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Ruin Me, Ruin Your Clan 🧡🍏 🔥 ENGSUB Hot HD
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00:00At my husband's product launch, he played a video of me being raped on a 40-foot screen, in front
00:07of hundreds of people, reporters, clients, my colleagues.
00:13When I tried to stop him, Dominic's... Santiago smiled and raised the remote higher.
00:24Emi, since you know how painful it is to have your privacy exposed, my screams and the sound of fabric
00:31tearing echoed through the hall.
00:35Cameras swung towards me from every direction, but Dominic carried his mistress, Aunt Rosilla, in his arms, and walked away.
00:48The man who once saved me from those debt brokers, who held me while I cried after the assault, had
00:53become the monster who would use my trauma as entertainment.
00:56But what Dominic doesn't know is that my brother, Zayn Lopez, has been waiting 13 years for this moment, and
01:01I've already texted him two words, come back home.
01:04Tiago Group's newest product launch, I frozen.
01:09On the massive screen behind my husband, naked photos of me.
01:25Photos taken the year I first joined the company.
01:28The year I was assaulted by a client at a private VIP event.
01:33Images I thought had been destroyed eight years ago.
01:38Hundreds of guests filled the hall.
01:40Champagne glasses froze mid-clink.
01:43Flash belts popped from every corner.
01:49But I couldn't move.
01:50Couldn't speak.
01:52Couldn't breathe.
02:02Because the man standing at the podium, remote in hand, was Dominic Santiago.
02:09I snapped back to my senses, while everyone laughed.
02:14Panicking as I tried to look for the remote, only to be stopped by at Dominic Santiago.
02:20Emi, since you know how painful it is to have your privacy exposed, why did you include Rosa's underwear in
02:28your post last night?
02:29My hands trembled as I pulled out my phone and opened the post from the night before, holding it up
02:34in front of him.
02:38In the bottom right corner of the photo was a patch no bigger than a fingernail.
02:41Just the faint edge whip of a bathrobe.
02:43If no one pointed it out, anyone would have assumed it was a towel thrown on the floor.
02:49You call this underwear, Dominic?
02:51Does this count as privacy?
02:55He glanced at the photo, frowned slightly, and replied in an icy tone.
02:59Whether it counts is beside the point.
03:03Your intent alone is unforgivable.
03:06With that, he raised the remote.
03:08The next second, the big screen started playing the surveillance video of me being violated in a private room eight
03:16years ago.
03:17My shrill screams and the sound of fabric tearing echoed through the vast exhibition hall.
03:27Cameras swung toward me from every direction.
03:33The painful memories made me shrink into a corner fearfully.
03:43Dominic's assistant stepped forward, voice urgent.
03:48Mrs. Santiago's mental health barely improved this year.
03:51If this continues, something could really go wrong.
03:54Shut up.
03:56Dominic didn't even look at him.
04:00She's hard to kill.
04:03Those words hit me like a physical blow.
04:07Hard to kill.
04:08That's what he thought of me.
04:18He scooped at Rosalie Mava to his arms.
04:21The woman he'd chosen over my Dignatius.
04:29And sivery out da to his pocket.
04:33Then he walked away without looking back.
04:39Rosalie glanced back over his shoulder.
04:43A smile played on her lips.
04:47Victorious.
04:49Satisfied.
04:53I knew in that moment.
04:57This time.
04:59I truly had to leave.
05:05The hall was automated.
05:07Only the remote controlled the screen.
05:09And Dominic had taken it.
05:10No one could stop it.
05:12All eyes fixed on footage from the VIP lounder.
05:16My torn suit.
05:17Marked shoulders.
05:18The drunken man's hands sliding along my waist as I curled, curled on the floor, trembling.
05:24Eight years of nightmare.
05:27Replaying for hundreds of people.
05:37I reporters swarmed.
05:43One who'd nearly been fired before wore a greasy smile.
05:48Grabbed my shoulder.
05:50Let his hand slide down.
05:52Haven't you always acted like some pure goddess, Mrs. Santiago?
05:56Slept your way to the top?
05:59How do you keep him satisfied?
06:03Think I'll ever get a turn?
06:05I shoved him away.
06:08Dozens of cameras shoved into my face.
06:13Mrs. Santiago, does your husband despise you?
06:16Is that why you've never gotten pregnant?
06:18We'll marry you for your sex appear.
06:20How many deals did you secure by sleeping your way to the top?
06:23The crowd blurred into beasts with gaping mouths.
06:27All wearing the same leaking face.
06:29Reaching for my body.
06:31I lost it completely.
06:32Eyes bloodshot.
06:33I screamed.
06:35Yeah, I'm dirty!
06:37I'm worthless!
06:38Get away from me!
06:42I fled through the crowd and out of the hall.
06:46Then my phone bugged.
06:50Emelyn, the surprise isn't over yet.
06:54Look up.
06:58On every giant screen along the street.
07:01The same video.
07:03The violation.
07:05The screaming.
07:06My naked body.
07:08Broadcast across the entire city.
07:12Another message.
07:13Check your phone.
07:15I open social media.
07:19My photo.
07:21Messy clothes.
07:23Hickeys on my neck.
07:24Already trending.
07:27The ringtone made me tremble.
07:29Her.
07:29I picked up without a word.
07:31A soft laugh.
07:34Her voice shifted.
07:35Emelyn, you are still my defeated opponent.
07:38Know your place.
07:39Try anything again.
07:41And it only gets worse.
07:43In restrained laughter.
07:44In silence.
07:46How many times?
07:47When my cat scratched Rosili's leg, he threw me into the reptile in Clintuzer.
07:52He knew my fear of snakes.
07:54And watched through the glass as I screamed.
07:56When I spilled wine on her gown.
07:58Poured a dozen bottles over me in public.
08:00His walking wine scandal.
08:03Too many times to count.
08:06If not for 13 years ago or 8 years ago.
08:10I would have left long ago.
08:13The man who had shielded me had torn that protection apart.
08:16Into the blade that cut deepest.
08:21Nothing left to...
08:36I tried to make it home.
08:37But dizziness hit like a wave.
08:39The world spun.
08:41I collapsed on the street.
08:43Amid honking bars and stairs.
08:44Darkness swallowed me.
08:46I woke.
08:46I was in the hospital.
08:48And I woke.
08:49It stung my nose.
08:51Kept my eyes closed.
08:54Outside the ward.
08:55I heard the doctor's worried voice.
08:58Mr. Santiago, you promised not to aggravate Mrs. Santiago.
09:02Why did you...
09:02She was finally improving.
09:06Now we're back to square one.
09:09Will she die from it?
09:12Dominic's cold voice cut in.
09:18Not right now.
09:22But if...
09:26Then stop talking.
09:28Dominic was losing patience.
09:31You don't tell me how to treat my wife.
09:34I know what I'm doing.
09:37Get out!
09:39The doctor left.
09:41The ward door opened from outside.
09:50Emi, it's me.
09:51Soft, gentle.
09:53Nothing like the monster at the launch.
09:54Leaned down.
09:55Kissed my forehead.
09:56Wake up.
09:57You've been sleeping for a long time.
10:03His arms wrapped around me.
10:05Stubble rough against my neck.
10:11Emi.
10:12Don't mind what others say.
10:14I never cared about what happened eight years ago.
10:17Only one I eyed.
10:18His breath on my ear.
10:19Once my strength.
10:20Now it disgusted me.
10:22But I couldn't push him away.
10:24He thought I was still obedient.
10:26Mood brightened.
10:27He ruffled my hair like a child and brought oatmeal.
10:29The doctor says you need to eat.
10:31Warm oatmeal on my lips.
10:33I hesitated.
10:35Took a bite.
10:36I needed to survive.
10:39Feeling better?
10:42After a few spoonfuls, Dominic spoke casually.
10:45But his tone allowed no refusal.
10:48Since you feel better, so apologize to Rosa.
10:51Why should I?
10:53His eyes showed nothing.
10:57She tried to kill herself because of your photo.
11:01If I hadn't gotten there in time, she'd be dead.
11:04You must go.
11:05What about me?
11:06She leaked my neck!
11:09He slammed the bowl down, voice cold.
11:12No time for this.
11:14The hospital called about your mother.
11:16You've oversees medical team.
11:18The words hung in the air.
11:21My mother, her treatment, her life all controlled by him.
11:28I'll go.
11:30Flat.
11:31Hollow.
11:32He kissed me and left.
11:35Calm tone.
11:37But I heard the threat.
11:39Eight years he'd paid for her treatment.
11:41Never asked credit.
11:44Today, he used her against me.
11:46For Rosalie.
11:51Bitterness exploded in my chest.
11:55I searched my phone for that familiar number.
11:58The one I had not dialed in years.
12:01And typed the words.
12:06Calm, Zan.
12:08I need you.
12:19Come back home, Zan.
12:21I need you.
12:23Zane Lopez.
12:24My brother.
12:25My only family.
12:26The Lopez name had fallen.
12:27But Zane himself had never been broken.
12:29He had cut ties with our family long ago to pursue his dream of becoming a film director.
12:33We had not spoken in months.
12:35But for what I needed to do next for the performance of my lifetime he was the only one who
12:39could pull it off.
12:45I pressed send, stared at the screen, and waited for the three dots that would change everything.
12:51Minutes passed.
12:52Minutes passed.
12:53Then my phone buzzed.
12:54Minutes passed.
12:55Minutes passed.
13:04Minutes passed.
13:05Then my phone buzzed.
13:13Okay, I'll be in New York within three days
13:23Zane, coming home for me?
13:28Almost at the same moment, another message popped up, from Dominic
13:33Emmy, I'm taking Rosa on a trip to relax, we'll be back in three days
13:38May come apologize once we return
13:41I'm into this plot a little ready
13:48Two messages, two men
13:53Three days
13:58Zane's message was a promise
14:02Dominic's was a threat
14:08I clutched my phone tight, crying on the hospital bed
14:14And then, suddenly, I laughed like a madwoman
14:21Three days later, Dominic's driver knocked on my door before dawn
14:25When he saw me, his expression flickered, like he wanted to say something, but couldn't
14:33Mrs. Santiago
14:35I know, let's go
14:43I'd prepared myself for the worst
14:45Three days of waiting
14:48Three days of rehearsing what I'd say, how I'd act
14:52Which expression to wear
14:56The drive felt endless
14:59Each block brought me closer to the Santiago group building
15:03To Dominic's office
15:06To whatever punishment he'd devised
15:14When we arrived and I stepped out of the car
15:17I froze
15:20Because sitting in Dominic's office
15:23Visible through the glass walls
15:25Was someone I never expected to see again
15:34Austin Watford
15:35The name alone made bile rise in my throat
15:37Eight years ago, this man had violated me in the Santiago group's private lounge
15:41He'd torn my clothes
15:43Left marks on my body that took months to fade
15:45Destroyed something inside me that never fully healed
15:48Dominic had told me he'd personally sent Austin to prison
15:51That justice had been served
15:53That I was safe
15:57And now Austin Watford was sitting in my husband's office
16:00Laughing
16:03Chatting
16:07Like he belonged there
16:11Like Dominic had invited him
16:16Dominic had invited him
16:23Rosalie walked out of Dominic's office
16:25Her voice sweet and cheerful
16:27Oh, Emmeline
16:28You're really punctual
16:30She reached out and pulled me straight inside
16:37Austin, who was already balding at the top
16:43Stretched his hand toward me
16:47I quickly stepped back
16:49Bumping into the wine cabinet behind me
16:53A large splash of red wine soaked through my jacket
16:58Seeing the way he looked at me
17:00I started gabbing
17:03I looked toward at Dominic Santiago
17:05He covered his nose with both hands and avoided my gaze
17:09It seemed like he wanted to say something
17:10But Rosalie Mavos spoke first
17:14Come on, Emmeline
17:15Since you two are old acquaintances
17:18No need to be so tense
17:20Rosalie grabbed my wrist and pulled me forward
17:24Dom said the public scene was a bit much
17:27So we'll handle your apology prightly
17:29She pointed at Austin
17:30He's an important client
17:32Make him happy today
17:34And I won't hold anything beguined you
17:37Before I could respond
17:38Austin dragged me to his side
17:40His thick arm wrapped around me
17:41You were too young to satisfy me back then
17:44But Mr. Santiago has trained you well
17:47Your skills have improved
17:49Today, let's
17:50Wine soaked through my jacket
17:52Austin's gaze dropped
17:53His hand followed
17:54I bit my lip hard enough to taste blood
17:56Across the room
17:57Dominic lowered his head and said nothing
18:01A huge wave of humiliation welled up within me
18:03And I used all my strength to shove Austin away
18:06Before Rosalie's smile faded
18:08I slapped her across the face
18:09Then, I grabbed her wrist and shoved her straight into Austin's arms
18:14Since you're such good friends
18:15You should be the one to keep Mr. Watford company
18:20Austin clearly feared nothing
18:25After a disgusting laugh
18:26He tore Rosalie's thin dress apart
18:28Pulled her into his arms
18:30And pressed his mouth onto her pale chest
18:36Watching that scene made a wave of twisted satisfaction rush through me
18:39And my whole body trembled with it
18:46Suddenly, someone strangled my neck from behind
18:50I was flung away
18:52Crashing into the shattered wine bottles on the ground
18:54Countless glass shards stabbed into my flesh
18:57And blood mixed with red wine on my clothes
18:59Blooming into scarlet patches
19:01Amid the stabbing pain
19:02Dominic rushed toward the screaming Rosalie
19:06He punched Austin in the face
19:07And gathered Rosalie into his arms
19:14Then, he turned back and grabbed me by my throat
19:16Emmeline
19:16I never knew you could be this heartless
19:18Rosa even tried to make the apology easier for you
19:21Yet you're still not satisfied
19:22You slept with him 8 years ago
19:24So why can't you do it again?
19:25Since you don't care about the consequences
19:28I won't either
19:28Today I'll make sure you learn your lesson
19:35Dragging my blood-covered body
19:36Dominic pulled me away
19:40It wasn't until I saw the hospital from inside the car
19:43That I finally understood what sort of punishment he meant
19:48In the VIP ward on the top floor
19:50My mother lay in a deep sleep
19:55Juliana Horton
19:56The only person who'd ever truly loved me
20:03If not for the tubes and machines surrounding her bed
20:05She might have been taking a nap
20:10But that nap had lasted 8 years
20:12Ever since my accident
20:14The same accident that had broken our family
20:15She'd never opened her eyes
20:20I stumbled forward and reached for her hand
20:22Cold thin
20:28Fragile under my fingers
20:34But before I could feel any warmth
20:40Dominic's grip closed around my arm and yanked me backward
20:50Emeline
20:50Dominic's voice was low and calm
20:52We already talked about this last time
20:55As long as you behave
20:56I'll let your mother stay in this VIP board peacefully
21:02One day
21:03She might even wake up and hear you speak again
21:13But since you've been so naughty lately
21:15He reached out and decisively pulled out the power from one of the machines
21:26In an instant
21:27All the indicator lights turned red
21:29And sharp alarms rang in my ears
21:34My mother's breathing grew more and more rapid
21:39I panicked
21:40Stumbled forward
21:41And grabbed Dominic's wrist that was holding the power plug
21:44Dominic
21:45I didn't mean it
21:47I was just too scared
21:50You know how much that incident 8 years ago scarred me
21:53Considering how my mother treated you as family
21:56The least you could do is not make her suffer like this
21:59The alarm rang urgently
22:01And my mother's face was turning purple from the lack of oxygen
22:04I let go of Dominic's wrist
22:06Dropping to my knees with a thud as my legs gave out
22:09Dom, I'm begging you
22:11You know my mother is all I have
22:14Please let her go
22:21A strange emotion flashed through Dominic's dark eyes
22:24He glanced at my mother behind me and lifted his hand to plug the power back in
22:28But just as he was about to do so
22:30The window behind us suddenly opened
22:34Rosalie sat on the windowsill with tears streaming down her face
22:42Rosalie looked at Dominic in utter despair
22:47Dom
22:49You know
22:50I value my purity more than my life
22:54Given how that man violated me earlier
22:57I feel dirty to the core
23:08Forgive me
23:09For I can't spend the rest of my life with you anymore
23:12Even though I'm carrying our baby
23:15I still can't
23:23She tilted backward
23:24Before Rosalie finished speaking
23:26She fell back into Dominic's arms
23:32At that moment
23:33I could only see my mother's face turning purple from suffocation
23:38I forced myself forward and plugged the power back in
23:42The alarms finally stopped
23:44But almost immediately
23:45Dominic rushed over
23:47He shoved me aside and pulled out all the power cords to my mother's medical equipment
23:53Instantly
23:53Dozens of piercing red lights flashed in the ward
23:55And the deafening alarms rang in my ears
24:00Dominic
24:08My mother is dying
24:11Please don't
24:16He kicked me aside
24:18Cradling Rosalie tightly
24:19And spoke through clenched teeth
24:25You almost killed Rosa
24:27And our child
24:29I can't finish you off just yet
24:32So I'll sacrifice your mother instead
24:36Beep
24:41The heart monitor flatlined
24:44One long, unbroken tone filled the silence
24:48I held my mother's hand as it slowly turned cold beneath my fingers
24:57Eight years of machines
24:58Of hope
25:03Of praying she'd wake just one more time all ending here
25:09Dominic walked out with Rosalie in his arms
25:11He didn't look back once
25:15Dominic returned to the hospital an hour later
25:20In one hand a bag of tacos
25:22My favorites from across town
25:24The ones we'd eaten on our first date
25:27In the other hand a bouquet of white roses
25:31He'd driven all the way to upstate New York to buy them
25:33He looked anxious eager
25:35Like a child bringing home a good report card
25:42But the moment he stepped through the hospital doors
25:44A doctor rushed toward him and dropped to his knees
25:52Bad news Mr. Santiago
25:54Right after you left your wife jumped from window window and died
25:58We have lost two lives now
26:04Dominic refused to believe it
26:09The doctor didn't move
26:10Slowly he lifted his head
26:16I told you to hold my tacos
26:18Are you deaf?
26:22Asa the tacos
26:23You rat tacos
26:24You deaf bro here
26:26Ye knew him here
26:27Then juchas in a vip to able
26:30He kicked the doctor lightly
26:34Dominic threw away the flowers
26:38List of looks and some out to retracts
26:40Because Roald Nage
26:43Grabbed the doctor by the collar
26:44And dragged him toward my mother's old ward
26:48The vip ward on the top floor was empty
26:51The windows were wide open
26:53Cold wind swept through
26:57My mother's bed was gone
26:58Her body already removed for funeral arrangements
27:03And the spot where I'd knelt on the floor empty
27:08Dominic stood in the doorway
27:10Tacos in hand
27:11Flowers crushed against his chest
27:15Where is my wife?
27:23His voice came out strange
27:24High thin
27:28The doctor fell to his knees again
27:30Mr. Santiago
27:32Your wife is already dead
27:33She jumped from this very window
27:37Impossible
27:44Dominic shouted
27:47Emi loves her mother dearly
27:49How could she leave just like this?
27:53The doctor dragged Dominic toward the window
27:55Below a group of janitors was scrubbing blood from the ground
28:01What a pity
28:02Mrs. Santiago was such a strong person
28:07If I had told her about the pregnancy earlier
28:09Perhaps she wouldn't have jumped
28:13The doctor muttered
28:14Dominic rushed downstairs
28:22He grabbed an elderly cleaner by the wrist
28:29The old man looked at the bloodstain
28:31Then at Dominic
28:38Your wife fell to her death right here
28:41When she jumped
28:50I saw your mistress standing by that window with a smile
28:58No
28:59That's impossible
29:03Dominic staggered backward and collapsed
29:06That couldn't have happened
29:15The old man pointed his broom at him
29:18It had dried blood on the bristles
29:23She trusted the wrong person
29:28Dominic found his way to the morgue
29:32And there
29:33Blocking the entrance
29:34Stood a man he hadn't seen in years
29:39Slim
29:39Refined
29:40Dressed entirely in black
29:42Zayn Lopez
29:45The moment their eyes met
29:46Zayn's fist connected with Dominic's face
29:49Before anyone could blink
29:50The crack of bone echoed through the empty hallway
29:57You bastard
30:00Zayn's voice was ice
30:02Pure ice
30:07Dominic staggered backward
30:08Blood spraying from his split lip
30:10He was riled up but he didn't dare fight back
30:12Zayn was a madman
30:14That's what I'd always called my older brother
30:18And now face to face with those cold bottomless eyes
30:24Dominic Santiago was terrified for the first time in his life
30:32The Lopez family used to be prominent in New York
30:35And Zayn was the only male heir
30:38But he'd refused every path laid out for him
30:41To break free
30:42He'd burned every bridge
30:44Leaked his family's secrets online
30:45Watched the empire crumble
30:47Banished himself to the North Pole
30:49When they begged him to return
30:54From then on
30:55He cut ties with everyone
30:57Everyone except me
30:58When I married Dominic
31:00Zayn sent us a wedding gift
31:02A knife
31:10Along with it
31:11A letter I'd hidden from Dominic
31:17Dominic had thought Zayn was a psycho
31:19A joke he was wrong
31:31Dominic wiped blood from his mouth
31:33His hand shook
31:37Call me whatever you want
31:38Move
31:39This is the Santiago family's hospital
31:42And I am going in
31:43To see my wife
31:46Zayn did not blink
31:50That will not be possible
31:52Flat
31:53Final
31:54No room for argument
31:55Dominic took a step forward
31:58Zayn did not block him
31:59Did not need to
32:01Because something in Dominic's chest
32:03Some instinct older than reason
32:05Screamed at him not to take another step
32:08Please
32:09His voice cracked broke
32:11I just need to see her one time
32:14Tell her I am sorry
32:17Tell her I will fix everything
32:25Zayn refused to let Dominic enter
32:27His tone devoid of emotion
32:35Dominic
32:36You will pay a huge price for your ignorance
32:40Before Dominic could respond
32:42Zayn had already disappeared around the corner
32:50Dominic
32:51Dominic
32:51Dominic forced down his uneasiness
32:52And entered the morgue alone
32:59Not only was I gone
33:01Even my mother's body
33:02Was nowhere to be found
33:07The old man in charge
33:09Slowly stood up
33:14Don't ask
33:14We can't afford to offend the young man from earlier
33:18Several mercenaries came to take the bodies away
33:29That particular knife from your wedding
33:31Is a restricted aviation weapon, Mr. Santiago
33:34Do you understand what that means?
33:36Dominic's scalp-tingled private jets
33:39Restricted weapons
33:40Mercenaries
33:45Any one of those owners could crush the Santiago group like an ant
33:54Before Dominic could ponder any further
33:57His phone rang
33:58His assistant was panicking
34:04Bad news, Mr. Santiago
34:07Mrs. Mavris killed herself in your office
34:09Dominic rushed back to the company
34:11His assistant shoved a piece of paper into his hands
34:15Mr. Santiago
34:17This is Mrs. Mavris' suicide note
34:20According to this
34:21You've been wanting to kill her for the longest time
34:23When Dominic saw the familiar handwriting
34:26His vision went dark
34:28Even the biggest idiot could tell it was all a trap
34:34He grabbed the suicide note
34:40Lid it on fire
34:43And rushed downstairs
34:49But before he could escape
34:51There was a knock on the door
34:53Mr. Santiago
34:55We're from the criminal investigation department
34:57Please cooperate with us
35:01Half a month later
35:02I saw the news of Dominic's death on Zane's tablet
35:06Rosalie had not only left a suicide note
35:09But also emailed a final message to the police
35:13While investigations were still ongoing
35:15Dominic jumped from the Santiago group building
35:19The day he jumped
35:21Many people gathered below
35:24He kneeled like a madman
35:30Bowing desperately toward nothing
35:32As he mumbled to himself
35:33I'm sorry, Emi
35:37It's all my fault
35:38I've wronged you terribly
35:41I deserve to die
35:43I'll do it now
35:45Hang on!
35:47I'm coming!
35:49Over and over
35:50Like a prayer
35:51Like a curse
35:56What a pity
35:57I didn't expect him to be that we hit him
36:01Zane's voice came from behind me
36:03I turned to find him settling onto the couch
36:06Handing me a glass of red wine with casual ease
36:12On his tablet
36:13The footage still played
36:14Dominic on his knees
36:16Bowing at nothing
36:17Mumbling apologies to empty air
36:22I hired someone to pretend to be you
36:25Zane said
36:26Swirling his own glass
36:30Had them appear outside his window a few nights
36:33Wore your clothes
36:37Walked like you
36:40He scared himself into this state
36:43All on his own
36:47Paranoia, guilt, sleep deprivation
36:49A dangerous combination that breaks any man
36:53And Rosalie?
36:57I had to ask
36:58I needed to know how it ended
37:00Zane's expression did not flicker
37:02Do not get me started on her
37:04Before I even said
37:06A word
37:07Before I made a single move
37:09She grabbed a knife
37:11And sliced her own artery open
37:16What a coward
37:19He said it like it meant nothing
37:23Like her life had been worth nothing
37:27Like the woman who had tormented me for eight years
37:30Had simply erased herself
37:34I waited for satisfaction
37:36For relief
37:37For some sense of justice
37:39It did not come
37:41I felt nothing
37:42Not joy
37:44Not grief
37:45Just emptiness
37:46Well it did not matter anymore
37:53The Santiago group collapsed within three months
38:01Dominic's death triggered investigations that unraveled everything fraud
38:06Embezzlement
38:07Tax evasion
38:08Evidence buried four years
38:10All exposed to daylight
38:13Rosalie's suicide note
38:15Though forged
38:15Contained enough truth to ignite the fire
38:23The board resigned en masse
38:25Assets liquidated at pennies on the dollar
38:28The Santiago name became poison
38:34Anyone associated with it
38:36Distanced themselves overnight
38:39From empire to ruins in 90 days
38:43Everything he built erased
38:47I watched it all from far away from a villa in the south of France
38:51That Zane insisted I use
38:57White stucco walls
39:02Lavender fields stretching to the horizon
39:07The distant sound of waves
39:15Sunglasses on my face
39:20A wide-brimmed hat covering my still-healing scars
39:28To the world
39:29I was just another anonymous woman enjoying the French Riviera
39:34The headlines called me
39:36Late Mrs. Santiago
39:39Gossip blogs called me
39:44The mystery woman spotted in nice
39:50Nobody called me Emmeline Lopez
39:53And that was exactly how I wanted it
39:56And that was exactly how I wanted it
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