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00:09At midnight, my husband Ryan was called away by the gang, leaving only me and our newborn
00:14child at home. Unfortunately, my breasts became in garth at that very moment. The breast pump
00:21was dead, and my baby was crying from hunger. I stood in front of the bathroom mirror, looking
00:27down at the damp stains spreading across the front of my nightgown, my face burning so
00:31hot I didn't dare look up. Six weeks postpartum, my body felt like it no longer belonged to
00:38me. The slightest movement made my breasts ache with pressure. The thin nightgown clung
00:42to my skin, making every outline painfully obvious. I hurriedly grabbed a towel to wipe
00:49myself, but the more I wiped, the more dis-sroldered I become. Just then, a loud bang came from
00:55the back door.
01:07Before I could even scream, a bloody hand reached out from the darkness and tightly covered
01:11my mouth. The man's cold breath brushed against my ear, and the muzzle of a gun was pressed
01:19against my back. I was so frightened that my body went limp. By the light of the lightning
01:23splashing outside the window, I finally saw his face clearly.
01:28Dante Vera, the mafia boss my husband feared most. He was seriously injured, and blood dripped
01:35onto the floor.
01:36What made me even more ashamed was that I suddenly felt an even more intense throbbing pain in
01:40my chest, and hot, wet milk dripped down my nightgown, mixing with his blood. I looked down
01:46and saw that scene, and I froze completely. Dante's gaze also languid there. I hurried to explain.
01:53I didn't mean to. I'm just… enhorged.
01:57Only after I said it did I realize how embarrassing it was. He men mine lifted his eyes to me.
02:03His gaze busseleted. But that only might feel even more exposed.
02:11Does it hurt a lot? I bit my lip and didn't say anything. The child cried even harder in
02:17the bedroom, and the sound of pursuer's footsteps could be heard outside the door. Dante slowly
02:23rolled up the blood-stained cuff of his shirt, his voice low. I know a little about first aid.
02:29He paused, his gaze returning to my soaked nightgown. I can help relieve it.
02:37My face instantly turned bright red, and I instinctively stepped back. My voice trembled.
02:45No. You are my husband's boss. But I said that. I realized how absurd it was. The absurd part
02:52wasn't confusing him. It was the fact that on a storm lad night I was discussing something this
02:57was intimate with my husband's boss. Dante didn't approach. He simply stood there,
03:01blood dripping from between his fingers. Despite his injury, his eyes remained calm,
03:05as if everything was under his control. The footsteps outside the door grew closer.
03:09The baby in the bedroom cried even harder, each cry sharper than the last. My heart ached,
03:15but my chest hurt so much that I couldn't feed the baby. I gritted my teeth and turned away,
03:21trying to handle it myself. As soon as the hot towel was applied,
03:25I gasped in pain and almost cried out. To prevent it outside the waiter hearing,
03:30I had to cover my mouth tightly, and tears welled up in my eyes. Dante's voice came from behind.
03:36You can't do it yourself.
03:42I glared at him, embarrassed and furious, but I didn't even have the strength to argue.
03:56There's movement in there. Could Dante be hiding inside?
04:03I froze. Dante glanced at the entrance, then at the door, with the child still crying behind it. He lowered
04:09his voice further. Emma, if we wait any for the first time, the crying will draw them here. He called
04:14my name for the first time. My heart skipped a beat. I knew he was telling the truth, but getting
04:18myself to nod felt even more humiliating than admitting how desperate I was. I thought of the
04:22child's little face, flushed red from crying, then looked down at the blood and breast milk mingling on
04:26the floor. In that instant, shame, fear, and pain all rushed over me. Finally, I closed my eyes.
04:32Only over my clothes. My voice was so soft, it was almost inaudible. Dante neither smiled nor said much,
04:38but simply responded in a low voice. But when he actually walked closer to me, I still shrank back
04:55nervously. Dante didn't touch me right away. He first put the gun aside, then wiped the blood off
05:03his hands with a clean towel. The movement was slow, as if he was deliberately letting me see
05:08clearly that he had no intention of taking advantage of the situation. But more this happened,
05:14the more nervous I became. His restraint was more dangerous than any roughest would have been.
05:20As he came closer, the smells of rain and blood came with him, mixed with a cool, masculine scent.
05:27I froze on the sofa, my fingers gripping the hem of my skirt tightly, barely daring to breathe.
05:36Tell me if it hurts. The moment his hand touched me through my clothes, I tensed up completely.
05:43At first, it hurt. The pain made me sweat, my fingertips nearly digging into my palms.
05:50But Dante's hand was steady, easing the pressure outward little by little,
05:54neither rushed nor careless. The throbbing pain that was driving me crazy actually started to subside
06:00slowly. I couldn't help letting out a soft breath. Dante paused. I immediately turned my face away,
06:08my ears burning hot. I'm just in pain. He didn't call me out. He just kept going. But I knew
06:17it wasn't
06:17all pain. After the pain eased, what remained was a kind of relief too embarrassing to name. It felt as
06:24if a body held tense for too long was finally being soothed, little by little, until even my back
06:29softened. I should have told him to stop. But the words just wouldn't come out.
06:37When he shifted his hand away slightly, a strange emptiness opened in my chest.
06:43The thought terrified me, turning my face pale. The baby was still crying. The pursuers were right
06:50outside. And yet a man who wasn't my husband had made my breathing fall apart.
06:57I started to fear myself. Every time Dante paused, I tent without realizing it. Every time his palm
07:03settled over me again, I couldn't help breathing out in relief. It was supposed to be just about
07:08relieving the blockage. It was supposed to be just for the baby. But his technique was so precise,
07:14it was as if he knew exactly where I was in pain and when I would start to tremble.
07:18I dared not look at him. I could only stare intentionally at the rain outside the window.
07:23But the harder I tried not to look, the sharper every sensation became. His breath fell on my neck,
07:29his sleeve brushed against my arm, and the shadow he cast when he looked down almost enveloped me
07:34completely. I suddenly thought of Ryan. I remembered how clumsy Ryan was every time. He always said he
07:42cared about me. But whenever he actually touched me, he only made it hurt more. I remembered how,
07:47when I was at my weakest after giving birth, he was always called away by the gang, leaving me and
07:51the baby at home. But Dante was different. He was dangerous, cold-blooded, and covered in blood. Yet
07:58somehow he understood where I hurt better than my husband did. The moment the thought crossed my mind,
08:03I felt so ashamed that my eyes welled up with tears. How could I even compare the two of them?
08:08How could I feel more at ease with a mafia boss who had broken into my home than with my
08:11own husband?
08:12I cursed myself in my heart. But the next second, when Dante's palm shifted slightly away,
08:17I somehow leaned forward a little. Just a little. So little I thought he wouldn't notice.
08:23But at Dante's hand stopped. He looked down at me. His eyes were frighteningly dark. He called my name.
08:29His voice so low, it seemed to brush against my ear.
08:33Emma, are you avoiding me, or are you handing yourself over to me?
08:41I was so embarrassed I felt like I was on fire.
08:45I didn't-
08:46This denial was too weak. Even I didn't hear it as a denial. Dante didn't call me out any further.
08:53He only let out a low chuckle, the sound muffled by the rain, like a spark falling into damp air,
08:59subdued yet burning hotter. I frantically tried to back away, but there was the sofa armbar behind me,
09:05so I couldn't move back at all. Dante's hand remained where it was, neither moving forward
09:09nor immediately leaving. It was as if he was waiting for me to admit it, or perhaps waiting for me
09:14to
09:15continue pretending.
09:18In the midst of this almost suffocating silence, the phone suddenly rang. It was Ryan. I was so
09:25startled that I instinctively wanted to hang up. Dante, however, pressed down on my wrist. His
09:32palms were still warm, and his fingertips pressed against the rapidly beating pulse on the inside of
09:37my wrist. Answer it. I had no choice but to answer. Honey, someone posted a bounty on Dante,
09:46and the price is insane! If I can pull this off, our whole family will be set for life! I
09:53felt a chill
09:53run through my body. It turned out he hadn't left tonight just for a gang job. He really wanted to
10:00betray Dante. In other words, if Dante was caught, my child and I could be dragged into it too.
10:09Suddenly, the sound of a belt buckle being loosened filled the air. Ryan immediately became alert.
10:14What's that sound coming from your end? My mind went completely blank. Dante leaned close to my ear
10:21and said slowly and deliberately, Relax. His voice was so low that only I could hear it. It works better
10:29if we release the pressure from both directions. Your lower abdomen needs to relax too. The next second,
10:36his hand slowly pressed down on my lower abdomen. I trembled slightly. On one hand, I felt like I was
10:42betraying my family. But on the other hand, I couldn't deny that I actually longed for him to continue.
10:53Emma, is there a man over there with you?
10:57I hurriedly said no, that I was just watching a care video. But even I knew the lie sounded weak.
11:07Dante was right beside me, so close. His palm pressed against my lower abdomen, warm and steady,
11:14as if he were deliberately nearing away every bit of my composure.
11:20What kind of nursing video requires a man to teach you?
11:24I opened my mouth, but didn't know how to respond. Dante suddenly stopped.
11:32I should have breathed a sigh of relief. But in that instant, I subconsciously looked up at him,
11:39and the disappointment in my eyes was impossible to hide. Dante saw it. He leaned closer.
11:46His voice, almost brushing the curve of my ear.
11:50Did you just want me not to stop?
11:52I was so embarrassed that my eyes welled up with tears.
11:58Stop talking.
12:04Then don't let your husband hear it.
12:07The next second, Ryan suddenly hung up the phone. Before I could even catch my breath, another video
12:14call came in. The moment the screen lit up, my palms were sweaty. I had no choice but to answer.
12:23Ryan's face has appeared on the screen, frighteningly gloomy.
12:26Let me look around. I clearly heard a man's voice just now.
12:30Dante stood in a blind spot, like a dangerous beast lurking in the shadows.
12:35I was just about to say that the child was awake and it was inconvenient.
12:40But Dante suddenly reached out and took the phone from my hand.
12:53I practically lunged at him to grab the phone. The phone went black as my finger and touched the
12:57screen. The video call ended and all that remained in the room were the sounds of the torvial rain,
13:01my child's intermittent cries, and my untrollable heartbeat.
13:04My legs went weak and I almost fell down. I whispered. My eyes read with anxiety.
13:08Are you crazy? How am I supposed to explain if he sees your face?
13:15Dante placed the phone back in my palm, his expression remaining calm.
13:19He didn't see my face.
13:21What did he see? Dante looked down at me and the corner of his lips seemed to twitch slightly.
13:29He saw you panic.
13:32My face turned even paler instantly. My phone vibrated quickly.
13:37It was a message from Ryan.
13:40Is there a man in your house?
13:41Those words pierced my eyes like knives. I stared at the screen, my fingertips trembling,
13:47unable to even type. Dante stood behind me, his injured presence pressing close.
13:54Reply to him.
13:56How am I supposed to reply?
14:00Tell half the truth.
14:01I bit my lip and forced myself to type. I was watching a male doctor's lactation care video.
14:06The clogged ducts hurt too much and I didn't want you to see me looking so helpless.
14:11Ryan didn't reply for a long time after the message had sent. I join you breathe to sound of relice,
14:16only to find that Dante's hand was still lingering near my lower abdomen.
14:21I immediately stepped back. Dante watched me frantically adjusting my nightgown and said in a low lard.
14:29Now you're scared?
14:31I grit my teeth and looked at him. You almost ruined me.
14:36It wasn't me who ruined you. It was your husband who wanted to use me to get the bounty.
14:41My heart sank. The pursuers outside gradually disappeared into the distance and the child finally quiet.
14:46But I knew that ever since that video, a crack had appeared between Ryan and me.
14:51Before leaving, Dante left only one sentence.
14:55Next time you feel bad, don't wait until you can't take it anymore.
15:03After Dante left, I stood alone in the living room for a long time.
15:07Rain water had dragged the blood into dark red streaks across the floor,
15:10and beside them were water stands I was too ashamed to look at.
15:12I crouched down to wipe them up. The more I wiped,
15:15the more it felt like I was cleaning up evidence of a crime I couldn't let my husband discover.
15:18The baby finally got to nurse and slept peacefully in my arms.
15:23But I just couldn't calm down. My phone lit up again. It was Ryan.
15:28I'm coming home right now. When I saw those words, my heart clenched.
15:33I hurriedly cleaned up the living room, stuffed the blood-stained towel into the washing machine,
15:38and repeatedly checked the back door for any remaining traces.
15:40The more I tried to hide it, the more it felt as if Dante's presence still lingered throughout the house.
15:45Rain, blood, that cool, masculine scent, and the low, hoarse question he had breathed against my ear.
15:53Did you just want me not to stop?
15:55I closed my eyes tightly, forcing myself not to think about it anymore.
16:02Ryan returned in the early hours of the morning.
16:06As soon as he entered, he looked around,
16:08his gaze sweeping over the sofa, the kitchen, the back door, and finally landing on my face.
16:18Why do you look so pale?
16:21Holding my child, I try to remain calm.
16:26It hurts.
16:28Ryan walked over and tried to touch me.
16:30I intinctively dodged backward.
16:37His hand froze in half air, and his expression shifted.
16:45Emma, are you hiding something from me?
16:51My heart was pounding so hard I was almost giving myself away.
16:57After Ryan got home, I didn't dare look him in the eye.
17:00He asked me what the man's voice in the video last night was about, and I could only said that
17:05I was watching a nursing video.
17:08Ryan was skeptical, but in the end, he didn't press the matter.
17:11But I panicked even more.
17:13The harder I tried to forget Dante, the more his voice, his hands, and the words he had said while
17:17looking down through me came to mind.
17:19Are you avoiding me, or are you handing yourself over to me?
17:22I couldn't go on like this.
17:23I had a husband, a child, and a home no outsider should be allowed to enter.
17:26So that night, after the child fell asleep, I took Ryan's hand.
17:30I feel a little unwell again. Can you help me?
17:33Ryan paused for a moment, then quickly revealed a smug look to be needed.
17:37Of course I can. I'm your husband. Who else would you ask if not me?
17:41When I heard those words, I felt like I had finally grasped something normal.
17:44Yes, he is my husband. But soon, I regretted it.
17:47Ryan had no patience at all. He pretended to take it seriously at first,
17:51but within minutes, he started rushing through it and complaining about tomorrow's job.
17:54His pressure was inconsistent, sometimes light and sometimes heavy,
17:58and he couldn't press the right spot at all. The next second, he pressed somewhere wrong,
18:02and tears sprang to my eyes from the pain.
18:05Don't touch it!
18:06Ryan stopped awkward, but still stubbornly insisted.
18:09Aren't you being too sensitive? I didn't even use much borth.
18:12At that moment, my heart sank completely. I was actively trying to get closer to my husband,
18:18trying to pull myself out of the absurd thoughts that Dante had brought me to.
18:23Ryan only made me hurt more, and made me remember another man's hand more clearly.
18:30Ryan saw that my eyes were honed, and Drone you get her quaze you.
18:34He soothed with nav-hearted words. Distract his phone.
18:37Fine. I'll find you a professional. There's a male post-pare cashless in our circles. I hear he's
18:42especially good with this.
18:43What has since skipped up? A man?
18:46What are you thinking? He's a professional. Besides, I'll be right outside. Who would
18:51dare try anything?
18:52Those words made my face burn. He didn't know that the most dangerous man had already been to this house.
18:58My instinct was to refuse, but my body was still aching, and the baby wasn't sleeping soundly.
19:06Ryan's actions just now had left me terrified, and I really didn't want him to touch me again.
19:12That evening, the doorbell rang. Ryan went out of his way to open the door, and welcomed in a man
19:18wearing a mask. The man was very tall, his black overcoat still carrying the scent of the cold rain
19:24outside. I only glanced at him, and my heart started racing. Impossible. But when the bedroom door closed
19:31and he took off his mask, I was still frozen in place. Dante stood in front of me, a half
19:37-smile playing
19:38on his lips. This time, it was your husband who personally invited me in. I gripped my nightgown
19:45tightly, my voice trembling. Are you crazy?
19:52He's right outside. Dante put the mask aside and slowly rolled up his sleeves.
19:58So you should be even quieter.
20:02I immediately stepped back.
20:05No, this time it really won't work.
20:07Dante didn't press me. He just looked towards the door. In the living room,
20:11Ryan was soothing the child and asked through the door.
20:13Honey, is the specialist any good?
20:16My face was burning hot. Dante lowered his head and poured the medicated oil into his palm,
20:22slowly rubbing it in. The scent of the oil gradually spread through the room,
20:26mingling with the cool scent on him until my breathing turned unsteady.
20:30Then let Ryan in. When I thought about how my husband had hurt me earlier,
20:34my body almost instinctively shrink back. Dante saw it. The smile in his eyes deepened,
20:40but he didn't laugh out loud. Emma, your body always tells a better story
20:45than your words when you reject me. My eyes welled up with tears of embarrassment.
20:50Don't say that. Then you tell me yourself.
20:53He took half a step closer, lowering his voice. Do you want me to help?
20:57Ryan knocked on the door again. Honey, why is it so quiet in there?
21:05I closed my eyes, my throat tightening. Quite professional. The moment I said it,
21:10I felt ashamed. Dante chuckled softly. The laugh was so soft, it seemed to land right beside my ear,
21:16too quiet for even my husband outside the door to hear.
21:20This time, it was even harder to endure than the night of the tortuous rain,
21:24because Ryan was right outside the door. Dante's movements were still restrained,
21:28but slower than last time. It was as if he wanted me to remember every pause, every approach,
21:33every moment I lost control after the pain eased. I was so nervous that my toes curled up,
21:38but the pain was indeed slowly subsiding. The discomfort Ryan had failed to ease became bearable
21:42in Dante's hands, little by little, and even began turning into another kind of relief I was ashamed to
21:47admit. Outside the door, Ryan was pacing backward forth, holding the child. Honey, just say so if
21:53it hurts. I hurled, replied. It doesn't hurt. Dante looked down at me, his voice barely audible.
21:59It really doesn't hurt? I didn't gared look at him. He suddenly stopped. For a moment,
22:04I felt a void in my heart. Dante saw through it. He leaned close to where, his breath brushing against
22:10my earlip. Did you not want me to stop just now? My eyes welled up with tears of embarrassment,
22:15and I raised my hand to push him away. But soon as my hand touched his chest,
22:19he gently grabbed my wrist. His grip wasn't hard, but I couldn't move. Don't be afraid.
22:23I promised I wouldn't force you. But those words only made my heart more unsettled.
22:29Dante did not cross the line, but he knew exactly where to stop. He knew how to put my mind
22:35at ease,
22:36and he also knew how to make me realize more clearly how reluctant I was to let him go after
22:40he stopped. That was more dangerous than forcing his way closer. I bit my lip, afraid to make the
22:46slightest sound. Ryan was right outside the door, still clumsily trying to soothe the child,
22:51completely unaware of what the air in the bedroom had become. Dante looked down at me.
22:55Your husband treats you well. My heart ached, and I almost instinctively retorted,
22:59Don't mention him. Why? Are you afraid to remember that you are his wife?
23:07These words were like a bucket of cold water being poured on me.
23:12No, this can't go on any longer, I said in a trembling voice.
23:18Stop. Dante looked at me for a few seconds, and then he really stopped.
23:24He released my wrist, straightened my nightgown, and even his tone returned to calm.
23:28Okay.
23:30I should have breathed a sigh of relief. But for some reason, the more he followed the rules,
23:35the emptier I felt inside. When Dante opened the door to leave, Ryan warmly saw him off.
23:40Sir, we'll have to call you again next time. Dante walked past me without looking at me,
23:46and only whispered. Next time, remember to choose for yourself.
23:53After the door closed, Ryan asked me with a smile.
23:55How was it? Isn't he much more professional than me?
24:00My heart skipped a beat. He asked casually, but it was as if he had directly voiced my most shameful
24:07thoughts. I lowered my head. Next time, let's use a female specialist. Ryan didn't think much of it
24:13and even laughed at me for being too thin, skinned. But that night, I couldn't fall asleep no matter
24:18what I did. The smell of medicinal oil seemed to linger in the air, and Dante's shadow seemed to
24:23still be lingering by the bed, looking down at me. I had clearly held the line, but my mind was
24:28more
24:28confused than if I had actually done something wrong. In the middle of the night, I had a dream.
24:33In my dream, it was still a stormy night. The back door was kicked open, and Dante stood in front
24:38of
24:38me covered in blood. I woke up with a start. He didn't touch me. He just looked at me, his
24:42voice low.
24:43Are you afraid of me, or afraid you want me?
24:48Ryan was sleeping right next to me, breathing steadily, completely unaware of anything.
24:56Looking at my husband's face, I realized for the first time that what separated us was more
25:01than just a dream. There was another man, one I was afraid to admit had already forced his way in.
25:09After my maternity leave ended, I returned to work at the trading company owned by the Vera family.
25:14I thought that as long as I left home and returned to my normal work, I could suppress those two
25:19nights.
25:20Dark suit, pale white shirt, indifferent expression. But as soon as I sat down at the high-level meeting,
25:27I saw Dante walk in from the door. He sat in the main seat as if he didn't recognize me
25:32at all.
25:34I panicked even more. The more I listened, the hotter my face became.
25:40The meeting was about feminine hygiene products. It was a perfectly normal business topic, but the
25:45words, as they reached my ears, seemed to have taken on a different meaning after those two nights.
25:50Comfort, privacy, real feedback, physical sensation. Everyone was looking at me.
25:56The hotter my face became. Suddenly, Dante looked up and called out my name.
26:00Emma, you just finished your maternity leave. From a female user's perspective,
26:04what's the most important thing? Everyone was looking at me. I stood up,
26:08my fingers gripping the document tightly. Even though we were in a conference room,
26:13it felt like I was trapped in that dimly lit bedroom again. Dante's gaze swept across the crowd
26:18and landed on me. It was calm, yet oppressive, leaving me nowhere to hide.
26:28I had no idea how I finished my presentation. With every word I uttered, I felt Dante watching me.
26:35Others were just listening to work reports, but only I knew the secrets hidden behind those words.
26:42Emma, come to my office. After the meeting ended, I immediately wanted to leave with the crowd.
26:48My colleagues looked at me with pity, thinking I had made a mistake at work. Only I knew the real
26:54danger
26:54had never been work. The office door closed behind me. Dante locked the door behind him and the blinds
27:01slowly came down, shutting out the light from outside. The moment the room went dark, my heart
27:06almost raced out of control. Boss, did I say something wrong? He walked to his desk, took out a
27:12small black box and put it in my hand. Well said. His voice was very low. So I need you
27:17to give me
27:18some real feedback. My palm burned and I immediately pushed the box back. No. I looked up at him,
27:27my voice trembling. I'm just an employee and I have a husband. You've suddenly remembered you have a
27:36husband. Dante looked at me, his eyes slightly dark. Dante's words were like a fine needle pricking me
27:44until my face turned pale. Of course I remembered I had a husband, but because I remembered, I was even
27:50more afraid of how much I had wavered these past few days. I gripped the box tightly in my hand,
27:55my voice
27:56trembling. Dante, you can't keep pushing me like this. He didn't speak immediately, but walked closer
28:01step by step. The office was to quiet. With the blinds down, all outside sounds seemed to be shut
28:06out. Only his footsteps and my increasingly erratic breathing remained. I retreated to the desk, bracing
28:11my waist against the edge. There was no way out. Dante stopped in front of me and looked down at
28:15me.
28:19Did I force you? His voice was soft, yet more dangerous than any interrogation.
28:23Did I make you pull away from Ryan's hand or make you disappointed when I stopped?
28:29My eyes immediately welled up with tears. His words were so blunt, it was as if they stripped
28:34bare all the thoughts I was most afraid to admit. I shoved the box back into his hand and turned
28:39to
28:39leave, but Dante didn't take it. The box slipped between us and landed on the carpet with a soft
28:44thud. I instinctively bent down to pick it up, and he bent down at the same time. Our hands touched.
28:51It was just a brush of fingertips, but I recoiled as if I'd been burned.
28:56Dante saw it.
28:58Emma, you're not afraid of me.
29:00I looked up at him. His eyes were as dark as the sea at night.
29:04What you're afraid of is that you've already started wanting me to come closer.
29:10I practically fled the office. When I got back to my stway station, my colleague asked
29:15me why my face was so red and whether I had been scolded by the boss.
29:21I forced a smile and said the office was too stuffy, but only I knew what was really
29:27suffocating me wasn't the air. It was the box Dante had slipped into my bag.
29:35I was distracted all day. After I got home from work, I threw my bag into the closet as if
29:43not
29:43opening it could make it all never happen. But when Ryan came back that evening, his first words
29:49almost made me freeze. Honey, get ready this weekend. Boss Dante is coming to dinner at our place.
29:57I almost dropped the cup in my hand.
30:02Who's coming?
30:04Boss Dante! If he's willing to come, that means he's giving me a chance.
30:09I've been doing well lately. Maybe I'll be trusted again soon.
30:15Looking at his excited face, I felt a chill run down my spine. He was unaware that the man he
30:21was
30:21trying to please already knew about his betrayal. He had no idea that man was making his way into his
30:28home, little by little. The doorbell rang on a weekend evening. I opened the door and saw Dante
30:35standing behind Ryan. He was wearing a dark gray overcoat, his expression indifferent, as if he had never
30:42had any secrets from me. Honey, why are you standing there? Let the boss in! I stepped aside.
30:49As out Dante passed by me, the hem of his clothes brushed lightly against the back of my hand.
30:56It was a very light touch, but it made my heart skip a beat.
31:02I ate that meal as if I were sitting on pins and needles. Ryan kept pouring wine for Dante,
31:09saying he would be loyal from now on and how badly he wanted to work for the family.
31:14Every word he said struck me as ironic. Dante remained calm throughout, occasionally nodding
31:21and occasionally glancing up at me. That look in his eyes didn't seem like flirting. It felt more like
31:27he was reminding me. Look, this is the husband you're holding on to. I didn't dare look him in the
31:33eye,
31:34so I just kept my head down and started cutting the meat on my plate. The more flustered I got,
31:40the less I could control the knife and fork. Ryan suddenly said that the wine was gone and got up
31:45to
31:46go to the kitchen to get some. Only Dante and I remained in the dining room. The air suddenly became
31:52quiet. Don't say anything out of line. Dante put down his glass, his tone flat. What did I say?
31:59The more innocent he seemed, the more panicked I became. I was about to stand up when he gently
32:05grabbed my wrist. It wasn't a firm grip, just a light touch, as if it could be released at any
32:12moment.
32:13But I couldn't move. Dante's thumb slowly brushed against my wrist, touching my pulse.
32:19Your pulse is racing. My face instantly flushed. Ryan is in the kitchen.
32:24So what? He looked up at me, his voice low.
32:30Are you afraid he'll see me touch you? Or afraid he'll see that you didn't pull away?
32:37I hurriedly pulled my hand back. The next second, Ryan returned with the wine.
32:51I said the restaurant was too hot. Even I knew that excuse was clumsy. Ryan didn't think much of it,
32:57instead looking guilty. Is your body still not fully recovered? Post-am recovery shouldn't be
33:01taken lightly. You should take good care of her. Ryan nodded immediately, as if he were being lectured by
33:06his boss. Seeing him like that, I felt an indescribable sadness in my heart. He was clearly
33:12my husband, yet another man had to remind him to take care of me. After dinner, Ryan drank too much
33:19and took the child to the living room to put him to sleep. I went to the kitchen to clear
33:24the dishes.
33:24Just as my hand touched the edge of the sink, a shadow suddenly appeared behind me. Dante walked in.
33:33What are you doing here? I'll help you. I don't need it. As soon as I said that,
33:38the wet porcelain plate in my hand nearly slipped and fell. Dante reached out from behind and caught
33:43it. His chest was almost touching my back, and his arm reached over my side to place the plate steadily
33:48back into the sink. I froze completely. His voice brushed the back of my ear.
33:53Every time you say you don't need it, your body trembles. I closed my eyes and tried to control
34:00my erratic breathing. Dante, not in my house. He remained silent for a few seconds, then took a
34:07half step back. But just before he left, he whispered, Then let's go somewhere else.
34:13I turned around abruptly to look at him. He looked at me, but there was no smile in his eyes.
34:19The family is investigating an internal traitor. Ryan will hand you over to me.
34:28Dante was right. The next day, Ryan indeed stuffed a bunch of old cell phones and ledgers into my
34:34hands. Honey, the boss wants me to help with an audit. You're particular, so help me organize these.
34:40If I do well this-ness, I might get back in good standing.
34:43He spoke with excitement, even with a hint of flattery. But I felt a chill in my heart.
34:50He had no idea that he was pushing me into Dante's arms. In the afternoon, Dante's men came to pick
34:56me
34:56up and take me to the safe house. The room was quiet, with a hazy view of the sea outside
35:01the window.
35:01On the table were Ryan's call logs, transfer receipts, and screenshots of the chase route from
35:06that night. As I read page after page, my fingertips grew colder and colder. It turned
35:11out Ryan hadn't just heard about the bounty. He had already received the money. He had sold out
35:16Dante's whereabouts long ago. I suddenly remembered that stormy night, the pursuers outside the door,
35:22and the child crying so hard he could hardly breathe. If Dante hadn't broken in, if the pursuers had
35:27actually broken down the door, my child and I would have died. Dante sat across from me without
35:32saying a word. He simply pushed a bounty agreement in front of me. Ryan's signature was right there
35:38in black and white. My eyes immediately welled up with tears. Now, do you still think he's worth protecting?
35:47I did not answer. It wasn't that I didn't want to answer. It was that my throat felt blocked. I
35:52always
35:53thought I was betraying my family. But it was only at this moment that I realized that the first one
35:57to
35:57betrayed this family was Ryan. He betrayed Dante, and that also put me and the child in danger.
36:02I stood up to leave, but my legs were so weak I almost bumped into the corner of the table.
36:07Dante
36:07reached out and helped me up. His hand was steady. He only held my wrist and didn't go any further.
36:11But this time I didn't pull away immediately. I was so tired, so tired I couldn't even pretend to be
36:16strong. Why didn't you tell me sooner? Would you have believed it back then? Dante looked at me.
36:23I was speechless. Of course not. At that time, I kept telling myself that Ryan was just a loser,
36:31not a bad person.
36:37When we got home, Ryan excitedly asked me. Did the boss praise me?
36:43I looked at him and suddenly felt that this man was terrifyingly unfamiliar. That night,
36:48he hugged me from behind and said he would make sure I had a good life from now on.
36:52My body stiffened and I instinctively dodged. Ryan's expression changed.
36:58Now you won't even let me touch you? Just as I was about to speak,
37:01a loud bang came from outside the door. Someone was banging on the door.
37:07The people who came to our door were Ryan's creditors. As soon as they came in, they ransacked
37:13the place, saying Ryan owed them money and had even put my name down as a guarancier.
37:19I stood in the bedroom doorway holding my child, my whole body going cold.
37:24You included me in the list? Ryan didn't dare look at me.
37:28Honey, I have no choice. We're family, you have to help me.
37:32A family. Coming from him, those three words cut like a knife.
37:37The creditors pushed harder and harder, even demanding that Ryan send me out to talk.
37:42I thought Ryan would stand in front of me, but when he turned around, he actually begged me.
37:47Honey, just talk to them for a few minutes. Stall them, that's all.
37:52At that moment, the last bit of something in my heart shattered completely.
37:58It turns out he not only betrayed the boss, but he also betrayed me.
38:02It started pouring rain again outside.
38:04I stepped back, holding the child to the back door that Dante had once forced open.
38:10Just when I was almost in despair, it suddenly kicked open from the outside.
38:15Cold wind and rain poured in together. Dante stood in the rain with his men,
38:19his black coat soaked through, his eyes chillingly cold.
38:23He looked at me, his voice low but steady.
38:25Emma, bring the child over.
38:28Ryan knelt down.
38:30I had never seen him so pathetic.
38:33He grabbed Dante's pant leg, saying he had only been confused for a moment.
38:39That he had been forced to sell out the route that night.
38:43And that he had no choice about the debt either.
38:46Dante looked down at him.
38:48You used your wife and child as collateral, and that was because you had no choice too?
38:53Ryan's face turned deathly pale.
38:56The living room was so quiet that only the sound of rain could be heard.
39:01I stood to the side, holding my child, and suddenly felt that this scene was just like the first night.
39:08Only on that first night, Dante had broken into my home covered in blood.
39:14Tonight, he had come to take me away.
39:17Ryan turned to me, sobbing.
39:19Emma!
39:22Please, say something for me!
39:24We still have a child!
39:26He finally remembered his child, but when he pushed me out to shield him from debt, didn't he think of
39:32that?
39:33Dante walked up to me and shielded me from the cold wind blowing in from the back door.
39:40You can choose.
39:43His voice was not loud, but it landed clearly in my chest.
39:48Stay and continue being his wife, or come with me.
39:55I looked at Ryan, then at the sleeping child in my arms.
39:59This time, I didn't cover for him.
40:02I hugged my child tightly and walked step by step toward Dante.
40:07Ryan broke down and called my name.
40:12I stopped and took one last look at him.
40:15I stopped being your wife the night you sold him out.
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