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00:00On the day I married Sebastian, a car hit and killed my mother.
00:13The driver was Chloe, the girl Sebastian raised himself.
00:17In the police surveillance footage, Chloe dragged my mother down the street for hundreds of yards in her Lamborghini before
00:25stopping.
00:28She went too far this time. No matter what you decide, I am on your side.
00:34After eight years together, Sebastian was finally taking my side.
00:38I handed all the evidence to the prosecutor and insisted on charging Chloe with murder.
00:42The night before the trial, Sebastian threw a blank check at me and forced me to change my statement.
00:49Chloe is still young and reckless. It is normal to make mistakes.
00:53I already punished her.
00:56To make me miss the trial, Sebastian locked a pregnant me inside a remote guest room in the estate.
01:02He cut off the communication and sent everyone away.
01:07Three days and three nights.
01:10At that moment, I finally saw clearly.
01:16Sebastian never chose me.
01:18Three days later, Sebastian pushed the door open.
01:23Joanna, have you thought it through?
01:27That was his first sentence.
01:29He did not ask how I was doing.
01:31He only cared about his girl.
01:33I looked up and grunted my teeth.
01:35I will never change my statement.
01:39I will make Chloe pay.
01:41Sebastian crossed his legs.
01:43The room was dark and I could not see his face.
01:46I only heard his cold voice.
01:47Chloe was drunk and hit your mother by accident.
01:49I will pay the compensation.
01:51Write whatever amount you want on the check.
01:53Is that not enough?
01:54People like your mother are a dime a dozen.
01:57This money is more than enough to buy her life.
02:02Joanna, you win.
02:06Win?
02:07My chest tightened and I could barely breathe.
02:12Sebastian, that is my mother.
02:15Money cannot buy her back.
02:18Chloe hit her and refused to stop.
02:21She dragged her and ran her over until she died.
02:24If that is not murder, what is?
02:25She must go to prison.
02:27Sebastian frowned.
02:29He lost his patience.
02:32Joanna, I am giving you one last chance.
02:37His assistant placed a video in front of me.
02:40It showed my father.
02:42He had been in avengery state for many years.
02:46A person stood in the empty hospital room.
02:49The person held a pair of scissors
02:51and aimed them at my father's ventilator tube.
02:55Change your statement or save your father's life.
02:58Choose.
02:59The blood rushed to my head.
03:02And I screamed.
03:04Sebastian held me down.
03:06Joanna, think carefully.
03:08Is it worth giving up your comfortable life for a dead person?
03:13His words were cold,
03:15stabbing into my heart again.
03:17Years ago, Sebastian just took over Fox Group.
03:20His ruthless style offended many people.
03:23He was kidnapped at a business gala.
03:25My father was the detective on that kidnapping case.
03:27At the most critical moment,
03:29my father took a bullet for him and saved his life.
03:35Later, Sebastian brought my mother and me into his home.
03:38He paid for all of my father's medical expenses.
03:41During those five years,
03:43Sebastian treated me very well.
03:44He never missed any of my events.
03:47We slowly fell in love.
03:49On my college graduation day,
03:51Sebastian proposed to me in public.
03:53He promised everyone that he would give me
03:55the happiest marriage in the world.
03:57Later, he broke his promise.
04:00From the day Chloe returned from studying abroad,
04:03he could no longer do it.
04:06I stared into Sebastian's dark eyes.
04:10Sebastian,
04:12did you forget that my father became a vegetable to save you?
04:16Now you want to unplug my father's ventilator
04:19for a law-grading troublemaker like Chloe?
04:22I trembled with rage.
04:23My lips shook.
04:24The truth was right in front of me,
04:26but I still could not believe it.
04:27Sebastian went this far for Chloe.
04:30Sebastian closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
04:32Joanna,
04:32I already punished her.
04:34She knows she was wrong.
04:36Going to court will only turn the entire Fox family into a laughing stock.
04:40I knew what his punishment meant.
04:42Grounding her for a few days.
04:45Freezing her credit cards.
04:48These minor punishments.
04:50It had been eight years.
04:53He never grew tired of saying it,
04:55and I had grown sick of hearing it.
05:00After Chloe returned,
05:02whenever Sebastian and I spent a few minutes together,
05:05she would call and take him away.
05:07She either cried about committing suicide every day,
05:10or she caused trouble and waited for Sebastian to clean up her mess.
05:15Sebastian told me to ignore her,
05:17but he was always the first to rush over.
05:20I was left behind countless times.
05:23Every time he abandoned me,
05:25he would coax me with a few wetenses.
05:27She has no parents,
05:28and I raised her myself.
05:29I have to be responsible for her.
05:32She is spoiled,
05:33but she is not a bad person.
05:35She is still young.
05:36Give her some time.
05:37Until this time.
05:38To stop Sebastian and me from getting married,
05:41she drove her car and killed my mother.
05:43I thought Sebastian had common sense when it came to major things.
05:47Now I see he does not.
05:48His heart has always belonged to Chloe.
05:53I stared at the video.
05:54The tears I held back for weeks finally fell.
05:57Sebastian, I agree.
05:58A flash of pleasant surprise crossed his eyes,
06:01and the smile on his lips was blinding.
06:03Joanna, I knew you would understand.
06:05In seven days,
06:06we will have another grand wedding, okay?
06:09I did not nod or shake my head.
06:12I endured the pain and signed the new statement.
06:15Every stroke felt like a knife cutting my heart.
06:18That night, I saw Chloe post on Instagram
06:20celebrating that she did not have to go to prison.
06:22Behind the party photos was a pile of luxury gifts.
06:25The most expensive one was a vintage luxury watch.
06:28It was worth $3 million.
06:29Sebastian bought it at a charity auction last month.
06:32Love you, Sebastian.
06:33You saved me again.
06:35Among the likes,
06:36I saw Sebastian's profile picture.
06:37In our eight years together,
06:39Sebastian never liked my posts,
06:41but he liked every single one of Chloe's.
06:43She just cares about these small things.
06:45If I don't like it,
06:45she won't stop throwing tantrums.
06:47I never made a scene with him over Chloe,
06:49just because I loved him.
06:51Now my mother was killed by Chloe yet.
06:53He was celebrating her new life.
06:55I stood by the window and made up my mind.
06:59I called my lawyer.
07:01Prepare the divorce papers and the civil lawsuit.
07:03I looked down at my flat stellic.
07:05I was pregnant.
07:07This child was supposed to be my gift to Sebastian.
07:10Now, he did not deserve it.
07:12No matter how hard the road ahead would be,
07:14I would keep this child alone.
07:17The next day,
07:19I held a memorial service for my mother at the church.
07:21Her urn sat on the long table at the very front,
07:24surrounded by her favorite white roses.
07:26Sebastian arrived, holding at Chloe's hand.
07:28When I saw them,
07:29Chloe was leaning down to place her flowers
07:31among the white roses in front of the urn.
07:33Who allowed you to come?
07:34My face turned pale,
07:36and I slapped the flowers out of her hand.
07:39The bow kit hit the back of her hand
07:41and scattered all over the floor.
07:43Chloe screamed,
07:45pulled her hand back,
07:46and hid in Sebastian's arms.
07:48Sebastian, it hurts.
07:51Sebastian stared at her red hand,
07:53and his eyes instantly turned cold.
07:56She just came to bring flowers.
07:59Joanna, did you really have to hit her?
08:03Chloe's eyes turned red,
08:04and tears welled up.
08:05She grabbed my arm with a wronged expression.
08:08Joanna, I am sorry.
08:09I wanted to give you two a wedding gift that day.
08:11I really did not know it would turn out like this.
08:14Sebastian already punished me severely.
08:16I know I was wrong, really.
08:18Chloe was best at this play,
08:20playing the victim and acting innocent,
08:22and Sebastian always fell for it.
08:24In the past,
08:25I tolerated her for Sebastian's sake.
08:27Now, I would not.
08:28Sebastian, I am saying this for the last time.
08:32Take her away.
08:35Everyone present knew that Chloe drove the car
08:37and killed my mother.
08:38In the corners of the hall,
08:40several people glanced at her and whispered.
08:43The wronged look on Chloe's face crumbled completely.
08:48She was just an old woman.
08:50If I didn't hit her,
08:52how many more years could she live?
08:53If Sebastian didn't force me to come,
08:56do you think I would want to be here?
08:59She scowled and walked straight to the front row.
09:02Before anyone could react,
09:03she grabbed the urn holding my mother's ashes from the table.
09:06You won't let me pay my respects?
09:09Then no one gets to give her a proper goodbye.
09:12I watched her raise the urn high.
09:14My heart almost jumped out of my throat.
09:17Stop!
09:18A sharp crash echoed.
09:20The urn slammed heavily against the marble floor and shattered into pieces.
09:24The entire hall gasped.
09:26I rushed over and knelt on the cold marble.
09:29The ashes were scattered everywhere.
09:31I could not even let my mother leave in peace.
09:33My nose sting and my eyes burned.
09:36But I bit my lip hard to keep the tears from falling.
09:39On the other side,
09:41Chloe went completely crazy,
09:42turning the place upside down.
09:44She knocked over flower stands,
09:46pushed down candle stacks,
09:48and threw my mother's portrait to the ground.
09:52A solemn memorial service
09:54was completely ruined by her.
09:58Heartbroken,
09:59I walked out of the church.
10:01Sebastian finally caught up with me.
10:03Chloe just has a short fuse
10:04and hates people talking about her.
10:06This time,
10:07she did go too far.
10:09Don't worry.
10:10I will rearrange a memorial service for your mother.
10:15Hearing the same old lines made me want to throw up.
10:19Sabatting grabbed my arm tightly.
10:21I looked down at his hand.
10:24No need.
10:26I pushed his hand away.
10:28I had no energy left to waste on them.
10:30Sebastian looked at his empty hand.
10:32His chest tightened.
10:33Before I could walk far,
10:34I received a call from the hospital's private nurse.
10:37Miss,
10:38someone unplugged your father's ventilator.
10:40The words hit me like a thunderbolt.
10:42I rushed to the hospital.
10:43My father's body was already covered with a white sheet.
10:47Who did it?
10:48Who exactly was it?
10:50Did I not tell you to watch my father's room?
10:53How could anyone get in?
10:55After Sebastian threatened me with my father's life last time,
10:58I changed all the nurses and bodyguards.
11:00I did not expect something to go wrong anyway.
11:02It was Chloe.
11:03She sneaked into the room at night and unplugged his ventilator herself.
11:07By the time we found out,
11:08it was too late.
11:09She brought people from the Fox family with her.
11:11We could not stop them at all.
11:12The nurse's face was pale with fear,
11:14terrified of being blamed.
11:17Miss Hale,
11:18stop fighting her.
11:19The image of Chloe destroying the memorial service flashed in my mind.
11:23The anger in my chest could no longer be suppressed.
11:26I took a cab home.
11:28As soon as I got out of the car,
11:30I heard music and dancing inside the villa.
11:33If Joanne's father hadn't saved Sebastian,
11:36how could he ever marry her?
11:38I will never let Sebastian marry any woman but me.
11:41Her mother died during the first wedding,
11:43and her father died during the second.
11:46Let's see if she still dares to get married.
11:50Chloe's arrogant voice pierced my ears,
11:52and my head exploded with rage.
11:54I kicked the villa door open.
11:56I walked right up to Chloe.
12:00A sharp slap echoed.
12:02I slapped her across the face.
12:05Chloe covered her face.
12:07Her beautiful face distorted with rage.
12:10You dare to slap me?
12:12No one has ever dared lay a hand on me in my entire life.
12:15Chloe called her men.
12:16Within seconds,
12:17several men grabbed my arms and pinned me to the floor.
12:20So what if your parents are dead?
12:23My parents died too.
12:26Do you think you are special?
12:29Just because your parents died, Joanne?
12:32Chloe and her followers kicked me over and over.
12:35I turned on my side,
12:37curled into a tight ball,
12:38and shielded my stomach with my arms.
12:40My baby.
12:41I could not let her find out I was pregnant.
12:45Chloe, you will pay for what you said today.
12:48Chloe laughed and shook her head.
12:50She ordered her men to drag me into a storage room.
12:53Pay?
12:54Joanna, open your eyes wide
12:56and see who is going to pay the bigger price.
13:00They sealed my mouth shut with duct tape.
13:03Just as I prepared to struggle,
13:05the door opened.
13:07Sebastian walked in and headed straight for Chloe.
13:10He frowned when he saw face.
13:14What happened to your face?
13:16Chloe glanced back at the storage room door.
13:19The smile on her face grew brighter.
13:21You just love getting into trouble.
13:23Send everyone away quickly.
13:26Joanna will be upset again when she gets back.
13:29Sebastian pinched her nose affectionately.
13:32Chloe wrapped her arms around Sebastian's waist,
13:35acting cute.
13:37Sebastian, let me take you somewhere.
13:40I watched Sebastian.
13:43Sebastian, his usually calm eyes burned with desire.
13:49The moment they pushed the next door open,
13:57Sebastian pinned Chloe against the wall.
14:03Sebastian's voice was very low.
14:04It held a tenderness I had never heard before.
14:07Chloe, you should not tempt me.
14:09You know we can never have a future together.
14:12My eyes widened.
14:13My nails dug deep into my palms.
14:15I dated Sebastian for eight years.
14:18We only slept together once.
14:19He was drunk that time,
14:20and I was the one who initiated it.
14:22I thought he was just not interested in sex.
14:24Now I see he was just interested in someone else.
14:26I know.
14:27That is why I am willing to be your little pet forever.
14:30Chloe stood on her tiptoes and kissed Sebastian.
14:33The two of them melted into each other.
14:34I shrunk into the corner,
14:36buying my lip to keep from making a sound.
14:39The physical pain from the beating was nothing
14:41compared to the agony before my eyes.
14:43The eight years I thought were filled with love.
14:45It turned out I was just a shield to hide their dirty secret.
14:48After they finished,
14:49Chloe lay in his arms and confessed to what she did.
14:53Sebastian, I unplugged Joanna's father's ventilator.
14:56You never stop causing trouble, do you?
14:59Forget it.
15:00I will talk to Joanna about this.
15:03His tone held no blame at all.
15:05There was only helpless indulgent.
15:10Chloe smiled and promised never to do it again.
15:13Then she wrapped herself around Sebastian for several more rounds.
15:16My tears dried and flowed again.
15:18Not just because of Sebastian Chloe,
15:20but because a sharp pulling pain started in my lower abdomen.
15:23They kicked my stomach repeatedly just now.
15:25The baby.
15:26I was afraid I could not keep the baby.
15:28The lights turned back on.
15:29At Chloe wore or only a thin nightgown.
15:32Her collar was wide open,
15:34and her collarbones were covered in love bites.
15:36Did you hear that clearly?
15:38In his eyes,
15:40your parents' lives are just a little trouble I caused.
15:43Joanna,
15:44how can you ever fight me?
15:46I did not talk back.
15:48I remained completely still.
15:51Chloe lost interest when she got no reaction from me.
15:55She insulted me a few more times and left.
15:57I took the recording from my phone and sent it to my lawyer.
16:01This time,
16:02I will send Chloe to prison.
16:04Add one more thing.
16:05She kicked my baby away today.
16:08The lawyer replied instantly.
16:10Go to the hospital first.
16:12Go to Southbridge.
16:13Do not go to any hospital owned by the Fox family.
16:16Keep the evidence safe.
16:17Leave the rest to me.
16:20I held onto the wall
16:22and dragged myself out of the villa step by step.
16:25When I arrived at Southbridge,
16:27the emergency room doctor shook his head after the exam.
16:30I am sorry the baby is gone.
16:33We need to do a DC as soon as possible.
16:38While I waited for the surgery,
16:40Sebastian called.
16:42Your father's matter was the hospital's negligence.
16:46I am already holding them accountable.
16:50Let's hold the funeral of parents together.
16:53I will pick you up after I finish my work.
16:56I calmly agreed and hung up the phone.
16:59Sebastian panicked when he heard the absolute quiet on my end.
17:02He asked insistently.
17:05Where are you?
17:08I could not help but let out a cold laugh.
17:12Sebastian, I am in the hospital's OBGI department.
17:15Your baby is gone.
17:16Chloe and her men kicked the baby out of me.
17:19I am waiting for a DC.
17:21Sebastian checked my phone location.
17:23He searched everywhere.
17:25Finally, he found my phone on the hospital lawn
17:27where I had dropped it on purpose.
17:29Damn it.
17:30Sebastian finally realized I tricked him.
17:32I was not at his family's hospital at all.
17:34Miss Hale always had her prenatal checkups here.
17:37The hospital director broke out into a cold sweat.
17:39He stuttered through his explanation.
17:41How could you not even know she was pregnant?
17:43Miss Hale said she wanted to give you a surprise at the wedding.
17:45She specifically ordered us not to say anything.
17:47We did not expect it to turn out like this either.
17:50Sebastian felt the world spinning around him.
17:52At the half-finished wedding that day,
17:54I hugged him and said I wanted to give him a gift.
17:57But before I could hand it over,
17:59a phone call interrupted the wedding.
18:02A car accident stopped everything.
18:05He was too busy cleaning up Chloe's mess.
18:08He never gave me a single word of concern.
18:12Sebastian was filled with regret.
18:16He walked out of the hospital looking miserable
18:18and received a call from his assistant.
18:26Mr. Fox, I found Miss Hale.
18:28She is at Southbridge Hospital.
18:31This call gave him hope.
18:33He rushed over at top speed.
18:34But the moment he walked in,
18:35he saw me lying quietly on the hospital bed,
18:37covered in bruises and deathly pail.
18:39Sebastian, who always claimed he protected me well,
18:41felt his heartbreak at this moment.
18:43Joanna, how did you...
18:45How did you end up like this?
18:48I kept hearing someone talking by my ear.
18:50It was very noisy.
18:51I struggled to wake up
18:52and saw Sebastian kneeling on the floor, crying bitterly.
18:55I instinctively touched my stomach.
18:56A sharp wave of pain hit me.
18:58Joanna, it's fine. It's fine.
18:59Only then did I confirm the surgery was over.
19:01We will have another baby.
19:03Seeing that I was awake,
19:04Sebastian hugged me tightly before even wiping his tears.
19:07His words were full of gentle comfort,
19:09just like before.
19:10He acted as if he held me in the palm of his hand again.
19:12But this time I only felt disgusting.
19:14The baby is gone, Sebastian.
19:16You should thank Chloe.
19:17No baby deserves a father like you.
19:19The words were cold and vicious.
19:21Sebastian's heart trembled.
19:22He let go of me, his face full of guilt.
19:25I know you blame me for your parents' matter,
19:27but I had my own difficulties with that.
19:28I promise you.
19:29This time I will absolutely not interfere.
19:32You can deal with Chloe however you want.
19:34Sebastian gave me another promise.
19:36But last time I believed his words,
19:38and that led to all of this.
19:40This time how could I ever believe him again?
19:43Sebastian, go ahead and use the Fox legal team
19:45against me in court.
19:47I will win anyway.
19:51Sebastian wanted to say something else.
19:54A sharp shriek from behind interrupted him.
19:56Chloe stormed into my hospital room furiously.
19:58Joanna, how dare you, Tridy,
20:00to drive a wedge between Sebastian and me?
20:02Do you think pretending to be sick
20:04will make Sebastian side with you?
20:06I refused to change my statement,
20:07and Sebastian actually wanted to use the Fox legal team
20:11to drag out the divorce.
20:12Every single thing pushed Chloe's buttons.
20:14She hated me enough to tear me apart.
20:16She spoke without thinking.
20:18Did you forget what you saw in the storage room that day?
20:20Hearing the last sentence,
20:22Sebastian grabbed Chloe by the throat.
20:24Chloe, what storage room are you talking about?
20:27Chloe finally realized she spoke too fast and slipped up.
20:30She stuttered for a long time,
20:32not daring to speak the truth.
20:34But Sebastian was no fool.
20:36I finally realized I already knew about his relationship with Chloe.
20:40His face turned pale and he turned around,
20:42trying to explain to me.
20:45Sebastian, leave.
20:46I already filed for divorce.
20:48You cannot stop it.
20:50Seeing how stubborn I was,
20:52Sebastian kicked the nightstand next to the bed over.
20:54His eyes were bloodshot,
20:56and the veins on his neck bulged.
20:58He looked like a thoroughly enraged beast.
21:00Divorce again.
21:01Joanna, we have eight years of history.
21:03You want a divorce over such a small thing?
21:06I looked up at the furious Sebastian,
21:09completely emotionless.
21:11A small thing?
21:14Tears streamed down my face.
21:16All the hatred in my heart boiled over at this moment.
21:22Sebastian, my dad, my mom, and your baby.
21:25Three lives are just a small thing to you?
21:28You knew Chloe killed my mom to stop our wedding.
21:30You kept quiet.
21:31You slept with the girl you raised,
21:34and you were too ashamed to admit it,
21:35so you enabled her.
21:37You knew she unplugged my dad's ventilator.
21:39He saved your life.
21:40You still kept your mouth shut.
21:42Accusation after accusation.
21:43I watched Sebastian's face grow uglier by the second.
21:46Why on earth should I stay with a man like you?
21:48I knew he did not have a single word to say in response.
21:51Joanna, you are truly cruel.
21:54If you told me about the baby earlier, would we have lost him?
21:57Those two sentences stabbed straight into my heart.
22:00We lived together for 13 years and dated for eight.
22:03He knew exactly where to plunge the knife to hurt me the most.
22:06Mr. Fox has quite the nerve.
22:08You act like a monster yourself.
22:09Everyone looked towards the voice.
22:11A man in a suit walked in with steady steps.
22:13Sebastian was shaken by his powerful area.
22:16Yet you are so quick to shift the blame to others.
22:19Who are you?
22:24I am Miss Hale's attorney.
22:26Here is my card.
22:27The man took a business card from his bag and handed it to Sebastian.
22:31Then he took out a beanie and placed it on my head.
22:34They said you need rest after the surgery.
22:36I will take you away in a minute.
22:37This scene stung Sebastian's eyes.
22:39He looked down at the gold-embrossed card in his hand.
22:42Ethan Shaw.
22:44The name sounded familiar, but he could not remember where he heard it.
22:51Attorney Shaw, what right do you have to take my wife?
22:53Sebastian blocked Ethan's hand, standing in front of my bed.
22:56Ethan let out a low chuckle.
22:59Mr. Fox has a terrible memory.
23:01You received the divorce papers an hour ago, and you already forgot?
23:07Sebastian, go ahead and try to stop me.
23:09Tomorrow, the recording of you and Chloe will spread across the city.
23:13I guarantee you will make the headlines for three days.
23:16When that happens, do you think the head of the family will still tolerate a scandal-racin' man like you?
23:21The threat was whispered in his ear.
23:23Only he and Ethan heard it.
23:25Sebastian clenched his fists by his sides.
23:28The man in front of him looked too much like a winner.
23:32Sebastian panicked.
23:34He did not dare to block him anymore.
23:40Ethan knelt down and put my shoes on for me.
23:45Then, he bent over and lifted me into his arms.
23:48Chloe stood in the way with her arms wide open.
23:51She screamed at Sebastian behind her.
23:53Sebastian!
23:54What right does she have to judge you?
23:56She is hooking up with another man herself!
23:59What kind of lawyer does this much for a client?
24:02But Sebastian was still dazed by Ethan's words and could not snap out of it.
24:07Sebastian!
24:08Ethan was annoyed by her screeching.
24:10He frowned and spoke coldly.
24:12Miss Fox, I hope you still have this good voice to defend yourself in court.
24:16By the way, go check your records.
24:19Miss Hale's parents are not the only case I filed against you.
24:22Three years ago, you bullied a classmate abroad.
24:26Two years ago, you drugged a female teacher and left her mentally in hair.
24:30Three months ago, you tricked your friend into a bar and got her raped.
24:34Case by case, you have a long list of lawsuits coming.
24:38Chloe never expected her past crimes from years ago would be dug up.
24:42And that she would be the defendant.
24:45Her legs shook with fear and she ran towards Sebastian.
24:49Sebastian!
24:50Save me!
24:51But Sebastian pushed her away violently.
24:55You committed these crimes yourself.
24:58How much longer do I have to clean up your messes?
25:02Chloe, I really spoiled you to the point of lawlessness over the years.
25:08He slapped Chloe across the face.
25:11Behind us, Chloe's hysterical crying echoed through the room.
25:16Ethan covered my ears and walked straight out of the hospital room.
25:21Joanna, don't look back.
25:25I nodded, curled up in his arms, and never looked back.
25:34The next time I saw Chloe and Sebastian was the day of my parents' trial.
25:39Sebastian appeared as Chloe's character witness.
25:42He presented my signed statement and the accident video from that day.
25:46The beginning of the video had been edited to make it look like my mother ran a red light and
25:50walked into Chloe's car.
25:53Sebastian's private attorney pointed at the big screen, twisting the truth completely.
25:57I believe everyone can see the video clearly.
26:00Chloe had absolutely no idea she hit the victim.
26:03Therefore, it cannot be murder.
26:06Miss Hale failed to extort a massive financial settlement, which is why she changed her story again to accuse my
26:12client.
26:13Mr. Fox can testify to this.
26:18I watched Sebastian walk up to the witness stand.
26:21No emotion showed in his dark eyes.
26:25Miss Hale did ask me for a blank check.
26:27My assistant was present at the time and can testify.
26:32After she received the check,
26:34she changed her statement during the initial deposition and refused to accuse Chloe.
26:39She was once my wife.
26:41I kept quiet for the sake of our marriage.
26:44But later, she used her comus father to demand more money from me.
26:49I refused.
26:50So she filed additional charges.
26:53Sebastian's testimony was organized and clear.
26:56A low murmur rippled through the courtroom.
26:59With the Fox family backing them,
27:01no one dared to utter a word of doubt.
27:03I listened to these absurd, laughable lies
27:06and did not say a single word to argue.
27:14Ethan was in no rush to counter them either.
27:18He requested a brief recess.
27:22Ethan and I sat in the waiting room, talking.
27:28Before we could say much,
27:30Sebastian pushed the door open and walked in.
27:34Joanna, I am not doing this for Chloe this time.
27:37If you are willing to come back to me and drop the divorce,
27:39I can withdraw this testimony.
27:41I will completely stay out of Chloe's business.
27:43Sebastian looked at Ethan and me with absolute certainty.
27:46He looked like he was waiting for me to bow my head.
27:49Joanna, this is your only chance.
27:52Sebastian's gaze swept over me.
27:53Do you really think a second-rate lawyer like the one next to you
27:56can win against the Fox family?
27:58Ethan put away his digital recorder.
28:01My apologies.
28:02Occupational habit.
28:03Mr. Fox, please repeat those words when court resumes.
28:06Suit yourself.
28:07Sebastian waved his hand, completely unfazed.
28:10It seems Mr. Fox has already handled those troublesome old men
28:12in the Fox family board.
28:14Ethan raised an eyebrow and smiled.
28:15The corners of Sebastian's lifted into a confident smile.
28:18Joanna, tell me you are willing to come back to me.
28:20Sebastian looked at me.
28:21Sebastian, if your brain is broked, remember to see doctor.
28:24I will never come back to you in this lifetime.
28:27The smile to vanished instantly.
28:29I took Ethan's hand, walked out of the waiting room,
28:32and never looked back.
28:33I believe you.
28:33Ethan cast a worried glance at me and told me to relax.
28:38Ethan and my father were close friends
28:40despite their 20-year age gap.
28:42After my father became a vegetable,
28:45the Shaw family sent Ethan abroad,
28:46and there was no news of him for years.
28:49Later, he became a lawyer.
28:51Unfortunately, by the time he rushed back,
28:54it was too late.
28:56The half-finished wedding,
28:58the car accident,
28:59and the three days I spent locked in the guest room
29:02all happened before his plane landed.
29:06By the time he found me,
29:07my mother was already buried,
29:08my father's ventilator was unplugged,
29:10and the baby was gone.
29:11The only thing left to salvage
29:12was bringing Chloe and Sebastian to court.
29:14Pretending to agree to change my statement
29:15just to get the recordings
29:16was a plan we set up together later.
29:18Suddenly, Sebastian's furious voice
29:20rang out from behind us.
29:22Did you not promise me
29:23you would stay out of this?
29:25The head of the Fox family
29:26roared on the other end of the line.
29:29Are you tired of living?
29:31How dare you cross the Shaw family?
29:36Sebastian shifted his gaze to Ethan.
29:39Ethan turned his head with a smile
29:40and waved his hand.
29:51The moment he heard that name,
29:52Sebastian's hair stood on end.
29:54He dug into Ethan's background many times.
29:56The answer was always
29:57that no one had ever heard of him.
29:58At most,
29:59he just shared the same last name
30:00with the Shaw family.
30:01Among the publicly known members
30:02of the Shaw family,
30:03Ethan's face never appeared.
30:06But now,
30:06he personally admitted
30:07his name was Adrian Shaw.
30:09Adrian Shaw.
30:11The man who held the real power
30:12in the Shaw family
30:13and was the hardest to deal with.
30:18Impossible.
30:19Adrian Shaw does not look like you at all.
30:21Ethan laughed out loud.
30:22His tone made it clear
30:23he took Sebastian for a fool.
30:25If I wanted to hide my identity,
30:26do you think I would let you
30:27find it so easily?
30:29Sebastian,
30:30since you took Joanna away,
30:31you should not have hurt her like this.
30:33When the court resumed,
30:34Sebastian overthrew
30:35his previous testimony.
30:36He detailed everything
30:37exactly as it happened.
30:39All the evidence pointed to Chloe
30:40who repeatedly attempted murder
30:42out of jealousy.
30:43Chloe jumped with rage
30:44in the defendant's hope.
30:45Finally,
30:46she pointed at Sebastian
30:47and cursed him out.
30:48She spat out every nasty word
30:49she could think of.
30:50But Sebastian did not offer
30:52a single response.
30:54Later,
30:54Chloe's other cases
30:55went to trial
30:56one by one.
30:57In the end,
30:58she was sentenced to 20 years.
31:00Sebastian never showed up
31:01to clean up her mess again.
31:03On the day Chloe was sentenced,
31:04I took Ethan to my parents' graves.
31:06In the light rain,
31:08Ethan dressed in all black.
31:09He bowed his head
31:10before the graves
31:11and stood there
31:11for a long time.
31:12If I came back earlier,
31:13none of this would have happened.
31:15I am sorry.
31:16I was a step too late.
31:18From now on,
31:19I will take good care of Joanna.
31:20The Shaw family
31:21sent Ethan abroad back then.
31:22It was not until this year
31:23that he heard about Sebastian
31:24and Chloe from someone else.
31:25He was rushing back
31:26to attend the wedding
31:27while collecting evidence.
31:28He was only one day late
31:29and everything changed.
31:30But fortunately,
31:31I was still alive.
31:35Ethan wanted to take me back
31:37to the Shaw family.
31:38I refused.
31:40After going through Sebastian,
31:42I could no longer trust any man.
31:45So,
31:46on the day after Chloe went to prison,
31:48I boarded a flight alone
31:49and left the city.
31:51I did not say goodbye to anyone,
31:53nor did I leave
31:54any contact information.
31:56Ethan did not come
31:57looking for me either.
31:59I settled down
31:59in a small coastal town.
32:01Life moved slowly
32:03and quietly there.
32:04Until one evening,
32:06I heard two neighbors
32:07gossiping downstairs.
32:08Did you hear?
32:10That guy named Sebastian Fox
32:11was stabbed 27 times.
32:13Every single blow was fatal.
32:15The killer was a woman.
32:16A woman?
32:19A crime of passion?
32:21I heard she escaped from prison
32:22just to kill him.
32:24I stood frozen for a long time,
32:26suddenly finding it hard to breathe.
32:29Sebastian's face
32:30flashed through my mind repeatedly.
32:33What a tragic end.
32:35The next morning,
32:36a car scraped past me
32:38on the roadside,
32:39leaving a small cut on my arm.
32:43Suddenly,
32:44a deep voice
32:45called out from behind me.
32:47I turned around.
32:49In the morning light,
32:51Ethan stood there.
32:53He looked at the scratch
32:54on my arm,
32:55his eyes full of worry,
32:57and walked quickly toward me.
32:59It turned out
33:00Ethan had been watching over me
33:02all these years.
33:06I lowered my head
33:07and smiled.
33:09This was actually quite nice.
33:11See you guys.
33:12See you next time.
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