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00:00I've seen people's souls since I was born. I can hear them talk. But my parents never believed me.
00:10When will you stop making things up? Why can't you be likable like Sienna?
00:15Later, my adoptive sister Sienna got engaged to Cassian.
00:18He was heir to the Arden family, one of Star City's most powerful dynasties.
00:23After that, they spoiled her even more.
00:25But shortly before their wedding, Cassian crashed in a private flyer.
00:33He fell into a deep coma.
00:36When the Arden family asked Sienna to honor the engagement, she faked illness and refused.
00:40In private, she tossed her engagement ring away and complained to our parents.
00:46You want me stuck with a man in a coma? Dream on.
00:50I'm not wasting my life on someone who may never wake up. I'd rather die than marry him!
00:55That was when I saw Cassian's soul in our yard. His face was deathly pale. He glared at Sienna with
01:01pure nature.
01:03How can she be this heartless? The doctor said I'll wake in six months, so I'm not good enough now?
01:10Fine! When I wake up, I'll give whoever takes care of me 200 million credits. That'll really piss you off.
01:15200 million credits! My eyes lit up. I timidly raised my hand.
01:19How about I marry him?
01:21Marrying into a powerful family didn't matter. I just really wanted that 200 million.
01:26I thought Sienna would stop me. Since we were kids, she loved making my life hard and watching me suffer.
01:31Instead, she laughed.
01:33You already annoy everyone just by staying here. Going to take care of him for me is perfect.
01:37Look at you. So desperate you'll throw yourself at a coma, man. Pathetic.
01:42I lowered my head and said nothing. Leave this family and get 200 million credits? Sign me up.
01:48Cassian's soul floated behind Sienna and shouted at her.
01:50You said Lila bullied you all the time. So that was all a lie?
01:53You're the one bullying her.
01:55I can't believe I let you fool me!
01:57His anger made the air felt colder. I quietly pulled my shoulders in.
02:04When the Ardents came, Sienna still claimed she was sick to see them.
02:10I walked up to Evelyn myself.
02:13I'm Sienna's sister, Lila. If you don't mind, I'll marry Cassler in Sienna's place.
02:19She grabbed my hands.
02:22You really mean that?
02:23I nodded obediently.
02:25I took care of my grandparents growing up, when they could barely get around.
02:29Cassian's soul frowned and drifted closer.
02:32I can make healthy meals.
02:35Do massage and then physical therapy.
02:38Most of all, I'm patient.
02:40My parents jumped in.
02:41That's right. She's used to taking care of people.
02:43She's perfect for Caspian.
02:44Sienna's sick, so take Lila.
02:46As her parents, we approve.
02:47They couldn't wait to dump me, like I was a burden.
02:50After I packed, Sienna's shrill laugh followed me out.
02:56One's been a freak since childhood, and the other's unconscious.
03:00Two walking problems? Perfect match.
03:04Cassian's soul looked furious.
03:06So all that sweet innocence was fake.
03:09I must have been blind.
03:10The second I wake, I'm giving Lila 200 million credits just to piss Sienna off.
03:15Hearing him, I silently prayed.
03:17You promised 200 million.
03:18Keep your word.
03:20Half an hour later, I saw Cassian's body at the Arden family's private medical center.
03:29Tubes covered him.
03:30Machines kept his breathing steady.
03:32Screens by the bed kept updating his vitals.
03:34Eyes closed.
03:35Face pale.
03:35But those sharp features still looked born to power.
03:38Evelyn sat beside him, wiping red eyes.
03:41The brain surgery worked, but it'll take time before he wakes.
03:45She paused.
03:46Her voice grew rougher.
03:49I wanted Sienna to stay with him, but she said she was sick and refused.
03:52The doctor looked at me.
03:54Talking to him every day may help keep his brain active and improve his chances of waking up.
04:00Evelyn ran the Arden group and couldn't stay all day.
04:02Sienna should have been the one.
04:03No one expected the chance to fall to me.
04:05Cassian's soul stood by the bed, miserable.
04:08I thought Sienna would stay no matter what.
04:10She really proved me wrong.
04:12I just want someone reliable to read me the market news every day.
04:16Why is that so hard?
04:18I wonder if Lila can handle it.
04:20After listening for a while, I understood.
04:22His consciousness had left his body.
04:24That was why I could see his soul.
04:26Once he woke, it would return on its own.
04:28Evelyn asked,
04:30Lila, how are you planning to take care of him?
04:32Thinking a second, I listed my plan.
04:36I'll read him the news, play movies and music, and tell him the weather.
04:41Different scents, too, to sharpen his sense of the outside world.
04:46You're doing all that yourself?
04:49If you don't mind, I'll also handle bathing and physical therapy.
04:53It'll help him get used to me.
04:56Sounds convincing enough.
04:58Let's see how many days you last.
05:00The next day, Evelyn walked in just after I finished shaving him.
05:06He already looked more presentable.
05:09The movie just now was fun.
05:10I explained a few lines out loud anyway.
05:13And I read him the market news.
05:15Arden's stock was pretty steady yesterday.
05:17What's that smell? It's covering the medical scent.
05:19Fruit tea.
05:20Different day, different scent.
05:22You moved your luggage in, too?
05:24She saw my suitcase in the corner of the room and looked touched.
05:30You can still go back and rest at night.
05:32I smiled.
05:34Sleeping here lets me watch him at all times.
05:37It should help him recover.
05:38I glanced at his soul.
05:39His face looked better.
05:40Sienna's spoiled.
05:41Even if she'd come, she couldn't take care of me properly.
05:44Lila actually seems reliable.
05:46Maybe I got lucky.
05:47I'd passed his personal test.
05:49Everything got easier.
05:50I started watching where Cassian's soul went.
05:52Maybe going too far from his body made it harder to return.
05:55So he usually stayed in the room and only wandered out in good weather.
05:59The last time he'd risked going that far was to see Sienna.
06:02Now that he'd given up on her, he stayed put.
06:04Whenever I cared for Cassian, his soul stood nearby talking to himself.
06:07How does Lila know I like opera?
06:10She did her homework.
06:11Not bad.
06:14Why didn't she find out I love extra hot wings?
06:17She makes me smell salad every day.
06:19I'm sick of it.
06:20The next day, I brought in a huge box of extra hot wings and opened it in front of him.
06:27Cassian, how spicy do you think this one is?
06:30His soul gulped.
06:31I grew bolder and played with his fingers, shaping them into a little gun or bunny ears.
06:35At first, his soul protested.
06:37Stop that!
06:38No one's ever dared treat me like this.
06:40Am I your toy now?
06:45When spicy wings filled the room, his soul stared so hard even his will to live looked stronger.
06:50I miss those so much.
06:51I need to wake up and eat as many as I want.
06:53The moment his soul finished speaking, the vital monitor shifted a little.
06:57I picked up a wing too.
06:59Cassian, thanks to you, this is the first time I've had takeout this expensive.
07:03At home, I usually got bread and milk that were almost expired.
07:05His soul froze.
07:06I'd gotten used to him lying there and started treating him like a friend without meaning to.
07:11Your mom thought I was working too hard, so she gave me a hundred thousand credits.
07:16Actually, back home, I had to care for my parents and Sivia.
07:19Before that, my grandparents too.
07:22Here, I only have to take care of you.
07:24It's actually easier.
07:25His soul drifted closer and stared without speaking.
07:28I looked at Cassian on the bed and gently moved his fingers.
07:31Sienna's been bullishing me since we were kids.
07:33My parents didn't stop her.
07:35They helped.
07:37I got the leftovers, the blame, all of it.
07:41I let out a long breath.
07:45Okay, that's everything.
07:47I feel better now.
07:48Cassian's soul had tears in his eyes.
07:51What's wrong with Lila's parents?
07:52Why don't they treasure a daughter this good and spoil that princess of a sister instead?
07:57When I wake up, I'm teaching that whole family a lesson for Lila.
08:00I was a little touched, but he didn't need to.
08:02As long as the 200 million hit my account, I'd be grateful enough.
08:06After that day, his soul and I got much closer.
08:09I still pretended I couldn't see him.
08:12But whenever he wanted something, I somehow gave it to him.
08:16He stayed beside me almost constantly and saw everything I did.
08:20Four months passed like that.
08:22One day, while I was playing with his fingers again, one of them moved on its own.
08:27Even his soul froze.
08:29My nerves and muscles are reacting.
08:30My brain must be recovering.
08:32Am I going back into my body soon?
08:33Ecstatic, I told Evelyn at once.
08:35Word spread fast.
08:36A large specialist team came to examine him.
08:38Sienna came too.
08:39She looked at his unconscious body with disgust, then dragged me out.
08:44I heard Cassian's going to wake up.
08:46When I didn't answer, she grabbed my hair and shoved me into the wall.
08:49You think you've climbed into the Arden's now?
08:52You're giving me attitude?
08:54Cassian's soul clenched his teeth.
08:55Leela, are you stupid?
08:56Fight back!
08:57I'll back you up!
08:58You're not hitting her?
08:59Fine, I will.
09:00He swung a fist.
09:03All it did was stir a cold gust of air.
09:05Sienna pointed in my face.
09:07If Carsey awakes, you're out.
09:09I'll make him believe I was the one taking care of him.
09:11Anyway, I'm the woman he loves.
09:13Even if he wakes, I'm the only one he'll marry.
09:15Cassian reacted first.
09:16If my brain keeps any of these memories, there is no way I'm marrying you.
09:20Then he paused.
09:22Wait.
09:23When I wake up, will I even remember this?
09:25What if I forget everything?
09:26Can soul memories really merge with my body's consciousness?
09:29I never thought of that.
09:31If I forget and believe Sienna took care of me, what happens to Leela?
09:36His soul turned to me.
09:37I broke free of Sienna just as uneasy.
09:39I didn't care who Cassian married.
09:41But if Sienna stole the credit, my 200 million would vanish with it.
09:46Cassian seemed to think of something and relaxed.
09:48My mom has seen what Sienna really is.
09:51She'd never let me marry her again.
09:52Then Sienna went straight to Evelyn.
09:54I don't know what she said, but she convinced her.
09:57Evelyn came to me looking uncomfortable.
10:00I don't like Sienna's behavior either, but Cassian loved her before the accident.
10:05If he wakes up married to a woman he barely knows, he'll be furious.
10:09How about this?
10:10I'll compensate you well.
10:12As long as you stay quiet, no one has to know you were the one who actually took care of
10:15him.
10:15I stayed silent a moment, then nodded.
10:19Leela, can you stand up for yourself once?
10:20Why are you handing your credit away?
10:22I wanted to fight too, but I'd spent my whole life giving in.
10:26No status, no backing, no confidence.
10:28What was I supposed to fight with?
10:31His soul signed and looked exasperated.
10:34Forget it.
10:35None of you are thinking straight.
10:36After convincing Evelyn, Sienna started a live stream.
10:39She sat by Cassian's bed, held his hand, and looked tearful at the camera.
10:45After months of my careful attention, Cassian is finally about to wake.
10:50Once he recovers, we'll register the marriage and have the wedding.
10:54Thank you all for your support.
10:56Comments flew.
10:57This is true love.
10:59She stayed four whole months.
11:01This is so touching.
11:03Outsiders believed Sienna's devotion had pulled him toward waking.
11:06They praised her loyalty and devotion.
11:08Meanwhile, Cassian's soul grew more transparent every day.
11:12I knew he was close.
11:13One morning, I searched the whole Arden estate and couldn't find his soul.
11:16I understood at once.
11:17Cassian was waking up.
11:20I called Evelyn and the specialist.
11:24Sienna arrived soon after with network reporters.
11:27Under countless staring eyes, the medical team began the final procedures.
11:31A notification sounded.
11:32On the bed, Cassian, unconscious for over a year, slowly opened his eyes.
11:38No one dared move or speak.
11:41Cassian lifted one finger, then swallowed hard.
11:44He narrowed his eyes at the ceiling like he was trying to remember.
11:47All I could do was pray he still had his soul's memories.
11:50I needed him to remember who had actually taken care of him.
11:53If he'd forgotten, then I'd spent months doing this for nothing and handed everything to Sienna.
11:59Sienna couldn't wait.
11:59She rushed to the bed.
12:01Cassian, you're finally awake.
12:03It's me, Sienna.
12:04The woman you love.
12:07I've been taking care of you this whole time.
12:10I handled everything and never left.
12:13You know that.
12:15You remember, don't you?
12:16Cassian looked confused.
12:18My heart sank.
12:19Had he really forgotten?
12:22Stop dreaming.
12:24Evelyn already agreed.
12:26If he doesn't remember, Sienna gets the credit.
12:28Leave before you ruin this for her.
12:29Cassian kept staring at Sienna.
12:31Disappointment filled my chest.
12:33I lowered my head and started to leave.
12:35Then he spoke.
12:35His voice was cold.
12:37You're saying you were the one who took care of me?
12:39Doubt was clear in his eyes.
12:41Sienna froze.
12:42Guilt flashed across her face.
12:43Cassian coughed weakly and asked again.
12:45Colder.
12:47Answer me.
12:47Was it you?
12:50I stopped mid-step and held my breath.
12:52If he was suspicious, he still had at least some memories from when his soul was outside.
12:56Even fragments gave me hope.
12:57At least I still had a shot at the 200 million.
12:59Seeing the silence, my parents exchanged a look and hurried forward.
13:04Of course, Caspian.
13:05This is your fiancée, Sienna.
13:07You loved her more than anyone.
13:09Don't you remember?
13:10You just woke up.
13:11Of course your memory is fuzzy.
13:12Sienna has been taking care of you these past few months.
13:14They crowded the bed and blocked me from his view.
13:16Evelyn patted my shoulder in apology, then stepped in.
13:19All right.
13:20Everyone move back.
13:21Don't overwhelm my son.
13:22Once Sienna backed off...
13:26Evelyn took Cassian's hand, eyes wet.
13:30You're finally awake.
13:32The doctors are calling it a miracle.
13:34Now that you're back, everything can return to normal.
13:37Don't worry.
13:38I'm here.
13:39We'll get you back to your old life as soon as we can.
13:42Cassian had only just woken and was still extremely weak.
13:45He looked at Evelyn, but didn't speak again, saving his strength.
13:48The media quietly filmed the reunion.
13:50The crowd pushed me farther and farther back.
13:53I still didn't want to leave.
13:55I wanted to see if anything could still change.
13:57Sienna had been pushed aside too, and she was anxious.
13:59She'd waited here for days just to grab credit the second he woke.
14:04If the media caught it and ran enough stories, her marriage to Cassian would be even harder
14:08to break.
14:09When the plan slipped, she took it out on me.
14:12Lila, why are you still standing here?
14:14Still dreaming about marrying into the Arden family?
14:17Know your place and get out!
14:19Even if I don't marry him, it still won't be you!
14:22Anger had been building.
14:23For once, I talked back.
14:24Don't celebrate too soon, Sienna.
14:27You haven't married him yet.
14:28My parents stared.
14:30Lila, you actually dare talk back now?
14:32Come outside with me!
14:34I need to teach you a lesson!
14:36All three grabbed me and tried to drag me out.
14:38I fought as hard as I could, but I couldn't beat three people.
14:41Just as they were forcing me out, Cassian pushed Evelyn's hand away and stared at us.
14:45Stop!
14:46Everyone froze.
14:48Sienna and my parents looked annoyed.
14:49They glanced at each other.
14:50Then Sienna stepped in front of me again.
14:53Ignore her.
14:54She's just some caregiver who came to watch the drama.
14:56I'll get her out.
14:57She dug her fingers into my arm and tried to force me away.
15:00Cassian looked more alert now.
15:02His voice was stronger.
15:04Move.
15:05It was low and sharp.
15:06Nothing like the talkative, almost cute soul I'd gotten used to.
15:09This Cassian carried the authority of a man raised to inherit an empire.
15:14It seemed that the real Cassian and his soul had very different personalities.
15:18Before I could think too much, he slowly raised a hand and pointed at me.
15:22You.
15:22Come here.
15:23Sienna panicked.
15:24She glared at me with a clear threat.
15:26Don't you dare.
15:28If you go over there, I'll make you regret it.
15:30Don't forget what I can do to you.
15:32Have you forgotten everything I've put you through all these years?
15:35Stay in your place.
15:37Cassian isn't someone you get to dream about.
15:39I'd already been stuck between two choices.
15:41Take Evelyn's compensation and leave?
15:43Or risk everything and fight for what was mine?
15:46Seeing Sienna still so arrogant, still sure she could control and humiliate me,
15:50something rebellious finally rose inside me.
15:53I shoved her away.
15:55I'm going.
15:56I didn't want Sienna running my life anymore.
15:58So I raised my voice on purpose.
16:01Didn't you hear Cassian calling me?
16:03You keep trying to stop me.
16:04Are you hiding something?
16:05Are you afraid I'll expose you?
16:07My words reached everyone in the room.
16:09Reporters looked over at once.
16:10Doubt flickered in Cassian's eyes.
16:12Sienna flushed and reached for me again.
16:14Evelyn spoke low.
16:17Let Lila come over.
16:18Seeing her complicated face, I realized she was struggling too.
16:21She wasn't sure she should tell Cassian the truth.
16:24That meant my chances were better than I'd thought.
16:26I held down my excitement and walked to the bed.
16:28Cassian narrowed his eyes and studied me for several seconds.
16:31Then he asked,
16:33What's your name?
16:35Lila.
16:35He frowned.
16:36The pain on his face said he was trying hard to remember and couldn't.
16:39My hope swung back and forth.
16:41One second, I thought I had a chance.
16:43The next, I thought it was over.
16:44In the silence, his expression eased.
16:46He looked at me, then at Sienna.
16:49Both of you answer me.
16:50What do I want to eat most right now?
16:52My breath caught, but my eyes lit up.
16:54Did he still have scattered memories from when his soul was outside?
16:56Was he testing us?
16:57Thinking of everything we'd been through, I was about to answer.
17:01It's...
17:02Sienna shoved me aside.
17:03You've barely spent any time with Cassian.
17:06You don't even know him.
17:07How could you know what he likes to eat?
17:09Let me answer.
17:11We dated for three years.
17:13I know you better than anyone.
17:15I know exactly what you want right now.
17:18What you want most has to be the cake I make myself.
17:24I made it for you once when you were sick last year.
17:27You were so touched.
17:28You said it was the best cake you'd ever had.
17:30You even told me to make it every time you got sick.
17:33I made it several times anyway and left it by your bed so you could smell it.
17:36I hoped it would help you wake sooner.
17:39While you were in a deep coma, even if you wanted it, you couldn't tell me.
17:43Now that you're awake, I'll go make some.
17:45I want you to feel how much I've missed you and how much I love you.
17:51She forced out a couple of tears.
17:53Then she made sure the media heard her.
17:55No matter what happened, my feelings never changed.
17:58What I feel for Cassian has nothing to do with money or status.
18:02It's real love.
18:03Reporters started taking close-ups, hungry to turn every detail into a story.
18:07My parents piled on.
18:08Sienna has always been the princess of our family.
18:11She barely ever stepped into a kitchen growing up.
18:13But for Cassian, she learned to cook.
18:15All because she wanted him to taste something she made when he woke up.
18:19I was so stunned by their shamelessness, my mouth twitched.
18:22Beside them, Evelyn quietly frowned.
18:24She looked like she'd tasted something awful.
18:27Enough.
18:28Stop making a scene you've answered.
18:29Let Lila answer now.
18:31Evelyn pulled me back and had me face Cassian.
18:33I answered softly.
18:34Extra hot wings.
18:36The room went dead silent.
18:37Then Sienna laughed.
18:39Lila, you really are unbelievable.
18:42If you were going to lie, at least make it believable.
18:45You're insane.
18:46I know Cassian better than anyone, and he barely even eats spicy food.
18:50And extra hot wings?
18:52He'd never touch them.
18:53Why would that be the first thing he wants after waking up?
18:56Cassian said nothing.
18:57For a moment, I doubted my own memory.
18:59I hadn't remembered wrong.
19:00His soul had clearly told me he loved extra hot wings.
19:03Even the smell used to make his heartbeat stronger.
19:05He complained in my ear countless times that once he woke up, he'd eat as much as he wanted.
19:10So, was my memory wrong?
19:12Or had his soul been lying to me the whole time?
19:14As the silence stretched, Evelyn leaned in and quietly reminded me.
19:18I've never seen my son eat anything that spicy.
19:20He's always been strict about his diet, especially in public.
19:23Lila, I understand why you're upset, but given the situation...
19:26The more she spoke, the lower my heart sank.
19:29Had everything his soul told me been wrong?
19:31Had I just embarrassed myself for nothing?
19:33Lila, I know you're a good girl, but Sienna is still my son's fiancé.
19:38Some things aren't ours to decide.
19:41Let's stick to what we agreed, alright?
19:43There's no need to make this ugly and put yourself in an embarrassing position.
19:47Evelyn probably didn't want to watch me humiliate myself further.
19:50She transferred 500,000 credits into my account at once,
19:53and said she'd contact me later with more compensation.
19:56It was already a huge amount.
19:57Enough for me to leave.
19:59Finish the degree I'd always wanted.
20:00Even keep studying on another planet.
20:02But looking at Cassian's familiar, yet unfamiliar face,
20:05all I felt was resentment.
20:07Why?
20:07I remembered what his soul had said to push me.
20:09If I remember you and acknowledge what you did,
20:12that's what you deserve, Lila.
20:13Are you really going to let Sienna bully you forever?
20:15If I wake and don't remember, stand up and tell me the truth.
20:18Don't back down again and let her steal everything that belongs to you.
20:21If you do, I'll lose all respect for you.
20:23Those words gave me courage again.
20:25Cassian was narrowing his eyes now, like he wanted to speak.
20:29Sienna looked unbearably pleased with herself.
20:31She grabbed him and shouted,
20:33See? This woman is a liar.
20:35I'll get rid of her for you right now.
20:37She shot my parents a look.
20:39Just like always, they moved to throw me out.
20:41Then, Cassian, stronger now, growled at Sienna.
20:44Shut up.
20:46It was the first time since he woke that I'd seen such clear disgust in his eyes.
20:50That one command gave me courage too.
20:52Cassian clearly has something he wants to say to me.
20:54Until he tells me to leave himself, I'm not going anywhere.
20:57Evelyn hadn't expected me to take that stance.
20:59After the first surprise, a hint of approval showed in her eyes.
21:02Cassian glared until Sienna reluctantly stepped away from the bedside.
21:06Then, he lifted a finger toward me again.
21:08Come here.
21:09Read me a couple of market reports.
21:10Sienna and I both understood.
21:12He didn't believe her.
21:13He had vague memories, but he wasn't sure they were real.
21:16He wanted familiar scenes to see what came back.
21:19Sienna panicked.
21:20Cassian, why is this necessary?
21:22I'm your fiancé.
21:24Everyone knows we were about to marry.
21:25If your own fiancé wasn't taking care of you, then who was?
21:27Some stranger you've never met?
21:29Yes, she came to the medical center, but at most she was the taking care of her I hired to
21:32help.
21:33That doesn't change our engagement.
21:35Cassian, you-
21:38This time, Evelyn told Sienna to shut up.
21:40She'd had enough, and told her to be quiet or get out.
21:43I pulled the tablet from the bedside cabinet and read him the market news the way I always had.
21:47I used the same tone and rhythm, even adding the occasional odd little comment of my own.
21:51Cassian's expression didn't change, but Sienna looked worse and worse.
21:55By the time I finished, he had more strength.
21:59He signaled the doctor to raise the bed so he could sit up.
22:03Then he stared hard at both of us.
22:06I'm asking one more time.
22:08Who was actually taking care of me these past six months?
22:11Sienna trembled.
22:12This time, I didn't want to stay timid.
22:14I had done all of it.
22:16Even if no one believed me, the medical center's surveillance could prove it.
22:19After only a few seconds, I stepped forward.
22:24It was me.
22:26I'm the one who stayed and took care of you these past six months.
22:29I played movies, music, and opera.
22:32I read you the news.
22:33I bathed you.
22:35It was me the whole time, Lila.
22:37This had already gone far past the original plan.
22:39But when Evelyn saw me finally stand up for myself, she looked relieved.
22:43Cassian's mouth even curved, like he was satisfied with my answer.
22:46The moment our eyes met, a thought hit me.
22:49Maybe he had remembered everything the second he woke.
22:51Maybe he'd only drag this out to see if I'd finally fight for myself.
22:54But had he remembered the 200 million too?
22:56If he had, couldn't he just transfer it?
22:58That would definitely make Sienna furious.
23:00Sienna clearly sensed something was wrong.
23:02Still unwilling to give up, she made one last try.
23:17If she hadn't brought that up, it might have gone better for her.
23:20The second she repeated that lie, Cassian's eyes sharpened, like more memories had snapped
23:24back.
23:25His face darkened.
23:28Sienna, I don't want to see you right now.
23:31Get as far away from me as possible.
23:33The moment he said it, Evelyn raised a hand and called security.
23:35Just as they were about to drag Sienna away, Cassian spoke again.
23:38Wait.
23:39Sienna's face lit up.
23:40She thought he'd changed his mind because of their past.
23:42Instead, Cassian whispered something to Evelyn, then looked up at me and smiled.
23:49Lila, to thank you for taking such good care of me these past six months.
23:56I'm giving you 200 million credits.
23:58There are plenty of witnesses here.
24:00This is a voluntary gift, so take it without worrying.
24:03The next second, Evelyn completed the transfer.
24:05My terminal chimed.
24:07200 million credits hit my account.
24:09The world spun.
24:10I was so happy I nearly passed out.
24:12Then Sienna's scream yanked me back.
24:14Lila!
24:14Why didn't you get that?
24:16Jealousy twisted her face.
24:17Her eyes went red.
24:19That 200 million should be mine!
24:23If I hadn't given you this chance, you never would have gotten any of this.
24:27Give me the money.
24:29Give it to me!
24:30She lunged at me.
24:31Security grabbed her and my parents and dragged all three away.
24:36The media caught every humiliating second.
24:39It was deeply satisfying.
24:40I'd made up my mind, too.
24:42Soon, I'd hire the best lawyer I could find and sue my parents for years of abuse.
24:46Then, I'd cut them out for good.
24:48After a few more media questions, the room finally went quiet.
24:51Evelyn didn't blame me.
24:52She thoughtfully left Cassian and me alone.
24:54Facing the real, awake Cassian, I suddenly felt awkward.
24:58Seeing me fidget, he narrowed his eyes, amused.
25:02Lila, how did you know I love extra hot wings?
25:05Huh?
25:06I was still floating from the 200 million and didn't react at first.
25:09Cassian gave a quiet, mocking laugh.
25:12I've always been strict about my diet, and Sienna hated spicy food.
25:15So when we were together, I usually avoided it around her.
25:18Most people think I don't even like spicy food.
25:20And during the six months you took care of me, I couldn't speak.
25:23So how did you know?
25:25Lila, tell me the truth.
25:27While my consciousness was separated from my body, could you see my soul?
25:31Oh.
25:31So when he asked that food question earlier, it hadn't only been a test between us.
25:35He'd been testing a theory.
25:39I, well, you talked in your sleep while you were unconscious.
25:43I stayed in the room 24 hours a day, so I happened to hear you.
25:47My eyes darted away.
25:48Really?
25:50What did I say in my sleep?
25:51You said you were craving extra hot wings, and that once you woke up, you were going to
25:55eat as many as you wanted?
25:56The second the words left my mouth, I slapped a hand over it.
25:59I was done for.
26:00How had I repeated his soul's exact words?
26:03My face burned.
26:04I was nervous and scared.
26:05Cassian gave me his first real smile since waking.
26:10Lila, I already suspected you could hear me back then.
26:14Otherwise, how could I say I wanted extra hot wings one day and have you bring me a whole
26:20box the next?
26:21If I said I wanted a certain movie, you'd play it almost immediately.
26:25I thought we had some kind of connection.
26:27Turns out, you could actually see my soul.
26:31Tell me the truth.
26:34Did you volunteer to marry me because you heard me say I'd give my caretaker 200 million credits?
26:40I gave an embarrassed little laugh.
26:41Everyone liked money.
26:42Cassian had more than enough.
26:44Surely he wouldn't hold that against me.
26:46After a second, I tried to defend myself.
26:47But there are so many people in the world, and I was the only one who could see your soul.
26:55And hear what you were saying.
26:57That has to count as some kind of fate, right?
27:01As soon as I said it, the air felt different.
27:03Had I gone too far?
27:04To my surprise, Cassian nodded.
27:08You're right.
27:10I think it does mean something.
27:11He slowly lifted his arm, moved his hand toward mine, and took it.
27:15His white tiger tail shifted beside the bed.
27:18Lila, I like this brave side of you.
27:21The Vale family won't bully you anymore.
27:24I told you I'd deal with them for you, and I meant it.