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