money?
26:57If it weren't for how new
26:58and tempting you are,
27:00do you think I would even bother
27:01playing along until now?
27:04You killed my mother.
27:06Now I'll make you pay
27:07with your life!
27:09Seeing how merciless
27:10he had become,
27:11Angelica finally broke.
27:12She collapsed to the ground,
27:13crying uncontrollably.
27:17It wasn't me!
27:18I didn't kill your mother!
27:21I didn't know the person
27:22on the operating table
27:23was your mother.
27:24I really didn't mean it.
27:26I thought...
27:28You thought it was my mother.
27:29I looked at her coolly
27:31and finished her sentence for her.
27:32You thought the same as Gabriel.
27:35He indulged you.
27:36You just wanted to be cruel.
27:38You thought it was my mother,
27:39so you deliberately stopped him
27:40from giving me money.
27:42You liked it, Gabriel.
27:43hated me all along
27:45and used every trick you could
27:46to suppress me.
27:53Even sending her
27:54for dissection,
27:56you spoke about
27:57contributing to society.
27:59But in reality,
28:01you deliberately
28:02let them mutilate her body
28:04to vent your anger.
28:05And even that wasn't enough.
28:08Your twisted mind
28:10came up with the water burial next.
28:13Angelica,
28:14you hid behind the excuse
28:16of frigarity
28:16to commit every vile act
28:19imaginable.
28:20And now you're acting
28:21all wronged?
28:22What on earth
28:23do you have to be wronged about?
28:24With each word I spat at her,
28:26her face grew paler
28:27until it was ashen.
28:28She glared at me
28:29like she wanted to tear me apart.
28:31You're lying!
28:33I'm not as bad as you,
28:34you say!
28:34I only like Mr. Simon!
28:36What's wrong with that?
28:38If anyone's to blame,
28:40it's you, bitch!
28:41If you hadn't clung
28:43to Mr. Simon,
28:44none of this
28:44would have happened!
28:46You're the real cause
28:47of all this!
28:49I'll avenge
28:50Madam Simon.
28:53I'll kill you.
28:54Then she lunged at me.
28:56Just as she was about
28:57to land on me,
28:58a figure stepped forward
28:59and kicked her to the ground.
29:04By now,
29:05Gabriel had lost all control.
29:06His eyes were bloodshot,
29:08and a knife appeared
29:08in his hand
29:09as if from nowhere.
29:12He pinned Angelica down,
29:14stabbing her again and again
29:15with all his strength.
29:17She didn't even have time
29:18to scream before her stomach
29:19was soaked in blood.
29:20Bitch!
29:21Die!
29:22Die!
29:23Die!
29:24This is all your fault!
29:25You destroyed my mother!
29:27I'll kill you!
29:28I'll make you pay today!
29:35No one had expected him
29:37to act like this.
29:38Everyone froze terrified.
29:42As Angelica's breathing
29:43grew faint,
29:44someone finally snapped
29:45out of shock
29:45and pulled Gabriel away.
29:49After the ambulance
29:50took Angelica away,
29:52Gabriel collapsed
29:52on the ground,
29:53utterly drained.
29:54He couldn't hold back anymore.
29:56He wept uncontrollably,
29:58sobbing and repeating
29:59apologies in pitiful despair.
30:00I walked up to him
30:02and crouched before him.
30:03Gabriel looked up,
30:04tear-streaked
30:05and helpless like a child.
30:06If this had been before,
30:07I might have felt pity.
30:09Now,
30:09I only felt disgust.
30:14He didn't feel pain
30:15until the knife
30:15wasn't aimed at himself.
30:17Before he realized
30:18it wasn't his mother,
30:19he hadn't been like this at all.
30:21Amy,
30:22I don't have a mother anymore.
30:23I'll never have a mother again.
30:25He choked out.
30:26I smirked
30:27and slid the divorce papers
30:28I had already prepared
30:29in front of him.
30:33Oh, really?
30:34You're missing one thing.
30:36Starting today,
30:37you don't have a wife either.
30:39Sign the papers.
30:40Your crime against Angelica
30:41can't be hidden.
30:42Before you end up in prison,
30:44I want my freedom back.
30:47Gabriel froze in place again.
30:49He stared at the papers
30:50in my hand in disbelief,
30:51teeth gritting as he spat out.
30:54You want a divorce?
30:56Amelia,
30:57you're seriously divorcing me?
30:59As he spoke,
31:00he wobbled forward,
31:01as if about to lunge at me.
31:03Considering he'd just stabbed someone,
31:04I jumped back in alarm
31:06and took several steps away
31:07as I warned him.
31:08I'm telling you,
31:10don't even think about it!
31:11The police are on their way!
31:15A flicker of hurt
31:17crossed his eyes.
31:18He looked at me in shock,
31:19tears welling up.
31:21You think
31:22I would ever hurt you?
31:24I scoffed
31:24and replied bluntly.
31:26You're insane.
31:28There's no telling
31:29what a lunatic
31:30like you might do.
31:31I'd better stay
31:32as far away from you
31:33as possible.
31:34Gabriel lowered his voice.
31:35I wouldn't hurt you.
31:37You're my wife.
31:39I'd never dare.
31:40I tossed the divorce papers
31:41at him.
31:42Not for long.
31:44Gabriel,
31:44how dare you say that?
31:46When you were giving me
31:47only $15 a month
31:49for allowance,
31:49did you think
31:50I was your wife?
31:51When you let Angelica
31:52humiliate me
31:53and trample on my dignity,
31:54did you think
31:55I was your wife?
31:56And now you remember?
31:58Too late.
31:59Sign the divorce papers now.
32:01I never want anything
32:02to do with you again.
32:04Unexpectedly,
32:04he tore the papers
32:05to shreds.
32:06He looked at me,
32:07his gaze twisted
32:08with obsession.
32:12My mother's gone.
32:13You're all I have left.
32:15Amelia,
32:16you will never
32:17leave me
32:18in your life.
32:19Before I could respond,
32:20a group of police officers
32:22burst in
32:22and dragged him
32:23into a squad car.
32:27After he was taken away,
32:28I picked up
32:29the shredded pieces
32:30of the divorce papers
32:31and let out
32:31a bitter laugh.
32:32Gabriel,
32:33what's the point
32:33of dragging your feet?
32:35Our marriage
32:36ended the moment
32:36you brought Angelica
32:37into our home.
32:38A few months later,
32:40Gabriel's sentence
32:40was announced.
32:41He was convicted
32:42of intentional injury
32:43and sentenced
32:44to three years.
32:45Angelica had spent
32:46a month in the IQ
32:47from her injuries,
32:48barely surviving.
32:49But the damage
32:50to her body
32:50was permanent.
32:51Her intestines
32:52were badly damaged,
32:53and she reportedly
32:54had to live
32:55with a colostomy bag
32:55for the rest of her life.
32:57Just as she was
32:58beginning to recover,
32:59the police charged
33:00her as well.
33:01She was convicted
33:02of intentional
33:02desecration of a corpse
33:03and sentenced
33:04to three years in prison.
33:13Three years passed
33:14in the blink
33:14of an eye.
33:15Though Gabriel
33:16had refused
33:16to sign the divorce
33:17papers at first,
33:18I had filed for divorce
33:19during his imprisonment
33:20and successfully
33:21obtained the certificate.
33:22I threw myself
33:23back into work
33:23and achieved
33:24some accomplishments
33:24over those years.
33:26Mom's health
33:27had improved,
33:28and everything
33:28was moving
33:29in a positive direction.
33:31But as often happens,
33:33life threw the unexpected
33:34at me on the most
33:35ordinary day.
33:36It all started a week ago
33:37when I ran into Gabriel
33:38outside my office.
33:39Three years in prison
33:40had drained him
33:41of all his former strength.
33:42He looked drained,
33:43a shadow of the man
33:44he once was.
33:45The moment he saw me,
33:46he rushed over
33:47and grabbed my hand.
33:48Amy,
33:49how can you be so heartless?
33:52Do you know
33:53how shattered I was
33:54when I found out
33:55you were determined
33:56to divorce me?
33:57I thought the punishment
33:58I endured would make
33:59you forgive me,
34:00but,
34:00but you still won't.
34:02Amy,
34:04every moment
34:04of these past three years
34:05I've been thinking of you.
34:07I was,
34:08was wrong back then.
34:09I know it.
34:11Please,
34:12forgive me.
34:13I promise I'll treat you
34:14right from now on.
34:15Give me one more chance.
34:19I pulled my hand back coldly,
34:21shattering his illusions
34:21in an instant.
34:23Impossible.
34:25Walk away,
34:26and don't come
34:27looking for me again.
34:28Last I heard,
34:29Angelica was released
34:30a few days ago.
34:31Didn't you used to like her?
34:33And as for her
34:33accidentally causing
34:34your mother's death,
34:35you already took revenge
34:37three years ago.
34:39Since your grudge is cleared
34:40and your feelings remain,
34:42go to her.
34:43Gabriel,
34:44however,
34:44said,
34:44Amy,
34:45you know I've only ever
34:45had feelings for you
34:46from the start.
34:47Why say things in anger?
34:48I never liked Angelica.
34:50It was just a fling.
34:51Come on.
34:53Don't be upset with me.
34:55I sneered at him.
34:56Stop flattering yourself.
34:58Why would I be upset with you?
34:59A flicker of hurt
35:00crossed his eyes.
35:01He didn't give up.
35:03Over the next few days,
35:04he showed up at my side
35:05in ways I never expected.
35:07But I kept feeling
35:08maybe it was just my imagination
35:09that someone was watching me
35:10from the shadows.
35:14Turns out,
35:15it wasn't my imagination.
35:16That day,
35:17just as I entered the office,
35:19I received a threatening text.
35:22Your mother's in my hands.
35:24If you want her alive,
35:25come to the rooftop
35:25of your company.
35:26Alone.
35:28My heart raced.
35:30Sweat poured from my palms
35:31as I stumbled toward the stairs.
35:33By chance,
35:34I ran into Gabriel
35:35outside the office.
35:36Seeing my panic,
35:37he followed closely behind.
35:45On the rooftop,
35:46mom was being held
35:47at knife point.
35:48It took me a moment,
35:49but I recognized the assailant.
35:51It was Angelica.
35:52Her eyes were wild,
35:54and the moment she saw me,
35:55they burned with pure hatred.
35:57Amelia!
35:57I can't believe
35:58you're still haunting me
35:59after three years!
36:01Didn't I tell you
36:02to stay away from Gabriel?
36:04Did you think
36:04my warning was just chatter?
36:06I trembled all over,
36:08forcing myself
36:08to stay calm
36:09and reason with her.
36:11Angelica,
36:12put the knife down.
36:12We can talk.
36:13I promise I'll agree
36:14to anything you want.
36:19She laughed maniacally.
36:21Fine.
36:22I want you
36:23to jump from here.
36:24The moment I see you die,
36:26your mother walks away unharmed.
36:28I'll count to three.
36:30If you still hesitate,
36:31she dies.
36:32I couldn't believe
36:33how insane she had become.
36:35My mind went blank.
36:36Three.
36:37Before I could react,
36:39she started counting.
36:41Two.
36:43I followed my instincts,
36:44stepping forward,
36:45one step away
36:46from certain death.
36:48One!
36:50I closed my eyes,
36:51ready to meet my fate.
36:52Just then,
36:53the voice shouted from behind.
36:55It was Gabriel,
36:56seeing me in imminent danger,
36:57he couldn't hold back.
36:59Angelica's eyes lit up
37:00at the sight of him.
37:01But in that split second,
37:03I lunged for mom
37:04and tried to pull her away
37:04from Angelica.
37:05But just as I finally managed
37:07to pull us away,
37:08Angelica reacted too.
37:09Her eyes were wild,
37:10and she seemed determined
37:11to take us both down with her.
37:16Time seemed to slow.
37:17In those few seconds,
37:18it felt like we were trapped
37:19in a nightmare.
37:20I thought I would die
37:21alongside mom,
37:22but in the nick of time,
37:24Gabriel sprang into action.
37:25He grabbed Angelica
37:26and,
37:27in the next instant,
37:28they both plummeted
37:29from the rooftop
37:29like disconnected kites.
37:32There was a slight cushion
37:33along the way,
37:34but falling dozens of floors
37:35was enough to kill her instantly.
37:36When I reached the ground,
37:38Gabriel was barely alive.
37:39He stretched out
37:40his hand toward me
37:41with his last ounce
37:41of strength.
37:43Amy,
37:45I...
37:46Since I got out,
37:47I've wanted to tell you something.
37:49I leaned closer
37:50and heard him whisper
37:51an apology.
37:52Before I could respond,
37:54his eyes closed forever.
37:56I watched as Gabriel
37:57was carried away
37:58on a stretcher,
37:59covered in a white sheet.
38:03Tears finally fell
38:04as I said.
38:05Fine.
38:07I forgive you.
38:08If there's another life,
38:10live a happy life
38:11with Angelica.
38:12The past faded like smoke.
38:14From now on,
38:15I would only look forward,
38:16leaving the past behind.
38:28I would only look forward,
38:30I'm like…
38:30I guess you're going to go to a
38:31deep thought.
38:31And this is a�
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