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00:00Sweetheart, Camille Foster, turned down his proposal to chase her dream of becoming a
00:04ballerina.
00:04Furious, Julian chose me, an orphan working as a maid in his family's estate, to be his
00:09wife.
00:09Later, he married me and I gave him three children.
00:11But the man who once couldn't get enough of me now looked at me cold.
00:14I actually regret it.
00:15I never should have married you just because I was angry with Camille.
00:18You were young and beautiful back then.
00:19You had a great body.
00:20I probably got too obsessed with you and mistook lust for love.
00:24But Camille spent all these years waiting for me because I acted on impulse.
00:28But you used to say you couldn't live without me.
00:31That was before.
00:32Have you looked in a mirror lately?
00:34Don't worry.
00:35You gave the Vale family three children.
00:37I'm not going to leave you on the street.
00:39My brother Adrian needs a live-in maid at the main house anyway.
00:42After the divorce, take the kids and move over there.
00:45You want me to work as your brother's maid?
00:48Don't make it sound so bad.
00:50You don't have a job or any family.
00:53At least Adrian can give you and the kids somewhere to live.
00:56I said nothing.
00:56Everyone in the Vale family knew Adrian had never kept a woman around, but I knew better.
01:00He wasn't nearly as uninterested in women as everyone thought.
01:03Over the years, he had tested the boundaries with me behind Julian's back more times than I could count.
01:08Less than an hour later, the family lawyer arrived at the estate.
01:11Mr. Vale, are you certain you want to divorce Hannah?
01:13He looked like he thought he'd heard wrong.
01:14Now you have three children together.
01:16Once you sign this, the marriage is over.
01:18I know.
01:20The lawyer said nothing more and pushed the divorce papers toward us.
01:23Julian signed without hesitation.
01:25And Hannah and the three children?
01:28My brother probably still needs staff at the main house.
01:30Julian was too busy comforting Camille to pay much attention.
01:32Move her and the kids over there.
01:34She can take care of the place from now on.
01:40The housekeeper froze.
01:41Mr. Julian, you mean you want Hannah to work for Mr. Vale as a maid?
01:46Yes.
01:49She's already divorced from you.
01:51Why does she still have to stay on the estate?
01:53Why can't she just move out?
01:55She has no family.
01:56Where is she supposed to go with three kids?
01:57The main house is huge.
01:59One more maid won't make a difference.
02:01Let her stay.
02:05You're Hannah, right?
02:07Julian chose you because he was trying to make me jealous.
02:10You had a tiny waist and all those curves back then.
02:12No wonder so many men were bidding on you.
02:15Three kids really changed you, though.
02:17You barely even have a waist anymore.
02:19Wasn't this exactly the kind of body you used to like?
02:21Who said that?
02:22Don't pretend you didn't.
02:23That was before.
02:24Look at her now.
02:25So you don't like her anymore?
02:26I'm disgusted just looking at her now.
02:29My whole body went rigid.
02:30My eyes slowly turned red.
02:31Disgusted.
02:35Even though I was an orphan, I was like any other girl.
02:38I liked looking pretty.
02:39When I first married Julian, I loved pretty dresses and perfume.
02:42I loved getting dressed up and waiting for him to come home.
02:45Every night, he would hold me in his arms and tell me he would always be grateful that I'd given
02:49him a home.
02:50But then we had one child, then another, then a third.
02:52The dresses in my closet got loose.
02:54My heels slowly turned into flats.
02:56And Julian spent fewer and fewer nights sleeping beside me.
02:59In the end, he called all of it disgusting.
03:03Don't be upset.
03:04If anything, you should thank me.
03:06If I hadn't turned down his proposal back then, you never would have become Mrs. Vale.
03:12When I first came to the Vale estate, I didn't even know how to live in a house this big.
03:16Later, I learned every servant's name.
03:18I learned that Julian took his coffee without sugar.
03:20I learned what each of our three children liked to eat.
03:23Little by little, the cold, empty rooms filled with family photos, fresh flowers, and toys the kids left everywhere.
03:29I'd grown up in an orphanage.
03:31I had never imagined that one day I would have a husband, children, and a home where someone was always
03:35waiting for me.
03:35For the first few years, I would sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and look at my
03:39sleeping children, afraid it was all a dream I might wake up from.
03:42That was why I treasured every bit of it.
03:45I really thought this home would be mine forever.
03:47But now, Julian simply let Camille cling to his arm, indulging her like he always had.
03:51After a few steps, he looked back at me.
03:53Hannah, don't take it too hard.
03:54You're still the mother of my children.
03:56If you need anything, you can come to me.
03:57The mother of his children, yes.
03:59At least that hadn't changed.
04:00But from today on, I was no longer Julian's wife.
04:03I was just his ex-wife, taking his three children with me to work as a maid for his brother.
04:11Camille's expression darkened as soon as her things were moved into the east wing.
04:15She walked straight into the bedroom Julian and I had shared and started throwing out everything that belonged to me.
04:20There was a photo from our first date and the cufflink box I'd made for Julian by hand.
04:24I'd spent a long time on that box, even carving his name into it myself.
04:27I ruined the first two.
04:29The third one finally came out decent.
04:30Julian had teased me for being terrible with my hands, but he'd used it for years.
04:35Once, when the clasp broke, he couldn't even bring himself to throw it away.
04:38He had someone repair it instead.
04:39But now, Camille tossed it onto the floor and stepped right over it.
04:42I stood frozen, watching her tear apart the room I'd lived in for so many years.
04:46Julian stood nearby.
04:48Not only did he make no move to stop her, he even smiled helplessly.
04:51When he noticed how pale I'd gone, he finally said,
04:53Just let her have this.
04:55I was the one who hurt Camille.
04:57She's allowed to be upset.
04:58If she breaks anything, I'll replace it.
05:01My eyes stung.
05:02I shook my head.
05:03Don't bother.
05:04None of it is that important.
05:05Julian paused, a flicker of guilt and reluctance crossing his face, but he said nothing.
05:10The small terrace outside the bedroom was filled with flowers I'd planted myself.
05:13When I first married Julian, the entire East Wing had been cold and empty, without a single bit of color.
05:18It didn't feel like a home, so little by little, I filled it with flowers.
05:22Julian used to complain that I was making extra work for myself and tell me to leave it to the
05:25gardeners.
05:26But later, he still had an entire flower trellis built for me.
05:29Now Camille stepped straight over them and walked into my closet.
05:32She pulled one of my bras from a drawer and held it up with a look of disgust.
05:36Oh my god.
05:37This big?
05:37After three kids, I bet they sag a lot more now.
05:40She dropped the bra onto the floor and stepped on it with the toe of her shoe.
05:43Julian let out a laugh.
05:44His eyes stood fondly on Camille.
05:46He didn't even notice how pale I'd become.
05:48I instinctively hunched my shoulders.
05:49For the first time, I felt ashamed of my body.
05:56Camille still wasn't done.
05:57She looked around the terrace again until her eyes landed on the children's play tent in the corner.
06:01The weather was nice today.
06:02The three kids had worn themselves out playing and were sleeping inside.
06:05I immediately tensed.
06:06The kids are in there.
06:07Don't!
06:07Before I could finish, Camille grabbed the tent and tried to knock it over.
06:11My face went pale.
06:12Without thinking, I lunged forward.
06:13Camille jumped in surprise and slipped, nearly falling.
06:16Julian rushed over and caught her.
06:17At the same time, the unsupported tent frame collapsed.
06:20The kids!
06:20I dropped to my knees and hurriedly pulled all three children out.
06:24They had all woken up terrified.
06:25My youngest wouldn't stop crying and the oldest had scraped his forehead on the frame.
06:29Blood was already seeping from the cut.
06:31My chest hurt so badly, I could barely breathe.
06:33Julian had been closer to them than I was.
06:35If he'd wanted to, he could have caught the tent first, but he didn't.
06:38He chose Camille.
06:39He watched his own three children get hurt and didn't even come over to check on them.
06:42I used to wonder about it all the time.
06:44Julian had once been obsessed with me.
06:46He'd spoiled me endlessly.
06:48When our first child was born, he'd been so happy he didn't sleep all night.
06:51If that wasn't love, then what was?
06:53But at that moment, I finally had to admit it.
06:55Maybe I'd been wrong all along.
06:57I looked up at Julian with red eyes, my voice trembling.
07:00Julian, please.
07:01Don't let her touch any more of my things.
07:03I'll pack everything myself and take it all to the main house.
07:05I won't leave anything behind.
07:10Julian paused and slowly let go of Camille.
07:14Daddy.
07:15You feel bad for them, don't you?
07:17You feel bad for her and for the children she gave you.
07:19I knew it.
07:20You say you're disgusted by her, but you still haven't let her go.
07:22I haven't.
07:22You promised you'd marry me!
07:24But after I turned down your proposal, you went straight to her and actually married her.
07:28Everyone laughed at me.
07:29They said I was the one you'd thrown away.
07:31I've been through so much on my own all these years.
07:33I still thought about when you'd come looking for me.
07:34But you, were you already holding another woman in your arms had you completely forgotten about me?
07:40We'll have children too.
07:42One, two, as many as you want.
07:44Just stop caring about her, okay?
07:46Don't cry.
07:47I'll do whatever you want.
07:49Mommy, why won't Daddy come see us?
07:51My throat tightened.
07:53It's okay.
07:54Mommy's here.
07:55I lowered my head and started gathering the bones scattered across the moon.
07:58I stuffed them into my suitcase, only for some to fall back out.
08:01I picked them up again and again.
08:02My tears falling onto the floor with them.
08:04Behind me, Camille was still making demands of Julian.
08:07The bed has to go too.
08:08I'm not sleeping in a bed you shared with another woman.
08:10And I don't like those flowers on the terrace.
08:11Get rid of all of them.
08:12Julian followed her gaze.
08:14His eyes lingered for a moment on the flower trellis he'd once had been to me.
08:17Fine.
08:17Whatever you want.
08:22The next day, I took the three children and moved into the main house.
08:25Adrian was there.
08:26He was older than Julian, with sharp, handsome features,
08:28and a quiet maturity that made him even more striking.
08:30He rarely raised his voice, but somehow people always listened when he spoke.
08:34When he saw me standing there with three children and several suitcases,
08:37he went still for a moment.
08:39I suddenly felt awkward.
08:40Adrian, sorry.
08:43Julian said we could stay here.
08:45I know.
08:46His eyes rested on me for a second too long.
08:48Then he looked away.
08:49His lips moved.
08:50For a moment, I thought he was going to say more.
08:51Instead, he looked away.
08:53Nothing.
08:54Then I watched him pick up the suitcase beside him.
08:57You're leaving?
08:58Yes.
08:59So suddenly?
09:01Yes.
09:03Then, have a safe trip.
09:04He didn't move.
09:05For some reason, the way he looked at me made me feel strangely nervous.
09:08Finally, he said,
09:09Make yourself at home.
09:10Then he picked up his suitcase and walked out.
09:12I watched him leave, confused.
09:14Something about Adrian had felt strange all day, but I couldn't figure out why.
09:17In the end, I left the flowers by the window.
09:19Three months passed.
09:20During the day, I took care of the main house and looked after all three children.
09:24Ever since that day, the kids hadn't been sleeping well.
09:26Neither had I.
09:27Sometimes, I'd get so busy that it would be afternoon before I realized I hadn't eaten all day.
09:31Over those three months, I lost a lot of weight.
09:33My soft waist had slimmed down and my face had grown smaller.
09:36Clothes that used to feel tight became loose again and my waistline slowly returned.
09:40But I didn't have the energy to care.
09:42One day, while getting dressed, I realized a dress that hadn't fit me before fit again.
09:45I stood in front of the mirror for a while.
09:47I wasn't as happy as I'd expected.
09:49Because the truth was, I'd never really been heartbroken over gaining weight.
09:52I was heartbroken because the man I'd loved most had made me believe that version of me wasn't worth loving.
09:57Back in the east wing, my flower trellis was long gone.
10:00Julian had redecorated everything to Camille's taste.
10:02The three children curled up beside me, still sleeping restlessly.
10:05They really were heartbroken.
10:06Since the day they were born, Julian had never ignored them the way he had that day.
10:10Mommy loves you forever.
10:11Just then, Camille's crying drifted over from the east wing.
10:15Julian, no!
10:16Camille's panicked voice carried through the night.
10:18I said no.
10:20At least use a condom.
10:21I don't want to get pregnant right now.
10:25Then came the sound of hurried footsteps.
10:28My whole body tensed.
10:29The next second, my door flew open.
10:30Julian stood there, his expression dark, his breathing slightly uneven.
10:34But the moment he saw me, he froze.
10:36We hadn't seen each other in over three months, and I'd lost a lot of weight.
10:39Under my loose nightgown, the waist he'd once criticized had slimmed down again.
10:43Julian stared at me for a few seconds before his eyes slowly dropped to my slightly open neckline.
10:48I knew that looked too well.
10:49Years ago, he'd looked at me exactly the same way the first time he saw me.
10:53And on countless nights afterward, he'd looked at me like that before pulling me tightly into his arms.
10:58I instinctively shrank back.
10:59Julian seemed to snap out of it, and his expression darkened even more.
11:02Three months ago, he'd asked if I'd looked in a mirror lately.
11:05He'd said he was disgusted just looking at me.
11:07But now, he still couldn't seem to stop himself from walking toward me.
11:10No.
11:11Julian stopped.
11:12He stared at me as if that one word had stung him.
11:14Don't look at me like that.
11:15You were the one who didn't want me anymore.
11:17Julian, we're divorced.
11:21But before I could finish, he caught both my wrists and pinned them above my head.
11:29A tearful little voice cried out beside us.
11:31Daddy, let go of Mommy!
11:32My oldest had woken up at some point.
11:34He stood barefoot beside the bed, his small body trembling.
11:37But he still rushed over and put himself between us.
11:39The other two children woke up, too.
11:40Their eyes were red with fear.
11:42But one by one, they moved in front of me.
11:43Tears instantly filled my eyes.
11:46Baby, don't come over here.
11:48Don't hurt Mommy!
11:49Julian wasn't listening.
11:50His gaze darkened.
11:51Ever since he'd walked through that door, his eyes had barely left me.
11:54It was almost like we were back years ago.
11:57Camille had just rejected his proposal.
11:59And in a fit of anger, he'd spent two million dollars on me.
12:02Later, he told me that the moment he saw me, he'd wanted me all to himself.
12:05Now that same almost uncontrollable desire seemed to be back.
12:08My oldest was still trying to push him away.
12:10Julian frowned, grabbed his arm, and tried to pull him aside.
12:13No, Julian! Let him go!
12:14I struggled desperately, my nails scratching a bloody line down Julian's arm.
12:18He flinched and instinctively jerked his hand away.
12:20My oldest lost his balance and slammed hard into the cabinet beside the bed.
12:24Baby!
12:24My mind went blank.
12:25All my fear disappeared.
12:26I rushed over and pulled him into my arms, my hands trembling as I checked his forehead.
12:30Does it hurt?
12:31Let Mommy see it.
12:35Mommy, I'm okay.
12:39Are you crazy?
12:41He's your son!
12:46Julian froze.
12:47He looked down at his hand.
12:48Then at the child I was holding tightly.
12:50Panic flashed across his face.
12:52The other two children immediately crowded around me.
12:54My youngest wrapped both arms around my waist and wouldn't even look at him.
12:57But soon, Julian's eyes drifted back to me again.
12:59Hannah?
13:00He reached for me.
13:01I immediately moved all three children behind me.
13:03This time, I didn't back away.
13:05Don't touch me.
13:07And don't ever touch my children again.
13:10Just then, Camille screamed from the doorway.
13:12What are you doing?
13:13Julian stiffened and whipped around.
13:15Camille stood barefoot in the doorway, staring at us with wide eyes.
13:18But Julian wasn't the first person she looked at.
13:20I was.
13:21She clearly hadn't expected me to look so different after three months.
13:24Her eyes swept from my face to my waist, then to the curves I still had even after losing so
13:28much weight.
13:29For a split second, the anger on her face gave way to panic.
13:32Then she saw Julian standing beside my bed.
13:34More importantly, she saw the way he was looking at me.
13:36Her face changed completely.
13:38She knew that look.
13:39It was the same way Julian used to look at me when he'd been obsessed with my body.
13:42Julian immediately let go of me, panic flashing across his face.
13:45She seduced me.
13:50I froze, and then, somehow, I laughed.
13:52Julian's expression shifted when he saw me.
13:54No, I...
13:55Before he could finish, Camille rushed over, grabbed my hair, and slapped me hard across the face.
14:00I knew you were up to something!
14:01She raised her hand to hit me again.
14:03Camille.
14:04But Julian caught her wrist.
14:05What?
14:06Now you're protecting her?
14:07Her gaze snapped back to me, then slowly dropped to my waist.
14:10Three months ago, she'd laughed at how much weight I'd gained after having three children.
14:14Now my waist was slim again, while the curves I'd always had were still there.
14:17Camille's face tightened.
14:19No wonder.
14:21Three months, and you've already starved yourself this thin.
14:25What?
14:25Julian didn't want you anymore, so you had to get your body back just to tempt him again?
14:31Camille, that's enough.
14:32She froze.
14:33Three months ago, she'd mocked my body right in front of him.
14:36He'd laughed with her.
14:37Now he was stopping her.
14:38Camille clearly realized it, too.
14:40Her eyes instantly turned red.
14:41You're defending her?
14:42No.
14:43Then why can't I say it?
14:44You were disgusted by her three months ago!
14:47You said it yourself!
14:48You couldn't even stand looking at her!
14:50Her voice started to shake.
14:51So what was that just now?
14:52Julian stiffened.
14:54He didn't answer.
14:54Camille stared at him.
14:55That silence seemed to hurt her more than anything he could have said.
14:58Her face went pale.
14:59Then she suddenly grabbed my arm.
15:01Fine.
15:01Let's let everyone see what you've been doing.
15:04She dragged me toward the door.
15:09Argument had already woken half the house.
15:11More and more servants and guards gathered outside.
15:13Camille looked at them, then suddenly laughed.
15:16Take a good look at her.
15:19Three months ago, she could barely fit into her clothes.
15:22Now she's suddenly lost all this weight.
15:24She knows Julian doesn't want her anymore, so she's trying to seduce him all over again.
15:28No one answered.
15:29Camille's smile slowly faded.
15:31Finally, one of the older maids frowned.
15:33Mrs. Vale wouldn't do that.
15:35Camille's face changed.
15:36Another servant quietly added,
15:37She was always good to everyone here.
15:40She remembered all our names.
15:42She even remembered whose children were sick or when someone needed time off.
15:45Someone else murmured.
15:47And she raised those three children almost entirely by herself.
15:50Taking cheap shots at a mom's body after that is just tacky.
15:53Camille stared at them.
15:54So?
15:55No one answered.
15:56But no one looked at me with contempt either.
15:57Instead, I heard one of the younger maids whisper,
15:59I never understood what she's so proud of.
16:02Mrs. Vale was always nicer to us.
16:04And look at her now.
16:05Camille heard every word.
16:07Her face went white.
16:08Her eyes swept over me again.
16:09Three months ago, she'd stood beside Julian with her slim ballerina's body and mocked what three pregnancies had done to
16:15mine.
16:15Back then, I'd lowered my head and wished I could disappear.
16:18But now, my waist was back.
16:20My curves were still there.
16:21And the people Camille expected to laugh at me weren't laughing at all.
16:24Even Julian was staring at me instead of her.
16:26Enough!
16:27Shut up, all of you!
16:29Camille.
16:30What?
16:30She whipped around.
16:31Go back to the East Wing.
16:34You're sending me away because of her?
16:37You've caused enough trouble tonight.
16:39Camille's eyes filled with tears.
16:40She looked at him, then at me.
16:41For the first time, there was no smugness left on her face, only humiliation.
16:44She turned and stormed away.
16:48Camille turned and stormed back toward the East Wing.
16:52I stood where I was, my cheek still burning from the slab.
16:55Julian looked at me.
16:56Hannah.
16:56Before he could finish, headlights swept across the windows.
16:59Several black cars pulled up outside.
17:01The front door opened.
17:02Adrian walked in.
17:03The servants immediately straightened.
17:05Mr. Adrian.
17:06He barely acknowledged them.
17:08His eyes swept across the hall, then stopped on me.
17:10More precisely, on my face.
17:12His expression instantly cooled.
17:14Who did that?
17:15It's nothing.
17:17What happened?
17:19Miss Camille struck Mrs. Hannah, Mr. Adrian.
17:22You were here?
17:24It just got out of hand.
17:26And you let it?
17:27The hall went silent.
17:29Julian's face darkened.
17:30Adrian, this is between us.
17:31Adrian ignored him.
17:33He walked over to me.
17:35Come with me.
17:37Where?
17:38To get that swelling down.
17:40Before I could refuse, he took my wrist and led me away.
17:42Behind us, Julian called sharply,
17:44Hannah!
17:44Adrian didn't even look back.
17:46He simply led me away.
17:48Once we were inside his study, he closed the door behind us.
17:50He took an ice pack from the small refrigerator and wrapped it in a towel.
17:54Sit.
17:54I sat down.
17:55Adrian stood in front of me and gently pressed the ice against my cheek.
17:58I flinched.
17:59Hurts?
18:01Yeah.
18:01A little.
18:02His brows drew together.
18:03His fingers lightly held my chin as he adjusted the ice pack.
18:05We were suddenly very close.
18:06I could feel his breath.
18:07I instinctively leaned back.
18:09Adrian noticed and immediately loosened his hand.
18:11Sorry.
18:12For what?
18:13His hand stopped.
18:14For a moment, he looked like he wanted to say something.
18:16But in the end, he said nothing.
18:17He only looked at the red mark on my cheek again, his expression growing colder.
18:21Something about the way he looked at me made my heart beat faster.
18:23Adrian?
18:25I thought leaving would make it easier.
18:27I froze.
18:28Adrian gave a quiet, almost bitter laugh.
18:30Turns out, the farther away I went, the more I missed you.
18:32My heart suddenly started pounding.
18:34I stared at him, not understanding what I was hearing.
18:36What are you talking about?
18:37Adrian was silent for a few seconds.
18:39Then he asked,
18:40Hannah, do you want to stay here under a different title?
18:43A different title?
18:44Not my maid.
18:45My fingers tightened around the edge of my dress.
18:47Then what?
18:51Meanwhile, Julian went to the main house to see the children first.
18:54Thinking about what he'd done tonight, he wanted to punch himself.
18:57The main house was quiet.
18:58When he found the children's room and opened the door, only a dim nightlight was on.
19:02All three children were huddled together on one bed.
19:05Babies?
19:06No one answered.
19:07Julian took one step forward.
19:09All three immediately shrank together.
19:11He stopped.
19:11The bruise on his oldest son's forehead from hitting the cabinet was still clearly visible.
19:15Julian crouched down and reached for him.
19:17The boy jerked away.
19:18Don't touch me!
19:20Julian's hand froze in midair.
19:21His oldest was clearly terrified.
19:23His eyes already red, but he still moved in front of his younger siblings.
19:27The other two burrowed under the blanket, too scared to even look at him.
19:30Julian froze.
19:31His children were afraid of him.
19:32He remembered throwing his oldest aside and watching him hit the cabinet.
19:36His chest tightened.
19:37Daddy didn't mean to.
19:39Does it still hurt?
19:40No one answered.
19:41Julian tried to reach for him.
19:43The boy immediately backed away.
19:45Go away.
19:47We want mommy.
19:52Julian slowly lowered his hand.
19:54He stayed crouched beside the bed for a long time before finally standing and taking a step back.
19:59At the door, he couldn't help looking over his shoulder.
20:01The three children were secretly peeking at him from under the blanket.
20:04The moment their eyes met his, they disappeared again.
20:06Julian stood there, his fingers slowly curling into a fist.
20:10I'm sorry.
20:11Daddy hurt you.
20:13Please don't be scared of daddy, okay?
20:15Still, no one answered.
20:17After a long silence, he gently closed the door.
20:19Julian stood alone in the hallway for a long time.
20:22Then he noticed the little pot of flowers by the window.
20:24There were pictures of the children nearby, a soft blanket draped over the sofa, and three cups still sitting on
20:29the table.
20:30Three months ago, the main house had felt as cold as a hotel.
20:33Now it felt lived in.
20:34He knew that feeling too well.
20:35Hannah had done the same thing to the east wing.
20:37Little by little, she'd turned it into a home.
20:39In the distance, the sound of Camille throwing things echoed from the east wing.
20:42Julian pressed his lips together as his temples thronged.
20:45For the first time, he had no idea what he was doing anymore.
20:52Julian strode back to the east wing.
20:54When Camille saw him, she gave a cold snort and turned away, clearly waiting for him to come comfort her.
20:59In the past, Julian would have already been trying to make her feel better.
21:02But now, one thing she had said kept replaying in his head.
21:06At least use a condom.
21:07I don't want to get pregnant right now.
21:08When she'd first come back, she'd held him and promised they would have lots of children someday.
21:13Do you actually want a family with me?
21:16You have the nerve to ask me that?
21:18You're the one who couldn't control yourself and ran straight to Hannah.
21:23You said you wanted children with me.
21:25I said someday.
21:27I spent years keeping this body for ballet.
21:30Why do I have to have kids now?
21:33Look what happened to Hannah after three.
21:35I don't want to end up like that.
21:36Julian fell silent.
21:37He'd looked down on Hannah for the exact same thing, but he'd almost forgotten.
21:41Her body had changed because she'd given birth to his three children.
21:44What about later?
21:46Do you actually want children someday?
21:48The men I dated before never pressured me like this.
21:52The men you dated?
21:53It was only a few relationships.
21:56I thought you said you never got over me.
21:58So because I turned down your proposal for ballet, I was supposed to stay single and wait for you forever?
22:03Realizing she'd said too much, Camille quickly grabbed his hand.
22:06Julian, you're the one I love now.
22:08Then why did you come back?
22:09Camille hesitated, then gave up pretending.
22:11My ballet career is over.
22:12My family went bankrupt.
22:14And the men I dated afterwards, none of them wanted to marry me.
22:20Julian stared at her so she hadn't come back because she'd finally realized she still loved him.
22:25She'd lost the stage.
22:27She'd lost her family's money.
22:28And none of the men she'd chosen afterward had offered her a better future.
22:31Only then had she remembered him.
22:33The rich idiot who had loved her enough to take her back no matter when she returned.
22:37Get out.
22:40What?
22:41Get out of the Vale estate.
22:43Julian, I really do love you.
22:45Julian had already turned away, but those words stopped him.
22:48Love?
22:49Suddenly, he remembered the shooting during the second year of his marriage.
22:52He'd been unconscious for four days.
22:53When he finally woke up, Camille had been the first person he saw.
22:57Later, she'd told him,
22:58When I heard you'd been shot, I couldn't stay away.
23:01He'd remembered those words for years.
23:03Julian slowly turned back.
23:04When I was shot, did you come because you loved me?
23:08What?
23:09Those four days I was unconscious.
23:11Were you there with me?
23:13I...
23:14Answer me.
23:17I'd just gotten back from touring.
23:19Someone told me you'd been shot, so I stopped by the hospital.
23:23When I got there, Hannah had just left.
23:25The nurse said she'd been there for days.
23:28Julian's mind went blank.
23:29He suddenly remembered Hannah after he'd come home from the hospital.
23:32She'd looked noticeably thinner.
23:33When he'd asked what was wrong, she'd only smiled.
23:37Nothing.
23:37I just haven't been sleeping well.
23:39Then other things came back to him.
23:40The lights that were always on when he came home.
23:43His favorite meals on the table.
23:44His luggage always packed before a trip.
23:46And three children who used to run outside yelling,
23:48Daddy!
23:49The moment they heard his car.
23:51The home he'd always wanted had been right in front of him all along.
23:53Hannah had already given it to him, and he'd taken every bit of it for granted.
23:57For a woman who had only come back because she needed somewhere to land,
24:00he'd destroyed it with his own hands.
24:02And just tonight, he'd even said,
24:03She seduced me.
24:05Julian's face drained of color.
24:06He suddenly realized what mistake he made.
24:11Next morning, a lawyer came to the main house.
24:14He slid a document across the table.
24:16Miss Hannah, please sign here.
24:18I looked down.
24:19A marriage agreement.
24:20My fingers froze around the pen.
24:21So this was what Adrian had meant last night.
24:23A different title.
24:25Not his maid.
24:25I slowly turned to him.
24:27You were serious?
24:29Did I sound like I was joking?
24:30My heart started beating faster.
24:32You want to marry me?
24:33Yes.
24:34He answered so quickly that I didn't know what to say.
24:36The lawyer quietly lowered his eyes.
24:38I looked back at the agreement.
24:39But why didn't you ever say anything before?
24:42Adrian was silent for a moment.
24:44You were Julian's wife.
24:45I froze.
24:46He said it simply, as if that explained everything.
24:48And somehow, it did.
24:49I suddenly remembered all those moments over the years
24:52when I'd thought Adrian was acting strange around me.
24:54The looks that lasted a little too long.
24:56The things he'd almost said, then swallowed back.
24:59And the way he'd suddenly left the day I moved into the main house.
25:02So that's why you left?
25:04I told you last night.
25:06I thought distance would help.
25:08It didn't.
25:10How long?
25:13Do you remember the first time you came to the main house?
25:15You said it was too empty and left a flower in my study.
25:18My eyes widened.
25:20That had been years ago.
25:21I thought you threw it away.
25:23It died.
25:25I was away.
25:26No one watered it.
25:27I suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
25:28But he continued.
25:30After that, every time I came back, there was another one.
25:33You told me I was part of the family, too.
25:36You probably never noticed this about yourself, Hannah.
25:39Wherever you are, it feels like home.
25:41My throat tightened.
25:42Adrian held my gaze.
25:43That was when I started wanting something I shouldn't.
25:45I couldn't speak.
25:46To me, those flowers had been nothing.
25:48I'd grown up without a family.
25:49So once I finally had one, I'd wanted everyone around me to feel like they belonged, too.
25:54I never knew that Adrian had remembered such small things for all these years.
25:58He glanced at the agreement.
25:59Still confused?
26:01A little.
26:02For once, Adrian almost smiled.
26:04Then he asked,
26:05Do you still want to go back to Julian?
26:07No.
26:08Are you sure?
26:09Yes.
26:10His eyes stayed on mine for a moment.
26:12Then he pushed the pen gently toward me.
26:14Then stay.
26:15I looked at him.
26:15Adrian's voice dropped slightly.
26:17Not as my maid.
26:18My heart skipped.
26:19This time, I understood exactly what he meant.
26:25I lowered my head and signed my name at the bottom of the agreement.
26:29Adrian took the pen next and signed without hesitation.
26:31The lawyer gathered the documents.
26:33I hesitated.
26:34There's one more thing.
26:36I want to keep the three children with me.
26:38They have to stay with me.
26:40My fingers tightened unconsciously.
26:41They were Julian's children.
26:43Adrian's only niece and nephews.
26:45If that's a problem, I can't...
26:46Hannah.
26:46Adrian cut me off.
26:47Where have they been living for the last three months?
26:50If you stay, they stay.
26:52The Vale family can afford three children.
26:54My nose suddenly stung.
26:56You really don't mind?
26:58I mind something else.
27:00What?
27:00He was quiet for two seconds.
27:02Stop calling me your brother-in-law.
27:03My face instantly grew hot.
27:05Adrian.
27:06Adrian looked away as if he'd said nothing unusual.
27:08Adrian.
27:09His hand paused over the documents for a fraction of a second.
27:12Then he calmly went back to reading.
27:13Only the faintest hint of a smile touched his lips.
27:16Just then, raised voices came from outside the door.
27:22The voices outside grew louder.
27:24A moment later, Julian walked in with a cold expression.
27:27Camille following behind him with red eyes.
27:29Julian, please don't make me leave.
27:31I know I was wrong.
27:32Enough.
27:35Hannah.
27:36What happened last night was my fault.
27:39Don't stay at the main house.
27:41Come back with me.
27:42Too late.
27:43She already signed.
27:45Julian looked down.
27:47The moment he saw the marriage agreement, his whole body went rigid.
27:50You too.
27:52Let's go.
27:53I want to see the kids.
27:55All right.
27:55He stood and led me toward the door.
27:57As we passed Julian, Adrian stopped for a moment.
28:00Julian stared at our joined hands.
28:02Adrian.
28:02She was my wife.
28:04Yeah, before.
28:05Julian's face went white.
28:07Adrian didn't spare him another glance and continued walking with me.
28:10But the next second, someone grabbed my wrist from behind.
28:13Hannah.
28:15Don't go.
28:16I stopped.
28:16I'd waited so long to hear those words.
28:19Three months ago, I probably would have burst into tears.
28:21But now, I felt nothing.
28:23Let go.
28:23He froze.
28:24I'd rarely spoken to him like that before.
28:26But for the first time, his pain didn't make me soften.
28:29Julian, you signed the divorce papers yourself.
28:32You were the one who sent me to the main house.
28:34And right now, I want to see my children.
28:37So let go.
28:38Adrian didn't ask me a single question.
28:41He simply drew me a little closer to his side.
28:43We walked away together.
28:44Behind us, Julian stood where we'd left him.
28:46He didn't follow.
28:52Months into our marriage.
28:53Afterward, Adrian held me from behind.
28:55His breathing not quite steady yet.
28:57I instinctively tugged the blanket higher to cover my stomach.
28:59It had become a habit.
29:00Adrian caught my hand and pulled it away.
29:03What are you doing?
29:04Nothing.
29:06Still thinking about what Julian said?
29:08I didn't answer.
29:09Adrian rested a hand on my waist.
29:10Hannah.
29:11Hmm?
29:12The first time I wanted you, you hadn't had any children yet.
29:16Do you have to say it like that?
29:18Yes.
29:19Then you had three.
29:20I still wanted you.
29:22I went quiet.
29:22Adrian didn't try to comfort me any further.
29:24He simply pulled me back against him, as if there was nothing else to discuss.
29:28A moment later, he glanced toward the window, clearly annoyed.
29:30Is he still out there?
29:31I followed his gaze.
29:32Julian's silhouette stood outside the main house.
29:35Yeah.
29:35Ever since Adrian and I got married, Julian had been acting stranger and stranger.
29:39Over the past two months, he'd come looking for me countless times.
29:42He apologized, explained, begged me to give him another chance.
29:45I refused every time.
29:47Eventually, I stopped seeing him altogether, but he still came.
29:49Sometimes he did nothing at all.
29:51He would just stand outside the main house for hours.
29:53Adrian had thrown him out more than once.
29:55The brothers had even fought over it, but Julian would still show up again the next day.
29:59Adrian stared out the window, his expression growing colder.
30:01I never realized he was this annoying.
30:04You weren't much better.
30:06Adrian went silent.
30:07I hadn't forgotten all the little ways he'd tested the line back when I was still Julian's
30:10wife.
30:11Once, at a family dinner, I'd casually complained that the zipper on my dress felt a little
30:14tight.
30:15Adrian had looked at Julian and said flatly,
30:17The dress doesn't do you justice.
30:18I hadn't understood what he meant at the time.
30:20Now, just remembering it made my ears warm.
30:23Adrian clearly remembered, too.
30:24For once, he looked slightly uncomfortable.
30:26I couldn't help smiling.
30:27Adrian looked down at me, then pulled me even closer.
30:30I pushed lightly against him.
30:31Stop.
30:32The kids will be awake soon.
30:38Mention of the children, Adrian looked even more annoyed.
30:41Over the past two months, they'd grown more and more attached to him.
30:44They looked for Adrian at meals, wanted him before bed, and whenever something upset
30:47them, he was the first person they hid behind.
30:50But there was still one thing they refused to do.
30:52Call him dad.
30:53Adrian had tried more than once.
30:55All three had rejected him.
30:56My oldest was the most direct.
30:57No.
30:58He was also the most stubborn of the three.
31:00Since that night, he'd never brought up Julian on his own.
31:03My youngest, though, still occasionally asked why daddy didn't come home anymore.
31:06Whenever that happened, my oldest would quietly lead his younger siblings away.
31:10My chest ached a little at the thought, but I still found myself smiling.
31:13Outside, Julian's silhouette hadn't moved.
31:15I watched for a moment, then finally sat up.
31:18I'll talk to him.
31:19No need.
31:20There is.
31:24He can't stand out there every night forever.
31:26I'm coming with you.
31:27No.
31:31No.
31:32Only going to say a few words.
31:34Ten minutes.
31:35I know.
31:36I got out of bed, wrapped my robe tightly around myself, and made sure there were no obvious
31:40marks showing before opening the door.
31:42Julian clearly hadn't expected me to come out.
31:44His head snapped up.
31:45Then he immediately turned his face away, as if he didn't want me to see.
31:48It was too late.
31:49I stopped.
31:50Under the moonlight, his eyes were red.
31:51There were still tears on his face.
31:53Julian was crying.
31:58Ears rolled down Julian's face.
32:00This time, he didn't bother wiping them away.
32:02He just looked at me with red eyes.
32:04Hannah.
32:04His voice was soft, almost as if he were afraid of scaring me.
32:07For a second, that old ache stirred in my chest.
32:10The one that used to make me hurt whenever he hurt.
32:12But it disappeared almost immediately.
32:14I closed my eyes for a moment.
32:15Stop coming here.
32:16What do you think standing outside every night is going to change?
32:20You divorced me.
32:21You sent me to Adrian yourself.
32:23You should have known this could happen.
32:24Julian said nothing.
32:25Only then did I notice how much weight he'd lost.
32:28The confident man I'd once known now looked almost worn down.
32:31After a long silence, he finally said,
32:33Camille is gone.
32:34So?
32:35Julian's face went pale.
32:36I turned to leave.
32:37He hurriedly called after me.
32:38And the shooting three years ago.
32:40I always thought Camille was the one who stayed at the hospital for those four days.
32:43But it was you, wasn't it?
32:45I thought about it for a while before I finally remembered.
32:47I think so.
32:48Julian stared at me.
32:49You think so?
32:50It was a long time ago.
32:51I barely remember.
32:52The words seemed to hit him harder than anything else.
32:54How can you barely remember?
32:56You stayed with me for four days.
32:59You just left when I woke up and Camille happened to arrive.
33:02I thought she'd been the one there the whole time.
33:04If I hadn't gotten it wrong...
33:06Julian, so you've always loved the woman who stayed with you in that hospital?
33:10Whoever did it, that's who you love.
33:12You thought it was Camille, so you couldn't let her go for years.
33:15Now you know it was me, so suddenly you think I'm the one you really loved.
33:20No, that's not...
33:21Then what is it?
33:21Julian opened his mouth.
33:22Nothing came out.
33:23I suddenly felt exhausted.
33:25Julian, you need things like this to tell you who you love.
33:28I don't anymore.
33:32His eyes reddened even more.
33:34Hannah, I know I was wrong.
33:36I divorced you.
33:37I sent you here.
33:38I hurt our son.
33:40I told everyone you seduced me.
33:41Be angry with me!
33:42His voice grew rougher.
33:43Hit me!
33:44Yell at me!
33:45Anything!
33:45Just don't be like this!
33:47Don't act like none of it matters anymore!
33:49He reached toward my shoulder.
33:51Halfway there, his hand stopped.
33:52I looked at him.
33:53I remembered the disgust on his face when he'd called me disgusting.
33:56I remembered our children hiding under the blanket, too afraid to let him near them.
33:59The broken cufflink box.
34:01The flower trellis Camille had torn down.
34:03The home I'd spent years building piece by piece.
34:06And then, somehow, all of it faded.
34:08Julian, I used to think that as long as you and the kids were happy, it didn't matter if I
34:12had to put up with a little hurt.
34:14Then I realized I was wrong.
34:16My children shouldn't have to suffer.
34:18Neither should I.
34:19Julian's tears fell again.
34:20For the first time, I didn't want to wipe them away.
34:22You only regret it now because you finally lost me.
34:25No.
34:26That's not...
34:26I didn't answer.
34:27A breeze swept through the yard.
34:29Not far away, the flowers Adrian and the children had planted together earlier that day swayed gently in the wind.
34:34Before, I always planted them alone.
34:36Watered them alone.
34:37Turned a house into a home alone.
34:39This time, someone was doing it with me.
34:41I was about to tell Julian to leave one last time when my vision suddenly went dark.
34:46Hannah?
34:47Hannah!
34:48I heard panic in Julian's voice.
34:50But before he could touch me, the main door flew open.
34:52Adrian rushed out and caught me in his arms.
34:54The last thing I saw was Julian's bloodless face.
34:57Then everything went black.
35:01I opened my eyes again.
35:03Adrian was sitting beside the bed.
35:04The moment he saw me awake, his hand tightened around mine.
35:08You're pregnant.
35:10What?
35:11Six weeks.
35:12Adrian's voice was steady, but his grip on my hand was much tighter than usual.
35:16The three children immediately crowded around me.
35:18Mommy has a baby in her tummy?
35:20Still dazed, I nodded.
35:22My youngest immediately leaned over the bed and stared curiously at my stomach.
35:25The other two crowded closer, too.
35:27I instinctively rested a hand over my belly.
35:29It was still flat, but I knew that in a few months it would slowly begin to grow.
35:32My waist might disappear again.
35:34The weight I'd lost might come back.
35:36And this time, I wasn't afraid.
35:37Then I noticed my oldest was holding onto Adrian's sleeve with his other hand.
35:41The second he realized I'd seen him, he let go, as if nothing had happened.
35:44Adrian glanced down at him, but didn't say anything.
35:46Apparently, while I wasn't looking, the children had finally started letting him in.
35:50I turned my head slightly.
35:51Julian stood at the other end of the room.
35:53He didn't come closer.
35:54There was a bruise on his face and a dark mark at the corner of his mouth.
35:57Clearly, he and Adrian had fought.
35:59His eyes were fixed on my stomach.
36:00They were filled with grief, regret, and something close to helpless resentment.
36:04When he realized I was looking at him, Julian quickly looked away.
36:07Once, he'd had me so easily.
36:09I'd married him.
36:09I'd given him three children.
36:11My body had changed because of those pregnancies.
36:13And in the end, the very things he'd hated about my body were the marks left by the family I'd
36:17given him.
36:18Now, the child inside me belonged to Adrian.
36:20The doctor came in and checked the results again.
36:23Everything looks good.
36:24The room suddenly felt very quiet.
36:26And now you're pregnant again.
36:28Congratulations, Mr. Adrian.
36:34Only then did the doctor seem to notice Julian standing across the room.
36:37He looked at Julian, then at Adrian, and immediately seemed to realize he'd walked into something complicated.
36:42Sorry, did I?
36:43No.
36:44Adrian cut him off calmly.
36:45The doctor wisely stopped talking and left after finishing the examination.
36:49Julian didn't stay either.
36:50He looked at me one last time before walking out.
36:52His steps were almost unsteady.
36:54Adrian watched the doorway until Julian disappeared.
36:56Then he finally looked back at me.
36:57After a moment, he asked,
36:58Feel sorry for him?
37:00What?
37:01You kept looking at him.
37:05So you think I'm going to take your baby and my other three children and go back to Julian?
37:10Adrian said nothing, but his grip on my hand tightened slightly.
37:13Suddenly, I understood.
37:14This man, who practically ran the Vale family and never had to answer to anyone, was actually worried.
37:19Adrian, I'm not going back.
37:22Julian was the one who gave me up.
37:24Now he regrets it, but it's too late.
37:27Only because it's too late.
37:29And because I love you now.
37:34Adrian went completely still.
37:36A few seconds later, he calmly looked away, but he never let go of my hand.
37:40The three children looked at me, then at him.
37:42My youngest suddenly climbed closer to Adrian.
37:44Adrian, is the new baby going to call you daddy?
37:50Yes.
37:51The three children looked at one another.
37:52Then, my oldest still looked uncomfortable.
37:54But finally, my youngest whispered,
37:56Daddy.
37:57Adrian froze.
37:58It was the first time I'd ever seen him look that stunned.
38:00The other two children started giggling.
38:02My oldest still refused to say it, but quietly moved closer to Adrian.
38:06Adrian didn't push him.
38:07He only reached out and gently touched his head.
38:09Take your time.
38:10My nose stung as I watched them.
38:12I lowered my eyes and rested a hand over my stomach.
38:14I used to think that once I became a wife and a mother, taking care of everyone else
38:18was enough.
38:18It didn't matter what happened to my body.
38:20It didn't matter whether I was happy.
38:21I could always come last.
38:23It wasn't until I lost the home I'd fought so hard to keep that I finally understood.
38:27A real home shouldn't depend on one person constantly enduring everything and giving
38:31everything away.
38:31My eyes stung.
38:32Not because I was sad, but because I finally knew what it felt like to be loved without
38:36having to earn it by sacrificing myself.
38:38I slowly closed my eyes.
38:40Adrian pulled the blanket higher around me.
38:42Sleep.
38:42I'm here.