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00:02El año que Vera estaba en su pobreza, yo se rompió con ella.
00:06Luego, ella se convirtió la riqueza de la mujer en el mundo y usó todos los medios necesarios para marcarme.
00:11Todos dijo que yo era la mujer que nunca olvidaba, la mujer que más cherchaba.
00:17Luego, ella empezó a traer a diferentes hombres a la noche,
00:20rompiendo mi corazón y me hizo la riqueza de Nueva York.
00:24Pero no lloré ni causar una escena.
00:26I just lived quietly in the study, never disturbing her.
00:30Fun.
00:31It drove her insane.
00:33She kissed me fiercely, her voice a low whisper.
00:37Aren't you jealous?
00:39What she didn't know was that I was sick.
00:42While she spent her days plotting her revenge, I was silently counting down my own.
00:47In our third year of marriage, Vera took up with a young, handsome college student.
00:52The boy's name was Liam, clean cut, with delicate features, exactly Vera's type.
00:59She kept him around for more than half a year.
01:02Other than me, he was the man who had stayed by her side the longest.
01:06My friends warned me to be careful.
01:09They all said Vera seemed to have actually fallen for Liam.
01:13The first time I met Liam was on my birthday.
01:16My nose had been bleeding since the morning.
01:18I went to the hospital for a checkup, and the doctor told me I probably wouldn't make it past next
01:24spring.
01:25That's okay.
01:26I wasn't afraid of dying.
01:27I was just a little afraid of the pain.
01:30I heard there's some expensive medication that could make this last stretch a bit more comfortable.
01:36There wasn't enough money in my bank account, so I went to Vera's corporate headquarters in Manhattan to find her.
01:42And Liam happened to be there too.
01:45Fresh out of college, he was working as Vera's personal assistant.
01:49Vera was in a meeting, so I sat outside and waited.
01:53Liam kept staring at me, then secretly whispered to the people around him.
01:57That's the boss's husband?
01:59God, he's hideous.
02:01So skinny.
02:02He looks like death warmed over.
02:04And you guys said I look like him?
02:06Where?
02:06I'm way better looking.
02:09My reflection stared back from the gleaming glass wall.
02:12Messy hair.
02:13Buried in a baggy down jacket.
02:16Unattractive.
02:17And yes, dying.
02:19A co-worker tugged Liam's arm, whispering.
02:22That's only because he doesn't clean up.
02:23If he actually put in the effort, ten of you couldn't hold a candle to him.
02:28Also, don't get cocky just because the boss has a soft spite for you, and don't you dare provoke him.
02:34You have no idea how much the boss loves him.
02:36If you piss him off, watch your back.
02:37She will kill you.
02:41Hearing that Vera supposedly loved me, Liam scoffed and rolled his eyes.
02:46He brought me a cup of coffee, asking with a gloating tone,
02:49Noah, how can Vera stand to keep you waiting this long?
02:52That's weird.
02:53Whenever I came to see her, she'd drop everything to be with me, no matter how busy she was.
02:57She said I was what mattered most.
02:58I guess I just thought she was that attentive with all her men.
03:02He smirked, proud of himself.
03:04The way he smiled.
03:06It was just like me when I was young.
03:09I thought about it, and it was true.
03:12Vera treated Liam differently.
03:14She'd had a long line of lovers.
03:16She used them as pawns to get a rise out of me,
03:19bringing a different man home each night to test my limits time and again.
03:24Vera never let them stick around for long.
03:26A day or two, maybe a couple of weeks,
03:29and she'd quickly grow tired of them.
03:32Except for Liam.
03:34Vera set him up in a Manhattan apartment,
03:36taking him out for meals, shopping, and movies.
03:40They were like any other couple in love.
03:42Vera gave him money.
03:44And love.
03:45I looked at Liam.
03:47If you're so important, why is Vera content to have you as her dirty little secret?
03:53You should convince her to divorce me and marry you.
03:56The color drained from Liam's face.
04:00You're the one leeching off her.
04:02You're the one who's redundant.
04:05So you knew Vera a few years before I did?
04:07Big deal.
04:08Now you're just old and pathetic.
04:10What can you possibly offer that I can't?
04:12One of his co-workers, probably worried I was about to get angry,
04:16rushed over and grabbed Liam's arm, trying to pull him away.
04:20In truth, I was fine.
04:22I'd made a promise to myself a long time ago.
04:25I wouldn't get angry over Vera, nor would I be hurt by her.
04:29And I certainly wasn't going to fight other men for her.
04:32She wasn't worth it.
04:36Liam was yanked back, lost his footing, and stumbled to the floor.
04:40The coffee cup he was holding shattered, a shard slicing deep into his palm.
04:46Blood pooled on the floor.
04:48Vera saw it all happen through the glass wall of the conference room.
04:52In front of the entire boardroom, she dropped her files, pushed through the door, and strode toward them.
04:58She grabbed Liam's hand, her brow furrowing with concern.
05:04Who hurt him?
05:06I did.
05:07And he had it coming.
05:10Fine!
05:11I deserved it!
05:12What did I expect for falling for someone I shouldn't have?
05:15To be called a homewrecker and a kept man?
05:19But Vera, as long as you love me, that's all that matters.
05:23I'll stay with you forever.
05:25Nothing can tear us apart.
05:27He looked at Vera with such raw emotion that even his absurd words sounded brave and unwavering.
05:33Vera was amused.
05:35There now.
05:36Don't be angry.
05:37It hurts me when you're hurting.
05:39She truly was different with him.
05:41I dropped my gaze, unable to be bothered to watch them.
05:44I spoke only to Vera.
05:46I want half a million dollars for my birthday.
05:49It was laughable, really.
05:51We were husband and wife, yet we didn't even have each other's personal phone numbers.
05:56Other than to ask for money, I never initiated contact.
06:00We had an agreement before the wedding.
06:02She wanted me.
06:04I wanted her money.
06:05Vera had always hated that money was all I seemed to care about.
06:09But in the past, whenever I asked, she'd give me whatever I wanted.
06:13Always more, never less.
06:16This time, however...
06:29Vera was offering half a million dollars to strip me of my pride and deliver an apology to Liam.
06:36It was the first time she'd used money to humiliate me over another man.
06:40My fists slowly clenched, and a quiet laugh escaped me.
06:45Fighting back the sudden surge of pain that washed over me, I turned and walked away.
06:51I didn't want the money.
06:53Suddenly, a question surfaced.
06:56Vera, if you ever found out that money could have bought me a little more time,
07:02that it could have eased the pain I endured before I died.
07:06I wonder what look would be on your face.
07:08I went home alone, curling up under the covers as my body shook with pain, drenching me in a cold
07:14sweat.
07:15I took a sleeping pill and told myself a lie.
07:18If I could just fall asleep, the pain would stop.
07:22Drifting in and out of consciousness, I dreamed.
07:25I was twenty again.
07:27Vera was poor, but her love for me was everything.
07:31It was my birthday.
07:33We were passing a cafe when I saw a couple sitting by the window.
07:36The boy held a pristine white cake that looked exquisite, delicious, and expensive.
07:42I remember it so clearly.
07:46Vera, look.
07:47Doesn't this look just like a cake?
07:50Vera bit her lip, pulling me into a tight hug.
07:53She held me so I couldn't see that her eyes were turning red, shimmering with unshed tears.
08:03Three days later, she was standing outside my dorm building, holding a whole cake.
08:09That cake cost two hundred and fifty-eight dollars.
08:12To earn just fifty, she had to stand on a wind-whipped, snowy street and hand out three thousand flyers.
08:19Looking at the raw, swollen sores on her fingers from the cold, my heart ached and my eyes burned.
08:26Vera, your hands are meant for books and pens, not for being ruined just to make me smile.
08:30I told her I wasn't worthy of such an expensive cake.
08:34Noah, you're the best person in the world.
08:36You deserve every good thing it has to offer.
08:38I ate the entire cake through tears that day.
08:42So much time has passed that I can no longer remember the taste.
08:46I only know that, from that day on, I don't think I've ever tasted a better cake.
08:52I must have slept for a long time.
08:54Then, through the haze, I heard my phone ringing.
08:58I answered, and her voice came through the line.
09:02Noah?
09:05Vera, it's snowing.
09:07I want a piece of cake.
09:09Before she could answer, I rolled over and sank back into a heavy sleep.
09:16I slept until the middle of the night, woken by a gnawing hunger.
09:21I went to the living room for something to eat, only to find Vera was back.
09:25She'd bought Liam an apartment.
09:27They lived there together, where he'd cook for her, make her laugh, and wait for her to come home.
09:34Vera's life was good.
09:35She hadn't been back in a long time.
09:38She was leaning languidly against the floor-to-ceiling window, her eyes fixed on me.
09:43I kept my eyes down as I walked past her, but she caught my arm.
09:47Frowning, she asked softly,
09:49Why have you lost so much weight?
09:52Her voice was gentle, as if nothing had changed between us.
09:57Vera, what the hell is wrong with you?
09:59She glanced at her empty hand, and the warmth in her expression vanished.
10:03It was only when I reached the dining table and saw a cake studded with candles that I realized the
10:08phone call hadn't been a dream.
10:10I had said I wanted cake, and Vera had bought one.
10:13What was this?
10:15A peace offering?
10:16But I was already dying, I no longer needed a cake, and I no longer needed Vera.
10:22Noah, are you fucking playing me?
10:26That's right, Vera. I am playing you.
10:30What about it?
10:34I say I want cake, and you run off to buy one.
10:37How can you still be so pathetically eager to please?
10:39I twisted the knife, watching as all traces of emotion vanished from her face,
10:44leaving it cold as stone.
10:46She seized the front of my shirt, dragged me into the bedroom, and threw me onto the bed.
10:55Vera must have snapped.
10:56Her kiss was savage, biting my lip until it split.
11:02I shoved her off me, my voice like ice.
11:05Vera, don't touch me.
11:07You disgust me.
11:09She lunged at me again, sinking her teeth into my neck.
11:13Noah, would it kill you to just give in for once?
11:17Do you have any idea how many years I've waited for you to come to me?
11:21To make things right?
11:22Do you have any idea how happy it made me when you said you wanted cake?
11:29All just to make a fool out of me?
11:31She pulled her head back and stared at me, holding back tears.
11:35My own eyes were burning, and I glared right back.
11:38In the dim room, silence stretched between us.
11:42Neither of us was willing to be the first to break.
11:45Vera leaned down, her lips just inches from mine, when her phone suddenly shattered the silence.
11:51It was Liam.
11:52Vera, are you really choosing Noah over me?
11:55I know you like me.
11:56You do.
11:57I'm at a bar.
11:58I've had too much to drink, and this girl keeps trying to get my number.
12:01I hate it.
12:02Please, can you just come get me?
12:04Vera didn't answer him.
12:05Her eyes stayed locked on mine.
12:08Noah, beg me.
12:12Beg me to stay.
12:13You just have to ask, and I won't go.
12:20She's forgotten, hasn't she?
12:22There was a time I swallowed my pride and begged her to.
12:25Vera, can't we just sit down and talk this through?
12:28Can't we stop fighting?
12:30Can't we just be happy together?
12:33Can't you be a little kinder to me?
12:35That day, Vera had looked at me coldly and said with a smile,
12:38Noah, you're not worthy.
12:42Those words have been a thorn in my side ever since, and tonight I could finally give them
12:47right back to her.
12:49I grabbed her collar.
12:51Vera, you're not worthy.
12:53Vera was silent for a moment, then let out a short, self-mocking laugh.
12:58She lifted the phone to her ear and said to Liam,
13:01Wait for me.
13:01I'm coming to get you.
13:02Without another glance at me, she stood up and walked out.
13:05The slam of the door was her only goodbye.
13:09The next day, photos of Vera in a physical brawl with another woman over Liam were all
13:14over New York's high society feeds.
13:16It was the first time one of her dalliances had exploded so publicly.
13:20A few reporters were waiting outside, and the moment I stepped out, they swarmed me with questions.
13:28Vera's company had grown rapidly in recent years, making her a powerful figure in New York.
13:33She was rich, beautiful, and a constant fixture on social media's trending topics.
13:40Noah, any comment on the situation with Vera, Kane, and Liam?
13:44One is a wife cheating on her husband.
13:47The other is a man knowingly sleeping with a married woman.
13:50What is there to say?
13:51But the story is that you dumped Miss Kane for money back when she had nothing.
13:56Then, after she made it big, you manipulated her, pulled every string you could to make her marry you.
14:03Now that she's found true love with Liam, a perfect match, you're the one clinging to the title of husband
14:08and calling them adulterous.
14:13Don't you think you're the one in the wrong here?
14:19I stopped and turned, a smirk on my face.
14:23Then I snatched the press pass hanging from his neck.
14:26He was an intern.
14:29You're a friend of Liam's, aren't you?
14:32Vera stopped at nothing to marry me.
14:33You think I actually wanted that?
14:36Everyone in our circle knows the truth.
14:39So either you're completely clueless, or you're deliberately slinging mud to help out your friend.
14:43Color drained from his face as he snatched the pass back.
14:46Liam and I are friends, yes, but I'm a reporter.
14:49Everything I report is objective and fair.
14:52If you really didn't want to marry Miss Kane, then why won't you just divorce her now that she's found
14:55someone else?
14:58I chuckled, about to respond.
15:01When a familiar warmth trickled over my lip.
15:03A nosebleed.
15:07Fucking perfect.
15:08He says he doesn't care, but look at him.
15:10He's so worked up, he's giving himself a nosebleed.
15:13I'm not worked up.
15:14I'm sick.
15:16Dying, actually.
15:18The nosebleeds have been frequent.
15:20A sudden hush fell over the crowd.
15:22The snickering stopped.
15:23But the young reporter wasn't done.
15:26Give me a break.
15:27A little nosebleed and now you're playing the victim?
15:29I can't stand guys like you pulling these pathetic, manipulative stunts.
15:33You're a disgrace to men.
15:34With that, he turned on his heel and left.
15:37His retreating back was just as punchable as Liam's.
15:43The video of me being swarmed by reporters went viral.
15:47Vera's response was swift and public.
15:49We will never be divorcing.
15:50Leave my husband alone.
15:52That afternoon, Liam's reporter friend was fired.
15:55Online, the comments were tearing me apart.
15:58This guy's disgusting.
15:59If he didn't want to marry her, he shouldn't have.
16:00Stop with the gun to mine head sob story.
16:03And he's supposed to be her unforgettable first love.
16:06All I see is a guy who's mastered the poor me act.
16:10The way she's defending him, not gonna lie, I'm kind of jealous.
16:16He dumped her for money back then and he married her for money now.
16:19This whole I never wanted this routine is just him trying to have it both ways.
16:22Take her money and still look like the innocent party.
16:25Then a single comment cut through the noise.
16:28All of you need to watch your mouths.
16:29If you don't know the truth, shut the hell up.
16:33What truth? What truth?
16:36Instantly, everyone was demanding to know.
16:38The story, when you get down to it, is a cruel cliche.
16:42That year, my mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness
16:45the doctors said had a high probability of being genetic.
16:48It meant not only could I get sick at any moment,
16:50but if I ever had children, I'd be passing that risk on to them.
16:55The day her illness truly manifested,
16:57it started with a massive nosebleed.
17:00She lost so much blood, she was unconscious for three days.
17:03The first thing she said when she woke up was that I had to leave Vera.
17:09I stared at her, numb.
17:11Mom, she won't care about this.
17:13I said it to my mom, but really I was trying to convince myself.
17:16My mother gently took my hand and nodded.
17:19I know.
17:20She's a good girl.
17:22She paused, a soft smile on her lips.
17:24You two have been together since high school.
17:27Her on her bike, waiting for you at the corner every morning.
17:30You think I didn't see?
17:33One time, I saw her buy a bagel for your breakfast.
17:37She had $12 in her pocket.
17:39The bagel was $10.
17:41With the last $2, she bought two coffees.
17:44One for you, one for her.
17:47You had such an appetite back then and were sweet and clueless.
17:50She'd tell you she'd already eaten and you'd believe her,
17:53happily munching on that bagel without a care in the world.
17:58She had it so tough back then.
18:00Divorced parents who didn't want her.
18:02Barely any money to live on.
18:04She was like an orphan.
18:06$12 might have been all she had for the day,
18:08and she spent it all on you without a second thought.
18:12Even back then, I knew my son had found someone special.
18:17She was a good student, a good person,
18:20good in every single way.
18:21And it's because she's so wonderful that my heart breaks for her.
18:27That same year, Vera's grandmother had also fallen ill
18:31and was in the hospital.
18:32She had been raised by her grandmother.
18:34They were incredibly close.
18:36To pay for her grandmother's medical bills,
18:38Vera was running herself ragged.
18:40My mother said that a woman's heart is a fragile thing.
18:42If Vera lost her grandmother,
18:45and then me on top of that,
18:47she might not survive it.
18:49I clenched my fists,
18:50a long silence stretching before I finally managed to speak,
18:54my voice trembling.
18:56Mom,
18:57I can't leave her.
18:59And with those words,
19:00the dam inside me broke.
19:03The memory of what happened ten years ago still carries a bitter ache.
19:07I bought some persimmons,
19:09my mother's favorite,
19:10and prepared to visit her grave for the last time.
19:13I'm dying.
19:15I had to tell her I wouldn't be coming back.
19:17But first I stopped by Vera's office to get something.
19:21Back when my mother was still alive,
19:23she adored Vera.
19:24That was before she got sick,
19:26back when Vera and I were still deeply in love.
19:28My mother had prayed over them at church
19:30and brought back two little guardian dolls.
19:33Inside the boy doll was a slip of paper with my birthday.
19:35Inside the girl,
19:37one with Vera's.
19:38They were meant to bring safety,
19:40health,
19:41and to ensure two people in love would stay together forever.
19:45My mom told me to give Vera the girl doll,
19:47but she refused it.
19:49She insisted on taking mine,
19:50the boy doll.
19:51She said the boy doll looked just like me,
19:54endearingly goofy.
19:55She said looking at it was like looking at me,
19:57and she loved looking at me.
19:59That guardian doll had been on her desk ever since.
20:02I was afraid that after I died,
20:04she would just toss it out like trash.
20:07My mother gave it to me.
20:09I had to get it back.
20:10I wanted to leave it at her gravestone,
20:13to keep her company in my place.
20:15When I arrived at her office,
20:17Vera was watching the video from this morning,
20:19the one of my nosebleed,
20:21of me saying I was dying.
20:23When she saw me,
20:24she tossed her phone aside,
20:26said nothing,
20:28asked nothing.
20:29My eyes went to the spot on her desk
20:30where the doll always sat.
20:32It was empty.
20:33I frowned.
20:35Where's my guardian doll?
20:40Oh, that?
20:41A couple days ago,
20:42I pricked my hand and Vera was so worried.
20:44She said she couldn't stand to see me hurt,
20:45so she gave it to me.
20:48She even said it looked like me.
20:50Goofy,
20:50but in a way she loves.
20:55Come on, Noah.
20:56She's got to be kidding, right?
20:57A guy this handsome,
20:58looking like that ugly doll?
20:59I snapped,
21:01my fists clenching as I glared at Vera.
21:03What gives you the right to give my things away?
21:07My mother prayed over that for me.
21:09What gives you the right?
21:10Oh, was that yours?
21:11Sorry, I forgot.
21:13I thought it was just some cheap trinket.
21:16Before she could finish her sentence,
21:17I lunged and grabbed her by the throat.
21:20Vera didn't even flinch.
21:22Just stared back at me.
21:23Silent.
21:24Liam shoved me back.
21:26Are you insane?
21:27Attacking her over a stupid doll?
21:29He stormed out and returned to moments later.
21:36Here's your precious doll.
21:37Take it back.
21:38It's worthless junk no one would miss.
21:40You think I actually wanted it?
21:42Now stop being a psycho.
21:44Take your crap and get out.
21:45The ceramic doll shattered on the floor.
21:49I saw the fragments scattered.
21:51My name,
21:52my birthday,
21:53broken into pieces.
21:54Just like my life.
21:56Beyond repair.
21:58I suddenly felt that maybe I really was going to die.
22:01But I didn't want to.
22:03I still hadn't seen my mother.
22:05I was afraid if I didn't show up,
22:07she would wait for me forever.
22:09My head roared.
22:11I swung,
22:12punching Liam square in the face.
22:17That was from my mother.
22:20It mattered to me.
22:21I'm the one that hurts.
22:23Before I could finish,
22:25the tears streamed down my face.
22:27I lunged for Liam again,
22:29but Vera moved to block me,
22:31shielding him with her body.
22:33My eyes burned as I stared at her,
22:35a broken laugh escaping through my sobs.
22:40I snarled.
22:42You know I'm dying
22:43and you still torture me like this?
22:45Vera,
22:46did you ever love me at all?
22:48She gently raised a hand
22:49to wipe away my tears.
22:53First the cake,
22:54now the dying act.
22:55Is this a game to you, Noah?
22:58She asked,
22:59her voice cold.
23:01You don't have to cry for me.
23:02I'm not going to feel sorry for you anymore.
23:05Before she could finish,
23:07a single drop of blood fell,
23:08landing on the back of her hand.
23:13My nose was bleeding again,
23:15this time worse than ever before.
23:18My legs gave out.
23:20A wave of pain washed over me
23:22and I couldn't stand.
23:23I collapsed.
23:25Vera's composure finally shattered.
23:27She dropped to her knees,
23:28pulling me into a desperate hug.
23:29Call an ambulance!
23:31She was powerless,
23:32forced to watch as the blood kept coming,
23:34staining her white shirt,
23:36a deep, spreading crimson.
23:38Why won't it stop?
23:40God, make the bleeding stop!
23:43Noah, please, don't scare me!
23:48I could smell the hospital disinfectant.
23:50I heard the doctor telling Vera,
23:53he could have lived until next spring,
23:54maybe even longer.
23:55But he said he was out of money.
23:57He refused further treatment.
23:59His condition has progressed too far.
24:01At this point,
24:02further treatment would be futile.
24:04Vera's sharp retort cut through the haze.
24:07So you're telling me my husband is dying?
24:12He was fine yesterday.
24:14How could he be dying?
24:18I want him alive.
24:19Either you fix him
24:20or you get the hell out
24:21and find someone who can.
24:23That day,
24:24Vera nearly tore the room apart.
24:25She brought in team after team of specialists,
24:28vowing to spend whatever it took
24:30to keep me alive.
24:31But a terminal illness
24:33isn't something money can cure.
24:35Vera was manic,
24:37deaf to reason.
24:38She demanded my discharge,
24:40insisting on flying me overseas
24:41for treatment.
24:43With her money and power,
24:45no one in the hospital
24:46dared to stop her rampage.
24:48That is,
24:49until Chloe,
24:50my childhood best friend,
24:52showed up,
24:52holding my will.
24:54A long time ago,
24:54I'd had it notarized,
24:56giving her final say
24:57over everything.
24:58If I ever ended up
24:59unresponsive in a bed,
25:00unable to eat or drink,
25:01she was to let me go.
25:02No heroic measures.
25:04She knew how much I hated pain.
25:07Chloe slapped Vera
25:08hard across the face.
25:11You have all this money?
25:12So where the hell
25:13were you before?
25:14Trying to throw your weight
25:15around now,
25:16Miss Kane?
25:16It's too late.
25:18He's dying!
25:22You're not taking him anywhere.
25:23He stays where I am.
25:25Vera just stared
25:25at the document
25:26in Chloe's hand,
25:27frozen.
25:28It was a long time
25:29before I heard
25:30Vera's voice again,
25:31cracked and pleading.
25:33Chloe,
25:34please let me take him.
25:36I'm begging you.
25:37Trust me,
25:37he can survive this.
25:38He can.
25:39He can't die.
25:40He can't.
25:41If he dies,
25:42what will I do?
25:44Chloe's gaze was steady,
25:45her voice dripping with ice.
25:47A cold-blooded woman
25:47like you would be fine
25:48without anyone.
25:50So stop the devoted act.
25:52It's pathetic
25:53and it's insulting.
25:55She pushed Vera aside
25:57and sat on the edge
25:58of my bed,
25:59taking my hand in hers.
26:01Her own tears fell
26:02the moment she spoke.
26:03You really don't want
26:04to live anymore,
26:05do you?
26:05Her crying made me feel
26:06a pang of sadness.
26:08I wanted so badly
26:09to lift my hand,
26:11to wipe her tears away
26:12and tell her not
26:13to feel sorry for me.
26:14I was just going to sleep
26:16for a very,
26:17very long time.
26:18Once I was asleep,
26:20the pain would be gone.
26:25Noah?
26:27Can you wake up
26:28just one more time,
26:29please?
26:31You're the one
26:32who always said
26:33we have to say
26:33our goodbyes properly
26:34so there are no regrets.
26:37You haven't said
26:38goodbye to your mom.
26:39You haven't said
26:39goodbye to me.
26:40How can you stand
26:41to leave?
26:43A tear escaped
26:44my own eye,
26:45sliding down my temple.
26:47The monitor next to me
26:48suddenly beeped wildly.
26:50The doctor rushed in,
26:51telling Chloe
26:52to keep talking,
26:53that I was showing
26:54signs of responsiveness.
26:56So she did.
26:58All day,
26:59she held my hand,
27:00talking,
27:01not even stopping
27:01for a sip of water,
27:03laughing in one minute,
27:04sobbing the next.
27:05It was terrifying.
27:06I'd been ready
27:06to let go and die,
27:07but with her
27:08carrying on like this,
27:09it felt almost impolite
27:10not to wake up
27:11just to tell her
27:12to calm down.
27:13I fought against
27:13my own broken down body,
27:15and sometime after midnight,
27:16I finally managed
27:17to open my eyes.
27:21For over two weeks
27:22after I woke up,
27:23Chloe was my shadow.
27:24Her devotion
27:25bordered on obsessive.
27:26She fed me,
27:27walked me to the bathroom.
27:29She nearly tried
27:30to pull my pants down
27:31for me.
27:32I was getting desperate
27:33to recover.
27:34Any more of this,
27:35and Chloe was going to go
27:36completely off the deep end.
27:38When she stepped out
27:39of the room,
27:40I decided to try
27:41going to the bathroom
27:42on my own.
27:42I could walk just fine
27:44without support,
27:44but on my way back,
27:45my hands buckled.
27:47I crashed to the floor,
27:48my face slamming
27:48against the sink.
27:49Blood gushed.
27:50I struggled to my feet,
27:51accidentally tearing down
27:53the cloth draped
27:53over the mirror.
27:54I looked up
27:55and saw a stranger's
27:56horrifying face
27:57staring back at me.
27:59I was gone for five minutes
28:01to pay the bill.
28:02Where the hell
28:02did Chloe go?
28:04Useless.
28:04Stop bad-mouthing Chloe
28:06to me.
28:06I don't want to hear it.
28:07She has a life,
28:08a family,
28:08a job.
28:09She's not like me,
28:10with nothing to do all day
28:11but make trouble for her.
28:12Vera's jaw tightened,
28:13but she said nothing more.
28:16She grabbed a handful
28:18of tissues
28:18and began wiping my face.
28:20As the paper turned red,
28:22so did her eyes.
28:24She forced a calm tone.
28:25Why didn't you tell me
28:26you were sick?
28:27Do you even know
28:27how to use your mouth?
28:29Is Chloe more important
28:30than me?
28:31You tell her everything
28:32but not me?
28:33Because I don't need you.
28:36I don't need your concern.
28:38I don't need your company.
28:39So whether you knew or not,
28:40it never mattered to me.
28:42Truthfully,
28:43I never deliberately hid it.
28:44My medical report
28:45was right there on the table,
28:47in plain sight.
28:48She never once glanced at it.
28:49During the days,
28:50I grew steadily thinner.
28:52Liam entered her life.
28:53He was younger,
28:54more handsome,
28:55more charming.
28:56For him,
28:57Vera started staying out
28:59all night.
29:04So she never saw me collapse,
29:06time after time,
29:08writhing on the floor
29:09in agony.
29:10She never heard me crying
29:11in terror
29:12as I begged the doctor
29:13over the phone
29:14to save me.
29:15Vera's tears splashed
29:16onto the back of my hand.
29:18She turned away,
29:19her voice dripping
29:20with sarcasm.
29:21Right.
29:22You're so powerful, Noah.
29:24You get to dump me
29:25when you want,
29:25and you get to tell me
29:26to get lost when you want.
29:32I know you don't need me.
29:33Fine.
29:34Don't.
29:35A long pause hung in the air,
29:36then her voice breaking,
29:37she added,
29:39But I need you.
29:40Vera still doesn't know
29:41the real reason
29:42I broke up with her
29:43all those years ago,
29:44the year she returned,
29:45successful,
29:46famous,
29:46and asked me to marry her.
29:48I knew I owed her
29:49an explanation.
29:50I had planned
29:50to tell her everything.
29:52I wanted to tell her
29:53the cruel words
29:53I'd said at our breakup
29:54were all lies.
29:58That she was amazing.
30:00That she deserved
30:01the best man in the world.
30:02A happy family.
30:04Healthy children.
30:05A life free
30:06from the weight of poverty.
30:08Untouched by sickness,
30:09I rehearsed it in my head
30:10a thousand times,
30:12hoping I could smile
30:13and genuinely wish her
30:14a lifetime of happiness.
30:16No one knew
30:16how many nights
30:17I spent crying in the dark.
30:19The regret was overwhelming.
30:20Why couldn't I be the man
30:21who would spend
30:22the rest of his life with her?
30:23The day I finally
30:24worked up the nerve,
30:25I went to find her.
30:26She was at a private club
30:28for a business meeting,
30:29not the ideal place
30:30for a heart-to-heart.
30:31She sounded drunk
30:32on the phone,
30:32and I was worried,
30:33so I went anyway.
30:34I called again,
30:35no answer.
30:36I had to search
30:37room by room.
30:38When I finally found her room,
30:39I looked through
30:40the small glass window
30:41in the door,
30:41and saw her kissing
30:42another man
30:43with a desperate,
30:44all-consuming passion.
30:45I pushed the door open.
30:46She turned,
30:47her expression unruffled.
30:49My fists clenched.
30:50Are you playing me, Vera?
30:55She pushed the man aside
30:57and swayed towards me,
30:58the scent of expensive liquor
30:59clinging to her,
31:01leaning against my chest.
31:02The original plan
31:04was just to mess with you,
31:05but then I saw
31:06how pathetic your life was,
31:07and I took pity on you.
31:10Noah,
31:10how about I really marry you?
31:13Just one thing,
31:14I don't love you anymore,
31:16so you'll have to be
31:17a good boy.
31:18No crying,
31:19no scenes.
31:20I have many lovers.
31:21If you get jealous,
31:22you'll just be annoying.
31:23Hearing her say
31:23she didn't love me,
31:24the tears I'd held back
31:26for so long
31:26finally fell.
31:28I took a deep breath,
31:29trying to steady myself.
31:32Vera,
31:32I came to tell you
31:33I can't marry you.
31:36The year we broke up,
31:37it was because my mom...
31:38Before I could finish,
31:39she slapped me.
31:41Don't you dare
31:42bring up your mother.
31:43She hissed.
31:45Don't pin the blame on her.
31:46You're both just
31:47a couple of gold diggers.
31:48She leaned in,
31:49her breath thick with alcohol.
31:51Noah,
31:52when I say
31:52we're getting married,
31:53it's not a proposal.
31:54It's a statement.
31:56You should be
31:57on your knees
31:58thanking me.
31:58She didn't want
31:59my explanation.
32:00She wanted payback.
32:02She would make me
32:03suffer exactly
32:04as much as she had.
32:05Only then,
32:06she said,
32:07would we be even.
32:08Looking at her face,
32:09she seemed like a stranger.
32:10Maybe my mother and I
32:11had been fools all along.
32:13Maybe our kindness
32:14was just a one-sided delusion.
32:16Maybe I should have
32:16chained her to me back then.
32:18Let our miserable life
32:19drag her down
32:20until it extinguished
32:21every last spark
32:22of her ambition.
32:23The man I was back then.
32:24What an idiot.
32:25So foolish,
32:26I almost pitied myself.
32:27Then she delivered
32:28her final blow.
32:30I hear Chloe
32:31used to be a hostess.
32:32Pouring drinks
32:33for strangers,
32:34is that right?
32:36She's lucky
32:36she found a decent boyfriend.
32:39Tell me,
32:39if her new boyfriend
32:40found out about that,
32:42do you think
32:42he'd still want her?
32:43I trembled with rage,
32:44calling her shameless,
32:46despicable.
32:46She smiled,
32:47brushing her lips
32:48against mine.
32:49To get my revenge,
32:51Noah,
32:51she whispered.
32:52I'm capable
32:53of so much worse.
32:54You're welcome
32:55to test me.
32:56Vera was ruthless.
32:57I didn't dare
32:58call her bluff.
32:59I couldn't risk
32:59destroying the good life
33:00Chloe had fought
33:01so hard for.
33:02So I had to tell myself
33:03that my life
33:04was already ruined.
33:05What's a little more
33:05rot.
33:06Marriage it was.
33:08Her revenge
33:09lasted a long,
33:10long time.
33:11So long that by the time
33:12Vera grew tired
33:13of her game,
33:14by the time
33:14she wanted to reconcile,
33:16I didn't love her anymore.
33:20My face was a swollen mess.
33:22There was no hiding it
33:23from Chloe.
33:24She was furious.
33:26For two days straight,
33:28she was on my case
33:29about everything.
33:30No matter what I did,
33:31I got an earful.
33:33She finally managed
33:34to chew me out
33:34until I cried.
33:36I pulled the blanket
33:37over my head
33:37and yelled,
33:40You're impossible.
33:41All you do
33:41is pick on me.
33:42If you want a real fight,
33:43go find my mom.
33:44You wouldn't last
33:44five minutes against her.
33:45Chloe was quiet
33:46for a long moment.
33:47Then her anger gone,
33:49she simply stroked my hair.
33:51When you get better,
33:52I'll take you to see her.
33:53Okay?
33:54I knew it was a lie.
33:55We both knew
33:55I wasn't getting better,
33:57but I couldn't stand
33:57the thought of worrying
33:58her more.
33:59Okay.
34:00I threw myself
34:01into recovery.
34:03I swallowed handfuls
34:04of pills.
34:04My arms were a tapestry
34:06of black and blue
34:07from the injections.
34:08But I stopped saying
34:09it hurt.
34:10Later on,
34:11my body seemed
34:12to grow stronger,
34:13but I know
34:13I will navigate
34:14the road ahead well.