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00:00:00A sleek black private jet slowly taxied to a stop on the runway.
00:00:05Dozens of armed men in dark tactical gear were already waiting in formation.
00:00:09The sound of stomping in your enemy echoed across the tarnak.
00:00:14Welcome back boss.
00:00:16Dante's expression remained cold and commanding as he walked down the stairs.
00:00:22I am Dante's fiance and we still have one month until our wedding.
00:00:26But he insisted on performing the private fertility procedure with his childhood companion, Isabel De Luca.
00:00:33I disagree.
00:00:34The doctor says she only has a year at most.
00:00:37Nothing will ever happen between her and me.
00:00:40It's only so that she can have a baby!
00:00:45Half a month before the wedding, I received an envelope from an anonymous sender.
00:00:53It contained a pregnancy report from a private hospital in Manhori.
00:00:57The report clearly stated that Isabel was five weeks and three days pregnant.
00:01:02It was then that it finally dawned on me.
00:01:04Dante never truly considered seeking my permission.
00:01:07He'd already made up his mind and was just informing me, his fiance on paper.
00:01:12The next day, I cancelled our wedding venue reservation.
00:01:17I shredded our wedding invitations, destroyed his handwritten vows, burned everything he had ever given me, and finally threw away
00:01:25our wedding rings.
00:01:28On what was to be our wedding day, I didn't show up.
00:01:31Instead, I boarded a plane to the city of Laron in an epia.
00:01:40I've explained this to you countless times!
00:01:43Isabel can't hold out much longer.
00:01:46Her myeloma is now in the terminal stage.
00:01:48The doctor says she only has a year at most.
00:01:51Her last wish is to bear a child who can carry on her family name.
00:01:54I owe her my life.
00:01:57In any case, this isn't just about me wanting to repay that debt.
00:02:00This will also secure the alliance between our two arms empires and stabilize the weapons trade routes.
00:02:06As usual, Dante was standing before me and justifying himself with that calm voice of his, but every word he
00:02:12said felt like a stab in the heart.
00:02:14Five years ago, on the streets of Chargo, a gunfight broke out between the Rossis and a rival arms syndicate
00:02:21from Portsturd.
00:02:28Dante claimed that Isabel DeLuca had shielded him from a fatal shot, and from then on, she became his savior.
00:02:35Still, I didn't get it.
00:02:37How was it love, if I had to be sacrificed in the bra process of him repaying his debt of
00:02:42gratitude?
00:02:44Dante continued his attempts to persuade me.
00:02:48It's just artificial insemination.
00:02:51Nothing will ever happen between her and me.
00:02:55After a pause, he looked at me with mixed emotions and said,
00:02:58You love me, don't you?
00:03:02If you love me, you should be able to understand my position and give me your blessing.
00:03:06I shot to my feet.
00:03:08We're getting married next month, Dante, but you got a woman pregnant behind my back!
00:03:13What does that make me?
00:03:15My voice quaked with fury as I retorted.
00:03:20As he lowered his gaze, I saw a flicker of hesitancy in his eyes.
00:03:24The very next second, he regained his composure and said a low but resolucid voice.
00:03:28Nina.
00:03:29This doesn't just involve Isabel and me.
00:03:31This arrangement involves both families and the future of our arms empires.
00:03:36After much negotiation, the Rossis and the DeLucas have come to an agreement.
00:03:39As long as Isabel and I have a baby, it'll put an end to the decade-long feud over weapons
00:03:44trade routes between our families.
00:03:46I can't overturn decision made by the entire family.
00:03:49I stared at him, abruptly feeling as though he were a complete stranger to me.
00:03:55Dante and I had grown up together.
00:03:58I was the one who'd been by his side from the impoverished streets of Brunville to Manhorn School of Medicine.
00:04:05I thought our love was pure and untainted by otherworldly things, and that we belonged to each other.
00:04:11But in reality, he had never truly stood beside me.
00:04:14He merely considered me a suitable fiancé, fit to be the wife of the heir of the Rossi Arms Empire.
00:04:19But the real girl from his childhood wasn't me.
00:04:22It was her.
00:04:23The one who used to sneak around playing with him when they were five.
00:04:26The daughter of his family's greatest rival in the arms trade.
00:04:29The girl from a competing arms family.
00:04:31The one he kept hidden deep in his heart, even when their families were at war.
00:04:35Did he love me?
00:04:36Maybe.
00:04:37But when confronted with family power, loyalty, or Isabel, I would always be the first to be sacrificed.
00:04:43A call interrupted our conversation.
00:04:45He began heading for the balcony as he answered the call, his voice softening and becoming dolent.
00:04:50I couldn't hear what the caller said, but I could see the gentle smile on his face.
00:04:55It had been ages since I last saw him smiling at me like that.
00:04:59I picked up my phone and texted my former college mentor.
00:05:02I've made up my mind, Julia.
00:05:04I'd like to accept the position.
00:05:07I knew it was Isabel who had called Dante.
00:05:10Turning back, I looked at the pregnancy report on the table.
00:05:14According to the information, Isabel got pregnant a little over five weeks ago.
00:05:19On the day of conception, Dante had been gone the entire night.
00:05:23I went to Cassington to deal with an issue with a smuggled arms shipment at the port.
00:05:29Thinking about it now, I realized that he'd been with her.
00:05:32Completing the procedure that was supposedly nothing more than helping her pass down her family bloodline.
00:05:37This proved that my permission had been considered an unessential part of the plan from the start.
00:05:44They merely waited to inform me.
00:05:48Just then, the buzzing from my phone pulled me out of my thoughts.
00:05:52The voice that rang out through the speaker belonged to Julia Carter, a college senior of mine.
00:05:58That's great news.
00:05:59Professor Moore will be thrilled.
00:06:01You're the most talented student Professor Moore has ever taught.
00:06:05He continues to hope that you can join our medical team.
00:06:07William Moore, my form professor, had established a research project at Laron Hospital in Atelia.
00:06:13Six months ago, Professor Moore had called me.
00:06:16Nina, I established a research project at Laron Hospital in Atelia.
00:06:20I want you to join my medical research team.
00:06:23However, if I did that, I would have to be cut off from the outside world for extended periods.
00:06:28Such periods of isolation could last anywhere from a month to a year or more.
00:06:33At the time, I couldn't bear to be apart from Dante for so long.
00:06:36So I rejected Professor Moore's invitation.
00:06:39When do you plan on coming over?
00:06:41Why not join us a week after the wedding?
00:06:43That way, you can still go on your honeymoon.
00:06:45That won't be necessary.
00:06:47I'll fly over on my wedding day.
00:06:51My eyes fell on the calendar on the table.
00:06:54I had circled the 10th of next month with a red marker.
00:06:59In 15 days, Dante and I would no longer have have any ties with one another.
00:07:07Dante didn't come home that night, and I didn't call him to ask where he was either.
00:07:11I'd already seen Isabel's social media updates.
00:07:16After leaving the hospital that afternoon, Dante and Isabel returned to Isabel's home to inform her family about her pregnancy.
00:07:23I saw a picture of Isabel's grandmother affectionately holding Dante's hand while saying something to him.
00:07:28He had an unusually tender smile on his face as he stroked Isabel's abdomen with his other hand.
00:07:34In the five years we'd been dating, Dante only agreed to visit my family with me once, after we'd decided
00:07:39to get married.
00:07:41I don't like spending time with older people. It makes me feel uncomfortable.
00:07:44During that visit, he merely treated my family politely, unlike the warmth he showed Isabel's family, which I saw through
00:07:50the photos.
00:07:51I closed my eyes. Doing my best to quash the bitterness I felt, I turned off my phone.
00:07:56The next day, I reached out to a few friends and told them that the wedding had been called off.
00:08:02Everyone around me knew how much I loved Dante.
00:08:04My friends were stunned to hear that the wedding had been cancelled.
00:08:08What? Haven't you been in love with Dante for ages?
00:08:10Why have you suddenly decided to break it off with him?
00:08:13An indescribable sense of heartache washed over me.
00:08:18I didn't tell my friends the truth.
00:08:21It wasn't easy to abruptly terminate a bond that had lasted for two decades.
00:08:29I hung out with them until late at night before heading home.
00:08:32When I got back, Dante had only just arrived as well.
00:08:35Smelling the stench of alcohol on me, he frowned and backed away.
00:08:38He covered his nose and impatiently snapped.
00:08:41Stay away from me. Don't get any of that alcohol odor on me.
00:08:44I let out a self-discating laugh.
00:08:46He was probably just worried that the alcohol might end up affecting Isabel.
00:08:50After all, she was a pregnant woman.
00:08:52Without saying anything, I went to the bathroom and took a shower.
00:08:55At last, I realized that Dante wasn't cold and indifferent to everyone.
00:08:59In front of Isabel, he was always gentle and generous with his smiles.
00:09:03As for me, I was never anything more than a side character in his life.
00:09:07Still, the hardest thing for me to bear was his disset.
00:09:09While he pretended to seek my approval, he had secretly made Isabel pregnant through artificial insemination.
00:09:15It was from that moment on that it finally hit me.
00:09:18There was never going to be a future with Dante and me.
00:09:20When I came back out, Dante was tapping away on his phone with a smile on his face.
00:09:24I spared him a glance before deciding to head to the bedroom to sleep, but he stopped me.
00:09:28I need to discuss something with you.
00:09:31Dante said.
00:09:32I paused in my foops.
00:09:33He had said the same thing two weeks ago.
00:09:35I need to talk to you about something.
00:09:38Isabel wants a baby with me.
00:09:39We'd been arguing ever since then.
00:09:42Isabel was already pregnant, so what else did he have to discuss with me?
00:09:46What?
00:09:49Let's not go for our wedding photoshoot tomorrow.
00:09:54I checked the calendar on the table.
00:09:57The words wedding photoshoot were clearly written in the box for the next day.
00:10:02Nodding.
00:10:02I said calmly.
00:10:05Fine.
00:10:06I'll call the photographer to cancel the photoshoot.
00:10:09He hadn't expected me to agree to it so readily.
00:10:13Then, doing his best to hide his uneasiness, he continued.
00:10:16You don't need to cancel it.
00:10:17Isabel says she might never have a chance to get married, so she wants to do a wedding
00:10:21photoshoot with me.
00:10:22That way she can pretend like she got married as well and won't have any regrets.
00:10:25Isabel and I will do the photoshoot tomorrow.
00:10:27You and I can have a replacement wedding photoshoot in the future.
00:10:30His tone was calm and nonchalant, as if he were merely describing what he'd like like
00:10:34to have for lunch tomorrow.
00:10:37He'd done the same thing two weeks ago.
00:10:39I want to have a baby with Isabel.
00:10:41Although he phrased it like a discussion, his tone made it clear that he had already
00:10:46made up his mind.
00:10:48He was merely forming me about it.
00:10:52Dante didn't know there wasn't going to be a future with us still together.
00:10:57I replied coolly before heading to bed.
00:11:02Fine.
00:11:07The next morning, I woke up just in time to see Dante get ready to leave.
00:11:12While putting on his shoes, he said to me,
00:11:14After the wedding photoshoot, I plan on taking a trip with Isabel.
00:11:19She's been longing to go on holiday to North Shore Island, so I'll go with her.
00:11:23Keep the wedding simple.
00:11:25I won't be able to attend the rehearsal, so you'll have to make all the decisions.
00:11:29You don't need to ask for my opinion.
00:11:32While munching on a piece of toast, I cuntly said,
00:11:35Got it.
00:11:37He wanted me to keep things simple, huh?
00:11:40Well, the wedding wasn't going to have any photos, guests, or an ophistet.
00:11:45It wasn't even going to have a bride.
00:11:47Dante looked at me as I calmly ate my breakfast.
00:11:51After giving it some thought, he added,
00:11:53After the wedding, let's go to Arorana for our honeymoon.
00:11:56I know you've always wanted to go.
00:11:57In the past, if I'd heard Dante voluntarily suggesting a honeymoon,
00:12:01I would have happily began planning for it.
00:12:04After all, I'd asked him countless times to go on holiday with me,
00:12:07but he'd always rejected me.
00:12:08He kept saying that he hated traveling and thought it was too exhausting.
00:12:12But now, I merely focused on my food without giving him a response.
00:12:16Dante wanted to continue speaking.
00:12:17But when he saw the clock on the wall, he rushed out the door after saying,
00:12:21We'll talk more when I get back.
00:12:22I picked up the calendar and crossed out the words wedding photoshoot with a marker.
00:12:27There were 12 more days left.
00:12:33Dante didn't come back for several days, but I was aware of his whereabouts at all times.
00:12:38After all, considering how much Isabel loved posting social media updates,
00:12:43it was impossible for me not to.
00:12:45I saw photos of them soaking in the hot springs, strolling by the beach, and watching the sunrise together.
00:12:53Through social media, I was constantly berarded with sides of Dante I had never seen before.
00:13:01It turned out that he could, indeed, do all the things other men did when they were dating someone.
00:13:09I didn't idle my days away, either.
00:13:12After breakfast, I began tidying up the house, clearing it of unwanted items.
00:13:17Such as the photo album, with fewer than five photos inside.
00:13:21The dust-covered project in the corner.
00:13:24And the coupled pajamas that had never been worn.
00:13:27We'd been together for five years.
00:13:30I had carefully selected every single item in this place,
00:13:35slowly turning the empty house into a cozy home.
00:13:39If I'd paid closer attention, I would have noticed that Dante had never touched most of these things.
00:13:45He said that even though he was dating me, he was still his own person.
00:13:51He didn't like using couple-themed items.
00:13:54They made him feel like he was being controlled by another.
00:13:58Since that was the case, it was better to get rid of everything and let these memories disappear as well.
00:14:08I also took the time to visit my parents and inform them of my decision to do medical research in
00:14:14Leran.
00:14:15I wouldn't be able to stay in touch with them for a while.
00:14:19Aren't you and Dante getting married soon?
00:14:22Wouldn't this mean you two will have to live separately?
00:14:27Concerned, Mom took my hand and advised me,
00:14:30You need to give this some more thought, Nina.
00:14:32It wasn't easy for you and Dante to come this far.
00:14:37I'm worried that he won't agree to let you leave to conduct your medical research work.
00:14:42He might just choose to call off the wedding and break up with you.
00:14:45I understood my parents' concern.
00:14:48They had seen how adamant I'd been about being with Dante all these years,
00:14:52and they'd long since sensed his attitude toward me.
00:14:56In the past, they'd subtly tried to warn me.
00:15:02Sweetheart, we don't think you're that important to Dante.
00:15:04You should really think carefully about this relationship.
00:15:07You don't understand.
00:15:08I know I can change him.
00:15:11One day, he'll accept me completely.
00:15:14Seeing how determined I was, they eventually stopped trying to change my mind.
00:15:19I didn't tell them that Don had gotten Isabel pregnant.
00:15:22I was worried that they wouldn't be able to take the blow.
00:15:26In the end, Dad simply sighed and patted my shoulder, saying,
00:15:30As long as you don't regret this.
00:15:34When I got back to the house, I invited my friend, Linda Gardner,
00:15:38over to help me get of the items I'd packed.
00:15:42The boxes took up a lot of space in the living room.
00:15:45We had to make several trips to get everything out.
00:15:49Once we tossed all of the boxes into the trash,
00:15:53the house immediately looked rather empty.
00:15:59I can't believe you're serious about it.
00:16:01I thought you were joking when you mentioned it the other day.
00:16:04Linda said with a look of disbelief.
00:16:06I saw the way you spent all these years going after Dante.
00:16:10What on earth happened?
00:16:11Why have you suddenly decided to let him go?
00:16:14Perhaps the fact that I was leaving in a few days
00:16:17stirred up my urge to confide in someone.
00:16:19I told Linda about everything that happened recently,
00:16:23including Dante's relationship with Isabel,
00:16:25as well as the baby.
00:16:27Once she heard the whole story,
00:16:29she let out a bunch of exparatives,
00:16:31snarling,
00:16:32To think of all the things you've done for him,
00:16:34only for him to get another woman pregnant before the wedding!
00:16:38And he even expected you to give your permission?
00:16:40What the hell is he thinking?
00:16:43I lowered my head and quieted the surge of sorrow I felt.
00:16:47Who knows?
00:16:48He said that Isabel saved his life,
00:16:51so he wanted to fulfill her wish.
00:16:53Linda looked positively outraged.
00:16:56You saved his life too!
00:16:58How dare he treat you like that!
00:17:00I said nothing in response.
00:17:02Five days before my scheduled departure,
00:17:05I submitted my resignation to the hospital.
00:17:08Back then, I'd given up my chance to further my medical studies
00:17:11just to be with Dante.
00:17:13To be near him,
00:17:15I chose to become an attending physician
00:17:17at a hospital in the bustling city of Manchur.
00:17:20My colleagues were shocked to find that I wanted to resign.
00:17:23Why are you suddenly resigning, Nina?
00:17:25You were handing out your wedding invitations just a while ago.
00:17:27Does this mean that you plan on becoming a full-time housewife?
00:17:30With a document frailed in hand,
00:17:32I smiled faintly and shook my head.
00:17:34Nope.
00:17:35The wedding's been canceled.
00:17:40When I got back to the house,
00:17:42as soon as I opened the door,
00:17:44I saw Dante and Isabel sitting on the couch.
00:17:47When he saw the document holder I was holding,
00:17:50he asked,
00:17:51What's that?
00:17:52Just some unnecessary documents.
00:17:54I brought them back to get rid of them.
00:17:57I lied.
00:17:58Nodding, Dante looked around the house
00:18:00before remarking,
00:18:01his expression puzzled.
00:18:03I was only gone for a week.
00:18:05Why do I feel like a lot of things in the house have gone missing?
00:18:08After storing the document faged securely in the bedroom,
00:18:10I calmly replied,
00:18:12I got rid of some unnecessary things lying around.
00:18:15It looked like Dante had more to say,
00:18:17but Isabel spoke up.
00:18:19Nina, Dante really put a lot of effort
00:18:21into accompanying me on his trip.
00:18:23I'm also really thankful you agreed
00:18:25to let him do the wedding photo shoot with me
00:18:27and fulfill a dream of mine.
00:18:29I detected a hint of smugness in her voice.
00:18:32How's this?
00:18:34Why don't I treat you two to a meal
00:18:35as my way of thanking you
00:18:37for everything you've done for me?
00:18:40I'm afraid I'm going to have to take up
00:18:42more of your time for a while.
00:18:45I just hope you won't hate me for it, Nina.
00:18:47I wasn't keen on engaging
00:18:49in any of these meaningless-less fights with Isabella.
00:18:52In five days,
00:18:53I would be leaving Dante for good.
00:18:56All I wanted to do now
00:18:57was sort everything up properly
00:18:59and leave as soon as possible.
00:19:01However, at my prolonged silence,
00:19:04Isabel's eyes reddened with tears.
00:19:06Dante, is Nina upset?
00:19:08After all, you two are about to get married, but...
00:19:11Upon hearing Isabel's words,
00:19:14Dante frowned and rebuked me in displeasure.
00:19:16What's with that attitude of yours?
00:19:18Isabel is sincerely trying to thank us.
00:19:21Would it kill you to have a meal with her?
00:19:23It's not like anyone's going to poison the food.
00:19:25I hadn't even spoken,
00:19:27but Dante had already determined
00:19:29that I was guilty of being unhappy
00:19:31and causing a scene.
00:19:35I was ultimately dragged to the restaurant by Dante.
00:19:38When the server came to take our order,
00:19:40I started flipping through the menu.
00:19:42However, Dante immediately said,
00:19:44Avoid all heavily seasoned and raw or uncooked food,
00:19:47and make sure none of the food is cooked with garlic.
00:19:50Once the food arrived,
00:19:51Dante thoughtfully served Isabel some food
00:19:53before shoving a platter of prawns toward me.
00:19:56Isabel can't have any seafood right now.
00:19:58I ordered this for you.
00:20:00As I stared at the prawns,
00:20:01I lost all my appetite.
00:20:03I set my cuttelary down and said,
00:20:05I'm allergic to seafood.
00:20:07After the meal,
00:20:08we were about to leave
00:20:09when I got a call from Julia.
00:20:11Nina, Professor Moore wants me to confirm with you
00:20:13whether you're sure you want to fully comply
00:20:15with the project's proposed schedule.
00:20:17This research is part of a classified project,
00:20:19so you might have to spend a year or two
00:20:21cut off from the outside world.
00:20:23My eyes landed on Dante and Isabel,
00:20:25who were ahead of me.
00:20:27As they descended the steps,
00:20:29he even carefully placed his arm around her waist
00:20:31to support her.
00:20:33I'm sure.
00:20:34I responded in an encouragingly calm manner.
00:20:37Okay, good.
00:20:39Professor Moore was worried
00:20:40you wouldn't be able to stand
00:20:41being away from your husband.
00:20:44Withdrawing my gaze,
00:20:45I turned and headed down the other side.
00:20:47My wedding has been called off.
00:20:50I've already completed
00:20:51all the arrangements to leave.
00:20:52As soon as I finished speaking,
00:20:54I heard a puzzled voice behind me asking,
00:20:57Who's leaving?
00:21:00Sensing that he hadn't heard
00:21:01the first half of my sentence,
00:21:03I brushed him off by saying,
00:21:06My friend is leaving soon.
00:21:08Dante nodded without asking any further.
00:21:11Four days before my departure,
00:21:13Dante brought back the photos
00:21:14from his photo shoot with Isabel.
00:21:16He got on a video call with her.
00:21:19Holding his phone up with one hand,
00:21:21he used his other to show her the photo album.
00:21:23His gaze was tender as he said,
00:21:26The photos from our wedding photo shoot
00:21:28are ready, Isabel.
00:21:29Everyone said we looked great in them.
00:21:31Right then,
00:21:31I came out of the kitchen
00:21:33after getting myself a glass of water.
00:21:35Dante's eyes flashed with awkwardness.
00:21:38I glanced at the photos
00:21:39before forcing out a smile.
00:21:41The photos do look pretty good.
00:21:43I'd spent a fortune
00:21:44on the best photographer in town
00:21:46just so I could capture
00:21:47the happiest moment of bliss
00:21:48I would share with Dante.
00:21:50I'd envision the photos
00:21:51to be filled with our love.
00:21:53The only difference now
00:21:55was that the bride in these photos
00:21:56wasn't me.
00:21:57Dante was taken aback.
00:21:59It suddenly occurred to him
00:22:01that it'd been ages
00:22:02since I last initiated
00:22:03a conversation with him.
00:22:05Even during his week-long vacation
00:22:07with Isabel,
00:22:08I didn't send him a single message.
00:22:11Although Isabel kept yapping away
00:22:13on the video call,
00:22:15Dante's attention was on me.
00:22:19Two days before it was time
00:22:20for me to leave,
00:22:21I went to the hospital
00:22:23to get some medical supplies,
00:22:25just in case.
00:22:28Unexpectedly,
00:22:29I ran into Dante and Isabel,
00:22:31who had just completed
00:22:32a prenatal examination.
00:22:34Dante's eyes flashed in panic,
00:22:36but just as he was about to speak,
00:22:38Isabel beat him to it.
00:22:39She came up to me,
00:22:40grabbed my hand,
00:22:41and choked out,
00:22:43Nina,
00:22:44I know you haven't given
00:22:45your permission
00:22:45for Dante and me
00:22:46to have a baby,
00:22:47but I couldn't wait any longer.
00:22:49My doctor says
00:22:50I only have a year left to live,
00:22:52and I really want to witness
00:22:53the birth of my baby.
00:22:54But once the baby is born,
00:22:56I'll leave Dante right away.
00:22:57I won't come between
00:22:58the two of you.
00:22:59I hadn't even said anything
00:23:00when Dante held Isabel
00:23:02affectionately and said,
00:23:03Don't be like this.
00:23:05You're in frail health.
00:23:06Then he turned to me
00:23:07with a complicated expression
00:23:08and said,
00:23:09Don't worry.
00:23:11This won't affect our wedding.
00:23:13Got it.
00:23:14Once I finished speaking,
00:23:16I walked off.
00:23:17The two of them
00:23:18didn't expect me
00:23:18to remain that calm.
00:23:20Dante was especially
00:23:21taken about.
00:23:22I'd recently spent weeks
00:23:23arguing with him
00:23:24over the issue
00:23:25of his wanting
00:23:26to have a child
00:23:26with Isabel.
00:23:28Yet,
00:23:28after finding out
00:23:29that Isabel was pregnant,
00:23:31I showed no reaction at all.
00:23:33I'd just reached
00:23:34the top of the stairs
00:23:35when Isabel suddenly
00:23:36caught up to me
00:23:37and yanked hard on my sleeve.
00:23:39Dante was still
00:23:40some distance away,
00:23:41so Isabel finally revealed
00:23:43her true colors to me.
00:23:45Nina,
00:23:45how does it feel
00:23:46to watch while your fiancé
00:23:48has a baby
00:23:48with another woman?
00:23:50Not wanting to argue
00:23:51with her,
00:23:52I shook her off
00:23:53so that I could leave.
00:23:54However,
00:23:54as soon as I tried
00:23:55to do that,
00:23:56she lost her balance
00:23:57and started
00:23:58leaning backward.
00:23:59Out of sheer instinct,
00:24:01I grabbed her hand
00:24:02and stopped her
00:24:03from falling.
00:24:04Before I could let go,
00:24:05I heard Dante's
00:24:06infuriated roar
00:24:07coming from behind me.
00:24:08What are you doing?
00:24:09Upon seeing Dante,
00:24:11Isabel immediately fixed
00:24:12a hurt expression
00:24:13on her face.
00:24:14Making her eyes
00:24:14turn red,
00:24:15she clutched her abdomen
00:24:16and said,
00:24:17Dante,
00:24:17I just wanted to thank
00:24:18Nina for being so accepting.
00:24:20I didn't expect her to...
00:24:21Nina,
00:24:22I never thought
00:24:23you'd do such a thing.
00:24:24Apologize to Isabel at once.
00:24:28Dante confronted me
00:24:29without even getting
00:24:30the facts straight first,
00:24:31but I simply snorted
00:24:33in response.
00:24:34You want me to apologize?
00:24:35You should check
00:24:36the security footage
00:24:37and see for yourself
00:24:38who's lying.
00:24:39However,
00:24:40he continued to frown
00:24:41in disbelief.
00:24:42Isabel is ill
00:24:43and pregnant too.
00:24:44Why would she purposely
00:24:45allow herself
00:24:46to fall down the stairs?
00:24:47Panic flashing
00:24:48in her eyes,
00:24:49Isabel hasted
00:24:50to gently say,
00:24:51Let's just forget
00:24:52about it, Dante.
00:24:53It's perfectly understandable
00:24:55for Nina to be upset.
00:24:56Let's go.
00:24:57I could tell she was worried
00:24:58that Dante would actually
00:24:59check the security footage,
00:25:01so she quickly pretended
00:25:02to clutch her abdomen
00:25:03weakly.
00:25:04Unsurprisingly,
00:25:05Dante's expression
00:25:06instantly changed.
00:25:08He quickly scooped her up
00:25:10in his arms
00:25:10and rushed off with her.
00:25:13He didn't come home
00:25:14that night.
00:25:15I figured he was busy
00:25:16tending to Isabella
00:25:17with the unstable
00:25:18pregnancy.
00:25:20In three days,
00:25:21I would be gone.
00:25:24The next evening,
00:25:26Dante returned,
00:25:27still looking rather angered.
00:25:28Isabel is still
00:25:29in the hospital right now.
00:25:30Even if you didn't
00:25:31do it on purpose,
00:25:32can't you be a little
00:25:32more gracious?
00:25:33Must you insist
00:25:34on picking on her?
00:25:35I sneered coldly.
00:25:36Wasn't I being
00:25:37more than gracious enough?
00:25:38I'd generously given her
00:25:40my fiancé
00:25:40and allowed her
00:25:41to put on the wedding gown
00:25:42I got for myself
00:25:43to have a wedding
00:25:44photo shoot with him.
00:25:45After noticing the date
00:25:46circled in red
00:25:47on the calendar,
00:25:47Dante eased up
00:25:48and said in a less
00:25:49forceful tone,
00:25:50We're getting married
00:25:51tomorrow.
00:25:52I don't want to fight.
00:25:53Apologize to Isabella
00:25:54after the ceremony
00:25:54and we can go on
00:25:55our honeymoon after that.
00:25:56Have you made the
00:25:57arrangements for our
00:25:57honeymoon?
00:25:58I didn't reply at once.
00:26:00If he'd bothered to pay
00:26:01even the slightest
00:26:02bit of attention,
00:26:02he would have noticed
00:26:04how bare the house
00:26:04looked.
00:26:05It didn't look like
00:26:06the house of a couple
00:26:07who were about
00:26:07to get married.
00:26:09Let's...
00:26:10I'd just begun to speak
00:26:11when his phone ran.
00:26:12Of course,
00:26:13it was Isabella calling.
00:26:16Wait for me.
00:26:17I'll be right there.
00:26:18Dante said
00:26:19before ending the call.
00:26:20As he hurriedly
00:26:21pulled on his shoes
00:26:22and headed off,
00:26:23he said,
00:26:24Isabella's feeling
00:26:25unwell.
00:26:26I'll check on her
00:26:26at the hospital.
00:26:27Don't be late tomorrow.
00:26:29Make sure you show up
00:26:29at the hotel on time.
00:26:31Just as the door
00:26:32closed behind him,
00:26:33I finally finished
00:26:34my sentence.
00:26:35Let's break up,
00:26:36Dante.
00:26:37Dante,
00:26:38I've called off
00:26:38the wedding,
00:26:39but no one heard me.
00:26:41All I got in response
00:26:42was the ticking
00:26:42of the old clock
00:26:43hanging on the wall.
00:26:44That night,
00:26:45I sat in the living room
00:26:47and waited till dawn.
00:26:49At last,
00:26:51I got a notification
00:26:51on my phone
00:26:52reminding me
00:26:53that it was two hours
00:26:55until my flight's
00:26:56boarding time.
00:26:57I got up,
00:26:58grabbed my suitcase,
00:26:59and crossed off
00:27:01the circle around the 10th,
00:27:02my original wedding date.
00:27:04Then,
00:27:05I wrote out a sentence.
00:27:07Let's break up,
00:27:08Dante.
00:27:09I left the calendar
00:27:10in the most prominent spot
00:27:12in the living room.
00:27:13Then,
00:27:14without a shred
00:27:15of hesitation,
00:27:16I left the apartment
00:27:17that had accompanied me
00:27:19for many years.
00:27:21Meanwhile,
00:27:22Dante stayed at the hospital
00:27:24until Isabelle's condition
00:27:25stabilized
00:27:26before he finally left.
00:27:28Along the way,
00:27:29he messaged me.
00:27:31Have you gotten everything ready
00:27:32for the wedding ceremony?
00:27:33I'll be right there.
00:27:35His message went unanswered
00:27:36for ages,
00:27:37and he began reviewing
00:27:39the messages
00:27:39we had exchanged
00:27:40over the past few months.
00:27:42At that moment,
00:27:43he realized
00:27:44that I was the one
00:27:45who kept messaging him.
00:27:47When are you coming home tomorrow?
00:27:49I'll wait and have dinner with you.
00:27:51Are you free to check
00:27:52on our wedding reception?
00:27:54I chose red roses
00:27:55for our wedding hall decor.
00:27:56Is that okay with you?
00:27:58But he only ever gave
00:27:59half-hearted responses.
00:28:02Sure, you decide.
00:28:03Whatever's fine with me.
00:28:06Dante felt a flicker
00:28:07of uneasiness.
00:28:08The last time he brought up
00:28:09their artificial insemination,
00:28:11he had noticed
00:28:12the look of despair
00:28:13and stillness in my eyes,
00:28:14a look he had never seen before.
00:28:17Ever since then,
00:28:18I stopped initiating
00:28:19conversations with him
00:28:20and no longer waited
00:28:21for him to get home.
00:28:23Gripping his phone tightly,
00:28:24he said to the driver,
00:28:25Hurry up.
00:28:28When he arrived at the hotel,
00:28:30he saw his friends
00:28:31and his mother,
00:28:32Maria Benoni,
00:28:33waiting for him
00:28:34in the lobby.
00:28:36Why haven't you changed
00:28:37into your suit yet?
00:28:38And isn't Nina with you?
00:28:39Maria questioned,
00:28:41frowning, startled.
00:28:42Dante replied,
00:28:43She should be
00:28:44at the wedding venue already.
00:28:48However,
00:28:49he didn't know
00:28:50which ballroom
00:28:51our wedding ceremony
00:28:52was supposed to be held in.
00:28:53I'd never told him,
00:28:55and he never bothered to ask.
00:28:57Dante quickly stopped
00:28:58a hotel employee
00:28:59and asked,
00:29:00Which ballroom
00:29:00did Nina Ford book?
00:29:02The employee checked
00:29:04the list before replying.
00:29:06It was ballroom three,
00:29:08but frowning,
00:29:10the employee continued.
00:29:12Miss Ford called us up
00:29:13two weeks ago
00:29:13to cancel the booking.
00:29:14She said the wedding ceremony
00:29:16had been canceled.
00:29:21Dante stumbled backward,
00:29:22his gaze hollow
00:29:24as he stared
00:29:25at the hotel entrance
00:29:26in utter disbelief.
00:29:27The wedding had been canceled.
00:29:29Mrs. Ford canceled
00:29:30the wedding herself.
00:29:32Maria's expression
00:29:33turned icy at once.
00:29:35What's going on?
00:29:36Today's the wedding day,
00:29:37but where is she?
00:29:39Didn't you say
00:29:39that everything
00:29:40had already been arranged?
00:29:42Dante's throat
00:29:42was all clammed up.
00:29:44It took him a while
00:29:45to squeeze out the words.
00:29:47I don't know.
00:29:49His hand trembled
00:29:50around his phone
00:29:51as he called me,
00:29:52only to receive
00:29:53a robotic message
00:29:54saying that the number
00:29:55he dialed was unavailable.
00:29:57I'd turned off my phone.
00:29:59With a sinking feeling
00:30:00in his heart,
00:30:01he rushed to the apartment
00:30:02like a madman.
00:30:05But he found
00:30:06the place empty.
00:30:07The couch was smooth
00:30:09and tidy,
00:30:10as if no one
00:30:11had sat on it recently.
00:30:14My things were gone
00:30:15from the bathroom,
00:30:16and the closet
00:30:17was half empty as well.
00:30:19Even the picture
00:30:19of the two of us
00:30:20that was usually
00:30:21on the dining table
00:30:22was gone.
00:30:23Dante was stupefied.
00:30:25I'd done such
00:30:26a thorough job
00:30:26of leaving
00:30:27that it felt as though
00:30:28I'd completely vanished
00:30:29from this house
00:30:30and his life.
00:30:31He spotted the calendar
00:30:32and saw the message
00:30:33written on it.
00:30:35Let's break up,
00:30:36Dante.
00:30:37He felt as if
00:30:39something had exploded
00:30:40in his head.
00:30:42His ears were ringing
00:30:43as he slumped
00:30:44onto the couch.
00:30:47Dante tried to call me
00:30:49again,
00:30:49and this time,
00:30:50I took the call.
00:30:52What the hell
00:30:52is the meaning of this?
00:30:54Dante demanded,
00:30:56doing his best
00:30:56to keep his anger
00:30:57in cheap.
00:31:00Are you dumping me
00:31:01just like that?
00:31:02After a few seconds
00:31:03of silence,
00:31:04I said coolly,
00:31:07It's over between us,
00:31:08Dante.
00:31:11Did you even bother
00:31:12asking me
00:31:13when you decided
00:31:13to give her a baby
00:31:14as a way to repay her
00:31:15for saving your life?
00:31:19You never truly intended
00:31:20to get my permission.
00:31:22You decided it
00:31:23for yourself.
00:31:25You're a doctor.
00:31:26You know she doesn't
00:31:27have long to live.
00:31:28That's right.
00:31:29I'm a doctor,
00:31:30so I know even better
00:31:31than anyone
00:31:32that getting someone pregnant
00:31:34isn't the right way
00:31:35to make it up to someone.
00:31:38It's also not
00:31:39a reasonable excuse
00:31:40for sacrificing your fiancé.
00:31:43In any case,
00:31:44I'm sure you know
00:31:45just how much effort
00:31:46I'd put in
00:31:47just to be with you.
00:31:48After all,
00:31:49why would a doctor
00:31:50choose to give up
00:31:50on her career
00:31:51just to be with someone
00:31:52from the arms trade?
00:31:53I then ended the call.
00:31:56Dante remained frozen.
00:31:58It finally dawned on him
00:32:00that the woman
00:32:01he had known
00:32:01for over 20 years
00:32:03was truly gone.
00:32:07A few hours later,
00:32:09my flight landed
00:32:10in Leran.
00:32:11Before getting off
00:32:12the plane,
00:32:13I received a message
00:32:14from Julia.
00:32:15She said she'd arranged
00:32:17for someone to pick me up
00:32:18at the airport
00:32:18since she was afraid
00:32:19I'd be lost
00:32:20in a strange new city.
00:32:22When I exited
00:32:23the terminal,
00:32:24I looked around
00:32:25but couldn't find
00:32:26anyone holding up
00:32:27a sign with my name on it.
00:32:29I was just about
00:32:30to call Julia
00:32:31when I heard someone
00:32:32behind me call out,
00:32:34Nina!
00:32:37Startled,
00:32:37I turned around
00:32:38and saw a cheerful,
00:32:40energetic-looking man
00:32:41approach me.
00:32:46Excuse me,
00:32:47but who are you?
00:32:48The young man
00:32:49looked hurt,
00:32:50but there was still
00:32:51a sparkle in his eyes
00:32:53as he said,
00:32:53It's only been five years
00:32:55since we last met, Nina.
00:32:56Have you already forgotten me,
00:32:57your old college junior?
00:32:59A memory from five years ago
00:33:00slowly resurfaced.
00:33:01My mind pieced together
00:33:02a face,
00:33:03Tim Halls.
00:33:04His eyes were bloodshot,
00:33:05the result of him
00:33:06pulling an all-nighter
00:33:07analyzing data.
00:33:08Tim?
00:33:09Tim smiled and nodded
00:33:10before taking my suitcase
00:33:12from me.
00:33:13Let's go.
00:33:14Professor Moore is waiting
00:33:15for you at the hospital.
00:33:17He's been eagerly
00:33:18anticipating your arrival
00:33:19this whole time.
00:33:23As we stood outside
00:33:24Professor Moore's office
00:33:25at the hospital,
00:33:26Tim seemed to have
00:33:27sensed my hesitation.
00:33:28He abruptly opened
00:33:29the door and yelled,
00:33:30Nina's back,
00:33:31Professor Moore!
00:33:32Instinctively,
00:33:33I cupped his mouth
00:33:33to stop him.
00:33:34The warm sensation
00:33:35as I pressed my palm
00:33:36against his lips
00:33:37made us both stiffen.
00:33:39I immediately retracted
00:33:40my hand.
00:33:41While Tim looked away,
00:33:43the tips of his ears
00:33:44turning red.
00:33:45Meanwhile,
00:33:45Professor Moore's voice
00:33:46rang out from inside.
00:33:48Why aren't you
00:33:49coming in yet?
00:33:50He looked a lot older
00:33:51than he did five years ago.
00:33:53His hair was speckled
00:33:54with gray now.
00:33:55After looking at me,
00:33:57he simply said,
00:33:58Now that you're back,
00:33:59don't leave again.
00:34:01I lowered my head
00:34:03and nodded firmly.
00:34:06The moment the call
00:34:07disconnected,
00:34:08Dante fro.
00:34:09I had never ended
00:34:10the call on him before.
00:34:12He quickly tried
00:34:13to call me back,
00:34:14but he heard the robotic
00:34:15message saying that
00:34:15my number was unavailable.
00:34:17He tried to message me,
00:34:18but I'd blocked him.
00:34:20Dante's heart sank.
00:34:21In the past,
00:34:22I had never reacted
00:34:23like this,
00:34:24no matter how upset
00:34:25I was.
00:34:26He immediately thought
00:34:27of Linda,
00:34:28my closest friend.
00:34:29It was already nighttime,
00:34:31but he drove up
00:34:32to Linda's apartment
00:34:33in Bruneville anyway.
00:34:38After opening the door,
00:34:39Linda sneered at him saying,
00:34:41Oh my,
00:34:42if it isn't the almighty
00:34:43business Tycon
00:34:44who loves making
00:34:45life-changing arrangements
00:34:46as a token of gratitude.
00:34:48Why did you come
00:34:49looking for me?
00:34:50Are you hoping to find
00:34:51someone else to accept
00:34:52your arrangement too?
00:34:53Ignoring Linda's
00:34:53sarcastic remarks,
00:34:54Dante greenly asked,
00:34:57Where's Nina?
00:35:00How should I know?
00:35:02Linda shot back,
00:35:03rolling her eyes.
00:35:04She attempted to close
00:35:05the door firmly.
00:35:06Dante heistily reached out
00:35:08to stop her,
00:35:09groaning in pain
00:35:09when the door pressed
00:35:10against his hand.
00:35:11Tell me where she went.
00:35:16Scoffing,
00:35:16Linda replied,
00:35:17You made plans
00:35:18to start a family
00:35:19with another woman,
00:35:20but now it finally
00:35:21occurred to you
00:35:21to look for Nina?
00:35:22Don't be so shameless,
00:35:23Dante.
00:35:26Isabel has myeloma.
00:35:28Dante explained
00:35:29solemnly.
00:35:30She saved my life.
00:35:32I'm just trying
00:35:32to help her
00:35:32fulfill her wish
00:35:33to start a family
00:35:34while she still
00:35:34has time.
00:35:35There's nothing
00:35:36more to it.
00:35:39She saved your life?
00:35:41Linda repeated,
00:35:42sneering again.
00:35:43Her gaze was sharp
00:35:44as she snapped,
00:35:45Get your facts straight!
00:35:47Nina's the one
00:35:48who saved your life!
00:35:49Dante was dumbstuck.
00:35:53What did you say?
00:35:58Linda snudded
00:35:59and whipped out
00:36:00a photo
00:36:00from five years ago.
00:36:02It showed Nina
00:36:03being wheeled
00:36:04into an emergency
00:36:04treatment room.
00:36:06My face was ghostly pale,
00:36:07and my abdomen
00:36:09was wrapped
00:36:09in medical bandages.
00:36:11Five years ago,
00:36:12on the streets
00:36:13of Chajau,
00:36:14it was her
00:36:14who truly saved you.
00:36:15She protected you
00:36:17that night
00:36:17and was critically injured.
00:36:18She barely recovered.
00:36:19And yet,
00:36:20you assumed
00:36:21Isabel saved your life
00:36:22just because
00:36:23you saw her first
00:36:24when you woke up?
00:36:25Ha!
00:36:26This revelation
00:36:27completely shattered Dante.
00:36:29He clearly recalled
00:36:31he'd been caught
00:36:31in a dangerous incident
00:36:33back then.
00:36:34The last thing
00:36:35he remembered
00:36:35was seeing a silhouette
00:36:36lunge forward
00:36:37to save him.
00:36:38When he woke up,
00:36:40he saw Isabel
00:36:40sitting beside his bed.
00:36:43Dante had never
00:36:44considered the possibility
00:36:45that someone else
00:36:46had saved him.
00:36:47Nina never brought it up
00:36:49because she didn't want
00:36:50you to feel
00:36:50like you owed her.
00:36:51She certainly didn't
00:36:53want to use this incident
00:36:54to bind you to her.
00:36:56Linda said
00:36:56her eyes red
00:36:57with emotion.
00:36:58But what did you do?
00:37:00You credited someone else
00:37:02for saving you?
00:37:03And you even used
00:37:04a fertility arrangement
00:37:05to thank her?
00:37:06How disgusting!
00:37:08As if he had been
00:37:09struck by lightning,
00:37:11Dante stumbled off.
00:37:13When Dante went
00:37:15looking for Isabel,
00:37:16she stood up
00:37:17in surprise
00:37:17and asked,
00:37:20Dante?
00:37:22What's going on
00:37:23with you?
00:37:24Save it.
00:37:25Eyes blazing.
00:37:26He questioned.
00:37:27I just have one
00:37:28question for you.
00:37:30Are you really
00:37:31the one who saved
00:37:31my life back then?
00:37:33Isabel's expression
00:37:33stiffened.
00:37:34Her eyes flashed
00:37:35with panic,
00:37:36but she quickly
00:37:36composed herself
00:37:37and said,
00:37:38It was me,
00:37:39of course.
00:37:40I was the first
00:37:41one you saw
00:37:41when you woke up,
00:37:42wasn't I?
00:37:43Dante continued
00:37:44to stare at
00:37:45Isabella,
00:37:45but his gaze
00:37:46slowly turned cold.
00:37:47He wasn't going
00:37:48to believe her
00:37:49anymore.
00:37:53Dante crashed
00:37:54into an armchair,
00:37:55his eyes clouded red.
00:37:56He was grasping
00:37:57a report he had
00:37:58just received.
00:38:00Isabel,
00:38:01you're not the one
00:38:02who saved me
00:38:02five years ago.
00:38:03Isabel stiffened,
00:38:05but she kept
00:38:05a gentle smile
00:38:06on her face
00:38:07as she tried
00:38:07to take his arm
00:38:08and say,
00:38:09Why are you saying
00:38:10this all of a sudden,
00:38:11Dante?
00:38:12Are you tired?
00:38:14She hadn't finished
00:38:15being before Dante
00:38:16flung her off him
00:38:17and smarled.
00:38:18Drop the act.
00:38:19I reviewed
00:38:19the surveillance footage
00:38:20from the alley
00:38:21at the time.
00:38:22It was Nina
00:38:23who saved me.
00:38:24She was the one
00:38:25who stayed with me
00:38:26when I was on
00:38:26the verge of death.
00:38:28All the color
00:38:28drained of Isabelin's face.
00:38:31At the time,
00:38:32she'd come across
00:38:33Dante at the hospital
00:38:34by sheer coincidence.
00:38:36He'd just woken up
00:38:38and immediately assumed
00:38:39she saved him.
00:38:41She should have
00:38:41clarified things
00:38:42right away.
00:38:43However,
00:38:44in a moment of weakness,
00:38:45she gave in
00:38:46to her selfish desires
00:38:47and played along
00:38:48with his assumptions.
00:38:49Later,
00:38:50her family sent her abroad,
00:38:51which resulted
00:38:52in them losing touch.
00:38:53When she returned,
00:38:54she was already
00:38:54suffering from myeloma,
00:38:56so she decided
00:38:57to approach Dante
00:38:57in the hopes
00:38:58of leaving something behind
00:38:59that she could be
00:39:00remembered by.
00:39:01I only lied
00:39:03in a moment of impulse
00:39:04because I wanted
00:39:04to get closer to you.
00:39:06However,
00:39:06Dante remained
00:39:07as cold as ice.
00:39:08Abort the baby immediately.
00:39:14Isabel panicked.
00:39:15No!
00:39:16This baby
00:39:17is my entire life
00:39:19right now!
00:39:19It's the only thing
00:39:21I can leave behind
00:39:22for my family
00:39:22to remember me by!
00:39:24How can you bear
00:39:25to ask me to do that?
00:39:27Her pitch
00:39:28shartened
00:39:28as she continued.
00:39:30Nina found out
00:39:31about my pregnancy
00:39:32a long time ago!
00:39:35Isn't that why
00:39:36your wedding
00:39:36was called off?
00:39:38Closing his eyes,
00:39:39Dante said steely,
00:39:42Don't even think
00:39:43about using the baby
00:39:44to get to me,
00:39:44Isabel.
00:39:49On that day itself,
00:39:51he personally
00:39:51arranged for the surgery
00:39:53and had the hospital
00:39:54abort the baby.
00:39:55It was done
00:39:56under the excuse
00:39:57of Isabel
00:39:58being in too poor health
00:39:59to carry a baby.
00:40:01Isabel wailed
00:40:01her heart out,
00:40:02but Dante was determined.
00:40:05All he wanted to do
00:40:06was find me
00:40:06once everything was over.
00:40:08I didn't leave
00:40:09anything behind
00:40:10before I left,
00:40:11and even when he
00:40:12asked Linda,
00:40:13she refused
00:40:13to speak to him.
00:40:14He camped out
00:40:15at her place
00:40:16for three days.
00:40:17Frustrated,
00:40:18Linda finally relented
00:40:19and said,
00:40:20She left to continue
00:40:21her medical research work,
00:40:22but don't ask me where.
00:40:25I don't know either.
00:40:29Dante swiftly
00:40:30made full use
00:40:31of his connections,
00:40:32and through an old
00:40:33college friend,
00:40:34he managed to obtain
00:40:35my whereabouts.
00:40:36He immediately
00:40:37got on a plane
00:40:38to Lauren.
00:40:39At last,
00:40:41he'd found me.
00:40:43I was still
00:40:44in my lab coat
00:40:45when I stepped out
00:40:46of the building
00:40:46and saw Dante
00:40:48standing at the entrance.
00:40:51The moment
00:40:52our eyes met,
00:40:53his eyes turned
00:40:55completely red.
00:40:59He rushed forward
00:41:01and grabbed my wrist,
00:41:02asking,
00:41:03Why did you leave?
00:41:04Why didn't you say
00:41:05a single word?
00:41:07Do you know
00:41:08I nearly went mad
00:41:09trying to find you?
00:41:10My gaze was cold
00:41:11as I flung his hand
00:41:12off me and questioned,
00:41:14Why did you come here?
00:41:19I came to apologize,
00:41:20Nina.
00:41:20I don't want to hear it.
00:41:21I interrupted him
00:41:22to say,
00:41:23In a calm
00:41:24but firm tone,
00:41:25I informed him,
00:41:27All I want to do
00:41:28right now
00:41:29is focus on my research.
00:41:30Don't bother me.
00:41:33Isabel is still
00:41:34waiting for you,
00:41:35isn't she?
00:41:35Stiffening,
00:41:36Dante said
00:41:37in a trembling voice,
00:41:39Nothing is going on
00:41:40between Isabel and me.
00:41:41You're the one
00:41:42I truly love.
00:41:43It sounded as though
00:41:44he was desperately
00:41:45trying to crying
00:41:46to convey his sincerity
00:41:47about loving me.
00:41:48You actually said
00:41:49that word?
00:41:50Doesn't it sound
00:41:51like a joke to you?
00:41:52I retorted before
00:41:54heading right back
00:41:55into the research lab,
00:41:56leaving Dante frozen
00:41:57where he was.
00:41:59He didn't leave.
00:42:00Instead,
00:42:01he stayed at the inn
00:42:02outside the research building
00:42:03and waited day after day
00:42:04hoping to see me.
00:42:06Three days passed
00:42:07and then four more.
00:42:09Even after a week,
00:42:11I didn't show up again.
00:42:13Dante asked
00:42:14one of the security guards,
00:42:16Where is that researcher,
00:42:18Nina Ford?
00:42:18Is she still inside?
00:42:21The security guard
00:42:22calmly replied,
00:42:24The research project
00:42:25is now under lockdown.
00:42:26Its completion date
00:42:27is about a year
00:42:28and a half from now.
00:42:29Dante stood in the breeze,
00:42:32feeling as though
00:42:33he had plunged
00:42:33into an icy lake.
00:42:37That night,
00:42:38after returning
00:42:38to Manhoray,
00:42:39he lay in an empty house
00:42:40and dreamed about us.
00:42:43He dreamed that
00:42:44our wedding ceremony
00:42:45had gone off
00:42:45without a hitch,
00:42:46that we'd gone on honeymoon
00:42:48to Arona
00:42:48and took photos
00:42:49at all the most
00:42:50renowned tourist durations.
00:42:52When he woke up,
00:42:53his pillow was wet.
00:42:54He opened his eyes
00:42:55and was greeted
00:42:56by an empty room.
00:42:58I was truly gone.
00:42:59This time,
00:43:00it was his turn
00:43:01to try to win me over.
00:43:03I'd spent many years
00:43:04waiting for him.
00:43:05From this moment onward,
00:43:06he was going to wait
00:43:07until I came back to him,
00:43:09even if it meant
00:43:10spending the rest
00:43:10of his life
00:43:11waiting for me.
00:43:12Two years later,
00:43:13as I stepped out
00:43:14of Manhorne Airport
00:43:15with my suitcase in tow,
00:43:17I was met with a sense
00:43:18of familiarity in the air.
00:43:19I had left Manhor alone,
00:43:21but after two years,
00:43:22I returned with Tim
00:43:23by my side.
00:43:24The research project
00:43:25had been completed,
00:43:26and the hospital
00:43:27gave me two months off,
00:43:28so I decided
00:43:29to return to Manhorne.
00:43:30There was something
00:43:31I needed to finish off here,
00:43:33a proper farewell.
00:43:34Nina,
00:43:35we're going to be late
00:43:36if we don't hurry.
00:43:37Tim said before
00:43:38taking my hand
00:43:39and pulling me
00:43:40into a drop,
00:43:42Linda said that
00:43:43she wanted to throw me
00:43:44a welcome back party.
00:43:46As it had been two years
00:43:47since I last saw my friends,
00:43:49I agreed.
00:43:51As we hurried up
00:43:52the building
00:43:52where the restaurant was,
00:43:56I thought I spotted
00:43:57a familiar silhouette,
00:43:59but I didn't give it
00:44:00much thought.
00:44:02As soon as the door
00:44:03to the private dining room
00:44:04at the restaurant
00:44:05flew open,
00:44:07confetti burst into the air.
00:44:09I didn't hear
00:44:09a single word from you
00:44:11for two whole years!
00:44:13I was on the verge
00:44:14of calling the police face!
00:44:16Linda grumbled out
00:44:17as she threw herself at me.
00:44:19My other friends
00:44:20gathered around
00:44:20and warmly welcomed
00:44:21me back as well.
00:44:24You're late
00:44:25to your own party.
00:44:26You're going to have
00:44:26to drink three glasses
00:44:27of wine to make up
00:44:28for that!
00:44:30Smiling,
00:44:30I looked at Tim.
00:44:32He was standing
00:44:33nervously beside me.
00:44:35It was his first time
00:44:36meeting my old friends,
00:44:37and he didn't know
00:44:38if they would like him.
00:44:39However,
00:44:40once I gently grasped
00:44:41his hand,
00:44:42his shoulders relaxed.
00:44:43Allow me to make
00:44:44the introductions.
00:44:45This is Tim,
00:44:46an old college junior,
00:44:47and also my fiancé.
00:44:49As soon as I got
00:44:50those words out,
00:44:51everyone was in an uproar.
00:44:52Your fiancé?
00:44:53You spent the last
00:44:54two years busy
00:44:55with your research
00:44:55and with your new man?
00:44:57When are you getting married?
00:44:59I want to be
00:45:00your bridesmaid!
00:45:01An icy voice
00:45:02cut through
00:45:03everyone's cheers
00:45:04and exclaims,
00:45:06If he's your fiancé,
00:45:07what about me?
00:45:08My chest tightened
00:45:09as I whipped
00:45:10my head around.
00:45:11A pale-faced Dante
00:45:12was standing
00:45:13in the doorway.
00:45:14His eyes were fixed
00:45:15on my hand,
00:45:16which was clasped
00:45:17with Tim's.
00:45:18Dressed in black,
00:45:20he looked like
00:45:20the Grim Reaper.
00:45:23Tim put his arm
00:45:24around my waist
00:45:24protectively,
00:45:25and I didn't stop him.
00:45:27Dante fixed
00:45:27his piercing stare
00:45:28on me.
00:45:30This is all a lie,
00:45:31isn't it, Nina?
00:45:32You hired someone
00:45:33just to provoke me, right?
00:45:34Brows fringing slightly,
00:45:36I coolly replied,
00:45:38We broke up
00:45:38two years ago.
00:45:41Linda couldn't
00:45:42take it anymore, either.
00:45:43You're the one
00:45:44who let go of Nina, Dante!
00:45:45Why are you still
00:45:46pestering her now?
00:45:47However,
00:45:48as if he hadn't
00:45:48heard a single word,
00:45:50Dante approached me.
00:45:51He stubbornly said,
00:45:52Cut off all ties
00:45:52with Isabel.
00:45:53The pregnancy
00:45:54is no longer
00:45:54continuing, either.
00:45:55As long as you're
00:45:56still here,
00:45:56I can save
00:45:57our relationship.
00:45:57I looked at Dante.
00:45:59The face that
00:46:00once stirred my heart
00:46:01now inspired
00:46:02nothing more
00:46:02than exhaustion
00:46:03and a sense
00:46:04of unfamiliarity.
00:46:05But I don't
00:46:06love you anymore,
00:46:07I replied.
00:46:08Yet, he had
00:46:08broken things off
00:46:09with Isabel
00:46:09and was now behaving
00:46:10as though he was
00:46:11still deeply
00:46:11in love with me.
00:46:13Excuse me,
00:46:14but Tim is my fiancé.
00:46:15I coolly declared,
00:46:17We're getting married
00:46:17on the 18th,
00:46:18which is in 10 days.
00:46:19Dante's face
00:46:20turned ashen.
00:46:21It was as if
00:46:22he couldn't accept
00:46:22that I was actually
00:46:23going to marry
00:46:24someone else.
00:46:25I was in no mood
00:46:26to get entangled
00:46:26with him.
00:46:27Thus, I decided
00:46:28to leave with everyone
00:46:29and have the party
00:46:30elsewhere.
00:46:31As I walked past him,
00:46:32he reached for my hand,
00:46:33but I pulled my hand
00:46:34away without hesitation.
00:46:36Taking Tim's hand,
00:46:37I left the restaurant
00:46:38while Dante remained
00:46:39rooted to the spot.
00:46:43Once we got
00:46:44into the car,
00:46:44Tim abruptly
00:46:45released my hand
00:46:46and huffed.
00:46:47He crossed his arms
00:46:48and stared out the window.
00:46:49That made me laugh.
00:46:51It turned out
00:46:52that Tim was feeling jealous.
00:46:54Dante had never
00:46:55felt jealous before.
00:46:56Even when I had
00:46:57intentionally hung out
00:46:58with other guys
00:46:58and spent a lot of time
00:47:00at their place,
00:47:00he would simply say,
00:47:02I don't care.
00:47:03But now,
00:47:04just Dante's presence alone
00:47:05was enough to make
00:47:06Tim hot with jealousy.
00:47:07That was probably
00:47:08the difference
00:47:09between a man who loved you
00:47:10and a man who didn't.
00:47:12Hugging Tim,
00:47:13I said to him gently,
00:47:14Don't be mad.
00:47:16You're about to get married.
00:47:17People who get angry a lot
00:47:19end up looking rather ugly.
00:47:22Are you calling me ugly?
00:47:23Tim shot back
00:47:24in feigned displeasure.
00:47:26I immediately conceded,
00:47:28Certainly not.
00:47:29You're the most handsome man
00:47:31in the world.
00:47:32Linda,
00:47:32who was sitting fort one,
00:47:34couldn't resist laughing.
00:47:35I should have recorded that.
00:47:36The clip might have even
00:47:37gone viral online.
00:47:39Everyone had a blast
00:47:40that evening.
00:47:41Once the party ended,
00:47:42Tim escorted me
00:47:43to my parents' home
00:47:44and bade me a reluctant goodbye
00:47:46outside before leaving.
00:47:47Alas,
00:47:48when I opened the door,
00:47:49I saw Dante sitting
00:47:50on the living room couch.
00:47:52Mom and Dad
00:47:52were sitting on the other side,
00:47:54their expressions
00:47:54conveying a mix of emotions.
00:47:59Two years ago,
00:48:00I told them that I was leaving
00:48:01to do my research work.
00:48:04They didn't know
00:48:05the real reason
00:48:06why Dante and I broke up.
00:48:07Meanwhile,
00:48:08he continued to show up
00:48:10during this time.
00:48:11In fact,
00:48:11throughout the last six months,
00:48:13he would appear
00:48:13in their vicinity
00:48:14every few days.
00:48:15He never disturbed them.
00:48:17He simply waited in silence.
00:48:19Mom and Dad
00:48:19tried to convince him
00:48:20to give up as well.
00:48:22But they saw
00:48:23how obstinate he was
00:48:24and felt a little
00:48:24sorry for him.
00:48:26Thus,
00:48:26when he came to the house
00:48:27that day,
00:48:28they decided to let us
00:48:29have a proper talk.
00:48:31Once Dante spotted me,
00:48:32he shat to his feet.
00:48:34Nina.
00:48:35What are you doing here?
00:48:37I questioned
00:48:38exasperatedly.
00:48:39His lips parried,
00:48:40but in the end,
00:48:40all he did was ask me
00:48:41to take a seat.
00:48:42Once I sat down,
00:48:43I curtly said,
00:48:45What do you have to say to me?
00:48:47Let's just get everything
00:48:48out today.
00:48:49Dante's eyes flashed
00:48:51with hurt as he asked,
00:48:52Must you act
00:48:53as though we're strangers?
00:48:55Before I had a chance
00:48:56to even say anything,
00:48:58Dante's emotions
00:48:59got the better of him.
00:49:00I can explain everything!
00:49:03He choked out
00:49:04as his eyes reddened.
00:49:06At the time,
00:49:06I thought Isabel
00:49:07was the one who saved me.
00:49:08I never had any feelings
00:49:09for her.
00:49:10It was only after you've left
00:49:12that I found out
00:49:12it was you
00:49:13who saved me that night
00:49:14five years ago.
00:49:16I've been mistaken
00:49:18all along, Nina.
00:49:20Dante's eyes
00:49:21were filled with regret,
00:49:22but they also held
00:49:23a flicker of hope.
00:49:27He assumed
00:49:28that by revealing the truth,
00:49:29I would be able
00:49:30to forgive him,
00:49:31but he was wrong.
00:49:32I'd saved him that night.
00:49:34I was the one
00:49:34who tended to his injuries
00:49:36and stopped his bleeding,
00:49:37but I never brought it up.
00:49:38It was an incident
00:49:39from the past
00:49:40that we both chose
00:49:41not to dwell on.
00:49:42However,
00:49:43Dante assumed
00:49:44that someone else
00:49:44had saved him,
00:49:45and that mistake
00:49:47cost him
00:49:48our entire relationship.
00:49:51I didn't let Isabel
00:49:52give birth to that baby.
00:49:53I know the truth now, Nina.
00:49:54So can we go back
00:49:55to the way things
00:49:56were between us?
00:49:58Dante asked
00:50:11Why not?
00:50:12He asked,
00:50:13his voice shaking.
00:50:14I love you.
00:50:15Staring at him,
00:50:16I questioned coldly.
00:50:18Are you sure that's love?
00:50:20If you love me,
00:50:21why didn't I receive
00:50:23a single gift from you
00:50:23throughout our
00:50:24five-year relationship?
00:50:25Why did you never agree
00:50:27to go on vacation with me,
00:50:28even though I brought it up
00:50:29countless times?
00:50:30If you love me,
00:50:31why did you get
00:50:32another woman pregnant
00:50:33while I was busy
00:50:34planning our wedding?
00:50:35I kept pushing him,
00:50:37watching as his expression
00:50:38turned into one of defeat.
00:50:41My heart isn't made of stone.
00:50:43It's made of flesh and blood.
00:50:45It bleeds and hurts, too.
00:50:47If this is what you call love,
00:50:48then I'm sorry.
00:50:49It's not the kind of love I want.
00:50:54Dante couldn't defend himself.
00:50:56All he could do
00:50:57was cling to the flimsy
00:50:58bit of excuse he had.
00:51:00I just mistook
00:51:01someone else for you.
00:51:02If I'd known you
00:51:03were the one who saved me...
00:51:04That's enough.
00:51:05I cut him off sharply.
00:51:07Do you think that
00:51:07Isabel's the only thing
00:51:09that caused issues
00:51:10in our relationship?
00:51:12Even if she weren't
00:51:13in the picture,
00:51:14some other woman
00:51:14would have come along anyway.
00:51:16I'm not the reason
00:51:17why you can't accept
00:51:18that our relationship is over.
00:51:20It's your stubborn,
00:51:21possessive string
00:51:22that's making you act this way.
00:51:24You just can't accept
00:51:25that things turned out this way.
00:51:27Stop bothering me.
00:51:28Let's end things amicably.
00:51:30With that,
00:51:31I ushered Dante out of the house.
00:51:33The next morning,
00:51:35I rushed off
00:51:35to pick up the wedding rings.
00:51:37Tim and I were about
00:51:38to get married soon.
00:51:39Once the ceremony was over,
00:51:41we planned to go on a trip
00:51:42around the world.
00:51:43It was a wonderful way
00:51:44to mark this pivotal moment
00:51:45in our lives.
00:51:46After leaving the jewelry boutique,
00:51:48I walked along the street
00:51:49to marvel at my custom-made
00:51:51diamond ring
00:51:51sparkling in the sunlight.
00:51:54Engrolced in my thoughts
00:51:55about how pretty
00:51:55it would look on my finger,
00:51:56I didn't notice
00:51:58two strangers
00:51:58slowly creeping up behind me.
00:52:00Once I turned the corner,
00:52:01a shadowy figure
00:52:02burst forward
00:52:03and snatched the bag
00:52:04out of my hands.
00:52:05As I intinctively
00:52:06tried to go after him,
00:52:07I saw a glint
00:52:08from the corner of my eye
00:52:09and heard the rustling
00:52:10in the air.
00:52:10The blade just barely
00:52:11slapped the side of my abdomen,
00:52:13drawing a bit of blood.
00:52:14I stumbled to the ground.
00:52:15A ruthless voice
00:52:16murmured beside me.
00:52:17My employer said
00:52:18you're becoming a problem.
00:52:20My head started spinning
00:52:22and my vision
00:52:23turned a little hazy.
00:52:27I thought I was going
00:52:28to get stabbed,
00:52:29but the pain
00:52:30I'd expected
00:52:31never came.
00:52:32I whipped my head up
00:52:34and realized
00:52:35that Dante
00:52:35had shielded me
00:52:36from the attack.
00:52:37He was clutching
00:52:38his abdomen
00:52:39with one hand,
00:52:40but it was bleeding
00:52:41perflufully anyway.
00:52:43Swaying,
00:52:43he ended up
00:52:44crashing on top of me.
00:52:47Dante!
00:52:51I quickly tried
00:52:52to keep him steady
00:52:53as I called
00:52:54for an ambulance.
00:52:55The only thing
00:52:56I could think of
00:52:57was to stop
00:52:57his bleeding at once.
00:53:00Have you lost
00:53:01your mind?
00:53:02I cried out
00:53:03as I pressed down
00:53:04against his wound.
00:53:06My fingers
00:53:07were covered
00:53:08in his blood.
00:53:09Dante was already
00:53:10losing consciousness.
00:53:11His face was colorless,
00:53:13but he struggled
00:53:14to keep his eyes open
00:53:15and look at me.
00:53:16With a faint smile
00:53:17on his face,
00:53:18he said,
00:53:19Now I know
00:53:20how much it hurts.
00:53:22Was this the pain
00:53:24you felt back then?
00:53:26My heart clenched
00:53:27and my nose preckled.
00:53:30Dante only fainted
00:53:32when he heard
00:53:32the siren of the ambulance
00:53:33just moments
00:53:34before it pulled up
00:53:35beside us.
00:53:39The surgery
00:53:40lasted three hours.
00:53:43The doctor said
00:53:44that none of his
00:53:45vital organs
00:53:45had been injured,
00:53:46but he'd lost
00:53:47a lot of blood.
00:53:49Exhaling in relief,
00:53:51I slept onto
00:53:52the cold chair
00:53:52and watched
00:53:53as Dante lay unconscious
00:53:55on the hospital bed.
00:53:56I had mixed feelings.
00:53:58I couldn't believe
00:53:59he'd actually
00:54:00blocked the attack
00:54:01for me.
00:54:02Dante's family
00:54:03had rushed
00:54:03to the hospital.
00:54:06When Maria saw Dante,
00:54:08she had a meltdown
00:54:09and confronted me.
00:54:10What the hell
00:54:11do you want?
00:54:12Does he owe you anything?
00:54:14You left without a word
00:54:16on your wedding day
00:54:17and now he's in the hospital
00:54:18because of you.
00:54:19Can't you stop
00:54:20causing trouble for him?
00:54:24I kept my head bowed,
00:54:26silently allowing her
00:54:27to rebuke me.
00:54:28I didn't bother
00:54:29explaining about the wedding.
00:54:30There was no point
00:54:31in doing so.
00:54:33Moreover,
00:54:34he had indeed
00:54:34saved me that day.
00:54:37Maria was about
00:54:38to continue her rant
00:54:39when Dante called out
00:54:40hoarsely.
00:54:42Nina.
00:54:43His family immediately
00:54:44crowded around the bed,
00:54:45but his eyes
00:54:46remained fixed on me.
00:54:50Sensing what he wanted,
00:54:52Maria silently
00:54:53exited the hospital room
00:54:54and the others
00:54:55followed suit.
00:54:57Soon,
00:54:58the room was quiet again.
00:55:02Was it worth it?
00:55:03I asked in a low voice.
00:55:05He nodded lightly
00:55:07and replied,
00:55:08It was.
00:55:10You also thought
00:55:11that it must have
00:55:12heard a lot, right?
00:55:14He asked,
00:55:15his smile weak
00:55:16and his face
00:55:17still pale as a sheet.
00:55:18I held his chilly hand
00:55:20and said,
00:55:21Stop talking.
00:55:22You need all the rest
00:55:24you can get.
00:55:25However,
00:55:25Dante shook his head
00:55:27and said slowly
00:55:27but firmly,
00:55:29I spent the whole night
00:55:30thinking about
00:55:31what you said yesterday.
00:55:32I was the one
00:55:33who destroyed
00:55:34our relationship.
00:55:35I didn't know
00:55:36how to appreciate you.
00:55:37I showed up today
00:55:38only because I wanted
00:55:39to tell you
00:55:40that I regret everything.
00:55:41But when I saw
00:55:42that thug pulling out
00:55:43a blade,
00:55:44all I could think of
00:55:44was how I couldn't
00:55:45let you get hurt again.
00:55:48I was stunned.
00:55:50In the past,
00:55:51I would have surely
00:55:52been touched
00:55:52by these words.
00:55:54But now,
00:55:55I was no longer
00:55:56someone who'd spend
00:55:57all my time
00:55:58waiting for someone else.
00:56:00My heart could
00:56:01no longer accept that.
00:56:03Dante understood
00:56:04what my silence meant
00:56:05but he asked anyway.
00:56:07If
00:56:09Isabel hadn't shown up
00:56:11would things have
00:56:11worked out between us?
00:56:16Shaking my head,
00:56:17I replied,
00:56:18No.
00:56:19Isabel had merely
00:56:20been the catalyst.
00:56:22Long before her arrival,
00:56:23Dante had already
00:56:24drained me
00:56:25of all my love
00:56:26and energy.
00:56:26After a long silence,
00:56:28Dante spoke up again.
00:56:31Can I meet
00:56:32your fiancé?
00:56:33Startled,
00:56:34I agreed to it.
00:56:37When Tim came over
00:56:39to the hospital,
00:56:40he looked at Dante
00:56:41and said,
00:56:42Thanks for having
00:56:43for saving Nina.
00:56:43Dante stared at Tim
00:56:45for ages.
00:56:46At last,
00:56:47he figured it out.
00:56:48Tim didn't show
00:56:49any jealousy,
00:56:50nor did he utter
00:56:51a word of mockery.
00:56:53He loved me
00:56:53with warmth
00:56:54and openness.
00:56:55Tim's very existence
00:56:57was akin to
00:56:57striking a blow
00:56:58against the arrogance
00:56:59and alluredness
00:57:00Dante once showed me.
00:57:02The two men
00:57:02talked for a very
00:57:03long time.
00:57:04When Tim emerged
00:57:05from the room,
00:57:06some of Dante's
00:57:07stubbornness seemed
00:57:08to have been replaced
00:57:09with acceptance.
00:57:10I asked him
00:57:11what they'd talked about,
00:57:12but he gave me
00:57:13a mysterious smile
00:57:14and said,
00:57:15It's a secret
00:57:16between us men.
00:57:18Chuckling,
00:57:19I didn't pursue
00:57:20any further.
00:57:21The day before
00:57:22my wedding,
00:57:23I visited Dante
00:57:24to bid him farewell.
00:57:25Just as I was
00:57:26about to leave,
00:57:27he stopped me
00:57:28and asked,
00:57:29May I attend
00:57:29your wedding tomorrow?
00:57:31After a brief pause,
00:57:33I nodded.
00:57:35Since I agreed
00:57:36to let Dante
00:57:37attend my wedding,
00:57:38I had someone
00:57:38deliver the wedding
00:57:39invitation as well
00:57:40as the pre-wedding
00:57:41treat to him.
00:57:42Dante unwrapped
00:57:43the cookie
00:57:44and slowly took a bite.
00:57:46It had been a long time
00:57:47since he last
00:57:48tasted something
00:57:48this sweet.
00:57:51A sea of guests
00:57:53showed up for my wedding.
00:57:54Tim looked incredibly
00:57:55charming in his
00:57:56well-fitted white suit.
00:57:57As I stared at him
00:57:58while he stood beside me,
00:57:59I felt a sense of peace
00:58:00and joy I'd never
00:58:01felt before.
00:58:02After meeting him,
00:58:03I finally understood
00:58:04what true love felt like.
00:58:05Deceit and mistrust
00:58:06had no place
00:58:07in a love like this.
00:58:08At last,
00:58:09the wedding ceremony began.
00:58:10I took Dad's hand
00:58:11and slowly walked
00:58:12down the aisle
00:58:13towards Tim.
00:58:14When passing my hand
00:58:15over to Tim,
00:58:16Dad solemnly said,
00:58:17I'm leaving my daughter
00:58:18in your care now.
00:58:20Rest assured,
00:58:21for I will protect her
00:58:22with my life.
00:58:23Tim promised earnestly.
00:58:25We exchanged our vows
00:58:26and our rings
00:58:27before sharing
00:58:28a passionate kiss.
00:58:29The crowd immediately
00:58:30erupted in cheers
00:58:32and hearty applause.
00:58:33All of the guests
00:58:34were offering
00:58:35their sincerest
00:58:36wishings to Tim and me.
00:58:37Meanwhile,
00:58:38in the corner,
00:58:39Dante clapped
00:58:39as he stared at me.
00:58:40He was suddenly reminded
00:58:42of the wedding
00:58:42that never happened
00:58:43two years ago.
00:58:44He thought about
00:58:45how the old me
00:58:45must have been filled
00:58:46with anticipation
00:58:47as I planned
00:58:47every detail of the wedding,
00:58:49from the ceremony
00:58:50to our wedding outfits
00:58:51and also the reception.
00:58:52He figured that it had
00:58:53to have been agonizing
00:58:54for me when I decided
00:58:55to cancel the wedding.
00:58:57Dante had broken my heart
00:58:58and now I'd found someone
00:58:59with whom I could
00:59:00truly be happy.
00:59:01It was time for him
00:59:02to accept this
00:59:03and move on.
00:59:04He closed his eyes
00:59:05and a tear cascaded
00:59:06down his cheek.
00:59:09After the wedding,
00:59:10I bussied myself
00:59:11seeing the guests off.
00:59:12When I finally had a chance
00:59:14to sit down and rest,
00:59:15Linda approached me
00:59:16with mixed emotions
00:59:17in her eyes.
00:59:18She passed me an envelope,
00:59:20saying,
00:59:21Dante asked me
00:59:22to give this to you
00:59:22and to wish you
00:59:23a happy marriage.
00:59:26She patted me
00:59:27on the shoulder
00:59:27before leaving.
00:59:28I abruptly remembered
00:59:29that Dante had said
00:59:30he wanted to attend
00:59:31my wedding,
00:59:32but I hadn't seen
00:59:33any sign of him
00:59:34that day.
00:59:36Opening the envelope,
00:59:37I read the letter.
00:59:38I'm sorry, Nina.
00:59:39I haven't fully
00:59:40got over you yet,
00:59:41but I know that
00:59:42there's no hope
00:59:43for us anymore.
00:59:44You're right.
00:59:45Life must go on.
00:59:46It's time for me
00:59:47to move forward
00:59:48and find the path
00:59:49meant for me.
00:59:49The time I spent with you
00:59:51was the happiest period
00:59:52of my life.
00:59:52I will never forget it.
00:59:54Please forgive me
00:59:55for being too much
00:59:56of a cowardly weakling
00:59:57to wish you
00:59:58a happy marriage
00:59:58in person.
00:59:59I hope you have
01:00:00a blissful life.
01:00:02I set the letter down
01:00:03and went off
01:00:04to look for Tim.
01:00:06I'd begun
01:00:07a new life now.
01:00:08It was time
01:00:09for Dante
01:00:09to find his own future.
01:00:12After the wedding,
01:00:13I bussied myself
01:00:14seeing the guests off.
01:00:15When I finally
01:00:16had a chance
01:00:17to sit down
01:00:17and rest,
01:00:18Linda approached me
01:00:19with mixed emotions
01:00:20in her eyes.
01:00:21She passed me
01:00:22an envelope,
01:00:23saying,
01:00:24Dante asked me
01:00:25to give this to you
01:00:26and to wish you
01:00:27a happy marriage.
01:00:29She patted me
01:00:30on the shoulder
01:00:31before leaving.
01:00:32I abruptly remembered
01:00:33that Dante had said
01:00:34he wanted to attend
01:00:35my wedding,
01:00:36but I hadn't seen
01:00:37any sign of him
01:00:38that day.
01:00:39Opening the envelope,
01:00:41I read the letter.
01:00:42I'm sorry, Nina.
01:00:43I haven't fully
01:00:44agovined over you yet,
01:00:46but I know that
01:00:46there's no hope
01:00:47for us anymore.
01:00:48You're right.
01:00:49Life must go on.
01:00:51It's time for me
01:00:52to move forward
01:00:53and find the path
01:00:53meant for me.
01:00:55The time I spent
01:00:56with you
01:00:56was the happiest
01:00:57period of my life.
01:00:58I will never
01:00:59forget it.
01:01:00Please forgive me
01:01:01for being too much
01:01:02of a cowardly weakling
01:01:03to wish you
01:01:04a happy marriage
01:01:05in person.
01:01:06I hope you have
01:01:07a blissful life.
01:01:09I set the letter
01:01:10down and went off
01:01:11to look for Tim.
01:01:12I'd begun a new
01:01:13life now.
01:01:14It was time for Dante
01:01:16to find his own future.
01:01:17future.
01:01:17I'll see you next time.
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