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08:05C'est parti.
08:35C'est parti.
09:11Sarah, how could you be so foolish?
09:14Baby, don't cry.
09:17I don't want treatment anymore.
09:18It's too painful.
09:20I heard your phone call with Kilvin earlier.
09:23Don't spend any more money.
09:25I don't want to drag you down anymore.
09:27I shook my head desperately, choking on tears.
09:31I won't let you give up.
09:33Don't worry about the money.
09:34I will make sure you get better.
09:36My hands trembled as I dialed Killian's number.
09:39When the call connected, it was Vanessa's voice that answered.
09:41Asking for money again?
09:43Vera, when you were humiliating me online earlier, did you think about this moment?
09:48Come here right now.
09:49Kneel down and apologize properly.
09:51Maybe then I'll consider it.
09:52Vanessa is right, Vera.
09:54This is what you owe her.
09:56At the same time, the doctor looked at me with sorrowful eyes.
10:00Miss Vera, please accept my condolences.
10:04My mind went completely blank.
10:05A wave of grief made me nauseous.
10:07I forced myself toward the restroom.
10:09Just before I reached it, a strong shoulder slammed into me.
10:12I was knocked straight into the corner.
10:14A sharp tearing pain exploded in my lower abdomen.
10:17A nurse rushed over to support me.
10:19You're pregnant?
10:20I nodded numbly.
10:21The world spun and went black.
10:26When I woke up again, I was lying in a hospital bed.
10:29The doctor stood beside me, his expression complicated.
10:32I'm sorry.
10:33We couldn't save the child.
10:36Should we notify the family?
10:38I laughed bitterly and shook my head.
10:40You have no family.
10:40My only family member had already left this world.
10:43Mrs. Vera, your phone kept ringing while you were unconscious.
10:47I took the phone.
10:48There were more than a dozen missed calls from Killian.
10:51Then a new message popped up.
10:53Vera, I've been waiting for you for five hours.
10:56If you don't come apologize soon,
10:58your sister's treatment fees will be rejected according to procedure.
11:02Looking at those words, I felt nothing but numbness.
11:05I didn't reply.
11:06I got out of bed, packed the miscarriage records,
11:09and sent them to Killian as my final goodbye.
11:11Then I bought a ticket and left the city.
11:13On the other side, Killian finally realized something was wrong by evening.
11:17He sent people to search for me at the hospital.
11:20Before he received any news, his assistant rushed in anxiously.
11:24CEO, this is a gift from Vera.
11:25Killian opened the box.
11:27The moment he saw what was inside, all color drained from his face.
11:36Killian stared at the box for a long time.
11:38Then he let out a cold laugh.
11:40Vera, is this your idea of a sick joke?
11:42He slammed his hand on the desk, veins bulging on his forehead.
11:45He refused to believe Vera would actually go this far.
11:48This had to be another one of her desperate schemes to force him to compromise.
11:51He dug deeper into the box and found the papers underneath.
11:55It was the official divorce document, clearly signed with Vera's name.
11:59The assistant stood beside him, too afraid to speak.
12:02Vanessa heard the commotion and came in from the next room.
12:04She saw what was inside and panicked, then quickly masked it with concern.
12:09CEO, is Vera playing hard to get again?
12:11Don't let her scare you.
12:13She's just trying to force you to come back to her.
12:15Her words gave Killian an excuse.
12:17He tossed the documents back into the box, his voice cold.
12:20She knows I won't abandon my own child.
12:22That's why she dares to pull stunts like this.
12:24Vanessa lowered her eyes.
12:25But Vera seems emotionally unstable right now.
12:28Should I go explain things to her?
12:29No need.
12:31Let her calm down if that's what she wants.
12:33He sounded confident, but his eyes kept drifting back to the dissolution papers.
12:37A strange irritation rose in his chest.
12:39He picked up his phone and opened his chat with Vera.
12:42The last message was still the one he had sent.
12:44No reply.
12:45He waited all afternoon, from evening until night fell.
12:48Vera never replied or called begging for forgiveness.
12:51Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and dialed Vera's number again.
12:55It was switched off.
12:57Killian shot to his feet.
12:59Have you found her yet?
13:00The assistant pushed open the door.
13:02His face...
13:03CEO, we have news from the hospital.
13:05Killian's heart tightened.
13:06Is Vera there?
13:07Not Vera.
13:08It's Vera's older sister, Sarah.
13:11She has already passed away.
13:12Killian rushed to the hospital.
13:14The corridor lights were already on.
13:16He walked quickly.
13:17His assistant struggled to keep up behind him.
13:19But the moment he pushed open the door to the room, he stopped dead.
13:23The bed was empty.
13:24The sheets were neatly made.
13:26Killian stood in the doorway, his throat tightening.
13:29He grabbed a passing nurse.
13:31Where is the patient who was in this bed?
13:32The nurse looked shocked.
13:33You didn't know?
13:34Her condition became critical.
13:36The family couldn't gather the rescue funds in time.
13:39She's already gone.
13:40Are you Miss Vera's family?
13:42Killian answered almost instinctively.
13:43I am her partner.
13:44The nurse's expression became complicated.
13:46Mrs. Vera handled her sister's funeral arrangements alone.
13:49When she left, she looked terrible.
13:51We tried to convince her to rest, but she wouldn't listen.
13:54Killian's fingers stiffened.
13:55Where did she go?
13:56She didn't say.
13:58Killian's face finally changed.
14:00He took out his phone and called Vera again.
14:03Still switched off, he suddenly remembered the past.
14:05No matter how late he returned, Vera would always wait for him.
14:09So he had always believed she would never leave.
14:11But now the room was empty.
14:13Sarah was gone.
14:14Vera had lost the last person in this world who could make her turn back.
14:17Killian felt as if something was crushing his chest, making it hard to breathe.
14:21He turned around sharply.
14:22Search!
14:23Check her tickets, possible residences, anywhere she might use her ID.
14:27She's still pregnant, not in good health.
14:28She couldn't have gone far alone.
14:29As soon as the words left his mouth, he froze.
14:32Pregnant, what if something had happened to the child?
14:34Sarah was already dead.
14:36What if the child really couldn't be saved?
14:38At that moment, Vanessa hurried over, her eyes red as if she had been crying.
14:43Killian, I just heard the news.
14:45Why would Vera be so impulsive?
14:47If she needed money, she could have just said so properly.
14:50Why did she have to run away in a fit of anger?
14:53What if something happens to child?
14:55From the end of the corridor, the doctor approached with the medical records.
14:58He looked at Killian, then at Vanessa.
15:01Which one of you is Mrs. Vera's family?
15:02Killian stepped forward immediately.
15:05I am.
15:06The doctor frowned slightly, his tone hesitant.
15:09Since you're her family, there's something you should know.
15:13Before Mrs. Vera left, she was knocked down hard in the corridor.
15:17The child could not be saved.
15:20As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Killian couldn't hold himself together.
15:25He suddenly thought of what Vera had sent.
15:27The one in that box.
15:29Oh no.
15:30How could this be?
15:33One year later, I started a new life in a small town far away from Killian.
15:37I found a job as a clerk in a small company.
15:39The salary wasn't high, but it was paid on time every month.
15:42Rent, utilities, and food were all arranged by me.
15:45I rented a small apartment.
15:46It wasn't big.
15:47The balcony could only fit a small table and two potted plants.
15:51Every morning, sunlight slipped through the curtains.
15:53I loved it there.
15:54In the past, in the Grand Company headquarters, I lived in a spacious house,
15:58my closet full of expensive clothes, and the dining table always had exquisite meals.
16:03But none of it had ever felt like it truly belonged to me.
16:06Every expense required someone else's approval.
16:08Every request was scrutinized.
16:10I had lived in a beautiful cage.
16:12Now this small apartment was ordinary.
16:14Children played noisily downstairs at night,
16:17and the smell of food from the neighbors sometimes drifted in.
16:20But I was the one who closed the door.
16:22I was the one who turned on the lights.
16:24Everything in the fridge was bought with my own money.
16:26I no longer had to explain to anyone why I was spending that money.
16:30I no longer had to wait for anyone's belated mercy.
16:32For a long time after Sarah passed, I couldn't sleep well.
16:35I often dreamed of her lying in the hospital bed,
16:38reaching out to stroke my head and saying,
16:40Baby, don't be afraid.
16:42I would wake up with a wet pillow.
16:43Later, I kept myself busy.
16:45Working, overtime, learning to cook, tidying the house.
16:48On weekends when the weather was good,
16:50I would take a long bus ride to the riverside for a walk.
16:52I broke my days into small pieces.
16:54Eat on time today.
16:56Water the plants tomorrow.
16:57The day after when I get paid by myself something inexpensive but nice.
17:01That was how I slowly survived.
17:02I thought Killian would never find me again.
17:04Or even if he did, I no longer cared.
17:06Until that day after work.
17:08The sky had just darkened.
17:10People were coming and going outside the office building.
17:12I walked out holding a file bag,
17:14checking the bus schedule on my phone,
17:16when I heard a familiar voice.
17:17Vera.
17:19Familiar enough that even after a year,
17:20I could still tear open the scab I had worked so hard to form.
17:24I looked up.
17:25Killian stood by the roadside.
17:27He had lost a lot of weight.
17:28The suit that used to fit him perfectly now looked a little loose on him.
17:32There were heavy dark circles under his eyes,
17:34and his jawline was sharper than I remembered.
17:36He looked at me,
17:37his eyes swirling with emotions I couldn't read.
17:39I stopped walking.
17:40I didn't hide or run.
17:42I just looked at him calmly.
17:43Killian took a step forward.
17:45His voice hoarse.
17:45Vivi.
17:46I frowned.
17:47That nickname.
17:48Only Sarah had ever called me that.
17:50Hearing it from his mouth felt strangely foreign.
17:53He seemed to sense my resistance and stopped.
17:55His throat bobbing.
17:57I'm sorry.
17:58I remained silent.
17:59He stood in front of me as if he had rehearsed this many times,
18:02but when he actually saw me,
18:03only dry words came out.
18:05I've been looking for you this whole year.
18:07I know I was wrong before.
18:08About your sister.
18:09I didn't handle it well.
18:11About the child.
18:12I owe you.
18:13By the time he finished,
18:14his eyes were red.
18:15If this had been a year ago,
18:16I might have softened at his belated guilt.
18:18But now,
18:19I only felt tired.
18:20People walked past us.
18:21Some cast curious glances before moving on.
18:24I sorted out the file bag in my hand and asked.
18:27Are you done?
18:27Killian's face turned pale.
18:29Vera,
18:29I'm not here to force you.
18:30I just want to make it up to you.
18:32You don't have to bow for money anymore.
18:33I can give you anything.
18:35Homes,
18:35savings,
18:36even help you start a business.
18:38And Sarah's unfinished treatment?
18:40If you want,
18:41I'll set up a fund in her name
18:42to help others like her.
18:42He looked at me with almost humble hope in his eyes.
18:45As long as you're willing to come back.
18:47I listened and suddenly found it absurd.
18:49A year ago,
18:50I had begged him for that 300,000.
18:52I had begged so humbly in the hospital,
18:54holding the phone with a trembling voice.
18:56At that time,
18:57Sarah was still alive.
18:58The child was still there.
18:59I only asked him to help me once,
19:01but he told me to go to Vanessa
19:02to fill out forms.
19:04To go through approval later,
19:05I lost everything.
19:06And now he stood here,
19:07casually telling me
19:09he could give me houses,
19:10properties, funds.
19:11I lowered my head and smiled.
19:13Killian seemed stung by my smile.
19:15His voice grew softer.
19:17Vera, I know you hate me.
19:18And you have every right.
19:22Curse me if you want.
19:24Make me atone however you wish.
19:27Vanessa won't interfere anymore.
19:28I've removed her from key positions.
19:31From now on,
19:32you'll manage the household finances.
19:34He spoke very seriously,
19:35as if handing over the money
19:37could erase all the past pain.
19:38I looked up at him.
19:40Kilvan, you still don't understand.
19:41He froze.
19:43What truly broke me
19:43wasn't that you refused
19:44to give the money.
19:46Then what was it?
19:47It was you making me
19:48go to Vanessa for approval.
19:50The wind blew from the street corner
19:51carrying a chill.
19:52I looked it at him,
19:53my voice calm in a way
19:54that surprised even me.
19:56Sarah was in the facility.
19:58The doctor said we couldn't wait.
20:00I was pregnant and broke,
20:02so I called you.
20:03But you sent me to Vanessa.
20:04She decided if my sister
20:06got her medication.
20:07She decided if I got the money
20:09to save her.
20:10And you?
20:11You knew all this,
20:12yet you thought it was just the rules.
20:13I didn't know she would-
20:14You did know.
20:14I cut him off.
20:15He stiffened.
20:16You didn't think it mattered,
20:17Killen.
20:17You let another woman decide my life.
20:20From that moment,
20:21I wasn't your partner.
20:22Just an outsider begging for scraps.
20:24Killen's face drained of all color.
20:26He opened his mouth,
20:27but no words came out.
20:29I suddenly remembered that form.
20:31If you want the money,
20:32fill out the application.
20:33Once Vanessa approves it,
20:34I will naturally sign off.
20:36That scene would stay with me
20:37for the rest of my life.
20:38I had loved him so much.
20:40Loved him enough to give up everything.
20:42To learn how to be a proper missus.
20:44To shrink my entire world
20:45to fit beside him.
20:46But he had personally taught me
20:48that love without dignity
20:49was more terrifying than poverty.
20:51Killen's eyes reddened.
20:52His voice almost shaking.
20:54Vera, I really know I was wrong.
20:56Can you give me one more chance?
20:57I won't let you suffer like that again.
20:59I shook my head.
21:00It's too late.
21:01He stepped forward.
21:03It's not too late.
21:04I stepped back avoiding his outstretched hand.
21:07His hand froze in midair.
21:09I looked at that hand.
21:10In the past,
21:11I had desperately hoped
21:12he would hold mine just once.
21:14When Vanessa made things difficult for me.
21:16When I stood helplessly
21:17at the payment window in the facility.
21:19When Sarah was in critical condition.
21:21But he never did.
21:22Now I no longer needed it.
21:24Killen.
21:25I'm doing very well now.
21:27How is this kind of life good?
21:29You live in such a small apartment.
21:31Squeeze onto the bus.
21:33Eat convenience store food.
21:35And work overtime until this late.
21:37But these are all choices I made myself.
21:40I live in a small apartment
21:42because I can afford the rent.
21:44I take the bus
21:45because I'm willing to wait.
21:47Whatever I eat or buy,
21:49I don't need anyone's approval.
21:51I no longer have to watch Vanessa's expression
21:54or wait for your sudden mercy.
21:55You think this is bad,
21:56but to me,
21:57this is freedom.
21:59Killian's eyes gradually shattered.
22:01After a long time,
22:02he asked in a low voice,
22:04What about me?
22:05I looked at him.
22:06You are also the part of my freedom
22:07that I had to throw away.
22:09His body swayed.
22:10I stopped looking autumn at him
22:12and walked around him toward the bus stop.
22:14Behind me came his suppressed voice.
22:17Vera, I won't give up.
22:18I didn't stop.
22:19Do as you wish.
22:20The bus arrived right on time.
22:23I got on.
22:24Tapped my card
22:24and found a seat by the window.
22:26As the bus started moving,
22:27I saw Killian still standing there.
22:29The streetlights cast a long shadow behind him.
22:32I looked away.
22:33My phone vibrated.
22:35It was a message from a colleague
22:36asking if I had brought the partnerials
22:38for tomorrow's morning meeting.
22:39I replied,
22:40I have them.
22:41Then I put the phone back in my bag.
22:43The lights outside the window flowed slowly.
22:45I leaned back in my seat
22:47and let out a long breath.
22:48My heart, once racing at his name,
22:51finally stilled.
22:52I thought I would hate him,
22:53but it turned out that even hatred could fade one day.
22:56On the other side,
22:58Vanessa sat in the apartment
22:59Killian had arranged for her,
23:01scrolling through photos on her phone.
23:03They had been sent to her by someone else.
23:06In the photos,
23:07Killian stood outside an unfamiliar office building,
23:09talking to me in a low voice.
23:11The way he looked at me
23:12was something Vanessa had never seen before,
23:14full of desperation and obsession.
23:16Vanessa's fingers tightened around the phone
23:18until her knuckles turned white.
23:20When the screen went dark,
23:22it reflected her pale, twisted face.
23:24She had thought that once Vera was gone,
23:26everything would belong to her.
23:28But a year had passed,
23:29and Killian had not made her his missus.
23:31He no longer indulged her the way he used to.
23:34Now, he had even gone to find Vera in person.
23:38Vanessa gritted her teeth.
23:40Hatred slowly rose in eyes.
23:41She could not let Vera come back.
23:43She could not lose her last bargaining chip.
23:45A long time later,
23:47she dialed a number.
23:49Help me find out where Vera is living now.
23:51The next afternoon,
23:53Vanessa came to my company.
23:54The front desk called upstairs
23:56saying a lady named Vanessa was looking for me.
23:58I went down to the reception area
23:59and saw her sitting on the sofa,
24:01perfectly made up,
24:02with a beautifully wrapped gift bag beside her,
24:04one year apart,
24:05and she still had that delicate,
24:07harmless appearance.
24:07When she saw me,
24:09she immediately stood up,
24:10her eyes slightly red.
24:11Vera,
24:12I came to apologize to you.
24:14Colleagues nearby had already started looking over.
24:17I said calmly,
24:18This isn't a convenient place to discuss private matter.
24:20Vanessa acted as if she hadn't heard,
24:22her voice softer but clearer.
24:23I didn't understand your relationship with Killian.
24:26I really didn't know that your marriage
24:28hadn't been officially dissolved yet.
24:29The colleagues' gazes instantly changed.
24:31Someone started whispering.
24:33I looked at her.
24:34Vanessa,
24:34you don't need to act.
24:36Her face paled,
24:37and tears immediately fell.
24:40Vanessa Vera,
24:40why are you still like this?
24:42I used to come lightly my head.
24:43This is my compensation gift to you.
24:45I know you're not doing well right now,
24:47and I know Killian has been looking for you lately,
24:50but matters of the heart
24:51always have an order of arrival, right?
24:53As soon as those words landed,
24:54the entire area fell silent.
24:56I finally understood why she had come today.
24:58She wasn't here to apologize.
25:00She came to paint me as a homewrecker
25:02who climbed by relying on a man.
25:03I didn't take the bag.
25:04Take your gift and leave.
25:06Vanessa bit her lip.
25:07Suddenly she lowered her voice
25:08so only I could hear.
25:11Vera,
25:12do you really think Killian is looking for you
25:14because he still loves you?
25:15He's only feeling guilty.
25:17Once that guilt fades,
25:19you'll be abandoned again.
25:20I looked at her and only felt it was ridiculous.
25:22Then you should go find him,
25:23not me.
25:24Her eyes flashed with malice.
25:26The next second,
25:27she suddenly grabbed my wrist.
25:28I frowned and shook her off.
25:30The movement wasn't strong,
25:31but she staggered back
25:32as if I had pushed her hard,
25:33crashing into the edge of the coffee table
25:35and falling to the floor.
25:37Okay.
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