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00:00The night of our engagement party, I pushed open the bedroom door and found my childhood sweetheart lying beside my
00:06half-conscious sister.
00:08Afterward, my parents told me to let her have the wedding.
00:11I only asked him one question.
00:13Were you sober?
00:14He stayed silent for a long moment.
00:17Yes.
00:19Don't blame her.
00:20In that moment, I knew.
00:22He had been reborn too.
00:24I nodded.
00:25My sister got what she wanted.
00:28She married him.
00:30On their wedding day, I still couldn't bring myself to call him my brother-in-law.
00:33So before the ceremony began, I bought a plane ticket and left.
00:38Three years of traveling abroad.
00:40My sister's Instagram was a daily showcase of married bliss.
00:44Sometimes it was warm milk waiting on the nightstand.
00:47Sometimes him in an apron turned sideways at the stove.
00:51Every caption dripped with smug affection.
00:54My husband looks way too good cooking.
00:57Lucky me, I don't have to hug him through a screen.
01:00That post had zero likes from our parents or mutual friends.
01:03I knew it was meant for me alone.
01:06I liked it anyway.
01:08Her latest post was a picture of a folic acid supplement with a simple caption,
01:13Trying for a baby.
01:14This one, everyone liked.
01:16Our parents left comments doting on her.
01:19One comment stood out.
01:22Trying for a baby?
01:23Wasn't the wedding three years ago for Chloe?
01:26When did Mia get married?
01:28I recognized her.
01:30Our college roommate, who'd been studying abroad and missed the ceremony.
01:34That comment was deleted fast.
01:36She reposted,
01:38Wishing Mia a healthy baby.
01:40I'll send the wedding gift now.
01:42I let out a bitter laugh.
01:43Everyone was pretending they'd gotten amnesia about what happened three years ago,
01:48Carefully avoiding anything to do with me.
01:51Sebastian and I, we were happy once, in our past life.
01:55The three of us grew up together.
01:57Mia and I are twins.
01:58He knew our parents doted on Mia, who was always the sickly one.
02:03So he made his preference for me impossible to miss.
02:06Only got me birthday presents.
02:08Only waited for me after school.
02:10Whenever someone asked if he ever mixed us up, he'd snap back.
02:14Do they even look alike?
02:17They don't even look alike.
02:19Chloe's clearly cuter.
02:22That day, my sister was standing outside the classroom.
02:25She heard everything.
02:26After school, she locked me in a bathroom stall, disguised herself as me,
02:31Ran to the school gate, and kissed Sebastian.
02:34By the time I got out, I saw Sebastian's stormy face.
02:38And behind him, my sister.
02:40Head down, eyes red.
02:42Back then, I believed we were meant to be.
02:45We grew up and got engaged, just like everyone expected.
02:48But on the night of our engagement, Mia drugged herself and texted Sebastian.
02:53If you don't come, I'll find some random guy.
02:56When I saw that message, terror of losing Sebastian made me delete it without thinking.
03:02The next morning, Mia climbed onto the balcony.
03:06Satisfied, Chloe?
03:07Then she threw herself off.
03:09My mother slapped me.
03:11Sebastian rushed over and held me tight.
03:14Mom, this isn't Chloe's fault.
03:16He took all the blame on himself.
03:18The next 20 years, I had a son.
03:20He was never close to me.
03:22I didn't understand why until the day Sebastian died.
03:26I held his hand, sobbing at his bedside, when my son rushed back from school and looked at me with
03:32contempt.
03:34Crocodile tears.
03:35If not for you, dad wouldn't have spent his miserable... died so young.
03:39I jerked my head up, but he wouldn't explain further.
03:42Then Sebastian pulled his hand from mine, gazed out the window and whispered,
03:48Chloe, in the next life, don't delete your sister's text.
03:52He died young.
03:54Left me with a truth I couldn't bear.
03:56I followed him soon after.
03:59When I opened my eyes again, it was our engagement night.
04:02I was holding Sebastian's phone, staring at my sister's message.
04:07Sebastian, I took something.
04:09If you don't come save me, I'll find some random guy.
04:12This time, I quietly marked the message as unread.
04:15Just as I was about to set the phone down, a hand seized my wrists.
04:19Chloe, what you're doing?
04:20He looked almost savage.
04:22It was the first time I'd ever seen him frantic for someone else.
04:25Nothing.
04:26Your phone lit up.
04:27I was bringing it to you.
04:28He snatched it from my hand, glanced at the screen, and swallowed hard.
04:32Not a single word of explanation.
04:34He turned and bolted for the door.
04:37And then came the scene I knew was waiting.
04:40The messy bed, the bodies tangled together in bliss.
04:44My parents crying tears of joy before announcing the bride had been swapped.
04:49I accepted it all.
04:50I boarded a plane and began a three-year journey around the world.
04:54Maybe our old roommate's comment got under her skin again.
04:58My mother called me.
04:59The first call in three years.
05:01After so long without contact, we'd become strangers.
05:05The silence stretching thin between us.
05:07Hello?
05:12I was the one to break through the wall first.
05:15She fumbled for a moment, then grabbed the lifeline.
05:18No, nothing.
05:21Are you doing okay in Switzerland?
05:25Mom, I'm in New Zealand.
05:28What?
05:29Since when your Instagram said...
05:31I couldn't bear her excuses anymore.
05:33That was six months ago.
05:35Just tell me why you called.
05:38You've always been so...
05:40So...
05:42So hard to love.
05:43Not sweet like your sister.
05:45I'd heard it all a thousand times.
05:47She could go two hours without repeating herself.
05:50She finally got to the point.
05:52It's been three years.
05:54A girl alone out there isn't safe.
05:57Plus, you're not getting any younger and you still haven't found a boyfriend.
06:02Your sister.
06:03She can't stop worrying about you.
06:05Worried about me?
06:06Or worried Sebastian still isn't over me?
06:09We both knew the truth.
06:11I couldn't pretend I wasn't disappointed.
06:13Finally understanding the purpose of this call.
06:16What do you want to say?
06:17My mother laughed awkwardly on the other end.
06:21Thought three years away would have given everyone time to cool down.
06:25They never needed to cool down.
06:27From the start, they'd always protected Mia.
06:30As for me, I was just the obstacle standing between them and giving her everything.
06:37Maybe she heard the chill in my voice.
06:40Because the words seemed to get stuck in her throat.
06:43That's when my father stepped in as the stern patriarch.
06:46Barking at me.
06:47Is that any way to talk to your mother?
06:50You ran off for years without a word.
06:53Come home.
06:54Your mother and I have found a match for you.
06:55Get married while you still can and stop making the whole family worry.
06:59It's the Kingsley boy.
07:00We've known his family forever.
07:01He came back from overseas three years ago and he's still single.
07:05His father's desperate too.
07:06Perfect timing.
07:07You two can meet.
07:08I blinked in surprise.
07:09Grant Kingsley.
07:11He was practically one of us growing up.
07:13Except he barely spoke.
07:15Mia thought he was gorgeous at first and tried to get close, but he was too cold.
07:19Sebastian got along with him well enough.
07:21Whenever I asked to come watch, Grant would shut it down with that stone cold face.
07:26I always thought he hated me.
07:29He agreed to this?
07:30Of course.
07:31We wouldn't have made the decision without asking.
07:33My fingers drummed against the balcony railing.
07:35Fine.
07:36I'll come home tomorrow.
07:37I got home close to midnight the next day.
07:40After three years away, the estate looked mostly unchanged.
07:43Except the irises I'd planted in the garden were gone.
07:46Replaced by bright red roses.
07:48The housekeeper followed my gaze and smiled as she explained.
07:52Mr. Cross planted those specially for Miss Mia.
07:54He's so afraid she'll prick herself.
07:56Every morning before he leaves, he goes out and removes all the new thorns.
08:00I murmured something in response.
08:03Pulled my gaze away and stepped inside.
08:05The living room was empty, just as I'd expected.
08:09Seeing my face, she rushed to explain.
08:11Miss Mia's been struggling with the pregnancy attempts because of her health.
08:14She threw a fit today.
08:16The master and madam wore themselves out calming her down.
08:18They said they'd freshen up and wait for you, but the moment they hit the bed they were out.
08:22I gave her a kind smile.
08:24It's fine.
08:24Just take my luggage to my room.
08:26The noise must have been louder than I realized.
08:28Because when I reached the turn on the third floor, I came face to face with a figure in the
08:32hallway.
08:33He was in a bathrobe.
08:34Said nothing.
08:35I followed the housekeeper and moved to walk past him.
08:38A hand closed around my wrist, forcing me to turn.
08:41I pulled my hand back.
08:44Brother-in-law.
08:46This isn't appropriate.
08:48He lowered his hand.
08:49Clenched it at his side.
08:50He asked, guarded.
08:52Why did you come back?
08:54I was tired.
08:54I didn't understand why everyone was so certain he could drop me and fall for Mia in an instant,
08:59but refused to believe I could get over him in three years.
09:02I looked up, about to answer.
09:03When the bedroom door behind him clipped open, Mia stood there in a silk slip.
09:07What took you so long?
09:08The moment she saw me, the flirtation in her eyes turned to shock.
09:12Chloe?
09:13Why are you back?
09:14She noticed the distance between us, grabbed Sebastian's arm, and pulled him back half a step.
09:18Catching up with your brother-in-law the second you walked through the door.
09:21Chloe, don't tell me you're still not over him.
09:24The door to the master bedroom on the second floor swung open with a bang.
09:27My parents hurried out in their pajamas.
09:29Then they turned on me.
09:30You couldn't just come home quietly.
09:31You had to upset your sister the moment you walked in.
09:34I rubbed my temples.
09:35I was exhausted.
09:36I had no energy for this.
09:38I just ran into him.
09:39There are cameras in the hallway, aren't there?
09:41Watch the footage yourselves.
09:43I'm going to bed.
09:44Those cameras were installed when we were kids.
09:46Mia used to frame me on the stairs.
09:48I'd grit my teeth and refuse to confess.
09:50So my parents put in hidden cameras to catch me red-handed.
09:53Instead, what they caught was Mia faking a fall down the stairs.
09:57In the end, all they could manage was...
09:59Just stop provoking your sister.
10:02As I opened my bedroom door, I heard Sebastian's voice drift up from downstairs.
10:06Perfectly measured.
10:07No need.
10:08I was just getting water.
10:10She called me brother-in-law and Mia came out.
10:12That's all.
10:12The word brother-in-law landed light as air.
10:15As if a century stretched between each syllable, like it burned his tongue.
10:19I closed the door and collapsed onto the bed.
10:21My phone buzzed with a new message.
10:23I opened it.
10:24Grant Kingsley.
10:25The newest message was from 8pm tonight.
10:28Tomorrow noon.
10:29I'll come to your place.
10:30I thought for a moment.
10:32Then typed back.
10:33Are you sure you want to go through with this match-raking thing?
10:36You don't want to?
10:38I was surprised he was still awake at this hour.
10:40I stared at the line of text.
10:42I didn't feel any resistance.
10:44The typing indicator appeared.
10:46It hit me a second later.
10:47I'd basically just given him the classic rejection line for a setup.
10:50I wanted to backtrack, but then I realized it was the truth.
10:54A new message popped up.
10:55Then I'll have to bring my A-game tomorrow.
10:57I want Chloe Rivera to have at least one point of anticipation for our next meeting.
11:01I stared at the message and unexpectedly smiled.
11:04Work hard, Kingsley.
11:06Maybe coming home wasn't going to be completely suffocating after all.
11:09The next morning, my mother stopped me at the dining table.
11:12First thing in the morning, no greeting, no breakfast.
11:14Where are you running off to?
11:16I turned back and only then noticed everyone seated at the table.
11:19Sebastian and Mia on the other.
11:21His gaze followed my mother's reproach toward me.
11:23Then dropped after a single glance.
11:25He slid his plate of cut toast over to Mia.
11:28Mia beamed.
11:28Thank you, honey.
11:30As she ate, she turned her head just slightly.
11:32A smug glance sliding toward me like she was marking her territory.
11:35I answered without blinking.
11:37Picking up some medicine, Sebastian's knife scraped against his plate with a sharp clink.
11:42Mia looked at him.
11:42He smiled at her.
11:43Still staring after all this time?
11:45Not tired of the view yet?
11:47She blushed and buried her face in the toast he'd cut for her.
11:50My mother's gaze swept over me.
11:52Are you sick?
11:53I shook my head.
11:53No.
11:54Picking up stomach medicine for a friend, his stomach's not great.
11:57The sound of Sebastian's knife on toast went quiet.
12:00I didn't look at him again.
12:01I turned and walked out.
12:03Wait.
12:04Your mother and I bought you a condo in Riverside Towers.
12:07When you come back tonight, move your things there.
12:10With your sister and brother-in-law married, it's inconvenient having you living upstairs in downs.
12:15Mia's face flushed red to her ears.
12:17She snapped at my father, indignant.
12:19Dad, what are you saying to her?
12:21Mia.
12:22My mother shot her a disapproving look.
12:24Mia.
12:25Mia, don't defend your sister.
12:26Having a baby is your top priority.
12:29Your health is already fragile.
12:31With Chloe living upstairs, you two won't be able to relax.
12:34Oh my god, mom.
12:35Not you two.
12:36She was scolding them with her words, but her eyes kept darting towards Sebastian.
12:40He set down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth, and spoke in a flat, even voice.
12:45Whatever mom and dad decide, it's on me anyway.
12:49I haven't been taking good enough care of Mia's health.
12:51I nodded without a flicker of hesitation.
12:54Fine.
12:55The room went still for a beat.
12:57All their prepared arguments went unused.
13:00Good.
13:00As long as you agree.
13:02Come back early, Pat.
13:04She paused, then tacked on an excuse.
13:07It's not just for your sister and brother-in-law.
13:09You're getting older, too.
13:11If you start seeing someone, you'll want your own space.
13:15Are you seeing someone?
13:17Sebastian's voice cut through, strangely abrupt.
13:19I didn't quite know how to answer, so I just said,
13:21You could say that?
13:23Assuming things go well at noons today.
13:26I'll be going then.
13:27I turned and walked through the garden.
13:29Behind me, I caught Mia's curious voice.
13:31Sebastian?
13:32What are you looking at?
13:34Dr. Harrison.
13:34I got back last night.
13:36The old man's eyes went red.
13:38He patted my shoulder and stepped aside.
13:40Come in.
13:41Come in.
13:44Have you eaten?
13:45Margaret made peerage.
13:46Have some?
13:48Finishing half a bowl.
13:51Dr. Harrison was the herbalist who'd treated Mia's health issues when we were younger.
13:56I was always the one who came to pick up her remedies.
13:59Over time, he figured out I wasn't exactly the favorite at home,
14:03and he'd take me in for lunch whenever I came by.
14:06Later, Mia complained the herbal concoctions were too bitter.
14:09My parents switched her to conventional doctors, but I kept the habit of visiting the old man.
14:15When I first learned Sebastian had stomach trouble, I asked Dr. Harrison for a formula.
14:20A special blend to heal the stomach lining.
14:23I brewed it for Sebastian for three years.
14:27After you left, no one came to pick up his medicine anymore.
14:30That boy, he got what he deserved.
14:32He said it with righteous fury, more protective of me than my own family had ever been.
14:37So, my girl, you didn't come all this waste to see an old man, did you?
14:42I felt a little embarrassed.
14:45Actually, Dr. Harrison, I was hoping to get more of that stomach remedy.
14:48His porridge bowl hit the table.
14:50You old fool, don't scare the girl.
14:51Scare her to death for all I care!
14:53That bastard married her sister, and she's still running here to get his medicine!
14:57He huffed through his nose.
14:59It's not for him.
15:00Dr. Harrison was still fuming.
15:03It's for Grant Kingsley.
15:05His eyes lit up.
15:06He clapped his hands with glee.
15:08Girl, are you and young Kingsley?
15:12I felt heat rising to my cheeks.
15:14Not yet.
15:15Our family's just suggested we meet.
15:17He slammed the table again and shot to his feet.
15:20Skip the meeting.
15:21Lock it down.
15:22That boy, I told you he was the one.
15:25I was completely lost.
15:26You told me?
15:27When?
15:28Back then?
15:28Didn't he act like he couldn't be bothered with anyone?
15:31Dr. Harrison put on a mysterious expression.
15:34That boy, back when you got together with Sebastian, he kept challenging Sebastian.
15:40What does that have to do with me?
15:41The old man was feeling smug now.
15:43What do you mean?
15:44What does it have to do with you?
15:45He kept challenging Sebastian to basketball to warn him.
15:50Treat Chloe right.
15:51Stay away from her sister.
15:53It was personal.
15:56He worried you'd feel sorry for Sebastian, so he only spanked his hips.
16:02Sebastian purposely endured hits to his face and arms, but all his silent longing glances
16:07went unseen.
16:09You never paid him any mind.
16:11Now it was my turn to go speechless.
16:13The basketball games.
16:15I knew about those.
16:17I always assumed it was just guys being guys.
16:20I never imagined that Grant Kingsley, with that permanent stone-cold face, had been fighting
16:25Sebastian over me.
16:27No wonder after every game, Sebastian would spend days lying face down at home, unwilling
16:32to talk to me.
16:32And he told me, Grant was the loser.
16:35He had no honor that he liked getting into street fights.
16:39So every time I saw Grant's bruises, I kept my distance.
16:43Now it was my turn to go speechless.
16:46The words wouldn't come.
16:48Dr. Harrison looked at me, sighed, and said nothing more.
16:52He went to the back and returned with the medicine.
16:57This remedy should have changed hands a long time ago.
17:00Knowing I was meeting Grant at noon, Dr. Harrison practically shoved me out the door.
17:05I carried the herbs to the car, my mind blank the whole way.
17:09Back at the house, Mia was sitting on the couch, clearly waiting for me.
17:13She saw the bag of herbs in my hand.
17:16She lunged forward to grab it.
17:18I stepped back and dodged.
17:19It's not for Sebastian.
17:21I said it before she could get a word out.
17:24With her, I didn't need her to speak.
17:26I always knew exactly what she was thinking.
17:28She glared at me.
17:30She settled back onto the couch.
17:32You'd better not keep away from your brother-in-law.
17:35Or do you want everyone around you to find out you're a bitch lusting after it or your sister's
17:39husband?
17:40Her face twisted as she said it.
17:42Even though I'd seen that face in the mirror a thousand times right now, it looked so ugly.
17:48You don't need to be so afraid of me.
17:50I'm not interested in someone else's leftovers.
17:53Behind me, I heard a vase shatter against the floor.
17:56I didn't flinch.
17:57At the stove, I pulled out the clay pot and began brewing the herbs.
18:01Only three hours until he arrived.
18:03I needed to hurry.
18:04Just one person's dose.
18:05By noon, the sound of an engine filled the driveway.
18:09A Rolls Royce pulled up to the entrance.
18:11The first thing I saw was a pair of polished leather shoes stepping out.
18:15My father received him with the stiff formality of an elder.
18:19Grant nodded politely, directing his assistant to unload the gifts.
18:23My father's face split into a grin.
18:26His satisfaction ticked up a few notches.
18:29Come in, come in.
18:30Lunch is just about ready.
18:34Grant smiled and nodded.
18:36As he passed me, he stopped.
18:39This is for you.
18:40I looked at the jewelry box he held out.
18:42It was slightly aged at the edges.
18:44When I opened it, inside was a purple gem necklace.
18:49My mother picked it out herself.
18:51Her grandmother gave it to her at her wedding.
18:53She said a young woman would prefer the purple.
18:56There's an emerald one too.
18:57She said the green is beautiful, but both intention and sincerity matters.
19:02Two is better than one.
19:04When I still didn't reach for it, his brow furrowed.
19:07Anyone else would have thought he was getting annoyed.
19:10But somehow I could see it.
19:12The nerves underneath.
19:14The faintest trace of hurt.
19:16I didn't want to embarrass him in front of everyone.
19:18I accepted both.
19:20Looking at the deep green gem in my hand.
19:23Jewelry that was clearly even more precious.
19:26I felt like I just accepted a mansion.
19:28My father nodded with approval.
19:31Purple jeet suits a young woman.
19:33Bring it up later so your sister can see it too.
19:35My fingers tightened around the boxes.
19:40Grant looked at my father.
19:42Sir, these pieces are precious.
19:44My mother chose them for her future daughter-in-law.
19:47As long as Chloe is happy, that's what matters.
19:49I'd hate for them to get damaged by irrelevant parties.
19:53Or stolen.
19:55My father's face went dark.
19:57The Kingsley group had been on a meteoric rise for years.
20:01They were at the top of the industry now.
20:03But leaning on the title of potential father-in-law,
20:06my father still tried to defend Mia.
20:09Mia is an obedient girl.
20:10She would never steal from her sister.
20:14A dry scoff cut through the air.
20:17She stole the man.
20:18You think she'd hesitate over jewelry?
20:21I lifted my head to look at Grant,
20:23and I realized his had never left me.
20:26Suddenly, I didn't know where to look.
20:28We walked side by side down the garden path.
20:31Our shadows brushed against each other now and then.
20:34I could feel the tension radiating off him.
20:38Remembering what he'd just said,
20:40I couldn't resist teasing.
20:42Going after him like that?
20:44Aren't you worried he'll refuse to let me marry you?
20:46He turned to look at me.
20:48Dead serious.
20:51As long as you're willing.
20:52He pressed his lips together.
20:54I wasn't trying to be rude.
20:56But he's not just biased.
20:57He's blind.
20:59I wanted to point it out.
21:02Are you upset?
21:03I ducked my head.
21:05At the dining table, my mother fussed over him.
21:08My father kept his face cold and said nothing.
21:11Grant, what brings you here all of a sudden?
21:15He paused mid-reach.
21:18First, we're not close.
21:20Call me Grant Kingsley or Mr. Eitherworks.
21:24Second, I'm here to discuss marriage with Chloe.
21:28Heavy footsteps pounded in from the entryway.
21:30Who's marriage?
21:33Your sister-in-law's, Chloe Rivera.
21:37Sebastian?
21:38What are you doing home at lunch?
21:40This is Gr-Grant Kingsley.
21:42We all played together growing up.
21:44He even came to our wedding.
21:46You haven't gotten, have you?
21:47Of course I remember.
21:49How could I forget?
21:50My question was,
21:52what is he doing here discussing marriage?
21:54And to whom?
21:55Silly.
21:56There's only one unmarried girl in the house.
21:58It's hardly gonna be me.
21:59I couldn't take the atmosphere anymore.
22:02I'll go get the medicine.
22:03Something in Sebastian's expression shifted.
22:06His face went suddenly still.
22:07But under the table,
22:09I saw his expensive trousers crumpled in a death grip.
22:12When I came back with the bowl,
22:14two pairs of eyes tracked my every step.
22:17Stop staying up so late.
22:18It's bad for your stomach.
22:20When he looked at me,
22:21somehow they glowed,
22:22like a big dog wagging its tail.
22:24Don't trouble yourself, brother-in-law.
22:26The bowl's hot.
22:27The tray works fine.
22:28Chloe, are you this attentive with every guy you meet?
22:31I didn't want Grant to misunderstand.
22:33You're mistaken, brother-in-law.
22:35This is my first time meeting anyone.
22:37The implication was clear.
22:39I was only attentive to Grant.
22:41Maybe the person I used to be attentive to was him,
22:44but he'd proven he wasn't worth it.
22:46After that, he went quiet.
22:48Let's change the subject.
22:50Today is about matchmaking.
22:51We should hear from the two people who actually matter.
22:55Mr. and Mrs. Rivera, I'm 28.
22:57No dating history, no ambiguous entanglements.
23:00I have a strong aversion to mess,
23:01which means I'm incapable of two-timing.
23:03My parents have a stable, loving marriage.
23:04You know the rest.
23:05I'm fully on board.
23:06Everything else depends on Chloe.
23:08Your family, we know well.
23:09But we may not be as wealthy,
23:11and we won't allow our daughter to be shortchanged.
23:13Of course.
23:14Before the wedding,
23:15I'll transfer 15% of Kingsley Group shares into Chloe's name.
23:17Three properties in the city,
23:19one downtown penthouse,
23:20one hillside estate,
23:21one beachfront villa.
23:21Beyond that, it's family tradition.
23:24All income goes to the wife.
23:26In the event of divorce,
23:27all post-marital assets go to Chloe.
23:30Though, divorce won't be happening.
23:32My mother's satisfaction grew with every word.
23:35Chloe?
23:36What do you think?
23:37I glanced at Grant.
23:39Both his hands were on his lap,
23:41clenching, unclenching,
23:43unable to sit still.
23:45I smiled.
23:46I was about to answer when Sebastian cut in.
23:49Mom,
23:50marriage is a serious decision.
23:52One lunch isn't enough to decide.
23:54Let's take it slowly.
23:56Yes, I was just asking,
23:58what's Chloe's impression of Grant?
24:01I used the serving chopsticks
24:02to place a piece of fish on Grant's plate.
24:05I'm fine with it.
24:07We can start by spending time together.
24:09Let things develop naturally.
24:11A chair scraped violently against the floor.
24:14Every set of eyes turned to Sebastian.
24:17Even an idiot could read the room by now.
24:19Mia's eyes were rimmed red.
24:22Sebastian?
24:23You don't approve?
24:25He looked at his wife,
24:26so close,
24:28and reason crept back in.
24:30Of course not.
24:31It's just,
24:32Chloe is your little sister.
24:34As her brother-in-law,
24:35it's my responsibility to vet any man properly.
24:39We can't make decisions this hastily.
24:42Well,
24:42arranged dating isn't the same as our love story,
24:44but if they're heading towards marriage,
24:46they should absolutely spend time together.
24:48Get to know each other.
24:50That's only right.
24:51His face stiffened.
24:52Still,
24:53he smiled.
24:54You're right.
24:55Grant's gaze lingered for a split second
24:57on the emerald bracelet on Mia's wrist.
24:59We've shown our sincerity.
25:01Now I'm curious,
25:02what does the Rivera family
25:04really bring to the table?
25:06The enthusiasm from moments ago
25:08evaporated in an instant.
25:11One look told me everything.
25:13They hadn't prepared a single thing
25:15for my dowry.
25:16Every good thing in this house
25:18had always gone to Mia.
25:20We're marrying off a daughter,
25:22not closing a business deal.
25:24What matters is the couple's bond.
25:26That's the real wealth.
25:27Not a cent.
25:28He wasn't giving a single cent.
25:31Something in my chest went cold.
25:34I heard the late Mrs. Rivera
25:36left Chloe an emerald bracelet.
25:38It would pair beautifully
25:39with the emerald necklace
25:40my mother chose.
25:42On the wedding day,
25:43Chloe could wear them both.
25:45My head whipped toward him,
25:47toward that perfectly casual face.
25:49He'd gone through all this trouble
25:50just to get my bracelet back for me.
25:52It had sat on my wrist for half a day
25:55after my grandmother died.
25:57The moment she was in the ground,
25:59Mia snatched it from me.
26:01She'd said,
26:02Mom and Dad love me.
26:03Grandpa loves me.
26:05Grandma loved me too.
26:06Why would she leave the bracelet to you?
26:08Grandma did love her,
26:10but she cherished me more.
26:12She was the only person in that house
26:14who'd ever noticed my pain.
26:16That day,
26:17for the first time,
26:18I forgot all the instructions
26:20to take care of my sister.
26:21I fought for that bracelet
26:23like a wild animal.
26:25Mia fell to the floor.
26:26My father backhanded me so hard
26:29there was blood in my mouth.
26:30Grandma's things could go to anyone
26:32that it didn't matter.
26:34But it did matter.
26:35Mia yanked her hand under the table.
26:38A warning look from my mother stopped her.
26:41Reluctantly, she slid the bracelet off.
26:43Here,
26:44just a cheap bracelet.
26:45Can't the Kingsley family afford better?
26:48Grant pulled out a handkerchief,
26:50wrapped the emerald bracelet carefully,
26:52and began wiping it clean slowly.
26:54We can,
26:55but this belongs to Chloe.
26:57And as the man pursuing her,
26:59I have an obligation to get it back.
27:01Mia's eyes flooded.
27:02She turned and fled the room.
27:05Sebastian hesitated.
27:06Then he rose and went after her.
27:08I walked Grant to the door.
27:10He was halfway down the path
27:12when he suddenly spun around
27:14and strode back.
27:16So,
27:17so tomorrow,
27:18we'll see each other?
27:20Yes.
27:21Actually,
27:22tonight.
27:22Help me move.
27:23He walked away,
27:24practically floating.
27:26Back in my room,
27:27I pushed the door open.
27:28A hand clamped around my wrist
27:30and yanked me inside.
27:32The door slammed shut behind me.
27:34My back hit the wood,
27:35hard.
27:36A shadow loomed over me.
27:38I turned my face away,
27:39but his breath landed hot
27:41against my neck.
27:42Warm,
27:43damp,
27:43and strangely sickening.
27:45Brother-in-law.
27:47Call me Sebastian.
27:48His mouth pressed toward me.
27:50Wet and cold grazed the side of my neck.
27:53I shoved him back
27:54with every ounce of strength I had.
27:58Get out!
27:59He stumbled back half a step,
28:01wiped the moisture from his lips
28:03with the back of his hand.
28:04His eyes closed in on me.
28:06Chloe.
28:09You don't love him.
28:10Feelings from an arranged match
28:12start at zero.
28:14Worst case,
28:15we marry first
28:16and fall in love later.
28:18I was trying to provoke him.
28:19It worked.
28:20He advanced on me,
28:22bracing one hand
28:23against the door
28:24beside my ear.
28:25Chloe,
28:25don't turn your marriage
28:26into a joke
28:27just to punish me.
28:29I lifted my chin.
28:31My lips were a centimeter
28:32from his.
28:33I looked him straight in the eye.
28:37What makes you think
28:38I won't fall in love with him?
28:41He moved closer,
28:42inch by inch.
28:44I've seen the way you love.
28:46I can tell in a single glance
28:47whether you're in love or not.
28:50I suddenly laughed.
28:52I looked at his mouth.
28:53So what?
28:54If I said I don't love him,
28:57if I said it's you I love,
28:59what would you do about it?
29:01He didn't close it.
29:02I leaned forward.
29:04His pupils shuddered.
29:05He recoiled half a step,
29:07his throat bobbing.
29:09Go on.
29:10Say it.
29:11Would you divorce Mia?
29:12Marry me?
29:13Maybe it was her name,
29:15Mia,
29:16that brought back the shame
29:17of being a married man.
29:18Or maybe divorce
29:19was the word
29:20that hit too close to home.
29:22Sebastian,
29:23you loved me so much back then
29:25and I never noticed
29:26when you fell for Mia.
29:27So how can you be so sure
29:28I won't fall for Grant later?
29:31Love changes.
29:32You of all people
29:33should know that.
29:34If you won't leave,
29:35I will.
29:36Don't rush into this.
29:40Don't trouble yourself,
29:41brother-in-law.
29:42Go comfort Mia.
29:44That night,
29:44I moved out of the estate.
29:46I didn't have much.
29:48The only things worth bringing
29:49were in a single suitcase.
29:51Before Grant arrived,
29:53my father came to find me first.
29:56The Kingsley shares 15%.
30:00When the time comes,
30:01have your sister sign the paperwork.
30:03My hand released the suitcase handle.
30:06I looked at him,
30:07searching for even a flicker
30:08of shame in his eyes.
30:10Nothing.
30:11With me,
30:12his only mode
30:13was entitlement.
30:15Dad,
30:17maybe I really should call you
30:19Mr. Rivera
30:19because I honestly wonder
30:21if I'm even your daughter.
30:23I looked down at the weeds
30:25clinging stubbornly
30:26to the cracks
30:26in the stone steps.
30:29But unfortunately,
30:31the DNA test says I am.
30:34His face crumpled
30:35like the sky
30:36had collapsed on his head.
30:37You got a paternity test?
30:39Headlights cut through the dark
30:41at the end of the drive.
30:42It doesn't matter anymore.
30:44I won't sign anything over to her.
30:46If she wants shares,
30:47she can ask her husband for them.
30:49If your brother-in-law had any,
30:50do you think?
30:51He caught himself.
30:53I paused for half a beat,
30:55then let it go.
30:57Grant loaded my suitcase
30:58into the car.
31:00I reached for the seatbelt,
31:01but he leaned in
31:02before I could grab it.
31:04He pulled the belt across me
31:05and clicked it into place.
31:07Then,
31:07he straightened up,
31:08settled into the driver's seat.
31:10Something made me glance up
31:12at the second floor balcony.
31:13A tall silhouette stood there.
31:15I looked at Grant beside me,
31:17feigning perfect innocence.
31:19Didn't know you could be this childish.
31:22He gave a dismissive snort.
31:24I couldn't resist.
31:25I reached out
31:26and ruffled his hair.
31:27Drive, chauffeur Kingsley.
31:31A smile tugged
31:33at the corner of his mouth.
31:35On it.
31:36Grant helped me move house
31:37very quickly.
31:39The move was quick.
31:40He didn't dare stay long.
31:42Two steps stretching into three.
31:45I suppressed my grin
31:46and closed the door.
31:49Down below,
31:50he stood outside the building
31:51for a long time,
31:53looking up.
31:54I was behind the curtain,
31:56but I stuck one hand out anyway,
31:58giving a little wave.
31:59The next day
32:00was my welcome back party.
32:02All our old friends came.
32:04Mia never missed a social event.
32:06Her arm hooked through Sebastian's.
32:09Every head turned.
32:11But the looks were...
32:13awkward.
32:13after all,
32:15most of the people
32:16in that room
32:16had witnessed
32:17the Great Bride Swap
32:18three years ago.
32:20Mia didn't seem to notice
32:22the stiffness in the air.
32:25Chloe,
32:26why didn't you invite us?
32:27We all grew up together,
32:29after all.
32:30The chatter around us thinned.
32:32One of our college friends
32:34jumped in
32:34to save the moment.
32:36Mia!
32:37We heard you're
32:38trying for a baby.
32:39Wishing you lots of luck
32:40and lots of kids.
32:42Tell me about it.
32:43My health makes it so hard.
32:45Sebastian's been working
32:46overtime on this
32:47for three years.
32:49The comment was a little...
32:51explicit.
32:52The provocation
32:53was impossible to...
32:54Yeah.
32:56It's tough for everyone.
32:58Good thing our relationship
32:59is so stable.
33:00We've been together forever
33:01and still haven't gotten bored.
33:04Haven't you only been married
33:05three years?
33:09Okay.
33:10There are a lot of people here.
33:12Aren't you embarrassed?
33:13She smacked his hand away.
33:15You're the one
33:16who gets embarrassed,
33:18not me.
33:20You guys don't know this.
33:21Sophomore year of high school,
33:23I kissed him after class.
33:24His face went red as a tomato.
33:26Admit it.
33:28You already had feelings
33:29for me back then.
33:30You were just too proud
33:32to show it.
33:33Back then,
33:34Sebastian and I
33:34were the golden couple.
33:36Videos strangers
33:37posted of us together
33:38racked up millions of views.
33:41Everyone thought
33:41we'd make it.
33:42Nobody expected
33:44that the perfect love story
33:45they envied
33:46had been hiding
33:47rot all along.
33:49Disgusting.
33:50Isn't this supposed
33:51to be a party?
33:52Why is it so quiet?
33:53I develop Etileplus
33:54if I'm more than
33:55half a meter away
33:56from Chloe Rivera.
33:58Mia's face went dark.
34:00She elbowed Sebastian
34:01beside her.
34:03He didn't move.
34:04Honey, let's move.
34:06Give them space to
34:07bond.
34:09Sebastian pulled his gaze back
34:11and as he stood,
34:12shot me a look of warning.
34:14I ignored it completely.
34:15The empty space left behind
34:17was big enough
34:18for two more people.
34:19Grant acted like
34:20he couldn't see that.
34:22He squeezed in
34:23right next to me.
34:24It looked like
34:24our clothes were touching,
34:26but I could feel
34:27the millimeter of air
34:28between his leg and mine.
34:30A cold, untouchable CEO,
34:32whether in novels
34:33or real life,
34:34was always the center
34:35of attention.
34:37This was no exception,
34:39especially with the way
34:40he was,
34:41ice-cold face,
34:42practically begging
34:43to be close to me.
34:45So,
34:47is there something
34:48going on here?
34:49Normally,
34:50he never spoke
34:51more than one sentence
34:52around our friends.
34:54Today,
34:54he was exceptionally patient.
34:57I follow Chloe's
34:58Whatever she says,
34:59goes.
35:00If she says yes,
35:01it's yes.
35:02If she says not yet,
35:03then I've still got
35:04work to do.
35:04The teasing got louder.
35:05Beside the corner
35:06of the hall at night,
35:07Mia tugged
35:08at Sebastian's sleeve.
35:10Sebastian,
35:11truth or dare,
35:13you in?
35:14His gaze pulled away
35:15from the figures
35:16at the center
35:16of the crowd.
35:17He processed,
35:18just party games,
35:20the usual,
35:21adult parties
35:22they played loose.
35:23It was never
35:24far from sex,
35:25a way to give
35:26the singles
35:26some sparks
35:27and the couples
35:28a little fuel
35:28for the fire.
35:31Sebastian,
35:32truth or dare,
35:34you in?
35:35Yes.
35:37Mia's smile
35:37turned victorious.
35:39She shot a look
35:40at the girl
35:40across from her.
35:42First round,
35:43the bottle spun
35:43and landed on Mia.
35:45Rules are rules.
35:46Mia,
35:47you've been married
35:48a while.
35:48Your kissing skills
35:49should have improved
35:50by now.
35:51Pick a guy
35:52and make out
35:53for one minute.
35:54Mia's face went red
35:55as a boiled shrimp,
35:56but there was zero
35:57surprise in her eyes.
35:59She ducked her head
36:00and tugged
36:00at Sebastian's sleeve.
36:02Two tugs.
36:04His lips were pressed tight,
36:06but in his line of sight,
36:07two heads were bent close.
36:09Whispering,
36:10he reached out,
36:11cupped the back
36:12of Mia's head
36:13and kissed her.
36:14The room erupted
36:15in cheers.
36:16I glanced over
36:17at the noise.
36:18I locked eyes
36:19with Sebastian.
36:20He was kissing his wife,
36:22but his eyes were on me
36:24like a wolf
36:25ready to sink
36:25its teeth in.
36:27Kissing with his eyes open,
36:29one woman in his arms,
36:31another on his mind.
36:32Trash.
36:33The commotion
36:34across the room
36:35was dying down.
36:36Sebastian pulled back,
36:37his face half hidden,
36:39only the reddened rims
36:40of his eyes visible.
36:41Enough already!
36:42Keep going!
36:44The bottle spun again.
36:45This time,
36:46it stopped on me.
36:47Mia smiled.
36:49My husband.
36:49Or Grant Kingsley.
36:51Pick one.
36:52Have him swap coats with you.
36:54It was way too much.
36:56Come on,
36:57it's just a game.
36:58Mia took her punishment.
36:59Chloe's not gonna chicken out,
37:01is she?
37:01I looked at the speaker,
37:02the same girl as before.
37:05Enough.
37:06Enough.
37:08You seem pretty comfortable
37:10with this.
37:10Such nasty talk.
37:12Who knew someone so cold
37:14had such a filthy mind?
37:15Grant crossed his long legs,
37:17completely unbothered.
37:19Clean words are for clean people.
37:23I cut her off,
37:24picking up my glass.
37:25I forfeit.
37:26I'll drink.
37:27She sat back,
37:28smiling.
37:29One glass won't cut it.
37:31At least ten.
37:33Grant moved to drink for me.
37:35She sneered.
37:37Can't handle the punishment?
37:39Can't even handle the drinks?
37:41I pressed his hand down,
37:42signaling him to stay calm.
37:44It's fine.
37:45I can hold my liquor.
37:47Ten glasses.
37:49I barely got them down.
37:51I set the last one on the table.
37:53My vision was doubling.
37:55I pressed a hand to my temple.
37:57I'm heading out.
37:58You guys have fun.
38:00Should I get you something
38:01for the hangover?
38:02No need.
38:03I just need to sleep it off.
38:05Take me home?
38:06He guided me toward the door.
38:08As we passed Sebastian,
38:10his hands tightened on his lap.
38:11But he didn't get up.
38:15Mia.
38:16That was on purpose.
38:20What?
38:20Feeling sorry for her?
38:23We ended a long time ago.
38:25You don't need to keep dragging it out.
38:28You think I won't let go?
38:30Or you're the one who never let go!
38:34Don't think I don't know.
38:36At the office,
38:37you wear the engagement ring from her.
38:38At night, you switch it for mine.
38:40She held back tears,
38:42chin high.
38:43What?
38:44Didn't think I'd find out.
38:47Your secretary?
38:48Your receptionist?
38:50Your directors?
38:51Everyone?
38:52They're all my eyes and ears.
38:54Sebastian turned to face her.
38:55The cold reached his eyes first.
38:58Then, for the sake of their years together,
39:00he forced it back down.
39:02You made your choice.
39:03Now live with the result.
39:05I'm not doing well by you.
39:06But Chloe,
39:07she's never crossed a line.
39:08At his confession,
39:10Mia laughed through her tears,
39:11bitter,
39:12defiant.
39:13You really think she's over you?
39:16His gaze snapped tight.
39:18What did you do?
39:19I put something in those ten drinks.
39:21Same thing I took that night.
39:24Sebastian's hand flew to her throat,
39:27clamping down.
39:28Are you asking to die?
39:30Mia beat at his hand,
39:31her face purpling.
39:32Then the grip stopped,
39:35released.
39:37Sebastian,
39:38she's no better than me.
39:42You want to bet?
39:44Her first call will be to you,
39:46begging you to fix it.
39:49The man in the driver's seat didn't answer,
39:52but his breathing,
39:53suddenly ragged,
39:55betrayed everything.
39:57One minute passed.
39:58Five minutes,
40:00seven,
40:01nine,
40:02ten,
40:02until half an hour.
40:04An entire hour since I'd left.
40:06The pinned chat at the top of his phone
40:09stayed silent.
40:10Even Mia couldn't sit still.
40:12Impossible.
40:13She's a cheap whore
40:15who wants her sister's husband.
40:16How could she not call you?
40:18Sebastian couldn't hear her anymore.
40:20That figure helping her out the door.
40:22It wouldn't leave his mind.
40:24A ringing filled his ears.
40:26Get out!
40:28Mia opened her mouth,
40:30but one look at his eyes
40:32sent her scrambling out the door.
40:34The moment her feet hit the ground,
40:36the car tore away like an arrow
40:38loosed from a bow.
40:40Outside my apartment,
40:41Sebastian hammered the elevator button.
40:44Rush hour.
40:45Every car was packed.
40:47The people around him
40:49shrank back from the wild look on his face.
40:51He spun around and bolted for the stairwell.
40:54Twelfth floor.
40:55He took the stairs three at a time.
40:57His hair plastered to his forehead.
40:59His legs burned like hands were dragging him down.
41:01He'd charge to 1-2-0-1.
41:04Chloe, open up!
41:06Nothing.
41:07Then, the crash of a glass shattering.
41:10Chloe, get a grip.
41:12He's not me.
41:12I'm here now.
41:14Just open the door.
41:15Please!
41:16The neighbors did.
41:17She waved it at him.
41:18Listen here, young man.
41:19What's all this yelling?
41:21Your wife in there cheating on you or something?
41:23He turned.
41:24His bloodshot eyes looked like they wanted to kill.
41:27The woman slammed her door without a second thought.
41:29He knocked all night.
41:31Grant brought me back from the hospital in the morning.
41:34We ran straight into Sebastian, slumped against my door.
41:37I walked up and nudged him with my foot.
41:40Sebastian stirred, blinked awake.
41:42His voice came out rasping.
41:44Chloe.
41:45His eyes landed on the hospital discharge form in my hand.
41:49You animal!
41:50Grant caught his wrist, steady.
41:52Sebastian stared at me.
41:53Why?
41:54Why are you protecting him?
41:57Sebastian, take your madness home.
41:59He laughed, stumbled a few steps.
42:02Yeah, I've lost my mind.
42:04Because you, you're pathetic!
42:06To get back at me for choosing Mia,
42:08you got drugged and you still let him sleep with you so bad,
42:11you ended up in the hospital?
42:13Sebastian, not everyone is as disgusting as the two of you.
42:17Grant pulled the discharge papers from my hand.
42:20Chloe's right.
42:20Don't project your filth onto other people.
42:23Here's a tip.
42:24There's another way to handle being drubbed.
42:25It's called going to a hospital.
42:27They have actual medicine.
42:28Sebastian looked down at them.
42:30Before I closed the door, I told him,
42:32I've already called the police.
42:34This time, I'm not backing down just because she's my sister.
42:37After that, Sebastian and I didn't see each other for a long time.
42:41I heard my father was hospitalized from the stress.
42:45Mia, because she was pregnant, wasn't arrested.
42:49Sebastian spent a fortune pulling strings and had her confined to the family estate.
42:54The day Grant and I got married, my mother came, but only to beg mercy for Mia.
42:59I learned then, Mia had gotten paranoid.
43:02She'd been tailing Sebastian.
43:04She'd photographed several female clients and posted them online,
43:08labeling them as mistresses.
43:09Sebastian had to pay settlements.
43:1270% of the company's investments dried up.
43:15But Mia's spending habits never changed a bit.
43:18The debt collectors came knocking.
43:20He had to sell the mansion and move back into my parents' house with her.
43:23My father couldn't bear to see his precious daughter suffer,
43:27so he'd set his sights on my dowry.
43:29This time, he hit solid steel.
43:31If she's here to congratulate me, she can come in.
43:34If not, she's not welcome.
43:36She came in, sat in the seat of honor.
43:38I didn't say a single word to me the entire time.
43:42I didn't care, because the ceremony was starting.
43:45Originally, I was supposed to walk to Grant alone, but before the doors opened...
43:49A bride should have someone walk her down the aisle.
43:52Let me stand in for Dad.
43:53I'll hand you over to him.
43:57I took his arm.
43:58The doors swung open.
44:00Light gathered around us, flooding in.
44:03Chloe, you look beautiful in your wedding dress.
44:05I always knew he had feelings for you.
44:07Every basketball game, I called him delusional.
44:09He kept talking to himself.
44:10Never thought he'd actually win.
44:12He didn't win.
44:13You forfeited.
44:14I cut him off.
44:16If I hadn't chosen her,
44:18I'd be the one standing there.
44:20You chose me.
44:21And you resented me for the rest of your life.
44:24For the first time, that immovable face of his cracked.
44:27He opened his mouth to speak,
44:29but the walk had reached its end.
44:31Brother-in-law, time to give me my bride.
44:35He explained to himself,
44:35Bye.