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Would you have kept the lie going, or told the truth the moment you found out? And was the fake fiancé really the better man? Tell me in the comments.

She only wanted to teach her fiancé a lesson. So she pretended to lose her memory, expecting a little panic and maybe an apology. What she got was a betrayal she never saw coming.

Instead of caring for her, he passed her off to his best friend, a ruthless mafia don, so his affair with her best friend would stay hidden. She could have exposed him on the spot. She didn't. She played along, and slowly she realized the man he sent her to was the only one who had ever truly wanted her.

Watch the full episode to see how the lie unravels and who ends up paying for it. Stay until the end.

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00:01After my fiancha rescued me from the rival Mafia family, I decided to pretend I'd forgotten him to tease him.
00:09Who are you?
00:10I nearly laughed when Luca Mariti froze. I was about to tell him it was just a joke.
00:16Then he pointed to the man beside him, the Russo family Don.
00:19I'm your fiancé's friend. This is your fiancé, Nico Russo.
00:22I froze. Nico froze up too.
00:26Then take me home.
00:34I wrapped my arms around his neck.
00:41Nico brought me home, and he had a medical team check me over.
00:45He told me I had been living here all along.
00:48I looked around the room. There wasn't a single thing that belonged to me.
00:51I just nodded, pretending to believe him.
00:56Nico, do me a favor. Pretend to be Poppy's fiancé for a while.
01:01Aren't you worried she'll remember everything?
01:03I'll just apologize, say something nice.
01:05She'll forgive me. She always does.
01:07A pause.
01:08I do love her, but we've been together for eight years.
01:10I'm tired of the same old thing.
01:12This is my chance to have some fun before we get married.
01:16So you really slept with her friend, Sabrina?
01:21I just hooked up with her.
01:23Poppy's the one I truly love.
01:25She's staying at your house for a while, and don't get any ideas about her.
01:28Not that I'm worried.
01:30You've always hated her anyway.
01:31My hand froze.
01:32The glass slipped from my fingers and shattered on the floor.
01:52Nico hurried over and carried me back to the bed.
01:56Luca slowly followed behind. He looked a little uneasy.
02:03Poppy.
02:06You didn't hear anything just now, did you?
02:08I shook my head, pretending to be confused.
02:10No. I was just getting water and dropped the glass.
02:13Why are you here?
02:14Luca let out a sigh of relief.
02:16He didn't notice the cuts on my leg from the broken glass.
02:19I came to talk to Nico about the West Coast Casino and stop by to check on you.
02:23I see you're fine. I'll get going.
02:26After Luca left, Nico brought over a first aid kit.
02:30He sat beside me, rested my foot on his thigh,
02:33and gently cleaned the cut with a cotton swab.
02:36The tenderness in him was nothing like the ruthless dawn hours ago.
02:40I shifted, trying to pull my leg back, but I accidentally stepped between his legs.
02:45A low groan escaped him.
02:47His hand closed around my ankle, and his eyes darkened.
02:49He leaned closer,
02:51brushed my messy hair away from my face, and kissed my forehead.
02:56Poppy, you need to rest.
02:58I froze.
03:02Just moments ago, Luca had warned him not to touch me,
03:05and I had always believed Nico hated me, but then he kissed my lips again.
03:08I instinctively pulled away.
03:10He didn't seem bothered.
03:12He just gently brushed my cheek.
03:15You lost your memory.
03:16I'm still a stranger to you right now.
03:19Take your time.
03:20When you're ready, we can start over again.
03:22Interesting.
03:23Luca thought he was the one playing the game.
03:26Little did he know, his best friend was hiding something from him, too.
03:34At 3 a.m., someone was showering.
03:36A man stood with his back to me, his shoulders wide and his waist lean.
03:39My mind went blank.
03:40It took me a few seconds to remember.
03:42I was in Nico's house.
03:44Nico turned around with a teasing smile.
03:51Like what you see?
03:53My cheek burned, and I hurried out of the bathroom.
03:58A few minutes later, he showed up at my door, wrapped in a towel.
04:01Poppy, come try on the dress I chose for you.
04:05In the living room was a light-color slip dress.
04:09The fabric was delicate, and the cut hugged the body.
04:12The Dons are having a gathering tonight.
04:13You know most of them?
04:14Come with me.
04:15It may help your memory.
04:17Okay.
04:18I took the dress back to my room.
04:22The size was perfect.
04:24How did he know my size?
04:27I quickly pushed the thought away.
04:29Nico brought me to a private lounge owned by the Moretti family.
04:32Inside were the young heads and heirs of families allied with the Morettis and Russos.
04:37The second I entered, the room fell silent.
04:40Everyone's gaze shifted to Luca.
04:42Sabrina, seated beside him, broke the silence with a smile.
04:45You're finally here, Poppy.
04:47Do you remember me?
04:48Sabrina Riki.
04:49We were good friends before.
04:51I sat down beside Nico and shook my head.
05:04Sabrina smiled sweetly, but her hand slipped around Luca's arm, and she leaned against his shoulder, and Luca simply let
05:10it happen.
05:13As if doing this in front of me made this game even more exciting.
05:17One suggested, playing Leveret, truth or dare.
05:20Same old rules.
05:21The ace of spades gets to ask one question.
05:23Refuse, and you take the punishment.
05:26Luca drew the ace of spades.
05:29He looked at Sabrina with a teasing smile.
05:32Sabrina's cheeks turned red.
05:33She rose on her toes and kissed him, but the smug look in her eyes gave her away.
05:38Luca pulled her closer with a satisfied smile.
05:40His hands rested casually on her hips.
05:42The room filled with laughter.
05:44I looked away.
05:45The next round, I draw the ace of spades.
05:47The punishment was to choose someone to kiss for 30 seconds.
05:50The lively room fell silent.
05:52Everyone looked at me, waiting to see what I'd do.
05:54They were all curious.
05:55Would I still be drawn to Luca, even without my memories?
05:59Luca's expression changed slightly.
06:01His eyes shifted away, as if he didn't want me to remember anything so soon.
06:05Beside me, Nico became visibly tense.
06:07Of course I'm choosing my pronounceé.
06:09I turned to Nico.
06:11Shall we?
06:17I could clearly feel Nico's tension ease slightly.
06:20Then he leaned closer.
06:21I reached up, wrapped my arms around his neck, pulled him into a kiss.
06:25The room immediately burst into surprise, teasing cheers.
06:28But soon, everyone fell strangely silent.
06:31I looked up and met Luca's dark expression.
06:33How ironic, wasn't he?
06:34The one who sent me to another man himself.
06:36Nico raised his hand, gently wiped the wet mark from my lips.
06:40I looked around, pretending to be confused.
06:42What's wrong with everyone?
06:43Didn't I already take my punishment?
06:44Sabrina rested in Luca's arms with a teasing smile.
06:47Poppy forgot everything, except how to be his fiancé.
06:50Luca's expression grew colder.
06:53I stood up and went to the restroom.
06:59When I came out, I heard low voices coming from the stairs.
07:04Russo, I told you not to touch her.
07:07Don't you think you've gone too far?
07:10It was just a game.
07:12Nico's voice carried a faint smile.
07:14She lost her memory, so she chose her fiancé.
07:16Isn't that the obvious choice?
07:18Or did you expect her to choose you?
07:19The man holding another woman in your arms?
07:21Besides, you're the one who accepted me as her man.
07:24Fine.
07:25Just know your place.
07:26I know you're not into Poppy, nor will you sleep with her.
07:32Luca stayed silent for a moment.
07:34Then he spoke coldly.
07:35Fine.
07:35Just know your place.
07:37I know you're not into Poppy, nor will you sleep with her.
07:39Nico let out a low laugh.
07:43You know me, bro.
07:45I stood still, a cold smile tugging at my lips.
07:47How interesting.
07:48But his actions said otherwise.
07:50When we returned to Nico's villa, I was about to return to my room.
07:53Suddenly, Nico caught my wrist from behind.
07:55Before I could react, he pulled me close and kissed me.
07:58I tried to pull away on instinct, but he pulled me firmly into his arms.
08:03After what happened tonight, don't you think we're already a little closer?
08:07We can take our time to know each other better.
08:09I looked up at him.
08:10Suddenly, I wasn't sure I knew Nico anymore.
08:12Nico Russo was the last person I wanted to be around.
08:15Everyone knew Nico looked down on me.
08:17I used to avoid him whenever I could.
08:18But after I pretended to lose my memory, Luca let him take care of me as my fianc.
08:23Yet Nico kept crossing the line, using that identity as an excuse.
08:27Was he doing this because Luca pushed me onto him?
08:29Or had I been wrong about his feelings for me all along?
08:34A few days later, Nico told me that he and Luca had just closed a major weapons deal.
08:39They were holding a celebration party at a private dock in Long Beach.
08:42There would be fireworks at the end of the night.
08:44He asked me to come with him.
08:46When I arrived at the dock, I realized almost everyone there was someone important in the
08:50West Coast underworld.
08:51At the best spot overlooking the ocean, Luca and Sabrina stood side by side, waiting for
08:56the fireworks to light up the sky.
08:58Sabrina leaned against Luca, rising onto her toes to kiss his cheek.
09:01Luca looked down at her and lightly tapped her nose.
09:04Then he turned around and saw me.
09:05Here you come.
09:07Poppy, can you take a few pictures of me and Luca?
09:09Sabrina returned to his side and looked up at him, her eyes full of affection.
09:13These fireworks were prepared by Luca just for me.
09:16I want to remember this moment forever.
09:18He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close.
09:21My fingers tightened slightly around the phone.
09:23I looked through the camera lens at the two of them holding each other.
09:26Once a, on my birthday, Luca had also filled the entire bay with fireworks.
09:30Back then, Sabrina had stood nearby and even offered to take pictures for us.
09:35At that time, I probably looked just like her in front of the camera now.
09:38I thought I was the one he cherished.
09:40Suddenly, the phone was taken from my hand.
09:42Enough.
09:45You didn't come here to be their personal photographer.
09:54After the fireworks ended, Sabrina and I went to the restroom together.
09:57But there was already a long line outside.
09:59I suddenly lost the urge to go in and turned around to head back.
10:02I hadn't gone far when I heard voices coming from the dimly lit viewing deck nearby.
10:08It was Luca.
10:09Nico, looks like you've had a pretty good night with her.
10:12At least it went better than you expected.
10:13You and Sabrina look pretty happy tonight, too.
10:18You and Poppy haven't been this relaxed together in a long time, have you?
10:23True.
10:24Compared to Poppy, Sabrina's much easier to deal with.
10:28She knows when to be understanding and when not to push.
10:32I can actually relax when I'm with her.
10:36Then maybe you should just let things stay this way.
10:39Sabrina does seem more suited to stand by your side.
10:44Didn't you say it yourself?
10:46Poppy can be too stubborn sometimes.
10:49She's always giving you a headache.
10:51Nico, what Popper and I have had for all these years isn't something I can just throw away.
10:56Hey, Sabrina is considerate, too.
11:00She told me she doesn't need anything.
11:03She said that as long as she can stay by my side through this period, she's already satisfied.
11:08She really is the kind of woman who makes things easy.
11:12I couldn't tell what emotion was behind it.
11:15Standing in the darkness, I listened quietly.
11:17But a cold smile slowly formed on my lips.
11:27On Friday, we all went to Seattle.
11:29The Russo family's port business there had run into some trouble, and Nico needed to handle it.
11:34Luca went with him as an ally to help settle things.
11:36After everything was taken care of, everyone decided to stay at the Seaside Estate for the weekend.
11:45When it was time to assign rooms, Luca's expression clearly darkened.
11:49When no one was around, he pulled Nico aside and lowered his voice.
11:52Are you seriously going to share a room with my girlfriend?
11:55Didn't you always think I wasn't interested in her?
11:57So what are you worried about?
11:59I happened to be walking over from the other end of the hallway.
12:02Luca's face tightened, and he swallowed back whatever he was about to say.
12:05That night, I had just stepped out of the bathroom.
12:08I was wrapped in nothing but a towel, my hair still damp from the shower.
12:11Nico was leaning against the headboard, and his gaze darkened the moment he saw me.
12:14His long arm reached out, pulling me into his arms.
12:17I let out a soft gasp as I fell against him.
12:19The edge of my towel slipped slightly, and his palm rusted against my waist,
12:23his fingers tracing slowly upward along my back.
12:25Can I?
12:28I think it's time we finish what we started.
12:31Then don't stop.
12:32Those words were enough to break the last of his restraint.
12:35When we finally gave in to each other,
12:37I could feel the desire he had been holding back for so long.
12:40I answered him with a soft gasp, my fingers digging into his shoulders.
12:43He let out a low laugh and whispered against my ear.
12:46Don't even think about sleeping tonight.
12:53You're baby, you're so wonderful.
13:05Are you fucking my girlfriend?
13:12What the hell?
13:14Were you watching us, pervert?
13:16Outside.
13:17Now.
13:19Now.
13:34You slept with her last night, didn't you?
13:36What?
13:36You didn't spend the night with your sweet little girl,
13:38so you decided to stand outside our door and listen?
13:40Luca's voice turned cold.
13:42Don't play games with me.
13:43Enough.
13:43I don't need you to keep pretending to be her fiancé anymore.
13:46Is that so?
13:46Nico gave a quiet laugh.
13:48Then how exactly are you planning to fix this?
13:49How are you going to explain it to her?
13:51Are you going to tell her that you're actually her fiancé?
13:53Or are you going to tell her that while you couldn't let her go,
13:55you were also sleeping with the friend she trusted most,
13:57and that's why you needed me to clean up your mess?
13:59Luca's expression darkened.
14:00For once, he had no answer.
14:03Nico.
14:04And what about Sabrina?
14:05Nico cut him off without hurry.
14:06Weren't you enjoying having her by your side lately?
14:11She's still here, you know?
14:12From the beginning, Sabrina and I were clear about what this was.
14:15Luca's voice dropped.
14:16It was temporary.
14:18I was never going to give up Poppy.
14:21Poppy has always loved me.
14:23Once she gets her memories back,
14:25I'll explain everything to her myself.
14:28I'll end things with Sabrina.
14:30I'll make it up to her.
14:32If I have to, I'll propose to her again.
14:34Publicly.
14:35Properly.
14:36I'll make sure the entire West Coast knows
14:38she will still become the mistress of the Moretti family.
14:41And you?
14:42You knew exactly who she should have married.
14:44And you still slept with her at a time like this?
14:49Nico let out a low laugh.
14:51Should have, Luca.
14:52The two most useless words in this world are
14:54should have.
14:56As for you saying I never liked her,
15:00when did I ever say that myself?
15:05Wasn't it all of you who decided that for me?
15:09You all made your own assumptions
15:10and convinced yourselves they were true.
15:12Luca stared at him.
15:13His fists clenched tightly.
15:15I never thought I'd see this day.
15:17My best friend.
15:18The person I trusted the most.
15:21Taking my woman behind my back.
15:25You've had feelings for her for a long time, haven't you?
15:29You were just waiting for your chance.
15:32But Nico remained completely calm.
15:34I didn't take her from you.
15:36You did.
15:39That line, he's your fiancé,
15:41those were your words, weren't they?
15:43Luca's face turned dark instantly.
15:45He let out a cold laugh.
15:47I don't care what happened between you two.
15:49Actually, in a way,
15:50this might make it easier for her to forgive me later.
15:53I'll end things with Sabrina immediately.
15:54I'll fix everything that needs fixes.
15:58I want to see who she chooses in the end.
16:02Standing on the balcony upstairs,
16:03I casually brushed my fingers over the white roses
16:06blooming in the flower pot.
16:07But when my gaze shifted,
16:09I saw Sabrina standing on the other side
16:11of the courtyard wall.
16:12Her face had gone completely pale.
16:13Her eyes were filled with panic and disbelief.
16:19That afternoon,
16:20while the men were tasting wine
16:21and discussing business
16:22in the main building of the winery,
16:24Sabrina suddenly turned to me.
16:25Poppy,
16:27want to take a walk through the vineyard?
16:30The view here is beautiful.
16:32I glanced at her,
16:33smiled,
16:34and followed her anyway.
16:35Deep among the rows of grapevines,
16:37she stopped and handed me her phone.
16:39Look at this.
16:41I lowered my head
16:42and flipped through the pictures.
16:44Every single one was of Luca and me.
16:46You as hugging,
16:47you as kissing,
16:47and a few were taken in bed.
16:49The dates spanned years,
16:50from our first night together
16:51to this year's Valentine's Day.
16:53Sabrina crossed her arms,
16:55unable to hide the smugness in her voice.
16:57Did you see them clearly?
16:58I handed the phone back to her.
17:01I saved all of these from Luca's phone.
17:04And?
17:04She stared at me
17:05and let out a mocking laugh.
17:09So here's the truth.
17:11Your man has always been Luca,
17:13not Nico.
17:16After your accident,
17:17Luca just didn't want to keep waiting for you anymore.
17:19So he handed you off to Nico
17:21and let him deal with you.
17:25Everyone knew.
17:26You were the only one stupid enough
17:27to stay in the dark.
17:28They've all been laughing at you, Poppy.
17:30I quietly peeled a grape,
17:32my expression unchanged.
17:36Are you done?
17:37Sabrina froze.
17:38I looked up at her.
17:38Now it's my turn to ask.
17:40After knowing all this,
17:41what exactly am I supposed to do?
17:43Cry?
17:44Throw a fit?
17:45Is Nico treating me badly now?
17:47Or are you saying Luca
17:48is somehow worth going back to?
17:50Her expression changed instantly.
17:52You knew.
17:53You never lost your memory, did you?
17:56I smiled slightly,
17:57which was enough of an answer.
17:58She looked like she had just been slapped.
18:00You were pretending this whole time?
18:02You knew everything.
18:04You knew everything.
18:06And you still slept with Nico?
18:12I'm going to tell Luca.
18:15And I'll tell Nico, too.
18:16I'll make sure they know
18:18you've been lying to them
18:20from the very beginning.
18:24I looked at her,
18:25my voice still calm.
18:26Are you sure you want to do this?
18:28She froze.
18:29If you really expose everything,
18:31who do you think will end up
18:32paying the price?
18:33I spoke softly.
18:34Me?
18:35Or you?
18:35Sabrina gritted her teeth.
18:37If Luca finds out you lied to him
18:39and willingly got into Nico's bed,
18:40he might not want you anymore.
18:42I nodded.
18:43Maybe.
18:44But I can also tell him
18:46that he was the one
18:46who abandoned me first.
18:48He was the one who lied to me
18:49and made me believe
18:50I had been left behind.
18:51That's why I reach for someone else.
18:54Tell me,
18:54who do you think he'll feel first?
18:56Anger towards me?
18:58Or guilt and sympathy?
18:59Her face went pale instantly
19:01because she knew the answer, too.
19:03Luca couldn't bring himself
19:04to truly let me go.
19:05No, she knew that better
19:06than anyone.
19:08Terrifying.
19:08Her voice dropped.
19:09Terrifying?
19:11I let out a soft laugh.
19:12The man who pushed his own fiancée
19:14onto his friend
19:15isn't terrifying?
19:17The man who slept
19:18with his fiancée's closest friend
19:19behind her back
19:20isn't terrifying?
19:21But somehow,
19:22I'm the scary one?
19:23She was left speechless.
19:25I had no interest
19:27in wasting more time with her.
19:29I simply picked a bunch of grapes
19:30and slowly turned it in my hand.
19:32Luca is already tainted in my eyes.
19:36If you want him,
19:37then hold on to him yourself.
19:38I won't fight you for him.
19:39She stared at me,
19:40still unwilling to accept it.
19:41So that's it?
19:43You don't really love
19:43either of them.
19:44You're just choosing in
19:45whichever powerful man
19:46benefits you the most.
19:47I looked up at her.
19:48I loved Luca,
19:49but now,
19:50he's not worth it anymore.
19:51As for Nico,
19:52at least for now,
19:54he hasn't disgusted me.
19:55Sabrina's expression
19:56turned ugly.
19:57As I walked past her,
19:59I stopped for a moment.
20:00If I were you,
20:01I turned my head slightly.
20:02The person I'd worry about
20:03right now isn't me.
20:05It's figuring out
20:06how to stop Luca
20:07from coming back to me.
20:11With that,
20:12I walked away.
20:13When I stepped out
20:14from beneath the grapevines,
20:15something caught
20:16the corner of my eye.
20:17The leaves on the other side
20:18of the vineyard
20:19rustled slightly,
20:20like someone had been
20:21standing there,
20:22listening to everything
20:23we said.
20:27When Sabrina and I
20:28walked out of the vineyard
20:29carrying the basket of grapes,
20:31Nico was coming toward us
20:32along the stone path.
20:34He walked straight up to me
20:35and took the basket
20:36from my hands.
20:38You two were gone
20:39for too long.
20:40I was about to go
20:41looking for you.
20:41As he said that,
20:42he naturally wrapped
20:43an arm around my waist
20:44and led me toward
20:45the main building
20:45of the winery.
20:46Sabrina stayed where she was,
20:48watching his hand
20:48resting on my waist.
20:49Her expression
20:50was complicated,
20:51not far away,
20:52Luca came over as well.
20:53He didn't even look
20:54at Sabrina.
20:55His eyes stayed fixed
20:56on Nico,
20:56dark and full
20:57of barely restrained anger.
20:58He suddenly spoke.
20:59Poppy,
21:00there's a shooting range nearby.
21:01You said before
21:02that you wanted
21:02to learn how to shoot.
21:03I looked up at Nico.
21:03I'll take you there.
21:04Did I really say that?
21:05Then take me there.
21:06Nico lowered his eyes
21:07to look at me
21:08and gave a faint smile.
21:09Sure.
21:10Luca froze where he stood.
21:11We went to the private
21:12shooting range
21:13behind the winery.
21:14While Sabrina was
21:14choosing a gun,
21:15Luca was clearly distracted,
21:17as if he had something
21:18he wanted to say to her.
21:19The moment he saw us approaching,
21:21she immediately put on a smile.
21:22Poppy, you're here too.
21:24Have you started yet?
21:25Nico had already taken
21:27the ear protection
21:27and safety glasses
21:28from the servant.
21:29He lowered his head
21:30and carefully put them on me.
21:32Then he had someone
21:32bring me a gun
21:33with the lightest recoil.
21:35He stood behind me
21:35at the shooting line,
21:37guiding my posture
21:37and teaching me
21:38how to control my strength.
21:40I had only fired two shots
21:41when the atmosphere
21:42suddenly became chaotic.
21:43Someone gasped.
21:44I turned around
21:45and saw that something
21:46had gone wrong
21:46on Luca's side.
21:47Somehow,
21:48he had ended up
21:48with a gun
21:49that hadn't been
21:49properly adjusted.
21:50The recoil was far
21:51stronger than expected.
21:53The muzzle shifted
21:53and the shot
21:54was about to hit Luca himself.
21:55Almost instantly,
21:56Sabrina rushed forward.
21:58She grabbed his arm
21:58and forced the gun downward.
22:00The next second,
22:01a muffled gunshot rang out.
22:02In the chaos,
22:03she was knocked to the ground.
22:05Her arm was scraped
22:05and blood quickly
22:06seeped through the wound.
22:10The entire range
22:11fell silent.
22:12The people who knew guns
22:13exchanged subtle looks.
22:14They could all tell
22:15that the situation
22:16wasn't as dangerous
22:17as it seemed.
22:18With Luca's experience,
22:19even if the muzzle
22:20had shifted,
22:20he would have had
22:21more than enough time
22:22to control it.
22:22But Sabrina still
22:23threw herself forward,
22:24fast, desperate,
22:25like she wanted everyone
22:26to see just how far
22:28she was willing
22:28to go for him.
22:29Luca, however,
22:30didn't care about
22:31any of that.
22:32He immediately crouched
22:33down and helped her up,
22:34his expression dark
22:35with concern.
22:36Sabrina, look at me.
22:38I'm fine.
22:40I was just afraid
22:41you'd get hurt.
22:42Luca's expression
22:42grew even heavier.
22:44Without another word,
22:45he picked her up
22:45and carried her
22:46toward the medical room.
22:47On the way back
22:48to the villa,
22:49I stared out the window
22:50and suddenly smiled.
22:51She really is ruthless
22:52with herself.
22:53Nico kept one hand
22:54on the steering wheel,
22:55his expression calm.
22:56Some people aren't
22:57saving someone.
22:59They're placing a bet.
23:00I turned to look at him.
23:01His profile looked
23:02especially cold
23:03and sharp in the darkness.
23:04She didn't make a bad bet.
23:06At least Luca
23:06falls for this kind of thing.
23:07I didn't argue
23:08because he was right.
23:09Nico reached over
23:10and took my hand
23:11with his other hand.
23:12If one day something
23:12really happens to me,
23:13don't rush in to save me.
23:15Protect yourself first.
23:16I laughed softly.
23:17Are you already
23:17giving me an excuse
23:18in advance?
23:18He turned to look at me,
23:19his dark eyes steady.
23:20If it's you,
23:21I won't hesitate.
23:22I didn't answer.
23:23I simply reached out
23:24and touched his face.
23:25He lowered his head
23:26and kissed my fingers,
23:28the corner of his lips
23:29lifting slightly.
23:33After we returned
23:34to Los Angeles,
23:35Luca still couldn't
23:36hold himself back.
23:37He stopped me
23:37just as I was about
23:38to leave for a movie.
23:40Poppy.
23:40I frowned.
23:41What is it?
23:42Sabrina and I are over.
23:44He stared at me,
23:45his voice urgent and heavy.
23:46That was a mistake.
23:48I wanted to wait
23:49until you remembered everything,
23:50but I can't wait anymore.
23:51There are things
23:51you need to know.
23:53The person you were
23:54truly engaged to
23:55has always been Luca.
23:58A cold voice
23:58suddenly came from behind me.
24:00Nico's car had stopped
24:01by the roadside.
24:02He got out
24:03and walked straight toward me,
24:04pulling me into his arms.
24:05His movement was gentle,
24:06but there was an unmistakable
24:08possessiveness in it.
24:09You'd better think carefully
24:10before you say another word.
24:12I've been the one
24:13cleaning up your mess.
24:15Without me,
24:16do you really think
24:16the Morecci family
24:17could have expanded
24:18their influence
24:19to the southern port
24:20so smoothly
24:21all these years?
24:22Luca's expression darkened.
24:23I looked up at Nico.
24:24He stared at Luca,
24:25his voice still calm,
24:27but the pressure behind it
24:28was stronger than any anger.
24:29The only reason
24:30you can still stand here
24:31is because Poppy
24:33doesn't want things
24:34to get ugly
24:34and because I've been
24:35giving you the respect
24:36you once had.
24:38But respect is something
24:39I can give
24:41and something
24:41I can take back.
24:43From now on,
24:44stay away from her.
24:46Don't stop her
24:47on the street.
24:48Don't pressure her.
24:49And don't even think
24:50about taking her away
24:51from me.
24:52Because next time,
24:53what you lose
24:54won't just be a relationship.
24:55The air went silent
24:56for several seconds.
24:57Luca stared at him
24:58as if he was finally realizing
25:00that the person
25:01standing in front of him
25:02was never just a friend
25:03he could turn against.
25:04He was the man
25:04who truly held the cards
25:05across the entire west coast.
25:07I stayed quietly
25:08in Nico's arms,
25:09watching everything unfold.
25:10I didn't say a word.
25:12The next second,
25:13Nico opened the car door for me,
25:14shutting Luca out completely.
25:16From beginning to end,
25:17he never gave Luca
25:18another chance to speak.
25:19Luca understood.
25:20That wasn't a warning.
25:21It was the last bit of dignity.
25:23Nico was willing to leave him.
25:25As Nico helped me into the car,
25:27Luca was still standing there,
25:28his eyes burning red.
25:29After we drove away,
25:30I turned to look
25:31at the man beside me.
25:32Lately, I had started to feel
25:33that Nico always seemed
25:34to know what I wanted
25:35before I even said it.
25:37Even the way I hoped
25:37things would unfold,
25:38he seemed to have predicted it all.
25:40But that shouldn't
25:40have been possible
25:41because in everyone else's eyes,
25:43I was just a woman
25:44who had lost her memory.
25:48A few days later,
25:49Sabrina asked to meet with me.
25:51She said she had finally
25:52thought things through.
25:53Her injury was almost healed
25:54and it was time
25:55for her to leave the city.
25:56She also promised
25:57that if I agreed to see her,
25:59she would never bring up
26:00those things
26:00she shouldn't mention again.
26:02I went to the hospital.
26:03She was sitting on a bench,
26:04her arm wrapped in a bandage.
26:06Her face looked much paler
26:07than it had a few days ago.
26:08Really leaving?
26:09I asked as I sat down beside her.
26:11There's nothing left for me here.
26:12I glanced at her.
26:13It didn't take long
26:14before I noticed
26:14the recorder sticking out
26:15from her coat pocket.
26:16You really never learn?
26:18She paused.
26:18Then she smiled
26:19and pulled out the recorder,
26:20handing it to me.
26:21How do you always find out?
26:22I turned off the recording
26:24and tossed it back
26:24into her lap.
26:25What exactly are you trying to do?
26:26She was silent for a moment
26:28before looking at me.
26:29I really was jealous of you, Poppy.
26:32Luca loves you.
26:33Nico loves you.
26:34You have everything.
26:35If Luca really loved me,
26:36he wouldn't have betrayed me.
26:38And as for Nico,
26:40who knows what will happen
26:41in the future?
26:42She stared at me,
26:42her expression complicated.
26:44You're nothing like the Poppy
26:45I used to know.
26:46People have to protect
26:47themselves first.
26:49Isn't that easy to understand?
26:50Her eyes slowly turned red.
26:54But in the end,
26:55you're still the one who won.
26:56I smiled faintly.
26:58Then maybe you should learn
26:59to be smarter.
27:00Don't waste your whole life
27:01on one man.
27:02You could take enough money
27:03from Luca to live comfortably
27:05for the rest of your life.
27:06That shouldn't be difficult.
27:08I answered calmly.
27:09You don't hate me?
27:09You chose to get close to him.
27:11That was your decision.
27:13But the person who betrayed me
27:15from beginning to end
27:16was Luca.
27:17She stared at me.
27:18Then suddenly,
27:19she laughed,
27:20shaky.
27:20Almost trembling laugh.
27:23You never cease to amaze me.
27:24The next second,
27:25she suddenly pulled a gun
27:27from her waist
27:27and pointed it at me.
27:33I instinctively took a step back.
27:35But the next second,
27:36she pulled the trigger.
27:37Nothing happened.
27:38The gun was empty.
27:39Two sets of footsteps
27:40rushed toward us.
27:41Nico reached me first.
27:43He pulled me into his arms
27:44and stood in front of me.
27:45Luca came right after him.
27:46He grabbed the gun away
27:47from Sabrina
27:47and shoved her hard to the ground.
27:49The gun fell into the grass.
27:50Luca's face was terrifyingly cold.
27:52He froze.
27:53Nico looked down at me first.
27:55He checked me over,
27:56making sure I wasn't hurt.
27:57But Sabrina,
27:58lying on the ground,
27:59suddenly started laughing.
28:00Look at the two of you.
28:01The two most powerful men
28:02on the West Coast
28:03completely played by one woman.
28:06She never forgot.
28:07Luca's face slowly turned pale.
28:08Poppy never lost her memory.
28:10It was like Luca had been hit.
28:11He stood there.
28:12Weren't you always so sure
28:13that once she got her memories back,
28:14she would come running back to you?
28:16But she remembered everything.
28:17She remembered how you betrayed her,
28:18how you pushed her onto Nico,
28:19how you held me, kissed,
28:20and prepared that fireworks show for me
28:21right in front of her.
28:22And she still chose him.
28:23Poppy.
28:25She's lying, right?
28:26His voice shook.
28:27She's telling the truth.
28:29I never lost my memory.
28:30For some reason,
28:31I was calmer than I expected.
28:35If you had waited
28:36just one more second that day,
28:38I would have laughed
28:39and told you I was only teasing you.
28:40But you couldn't even wait one second.
28:43You denied us immediately.
28:44And you pushed Nico right into my life.
28:47The last bit of hope
28:47in Luca's eyes finally disappeared.
28:49Then you held her, kissed her,
28:50and gave her everything you once gave me.
28:52That was when I realized
28:53you weren't worth it anymore.
28:54Luca's trembling hand
28:56reached into his pocket
28:57and pulled out a ring box.
28:58I know I was wrong.
29:00His voice broke.
29:01I was going to propose
29:02after you got your memories back.
29:03Poppy, I meant it.
29:04I still do.
29:05He opened the box.
29:07Inside was a ring.
29:07Give me one chance.
29:08Give me one chance.
29:10I'll make everything right.
29:11Then he knocked it out of Luca's hand.
29:13The ring rolled into the grass.
29:15You don't get to ask for that.
29:16The moment you've been treated
29:17Luca looked like he heard nothing.
29:18His eyes stayed fixed on me.
29:20You loved me.
29:21You loved me so much.
29:22Yes.
29:22I paused.
29:23His voice was barely a whisper.
29:25In that moment,
29:26Luca finally broke.
29:27He finally understood.
29:28It wasn't that he had no chance
29:30to fix things.
29:31The chance was already gone.
29:32I didn't look back at him.
29:34I let Nico take me away.
29:35Behind me,
29:36Luca's desperate cries followed.
29:38But I never turned around.
29:42When we got home,
29:43Nico checked me over
29:44to make sure I wasn't hurt.
29:45After he was sure I was fine,
29:47he kissed my forehead.
29:48He stayed silent for a long time
29:49before finally speaking.
29:51Poppy, I love you.
29:52Not because I won against Luca.
29:54Not because you once belonged
29:55to someone else.
29:55Simply because you're you.
29:57I won't ask you to give me
29:58your whole heart right now.
29:59But I'll be loyal to you.
30:00I'll never betray you.
30:01And I'll never make you
30:02regret choosing me.
30:03I looked at the ring
30:04and suddenly remembered
30:05that day at the vineyard.
30:06You heard what Sabrina
30:07and I said that day,
30:08didn't you?
30:08Nico didn't deny it.
30:09He only gave a quiet hum.
30:11I couldn't help but laugh.
30:12I relaxed my fingers
30:13and let him slide the ring
30:14onto my hand.
30:15He looked like he could
30:16finally breathe again.
30:17Then he lowered his head
30:18and kissed the back of my hand.
30:20One day,
30:21paint me a picture
30:22while I'm right in front of you.
30:23He froze for a moment.
30:24Then he pulled me even closer.
30:26Okay.
30:28Later,
30:28I found dozens of sketches
30:29in his study.
30:30Every single one was me,
30:32smiling,
30:33lost in thought,
30:34training with a gun,
30:35turning back with a glance.
30:36The love hidden beneath
30:37his restrained strokes
30:38was impossible to miss.
30:39That was when I finally understood.
30:41It wasn't a sudden feeling.
30:42It wasn't because
30:43he had won against Luca.
30:45He had loved me
30:45for a long time,
30:46much longer than I ever knew.
30:48And that was when
30:49I learned something else.
30:50Besides me,
30:51he had never touched
30:51another woman.
30:52I liked that.
30:53I wanted to love a man like him.
30:55He held me close
30:55and guided my hand
30:56to the poppy tattoo
30:57on his waist.
30:58I've loved you longer
30:59than you know.
31:00Since the morning
31:01you mistook me for him,
31:02giraffes around me
31:03from behind
31:03and whispered good morning.
31:05Later,
31:05Nico really did paint me
31:06while I sat in front of him.
31:07Afternoon sunlight
31:08falling over my dress and hair.
31:10He stood before the easel.
31:11His eyes focused
31:12like he was painting
31:13the most precious thing
31:14in the world.
31:15Are you done?
31:16Almost.
31:17But I think
31:17it's already perfect.
31:18The woman in it
31:19was smiling.
31:20Her eyes were peaceful.
31:21She was someone
31:21who was finally cherished,
31:23finally chosen,
31:24and finally ready
31:24to love again.
31:25I looked up
31:26and kissed his lips.
31:27He froze for a second.
31:28I laughed
31:28and wrapped my arms
31:29around his neck.
31:30Outside,
31:31the sunset was beautiful.
31:32The breeze was gentle.
31:33He rested his forehead
31:34against mine.
31:35I smiled.
31:36This time,
31:37I finally had a happiness
31:38that truly belonged to me.
31:39The snowing until..
31:40The snow对ar

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