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00:00:00The doctor said I only have three days left to live.
00:00:03Acute liver failure.
00:00:05Jasmine, you may only have three days left to live.
00:00:08My only hope was an experimental clinical trial.
00:00:11It was extremely risky, but had the faintest sliver of a chance to survive.
00:00:15But my husband, David, gave the last available spot to my adopted sister, Emma.
00:00:21Jasmine, stop faking being sick just to steal the spot.
00:00:24Emma needs that spot more.
00:00:26You're her sister.
00:00:28Don't be so selfish.
00:00:37Emma's condition is still in its early stages.
00:00:41Yours is already critical.
00:00:43This is the right decision.
00:00:44Emma deserves serves to live.
00:00:46So I signed the papers to forgo treatment and took the high-dose painkillers prescribed by the doctor.
00:00:50The cost.
00:00:51My organs would shut down, and I would die.
00:00:54When I handed over the jewelry company, I poured my heart into it, along with all my designs.
00:00:59To Emma, my parents smiled.
00:01:01Now that's what a good big sister should do.
00:01:04When I agreed to divorce David so he could marry Emma, he said it like I had finally passed some
00:01:08test.
00:01:10You've finally learned to be understanders, Stan.
00:01:13When I told my daughter to call Emma mom, she clapped her hands.
00:01:18Emma is such a gentle and kind mother.
00:01:23When I gave all my assets to Emma, everyone in the family thought it was only natural.
00:01:28No one noticed anything was wrong with me.
00:01:31I'm just curious.
00:01:32Will they still be able to smile when they find out I am here?
00:01:38Under the sympathetic gaze of the doctor, I tilted my head back and swallowed the high-dose painkillers.
00:01:45My life had entered its final three days.
00:01:48Leaving the consultation room, I went to Emma's hospital room.
00:01:51It was warm and peaceful inside.
00:01:53My mom, Marlene Smith, and my dad, Thomas Fulton, were sitting by her side, doting on her.
00:02:00Emma, try some of the cake I made.
00:02:02Drink more juice.
00:02:04You need the vitamins.
00:02:06The moment I appeared, the atmosphere turned cold.
00:02:12What are you doing here?
00:02:14So now you're here to bother Emma again when you can't fake being sick anymore?
00:02:19Mom stepped in front of me, her tone icy.
00:02:21Dad followed, shielding Emma behind him.
00:02:24We can't believe we raised someone as petty as you.
00:02:27If we'd known, we never would have had you.
00:02:31I gave a bitter smile.
00:02:32I used to argue, to shout, to expose Emma's lies.
00:02:36What did it get me?
00:02:38More favoritism for her, and more blame for me.
00:02:41I was approaching my end.
00:02:44What was the point of fighting anymore?
00:02:48It's good you're here.
00:02:50We need to talk.
00:02:53I smiled before he could finish, because I already knew what they wanted from me.
00:03:03I'll go first.
00:03:04The company, the patents, the design drafts.
00:03:07Emma's always wanted them, right?
00:03:09They're all hers now.
00:03:15They froze, utterly stunned.
00:03:17You really agree to this?
00:03:20You're not plotting something again, are you?
00:03:23I lowered my head and chuckled.
00:03:26Before, when I said no, you called me selfish.
00:03:30Now that I'm saying yes, you still think it's not good enough?
00:03:33For once, Mom looked pleased.
00:03:34Now that's how a good big sister should act.
00:03:37Emma was always better at design than you in school.
00:03:40Once she's discharged, she'll make the company number one in the country.
00:03:45I nodded silently, and handed over the transfer documents.
00:03:50Emma's eyes lit up.
00:03:51She grinned so wide, her face could hardly contain it.
00:03:55In this family, no matter how hard I worked, I was always the loser.
00:04:03Here, Jasmine, have some cake too.
00:04:06Emma left a small piece.
00:04:08My throat tightened.
00:04:10I could only nod weakly.
00:04:12Maybe if I gave them everything, they would finally talk to me with a smile.
00:04:16I wondered when they found out I was dead.
00:04:19When they learned what Emma had done, would they still be smiling?
00:04:27I discharged myself and went home.
00:04:33David White, my husband, and our daughter, Betty White, were making handmade chocolates,
00:04:38and an apple pie was baking in the oven.
00:04:41They were laughing happily, not noticing I had come in.
00:04:45It was not until David washed his hands that he noticed me.
00:04:48His smile vanished instantly.
00:04:50You should have called first.
00:04:55Beautiful godmother Emma, to our dearest Emma, may you always be happy.
00:05:00The apple pie I baked for you should be ready soon.
00:05:03No sneaking bites.
00:05:05I stared blankly at the card on the dining table.
00:05:07It was made of pink paper, decorated with glitter and little stars.
00:05:12Beside it was David's messy but affectionate scrawl.
00:05:16I only found out David could cook when I was dying.
00:05:19While I was alive, I worked myself to the bone providing for this family,
00:05:23handling the money, the meals, the house.
00:05:26All I got in return was criticism and disdain.
00:05:30Before, I would have broken down, demanded answers, or picked a fight.
00:05:35At this point, I said nothing.
00:05:45I just went to the bedroom and began packing my things.
00:05:48Then David followed me, his voice lower than usual.
00:06:01Jasmine, there's something I need to discuss with you.
00:06:03It's about your sister, Emma.
00:06:21After her surgery, Emma's health has been really weak.
00:06:24My parents found a fortune-telling master back home.
00:06:26He said Emma has to get married to recover.
00:06:29They haven't found a suitable guy on short notice, so...
00:06:32They want me to marry her first.
00:06:34They think it'll help her get better.
00:06:38You agreed to it?
00:06:45Jasmine, as her sister, you want her to get better too, right?
00:06:51The fortune-telling master said once she's married,
00:06:55Emma's health will recover quickly.
00:07:00And it's just for show.
00:07:02It won't affect our relationship.
00:07:04You're still Betty's mom, my wife.
00:07:07I'd never betray you.
00:07:09Before I could say anything, our daughter grabbed my hand and looked up at me, pleading me.
00:07:14Mom, godmother Emma's been really sad lately.
00:07:18She cries alone all the time.
00:07:21Please let dad help her, okay?
00:07:25I froze.
00:07:26Years ago.
00:07:28Despite my protests and tears.
00:07:30They insisted on making Emma, our daughter's godmother.
00:07:33Even my daughter was closer to her than to me.
00:07:35As I looked at this so-called family, my eyes welled with tears.
00:07:40But I forced them down.
00:07:44All right.
00:07:46As long as it makes you all happy.
00:07:52David's eyes lit up with surprise and delight.
00:07:57Then, he pulled out the divorce papers he had clearly prepared in advance.
00:08:08Just sign here.
00:08:12Mom, here's a pen.
00:08:16My heart sank.
00:08:18So they had been waiting for this moment.
00:08:22I signed quickly and handed the divorce papers back.
00:08:27David hurried to add his signature, looking relieved.
00:08:31As soon as Emma recovers, I'll remarry you away.
00:08:35So don't worry.
00:08:36You're the only woman I love.
00:08:39And Betty will always be your daughter.
00:08:42I felt wronged, but managed a strained smile.
00:08:45I would not live to see that day.
00:08:48Jasmine, you're so much more understanding than before.
00:08:51I wasn't perfect either.
00:08:54I'll make it up to you.
00:08:57I felt nothing but bitter irony.
00:09:00I had still held on to a shred of hope.
00:09:03At this point, though, it was gone.
00:09:06I turned to go upstairs.
00:09:08Just as I lifted my foot, everything went dark.
00:09:11I could not catch my breath and collapsed.
00:09:26I was jolted awake by cold water.
00:09:29David and our daughter were standing over me.
00:09:35Mom, why are you pretending to faint again?
00:09:38Mom, you're not even sick and you keep fake it to trick us.
00:09:41We need to bring dessert to Godmother.
00:09:44Get up!
00:09:44You're wasting time!
00:09:49Jasmine, I've told you over and over.
00:09:52The divorce is just for appearances.
00:09:59I'm not going to leave you.
00:10:01You don't need to fake illness to test me.
00:10:04Their first reaction upon seeing me collapse was not to call an ambulance, but to accuse me of playing games.
00:10:10Mom, you look so healthy.
00:10:12How could you be sick?
00:10:17You're a grown-up, and I'm more mature than you.
00:10:22Her words pierced my heart.
00:10:24It seemed the doctor's medication really worked.
00:10:26I did not look sick at all, still.
00:10:29In three days, I would be dead.
00:10:39I'm fine now.
00:10:41I'll come with you.
00:10:42Emma still needs to sign some transfer papers.
00:10:45David clearly did not want me going to the hospital.
00:10:47But hearing that some formalities were incomplete, he nodded.
00:10:51Just like that, I followed them back to the person they all loved.
00:10:55More than me.
00:11:01At the hospital, Emma was leaning weakly against the bed, looking pale and frail.
00:11:07She truly looked more like someone beyond saving than I did.
00:11:14Jasmine, you're here.
00:11:18Jasmine, thank you for believing in me.
00:11:20Once I recover, I'll work hard to take our jewelry business global.
00:11:23Yes, Jasmine.
00:11:25Didn't you always love to travel?
00:11:26With Emma managing things, you can travel and still receive dividends from the company.
00:11:30Isn't that wonderful?
00:11:33Yes, it sounds perfect.
00:11:35So I've decided to transfer all the money in my accounts,
00:11:38and all the properties under my name, to Emma as well.
00:11:44That way, I won't need to worry about a thing anymore.
00:11:48Emma's fingers tightened around the blanket.
00:11:51Greed flashed across her eyes before she quickly lowered them.
00:11:55My parents exchanged a glance, shocked but faintly pleased.
00:12:00They had spent years asking me to give in.
00:12:02Now that I was giving everything, they could not believe it was real.
00:12:08You're not joking, Jasmine?
00:12:09Including the stock that's already gone public?
00:12:11I could not understand it.
00:12:13Emma always had her eyes on everything I owned.
00:12:16Whenever I refused to give her something,
00:12:18she would call me selfish,
00:12:20accuse me of bullying her,
00:12:22saying I was not acting like a proper sister.
00:12:25Now, I was handing everything over to her without resistance,
00:12:28and they still did not believe.
00:12:32Jasmine, you've finally grown up.
00:12:35You finally understand how to be a good sister.
00:12:40You two sisters being united and treating each other selflessly,
00:12:43that's all we ever wanted.
00:12:45Now we can finally enjoy our retirement in peace.
00:12:48That was laughable.
00:12:50Emma went through all that scheming to take everything from me.
00:12:53Was it really just to lighten my burden and let me enjoy life?
00:12:58She deceived everyone with her pitiful act and fake kindness.
00:13:02Suddenly, a sharp tightness gripped my chest,
00:13:05and I coughed twice.
00:13:07A metallic taste filled my mouth.
00:13:10Mom noticed the blood on my handkerchief,
00:13:12and came over to pat my back.
00:13:14You're coughing up blood?
00:13:16Is your throat inflamed?
00:13:18Mom, Dad,
00:13:19If I die,
00:13:21would you feel sad?
00:13:24The room went quiet.
00:13:30Who talks like that?
00:13:32Just when you started behaving,
00:13:34you're back to talking nonsense.
00:13:36Mom gave me a small slap.
00:13:40You look so healthy.
00:13:41It's probably just a sore throat.
00:13:44Take some anti-inflammatory meds.
00:13:45Don't be so dramatic.
00:13:51Yeah, Mom,
00:13:52look at God Mama's face.
00:13:54She's the one who really needs to take care of her health.
00:13:57Stop being so paranoid.
00:13:59My eyes reddened,
00:14:01but I still managed to smile.
00:14:08That's right, Jasmine.
00:14:09Stop faking illness to gain sympathy.
00:14:11Set a good example for your child.
00:14:15You really like Emma, huh, Betty?
00:14:18From now on,
00:14:19you'll be her daughter.
00:14:20Let your godmunner be your mom.
00:14:23Betty's eyes lit up.
00:14:25Then Mommy Emma can take me to the amusement park
00:14:28and to two tearing sessions.
00:14:30She jumped into Emma's arms,
00:14:32gave her a kiss on the cheek,
00:14:33and started calling her,
00:14:35Mommy.
00:14:36Mommy Emma?
00:14:37Mommy Emma?
00:14:42Mommy Emma?
00:14:44Betty had not been that happy in a long time.
00:14:47Everything was different on this day
00:14:49because I let Emma become her mother.
00:14:54David gently stroked Betty's hair.
00:14:56My parents sat together,
00:14:57watching them with satisfaction.
00:14:59They looked like one one big happy family.
00:15:02Me?
00:15:03I was just the extra.
00:15:06I turned away,
00:15:08wiped my tears,
00:15:09and quietly left the room.
00:15:21There was only one day left
00:15:23before I left this world.
00:15:26I drove to the amusement park
00:15:28from the photo on my phone background,
00:15:34the place where David,
00:15:35Betty, and I had once smiled together.
00:15:45The carousel was still there,
00:15:47spinning round as if nothing had changed.
00:15:49I bought a ticket
00:15:50and sat on the same familiar horse.
00:16:05Be careful.
00:16:06A wave of dizziness washed over me.
00:16:08I forced my eyes open,
00:16:09but the world grew more and more blurried.
00:16:11With trembling hands,
00:16:12I pulled out my phone
00:16:13and used the last of my strength
00:16:14to dial a number I had not called in years.
00:16:16The phone slipped from my hand,
00:16:17and darkness resumed everything.
00:16:21In the hospital room,
00:16:23my consciousness returned.
00:16:24The first thing I saw
00:16:25was Lilith Sinclair's anxious face.
00:16:27She had been my best friend in college.
00:16:29Back then...
00:16:30Why did you do that?
00:16:32Dating David is not advisable.
00:16:34You can no longer have a relationship with him.
00:16:37She strongly opposed my relationship with David.
00:16:44Didn't you say you were
00:16:46the happiest woman in the world?
00:16:51How did you end up like this?
00:16:56Here are your husband and daughter.
00:16:59Why did the doctor say you're dying?
00:17:03Tears slid from the corners of my eyes,
00:17:06but I still smiled.
00:17:10Her body is failing fast.
00:17:13She needs rest.
00:17:17But there may not be much time left.
00:17:21As if she could drag me back from death by force.
00:17:25Jasmine, look at me.
00:17:26Don't you dare close your eyes.
00:17:28You called me,
00:17:28so you have to tell me everything.
00:17:30I tried to speak,
00:17:31but I was too weak to make a sound.
00:17:34I motioned with my eyes for her
00:17:35to bring me my back.
00:17:37There were still things I needed to finish
00:17:38before I died.
00:17:52Lilith pulled out the agreement
00:17:53from inside my bag and skimmed it.
00:17:56Her tears began to fall again.
00:18:02Jasmine, this can't be real!
00:18:05You're not going to die!
00:18:07She collapsed beside me,
00:18:09sobbing without control.
00:18:13I glanced at the clock on the wall.
00:18:16Three hours left.
00:18:17Then my life would end.
00:18:21Suddenly, my phone rang.
00:18:33Jasmine, after all these years of competing,
00:18:37you've finally given up, haven't you?
00:18:39Your child, your husband, your parents,
00:18:42they've all only ever loved me.
00:18:44You should have realized it long ago.
00:18:47In this family,
00:18:49you were never a match for me.
00:18:52Lilith trembled with rage.
00:18:54How can someone be this disgusting?
00:18:56I had no response left in me.
00:18:58There was a time when I would have
00:18:59snapped back at her.
00:19:01Now, all I had left was regret.
00:19:03I regretted everything from the start.
00:19:05I was the one who brought Emma into our home.
00:19:11I was ten years old when I went to the orphanage
00:19:13with my parents to volunteer.
00:19:16All the other kids were fighting over the gifts we brought.
00:19:19That was when I saw her.
00:19:21A girl curled up in the corner,
00:19:23wearing a clean but worn dress.
00:19:25Thin as a twig.
00:19:26Her eyes full of fear and longing.
00:19:29Mom, Dad, let's take her home.
00:19:35Jasmine, adoption is not a game.
00:19:39Are you sure?
00:19:41She looks so lonely.
00:19:42I want her to be my little sister.
00:19:45My parents hesitated at first,
00:19:48but seeing how earnest I was,
00:19:49they eventually agreed.
00:19:53Emma became my so-called sister.
00:19:55In the beginning,
00:19:56she really was obedient.
00:19:58She would follow me carefully
00:20:00and call me Big Sister timidly.
00:20:03Big Sister,
00:20:05can I really stay here?
00:20:07Of course.
00:20:09From now on,
00:20:10this is your home too.
00:20:14I gave her my favorite toys,
00:20:16brought her with me to school,
00:20:17and even changed my birthday wishes.
00:20:22I hope my little sister can be happier.
00:20:27Back then,
00:20:28I never imagined
00:20:29that the girl I saved
00:20:30would spend years
00:20:32learning
00:20:33how to steal my life.
00:20:35Then everything changed.
00:20:37Emma got top grades,
00:20:38knew how to please teachers,
00:20:40could cry on cue,
00:20:41and always acted sweet and fragile
00:20:42in front of our parents.
00:20:44Emma is so hardworking.
00:20:46Jasmine,
00:20:47you should learn from your sister.
00:20:49Emma is sweeter.
00:20:50Jasmine always looks too serious.
00:20:52Before I even realized it,
00:20:54the people around me
00:20:55began to pull away.
00:20:57My parents told me
00:20:58I was too sensitive,
00:21:00and that I should just
00:21:01give in to her.
00:21:02That was when I began to see
00:21:03many of the things she did
00:21:04were accident,
00:21:06or so she claimed.
00:21:07The new dress I had just bought,
00:21:09she wore to school to show off.
00:21:11Emma!
00:21:13That's my dress!
00:21:15I saved for weeks to buy it!
00:21:18I thought sisters shared everything.
00:21:21Are you going to cry to mom again?
00:21:25The competition I had spent months
00:21:27preparing for,
00:21:28she suddenly replaced me
00:21:30and walked away with the trophy
00:21:31and applause.
00:21:32When I confronted her,
00:21:34she did not even hide her smirk.
00:21:37I'm better than you in every way.
00:21:39I'm the real darling now.
00:21:41I'm going to take everything,
00:21:43piece by piece,
00:21:44and make your world mine.
00:21:48Looking back,
00:21:49it was all so absurd.
00:21:51From the start,
00:21:52she never came to be my sister.
00:21:55She came to steal my life.
00:21:59Jasmine!
00:22:00Open your eyes!
00:22:03My parents,
00:22:04my husband,
00:22:05even my daughter,
00:22:05they all believed Emma
00:22:07mattered more than I did.
00:22:08I admit it,
00:22:10I lost.
00:22:11Completely.
00:22:12The heart monitor next to me.
00:22:14started beeping.
00:22:16Three minutes left.
00:22:18Lilith was yelling beside me.
00:22:19open your eyes!
00:22:25Your mom texted you,
00:22:27she probably sensed
00:22:27something happened to you!
00:22:29Holding my phone,
00:22:31I forced my eyes open
00:22:32and read the message.
00:22:34Jasmine,
00:22:35once Emma is discharged,
00:22:36let her move into your villa.
00:22:39You're going to be traveling anyway,
00:22:41and don't forget to hire Annie
00:22:42for the three of them.
00:22:43Emma's not familiar with that area.
00:22:45Lilith's eyes reddened as she bit her lip.
00:22:48Speechless still,
00:22:49I smiled.
00:22:51I had trying to please everyone,
00:22:53and in the end,
00:22:54I had nothing left.
00:22:56Finally,
00:22:58I could let go.
00:22:59Lilith cried
00:23:00and kept calling my name,
00:23:01but I could not hear her anymore.
00:23:04On the 18th of June,
00:23:062025,
00:23:07Jasmine died in a hospital
00:23:09five kilometers from home.
00:23:11No family by her side.
00:23:12She was only
00:23:1327 years old.
00:23:16Lilith stood in the hospital corridor,
00:23:18holding Jasmine's death certificate
00:23:20with shaking hands.
00:23:21She dialed David first.
00:23:34Who is this?
00:23:36If Jasmine asked you to call,
00:23:37tell her to stop making a scene.
00:23:40This is Lilith's and Carrie.
00:23:42Jasmine is in the hospital.
00:23:43You need to come now.
00:23:44Hospital again?
00:23:45She fainted earlier and was fine.
00:23:47Emma just had surgery,
00:23:49and Betty is exhausted.
00:23:50I don't have time
00:23:51for Jasmine's games tonight.
00:23:52David, listen to me.
00:23:53She is dead.
00:23:57That's enough.
00:23:58Jasmine has always been dramatic,
00:24:00but making you say something like that
00:24:02is too much.
00:24:03Tell her I'll talk to her
00:24:04when she calms down.
00:24:11Lilith's fingers went numb.
00:24:13She called Marlene next.
00:24:20Lilith, why are you calling
00:24:21after all these years?
00:24:23If Jasmine is with Teller,
00:24:24Emma still needs the villa arranged.
00:24:27Your daughter just died.
00:24:29Don't indulge her.
00:24:30She'll come home
00:24:31when she wants money.
00:24:43Behind the glass door,
00:24:45Jasmine's body lay still
00:24:47beneath a white sheet.
00:24:49Jasmine,
00:24:50they don't deserve
00:24:51to stand beside you.
00:24:53I swear I will make them hear
00:24:54every truth they refuse to hear.
00:25:03The hospital room door
00:25:04was suddenly kicked open.
00:25:11What are you doing here?
00:25:14What?
00:25:15A father comes to visit his daughter
00:25:17and doesn't even get a thank you?
00:25:19Don't make me sick.
00:25:20You dumped me at an orphanage
00:25:22and disappeared without a trace
00:25:24and now you want to reconnect?
00:25:26The last person
00:25:27she ever wanted to see
00:25:28had shown up.
00:25:29Her biological father,
00:25:31Bass Reese,
00:25:32who had been missing
00:25:33for over a decade.
00:25:34Bass shrugged
00:25:35and plopped down
00:25:35on the room sofa,
00:25:37shamelessly lighting a cigarette.
00:25:40Save it.
00:25:40If your mom hadn't made someone
00:25:42send you to Jasmine's family
00:25:44before she died,
00:25:46do you think you could have
00:25:47snuck into that house
00:25:48and become their precious daughter?
00:25:50Let's be real.
00:25:51Your life of luxury.
00:25:57Still starts with me.
00:25:59He blew out a puff of smoke.
00:26:00Then his eyes sharpened.
00:26:06I've lost Big at the casino recently.
00:26:08You know the drill.
00:26:10Transfer me 200,000.
00:26:18Emma gritted her teeth.
00:26:20When have you ever taken care of me?
00:26:22You show up now
00:26:23just to ask for money?
00:26:25You think you deserve it?
00:26:26Drop the self-righteous act.
00:26:29I know exactly what you've done.
00:26:31I know very well
00:26:32how you schemed your way
00:26:33into taking everything
00:26:34from your dear sister Jasmine.
00:26:38If you don't want me to drop by
00:26:40and have a little reunion
00:26:41with your fancy parents,
00:26:44you'd better behave.
00:26:52Emma's face turned ashen.
00:26:54Fine.
00:26:55Once I'm discharged,
00:26:56I'll figure something out.
00:27:00Bass stood and brushed off his pants.
00:27:03Three days.
00:27:04If the money's not there,
00:27:05well, you know I can't keep my mouth shut.
00:27:13The door slammed shut behind him.
00:27:24Emma swept the base off the nightstand.
00:27:27It shattered on the floor,
00:27:29shards of glass slicing her face.
00:27:31But she did not feel a thing.
00:27:33All she felt was hatred.
00:27:36Why did others get to be born
00:27:38with a silver spoon?
00:27:39While she had to carry the filth
00:27:40of a deadbeat father in her blood,
00:27:42why did Jasmine have loving parents
00:27:44and a clean, respectable life?
00:27:46While she had to claw, manipulate,
00:27:48and steal just to look like a winner?
00:27:50She had to win.
00:27:53She had to win completely.
00:27:59It was finally time to liquidate
00:28:01everything under Jasmine's name.
00:28:02Her companies,
00:28:04stocks,
00:28:05and properties.
00:28:07Emma pulled out a foreign identity card
00:28:09she had paid someone to prepare.
00:28:12Her eyes were resolute.
00:28:14She had to move.
00:28:15Every second mattered.
00:28:16After informing the doctor
00:28:17she was checking out of the hospital,
00:28:19she drove straight to the stock exchange.
00:28:21She was beyond excited.
00:28:25Once she sold the publicly listed stocks,
00:28:28she wooed LD instantly become a billionaire.
00:28:31The clerk gave her a puzzled look.
00:28:34Ma'am, are you sure this is the stock
00:28:36you want to sell?
00:28:37This stock is registered under Ms. Jasmine.
00:28:40Your identity doesn't match.
00:28:42Emma's eyes widened.
00:28:43She had watched Jasmine sign
00:28:45and stamped that agreement with her own eyes.
00:28:47That's impossible.
00:28:48Look, this is the transfer agreement
00:28:50we just signed.
00:28:51You must have made a mistake.
00:28:53I'm sorry, ma'am.
00:28:54This stock has been frozen.
00:28:55She quickly called her lawyer friend.
00:28:58Emma, the jewelry company
00:28:59and the real estate you gave me to handle
00:29:00are all still registered under Jasmine's name.
00:29:02All those assets were frozen three days ago.
00:29:06Emma's vision went white
00:29:07and she nearly passed out.
00:29:24Emma snapped back to her senses
00:29:26and immediately dialed Jasmine's number.
00:29:28She kept calling,
00:29:29but no one picked up.
00:29:38Eventually, the phone was turned off.
00:29:41Emma screamed and hurled her phone to the floor.
00:29:45She had thought Jasmine had given up.
00:29:47It turned out this was just a diversion.
00:29:49Jasmine had left herself a way out.
00:29:53Emma gripped the steering wheel
00:29:55until her knuckles turned white.
00:29:56Wait, what next?
00:29:58If she could not get the money,
00:30:00that heartless, scumbag father of hers
00:30:02would expose all her secrets.
00:30:03Wait, there were still Jasmine's parents.
00:30:11Emma took a deep breath,
00:30:13picked up her phone,
00:30:14and drove back to the hospital.
00:30:21As long as Marlene and Thomas
00:30:23still loved her most,
00:30:24she still had a way to turn this around.
00:30:38Mom, Dad!
00:30:41You're here!
00:30:45Half an hour later,
00:30:47Emma was smiling warmly,
00:30:48acting like nothing had happened,
00:30:50cheerfully greeting the couple.
00:30:51As usual,
00:30:53the three chatted about everyday matters.
00:30:57Then Marlene frowned.
00:30:59Where's Jasmine?
00:31:00Why didn't she come today?
00:31:03Emma's heart tensed.
00:31:05Oh, Jasmine handed over
00:31:07all the business stuff to me.
00:31:08She's probably getting ready
00:31:09to travel the world.
00:31:10She's likely busy preparing her visa documents.
00:31:13That girl,
00:31:14we told her to move your things
00:31:15into her villa first
00:31:16and find a reliable caretaker.
00:31:18But no,
00:31:19she's only thinking about herself.
00:31:23Thomas sighed.
00:31:24He frowned after calling.
00:31:25Still switched off?
00:31:26Sorry, the subscriber you dialed
00:31:27looks like she really doesn't care about anything anymore.
00:31:30She probably just wants to go off and have fun.
00:31:33Jasmine, honestly,
00:31:35that's not how a big sister should act.
00:31:37She could have helped Emma get settled
00:31:39before running off on vacation.
00:31:43Emma saw their obvious favoritism
00:31:45and secretly rejoiced.
00:31:47But when she mentioned needing money,
00:31:49Marlene's expression changed slightly.
00:31:51Mom, the company needs some capital
00:31:53to start production.
00:31:54I was wondering if...
00:31:57Let's not talk about money now.
00:31:59We'll wait till Jasmine gets back.
00:32:01That tiny change
00:32:02made Emma uneasy.
00:32:11At the villa,
00:32:13David returned home
00:32:14and collapsed on the sofa,
00:32:15rubbing his temples in exhaustion.
00:32:21Jasmine,
00:32:22I want orange juice.
00:32:23Get me a glass.
00:32:25Silence.
00:32:27He looked around
00:32:28and finally realized
00:32:29that Jasmine had not been home in days.
00:32:35He called her.
00:32:42But the phone was off.
00:32:46He sent a message.
00:32:47But there was no reply.
00:32:55David scrolled up
00:32:57through their chat history.
00:32:58Jasmine's messages were packed
00:32:59with reminders,
00:33:00concern,
00:33:01and care.
00:33:01All he gave were 67 replies.
00:33:04Most of them just read.
00:33:06His heart sank.
00:33:15He suddenly realized
00:33:17the house was still clean
00:33:18because Jasmine had arranged
00:33:19everything before vanishing.
00:33:25Even the bread in the kitchen
00:33:26had been sliced
00:33:27and packed by her hand.
00:33:29For the first time,
00:33:31David felt how quiet
00:33:32a home could become
00:33:34without the person
00:33:35he had ignored
00:33:36for years.
00:33:44David grabbed a slice of bread
00:33:45and ate it without much thought.
00:33:54He had met both Jasmine and Emma
00:33:56at a jewelry expo.
00:33:58Jasmine had been gentle
00:33:59and rational,
00:34:00always calm and composed,
00:34:01the classic strong woman.
00:34:03This design focuses on balance,
00:34:05not just sparkle.
00:34:07Jewelry should have a soul.
00:34:11Emma, on the other hand,
00:34:12had been fiery
00:34:13and outgoing,
00:34:14dramatic and charming.
00:34:16David,
00:34:17I don't understand this part.
00:34:19Can you teach me?
00:34:21You're so patient.
00:34:24She was someone
00:34:25who made one want
00:34:25to protect her.
00:34:30At first,
00:34:31David thought he only
00:34:32pitied Emma
00:34:32like an older brother would.
00:34:34Eventually,
00:34:35he understood.
00:34:37He had just been addicted
00:34:38to the illusion
00:34:39of being needed.
00:34:40The one who had truly
00:34:42taken care of him,
00:34:43who had held
00:34:43the whole household together,
00:34:45had always been Jasmine.
00:34:47All that,
00:34:48and he disappointed her
00:34:49time and time again,
00:34:51even accusing her
00:34:51of being
00:34:52too sensitive
00:34:53and too petty.
00:34:55Now,
00:34:56Jasmine was gone.
00:35:00She was not answering
00:35:01his calls or messages.
00:35:03David sighed
00:35:04and tried to steady himself.
00:35:06He repeated it
00:35:07like a prayer.
00:35:10She's probably just angry.
00:35:12It was just a little tantrum.
00:35:13That was all.
00:35:16She'll come back
00:35:17in a few days.
00:35:19She'll come back
00:35:20in a few days.
00:35:21She has to.
00:35:25That evening,
00:35:26Betty stood outside
00:35:27her dance classroom
00:35:28with a first place
00:35:29certificate in her hands.
00:35:30Other children ran
00:35:31into their mother's arms.
00:35:32Their mothers fixed
00:35:33their hair,
00:35:34wiped sweat from their cheeks,
00:35:35and took photos proudly.
00:35:37Betty,
00:35:37is your mother coming today?
00:35:39She used to ask me
00:35:40about every practice detail.
00:35:43Mom is busy.
00:35:45Betty lowered her head.
00:35:48She remembered
00:35:49how Jasmine
00:35:50always carried
00:35:50warm water,
00:35:51extra socks,
00:35:52and a small box
00:35:53of nut cake
00:35:54after class.
00:35:55But lately,
00:35:56she had only thought
00:35:57Emma was gentler
00:35:57because Emma
00:35:58never scolded her
00:35:59about practice.
00:36:04When David
00:36:04came late
00:36:05to pick her up,
00:36:06Betty ran toward him
00:36:07with the certificate.
00:36:08Dad,
00:36:08I won first place.
00:36:09Can we call Mom?
00:36:10I want to show her.
00:36:12David's phone rang
00:36:13before he could answer.
00:36:14It was Emma.
00:36:15David,
00:36:16my chest feels tight.
00:36:17Can you come
00:36:18to the hospital?
00:36:19I feel scared
00:36:20without you.
00:36:22David hesitated
00:36:23for only a second.
00:36:27Betty,
00:36:27put the certificate
00:36:28in your bag.
00:36:29We'll show your mom later.
00:36:31Emma needs us now.
00:36:34But Mom
00:36:35hasn't answered
00:36:36for days.
00:36:37She'll come back
00:36:38when she's done
00:36:39being angry.
00:36:41Don't learn
00:36:41her bad habits.
00:36:45Betty held
00:36:46the certificate
00:36:46tighter.
00:36:48For the first time,
00:36:50Emma's soft voice
00:36:51on the phone
00:36:51made her feel cold.
00:36:54Thomas paced
00:36:55back and forth
00:36:55in the room,
00:36:56visibly agitated.
00:36:57Marlene noticed
00:36:58something was wrong
00:36:58and gently tapped him,
00:37:00snapping him out of it.
00:37:01Did you call Jasmine?
00:37:04What did she say?
00:37:06It's still turned off.
00:37:08It's been three days.
00:37:10This isn't like her.
00:37:11She never goes off
00:37:12the grid
00:37:13without a reason.
00:37:14The last time
00:37:15they had seen Jasmine
00:37:16was four days ago.
00:37:17At the hospital,
00:37:18she had handed
00:37:19the transfer agreement
00:37:20to Emma
00:37:20and quietly left.
00:37:22You don't think
00:37:23something happened to her?
00:37:25They grew unsettled
00:37:26the more they thought
00:37:26about it.
00:37:28Didn't she go traveling?
00:37:30She hasn't come
00:37:31to see me once
00:37:31since I got discharged.
00:37:33No one had noticed.
00:37:35Emma was momentarily stunned,
00:37:36then responded
00:37:37with annoyance.
00:37:42Marlene felt
00:37:42something was wrong.
00:37:44Jasmine always reported
00:37:45her whereabouts.
00:37:46Just as she was
00:37:47about to leave,
00:37:48Emma suddenly stopped her.
00:37:50Mom,
00:37:50I've taken over
00:37:51Jasmine's company.
00:37:52I need four million
00:37:53for Ompit production
00:37:54on a new design.
00:37:56Don't talk about money now.
00:37:57We'll wait
00:37:57till Jasmine gets back.
00:38:05Emma angrily
00:38:06punched the pillow.
00:38:14Slowly realizing
00:38:16Marlene's attitude
00:38:17was beginning to change.
00:38:27At the same time,
00:38:29Jasmine's parents
00:38:30arrived at her house.
00:38:32The moment the door opened,
00:38:34David looked up eagerly,
00:38:35seeing it was the elders.
00:38:38Betty and I
00:38:39were just about
00:38:39to head to the hospital.
00:38:41Did Jasmine come back?
00:38:50Betty ran out happily
00:38:51and grabbed their hands.
00:38:53Grandpa!
00:38:54Grandma!
00:38:55Is Mommy back?
00:38:56I want to show her
00:38:57the video of me
00:38:58winning first place.
00:39:00I also wanted her to go with me
00:39:02to get the award
00:39:05and make her nut cake.
00:39:08It tastes way better
00:39:09than Mommy Emma's.
00:39:13She looked toward the door.
00:39:15Her eyes reddened
00:39:16as she whispered,
00:39:18I miss Mom.
00:39:30She hasn't contacted you either.
00:39:34No.
00:39:35She vanished after leaving
00:39:37the hospital four days ago.
00:39:39We haven't heard from her since.
00:39:42David's expression darkened.
00:39:45Marlene choked up.
00:39:46We can't wait any longer.
00:39:48We need to report her missing.
00:39:49Now!
00:39:51They all rushed
00:39:52to the police station
00:39:53and explained the situation.
00:39:55David stood outside,
00:39:56smoking one cigarette
00:39:57after another,
00:39:58his fingers trembling.
00:40:00He kept telling himself
00:40:01that Jasmine
00:40:02was just angry.
00:40:03Once they found her,
00:40:04he would cut ties with Emma
00:40:05and beg her to come back.
00:40:11Suddenly,
00:40:12an officer stepped out
00:40:13of the office
00:40:14and called out to them.
00:40:15The test results are in.
00:40:23The officer turned
00:40:24the computer screen toward them.
00:40:26The woman in the photo
00:40:27was Jasmine.
00:40:28Please confirm.
00:40:30Does this person look
00:40:31like your family member, Jasmine?
00:40:33Everyone crowded
00:40:34around the screen.
00:40:37The officer cracked.
00:40:39The room fell deathly silent.
00:40:41She was declared dead
00:40:42by the hospital
00:40:42four days ago.
00:40:45And you're only
00:40:45finding out now?
00:40:47Everyone stood frozen
00:40:48as if struck by lightning.
00:40:50David's eyes widened,
00:40:51staring at the photo
00:40:52and the screen.
00:40:53He grabbed the officer's arm
00:40:54as his voice trembled.
00:40:56You must be mistaken.
00:40:58How could she be declared
00:40:59dead so suddenly?
00:41:00The systems are connected.
00:41:02There's no mistake.
00:41:03She passed away
00:41:03in a hospital
00:41:04just a few kilometers
00:41:05from your house
00:41:05four days ago.
00:41:07Aren't you her husband?
00:41:09Why are you only
00:41:10looking for her now?
00:41:11The officer impatiently
00:41:12shook him off.
00:41:13That sentence hit
00:41:14everyone like a hammer
00:41:15to the chest.
00:41:16Dead.
00:41:17David's legs gave out
00:41:18and he collapsed
00:41:20to the ground.
00:41:24Thomas stood stiffly
00:41:25in place,
00:41:26murmuring.
00:41:27Her phone was off
00:41:30because
00:41:31she's already gone.
00:41:34Marlene lunged forward,
00:41:36grabbing the officer's arm.
00:41:37Who
00:41:38did this
00:41:39to her?
00:41:41Her voice breaking.
00:41:48The officer
00:41:49coldly replied.
00:41:51Cause of death,
00:41:52acute liver failure.
00:41:54She had taken
00:41:55high doses
00:41:55of painkillers.
00:41:57Jasmine Reed.
00:41:59The doctor
00:42:00suspected external toxin
00:42:01but she refused
00:42:02further testing.
00:42:04Marlene stood there,
00:42:05stunned.
00:42:06Suddenly,
00:42:07a memory surfaced.
00:42:09At the time,
00:42:10Marlene thought Jasmine
00:42:11was being dramatic
00:42:14and even told her
00:42:16she looked fine.
00:42:17Even then,
00:42:18Jasmine had been
00:42:19coughing up blood.
00:42:23Marlene beat her chest
00:42:24and wailed.
00:42:25Jasmine!
00:42:27It was all our fault!
00:42:34All our fault!
00:42:40She cried so hard
00:42:41that she passed out
00:42:42and had to be rushed
00:42:43to the hospital.
00:42:46David made arrangements
00:42:47for Jasmine's parents.
00:42:49David stood there,
00:42:50unable to move
00:42:52because he finally understood
00:42:53that Jasmine
00:42:55had not been
00:42:55pretending at all.
00:42:56I am out of town.
00:42:58I'll deliver her belongings
00:42:59in two days.
00:43:00David made arrangements
00:43:01for Jasmine's parents,
00:43:02then called the lawyer
00:43:03provided by the police
00:43:04after hanging up.
00:43:06He walked home alone,
00:43:08feeling like a hollow shell.
00:43:09She had not been
00:43:10faking it.
00:43:11She had really been
00:43:12at her limit.
00:43:13He had seen her faint,
00:43:14cough up blood,
00:43:15again and again.
00:43:17Even then,
00:43:18he never took it seriously.
00:43:20He even thought
00:43:21she was just trying
00:43:22to get attention,
00:43:23that she was competing
00:43:23with Emma for affection.
00:43:25He finally realized
00:43:26that Jasmine
00:43:26had truly been sick
00:43:28and far more seriously
00:43:29than Emma ever was.
00:43:31He passed by a playground
00:43:32and heard the carousel
00:43:33music playing.
00:43:34This had once been
00:43:35their happiest place
00:43:36as a family of three.
00:43:38The carousel still turned,
00:43:40but Jasmine would never return.
00:43:44David, hold Betty tighter.
00:43:46She's laughing too hard.
00:43:47Don't worry.
00:43:47I won't let either of you fall.
00:43:53She told me
00:43:55that trial was her only chance.
00:43:57A month ago,
00:43:59Jasmine had quietly said
00:44:00that a clinical trial
00:44:01was her only hope.
00:44:02However,
00:44:03he and Marlene took that spot
00:44:05and gave it to Emma,
00:44:06the one whose life
00:44:07was never in immediate danger.
00:44:09He had thought Jasmine
00:44:11had simply let go of everything
00:44:13when she transferred
00:44:14the company and property.
00:44:16I'm sorry.
00:44:17I'm so sorry.
00:44:18To Emma.
00:44:20Only now did he realize
00:44:21she had not let go.
00:44:24I'm sorry.
00:44:25I'm so sorry.
00:44:26David collapsed to the ground,
00:44:29covering his face.
00:44:30I'm sorry.
00:44:32I'm so sorry.
00:44:33Jasmine, I'm so sorry.
00:44:34And sobbing uncontrollably.
00:44:42The next morning,
00:44:44David returned to the hospital
00:44:45with bloodshot eyes.
00:44:52Mr. White,
00:44:53Mrs. White's records are here.
00:44:54But I must remind you,
00:44:56the critical trial slot
00:44:58was assigned based on family consent
00:44:59after you requested the change.
00:45:05I requested it
00:45:06because Emma looked worse.
00:45:10Jasmine looked fine.
00:45:12She looked fine
00:45:13because the medication
00:45:14masked the symptoms.
00:45:17I told your family
00:45:18her liver failure
00:45:19was acute
00:45:20and irreversible
00:45:21without intervention.
00:45:23Mrs. White came alone
00:45:24to sign the refusal papers.
00:45:27She asked if the painkillers
00:45:29would let her look normal enough
00:45:30to finish saying goodbye.
00:45:33David's throat closed.
00:45:34She asked that?
00:45:35The nurse placed a sealed bag
00:45:37on the table.
00:45:38Inside was the empty painkiller bottle.
00:45:39She also asked whether people
00:45:40would finally believe her
00:45:41after death.
00:45:43and Jasmine's unsigned
00:45:44emergency contact form.
00:45:46The emergency contact line
00:45:47was blank.
00:45:48No,
00:45:48I was her husband.
00:45:50I should have been there.
00:45:52Then why wasn't your name
00:45:54on the form, Mr. White?
00:45:55David had no answer.
00:45:56The silence was worse
00:45:57than any accusation.
00:46:01David returned home
00:46:02looking like a shell of a person.
00:46:03He had numbed himself
00:46:04with alcohol.
00:46:06Betty did not dare approach him.
00:46:08She wanted to ask
00:46:09where her mother was.
00:46:10But deep down,
00:46:11she had a feeling
00:46:13that something bad
00:46:13had happened to Jasmine.
00:46:16Dad?
00:46:17Is mom coming back?
00:46:19He blinked
00:46:20through a haze of drunkenness,
00:46:22swaying slightly
00:46:22with the bottle in his hand.
00:46:24He did not answer.
00:46:25Betty held back her tears.
00:46:26She had not even had the chance
00:46:28to tell her mom
00:46:28she won first place
00:46:29in her dance competition.
00:46:31Suddenly,
00:46:32the phone rang.
00:46:34David fumbled
00:46:35to pick it up.
00:46:39This is Jasmine's
00:46:40legal representative.
00:46:42Please bring your identification.
00:46:44All family members
00:46:45are required
00:46:46to come to the law firm.
00:46:47Jasmine's will
00:46:48is to be read
00:46:49in the presence
00:46:49of all immediate family.
00:46:51The cold female voice
00:46:52hung up without waiting
00:46:54for a reply.
00:46:55David quickly informed
00:46:56Jasmine's parents
00:46:57and Emma,
00:46:58who had just been discharged
00:46:59from the hospital.
00:47:00Betty looked at him
00:47:01with trembling lips.
00:47:02Mom had a will?
00:47:04Dad,
00:47:05what happened to Mom?
00:47:08David's hand shook so badly
00:47:10that he could barely
00:47:11hold the phone.
00:47:15Meanwhile,
00:47:16Lilith sat in her office,
00:47:17looking through the documents
00:47:18Jasmine had entrusted her with.
00:47:20Inside was also a letter,
00:47:22asking her to handle
00:47:23Jasmine's affairs
00:47:24after her death.
00:47:26She picked up the phone
00:47:27and made a call.
00:47:28Activate every agreement
00:47:30from the moment of death.
00:47:31Prepare the projection file too.
00:47:33No mistake is allowed.
00:47:36After hanging up,
00:47:38she composed herself,
00:47:40wiped the tears
00:47:41from the corners of her eyes,
00:47:42and stepped out of the office.
00:47:44David and the others
00:47:45had arrived.
00:47:46The woman trailing
00:47:47behind David was Emma.
00:47:49Lilith glanced
00:47:50at the group indifferently,
00:47:51motioned for them
00:47:52to enter the office,
00:47:53and began reading
00:47:54the contents of the will.
00:48:00David looked at Lilith
00:48:01and remembered
00:48:02that she had once
00:48:02been Jasmine's closest friend.
00:48:04Back then,
00:48:05Lilith had fiercely
00:48:06opposed Jasmine.
00:48:09David can never
00:48:10bring you happiness, Jasmine.
00:48:12Please think again.
00:48:16Shame twisted in David's chest.
00:48:19Everything Lilith said
00:48:20had come true.
00:48:21If Jasmine had only
00:48:22listened to her,
00:48:24would she still be alive?
00:48:25Lilith stared coldly
00:48:26at everyone in the room.
00:48:28In her eyes,
00:48:29they were all complicit.
00:48:30every one of them
00:48:31had played a part
00:48:32in Jasmine's death.
00:48:43I'm Jasmine's legal representative.
00:48:47Jasmine passed away
00:48:48at two minutes past nine
00:48:50at night on October 15th
00:48:51from acute liver failure,
00:48:53worsened by drug interactions
00:48:55that caused rapid organ failure.
00:48:57Before her death,
00:48:58she authorized me
00:49:00to activate all agreements
00:49:01from the moment
00:49:02of her passing.
00:49:05Emma's heart skipped a beat.
00:49:10All company,
00:49:11stock,
00:49:12and property transfer agreements
00:49:13signed by Jasmine
00:49:14prior to her death
00:49:15was not of her true intent.
00:49:17Lilith's eyes
00:49:18locked onto Emma
00:49:19as she read each word
00:49:20with deliberate precision.
00:49:21What?
00:49:22Jasmine was playing me?
00:49:24Emma suddenly shouted.
00:49:25The outburst startled the others.
00:49:27Feeling their judgmental stares,
00:49:29Emma forced herself
00:49:30to calm down
00:49:30and gave a strained smile.
00:49:32I mean,
00:49:34those things were transferred
00:49:35because mom and dad
00:49:36wanted Jasmine to do it?
00:49:37Isn't canceling them
00:49:38going against their wishes?
00:49:39Her voice wavered
00:49:40more and more
00:49:41as she spoke.
00:49:42Against their wishes?
00:49:43No.
00:49:44Against your greed.
00:49:46There is a difference.
00:49:48Emma's smile froze.
00:49:55Without a word,
00:49:56Lilith turned on Jasmine's phone
00:49:58and projected the chat history
00:49:59onto the screen
00:50:00for everyone to see.
00:50:02Some truths must be seen clearly.
00:50:05Jasmine must not die in vain.
00:50:07Cold sweat formed on Emma's forehead.
00:50:09What do you mean?
00:50:11Jasmine's death
00:50:12wasn't just organ failure?
00:50:17Jasmine,
00:50:18you lost.
00:50:19Your husband and child
00:50:21are mine now.
00:50:22Don't think you can disappear
00:50:24and I'll be powerless.
00:50:25I'll take everything from you.
00:50:28Even your treatment spot.
00:50:30I just sweet-talked them a bit
00:50:32and they gave it to me.
00:50:35Just die already!
00:50:37You trash!
00:50:38You dared to trick me!
00:50:40Why are all those agreements
00:50:42void now?
00:50:47Just wait.
00:50:49I'll tell Mom and Dad.
00:50:50They'll back me up.
00:50:53Jasmine,
00:50:53crawl out already!
00:50:56You'd better die out there
00:50:57and never come back!
00:51:01You...
00:51:02You actually...
00:51:13Mommy, Emma!
00:51:15You told my mom to die?
00:51:23Just then,
00:51:24the office door burst open.
00:51:26A man walked in.
00:51:27Eyes cold.
00:51:29Lips curled in a sneer.
00:51:30Well, well.
00:51:32All of you are here.
00:51:36I'm Emma's biological father.
00:51:40Since everyone's here,
00:51:42how about I tell you
00:51:43what your precious daughter
00:51:44is really like?
00:51:46Emma's face turned ghostly through.
00:51:48No!
00:51:49Don't listen to him!
00:51:51He's lying!
00:51:53She rushed forward
00:51:54like a madwoman.
00:51:55But Lilith blocked her
00:51:56with one arm.
00:51:57The man let out
00:51:58a mocking laugh.
00:51:59I told you,
00:52:00if I didn't see the money
00:52:02in three days,
00:52:03I'd spill every dirty
00:52:04secret of yours.
00:52:08You really believed
00:52:09she was some abandoned,
00:52:12pitiful orphan?
00:52:14He paused
00:52:14and smiled more cruelly.
00:52:17Don't kid yourselves.
00:52:19I personally sent her
00:52:20to the orphanage.
00:52:21The whole point
00:52:22was to make her look helpless
00:52:23so that you kind-hearted people
00:52:25would adopt her.
00:52:25After she got into your family
00:52:27and gained your trust,
00:52:29she handed over
00:52:29most of the money
00:52:30she tricked you
00:52:31into giving her to me.
00:52:34And one more thing.
00:52:36Your daughter, Jasmine,
00:52:38she died because of her.
00:52:41She secretly poisoned Jasmine,
00:52:44causing acute liver failure.
00:52:46Emma's whole body trembled.
00:52:47Her face went ashen.
00:52:49Her teeth chattered.
00:52:50And she could not utter
00:52:51a single word.
00:52:52It was over.
00:52:53She knew everything was over.
00:52:56Face let out a cold laugh
00:52:57as he spoke.
00:52:59You people really are
00:53:00something else.
00:53:02Treating an outsider
00:53:03like your own daughter
00:53:04while ignoring your real one.
00:53:06Then he tossed a thick stack
00:53:08of documents to Jasmine's parents.
00:53:10Inside were records
00:53:11of all the terrible things
00:53:12Emma had done
00:53:13behind their backs.
00:53:19After reading them,
00:53:20Thomas threw the documents
00:53:22at Emma
00:53:22with trembling hands
00:53:24and reddened eyes.
00:53:27Emma!
00:53:28How could you?
00:53:30Jasmine brought you home!
00:53:32She treated you like a sister!
00:53:37Lilith stepped in
00:53:38and stopped the old man.
00:53:39I've already called the police.
00:53:41She'll be investigated
00:53:42for attempted murder.
00:53:44Emma had taken advantage
00:53:45of Jasmine's kind heart
00:53:47from a young age
00:53:47and slowly stole
00:53:49everything from her.
00:53:50Not only had Thomas
00:53:51and the rest of the family
00:53:53failed to see
00:53:54through Emma's schemes
00:53:55but they enabled
00:53:56her every move
00:53:57too.
00:53:58It turned out
00:53:58Emma had gone so far
00:54:00as to poison Jasmine
00:54:01in cold blood.
00:54:02They did not even get
00:54:03to see their daughter
00:54:04before she died.
00:54:07Thomas clutched
00:54:08at his hair
00:54:08in anguish
00:54:09and collapsed
00:54:10to the ground
00:54:10devastated beyond words.
00:54:14David stared blankly
00:54:15at the will in his hands.
00:54:16All of Jasmine's assets
00:54:17had been donated
00:54:18completely and without
00:54:19reservation to charity.
00:54:20She had not left them
00:54:21a single cent.
00:54:22Even in death,
00:54:23Jasmine had not forgiven them.
00:54:25She must have been
00:54:26utterly heart rebroken
00:54:28to make such a final
00:54:30ruthless decision.
00:54:38The police soon arrived
00:54:39and took Emma away.
00:54:40Emma screamed
00:54:41and crashed
00:54:42against their head.
00:54:46Take them too!
00:54:48Arrest all of them!
00:54:49They're all guilty!
00:54:51They were the ones
00:54:52who gave me
00:54:52her treatment spot.
00:54:54They denied
00:54:54Jasmine a chance
00:54:56to live.
00:54:57If not for them,
00:54:58she wouldn't have died!
00:55:00Marlene lunged forward,
00:55:02wrapping her hands
00:55:02around Emma's throat.
00:55:04Give me back
00:55:04my daughter!
00:55:06Give me back
00:55:07my daughter's life!
00:55:10Betty ran forward too.
00:55:12I want my mom back!
00:55:15I want my real mom!
00:55:21The scene descended
00:55:22into chaos.
00:55:23It took the police
00:55:25considerable effort
00:55:25to drag Emma away
00:55:26for investigation.
00:55:28Alas,
00:55:28it was all too little.
00:55:30Too late.
00:55:31Jasmine had already
00:55:31left this world
00:55:32with resentment
00:55:33buried deep
00:55:34in her heart.
00:55:36In the interrogation room,
00:55:37Emma sat with her hands
00:55:39cuffed to the table.
00:55:42We found traces
00:55:44of a hepatotoxic compound
00:55:46in Jasmine's
00:55:47preserved blood sample.
00:55:49The dosage was small
00:55:50but repeated.
00:55:51I don't know
00:55:52what you're talking about.
00:55:53Jasmine was sick.
00:55:55Everyone knows that.
00:55:58Everyone also knows
00:55:59you volunteered
00:56:00to bring her herbal
00:56:01supplements for months.
00:56:07A nurse from your ward
00:56:08has given a statement.
00:56:11I thought Miss Emma
00:56:12was helping her sister.
00:56:13She told me Jasmine
00:56:14was careless
00:56:15and always forgot medicine.
00:56:16She saw you switch
00:56:17Jasmine's medication bottle
00:56:18the day before
00:56:18the trial spot
00:56:19was reassigned.
00:56:24The interaction
00:56:25between the poison,
00:56:26her liver failure,
00:56:27and the high-dose
00:56:28painkillers
00:56:28rapidly accelerated
00:56:30organ shutdown.
00:56:32Emma slammed the table.
00:56:33She was going to die anyway!
00:56:35I only made it faster!
00:56:37The room went silent.
00:56:40Emma's face collapsed.
00:56:42The sweetness,
00:56:43the tears,
00:56:44the weak smile,
00:56:45all of it vanished.
00:56:47That statement
00:56:48has been recorded.
00:56:49What remained
00:56:50was the jealous,
00:56:51vicious girl
00:56:51Jasmine
00:56:52had seen
00:56:53years ago.
00:57:18David sat in another interview room.
00:57:25You signed
00:57:26the family
00:57:26recommendation
00:57:27to transfer
00:57:28the clinical trial slot
00:57:29from Jasmine
00:57:30to Emma,
00:57:31correct?
00:57:35Staring at the consent forms
00:57:37laid before him.
00:57:38I thought Emma
00:57:39needed it more.
00:57:40Jasmine agreed later.
00:57:42Mrs. White
00:57:43agreed only
00:57:44after the slot
00:57:45had already
00:57:46been reassigned.
00:57:47She came alone
00:57:49to sign
00:57:49the Do Not Treat
00:57:50Fet consent.
00:57:51Marlene covered her mouth,
00:57:52shaking violently.
00:57:53No!
00:57:54We thought Jasmine
00:57:55was pretending.
00:57:57Emma looked
00:57:58so weak.
00:58:00Did any of you
00:58:02ask to see
00:58:03Jasmine's
00:58:03diagnosis report?
00:58:05No one answered.
00:58:10She asked us
00:58:11if we would be sad
00:58:12if she died.
00:58:13I slapped her.
00:58:16David's face
00:58:16turned gray.
00:58:17She fainted
00:58:18in front of me.
00:58:19I poured
00:58:20cold water on her.
00:58:21The detective
00:58:21looked at them
00:58:22without sympathy.
00:58:23The law will decide
00:58:24Emma's guilty.
00:58:25As for the rest of you,
00:58:27whether you can live
00:58:28with what you did
00:58:29is another matter.
00:58:30Those words
00:58:31were not a sentence,
00:58:32but for David
00:58:32and Jasmine's parents.
00:58:34They felt like
00:58:34life imprisonment.
00:58:38Marlene
00:58:38turned to Lilith,
00:58:39her voice
00:58:40heavy with grief.
00:58:40From today
00:58:41onward,
00:58:42we are voiding
00:58:42the adoption
00:58:43of Emma.
00:58:44We were blind.
00:58:46We raised a demon
00:58:47who ended up
00:58:48killing our own
00:58:49daughter.
00:58:50Jasmine wanted
00:58:50nothing from you
00:58:51anymore.
00:58:52Do whatever
00:58:53makes your guilt
00:58:53easier to carry.
00:58:54It has nothing
00:58:55to do with her.
00:59:00Two months later,
00:59:01Emma was sentenced
00:59:02to life in prison
00:59:03for premeditated murder.
00:59:04The defendant,
00:59:05Emma,
00:59:06is guilty of
00:59:07poisoning Jasmine
00:59:08over a long period
00:59:09and contributing
00:59:10directly to her death.
00:59:12Emma stood in the
00:59:13courtroom,
00:59:13her face pale
00:59:14and hollow.
00:59:15No.
00:59:16I can't spend
00:59:17my life in prison.
00:59:17I was supposed
00:59:18to have everything.
00:59:23Marlene cried
00:59:24until she could
00:59:25barely stand.
00:59:26Thomas did not
00:59:27look at Emma
00:59:27once.
00:59:34Outside the courthouse,
00:59:36reporters swarmed
00:59:37around them.
00:59:38Mr. Fulton,
00:59:38do you regret
00:59:39adopting Emma?
00:59:40Thomas closed
00:59:41his eyes.
00:59:42I regret not
00:59:44believing my own
00:59:45daughter.
00:59:45And his answer
00:59:46was barely a whisper.
00:59:51Inside the prison,
00:59:52David sat across
00:59:53from Emma.
00:59:53You have ten minutes.
00:59:55David glared at
00:59:56Emma through the glass.
00:59:59Why did you
01:00:00poison Jasmine?
01:00:01Emma's hair
01:00:01was a mess.
01:00:02Her face twisted
01:00:03into a grin
01:00:04as she spoke
01:00:04with eerie calm.
01:00:05Because I fell
01:00:06in love with you
01:00:06the moment I saw you.
01:00:07But you married her.
01:00:09Why?
01:00:09I wanted her dead.
01:00:10Because only then
01:00:11would you be with me.
01:00:12Weren't you gonna
01:00:13marry me?
01:00:13Didn't you like me too?
01:00:15She had to die
01:00:16so I could have
01:00:17everything she had
01:00:18and live the life
01:00:19she was supposed
01:00:19to enjoy.
01:00:20David's eyes
01:00:21were bloodshot.
01:00:21I only noticed
01:00:22you because of Jasmine.
01:00:27The lie she had
01:00:28told herself for years
01:00:29shattered completely.
01:00:31I never had
01:00:32feelings for you.
01:00:35How dare you
01:00:36compare yourself
01:00:37to Betty's mother?
01:00:38You're insane!
01:00:39You destroyed
01:00:40our entire family!
01:00:41He turned
01:00:42and stormed off
01:00:44seething.
01:00:59Emma kept laughing
01:01:01behind the glass
01:01:01muttering to herself.
01:01:03You're all just like me.
01:01:05You're all murderers!
01:01:07Emma was dragged away
01:01:08still smiling
01:01:09and crying
01:01:09at the same time.
01:01:10Time's up.
01:01:11Move.
01:01:12If I killed her
01:01:14you all handed me
01:01:16the knife!
01:01:17You all wanted
01:01:18her to disappear!
01:01:19Her voice echoed
01:01:20down the corridor.
01:01:21In a dark corner
01:01:21Lilith stood with tears
01:01:23in her eyes.
01:01:24Jasmine?
01:01:25Can you see it all?
01:01:27The truth has finally
01:01:28come to light.
01:01:29She had come
01:01:29not to see Emma
01:01:30but to confirm
01:01:31that Jasmine's killer
01:01:32had truly lost everything.
01:01:34She remembered
01:01:34Jasmine's weak hand
01:01:35gripping hers in the hospital
01:01:36and that last
01:01:38unreadable smile.
01:01:39Jasmine had not begged
01:01:41for revenge.
01:01:42She had only asked
01:01:43Lilith to make sure
01:01:44no one could steal
01:01:44her life again
01:01:45after death.
01:01:46Lilith wiped her tears
01:01:47and turned toward
01:01:48the exit.
01:02:02Outside,
01:02:03the sky was gray
01:02:04but the air
01:02:05finally felt clean.
01:02:12After Emma's sentencing
01:02:14Marlene and Thomas
01:02:15opened Jasmine's
01:02:16childhood room
01:02:17for the first time
01:02:17in years.
01:02:19The room was clean
01:02:20but quiet.
01:02:21Her old sketchbooks
01:02:23were stacked neatly
01:02:23on the desk.
01:02:26Marlene picked one up
01:02:27and saw a childish drawing
01:02:29of four people
01:02:30holding hands.
01:02:32Today Emma came home.
01:02:34I hope mom and dad
01:02:36will love her
01:02:36but still love me too.
01:02:39Marlene's hands shook.
01:02:42Thomas opened
01:02:42another notebook.
01:02:44Inside were design drafts
01:02:45Jasmine had made
01:02:46in high school.
01:02:47Each one marked
01:02:48with dates.
01:02:48This was the competition
01:02:49Emma won.
01:02:51Jasmine drew these first.
01:02:59Dad, I didn't lie.
01:03:01Emma took my design.
01:03:02But if saying nothing
01:03:04makes you and mom happy
01:03:05I can say nothing.
01:03:08Marlene fell to her knees.
01:03:12She had been giving in
01:03:14since she was a child.
01:03:16We called it kindness.
01:03:18We made it her prison.
01:03:20Thomas covered his face
01:03:21sobbing like an old man
01:03:23whose soul had been
01:03:24hollowed out.
01:03:25On the wall
01:03:26Jasmine's smiling
01:03:27childhood photo
01:03:28looked down at them.
01:03:30She was still
01:03:31the little girl
01:03:31who had once begged them
01:03:33to bring Emma home.
01:03:38Betty found the small box
01:03:39in Jasmine's old studio
01:03:40while looking for
01:03:41her dance certificate.
01:03:43Inside were birthday letters
01:03:45school photos
01:03:46and a tiny recorder
01:03:47labeled
01:03:51Betty pressed play
01:03:52with trembling fingers.
01:03:57Betty,
01:03:58if you are hearing this
01:04:00mommy may not be
01:04:01beside you anymore.
01:04:03I know you like Emma
01:04:04because she is gentle
01:04:05and never strict.
01:04:07But I was strict
01:04:09because I wanted you
01:04:11to stand on your own feet.
01:04:17When you won
01:04:18your first dance award
01:04:20I wanted to be there.
01:04:21If I missed it
01:04:22please
01:04:22believe
01:04:23I tried.
01:04:27Mom,
01:04:28I won.
01:04:29I waited for you.
01:04:32Don't hate yourself
01:04:33my little girl.
01:04:35Children can be fooled.
01:04:38Adults should have
01:04:39protected you
01:04:40and me.
01:04:40David stood at the doorway
01:04:42frozen.
01:04:43Betty hugged the recorder
01:04:45and sobbed
01:04:45until she could
01:04:46barely breathe.
01:04:47I called her mom.
01:04:48I called Emma mom
01:04:50in front of my real mom.
01:04:57Betty?
01:04:59Don't say my name!
01:05:01If you had believed mom
01:05:03she would still be here!
01:05:11Three years later
01:05:13David came home
01:05:15from work.
01:05:28drinking alone in silence
01:05:29as he held the photo
01:05:30of Jasmine.
01:05:32She was smiling brightly
01:05:34dressed in a white dress.
01:05:37He realized he might never
01:05:38have truly received
01:05:39Jasmine's love.
01:05:44Or maybe he had
01:05:45but he had taken it
01:05:46for granted
01:05:46and never cherished it.
01:05:48His pain had only grown
01:05:49since Jasmine's passing.
01:05:51It felt suffocating
01:05:52and endless.
01:05:57Betty returned from school
01:05:58and spotted David's
01:05:59lifeless expression.
01:06:01Stop acting like you're
01:06:02half dead
01:06:03every day.
01:06:04Why didn't you treat
01:06:05my mom better
01:06:05when she was still alive?
01:06:06How can you talk
01:06:08to your father like that?
01:06:09Where's your discipline?
01:06:10I lack discipline?
01:06:12Fine.
01:06:13If you want me
01:06:13to be better
01:06:14bring my mom back to life
01:06:15then I'll be better.
01:06:17You!
01:06:18David tried to lash out
01:06:19but Betty had turned
01:06:20and slammed her door shut.
01:06:22David collapsed
01:06:23onto the couch
01:06:24in agony.
01:06:25Jasmine
01:06:25how did you raise
01:06:26Betty back then?
01:06:28Can't you come back?
01:06:29This house is unbearable
01:06:30without you.
01:06:34In these past few years
01:06:36Jasmine's parents
01:06:37had also fallen
01:06:38into a haze of sorrow.
01:06:40Every night
01:06:41she stared at Jasmine's
01:06:43childhood photo
01:06:43and repeated
01:06:44the same words.
01:06:46Jasmine.
01:06:48Mom was wrong.
01:06:51Mom should have
01:06:52believed you.
01:06:54The guilt and regret
01:06:55shattered Marlene's
01:06:56mental state.
01:07:02Marlene stopped
01:07:03looking at it.
01:07:06You'll make yourself
01:07:07sick.
01:07:09She asked me
01:07:10if I would be sad
01:07:11if she died.
01:07:13I slapped her.
01:07:15Thomas I slapped
01:07:17our dying daughter.
01:07:20One night
01:07:20Thomas found
01:07:21an empty bottle
01:07:22of sleeping pills
01:07:23beside the bed.
01:07:25Marlene!
01:07:26Wake up!
01:07:28Don't scare me!
01:07:30He rushed her
01:07:32to the hospital
01:07:32but the delay
01:07:33meant she could not
01:07:34be saved.
01:07:46We are sorry.
01:07:47We did everything
01:07:48we could.
01:07:49His whole body
01:07:50trembling.
01:07:50First,
01:07:51Jasmine.
01:07:52Then Marlene.
01:07:53This family had been
01:07:54destroyed not in one day
01:07:56but by years of blindness,
01:07:58favoritism,
01:07:59and cruelty.
01:08:01Jasmine,
01:08:01your mother is coming
01:08:02to apologize to you
01:08:03but you probably
01:08:05don't want to see
01:08:05either of us.
01:08:10She was Marlene's daughter.
01:08:12They should be together.
01:08:14Thomas had wanted
01:08:15to bury mother
01:08:15and daughter together.
01:08:17No.
01:08:17But Lilith told him
01:08:18Jasmine had made
01:08:19her wishes clear
01:08:20before she died.
01:08:21Jasmine said
01:08:21she never wanted
01:08:22to see any of her family again.
01:08:23She asked me
01:08:24to scatter her ashes
01:08:25at sea.
01:08:26Not beside you.
01:08:28Not beside her mother.
01:08:31Not anywhere
01:08:32connected to that house.
01:08:35Thomas stiffened.
01:08:37Thomas looked like
01:08:38he had aged
01:08:39ten years
01:08:39in an instant.
01:08:43She hated us
01:08:44that much?
01:08:45She loved you
01:08:46that much.
01:08:48That was why
01:08:49it hurt enough
01:08:50to become hatred.
01:08:55At the sea,
01:08:56Lilith opened the urn
01:08:57with careful hands.
01:09:00Jasmine,
01:09:01you're free now.
01:09:02No more family debts.
01:09:04No more Emma.
01:09:05No more David.
01:09:08The wind scattered
01:09:09the ashes
01:09:10across the waves.
01:09:14Thomas stood far behind,
01:09:16not daring
01:09:16to step closer.
01:09:20Since then,
01:09:20he would sit every day
01:09:21in Jasmine's childhood room,
01:09:23staring blankly
01:09:24at the portraits
01:09:24of Jasmine
01:09:25and his wife,
01:09:26lost in memories
01:09:27and in silence.
01:09:28The house was full of photos,
01:09:30but no one in them
01:09:31could forgive him.
01:09:33Time passed quickly
01:09:34at Betty's
01:09:35high school
01:09:36graduation ceremony.
01:09:38Yes,
01:09:39I can lower the price
01:09:39by another 3%.
01:09:40David kept his head down,
01:09:42whispering into his phone,
01:09:43not even noticing
01:09:44which classroom was hers.
01:09:47Betty White's family,
01:09:48please come this way
01:09:49for the photo.
01:09:55Betty looked at David,
01:09:57but he was still
01:09:58talking into his phone.
01:09:58Please give me
01:09:59one more chance.
01:10:02Betty lowered her head,
01:10:04too.
01:10:05If Mom was still here,
01:10:07she wouldn't have
01:10:07missed this.
01:10:11She'd ask my teachers
01:10:12how I should choose
01:10:13my college major,
01:10:15a neighbor Betty.
01:10:16She would hug me
01:10:17and congratulate me
01:10:18for taking one step
01:10:19into adulthood.
01:10:20Betty?
01:10:21Time for photos.
01:10:22Look at the camera.
01:10:23Sarah.
01:10:26Okay.
01:10:40Alas,
01:10:41her mother was gone.
01:10:43She finally understood
01:10:44how important her mother
01:10:45had been to her.
01:10:47A classmate ran past
01:10:49with flowers from her mother.
01:10:52Betty?
01:10:54Where's your mom?
01:10:57Betty's fingers
01:10:58tightened around her diploma.
01:11:01She loved me
01:11:02more than anyone.
01:11:03I just understood
01:11:04it too late.
01:11:09when David finally
01:11:10turned around.
01:11:15Betty had already
01:11:16walked out of the
01:11:16photo area,
01:11:17alone.
01:11:21Betty?
01:11:23Betty?
01:11:25Betty?
01:11:26Betty?
01:11:38After the graduation ceremony,
01:11:40David rushed off to a hotel
01:11:41for a business meeting.
01:11:42Without Jasmine's
01:11:43company resources,
01:11:44your proposal is weak.
01:11:47Why should we trust you?
01:11:50I can accept
01:11:51stricter payment terms.
01:11:52I only need one chance.
01:11:55He bowed and smiled,
01:11:57humbling himself for deals.
01:11:58Without Jasmine,
01:12:00every expense at home
01:12:00fell on his shoulders.
01:12:02After losing her,
01:12:03the only way he could
01:12:04numb the pain
01:12:05was to bury himself
01:12:05in endless work.
01:12:07But nothing he did
01:12:09could ease the anguish
01:12:10of losing Jasmine.
01:12:21Betty's college
01:12:22acceptance letter arrived.
01:12:24David opened the envelope
01:12:25and froze.
01:12:32This university's
01:12:33across the country.
01:12:34Betty,
01:12:35why so far?
01:12:36Betty looked at him
01:12:37calmly.
01:12:41Because every corner
01:12:42of this house
01:12:43reminds me that
01:12:44I helped hurt mom.
01:12:46I can't breathe here.
01:12:49With that,
01:12:50only David would be left,
01:12:51alone in the house,
01:12:52facing the hollow silence
01:12:54that never left.
01:12:55The home Jasmine
01:12:56once held together
01:12:56had finally become
01:12:58exactly what they
01:12:59made her feel.
01:13:01Empty.
01:13:02On the morning
01:13:03Betty left for college.
01:13:04Betty,
01:13:05call me when you arrive.
01:13:07Come home during
01:13:08holidays, okay?
01:13:09David stood by the door
01:13:10with red eyes.
01:13:11Betty zipped her suitcase
01:13:12without looking at him.
01:13:13This place stopped
01:13:14being home the day mom died.
01:13:16I know I failed her,
01:13:18but you're my daughter.
01:13:20Don't leave me too.
01:13:22Betty finally looked up.
01:13:24Mom was your wife.
01:13:25She begged silently
01:13:27for years
01:13:27and you left her alone.
01:13:28Now you're asking me
01:13:29not to leave you alone?
01:13:32She placed a recorder
01:13:33on the table.
01:13:34I copied mom's recording.
01:13:36Keep it.
01:13:36Maybe hearing her voice
01:13:38every day will teach you
01:13:38what you threw away.
01:13:39The recorder clicked on
01:13:41by accident.
01:13:42Betty,
01:13:43don't spend your life
01:13:43pleasing people
01:13:44who only love you
01:13:45when you obey.
01:13:46Betty's tears fell,
01:13:47but her voice
01:13:48stayed steady.
01:13:50I'm not going
01:13:51to become mom.
01:13:53I'm leaving
01:13:54before this house
01:13:54teaches me to disappear,
01:13:56too.
01:13:57She walked out
01:13:59without turning back.
01:14:00David chased two steps,
01:14:02then stopped
01:14:03because he knew
01:14:04he no longer
01:14:06had the right
01:14:06to call anyone back.
01:14:18So you're the one
01:14:19who poisoned her sister
01:14:20and still tried
01:14:21to steal her money?
01:14:26Shut up!
01:14:27You know nothing!
01:14:31I should have been rich.
01:14:33I should have been loved.
01:14:38People like you
01:14:39don't deserve love.
01:14:40Eat after the rest
01:14:41of us are done.
01:14:42Emma looked toward
01:14:42the guard.
01:14:43She hit me!
01:14:44Aren't you going
01:14:44to do anything?
01:14:46File a complaint,
01:14:47just like everyone else.
01:14:54That afternoon,
01:14:56Emma received a letter
01:14:57from base.
01:14:58She tore it open
01:14:59with trembling hope,
01:15:00thinking her father
01:15:01might still help
01:15:02her appeal.
01:15:09Don't contact me again.
01:15:11Your mess got too public
01:15:12and I have debts
01:15:13to settle.
01:15:14Emma's laugh
01:15:14cracked into a scream.
01:15:18No!
01:15:20No!
01:15:20I was supposed
01:15:21to win!
01:15:22Asmin was supposed
01:15:23to be forgotten!
01:15:28But outside
01:15:29the prison walls,
01:15:31Jasmine's charity fund
01:15:32carried her name
01:15:33on every scholarship
01:15:34certificate.
01:15:35Emma,
01:15:36the thief,
01:15:37was the one
01:15:38being forgotten.
01:15:41Years later,
01:15:42David received
01:15:43an invitation
01:15:43from the charity
01:15:44foundation
01:15:44that had inherited
01:15:45Jasmine's assets.
01:15:47He almost threw it away,
01:15:49but the words
01:15:49on the cover
01:15:50froze him.
01:15:51At the ceremony,
01:15:52the director
01:15:53introduced the program.
01:15:56Mrs. Jasmine's
01:15:57Clues donation
01:15:58has supported
01:15:59young women
01:16:00in design,
01:16:01medicine,
01:16:01and law.
01:16:03Her final wish
01:16:04was that no girl
01:16:05should lose her future
01:16:06because her family
01:16:07refused to see her.
01:16:08David sat
01:16:09in the last row,
01:16:10his eyes red.
01:16:11A scholarship girl
01:16:13walked onto the stage,
01:16:14holding a design portfolio.
01:16:17Because of Ms. Jasmine,
01:16:19I can keep studying
01:16:19jewelry design.
01:16:20I never met her,
01:16:22but she saved my dream.
01:16:23On the screen,
01:16:24an old interview clip
01:16:25of Jasmine
01:16:26appeared.
01:16:26Jewelry is not about
01:16:27possession.
01:16:29It is about proving
01:16:30that even pressure
01:16:31can make something shine.
01:16:37David covered his mouth.
01:16:43Jasmine,
01:16:45you kept shining
01:16:47even after
01:16:48we buried you.
01:16:55Everyone in the hall
01:16:57applauded Jasmine's name.
01:16:59David was the only one
01:17:00who cried
01:17:01like a man
01:17:02standing at a grave.
01:17:10At the cemetery,
01:17:11Lilith placed a bouquet
01:17:12in front of Jasmine's tombstone.
01:17:14She took out
01:17:15two slices of nut cake,
01:17:17putting one in front
01:17:18of the stone
01:17:18and picking up
01:17:19the other to eat.
01:17:21Lilith smiled faintly,
01:17:23though her eyes were wet.
01:17:25Before we drifted apart,
01:17:26we used to eat cake
01:17:27from the vendor by school.
01:17:29Years passed in a blink.
01:17:31She looked at Jasmine's
01:17:33smiling portrait
01:17:33on the stone.
01:17:34Emma is in prison
01:17:35for life.
01:17:37David lives like a ghost.
01:17:39Betty left that house.
01:17:41Your father sits
01:17:42with his regrets
01:17:43and your mother
01:17:44couldn't survive hers.
01:17:54I don't know
01:17:54if that counts as justice.
01:17:56Maybe nothing can count
01:17:57as justice
01:17:57when you're not here
01:17:58to see it.
01:18:01She gently brushed
01:18:02the dust from the portrait.
01:18:04If there's a next life,
01:18:07you'll be born into a family
01:18:08that truly loves you.
01:18:10For a moment,
01:18:12the breeze lifted
01:18:13the edge of the bouquet
01:18:14like someone had answered.
01:18:20Just as Lilith was
01:18:21about to leave,
01:18:22her phone rang.
01:18:23It was Betty.
01:18:25Aunt Lilith,
01:18:26are you with Mom?
01:18:27Lilith looked back
01:18:28at the tombstone.
01:18:29Yes.
01:18:30I'm visiting her.
01:18:32Can you tell her
01:18:32I'm sorry?
01:18:38I know I don't deserve
01:18:39to ask.
01:18:40I just...
01:18:43I called Emma, Mom.
01:18:45I hurt her.
01:18:48Lilith was silent
01:18:49for a long time.
01:18:52I joined a medical charity
01:18:54club at school.
01:18:58I want to help people
01:18:59who are ignored
01:19:00by their families.
01:19:06Lilith's eyes softened.
01:19:08I know it won't
01:19:09bring Mom back.
01:19:12But I don't want
01:19:13to become someone
01:19:13who looks away again.
01:19:16Lilith's eyes softened.
01:19:18Betty,
01:19:19Jasmine's last recording
01:19:20told you not to
01:19:20hate yourself forever.
01:19:22Remember that.
01:19:25But forgiveness
01:19:26is not something
01:19:27the living
01:19:28can demand
01:19:29from the dead.
01:19:33I understand.
01:19:35I just want to spend
01:19:36my life remembering
01:19:37her properly.
01:19:39After hanging up,
01:19:41Lilith placed the phone
01:19:42beside the nut cake
01:19:43for a moment.
01:19:44You hear that, Jasmine?
01:19:46Your little girl
01:19:47is finally learning
01:19:48how to love
01:19:49without stealing
01:19:49from anyone.
01:20:02I should go.
01:20:08Work's been a bit busy.
01:20:10Next time,
01:20:11I'll bring your favorite,
01:20:13chilled white wine.
01:20:15Lilith gently brushed
01:20:17the dust from Jasmine's
01:20:18smiling portrait
01:20:18on the stone.
01:20:20She smiled faintly
01:20:21at Jasmine's photo,
01:20:22then turned
01:20:23and walked away.
01:20:29The cemetery
01:20:30returned to silence.
01:20:33A breeze passed.
01:20:35A small bird
01:20:36flew to the tombstone,
01:20:37flapped its wings,
01:20:38lightly,
01:20:39and tilted its head
01:20:40at the slice of nut cake.
01:20:41For a brief second,
01:20:42it looked almost curious,
01:20:44almost alive
01:20:45with some gentle secret.
01:20:46The bird pecked away
01:20:47the nut on the cake.
01:20:53Sunlight fell across
01:20:54Jasmine's name.
01:20:56No one could ask her
01:20:57to give up anything anymore.
01:20:59No one could call her
01:21:00selfish,
01:21:02dramatic,
01:21:03petty,
01:21:03or difficult.
01:21:06No one could take her love
01:21:07and turn it into a weapon
01:21:08against her.
01:21:09I do.
01:21:11If there was another world
01:21:12beyond the wind,
01:21:13I hoped Jasmine
01:21:14had already walked
01:21:15into it freely.
01:21:20And this time,
01:21:23she would never again
01:21:24be alone in death.
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