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Dive into the emotional depths of "After I Took Back My Love". Eleanor's painful rebirth pushes her to leave a toxic marriage and build a brilliant future from scratch. It's not just a story about a broken heart; it's an inspiring tale of female empowerment, boundaries, and finding one's true worth. ✨ When the past comes crawling back, will she forgive, or walk away forever? Watch the full drama unfold! 🕊️
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00:04One month after her rebirth, every servant at the Westchester estate noticed that Mrs.
00:10Harrington had changed. She no longer got up at 5.30 in the morning to make breakfast.
00:15She no longer pushed the children to study. She no longer drove to the university to deliver
00:20nutritious meals to William. Even when Winslow and Sophie fell off their horses and got concussions,
00:25she only calmly told the housekeeper to take them to the hospital. A night of wind and snow passed.
00:31William pushed the door open and stepped inside. He took off his coat and finally looked toward
00:36Eleanor, who was reading by the fireplace. What has been going on with you lately?
00:40Eleanor's hand paused on the page under the dim yellow light. The man in the white shirt looked
00:45cool and aristocratic, but his voice was as cold as a timer in a lab. Nothing. I've just been a
00:53little busy. Her calm distance made William's brows tighten. In his memory, Winslow and Sophie were
00:59the people she cared about most. But now the children had concussions, and she seemed completely
01:05unmoved. Mrs. Harrington has been like a different person lately. Last week was her birthday. She
01:11baked a lemon cake herself, but Mr. Harrington took the children skiing with Ms. Kensington instead.
01:15Who could feel fine after that? Lydia is my mentor's daughter. I was only doing it out of friendship.
01:27You're not telling the truth. We're husband and wife. If you have something to say, say it.
01:34Husband and wife. Eleanor thought of the marriage certificate in the safe, the one with William
01:40and Lydia's names on it, and almost laughed. Before she could speak, the study door was
01:45shoved open. You're so mean! I was in the hospital and you didn't even come see me! I hate you!
01:53Winslow stood to the side. His eyes red, his lips pressed tight. William was about to stop her,
01:59but Eleanor spoke first. Then go find Ms. Kensington. Let her take care of you.
02:06Do you mean that? I do. Sophie burst into tears, sobbing as she screamed that Eleanor was the worst
02:14mother in the world. She cried until she could barely breathe, but Eleanor did not react at all.
02:19Fine. Suit yourself.
02:24Winslow called Dad twice, but no one answered. Anxious, he looked back at Eleanor and glared at her.
02:32Why do you always have to fight with Dad?
02:36You should go too.
02:38You didn't used to be like this.
02:41Eleanor did not answer. She simply shut him outside the door.
02:46She leaned back on the chaise and looked at the family portrait on the wall,
02:50remembering her last life.
02:53The Sinclair family went bankrupt. She was forced to drop out of school,
02:57and her stepfather wanted to marry her off to a 63-year-old hedge fund manager.
03:02It was William Harrington who saved her, saying he had chosen her as his wife.
03:06He was not only the heir to the Harrington family, but also Columbia University's chief scientist.
03:12A genius in gene editing, everyone envied her.
03:15But on the first day of their marriage, William said,
03:18I married you only to satisfy the family trust.
03:21Do your duty as Mrs. Harrington.
03:24She nodded with a pale face, but her heart still fell for him.
03:28After the wedding, she cooked for him herself,
03:32ironed his shirts, nursed his stomach problems,
03:34and helped him organize his lab data.
03:36During a difficult labor, she gritted her teeth and signed for surgical consent form alone.
03:42Later, when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,
03:45she kept it to herself and secretly went for treatment.
03:48At the end of her life, she lay in a hospice ward, her hair completely white.
03:53On the television, William had just won the Nobel Prize in medicine.
03:57While Winslow and Sophie had received their Ivy League acceptance letters,
04:01the host asked whom he wanted to thank most.
04:04The person I am most grateful to is my wife, Lydia.
04:08She was my first love, and she is the love of my life.
04:12Did I just hear that wrong?
04:16This is what you owe Dad.
04:19Miss Kensington is the one who registered her marriage with him at City Hall.
04:22You came later.
04:24We have to catch a flight to Dad and Miss Kensington's wedding in Napa Valley.
04:30On the day she died, that grand wedding was playing on television.
04:34She closed her eyes in agony.
04:38After being reborn, she did only two things.
04:41Register for the graduate entrance exam and apply to graduate school.
04:44Then go to the social security office to replace her social security card and apply for a new passport.
04:50She had already taken the exam in secret.
04:52In one week, the admissions result would be out.
04:57Ooh, I'll leave this family for good.
05:00As she was thinking, a commotion rose outside the door.
05:06Madam, Mr. Harrington asks that you clear out the master bedroom for Miss Kensington.
05:10You are to move to the guest room.
05:13All right.
05:14Mr. Harrington said you should move your things yourself.
05:18Eleanor nodded, quickly packed a few clothes and her books, then picked up the box and prepared to leave.
05:25Before she reached the door, a hand struck hers hard, and everything fell to the floor.
05:29She looked up and saw Lydia Kensington.
05:34Eleanor, long time no see.
05:36Eleanor crouched down to pick up her books.
05:39Eleanor, you're still so capable.
05:41Unlike me, all I know how to do is spend William's money.
05:45Even when you were having a difficult delivery, he was thinking of me.
05:48He transferred most of the family assets into a trust for me to manage, and even let me join the
05:53research institute.
05:54Eleanor flinched from the pain and shook her off.
05:58Lydia staggered backward and fell right into William's arms as he rushed over.
06:02Winslow and Sophie followed behind him, surrounding her with worried faces.
06:07Lydia, are you all right?
06:10I'm fine.
06:13William, maybe I should just leave.
06:16Eleanor doesn't seem to welcome me.
06:18William looked at Eleanor in silence.
06:21Eleanor withdrew her gaze from her son and daughter, and hid her bruised hand behind her back.
06:26I'm not unwilling.
06:28I'll leave right away.
06:32You're really moving out?
06:34You're leaving all this behind too?
06:36It was the only gift he had ever given her.
06:38Back then, she had been so happy she couldn't sleep all night.
06:42You're the one who told me to clear out the room.
06:44I'm not the one abandoning it.
06:46Then why aren't you taking it with you?
06:48There are too many things.
06:50I can't carry them.
06:52Sophie ran over.
06:53When she saw her plush toy in the box, her little face flushed red.
06:57She's throwing my things away!
06:59If you keep acting like this, I'll never go to science camp again!
07:04You're a bad mom!
07:06You're not even as good as Lydia's little finger!
07:09I'm gonna live with Lydia from now on!
07:11If this had been before, those words would have torn her heart apart.
07:15But now, she was already exhausted.
07:19Do whatever you want.
07:23The moment she stepped into the guest room, the housekeeper locked the door.
07:27Madam, Mr. Harrington said that since you pushed Miss Kendington, you need to calm down in here tonight.
07:34Eleanor did not respond.
07:35She lay on the bed and listened to the rain.
07:37In her dream, William promised her love and respect.
07:41But in the end, there was only her lying alone in a hospital bed while, on television.
07:46Her husband walked toward the wedding hall, hand in hand with Lydia.
07:49She laughed until tears fell, then murmured aloud.
07:54If there is another life, I will never love you again.
08:01Not love me?
08:03Eleanor, say that again.
08:04Don't open your eyes.
08:06Eleanor forced herself not to open her eyes.
08:08He saw that her eyes were closed, so she had only been talking in her sleep.
08:12He let out a breath.
08:15William, what are you doing?
08:18Are you worried about Eleanor?
08:20This is all my fault.
08:23This isn't your fault.
08:29William, if Eleanor finds out that you and I registered our marriage, will she be angry?
08:35It was an emergency then.
08:37Your father wanted to see you married before he died.
08:40Even if Eleanor knew she wouldn't blame you.
08:43Don't worry.
08:44She won't blame him.
08:45Not for the rest of her life.
08:47On Lydia's first day after moving in, she soaked William's laboratory manuscripts.
08:52They were all gene editing diagrams William had drawn by hand, stroke by stroke.
08:57He had worked himself into a severe stomach ulcer over them.
09:01But when he met Lydia's reddened eyes, he only took her hand.
09:06Wipe your hands.
09:07I'll handle it.
09:09The next day, Lydia redecorated the house inside and out.
09:14Sweet Fofie.
09:15Your plush toys are too old.
09:17Let's throw them away, okay?
09:19Sophie immediately threw away the handmade dolls.
09:22Eleanor had sewn stitch by stitch.
09:24Winslow silently threw away the wooden boat in his hands.
09:29What a good boy.
09:31Those dolls and clothes had all been made by Eleanor herself, from organic cotton and cashmere.
09:36When the children were little, they had allergies and could only touch natural fabrics.
09:41Now they were all thrown into the trash.
09:44At the dining table, Lydia sat at the head and laid out utensils for the two children.
09:50William poured sparkling water for her and prepared her napkin, his eyes carrying a restrained affection Eleanor had never received.
09:58At night, the four of them swung in the backyard and looked at the stars.
10:03When Eleanor passed by, they ignored her completely, as if she were invisible.
10:08What was even more absurd was that all three of them had always been demanding about quality of life.
10:14Now Lydia had ruined his manuscripts, and William only said it was fine.
10:19The children wore casually washed clothes and ate take-out pizza, and not one of them complained.
10:25William, who was obsessed with cleanliness, even personally cooked pancakes with Lydia.
10:31Mr. Harrington treats Miss Kentington so well.
10:36Poor Mrs. Harrington worked herself to the bone for so long, and she still can't compare to a few days
10:40with Miss Kentington.
10:44Eleanor listened, her heart perfectly calm.
10:48That day, William pushed open the courtyard gate, his tone somewhat gentler.
10:52Enough. This has gone on long enough.
10:55I'm busy with work.
10:57From now on, you'll take care of the children again.
11:01Lydia is young and can't manage it.
11:03A belated birthday gift.
11:04Starting tomorrow, everything goes back to normal. This ends here.
11:08Eleanor looked at the bracelet.
11:09If this had been her last life, she would have been so happy.
11:13She couldn't sleep all night.
11:15Now it only feels ironic.
11:18I don't want it.
11:20Why?
11:21I'm not interested anymore.
11:23William frowned and forced it into her hand.
11:27Eleanor turned her head away and remained silent.
11:30William stared hard at her calm profile, a tight ache in his chest.
11:34In the end, he abruptly turned and left.
11:37She told the housekeeper to take the thing away and continued reading.
11:44Madam!
11:45Hurry to the back hill!
11:47Winslow and Sophie fell into the river!
12:04One month after her rebirth, every servant at the Westchester estate noticed that Mrs. Harrington had changed.
12:10She no longer got up at 5.30 in the morning to make breakfast.
12:14She no longer pushed the children to study.
12:17She no longer drove to the university to deliver nutritious meals to William.
12:21Even when Winslow and Sophie fell off their horses and got concussions, she only calmly told the housekeeper to take
12:27them to the hospital.
12:28A night of wind and snow passed.
12:30William pushed the door open and stepped inside.
12:33He took off his coat and finally looked toward Eleanor, who was reading by the fireplace.
12:38What has been going on with you lately?
12:40Eleanor's hand paused on the page, under the dim yellow light.
12:43The man in the white shirt looked cool and aristocratic, but his voice was as cold as a timer in
12:48a lab.
12:50Nothing.
12:51I've just been a little busy.
12:53Her calm distance made William's brows tighten.
12:56In his memory, Winslow and Sophie were the people she cared about most.
13:00But now the children had concussions.
13:03And she seemed completely unmoved.
13:06Mrs. Harrington has been like a different person lately.
13:09Last week was her birthday.
13:10She baked a lemon cake herself, but Mr. Harrington took the children skiing with Miss Kensington instead.
13:15Who could feel fine after that?
13:18Lydia is my mentor's daughter.
13:20I was only doing it out of friendship.
13:26You're not telling the truth.
13:28We're husband and wife.
13:30If you have something to say, say it.
13:33Husband and wife.
13:35Eleanor thought of the marriage certificate in the safe, the one with William and Lydia's names on it.
13:41And almost laughed.
13:42Before she could speak, the study door was shoved open.
13:46You're so mean!
13:47I was in the hospital and you didn't even come see me!
13:51I hate you!
13:52Winslow stood to the side.
13:54His eyes red.
13:55His lips pressed tight.
13:57William was about to stop her.
13:58But Eleanor spoke first.
14:00Then go find Miss Kensington.
14:02Let her take care of you.
14:06Do you mean that?
14:08I do.
14:09Sophie burst into tears.
14:11Sobbing as she screamed that Eleanor was the worst mother in the world.
14:14She cried until she could barely breathe.
14:16But Eleanor did not react at all.
14:18Fine.
14:19Suit yourself.
14:23Winslow called Dad twice.
14:25But no one answered.
14:26Anxious, he looked back at Eleanor and glared at her.
14:31Why do you always have to fight with Dad?
14:35You should go too.
14:37You didn't used to be like this.
14:41Eleanor did not answer.
14:42She simply shut him outside the door.
14:45She leaned back on the chaise and looked at the family portrait on the wall.
14:50Remembering her last life.
14:52The Sinclair family went bankrupt.
14:55She was forced to drop out of school.
14:57And her stepfather wanted to marry her off to a 63-year-old hedge fund manager.
15:01It was William Harrington who saved her, saying he had chosen her as his wife.
15:06He was not only the heir to the Harrington family, but also Columbia University's chief scientist.
15:11A genius in gene editing, everyone envied her.
15:14But on the first day of their marriage, William said,
15:17I married you only to satisfy the family trust.
15:20Do your duty as Mrs. Harrington.
15:23She nodded with a pale face.
15:25But her heart still fell for him.
15:28After the wedding, she cooked for him herself.
15:31Ironed his shirts.
15:32Nursed his stomach problems.
15:34And helped him organize his lab data.
15:36During a difficult labor, she gritted her teeth and signed the surgical consent form alone.
15:41Later, when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,
15:44she kept it to herself and secretly went for treatment.
15:48At the end of her life, she lay in a hospice ward, her hair completely white.
15:53On the television, William had just won the Nobel Prize in medicine.
15:57While Winslow and Sophie had received their Ivy League acceptance letters,
16:00the host asked whom he wanted to thank most.
16:04The person I am most grateful to is my wife, Lydia.
16:07She was my first love, and she is the love of my life.
16:11Did I just hear that wrong?
16:16This is what you owe Dad.
16:18Miss Kensington is the one who registered her marriage with him at City Hall.
16:22You came later.
16:23We have to catch a flight to Dad and Miss Kensington's wedding in Napa Valley.
16:29On the day she died, that grand wedding was playing on television.
16:33She closed her eyes in agony.
16:37After being reborn, she did only two things.
16:40Register for the graduate entrance exam and apply to graduate school.
16:44Then go to the social security office to replace her social security card and apply for a new passport.
16:50She had already taken the exam in secret.
16:52In one week, the admissions result would be out.
16:56Hmm. I'll leave this family for good.
17:00As she was thinking, a commotion rose outside the door.
17:05Madam, Mr. Harrington asks that you clear out the master bedroom for Miss Kensington.
17:10You are to move to the guest room.
17:12Alright.
17:13Mr. Harrington said you should move your things yourself.
17:18Eleanor nodded, quickly packed a few clothes and her books,
17:21then picked up the box and prepared to leave.
17:24Before she reached the door, a hand struck hers hard, and everything fell to the floor.
17:29She looked up and saw Lydia Kensington.
17:33Eleanor, long time no see.
17:35Eleanor crouched down to pick up her books.
17:38Eleanor, you're still so capable.
17:40Unlike me, all I know how to do is spend William's money.
17:44Even when you were having a difficult delivery, he was thinking of me.
17:47He transferred most of the family assets into a trust for me to manage,
17:51and even let me join the research institute.
17:54Eleanor flinched from the pain and shook her off.
17:57Lydia staggered backward and fell right into William's arms as he rushed over.
18:02Winslow and Sophie followed behind him, surrounding her with worried faces.
18:07Lydia, are you alright?
18:13William, maybe I should just leave.
18:15Eleanor doesn't seem to welcome me.
18:18William looked at Eleanor in silence.
18:20Eleanor withdrew her gaze from her son and daughter,
18:23and hid her bruised hand behind her back.
18:25I'm not unwilling.
18:27I'll leave right away.
18:31You're really moving out?
18:33You're leaving all this behind too?
18:35It was the only gift he had ever given her.
18:38Back then, she had been so happy she couldn't sleep all night.
18:41You're the one who told me to clear out the room.
18:44I'm not the one abandoning it.
18:46Then why aren't you taking it with you?
18:48There are too many things.
18:49I can't carry them.
18:51Sophie ran over.
18:52When she saw her plush toy in the box,
18:54her little face flushed red.
18:56She's throwing my things away!
18:58If you keep acting like this,
19:00I'll never go to science camp again!
19:03You're a bad mom!
19:05You're not even as good as Lydia's little finger!
19:08I'm gonna live with Lydia from now on!
19:11If this had been before,
19:12those words would have torn her heart apart.
19:15But now, she was already exhausted.
19:18Do whatever you want.
19:22The moment she stepped into the guest room,
19:24the housekeeper locked the door.
19:27Madam, Mr. Harrington said that since you pushed Miss Kendington,
19:30you need to calm down in here tonight.
19:33Eleanor did not respond.
19:35She lay on the bed and listened to the rain.
19:37In her dream, William promised her love and respect.
19:40But in the end,
19:41there was only her lying alone in a hospital bed while,
19:44on television.
19:45Her husband walked toward the wedding hall,
19:47hand in hand with Lydia.
19:48She laughed until tears fell,
19:50then murmured aloud,
19:54If there is another life,
19:55I will never love you again.
20:00Not love me?
20:02Eleanor, say that again.
20:04Don't open your eyes.
20:05Eleanor forced herself not to open her eyes.
20:08He saw that her eyes were closed,
20:09so she had only been talking in her sleep.
20:12He let out a breath.
20:14William, what are you doing?
20:17Are you worried about Eleanor?
20:19This is all my fault.
20:23This isn't your fault.
20:28William,
20:29if Eleanor finds out that you and I registered our marriage,
20:33will she be angry?
20:35It was an emergency then.
20:37Your father wanted to see you married before he died.
20:39Even if Eleanor knew she wouldn't blame you.
20:42Don't worry.
20:43She won't blame him.
20:44Not for the rest of her life.
20:46On Lydia's first day after moving in,
20:48she soaked William's laboratory manuscripts.
20:51They were all gene editing diagrams.
20:53William had drawn by hand.
20:55Stroke by stroke.
20:56He had worked himself into a severe stomach ulcer over them.
21:00But when he met Lydia's reddened eyes,
21:03he only took her hand.
21:05Wipe your hands.
21:07I'll handle it.
21:09The next day,
21:10Lydia redecorated the house inside and out.
21:13Sweet Fofie,
21:14your plush toys are too old.
21:17Let's throw them away, okay?
21:19Sophie immediately threw away the handmade dolls.
21:21Eleanor had sewn stitch by stitch.
21:23Winslow silently threw away the wooden boat in his hands.
21:29What a good boy.
21:30Those dolls and clothes had all been made by Eleanor herself,
21:33from organic cotton and cashmere.
21:35When the children were little,
21:36they had allergies and could only touch natural fabrics.
21:41Now they were all thrown into the trash.
21:44At the dining table,
21:45Lydia sat at the head and laid out utensils for the two children.
21:49William poured sparkling water for her and prepared her napkin,
21:53his eyes carrying a restrained affection Eleanor had never received.
21:58At night,
21:59the four of them swung in the backyard and looked at the stars.
22:03When Eleanor passed by,
22:04they ignored her completely,
22:06as if she were invisible.
22:08What was even more absurd
22:09was that all three of them had always been demanding about quality of life.
22:13Now Lydia had ruined his manuscripts,
22:16and William only said it was fine.
22:18The children wore casually washed clothes and ate take-out pizza,
22:22and not one of them complained.
22:24William, who was obsessed with cleanliness,
22:27even personally cooked pancakes with Lydia.
22:31Mr. Harrington treats Miss Kentington so well.
22:35Poor Mrs. Harrington worked herself to the bone for so long,
22:38and she still can't compare to a few days with Miss Kentington.
22:43Eleanor listened,
22:44her heart perfectly calm.
22:47That day,
22:48William pushed open the courtyard gate,
22:50his tone somewhat gentler.
22:52Enough.
22:53This has gone on long enough.
22:55I'm busy with work.
22:57From now on,
22:58you'll take care of the children again.
23:00Lydia is young and can't manage it.
23:02A belated birthday gift.
23:04Starting tomorrow,
23:05everything goes back to normal.
23:06This ends here.
23:07Eleanor looked at the bracelet.
23:09If this had been her last life,
23:11she would have been so happy.
23:12She couldn't sleep all night.
23:14Now it only feels ironic.
23:17I don't want it.
23:19Why?
23:21I'm not interested anymore.
23:23William frowned,
23:24and forced it into her hand.
23:26Eleanor turned her head away,
23:28and remained silent.
23:29William stared hard at her calm profile,
23:32a tight ache in his chest.
23:34In the end,
23:34he abruptly turned and left.
23:36She told the housekeeper to take the thing away,
23:39and continued reading.
23:44Madam!
23:45Hurry to the back hill!
23:46Winslow and Sophie fell into the river!
23:49Ah!
24:03One month after her rebirth,
24:05every servant at the Westchester estate
24:07noticed that Mrs. Harrington had changed.
24:10She no longer got up at 5.30
24:12in the morning to make breakfast.
24:14She no longer pushed the children to study.
24:16She no longer drove to the university
24:18to deliver nutritious meals to William.
24:20Even when Winslow and Sophie fell off their horses
24:23and got concussions,
24:24she only calmly told the housekeeper
24:26to take them to the hospital.
24:27A night of wind and snow passed.
24:29William pushed the door open
24:31and stepped inside.
24:32He took off his coat
24:33and finally looked toward Eleanor,
24:35who was reading by the fireplace.
24:37What has been going on with you lately?
24:39Eleanor's hand paused on the page.
24:41Under the dim yellow light,
24:43the man in the white shirt looked cool
24:44and aristocratic.
24:46But his voice was as cold as a timer in a lab.
24:50Nothing.
24:51I've just been a little busy.
24:52Her calm distance made William's brows tighten.
24:55In his memory,
24:57Winslow and Sophie were the people she cared about most.
24:59But now the children had concussions.
25:03And she seemed completely unmoved.
25:05Mrs. Harrington has been like a different person lately.
25:08Last week was her birthday.
25:10She baked a lemon cake herself,
25:11but Mr. Harrington took the children's skiing
25:13with Ms. Kensington instead.
25:14Who could feel fine after that?
25:17Lydia is my mentor's daughter.
25:19I was only doing it out of friendship.
25:26You're not telling the truth.
25:27We're husband and wife.
25:30If you have something to say, say it.
25:33Husband and wife.
25:35Eleanor thought of the marriage certificate
25:37and the safe,
25:38the one with William and Lydia's names on it,
25:40and almost laughed.
25:42Before she could speak,
25:43the study door was shoved open.
25:45You're so mean!
25:47I was in the hospital,
25:49and you didn't even come see me!
25:50I hate you!
25:52Winslow stood to the side.
25:53His eyes red,
25:54his lips pressed tight.
25:56William was about to stop her,
25:58but Eleanor spoke first.
26:00Then go find Ms. Kensington.
26:01Let her take care of you.
26:05Do you mean that?
26:07I do.
26:09Sophie burst into tears,
26:11sobbing as she screamed that Eleanor was the worst mother in the world.
26:14She cried until she could barely breathe,
26:16but Eleanor did not react at all.
26:17Fine.
26:18Suit yourself.
26:22Winslow called Dad twice,
26:24but no one answered.
26:26Anxious,
26:27he looked back at Eleanor
26:28and glared at her.
26:31Why do you always have to fight with Dad?
26:35You should go too.
26:37You didn't used to be like this.
26:40Eleanor did not answer.
26:41She simply shut him outside the door.
26:45She leaned back on the chaise
26:46and looked at the family portrait on the wall,
26:49remembering her last life.
26:52The Sinclair family went bankrupt.
26:54She was forced to drop out of school,
26:56and her stepfather wanted to marry her off
26:58to a 63-year-old hedge fund manager.
27:01It was William Harrington who saved her,
27:03saying he had chosen her as his wife.
27:05He was not only the heir to the Harrington family,
27:08but also Columbia University's chief scientist.
27:11A genius in gene editing,
27:12everyone envied her,
27:14but on the first day of their marriage,
27:16William said,
27:17I married you only to satisfy the family trust.
27:20Do your duty as Mrs. Harrington.
27:23She nodded with a pale face,
27:25but her heart still fell for him.
27:28After the wedding,
27:29she cooked for him herself,
27:30ironed his shirts,
27:32nursed his stomach problems,
27:33and helped him organize his lab data.
27:35During a difficult labor,
27:37she gritted her teeth
27:38and signed for surgical consent form alone.
27:40Later,
27:41when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,
27:44she kept it to herself
27:45and secretly went for treatment.
27:47At the end of her life,
27:48she lay in a hospice ward,
27:51her hair completely white.
27:52On the television,
27:54William had just won the Nobel Prize in medicine.
27:56While Winslow and Sophie
27:57had received their Ivy League acceptance letters,
28:00the host asked whom he wanted to thank most.
28:03The person I am most grateful to is my wife,
28:06Lydia.
28:07She was my first love,
28:08and she is the love of my life.
28:11Did I just hear that wrong?
28:15This is what you owe Dad.
28:17Miss Kensington is the one who registered her marriage with him at City Hall.
28:21You came later.
28:22We have to catch a flight to Dad and Miss Kennington's wedding in Napa Valley.
28:28On the day she died,
28:31that grand wedding was playing on television.
28:33She closed her eyes in agony.
28:36After being reborn,
28:38she did only two things.
28:39Register for the graduate entrance exam
28:41and apply to graduate school.
28:43Then go to the social security office
28:45to replace her social security card
28:47and apply for a new passport.
28:49She had already taken the exam in secret.
28:51In one week,
28:52the admissions result would be out.
28:56Ooh.
28:57I'll leave this family for good.
28:59As she was thinking,
29:00a commotion rose outside the door.
29:05Madam,
29:06Mr. Harrington asks that you clear out
29:07the master bedroom for Miss Kennington.
29:09You are to move to the guest room.
29:12All right.
29:13Mr. Harrington said
29:14you should move your things yourself.
29:17Eleanor nodded,
29:18quickly packed a few clothes and her books,
29:21then picked up the box
29:22and prepared to leave.
29:23Before she reached the door,
29:25a hand struck hers hard
29:26and everything fell to the floor.
29:28She looked up
29:29and saw Lydia Kensington.
29:32Eleanor,
29:33long time no see.
29:35Eleanor crouched down
29:36to pick up her books.
29:37Eleanor,
29:38you're still so capable.
29:40Unlike me,
29:41all I know how to do
29:42is spend William's money.
29:43Even when you were having
29:45a difficult delivery,
29:45he was thinking of me.
29:47He transferred most of the family assets
29:49into a trust for me to manage
29:51and even let me join
29:52the research institute.
29:53Eleanor flinched from the pain
29:55and shook her off.
29:57Lydia staggered backward
29:58and fell right into William's arms
30:00as he rushed over.
30:01Winslow and Sophie
30:02followed behind him,
30:04surrounding her with weird faces.
30:06Lydia,
30:07are you all right?
30:09I'm fine.
30:12William,
30:13maybe I should just leave.
30:15Eleanor doesn't seem to welcome me.
30:17William looked at Eleanor in silence.
30:20Eleanor withdrew her gaze
30:21from her son and daughter
30:22and hid her bruised hand
30:23behind her back.
30:25I'm not unwilling.
30:26I'll leave right away.
30:30You're really moving out?
30:33You're leaving all this behind too?
30:35It was the only gift
30:36he had ever given her.
30:37Back then,
30:38she had been so happy
30:39she couldn't sleep all night.
30:41You're the one who told me
30:42to clear out the room.
30:43I'm not the one abandoning it.
30:45Then why aren't you
30:46taking it with you?
30:47There are too many things.
30:49I can't carry them.
30:51Sophie ran over.
30:52When she saw her plush toy
30:53in the box,
30:54her little face flushed red.
30:56She's throwing my things away!
30:58If you keep acting like this,
31:00I'll never go to science camp again!
31:03You're a bad mom!
31:05You're not even as good
31:06as Lydia's little finger!
31:07I'm gonna live with Lydia
31:09from now on!
31:10If this had been before,
31:12those words would have
31:13torn her heart apart.
31:14But now,
31:15she was already exhausted.
31:18Do whatever you want.
31:21The moment she stepped
31:23into the guest room,
31:24the housekeeper locked the door.
31:26Madam,
31:27Mr. Harrington said
31:28that since you pushed
31:29Miss Kendington,
31:30you need to calm down
31:30in here tonight.
31:32Eleanor did not respond.
31:34She lay on the bed
31:35and listened to the rain.
31:36In her dream,
31:37William promised her love
31:38and respect.
31:39But in the end,
31:41there was only her lying alone
31:42in a hospital bed while
31:43on television.
31:45Her husband walked
31:45toward the wedding hall,
31:46hand in hand with Lydia.
31:48She laughed until tears fell,
31:49then murmured aloud,
31:53and said,
31:54If there is another life,
31:55I will never love you again.
31:59Not love me?
32:01Eleanor,
32:02say that again.
32:03Don't open your eyes.
32:05Eleanor forced herself
32:06not to open her eyes.
32:07He saw that her eyes
32:08were closed,
32:09so she had only been
32:10talking in her sleep.
32:11He let out a breath.
32:14William,
32:15what are you doing?
32:17Are you worried
32:18about Eleanor?
32:19This is all my fault.
32:22This isn't your fault.
32:28William,
32:29if Eleanor finds out
32:30that you and I
32:31registered our marriage,
32:32will she be angry?
32:34It was an emergency then.
32:36Your father wanted
32:37to see you married
32:38before he died,
32:39even if Eleanor knew
32:40she wouldn't blame you.
32:42Don't worry.
32:43She won't blame him,
32:44not for the rest of her life.
32:46On Lydia's first day
32:47after moving in,
32:48she soaked
32:49William's laboratory manuscripts.
32:50They were all
32:51gene editing diagrams
32:52William had drawn by hand,
32:54stroke by stroke.
32:56He had worked himself
32:57into a severe stomach ulcer
32:58over them.
33:00But when he met
33:01Lydia's reddened eyes,
33:02he only took her hand.
33:05Wipe your hands.
33:06I'll handle it.
33:08The next day,
33:09Lydia redecorated
33:10the house inside and out.
33:12Sweet Fofy,
33:14your plush toys
33:15are too old.
33:16Let's throw them away,
33:17okay?
33:18Sophie immediately
33:19threw away
33:19the handmade dolls.
33:20Eleanor had sewn
33:21stitch by stitch.
33:23Winslow silently
33:23threw away
33:24the wooden boat
33:25in his hands.
33:28What a good boy.
33:29Those dolls and clothes
33:31had all been made
33:31by Eleanor herself,
33:32from organic cotton
33:34and cashmere.
33:35When the children
33:35were little,
33:36they had allergies
33:37and could only touch
33:38natural fabrics.
33:40Now they were all
33:41thrown into the trash.
33:43At the dining table,
33:45Lydia sat at the head
33:46and laid out utensils
33:47for the two children.
33:49William poured
33:50sparkling water for her
33:51and prepared her napkin,
33:53his eyes carrying
33:54a restrained affection
33:55Eleanor had never received.
33:57At night,
33:58the four of them
33:59swung in the backyard
34:00and looked at the stars.
34:02When Eleanor passed by,
34:04they ignored her completely,
34:05as if she were invisible.
34:07What was even more absurd
34:08was that all three of them
34:10had always been demanding
34:11about quality of life.
34:13Now Lydia had ruined
34:14his manuscripts,
34:15and William only said
34:16it was fine.
34:18The children wore
34:19casually washed clothes
34:20and ate take-out pizza,
34:21and not one of them
34:22complained.
34:24William,
34:24who was obsessed
34:25with cleanliness,
34:27even personally cooked
34:28pancakes with Lydia.
34:30Mr. Harrington
34:31treats Miss Kentington
34:32so well.
34:34Poor Mrs. Harrington
34:36worked herself to the bone
34:37for so long,
34:37and she still can't compare
34:38to a few days
34:39with Miss Kentington.
34:43Eleanor listened,
34:44her heart perfectly calm.
34:46That day,
34:47William pushed open
34:48the courtyard gate,
34:49his tone somewhat gentler.
34:51Enough.
34:52This has gone on long enough.
34:54I'm busy with work.
34:56From now on,
34:57you'll take care
34:58of the children again.
34:59Lydia is young
35:00and can't manage it.
35:01A belated birthday gift.
35:03Starting tomorrow,
35:04everything goes back to normal.
35:05This ends here.
35:06Eleanor looked at the bracelet.
35:08If this had been
35:09her last life,
35:10she would have been so happy.
35:12She couldn't sleep all night.
35:14Now it only feels ironic.
35:16I don't want it.
35:19Why?
35:20I'm not interested anymore.
35:22William frowned
35:23and forced it into her hand.
35:26Eleanor turned her head away
35:27and remained silent.
35:29William stared hard
35:30at her calm profile,
35:31a tight ache in his chest.
35:33In the end,
35:34he abruptly turned and left.
35:36She told the housekeeper
35:37to take the thing away
35:38and continued reading.
35:43Madam!
35:44Hurry to the back hill!
35:46Winslow and Sophie
35:47fell into the river!
35:48We need to break it down.
35:50We will kill her!
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