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00:13I had chased Adrian Vale for five years, but the night Adrian was drugged, he would
00:22rather bite through his tongue than touch me. From that day on, I became the biggest joke
00:30among New York's mafia families, to punish me, Adrian cut off my family's access to the
00:34East River Dock, my father and brother almost died in a warehouse ambush, my mom cried every
00:39day, to get me away from the scandal, my family sent me to Sicily overnight, I stayed away
00:45for five years, the day I finally returned to New York, someone laughed and said,
00:52Adrian Vale still hasn't married, maybe you should try again, no thanks, I'm not planning
00:59to find my son a new father, the room went quiet, then I looked up and saw Adrian Vale standing
01:04across the hall, for once, the man who could watch a gunfight without blinking, looked stunned,
01:09I knew we might meet again, I just did not expect it to happen this soon, you're married?
01:15Adrian was still cold, clean cut and untouchable, but my heart no longer moved at every glance
01:19from him, you haven't answered me, yes, my son is three, he looks a lot like me, what kind
01:36of trick is this now Vivian Ramono, are you playing hard to get, so Adrian will finally
01:43look at you, I turned around and gave Serena Blake a cold glance, Serena had hated me five
01:48years ago, marriage had not made her any less annoying, if I were her, I would hide forever
01:53after what she did, I can't believe she had the nerve to come back, didn't you say you
01:59were married with a kid, where are they, bring them out and show us, the president's daughter
02:05missed Leo, so Lucien had taken him to the White House for afternoon tea, I did not know
02:10when they would return, when I stayed silent, Serena and the others became certain I was lying,
02:14I knew it, a woman like her would say anything, what man would marry a woman Adrian Volt wouldn't
02:19even touch, I still remember how she swore she would marry Adrian or no one, she even drugged
02:27him to force her way into his bed, Adrian clearly remembered it too, his expression turned cold
02:32again, Vivian, no matter what game you're playing, I will never love you, I rolled my eyes, I had
02:39heard that line too many times, back then I fell for Adrian at a Valentino family gala,
02:43after that, I chased him without any pride, I learned his schedule and memorized his favorite
02:48wine, for Christmas I sent him a rare case of Sicilian red, on his mother's death anniversary,
02:54I sent white roses to the chapel, I even fought another woman over a pair of vintage cufflinks
02:58he had once glanced at, everyone in our circle laughed at me, but I did not care, I thought
03:03if I tried hard enough, Adrian would finally see me, then one night Adrian was drugged, I happened
03:08to enter his room, he thought I had done it, to stay awake, he bit for his tongue and threw
03:12me out, after the story spread, Adrian cut my family off from the East River Doxos, the
03:18damage nearly broke the Garano family, and I was sent to Sicily to escape the scandal, thinking
03:22of that, I looked at Adrian without expression, believe me or not, I'm already married, I won't
03:28bother you again Mr. Bat, then I ignored their reactions and found a seat, I had not forgotten
03:34why I came here today, the next second Adrian sat down beside me, I raised an eyebrow, five
03:39years ago, he avoided me like a disease, today he came closer on his own, don't misunderstand,
03:45every other seat is taken, the auction was about to begin, so I ignored him, then the
03:50auctioneer brought out a vintage Patek Philippe watch, Adrian and I raised our paddles at the
03:54same time, he froze for a second, then his hand slowly lowered, Serena noticed at once,
03:59see, I told you she never gave up, she just came back to New York and already found out
04:05Adrian would be here, she even knows he wants that watch, how touching, this isn't her first
04:13time is it, when has Adrian ever accepted anything from her, years ago I had given Adrian many
04:18gifts, he accepted none of them, but this watch was not for him, it was for Lucian, his
04:23old watch had been scratched from years of handling guns, contracts and blades, when I saw this one
04:28on the auction list, I decided to buy it for him, I just did not expect to run into Adrian
04:33and his people here, explaining would be pointless, so I said nothing, they took my silence as guilt,
04:39when the second round of bidding began, Serena exchanged a look with her friends, then she
04:43raised her paddle, one million dollars, everyone turned to look at her, the watch was rare, but
04:48it was not worth that much, I knew she was doing it on purpose, I raised my paddle, one million
04:53and one, soon the price climbed to two million, just as I raised my hand again, Adrian caught
05:00my wrist, you don't have to fight them over me, besides, I won't accept anything from you,
05:11this is for my husband, what does it have to do with you, Adrian's face turned ugly, he stopped
05:16trying to stop me, he just watched Serena and me bid back and forth, in the end, I bought the
05:21watch for eight million dollars, after I paid, I picked up the box and turned to leave, then
05:26my hand was suddenly empty, Serena had smashed the box from me, Serena tossed the box to the
05:33woman beside her, they passed it around like they were playing with a toy, that's mine, give
05:38it back, Adrian won't accept your gift anyway, it would be a waste to leave it with you, right?
05:50Adrian frowned, he was still angry over what I had said, so he did not answer, Serena took
05:54his silence as permission, she opened the box and fastened the watch around her wrist, no
05:59wonder Adrian wanted it, it really is beautiful, too bad something this good ended up with you,
06:07why don't you sell it to me, sure, ten million dollars, cash first, you're robbing me, if you
06:20can't afford it, give it back, fine, then you'd better catch it, before I could react, Serena threw
06:28the watch into the air, a sharp crack rang through the hall, the watch hit the marble floor and
06:33shattered, oh no, I told you to catch it, Vivian, why are you so clumsy, I looked at her coldly,
06:43she met my eyes with open provocation, before anyone could react, I grabbed her hair and slapped
06:48her across the face once, twice, three times, Serena froze, then she screams, bitch, you hit
06:59me, that's exactly what I did, she had been provoking me since the moment I walked in, there
07:12her cheeks swelled red, what are you standing there for, get her, they rushed at me together,
07:19I kicked one woman down, then I shoved another into the table, years ago they had never been
07:23my man, now they were even worse, just as I was about to strike again, Adrian dropped me,
07:36enough, get lost, he had watched them humiliate me and destroy my things, now he wanted to act
07:41like a peacemaker, Adrian froze under my stare, before he could speak, a group of armed guards
07:46rushed into the hall, the man leading them was Victor Cain, Serena's husband, the moment Serena
07:51saw him, she threw herself into his arms, Victor, you came just in time, you have to make her pay,
08:05you hit my wife, yes, you've got nerve, take her downstairs, I'll teach her some manners myself,
08:24don't you dare touch me, my husband is Lucien Costello, touch me and see what happens,
08:34my husband is Lucien Costello,
08:39what did she just say, Lucien Costello, the man leading the most powerful mafia in the world,
08:49how that impossible, Adrian wouldn't even touch her,
08:55and she thinks the mafia king Lucien Costello would marry her, everyone knows Lucien Costello
09:01lives in Sicily, he barely shows his face, if he ever married, it would be to a woman from one
09:07of
09:07the old families, not her, Vivian, stop lying, apologize to Victor and Serena,
09:19I'm not lying, Lucien and I married in Sicily five years ago, I came back to New York with him,
09:28still pretending, Victor stood behind her with his armed guards, they had more people,
09:32and I had never liked bringing bodyguards everywhere, so I took off the Costello signet
09:36ring Lucien had given me, the Costello crest is right here, now do you believe me, you really are
09:43Mrs. Costello, Adrian stared at me, for once I could not read the look in his eyes, but Serena snatched
09:49the ring off the table, don't let her fool you, she's always been good at dirty tricks, this has to
09:55be fake, Adrian's brows tightened, Victor clearly believed her a little, after all Lucien rarely
10:01appeared in New York, few people had ever seen his wife, you know what happens to people who fake
10:05the Costello crest, do you know what happens to people who insult Mrs. Costello, enough with the
10:14act, I insulted you, so what, she ordered the guards to hold me down, then she pulled a small knife
10:21from
10:21her purse, you slapped me seven times, I'll cut your face seven times, let's see if you keep lying after
10:38that, I am Lucien Costello's wife, if you touch me today, my husband won't let any of you walk away,
10:49for a moment, Adrian looked like he wanted to speak, but when he heard that, his expression
10:54turned cold again, five years Vivian, and you still haven't learned, you lie, you scheme, and when it
11:03fails, you blame everyone else, whatever happens today, you brought it on yourself, even Adrian refused
11:09to stand with me, Serena smiled wider, she stepped closer and raised the knife, I shut my eyes, who gave
11:15you permission to touch my wife, Lucien Costello walked into the hall with Leo in his arms, the
11:23moment his voice fell, his men rushed forward, they kicked Serena and the guards away from him, Leo
11:29struggled out of Lucien's arms and ran to me, then he stood in front of me with his small arms
11:33spread
11:34wide, you're bad people, what were you doing to my mommy, Adrian froze at the word mommy, he pointed at
11:41Leo in disbelief, Vivian, who is he, my son, Leo Costello, no, that's impossible, how could you marry
11:59someone else, what, do you have a problem with my wife, Adrian, you and him, I told you, I'm
12:13married, my husband is Lucien Costello, this was all a misunderstanding, Mrs. Costello, please
12:23don't take it to heart, Victor Cain, you have quite a lot of nerve, the next second, he kicked
12:34Victor to the floor, Victor hit the ground hard and struggled to catch his breath, then
12:38he scrambled onto his knees and slammed his forehead against the floor, Mr. Costello, please
12:42forgive me, Mr. Costello, please forgive me, Mr. Costello, if I had known she was your wife,
12:49I never would have dared, she hit me first, Victor was only trying to get justice for
12:55me, even if she is your wife, she can't just go around bullying people, the women behind
12:59her quickly agreed, we all saw it, Vivian hit her first, if she hadn't broken what I bought,
13:06why would I hit her, and there were five of you against me, you lost, and you still have
13:14the nerve to complain, shame, you're twisting the truth, I did not bother arguing with her,
13:22I handed Leo back to Lucien, then I took out the receipt, Mrs. Cain broke my property, how
13:29do you plan to settle this, Lucien looked at Victor, well Victor, we'll pay double, we'll
13:41pay Mrs. Costello double, double, 16 million dollars, Serena almost blacked out, Victor
13:47shut up, Victor snapped at her, the coldness in his eyes scared her silent, Lucien looked
13:52at Serena, you should be glad I don't hit women, then he held Leo with one arm and took my
13:56hand
13:57with the other, we were about to leave, behind us, Adrian suddenly stepped forward, Vivian,
14:06what is it Mr. Vale, don't you have anything to say to me, no, everything I needed to say had
14:15been said five years ago, mommy, who is this man, Lucien raised an eyebrow and looked at me too,
14:23someone I used to know, Adrian's face went white, not important, I did not look at him again,
14:29three days later, Victor sent 16 million dollars to the Costello family, at first, he thought the
14:35watch only cost a few hundred thousand, when he learned the real price, he kicked Serena out of
14:40his bedroom that night, after that he spent every night with another woman and left her alone,
14:45with 16 million dollars for nothing, I bought Lucien 10 more watches in one afternoon, enough for him to
14:51wear a different one every day, Lucien looked at the velvet boxes and laughed helplessly, a few days
14:57later, the Costello family held a private dinner, Lucien had been away from New York for years,
15:02his mother had written months ago, insisting that he bring Leo and me back, at dinner, Donna Costello
15:07held Leo in her arms and laughed until her eyes bent, but I could feel someone staring at me,
15:12Adrian, from the moment I arrived, his eyes never left me, I did not know what he wanted,
15:17but I did not care, until he blocked my way beneath the corridor lights,
15:23what happened between you and Lucien Costello, how did you end up with him,
15:28shouldn't I thank you for that, if not for you, I never would have met him,
15:35five years ago, my family sent me to Sicily after the scandal, I stayed inside my grandfather's
15:40estate every day, I did not want to see anyone, Lucien often came over to play chess with my
15:45grandfather, we had met a few times, but we barely spoke, then one afternoon, I slipped while
15:52climbing down from an orange tree, before I hit the ground, Lucien caught me,
16:02to thank him, I invited him to dinner, after that, we slowly started talking, he took me riding,
16:08he drove me along the coast, when I could not sleep, he stayed with me, later, with my grandfather's
16:13blessing, I married him, then we had Leo, I was still thinking about those days when Adrian suddenly
16:17grabbed my wrist, Vivian, tell me the truth, did Lucien force you to marry him,
16:33no, I love him, I married him because I wanted to,
16:40but you loved me, five years ago, I did, I loved him without pride, I gave him everything
16:45I could, but all he gave me was coldness, humiliation and punishment, my family's tears
16:50finally woke me up, I had let him go a long time ago, now my heart held only Lucien and
16:55our son, I was young and foolish before, I bothered you for years, I'm sorry,
17:08no, that's not what I meant, that's not what I meant, Vivian, Vivian!
17:17Lucien did not spare Adrian a glance, he walked over and took my hand,
17:21Leo is looking for you, why are you here?
17:30Vivian!
17:31Lucien looked at Adrian's hand on my wrist, the air around him changed,
17:34before Adrian could react, Lucien kicked him into the pillar, Adrian hit the wall hard,
17:39his face lost all color from the pain,
17:42she is my wife, Vale, remember who you are,
17:46then he took me away, Adrian stayed by the pillar and watched us leave,
17:50a tear slid down his face,
17:53after the Costello dinner, the news spread through New York, Vivian Romano was now Lucien Costello's wife,
17:58people had almost forgotten the old scandal between Adrian and me, but a few days later,
18:03the rumors came back, this time they were even worse, every detail was twisted, people blamed me for things I
18:09had never done,
18:09I was afraid Lucien might misunderstand, so I tried to explain,
18:13about what happened five years ago,
18:17you don't need to explain, I believe you,
18:22Lucien, thank you,
18:23Lucien trusted me, but the rumors still caused trouble,
18:27everywhere I went, people stared, even Donna Costello wanted to ask about it,
18:30but Lucien stopped her,
18:32a few days later, Lucien found out who had spread the rumors,
18:35Serena Blake,
18:37Lucien also uncovered what had really happened five years ago,
18:40he had Serena's personal maid brought in,
18:42the guards only scared her a little,
18:44then she confessed everything,
18:45Serena had loved Adrian for years,
18:47but she never dared to tell him,
18:49when she saw me chasing him so openly,
18:51she hated me for it,
18:54so that night,
18:55Serena drugged Adrian,
18:58she planned to climb into his bed,
18:59but at the last moment,
19:01she lost her nerve,
19:02then I happened to enter Adrian's suite,
19:04Adrian thought I would love him,
19:06he bit through his tongue and threw me out,
19:08after that,
19:09Serena spread the story herself,
19:10she made me the target of every joke in New York,
19:13she made my family lose the docks,
19:15and she forced me to leave the city,
19:16when Lucien told me the truth,
19:18my hands started shaking,
19:20for five years,
19:21every insult had started with Serena,
19:22I wanted to drag her out and beat her until my hands hurt,
19:25but then I stopped,
19:27Serena loved Adrian and never dared to tell him right,
19:29then I would help her,
19:31the next morning,
19:32Serena's love letters to Adrian,
19:33appeared in every gossip paper in New York,
19:36by noon,
19:37footage of her maid's confession,
19:38was playing across the billboards in Times Square,
19:41I wanted Serena to know what it felt like,
19:43to be pointed at by everyone,
19:45Victor had already lost 16 million dollars,
19:47because of her,
19:48he had also lost his position under Adrian,
19:50when he heard the truth,
19:51he stormed home drunk and furious,
19:53Serena had no idea what had happened,
19:55Victor,
19:59you bitch,
20:02look what you've done,
20:05what did I do,
20:06why are you treating me like this,
20:09you drugged Adrian Bolt,
20:11you framed Vivian Romano,
20:13and you spread the scandal through New York,
20:15you still have the nerve to ask me why,
20:17Serena froze,
20:18she clearly had not expected Victor to know,
20:20but even then,
20:22she refused to admit it,
20:25every gossip paper in New York printed your letters,
20:28and your maid's confession is playing across Times Square,
20:32Serena's face changed,
20:33she opened her mouth,
20:34but Victor did not give her the chance to speak,
20:36he threw divorce papers at her,
20:38sign them,
20:39then get out of my house,
20:41Serena refused to leave,
20:42so Victor had his men drag her back to the Blake family,
20:45get in here,
20:48but the Blakes thought she had disgraced them,
20:51they did not even let her through the door,
20:55that same night,
20:56Serena was sent to a remote estate upstate,
20:59after Adrian learned the truth,
21:01he sent a request to the Costello house,
21:03he wanted to see me,
21:04I refused,
21:05there was nothing left to say between us,
21:07but Adrian would not give up,
21:09a few days later,
21:10I went out to buy something for Leo,
21:11the moment I stepped out of the store,
21:13Adrian blocked my way,
21:15Vivian,
21:16about what happened five years ago,
21:19I misunderstood you,
21:22I'm sorry,
21:24it's over,
21:26will you give me another chance,
21:29what,
21:32I've regretted it for five years,
21:34I regret not telling you sooner that I liked you,
21:39at the time,
21:40I was angry,
21:41I thought you had tricked me,
21:43I thought you were trying to force me to marry you,
21:46but I never thought you would leave so completely,
21:49five years Vivian,
21:52you left for five years,
21:56and you married another man,
21:58Adrian,
22:00do you really not know why I left,
22:02back then,
22:03I could not stay in New York at all,
22:04before my family sent me to Sicily,
22:06I went to see Adrian,
22:07I wanted to tell him I had not drugged him,
22:10but he refused to let me through the door,
22:12I had done nothing wrong,
22:13still,
22:14everyone judged me like a criminal,
22:16and Adrian drove me out of New York like one,
22:19I know I was wrong,
22:21can you give me one chance to make it up to you,
22:23when I needed you most,
22:24you never stood up for me,
22:25you never protected me,
22:27not even once,
22:28now I don't need it anymore,
22:30if there's no reason for us to meet again,
22:32don't come look for me,
22:33I don't want my husband to misunderstand,
22:39I know I was wrong,
22:42as long as you give me one chance,
22:44I'll do anything,
22:46no,
22:47and I'm already married,
22:52I don't care,
22:55as long as you come back to me,
22:56I'll handle everything else,
22:58years ago I followed him without any pride,
23:00I endured every cold look he gave me,
23:02now everything had turned around,
23:04but I did not feel happy,
23:05I only felt tired,
23:07Adrian,
23:07I love my husband and our son,
23:10whatever we had ended five years ago,
23:14I don't care if this is regret,
23:16or wounded pride,
23:18that's your problem,
23:20deal with it yourself,
23:21and don't bother me again,
23:23Adrian's eyes were red,
23:25he looked like he wanted to say something,
23:27I turned around and left,
23:28this time I did not look back,
23:31after that I never saw Adrian again,
23:33I only heard that Adrian Vale,
23:35who never drank,
23:36spent several nights drunk in private clubs,
23:38once,
23:39he even got into a fight,
23:40for a second I was surprised,
23:41was that really the cold untouchable Adrian Vale,
23:44but his life had nothing to do with me anymore,
23:47in three days,
23:48Lucien and I would return to Sicily,
23:49before we left,
23:50I took Leo to the old cathedral,
23:52that was where I first met Adrian years ago,
23:54I was distracted for only a moment,
23:56then Leo disappeared,
23:57my heart stopped,
24:03I searched every corner of the cathedral,
24:06no one answered,
24:06I ran outside in panic,
24:08finally,
24:08I found Leo near the side entrance,
24:10he was standing alone beneath the stone steps,
24:13where did you go,
24:14you scared me,
24:15sorry mommy,
24:16only then did I notice,
24:18the small jade pendant hanging around his neck,
24:20where did you get this,
24:21a man gave it to me,
24:22I said I didn't want it,
24:24but he made me take it,
24:26my fingers froze around the pendant,
24:28then I finally remembered,
24:29I had seen it on Adrian before,
24:31it was the pendant his mother left him,
24:34that same day,
24:35I had someone return the pendant to Adrian,
24:37it had belonged to his mother,
24:38Leo should not keep it,
24:39on the day we left New York,
24:41I saw Adrian standing in the crowd,
24:43he had lost a lot of weight,
24:44still,
24:45he forced a smile when he saw me,
24:47I glanced at him once,
24:48then I looked away,
24:49a month after we returned to Sicily,
24:51I heard that Adrian had handed control of the Vale family,
24:54to his younger brother,
24:55after that he entered the cathedral,
24:57the cathedral in New York was where I first met him,
25:00that was where I fell for him at first sight,
25:02five years had passed,
25:03I had already moved on,
25:05but Adrian was still trapped in the past,
25:07that was his choice,
25:08I had nothing left to say,
25:11two months after we returned to Sicily,
25:12I found out I was pregnant again,
25:15Leo pressed his ear against my stomach,
25:19mommy give me a sister,
25:21I want a sister,
25:23eight months later,
25:24Leo got his wish,
25:25he held his baby sister in his arms,
25:27and refused to let go,
25:28Lucien followed close behind him,
25:34be careful buddy,
25:35hold her head,
25:36I looked at the three of them and smiled,
25:38my heart was already full,
25:39there was no room left for anyone else,
25:41a husband,
25:42two children,
25:42and ordinary days together,
25:45nothing could make me happier,
25:46you
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