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00:00I clutched the gift for my husband on our fifth wedding anniversary and watched him kiss another woman right in
00:06front of a live stream camera.
00:08They are sitting at the same table we booked every year. I didn't cry, I didn't make a scene, I
00:13didn't even miss a step.
00:15Three weeks later, after signing the divorce papers, I turned around and married the owner of the corner pizzeria.
00:21I'd only known him for one day. Everyone thought the betrayal had made me lose my mind.
00:26And they'll never guess. This ordinary man, dusted with flour and glued to his oven all day, is the one
00:33person in this city who truly calls all the shots.
00:37But I had no clue about any of that back then. All I knew was that this anniversary was completely,
00:43utterly ruined.
00:44Clara, you came at the perfect time. Saves me the trouble of explaining at home.
00:47I gripped the anniversary gift in my hand. Before we got married, I was a designer.
00:52After we got married, I gave up my career to plan his galas, attend his business events, and take care
00:59of both our families.
01:01Five years later, his anniversary gift to me was his mistress.
01:05You can still live in the house. The credit cards won't be cut off. I'll keep paying for your mom
01:08and sister.
01:09What are the conditions?
01:12Accept Vanessa. Don't make a scene. Don't affect my reputation in public.
01:15I suddenly laughed. So he'd already planned out how I should live after being cheated on. The house, the credit
01:22cards, my family's living expenses.
01:24My lawyer will contact you.
01:27What do you mean?
01:28Divorce.
01:32Clara, you haven't had a real job in five years. Do you really think you can survive without me?
01:36Back then, he really believed that once I suffered a little, I'd come crawling back.
01:42Three weeks later, I signed my name on the divorce papers.
01:45Meanwhile, Marcus and Banana were already seen together in public.
01:49Marcus rushed to go public with Vanessa.
01:51He didn't fight the divorce. Five years of marriage, over.
01:55But Marcus was right about one thing.
01:57After leaving him, I really had nowhere to go.
01:59I hung up on mom's call.
02:01I got removed from old group chats.
02:04Mother and Chloe had been living off Marcus for years.
02:07And my entire social circle for the past five years came almost entirely from his world.
02:13Finally, I found a corner pizza shop.
02:15The rent upstairs was exactly what I could afford now.
02:19The owner's name is Mateo.
02:21He looked like just an ordinary pizza shop owner.
02:24He took me upstairs.
02:25My heel caught on the step.
02:26I thought I was going to fall, but he caught me before I fell.
02:31He was so close.
02:33He moved faster than a pizza maker has any right to.
02:37Oh, thank you.
02:39It's a small favor.
02:41The room wasn't big, but clean.
02:45Can I move in today?
02:47Sure.
02:48He didn't ask why I was looking for a place with two suitcases right after a divorce.
02:53At that moment, I just felt I had finally run into something good.
02:57The next day, Mother and Chloe stormed in, furious.
03:01Clara!
03:01You get back home with me right now!
03:04How did you find this place?
03:07Marcus froze my credit card.
03:09Chloe's apartment is being repossessed!
03:12Call Marcus right now!
03:14Tell him you regret it!
03:16He's the one who cheated.
03:17So what?
03:18As long as you're still Mrs. Marcus, the house, the money, the credit cards, none of it stops!
03:23I was completely stunned.
03:24So she knew all along.
03:26She knew Marcus betrayed me.
03:28She just didn't care.
03:29As long as Marcus kept paying them, how much I suffered didn't matter at all.
03:37You have to go back today.
03:39Get out of my way.
03:41If you can't take this, then hurry up and find a man richer than Marcus.
03:45As long as you marry well again, we can still live like before!
03:49At that moment, I finally understood.
03:51Marcus treated me like an accessory.
03:53And my family treated my marriage like a credit card that would never expire.
03:58Just then, the kitchen door opened.
04:00Mateo walked out with a freshly baked pizza.
04:02Then, I grabbed his arm and pulled him to my side.
04:06No need to find anyone else for me.
04:07What?
04:09I already have a fiancé.
04:11The man I'm marrying is Mateo.
04:15Mateo raised an eyebrow.
04:16The corner of his mouth slowly curled into a smile I couldn't quite read.
04:20Back then, I didn't know.
04:22The man I grabbed to get rid of my family once made the entire city's underground world call him...
04:28Godfather.
04:35Clara, even if you're trying to piss us off, you could at least pick a decent man.
04:41Stop messing around.
04:42Come home with me.
04:44I'm not throwing a tantrum.
04:46I'm going to the registry with him right now.
04:48You've only known each other for one day.
04:50But I'm single now.
04:52Who I marry is my own decision.
04:54He could have pushed me away right then.
04:56Could have exposed the whole Forex.
04:58So the bride has already set the wedding date for me.
05:01He took off his apron.
05:04The registry closes at five.
05:06We have 40 minutes left.
05:08An hour later, the words I said to take back my life had actually become a marriage.
05:13Happy wedding, Mrs. Mateo.
05:15A few hours later, the news reached Marcus.
05:18The shop door was pushed open.
05:21Marcus walked in with Vanessa.
05:22You actually married a pizza cook.
05:24Clara, you're willing to gamble your whole life just to make me jealous?
05:27We're already divorced.
05:28Who I marry is none of your business.
05:30You used to live in my house, drive my cars.
05:32Now you're planning to rely on him selling pizzas to support you?
05:34Clara, stop messing around.
05:36I advise you to apologize.
05:38Marcus might still be willing to help you.
05:40They were still convinced that everything I did was just for Marcus.
05:44I'll give you one day to end this marriage.
05:46Otherwise, I'll make sure this shop never stays open.
05:49I just got married today.
05:51Asking me for a divorce now?
05:52Isn't that a little too soon?
05:54You have no idea who you're messing with.
05:56I only know one thing.
06:00You're bothering my wife.
06:03When this place shuts down, you'll find out how stupid it was to marry her!
06:06The next day, the supplier canceled the delivery.
06:09Group orders kept getting refunded.
06:12Inside the empty pizza shop, only a small amount of ingredients remained.
06:15He wasn't joking.
06:16He cut off the shop's supplies and blocked my job opportunities.
06:20He wanted me to watch as Mateo lost place because of me.
06:24Let's end this marriage.
06:30Let's end this marriage.
06:32Once I move out, he won't come after you anymore.
06:35One is for upstairs, the other is for the back door.
06:40Clara, we've only been married for one day.
06:43This place is your home now, too.
06:45I'm not going to throw my wife out because of another man's threats.
06:49Marcus spent five years married to me, and he could humiliate me for his own gain.
06:54Mateo had known me for two days, yet when real trouble showed up, he still told me to stay.
06:58That night, after Clara fell asleep, several luxury cars pulled up outside the pizza shop.
07:04Several men in suits walked in and bowed their heads to Mateo.
07:09Godfather, Marcus has already made his move against the lady.
07:11With your permission, we can take everything from him before morning.
07:15No, I'm retired.
07:17But the lady, she just left a man who was used to making decisions for her.
07:23I won't be the second one.
07:25Let Marcus play his game.
07:26Just make sure no one actually hurts her.
07:29Understood, Godfather.
07:31At that moment, Marcus still had no idea.
07:34The ordinary pizza cook, he threatened, was the one man who could actually take everything from him.
07:43I stared at my phone as novitications about me kept popping up on the screen.
07:48Cutting off the pizza shop's supplies was only the first step of Marcus's revenge.
07:53She married that guy just to make her ex jealous.
07:55She was already sleeping with the pizza shop owner.
07:58Please don't blame Clara.
07:59She just couldn't accept the divorce.
08:02That's why she's acting so impulsively.
08:04She was the one who destroyed my marriage, yet now she was pretending to be the kindest person.
08:09In just one morning, I became the crazy woman.
08:13The people who used to know me started avoiding me.
08:16Job opportunities vanished one by one.
08:19They have no idea what actually happened.
08:21Then don't look.
08:22The people who would leave just because of a few words from Marcus were never worth keeping around.
08:28But the store is losing business.
08:30Clara, you are my wife.
08:33When someone bullies you, I'm not going to turn around and blame you for causing trouble.
08:36He said it so casually.
08:38I took it as just another attempt to comfort me.
08:41The shop door was pushed open again.
08:44Mother and Chloe walked in.
08:45They weren't here to check on me.
08:49Divorce Agreement
08:51Publicly admit the marriage was just to provoke him, then give up all rights as a wife and secretly go
08:56back to Marcus.
08:58So he wants me to go back and be his mistress.
09:01The mother looked around the empty pizza shop with disdain.
09:04Chloe anxiously pulled out her deactivated credit card.
09:07In their eyes, as long as Marcus was willing to pay the rent, the credit cards, a little humiliation on
09:14my part, didn't matter at all.
09:22Go back and tell Marcus.
09:24Marcus, I won't accept it.
09:26And starting today, if you want a house, credit cards, living expenses, go earn them yourselves.
09:31I won't support you with my marriage anymore.
09:33Mother angry dragged Chloe out.
09:35The shop door slammed shut.
09:38Only after they left did I realize my hands had been shaking the whole time.
09:43Mateo walked out from the back kitchen.
09:45I just heard a very important line.
09:47You said that even if you have nothing, you won't go back.
09:50As your husband, I like that answer very much.
09:52He leaned down and kissed my forehead.
09:54I froze completely.
09:56We've only known each other for three days.
09:58Yet when he got close, I didn't even want to pull away.
10:01Tomorrow night, come with me to a party.
10:04At a time like this, do we still have friends willing to see us?
10:07Of course.
10:08I have to introduce my new wife to them.
10:11The next evening, I walked downstairs wearing a plain dark dress.
10:15But parked outside was a luxury sedan.
10:18Several men in suits stood waiting respectfully.
10:21Mateo didn't come to pick me up himself.
10:24It drove to a private fitting room that wasn't open to the public.
10:28A stylist was already waiting.
10:30An entire row of hau couture gowns appeared in front of me.
10:34Mateo said it was just a gathering among friends.
10:37I reached out to touch one of the gowns.
10:39These dresses, I had only seen them when I accompanied Marcus to the highest level charity galas.
10:45It wasn't until this moment that I finally knew for sure.
10:48My new husband was never just an ordinary pizza cook.
10:54I walked out of the fitting room in my gown.
10:57Mateo was already standing by the luxury sedan waiting for me.
11:01He looked completely different from the man who usually stood in the kitchen.
11:05I'm starting to regret it.
11:06Regret what?
11:08I didn't warn everyone in advance.
11:10Tonight, anyone who stares at my wife for too long, I might find it very hard to stay polite.
11:18I looked at the luxury cars and the men behind him.
11:21You said this was just a gathering among friends.
11:25After tonight, I'll accept whatever questions my wife wants to ask.
11:29The luxury sedan pulled up in front of the city's most exclusive charity gala.
11:34This venue only invited the most influential families and business owners every year.
11:39In the past, Marcus brought me here.
11:41He had to fight for months just to get in.
11:44And we still ended up at the very back.
11:47Now, Mateo didn't show any invitation.
11:49The staff saw him and it immediately notified the organizers.
11:53The host came out to greet us personally.
11:55Guests along the way stepped aside.
11:58Mateo didn't take out anything.
12:00But the organizers came out to receive him.
12:03Everyone stepped aside.
12:04And they even respectfully called me ma'am.
12:07I finally knew for sure.
12:08This man had absolutely not told me the whole truth.
12:14Don't be nervous.
12:16Tonight, all you have to do is enjoy the gala.
12:19Marcus and Vanessa entered the venue with Damien's group.
12:22Damien was one of the real power holders of the city's underground world.
12:26That was the only reason Marcus got in tonight.
12:29Marcus spotted us immediately.
12:31Clara?
12:31He sanded us up and down.
12:34You actually brought a pizza cook in here just to prove you could get in without me?
12:38That dress can't be cheap.
12:39You have no income now.
12:41Don't go into debt just to keep up appearances.
12:45Every time your ex sees you, does he have to work this hard to prove he's doing well?
12:49I couldn't help but laugh.
12:50Marcus' face darted instantly.
12:53Check his invitation.
12:55Mr. Damien personally brought me in.
12:56I won't allow a fraud in here.
12:58The staff checked the list.
12:59Then their expression turned instantly respectful.
13:02They personally escorted SOS to the very center of the venue.
13:06Our seats were at the number one VIP table.
13:08In the past, Marcus sat at the very back of the room, staring at the number one table from afar.
13:14The smile on Marcus' face frozen completely.
13:16Impossible.
13:18He's just a pizza cook.
13:21Marcus chased over furiously.
13:23When Mr. Damien comes back, you'll find out who you've messed with.
13:27Darling, remember that expression of his?
13:29It'll get more entertaining in a moment.
13:31The doors to the inner hall opened.
13:33Damien walked out with several core men.
13:36Mr. Damien, that pizza chef has impersonated a VIP and humiliated me in public.
13:40You need to show him what happens when he offends you.
13:42But Damien didn't look at him.
13:44His gaze passed right over Marcus and landed directly on Mateo.
13:48I thought Damien would throw us out.
13:51Damien walked up to Mateo.
13:53Godfather, welcome back.
14:01Damien lowered his head in front of Mateo.
14:04Marcus froze completely in place.
14:06It wasn't till everyone bowed to Mateo at the same time that I finally understood.
14:11Damien, whom Marcus had been desperately trying to please, was once just his subordinate.
14:18Damien, I only want to have dinner with my wife tonight.
14:21The person you brought is too loud.
14:23Damien's expression changed slightly.
14:26He lowered his head immediately.
14:30Darling, I'm sorry.
14:31I did hide a little bit of my past.
14:34Retired godfather just doesn't sound as likable as pizza cook.
14:37I stared at him blankly.
14:38So the man who baked me pizza every day and prepared dinner for me
14:42once controlled the entire underground world of this city.
14:47I'm retired.
14:48The man standing here tonight is only Clara's husband.
14:53Also, the harassment against my wife in the pizza shop ends here.
14:56Damien lowered his head again.
14:58Yet no one in the entire banquet hall doubted the weight of his words.
15:03Clara, don't let him fool you.
15:05A man like this hiding his identity to marry you, how could he have no agenda?
15:08After betraying your wife in public, you're suddenly concerned about whether she married well?
15:15A few people nearby let out quiet laughs.
15:17Damien's gaze fell on Mateo's hand holding mine.
15:21Damien asked Mateo if he should take care of Marcus for good.
15:24My expression changed.
15:33I don't want anyone getting hurt because of me.
15:37Mateo was silent for two seconds.
15:39Then he looked at Damien.
15:40Hear that?
15:42My wife doesn't like violence.
15:43Let him go.
15:45He put an arm around me.
15:47Marcus was escorted out of the venue.
15:49I thought the humiliation was finally over, but Marcus' last words left a thorn in my heart.
15:55After the gala, Mateo and I went back to the pizza shop.
15:58For the first time, I took the initiative to let go of Mateo's hand.
16:02How many more things haven't you told me?
16:05I used to run the underground organization here.
16:07I stepped down years ago.
16:08The pizza shop, this life now, it's all real.
16:11The first time he saw me, he only wanted to rent the upstairs room to a woman with nowhere to
16:16go.
16:16Later, I was the one who grabbed Tim and said we should get married.
16:20But you knew exactly what your identity meant.
16:23Why didn't you tell me anything?
16:25Mateo fell silent.
16:27My last marriage was destroyed by lies.
16:29Marcus made me think everything was fine while Vanessa was already in the picture behind my back.
16:33And you made me believe I married an ordinary pizza shop owner.
16:36I was wrong about that.
16:37He reached out to touch me.
16:38I stepped back, intinctively.
16:40I'll tell you everything about my past.
16:43Then you decide whether you want to continue this marriage.
16:46I'm not getting a divorce right now.
16:48But until I truly know you, we're putting our marriage on hold.
16:51Alright.
16:52The choice is yours.
16:53That night, Marcus sat in his car,
16:55replaying the secretly courted video from the gala over and over.
16:59Mateo let him go the second I said I didn't like violence.
17:02That night, Marcus finally realized one thing.
17:05The man who could make everyone bow,
17:07his most important person, was me.
17:10And the crack that had just appeared between us,
17:12became the only weakness he could exploit.
17:17Mother and Chloe walked into the shop carrying gifts.
17:21Their attitude was completely different from a few days ago.
17:24After Mateo's identity came out,
17:26Mother and Chloe completely changed their tune about my marriage.
17:28A few days ago,
17:30they still despised me for marrying a broke cook,
17:33and pressured me to go back to Marcus.
17:35Now,
17:36they claimed they had known all along,
17:38that Mateo was no ordinary man.
17:40Of course,
17:41they soon revealed their real agenda.
17:43Mother wanted a bigger house.
17:46Chloe wanted Mateo to arrange a job for her.
17:48My expression turned cold.
17:50No.
17:51Mother and Chloe froze at the same time.
17:54They don't understand.
17:55I have already married a man more powerful than Marcus,
17:58so why won't I keep paying for them?
18:01From today on,
18:02if you want something,
18:03go earn it yourself.
18:06I won't treat my marriage like your new credit card.
18:10Whether to help you is up to Clara.
18:13Her marrying me doesn't mean she handed over the right to decide her own life.
18:17Mother finally understood that Mateo would not become their new tool to control me.
18:21They left in anger.
18:23After they left,
18:24Mateo placed a stack of documents in front of me.
18:26It listed all his legitimate asset.
18:28It also stated clearly that he had long since left the underground organization,
18:31and had no part in any of Damien's current businesses.
18:35I should have told you all this before we got married.
18:37I'm late making it up to you now.
18:39But from now on,
18:41I don't want you learning about your husband from anyone else.
18:44Shh.
18:47I don't want you learning about your husband from anyone else.
18:51I didn't answer.
18:52Mateo didn't push me either.
18:54That evening,
18:55Mateo walked into the back room carrying a few changes of clothes.
18:58He was really keeping his word and giving me space.
19:01You don't have to stay here.
19:03My wife is still upstairs.
19:05If I stay too far away,
19:07I might miss the moment she's willing to see me.
19:09Early morning,
19:10Mateo placed a cup of coffee outside my door.
19:12During the day,
19:13he helped me look through job postings.
19:15In the evening,
19:16he asked me to take a walk.
19:18When I shook my head and refused,
19:19he simply smiled and left.
19:21Mateo began to court his wife again.
19:23No jewelry,
19:24no fancy cars,
19:25nor did he use his status to fix my life for me.
19:28When I refused,
19:30he stopped.
19:30When I didn't answer,
19:32he waited.
19:34Mrs. Mateo,
19:35would you have dinner with me tonight?
19:37Just dinner?
19:39Of course.
19:41As for falling in love with me again,
19:43we can take it slow.
19:45I haven't fully forgiven him yet,
19:47but this time,
19:48I'm willing to give him another chance.
19:53I pushed open the door to a tiny office.
19:55After Mateo started courting me again,
19:58I also decided to get back the career
20:00I had put on hold for five years
20:02because of my marriage.
20:03Before the marriage,
20:05I was a designer.
20:06After marrying Marcus,
20:07I had no official job title,
20:09but I kept handling the visual design
20:11for his galas,
20:12receptions,
20:13and corporate events.
20:14All of that was always my job.
20:16Marcus only had to show up at the end
20:19and take all the credit.
20:20I hung up a sign,
20:21Clara Design Studio.
20:23Mateo walked in carrying a pizza.
20:26Congratulations, Mrs. Mateo,
20:28on your grand reopening.
20:30I don't even have a single client yet.
20:33Then let me be your first booking.
20:36On one condition,
20:37the designer herself has to attend.
20:39I couldn't help but laugh.
20:41He didn't introduce clients to me
20:42because he knew,
20:44this time,
20:45I wanted to start over on my own designs.
20:47I pulled several all-nighters in a row.
20:49The renders for the jewelry exhibition
20:51gradually took shape.
20:52I used the brand Decades of History
20:54as the main thread.
20:55And making the new collection
20:57the visual centerpiece
20:59of the entire space.
21:00But the day before signing,
21:02the client suddenly cancelled.
21:03Marcus used money and connections
21:05to steal the project.
21:07The next day,
21:08Vanessa even passed my designs off as her own.
21:11She only changed the colors and decorations
21:13and passed my work off
21:14as her original creations.
21:16Mateo placed a folder
21:18of organized documents in front of me.
21:20Keep all the sketches
21:21and revision records.
21:23They'll prove who the design belongs to.
21:25I looked at him.
21:27You're not gonna help me take it back?
21:29Mateo raised an eyebrow.
21:31As long as my wife allows it.
21:33Not allowed.
21:35Mateo raised both hands in surrender,
21:37laughing.
21:38Large exhibition booths
21:39blocked the main passageways.
21:40The jewelry cabinets
21:41produced severe reflections
21:43under the on-site lighting.
21:44One installation could not be set up
21:46due to dimension errors.
21:47Vanessa held my renderings,
21:48looking flustered.
21:52Marcus thought that stealing my designs
21:54meant he had stolen my talent.
21:55But Vanessa soon found out.
21:57She could copy the renders.
21:59But she had no idea
22:00how to actually execute them.
22:02The actual venue dimensions
22:04didn't match the drawings.
22:05The display blocked the flow.
22:06The wrong lighting
22:07even killed the jewelry's original glow.
22:10With only one hour left
22:11before the gala,
22:12the client finally called me back.
22:14They agreed to publicly credit
22:15my studio and pay the original fee.
22:18I glanced at my designs
22:19and picked up my laptop.
22:21I walked quickly into the venue,
22:23repositioned the displays,
22:25redesigned the guest flow,
22:26adjusted the jewelry lighting,
22:28dismantled the installation
22:29that wouldn't fit,
22:30and reassembled the existing materials.
22:32I rapidly revived
22:33the on-site renderings on my laptop.
22:35Based on the real venue,
22:36I readjusted the design.
22:37The block passageways reopened.
22:39The wrong lights were repositioned.
22:41The unusable installation
22:42was dismantled and rebuilt.
22:44The countdown ended.
22:45The lights came on.
22:46The jewelry sparkled
22:47in the display cases.
22:49Guests began to arrive.
22:50Minutes before the gala began,
22:52the entire space
22:53finally became exactly
22:54what I had envisioned.
22:55The client shook my hand.
22:57True to their word,
22:58they announced in front of everyone
23:00that the entire visual design
23:01and on-site adjustment
23:03came from my studio.
23:04Several guests
23:05chromatically approached me
23:06to exchange contact information.
23:08Some people who had attended
23:09Marca's past events
23:10finally recognized my design style.
23:13They realized
23:14all those beautiful venues
23:15Marca's used to show off
23:16were always my work.
23:18Exhausted,
23:19I walked out of the venue.
23:21Matteo was leaning against the car
23:23waiting for me,
23:24dinner in hand.
23:25Looks like I'm picking up
23:26a very successful designer tonight.
23:28How long have you been waiting?
23:32Long enough for me to confirm.
23:34My wife is even more captivating
23:36when she's working
23:37than when she's wearing
23:38an evening gown.
23:39I smiled and got into the car.
23:41He didn't ask
23:42how much money I made.
23:43And he didn't credit
23:45my success to his help.
23:46That night,
23:47Marca's finally understood.
23:49After leaving him,
23:50I had not lost
23:51the ability to survive.
23:53The one who had truly
23:54lost that ability
23:55had always been him.
24:00I opened my inbox.
24:01New cacaberation requests
24:03kept coming in.
24:04After the jewelry anniversary gala,
24:06my studio finally started
24:07getting new clients.
24:08But I soon realized
24:10what they remembered
24:11wasn't just my design.
24:12It was also the title
24:14of the godfather's wife.
24:16Online,
24:16new rumors began to surface.
24:18The jewelry company
24:19only rehired Clara
24:20under pressure
24:21from the godfather.
24:22Her clients are just
24:23afraid of Matteo.
24:24Of course,
24:25Marca's wouldn't let
24:25this opportunity slip.
24:27He started spreading
24:28the word that
24:29I only got these projects
24:31because Matteo
24:31was pressuring people
24:32behind the scenes.
24:34Several emails
24:34that were about to be signed
24:36turned into,
24:37let's put a collaboration
24:38on hold.
24:39My career,
24:39which had just restarted,
24:41was once again
24:42dragged into my marriage.
24:44Matteo looked at the messages
24:45on his phone.
24:47I can issue
24:48a public clarification.
24:49I've never interfered
24:51with your work.
24:51I shook my head.
24:53If every time
24:54someone questions me
24:55the godfather
24:55has to prove it for me,
24:57then they'll never believe
24:58I rely on myself.
24:59Matteo was quiet
25:00for a moment.
25:01Finally,
25:01he put down his phone.
25:03Alright,
25:04this time,
25:05I'll stand behind you.
25:09So,
25:10I took the initiative
25:11to give up
25:11those projects
25:12that might have
25:13because of Matteo's
25:14identity.
25:14I reorganized
25:15my portfolio.
25:16On the promotional page,
25:17only Clara Design Studio
25:19remained.
25:19My studio was almost
25:20back to square one.
25:22I kept only
25:23my name
25:24and my work.
25:25Then sent my designs
25:27to cities
25:27where no one knew me.
25:29A week later,
25:30a new home brand
25:31in a neighboring city
25:31publicly solicited
25:32flagship store design proposals.
25:34Twelve studios
25:35bid anonymously.
25:36No one knew
25:37who my husband was.
25:38I redesigned
25:39the store layout,
25:40adjusted the furniture display,
25:41modified the lighting
25:42and customer flow.
25:43Finally,
25:44I clicked submit.
25:45They chose me.
25:46I adjusted the lighting,
25:48modified the display,
25:49confirmed the final
25:50spatial details.
25:52Matteo handed me
25:52coffee and dinner
25:53from outside the door.
25:54From the anonymous bid
25:56to the final installation,
25:58Matteo never reached out
25:59to a single cosmet.
26:00Three days.
26:01My pursuit
26:02has only earned me
26:03three thank yous.
26:04Then I'll take a taxi tomorrow.
26:06Matteo immediately
26:07shook his head.
26:08Thank you is fine.
26:09At least I still get
26:10to see you every day.
26:11I couldn't help but laugh.
26:13On opening day,
26:14foot traffic
26:15and orders
26:15exceeded expectations.
26:16The brand also
26:17publicly confirmed
26:18that from the anonymous
26:19bid to the final design,
26:21they worked exclusively
26:22with my studio.
26:23This time,
26:24no Marcus,
26:25no Godfather,
26:26just my design.
26:27I pushed the door open
26:28and walked back in.
26:29New design invitations
26:30appeared in my inbox again.
26:32New collaborations
26:33came knocking again.
26:34And this time,
26:35they remembered
26:36my name first.
26:36Matteo took the laptop
26:38from my hands.
26:39Congratulations,
26:40Miss Clara.
26:41Can I invite a successful
26:42designer on a date tonight?
26:44I looked at him.
26:45You really didn't
26:46do anything this time?
26:48Matteo raised both hands.
26:50I held back many times.
26:53For someone used
26:54to solving problems,
26:55that's already very difficult.
26:57He had the power
26:58to make many people obey,
26:59yet he was actually learning
27:00for my sake.
27:02I took out the spare key
27:03to the upstairs room
27:04from my bag
27:05and placed in his palm.
27:07Matteo was stunned.
27:08A date is possible.
27:10And you don't have to sleep
27:12in the break room tonight.
27:13Matteo looked down
27:14at the key,
27:15a smile he could no longer hide
27:16spreading across his face.
27:17Darling,
27:18you'd better know
27:20that sentence easily
27:21gives a husband expectations.
27:24First,
27:25move your luggage.
27:26I haven't completely
27:27forgot his deception,
27:28but this time,
27:29I'm the one who chose
27:30to let him back into my life.
27:35Matteo moved his luggage
27:36back upstairs.
27:38The next morning,
27:39he still made coffee for me.
27:41In the evening,
27:42he waited outside
27:43the design studio on time.
27:45After I gave the key
27:46back to Matteo,
27:47he moved back
27:48that same night.
27:49But he didn't assume
27:50our relationship
27:50was back to normal.
27:52He still picked me up
27:53every day.
27:54You've accepted my invitation
27:55three times in a row.
27:57By my understanding,
27:58you're falling in love
27:59with me again.
28:00Maybe I just don't feel
28:01like driving lately.
28:03It doesn't matter.
28:04What counts
28:05is the romantic result.
28:06My studio gradually stabilized.
28:08I thought life was
28:09finally getting back on track.
28:10Later,
28:10I found out that Marcus
28:11had also gone to Damien
28:13at that time.
28:14After the gala,
28:15Marcus lost the status
28:16and connections
28:17Damien once brought him.
28:18Damien would forever remain
28:20just the man
28:21who managed affairs
28:22for the Godfather.
28:24He only cares about Clara
28:25and his new life now.
28:27Push him to the point
28:28where he has to talk
28:29and we can get what we want.
28:31Marcus was in charge
28:31of targeting my studio
28:33and Mateo's legitimate businesses.
28:35Damien provided the people
28:36and resources he needed.
28:37They wanted to force Teo
28:38to formally hand over
28:39his last remaining old guard,
28:41connections,
28:42and authority.
28:43I was reviewing
28:43hotel space design drawings.
28:45My phone suddenly received
28:47an anonymous email.
28:48A few days later,
28:50new threats emerged.
28:51Clients received
28:52anonymous warnings.
28:53An unfamiliar car
28:54parked outside the studio.
28:56A staff member
28:57was tailed by a car
28:58on their way home.
28:59Cooperating with them
29:00will only bring danger
29:02to everyone.
29:02Marcus began creating
29:04a public illusion
29:05that Mateo had lost control
29:07of the old forces
29:08and anyone who got close to me
29:09could be dragged in.
29:13This time,
29:14I didn't shut down the studio
29:16and I didn't cancel any projects.
29:18All threat evidence
29:19has been handed over
29:20to the police and my lawyer.
29:22Any client is free
29:23to end our collaboration,
29:24but intimidation
29:26will not make me stop working.
29:28After Mateo finished
29:29reading the evidence
29:30once I organized,
29:31the smile on his face
29:32disappeared.
29:33I really want to make
29:34Marcus disappear from your life
29:36right now.
29:37Then let everyone believe again
29:38that I can only solve problems
29:40by relying on the Godfather?
29:42Mateo fell silent.
29:43I'll handle the public matters.
29:45But those who are still
29:47using your name
29:48to create fear
29:49should be ended by you.
29:51Mateo understood.
29:53That night,
29:54Mateo gathered
29:55the last group of people
29:56who still called themselves
29:57the Godfather's old guard.
29:59From today on,
30:00no one is allowed
30:01to act in my name.
30:02For those who want
30:03a legitimate life,
30:04I'll give you the opportunity.
30:06For those who want
30:07to keep following Damien,
30:08that's your own choice.
30:09But whoever uses my name
30:11to threaten Clara,
30:12bear the consequences yourself.
30:14He didn't take back power.
30:16Instead,
30:16he voluntarily cut
30:17his last connection
30:18to that world.
30:19But Mateo's decision
30:20also completely destroyed
30:21the one thing
30:22Damien wanted most.
30:23Without Mateo's name,
30:25without the loyalty
30:25of those old members,
30:27Damien could never fully
30:28inherit everything
30:29the Godfather left behind.
30:31Since power can't
30:32make him bow,
30:33then make him lose
30:34the one person
30:35he can't bear to lose.
30:37And this time,
30:38the person they truly targeted
30:39was me.
30:44After Damien started
30:45targeting me,
30:46Marcus soon delivered
30:47the first real trap.
30:48A large trading company
30:50invited my studio
30:51to handle the spatial
30:52and visual design
30:53for their annual banquet.
30:55They used my contact information
30:57from years ago.
30:58Later,
30:58I found out
30:59that all those materials
31:00came from the computer
31:01left behind
31:02from when Marcus
31:02and I lived together.
31:04Before the banquet,
31:05the other party
31:06delivered the booths,
31:07decorations,
31:08and guest-tipped gifts
31:09in batches.
31:09According to the contract,
31:11the client was
31:11responsible transportation.
31:13My job was only
31:14to confirm the installation areas
31:15and temporary storage locations.
31:17I confirmed the design
31:18and construction order
31:20on my tablet.
31:21I didn't know
31:21that Marcus had long
31:22since replicated
31:23my electronic signature
31:24using old files.
31:26Those transport
31:27and receiving documents,
31:28which were never mine,
31:30were all changed
31:31to my name.
31:32Less than half an hour
31:33into the banquet,
31:34the police suddenly
31:36sealed the hotel.
31:38It wasn't until
31:39those crates were opened
31:40that I understood.
31:41This event had been a trap
31:42prepared for me
31:44from the very beginning.
31:45The warehouse application
31:46was real,
31:47but the transportation
31:48hen confirmation
31:49and personnel list
31:50had all been altered.
31:52To the police,
31:53I had become the person
31:54all these documents pointed to.
31:55That night,
31:56I was taken to the police station
31:57for investigation.
31:59My studio's computers
32:00and project files
32:01were also temporarily seized,
32:02and current collaborating clients
32:04suspended their projects
32:05one after another.
32:06Mateo was already
32:07waiting there.
32:08His face showed
32:09no trace of a smile.
32:10He took out his phone.
32:12Find everyone
32:13who attended the banquet.
32:15Before tonight,
32:16I want to know
32:16who tampered
32:17with her files.
32:22Stop.
32:24They want to send you
32:25to prison.
32:26So you're going to
32:27become the godfather again?
32:30I can find the truth
32:31in one night.
32:33Then what?
32:34Will the police
32:35believe the witnesses
32:36you find,
32:37or suspect you're
32:38tampering with evidence
32:39for your wife?
32:42Marcus wants to drag you
32:43back into that world.
32:45Don't let him succeed.
32:48All I care about
32:49is whether you can
32:50come home safe.
32:51Then trust me this once.
32:55Alright.
32:56This time,
32:57I'll listen to you.
32:57We traced everything
32:58back to the very
32:59first invitation.
33:01Who got my old
33:01contact information,
33:02which documents
33:03were later altered,
33:05and who arranged
33:06the temporary staff.
33:07Soon,
33:07we discovered
33:08that several key
33:09personnel had connections
33:10to Marcus's company.
33:11Right now,
33:12I'm in charge of
33:13driving,
33:14delivering meals,
33:15and reminding my wife
33:16to go to sleep.
33:17That shouldn't count
33:18as using underground
33:19forces, right?
33:20I finally managed
33:21a faint smile.
33:22The person who
33:23could truly prove
33:24the collaboration
33:25between Marcus and Damien
33:26lived right beside Marcus.
33:28Vanessa soon realized,
33:30if the plan to frame me
33:31failed,
33:32Marcus was already
33:32prepared to pin
33:33all the responsibility
33:34for contacting
33:35the transporters on her.
33:37She finally understood.
33:38The person Marcus
33:39truly wanted to protect
33:40was always himself.
33:41So for the first time,
33:42she began keeping
33:43evidence for herself.
33:48After I stopped
33:49Mateo from regathering
33:50his old guard,
33:51he made an even
33:52more thorough decision.
33:53The next day,
33:54under his lawyer's
33:55arrangement,
33:56he formally cooperated
33:57with the police
33:58as a witness.
33:59What he handed over
34:00were the materials
34:01he had kept
34:01since his retirement.
34:03They included evidence
34:04of Damien's
34:05undergrounds business
34:06and illegal transactions
34:07over the years.
34:08These things were
34:09originally Mateo's
34:10last safeguard.
34:11Now,
34:12he handed them
34:13to the police himself.
34:16Damien will
34:17definitely find out.
34:18I know.
34:19Since I promised
34:20my wife I'd retire,
34:22I might as well
34:23retire completely.
34:24From this moment on,
34:26he truly had no intention
34:27of going back
34:28to that world.
34:29Clara re-examined
34:30the document copies
34:31provided by the police.
34:32Suddenly stopped.
34:34Meanwhile,
34:34I finally found
34:35the loophole
34:36in those forged documents.
34:37The transportation
34:38confirmation used
34:39the electronic signature format
34:41I left behind years ago.
34:43Even the numbering rules
34:44were the old version
34:44used during my marriage
34:46to Marcus.
34:47After my design studio
34:48was established,
34:49all documents
34:50had long since
34:51switched to new numbering.
34:52In other words,
34:53the so-called
34:54transportation fern
34:55by me documents
34:56already had a template
34:58that could be forged
34:59before the studio
34:59even existed.
35:01Clara organized
35:01the original files,
35:03time records,
35:03and old and new numbering,
35:05then handed them
35:06to her lawyer.
35:06The person who could
35:08access those old materials,
35:09besides me,
35:10the most likely one
35:12was Marcus.
35:15Just as the investigation
35:17was breaking through,
35:18Vanessa took the initiative
35:20to contact me.
35:21She had already realized
35:22that Marcus was prepared
35:23to pin all the transportation
35:25and personnel arrangements
35:26on her once things fell apart.
35:28The man who betrayed
35:29his marriage for her
35:30was equally prepared
35:31to sacrifice her
35:33at any time
35:34to save himself.
35:44She had saved
35:45some of Marcus
35:46and Damien's recordings
35:47and also kept records
35:49of the banquet files
35:50being altered.
35:51These pieces of evidence
35:52finally began
35:53to directly link
35:54Marcus and Damien
35:56to that framing.
35:57Damien also soon learned
35:58the police were investigating
36:00his transaction network
36:01based on materials
36:02Matteo provided.
36:04If Vanessa recordings
36:05formally entered
36:06the evidence chain,
36:07both he and Marcus
36:08would completely lose
36:10their way out.
36:11Make Matteo stop cooperating.
36:15I want him to tell
36:16the police himself
36:17that those materials
36:18can't prove anything anymore.
36:20Marcus knew exactly
36:21what Damien wanted.
36:22As long as he could
36:23force Matteo to back down,
36:25he still had a chance
36:26to trade for the status
36:27he had lost.
36:27I have the remaining
36:29original materials
36:30from the banquet.
36:31I can prove Damien
36:32was the one
36:33who actually arranged
36:34the transaction.
36:35Below was a meeting address,
36:36abandoned luxury hotel.
36:38That afternoon,
36:39Marcus suddenly told me
36:40he was willing to hand over
36:42the final piece
36:43of original evidence.
36:44The meeting place
36:45was a hotel
36:46that had been closed
36:47for a long time.
36:48I certainly knew
36:49this was very likely a trap.
36:51But if that original evidence
36:53truly existed,
36:54it could also end
36:55all of this completely.
37:00Marcus asked me
37:01to meet him
37:02at a closed down hotel,
37:03claiming he had
37:04the original evidence
37:05of Damien arranging
37:06the illegal transaction.
37:07I certainly knew
37:08this was very likely a trap.
37:10The police had hidden
37:11surveillance devices
37:12in my collar.
37:13Real-time location tracking
37:14has also been activated
37:16on my phone.
37:17Before setting out,
37:18I handed over the message
37:19and all evidence
37:20to my lawyer and the police.
37:22They decided to set up
37:23in advance,
37:24and I was responsible
37:25for getting Marcus
37:26and Damien
37:26to say more things out loud.
37:28You actually dared to come.
37:31Where's the evidence?
37:32The hotel doors
37:33suddenly locked.
37:34Several men stepped out
37:35from the shadows.
37:36As expected,
37:38Marcus hadn't prepared
37:38any evidence at all.
37:40But he didn't know
37:41that the people
37:41truly waiting for them
37:42were already outside the hotel.
37:45Damien walked in
37:45with his men.
37:46What Damien truly wanted
37:47was to force Mateo
37:49to stop cooperating
37:50with the police,
37:51and then publicly deny
37:52the materials pointing him.
37:53Tell your husband
37:55to stop cooperating.
37:56Otherwise,
37:56you're not leaving tonight.
37:58Mateo was willing
37:59to give up his own power.
38:01What makes you think
38:02he would still protect
38:03all of this for you?
38:04Damien's face
38:05darkened instantly.
38:06I deliberately
38:07kept provoking him
38:08because the recording device
38:10hidden on me
38:11was transmitting
38:12every word from here
38:13to the outside.
38:17Clara,
38:18as long as you cooperate,
38:19we can start over
38:20after this is over.
38:22You lured me here
38:23as a hostage,
38:24and you still think
38:25I'd come back to you?
38:27The old you
38:28would never talk to me
38:29like this.
38:30Because the old me
38:32truly believed
38:32I couldn't survive
38:34without you.
38:35Enough!
38:36Tell Mateo,
38:38if he doesn't stop testifying,
38:40he won't see his wife
38:41again tonight.
38:42Enough!
38:43They had just said
38:44their purpose out loud.
38:46Suddenly,
38:46the hotel side door
38:48was forced open
38:48by the police.
38:49The police had been waiting
38:50for the most crucial testimony.
38:52The operation
38:53officially began.
38:54Mateo entered the hotel
38:55behind the police.
38:57He came to my side
38:58as soon as he could.
38:59Are you hurt?
39:00I shook my head.
39:01The tension in Mateo's face
39:02finally eased.
39:03Good.
39:04As for the fact
39:05that you walked
39:06into a trap yourself,
39:07we'll discuss that
39:07when we get home.
39:08Get me out of here first.
39:12Yes, ma'am.
39:13Damien was handcuffed.
39:15Marcus was also taken
39:16into custody
39:16by the police.
39:18You knew all along?
39:20I just finally learned
39:22not to hand my fate
39:24over to your decisions anymore.
39:26Marcus was distorted
39:27into the police vehicle.
39:28Vanessa's recordings,
39:29the forged documents,
39:30the materials Mateo submitted,
39:32plus tonight's complete recording,
39:33finally tied the entire
39:35framing together.
39:36This time,
39:36Mateo truly came to save me,
39:38but I was also
39:39one of the people
39:39who put Marcus and Damien
39:41into that police car.
39:43I was no longer
39:44that Clara
39:44who could only wait
39:45for her husband
39:46to make life decisions
39:47for her.
39:51After Marcus and Damien
39:53were arrested,
39:54the framing targeting me
39:55finally began
39:56to completely collapse.
39:57The forged documents,
39:58illegal transactions,
40:00the hotel kidnapping,
40:01and the evidence
40:02of Marcus using
40:03my old materials
40:04to frame me
40:04were all confirmed.
40:05My studio was officially
40:06cleared of the investigation,
40:07and the previously
40:08suspended collaboration
40:09resumed.
40:10Meanwhile,
40:11Marcus began to lose
40:12everything he cared
40:13about most.
40:13The company accounts
40:14were frozen for investigation,
40:16partners left
40:17one after another,
40:18and the business
40:19he had gained
40:20through Damien
40:20was completely cut off.
40:22A few weeks ago,
40:23he still believed
40:24he could decide
40:25who survived in this city.
40:26Now,
40:27he couldn't even
40:28keep his own company.
40:29Outside the police station,
40:31Vanessa handed over
40:31her phone and documents
40:33with her lawyer present.
40:34Vanessa also handed over
40:35all remaining recordings,
40:36chat logs,
40:38and livestream materials
40:39to the police.
40:39She admitted to
40:40cooperating with Marcus
40:41to attack me.
40:42Providing evidence
40:43wouldn't make her innocent,
40:44but at least this time,
40:46she didn't continue
40:47lying for Marcus.
40:48Mother and Chloe
40:49came to the pizzeria again.
40:51Mother held property documents.
40:52Chloe displayed
40:53several invitations
40:54to upper-class gatherings
40:55on her phone.
40:56They still want houses,
40:57connections,
40:58and the kind of life
40:59from the past
41:00where they did not
41:01have to bear
41:02the costs themselves.
41:03I won't pay
41:04for your living expenses.
41:06And Mateo
41:07won't arrange
41:08your lives either.
41:11The mother looked
41:12at Mateo again,
41:13unwilling to accept it.
41:14Of course,
41:15I'd love to please
41:15my wife's family.
41:17Unfortunately,
41:18my wife has already
41:19said no.
41:20Mother and Chloe
41:21eventually left in anger.
41:23This time,
41:23I didn't get angry,
41:24nor did it I feel sad.
41:26I finally understood,
41:28loving your family
41:29doesn't mean you have
41:30to pay for their lives.
41:34After the case
41:35entered the prosecution process,
41:36Marcus requested
41:37to see me once
41:38through his lawyer.
41:39I agreed.
41:40I always thought
41:41you would come back.
41:42Five years
41:43without a formal job.
41:45Your family
41:46has been relying on me.
41:47I thought if I made you
41:48suffer a little,
41:49you'd eventually
41:49come back begging.
41:51So you never thought
41:52I could actually leave you?
41:55I never thought
41:55you'd be better off
41:56after leaving me.
41:57Until now,
41:58he finally admitted
41:59the root of everything.
42:01He did not know
42:02he was hurting me.
42:03He just always believed
42:04I didn't have the ability
42:06to leave him.
42:07If I hadn't taken Vanessa
42:08to the restaurant that day...
42:09But you did.
42:10I won't forgive you.
42:12Whatever happens
42:13from now on,
42:14let the law decide.
42:15I didn't continue discussing
42:16how much we used
42:17to love each other.
42:18Some marrieds,
42:19after they end,
42:20don't need prettier explanations.
42:22I only reclaim my property
42:23and reputation
42:24through normal procedures.
42:25How much Marcus would lose
42:27and what sentence
42:28he would receive
42:29were no longer
42:29any of my business.
42:31Outside the courthouse,
42:32Mateo was waiting for me
42:33with two cups of coffee.
42:34Is it over?
42:37It's over.
42:38Then can you give your husband
42:39his time back tonight?
42:41I haven't had a proper date
42:42in a long time.
42:45You're getting more
42:46and more out of line.
42:49That means my pursuit
42:50is finally making progress.
42:52What I truly took back
42:54was never just money
42:55and reputation.
42:56It was my own life.
43:01After Marcus and Damien's case
43:03went to trial,
43:04our lives finally
43:05slowly returned to peace.
43:07My studio took on
43:08new projects again
43:09and Mateo went back
43:10to being the pizzeria owner,
43:12standing in the kitchen
43:13every day.
43:14I thought the troubles
43:15of the Godfather
43:16were finally over.
43:17I was sorting through documents
43:18when I suddenly found
43:20an itinerary
43:20and an asset
43:21and trustee document
43:22on which
43:23the departure date
43:24was stated.
43:25Just then,
43:26Mateo pushed the door
43:27and came in.
43:29You're planning to leave?
43:31Although Damien was arrested,
43:33not all of Mateo's
43:33old enemies
43:34had disappeared.
43:35He was preparing
43:36to leave the city alone.
43:37When were you planning
43:38to tell me?
43:40After things were handled.
43:43And then tell me
43:44you'd already decided
43:45for us?
43:46You've already been in danger
43:47because of me once.
43:49I don't want to gamble
43:50a second time.
43:52You're still deciding
43:54for me.
43:54I don't want the Godfather
43:56arranging a safe life
43:57for me.
43:58I want a husband.
44:00If there's danger,
44:02tell me.
44:03If there's a problem,
44:04discuss it with me.
44:05Not disappear on your own.
44:07Then tell me
44:08it's for my own good.
44:09The first time
44:10I married him,
44:11I impulsively grabbed
44:12onto him.
44:13Later,
44:13he hid his identity
44:14and we almost broke up
44:16because of it.
44:17But by now,
44:18this marriage could
44:19no longer be decided
44:20by one person
44:21for the other.
44:22Mateo sighed softly.
44:24It seems this
44:25ordinary husband of mine
44:26still has a lot to learn.
44:28I took away
44:28his departure due documents
44:30and tore them up directly.
44:32Then keep learning.
44:37The first time
44:37he did not hug me directly.
44:39He simply held out
44:40his hand towards me.
44:41I leaned into his arms
44:42on my own
44:42and only then
44:43did Mateo tighten them.
44:45Will you keep teaching me,
44:46teacher?
44:46Depends on your performance.
44:48A few days later,
44:50Mateo didn't leave.
44:51Instead,
44:51he handled the last
44:52few businesses
44:53that could still be connected
44:55to the underground world
44:56through his lawyer.
44:57He left nothing
44:58that could be used
44:59to mobilize
44:59his old forces again.
45:00In the past,
45:01some called him Godfather.
45:03Now,
45:04most people only urged him
45:05to serve faster.
45:06As I walked past
45:07the kitchen that day,
45:09Mateo looked at me,
45:10his movements slowing
45:11for a slit second.
45:12The pizza is burning.
45:14There's no way around it.
45:16When the Landied
45:16walks through the kitchen,
45:17it really hurts
45:18work efficiency.
45:19No one bowed their head,
45:20no luxury cars,
45:22no underground world,
45:23but I like this life
45:24more and more.
45:25The shop was closed.
45:27Only a simple dinner
45:28and a bouquet of flowers
45:30sat on the table.
45:31What's the occasion today?
45:33Making up for a regret.
45:35Mateo took the ring box
45:36from behind the counter,
45:38walked up to me,
45:39and got down on one knee.
45:40The first wedding
45:41was too hasty.
45:42You grabbed me
45:43to escape your past
45:44and I agreed with secrets.
45:45So this time
45:46I want to ask again.
45:47No Marcus,
45:48no family pressure,
45:49no Godfather.
45:51Clara,
45:51would you marry me again
45:52because you truly want to?
45:54The first time,
45:55I grabbed him
45:55to escape my own life.
45:57This time,
45:58no one forced me
45:59and there was nothing
46:00to run from.
46:00I do.
46:01Mateo slit the ring
46:02onto her finger,
46:04stood up
46:05and hugged her.
46:06Finally,
46:07I can prove
46:07my wife really married me
46:09of her own free will.
46:10We have decided
46:11to hold another wedding.
46:12Our first marriage
46:13was my escape
46:14from the past
46:15and this time
46:16was the real beginning
46:17of us choosing each other.
46:22A year later,
46:23I finally moved out
46:24of that tiny office
46:25with only one desk.
46:26The studio had its own team
46:27and began taking on
46:28increasingly important
46:29brand spaces,
46:30commercial exhibitions,
46:32and large-scale event designs.
46:33Now when clients introduce me,
46:35they only say,
46:36this is Clara's design studio.
46:38No one needs to add anymore
46:39that I am someone's ex-wife
46:41or someone's godfather's wife.
46:43In the past,
46:44I stood behind Marcus
46:45modifying designs alone.
46:46Marcus stood under the spotlight
46:48accepting praise.
46:50Now,
46:50Clara's own name
46:51appeared at the studio entrance.
46:53I finally have my own name.
46:55Marcus also got his ending.
46:57Illegal transactions,
46:58forged payments,
46:59framing,
47:00and kidnapping-related charges
47:01cost him his company,
47:03wealth,
47:03and the status
47:04he once cared about most.
47:06Vanessa took responsibility
47:07for her involvement
47:08and then withdrew
47:09from public life,
47:10never appearing
47:11in my life again.
47:14Mother finally found
47:15a stable job
47:16and Chloe moved
47:17into an apartment
47:18she could afford.
47:19They still occasionally
47:20miss the easy life,
47:21but now everyone
47:22has started taking
47:23restability for their own lives.
47:25As for the man
47:26who once made
47:26the underground world
47:27bow its head,
47:28now his biggest trouble
47:29every day is
47:30a sudden rush
47:32of a dozen extra orders
47:33during lunchtime.
47:35The pizzeria
47:35during the lunch rush.
47:37Orders covered
47:37the kitchen wall.
47:39Matteo wore an apron,
47:40busy making pizzas.
47:41I sat by the counter
47:42eating lunch.
47:43A customer looked
47:44anxiously toward the kitchen.
47:46Matteo raised a hand
47:47to signal them to wait.
47:48Sorry.
47:49I was busy preparing
47:50lunch for my wife.
47:52I lifted the half-eating
47:53pizza in front of her.
47:54Mine was ready ages ago.
47:56Don't use me
47:57as an excuse
47:58to slack off.
47:59Even a retired godfather
48:01needs to learn
48:02how to use his wife's name
48:03once in a while.
48:08He truly never went back.
48:10When I worked overtime,
48:12he brought me meals.
48:13When I took on
48:14new projects,
48:15he listened carefully
48:16but never contacted
48:17clients for me.
48:18Even when deciding
48:19whether to expand
48:20the pizzeria,
48:21he would ask me first.
48:23What do you want to do?
48:24He used to be used
48:26to making decisions
48:26for everyone.
48:27Now,
48:28this has become
48:29the sentence
48:30he asked me most often.
48:31One year from that day,
48:33we finally held
48:34the wedding
48:34that truly belonged to us.
48:36The venue is
48:37the pizza shop
48:37where I first met him.
48:39This time,
48:40I finally got
48:40the right clothes.
48:42At least you are
48:43not getting married
48:44in a flower-covered shirt.
48:47The first time
48:48was also romantic.
48:49The first time,
48:50I grabbed a strange man
48:51on impulse
48:52just to run away
48:53from my past.
48:54So I've always been grateful
48:55you had good taste
48:56back then.
48:57A year ago,
48:58I lashed onto Mateo
48:59just to prove
49:00I could leave Marcus.
49:02Back then,
49:02I had no career,
49:04no life of my own
49:05and I did not even
49:06truly know
49:06who this man was.
49:07One year later,
49:08I no longer need
49:09to prove anything
49:10to anyone.
49:11I have my own name,
49:12my own career
49:13and the right
49:14to choose who to love.
49:16The first time
49:16we married,
49:17I said yes too fast
49:19and hid too much.
49:21Now you know
49:22all of my past.
49:23If you still choose me,
49:25from now on,
49:25we'll make all
49:26important decisions together.
49:28I do.
49:29Mateo smiled
49:30and kissed me.
49:32Mrs. Mateo,
49:33are we still open
49:35for business today?
49:36Closed for today.
49:38As my wife says,
49:40the former godmother
49:41never got the underworld back
49:43and I never ever
49:44became anyone's
49:44accessory again.
49:45We each have our own lives
49:47and we choose
49:48to live them together.
49:50We each have our own lives
49:50together.
49:52We each have our own lives
49:52and we each have our own lives
49:52and we each have our own lives
49:52You