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00:30I looked at myself in the mirror, dressed in plain clothes and completely out of place
00:33The wedding I'd spent a year planning suddenly seemed like a cruel joke
00:37I didn't lose my temper, I simply slipped off my engagement ring and set it on the coffin
00:41Mr. Widock is right, an off-the-trap dress is fine, I'll just marry a different groom in it
00:46Sebastian's hand froze on Yekaterina's train
00:48He slowly turned around, his eyes narrowing
00:51Vivian, what did you say?
00:52I looked at his handsome face and felt sick to my stomach
00:54I said the wedding is off
00:56By the mirror, Yekaterina covered her mouth and she gathered up my diamond-studded gown and walked toward me
01:01Vivian, don't be so petty
01:05Sebastia's worried I won't have a dress good enough for next month's gala
01:08This dress is worth more commercial value on me
01:11You're usually so understanding, why are you choosing now to be difficult?
01:15Take it off
01:19Yekaterina shrank back behind Sebastian, her eyes reddening
01:23Saba, Vivian's being so mean, I'm scared
01:26Sebastian immediately put himself between us, his brows furrowing
01:30He strode toward me, impatience in his eyes
01:32Vivian, have you made enough trouble?
01:35Yekaterina is key to my company's energy deal
01:37Investing in her is investing in our future
01:42You're a housewife
01:43His matter-of-fact tone made me feel awful
01:46To him, five years of giving
01:48Only to be asked, who are you wearing it for?
01:50I took a deep breath and clenched my fists
01:54Sebastian, this is the custom gown I've waited six months for
01:57You just lent it out because you wanted to
02:00Did you even ask me first?
02:03Sebastian scoffed
02:04Like it was no big deal
02:06Ask you first?
02:08That gown cost $50,000, I paid for it
02:11Everything you wear and use, I paid for all of it
02:14And now you're talking to me about opinions?
02:18Vivian, fix your attitude and learn to be grateful
02:23Just because I've spoiled you doesn't mean you can get away with anything in front of me
02:26I looked at the arrogant man before me
02:29Suddenly, he felt like a stranger
02:30He didn't think there was anything wrong with rubbing his fiancé's gown
02:34In his eyes, I was only an object that survived by depending on him
02:39I couldn't be bothered wasting another word on him
02:42I turned and headed for the door
02:44Stop!
02:47Sebastian, let go!
02:49A sharp pain made me gasp
02:50He didn't let go
02:51Instead, he tightened his grip and yanked me toward him
02:55He lowered his head to my ear
02:56His voice a low warning
02:59Vivian, don't be ungrateful
03:01Go pick an off-the-rack dress like a good girl
03:03The wedding next week is still on
03:08Behave
03:08And once Yekidrina's finished her gala
03:10I'll book an entire island for you
03:13An even bigger wedding
03:15But if you dare walk out that door today
03:18I promise
03:20You, in all of New York
03:22No bridal salon will sell you a thing
03:27I endured the sharp pain in my wrist
03:29And lifted my head, locking eyes with him
03:32Sebastian, you make me sick
03:34I used all my strength to shake his hand off me
03:36A red mark had already appeared around my wrist
03:39I did not look at him again
03:40I turned to grab my bag and prepared to leave
03:42Behind me, I heard Sebastian's cold, arrogant chuckle
03:46The bridal shop's heavy glass door locked in front of me
03:49I turned around
03:49Sebastian stood, tossing the electronic key he'd taken from the manager
03:53Vivian, I told you
03:54Without my permission, you're not going anywhere
03:59Sebastian!
04:00This is unlawful detention!
04:01Open the door!
04:03Detention?
04:04Sebastian strolled back to the couch and sat down
04:06Crossing his legs
04:07I'm just teaching my fiancé what the rules are
04:10Ekaterina leaned in closer and rested against Sebastian's shoulder
04:14Vivian, stop fighting it
04:15Sabas is only doing this for your own good
04:18It's about to rain, you won't be able to get a taxi
04:20Sebastian pulled out his phone and made a call right in front of me
04:25Cancel every supplementary card under Vivian's name
04:27Revoke all her hotel privileges
04:29Notify every car service and rides app platform in New York
04:32Anyone who takes Vivian's booking is going against Whitlock Capital
04:36After hanging up, he lit a cigar
04:41Vivian, your pride is worthless
04:43Without me, you won't even find a place to sleep in this city
04:47I'll give you two hours to reflect
04:49Once you've thought it through, kneel outside the door and beg me
04:52With that, bodyguards shoved me out the door
04:54The sky darkened quickly
04:55The wind began to rise
04:57And soon, heavy rain fell
04:58The rain soaked through my entire body
05:00Making me feel terribly cold
05:02I stood beneath the awning, trembling all over
05:04I lit up my phone
05:05More than a dozen messages lit up the screen
05:07Dear customer
05:08Your supplementary card has been suspended by the primary cardholder
05:11We're sorry, but your ride request can't be completed at this time
05:15Please try again later
05:16Sebastian wasn't joking
05:17He was using his power to freeze me out completely
05:19He wanted to back me into a corner
05:21And make me understand that I was nothing more than his possession
05:24I gritted my teeth and scrolled through my contacts
05:27I wouldn't give in
05:28I called my best friend Summer
05:29Summer, come pick me up
05:30I'm outside the bridal salon on 5th Avenue
05:33Vivian, I'm sorry
05:37Sebastian just called my dad and threatened him
05:40If I dared come get you, my family's funding would be cut away by tomorrow
05:43My dad locked me in my room
05:46Vivian, just go apologize to him
05:49Sebastian has gone crazy
05:51My heart sank
05:53Sebastian had cut off my last way out
05:55Through the rain-blurred glass
05:57I saw Sebastian holding a glass of red wine
05:59He leisurely swirled the wine
06:01Admiring the sight of me standing in the rain
06:03Yekaterina was kneeling at his feet
06:05Massaging his leg
06:07The scene stung my eyes
06:08And drained the last of my affection for him
06:11I realized then that I should never have searched for a person in a garbage dump
06:15Dirty trash should be thrown away
06:17I took a deep breath
06:18And tucked my frozen hand into my pocket
06:20If no one was coming to pick me up
06:22Then I would walk back myself
06:23I turned and plunged straight into the rain
06:26I'd barely taken a few steps
06:27When a black Maybach pulled up short in front of me
06:30Splashing me with muddy water
06:32The window lowered
06:32Sebastian's assistant stepped out with a black umbrella
06:35He looked down at my drenched body with contempt
06:38And threw a garment bag directly at my feet
06:40Through the half-open zipper
06:41I saw a cheap white bridesmaid dress inside
06:43Its loose threads not even trimmed
06:48The assistant looked at me cold
06:50Vivian
06:51Mr. Whitlock is being generous
06:54Miss Yekaterina has the gala tonight
06:56And needs someone to carry her train
06:59Mr. Whitlock said
07:00That if you put this on and go with Yekaterina tonight
07:03Your cards will be turned back on tomorrow
07:05And you can still marry him
07:06He wanted me to carry the train of the woman who robbed my gown
07:09And wear this kind of dress
07:11This was humiliating
07:12I stared at the garment bag on the ground
07:14I was shaking from the cold
07:16But I kept my back straight
07:18Go back and tell Sebastian
07:21Tell him to go to hell
07:24Vivian, don't push it
07:25You think you're still gonna be Mrs. Whitlock?
07:28You're nobody now
07:31Without Mr. Whitlock
07:32You couldn't even feed yourself
07:35He waved a hand
07:36The rear door of the Maybach was pushed
07:38Two bodyguards jumped out
07:39Each grabbing an arm
07:40And wrenching it behind my back
07:43Let me go!
07:45What are you doing?
07:47I struggled wildly
07:48But I was numb with cold rain
07:49And had no strength left
07:51Mr. Whitlock said that if you won't go willingly
07:53We'll drag you there ourselves
07:55I was shoved roughly into the car
07:57And the door slammed shut
08:01The Maybach sped through the pouring rain
08:04Heading straight for the gala
08:05The air conditioner was set really cold
08:07In my soaked clothes
08:08My lips turned blue
08:09And my teeth wouldn't stop chatting
08:11Mrs. Vivian, if you'd known it would come to this
08:12Why did you do it in the first place?
08:14A woman just needs to lower her head and softens up
08:17She'll have everything
08:18But you had to go against Mr. Whitlock
08:20And now you're the one suffering
08:22I closed my eyes and refused to listen to his bullshit
08:25Half an hour later
08:26The car stopped at the backstage of the gala
08:28The bodyguards forcibly shoved me out of the car
08:30Inside the lounge
08:31Yekaterina stood among reporters in my gown
08:34Sebastian stood beside her in a tailored suit
08:36Looking at her with indulgent eyes
08:38Seeing me dragged over
08:39Sebastian excused himself from the reporters
08:42And strode toward me
08:43He glanced at the muddy bridesmaid dress in my hands
08:45And frowned
08:49How did you get yourself into such a mess?
08:52He still sounded so fake
08:54Vivian, you're just too stubborn
08:55If you just listened
08:56I would have never let this happen to you
08:57My stomach churned
08:58He leaned away from his touch
09:00Sebastian's face darkened
09:02Vivian, my patience has limits
09:05Go change into that dress
09:07Now
09:07When Yekaterina enters
09:09You'll walk behind Yekaterina and carry her train
09:12If you dare ruin this
09:13He gave a cold laugh
09:15And pulled a jade bracelet from his pocket
09:17That's the only memento I have left of my father
09:19Sebastian
09:21Give it back
09:24Carry the gown
09:25And I'll give it back to you
09:27Or I'll smash it right now
09:29My father put this jade bracelet on my wrist before she died
09:32That's the only memento my grandmother left behind for me
09:35Sebastian tightened his grip on the bracelet
09:37One slip and the jade would shatter on the floor
09:40I'll count to three
09:42Three
09:45Two
09:47One
09:49I wear
09:50Choked the two words out
09:52My eyes stain
09:54That's good
09:56Go on
09:57Yekaterina is about to make her entrance
09:59I took the mud-stained bridesmaid dress
10:01And walked into the restroom
10:03I looked at the mess I was in in the mirror
10:05My eyes cold
10:06For five years
10:07I hid my identity as the founder of a venture capital firm
10:10To protect his pride
10:11I willingly stayed home and stood behind him
10:14I thought the man I loved had ambition
10:16Turns out
10:16I had only raised a selfish beast
10:18Sebastian
10:19For every bit of humiliation you put me through today
10:22Tomorrow
10:23You'll pay for it
10:24With all of Whitlock capital
10:28I did not put on that bridesmaid dress
10:30I threw it straight into the trash
10:32I pushed open the restroom door
10:34And headed for the gala staging area
10:35Yekaterina was holding Sebastian's arm
10:38Preparing to step into the room
10:39Seeing me walk out in my soaked daily clothes
10:42Sebastian's face darkened
10:44Vivian
10:45Did you not hear a word I said?
10:48Vivian, how could you do this?
10:50Without you carrying my train
10:52This gown won't look nearly as good
10:54Camera flashes were already going off at the gala
10:57And the host was calling Yekaterina's name
10:59I ignored Sebastian and turned toward the exit
11:01Grab her
11:03Sebastian, no longer caring about the occasion
11:06Gave the order directly
11:07The bodyguards lunged at me
11:08Kicked the back of my knee
11:10Caught off guard
11:11I fell to my knees on the hard floor
11:13Sharp pain shot through my knees
11:15The staff and reporters around us all turned to look
11:17Someone lifted a camera
11:18Sebastian strode up to me
11:20His eyes cold
11:21In front of everyone
11:22He pointed a finger in my face
11:25My apologies members of the press
11:28This woman is just an intern assistant at my company
11:31She's always had delusions about me
11:37Today she even came backstage to cause a scene
11:40And tried to ruin Miss Yekaterina's moment at the gala
11:44Get this woman out of here
11:47Nobody wants to look at her
11:50The room erupted
11:51Countless flashes lit up my kneeling figure
11:54He wanted to destroy my dignity in this way
11:57The bodyguards grabbed my arms and dragged me toward the storm outside
12:01Sebastian wrapped Yekaterina's waist and looked at me
12:04Vivian, this is what happens when you don't listen
12:08Tonight, sleep on the street and reflect properly
12:10I was thrown into the muddy water outside the backstage gate
12:13Rain washed the blood from my knees
12:15Lying in the mud
12:16I looked at the two dazzling figures inside the gala
12:19And let out a cold laugh
12:21I pulled the encrypted black phone from my soaked pocket
12:24With trembling fingers, I dialed a number
12:26It was Adrian's private line
12:28Adrian Carbone
12:29The dawn of New York's most secretive mafia
12:32And the only partner who had stood beside me
12:34When I built my family empire on Wall Street
12:37For five years, he had stayed in the shadows
12:39Managing my family's billions overseas for me
12:42Countless times, he'd swallowed his obsession and begged me
12:45Red-eyed to leave Sebastian
12:48Every time, I stubbornly refused
12:50Convinced I could still have an ordinary, peaceful love
12:53Only today, did I finally realize
12:56That some trash doesn't deserve real love
12:59The call connected
13:02Hello? It's me
13:05The game is over
13:09Pull back every investment we gave Whitlock Capital
13:11And cut off their funding chain
13:15And...
13:15I closed my eyes and let the rain pound my face
13:18When I opened them again, only determination were made
13:21Adrian, come get me
13:23By tomorrow, I want Sebastian and Whitel Capital gone from New York
13:28The other end of the line was quiet for a few seconds
13:31Then a deep, hoarse voice came through
13:33Thick with long-buried heartache and killing intent
13:36Ten minutes, blood for blood
13:37I ended the call
13:39From the lounge nearby came Sebastian and Yekaterina's laughter
13:42They still thought they could keep me beneath their feet
13:44They had no idea their world was about to end
13:47I tightened my grip around the black phone
13:49Cold rain ran down my face
13:51But it couldn't wash away the hatred in my eyes
13:53The noise from the Met Gala seemed far away
13:55Under the flashing lights, Sebastian and Yekaterina were still basking in their glory
14:00Second by second, time passed
14:02Eight minutes, roar
14:03A deafening engine drowned out the rain
14:05Ten black-armored Cadillac Escalades smashed through the outer security perimeter
14:10The rear door of the stretched Escalade in the middle swung over me
14:13A pair of spotless black dress shoes stepped into the muddy water
14:16Then Adrian got out of the last cart
14:18Adrian walked toward me through the mud
14:20A massive black umbrella over his head
14:22Killing intent radiating from him
14:24The moment he saw me lying in the mud
14:26My knees bleeding
14:27His heels contracted
14:28His usually calm eyes blazed with fury
14:30He threw the umbrella aside and dropped to one knee beside me
14:35Uncaring of the mud
14:36He slipped off his suit jacket and wrapped my shivering body in his arms
14:39I'm sorry, I came too late
14:44His deep voice shook with guilt
14:46As his fingers carefully wiped the mud from my face
14:48I leaned against his broad, warm chest
14:51Holding on to my last bit of strength
14:53Adrian, my bracelet
14:55It was with my father
14:56Adrian's eyes instantly turned cold
14:58I'll get it back for you
14:59And I'll cut that hand while I'm at it
15:02He lifted me into his arms in a bridle carry
15:04And gently laid me on the warm back seat
15:06The moment he turned around
15:08He gave the head of his security detail a single icy command
15:11Break it
15:12A dozen bodyguards kicked open the glass doors to the backstage lounge
15:15Sebastian had just walked the carpet
15:18Arm in arm with Yekaterina
15:19And was returning to the lounge looking smug
15:22Holding a glass of champagne
15:23He bragged to his assistant
15:25Did that woman freeze to death out there yet?
15:27Go check
15:28If she's learned her lesson
15:31Let her come back and pour drinks
15:33Before he could finish
15:34The lounge door, frame and all
15:36Was kicked clean off the wall
15:38Sebastian turned around
15:39And didn't even have time to react
15:41Adrian was already in front of him
15:43Who the hell are you?
15:44Every word never left his mouth
15:45Adrian's fist with his family's signet ring
15:48Slammed into Sebastian's jaw
15:52Sebastian was sent flying into the makeup mirror behind him
15:55Glass exploded across the floor
15:57Yekaterina screamed
15:58Sebastian!
15:59Adrian crunched across the shattered glass
16:01And stopped in front of the bloodied Sebastian
16:03He grabbed Sebastian by the collar
16:05And hauled him into the air
16:06The bracelet
16:07Give it back
16:08His voice was flat
16:09But murder bled through every syllable
16:11Dazed and seeing stars
16:13Sebastian's arrogance still kept his mouth
16:15Who the hell do you think you are
16:16Interfering in the Whitlock's business?
16:18Adrian let out a cold laugh
16:20Then he seized Sebastian's right wrist and twisted
16:23Sebastian's scream echoed through backstage
16:25His right hand hung at an unnatural angle
16:28The emerald bracelet slipped from his pocket
16:30Adrian caught it effortlessly
16:32And threw Sebastian back to the floor
16:34Taking out a handkerchief
16:35He carefully wiped every speck of dust from the bracelet
16:38His eyes contemptuous
16:39Mr. Whitlock
16:41Enjoy your last night
16:42The only spotlight
16:43Sun rises tomorrow
16:45Whitlock Capital will no longer exist in New York
16:51At Adrian's private estate
16:53I had washed away the mud and cold
16:54Changed into a robe
16:56And sat by the fire in the living room
16:58The jade bracelet was back on my wrist
17:00The doctor had just treated my knees and quietly left
17:02Adrian walked over with a glass of warm milk
17:05And pressed it into my hands
17:06Then he sat beside me
17:07And pulled me, blanket and all, into his arms
17:10The legal team is ready
17:11Get me on, on the video
17:13Adrian snapped his fingers
17:14The massive screen across the room lit up
17:16On the other end, my venture capital team and legal counsel sat ready and waiting
17:21Everybody funding channel, keeping Whitlock Capital alive
17:24Start the patent recovery process and freeze production on all of their core
17:29From the evidence of Sebastian's false accounting and embezzlement to the Financial Crimes Division of the FBI
17:35By sunrise, I want Whitlock Capital's stock for just two pennies
17:39Some people seem harmless until they become deadly
17:42The only cure is to cut them out
17:44Understood
17:45Came the unified reply from the screen
17:47The slaughter had begun
17:49Stolen in the dead of night
17:53The next morning
17:54In Sebastian's plan, it was supposed to be our wedding day
17:57Inside the CEO's office, at Whitlock Capital
18:00Sebastian's right hand was in a cast
18:02His face swollen as he furiously swept files off his desk
18:06Find him
18:06Crack him down
18:07Who the hell was that
18:08Was that psycho who attacked me last night?
18:11I'm going to kill him!
18:13The assistant stood there, trembling, too afraid to say a word
18:16Yekaterina sat on the sofa in a red dress
18:18Touching up her makeup as she fanned the flames
18:20Said that man was definitely missing the thug
18:22Vivian hired
18:23She's useless on her own
18:25This is the only way she knows it under your skin
18:27Today was supposed to be your wedding day
18:29I bet she's curled up somewhere crying and waiting for you to take her back
18:34Waiting for me to go soft?
18:35Dream on
18:35If you think she's tough, you'll see how long she lasts
18:38Out there, in the cold
18:40Notify them
18:41All senior executives
18:42Tonight, I'm throwing Yekaterina celebration party
18:45At the hotel where the wedding was supposed to be
18:48I want everyone in New York
18:51To know that Vivian isn't fit to lift Yekaterina's boots
18:55Just as he was thinking about how to humiliate me further
18:58The office door burst open
18:59Whitlock Capital's CFO rushed in
19:01His face drained of color
19:03He held up a tablet
19:04His whole body shaking
19:05Mr. Whitfrick
19:06Something terrible has happened
19:11Sebastian Frown
19:12Why are you panicking?
19:13Did somebody die or did the company go bankrupt?
19:16It did go bankrupt!
19:18His voice cracking
19:19What the hell are you talking about?
19:22Sebastian shot to his feet
19:24Only to pull at his injuries and wince in pain
19:26The CFO rushed to the desk
19:28And slammed the tablet in front of him
19:30Mr. Whitfrick
19:30Our biggest silent investor pulled out overnight
19:33Our loans?
19:34And that's not all
19:35Every core patent we rely on
19:38Is just revoked by its owner
19:39Our production lines are completely shut down
19:41And our suppliers are downstairs
19:43Commanding payment
19:44Sebastian's head buzzed
19:45He stared at the stock chart
19:46Plunging across the screen
19:48No, it's impossible
19:49That's fucking impossible!
19:51He frantically scrolled with his good hand
19:52Why would our investors pull out?
19:55And who owns those patents?
19:56What the hell am I paying these idiots for?
19:58Why didn't anyone see this coming?
20:00Mr. Whitlock
20:01Legal just received the termination notice
20:04The mysterious investor
20:05Is also the owner of every one of those patents
20:08He swallowed hard
20:09His face pale with despair
20:11The name on the documents is
20:13Vivian Belladella
20:17Sebastian's legs gave out
20:19And he collapsed back into his chair
20:21Vivian Belladella
20:22No, that's impossible
20:24His eyes widened
20:26Bloodshot
20:27He stared at the electronic signature on the document
20:29His mind reeling
20:30Vivian Belladonna
20:32She's just a woman
20:33I kept
20:34All she does is stay home
20:35Cook
20:36And wait for me to come back
20:37Could she possibly be
20:38The financial mogul?
20:40Controlling Whitlock Capital's lifeline?
20:42Sebastian fell into self-doubt
20:44And the beginnings of a breakdown
20:45The business empire he had been so proud of
20:47The power he had used to threaten me
20:49And trample on my dignity
20:50Had it all been nothing more than toys I had handed him?
20:54Yekaterina's lipstick slipped from her fingers
20:55She hurried over and grabbed his arm
20:57Sebastian, what's happening?
20:58If the company goes under
20:59What about my new film?
21:00What about the joint energy project?
21:02Our families were praying
21:03That Yekaterina still cared only about her own interests
21:06Sebastian finally snapped
21:07Get the fuck out!
21:08All of you!
21:09Get the fuck out of my sight!
21:11Mad beast
21:12He shoved her away
21:13Yekaterina fell to the floor
21:15And stared at him in disbelief
21:16Before he could catch his breath
21:18Footsteps sounded outside the office
21:20Several federal agents walked in
21:22Their expressions cold
21:23Mr. Sebastian Whitlock
21:25Mr. Whitlock
21:25We have a warrant
21:26Fraud
21:27Securities violations
21:28Embezzling over 20 million dollars
21:30The Whitlock Capital
21:32Has been frozen
21:32You're coming with us
21:33Please cooperate
21:37Sebastian's blood ran cold
21:39He stared at the handcuffs
21:41His arrogance shattered
21:42Leaving only fear behind
21:43No!
21:44I didn't embezzle anything
21:46I'm being framed!
21:47Take him
21:48In front of the entire company
21:50The once high and mighty Mr. Whitlock
21:52Was handcuffed
21:53And marched out of the building in disgrace
21:55In the back of the FBI SUV
21:57Sebastian was given one final phone call
21:59With trembling hands
22:00He dialed the number he had once dismissed
22:02Without a second thought
22:03Vivian, is that you?
22:04I know I was wrong
22:05I really know I was wrong
22:06Please, stop this, okay?
22:08Put the money back
22:09This company is our life's work
22:10I already kicked Yekaterina out
22:12As long as you forgive me
22:13I'll book the biggest hotel there is
22:15And marry you immediately
22:16Whatever
22:16I'll do whatever you want
22:17I gave my heart
22:19To a dog
22:21And blamed it
22:22For not being grateful
22:23That was my mistake
22:24But now the power is in my hands
22:26I'm going to make you
22:28Cough up every last thing
22:30You owe me
22:31With interest
22:32Enjoy your time behind bars
22:34You've earned it
22:35The line went dead
22:36Listening to the empty tone
22:38Sebastian sank into despair
22:39At last
22:40He understood what he had lost
22:42With his own hands
22:46Sebastian was released on bail
22:47But all of his assets had been frozen
22:49And all of his bank cards had been shut down
22:51When he walked out of the federal police
22:53Snow begun to fall
22:54He was still wearing that thin suit
22:56And shivering from the cold
22:58He was headed for his downtown penthouse
23:00Then realized he didn't even have a dollar
23:01He trudged through the snow for three hours
23:03Dragging his right arm in a cast
23:05When he finally reached the front gate of the villa
23:07He found the gate standing open
23:09And several movers throwing things outside
23:11The leather sofa he had personally picked out
23:13The wine cabinet he loved
23:15And even the custom suits he had worn
23:16All of it had been thrown into the snow
23:18What the hell are you doing?
23:19Who told you to touch my things?
23:22Like a madman
23:23Sebastian rushed forward
23:24Trying to stop the workers
23:26Fuck off
23:26A foreman shoved him straight into the snow
23:28The foreman whipped out the deed
23:30And shoved it in his face
23:31Take a good look
23:31The owner of this house
23:33Has always been Mrs. Vivian
23:35She sold this place to our boss
23:37At half price last night
23:39Miss Vivian specifically said
23:41That anything connected to Sebastian
23:43Was garbage
23:44And should be thrown out
23:45Sebastian lay in the snow
23:47Staring at the deed
23:48Every word on it mocked his stupidity
23:50He had always thought
23:51He was the master of this mansion
23:52It turned out that from beginning to end
23:54He had only been living under Vivian's roof
23:56His old phone
23:57The only thing they hadn't confiscated
23:59Chimed in his pocket
24:00A message had come in
24:01From the rich kids group chat
24:02He used to be in
24:03With trembling hands
24:04Sebastian tapped it open
24:06A short video was spreading through the group
24:10In the video
24:11The Bulgari Hotel's penthouse ballroom
24:14Looked like a dream
24:15Tens of thousands of Bulgarian roses
24:17Flown in from overseas
24:18Covered the entire venue
24:19The caption read
24:20Don Adrian Carboni's wedding
24:22His bride is unbelievably beautiful
24:24And rumor has it
24:25She's the former fiancé
24:26Of a bankrupt CEO
24:27Sebastian's pupils widened
24:29He stared at the woman
24:30In the wedding gown
24:31In the video
24:31That was Vivian
24:32That was Vivian
24:33Once within his reach
24:34And he pushed her away
24:35With his own hands
24:36Jealousy and unwillingness
24:38Gnawed at his heart
24:39He fell into a frenzy
24:40Of delusions
24:41This has to be some stunt
24:42Vivian pulled
24:43Just to make me jealous
24:44How could a man like
24:46Don Adriel marry her
24:47Possibly marry her
24:48She's forcing me
24:50To go find her
24:51That's it
24:51It has to be
24:52Sebastian pushed himself up
24:54From the snow
24:54And ran toward the Bulgari Hotel
24:56Without a second thought
24:59He ran until one shoe came off
25:01His foot long numb
25:02From the snow and ice
25:04When he finally arrived
25:05At the entrance
25:05Of the Bulgari Hotel
25:07Panting for breath
25:08The scene before him
25:09Stunned him
25:10The entire street
25:11Had been sealed off
25:12And luxury cars
25:13Filled the road
25:13Security guards
25:14Stood every few steps
25:15Surrounding the entire hotel
25:17Sebastian straightened his back
25:19Trying to carry himself
25:20Like the CEO he once was
25:22And strode toward the entrance
25:23Out of the way
25:24I'm here to see Vivian
25:25He shouted at the guards
25:26The two guards glanced at him
25:28Without a word
25:28They stepped forward
25:29And kicked the back of his knee
25:30Sebastian cried out
25:32And fell to his knees
25:33On the steps
25:33No invitation
25:35Trespassers die
25:36The guard's voice
25:37Was ice cold
25:38He struggled desperately
25:39And screamed hysterically
25:40Toward the doors
25:41Let me in
25:42Vivian is my woman
25:44You
25:44Tell Adrian
25:45To get the hell out here
25:46The businessmen
25:47Who used to flatter him
25:48Now kept at their distance
25:49Every now and then
25:50They threw him looks
25:51Of contempt and ridicule
25:52Isn't that Mr. Whitlock
25:54What happened to him
25:54What Mr. Whitlock
25:56He's just a rat
25:57With 20 million dollars
25:58In debt now
25:58And he still dares to trouble
26:00At Don Adrian's wedding
26:01He must have a death
26:01Every word was like a knife
26:03To Sebastian's pride
26:04Just as he tried to get up
26:05And force his way inside
26:06The gilded doors
26:07Of the Bulgari hotel
26:09Slowly opened
26:10The solemn wedding march
26:11Drifted out
26:12Sebastian froze
26:13Through the gaps
26:13Between the guards
26:14He stared at the long carpet
26:16Strewn with red rose petals
26:17His breath caught
26:18He saw Vivian
26:21She was wearing that
26:23One-of-a-kind wedding gown
26:24Worth 100 million dollars
26:26A diamond crown
26:27Rested on her head
26:28She looked noble
26:29Aloof
26:30And so breathtaking
26:31That Sebastian felt
26:33His very soul tremble
26:34And waiting for her
26:35At the end of the carpet
26:36His hand outstretched
26:37And reverence in his eyes
26:38Was Adrian
26:39New York's one
26:40And only
26:41Dawn
26:41Sebastian's world collapsed
26:43The last shred of hope
26:44He had been using
26:45To fool himself
26:46Was crushed by reality
26:47In that instant
26:48This wasn't an act
26:49This wasn't a trick
26:50To force him to bow his head
26:51The woman he had treated
26:52Like an accessory
26:53And trampled at will
26:54Had truly reached a height
26:55He would never be able to touch
26:57He didn't know
26:57Where the courage came from
26:58But he suddenly sank his teeth
27:00Into a guard's thigh
27:01The guard recoiled in pain
27:03And in that instant
27:04Sebastian slammed
27:05Into one of the doormen
27:06His eyes red-rimmed
27:07He stumbled forward
27:08And rushed into the ballroom
27:09Vivian!
27:10Sebastian let out
27:11A desperate roar
27:12That shocked the entire room
27:13Stop!
27:14You can't marry him!
27:15You're my fiancés!
27:19The wedding march came to an abrupt halt
27:21Hundreds of guests fell silent
27:23Every pair of eyes turned toward the suddenly intruding Sebastian
27:26He was soaked through
27:28Missing one shoe
27:29With his right arm in a cast
27:30Looking like a beggar
27:31Adrian stopped walking and slowly turned around
27:34His narrow eyes narrowed slightly
27:36And a flash of killing intent passed through them
27:38He needed only a single look
27:40Four bodyguards hidden in the shadows rushed out
27:42Bang!
27:43Without a word
27:44All four of them moved at once
27:45And pinned Sebastian to the cold marble floor
27:48His cheek was pressed against the ground
27:50And his bones cracked audibly
27:51At that moment
27:52My best friend Summer
27:53Dressed in a bridesmaid's gown
27:55Walked down from the stage
27:56She picked up the microphone
27:58And began his public humiliation
28:00In front of the city's elite
28:03Everyone
28:04Please excuse this little interruption
28:07The man lying on the floor
28:09Is Sebastian Whitluck
28:10Former CEO of Whitluck Capital
28:12He stole the wedding gown Vivian had waited six months for
28:15And gave it to his mistress for the gala
28:17He lived off Vivian's venture capital for years
28:20And still acted like somebody
28:22He even tried to use his power to freeze Vivian to death on the street
28:28Summer tore away every bit of Sebastian's disguise
28:31The room instantly erupted in ridicule and disgust
28:37So he's a cat man
28:40Disgusting
28:41And he still dared to come make trouble at Don Adrian's wedding
28:43The overwhelming humiliation made Sebastian want to die on the spot
28:47Vivian! I was wrong
28:48I really know I was wrong
28:49I'll give the wedding gown back to you
28:50I love you
28:51Please don't marry him
28:52Come home with me
28:55Sebastian
28:57I never take back trash
28:58That's already been thrown away
29:01Adrian stepped forward and pulled Vivian into his arms
29:04His long, well-defined fingers crushed the cigar in his hand
29:07And with that, he crushed Sebastian's last hope too
29:10Dump him in the Hudson
29:14Blacklist him across the board
29:16Anyone who gives him work
29:20Is making an enemy of the Carbone
29:22As Sebastian screamed in anguish
29:24The guards grabbed him by the hair
29:26They dragged him backward toward the ballroom gate
29:28In the final second before the doors closed
29:30With bloodshot eyes
29:32Sebastian watched Adrian lower his head
29:34And gently kiss Vivian on the lips
29:36At that moment, his world went dark
29:40Within a month after the wedding
29:42The rest of Sebastian's life became a nightmare
29:44The Carbone family's blacklist
29:46Made sure no one in New York dared help him
29:48He was crushed by 20 million in embezzlement debt and penalties
29:51As for Yekaterina
29:52The woman who used to call him
29:54Sebas so sweetly
29:55The night she learned Whitlock Capital was done for
29:58She took advantage of his trust
29:59And emptied the last 3 million from his personal account
30:02Then she bought a plane ticket and back to Russia
30:04Before leaving, she even sent him a text
30:06Sebastian, who the hell were you trying to impress with no money?
30:09You're worse off than a delivery guy now
30:11Did you really think I'd stay and beg on the streets with you?
30:14The once untouchable Mr. Whitlock
30:16Was now unshaven, dressed in rags
30:18And reeking of sour sweat
30:19By day, he hid from loan sharks hunting him down
30:22By night, he fought other homeless over cardboard boxes
30:25On street corners just to keep warm
30:27On a freezing winter night
30:28Sebastian curled up in a filthy alley
30:30Clutching half a moldy bread roll in his hand
30:32A few debt collectors found him
30:38Well, well
30:39If it isn't the great Mr. Whitlock
30:44You owe us 20 million dollars
30:46When are you planning to pay up?
30:49No money?
30:50Then we'll take your organs instead
30:52Punches and kicks rained down
30:53And the crack of steel pipes against bone made the skin crawl
30:56Sebastian didn't even have the strength to fight back
30:59He could only cover his head and let out muffled groans of pain
31:02The cold, the hunger, and the agony tearing through his body kept torturing him
31:06But what hurt even more than all of that
31:08Was that every time he closed his eyes
31:10He saw Vivian cooking for him
31:13If only he hadn't been blinded by his own arrogance
31:16If only he hadn't treated everything Vivian gave him like trash
31:20He should have been the one living in that mansion
31:22Admired by everyone
31:24Regret ate at him day and night
31:26Leaving him neither alive nor dead
31:28After breaking one of his legs
31:29The debt collectors walked away
31:31Battered and bloodied
31:32Sebastian crawled out of the pool of blood
31:35Leaning against a filthy wall
31:36He stared at the glowing carbone tower in despair
31:39Obsession and madness
31:41Became the last things driving him forward
31:43Dragging his broken leg
31:44He crawled through the freezing blizzard
31:46Under a minus four degrees Fahrenheit weather
31:48Until he reached the exit of Carbone Tower's underground garage
31:52He stayed there without food or water
31:54For three days and three nights
31:56He didn't know what he wanted to do
31:57He only knew he had to see Vivian one more time
32:00Even if it was just once
32:01Even if he had to kneel and lick her shoes
32:04He would do it
32:04Finally, on the evening of the fourth day
32:07A black armored Cadillac slowly rolled out of the garage
32:10Under the escort of several security vehicles
32:12Seeing his chance
32:13Sebastian burst forward with all the strength he had left
32:18Fudd
32:19He dropped heavily to his knees in front of the Cadillac
32:22And his knees slammed against the freezing asphalt
32:24With a sound
32:25The screech of brakes tore through the snowstorm
32:28Kneeling in the muddy slush
32:29Sebastian began knocking his forehead against the ground
32:32The sound of his forehead hitting the pavement was sickening
32:35Blood mixed with the melting snow
32:37And stained the ground red
32:39Vivian, please just see me once
32:41I know I was wrong
32:42I really know I was wrong
32:43I'm not asking you to forgive me
32:44Please just give me something to eat
32:46I'm dying!
32:47He had humbled himself into the dust
32:49Inside the car
32:50The privacy window slowly lowered four inches
32:53The heat was on
32:54In an expensive maternity gown
32:56Vivian rested against Adrian's chest
32:58She didn't even turn her head
32:59She calmly looked straight ahead at the falling snow
33:03Sebastian
33:06Even if you shattered your knees
33:08You could never bring dead true heart back
33:10And right now
33:11You're not even worthy of being the mud beneath my feet
33:14The moment she finished speaking
33:16The window rose mercilessly
33:17Separating two different worlds
33:19The Cadillac's engine let out a low growl
33:21Without going around him
33:22It drove right past him
33:24The woods rolled through a pillow
33:25And splashed muddy water all over Sebastian
33:27He remained kneeling there stiffly
33:29Watching the car disappear into the snow
33:31He had become a complete joke
33:36Several months later
33:37Late on New Year's Eve
33:39Times Square blazed with light
33:40Sebastian curled up beside a trash can
33:42In a filthy blanket
33:43Nearly frozen to death
33:44With fingers raw from the cold
33:46He unlocked a cracked phone
33:47He picked out of the trash
33:48A breaking news appeared on the phone
33:50New York underworld king
33:51Don Adrian Carbone
33:53Welcomes a daughter
33:54Gifts wife Vivian
33:55A one billion private island
33:57In the photo
33:57Adrian was holding a baby girl in his arms
34:00His eyes full of tenderness
34:01As he gently kissed Vivian's forehead
34:03They looked at each other and smiled
34:05The sight of their happiness
34:06Pierced Sebastian's heart
34:08He stared at Vivian's gentle smile on the screen
34:10She had once been his for the taking
34:12But he had thrown his entire world into the trash
34:14With his own hands
34:16Covering his eyes tightly
34:17He let out a desperate, miserable cry
34:19In the darkness and the cold
34:20Tears mixed with blood
34:22And froze into ice
34:23For the rest of his life
34:24He was doomed to pay for his arrogance
34:26And stupidity
34:27In endless suffering
34:28Until the day he died
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