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00:00C'est parti !
00:30C'est parti !
01:00C'est parti !
02:02C'est parti !
02:04C'est parti !
02:06C'est parti !
02:36C'est parti !
03:067 days until the wedding
03:07I peeled it off
03:08Crushed it into a ball
03:09And dropped it into the trash
03:11The next morning
03:12I checked my phone
03:13The wedding planning group chat
03:14Showed 99 plus unread messages
03:16Daphne had tagged me only once
03:18In a voice message
03:19I tapped it
03:20Fiona
03:20I changed the wedding song
03:22The song you picked was too groomy
03:23The wedding should feel lighter
03:25Nolan replied immediately beneath
03:27Agreed
03:28The original song doesn't suit the occasion
03:30Half the family will be there
03:31Choose something lighter
03:33The original song did not suit the occasion
03:35I had spent an entire month choosing
03:36It was the song my parents had played at their wedding
03:39Hearing it always made my eyes burn
03:40They had died far too young
03:42And I had wanted them to be present in some small way
03:45Nolan knew that so did Daphne
03:47Yet they still thought it was too gloomy
03:48Daphne continued in the chat
03:50Fiona never likes making decisions
03:52We can just choose these things for her
03:54Nolan replied with one word
03:56Agreed
03:57I stared at it without moving
03:59Mass streamed past one after another
04:01No one noticed that Fiona was in the group chat
04:03No one noticed that Fiona was silent
04:05I had no role in my own wedding
04:07I opened my private conversation with Nolan
04:09The last exchange was still from yesterday's bridal shoot
04:12I had written
04:13I'm a little nervous
04:14He had replied with a headpad emoji
04:16After that, nothing
04:17He had not even messaged me privately after I left early to ask what was wrong
04:22The only thing he had done was tag me in the group the night before
04:24What happened?
04:25Did you get so nervous you left early?
04:27No one answered
04:28No one cared
04:30Daphne posted a photo with the caption
04:32Fiona, today's shoot went perfectly
04:34The dress is officially confirmed
04:36And just like that, the matter was forgotten
04:38Then they went back to discussing flowers, invitations, and the ceremony backdrop
04:43Suddenly, I realized I was not merely unnecessary
04:45Being unnecessary would at least mean I had once existed
04:48I felt as though I had never been there at all
04:50While I was packing, Daphne suddenly video called me
04:55Fiona, you're moving way too slowly
04:57The makeup team still isn't confirmed, so I booked one myself
05:00I'm testing them out for you first
05:02I looked at Daphne in front of the mirror
05:03And wanted to say something
05:04But I no longer knew what
05:06Two weeks earlier, I had told her my friend would personally do my bridal makeup
05:09But it was as though my wishes never reached her
05:11She simply made every decision for me
05:13Had I never confronted them
05:15Had I never been unhappy
05:16Had I never stood my ground
05:17I had
05:18It always ended with the same line
05:21Fiona, you're more mature than she is
05:22Don't make a big deal out of this
05:24Miles had known me longer than anyone
05:25Yet he always took her side
05:27Then Nolan entered my life and pursued me relentlessly
05:30The man known throughout the underworld for his ruthlessness and decisiveness
05:33Would personally drive me home late at night
05:35And tell me my quiet, absent-minded ways were adorable
05:38I thought he liked me that way
05:40But after he met Daphne, his preferences seemed to change
05:42Without realizing it, he began saying that women should be lively and decisive
05:46One day, I finally said
05:48Can you stop being so close to Daphne?
05:50You need better boundaries with her
05:52I thought he would understand
05:53Instead, he laughed, ruffled my hair, and dismissed it
05:56Boundaries?
05:57Once you marry me, Daphne will be part of the Hayes family too
05:59Do you expect me to treat her like a stranger?
06:01I fell silent
06:02Of course I didn't want them at each other's throats
06:04But the words, you are more mature, so you should be more understanding
06:08Had weighed on me for years
06:09For the first time, those words felt heavy enough to suffocate me
06:13They had forgotten that I was only two years older than she was
06:15I wanted gifts too
06:17I wanted someone to ask me, do you like this?
06:19But no one ever cared
06:20I called my landlord and told him I was moving out that day
06:23I'm moving out today
06:24Are you sure?
06:25You've lived there more than four years
06:27Four years
06:28When Nolan and I first started dating, he had wanted me to move into the Hayes estate
06:32A heavily guarded compound where his most trusted family members lived
06:35Daphne said I should keep some private space before marriage
06:38And suggested I live alone
06:39So I rented this apartment near the family's downtown headquarters
06:43Hoping I would see Nolan more often
06:45He agreed, and every now and then
06:47He would slip away from his security detail and spend the night
06:50These rooms had witnessed the sweetness of our early love
06:52Then the arguments
06:53The silences
06:54And the countless times he left in a hurry because of family business
06:59Yes
07:00I'm moving today
07:01But now I had finally reached the end of my patience
07:03The landlord sighed and told me to leave the keys in the mailbox
07:06Not long after I hung up, the door opened from the outside
07:09Nolan and Daphne walked in, laughing together
07:12Daphne glanced back at him with a smile
07:14You promised that when my lease ends I can stay at your estate for a few weeks after the wedding?
07:19I want the room with the bay window in the east wing
07:22And I want the curtains changed to pink
07:24I stood in the middle of the living room
07:26Convinced I had heard her wrong
07:28She spoke so naturally
07:29As though she had every right to decide how long she would stay
07:32And how our future home would be decorated
07:34Nolan did not object
07:35He smiled indulgently
07:36As long as Fiona doesn't mind
07:38Fiona always takes care of me
07:39Of course she won't mind
07:41Something loosened inside my throat
07:42What if I do mind?
07:45The room went silent for two seconds
07:47Daphne stared at me
07:48Perhaps it was the first time I had ever truly refused her
07:51Before she could say anything
07:53Her eyes were already turning red
07:55Nolan's tone sharpened with reproach
07:57What's wrong with you Fiona?
07:58You've always given her whatever she wanted
08:00Now you're going to make an issue out of one room?
08:04I'm not making an issue out of it
08:06Then what are you saying?
08:08Her lease is ending
08:09She'd only be staying a few weeks
08:10She's your sister
08:11Not some outsider we need to guard against
08:14The estate is enormous
08:16What difference would one extra person make for a few weeks?
08:19That is supposed to be our home after the wedding
08:21The home of the future lady of the Hayes family
08:24Which one of us is marrying you?
08:26That shut Nolan up
08:27Daphne spoke softly
08:28Fiona, I only wanted to be close to you
08:31If you don't want me there, forget it
08:33I won't move in
08:34Nolan turned to me with reproach
08:35Look what you've done
08:36One sentence
08:37And you've hurt her this badly
08:39She's your sister
08:41Can't you think about her feelings?
08:43And who thinks about mine?
08:45I lifted my head
08:46You personally brought her
08:47Into a company owned by the Hayes family
08:50And approved a salary far above everyone else at her level
08:52She has almost nothing to worry about
08:54What about me?
08:56All I have is
08:57Enough!
08:58Be reasonable
08:59She's your sister
09:00I only take special care of her because of you
09:02Do you really have to be this petty?
09:04Petty that word again
09:05I smiled and stopped speaking
09:07Daphne tugged it asleep
09:08Nolan, stop
09:10Fiona is probably just in a bad mood
09:12He patted her hand
09:13Then softened his voice toward me
09:15Fiona, I've already made the decision
09:17It will be good for Daphne to stay with us
09:19You two can keep living close to each other
09:21I nodded, agreed
09:23It was their home after all
09:24I would never live there
09:26Nolan relaxed
09:27Daphne dabbed at the corners of her dry eyes and smiled again
09:30I turned back to my packing
09:32Behind me, Daphne asked
09:34So I really can change the curtains to pale pink?
09:37Whatever you like
09:38That afternoon, I went to the headquarters of the Hayes group
09:41Which Nolan controlled
09:42On paper, the building housed shipping
09:44Hotel and security companies
09:47Everyone in the city knew what it really belonged to
09:49I packed the access card to the Hayes estate
09:52The key to Nolan's private office
09:53And several files concerning the family's legitimate businesses
09:56That he had asked me to organize
09:58At the reception desk
09:59The woman immediately straightened when she saw me
10:01Miss Bennett, shall I notify Don Hayes?
10:03Or I placed the bag on the desk
10:05No, just give him this
10:06Then I turned to leave
10:07As I reached the dark carpeted staircase
10:10Nolan's voice drifted through a half-open door
10:12Two armed guards stood outside
10:14And I slowed without meaning to
10:15You want me to take you to your bridal manicure on Saturday?
10:18My fingers stiffened
10:19A moment later, his amused voice carried through the doorway
10:24All right, you want to look your best for the wedding
10:26So I'll take you
10:27I'll explain it to Fiona
10:28I gave a bitter smile
10:29I had already decided to let go
10:31What was I still hoping for?
10:33Before the wedding
10:34Nolan and I had planned to do one thing we had never managed during our relationship
10:38To watch the sunrise together
10:39He had been postponing it since winter
10:41Always saying he was busy and that we would go next time
10:43At last we had chosen this Saturday
10:45Now he had postponed it again
10:47But this time, I no longer cared
10:49I pushed through the glass doors and drove straight back to Hartwell
10:52The small coastal town in Maine where I had grown up
10:54The next morning, I was cleaning the house my parents had left behind in Hartwell
10:58Aunt Claire and Uncle Robert lived nearby
11:00And Claire came over early
11:02Fiona, take a break
11:03I shook my head and told her I was almost done
11:06Claire took my hand and patted it gently
11:09All these years, you've always been the one expected to be mature
11:12The one expected to give in
11:14You've suffered far too much
11:16She sighed, as if turning over years of memories in her mind
11:18Daphne may have been adopted by your parents
11:21But you always treated her like your own sister
11:24You gave her everything
11:26That child never learned when to stop taking
11:30The relatives all knew
11:31But they were afraid you'd feel uncomfortable
11:33So no one dared say anything
11:35Now you're both grown, and you're about to start a family of your own
11:40I thought you would finally be free from taking care of everyone else
11:43I smiled, but said nothing
11:45After a while, I said
11:46Aunt Claire, you and Uncle Robert should move in
11:48An empty house doesn't stay in good shape for long
11:51Claire looked startled
11:52What do you mean, empty?
11:53You'll still come back after you're married?
11:55She smiled
11:56I know you and Nolan will live at the Hayes Estate
11:59But you'll need somewhere to stay when you visit us
12:01I agreed, yet continued insisting that they move in
12:03Claire thought I was only being polite and refused several times
12:06I did not explain
12:07I only thought that once I left, I might not return for many years
12:11That evening, Nolan arrived for the pre-wedding family dinner, as arranged
12:15Three black sedans stopped outside
12:17His guards remained by the entrance
12:18While Daphne stayed at his side like the hostess
12:21They both looked surprised when they saw me
12:23Fiona, what are you doing here?
12:25Nolan asked, as if I had no reason to be there
12:27But I was the bride, and the family dinner had been arranged at my uncle's house
12:30Wasn't I exactly where I was supposed to be?
12:32Oh, he was probably used to it by now
12:34Whether I was present did not matter
12:36As long as Daphne was
12:38Fiona, good
12:39You're here
12:40Nolan said he was coming to see Uncle Robert
12:42And I had nothing else to do, so I came along
12:44I said nothing
12:45Daphne had never liked Hartwell
12:47And rarely returned to the seaside town where we had grown up
12:49I was genuinely surprised she had come so close to the wedding
12:52Whether she had come for me or for some other reason no longer mattered
12:55In the living room, Uncle Robert exchanged a few words with Nolan
12:58Even with Nolan deliberately restraining his presence
13:01The lieutenant standing behind his shoulder made the small room feel tense
13:04Daphne sat beside Nolan, poured his coffee and answered questions for him
13:08As though she were the woman being introduced to the inner circle of the Hayes family
13:11I sat there like an unnecessary piece of furniture
13:13No one spared me a second glance
13:15I checked my phone
13:16Nolan had sent a message
13:18I've been busy with the family and the wedding these past few days
13:21So I neglected you
13:22But why didn't you tell me you were going back to Hartwell?
13:25Neglected me
13:25His tone sounded less like an apology
13:27And more like an accusation that I had behaved irresponsibly by leaving on my own
13:31He was always active in the group chat
13:32Joking with everyone
13:33He even replied to Daphne between family meetings
13:36Yet he rarely messaged me privately to ask whether I had eaten
13:39What I was doing
13:39Or whether I was happy
13:40That was why he did not know I had gone to headquarters
13:43That was why he did not know I had come home
13:45He did not know because he had never asked
13:47My fingers moved
13:48I know you are busy
13:49Whatever occupied you no longer had anything to do with me
13:51When the dinner ended
13:52Robert stood to see them out
13:53You two shouldn't see each other for the next few days
13:55Let the anticipation build before the wedding
13:58Nolan agreed
13:58Robert turned to me
13:59Fiona
14:00Go back to Boston with them
14:02Stay in the bridal seat before the wedding
14:04So you don't have to travel back and forth
14:05You can return for the family brunch after
14:07I wanted to refuse
14:08But when I saw the hope in his eyes
14:10I swallowed the words
14:11I went back to the old house to collect my suitcase
14:13And make sure I had left nothing behind
14:15But by the time I stepped outside
14:17Nolan's car was already gone
14:18I stood in the doorway for two seconds
14:20Then I looked at my phone
14:21Daphne wanted to check the venue security and setup
14:24So I took her ahead
14:24I forgot you were still there
14:26Have the guards drive you back
14:27Forgotten
14:28Again
14:28How many times had Nolan forgotten me now?
14:30I drove away
14:31But I did not return to Boston
14:32I went somewhere far, far away
14:34The wedding was scheduled for Monday
14:36Three days later
14:36The Hayes family had invited nearly every influential figure on the east coast
14:40And security outside the church was tighter than it had been for any family meeting
14:43Nolan checked the navigation system and looked at Daphne
14:46The hotel address is correct?
14:48Yes
14:48I compared them one by one before choosing this one
14:51It's upscale and close to your home
14:54Picking her up here is easier than going to her apartment
14:56You always handle things properly
14:58Unlike Fiona
15:00Uncle Robert only asked us not to see each other for a few days to preserve the anticipation
15:04And she still didn't reply to a single message
15:06His lieutenant, seated in front, glanced at him through the rearview mirror
15:10Then silently looked away
15:11Nolan opened the door of the armored sedan
15:13Daphne naturally slid into the front passenger seat
15:16Let's go
15:16Fiona will start rushing us soon
15:18Daphne
15:18That seat is for the bride
15:20Ride with me
15:21No
15:21Nolan drives the smoothest
15:23And the family convoy is with us
15:24I won't get carsick
15:25Nolan shook his head with a smile
15:27What am I going to do with you?
15:29The black convoy turned into the hotel entrance
15:31Wedding security immediately cleared the way
15:33Nolan walked in front
15:34Daphne stayed at his side
15:36Two family guards followed half a step behind
15:38Miles lifted his camera
15:39And out of habit
15:40Took several photographs of their backs
15:42Good morning
15:43How may I help you?
15:44We're with the Hayes wedding party
15:46We're here to take the bride to the church
15:47Nolan gave the room number
15:49Room 302
15:49The bride is Fiona Bennett
15:51The receptionist checked the system
15:52I'm sorry
15:53The room was reserved
15:54But Miss Bennett never checked in
15:56Nolan stared at her as though he had not understood
15:58His brow furrowed
15:59And he pressed one hand heavily against the desk
16:01Our wedding is today
16:03Fiona was supposed to check in last night
16:05Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?
16:06Exactly
16:08Check again
16:09Room 302 under Fiona Bennett
16:11The receptionist looked at the screen once more
16:13And shook her head
16:14I'm certain
16:15She never checked in
16:17Unbelievable
16:17Did she go to the wrong hotel?
16:19She's the one getting married
16:21How could she mess up something this important?
16:22Nolan took out the phone reserved for his private contacts
16:25And called Fiona
16:26The call rang seven times
16:27Then went to voicemail
16:28He didn't leave a message
16:29He called her on FaceTime instead
16:30The screen displayed the waiting animation
16:32Until the call ended on its own
16:34He opened their iMessage thread
16:35And sent more than a dozen messages
16:37Where are you?
16:38We're at the hotel
16:38Fiona, call me back
16:40Not one received a reply
16:41Each message seemed to sink into a bottomless well without an echo
16:44She isn't answering
16:45Nolan frowned
16:46What is Fiona doing?
16:48Today is her wedding
16:49She isn't throwing another tantrum, is she?
16:51Miles lowered his camera enough for half his face to show behind it
16:54Hasn't she seemed different lately?
16:55She walked out during the dress fitting too without telling anyone
16:58But this is the wedding
17:00Daphne muttered
17:00The church is surrounded by guests and media
17:03No matter how angry she is
17:04She can't treat this like a joke
17:06She's humiliating Nolan and the entire Hayes family in public
17:09Nolan's frown deepened
17:10The guards nearby sensed that something was wrong
17:13But none dared speak
17:14He called Aunt Claire
17:15Nolan?
17:16Did you pick up the bride?
17:17Aunt Claire?
17:18Fiona isn't at the hotel
17:19Has she gone back to Hartwood?
17:20No
17:21Wasn't she supposed to return to Boston for the wedding?
17:24She was meant to stay in the bridal ute last night
17:27Claire sounded confused
17:28Daphne is the maid of honor
17:29And the planner said she was responsible for confirming the check-in and staying with the bride
17:33The older relatives agreed not to see her again until after the wedding so we wouldn't interrupt her preparations
17:38Ask Daphne
17:39She's the maid of honor
17:40She should know
17:41Nolan looked at Daphne
17:43She knew
17:43How could she know?
17:44Daphne had spent the entire previous day with them
17:47Lunch at noon
17:47Drinks in the afternoon
17:48Then some so-called bachelorette party at a private club owned by the Hayes family
17:52Which had lasted until after one in the morning
17:54She had remained in his sight the entire time
17:56If Daphne had not been with Fiona
17:58Then had Fiona spent the day before her wedding alone
18:00Alone
18:01He had messaged her the day before
18:03Asking where she was and whether she was nervous
18:05She had not replied
18:06He had not asked again
18:07He had assumed she was following the custom of avoiding the groom before the wedding
18:10A thread of guilt stirred inside him
18:12He began to understand that he might have done something wrong
18:14But he still refused to admit it fully
18:16What?
18:17Daphne didn't stay with Fiona?
18:19We told her to help with the preparations
18:21How could she be so careless?
18:23Nolan said nothing
18:24He stood in the hotel lobby
18:25The Don who could remain calm in the face of guns and betrayal found
18:28For the first time that his thoughts were in chaos
18:30Let's go
18:31We'll pick her up at the apartment
18:32Nolan put away his phone
18:33Fiona's probably angry because I left Uncle Robert's house in a hurry last time without bringing her back
18:38Now that he thought about it
18:39He really had ignored her feelings
18:40The bride of a mafia
18:41Don had been left alone in a small town by her own Fionga
18:44In their world
18:44How many people would turn that into dinner table gossip?
18:47Daphne followed him for two steps
18:49Then suddenly slapped a hand to her forehead
18:51Oh no
18:52The wedding dress is still at my apartment
18:53Nolan stopped and turned
18:55What wedding dress?
18:56Fiona's
18:57Yesterday I used the pickup authorization she gave me to collect it from the boutique
19:01I was in such a rush this morning that I forgot to bring it
19:04Something finally struck Nolan as wrong
19:06Not only had the bride failed to appear at the hotel
19:08But the dress belonged to her
19:09Yet the final confirmation
19:11Pickup and storage of the gown
19:12Had all somehow happened without the bride herself
19:14Daphne had taken the dress home
19:16Hung it in her own apartment
19:17And then forgotten it
19:18Nolan frowned
19:18Get in the car
19:19We'll pick up the dress and go to Fiona's apartment
19:21The convoy pulled out of the parking lot
19:23Nolan gripped the steering wheel
19:24His lieutenant and the security vehicles followed behind
19:27His phone remained lit in the mouth
19:28Fiona's conversation was completely silent
19:30No reply came
19:31What was wrong with her?
19:32She had wanted so badly to be a bride
19:34To be the center of her own life for once
19:36He had given her that chance
19:37Why was she hiding now?
19:39After they collected the dress
19:40Nolan did not start the car immediately
19:42He gripped the steering wheel in silence for several seconds
19:44Wait
19:45Daphne's hand paused on the seatbelt
19:46When we find her, apologize to your sister
19:48Daphne thought she had misheard him
19:50What?
19:51Apologize
19:52Nolan repeated the word in the tone he used
19:54When issuing orders at a family meeting
19:55It was not loud
19:56But it allowed no argument
19:57Why?
19:58Daphne frowned
19:59I've been running around for this wedding
20:00While she throws a tantrum and disappears
20:02And I'm supposed to apologize?
20:05Nolan turned toward her
20:06Running around?
20:07You worked so hard
20:09That you didn't even know which hotel she was staying in
20:11You worked so hard
20:12That her wedding dress is hanging in your apartment
20:15What was she supposed to wear?
20:16And what about the makeup artist?
20:19Did you arrange one?
20:20The makeup team
20:22I told them to wait at the hotel
20:24But they said they never saw the bride
20:26Nolan's face darkened completely
20:28Even the guards outside the car
20:29Could feel his anger through the glass
20:31Daphne
20:31He said her name
20:33Do you actually want her to get married?
20:35Silence filled the car
20:36Daphne lowered her head
20:37And twisted the seatbelt between her fingers
20:39What if I do want her to marry?
20:42Just not you
20:43Nolan stared at her
20:45Daphne looked up
20:46Eyes red
20:46Something unreadable in her expression
20:48Nolan did not answer
20:50He looked away and started the car
20:53The bay window room in the east wing
20:55Was originally meant to be your sister's study
20:57After the wedding
20:57If your lease expires
20:59You can stay in one of the family's apartments
21:01You don't need to move into our home
21:03But Daphne sounded even more wounded
21:05You already promised me
21:07Nolan said nothing
21:08They drove to Fiona's apartment building
21:10Nolan turned off the engine
21:12And ordered the guards to remain downstairs
21:15The three of them went up
21:17No one spoke in the elevator
21:18Daphne stood in one corner
21:20Miles leaned against the wall
21:21Lifting his camera once
21:22Before lowering it again
21:23Nolan knocked once
21:24Twice
21:25Three times
21:26The door opened
21:26Fiona, I...
21:28The man standing there looked 27 or 28
21:31With handsome features and damp hair
21:32As though he had just showered
21:34He leaned against the doorframe lazily
21:35Who are you looking for?
21:37Who are you?
21:38Nolan stepped forward
21:39His expression turning lethal
21:41It was the same look that had made family traitors
21:43Beg on their knees
21:44Why are you in her home?
21:47What is your relationship with her?
21:49He couldn't imagine his quiet, obedient fiancé
21:51Hiding another man in her apartment
21:53Anger surged out of control inside him
21:55The guards near the elevator heard the commotion
21:58And instinctively reached toward their weapons
22:00Tell Fiona to come out
22:01From behind him, Daphne asked softly
22:03Is Fiona with someone else?
22:06The words pierced Nolan like a needle
22:08Turning his face dark with rage
22:09He raised one hand to keep the guards back
22:11Shoved the door open himself
22:13And searched every room
22:14No one was there
22:15The man finally asked from the living room
22:18What are you looking for?
22:19Watching Nolan rush around like a headless man
22:21She moved out a while ago
22:23Nolan spun around
22:26Moved out?
22:27I'm the new tenant
22:28Miss Bennett terminated the lease
22:30And the landlord rented the place to me
22:32A painful pressure built in his chest with nowhere to go
22:34After several seconds, his voice dropped
22:36Did she say where she was going?
22:38No
22:39The man shook his head
22:40The apartment was empty when I arrived
22:42Nolan felt as though lightning had struck him
22:44His ears rang
22:45Daphne tugged at his sleeve
22:48Nolan, Fiona
22:49He shook her hand off and strode out
22:50The hallway was empty
22:52He took out his phone and called Fiona again
22:54It was still turned off
22:55Before, he had assumed she was sulking
22:57And waiting for him to coax her
22:59Now he knew she had already left the apartment
23:01She had rented for years
23:02For the first time, he was truly afraid
23:05He stared at her name on the screen
23:06And it suddenly felt unfamiliar
23:08Fiona, his fiancée
23:10Their wedding was only hours away
23:11And he had no idea where she was
23:13When she had moved out
23:14Or why she had ended the lease
23:16He was the Don who controlled an information network
23:19Spanning the entire city
23:20And he knew nothing about his own fiancée
23:22This obedient, sensible woman
23:24Had never made him feel so helpless
23:26Daphne followed him
23:28Fiona may only have acted impulsively
23:31We should go to Hartwell
23:32Uncle Robert might know where she went
23:34Nolan did not want to answer her
23:36Her voice only grated against his nerves
23:38He put his phone away
23:39And pressed the elevator button
23:41The moment they left the building
23:42Nolan called his personal lieutenant
23:45Has Fiona been to headquarters?
23:47The man hesitated
23:48Yes, last Thursday afternoon
23:50Miss Bennett left a package at reception
23:52I meant to report it
23:54But you've been dealing with the situation at the docks
23:56Nolan ended the call
23:58Opened the armored sedan
23:59And started the engine himself
24:01Daphne had barely opened the rear door
24:03Before the car shot away
24:04The security vehicles immediately followed
24:07He drove into the underground garage
24:09Of the Hayes headquarters
24:10And nearly ran into the building
24:11Family members lowered their heads
24:14And stepped aside as he passed
24:15His assistant and lieutenant
24:17Silently handed him the package
24:18Nolan opened it
24:20The Hayes estate access card
24:21The key to his private office
24:23Files concerning the family's legitimate businesses
24:25And a small note
24:27I'm returning these to you
24:28Thank you
24:29Thank you
24:30Nolan crushed the paper in his fist
24:31What did she mean?
24:33Had she already decided then
24:34That she no longer wanted the wedding?
24:36His phone kept vibrating
24:37Daphne called three times
24:39He did not answer
24:40Miles sent a message
24:41We need to go to Hartwell
24:43There may still be time
24:44Nolan did not reply
24:45There was no time
24:46The thought came without warning
24:48He closed his eyes
24:49As memories surged into his mind
24:51During the month of wedding planning
24:52Fiona had tried to express her preferences
24:54But somehow Daphne had ended up
24:56Making every decision
24:57Even the wedding dress
24:59Fiona had only gone to be measured
25:01Then the gown had ended up at Daphne's apartment
25:03She would not mind
25:05Fiona never minded
25:06But why?
25:07Why did the fact that she usually did not object mean
25:09No one had to ask her?
25:11He found the old song she had chosen for the wedding
25:13And put on his headphones
25:14The opening was soft
25:15Almost like water
25:16He did not understand a single lyric
25:18Yet the melody tightened his chest
25:20She had spent an entire month choosing it
25:22Daphne had called it gloomy once
25:24And they had replaced it
25:25Had Fiona not had every right to be angry?
25:27Nolan removed the headphones
25:28And called Aunt Claire
25:30Aunt Claire
25:31Has Fiona gone back to Heartwield?
25:33No
25:33I just called her and her phone is off
25:35What is going on over there?
25:36The bride is missing?
25:37I'll find her
25:38Nolan ended the call
25:39He used every legal channel
25:41The family could access
25:42Yet for the first time
25:43He hoped their vast network would fail
25:45Because he was afraid
25:46She had left this completely precisely
25:48Because she wanted to escape him
25:49Not long afterward
25:50Daphne and Miles
25:51Arrived at the Hayes headquarters
25:52They stood in the lobby
25:54Daphne's eyes read
25:55Nolan looked at him
26:02Miles scrolled backward through the camera
26:04On the day of the wedding shoot
26:05Fiona had stepped out of the dressing room
26:07And stood in front of the mirror
26:08Wearing her gown
26:09Yet he had photographed Daphne with Nolan
26:11He had recorded Daphne twirling
26:12He had taken close-ups of Nolan
26:14Adjusting the bow at her waist
26:16Do you think she's angry with me?
26:18I think I was photographing you two the entire time
26:21Nolan said nothing
26:22The three of them stood motionless in the lobby
26:24After a long silence Daphne said
26:27Maybe we should try something else
26:28Nolan frowned at her
26:30Fiona's missing
26:31But the church, the family associates, and the media are already waiting
26:35Daphne said tentatively
26:37What if I walk through the ceremony with you in her place?
26:39Just so the guests haven't come for nothing
26:41We can call it a temporary arrangement
26:43Fiona will be furious when she hears about it
26:45And if she's angry, she'll appear
26:46Then we'll know where she is
26:48That could work
26:50I have a lot of photos of the two of you
26:51It wouldn't be difficult to satisfy the media and the family associates for a while
26:55Nolan stopped listening
26:56He looked at Daphne and suddenly found her expression unfamiliar
27:00Her sister had vanished on her wedding day
27:02Daphne showed no fear
27:04No urgency, only a faint, hidden anticipation
27:06He remembered all the plans that had been replaced
27:09Each time, Fiona's opinion had been treated as unimportant
27:13Each time, the final choice had become whatever Daphne wanted
27:16All she had needed to do was appear considerate and capable in front of him
27:19All she had needed was to make him believe she was more reliable than Fiona
27:23Everything had naturally moved in the direction she wanted
27:26And he had believed exactly that
27:27No
27:28Nolan shook his head
27:31We find her first
27:32Notify everyone in the family we can mobilize
27:34But do not involve the police, do not harass her, and do not force her to come back
27:38Search every place she might have gone
27:40They made countless calls
27:41Hayes vehicles headed toward airports, stations, and every possible residence
27:46Fiona's co-worker said she had resigned the previous week
27:49The landlord said she had ended the lease and settled the deposit
27:52Aunt Claire questioned every relative in Hartwell
27:55No one had seen her
27:56Fiona seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth
27:59She left no trace
28:00Told no one
28:01Not even a single sentence saying she was leaving
28:03Nolan sat in the car while his phone screen lit and dimmed over and over
28:07He searched his private contacts and the family information network again and again
28:11Every person who might reach her had been questioned
28:14Every place she might go had been searched
28:16There was only one possible conclusion
28:18Fiona didn't want to be found
28:20The realization poured over him like a bucket of ice water
28:23It was worse than an argument
28:25An argument meant she still cared
28:27Silence meant she still wanted him to come after her
28:30But she had left nothing
28:31She had not even bothered to say they were over
28:33She had simply disappeared as quietly as though she had never existed in his life
28:38She ended the lease
28:39Returned everything
28:40Quit her job
28:41Removed every trace that connected her to him
28:44It seemed that she no longer wanted him
28:46The thought tightened around Nolan's throat like a rope
28:49Until he could hardly breathe
28:52Eight years passed
28:53In the blink of an eye
28:55Fiona returned on a summer evening
28:57She dragged a suitcase through the arrivals hall at Boston Logan Airport
29:01And looked up at the sky
29:02She did not know that after she disappeared eight years earlier
29:05The Hayes family had searched every publicly available travel record from that airport again and again
29:10The summer evening sky above Boston was grey-blue with several clouds drifting lazily across it
29:16During those eight years Fiona had traveled to many places once a month
29:20She emailed Aunt Claire to say she was safe
29:22But she never shared a permanent address or revealed her next destination
29:26The Northern Lights in Iceland
29:27The stars over New Zealand
29:29Hot air balloons in Turkey
29:30The grasslands of Kenya
29:32She learned to dive, ski, and surf
29:34She spent three months in Lisbon
29:36Caring for stray cats at a neighborhood rescue center every morning
29:39Then she lived for half a year in a coastal Portuguese town
29:42Where she kept two dogs, three cats, and a tank of goldfish in the yard
29:46She did everything she had once wanted to do with Nolan
29:49But had never managed
29:50She watched a sunrise alone
29:52Rode a Ferris wheel alone
29:54Once, she had believed she would never do those things in this lifetime
29:57Later, she realized that whether she could do them
30:00Had nothing to do with whether someone stood beside her
30:03Nolan did not marry during those eight years
30:05The story of the mafia Don abandoned by his bride on his wedding day
30:09Spread through the East Coast social elite
30:11The underground families
30:12And the small town of Hartwell
30:14The relatives discussed it for several days
30:16Then gradually stopped mentioning it
30:19Nolan never explained why the bride had disappeared
30:21He spent his days dealing with family meetings
30:24Legitimate businesses and territorial disputes
30:26Sometimes he traveled
30:28The Hayes family's influence and legal holdings continued to grow
30:32Headquarters moved three times
30:33Each office becoming larger and emptier
30:36He never again allowed Daphne into the passenger seat of his armored car
30:40He revoked her access to the Hayes estate
30:42Family headquarters and private clubs
30:44He never met her alone again
30:46If there was business at the group
30:48His lieutenant relayed it
30:49If there were family obligations
30:51He avoided them whenever possible
30:53When Daphne came to headquarters looking for him
30:55Security stopped her
30:56And said Don Hayes was in a family meeting
30:59When she called
31:00Eight times out of ten
31:01His lieutenant answered
31:02And said Don Hayes was unavailable
31:04What is this supposed to mean Nolan?
31:07Avoiding suspicion
31:08What suspicion?
31:09Nolan I'm your fiancé's sister
31:10You were
31:11She's gone
31:12You and I have no relationship now
31:14Daphne fell silent
31:16She had probably never considered that every kindness Nolan had shown her
31:19Had existed only because of Fiona
31:21Not because she was charming
31:23Not because she was clever
31:24Not because she was dependable
31:26It was because she was his fiancé's sister
31:28He had cared for her because he loved Fiona
31:30Once Fiona left
31:31The connection between Nolan and Daphne vanished with her
31:34I don't believe you
31:35The moment she began to cry
31:37He ended the call
31:38Without Nolan's favoritism at the Hayes group
31:40Daphne's life became increasingly difficult
31:43Nolan had personally recommended her for a position
31:45At one of the family's legitimate companies
31:47And approved a salary well above that of others at her level
31:50Even though her workload was light
31:52People in the group had always whispered about the obvious favoritism
31:56But Nolan was both the head of the group and the Don of the Hayes family
31:59So no one dared say it aloud
32:01After Nolan stopped intervening
32:02The division head reassigned her
32:04Her salary was adjusted to the normal level
32:06And her workload doubled
32:08She tried to see Nolan several times but never succeeded
32:11Eventually she was dismissed under the strict performance standards
32:14Of the Hayes family's legal businesses
32:16She had always believed she had earned everything through her own ability
32:19She did not know that the job, the position, and every privilege had come from her sister
32:23Fiona had asked Nolan more than once
32:25My sister is highly capable
32:27She only needs an opportunity
32:29Please help her
32:30She has no one else
32:31If she can work at one of your companies, I'll feel better
32:34Nolan had paved the road for her
32:35Daphne mistook it for her own talent
32:37She forgot that one nod from a mafia Don could open doors that remained closed to countless others
32:42Among the relatives, the aftermath was even uglier
32:45After the wedding was cancelled, Aunt Claire confronted Daphne
32:48What did you do?
32:49Why did Fiona leave?
32:51Daphne said she did not know
32:52Aunt Claire did not believe her
32:54At last, someone became angry enough to reveal the truth
32:57Fiona warned us again and again to keep it secret
33:01She was afraid you'd be hurt if you found out
33:03She was afraid you'd think you were different from everyone else
33:07She always protected your feelings
33:09What did you do for her?
33:11You are not the Bennett family's biological child
33:13Your biological father worked for a rival crime family
33:17During an act of retaliation, he killed Fiona's grandfather
33:20He was latery sentenced to life in prison for murder
33:24Your mother died giving birth to you
33:26Fiona's parents were friends with your mother
33:28They couldn't bear to see you left alone
33:31So they applied to become your temporary guardians
33:33And later adopted you legally
33:35But being adopted was never the problem
33:38The problem is that Fiona protected you for all these years
33:41And you treated her kindness as something you were entitled to
33:45Fiona gave you everything and shielded you from everything
33:47What did she ever owe you?
33:49Daphne's face went white
33:50She opened her mouth but could not speak
33:52She wanted to say it was impossible
33:54But the words caught in her throat
33:55As though someone were strangling her
33:57A criminal
33:58Her biological father was a murderer
33:59And the man he had killed was Fiona's grandfather
34:02Her lips trembled
34:03Tears poured down her face
34:04She remembered every piece of candy Fiona had given her
34:07Every dress
34:08Every chance to choose first
34:10She remembered Aunt Claire's hesitation
34:12And the knowing silence of every relative
34:14They had all known
34:15She alone had not
34:16Fiona's constant concessions
34:18And Daphne's belief that she deserved them
34:20Had never been because Daphne was more worthy
34:23It had been because they pitied her
34:25Once the truth spread
34:26No one sympathized with her anymore
34:29The Bennett family raised her as their own daughter
34:32For more than 20 years
34:33And Fiona protected her at every turn
34:35Yet she watched Fiona be ignored
34:37And kept taking the place that belonged to her
34:39Until Fiona finally left
34:41Daphne insisted she had stolen nothing
34:43And forced no one
34:44No one believed her
34:45The relative's eyes changed
34:47The courtesy, warmth, and concern
34:49They had once shown her disappeared
34:50They had never treated her differently
34:52Because she was adopted
34:54But now they refused to keep overlooking
34:56What she had done to Fiona
34:57No one invited her to Thanksgiving, Christmas
35:00Or other family gatherings again
35:01Daphne lost that family completely
35:04Miles lived with regret
35:05Years earlier
35:06Fiona had happily asked him to photograph her wedding
35:09And paid him well for the work
35:10Yet she appeared in fewer than 10 photographs
35:12And not one showed her face clearly
35:14In a rage
35:15He smashed his camera
35:16He sent Fiona a message
35:19I'm sorry
35:20But he knew she would never see it
35:22And she did not want to
35:25Fiona was gone for 8 years
35:27Nolan waited for 8 years
35:29He didn't know whether she would ever come back
35:31Or whether she would even look at him if she did
35:33Still he waited with careful, fragile hope
35:35At last, his lieutenant brought him news
35:38Don Hayes
35:39One of our contacts with an airport transfer company
35:41Thinks he saw Miss Bennett
35:43Nolan shot up from the chair
35:45That symbolized the highest authority in the Hayes family
35:47The elevator took too long
35:49So he ran into the emergency stairwell
35:5116 floors
35:52Even his guards struggled to keep up
35:55By the last two flights
35:56His legs were trembling
35:57He was afraid that if he arrived too late
36:00She would leave again
36:01On the highway
36:02Security cars cleared the road in front of and behind him
36:05The navigation system showed 40 minutes remaining
36:07It still felt too slow
36:09He had so much to say
36:108 years of words
36:12He was afraid she would listen and leave
36:13Afraid she would say
36:15I don't care anymore
36:16Even more afraid she would refuse to see the once untouchable Don at all
36:20He began wondering what he should say first
36:22You're back?
36:23I'm sorry
36:25I missed you?
36:26No
36:27What he owed her could never be repaid with one sentence
36:29He had ignored Fiona too many times
36:31Yet she had still remembered his mother's birthday
36:33Arranged holiday family dinners
36:35Prepared gifts for family elders and business partners
36:38And kept track of every important date he always forgot
36:41She never sought attention
36:45She was steady and sincere
36:47More than once
36:48Port and shipping negotiations had nearly collapsed
36:50And Fiona had stayed with the other side through cup after cup of coffee
36:54In the end the other party had relented and said
36:56Don Haynes
36:57Your fiancé understands how to listen better than you do
37:01She never bragged about those things
37:04She never used the title of the Don's fiancé
37:06To interfere in family affairs or embarrass him
37:11She studied everything behind him
37:12So he could face the storms in the light
37:14And in the shadows without distraction
37:18At the time he had considered it natural
37:20He had never asked whether she was tired
37:23Even after he failed her
37:24She did not scream or tear everything apart
37:27She never spoke badly of him to anyone
37:29She quietly returned his belongings
37:31And disappeared from everyone's sight
37:33Even her departure had been dignified
37:35The tunnel lights moved across his face
37:37Alternating between light and shadow
37:39Eight years
37:40What did she look like now?
37:42Did she still like apple pie from that little restaurant?
37:45Did she still sit by windows and stare into the distance?
37:48Did she still love that old song?
37:51By the time he realized it
37:52The convoy had reached Hartwell
37:53Not wanting to alarm her
37:55Nolan ordered all the guards to remain outside town
37:58And drove in alone
37:58He knew she would visit Uncle Robert and Aunt Claire
38:01He rented a room at Hartwell's Only Inn for three days
38:03Driving the coastal road toward
38:05While the old Bennett in the house every day
38:06On the third afternoon
38:08He finally saw a woman pulling a suitcase along the narrow lane
38:11She was thinner
38:12Tanned
38:12Her expression was quiet
38:14As though she were thinking of something
38:16Or nothing at all
38:17Her pace was neither fast nor slow
38:19As though there were nowhere ahead
38:20She desperately needed to reach
38:21Nolan got out of the car and stood in the road
38:24Fiona looked up
38:25She stopped for a moment
38:26And studied him for several seconds
38:27You're back
38:29Yes
38:30After a pause she asked
38:31Have you been well?
38:33Nolan nearly cried
38:34Had he been well?
38:35He had waited eight years
38:36And thought of her every day
38:37He had kept their room at the Hayes estate
38:39Exactly as it had been
38:40He had used family connections
38:41To search every place she might have gone
38:43Yet never allowed anyone to drag her back by force
38:46He had not been well
38:47Not at all
38:48But he nodded
38:49I've been alright
38:50They stood on the narrow road toward the old house
38:52Their shadows stretching long in the sunset
38:54Nolan did not know what to say
38:56The words he had saved for eight years vanished from his mind
38:58These eight years you
39:00I went to a lot of places
39:01Iceland, New Zealand, Turkey
39:02I learned to dive
39:04I got certified
39:04You once said you watched the sunset by the sea
39:07She smiled faintly
39:08I did
39:09It was beautiful
39:10Nolan opened his mouth
39:11He wanted to say he was sorry
39:12That he missed her
39:13That he wanted one more chance
39:14But the words reached his lips and stopped
39:16Fiona
39:19I'm sorry
39:20I didn't take care of you
39:21I let you suffer so much
39:23I should have asked what you wanted
39:24I should have listened
39:25I should have
39:26He couldn't go on
39:27Fiona listened quietly
39:28Then lowered her eyes to the shadows on the ground
39:30After a moment she looked up and smiled
39:32Nolan, I don't blame you anymore
39:34I truly don't
39:35I thought about a lot of things during these eight years
39:37I used to believe I wasn't good enough
39:39Not smart enough
39:40Not beautiful enough
39:41Not interesting enough
39:42I thought that was why you
39:43Later, I understood that it was never my fault
39:45She looked at him
39:46You didn't make me the most important person in your heart
39:49That was not my fault
39:50Nolan could only nod
39:51He couldn't deny it because she was right
39:52We shouldn't see each other again
39:53Fiona pulled her suitcase past him
39:55Nolan stared at her back
39:56He followed and stopped her at the bend in the road leading to the old house
39:59Fiona, I'm not asking you to forgive me
40:03All these years I've kept wondering when I started losing you
40:06Fiona looked at him in silence for a long time
40:08The wind lifted her hair across her face
40:10She did not brush it aside
40:11I left because I realized that no matter how hard I tried
40:14How much I gave in or how carefully I thought of you
40:18You never saw me
40:19I stood beside you
40:21But your eyes were always on someone else
40:23She drew a breath
40:24You made me feel as though I did not exist
40:27Nolan nodded and wiped at his tears with the back of his hand
40:29The Mafia Don who had terrified countless people now looked as helpless as any ordinary man
40:34I don't want to be the woman everyone overlooks anymore
40:38I know, I was wrong
40:39I can see how much you've changed
40:41You look better, stronger
40:42You don't need me to live well
40:44But Fiona, I need you
40:46You're the only woman I have ever wanted to marry
40:47I'll wait for you
40:50No matter where you go, when you return, or whether you ever look at me again
40:54I'll run the Hayes family properly
40:56I'll slowly shut down the businesses that should never have existed
40:59And I'll learn to live well too, the way you did
41:02If one day, you're tired and want to come home
41:04Turn around
41:05I'll be here
41:06Fiona said nothing
41:07She silently pulled her suitcase past him
41:09Nolan stood there for a long time
41:11He didn't follow her
41:12He knew she would not turn back
41:13She had finally learned to love herself
41:14She had already rejected him
41:16Not through silence, but through the clear words
41:18We shouldn't see each other again
41:19Nolan finally understood that respecting her boundary
41:22Was the only thing he could still do for her
41:24The realization cut through his heart like a dull blade
41:26But for the first time, it stopped him from deciding on her behalf
41:29When she should forgive him, and when she should return
41:32He sat behind the wheel for a long time
41:34In the passenger side compartment, beside a handgun, lay a bottle of prescription sleeping pills
41:38Since the third year after she left, he had suffered from intermittent insomnia
41:41At his worst, he had thought that if he truly could not endure anymore, he would swallow the entire bottle
41:46The thought returned every so often like a shadow
41:48But this time, he did not make Fiona responsible for his reason to live
41:52He locked the gun back in its hidden compartment
41:54Took out his phone, found the number a therapist had given him months earlier
41:58And scheduled an appointment for the next day
42:00He would not wait for her to come back
42:02He would learn to accept that she never would and rebuild his own life
42:05Not so that he might one day become worthy of her again
42:07But because he finally understood that no one should be responsible for another person's life
42:12He drove onto the coastal road outside town and turned on the stereo
42:15Her favorite old song began to play
42:17He hummed two lines, badly off-kay, and laughed at himself
42:20Tomorrow, he would return to family headquarters
42:22And finish the port project he had delayed for months
42:24He would formally order several of their most dangerous grey businesses shut down
42:28That weekend, he would return to Hartwell
42:30And help Uncle Robert repair the roof of the old Bennett house
42:33Life had to move forward, not endured lived
42:35The thought brought the faintest curve to his lips
42:37Then an out-of-control trial crossed the center line
42:40Its headlights slammed straight into his vision so bright
42:42As bright as the afternoon he had first seen Fiona
42:45Back then, he had not known who she was
42:47He had only thought,
42:47I want to know that girl
42:49Break the dream
42:49Needles shattered, the world overturned
42:51Far behind him, his guards shouted his name over the radio
42:54He could not hear them clearly
42:55The metallic taste of blood filled his nose and mouth
42:58His fingers moved, searching for his phone
43:00But could not find it
43:01The light before his eyes slowly dimmed
43:03As though someone were drawing a curtain shut
43:04He had only just decided to stop trapping the rest of his life in the past
43:08How could he lose the chance to truly move forward now?
43:10The End
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