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00:00:00At 12, two boys swore to protect me.
00:00:04Alexander gave me a supercar.
00:00:06Julian proposed on a rooftop.
00:00:07But on my wedding day, both had used me.
00:00:10When Lily Evans walked in, they let her take everything.
00:00:13Later, I signed a death waiver.
00:00:17Stole my car.
00:00:18Crashed through a blizzard.
00:00:23Six months later, I returned on General Carl's arm.
00:00:32I saw the two drained faces.
00:00:36I said, you both deserve to die.
00:00:43Alexander Sterling, the billionaire heir to the Sterling Empire, planned to publicly dump me for a club girl.
00:00:50A club girl named Lily Evans.
00:00:53Furious, my father Robert Vance pulled strings to blacklist her.
00:00:58He intended to ship her overseas to fend for herself.
00:01:02Unexpectedly, Alexander did not intervene.
00:01:05He did not fly into a rage.
00:01:07He simply watched.
00:01:09My 18th birthday was approaching.
00:01:12The entire upper class of Kingston was preparing for my birthday banquet at the Vance estate.
00:01:21Alexander and I had been engaged since we were children.
00:01:25Everyone said we were the perfect match.
00:01:30The Sterlings and the Vances.
00:01:32Two empires united through marriage.
00:01:36But something felt wrong.
00:01:38Alexander had been distant lately.cold, even.
00:01:42When I asked him about it, he dismissed me with a single word.
00:01:45Busy.
00:01:47That was all I got.
00:01:49I stood before the full-length mirror in my room, adjusting the sapphire necklace Alexander had given me last week.
00:01:55The stone matched my eyes, he'd said.
00:01:58Now I wondered if he'd even remember giving it to me.
00:02:02Downstairs, the orchestra was already tuning their instruments.
00:02:11Guests in haute couture gowns and tailored suits streamed through the marble foyer.
00:02:17My father descended the grand staircase beside me.
00:02:20His hand firm on the small of my back.
00:02:24Eleanor, tonight, keep your smile on.
00:02:27No matter what happens.
00:02:29He said under his breath.
00:02:30I looked up at him.
00:02:32His jaw was tight.
00:02:34What do you know that I don't?
00:02:37He didn't answer.
00:02:38He just squeezed my shoulder once and walked ahead to greet the first arrivals.
00:02:44Something was coming.
00:02:48I could feel it in the air, heavy and suffocating, like a storm gathering behind closed doors.
00:02:58The banquet hall glittered with crystal chandeliers and whispered secrets.
00:03:04I circulated through the crowd, smiling until my cheeks ached.
00:03:09Alexander arrived fashionably late, as always, but he didn't come alone.
00:03:15Lily Evans hung from his arm like a silk scarf draped over furniture.
00:03:18She wore red.
00:03:21Not just any red.
00:03:22The exact shade of crimson that Alexander had once told me was.
00:03:27Too bold for anyone but you, Eleanor.
00:03:30My stomach dropped.
00:03:33Guests exchanged glances.
00:03:35Murmurs rippled through the room like wind through wheat.
00:03:40Robert's face went dark across the room.
00:03:43He started moving toward us.
00:03:45His stride sharp and purposeful.
00:03:50I caught his eye and shook my head frantically.
00:03:53Not here, not now.
00:03:55Not in front of everyone.
00:03:58He stopped.
00:03:59But the damage was already done.
00:04:04Lily leaned into Alexander and giggled at something he whispered in her ear.
00:04:11Her fingers traced the lapel of his tuxedo.
00:04:16Possessive.deliberate, a declaration written in body language.
00:04:21I turned away before anyone could see my expression crack.
00:04:25The balcony doors were just ahead.
00:04:27I needed air.
00:04:29I needed to breathe.
00:04:31Behind me, I heard Alexander's voice cut through the music.
00:04:35Everyone, may I have your attention.
00:04:40The room fell silent.
00:04:42Every head turned toward him.
00:04:44Toward us, toward Lily.
00:04:46Still clinging to his arm, toward me.
00:04:49Standing alone near the glass doors that led out into the cold night.
00:04:57Alexander said,
00:05:00I have an announcement.
00:05:01His voice rang clear and confident through the banquet hall.
00:05:07Lily pressed closer to him.
00:05:09Her painted lips curving into a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
00:05:16I felt every pair of eyes in the room burning into my back.
00:05:22This engagement,
00:05:24Alexander continued,
00:05:25was arranged by our families a long time ago.
00:05:28A pause, deliberate, calculated.
00:05:31But I've come to realize that neither Eleanor nor I are happy with this arrangement.
00:05:36Gasps, scattered,
00:05:38like broken glass across marble.
00:05:41So today,
00:05:42I am officially announcing the end of our engagement.
00:05:46The room erupted, phones came out.
00:05:49Whispers became shouts.
00:05:51Someone was already live streaming.
00:05:54I stood frozen,
00:05:56my hands still resting on the balcony door handle.
00:05:59This was how it ended,
00:06:00not in private,
00:06:01not with decency,
00:06:03but in front of 300 people,
00:06:05live streamed to the world.
00:06:08Thank you all for understanding.
00:06:10Lily stepped forward,
00:06:11wrapping both arms around Alexander's waist.
00:06:14She said,
00:06:14her voice dripping with false sweetness.
00:06:17Alexander and I are very much in love.
00:06:21Robert exploded across the room.
00:06:26You disgusting!
00:06:29Mr. Vance.
00:06:31One of them said evenly.
00:06:33We suggest you calm down.
00:06:34Alexander's bodyguards intercepted him before he could reach the stage.
00:06:38Calm down?
00:06:39You said,
00:06:40you can't get a four in the end!
00:06:42Robert's voice cracked.
00:06:47Alexander looked down at my father with something close to pity.
00:06:51Eleanor will find someone else.
00:06:53She always was.
00:06:55Resilient.
00:06:58The way he said that word made my skin crawl resilient.
00:07:03Like I was a problem to be managed rather than a person to be loved.
00:07:07I pushed through the balcony doors and stepped out into the freezing night.
00:07:13The sound of the crowd faded behind me,
00:07:16replaced by the lonely whistle of wind across the mansion's rooftop gardens.
00:07:22I gripped the railing until my knuckles turned white.
00:07:28I would not cry.
00:07:30Not here.
00:07:31Not ever in front of them again.
00:07:35I left the banquet through the garden exit,
00:07:37avoiding the main hall entirely.
00:07:40My white supercar waited in the circular driveway,
00:07:43gleaming under the decorative lights.
00:07:50One of the valets brought the keys to me.
00:07:53Ms. Vance.
00:07:54Should I have the driver ready?
00:07:57No.
00:07:58I'm driving myself tonight.
00:08:00My voice came out steadier than I expected.
00:08:05I slid into the driver's seat.
00:08:10The leather still held the faint scent of the custom cologne Alexander had picked out for me on my birthday
00:08:14five years ago.
00:08:20Alexander had sat right where I was sitting now.
00:08:22He'd taken my hands in his and said,
00:08:26This car is yours, Eleanor.
00:08:28Only yours.
00:08:29No one else will ever sit in this seat.
00:08:31I started the engine.
00:08:33The roar vibrated through my chest.
00:08:35Familiar and comforting.
00:08:40I pulled out of the driveway and onto the main road.
00:08:44Kingston at night was beautiful.
00:08:47Skyscrapers glittered.
00:08:49Streetlights cast golden pools on wet pavement.
00:08:52I didn't know where I was going.
00:08:54I just drove.
00:08:5820 minutes later.
00:09:00The GPS signal flickered and died.
00:09:02The engine made a strange sound.
00:09:04A grinding cough that no sports car should ever make.
00:09:08Then the power steering failed.
00:09:10I wrestled with the wheel.
00:09:12Managing to guide the dying car toward the side of the road.
00:09:14It rolled to a stop in front of a narrow alley between two brick buildings.
00:09:18The neighborhood was wrong.
00:09:19Neon signs flickered in languages I didn't recognize.
00:09:23Figures loomed in doorways.
00:09:24Watching.
00:09:25I reached for my phone dead.
00:09:29The car's emergency system, usually so reliable, stayed silent.
00:09:37I unlocked the door and stepped out.
00:09:39My heels clicking on the grimy pavement.
00:09:49A voice from the shadows, then another.
00:09:52And another.
00:09:54Three men emerged from the alley's mouth.
00:09:56Forming a half circle around me.
00:09:59Their smiles held nothing human.
00:10:01I tried to run.
00:10:02My heel caught on a crack in the pavement and I went down hard.
00:10:06Palms scraping against rough concrete.
00:10:10Someone grabbed my hair.
00:10:11Another wrenched my arms behind my back.
00:10:13The third.
00:10:14I never saw his face clearly.
00:10:16Forced something between my teeth.
00:10:18A bottle.
00:10:19Liquid burned down my throat.
00:10:21Bitter and chemical.
00:10:22Making my vision swim.
00:10:26Look at her.
00:10:27All dressed up like a doll.
00:10:31She's worth a fortune.
00:10:32Another said.
00:10:33Check her bag.
00:10:34Design her everything.
00:10:35One of them laughed.
00:10:40Another said.
00:10:42Phones came out.
00:10:43Flashes blinded me.
00:10:44They were recording everything.
00:10:46I wanted to scream.
00:10:47But my throat had clenched shut around the terror lodge there.
00:10:51My mind detached.
00:10:53It floated somewhere above my body.
00:10:55Watching the scene unfold like a bad movie I couldn't walk out of.
00:10:59This wasn't happening.
00:11:00This couldn't be happening.
00:11:02Not to me.
00:11:03Not to Eleanor Vance.
00:11:05Daughter of the Vance medical empire.
00:11:07Fiancé of Alexander Sterling.
00:11:09Time blurred.
00:11:12When I finally became aware of myself again.
00:11:15I was curled on the ground.
00:11:17My dress was torn.
00:11:19My body shook with cold or shock or both.
00:11:21The men were gone.
00:11:23Their laughter echoed somewhere in the distance.
00:11:26Fading into the city noise.
00:11:28I pushed myself upright.
00:11:30My phone was missing.
00:11:32My jewelry was gone.
00:11:33Even my shoes.
00:11:35One had fallen off during the struggle.
00:11:39I limped back to my car on bare feet.
00:11:43The engine wouldn't start.
00:11:45Of course it wouldn't.
00:11:47Someone had made sure of that.
00:11:50I slumped against the driver's side door and let the darkness swallow me whole.
00:11:55I don't know how long I lay there.
00:11:57An hour, maybe more.
00:11:59Headlights swept across the alley mouth.
00:12:01A black sedan slowed to a stop.
00:12:04Two men in dark suits stout.
00:12:07My father's security detail.
00:12:10They'd tracked my car's emergency beacon.
00:12:15Mrs. Vance?
00:12:16I couldn't speak.
00:12:19They helped me into the back seat.
00:12:21Wrapped me in a wool blanket.
00:12:23And drove me straight to Vance Manor.
00:12:28My father was waiting in the foyer.
00:12:30One look at me and his face crumpled.
00:12:32He didn't ask questions.
00:12:34He didn't demand answers.
00:12:37He simply carried me upstairs to my room.
00:12:40Laid me on my bed.
00:12:41And called the family doctor.
00:12:44The examination was quick.
00:12:49No permanent physical injury.
00:12:51The doctor said gently.
00:12:53But the psychological toll.
00:12:55He left that sentence unfinished.
00:12:57Morning came to fast.
00:12:59I refused to leave my room.
00:13:01But the world refused to let me hide by noon.
00:13:04The story was everywhere.
00:13:06Photos, videos, speculation.
00:13:09The Vance heiress found intoxicated in red light district.
00:13:13Sterling heiress x.
00:13:14Fiance caught in compromising position.
00:13:17Sources say Alexander Sterling ended the engagement hours before the incident.
00:13:22My phone blew up with messages.
00:13:24Most were from people I'd once called friends.
00:13:27Are you okay?
00:13:29What happened?
00:13:30Oh my god.
00:13:31Eleanor, I'm so sorry.
00:13:33And then the other kind of message.
00:13:35The ones that came from numbers I didn't recognize.
00:13:39Slut.
00:13:41Whore.
00:13:42She deserved it.
00:13:43Damaged goods.
00:13:45I deleted them all.
00:13:47Every single one.
00:13:48But the words had already burrowed under my skin.
00:13:52Where they would fester for a long time to come.
00:13:56Julian Montgomery arrived that afternoon.
00:14:00We'd grown up together.
00:14:02Alexander.
00:14:03Julian and I.
00:14:05The three of us had been inseparable since kindergarten.
00:14:08Julian was different from Alexander.
00:14:14Softer, more thoughtful.
00:14:19Where Alexander blazed, Julian warmed.
00:14:23He sat beside my bed, holding my hand with careful gentleness.
00:14:28Eleanor.
00:14:31His voice was low, steady.
00:14:35I know you're going through hell right now.
00:14:37I said nothing.
00:14:38But I want you to know, none of this changes how I see you.
00:14:42I finally looked at him.
00:14:44His brown eyes held no judgment.
00:14:46No pity.
00:14:48Just something that might have been warmth.
00:14:51Marry me.
00:14:52He said.
00:14:53I blinked.
00:14:55What?
00:14:57Marry me, Eleanor.
00:14:59Not because of what happened.
00:15:01Not because I feel sorry for you.
00:15:07He squeezed my hand tighter.
00:15:13Marry me.
00:15:16Because I've loved you since we were kids.
00:15:18And I was too cowardly to say it until now.
00:15:23Marry me.
00:15:24Because.
00:15:26I don't care about your reputation or what people are saying.
00:15:33The Montgomerys and the Vances have been allies for generations.
00:15:37Our families would celebrate this union.
00:15:40There isn't prayerless that you'll be called Perseptom this year.
00:15:43And most importantly.
00:15:46Marry me.
00:15:48Because I will spend the rest of my life making sure no one ever hurts you again.
00:15:56I stared at him.
00:15:58This was Julian.
00:15:59My childhood friend.
00:16:01The boy who once carried me three miles through a rainstorm because I'd twisted my ankle.
00:16:08Julian was offering me a lifeline.
00:16:12A way out of the wreckage Alexander had made of my life.
00:16:18I...
00:16:18I need time.
00:16:20My voice caught.
00:16:22Take all the time you need.
00:16:24He smiled.
00:16:24And for a moment, it almost looked genuine.
00:16:27I'm not going anywhere.
00:16:29He leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to my forehead.
00:16:34Rest now, Eleanor.
00:16:35Everything is going to be okay.
00:16:36After he left, I lay in the dark staring at the ceiling.
00:16:40Everything was not going to be okay.
00:16:42I could feel it in my bones.
00:16:44The shape of the trap closing around me.
00:16:46Invisible but unmistakable.
00:16:48Julian's proposal was too convenient.
00:16:51Too perfectly timed.
00:16:52And something in his eyes when he mentioned Alexander's name.
00:16:56Something that didn't match the words coming out of his mouth.
00:16:59The marriage registration was scheduled for the following Monday.
00:17:02I wore white.
00:17:04Not a wedding dress.
00:17:05I wasn't ready for that.
00:17:07But a pristine white haute couture ensemble.
00:17:10It felt like armor against what was coming.
00:17:12The civil registry office was a modest building compared to the cathedral weddings the upper
00:17:16class usually favored.
00:17:18But Julian had insisted on simplicity.
00:17:26For us, it's not about the spectacle.
00:17:29It's about the commitment.
00:17:32He'd said.
00:17:33I stood in the lounge area, waiting for our appointment number to be called.
00:17:37Julian had stepped away to take a call.
00:17:40Through the half-open door of the adjacent conference room, I heard voices.
00:17:45Two women.
00:17:47Secretaries.
00:17:48From the sound of it, their conversation drifted toward me like smoke.
00:17:51Did you hear about Mrs. Vance?
00:17:54I heard it's been a scent of like, we don't ever go to wear.
00:17:56A poor thing.
00:17:57Her reputation is ruined in the upper class.
00:18:01And in the end, she has to rely on Mr. Montgomery with pieces.
00:18:04My blood went cold.
00:18:06What do you know?
00:18:07To marry that little influencer, Lily Evans.
00:18:11Mr. Sterling orchestrated the trap to ruin Miss Vance.
00:18:14My hand flew to my mouth.
00:18:18He even paid those thugs to disappear.
00:18:21No witnesses.
00:18:22No evidence.
00:18:24He destroyed her just to clear the way for Lily.
00:18:28The second secretary lowered her voice further.
00:18:32And Mr. Montgomery.
00:18:33He doesn't love Miss Vance either.
00:18:35My heart stopped.
00:18:37He's only marrying her because he's afraid she used the Vance's power to take revenge on Lily.
00:18:45He wants to keep her under his nose where he can watch her.
00:18:48Withstanding it's a mauve and and burst it is on it rape and and burst it for Noxus, this
00:18:52pre's miskindits and unseed you the grex.
00:18:57It turned out that both of thee were in love with Lily.
00:19:01Despair, like an invisible hand, strangled my throat.
00:19:05Both of them.
00:19:06Both of the men I trusted my entire life.
00:19:08They were both in love with the same woman.
00:19:10The woman who had taken everything from me.
00:19:12And Julian's proposal.
00:19:14It was never about saving me.
00:19:16It was about controlling me.
00:19:18I walked out of the registry office into the bright afternoon sun.
00:19:22My legs felt like they belonged to someone else.
00:19:26Julian was waiting by the fountain in the courtyard.
00:19:29Wearing that same gentle, warm smile that had comforted me for days.
00:19:36Now it made me want to scream.
00:19:38He saw my expression change and his smile faltered.
00:19:43Eleanor?
00:19:45What's wrong?
00:19:47What's wrong?
00:19:49You look pale.
00:19:50I pulled the marriage registration papers from my bag.
00:19:53I looked at them for a long moment.
00:19:55All those carefully printed words.
00:19:57All those official stamps and signatures waiting to be added.
00:20:00All of it built on a foundation of lies.
00:20:02I ripped the papers in half.
00:20:04Then in quarters.
00:20:07Then I kept tearing until there was nothing left but white confetti scattered around my feet.
00:20:14I'm not marrying you, Julian.
00:20:16Julian's expression changed instantly.
00:20:18The warmth drained away, replaced by something sharp and calculating.
00:20:22He stepped forward, gripping my wrist tightly.
00:20:27Eleanor.
00:20:28Have you lost your mind?
00:20:30Right now, in all of Kingston.
00:20:32I'm the only one who doesn't mind your past.
00:20:35His voice was a low hiss.
00:20:37Meant only for me.
00:20:39By breaking off the engagement,
00:20:41do you plan on being pointed at and judged for the rest of your life?
00:20:46I know you're still obsessed with Alexander.
00:20:50But if you really love him,
00:20:53shouldn't you just let him be happy with Lily?
00:20:55My nose stung.
00:20:57I looked up, forcing back the tears,
00:20:59and asked him with a cold sneer.
00:21:02So you love Lily too?
00:21:03You're sacrificing yourself to marry me just to let her and Alexander be together?
00:21:10To stop me from hating her out of jealousy and causing trouble for Lily.
00:21:16You're marrying me as a decoration to keep me under surveillance, right?
00:21:23A trace of panic flashed across his face,
00:21:26but he kept denying it.
00:21:27His eyes rimmed with red.
00:21:30Eleanor, how can you think of me like that?
00:21:33We grew up together.
00:21:34You know I'm not that kind of person.
00:21:39Around us, guests and passersby had stopped to watch.
00:21:42The whispers started immediately.
00:21:46Mr. Montgomery is only marrying her for old time's sake,
00:21:49yet she's throwing mud at him in public.
00:21:51What an ungrateful bitch.
00:21:52Since she doesn't appreciate his kindness,
00:21:54he should just cancel.
00:21:55I don't think anyone else would dare take her except him.
00:21:58Robert appeared at my side,
00:22:00his face dark with rage.
00:22:01He was about to open his mouth to defend me,
00:22:05to tell everyone the truth about that night.
00:22:07I hurriedly grabbed his hand,
00:22:10shook my head at him,
00:22:11leaned close and whispered in his ear,
00:22:14Dad, don't say it.
00:22:16If the Sterlins and the Montgomerys join forces,
00:22:18we can't win.
00:22:24Alexander just secured those major projects.
00:22:26He's untouchable right now.
00:22:29Alexander has everyone in his pocket now.
00:22:34He destroyed me for Lily,
00:22:36and he'd do it again.
00:22:41If we fight him,
00:22:42he'll bury us under his lies.
00:22:47No one will believe us now.
00:22:53They'll just think we're fishing for sympathy
00:22:55and slanting the two great families.
00:22:57Robert's chest heaved with violent anger.
00:22:59His fists clenched at his sides.
00:23:05Robert could only storm back into the building in frustration.
00:23:10Leaving me to face it alone,
00:23:12Julian took my hand again,
00:23:14looking at me with deep affection that I now knew was an act.
00:23:18Eleanor,
00:23:19if you're in a bad mood today,
00:23:21I can wait.
00:23:23This engagement
00:23:26stands forever.
00:23:31As long as you promise me
00:23:32not to harass Alexander and Lily anymore.
00:23:36I shook off his hand.
00:23:38My eyes were cold as ice.
00:23:42I won't marry you.
00:23:44Nor will I go look for Alexander again.
00:23:52Not in this lifetime.
00:23:58Because I'm about to.
00:24:00Just as I was about to reveal my plan,
00:24:02my real plan,
00:24:03a familiar engine roar cut through the air.
00:24:06A white supercar screeched to a curb nearby.
00:24:09Lily Evans stepped out,
00:24:11dressed in haute couture Chanel,
00:24:13swaying her hips like she owned the sidewalk.
00:24:15Her eyes found mine.
00:24:17And when she looked at Julian,
00:24:19there was a trace of subtle,
00:24:21lingering affection in her gaze.
00:24:23A fragmented light instantly lit up in Julian's eyes.
00:24:27But he suppressed it just as quickly.
00:24:30Lily walked up to me,
00:24:31tears flowing on command.
00:24:34Crocodile tears bathed in artificial sunlight.
00:24:39Eleanor,
00:24:39why did you still wear these clothes
00:24:41to go see Alexander today?
00:24:43I'd never been to the Sterling Manor today.
00:24:46She was lying.
00:24:50Why are you still clinging to him so tightly
00:24:52when you're about to get married?
00:24:53The surrounding whispers became even more piercing.
00:24:56Just now,
00:24:57she was swearing she wouldn't stalk Mr. Sterling,
00:25:00but the moment she turns around,
00:25:01the official girlfriend shows up.
00:25:03She really has no shame.
00:25:05Mr. Montgomery even spent a forge
00:25:07wearing that pink diamond necklace for her.
00:25:09What a waste of genuine affection on a dog.
00:25:11This kind of woman should be blacklisted.
00:25:13Hearing that I had gone to see Alexander today,
00:25:15Julian's eyes turned cold.
00:25:17He instinctively shielded Lily,
00:25:19his tone full of reproach.
00:25:21Eleanor,
00:25:21I know you look down on Lily.
00:25:23You think she comes from a club.
00:25:24You think she isn't clean.
00:25:27That she isn't good enough for Alexander.
00:25:29But she only worked as a receptionist at the club.
00:25:31She never sold her body.
00:25:33She is still pure.
00:25:34Look at yourself, Eleanor.
00:25:37After what happened in that red light district,
00:25:39your damaged goods.
00:25:41I took a deep breath.
00:25:42The winter wind sliced my face like a knife,
00:25:45stabbing straight into my heart.
00:25:50Yes,
00:25:51to whitewash Lily's background.
00:25:54To make her worthy of the Sterling's family prestige.
00:25:58Alexander had forced several media outlets
00:26:00to change their stories overnight.
00:26:02He'd even had a university professor recognize her as his influential sponsor
00:26:06to rewrite her past.
00:26:09Overnight,
00:26:09I became the slut spurned by everyone in the upper class.
00:26:13She became the inspirational,
00:26:15innocent goddess,
00:26:16the apple of Mr. Sterling's eye.
00:26:19Lily suddenly pointed at the ruby necklace around my neck
00:26:21and screamed emotionally.
00:26:23You thief!
00:26:25You stole the necklace Alexander gave me!
00:26:27How could you put your filthy hands on my engagement gift?
00:26:31I froze.
00:26:32I looked at Julian with bloodshot eyes.
00:26:35Didn't you send this necklace to me last night?
00:26:39Julian's eyes flickered.
00:26:41He avoided my gaze.
00:26:42Yet his tone was unusually firm.
00:26:45I never gave you anything, Eleanor.
00:26:47I nemeth you adjunal or sinna.
00:26:48Don't lie just to cover up your own crimes.
00:26:51You're making yourself look pathetic.
00:26:53My ears filled with voices calling me a thief.
00:26:56Those vicious words smashed into me like stones,
00:26:59leaving me breathless.
00:27:01Enduring the tearing pain in my heart,
00:27:03I yanked the necklace off with trembling hands.
00:27:05I smashed it viciously onto the ground.
00:27:10The gem shattered.
00:27:12Shards grazed Lily's calf.
00:27:15I said, my voice flat.
00:27:18I've never been to the Sterling Manor.
00:27:20So how could I possibly steal this necklace?
00:27:23Lily clutched her leg.
00:27:25A flash of triumphant malice crossed her eyes.
00:27:28She wailed to the crowd.
00:27:29We missed the servants at the Sterling Manor
00:27:32and all saw her come by today.
00:27:34If you don't believe me, go ask them!
00:27:39A cold, deep male voice suddenly came from outside the crowd.
00:27:45Lily, it's just a necklace.
00:27:47If she wants to steal it, let her steal it.
00:27:55I'll win a better one for you at auction.
00:27:58After all, Eleanor and I grew up together.
00:28:02Let's not make things too ugly on her big day.
00:28:06Alexander parted the crowd and strode over.
00:28:09He unceremoniously shoved Julian aside.
00:28:14He wrapped an arm around Lily's shoulder,
00:28:17his eyes burning with undisguised possessiveness.
00:28:25Thank you, Mr. Montgomery, for looking out for Lily.
00:28:28You two carry on with your business.
00:28:32Lily and I are heading back.
00:28:36I called out to him.
00:28:39Alexander, you know perfectly well I never went to your house today.
00:28:45Why didn't you defend me?
00:28:48He stopped, turned his head.
00:28:55Alexander's eyes were cold as ice.
00:28:58He leaned in close to my ear,
00:29:00whispering so only I could hear.
00:29:03I'm doing this so you'll finally get the message.
00:29:06I don't care how much you cry.
00:29:08You disgust me, Eleanor.
00:29:10Stay on disgust to you, Eleanor.
00:29:12Mitra Amashur, stay away from us,
00:29:14or I'll make sure you lose everything else.
00:29:18My eyes stung terribly,
00:29:20yet it felt as if my tears had already run dry.
00:29:25My memory drifted back to our childhood.
00:29:29Back then, no matter who wronged me,
00:29:32Alexander would be the first to step up and take them down.
00:29:35He used to say I was his little princess,
00:29:38no one was allowed to bully me.
00:29:41Yet now, to force me away,
00:29:43he allowed the woman he loved to frame me in front of everyone.
00:29:47He didn't know that even if I wanted to cling to him,
00:29:50I wouldn't have the chance anymore.
00:29:52After tomorrow, Eleanor would no longer exist in Kingston.
00:29:56After they left,
00:29:58Julian dispersed the onlookers.
00:30:00Seeing my face drained of color,
00:30:03he grabbed my hand.
00:30:04His tone laced with a trace of barely perceptible guilt.
00:30:09I'm sorry, Eleanor.
00:30:11I didn't actually buy that necklace.
00:30:13Lily just tossed it to me.
00:30:15I saw it looked expensive enough,
00:30:16and since you don't have much jewelry,
00:30:18I thought I'd use it to help you keep up appearances.
00:30:22I pulled my hand back expressionlessly.
00:30:25You didn't say that just now?
00:30:27What good does saying it now do?
00:30:29Alexander defended himself with self-righteous logic.
00:30:32If I had taken your side,
00:30:33Lily would have looked like a monster.
00:30:35Sir, you should rise.
00:30:36You don't out-hurt her.
00:30:37So what's the thing if you know level one to my son?
00:30:38Lily was only trying to help.
00:30:40She's fighting so hard to fit in.
00:30:42Did you really want to destroy her life?
00:30:44She's the apple of Alexander's eye right now.
00:30:46She struggled so hard to gain a foothold in the upper class.
00:30:48Did you want to ruin her?
00:30:52Anyway, I know the truth.
00:30:54Knowing you are innocent is enough.
00:30:58We're the ones living our lives together in the future.
00:31:01You don't need to care about how others look at you.
00:31:05He was wrong.
00:31:06I no longer cared about anyone's opinion.
00:31:09I just felt a bone-deep chill of heartbreak toward both of them.
00:31:13It was a fact that Lily had framed me.
00:31:16Yet to shield that woman,
00:31:17he had personally branded me a thief.
00:31:20And then he had the nerve to blame me for being unreasonable.
00:31:24I couldn't bear to think about why the boy who once carried me for miles through a rainstorm had turned
00:31:29into this.
00:31:31I turned and walked into the villa.
00:31:33Returned to my room,
00:31:34Julian followed me.
00:31:36He watched as I frantically threw all those designer bags and clothes onto the floor like a mad woman.
00:31:45I curled up on the bed,
00:31:47hugging my knees,
00:31:48sobbing uncontrollably.
00:31:52Eleanor,
00:31:53stop crying.
00:31:54I was wrong about this.
00:31:55I'll make it up to you double in the future, okay?
00:31:58I grabbed a crystal ornament within reach.
00:32:01I smashed it violently toward him.
00:32:03The impact left a bloody gash on his forehead.
00:32:06I told you!
00:32:08I'm not marrying you!
00:32:09Get the hell out!
00:32:12His temper ignited instantly.
00:32:14His eyes snapped.
00:32:16He grabbed me by the throat.
00:32:18He slammed me against the wall so hard the pictures rattled on their nails.
00:32:23If you don't marry me,
00:32:25who else would watch you?
00:32:27Do you want to go be a mistress for some low-class thug?
00:32:30Or do you want to be scorned and gossiped about for the rest of your life?
00:32:34I only agreed to marry you out of respect for our family's long-standing ties.
00:32:37Yet today,
00:32:38you tore up the marriage papers in public
00:32:40and completely humiliated the Montgomerys!
00:32:43I desperately clawed at his hand.
00:32:45I couldn't breathe.
00:32:47My face turned crimson.
00:32:49He released me abruptly.
00:32:50I coughed violently.
00:32:52Gasping for air.
00:32:56Tears streamed down my face.
00:32:58I forced a smile that looked more painful than weeping.
00:33:04Why?
00:33:04Why have you all changed like this?
00:33:06Julian watched my breakdown with cold eyes
00:33:08as if looking at an insignificant stranger.
00:33:11I kicked him out.
00:33:12I sat alone in the room until darkness fell.
00:33:14That night,
00:33:15I packed my few documents and personal belongings.
00:33:19I intended to bid this city a final farewell.
00:33:23Passing the high-end jewelry store we used to frequent,
00:33:26I spotted Alexander and Lily walking out.
00:33:29I froze.
00:33:30I watched Alexander plant a kiss on Lily's forehead.
00:33:33Then,
00:33:34with eyes full of adoration,
00:33:36he slipped a pink diamond ring onto her ring finger.
00:33:39He said,
00:33:40It's beautiful.
00:33:42It suits you perfectly.
00:33:43Lily seemed to spot me standing in the shadows.
00:33:46She lifted her chin in a provocative gesture.
00:33:49Turning back,
00:33:50she cooed at Alexander.
00:33:52It's gorgeous.
00:33:54But,
00:33:54didn't you fly all the way to the Middle East,
00:33:56just to find this diamond for Eleanor?
00:33:58Are you sure I should have it?
00:34:00Alexander gently stroked her long hair.
00:34:02He whispered soothingly,
00:34:03I'll give you whatever you want.
00:34:04I'd even let you play with the Sterling group if you asked.
00:34:17Lily cast a triumphant smile in my direction.
00:34:21She took Alexander's arm.
00:34:23The two of them walked intimately into the private club nearby.
00:34:27In December's Kingston,
00:34:29heavy snow suddenly began to fall.
00:34:31My heart turned completely cold.
00:34:34I didn't want to wait until tomorrow.
00:34:36I returned to the villa.
00:34:38I left a letter for my father on his desk.
00:34:42Then I put my white coat back on.
00:34:44It felt like putting on armor.
00:34:46The coat I'd worn to my volunteer medical shifts
00:34:49before everything fell apart.
00:34:52I took a taxi to Alexander's private garage.
00:34:57While the security guard wasn't looking,
00:35:00I slipped inside.
00:35:02My supercar.
00:35:04The white supercar sat in its usual spot.
00:35:07The one Alexander had given me on my 18th birthday.
00:35:10The one he'd just stolen back to give to Lily.
00:35:13I started the engine.
00:35:15The roar vibrated through my chest.
00:35:17Fierce and alive.
00:35:19I slammed on the gas.
00:35:21Clashed through the barrier.
00:35:23Sped away into the night.
00:35:25The guard couldn't stop me.
00:35:27He could only watch my taillights vanish into the darkness.
00:35:30I rolled down the window.
00:35:34Tell Alexander that I, Eleanor,
00:35:36am leaving for the Middle East right now!
00:35:39This car has been with me for five years.
00:35:42Let it take me on my final journey.
00:35:48I sped wildly.
00:35:50Tears burst forth.
00:35:51They were instantly scattered by the biting wind.
00:35:54Alexander.
00:35:55Julian.
00:35:56Our entanglement of over a decade ends today.
00:35:59Severed once and for all,
00:36:00the flustered security guard relayed the message to Alexander,
00:36:03who was drinking at the club.
00:36:05Hearing this,
00:36:06a sneer appeared on his face.
00:36:08Please.
00:36:09We all know it's an old doctor on that mission.
00:36:11Eleanor is just faking a suicide mission to get my attention.
00:36:14It's pathetic.
00:36:14But Lil likes that car.
00:36:16I can't let her drive it away.
00:36:17He threw on his coat,
00:36:18grabbed the keys to another sports car,
00:36:22and chased after him.
00:36:25Chasing all the way to the gate of the Vance's mansion,
00:36:28he honked the poor man.
00:36:31Eleanor, leave the car here!
00:36:32Where the hell you go is your own business!
00:36:34After a long while,
00:36:35the butler opened the gate.
00:36:36His eyes were red.
00:36:38His voice choked with emotion.
00:36:43He parked his car directly across the entrance of our mansion.
00:36:47This is what I learned later happened after I'd left Kingston.
00:36:51Vivian!
00:36:54Mr. Sterling,
00:36:56Ms. Vance has already gone to the airport.
00:36:59She really is going to the Middle East.
00:37:01That was what his assistant apparently told him.
00:37:04Alexander refused to believe any of it.
00:37:06Eleanor, get the hell out here!
00:37:08Don't think making up some story
00:37:10about going to die in the Middle East
00:37:11will make me change my mind.
00:37:13Everyone knows you're a spoiled princess, Eleanor.
00:37:15Used to cry for hours over a scratched knee.
00:37:18My father walked out when he heard the commotion.
00:37:21I was told he gazed at the drifting snow.
00:37:24His eyes must have been terrifyingly hollow that day.
00:37:28Alexander, just leave.
00:37:29Eleanor is truly gone.
00:37:31What she went to process yesterday
00:37:33were her exit papers.
00:37:35She will never be a stain on your sight to you again.
00:37:37I heard that Alexander felt a chill under my father's gaze.
00:37:41But he forced a smile anyway.
00:37:44Mr. Vance,
00:37:44is it fun helping your daughter put on an act?
00:37:47You adore your daughter so much.
00:37:49How could you possibly bear to let her go to a place like that?
00:37:54Alexander's expression darkened.
00:37:56His tone turned vicious.
00:37:58Even if she lost her verju in the red light district,
00:38:01you wouldn't necessarily send her off to die, would you?
00:38:04My father gave a cold snert.
00:38:06The sound seemed squeezed through clenched teeth.
00:38:08You animals pushed her to the edge.
00:38:10Maybe a war zone is the only place left where she can finally find some peace.
00:38:15Away from you!
00:38:21Alexander stared at my father's face.
00:38:24He tried to find even the slightest crack in that calm.
00:38:28But all he found was despair and dead silence.
00:38:33A sudden panic seized him.
00:38:37He kicked open the door to my room.
00:38:39The room was empty,
00:38:41save for the mess scattered on the floor,
00:38:43in that heavy snow driving a sports car.
00:38:47Where else could I have gone?
00:38:49Alexander walks out of the bedroom angrily and heads to the mansion gate.
00:38:53No sooner had the words fallen than two figures appeared at the entrance of the mansion.
00:38:58Lily and Julian.
00:39:01Alexander, don't worry.
00:39:03She drove into some random direction.
00:39:08I don't care about that junk car anymore.
00:39:11Since Eleanor likes it so much,
00:39:13let her keep it as a breakup fee.
00:39:16His fists cracked as he crunched them.
00:39:20I never thought that just to get back at me,
00:39:23she would actually sink this low.
00:39:25Mr. Vance,
00:39:26you really raised your daughter well.
00:39:28As a big shot businessman,
00:39:29to think you'd help her spin such a massive lie.
00:39:33He wrapped his arm around Lily and walked out.
00:39:36He patted Julian on the shoulder as he passed.
00:39:41I truly feel for you, Julian,
00:39:43having to pick up trash like her.
00:39:45Once she's done with her little drama and crawls back,
00:39:48I'll throw you a massive wedding gift for taking her off my hands.
00:39:52Julian forced the corners of his mouth up into a smile that looked worse than crying.
00:39:59Just take good care of Lily for me.
00:40:01After seeing the two of them off,
00:40:03Julian turned on my father.
00:40:06Just now,
00:40:07the Sterling family bodyguards
00:40:09said Eleanor went to the Middle East.
00:40:11Is that actually true?
00:40:15Julian knew Lily had been lying just now,
00:40:18but he hadn't exposed her.
00:40:20After all,
00:40:21Lily had shown him a report.
00:40:23She'd said she was already carrying his child.
00:40:26So no matter what she said or did,
00:40:28he indulged her unconditionally.
00:40:31My father let out a long sigh.
00:40:33He shook his head.
00:40:34He seemed to age ten years in an instant.
00:40:38Mr. Montgomery,
00:40:39please go back as well.
00:40:40If you want to find Eleanor,
00:40:42go look in the Middle East.
00:40:43There is no longer anyone named Eleanor in Kingston.
00:40:46With a final icy look,
00:40:47my father had the butler throw Julian out.
00:40:53Julian stood alone in the biting wind and snow.
00:40:55I imagine a cold,
00:40:57empty ache must have opened in his chest,
00:40:59like freezing wind tearing right through his ribs.
00:41:04My words outside the registry office
00:41:06must have flashed through his mind then.
00:41:08I won't marry you.
00:41:10Because I'm about to.
00:41:12Could it be?
00:41:13No.
00:41:13He refused to believe it.
00:41:15He drove like a madman
00:41:17to the International Aid Office.
00:41:18He didn't care about the cameras.
00:41:20He didn't care about the law.
00:41:22He shoved past the security guards
00:41:24who tried to block his path.
00:41:25He slammed his weight
00:41:27against the director's door
00:41:28and barged inside.
00:41:31Upon learning the truth,
00:41:33Julian collapsed entirely into the chair.
00:41:35How could you let her go?
00:41:37She is just an ordinary surgeon.
00:41:40That kind of place.
00:41:41The director looked at him coldly.
00:41:45Mr. Montgomery,
00:41:46this was Dr. Vance's own decision.
00:41:48She said she had no attachments left in Kingston.
00:41:52Here is her flight information.
00:41:54And a copy of the sign Death We Veil.
00:41:56Julian took the paper with trembling hands,
00:41:58my signature,
00:41:59written with such force
00:42:01it nearly pierced through the page.
00:42:04Now that I was gone,
00:42:05he shouldn't have worried about me
00:42:07hurting Lily anymore.
00:42:09Nor should he be torn between sides.
00:42:12Yet why did his chest feel crushed
00:42:15by a heavy stone?
00:42:17Clutching that photocopy,
00:42:18he stumbled to the Sterling Manor.
00:42:20To his surprise,
00:42:22the family doctor was there as well.
00:42:25Congratulations, Mr. Sterling.
00:42:27Mrs. Evans is pregnant.
00:42:28It's been two months already.
00:42:30Alexander picked up Lily
00:42:31and spun her around.
00:42:34He thrilled like a child.
00:42:41Seeing Julian enter,
00:42:43the smile on Alexander's face
00:42:45hadn't faded yet.
00:42:46Julian!
00:42:47What are you doing here so late?
00:42:49Perfect timing.
00:42:50I have good news for you.
00:42:51Julian guiltily avoided Alexander's gaze.
00:42:54He handed over the photocopy.
00:42:57This is Eleanor's exit record.
00:42:59And the death favor.
00:43:01She really went to the Middle East.
00:43:03The smile froze on Alexander's face.
00:43:05He took the paper,
00:43:06glanced at it,
00:43:07tossed it aside with disdain.
00:43:09Anyone can fake a piece of paper.
00:43:11This is just another one
00:43:12of her desperate games to get me back.
00:43:13Julian's eyes were red.
00:43:15His voice trembled.
00:43:17It's real this time.
00:43:18I went to the office to verify it.
00:43:20The plane has already taken off.
00:43:22And she applied for the most dangerous combat zone.
00:43:24The mortality rate is extremely high.
00:43:26Alexander frowned.
00:43:28An inexplicable irritation rose in him.
00:43:30Only a lunatic would go to a place like that.
00:43:32She must be hiding in some resort abroad,
00:43:35waiting for me to beg her to come back.
00:43:37Julian, don't be fooled by her.
00:43:39If she actually dared to go,
00:43:40I'll eat my hat.
00:43:41Julian was about to explain further
00:43:43when Lily suddenly clutched her belly.
00:43:48Lily collapsed onto the sofa,
00:43:50groaning in pain.
00:43:53Alexander, my stomach hurts so much.
00:43:56Is something wrong with the baby?
00:43:58Alexander panicked instantly.
00:44:00He scooped Lily up and rushed upstairs.
00:44:02Julian, we'll talk about later.
00:44:04Nothing is more important than Lily and the baby.
00:44:06Julian watched Alexander's retreating figure.
00:44:09He opened his mouth,
00:44:10but swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.
00:44:13An hour later,
00:44:14Alexander came downstairs,
00:44:16covered in sweat.
00:44:18Julian,
00:44:18what did you want to say just now?
00:44:21Julian took a deep breath.
00:44:22He repeated what he had said earlier.
00:44:26Eleanor really left.
00:44:27And I heard a new virus has broken out over there.
00:44:30Many doctors have been infected.
00:44:35Julian,
00:44:36why are you going crazy along with her?
00:44:38Aren't we's brothers?
00:44:39If Eleanor actually had that kind of dents,
00:44:41she wouldn't have called me crying then
00:44:42just because she was afraid of the dark.
00:44:46Julian raised his right hand.
00:44:48He pointed at the ceiling to swear an oath.
00:44:51Alexander,
00:44:52I'm not lying to you.
00:44:54You know me.
00:44:55I never joke about things like this.
00:44:57Hurry up and contact people over there to search for her.
00:45:00Or it really will be too weight.
00:45:01The smile on Alexander's face finally faded.
00:45:04It was replaced by a panic he'd never felt before.
00:45:08He grabbed his car keys.
00:45:10He rushed into the wind and snow.
00:45:13He drove straight to our mansion.
00:45:16Arriving at the gate,
00:45:17he ignored the butler.
00:45:18He shouted,
00:45:19Eleanor!
00:45:20Get out here!
00:45:21Stop playing games!
00:45:23As long as you come out,
00:45:24I can let you go back to work at the Sterling Hospital!
00:45:27I can give you the best resources!
00:45:29My father looked down from the balcony.
00:45:31His voice was as cold as ice.
00:45:34You're too late.
00:45:35She reached the Middle East days ago.
00:45:38The news just broke.
00:45:39Her camp was hit by an airstruck.
00:45:41Alexander's whole body shuddered.
00:45:43His legs went weak.
00:45:47Alexander earmeally knelt on the ground.
00:45:50Without another word,
00:45:51he prepared to rush to the airport.
00:45:54Just as he got into the car,
00:45:56Lily ran out in thin pajamas.
00:45:59Alexander, you can't go!
00:46:01Lily, move!
00:46:02I have to go and confirm it!
00:46:04Julian also arrived,
00:46:06looking at the scene with a complicated expression.
00:46:09After a long while,
00:46:10he spoke slowly.
00:46:11Alexander, if you really want to go,
00:46:13I'll go with you.
00:46:14But as for Lily,
00:46:15she's pregnant.
00:46:16She can't handle the stress.
00:46:18Alexander looked at Lily.
00:46:21She was weeping like a pear blossom in rain.
00:46:24Then he checked the news notification on his phone.
00:46:27Medical camp in Country R,
00:46:29Middle East attack.
00:46:30Casualties unknown.
00:46:31He gritted his teeth.
00:46:33He threw a plane ticket to Julian.
00:46:34You go.
00:46:35No matter how,
00:46:35what it costs,
00:46:36you must bring her back to me.
00:46:37And ask her,
00:46:38why on earth did she leave so firmly?
00:46:40If she's doing this out of spite,
00:46:41I'll apologize to her personally.
00:46:44Alice,
00:46:44we grew together.
00:46:45I can't just watch her die.
00:46:50Alexander carried Lily back inside.
00:46:53Julian took the ticket and flew overnight to that war-torn nation.
00:46:55Lily had told him that he absolutely could not let Alexander go.
00:46:58Only if Julian missed.
00:46:59When could the matter be handled properly?
00:47:01As for how to handle it,
00:47:02that was a secret between them.
00:47:03After more than 20 hours of travel,
00:47:05Julian finally arrived at the temporary camp on the border of country,
00:47:09our dot sky-filling.
00:47:10Yellow sand and the pungent smell of disinfectant greeted him.
00:47:15Two mercenaries in camouflage blocked his way.
00:47:19Who are you looking for?
00:47:20I'm looking for Dr. Eleanor Vance.
00:47:23The mercenaries exchanged a glance.
00:47:26A meaningful smile spread across their faces.
00:47:29So you're looking for that female doctor from Asia?
00:47:32Our boss is spending some quality time with her right now.
00:47:38Julian's heart skipped a beat.
00:47:40He asked anxiously.
00:47:41Where is she?
00:47:43One of the mercenaries pointed to a tent in the distance.
00:47:48Over there.
00:47:52Honestly?
00:47:53I doubt she'll walk out of that tent in one piece.
00:47:59Julian burst into the tent like a madman.
00:48:04Julian ripped the curtain aside,
00:48:06but he froze in his tracks at the scene before him.
00:48:08I was still in my white doctor's coat.
00:48:11My hands were steady as I worked on a man covered in blood.
00:48:15I didn't even look up.
00:48:17The man had piercing eyes as sharp as a hawk's,
00:48:19the kind of eyes that looked like they had seen a thousand battles.
00:48:21But right now, he was looking at me with a strange gentleness.
00:48:26Eleanor.
00:48:28Let the nurses handle the small stuff.
00:48:31I don't want you to overwork yourself.
00:48:33Julian stared.
00:48:35His mouth hung open.
00:48:36He knew exactly who this man was.
00:48:39Carl Anderson.
00:48:40The general known as the Desert Eagle in this part of North Africa.
00:48:44He was the man who really ran everything.
00:48:46I didn't even blink.
00:48:48My hands remained rock steady as I continued closing the gash in his side.
00:48:52My voice was low, professional, and utterly calm.
00:48:56Carl, as long as you're on my table, you're the patient and I'm the doctor.
00:49:00Stop moving.
00:49:01Carl let out a low, rough chuckle.
00:49:04There was a dangerous glint of amusement in his eyes as he finally stayed still.
00:49:11They told me Eleanor Vance was just another rich girl with a silver spoon in her mouth.
00:49:15I didn't expect your hands to be this steady with a scalpel.
00:49:19You actually had the balls to storm my compound alone just to save one life.
00:49:24You've definitely proven me wrong, doctor.
00:49:26As he spoke, he looked up.
00:49:28The moment he saw Julian, who had just kicked the door open and stood there panting,
00:49:32Carl's eyes turned cold and lethal, as sharp as the edge of a blade.
00:49:36This uninvited guest is even more annoying than the desert sandstorms.
00:49:40Not a shred of manners.
00:49:42My hands never paused.
00:49:44Are you still here?
00:49:47Do you want to end up as a nameless corpse in this godforsaken place too?
00:49:51This isn't Kingston.
00:49:53Your power and influence mean nothing here.
00:49:55I turned to Carl.
00:49:57Here, the only things that matter are the scalpel in my hand and Carl's word.
00:50:01Julian stared at me in utter disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
00:50:04Eleanor, how could you... how could you associate with a cold-blooded killer like him?
00:50:10I smiled faintly.
00:50:12I tossed the bloody gauze into the tray.
00:50:16Julian, you know the answer perfectly well.
00:50:19Why ask me?
00:50:21Fighting back the nausea rising within me, I refused to look at him.
00:50:26Go back.
00:50:27Tell Alexander that I, Eleanor, will never return in this lifetime.
00:50:30Carl's murderous gaze locked onto Julian, forcing him to take a frightened half-step back.
00:50:38Before leaving, Julian left one last remark.
00:50:43Eleanor, seeing that you're doing well, I'm relieved.
00:50:46If you ever regret this, call me anytime.
00:50:50Alexander and I will come to get you.
00:50:52I merely chuckled at his words.
00:50:54Go back and tell Alexander that whatever bond we gared over the last decade ends today.
00:50:58We are finished.
00:50:59From now on, in life, my soul belongs to this land.
00:51:02In death, I shall be buried beneath these deserts.
00:51:05Julian stood frozen for a long moment.
00:51:07The desert wind whipped sand against his face.
00:51:09He opened his mouth as if to say something else.
00:51:12But no words came out.
00:51:13He turned and walked away.
00:51:17Let's go inside.
00:51:18It's getting cold.
00:51:22I leaned into his warmth.
00:51:24From that day on, I stopped being the ruined girl from Kingston.
00:51:28Between my steady surgical hands and a raw grit they'd never seen in a woman, I did the impossible.
00:51:34I earned the respect of Carl and his men.
00:51:37Back home, people whispered about the ruthless general as if he were a monster from a nightmare.
00:51:43But up close, he wasn't the demon they made him out to be.
00:51:46He was a man of his word, fiercely loyal to those under his protection.
00:51:50I realized his cruelty wasn't born of malice.
00:51:54It was just his armor in this living hell where only the strongest survived.
00:51:58I had thought coming here would be a death sentence.
00:52:01But unexpectedly, this life of brushing shoulders with death every day gave me a newfound sense of purpose.
00:52:08Six months passed.
00:52:10An international medical organization was holding a charity gala in Kingston.
00:52:14They invited our team as special guests.
00:52:19Thinking it was a good opportunity to visit my father and settle the Vance family assets,
00:52:24Carl canceled his other engagements to accompany me back.
00:52:28We returned to Kingston in early summer.
00:52:31The city was filled with drifting willow catkins, warm breeze, golden sunlight.
00:52:37Everything looked the same, and yet nothing was the same at all.
00:52:41The girl who had left this city broken and humiliated was gone.
00:52:44In her place stood a woman who had survived war zones, who had held beating hearts in her hands,
00:52:50and learned that the only person she could count on was herself.
00:52:54Before the gala began, I went to the hotel's open-air garden alone for some fresh air,
00:53:00and I ran into a heavily pregnant woman, Lily.
00:53:04She stared at me for a long moment, as if struggling to recognize me.
00:53:08Then she let out a sneer.
00:53:11Well, well, isn't this Eleanor?
00:53:13I didn't expect you to be so tough.
00:53:14You actually made it back alive?
00:53:16I ignored her and turned to leave.
00:53:18But she rushed forward to block my path.
00:53:21Her eyes brimmed with triumph.
00:53:23I won.
00:53:25Are you still not convinced?
00:53:26Hearing her words, I only found it amusing.
00:53:29Why would I care about two pieces of trash that never belonged to me in the first place?
00:53:38Lily stroked her protruding belly.
00:53:40Her lips curved into an eerie smile.
00:53:44Guess whose child is in here?
00:53:48My gaze faltered slightly.
00:53:50Looked past her at two figures slowly approaching from the garden path.
00:53:54Alexander and Julian, having not seen them for six months.
00:53:58They seemed much more haggard.
00:54:02They had lost weight.
00:54:04Their eyes held an exhaustion they couldn't hide.
00:54:07The moment Alexander's gaze landed on me,
00:54:10he stopped dead in his tracks.
00:54:12His face went pale.
00:54:14Beside him, Julian's hand flew to his mouth.
00:54:18Eleanor?
00:54:19I didn't answer.
00:54:20I didn't even acknowledge them.
00:54:21I simply watched Lily preen.
00:54:24Utterly oblivious to the devastation spreading across both men's faces.
00:54:28She had no idea that her little victory speech was about to blow up in her face.
00:54:34I'm talking to you!
00:54:35Stop acting so high and mighty!
00:54:38Guess whose seed this child really is!
00:54:43I caught her wrist in mid-air.
00:54:49I smiled coldly.
00:54:52I don't know.
00:54:53Isn't it Alexander's?
00:54:55She tilted her head back arrogantly, her voice shrill.
00:55:00Of course it's not his, Miz!
00:55:02I was already pregnant before I even met him!
00:55:08Then is it Julian's?
00:55:13To tell you the truth, even I don't know which client this child belongs to.
00:55:19You're two good brothers.
00:55:21One treats me like a chevel and raises a bastard for me.
00:55:24While the other thinks the child is has and obeys my every command.
00:55:28It's hilarious.
00:55:30Tell me, wouldn't I your wind disround completely?
00:55:33I smirked.
00:55:34I looked at the pale-faced Alexander and Julian behind her.
00:55:40Did you both hear that?
00:55:42Lily rolled her eyes dismissively.
00:55:44Who are you trying to scare?
00:55:46It's not like Stanheim me as...
00:55:51She glanced back casually.
00:55:53But upon seeing two faces grimmer than death,
00:55:55she was so terrified she collapsed onto the ground.
00:55:59She clutched her belly and screamed.
00:56:01Why are you both here?
00:56:03Did Eleanor call you here?
00:56:04Those words weren't true.
00:56:05Eleanor forced me to say them.
00:56:09Lily scrambled frantically toward Alexander.
00:56:14Alexander!
00:56:15The child is yours!
00:56:17My stomach hurts so much!
00:56:19Please save our child!
00:56:21Alexander's face was dark as thunder.
00:56:23He looked as if he might collapse.
00:56:26Lily!
00:56:26Lily, you wretch!
00:56:28You've been lying to me for so long.
00:56:30But when I took you to the hospital for the checkup,
00:56:32the doctor clearly said it was my child.
00:56:34Were those test reports all fake?
00:56:36I let out a cold laugh.
00:56:38How hard is it to forge a report?
00:56:40How easy is it to bribe a doctor?
00:56:43Don't you understand these kinds of tricks?
00:56:45Julian rushed forward from the side.
00:56:47He slapped Lily viciously across the face twice.
00:56:50Those two slaps are for Eleanor.
00:56:52And these two are to help you wake up and realize who the real fool is.
00:56:55Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!
00:56:57I admit everything!
00:56:58Please just save me and the child first.
00:57:01The doctor said if I lose this pregnancy, I'll die.
00:57:03I know you both love me.
00:57:05You wouldn't have the heart to let me die, would you?
00:57:07As soon as the baby's born, I can take a parenting test.
00:57:09I beg you!
00:57:10Alexander pulled a self-defense dagger from his inner pocket.
00:57:14He walked toward Lily with hollow eyes.
00:57:17You and this bastard both deserve to die.
00:57:22I watched the circus unfold before me.
00:57:25My heart was as cold as stone.
00:57:28Not a single spark of pity remained.
00:57:30Alexander's eyes were beeloded, his face wet with useless tears.
00:57:35Eleanor, I failed you.
00:57:36I was blind.
00:57:37Please, can we just start over?
00:57:40Even if we're just friends?
00:57:42No.
00:57:45We're nothing.
00:57:46The word hung in the air between us like a death sentence.
00:57:50Alexander staggered back as if I had struck him.
00:57:52His hand reached toward me.
00:57:54Then it dropped to his side.
00:57:57He understood.
00:57:58There was no coming back from this.
00:58:00Not ever.
00:58:01Julian dropped to his knees with a heavy thud.
00:58:03He sobbed like a child.
00:58:05Eleanor, if you hate Alexander, fine.
00:58:07But please forgive me.
00:58:09I never wanted to hurt you.
00:58:10I just...
00:58:11Just what?
00:58:11Let me save you from that, General?
00:58:13I'll give you a life of luxury?
00:58:14You shouldn't be in this war-torn hell.
00:58:16I arched an eyebrow.
00:58:17Forgive me?
00:58:18You've got to be kidding me.
00:58:20You stood by and watched while Lily made me the city's punch tone.
00:58:25You were his partner in crime the day my life was ruined.
00:58:32Besides, I've already fallen for Carl.
00:58:35I'm spending the rest of my life with him.
00:58:38Impossible!
00:58:39How could you love a beast like him?
00:58:40He kills without a second thought.
00:58:42He isn't even half the man I am.
00:58:44Tell me the truth.
00:58:46Is he holding you hostage?
00:58:47Just say the word and I'll spend every cent I have to rescue you.
00:58:50Even if it bankrupts the Sterling Empire.
00:58:53I calmly smoothed the hem of my gown.
00:58:55I looked at them both like they were insects.
00:58:57You're overthinking it, Alexander.
00:58:59The Middle East is dangerous, sure.
00:59:02But I've never felt more free.
00:59:04Do you want to know why?
00:59:05The two exchanged glances.
00:59:07They shook their heads in turn.
00:59:09Because he truly understands me, cherishes me,
00:59:13and treats me like the only treasure in the world.
00:59:18He saves the best of everything for me immediately.
00:59:22Even if it's just a piece of candy.
00:59:24He'd cross half a desert just to bring it to me.
00:59:27Just like how you used to treat me when we were children.
00:59:31If you're willing, we can go back to how things were.
00:59:34We can be even better than before.
00:59:35Before their words could settle, Carl strode over.
00:59:38He was dressed in an immaculate suit, walking with purpose.
00:59:43Eleanor, the banquet is about to start.
00:59:45Why aren't you inside yet?
00:59:47What is there to talk about with such boring people?
00:59:49I'm coming right now.
00:59:55We can never go back.
00:59:57We can never go back, not ever.
00:59:59With that, I linked my arm tighter through Carl's and walked away without looking back.
01:00:04Leaving them with nothing but my firm silhouette fading into the golden afternoon light.
01:00:10I didn't glance back once.
01:00:14Not even when I heard Alexander's voice crack behind me.
01:00:17They were strangers to me now.
01:00:19Complete strangers.
01:00:20Not long after, news came from Kingston.
01:00:24Alexander and Julia had both committed suicide.
01:00:27It was said that the day after, Lily died from a massive hemorrhage following a miscarriage.
01:00:32They knelt outside the gates of our mansion for an entire night.
01:00:37Eventually, they were found dead in the freezing cold.
01:00:40Still kneeling.
01:00:41They were tightly clutching the birthday gifts.
01:00:44I had given them when we were children to engraved silver lockets bearing their names.
01:00:48Eleanor, I'm sorry.
01:00:50If there is a next life, I promise to cherish you with my life.
01:00:52The paper trembled slightly between my fingers.
01:00:55I'd already called my father.
01:00:58He was safe.
01:00:59He told me not to come back.
01:01:02Not for them.
01:01:02Not for anyone.
01:01:04Not from grief.
01:01:05From something I couldn't name.
01:01:08Carl's hand covered mine.
01:01:10Steading it.
01:01:11He didn't speak.
01:01:12He didn't need to.
01:01:15That night, I sat alone in Carl's tent and read the full report for the second time.
01:01:20The desert wind howled outside.
01:01:22Carrying sand that stung like tiny needles against the canvas.
01:01:27Carl sat across from me.
01:01:29Watching my face.
01:01:33Carl didn't ask how I felt.
01:01:36He didn't offer platitudes or empty condolences.
01:01:39He simply reached.
01:01:40Across the table and took my hand.
01:01:43His palm was rough.
01:01:45Calloused from years of handling weapons.
01:01:48But warm.
01:01:48Steady.
01:01:49Real.
01:01:51Do you regret it?
01:01:53I thought about his question.
01:01:55I thought about the girl I used to be.
01:01:57The one who cried over scratched knees.
01:01:59Who believed every promise.
01:02:01Who thought love was enough.
01:02:04I thought about the woman lying in that alley.
01:02:06Broken and bleeding.
01:02:08While the two men she trusted most were planning their futures with someone else.
01:02:12I thought about the surgeon who'd learned to hold a scalpel steadier than a sword.
01:02:16Who'd walked through fire to save lives.
01:02:19Who'd found that the only person worth trusting was the one who'd never lied to her.
01:02:24No.
01:02:25I'd regret a single choice I made.
01:02:30Carl lifted my hand to his lips and kissed my knuckles, one by one.
01:02:36Good.
01:02:37Because neither do I.
01:02:38Outside.
01:02:39The desert stretched endless in every direction.
01:02:42Brutal.
01:02:43Beautiful.
01:02:43All right.
01:02:45Good.
01:02:46Good.
01:02:47Good.
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