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00:03:50Ava Carter!

00:11:17Jessica's eyes reddened.

00:11:18It's all my fault.

00:11:20Hurry, put me down, go help her.

00:11:22I can walk on my own.

00:11:23Ethan didn't let go.

00:11:24He withdrew his gaze and gave a cold laugh.

00:11:26There's no need to bother with her.

00:11:27He carried Jessica past me, every word slamming against my eardrums.

00:11:31Gets her hands splashed with a little porridge and turns this dramatic.

00:11:35All these years, I've been far too good to her.

00:11:38The corner of Jessica's mouth flicked up quickly, then returned to its pitiful, aggrieved look.

00:11:41Ethan, it seems like she's about to leave.

00:11:43Ethan set Jessica down in the backseat of the car, then turned around to face me.

00:11:47You harmed Jessica into this state.

00:11:49Don't even think about leaving without an apology.

00:11:52I stared at him blankly.

00:11:53I pulled out my phone and dialed my lawyer.

00:11:55Draft me a divorce agreement.

00:11:56I looked Ethan in the eyes.

00:11:57I don't want anything.

00:11:58I just want the divorce done quickly.

00:12:00Ethan's face darkened.

00:12:01He snatched my phone away, curled it to the ground, and crushed it under his heel.

00:12:04Ava Carter, all I asked was for you to apologize, and you're threatening me with divorce?

00:12:09Aren't the two of you getting married?

00:12:10I'm just kindly helping make it happen.

00:12:12He pulled out his phone and shoved the screen in my face.

00:12:14A frail, small old woman lay in a hospital bed, tubes running all over her body.

00:12:18The hospital called yesterday.

00:12:20Your grandmother's condition has worsened.

00:12:22She needs surgery.

00:12:23But do you have the money?

00:12:25Money?

00:12:25I can earn myself.

00:12:27There was a teasing glint in his eyes.

00:12:29Even if you could earn the money, can your grandmother wait?

00:12:31I forgot to tell you.

00:12:33The surgery has to be done today.

00:12:35I closed my eyes, and tears slid down.

00:12:37I apologize.

00:12:38But a flash of cunning glinted in Jessica's eyes.

00:12:40If sis really wants to apologize sincerely, then be my model for once.

00:12:45I studied for so long.

00:12:47Come see whether the craft I turn from you is any good.

00:12:49Before I could refuse, Ethan dragged me into the car.

00:12:51The Maybach drove all the way to the tattoo studio and stopped.

00:12:54Several men crowded over and strapped me down onto the reclining chair.

00:12:57Ethan loosened his tie and bound my wrist with it tight.

00:13:00It's Jessica's first time tattooing someone.

00:13:02She's bound to be nervous.

00:13:03Cooperate with her.

00:13:04With that, he turned and pulled the door shut behind him.

00:13:07Jessica put on her gloves and stared straight at the ring tattoo on my chest.

00:13:11Sis, let me help you clear away the design here first.

00:13:15As she spoke, she picked up the tattoo removal solution and poured the whole bottle onto my chest.

00:13:19The liquid stabbed into my skin.

00:13:20My flesh hissed.

00:13:21I bit down on the tape in my mouth, tears and blood mingling as they dripped onto the chair's mission.

00:13:25A body that had just undergone a DNC couldn't withstand torment like this any longer.

00:13:30I don't know how long it was before the phone rang.

00:13:32The doctor's icy words came through.

00:13:34I'm sorry.

00:13:35Your grandmother passed away suddenly in the early hours of the morning.

00:13:38Our condolences.

00:13:39The next morning, Ethan came to the tattoo studio looking for me, but from a distance he saw the glass

00:13:43had been shattered.

00:13:43A sudden, inexplicable knot of dread tightened in his chest.

00:13:46He quickened his face and went in to look.

00:13:48The pure white reclining chair was a mass of bright red.

00:13:50Ethan picked it up.

00:13:51A few bold black words leapt out.

00:13:53Pregnancy loss disclosure form.

00:13:56Ethan stood frozen in place.

00:13:58He stared at that line of words.

00:13:59His pupils contracting sharply.

00:14:01His face went deathly white in an instant, as if every drop of blood had been drained from him.

00:14:05When?

00:14:07When did she get pregnant?

00:14:08His voice was hollow, squeezed out from the depths of his throat.

00:14:11He looked down at the pool of blood on the chair, red, glaring, already half-dried.

00:14:17Where did all this blood come from?

00:14:19No one answered him.

00:14:19The air was thick with the smell of rust and scorched flesh.

00:14:23His legs suddenly gave way.

00:14:24His knees slammed into the glass shards, scattered across the floor.

00:14:28Blood seeped from his knees, but he felt nothing at all.

00:14:31Ethan Blackwell, always so far above everyone else, was disgraced like this for the first time in his life.

00:14:36He cupped the blood-soaked report in both hands.

00:14:39His fingers were shaking.

00:14:40His shoulders were shaking, too.

00:14:42Jessica ran in from the doorway.

00:14:44When she saw the blood all over the floor, her face changed, too.

00:14:47Ethan, what's wrong?

00:14:48Should we go to the hospital?

00:14:50The hospital?

00:14:52Ethan stared at the report, softened limp by the blood.

00:14:55Patient signature, Ava Carter.

00:14:57Family member signature, Ava Carter.

00:14:59The handwriting was crooked and uneven.

00:15:01The final stroke of her name trailed out long, as if the pen had slipped from her hand three times

00:15:05before she finished.

00:15:06Her handwriting was never like this.

00:15:07The annotations on her tattoo designs were neater than a printer's.

00:15:10A scene suddenly flashed through Ethan's mind.

00:15:13That day she'd come out carrying the porridge, gotten into an argument with Jessica,

00:15:17and he'd shoved her aside to protect Jessica.

00:15:19Ethan suddenly stood up and sees Jessica by the shoulders.

00:15:22His voice trembled, his eyes bloodshot.

00:15:24You told me that she drugged the porridge.

00:15:26That she was trying to hurt you.

00:15:28His fingers were sinking into Jessica's shoulder blades.

00:15:31But the truth is she was pregnant!

00:15:33Jessica was frightened by his sudden ferocity.

00:15:35Tears dropped down, one after another.

00:15:38How could that be?

00:15:40Sis must have been jealous that I was carrying your child and she wasn't, so she set up this whole

00:15:44trap!

00:15:45Ethan's expression shifted from fury to bewilderment.

00:15:48What?

00:15:50Ethan pushed her away and dialed Ava Carter's number.

00:15:52He made over a dozen calls.

00:15:54Without exception, no one answered.

00:15:56Suddenly he remembered yesterday, at the hospital entrance.

00:15:59She'd been in a patient's gown, her face white as paper, swaying with every gust of wind.

00:16:03He'd assumed she was just like before.

00:16:05Fight over, scene over, waiting for him to come coax her back.

00:16:07But this time, she hadn't waited for him to turn around.

00:16:09An enormous unease gripped Ethan.

00:16:11He rushed out the door and drove straight to the hospital.

00:16:13He was panting hard, frantic with worry.

00:16:15Ava Carter, she was discharged yesterday.

00:16:17What was she admitted for?

00:16:18The nurse flipped through the records.

00:16:19A DCC procedure.

00:16:20The patient called 911 herself.

00:16:22By the time the ambulance arrived, she was already hemorrhaging badly.

00:16:25A little later, and her life couldn't have been saved.

00:16:27Jessica had been trailing behind him the whole time.

00:16:30This did it on purpose!

00:16:31She knew she was pregnant, but she deliberately didn't tell you.

00:16:34She just wanted to make you feel guilty.

00:16:36His heart suddenly twisted.

00:16:37No, that wasn't right.

00:16:38Ava Carter wasn't that kind of person.

00:16:40He knew how desperately she'd longed for a child of her own.

00:16:43The nurse's expression toward him changed, her tone turning cold.

00:16:46The patient had never had a single prenatal checkup.

00:16:48She had no idea she was pregnant at all.

00:16:51Jessica was about to say more, but Ethan turned and fixed his stare on her.

00:16:54Ethan, I was only guessing.

00:16:57I just felt bad for you.

00:16:59I didn't want to see you suffer like this.

00:17:02Ethan looked at her tears, falling one drop at a time, falling so fast, so practiced.

00:17:07He suddenly couldn't remember the last time Ava Carter had cried.

00:17:10It was as if he'd never once seen her cry.

00:17:12Not when she was strapped to the tattoo chair, lying alone on the operating table.

00:17:15Had she cried then?

00:17:16His heart clenched abruptly, as if something had seized it in a vicious grip.

00:17:20His phone rang.

00:17:20He snatched it out and answered it.

00:17:22But the name on the screen wasn't the one he wanted.

00:17:24Mr. Blackwood, I'm Ms. Carter's attorney.

00:17:27The divorce agreement has been sent to your email.

00:17:29My client voluntarily relinquishes all assets and will leave the marriage with nothing.

00:17:33You can grip the phone.

00:17:35What about her grandmother?

00:17:36Her grandmother's surgery, please.

00:17:38Tell her.

00:17:39If she comes back, money is no object.

00:17:41The other end paused.

00:17:42Mr. Blackman, you don't know yet?

00:17:44Mrs. Carter's grandmother passed away in the early hours of this morning.

00:17:49Ethan opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.

00:17:52The phone slipped from his ear and crashed to the floor, the screen shattering.

00:17:55Ethan crouched in the hospital corridor, his head buried in his hands, his shoulders heaving.

00:18:00Jessica crouched down and reached out to touch his back.

00:18:02Ethan, the dead can't come back to life.

00:18:05Don't grieve too much.

00:18:06Try to let it go.

00:18:07He shuffled away hard.

00:18:08Jessica lost her footing, stumbling back at his steps.

00:18:11Her belly struck the corner of a table, and the pain sent tears spilling out at once.

00:18:15Her eyes red-rimmed.

00:18:16She looked at him pitifully.

00:18:17Ethan glanced at her.

00:18:18None of the tenderness, the affection of before.

00:18:20Only irritation remained.

00:18:22He grabbed his car keys and turned to leave, paying no attention at all to Jessica's sobbing

00:18:26cries behind him.

00:18:27Ethan drove straight to the locker room.

00:18:29I'm sorry.

00:18:29I can't disclose my client's whereabouts.

00:18:32But Ms. Carter did say as long as you agree to sign, she'll appear on her own.

00:18:35A name flashed through Ethan's mind.

00:18:38Ryan.

00:18:38He'd been willing to take Ava Carter in when she was down and out.

00:18:41So now, when he rushed to the bar, frantic, Ryan was at the counter, wiping glasses.

00:18:46Where's my wife?

00:18:47Did you hide her away?

00:18:48Ryan pulled out his phone and pressed the emergency call.

00:18:53Ethan, you've got five minutes to leave.

00:18:55I really did just come to look for someone.

00:18:57I didn't bring anyone with me.

00:18:58Seeing no one behind him, Ryan hung up.

00:19:01You've still got the nerve to come looking for her?

00:19:04Ethan frowned.

00:19:05What's that supposed to mean?

00:19:07Ryan pulled out his phone, tapped a few times, and shoved the screen in Ethan's face.

00:19:11See for yourself.

00:19:13Look what this is.

00:19:15Take them off.

00:19:18Ava Carter pulled the zipper down.

00:19:19The fabric slid off and pooled at her feet.

00:19:21He watched himself rush forward, grip her chin, and force her to apologize to Jessica.

00:19:26Below the video, the comments had already piled into the tens of thousands.

00:19:30This girl's body is unreal.

00:19:31That waist.

00:19:32Those legs.

00:19:33Be even better with the clothes off.

00:19:34Tattoo girls are wild.

00:19:36She'd be a fun ride for sure.

00:19:37Ethan's hand scrolled down uncontrollably.

00:19:39Even his voice was shaking.

00:19:40Who posted this?

00:19:52Ethan stood rooted in place, his legs like lead.

00:19:55He thought of Ava Carter standing in the gust of wind, her hair plastered across her face.

00:19:58She must have remembered something.

00:20:00That was why she'd stripped off her clothes so resolutely.

00:20:02He touched the diamond ring tattoo on the screen.

00:20:04The same spot.

00:20:05The truth was, he had a tattoo too.

00:20:09It was the night before their wedding.

00:20:10The needle pierced his skin, beads of blood welling up.

00:20:14She'd bent down and blown on it gently.

00:20:16Does it hurt?

00:20:17No.

00:20:18Liar.

00:20:19It really doesn't.

00:20:20An hour later, a ring appeared on his chest.

00:20:22Black.

00:20:23Exactly the same as the one on hers.

00:20:25This is a wedding ring that can never be taken off.

00:20:28She'd hesitated.

00:20:29And if we ever divorce?

00:20:30He'd reached out, pinched her chin, and made her look into his eyes.

00:20:34How could I ever bear to divorce you?

00:20:36But by the third year, he had started to grow weary.

00:20:39He'd married barely out of his early 20s.

00:20:41His friends were still in the clubs, changing women like changing clothes.

00:20:44While he'd been called Mrs. Carter's husband for three years,

00:20:47he started to find that tattoo and eyesore.

00:20:49Every time he took off his shirt, the black ring on his chest reminded him,

00:20:52You're a married man.

00:20:53So afterward, he always kept his clothes on when he did it.

00:20:56Shirt on, two buttons undone,

00:20:58And the speed at which he swapped out new lovers grew faster and faster.

00:21:01The vows he made were as routine as everyday meals.

00:21:04There were too many.

00:21:05He couldn't keep them straight.

00:21:06He only remembered that every time Ava Carter blew up,

00:21:09All he had to do was coax her a little,

00:21:11And it would all be fine.

00:21:12But this time it was different.

00:21:14When he got home, he flipped through Ava Carter's design drafts,

00:21:17And saw that blacked out Aurora Wolf.

00:21:19Something suddenly clicked in his mind.

00:21:21He pulled out his phone and booked the next available flight.

00:21:26New York.

00:21:27The venue was enormous, packed with people.

00:21:29He shoved through, layer after layer of crowd, and finally saw me.

00:21:32It was crouched beside a model, my hair pinned up,

00:21:35A stretch of pale neck exposed.

00:21:36Beneath the buzz of the tattoo machine,

00:21:38Ribbons of color slowly emerged across the model's skin.

00:21:41He recognized it.

00:21:42It was the Aurora Wolf.

00:21:46The judges gathered around, murmuring in low voices.

00:21:49Some nodded, some lifted their cameras to take photos.

00:21:52My lips were pressed lightly together, my brow faintly furrowed.

00:21:55The exact same expression as the day I'd tattooed him.

00:21:57An hour later, I drew the needle back, stood up,

00:21:59And introduced the concept of the piece to the judges.

00:22:02The Aurora is often seen as a symbol of hope.

00:22:05But hope alone isn't enough to survive the long winter.

00:22:08The wolf represents endurance, instinct,

00:22:10The will to keep moving forward even when the world is buried in darkness.

00:22:13I gestured toward a section where the Aurora faded in a shadow.

00:22:16I deliberately left part of the sky unfinished,

00:22:18Because strength isn't about conquering darkness.

00:22:21It's about learning to walk through it.

00:22:23The whole hall went silent for a moment,

00:22:24Then erupted into thunderous applause.

00:22:26It came as no surprise.

00:22:27The judges awarded my Aurora Wolf Best of Show.

00:22:30After the awards ceremony, Ethan pushed through the crowd.

00:22:33Ava.

00:22:33I stopped walking and glanced at him.

00:22:36Mr. Blackman, is there something you need?

00:22:41His throat tightened, his voice dropping low.

00:22:44Come home.

00:22:46Please.

00:22:47It was the first time in his life he'd said that word.

00:22:49I was just about to speak when the rapid click of high heels came from behind.

00:22:52Jessica caught up, out of breath, and grabbed at Ethan's sleeve.

00:22:55Ethan, what about our wedding?

00:22:57The hotel's all booked, the invitations have already gone out.

00:23:00Ethan didn't look at her.

00:23:01His eyes stayed fixed on me,

00:23:02As if afraid I might vanish from in front of him the very next second.

00:23:05I promised you I'd hold the wedding I owed you.

00:23:08I laughed.

00:23:11So this wedding, it's the one you're throwing for me?

00:23:14He nodded eagerly, forcing out a horse, his voice cracking.

00:23:17I lowered my head and tapped open my phone screen.

00:23:20Jessica's messages popped up, one after another.

00:23:24The attached image was a wedding layout plan.

00:23:27In the spots for the bride and groom were written the names Ethan Blackwell and Jessica Bennett.

00:23:31I turned the screen around to face him.

00:23:32Ethan, do you see this?

00:23:34His pupils contracted sharply.

00:23:36Is this the wedding you said you wanted to make up to me?

00:23:39Ethan, I'm honestly embarrassed for you.

00:23:43Ethan was instantly thrown into a panic, beginning to stammer incoherently.

00:23:47Ava, she did that all on her own. I didn't...

00:23:50I looked him dead in the eye.

00:23:51Without your permission, would she dare do something like that?

00:23:55And don't tell me she got pregnant all by herself.

00:23:57He opened his mouth, his handsome face flushing red.

00:24:00I knew about your pregnancy.

00:24:02I wronged you.

00:24:03And your grandmother.

00:24:05I wronged you there too.

00:24:07These things, suddenly brought up.

00:24:09It was like someone abruptly tearing open a bloody wound.

00:24:11I said nothing.

00:24:12I turned and walked away.

00:24:14Behind me, a car door was pulled open, and footsteps chased after me.

00:24:17He seized my wrist and shoved me into the car.

00:24:19Jessica caught up, panting, and pounded on the car window.

00:24:21Ethan!

00:24:22Take me with you!

00:24:23Open the door!

00:24:24Hurry!

00:24:25Ethan didn't spare her even a glance.

00:24:27The headlights soon swept past the end of the street and merged into the flow of traffic.

00:24:31Ava, let's go on a honeymoon.

00:24:33I thought I'd misheard.

00:24:35What did you say?

00:24:36A honeymoon.

00:24:36You told me you wanted to come to the Empire State Building.

00:24:39I never took you.

00:24:40Now we're here.

00:24:41I know.

00:24:41What I owe you is more than just an Empire State Building.

00:24:44So now, I'll make all of it up to you.

00:24:48I didn't look at him.

00:24:50After we came down from the Empire State Building, he took me traveling around the world.

00:24:54By the Trevi Fountain in Rome, he tossed in three coins.

00:24:57Every wish was that I wouldn't leave him.

00:24:59Beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris, he strummed a guitar and sang love songs.

00:25:03On a gondola in Venice, he rode the boat alone and said he truly wanted to travel with me to

00:25:08the ends of the earth.

00:25:09I sat at the stern, watching the ripples spread across the water, circle after circle,

00:25:13like the days that could never be returned to.

00:25:15In every city, he booked the finest hotels and the finest restaurants and said goodnight to me every night before

00:25:20sleep.

00:25:20A month later, his patience wore out.

00:25:22He asked me why I was still angry.

00:25:24I said, I'm not.

00:25:25He grew agitated.

00:25:26What more do you want from me?

00:25:28I thought to myself, it's time.

00:25:29I pulled the divorce agreement out of my bag and handed it to him.

00:25:32Sign it.

00:25:33He stared at that sheet of paper, his eyes reddening at once.

00:25:36Ava Carter, you think you can do whatever you want just because I'm in love with you?

00:25:39I paused, then laughed.

00:25:41You love me?

00:25:43You're in love with other women at the same time, too?

00:25:45You wanted to sample every flavor on the menu?

00:25:47And after trying them all, you decided I was too good to throw away?

00:25:51His face flushed crimson, the veins standing out.

00:25:54The next day, he bought a castle and locked me in the attic.

00:25:57Fine.

00:25:58Then I'll give you what you want.

00:26:00I'll marry her.

00:26:02Jessica's message came through soon after.

00:26:04Their wedding was grand.

00:26:05The news of it was everywhere.

00:26:07Rumor had it that a top heir had bought an entire swan castle to keep a mistress in golden seclusion.

00:26:12I was let out of the attic.

00:26:14An electronic shackle fastened around my ankle.

00:26:16It wasn't that he wanted to set me free.

00:26:18It was only that Jessica needed a maid.

00:26:20Her belly was already very pronounced.

00:26:21She walked with a hand braced against her back, like a true lady of the house.

00:26:25Ava Carter, the porridge is too hot.

00:26:27Are you trying to scold me to death?

00:26:28I took it back, blew on it until it cooled, and brought it out again.

00:26:31She took one sip and spat it back into the bowl.

00:26:34It's cold now.

00:26:35Make it again.

00:26:36Ethan sat by the fireplace, a whiskey in his hand, not looking at me.

00:26:39I brought out the third bowl.

00:26:40Jessica took a sip and nodded, satisfied.

00:26:42On your knees.

00:26:43I want you to kneel and hand it to me.

00:26:45I didn't move.

00:26:45Ethan, look at her.

00:26:46She won't even do a small thing like this.

00:26:48Do as she says.

00:26:50Ethan finally lifted his eyes and glanced at me.

00:26:53Three months later, Jessica was in her late pregnancy, her whole body swollen.

00:26:57She had me massage her day and night without rest.

00:27:01Sis, the baby you lost, was it a boy or a girl?

00:27:04I instinctively looked toward Ethan.

00:27:06He stood by the window, his back to me.

00:27:08Sis, Ethan said your body was too weak.

00:27:11Even if you'd carried it, you couldn't have kept it.

00:27:14Once you've taken good care of me, I'll have a few more for you to raise later.

00:27:18Jessica grew more and more arrogant.

00:27:20Breakfast had to be handed over on my knees.

00:27:22The water for her foot baths had to be tested three times.

00:27:24Even the way I folded the hand towels had to be redone five times over.

00:27:28That day, she had me kneel on the floor scrubbing it,

00:27:30then walked over carrying a bowl of hot soup and said she'd lost her footing.

00:27:33A whole bowl poured over the top of my left foot.

00:27:35She covered her mouth and laughed.

00:27:37Oh dear, why weren't you more careful?

00:27:39The electronic shackle around my ankle dug into the flesh.

00:27:41The soup ran down over my foot, searing a string of agonizing pain.

00:27:44I didn't make a sound.

00:27:45Ethan sat on the couch reading documents.

00:27:47He lifted his eyelids and glanced at me.

00:27:49That night, the door to my attic opened.

00:27:50Ethan walked in, a tube of burn ointment in his hand.

00:27:53He crouched down by the bed and reached out to touch my foot.

00:27:56I drew it back.

00:27:57I'll do it myself.

00:27:59You undo the chain on my foot.

00:28:00He looked down at the electronic shackle, its red light blinking,

00:28:03clamped around my swollen ankle, leaving a ring of purple bruising.

00:28:06You don't want it to get infected, do you?

00:28:07His expression wavered for a moment, a flicker of struggle in his eyes.

00:28:11But in the end, he unfastened the shackle.

00:28:13Before dawn, Ethan was woken by a frantic pounding on the door.

00:28:15Ethan, my stomach hurts so much.

00:28:17It's coming.

00:28:19But another thought flashed through his mind.

00:28:20He strode quickly to the attic and pushed open the door.

00:28:23I was already gone.

00:28:25The electronic shackle lay on the pillow, a note pressed beneath it.

00:28:29Don't find me.

00:28:30His fingers pinched the note, his knuckles white.

00:28:32Ethan, please take me to the hospital.

00:28:34It hurts so much.

00:28:35As Jessica was being wheeled into the delivery room,

00:28:37Ethan was still clutching that note tightly.

00:28:39He pulled his phone out and put it back again,

00:28:41opened the chat with Ava and closed it again.

00:28:43The three words, don't find me,

00:28:45stabbed at the rims of his eyes like needles.

00:28:46The delivery room door finally opened.

00:28:49The doctor pulled down his mask, his face grave.

00:28:51It was an obstructed labor.

00:28:53We couldn't save the child.

00:28:54We did everything we could.

00:28:56Ethan stood stunned.

00:28:57Darkness swept over his eyes.

00:28:58His legs went weak.

00:29:00From inside came the sound of Jessica's heart ringing sauce.

00:29:02I'm a baby!

00:29:04The sound grew farther and farther away.

00:29:06As it muffled behind a layer of water,

00:29:07he braced himself against the wall and slowly slid down.

00:29:10The tattoo on his chest suddenly began to ache.

00:29:12His vision went black and he toppled over,

00:29:14rigid, straight to the floor.

00:29:15The corridor instantly dissolved into chaos.

00:29:19I returned home.

00:29:20This was my first public appearance

00:29:22since winning Best of Show at the Empire State Tattoo Expo.

00:29:25The media scrambled to interview me.

00:29:26Miss Carter, where have you been all these months?

00:29:30No comment.

00:29:31It wasn't that I was deliberately protecting Ethan.

00:29:33I simply didn't want to bring up the ugliness of the past again.

00:29:36The reporters paused for a bead,

00:29:38then pressed their microphones in even closer.

00:29:40So are you and Mr. Ethan Balkan really divorced?

00:29:42Yes.

00:29:43We finalized the divorce by agreement.

00:29:44The words had barely left my mouth

00:29:46when a sharp voice came from the back row.

00:29:48Miss Carter, there's a rumor that your trophy was bought with Mr. Blackmail's money.

00:29:52How do you explain that?

00:29:53I turned my head, looked at her, and smiled.

00:29:55Before that, every one of my credit cards had been frozen by him.

00:29:58I borrowed the entry fee from a friend.

00:29:59The plane ticket was the last of my savings.

00:30:01In my competition piece,

00:30:02I found the inspiration for it beneath the northern lights in Alaska.

00:30:04The whole hall went silent for a few seconds.

00:30:06Then the camera shutters exploded all at once.

00:30:08The next day, it went viral in the whole country.

00:30:10Ethan freezing his ex-wife's credit cards,

00:30:13his infidelity during the marriage,

00:30:14the video of him forcing his ex-wife to strip,

00:30:16the screenshots of Jessica flaunting it all on social media.

00:30:19Everything was dug up.

00:30:20Netizens unearthed the roster of women he'd been involved with over the years.

00:30:23From models to influencers,

00:30:25from clubs to hotels,

00:30:27the timelines overlapping in a dense, tangled mess.

00:30:29Public opinion turned against him in a single, unanimous wave.

00:30:33My Inns account gained several million followers overnight.

00:30:35My private messages were flooded with words of comfort and encouragement.

00:30:38And the day Ethan returned home,

00:30:39the media ambushed him right at the airport.

00:30:41He wore a black baseball cap pulled low over his brow,

00:30:43his beard unshaven, his eyes sunken.

00:30:45Mr. Blackwet, your ex-wife says you froze her credit cards.

00:30:48Is that true?

00:30:49Mr. Blackwet, do you have any response

00:30:51to the accusations of infidelity during marriage?

00:30:54Mr. Blackwet,

00:30:55we hear you've been expelled from the family's board of directors?

00:31:01He said nothing, head down, pushing forward.

00:31:03Mr. Black, your ex-wife's tattoos are reportedly going for seven figures now.

00:31:07Do you regret it?

00:31:08His footsteps faltered for a moment.

00:31:09Then he ducked into the car.

00:31:11Later, I heard he'd been thrown out by the Blackwell family,

00:31:13with most of the assets under his name frozen.

00:31:15The reason they'd been so eager to bring him home

00:31:17was only to harvest an organ donation for his half-brother.

00:31:20Once they'd used him up,

00:31:21they kicked him out of the country,

00:31:22never to be allowed back.

00:31:23Jessica didn't fare any better in the end.

00:31:25After she lost the baby, something broke in her mind.

00:31:27Every day, she clutched a pillow,

00:31:29calling it her son.

00:31:30One night, while the caretaker wasn't watching,

00:31:32she slipped out.

00:31:34As for me, I opened a new studio on the west side of the city.

00:31:37On opening day, a great many people came.

00:31:40The media set up their long lenses and cameras at the door.

00:31:43I wore a white suit, and as I cut the ribbon,

00:31:45I smiled and shook hands with every single one of them.

00:31:48On social media, my account broke eight million followers.

00:31:50The sun outside was warm.

00:31:51The studio's glass door reflected my silhouette.

00:31:53The faded ring tattoo on my chest

00:31:55had already been covered over by the Aurora wolf.

00:31:57Bands of Aurora stretched across my skin,

00:31:59vivid and alive.

00:32:00At the center stood a lone wolf beneath the snow-covered peak.

00:32:02The very mountain I had climbed alone,

00:32:04and now, it finally stood complete.

00:32:07I looked down at the card Logan had handed me.

00:32:10On it was a sketch of a massive,

00:32:12incredibly intricate whale fall deep in the ocean.

00:32:14The line work was complex,

00:32:16the atmosphere beautifully tragic and grand.

00:32:18Mr. Vance, my books are closed until next year.

00:32:21Furthermore, I don't tattoo designs

00:32:23that aren't my own original concepts.

00:32:25Logan raised an eyebrow,

00:32:27the obsidian stud catching the light.

00:32:29This drawing was the very last sketch

00:32:31my mother drew before she passed.

00:32:32He said, leaning in slightly.

00:32:34His voice was low,

00:32:35carrying a rich, magnetic resonance.

00:32:36Name your price, Ms. Carter,

00:32:39or I can permanently remove

00:32:40the Black 12 group's remaining footprint

00:32:42on the west side.

00:32:43My heart skipped a beat.

00:32:44He knew about my history with Ethan.

00:32:46Seeing my silence,

00:32:47Logan withdrew his hand,

00:32:48his dark eyes filled with absolute certainty.

00:32:50No rush.

00:32:51Take your time to think about it, Ms. Carter.

00:32:53This is my private number.

00:32:54He set the card on the counter,

00:32:55turned, and walked away,

00:32:56his broad shoulders and commanding stride

00:32:58projecting absolute authority.

00:33:00That very night, my phone buzzed.

00:33:02It was a message from an unknown number,

00:33:03but I would recognize the desperate tone anywhere.

00:33:07I stared at the screen,

00:33:09my heart entirely numb.

00:33:10I blocked the number without a second thought.

00:33:14Because I ignored him,

00:33:15Ethan began to spiral into madness.

00:33:17The following afternoon,

00:33:18a loud commotion erupted

00:33:19outside the studio's main entrance.

00:33:20I walked downstairs,

00:33:21and saw Ethan standing in the lobby.

00:33:23He was wearing a wrinkled,

00:33:24dirt-stained trench coat.

00:33:25He was unshaven,

00:33:26his eyes bloodshot,

00:33:27clutching a bouquet of withered blue roses

00:33:29in his hands.

00:33:30Avey!

00:33:31You're finally willing to see me!

00:33:33He lunged forward and grabbed me,

00:33:34but my studio security guards

00:33:35pinned him back immediately.

00:33:36Avey, I know I messed up!

00:33:38Look, these are the blue roses we used to love.

00:33:40Let's get back together, okay?

00:33:42I'll divorce Jessica right now.

00:33:43I don't want any of my assets.

00:33:45I just want you back!

00:33:46The clients and staff in the lobby whispered,

00:33:48staring at the pathetic spectacle.

00:33:49I looked down at him,

00:33:50utterly disgusted by his groveling.

00:33:52Ethan,

00:33:52from the moment you forced me to tattoo Jessica,

00:33:55demanded I strip off my clothes,

00:33:56and cost me the lives of my grandmother

00:33:58and my child,

00:33:59we were finished.

00:34:00We have nothing left.

00:34:01Not in law,

00:34:02and not in hell.

00:34:03No,

00:34:04that was all an accident.

00:34:05It was Jessica.

00:34:06That crazy bitch did it.

00:34:07I've locked her away.

00:34:08Ethan shrieked,

00:34:09tears streaming down his face.

00:34:11Security,

00:34:11throw him out!

00:34:12I said coldly,

00:34:13from now on,

00:34:13anyone associated with the Blackwell Group

00:34:15is banned from these premises.

00:34:17As I turned to walk away,

00:34:18Ethan suddenly broke free from the guards.

00:34:20He whipped a sharp utility knife from his pocket

00:34:22and charged at me with a manic grin.

00:34:24If you won't come back to me,

00:34:25then we die together!

00:34:27The expected pain never came.

00:34:29A large, elegant hand intercepted the blade midair,

00:34:32gripping the sharp metal with brute force.

00:34:34Thick, crimson blood began to drip from the man's fingers,

00:34:36splattering onto the cold marble floor.

00:34:38It was Logan.

00:34:39He had appeared out of nowhere,

00:34:40his face dark and menacing.

00:34:42With a swift, brutal twist,

00:34:43he snapped Ethan's wrist.

00:34:44A sickening crack echoed through the lobby

00:34:46alongside Ethan's agonized scream

00:34:48and the knife clattered to the floor.

00:34:49Logan's personal bodyguard swarmed,

00:34:51instantly pinning Ethan flat against the ground.

00:34:53Oh, Logan Vance?

00:34:54Then gasped,

00:34:55his face turning pale with sheer terror

00:34:56as he recognized the man standing over him.

00:34:58In this city,

00:34:59no one dared cross the Vance family,

00:35:01especially not Logan,

00:35:02a man known for his ruthless efficiency.

00:35:03Logan pulled a silk handkerchief from his pocket,

00:35:05slowly wiping the blood from his uninjured hand.

00:35:07He looked down at Ethan

00:35:09as if he were a piece of garbage.

00:35:11The Black L Group's stock has been plummeting.

00:35:13It seems you have too much free time

00:35:15if you're out here barking like a rabid dog.

00:35:17Effective tomorrow,

00:35:18initiate a hostile takeover

00:35:19of Black L Group's remaining shares.

00:35:21Ethan looked as if he had been struck by lightning,

00:35:23collapsing limply onto the floor.

00:35:24Logan turned his gaze to me,

00:35:26the icy look in his eyes dissolved instantly,

00:35:28replaced by a soft, quiet warmth.

00:35:29Now, Ms. Carter,

00:35:32will you consider my commission?

00:35:36Because of Logan's injury,

00:35:37I insisted on bandaging his hand myself.

00:35:39In my private lounge,

00:35:40I prepped some antiseptic and bandages.

00:35:42I frowned as I looked at the deep laceration

00:35:44cutting across his palm.

00:35:45Mr. Vance,

00:35:46was it really worth risking your hand

00:35:48and starting a war with the Blackwells

00:35:49for a tattoo artist you barely know?

00:35:51Logan sat on the sofa,

00:35:52letting me work on his hand,

00:35:53his dark eyes locked onto my face.

00:35:55It's not just about the tattoo, Ava.

00:35:57Three years ago,

00:35:58in a rainy alleyway in New York,

00:35:59you saved a bleeding,

00:36:01half-dead college student.

00:36:02Do you remember?

00:36:03My hands froze.

00:36:04Three years ago,

00:36:05I had dragged a heavily beaten man

00:36:06out of a dark alley during a storm.

00:36:08I had cleaned the blood off his face,

00:36:10thoroughly disinfected his cuts,

00:36:11and wrapped his wounds tightly in clean gauze,

00:36:14leaving him with what cash I had on hand.

00:36:15I whispered,

00:36:16looking up in shock,

00:36:18That was you?

00:36:19It was me.

00:36:20My family had betrayed me,

00:36:21and I was left to die.

00:36:22Your hands pulled me back from the wrink.

00:36:24That night,

00:36:24I swore that if I survived

00:36:26to take my place at the head of my family,

00:36:28I would find you and protect you

00:36:30for the rest of your life.

00:36:31He let out another laugh.

00:36:32I didn't expect our next meeting

00:36:33to happen under such similar circumstances.

00:36:35As he spoke,

00:36:36he lifted his hand slightly,

00:36:37gesturing toward the gauze wrapped around it.

00:36:38But when I returned,

00:36:39I found out you had married Ethan.

00:36:41I tried to walk away to let you be happy.

00:36:44But he broke you.

00:36:45He looked at me with fierce determination.

00:36:48Ava,

00:36:49let me be your shield now.

00:36:52With Logan's immense power backing me,

00:36:54the Blackwell Group

00:36:55was systematically dismantled overnight.

00:36:57Desperate to save his family's legacy,

00:36:59Ethan spent every single day

00:37:00kneeling outside the Vance Group headquarters,

00:37:03begging for an audience with Logan,

00:37:04only to be dragged away

00:37:05by security-led trash.

00:37:07Meanwhile,

00:37:07Jessica,

00:37:08stripped of Ethan's protection

00:37:09and financial support,

00:37:11suffered a complete mental break.

00:37:12Consumed by venomous rage,

00:37:14she managed to slip into my studio,

00:37:15intending to destroy my livelihood.

00:37:17However,

00:37:18Logan's security detail

00:37:19had been monitoring her every move.

00:37:21Just as Jessica raised a bottle

00:37:22of highly corrosive acid

00:37:23to throw over my workspace,

00:37:24sirens wailed

00:37:25and the police burst through the doors.

00:37:28Ava!

00:37:29You ruined my life!

00:37:30You took everything from me!

00:37:32I'll destroy those hands of yours!

00:37:34Jessica shrieked like a wild animal

00:37:36as officers slammed her to the ground.

00:37:38I stood there,

00:37:39looking down at her face,

00:37:40twisted in madness and envy.

00:37:41I didn't take anything from you, Jessica.

00:37:43You and Ethan

00:37:44never truly owned anything of value.

00:37:46Your love was stolen

00:37:48and your wealth was a mirage.

00:37:49Now go where you belong.

00:37:52For attempted murder

00:37:53and felony assault,

00:37:54Jessica was sentenced

00:37:55to life in prison.

00:37:57As for Ethan,

00:37:58when he saw the final acquisition papers

00:37:59from Vance Group,

00:38:00he completely lost his mind.

00:38:05To express my gratitude

00:38:06and to bring his mother's

00:38:07final design to life,

00:38:08I officially accepted

00:38:10Logan's commission.

00:38:11The lighting in the private studio room

00:38:12was warm and quiet.

00:38:14Logan removed his shirt,

00:38:15revealing a broad,

00:38:16lean,

00:38:16and heavily muscled back.

00:38:17On his left shoulder blade

00:38:18lay a faint, jagged scar,

00:38:20the mark from that stormy night

00:38:21in New York.

00:38:22I said,

00:38:23prepping the tattoo machine.

00:38:24This is gonna sting.

00:38:25Let me know if you need a break.

00:38:26Logan murmured.

00:38:27I felt far worse.

00:38:28As the needle met his skin,

00:38:29vibrating with a steady hum,

00:38:31the grand deep sea whale fall

00:38:32began to bloom

00:38:33across his warm flesh.

00:38:34He talked for hours

00:38:35about art,

00:38:36life,

00:38:36the past,

00:38:37and the future.

00:38:37I was amazed to find

00:38:38how deeply Logan understood my work,

00:38:40especially the isolation and cold

00:38:41I had channeled

00:38:42into the Aurora Wolf in Alaska.

00:38:43The Aurora is beautiful.

00:38:45It's the wolf's endurance

00:38:46that keeps it alive

00:38:47through the dark.

00:38:48To me,

00:38:49you are that Aurora.

00:38:51You lit up my darkest nights.

00:38:53Don't slip away again.

00:38:55For the first time in years,

00:38:56the thick ice around my heart

00:38:57began to crack.

00:39:00Two weeks later,

00:39:01the whale fall was complete.

00:39:02The great whale descended

00:39:03into the dark ocean,

00:39:04its skeleton giving life

00:39:05to vibrant coral

00:39:06and blooming sea anemones,

00:39:07a beautiful monument of rebirth.

00:39:09It's breathtaking.

00:39:10It's the greatest gift

00:39:11I've ever received.

00:39:12Before we could say more,

00:39:13the studio phone rang frantically.

00:39:15It was the front desk.

00:39:19Their voice shaking with panic.

00:39:21Ava, you need to come out.

00:39:22Ethan is outside.

00:39:23He's poured gasoline on himself

00:39:24and he's set his hand on fire.

00:39:26The paparazzi have surrounded

00:39:27the building.

00:39:27My brow furrowed.

00:39:28Logan and I walked out

00:39:29of the building together.

00:39:30In the center of the courtyard,

00:39:31a manic, disheveled Ethan

00:39:33stood covered in gasoline,

00:39:34his right hand engulfed

00:39:35in bright, roaring flames.

00:39:36He laughed, hysterically

00:39:37and saw me.

00:39:38Ava, look at my hand.

00:39:40This is the hand hand

00:39:41I used to hold yours

00:39:42and it's the hand that lost you.

00:39:44If I burn it away,

00:39:45will you finally forgive me?

00:39:47The camera splashed rapidly,

00:39:48capturing the horrific,

00:39:49dramatic scene.

00:39:50Ethan was trying to use

00:39:50self-mutilation and public manipulation

00:39:52to force me back into his arms.

00:39:53He stood on the steps,

00:39:54looking at his agonizing screams

00:39:56and his sick attempt at romance.

00:39:57I felt nothing but utter disgust.

00:39:59Stop acting, Ethan!

00:40:01You aren't burning your hand

00:40:02out of love for me.

00:40:03You're doing it because

00:40:04you're bankrupt

00:40:04and you're desperate to guilt me

00:40:05into giving you a handout.

00:40:06I walked down the steps,

00:40:08grabbed a fire extinguisher

00:40:09from a nearby guard

00:40:09and sprayed the chemical foam

00:40:11directly into his face.

00:40:14Fire was extinguished.

00:40:15Ethan collapsed onto the asphalt,

00:40:16his right hand a charred,

00:40:18bloody mess.

00:40:18Amy!

00:40:19He whimpered, shaking.

00:40:20How could you be so cruel to me?

00:40:22Cruel?

00:40:22I looked down at him.

00:40:23When I was hemorrhaging

00:40:24on a hospital bed

00:40:24begging you to take me

00:40:25to the emergency room

00:40:26and you carried Jessica

00:40:27right past me,

00:40:28did you think about cruelty then?

00:40:30When my grandmother lay dying

00:40:31and you withheld her surgery money

00:40:33to force me to strip

00:40:34and apologize,

00:40:35did you think about cruelty then?

00:40:37You reaped what you sowed,

00:40:38Ethan.

00:40:39This is your harvest.

00:40:40Logan stepped up beside me,

00:40:41wrapping a protective arm

00:40:42around my shoulder.

00:40:43He looked at his security team

00:40:45with freezing eyes.

00:40:46Take him to the hospital.

00:40:47Once he's treated,

00:40:48hand him over

00:40:48to the Blackwell Group's creditors

00:40:49and make sure the asset liquidation

00:40:50and debt collection

00:40:51are finalized by the staff.

00:40:52Hearing liquidation

00:40:53and creditors,

00:40:54Ethan realized

00:40:54the last of his safety net

00:40:55was gone.

00:40:56He would be torn apart

00:40:57by the loan sharks

00:40:57and debt collectors

00:40:58he owed millions to

00:40:59as the security guards

00:41:00dragged him away

00:41:01like a dead dog.

00:41:03Mr. Vance,

00:41:03what is your relationship

00:41:04with Ms. Carter?

00:41:05The reporters turned their cameras

00:41:07toward Logan's arm

00:41:07draped over my shoulder.

00:41:09Logan faced the cameras.

00:41:10I am her suitor.

00:41:11Offering a calm,

00:41:11brilliant smile

00:41:12for the rest of my life.

00:41:16With the Blackwell drama resolved,

00:41:18my studio's reputation skyrocketed.

00:41:20My name, Ava Carter,

00:41:21became a global brand

00:41:22in the high art tattoo industry.

00:41:24Logan never tried to control

00:41:25or limit my career.

00:41:27Instead, he quietly funded

00:41:28the Aurora Tattoo Art Foundation,

00:41:29a charity dedicated

00:41:30to supporting talented,

00:41:31underprivileged young female artists.

00:41:33On the night of the Foundations Gala,

00:41:35I wore an elegant,

00:41:36backless black evening gown.

00:41:37On my shoulder and neck,

00:41:38the vivid colors of the Aurora Wolf

00:41:40shimmered beautifully

00:41:41under the chandelier lights.

00:41:42Without Ethan,

00:41:43without the shadow

00:41:44of the Blackwells,

00:41:45I was finally standing

00:41:46on my own throne.

00:41:47Out on the quiet balcony,

00:41:48the night breeze was cool.

00:41:50Logan walked out,

00:41:51carrying two glasses of champagne

00:41:52and handed one to me.

00:41:54Congratulations, Ava.

00:41:55You built this.

00:41:56I clinked my glass against his,

00:41:57looking at the man

00:41:58who had stood by me

00:41:59against the world.

00:42:00Thank you, Logan.

00:42:02Without you,

00:42:02it would have taken me

00:42:03a lot longer

00:42:03to crawl out of that mud.

00:42:04Logan stared at me,

00:42:05the starlight reflecting

00:42:06in his dark eyes.

00:42:08I don't want your thanks, Ava.

00:42:09I just want to know

00:42:10when do I get to wear

00:42:11my own permanent ring.

00:42:17I looked at him

00:42:18and smiled softly.

00:42:19I set my glass down,

00:42:21took his hand,

00:42:22and gently tapped

00:42:22the whale fall

00:42:23tattooed over his chest.

00:42:25Logan,

00:42:26I don't need to lock someone

00:42:28down with a tattoo anymore

00:42:30because real love

00:42:31doesn't need to be marked

00:42:31by pain.

00:42:32He froze for a second

00:42:33and then a look of pure,

00:42:35unadulterated joy

00:42:35washed over his face.

00:42:36He pulled me into his arms

00:42:38beneath the starlight

00:42:39and the muffled music

00:42:40of the gala

00:42:40and kissed me deeply.

00:42:41There was no control,

00:42:42no malice,

00:42:43and no desperation

00:42:44in his touch,

00:42:45only pure warmth,

00:42:46safety,

00:42:47and respect.

00:42:48As for Ethan and Jessica,

00:42:49Ethan fled the country

00:42:50to escape his massive deaths,

00:42:52eventually winding up

00:42:53as a broken, penniless beggar

00:42:54on the violent streets

00:42:55of a foreign city.

00:42:58Jessica remained

00:42:58in the psychiatric facility,

00:43:00clutching a filthy pillow

00:43:01and babbling to herself

00:43:02for the rest of her days.

00:43:03But their names

00:43:04were nothing but

00:43:05ash in my memory.

00:43:05My future was bright,

00:43:07filled with the shifting

00:43:08colors of the aurora,

00:43:09the deep sea whale falls,

00:43:11and a man who would

00:43:12gladly hold my hand

00:43:13through any storm.

00:43:14The lone wolf

00:43:15on the snow-covered peak

00:43:16who finally found her dawn.

00:43:20The peaceful morning

00:43:21at the Aurora tattoo studio

00:43:22was abruptly shattered

00:43:23by the clicking

00:43:24of expensive stilettos.

00:43:25I looked up from my sketchbook

00:43:26to see a middle-aged woman

00:43:27draped in emeralds.

00:43:28Flanking her was

00:43:29a younger socialite

00:43:30wearing a look

00:43:30of immense disdain.

00:43:31The older woman sneered.

00:43:32Her eyes scanned my studio

00:43:34with utter disgust.

00:43:35So you are the tattoo artist

00:43:36who has bewitched

00:43:37my nephew.

00:43:39It was Madam Eleanor Vance,

00:43:40Logan's arrogant aunt.

00:43:42Accompanying her

00:43:42was Chloe Sterling,

00:43:44the daughter of a

00:43:44powerful banking conglomerate,

00:43:46I said,

00:43:46rising calmly

00:43:47from my chair.

00:43:48I presume you are

00:43:49Mrs. Vance.

00:43:49If you are here

00:43:50for a consultation,

00:43:51my books are closed

00:43:52until next year.

00:43:53Chloe stepped forward,

00:43:54tossing a designer handbag

00:43:55onto my workspace.

00:43:57Chloe barked arrogantly.

00:43:58Cut the act,

00:43:59Ava Carter.

00:44:00A low-class woman like you

00:44:01thinks she can climb

00:44:02into high society

00:44:02just by inking skin?

00:44:03You're nothing but a glorified

00:44:05street vendor

00:44:05trying to seduce Logan.

00:44:06She slapped a check

00:44:07onto the table

00:44:08with a smug smile.

00:44:10I looked at the check,

00:44:11then looked up

00:44:12at Chloe's smirking face.

00:44:13I let out a soft,

00:44:14mocking laugh.

00:44:15Five million?

00:44:16Miss Sterling,

00:44:17do you honestly think

00:44:18your entire family forge

00:44:19is worth even a single

00:44:20glance from Logan?

00:44:23Security,

00:44:24please escort

00:44:25these uninvited guests out.

00:44:26They are polluting my air.

00:44:30How dare you?

00:44:31You are just a divorced woman

00:44:33discarded by the Blackwells.

00:44:36Who gave you the audacity

00:44:37to speak to the Vance family

00:44:39this way?

00:44:39Eleanor screamed,

00:44:40her face contorting with rage.

00:44:42If I say the word,

00:44:43your little studio

00:44:44will be demolished by sunset.

00:44:46Let me teach you some manners,

00:44:49you arrogant bitch!

00:44:51Chloe raised her hand,

00:44:51aiming a fierce,

00:44:52vicious slap right at my face.

00:44:54The expected blow

00:44:54never landed on my cheek.

00:44:56Instead,

00:44:56I caught Chloe's wrist midair

00:44:57with a sharp, brutal twist.

00:44:58I pushed her backward.

00:45:00Chloe stumbled over

00:45:00her own high heels

00:45:01and crashed heavily

00:45:02into the display rack.

00:45:03Bottles of premium

00:45:03and shattered,

00:45:04splashing black and dark

00:45:05blue fluid all over her dress.

00:45:06Chloe shrieked

00:45:07like a dying bird.

00:45:07My white designer dress!

00:45:09Eleanor roared.

00:45:10My face!

00:45:11Ava Carter,

00:45:12you will pay for this!

00:45:14The Vance family

00:45:15will ruin you!

00:45:16The deep hikes.

00:45:17Cold voice echoed.

00:45:18Who exactly

00:45:19is going to ruin my fiance?

00:45:21Logan stood at the doorway,

00:45:23his towering figure

00:45:23casting a terrifying shadow.

00:45:25His eyes were fixed

00:45:26on Eleanor and Chloe,

00:45:27filled with a murderous intensity.

00:45:30Eleanor shivered,

00:45:31but she tried to maintain

00:45:32her matriarchal authority.

00:45:34Logan,

00:45:35look at what this violent,

00:45:36low-class woman

00:45:37did to Chloe.

00:45:38She has no manners,

00:45:39no background,

00:45:40and no shame.

00:45:41She is completely unworthy

00:45:43of the Vance family name.

00:45:45You must break up

00:45:46with her immediately

00:45:47and marry Chloe instead.

00:45:49Logan didn't even spare

00:45:50a single glance at Chloe,

00:45:52who was sobbing on the floor.

00:45:52He walked straight to me,

00:45:53gently taking my hands

00:45:54into his own,

00:45:55finding no injuries.

00:45:56The terrifying iceness

00:45:57in his eyes vanished

00:45:58for a split second.

00:45:59He kissed my knuckles softly

00:46:00before turning back

00:46:00to face his aunt.

00:46:01The warmth vanished instantly,

00:46:03replaced by an aura

00:46:04of absolute ruthlessness,

00:46:05Logan said,

00:46:06his voice dangerously low.

00:46:07Aunt Eleanor,

00:46:08it seems you have forgotten

00:46:09who actually rules

00:46:11the Vance group.

00:46:12You dare to bring

00:46:12an outsider

00:46:13into my woman's studio

00:46:14to humiliate her?

00:46:16Eleanor gasped,

00:46:17stepping back in fear.

00:46:17Logan,

00:46:18I am your elder.

00:46:19Effective immediately,

00:46:20all Vance group investments

00:46:21in the Sterling Bank

00:46:22are withdrawn.

00:46:23Furthermore,

00:46:24Eleanor,

00:46:24your monthly allowance

00:46:25from the family trust

00:46:26is suspended indefinitely.

00:46:28If I ever see

00:46:29either of you

00:46:30near Ava again,

00:46:31you will vanish

00:46:32from this city entirely.

00:46:36Get out.

00:46:39Chloe and Eleanor

00:46:40fled the studio

00:46:40in absolute terror

00:46:41and humiliation,

00:46:42but the drama

00:46:43in high society

00:46:43was far from over.

00:46:44Two days later,

00:46:45an elegant gold embossed

00:46:46invitation arrived

00:46:47at my studio.

00:46:48It was for the annual

00:46:48high society art

00:46:49and charity auction,

00:46:50hosted by the Sterlings.

00:46:52Accompanying the invitation

00:46:53was a smug note

00:46:53written by Chloe herself.

00:46:55Logan wanted to crush

00:46:56the Sterling family immediately,

00:46:57but I stopped him.

00:46:58I smiled calmly.

00:46:59Logan,

00:47:00if they want a show,

00:47:01let's give them one.

00:47:02I don't need you

00:47:03to fight every single

00:47:04battle for me.

00:47:05On the night of the gala,

00:47:06the grand ballroom

00:47:07was packed with

00:47:07billionaires and aristocrats.

00:47:09As Logan and I

00:47:09entered the hall,

00:47:10a sudden hush

00:47:11fell over the crowd.

00:47:12I wore a stunning

00:47:12backless crimson gown

00:47:14that showcased

00:47:14the elegant Aurora wolf

00:47:15on my skin.

00:47:16I looked like a queen

00:47:17walking into her own

00:47:18royal court.

00:47:18Chloe,

00:47:19wearing a heavy diamond

00:47:20necklace to hide her bruises,

00:47:21sneered as she approached.

00:47:23Welcome, Miss Carter.

00:47:24I was worried

00:47:25you wouldn't know

00:47:25which fork to use.

00:47:27Tonight,

00:47:27we are auctioning off

00:47:28math masterworks

00:47:30worth tens of millions.

00:47:31I wonder,

00:47:32what kind of trash

00:47:33did a tattoo artist

00:47:35bring to donate?

00:47:39The crowd gathered around,

00:47:40whispering and snickering,

00:47:41eager to see me fail.

00:47:42Eleanor chimed in,

00:47:43stepping out with a smug smile.

00:47:45Miss Sterling is right.

00:47:46This is a charity auction

00:47:47for the elite,

00:47:48not a flea market for street...

00:47:49Chloe pointed at a covered frame

00:47:50sitting on my assistant's

00:47:51presentation cart.

00:47:52Is that your masterpiece,

00:47:53Ava?

00:47:54A piece of canvas

00:47:55stained with cheap ink?

00:47:56The wealthy guests

00:47:57burst into cool laughter.

00:47:59Openly mocking my profession,

00:48:00I remained completely calm,

00:48:01stepping forward

00:48:02to pull off the velvet cloth.

00:48:03Revealed beneath

00:48:04was a breathtaking canvas painting

00:48:05of the deep sea whale fall.

00:48:06The canvas seemed to glow

00:48:07with ethereal,

00:48:08iridescent strokes of light.

00:48:09The mocking laughter

00:48:10died down instantly,

00:48:11replaced by a sudden

00:48:12stunned silence.

00:48:13I said clearly,

00:48:14my voice echoing

00:48:15through the grand call.

00:48:15This is my donation.

00:48:17It is a tribute to rebirth,

00:48:18something none of you

00:48:19pampered hypocrites

00:48:20could ever understand.

00:48:21Chloe's face turned red

00:48:22with embarrassment,

00:48:23but she quickly hid it

00:48:24behind a malicious smirk.

00:48:25A beautiful painting,

00:48:26perhaps,

00:48:26but who would buy

00:48:26by a piece of junk

00:48:27from an unknown artist?

00:48:28A powerful, booming voice announced.

00:48:30Everyone turned in shock

00:48:31to see Master Charles,

00:48:32the world's most renowned art critic,

00:48:34walking forward.

00:48:35I start the bidding

00:48:36at $10 million.

00:48:40Master Charles ignored

00:48:41the gaping crowd

00:48:41and walked straight

00:48:42to my painting.

00:48:43His eyes were wide

00:48:44with profound reverence

00:48:45and absolute awe.

00:48:47This raw emotion,

00:48:50it is a masterpiece

00:48:51that appears once in a century.

00:48:53He turned to me

00:48:53and bowed deeply,

00:48:54shocking every single billionaire

00:48:56in the room.

00:48:56Miss Carter,

00:48:57I have sought the creator

00:48:58of the Whale Fall style

00:48:59for three long years.

00:49:01It is an absolute honor

00:49:02to finally meet

00:49:03the legendary artist.

00:49:05Chloe felt like

00:49:05she had been slapped hard

00:49:06across the face.

00:49:07Chloe cried out frantically.

00:49:09Master Charles,

00:49:09you must be mistaken.

00:49:10She is just a trashy tattoo artist

00:49:12who was kicked out

00:49:13by the Blackwell family.

00:49:14Charles snapped,

00:49:15glaring at her

00:49:16with absolute disdain.

00:49:17Silence, ignorant girl.

00:49:19Your entire family bank

00:49:20cannot match

00:49:20the cultural value

00:49:21of Miss Carter's

00:49:22single brush stroke.

00:49:23Logan stepped up beside me,

00:49:24wrapping his arms

00:49:25securely around my waist.

00:49:26Since Master Charles

00:49:28opened at 10 million,

00:49:29the Vance group

00:49:30bids 50 million dollars.

00:49:32Logan announced

00:49:3350 million dollars

00:49:34for a single painting.

00:49:37The guests gasped

00:49:38in pure horror

00:49:39at the sheer scale

00:49:40of Logan's wealth

00:49:40and devotion.

00:49:41Chloe staggered backward,

00:49:42her face completely pale.

00:49:46The auction ended

00:49:47with my painting

00:49:48setting a world record,

00:49:49leaving Chloe

00:49:49completely ruined.

00:49:51However,

00:49:51Chloe's father,

00:49:52Richard Sterling,

00:49:53the ruthless patriarch

00:49:53of the Sterling Bank,

00:49:54refused to accept defeat.

00:49:56The next afternoon,

00:49:57Richard forcefully

00:49:57entered my studio

00:49:58with 10 heavily armed guards.

00:49:59Richard bellowed,

00:50:00Ava Carter,

00:50:02you have insult

00:50:02the Sterling family name

00:50:04and humiliated my daughter.

00:50:05Your little art tricks

00:50:06won't save you

00:50:07from real,

00:50:08brutal financial power.

00:50:10I have already bought

00:50:11the land your studio

00:50:12stands on

00:50:13from the city council.

00:50:14He threw a legal eviction

00:50:15notice onto my desk,

00:50:16his eyes filled

00:50:17with absolute malice.

00:50:18You have exactly

00:50:2010 minutes

00:50:20to pack your trash

00:50:22and get out of here

00:50:23or my men

00:50:24will bulldoze

00:50:24this entire building

00:50:25to the ground

00:50:26with you inside.

00:50:27I didn't even blink,

00:50:28looking at the eviction notice

00:50:29with a thoroughly

00:50:29forward expression.

00:50:30Mr. Sterling,

00:50:31did you really think

00:50:32you could buy this land

00:50:33without checking

00:50:33the ultimate landlord?

00:50:35Richard sneered arrogantly.

00:50:36My bank has the highest

00:50:37purchasing authority

00:50:38in this district.

00:50:40I replied smoothly,

00:50:41pulling out a gold,

00:50:42embossed deed

00:50:43from my drawer.

00:50:44It had the authority,

00:50:45but two hours ago,

00:50:46the Aurora Art Foundation

00:50:48purchased the entire

00:50:49municipal real estate portfolio.

00:50:53Richard's arrogant smile

00:50:54froze instantly on his face.

00:50:56What?

00:50:56That's impossible.

00:50:57That portfolio

00:50:58costs hundreds of millions.

00:50:59It does.

00:51:00And the sole owner

00:51:00and chairparent

00:51:01of the Aurora Art Foundation

00:51:02is me.

00:51:03So technically,

00:51:04Mr. Sterling,

00:51:05you are standing

00:51:05on my private property

00:51:06without permission.

00:51:07Richard's face turned

00:51:08from white

00:51:08to a deep,

00:51:09furious purple.

00:51:10You!

00:51:11You deceitful

00:51:12guards!

00:51:13Smash this place up!

00:51:15Destroy everything!

00:51:16Before the guards

00:51:16could even take

00:51:17a step forward,

00:51:18the glass doors

00:51:18shattered from the

00:51:19squad of black lives.

00:51:20Elite tactical security men

00:51:22swarmed into the room.

00:51:23Leading them was Logan,

00:51:24holding a cane.

00:51:25His expression looking

00:51:25like a demon from hell,

00:51:27Logan whispered,

00:51:27Richard Sterling,

00:51:29who gave you the courage

00:51:30to touch my woman's property?

00:51:32The ten Sterling guards

00:51:33immediately dropped

00:51:34their weapons

00:51:34and fell to their knees

00:51:35in terror.

00:51:36Logan walked up

00:51:36casually lifting his cane

00:51:38and slidging it

00:51:38heavily onto Richard's hand.

00:51:40Richard screamed in agony,

00:51:42collapsing onto the floor

00:51:43while clutching

00:51:43his shattered new cap.

00:51:48Logan!

00:51:48We are business partners!

00:51:51You can't do this to me!

00:51:53Richard wept on the floor.

00:51:54Logan sneered,

00:51:54looking down

00:51:55at the groveling older man.

00:51:56Partners,

00:51:57as of five minutes ago,

00:51:58Vance Group has initiated

00:51:59a short attack

00:52:00on Sterling Bank's stock.

00:52:02Your investors are panicking

00:52:03and your capital chain

00:52:05has completely snapped.

00:52:06Richard's phone

00:52:07suddenly rang frantically.

00:52:08He answered it

00:52:08with trembling hands.

00:52:10The phone screamed.

00:52:11Sir,

00:52:12the bank is crashing!

00:52:13We are bankrupt!

00:52:15In less than 24 hours,

00:52:17the mighty Sterling Empire

00:52:18had collapsed

00:52:18into nothingness.

00:52:21The feds are coming

00:52:22to arrest you

00:52:22for fraud!

00:52:26The phone slipped

00:52:27from Richard's limp fingers

00:52:28clattering onto the floor.

00:52:29Logan turned to me,

00:52:30the terrifying aura

00:52:31instantly melting

00:52:31into pure gentleness.

00:52:33He asked softly.

00:52:34You shocked Ava?

00:52:35Did I act too harshly?

00:52:36I walked over,

00:52:37stepping right over

00:52:37Richard's crying form

00:52:38and smiled at Logan.

00:52:39Not at all.

00:52:40I think the floor

00:52:41looks much cleaner now

00:52:42without the garbage.

00:52:46With the Sterlings

00:52:47completely erased

00:52:48from the city,

00:52:49a peaceful month passed by.

00:52:50My studio became

00:52:51a sacred ground

00:52:51for international art collectors

00:52:53and celebrities.

00:52:54One evening,

00:52:55Logan took me

00:52:55to a private high-end restaurant

00:52:56overlooking the city skyline.

00:52:58The entire place

00:52:59had been cleared out,

00:53:00decorated with thousands

00:53:01of white roses

00:53:01and soft lights.

00:53:02Standing up

00:53:03and walking toward me

00:53:03with a nervous warmth

00:53:04in his eyes,

00:53:05he dropped to one knee,

00:53:06pulling out a velvet box

00:53:07containing a flawless

00:53:0810-carat blue diamond.

00:53:09My heart swelled

00:53:10with a deep,

00:53:11profound warmth

00:53:11as tears gathered

00:53:12in my eyes.

00:53:13Logan said,

00:53:13Ava, three years ago,

00:53:14you saved my life

00:53:15in the dark.

00:53:16Now let me honor you

00:53:17in the light.

00:53:18Will you marry me,

00:53:19Ava Carter?

00:53:20Let me be your husband,

00:53:21your protector,

00:53:22and your biggest fan.

00:53:23I whispered,

00:53:24Yes, Logan.

00:53:26I will marry you.

00:53:27He slipped the ring

00:53:28onto my finger,

00:53:29pulling me into

00:53:29a passionate,

00:53:30breathtaking kiss.

00:53:31The news of our engagement

00:53:32spread like wildfire,

00:53:33dominating every single

00:53:34headline globally,

00:53:35but our happiness

00:53:36immediately triggered

00:53:37the final,

00:53:37desperate madness

00:53:38of our hidden enemies.

00:53:42On the very day

00:53:42of our wedding dress fitting,

00:53:44an unexpected

00:53:44and disgusting figure

00:53:45blocked the boutique entrance.

00:53:47It was none other

00:53:48than Ethan Blackwell,

00:53:49or rather,

00:53:49the pathetic ghost

00:53:50of who he used to be.

00:53:51He was wearing filthy rags,

00:53:53his face covered in scars,

00:53:54and his right hand

00:53:55was a horribly deformed,

00:53:56charred stump.

00:54:01He threw his miserable body

00:54:03against the pristine glass doors,

00:54:04leaving streaks of dirt

00:54:05on the crystal surface.

00:54:17He wept hysterically

00:54:18on the pavement,

00:54:19immediately attracting

00:54:20a massive crowd

00:54:21of paparazzi

00:54:22and wealthy pedestrians.

00:54:35I walked out of the boutique slowly,

00:54:37looking down

00:54:37at the pathetic creature

00:54:38who had once arrogant

00:54:39crushed my soul.

00:54:45Ethan,

00:54:46your so-called love

00:54:47is nothing but

00:54:48a poisonous disease

00:54:49that makes me want

00:54:50to vomit.

00:54:51You don't regret losing me

00:54:52because of love.

00:54:53You only regret it

00:54:54because you lost

00:54:55your wealth,

00:54:56your status,

00:54:56and your pride.

00:54:57If you were still

00:54:58a billionaire,

00:54:59you would still be

00:55:00torturing me

00:55:01and forcing me

00:55:01to kneel

00:55:02for Jessica's sake.

00:55:04The universe

00:55:04is just giving you

00:55:05exactly what you earned,

00:55:06so stop barking

00:55:07like a rabid dog

00:55:08at my feet.

00:55:10Ethan's weeping

00:55:11stopped instantly,

00:55:12his bloody bloodshot eyes

00:55:13staring up at me

00:55:14with a sudden venomous malice.

00:55:15You cold-hearted monster!

00:55:16You arrogant,

00:55:17ungrateful bitch!

00:55:18I ruined my own body

00:55:20for you.

00:55:20I burned my flesh

00:55:21to show my regret,

00:55:22and you still look at me

00:55:23like I am a piece of trash!

00:55:25If I can't have you,

00:55:26then Logan Vance

00:55:27will never have you either!

00:55:28No one will ever

00:55:29possess my property!

00:55:30He suddenly reached

00:55:31into his ragged,

00:55:32foul-smelling coat

00:55:33with his left hand,

00:55:33pulling out a heavy

00:55:34dark iron revolver.

00:55:35The surrounding crowd

00:55:36screamed in absolute terror,

00:55:37scattering in every direction

00:55:38as the paparazzi

00:55:39dropped their expensive cameras.

00:55:40Ethan aimed the shaking gun

00:55:41straight at my heart,

00:55:42his finger trembling violently

00:55:43as he prepared

00:55:44to pull the trigger.

00:55:44Die with me,

00:55:45Ava!

00:55:46Let's go to hell together

00:55:48and continue our marriage

00:55:50in the mud!

00:55:52A loud echoing gunshot

00:55:53shattered the silence

00:55:54of the high-end shopping district.

00:55:55But the expected pain

00:55:56never pierced my chest.

00:55:57Instead,

00:55:58a large, powerful body

00:55:59threw itself

00:55:59directly in front of me.

00:56:00Logan shielded

00:56:01my entire existence

00:56:02completely with his own

00:56:02broad, muscular chest.

00:56:03A massive,

00:56:04crimson flower of blood

00:56:05instantly bloomed

00:56:06across the front

00:56:06of his pristine,

00:56:07white-tailored silk shirt.

00:56:11I screamed,

00:56:12my voice cracking

00:56:13as my heart tore apart,

00:56:14catching his heavy body

00:56:15as he collapsed

00:56:15into my arms.

00:56:16Ava,

00:56:17tell me,

00:56:19are you hurt?

00:56:21Logan whispered,

00:56:22his face turning

00:56:23deathly pale

00:56:23as dark blood

00:56:24leaked from his lips.

00:56:25I am perfectly fine!

00:56:27Why did you do that?

00:56:29You absolute idiot!

00:56:30Don't you dare

00:56:31close your eyes!

00:56:32I cried hysterically.

00:56:33Ethan laughed

00:56:33like a demonic hyena

00:56:34aiming the gun at us once more.

00:56:35Yes!

00:56:35Cry!

00:56:37Die together

00:56:37like the dogs you are!

00:56:39Before his finger

00:56:40compressed the trigger again,

00:56:41a massive black armored SUV

00:56:42slammed violently

00:56:43into Ethan's frail body.

00:56:44The brutal impact

00:56:45sent Ethan flying

00:56:4620 feet through the air,

00:56:47his bones crushing loudly

00:56:48against the hard concrete barrier.

00:56:49Logan's elite tactical bodyguard

00:56:51swarmed out of the vehicle

00:56:52like hornets,

00:56:52instantly disarming

00:56:53the broken,

00:56:54groaning criminal.

00:56:55Call the hospital!

00:56:56Clear the streets!

00:56:57If he dies,

00:56:58you all go down with him!

00:57:00I screamed at the top

00:57:01of my lungs.

00:57:02My hands were completely

00:57:03covered in Logan's

00:57:04warm, sticky blood

00:57:04as the sirens began

00:57:05to wail in the distance.

00:57:06In the emergency room,

00:57:07the bright red surgery light

00:57:08stayed on for seven agonizing,

00:57:09torturous hours

00:57:10without a single break.

00:57:11I sat alone on the cold bench,

00:57:12staring at the crimson stains

00:57:13on my dress,

00:57:13feeling a terrifying darkness

00:57:15consume my soul.

00:57:15Finally,

00:57:16the door swung open

00:57:17and the chief surgeon

00:57:17walked out,

00:57:18wiping cold sweat

00:57:18from his pale forehead.

00:57:19The bullet missed

00:57:20his main artery

00:57:21by less than a millimeter,

00:57:22Miss Carter.

00:57:23Mr. Vance survived the night.

00:57:34I broke down in tears

00:57:35of pure overwhelming relief,

00:57:37falling to my knees

00:57:38as the crushing weight

00:57:38left my chest.

00:57:39The next morning,

00:57:40the bright sunlight

00:57:40pierced through the windows

00:57:41of Logan's private,

00:57:42hyper-luxury VIP hospital suite.

00:57:44Though he was incredibly pale

00:57:45and hooked up to machines,

00:57:46the very first thing he did

00:57:47was reach out

00:57:47to find my hand.

00:57:48Don't cry,

00:57:49my beautiful Aurora.

00:57:51As long as I am still breathing

00:57:53on this earth,

00:57:54no one will ever hurt

00:57:55a single hair on your head.

00:57:57I promise.

00:57:59I squeezed his hand tightly,

00:58:01kissing his cold forehead gently.

00:58:05You need to rest,

00:58:06you foolish, reckless man.

00:58:09While Logan was sleeping

00:58:10under sedation,

00:58:11I decided it was finally time

00:58:13to clean up the human garbage

00:58:14permanently.

00:58:15I walked down to the hospital's

00:58:16isolated basement holding room,

00:58:18where Logan's private security men

00:58:19kept Ethan tied up.

00:58:21Ethan was a total shattered mess,

00:58:22both his legs broken

00:58:23from the SUV impact,

00:58:25covered in dirt,

00:58:25and his own dried filth.

00:58:30Ava, mercy, please.

00:58:33I am begging for your mercy.

00:58:35Ethan whimpered,

00:58:36his arrogant spirit

00:58:36completely eradicated.

00:58:40Mercy?

00:58:41I laughed coldly,

00:58:42the sound echoing like ice

00:58:43as I picked up a heavy,

00:58:44glowing iron brand from the rack.

00:58:58Ethan,

00:58:59a quick, clean death

00:59:00in a comfortable prison

00:59:01is a luxury you absolutely

00:59:03do not deserve.

00:59:05I whispered viciously.

00:59:06I have personally arranged

00:59:07for your transfer

00:59:08to the most brutal,

00:59:09isolated, heavy labor camp

00:59:10on the northern border.

00:59:11For the next 50 years,

00:59:13you will break rocks

00:59:14in the freezing wind,

00:59:15and the guards will remind you

00:59:16of your sins.

00:59:16Every single day,

00:59:18the lone necks and creditors

00:59:19will collect their pound of flesh

00:59:20from whatever is left of you.

00:59:21I pressed the red hot iron brand

00:59:23directly onto his left shoulder,

00:59:24burning away his skin

00:59:25with a horrific hissing sound.

00:59:27Ethan screamed impure,

00:59:28agonizing torture,

00:59:29his eyes bulging out

00:59:30until he completely blacked out

00:59:31from the immense pain.

00:59:32I told the head guard coldly,

00:59:33take this trash away,

00:59:35tossing the iron tool aside

00:59:36and wiping my hands with a towel.

00:59:37Make sure the medical team

00:59:38keeps him alive just enough

00:59:39so he can suffer

00:59:40every single second

00:59:41of his life on a sentence.

00:59:42With the Blackwell family

00:59:43permanently erased from existence,

00:59:44the dark shadows of my traumatic past

00:59:46were completely gone.

00:59:48Two months later,

00:59:49Logan had fully recovered

00:59:50from his chest wound,

00:59:51and our grand,

00:59:51highly anticipated wedding

00:59:52was officially held.

00:59:54It was time for the world

00:59:55to see who truly owned

00:59:56the throne of this city,

00:59:57and who was merely dirt

00:59:58beneath our feet.

01:00:06The wedding was an international spectacle,

01:00:08held on a breathtaking,

01:00:09heavily guarded private island

01:00:11in the Mediterranean Sea.

01:00:12Billionaires, European royalty,

01:00:14and global art icons

01:00:15arrived via private jets

01:00:17to witness the official union

01:00:18of the century.

01:00:19I wore a custom-designed,

01:00:20backless silk gown

01:00:21embroidered with over 10,000 tiny,

01:00:23shimmering black and white diamonds.

01:00:24As I walked down the long,

01:00:26flower-strewn aisle,

01:00:27Logan stood at the altar,

01:00:28looking at me with pure,

01:00:29tearful adoration.

01:00:32I promise to love you,

01:00:35honor your fierce spirit,

01:00:36and protect your absolute freedom

01:00:37until my last breath.

01:00:39Logan vowed deeply.

01:00:40We exchanged platinum rings

01:00:41under the golden rays of the sunset,

01:00:43sealing our legendary love

01:00:44with a deep, passionate kiss.

01:00:46However,

01:00:46the high society vipers

01:00:47and jealous socialites

01:00:48still refused to let us live

01:00:50in absolute peaceful tranquility.

01:00:52During the grand after-party,

01:00:53an elegant but bitter older woman

01:00:54from a rival billionaire family

01:00:56tried to cause a public scene.

01:00:58Miss Carter.

01:00:59Oh, pardon me,

01:01:01Mrs. Vance.

01:01:02The woman laughed nastily,

01:01:03swirling her expensive champagne glass

01:01:05in front of the guests.

01:01:06Your wedding is quite lovely,

01:01:07but everyone in high society

01:01:09knows the Vance empire

01:01:11requires a legitimate,

01:01:12pure-blooded heir.

01:01:14A divorced, damaged woman like you

01:01:16who already lost a child in the past.

01:01:18Can your broken body

01:01:19even conceive of Vance?

01:01:28The surrounding aristocratic guests

01:01:30gasped loudly,

01:01:31the wealthy atmosphere

01:01:32instantly turning incredibly tense,

01:01:34cold, and awkward.

01:01:35Before Logan could unleash

01:01:36his murderous rage

01:01:37and call security,

01:01:38I stepped forward,

01:01:39holding a calm,

01:01:40incredibly beautiful smile.

01:01:42Madam Lewis,

01:01:43you seem remarkably concerned

01:01:44about the status of my uterus

01:01:46and my medical history,

01:01:47I said smoothly.

01:01:47Perhaps you should direct

01:01:48that intense focus

01:01:49towards your own husband's secret

01:01:51illegal bankruptcy filings

01:01:53from last night.

01:01:54I pulled out a sleep tablet

01:01:55from my assistant,

01:01:56flashing the official,

01:01:56highly classified financial fraud

01:01:58documents to the crowd.

01:01:59As of five minutes ago,

01:02:00the Lewis Corporation

01:02:01has been permanently blackstead

01:02:02by every major bank

01:02:04in Europe for tax evasion.

01:02:06Madam Lewis' expensive

01:02:07crystal champagne glass

01:02:08shattered loudly

01:02:09on the marble floor.

01:02:10Her face draining

01:02:11of all its color.

01:02:11You!

01:02:12You bitch!

01:02:13How did you get

01:02:14these top secret

01:02:15government documents?

01:02:16Because the Aurora Foundation

01:02:18purchased your family's

01:02:19primary creditor

01:02:20and debt portfolio

01:02:21last Tuesday.

01:02:22Security,

01:02:23please throw this bankrupt,

01:02:24classless,

01:02:24and pathetic woman

01:02:25off my private island

01:02:26immediately before

01:02:27she ruins the view.

01:02:28The elite guests

01:02:29watched in absolute stunned awe

01:02:31as the screaming woman

01:02:31was dragged away

01:02:32by her hair by our guard.

01:02:33They finally realized

01:02:34that Ava Carter

01:02:35was no longer just a victim.

01:02:37She was a queen

01:02:37who could crush an empire

01:02:38with a smile.

01:02:46Logan wrapped his arms

01:02:47around my waist

01:02:48from behind,

01:02:49biting my earlobe

01:02:49gently with a low chuckle.

01:02:50My wife is getting

01:02:51more efficient

01:02:52at crushing enemies

01:02:52than I am.

01:02:53He murmured playfully.

01:02:55I turned around,

01:02:56sealing his lips

01:02:56with a sweet kiss.

01:02:57I learned from the best,

01:02:59Mr. Vance.

01:03:01One year later,

01:03:02the Aurora Tattoo Art Foundation

01:03:04had grown into

01:03:04a massive global empire.

01:03:06We opened hundreds

01:03:06of schools worldwide,

01:03:08protecting and elevating

01:03:09thousands of underprivileged

01:03:10female artists.

01:03:11One sunny afternoon

01:03:12in our private villa garden,

01:03:14I felt a sudden wave

01:03:15of dizziness and nausea.

01:03:17Logan immediately panicked,

01:03:18calling the world's

01:03:19top medical team

01:03:20to the estate

01:03:20within 10 minutes.

01:03:21After a thorough examination,

01:03:23the elderly family doctor

01:03:24walked out

01:03:25with a brilliant,

01:03:25joyful smile.

01:03:26Congratulations, Mr. Vance.

01:03:28Mrs. Vance is perfectly healthy

01:03:30and she is two months pregnant.

01:03:37The doctor announced

01:03:39happily.

01:03:40And it looks like

01:03:40you are expecting

01:03:42beautiful, healthy twins.

01:03:47Logan froze in absolute shock,

01:03:49his mind going completely blank

01:03:50for the first time

01:03:51in his life.

01:03:52Then, a look of pure,

01:03:54unadulterated joy

01:03:54washed over his handsome face

01:03:56as tears hit his eyes.

01:03:57He rushed to my side,

01:03:59falling to his knees

01:03:59and gently burying his face

01:04:01against my stomach.

01:04:03Twins, thank you, Ava.

01:04:06Thank you for giving me

01:04:07a real family.

01:04:08He wept softly

01:04:09with gratitude.

01:04:10The news of the dance twins

01:04:11sent shockwaves

01:04:12through the global financial

01:04:13and art worlds.

01:04:14Our business talks

01:04:15soared to unprecedented heights,

01:04:17celebrating the arrival

01:04:18of the new heirs.

01:04:18Meanwhile, in a desolate frozen labor camp

01:04:21on the northern border,

01:04:22a broken man heard the news.

01:04:24Ethan Blackwell,

01:04:25now blind in one eye

01:04:26and missing both hands,

01:04:27stared at the television screen

01:04:29in the mess hall.

01:04:30He watched the broadcast

01:04:31of Logan

01:04:31and me smiling happily,

01:04:33holding our beautiful

01:04:34newborn babies.

01:04:35Ethan let out a choked,

01:04:36pathetic sob,

01:04:37realizing the ultimate depth

01:04:38of his tragic mistake.

01:04:40He had traded a goddess

01:04:41for dirt,

01:04:41and now he would rot

01:04:42in hell forever

01:04:43while I ruled the heavens.

01:04:47Five years later,

01:04:48the grand opening

01:04:49of the global Aurora Art Museum

01:04:50was held in Paris.

01:04:52The museum's centerpiece

01:04:53was a breathtaking wall installation

01:04:55combining the deep sea whale fall

01:04:56and the fierce Aurora wolf.

01:04:58Four five-year-old twins

01:04:59ran through the marble hall,

01:05:01their innocent laughter

01:05:02echoing under the grand chandeliers.

01:05:04Logan walked up behind me,

01:05:05wrapping his warm arms

01:05:06around my waist

01:05:07and kissing my neck softly.

01:05:11Look at the beautiful empire

01:05:12we built together

01:05:13from the ashes, my queen.

01:05:16It seemed like our life

01:05:17had reached absolute

01:05:18untouchable perfection

01:05:19until my head assistant,

01:05:20Sarah, rushed toward us

01:05:21with a pale face,

01:05:22holding a luxury art catalog.

01:05:24Sarah stammered,

01:05:25her hands trembling violently.

01:05:27Mrs. Vance,

01:05:29we have a catastrophic emergency.

01:05:31The prestigious

01:05:32Royal Royal Crest auction house

01:05:33in London

01:05:34just announced their

01:05:34blockbuster piece

01:05:35for next week.

01:05:36She opened the catalog

01:05:37to reveal a full-page spread

01:05:38of a vibrant, familiar artwork

01:05:39titled The Ancestral Aurora Wolf.

01:05:41It was an exact

01:05:42stroke-for-stroke copy

01:05:43of the signature tattoo design

01:05:45etched permanently

01:05:45into my own skin.

01:05:47Even worse,

01:05:47the credited artist

01:05:48was Chelsea Vance Montgomery,

01:05:49a rising socialite

01:05:50and Logan's estranged cousin.

01:05:52Accompanying the picture

01:05:53was a viral interview

01:05:54where Chelsea sneered openly

01:05:55at the camera.

01:05:56Ava Carter is nothing

01:05:58but a cheap thief

01:05:59who stole my family's

01:06:00heirloom sketch

01:06:01and slapped it onto her body.

01:06:04She used my stolen masterpiece

01:06:06to deduce Logan

01:06:08and fake her way

01:06:09into high-high society.

01:06:10Beside her sat

01:06:11a so-called

01:06:12independent appraiser

01:06:13nodding gravely

01:06:14at every fabricated word.

01:06:16She said,

01:06:18she was the singer

01:06:20at every commission

01:06:20of her matricial

01:06:20secretary

01:06:20as she made

01:06:20because it is

01:06:20extremely generous

01:06:20and that is

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