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The Eighth Draw Of Fate：I Abandoned Him | 22 Eps Sd Drama 2026 ✅ FULL [Eng Sub]
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00:00I have deeply loved Sebastian for a full eight years.
00:03Looking at the photo of Sebastian and me in my hand,
00:06I stood before the door and murmured softly,
00:10This is my last chance.
00:12This time, can I become Sebastian's fiancé?
00:15At the moment I reached out and was about to open the door,
00:18I suddenly froze because I heard Sebastian's mother
00:20questioning him with anger and disappointment.
00:22Sebastian, tell me, why, for seven consecutive years,
00:26have you secretly replaced all the slips of paper
00:29with your name on them with blank ones?
00:30You know perfectly well that if she doesn't draw your name,
00:34Eleanor can never become your fiancé.
00:36Doesn't it hurt your heart to watch her cry in disappointment every year?
00:40She has been crying for seven years.
00:42One more time won't make a difference.
00:45But Lillian just came back from Switzerland,
00:48and her emotions are very unstable.
00:50I promised to accompany her through her treatment for seven years.
00:54He then gave a light chuckle.
00:56Anyway, Eleanor and I have been together for eight years.
01:00Her family and friends all think we are definitely getting married.
01:03Other than waiting for me,
01:05she has no other choice.
01:09Don't worry.
01:10Next year, I will give her a very grand proposal ceremony.
01:14Consider it an explanation to her for these past few years.
01:17I think she will definitely be very satisfied with this arraignment.
01:21After saying that, he threw the slip of paper with Sebastian Ashford,
01:24written on it into the paper shredder.
01:26Listen, the sound of this paper shredder is indeed
01:31much better than Eleanor's disappointed crying every year.
01:34Standing outside the door, I heard those words
01:37and stared blankly at the photo in my hand.
01:40Turns out he wasn't blind to my tears,
01:42nor was he unaware of my disappointment.
01:44These seven years of blank slips were just a joke
01:48he used to trample on my true feelings.
01:50I clearly remember the Ashford family's rules.
01:53To become Sebastian's fiancée,
01:55one must draw a slip of paper from the lottery box
01:57at the grand charity banquet.
01:59She can only become his fiancée
02:01if she draws the slip with his name on it.
02:03And for these seven years,
02:04I have tried every possible method
02:06just to be able to become his fiancée.
02:08I thought he loved me truly,
02:09so I did all this willingly.
02:11Yet the hidden truth cuts deep and hurts so much.
02:14What do all my years striving to be his fiancée count for?
02:17It's nothing but a joke.
02:19But now, my heart suddenly let go completely.
02:21I loosened my grip,
02:22letting the slip of paper in my hand fall to the ground
02:25and turned to walk away.
02:27Since your name still isn't in the box for the eighth time,
02:30then I will just marry someone else.
02:33Sebastian adjusted his cuffs
02:34and left the lounge without a care.
02:36He arrived at the banquet hall,
02:37which was filled with wealthy people in gorgeous clothes.
02:40This was the eighth gala,
02:42hosted by the Ashfords,
02:44the most powerful family in New York,
02:46to select a fiancée for their heir.
02:49He walked straight toward Lillian,
02:51who was surrounded by a group of wealthy young ladies talking.
02:54Sebastian.
02:55Lillian's eyes were red,
02:57looking deeply wronged,
02:58and she threw herself into his arms.
02:59They said I have no right to stand here,
03:01that I'm the one ruining the relationship
03:03between you and Eleanor.
03:04Sebastian frowned deeply,
03:06his eyes sweeping fiercely across the entire hall,
03:10finally landing on those wealthy young ladies
03:13who were gossiping.
03:14Who dares to say she has no right?
03:16The rules I, Sebastian,
03:18have set are the rules of New York's Upper East Ed High Society.
03:21Lillian is an important guest I invited.
03:23Whoever makes her unhappy,
03:24makes me unhappy.
03:26The entire hall instantly became so quiet
03:28that even breathing could be heard.
03:30In the midst of this silence,
03:32the crystal chandelier in the banquet hall
03:34suddenly dimmed by half.
03:36Only a few wall lamps gave off a faint glow.
03:38Immediately after,
03:39a beam of cold white spotlights suddenly lit up.
03:42I pushed the doors open and walked in.
03:45Every step was unhurried and composed.
04:01Those wealthy young ladies looked at me.
04:03After all,
04:04for the past seven years,
04:05I was publicly recognized by everyone
04:07as Sebastian's fiancee
04:08and the only woman he allowed to stay by his side constantly.
04:12Everyone thought I would definitely make a scene
04:14and drive Lillian away or,
04:17like the previous seven years,
04:19question him with red eyes
04:20about why he was protecting another woman.
04:23But this time,
04:24I didn't even give them half a glance.
04:26Without stopping,
04:27I walked straight toward a waiter in the banquet hall.
04:30I picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray
04:33and took a small sip.
04:34The cold liquid slid down my throat,
04:37suppressing the very last bit of affection in my heart.
04:41Eleanor, aren't you going to do something about it?
04:43Someone asked me in a very low voice.
04:46I smiled,
04:47but there was not a hint of a smile in my eyes.
04:50Young Master Ashfield is standing up for a beauty.
04:52Why would I go over there and interfere?
04:55Besides,
04:56I swirled the wine glass in my hand
04:58with a bit of a spectator's look in my eyes.
05:01I'm also quite curious to see if Sebastian's name
05:04is actually in the raffle box this year.
05:07Sebastian's body instantly stiffened.
05:09He subconsciously turned to look at me
05:13as if completely unexpected
05:14that I would have this reaction.
05:16In the past,
05:17at times like this,
05:18I would have already been crying
05:19and making a scene to drive Lillian away.
05:21But today,
05:22I was as quiet as someone
05:25entirely unconnected to this matter.
05:27A flash of impatience crossed his eyes.
05:30He let go of Lillian
05:31and strode toward me.
05:35Eleanor,
05:35what kind of temper are you throwing again?
05:37Lillian just came back from Switzerland.
05:40Her health is poor
05:41and she can't be frightened.
05:43You are the eldest daughter of the Walker family.
05:45Can't you be a bit broad-minded?
05:47Broad-minded,
05:48I looked at this man in front of me
05:50whom I had loved for over a decade.
05:52Suddenly,
05:53he felt very foreign.
05:55Seven years.
05:56More than 2,500 days a night.
05:59To cater to his preferences,
06:01I put away my own temper and skills,
06:03learning to make him French desserts
06:04and English afternoon tea.
06:07To get his name to appear in that damn box,
06:09I bribed the Ashford's butler,
06:11curried favour with Sebastian's mother
06:13and exhausted all possible means.
06:16And the result?
06:17What I got in exchange was his phrase,
06:19be a bit more broad-minded,
06:20and my sincere heart
06:21shredded to pieces in the paper shredder.
06:24Sebastian.
06:25I put down the wine glass in my hand.
06:27The glass clinked crisply
06:28against the marble table.
06:30I am not throwing a temper.
06:31I just think you are right.
06:34Miss Lillian is delicate
06:35and does indeed need someone
06:37to properly accompany her
06:39through her treatment.
06:40Sebastian was stunned.
06:42He stared into my eyes
06:43as if trying to find a hint of petulance
06:45or jealousy in them.
06:47Unfortunately,
06:48he found nothing.
06:49My heart was completely peaceful
06:50without a single ripple.
06:52This feeling of being out of his control
06:54made him inexplicably panicked.
06:56He reached out,
06:57trying to grab my wrist.
06:58It's good that you understand.
07:01After tonight, next year.
07:03There is no next year.
07:05I turned sideways,
07:06dodging his hand.
07:07My tone was as flat
07:08as if discussing today's weather.
07:10My grandfather said
07:11the same thing
07:12can only be done
07:12at most eight times.
07:14Tonight is the eighth time.
07:16If your name is still not drawn,
07:18then we are done.
07:19Seeing this,
07:21Lillian quickly walked over
07:22and stood in front of me.
07:24Eleanor,
07:24stop throwing a tantrum
07:26and just apologize to Sebastian.
07:27He still loves you deep down.
07:30It's just that since I returned,
07:32my actions have been so unstable.
07:34And he is just worried about me.
07:37Besides, everyone knows
07:38that you would never marry anyone
07:41but Sebastian.
07:43As soon as her voice fell,
07:45a crisp slap suddenly sounded.
07:47My eyes were full of mockery.
07:49When is it an outsider's turn
07:50to dictate my affairs?
07:52Sebastian's face suddenly changed.
07:54And he stepped directly
07:56in front of Lillian.
07:57Eleanor,
07:58you have gone too far.
08:00Apologize to Lillian.
08:02Apologize?
08:02On what grounds?
08:04Because she's your darling?
08:06Or because she's thick-shitted?
08:08Sebastian,
08:09have you forgotten
08:09that tonight is my home court?
08:11As long as the drawing
08:12haven't started,
08:13I am still your fiancé in name.
08:15What's the problem
08:16with teaching an outsider
08:17who doesn't know the rules
08:19a lesson?
08:20The surrounding guests
08:21began to whisper.
08:22Mrs. Ashford also hurried over
08:24upon hearing the commotion.
08:26Seeing this scene,
08:27she frowned deeply.
08:29What are you arguing about?
08:31Isn't this embarrassing?
08:32She glared at Sebastian,
08:33then looked at me.
08:34Her eyes were complex.
08:37Eleanor,
08:38it's almost time
08:39for the drawing.
08:40Don't let irrelevant people
08:41ruin the big event.
08:42Mrs. Ashford liked me very much.
08:44She genuinely hoped
08:46I could marry
08:46into the Ashford family.
08:47It was a pity.
08:49That good son of hers
08:50personally destroyed
08:51all of this.
08:52Sebastian took a deep breath,
08:54suppressing the anger
08:55in his heart.
08:56He reached out
08:56to put his arm
08:57around Lillian's shoulder
08:58and patted her comfortingly.
09:00Then he looked at me,
09:01his tone cold.
09:03Fine.
09:04Since you want to play
09:05so much,
09:05let's begin.
09:06I want to see the moment
09:07you draw a blank slip.
09:09Whether you can still be
09:10as sharp-tongued
09:12as you are now.
09:13After saying that,
09:14he turned and walked
09:15toward the high platform
09:16in the center of the hall.
09:18There lay an exquisite box.
09:20It was also the judgment stand
09:22that would decide my fate.
09:23I watched his back.
09:25My eyes gradually turned cold.
09:27Sebastian,
09:28you think you control everything.
09:30But little do you know,
09:32this time,
09:33you are the prey.
09:34In the center of the hall,
09:36the crystal lights were dazzling.
09:37Everyone's gaze focused
09:39on that carved oak box.
09:40According to family rules,
09:41there were a hundred slips of paper
09:43placed in the box.
09:44Only one of them
09:45had Sebastian's name written on it.
09:47Drawing it
09:48would be the arrangement of fate,
09:50resulting in an engagement
09:51on the spot.
09:52Failing to draw it
09:53meant fate hadn't arrived
09:54and we would try again next year.
09:56For the past seven years,
09:58every time,
09:58I reached my hand in full of hope.
10:00Every time.
10:01What I pulled out
10:02was completely blank.
10:03I thought it was just my bad luck.
10:05I thought it was God
10:06testing our relationship.
10:07It wasn't until today
10:08that I learned
10:09that among those
10:10hundred slips of paper,
10:12Sebastian's name
10:12was never there at all.
10:14They were all blank papers
10:15he had personally substituted.
10:17Eleanor, go on.
10:18I specifically asked the priest
10:20for a blessing.
10:21The priest said,
10:23you will find your beloved this year.
10:25Beloved?
10:25Perhaps.
10:26It's just that this person
10:28is not Sebastian.
10:29Lifting my dress,
10:30I walked step by step
10:31onto the high platform.
10:33Sebastian stood next to the box,
10:35one hand in his pocket
10:36looking proud.
10:37The way he looked at me
10:38was like looking at an unreasonable child.
10:40Eleanor,
10:41as long as you apologize
10:42to Lithian now,
10:43next year,
10:44I promise to let you draw the name.
10:45Wouldn't even need to wait
10:46until next year.
10:47As long as you behave
10:48and stop targeting Lillian,
10:50I can consider ending
10:51this game early.
10:52Game.
10:53In his eyes,
10:54these seven years of torment,
10:56my youth,
10:57my dignity,
10:58were nothing but a game
10:59he could call a halt to
11:00at any time.
11:01I stopped in my tracks.
11:02Standing across from him,
11:03there were only a few inches
11:05of distance between us,
11:06but our hearts were separated
11:07by an entire world.
11:09Sebastian.
11:10I looked into his eyes
11:11and asked softly,
11:12Do you really think
11:13I must marry you?
11:14Sebastian was taken aback
11:16for a moment,
11:16then he sneered out loud.
11:19Who else?
11:20Besides Moo could tolerate
11:21your bad temper.
11:22Besides the Ashford family
11:24who is worthy
11:24of your Walker family.
11:26Eleanor,
11:26accept your fate.
11:27In this life,
11:28you are destined
11:29to only be the woman
11:31of me,
11:32Sebastian Ashford.
11:33He was too confident.
11:35Confident to the point
11:36of conceit.
11:37He thought that
11:37by grasping my weakness,
11:38he could trample
11:39on my bottom line
11:40unscrupulously.
11:41I lowered my eyes,
11:42hiding the mockery
11:43in my gaze.
11:44Is that so?
11:46Then let's see
11:47exactly who is the one
11:49who should accept
11:50their fate.
11:50I took a deep breath,
11:52slowly raised my right hand,
11:54and reached into
11:55that pitch black box.
11:57My fingertips
11:58touched the cold paper.
11:59One slip,
12:00two slips,
12:01countless slips.
12:02Each one
12:03was like a knife,
12:05cutting into my heart.
12:06There was absolute silence
12:07below the stage.
12:09Lillian stood
12:10at the forefront
12:10of the crowd,
12:11a victor's smile
12:12on her lip.
12:13She knew the box
12:14was full of blank papers.
12:15She was waiting
12:16to see me make a fool
12:17of myself in public
12:18and cry bitterly.
12:20Sebastian also
12:21looked away casually,
12:22seeming to have already
12:23foreseen the ending.
12:24I closed my eyes.
12:26My fingers fumbled
12:27at the bottom of the box.
12:29Finally,
12:29my fingertips
12:30touched a slip of paper
12:32with a slightly
12:32different texture.
12:33That was the one.
12:35I had someone slip in
12:36during the chaos
12:37before entering,
12:37and it was also
12:39the final way out
12:39I left for myself.
12:41I snapped my eyes open.
12:42With a strong flick
12:43of my wrist,
12:44I pulled out
12:45that slip of paper.
12:46Young Master Ashfield,
12:48I held up the slip
12:48in my hand,
12:49my voice clear,
12:50spreading throughout
12:51the hall.
12:52It seems
12:53your promise
12:54is about to become
12:56inviild.
12:58Sebastian's casual expression
12:59froze on his face.
13:01He subconsciously
13:02looked at the slip
13:02in my hand.
13:03A trace of confusion
13:04flashed in his eyes.
13:05Impossible.
13:06He clearly had
13:07personally replaced
13:08all the slips
13:09with names
13:09with blank ones,
13:10even just to be safe.
13:12Right before the banquet
13:13started,
13:13he had specifically
13:14checked again.
13:15There absolutely
13:16could not be
13:17any words in the box.
13:18Eleanor,
13:19who are you trying
13:19to scare with
13:20a blank piece of paper?
13:21He scoffed coldly.
13:23Stop making a scene
13:24and letting everyone
13:25laugh at us.
13:26Whether it's a blank paper
13:28or not,
13:28won't we know
13:29once it read out loud?
13:30A bright,
13:31radiant smile
13:32curled at the corners
13:33of my lips.
13:34Since Young Master Ashford
13:36don't believe it,
13:37then invite a highly
13:38respected elder
13:39to read it.
13:41I looked at the patriarch
13:42of the Walker family
13:43below the stage,
13:44who was also
13:45my grandfather.
13:46Grandfather,
13:47please help your
13:48granddaughter check
13:48whose name
13:50is written on this.
13:51Grandfather leaned
13:52on his cane
13:53and tremblingly
13:54walked up to the stage.
13:55He took the slip
13:56from my hand,
13:57unfolded it.
13:58The eyes widened
14:00fiercely.
14:01Immediately after,
14:02he burst into
14:03a hearty laugh.
14:05Good,
14:05it's destiny.
14:07This is the
14:08arrangement of destiny.
14:10The unease
14:11in Sebastian's heart
14:12grew stronger
14:12and stronger.
14:13He abandoned
14:14all etiquette,
14:16rushing forward
14:16to see what was
14:17going on.
14:18Grandfather,
14:19let me see it.
14:21But Grandfather
14:22suddenly put away
14:23the slip,
14:23turned around,
14:25facing the hundreds
14:26of guests below.
14:27According to the
14:28century-old family
14:29rules of the Walker
14:29and Ashford families,
14:31Miss Eleanor Walker
14:32has successfully
14:33drawn her husband
14:34in the eighth
14:35destiny drawing.
14:36This is the
14:37arrangement of destiny.
14:39The whole crowd
14:39was in and up.
14:40Mrs. Ashford
14:41was moved to tears.
14:42The smile on
14:43Lillian's face
14:44stiffened,
14:45her nails digging
14:45deeply into her flesh.
14:47Sebastian was struck
14:48as if by lightning.
14:50Impossible!
14:51The box clearly!
14:52The words reached
14:53his lips,
14:54but he forcefully
14:55swallowed them back down.
14:56He couldn't say it.
14:58Saying it would mean
14:58admitting he cheated.
15:00It would mean
15:00admitting he lied to Eleanor.
15:02He took a deep breath,
15:03forcing himself
15:04to calm down.
15:06Grandfather,
15:06did you misread it?
15:07How is this possible?
15:09Why is it impossible?
15:11I took the slip
15:11back from Grandfather's
15:13hand,
15:13slowly unfolded it,
15:14displaying it
15:15in front of everyone,
15:16black ink on white paper.
15:17The strokes were
15:19vigorous and powerful,
15:20clearly white ink.
15:21Alexander Thorne.
15:28A dead silence,
15:30even more terrifying
15:31than before.
15:32The colour in
15:32Sebastian's face
15:33instantly drained away.
15:35He stared deadly
15:35at those two words.
15:37Alexander Thorne.
15:39This is impossible.
15:40How could his name
15:41be in the box?
15:42Your box
15:43can only have my name!
15:45He bellowed
15:46out of control,
15:46like an enraged lion.
15:48I watched his crazy behaviour
15:49and only felt
15:51it was laughable.
15:52Young Master Ashford,
15:53the family rules
15:55only say to draw a slip
15:56to decide a husband.
15:57But they never said
15:59that this fox
16:00can only hold
16:02the name of you.
16:04Sebastian Ashford
16:05alone!
16:06I turned around,
16:07looking into the corner
16:08of the crowd,
16:09at the man
16:09who had remained silent
16:11all along,
16:11yet stood tall
16:12and straight
16:13like a pine.
16:14Mr. Thorne,
16:15since this is
16:16the arrangement
16:16of destiny,
16:17I wonder
16:18if you are willing
16:20to marry me
16:21as your wife.
16:25The crowd
16:25automatically parted
16:27to make a path.
16:28All eyes converged
16:29on that corner.
16:30Alexander Thorne.
16:31Wall Street's
16:31most low-key,
16:32yet also
16:33most mysterious billionaire.
16:34It was said
16:35he was ruthless
16:36and stayed away
16:36from women.
16:37He was the Ashford
16:38group's biggest mortal enemy
16:39in the global market.
16:40No one expected
16:41that his name
16:42would appear
16:42in the Walker family's
16:43raffle box
16:44and even less expected
16:45that I would propose
16:46to him in public.
16:47Alexander walked up
16:48to the high platform
16:49step by step.
16:50Every step seemed
16:51to trample
16:52on the very tip
16:52of Sebastian's heart
16:54until he stood
16:54in front of me.
16:55He finally stopped.
16:57Reflected in his deep eyes
16:58was my current disheveled
16:59yet resolute appearance.
17:01Miss Walker.
17:01His voice was deep
17:03and magnetic,
17:04carrying a trace
17:04of imperceptible indulgence.
17:06You were the one
17:07who said it
17:08in front of all
17:09the elites of New York.
17:11No going back
17:12on your word.
17:13My heart trembled.
17:15Actually,
17:15I wasn't familiar
17:16with him.
17:17I had only heard
17:18his name
17:18and knew he didn't
17:19get along with Sebastian.
17:21Putting his name in
17:21was purely to take
17:23revenge on Sebastian
17:24and also to find myself
17:25a sufficiently powerful backer.
17:27I didn't expect
17:28that he would agree
17:29so readily.
17:30I absolutely won't
17:31go back on it.
17:32Alexander hooked his lips
17:33into a smile.
17:34In that instant,
17:35he reached out
17:36to take the slip
17:36from my hand,
17:38carefully folded it,
17:38and placed it
17:39in the pocket
17:40closest to his heart.
17:41Then,
17:42right in front
17:43of Sebastian,
17:44he went down
17:44on one knee,
17:45took out an already
17:46prepared diamond ring
17:47from his pocket.
17:48Eleanor Walker,
17:49marry me.
17:50I will make you
17:51the happiest woman
17:53in all of New York.
17:54The whole venue exploded.
17:55This reversal came too fast,
17:57too thrilling.
17:58Sebastian went completely crazy
18:00and he upended
18:01the lottery box.
18:02Alexander,
18:03you're asking for death.
18:05Eleanor is my fiancée.
18:06What right do you have
18:08to propose?
18:09The box overturned
18:10on the ground.
18:10The slips of paper inside
18:11scattered all over the floor.
18:13Sebastian acted like
18:14he had caught a lifesaver.
18:16He squatted down
18:16to pick up those slips.
18:17I want everyone to see.
18:19These are all
18:19blank papers inside.
18:21It is you, Eleanor,
18:22who cheated.
18:23You teamed up
18:24with an outsider
18:25to humiliate me.
18:26He grabbed a handful
18:26of slips
18:27and held them up
18:28in front of everyone.
18:29Look!
18:30They are all empty!
18:31There are no names at all!
18:33This drawing
18:34doesn't count!
18:35However,
18:36the next second,
18:37his voice came
18:38to an abrupt halt
18:39because he saw
18:40on that floor
18:41full of slips
18:41every slip of paper
18:43bore the same
18:44single sentence.
18:45I don't love you anymore.
18:46Sebastian's hands
18:47began to tremble.
18:48The slips in his hand
18:49slipped away.
18:50He looked up
18:51in disbelief,
18:52looking at me
18:52standing condescendingly
18:53above him,
18:54his eyes full of terror
18:55and despair.
18:56Eleanor!
18:57You!
18:57I took Alexander's arm,
18:59looking coldly
19:00at the man on the ground.
19:01Sebastian,
19:02I said it
19:03the eighth time.
19:04If you're still
19:05not in the box,
19:06then I will marry
19:07someone else.
19:08Now,
19:09you can get lost.
19:10Sebastian slumped
19:11on the floor,
19:12surrounded entirely
19:12by slips of paper
19:13that read,
19:14I don't love you anymore.
19:15No.
19:17It is not like this.
19:18He muttered to himself,
19:20trying to find a slip
19:21with his name
19:21written on it
19:22from the floor.
19:23Even if it was just one,
19:24it could prove
19:25I still had him
19:26in my heart.
19:27Unfortunately,
19:27not a single one.
19:29Eleanor!
19:30You lied to me!
19:32He suddenly raised his head,
19:33his eyes crimson.
19:34You clearly loved me
19:35so much.
19:36How could you not love me?
19:37Is it because of Lillian?
19:40Is it because I replaced
19:41the names with blank paper?
19:42I will change.
19:43I will not replace
19:44them anymore.
19:45I will write my name
19:46on them right now!
19:48He frantically pulled
19:49out a fountain pen,
19:50grabbed a slip
19:50from the floor,
19:51and was about to write.
19:53Enough!
19:54Alexander's stepping
19:54on the hand
19:55he was holding
19:55the pen with.
19:56Young Master Ashford,
19:58harassing my fiancé
19:59right in front of me,
20:00are you not completely
20:02ignoring my existence?
20:05He looked up
20:06and glared angrily
20:07at Alexander.
20:08What kind of thing
20:09are you?
20:10Eleanor and I
20:11grew up together.
20:13You are nothing
20:14but a petty man
20:15taking advantage
20:16of a vulnerable moment!
20:18Grew up together?
20:19Alexander let out
20:20a scoff,
20:20applying pressure
20:21with his foot,
20:22crushing Sebastian's
20:23knuckles
20:23until they crack.
20:25Does growing up together
20:25mean making her
20:26wait three hours
20:27in a blizzard for you?
20:28Does growing up together
20:29mean making her
20:30make a fool of herself
20:31in public for seven years?
20:33Does growing up together
20:34mean putting her
20:35sincere heart
20:36into a paper shredder?
20:37Sebastian's face
20:38was deathly pale.
20:39How do you know?
20:41About the paper shredder,
20:43only he and Lillian knew.
20:44How could Alexander know?
20:46I looked at his
20:46horrified expression
20:47and spoke faintly.
20:49Because I heard it too,
20:50Sebastian.
20:51Right before the banquet
20:52started,
20:53at the door of the lounge.
20:55Every word you said
20:56I heard clearly!
20:57Sebastian's whole body shook,
20:59as if all his strength
21:00had been drained away.
21:01Eleanor,
21:02listen to my explanation.
21:04He crawled over,
21:05wanting to grab
21:06the hem of my dress.
21:07I was lying to Lillian.
21:09I only told those lies
21:10to comfort Lillian.
21:11I only have you
21:13in my heart.
21:13I promise to give you
21:15a grand proposal
21:16next year.
21:17Believe me this once.
21:18Okay?
21:19I took a step back,
21:20avoiding his hand.
21:21My eyes looked at him
21:22as if looking
21:23at a pile of garbage.
21:24Lie to Lillian?
21:25So in order to lie to her,
21:27you had to sacrifice me?
21:29Sebastian,
21:30your love is too cheap.
21:32Lie to Lillian?
21:33So in order to lie to her,
21:35you had to sacrifice me?
21:37Sebastian,
21:38your love is too cheap.
21:40I, Eleanor Walker,
21:42no longer want you.
21:43After finishing my sentence,
21:45I didn't give him
21:45another glance.
21:46Holding Alexander's hand,
21:48I turned and left.
21:50Sebastian,
21:50you are bleeding.
21:51Quick, call a doctor.
21:53It is a sin.
21:54What a sin.
21:55My footsteps didn't stop.
21:57Walking out the doors
21:58of the banquet hall,
21:59the night breeze
21:59was slightly cool,
22:01blowing away the noise
22:02and foulness inside.
22:03Are you cold?
22:04I shook my head.
22:06Alexander?
22:07Hmm?
22:09You are welcome.
22:09He squeezed my hand tightly,
22:12his palm warm.
22:14Eleanor,
22:16the good show
22:17has only just begun.
22:18Sebastian became
22:19Wall Street's biggest joke.
22:21The heir publicly rejected,
22:22the fiancé marrying
22:23his mortal enemy.
22:24The Ashford group's stock
22:25crashed the next day.
22:27The Walkers withdrew capital
22:28and the Thorn group attacked.
22:30The Ashford family
22:31teetered on collapse.
22:32Mrs. Ashford was hospitalized.
22:34Mr. Ashford threatened
22:35to disown Sebastian.
22:37Meanwhile,
22:37I sat in Alexander's
22:39private villa,
22:40startled by the documents
22:41in my hands.
22:41Are these real?
22:42I pointed at photos
22:44of Lillian partying on a yacht,
22:45embracing them,
22:46with no sign of illness.
22:48Absolutely true.
22:49During those seven years
22:50in Switzerland,
22:51she squandered his money,
22:52keeping male models,
22:54gambling,
22:54taking drugs.
22:55I felt utterly disgusted.
22:57Sebastian played the fool
22:58and hurt me for seven years
23:00because of her.
23:01Does Sebastian know?
23:02He'll know very soon.
23:03Alexander smiled slyly.
23:04I served justice
23:05for everyone
23:06in the Ashford family.
23:08I gasped
23:08at the ruthless news.
23:10Lillian would have
23:11no place left
23:11and Sebastian
23:12would be entirely abandoned.
23:14Alexander leaned closer.
23:16Are you worried about him?
23:17Not at all.
23:18He brought this upon himself.
23:21And you personally
23:22sent him to his doom?
23:23Alexander laughed,
23:25scraping my nose.
23:26Such a sweet mouth.
23:28Clearing obstacles for you
23:29is what a husband
23:30ought to do.
23:32Just then,
23:33my phone rang.
23:34It was Sebastian.
23:35I answered on speaker.
23:36Eleanor!
23:37Are you with Alexander?
23:38Do you know
23:39what Lillian's...
23:39What about her?
23:40I interrupted
23:41indifferently.
23:42Was she kicked
23:43out of her apartment?
23:44You knew she was lying?
23:45Why didn't you tell me?
23:46I laughed out of anger.
23:48If I told you,
23:49you would just think
23:49I was jealous.
23:50Now that the truth is bare,
23:52you don't reflect
23:52your vast stupidity
23:53but blame me?
23:54The phone went silent,
23:55save for heavy breathing.
23:57Finally,
23:57Sebastian spoke falsely.
23:59Eleanor,
24:00I was wrong.
24:01I kicked Lillian out.
24:02Come back, okay?
24:03I will marry you immediately
24:05and listen to you
24:06for everything.
24:07I looked at the sunlight,
24:08feeling immense irony.
24:09Deep affection
24:10that comes too late
24:11is worthless.
24:12Sebastian,
24:13it's too late.
24:14I am now
24:15Mrs. Thorne.
24:16The words
24:17Mrs. Thorne
24:18shattered his last hope.
24:20He smashed the phone,
24:21leaving only a busy tone.
24:22Satisfied?
24:23Not yet.
24:24This is just the start.
24:26Days later,
24:27Alexander launched
24:27a fierce commercial attack,
24:29seizing Ashford's asset.
24:30Sebastian begged for help,
24:32but former friends
24:32all avoided him.
24:34Our engagement party
24:34became the talk of the city.
24:36On its ease,
24:37I went to try on
24:38my wedding dress.
24:39Outside the boutique,
24:40Lillian blocked my way.
24:41She looked haggard
24:42in shabby clothes.
24:44Eleanor,
24:44you ruined me!
24:45She screamed
24:46and lunged at me.
24:47Bodyguards held her down
24:48at once.
24:49Greed,
24:50vanity,
24:51and lies
24:52destroyed yourself.
24:53Liar!
24:54Sebastian loves only me!
24:56You are just a substitute too!
24:58She retorted.
24:59I pitied her ignorance.
25:01He loves no one
25:02but himself.
25:03He enjoyed being fought over.
25:05Now his pride is hurt,
25:06and that is why
25:07he is crazy.
25:08Lillian stared blankly.
25:09I told the guards
25:10to send her away.
25:11We are all fools!
25:13She cried bitterly.
25:14Just then,
25:14Sebastian arrived
25:15in a Bentley,
25:16worn out.
25:17This dress was meant for me!
25:18He said painfully.
25:19I ignored him
25:20and got into Alexander's car.
25:22Do not marry him!
25:24Sebastian shouted desperately.
25:26The car drove off,
25:27leaving him stranded
25:28in the cold wind.
25:29The engagement party
25:29was lavish,
25:30held at Manhattan's
25:31Top Hotel.
25:32Alexander stayed close to me,
25:34caring for me tenderly,
25:35making other guests envious.
25:36As we prepared
25:37to exchange rings,
25:38Sebastian burst in,
25:40drunk and messy.
25:41Stop this engagement!
25:43Alexander let him
25:44come forward.
25:45Sebastian stumbled
25:45onto the stage.
25:47Take off that ring.
25:48I will give you
25:49everything I have.
25:50He said,
25:51holding out a
25:52crumpled bank card.
25:53You are bankrupt.
25:54This card cannot
25:55even buy alcohol.
25:56I replied calmly.
25:57I have lost my family,
25:59company,
26:00and money.
26:01But I still have you.
26:03Will you not
26:04stay with me?
26:05Alexander stepped
26:06between us.
26:07Respect yourself.
26:08She is my fiancé,
26:10not your savior.
26:11Sebastian was pushed
26:12to the ground
26:13and wept like a child.
26:14The crowd looked
26:14on with scorn.
26:15No apology
26:16can fix everything.
26:17You chose this path,
26:19and you have
26:20to see it through,
26:21I told him.
26:22I turned to Alexander.
26:24Put the ring on me.
26:25He slipped the diamond
26:26ring onto my finger.
26:27The ceremony ended.
26:28Sebastian stood
26:29in the corner,
26:30finally accepting
26:31he had lost me forever.
26:32Three years later,
26:33heavy snow covered New York.
26:34Our daughter
26:35was just a month old,
26:36and Alexander
26:37doted on her deeply.
26:40It is time for work.
26:42Not today.
26:42My daughter
26:43comes first.
26:45I heard Sebastian
26:46passed away.
26:47He froze to death
26:48under the Brooklyn Bridge,
26:50together with Lillian.
26:52They fought over a burger
26:53and fell into the river.
26:55I fell silent.
26:56Once prominent figures,
26:57they ended up miserably.
26:58It was their just deserts.
27:00Are you thinking of him?
27:01I kissed him with a smile.
27:05I am planning
27:06a candlelit dinner tonight.
27:07His mood brightened
27:08at once.
27:09He held our daughter
27:10in one arm
27:10and wrapped the other
27:11around me.
27:12Thank you for choosing me.
27:14Thank you for giving me
27:15a home.
27:16Leaning on his chest,
27:18the snow fell harder,
27:19burying the sad past.
27:21Our warm and happy life
27:22had only just begun.
27:23The snow fell down.
27:23The snow fell down.
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