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00:01I was born with a curse. Whoever I curse suffers exactly what I say.
00:05When I was six, I told the boy who flipped up my skirt.
00:08You will break both your arms and legs, and you'll never hurt anyone like that again.
00:13While trying to flip up another girl's skirt, he slipped, fell down the stairs, and fractured both his arms and
00:18legs.
00:18At ten, I was taken hostage by a knife-wielding assailant, I said.
00:22Your head is going to burst open.
00:23Before he could even get angry, his head was smashed by a flowerpot that fell from a high rise.
00:28My only relative, my grandmother, took me in.
00:31Serena, this gift of yours, it's going to bring disaster upon you. What are we going to do?
00:37From then on, I rarely spoke again, and I never said anything that sounded like a curse.
00:41Until I married Ethan because of my rare blood type, locked away in his private clinic, just a walking blood
00:46bank for his mistress.
00:47Vivian Cole, his clinic, his rules. He wants me dead, so I must speak.
00:51The needle was thick, and it was plunged directly into my vein.
00:54My blood flowed towards Vivian Cole in the next bed, drop by drop.
00:57800 milliliters had already been drawn. My vision blacked out in waves.
01:01Cold sweat soaked through my hospital gown.
01:03My husband, Ethan Holloway, stood at the foot of my bed expressionless.
01:07He pinned my wrists down like I was furniture, ignoring my struggle.
01:10Vivian still needs another 200 milliliters.
01:14Trash like you won't die easily.
01:16Vivian leaned weakly in his arms, but one corner of her mouth lifted.
01:19I stared at the stark, white fluorescent light above.
01:22It had been three hours. The nurse had changed the blood bag four times.
01:25I couldn't take it anymore.
01:26I pulled out the needle. Blood splattered on the white sheets.
01:29Ethan raised his hand, ready to slap me.
01:31You'll break a rib.
01:32Ethan's raised hand froze midair, his face draining of color.
01:37Wait. My chest. What's happening to-
01:41Because your reckoning is here.
01:43Doctor! Get a doctor! Ethan, what's wrong with you?
01:46Vivian's scream shattered the dead silence of the hospital room.
01:51You.
01:52He forced the words through his teeth.
01:53What did you do to me, you vicious witch?
01:55My body felt hollow and weightless after the blood loss.
01:58Every breath tasted like blood, but something inside me had ignited.
02:01My power had actually worked.
02:03What could I possibly do?
02:04My voice weak, a slight smile tugging at my lips.
02:07I'm just a blood bag you've tied to the bed.
02:09Several doctors in white coats rushed in.
02:12The lead physician took one look at Ethan kneeling on the floor and went pale.
02:15Mr. Holloway, what's happened to you? Get a stretcher now! Don't touch me!
02:20Ethan shoved him away, sucking in a sharp breath of school.
02:23He pointed to his chest, his voice trembling.
02:25My rib. I think it's broken.
02:28The doctors looked at each other.
02:30The lead physician stepped forward and carefully pressed on his left chest.
02:35Ethan let out a wretched scream.
02:37Possible rib fracture.
02:39The lead physician's face was filled with shock. He turned to look around.
02:42Was there any impact just now? How could he suddenly fracture a rib?
02:46Vivienne pointing at me with teary eyes.
02:47It was her! It was Serena!
02:50She said something and then Ethan became like this!
02:52I almost laughed out loud.
02:54Words could break a person's rib.
02:55How could she even come up with such a reason?
02:57As expected, the doctor looked at Vivienne as if she had lost her mind.
03:01Mrs. Cole, that's not how medicine works.
03:03Words don't break bones.
03:04Mr. Holloway likely sustained an internal injury prior to this.
03:07It may have only just manifested.
03:09Useless!
03:10What the hell am I paying you people for?
03:12Ethan roared, which pulled at his injury, causing him to gasp in pain.
03:15He glared at me viciously, his eyes filled with malice.
03:18Serena, cut the actrix.
03:20You think getting me a broken rib is gonna get you out of this?
03:22I stared at him, cold and unmoved.
03:24Strap her back down!
03:25We're not stopping until we've drawn a thousand milliliters!
03:28Not one drop less!
03:30Only Vivienne and I were left in the hospital room.
03:33Vivienne dropped the weak little act at once.
03:35She threw off the covers, slowly got into a wheelchair, and rolled to my bedside.
03:42Serena, you look just like a dead dog right now.
03:44Do you really think Ethan will be scared of you just because you broke one of his ribs?
03:48He'll only hate you more and feel even more sorry for me.
03:51Why do you think Ethan married you?
03:53It's because your blood type is the same as mine, the rare RH negative.
03:56You're just a mobile blood bag I keep at the Holloway residence, ready to sacrifice your life for me at
04:01any moment.
04:01Are you finished?
04:02My tone was calm.
04:03If you're finished, then get back to your bed and stop being an eyesaw.
04:06Just then, the door to the room was pushed open.
04:08Ethan walked in, leaning on his assistant.
04:10Serena, you're still bullying Vivienne?
04:12Before I could even explain.
04:13He had already strode to the bedside and raised his hand.
04:16A heavy slap landed on my face.
04:18Already weak, the blow made my ears ring and my vision go black.
04:21As a lesson?
04:22Ethan said, choking me.
04:24I will turn off your grandmother's ventilator.
04:26Try touching my grandmother and see what happens.
04:29I glared at him.
04:30You think I wouldn't dare?
04:31Ethan sneered and released his grip.
04:33He took his phone out of his pocket and put it on speaker in front of me.
04:37Is this the ICU?
04:39A nurse's voice came through the line, polite and attentive.
04:41Mr. Holloway, how can I help you?
04:44Bed three.
04:45The old woman in bed three, Margaret.
04:47Ethan's voice was deliberate, each word landing hard, his eyes locked on mine.
04:50Stop all payments on her account and pull her ventilator.
04:54Don't!
04:55I screamed, tears streaming down my face uncontrollably.
04:58My grandmother had been in a vegetative state for three years, kept alive only by a ventilator.
05:02I'm begging you!
05:03Ethan, I'm begging you!
05:04Don't do it!
05:06I'll let you take my blood.
05:07I'll give as much as you want.
05:08Just don't touch my grandmother!
05:11Ethan watched me beg without a flicker of pity.
05:13A cruel smirk played on his lips.
05:15No one is to stop until her blood is drained dry today!
05:18The nurse, scared out of her wits, rushed towards me with a syringe.
05:22Draw it.
05:23Draw until Vivian is satisfied.
05:24Ethan said coolly before turning away.
05:26The thick needle was once again ruthlessly plunged into my vein.
05:29My vision began to black out.
05:31The sounds around me faded in and out.
05:32Ethan, my chest still feels tight.
05:34What kind of treatment are you giving her?
05:36Why is she still uncomfortable?
05:37Mr. Holloway, Miss Cole's bone marrow has failed, and the transfusions are only keeping
05:41her alive for now.
05:42He paused.
05:42And her kidneys are also shutting down.
05:45In the long term, she needs a main transplant, but tonight her renal failure is the immediate
05:49threat.
05:49In the current donor database, Serena is the closest HALA match we have for Miss Cole,
05:53and her blood type is compatible.
05:55Vivian suddenly grabbed Ethan's sleeve, crying hysterically.
05:58Ethan, I don't want to die.
06:00I'm only 22.
06:02Don't be afraid.
06:03I'm here.
06:04You won't die.
06:04Ethan held her, his face full of concern.
06:07Arrange the surgery immediately.
06:08Transplant Serena's kidney to her.
06:10He walked to my bedside and looked down at me.
06:12Did you hear that?
06:12Your kidney can save Vivian.
06:14You owe her this.
06:15If you hadn't seduced me, Vivian never would have left the country, never would have come
06:19back this sick.
06:19He said it like he believed every word, pinning it all on me.
06:22I don't consent.
06:23I shook my head.
06:24I never signed off on this.
06:25He took the surgical consent form from his assistant and grabbed my hand.
06:29It's not up to you.
06:30A thumbprint will do.
06:31My wrist was held down tightly by a bodyguard.
06:33Ethan picked up the ink pad and forcibly pressed my thumb into it.
06:36Just as he was about to press my finger to the consent form,
06:40there is only one matching donor for Vivian's kidney in the entire world,
06:44and that's Ethan.
06:50Serena, are you out of your mind?
06:51You think spouting a little nonsense can change anything?
06:54Push her into the operating room, now!
06:55Just as the nurses were about to wheel me out,
06:58the monitor by the next bed suddenly let out an ear-piercing alarm.
07:01Ethan, I feel so sick.
07:05Vivian suddenly clutched her chest and began to convulse violently.
07:08Then, she vomited a large mouthful of black blood.
07:11Vivian!
07:12Ethan rushed over and caught her.
07:13Help! Somebody help!
07:15All the emergency equipment being wheeled in.
07:17This is bad.
07:18The patient is having an acute hemoleptic transfusion reaction.
07:21Heart rate dropping, blood pressure dropping.
07:23Her kidneys are crashing from the reaction.
07:25The lead physician looked at the real-time lab results that had just come out.
07:29His face looked as if he'd seen a ghost.
07:31This is impossible.
07:32The new crossmatch is incompatible.
07:34Mrs. Serena's blood is no longer safe from Miss Cole,
07:37and her kidney is no longer a viable donor option.
07:40How could that happen?
07:41You're asking me?
07:42Who should I ask?
07:44Ethan's eyes bloodshot.
07:45Save her.
07:46If she dies, all of you will die with her.
07:49Mr. Holloway, the only way now is an immediate kidney transplant.
07:52But Mrs. Serena's kidney has been completely rejected.
07:55It's totally usable.
07:56Then find another one.
07:57Go find one!
07:58There's no time.
08:00The patient can only last for two more hours at most.
08:03Wait, wait.
08:04Mr. Holloway, the system just ran a match across the entire database.
08:08The results show the only perfect kidney match for Miss Cole right now is yours.
08:16What did you say?
08:17The system shows that your tissue compatibility antigens are a miraculous 100% match with Miss Cole's.
08:23I lay on the bed, watching this absurd scene, and smiled silently.
08:27My words really did come true.
08:28Impossible.
08:29I'm type O, and she has a rare blood type.
08:31How could we possibly be a match?
08:36RH status matters for blood transfusions, Mr. Holloway.
08:39It does not rule out a kidney match.
08:40Ethan.
08:41Her eyes were filled with a desperate will to live, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw.
08:45Save me.
08:47Save me.
08:49I don't want to die.
08:50Ethan looked at Vivian, then at his own chest where his rib had just broken.
08:54His face was even paler than Vivian's.
08:56While everyone's attention was on them, I quietly pulled out the needle from my arm.
09:00Blood dripped onto the bedsheet.
09:01I gritted my teeth, turned, and rolled off the bed.
09:04In the chaos, I inched toward the door of the room.
09:06Mr. Holloway, Miss Cole is fading.
09:08Right now, only your kidney can save her.
09:10The doctor said urgently.
09:12Take my kidney?
09:13Are you sure you didn't run the test wrong?
09:15Ethan's face was ashen.
09:17He violently shook off Vivian's hand and stumbled back two steps as if electrocuted.
09:21I just had a full physical last month.
09:23How could my kidney possibly match with hers?
09:25You useless fools must have tampered with the lab report!
09:28He finally panicked.
09:29The usually untouchable CEO was nothing but a selfish coward when it came down to giving
09:33up his own kidney.
09:34Mr. Holloway, the data is absolutely correct.
09:36The lead physician said, sweating profusely.
09:39Miss Cole's blood oxygen is still dropping.
09:42If you don't decide now, it will really be too late.
09:44Vivian lay on the bed, watching Ethan's retreat in disbelief.
09:47Her face, which always played fragile, was now twisted with fear and rage.
09:51Ethan.
09:51She accused.
09:52You said you would do anything for me.
09:54The voice as faint as a thread.
09:55To save you back then, I waited all night in a blizzard and I've been sick ever since.
09:59Are you really gonna watch me die?
10:01Ethan's face went from pale to livid.
10:03He clenched his fists so tightly that the veins on his forehead bulged.
10:07Fear and guilt battled across his face.
10:09I still have a broken rib.
10:12Surgery right now would be life-threatening.
10:14He stammered, searching for an excuse.
10:15Donating one kidney usually isn't fatal, Mr. Holloway.
10:18Please, sign the papers.
10:20The doctor urged,
10:21Ethan!
10:22You swore an oath!
10:23Vivian shrieked, her voice as shrill as a banshee's, taking advantage of this perfect
10:27opportunity while they were at each other's throats.
10:30I supported myself against the wall and inched out of the hospital room.
10:33The corridor was empty.
10:34Ethan's shouting had pulled all the medical staff into the room.
10:37I dragged my heavy legs.
10:38Every step felt like walking on blades.
10:40The dizziness from excessive blood loss almost made me fall several times.
10:43But I couldn't stop.
10:45As long as I could leave this hospital, I would be free.
10:47I stumbled into the fire escape and made my way down the stairs.
10:50I didn't know how many floors I descended.
10:52I kept going until I pushed open the fire door on the first floor and a cold wind mixed
10:56with rain hit my face.
10:57It was raining.
10:58I rushed into the pouring rain.
11:00The cold rain on my face cleared my head a little.
11:02I had no money, no phone, and even my hospital gown was stained with blood.
11:06But I felt free for the first time in my life.
11:09I spread my arms and shouted,
11:11Ethan Holloway will live to see me become rich enough and powerful enough to destroy him!
11:17Where is Serena?
11:19Where did that f*** go?
11:21Ethan's furious roar could be faintly heard from the building behind me.
11:24I quickened my pace and rushed out of the hospital gates.
11:27A black luxury car sped through the rain.
11:30With a screech of brakes, it came to a smooth stop in front of me.
11:33The door opened, and a black umbrella was held over my head.
11:36An elderly man in a tuxedo with white hair got out of the car.
11:39He looked at my blood-stained gown, and his eyes reddened at once.
11:42Miss, I've finally found you.
11:47The old man's voice was choked with emotion as he gave me a deep bow.
11:50I was stunned.
11:51What was happening?
11:52Pulled a single sentence I just casually uttered really conjure a noble birth for me out of thin air.
11:58You've been through so much.
12:00The old man, Edmund, took off his coat and draped it over me, carefully helping me up.
12:05Mr. Ashford has been waiting for you at home for a long time.
12:08The entire Ashford family has been hoping for your return.
12:10I obediently sat in the warm car, through the rain-streaked window.
12:14I saw the surgical floor still blazing with light.
12:17Have fun donating that kidney, Ethan.
12:19Have you found that d*** yet?
12:21Ethan roared weakly.
12:23In the private hospital suite, Ethan propped up in bed.
12:25His face was pale, his eyes bloodshot, and he looked much thinner.
12:29The slightest movement made him break out in a cold sweat from the pain.
12:32The assistant standing by the bed was so frightened, he trembled, not daring to lift his head.
12:36Mr. Holloway, we've searched every neighborhood and shelter in all of Caldell.
12:41Miss Serena seems to have vanished into Air Air.
12:44We can't find her at all.
12:46Useless!
12:47All of you are useless!
12:49Ethan grabbed the water glass from the bedside table and smashed it at the assistant's feet.
12:53Glass shards scattered across the floor.
12:56She's an orphan with no money who couldn't even afford her tuition.
12:59Where could she have run to?
13:01Did she sprout wings and fly off?
13:03He panted, his chest heaving.
13:05The effects of losing a kidney were far more severe than he had imagined.
13:08Even raising his voice exhausted him now.
13:10In the next bed, Vivienne was leisurely sipping hot soup.
13:14After the kidney transplant, her complexion had improved a lot.
13:17Seeing Ethan lose his temper, she put down her bowl and gave a soft sigh.
13:21Ethan, don't be angry.
13:23Be careful with your wound.
13:24She made a show of dabbing the corner of her eye.
13:27Serena must be afraid you'll blame her so she's hiding.
13:30People like her are used to surviving in the gutter.
13:33She's probably hiding in some basement, gnawing on bread.
13:35Ethan snorted, his eyes sinister.
13:37When I catch her, I will break her legs.
13:40Not only will I cut off that old hag's medicine, but I'll also sell her to the black market.
13:46Mr. Holloway, there's something else.
13:50There's a huge problem with the company.
13:52Ethan frowned.
13:53What is it?
13:54The counter-parkers on our three largest overseas projects, which had already been finalized, all defaulted this morning.
14:01On top of that, the banks have tightened our credit lines.
14:04Our cash flow has collapsed.
14:05The assistant's voice grew smaller and smaller until it was almost inaudible.
14:09What did you say?
14:10Ethan shot upright, pulling at his wound and sucking in a sharp breath of pain.
14:14How is that possible?
14:16How could the Holloway Group's capital chain break?
14:18The word is, major financial backers from Velmore is engineering this from behind the veals, and they've completely blacklisted us.
14:24The assistant swallowed and pulled up a photo of the invitation that had been circulating online.
14:29Moreover, the Ashford family is hosting an extremely grand banquet tonight to announce the return of their long-lost true
14:34heir.
14:35All the elites of Velmore are attending, but the Holloway family did not receive an invitation.
14:39Ethan stared at the invitation, his face turning livid.
14:43The Ashford family.
14:44They were the real power in Velmore.
14:46The Holloway family wasn't even in their league.
14:48He asked through gritted teeth.
14:50The Ashfords found their true heir?
14:53Who is it?
14:54The assistant, trembling, opened his phone and pulled up a blurry, secretly taken photo that had just been leaked from
14:59outside the banquet.
15:01Although the photo was blurry, the woman in the hot couture gown, surrounded by admirers, was still clearly visible.
15:07Ethan's pupils contracted violently.
15:09Vivian also leaned in for a look.
15:11The soup bowl in her hand crashed to the floor.
15:13Mr. Holloway, Miss Serena, it seems she has become the heiress of the Ashford family of Velmore.
15:19Impossible!
15:20She's just a poor, pathetic girl who couldn't even afford her tuition!
15:23Ethan grabbed the assistant by the collar.
15:25The force of the movement caused the gauze on his waist to instantly soak with startlingly bright blood.
15:30But he seemed not to feel the pain.
15:31His eyes were glued to the photo on the phone screen.
15:34He would know that face anywhere.
15:35It was me, the one he had used as a blood bag and drained of blood for three years.
15:40Ethan! This has to be fake!
15:42Vivian shrieked, her voice distorted by jealousy.
15:44With a background like hers, how could she possibly be the Ashford heiress?
15:48She must have used some trick to fool the Ashford painter act!
15:50She grabbed Ethan's arm abruptly.
15:52Ethan, let's go expose her.
15:54We can't let someone like her gain power through deception!
15:56A hint of madness flashed in Ethan's eyes.
15:59That is right.
15:59I was his wife.
16:00His property, Ethan Holloway's possession.
16:02If he could drag me back under his control, he could force me to save Holloway Group.
16:06With the support of the Ashford family, the Holloway Group's capital chain crisis could
16:10be easily resolved.
16:11Get the car ready.
16:12To the Ashford estate.
16:13He ordered through gritted teeth.
16:15Half an hour later, Ethan, pushing Vivian in a wheelchair, stormed into the Ashford estate.
16:19Inside the magnificent, gilded banquet hall, elaborately dressed elites were everywhere,
16:23mingling with champagne glasses in hand.
16:25Ethan's appearance instantly brought the room to a halt.
16:28His face was pale, his back slightly hunched, with none of his old swagger left.
16:32Serena!
16:33Get the hell out here!
16:34He roared, shoving aside the attendants who tried to stop him.
16:37The banquet hall fell silent in an instant.
16:39Everyone looked at him as if he were a clown.
16:41The crowd automatically parted to form a path, holding a glass of red wine, wearing a black
16:45couture gown and four-inch heels.
16:47I slowly walked towards him.
16:48The light shone on me, making me dazzlingly radiant.
16:51I looked down at him.
16:52A mocking smile played on my lips.
16:54Mr. Holloway, forcing your way into someone else's private banquet?
16:58Is this how the famous Holloway family raises its men?
17:01Ethan looked at me, standing there in the spotlight, and was lost in a daze for a moment, but he
17:05quickly snapped back to reality, his anger flaring.
17:08Stop pretending to be so noble.
17:10You are my wife, Ethan Holloway's wife.
17:13Come home with me!
17:14He reached out to grab my wrist.
17:15I didn't even bother to dodge.
17:17Thud, a nearby bodyguard in black, standing at 1.9 meters tall, kicked him hard in the abdomen.
17:23Ethan let out a wretched scream and flew backwards, crashing heavily onto Vivian's wheelchair.
17:27The two of them tumbled into a miserable heap.
17:30Ethan clutched his fresh surgical wound, writhing on the ground in pain.
17:33His shirt soaked with cold sweat.
17:35Ethan!
17:35Vivian shrieked from the floor, her hair a mess.
17:38She glared at me viciously.
17:39Serena!
17:40You dare strike your own husband!
17:42You've lost your mind!
17:43I gently swirled the red wine in my glass.
17:45My eyes were utterly cold.
17:47Husband?
17:48I believe you've got the wrong idea.
17:51Edmund immediately stepped forward and threw a file directly in Ethan's face.
17:56Mr. Holloway, we are already divorced.
17:58Please call me Mrs. Ashford.
18:02Divorced?
18:03When did I ever sign that?
18:04He fought through the searing pain and picked up the document with trembling hands.
18:08After seeing its contents, he looked as if he had been struck by lightning.
18:11It was a final divorce decree.
18:13With his name on it, the court seal was real.
18:15The judge's signature was real.
18:17Reality had already corrected itself around my words.
18:19There was also a bankruptcy liquidation notice for the Holloway group.
18:23Impossible!
18:24This is impossible!
18:25I absolutely never signed anything like this!
18:27He tore at the documents frantically.
18:29Like a madman who had lost his sanity.
18:31Of course, he didn't remember signing it.
18:33But what I have said becomes reality.
18:35Ethan, have you forgotten?
18:38The only reason the Holloway group exists today is because of the supplier network I gave you
18:42all those years ago.
18:43I walked toward him.
18:45Now, I've taken back everything that belongs to me.
18:48I stopped in front of him and looked down.
18:51You are bankrupt.
18:54Ethan froze on the spot, his face deathly pale.
18:56He finally realized that what he had lost was not just a blood bag, but an entire business
19:00empire.
19:01Vivian lying on the floor looked at him in disbelief.
19:04She suddenly let go of Ethan's clothes as if she'd been electrocuted.
19:08Ethan, what does bankrupt mean?
19:10Are we out of money?
19:16Vivian, don't be afraid.
19:18I still have connections.
19:20I can make a comeback.
19:21Get away from me!
19:23Vivian shoved him away violently.
19:24She looked at Ethan as if he was garbage.
19:26You're broke?
19:27Why would I stick with you?
19:29I don't want to live a hard life with you.
19:31She abandoned her wheelchair, scrambled to her feet, and ran out without a single look back.
19:36Ethan reached out in desperation, but only grasped at empty air.
19:39I watched the two of them turn on each other with satisfaction and turned away.
19:44Throw this trash out.
19:45Don't dirty the Ashford family's carpets.
19:48The bodyguards dragged Ethan out of the estate like a dead dog and threw him into the heavy rain.
19:55Three days later, I sat in the spacious chairman's office, listening to Edmund's report.
19:59Miss, Vivian Cole made off with Ethan's last bit of cash and ran to a local thug for protection.
20:04Edmund's tone was calm.
20:05The man discovered she only had one good kidney and her body was too sick to be of any use.
20:10In a fit of rage, he broke her leg and threw her under a pedestrian bridge to beg.
20:14I took a sip of my coffee.
20:15And Ethan?
20:17When Ethan was chasing Vivian, he was disoriented and ran a red light.
20:21He was hit by a truck.
20:23Edmund paused.
20:23He survived, but he suffered multiple fractures in both legs.
20:27He'll spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
20:29I walked to the floor, to ceiling window, and looked down at the bustling city below.
20:33The once untouchable CEO was now a cripple with broken legs and a missing kidney.
20:37The once spoiled and arrogant mistress was now a beggar with a broken leg.
20:40Three months later, at the entrance of an alley in Caldwell's porous slum, I stood before him.
20:44Holding an umbrella, Ethan sat in a dilapidated wheelchair.
20:47He reeked of mud and garbage.
20:49His hair was matted, his cheeks sunken, looking half dead.
20:51When he saw me, his dull gray eyes suddenly lit up.
20:55Serena!
20:55Serena, you came to see me!
20:57He desperately spun the wheels of his wheelchair, trying to get closer to me.
21:00A bodyguard immediately stepped forward and kicked the wheelchair to a stop three meters away from me.
21:05Ethan slumped over the armrests of his wheelchair, weeping, tears, and snot running down his face.
21:10Serena, I was wrong!
21:11I truly know I was wrong!
21:12It was Vivian who deceived me.
21:14I've actually loved you all along.
21:16Can you forgive me?
21:17We can get back together, and I'll do anything you want from now on!
21:20Seeing this pitiful, groveling display, my stomach churned.
21:23I looked at him coldly.
21:24Love me?
21:26Your love?
21:27Is your love tying me to a bed and draining me of my blood?
21:30He pounded frantically on his own numb legs.
21:33No!
21:33I really regret it!
21:35Every night, I dream.
21:38I dream of you making soup for me.
21:40I dream of you smiling at me.
21:42Serena, please give me another chance!
21:44I chuckled softly and raised my umbrella slightly.
21:46A chance.
21:47I was silent for a second.
21:49When you cut off my grandmother's medical payments, did you give me a chance?
21:52When you forced me to sign the surgical consent form, did you give me a chance?
21:56Ethan opened his mouth, but no words came out.
21:58All he could do was let out a desperate whimper.
22:01I turned and walked towards the bulletproof sedan parked by the roadside.
22:04The door was already open, and a warm light spilled out from inside.
22:08Serena!
22:09Don't go!
22:10I'm begging you, don't leave me!
22:13Ethan's heart-wrenching scream tore through the air behind me.
22:16He had actually fallen out of his wheelchair, dragging his useless legs.
22:20He desperately crawled towards me through the mud.
22:22The muddy water mixed with his tears was a pathetic sight.
22:25I paused and tilted my head slightly.
22:27I looked at him like he was a pile of filth.
22:29I said nothing.
22:30I never spoke without reason.
22:32But this time, I said one last thing.
22:34Spend the rest of your life reflecting on what you've done right here in this filth.
22:37My voice was calm.
22:38As if I were stating a simple fact, I got into the car.
22:41The door closed heavily, shutting out all sounds from the outside world.
22:45The engine roared, and the car pulled away smoothly from the dirty alley.
22:48Through the rearview mirror, I saw Ethan lying in the mud, desperately pounding the ground.
22:52He finally understood that what he had personally destroyed was the one person he would never be able to touch
22:57again.
22:57I looked away and looked at the wide, flat road ahead.
23:00I dismantled Meridi operations piece by piece.
23:03Pulled their best men and capos into my own network.
23:05Don Earl finally saw the truth.
23:06His 23 children were useless.
23:09The second generation of Meridus panicked, afraid the family's collapse would hurt their shares of the casinos and territories.
23:16They started selling off their assets.
23:18I bought them all, one by one.
23:20I took control of their gambling operations, their shipping routes.
23:24I flipped operations that were bleeding money into profitable enterprises, expanded territories they'd neglected.
23:30By the time Don Earl realized what was happening, I controlled more of the family's income streams than he did.
23:36The other Meridi heirs couldn't compete with me anymore.
23:39Three days after the expos, Ethan appeared near Caldwell's central subway station.
23:43He had no money for a taxi, no money for food.
23:46His dilapidated wheelchair was stuck on the station entrance steps, unable to move.
23:52A middle-aged woman carrying groceries walked by and glanced down at him.
23:56She froze for two seconds.
23:57Hey, isn't that the bastard who used his wife as a blood bag?
24:01Her voice was loud.
24:02The people around them all turned their heads.
24:04Someone took out their phone and started recording.
24:07A young man pointed at Ethan.
24:09That's him!
24:10I recognize him!
24:11He had his wife tied up for blood transfusions, and he wanted to steal her kidney for his mistress!
24:19The crowd instantly erupted.
24:22The middle-aged woman didn't hold back.
24:24She grabbed a handful of rotten vegetables from her basket and pelted him right in the face.
24:28You disgusting creature!
24:30Why don't you just die?
24:32Rotten leaves hung from Ethan's hair and shoulders, and yellowish-green juice trickled down his face.
24:36He was frozen in place, completely unable to react.
24:40Then more things came flying.
24:42Someone hurled a half-empty coffee cup at him.
24:44Then came fast-food wrappers, crushed cans, and rain-soaked trash from the curb.
24:49Ethan shielded his face with his arms and tried to escape.
24:52But because his legs were numb, the wheelchair tilted at the edge of the steps.
24:56He fell from the wheelchair, landing heavily on the ground.
24:59He lay on the ground and let out a low, hoarse sob.
25:02No one came forward to help him.
25:04The curses of the crowd came from all directions.
25:07Vivienne was recognized under a city overpass one evening.
25:10One of her legs had been broken and hadn't healed properly, so she walked with a limp.
25:15She was wearing a scavenged old cotton jacket, her hair as messy as a bird's nest.
25:19She was holding out her hand, begging for money from passersby.
25:22A girl who looked like a middle schooler glanced up at her, and her eyes suddenly widened.
25:27Mom!
25:28Look!
25:29Isn't that the woman from the news?
25:30The one who framed someone and stole her organ, Vivienne Cole!
25:34The girl's mother leaned in for a look, and her face immediately darkened.
25:40That's her!
25:41I recognize her!
25:42Passersby stopped in their tracks.
25:44Phones were raised, and a barrage of camera flashes lit up the area.
25:48Some started cursing.
25:49Some started recording videos.
25:51Vivienne realized she had been recognized and turned to run, but her broken leg couldn't carry her fast.
25:56You monster! Do you know how much people hate you online? You have the nerve to live in this world
26:01after stealing someone's kidney?
26:04She stumbled into a dark alley and hid behind a trash can, curled up in a ball.
26:08The sounds of cursing still echoed from the alley's entrance.
26:11She covered her ears with her hands, her whole body trembling.
26:15The rain began to fall. Cold, with the bone, chilling bite of early winter.
26:19That night, Caldwell experienced the heaviest rain since the beginning of winter.
26:24The temperature plummeted below freezing.
26:26Ethan was eventually driven away from the subway station by the crowd.
26:30He had no wheelchair and could only drag himself across the waterlogged streets with his numb legs.
26:35The rain soaked him to the bone.
26:36He crawled to the overpass in the south of the city, looking for a place to shelter from the rain.
26:41In the darkness, he saw a figure huddled beside a trash can.
26:44Vivienne?
26:45The figure slowly raised its head.
26:47Two ruined faces stared at each other in the dark.
26:50Neither of them spoke.
26:51The rain turned to sleet, and icy water ran along the curb.
26:55A violent cough erupted from Ethan's throat.
26:57He only had one kidney, and after being exposed to the cold for so long, his body was already ruined.
27:03Vivienne's broken leg was submerged in cold water, and the wound began to turn black.
27:08Ethan!
27:09She began weakly.
27:10I'm so cold.
27:12Her voice as hoarse as rubbing sandpaper.
27:15Ethan didn't answer.
27:17He no longer had the strength to speak.
27:19He leaned his head against the soaked concrete wall and stared at the thin strip of black sky above the
27:24overpass.
27:25He didn't know how much time had passed.
27:27The sound of the rain gradually faded into a distant background noise.
27:31No one passed through this alley.
27:33No one found them.
27:34Man, it was Peter, also the wind was still alive.
27:35He was a bit busy.
27:37No one was delivers his finalór 치즈.rap.