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The Scarlet Healer Episode ENGSUB Action Thriller
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00:00After I was reborn, I spent $13 million to secure the services of Italy's most expensive male estort.
00:08The money was well spent. He was flawless, allowing me to experience pleasure in ways I had never imagined.
00:15The following morning, while I rode him, a familiar man suddenly showed up.
00:20It was my husband, at Jeffrey Della Cruz, a mafia boss.
00:25He ordered his men to drag the escort out of the room, then asked coldly,
00:30Where did he touch you?
00:31My mind was foggy, my voice langual and mocking.
00:34My lips, my bosom, my thighs. Everywhere you used to like.
00:39Rage flickered in his eyes, and veins bulged in his neck.
00:44Cut him into eighteen pieces and feed him to the dogs.
00:47I stripped off my soaked clothes and walked into the bathroom.
00:51Do whatever you want.
00:52In my previous life, I was married to him for seven years.
00:56I was known as the Scarlet Healer, striking with deadly precision and merciless intent.
01:01I helped him eliminate countless enemies, standing by his side as he rose from an illegitimate nobody to the most
01:08powerful figure in the underworld.
01:09But after he inherited the family empire, he became obsessed with Amelia Melendez, a nurse working in the black market.
01:16She was a gift, sent to Jeffrey's bed by a rival.
01:20She was sweet and innocent, untainted by the world's cruelty.
01:24Jeffrey took her into his private clinic, instructing her himself on medicines and syringe handling.
01:30Then one day, I found a finalized divorce agreement in his private safe.
01:35When I confronted him, he only sneered.
01:40Amelia's too innocent for this world.
01:42Being my wife will keep her safe.
01:45You're already recognized as Mrs. Delacruz, so why bother with the paperwork?
01:50I burst into the clinic in a fury, slapping the syringes and medicine box out of Amelia's hands, right in
01:56front of everyone.
02:00That night, my critically ill mother was dragged out of her hospital bed.
02:05Right in front of me, they shattered her hands and threw her into an abandoned foot factory to be mauled
02:11by stray dogs.
02:12Geraldine, this is what you get for messing with Amelia.
02:15I fell to my knees, begging him to stop, but he was relentless.
02:19Mom passed out from the pain and never woke again.
02:23Suddenly, I felt a warm rush between my legs.
02:26Pain tearing through my abdomen, and then everything went black.
02:33When I opened my eyes again, I was back on that day when I found out at my status change.
02:38This time, I didn't make a scene or confront him.
02:41I quietly sold all the rare herbs I had secretly collected and booked two plane tickets.
02:46All I wanted was to take Mom and escape this twisted world that revolved around Jeffrey.
02:52After finding the divorce papers, I went to the courthouse with my ID.
02:57Mrs. Leonard, the system shows you're divorced, the clerk said.
03:02Hearing that, I was finally sure that my past life was real.
03:09The divorce was finalized on my birthday.
03:12That day, Jeffrey was swamped with work, as usual.
03:15So I booked the city's highest rotating restaurant and arranged for a fireworks display.
03:20I waited from sunset until way past midnight, and he never showed up.
03:24It turned out he was busy signing some papers, completely wiping me out of his life.
03:29I snapped out of my thoughts.
03:32I returned to the casino, and Jeffrey's black Mayaka was parked by the entrance.
03:37I quickly stepped aside and hid in the shadows behind a column.
03:41The car door opened, and Jeffrey got out first.
03:44He walked round to the passenger side and opened the door himself,
03:48moving with a kind of patience and care he'd never shown before.
03:51A young woman in a pale blue dress stepped out, nervous and out of place beside the luxury car.
03:56It was Amelia.
03:58Jeffrey took off his suit jacket and draped it over her thin shoulders.
04:02Then he wrapped an arm around her waist, as they headed toward the casino.
04:07Jeff.
04:08Amelia stopped in her tracks, looking torn.
04:11You're all I have now.
04:13I can't afford to take any chances.
04:18Jeffrey held her closer, his voice full of confidence and tenders I'd never heard before.
04:22Don't be scared.
04:24From now on, you're the mistress of this place.
04:27No one dares to mess with you.
04:29If you don't like it here, I'll build you a resort somewhere quiet, just for you.
04:38The casino staff who had offered me their obstitious devotion were now bowing to Amelia, their voices loud and fanging.
04:50Nice to see you, Mrs. De La Cruz.
04:53They surrounded Amelia, who looked as skippy-ish as a frightened fawn, and walked into that flashy, evil den.
05:03Clutching my belly, I waited until they were inside, then staggered out from the shadows.
05:09Brushing away my tears, I was left with nothing but absolute resolve.
05:18I went to the hospital alone and scheduled an abortion.
05:21The doctor frowned at the ultrasound screen.
05:26Mrs. Leonard, your body is quite delicate.
05:30You've been unable to conceive for seven years.
05:32If you terminate this pregnancy, you might never be able to get pregnant again.
05:38I gave a faint, bitter smile.
05:42I'm divorced.
05:44I don't want my child to be born without a father.
05:47Cold fluid seeped into my veins as the anesthesia took hold, pulling my consciousness away.
05:53In the haze, I saw flashes of the past.
05:57Jeffrey pressing his ear to my belly, smiling as his son would grow up to be a master gambler,
06:03and that he would personally teach him to read cards.
06:07He had said our boy could also learn medicine from me.
06:10Take over the title of The Scarlet Healer one day.
06:14He had called a fortune teller to pick the luckiest name possible.
06:19He had held me close, promising that once he found a successor,
06:22he would take me and our child away from the casino and travel the world as a family.
06:27All those tender memories had turned to dust.
06:30The moment he told Amelia,
06:33Only you deserve to be the mistress of the casino.
06:38When I woke up, I dragged my hollow body to mom's ward.
06:42Thankfully, this time her injuries were minor, so she would recover soon.
06:46In my past life, she had been torn apart by dogs right in front of me.
06:50This time, I wouldn't make the same mistake.
06:53I reached out to my black market tax and paid top dollar for two plane tickets to another country,
06:59leaving in three days.
07:00If I tried to leave through legal channels, Jeffrey would find out immediately.
07:05Then I called the only person I could still trust, Levi Wallace, gave him a stack of cash,
07:11and told him to arrange mom's discharge in secret.
07:14After all that, I finally let out a sigh of relief.
07:17I hailed a taxi and gave the driver an address a few blocks away from the villa.
07:21It was a habit of mine.
07:23The casino had too many enemies, and keeping my exact location hidden was a matter of survival.
07:31But just as I stepped out of the car, a man grabbed me from behind,
07:35clamping a hand over my mouth and dragging me backward.
07:38I fought with everything I had and broke free,
07:41only to feel a sharp blide slash across my back before I could take more than two steps.
07:46Pain exploded through me.
07:48Warm blood soaked my clothes.
07:49I didn't need to guess to know it was one of Jeffrey's enemies.
07:53I reached for the knife hidden in my bag, but someone twisted my arm behind me.
07:58My phone was ripped away and smashed to pieces.
08:02Stay still, bitch.
08:04The man snarled, dragging me toward a waiting van.
08:08Just when despair was about to consume me, a familiar black Maybach turned the corner.
08:13It was Jeffrey's car.
08:15I summoned every count of strength left in me, screaming and struggling, desperate to make him notice.
08:21The car slowed just slightly.
08:23He saw me.
08:24But in the next instant, the Maybach accelerated past the intersection without hesitation.
08:30Through the window, I glimpsed him pulling Amelia into his arms,
08:33shielding her eyes from the scene outside.
08:35It was as if the woman being dragged away wasn't his wife,
08:38but something filthy and unworthy of her gaze.
08:41All the struggle drained out of me at once.
08:44Pain and cold swallowed me whole, and everything went dark.
08:50When I woke up, I was laying in a private ward.
08:54The door wasn't fully closed, and voices drifted in from the hallway.
08:58Mr. Delacruz.
09:02Mrs. Delacruz's injuries are serious this time.
09:06If she finds out about Mrs. Malenas again.
09:09It was Jeffrey's personal physician, Luciano Nuez.
09:12Before he could finish, Jeffrey's cold, sharp voice cut through the air.
09:17Watch your mouth.
09:18Your job is to treat her, nothing more.
09:21He paused, his tone low and detached.
09:24Geraldine has been in this business for years.
09:26She's seen every kind of vicious trick.
09:30She's an expert herself.
09:32Amelia isn't like her.
09:33She's clean like a blank slate.
09:35She would never stand a chance against Geraldine.
09:38Then, his voice dropped even lower.
09:40If she wakes up and starts carts causing trouble,
09:43bring her mother here.
09:45That's her only weakness left.
09:47She won't sit still if her mother's involved.
09:52I gripped the bedsheet tightly, biting my lip until I tasted blood.
09:57That night, years ago, when I helped him take down the head of New Jersey's largest casino,
10:03he had told me,
10:04Gary, from now on, no one in New Jersey's underworld will ever lay a hand on you.
10:09He had said the same words, made the same promise of protection,
10:13but the person he wanted to protect had changed.
10:15Once, I had been his most precious possession.
10:18Now, in his eyes, I was a dangerous, conniving woman who needed to be controlled.
10:23Footsteps approached.
10:24I shut my eyes and pretended to have just woken up.
10:29You're awake?
10:30He said flatly.
10:31We found out that it was that Brazilian gambler
10:34who got his hand broken last time for cheating at the casino.
10:37He tossed a flicklet onto the bed.
10:39Sign this settlement agreement, and they'll give up control of Trenton.
10:45Trenton by the sea was New Jersey's last clean haven, untouched by gambling or crime.
10:51And then I remembered what he had said to Amelia.
10:54I'll build you a quiet place, a resort where you can relax.
10:59So all my pain and scars had just become the price he paid to build a gilded cage for his
11:04new lover.
11:04My throat burned.
11:07Geoffrey, when did you make this deal?
11:10Was it the moment he saw me being dragged away?
11:12Or long before that, when he had already decided to pave the road for her with my suffering?
11:18He frowned, clearly irritated by my question.
11:21I forced a smile and said nothing more.
11:23The answer no longer mattered.
11:26Maybe to ease his guilt,
11:27he spent the next two days staying with me under the pretense of handling business.
11:31But his phone never left his hand.
11:33Even during meals, he would take photos to send to someone on the other end of the chat,
11:38his lips curving into a gentle smile I had never once seen before.
11:42I stared at his side profile, and for a moment, my mind drifted back eight years.
11:49The first time I met him was in at the casino.
11:52It was in a dark alley.
11:54He had been caught cheating, surrounded by seven or eight men with machetes.
11:58They dislocated his arm right there on the street.
12:01I stepped in, helped him fight his way out, and dragged him back to my apartment to patch him up.
12:07Later, Dad fell deep into gambling debt and was hunted down by drug traffers, who killed him.
12:14They came for me next, pressing a needle against my vein as collateral for his debt.
12:19It was Jeffrey who burst in with his men, saving me at the last second.
12:24By then, he had taken over a small casino and placed me behind the Golden Spiro,
12:29where I became his invisible weapon, the Scarlet Healer.
12:33I helped him swallow one casino after another, eliminate one rival after another.
12:38I knew my hands were stained with blood that could never be washed clean.
12:42But even if the whole world thought I was filthy, he shouldn't have.
12:49After I was discharged, Jeffrey used business matters as an excuse and never showed up again.
12:55Tomorrow, I would be leaving.
12:57While he was away, I went back to the top floor of casino and treved my passport and several crucial
13:02identity documents from the safe.
13:04But as I stepped out of the elevator, my knees suddenly gave out, and I stumbled forward.
13:09Before I could fall, a pair of slender hands caught me.
13:13Are you okay?
13:14The voice was soft and gentle.
13:17I looked up into Amelia's clear eyes.
13:19She wore a nurse's uniform from the casino's VIP clinic but still looked painfully out of place here.
13:25She didn't recognize me.
13:27She probably thought I was just another gambler who had lost everything.
13:36I said quickly, trying to leave.
13:38But she didn't let go.
13:40Instead, she guided me towards the staff lounge.
13:43You don't look well.
13:44You should rest in the back for a while.
13:46For reasons I couldn't explain, I didn't refuse.
13:50She poured me a cup of warm water.
13:53Then pulled a pack of dried fruit and some bread from her locker.
13:57Here, eat something.
14:00Losing money is not the end of the world.
14:02Go home early.
14:04Your family is probably waiting for you.
14:07When I didn't respond, she hesitated, then reached into her pocket and slipped a few bills into my hand.
14:14This should cover your cab fare.
14:16I wish I could help with your plane ticket, but I can't.
14:20Something logged in my throat.
14:22I wanted to tell her to stay away from Jeffrey.
14:25He had no heart.
14:27His tenderness was poison.
14:29It was poison wrapped in sugar.
14:32But the words died before I could speak them.
14:35If she found out who I really was, she would turn against him.
14:39And then, I would be the one responsible for her downfall.
14:43I had only one day left.
14:45I couldn't risk and my own lives for a moral victory.
14:48So I took the money she offered, thanked her, and walked quickly out the back door.
14:55The moment I stepped outside, something cold pressed hard against my temple.
15:01It was a gun barrel.
15:02I instinctively turned around.
15:05Amelia was already lying motionless on the hallway floor.
15:08I moved to react, but a sudden blow to the back of my neck sent everything into darkness.
15:15When I came to, both Amelia and I were tied up in an abandoned warehouse.
15:22She was sobbing softly.
15:24Who are you people?
15:26Why are you doing this to us?
15:29Kieran Doyle stepped forward and slapped her hard.
15:31To get back at your fiancé, Jeffrey!
15:34He stole my Newark territory, cutting off my business!
15:37So it was the Newark gang.
15:39That territory was the one Jeffrey had recently acquired using the settlement agreement I had signed.
15:47Fortunately, they didn't recognize me.
15:50To them, Amelia, the woman always seen at Jeffrey's side, was the target.
15:55I began working my wrists.
15:57Using the microblade I kept hidden under my nail to saw through the ropes.
16:01Kieran thought I was a gambler and spit at me.
16:05You're just unlucky, lady.
16:07Wrong place, wrong time.
16:10Call your family.
16:12Get five million here, and we'll let you go.
16:17Amelia's tears streak down her pale face.
16:21Ms. Leonard, I'm so sorry for dragging you into this.
16:26But don't be scared.
16:28My fiancé is powerful.
16:30He'll come for us.
16:31At the mention of Jeffrey's name, her eyes shone with unshakable trust.
16:37I didn't say a word and quicked the movement of the blade against the ropes.
16:42Kieran cursed at his phone when his call went unanswered, then kicked over a fuel drum in frustration.
16:50Damn it!
16:52Jeffrey!
16:52He's not picking up!
16:53Fine!
16:54Let's send him a little message to wake him up!
16:57He picked up a knife from the floor, his eyes glinting with a sick grin as they swept over Amelia.
17:02I heard you two went to the hospital.
17:04You're carrying his child, aren't you?
17:06Perfect.
17:07We'll dig that little brap out and send it to him!
17:10So she was pregnant with Jeffrey's child.
17:12Amelia froze in terror, her face draining of color.
17:18No!
17:19Please, don't hurt my baby!
17:21The men around her laughed crudely and reached for her.
17:27In that split second, I tore through the last of my ropes, sprang to my feet like a cornered predator,
17:33and drove my elbow into Kieran's jaw.
17:35I snatched the knife from his hand, cut through Amelia's bindings, and shoved her behind me.
17:41Damn it! Kill her!
17:43Kieran ballowed, clutching his bleeding chin.
17:46Five or six thugs rushed forward, swinging metal rods.
17:53I knew how to fight.
17:55But still, half recovered from my injuries, and facing too many at once, I was quickly overwhelmed.
18:01The blows landed hard, searing pain spreading through my body.
18:06Still, I grint my teeth, and used my body as a shield to protect Amelia in the corner.
18:12Kieran lost patience.
18:14With a click, he chambered a bullet and aimed the gun straight at me.
18:19Die, bitch!
18:20Just as he was about to pull the trigger, a deafening explosion blew open the warehouse doors.
18:31Jeffrey burst into the warehouse with his men, gunfire erupting instantly.
18:36He moved like a raging lion, charging straight toward us.
18:40Without a glance at me, he swept Amelia into his arms.
18:43It's okay, Amelia.
18:46I'm here.
18:47She gave a faint sob, the shock finally overwhelming her, and passed out against his chest.
18:54He carried her carefully to the car outside, placing her gently inside before turning back towards me.
19:01Geraldine.
19:01His voice was cold as steel.
19:04Why are you here?
19:06I forced myself upright through the pain, meeting his glare with a bitter smile.
19:12You think I planned this?
19:14Before I could finish, his hand cracked across my face.
19:22The blow sent me crashing to the floor, blood filling my mouth.
19:33I knew it.
19:34He snarred.
19:36You've been trying to get rid of Amelia all along, haven't you?
19:39I spit blood onto the ground.
19:42I didn't.
19:49He grabbed a wounded man nearby, pressed a gun to his head.
19:53Who hired you?
19:54The thug trembled, darting a terrified glance at me as if clinging to his last hope.
20:01I... I...
20:02It was her!
20:04She paid us to rough up that woman!
20:08My entire body went cold.
20:11My veins felt like they had turned to ice.
20:14Jeffrey's lips curled into a cruel smile.
20:17Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
20:26The man's body hit the ground with a dull thud.
20:32Jeffrey stepped over him, crouched down, and ground his heel onto my hand.
20:40Pain shot through me.
20:42His tone carried a hint of mockery, almost pity.
20:47These hands used to obey me so well.
20:52Why are they hurting the person I love most?
21:02He pulled out a dagger, its blade gleaming with a cold, deadly sheen.
21:12I told you to never touch what's mine, Aunt Geraldine.
21:16The blade came down in a flash of silver.
21:21My breath stopped.
21:26The knife drove straight through my palm, pinning my hand to the concrete floor.
21:32A scream tore from my throat.
21:34Pain ripped through every nerve, blinding and steering.
21:37My body convulsed uncontrollably as darkness edged at my vision.
21:42Through the agony, I found my voice again.
21:46Jeffrey!
21:47Eight years ago I should have left you to die in that alley!
21:50I should have never helped you get where you are!
21:53And with that, he destroyed whatever humanity still lingered between us.
21:57He gave a short, contemptuous snore and turned away.
22:01Without another look, he left the warehouse with his men following close behind.
22:05When the numbness finally dulled the pain,
22:09I used my left hand to reach into my bra and pull out a small, hidden tracker.
22:15My fingers trembled as I pressed the signal.
22:20Levi arrived quickly.
22:25The moment he saw me, his eyes filled with horror.
22:29He carefully pulled the knife from my hand.
22:32But my right palm was already mangled beyond recognition and completely numb.
22:44I later learned that Jeffrey stayed by Amelia's bedside in the VIP ward until she finally woke.
22:53Jeff.
22:54Her voice was faint, trembling with the fear of someone who had barely escaped death.
23:00He held her gently, brushing the cold sweat from her oarhead with his thumb.
23:06It's my fault.
23:08I should have done a better job protecting you.
23:13I am sorry for what you've been through.
23:16Amelia shook her head wilkly, then seemed to remember something.
23:21Where is that lady?
23:23How is she?
23:25Jeffrey's gaze darkened for a moment before he looked away.
23:29You're too kind.
23:30I won't let anything happen to you again.
23:32He stroked her back smoothingly until she drifted back to an uneasy sleep.
23:40Then, his expression hardened as he gave his next order.
23:44Clean out the villa on the hillside.
23:46Throw out everything that shouldn't be there.
23:49Amelia will be moving in once she's discharged.
23:52One of his men nodded and handed him a document.
23:54This is the compensation agreement for Ms. Leonard.
23:59As you requested, two casinos and 20% of the company's shares have been transferred to her name.
24:05It's enough for her to start her own operation.
24:08Jeffrey gave a short nod.
24:11Send it to her and have her sign it.
24:17To him, this was already a grand gesture.
24:20An act of mercy and closure.
24:24After eight years by his side, he thought I should have known my place.
24:33But a day passed, and there was no response.
24:39He diddled my my number himself, but there was no answer.
24:46He called the butler at the villa.
24:55A flicker of unease stirred beneath at Jeffrey's growing inner irritation.
25:04Aside from staying by his side, where else in New Jersey could someone like me go?
25:09One of his men cautiously suggested.
25:12Mr. Delacruz, could it be that Ms. Leonard is still in the hospital?
25:17She was pretty badly hurt last time.
25:20Jeffrey froze for a moment.
25:23Remembering that he had driven the blade through my hand just two days ago.
25:27He pushed down the ease in his chest and ordered his men.
25:31Find out which hospital she's in.
25:34Bring her the papers and have her sign them.
25:36The subordinate took the file, but was stopped before leaving.
25:42When you find her, leave two men to keep watch.
25:46She's unpredictable.
25:48If she tries anything against Amelia, deal with her mother first.
25:52Let her suffer a little if you have to.
25:55She'll get the message.
25:58That night, Jeffrey returned to the top floor of the casino.
26:04That used to be our private haven.
26:06Beyond the vast floor-to-ceiling windows stretched New Jersey's most dazzling night skein.
26:13Neon lights flickering beneath a sky full of inverted stars.
26:20I used to stand beside him, point down at the skyline, and laugh.
26:29This is our empire.
26:31He yanked off his tie and tossed it aside, irritation burning through him until a faint noise came from the
26:37bedroom.
26:40Is Geraldine back already?
26:43He thought.
26:45That's right.
26:46Where else can she go?
26:48With my temper, returning quietly never meant surrender.
26:52It meant I was plotting something.
26:56Either I was here to make a scene, or I had a plan, and Amelia was my target.
27:03His eyes turned cold as he strode to the door and pushed it open.
27:10Neon lights spilled in through the windows, outlining a slim, graceful silhouette.
27:19But when she turned, his voice dropped to ice.
27:24Who told you to come here?
27:28Amelia flinched, a delicate nail charm trembling between her fingers.
27:35Her voice shook like that of a frightened dew.
27:39I just wanted to look around.
27:42The guard said no one lived here anymore.
27:45Please don't blame them.
27:47Jeffrey's gaze fell on the nail piece in her hand.
27:54I knew that nail charm.
27:56It was one of mine.
27:57Razor thin, deceptively beautiful,
28:00designed to slice through flesh or even sheet metal.
28:05Every piece I wore,
28:06my earrings,
28:08my hairpins,
28:09even my lipstick,
28:10could be a hidden weapon.
28:12The scarlet healer
28:14had never been just a name for the gambling table.
28:19For a moment,
28:20the fury in at Jeffrey's chest softened
28:23as he looked into Atom Amelia's uneasy eyes.
28:26He stepped forward and pulled her gently into his arms.
28:31I'm not angry.
28:32It's just that these things belong to my late-went wife.
28:35If you like them,
28:37I'll have new ones made for you.
28:40Amelia looked up,
28:42her eyes shimmering with emotion.
28:45It seemed to me that she thought
28:46she hadn't chosen the wrong man after all.
28:49Someone who could be so devoted to his late wife
28:52would surely make a good husband and father.
28:56In the early hours of the morning,
28:58a shrill phone ring shattered the silence
29:00and woke at Jeffrey.
29:02The voice on the other end was tense,
29:05panicked.
29:06Mr. Delacruz,
29:07Mrs. Delacruz gone.
29:09We checked every hospital in New Jersey,
29:11but she's nowhere to be fossing.
29:12You should have a look at her old medical records.
29:15She knew about the divorce.
29:17She found out a while ago
29:18and even went to the courthouse to confirm it.
29:31I later heard that Adamelia
29:33woke to the sharp thring of cigarette smoke.
29:35When she walked into the cliving room,
29:37the floor was littered with cigarette butts.
29:40Did something happen at the casino?
29:42She asked softly.
29:45Jeffrey came to himself,
29:47but, unlike usual,
29:49didn't bother to put out the cigarette.
29:51It's nothing.
29:53He rusped.
29:55Just a small issue at work.
29:57It's handled.
29:59He didn't realize how bloodshed his eyes were
30:01or how utterly drained he looked.
30:04His men had told him
30:05that I had gone to a hospital for an abortion.
30:08That day was the same day
30:09he had brought Adamelia to the casino,
30:12parading her through the empire
30:13he and I had built together,
30:15as if to announce its new queen.
30:17And while he was doing that,
30:19I had been lying alone on an operating table,
30:22killing our child.
30:24I could only imagine how furious he must have been.
30:28Outside, dawn crept in,
30:30its pale light illuminating Adamelia's delicate, spotless face.
30:34It was a stark contrast to the blood-stained woman
30:37who had dared to erase his bloodline.
30:40Perhaps it was for the best.
30:42We were divorced anyway.
30:44If I wanted to weigh, he would let me.
30:47It would only save him the trouble.
30:49It's fine.
30:50He muttered, crushing the last of the cigarettes.
30:54I'll take a shower.
31:00He stepped into the bathroom and called one of his men.
31:08Clear out those bastards from Trenton.
31:10Not one stays alive.
31:12Do it clean and feed what's left to the sharks at the port.
31:16Amelia soon moved into the villa,
31:18becoming the new mistress in name.
31:21Jeffrey had tailored gowns and jewelry made for her
31:23and even arranged a comfortable, respectable position for her at the casino.
31:28With each passing day, an indescribable exosgety began to seep into his bones,
31:34or so I later heard.
31:37Every time he came back from the blood and chaos outside,
31:41facing Adamelia's innocent, unblemished eyes made him feel as if he were being split in half.
31:46Half of him was the ruthless king of New Jersey's underworld.
31:51Cold, commanding, and merciless.
31:54The other half was just a facade, a polished mask of the successful businessman,
32:00just the way she imagined him to be.
32:03Just then, he thought of me.
32:06Only with me could he be himself.
32:08I had never feared the darkness in him.
32:11I had aided him in plotting, executing, and wiping out their enemies with ruthless efficiency.
32:18A gold and gloss invitation to the Grand Casino Championship jersey sat on his desk.
32:24Addressed to him and his wife.
32:30Once upon a time, he wouldn't have even glanced at it.
32:34With me beside him, every gambling table had been just another stage for our joint conquest,
32:40another game we always won.
32:44But now, he couldn't even remember the last time he had sat at a table.
32:50Years spent expanding his territory, hiding behind power and blood money,
32:56had dulled the edge of his skill.
32:59Even when he humored at Amelia with a few rounds, it felt like playing cards with a child.
33:08He had developed a habit of returning alone to the top floor of the casino late at night.
33:13There, surrounded by the remnants of our past, he could almost see the confident me again.
33:19He had once saved me from drug travelers and gave me shelter.
33:23But after that, I had been the one saving him.
33:26Winning key battles, eliminating rivals, staining my hands with blood so his wouldn't have to.
33:32What we had shared had never been charity.
33:35It had been survival.
33:37Two predators walking side by side through hell.
33:41Without me, there would be no Jeffrey.
33:48So why had he turned on me?
33:50Was it because my hands were stained with blood?
33:53Or was it because of the rare moments when I showed my dependence and temper that started to make him
33:58resent me?
33:59But why did those same traits in At Amelia stir tenderness instead of contempt?
34:06I could only imagine the pain he felt.
34:09As if something had clamped around his heart and twisted hard,
34:13sending a sharp, splintering pain through his chest.
34:17He rose to his feet in a rush.
34:20No, he had to find me.
34:23The Golden Sparrow couldn't exist with its true queen.
34:27And he couldn't exist without me.
34:30Turn New Jersey upside down if you have to!
34:34He barked into the phone.
34:36Find Geraldine.
34:37I want her found dead or alive.
34:40Mr. Delacruz, we've searched everywhere, even the hospitals, docks, and underground clinics, but there's no trace of her.
34:47Find your mother then!
34:49He roared, slamming his fist on the desk.
34:52That sickly woman was hurt last time.
34:54She must be in a hospital somewhere.
34:56Grab her!
34:57I don't believe Gerald will stay hidden if her mother's in danger!
35:01He slammed the phone down, his chest heaving, the veins at his temple pulsing in barely contained fury.
35:18Jeff?
35:20Amelia's timid voice came from the doorway.
35:23Who are you looking for?
35:26He turned sharply.
35:28The fury in his eyes made her flinch.
35:32Taking a deep breath, he forced his voice low.
35:36It's just business matters.
35:38You don't need to worry.
35:39Amelia stepped closer.
35:41Hands clasped nervously.
35:43I made you some dessert.
35:45It'll help with the stress.
35:47He took a bite, saying nothing.
35:49It was sweet.
35:51Glowingly so, just like her.
35:53But that sugary softness couldn't come close to drowning out the restless storm churning inside him.
36:03Half a month passed, and there was still no trace of me or my mother.
36:09Jeffrey's temper had grown increasingly volatile, and every one of Sino walked on eggshells around him.
36:16He couldn't understand how a gravely injured woman and her frail mother vanished right under his nose.
36:29That night, he was on the top floor again, drunk out of his mind.
36:34When Amelia arrived, one of his men was still giving a report.
36:39Jeffrey cursed, grabbed the nearest bottle, and hurled it across the room.
36:44The man fell silence immediately and fled when he saw Ademilia at the door.
36:49She pushed down her unease and stepped closer to help him up.
36:52Jeff, why are you drinking so much again?
36:56Let me help you back to bed.
36:59His unfocused eyes lifted, and suddenly he grabbed her wrist.
37:04Gary.
37:05His voice cracked, pausing and pleading.
37:08Don't go.
37:10I was wrong.
37:11Come back to me.
37:13Amelia froze.
37:16She must have wondered, didn't Jeffrey say I was dead?
37:20She looked around the room, the vanity, the wardrobe, the night stain, and realized there wasn't a single photo to
37:28be found.
37:29What kind of man, who claimed to have loved his wife, kept not even a picture of her?
37:40The next day, Jeffrey took her to a prenatal checkup.
37:45On the drive back, Ademilia ventured tentatively.
37:49Jeff, when will we have our wedding?
37:52If we wait much longer, I won't be able to hide my pregnancy.
37:57In the past, Jeffrey would have been ecstatic.
38:01But now, irritation prickled beneath his skin.
38:09I'm too busy with casino affairs right now.
38:11He muttered.
38:13We'll talk about it later.
38:16Amelia lowered her head.
38:19If it's too much trouble for you, I can leave.
38:22He was silent for a few seconds, then sighed.
38:27Don't overthink it.
38:29Once the casino matters are settled at the end of the month, we'll have our wedding.
38:33Back at the casino, while Jeffrey was in a meeting, Ademilia slipped into the records room.
38:39The guards didn't dare stop her.
38:42She searched through file after file but found no document related to me.
38:50Mrs. De La Cruz, what exactly are you looking for?
38:54One of the young men asked hesitantly.
38:58I want to see Geraldine's file.
39:00The guy blurted.
39:02Her file?
39:03Mr. De La Cruz ordered everything destroyed after she left.
39:06The man next to him elbowed him hard, but the damage was done.
39:11Amelia's face drained of color, her heart gripped by an icy, visible hand.
39:20She stumbled out of the archives in a daze and somehow wandered all the way to the basement entrance.
39:27Faint, inhuman screams echoed from deep inside.
39:31Inside, Kieran was chained to the ground, his body pressed against shards of broken glass.
39:36Mr. De La Cruz, please!
39:37I was wrong!
39:38We'll stay out of Trennan!
39:40Just let me go!
39:41Jeffrey's laugh was low and cold.
39:43You think that worthless piece of land compares to my wife?
39:47Kieran knew there was no way out.
39:49Pain twisted his features, mingled with a strange, mocking grin.
39:53Your wife!
39:54Had Jeffrey drop the act!
39:55I saw you clearly holding your new woman in the car!
39:58And now you're pretending to be some lovesick saint!
40:00You're absolutely disgusting!
40:02Jeffrey's eyes narrowed as he said calmly.
40:05Cut his tendrils.
40:07The moment he finished speaking, his gaze caught a flash of fabric, a skirt disappearing by the doorway.
40:20Amelia froze in terror and turned to run, but he caught up in just a few strides and seized her
40:25wrist.
40:25She trembled violently, tears streaming down her face.
40:30Jeffrey pulled her into his arms, his tone firm yet oddly smoothing.
40:35Don't be afraid.
40:37I'm just teaching them a lesson so no one will ever dare touch you again.
40:42No!
40:43Amelia sobbed.
40:44It's not like that!
40:46Through blurred vision, she stared at him.
40:48That day, it was Gary who protected me.
40:51She was badly hurt but still shielded me with her body.
40:53She was kind and brave.
40:55How could I ever betray her?
40:56A storm of emotion flickered in his eyes.
40:59Amelia knew everything.
41:01He tried to explain, his voice low and urgent.
41:05That's all in the past.
41:07Now, there's only you.
41:09Amelia shook her head desperately, breaking free from his arms.
41:12But Gary never hurt me!
41:14She saved my life!
41:15How could you do this to her?
41:16How could you not treasure a woman like that?
41:19Her outbursts left her pale and shaking, her strength nearly gone.
41:25For the first time, a crack of something almost desperate appeared on at Jeffrey's face.
41:33He clearly didn't know how to cherish what he had.
41:41In a quiet foreign city, Dunst was settling when I stepped out of the supermarket,
41:46planning to have fondue with mom that evening.
41:48My right hand still wasn't strong enough for heavy things.
41:51But after several surgeries and rounds of rehab, I could at least manage the lighter ones.
41:57Just then, my phone rang.
41:59It was mom calling.
42:01I had just lifted my phone to answer when an arm suddenly clamped around my neck from behind,
42:07dragging me backward into an alley.
42:09Instinct took over.
42:10I dropped my weight, slammed my elbow hard into the attacker's ribs,
42:14and stopped down on his foot with all my strength.
42:16He grunting in pain, his grip loosening just enough for me to twist free.
42:21A flash of cold steel glinted between the fingers of my left hand
42:25as the tiny blade hidden in my knuckles pressed precisely against his throat.
42:31It was Jeffrey.
42:33He stared at me, then gave a low laugh.
42:39Honey, you've still got the same moves, huh?
42:42Even if you kill me, I'd die willingly.
42:47A wave of nausea and furies twisted my stomach.
42:51My voice came out cold and sharp.
42:54Jeffrey, we're divorced.
42:56Get out of my life.
42:58I never want to see you again.
42:59He leaned forward until the blade's edge sliced his skin and a thin line of blood appeared.
43:06Come back with me, Jerry.
43:08Let's start over.
43:09The casino can't run without its queen, and I can't live without you.
43:13I lowered the knife, my answer like steel.
43:17Keep dreaming.
43:19I'll hate you until my last breath.
43:21His eyes reddened.
43:23Gary, I know I was wrong.
43:25Everything that happened was all my fault.
43:27Please, let's try again.
43:31Footsteps sounded behind me.
43:33He hadn't come alone.
43:35I took a step back, slipping my right hand into my pocket until my fingers found a tiny button and
43:41pressed it.
43:42It was the emergency signal transmitter Mom had given me.
43:48Jeffrey shoved me into the car and sped toward the airport.
43:56Then, his phone rang with a video call.
43:58Amelia was tied to a chair.
44:00A baby clutched in her arms.
44:02Levi held a knife to her throat.
44:05Let her go, Jeffrey!
44:06Jeffrey, or you'll never see your wife and child again.
44:10Jeffrey didn't even flinch.
44:11He let out a short, merciless laugh.
44:15Do whatever you want.
44:17Those two together aren't worth a single strand of Gera's hair.
44:20On the screen, at Amelia's eyes widened in horror, all hope draining from her face.
44:26Jeffrey ended the call and turned back to me, his gaze dark and feverish.
44:31Now no one can come between us.
44:33He was completely insane.
44:35Just as the car pulled up at the airport entrance, several vehicles screeched in from different directions and surrounded us.
44:42The car door swung open, and my mother burst out with a group of people right behind her.
44:49Jeffrey! Let go of my daughter!
44:56Gunfire erupted almost instantly.
44:58No one knew who fired first, and in the next second, chaos exploded all around.
45:04Jeffrey lunged in front of me, shielding me from the bullets.
45:08A muffled groan escaped him as a red stain spread across his shoulder.
45:15But he didn't stop.
45:17Gripping my wrist, he tried to pull me towards the terminal.
45:22Gary, don't be afraid! I'll take you home!
45:25I tore myself free with all the strength I had left.
45:27Jeffrey, there's no home left for us. Not anymore.
45:32His face went white, yet he still reached out to me, desperate.
45:36Gary, come back.
45:39We can make it right again, just like before.
45:44I met his eyes steadily.
45:46If I had come back out of spite and gone after Amelia,
45:49would you have killed Mom in front of me before finishing me off too?
45:52His pupils contracted.
45:54His lips parted as if to protest.
45:57I would never do that!
46:01As always, his hypocrisy never changed.
46:04He lied to me the same way he lied to Amelia.
46:07Mom stepped forward, aiming her gun straight at him.
46:12Let me end this.
46:14I took the gun from her hands, raised it, and aimed at his right hand.
46:26I fired a shot without hesitation.
46:31Jeffrey jerked, staring in disbelief at his bleeding, mangled hand.
46:35His wide eyes lifted to me, full of shock and heartbreak.
46:40You ruined one of my hands.
46:42I said evenly, I've returned the favor.
46:45From now on, we're even.
46:48Gary, don't go!
46:49His shout was raw, broken, almost inhuman.
46:53I didn't look back.
46:55Two years later, on a warm afternoon in Paris,
46:59I ran into Amelia.
47:01She looked slimmer than before.
47:04In her hand was a little girl, no more than two or three,
47:08who gazed up at me with wide, curious eyes.
47:11I came back to finish my degree.
47:13Amelia said softly.
47:15The fear and fragility were gone from her voice, replaced by peace.
47:19I smiled back and nodded to her and the child.
47:22The storms of blood, betrayal, and love that had once consumed us finally faded without a trace.
47:29They were laughing and Syracuse.
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