A powerful full drama movie filled with love, secrets, and unexpected twists.
Follow a powerful story where relationships are tested, hidden truths are revealed, and lives change forever. From romantic moments to shocking surprises, this drama keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
Featuring stories about CEO, billionaire lifestyles, family connections, and life-changing decisions, this movie delivers strong emotions and unforgettable scenes.
Watch the full movie and discover what happens in the end.
New full drama movies uploaded regularly. Stay tuned for more captivating and trending stories.
#drama #fullmovie #lovestory #dramatic #billionaire #ceo #family #relationships #movie #story
Follow a powerful story where relationships are tested, hidden truths are revealed, and lives change forever. From romantic moments to shocking surprises, this drama keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
Featuring stories about CEO, billionaire lifestyles, family connections, and life-changing decisions, this movie delivers strong emotions and unforgettable scenes.
Watch the full movie and discover what happens in the end.
New full drama movies uploaded regularly. Stay tuned for more captivating and trending stories.
#drama #fullmovie #lovestory #dramatic #billionaire #ceo #family #relationships #movie #story
Catégorie
✨
PersonnesTranscription
00:00After hours of sex, At Benjamin finally collapsed onto me, his breathing heavy and racked.
00:06Then he rolled off and headed to the shower.
00:10When he emerged, I was still in bed, unable to move.
00:17Even after all this time, I still could not keep up with his stamina.
00:22Benjamin toweled off his damp hair, then hooked my underwear off the floor and tossed them to me.
00:31Pack your things and move out tomorrow. Don't ever come back.
00:36I froze, asking instinctively.
00:39Why?
00:40He lit a cigarette, his eyes filled with a tenderness and longing I had never seen before.
00:48She's coming back.
00:50I instantly knew who he meant. Emersoni, new senior out. His one true love.
00:57His eyes held a warmth that had never been meant for me.
01:02I could still feel the warmth of his body on my skin, but his words had already turned cold.
01:08I got dressed in silence.
01:11There was nothing left to say.
01:13I had already said too much over three years.
01:19I had been in this arrangement with Benjamin for three years.
01:23It started when I was just his secretary.
01:26After a few drinks at a banquet, we ended up in bed together.
01:30The first time he brought me here, he refused to let me stay the night.
01:35But his desire was unusually intense.
01:38Soon, he began to crave more and started letting me stay.
01:44To the rest of the world, I was his most capable assistant, taking care of everything for him.
01:50In private, we were no different from a committed couple.
01:54Whether it was my birthday or a holiday, he would cancel every party just to be alone with me.
02:00I had grown so used to this life that I had started to imagine a future with him.
02:06But now, he told me not to come back anymore.
02:12In the height of passion, he had held me and murmured a name in a delirium.
02:18I only learned the truth later.
02:21It belonged to the one woman he loved but could never have.
02:25I could not stand the smell of smoke.
02:27My throat felt tight and harry.
02:31Is she moving in?
02:33Benjamin's face was blurred behind the smoke, though his voice remained gentle.
02:38She's not like you.
02:40She's not the type of woman who gives herself away so casually.
02:44I am just worried she will get the wrong idea if she sees your things when she visits.
02:50Honestly, she is so pure and innocent, she will not even let me kiss her.
02:56Let alone sleep with her.
02:59I finished the sentence for him in my head, fighting the sting in my eyes.
03:04I got out of bed and be gathering my clothed foes from the floor.
03:10There is no rush.
03:12Can you not stay until tomorrow?
03:18Benjamin walked over and buried his face in the kirk of my neck,
03:21his tone as affectionate as ever.
03:28I want you to make me that pasta again.
03:32My hands froze as I was folding my clothes.
03:35All right.
03:36I will make it for you.
03:39I turned on the stove.
03:41Once the water came to a boil, I dropped in the pasta.
03:47Once it was ready, I drained it, topped it with beef slices I had prepared myself.
03:53As at Benjamin ate, I went back to my packing.
03:57I had lived here for three years, yet everything I owned fit into a single suitcase.
04:05Mostly just my clothes.
04:07I did not take any of the kitchenware or household essentials.
04:11When I wheeled my suitcase into the living room, Benjamin Yeenan gestured toward the cabinet.
04:16You really liked that dinnerware set, did you not?
04:20I shook my head.
04:23There is no room for it in my suitcase.
04:27I was about to walk out the door when Aunt Benjamin called out to me.
04:31His plate was nearly empty.
04:33He looked down, lit a cigarette, and extailed a cloud of smoke.
04:38At the office, we will maintain a professional relationship.
04:45But privately, you can still come to me if you ever need anything.
04:49I understood what he was implying.
04:51I simply nodded.
04:55All right.
05:01I dragged my suitcase out, hailed a taxi, and returned to my apartment alone.
05:06It was already two in the morning, far too late to ask anyone for help.
05:10I quickly cleared a small space and lay down.
05:14I was completely exhausted.
05:16I fell asleep the moment my head hit the pillow.
05:20But strangely enough, I kept dreaming about the days when I first met Benjamin.
05:26Back then, he was the untouchable head of the Kilbreed group.
05:30And I was just one of his many assistants.
05:37My first real encounter with him happened at a gala.
05:41The executive assistant had an emergency and asked me to fill in to accompany Benjamin.
05:49After several rounds of drinks, a business partner suddenly turned his attention to me.
05:56Mrs. Tildy, refusing to drink with me is a real slap in the face.
06:02I had not yet learned how to navigate situations like that and froze on the spot.
06:08I am sorry.
06:10I am allergic to alcohol.
06:12The man's face darkened.
06:15Instantly, the entire room went silent.
06:19Trembling, I picked up the glass, prepared to drain it.
06:23I figured the worst that could happen was a trip to the ER.
06:27But halfway there, a hand stopped me.
06:31Benjamin's profile was partially lost in the shadows.
06:35He gave a faint smile.
06:39Mr. Reggett, why pick on a young lady?
06:42I will take this one for her.
06:45I watched him drink for me that night and thought he was the most impressed man I had ever met.
06:54I stared blankly as At Benj Benjamin finished glass after glass offered to him.
07:00His face flushed and his eyes grew glassy.
07:04I later learned that Benjamin had just taken over the company back then.
07:10Plenty of people were looking for an excuse to push him out.
07:14After that night, I made it my mission to learn how to handle those events.
07:19When the executive assistant jumped ship,
07:23Benjamin promoted me.
07:25I became his personal secretary, managing everything for him.
07:31The night we first slept together, he was completely wasted.
07:35He kept murmuring a name in a delirium, his voice thick with sorrow.
07:41My heart went out to him.
07:43I could not help but reach out and hold him.
07:47Everything just happened naturally after that.
07:50It was not until much later that I realized that day had been Emerson's birthday.
07:56I thought that night meant something.
07:58It did.
07:59Just not the same thing to both of us.
08:02To him, I was a replacement.
08:05To me, he was everything.
08:10The next morning, I was jolted awake early by a call from Benjamin.
08:17Come over and drive me to the airport.
08:22He hung up before I could even get a word in.
08:26I had not slept well.
08:28My pillow was still damp when I woke up.
08:30I rubbed my throbbing temples,
08:33got ready,
08:34and headed out.
08:36On the way, my family called.
08:39My mother's voice was cautious.
08:42Jenny, are you coming home for the holidays this year?
08:47The quiet expectation in her aging voice
08:50made my throat tighten.
08:52Mom, I will be home next week.
08:56She sounded like she could not quite believe it.
09:00Really?
09:01For the past three years,
09:03I had spent every holiday at Benjamin's place.
09:06I nodded firmly.
09:10Mom, I am coming home.
09:13After hanging up,
09:15I submitted my resignation through the company portal.
09:18I could hear the hope in my mother's voice.
09:20It had been three years since I last heard it.
09:23I had been so busy being his
09:25that I forgot how to be mine.
09:29I climbed into the familiar black Audi.
09:32At Benjamin was already in the back seat.
09:35The car moved smoothly toward the airport.
09:40Not a single word was spoken the entire way.
09:44As we neared the terminal,
09:45his voice drifted from the back.
09:47You left something at my place.
09:50It was the matching sweater
09:51I had bought for Valentine's Day that year.
09:53I had worn the women's version.
09:55Benjamin had worn the men's.
09:58We had spent the whole day out together,
10:00acting like a real couple.
10:01For one brief day,
10:03I had had him all to myself.
10:08I took a deep breath.
10:11My voice flat.
10:13Just throw it away.
10:16Benjamin fell silent.
10:18Before long,
10:19he was leading Emersian back to the car.
10:23She was wearing a plush white coat
10:25over a Shilfan dress.
10:27Her eyes were large,
10:28clear,
10:29and utterly captivating.
10:31It was easy to see
10:33why she was the first love
10:34he could never get over.
10:36I watched Emersian walk toward the car,
10:38and I felt nothing.
10:41Not jealousy.
10:43Not anger.
10:45Just a quiet, tired acceptance.
10:54Emersian looped her arm through
10:55at Benjamin's
10:56and gave me a playful look.
10:59Jenny,
11:00would you mind helping me with my bags?
11:04Benjamin acted as if he had not heard a thing.
11:07I shot her a brief glance,
11:09then got out of the car without a word.
11:12I knew women traveled with a lot of gear,
11:15but I had not expected Emersian to show up
11:18with five massive suitcases.
11:20I used every ounce of my strength
11:23to heave them into the trunk.
11:25By the time I was done,
11:27my hands were shaking
11:28and aching.
11:30The moment I got back inside,
11:33the lively chat-it-in-the-back-street
11:34stopped instantly.
11:36Benjamin pulled out a pack of cigarettes
11:38and started to take one out.
11:41Then he hesitated
11:42and put it back.
11:45A second later,
11:47I heard Emerson's delicate voice
11:49from behind me.
11:53Ben, you still have not quit smoking?
11:57You know how much I hate
11:58the smell of smoke.
12:01Benjamin immediately tucked his cigarettes away
12:04and ruffled her hair.
12:10Marco and the guys rented out a place
12:12to celebrate your homecoming.
12:14Do you want to go?
12:15Absolutely.
12:17Emerson nodded.
12:19Then she turned to me with wide eyes.
12:22Jenny,
12:23why do not you come too?
12:27I pressed my lips together,
12:29ready to decline.
12:31But Aunt Benjamin cut in.
12:33Emmy just got back.
12:35Do not ruin the mood.
12:37In the end,
12:38I went anyway.
12:42The moment we walked in,
12:44Aunt Benjamin's inner circle
12:45crowded around them.
12:47Led by his friend Marco,
12:48the group started teasing them immediately.
12:50The guest of honor is finally back!
12:52All these years,
12:53you have been gone.
12:54Ben has been like a man possessed!
12:56You are back to get hitched, huh?
12:58When is the big day?
13:00Emerson buried her face shyly
13:02against Benjamin's chest.
13:03He laughed,
13:04playfully scolding them.
13:05When there is good news to share,
13:07you will be the first to know.
13:11The room was full of laughter,
13:13but none of it reached me.
13:15I sat at the edge of the table,
13:17invisible as always.
13:21The two of them were ushered
13:23into the private room
13:24surrounded by the crowd.
13:26When Aunt Marco spotted me
13:28trailing behind,
13:29his expression shifted to awkwardness.
13:34Miss...
13:35Miss Tillmy,
13:36you are here too?
13:38Come on in.
13:40Please.
13:43Emerson remained cold
13:45and abrasive towards me
13:47throughout the entire meal.
13:49Marco poured her
13:50a glass of fruit wine
13:51with a smile.
13:53Emi,
13:54since it is your first day back,
13:56do me a favor
13:57and have a drink with me.
14:02Do not,
14:04you know,
14:05she is allergic to alcohol?
14:08Marco scratched his head,
14:10looking completely confused.
14:13Emerson's face darkened.
14:15I am not allergic to alcohol.
14:18Benjamin froze mid-motion,
14:21his wine glass still raised.
14:25Is that so?
14:27I must have misremembered.
14:29Emerson turned
14:30and noticed the juice in my glass.
14:33Her expression soured further.
14:35Marco did not know
14:37that the allergy
14:37Benjen remembered was mine,
14:39not Emerson's.
14:42Benjamin had confused us.
14:44I was not sure
14:45if that made it better
14:46or worse.
14:50Why is Jenny not drinking?
14:53Emerson lifted her glass
14:54and tilted her head.
14:56You are not unhappy
14:58that I am back,
14:59are you?
15:01I glanced at Benjamin.
15:02He was staring straight at me,
15:04his lips parting slightly
15:06as he spoke.
15:07Genevieve Tilley,
15:08just have one drink.
15:09Do not ruin the mood
15:10for everyone.
15:11I took a deep breath,
15:13picked up the glass of red wine,
15:15and had drained it
15:16in one go.
15:19The room immediately erupted
15:21into cheers.
15:23Soon,
15:23a rash broke out
15:25all over my body,
15:26spreading in a thick
15:27crawl up at my neck.
15:29Someone spotted it
15:30and gasped in alarm.
15:33Oh my God,
15:34you are having
15:35an allergic reaction!
15:37Benjamin glanced over
15:38indifferently,
15:39his tone ice cold.
15:42She will be fine.
15:44It is not like
15:44she is going to die.
15:48The rash spread across my skin,
15:51burning and itchy.
15:55but the physical pain
15:56was pimping with
15:57the physical for nothing
15:58compared to the coldness
15:59in his voice.
16:01She will be fine.
16:03It is not like
16:04she is going to die.
16:07The dinner dragged on.
16:08After a few more rounds,
16:10one of Benjamin's friends sighed.
16:12Ben,
16:13you are as loyal
16:14as they come.
16:16Emmy left so suddenly
16:17back then,
16:19and you still
16:20waited three years
16:21for her.
16:22Marco,
16:23who was clearly drunk,
16:25slung an arm
16:26over Benjamin's shoulder.
16:27I actually thought
16:29you and Genevieve
16:30might end up together.
16:31You two have been
16:33inseparable
16:33these last three years.
16:36Emerson stared
16:36straight at me,
16:37the malice plain
16:39in her eyes.
16:41Jenny,
16:42is there some other side
16:43to you I do not know about,
16:45besides being
16:46Ben's secretary?
16:47Benjamin raised an eyebrow.
16:49Genevieve,
16:50why do not you tell everyone?
16:52What exactly are we
16:54to each other?
16:55I let out a short laugh,
16:56as if I had just heard
16:57something ridiculous.
16:59Mr. Kilbreast and I
17:01are strictly
17:02boss and employee.
17:04I told them
17:05we were nothing.
17:06I was protecting
17:07what little dignity
17:08I had left.
17:09Benjamin looked at me
17:11like he expected me
17:12to say more.
17:13I stayed silent.
17:16I had already
17:17said too much.
17:20By the time
17:21dinner ended,
17:22Benjamin was
17:23completely wasted.
17:25In his drunken haze,
17:27he instinctively
17:28reached for me,
17:30his voice soft
17:31and pleading.
17:33Genevieve,
17:35will you take me home?
17:39He leaned against
17:40my shoulder,
17:41nuzzling into my neck
17:42like he was desperate
17:43for affection.
17:45Do you really think
17:46we are only?
17:48Do you have any idea?
17:50I did not catch
17:52the rest.
17:52A second later,
17:54At Benjamin
17:54was yanked away
17:55from me.
17:59Emerson stood there
18:00like she was
18:01guarding her territory,
18:02propping At Benjamin
18:04up as she glared
18:05at me.
18:07Jenny,
18:09since you are
18:09just his employee,
18:11you should keep
18:12your distance
18:13from a man
18:14who is already
18:14engaged.
18:16Otherwise,
18:17people might
18:18start to talk,
18:19do you not think?
18:20I nodded,
18:21my face a mask
18:22of indifference.
18:25You are
18:26absolutely right.
18:28I watched
18:29Emerson
18:29lead him away
18:30and realized
18:30I was already
18:31a ghost
18:32in his world.
18:32It was time
18:34for me
18:34to disappear
18:35completely.
18:38For a week,
18:39aside from work,
18:41Benjamin and I
18:41had no private
18:42contact at all.
18:44My resignation
18:45was approved
18:46quickly through
18:47the company portal.
18:48The final step
18:49only required
18:50Benjamin's signature.
18:52I printed
18:53a hard copy,
18:54walked into
18:55his office,
18:56and handed
18:56the letter to him.
18:57He was on a call,
18:59his voice
19:00unusually gentle.
19:01without even
19:03glancing at the
19:03paper,
19:04he signed
19:04his name
19:05in a few
19:05quick strokes.
19:06I turned
19:07to leave,
19:08but he stopped
19:09me.
19:10I am proposing
19:11to Emmy
19:11tonight.
19:12Leave early
19:13this afternoon
19:14to go set
19:14up the venue.
19:15Benjamin leaned
19:16back in his
19:16leather seat
19:17and calmly
19:18gave the order.
19:19I nodded
19:20to show I
19:20understood.
19:21Is there
19:21anything else?
19:22He stared
19:23at me steadily,
19:24as if searching
19:25my face
19:26for some other
19:26emotion.
19:27But eventually
19:28he looked away.
19:32signing my
19:32resignation
19:33felt heavier
19:34than signing
19:34a divorce
19:35paper I
19:35never had.
19:39Three years
19:40of my life
19:41condensed
19:41into a
19:42single sheet
19:42of paper.
19:48I left
19:49work an hour
19:49early,
19:50headed to
19:50the address
19:51Benjamin
19:51had given
19:52me.
19:52After three
19:53years together,
19:54I knew his
19:55preferences
19:56like the
19:57back of my
19:57harmed.
19:59I never
20:00imagined the
20:00last thing
20:01I would ever
20:01do for him
20:02would be
20:03arranging his
20:03proposal.
20:04I spent an
20:05hour setting
20:06up the venue
20:06and planned
20:07to head out
20:07immediately.
20:12Unexpectedly,
20:13I ran into
20:14Emerson.
20:14The moment
20:15she saw me,
20:16she looked
20:17overjoyed,
20:18as if she had
20:18completely forgotten
20:19our unpleasant
20:20encounter.
20:21She linked
20:22her arm
20:22through mine
20:23affectionately,
20:24acting like
20:25we were the
20:25best of
20:25friends.
20:26Jenny,
20:27thank goodness
20:27you are
20:28here.
20:28I need to
20:29get into
20:29my dress.
20:30Could you
20:31help me?
20:32I had no
20:33real reason
20:33to refuse,
20:34so I agreed.
20:36I arranged
20:37roses and
20:38candles for
20:39his proposal
20:39to another
20:40woman.
20:41Every flower
20:42I placed
20:42felt like a
20:43nail in my
20:43own coffin.
20:48I followed
20:49Emerson to
20:50the dressing
20:50room.
20:51She stepped
20:52into the
20:52gown Benjamin
20:53had instructed
20:54me to pick
20:54up from
20:54the bridal
20:55shop.
20:55It was
20:56stunning,
20:57absolutely
20:58breathtaking.
20:59I remembered
21:00when that
21:00dress first
21:01debuted.
21:02I had stared
21:03at the
21:03magazine for
21:04hours.
21:05When
21:06Aunt Benjamin
21:06had seen
21:07it, he
21:08had said,
21:09Do you
21:09like it
21:10that much?
21:11I will
21:11buy it
21:12for you.
21:13I never
21:13imagined that
21:14just six
21:15months later,
21:15that very
21:16dress would
21:17be on
21:18Emerson.
21:20Jenny,
21:21how does
21:22it look?
21:23Emerson
21:23had pale
21:24skin,
21:24and in
21:25that dress
21:26she seemed
21:27to glow.
21:28It is
21:29beautiful.
21:30Emerson
21:30lifted the
21:31hem of
21:31her skirt
21:32and walked
21:32toward me
21:33gracefully,
21:34a faint
21:34smile on
21:35her lips.
21:36Too bad,
21:38beautiful things
21:38are always
21:39coveted by
21:40those who
21:40do not
21:41own them.
21:42That dress
21:43was supposed
21:44to be mine.
21:45I had been
21:46saving a picture
21:47of it on my
21:47phone for
21:48months.
21:49now it
21:50was hers,
21:53along with
21:54everything else
21:55I had
21:55wanted.
21:58Being with
21:59Ben for
21:59three years,
22:00you actually
22:01thought he
22:01would end
22:01up with
22:02you,
22:02did you
22:02not?
22:03What a
22:03shame.
22:04Ben
22:05still cannot
22:05forget me.
22:06All your
22:07effort over
22:08the last
22:08three years
22:09was for
22:10nothing.
22:12I froze,
22:14so she
22:14knew everything,
22:15but I quickly
22:16regained my
22:17composure.
22:18Whatever I
22:19had with
22:19Benjamin had
22:20been mutual.
22:21I was never
22:21a homewrecker.
22:23Amarisian acting
22:24like a jealous
22:24wife was
22:25simply ridiculous.
22:27I pulled
22:27myself up to
22:28my full height
22:29and looked at
22:30her with a
22:30faint smile.
22:32How can a
22:33mutual relationship
22:34be called a
22:35waste of
22:36effort?
22:37For the past
22:38three years,
22:39I have had a
22:40handsome partner
22:41with incredible
22:43stamina for
22:44free.
22:45Who is to
22:46say who
22:47really lost
22:47out?
22:49Emerson's eyes
22:50instantly flared
22:51with rage.
22:52She lunged,
22:53raising her
22:53hand to
22:53slap me.
22:54Bitch!
22:56You shameless
22:57bitch!
22:58I blocked
22:59her easily,
23:00twisting her
23:01arm behind
23:01her back.
23:07I refused
23:08to let her
23:09see me break.
23:10I had already
23:11broken enough
23:12in private.
23:13If she
23:14wanted a
23:14fight,
23:16she would
23:16get one.
23:22Resorting to
23:23violence because
23:23you are losing
23:24an argument?
23:25Who taught
23:26you that?
23:30Emerson suddenly
23:31wrenched her
23:32hand free,
23:32a sly,
23:33triumphant
23:34smile spreading
23:35across her
23:35lips.
23:36Who do you
23:37think Benjamin
23:38will believe in
23:39in a minute?
23:40You or me?
23:42Before I knew
23:43it,
23:44Emerson pulled
23:44a pair of
23:45scissors out
23:45of nowhere and
23:46began violently
23:47hacking at her
23:48dress.
23:52Jenny,
23:53even if I
23:53offended you,
23:54you did not
23:55have to do
23:55this.
23:56She whimpered
23:57in a piddle
23:57voice.
24:00I froze for a
24:01slip second and
24:01then it clicked.
24:02This was all a
24:03performance.
24:07Emerson ripped
24:08the gown to
24:08shreds,
24:09threw the
24:09scissors to
24:10the floor,
24:10and then slapped
24:11herself hard
24:11across the
24:12face.
24:16Help!
24:17Jenny,
24:18please do not
24:18do this to
24:19me!
24:19I stepped
24:20forward,
24:21pinned her
24:21skirt down
24:22with my
24:22foot,
24:23and slapped
24:23her across
24:24the face.
24:26The sharp
24:27crack of the
24:28slap echoed
24:29through the
24:29room.
24:30I watched
24:31her destroy
24:31that beautiful
24:32dress and
24:33realized she
24:34would do
24:34anything to
24:35win,
24:35but I was
24:36no longer
24:36playing her
24:37game.
24:40Emerson was
24:41completely stunned,
24:42looking up at
24:43me in pure
24:44disbelief.
24:45You hit me?
24:46How dare
24:47you hit me?
24:49I gave a
24:49curt nod of
24:50approval.
24:51That is
24:52better.
24:52Your acting
24:53before was
24:54way too
24:54over the
24:55top.
24:55Flurry of
24:56frantic
24:56footsteps
24:57sounded from
24:57behind,
24:58followed by
24:59Benjamin's
24:59furious roar.
25:01Genevieve?
25:03What the
25:03hell are you
25:04doing?
25:05Emerson
25:06tried to
25:06lunge
25:07toward
25:07at
25:07Benjamin,
25:08dragging
25:08her
25:09tattered
25:09dress
25:09behind
25:09her.
25:11I
25:11stepped
25:11forward
25:12again,
25:13pinning
25:13her skirt
25:13back
25:14down.
25:15I
25:16grabbed
25:16her by
25:17the hair
25:17and
25:17delivered
25:18a hard
25:18slap
25:19to both
25:19sides
25:19of her
25:20face.
25:21This
25:21time,
25:22Emerson's
25:23tears
25:23were real.
25:24She
25:24looked so
25:25fragile and
25:26broken that
25:27anyone would
25:28have felt a
25:28surge of
25:29pity.
25:30Benjamin
25:30completely
25:31lost it.
25:32Apologize
25:33to
25:33Emerson.
25:34Now!
25:36Why should
25:37I apologize?
25:38I did
25:39not do
25:39anything
25:40wrong.
25:40I
25:41wrenched
25:41my hand
25:41from his
25:42grip and
25:42lunged at
25:43the sobbing
25:44Emerson
25:44again.
25:47I
25:47slapped
25:48her twice
25:48more before
25:49roughly tearing
25:51the tattered
25:51remains of the
25:52dress right
25:53off her
25:53body.
25:56You
25:56wanted it
25:57shredded?
25:57Let me
25:58help you!
25:59With her
25:59only cover
26:00ripped away,
26:01Emerson
26:01screamed in
26:02terror.
26:02A crowd
26:03had already
26:04gathered outside
26:04the door,
26:05leaving her
26:06with nowhere
26:06to hide.
26:07Benjamin
26:08grabbed my
26:08hand in a
26:09blind rage
26:09and slapped
26:10me across
26:10the face.
26:13Are you
26:14finished?
26:15Who do you
26:16think you are
26:17to lay a
26:17fender on
26:18Emmy?
26:18You are
26:18nothing but
26:19my employee.
26:21What makes
26:21you think
26:22you matter?
26:22I am
26:23telling you
26:24one last
26:24time.
26:26Apologize!
26:27It had
26:27been a
26:28long time
26:28since
26:29At
26:29Benjamin
26:29had spoken
26:30to me
26:31in such
26:31a cold,
26:32brutal tone.
26:33Tears
26:34stung my
26:34eyes,
26:35but I
26:35forced them
26:36back,
26:37refusing to
26:38let a
26:38single one
26:38fall.
26:39I lifted
26:40my foot
26:40and kicked
26:41him hard
26:41in the
26:41shin.
26:43Go to
26:44hell with
26:44your
26:44apology!
26:46I pushed
26:47through the
26:47crowd and ran
26:48as fast as
26:49I could.
26:51I ran
26:52until my
26:53lungs burnt
26:53and my
26:54legs gave
26:55out.
26:59I did
27:00not look
27:00back.
27:00I was
27:01never going
27:01back.
27:05I contacted
27:06the venue
27:07manager and
27:07pulled the
27:08surveillance
27:08footage from
27:09the dressing
27:09room.
27:10I cast it
27:11onto the
27:12venue's big
27:12screen for
27:13everyone to
27:13see.
27:17I packed
27:18my things
27:18overnight and
27:19booked a
27:20flight back
27:20to my
27:20hometown.
27:24Before
27:25boarding,
27:26I checked
27:27my phone
27:27one last
27:28time.
27:30Benjamin
27:31had posted
27:31a new
27:32update on
27:32Instagram.
27:33It was
27:34as a
27:34photo of
27:35Emerson's
27:35hand wearing
27:36a ring.
27:37The
27:37caption was
27:38simple.
27:38Hello,
27:39Mrs.
27:40Kilbreth.
27:40I blocked
27:41him.
27:41Then I
27:42stepped onto
27:43the plane
27:43and went
27:44home.
27:46I had
27:46not been
27:47home for
27:47the holidays
27:48in three
27:48years.
27:50All because
27:50I wanted
27:51to keep
27:51Benjamin
27:52company.
27:55When my
27:55parents saw
27:56me, they
27:57were overjoyed.
27:59A wave
28:00of bitterness
28:00welled up
28:01inside me.
28:03Being loved
28:03feels like
28:04finally having
28:05a place to
28:05lean on.
28:07The surveillance
28:08footage played
28:09like a movie
28:10in reverse.
28:12Everyone saw
28:13the truth.
28:14Whether they
28:15believed it
28:15was up to
28:16them.
28:17I was done
28:18caring about
28:18what anyone
28:19thought.
28:22I bought
28:22new clothes
28:23for my
28:23parents,
28:24took them
28:24into town
28:25for holiday
28:25shopping,
28:26and decorated
28:27the house.
28:28The small
28:28town was
28:29already buzzing
28:30with festive
28:31spirit.
28:32Caught up
28:33in the
28:33atmosphere,
28:34I felt a
28:35genuine sense
28:36of peace
28:37for the first
28:38time in
28:38a long
28:39while.
28:45During this
28:46time,
28:46Benjamin
28:46sent me
28:47dozens of
28:48friend requests
28:48and messages.
28:51since when
28:52did you
28:52resign?
28:56Who gave
28:57you permission
28:57to quit?
29:00Emmy might
29:01have acted
29:01impulsively that
29:02day, but she
29:03did not mean
29:03any harm.
29:04Do not be so
29:05petty.
29:06I have forgiven
29:06you.
29:07Reply when you
29:08see this.
29:12I did not
29:13accept a
29:13single request.
29:15He called
29:15me repeatedly,
29:16but I never
29:17picked up once.
29:18As time
29:19passed,
29:20the messages
29:21stopped coming.
29:25But on
29:26Christmas Eve,
29:27I received a
29:28call from an
29:28unknown number.
29:29At first,
29:30there was only
29:31silence on the
29:32other end.
29:32Then Benjamin
29:33Zinn's anxious
29:34voice came
29:35through.
29:35Don't hang
29:36up.
29:36It is me.
29:39Christmas lights
29:40twinkled in the
29:41small town.
29:42People smiled
29:43at each other
29:44on the street.
29:45For the first
29:46time in three
29:47years, I felt
29:48like I was
29:49home.
29:51I heard you
29:52went back to
29:53your hometown
29:53for the holidays.
29:54His voice was
29:55low, as if he
29:57were struggling
29:57to hold
29:58something back.
29:59It reminded me
30:00of the first
30:00year I spent
30:01the holidays
30:01with him in
30:02Houston.
30:04Benjamin was
30:04an illegitimate
30:05son.
30:06He was not
30:07brought into
30:08the family
30:08until after
30:09his mother
30:09passed away.
30:10That year,
30:12he had been
30:12locked in a
30:13brutal power
30:13struggle for
30:14control of
30:15the company.
30:16His mother
30:16was gone.
30:17He had burned
30:18every bridge
30:19with his family.
30:21He had no
30:22one to spend
30:22the holidays
30:23with.
30:23On Christmas
30:24Eve, I had
30:25made a video
30:26call to him.
30:27He looked
30:27drunk, drinking
30:29alone on the
30:29balcony.
30:30He was a
30:31clingy drunk,
30:32his voice
30:33unusually soft.
30:35Merry Christmas,
30:36Genevieve.
30:38It is so
30:39quiet without
30:40you here.
30:42Please come
30:43back soon.
30:44I miss you
30:45so much.
30:46I never
30:47expected he
30:48would be
30:48thinking of
30:49me this
30:49year, with
30:50Emerson back
30:51by his
30:51side.
30:54I snapped
30:55back to
30:55reality and
30:56kept my voice
30:57steady.
30:58Yeah, I
30:59have not
30:59home for the
31:00holidays in
31:00years.
31:01He paused
31:02for a moment,
31:03then asked,
31:04are you
31:04coming back
31:05after the
31:05break?
31:07Before I
31:08could answer,
31:08I heard a
31:09woman's voice
31:10faintly in
31:11the background.
31:12Ben, can
31:13you get my
31:13coat?
31:13I forgot it.
31:14I have to
31:14go.
31:15Benjamin said
31:16hersily.
31:17The line
31:17went dead.
31:19Outside the
31:19window, fireworks
31:20erupted, brilliant
31:21against the
31:22night sky.
31:24The holiday
31:24specials on
31:25TV were
31:26getting more
31:26boring.
31:27My mom
31:27glanced over
31:28at me.
31:28Our neighbor's
31:29daughter is
31:30expecting her
31:30second child
31:31this year.
31:32at Jenny,
31:33when are you
31:34going to bring
31:34a boyfriend
31:34home?
31:36When I did
31:37not push back,
31:38she pulled out
31:39her phone and
31:40kept going.
31:41Why do not
31:42you meet up
31:43with this guy
31:43while you are
31:44still in town?
31:45This time,
31:46I did not
31:47refuse.
31:49Sure, set up
31:50a time for us
31:51to meet.
31:51I heard Emerson's
31:52voice in the
31:53background and
31:53realized nothing
31:54had changed.
31:55I was still
31:56the one on
31:56the outside,
31:57looking in.
32:00It was time
32:01to stop
32:02looking, time
32:03to walk away
32:03for good.
32:07On the third
32:08day of the
32:09break, I met
32:10the man my
32:10mother had
32:11arranged for
32:11me.
32:12He was based
32:13in Houston,
32:14came from a
32:15well-off family,
32:16and was
32:17charming.
32:19I am at
32:20Caden Mansfield.
32:22He held out
32:23his hand, his
32:24eyes bright with
32:25interest.
32:25We both had a
32:26good first
32:27impression.
32:27Our parents
32:29seemed even
32:29more pleased.
32:32I never
32:33expected Aunt
32:34Benjamin to
32:34suddenly show
32:35up and crash
32:36the date.
32:39He plopped
32:40down right
32:41next to me.
32:43Caden looked
32:43over, confused.
32:45And who is
32:46this?
32:47I am her
32:48boss, Benjamin
32:49stated.
32:50I corrected him
32:51immediately.
32:52Former boss.
32:54I already
32:55resigned.
32:56Genevieve, I
32:56am not
32:57accepting your
32:58resignation.
32:59stared at me
33:00intently, his
33:01gaze firm and
33:03unyielding.
33:04Caden offered a
33:05polite smile.
33:07Maybe we should
33:08talk another time,
33:09when you are
33:10free.
33:11Despite at
33:12Benjamin's murderous
33:13glare, I
33:14exchanged contact
33:15info with Caden
33:16before he left.
33:22I know you are
33:23only doing this to
33:24make me jealous.
33:26I will make
33:27Emmy apologize
33:27to you.
33:28Can you just
33:29forgive her and
33:30forgive me too?
33:31I am done
33:32with her.
33:33I thought I could
33:34never let go of
33:35her, but the
33:35truth is...
33:37Benjamin gripped
33:38my shoulders with
33:39both hands, his
33:40words tumbling
33:41out in a
33:41desperate rush.
33:42I cut him
33:43off, my
33:44voice cold as
33:45ice.
33:47Benjamin, we
33:48were never
33:49anything more
33:50than a boss and
33:50his employee.
33:52Do not make
33:53this more
33:53complicated than
33:54it is.
33:55You are
33:55engaged to
33:56Emerson.
33:58Let us not
33:58drag this out.
34:00It is better for
34:01everyone if we just
34:02move on.
34:03Suddenly, Benjamin
34:04pulled out a ring and
34:06dropped to one knee.
34:07I am serious
34:08about us, Jenny.
34:11I was an idiot.
34:14I did not know
34:15how to cherish
34:15what we had, but
34:17I see it now.
34:18Let us get
34:19married.
34:20We can go to
34:21Bali, your
34:22favorite place.
34:23I slapped the
34:24ring out of his
34:25hand.
34:29Benjamin, you
34:30are being a
34:30nuisance.
34:32I do not have
34:33any feelings left
34:34for you.
34:35I am begging
34:36you, stop.
34:36haunting me.
34:38You are only
34:39making me sick.
34:44After the
34:45holidays, my
34:46relationship with
34:47Caden naturally
34:48fell into place.
34:50We eventually
34:51reached the point
34:51of discussing
34:52marriage.
34:53I had not seen
34:54Benjamin in over
34:55six months.
34:57Strangely enough,
34:58the man I once
34:59thought I would
35:00spend the rest of
35:01my life with
35:02now felt like a
35:03stranger.
35:04I only heard
35:05news of him again
35:06through a former
35:06colleague.
35:08Mr.
35:09Kill Breath
35:10called off the
35:11wedding to
35:12Emerson.
35:13Nobody knows why
35:14he pulled the
35:15plug.
35:15I simply smiled,
35:17my heart completely
35:18still.
35:20At the end of the
35:21year, Caden asked
35:23if I would accompany
35:24him to a corporate
35:25summit.
35:26I never expected to
35:27run into
35:28at Benjamin there.
35:30after a year
35:31apart, he had
35:32grown much
35:33thinner.
35:34His presence
35:35felt more settled.
35:36When he saw me,
35:37he walked over.
35:41Long time no see.
35:45Benjamin followed
35:47my gaze toward
35:48Caden in the
35:49distance.
35:50His face
35:51darkened.
35:53I thought you were
35:55not serious about him.
35:56My smile remained
35:57unchanged.
35:58I never play games
36:00with people's
36:00feelings.
36:02Benjamin finally
36:03lost his
36:04composure.
36:05I thought giving
36:06you a year would
36:07help you understand.
36:09I was wrong back
36:10then.
36:12The truth is, I have
36:13always loved you.
36:14I cut him off,
36:15lifting my hand to
36:16show him the diamond
36:17ring on my finger.
36:19I am getting
36:20married.
36:21For a moment,
36:23at Benjamin
36:23looked like he was
36:24falling apart.
36:25No way!
36:26He shouted.
36:27You were so happy
36:29when we were
36:29together!
36:30How could you
36:31possibly-
36:32He made such a
36:33scene that everyone
36:34nearby turned to
36:35stare.
36:36Caden walked
36:37over, stepping
36:38beside me.
36:40Benjamin threw
36:41a punch at his
36:41face.
36:42I screamed.
36:44Benjamin, are
36:45you crazy?!
36:46I quickly stepped
36:47in front of
36:48Caden.
36:49Fortunately, he
36:51was not seriously
36:52injured.
36:53I took Caden's
36:54hand and turned
36:55to leave.
36:56Benjamin did not
36:56chase after us.
36:58The rest of the
36:59summit went smoothly.
37:01I did not run
37:03into Benjamin
37:03again.
37:05As we drove
37:06away, I saw
37:07him in the
37:08rear-view mirror,
37:09slowly bending
37:10over, clutching
37:12something to his
37:13chest.
37:14I looked away
37:15and took Caden's
37:16hand.
37:18It is finally
37:19over.
37:20He squeezed
37:21my hand back.
37:24Yeah.
37:26It is all
37:27over.
37:27Life is long,
37:29but Benjamin was
37:30only ever a
37:30passing figure.
37:32My future was
37:33waiting for me in
37:34the days that lay
37:34ahead.
37:39James
Commentaires