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00:00I have deeply loved Sebastian for a full eight years.
00:03Looking at the photo of Sebastian and me in my hand,
00:06I stood before the door and murmured softly,
00:10This is my last chance.
00:12This time, can I become Sebastian's fiancΓ©?
00:15At the moment I reached out and was about to open the door,
00:18I suddenly froze because I heard Sebastian's mother
00:20questioning him with anger and disappointment.
00:22Sebastian, tell me, why, for seven successive years,
00:26have you secretly replaced all the slips of paper
00:29with your name on them with blank ones?
00:30You know perfectly well that if she doesn't draw your name,
00:34Eleanor can never become your fiancΓ©.
00:36Doesn't it hurt your heart to watch her cry in disappointment every year?
00:40She has been crying for seven years.
00:42One more time won't make a difference.
00:45But Lillian just came back from Switzerland,
00:48and her emotions are very unstable.
00:50I promised to accompany her through her treatment for seven years.
00:54He then gave a light chuckle.
00:56Anyway, Eleanor and I have been together for eight years.
01:00Her family and friends all think we are definitely getting married.
01:03Other than waiting for me,
01:05she has no other choice.
01:09Don't worry.
01:10Next year, I will give her a very grand proposal ceremony.
01:14Consider it an explanation to her for these past few years.
01:17I think she will definitely be very satisfied with this arraignment.
01:21After saying that, he threw the slip of paper with Sebastian Ashford,
01:25written on it into the paper shredder.
01:26Listen, the sound of this paper shredder is indeed
01:31much better than Eleanor's disappointed crying every year.
01:34Standing outside the door, I heard those words
01:37and stared blankly at the photo in my hand.
01:40Turns out he wasn't blind to my tears,
01:42nor was he unaware of my disappointment.
01:44These seven years of blank slips were just a joke
01:48he used to trample on my true feelings.
01:50I clearly remember the Ashford family's rules.
01:53To become Sebastian's fiancΓ©e,
01:55one must draw a slip of paper from the lottery box
01:57at the grand charity banquet.
01:59She can only become his fiancΓ©e
02:01if she draws the slip with his name on it.
02:03And for these seven years,
02:04I have tried every possible method
02:06just to be able to become his fiancΓ©e.
02:08I thought he loved me truly,
02:09so I did all this willingly.
02:11Yet the hidden truth cuts deep and hurts so much.
02:14What do all my years striving to be his fiancΓ©e count for?
02:17It's nothing but a joke.
02:19But now, my heart suddenly let go completely.
02:21I loosened my grip,
02:22letting the slip of paper in my hand fall to the ground
02:25and turned to walk away.
02:27Since your name still isn't in the box for the eighth time,
02:30then I will just marry someone else.
02:33Sebastian adjusted his cuffs
02:34and left the lounge without a care.
02:36He arrived at the banquet hall,
02:37which was filled with wealthy people in gorgeous clothes.
02:40This was the eighth gala,
02:42hosted by the Ashfords,
02:44the most powerful family in New York,
02:46to select a fiancΓ©e for their heir.
02:49He walked straight toward Lillian,
02:51who was surrounded by a group of wealthy young ladies talking.
02:54I'm Sebastian.
02:55Lillian's eyes were red,
02:57looking deeply wronged,
02:58and she threw herself into his arms.
02:59They said I have no right to stand here,
03:01that I'm the one ruining the relationship
03:03between you and Eleanor.
03:04Sebastian frowned deeply,
03:06his eyes sweeping fiercely across the entire hall,
03:10finally landing on those wealthy young ladies
03:13who were gossiping.
03:14Who dares to say she has no right?
03:16The rules I, Sebastian,
03:18have set are the rules of New York's Upper East Ed High Society.
03:21Lillian is an important guest I invited.
03:23Whoever makes her unhappy,
03:24makes me unhappy.
03:26The entire hall instantly became so quiet
03:28that even breathing could be heard.
03:30In the midst of this silence,
03:32the crystal chandelier in the banquet hall
03:34suddenly dimmed by half.
03:35Only a few wall lamps gave off a faint glow.
03:38Immediately after,
03:39a beam of cold white spotlight suddenly lit up.
03:42I pushed the doors open and walked in.
03:45Every step was unhurried and composed.
04:01Those wealthy young ladies looked at me.
04:03After all,
04:04for the past seven years,
04:05I was publicly recognized by everyone
04:07as Sebastian's fiancee
04:08and the only woman he allowed to stay by his side constantly.
04:12Everyone thought I would definitely make a scene
04:14and drive Lillian away or, like the previous seven years,
04:19question him with red eyes
04:20about why he was protecting another woman.
04:23But this time,
04:24I didn't even give them half a glance.
04:26Without stopping,
04:27I walked straight toward a waiter in the banquet hall.
04:30I picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray
04:33and took a small sip.
04:34The cold liquid slid down my throat,
04:37suppressing the very last bit of affection in my heart.
04:41Eleanor, aren't you going to do something about it?
04:44Someone asked me in a very low voice.
04:46I smiled,
04:47but there was not a hint of a smile in my eyes.
04:50Young Master Ashfield is standing up for a beauty.
04:52Why would I go over there and interfere?
04:55Besides,
04:56I swirled the wine glass in my hand
04:58with a bit of a spectator's look in my eyes.
05:01I'm also quite curious to see if Sebastian's name
05:04is actually in the raffle box this year.
05:07Sebastian's body instantly stiffened.
05:09He subconsciously turned to look at me
05:12as if completely unexpected
05:14that I would have this reaction.
05:16In the past,
05:17at times like this,
05:18I would have already been crying
05:19and making a scene to drive Lillian away.
05:22But today,
05:23I was as quiet as someone
05:25entirely unconnected to this matter.
05:27A flash of impatience crossed his eyes.
05:30He let go of Lillian
05:31and strode toward me.
05:35Eleanor,
05:36what kind of temper are you throwing again?
05:38Lillian just came back from Switzerland.
05:40Her health is poor
05:41and she can't be frightened.
05:43You are the eldest daughter of the Walker family.
05:45Can't you be a bit broad-minded?
05:47Broad-minded,
05:48I looked at this man in front of me
05:50whom I had loved for over a decade.
05:52Suddenly,
05:53he felt very foreign.
05:55Seven years.
05:56More than 2,500 days a night.
05:59To cater to his preferences,
06:01I put away my own temper and skills,
06:03learning to make him French desserts
06:04and English afternoon tea.
06:07To get his name to appear in that damn box,
06:09I bribed the Ashford's butler,
06:11curried favour with Sebastian's mother
06:13and exhausted all possible means.
06:16And the result?
06:17What I got in exchange was his phrase,
06:19be a bit more broad-minded,
06:20and my sincere heart
06:21shredded to pieces in the paper shredder.
06:24Sebastian.
06:25I put down the wine glass in my hand.
06:27The glass clinked crisply against the marble table.
06:30I am not throwing a temper.
06:32I just think you are right.
06:33Miss Lillian is delicate
06:35and does indeed need someone
06:37to properly accompany her through her treatment.
06:41Sebastian was stunned.
06:42He stared into my eyes
06:43as if trying to find a hint of petulance
06:45or jealousy in them.
06:47Unfortunately, he found nothing.
06:49My heart was completely peaceful,
06:51without a single ripple.
06:52This feeling of being out of his control
06:54made him inexplicably panicked.
06:56He reached out,
06:57trying to grab my wrist.
06:59It's good that you understand.
07:01After tonight, next year.
07:03There is no next year.
07:05I turned sideways,
07:06dodging his hand.
07:07My tone was as flat
07:08as if discussing today's weather.
07:10My grandfather said
07:11the same thing
07:12can only be done
07:13at most eight times.
07:14Tonight is the eighth time.
07:16If your name is still not drawn,
07:18then we are done.
07:20Seeing this,
07:21Lillian quickly walked over
07:22and stood in front of me.
07:23Elinor,
07:25stop throwing a tantrum
07:26and just apologize to Sebastian.
07:28He still loves you deep down.
07:30It's just that since I returned,
07:32my actions have been so unstable.
07:35And he is just worried about me.
07:37Besides,
07:38everyone knows
07:39that you would never marry
07:40anyone but Sebastian.
07:44As soon as her voice fell,
07:45a crisp slap suddenly sounded.
07:47My eyes were full of mockery.
07:49When is it an outsider's turn
07:50to dictate my affairs?
07:52Sebastian's face suddenly changed
07:54and he stepped directly
07:56in front of Lillian.
07:58Elinor,
07:59you have gone too far.
08:00Apologize to Lillian.
08:02Apologize?
08:03On what grounds?
08:04Because she's your darling
08:06or because she's thick-shitted?
08:08Sebastian,
08:09have you forgotten
08:09that tonight is my home court?
08:11As long as the drawing
08:12haven't started,
08:13I am still your fiancΓ© in name.
08:15What's the problem
08:16with teaching an outsider
08:17who doesn't know the rules?
08:19A lesson.
08:20The surrounding guests
08:21began to whisper.
08:23Mrs. Ashford also hurried over
08:25upon hearing the commotion.
08:26Seeing this scene,
08:28she frowned deeply.
08:29What are you arguing about?
08:31Isn't this embarrassing?
08:32She glared at Sebastian
08:33then looked at me.
08:35Her eyes were complex.
08:37Elinor,
08:38it's almost time for the drawing.
08:40Don't let irrelevant people
08:41ruin the big event.
08:43Mrs. Ashford liked me very much.
08:45She genuinely hoped
08:46I could marry into the Ashford family.
08:48It was a pity.
08:49That good son of hers
08:50personally destroyed all of this.
08:52Sebastian took a deep breath,
08:54suppressing the anger in his heart.
08:56He reached out
08:57to put his arm around Lillian's shoulder
08:58and patted her comfortingly.
09:00Then he looked at me,
09:02his tone cold.
09:03Fine.
09:04Since you want to play so much,
09:06let's begin.
09:06I want to see the moment
09:07you draw a blank slip.
09:09Whether you can still be
09:11as sharp-tongued
09:12as you are now.
09:13After saying that,
09:14he turned and walked
09:16toward the high platform
09:17in the center of the hall.
09:18There lay an exquisite box.
09:20It was also the judgment stand
09:22that would decide my fate.
09:23I watched his back.
09:25My eyes gradually turned cold.
09:28Sebastian,
09:29you think you control everything.
09:30But little do you know,
09:32this time,
09:33you are the prey.
09:35In the center of the hall,
09:36the crystal lights were dazzling.
09:38Everyone's gaze focused
09:39on that carved oak box.
09:40According to family rules,
09:42there were a hundred slips of paper
09:43placed in the box.
09:45Only one of them
09:45had Sebastian's name written on it.
09:47Drawing it
09:48would be the arrangement of fate,
09:50resulting in an engagement
09:51on the spot.
09:52Failing to draw it
09:53meant fate hadn't arrived
09:54and we would try again next year.
09:56For the past seven years,
09:58every time,
09:58I reached my hand
09:59in full of hope.
10:01Every time.
10:01What I pulled out
10:02was completely blank.
10:03I thought it was just my bad luck.
10:05I thought it was God
10:06testing our relationship.
10:07It wasn't until today
10:08that I learned
10:09that among those
10:10hundred slips of paper,
10:12Sebastian's name
10:13was never there at all.
10:14They were all blank papers
10:15he had personally substituted.
10:17Eleanor, go on.
10:18I specifically asked the priest
10:20for a blessing.
10:22The priest said,
10:23you will find your beloved this year.
10:25Beloved?
10:26Perhaps.
10:27It's just that this person
10:28is not Sebastian.
10:29Lifting my dress,
10:30I walked step by step
10:31onto the high platform.
10:33Sebastian stood next to the box,
10:35one hand in his pocket
10:36looking proud.
10:37The way he looked at me
10:38was like looking
10:38at an unreasonable child.
10:40Eleanor,
10:41as long as you apologize
10:42to Lithian now,
10:43next year,
10:44I promise to let you
10:45draw the name.
10:46Wouldn't even need to wait
10:47until next year.
10:47As long as you behave
10:49and stop targeting Lillian,
10:50I can consider ending
10:51this game early.
10:53Game,
10:53in his eyes,
10:54these seven years of torment,
10:56my youth,
10:57my dignity,
10:58were nothing but a game
10:59he could call a halt to
11:00at any time.
11:01I stopped in my tracks.
11:02Standing across from him,
11:04there were only a few inches
11:05of distance between us,
11:06but our hearts were separated
11:08by an entire world.
11:09Sebastian.
11:10I looked into his eyes
11:11and asked softly,
11:12Do you really think
11:13I must marry you?
11:15Sebastian was taken aback
11:16for a moment,
11:17then he sneered out loud.
11:19Who else?
11:20Besides Moo could tolerate
11:21your bad temper.
11:23Besides the Ashford family
11:24who is worthy
11:25of your Walker family.
11:26Eleanor,
11:26accept your fate.
11:28In this life,
11:29you are destined
11:30to only be the woman
11:31of me,
11:32Sebastian Ashford.
11:34He was too confident.
11:35Confident to the point
11:36of conceit.
11:37He thought that by
11:38grasping my weakness,
11:39he could trample
11:39on my bottom line
11:40unscrupulously.
11:41I lowered my eyes,
11:43hiding the mockery
11:44in my gaze.
11:45Is that so?
11:46Then let's see
11:48exactly who is the one
11:49who should accept
11:50their fate.
11:51I took a deep breath,
11:52slowly raised my right hand,
11:54and reached into
11:55that pitch black box.
11:57My fingertips
11:58touched the cold paper.
12:00One slip,
12:01two slips,
12:02countless slips.
12:03Each one
12:04was like a knife,
12:05cutting into my heart.
12:06There was absolute silence
12:08below the stage.
12:09Lillian stood
12:10at the forefront
12:11of the crowd,
12:11a victor's smile
12:12on her lip.
12:13She knew the box
12:14was full of blank papers.
12:16She was waiting
12:17to see me make a fool
12:18of myself in public
12:19and cry bitterly.
12:20Sebastian also
12:21looked away casually,
12:23seeming to have already
12:23foreseen the ending.
12:25I closed my eyes.
12:26My fingers fumbled
12:27at the bottom of the box.
12:29Finally,
12:29my fingertips
12:31touched a slip of paper
12:32with a slightly
12:33different texture.
12:34That was the one.
12:35I had someone slip in
12:36during the chaos
12:37before entering,
12:38and it was also
12:39the final way out
12:40I left for myself.
12:41I snapped my eyes open.
12:43With a strong flick
12:44of my wrist,
12:45I pulled out
12:45that slip of paper.
12:47Young Master Ashfield,
12:48I held up the slip
12:49in my hand,
12:50my voice clear,
12:51spreading throughout
12:51the hall.
12:52It seems
12:53your promise
12:55is about to become
12:56inviild.
12:58Sebastian's casual
12:59expression froze
13:00on his face.
13:01He subconsciously
13:02looked at the slip
13:03in my hand.
13:04A trace of confusion
13:05flashed in his eyes.
13:06Impossible.
13:07He clearly had
13:08personally replaced
13:09all the slips
13:09with names
13:10with blank ones,
13:11even just to be safe.
13:12Right before the banquet
13:13started,
13:14he had specifically
13:15checked again.
13:16There absolutely
13:16could not be
13:17any words in the box.
13:18Eleanor,
13:19who are you trying
13:20to scare
13:20with a blank piece
13:21of paper?
13:22He scoffed coldly.
13:23Stop making a scene
13:25and letting everyone
13:26laugh at us.
13:27Whether it's a blank
13:28paper or not,
13:29won't we know
13:29once it read out loud?
13:31A bright,
13:32radiant smile
13:32curled at the
13:33corners of my lips.
13:34Since Young Master
13:36Ashford don't believe it,
13:37then invite a
13:38highly respected elder
13:40to read it.
13:41I looked at the
13:42patriarch of the
13:43Walker family
13:43below the stage.
13:44He was also
13:45my grandfather.
13:47Grandfather,
13:47please help
13:48your granddaughter
13:48check whose name
13:50is written on this.
13:52Grandfather leaned
13:52on his cane
13:53and tremblingly
13:54walked up to
13:55the stage.
13:55He took the slip
13:56from my hand,
13:58unfolded it.
13:59The eyes widened
14:00fiercely.
14:01Immediately after,
14:03he burst into
14:04a hearty laugh.
14:05Good,
14:06it's destiny.
14:07This is the
14:08arrangement of destiny.
14:10The unease in
14:11Sebastian's heart
14:12grew stronger
14:13and stronger.
14:14He abandoned
14:15all etiquette,
14:16rushing forward
14:17to see what was
14:17going on.
14:18Grandfather,
14:19let me see it.
14:21But Grandfather
14:22suddenly put away
14:23the slip,
14:24turned around,
14:25facing the hundreds
14:26of guests below.
14:27According to the
14:28century-old family
14:29rules of the
14:30Walker and
14:30Ashfield families,
14:32Miss Eleanor Walker
14:33has successfully
14:33drawn her husband
14:34in the eighth
14:35destiny drawing.
14:37This is the
14:38arrangement of destiny.
14:39The whole crowd
14:40was in and out.
14:41Mrs. Ashford
14:42was moved to tears.
14:43The smile on
14:44Lillian's face
14:44stiffened,
14:45her nails digging
14:46deeply into her flesh.
14:48Sebastian was struck
14:49as if by lightning.
14:50Impossible!
14:51The box clearly!
14:53The words reached
14:54his lips,
14:54but he forcefully
14:55swallowed them
14:56back down.
14:57He couldn't say it.
14:58Saying it would
14:59mean admitting
14:59he cheated.
15:00It would mean
15:01admitting he lied
15:02to Eleanor.
15:03He took a deep
15:03breath,
15:04forcing himself
15:05to calm down.
15:06Grandfather,
15:07did you misread it?
15:08How is this
15:09possible?
15:10Why is it
15:10impossible?
15:11I took the slip
15:12back from
15:13Grandfather's hand,
15:14slowly unfolded it,
15:15displaying it in
15:16front of everyone,
15:17black ink on white
15:17paper.
15:18The strokes
15:19were vigorous
15:20and powerful.
15:21Clearly like it.
15:22Alexander Thorne.
15:29A dead silence,
15:30even more terrifying
15:31than before.
15:32The color in
15:33Sebastian's face
15:34instantly drained away.
15:35He stared deadly
15:36at those two words.
15:38Alexander Thorne.
15:40This is impossible.
15:41How could his name
15:42be in the box?
15:43Your box
15:44can only have
15:44my name?
15:45He bellowed out
15:46of control,
15:47like an enraged
15:48lion.
15:49I watched his
15:49crazy behavior
15:50and only felt
15:51it was laughable.
15:52Young Master Ashford,
15:54the family rules
15:55only say to draw
15:56a slip to decide
15:57a husband.
15:58But they never
15:59said that this
16:00box can only
16:02hold the name
16:03of you.
16:04Sebastian Ashford
16:06alone.
16:07I turned around,
16:08looking into the
16:09corner of the crowd,
16:09at the man who
16:10had remained silent
16:11all along,
16:12yet stood tall
16:13and straight
16:13like a pine.
16:14Mr. Thorne,
16:16since this is
16:16the arrangement
16:17of destiny,
16:18I wonder if
16:19you are willing
16:21to marry me
16:22as your wife.
16:25The crowd
16:26automatically parted
16:27to make a path.
16:28All eyes converged
16:29on that corner.
16:30Alexander Thorne.
16:31Wall Street's
16:32most low-key,
16:33yet also most
16:34mysterious billionaire.
16:35It was said he
16:36was ruthless
16:36and stayed away
16:37from women.
16:38He was the
16:38Ashford group's
16:39biggest mortal enemy
16:40in the global market.
16:41No one expected
16:42that his name
16:43would appear
16:43in the Walker family's
16:44raffle box,
16:45and even less expected,
16:46that I would propose
16:47to him in public.
16:48Alexander walked up
16:49to the high platform
16:50step by step.
16:51Every step seemed
16:52to trample on the
16:53very tip of
16:53Sebastian's heart,
16:54until he stood
16:55in front of me.
16:56He finally stopped.
16:57Reflected in his
16:58deep eyes was my
16:59current disheveled
17:00yet resolute appearance.
17:01Miss Walker.
17:02His voice was
17:03deep and magnetic,
17:04carrying a trace
17:05of imperceptible
17:06indulgence.
17:07You were the one
17:08who said it,
17:09in front of all
17:10the elites of
17:10New York.
17:12No going back
17:13on your word.
17:14My heart trembled.
17:16Actually,
17:16I wasn't familiar
17:17with him.
17:18I had only heard
17:19his name and knew
17:20he didn't get along
17:20with Sebastian.
17:21Putting his name in
17:22was purely to take
17:24revenge on Sebastian,
17:25and also to find
17:26myself a sufficiently
17:27powerful backer.
17:28I didn't expect
17:29that he would agree
17:30so readily.
17:31I absolutely won't
17:32go back on it.
17:33Alexander hooked
17:33his lips into a smile.
17:35In that instant,
17:36he reached out
17:37to take the slip
17:37from my hand,
17:38carefully folded it,
17:39and placed it in
17:40the pocket closest
17:41to his heart.
17:42Then, right in front
17:43of Sebastian,
17:44he went down
17:45on one knee,
17:46took out an already
17:47prepared diamond ring
17:48from his pocket.
17:49Eleanor Walker,
17:50marry me.
17:51I will make you
17:52the happiest woman
17:53in all of New York.
17:55The whole venue
17:56exploded.
17:56This reversal came
17:57too fast,
17:58too thrilling.
17:59Sebastian went
18:00completely crazy,
18:01and he upended
18:02the lottery box.
18:03Alexander,
18:04you're asking for death.
18:06Eleanor is my fiancΓ©.
18:07What right do you
18:08have to propose?
18:10The box overturned
18:10on the ground.
18:11The slips of paper
18:12inside scattered
18:13all over the floor.
18:14Sebastian acted
18:15like he had caught
18:16a lifesaver.
18:16He squatted down
18:17to pick up those slips.
18:19I want everyone to see.
18:20These are all
18:20blank papers inside.
18:22It is you,
18:23Eleanor,
18:23who cheated.
18:24You teamed up
18:25with an outsider
18:25to humiliate me.
18:26He grabbed a handful
18:27of slips,
18:28and held them up
18:29in front of everyone.
18:30Look!
18:31They are all empty!
18:32There are no names
18:33at all!
18:34This drawing
18:35doesn't count!
18:36However,
18:37the next second,
18:38his voice came
18:39to an abrupt halt
18:40because he saw,
18:41on that floor
18:42full of slips,
18:43every slip of paper
18:44bore the same
18:44single sentence.
18:46I don't love you anymore.
18:47Sebastian's hands
18:48began to tremble.
18:49The slips in his hands
18:50slipped away.
18:51He looked up
18:52in disbelief,
18:52looking at me
18:53standing condescendingly
18:54above him,
18:55his eyes full of terror
18:56and despair.
18:57Eleanor!
18:58You!
18:58I took Alexander's arm.
19:00looking coldly
19:01at the man on the ground.
19:02Sebastian,
19:03I said it
19:04the eighth time.
19:05If you're still
19:06not in the box,
19:07then I will marry
19:08someone else.
19:09Now,
19:10you can get lost.
19:11Sebastian slumped
19:12on the floor,
19:12surrounded entirely
19:13by slips of paper
19:14that read,
19:15I don't love you anymore.
19:16No.
19:18It is not like this.
19:19He muttered to himself,
19:21trying to find a slip
19:22with his name
19:22written on it
19:23from the floor.
19:24Even if it was just one,
19:25it could prove
19:26I still had him
19:26in my heart.
19:27Unfortunately,
19:28not a single one.
19:30Eleanor!
19:31You lied to me!
19:33He suddenly raised his head,
19:34his eyes crimson.
19:35You clearly loved me
19:36so much.
19:37How could you not love me?
19:38Is it because of Lillian?
19:41Is it because
19:41I replaced the names
19:42with blank paper?
19:43I will change.
19:44I will not replace
19:45them anymore.
19:46I will write my name
19:47on them,
19:48right now!
19:49He frantically
19:49pulled out a fountain pen,
19:51grabbed a slip
19:51from the floor,
19:52and was about to write.
19:54Enough!
19:54Alexander,
19:55stepping on the hand
19:56he was holding
19:56the pen with.
19:57Young Master Ashford,
19:59harassing my fiancΓ©
20:00right in front of me,
20:02are you not completely
20:03ignoring my existence?
20:06He looked up
20:07and glared angrily
20:08at Alexander.
20:09What kind of thing
20:10are you?
20:12Eleanor and I
20:12grew up together.
20:14You are nothing
20:15but a petty man
20:16taking advantage
20:17of a vulnerable moment!
20:19Grew up together?
20:20Alexander let out a scoff,
20:21applying pressure
20:22with his foot,
20:23crushing Sebastian's
20:24knuckles until they crack.
20:26Does growing up together
20:27mean making her
20:27wait three hours
20:28in a blizzard for you?
20:29Does growing up together
20:30mean making her
20:31make a fool of herself
20:32in public for seven years?
20:34Does growing up together
20:35mean putting her
20:36sincere heart
20:37into a paper shredder?
20:38Sebastian's face
20:39was deathly pale.
20:40How do you know?
20:42About the paper shredder.
20:44Only he and Lillian knew.
20:45How could Alexander know?
20:47I looked at his
20:47horrified expression
20:48and spoke faintly.
20:50Because I heard it too,
20:51Sebastian.
20:52Right before the banquet
20:54started,
20:54at the door of the lounge.
20:56Every word you said
20:57I heard clearly!
20:58Sebastian's whole body shook,
21:00as if all his strength
21:01had been drained away.
21:02Eleanor,
21:03listen to my explanation.
21:05He crawled over,
21:06wanting to grab
21:07the hem of my dress.
21:08I was lying to Lillian.
21:10I only told those lies
21:11to comfort Lillian.
21:12I only have you
21:14in my heart.
21:15I promise to give you
21:16a grand proposal
21:17next year.
21:18Believe me this once.
21:19Okay?
21:20I took a step back,
21:21avoiding his hand.
21:22My eyes looked at him
21:23as if looking
21:24at a pile of garbage.
21:25Lie to Lillian?
21:26So in order to lie to her,
21:28you had to sacrifice me?
21:30Sebastian,
21:31your love is too cheap.
21:33Lie to Lillian?
21:34So in order to lie to her,
21:36you had to sacrifice me?
21:38Sebastian,
21:39your love is too cheap.
21:41I,
21:42Eleanor Walker,
21:43no longer want you.
21:45After finishing my sentence,
21:46I didn't give him
21:47another glance.
21:48Holding Alexander's hand,
21:49I turned and left.
21:51Sebastian,
21:52you are bleeding.
21:53Quick,
21:53call a doctor!
21:54It is a sin!
21:55What a sin!
21:56My footsteps didn't stop,
21:58walking out the doors
21:59of the banquet hall.
22:00The night breeze
22:01was slightly cool,
22:02blowing away the noise
22:03and foulness inside.
22:05Are you cold?
22:05I shook my head.
22:07Alexander?
22:08Hmm?
22:10You are welcome.
22:11He squeezed my hand tightly,
22:13his palm warm.
22:15Eleanor,
22:17the good show has only just begun.
22:20Sebastian became Wall Street's biggest joke.
22:22The heir publicly rejected,
22:23the fiancΓ© marrying his mortal enemy.
22:26The Ashford group's stock crashed the next day.
22:28The Walkers withdrew capital,
22:29and the Thorn group attacked.
22:31The Ashford family teetered on collapse.
22:33Mrs. Ashford was hospitalized.
22:35Mr. Ashford threatened to disown Sebastian.
22:38Meanwhile,
22:38I sat in Alexander's private villa,
22:41startled by the documents in my hands.
22:43Are these real?
22:44I pointed at photos of Lillian partying on a yacht,
22:47embracing them,
22:48with no sign of illness.
22:49Absolutely true.
22:50During those seven years in Switzerland,
22:52she squandered his money,
22:54keeping male models,
22:55gambling,
22:56taking drugs.
22:57I felt utterly disgusted.
22:59Sebastian played the fool
23:00and hurt me for seven years because of her.
23:02Does Sebastian know?
23:03He'll know very soon.
23:04Alexander smiled slyly.
23:06I served justice for everyone in the Ashford family.
23:09I gasped at the ruthless move.
23:11Lillian would have no place left,
23:13and Sebastian would be entirely abandoned.
23:15Alexander leaned closer.
23:17Are you worried about him?
23:19Not at all.
23:20He brought this upon himself.
23:22And you personally sent him to his doom?
23:25Alexander laughed, scraping my nose.
23:27Such a sweet mouth.
23:29Clearing obstacles for you is what a husband ought to do.
23:33Just then, my phone rang.
23:35It was Sebastian.
23:36I answered on speaker.
23:38Eleanor, are you with Alexander?
23:40Do you know what Lillian...
23:41What about her?
23:42I interrupted indifferently.
23:43Was she kicked out of her apartment?
23:45You knew she was lying?
23:46Why didn't you tell me?
23:48I laughed out of anger.
23:49If I told you,
23:50you would just think I was jealous.
23:52Now that the truth is bare,
23:53you don't reflect your vast stupidity,
23:55but blame me?
23:55The phone went silent,
23:57save for heavy breathing.
23:58Finally, Sebastian spoke forsyly.
24:00Eleanor, I was wrong.
24:02I kicked Liveny out.
24:04Come back, okay?
24:05I will marry you immediately
24:06and listen to you for everything.
24:08I looked at the sunlight,
24:09feeling immense irony.
24:11Deep affection that comes too late is worthless.
24:13Sebastian, it's too late.
24:16I am now Mrs. Thorne.
24:18The words Mrs. Thorne
24:20shattered his last hope.
24:21He smashed the phone,
24:22leaving only a busy tone.
24:24Satisfied?
24:25Not yet.
24:26This is just the start.
24:27Days later,
24:28Alexander launched a fierce commercial attack,
24:30seizing Ashford's asset.
24:32Sebastian begged for help,
24:33but former friends all avoided him.
24:35Our engagement party became the talk of the city.
24:38On its ease,
24:38I went to try on my wedding dress.
24:40Outside the boutique,
24:41Lillian blocked my way.
24:43She looked haggard in shabby clothes.
24:45Eleanor, you ruined me!
24:47She screamed and lunged at me.
24:48Bodyguards held her down at once.
24:51Greed, vanity, and lies destroyed yourself.
24:55Liar!
24:55Sebastian loves only me!
24:58You are just a substitute, too!
24:59She retorted.
25:00I pitied her ignorance.
25:02He loves no one but himself.
25:04He enjoyed being fought over.
25:06Now his pride is hurt,
25:08and that is why he is crazy.
25:10Lillian stared blankly.
25:11I told the guards to send her away.
25:13We are all fools!
25:14She cried bitterly.
25:15Just then,
25:16Sebastian arrived in a Bentley,
25:18worn out.
25:18This dress was meant for me,
25:20he said painfully.
25:21I ignored him
25:22and got into Alexander's car.
25:24Do not marry him!
25:25Sebastian shouted desperately.
25:27The car drove off,
25:28leaving him stranded in the cold wind.
25:30The engagement party was lavish,
25:32held at Manhattan's Top Hotel.
25:34Alexander stayed close to me,
25:35caring for me tenderly,
25:37making other guests envious.
25:38As we prepared to exchange rings,
25:40Sebastian burst in,
25:41drunk and messy.
25:43Stop this engagement!
25:44Alexander let him come forward.
25:46Sebastian stumbled onto the stage.
25:48Take off that ring.
25:50I will give you everything I have.
25:52He said,
25:53holding out a crumpled bank card.
25:55You are bankrupt.
25:56This card cannot even buy alcohol.
25:58I replied calmly.
25:59I have lost my family,
26:01company,
26:01and money.
26:03But I still have you.
26:05Will you not stay with me?
26:07Alexander stepped between us.
26:09Respect yourself.
26:10She is my fiancΓ©,
26:11not your savior.
26:13Sebastian was pushed to the ground
26:14and wept like a child.
26:16The crowd looked on with scorn.
26:17No apology can fix everything.
26:19You chose this path
26:21and you have to see it through,
26:22I told him.
26:24I turned to Alexander.
26:25Put the ring on me.
26:26He slipped the diamond ring
26:28onto my finger.
26:29The ceremony ended.
26:30Sebastian stood in the corner,
26:32finally accepting
26:32he had lost me forever.
26:34Three years later,
26:35heavy snow covered New York.
26:36Our daughter was just a month old
26:38and Alexander doted on her deeply.
26:42It is time for work.
26:43Not today.
26:44My daughter comes first.
26:47I heard Sebastian passed away.
26:49He froze to death
26:50under the Brooklyn Bridge,
26:52together with Lillian.
26:54They fought over a burger
26:55and fell into the river.
26:56I fell silent.
26:58Once prominent figures,
26:59they ended up miserably.
27:00It was their just deserts.
27:01Are you thinking of him?
27:03I kissed him with a smile.
27:06I am planning a candlelit dinner tonight.
27:09His mood brightened at once.
27:10He held our daughter in one arm
27:12and wrapped the other around me.
27:13Thank you for choosing me.
27:15Thank you for giving me a home.
27:18Leaning on his chest,
27:19the snow fell harder,
27:21burying the sad past.
27:22Our warm and happy life
27:23had only just begun.
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