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Follow a powerful story where relationships are tested, hidden truths are revealed, and lives change forever. From romantic moments to shocking surprises, this drama keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
Featuring stories about CEO, billionaire lifestyles, family connections, and life-changing decisions, this movie delivers strong emotions and unforgettable scenes.
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00:00I had just aborted my baby and boarded a flight to London
00:03when I received a $13 transfer from my billionaire husband.
00:06Serena accidentally forgot about your sister's surgery fee.
00:09Consider this as your compensation.
00:10This was your own mistake.
00:12Next time, for any expense over $200,
00:14remember to apply to Serena in advance.
00:16Why aren't you replying?
00:18Elena, don't think that just because you're carrying my child,
00:20you can do whatever you want.
00:22I want you to make a public statement tomorrow.
00:25Tell everyone your sister's emergency surgery
00:27had nothing to do with Serena.
00:28What's the big deal if her operation is delayed for a few days?
00:33I ignored every message, turned off my screen,
00:36and closed my eyes to rest.
00:38A moment later, my phone vibrated frantically.
00:41Why aren't you at home?
00:42What the hell did you go this late?
00:46Answer the phone, Elena.
00:47If you don't pick up right now,
00:49I will have your sister thrown out of the private clinic.
00:51After countless messages and calls went unanswered,
00:54Julian rushed to the nursing home in a panic
00:57because he knew I would never abandon my gravely ill sister.
01:01Staring at the empty hospital room,
01:03he grabbed a passing nurse and asked desperately,
01:08Where is the patient in this bed?
01:11Don't you know?
01:12She fell into critical condition.
01:14Her family called all night,
01:16but couldn't raise enough money for the emergency procedure.
01:20She is already dead.
01:23Five days earlier,
01:25my sister's condition had suddenly taken a turn for the worse.
01:28I had called him to ask for $300,000 to cover her surgery,
01:32but his secretary, Serena, had kept my request from him.
01:36After he chose to protect his secretary,
01:38I want a divorce.
01:39I meant it.
01:40But he had only replied with three cold words.
01:43Stop making a scene.
01:44When Julian spoke to me,
01:46his eyes never left the laptop screen in front of him.
01:49It was as though the dull stream of numbers on the screen
01:51interested him more than our conversation.
01:54I'm serious.
01:55I want a divorce.
01:56Julian took a deep breath and rose to his feet,
01:59his expression cold.
02:00You're talking about divorce over something this significant?
02:03When I didn't answer,
02:05he frowned and went on,
02:06I was the one who approved suspending your sister's treatment.
02:09It had nothing to do with Serena.
02:10She was only following my orders.
02:13If you hadn't stormed into the office and made a scene a few days ago,
02:15I wouldn't have done it.
02:16I've already told them to resume her treatment.
02:19I'm busy.
02:20I don't have time for your tantrums.
02:21Without waiting for my response,
02:23he turned and walked away,
02:25certain that I was only saying I wanted a divorce in the heat of the moment,
02:29certain that it wouldn't be long before I came back and lowered my head.
02:34If Julian had answered my call three days ago,
02:37I might still be groveling at his feet,
02:39doing everything I could to please him.
02:41I thought back to that day in the hospital corridor.
02:45Julian, lend me $300,000.
02:48My sister desperately needs this surgery.
02:50If it succeeds, she'll be able to walk again.
02:53Yet all I got was his impatient voice over the phone,
02:56as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
02:59Haven't I told you a hundred times?
03:01If you need money urgently, go to Serena.
03:03It's not like she'd refuse you.
03:05Getting money from Serena was as difficult as ever.
03:09$300,000 isn't a small amount, Elena.
03:12Without an itemized statement,
03:14how am I supposed to verify the money is really for the surgery?
03:18It's a hospital deposit, Serena.
03:20The hospital needs the money before the surgery.
03:21The itemized statement won't be available until after my sister is discharged.
03:26I've just seen people lie about what the money was for and falsify the accounts before.
03:31Julian's reputation is too important.
03:33I have to make sure everything is in order.
03:35She only smiled.
03:37Besides, Julian has a rule.
03:39Any personal expense over $200 has to be reported to him.
03:42Get the hospital documentation first, and then I'll submit it for approval.
03:49Later, I submitted the required documents, but the money never came.
03:53When I called to ask about it, she sounded as though she had only just remembered.
03:57Oh no, Elena.
03:59I've been so busy that I completely forgot.
04:02You're not mad at me, are you?
04:03Just like that, my sister missed her match.
04:06The doctor said it was her last chance to receive a compatible organ.
04:09But because the money never arrived, my sister lost her only chance to recover.
04:14That was the moment I finally decided to divorce him.
04:17Standing outside the study.
04:18Julian, tomorrow, 10 a.m.
04:21City Hall.
04:22Julian stopped and looked back at me, his expression cold.
04:26Elena, before you threat me with divorce, think carefully about who's paying for your life.
04:30Your sister's treatment still costs money, and you're carrying my child.
04:34Don't leave yourself with nowhere to go.
04:36Just then, his phone rang.
04:39Serena, this isn't your fault.
04:41I made the rules.
04:42If she wants to blame someone, she can blame me.
04:44Don't cry.
04:45I'll take you shopping tomorrow.
04:47Buy whatever you want.
04:48Listening to him comfort her so gently, I felt a dull ache spread through my lower abdomen.
04:53These past few days, I'd been so consumed with my sister's situation that I'd forgotten my prenatal checkup.
04:59Just then, my phone lit up with a message from the hospital.
05:03Dear Elena, you are seven weeks pregnant.
05:05Please attend your prenatal checkup as scheduled.
05:09The next day, Julian never showed up at City Hall.
05:12The message I sent wasn't answered until noon.
05:15Shopping on 5th Avenue with Serena.
05:17Busy.
05:18If you really want a divorce, file it through the court.
05:21I didn't reply.
05:22I went to the hospital.
05:24My sister lay in her hospital bed.
05:26She could barely move her fingers anymore.
05:28She was only five years older than me, yet chemotherapy had left her bald and painfully thin.
05:34When she saw me, she forced a smile.
05:37Elena, I don't want treatment anymore.
05:39My eyes instantly filled with tears.
05:42Don't say that.
05:43Our parents died when we were young.
05:45My sister raised me by herself.
05:48She was only a child herself, yet she worked to pay my tuition and sheltered me from every storm.
05:53The doctor called me into the hallway.
05:55Her condition isn't looking good.
05:57We can't afford to wait any longer.
05:58You need to prepare the rest of the treatment costs as soon as possible.
06:01I nodded and sold the last thing I had left my wedding ring.
06:04After examining it, the clerk offered me a disappointingly low price.
06:08The moment I got the money, I came across Serena's latest social media post.
06:12In the photo, she stood in front of a full-length mirror, smiling sweetly, with several Hermes bags in her
06:18hands.
06:19The caption read,
06:20Julian said I'm his pride and joy, so he insisted on buying these for me.
06:23I stared at the screen for a long time, until it slowly went dark.
06:29By nightfall the next day, Julian finally realized something was wrong.
06:33He sent someone to the private care facility to look for me.
06:36Before anyone reported back, his assistant hurried into the office.
06:40Mr. Julian, Mrs. Julian asked someone to deliver this to the front desk.
06:45Julian opened the black velvet box.
06:47The moment he saw the clinical test tube and the tiny frozen embryo inside, all the color drained from his
06:53face.
06:53He stood there in a daze for a long time.
06:56Elena, is this some kind of joke?
06:58He slammed a hand onto the desk, the veins in his forehead bulging.
07:01He refused to believe Elena would actually go this far.
07:04This had to be another one of her tricks to force him to give in.
07:07He looked beneath them, and found several legal documents at the bottom of the box.
07:12Divorce Agreement
07:13Elena's signature was already on it, firm and resolute.
07:16The assistant stood beside him, hardly daring to breathe.
07:20Hearing the commotion, Serena walked out of the lounge.
07:23The moment she saw what was inside the box, a flash of satisfaction crossed her eyes,
07:27before she quickly replaced it with a look of concern.
07:30Mr. Julian, is Mrs. Julian playing hard to get again?
07:34Julian said nothing.
07:37There's no way she really had an abortion.
07:41Besides, her sister is still at the care facility.
07:44Doesn't her ongoing treatment still depend on your trust fund?
07:48Her words seemed to give Julian an excuse to hold on to what he wanted to believe.
07:52He tossed the divorce agreement back into the box.
07:56She only dares to make a scene because she knows I would never ignore my own child.
08:01Serena lowered her eyes.
08:02But Mrs. Julian seems emotionally unstable right now.
08:05Should I go explain the trust approval process to her?
08:09I don't want her to think I did something behind her back again.
08:13No.
08:14Julian rubbed his brow, irritation written across his face.
08:17If she wants time to cool off, let her.
08:19He sounded certain.
08:20Yet his gaze couldn't help drifting back to the divorce agreement.
08:22For some reason, unease began to creep into his heart.
08:26He picked up his phone and opened his chat with Elena.
08:28The last message still sat there.
08:30Elena, I've been waiting for you for five hours.
08:33If you still don't come, your sister's surgery expenses will be rejected through the standard approval process.
08:39There was no reply.
08:40He stared at the screen for a few seconds before finally locking the phone.
08:46Elena wouldn't leave, and she wouldn't get an abortion.
08:49She cared too much about her sister, Clara, to walk away.
08:54She'd always been terrified of losing me.
08:56Now she was just desperate, trying to force me to give in.
08:59If I didn't go after her, she wouldn't hold out for long.
09:03She'd come back on her own.
09:04With that thought, the unease in Julian's chest finally eased a little.
09:08Find out where she is.
09:09Yes, Mr. Julian.
09:12Mr. Julian, if Mrs. Julian comes back, will she hate me even more?
09:17This was never your fault.
09:19She's the one who doesn't understand compliance.
09:22But she's your wife.
09:24I don't want the two of you to fall out because of me.
09:26Julian said nothing.
09:28In the past, he would have comforted her immediately.
09:31But today, her tears unsettled him.
09:34Husband and wife.
09:35What kind of husband and wife were he and Elena?
09:38He couldn't even remember the last time he had really looked at her.
09:43His phone screen lit up again.
09:45It wasn't Elena.
09:46Julian's expression darkened.
09:48He had waited all afternoon, then from dusk until night fell.
09:51The neon lights of Manhattan blurred before his eyes.
09:54Yet Elena never begged him, nor did she call.
09:57The empty test tube on his desk felt like a thorn, leaving him too restless to sit still.
10:02Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and dialed Elena's number.
10:05Powered off.
10:06He called again, still powered off.
10:09Julian shot to his feet.
10:11Have you found her yet?
10:12Just then, the assistant pushed the door open, his face deathly pale.
10:15Mr. Julian, we've received word from the care facility.
10:19Is Elena at the care facility?
10:22No, sir.
10:23Not Mrs. Julian.
10:26It's Mrs. Julian's sister.
10:29Clara Brooks.
10:30She has passed away.
10:34By the time Julian arrived at the care facility, the cold white lights in the hallway were almost blinding.
10:40He strode down the corridor at such a fast pace that his assistant could barely keep up.
10:44But the moment he pushed open the door to the VIP room, he came to an abrupt stop.
10:49The room was empty.
10:50The bed had been neatly made, and the bedside table was bare, as though no one had ever stayed there.
10:56Julian stood in the doorway, his Adam's apple bobbing.
10:59Just then, a nurse walked past.
11:01When she saw him, she slowed to a stop.
11:03Are you a family member of Mrs. Brooks?
11:05Julian answered almost instinctively.
11:07I'm her brother-in-law, Elena's husband.
11:09The nurse's expression immediately turned complicated, then cold.
11:13Clara Brooks' funeral arrangements have already been taken care of by Miss Elena alone.
11:18She signed for the body and took it with her.
11:20When she left, she was as pale as a ghost.
11:24We told her to stay for observation a little longer, but she wouldn't listen.
11:30Julian's fingers stiffened.
11:31Where did she go?
11:34The nurse let out a cold laugh and shook her head.
11:37For the first time, panic spread completely across Julian's face.
11:41Julian pulled out his phone and dialed Elena's number again.
11:44It was still powered off.
11:46The cold, automated message repeated itself over and over,
11:49mercilessly reminding him that Elena truly didn't want to answer his calls anymore.
11:53Suddenly, memories of the past came flooding back.
11:57No matter how late he came home, Elena always left a light on for him.
12:01No matter how cold his words were, as long as he showed her the slightest bit of tenderness,
12:05she would smile through tear-filled eyes and tell him it was all right.
12:09So he had always believed she would never leave.
12:12She was carrying his child.
12:14Her only sister, Clara, was still lying in the hospital, waiting for money to save her life.
12:19How could she possibly walk away?
12:22But now, the hospital room was empty.
12:24Clara was gone.
12:25The last person in this world who could make Elena turn back,
12:28the last person she still had reason to stay for, was gone forever.
12:33It felt as though a massive weight had crashed down on Julian's chest,
12:37making even breathing hurt.
12:39He suddenly spun around.
12:40Find her!
12:41Roared at his assistant.
12:42Now!
12:43Check every flight, every train, every hotel registration,
12:46anywhere her passport or identity could have been used.
12:47I want everything.
12:49His assistant answered nervously.
12:51Mr. Drew, I've already sent people to look into it.
12:54Faster!
12:55Julian's voice completely lost control.
12:58She's pregnant.
12:59She's in such a weak condition.
13:01She couldn't have gone far on her own.
13:03The moment the words left his mouth, he froze.
13:05Pregnant?
13:06What if the baby was real?
13:08Clara was already dead.
13:10What if Elena had really gone and terminated the pregnancy?
13:13Julian closed his eyes.
13:15His fists slowly tightened, his knuckles turning white.
13:18Just then, Serena hurried over.
13:20Her eyes were red and swollen, tear stains still visible on her face.
13:24She looked utterly pitiful.
13:27Julian looked up at her.
13:28His gaze was icy, without the slightest trace of warmth.
13:33Serena came to an abrupt stop.
13:35In the past, the moment she cried, Julian would protect her without hesitation.
13:40But this time, he didn't.
13:43Panic flashed across Serena's face.
13:46Her voice dropped.
13:47Mr. Julian, I'm not blaming her.
13:50I just thought she acted too impulsively.
13:54Clara was so seriously ill, but instead of staying by her bedside, she ran off in anger.
13:59What if something happened to the baby?
14:02Which one of you is a family member of Miss Elena Brooks?
14:05Julian immediately stepped forward.
14:07I am.
14:07I'm her husband.
14:09If you're her family, then there's something I believe you have the right to know.
14:13Julian's heart suddenly dropped, as though it had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
14:17Before Mrs. Brooks left the hospital, she underwent a pregnancy termination procedure.
14:21The baby is gone.
14:24A year later, I started over in another city.
14:27I found a new job as an administrative assistant at a small company.
14:31The pay wasn't high, but it arrived on time every month.
14:34I paid my own rent, utilities, and groceries.
14:39I rented a small south-facing apartment.
14:41It wasn't big.
14:42The balcony was only large enough for a small table and two potted plants.
14:46But every morning, sunlight slipped through the gap in the curtains and fell across the floor,
14:51as quiet, as a compensation that had come far too late.
14:55I loved that place.
14:57Back at the Sinclair House, I had lived in a large home.
15:00The closet was filled with expensive clothes,
15:02and the dining table was always set with an elegant dinner.
15:05But none of them ever truly belonged to me.
15:08Every expense had to be approved by someone else.
15:11Every request for help was questioned.
15:13I lived in a beautiful cage.
15:15Now, this little apartment was ordinary.
15:17Children played noisily downstairs in the evenings,
15:20and sometimes the smell of cooking drifted in from next door.
15:23But I was the one who closed the door.
15:24I was the one who turned on the lights.
15:27Everything in the refrigerator was bought by me.
15:29At last, I no longer had to explain why I needed to spend that money.
15:33And I no longer had to wait for anyone to toss me a little of their belated pity.
15:37For a long time after my sister passed away, I couldn't sleep well.
15:41I often dreamed of her lying in a hospital bed,
15:44reaching out to stroke my hair as she said,
15:46Elena, don't be afraid.
15:49Whenever I woke up, my pillow was always wet.
15:52Later, I found all kinds of things to keep myself busy.
15:55Going to work, working overtime, learning to cook, cleaning the apartment.
15:59When the weather was nice on weekends, I taught myself to take walks by the river.
16:04I broke my days into very small pieces.
16:07Eat on time today.
16:08Remember to water the plants tomorrow.
16:11The day after tomorrow is payday.
16:13Buy myself something I like that doesn't cost much.
16:16Little by little, I kept going.
16:18I thought Julian would never find me again.
16:20Or rather, even if he did, I no longer cared.
16:24Until that evening after work.
16:25Night had just begun to fall, and people streamed in and out of the office building.
16:30I walked out, carrying a document folder, checking the bus arrival time on my phone,
16:34when I suddenly heard someone call my name.
16:37Elena.
16:40That voice was far too familiar.
16:42So familiar that even after a year,
16:44it could still tear open the wounds that had only just begun to heal.
16:48I looked up.
16:49Julian was standing by the roadside.
16:51He had lost a lot of weight.
16:52The suits that had once fit him perfectly, now looked almost loose on him.
16:56Dark circles shadowed his eyes.
16:58And his jawline was sharper than I remembered.
17:00He looked at me.
17:01His eyes filled with emotions I couldn't understand.
17:04I stopped walking.
17:05I didn't avoid him.
17:06I didn't run.
17:07I simply looked at him calmly.
17:09Julian took a step toward me.
17:10His voice hoarse.
17:12Sweetheart.
17:14I frowned.
17:15Only my sister had ever called me that.
17:17Hearing it from him now felt strangely unfamiliar.
17:19He seemed to sense my rejection as well.
17:21He stopped where he was, his Adam's apple bobbing.
17:24I'm sorry.
17:25He stood in front of me as though he had rehearsed this moment countless times in his mind.
17:29But when he finally saw me, only a few dry words came out.
17:32I've been looking for you this entire past year.
17:34I know I was wrong.
17:35What happened to your sister?
17:36I didn't handle it properly.
17:39And what happened to our baby?
17:41I failed you too.
17:41By the time he reached those words, his eyes had begun to redden.
17:44Looking at his reddened eyes, I felt nothing at all.
17:47In the past, the slightest frown from him would leave me anxious for half the day.
17:51Now, all I felt was tired.
17:54Are you finished?
17:56Elena, I'm not here to force you.
17:58I just want to make it up to you.
17:59You'll never have to lower yourself for money again.
18:01Whatever you want, I'll give it to you.
18:03A house, company shares, savings.
18:06Or if you want to start a new company, I'll help you.
18:08I've also looked into the treatment Clara never had the chance to finish.
18:11If you're willing, I can set up a medical foundation in her name to help people like her.
18:16He looked at me.
18:17His eyes filled with hope so earnest, it was almost pleading.
18:20As long as you'll come back.
18:21As I listened, I suddenly found it all absurd.
18:24Back then, I had begged him for $300,000 with all the humility I had left.
18:29I stood in that hospital hallway, clutching my phone, my voice trembling.
18:33My sister was still alive then, and so was our baby.
18:36I only needed him to help me once.
18:37But he told me to go to Serena, to fill out an application, and to wait for approval.
18:42Later, I lost everything.
18:43Yet here he was, standing in front of me, casually telling me he could give me a house, company shares,
18:49or even a foundation.
18:50I lowered my head and let out a quiet laugh.
18:54Julian looked as though my smile had pierced him.
18:57Elena, I know you blame me, and you should.
18:58You can curse me or make me atone however you want.
19:01I won't let Serena interfere in our lives anymore.
19:03I've already removed her from her position.
19:05From now on, you'll be in charge of all the money at home.
19:08Julian, you still don't understand.
19:10What truly made me give up wasn't that you refused to give me the money.
19:13His lashes trembled.
19:15What was it?
19:16It was that you made me go through Serena for approval.
19:19My sister was lying in a hospital bed, and the doctor said there wasn't any more time to wait.
19:23I was pregnant and had no money, so I called you.
19:26You were my husband, but you told me to go to your secretary.
19:29Every time I asked for help, I had to lay my humiliation bare in front of her,
19:33wait for her to report it, and wait until she was in the right mood.
19:35She got to decide whether my sister could continue her medication,
19:39and whether I could receive the money that would save her life.
19:41You knew all of that, yet you thought it was simply procedure.
19:44I didn't know she would...
19:45You knew.
19:48You just didn't think it mattered.
19:49You didn't care whether I was humiliated, whether I was begging,
19:52or even whether my sister would die because of the delay.
19:55You simply believed that because I was your wife, I should obey.
19:58You handed the hardest, most desperate moment of my life over to another woman for approval.
20:02From that moment on, I stopped being your wife.
20:05I became an outsider who had to go through layer after layer of approval
20:08just to deserve a little of your charity.
20:10All the color drained from Julian's face.
20:13He opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.
20:15Suddenly, I remembered that application form.
20:18When Serena handed it to me, she had smiled with gentle satisfaction.
20:21Julian had stood behind her and said,
20:23If you want the money, fill out the application.
20:25Once Serena approves it, I'll sign off on it.
20:28I will never forget that moment for as long as I live.
20:30I loved him so much back then.
20:32I loved him enough to give up my career,
20:34to learn how to be a proper Mrs. Julian,
20:37to make my entire world revolve around him.
20:39But he was the one who taught me that love without dignity
20:42is even more terrifying than poverty.
20:45Julian's eyes reddened, his voice trembling.
20:47Elena, I really do know I was wrong.
20:49Only now do I understand how hard it was for you back then.
20:52Can you give me one more chance?
20:54I'll never let you suffer like that again.
20:56I shook my head.
20:58It's too late.
20:59I took half a step back, avoiding the hand he reached out toward me.
21:02His hand froze in midair.
21:03There had been a time when all I wanted was for him to hold my hand.
21:06When Serena made things difficult for me.
21:08When I stood helpless at the payment counter.
21:10When my sister was critically ill.
21:12But not once had he done it.
21:14Now, I didn't need it anymore.
21:16Julian, I said,
21:18I'm doing well now.
21:19How is this a good life?
21:21You live in such a tiny apartment,
21:23squeeze onto buses,
21:25eat convenience store meals,
21:26and work overtime this late.
21:28But I chose all of it.
21:30I live in a small apartment because I can afford the rent.
21:33I take the bus because I choose to.
21:35What I eat and what I buy are my own decisions.
21:38I don't have to ask anyone for permission anymore.
21:40I don't have to watch Serena's expression
21:42and I don't have to wait for your charity.
21:44You don't think this is a good life,
21:45but to me this is freedom.
21:47The light in Julian's eyes slowly shattered.
21:50What about me?
21:51I looked at him.
21:53You're part of the life I had to leave behind to be free.
21:57I didn't look at him again.
21:59I walked past him toward the bus stop.
22:00Elena, I'm not giving up.
22:02Do whatever you want.
22:03The bus pulled in right on time.
22:04I got on, tapped my card,
22:06and took a seat by the window.
22:07City lights slid past the window.
22:09I leaned back and let out a slow breath.
22:11The heart that had once ached at the mere sound of his name
22:14no longer pounded with pain.
22:16I had thought I would hate him,
22:17but it turned out that even hatred could fade.
22:19Meanwhile, Serena sat in the apartment Julian had once arranged for her,
22:23scrolling through the photos someone had sent to her.
22:25In the photo, Julian was standing outside an unfamiliar office building,
22:29speaking quietly to Elena.
22:30His eyes were filled with a desperation and determination Serena had never seen before.
22:35Serena gripped her phone so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
22:38reflected in the darkened screen, her face looked pale and twisted.
22:42She had thought that once Elena was gone, everything would belong to her.
22:46But a year had passed.
22:47Not only had Julian not married her, he had even gone looking for Elena himself.
22:51Serena clenched her teeth, hatred rising in her eyes.
22:54She could not let Elena come back.
22:56She could not lose her last bargaining chip.
22:58She dialed a number.
22:59Find out where Elena's living now.
23:01The following afternoon, Serena came to my office.
23:04The receptionist called to say a Miss Vance was asking for me.
23:07When I walked into the reception area, a year had passed,
23:09yet she still looked as harmless and fragile as ever.
23:12The moment she saw me, she stood up.
23:14Miss Elena, I'm here to apologize.
23:16I was immature before and misunderstood the relationship between you and Mr. Julian.
23:22I truly didn't know you two weren't officially divorced yet.
23:25The expressions on my co-workers' faces changed instantly,
23:28and whispers spread through the room.
23:30Serena, you don't have to put on an act.
23:33Miss Elena, why are you still treating me like this?
23:35I've already come here to apologize.
23:36This is a gift to make it up to you.
23:38I know things haven't been easy for you lately,
23:40and I know Mr. Julian has been looking for you,
23:42but when it comes to love, there has to be a first and a second, doesn't there?
23:45Only then did I understand why she had come.
23:47She wanted everyone to see me as the other woman
23:49who was trying to steal someone else's relationship
23:51and climb back up through a man.
23:53Take your gift and leave.
23:54Serena bit her lip.
23:55Then, in a voice only I could hear,
23:57Elena, do you really think Mr. Julian is looking for you
23:59because he still loves you?
24:00He's only feeling guilty.
24:02Once that guilt fades, he'll abandon you all over again.
24:06I looked at her and found the whole thing ridiculous.
24:08Then you should be talking to him, not me.
24:10A vicious look flashed across her eyes.
24:12She suddenly grabbed my wrist.
24:14I frowned and shook her off.
24:16I hadn't used much force,
24:17yet she staggered backward as though I had shoved her hard.
24:21Miss Elena, I only wanted to apologize.
24:24Wani, why did you push me?
24:25I stood where I was,
24:26without the slightest desire to explain.
24:28Just then, the elevator doors opened
24:30and Julian strode over.
24:33Serena, are you okay?
24:36Mr. Julian, it's not Miss Elena's fault.
24:39I said something I shouldn't have.
24:41I watched the scene before me.
24:42There was no pain left in my heart,
24:44only a weariness I couldn't put into words.
24:46Some habits really were hard to break.
24:48Even after a year,
24:49his first instinct was still to protect Serena.
24:51This is between the two of you.
24:53Stop dragging me into it.
24:57My manager hurried over.
24:59Elena, what is going on here?
25:01Julian suddenly looked up toward the corner of the ceiling.
25:03A security camera was mounted there.
25:05His expression changed.
25:07Pull the surveillance footage.
25:09Mr. Julian.
25:10Pull the surveillance footage.
25:12A few minutes later,
25:13the security footage was playing in the conference room.
25:15On the screen,
25:16Serena walked toward me on her own,
25:18grabbed my wrist,
25:18and after I shook her off,
25:20deliberately threw herself backward.
25:22Every movement was perfectly clear.
25:24The conference room fell into a suffocating silence.
25:27That's not what happened.
25:29Julian looked at her as though
25:30he were seeing her clearly for the first time.
25:32Was it always like this?
25:37Every time Elena said you made things difficult for her,
25:40every time she said you held up her money,
25:42every time she said you humiliated her on purpose,
25:43was it like this every single time?
25:45I didn't.
25:46I just loved you too much.
25:50Starting today,
25:51you don't need to come back to the company.
25:53Everything you've taken by abusing your position
25:55will be audited by finance,
25:57item by item.
25:58Whatever should be recovered will be recovered,
26:00and whatever responsibility you should bear,
26:02no one will go easy on you.
26:05Mr. Julian,
26:07I've been with you for so many years.
26:09You can't do this to me.
26:12Julian shook her hand off.
26:13Then he turned to me.
26:14There was a trace of caution in his eyes,
26:16as though finally standing up for me
26:18might earn back something he had lost.
26:20Elena,
26:20I'll give you the justice you deserve.
26:22You don't have to.
26:23What happens to her
26:24has nothing to do with me.
26:25The day of the divorce hearing,
26:27the weather was beautiful.
26:28By the time I arrived outside the courthouse,
26:30Julian was already waiting there.
26:32More than a year had passed
26:33since we last saw each other.
26:34He was even thinner than before.
26:36His suit was as immaculate as ever,
26:38but he was clutching a thick stack of documents
26:40so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.
26:42The moment he saw me,
26:43he walked over.
26:44Elena.
26:44I stopped.
26:45He held the documents out to me.
26:46This is a new property settlement proposal.
26:48The house,
26:49the shares,
26:50the savings,
26:50you can have all of it.
26:51Just please think it over one more time.