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00:30I beg you to punish me. Calyx was drunk. He only made the mistake any man might make.
00:34Please don't blame him. Every fault is mine. All of it.
00:37I've ruined the night of your engagement. Whether you cast me out or kill me, I won't utter a single
00:41complaint.
00:41I stood before her in my wedding gown. Then I'll kill you.
00:44The Veils and the Rooks have been at war for three years.
00:46Do you know how many died before we brokered this marriage of truce?
00:49Everyone of the Council is here to witness it tonight.
00:51Anyone who breaks this peace deal will die. Your death won't be unjust.
00:54Leora collapsed onto the floor. Leora lifted that lovely face, streaked with tears.
00:59The picture of pity. Her fingers clung tightly to the coat draped over her shoulders.
01:03I recognized that coat. I had presented it to Calyx myself on the day of our engagement.
01:07The letter R was embroidered on the cup.
01:09What did you say?
01:11Leora's voice shook violently. She looked at me as if she could not believe it.
01:15I said it coldly. Word by word.
01:17You just said it yourself. Cast out or killed, you'd accept either without complaint.
01:20Casting you out would sound ugly if word got around. Killing you is better.
01:23We'll say publicly that you fell ill and died. Both families keep their honor.
01:26Don't worry. You saved Calyx's life once. I'll see to it that you have a proper burial.
01:30Every dignity owed to you, nothing withheld.
01:31Leora crawled on her knees toward me, groping for the hem of my dress.
01:35I stepped back lightly. There were silver buckles on my shoes.
01:38The Vale family crest. I didn't want them soiled by a woman like her.
01:41Madam, I beg you, spare my life. I truly didn't know.
01:45I can't see. I only wanted to go back to my own room.
01:47I never imagined I'd walked into Calyx's. Calyx has no one in his heart but you.
01:51He was drunk. That's why he mistook me for you.
01:54I gave a cold laugh. I hear that because you saved Calyx's life, you've been looked at the Rook Manor
01:58ever since.
01:59Food, clothing, every comfort. Treated no differently than a Rook daughter.
02:03And because you can't see, your nurse, your maid, your bodyguard, none of them ever leave your side.
02:07Not for a moment.
02:08So tell me, where are they now? Are they all dead?
02:11Bring in her nurse, her maid and her bodyguard. If they can't give me a good reason, kill them all.
02:15Women in Mafa families learn to shoot and kill from childhood.
02:18Rule 1. Establish authority. Don't go easy on anyone.
02:20My mother had warned me carefully before I left home.
02:23I hadn't expected someone to humiliate me on the very night of my engagement.
02:27Before they could be brought in, Calyx burst through the door.
02:30His face was a little flushed. He'd been drinking, clearly, but he was nowhere near truly drunk.
02:35Drunk enough to mistake one woman for another? Does he take me for an idiot? Calyx frowned.
02:39Isoled. This is all my fault. I apologize. But I hear you mean to kill Leora. It's our engagement night.
02:44How can you be so ruthless?
02:45I only slept with a woman under my protection. Let her stay here. Give her a title of some kind.
02:50That's the end of it. One more mouth to feed.
02:52Why must you do this? If word gets out, people will only say you're cruel.
02:55I laugh.
02:55On the night of our engagement, the heir to House Rooks slept with another woman.
02:59If word gets out, I'll be the greatest joke in all of Cadenpert.
03:02A woman who can't even keep her husband on her engagement night. Who wouldn't call that a farce?
03:06Calyx, you haven't only slapped the Vale family in the face. You've slapped the Rooks, too.
03:10Don't forget, our two families fought for three years. This marriage was the price of the truce.
03:15All the council members are here tonight.
03:17Leora is a woman I sheltered here. She wouldn't dare do something that might reignite the war between our houses.
03:21Someone must be backing her.
03:23Or did the two of you plan this together?
03:25Calyx pulled Leora up into his arms.
03:29Nonsense. I was drunk, that's all. Are you going to kill every woman who comes near me from now on?
03:34Seeing him so righteous, I sat down and gave the order to those around me.
03:39Bring in everyone assigned to Luera. I'd very much like to know how a blind woman managed to slip past
03:43the main hall,
03:44past three sets of guarded doors, and walk into a bedroom on her own.
03:49Perhaps Leora took a wrong turn.
03:51Leora wept against Calyx's chest.
03:54Calyx, I truly wasn't trying to seduce you. You were the one who took my hand. I couldn't pull away.
03:59I really didn't mean-
04:00Calyx looked at her with tenderness, then turned to me.
04:03Isileth, will you really kill her?
04:06I've already admitted my fault. Don't be so unyielding.
04:09Let Leorla stay at the estate as a member of my household.
04:12Tomorrow I'll have her apologize to you publicly. Won't that do?
04:15Today is the most important day of our lives. The final signing of the truce is still to come. Don't
04:19let this ruin the timing.
04:21Even now, he's still thinking about the signing. Disgusting.
04:23I stood up, my voice level.
04:25Calyx, choose your words carefully.
04:26You and I have not yet signed the truce. We have not yet exchanged the family rings.
04:30We are not truly husband and wife.
04:31Go to the main hall. Invite Mr. Rook and Mrs. Rook over.
04:34And ask my father and mother to come here.
04:36Leorla dropped to her knees with a thud and began knocking her forehead against the floor.
04:41I beg you, leave me away to live. I'll never do it again.
04:44She wept, knosading, and the coat slipped from her shoulders, revealing the bruises down her neck and coal bone.
04:49When Alaric and Marcella entered with my parents, this was exactly what they saw.
04:53I threw myself straight into my mother's arms.
04:56Please stand up for me.
04:58Calyx pretended to be drunk and slept with this blind woman.
05:01Of all knights, he chose our engagement knight.
05:03He did this deliberately to humiliate me, to put me in my place so I'd bow down to his mistress
05:08for the rest of my days.
05:09This marriage was arranged solely to bring peace between our families.
05:12Yet the Rook family uses a blind woman to insult me.
05:15If he dares act like this on our engagement knight, what will he do later?
05:18I won't marry Calyx.
05:20My father's face turned livered with rage.
05:22You Rooks are all shameless cowards.
05:24My daughter is to suffer such indignant before she even sets foot in your home.
05:27Shame the Valles openly.
05:29This marriage is off and good riddness.
05:31Alaric and Marcella hurried forward to mediate.
05:34It's just a misunderstanding, truly.
05:36Leora once saved Calyx's life.
05:38She's blind.
05:39She must have wandered into the wrong room by accident.
05:41Mother let out a cold laugh.
05:43A grand estate like Rook Manor, and not a single attendant by the guest's side?
05:47How could a blind woman wander all the way into someone else's private chambers unaccompanied?
05:51Mrs. Rook, go ask the servants outside.
05:53See if a single soul believes that story.
05:56Speak the truth now, or all of you will be killed.
06:00The nurse, maid, and bodyguard dropped to their knees in a row.
06:02Spare us, madam!
06:03We'll never dare do this again!
06:05We were just following orders!
06:06The sound of cow talking and pleas for mercy filled the room at once.
06:09Following orders, I turned to Calyx.
06:11Whose orders were they?
06:12Yours or Leora's?
06:13Calyx snapped.
06:14Isarid Vale, enough!
06:16I slept with Leora, so what?
06:18She's just another woman.
06:19Do all Vale wives stop their husbands from seeing other women?
06:22Who'd want a narrow-minded wife like you anyway?
06:26Calyx, you were the one who made the mistake first.
06:29You bedded a blind woman on our engagement night, and now you dare call me unreasonable.
06:33Where is the justice in that?
06:35If you have the courage, let us go explain everything before the council members right now.
06:39If you'd honestly told me you loved another woman and wanted to give her a place by your side, I
06:43might not have objected.
06:44Or if you'd called off this engagement to marry her instead, I would at least respect you for being a
06:49man of your word!
06:50But you said nothing at all.
06:52Instead, you resorted to such despicable tricks to humiliate me on our engagement night.
06:56I won't stand for this humiliation, and neither will anyone in the family, neither will the entire Vale family!
07:02I don't want you to be my husband.
07:04My eyes glistened with tears as I looked to my parents.
07:07I cannot marry this man!
07:09Father's voice was thick with anger.
07:11Then we won't.
07:12Let's head home right now.
07:13Tomorrow I will stand before the council members and explain everything.
07:17We'll call off the marriage publicly.
07:19I'd like to see if anyone dares blame my daughter for this.
07:21Seeing the situation spiral out of control, Alaric flew into a rage and kicked Calyx's leg.
07:26Fool!
07:27Get on your knees and apologize to your future father-in-law!
07:30Father spack at once.
07:31Cut the apologies.
07:32The marriage is not sealed, so I am no father-in-law of yours.
07:37Calyx lifted his head high.
07:38Sir, you owe people back when they help you.
07:41Leora saved my life once.
07:42Why should I not marry her?
07:43She lost her sight for my sake.
07:45Am I not entitled to care for her for the rest of her life?
07:47If I abandon her now, how can I ever lead the Rook family as its heir?
07:50Mother let out a mocking laugh.
07:53How ridiculous.
07:54You wanted to marry her and grant her status.
07:56Why not do it any other time?
07:57Why must you choose the very day my daughter is to be engaged to you?
08:00I suspect your parents would never let a woman of her standing enter the family formally.
08:04So you came up with this scheme to force my daughter into submission.
08:07You want the Veil Alliance to secure the truce, yet you also wish to stay with the woman you love.
08:12Did you think Isolate was quiet and easy to bully that she'd take this shame on our engagement night and
08:16agree to whatever you want?
08:17I stood aside, staring at him coldly.
08:19Calyx, if that is truly what you thought, you were wrong.
08:22I am not the one at fault here.
08:25Nor is the shame ours alone to bear.
08:27I would rather call off this marriage than live under such insult.
08:31Well said.
08:31Father boomed.
08:32My daughter won't put up with this shame.
08:34Let's go home.
08:35Word got around Cadenport overnight that the Vols and Rooks fought on their engagement night.
08:39The Rook family became the laughingstock of the entire city.
08:42Some whispered that I was too headstrong, unfit to be the mistress of a great family.
08:46But why should I spend my whole life swallowing my pride just for the sake of empty appearances?
08:50Let whoever craves that false dignity keep it.
08:53My daughter will never endure such humiliation.
08:55The next day, Marcella arrived at the Vale Manor with Calyx and Leorla to beg for forgiveness.
09:01She forced a smile.
09:03Calyx has thought long and hard all night and he knows he was wrong.
09:06We have come today to apologize to Isrit sincerely.
09:08Every fault lies with him.
09:10You may scold or strike him as you please.
09:12And he will not fight back.
09:13The Vales and Rooks have been at war for years.
09:15Peace was finally within reach.
09:17We cannot let this marriage fall apart.
09:19If Israel agrees, the wedding will go ahead as planned.
09:21I will make this clear here and now.
09:23Leora can no longer stay at Rook Manor.
09:25Once she apologizes to Israëlete, I will send her to the southern region.
09:28Leora stood there weeping pitifully.
09:30Calyx tried to speak up for her, but one sharp, furious look from Marketa silenced him at once.
09:34He turned to me instead, his eyes filled with pleading.
09:37I looked away.
09:38He had done something utterly repulsive, yet he expected me to smooth things over for him.
09:42Dream on.
09:42Mother let out a dry laugh, her words laced with sharp sarcasm.
09:46You're being too nice, Mrs. Rook.
09:47Calyx committed such a shameful act on the engagement night.
09:49How can I send my daughter to live in such a messy, toxic house?
09:52Once they are married, if he brings this woman back to stay, what can my daughter do?
09:55Speak up, and she will be labeled ungenerous and petty.
09:59Stay silent, and she will suffer for a lifetime.
10:02It would be far better for both sards to call off this engagement.
10:05Calyx could then marry another young lady from a respectable family.
10:08Would that not suit everyone?
10:09Marcella shot an angry glare at Leora and Calyx.
10:13I told you long ago.
10:14Even if she saved your life, we could simply provide her with money and shelter.
10:18But you insisted on granting her special standing, and look what trouble you have caused!
10:23Leora shrunk behind Calyx.
10:24I truly love Calyx.
10:25I beg you to let us be together.
10:27She then turned toward Mother and E, putting on a helpless, sorrowful look.
10:31Madam, I am willing to serve Isolette for the rest of my days.
10:34I ask for nothing for myself.
10:35I only wish to stay by Calyx's side.
10:38Calyx stared at me, his voice sharp with irritation.
10:41What more do you want from Leora?
10:43She has begged you like this.
10:45Can you not find a shred of compassion in your heart?
10:48Mother slammed her palm down on the table.
10:50Calyx, you were the one who sinned first.
10:52Yet now you dare to blame my daughter?
10:55If she really wants nothing, she can sign a paper to give up having kids and any family money.
11:00She'll also get a long-term birth control jot.
11:02Mrs. Rook, what say you to this?
11:06Leora threw herself into Calyx's arms.
11:08Calyx?
11:09Calyx seethed with rage.
11:10Your Vale's family goes too far.
11:12How dare you force Leora into such terms?
11:14I spoke sharply.
11:15Calyx, I caught the two of you making love last night.
11:18She knelt before me and begged,
11:19saying she would accept being cast out or killed without a single complaint.
11:22When I said I'd have her killed to save both families' faces, she begged me not to.
11:27Now she kneels to me again,
11:28claiming she's willing to serve me for the rest of her life so long as she can stay by your
11:32side.
11:33When my mother offered a compromise,
11:35asking her to renounce the right to bear children and claim any inheritance,
11:39she turned that down too.
11:41At the end of the day,
11:42all she truly wants is to be your wife in name and in truth.
11:47There's no need to put on such a pretense.
11:50You'll only make yourselves a laughingstock.
11:53Holding Leora, Calyx stared me down fiercely.
11:56Issa Leith, don't forget this alliance is not just your affair.
11:59The Veils and the Rogs waged war for three years.
12:01You know full how many lives were lost and how much wealth was destroyed.
12:04The truce agreement is about to be signed,
12:06and this engagement cannot be called off.
12:20This marriage was meant to secure peace after the war,
12:23and another conflict would ruin both great families.
12:26He was clearly using this to threaten me.
12:28Mother was so furious her face flushed red, lost for words.
12:32Father flew into a rage upon hearing Calyx's words.
12:35It's true the Vales have only one daughter,
12:36but the Rods have two sons.
12:45Calyx, I'll go talk to the Council Elders today
12:47and switch the engagement partner.
12:49My daughter will not marry you.
12:50Mrs. Rook, I believe Ronan has also reached the age for marriage.
12:53We shall finalize their engagement here and now.
12:59Calyx froze on the spot.
13:00I stepped forward and repeated my father's words.
13:02What did you say?
13:03Didn't you hear me?
13:04My father says I'm calling off the engagement to you.
13:07He intends to betroth me to your elder brother, Ronan Rook.
13:10Ronan is Alaric's oldest son, from his first wife who passed away.
13:14Marcella was his stepmother, and Calyx was her own son.
13:17Alaric doted on Calyx, yet once Ronan came of age,
13:21he sent him to the Northern Ward to run the Rook's most dangerous operations.
13:24No one expected Ronan to gain a firm foothold there.
13:27Now people feared him more than Calyx.
13:29At the news of my impending marriage to Ronan,
13:32Marcella jumped to her feet in alarm.
13:33This cannot happen!
13:34Mother let out a faint smile.
13:36Why not?
13:37The Alliance exists to uphold the truce.
13:39We just need one kid from each family to marry to keep the peace.
13:42You have more than one son.
13:44If you object, that is fine too.
13:46We can bring the matter before the Council members.
13:48They all long for peace between us.
13:50They will not care overly which Rook's son my daughter marries.
13:53Marcella sank back into her chair,
13:55her face ashen.
13:57Calyx shouted loudly,
13:58I am the Rook heir and the future patriarch of this family.
14:01Isolene, would you really choose that cold-blooded brute who kills for a living over me?
14:04I looked at him coldly.
14:05Yes, he's a hundred times better than a hypocrite like you.
14:08Ronan's brave and smart.
14:10He's way better than a fake like you.
14:11I care nothing for whether he inherits the family or not.
14:14If I marry him, you will be free to wed Miss Leora.
14:16Does that not work out perfectly for everyone?
14:18The very same day Father made his decision,
14:21he went to the Council with his men.
14:22He told them every detail of what had happened on the engagement night.
14:26When they finished listening, they asked just one question.
14:29I take it both families still wish to maintain the truce?
14:31Alaric looked grim, but finally nodded his head.
14:34My engagement was officially transferred to Ronan Rook.
14:38The new engagement ceremony was held three days later.
14:41To convince everyone that we had not fallen out again,
14:44the Council ruled that Ronan and I must reside at Rook Manishan
14:47for the first three months of our marriage.
14:49After that, we would move to the Northern Ward together.
14:52Father commanded great respect across Cadenhort.
14:55Though the Vols had also suffered heavy losses over the years,
14:58they still held control of the port trade routes.
15:00The Rooks were an established old family,
15:02yet few among them were capable of handling dangerous work these days.
15:06Aside from Ronan, the rest relied mostly on casinos
15:09and illegal enterprises to keep the family afloat.
15:12Alaric always worried about his oldest son,
15:14scared the two boys would fight over the family's power later on.
15:17That was why he had pushed for Calyx to marry me.
15:20With the Vols backing, Calyx's position as heir would be unshakable.
15:24He never imagined Calyx would ruin the engagement over a blind woman.
15:27In the end, the Alliance fell to Ronan instead.
15:30Reluctant as he was, Alaric had waited far too long for peace.
15:34He resolved to visit the Vale Manor in person to deliver the Rooks' gifts.
15:37Marcella was furious at the turn of events.
15:39This marriage had been meant for her own son,
15:41so she prepared cheap, low-quality presents for Ronan.
15:44On the day the gifts were to be sent off,
15:46Alaric stepped outside and saw the run-down cars waiting.
15:49His face darkened immediately.
15:51Are you trying to humiliate me?
15:53Or the council members?
15:54Do you want the whole world to see how you mistreat your stepson?
15:57Marcella sounded aggrieved.
15:59The Rooks don't have unlimited funds anymore.
16:02Calyx still needs to marry someday.
16:04Where will the money come from then?
16:07Alaric grew angrier by the second.
16:09Just then, Ronan walked out and gave his father a calm smile.
16:13Do not trouble yourself.
16:15I have already prepared my own gifts.
16:17Dozens of fancy cars lined up outside Vale Manor.
16:21Inside were stacks of cash, precious jewels,
16:24documents granting port rights,
16:26and the keys to two large warehouses.
16:29There was also a pair of vintage family heirloom rings.
16:33Alaric returned home consumed by shame and rage.
16:36He issued a stern warning to Marcella.
16:38If you mess up Ronan's engagement day and shame our family more,
16:41you'll be stuck inside the manor forever.
16:43This alliance was forged at the cost of many lives.
16:46Do you intend to reignite the war?
16:48On the day of the engagement, I finally met Ronan.
16:51He cut a striking, handsome figure,
16:53clearly having dressed meticulously for the occasion.
16:56We exchanged the family rings and signed the formal truce agreement.
17:01He held my hand and spoke gently.
17:03Do not worry.
17:05We will stay at Rook Manor for only three months.
17:07I have already had our home in the northern ward fully furnished.
17:10Once the three months are up, we will move away and live our own lives.
17:14Tell me whatever you desire, and it shall be done.
17:16That place will be our true home from then on.
17:18I lowered my head.
17:20Very well.
17:20I will follow your lead.
17:22That night, loud commotion and screams suddenly erupted outside the estate.
17:27Calix walked into the feast with Leora and told every guest there that he loved her and would
17:32give her an official position in the family.
17:35Marcella had been chatting merrily with Mrs. Bell at the feast.
17:38Mrs. Bell has a daughter, Crestella, from a rich, well-respected local family.
17:42Marcella thought highly of the girl,
17:44and the two women had already began hinting at arranging a match between her and Calix,
17:48planning to discuss it formally at a later date.
17:50No one expected Calix to walk in with Leora on his arm.
17:54The smiles faded from both ladies' faces at once.
17:57Crestella glanced at the maids flanking Leora, then at her clothes,
18:00which were far from what a regular guest would wear.
18:02She asked bluntly,
18:02Miss Leora, are you here as a guest of the Rooks, or as Calix's woman?
18:06If you are merely a guest, why would Calix escort you in person?
18:09If you are already his woman, why have you never been given any official standus?
18:12Leora bit her lower lip.
18:13I cannot see anything.
18:15Everything was arranged by Calix.
18:16Halfway through her words, she grabbed her chest, turned pale, and felt sick to her stomach.
18:20She let out a soft cry.
18:21Calix, I feel terrible.
18:22With that, she slumped over and fainted.
18:24Leora's sudden collapse sent a stir through the entire gathering.
18:28Calix rushed over and caught her in his arms, shouting,
18:31Fetch a doctor at once!
18:32The Rook family's private doctor showed up right away.
18:35He felt her pulse and ran a quick check, then breathed a sigh of relief.
18:39Congratulations.
18:40Leora's pregnant with Calix's baby.
18:43Mrs. Bell forced a smile that never reached her eyes.
18:46Well, congratulations, Mrs. Rook.
18:49Calix is truly a lucky man.
18:50He's going to be a father soon, though I wonder who will end up marrying him in the end.
18:54Any girl who marries him will be a stepmom the second they wed.
18:56Marcella's face flushed crimson at the words, left utterly embarrassed.
19:00No one had yet been chosen as Calix's wife, yet he had gotten unacknowledged woman pregnant first.
19:06What respectable family of standing would agree to have their daughter marry him, only to step aside for his mistress
19:12and her illegitimate child?
19:13The farce at the dinner party ruined Calix's reputation completely.
19:17As soon as the guests left, Marcella ordered the family doctor to prepare an abort-effective injection.
19:21Calix dropped to his knees and begged her.
19:23Leora is carrying your grandchild.
19:26How can you do this?
19:27This is my first child!
19:29Marcella kicked him away harshly.
19:31Grandchild?
19:32Nonsense.
19:33What's the point of letting a woman with no official spot have your kid?
19:37Alaric's face was dark with fury, too.
19:39If you still want to remain the heir of the Rook family, get rid of this shameful child.
19:44Otherwise, well, I do have another son.
19:47Remember this.
19:48The Rook family's honor comes above everything else.
19:50He then rounded on Marcella, sharply.
19:53A doting mother raises a worthless son.
19:55Look what you've turned Calix into.
19:57He can do nothing right and only causes trouble.
20:00If things go on like this, how could I ever hand the family over to him?
20:04Marcella nearly fanted from rage.
20:06In the end, they gave Leora the shot to end her pregnancy.
20:10The child was gone.
20:12The next day after the wedding, Ronan and I went to visit the elders.
20:16Alaric looked at Ronan and me, a rare look of satisfaction on his face.
20:20Good.
20:21Ronan has finally settled down.
20:23If his mother were still alive, she could rest easy now.
20:25With that, he had several boxes brought over.
20:28All these old family things were his birth mom's.
20:30Jewelry, trust documents, and deeds to several properties under her name.
20:34She once said that when Ronan married, these would be handed over to his wife to keep.
20:38Now I have fulfilled her last wish.
20:39The items inside the boxes were extremely valuable.
20:43Any single piece would make anyone green with envy.
20:45And now all of them were being placed in my hands.
20:48Marcella's eyes blazed with anxiety.
20:50Alaric, these are also part of the Rook family's assets.
20:53You've given everything to Ronan.
20:55What will become of Calix?
20:57I covered my mouth and chuckled.
20:59You flatter me.
21:00It is only natural for a mother to leave her belongings to her own child.
21:03There is no reason to share them with outsiders.
21:05Marcella's expression turned cold.
21:07She was still the lady of the Rook household.
21:09By that law, Calix ought to call her mother too.
21:12Shouldn't half of this go to Calix?
21:14I had never met such an audacious woman in my life.
21:17Alaric's face turned red with anger.
21:19Half for Calix?
21:20When did Calix ever bring even one flower to her tomb?
21:24When has he ever addressed her as mother?
21:26She has been gone for years.
21:28How could she be his mother?
21:29I put on a gentle, understanding look.
21:31I'm sure Mrs. Rook has her reasons for saying so.
21:34Would you split half your own stuff and give it to Ronan too?
21:39Marcella jumped to her feet at once.
21:41Have you lost your mind?
21:43Why should he get any of my things?
21:45I stared at her.
21:46Exactly.
21:48Then why should Calix get any of Ronan's mother's belongings?
21:51Don't treat others the way you don't want to be treated.
21:53Haven't you heard that saying?
21:54Or do you think you can push Ronan around just because his birth mother's gone and no one's got his
21:58back?
21:59My eyes glistened as I turned to look at Ronan.
22:02You've had such a tough life.
22:04No wonder you were sent off to the Northern Ward when you knew you were still so young.
22:08While Calix lived a life of luxury here.
22:10But don't worry.
22:11My parents will be your parents from now on.
22:13They will take good care of you.
22:15If anyone dares to wrong you I will stand up for you.
22:18I fear no one.
22:19I wore an uncompromising look on my face.
22:21Ronan was amused by my act and let out a laugh.
22:23He spoke up.
22:24I command men and weapons now.
22:25I am no longer that helpless boy from years ago.
22:27Who would dare to cross me?
22:28I smiled back at him.
22:29My words laced with hidden meaning.
22:31True enough.
22:32After all we're moving out in three months.
22:35After this all the Vale family's stuff can be shipped straight to our house in Northern Ward.
22:39That way no one will keep trying to claim half of everything.
22:42Marcella clutched her chest.
22:43So furious she could barely speak as she pointed at us.
22:46You two.
22:46You're trying to drive me to my grave.
22:49Calyx walked in.
22:50His face grim as he stared at me.
22:51I said.
22:52Calyx.
22:53I'm your sister-in-law now.
22:54Calyx's face drained of color.
22:56And he sank heavily into a chair.
22:57He watched Ronan escort me to greet each family relative one by one.
23:00We looked every inch a genuine newlywed couple.
23:03A sad painful look flashed across his face.
23:07After what happened with Loria.
23:08Finding a proper wife for Calyx turned into a massive headache.
23:11Marcella worried herself sick.
23:13So much so that blisters broke out on her lips.
23:15Yet Calyx insisted he wanted to marry Loria.
23:18The entire Rook household elupted in outrage.
23:20Marcella slammed her fist on the table.
23:22If people find out the Rook Arn married a blind woman,
23:25our whole family will lose all face.
23:27I will never allow it.
23:29Your father won't agree either.
23:30That Leora is nothing but a seductress.
23:33I once pitied her.
23:34Losing her sight while saving you at such a young age.
23:37But now I see the truth clearly.
23:39No one who you helped would keep using that favor to ask you for more and more things.
23:43She's clinging to the Rook family and never plans to leave.
23:46A blind woman from the lower class dares to pivot the Rook family's power and status.
23:51I truly underestimated her.
23:52When Liora heard this, she threatened to take her own life.
23:55She threw the entire Rook manor into chaos with her tantrums.
23:58In the end, Marcella relented.
24:01You may keep her by your side.
24:03But she can only be your mistress.
24:04That is more than enough respect for someone like her.
24:07She will never be your lawful wife.
24:09If you keep pushing this, your father will strip you of your position as heir and give it to Ronan.
24:12Do not say I didn't warn you.
24:14In the end, Calyx could not bring himself to give up his wealth and status.
24:17He finally agreed to take a proper wife.
24:19Liora stayed on at Rook Masser as his mistress.
24:21During a family dinner, Liora dressed herself delicately.
24:25Being blind, the warreness and timidity on her face made her seem all the more pitiable.
24:28Midway through the meal, Liora said she needed to step out and change her outfit.
24:33I stepped out into the corridor to get some fresh air.
24:35Suddenly, I heard an argument coming from not far away.
24:38A man lowered his voice and spoke.
24:40You're Calyx's woman now.
24:42What's wrong with lending me some money?
24:43If you refuse, I'll tell everyone in the Rook family all your secrets.
24:48Right after that, I heard a woman's trembling voice.
24:51I have no idea what you're talking about.
24:54What secrets could I possibly have?
24:56You're just someone I knew from the past.
24:58What are you doing sneaking into Rook Manon today?
25:01The man let out a cold laugh.
25:03Someone from the past?
25:04Stop putting on an act, Nella Pike.
25:06You took loads of my money years ago and even signed papers saying we'd marry.
25:10Now you pretend you don't know me?
25:12Dream on.
25:13Liora's voice turned strilly at once.
25:15My name is Lyra, not Nella!
25:17Fine, you go by Lyra now.
25:19The man kept his voice low.
25:20Then answer me this.
25:22Did you really lose your sight saving Calyx?
25:24Liora let out a terrified scream.
25:26You're lying!
25:26The man grew even more triumphant.
25:28Am I?
25:29I stood right outside the hospital room back then.
25:32The doctor made it perfectly clear.
25:34Your eyes were already too damaged to fix.
25:36You would have lost your vision completely within a month at most.
25:39Calyx got attacked that same day by chance, and you jumped in front of him to take the bullet.
25:44Then you lied to him, claiming you went blind for his sake.
25:47You're quite the schemer.
25:48Still, keep the money coming, and this secret stays between us forever.
25:52I covered my mouth right away, shocked.
25:55I never thought a simple walk for fresh air would lead me to uncover such a huge secret.
26:00Wait here.
26:01Liora's voice was tight with tension.
26:03I'll go back to my room and get the money.
26:04In less than ten minutes, she slipped out with a bag, moving cautiously.
26:08Liora thrust the bag at the man.
26:10There's cash and my jewelry inside.
26:12Take it and leave.
26:12Never come looking for me again.
26:14The man snatched the bag away.
26:15That's more like it.
26:16Don't worry.
26:17I'll keep your secret safe.
26:19With that, he turned and fled.
26:20But before he could run out the back gate, Liora suddenly screamed at the top of her lungs.
26:25Help!
26:26Come quick!
26:28Thief!
26:29Someone's stealing things!
26:31By the time Calyx rushed over, Liora was huddled in the corner, trembling with fear.
26:36The moment she heard his voice, she stumbled her way into his arms.
26:40Calyx, he stole the money and jewelry you gave me.
26:43I went back to my room to change clothes just now, and the maid said my room had been
26:47ransacked and everything was gone.
26:49We chased him to the back gate and caught him trying to escape.
26:52The man was cornered by the bodyguards at the rear entrance.
26:55His hands were tied and his mouth gagged as he was pinned to the ground.
26:59Calyx stormed over and kicked him hard.
27:01How dare you?
27:03You even have the guts to steal inside Rook Mansion.
27:05Liora clutched Calyx's sleeve.
27:07Calyx, you can't let him get away.
27:08He threatened me too.
27:09He said he would kill me if I screamed for help.
27:11He even tried to hurt me.
27:13If I hadn't fought him off, I might never have seen you again.
27:15Rage blazed in Calyx's eyes.
27:17Very well.
27:18No one gets away with hurting those who belong to me.
27:20Take him away and kill him.
27:22I stepped forward at once.
27:23Calyx, even if he is a thief, we should hear him out first.
27:27Rook Manor exploring is guarded by so many men.
27:29How did he sneak in?
27:30What if he has accomplices?
27:31We can't question him with his mouth gagged.
27:33Take the gag out of his mouth.
27:36Leora let out a shrill scream.
27:38Don't you dare!
27:39How could a thief like him tell anything true?
27:41He's nothing but a thief and a liar.
27:43There's no need to listen to a word he says!
27:45Ronan took a step forward and pulled the gag from the man's mouth without hesitation.
27:48The man's face twisted with malice, and he began to curse.
27:52What a cruel woman.
27:53I only asked to borrow some money from you.
27:55And you wanted me dead?
27:56Fine.
27:57You showed me no mercy, so don't blame me for fighting back.
27:59He turned to Calyx.
28:01Calyx, you've been fooled.
28:02Leora is not her real name.
28:04Her true name is Nella Pike.
28:06The story about her taking a bullet and losing her sight to save you is all a lie.
28:10She already suffered from an eye or ailmony long before that.
28:12She would have gone blind eventually, even without that attack.
28:15If you don't believe me, look into her medical records from the hospital where she was treated.
28:19She played on your sympathy after the incident and tricked you into taking her in at Rook Manor.
28:24She has lied to you from start to finish.
28:26Leora turned deathly plain, covered her ears, and screamed.
28:30That's not true!
28:31You're lying!
28:32Calyx, don't believe him!
28:33He's just a thief!
28:34A swindler!
28:35Drag him away at once!
28:37Kill him!
28:39The man grew even angrier.
28:40He struggled to lift his head.
28:42Kill me?
28:42You just want to shut your old fiancé up.
28:44Nella Pike and I were engaged long ago.
28:46She took my money and even signed legal papers.
28:49Mr. Rook, you've kept another man's fiancé under your roof, and she even had your baby once.
28:54If word of this gets out, what do you think everyone will say?
28:56Marcella arrived at the commotion just in time to hear those words.
28:59She rushed over and slapped Leora hard across the face.
29:03You shameless woman.
29:05Were you trying to ruin my son?
29:06If people get hold of this story and claim he's holding another man's fiancé against her will,
29:11his future will be destroyed.
29:13You dared to pose as his savior, cheating the Rook family out of money and status.
29:17You are truly scheming to the core.
29:19She turned to the bodyguards and ordered,
29:22Take away all the nice things we gave her.
29:25Send her back to where she came from.
29:27Kick her out of the manor with her old fiancé and never set foot here again.
29:31Leora clinged desperately to Calyx.
29:33Calyx, save me!
29:34I belong to you now!
29:35I once bore your child!
29:36You can't abandon me!
29:38Take her away at once!
29:39Marcella snapped sharply.
29:41Calyx stood there dumbfounded, watching Leora being dragged away amid her cries.
29:45The man was also thrown out of the estate.
29:47I looked at Calyx.
29:48This man kept declaring his love for Loria,
29:50but when disaster hit her, he couldn't say one word to stand up for her.
29:53He was utterly repulsing.
29:55After Leora was driven out of Rook Manon,
29:58Marcella regained her smug demeanor.
29:59She began to look for a suitable bride for Calyx.
30:02There were still plenty of families in Cadenport eager to form an alliance with the Rooks.
30:06Before long, a minor clan agreed to betroth their daughter to Calyx.
30:10A smile returned to Calyx's face on the day of his engagement.
30:13It was as if none of the past troubles had ever happened.
30:16The estate was redecorated, and numerous guests arrived for the ceremony.
30:19Standing on the platform in a tailored suit,
30:21Calyx looked once again like the dignified heir he used to be.
30:24Just as they were about to exchange rings, a loud bang rang out.
30:26A bullet hit Calyx right in the grounding.
30:28The searing pain stole his voice.
30:30He doubled over sharply, his legs a-buzzling and dropped heavily to his knees.
30:33Bright red blood quickly soaked through his expensive black suit and streamed down his thighs.
30:37The entire room fell dead silent for a moment, then erupted into chaos.
30:40Markella rushed over in a frenzy and threw her arms around the kneeling Calyx,
30:44but the doctor's final diagnosis shattered all of Marcella's hopes.
30:47The bullet destroyed his private parts.
30:49Doctor said he could never have kids ever again.
30:51It was later discovered that Leora, desperate to drag everyone down with her,
30:54had hired a gunman to cripple him, choosing his engagement day to strike.
30:58Shortly after, Alaric told everyone Ronan Rook is the only real heir to the Rook family.
31:02Marcella broke down completely upon hearing the news,
31:05yet her hysterics only filled Alaric with irritation.
31:07He locked the upset Markella inside the Manon and wouldn't let her go out.
31:11Obsensively to let her rest, it was in fact to strip her of all power to meddle in family affairs.
31:16For the second time, disaster struck on Calyx's engagement day.
31:19This time, he lost not only his bride, but also his position as heir.
31:23He fell into complete despair.
31:24He drank all day, ignored all his family duties, and got addicted to gambling.
31:28Those who had once flocked around him gradually drifted away.
31:31Everyone inside Rook Manson now knew who held the real power.
31:34Alaric had originally intended to leave him with a shred of dignity,
31:37but Calyx only brought more shame upon himself time and again.
31:40The next day, he had Calyx escorted to a car and sent south as well.
31:44I later heard the mother and son fought non-stop, blaming everything on each other.
31:48Word came eventually that Calyx had married.
31:50His wife had a fierce temper and kept him firmly under her thumb.
31:53He never returned to Cadenford again.
31:55Meanwhile, Ronan and I finally completed our three-month stay.
31:58Alaric was reluctant to let us leave.
32:00He brought up the idea several times, hoping Ronan would continue to reside at Rook Manor.
32:04Ronan only replied,
32:05There are matters to attend to in the Northern Ward.
32:07Alaric frowned.
32:08You are the heir now.
32:09It is your duty to manage the Rook family's affairs.
32:12Ronan looked at him, his tone calm.
32:14When I was a child, I once thought this was my home.
32:16But then you sent me to the Northern Ward.
32:18I knew then that it never truly was.
32:20Alaric's expression frozen.
32:21Ronan turned to me,
32:22If we have kids someday, I promise I'll be a great dad.
32:25I will teach them that family is never meant to be sacrificed.
32:28I took his hand and gently placed it on my lower abdomen.
32:31Then you'd better get ready.
32:32In eight months, you're going to be a dad.
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