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00:01The debt is mine
00:03I'll settle it
00:04And who might you be
00:05This is family business
00:07Stay out of it
00:09That's 100,000
00:10But for slapping her
00:11And for threatening my son
00:13You will be run out of this town
00:14By the end of the week
00:15And if you so much as look at them again
00:17You'll wish you'd never been born
00:28Luna!
00:28Luna!
00:28You bitch!
00:29Come back!
00:31She can't run far
00:32I drugged her soda ten minutes ago
00:34She'll pass out soon
00:40Sir, the car broke down
00:41There is a nearby
00:42I will go and have a look
00:47Do you know what you are doing?
00:49Please, let me hide here
00:51They want to kidnap me
00:55Please don't let them take me away
00:58Hey
00:59Anyone inside?
01:00Have you seen a tall girl
01:01With brown hair
01:02Wearing a white t-shirt and jeans?
01:04No
01:05There's no one else here but me
01:06Are you sure?
01:07She took my money
01:08My son and I have been looking for her
01:10For hours
01:12I said no
01:15Let's go dad
01:16She can't have gone far
01:17Let's search the woods
01:23You're burning up
01:24I have to take you to the hospital
01:25No
01:26I can't go to the hospital
01:27They'll find me there
01:28Please
01:29You don't know what you're doing
01:31I know
01:32I know
01:33Please save me
01:42Mom, look how many bottles I picked up
01:44After I sell them
01:45I can buy you new sneakers
01:46Your shoes have holes in them
01:47Sweetheart, mommy doesn't need new shoes
01:50Once we save enough money
01:51We can move out of that run-down apartment
01:54And save money to find dad
01:56Once we find dad
01:57No one will dare bully us anymore
02:01Jasper, I'm sorry
02:03Mommy doesn't know who your father is either
02:07Finally found you
02:13What are you doing?
02:14This is all my income
02:16All your income?
02:17You owe us more than that
02:18You ran away six years ago
02:20Cost me Miles Carter's wedding gift money
02:22You're coming back with me today
02:25Give me $3,000 next month
02:26If you can't
02:27I'll sue you in court for elder abuse
02:28And take away Jasper's custody
02:33It's not your fault, baby
02:34Mommy is useless
02:35No, you have a dad
02:37He is a very powerful man
02:39He will definitely come find us
02:42Arthur, stop rushing me
02:44I know your 90th birthday is coming up soon
02:46Push!
02:47If I don't push, I'll die without seeing my grand-grandson
02:50If you don't bring me a grand-grandson today
02:52Don't call me Grandpa
02:56Stop the car
03:01Mom, this man looks exactly like the daddy I drew in my picture
03:07Little guy, what's your name?
03:09My name is Jasper Snow
03:12Jasper, I'll give you $10,000
03:13You act in a play with me
03:14Be my son for one day, okay?
03:17Act in a play?
03:18What kind of play?
03:19Pretend to be Be My Son
03:20And cheer up your great-grandpad
03:21Once you're done acting
03:22Ten thousand dollars is yours
03:24You can use the money to find your dad
03:28Sir, this
03:30My name is Asher King
03:32Don't worry, it's just acting
03:34After it's done, I'll arrange a place for you to live as an extra
03:56Mom, am I handsome?
03:57Yes, my handsome boy
03:59Our Jasper is the most handsome
04:05Must be fake
04:07When has Asher ever been in a relationship?
04:09Just wait
04:09We'll expose him soon enough
04:15Grandpa!
04:18Oh, my sweet little one
04:20Grandpa finally gets to meet you
04:27Sweetheart, look
04:27This is the room Grandpa prepared for you
04:29It has dinosaur toys and Legos
04:33Wow!
04:34Thank you, Grandpa
04:35As long as you like it
04:36From now on, this is your home
04:40Hurry up and do the DNA test
04:41Tomorrow at the party, I'll make them lose everything
04:43Don't worry
04:44I've already arraigned it with the lab, I know
04:45The results will be ready tomorrow
04:51Is this Asher's wife and son?
04:53They are so beautiful
04:54Yes, a perfect match
04:58Oh, I'm so sorry
04:59I didn't mean to
05:02It's okay
05:05Aunt, watch your step
05:16Jasper, come to Grandpa
05:19Grandpa
05:23What?
05:24Could it be he's Mr. Asher's son?
05:27Looks like there's a big announcement today
05:29Grandpa, Jasper wish you a happy birthday
05:30I drew this myself, I hope you like it
05:34Grandpa, I know you love grandchildren
05:36One grandson isn't enough, so I drew you five more
05:43Sweetheart, you really know what your Grandpa wants
05:49Good, good
05:50Thank you, Jasper
05:53Mom, let's use the plates
06:02Look at her
06:03Does she look like a rich man's wife?
06:04Exactly
06:05She must be some random woman he found
06:07Just to make the old man happy
06:09I said she was some noble lady
06:11But I was clearly mistaken
06:13Hilarious
06:14Even my maid wouldn't eat like that
06:15That's how construction mercants eat
06:19Everyone, come look
06:20The young lady of the King family
06:22Is squatted on the ground eating
06:23How ridiculous
06:26Mom, are you laughing at us?
06:29Sweetheart, Mom
06:30Mom seems to have embarrassed you
06:41What's wrong with squatting while eating?
06:43I squatted and ate when I was camping as a kid
06:45That's right
06:46When my great-grandfather came to America from Ireland
06:49He squatted on the dock and ate too
06:54Look, it turns out squatting while eating
06:57Is so noble and elegant
06:59From now on, I will also squat to eat
07:01Dad, why attitude so fast?
07:05Sweetheart
07:06As long as you successed
07:07Everything you do is right
07:12Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet
07:14I have an important announcement to make
07:15Everyone has been deceived
07:16This child is not a king at all
07:17This woman is not some lady of noble birth
07:19She's just a single mother from the countryside
07:20Bringing a bastard child to scam family's money
07:22Marcus
07:23What nonsense are you talking?
07:25I'm not talking nonsense
07:25I've already taken ashen in this child's hair
07:27For a DNA test
07:28And the results will be here any minute
07:29That's right, we have proof
07:30Once the report comes out
07:31Let's see what they have to say
07:33Uncle, you've gone too far
07:35Too far?
07:35I'm doing this for the king family
07:36I can't let outsiders ruin our reputation
07:38I've also contacted her family
07:40They're on their way
07:44Brother, you've been deceived
07:45This child is not your grandson at all
07:47He's just someone Ashley hired to fool you
07:49You bastard!
07:51How dare you lie to me!
07:54Don't you hit my dad!
07:56Dad?
07:56He's not your dad at all
08:01Grandpa, are you okay?
08:02Mom, did Dad get hit because of me?
08:04No, it's not because of you
08:06It's Mom's fault
08:08Mom, we messed up, didn't we?
08:10Grandpa, he's not gonna be okay, is he?
08:12You, a country woman with a child out of wedlock
08:15Dare to cling to our family
08:16And dream of rising to the top in one step?
08:19You're finished!
08:20The test results will be here any minute!
08:25I've been waiting day and night
08:26And finally got a grandson
08:29I never thought it would be fake
08:32Grandpa
08:33Dad
08:33Oh, brother
08:34I told you long ago this grandson was fake
08:36You just wouldn't believe me
08:38We got home
08:39A month later, I married Damon Whitmore
08:40A year later, we had our first baby
08:42And now, I was pregnant with our second
08:44Honestly, if it had not been for Damon's family memorial
08:46I never would have set foot back in this country
08:48And I definitely would not have run into Ethan
08:57Madden's baby needs a dad on paper
08:59I'll marry you once my dorses final
09:03Everyone thought I would swallow my pride
09:04And wait another month
09:05After all, I had already waited seven years
09:08But that night, I left the country for an arranged marriage
09:11I vanished from his world completely
09:13Three years later, I returned with my husband
09:15For a family memorial
09:16My husband had something urgent to handle at the last minute
09:18So he asked his local branch to send someone to pick me up
09:21I stepped out of the airport and froze
09:23Behind the wheel was Ethan, my ex-fiance
09:25Ethan, isn't that your obsessed ex?
09:28Isn't that Natalie?
09:30See?
09:30I told you guys she would come crawling back
09:32Natalie disappeared for three years
09:34Not a call, not a text
09:35And now Ethan finally has money
09:37And look who suddenly found her way back
09:38She probably spent every night stalking his socials
09:41And crying into a cheap pillow
09:43Natalie, if you're trying to stage a dramatic reunion
09:45Sweatpants were a bold choice
09:47Couldn't you at least brush your hair first?
09:49Or did life without Ethan's get so bad
09:50You stopped trying altogether?
09:51You look like you came here to ask for a favor
09:53Not make a comeback
09:54It was true
09:55I used to spend hours getting ready for Ethan
09:57Full makeup
09:58Tight designer dresses
10:00I always made sure I looked absolutely perfect for him
10:02But I didn't need to do that anymore
10:04I'm pregnant
10:05So my husband won't let me wear makeup
10:07He wants me to dress however feels best
10:09He even has this plain-looking loungewear
10:11Custom-tailored for me in Paris
10:13Listening to them mock me
10:14It suddenly clicked
10:15They had only read the name on the corporate dispatch
10:17They had no idea the VIP they were picking up was me
10:20A former acquaintance of mine
10:22Anyway, it's nice having you back
10:23Ethan actually spent years hunting for you
10:25And asking all over about-
10:26Ethan's face stiffened for a second
10:27Then he acted like nothing happened
10:29Madison's kid starts preschool next week
10:31From now on you're in charge of drop off and pick up
10:33He was still incredibly arrogant
10:35But I was not that naive little girl anymore
10:37Seeing him only filled me with annoyance
10:39I did not want to waste another second on them
10:41When I was just about to tell them exactly who I was
10:44Natalie, don't blame Ethan for this
10:46He's only trying to look out for you
10:48You disappeared for three years
10:49Who knows what kind of shady things you had to do to survive
10:52Look at you
10:53Life really chewed you up
10:54Ethan even wanted to give you a job as my personal secretary
10:57But clearly, that would be too much for you
10:59Don't worry
11:00Being my nanny is honest work
11:01No one's going to look down on you for that
11:03Alright
11:04Natalie, drop the attitude
11:05You clearly couldn't make it on your own
11:07So stop making a scene
11:09Take care of the kid
11:10And learn your place
11:13Don't worry
11:13We still have a spare room for the nannies downstairs
11:16Natalie, look how good Ethan is to you
11:18He's giving you free room and board
11:20Isn't babysitting better than whatever life you've been scraping by on?
11:22Hurry up and say thank you
11:24Don't worry dear
11:25If my son acts up, I'll make sure he behaves
11:27I won't let anyone give you a hard time
11:30Give me a break
11:31Who's giving her a hard time?
11:32She disappeared over one tiny misunderstanding
11:34If life got rough out there, maybe she needed the lesson
11:37Hearing that, my heart actually skipped a beat
11:39Even now, he still thought doing the city hall wedding registration with Madison was only a tiny thing
11:44The Ethan who used to love me was truly dead
11:46He was no longer the boy who carried me across town
11:48Whatever that love had been
11:50It was all in the past
11:51After all, I was about to give birth to my second baby anyway
11:55Aren't you here to pick me up?
11:57Let's go
11:58The scene went quiet for a moment
11:59Several people exchanged looks
12:01Then they suddenly burst into laughter
12:02Madison laughed like I had told a joke
12:04Waiting for you?
12:05Do you even deserve that?
12:07Read the sign
12:07We're waiting for Mrs. Whitmore
12:09Do you even know who that is?
12:11Mrs. Whitmore is the lady of the Whitmore family
12:13She is Damon Whitmore's lawful wife
12:15And Mr. Whitmore is a ruthless billionaire
12:17But in private, he is deeply devoted
12:19People say he refused to get married back then because he was waiting for her
12:22Everyone in our circle knows this
12:24Don't bother sucking up to Damon
12:25Suck up to Mrs. Whitmore
12:26She is his entire world
12:28Listening to them gossip about my marriage
12:30I could not help smiling
12:31After three years of marriage
12:33Damon's business had grown bigger and bigger
12:35And his reputation as a fiercely devoted husband had spread everywhere
12:38Madison had always wanted to stand above me
12:41She would never miss a chance to show off in front of me
12:43To spoil his wife, Damon Whitmore once bought a diamond bracelet at Christie's
12:47It's called Eternal Heart
12:49It costs $20 million
12:52Mrs. Whitmore is literally the most envied woman on earth
12:54That's the exact same bracelet
12:59It's a pretty good fake
13:00What broke delivery guy bought you this?
13:03A cheap knockoff as a gift?
13:04Pathetic
13:07It really is a high quality fake
13:09Way better than the replica I bought
13:11But I'd never wear mine in public
13:12That would be humiliating
13:14Foreign knockoffs really are something
13:16The wait almost feels real
13:18Wait, don't tell me you're saying you're the real Mrs. Whitmore
13:22Natalie, are you seriously claiming you're the legendary billionaire's wife?
13:25Natalie, why don't you sell me this fake?
13:27I'll pay you double whatever that broke delivery guy paid
13:31Give that back right now
13:33Damon gave that to me
13:36Shut your mouth!
13:39Natalie, are you trying to get us both killed?
13:41You think you can just casually drop Mr. Whitwell's name?
13:45Are you trying to drag me down with you?
13:48Do you have any idea how hard we fought for this airport pickup?
13:51Mr. Whitfield bought out Ethan's company last year
13:53Now all of us depend on him to survive
13:55The only way Ethan keeps his position is if we impress Mrs. Whitfield
13:57And you're out here spreading insane rumors about knowing him?
14:00Are you trying to ruin Ethan's career?
14:05Don't push your luck
14:06Natalie, you ungrateful little
14:07Ethan was kind enough to keep you off the street
14:10I know you're bitter about the past
14:11But trying to wreck his career just to get back at him?
14:13That's sick
14:14Hearing her say that felt exactly like three years ago
14:17No matter what I did
14:18Madison twisted it
14:19She would feed Ethan her poisoned version of the truth
14:22In the early days, he used to defend me
14:24But by the end, he always took her side
14:25Just like right now
14:30You're such a bitter, jealous woman
14:36For the sake of what we used to be
14:37I'll let this slide
14:38Take the cash
14:39Go buy yourself something decent to wear
14:40If you really don't want a nanny Madison's kid
14:42I'll pull some strings
14:43And get you a proper job next week
14:45Don't worry
14:46Ever since the Whitmore acquisition
14:47This kind of money is pocket cheese to me
14:50No thank you sir
14:51I don't take handouts from strangers
15:00Natalie, I gave you money and you still refused?
15:02What do you mean?
15:02I'm a stranger to you
15:04Since we've already broken up
15:05It's better not to have any contact
15:07Otherwise, people might understand
15:08The company is holding a dinner
15:10From Mr. Whitmore in three days
15:11I plan to take you there to see the world
15:12But you need to buy a proper outfit first
15:14Don't embarrass me when the time comes
15:15There really is no needed
15:16Natalie, you really have learned some attitude
15:18Sure, and poor always have the worst piece
15:19And you don't want to go?
15:20Forget it
15:20I'll take Madison
15:22Ethan, I'll behave well
15:23I absolutely would embarrass me
15:24I did not want to keep getting tangled up with them
15:26I hope that in three days
15:28You can still be this confident
15:29I practically sprinted out of the arrival terminal
15:31The fresh air outside
15:32Finally pushed down the nausea
15:34Churning in my stomach
15:35My mind flashed back to three years ago
15:39This is the best choice for our family
15:41You have to accept it
15:41Natalie, don't be childish
15:42It's for your own good
15:43I will never marry someone I don't love
15:46Ethan, just elope with me
15:50Let's leave here
15:56Her child needs a legal father
15:59I will divorce Madison in a month
16:01Then marry you
16:02Watching him hold her hand
16:03And walk into that clerk's office
16:04I was completely done
16:05I flew overseas for a blind date that very night
16:08A month later, I married Damon Whitmore
16:10A year later, we had our first baby
16:12And now, I was pregnant with our second
16:14Honestly, if it had not been for Damon's family memorial
16:16I never would have set foot back in this country
16:18And I definitely would not have run into Ethan
16:27You said you wouldn't come
16:28But your body is honest
16:29If you want to chase me and make me turn back
16:31You at least need to make me happy
16:33For an occasion like today
16:34You need to dress properly
16:35Only then can you match my status
16:39Natalie, I'm talking to you
16:40Did you hear me?
16:40Our seats are right here
16:42Where do you think you're going?
16:44Those are your seats
16:46My seat is over there
16:50Natalie, tonight is Mrs. Whitworth's first public appearance
16:53This year, this winter dare you wear that bracelet
16:55Wait, is that the eternal heart bracelet?
16:57The one Mr. Whitworth bought for his wife?
16:59Tonight is Mrs. Whitworth's first public appearance
17:01Is this woman trying to insult Mrs. Whitworth?
17:03She's snoking
17:03Is she trying to embarrass us in front of Mr. Whitworth?
17:06Excuse me, Ethan
17:07Is this young lady with you?
17:08No, I don't know her
17:10Take that fake bracelet off and get out
17:11Are you sure you want me to leave?
17:13What are you pretending for?
17:14Stop acting like you're important
17:15Hurry up and take off the bracelet
17:22Survived
17:23But all the guests went quiet at once
17:25Dominic stood out in any crowd without even trying
17:28Red roses had always been my favorite
17:30After one night with my foster father Dominic
17:32I found out I was pregnant
17:33I clutched the pregnancy test and confessed my love to him
17:37He rejected me
17:38Then he got together with my best friend, Blair
17:40Blair framed me for pushing her down the stairs
17:42And causing her miscarriage
17:43Because of that, I was sent to London for college
17:46When my water broke in the hospital
17:47The pain nearly tore me apart
17:49But I couldn't even afford the bill
17:50So I called Dominic
17:52Dominic, please
17:53Could you lend me some money?
17:54I swear I'll pay you back
17:55Aria, you knew today was my engagement party
17:57Did you call just to ruin it?
17:59Blair was right
18:00I've spoiled you rotten
18:01And that night the woman in your bed was me
18:03Enough!
18:03Stop lying
18:05If you refuse to change
18:06Don't even think about coming home
18:07He hung up
18:07While I am giving birth alone
18:09Dominic is getting engaged to Blair
18:11Five years later
18:12I had been invited back to attend their wedding
18:13The man standing across from me
18:15Looked just as I remembered
18:16He is your kid?
18:18I'm watching him for a friend
18:19He looks a lot like me, right?
18:23When you see Blair
18:23You need to apologize to her
18:25You owe her a life
18:27I froze for a second
18:28Then I let out a bitter laugh
18:29And got into the back seat
18:32Dominic rolled down the window
18:34And blew out a stream of cigarette smoke
18:36Soon, the car stopped outside the familiar estate
18:38It was Halloween
18:39My head suddenly split with pain
18:41For a moment, I almost felt safe
18:47Dominic, I don't feel well
18:48Can you come stay with me?
18:50Blair isn't feeling well
18:51I have to check on her
18:51You'll be fine, right?
18:53He carried our luggage to my room
18:54Everything in this house looked the same
18:56But I was no longer the princess he once sheltered
18:58My wound had torn open again earlier
19:00You come back and have nothing to say to me?
19:02You've been gone for five years
19:03I'm sorry
19:04I'll apologize to Blair when I see her
19:06He turned and left
19:09The day before the wedding
19:10Dominic called me to the fitting room
19:11My clothes used to fill half this closet
19:13Now, there was no trace of them
19:15When the bridesmaid's dresses were brought in
19:16My stomach dropped
19:17Most of the gowns were cut to show skin
19:19Bare shoulders or arms
19:20But my body now?
19:22Blair had picked these on purpose
19:23If Dominic saw my scars
19:24He would start asking for reasons
19:26Then he would only think I was trying to blame Blair again
19:29Dominic, do I have to try these on?
19:30I picked these for you
19:32Are you still unhappy with me, Aria?
19:34We're best friends, right?
19:35If you don't like these, no worries
19:36I have hundreds more picked out for you
19:38She wanted to humiliate me
19:40No, thank you
19:41I'll just wear what I have on
19:42Don't push your luck
19:44Don't be so hard on her
19:45I spent one whole night picking these out
19:47But if Aria doesn't like
19:49It's fine
19:50We can go shopping together
19:51I know I still can't walk for too long
19:53Because she pushed me down
19:53But after all, she's your-
19:55I said no!
19:57Dominic grabbed a glass
19:58And smashed it onto the floor at my feet
19:59What the hell do you want?
20:03Why are you overreacting like this, Aria?
20:05Five years abroad
20:06And you've learned to hurt yourself for sympathy?
20:09It wasn't like that
20:10You were never like this before
20:11Doctor checked my wound
20:12If Aria doesn't want to be a bridesmaid
20:13That's totally fine
20:15But Leo could be our ring baron
20:16We don't have one yet
20:18No, I don't agree
20:20If it weren't for what you did to me
20:22My child would be about his age right now
20:24Just think of it as granting me one small wish
20:27I still don't understand how she fell down the stairs
20:29That's how it'll be
20:30I didn't trust Leo's safety with them
20:32So I followed every step from the fitting to the rehearsal
20:36Nothing went wrong
20:37But my unease only grew
20:38The wedding day arrived
20:40I stay with Leo in the farthest corner
20:43Trying to make myself invisible
20:44Isn't that Aria Montgomery?
20:46She dressed like she can barely pay rent
20:48Dominic cut her off three years ago
20:50I'd heard enough filthy comments about being an unwed mother over the years
20:53These were nothing compared to what I'd already survived
20:56But all the guests went quiet at once
20:58Dominic stood out in any crowd without even trying
21:01Red roses had always been my favorite
21:03Considered it
21:06Were you threatening to call security on Evelyn Shaw
21:09Over Damon Pierce's unpaid balance?
21:12Seven days before my wedding
21:13I discovered my fiancé was already married to his brother's widow
21:17My name is Evelyn Shaw
21:18A week before my wedding
21:20I flew back from London to finalize the paperwork for my marriage to Damon Pierce
21:23The wedding planner wanted floral approvals
21:25The venue needed final guest numbers
21:27Whether the seating chart should read
21:28Evelyn Shaw or Evelyn Pierce's
21:32I had stared at that question for a long time
21:34For eight years
21:35I had been waiting to become Mrs. Pierce
21:39That morning
21:39I sat across from my attorney in a private office
21:41My attorney, Marion Vale
21:43Flipped through Damon's financial disclosures
21:45Then her pen stopped moving
21:46Evelyn
21:48Has Damon ever been married before?
21:50I frowned
21:51No
21:51Why?
21:52She turned her screen toward me
21:54A marriage certificate filled the monitor
21:56Damon James Pierce
21:58And Clara Marie Bennett
21:59Filed 14 months ago
22:00I stared at it
22:01Until the letters blurred
22:02Eight years
22:03I had spent eight years
22:05Building that man from nothing
22:06His company
22:07Pierce Digital
22:08I funded the seed round
22:09His penthouse on the Upper West Side
22:11My down payment
22:12His Porsche
22:13His investor network
22:14His reputation as a self-made tech genius
22:16All of it was mine
22:17Handed to him piece by piece
22:19While I stayed behind the scenes
22:20Because he said he was not ready to go public with us
22:24She's his late brother's widow
22:26He told me he was just helping her with legal paperwork
22:28My attorney's expression told me everything her words did not
22:31I picked up my phone and called him
22:33I said
22:35The prenup lawyer found your marriage certificate, Damon
22:39Two seconds of silence
22:40Damon said
22:42It's not what you think
22:42Clara needed legal protection after my brother died
22:45She has a daughter
22:46I married her on paper so Lily could stay on my insurance and benefits
22:49It means nothing
22:50You've been legally married for over a year
22:53And I would have told you eventually
22:54You've waited eight years, Evelyn
22:56What's a little longer?
22:59I closed my eyes
23:03I have no interest in married men
23:05Then I hung up
23:07The last eight years hit me all at once
23:12Then I called my assistant
23:14Freeze Damon Pierce's access to everything
23:16Black card, office credentials, building entry parking garage
23:18All of it
23:19Effective immediately
23:20Not long after
23:21My phone started lighting up
23:23Damon's name kept flashing across the screen until I finally answered
23:26What the hell is wrong with you?
23:28You're acting like a child, Evelyn
23:29I explained the situation
23:31You explained that you committed fraud
23:33It's not fraud, it's a favor
23:35Clara has no one
23:36Lily calls me dad
23:37What was I supposed to do?
23:38Let them end up on the street?
23:39Evelyn, please don't blame Damon
23:40Blame me
23:41I'm the one who
23:42Evelyn, you're gonna call your assistant restore everything
23:44Then you're gonna apologize to Clara for making her feel unwelcome
23:47Do that and we can move past this
23:48I looked at the prenup draft on the table in front of me
23:51Then I picked it up and fed it into the shredder
23:53There's nothing to move past, Damon
23:55There's no wedding
23:56Evelyn
23:56You brought a wife to our wedding paperwork
23:58I brought a witness
24:01To start pulling every asset record with Damon Pierce's name on it
24:06Every building
24:06Every account
24:08Every share
24:09He thought he was a self-made man
24:11He was about to find out what happens when the woman who made him decides to unmake him
24:15The next morning, Damon's car was waiting outside my building
24:20Now he sat at the curb in the Porsche I had paid for
24:22Looking less like a man caught in a lie than a man waiting for his fiancé to stop embarrassing him
24:26Get in
24:27We're going shopping
24:29Shopping?
24:29Clara is upset
24:30Lily is upset
24:32You made a scene yesterday, the least you can do is help fix it
24:34Of course
24:36He had married another woman
24:37Lied to me for 14 months
24:39And somehow I was the one expected to fix the mood
24:41Don't mind
24:41I get carsick in the back
24:43Old Evelyn would have argued
24:44New and felt nothing but a calm so steady it surprised even me
24:48I slipped into the back seat
24:49Because my time stamp
24:50Let him show who he is in front of witnesses
24:52And don't stop him when he does
24:53So I sat behind them, phone in my coat pocket
24:55Recording everything Damon still believed he could get away with
24:58Damon took us to a luxury boutique on Madison Avenue
25:01And held the door for Clara like she was his wife
25:04Which, legally, she was
25:06Clara and Lily need new things for the season
25:08You should pick something too
25:09God knows you could use it
25:10I had spent three years overseas building his investor pipeline
25:13He mistook exhaustion for neglect
25:15He looked at me like I was the embarrassing one
25:18Damon
25:19Clara tried on dresses
25:20Lily twirled in a princess gown
25:22Damon stood beside them
25:23Patient and proud
25:24Wrap that too
25:26Whatever Lily wants
25:28Looses
25:28Daisy and Chirgondal the sending quet
25:33She had spent all afternoon pretending to be the fragile wife
25:36But the second that dress touched my hands
25:39She looked afraid I might outshine her
25:44So I tried it on
25:58Clara was checking the child who had just shoved me
26:00It's okay, sweetheart
26:01Nobody's going to yell at you
26:05She's a child, Evelyn
26:06Don't make a scene
26:08She pushed me
26:09Keep your balance
26:09That's not her fault
26:13You saw what happened
26:17Let's go
26:18She's not worth upsetting Lily
26:19I changed back into my own clothes
26:24When I stepped back out
26:25The VIP lounge was empty
26:26No clue
26:27Two weeks before the wedding
26:28A fever brought back the hearing I'd lost ten years ago
26:30Excited to share the good news
26:32I grabbed a cab straight to his office
26:33The first thing I heard him say was
26:35That deaf girl doesn't deserve me
26:36Vanessa
26:38You're the one I want to marry
26:39Because she kept saying her parents saved my life
26:41I hit record
26:42My heart died
26:43I ripped it up
26:44Dropped it in the trash
26:45Then I called my uncle
26:46I can hear again
26:47I said it quietly and hung up
26:49Then I bought a one-way ticket to LA
26:51Two weeks before the wedding
26:52A fever brought back the hearing I'd lost ten years ago
26:55Saving Axel
26:58I grabbed a cab straight to his office
27:00Excited to share the good news
27:01But after all these years
27:02The first thing I heard him say was
27:04That deaf girl doesn't deserve me
27:05Vanessa
27:07You're the one I want to marry
27:08I got engaged to her
27:09Because she kept saying her parents saved my life
27:12Her laughter and gasps were clear over the phone
27:15Relax
27:16She's deaf
27:17Besides, isn't this hotter?
27:18I listened to the moan
27:20I hit record
27:21My heart died
27:22Then I bought a one-way ticket to LA
27:24For the exact day of the wedding
27:25When his frantic calls came in
27:27I sent him the recording and my message
27:28Axel
27:29I can hear
27:31Axel snapped
27:32Who's there?
27:33I held my breath tightly
27:34A moment passed
27:35I don't remember how I got home
27:36When I flicked on the lights
27:37I saw a trail of bloody footprints
27:39That was when I realized I'd run out barefoot
27:41The glass somewhere had sliced my foot open
27:43I pulled the shards out
27:44Ripping skin with them
27:45None of it hurt like my chest did
27:46I lay on the couch in a daze
27:48Tears soaked the pillow
27:49I wanted this to be a dream
27:50Two weeks from now
27:51I'd still be Axel's bride
27:52Walking into the wedding
27:53I'd been waiting ten years for
27:55But the recording told me Axel had betrayed me
27:57I don't know how long I lay there
27:58A sharp pain in my foot woke me
28:00I opened my eyes
28:01Axel was holding my foot
28:02Picking out the last bits of glass
28:04Dabbing antiseptic on the cuts
28:05It had been ten years since my parents died
28:07Saving him in that fire
28:08Since I'd gone deaf saving him too
28:10Looking after me had become a habit
28:12He finished bandaging me
28:13He didn't ask where the cuts came from
28:14He just sighed
28:15Irritated
28:16You know you can't hear
28:17Why don't you just stay home?
28:18Then he must have remembered
28:19That I couldn't hear him anyway
28:21His face hardened
28:22Whatever
28:22I won't marry a deaf girl anyway
28:26That line cracked something open in my chest
28:28I remembered high school
28:29A group of bullies followed me down the street
28:31Laughing
28:32Saying things I couldn't hear
28:33I kept my head down and limped forward
28:35As if nothing had happened
28:36But the moment Axel came to pick me up
28:38He charged at them without a second thought
28:40And started fighting them
28:43He came back to me
28:45And pulled me into his arms
28:46I signed to him
28:47Why he'd fought them
28:48He replied
28:48They called you deaf
28:50Hannah
28:50That's not true
28:51You have ears
28:52I'm your ears
28:53Okay
28:53I'll always be your ears
28:54He cried that day
28:55Hard
28:56That was the first time I understood
28:57How cruel the world was to deaf people
28:59But I didn't care
29:00Because Axel said he'd always be my ears
29:02Now my ears were back
29:04So why was the word coming out of his mouth like that?
29:06Deaf
29:06I held my tears back
29:08But maybe my expression gave it away
29:10He pressed his lips together and signed fast
29:12Does it hurt?
29:13His phone buzzed before I could answer
29:15It was a voice message from Vanessa
29:16Honey
29:17You're so bad
29:18My legs are still shaking from that kiss
29:20Vanessa was his college friend
29:22After they graduated
29:23She became his secretary
29:24They sent each other voice messages all the time
29:26Late at night too
29:27But I trusted Axel
29:28I just assumed it was work
29:30There's worse
29:31Wanna try?
29:32Who are you texting?
29:33I said it out of nowhere
29:34He looked at me suspiciously and asked
29:36Can you hear me now?
29:39I gave no response like the usual deaf girl
29:41And he was relieved
29:42He steadied himself fast and signed
29:44A client?
29:45Rush order
29:46The second he finished signing
29:47He tapped record
29:48I bought Hannah some lingerie
29:50But your body is ten times better than hers
29:53I bought you one too
29:54You should put it on for me
29:55Ew
29:56I don't wanna match that cripple freak
29:58I didn't want to hear anymore
29:59I limped back to the bedroom
30:00I held the framed photo of my parents against my chest
30:03Curled up in bed
30:04Hold the blanket over my ears
30:06But the flirting outside came through anyway
30:08Next time
30:09Different position
30:10I wanna do it in front of the mirror
30:11Every word cut my heart
30:13This Axel was so filthy
30:15I didn't want him anymore
30:16A few minutes later
30:17The front door slammed
30:18I sat up
30:19It was midnight
30:19I didn't have to ask where he was going
30:21I looked at the gold foil wedding invitation on the nightstand
30:24The one I'd spent two weeks picking out
30:26I ripped it up
30:27Dropped it in the trash
30:28Then I called my uncle
30:29Uncle
30:31I wanna come stay with you
30:32With grandma and grandpa
30:34His voice came back
30:35Worried
30:35What happened sweetheart?
30:36Then he remembered I couldn't hear
30:37The line went quiet
30:38I heard him typing
30:40Nothing
30:41I just miss you guys
30:42My voice cracked
30:43My uncle had built his empire in LA
30:45Real estate
30:46Finance
30:46The works
30:47He'd brought grandma and grandpa out there with him
30:49When my parents died
30:50He flew back to take me too
30:51But I couldn't leave the house
30:52That still smelled like mom and dad
30:54Later
30:54I just couldn't leave Axel
30:55Even when they begged
30:56I kept saying no
30:57Thank god
30:58Thank god you finally came around
31:00He sounded like he was about to cry
31:02Then he caught himself
31:03Hannah
31:05Your ears
31:05Yeah
31:07I can hear again
31:08I said it quietly and hung up
31:10He booked me a flight
31:11The morning of my wedding
31:16Two weeks before the wedding
31:18A fever brought back the hearing I'd lost ten years ago
31:20Excited to share the good news
31:21I grabbed a cab straight to his office
31:23The first thing I heard him say was
31:25That deaf girl doesn't deserve me
31:26Vanessa
31:28You're the one I want to marry
31:29Because she kept saying her parents saved my life
31:31I hit record
31:32My heart died
31:33I ripped it up
31:34Dropped it in the trash
31:35Then I called my uncle
31:36I can hear again
31:37I said it quietly and hung up
31:39Then I bought a one-way ticket to LA
31:41Two weeks before the wedding
31:42A fever brought back the hearing I'd lost ten years ago
31:44Saving Axel
31:48I grabbed a cab straight to his office
31:50Excited to share the good news
31:51But after all these years the first thing I heard him say was
31:54That deaf girl doesn't deserve me
31:55Vanessa
31:57You're the one I want to marry
31:58I got engaged to her
31:59Because she kept saying her parents saved my life
32:02Her laughter and gasps were clear over the phone
32:05Relax
32:06She's deaf
32:07Besides isn't this hotter
32:08I listened to the moan
32:10I hit record
32:11My heart died
32:12Then I bought a one-way ticket to LA for the exact day of the wedding
32:15When his frantic calls came in
32:16I sent him the recording and my message
32:18Axel
32:19I can hear
32:21Axel snapped
32:22Who's there?
32:23I held my breath tightly
32:24A moment passed
32:25I don't remember how I got home
32:26When I flicked on the lights I saw a trail of bloody footprints
32:29That was when I realized I'd run out barefoot
32:31The glass somewhere had sliced my foot open
32:33I pulled the shards out, ripping skin with them
32:35None of it hurt like my chest did
32:36I lay on the couch in a daze
32:38Tears soaked the pillow
32:39I wanted this to be a dream
32:40Two weeks from now I'd still be Axel's bride
32:42Walking into the wedding I'd been waiting ten years for
32:45But the recording told me Axel had betrayed me
32:47I don't know how long I lay there
32:48A sharp pain in my foot woke me
32:50I opened my eyes
32:51Axel was holding my foot
32:52Picking out the last bits of glass
32:54Dabbing antiseptic on the cuts
32:55It had been ten years since my parents died saving him in that fire
32:58Since I'd gone deaf saving him too
33:00Looking after me had become a habit
33:01He finished bandaging me
33:03He didn't ask where the cuts came from
33:04He just sighed, irritated
33:06You know you can't hear, why don't you just stay home
33:08Then he must have remembered that I couldn't hear him anyway
33:10His face hardened
33:11Whatever, I won't marry a deaf girl anyway
33:15That line cracked something open in my chest
33:18I remembered high school
33:19A group of bullies followed me down the street
33:21Laughing, saying things I couldn't hear
33:23I kept my head down and limped forward as if nothing had happened
33:26But the moment Axel came to pick me up
33:28He charged at them without a second thought
33:30And started fighting them
33:33He came back to me
33:34And pulled me into his arms
33:36I signed to him
33:37Why he'd fought them
33:38He replied
33:38They called you deaf
33:40Hannah, that's not true
33:41You have ears
33:42I'm your ears, okay?
33:43I'll always be your ears
33:44He cried that day
33:45Hard
33:46That was the first time I understood how cruel the world was to deaf people
33:49But I didn't care
33:50Because Axel said he'd always be my ears
33:52Now my ears were back
33:53So why was the word coming out of his mouth like that?
33:56Deaf
33:56I held my tears back
33:58But maybe my expression gave it away
34:00He pressed his lips together and signed fast
34:02Does it hurt?
34:03His phone buzzed before I could answer
34:04It was a voice message from Vanessa
34:06Honey, you're so bad
34:08My legs are still shaking from that kiss
34:10Vanessa was his college friend
34:12After they graduated, she became his secretary
34:14They sent each other voice messages all the time
34:16Late at night too
34:17But I trusted Axel
34:18I just assumed it was work
34:20There's worse
34:21Wanna try?
34:22Who are you texting?
34:23I said it out of nowhere
34:24He looked at me suspiciously and asked
34:26Can you hear me now?
34:29I gave no response like the usual deaf girl and he was relieved
34:32He steadied himself fast and signed
34:34A client?
34:35Rush order
34:36The second he finished signing, he tapped record
34:38I bought Hannah some lingerie
34:40But your body is ten times better than hers
34:43I bought you one too
34:44You should put it on for me
34:45Ew
34:46I don't want to match that cripple freak
34:48I didn't want to hear anymore
34:49I limped back to the bedroom
34:50I held the framed photo of my parents against my chest
34:53Curled up in bed
34:54Pulled the blanket over my ears
34:56But the flirting outside came through anyway
34:58Next time
34:59Different position
35:00I want to do it in front of the mirror
35:01Every word cut my heart
35:03This Axel was so filthy
35:04I didn't want him anymore
35:06A few minutes later, the front door slammed
35:08I sat up
35:08It was midnight
35:09I didn't have to ask where he was going
35:11I looked at the gold foil wedding invitation on the nightstand
35:14The one I'd spent two weeks picking out
35:16I ripped it up
35:16Dropped it in the trash
35:18Then I called my uncle
35:19Uncle
35:20I want to come stay with you
35:22With grandma and grandpa
35:23His voice came back, worried
35:25What happened, sweetheart?
35:26Then he remembered I couldn't hear
35:27The line went quiet
35:28I heard him typing
35:30Nothing
35:31I just miss you guys
35:32My voice cracked
35:33My uncle had built his empire in LA
35:35Real estate, finance, the works
35:37He'd brought grandma and grandpa out there with him
35:39When my parents died, he flew back to take me too
35:41But I couldn't leave the house that still smelled like mom and dad
35:44Later, I just couldn't leave Axel
35:45Even when they begged, I kept saying no
35:47Thank God
35:48Thank God you finally came around
35:50He sounded like he was about to cry
35:52Then he caught himself
35:53Hannah
35:54Your ears
35:55Yeah
35:57I can hear again
35:58I said it quietly and hung up
36:00He booked me a flight
36:01The morning of my wedding
36:04Considered it
36:06Were you threatening to call security on Evelyn Shaw
36:09Over Damon Pierce's unpaid balance?
36:12Seven days before my wedding
36:13I discovered my fiancé was already married to his brother's widow
36:17My name is Evelyn Shaw
36:18A week before my wedding
36:20I flew back from London
36:21To finalize the paperwork for my marriage to Damon Pierce
36:23The wedding planner wanted floral approvals
36:25The venue needed final guest numbers
36:27Whether the seating chart should read
36:28Evelyn Shaw or Evelyn Pierce's
36:32I had stared at that question for a long time
36:34For eight years
36:35I had been waiting to become Mrs. Pierce
36:39That morning
36:40I sat across from my attorney in a private office
36:42My attorney, Marion Vale
36:43Flipped through Damon's financial disclosures
36:45Then her pen stopped moving
36:47Evelyn
36:48Has Damon ever been married before?
36:50I frowned
36:51No
36:52Why?
36:53She turned her screen toward me
36:54A marriage certificate filled the monitor
36:56Damon James Pierce
36:58And Clara Marie Bennett
36:59Filed 14 months ago
37:01I stared at it
37:02Until the letters blurred
37:03Eight years
37:04I had spent eight years building that man from nothing
37:06His company, Pierce Digital
37:08I funded the seed round
37:09His penthouse on the Upper West Side
37:11My down payment
37:12His Porsche
37:13His investor network
37:14His reputation as a self-made tech genius
37:17All of it was mine
37:18Handed to him piece by piece
37:19While I stayed behind the scenes
37:21Because he said he was not ready to go public with us
37:24She's his late brother's widow
37:26He told me he was just helping her with legal paperwork
37:29My attorney's expression told me everything her words did not
37:31I picked up my phone and called him
37:33I said
37:35The prenup lawyer found your marriage certificate, Damon
37:40Two seconds of silence
37:41Damon said
37:42It's not what you think
37:43Clara needed legal protection after my brother died
37:45She has a daughter
37:46I married her on paper so Lily could stay on my insurance and benefits
37:50It means nothing
37:51You've been legally married for over a year
37:53And I would have told you eventually
37:55You've waited eight years, Evelyn
37:57What's a little longer?
37:59I closed my eyes
38:04I have no interest in married men
38:06Then I hung up
38:07The last eight years hit me all at once
38:13Then I called my assistant
38:14Freeze Damon Pierce's access to everything
38:16Black card, office credentials, building entry, parking garage
38:19All of it
38:19Effective immediately
38:21Not long after
38:22My phone started lighting up
38:23Damon's name kept flashing across the screen
38:25Until I finally answered
38:26What the hell is wrong with you?
38:28You're acting like a child, Evelyn
38:30I explained the situation
38:31You explained that you committed fraud
38:33It's not fraud
38:34It's a favor
38:36Clara has no one
38:37Lily calls me dad
38:38What was I supposed to do?
38:38Let them end up on the street
38:39Evelyn, please don't blame Damon
38:40Blame me
38:41I'm the one who
38:42Evelyn
38:42You're gonna call your assistant
38:44Restore everything
38:44Then you're gonna apologize to Clara
38:46For making her feel unwelcome
38:47Do that and we can move past this
38:48I looked at the prenup glass
38:49On the table in front of me
38:50Then I picked it up
38:52And fed it into the shredder
38:54There's nothing to move past Damon
38:55There's no wedding
38:56Evelyn
38:57You brought a wife
38:58To our wedding paperwork
38:59I brought a witness
39:02To start pulling every asset record
39:04With Damon Pierce's name on it
39:06Every building
39:07Every account
39:08Every share
39:10He thought he was a self-made man
39:11He was about to find out
39:13What happens when the woman
39:14Who made him decides to unmake him
39:15The next morning
39:16Damon's car was waiting
39:17Outside my building
39:20Now he sat at the curb
39:21In the Porsche I had paid for
39:22Looking less like a man
39:23Caught in a lie
39:24Than a man waiting for his fiance
39:25To stop embarrassing him
39:27Get in
39:28We're going shopping
39:29Shopping?
39:30Clara is upset
39:31Lily is upset
39:32You made a scene yesterday
39:33The least you can do
39:34Is help fix it
39:34Of course
39:36He had married another woman
39:37Lied to me for 14 months
39:39And somehow I was the one
39:40Expected to fix the mood
39:41Don't mind
39:42I get carsick in the back
39:44Old Evelyn would have argued
39:45New and felt nothing but a calm
39:47So steady it surprised even me
39:48I slipped into the back seat
39:49Because mine has a timestamp
39:50Let him show who he is
39:51In front of witnesses
39:52And don't stop him when he does
39:53So I sat behind them
39:54Phone in my coat pocket
39:55Recording everything Damon
39:56Still believed he could get away with
39:59Damon took us to a luxury boutique
40:00On Madison Avenue
40:01And held the door for Clara
40:03Like she was his wife
40:04Which, legally, she was
40:06Clara and Lily need new things
40:07For the season
40:08You should pick something too
40:09God knows you could use it
40:10I had spent three years overseas
40:12Building his investor pipeline
40:13He mistook exhaustion for neglect
40:15He looked at me like
40:16I was the embarrassing one
40:18Damon
40:19Clara tried on dresses
40:20Lily twirled in a princess gown
40:22Damon stood beside them
40:24Patient, proud
40:25Keep that one
40:25Wrap that too
40:26Whatever Lily wants
40:28Looses
40:29Daisy and Shagandall the sending quet
40:34She had spent all afternoon
40:35Pretending to be the fragile wife
40:37But the second that dress
40:38Touched my hands
40:39She looked afraid
40:40I might outshine her
40:44So I tried it on
40:59Claire was checking the child
41:00Who had just shoved me
41:01It's okay, sweetheart
41:02Nobody's going to yell at you
41:05She's a child
41:06Evelyn, don't make a scene
41:08She pushed me
41:09Keep your balance
41:10That's not her fault
41:13You saw what happened
41:18Let's go
41:18She's not worth upsetting Lily over
41:23I changed back into my own clothes
41:24When I stepped back out
41:25The VIP lounge was empty
41:27No Clara
41:27No Lily
41:28No Damon
41:29Only the sales associate behind the counter
41:31Wearing the smile of someone
41:32Who had already decided I was the problem
41:33Mrs. Shaw
41:34Mr. Pierce has left
41:34He's charged all selected items
41:36To your personal account
41:39I'd opened that account years ago
41:41So Damon could buy suits
41:42For investor meetings
41:44Now he'd used it
41:45To dress the wife
41:46He'd hidden all along
41:51I left the bill under your name
41:52Consider it a lesson in humility
41:54Come home when you're ready to apologize
41:55She can't pay
41:57Why did she act like
41:57She owned the place five minutes ago
41:59She's just another pretender
42:00If there's an issue with payment, Mrs. Shaw
42:02We'll need to call security
42:04And now I stood in a luxury boutique
42:06Threatened with security
42:07Over a bill I could pay
42:08Ten times over with my own money
42:14Security
42:16Mr. Mercer
42:23Kieran Mercer
42:24I knew the name the way a soldier knows the sound of an enemy's footsteps
42:28Mercer Capital
42:29Old Money
42:30Private Equity Royalty
42:32Every founder in New York either wanted to impress him or prayed never to cross his path
42:35Damon Pierce's most dangerous rival
42:37For three years, Damon had tried to outrun him
42:39Outperform him, outrank him
42:40For three years I'd made it possible
42:42I blocked Mercer's buyout offer
42:43Clean directed messes before Kelphin's team could find them
42:45I'd fought this man in the dark for a thousand days
42:47And now here he was
42:50Watching me messy, humiliated
42:52Trapped behind the bill Damon had left me
42:55For one cold second
42:56I thought Kieran Mercer had come to collect every war I'd ever fought for Damon
43:07I hated that he saw it
43:11If you're here to watch me embarrass myself, Mr. Mercer, get in line
43:16I considered it
43:19Were you threatening to call security on Evelyn Shaw over Damon Pierce's unpaid balance?
43:24Mr. Mercer, I was only following Mr. Pierce's instructions
43:27This is not a payment issue
43:28This is theft
43:31Get your manager
43:39What, do you think I flew here to save Damon Pierce's face?
43:44I've spent three years trying to figure out who the real brain behind Pierce Digital is
43:48And now I find her bleeding on a boutique floor while he buys dresses for his wife
43:54Mrs. Shaw, I'm so sorry
43:56I had no idea you were back in New York
43:59Mrs. Shaw is one of our parent company's primary investors
44:01Mr. Pierce's authorization was revoked hours ago
44:05Damon Pierce, Clara Bennett, and the child walked out after charging purchases to an account they no longer had permission
44:09to use
44:09Of course
44:10Save the receipt, file the report, and send Mr. Pierce the copy
44:12Of course, Mrs. Shaw
44:14$178,000, bold, for a man living on borrowed power
44:17You're Evelyn Shaw
44:19And you're Kieran Mercer
44:20You were very good at keeping me out
44:23Careful, that almost sounded like a compliment
44:26It was a warning
44:28To me?
44:29To Damon
44:31My mother did not steal anyone's place
44:33She married father three years after your mother died
44:37Please stop, we are still family
44:38Family?
44:39Who is family with you filthy people?
44:41Yvette Balan, what are you doing?
44:43My fiance, Seraphine, was the commander of the Light Knights
44:46He was sacred, restrained, and untouchable
44:49And I was the royal high priestess
44:51I tried to tempt him many times, but he never lost control
44:55I used to think he had sealed away all desire
44:57Until the night before our wedding
44:59I saw Seraphine kneeling beside Laurel's bed
45:01Her limp hand closed around him
45:04And his whole body went rigid, hot, and feverish
45:07Hot sweat fell onto his white robe
45:09His breath was ragged, his eyes dark
45:11His face was lost in raw, forbidden desire
45:15The only reason I agreed to marry your sister
45:17Was so I could come see you every single day
45:25After that night, I tore up our betrothal scroll
45:28I'm not marrying Seraphine anymore
45:30I'm marrying Arthur
45:33Yvette!
45:34Have you lost your mind?
45:38Arthur was mutilated by a cursed blade three years ago
45:42He beats people half to death over nothing
45:44You're marching straight to your grave if you marry him
45:49Mother, at this point it does not matter who I marry
45:52Besides, do you really think we can refuse the Imperial family?
45:57In the receiving hall, father was smiling from ear to ear
46:01It is an honour that his Minus would consider my daughter
46:03But my elder daughter still sleeps under a holy curse
46:06And my second daughter is bound to the Lancid family by engagement
46:12An engagement is still only a contract
46:14Break it
46:18If Lady Yvonne Valian agrees to marry His Highness
46:20The Imperial family will offer a vial of sacred sunblood as the bride gift
46:24I hear it has awakened sleepers, sealed by curses before
46:27I'll do it
46:35Yvette, haven't you always loved Seraphine?
46:38Why so suddenly?
46:41I did not answer
46:42Because every time I thought of what I had seen that night
46:45My heart ached unbearably
46:46My ten years of devotion suddenly felt like a joke
46:53The vial of sacred sunblood worked
46:55Within three days, Aurora woke up
47:00Father was overjoyed to prepare a celebration feast for her
47:04That was when I saw Aurora
47:06She was wearing the gown Mother had spent months making for me
47:09She stood among the temple guests, smiling like a saint
47:13Yvette, may I borrow this gown for tonight?
47:16I just woke up
47:17I had no time to prepare a new gown
47:21Mother tugged at my sleeve
47:22Your sister just recovered
47:24Let her have it
47:28Of course
47:33May the light bless you, Yvette
47:40This gown fits me better, doesn't it?
47:42Your tête is too thin
47:44She cannot fill it up
47:45My Aurora has awakened
47:48From tonight on, she will return as the High Priestess of the Sun Temple
48:02Suddenly, the hall doors opened
48:04Sunlight poured in behind Seraphine
48:06The moment Seraphine stepped into the hall
48:08Every voice fell silent
48:10He walked straight to Aurora
48:12Then, in front of everyone
48:13He dropped to one knee
48:15He bowed his head
48:16And kissed the back of her hand
48:21Welcome back, my High Priestess
48:24You were always the one I was sworn to sing
48:26My breath stopped
48:28He was always so aloof
48:29So proud
48:30I had never seen him kneel before anyone
48:32But as long as it was about Aurora
48:34Even the holiest knight would lose his heart
48:37See?
48:37The one Seraphine really loves is Aurora
48:39The marriage only fell to Yvette
48:40Because Aurora was cursed and fell into sleep
48:42I bet Yvette must be dying of embarrassment right now
48:44I walked alone onto the terrace
48:46But even the cold wind could not ease the pain in my chest
48:49Then I heard footsteps behind me
48:51Does it hurt?
48:53You must have enjoyed yourself while I was in a coma, didn't you?
48:56You even took my bedrothal to Seraphine
48:59Father told me it was Arthur's sacred sunblood that woke me
49:02But do not expect me to thank you
49:05Remember this clearly, Yvette
49:06You will always live in my shadow
49:08Just like when we were children
49:10You only ever got what I had already grown tired of
49:15You know it, Mina Grey, that's on me to friend
49:32What have you done?
49:33The blade flashed with sacred light
49:35A sharp wave of force cut across my leg
49:38Blood instantly stained my dress
49:40Aurora hides against Seraphine's chest
49:42Flashing me a triumphant smile
49:44My eyes burned
49:45I forced myself to turn away
49:48In that split second
49:50And crushed me against the stone step
49:53Seraphine
49:55Aurora suddenly pressed a hand to her forehead
49:57Aurora leans weakly against Seraphine
50:00I'm so scared
50:01I feel dizzy
50:05When I woke up again
50:06Emma was sitting beside my bed
50:08In the temple healing chamber
50:09Seraphine, that bastard!
50:11Stop crying, Emma
50:14Remember?
50:15I'm marrying Arthur
50:16Emma looked at me like her heart was breaking
50:18Then Emma cried even harder
50:22One of Seraphine's attendants came to me
50:24Seraphine wanted to see me at the garden pavilion
50:29Seraphine
50:31Seraphine pushed a delicate white box across the table
50:33Inside was a pair of pale blue lace gloves
50:36I will still honor the betrothal
50:39As long as you stop targeting Aurora
50:44No need
50:45It was always my sister's betrothal anyway
50:48Before he could finish
50:49Aurora appeared beside him
50:51She was dressed in a pale blue gown
50:53Her lace sleeves matched the gloves in the box exactly
50:56It was not a gift chosen for me
50:58Yvette
50:58I asked Seraphine to bring you this
51:00Do you like it?
51:02I forced a smile
51:03My nails dug deep into my palm
51:08When I returned to the Valen estate
51:10I saw Mother limping down the stairs
51:12Mother grips the railing
51:14Moving with difficulty
51:16Mother!
51:18I rushed over to help her
51:20My fingers brushed the bruises on her wrist
51:24My voice trembled
51:26Did Aurora push you again?
51:29Suddenly the front door burst open
51:31Aurora steps into the manor
51:33Tossing her cloak to a servant
51:34Aurora walked in as if nothing had happened
51:37I could not hold back
51:40Aurora, why did you push my mother?
51:43Who told her to steal someone else's place?
51:45Aurora raised her hand and slapped Mother across the face
51:49My mother did not steal anyone's place
51:51She married father three years after your mother died
51:55Please stop, we are still family
51:57Family?
51:57Who is family with you filthy people?
52:00Yvette Balan, what are you doing?
52:02Seraphine stood in the doorway
52:03Seraphine was still holding Aurora's forgotten cloak
52:06Aurora's expression changed instantly
52:08She threw herself into his arms, sobbing
52:13Seraphine, my sister tried to hit me
52:15I watched him pull her closer
52:18I watched the revulsion in his eyes
52:21Suddenly, it all felt absurdly funny
52:26Consider it your apology to Aurora
52:31Do not disgrace the Veiligan name again
52:34Consider it your apology to Aurora
52:41Do not disgrace the Veiligan name again
52:43I sat at the grand piano set beside the ceremonial platform
52:47My fingers moved mechanically across the keys
52:49From the corner of my eye, I saw Aurora glance at me again and again
52:53The moment the final note faded
52:55A deafening bang rang out
52:58The lid crashed over my hands
53:00Excruciating pain shot through all ten fingers
53:03I screamed, my vision was going black
53:13Instinctively, I looked toward Seraphine in the distance
53:16But Aurora immediately grabbed his arm
53:18Seraphine, the dawn procession is about to begin
53:21Please, walk with me
53:24Arthur sent his best royal physician
53:26I think, perhaps his highness is not as terrible as the rumors say
53:31We're a father in Aurora
53:36Your father went to join Aurora's dawn procession
53:38Arthur sent his best royal physician
53:41I think, perhaps his highness is not as terrible as the rumors say
53:45We're a father in Aurora
53:48The whole capital is celebrating her return
53:56That night, I returned to my room at the Valen estate
53:59Everything related to Seraphine was still there
54:01The letters I had written but never sent
54:03The sketches I had drawn of him
54:04And the broken betrothal scroll
54:06I placed them all into the fireplace
54:08The flames rose, one by one
54:12The day I arrived at Arthur's estate
54:14I was stunned by what I saw
54:15The royal guards and palace servants
54:19This is your home now
54:23Don't be nervous
54:24Have a nice day
54:24Let me separate you from my investors
54:24I'd 291
54:24You
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