- 14 hours ago
The Vanishing
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:00My mom Lily is a homewrecker. Everyone knows she breaks families. She told bad lies to steal my
00:05dad away from the nice lady he was supposed to marry. She forced him to marry her. She's gross
00:10and every time I look at her I just want to throw up. Every word cuts deep into my heart.
00:17Leo lowered his cue cards. The entire ballroom fell dead silent. The head butler awkwardly
00:22ushered him off the stage. The socialites raised their champagne glasses and the snide remarks
00:27came freely. Well once a woman shoots adult films no amount of money can wash the dirt off. Even her
00:34own son is disgusted by her. Please Reed worships the ground she walks on. He's the wealthiest man
00:39in New York but he even gave up his inheritance for her even after she took a five million dollar
00:43buyout and abandoned her newborn baby he still hunted her down and married her. Hearing those
00:46whispers the agonizing knot in my chest loosened just a fraction. The whole world could despise me
00:53as long as Oliver loved me unconditionally that was enough. That night passing his study I heard
01:00voices through the half-open door. It shattered my fantasy into pieces. Mr. Reed was it really
01:06necessary to let your son humiliate your wife like that? Is that healthy for the boy?
01:15Did Leo say anything wrong? Besides he's Tiffany's son. You know that.
01:22Tiffany? The woman who married Oliver in an arranged union after I disappeared? The woman
01:29Leo had called mom for five years? But Oliver told me he'd only married Tiffany so Leo could
01:34have a home. He said he couldn't even stand the sight of her. And Leo? Leo was my son. How
01:40could he be Tiffany's? When I finally found Lily, she was a wreck. If I told her our baby had
01:47died
01:47years ago, it would have broken her completely. So I told her Leo was hers. My head seemed to
01:52explode. A deafening ring took over my ears. During my five years of living hell across the border,
01:58the only thing keeping me alive was the thought of Oliver and our baby. Turns out my baby was dead.
02:05And all this time I had been raising my rival's child.
02:09Did you send the video of Leo's speech to Tiffany?
02:12Yes, sir. All of it. I made sure to zoom in on Mrs. Reed's face. Miss Vance was absolutely thrilled.
02:19Tiffany's so easy to please. Humiliate Lily a little and she does whatever I want in bed.
02:23Not like Lily. Not like Lilla. She's already been passed around and used up yet she still pulls that
02:27traumatized victim act on me. Won't even let me leave the lights on. Totally kills the mood.
02:32Then, who do you actually love, sir? I love Lily. I know she was forced to
02:37leave somehow and she'll always be Mrs. Reed. But she's tainted now. Tiffany loves me. She
02:42doesn't ask for a ring and she's a total freak in bed. Leo adores her. Having an extra body to
02:47warm the sheets changes absolutely nothing. I don't remember how I made it back to our
02:52bedroom. Humiliation and anguish tore at my insides, leaving me cold all over, yet unable to
02:59shed a single tear. Oliver's great love was alive from the very beginning.
03:07Lily, Leo is doing perfectly fine at school. There was a little mishap during his speech today,
03:12but he's just a child. Don't take it to heart. Clinging to one last hope, I reached back and
03:17rested my hand on his chest. I'm exhausted tonight, babe. The sound of running shower water
03:27woke me up. The sound came from the bathroom mixed with his heavy panting.
03:37Oh, God. Phone six is so much hotter. Aren't you afraid your wife will hear us?
03:43Let her. She's so damn clueless, she'd probably think I'm jerking off to her.
03:52The fake death plan. I'm in.
03:59Seven years ago, Oliver and I fell in love, but his family hated me. On the night I gave birth,
04:05we planned to run away together. Instead, his family kidnapped me. They sold me to a cartel
04:10in Mexico and told Oliver I took a payoff and abandoned him. For years, I lived through hell.
04:15When Oliver finally tracked me down and saved me, Leo was already five. But Leo was never my son.
04:23What's wrong, Lily? Nightmares again? Shh. It's okay. I'm here.
04:35Oliver, I need your signature on something tomorrow.
04:38Uh-huh. Sure. Bring it to me tomorrow.
04:40The next day was my late mother's birthday. He still got up early to make French toast for me.
04:45Anyone would think he's a devoted, loving husband. But this time, I noticed he made two portions of breakfast.
04:52Dad, Mom hasn't eaten yet. You know her stomach acts up if she doesn't eat.
04:58Lily, I'm dropping Leo off at school first. I'll take you to the cemetery to see Mom when I get
05:02back.
05:02Remember to let the toast cool down before you eat it. Don't burn yourself.
05:07Ma'am, why are you eating cold food? Mr. Reed will be heartbroken if he sees this.
05:14He won't feel heartache anymore.
05:20Maybe Mr. Reed is just too busy. Should I drive you to the office?
05:33We're not waiting for Oliver. Take me to see my mom.
05:41The attached photo showed Oliver and Tiffany both kissing Leo's cheeks.
05:44Only then did I realize Leo had a sports day today.
05:47The happy picture of their family of three made me look like a dark, unwanted intruder.
05:52I put the signed divorce agreement into my bag.
05:55We're not waiting for Oliver. Take me to see my mom.
05:59Before Lily arrived, Tiffany had already entered the cemetery with workers.
06:05But unexpectedly, right as I entered the private cemetery,
06:09my mother's tombstone was smashed, crashing down at my feet.
06:12And standing right in front of the grave was Tiffany.
06:16My brain froze for a second.
06:18I rushed forward.
06:20What are you doing?
06:22Lily, I'm digging up your mother's grave.
06:25This is my mother's resting place.
06:28This land belongs to Oliver.
06:30How dare you?
06:31Still playing Mrs. Reed, huh?
06:33Oliver's private property?
06:34I do whatever I want.
06:36What are you staring at?
06:38Dig.
06:39At her command, the workers were about to start the bulldozer.
06:42Driven by pure desperation,
06:44and I scrambled into the cab of the excavator,
06:48grabbed the steering wheel, and jerked it hard.
06:54The massive metal bucket swung violently,
06:56heading straight for her head.
07:01Throw her under the bulldozer!
07:04Crush her into the dirt!
07:05Several bodyguards instantly lunged to drag me away,
07:08but just as they reached out, a Maybach drove into the cemetery.
07:12Oliver stepped out in a few strides,
07:15took down the guards,
07:18and pulled me tightly into his arms.
07:21Tiffany, how many times have I warned you?
07:24Don't touch Lily!
07:26He checked me over frantically.
07:28Seeing the bruises on my stomach,
07:30pure heartbreak spilled across his face.
07:32Lily, I'm sorry.
07:35I'm late.
07:38I've told you so many times.
07:39We're divorced!
07:40Stop pestering me!
07:42Otherwise,
07:43I swear I'll erase the Vance family by morning.
07:46Instead of being angry at the threat,
07:48Tiffany just raised her eyebrows with a smirk.
07:50That's when I saw it.
07:51Both she and Oliver were wearing the matching bracelets from Leo's school.
07:55What exactly are you trying to do?
07:57Lily,
07:58I sold this land to the Vance family.
08:00They're turning it into an amusement park.
08:03All the caskets have been moved.
08:05Don't worry,
08:06your mom is fine.
08:07I've moved her to a better place
08:09and had a new tombstone made.
08:11I've just been too busy lately
08:12and forgot to tell you.
08:15The workers dug open the grave.
08:17Sure enough,
08:18it was completely empty inside.
08:19He was just talking about accompanying me to see my mom this morning,
08:22yet he forgot to tell me that her grave had been moved.
08:25Clutching my bruised stomach,
08:26I swatted away his outstretched hand.
08:28Take me to her.
08:30After that,
08:31I'll give you the papers we talked about last night.
08:34Oliver walked me to the car,
08:36but Tiffany got in first.
08:38Oliver,
08:39we still have some business matters to discuss.
08:41As she walked past Oliver,
08:43her fingers gently brushed against his arm.
08:48Lily,
08:49wait here for a moment.
08:50I need to talk to Tiffany first.
08:52The two of them climbed into the car,
08:53one after another.
08:55Rustling sounds immediately came from inside the car.
08:59Oliver trusted the Maybox soundproofing too much,
09:03but he forgot.
09:05I also had access to disable it.
09:08Like a masochist,
09:09I opened the app,
09:10turned the soundproofing all the way down.
09:12A muffled groan instantly leaked from the car.
09:18Tiffany,
09:19we're in the car!
09:20Lily's still outside!
09:21Tiffany's voice was breathy,
09:22heavy with lust.
09:23Isn't it more thrilling?
09:25Every time her PTSD flared up and she passed out,
09:28we'd do this right by her bed.
09:30You always last at least three hours,
09:33and she just thinks she's having another nightmare.
09:36Every time my PTSD flared up,
09:38I'd have sickening nightmares.
09:39When I woke up,
09:40Oliver would always be by my side,
09:42claiming he hadn't left me for a single second.
09:44I still remember on the way back from Mexico,
09:47Oliver was covered in scars,
09:48crying the entire way.
09:50He promised me in a hoarse voice.
09:53From now on,
09:54I'll never leave your side again.
09:57He wasn't lying.
09:58He really never left my side.
10:00But there he was,
10:01right beside my bed,
10:03screwing Tiffany next to my unconscious body.
10:06A wave of nausea surged from my throat.
10:08Leaning against the back of the car,
10:10I couldn't stop retching.
10:13Suddenly,
10:14the movements inside the car stopped.
10:18Ugh!
10:18Her bag is poking me!
10:21Just move it aside.
10:23Wait.
10:25What's this document in her bag?
10:29The next second,
10:30the car window rolled down.
10:32Tiffany threw my handbag straight out.
10:35God,
10:36this thing was taking up space.
10:37What important documents
10:39could a housewife possibly have?
10:40That's true.
10:41The sounds of their entanglement
10:43continued from the car.
10:44Every single noise pierced me,
10:46draining the color from my face
10:48with each one.
10:51I picked up the divorce agreement
10:53with trembling hands.
10:54It was already soaked in muddy water.
10:59I walked over to my mother's broken tombstone,
11:04finally making up my mind.
11:05I waited from dusk
11:07until the sky turned pitch black.
11:09Finally,
11:10Oliver pushed the car door open,
11:11acting as if nothing had happened.
11:13He smiled and gestured for me to get in.
11:16I glanced at Tiffany on the seat.
11:23No thanks.
11:24It's filthy.
11:25I got into the assistant's car instead.
11:31He frowned,
11:32followed me into the assistant's car,
11:34pulled out a wet wipe,
11:35and wiped the dirt off my face for me.
11:39The tenderness in his eyes
11:40was enough to ruin any woman.
11:41It's just a little dirt.
11:43My lily is always the prettiest.
11:45I looked into his eyes,
11:47wanting to pretend
11:48nothing had happened either.
11:50But my tears fell uncontrollably.
11:59Oliver,
12:00you forgot to sign the document.
12:02Oliver hated it most when I cried.
12:04Whenever I cried,
12:05panic flashed across his face
12:07without even glancing
12:08at the contents of the wet paper.
12:09He signed it
12:11and pulled me into his arms.
12:14I'll sign everything for you, Lily.
12:17Even if you asked
12:18for the entire Reed group.
12:19The new cemetery
12:20was indeed much better kept,
12:22neat and well maintained.
12:24Oliver solemnly said to my mother,
12:26I'll take good care of Lily
12:28and make her happy forever.
12:29When the Reeds opposed us,
12:31he stayed devoted.
12:32Lily is the only woman
12:33I will ever marry.
12:34He didn't break that promise.
12:36I did become his wife.
12:38A phone call came.
12:39Oliver answered it
12:40and left in a hurry.
12:41Lily,
12:42I'm taking you
12:42to our family gathering first.
12:44Can you head back
12:45by yourself later?
12:46But I clearly heard
12:47Tiffany's voice on the phone.
12:48Tiffany had attended
12:49every single Reed family gathering,
12:51even after the divorce.
12:53As far as the Reeds were concerned,
12:55she was the only wife
12:56Oliver ever had in their eyes.
12:57No matter how cruel
12:58or painful reality was,
13:00I had to face it alone.
13:02I returned to our downtown penthouse.
13:04Even the maids had gone
13:05to help at the Reed estate.
13:07I scanned the divorce agreement
13:08and emailed it to my lawyer.
13:09Then I opened the closet
13:11to pack my bags.
13:14Suddenly,
13:15Tiffany's voice
13:16came from the bedroom door.
13:22Oliver carried Tiffany
13:23onto the bed,
13:24listening to the intimate sounds
13:25outside the closet.
13:26My stomach churned
13:28with nausea.
13:38The next second,
13:39their conversation
13:39made my mind
13:40go completely blank.
13:42Oliver,
13:43about letting your wife
13:45film that porno for me.
13:47Have you thought about it?
13:50What were you thinking
13:51signing some deal
13:52with that director?
13:53If your investment flopped,
13:55you'd film a porn?
13:56And now look,
13:57you actually lost.
13:59What am I going to do with you?
14:01Tiffany whined,
14:02putting on a sickeningly
14:03sweet voice.
14:04I don't care.
14:05How could I possibly
14:06let him film me like that?
14:07Besides,
14:08I'm Leo's mother after all.
14:10You wouldn't want Leo
14:11to be humiliated,
14:12would you?
14:14Oliver's voice darkened.
14:15We can find a stand-in,
14:17but does it have to be Lily?
14:18The director was specific.
14:20He wants Oliver Reed's wife.
14:21Either me or Lily.
14:23Oliver,
14:24say yes,
14:25and I'll let you do
14:26whatever you want in bed.
14:28Any position.
14:29Besides,
14:30wasn't it you
14:30who said it yourself?
14:31Lily's already been used
14:32by everyone.
14:33What's one more time
14:34going to matter?
14:35The sounds of their bodies
14:36intertwining came from the bed.
14:38Curled up in the dark,
14:39I couldn't even gag anymore.
14:47Then I need to think this through.
14:49I can't just tell her outright.
14:50She'd never forgive me.
14:51That's easy.
14:52Just drug her
14:53and toss her over there.
14:55Then I received a text message.
14:59Dragging my stiff body,
15:00I slowly crept out of the closet.
15:02That evening,
15:03Oliver enthusiastically invited me
15:05to a dinner party with his friends.
15:06When I sat down,
15:07Tiffany was already at the table.
15:08For the first time,
15:09she spoke to me peacefully
15:10and even offered to pour my wine.
15:12Meanwhile,
15:12the director sat in the corner,
15:14his predatory gaze never leaving me.
15:16I made an excuse to go to the restroom.
15:19Peering through the crack in the door,
15:20I saw Tiffany smiling
15:22as she dropped a pill into my glass.
15:25Oliver's expression was dark,
15:26but he didn't do anything.
15:27Suppressing my nausea,
15:28I returned to the table.
15:30When everyone was distracted,
15:31I quietly swapped my glass with Tiffany's.
15:34Tiffany drank the wine
15:35without any suspicion,
15:36her eyes still gloating
15:38as she looked at me.
15:40I'm a little dizzy.
15:41Minutes later,
15:41I pretended the drug was taking effect.
15:43It's fine.
15:44Tiffany can take me.
15:45You should stay with your friends.
15:47Tiffany didn't suspect a thing.
15:50Wearing a fake smile,
15:51she wrapped her arm around me
15:52and walked me to the room.
15:53Just as she couldn't hold back
15:54from mocking me,
15:55she found her own head
15:56getting dizzier and dizzier.
15:58Finally,
15:58she collapsed straight onto the bed.
16:00I quickly changed my clothes
16:02and went into the room next door.
16:07Ooh, Oliver.
16:08Passing your own wife around,
16:10now that's what I call a real sport.
16:12What wife?
16:13She's just a broken toy.
16:15With one last glance back,
16:17I saw Oliver's deep,
16:18dark eyes.
16:20He watched the director
16:21with a camera
16:22and a group of actors,
16:23then pushed open the door.
16:25Oliver scoffed lightly.
16:27Yet his eyes were terrifyingly dark.
16:29Without a single regret.
16:30Yet his eyes were terrifyingly dark.
16:33Oliver, Tiffany,
16:34you planted the seeds of hell.
16:37Now, burn in it.
16:39Without a single regret,
16:40I swallowed the death-faning drug.
16:44Oliver!
16:45I was set up!
16:46That bitch Lily did this!
16:51Lily, that dirty bitch!
16:53I'm going to kill her!
16:55Oliver,
16:56did you tell her my plan?
16:58Of course not.
17:00But, Lily has always been smart.
17:02Maybe she sensed something wrong
17:04and ran away.
17:05If I had figured something out,
17:07wouldn't I know he was the one behind it?
17:08Right then,
17:09an unknown number started ringing.
17:11Oliver hung up impatiently.
17:13Tiffany was still in his arms,
17:14hysterically demanding that he take revenge.
17:16Her shrieks grated on Oliver,
17:18and he shoved her away.
17:20You lost the bet.
17:21And you made the plan.
17:22Now that it blew up in your face,
17:23you expect me to clean up your mess?
17:25Can you use your brain for once?
17:27The sheer coldness in his words
17:29made Tiffany recoil.
17:30Then,
17:31the unknown number called again.
17:34Dad!
17:34Lily is dead!
17:38Leo,
17:39don't talk nonsense.
17:40She really is.
17:42He didn't come home all night.
17:43I broke out in an allergic rash.
17:45I called and texted her,
17:47but she didn't answer.
17:48She must be dead.
17:50Otherwise,
17:50she would have texted back immediately.
17:58Mr. Reed?
17:59Do you know a woman named Lily Moore?
18:01She's my wife.
18:02What happened to her?
18:03Mr. Reed,
18:04we are sorry to inform you
18:05that your wife, Lily,
18:06suffered a sudden heart attack
18:07at 5.30 a.m.
18:08We did everything we could
18:09to resuscitate her,
18:10but we didn't make it.
18:12What kind of sick scam is this?
18:20Where is Lily?
18:21The hospital.
18:22In the morgue.
18:27The hospital called you many times.
18:29You kept declying the calls.
18:32Oliver,
18:33are these the doctors
18:35you called for me?
18:38It was you,
18:39wasn't it?
18:40Where did you hide her?
18:43What?
18:44That bitch,
18:45Lily,
18:45is finally dead?
18:47It wasn't me!
18:49You know exactly
18:50where I was last night?
18:52Was it your parents?
18:53Oliver,
18:54who in this world
18:55wants Lily gone more than anyone?
18:56Isn't it your parents?
19:02When he kicked the doors open,
19:04his parents just looked
19:05genuinely confused.
19:06Oliver,
19:07are you out of your mind?
19:09We would never hurt Lily.
19:10Ever since you brought her back,
19:12we've never opposed you two again.
19:16Dad,
19:17Lissy's really dead,
19:18right?
19:19We can be a real family again.
19:23If you loved Lily so much,
19:25why didn't you come after us
19:26when you found her?
19:26You made her raise
19:27another woman's son.
19:28You married her on paper,
19:30but everyone out there
19:30knows you and Tiffany
19:31never truly ended.
19:32Oliver,
19:33your love is pathetic.
19:34A worthless joke.
19:35Every single word
19:37slammed into Oliver
19:37like a sledgehammer.
19:39He stumbled into
19:40the hospital morgue.
19:41As soon as he burst
19:42through the doors,
19:43he heard a morgue attendant say,
19:45Lily Moore
19:46died of a heart attack.
19:48Per her written wishes,
19:49there will be no autopsy.
19:51The body has been cleared
19:52for cremation.
19:57The next second,
19:58the red light
19:59above the cremation chamber
20:01flashed.
20:02A gurney,
20:03draped in a white sheet,
20:04was pushed toward
20:05the blazing furnace.
20:06He lunged for the sheet.
20:08But he was one second
20:10too late.
20:11The flames roared to life.
20:13How could this happen?
20:15She was fine.
20:17She was perfectly fine
20:18just a few days ago.
20:22Oliver didn't wake up
20:23until three days later.
20:24He was entirely hollowed out,
20:26stripped of all emotion.
20:27A man completely destroyed
20:29from the inside.
20:32Oliver's hands shook
20:33so violently
20:34he couldn't even
20:34grasp the paper.
20:35He locked himself
20:36inside the hotel room
20:38where I spent
20:38my final night
20:39refusing to sleep.
20:40Clutching my urn
20:41against his chest,
20:42he whispered
20:43his apologies
20:44over and over.
20:46Dad!
20:46Please!
20:47Open the door!
20:48You're scaring me!
20:53Oliver!
20:54What do you think
20:55you're doing?
20:56You haven't closed
20:57your eyes
20:57for three days
20:58and nights.
20:59Get out.
21:01Don't disturb Lily's rest.
21:04Oliver!
21:04Have you lost
21:05your sanity?
21:06Your debt to Lily
21:07will haunt you
21:08into the next life!
21:09Leo has done
21:09nothing wrong!
21:10How can you turn
21:11your back
21:11on your own child?
21:14Oliver buried
21:15my ashes
21:16next to my mother's grave.
21:17He kept a small
21:18portion of the ashes,
21:20having them made
21:21into a custom pendant,
21:22wearing it tightly
21:23against his heart
21:24every single day.
21:26Oliver,
21:27since it's already
21:28happened,
21:29you have to move forward.
21:30Your mother and I
21:31have decided
21:32that you should
21:32get back together
21:33with Tiffany.
21:36Oliver,
21:36whatever you owe Lily
21:37in this life,
21:38you can repay
21:38in the next,
21:39but Leo is innocent.
21:43Suit yourselves.
21:45Oliver!
21:46Heard you're
21:46officially remarrying
21:47Tiffany?
21:47Gotta say,
21:48you've got a real talent
21:49for taking back trash.
21:50Say one more
21:50disrespectful word
21:51about Lily
21:51and I'll throw you
21:52off this 28th floor
21:52balcony.
21:53Wow.
21:54So Tiffany really lost.
21:55You hadn't made
21:56that sick, dirty bet
21:56with Tiffany.
21:57My Lily would never
21:57have killed it.
21:58Dirty bet!
21:59It was actually
21:59kind of romantic.
22:01I told Tiffany
22:01you loved Lily
22:02way more than her
22:03and she should just
22:04give up and come
22:04to my bed.
22:05She wouldn't accept
22:06that so she made
22:06a bet with me.
22:07She asked me
22:08to demand that
22:09your wife do
22:09a porn shoot
22:10for me,
22:11like I'd ever
22:11dare to do that.
22:12But she swore
22:13it would be fine
22:14so I just played
22:14along with her
22:15little script.
22:16Oliver's face
22:16darkened with fury.
22:18So,
22:19you didn't threaten
22:20Tiffany?
22:21The director laughed.
22:22Oliver,
22:22I don't have a
22:23death wish.
22:24Tiffany was the
22:25one who came
22:25to my room
22:26that night.
22:27I really thought
22:28you loved Lily
22:28more than Tiffany.
22:29A chill ran down
22:31Oliver's spine.
22:32He called his assistant.
22:33I need you to look
22:34into something.
22:35When Tiffany said
22:36she was harassed
22:36at Lily's mother's
22:37grave that day,
22:38was that actually true?
22:40Mr. Reed,
22:42the only person
22:43Tiffany fought with
22:44at the cemetery
22:44that day
22:45was Mrs. Reed.
22:48Oliver couldn't say
22:50Oliver couldn't say
22:50another word.
22:50He subconsciously
22:52touched the urn
22:52pendant against
22:53his chest,
22:54feeling an agonizing
22:55ache in his heart.
22:56Only now did he
22:57realize how many
22:57people had tried
22:58to destroy me.
22:59His parents,
23:00Tiffany,
23:01Leo,
23:01and worst of all,
23:02himself.
23:03Every single one
23:04of them was a demon
23:04who pushed me
23:05into the abyss.
23:07Oliver pulled up
23:08to City Hall.
23:09Tiffany took out
23:10her paperwork
23:10and rushed over
23:11excitedly.
23:12Oliver,
23:13just give me
23:13your papers.
23:14I'll go get us
23:14registered.
23:15Oliver pulled
23:16something from
23:16his jacket.
23:17He dropped it
23:18into her palm.
23:19When Tiffany saw
23:19what it was,
23:20her face drained
23:21of color.
23:22Oliver,
23:23what's this?
23:24It's a pendant
23:26made from Lily's ashes.
23:28His voice,
23:29terrifyingly soft.
23:30Haven't you seen
23:31me wearing it
23:32every day?
23:32Before Tiffany
23:33could even react,
23:34a harsh slap
23:35struck across her face.
23:36Her mind went
23:37completely blank
23:38from the impact.
23:39You hit me?
23:40Oliver just stared
23:40at her coldly.
23:42Do you remember
23:43how you beat Lily?
23:45The bodyguard
23:45dragged her
23:46into the car,
23:47followed by
23:47Oliver's ruthless
23:48command.
23:49To the cemetery.
23:51Beneath the sprawling
23:52elm tree,
23:52the headstone
23:53stood cold
23:54and silent.
23:55Oliver stared
23:56at my black
23:56and white portrait.
23:57An endless agony
23:58twisted his heart
23:59until he couldn't
23:59breathe.
24:00He took all
24:00of that pain
24:01and weaponized
24:02it into pure rage,
24:03aiming it straight
24:04at Tiffany.
24:05Neil.
24:05Tiffany let out
24:06a miserable laugh.
24:08Fine.
24:09I lost the game.
24:10But Neil to a
24:12homewrecker?
24:12I'd rather die.
24:14Those words
24:15completely set
24:16Oliver off.
24:18Tiffany,
24:19how dare you
24:20say that
24:20in front of
24:20Lily's grave?
24:23If you hadn't
24:24drugged me
24:25and gotten
24:26pregnant with Leo,
24:27what made you
24:27think I would
24:28ever marry you?
24:29But Tiffany
24:30just laughed.
24:31Oliver,
24:32if we're talking
24:32about who hurt
24:33Lily most,
24:34do I even
24:35rank first?
24:36Every ounce
24:37of pain
24:38in Lily's life
24:39came from you.
24:41You couldn't
24:42accept Lily's
24:42past,
24:43yet you
24:43refused to
24:44let her go.
24:46You wanted
24:47a perfect wife,
24:48so you kept
24:49stringing me
24:49along.
24:51But didn't
24:51you ever
24:52realize
24:53how much
24:54all of this
24:55was destroying
24:55her?
24:56If anyone
24:56is the real
24:57murderer here,
24:58it's you!
25:00You're the one
25:01who should be
25:01begging for
25:02forgiveness!
25:03Tiffany's words
25:04slammed into
25:04Oliver,
25:05one after another.
25:06It forced him
25:07to face
25:07the undeniable
25:08truth.
25:08It was his
25:09inaction
25:09and his
25:10hypocrisy
25:10that destroyed
25:11me.
25:12Oliver dropped
25:12to his knees
25:13in front of
25:13my grave.
25:14Trembling,
25:15he pressed
25:15his forehead
25:16against the
25:17freezing marble
25:17headstone.
25:18Then driven
25:19by utter despair,
25:20he slammed
25:21his head
25:21forward.
25:24Then a
25:25second time,
25:25a third,
25:26countless times.
25:29Tiffany watched
25:29in frozen horror
25:30as Oliver smashed
25:32his head
25:32against the
25:32stone,
25:33blood pouring
25:34down his face.
25:35She stared
25:36blankly
25:37for a long
25:37time,
25:38before letting
25:39out a tragic
25:39laugh.
25:41Oliver,
25:42you've finally
25:43gone insane.
25:44Soon,
25:44the news
25:45spread through
25:45the entire
25:46city.
25:47Oliver Reed,
25:48the New York
25:48billionaire,
25:49had knelt in
25:50front of his
25:51late wife's
25:51grave for
25:52three days
25:52and three
25:53nights in
25:54a torrential
25:54downpour.
25:55He was rushed
25:56to the hospital
25:56with severe
25:57blood loss
25:58and a massive
25:58infection.
25:59He slipped
26:00into a coma
26:00and never
26:01woke up.
26:02Everyone said
26:03Oliver was
26:04the most devoted
26:04man in the
26:05world.
26:06Even his
26:07precious son,
26:07sobbing by his
26:08bedside every
26:09day,
26:09couldn't ever
26:10wake him up.
26:11Three years
26:12later,
26:13Leo was
26:13talking to
26:14Oliver by
26:14his hospital
26:15bed as
26:15usual.
26:16Dad,
26:16I sneaked
26:17out to
26:17visit mom
26:18today.
26:18You're not
26:19mad,
26:19right?
26:21Also,
26:22I went to
26:23an art
26:23seminar in
26:24France a few
26:24days ago.
26:25The teacher
26:25there,
26:26she looked
26:26exactly like
26:27Lily.
26:28Maybe Lily
26:28isn't dead?
26:29What if she
26:30was just so
26:30heartbroken so
26:31she faked
26:32her death
26:32to...
26:36where,
26:37where did
26:38you see
26:38her?
26:39Her name's
26:40Lillian in
26:40the French
26:40study program.
26:42She looks
26:42about 80%
26:43like Lily,
26:44but she's
26:44far more
26:44confident.
26:45Word has
26:45it she
26:46comes from
26:46an extremely
26:47wealthy
26:47family.
26:49On the
26:49glamorous streets
26:50of Paris,
26:51a luxury vehicle
26:52comes to a
26:52stop in front
26:53of a famous
26:53contemporary
26:54art gallery.
26:59After stepping
27:00into the
27:00gallery,
27:01his attention
27:02was drawn
27:02to a
27:02poster.
27:09Lily,
27:10I finally
27:11found you
27:12at last.
27:13At the
27:13first light
27:14of dawn,
27:14he walked
27:15into the
27:15gallery,
27:16clutching a
27:16massive bouquet
27:17of my
27:17favorite roses.
27:19Every painting
27:19carried that
27:20familiar style
27:21he knew
27:21was mine,
27:22yet they
27:22were also
27:22strikingly
27:23different.
27:24The oil
27:25painting on
27:25the poster,
27:26two lovers
27:27holding hands
27:27under a
27:28crescent moon,
27:29was my
27:29work.
27:30It was a
27:30piece I
27:30had started
27:31before we
27:31were forced
27:32apart.
27:32Oliver stood
27:33in front of
27:34each canvas,
27:34tears silently
27:35streaming down
27:36his face.
27:37He was
27:37absolutely
27:38certain now.
27:39This artist,
27:40Lillian,
27:40was his
27:41beloved wife,
27:41but he
27:42waited in
27:42that gallery
27:43for three
27:43days straight,
27:44and I
27:45never showed
27:45up.
27:48Lillian is
27:48definitely a
27:49captivating artist,
27:50but I've
27:50never seen a
27:51super fan quite
27:51like you before.
27:53Do you
27:54know when
27:54she'll be
27:55here?
27:55Well,
27:56word is
27:56she's pretty
27:57busy right
27:57now.
27:58She's
27:59prepping for
27:59her wedding
27:59down at
28:00the
28:00Seaside
28:00Chapel.
28:07Lillian's
28:07extraordinary.
28:08Her work
28:09is brilliant,
28:09and she
28:10built all
28:10of it
28:11herself.
28:11I know,
28:11right?
28:12Didn't
28:12Arthur
28:12Anderson
28:13once swear
28:13he'd rather
28:14donate his
28:14entire fortune
28:15than ever
28:15get married?
28:16But when
28:16he met
28:17Lillian,
28:17he fell
28:18head over
28:18wheels for
28:18her.
28:19My
28:19Lily,
28:20the wife
28:20I've
28:20searched
28:20for three
28:21whole
28:21years.
28:22How dare
28:22you smile
28:23at another
28:23man?
28:24You belong
28:24only to
28:25me.
28:25No one
28:26can lay
28:26a finger
28:26on you.
28:28This is
28:28a private
28:29exclusive
28:29venue.
28:30Please show
28:30your wedding
28:30invitation or
28:31you are not
28:31allowed to
28:32approach.
28:32Get out
28:33of my
28:33way.
28:33I'm
28:33here
28:33for my
28:33wife.
28:34All
28:34of you
28:35back
28:35off.
28:45Lily,
28:46it's
28:46me,
28:47Oliver.
28:47I finally
28:48found
28:48you.
29:08Lily,
29:09turn around
29:10and look
29:10at me.
29:14Please
29:14just take
29:15a glance
29:15at me.
29:21Lily,
29:22my
29:23Lily,
29:24you're
29:24truly
29:24still
29:25alive.
29:27Lily,
29:30Lily.
29:31Excuse
29:31me,
29:32sir.
29:32Who
29:32are you?
29:33Lily,
29:34it's
29:34me.
29:35I'm
29:35Oliver.
29:36Who is
29:37this?
29:37Some
29:38obsessed
29:38fan?
29:39I'm
29:39sorry,
29:39sir.
29:40If
29:40you're
29:40my
29:40fan,
29:40you
29:40are
29:41welcome
29:41to
29:41stay
29:41for
29:41the
29:41ceremony.
29:42But
29:42if
29:42you're
29:43going
29:43to be
29:43this
29:43emotional,
29:43I
29:44suggest
29:44you
29:44step
29:44outside
29:44and
29:45cool
29:45off
29:45first.
29:45Lily,
29:47it's
29:47me.
29:48Oliver,
29:48your
29:48husband.
29:49How
29:49could
29:49she
29:49be
29:49your
29:50wife?
29:50Look,
29:50she's
29:51my
29:51wife.
29:51So
29:52you're
29:52the
29:52man
29:52who
29:52killed
29:52Lily
29:53and
29:53sister?
29:57You're
29:57the
29:57one
29:57who
29:57killed
29:58Lily?
30:01Impossible.
30:02Lily
30:02didn't have
30:03any
30:03family.
30:03Oliver,
30:04Lily
30:04is
30:05dead.
30:06I'm
30:06her
30:06cousin.
30:07We
30:07looked
30:07alike
30:07growing
30:08up.
30:08And
30:08stopped
30:09using
30:09that
30:09wedding
30:09photo
30:10to
30:10play
30:10the
30:10devoted
30:10husband.
30:11Before
30:11Lily
30:12died,
30:12she
30:19died.
30:22If you
30:23truly
30:23understand
30:23how
30:24deeply
30:24you
30:24hurt
30:25her,
30:26then leave
30:27her
30:27family
30:27in peace.
30:28As
30:28the
30:29wedding
30:29march
30:29began
30:29to
30:30play,
30:30Arthur
30:31leaned
30:31in
30:31and
30:31whispered
30:32in
30:32my
30:32ear.
30:35Why
30:36didn't
30:36you
30:36just
30:36tell
30:36him
30:36that
30:37you're
30:37Lily?
30:39Letting
30:40him
30:40know
30:40I'm
30:40still
30:40alive
30:41but
30:41just
30:41won't
30:41forgive
30:42him.
30:42Or
30:43letting
30:43him
30:43believe
30:43he
30:44actually
30:44killed
30:44me.
30:45Between
30:45the
30:46two,
30:46I
30:46choose
30:46the
30:46latter.
30:48A
30:48life
30:48lost
30:49carries
30:49far
30:49more
30:50weight
30:50than
30:50a
30:50living
30:50person's
30:51resentment.
30:51want
30:51him
30:51to
30:52spend
30:52the
30:52rest
30:58applause.
31:02Outside
31:02the
31:02chapel
31:03gates
31:03a
31:03broken
31:04man
31:04passed
31:04out
31:04in
31:04the
31:05dirt,
31:05tears
31:06still
31:06leaking
31:06from
31:06his
31:07closed
31:07eyes.
31:08He
31:08was
31:08rushed
31:08to
31:09the
31:09hospital.
31:09The
31:10doctor
31:10said
31:10he
31:10had
31:11completely
31:11lost
31:11his
31:12will
31:12to
31:12live.
31:13Leo
31:13rubbed
31:13the
31:13allergic
31:13rash
31:14flaring
31:14up
31:14on
31:15his
31:15arm,
31:15standing
31:16by
31:16Oliver's
31:16bed.
31:18Suddenly
31:19he
31:19missed
31:19me
31:19so
31:20much,
31:20but
31:21he
31:21knew
31:21I
31:21was
31:21never
31:22coming
31:22back.
Comments