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The Scarlet Healer
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00:00After I was reborn, I spent $13 million to secure the services of Italy's most expensive male estort.
00:08The money was well spent. He was flawless, allowing me to experience pleasure in ways I had never imagined.
00:15The following morning, while I rode him, a familiar man suddenly showed up.
00:20It was my husband, at Jeffrey Della Cruz, a mafia boss.
00:25He ordered his men to drag the escort out of the room, then asked coldly,
00:30Where did he touch you?
00:31My mind was foggy, my voice langual and mocking.
00:34My lips, my bosom, my thighs. Everywhere you used to like.
00:39Rage flickered in his eyes, and veins bulged in his neck.
00:44Cut him into eighteen pieces and feed him to the dogs.
00:47I stripped off my soaked clothes and walked into the bathroom.
00:51Do whatever you want.
00:52In my previous life, I was married to him for seven years.
00:56I was known as the Scarlet Healer, striking with deadly precision and merciless intent.
01:01I helped him eliminate countless enemies, standing by his side as he rose from an illegitimate nobody to the most
01:07powerful figure in the underworld.
01:09But after he inherited the family empire, he became obsessed with Amelia Melendez, a nurse working in the black market.
01:16She was a gift, sent to Jeffrey's bed by a rival.
01:20She was sweet and innocent, untainted by the world's cruelty.
01:24Jeffrey took her into his private clinic, instructing her himself on medicines and syringe handling.
01:30Then one day, I found a finalized divorce agreement in his private safe.
01:35When I confronted him, he only sneered.
01:40Amelia's too innocent for this world.
01:42Being my wife will keep her safe.
01:45You're already recognized as Mrs. De La Cruz, so why bother with the paperwork?
01:50I burst into the clinic in a fury, slapping the syringes and medicine box out of Amelia's hands, right in
01:56front of everyone.
02:00That night, my critically ill mother was dragged out of her hospital bed.
02:05Right in front of me, they shattered her hands and threw her into an abandoned foot factory to be mauled
02:11by stray dogs.
02:12Geraldine, this is what you get for messing with Amelia.
02:15I fell to my knees, begging him to stop, but he was relentless.
02:19Mom passed out from the pain and never woke again.
02:23Suddenly, I felt a warm rush between my legs, pain tearing through my abdomen, and then everything went black.
02:32When I opened my eyes again, I was back on that day when I found out at my status change.
02:37This time, I didn't make a scene or confront him.
02:41I quietly sold all the rare herbs I had secretly collected and booked two plane tickets.
02:46All I wanted was to take Mom and escape this twisted world that revolved around Jeffrey.
02:51After finding the divorce papers, I went to the courthouse with my ID.
02:57Mrs. Leonard, the system shows you're divorced, the clerk said.
03:02Hearing that, I was finally sure that my past life was real.
03:09The divorce was finalized on my birthday.
03:12That day, Jeffrey was swamped with work, as usual.
03:15So I booked the city's highest rotating restaurant and arranged for a fireworks display.
03:20I waited from sunset until way past midnight, and he never showed up.
03:24It turned out he was busy signing some papers, completely wiping me out of his life.
03:29I snapped out of my thoughts.
03:31I returned to the casino, and Jeffrey's black Mayocca was parked by the entrance.
03:37I quickly stepped aside and hid in the shadows behind a column.
03:41The car door opened, and Jeffrey got out first.
03:44He walked round to the passenger side and opened the door himself,
03:48moving with a kind of patience and care he'd never shown before.
03:51A young woman in a pale blue dress stepped out, nervous and out of place beside the luxury car.
03:56It was Amelia.
03:58Jeffrey took off his suit jacket and draped it over her thin shoulders.
04:02Then he wrapped an arm around her waist as they headed toward the casino.
04:07Jeff.
04:08Amelia stopped in her tracks, looking torn.
04:11You're all I have now.
04:13I can't afford to take any chances.
04:18Jeffery held her closer, his voice full of confidence and tenders I'd never heard before.
04:22Don't be scared.
04:24From now on, you're the mistress of this place.
04:27No one dares to mess with you.
04:29If you don't like it here, I'll build you a resort somewhere quiet, just for you.
04:39The casino staff who had offered me their obstitious devotion were now bowing to Amelia.
04:45Their voice is loud and fanging.
04:50Nice to see you, Mrs. De La Cruz.
04:53They surrounded Amelia, who looked as skippy-ish as a frightened fawn,
04:57and walked into that flashy, evil den.
05:03Clutching my belly, I waited until they were inside, then staggered out from the shadows.
05:09Brushing away my tears, I was left with nothing but absolute resolve.
05:18I went to the hospital alone and scheduled an abortion.
05:21The doctor frowned at the ultrasound screen.
05:26Mrs. Leonard, your body is quite delicate.
05:29You've been unable to conceive for seven years.
05:32If you terminate this pregnancy, you might never be able to get pregnant again.
05:38I gave a faint, bitter smile.
05:42I'm divorced.
05:44I don't want my child to be born without a father.
05:47Cold fluid seeped into my veins as the anesthesia took hold, pulling my consciousness away.
05:53In the haze, I saw flashes of the past.
05:57Jeffrey pressing his ear to my belly, smiling as his son would grow up to be a master gambler
06:03and that he would personally teach him to read cards.
06:06He had said our boy could also learn medicine from me.
06:10Take over the title of the Scarlet Healer one day.
06:14He had called a fortune teller to pick the luckiest name possible.
06:18He had held me close, promising that once he found a successor,
06:22he would take me and our child away from the casino and travel the world as a family.
06:27All those tender memories had turned to dust the moment he told Amelia.
06:33Only you deserve to be the mistress of the casino.
06:38When I woke up, I dragged my hollow body to mom's ward.
06:42Thankfully, this time her injuries were minor, so she would recover soon.
06:46In my past life, she had been torn apart by dogs right in front of me.
06:50This time, I wouldn't make the same mistake.
06:53I reached out to my black market tax and paid top dollar for two plane tickets to another country,
06:59leaving in three days.
07:00If I tried to leave through legal channels, Jeffrey would find out immediately.
07:05Then I called the only person I could still trust, Levi Wallace,
07:09gave him a stack of cash and told him to arrange mom's discharge in secret.
07:13After all that, I finally let out a sigh of relief.
07:17I hailed a taxi and gave the driver an address a few blocks away from the villa.
07:22It was a habit of mine.
07:23The casino had too many enemies,
07:26and keeping my exact location hidden was a matter of survival.
07:31But just as I stepped out of the car, a man grabbed me from behind,
07:35clamping a hand over my mouth and dragging me backward.
07:38I fought with everything I had and broke free,
07:41only to feel a sharp blide slash across my back before I could take more than two steps.
07:46Pain exploded through me.
07:48Warm blood soaked my clothes.
07:50I didn't need to guess to know it was one of Jeffrey's enemies.
07:52I reached for the knife hidden in my bag, but someone twisted my arm behind me.
07:58My phone was ripped away and smashed to pieces.
08:02Stay still, bitch.
08:04The man snarled, dragging me toward a waiting van.
08:08Just when despair was about to consume me, a familiar black Maybach turned the corner.
08:13It was Jeffrey's car.
08:15I summoned every count of strength left in me,
08:18screaming and struggling, desperate to make him notice.
08:20The car slowed just slightly.
08:23He saw me.
08:24But in the next instant,
08:26the Maybach accelerated past the intersection without hesitation.
08:30Through the window, I glimpsed him pulling Amelia into his arms,
08:33shielding her eyes from the scene outside.
08:35It was as if the woman being dragged away wasn't his wife,
08:38but something filthy and unworthy of her gaze.
08:41All the struggle drained out of me at once.
08:44Pain and cold swallowed me whole,
08:46and everything went dark.
08:50When I woke up, I was laying in a private ward.
08:54The door wasn't fully closed,
08:55and voices drifted in from the hallway.
08:58Mr. De La Cruz.
09:02Mrs. De La Cruz's injuries are serious this time.
09:06If she finds out about Mrs. Malenas again.
09:08It was Jeffrey's personal physician, Luciano Nunez.
09:12Before he could finish,
09:14Jeffrey's cold, sharp voice cut through the air.
09:17Watch your mouth.
09:18Your job is to treat her, nothing more.
09:21He paused, his tone low and detached.
09:24Geraldine has been in this business for years.
09:27She's seen every kind of vicious trick.
09:30She's an expert herself.
09:32Amelia isn't like her.
09:33She's clean like a blank slate.
09:35She would never stand a chance against Geraldine.
09:38Then, his voice dropped even lower.
09:40If she wakes up and starts carts causing trouble,
09:43bring her mother here.
09:45That's her only weakness left.
09:47She won't sit still if her mother's involved.
09:52I gripped the bedsheet tightly,
09:55biting my lip until I tasted blood.
09:57That night, years ago,
09:59when I helped him take down the head of New Jersey's largest casino,
10:03he had told me,
10:04Gary, from now on,
10:05no one in New Jersey's underworld will ever lay a hand on you.
10:09He had said the same words,
10:11made the same promise of protection,
10:13but the person he wanted to protect had changed.
10:15Once, I had been his most precious possession.
10:18Now, in his eyes,
10:20I was a dangerous, conniving woman who needed to be controlled.
10:23Footsteps approached.
10:24I shut my eyes and pretended to have just woken up.
10:29You're awake?
10:30He said flatly.
10:31We found out that it was that Brazilian gambler
10:34who got his hand broken last time for cheating at the casino.
10:37He tossed a flicklet onto the bed.
10:39Sign this settlement agreement,
10:41and they'll give up control of Trenton.
10:45Trenton-by-the-sea was New Jersey's last clean haven,
10:49untouched by gambling or crime.
10:51And then I remembered what he had said to Amelia.
10:54I'll build you a quiet place.
10:56A resort where you can relax.
10:59So all my pain and scars
11:00had just become the price he paid
11:02to build a gilded cage for his new lover.
11:04My throat burned.
11:07Jeffrey, when did you make this deal?
11:10Was it the moment he saw me being dragged away?
11:12Or long before that,
11:14when he had already decided to pave the road
11:16for her with my suffering?
11:17He frowned, clearly irritated by my question.
11:21I forced a smile and said nothing more.
11:23The answer no longer mattered.
11:25Maybe to ease his guilt,
11:27he spent the next two days staying with me
11:29under the pretense of handling business.
11:31But his phone never left his hand.
11:33Even during meals,
11:35he would take photos to send to someone
11:36on the other end of the chat,
11:38his lips curving into a gentle smile
11:40I had never once seen before.
11:42I stared at his side profile.
11:44And for a moment,
11:45my mind drifted back eight years.
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