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00:00Before our wedding anniversary, I wanted to bid on the ruby brooch my husband loved most.
00:05But a mysterious woman lit the Sky Lunar and closed the auction, taking it away from everyone else.
00:10The next second, I received a payment notification from my husband's supplementary card.
00:14I froze that card on the spot and made her lose every bit of face in front of the pickup
00:18counter.
00:19When she turned back to look at me, her eyes were venomous enough to have been soaked in poison.
00:23Half a month later, my husband, Ethan Black, said he was taking me on a vacation to a private island
00:28off Vancouver
00:29to make up for our wedding anniversary.
00:31The moment I stepped onto the island, someone covered my nose and mouth from behind.
00:35When I woke again, I was locked into a high-backed restraint chair in an underground auction hall.
00:40Tonight's item is Ava, the most beautiful woman in North American high society.
00:44Highest bidder wins.
00:46On the night of our wedding anniversary, my husband put me on the auction stage of the underground Black Rose
00:51S&M exchange.
00:53The first item was my legs.
00:55A high-definition camera swept from my ankles all the way up to my thighs.
01:00Below the stage, masked tycoons and power breeders from New York, Toronto, and lotterarials held up numbered paddles.
01:06Most of them were involved in gray market business or were true psychological deviants,
01:10and they looked at me as if they were selecting an expensive work of art.
01:1430 million for those legs!
01:16Don't rush.
01:17She's the famous beauty of North American high society.
01:20There is still her chest, her face, and then the whole person.
01:23I was locked in a high-backed restraint chair, a gag stuffed into my mouth, a black leather collar was
01:27fastened around my neck,
01:28my hands and feet were locked to the metal rings on the chair legs, and my husband, Ethan Black, was
01:33sitting in the first row.
01:34He held his affair partner, Serena Val, in his arms and smiled as he watched people bid on me.
01:42Just last night, he had held me and said,
01:45Ava, for our wedding anniversary, I prepared a surprise for you.
01:49So this was his surprise?
01:50He had tricked me onto a private island off Vancouver, drugged me, kidnapped me, put a collar on me, and
01:56delivered me into this underground auction hall.
01:58All because three days ago, Serena wanted to close an auction in New York, and I froze the supplementary car
02:04card she had been using to spend my money.
02:06She lost face, so Ethan wanted me to pay for it with the rest of my life.
02:12Ava, Mark.
02:12The auctionist wore white gloves and brought down a silver gravel.
02:16First round, bidding for control of the legs.
02:19Opening bid, $10 million.
02:22The light fell on me.
02:23I wore a torn black evening gown.
02:25The hem had been fixed above my knees, and the silver chains around my ankles had been pulled taut.
02:30The laughter below grew louder and louder.
02:33They knew who I was.
02:34Ava Hart.
02:35The youngest daughter of the Hart family.
02:37The recognized great beauty of North American high society.
02:40Cold, proud, and difficult to approach.
02:43In the past, whenever I attended charity dinners, the media loved photographing my profile, my chest, and my long legs.
02:50They said I was like a rose growing on ice.
02:52It's beautiful, expensive, and one no one dared casually pick.
02:56Serena leaned in Ethan's arms and laughed sweetly.
03:01Darling, Ava is so beautiful.
03:03Do you think she'll sell for a high price tonight?
03:06The higher, the better.
03:08The higher the price, the more she will understand that without the identity of Mrs. Black,
03:13she is nothing but an object anyone can put a price on.
03:16The handcuffs had rubbed my wrists' blood eight years ago.
03:19Ethan was not yet the new darling of capital that he was now.
03:25He had no company, no network, and no investments.
03:28When his first roadshow failed, I stayed with him in a motel on the outskirts of Seattle.
03:33When his capital chain broke, I used my own trust fund to save him.
03:36When the board questioned him, I introduced him to people from the Hart family.
03:40Later, he succeeded.
03:42Black Capital became the hottest investment firm on the West Coast, and I became the irritating
03:46Mrs. Black in his mouth.
03:47The bidding continued.
03:4935 million!
03:5140 million!
03:5250 million!
03:54My whole body was cold.
03:55Ethan suddenly stood up and walked onto the stage.
03:58His long fingers hooked the collar around my neck and tugged lightly.
04:02I was forced to lift my head.
04:03Ava, if you soften now, I can bid on this round for you.
04:08Serena followed him onto the stage.
04:10She held a document in her hand and smiled with a gentleness full of malice.
04:13It's very simple.
04:15Sign the divorce agreement, give up all marital assets, give up spousal support, and give
04:20up any division of Black Capital Equity.
04:23Then kneel and apologize to me.
04:25She placed the document on my knees.
04:28Ava, weren't you so impressive when you froze-mose my supplementary card?
04:34Why aren't you saying anything now?
04:36Ethan looked down at me and removed my gag.
04:41All she wants is an apology.
04:43You owe her that.
04:45I looked at him and suddenly laughed.
04:49I owe her?
04:51She spent my money pretending to be rich at a New York auction?
04:55If she lost face, she deserved it.
04:59Ethan, did you hear that?
05:01Even now she is insulting me.
05:03Ethan tightened his fingers around the silver chain at the front of my collar.
05:07He leaned close to my ear.
05:12Ava, do you really think you are still the high and mighty Miss Heart?
05:15Before we came to the island, I transferred all liquid assets under your name into my offshore
05:19account.
05:19The rules of the Black Rose Exchange state that one funding account combined only one bidder.
05:23Now you can't take out even one dollar.
05:25My heart sank.
05:26No wonder my phone had been taken.
05:28No wonder my accounts had been locked.
05:30No wonder he dared to be so blatant.
05:32The auctioneer raised the silver gavel.
05:38First round.
05:3960 million dollars once.
05:41The highest bidder below smiled at me, as if he were looking at something that was about
05:46to belong to him.
05:4860 million dollars twice.
05:51I still had one last chance.
05:53On the ring finger of my right hand was the wedding ring Ethan had personally put on me.
05:57Only I knew that inside the setting was an emergency chip from the Hart family.
06:00Ten years ago, I ran away from the arranged marriage my family had for me because of Ethan.
06:04My father did not stop me.
06:06He only placed this ring in my hand and said,
06:08You may choose not to take the path your family gives you.
06:11But Ava, you must leave yourself a way out.
06:14Activating the chip required three steps.
06:17Scrape open the sealed layer inside the ring setting.
06:20Touch any internet connected device.
06:22Enter my distress key.
06:23Now I was locked on the stage with no phone, no computer, not even a pen.
06:27But I had to try.
06:29I deliberately struggled violently.
06:31The ankle chain struck the chair leg with a pissing sound.
06:34The auctioneer frowned.
06:36Ethan looked at me coldly.
06:37Still trying to make trouble?
06:39I gasped.
06:41My legs are numb.
06:44Aren't you auctioning my legs?
06:46At least let me stand.
06:48People below immediately began to egg them on.
06:51Let her stand!
06:52Yes, we can't see clearly while she's sitting!
06:54Legs that beautiful should be auctioned standing up!
06:57Serena thought this was a new humiliation.
06:59So she said in a coy voice,
07:01Ethan, let her stand.
07:04When she used to attend Bannets, wasn't she best at standing in front of cameras?
07:08Ethan looked at me and gave a cold laugh.
07:11Satisfy her.
07:12One side of the handcuffs was unlocked.
07:14I was forced to stand from the restraint chair.
07:16The ankle chains limited my stride, so I could only stand at the center of the stage.
07:20A staff member fastened a long, thin black posture rod behind my back, forcing me to keep my spine straight.
07:25The silver chain on my collar was held in the auctioneer's hand.
07:28I looked like an exhibitate whose angle had been adjusted.
07:30The lights grew brighter.
07:31I raised my hand to grip the chair back and pretended to be unsteady.
07:34The inside of my rings across the metal edge.
07:36The sealed layer of the ring setting was scratched open a little.
07:39Not enough up, but enough to begin.
07:40Ethan did not notice.
07:42Serena, however, saw the blood on my hand and laughed softly.
07:46Ava, you really should look at yourself right now.
07:48Even North America's most beautiful ice queen can be taught rules by chains.
07:52She leaned close to me and said,
07:54After tonight, everyone will remember you like this.
07:58You will never again be the noble Miss Heart.
08:00I looked at her.
08:02Serena, you had better pray Ethan wins forever.
08:05She froze.
08:07I said, because once he loses, the first person he throws out to take the blame will be you.
08:14Just then, the silver gavel fell.
08:16First round, sold.
08:19My legs had been sold.
08:22The second item was my chest.
08:24As soon as the auctioneer announced it, Serena personally walked onto the stage.
08:28In her hands, she held a ruby necklace.
08:29The necklace was exaggerately gorgeous, red as clotted blood.
08:33Serena smiled at me.
08:34Ava, didn't you always hate rubies?
08:35You said they were too bright and too oscillacious.
08:38But I think they suit you perfectly now.
08:41I sneered.
08:43Spending my money to buy something Ethan likes, then putting it on me.
08:49Serena, is your entire life built on picking up what belongs to me?
08:53Two female attendants pressed down on my shoulders, one on each side.
08:56Serena personally fastened the ruby necklace around my neck.
08:58The black collar had not been removed.
09:00The ruby rested beneath my collar variants, forming a glaring contrast with the collar.
09:04One cold, one vivid, one symbolized humiliation.
09:06The other symbolized a price tag.
09:08The camera on the big screen zoomed in.
09:10My neck, collarbones, chest, and the torn edge of my gown were all magnified.
09:15For an instant, the audience below went quiet.
09:18Then came even more bereavent murmurs.
09:20Now this looks like tonight's main event.
09:23Ava Hart wearing rubies is worth more than the jewels themselves.
09:27Ethan, you really can bear to do this.
09:30Ethan sat there, his expression indifferent.
09:33She never liked rubies.
09:35She thought they were too showy.
09:37Serena immediately answered,
09:38I like them.
09:41Ethan smiled.
09:42Then after this round ends, they're yours.
09:44They tied me on the stage and humiliated me.
09:47Then they treated the jewelry I had worn as a love gift.
09:50The auctioner raised his gravel.
09:52Second round.
09:53Bidding for the chest begins.
09:55Opening bid.
09:5650 million dollars.
09:57The price rose all the way.
09:5955 million.
10:0170 million.
10:0290 million.
10:06100 million.
10:07Looking at the people holding up paddles below the stage,
10:10I suddenly felt a cold clarity.
10:11It was not that they did not know this was a crime.
10:14They simply believed that as long as the doors were closed as enough money,
10:17even a person could become Gershinges.
10:19Serena walked up to me.
10:20She adjusted the ruby necklace with her hand,
10:22deliberately pressing the cold gems against my skin.
10:24Then she picked up a small silver bell from a nearby tray
10:26and hung it below my collar.
10:28Whenever I moved, the bell rang, crisp, piercing.
10:30She smiled and said,
10:32Ethan, look, how obedient she is now.
10:34The audience roared with laughter.
10:37Ethan laughed too.
10:38More pleasing than before.
10:40Serena then leaned close to me.
10:44Ava, do you know what I hate most about you?
10:47That face of yours.
10:49Every time Ethan was with me,
10:51as soon as your phone call came in, he would frown.
10:53I kept wondering, why?
10:54I lifted my eyes to her.
10:56Because I am legal.
10:58Why do you get to do nothing and still be Mrs. Black?
11:01I continued.
11:02Because he knelt and begged me to marry him.
11:04Serena raised her hand to slap me.
11:07But Ethan caught her hand first.
11:10Don't mark her face.
11:11He looked at me with a tone like he was appraising goods.
11:14The face for the next round.
11:16A chill ran through me.
11:17Right.
11:18Isn't that face the thing she is most proud of?
11:21Then the next round will be the face.
11:23I forced myself to stay calm.
11:25The distress signal had not been sent yet.
11:28The sealed layer of the ring setting was only half open.
11:31I needed a second chance.
11:35Water.
11:36I suddenly spoke.
11:37Ethan frowned.
11:38What are you trying now?
11:39My voice was horsey.
11:41If you're going to auction me, don't let me faint.
11:44Someone below chimed in.
11:46Give her water!
11:49Don't damage the item!
11:50There are still rounds left!
11:53Serena laughed softly.
11:54I'll do it.
11:56She picked up a glass of ice water and walked to me.
11:59She did not hand it to me.
12:01Instead, she threw it directly in my face.
12:04The cold water ran down my cheeks, neck, and colitones, soaking the rubies and the little
12:09silver bell beneath my collar.
12:10The bell rang softly with my shivering.
12:13Laughter erupted below the stage.
12:14Oops!
12:15My hand slipped.
12:16Serena blinked innocently.
12:18I closed my eyes for a moment.
12:19Water slid down my right hand and landed on the ring.
12:22In the chaos, I pressed the ring against the metal contact plate beneath the arm press
12:26of the restraint chair.
12:27It was the interface that controlled the electromagnetic locks on the handcuffs.
12:30If it was connected to the internal system, then it had a network.
12:33A faint vibration came from inside the ring.
12:36Did it work?
12:36Before I could confirm, Ethan noticed my movement.
12:40He strode forward and grabbed my wrist.
12:42What are you touching?
12:43I pulled my hand back, my palm covered in blood.
12:47It hurts.
12:49He stared at me, his eyes dark.
12:51Ava, you had better truly just be in pain.
12:54I lowered my head and said nothing.
12:56The ring stopped vibring.
12:57I did not know whether the signal had fully gone out.
13:00The auctioneerian's gavel fell.
13:02Second round, sold.
13:03My chest and the ruby were sold too.
13:05The third item was my face.
13:07When the auctioneer announced it, the audience below fell quiet for several seconds instead.
13:11Then every gaze landed on my face.
13:12In the past, this face had brought me countless compliments.
13:16At banquets, the media chased after my profile with cameras.
13:20At charity events, people said I looked like a beauty who had walked out of an old oil painting.
13:30When Ethan first pursued me, he once held my face on a rainy night and said,
13:35Ava, you are so beautiful you don't seem real.
13:39But now he sat below the stage, wanting to break this face into a price as well.
13:44The auctioneer said,
13:45Third round, bidding for the face begins.
13:48Opening bid, $80 million.
13:51The big screen switched to a close-up.
13:53I was forced to lift my head.
13:55The camera swept from my eyes to the corner of my lips.
13:58Someone said,
13:59No wonder Serena hates her.
14:01That face really can make a man remember it for 10 years.
14:04But Ethan laughed.
14:06He rose and walked onto the stage.
14:09This round, I will introduce personally.
14:12He came to stand in front of me.
14:15His black-gloved hand lifted my chin.
14:17Ava Hart.
14:19The most beautiful youngest daughter of the Hart family.
14:22The famous cold rose of North American high society.
14:25In the past, even glancing at someone looked like charity from her.
14:30His thumb brushed the blood at the corner of my mouth.
14:34Now, she is nothing more than this.
14:38Low laughter came from below.
14:40So, Serena suddenly took out a lipstick.
14:42The red was blinding.
14:44She walked up to me and smiled.
14:47If your face is being auctioned,
14:49you should at least look prettier.
14:51I turned my head to avoid her.
14:53Ethan immediately pulled the silver chain on my collar.
14:56The bell rang once.
14:58I was forced to stop.
15:00Serena pinched my jaw and roughly smeared a line of red across my lips.
15:04The color was so vivid, it was almost a humiliation.
15:07She looked at her work and smiled insatisfaction.
15:11Now, you look like an auctioneer.
15:13I stared at her.
15:15The happier you laugh now, the uglier you will cry later.
15:19Still stubborn even now.
15:21She turned and picked up a black silk ribbon.
15:24My heart tightened.
15:30What are you doing?
15:32She smiled.
15:34Don't be afraid.
15:36I just want everyone to see whether the cold rose can stay noble when her eyes are covered.
15:41The black ribbon covered my eyes.
15:42The world went dark in an instant.
15:43My hearing became sharper.
15:45The low laughter below.
15:46The silver gamp tapping lightly on the table.
15:48Serena leaned close to my ear.
15:49Ava, you can't see now.
15:50Are you finally afraid?
15:52Afraid the distress call had failed.
15:54Afraid I would truly die here.
15:55Afraid Adrian simply would not want to care about me anymore.
15:58But I could not let her hear it.
15:59I said, I'm afraid you won't kneel fast enough later.
16:02The next second, I was slapped across the face.
16:04She did not hit very hard, but it was humiliating enough.
16:07Ethan did not stop her.
16:08He only said blandly,
16:10Don't injure anywhere obvious.
16:12Serena said aggrievedly,
16:14She keeps provoking me.
16:16Ethan smiled.
16:18Then teach her rules.
16:20Staff pressed me back into the restraint chair.
16:22A leather belt crossed my waist and abdomen, fixing me against the chair back.
16:26My wrists were locked even tighter.
16:28The chain at the front of my collar was hooked to a metal ring behind the chair,
16:31forcing me to keep my head raised.
16:32The posture had no dignity at all.
16:34But it placed the ring on my right hand close to the interface under the armrest.
16:38I moved my fingertips.
16:39The ring setting scraped over metal.
16:41The sealed layer cracked open.
16:42The ring vibrated faintly again.
16:44My heart thundered.
16:46Only the key was left.
16:47I had to touch a device capable of entering numbers.
16:51Just then, Serena walked onto the stage holding my phone.
16:55Ava, are you still thinking about this?
17:23Ava, are you still thinking about this?
17:24I suddenly turned my head and slammed into her wrist.
17:27Serena scrounged.
17:28The phone slipped from her hand and fell beside my hand.
17:31Black rabbins drift down.
17:33Ethan shouted angrily.
17:35Ava!
17:36I lowered my right hand and pressed the inside of the ring against the edge of the phone screen.
17:40The screen lit up.
17:41By memory, I pressed three numbers with my knuckle.
17:44Three, seven, nine.
17:46The emergency key of the Hart Family Trust.
17:49What exactly did you enter?
17:50The next second, Ethan kicked the phone away.
17:53I gasped and smiled.
17:55Guess.
17:55Ethan raised his hand, about to hit me again.
17:58But he stopped in midair because the auctioneer reminded him.
18:00Mr. Black, the third round has not yet closed.
18:03He coldly withdraw his hand.
18:05Continue.
18:05The price had already soared to 200 million.
18:08Serena clutched her wrist.
18:10Ethan, don't drag this out.
18:11Go straight to auctioning her whole person in the next round.
18:13I want to see her completely finished.
18:15The auctioneer raised the gavel.
18:17200 million once.
18:19200 million twice.
18:20200 million three times.
18:23Sold.
18:23My face had been sold too.
18:25The fourth item was my entire person.
18:27When the auctioneer said those words, the whole hall grew excited.
18:31The lights were brighter than in the previous rounds.
18:33Every camera aimed at me.
18:34My face, my neck, the ruby on my chest, my waist, my legs, and the bloody marks on my
18:38wrists were all magnified on the screen.
18:39Ethan stood on the stage and personally picked up the microphone.
18:42Ladies and gentlemen, the first three rounds were only appetizers.
18:46The final round, the whole person of Ava Hart is up for bid.
18:50Opening bid, 300 million dollars.
18:54The audience exploded instantly.
18:58Serena sat in the first row, smiling with triumph all over her face.
19:01She looked at me as if she were looking at an enemy who had been trampled into the mud.
19:05Ava, don't be afraid.
19:06You're so beautiful.
19:07You'll definitely sell for a lot.
19:08I did not look at her.
19:09I was waiting.
19:10Waiting for the keystring to be received by the Hart Trust.
19:13Waiting for the protection clause to activate.
19:15Waiting for Adrian to receive the message.
19:17But second by second, time passed.
19:18Nothing happened.
19:19The bidding had already begun.
19:21350 million.
19:22400 million.
19:24480 million.
19:25Every number was like a stone pressing down on my body.
19:28Ethan walked to my side.
19:30Ava, it is still not too late to beg me.
19:33I lifted my head.
19:35What do you want to hear?
19:37He placed the divorce agreement in front of me again.
19:40Sign it.
19:41Give up all assets.
19:42Admit you were unfaithful during the marriage.
19:45Apologize to Serena.
19:46Then I can buy you back.
19:47I laughed.
19:48Keep dreaming.
19:49Ethan's eyes went cold.
19:51Serena immediately walked onto the stage, picked up a pen and shoved it into my head.
19:54Ava, don't fail to appreciate kindness.
19:56Ethan is willing to save you.
19:58She bent down and looked at me, her eyes full of malice.
20:00This is your last chance.
20:01Or do you really want to be bought by someone else?
20:04I held that pen.
20:05The tip was very thin.
20:06If I had a little more time, perhaps I could use it to open the handcuffs.
20:10But Ethan saw through my thought.
20:12He pulled the pen from my hand and snapped it casually.
20:15Stop playing clever tricks.
20:17My heart sank.
20:19500 million once.
20:21The auctioneer shed.
20:22500 million twice.
20:25Just as the silver gavel was about to fall, with just toner or continue ring.
20:31I am closing the auction with a full house bid.
20:35The entire room went quiet.
20:37Then came thunderous laughter.
20:41Ava, have you been scared insane?
20:43What are you going to use to close the auction?
20:50Ethan laughed too.
20:51He picked up his phone and cast the screen onto the big display.
20:54It was my account balance.
20:56Zero.
20:57A glaring zero.
20:58Everyone, look carefully.
21:00My wife does not have even one dollar now.
21:03The laughter below grew louder.
21:07Verify her funds!
21:10Let her verify!
21:14still pretending at a time like this how interesting the auctioneer looked at Ethan
21:19Ethan nodded verify if she can't pass verification according to Black Rose rules
21:25send her straight to the underground discipline room Ava you're finished the fund verifier came
21:33onto the stage I stretched out my right hand the blood on the wedding ring had dried I gave an
21:37account name Hart family tri-regional supervised trust Serena frowned what trust Ethan immediately
21:46sneered that trust was frozen ago ten years ago to marry me she voluntarily gave up the right to use
21:53it I looked at him the right of use being frozen does not mean the protection clause is invalid
21:59the verifier entered the information the hall was eerily silent one second two seconds three
22:06seconds the screen displayed verifying Serena forced to smile she really can act but Ethan
22:14was no longer smiling he stared at the screen veins pulsing his temple verification failed those four
22:20words appeared the room was briefly quiet the next second laughter nearly lifted the roof Serena let
22:28out a breath of relief and turned to hug Ethan I knew it she has no money at all Ethan
22:33smiled again
22:36Ava you really disappoint me he walked up to me you could have kept a little dignity I lowered my
22:45head
22:46and said nothing had it failed had the signal not gone out or was Adrian not coming Serena
22:54impatiently urged the auctioneer announce it she failed fund verification the auctioneer raised the
23:05silver gavel miss Hart has maliciously disrupted the transaction according to black rose rules before
23:09he finished speaking the big screen suddenly flashed the four words verification failed disappeared a new
23:13page popped up emergency protection clause activated caliber assets 20 billion dollars the hall fell dead silent
23:18the verifier stared at the screen the trust protection account under miss Ava Hart's name has been
23:23activated callable assets are 20 billion dollars the hall exploded 20 billion didn't Ethan say she had
23:31no money black what do you take us for Ethan looked at me how did you do it I slowly
23:35lifted my head my
23:37cheeks still hurt and my wrists were still bleeding but I smiled Ethan you thought you had taken my money
23:44but you cannot take away the escape route the Hart family left me I looked at the auctioneer every
23:49item tonight I am closing the auction and bidding on all of them my legs my chest and the ruby
23:55my face my
23:57entire person I am buying myself back the audience was silent I looked at Ethan again and this island this
24:05black rose exchange every one of your entry records and bidding records I want those too Serena
24:13screamed impossible how can you still have money I looked at her coldly you had better start
24:20thinking now when the investigators arrive will you put all the blame on Ethan or wait for Ethan to
24:27throw you out first Serena trembled all over and subconsciously looked at Ethan Ethan did not look at
24:33her he only stared at me his eyes full of shame and fury Ava how dare you
24:41before I could speak the roar of helicopters suddenly came from outside the hall the heavy
24:47iron doors were opened from the outside sea wind poured in everyone turned back in panic a group of
24:54bodyguards in black rushed into the hall the man at the front wore a black overcoat his features were
24:59clear and refined his expression cold and severe Adrian cross after 10 years he had not changed he was only
25:06steadier than before and more dangerous step by step he walked onto the stage his gaze fell on the
25:12collar around my neck then swept over the bloody marks on my wrists and the ruby necklace on my chest
25:18Ethan blocked his path this is between me and my wife Adrian looked at him from the moment you put
25:25her
25:25on the auction stage she was no longer merely your wife she is the triggering party of the heart family
25:33protection clause and an honored guest of the cross family
25:38Adrian passed him and came to stand in front of me with his own hands he removed the collar from
25:44my
25:44neck and unlocked my handcuffs the black overcoat fell over my shoulders
25:54Ava I came late 10 years ago I ran away from my engagement to him for Ethan 10 years later
26:01he crossed the
26:02sea moss to save me Adrian pulled me into his arms don't be afraid from this moment on no one
26:10can bid on
26:11you again when Ethan was pinned below the auction stage he was still struggling
26:18Adrian cross what right do you have to interfere in my marriage holding me Adrian did not even give
26:24him a glance the lawyer behind him spoke directly this heart has triggered the emergency protection
26:28clause of the family trust mr black you are suspected of cross 40 kidnapping unlawful detention malicious
26:33transfer of marital assets financial fraud and attempted underground human trafficking
26:39Ethan roared she is my wife I lifted my head from Adrian's arms from the moment you put me on
26:47the
26:47auction stage you no longer deserve to say those two words Serena's previous smugness had vanished
26:53completely Ethan you said nothing would happen you said this was only to teach her a lesson you said
27:01no one could trace it Ethan turned his head shut up that shout drew everyone's eyes to them she
27:09realized that Ethan truly would throw her out to take the blame I looked at her do you understand now
27:15if he can push me onto an auction stage he can push you into a courtroom Ava I just loved
27:20him too much I
27:21interrupted her did you love him too much when you submitted my photos did you love him too much when
27:27you provided my dress measurements did you love him too much when you sent my private itinerary to
27:32the black rose exchange Serena could not speak Adrian's people began sealing the scene the big
27:37screen auction booklets funding records and entry lists were all taken under control the people who
27:42had been holding up paddles moments ago were now more panicked than the next some cursed Ethan some
27:46hurriedly called lawyers some tried to leave in the chaos but were stopped by bodyguards at the door I
27:50watched coldly these people had known I had been kidnapped known I was being humiliated known this
27:55was a crime yet they still raised their plenchels only because they thought that once the doors were
28:00closed money could buy everything forced to kneel on the floor Ethan suddenly looked up at me
28:08Ava you prepared a backup plan long ago you were guarding against me all along I looked at him
28:14you taught me a woman with no way out can be sent to an auction stage by her husband
28:21but the next second he suddenly lunged up and charged toward me Adrian shielded me behind him
28:25a bodyguard kicked Ethan in the back of the knee Ethan fell to his knees in humiliation
28:32his forehead striking the floor when he lifted his head
28:41Ava you destroyed me I said calmly no you destroyed yourself with your own hands
28:49Adrian held my hand and led me outside when we reached the door Serena suddenly threw herself
28:54forward and knelt before me Ava I was wrong I really was wrong I was only jealous of you
29:00you were so beautiful so high above me Ethan married you and I could only hide in the shadows forever
29:08her makeup was ruined by tears please let me go
29:13I lowered my eyes to her Serena do you know what I feared most just now
29:22she froze I said I feared I would truly die here and you were standing below the stage laughing
29:32I pulled back the hem of my gown that she had grabbed
29:38so I will not let you go when I walked out of the underground hall the sea wind blew into
29:43my face
29:44the sky over the waters off Vancouver was turning gray blue dawn was coming I had walked out of that
29:52auction hall alive after returning to Seattle I formally filed for divorce Adrian contacted the
29:57best legal team in North America for me malicious transfer of marital assets cross-cordial kidnapping
30:01unaloffit underground human trapping every single charge was enough to make sure Ethan would never
30:06turn over again black capital soon fell into a storm several New York funds were the first to
30:13suspend cooperation investors in Toronto and San Francisco withdrew capital technology companies
30:19Ethan had once offended also publicly sued him for commercial fraud at the same time his scandals were
30:24everywhere on social media president of black capital auctions wife on private island fair partner
30:29involved in a legal transaction Hart family heir triggers emergency protection clause Ethan's lawyers
30:36tried to deny it but the evidence was too complete the island surveillance the flow of funds the entry list
30:41the auction records and the black collar around my neck on the day the divorce case opened I saw Ethan
30:47outside the courtroom for the first time he had lost a lot of weight his custom suit was still expensive
30:53but it could not hide the dark circles under his eyes he looked at me across the corridor Ava let's
30:58talk
30:59Adrian stood beside me and did not move I did not move either Ethan strode over that night I acted
31:05impulsively
31:07I only wanted you to learn a lesson I never really wanted you to die I lifted my eyes to
31:14him then what did you want to
31:15happen to me to have my legs sold my waist sold my chest sold or my whole person turned into
31:26a gift to vent
31:26Serena's anger Ethan swallowed I just couldn't stand how you were always so high above me I laughed
31:37Ethan when was I ever high above you when your startup failed I stayed with you in a motel when
31:43your capital
31:44chain broke I used my trust fund to save you when the board questioned you I introduced you to the
31:49heart family the only thing I did wrong I was thinking you would remember he tried to reach out
31:58and pull me Adrian shifted to block him Ethan looked at him cross you must be proud after 10 years
32:08you
32:09finally waited for her to turn back Adrian's expression was calm I never needed her to turn back
32:16where she wants to go is her freedom I only make sure no one dares lock her up again
32:25I did not look at Ethan again I turned and walked into the courtroom
32:31three months later the divorce judgment took effect I recovered the assets that belonged to me
32:36because Ethan had illegally transferred marital assets and committed financial fraud
32:41control of black capital was frozen and reorganized as for Serena she was confirmed to have participated
32:47in planning the private island auction and personally submitted my photos and physical information
32:51she cried and said she had only been jealous but jealousy is not an excuse for a crime
32:56after the divorce Adrian proposed to me not in a banquet hall not in front of media cameras
33:03it was on a rainy evening in Seattle I had just come out of a counseling session that day
33:10the doctor asked whether I still dreamed about that island I said yes in my dreams I was still
33:16sitting on the auction stage people called out bids again and again my legs my waist my chest my
33:23entire person after waking it always took me a long time to confirm that I was already free
33:29Adrian drove to pick me up he did not ask what I had discussed with the doctor he only handed
33:36me a cup
33:36of hot coffee we sat in the car watching rain slide down the windshield after a long time he said
33:44Ava I don't want to ask for any promise while you are vulnerable
33:53but I still want to marry you he took out a ring an emerald ring it was not extravagant but
33:59it was so
33:59beautiful that I could not look away you can refuse you can also answer later this time I will not
34:05let
34:06any family interest or past decide for you looking at that ring I suddenly remembered 10 years ago
34:11back then I had run away from him for so-called love I thought I was running toward freedom but
34:16the
34:16person who truly gave me freedom had always been him I reached out my hand Adrian this time I choose
34:25you myself the engagement banquet was set in an art museum on New York's Upper East Side there was no
34:30exaggerated media presence no deliberately showy spectacle only relatives and friends of the heart
34:35and cross families but Ethan still came I did not know where he had gotten an invitation Serena followed
34:40him too the moment Ethan saw me he walked quickly over Ava I wore a deep green evening gown the
34:47scars on
34:47my wrists had faded a great deal but I would never forget how they came to be Ethan grabbed my
34:53wrist
34:53you cannot marry him we are not over I flung him off we were over long ago his eyes were
34:59red
35:00were you always in contact with him during the eight years you were married to me were you always
35:06waiting for him I looked at him and found it absurd Ethan you cheated during our marriage brought your
35:13affair a partner honor into our home spent my money and finally tied me up and sent me to auction
35:19what right do you have to question me he gritted his teeth I am a man I laughed coldly so
35:34because you're a man you can betray a marriage because you're a man you can treat your wife as a
35:40bargaining chip because you're a man you can live off my resources while despising me for being high
35:47above you I only made one mistake you already destroyed my company isn't that enough I stared
35:58at him and spoke each word clearly not enough he froze I turned and walked to Adrian's side placing my
36:08hand in his palm on my own initiative then I faced the whole room thank you all for attending the
36:14engagement ceremony of Adrian crossing me at the same time I am announcing this here I will pursue
36:19every person who participated in the private island auction to the end no matter their family name where
36:24they come from or who stands behind them the room quiet many people lowered their heads Adrian gently
36:31tightened his hold on my hand he looked at Ethan his tone flat but filled with pressure from today on
36:39Ava is my fiancee her enemies are enemies of the cross group Ethan stared blankly at me but I no
36:51longer
36:51needed anything from him Ethan began to regret every day he sent me messages called me and sent flowers he
37:01mailed photos of
37:01the places we had once visited together to my office one by one he said Ava I was only bewitched
37:08by Serena I have already
37:09driven her away come back to me after reading them I only felt disgust one evening he blocked me downstairs
37:18from my
37:18company he was so haggard he hardly looked human Ava I truly regret it I should never have treated you
37:26that way please forgive me
37:27once all right I looked at the man in front of me suddenly I could not remember why I had
37:33loved him back then
37:36Ethan you do not regret it you only discovered that you are about to lose everything I continued you lost
37:44your
37:44company your reputation and all the people who revolved around you that is why you remembered me not because
37:51of love because I was once your most stable most expensive and most obedient asset the sentence cut
37:58into his face like a knife he staggered
38:03no Ava it isn't like that I took one step back do not come to me again next time I
38:11will apply for a
38:12restraining order he still wanted to speak suddenly Serena rushed out from the street corner and threw
38:17herself at him beating him wildly Ethan Black you bastard you said you would protect me you said you
38:24only wanted me to cooperate in teaching her a lesson now you're pushing all the blame onto me
38:33Ethan pushed her away in panic shut up but Serena suddenly turned to me and knelt with a thud Ava
38:40I was
38:40wrong I really was wrong I only loved him too much I have nothing left I can't live without Ethan
38:49please
38:50give him back to me I lowered my head and looked at her she had once stood below the auction
38:56stage
38:57smiling as she watched me be locked up now she knelt before me begging me to take back the man
39:02she had
39:02stolen suddenly I found it all pointless of course Serena froze I said flatly
39:10if you like garbage keep an eye on it yourself
39:17don't let him pollute my life again
39:20with that I turned and left behind me came the sounds of the two of them shoving each other accusing
39:26each other crying and screaming I did not look back Ethan's case eventually entered criminal proceedings
39:32the private island auction incident had involved too many people
39:38federal investigators state police and border enforcement departments launched a joint investigation
39:42the black rose exchange was taken down some of the people who had once sat below the stage holding
39:46paddles were prosecuted some went bankrupt and some fled overseas black capital declared bankruptcy
39:50and liquidation Ethan lost his last bargaining stem the last time he came to me was outside a
39:55cross-family foundation charity dinner it was snowing that day he wore a thin black coat and stood at
39:59the entrance when he saw me he rushed over Ava please don't let them keep investigating I will
40:05go to prison I stopped now you know fear he knelt in the snow I was wrong I really know
40:11I was wrong
40:12that company also had your hard work in it you can't just watch it be destroyed I looked at him
40:16Ethan you still don't understand I am not trying to destroy the company I am trying to destroy you
40:21police sirens sounded in the distance he turned saw the police cars and collapsed onto the ground
40:28Ava why because I hate you because you truly tried to destroy me because I almost died inside
40:35the wedding anniversary gift you prepared the officers stepped forward and pulled him up from
40:39the ground cold handcuffs snapped around his wrists Ava I love you I stood in the snow watching
40:45him calmly too late Ethan Black was sentenced to 18 years in prison for combined charges including
40:50cross-order kidnapping unlawful detention financial fraud malicious transfer of marital assets and
40:54attempted underground human trafficking Serena Vale was sentenced to nine years for conspiracy
41:00illegally providing private information and assisting in the planning of a crime I did not attend the
41:05sentences that day in the office of my new company in Seattle I signed my first independent
41:10financing agreement I did not attach myself to Adrian nor did I return to the Hart family to
41:14become someone who only inherited I founded my own company specializing in investing in female
41:19founders medical technology and security systems three years later the company went public five
41:23years later it became one of the most influential emerging funds in North America Adrian always stood
41:27beside me but he never made mated decisions for me he only brought me a cup of hot coffee when
41:34I worked late at night then he would ask do you need my help if I said no he would
41:43simply smile all
41:45right then I'll wait for you to come home
41:5310 years later I attended a legal private auction in New York as a guest the venue was an art
41:59center
41:59converted from an old bank in Manhattan the dome was high and spacious the lighting was gentle the
42:06items were jewelry antique cars and contemporary art there was no dark basement no leather collar
42:15and no person forced to sit on the stage I wore a black evening gown and sat in the first
42:21row
42:22Adrian sat beside me and asked are you all right I knew what he was asking that island from 10
42:28years ago still
42:29appeared in my nightmares from time to time but now I could sit calmly in an auction hall I nodded
42:35lightly
42:37very well
42:41just then an argument came from the entrance I looked up a cleaner was bending at the waist
42:47while the manager's school
42:50his hair was gray his back hunched and several of his fingers bent unnaturally the moment he lifted his
42:54head I recognized him Ethan Black he had been released from prison early he had grown so old
42:58he no longer looked like his former self the once proud and arrogant founder of black capital now
43:02wore a cleaner's uniform gripped a mop in his hand and had cloudy numb eyes behind him followed a woman
43:06Serena there seemed to be something wrong with her mind her hair was messy and she kept muttering
43:10close the auction I want to close the auction Ethan irritably shook her off
43:13shut up Serena followed him again with a foolish laugh
43:16Ethan I want to close the auction too Ethan raised his hand as if to push her but when he
43:20turned
43:20his gaze met mine through the gap in the door as if struck by lightning
43:23he stood frozen in place he seemed to want to call my name I only looked at him and smiled
43:27faintly
43:28no hatred no pity it was like seeing an old long expired thing that no longer mattered I withdrewed
43:32my gaze the auctioneer had just begun introducing the first item of the night it was a 19th century
43:36emerald brooch Adrian asked me do you like it looking at the light on the stage I suddenly remembered that
43:41night 10 years ago back then I had sat in a restraint chair and been treated as merchants by everyone
43:46they thought money could buy me they thought marriage could imprison me they thought humiliation
43:50could tame me but in the end I bought myself back and I bought out all of their arrogance
43:54I raised my numbered paddle every item tonight I am closing the auction
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