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Stop Mocking, Power Couple In Charge Now Episode ENGSUB Billionaire Romance, Hidden Identity, Revenge AMBR
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00:00:01My name was Sophia.
00:00:03My father was a genius architect,
00:00:06until my uncle Simon killed him
00:00:08and took over all the family assets.
00:00:10My mother collapsed from grief.
00:00:13I used my own body for drug trials to raise medical fees.
00:00:17The hormones turned me from a slender beauty
00:00:20into a 150 pound fat woman.
00:00:23Everyone mocked me.
00:00:26But I only wanted revenge.
00:00:30So I willingly married the least favored, disabled,
00:00:33illegitimate son of the Blackwood family,
00:00:36Alex Blackwood.
00:00:37I also heard he was blind.
00:00:40On our wedding night, the villa was pitch black.
00:00:43Even the lights weren't on.
00:00:46My legs are disabled. I can't give you sex.
00:00:49It's fine.
00:00:50I don't need a cheap bought wife. Get out!
00:00:53If you make me leave,
00:00:54the Blackwood family will still force another woman on you.
00:00:59Since you've made up your mind, go lie down on the bed.
00:01:02I closed my eyes and fumbled my way to lying down.
00:01:05In the darkness, the sound of his wheelchair grew closer.
00:01:10Moonlight seeped in, and I saw that face.
00:01:14Wait.
00:01:15The illegitimate son who was rumored to be ugly?
00:01:19How could he look like this?
00:01:20I stared at his face, so perfect it was almost unreal.
00:01:24My mind was full of questions.
00:01:27It's late. Do as you please.
00:01:29Don't touch me, and don't disturb me.
00:01:32In the latter half of the night, cold wind crept in.
00:01:36I curled up on the edge of the bed, shivering.
00:01:39A disabled person must be more afraid of the cold than me, right?
00:01:42I quietly got up and gently placed the blanket over Alex.
00:01:46Alex suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed my wrist.
00:01:50I was just afraid you were cold.
00:01:53You're trembling.
00:01:54How could a blind man know I was trembling?
00:01:57Unless... he could see?
00:01:58I waved my hand in front of him.
00:02:00Alex didn't react.
00:02:01I made a fist and pretended to punch him.
00:02:04Still no reaction.
00:02:08The next day, Alex took out a document.
00:02:11No intimate behavior agreement.
00:02:16Before any marital relations,
00:02:18both parties must consent.
00:02:21No ambiguous actions during the process.
00:02:24If either party breaches the agreement,
00:02:27it terminates automatically,
00:02:28and the breaching party leaves with nothing.
00:02:34Okay.
00:02:35I looked down and noticed that there wasn't a single scratch
00:02:38on the wheels of his wheelchair.
00:02:40How could someone in a wheelchair for a decade
00:02:42keep the wheels so new?
00:02:44Unless... he didn't need a wheelchair at all.
00:02:48How are these like new?
00:02:50The old ones broke.
00:02:52Was I overthinking?
00:02:54Alex casually handed me a check.
00:03:00Shhh.
00:03:03Five million?!
00:03:04I had just reached my front door with the check
00:03:06when I heard Yvonne's mockery.
00:03:13That battle!
00:03:15The cripples might not even want her!
00:03:19Yvonne is my cousin.
00:03:21Vain.
00:03:22Jealous by nature.
00:03:23She stole my ex-boyfriend
00:03:26and the design drafts I had poured my heart into.
00:03:30I pushed the door open and slapped the check down.
00:03:35Married to a cripple and still acting proud,
00:03:38you and your mother are born trash.
00:03:42I slapped her across the face.
00:03:48Watch your mouth!
00:03:53You dare hit me?!
00:03:55Yvonne was about to strike back when James appeared,
00:03:58pushing Alex in his wheelchair.
00:04:02Why did he come?
00:04:03To help me?
00:04:04Or to watch me make a fool of myself?
00:04:07She is now a Blackwood.
00:04:08You wouldn't dare touch her.
00:04:10Yvonne's face turned dark.
00:04:11Alex took back the check and gave me a casual glance.
00:04:15The bride price for Sophia.
00:04:16You want it?
00:04:17Go ask the Blackwood family yourself.
00:04:19I didn't expect him to be so protective.
00:04:24You're here to bully Yvonne again?
00:04:28Leo, my former fiancé.
00:04:30After he lost his memory, he latched onto Yvonne.
00:04:36Leo?
00:04:37Give my sister a ride, will you?
00:04:39I didn't get in the car, but Yvonne still followed me like a lingering ghost.
00:04:43You should buy a bigger car, otherwise Sophia's weight won't even fit in.
00:04:48I gave a cold laugh.
00:04:50No matter how big a garbage truck is,
00:04:53it still can't hold two pieces of trash like you.
00:04:57Leo looked at me with a complicated expression.
00:05:01I gave another cold laugh.
00:05:05I turned around and saw Alex's car.
00:05:08Hadn't he left?
00:05:10Alex's car stopped in front of me.
00:05:13Alex rolled down the car window.
00:05:15Get in the car.
00:05:16Was he afraid I would be bullied?
00:05:18Yvonne ran over and linked her arm through mine.
00:05:21Sophia, you must come to my birthday banquet.
00:05:24The entire high society circle will be there.
00:05:29Her fingernails dug into my arm.
00:05:31I smiled and pulled my hand away.
00:05:34A trap?
00:05:35Perfect.
00:05:36I was just looking for a chance to settle scores.
00:05:40I'll be there.
00:05:41I got into Alex's car.
00:05:46That's the first time I've seen them defeated.
00:05:48His back was to me, but I saw the tips of his ears turn red.
00:05:52I pressed my lips together and smiled.
00:05:56The next day, Alex handed me a sapphire necklace.
00:06:01I took it.
00:06:02The sapphire looked like a deep sea under the light.
00:06:05Wow, how much does it cost to rent for a day?
00:06:08It's quite pretty.
00:06:09I saw Alex's mouth twitch.
00:06:11Strange.
00:06:12If it wasn't rented, did he buy it?
00:06:16The crystal chandelier in the banquet hall was dazzling.
00:06:24The moment I stepped inside, Yvonne came clinging to me.
00:06:32Oh dear, I thought you weren't coming.
00:06:36I gave a light laugh.
00:06:42Every time you say that is it, to make everyone think I'm bullying you?
00:06:46All eyes in the room instantly focused on us.
00:06:49Yvonne's eyes turned red in a second, her lips trembling.
00:07:01Haven't seen her in half a month.
00:07:03Watch your tone.
00:07:05You remember the day so clearly?
00:07:08Missing me?
00:07:10Yvonne's face turned pale as death.
00:07:13Leo froze.
00:07:14His ears burning red.
00:07:16Look at you.
00:07:17Fat and ugly.
00:07:20Wearing that gown is like a pig wrapped in a bed sheet.
00:07:24How's the stolen man working out for you?
00:07:28You'll see what happens tonight.
00:07:30She turned and walked away.
00:07:36I was about to breathe a sigh of relief when a pungent smell suddenly hit my nose.
00:07:42She wasn't just threatening me.
00:07:43She had already started making her move.
00:07:46Yvonne raised a glass of champagne and publicly announced that Project X, my father's life's work, was now hers.
00:07:55Thanks to Leo's support, this project is finally mine.
00:08:03Yvonne, what is the core technology of Project X?
00:08:12Monty had collaborated with my father before, and his company was also one of the top construction companies nationwide.
00:08:21I had to seize this opportunity.
00:08:22I stepped forward.
00:08:26The core is to create world-class medical equipment to reduce treatment costs for severe cancer patients.
00:08:35Jonathan Pierce?
00:08:36You're the daughter of the genius architect Jonathan Pierce?
00:08:40This is my father's project.
00:08:42I can continue it.
00:08:44She's just a fatso who knows nothing.
00:08:48Monty noticed the sapphire necklace around my neck.
00:08:52This necklace, a limited edition, only three in the world.
00:08:58My husband gave it to me.
00:09:01What good thing could that cripple give you?
00:09:03It must be fake.
00:09:05I gave a light half.
00:09:07Fake is still better than stolen.
00:09:10Come to the company next Wednesday for a talk.
00:09:12I nodded, but doubts arose.
00:09:14How could Alex, a sheltered, useless man, get something like this?
00:09:18As soon as I left the banquet hall, Leo rushed up and grabbed me.
00:09:28You're deliberately causing trouble.
00:09:30I gave a cold laugh.
00:09:33She couldn't answer a single question about the project and I'm the one causing trouble?
00:09:39Someone who didn't even know her own limits?
00:09:42Did she deserve it?
00:09:44Yvonne smiled falsely and handed me a piece of cake.
00:09:47I knew she was about to make her move.
00:09:50Sophia, let's not talk about these unpleasant things.
00:09:57I took the cake, pretended to be tripped, and the cake flew out of my hand.
00:10:04Yvonne!
00:10:06Yvonne got it all over her face and screamed.
00:10:09My face! It hurts!
00:10:12Sorry, my hand slipped.
00:10:24You wanted to hurt Yvonne!
00:10:26I acted wronged.
00:10:28I didn't know there was something in the cake.
00:10:30Was Yvonne trying to frame me?
00:10:36Yvonne was taken to the hospital.
00:10:38I stood outside the crowd, smiling at everything before me.
00:10:42But this was only the beginning of my counter-attack.
00:10:46I had just walked out when Leo grabbed me tightly, refusing to let me go.
00:10:51A vicious woman like you? There's nothing you wouldn't do!
00:10:55I slapped him backhanded.
00:11:00A scumbag like you doesn't deserve to touch me.
00:11:05Need help?
00:11:08Who are you?
00:11:08I said smugly.
00:11:11My husband, with a face like his, bringing him out really was a flaught.
00:11:16Touch her again, and I'll send you to the hospital too.
00:11:22As soon as Alex finished speaking, five burly bodyguards rushed forward.
00:11:27Leo left in disgrace.
00:11:32Let's go home.
00:11:34I shook my head.
00:11:38I want to take a walk alone to clear my head.
00:11:41Call me if anything happens.
00:11:49Not long after Alex left, a hand covered my mouth and nose from behind.
00:11:54Help! Help!
00:11:55The pungent smell of chemicals invaded my throat.
00:11:58Everything went black.
00:11:59Who wanted to kill me?
00:12:02When I woke up, I was submerged underwater.
00:12:05I struggled to swim upward, but my limbs felt like they were filled with lead.
00:12:11No. I can't die. I haven't taken revenge yet.
00:12:18Just as I was sinking, a dark figure dove into the water from the shore.
00:12:28He dragged me ashore and slapped my face hard.
00:12:37That face? It was Alex? But wasn't he disabled? How could he stand up?
00:12:46I wanted to scream, but my throat was full of water.
00:12:50Then he grabbed my chin and pressed his lips down on mine.
00:12:54He was giving me air, but the tip of his tongue was tracing the line of my lips.
00:12:59Was this CPR? Or a kiss?
00:13:06If you don't wake up soon, I'll kiss you until you do.
00:13:11I didn't dare open my eyes, because once I did, I would have to face a fact.
00:13:16My disabled husband. Not only could he stand and walk, but he had also kissed me.
00:13:23Who was he really?
00:13:26I suddenly opened my eyes.
00:13:29Alex was still sitting in a wheelchair.
00:13:36It was the boss who jumped in to save you.
00:13:42Subconsciously, I touched my own lips.
00:13:47Was the CPR you?
00:13:49Not me!
00:13:53Him!
00:13:55My face burned up instantly.
00:13:58Do you remember who did it?
00:14:00I clenched my fists.
00:14:02I didn't need to think.
00:14:03I knew who it was.
00:14:05Alex tossed out a USB drive.
00:14:09The surveillance footage is here. Take it.
00:14:12Warmth filled my heart.
00:14:13He had already investigated it for me.
00:14:16I looked down and saw my soaked shirt clinging to my body.
00:14:19Rolls of fat nowhere to hide.
00:14:21I immediately stood up and ran off.
00:14:24I'm going to change clothes.
00:14:31After what happened yesterday, I didn't believe Alex was truly blind.
00:14:36Everything seemed full of doubts.
00:14:38The next day, I put bugs on a fried egg and brought it to him.
00:14:46I made you soft-boiled eggs today. Try them.
00:14:50Alex took a bite and his face turned dark.
00:14:57Honey, you've worked hard. Here. You have a bite too.
00:15:02I forced myself to take a bite and my stomach churned.
00:15:10I leaned toward him and vomited right in front of him.
00:15:15You did that on purpose.
00:15:17He was so angry that his wheelchair was shaking.
00:15:22But I just wanted to see him crack.
00:15:25Only then could I know if he had been faking blindness all along.
00:15:32Alex took out a stack of documents.
00:15:36I found out clearly.
00:15:38The person who kidnapped you last time was Yvonne.
00:15:41She's going to make another move.
00:15:44I gave a cold laugh.
00:15:47Then let's turn the tables.
00:15:50Let her taste her own medicine.
00:15:53I pretended to be kidnapped and had the kidnapper lure Yvonne over.
00:16:06You've finally fallen into my hands.
00:16:09The kidnapper emerged from the shadows and kicked Yvonne into a stinking pool.
00:16:19You! How dare you!
00:16:26Yvonne, how does this pool water taste?
00:16:30How is it you?
00:16:31Just then, Leo arrived and grabbed my neck.
00:16:36How dare you touch her!
00:16:39I threw him over my shoulder in one move.
00:16:41And Leo fell into the water too.
00:16:44If you love her so much, go keep her company.
00:16:47Leo, Yvonne, just wait.
00:16:50However much you hurt me, I will pay you back double!
00:16:57On Wednesday, I arrived at Monty's company as promised.
00:17:04He looked through my portfolio, smiled, and nodded.
00:17:13You're hired.
00:17:14I silently vowed to myself.
00:17:17The first step to taking back my father's company started with completing the project he left unfinished.
00:17:25But I didn't expect Yvonne to be such a pestering ghost.
00:17:33Oh, even a fatso can get into Monty's company?
00:17:37You didn't use connections, did you?
00:17:42At least I don't need to steal other people's designs to look good.
00:17:48You!
00:17:50Yvonne?
00:17:56Yvonne, please leave.
00:17:57This is an interview room.
00:18:02Yvonne slammed the door and left.
00:18:05But I didn't expect this was only the beginning.
00:18:08Yvonne immediately made another move.
00:18:11The secretary, her face ashen, pushed open the conference room door.
00:18:15Bad news.
00:18:17The confidential design of the company's new project has been leaked to a competitor.
00:18:24Yvonne had been eavesdropping at the door for a long time.
00:18:34Mr. Monty, I found out! It's Sophia!
00:18:39Yvonne slammed a stack of evidence onto the table.
00:18:43The noise startled the entire office.
00:18:48On the day of your interview, your account received an extra 500,000!
00:18:55On surveillance, you're sneaking around in the middle of the night?
00:18:59If that's not stealing designs, what is?
00:19:02The figure in that surveillance footage was so blurry, I couldn't even tell if it was male or female.
00:19:07And she dared to use it as solid proof?
00:19:11This is a setup. I never went there.
00:19:15Until this is cleared up, don't start work at the company.
00:19:18Your father's project, put it on hold for now.
00:19:25My father's final legacy stopped like that?
00:19:32Fatso, you want to compete with me?
00:19:35You're still too green.
00:19:39Just give me one day.
00:19:41I will prove my innocence.
00:19:45I couldn't wait until tomorrow.
00:19:48I needed to vent my anger right now.
00:19:50I crouched at the bathroom entrance, listening for Yvonne to come.
00:19:59What do you want?
00:20:01The moment she opened the door, I sprashed hot water onto Yvonne's face.
00:20:11This one is for my father.
00:20:15Yvonne lunged at me with claws out.
00:20:18Suddenly, the lights went out.
00:20:20In the darkness came the sounds of thuds, screams, and pleas for mercy.
00:20:26Who was helping me?
00:20:33I ran out of the bathroom.
00:20:36Alex's car was parked under the street light.
00:20:39Alex saw my red burning palms and frowned.
00:20:49Give me your hand.
00:20:57He lowered his head and gently rubbed my hand.
00:21:01His fingertips cooled.
00:21:05My heart pounded like a drum.
00:21:08Why did you help me just now?
00:21:11Isn't that what a husband and wife should do?
00:21:13But our relationship is just a transaction.
00:21:16Even a transaction can come with after-sales service.
00:21:22I was stunned.
00:21:24After-sales service.
00:21:25What was he even talking about?
00:21:28Are you in trouble at the company?
00:21:33Yvonne.
00:21:35I was framed by Yvonne.
00:21:39I can save you some time.
00:21:46Alex?
00:21:47Alex took a USB flash drive out of his pocket.
00:21:50The real surveillance footage.
00:21:52And Yvonne's transfer record.
00:21:56How did he get these?
00:21:58A sheltered, disabled, illegitimate son.
00:22:01Where does he get such capability?
00:22:04In the conference room.
00:22:05I threw down the evidence.
00:22:10Yvonne is the real mole.
00:22:12Everyone, take a look at this.
00:22:15Monty.
00:22:17Monty watched the video.
00:22:20His face turning ashen.
00:22:23Yvonne!
00:22:26You staged this yourself!
00:22:30No!
00:22:32It wasn't me!
00:22:34I gave a cold laugh.
00:22:37No!
00:22:38No!
00:22:40You stole company secrets to frame me.
00:22:43And then pinned the blame on me.
00:22:53Yvonne, you're demoted.
00:22:55Sophia, you start officially tomorrow.
00:22:59Monty.
00:23:01I declined the position.
00:23:03I have other options.
00:23:05What?
00:23:08I want to walk my own path.
00:23:14I had just walked out of the company when I saw Alex waiting for me in his wheelchair.
00:23:23Welcome to Z.
00:23:26Was he spying on me?
00:23:31How could you possibly know?
00:23:37Aren't you just a spoiled rich kid?
00:23:40Who said I only live off others?
00:23:44I'm the assistant to the president of Z Group.
00:23:47Responsible for liaising.
00:23:49The spokesperson for Zero.
00:23:52Z Group.
00:23:53The country's top architecture firm.
00:23:56The president was called Zero.
00:23:59Rumored to be unfathomable.
00:24:01No one had ever seen him.
00:24:06I guarantee that Z Group won't have incidents like at Monty's company.
00:24:10Justice will prevail.
00:24:13Your first project here is the A-City landmark project.
00:24:18That's the most high-profile project in the city.
00:24:21And also the one my father left unfinished before he died.
00:24:31That's right. It's Zero's decision.
00:24:34Was it Zero's decision or Alex's?
00:24:38Alex had truly surprised me.
00:24:41There were still many mysteries about him.
00:24:44And who exactly was Zero?
00:24:48Why was he helping me?
00:24:54I had just joined Z Group when I was sent to compete.
00:24:58At the press conference, the flashbulbs were blinding.
00:25:02We're sending Yvonne.
00:25:04What about Z Group?
00:25:09We're sending Sophia.
00:25:11Yvonne leaned close to Monty's ear.
00:25:13Her voice very low.
00:25:18She didn't know.
00:25:19I was the one who had already won.
00:25:23My true identity was one.
00:25:25Who had become famous young in the industry.
00:25:28The USB drive I'm holding in my fingers.
00:25:31A last work left by my father.
00:25:35This time, I would make everyone remember his name.
00:25:40Yvonne wobbled over in 10-centimeter heels.
00:25:44Sophia.
00:25:45Don't cry if you lose.
00:25:48She was oddly smug.
00:25:50I gripped the USB drive.
00:25:52No, it didn't feel right.
00:25:53This wasn't mine.
00:25:54When was it swapped?
00:26:00I opened my laptop.
00:26:01My face turned pale.
00:26:05Where are my designs?
00:26:07I searched every folder.
00:26:08Empty.
00:26:09The whole crowd erupted.
00:26:15Don't embarrass Z Group.
00:26:17Just give up now.
00:26:19A week's work.
00:26:21All gone.
00:26:22There were no signs of hacking on the computer.
00:26:26Only one possibility.
00:26:27An inside job.
00:26:29Then Z Group forfeits.
00:26:31I declare the champion of this competition.
00:26:34Yvonne!
00:26:36On the big screen,
00:26:38Yvonne's design slowly unfolded.
00:26:41I clenched my fists.
00:26:43That was my father's design.
00:26:46Every line, I knew it intimately.
00:26:49Yvonne went on stage to accept the award and gave me a smug glance.
00:26:55This design is my tribute to the industry master, Jonathan.
00:27:00She dared to mention my father's name.
00:27:04I grinned my teeth and clenched my fists.
00:27:07This was a blatant provocation.
00:27:11Backstage, I stopped Yvonne.
00:27:17Yvonne.
00:27:20That's my father's design.
00:27:22You stole it.
00:27:28Just because you say it's your father's doesn't make it true.
00:27:32Do you have proof?
00:27:33Monty walked over.
00:27:35Monty.
00:27:40Sophia, Yvonne said you asked her for advice on design before.
00:27:44Did you perhaps borrowed from her work?
00:27:47I asked her for advice?
00:27:49She doesn't even understand the basics of architecture!
00:27:55Monty.
00:27:56She's my cousin.
00:27:57I don't blame her.
00:27:59She's been jealous of me since we were kids.
00:28:01People around whispered.
00:28:03Their gazes stabbing at me like needles.
00:28:06She turned the tables.
00:28:08Everyone thought she was the victim.
00:28:10I clenched my fists.
00:28:13But who would believe me?
00:28:15The door was pushed open.
00:28:19Alex came in, sitting in his wheelchair.
00:28:23And said quietly by my ear.
00:28:27Bullied again?
00:28:34What business is it of yours?
00:28:36Alex took out an envelope.
00:28:40I sent someone to check this out. Take a look.
00:28:44I opened it. Inside was the complete chain of evidence of Yvonne stealing the design drafts.
00:28:50Original comparisons.
00:28:52Original comparisons.
00:28:52Time stamps.
00:28:53Email records.
00:28:54Even the transfer records of bribing the judges.
00:29:02This... How did you get this?
00:29:05These internal, high-level records.
00:29:08Ordinary people couldn't get their hands on them.
00:29:14Alex.
00:29:16I suddenly looked up at Alex.
00:29:20There was only one possibility.
00:29:23He was zero?
00:29:26I walked onto the stage and held up the evidence.
00:29:32Everyone.
00:29:34The true owner of the design shroffs is me.
00:29:38You're lying!
00:29:43Jonathan Pierce.
00:29:44This is my father Jonathan Pierce's original manuscript.
00:29:48The signature and time stamps are all there.
00:29:51I played the recording from my phone.
00:29:53Yvonne's conversation bribing the judges was crystal clear.
00:29:57The whole room erupted.
00:30:01Monty.
00:30:03Monty took the evidence, his face assing.
00:30:07Yvonne?
00:30:08Yvonne, do you have anything to say?
00:30:10Yvonne collapsed to the floor.
00:30:13You're fired.
00:30:15The company will thoroughly investigate all your previous plagiarism.
00:30:21Leo rushed onto the stage and grabbed me.
00:30:24Why do you have to be so ruthless?
00:30:26She's your cousin!
00:30:27I shook off his hand.
00:30:29When she stole my father's posthumous work, did she think of me as her cousin?
00:30:33I turned and left without looking back.
00:30:36Behind me came Yvonne's cries.
00:30:38I didn't look back.
00:30:45Alex was waiting for me at the exit.
00:30:47I needed to find out one thing.
00:30:49Was he really zero?
00:30:51Zero?
00:30:51I clutched the chain of evidence and stared intensely at Alex.
00:30:56Zero.
00:30:57You are zero.
00:30:59Don't try to lie to me again.
00:31:01Zero?
00:31:03You think a person in a wheelchair can control the entire Z group?
00:31:06Then how did you get these internal records?
00:31:09I bought them with money.
00:31:10I bought them with money.
00:31:11The Blackwood family may not like me, but they haven't sklimped on money.
00:31:14He said it lightly, but I clearly saw his fingers tighten on the armrest.
00:31:19I don't believe you.
00:31:20Believe it or not, it's up to you.
00:31:23But do you still want to work on your father's project?
00:31:27He always used this to shut me up.
00:31:30One day, I will find out the truth.
00:31:37For the next month, I'll be on a business trip abroad.
00:31:40Protect yourself, and don't get bullied again.
00:31:48I stepped onto the scale and stared at the number 150 pounds.
00:31:54I looked at the mirror, corners of my mouth lifting.
00:31:57One month from now, I would stand in front of everyone,
00:32:01and they wouldn't be able to laugh anymore.
00:32:04Just wait.
00:32:06I would blind them all with my beauty.
00:32:09I threw myself into the gym like a mad woman.
00:32:13Sweat dripping onto the floor.
00:32:22One month later, the woman in the mirror stunned even me.
00:32:27Collabones prominent.
00:32:29Waistline carved like a knife.
00:32:33Facial features as if sculpted new.
00:32:37Finally, the moment came when Alex pushed the door open and came home.
00:32:43His gaze locked onto my waist and stayed for three seconds.
00:32:48He noticed.
00:32:49But wasn't he blind?
00:32:51At the bathroom door, I deliberately walked by.
00:32:56His gaze followed me, then quickly darted away.
00:33:02I've lost a lot of weight recently.
00:33:04I'm blind, I can't see.
00:33:07I took his hand and placed it on my waist.
00:33:11So like this?
00:33:13Can you feel it?
00:33:15Alex's fingers stiffened, as if burned.
00:33:17The tips of his ears turned red.
00:33:19Alex's Adam's apple rolled.
00:33:21His lips pressed tightly together.
00:33:23I need to take a shower.
00:33:25You go out.
00:33:29The sound of water ran for 40 minutes.
00:33:34Could he have passed out in there?
00:33:41I pushed the door open.
00:33:43He was sitting in the bathtub, water droplets sliding down his spine.
00:33:50Sorry.
00:33:51I thought you...
00:33:52Just as I was about to turn around,
00:33:55the slippery floor caused me to accidentally fall into Alex's bathtub.
00:34:03You have the nerve to barge into a man's bathroom, but not the nerve to face it.
00:34:11I lowered my head, my face instantly burning.
00:34:16Alex grabbed my chin and kissed me.
00:34:29Aren't we contractual husband and wife?
00:34:32His taut string snapped.
00:34:36Then I'll have to ask you to help me.
00:34:40I touched him awkwardly.
00:34:46He grunt and squeezed me, hurting me a little.
00:34:54If you're not willing, I won't force you.
00:34:57That thing of yours, it's a bit big.
00:35:00I'm scared.
00:35:02Alex was silent for a long time, but his ears turned red again.
00:35:07Today was my father's death anniversary.
00:35:10I came to visit his grave.
00:35:14Simon blocked me with his men.
00:35:17Hand over the urn.
00:35:22You want it? Here.
00:35:25A handful of flour flew into Simon's face.
00:35:28The real ashes had long been swapped by me.
00:35:32I turned and ran.
00:35:42A masked man rushed out and took down the thugs in a few moves.
00:35:47It was James.
00:35:49Another group of people suddenly pulled me into a car.
00:35:57And blindfolded me.
00:36:00Peel an orange.
00:36:04I felt the orange peel and heard a familiar low laugh.
00:36:12Alex.
00:36:14The car stopped.
00:36:16I pulled off the blindfold.
00:36:18In the cemetery.
00:36:19The best tombstone stood in front of my parents' grave.
00:36:23Did Alex buy this?
00:36:24Warmth filled my heart.
00:36:34You're welcome.
00:36:39I'll deduct it from your salary.
00:36:42I couldn't help but laugh.
00:36:44This awkward man.
00:36:45One day, I was suddenly called to the Blackwood Estate by Madame Victoria.
00:36:50This was my first time meeting Madame Victoria.
00:36:52Alex's grandmother.
00:36:53But I heard their relationship wasn't good.
00:36:55I was just worried about not having a chance to appear.
00:36:58A trap banquet?
00:36:59I would turn it into my runway.
00:37:01The doors of Blackwood Estate opened.
00:37:04I wore a dark green velvet gown.
00:37:07The waistline perfectly fitted.
00:37:09And the sapphire Alex gave me hung on my collarbone.
00:37:14The whole room looked as if someone had choked them.
00:37:18Madame Victoria narrowed her eyes.
00:37:20The glass in Yvonne's hand dropped to the floor with a smack.
00:37:24Her mouth hanging open.
00:37:29The wine glass in Leo's hand wobbled, wine spilling onto his cuff.
00:37:33He didn't even notice.
00:37:36You...
00:37:37How could you...
00:37:39Don't recognize me?
00:37:40Yvonne gritted her teeth.
00:37:42Her eyes full of jealous venom.
00:37:44Leo's Adam's apple bobbed.
00:37:46His lips moved.
00:37:47But nothing came out.
00:37:49Married to a useless cripple.
00:37:51Still can't turn things around.
00:37:52I glanced at him.
00:37:54The corners of my mouth lifting slightly.
00:37:58Useless?
00:37:59Fine.
00:38:00Then let me, the useless wife, play a good game with you.
00:38:05Yvonne really wasn't willing to give up.
00:38:07She teamed up with Simon to forge debts my father owed while alive, claiming I was a jinx who would
00:38:13bring down the Blackwood family.
00:38:15Madame Victoria sat upright in the main seat, tapping her fingers on the mahogany table.
00:38:20Sophia, your father owes 100 million.
00:38:25I'll give you two choices.
00:38:27Pay the money or divorce Alex.
00:38:30Simon sneered and slapped down a stack of bills, the pages rustling in the air.
00:38:37Your mother was sick for three years.
00:38:40All the medical expenses were borrowed.
00:38:42It's in black and white, you can't deny it.
00:38:44I glanced at the bills, picked one up with my fingertips, and flicked it back with a light laugh.
00:38:50You show me the evidence.
00:38:52The signature on this is not my father's handwriting.
00:38:55How dare you talk back!
00:38:57Madame Victoria raised her hand to stop her.
00:39:01It's only 100 million.
00:39:03The Blackwood family will pay it for you.
00:39:06But you must divorce Alex.
00:39:10I clutched my handkerchief, so this was where they were leading me.
00:39:15The air suddenly became quiet.
00:39:18I was about to speak.
00:39:20The sound of a wheelchair rolling across the floor came from behind me.
00:39:25Alex pushed his wheelchair forward and snatched the bills.
00:39:30Her debts? I'll pay them.
00:39:33He tore the papers with both hands, the shreds falling like snow on the marble floor.
00:39:38Alex coldly swept his gaze across the room.
00:39:42Wherever his eyes landed, Yvonne shrank back.
00:39:46Madame Victoria slammed the table and stood up.
00:39:50The cup rattling.
00:39:53Alex stood in front of me.
00:39:55His back was narrow, but it was like a wall.
00:39:59For the first time I saw an old scar on the back of his neck.
00:40:04Something in my heart cracked open a little.
00:40:07Head of the family, Madame Victoria.
00:40:10At the end of the corridor, Leo suddenly blocked me.
00:40:13Veins bulged on his forehead as he held his head.
00:40:16Did we really love each other? I have images in my head.
00:40:19Leo, my heart for you died, and that's final.
00:40:22Leo suddenly hugged me tightly, his arms like iron clamps.
00:40:27I don't believe it.
00:40:28Out of the corner of my eye, at the corridor corner, Alex's wheelchair stopped.
00:40:33He saw it.
00:40:36I pushed Leo away hard.
00:40:39Get lost!
00:40:40My nails scratching the back of his hand.
00:40:42Alex turned and left.
00:40:44The sound of the wheelchair rolling across the floor was like a dull knife cutting into my heart.
00:40:49I ran after him, grabbed the arm rest of the wheelchair.
00:40:54And my voice trembled.
00:40:56Let me explain.
00:40:59No need.
00:41:01Alex wheeled away with a dark face.
00:41:04The corridor was empty, only the sound of my breathing remained.
00:41:09Yet my heart felt as though it had been torn apart.
00:41:12When I got home, Alex lay motionless as if asleep.
00:41:18I had just taken a shower and lain in bed.
00:41:21When Alex suddenly rolled over and prized me down.
00:41:25Who is it that you really love?
00:41:29Who I love is none of your business.
00:41:33Aren't you just treating me as a transactional tool too?
00:41:38In the darkness, Alex gripped my chin and suddenly lowered his head to kiss me.
00:41:43Brutally, as if imposing a punishment.
00:41:47A transaction?
00:41:50Then your heart racing right now, is that also part of the transaction?
00:41:55Leo came to see me, but I didn't do anything!
00:42:02I pushed him away, my eyes red, my chest heaving.
00:42:10You don't need to explain anything to me.
00:42:13We're just a transaction.
00:42:18My heart pounded like thunder.
00:42:20I had fallen for him, but he was hiding something from me.
00:42:24I immediately got up and went to the bathroom to calm down, only to see his suit lining lying on
00:42:29the ground.
00:42:29Embroidered with the logo of Z-Group, the silver thread glearing under the light, my pupils contracted slightly, and I
00:42:36murmured,
00:42:37Zero?
00:42:44Zero?
00:42:45In the study, I held a document marked Z-Group internal, for Zero's eyes only, to test Alex.
00:42:53James said this document requires your signature.
00:42:56Alex ran his fingers over the braille to the third page, and paused for two seconds.
00:43:03This clause has a problem. Z-Group never accepts VAM.
00:43:07My heart tightened sharply.
00:43:09That document was forged by me.
00:43:11Z-Group had no such regulation, only Zero himself could see through it at a glance.
00:43:17How do you know Z-Group never accepts VAM?
00:43:20Alex's fingers froze.
00:43:22The air suddenly went quiet.
00:43:25James...
00:43:27James told me.
00:43:29James took leave today.
00:43:32You didn't call him.
00:43:34Alex slowly raised his head.
00:43:37I saw a flash of panic in his eyes.
00:43:41Zero.
00:43:47Stop pretending.
00:43:48You are Zero.
00:43:50Alex was silent for a moment, then suddenly pulled a document from the drawer and pushed it in front of
00:43:55me.
00:43:55All of Z-Group's historical contracts are here.
00:43:59The page with the gambling clause, a-folded the corner.
00:44:02I opened it.
00:44:03There were indeed crease marks.
00:44:05The paper yellowed, not newly made.
00:44:07Every word he said was reasonable.
00:44:09But I noticed the knuckle of his index finger was pale.
00:44:12He was pressing hard on the desk.
00:44:15Zero? So you really aren't Zero?
00:44:18Zero?
00:44:20You think a cripple in a wheelchair can control the entire Z-Group?
00:44:25He padded the armrest of his wheelchair, the metal making a dull sound.
00:44:29I can barely even stand up.
00:44:31You think too highly of me.
00:44:33I stared into his eyes, open, calm, even with a hint of grievance.
00:44:37Right. A useless, illegitimate son who had been kept by the Blackwood family for over a decade.
00:44:42How could he be the all-powerful Zero?
00:44:44I'm sorry. I was being overly suspicious.
00:44:47At the designer's banquet, the crystal chandeliers were dazzling.
00:44:51I studied under John, a giant in the industry.
00:44:54Tonight, I'll even get to see the legendary one.
00:44:58A small-time designer like you will never meet her in your lifetime.
00:45:03Is that so?
00:45:05I picked up a glass of champagne and smiled faintly.
00:45:10Yvonne was still bragging about knowing one.
00:45:13I took a sip of wine.
00:45:15She didn't know that I was the person she admired and worshipped.
00:45:21My phone vibrated.
00:45:24I looked down and glanced at it.
00:45:27The corners of my mouth, lifting slightly.
00:45:32The phone screen lit up.
00:45:34It was a message from John.
00:45:36Yvonne leaned over and took a look, her face instantly turning pale.
00:45:41One? John called you one? You are one?
00:45:44I put away my phone and didn't answer.
00:45:47Impossible! How could a piece of trash like you be one?
00:45:51It must be a coincidental username.
00:45:56On the main stage of the banquet, the lights focused on me.
00:46:01Please welcome tonight's mystery guest.
00:46:04The architectural legend, one.
00:46:08The whole room erupted.
00:46:10I walked onto the stage in high heels.
00:46:12My dark green gown, like the deep sea under the lights.
00:46:25No. Impossible.
00:46:28One?
00:46:32How could she possibly be one?
00:46:35I stood in front of the microphone and swept my gaze across every face below.
00:46:41Shock.
00:46:42Envy.
00:46:44Regret.
00:46:45My father's name is Jonathan Pierce.
00:46:48The name won.
00:46:50It is also the project he left behind.
00:46:54Thunderous applause came from the audience.
00:47:00Yvonne covered her face and ran out.
00:47:03At the very back of the crowd, Alex sat in his wheelchair, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
00:47:14After the banquet ended, Alex was waiting for me in the parking lot.
00:47:19One?
00:47:21You knew long ago?
00:47:23I didn't know.
00:47:25But I guessed.
00:47:28When?
00:47:29Your design draft is not the work of an ordinary person.
00:47:33I wasn't wrong about you.
00:47:34My heart skipped a beat.
00:47:38He never complimented anyone.
00:47:40The Blackwood family banquet.
00:47:43Alex brought me back to the estate.
00:47:48It was my first time appearing before them as his wife.
00:47:55Damon.
00:47:56Simon's son.
00:47:57A spoiled little brat.
00:48:08A blind cripple like you doesn't deserve such a beautiful wife.
00:48:13Damon shoved me on purpose.
00:48:16I stumbled, nearly falling.
00:48:18Then he picked up a toy ball and threw it at me.
00:48:24The ball.
00:48:25Pick it up and give it back to him.
00:48:27I looked at him.
00:48:29His face was blank.
00:48:30But I knew he was teaching me how to fight back.
00:48:33I picked up the ball and noticed it was smeared with dog shit.
00:48:37Simon's dog had just done its business in the garden.
00:48:41I grabbed a baseball bat, aimed at Damon and swung.
00:48:46The ball hit him square in the gut.
00:48:49Next one, I'm aiming for your mouth.
00:48:55The second ball went right into his mouth.
00:48:58Dog shit flavored.
00:49:01You bitch!
00:49:02Simon charged at me.
00:49:08I wiped the remaining dog shit right across his face.
00:49:13How dare you!
00:49:15Do you know who I am?
00:49:17A man who killed his own brother.
00:49:18What right do you have to lecture me?
00:49:20Simon's face turned purple.
00:49:22Madame Victoria watched coldly, saying nothing.
00:49:25Did you just smile?
00:49:27His lips definitely twitched.
00:49:30This man so contradiction.
00:49:32To fool Madame Victoria's spies,
00:49:34we had to share a room overnight at the estate.
00:49:36I shook the bed frame wildly and called out in a flirtatious voice.
00:49:42Honey.
00:49:44You're so good.
00:49:54Alex suddenly pulled me into his arms.
00:49:58Starting a fire and not putting it out?
00:50:01Let's wait till we get home.
00:50:03The walls are thin here.
00:50:07He kissed me.
00:50:09Deep.
00:50:11I gave in.
00:50:15You said last time that you wanted to learn how to please me.
00:50:18How's that going?
00:50:23Haven't had the chance yet.
00:50:27Then figure it out yourself.
00:50:39How did this man last so long?
00:50:47Sleep.
00:50:54Have you been with other women before?
00:51:00No.
00:51:03Then why are you so good at this?
00:51:07Male instinct.
00:51:16I pouted, but my heart felt sweet.
00:51:21Early morning, Alex got a call and left in a hurry.
00:51:25Company emergency.
00:51:32Yvonne found Damon.
00:51:36The two joined forces.
00:51:42They fabricated evidence that I was having an affair with Leo.
00:51:48Madam.
00:51:50And handed it to Madam Victoria.
00:51:53Madam Victoria, who had been itching for an excuse to get rid of me, summoned me to the main hall
00:51:58immediately.
00:52:02Sophia.
00:52:03You've committed adultery after marriage.
00:52:06The Blackwood family will not tolerate you.
00:52:09This is a setup.
00:52:11I did nothing.
00:52:13The evidence is solid.
00:52:16Still lying?
00:52:17Just admit it.
00:52:19Maybe Leo will take you.
00:52:21Damon groped me.
00:52:23I grabbed his wrist and twisted it hard.
00:52:30How dare you!
00:52:32How dare you!
00:52:33Lock her up!
00:52:34Guards grabbed me.
00:52:35I was dragged into an upstairs room.
00:52:38The door locked from outside.
00:52:40The windows were sealed.
00:52:44My phone was taken.
00:52:49I leaned against the wall.
00:52:51My heart pounding.
00:52:52Alex, please come back soon.
00:52:55Night fell.
00:52:57A strange sweet scent creeped into my nose.
00:53:00Like some kind of flower.
00:53:03My body started to heat up.
00:53:05It was a drug.
00:53:07They drugged me.
00:53:09The door unlocked.
00:53:12Damon pushed it open and lunged at me with a lewd grin.
00:53:16Let me take good care of you tonight.
00:53:19I bit my lip.
00:53:20The taste of blood jolted me awake for a moment.
00:53:31Bitch! You're crazy!
00:53:37We wrestled.
00:53:39My face was covered in blood.
00:53:41I couldn't tell if it was his or mine.
00:53:43Suddenly, tires screeched downstairs.
00:53:46Alex's car stormed into the estate.
00:53:59You're standing!
00:54:00Are your eyes also okay?
00:54:05I was never disabled.
00:54:07All of this is for today.
00:54:09Alex kicked aside the guards blocking his way and charged upstairs.
00:54:19The door burst open.
00:54:20I threw myself into his arms.
00:54:23He was actually able-bodied?
00:54:25Then why had he lied to me before?
00:54:28James.
00:54:32James.
00:54:34Castrate him.
00:54:35Behind us, Damon's agonizing screams echoed.
00:54:42Alex carried me out.
00:54:44No one dared stop him at the hospital.
00:54:47The drugs were flushed out.
00:54:49But I still had a low fever.
00:54:52I woke up groggy and saw Alex sitting by the bed.
00:54:57He had stayed the whole night.
00:55:01I reached out and touched his face.
00:55:11Alex.
00:55:13Alex.
00:55:14You smell so good.
00:55:19Are you awake?
00:55:24You think I'm dirty.
00:55:25That's why you brought me to the hospital?
00:55:27I just don't want to touch you when you're not in your right mind.
00:55:33Then touch me now.
00:55:35He kissed me.
00:55:37This time, no drugs.
00:55:39No accidents.
00:55:40Just two people.
00:55:42Finally belonging to each other.
00:55:45I finally realized this man was sharp-tongued,
00:55:49but gentler than anyone underneath.
00:55:52Afterward, I leaned against his chest and finally asked the question I had kept for so long.
00:55:58Why did you lie to me?
00:56:00Pretending to be blind and crippled?
00:56:03Why?
00:56:07Madam Victoria.
00:56:09I was investigating the truth behind my mother's disappearance.
00:56:13Madam Victoria is the mastermind.
00:56:16I digested this earth-shattering secret, my heart racing.
00:56:21So you could see the whole time?
00:56:25Hmm.
00:56:28Zero?
00:56:29Z?
00:56:33Then you're also Zero?
00:56:35Zero?
00:56:35The president of Z Group?
00:56:40Yes.
00:56:41I am Zero.
00:56:43He admitted it.
00:56:45Casually.
00:56:46Like he was commenting on the weather.
00:56:54You hid this from me for so long.
00:57:00Lying to me from day one?
00:57:06If I'd told you, would you have undressed so freely in front of me?
00:57:10You're such a bastard.
00:57:13You're such a bastard.
00:57:19Is being a bastard illegal?
00:57:21I couldn't scold him anymore.
00:57:26Because his kiss shut me up.
00:57:30And somehow, I couldn't even stay angry.
00:57:36Yvonne was terrified when she learned Alex wasn't disabled.
00:57:40She started to realize this man might have even bigger secrets.
00:57:44Leo, however, was even more unwilling to let go.
00:57:47He asked to meet me.
00:57:49Stop following that bastard.
00:57:51Come with me.
00:57:52What are you trying to say?
00:57:54Yvonne and Simon are plotting to steal Z Group's trade secrets.
00:57:58My mind stirred.
00:58:00I decided to turn the tables.
00:58:04Fine.
00:58:05I'll work with you.
00:58:10But Alex saw us.
00:58:12He misunderstood.
00:58:15At home, he cornered me against the wall and asked.
00:58:21Who is it that you really love?
00:58:23He kissed me forcefully.
00:58:26I struggled for a moment, but didn't push him away.
00:58:32Answer me.
00:58:35It's you.
00:58:40Say it again.
00:58:43It's you.
00:58:44It's always been you.
00:58:46Project meeting.
00:58:47Yvonne and Simon had taken the bait.
00:58:49What they were holding was the fake confidential information I had deliberately leaked.
00:58:59Sophia, we already have your design.
00:59:02You lose.
00:59:09The confidential information you have is fake.
00:59:12The latest version is with me.
00:59:15Says you.
00:59:16Who can prove it?
00:59:18Unless the president of Z Group shows up in person, you have no proof.
00:59:21Too bad. Zero never appears in public.
00:59:24You're finished.
00:59:24Everyone in the room was staring at me, their gazes like knives.
00:59:28Alex walked in.
00:59:30No wheelchair.
00:59:31No cane.
00:59:32He just stood there, like a drawn blade.
00:59:37Alex glanced at Yvonne and Simon.
00:59:39His voice was not loud, but it silenced the entire room.
00:59:42I can prove it.
00:59:46Zero.
00:59:47Z.
00:59:51Z.
00:59:51I am Zero.
00:59:53President of Z Group.
00:59:55The room went dead silent.
00:59:57Yvonne and Simon's faces turned paper white.
01:00:02No.
01:00:03Impossible.
01:00:05You're that bastard cripple.
01:00:08Alex ignored them, pulled a document from his briefcase, and slapped it on the table.
01:00:12The design she holds is the real one.
01:00:15Here's Z Group's official seal of authentication.
01:00:18Any objections?
01:00:19The room fell dead quiet.
01:00:21Yvonne's face was pale, her lips trembling.
01:00:23I announce that my company will terminate all cooperation with the Pierce family.
01:00:28Monty!
01:00:29You can't do this!
01:00:31You stole trade secrets, and framed the wife of President Zero.
01:00:37I'm already being generous by not pressing charge.
01:00:40Yvonne's legs gave way, and she collapsed to the floor.
01:00:44She looked up at me, her eyes full of despair and resentment.
01:00:49Alex, you didn't have to do that.
01:00:55You're mine.
01:00:56My heart skipped a beat.
01:00:59This man was so dominant.
01:01:01The study.
01:01:02I accidentally came across a photo.
01:01:15It was a picture of Alex with a strange woman.
01:01:19She was beautiful, with a gentle smile.
01:01:23On the back, a line was written,
01:01:25Wait for me.
01:01:26Charlie.
01:01:29Charlie.
01:01:30That woman's name was Charlie.
01:01:33My heart felt like it was being squeezed.
01:01:35His first love?
01:01:37He asked her to wait for him?
01:01:43I put the photo back.
01:01:45My fingers still trembling.
01:01:49Late at night, I tossed and turned in bed.
01:01:52Charlie's face wouldn't leave my mind.
01:01:55Who was she?
01:01:56Where was she now?
01:01:58Did he still love her?
01:02:00What right did I have to be sad?
01:02:02We were in a contractual marriage from the start.
01:02:05But tears still slid down.
01:02:08I wiped them away and told myself,
01:02:10Don't fall too deep.
01:02:12His heart already belonged to someone else.
01:02:15The next evening, Alex blocked me in the hallway.
01:02:21What's wrong?
01:02:23Avoiding me?
01:02:26I'm not.
01:02:30He pulled the photo from his pocket.
01:02:32You saw this, didn't you?
01:02:39Your first love.
01:02:41I shouldn't get in the way.
01:02:44Her name is Charlie.
01:02:46She was my mother's maid.
01:02:50After my mother disappeared,
01:02:52Madam Victoria locked her up too.
01:02:55Wait for me meant wait for me to rescue her.
01:02:58I froze.
01:02:59She's fifteen years older.
01:03:00She watched me grow up.
01:03:02She's like a sister,
01:03:04half a mother to me.
01:03:06Tears fell.
01:03:07I had been torturing myself for nothing.
01:03:15I...
01:03:16I...
01:03:17I...
01:03:18I'm sorry.
01:03:21I...
01:03:22I'm sorry.
01:03:26The way you get jealous?
01:03:28Kinda cute.
01:03:32Who's jealous?
01:03:36Next time, ask me directly.
01:03:41Don't bottle it up.
01:03:44Charlie was still alive.
01:03:47Alex was going to rescue her.
01:03:49This time, I would accompany him.
01:03:53Charlie was locked in the basement of Blackwood Estate.
01:03:56Alex was making his move.
01:04:05I'll go with you.
01:04:08Too dangerous.
01:04:13You don't trust me?
01:04:21I do.
01:04:23We broke into Blackwood Estate at night.
01:04:28Simon had his men block us.
01:04:31Alex fought ten men at once.
01:04:37For the first time, I saw him truly fight.
01:04:40Fast.
01:04:41Precise.
01:04:42Ruthless.
01:04:43I seized the chance and rushed into the basement.
01:04:48The basement was damp and foul, lit by a single yellow bulb.
01:04:52In the corner, crouched a woman.
01:04:54Thin.
01:04:55Gray hair.
01:04:56Clothes in rags.
01:04:58Alex.
01:04:59You're alive.
01:05:00You really came.
01:05:02I'm sorry.
01:05:04I'm so late.
01:05:05Ten years late.
01:05:06I'm sorry.
01:05:08I watched them weep in each other's arms,
01:05:11my own eyes burning.
01:05:14Then suddenly, hurried footsteps came from upstairs.
01:05:17Alex's head snapped up.
01:05:19His eyes turned sharp again.
01:05:24The basement door was kicked open.
01:05:27Madam Victoria stood on the stairs,
01:05:29a full line of bodyguards behind her.
01:05:32Her gaze swept over Charlie and landed on Alex.
01:05:35A cold smirk on her lips.
01:05:38You think finding her can bring me down?
01:05:41Your mother is already dead.
01:05:45Alex's eyes turned bloodshot in an instant, like a cornered leopard.
01:05:50You killed her?
01:05:54She stood in my way.
01:05:56So will you.
01:05:58I pulled out the recording pen from my pocket and pressed play.
01:06:03Madam Victoria's voice came out.
01:06:06You will be eliminated.
01:06:07You!
01:06:08You admitted it yourself.
01:06:10Want to hear the next part?
01:06:11About how you tampered with the will and hired the hitmen?
01:06:15You're lying!
01:06:16Give that to me!
01:06:17Alex kicked Simon in the chest.
01:06:19Simon flew into the wall and slid down.
01:06:22Sirens approached.
01:06:24Madam Victoria tried to flee,
01:06:26but uniformed officers already blocked the stairs.
01:06:29Madam Victoria, you are under arrest on charges of murder,
01:06:32false imprisonment and commercial fraud.
01:06:34The moment the cuffs closed around Madam Victoria's wrists,
01:06:38she glared at me.
01:06:39I was not afraid because I knew justice had finally come.
01:06:42Victory banquet.
01:06:43Crystal chandeliers lit up the hall like daylight.
01:06:47All of this city's elite had gathered,
01:06:49whispering about the night's focus.
01:06:51The mysterious president of Z Group.
01:06:56Alex held my hand as we descended the grand spiral staircase.
01:07:00He was in a black suit.
01:07:01No wheelchair.
01:07:02No cane.
01:07:03His steps were steady as an elegant leopard.
01:07:06The room went silent.
01:07:08Everyone was looking at him.
01:07:11I am Zero, president of Z Group.
01:07:14And this is my wife, Sophia.
01:07:19He turned to me,
01:07:21his gaze impossibly tender.
01:07:25She is my wife.
01:07:27My only one.
01:07:30thunderous applause.
01:07:35I looked at the crowd.
01:07:36I stepped onto the stage and took the microphone.
01:07:39This was the first time the name won was officially revealed.
01:07:44This award belongs to my father.
01:07:49Simon.
01:07:50When you killed him,
01:07:52did you ever imagine this day would come?
01:07:55The room erupted.
01:07:57Simon in the front row,
01:07:59his face pale as death.
01:08:02Before the banquet ended,
01:08:03the police took Simon away.
01:08:05I watched his back,
01:08:07thinking it was all over.
01:08:09But I was wrong.
01:08:11Three days later,
01:08:13I received a letter from the prison.
01:08:16Simon.
01:08:20Simon's handwriting.
01:08:21Every stroke dripping with menace.
01:08:23I opened the letter,
01:08:24my face darkening.
01:08:26Yvonne sent word through her lawyer.
01:08:28She had records of my participation in drug trials years ago.
01:08:32If exposed,
01:08:33I would be blacklisted from the entire industry.
01:08:35Drop the charges,
01:08:36or you'll be ruined too.
01:08:38My hands trembled holding the letter.
01:08:41It wasn't a scandal.
01:08:42It was an agreement I was forced to sign to save my mother's life.
01:08:46But no one would care about the truth.
01:08:49They would only care that one was once a drug trial guinea pig.
01:08:55What's wrong?
01:08:57I showed him the letter.
01:09:00He read it,
01:09:01and was silent for a long time.
01:09:06No matter what happens,
01:09:08I'm here.
01:09:09Leave this to me.
01:09:11What are you going to do?
01:09:14Make it so these records never existed.
01:09:17Alex spent three days tracking down the private institution that ran the drug trials.
01:09:23The place went under long ago,
01:09:25and the records changed hands three times.
01:09:29James flew to four cities,
01:09:31and finally found the dusty file in an abandoned warehouse.
01:09:36Alex wrote a check the owner couldn't refuse,
01:09:40buying off every record.
01:09:42That afternoon,
01:09:43James watched every document fed into a shredder.
01:09:46The digital files were permanently deleted,
01:09:49the hard drives physically destroyed.
01:09:54Simon's last card was dead before he could play it.
01:09:58When his lawyer called him in prison,
01:10:01he slumped in his chair,
01:10:03defeated.
01:10:04But Alex didn't stop.
01:10:06He submitted key evidence to the police.
01:10:09A recording of Simon personally admitting to killing my father.
01:10:14You think you can destroy me?
01:10:15Charlie secretly recorded it while she was imprisoned.
01:10:18The day Simon was arraigned,
01:10:20I stood outside the glass watching him.
01:10:22He saw me,
01:10:23and gave a bitter smile.
01:10:25You win.
01:10:26You lost.
01:10:28To your own greed.
01:10:29Alex stood behind me,
01:10:31and gently took my hand.
01:10:33I turned to look at him,
01:10:35my eyes wet.
01:10:42Your business is my business.
01:10:44I thought all the enemies had fallen.
01:10:46Until that morning.
01:10:51Madam, there's trouble.
01:10:54Online.
01:10:56Someone posted a video of you.
01:10:59I opened my phone.
01:11:01The top trending headlines stung my eyes.
01:11:03Architecture Goddess One's Affair video leaked.
01:11:07The woman in the video had my face swapped onto her body.
01:11:10The man was Leo.
01:11:12My hands shook.
01:11:13The comments were all abuse.
01:11:15Disgusting.
01:11:16Shameless.
01:11:17So One slept her way to the top.
01:11:20Leo called,
01:11:22sounding triumphant.
01:11:23You've seen it?
01:11:25Divorce Alex,
01:11:26and come back to me.
01:11:27Otherwise,
01:11:28there are more...
01:11:31exciting versions.
01:11:33This is illegal!
01:11:37Illegal?
01:11:38Then sue me.
01:11:40By the time the case is over,
01:11:42your reputation will be trash.
01:11:48I'll handle it.
01:11:51The next day,
01:11:52Alex held a press conference.
01:11:55He stood on stage behind a screen showing a forensic report.
01:12:00The video was an AI face swap forgery.
01:12:03The original was a sex tape of Yvonne and Leo.
01:12:06Leo,
01:12:07you've committed trade secret theft,
01:12:10evidence for duration,
01:12:12and defamation.
01:12:13The police are already on their way to your home.
01:12:18Leo's face twisted on the live feed.
01:12:26The day the court ruling came down,
01:12:28I stood outside my father's company.
01:12:31The sign on the door still said Pierce Group,
01:12:34but I knew that was about to change.
01:12:37Alex stood at the door,
01:12:38not entering.
01:12:43He knew I needed this moment alone.
01:12:47I took out my phone and scrolled to a photo of my father.
01:12:50He was smiling gently,
01:12:52his eyes bright.
01:12:54The tears finally fell.
01:12:57Dad, I did it.
01:12:58The company is back.
01:13:00Your name, everyone remembers it.
01:13:03I walked out of the office.
01:13:05Alex was still waiting at the door.
01:13:07He saw my reddened eyes,
01:13:09said nothing,
01:13:10just opened his arms.
01:13:12I threw myself into his arms,
01:13:15crying like a little girl.
01:13:17He patted my back gently.
01:13:21From now on,
01:13:22this is your kingdom.
01:13:25Then what are you?
01:13:27The king?
01:13:29I'm the knight who guards the lord.
01:13:32Charlie's health gradually recovered.
01:13:34She stayed in the guest room on the first floor of our villa,
01:13:37watering the flowers in the garden every morning.
01:13:41Alex said she used to take care of his mother the same way.
01:13:45One evening,
01:13:46I brought a bowl of soup to her room.
01:13:51She half reclined on the bed,
01:13:53flipping through an old photo album.
01:13:56I sat beside her.
01:14:00The album was full of photos of Alex as a child,
01:14:03riding a wooden horse,
01:14:05playing piano,
01:14:06held in his mother's arms.
01:14:08This was the last time the madam held him.
01:14:13That night,
01:14:15Madam Victoria's men took her away.
01:14:17What exactly did she do to Alex's mother?
01:14:20She falsely accused her of having an affair with the chauffeur.
01:14:24The madam was locked in the basement for ten years.
01:14:29Last year,
01:14:30she didn't make it.
01:14:32My heart was wrenched.
01:14:35Alex had carried so much,
01:14:36yet he never told me.
01:14:39Madam,
01:14:40thank you.
01:14:41You taught the young master to love again.
01:14:45I've cared for him for twenty years,
01:14:47and I've never seen him smile as much as he does now.
01:14:50My nose stung,
01:14:51and I almost cried again.
01:14:53The courtroom.
01:14:55Sunlight streamed through the high windows,
01:14:58falling on the judge's black robe.
01:15:00The gallery was full,
01:15:02cameras clicking.
01:15:03Madam Victoria Blackwood,
01:15:05on charges of murder,
01:15:07false imprisonment,
01:15:08and commercial fraud.
01:15:14Sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
01:15:18Damon was brought in next.
01:15:20He was much thinner,
01:15:22the arrogance gone from his face.
01:15:24Damon,
01:15:24on charges of attempted rape and aggravated assault,
01:15:29sentenced to fifteen years in prison.
01:15:33Simon appeared last.
01:15:35He saw me,
01:15:37his lips moved as if to speak,
01:15:39but in the end,
01:15:40he just lowered his head.
01:15:42Simon,
01:15:43on charges of murder, fraud,
01:15:44and theft of trade secrets,
01:15:46sentenced to life imprisonment.
01:15:49Yvonne was sentenced to three years.
01:15:54Step.
01:15:59Stepping out of the courthouse,
01:16:01the sun made me squint.
01:16:03Alex waited for me at the bottom of the steps.
01:16:07Holding a bouquet of white daisies.
01:16:15It's over.
01:16:17Yes.
01:16:18A new beginning.
01:16:22The day the A-City landmark project was completed,
01:16:26the whole city was watching.
01:16:27This was Z-Group's biggest investment,
01:16:30and my first signature project as one.
01:16:33The building stood 288 meters tall,
01:16:36its facade a flowing curve like a white ribbon
01:16:38soaring into the sky.
01:16:41The top floor was an observation deck
01:16:43overlooking the entire city.
01:16:45At the completion ceremony,
01:16:47I stood on the stage,
01:16:49facing a sea of people.
01:16:51Alex sat in the front row in a dark gray suit,
01:16:54his gaze fixed on me.
01:16:58This project dedicated to my father.
01:17:00He was a true architectural master.
01:17:04Without him,
01:17:06I wouldn't be here today.
01:17:09Thunderous applause.
01:17:11I saw James clapping enthusiastically beside Alex,
01:17:15even wiping his eyes discreetly.
01:17:20Boss, your wife is amazing.
01:17:22She's not just my wife.
01:17:24She is Sophia Blackwood,
01:17:26genius architect.
01:17:29Right, right.
01:17:30Your wife is a genius.
01:17:35Alex drove across town and stopped in front of a villa.
01:17:38I froze.
01:17:40This was where we first met.
01:17:41The villa was completely transformed.
01:17:43The old walls were freshly painted.
01:17:45The barren garden now full of roses.
01:17:48Light spilled from the windows,
01:17:49warm as a painting.
01:17:51Remember our wedding night?
01:17:56I remember.
01:17:57You told me to get lost.
01:18:01I regret that.
01:18:03Regret what?
01:18:04Regret not falling in love with you sooner.
01:18:07I froze.
01:18:08He had never said anything so direct.
01:18:11Suddenly, Alex dropped to one knee
01:18:13and pulled out a ring.
01:18:15The diamond glittered in the moonlight,
01:18:17like a fallen star in his palm.
01:18:21Tears blurred my vision.
01:18:28I threw myself into his arms,
01:18:30crying like a fool.
01:18:32One year later.
01:18:34The beach.
01:18:36White flower petals covered the sand,
01:18:38and the salty sea breeze lifted my veil.
01:18:41I wore a custom-made white gown,
01:18:44delicate vine patterns embroidered at the waist.
01:18:47Alex stood at the end of the white carpet in a white suit,
01:18:50his bow tie perfectly tied.
01:18:54James was the best man,
01:18:55Charlie the maid of honor.
01:18:56Charlie cried even harder than I did,
01:18:59and James kept handing her tissues.
01:19:01The priest asked if we were willing.
01:19:03Alex looked into my eyes,
01:19:04his voice low and steady.
01:19:06I do.
01:19:09I do.
01:19:10As we exchanged rings,
01:19:12I noticed his fingers trembling slightly.
01:19:15This man who could fight ten men.
01:19:17He was trembling.
01:19:21We kissed.
01:19:23Applause and cheers mixed with the sound of waves,
01:19:25and fireworks burst in the night sky.
01:19:29Will we always be like this?
01:19:32Yes.
01:19:34I'll always be with you.
01:19:36Promise me.
01:19:38No backing out.
01:19:40I never break a promise.
01:19:42The sea met the sky.
01:19:44Two figures nestled together.
01:19:46May everyone who has been let down by life,
01:19:49eventually find their own light.
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