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00:00:02The next second, the men he'd brought swung a chair into the liquor cabinet.

00:00:05Glass exploded.

00:00:06Ryan rushed out, got kicked to the floor, and struck the corner of the marble counter.

00:00:10Blood ran down from his temple.

00:00:11A leather shoe came down on Ryan's ribs, again and again.

00:00:15Tell them to stop!

00:00:17He gave a cold laugh, pinched my chin, and wrenched it toward him, and blew a ring of

00:00:21smoke into my face.

00:00:23If you're gonna beg, do it properly.

00:00:25Ryan made another punch.

00:00:27The sound of his nose bridge collapsing left my mind a blank.

00:00:30Ethan, please.

00:00:31His thumb brushed the corner of my eye, the cruelty in his gaze still unspent.

00:00:35If he'd been disobedient sooner, he wouldn't have had to take this beating.

00:00:40This was the 27th time my husband had brought his mistress into my tattoo studio.

00:00:44His buddies were in the front room, placing bets on whether I'd finally lose it this time.

00:00:48Ethan, man, aren't you afraid she'll snap and scar your little sweetheart's face off?

00:00:51Instead, I laid every needle into Jessica's skin clean and steady.

00:00:55The front room roared with laughter.

00:00:57Ethan, has your wife gone numb from rage or what?

00:01:01Ethan blew out a ring of smoke, his expression cold and distant.

00:01:04She's not numb.

00:01:05Lasting 10 years as Mrs. Blackwell is proof enough of that.

00:01:08Half an hour later, I finished tattooing.

00:01:10Ethan nodded, satisfied, and flicked a black card my way.

00:01:13Jessica's been here 27 times.

00:01:15She's picked up the craft well enough by now.

00:01:18From here on, this studio is hers.

00:01:20He leaned down to my ear, his voice carrying a cruelty that was almost gentle.

00:01:24When Jessica gets bored of it, I'll take you back.

00:01:28Okay.

00:01:28I took the black card, picked up my bag, and walked.

00:01:31The man's teasing smile froze on his lips.

00:01:33Ava Carter!

00:01:35I pulled the door open without looking back.

00:01:38Hold on, girl, don't leave yet.

00:01:39Ethan's got more to say.

00:01:40I turned around.

00:01:41Ethan rose from the couch and ground out his cigarette under his heel.

00:01:44His buddies all fell silent, eyes darting back and forth between him and me.

00:01:47Jessica instinctively clutched at his sleeve.

00:01:51What?

00:01:52Is there something else?

00:01:53The last trace of his smile vanished.

00:01:55She's pregnant.

00:01:56It's mine.

00:01:58I know.

00:01:58My flat tone landed like a bucket of cold water.

00:02:01The air froze in an instant.

00:02:02Ten years of marriage, and you've got nothing to say?

00:02:06I lifted my head and looked at him.

00:02:07Jessica curled against his chest.

00:02:09His buddies all held their breath.

00:02:10No one dared make a sound.

00:02:12Of course I do.

00:02:13I knew you.

00:02:14Let's get a divorce.

00:02:18The entire room went silent for three seconds.

00:02:21Ethan's breathing turned ragged.

00:02:22Ethan suddenly yanked Jessica to him and kissed her hard.

00:02:25His buddies jeering rose in waves, louder and louder.

00:02:28But Ethan's eyes traveled over her shoulder, fixed on me, as if waiting for a reaction.

00:02:33I ignored them and pushed open the door.

00:02:34The second I sat down in the driver's seat, a baseball bat came down.

00:02:38The glass shattered into a spiderweb.

00:02:39A shard scraped across my forehead.

00:02:40Sorry, sis.

00:02:41Ethan says this car is his.

00:02:43If you want a divorce, you're getting out.

00:02:45Fine.

00:02:45I stepped out of the car.

00:02:47Ethan strolled out, unhurried, his arm wrapped around Jessica.

00:02:50She nestled against him, her eyes landing on the bag.

00:02:52Ethan, that bag is gorgeous.

00:02:55That's the Hermes Himmlerian, isn't it?

00:02:57Jealous?

00:02:58He raised his head and looked at the men holding the bats.

00:03:01Several dark figures immediately closed in around me.

00:03:03I looked past them at Jessica.

00:03:05You like my things that much?

00:03:07The corner of Ethan's mouth lifted, a flicker of smugness in his eyes,

00:03:11as if he thought I was finally jealous, finally willing to fight for him.

00:03:14The truth is, it wasn't that I'd never fought.

00:03:17The first time I found lipstick on his shirt collar, I smashed his Maybach to pieces.

00:03:21It was a one-night stand that I drank too much and lost control.

00:03:25The second time, I caught him coming out of a hotel with his arm around someone.

00:03:28Look, I don't have time for this.

00:03:29It was just for show that you should stop being so unreasonable.

00:03:31I piled up every bag and watch he'd ever given me in the garage and set them all on fire.

00:03:35I ran my fingers over the limited edition Himalayan in my hand.

00:03:38Two weeks ago, he had knelt in front of me and sworn he'd do better from now on.

00:03:42He said this bag was his apology.

00:03:43Since you like it, take it.

00:03:46I tossed the bag at Jessica.

00:03:47Ethan's careless expression collapsed in an instant.

00:03:50Ava Carter!

00:03:52Jessica hugged the bag, sizing me up with a smug look.

00:03:54This?

00:03:55I like the clothes you're wearing too.

00:03:57Ethan shoved through the crowd and seized my chin.

00:03:59Take them off!

00:04:02I looked at the red, rimming his eyes.

00:04:04The memories rose up in my mind instead.

00:04:06Years ago, my stepfather got drunk and cornered me at the mouth of an alley.

00:04:10My school uniform was torn, buttons scattered across the ground.

00:04:13Hurried footsteps.

00:04:14A boy came rushing in and slammed a brick into my stepfather's back.

00:04:17The police took my stepfather away.

00:04:18The boy stripped off his own jacket and draped it over me, covering my shame.

00:04:22The boy who'd said,

00:04:22Don't be afraid, I'm here.

00:04:24Where had he gone?

00:04:24The zipper went all the way down, revealing the black camisole beneath and a black ring tattoo.

00:04:29Ethan's pupils contracted sharply.

00:04:31What kind of wedding ring do you want?

00:04:32It was from the year I was 23.

00:04:34I wanted a ring that could never be taken off.

00:04:37Just like his promise to love me.

00:04:39Forever unchanging.

00:04:40Ethan stared at me.

00:04:41He flung my coat at me.

00:04:42Get lost!

00:04:43I put on my clothes and walked away alone.

00:04:45When I got home, I found...

00:04:46Ethan was half-kneeling in front of the couch, dabbing medicine onto Jessica.

00:04:50Jessica's eyes were red.

00:04:51He bent down and blew on it gently, his movements careful.

00:04:53He used to be this gentle with me, too.

00:04:55Now he was giving that same tenderness to someone else.

00:04:57I didn't look at them again.

00:04:59I walked into the bedroom, grabbed my legal documents, and headed for the door.

00:05:02Stop!

00:05:02Footsteps closed in.

00:05:03The man's two large hands clamped down on my shoulders and forced me around.

00:05:07His jaw was tight, his eyes full of menace.

00:05:09I told you to stop.

00:05:11Are you deaf?

00:05:12Jessica limped over.

00:05:13Sis, I know you don't like me.

00:05:15I bore it while you were tattooing me, but I never thought you'd use the cheapest lower-grade ink.

00:05:21Look at this, what if it scars?

00:05:23Ethan glanced down at the patch of red rash, and his face darkened.

00:05:26You did it on purpose.

00:05:28I didn't.

00:05:29Maybe I misunderstood her.

00:05:30I'm sure she just made a mistake by accident.

00:05:32The more she said it, the uglier Ethan's expression became...

00:05:36Apologize!

00:05:38I didn't move.

00:05:40I said, apologize.

00:05:42He seized my wrist, his grip crushing, the joints creaking.

00:05:45You tattooed her into this state.

00:05:46Is an apology too much to ask?

00:05:48I looked at the hand clamped around my wrist.

00:05:50I used the best tattoo pigment there is.

00:05:52She's never had a reaction before.

00:05:55Still arguing?

00:05:57Ava Carter, when did you turn so vicious?

00:06:00Jessica's tears fell harder.

00:06:02Ethan, stop pushing her.

00:06:03It doesn't hurt.

00:06:04It doesn't itch.

00:06:05I can bear it.

00:06:05The more she said it, the colder his eyes grew.

00:06:07Don't make me say it again.

00:06:09I looked at him for a long moment.

00:06:11Then I turned my head and looked at Jessica.

00:06:13I'm sorry.

00:06:13Ethan froze, as if he hadn't expected me to apologize so cleanly and simply.

00:06:18After all, in my entire life, I'd never bowed my head to anyone.

00:06:20Now, I apologize.

00:06:22Not because I was wrong.

00:06:23Because I don't care anymore.

00:06:23I turned and left.

00:06:25A few days later, I signed a lease for a storefront to open my own tattoo studio.

00:06:28But when I went to transfer the deposit, the black card wouldn't go through.

00:06:31At the same time, a new message popped up on the screen.

00:06:34I didn't hesitate for a second.

00:06:36I blocked him.

00:06:37In his eyes, this departure was no different from all the screaming fights of the past.

00:06:41Because I would always, time and time again, forgive him without a shred of self-respect.

00:06:45But this time was different.

00:06:46My friend Ryan had just opened a bar, so I went to help out with odd jobs at his place.

00:06:50That night, I was just about to close up.

00:06:52The door curtain swept aside, and three men came in.

00:06:55Ethan followed behind, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

00:06:57So this is where you've been hiding.

00:06:59He flicked his ash, and it dropped onto the table I'd just wiped clean.

00:07:02Come home with me.

00:07:04Jessica's young, her morning sickness is brutal, and she's a picky eater.

00:07:08Aren't you the best at making nutritious porridge?

00:07:10Go back and take care of her.

00:07:14I looked at the entitlement on his face, perfectly calm.

00:07:18No.

00:07:19His expression turned cold, inch by inch, a storm gathering in his eyes.

00:07:23Smash it.

00:07:25The next second, the men he'd brought swung a chair into the liquor cabinet.

00:07:28Glass exploded.

00:07:29Ryan rushed out, got kicked to the floor, and struck the corner of the marble counter.

00:07:32Blood ran down from his temple.

00:07:34A leather shoe came down on Ryan's ribs, again and again.

00:07:38Tell them to stop!

00:07:40He gave a cold laugh, pinched my chin, and wrenched it toward him, and blew a ring of smoke

00:07:44into my face.

00:07:46If you're gonna beg, do it properly.

00:07:48Ryan had another hunch.

00:07:50The sound of his nose bridge collapsing left my mind a blank.

00:07:53Ethan, please.

00:07:54His thumb brushed the corner of my eye, the cruelty in his gaze still unspent.

00:07:58If you'd been disobedient sooner, he wouldn't have had to take this beating.

00:08:04He pulled me out by the hand, stepping over shards of glass and bloodstains.

00:08:07The car door closed, the man's large hand covered the back of mine, fingers interlocking tightly.

00:08:12How long has it been since we held hands like this?

00:08:15He seemed to have forgotten.

00:08:16Three years ago, by the river, he'd breathed white mist into the cold air, and lifted my hand

00:08:20to his lips.

00:08:20I'll hold your hand and never let us be apart for the rest of our lives.

00:08:24When we got home, I went straight into the kitchen.

00:08:26Two hours later, I came out carrying a bowl of nutritious porridge.

00:08:29Jessica turned her head with a beaming smile, a marker in her hand.

00:08:32Sis, look.

00:08:34Don't you think I drew it beautifully?

00:08:35My pupils contracted sharply.

00:08:37That was the design I'd spent a full 40 days creating in Alaska.

00:08:40The freezing winds had cracked my lips open, and I'd nearly blacked out more than once

00:08:43under the endless polar nights.

00:08:44Through countless sleepless days and nights, beneath the shifting glow of the aurora, stroke

00:08:48by stroke, I'd drawn out that tattoo draft, a wolf beneath the northern lights, the aurora

00:08:53wolf.

00:08:53I was confident it would win best of show at the Empire State Tattoo Expo next month.

00:08:57But now that wolf had been smeared into meaningless black strokes, the ink had bled through to

00:09:00the back of the page, like a smear of rotting mud pressed against my heart.

00:09:03A roar went off in my brain.

00:09:05Beautiful.

00:09:05Jessica has real talent.

00:09:07The work I'd poured my heart and soul into, destroyed by Jessica like some childish

00:09:10prank.

00:09:11I lunged at her in a frenzy, grabbed it, and swung my hand up for a slap.

00:09:13Ethan was quick.

00:09:14He shoved me away with one motion.

00:09:15I dropped onto the floor.

00:09:16My lower abdomen suddenly clenched, and a wave of warmth gushed out.

00:09:19Ethan's pupils contracted abruptly.

00:09:21He instinctively took half a step forward.

00:09:22Ethan, the porridge she made was off.

00:09:26I only took one sip, and my stomach started hurting so badly.

00:09:30When Ethan looked at me, his concerned eyes turned sharp in an instant.

00:09:33The corner of Jessica's mouth curved.

00:09:35He bent down, scooped Jessica up, and strode off.

00:09:38You know I waited ten years for this child.

00:09:40If anything happens to Jessica's baby, you'll be the first one.

00:09:44I won't forgive.

00:09:45I reached out and grabbed at the hem of his trousers, forcing the words out from the depths

00:09:48of my throat.

00:09:49Ethan, take me off.

00:09:51I didn't know when my child had come.

00:09:53I only knew that out of the pure instinct of a mother's love, I wanted to protect him

00:09:57with everything I had.

00:09:58Suddenly, everything went black, and I crumpled limply to the floor.

00:10:02When I woke again, the nurse said the child was gone.

00:10:05Miss Carter, because it was an emergency, we performed a DCC procedure on you first.

00:10:09Now, we need a family member to co-sign.

00:10:11I hesitated, but I still dialed Ethan's number.

00:10:14It rang twice, then connected.

00:10:16Ethan, I wish I'd met you a few years earlier.

00:10:18By now, our kid could already be running errands for us.

00:10:20It's not too late.

00:10:21I'm sterile anyway.

00:10:23You're the only one who can give me a child.

00:10:25But Ava, she...

00:10:26Jessica's words were cut off, smothered by the sound of a kiss.

00:10:29Don't bring her up.

00:10:30It's bad luck.

00:10:31My fingers dug into my palm.

00:10:32I hung up the phone.

00:10:33With a trembling hand, I signed my own name.

00:10:36The screen buzzed.

00:10:37A message from Jessica.

00:10:38She'd attached a photo.

00:10:39Ethan, head bowed, kissing the black rose at her waist, the ones I had tattooed there with

00:10:43my own hands.

00:10:43I stared at that photo for three seconds.

00:10:45In a daze, I remembered our wedding day.

00:10:47No wedding dress, no hotel, no guests.

00:10:49He cooked himself.

00:10:50Four dishes and a soup.

00:10:51Ethan, his eyes red, set them down in front of me.

00:10:54I've made things hard on you, wife.

00:10:56One day I'll make it up to you with the grandest wedding this whole city has ever seen.

00:10:59But year after year passed, and he never mentioned the wedding again.

00:11:02My credit card was frozen by him, and the little savings I had left wouldn't last more

00:11:05than a few days.

00:11:06I forced my way out of the hospital.

00:11:08A black Maybach pulled up at the foot of the steps.

00:11:10Ethan, his face full of doting tenderness, held Jessica in his arms, his peripheral gaze

00:11:14landing absently on my bloodless face.

00:11:15He froze for a moment.

00:11:17Jessica's eyes reddened.

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

00:11:19Hurry, put me down, go help her.

00:11:21I can walk on my own.

00:11:22Ethan didn't let go.

00:11:23He withdrew his gaze and gave a cold laugh.

00:11:25There's no need to bother with her.

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

00:11:30Gets her hands splashed with a little porridge and turns this dramatic.

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

00:11:37The corner of Jessica's mouth flicked up quickly, then returned to its pitiful, aggrieved

00:11:40look.

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

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

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

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

00:11:51I stared at him blankly.

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

00:11:54Draft me a divorce agreement.

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

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

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

00:11:59Ethan's face darkened.

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

00:12:03Ava Carter, all I asked was for you to apologize, and you're threatening me with divorce?

00:12:08Aren't the two of you getting married?

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

00:12:11He pulled out his phone and shoved the screen in my face.

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

00:12:17The hospital called yesterday.

00:12:19Your grandmother's condition has worsened.

00:12:21She needs surgery.

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

00:12:24Money?

00:12:25I can earn myself.

00:12:26There was a teasing glint in his eyes.

00:12:28Even if you could earn the money, can your grandmother wait?

00:12:31I forgot to tell you.

00:12:32The surgery has to be done today.

00:12:34I closed my eyes, and tears slid down.

00:12:37I apologize.

00:12:37But a flash of cunning glinted in Jessica's eyes.

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

00:12:45I studied for so long.

00:12:46Come see whether the craft I turn from you is any good.

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

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

00:12:53Several men crowded over and strapped me down onto the reclining chair.

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

00:12:59It's Jessica's first time tattooing someone.

00:13:01She's bound to be nervous.

00:13:03Cooperate with her.

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

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

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

00:13:14As she spoke, she picked up the tattoo removal solution and poured the whole bottle onto my chest.

00:13:18The liquid stabbed into my skin.

00:13:20My flesh hissed.

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

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

00:13:29I don't know how long it was before the phone rang.

00:13:31The doctor's icy words came through.

00:13:34I'm sorry.

00:13:34Your grandmother passed away suddenly in the early hours of the morning.

00:13:37Our condolences.

00:13:38The next morning, Ethan came to the tattoo studio looking for me, but from a distance he saw the glass

00:13:42had been shattered.

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

00:13:45He quickened his pace and went in to look.

00:13:47The pure white reclining chair was a mass of bright red.

00:13:49Ethan picked it up.

00:13:50A few bold black words leapt out.

00:13:52Pregnancy loss disclosure form.

00:13:55Ethan stood frozen in place.

00:13:57He stared at that line of words, his pupils contracting sharply.

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

00:14:05When?

00:14:06When did she get pregnant?

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

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

00:14:16Where did all this blood come from?

00:14:18No one answered him.

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

00:14:22His legs suddenly gave way.

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

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

00:14:30Ethan Blackwell, always so far above everyone else, was disgraced like this for the first time in his life.

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

00:14:38His fingers were shaking.

00:14:39His shoulders were shaking, too.

00:14:41Jessica ran in from the doorway.

00:14:43When she saw the blood all over the floor, her face changed, too.

00:14:46Ethan, what's wrong?

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

00:14:50The hospital?

00:14:51Ethan stared at the report, softened limp by the blood.

00:14:55Patient signature.

00:14:56Ava Carter.

00:14:56Family member signature.

00:14:58Ava Carter.

00:14:58The handwriting was crooked and uneven.

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

00:15:04before she finished.

00:15:05Her handwriting was never likeness.

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

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

00:15:12That day, she'd come out carrying the porridge, gotten into an argument with Jessica, and he'd shoved her aside to

00:15:18protect Jessica.

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

00:15:22His voice trembled.

00:15:23His eyes bloodshot.

00:15:23You told me that she drugged the porridge, that she was trying to hurt you.

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

00:15:30But the truth is, she was pregnant!

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

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

00:15:37How could that be?

00:15:39Sis must have been jealous that I was carrying your child and she wasn't, so she set up this whole

00:15:44trap!

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

00:15:47What?

00:15:49Ethan pushed her away and dialed Ava Carter's number.

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

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

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

00:15:58She'd been in a patient's gown, her face white as paper, swaying with every gust of wind.

00:16:02He'd assumed she was just like before, fight over, scene over, waiting for him to come coax her back.

00:16:07But this time, she hadn't waited until he'd been around.

00:16:09An enormous unease gripped Ethan.

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

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

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

00:16:16What was she admitted for?

00:16:17The nurse flipped through the records.

00:16:19A DCC procedure.

00:16:20The patient called 911 herself.

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

00:16:24A little later, and her life couldn't have been saved.

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

00:16:29Sis did it on purpose!

00:16:30She knew she was pregnant, but she deliberately didn't tell you.

00:16:33She just wanted to make you feel guilty.

00:16:35His heart suddenly twisted.

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:16:50Jessica was about to say more, but Ethan turned and fixed his stare on her.

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

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

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

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

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

00:17:09It was as if he'd never once seen her cry.

00:17:11Not when she was strapped to the tattoo chair, lying alone on the operating table.

00:17:15Had she cried then?

00:17:15His heart clenched abruptly, as if something had seized it in a vicious grip.

00:17:19His phone rang.

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

00:17:21But the name on the screen wasn't the one he wanted.

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

00:17:26The divorce agreement has been sent to your email.

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

00:17:33Ethan grip the phone.

00:17:34What about her grandmother?

00:17:36Her grandmother's surgery fees.

00:17:37Tell her, if she comes back, money is no object.

00:17:41The other end paused.

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

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

00:17:48Ethan opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.

00:17:51The phone slipped from his ear and crashed to the floor, the screen shattering.

00:17:54Ethan crouched in the hospital corridor, his head buried in his hands, his shoulders heaving.

00:17:59Jessica crouched down and reached out to touch his back.

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

00:18:04Don't grieve too much.

00:18:06Try to let it go.

00:18:07He shuffled away hard.

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

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

00:18:14Ethan!

00:18:15Her eyes red-rimmed.

00:18:16She looked at him pitifully.

00:18:17Ethan glanced at her.

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

00:18:20Only irritation remained.

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

00:18:25cries behind him.

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

00:18:28I'm sorry.

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

00:18:31But Ms. Carter did say as long as you agree to sign, she'll appear on her own.

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

00:18:37Ryan!

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

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

00:18:46Where's my wife?

00:18:47Did you hide her away?

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

00:18:52Ethan, you've got five minutes to leave.

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

00:18:56I didn't bring anyone with me.

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

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

00:19:04Ethan frowned.

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

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

00:19:11See for yourself.

00:19:12Look what this is.

00:19:15Take them off.

00:19:17Ava Carter pulled the zipper down.

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

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

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

00:19:29This girl's body is unreal.

00:19:31That waist.

00:19:32Those legs.

00:19:32Be even better with the clothes off.

00:19:34Tattoo girls are wild.

00:19:35She'd be a fun ride for sure.

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

00:19:39Even his voice was shaking.

00:19:40Who posted this?

00:19:41If it wasn't you, then it was that new sweetheart at your side.

00:19:46Impossible.

00:19:47How could Jessica?

00:19:48How could she not?

00:19:48She'll climb into a married man's bed.

00:19:50You think she's got any limits left?

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

00:19:54He thought of Ava Carter standing in the gust of wind, her hair plastered across her face.

00:19:58She must have remembered something.

00:19:59That was why she'd stripped off her clothes so resolutely.

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

00:20:03The same spot.

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

00:20:08It was the night before their wedding.

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

00:20:13She'd bent down and blown on it gently.

00:20:15Does it hurt?

00:20:17No.

00:20:18Liar.

00:20:18It really doesn't.

00:20:19An hour later, a ring appeared on his chest.

00:20:22Black.

00:20:22Exactly the same as the one on hers.

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

00:20:27She'd hesitated.

00:20:28And if we ever divorce?

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

00:20:33How could I ever bear to divorce you?

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

00:20:38He'd married barely out of his early twenties.

00:20:40His friends were still in the clubs, changing women like changing clothes.

00:20:43While he'd been called Mrs. Carter's husband for three years, he started to find that tattoo

00:20:48and eyesore.

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

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

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

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

00:20:57And the speed at which he swapped out new lovers grew faster and faster.

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

00:21:03There were too many.

00:21:04He couldn't keep them straight.

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

00:21:09all he had to do was coax her a little, and it would all be fine.

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

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

00:21:17and saw that blacked out Aurora wolf.

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

00:21:20He pulled out his phone and booked the next available flight.

00:21:25New York.

00:21:26The venue was enormous, packed with people.

00:21:28He shoved through, layer after layer of crowd, and finally saw me.

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

00:21:34a stretch of pale neck exposed.

00:21:36Beneath the buzz of the tattoo machine, ribbons of color slowly emerged across the model's skin.

00:21:40He recognized it.

00:21:42It was the Aurora wolf.

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

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

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

00:21:54the exact same expression as the day I'd tattooed him.

00:21:57An hour later, I drew the needle back, stood up, and introduced the concept of the piece to the judges.

00:22:01The Aurora is often seen as a symbol of hope, but hope alone isn't enough to survive the long winter.

00:22:08The wolf represents endurance, instinct, the will to keep moving forward even when the world is buried in darkness.

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

00:22:15I deliberately left part of the sky unfinished, because strength isn't about conquering darkness.

00:22:20It's about learning to walk through it.

00:22:22The whole hall went silent for a moment, then erupted into thunderous applause.

00:22:26It came as no surprise.

00:22:27The judges awarded my Aurora wolf festive show.

00:22:29After the awards ceremony, Ethan pushed through the crowd.

00:22:32Ava.

00:22:32I stopped walking and glanced at him.

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

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

00:22:43Come home.

00:22:45Please.

00:22:46It was the first time in his life he'd said that word.

00:22:48I was just about to speak when the rapid click of high heels came from behind.

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

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

00:22:56The hotel's all booked.

00:22:58The invitations have already gone out.

00:22:59Ethan didn't look at her.

00:23:00His eyes stayed fixed on me, as if afraid I might vanish from in front of him the very next

00:23:04second.

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

00:23:07I laughed.

00:23:10So this wedding, it's the one you're throwing for me?

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

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

00:23:19Jessica's messages popped up, one after another.

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

00:23:26In the spots for the bride and groom were written the names Ethan Blackwell and Jessica Bennett.

00:23:30I turned the screen around to face him.

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

00:23:33His pupils contracted sharply.

00:23:35Is this the wedding you said you wanted to make up to me?

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

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

00:23:47Ava, she did that all on her own.

00:23:49I didn't...

00:23:49I looked him dead in the eye.

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

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

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

00:23:59I knew about your pregnancy.

00:24:01I wronged you.

00:24:03And your grandmother.

00:24:04I wronged you there too.

00:24:06These things, suddenly brought up.

00:24:08It was like someone abruptly tearing open a bloody wound.

00:24:11I said nothing.

00:24:12I turned and walked away.

00:24:13Behind me, a car door was pulled open and footsteps chased after me.

00:24:16He seized my wrist and shoved me into the car.

00:24:18Jessica caught up, panting, and pounded on the car window.

00:24:21Ethan, take me with you.

00:24:23Open the door.

00:24:24Hurry.

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

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

00:24:30Ava, let's go on a honeymoon.

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

00:24:34What did you say?

00:24:35A honeymoon.

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

00:24:38I never took you.

00:24:39Now we're here.

00:24:40I know.

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

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

00:24:47I didn't look at him.

00:24:49After we came down from the Empire State Building, he took me traveling around the world.

00:24:53By the Trevi Fountain in Rome, he tossed in three coins.

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

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

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

00:25:07the ends of the earth.

00:25:08I sat at the stern, watching the ripples spread across the water, circle after circle, like the days that could

00:25:13never be returned to.

00:25:14In every city, he booked the finest hotels and the finest restaurants and said goodnight to me every night before

00:25:19sleep.

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

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

00:25:24I said,

00:25:24I'm not.

00:25:25He grew agitated.

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

00:25:27I thought to myself,

00:25:28It's time.

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

00:25:32Sign it.

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

00:25:35Ava Carter, you think you can do whatever you want just because I'm in love with you?

00:25:39I paused, then laughed.

00:25:41You love me?

00:25:42You're in love with other women at the same time too?

00:25:44You wanted to sample every flavor on the menu?

00:25:46And after trying them all, you decided I was too good to throw away?

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

00:25:53The next day, he bought a castle and locked me in the attic.

00:25:57Fine.

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

00:26:00I'll marry her.

00:26:01Jessica's message came through soon after.

00:26:03Their wedding was grand.

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

00:26:06Rumor had it that a top heir had bought an entire swan castle to keep a mistress in golden seclusion.

00:26:12I was let out of the attic, an electronic shackle fastened around my ankle.

00:26:15It wasn't that he wanted to set me free.

00:26:17It was only that Jessica needed a maid.

00:26:19Her belly was already very pronounced.

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

00:26:24Ava Carter, the porridge is too hot.

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

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

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

00:26:33It's cold now.

00:26:34Make it again.

00:26:35Ethan sat by the fireplace, a whiskey in his hand, not looking at me.

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

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

00:26:42On your knees, I want you to kneel and hand it to me.

00:26:44I didn't move.

00:26:45Ethan, look at her.

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

00:26:48Do as she says.

00:26:49Ethan finally lifted his eyes and glanced at me.

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

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

00:27:00Sis, the baby you lost.

00:27:02Was it a boy or a girl?

00:27:04I instinctively looked toward Ethan.

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

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

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

00:27:13Once you've taken good care of me, I'll have a few more for you to raise later.

00:27:17Jessica grew more and more arrogant.

00:27:19Breakfast had to be handed over on my knees.

00:27:21The water for her footbaths had to be tested three times.

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

00:27:27That day, she had me kneel on the floor scrubbing it, then walked over carrying a bowl of hot soup

00:27:31and said she'd lost her footing.

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

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

00:27:36Oh dear, why weren't you more careful?

00:27:38The electronic shackle around my ankle dug into the flesh.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:27:55I drew it back.

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

00:27:58You undo the chain on my foot.

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

00:28:02Clamped around my swollen ankle, leaving a ring of purple bruising.

00:28:05You don't want it to get infected, do you?

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

00:28:10But in the end, he unfastened the shackle.

00:28:12Before dawn, Ethan was woken by a frantic pounding on the door.

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

00:28:17It's coming.

00:28:18But another thought flashed through his mind.

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

00:28:22I was already gone.

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

00:28:29Don't find me.

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

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

00:28:34It hurts so much.

00:28:35As Jessica was being wheeled into the delivery room, Ethan was still clutching that note tightly.

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

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

00:28:42The three words, don't find me, stabbed at the rims of his eyes like needles.

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

00:28:48The doctor pulled down his mask, his face grave.

00:28:51It was an obstructed labor.

00:28:52We couldn't save the child.

00:28:54We did everything we could.

00:28:55Ethan stood stunned.

00:28:57Darkness swept over his eyes.

00:28:58His legs went weak.

00:28:59From inside came the sound of Jessica's heart-rending socks.

00:29:02You're my baby!

00:29:03The sound grew farther and farther away, as if muffled behind a layer of water.

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

00:29:09The tattoo on his chest suddenly began to ache.

00:29:11His vision went black and he toppled over, rigid, straight to the floor.

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

00:29:19I returned home.

00:29:20This was my first public appearance since winning Best of Show at the Empire State Tattoo Expo.

00:29:24The media scrambled to interview me.

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

00:29:30No comment.

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

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

00:29:36The reporters paused for a bead, then pressed their microphones in even closer.

00:29:39So are you and Mr. Ethan Balkan really divorced?

00:29:42Yes.

00:29:42We finalized the divorce by agreement.

00:29:44The words had barely left my mouth when a sharp voice came from the back row.

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

00:29:51How do you explain that?

00:29:52I turned my head, looked at her, and smiled.

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

00:29:57I borrowed the entry fee from a friend.

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

00:30:00In my competition piece, I found the inspiration for it beneath the northern lights in Alaska.

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

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

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

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

00:30:12his infidelity during the marriage,

00:30:13the video of him forcing his ex-wife to strip,

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

00:30:19Everything was dug up.

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

00:30:23From models to influencers, from clubs to hotels,

00:30:26the timelines overlapping in a dense, tangled mess.

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

00:30:32My Inns account gained several million followers overnight.

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

00:30:37And the day Ethan returned home,

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

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

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

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

00:30:48Is that true?

00:30:49Mr. Blackwell, do you have any response to the accusations of infidelity during marriage?

00:30:53Mr. Blackwell, we hear you've been expelled from the family's board of directors?

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

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

00:31:06Do you regret it?

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

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

00:31:10Later, I heard he'd been thrown out by the Blackwell family,

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

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

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

00:31:19Once they'd used him up, they kicked him out of the country,

00:31:21never to be allowed back.

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

00:31:24After she lost the baby, something broke in her mind.

00:31:27Every day, she clutched a pillow, calling it her son.

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

00:31:32she slipped out and fell out of the play.

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

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

00:31:39The media set up their long lenses and cameras at the door.

00:31:42I wore a white suit, and as I cut the ribbon,

00:31:44I smiled and shook hands with every single one of them.

00:31:47On social media, my account broke eight million followers.

00:31:50The sun outside was warm.

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

00:31:53The faded ring tattoo on my chest had already been covered over by the aurora wolf.

00:31:56Bands of aurora stretched across my skin, vivid and alive.

00:31:59At the center stood a lone wolf beneath a snow-covered peak.

00:32:02The very mountain I had climbed alone, and now, it finally stood complete.

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

00:32:09On it was a sketch of a massive, incredibly intricate whale fall deep in the ocean.

00:32:14The line work was complex, the atmosphere beautifully tragic and grand.

00:32:17Mr. Vance, my books are closed until next year.

00:32:21Furthermore, I don't tattoo designs that aren't my own original concepts.

00:32:25Logan raised an eyebrow, the obsidian stud catching the light.

00:32:29This drawing was the very last sketch my mother drew before she passed.

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

00:32:33His voice was low, carrying a rich, magnetic resonance.

00:32:36Name your price, Ms. Carter, or I can permanently remove the Blackswell Group's remaining footprint on the west side.

00:32:42My heart skipped a beat.

00:32:43He knew about my history with Ethan.

00:32:45Seeing my silence, Logan withdrew his hand, his dark eyes filled with absolute certainty.

00:32:50No rush.

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

00:32:53This is my private number.

00:32:54He set the card on the counter, turned, and walked away,

00:32:56his broad shoulders and commanding stride projecting absolute authority.

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

00:33:01It was a message from an unknown number, but I would recognize the desperate tone anywhere.

00:33:07I stared at the screen, my heart entirely numb.

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

00:33:13Because I ignored him, Ethan began to spiral into madness.

00:33:16The following afternoon, a loud commotion erupted outside the studio's main entrance.

00:33:20I walked downstairs and saw Ethan standing in the lobby.

00:33:23He was wearing a wrinkled, dirt-stained trench coat.

00:33:25He was unshaven, his eyes bloodshot, clutching a bouquet of withered blue roses in his hands.

00:33:29A.V., you're finally willing to see me!

00:33:32He lunged forward to grab me, but my studio security guards pinned him back immediately.

00:33:36A.V., I know I messed up.

00:33:37Look, these are the blue roses we used to love.

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

00:33:41I'll divorce Jessica right now.

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

00:33:44I just want you back.

00:33:46Clients and staff in the lobby whispered, staring at the pathetic spectacle.

00:33:49I looked down at him, utterly disgusted by his groveling,

00:33:51Ethan, from the moment you forced me to tattoo Jessica, demanded I strip off my clothes,

00:33:56and cost me the lives of my grandmother and my child, we were finished.

00:33:59We have nothing left.

00:34:01Not in law and not in hell.

00:34:03No, that was all an accident.

00:34:04It was Jessica.

00:34:05That crazy bitch did it.

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

00:34:08Ethan shrieked, tears streaming down his face.

00:34:10Security, throw him out!

00:34:11I said coldly.

00:34:12From now on, anyone associated with the Blackwell Group is banned from these premises.

00:34:16As I turned to walk away, Ethan suddenly broke free from the guards.

00:34:20He whipped a sharp utility knife from his pocket and charged at me with a manic grin.

00:34:23If you won't come back to me, then we die together.

00:34:27The expected pain never came.

00:34:29A large, elegant hand intercepted the blade midair, gripping the sharp metal with brute force.

00:34:33Thick, crimson blood began to drip from the man's fingers, splattering onto the cold marble floor.

00:34:38It was Logan.

00:34:38He had appeared out of nowhere, his face dark and menacing.

00:34:41With a swift, brutal twist, he snapped Ethan's wrist.

00:34:44A sickening crack echoed through the lobby alongside Ethan's agonized scream, and the knife clattered to the floor.

00:34:49Logan's personal bodyguard swarmed, instantly pinning Ethan flat against the ground.

00:34:52A Logan Vance?

00:34:53Ethan gasped, his face turning pale with sheer terror as he recognized the man standing over him.

00:34:58In this city, no one dared cross the Vance family, especially not Logan, a man known for his ruthless efficiency.

00:35:03Logan pulled a silk handkerchief from his pocket, slowly wiping the blood from his uninjured hand.

00:35:07He looked down at Ethan as if he were a piece of garbage.

00:35:10The Blackwell Group's stock has been plummeting.

00:35:13It seems you have too much free time if you're out here barking like a rabid dog.

00:35:17Effective tomorrow, initiate a hostile takeover of Blackwell Group's remaining shares.

00:35:20Ethan looked as if he had been struck by lightning, collapsing limply onto the floor.

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

00:35:25The icy look in his eyes dissolved instantly, replaced by a soft, quiet warmth.

00:35:29Now, Ms. Carter, will you consider my commission?

00:35:36Because of Logan's injury, I insisted on bandaging his hand myself.

00:35:39In my private lounge, I prepped some antiseptic and bandages.

00:35:42I frowned as I looked at the deep laceration cutting across his palm.

00:35:45Mr. Vance, was it really worth risking your hand and starting a war with the Blackwells for a tattoo artist

00:35:49you barely know?

00:35:50Logan sat on the sofa, letting me work on his hand.

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

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

00:35:56Three years ago, in a rainy alleyway in New York, you saved a bleeding, half-dead college student.

00:36:01Do you remember?

00:36:02My hands froze.

00:36:03Three years ago, I had dragged a heavily beaten man out of a dark alley during a storm.

00:36:08I had cleaned the blood off his face, thoroughly disinfected his cuts, and wrapped his wounds tightly in clean gauze,

00:36:13leaving him with what cash I had on hand.

00:36:15I whispered, looking up in shock.

00:36:18That was you?

00:36:19It was me.

00:36:20My family had betrayed me, and I was left to die.

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

00:36:23Like, that night, I swore that if I survived to take my place at the head of my family,

00:36:27I would find you and protect you for the rest of your life.

00:36:30He let out another laugh.

00:36:32I didn't expect our next meeting to happen under such similar circumstances.

00:36:35As he spoke, he lifted his hand slightly, gesturing toward the gauze wrapped around it.

00:36:38But when I returned, I found out you had married Ethan.

00:36:40I tried to walk away to let you be happy.

00:36:44But he broke you.

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

00:36:48Ava, let me be your shield now.

00:36:52With Logan's immense power backing me, the Blackwell Group was systematically dismantled overnight.

00:36:57Desperate to save his family's legacy, Ethan spent every single day kneeling outside the Vance Group headquarters,

00:37:02begging for an audience with Logan, only to be dragged away by security-like trash.

00:37:06Meanwhile, Jessica, stripped of Ethan's protection and financial support, suffered a complete mental break.

00:37:12Consumed by venomous rage, she managed to slip into my studio, intending to destroy my livelihood.

00:37:16However, Logan's security detail had been monitoring her every move.

00:37:20Just as Jessica raised a bottle of highly corrosive acid to throw over my workspace,

00:37:24sirens wailed and the police burst through the doors.

00:37:27Ava!

00:37:28You ruined my life!

00:37:30You took everything from me!

00:37:31I'll destroy those hands of yours!

00:37:34Jessica shrieked like a wild animal as officers slammed her to the ground.

00:37:37I stood there, looking down at her face, twisted in madness and envy.

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

00:37:43You and Ethan never truly owned anything of value.

00:37:46Your love was stolen, and your wealth was a mirage.

00:37:49Now go where you belong.

00:37:51For attempted murder and felony assault, Jessica was sentenced to life in prison.

00:37:56As for Ethan, when he saw the final acquisition papers from Vance Group, he completely lost his mind.

00:38:04To express my gratitude, and to bring his mother's final design to life, I officially accepted Logan's commission.

00:38:10The lighting in the private studio room was warm and quiet.

00:38:13Logan removed his shirt, revealing a broad, lean, and heavily muscled back.

00:38:17On his left shoulder blade lay a faint, jagged scar, the mark from that stormy night in New York.

00:38:21I said, prepping the tattoo machine.

00:38:23This is gonna sting. Let me know if you need a break.

00:38:26Logan murmured.

00:38:26I felt far worse.

00:38:27As the needle met his skin, vibrating with a steady hum, the grand deep-sea whale fall began to bloom

00:38:32across his warm flesh.

00:38:34We talked for hours about art, life, the past, and the future.

00:38:37I was amazed to find how deeply Logan understood my work, especially the isolation and cold I had channeled into

00:38:41the Aurora Wolf in Alaska.

00:38:43The Aurora is beautiful, but it's the wolf's endurance that keeps it alive through the dark.

00:38:48To me, you are that Aurora.

00:38:50You lit up my darkest nights.

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

00:38:54For the first time in years, the thick ice around my heart began to crash.

00:38:59Two weeks later, the whale fall was complete.

00:39:01The great whale descended into the dark ocean, its skeleton giving life to vibrant coral and blooming sea anemones, a

00:39:07beautiful monument of rebirth.

00:39:09It's breathtaking. It's the greatest gift I've ever received.

00:39:12Before we could say more, the studio phone rang frantically.

00:39:15It was the front desk.

00:39:19Their voice shaking with panic.

00:39:20Ava, you need to come out. Ethan is outside.

00:39:22He's poured gasoline on himself, and he's set his hand on fire.

00:39:25The paparazzi have surrounded the building.

00:39:27My brow furrowed.

00:39:28Logan and I walked out of the building together.

00:39:30In the center of the courtyard, a manic, disheveled Ethan stood covered in gasoline,

00:39:33his right hand engulfed in bright, roaring flames.

00:39:36He laughed hysterically.

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

00:39:40This is the hand hand I used to hold yours, and it's the hand that lost you.

00:39:44If I burn it away, will you finally forgive me?

00:39:46The cameras flashed rapidly, capturing the horrific, dramatic scene.

00:39:49Ethan was trying to use self-mutilation and public manipulation to force me back into his arms.

00:39:53He stood on the steps, looking at his agonizing screams and his sick attempt at romance.

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

00:39:59Stop acting, Ethan!

00:40:00You aren't burning your hand out of love for me.

00:40:02You're doing it because you're bankrupt, and you're desperate to guilt me into giving you a handout.

00:40:06I walked down the steps, grabbed a fire extinguisher from a nearby guard,

00:40:09and sprayed the chemical foam directly into his face.

00:40:13The fire was extinguished.

00:40:15Ethan collapsed onto the asphalt, his right hand a charred, bloody mess.

00:40:18Ava.

00:40:18He whimpered, shaking.

00:40:19How could you be so cruel to me?

00:40:21Cruel?

00:40:22I looked down at him.

00:40:22When I was hemorrhaging on a hospital bed, begging you to take me to the emergency room,

00:40:26and you carried Jessica right past me, did you think about cruelty then?

00:40:29When my grandmother lay dying, and you withheld her surgery money to force me to strip and apologize,

00:40:34did you think about cruelty then?

00:40:36You reaped what you sowed, Ethan.

00:40:38This is your harvest.

00:40:40Logan stepped up beside me, wrapping a protective arm around my shoulder.

00:40:43He looked at his security team with freezing eyes.

00:40:45Take him to the hospital.

00:40:46Once he's treated, hand him over to the Blackwell Group's creditors,

00:40:49and make sure the asset liquidation and debt collection are finalized by the staff.

00:40:52Hearing liquidation and creditors, Ethan realized the last of his safety net was gone.

00:40:55He would be torn apart by the loan sharks and debt collectors he owed millions to,

00:40:59as the security guards dragged him away like a dead dog.

00:41:02Mr. Vance, what is your relationship with Ms. Carter?

00:41:05The reporters turned their cameras toward Logan's arm, draped over my shoulder.

00:41:08Logan faced the cameras.

00:41:09I am her suitor.

00:41:10Offering a calm, brilliant smile.

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

00:41:15With the Blackwell drama resolved, my studio's reputation skyrocketed.

00:41:19My name, Ava Carter, became a global brand in the high art tattoo industry.

00:41:24Logan never tried to control or limit my career.

00:41:26Instead, he quietly funded the Aurora Tattoo Art Foundation,

00:41:29a charity dedicated to supporting talented, underprivileged young female artists.

00:41:33On the night of the Foundations Gala, I wore an elegant, backless black evening gown.

00:41:37On my shoulder and neck, the vivid colors of the Aurora Wolf shimmered beautifully under the chandelier lights.

00:41:41Without Ethan, without the shadow of the Blackwells, I was finally standing on my own throne.

00:41:47Out on the quiet balcony, the night breeze was cool.

00:41:49Logan walked out, carrying two glasses of champagne, and handed one to me.

00:41:53Congratulations, Ava. You built this.

00:41:55I clinked my glass against his, looking at the man who had stood by me against the world.

00:42:00Thank you, Logan. Without you, it would have taken me a lot longer to crawl out of that mud.

00:42:04Logan stared at me, the starlight reflecting in his dark eyes.

00:42:07I don't want your thanks, Ava. I just want to know,

00:42:10when do I get to wear my own permanent ring?

00:42:17I looked at him and smiled softly.

00:42:19I set my glass down, took his hand, and gently tapped the whale fall tattooed over his chest.

00:42:25Logan,

00:42:26I don't need to lock someone down with a tattoo anymore,

00:42:29because real love doesn't need to be marked by pain.

00:42:32He froze for a second, and then a look of pure, unadulterated joy washed over his face.

00:42:36He pulled me into his arms, beneath the starlight and the muffled music of the gala, and kissed me deeply.

00:42:41There was no control, no malice, and no desperation in his touch.

00:42:44Only pure warmth, safety, and respect.

00:42:47As for Ethan and Jessica,

00:42:48Ethan fled the country to escape his massive debts,

00:42:51eventually winding up as a broken, penniless beggar on the violent streets of a foreign city.

00:42:56There's some change. I'm starving.

00:42:57Jessica remained in the psychiatric facility, clutching a filthy pillow and babbling to herself for the rest of her days.

00:43:03But their names were nothing but ash in my memory.

00:43:05My future was bright, filled with the shifting colors of the aurora,

00:43:09the deep-sea whale falls,

00:43:10and a man who would gladly hold my hand through any storm.

00:43:14The lone wolf on the snow-covered peak had finally found her dawn.

00:43:19A peaceful morning at the Aurora Tattoo Studio was abruptly shattered by the clicking of expensive stilettos.

00:43:25I looked up from my sketchbook to see a middle-aged woman draped in emeralds.

00:43:28Flanking her was a younger socialite wearing a look of immense disdain.

00:43:31The older woman sneered.

00:43:32Her eyes scanned my studio with utter disgust.

00:43:34So you are the tattoo artist who has bewitched my nephew.

00:43:38It was Madame Eleanor Vance, Logan's arrogant aunt.

00:43:41Accompanying her was Chloe Sterling, the daughter of a powerful banking conglomerate.

00:43:45I said, rising calmly from my chair.

00:43:47I presume you are Mrs. Vance.

00:43:49If you are here for a consultation, my books are closed until next year.

00:43:52Chloe stepped forward, tossing a designer handbag onto my workspace.

00:43:56Chloe barked arrogantly.

00:43:58Cut the act, Ava Carter.

00:43:59A low-class woman like you thinks she can climb into high society just by inking skin?

00:44:03You're nothing but a glorified street vendor trying to seduce Logan.

00:44:06She slapped a check onto the table with a smug smile.

00:44:10I looked at the check, then looked up at Chloe's smirking face.

00:44:13I let out a soft, mocking laugh.

00:44:15Five million?

00:44:16Ms. Sterling, do you honestly think your entire family forge is worth even a single glance from Logan?

00:44:22Security, please escort these uninvited guests out.

00:44:26They are polluting my air.

00:44:29How dare you?

00:44:31You are just a divorced woman discarded by the Blackwells.

00:44:35Who gave you the audacity to speak to the Vance family this way?

00:44:39Eleanor screamed, her face contorting with rage.

00:44:42If I say the word, your little studio will be demolished by sunset.

00:44:46Let me teach you some manners, you arrogant bitch!

00:44:50Chloe raised her hand, aiming a fierce, vicious slap right at my face.

00:44:53The expected blow never landed on my cheek.

00:44:55Instead, I caught Chloe's wrist mid-air with a sharp, brutal twist.

00:44:58I pushed her backward.

00:44:59Chloe stumbled over her own high heels and crashed heavily into the display rack.

00:45:02Bottles of premium and shattered, splashing black and dark blue fluid all over her dress.

00:45:06Chloe shrieked like a dying bird.

00:45:07My white designer dress!

00:45:09Eleanor roared.

00:45:09My face!

00:45:11Ava Carter, you will pay for this!

00:45:14The Vance family will ruin you!

00:45:16The deep hikes.

00:45:17Cold voice echoed.

00:45:18Who exactly is going to ruin my fiancée?

00:45:21Logan stood at the doorway, his towering figure casting a terrifying shadow.

00:45:25His eyes were fixed on Eleanor and Chloe, filled with a murderous intensity.

00:45:30Eleanor shivered, but she tried to maintain her matriarchal authority.

00:45:33Logan!

00:45:34Look at what this violent, low-class woman did to Chloe.

00:45:37She has no manners, no background, and no shame.

00:45:41She is completely unworthy of the Vance family name.

00:45:45You must break up with her immediately and marry Chloe instead.

00:45:49Logan didn't even spare a single glance at Chloe, who was sobbing on the floor.

00:45:52He walked straight to me, gently taking my hands into his own, finding no injuries.

00:45:55The terrifying iceness in his eyes vanished for a split second.

00:45:58He kissed my knuckles softly before turning back to face his aunt.

00:46:01The warmth vanished instantly, replaced by an aura of absolute ruthlessness, Logan said,

00:46:05his voice dangerously low.

00:46:07Aunt Eleanor, it seems you have forgotten who actually rules the Vance Group.

00:46:11You dare to bring an outsider into my woman's studio to humiliate her?

00:46:15Eleanor gasped, stepping back in fear.

00:46:17Logan, I am your elder!

00:46:19Effective immediately, all Vance Group investments in the Sterling Bank are withdrawn.

00:46:22Furthermore, Eleanor, your monthly allowance from the family trust is suspended indefinitely.

00:46:28If I ever see either of you near Ava again, you will vanish from this city entirely.

00:46:36Get out.

00:46:38Chloe and Eleanor fled the studio in absolute terror and humiliation,

00:46:42but the drama in high society was far from over.

00:46:44Two days later, an elegant gold-embossed invitation arrived at my studio.

00:46:47It was for the annual high society art and charity auction, hosted by the Sterlings.

00:46:51Accompanying the invitation was a smug note written by Chloe herself.

00:46:54Logan wanted to crush the Sterling family immediately, but I stopped him.

00:46:57I smiled calmly.

00:46:59Logan, if they want a show, let's give them one.

00:47:02I don't need you to fight every single battle for me.

00:47:04On the night of the gala, the grand ballroom was packed with billionaires and aristocrats.

00:47:08As Logan and I entered the hall, a sudden hush fell over the crowd.

00:47:11I wore a stunning backless crimson gown that showcased the elegant aurora wolf on my skin.

00:47:16I looked like a queen walking into her own royal court.

00:47:18Chloe, wearing a heavy diamond necklace to hide her bruises, sneered as she approached.

00:47:22Welcome, Miss Carter.

00:47:24I was worried you wouldn't know which fork to use.

00:47:27Tonight, we are auctioning off math masterworks worth tens of millions.

00:47:31I wonder, what kind of trash did a tattoo artist bring to donate?

00:47:38The crowd gathered around, whispering and snickering, eager to see me fail.

00:47:42Eleanor chimed in, stepping out with a smug smile.

00:47:44Miss Sterling is right.

00:47:45This is a charity auction for the elite, not a flea market for street...

00:47:48Chloe pointed at a covered frame sitting on my assistant's presentation cart.

00:47:52Is that your masterpiece, Ava?

00:47:53A piece of canvas stained with cheap ink?

00:47:56The wealthy guests burst into cruel laughter.

00:47:58Openly mocking my profession, I remained completely calm,

00:48:01stepping forward to pull off the velvet cloth.

00:48:03Revealed beneath was a breathtaking canvas painting of the deep sea whale fall.

00:48:06The canvas seemed to glow with ethereal, iridescent strokes of light.

00:48:09The mocking laughter died down instantly, replaced by a sudden stunned silence.

00:48:12I said clearly, my voice echoing through the grand hall.

00:48:15This is my donation.

00:48:16It is a tribute to rebirth, something none of you pampered hypocrites could ever understand.

00:48:21Chloe's face turned red with embarrassment, but she quickly hid it behind a malicious smirk.

00:48:24A beautiful painting, perhaps, but who would buy a piece of junk from an unknown artist?

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

00:48:30Everyone turned in shock to see Master Charles, the world's most renowned art critic, walking forward.

00:48:34I start the bidding at $10 million.

00:48:39Master Charles ignored the gaping crowd and walked straight to my painting.

00:48:42His eyes were wide with profound reverence and absolute awe.

00:48:47This raw emotion, it is a masterpiece that appears once in a century.

00:48:52He turned to me and bowed deeply, shocking every single billionaire in the room.

00:48:56Miss Carter, I have sought the creator of the whale fall style for three long years.

00:49:00It is an absolute honor to finally meet the legendary artist.

00:49:04Chloe felt like she had been slapped hard across the face.

00:49:07Chloe cried out frantically.

00:49:08Master Charles, you must be mistaken.

00:49:10She is just a trashy tattoo artist who was kicked out by the Blackwell family.

00:49:14Charles snapped, glaring at her with absolute disdain.

00:49:17Silence, ignorant girl.

00:49:18Your entire family bank cannot match the cultural value of Miss Carter's single brush stroke.

00:49:23Logan stepped up beside me, wrapping his arm securely around my waist.

00:49:26Since Master Charles opened at $10 million, the Vance Group bids $50 million.

00:49:31Logan announced, $50 million for a single painting.

00:49:36The guests gasped in pure horror at the sheer scale of Logan's wealth and devotion.

00:49:41Chloe staggered backward, her face completely pale.

00:49:46The auction ended with my painting setting a world record, leaving Chloe completely ruined.

00:49:50However, Chloe's father, Richard Sterling, the ruthless patriarch of the Sterling Bank, refused to accept defeat.

00:49:55The next afternoon, Richard forcibly entered my studio with 10 heavily armed guards.

00:49:59Richard bellowed, Ava Carter, you have insulted the Sterling family name and humiliated my daughter.

00:50:05Your little art tricks won't save you from real, brutal financial power.

00:50:09I have already bought the land your studio stands on from the city council.

00:50:14He threw a legal eviction notice onto my desk, his eyes filled with absolute malice.

00:50:18You have exactly 10 minutes to pack your trash and get out of here, or my men will bulldoze this

00:50:24entire building to the ground with you inside.

00:50:26I didn't even blink, looking at the eviction notice with a thoroughly bored expression.

00:50:30Mr. Sterling, did you really think you could buy this land without checking the ultimate landlord?

00:50:34Richard sneered arrogantly.

00:50:35My bank has the highest purchasing authority in this district.

00:50:39I replied smoothly, pulling out a gold, embossed deed from my drawer.

00:50:43It had the authority.

00:50:44But two hours ago, the Aurora Art Foundation purchased the entire municipal real estate portfolio.

00:50:52Richard's arrogant smile froze instantly on his face.

00:50:55What? That's impossible.

00:50:56That portfolio costs hundreds of millions.

00:50:58It does.

00:50:59And the sole owner and chairparent of the Aurora Art Foundation is me.

00:51:03So technically, Mr. Sterling, you are standing on my private property without permission.

00:51:06Richard's face turned from white to a deep, furious purple.

00:51:10You, you deceitful guards, smash this place up, destroy everything.

00:51:15Before the guards could even take a step forward, the glass doors shattered completely with the squad blacklight.

00:51:20Elite tactical security men swarmed into the room.

00:51:22Leading them was Logan, holding a cane.

00:51:24His expression looking like a demon from hell, Logan whispered.

00:51:27Richard Sterling, who gave you the courage to touch my woman's property?

00:51:31The 10 Sterling guards immediately dropped their weapons and fell to their knees in terror.

00:51:35Logan walked up to Richard, casually lifting his cane and sliding it heavily onto Richard's neck.

00:51:40Richard screamed in agony, collapsing onto the floor while clutching his shattered kneecap.

00:51:47Logan! We are business partners! You can't do this to me!

00:51:52Richard wept on the floor.

00:51:53Logan sneered, looking down at the groveling older man.

00:51:55Partners, as of five minutes ago, Vance Group has initiated a short attack on Sterling Bank's stock.

00:52:01Your investors are panicking, and your capital chain has completely snapped.

00:52:06Richard's phone suddenly rang frantically. He answered it with trembling hands.

00:52:10The phone screamed.

00:52:11Sir, the bank is crashing! We are bankrupt!

00:52:14In less than 24 hours, the mighty Sterling Empire had collapsed into nothingness.

00:52:20The feds are coming to arrest you for fraud!

00:52:25The phone slipped from Richard's limp fingers, clattering onto the floor.

00:52:28Logan turned to me, the terrifying aura instantly melting into pure gentleness.

00:52:32He asked softly.

00:52:33You shocked, Ava? Did I act too harshly?

00:52:35I walked over, stepping right over Richard's crying form, and smiled at Logan.

00:52:39Not at all. I think the floor looks much cleaner now without the garbage.

00:52:46With the Sterlings completely erased from the city, a peaceful month passed by.

00:52:50My studio became a sacred ground for international art collectors and celebrities.

00:52:53One evening, Logan took me to a private high-end restaurant overlooking the city skyline.

00:52:58The entire place had been cleared out, decorated with thousands of white roses and soft lights.

00:53:02Standing up and walking toward me with a nervous warmth in his eyes, he dropped to one knee,

00:53:06pulling out a velvet box containing a flawless 10-carat blue diamond.

00:53:09My heart swelled with a deep, profound warmth as tears gathered in my eyes.

00:53:12Logan said,

00:53:13Ava, three years ago, you saved my life in the dark.

00:53:16Now let me honor you in the light.

00:53:18Will you marry me, Ava Carter?

00:53:19Let me be your husband, your protector, and your biggest fan.

00:53:23I whispered,

00:53:24Yes, Logan. I will marry you.

00:53:27He slipped the ring onto my finger, pulling me into a passionate, breathtaking kiss.

00:53:31The news of our engagement spread like wildfire, dominating every single headline globally.

00:53:35But our happiness immediately triggered the final, desperate madness of our hidden enemies.

00:53:41On the very day of our wedding dress fitting, an unexpected and disgusting figure blocked the boutique entrance.

00:53:46It was none other than Ethan Blackwell, or rather, the pathetic ghost of who he used to be.

00:53:51He was wearing filthy rags, his face covered in scars, and his right hand was a horribly deformed, charred stump.

00:53:56Ava! Ava! Ava, please, I beg you, just look at me for one single second!

00:54:01He threw his miserable body against the pristine glass doors, leaving streaks of dirt on the crystal surface.

00:54:06I sneak back into the country as a stowaway just to see you.

00:54:09I am a penniless beggar now, Ava.

00:54:11Jessica hung herself in the asylum yesterday.

00:54:14She's dead. My family is gone. Everything is completely destroyed.

00:54:17He wept hysterically on the pavement, immediately attracting a massive crowd of paparazzi and wealthy pedestrians.

00:54:22I was punished, Ava. Look at my hand. I paid the ultimate price for what I did to you in

00:54:28the past.

00:54:29Please, tell Logan to stop the debt acceptors. Give me a second chance. I know you still love me.

00:54:35I walked out of the boutique slowly, looking down at the pathetic creature who had once arrogant crushed my soul.

00:54:45Ethan, your so-called love is nothing but a poisonous disease that makes me want to vomit.

00:54:50You don't regret losing me because of love. You only regret it because you lost your wealth, your status, and

00:54:56your pride.

00:54:57If you were still a billionaire, you would still be torturing me and forcing me to kneel for Jessica's sake.

00:55:03The universe is just giving you exactly what you earned, so stop barking like a rabid dog at my feet.

00:55:10Ethan's weeping stopped instantly, his bloody, bloodshot eyes staring up at me with a sudden venomous malice.

00:55:14You cold-hearted monster! You arrogant, ungrateful bitch!

00:55:18I ruined my own body for you. I burned my flesh to show my regret, and you still look at

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

00:55:24If I can't have you, then Logan Vance will never have you either. No one will ever possess my property!

00:55:30He suddenly reached into his ragged, foul-smelling coat with his left hand, pulling out a heavy, dark iron revolver.

00:55:35The surrounding crowd screamed in absolute terror, scattering in every direction as the paparazzi dropped their expensive cameras.

00:55:40Ethan aimed the shaking gun straight at my heart, his finger trembling violently as he prepared to pull the trigger.

00:55:44Die with me, Ava!

00:55:46Let's go to hell together and continue our marriage in the mud!

00:55:51A loud, echoing gunshot shattered the silence of the high-end shopping district.

00:55:55But the expected pain never pierced my chest.

00:55:57Instead, a large, powerful body threw itself directly in front of me.

00:56:00Logan shielded my entire existence completely with his own broad, muscular chest.

00:56:03A massive, crimson flower of blood instantly bloomed across the front of his pristine, white-tailored silk shirt.

00:56:10Logan!

00:56:11I screamed, my voice cracking as my heart tore apart, catching his heavy body as he collapsed into my arms.

00:56:16Ava, tell me, are you hurt?

00:56:20Logan whispered, his face turning deathly pale as dark blood leaked from his lips.

00:56:25I am perfectly fine! Why did you do that? You absolute idiot! Don't you dare close your eyes!

00:56:32I cried hysterically. Ethan laughed like a demonic hyena, aiming the gun at us once more.

00:56:35Yes! Cry! Die together like the dogs you are!

00:56:39Before his finger compressed the trigger again, a massive black-armored SUV slammed violently into Ethan's frail body.

00:56:44The brutal impact sent Ethan flying 20 feet through the air, his bones crushing loudly against the hard concrete barrier.

00:56:49Logan's elite tactical bodyguards swarmed out of the vehicle like hornets, instantly disarming the broken, groaning criminal.

00:56:54Call the hospital! Clear the streets! If he dies, you all go down with him!

00:57:00I screamed at the top of my lungs. My hands were completely covered in Logan's warm, sticky blood as the

00:57:04sirens began to wail in the distance.

00:57:06In the emergency room, the bright red surgery light stayed on for seven agonizing, torturous hours without a single break.

00:57:10I sat alone on the cold bench, staring at the crimson stains on my dress, feeling a terrifying darkness consume

00:57:14my soul.

00:57:15Finally, the door swung open, and the chief surgeon walked out, wiping cold sweat from his pale forehead.

00:57:19The bullet missed his main artery by less than a millimeter, Ms. Carter. Mr. Vance survived the night.

00:57:34I broke down in tears of pure overwhelming relief, falling to my knees as the crushing weight left my chest.

00:57:39The next morning, the bright sunlight pierced through the windows of Logan's private hyper-luxury VIP hospital suite.

00:57:43Though he was incredibly pale and hooked up to machines, the very first thing he did was reach out to

00:57:47find my hand.

00:57:48Don't cry, my beautiful Aurora. As long as I am still breathing on this earth, no one will ever hurt

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

00:57:58I squeezed his hand tightly, kissing his cold forehead gently.

00:58:04You need to rest, you foolish, reckless man.

00:58:09While Logan was sleeping under sedation, I decided it was finally time to clean up the human garbage permanently.

00:58:14I walked down to the hospital's isolated basement holding room, where Logan's private security men kept Ethan tied up.

00:58:20Ethan was a total shattered mess, both his legs broken from the SUV impact, covered in dirt, and his own

00:58:25dried filth.

00:58:29Ava. Mercy. Please. I am begging for your mercy.

00:58:34Ethan whimpered, his arrogant spirit completely eradicated.

00:58:39Mercy?

00:58:40I laughed coldly, the sound echoing like ice as I picked up a heavy, glowing iron brand from the rack.

00:58:58Ethan, a quick, clean death in a comfortable prison is a luxury you absolutely do not deserve.

00:59:04I whispered viciously.

00:59:06I have personally arranged for your transfer to the most brutal, isolated, heavy labor camp on the northern border.

00:59:11For the next 50 years, you will break rocks in the freezing wind, and the guards will remind you of

00:59:15your sins.

00:59:16Every single day, the lone axing creditors will collect their pound of flesh from whatever is left of you.

00:59:21I pressed the red-hot iron brand directly onto his left shoulder, burning away his skin with a horrific hissing

00:59:26sound.

00:59:26Ethan screamed in pure, agonizing torture, his eyes bulging out until he completely blacked out from the immense pain.

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

00:59:33Take this trash away.

00:59:34Tossing the iron tool aside and wiping my hands with a towel.

00:59:36Make sure the medical team keeps him alive just enough so he can suffer every single second of his lifelong

00:59:41sentence.

00:59:42With the Blackwell family permanently erased from existence, the dark shadows of my traumatic past were completely gone.

00:59:47Two months later, Logan had fully recovered from his chest wound, and our grand, highly anticipated wedding was officially held.

00:59:53It was time for the world to see who truly owned the throne of this city, and who was merely

00:59:58dirt beneath our feet.

01:00:06The wedding was an international spectacle, held on a breathtaking, heavily guarded private island in the Mediterranean Sea.

01:00:12Billionaires, European royalty, and global art icons arrived via private jets to witness the official union of the century.

01:00:18I wore a custom-designed, backless silk gown embroidered with over 10,000 tiny, shimmering black and white diamonds.

01:00:24As I walked down the long, flower-strewn aisle, Logan stood at the altar, looking at me with pure, tearful

01:00:29adoration.

01:00:32I promise to love you, honor your fierce spirit, and protect your absolute freedom until my last breath.

01:00:38Logan vowed deeply.

01:00:40We exchanged platinum rings under the golden rays of the sunset, sealing our legendary love with a deep, passionate kiss.

01:00:45However, the high-society vipers and jealous socialites still refused to let us live in absolute peaceful tranquility.

01:00:51During the grand after-party, an elegant but bitter older woman from a rival billionaire family tried to cause a

01:00:56public scene.

01:00:57Miss Carter. Oh, pardon me, Mrs. Vance.

01:01:01The woman laughed nastily, swirling her expensive champagne glass in front of the guests.

01:01:05Your wedding is quite lovely, but everyone in high society knows the Vance Empire requires a legitimate, pure-blooded heir.

01:01:13A divorced, damaged woman like you who already lost a child in the past.

01:01:17Can your broken body even conceive a Vance?

01:01:28The surrounding aristocratic guests gasped loudly, the wealthy atmosphere instantly turning incredibly tense, cold, and awkward.

01:01:35Before Logan could unleash his murderous rage and call security, I stepped forward, holding a calm, incredibly beautiful smile.

01:01:41Madam Lewis, you seem remarkably concerned about the status of my uterus and my medical history.

01:01:46I said smoothly.

01:01:47Perhaps you should direct that intense focus towards your own husband's secret, illegal bankruptcy filings from last night.

01:01:53I pulled out a sleep tablet from my assistant, flashing the official, highly classified financial fraud documents to the crowd.

01:01:58As of five minutes ago, the Lewis Corporation has been permanently blackstead by every major bank in Europe for tax

01:02:04evasion.

01:02:05Madam Lewis's expensive crystal champagne glass shattered loudly on the marble floor, her face draining of all its color.

01:02:11You! You bitch! How did you get these top-secret government documents?

01:02:16Because the Aurora Foundation purchased your family's primary creditor and debt portfolio last Tuesday.

01:02:22Security, please throw this bankrupt, classless, and pathetic woman off my private island immediately before she ruins the view.

01:02:28The elite guests watched in absolute stunned awe as the screaming woman was dragged away by her hair by our

01:02:32guard.

01:02:33They finally realized that Ava Carter was no longer just a victim.

01:02:36She was a queen who could crush an empire with a smile.

01:02:46Logan wrapped his arms around my waist from behind, biting my earlobe gently with a low chuckle.

01:02:50My wife is getting more efficient at crushing enemies than I am.

01:02:52He murmured playfully.

01:02:54I turned around, sealing his lips with a sweet kiss.

01:02:57I learned from the best, Mr. Vance.

01:03:01One year later, the Aurora Tattoo Art Foundation had grown into a massive global empire.

01:03:05We opened hundreds of schools worldwide, protecting and elevating thousands of underprivileged female artists.

01:03:11One sunny afternoon in our private villa garden, I felt a sudden wave of dizziness and nausea.

01:03:16Logan immediately panicked, calling the world's top medical team to the estate within 10 minutes.

01:03:21After a thorough examination, the elderly family doctor walked out with a brilliant, joyful smile.

01:03:26Congratulations, Mr. Vance.

01:03:27Mrs. Vance is perfectly healthy and she is two months pregnant.

01:03:37The doctor announced happily.

01:03:38And it looks like you are expecting beautiful, healthy twins.

01:03:47Logan froze in absolute shock, his mind going completely blank for the first time in his life.

01:03:52Then, a look of pure, unadulterated joy washed over his handsome face as tears hit his eyes.

01:03:57He rushed to my side, falling to his knees and gently burying his face against my stomach.

01:04:03Twins, thank you, Ava. Thank you for giving me a real family.

01:04:08He wept softly with gratitude.

01:04:10The news of the Vance twins sent shock waves through the global financial and art worlds.

01:04:14Our business stocks soared to unprecedented heights, celebrating the arrival of the new heirs.

01:04:18Meanwhile, in a desolate frozen labor camp on the northern border, a broken man heard the news.

01:04:24Ethan Blackwell, now blind in one eye and missing both hands, stared at the television screen in the mess hall.

01:04:29He watched the broadcast of Logan and me smiling happily, holding our beautiful newborn babies.

01:04:35Ethan let out a choked, pathetic sob, realizing the ultimate depth of his tragic mistake.

01:04:39He had traded a goddess for dirt, and now he would rot in hell forever while I ruled the heavens.

01:04:46Five years later, the grand opening of the Global Aurora Art Museum was held in Paris.

01:04:51The museum's centerpiece was a breathtaking wall installation, combining the deep sea whale fall and the fierce Aurora Wolf.

01:04:58Four five-year-old twins ran through the marble hall, their innocent laughter echoing under the grand chandeliers.

01:05:03Logan walked up behind me, wrapping his warm arms around my waist and kissing my neck softly.

01:05:11Look at the beautiful empire we built together from the ashes, my queen.

01:05:15It seemed like our life had reached absolute, untouchable perfection.

01:05:19Until my head assistant, Sarah, rushed toward us with a pale face, holding a luxury art catalogue.

01:05:23Sarah stammered, her hands trembling violently.

01:05:27Mrs. Vance, we have a catastrophic emergency.

01:05:31The prestigious Royal Royal Crest Auction House in London just announced their blockbuster piece for next week.

01:05:35She opened the catalogue to reveal a full-page spread of a vibrant, familiar artwork titled The Ancestral Aurora Wolf.

01:05:41It was an exact stroke-for-stroke copy of the signature tattoo design etched permanently into my own skin.

01:05:46Even worse, the credited artist was Chelsea Vance Montgomery, a rising socialite and Logan's estranged cousin.

01:05:51Accompanying the picture was a viral interview where Chelsea sneered openly at the camera.

01:05:55Ava Carter is nothing but a cheap thief who stole my family's heirloom sketch and slapped it onto her body.

01:06:03She used my stolen masterpiece to deduce Logan and fake her way into high-high society!

01:06:10Beside her sat, a so-called independent appraiser, nodding gravely at every fabricated word.

01:06:17So these are so-called independent appraiser, so we can do the same forMER CREAT TOGETHER

01:06:19All right, if you will be vaccinated, I'll be able to do it.

01:06:20I don't know if they don't know anything about that, so we don't know if they don't know.

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