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00:02I hid who I really was, a Volkov, the Dawn's daughter, to marry Julian Ashby.
00:07But I never thought that the day before the wedding, I'd end up in a crash.
00:10When I woke again, I was blind.
00:11In the dark, I heard Julian talking to his aide.
00:14Don't worry, boss.
00:15The driver and the doctors are all taken care of.
00:18Not one of them will breathe a word.
00:19It's just, Miss Volkleck loves to paint.
00:22Once we take her corneals, they'll never see again.
00:24What if she wakes and can't handle it?
00:27She's strong, not like Chelsea.
00:28Chelsea couldn't survive without her sight.
00:31Besides, Elena has me.
00:33I'll provide for her as long as I live.
00:35I love her, but I can't lose Chelsea.
00:36The man paused.
00:37His hoarse voice came again.
00:40And tell the doctor to take out Elena's womb while they're in the surgery.
00:46If Chelsea ever saw a child that was mine and Elena's, it'd drive her mad.
00:49The aide hesitated uneasy.
00:51But boss, isn't that too cruel to Miss Volski?
00:54She's been with you since she was 18.
00:56Just do as you're told.
00:57Don't ask questions.
00:58Cold flooded through me.
01:00I couldn't stop shaking.
01:01So the man I'd loved without condition had already fallen for the charity case I'd pulled out from slum.
01:06And for her, he was willing to destroy everything I was.
01:09Footsteps came into the room.
01:10I forced myself calm and played unconscious.
01:12Boss, Miss Volkleck just gave up her corneals.
01:15She's very weak.
01:16If we take her womb now, her body might not survive it.
01:18It could kill her.
01:19I'd advise waiting a before...
01:20I pay you to work, not to advise me.
01:22This is an order, not a discussion.
01:23But if anything happens to Elena, you know what comes next.
01:26The doctor swallowed.
01:27Yes, boss.
01:28I felt the burning warmth of Julian's fingers on my cheek.
01:30His voice was hoarse and tender.
01:32Elena, soon this will all be over.
01:36Don't worry.
01:37I'll be at your side forever.
01:39I love you, Ellie.
01:40A tremor I couldn't control ran through me.
01:43My cheek went cold again.
01:44Julian must have stood.
01:45Sensing I was about to wake, he gave the order.
01:47Ice in his voice.
01:48Where's the doctor?
01:49Prep the surgery.
01:50Get it done before she wakes.
01:51I opened my eyes in fear and saw nothing.
01:54Only darkness.
01:55Tears slipped out on their own.
01:57I reached into the air, grasping at nothing.
01:59Why?
01:59Why can't I see?
02:01Don't be afraid, Elena.
02:03I'm here.
02:04I'm right here.
02:05Julian pulled me tight against him.
02:07His warm hand stroking my hair.
02:08His low voice full of what sounded like pain.
02:11You were in a crash.
02:12The doctor says the blindness is only temporary.
02:14I'll take good care of you, Elena.
02:16He seemed to nod.
02:18Easy now.
02:19You're not recovered yet.
02:20You can't get worked up.
02:21Let the doctor give you a vitamin drip.
02:23If I hadn't woken early and heard him with the doctor, I'd have believed every word.
02:27But now I knew.
02:28The so-called vitamin drip was a sedative to knock me out.
02:31I clutched his arm and shook my head, my voice breaking.
02:35No, Julian.
02:36I don't want the drip.
02:37I want to go home.
02:38Let's go home, please.
02:40Before I could finish, a cold needle broke my skin.
02:43Before my mind went dark, I heard his voice, as gentle as ever.
02:47Be good, Ellie.
02:48Sleep.
02:49And it'll pass.
02:49With me here, you'll be fine.
02:51Tears ran down my cheeks without a sound.
02:53My body went numb, but my heart wouldn't stop aching.
02:56I closed my eyes in despair.
02:58In the dark, I could almost see Julian at 18, sitting by my bed, eyes red from crying, calling
03:03me a fool for taking a blade meant for him.
03:05The boy's young, fierce voice echoed in my head.
03:08I swear to you, Elena, as long as I live, I'll never let anyone hurt you again.
03:13But now, the one who hurt me most was him.
03:16When I woke again, I'd lost my eyes, lost the man I loved, and I'd never have a child
03:20of my own.
03:21I opened my eyes.
03:22The room was silent, but for the weak sound of my breathing.
03:25Soon, I caught the faint sound of a man and woman arguing.
03:28Elena was in a crash.
03:29I have to go take care of her.
03:31She was so good to me.
03:32If it weren't for her, I'd still be in the slum.
03:34I owe her everything.
03:35Don't try to stop me.
03:37It was Chelsea, the girl I'd pulled out from slum.
03:39Julian, who never let anyone defy him, didn't sound the least bit annoyed, his voice gentle
03:44than ever.
03:45Be good, Chelsea.
03:46Your sight only just came back.
03:48The doctor said you can't be moving around yet.
03:50You need rest.
03:51Elena has people to look after her.
03:52Don't worry about it.
03:53My hand tightened on the blanket.
03:54When had Chelsea ever gone blind?
03:56Why didn't I know?
03:57A sharp sting shot through the back of my hand.
04:00A needle jabbed fast into my skin.
04:02The nurse snapped, impatient.
04:03Hold still.
04:05She pressed harder, like a deliberate warning.
04:08Just my luck.
04:09Why do they get to wait on Miss Chelsea while I'm stuck with a blind girl like you?
04:15If Miss Chelsea puts in a good word for me with the boss, I'll never have to look at
04:18sickly patients like you.
04:19A medicine vial shattering against the floor cut off her muttering.
04:22Who dares?
04:23The nurse's fury turned to terror.
04:25Boss!
04:25When did you get here?
04:27Julian's voice tore through the room, blistering enough to freeze the blood.
04:31Get out.
04:32Don't ever let me see your face again.
04:36A warm, familiar heat wrapped around me.
04:39His body seemed to tremble faintly, his voice thick with guilt.
04:42I came too late.
04:43I let them do this to you.
04:45I'm sorry.
04:46A bitter smile tugged at my mouth.
04:48Next to him carving out my corneas and my womb, this was nothing at all.
04:51But he seemed to hate himself for it, holding me so tight I could hardly breathe.
04:55I don't want to stay in the hospital.
04:56I want to go home.
04:57I mumbled.
04:58His warm breath brushed my neck.
05:00Once the doctors checked you over, I'll take you home.
05:02He didn't know the home I meant wasn't his house.
05:04It was the Volkov family, far away in New York, the most feared name in the country.
05:10Years ago, when the Volkov family tore itself apart from the inside, my father hid me away
05:15in Havenport.
05:16Even so, the wrong people caught wind of me.
05:18When they cornered me at the mouth of a corner, Julian was the one who stepped in and took the
05:22killing blade for me.
05:23In that moment, love at first sight became something real for me.
05:26Later, we got into the same university, fell hard, spent every day glued to each other.
05:31Everyone around us envied what we had.
05:33Chelsea appeared around then too.
05:35I pitied her, living on nothing but dry bread.
05:37So I took her in and paid her way.
05:39Chelsea wept with gratitude.
05:41After that, we became besties and were inseparable.
05:44What I never knew was when she and Julian had ended up in the same bed, or when he'd fallen
05:48in love with her.
05:49Julian tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, his voice gentler than it had ever been.
05:54Elena, let's hold the wedding tomorrow, as planned.
05:56I want you as my wife so badly, I want you to be Mrs. Ashley.
06:00The wedding I'd once dreamed of now looked like a nightmare.
06:03I shook my head.
06:04No.
06:04He hadn't expected me to refuse.
06:05He let me go and explained, patient for once.
06:08I know you're scared.
06:09Don't worry, I'll handle everything.
06:11No one will dare say a word about you.
06:14Chelsea will be your maid of honor.
06:16She'll help you.
06:17The man officiating is Nikolai Voloff.
06:20Have you ever heard of him?
06:21He was the Don's eldest son, one of the most powerful men in New York.
06:25I promised you the grandest wedding there is, and I'll give it to you.
06:28At my eldest brother's name, my hand clenched around his sleeve.
06:32My families had no idea I was in Havenport, still less that I was Julian's bride.
06:36Years back, after I refused an arranged marriage to the heir of a rival family, I'd stormed
06:41off, left home, and never contacted them again.
06:44Something sour rose in my chest.
06:46I couldn't picture the look on my eldest brother's face if he saw me wrecked like this.
06:50A sudden weight dropped against my arm, along with a bright, anxious voice.
06:53Elena, I was worried sick.
06:55From now on, I'll be your eyes.
06:57I'll take care of you for the rest of your life.
06:59Julian cut her off, a guilt in his voice almost too faint to catch.
07:02Don't talk nonsense.
07:05Elena's blindness is only temporary.
07:07Chelsea took the hint.
07:08She rested her head on my shoulder and said sweetly,
07:11Right, my mistake.
07:12Maybe by tomorrow, Elena's eyes will be better.
07:15And she'll put on her fancy gown and marry you.
07:18I'm so happy for you, Elena.
07:20It was this innocent, harmless act of hers that had fooled me all along.
07:23But after the aide brought in the wedding dress,
07:25then it was just Chelsea and me in the room.
07:27She changed her face immediately.
07:29Elena, I heard you design this gown yourself.
07:32It's gorgeous, though it'd be a little too big on me.
07:35The sound of tearing fabric was barring in a silent room.
07:38I knew she'd ruined my dress.
07:40A blind woman like you, what's the point of a gown this pretty?
07:43That hospital gown suits you better.
07:46A splash.
07:47Violent pain seared across my eyes, burning like fire.
07:50The pain stole my voice.
07:52My hands shook as I tried to wipe the liquid from my eyes with my sleeve.
07:55Chelsea clamped down on my wrist.
07:57Her voice came venomous against my ear.
07:59Elena, I'll tell you that you didn't go blind from the crash.
08:02One offhand word from me,
08:03and Julian carved out your cormus for me without hesitation,
08:05and I didn't even want them.
08:07Too filthy.
08:07A dog wouldn't touch them.
08:09If you know what's good for you, you'll leave him on your own.
08:12Otherwise, maybe one more word from me would have him take your life.
08:16The acid ate at my eyes,
08:17but it was nothing next to the pain in my chest.
08:20Hearing footsteps draw near,
08:21Chelsea roughly wiped the liquid from the corners of my eyes
08:24and yanked my hand up high.
08:26Slap!
08:27My hand hit something.
08:28My palms stung, hot and raw.
08:31Before I could react, a hard shove sent me flying.
08:33My head slammed into the wall behind me,
08:35and my ears wouldn't stop ringing.
08:37Elena, you've lost your sight, not your mind.
08:41Why would you raise a hand to Chelsea?
08:43I couldn't see Julian's face,
08:44but from the fury in his voice,
08:46I knew he'd lost control.
08:47In all our years,
08:48it was the first time he'd raged at me like this.
08:51His voice, thick with menace, came from above me.
08:54Apologize to Chelsea,
08:56or the wedding's off tomorrow.
08:58He knew how much I wanted this wedding.
09:00For years, my greatest wish had been to put on that gown and marry him,
09:04just as he'd expected.
09:05I lowered my head like a child caught doing wrong,
09:08the leftover liquid in my eyes stinging in waves.
09:11The pain made my voice tremble.
09:14I'm sorry, Chelsea.
09:15Someone will come for you at 8 tomorrow morning.
09:17From the doorway, his voice came cold.
09:19Then came the sound of the door closing.
09:22Everyone had left.
09:23But Julian didn't know that tomorrow's wedding,
09:25to me,
09:26was going to be the day I'd leave him forever.
09:28The next morning,
09:29the aide came to take me to the wedding car.
09:31Just as Chelsea ordered,
09:32I arrived at the venue in my hospital gown.
09:35Chelsea's couture dress brushed my bare ankle.
09:37She pulled the veil down over my head
09:39and let out a snort of laughter.
09:42Happy wedding day, Elena.
09:44But don't think a veil makes you the bride?
09:46It's just to hide those blind eyes of yours.
09:48Save you the embarrassment.
09:51But Chelsea hadn't gotten the despair she wanted on my face.
09:53She was about to lash out.
09:55Julian's displeased voice cut in beside me.
09:57Where's the gown I had made for you?
09:59Elena, are you doing this to spite you mean to marry me looking like that?
10:03Go change.
10:04Chelsea didn't dare say much with Julian in the room.
10:06But blindness had sharpened my hearing.
10:08I heard her slip away and dial someone.
10:10I'll help Elena.
10:11Don't worry.
10:12She came back and said it sweetly to Julian.
10:14Then she steadied me toward the changing room.
10:16But once we were out of Julian's sight, she shoved me hard through the door.
10:19Go put your gown on, bitch.
10:21Then she shut the door behind me.
10:22The shove sent me stumbling.
10:24But I caught the wall in time and steadied myself.
10:26I felt my way to the spare dress laid out on the couch.
10:29I was about to take off the hospital gown when a strange, eager voice sounded behind me.
10:33Blind or not, she's not bad to look at.
10:34Be a girl and don't scream.
10:35I'll treat you right.
10:37His hands started tearing at my clothes, rough and greedy.
10:40I threw everything I had into pushing him off and couldn't move him an inch.
10:43I bit down hard, sinking my teeth into him.
10:46You little bitch, you wanna die?
10:48No!
10:49The man flung me to the floor, his ragged breath hot on my neck.
10:54No!
10:55Get out!
10:55I struggled, but I was too weak, and the man didn't budge an inch.
10:59My clothes had just been ripped open when a shrill, shocked voice came from the doorway.
11:03Elena!
11:04How could you do something like this at your own wedding?
11:07How could you face Julian?
11:08The man in front of me froze and spoke up brazenly, still panting.
11:14She threw herself at me.
11:15A blind girl, I wouldn't even want her.
11:17The words had barely left him when accusations erupted all around.
11:20Vicious voices striking at me like a nest of snakes.
11:23I never thought the boss's bride was a blind woman.
11:26Nungwa, she went blind.
11:27Throwing away a man like Boss to sneak around.
11:30Disgraceful.
11:34Shameless little trap.
11:35I clutched at my torn clothes in a panic, buried my face in my knees, and shook all over.
11:40Then the air fell silent, but for heavy footsteps.
11:44Elena, you dared betray me.
11:47A hand seized my throat.
11:48Julian's eyes were bloodshot, the veins standing out on his hand.
11:52I forced out a few words with all my strength.
11:54I didn't...
11:56Suffocation closed in around me.
11:57Julian suddenly let go, only to grip my chin instead.
12:01Elena, after all these years, you know I hate betrayal most of all.
12:05You've lost your mind ending up with a man like that?
12:07Fine, you won't be attending this wedding.
12:12Take her.
12:12Send her to the psychiatric hospital.
12:14As they hauled me up by force, my heart plunged to the bottom.
12:17If I was sent to a psychiatric hospital like this, I'd never get back to the hotel in this lifetime.
12:22I thought, I thought with everything I had.
12:24Tore free, took a breath, and ran.
12:26Grab her!
12:27Julian's furious voice came from behind, along with a rush of footsteps.
12:31My heart pounded wildly.
12:32There was only darkness ahead.
12:34I couldn't see a thing, but I didn't dare stop.
12:36Running was my only sliver of a chance.
12:38Then I crashed into a warm embrace.
12:42Ellie.
12:43It was my eldest brother, Nikolai.
12:45My whole body went weak.
12:46I couldn't stand, and I collapsed against him.
12:51Looking at my face, pale and drained of color, Nikolai reached out and touched my cheek.
12:55His voice trembling almost imperceptibly.
12:58Ellie, how did you let yourself get like this?
13:00Where have you been all these years?
13:04I finally found you.
13:06A tear fell onto my face.
13:07I reached up, wanting to wipe it away.
13:09But I didn't know where his face was.
13:11Nikolai caught what was wrong.
13:13Ellie, what happened to your eyes?
13:15I was about to speak when Julian's strained voice came from above.
13:18Elena, come here.
13:19I flinched on instinct.
13:21Sensing my fear, Nikolai patted my back and soothed me softly.
13:26Don't be afraid, Ellie.
13:27I'm here.
13:28No one is ever going to hurt you again.
13:30I nodded, choked past words, my body and mind slowly easing.
13:35Seeing me close my eyes and rest peaceably against Nikolai's shoulder, Julian's face sank to the bottom.
13:40He looked at Nikolai, cold.
13:42Let go of my bribe.
13:43Something startled flickered through Nikolai's eyes.
13:46In an instant, he'd more or less guessed the truth, and a chill rose off him.
13:50As the standoff sharpened, Chelsea stepped between the two men.
13:54Taking in Nikolai's striking, refined bearing, she smiled meekly.
13:58Sir, her name is Elena.
13:59She's the boss's bride.
14:01She went blind recently and took a bit of a shock.
14:03She's completely lost her mind.
14:05Nikolai's eyes filled with shadow.
14:06You should hand her back to us for treatment before she hurts you by accident.
14:12Get away.
14:14Humiliation spread across Chelsea's face, tears welling in her eyes.
14:18Julian pulled her into his arms and waved a hand, his voice low.
14:22Whoever you are, you're not walking out of here today.
14:25A crowd of bodyguards in black closed in.
14:28The corner of Nikolai's mouth lifted in a smile no one could read.
14:31It's been a long time since anyone was this eager to die.
14:35At his light, casual whistle, three big men rushed in, each with a black wolf inked along
14:41the side of his arm.
14:42In moments, Julian's bodyguards lay sprawled across the floor.
14:46Someone among the guests cried out.
14:47Those are the Volkov's top enforcers.
14:49They said Nikolai Volkov himself was invited today.
14:52I didn't think it was true.
14:54The crowd broke into an uproar.
14:56Seeing the darkness on Nikolai's face, more than a few timid guests slipped out of the
15:00hotel, terrified of getting caught in it.
15:02Chelsea's face filled with shock.
15:04She'd never dreamed the man shielding me was actually Nikolai Volkov himself.
15:08Her nails bit into her palms, the envy in her eyes nearly spilling over, resentment churning
15:13inside her.
15:14Mr. Volkov, there's surely some misunderstanding here.
15:17A blind woman like this isn't worth it.
15:20A second ago, she was in another man's arms.
15:22There's no need for-
15:23Before she could finish, the crack of a slap rang out, over and over, followed by Chelsea's
15:29shrill scream.
15:31Everyone who's hurt Ellie ends the same way.
15:34Death.
15:37Watching the woman he'd cradled in his palm get slapped around like a punching bag, Julian
15:41felt both anguish and rage.
15:43He yanked Chelsea back to his side, and steadied the man radiating cold in front of him.
15:48Mr. Volkov, this is Havenport.
15:49You don't come onto another man's turf and call the shots.
15:52You know how it works.
15:53What's more, we had never crossed the Volkovs.
15:55I even thought we are friends.
15:56That's why I invite you to my wedding.
15:58Now you took my bride and struck my people.
16:00Don't you owe me an explanation?
16:03Nikolai raised an eyebrow, his eyes dark as ink.
16:05Funny.
16:06When did I ever agree that my own sister was marrying you?
16:10Julian couldn't hide the shock on his face.
16:12He remembered I'd never once spoken of my family.
16:15Every time he asked, I'd only put him off, saying they weren't in a position to appear.
16:20He murmured under his breath with shock.
16:22Elena Volkov.
16:24Elena is one of the Volcocks.
16:26The Volkovs had three sons, each of them steeped in power, and one youngest daughter,
16:31who had never once appeared in public.
16:32Looking at the man before him, face dark as thunder, Julian felt a flicker of panic.
16:37His gaze fell on my face, eyes shut tight, and his fists clenched without his meaning them to.
16:43No.
16:44Don't.
16:45My eyes.
16:47Half conscious, I trembled in fear, my murmuring reaching everyone in the room.
16:50Nikolai stroked the back of my head, pained, then lifted me sideways into his arms and
16:56walked toward the door, past the man standing stunned.
16:59Listening to the footsteps fade away, something wrenched hard in Julian's chest.
17:03He suddenly realized he might be losing me this time.
17:06Julian turned and rushed in front of Nikolai, his eyes set.
17:09Mr. Volkov, Elena is my bride.
17:12Even if you're her eldest brother, you can't just take her.
17:15Today is our wedding.
17:16I promised her a grand one.
17:18I don't mind turning it into a, a funeral.
17:23He drove his foot hard into the back of the man's knee.
17:26Julian's knees cracked against the floor.
17:28Julian Ashbari, you know what the Volkovs are capable of.
17:33The sound of a helicopter engine reached my ears.
17:36A cup of water was pressed to my lips.
17:37Nikolai lifted me carefully, his movements so gentle, it was as if I'd shatter at a touch.
17:42Around by his arms, my ice-cold body began to hold a little heat.
17:45Nikolai swiped through a tablet, watched the videos his assistant sent, his eyes going darker and darker.
17:51When he saw that I'd been forced to give up my corneas, that someone had cut out my womb,
17:55the beast he'd caged inside him for so long nearly broke loose.
17:58He held it back with everything he had, afraid of frighteningly.
18:01Nikolai felt he was going out of his mind.
18:03A low, muffled sound of grief reached me faintly.
18:05I tilted my head up and spoke softly.
18:07Nico.
18:09I couldn't even protect my only sister.
18:12I don't deserve to be your brother.
18:14I'm sorry, Ellie.
18:16This is all my fault.
18:17His trembling voice was thick with self-reproach.
18:20Feeling the faint shaking of his body, I couldn't stop my own tears from falling.
18:24Cold fingers wiped away my burning tears.
18:26Nikolai's gentle voice carried a hidden edge of murder.
18:29I don't believe everyone who heard you to me, alright?
18:30I shook my head gently.
18:32This debt, I'll collect it myself.
18:34A few hours later, the helicopter touched down at the Volkov estate in New York.
18:40Victor and Anton, my other two brothers had gotten the news and were already waiting inside,
18:44had been for a long while.
18:46The sound of their heavy breathing reached me.
18:48I put out my hand, wanting to comfort them.
18:50Victor, Anton, I'm fine. Don't worry.
18:53The three Volkov brothers, known for being cold and merciless,
18:56all had red rims around their eyes now.
18:58They took my hand in their trembling ones.
19:00Welcome home, little sister.
19:02After they brought me to the bedroom,
19:03the family doctor examined me and spoke with deep regret.
19:07Miss Voltauk, you'll never be able to bear children.
19:10And right now, your body is extremely weak.
19:12You'll need bed rest and careful recovery for some time,
19:15or you'll be left with serious lasting damage.
19:17The doctor paused.
19:19But your eyes can be restored,
19:20as long as a suitable donor is found.
19:23Julian's long black eyes surfaced in my mind.
19:25I wondered whether, when he sat by my hospital bed swearing to be my eyes for the rest of my
19:29life,
19:30there had been a single ounce of truth in those beautiful eyes.
19:33I'd given up on him completely, and still my chest wouldn't stop aching.
19:36Maybe only when he was gone would my heart stop hurting.
19:39Back at the house, Julian looked at the home I'd put together with my own hands.
19:42It was as if he could see my face glowing with happiness.
19:45He stepped inside to a house full of the little touches I'd left everywhere.
19:48Soft, warm light.
19:49A row of flowers I'd planted myself blooming on the windowsill.
19:53Maybe the warmth of it pierced something in him.
19:55Julian clutched his chest and leaned against the wall,
19:57gulping down air.
19:58His phone buzzed.
19:59A message from his aide.
20:01Miss Elena has returned to the Volkovs in New York.
20:03Julian drew a deep breath and dialed my number.
20:06He got only the cold mechanical tone.
20:08He drifted over to the vanity that used to belong to me.
20:10Lost.
20:11A ring sat there on the surface.
20:12The one I'd left behind the day I fled.
20:14Julian picked it up, his fingertips tightening around it.
20:17He pulled open the drawer to put it away.
20:18And his movement stilled.
20:20Inside sat a watch case and beside it an unsealed letter.
20:23He opened the case.
20:24An expensive Rolex gave off a cold gleam under the light.
20:27The wedding gift I'd picked out for him.
20:28Julian's hand trembled faintly as he drew out the letter.
20:31It was an equity transfer agreement.
20:33I want to sign over half my shares in the Volkov company to him.
20:35As our wedding gift too.
20:37A weightless sheet of paper worth hundreds of millions.
20:39This was what I'd prepared for him.
20:41Everything a daughter of the Volkovs had to give.
20:43Julian understood it in an instant.
20:45I'd planned to reveal who I was to him on our wedding day.
20:48Fragments flashed through his mind.
20:49He suddenly remembered that every time his business hit a financial crisis,
20:53the moment I appeared, a new investor would always show up to pull him through.
20:57All along, I'd been behind him.
20:58Quietly supporting him.
21:00Helping him.
21:01Julian tore the contracts to shreds.
21:02His voice ragged as he roared.
21:04The one I love is Elena, not some Volkov heiress.
21:08I only want my Elena!
21:10He grabbed his phone and dialed my number and got only the cold mechanical tone.
21:13His messages sank like stones into the sea.
21:16An unfamiliar panic welled up in Julian.
21:18He could hardly imagine how to get through the days without me.
21:21His phone rang.
21:22The doctor's respectful voice came through.
21:24Sorry to disturb you, boss.
21:25Just reminding you again.
21:27Miss Elena was frail to begin with and in a single day she lost her corneals and her womb.
21:31Her body is in ruins now.
21:34She must rest properly or her life will be in danger.
21:37Something struck Julian all at once.
21:38He had nearly killed me.
21:40A message from his aide popped up.
21:41It was the surveillance footage from the venue's changing room.
21:44When he saw the man hidden behind the curtain appear and tear open my top,
21:47his eyes went black as a pit as though they'd swallow a person whole.
21:51Find out who this man is.
21:52His voice tangled with pain.
21:55And look into Chelsea.
21:56He looked at the wedding photos covering the wall.
21:58The countless pictures of the two of us from before.
22:00Julian drove his fist into the wall, threads of blood seeping out.
22:06Elena, I'll get you back.
22:07You said it yourself.
22:09No matter what happened, you'd never leave me.
22:12Julian, what's wrong?
22:13You're hurt.
22:14Chelsea's soft hand stroked over the man's palm and she wrapped herself tight around him.
22:19I never thought Elena was a Volklok hairness.
22:21She kept it from us all this time.
22:24Doesn't that mean she never really had us in her heart at all?
22:26It's like Elena never even wanted to be your bride.
22:28Chelsea rose onto her toes, tilting her face up, her warm lips brushing his cold one.
22:33Julian, I'll do it.
22:35I'll be your bride.
22:37His phone buzzed again.
22:38The aide had sent images and a video.
22:40Julian looked down and opened it.
22:42A crisp female voice rang out.
22:43Forge me a blindness diagnosis.
22:45I want Elena's corneas.
22:47You know how to handle it, don't you?
22:49Every trace of tenderness vanished from Chelsea's eyes, replaced by alarm.
22:52The video played on.
22:54Let the man have her in the changing room.
22:56Two million and it's yours.
22:58Julian's face went dark, veins standing out on the back of his hand.
23:02Chelsea lunged, snatched the phone, and smashed it at the floor.
23:05She clutched his hand, eyes brimming with tears.
23:08The picture of something wronged.
23:10No, it's not like that.
23:11Julian, this is all fake.
23:13Elena must have faked it to frame me.
23:15She's jealous of me.
23:17She's jealous of how good you are to me.
23:19You have to believe me, Julian.
23:20Listening tears dropped onto the back of his hand.
23:23He couldn't remember how many times Chelsea had cried in front of him now.
23:26It was these tears that had made him soften again and again.
23:29Made him abandon his limits again and again.
23:31It was these tears that had made him hurt me so badly.
23:34Julian reached out and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes,
23:37his voice giving nothing away.
23:39There, don't cry.
23:40It'd be a shame to cry yourself blind.
23:42Then his hand shot out and clamped down hard on Chelsea's tender throat.
23:45His eyes were full of hatred.
23:46Who gave you the nerve to hurt Elena?
23:49His grip kept tightening, as if he'd take her life on the spot.
23:52Julian's reason was swallowed whole by rage.
23:54Chelsea beat at his hand, forcing out a few words.
23:57Even if I die, Elena won't forgive you either.
24:01Julian let go, looking down at the woman coughing violently beneath him.
24:05Then you'll be what buys her forgiveness.
24:09You don't get to die.
24:10Your wound and your choreos, they all go back to Elena.
24:14Chelsea's head snapped up.
24:15She knelt on the floor, clinging to the hem of his trousers.
24:18Begging, but he wouldn't spare her a glance.
24:20Watching Julian's merciless back, Chelsea let out a burst of laughter.
24:24Julian, you're a joke.
24:25The one who hurt Elena was you.
24:27Her womb and her corneas, you carved them out.
24:29You think sacrificing me will win her forgiveness?
24:31You think the Volkoffs will let you live?
24:33Come down to hell with me.
24:35The man's steps faltered, but he didn't turn around.
24:37He walked out of the house.
24:38The garden was thick with the sweet scent of jasmine.
24:41My voice, brimming with love, echoed through his mind.
24:44When the rose blooms, I'll marry you.
24:47Hears slid down without a sound.
24:49On the breeze came his hoarse voice.
24:51I'm sorry, Elena.
24:53I was the one who was wrong.
24:55Julian dialed his aid.
24:57Book me the fastest flight to New York.
24:59After being turned away by the Volkov butler for the tenth time,
25:02Julian, who'd gone nearly a week without food or water,
25:05reached the limit of what his body could bear.
25:07His vision went black, and he collapsed in front of the Volkov estate.
25:10From a distance, I watched the man fall to the ground,
25:12my eyes calm as still water.
25:14Take him to the hospital.
25:15Yes, ma'am.
25:16When Julian opened his eyes again, a pure white ceiling met him.
25:19He sat up and looked straight into my cold eyes.
25:22Elena, you're finally going to see me.
25:25I'm not seeing you with my sight back.
25:27Are you disappointed?
25:28Julian lowered his head, his voice low and full of pain.
25:32I'm sorry, Elena.
25:33I hurt you before.
25:35I went mad.
25:37I can't believe I did something like that.
25:40I don't even know what came over me.
25:42This was all Chelsea.
25:43She seduced me.
25:44I lost my mind for a moment and fell for her trap.
25:46I brought her here.
25:47Do whatever you want with her.
25:49I've arranged doctors for you.
25:52Everything you lost, I'll take it back for you.
25:55Give me a chance to make it up to you, please.
25:57Just as his hand was about to touch me,
25:59I stepped back and looked at him with something close to amusement.
26:02Julian, after all these years together,
26:04only now do I learn what a coward you are.
26:06I really was blind back then.
26:08You pin every fault on Chelsea.
26:10But if you hadn't fallen for her, would you have done any of this to me?
26:13In all of it, you're the one most at fault.
26:15Even without Chelsea, there'd have been someone else.
26:17Julian slowly sank to his knees, tilting up a face with red, remorseful eyes.
26:21Elena, what do I have to do for you to forgive me?
26:23Believe me, I'm done with Chelsea for good.
26:28The only woman I've ever truly loved, from beginning to end, is you.
26:32Julian, who had always stood so far above everyone, would kneel to keep me.
26:36His hoarse voice pleaded again.
26:38Elena, I'm begging you.
26:40Give me one more chance, please.
26:42If I hadn't run into my brother, I'd be a cold corpse by now.
26:45My voice was cold, without a trace of warmth.
26:47Julian, you owe me a life.
26:49But I don't want your life.
26:51It's filthy.
26:52Get away, the city, and don't ever appear in front of me again.
26:55The moment I turned, Julian shuffled forward on his knees, and caught the hem of my cloak.
26:59Elena, who doesn't make mistakes in one lifetime?
27:02I'll pay you back with my life.
27:03Give me one more chance.
27:04Let me stay by your side, even if not as your husband.
27:08Just let me stay near you, take care of you, see you smile, and I'll be satisfied.
27:12I yanked the fabric back hard, and turned my head, my eyes full of disgust.
27:16Julian, you make me sick.
27:18Walking out of the room, Nikolai draped his coat over my shoulders, and looked at me, a little puzzled.
27:22Ellie, Julian deserves nothing less than death.
27:25Why not let us deal with him, after what he did to you?
27:28Nikolai, there's no need to dirty the Volkovs' hands.
27:31My brother took the hint.
27:33He leaked the news of Julian's affair with Chelsea, then had paparazzi dig up that Chelsea had been moonlighting at
27:38a string of nightclubs.
27:39Opinion Online tilted all one way.
27:41Nothing but curses for the scumbag and the tramp.
27:44And plenty of mockery aimed at Julian.
27:46What a blind fool, throwing away a devoted Volkov heiress to sneak around.
27:50He likes what other men have used, but his company's stock crashed straight to the bottom.
27:55Having crossed the Volkovs, they found no partner would ever work with them again.
27:58Just as I'd expected.
28:00Three days later, the news pushed word of the Ashby group's bankruptcy.
28:03In the photos the media caught, Julian's face was covered in stubble, dark circles under his eyes.
28:08Not a trace left of the man who'd once had it all.
28:10He looked like he'd aged 10 years in a matter of days.
28:13I reached a bar and walked into a cramped little room.
28:15The door opened onto a sharp, foul smell.
28:18Chelsea lay on the floor, clothes in disarray.
28:20Not a drop of color in her face.
28:22The skin left bare, covered in bruises.
28:24She forced her eyes open and saw me.
28:26And something vicious rose in her lifeless gaze.
28:29Elena, you did this.
28:31You had someone destroy me.
28:33I'll kill you!
28:35I waved for the bodyguards to turn away.
28:37My red heels drew closer to her, step by step.
28:40I bent down and gave her a brilliant smile.
28:43If it weren't for me, you'd have frozen to death outside your uncle's door long ago.
28:49Chelsea, tell me why.
28:51Why do you do these to me?
28:53Chelsea wiped away her tears and lowered her head, a self-mocking smile pulling at her mouth.
28:58Why were you born above everyone while I fought rats for scraps in the gutter?
29:03It isn't fair.
29:04She paused, then looked up at me.
29:06The venom and envy gone from her eyes.
29:08Just as she'd been the first time I saw her five years ago.
29:10Clear and clean.
29:12Her voice was very soft, heavy with sorrow.
29:14Elena, I lost.
29:15I admit it.
29:16The truth is, I never loved Julian.
29:19To me, he was just a man with money in his pockets.
29:22The one I really loved died under a creditor's knife long ago.
29:26A hothouse flower like you will never understand that kind of pain.
29:29I took off my coat and draped it over her, then walked to the door and stopped.
29:33Chelsea, I never once hurt you.
29:35Do you believe in what comes around?
29:37I didn't wait for her to answer.
29:38I left the room thick with its foul smell.
29:41Nikolai stepped up to hold an umbrella over me, his lowered eyes filling with self-reproach.
29:46Ellie, did I do wrong?
29:47I raised you to be kind and good, and it left you prey to everyone's scheming, everyone's cruelty.
29:55I'm sorry, Ellie.
29:56I took his cool hand in mine and said softly,
30:00Nikolai, this isn't your fault.
30:02Nikolai opened his mouth and said nothing.
30:04I hugged him tight, the way I used to as a child.
30:07I'm so lucky to be a daughter of the Volkovs, to have a brother as good as you.
30:12So us aren't as good?
30:14Victor and Anton walked over, looking at me with faces full of mock grievance.
30:18My brothers are the best in the world.
30:20Back at the estate, the three Volkov sons, who cut down all rivals in the business world,
30:25were in a flustered scramble in the kitchen.
30:28The television was playing the news, a voice coming through without feeling.
30:32Two bodies were found by the river.
30:33The coroner has confirmed them as Julian Ashby and his girlfriend Chelsea.
30:37Preliminary findings indicate both drowned.
30:39I switched off the television, walked into the kitchen, watched Nikolai clumsily peeling
30:44the potatoes, and teased,
30:46Nikolai, if you keep going like this, we'll be eating nothing but potato peels.
30:51Nikolai looked up and gave an embarrassed little smile.
30:54A while later, eight dishes finally sat on the table.
30:57We raised our glasses and clinked them together.
31:00To Elena and her new life.
31:03Three days after Julian and Chelsea were pulled from the river, the Volkov estate returned to
31:07silence. At breakfast, Nikolai folded the newspaper and pushed it away.
31:12You don't need to read this.
31:14I already did.
31:15The headline called their deaths a lover's suicide.
31:17I almost laughed.
31:19Chelsea had hated Julian.
31:21Neither of them would have chosen to die together.
31:23Victor entered with a sealed folder.
31:25The coroner sent the full report.
31:27Anton leaned closer.
31:28What's wrong?
31:29Chelsea had been dead for nearly 12 hours.
31:32Julian died less than one hour before they were found.
31:34The room went still. I studied the photographs. Their faces were swollen, almost unrecognizable.
31:41Were the identities confirmed?
31:43Dental records and fingerprints. Both can be altered.
31:47My brothers exchanged a look. Nikolai lowered his voice.
31:50Ellie, let us handle this.
31:51No.
31:52I closed the folder.
31:54I spent years letting other people decide what I could survive. Now I want to make my own choice.
31:58I rose and faced the windows. Snow covered the gardens, hiding every footprint. I made a phone call.
32:04Find out who claimed the bodies. Find whoever signed the reports. Bring me the doctor who preforms out the autopsies.
32:10Anton gave a grim smile.
32:11Where's our sister?
32:13The butler hurried in, carrying a long black box.
32:17It was left at the gate for Miss Helena.
32:19Inside lay one white rose. Beneath it was a card. You buried the wrong people. A letter of provocation. A
32:26blatant challenge.
32:28Nikolai burned the card in the fireplace. The paper turned to ash, but the words stayed with me. You buried
32:33the wrong people.
32:34Lock down the estate. No one enters or leaves.
32:36I'm not a prisoner.
32:37You're a target.
32:39I've always been a target. I just didn't know it.
32:42Victor examined the box with gloved hands.
32:45No prints. Whoever sent it knew our security routes.
32:48Anton looked toward the windows.
32:49An insider?
32:50That afternoon I went to the greenhouse alone. I touched one petal, remembering acid burning my empty eyes.
32:56A faint click sounded behind me. A man in a gardener's coat stood near the door.
33:01Miss Volkov.
33:03Before I could call out, he placed something on the table and ran. Guards rushed after him.
33:07I remained still, staring at the glass jar he had left behind. Inside floated blood-stained surgical gauze.
33:14Nikolai arrived and pulled me behind him.
33:17What is that?
33:21My stomach twisted. Anton read it and swore.
33:28This came from the hospital.
33:30No, that hospital destroyed its records.
33:32A phone hidden beneath the jar began to ring. Nikolai reached for it, but I answered first.
33:37A distorted voice whispered through the speaker.
33:40Your surgery was not Julian's idea.
33:43Then the line went dead. I froze.
33:46It wasn't Julian's idea?
33:49Then whose was it?
33:51What did they want from me?
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