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After the Sunset ENGSUB Emotional Second Chance Romance Drama
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00:00A man gripped my wife's hips, pounding into her relentlessly.
00:06My wife moaned under him shamelessly.
00:09She arched her back, pressing herself closer to him.
00:12The man captured one of her nipples between his teeth, sucking at the sensitive bud.
00:17The wet sounds of their coupling fill the air, punctuated by their cries of pleasure.
00:22Tears stung my eyes, but I couldn't look away,
00:25forced to witness every intimate detail of her infidelity.
00:28My wife cheated on me with her first love, even gave all my money to him.
00:34I finally divorced her. Now she begged me to come back.
00:37The day our son lay on the narrow hospital bed, his skin pale and lips dry.
00:42I begged everyone I knew, still short $200 for surgery.
00:47No matter how I pleaded, my wife only said she had no money,
00:50because she gave all the money to her first love, Sebastian.
00:54I have no money.
00:55To save my son, my mother secretly sold the life support medicine meant to keep her alive.
01:00She died soon after, untreated.
01:02I buried her alone.
01:04Then I picked Jason up from the hospital.
01:06That's when I found my wife's receipts.
01:08Haute couture suits.
01:09Luxury watches worth millions.
01:11A private jet.
01:13My hands shook as I held them.
01:15I went home with everything in my grip.
01:17Before I could speak, Jason stepped in front of me.
01:20Dad, Mom just needs money to help Uncle Sebastian.
01:23Do you have to make such a big fuss?
01:25I looked at my son, the one my mother died for.
01:28My chest felt like it was collapsing.
01:30Evelyn didn't even deny it.
01:32Sebastian has culture.
01:33He needs nice things.
01:35Unlike you, a house husband who cries over $200.
01:40I laughed and threw the receipts onto the floor.
01:43After that, I walked out of the house alone.
01:46The evening air was cold against my skin.
01:49Behind me, I heard the front door open.
01:52Footsteps followed.
01:53Evelyn caught up to me and pushed a reusable grocery bag into my hands.
01:57Jason is getting better.
01:59Pick up some steak on your back.
02:01Then, as if nothing unusual had happened, she added,
02:04I've transferred your weekly grocery money.
02:06Don't ask me for any extra.
02:08Her face still carried that same gentle smile.
02:11As if the argument we just had meant nothing.
02:14When we were young, we had almost nothing.
02:17Back then, Evelyn used to hand me a small envelope every Friday.
02:20Not much, but enough to get us through the week.
02:23Sometimes she'd smile shyly, like we were partners building a life together.
02:27Now?
02:28Evelyn earned more in a single month than I used to make in half a year.
02:31But the amount of money she gave me to run the household hardly changed at all.
02:36Still the same tight weekly budget.
02:38She always had reasons.
02:40Jason's tuition is expensive.
02:42We need to be disciplined with our spending.
02:45She never told me she had so much money.
02:47Money she was secretly sending to Sebastian.
02:51I'm not cooking tonight.
02:53You and Jason can figure something out yourselves.
02:56The moment the words left my mouth, something shifted.
02:59Evelyn's expression darkened.
03:03Daniel, are you still sulking about that $200?
03:09I really don't know what you're getting so bent out of shape about.
03:13She had always been like this.
03:14Giving orders, without even realizing it.
03:17A good life, she called it.
03:19A life where she decided what mattered.
03:22So she drained every dollar I had.
03:24Textbooks.
03:25Expensive supplements.
03:26Things I never questioned.
03:28So I stood on a chair, in the middle of the night, catching rainwater, just so she could
03:33sleep through a leaking roof.
03:35I wasn't even 30 when the joint pain started.
03:38Whenever the weather turned, it came crawling back.
03:41Sharp.
03:42Relentless.
03:43Impossible to ignore.
03:45The first time I asked her for money, to see a doctor, she didn't even look up.
03:49When you get older, take some painkillers, you'll be fine.
03:54Back then, I believed her.
03:56Now, I know the truth.
03:58While I was swallowing cheap painkillers, pretending not to hurt, she was buying Sebastian medication
04:03that cost a fortune.
04:0530 years of sacrifice, of compromise.
04:08And I was the only fool who believed we were building a life together.
04:13I slowly lifted my head and let out a bitter laugh.
04:16Evelyn laughed like I'd said something ridiculous.
04:20Divorce?
04:20Daniel, don't be dramatic.
04:22You're still angry over money.
04:25She pulled out two crumpled $10 bills and shoved them into my hand.
04:29Buy yourself that pastry you like and grab bread for Jason.
04:33Then she turned and walked back inside.
04:36The door shut without another word.
04:38I stayed outside, staring at the money in my palm.
04:41Jason's voice came through the wall.
04:43Mom, why did you even give Dad money?
04:47He's acting up because you keep letting him.
04:50Just stop giving him anything.
04:52Let him live off his pension.
04:53There was a pause inside.
04:56Then Evelyn spoke, calm and certain.
04:59Your father already sends his entire pension to Uncle Sebastian.
05:03Sebastian is a respectable man.
05:05After the factory let him go, he had nothing.
05:08I tightened my grip on the worn grocery basket.
05:11My mind flashed back.
05:13Years ago, Evelyn had just given birth to our daughter.
05:17I received the notice from the factory.
05:19Termination.
05:20I couldn't believe it.
05:21I told myself I had to go to the factory and ask the manager why.
05:25Evelyn holding my hand, crying, begging me not to go back.
05:29She said she would work and support me and the children.
05:31So I believed her.
05:33I left the factory and never went back.
05:36Only later did I learn the truth.
05:38The man fired from the factory was not me.
05:41It was Sebastian.
05:43Evelyn replaced my identity with his and let him take my position.
05:47But the factory refused to keep him on the benefits plan.
05:50No pension.
05:51No security.
05:52So Evelyn took my pension and sent it to him every month for 25 years.
05:57I lived as a house husband with no income.
06:00I never understood why I had been fired.
06:03Now I finally did.
06:04It was all done by the woman I loved.
06:07My hand trembled.
06:08The grocery bag slipped and hit the ground.
06:10I pulled out my phone.
06:12Lawyer.
06:13I want a divorce filed.
06:14Today.
06:15I came back from Leo, the neighbor lawyer, and pushed open the door.
06:20Evelyn was in the living room, watching TV, face cold under the bright lights.
06:25Gray hair, wrinkles, but still composed, still elegant.
06:30A month ago I had seen Sebastian's post on social media.
06:34He was in France, smiling under the sun.
06:37He looked nothing like a man approaching 60.
06:40At the time I even felt a trace of envy.
06:43I told Evelyn,
06:45Why do others get to travel the world when we're stuck here?
06:48She smiled.
06:52Once Jason settles down, we'll go too.
06:56I actually believed her.
06:58I worked harder, took more odd jobs, saved for Jason's future.
07:03Then I saw the cropped photo.
07:05Sebastian wasn't alone.
07:08Evelyn was there too, same color outfit, standing beside him like a couple.
07:13I was the only one left behind in this aging apartment, surrounded by smoke and silence.
07:20Evelyn turned off the TV when I walked in, arms crossed, waiting.
07:25I ignored her, changed my shoes, walked toward the bedroom.
07:30The remote hit the table hard behind me.
07:33Daniel!
07:34If you're unhappy, just say it!
07:36Stop acting like this!
07:38I didn't turn around.
07:40I spoke flatly.
07:42I did.
07:43I want a divorce.
07:47You're really doing this over money?
07:50You think you can survive on your own?
07:55I finally looked at her.
07:57All these things in this house.
07:59How many did I pay for with my own labor?
08:05And where did my money go, Evelyn?
08:08The door burst open.
08:10Jason rushed out.
08:11Headphones still hanging around his neck.
08:15What now?
08:16You accusing mom of cheating again?
08:19Sebastian and mom are innocent.
08:21You're just disgusting for thinking that.
08:26Your grandmother died because your mother refused to give me $200.
08:31She sold her medicine to save you.
08:38Jason froze just for a second.
08:43You're insane.
08:45You're making up stories just to attack mom.
08:49Evelyn sighed like she was tired of all this.
08:53She reached into her bag, pulled out $200 and placed it on the table.
09:03And she turned, comforting Jason, like nothing had happened.
09:09I looked at the money, then shook my head.
09:15This can't be ended.
09:16It's already too late.
09:22That night, I didn't go home.
09:26I checked into a cheap hotel with the $200 Evelyn had thrown at me.
09:30That was all the money I had left.
09:33Everything else had already been spent.
09:34On Jason's hospital bills.
09:36On treatments.
09:37On survival.
09:39When we were short just $200, even the hospital staff didn't believe it.
09:44How can someone be so poor they don't even have that?
09:48But I was.
09:50I cleaned apartments for $50 an hour.
09:53I collected scrap and trash in the Northern District for $80 a trip.
09:57And still, Jason's school fees were $300,000 a year.
10:01His monthly allowance alone was $8,000.
10:05I never stopped working, never stopped saving, never stopped cutting myself down to nothing.
10:11In the end, I scraped together just over $50,000 and I gave it all to save my son.
10:18I truly had nothing left.
10:20I thought Evelyn was struggling too.
10:23I thought she was drowning in research expenses, supporting students, funding projects, burdened by family.
10:33I was wrong.
10:34She had already become a renowned academic.
10:37One project alone could bring in millions.
10:42And all of it went to Sebastian.
10:50I know it sounds pathetic at my age to still care about something like this.
10:54But after 30 years of scraping and sacrificing, shouldn't there be an answer?
11:00That night, away from them, I slept better than I had in years.
11:05In my dream, I was back in the village where it all began.
11:09And then, Evelyn was the only educated girl there.
11:12Every family wanted her for their son, but she chose me.
11:16She said we were promised since childhood.
11:19She bought a bicycle with all her savings and called it her dowry for me.
11:32Evelyn built a small flashlight for me so I could walk home safely at night.
11:37Whenever she could, she waited for me after shifts, no matter how late.
11:42And before her morning classes, she still prepared food for me.
11:46Back then, I thought I had married the best woman in the world.
11:50So when did it change?
11:55Maybe...
11:56It started when she was transferred to the city's elite school.
12:00She was 28, young, admired, full of future.
12:04I was 30, already worn down like a man twice my age.
12:08I was assigned to a factory near her school.
12:11That's where she met Sebastian, the supervisor.
12:14He was educated, like her.
12:16Polished, confident, effortless in speech.
12:20And I...
12:21I was just working.
12:23Surviving.
12:24Unaware of what was forming behind my back.
12:26For 25 years.
12:29So what was I, in all of this?
12:32Her husband?
12:33The father of her children?
12:35Or just a tool she never stopped using?
12:39The next morning, I went to the bank.
12:41I checked my pension account with my ID.
12:44I withdrew what was left.
12:46Just a few thousand dollars.
12:48Then I walked into a shopping mall.
12:49And bought something I had wanted for years.
12:52A massage device.
12:53For my back.
12:54My spine had been damaged for a long time.
12:57Even the doctor said, it couldn't be fully fixed.
13:00Every time I mentioned the pain, Evelyn would sigh.
13:04Everyone has back pain. Don't be dramatic.
13:07I wasn't being dramatic.
13:08I just realized, this family is no longer worth my devotion.
13:13I came back from the mall with takeout in my hands.
13:16No cooking.
13:17No chores.
13:18No noise.
13:19For the first time in years, I felt strangely light.
13:22I even hummed as I unlocked the door.
13:25Then I heard screaming.
13:26I dropped everything and rushed inside.
13:28Jason was on the floor, just out of surgery, unable to move.
13:32I lifted him onto the sofa in a panic.
13:34Before I could speak, he snapped at me.
13:37Where were you last night?
13:38Do you even care about this family anymore?
13:41Because of you upsetting mom, this is happening to me!
13:44Then he ordered me to wash fruit for him like nothing had happened.
13:47I stopped.
13:48I understood immediately.
13:50Evelyn knew I was pulling away.
13:52So she used Jason as pressure.
13:54She always knew where to strike me.
13:56I looked at my son differently now.
13:58He was like her.
14:00Sharp.
14:00Proud.
14:01Used to being obeyed.
14:03His entire future depended on her side of the family.
14:06And I was just the inconvenient one.
14:08When he was small, he clung to my neck and said,
14:11Dad, I'll love you forever.
14:14Back then, I was the only one raising him.
14:16So he loved me the most.
14:18Now that he was grown, I had become replaceable.
14:22You're the shadow to my life.
14:24Then at him lying there, ordering me around.
14:27Do it yourself.
14:28I said calmly.
14:30He stared at me like I had changed into someone else.
14:33Then he called Evelyn.
14:34Her voice came through the speaker, calm as always.
14:38Don't worry.
14:38I'll deal with it when I finish things with Sebastian.
14:41Just coax your father.
14:42He'll calm down.
14:43As if I was predictable.
14:45As if I could never leave.
14:47I almost laughed.
14:48Then my phone rang again.
14:50It's Leo, the lawyer.
14:51Sir, we found something serious.
14:53Your wife and Sebastian registered a marriage abroad 20 years ago.
14:57They also have a child together.
14:58For me.
15:11For me, I will lew him because...
18:02See you in court.
21:29side. But in Evelyn's eyes, everything Emily did was expected. A daughter was supposed to endure,
21:36supposed to sacrifice. So when Emily grew up, I encouraged her to leave, to build her own life.
21:42I never expected she had already gone through a divorce. I left the countryside in that day and
21:47went straight to her home. It was warm, like a real home. Emily's daughter, my granddaughter,
21:53was already grown, a top student, preparing for exams. To welcome me, Emily picked her up from
21:58school early. We went to a nice restaurant for dinner. I rarely ate outside. Even my 60th
22:03birthday had been a simple home-cooked meal made by me. Dad, Emily said softly, you'll stay with us
22:09from now on. My granddaughter, Ava, handed me a gift, a watch, expensive looking. I hesitated
22:15immediately, worried about the cost. But Emily just smiled. I can afford it now. I'm a senior
22:20manager at an international company. We'll be fine. After Ava's exams, I'll take you both traveling.
22:26You've worked your whole life. Now it's your turn to rest. For the first time, I felt my life hadn't
22:32been completely wasted. Back home, Emily had already prepared a room for me. I noticed how few clothes
22:39I had brought. She said she would take me shopping on the weekend. Then she asked quietly,
22:44Why didn't you tell me about the divorce? That was the question I had avoided too. I was afraid she
22:49wasn't doing well. Afraid my decision years ago had hurt her life. But she just held my hand and
22:55smiled. Dad, no one survives by holding on to the wrong people. If someone makes your life heavier,
23:01you don't owe them your suffering. You were just too focused on keeping the family together.
23:06I stayed silent. She was right. A truth I only learned at the end of my life. But she had
23:12learned
23:12it much earlier. And maybe that was the only comfort left for me now. Dad, this time, can you
23:18really stay firm? Can you really stop caring about Mom and Jason? I talked with Emily for a long time
23:26that day.
23:3335 years. Had I not cared enough already? What did I get in return? Evelyn took everything I did as
23:41something she deserved. Jason treated my existence like an inconvenience. If I still couldn't let go
23:47now, then my entire life would truly be wasted. They don't matter to me anymore. I only care about
23:53myself now. And you and Ava, that's enough.
24:02After that, my life became simple. I signed up for a few hobby classes. I met new people.
24:09Sometimes I helped Emily with housework or cooked meals when I felt like it. She always told me not
24:15to overdo it. She even gave me money sometimes, telling me to buy things for myself. I stayed at her
24:23home for two months. And I could already imagine what life looked like on the other side.
24:30Without me, the house must have fallen apart.
24:34Jason had moved out after recovering, living with classmates. No one was cleaning. No one was
24:40maintaining anything. Laundry piled up. Dirty dishes filled the sink. The smell of decay filled
24:46the kitchen. Evelyn was no longer the composed woman she used to be. She had become someone who
24:52could barely take care of herself. Her hair had turned whiter. Her clothes were unwashed for days.
24:58One night, the power went out because the bill wasn't paid. She walked through the dark house,
25:03hitting furniture she couldn't see. And only then did she realize something. A home doesn't stay in order
25:09by itself. It is maintained by someone who never stopped working. Now that person was gone. Her life
25:15collapsed into chaos. She started calling Jason. Jason, the electricity bill hasn't been paid. Jason,
25:22come home for dinner. Jason, how do I use the washing machine? At first he answered. Then he stopped
25:29picking up. Even Jason, who had once depended on her, grew tired of her voice. Evelyn spent her life
25:36traveling with Sebastian. Eating in luxury restaurants. Living as if she were finally
25:42free. She thought that was happiness. But she forgot the man who stayed behind. The man who raised
25:48the children. Who maintained the house. Who gave up everything. She had forgotten her husband. Me.
25:55Now, alone in the dark. She finally understood. I was wrong. But regret doesn't fix anything.
26:01She sat in the darkness for an entire night. A few days later, her lawyer came again.
26:07Mrs. Chin, the divorce case is approaching trial. I came to add more documents.
26:14Evelyn had already turned him away twice before. But this time, she stood up slowly and let him in.
26:20Leo, she said hoarsely. I can agree to the divorce. I can return everything. Just let me see Daniel once
26:26more. Evelyn knew I had already made my decision. There was no turning back. But she still wanted
26:34to see me one last time. At least to say a proper apology. For 35 years of my life. For
26:40everything I
26:41had done for that family. For the lies she built around me. She wanted to say it to my face.
26:47So her
26:48lawyer called me again. I didn't even hesitate. I refused. There was nothing left to meet for. I had
26:54waited for an apology for 30 years. Now I was old. I didn't need it anymore. No need to meet.
27:01Let's
27:02keep whatever dignity is left. If she doesn't want court, we can settle through agreement. Because I
27:08didn't even want to see her in court anymore. Evelyn gave a bitter smile when she heard it.
27:12I was wrong. I was wrong. She whispered. I really was wrong. Then she asked her lawyer Leo one last
27:20thing. Can you give him my apology? She took out a bank card and a document. This is everything I
27:26have left. And this is the divorce certificate from abroad. I'm not asking him to forgive me.
27:32I just think he deserves closure. Her hands shook as she signed the divorce papers. Daniel. I trapped
27:41you for your whole life. I'm sorry. I respect your decision. I set you free. Tears ran down her face
27:50as she signed her name. The agreement was complete. Two signatures. The marriage was over. My lawyer
27:58called me again. It's done. She signed everything. At that moment, my life finally broke away from
28:06hers. A few seconds later, my phone rang again. A transfer notification. Evelyn had sent everything
28:11she owned to my account. 30 years of guilt. Paid in full. I didn't refuse it. Because it was never
28:18a
28:18gift. It was what I had already earned. To celebrate my freedom, I went to the market. I bought food
28:24my
28:24daughter and granddaughter like. My granddaughter Ava had just finished her entrance exams. When
28:30they came home, I told them everything. Your mother and I are officially divorced. She transferred
28:35me a sum of money. I want to use it to take both of you on a trip. Emily agreed
28:39immediately. But she
28:41didn't let me spend that money. She booked everything herself. Dad, keep it for yourself. You'll need it
28:49later. So I kept part of it aside. The rest I used for the trip. That whole summer, we traveled
28:56together.
29:04One autumn afternoon, my phone rang.
29:07Dad, Jason called me. Mom is in the hospital.
29:11I see.
29:11It's Emily. Her voice was serious. Then Jason himself called me.
29:16Dad, I know you and Mom are divorced. But she wants to see you. Please, can you come?
29:21No. I didn't even wait for him to finish. Because I knew what it really meant. Just another request
29:30for me to return and take care of everything again. To become the caretaker again. I had
29:37escaped once. I would not go back. They had lived freely by pushing everything onto me. Now
29:44it was my turn. To live as if none of it belonged to me anymore.
29:53Jason, I've already told you. Your mother and I are divorced. Her matters have nothing
29:57to do with me anymore. I hung up the phone. I thought that was the end of it. But Jason
30:02still came. He stood in front of me and called out,
30:08Dad, Mom doesn't want anything. She just wants to see you.
30:14We're not asking you to take care of her.
30:18If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have grown up like this. Mom wouldn't have lived so well
30:23either. His voice was steady, honest. I'm sorry. For a moment, I almost believed it. Maybe they
30:32really had realized my value after I left. But understanding comes too late sometimes.
30:39Once a person's heart goes cold, nothing can warm it again. I won't go back. If your mother needs
30:45care, hire a caregiver. I can pay half. Emily stood beside me. If there's a cost, I'll cover half.
30:55The rest is your responsibility. Jason frowned. A star is know that here. But you'd even
31:01I'm looking in the never half. Do you even know how expensive caregivers are right now? I have a
31:06family, loans, everything. I can't afford this. Mom gave all her money to you. Shouldn't you return
31:12some of it? I almost laughed. So that was it. Jason, I said slowly. That money is what your
31:20mother owes for 30 years. People pay for what they do. I won't take anything out. If you still see
31:26me as your father, then leave. Silence. Then he spoke again, softer this time. Dad, can you really
31:35bear to see her alone like this? Before I came, she said, even if she dies, she just wants to
31:41see you
31:41once. I remembered something I had heard recently. Sebastian was dead. Fell down a staircase abroad.
31:47The man she had spent her entire life protecting was gone first. Funny how life works. People chase
31:53illusions for decades and end up abandoned by them in the end. I looked at Jason, then said coldly,
31:58then let her go. She spent her whole life with him anyway. Let her continue. I turned and left without
32:04another word. The sun was setting. Golden lights spilled across the trees, quiet and distant. I sat down
32:11bench and watched it fall. Do not think the sunset means the end, the old saying goes. Even at dusk,
32:17the sky is still full of light. My life had not ended. It had simply turned. And for whatever
32:22years remained, I would finally live for myself.
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