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00:00Eve of my arranged marriage into a mafia family someone shaved my head bald the blonde hair I'd
00:05grown for 12 years hair that used to fall to my waist like a waterfall was gone all that was
00:10left
00:11was a blue tinged scalp Scarlett Valenti who went by scar on the streets wore her hair in a high
00:16ponytail an electric clipper in one hand grinning lazily a Nico Moretti beside her your fiance has
00:21terrible instincts such a pampered Upper East Side princess someone slipped into her penthouse suite
00:26and she didn't even notice how is she supposed to be worthy of you the future godfather of the
00:30Moretti family the Moretti Capos and Consigliers seated around the room burst into laughter
00:37Scar that's not fair Nico put that custom essential oil by her bed himself who guards against her own
00:44fiance Scarlett gave a mocking laugh and waved the clipper in her hand the wedding is tomorrow
00:53let's see whether this delicate Upper East Side Barbie still deserves the Moretti wedding ring
00:59without all that blonde hair she wears like a status symbol
01:06Nico take away her salon and your fiance's is just a poor little thing as laughter filled the room Nico
01:13Moretti looked at me with a thin perfuctious apology on his face Ava don't be so fragile
01:18in our world weakness gets you killed Scarlett and the others are just welcoming you in their own way
01:23it's a test of your nerve put on a veil tomorrow and no one will know wear the veil and
01:29the wig
01:30tomorrow no one will see anything wrong you'll still be the mrs Moretti I bring home in style
01:37I tried to move my limbs still too weak to use and fixed my eyes on that diffuser bottle Nico
01:43had
01:43come to see me in the suite last night and placed it there with his own hands this is a
01:48custom
01:48essential oil from Sicily blended with lavender and chamomile extract it's the best thing for sleep
01:57you'll be busy all day tomorrow so get a good night's rest I thought of how we had grown up
02:03together on New York's Upper East Side since childhood 20 years of memories between us never in
02:09my worst dreams did I imagine that oil had been laced with a powerful sedative meant to knock me
02:14out cold when the family members in the room saw I was awake and silent they hurried to smooth things
02:20off for Scarlett future mistress don't be angry Scar was just messing around she's got restless hands
02:26all of us brothers have had a taste of it future mistress we came back from the Chicago front especially
02:31for Nico's wedding we just wanted to surprise you I lowered my eyes to the blonde hair scattered
02:35across the floor it had been my pride and dignity as the Russell family's daughter and now Nico Moretti
02:41not only shattered it with his own hands he wanted me to swallow this bloody humiliation and pretend
02:46nothing had happened just so I could become his ornament a surprise this is the surprise Nico Morelli
02:53prepared for me Scarlett toyed with the clippers raised a brow and looked me up and down I was just
02:59curious what kind of woman could keep our Nico thinking about her for 20 years so dead set on marrying
03:05her
03:05turns out you're nothing but a spoiled little lady who grew up in a greenhouse and has never seen
03:11a street shootout everyone in the room understood what she left unsaid so what Scarlett means is
03:18I'm not worthy of Nico Moretti is that it Ava Russell Scar doesn't mean any harm she's been blunt like
03:27this
03:27since she was a kid she has no filter why do you have to take it personal as he spoke
03:31he tossed a black box
03:32onto the bed it hit the edge and sprang open revealing an exquisite wig inside stop making
03:36a scene I had this handmade Italian custom wig prepared especially for you Scarlett was only
03:41joking it's not like your hair won't grow back a joke what kind of joke requires shaving someone
03:46completely bald I didn't scream I didn't lose control I didn't even say a word I bit down hard forcing
03:51myself through the lingering drug haze and the ache in my limbs the blood of the Russell family and years
03:55of high-born etiquette did not allow me to bow my head under their stunned gazes I picked up the
04:00wig
04:00placed it on my head and carefully smoothed every shining strand when the long hair fell back
04:04over my shoulders I instantly became polished and noble again my calmness darkened Scarlett's face
04:10and she cut in from the side Nico is taking such good care of you whether I think you're worthy
04:15or
04:15not isn't he still marrying you so what are you still whining about put on a thick veil tomorrow
04:20wear the wig and who can tell your hair is gone stop standing there looking so pitiful that weak little
04:26act
04:26is annoying but from the moment I woke up until now I had not shed a single tear
04:33Nico are you really gonna let her humiliate me like this
04:39Nico sighed and came over as if to take my hand I jerked away
04:45Scar is my life and death comrade that's just how she is her mouth runs but her heart isn't bad
04:50let's put this behind us all right Nico softened his voice again coaxing me
04:54Ava at the end of the day I'm the one who gave you the oil this should be on me
04:57if you want to
04:58blame someone blame me that was what he said but his face carried absolute arrogance as if he was
05:02certain that after loving him for 20 years I could never hate him I looked at his face the face
05:07I had
05:07known since I was three when I was 11 children from another family cornered me and tried to steal
05:12the necklace my mother had left me Nico grabbed a baseball bat and charged at them if anyone dared touch
05:17a single hair on my head he would fight them back when I was 17 just after my birthday Nico
05:22graduated from west point and came to my door with the family's signet ring terrified someone
05:26else would win me first desperate to bind me to him for life when I was 20 Nico left for
05:31Chicago to expand the family's power at the airport he held my hand tightly eyes red and said that when
05:36he returned he would give me a grand wedding then Nico spent four years fighting through Chicago's
05:40gunfire while I waited quietly for him in the estate in New York and now that diffuser bottle still
05:45sat by the bed the Sicilian citrus scent that once made me feel safe was wrapped in the sharp
05:50smell of sedatives silently mocking my stupidity actually this wasn't the first time I'd seen
05:56Scarlett's hostility last year after begging my father for ages I finally boarded the family jet
06:00and went to a safe house in Chicago to see Nico but after I arrived Nico showed no surprise at
06:04all
06:04instead he spent every day in the war hoose with Scarlett leaning over city maps and planning operations
06:09even seeing me felt like a waste of his time I asked his men to announce me three times
06:14Scarlett simply posted a printed sheet of paper on the iron door of the war room
06:17it read Ava Russell and dogs no entry back then I was furious and hurt I fought with Nico but
06:23he
06:23only told me coldly scar doesn't mean any harm she's just direct besides delaying an operational
06:28briefing was your fault to begin with that was when I knew the scale in Nico's heart had long since
06:32tipped beyond repair Nico was still standing by the bed repeating that line he thought was so
06:37affectionate Ava at the end of the day I'm the one who gave you the oil this should be on
06:43me you want
06:44to blame someone blame me hearing Nico Scarlett suddenly grabbed the tactical dagger on the table
06:48drew the blade and pressed it against her own long hair it's just hair isn't it fine I'll shave mine
06:53too
06:53and keep you to company for my partner a little sacrifice is nothing don't blame Nico Scarlett spoke
07:00as if she were making some righteous sacrifice but the blade in her hand didn't press even the slightest
07:05bit into her hair I looked looked at her performance and suddenly laughed then do it
07:12Scarlett's hand froze I leaned forward and pressed her each word deliberate shave it her blade moved
07:18forward by half an inch but she used no force at all it didn't cut even a single strand I'm
07:23doing this
07:23for my partner fine I'll shave it that moment Nico leads me over drew the beretta from his waist and
07:28knocked
07:28the dagger out of Scarlett's hand with the grip he looked at me his face livid his eyes full of
07:31rage
07:32enough Ava Russell you are completely out of line I froze Scarlett is my life and death partner
07:38a comrade who would take a bullet for me in a street shootout why do you always have to make
07:42things hard for her she fought for four years in Chicago she has spilled more blood than you've
07:47shed tears in your entire life and you the moment you see another woman you turn her into an imaginary
07:52enemy Scarlett sees far beyond you she worries about the safety of the whole family about whether our
07:58brothers live or die what do you have in your heart scarlet tugged at his sleeve pretending to
08:05advise him Nico stop she is your fiancee after all but Nico didn't stop accusing me so what if she's
08:10my fiancee she's been shut inside that estate for too long her world is the size of a needle
08:14tail scar was only testing you in her own way I know it doesn't feel good but in this line
08:18of work
08:19courage and mental strength are everything why can't you get past this why force scar to shave her head
08:24with you do you have any idea how humiliating it is to force someone to do that I stood there
08:27listening to those words stab straight into my heart I had told myself countless times that it
08:32was time to let go of Nico Moretti but at that moment my heart still felt like it had been
08:37seized
08:37and crushed by a hand Ava put away your tantrums the Moretti name stands for absolute cold blood and
08:42obedience I don't need a narrow-minded bitter woman who haggles over a few strands of hair reflect on yourself
08:50after that he left the suite with several men without waiting for my answer the instant everyone
08:55left the strength I had been forcing myself to hold on to seemed to drain out of me all at
09:00once
09:00a dense suffocating pain spread through my veins and into every limb I looked at that brilliant
09:06patch of gold on the floor and suddenly realized I truly hated Nico Moretti now I raised my hand pulled
09:13off that heavy ridiculous wig and threw it aside letting my blue tint scalp be exposed to the air again
09:19when footsteps sounded outside the suite door darling tomorrow is your big day I asked the
09:26kitchen to make you when my mother pushed the door open she was still holding a cup of black coffee
09:31the cup in her hand crashed to the floor spilling hot coffee everywhere my mother stared at my bald head
09:36her eyes went wide and her voice shook beyond control your your hair she looked down and saw the long
09:43hair scattered across the floor panic overtook her what what happened who did this my hearing was
09:49sharp I heard scarlet outside the fire exit unable to suppress a soft laugh mom it's all right I held
09:55my mother's violently shaking hands and comforted her softly my mother's tears fell instantly the wedding
10:01is tomorrow how are you supposed to face anyone like this all of new york society is watching what are
10:05we supposed to tell them already I looked into her eyes and said each word clearly mom I messaged
10:12Damien Costello I'm changing the groom after I sent the message my mother wiped her tears and walked out
10:22that evening I received Damien Costello's reply just one sentence the wedding goes on leave the rest to me
10:30the wedding was tomorrow but that night I tossed and turned unable to sleep so I got up early to
10:35try on
10:35the wedding dress and put on the wig I stood in front of the mirror watching the Vera Wong handmade
10:40wedding gown that had taken half a year to customize the exquisite dress made me look impossibly
10:45beautiful I had imagined countless times what I would look like wearing it to marry Nico now it only
10:51felt ironic late at night everyone in the estate had gone to sleep the door was suddenly opened with a
10:57key card Nico stood in the doorway with scarlet behind him no other men with them when he saw me
11:04in the
11:04wedding dress a clear flicker of guilt crossed his face Ava Russell we're even now
11:13what do you mean I didn't understand I raised my eyes and asked
11:20that Sicilian oil extract knocked you out cold but when he smelled it the effect was different
11:29when I poured the oil for you I left a little at the bottom and didn't clean it up who
11:33knew anyway now
11:34we're even you lost your hair and something unplanned happened between us Nico owes me a huge favor he has
11:40to formally repay I looked at those glaring marks then turned to Nico Nico took one step forward and spoke
11:50Ava Scarlet saved my life three times in Chicago and now she's been dragged into this according to family
11:57rules anyone who saves the boss's life must receive the proper position and protection within the organization
12:02I owe her an official explanation why don't we postpone tomorrow's wedding for now postpone again seven years
12:09had passed since he promised himself to me when I was 17 I no longer had years of youth left
12:13to waste on
12:14him even if I wasn't going to marry him anymore I still wanted an answer why what did you say
12:21I looked into his eyes and repeated word by word why do I have to postpone again what kind of
12:28question is
12:28that Scarlet risked so much for me and you can't even show this much understand Ava when did you become
12:33so cold-blooded Scarlet waved a hand beside him pretending to be Magnus Nico forget it I really don't care
12:39we're life and death
12:40partners this is nothing no you've done so much for me I must give you a formal explanation once I
12:46finish this territorial expansion I'll make you my underboss have the entire family recognize your
12:54position and officially move you into the estate Scarlet paused then looked at me then what about Ava
13:03Russell
13:04Ava is still my fiance in name that doesn't change but you are my underboss in the organizational hierarchy your
13:11rank is higher than her
13:12You're moving into the estate as the family's official recognition of your contributions
13:16No one will dare say a word fine by me. I don't care about empty titles anyway. Have you lost
13:22your mind?
13:24It's different in my heart. She is my right hand, but you are my wife
13:29She may rank higher in the organization, but you are the person closest to me watching the two of them
13:34play off each other
13:35I suddenly laughed. I no longer cared whether I was the person closest to Nico
13:40I will not postpone the wedding Nico's face darkened instantly
13:45Ava Russell do you have to be this unreasonable reasonable or not tomorrow?
13:50I will appear at the wedding thing on time Nico stared at me for a long time before finally gritting
13:54his teeth and nodding fine
13:56Since you refuse to understand scarlet and insist on fighting for the title of mrs morati
14:01Don't regret it
14:04Early the next morning I sat in front of the vanity mirror wearing that italian custom wig
14:09The white handmade lace wedding gown made me look upright elegant and noble when it was time for the ceremony
14:16My mother supported me as we walked toward the estate gates
14:19The iron gates opened
14:20I looked up at the people who had come to receive me and immediately saw Nico standing at the front
14:24He wasn't wearing the custom armani groom suit at all
14:27He was still in his usual black tactical jacket and the group behind him looked of servering the driveway only
14:31two more ready motor driver
14:33Riding the family govety no band stood splancy beside two ordinary black cars
14:36They didn't even have a bridal bouquet when Nico saw me he visibly sighed in relief and strode toward me
14:42There was relief in his voice ava this morning when I went back to the morati house
14:46My mother actually told me our wedding had been canceled on the way here
14:49I kept wondering if you really weren't going to marry me
14:51Just thinking about it made me panic
14:53But now that I see you coming out in your wedding dress. I know you're still sensible
14:58I looked at the shabby procession behind him then at the jacket he was wearing and curled my lips
15:03Nico moretti
15:05This is the scale of a wedding for the famous moretti heir
15:08Ava you're the one who insisted on holding the wedding today. I cannot ignore scarlet's contributions to the family
15:14She is about to become my underboss the family's resources must go to her purse today
15:19Your entering today has to be handled quietly
15:22There is no room for discussion
15:24Looking at Nico. I only found it ridiculous beyond words
15:27He kept saying scarlet was his partner
15:29But what kind of partner needed to be compensated with the treatment meant for a lawful wife
15:34I lowered my head and looked at the white wedding gown on my body
15:39If this is how i'm entering your family, then what am I to you?
15:43Some dirty secret you keep locked away. I'm Ava Russell. I wasn't put on this earth to be hidden in
15:49the dark
15:52I told you yesterday
15:54Scar's contributions must be formally recognized by the family her position as number two has to be established first
16:00These are the rules. This isn't up to me alone as for today's scene. I truly didn't have time to
16:04prepare. Why are you so obsessed with these formalities?
16:07Didn't have time to prepare?
16:10Nico Moretti you promised yourself to me when I was 17
16:14If we're talking about who came first who exactly was first
16:19Ava you're still upset about this. Why can't you be more generous about this scarlet risked her life for me?
16:24I owe her something you'll get what you're owed once you're in the family the house the money all of
16:29it
16:29So why make this so hard? It's just one ceremony
16:34My god the russell family's daughter is getting married and the moretti sent two lousy cars to pick her up
16:39The groom isn't even wearing a suit. There's not even a bouquet
16:42How is this the treatment for mrs. Moretti at this point?
16:45Anyone who didn't know better would think they were dragging her back as some servant
16:48They had to hide the russells have lost all face this time
16:51Look at the bride dressed so properly and moretti doesn't take her seriously
16:53Those comments slapped through the air hot and stinging as nico heard the voices pointing and whispering around him his
16:58face grew uglier
16:59Enough! Ava! Are you determined to embarrass us here and make everyone laugh at the moretti family?
17:06Let go of her!
17:07My mother screamed and tried to rush forward but one of nico's bodyguards shoved her roughly aside
17:12She stumbled and fell onto the grass
17:14Scarlet suddenly stepped out of the car behind nico wearing high heels and walked up to me
17:18Oh nico, why waste words on a spoiled little lady who has never seen the world?
17:23Since she cares so much about ceremony and even gets jealous of your underboss
17:26Why don't we let everyone see miss russell's true face?
17:29Let's see what gives her the right to negotiate terms with the marati family with a cold laugh
17:35She reached out grabbed my hair and ripped the custom wig off my head with brutal force
17:41No
17:43The surroundings fell deathly silent
17:45Then came the frantic flashes of reporters cameras and the gasps of the crowd
17:50Oh my god, she's bald!
17:52The russell heiress is actually bald
17:54I clenched my white wedding dress so hard that my fingertips bled
17:57Yet I refused to shed a single tear
17:59I looked at nico
18:00The second the wig fell nico's body visibly stiffened
18:03Shock and pity flashed quickly through his eyes
18:06In the next instant that trace of mercy was forcibly suppressed by the cold blood in his bones
18:10He clenched his fists and forced his gaze away from my reddened eyes irritable and stiff
18:16Ava will you not be satisfied until you've dragged all my dignity through the dirt?
18:19Look at yourself so pathetic and ridiculous like a freak
18:23Who else would want you besides me?
18:25Pick up the wig and get in the car now
18:30Before I could speak the sharp screech of tires suddenly rang out nico instinctively dodged behind a body guard
18:36A taser probe grazed past his ear and slammed deep into the trunk of the oak tree beside him
18:41He snapped his head up at the end of the driveway another procession was approaching in full force
18:47Leading it were eight bulletproof may box their bodies wrapped white silk surrounded by personal bodyguards in custom black suits
18:53The pressure they brought was overwhelming a red carpet unfurled across the ground the grandeur silence carried out
19:01At the front of the procession was damien costeo
19:04He wore a handmade white suit and walked straight toward us
19:08Suddenly he bent and picked up the wig from the ground
19:12The next second the wig was gently placed back on my head
19:16Damien turned and looked down at nico
19:23Morelli who gave you the right to degrade my wife
19:29Nico morelli was absolutely stunned he stood frozen looking for me to damien costello his voice is trembling
19:35Ava what is going on? Why is mr costello calling you his wife?
19:38I lifted the hem of my wedding dress walked past him
19:41Took damien's hand and headed straight toward that grand procession
19:45Because today is my wedding to him nico morelli
19:49Don't delay my wedding
19:51Turned footsteps sounded behind me nico caught up and tried to grab my hand
19:55But the costello bodyguards put him in place behind him scarlet was too shocked to speak
20:00What did you say you and I have an engagement the only person you can marry is me how could
20:06you I turned back to
20:07Look at him and said every word clearly
20:09I
20:10Ava russell cannot be someone else's accessory
20:13I cannot be a shadow hidden from the light
20:16That was a temporary measure. I explained it to you about scar. I don't care about scar
20:21All I know is when I was 17 you promised yourself to me
20:24I waited for you for four years then three more again and again. You made me wait made me step
20:29back made me endure
20:31Niko moretzi. I've had enough after that
20:34I turned and got into the custom bulletproof myoc in the middle the moment the car door closed
20:38I saw nico through the window his face full of helpless panic damien costello
20:43Looked down at me who was primed to the ground is carrying a touch
20:46So morelli did I just hear you right you want ava to marry into the morali house quietly like a
20:51dirty secret?
20:53Niko raised his head and looked at him unwillingness in his eyes. I'm curious
20:58What made you think the only daughter of the russell family the future mistress of the east coast costello family
21:04needed to be an accessory to your more any house
21:06Only that she and I were engaged first damien drew
21:09Two documents stamped with family wax leaves from the inner pocket of in front of him
21:12This is a marriage contract witnessed by the commission
21:15My marriage to ava russell is fully legal and recognized by all families today's wedding is known across the entire
21:21east coast
21:23As for you nico morelli
21:25By rights, you should be stationed in chicago. Why are you in new york?
21:29No wonder you didn't receive the annulment letter signed by ava russell that I had sent to you
21:34Violating the ceasefire agreement between families crossing territories without authorization and returning to new york on your own
21:40That alone is enough
21:42To strip you of your heir status and then there is your unauthorized use of family controlled drugs and illegal
21:48transport of heavy weapons across borders
21:51Tell me do you think the gentlemen of the commission know the wedding car stopped steadily at the gates of
21:56the costello family's seaside estate on long island
21:58By the time the ceremony ended night had fallen the estate was lit and decorated
22:02Guests who had come to offer congratulations left one after another the door opened and damien costly walked in stopping
22:08behind me
22:09He reached out and touched the wig on my head then his lips curved slightly his voice carrying a trace
22:14of tender
22:14nico morelli has been detained outside by my men for almost two hours
22:19He says he wants to see you, but I don't want to see nico moretti
22:24Damien mouthed something to me
22:26I understood he said the commission's legal counsel is listening inside
22:32Then I can see him
22:37Damien arranged an empty reception room for me and station bodyguards outside the door with surveillance recording the entire time
22:44When I pushed the door open and walked in I realized the room was full of people
22:48Niko stood in the center with his cappies and consagularies behind another shuffled forward two steps his voice close to
22:55tears
22:55Miss russell niko truly loves you. He talked about you every day in chicago. All of us brothers heard it
23:00That's right whenever he went out to fight. He always carried the cross you gave him
23:04He said he would marry you once he took the territory. We heard that for four whole years. Miss russell
23:08He treasured that cross like his life if anyone touched it. He'd lose his mind
23:12Miss russell you and nico grew up together after all these years
23:16You can't just I listened as they listed all the ways nico had been good to me
23:21But my heart was like dead water not a ripple stirred
23:24She was the only one in the room who did not lower her head
23:27She stood there with her chin raised high her face full of defiance. Why are all of you backing down?
23:33What's so great about ava russell?
23:36Ava russell i really unestimated you
23:39Yesterday you were playing pitiful in the hotel suite today. You've climbed onto damien costello and married into the costello
23:44family
23:45Your skill at playing men is no different from those social climbers desperate to marry into power
23:50I never expected miss russell to be so good at it. I said nothing. I only looked at her coldly
23:56nico suddenly spoke
23:58His voice fierce in a way. I had never heard before
24:01Scarlett shut your mouth
24:03Scarlett froze she turned to look at nico disbelief all over her face
24:09What did you say?
24:11I said shut your mouth nico have you lost your mind be quiet
24:17Nico you're yelling at me because of her who am I i'm your life and death comrade
24:22Ava russell's turned around and married someone else. What are you doing now?
24:30Ava I was wrong
24:34I looked at his face and said nothing
24:39I know I was wrong
24:41I shouldn't have let scar shave your hair
24:44I shouldn't have said those things to hurt you. I shouldn't have
24:48He paused then said again, but ava scarlet did save my life
24:53Chicago, I walked into an ambush and was trapped in a car about to explode when I was about to
24:57die scarlet dragged me out of the fire
24:59She said she wanted to test your nerves. So I I nico could not finish
25:02The family members in the room hurried to speak over one another
25:05Miss russell scar saved the boss's life. The boss owed her a huge debt. It wasn't easy for him to
25:09refuse her
25:10Yes, miss russell the boss has you in his heart. He just couldn't swallow his pride
25:13He didn't know how to turn scar down after all these years between you and the boss. You can't just
25:17nico spoke again his voice full of pleading ava
25:20You can hit me or curse me
25:22Just don't leave. All right
25:24I took the essential oil bottle from my clutch and threw it onto the floor the small bottle rolled to
25:29nico's feet
25:29I looked into his eyes and asked word by word. Then why did you use this to set me up?
25:35The night before yesterday when you came to my suite, I wanted to tell you our engagement was over
25:39But you didn't let me finish you only place this oil bottle by my bed said
25:43It was the best thing for sleep told me to rest well and left my tone edged with bone-deep
25:47mockery
25:48I thought it was your wedding gift to me
25:50Even if the engagement was gone, we still grew up together
25:53I never imagined you would use it to scheme against me and let others trample on me
25:58nico's face went white as paper
26:01I continued every word was like an ice-tempered dagger driven into his heart
26:06I never imagined you would stand by and watch someone
26:09Take electric clippers to the hair i'd grown for 12 years and shave it all away
26:13I raised my hand and removed the wig from my head
26:16I placed it casually on the coffee table beside me exposing my bare scalp and its golden stubble
26:22The room fell instantly silent
26:24Every family member lowered their head not one daring to look at me
26:28That day in my suite weren't all of you laughing so happily at my bald head
26:32Why don't you dare look now?
26:36And you
26:37Do you think a woman looks good like this?
26:40Niko could not say a word
26:41His lips trembled violently
26:44That day when scarlet pretended she was going to shave her own hair
26:47You said forcing someone to do that was a grave humiliation
26:50You told me not to force her
26:53Niko Morelli do I not have dignity
26:58Ava I I didn't mean it that way I just
27:00You just what?
27:02Niko opened his mouth and could not say another word
27:05I looked at the family members in the room then at scarlet standing to the side and said clearly
27:10You brought all these people back to new york from chicago without authorization carried heavy weapons
27:14Illegally and used family controlled drugs without the permission
27:17Niko Morelli do you know what charges those are?
27:20I bent down picked up the oil bottle from the floor and held it in my palm
27:25This addictive in this bottle is a family issued controlled drug
27:30Once the commission investigates they'll know exactly where it came from and when it was made
27:34I looked into his eyes my tone calm but filled with pressure
27:37Niko wait and explain yourself to the commission
27:39Explain why you didn't receive the announcement letter I sent
27:42Explain why you violated the ceasefire agreement and left your post without permission
27:46Explain why you used family controlled drugs without authorization
27:52Niko completely panicked
27:54Ava you can't do this everything I did was for you
27:59I said nothing and looked at him coldly
28:01His eyes were so red they seemed about to bleed
28:04I drove day and night with the brothers for four days and four nights breaking through two blockades to get
28:10back here all for you
28:12I wanted to make it back before the wedding I wanted to marry you in person
28:17I was afraid you'd be anxious waiting in New York
28:21So you rushed back to shave my head bald
28:25I continued exposing him without mercy
28:29So you couldn't wait to roll into bed with scarlet
28:35Niko Morelli do you always say that out loud don't you find yourself ridiculous
28:43Ava I truly did it all for you
28:46If I didn't care about you why would I come all this way from Chicago to New York
28:49We destroyed three SUVs the brothers went three days and nights without closing their eyes
28:53Enough everyone froze at the sudden voice
29:00A hidden door behind the bookcase slowly opened
29:03A man in a gray three-piece suit stepped out
29:06The family ring on his hand declaring his extremely high rank
29:09It was Mr. Lorenzo the commission's legal counsel
29:12The room fell silent
29:14Niko's face turned ashen as a corpse
29:16His body went weak
29:17His head dropped and he could no longer hold himself like the heir of the Morati family
29:21Mr. Lorenzo looked at Niko his tone icy
29:24What an heir of the Morati family
29:26Mr. Lorenzo did not speak loudly
29:28Yet everyone in the room trembled like leaves
29:31Abandon your post without permission
29:32Dis disregarding the rules
29:34How impressive
29:37Mr. Lorenzo's gaze sweat across the room
29:39He merely raised his hand
29:40A team of enforcements in black suits immediately surged in from outside
29:43Filling half the room in a dark mass
29:45All persons involved in violating the ceasefire agreement
29:47And suspected illegal possession of weapons are to be taken away and held separately for investigation
29:51The family members on the floor exploded into panic
29:55Consulieri, please give us one more chance
29:59Consulieri, we follow Faustico back
30:01He gave the order
30:02Please show mercy
30:04The enforcers didn't care
30:06Two men stepped forward for each person
30:08Called the family members up and dragged them out
30:11Cries and pleas instantly filled the room
30:14Some sobbed loudly
30:15Some reached for the hem of my dress
30:17Only to be kicked away by an enforcer
30:19I watched them get dragged out one by one
30:21Soon, half the room was empty
30:23Mr. Lorenzo's gaze landed on Scarlet
30:25Scarlet's face had gone bloodless
30:27Malicious assault, humiliation of an allied family's daughter
30:30Suspected authorized use of family equipment
30:33And abandoning your post
30:35Under family law, what should the punishment be?
30:38Consulieri, give me one more chance
30:42I earned merits in Chicago
30:44I saved Nico three times
30:46Merit gives you the right to ignore family law
30:48Merit gives you the right to break into someone else's residence and shave her head
30:52Using past service as arrogance and disregarding the rules
30:56Under the law, what should that merit earn you?
30:58Scarlet opened her mouth and finally could not say another word
31:02Mr. Lorenzo didn't even look at her as he ordered the enforcers
31:05Strip her of family status and expel her from the organization
31:08Also, send her information to every rival family
31:11Let her fend for herself
31:12Scarlet's face lost every trace of color
31:16Scarlet screamed and lunged from the floor
31:18Grabbing the hem of my wedding dress
31:20Ava! Miss Russell! Mrs. Costello!
31:24I was wrong, I was really wrong, I shouldn't have shaved your hair
31:27I shouldn't have said those things
31:29I'll shave my head too, I'll do it right now
31:31Scarlet pulled the clipper from behind her waist and tried to shove it into my hand
31:35You shave it! Shave my hair as much as you want! Throw me out! Don't let them kill me!
31:40I did not take it
31:41I let the clipper clatter to the floor
31:42I looked down at her, my toeing flat
31:44Miss Scarlet
31:45Family rules stand above everything
31:47There are no exceptions
31:49Scarlet froze
31:50I stepped back, pulled my dress heel from her hands and spoke with bone-deep mockery
31:54Just now you said my skill at playing men was no different from the social climbers
31:58Then what do you call this begging on your knees?
32:01Scarlet trembled all over and could not say a word
32:04The enforcer stepped forward and hauled her up from the floor
32:07As she was dragged out, she kept looking back at me
32:10The expression in her eyes shifted from pleading to venom
32:13And finally to complete despair
32:15From beginning to end, Nico never raised his head to look at Scarlet once
32:19Mr. Lorenzo glanced at him and gave a cold order
32:22Nico Moretti is suspected of violating family law, abusing family resources,
32:26abandoning his post without permission, and unlawful entry into a private residence
32:30Take him to the underground holding room to await further investigation and judgment by the commissioner
32:34The enforcers stepped forward and hauled Nico up
32:37As they dragged him toward the door, he suddenly looked back at me and called my name in a hoarse
32:41shout
32:43I did not answer him, I didn't even give him a glance
32:47Nico still wanted to say something, but the enforcers had already dragged him out
32:52The room finally fell quiet, Mr. Lorenzo looked at me, his tone softening slightly
32:57Mrs. Costello, you have suffered an injustice
32:59I shook my head, thank you consigliere for enforcing the law fairly, I don't feel wrong
33:04Mr. Lorenzo nodded, said nothing more, and left with the enforcers
33:08Damien stood outside the door, leaning against a column, he was playing with a gold coin in his hand
33:13All handled?
33:14When he saw me come out, he put it away and asked with a smile, I nodded
33:18He looked at me and suddenly laughed
33:21I thought you'd go soft one more time
33:23I looked up at him, what do you mean?
33:25Nico Moretti
33:27If you'd softened just now and pleaded for him, Lorenzo might have gone easier on him
33:32I looked into his eyes and said every word clearly
33:35I won't
33:37I understood the gesture he gave me earlier
33:39It meant Lorenzo was in the reception room, monitoring the entire conversation
33:43That was why I was startled
33:44But the moment I decided to come out and see Nico, I had already prepared to ruin him beyond recovery
33:50Because I hated him
33:52I hated him for trampling the heart I had offered him with both hands
33:56And I hated him even more for grinding my dignity under his feet again and again
34:02If I had not turned around and married Damien Costello
34:05Those two shabby black cars today would have been taking me to the Moretti house
34:08To become a shadow hidden from the light
34:10I looked at the distant night view of the estate and repeated it again
34:14I will never go soft on him again
34:16For the next few days, the Costello estate closed its doors to guests
34:21People from the Moretti family came several times to beg me
34:24But the bodyguard stopped them outside the gates
34:27That day, I was sunning myself in the courtyard
34:29When the butler came to report that Nico Moretti's mother was waiting outside the estate gates
34:34And refused to leave
34:35I sighed and got up to walk to the entrance
34:37Isabella Moretti stood on the stone steps
34:39Her hair dishempled, her eyes swelling red like walnuts
34:43When she saw me come out, she rushed forward and grabbed my arm
34:46Mrs. Costello! Mrs. Costello, please!
34:49For the sake of the bond you had growing up together, save Nico!
34:52Mrs. Costello, you and Nico were childhood sweethearts
34:55You grew up together
34:56When he was eleven, he bought children from another family for you
35:00Mrs. Costello, have you forgotten?
35:01Mrs. Costello, I looked down at Isabella, my tone flat
35:05Mrs. Costello, I haven't forgotten
35:06Isabella lifted her head, hope flashing in her eyes
35:09Mrs. Costello, I cut her off directly
35:11Mrs. Costello, I also haven't forgotten how he protected Scarlett
35:14Mrs. Costello, I also haven't forgotten how he protected Scarlett and scolded me for lacking grace
35:16Mrs. Costello, when Scarlett shaved my head
35:17Mrs. Costello, Isabella froze
35:18Mrs. Costello, I also haven't forgotten how he accused me of being unreasonable
35:21Mrs. Costello, when he wanted me to enter the Moretti house quietly, as an accessory
35:25Mrs. Costello, Isabella's face went white instantly
35:27Niko may have been foolish, but your Moretti family never showed me even a shred of sincerity, did you?
35:32Since you looked down on me from the start, why can't I beg you now?
35:36I said
35:37Mrs. Moratti, go home
35:39Isabella's tears surged again
35:41Mrs. Costello, but Mrs. Costello, Niko truly loves you
35:43He was only, he was only blinded by that bitch Scarlett
35:45I said
35:47Rules are rules
35:48The family's code of silence does not make allowances for sentiment
35:52Isabella's words caught in her throat instantly
35:54I stepped back and pulled my wrist from her hand
35:56Safe travels, Mrs. Moratti
35:58I turned and entered the estate gates
36:01Behind me came Isabella's heartbroken cries, but I no longer cared
36:06That night, Damien came to my suite
36:09He sat across from me, watching as I removed my wig and revealed the golden stubble
36:13that had already begun to grow on my head
36:15You're surprisingly at ease with it
36:16Damien spoke, his tone carrying a trace of admiration
36:19I touched my scalp and smiled faith
36:21It'll grow back
36:22I'm still curious
36:23Damien leaned back in his chair and spoke lazily
36:25How did you give up on Niko Moratti completely overnight?
36:28My hand paused
36:30I thought I would have to wait much longer
36:32I turned to look at him, confused
36:34Wait, what do you mean?
36:36His eyes were serious, without the slightest hint of a joke
36:39As he said each word clearly
36:41I mean, I've loved you for a very long time
36:43I froze
36:44The wig nearly slipped from my hand
36:46On your 17th birthday, when Niko proposed to you with the family ring, I was at that party
36:51Back then, I thought that's it
36:53I have no chance
36:54Later, he went to Chicago
36:55And you waited quietly for him in New York for four years
36:59Then I thought that's it
37:00Your heart only has room for him
37:02And then you called me on an encrypted line and asked if I dared marry him
37:07That night, I was happy I didn't sleep at all
37:09Damien smiled, his eyes full of tenderness
37:12I've been waiting
37:14Waiting for the day you finally gave up on him
37:16I opened my mouth and could not speak for a long time
37:20Then what if I had stayed foolish to the end and insisted on marrying Niko Moretti?
37:23Wouldn't you have waited for nothing?
37:25Damien raised a brow
37:26His tone carrying a bit of dominating ruggishness
37:28Even it meant that going to war with the Morettis
37:31And turning his wedding upside down
37:32I would have taken you away
37:34His words left me speechless
37:35I shot him a reproachful look
37:38You... that's bandit behavior
37:40He laughed, his eyes curving with it
37:43Stealing a bride?
37:44Who's going to strip me of my godfather's seat for that?
37:48I couldn't help the curve of my lips
37:50Damien's smile faded
37:51He looked at me seriously and gently touched the short golden struggle on my head
37:55His movement impossibly tender
37:58Ava, from now on no one will ever make you wait again
38:01Before your hair grows back
38:03I've had a Paris Casture Atelier make more than 20 wigs for you in different styles
38:07With matching jewelry
38:09You can wear a different one every day
38:11Look at the tenders in his eyes
38:13My own eyes too early warmed
38:15And I couldn't help smiling
38:16Outside the window, the city lights glittered
38:19Reflecting the tenderness in the room
38:20Chicago's cold wind could not reach this little courtyard
38:24From now on, there would be no more cold
38:27The first time Damien Costello saw Ava Russell was at her 12th birthday party
38:31That day, the roses at the Long Island estate were in perfect bloom
38:34Ava wore a white floral dress
38:36Her blonde hair braided into a fishtail brain that fell to her waist
38:39And held a newborn rabble kitten in her arms
38:41Smiling until her eyes curved like crescent rooms
38:44Damien was 15 that year and had already been learning family affairs at his father's side for two years
38:49He had seen too many heiresses smiling falsely, too many socialites deliberately pleasing the powerful
38:53But Ava was different
38:54She ran across the lawn with the kitten in her arms and accidentally bumped into him
38:59She looked up at him, neither apologizing nor panicking
39:02Only tilting her head to ask
39:04Who are you?
39:05I haven't seen you before
39:08Damien Costello
39:09She nodded, as if she had heard the name, or perhaps as if she hadn't
39:12Then stuffed the kitten into his arms
39:14Hold this for me, I'm going to get cake
39:17Then she ran off
39:18Damien stood on the lawn, holding the soft rag-ball kitten
39:21Stunned for several seconds
39:23When the bodyguard behind him tried to step forward and take it
39:25He waved him off and stood there himself, waiting for a full ten minutes
39:28When Ava came back with cake and saw him still standing there, she paused
39:32You're still here?
39:33You told me to hold your cat
39:34Ava blinked, then suddenly laughed
39:38You're kind of interesting
39:39That night, after Damien returned home, he sat at his desk, opened a new notebook, and wrote a line on
39:45the first page
39:46Ava Russell, 12 years old, Long Island Estate, Rag-doll kitten
39:49He told no one
39:50From that day on, every move he made, every negotiation he entered, every territory he expanded, was quietly paving a
39:57path for her
39:58On her 17th birthday, Nico Moretti took out the family room and promised himself to go in front of everyone
40:03Damien stood in the corner of the banquet hall, holding a glass of champagne he never touched
40:08Watching Ava blush and nod with a face full of joy
40:11His own face showed no flaw
40:12After the banquet ended, he returned to his car, took that notebook out of the glove box, opened it to
40:17the first page, and stared at that line for a long time
40:20Then he closed the notebook, shut his eyes, and spoke in a voice only he could hear
40:25That's it, no chance
40:27During the four years Nico Moretti spent in Chicago, Damien never once stopped paying attention to that city
40:33He sent three groups of informants into Chicago's underground forces, not to target the Moretti family, but to ensure Ava's
40:40safety, even though she knew nothing about it
40:44Boss, Moretti's expansion in Chicago is going smoothly, but Scar Volanti has more and more influence at his side
40:50She pushed out two of Moretti's old men, she's already Nico's most trusted person
40:54Damien sat in his office, turning a gold coin in his hand
40:59After hearing the report, he was silent for a long time
41:04Has Ava been to Chicago once?
41:06She took the Russell family jet
41:08But Moretti barely saw her, he spent most of his time in the war room
41:11Scar even put a note on the war room door that said
41:14Said what?
41:16The informant hesitated
41:18Ava, Russell, and dogs, no entry
41:20The gold coin in Damien's hand snapped down onto the desk
41:24Boss, should we?
41:26No
41:27The man she chose is hers to face
41:32Unless she asks, I don't interfere
41:35Not interfering didn't mean he didn't know
41:37During those four years, he had people compile a monthly report on Ava and deliver it to his desk
41:42The reports listed which charity daners she attended, what new books she bought, which galleries she visited, and even what
41:48flowers she planted in the estate
41:50Damien locked those reports in the drawer of his study and never let anyone touch them
41:55One night, his mother walked into the study and saw him scaring out the window
41:58A report lay open on the desk with a photo of Ava Russler's attending a dinner attached to it
42:03You still can't let her go? Damien said nothing
42:06She's engaged to the Moretti family
42:08Waiting for her is waiting for nothing
42:15That night at 1140pm Damien had just finished a six hour negotiation with the Philadelphia family and returned to his
42:22room to shower
42:22It was an infone rang number
42:24He answered, the other end was silent for two seconds, and then he heard Ava's voice
42:28It was not the clear, laughing girl's voice in his memory
42:31It was whorzy and exhausted, as if something had crushed it over and over
42:36Damien
42:38Yes
42:39Do you remember what you once told me?
42:43Damien's heightened slightly
42:44He had said too many things to her
42:46Almost every time he saw her, he would say one or two lines that seemed casual but had actually been
42:51waved countless times
42:52He didn't know which one she meant
42:54Which one?
42:55Ava was silent for a few seconds
42:56Then she said, word by word
42:59You said, if one day you need a better choice than Nico Moratti, I'll always be here
43:04Damien's fingers turned white around the phone
43:06He did not speak
43:08Not because he didn't want to, but because he was afraid his voice would shake the moment he opened his
43:12mouth
43:13I'm here
43:14Another silence followed, then Ava said
43:16I'm changing the room, do you dare marry me?
43:19That night Damien Costello truly did not sleep at all
43:22He wasn't hesitating, he had no hesitation whatsoever
43:25He was planning
43:26By four o'clock the next morning, he was already sitting at his desk drafting the two marriage contracts to
43:31be witnessed by the commission
43:32Before dawn, he had called the heads of four families in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore
43:38Telling them that the Costello family was holding a wedding
43:40And the bride was Ava Russell, the only daughter of the Russell family
43:44No one objected
43:45Not because they didn't dare
43:46But because in the East Coast underworld
43:48No one had ever been able to take what Damien Costello wanted, except Ava Russell
43:52He had waited seven years, and she had finally asked
43:56From the moment he decided to marry Ava, Damien treated the wedding like a battle
44:01Not because he wanted to show off, but because he knew Nico Moretti would not let it go
44:05Raise the wedding security level to the highest
44:08Within a two kilometer radius of the Long Island estate, every high point gets a sniper
44:15On the wedding day, anyone without an invitation who approaches the estate is to be restrained immediately
44:22Boss, what about the Moretti family?
44:25Nico Moretti is still in Chicago
44:27But he will definitely come back
44:29If he follows the ceasefire agreement, he can only bring a few people
44:33If he doesn't, Damien paused, his eyes turning cold
44:36Even better
44:37Two days before the wedding, he sent Nico Moretti the annulled letter Ava had signed with her own hand
44:43He sent two copies, one through formal channels, and one by private courier, directly to Nico's safe house in Chicago
44:50Did Nico receive it or not?
44:53It doesn't matter
44:54What he wanted was a legitimate reason
44:56If Nico received the annullment letter and still abandoned his post to Russia back to New York
45:01That was contempt for the rules
45:03If he didn't receive it, that was his own problem
45:06Either way, Damien had already won
45:08But there was one thing he had me-calculated
45:11On the wedding day, Damien wore a handmade white suit and stood at the estate gates, waiting for his bride
45:17He had imagined this moment countless times
45:19Ava in white too, her blonde hair like a waterfall, walking out from behind the iron gates
45:24Sunlight falling over her, so beautiful she didn't seem real
45:27The iron gates opened, Ava came out
45:29The white gown was beautiful
45:30Her posture was upright, elegant, and noble
45:33But Damien's gaze fell almost instinctively on her head
45:36A wig
45:36He recognized it at a glance
45:38Not because the wig was poor
45:40It was the finest custom wig from Italy
45:42Hand-woven, every strand carefully selected
45:44On her head, it was almost flawless
45:46But Damien had watched her for too many years
45:48He knew the curve, color, and shine of her hair
45:51He knew how she liked to tuck it behind her ear
45:54He knew how her blonde hair moved when the wind blew
45:57This woman wearing a wig was not the Ava in his memory
46:00The smile on Damien's face did not change
46:02He walked forward, extended his hand, and spoke in a warm, proper voice
46:07Are you ready?
46:08Ava glanced at him and nodded lightly
46:10She placed her fingers in his palm
46:12In that instant, Damien felt her fingertips trembling lightly
46:15He said nothing, he only held her tighter
46:17After the wedding ceremony ended, he had people investigated
46:21Two hours later, the report was placed on his desk
46:23Niko Moretti, Scarlet Scarvalanti, seductive in the essential oil
46:28Electric clippers, blonde hair all over the floor
46:31After reading the report, Damien was silent for a long time
46:35Then he picked up the desk phone and dialed a number
46:38Mr. Lorenzo, I need a favor
46:42It wasn't that Damien Costello had never killed anyone
46:44When he was 16, he personally watched his father order the execution of a traitor for the first time
46:49The man knelt on the concrete floor of the warehouse
46:51Crying so hard his whole body shook
46:53Chouting, I was wrong
46:55And give me one more chance
46:56His father did not look at the man
46:58He only said one thing to Damien
46:59In our line of work, softness gets you killed
47:02Damien remembered
47:03For 20 years, he had never gone soft
47:06But that night, when Ava walked out of the reception room
47:09And he leaned against the column asking
47:10I thought you'd go soft one more time
47:12She looked into his eyes and said every word clearly
47:15I will never go soft on him again
47:17Damien looked into her eyes
47:19There were no tears in them
47:21No hatred
47:22Not even resentment
47:23Only a quiet, final resolve
47:25As if something had already been turned over
47:27He suddenly thought of the way she looked seven years ago on the lawn
47:30Holding a ragdoll kitten and smiling until her eyes curved like crescent moons
47:34That girl was gone
47:35The woman standing before him had been shaved bald, humiliated, and betrayed
47:39Yet still kept her back straight and her head high as she walked out of that room
47:43Damien smiled
47:44It wasn't triumph
47:45It wasn't relief
47:46It was something complicated
47:48Something even he could not explain
47:50He reached out and gently touched the wig on her head
47:53Before your hair grows back
47:54I've had a Paris Kutuli make more than 20 wigs for you in different styles
47:59With matching jewelry, you can wear a different one every day
48:02Ava paused, then smiled
48:04The smile was faint
48:05Different from the smile she had worn at 12 while holding the ragdoll kitten
48:08But Damien thought it was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen in his life
48:11It's all right
48:12When her hair grows back
48:14When the wound in her heart slowly heals
48:17When one day she can smile again the way she did at 12
48:21He will always be here
48:24Three months later, Ava's hair had grown to ear length
48:27The golden stubble had become soft, lying against the curve of her ears and making her face look even smaller
48:32She only wore the wigs Damien ordered from Paris once
48:34I don't want to wear them anymore
48:36This is fine
48:37It's pretty good
48:39Damien glanced at her and said nothing
48:41He put the 20 plus wigs into a wardrobe cabinet
48:44Then had the matching jewels reset into everyday pieces
48:47And had the butler place them on her venery every morning
48:50One night, Ava was reading in his studio and accidentally pulled open the locked drawer
48:54She saw the notebook
48:56She opened it to the first page
48:58Ava Russell, 12 years old, Long Island estate, ragdoll kitten
49:04She froze
49:04She kept turning the pages
49:06Ava, 13, birthday party, wearing a pink dress, a white rose tucked into her hair
49:10Ava, 14, sent to Switzerland for school
49:13Plane departed from Kennedy Airport
49:15Weather clear
49:16Ava, 15, first family dinner
49:18A little nervous but performed very well
49:20Ava, 16, returned from Switzerland
49:22A little tanned but smiling happier than before she left
49:25Ava, 17, birthday
49:27Nico Moretti proposed
49:28She said yes
49:29After that line, there was a period
49:31Then she turned the page
49:33The handwriting was new
49:34The ink a different color
49:36Clearly written later
49:37Ava, 20, waiting for Nico Moretti in New York
49:40I am still waiting
49:41Ava, 21, went to an art gallery alone
49:44I went too
49:45She didn't see me
49:46Ava, 22
49:47The Russell family began urging her to marry
49:49She still refused to pressure Nico
49:51She is stubborn
49:52Ava, 23, she called me
49:54Ava, 23, she married me
49:56Under that final line, there was a small star
49:58Ava held the notebook and sat on the study carpet
50:01Her tears fell one by one onto the page
50:04Blurring that little star
50:06When Damien pushed the door open, this was what he saw
50:10He froze for a second
50:11Then walked over, crouched down
50:13Gently took the notebook from her hands
50:14Closed it and placed it aside
50:16Who told you to go through my things?
50:18Ava raised her head and looked at him
50:19Her eyes red
50:20Her voice a little hoarse
50:21Why didn't you tell me?
50:22Tell you what?
50:24That I've liked you since you were 12?
50:26That's too embarrassing
50:27Ava was choked by his words
50:29Torn between crying and laughing
50:30Weren't you afraid I would really marry Nico?
50:33Damien looked at her and suddenly smiled
50:34There was no triumph in that smile
50:36No bitterness
50:37Only something quiet and tender like moonlight
50:39I was
50:41But I was more afraid you would regret it
50:43Ava froze
50:43Damien reached out and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear
50:47His touch so gentle it was as if he feared breaking something
50:50If you chose someone else, that was your fear
50:53But if you chose me, I would always be here
50:57Ava's tears fell again
50:59She buried her face in his chest and muttered
51:02Damien Costolo, you really are an idiot
51:04Damien held her, lowered his head
51:07And kissed the top of her hair
51:08His voice low and smiling
51:12I know
51:13Outside the window, the night wind over the Long Island estate was gentle
51:16And the distant city lights glittered
51:18She had lost the blonde hair that symbolized her status
51:21But she had found someone willing to wait 12 years for her
51:24For the rest of her life, there would be no more cold
51:26Over the window
51:26The 21st century
51:27On the way
51:27To와
51:27On
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