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00:00The night before the wedding, a freak car accident turned my fiancé into a complete stranger, cold, distant, with no
00:08memory of me.
00:09The doctor explained it was damage to his central nervous system, and the only cure was to stimulate his brain
00:15and coax those lost memories back to the surface.
00:19I swallowed it all, hook, line, and sinker.
00:23Elwood, you're a genius, faking your own crash and bribing some quack doctor.
00:28Now, even if you went totally wild right up to the wedding, Justine would forgive you in a heartbeat.
00:32Their laughter exploded, freezing me in my tracks. I couldn't make sense of it. My brain just short-circled.
00:38It was all an elaborate con, masterminded by Elwood Matthews.
00:42You love your little games, don't you? Let's see if trading our wedding for a funeral pack's enough of a
00:46punch.
00:47Listen, hear what Elwood has to say.
00:49Right, Elwood, how long are you going to keep this charade going before snapping back to normal?
00:54A month.
00:54On our wedding day, I'll head back to Justine's side and resume being her devoted, one and only husband.
01:02Isn't that cutting it too short? You've already hooked up with so many influencers, a single month won't be nearly
01:07enough.
01:07Why not just dump her all this hassle to keep it from Justine? Don't ditch the whole forest for one
01:12tree.
01:13Elwood, you chased her for three years, dated for seven, that's a full decade.
01:18If she catches wind of this little escapade and it all blows up, wouldn't you lose everything?
01:24I'll never split with Justine.
01:26She's the only one I love.
01:28It's just, after ten years together, things have gone flat.
01:31She's too uptight.
01:32Our life lacks, lacks any real excitement.
01:34Consider this my last hurrah before the wedding.
01:37I'll reclaim all the youthful fun I missed out on over those ten years.
01:40Once the month's up, I'll miraculously remember her right there at the ceremony, talk about the surprise of a lifetime,
01:46right?
01:47Genius! Pure genius!
01:49But what if it backfires and everything comes out?
01:54Who else would Justine ever marry?
01:57She's mine, in life or death.
01:59No matter how far she flees, to the ends of the earth I'll haul her back.
02:03So, overbearing, just what you'd expect from, I staggered out of the villa in a daze.
02:09As I plunged into the rain, fat drops smacked against my face, freezing cold.
02:15But they paled compared to the ice gripping my heart.
02:18My hands shook, my vision swam.
02:21Not from the rain, but from the flood of tears.
02:25Dust-covered memories burst forth, crashing over me like waves.
02:30I'm going to win you over.
02:31Back then, Elwood's wraparound school was trash, so I shot him down without a second thought.
02:37But he clung to me like a shadow, impossible to shake.
02:41When I got sick, he nursed me with endless care.
02:44He made grand public declarations of love in front of the entire school.
02:49He picked jealous fights that landed him in trouble,
02:52coming out all black and blue, which was equal parts ridiculous and endearing,
02:56until it finally melted my defenses.
02:58And then on, your dance is only for me.
03:02He promised eternal love for me alone.
03:05I said yes, that was, until the car crashed just before our wedding.
03:09When he came to, he was like a stranger, denying I was even his fiancé and cozying up to a
03:16parade of women.
03:17I didn't hold it against him.
03:19Head injuries took time to heal, after all.
03:22If only I'd known the accident, the doctors, every bit of it, was a sham.
03:27A meticulously crafted lie so he could cheat openly, without a shred of remorse.
03:32In that moment, the grit and belief that had sustained me shattered into pieces.
03:37I sobbed in the rain for ages, like a gutless stray stripped of its spine.
03:44But eventually, I resolved, this time, I'd rise as a fierce, roaring lion.
03:51Elwood, I was done with you.
03:53No umbrella in the rain?
03:55Some kind of performance art?
04:00Bruce, Bruce, what are you doing here?
04:06Where's that punk Elwood?
04:08How could he leave you out here getting drenched by yourself?
04:12It's not his fault.
04:14Already sticking up for him, and you're not even hitched yet.
04:18Well, here's to growing old together and...
04:23And wedded bliss.
04:25We won't get that far.
04:28Congratulations.
04:35As I ignored the icy chill seeping through my soaked clothes,
04:40the first thing I did when I got home was called to ask about changing my name.
04:44The person on the other end listed out the documents I'd need,
04:48and told me to stop by tomorrow.
04:50Next, book a flight.
04:52My dream destination for ages, Anta.
04:55I set it for the day after the wedding.
04:57I wouldn't just disappear without a word.
04:59The me showing up at the wedding?
05:02That'd be my corpse.
05:14What are you up to?
05:18None of your concern.
05:19Justine, watch your tone!
05:21You keep harming on about being my fiancé,
05:23but when I got into that car accident,
05:25it was Patricia who looked after me.
05:27Marrying you at all is me doing you a huge favor.
05:29Nice performance.
05:30Even the doctor was bogus.
05:32The entire car accident story was made up from whole cloth.
05:35Hi, I'm Patricia Carter.
05:37I hope I'm not causing you any trouble.
05:43Elwood, your part in my script was done.
05:47She brought me home.
05:49Shouldn't I be pitching a jealous fit and making a scene?
05:51How could she stay so composed?
05:57From here on out, leave Justine alone.
06:00You hear me?
06:02If you've got Justine in your heart,
06:04why stick up for me?
06:05Can't stand the thought of losing me?
06:07You know damn well.
06:08Why even ask?
06:13Aren't I enough for you?
06:14Why keep her picture around?
06:16Total buzz killer.
06:26Screw that thing.
06:28A moment like this is priceless.
06:30Let's not waste it.
06:39The noise they were making was impossible to ignore,
06:42even from several rooms down the hall.
06:44I caught every cringe car-gring detail.
06:48Along with the fury boiling inside me,
06:50there was a deep, aching sorrow.
06:52You couldn't just erase 10 years of feelings overnight.
06:54Those cherished memories were now in shards,
06:57tearing my heart to pieces.
07:01But this wasn't the moment to barge in
07:04and start a screaming match.
07:05In just two more weeks,
07:07I'd deliver a wedding he'd remember
07:09for the rest of his life.
07:15Hope Elford and I didn't ruin your beauty rest, Justine.
07:18Beat it.
07:19Aw, you are so mean.
07:23Oh yeah, I sent you a WhatsApp friend request.
07:26Go ahead and accept.
07:28Not interested.
07:30Don't shoot it down so fast.
07:31I've got something juicy for you to check out.
07:43Delete me,
07:44and you'll kick yourself later.
07:48Losing my cool and exploding
07:50would play right into her hands.
08:06Baby, don't be mad.
08:09Justine and I have just been together so long
08:11we have to get married,
08:12but you're the only one I love in my heart.
08:14We'll be together forever.
08:16Those last words rang a bell.
08:18He'd said something like that to me once too.
08:24Maybe I'd been holding on too tight.
08:26Stuck on the guy I'd fallen for
08:28back at the beginning.
08:30Elwood's totally wiped out and snoring away.
08:41In the face of her obvious baiting,
08:43I didn't bite.
08:44I just downloaded the photos and video screenshot
08:46and saved every last message.
08:48Swapping insults was a waste of time.
08:50I was aiming for a total takedown.
08:52It wasn't long before Patricia went radio silent.
08:56My stonewalling probably left her feeling
08:58she'd swung at nothing but air.
09:00Outside, fireworks burst across the sky,
09:03and amid the ear-slouting pops,
09:05I stumbled back to bed
09:06like a clockwork toy on its last turn.
09:09Over the next few days,
09:11as I went to the police station
09:12to change my name,
09:13I connected through back tannels
09:15with a company that specialized
09:16in faking deaths.
09:18The method we'd go with?
09:19A staged suicide by jumping into the sea.
09:22I wired the deposit immediately,
09:24and they rang me on an encrypted line,
09:26their voice obviously altered.
09:32The company representative,
09:34Ms. Decker,
09:34one final confirmation.
09:35Death date is your wedding day.
09:37Location is the Crown Hotel in Erberg City.
09:39If that's all set,
09:40the contract activates right away.
09:41Yep.
09:42Confirmed.
09:42Great.
09:43Wishing you a vibrant new life ahead.
09:51Once the call wrapped,
09:53I headed over to the hotel
09:54to scout it out in advance.
09:56Perched right on the water's edge,
09:58the Crown Hotel was unmatched
09:59in Ergbert City.
10:01Elwood and I had booked
10:02the top floor for the wedding,
10:04complete with a sprawling terrace
10:06that extended out over the ocean.
10:08Ideal for what I had in mind.
10:10How about switching out
10:11tomorrow's Sweet Moments video
10:13with this one?
10:13I want to surprise him.
10:19Such a breathtaking,
10:21postcard-perfect place,
10:23fitting that I'd chosen it
10:25as my symbolic burial ground.
10:28Where have you been?
10:30What's up?
10:31I've got a gift for you.
10:34Gift?
10:36Was I hearing things?
10:37Pigs must be flying today.
10:40The doctor says my recovery
10:42is coming along nicely.
10:43Bits and pieces from our past
10:44are starting to come back.
10:46But don't get too excited.
10:48This necklace doesn't mean
10:49I've let bygones be bygones.
10:51It was pure fabrication,
10:53spouted with righteous indignation.
10:55Recovery, give me a break.
10:56This was just his post-cheating
10:58guilt kicking in.
10:59Cut to the chase
11:00if there's something on your mind.
11:03Grandpa and Grandma
11:04want to see us.
11:05Pass.
11:07Justine, stop being difficult.
11:09I get it.
11:10You're bitter that
11:11Patricia's the one I love now.
11:13Look in the mirror.
11:14She never backs me
11:15into corners like you do.
11:16You won't even visit
11:17Grandpa and Grandma.
11:19Do you want this marriage or not?
11:21Guess before the big day,
11:22I needed to cock in
11:23one final time
11:24as the perfect
11:25Matthews family bride to May.
11:27Calling off the wedding now
11:28would ruin everything.
11:31Fine.
11:32Let's go.
11:37At eight o'clock in the evening,
11:38Elwood and I arrived
11:39at the Matthews family estate
11:41on the outskirts of town.
11:43The house looked warm
11:44and welcoming,
11:45but we walked to the door
11:46in silence,
11:47careful not to get too close.
11:50The moment Sandra saw me,
11:51she hurried over
11:52with a big smile
11:53and clasped both of my hands.
11:56Justine's arrived.
11:57It's nippy out there.
11:58Hurry inside.
12:01Sandra pulled me down
12:02to sit beside her,
12:03holding my hand
12:04the entire time,
12:05as if she already regarded me
12:07as a member
12:08of the Matthews family.
12:09Justine,
12:10be patient with him.
12:12Elwood took a nasty hit
12:13to the head.
12:14The doc mentioned today
12:16that he's improving steadily.
12:18Once you're hitched,
12:20the Matthews family
12:22will make sure
12:23you're well looked after.
12:25Inside,
12:26several relatives
12:27gathered around,
12:28eagerly urging us
12:29to marry soon
12:30and reminding me
12:32to be patient
12:32with the recovering Elwood.
12:34What a freak accident.
12:37No one saw that coming.
12:40Gerald nodded along.
12:41I answered with a gentle smile,
12:43playing the obedient
12:44future granddaughter-in-law perfectly.
12:50Just then,
12:51the front door opened.
12:52Patra stepped inside
12:54wearing a carefully chosen dress.
12:59Elwood's expression darkened
13:01for a slip second
13:02before he forced himself
13:03to look calm again.
13:06Hi,
13:07I'm Elwood's friend.
13:09Hope you don't mind
13:10me showing up unannounced.
13:11It's fine, dear.
13:13Relax and feel at home.
13:16Then Patricia walked
13:17straight to the sofa
13:18and sat so close
13:19to Elwood
13:20that their shoulders
13:20nearly touched.
13:24Justine,
13:25you and Elwood
13:26should hurry up
13:27and schedule
13:27those wedding photos.
13:29You're such a perfect match.
13:31They'll come out beautifully.
13:40Justine,
13:41how'd you like those pics
13:42I sent over the other night?
13:46What pics?
13:48Well, Justine is about
13:49to walk down the aisle,
13:50so I picked out
13:50some stunning wedding gown shots
13:52just for her.
13:53What else would they be?
13:54Elwood and I
13:55in the wee hours?
13:56By now,
13:57I'd become desensitized
13:57to this nonsense.
13:58The others' expressions
13:59were a mix of hilarious discomfort,
14:01yet nobody stepped in
14:02to stop it.
14:03They all chose to ignore
14:04the blatant flirting
14:05folding right in front of them.
14:06After all,
14:07Elwood was their grandson,
14:08nephew, brother.
14:09Me?
14:10I was still the outsider.
14:12Elwood's a good kid deep down.
14:14That head injury
14:15means he's not always
14:17himself these days.
14:18You two have history,
14:19sometimes turning a blind eye
14:21is what keeps the family together
14:22and things humming along.
14:25You're right.
14:33Underground parking garage.
14:35An invitation to watch the show, eh?
14:38Who was I to turn it down?
14:45A pound still hit my chest.
14:48Clearly.
14:49I needed it a little more time
14:51to fully process this betrayal.
14:57A spectacle this juicy,
14:58I couldn't hog it all to myself.
15:00I'd have to share it
15:01with those relatives
15:02and friends from earlier
15:03so they could appreciate
15:04Elwood's heroic performance
15:06in action.
15:12My legs had gone numb
15:13from all that standing,
15:14and I wasn't in any rush
15:16to get home.
15:17I decided to hop on a bus instead
15:19just to clear my mind.
15:22Didn't matter where it was headed,
15:24but no bus came along.
15:30Elwood had to dash off for something.
15:32Hop in, I'll give you a lift.
15:34We're headed to the same spot anyway.
15:36No thanks.
15:39The whole thing just felt too sleazy.
15:42Fine.
15:43If you won't get in,
15:44I'll come out to you.
15:48What do you want?
15:50Chill, Justine.
15:51I'm not here to bite your head off,
15:52but the three of us
15:53need to hash this out.
15:55Wouldn't it be smarter
15:55to clear the air right now?
15:57I've got zero to say to you.
15:59Doesn't matter.
16:00I'll just shadow you then.
16:01Go wherever you go,
16:02whatever you do,
16:03till you give in.
16:04Being the other woman
16:05was one thing,
16:06but this kind of shameless nerf,
16:08we hit a deadlock.
16:17You figured out Elwood was faking it ages ago, right?
16:20Why not confront him?
16:21He warned you to steer clear of me.
16:24How'd you forget that so quick?
16:25Because I want to be Mrs. Matthews too.
16:27The real deal.
16:28Out in the open for everyone to see.
16:30Then have at it.
16:32But that's not up to you,
16:33and it's not up to me.
16:38It's called Dream's Tear.
16:39Elwood shelled out millions at auction
16:41to snag it for me.
16:42Got anything like that, Justine?
16:53I'll buy it for you on our wedding day.
16:56A proof of our forever love.
16:59Memories hit you
17:00when you least expected it.
17:02Must have been five years back.
17:05I'd spotted this iconic necklace
17:07in a magazine
17:08and fallen head over wheels.
17:11When Elwood found out,
17:12he vowed to buy it for me
17:13on our wedding day
17:14as proof of our forever love.
17:17Guess he didn't forget.
17:18He just gave it to someone else.
17:20Nope.
17:21Congrats.
17:23From there,
17:23no matter how much she need me,
17:25I clammed up,
17:26eventually closing my eyes
17:28and pretending she didn't exist.
17:29My stone-cold ignore really got to her.
17:32As we approached the next turn,
17:34Patrica steeled herself,
17:35yanked the wheel hard-ropped,
17:37and slammed straight into a utility pole.
17:39The impact shattered the windshield.
17:41I threw my arms up on instinct
17:42as glass shards slashed into them
17:44like knives,
17:45hot blood dripping down.
17:47Everything spun wildly,
17:48the airbag smashing into my face.
17:51Right before I lost consciousness,
17:53I caught sight of the Dream's Tear
17:54dangling near my fingertips.
17:56With the last ounce of energy I had,
17:58I pushed it away.
17:59Then everything went black.
18:01His voice sounded so certain,
18:04so absurdly,
18:05frighteningly certain.
18:07And I lay there,
18:08listening to every word,
18:10unable to move,
18:11unable to speak.
18:12Their conversation started to fade
18:14as the anesthesia kicked in again,
18:16dragging me back into unconsciousness.
18:18I drifted into a long dream.
18:21I had a dream.
18:23I was piecing together a giant puzzle,
18:26Elwood's portrait,
18:27but the piece for the heart was missing.
18:29No matter how hard I searched,
18:31it was gone.
18:31If that puzzle piece was gone,
18:34then forget it.
18:35I didn't need it anymore.
18:37You're awake.
18:39Bru-
18:40Bruce?
18:42From now on,
18:43checks every half hour.
18:44Make absolutely sure
18:46there are no long-term issues.
18:51What's your relationship
18:52to the patient?
18:54I'm her guardian.
19:01Have I already had the surgery?
19:03Who's been taking care of me
19:04these past few days?
19:05Mr. Matthews, obviously.
19:07The one who just left.
19:09He lost it when he heard
19:10about the accident.
19:11Pulled together every specialist
19:12in Urban City
19:13in under half an hour.
19:14Hasn't slept in more than 24 hours.
19:17Thanks.
19:18Bruce scared me a little,
19:20but I tucked away this favor
19:22deep in my heart.
19:23I would repay it someday,
19:25for sure.
19:31I had been so thrilled back then,
19:34daydreaming about our married life.
19:35I never imagined that
19:37in just a few months,
19:38our 10-year relationship
19:39would fall apart completely.
19:49Naughty boy.
19:50Why bring me here?
19:51Where Justine and I
19:52tie the knot tomorrow.
19:53Then I can pretend
19:54the setting triggers my memories.
19:56Recall everything naturally
19:58and ease right back
19:59into life with her.
20:00Right now,
20:01you're standing in for her.
20:03Let's rehearse it once
20:04to work out any glitches.
20:06I had to admit,
20:07these two really had talent,
20:09especially that dramatic
20:11kneel-down confession
20:12repenting for his amnesia.
20:13If I didn't know better,
20:15I might have fallen
20:15for it completely.
20:19If you ever get restless later on,
20:21you can always call me.
20:23There won't be a later.
20:25I told you,
20:26tomorrow ends it all.
20:27After that,
20:28I'm committed to Justine for good.
20:30Drop the schemes.
20:31Tonight's your last,
20:32then you're gone.
20:33Is that so?
20:34You've had your fun,
20:35and now you want to crawl back
20:36like nothing happened?
20:38Let me down with your reaction tomorrow.
20:40Elwood,
20:41goodbye forever.
20:43That night,
20:44I cleaned the villa
20:45from top to bottom,
20:47packed up my bags,
20:48and sent them off
20:48via international shipping,
20:50wiping away every last sign
20:51that I'd ever lived there.
20:53Elwood wasn't around.
20:55Everything went smoothly.
20:58Confirmed.
20:59New ID,
21:00new number,
21:00and the flight to Anta,
21:02everything for tomorrow.
21:04A brand new life
21:05was just ahead.
21:07For the first time in forever,
21:09a real smile
21:10crept across my face.
21:14What's Elwood's deal?
21:16Did he sleep through his alarm
21:17on a day like this?
21:18Call him already.
21:19This is absurd.
21:23It had rain overnight,
21:24so the day turned out
21:26clear and mild.
21:27Ideal weather
21:28for saying goodbye.
21:37Sorry, Justine.
21:39I'm late.
21:41Elwood,
21:42you remember everything now?
21:44Grandma,
21:45it's all flooding back.
21:47Justine's the one
21:47I truly love.
21:52The players were all in place.
21:55The real show
21:55was about to start.
21:57Congratulations
21:58to the bride and groom.
21:59After a decade-long romance,
22:01today you seal the deal.
22:04Elwood,
22:05do you take Justine
22:06as your wife
22:07in sickness
22:07and in health?
22:09Love,
22:09honor,
22:10and cherish her always?
22:12I do.
22:14I.
22:15Do.
22:16Not.
22:20Justine,
22:21what did you just say?
22:22I said I don't.
22:24Justine,
22:25Elwood was only
22:25half an hour late.
22:26You don't have to call off
22:27the whole wedding
22:28just for that,
22:29right?
22:29Justine,
22:30look,
22:31I know I've been distant,
22:32but the doctor already-
22:33You mean you're cleared?
22:35You got your memory back
22:36and now it's happily ever after?
22:38But I don't want you anymore,
22:39Elwood.
22:41I'm setting you free.
22:45What are you talking about?
22:47Did you forget our vows?
22:48We're supposed to grow old
22:50to Elgether.
22:51This are happy.
22:52I can make you happy.
22:53You're mine.
22:54Only mine.
23:02Enjoying the show?
23:04Shut it off.
23:05Turn it off right now.
23:06I rigged the USB with a virus.
23:08It wasn't going down that easy.
23:17The chaos down there
23:18was exactly what I wanted.
23:20Time to take the plunge.
23:21Hey, look!
23:22What the hell is Justine doing?
23:28I'd never seen him so broken.
23:30Heartbreak is the ultimate torture.
23:32And now,
23:33it's yours to be.
23:38Bruce, he's too impulsive.
23:39He's throwing his life away.
23:40Don't sweat it.
23:41He's a champion swimmer.
23:42He can handle the Pacific Ocean.
23:43No problem.
23:44The hotel has a rescue team.
23:46There's still time to fish her out.
23:54Not even a hair.
23:56A full-grown person
23:57just gone without a trace.
23:59It was flat-out weird.
24:12I should have seen it.
24:14I should have known.
24:22Elle, would you chill out?
24:24Don't come closer.
24:24Justine's job isn't on me.
24:26No!
24:26I can explain.
24:28Please, just listen.
24:29I've told you a million times.
24:31Leave her alone.
24:32Why the fuck did you send her that shit?
24:33This is all you.
24:34You killed Justine.
24:35It's your fault.
24:36Hear me out.
24:37She friended me first.
24:39She's known you were bullshitting her from the start.
24:41I only said that because I love you too much.
24:43I couldn't take it and just lost it for a minute.
24:54Adultery wasn't enough.
24:55Now you're gunning for murderer.
24:57Justine, stop scaring me like this.
24:59Come back, please.
25:00I get it.
25:00I fucked up.
25:01Punish me however you want.
25:02Anything.
25:02I'm begging you.
25:03Don't do this.
25:03I'm trash.
25:04I know.
25:05Hit me.
25:06Yell at me.
25:07Why jump?
25:09Save the waterworks and head home.
25:11See if she left any clues.
25:13No body's turned up yet.
25:14Hope's not lost.
25:19Grandma, I was with your grandson for two whole months.
25:22Cut me some slack this once.
25:24I promise I'll disappear forever.
25:25Gone for good.
25:26Haul her back and keep her under lock and key.
25:28The Matthews family have plenty of time to even the score.
25:32No!
25:33No!
25:33No!
25:34No!
25:35No!
25:35No!
25:35No!
25:36No!
25:36No!
25:37No!
25:37No!
25:38Greed knows no bounds.
25:40She had it coming.
25:44This wedding's gonna drag the Matthews family name through the mud.
25:47But that bride leaping from up there without batting an eye?
25:51She must have been beyond desperate.
25:54Shush.
25:55Make your excuses and get out.
25:57Don't get caught in the crossfire.
26:04Something's not right, bro.
26:05You positive Justine was crashing in this room?
26:07Not a single hair inside.
26:08I even yanked over in the bathroom drain.
26:10Spotless cleaner than my mug.
26:11She must have cleared out early.
26:13No way someone just poofs into thin air.
26:15Come on, man.
26:16Pull it together.
26:17There's still options.
26:18If push comes to shove, we'll suit up and search the ocean.
26:20Justine was head over hills for you.
26:22Maybe this is just some elaborate mind game to yank your chain.
26:25That photo!
26:27Where the hell is it?
26:28I tossed it right in here.
26:29Come on, show up on me!
26:31Mr. Matthews, what on earth's happening?
26:33Where's it all?
26:33The photo from the trash!
26:35The photo?
26:35We empty the bats every day, just like you ordered.
26:38Never laid eyes on any photo.
26:46The sea water had been icy cold, chilling me to the bone.
26:49But it was worth every second.
26:51Clutching my new ID and passport, I was ready to turn the page and start a whole new chapter.
26:55After over 10 hours in the sky, the plane landed in Anta just as dawn broke.
26:59A brand new life was waiting for me on the other side.
27:04Miss Aisha Mendez, how long are you planning to stay in Anta?
27:07Hello, I've got an acceptance from the Quito University.
27:09I'll be here until I finish my degree.
27:12Aisha, that long flight must have worn you out.
27:14The landlord gave me the keys.
27:15I'll take you straight there.
27:16Thanks, Pascualo.
27:17Outside the land, hearing my native tongue felt like warring yet gorgeous,
27:21mirroring my jumble of anxiety and anticipation.
27:28Asha!
27:28Come on in!
27:29It's freezing out!
27:30Hey, Asha, your name hinted at a total beauty, and damn, it wasn't wrong.
27:34Hi, Alfredo.
27:35The meal was full of easy laughter and warmth.
27:37Virginia's dishes were incredible.
27:39I'd had no appetite the day before, but today I scarped down two heaping plates.
27:44In this foreign land, I found a warmth I hadn't expected.
27:48Day one, I effortlessly blended into the international student scene
27:52and hit it off with a slew of new pals.
27:55Between classes, I snatched some part-time jobs for pocket money.
27:59The work stalled Grimed was actually pretty enjoyable.
28:06Asha, ever dated anyone?
28:07Come on, dish on the drama if you've got stories.
28:10It's dated?
28:11Honey, I'd taken it to the extreme,
28:13leaping into the sea on our wedding day to fake my own death.
28:16The truth was too embarrassing to admit.
28:18I figured I'd take that secret to the grave.
28:22Looks like Asha's tale isn't one for the books.
28:24Want to hear mine instead?
28:32Today's topic hit a sore spot for you, huh, Aisha?
28:37Mind your own business, kid.
28:38I'm no kid.
28:39You can lean on me, you know.
28:43My death had blown up the Ergberg web.
28:46A bride jumped into the sea on her wedding day
28:48while the big screen aired a raunchy video of the groom in bed with another woman.
28:52And he was the Matthews Group's golden boy.
28:55The scandal was massive, dominating cut headlines across every platform.
28:59Thanks for the outrage, internet strangers,
29:01but no need to drag them down with me.
29:03Elwood and Patricia had become public enemies number one.
29:06The Matthews Group's stocks were tanking hard,
29:09with unimaginable losses.
29:13Never pegged him for a performance artist.
29:16Which one was Grandma up there?
29:18If she'd still been alive,
29:19I never would have fallen for that con so badly.
29:22Thinking back on those 30 days of putting on an act with Elwood
29:25still gave me the creeps.
29:27But thankfully, that chapter was closed.
29:31Aryesha's fresh start was just getting underway.
29:38Any news yet?
29:40You've got some nerve asking that!
29:44You trashed the Matthews family's hundred-year legacy over one woman!
29:49You know what people are saying out there?
29:51How do you even dare show your face?
29:55Take it easy, Mrs. Matthews!
29:57Don't work yourself up and make yourself sick!
29:59He's just young and foolish.
30:00Once the storm passes, it'll all fade away.
30:03Justine's been missing for over a month now.
30:05No trace, alive or dead.
30:08Come on, bro, no sense in putting all your eggs in one basket.
30:11Yeah, you could snag any girl you want.
30:14Why put yourself through this hell?
30:19He'd heard variations of this a thousand times before, but none of it stuck.
30:23It all blew right past him.
30:26Nobody understood the fixation burning inside him.
30:29A ten-year bond wasn't something you could shatter with a pep talk.
30:32When are you going to snap out of this?
30:34Look at yourself.
30:35Do you look anything like the future head of this family?
30:38If I tried matchmaking you now, no respectable family would touch you with a ten-foot pole.
30:42You're our only heir!
30:44Keep acting like this and you might as well drop the Matthews name!
30:50Watching him grip the edge of the bed, trembling as he stood.
30:56You guys, don't just stand there.
30:57Help me brainstorm.
30:59His friends exchanged a hopeless glance, and one of them sighed.
31:03Man, you're really digging in your heels, aren't you?
31:05Let's be real.
31:06Justine's probably gone for good.
31:08Ninety-nine percent chance.
31:10Another friend sighed helplessly, lowering his voice.
31:16Your grandma's already lining up a potential girlfriend for you.
31:19He froze for a second, then let out a cold sneer.
31:23With my reputation in the gutter, who'd even say yes?
31:27Sure, the upper crust is off-limits, but the Matthews family was rolling in dough.
31:32His eyes turned piercingly cold, his voice low and resolute.
31:36Even if Justine is truly gone, I'm not going near any of them.
31:42His friends started getting anxious, talking over each other.
31:46Since when did you become such a die-hard romantic?
31:50Plus, even if Justine showed up again, her family's no match for ours.
31:55Elwood's face darkened instantly.
31:57His fists clenched slowly.
32:00If you're in, help out.
32:01If not, beat it.
32:02Justine's the only woman I'll ever marry, period.
32:06They exchanged awkward glances, sighed bitterly.
32:10Elwood was left alone, sitting isolated in the dead silence.
32:15Elwood closed his eyes.
32:17Tears slipped silencely.
32:21Our first encounter.
32:22The promises.
32:24In the end, he was left sobbing.
32:34Mr. Matthews, we've gone through it all.
32:36No trace of Ms. Decker leaving via Ergabit City Airport, train station, or bus depot.
32:40The promises.
32:49You're right.
32:52Dig into the surname Mendez and step on it.
32:57As winter turned to spring, time flew by, and I fully settled into life here.
33:03I attended classes on time every day, took on part-time jobs during my downtime,
33:08and when i felt like it i'd round up a few friends for dinner overall i was quite happy
33:14with how things were going my next big goal was securing permanent residency
33:18there wasn't much left to miss back across the ocean anyway
33:24aisha you have to see this this story is absolutely insane i can't believe i'm only
33:29hearing about this bombshell now you guys are so late to the party i heard about this ages ago
33:38oh come on holding out on us with the good stuff that elwood is total trash cheating behind her
33:45back and then acting like the victim he can screw off at least the girl discovered the truth before
33:50tying the knot but jumping into the ocean over a loser like him not worth it at all she's practically
33:55a hero i almost want to hop on a plane back home and pay my respects by the shore all
34:00that flying
34:00back and forth is a pain just look it up online i was not even dead what was there to
34:06pay respects to
34:07but seriously i want to know her full name what she looks like she's incredibly brave
34:16guess what i dug up
34:30whoops my bad i mixed it up nothing to see here
34:38what's going on my buddy back home uncovered some inside scoot the girl who jumped is named
34:43justine but you two look uncrinyly similar do you know her aisha really let me take a look
34:55justine was my old name after jumping into the sea i changed it and came to ontau
35:02what what so you really are the same person you mean the whole jumping into the sea thing was just
35:08a ruse to make them think you were dead yeah oh wait yeah if you just dumped him he'd probably
35:15have stalked you non-stop this way it's a clean break once and for all
35:19it was a hassle for sure a lot of things didn't go as planned but now that i'm all the
35:24way out here abroad
35:25it should be okay
35:29you know what you have to do right
35:31don't worry aisha i'll keep my mouth shut tight but from what i've seen in the news this blew up
35:35huge
35:36it looks like he doesn't buy that you're dead he's probably holding out hope to track you down
35:39there are tons of people at school what if someone else recognizes you like i did what then
35:45it'll be fine he has no idea i changed my name for now i'll just lay low bundle up when
35:51i go out and
35:52if it comes to it i can always get plastic surgery i guess that's the only option it's just an
35:57ex-boyfriend
35:58no need to jump at every shadow but he doesn't strike me as normal at all i'm seriously scared he
36:04might come after you for revenge i won't let that happen no way so should i call you justine
36:12or aisha if you use my old name what's the point of changing it right right aisha keep looking ahead
36:19you've already gotten through the darkest part of your life the future's bound to be bright
36:26you've got a way with words
36:34why have you been avoiding me i haven't just been swamped lately what brings you here
36:41i've been waiting here for you forever what's going on i've been brainstorming ways to help you
36:47ditch your ex
36:51asia i know you've been through hell and you're wary of new relationships but that's fine
36:56i'll stick by you and help you heal one step at a time honestly i fell for you the second
37:01i saw you
37:02i want to protect you you're an amazing girl you don't deserve that kind of treatment if i let you
37:07go
37:07i'd regret it for the rest of my life give me a shot i'm not just some little brother to
37:11you i'm a
37:11guy who steps up even if it's only a chance to pursue you okay i'd prepped my rejection speech
37:16words right on the tip of my tongue just say them but my mouth clamped shut refusing to budge
37:21come on you idiot speak up
37:29she doesn't want to
37:33i wasn't onto wasn't i how on earth could i be hearing that voice was it all in my head
37:38i didn't dare look back scared that i'd lock eyes with that stone cold face and watch my hard one
37:44piece
37:44shatter
37:50justine
37:58i've finally found you bruce you've mistaken me for someone else
38:05shall we chat
38:09you're freaking out my friend who the hell are you
38:16she knows exactly who i am dodging the issue won't make it go away even with a new name and
38:20look i'm
38:21here from the matthews family to offer you some real closure
38:26i don't want any closure i'm content with my life here
38:30fair enough i respect that but i did bring this stuff you left behind at the office it's in the
38:34car i'll hand it over and be on my way you won't say no to that will you
38:40my ride's not for you it's okay he won't do anything to me relax
38:58where's my things
39:02you really think you're getting out what do you want from me
39:07to bring you home that's playing dirty you literally just said you'd respect my decision
39:13dodging me back off give me space i need to say something to you
39:20then spit it out already i'm leagues ahead of that punk kid
39:23how about giving me a chance too huh
39:26a chance at what
39:28courting you
39:30those words hit me like an electric shock numbness spreading through my body
39:34had the universe lost its mind two confessions in one day and both this intense
39:41bruce are you out of your damn mind i nearly married your nephew you nearly married elwood as
39:46justine how does that affect me falling for a show i'm not insane it's just when you jumped
39:54into the sea i figured that was it i'd never see you again
40:00lucky for me it was all a scare but it hit me i can't hold back anymore i can't just
40:06let you slip
40:07away to someone else if you're not on board yet no problem i'll compete i'll claim what's mine
40:11nobody's beating me at this until you come around your whole career is back in the country i can relocate
40:17the company to onto your family they're all in ergabit city none of them matter as much as you do
40:24the matthews family were all certified leddick drop a no on them and it just revved them up
40:29they lived for the chase but i'd barely gotten out of my last train wreck romance was the last thing
40:33on my mind how about coming back with me just this once i'll set everything straight for you
40:37your pain can't go undanswered they've got regrets sure but no real fallout i'll ensure they face the
40:48music you what are you here for please just let me go please let me go i'm shipping you out
40:56of the
40:56country after that vanish from my sight forever elwood elwood i knew you still had feelings for me
41:04deep down i promise i'll disappear for good never show up around you or justine again
41:17i've let you off the hook but who's cutting me any slack this is all on you if not for
41:24you
41:25justine never would have left you destroyed me you destroyed the matthews family your pathetic life
41:34doesn't even begin to cover it your entire family should go down with you i'm giving you this one
41:39chance to crawl abroad like the you are dedicate the rest of your worthless life to making amends for
41:45what you did to justine justine didn't jump because of me it was all you
42:04sure i came on to you first and i leaked those videos but you didn't push me away did you
42:11if you kept your dick in your pants what leverage would i have had you ignored justine to mess around
42:18with me even staged that fake amnesia scam was she really pissed at me or just heartbroken over you
42:28you know damn well this nightmare you're in you brought it on yourself serves you right that justine
42:36would rather drown than tie the knot knot knot with you
42:46i'll fucking kill you
43:00when you're talking to me
43:04when you're in you at this point you're in you will kill her
43:16you have to be careful of what she's trying to do
43:18what she's trying to do
43:18when she sooner
43:24In the dying moments, fragments of the past flickered by like an old film reel all in black and white.
43:29High school days, captivated as Justine danced upstairs for saying yes to his proposal.
43:33Her eyes puffy and red from sobbing over his phony car crash.
43:36He longed to whisper, I'm sorry.
43:38But tears were all he could summer.
43:53I had imagined a dozen different scenarios for seeing Elmwood again.
43:58But this? Not even close.
44:01Anyone could see it plain as day.
44:03Injuries that bad?
44:05Not even a god could pull him through.
44:09Elmwood and Patricia were bound together for eternity now.
44:14That screenshot popped into my mind.
44:16The one where he promised her they'd be together forever.
44:19In hindsight, it had become a twisted prophecy fulfilled.
44:29Don't look.
44:42You feel...
44:46I don't hate him anymore.
44:48Time to leave it all behind.
44:50Whatever wrongs they'd committed, it was all forgiven and forgotten now.
44:55I need some time alone to walk and think.
44:58With everything exploding like this, you should go take care of business.
45:13In a little over two months, the Matthews family had shaken Ergbert City to its core twice.
45:19When word got out that the couple from that notorious viral video had both kicked the bucket,
45:25people online couldn't stop marveling at life's cruel twists.
45:29Whatever wrongs they'd committed in the past, it was all forgiven and forgotten now.
45:33The bad news kept coming.
45:35Overwhelmed by the agony of losing Elwood, Sandra couldn't cope and passed away soon after.
45:41I hung around Ergbert City for a while longer, then set off back to Onta.
45:46Unless some major crisis popped up, I had no intention of returning.
46:00You actually followed.
46:02I said I would.
46:08Once he'd tied up all the loose ends with the funerals, Bruce was dead set on tagging along with me.
46:14Whatever.
46:14Let him.
46:16For the next two years, I dove headfirst into my studies, distraction freed, and graduated from Cuda University without a
46:23hitch.
46:24Meanwhile, Bruce opposed his hand company to Onta and quickly cornered the local market.
46:30Skip the job, Hirsch, and join my firm.
46:32Any position, any pay you want.
46:39Pass.
46:40Life fell into a quiet rhythm like that, but it was deeply fulfilling in its own way.
46:45As far as I was concerned, we were essentially just friends making a go of it together.
46:50But he was all smiles every day.
46:51That perpetual, sour, world-weary crown of his was long gone.
47:01Aisha!
47:01Awesome news!
47:03Your permanent residency came through!
47:07No way.
47:10You don't have one, do you?
47:13Nah.
47:14But tomorrow, I'll throw some cash at a new building donation.
47:18Should snag me one, no problem.
47:20That is absolutely cheating the system!
47:23Yeah!
47:23Yeah, exactly!
47:24That's total cheating, Bruce!
47:27Out.
47:32Everything from back home drifted further into the distance.
47:36On the rare occasions we dipped into old memories, they always felt fuzzy.
47:40Like trying to see through a thick mist.
47:43And Elwood's name, it faded into oblivion, lost to the currents of time and never mentioned again.
47:49No matter how many regrets, triumphs, or heartbreaks lay in the rear view, it was best to shed the weight
47:57and embrace the new season and all its fresh possibilities with open arms.
48:02Look back on my paths once traveled, and stand with me to greet the spring.
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