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00:00...on my birthday, my adoptive sister had planned the accident that trapped both of us.
00:06The flames are already closing in on me.
00:10And yet my fiancé, Leon Sinclair, points at the front passenger seat.
00:15Save Juliet first, she has a heart disease.
00:23At that moment, my heart completely turned to ashes.
00:26When I wake up, I'm completely disfigured.
00:29At most, I only have one month left to live.
00:32Later on, my family decides that Juliet will marry Leon Sinclair on my behalf for the sake of our families'
00:38interests.
00:38I didn't argue.
00:39I even give all of my shares, properties, and my unpublished artwork to Juliet as her pre-wedding gifts.
00:51Just like that, Juliet becomes a famous artist by publishing my artwork.
00:56My mother burst into tears during the interview.
00:59I'm so glad that Juliet isn't the one who got badly hurt in the accident.
01:03Otherwise, we'd have lost a genius.
01:05Leon also made a high-profile announcement.
01:09Juliet will be my only wife for the rest of my life.
01:12But they didn't know.
01:13The things that I've voluntarily given away from the start are actually offerings meant for my vengeance.
01:18The day I die will be the day Juliet's mask is torn apart.
01:22The higher you climb, the harder you'll fall.
01:25Juliet, this time, you won't escape.
01:31When I regained consciousness, several doctors were gathered around my bed.
01:35They looked at me with grim expressions.
01:37Mrs. Griffin, your lungs are severely burned.
01:40You have at most one month left to live.
01:42I glanced around the empty hospital room and asked quietly,
01:45Does my family know?
01:47The doctor was silent for a moment.
01:49They're in another patient's room.
01:51The room fell quiet.
01:52I nodded and didn't ask anything further.
01:55After a while, I said,
01:57Keep this a secret for me.
01:58After the doctors left,
02:00I called to arrange a death care service for a month later.
02:02The moment I hung up,
02:03Leon Sinker pushed the door open and entered.
02:06Are you awake?
02:07How are you feeling?
02:08I hummed in response.
02:09Addison, the wedding date is coming up soon.
02:11As you know, the Sinclair family is about to choose an heir,
02:13and the condition is that the heir must be married.
02:15But in your current condition,
02:17you're not fit to be my wife.
02:19For the sake of both families,
02:20we've decided to let Juliet marry me in your place.
02:23We?
02:24Yeah, your parents and Marcus all agreed.
02:27I turned my head.
02:28Only then did I notice that my parents and my older brother, Marcus Griffin,
02:31were standing in the doorway, peering in.
02:33Since you've already made the decision among yourselves,
02:36why bother asking me?
02:41I turned back and said coldly,
02:44But the reason I ended up like this was because of you.
02:47Before I could finish,
02:48Leon gripped my hand.
02:50Madison, don't blame me.
02:52Juliet has a heart condition.
02:53I remember the last time she rode just a roller coaster
02:56and ended up in the emergency room.
02:58This time it was a car accident.
02:59If I hadn't saved her, she would have certainly died.
03:01You may have been burned, but at least you survived.
03:03He was right.
03:04I had survived,
03:05but I only had at most one month left.
03:07I turned away.
03:09Fine.
03:09I understand.
03:10Just do what you guys say.
03:12Leon sighed in relief and motioned for my family,
03:15who were waiting outside to come in.
03:19You said Madison would never agree,
03:22but she's changed.
03:23She's not as cold-hearted as she used to be.
03:27Don't worry.
03:28Juliet is easygoing.
03:30She won't mind even if you become Leo's mistress.
03:33Stop talking nonsense!
03:35Once Madison gets better,
03:37everything will go back to the way it was.
03:39The voices around me blurred together
03:41as I buried myself under the covers, exhausted.
03:43For someone with only a month left to live,
03:45many things no longer mattered,
03:47including my family and my fiancé.
03:48If Juliet Graffer liked them,
03:50I could give them all to her.
03:54I organized all my assets
03:56and named Juliet as the recipient,
03:58planning to hand them over someday.
04:01After some time,
04:02I was discharged from the hospital.
04:04Leon came to pick me up.
04:05Juliet was sitting in the passenger seat,
04:07so I took the chance to hand her the transfer documents.
04:10The moment she read through them,
04:12her eyes went wide.
04:13What?
04:14Ten million dollars?
04:15Where did you get this much money?
04:17And you're giving it all to me?
04:18The money had come from secretly selling my paintings,
04:21but now,
04:22it was nothing more than worthless paper to me.
04:25I didn't explain,
04:26only letting out a small laugh.
04:29Consider it a wedding gift for you.
04:31When Leon heard my words,
04:32he tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
04:35That's only...
04:35That's wonderful!
04:37Madison, thank you!
04:38Juliet clutched the documents happily throughout the drive,
04:41while Leon remained silent.
04:42After the car stopped,
04:43I realized we weren't home,
04:45but at a bridal shop.
04:46Today was the day they came to pick out
04:48Juliet's custom wedding dress.
04:50Don't worry, Madison.
04:52We won't be long.
04:53Don't worry about me.
04:54Take all the time you need.
04:55After I finished speaking,
04:57I wheeled myself into the store.
04:58Leon frowned and gave me a complicated look.
05:01Inside the shop,
05:02while Juliet was in the fitting room,
05:04Leon couldn't help but ask,
05:06Madison,
05:07are you doing this to spite me?
05:15I told you many times
05:16that the title of Mrs. Sinclair
05:18will still be yours
05:18once you recover.
05:20You...
05:21I interrupted him.
05:22You're overthinking.
05:23I'm just a little tired.
05:24Just as Leon was about to say more,
05:26Juliet complained to him.
05:28Leo,
05:29I've tried on so many,
05:30but I still haven't found anything I like.
05:33When I heard her words,
05:34I waved the manager over
05:35and asked him to bring out
05:37the wedding gown I had customized.
05:38As soon as Juliet saw it,
05:40her eyes lit up.
05:40I love this one.
05:42It's yours.
05:44Leon snarled.
05:45No.
05:45You spent a month designing that.
05:47He was right.
05:48I had handpicked every bead
05:49and every inch of fabric
05:50on that gown myself.
05:52Unfortunately,
05:52I would never get to wear it.
05:54Juliet seized the moment
05:55and put on a wounded expression.
05:57I'm only marrying Leon in your place.
05:59How could I wear your custom dress?
06:00I patted her hand.
06:02It suits you better than me now.
06:03Finding something you like isn't easy.
06:05You should cherish it.
06:05Even after everything I said,
06:07Juliet kept up the act.
06:09I'll make sure to clean it
06:10and return it to you
06:11after I wear it next Friday.
06:12I glanced at the calendar.
06:14Next Friday happened to be
06:16the last day of my life.
06:17What a coincidence.
06:18I hoped I could hold on until then
06:20and witness everything
06:21before I closed my eyes.
06:23Back home,
06:24Juliet could no longer hide
06:26her true colors.
06:27She barged into my room
06:28and kicked over my wheelchair.
06:30What tricks are you up to now?
06:35I dropped to my knees
06:37from the impact,
06:38enduring the sharp pain
06:41as I pushed myself up
06:43against the wall.
06:44In my condition,
06:46any trick would be pointless.
06:48Juliet sized me up
06:50from head to toe,
06:51let out a cold snort.
06:53She stepped toward me.
06:55So,
06:56you've admitted defeat?
06:59I gave a bitter smile.
07:02Yeah,
07:02I lost.
07:04Completely lost.
07:05Silence filled the air.
07:07Juliet frowned at me
07:08as if I were a stranger.
07:11I don't believe you.
07:12Not unless you give me
07:14those paintings.
07:15I lowered my eyes
07:17and revealed a faint smile.
07:19The fish had taken the bait.
07:23Growing up,
07:24Juliet had always envied
07:26the attention my paintings
07:27brought me,
07:27so she kept imitating my work.
07:29She had no talent,
07:30so even when she imitated me,
07:31she only managed
07:32to copy the surface.
07:33Still,
07:34she didn't give up.
07:34She began stealing
07:35my paintings outright
07:36and putting her own name on them.
07:38Because of her relentless behavior,
07:39I had spent years
07:40without picking up a brush.
07:41My family had long assumed
07:43I had given up on art.
07:46What's the matter?
07:48Can't bear to part with them?
07:50I knew it.
07:51I interrupted her.
07:53Fine.
07:54I'll give them to you.
07:55Juliet stared at me
07:57in disbelief.
07:57It wasn't until the paintings
07:59were actually laid out
08:00before her
08:01that she believed it.
08:02She laughed so hard
08:04that her face
08:04was nearly twisted.
08:08Juliet grabbed my hair
08:09and spoke slowly.
08:10You idiot.
08:12Without these paintings,
08:13it wouldn't matter
08:14even if you recovered.
08:16Are you still thinking
08:17that everything
08:18will go back
08:19to the way it was?
08:21I've worked so hard
08:22to become the CEO's wife.
08:23I'm not giving that up
08:24so easily.
08:26Don't worry.
08:29I'll sleep with your man
08:30on the wedding day
08:31and get pregnant
08:32with his child,
08:33making you lose
08:34every last bit of hope.
08:40Just then,
08:41mom called us
08:42to dinner from downstairs.
08:45Juliet immediately
08:46let go of my hair
08:47and resumed
08:48her gentle demeanor.
08:51At the dining table,
08:52she took out
08:53one of the paintings
08:54that I had just given her.
08:55Mom and dad
08:56were so shocked
08:57that they dropped
08:57their utensils.
08:59Juliet,
09:00when did you become
09:01so talented?
09:03Marcus became excited
09:04as well.
09:05I bet this piece
09:06will sell for a high price.
09:07That night,
09:08Marcus listed the painting
09:09on an auction site.
09:10Soon,
09:11a well-known collector
09:12bought it for a large sum.
09:13The next morning,
09:14Juliet's name appeared
09:15all over major forums.
09:16I watched them reveling,
09:18feeling nothing at all.
09:18I only had a few days left
09:20before my heart
09:20stopped beating.
09:21I wondered if their smiles
09:22would vanish along with it.
09:23Juliet's sudden rise
09:24caused a huge stir.
09:26Over the next few days,
09:27reporters constantly
09:28surrounded our front door.
09:29They all wanted to interview
09:30the genius artist
09:30who had appeared
09:31out of nowhere.
09:32Mom wept with joy
09:33in front of the cameras.
09:34Thank goodness
09:34it wasn't Juliet
09:35who got hurt.
09:36Otherwise,
09:36we'd have lost
09:37a true genius.
09:38Front everyone,
09:39she gave Juliet
09:40the precious necklace
09:42that grandma
09:43had left behind.
09:44That necklace
09:44was originally
09:45originally meant for me.
09:47My eyes dimmed.
09:49Suddenly,
09:50the reporters began asking
09:51about the inspiration
09:52behind the painting.
09:53Juliet thought for a moment,
09:55then blushed and said,
09:56the inspiration came
09:57from my fiancé.
09:59The reporters
10:00instantly lit up.
10:01May we ask
10:02who your fiancé is?
10:03Is he also in the art world?
10:09Juliet hesitated,
10:10but Dad grabbed the microphone
10:12and announced proudly,
10:13Her fiancé is the successor
10:15to Sinclair group,
10:16Leon Sinclair.
10:17This interview
10:18sparked heated discussions.
10:19Labels like
10:20High Society's Wife
10:21and Genius Artist
10:22quickly captured
10:23everyone's attention.
10:24Leon's father,
10:25Joseph Sinclair,
10:25even appeared in person
10:26to confirm Juliet's status
10:28as the Sinclair family's
10:29future daughter-in-law.
10:30Juliet had finally
10:31gotten what she wanted.
10:32She looked at me arrogantly.
10:35Madison,
10:36you've gone too far
10:37this time,
10:37haven't you?
10:38Now,
10:39there really is no way
10:40back for you.
10:41I chucked softly.
10:43I never thought
10:44about going back.
10:45I genuinely wish you happiness.
10:48You!
10:48She raised her hand
10:50as though to hit me,
10:51but then she saw Leon
10:52appear at the doorway.
10:55Leo,
10:55why are you here?
10:58She stepped forward
10:59to take Leon's arm,
11:00but he gently avoided her.
11:02Give us a moment.
11:03I need to talk to Madison.
11:05Juliet left remontantly.
11:06On her way out,
11:07she secretly glared at Reap Me.
11:08I gave her a smile in return.
11:10Leon gripped my hand.
11:11Madison,
11:11don't misunderstand.
11:12It's not what you think.
11:12I was going to stay quiet,
11:13but Dad wouldn't have it.
11:14He believes that Juliet
11:15can bring a lot of attention
11:16to the company, so...
11:17I pulled my hand back
11:18and took a step away.
11:19You don't need to explain.
11:20It's a fact that Juliet
11:22is marrying you.
11:23You did nothing wrong.
11:24Besides,
11:25I already know.
11:25He frowned.
11:26Know what?
11:27The jasmine perfume
11:28that never seems to fade
11:29from your clothes,
11:30the lipstick left in your car
11:31from time to time,
11:32and the way you instinctively
11:33size her up
11:34whenever you're with me.
11:35I know all of it.
11:40Enough!
11:40His face burned with anger
11:42and embarrassment,
11:42and I had no desire
11:43to continue the conversation.
11:45In the end,
11:46he left with a dark expression.
11:48My expression remained changed
11:49as I turned around
11:50and started painting.
11:51Ever since Juliet
11:53became famous
11:53with that painting,
11:54she had been threatening me,
11:55demanding a new piece
11:56every three days.
11:57If I refused,
11:58she would take away
11:59my medication
12:00and make sure
12:01I never recovered.
12:02What she didn't know
12:03was that I didn't need
12:04the medicine at all.
12:05Still, I agreed.
12:06After all,
12:07I only needed to paint
12:08two more pieces
12:09before I died.
12:10Those two paintings
12:11wouldn't last her a lifetime.
12:12I no longer exposed
12:14Juliet's acts
12:15like I used to.
12:16No one would believe me anyway.
12:18They would only accuse me
12:20of being too jealous
12:21and of lying.
12:22But soon enough,
12:23everyone would see
12:24who she truly was.
12:25They would begin to think back
12:27of my existence
12:27and my suffering.
12:29By then,
12:29I would already be gone.
12:31That was my plan
12:32for revenge.
12:33I looked forward
12:34to seeing what would happen
12:35to her after I passed away.
12:38One day,
12:39Marcus opened the door
12:40and caught me painting.
12:41He scoffed.
12:43You really love
12:44to imitate others.
12:45You painted for over ten years,
12:47then abandoned it
12:48without a second thought.
12:49Now that Juliet is famous,
12:51you've picked up
12:52the brush again.
12:53It's absolutely ridiculous.
12:55You'd better give up.
12:57You'll never catch up
12:58to Juliet in this lifetime.
13:03I paused mid-stroke
13:04and the light in my eyes
13:06gradually faded.
13:08I thought back
13:09to when our family
13:10first took Juliet in.
13:12At that time,
13:13Marcus stood in front of me
13:14and warned her.
13:16If you dare to bully my sister,
13:18I'll send you straight back
13:19to the orphanage.
13:20But as Juliet grew up,
13:23everything changed.
13:24Although I outperformed her
13:26in every way,
13:27nothing could overcome
13:29her heart condition.
13:30Even when she came
13:31in last place
13:32in a competition,
13:33she would clutch her chest
13:34and cry to Mom and Dad.
13:37Claim it was an attack
13:39at a critical moment
13:40that caused her failure.
13:42She often fainted.
13:44Each time she woke,
13:45she would look at everyone
13:47with red-rimmed eyes
13:48and say,
13:50Dad, Mom, Marcus,
13:52I don't want to die.
13:54I don't want to leave you guys.
13:56The whole family
13:57was heartbroken over this.
13:59They slowly began
14:00to ignore me,
14:01focusing all their attention
14:03on protecting her.
14:04She then seized
14:05the opportunity
14:06to frame me,
14:07effortlessly stertioning
14:09my image in their eyes.
14:10After Marcus left,
14:11I sat in the studio
14:13in a daze
14:13for a long time.
14:15Then,
14:16I made a call.
14:19Are there results
14:20from the car accident investigation?
14:25The detective
14:26remained silent
14:27for a moment,
14:27his voice heavy
14:28when he finally spoke.
14:30Ms. Griffin,
14:31the crash wasn't an accident.
14:33Our analysis showed
14:34that the rear door
14:35had been tampered with
14:36and was completely jammed.
14:37According to
14:38the surveillance footage,
14:39the vehicle that hit
14:40you deliberately
14:40adjusted its angle
14:42so the impact
14:43struck your door.
14:44Once the car flipped,
14:46the driver could escape easily.
14:47Although the passenger seat
14:49was pinned,
14:50it was under much less
14:51pressure than yours,
14:52and the passenger there
14:53was easier to rescue.
14:55Ms. Griffin,
14:57this was a planned murder.
14:58Do you have a suspect in mind?
15:03I clenched my fists
15:04so tightly
15:05that my knuckles
15:06went white.
15:11I recalled that
15:12after the birthday party
15:13ended,
15:13Juliet had claimed
15:14she was carsick
15:15and wanted
15:16the passenger seat.
15:19So that was why
15:21she said that.
15:23I didn't answer
15:24the detective's question.
15:26I simply told him
15:27to organize the documents
15:28and send them to my email.
15:31Organize all the evidence documents
15:33and send them to my email.
15:37Later on,
15:38my family started getting busy,
15:40juggling the wedding
15:41and Juliet's award ceremony.
15:43Their smiles grew more frequent,
15:45while my body
15:45gradually weakened.
15:47By the night before the wedding,
15:48I couldn't even eat.
15:50On that evening,
15:51Mom casually said,
15:52Madison,
15:53you should skip
15:54Juliet's wedding banquet.
15:56You have difficulty moving
15:57and we won't be able
15:59to take care of you
16:00once things get busy.
16:01Dad chimed in,
16:02I happened to find
16:03a famous doctor
16:04from overseas for you.
16:05Go see him tomorrow.
16:07Just as I was about to speak,
16:08Juliet slammed the table.
16:11Dad, Mom,
16:12stop talking nonsense.
16:13Madison is my sister.
16:15How could she miss my wedding?
16:16I smiled at her.
16:19Of course I'm going.
16:21My little sister
16:22is getting married.
16:23There's no way
16:24I'd miss that.
16:25Mom shot me
16:26a displeased look,
16:27but I ignored her.
16:28Don't worry.
16:29I'll stay in a corner
16:30the whole time.
16:31I won't cause
16:31any trouble for you.
16:33Marcus let out
16:34a cold nerd.
16:35You'd better be.
16:37If you try
16:38any more tricks,
16:39I won't let you off easily.
16:43The next day,
16:44I waited downstairs
16:45very early.
16:46Juliet smiled mockfully.
16:48You're so eager.
16:49Anyone who didn't know better
16:50would think you're
16:51the one getting married.
16:53I chuckled.
16:54Since I have to wrap
16:55so many layers of bandages
16:56on my wounds,
16:57I have no choice
16:58but to start getting ready early.
17:00When she heard my words,
17:01the smugness in her eyes deepened.
17:04She came down the stairs
17:05and clipped a name tag
17:06onto my chest
17:07to mark my identity.
17:09When the housekeeper
17:10wheeled me
17:10into the banquet hall,
17:12everyone's eyes
17:13turned to me.
17:14So Juliet
17:15has an older sister.
17:17Why haven't I ever heard
17:18her mother mention this?
17:19Isn't it obvious?
17:20It's definitely because
17:21the gap between them
17:22is too wide.
17:23Some guests who knew
17:24about my relationship
17:25with Leon
17:26sighed repeatedly
17:27and looked at me
17:28with immense pity.
17:28I avoided it all
17:30and stayed in the corner
17:31as promised.
17:32Suddenly,
17:33Leon walked toward me,
17:35swirling his wine glass.
17:38You were the one
17:39who insisted on coming,
17:41so why can't you handle
17:42people gossiping
17:43about you now?
17:45I let out an irritated laugh
17:46and didn't bother
17:47explaining to him.
17:48I picked up my champagne
17:49and clinked it
17:50against his glass.
17:51Happy wedding, Leon.
17:53Leon grew angry
17:54and knocked over my drink.
17:55How long are you going
17:57to keep being sarsastic?
17:59I've told you
18:00so many times
18:00that I'll marry you.
18:02Why won't you believe me?
18:03His chest heaved
18:04as if he were the one
18:05who had been wronged.
18:08If you keep this up,
18:10I might just turn
18:11this fake marriage
18:12into something real.
18:14At that moment,
18:15Juliet stepped forward
18:16and held his arm tightly.
18:18Darling,
18:19the ceremony
18:20is about to start.
18:21Hearing that endearment,
18:22I felt nothing.
18:24I sat in the corner
18:25of the banquet hall
18:26and watched as the man
18:28who had once made me
18:29countless promises
18:30now pledged himself
18:31to the woman
18:31who had taken
18:32everything from me.
18:33Juliet,
18:35I'll love you forever.
18:36Juliet kissed him back
18:37and said,
18:38Me too.
18:39Mom was sobbing
18:41uncontrollably
18:41below the stage.
18:43If only Juliet
18:44were my own flesh and blood.
18:46Marcus wiped her tears,
18:47his own eyes turning red.
18:49Mom,
18:50what are you talking about?
18:51Juliet is your daughter
18:52and my sister.
18:53She's the pride
18:54of all of us.
18:55Pride?
18:55I let out a soft laugh
18:57and turned to leave
18:58without a word.
18:59Just then,
19:00Juliet called out to me
19:01in front of the crowd.
19:03Madison,
19:04aren't you going
19:04to say something?
19:07I pressed the brakes
19:09on my wheelchair
19:09and slowly turned
19:10to face the nearly
19:11perfect couple before me.
19:14I spoke each word
19:15deliberately.
19:17I hope you two
19:18can stay happy forever.
19:19A strange silence
19:21fell over the room,
19:22perhaps because my blessing
19:23was too stiff
19:24or because my appearance
19:25was too unique.
19:26In any case,
19:27Mom and Dad
19:28were very unhappy.
19:29After the crowd left,
19:31they turned on me.
19:32Can't you even say
19:33a proper blessing?
19:34What else can you do
19:35besides embarrass us?
19:38Marcus kissed
19:39and shoved me.
19:40Juliet is too kind
19:41to even let a buzzer
19:42like you attend
19:43the wedding.
19:45I stumbled
19:46and fell to the ground.
19:47Marcus froze
19:48for a moment
19:49and reached out
19:50instinctively,
19:50but he couldn't bring
19:52himself to help me up
19:53and only straightened
19:54my wheelchair.
19:55I used all my strength
19:57to slowly crumb back
19:58into the whale,
19:59bit by bit.
20:01What was there to say?
20:03In their eyes,
20:04I was inferior
20:05to Juliet in every way.
20:07Even my well wishes
20:08were wrong.
20:09I left in silence,
20:11pushing the damaged wheelchair
20:12with what little strength
20:13I had left.
20:14When I looked up,
20:15Leon was standing
20:16not far away.
20:17We met each other's gaze
20:18for a second.
20:19Then he turned
20:20and walked away
20:21with his wine glass
20:22as if he had never
20:23witnessed the scene.
20:24In that moment,
20:26the last of my
20:26inner strength vanished.
20:30Let's leave it at that.
20:33I moved slowly
20:34through the streets
20:35like a ghost.
20:36When I looked up,
20:38countless drones,
20:39slowly formed
20:40Juliet's name
20:41in the sky.
20:42It was ironic.
20:43That idea had
20:44originally come from me.
20:45I never expected it
20:46to be used for Juliet
20:47in the end.
20:49At that moment,
20:51my phone rang.
20:52Juliet's mocking voice
20:54came through the phone.
20:55Couldn't take it anymore
20:56and ran off already?
20:58I wasn't even done
20:59with my performance yet.
21:00But there's no rush.
21:03After the wedding,
21:05there's still
21:05an award ceremony.
21:08Another show is waiting.
21:10Madison Griffin,
21:11you'll never be able
21:12to appear in the same place
21:13as Leon
21:14for the rest of your life.
21:15My phone dropped
21:16to the ground with a thun,
21:17but I didn't have the strength
21:19to pick it up.
21:20Juliet's voice
21:20on the other end
21:21grew impatient.
21:22Are you there?
21:23Why aren't you saying anything?
21:25Damn it!
21:25If you don't respond,
21:27I won't even find you
21:27a doctor anymore.
21:29Everyone in the family
21:30listens to me now.
21:31After a moment of silence,
21:33she hung up in frustration.
21:34Just then,
21:35the door was gently
21:36pushed open.
21:37A man in a black suit
21:38helped me up.
21:39Mrs. Griffin,
21:41are you the one
21:41who scheduled
21:41the death care service?
21:46I nodded
21:47and pointed weakly
21:48at a cardboard box nearby.
21:50After I pass away,
21:52please play everything
21:53in this cardboard box
21:54at my funeral.
21:55After I finished speaking,
21:57my hand dropped to my side.
21:58I heard the man
21:59sigh beside me.
22:00Mrs. Griffin,
22:01you've been through
22:02a lot in this life.
22:04Leave the rest to me.
22:05After the wedding ended,
22:07Mom and Dad
22:07suddenly stopped
22:08at the entrance.
22:09Wait,
22:10where's Madison?
22:12They looked around
22:13but couldn't find me anywhere.
22:15Marcus sneered.
22:16She probably couldn't
22:17handle the blow
22:18and is hiding in some corner
22:19crying her eyes out.
22:20Mom sighed.
22:21Maybe we were a bit
22:21too harsh earlier.
22:22After all,
22:23she just survived
22:24such a terrible car accident.
22:25All right, Mom,
22:26don't worry.
22:26I'll call her and apologize.
22:28He dialed my number
22:29and found that my phone was off.
22:30Juliet snatched the phone
22:31from him
22:32and chuckled softly.
22:33Dad, Mom,
22:34stop worrying about Madison.
22:35Let's go.
22:35Otherwise,
22:36we're going to miss
22:36the award ceremony.
22:38At the mention of the ceremony,
22:39Mom immediately stopped
22:40in her tracks.
22:44She put me out of her mind
22:45and followed the others
22:46into the car.
22:47Yet,
22:48during the ride,
22:49everyone clearly lacked
22:50their usual excitement.
22:51Suddenly,
22:52Mom's phone rang.
22:53She answered right away
22:54and saw that it was
22:55an unknown number.
22:56Are you Miss Madison
22:57Griffin's mother?
23:01Mom froze for a moment.
23:03Yes, I am.
23:04What is it?
23:04Your daughter.
23:05The person on the other end
23:06paused briefly,
23:07then sighed.
23:08Madison Griffin
23:08was found collapsed
23:09at the villa entrance
23:1030 minutes ago.
23:11By the time we arrived,
23:12she had already
23:13stopped breathing.
23:14Mom's mind went blank.
23:15A second later,
23:16she exploded in rage.
23:17Today isn't April Fool's Day.
23:18My daughter was perfectly fine
23:20just a moment ago.
23:21She couldn't possibly be dead.
23:22After she finished speaking,
23:23everyone inside the vehicle
23:25turned around.
23:25Leon slammed on the brakes.
23:27Juliet reacted the most
23:28frankly of them all.
23:29She snatched the phone
23:30from Mom's hand
23:31and shouted,
23:31What did you say?
23:32She's dead?
23:34That isn't true, right?
23:36Answer me!
23:37The person on the other side
23:38was startled
23:39and said impatiently,
23:40You'll find out
23:41once you get to the hospital.
23:42The call abruptly ended.
23:44Everyone sat in the car
23:45without moving.
23:45It was so quiet
23:46that only the sound
23:47of heavy breathing remained.
23:48Suddenly,
23:49Mom covered her mouth
23:50and began to cry.
23:51No, this can't be.
23:53How could she die?
23:54Dad grabbed Leon's shoulder.
23:55Leon,
23:56turn around
23:57and go to the hospital.
24:04Juliet instinctively
24:05wanted to remind them
24:06about the award ceremony,
24:07but she stopped herself
24:08and joined in
24:09urging Leon
24:10to rush to the hospital.
24:11The car raced
24:12to the hospital.
24:13When Mom and Dad
24:14got out,
24:15they could barely stand.
24:17Marcus supported them
24:18all the way to the morgue.
24:19When they pulled back
24:20the white sheet
24:21and saw my body,
24:22Mom fainted immediately
24:23and Dad looked
24:25ten years older
24:25in an instant.
24:26Leon's face
24:27turned pale.
24:28He asked the doctor
24:29with bloodshot eyes.
24:30What was the cause
24:32of her death?
24:33The doctor sighed.
24:34Mrs. Griffer's internal organs
24:35were severely damaged
24:36in the car accident.
24:37Her body was never
24:38going to hold on
24:39for long.
24:39Her passing was inevitable.
24:41Juliet covered her mouth,
24:42choking back tears.
24:43Why didn't Madison
24:44tell us?
24:44If she had,
24:45we could have spent
24:46more time with her
24:46during her final days.
24:48I'm such a jerk.
24:50If I had known
24:50Madison was dying,
24:52I never would have
24:52been with Leon.
24:57Don't talk nonsense.
24:59This isn't your fault.
25:01We can only blame
25:02her fate for sitting
25:03in the back seat that day.
25:04Even though he said that,
25:05his eyes were
25:06ill as blimming with tears.
25:11Leon's eyes grew vacant.
25:12His lips trembled violently
25:13as he muttered to himself
25:14like he was possessed.
25:15No, it's all my fault.
25:17If I had chosen
25:18to save her first,
25:19she wouldn't have
25:20been hurt at all.
25:21He crouched down,
25:22clutching his head in agony
25:23and kept repeating,
25:24It's all my fault.
25:25Seeing him break down,
25:26a flash of malice
25:26crossed Juliet's eyes.
25:27Dad wiped his tears,
25:29his voice trembling.
25:30Juliet, go ahead
25:31to the awards ceremony.
25:32We'll handle everything here.
25:33Madison nodded,
25:34but Julieta refused to leave.
25:36She held my hand tightly
25:37and wouldn't let go.
25:39No, I need to be here
25:40for Madison's final farewell.
25:43But if you skip it,
25:44the medial medial
25:45will make a huge fuss.
25:46This is your first award.
25:48I'm not going.
25:49Madison is dead.
25:50I'm in no mood
25:51for the ceremony.
25:52My family was deeply moved.
25:54Bod hugged Juliet and said,
25:56You're such a good kist.
25:59From now on,
26:00you're our only daughter.
26:02Tears streamed down
26:03Juliet's face,
26:04her eyes full of anguish.
26:07But as soon as they turned to leave,
26:09her expression went completely cold.
26:11She opened her social media
26:12and posted a photo captioned,
26:13Madison May,
26:14your next life
26:15bring you nothing but happiness.
26:20The media,
26:21which had been criticizing Juliet
26:23for arriving late
26:23to the awards ceremony,
26:25instantly shifted their tone,
26:26praising her for being
26:27not only exceptionally talented,
26:29but also incredibly kind-hearted.
26:31Juliet scrolled through
26:32the wave of praise
26:32for her online,
26:33one post after another.
26:35But there wasn't a hint
26:36of joy in her eyes.
26:37After my death,
26:38her source of paints was gone.
26:39She took out the last two paintings
26:41I had created before dying
26:43and looked at them
26:44for a long time.
26:45The Endel,
26:46she picked up the black and white portrait
26:47and curled her lips slightly.
26:49She contacted major media outlets,
26:51announcing she would hold
26:52a grand funeral for me
26:53and present her final work there.
26:55She also declared
26:56that she would retire
26:57from painting for my sake.
26:58A rising genius
26:59appeared out of nowhere
27:00and then quickly retired.
27:01This news immediately
27:02caught everyone's attention.
27:04On the day of the funeral,
27:06crowds filled the area
27:07outside the church.
27:07Leon was slightly annoyed
27:09by the noise,
27:10but he didn't have
27:11the strength to care.
27:12Just standing before
27:13the memorial orchard
27:14drained him completely.
27:16As he looked at my photo,
27:17his vision blurred.
27:19At that moment,
27:19I floated beside him,
27:21my heart at peace.
27:22I even saw Juliet's gaze darken
27:24as she turned away quietly.
27:26Under the countless spotlights,
27:28she pulled off the white cloth
27:29to reveal the grotesque,
27:30eerie painting.
27:31It depicted a burned woman
27:33staring blankly
27:34into the distance.
27:35Her expression of agony
27:36and despair
27:37draw everyone's attention.
27:39It was undoubtedly
27:39an unmatched work of art.
27:41Juliet turned
27:42to look at painting.
27:44This piece is dedicated
27:45to my dearest sister.
27:47Thunderous applause
27:48instantly erupted
27:49in the room.
27:50Just then,
27:50someone stepped out
27:51from the crowd.
27:52Ms. Juliet,
27:53your love for your sister
27:55is truly deep.
27:56In return,
27:57Ms. Madison
27:57has left a gift
27:58especially for you.
28:04Everyone turned around
28:05at once.
28:06Julietta frowned.
28:09Who are you?
28:10Ethan Walker
28:10lowered his head
28:11and chuckled.
28:13I'm just someone
28:14carrying out
28:14Ms. Madison's wishes.
28:15I'm not what matters here.
28:16What's inside the box is.
28:21His words instantly
28:22sparked everyone's curiosity
28:24and all cameras
28:25turned to the box.
28:26Then, open it.
28:27Let's see what Madison
28:29left for Juliet.
28:30Don't!
28:31Something this personal
28:32should be opened at home.
28:34My father,
28:35Evan Griffin,
28:35shook his head.
28:36As he spoke,
28:37he stepped forward,
28:38took the box,
28:39and untied the ribbon.
28:41You gave Madison
28:42such a grand tribute
28:43in public.
28:44Whatever she left for you
28:45shouldn't be kept hidden.
28:46It must be a memorial video
28:47or recording
28:47of her final words.
28:49Inside was a small
28:50USB drive.
28:51He plugged the drive
28:51into the computer.
28:52A second later,
28:53the large screen flittered
28:55and displayed page
28:55after page of documents
28:57analyzing the car accident.
28:58The first page
28:59showed chat logs
29:01between Julianne
29:02and the driver
29:02involved in the crash,
29:04clearly documenting
29:04their criminal plot.
29:06The second page
29:07contained the dashcam footage.
29:09After technical restoration,
29:11everyone could clearly hear
29:12that Leon had left Madison
29:14in the raging fire,
29:16choosing to save Juliet first.
29:17The third page
29:18showed Juliet's
29:19forged medical documents.
29:22She never had a heart condition,
29:24and the pills she took daily
29:25were nothing but vitamins.
29:32Silence fell over the room.
29:34Everyone turned
29:34to look at Juliet and Leon.
29:36The color drained
29:38from both their faces
29:39in an instant.
29:40Juliet scrambled
29:41to defend herself.
29:42No!
29:42That's not how it was!
29:43I didn't set her up!
29:45I'm really sick!
29:46I...
29:47As she spoke,
29:48she clutched her chest
29:49and began breathing rapidly.
29:51But this time,
29:51no one stepped forward
29:52to help her.
29:53The reporters trained
29:54their cameras on her
29:55as she lost her composure.
29:57Isn't the heart
29:57located on the left side?
29:59Juliet looked down immediately
30:00and realized
30:01she was clutching
30:02the right side of her chest.
30:04The reporters erupted
30:05in an uproar.
30:06So, it was all an act!
30:08No wonder the painting
30:09she just showed
30:09was so eerie and terrifying!
30:11How could that possibly
30:12have come from love
30:13for her sister?
30:14She's completely twisted!
30:16Such a malicious woman
30:17is worthless
30:18even if she is a genius!
30:19Madison's mother,
30:20Camille Davenport,
30:21rushed forward
30:22and slapped Juliet hard
30:24across the face.
30:25How could you kill Madison?
30:26She was my daughter!
30:28My daughter!
30:33Evan charged forward
30:34and tore the painting apart.
30:36Marcus threw a punch
30:37at Leon.
30:38No wonder you didn't
30:39report the accident
30:40for a proper investigation.
30:41It turns out
30:42you were afraid
30:43we'd find out
30:44you left Madison behind.
30:46Leon punched him back
30:47without mercy.
30:48Don't act like
30:49you're any better!
30:50If it were you,
30:50you would have made
30:51the same choice as me!
30:53Everyone knows
30:54you favored Juliet!
30:57The whole scene
30:58descended into chaos.
31:00Just then,
31:01a soft laugh
31:02echoed through the church.
31:04Everyone fell silent.
31:06All eyes locked
31:07onto the big screen.
31:08A woman wrapped in bandages
31:10appeared on the screen.
31:11Her voice was ethereal
31:13and gentle.
31:14Marcus froze in place.
31:16Leon stared blankly
31:17at the video.
31:18Madison.
31:19It was a video
31:19I had recorded beforehand.
31:21Hello, everyone.
31:24I'm Madison Griffin.
31:27By the time
31:28you see this video,
31:29I will probably
31:29already be gone.
31:35I calmly recounted
31:36her experiences
31:37over the years.
31:38I mentioned that
31:39my work had been
31:40plagiarized and stolen
31:41and that I had been
31:43forced to abandon
31:44my lifelong dreams.
31:45I described how
31:47my family only prepared
31:48gifts for Juliet
31:49every Christmas.
31:50I also shared
31:52my inner feelings
31:53as I was discarded
31:54by my lover,
31:55consumed by the raging fire,
31:57and pushed to the brink
31:59of death.
32:00The flames tore at my skin.
32:03In that moment,
32:04I wanted to die.
32:05But then I thought,
32:06why should it be me?
32:07Fortunately,
32:08I was given one more chance.
32:09Though it was only for a month,
32:11it was enough.
32:12In the end,
32:12I let out a small laugh.
32:14Juliet,
32:16you've wanted everything
32:17I had since we were children.
32:20Now,
32:20I've given it all to you.
32:22Are you happy?
32:26At that moment,
32:28Juliet finally realized
32:29that she had fallen
32:30into a trap.
32:30The transferred assets,
32:32the gifted paintings,
32:33and the final portrait
32:34were all meant
32:35to lower her guard.
32:37She lost control
32:38and lunged at the screen,
32:39clawing at it
32:40with her fingernails.
32:41You bitch!
32:42I won't let you
32:43get away with this!
32:43Never!
32:45A loud thud rang out.
32:47Leon kicked her
32:48into the corner,
32:49his eyes bloodshed.
32:50It was you!
32:52You were behind everything!
32:55You were the one
32:56who killed Madison!
32:58Madison!
33:02He grabbed Juliet's throat tightly,
33:04as if he wanted
33:04to kill her on the spot.
33:06He didn't realize
33:07that every camera
33:08was pointed at him
33:09until the clicking sounds
33:10of shutters filled the air.
33:14At that moment,
33:16he knew everything was over.
33:24This funeral
33:25ultimately became
33:27a reckoning
33:27for everyone
33:28who had failed
33:29and betrayed me.
33:33After the funeral,
33:34news about Juliet
33:35treaded for two weeks.
33:37Juliet was taken
33:38to custody by the police
33:39and became a figure
33:40everyone despised.
33:42Those who had previously
33:43bought her paintings
33:44at high prices
33:44filed lawsuits
33:45for compensation
33:46one after another,
33:48instantly burdening
33:49the Griffin family
33:50with massive debts.
33:51Evan was so furious
33:53that he suffered
33:54a stroke.
33:55The share price
33:56of Sinclair Group
33:57plummeted.
33:59Leon was kicked
34:00out of his family
34:01and lost near everything.
34:03He lost all his spirit
34:04overnight.
34:05Even during a snap,
34:06the memory
34:07of the car accident
34:08torment him.
34:11I was pinned
34:12under the car,
34:13clutching his pant leg
34:14and begging,
34:15Leon,
34:17save me,
34:18please.
34:19It hurts.
34:20It hurts so much.
34:22Yet,
34:22he pried my fingers
34:23off one by one
34:24and pulled Juliet
34:26out without hesitation.
34:29He had relived
34:30that moment
34:31thousands of times.
34:33No matter how many
34:34sedatives he took,
34:35he couldn't erase it.
34:37The Griffins didn't
34:38want him to forget either.
34:40Whenever Marcus
34:41saw Leon,
34:41he schnarled.
34:44Murderer!
34:45Those words
34:46cut deep into Leon.
34:48Yet they brought
34:49Marcus no relief either.
34:56Every time Marcus
34:57walked home exhausted,
34:59he saw countless
35:00debt sickletters
35:01blocking the entrance
35:02with sticks,
35:03shouting for repacement
35:05before he even
35:06reached the door.
35:07Evan and Camille
35:08cowered inside the house.
35:11They hadn't gone out
35:12for half a month.
35:14After the debt collectors
35:15left late at night,
35:17Marcus carefully climbed
35:18in through the backyard.
35:24He gave Camille
35:25some sediments,
35:26then dragged
35:27the paralyzed Evan
35:28to wash up.
35:29By the time he finished,
35:31the sky was already
35:32beginning to brightening.
35:34At that moment,
35:35he desperately wished
35:36someone could help him.
35:44In the past,
35:46that person had always
35:47been Madison.
35:49She would quietly
35:50prepare a full spread
35:52of food
35:52and keep their lives
35:53organized.
35:59Then,
35:59she would stand
36:00in the kitchen,
36:01silently watching
36:02as Juliet curled up
36:04in Evan's and Camille's arms
36:05while they called her
36:06their good daughter.
36:12At the thought of this,
36:14a sharp pan
36:14shot through Marcus's heart.
36:20Marcus often thought
36:21back to the days
36:22when we were children.
36:23Back then,
36:24our family hadn't
36:25adopted Juliet yet.
36:30I was always the one
36:32who loved following
36:33him around.
36:34Once,
36:35Mom and Dad
36:36forgot his birthday.
36:37Back then,
36:38I was barely tall enough
36:39to reach the kitchen
36:40counter,
36:40holding a failed
36:41birthday cake
36:42in my hands.
36:43On top of it,
36:44I had clumsily written
36:45in frosting,
36:47Happy birthday,
36:48big brother.
36:49Hope you're happy
36:50every day,
36:51big brother.
36:54Marcus's memories
36:55had become
36:55a little blurry.
36:57What did I say
36:58back then?
37:00I love my brother
37:01the most.
37:08Marcus couldn't remember
37:09when I had started
37:10becoming so distant,
37:12or when our relationship
37:14had become so broken
37:15that we couldn't even
37:17have a proper
37:17conversation anymore.
37:21He lowered his head
37:22and covered his face,
37:24crying controllably.
37:28How did things
37:29end up like this?
37:34He suppressed his emotions
37:36and slipped out
37:36to work in secret.
37:37This kind of life
37:38went on for more
37:39than half a year.
37:40Marcus was covered
37:41in injuries,
37:41yet the money he earned
37:42wasn't even enough
37:43to pay the interest
37:44on the debt.
37:45During his rare break,
37:46he checked social media
37:47and found Madison's video
37:48still circulating.
37:50To this day,
37:50everyone still sympathized
37:51with her
37:52and attacked
37:52the entire Griffin family
37:53with the harshest words
37:54they could find.
37:56At that moment,
37:57Marcus suddenly felt
37:58a hint of resentment
37:59toward me
37:59for exposing everything.
38:01If I hadn't done so,
38:03they would have lived well.
38:04One day,
38:05a stranger called
38:06and offered
38:06$30 million
38:07for my final painting.
38:09Marcus agreed,
38:10but Camille clutched
38:11the painting
38:12and refused to let go.
38:13This is the only thing
38:15Madison left behind!
38:16You can't take it!
38:18He knew Camille
38:19was unwilling to part with it
38:20because it showed a girl
38:21flying a kite by the sea.
38:23That was the last birthday
38:25I had before
38:25they adopted Juliet.
38:27Marcus' heart ached.
38:28He yanked the painting away
38:30and shouted at Camille.
38:31What good does holding
38:32onto it do?
38:33She's already gone!
38:34But this can help us
38:35get through this!
38:43In the end,
38:44Marcus handed the painting
38:45to the buyer.
38:46The money cleared
38:47every outstanding debt.
38:49They got their house back
38:50and became financially
38:51comfortable again,
38:52but no one was happy.
38:53The house was always lifeless
38:55and things had become
38:56even worse than
38:56at the very beginning.
38:57Camille cried every day.
38:59Madison, I'm sorry.
39:01I failed you.
39:02You were so good to us
39:05yet we never
39:05appreciated you.
39:08During her worst breakdown,
39:10she was rushed
39:10to the emergency room.
39:12Marcus sat in the waiting room,
39:13exhausted.
39:14Just then,
39:15he received a call
39:16from the butler
39:17say Evan had passed away.
39:18He showed no expression
39:19and only hummed
39:20in response.
39:21I understand.
39:24He walked outside
39:26and suddenly heard
39:27a series of
39:28into an intense screams.
39:30Let go of me!
39:31Let go!
39:33There's nothing wrong
39:34with me!
39:35It was Leon's voice.
39:43Marcus slowly followed
39:45the sound,
39:46his body jolting
39:47when he finally saw Leon.
39:51Leon had wasted away
39:53to almost nothing.
39:54The doctor recognized Marcus
39:56and sighed repeatedly.
39:58Ever since Miss Griffin died,
40:00he has been haunted
40:00by guilt.
40:01and always believed
40:02he was a murderer.
40:03We tried a lot of counseling
40:04and showed him the video
40:05of Juliet's sentencing,
40:07but he showed no improvement.
40:08Mr. Sinclair Sr.
40:09gave up on him
40:10after seeing him
40:11in this state.
40:12Still,
40:12since he is his son,
40:13he has kept him
40:14in the hospital for care.
40:15Unfortunately,
40:16there has been no progress.
40:19Marcus listened quietly
40:20and watched Leon
40:21grab the doctor.
40:25Where's my wife?
40:26Why does my wife
40:27come to see me?
40:29The doctor couldn't help
40:31but ask,
40:32What do you think
40:32it would take
40:33for him to recover?
40:34He doesn't need
40:35to recover.
40:36He is a killer.
40:40After he finished speaking,
40:41he turned and walked away,
40:42his steps
40:43noticeably unsteady.
40:46That day,
40:47Camille didn't make it.
40:49Marcus lost both his parents
40:51in a single day.
40:52But research showed
40:53that roughly 67% of people
40:56were able to recover
40:57from the grief
40:58of losing a loved one
40:59within about a year
41:00and return to normal life.
41:03Marcus managed to do that.
41:05He built a new life.
41:07Three years later,
41:08he got married
41:09and had two children.
41:11While raising them,
41:13he became almost obsessive
41:14about treating them equally,
41:16fearing he might make
41:17one of them feel wronged.
41:19Marcus would often zone out
41:21and stare into space,
41:22as if missing someone.
41:25The trauma swept through everyone
41:27like a wildfire,
41:29leaving indelible scars
41:30in its wake.
41:31Life would go on,
41:32but the longing and regret
41:34would never cease.
41:40Leon gradually recovered
41:42under various advanced treatments,
41:44though years of mental strain
41:46had left him with heart disease.
41:49Three years later,
41:51he visited my grave
41:52for the first time.
41:53He shaved neatly,
41:55wore a fine suit,
41:56and arrived with flowers in hand.
42:00Leon placed a ring
42:02in front of her Thamstone,
42:03but couldn't utter
42:03a single word of apology.
42:05He knew he had no right
42:07to ask for my forgiveness.
42:10He sat quietly
42:11in front of the grave
42:12for a while.
42:15Then,
42:16he took out a knife
42:17and cut open his wrist.
42:20The wound was deep,
42:21yet Leon didn't even blink.
42:23Blood flowed onto the ground,
42:25but a satisfied smile
42:26appeared on his face.
42:29Madison,
42:30I'm coming to find you.
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