When the sun sets on their once-perfect love story, Emma and Ryan believe there is nothing left between them except regret and painful memories. Years after a heartbreaking separation tore them apart, fate unexpectedly brings them back into each other’s lives at the exact moment they are both struggling to move on.
Emma has spent years rebuilding herself after love nearly destroyed her, while Ryan has buried his guilt beneath success and silence. But beneath the distance, the misunderstandings, and the years apart, neither of them has truly forgotten the other.
As old feelings resurface, hidden truths about their breakup slowly come to light. What once looked like betrayal may have been sacrifice all along. Caught between lingering pain and undeniable attraction, Emma and Ryan must decide whether love deserves a second chance — or whether some stories are meant to end after sunset.
Filled with emotional reunions, heartbreak, healing romance, unresolved feelings, and powerful chemistry, After the Sunset is a touching modern love story about forgiveness, timing, and finding hope after losing everything.
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Emma has spent years rebuilding herself after love nearly destroyed her, while Ryan has buried his guilt beneath success and silence. But beneath the distance, the misunderstandings, and the years apart, neither of them has truly forgotten the other.
As old feelings resurface, hidden truths about their breakup slowly come to light. What once looked like betrayal may have been sacrifice all along. Caught between lingering pain and undeniable attraction, Emma and Ryan must decide whether love deserves a second chance — or whether some stories are meant to end after sunset.
Filled with emotional reunions, heartbreak, healing romance, unresolved feelings, and powerful chemistry, After the Sunset is a touching modern love story about forgiveness, timing, and finding hope after losing everything.
Perfect for fans of second-chance romance dramas, emotional breakup stories, healing love series, modern relationship dramas, and bittersweet romantic mini series.
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00:00A man gripped my wife's hips, pounding into her relentlessly.
00:06My wife moaned under him shamelessly.
00:09She arched her back, pressing herself closer to him.
00:12The man captured one of her nipples between his teeth, sucking at the sensitive bud.
00:17The wet sounds of their coupling fill the air, punctuated by their cries of pleasure.
00:22Tears stung my eyes, but I couldn't look away,
00:25forced to witness every intimate detail of her infidelity.
00:28My wife cheated on me with her first love, even gave all my money to him.
00:34I finally divorced her. Now she begged me to come back.
00:37The day our son lay on the narrow hospital bed, his skin pale and lips dry.
00:42I begged everyone I knew, still short $200 for surgery.
00:47No matter how I pleaded, my wife only said she had no money,
00:50because she gave all the money to her first love, Sebastian.
00:54I have no money.
00:55To save my son, my mother secretly sold the life support medicine meant to keep her alive.
01:00She died soon after, untreated.
01:02I buried her alone.
01:04Then I picked Jason up from the hospital.
01:06That's when I found my wife's receipts.
01:08Haute couture suits.
01:09Luxury watches worth millions.
01:11A private jet.
01:13My hands shook as I held them.
01:15I went home with everything in my grip.
01:17Before I could speak, Jason stepped in front of me.
01:20Dad, Mom just needs money to help Uncle Sebastian.
01:23Do you have to make such a big fuss?
01:25I looked at my son, the one my mother died for.
01:28My chest felt like it was collapsing.
01:30Evelyn didn't even deny it.
01:32Sebastian has culture.
01:33He needs nice things.
01:35Unlike you, a house husband who cries over $200.
01:40I laughed and threw the receipts onto the floor.
01:43After that, I walked out of the house alone.
01:46The evening air was cold against my skin.
01:49Behind me, I heard the front door open.
01:52Footsteps followed.
01:53Evelyn caught up to me and pushed a reusable grocery bag into my hands.
01:57Jason is getting better.
01:59Pick up some steak on your back.
02:01Then, as if nothing unusual had happened, she added,
02:04I've transferred your weekly grocery money.
02:06Don't ask me for any extra.
02:08Her face still carried that same gentle smile.
02:11As if the argument we just had meant nothing.
02:14When we were young, we had almost nothing.
02:17Back then, Evelyn used to hand me a small envelope every Friday.
02:20Not much, but enough to get us through the week.
02:23Sometimes she'd smile shyly, like we were partners building a life together.
02:27Now?
02:28Evelyn earned more in a single month than I used to make in half a year.
02:31But the amount of money she gave me to run the household hardly changed at all.
02:36Still the same tight weekly budget.
02:38She always had reasons.
02:40Jason's tuition is expensive.
02:42We need to be disciplined with our spending.
02:45She never told me she had so much money.
02:47Money she was secretly sending to Sebastian.
02:51I'm not cooking tonight.
02:53You and Jason can figure something out yourselves.
02:56The moment the words left my mouth, something shifted.
02:59Evelyn's expression darkened.
03:03Daniel, are you still sulking about that $200?
03:09I really don't know what you're getting so bent out of shape about.
03:13She had always been like this.
03:14Giving orders, without even realizing it.
03:17A good life, she called it.
03:19A life where she decided what mattered.
03:22So she drained every dollar I had.
03:24Textbooks.
03:25Expensive supplements.
03:26Things I never questioned.
03:28So I stood on a chair, in the middle of the night, catching rainwater, just so she could
03:33sleep through a leaking roof.
03:35I wasn't even 30 when the joint pain started.
03:38Whenever the weather turned, it came crawling back.
03:41Sharp.
03:42Relentless.
03:43Impossible to ignore.
03:45The first time I asked her for money, to see a doctor, she didn't even look up.
03:49When you get older, take some painkillers, you'll be fine.
03:54Back then, I believed her.
03:56Now, I know the truth.
03:58While I was swallowing cheap painkillers, pretending not to hurt, she was buying Sebastian medication
04:03that cost a fortune.
04:0530 years of sacrifice, of compromise.
04:08And I was the only fool who believed we were building a life together.
04:13I slowly lifted my head and let out a bitter laugh.
04:16Evelyn laughed like I'd said something ridiculous.
04:20Divorce?
04:20Daniel, don't be dramatic.
04:22You're still angry over money.
04:25She pulled out two crumpled $10 bills and shoved them into my hand.
04:29Buy yourself that pastry you like and grab bread for Jason.
04:33Then she turned and walked back inside.
04:36The door shut without another word.
04:38I stayed outside, staring at the money in my palm.
04:41Jason's voice came through the wall.
04:43Mom, why did you even give Dad money?
04:47He's acting up because you keep letting him.
04:50Just stop giving him anything.
04:52Let him live off his pension.
04:53There was a pause inside.
04:56Then Evelyn spoke, calm and certain.
04:59Your father already sends his entire pension to Uncle Sebastian.
05:03Sebastian is a respectable man.
05:05After the factory let him go, he had nothing.
05:08I tightened my grip on the worn grocery basket.
05:11My mind flashed back.
05:13Years ago, Evelyn had just given birth to our daughter.
05:17I received the notice from the factory.
05:19Termination.
05:20I couldn't believe it.
05:21I told myself I had to go to the factory and ask the manager why.
05:25Evelyn holding my hand, crying, begging me not to go back.
05:29She said she would work and support me and the children.
05:31So I believed her.
05:33I left the factory and never went back.
05:36Only later did I learn the truth.
05:38The man fired from the factory was not me.
05:41It was Sebastian.
05:43Evelyn replaced my identity with his and let him take my position.
05:47But the factory refused to keep him on the benefits plan.
05:50No pension.
05:51No security.
05:52So Evelyn took my pension and sent it to him every month for 25 years.
05:57I lived as a house husband with no income.
06:00I never understood why I had been fired.
06:03Now I finally did.
06:04It was all done by the woman I loved.
06:07My hand trembled.
06:08The grocery bag slipped and hit the ground.
06:10I pulled out my phone.
06:12Lawyer.
06:13I want a divorce filed.
06:14Today.
06:15I came back from Leo, the neighbor lawyer, and pushed open the door.
06:20Evelyn was in the living room, watching TV, face cold under the bright lights.
06:25Gray hair, wrinkles, but still composed, still elegant.
06:30A month ago I had seen Sebastian's post on social media.
06:34He was in France, smiling under the sun.
06:37He looked nothing like a man approaching 60.
06:40At the time I even felt a trace of envy.
06:43I told Evelyn,
06:45Why do others get to travel the world when we're stuck here?
06:48She smiled.
06:52Once Jason settles down, we'll go too.
06:56I actually believed her.
06:58I worked harder, took more odd jobs, saved for Jason's future.
07:03Then I saw the cropped photo.
07:05Sebastian wasn't alone.
07:08Evelyn was there too, same color outfit, standing beside him like a couple.
07:13I was the only one left behind in this aging apartment, surrounded by smoke and silence.
07:20Evelyn turned off the TV when I walked in, arms crossed, waiting.
07:25I ignored her, changed my shoes, walked toward the bedroom.
07:30The remote hit the table hard behind me.
07:33Daniel!
07:34If you're unhappy, just say it!
07:36Stop acting like this!
07:38I didn't turn around.
07:40I spoke flatly.
07:42I did.
07:43I want a divorce.
07:47You're really doing this over money?
07:50You think you can survive on your own?
07:55I finally looked at her.
07:57All these things in this house.
07:59How many did I pay for with my own labor?
08:05And where did my money go, Evelyn?
08:08The door burst open.
08:10Jason rushed out.
08:11Headphones still hanging around his neck.
08:15What now?
08:16You accusing mom of cheating again?
08:19Sebastian and mom are innocent.
08:21You're just disgusting for thinking that.
08:26Your grandmother died because your mother refused to give me $200.
08:31She sold her medicine to save you.
08:38Jason froze just for a second.
08:43You're insane.
08:45You're making up stories just to attack mom.
08:49Evelyn sighed like she was tired of all this.
08:53She reached into her bag, pulled out $200 and placed it on the table.
09:03And she turned, comforting Jason, like nothing had happened.
09:09I looked at the money, then shook my head.
09:15This can't be ended.
09:16It's already too late.
09:22That night, I didn't go home.
09:26I checked into a cheap hotel with the $200 Evelyn had thrown at me.
09:30That was all the money I had left.
09:33Everything else had already been spent.
09:34On Jason's hospital bills.
09:36On treatments.
09:37On survival.
09:39When we were short just $200, even the hospital staff didn't believe it.
09:44How can someone be so poor they don't even have that?
09:48But I was.
09:50I cleaned apartments for $50 an hour.
09:53I collected scrap and trash in the Northern District for $80 a trip.
09:57And still, Jason's school fees were $300,000 a year.
10:01His monthly allowance alone was $8,000.
10:05I never stopped working, never stopped saving, never stopped cutting myself down to nothing.
10:11In the end, I scraped together just over $50,000 and I gave it all to save my son.
10:18I truly had nothing left.
10:20I thought Evelyn was struggling too.
10:23I thought she was drowning in research expenses, supporting students, funding projects, burdened by family.
10:33I was wrong.
10:34She had already become a renowned academic.
10:37One project alone could bring in millions.
10:42And all of it went to Sebastian.
10:50I know it sounds pathetic at my age to still care about something like this.
10:54But after 30 years of scraping and sacrificing, shouldn't there be an answer?
11:00That night, away from them, I slept better than I had in years.
11:05In my dream, I was back in the village where it all began.
11:09And then, Evelyn was the only educated girl there.
11:12Every family wanted her for their son, but she chose me.
11:16She said we were promised since childhood.
11:19She bought a bicycle with all her savings and called it her dowry for me.
11:32Evelyn built a small flashlight for me so I could walk home safely at night.
11:37Whenever she could, she waited for me after shifts, no matter how late.
11:42And before her morning classes, she still prepared food for me.
11:46Back then, I thought I had married the best woman in the world.
11:50So when did it change?
11:55Maybe...
11:56It started when she was transferred to the city's elite school.
12:00She was 28, young, admired, full of future.
12:04I was 30, already worn down like a man twice my age.
12:08I was assigned to a factory near her school.
12:11That's where she met Sebastian, the supervisor.
12:14He was educated, like her.
12:16Polished, confident, effortless in speech.
12:20And I...
12:21I was just working.
12:23Surviving.
12:24Unaware of what was forming behind my back.
12:26For 25 years.
12:29So what was I, in all of this?
12:32Her husband?
12:33The father of her children?
12:35Or just a tool she never stopped using?
12:39The next morning, I went to the bank.
12:41I checked my pension account with my ID.
12:44I withdrew what was left.
12:46Just a few thousand dollars.
12:48Then I walked into a shopping mall.
12:49And bought something I had wanted for years.
12:52A massage device.
12:53For my back.
12:54My spine had been damaged for a long time.
12:57Even the doctor said, it couldn't be fully fixed.
13:00Every time I mentioned the pain, Evelyn would sigh.
13:04Everyone has back pain. Don't be dramatic.
13:07I wasn't being dramatic.
13:08I just realized, this family is no longer worth my devotion.
13:13I came back from the mall with takeout in my hands.
13:16No cooking.
13:17No chores.
13:18No noise.
13:19For the first time in years, I felt strangely light.
13:22I even hummed as I unlocked the door.
13:25Then I heard screaming.
13:26I dropped everything and rushed inside.
13:28Jason was on the floor, just out of surgery, unable to move.
13:32I lifted him onto the sofa in a panic.
13:34Before I could speak, he snapped at me.
13:37Where were you last night?
13:38Do you even care about this family anymore?
13:41Because of you upsetting mom, this is happening to me!
13:44Then he ordered me to wash fruit for him like nothing had happened.
13:47I stopped.
13:48I understood immediately.
13:50Evelyn knew I was pulling away.
13:52So she used Jason as pressure.
13:54She always knew where to strike me.
13:56I looked at my son differently now.
13:58He was like her.
14:00Sharp.
14:00Proud.
14:01Used to being obeyed.
14:03His entire future depended on her side of the family.
14:06And I was just the inconvenient one.
14:08When he was small, he clung to my neck and said,
14:11Dad, I'll love you forever.
14:14Back then, I was the only one raising him.
14:16So he loved me the most.
14:18Now that he was grown, I had become replaceable.
14:22You're the shadow to my life.
14:24Then at him lying there, ordering me around.
14:27Do it yourself.
14:28I said calmly.
14:30He stared at me like I had changed into someone else.
14:33Then he called Evelyn.
14:34Her voice came through the speaker, calm as always.
14:38Don't worry.
14:38I'll deal with it when I finish things with Sebastian.
14:41Just coax your father.
14:42He'll calm down.
14:43As if I was predictable.
14:45As if I could never leave.
14:47I almost laughed.
14:48Then my phone rang again.
14:50It's Leo, the lawyer.
14:51Sir, we found something serious.
14:53Your wife and Sebastian registered a marriage abroad 20 years ago.
14:57They also have a child together.
14:59She asked him to figure out what she wants her,
15:03She said a little because of me.
15:03I objective to her.
15:13Start up being taken from slave why,
15:13I leave now and get her native for call.
15:13You called Can одной.
15:16All you bought in a two years and turn the matter.
15:16I want one thing to take care of only everyday.
15:16She sentJaq.
15:17he cried and gave her.
15:17She ruled off as sheoped into property.
15:18And that was actually crummy.
15:21She looked very difficult,
15:24And then went away from Cal 모�ronomer.
17:23Daniel, look what I brought you.
17:25She opened it.
17:26It's honey pastries.
17:27I had been diabetic for years, but she still brought them.
17:31I turned away without touching them.
17:33I came back with divorce agreement.
17:35I placed it on the table.
17:37Sign it.
17:37For the first time, she looked at me like she didn't understand me at all.
17:41Before she could speak, I added the final file.
17:44The lawsuit.
17:46Evelyn, adultery, bigamy, asset mispanipulation.
17:51I'm not just divorcing you.
17:53I'm taking back everything you stole from me.
17:56She tried to speak, but her voice broke.
17:58I cut her off.
18:00There was nothing left to hear.
18:02See you in court.
18:05After the confrontation, I stopped caring about their moods.
18:09For the first time in decades, I felt free.
18:13Evelyn kept calling, trying to explain.
18:16I blocked her number.
18:17I moved out.
18:19Then the entire family started calling me.
18:22Relatives, elders, everyone.
18:24Asking me not to make a scene.
18:27But I ignored them all.
18:29Before I became a full-time house husband,
18:31I worked as an accountant at the factory.
18:33I spent my whole life balancing numbers.
18:37I never thought the final account I would settle
18:40would be my marriage.
18:41I bought a train ticket for a trip out of town.
18:44When I came back home to pack my things,
18:47Evelyn came back.
18:48She saw the suitcase and froze.
18:51Then she forced a smile.
18:53I admit it.
18:54I did send money to Sebastian.
18:57But I never betrayed you.
18:58I never betrayed this family.
19:01Our marriage abroad was only for his child's registration.
19:04It was fake.
19:06Nothing real happened.
19:07And without him,
19:08Jason wouldn't have finished his PhD so smoothly.
19:12Daniel, you have to believe me.
19:18I looked at her quietly.
19:21All these years you gave Sebastian everything,
19:24I said.
19:25When you traveled with him,
19:27lived in luxury with him,
19:29did you ever think about what I was eating?
19:33Now you say it meant nothing.
19:35How convenient.
19:36She kept talking,
19:38defending herself.
19:39Sebastian was alone.
19:40I was just helping him.
19:43Jason understands me.
19:45Why can't you?
19:47I almost laughed.
19:49So I asked myself,
19:50what about me?
19:51Who helped me raise the children alone?
19:54Who helped me survive all those years?
19:57No one.
19:58I closed my suitcase.
20:00Keep your reasons.
20:01Go be his family then.
20:02And don't forget to register your marriage properly this time.
20:05I walked out before she could stop me.
20:11I went into the mountains and checked into a small countryside inn.
20:15For the first time in decades,
20:17I lived only for myself.
20:20I sat on a wooden rocking chair outside,
20:22looking at the green mountains.
20:24It felt like I had been reborn.
20:28On the 15th day at the countryside inn,
20:31I received a call from my daughter,
20:33Emily.
20:34When I first left,
20:35she had already called once.
20:37I told her I just needed some air and to not worry.
20:40She didn't ask much,
20:41only told me to rest
20:42and call her if anything happened.
20:44Unlike Jason,
20:45who never cared how I was doing,
20:48Emily had always been different.
20:49She didn't interfere much in the family,
20:51but she never stopped caring about me.
20:5415 days passed before she called again.
20:56This time,
20:57her voice was more serious.
20:58She asked me what I planned to do next
21:00and whether I had somewhere to stay.
21:03Dad,
21:04I should tell you something.
21:06I'm divorced too.
21:09Don't misunderstand.
21:10I'm not asking you to take care of me.
21:13I just don't want you to be alone.
21:14I worry about you living by yourself.
21:17I understood immediately.
21:19Emily had always been the responsible child.
21:22While I was drowning in housework and survival,
21:24she would quietly help me whenever she could.
21:27Unlike Jason,
21:28who only watched from the side.
21:30But in Evelyn's eyes,
21:31everything Emily did was expected.
21:34A daughter was supposed to endure,
21:36supposed to sacrifice.
21:38So when Emily grew up,
21:39I encouraged her to leave,
21:41to build her own life.
21:42I never expected she had already gone through a divorce.
21:45I left the countryside inn that day
21:47and went straight to her home.
21:48It was warm,
21:50like a real home.
21:51Emily's daughter,
21:52my granddaughter,
21:53was already grown,
21:54a top student,
21:55preparing for exams.
21:56To welcome me,
21:57Emily picked her up from school early.
21:59We went to a nice restaurant for dinner.
22:01I rarely ate outside.
22:02Even my 60th birthday
22:04had been a simple home-cooked meal
22:05made by me.
22:06Dad,
22:07Emily said softly,
22:08you'll stay with us from now on.
22:10My granddaughter Ava handed me a gift,
22:12a watch,
22:13expensive looking.
22:14I hesitated immediately,
22:16worried about the cost.
22:17But Emily just smiled.
22:19I can afford it now.
22:20I'm a senior manager
22:21at an international company.
22:22We'll be fine.
22:23After Ava's exams,
22:24I'll take you both traveling.
22:26You've worked your whole life.
22:28Now it's your turn to rest.
22:29For the first time,
22:31I felt my life
22:32hadn't been completely wasted.
22:34Back home,
22:35Emily had already prepared a room for me.
22:37I noticed how few clothes I had brought.
22:40She said she would take me shopping on the weekend.
22:42Then she asked quietly,
22:44Why didn't you tell me about the divorce?
22:45That was the question I had avoided too.
22:48I was afraid she wasn't doing well.
22:50Afraid my decision years ago had hurt her life.
22:53But she just held my hand and smiled.
22:55Dad,
22:56no one survives by holding on to the wrong people.
22:59If someone makes your life heavier,
23:01you don't owe them your suffering.
23:03You were just too focused on keeping the family together.
23:05I stayed silent.
23:07She was right.
23:08A truth I only learned at the end of my life.
23:11But she had learned it much earlier.
23:13And maybe that was the only comfort left for me now.
23:16Dad,
23:17this time,
23:18can you really stay firm?
23:21Can you really stop caring about Mom and Jason?
23:24I talked with Emily for a long time that day.
23:3335 years.
23:34Had I not cared enough already?
23:37What did I get in return?
23:39Evelyn took everything I did as something she deserved.
23:43Jason treated my existence like an inconvenience.
23:45If I still couldn't let go now,
23:47then my entire life would truly be wasted.
23:50They don't matter to me anymore.
23:52I only care about myself now.
23:55And you and Ava,
23:56that's enough.
24:02After that,
24:03my life became simple.
24:04I signed up for a few hobby classes.
24:07I met new people.
24:09Sometimes I helped Emily with housework.
24:11or cooked meals when I felt like it.
24:14She always told me not to overdo it.
24:17She even gave me money sometimes,
24:19telling me to buy things for myself.
24:22I stayed at her home for two months.
24:24And I could already imagine
24:26what life looked like on the other side.
24:30Without me,
24:31the house must have fallen apart.
24:34Jason had moved out after recovering,
24:36living with classmates.
24:38No one was cleaning.
24:39No one was maintaining anything.
24:41Laundry piled up.
24:43Dirty dishes filled the sink.
24:45The smell of decay filled the kitchen.
24:47Evelyn was no longer the composed woman
24:49she used to be.
24:50She had become someone
24:51who could barely take care of herself.
24:53Her hair had turned whiter.
24:55Her clothes were unwashed for days.
24:58One night,
24:59the power went out
24:59because the bill wasn't paid.
25:01She walked through the dark house,
25:03hitting furniture she couldn't see.
25:05And only then did she realize something.
25:07A home doesn't stay in order by itself.
25:09It is maintained by someone
25:11who never stopped working.
25:13Now that person was gone.
25:14Her life collapsed into chaos.
25:16She started calling Jason.
25:18Jason, the electricity bill hasn't been paid.
25:21Jason, come home for dinner.
25:23Jason, how do I use the washing machine?
25:26At first he answered.
25:28Then he stopped picking up.
25:29Even Jason,
25:31who had once depended on her,
25:33grew tired of her voice.
25:35Evelyn spent her life
25:36traveling with Sebastian,
25:38eating in luxury restaurants,
25:40living as if she were finally free.
25:42She thought that was happiness.
25:44But she forgot the man
25:46who stayed behind.
25:47The man who raised the children.
25:49Who maintained the house.
25:50Who gave up everything.
25:52She had forgotten her husband.
25:54Me.
25:55Now, alone in the dark,
25:56she finally understood.
25:58I was wrong.
25:59But regret doesn't fix anything.
26:02She sat in the darkness
26:03for an entire night.
26:04A few days later,
26:06her lawyer came again.
26:07Mrs. Chin,
26:08the divorce case is approaching trial.
26:12I came to add more documents.
26:14Evelyn had already turned him away
26:16twice before.
26:17But this time,
26:18she stood up slowly and let him in.
26:20Leo.
26:21She said hoarsely.
26:22I can agree to the divorce.
26:23I can return everything.
26:24Just let me see Daniel once more.
26:28Evelyn knew I had already made my decision.
26:31There was no turning back.
26:33But she still wanted to see me one last time.
26:36At least to say a proper apology.
26:38For 35 years of my life.
26:40For everything I had done for that family.
26:43For the lies she built around me.
26:45She wanted to say it to my face.
26:47So her lawyer called me again.
26:49I didn't even hesitate.
26:50I refused.
26:52There was nothing left to meet for.
26:54I had waited for an apology for 30 years.
26:57Now I was old.
26:58I didn't need it anymore.
27:00No need to meet.
27:01Let's keep whatever dignity is left.
27:03If she doesn't want court,
27:05we can settle through agreement.
27:08Because I didn't even want to see her in court anymore.
27:10Evelyn gave a bitter smile when she heard it.
27:12I was wrong.
27:13I was wrong.
27:14I really was wrong.
27:15She whispered.
27:16I really was wrong.
27:18Then she asked her lawyer, Leo, one last thing.
27:21Can you give him my apology?
27:23She took out a bank card and a document.
27:25This is everything I have left.
27:27And this is the divorce certificate from abroad.
27:30I'm not asking him to forgive me.
27:32I just think he deserves closure.
27:36Her hands shook as she signed the divorce papers.
27:39Daniel.
27:40I trapped you for your whole life.
27:42I'm sorry.
27:45I respect your decision.
27:47I set you free.
27:48Tears ran down her face as she signed her name.
27:51The agreement was complete.
27:53Two signatures.
27:54The marriage was over.
27:57My lawyer called me again.
28:00It's done.
28:01She signed everything.
28:02At that moment,
28:03my life finally broke away from hers.
28:06A few seconds later,
28:07my phone rang again.
28:09A transfer notification.
28:10Evelyn had sent everything she owned to my account.
28:1330 years of guilt paid in full.
28:16I didn't refuse it because it was never a gift.
28:19It was what I had already earned.
28:20To celebrate my freedom,
28:22I went to the market.
28:23I bought food my daughter and granddaughter liked.
28:26My granddaughter Ava had just finished her entrance exams.
28:29When they came home,
28:31I told them everything.
28:32Your mother and I are officially divorced.
28:34She transferred me a sum of money.
28:36I want to use it to take both of you on a trip.
28:38Emily agreed immediately.
28:40But she didn't let me spend that money.
28:43She booked everything herself.
28:47Dad, keep it for yourself.
28:49You'll need it later.
28:50So I kept part of it aside.
28:53The rest I used for the trip.
28:55That whole summer,
28:56we traveled together.
29:04One autumn afternoon,
29:06my phone rang.
29:07Dad,
29:08Jason called me.
29:09Mom is in the hospital.
29:11I see.
29:11It's Emily.
29:12Her voice was serious.
29:14Then Jason himself called me.
29:16Dad,
29:17I know you and Mom are divorced,
29:19but she wants to see you.
29:20Please,
29:21can you come?
29:21No.
29:23I didn't even wait for him to finish.
29:27Because I knew what it really meant.
29:29Just another request for me to return
29:31and take care of everything again.
29:33To become the caretaker again.
29:36I had escaped once.
29:38I would not go back.
29:40They had lived freely
29:41by pushing everything onto me.
29:43Now it was my turn.
29:45To live as if none of it belonged to me anymore.
29:53Jason, I've already told you.
29:55Your mother and I are divorced.
29:56Her matters have nothing to do with me anymore.
29:59I hung up the phone.
30:00I thought that was the end of it.
30:02But Jason still came.
30:03He stood in front of me and called out,
30:06Dad,
30:08Mom doesn't want anything.
30:10She just wants to see you.
30:14We're not asking you to take care of her.
30:18If it wasn't for you,
30:19I wouldn't have grown up like this.
30:21Mom wouldn't have lived so well either.
30:25His voice was steady.
30:27Honest.
30:28I'm sorry.
30:29For a moment, I almost believed it.
30:31Maybe they really had realized my value after I left.
30:35But understanding comes too late sometimes.
30:39Once a person's heart goes cold,
30:41nothing can warm it again.
30:43I won't go back.
30:44If your mother needs care,
30:45hire a caregiver.
30:46I can pay half.
30:51Emily stood beside me.
30:52If there's a cost,
30:53I'll cover half.
30:55The rest is your responsibility.
30:58Jason frowned.
30:59Star is know that here.
31:00But you need an unlooking in the never half?
31:02Do you even know how expensive caregivers are right now?
31:05I have a family,
31:06loans,
31:07everything.
31:08I can't afford this.
31:10Mom gave all her money to you.
31:12Shouldn't you return some of it?
31:13I almost laughed.
31:15So that was it.
31:16Jason,
31:17I said slowly.
31:18That money is what your mother owes for 30 years.
31:22People pay for what they do.
31:24I won't take anything out.
31:25If you still see me as your father,
31:28then leave.
31:29Silence.
31:30Then he spoke again,
31:31softer this time.
31:33Dad,
31:34can you really bear to see her alone like this?
31:37Before I came,
31:38she said,
31:39even if she dies,
31:40she just wants to see you once.
31:42I remembered something I had heard recently.
31:44Sebastian was dead.
31:45Fell down a staircase abroad.
31:47The man she had spent her entire life protecting was gone first.
31:51Funny how life works.
31:52People chase illusions for decades
31:54and end up abandoned by them in the end.
31:56I looked at Jason,
31:57then said coldly,
31:58then let her go.
32:00She spent her whole life with him anyway.
32:02Let her continue.
32:03I turned and left without another word.
32:05The sun was setting.
32:06Golden lights spilled across the trees,
32:08quiet and distant.
32:10I sat down on a bench and watched it fall.
32:12Do not think the sunset means the end,
32:15the old saying goes.
32:16Even at dusk,
32:17the sky is still full of light.
32:19My life had not ended.
32:20It had simply turned.
32:22And for whatever years remained,
32:24I would finally live for myself.
32:25I don't have much like the industrials
32:26I'm not just the exaggerating.
32:26I'll learn how to see a beggar.
32:26He's won nothing anymore.
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