00:00The next day, I tactfully acted as if nothing had happened.
00:03But before I left, Damian said to me with a solemn look,
00:05I will take responsibility for what happened last night.
00:10No! Let's just pretend nothing happened.
00:12On the way back, the car first took a due tour to a private club to meet Damian's friend.
00:16In the club, a striking man rose languidly and greeted Damian.
00:18My gaze fell on his face, and my heart stirred inexplicably.
00:21It felt almost familiar.
00:22Why did it justify seeing him some long ago?
00:23I shook my head and pushed the absurd thought down.
00:25The two men caught up, and I tactfully excused myself to the restroom.
00:29But on my way back, a few words drifted through the half-open door.
00:33That lady would never have died under such suspicious circumstances.
00:37If she had not left, I would not have been forced to carry the burden of being the heir alone.
00:42A fire, those two words.
00:43My head buzzed and exploded, a scene I had never recalled,
00:46yet felt carved into my bones, slammed into my flames.
00:48Choking smoke, a pair of warm hands held me, clutching me desperately against her chest.
00:52In my ear came a woman's broken, tearful voice.
00:54Baby, do not be afraid.
00:58Do not look back.
01:00Mom, my whole body froze.
01:02My fingertips turned instantly cold.
01:04All these years, Mom had refused to speak about her past.
01:08Whenever I pressed, her eyes would dart away in panic.
01:11A fire.
01:11A lady who had supposedly died.
01:13And that man, who somehow looked like me.
01:15No, impossible.
01:16I clenched my palm, forcing myself to push that absurd speculation back into the depths of my heart.
01:20Then, putting on a proper smile, I pushed the door open and walked in.
01:24What I did not know was that fate had already begun to turn.
01:27Late that night, an urgent call came in.
01:29Beatrice, something terrible has happened.
01:30Shh!
01:31snap ofisp music
01:32Beatrice, something terrible has happened.
01:32If you would love it.
