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00:00On the way to the honeymoon, our private plane began to collapse.
00:03I looked at Leandro Arsana, the one I'd spent half my life keeping trapped.
00:11We're about to die.
00:12Shouldn't you leave your dear first love a final message?
00:14Tell her you're sorry and promise to marry her in the next life?
00:17Every crime family on the East Coast knew I had loved Leandro for six years.
00:22But I still couldn't compete with the first love who had just returned.
00:26Even our wedding only happened because I'd repeatedly threatened to kill myself.
00:30And I got this honeymoon by holding a knife to my throat.
00:33I waited for hatred to fill his eyes.
00:36Hate me for forcing him to die apart from the woman he loved.
00:39But when flame swept through the cabin, he took off his coat and wrapped it around me.
00:44Don't worry, heaven wouldn't take someone as wicked as you.
00:47The plane went down.
00:49The moment the rescuers carried me out, I searched for Leandro.
00:52He lay badly injured in the snow.
00:54With his last strength, he wrote a huge S.O.S. in the snow with one hand.
01:00He traded his life for mine.
01:02On the day I left the hospital, his first love, Narina, came.
01:07It's you!
01:08You killed Leandro!
01:09Then she pushed me off the roof.
01:11When I opened my eyes, I was reborn on the day I forced him to marry me.
01:15Leandro, you gave your life for mine last time.
01:19This time, I'll give you back your freedom.
01:21Livy, I promise.
01:23We'll get married next Wednesday.
01:25Please put down the knife, okay?
01:27Across from me, Leandro held out a cautious hand.
01:30He looked exhausted, with shadows beneath his eyes.
01:34I had worn him down completely.
01:36I froze.
01:37My mind was still trapped in my previous life.
01:39Before the flames swallowed the cabin, Leandro had held me tightly beneath him.
01:44Livy, I don't owe you anything anymore.
01:47Pain tore through me.
01:49The knife hit the floor with a clang.
01:51Leandro lunged forward and pulled me into his arms.
01:55It's okay, Livy.
01:56You're safe now.
01:59Let me take care of that cut.
02:00I stared at Leandro's face.
02:02Seeing him again felt like a reunion.
02:04It also made me relive the pain of losing him.
02:08Does it hurt?
02:08Leandro crouched before me and gently cleaned the cut.
02:12I shook my head.
02:13I couldn't remember how many times I'd made a scene like this.
02:16I only knew Norena's return had turned me obsessive and vicious.
02:20First, he abandoned my birthday dinner to pick up Norena at the airport.
02:24I overturned the dinner table and demanded to know if he still loved her.
02:28Later, Norena got drunk.
02:30At three in the morning, Leandro rushed over and carried her home.
02:34The next day, I found a message from Norena on his phone.
02:37Leandro, I regret leaving.
02:39Can we get back together?
02:41He didn't reply.
02:42He just picked up the cigarettes he'd once quit for me.
02:45Then he broke our six-year promise to marry and asked me to wait longer.
02:49I grabbed the herring head and slashed my wrist.
02:52Warm blood wouldn't stop spilling like my tears.
02:56Wait?
02:57Leandro, you want me to wait for you while you wait for Norena?
03:00His silence pushed me over the final edge.
03:03My thoughts snapped back.
03:04I saw myself reflected in the glass.
03:07My hair was tangled and my body was painfully thin.
03:10That was when I finally decided to let go.
03:13Leandro, cancel the wedding.
03:15We should break up.
03:18What did you say?
03:20I started to speak, but his phone rang.
03:23Norena's soft, sweet voice drifted through the speaker.
03:26Leandro, it's family dinner tonight.
03:29Don Corralto will raise hell if you don't come with me.
03:31Then Leandro's mother took the phone.
03:34Leandro, Norena finally came home.
03:36Is this how you treat your future wife?
03:38Leandro ended the call before his mother could finish.
03:41My mother's talking nonsense.
03:43Don't read into it.
03:44It's fine.
03:45I was used to it.
03:45I had spent six years trying and never earned one kind word from his family.
03:50Norena only had to sit at their table to be crowned their future daughter-in-law.
03:55I used to beat my fists against Leandro's chest.
03:58I hated his silence.
04:00I hated that he never stopped them.
04:02His silence had made me a joke to everyone else.
04:05Six years of loving him meant less than Norena simply being.
04:10Don't worry, babe.
04:12I won't go.
04:13I promise I'll keep my distance from her.
04:16Go.
04:17Don't fight with your family because of me.
04:18He paused, as if he sensed the change in me.
04:21But he couldn't resist the chance I'd given him.
04:23So he finally nodded.
04:25All right.
04:25I'll bring you lilies of the violet.
04:27Then he went to the foyer for his coat and keys.
04:30Before leaving, he kissed my forehead.
04:32Be good, Livy.
04:33Don't overthink this.
04:34I promised you a wedding and you'll get one.
04:35He was always like this.
04:37First came the sweetness, then came the slack, just like last time.
04:40When he gave me a wedding and abandoned me that same night.
04:44To comfort Norena because she couldn't accept losing him.
04:48Every old family in New York heard how my husband abandoned me on our wedding night.
04:53I sat alone among the untouched wedding decorations until dawn.
04:57My thoughts returned to the present.
04:59I opened my phone and booked a one-way flight to Sicily.
05:02If forcing him into marriage only led to humiliation, there was no reason to repeat it.
05:07This time, I chose to set us both free.
05:12Late that night, the heat of Leandro's chest pressed against my back.
05:16You went to sleep without waiting for me?
05:18No tantrum tonight?
05:19In my last life, I never slept before Leandro came home.
05:22I even acted like a lunatic, checking his bank statements and tracking his location.
05:26Then I threw the proof at him and screamed until my voice broke.
05:29You said you were working late. Why were you at a restaurant with Norena?
05:32You tracked me?
05:33You lied to me!
05:34He fell silent for several seconds, then gave me another apology.
05:38Norena had been back for 68 days.
05:41Leandro had apologized to me 68 times.
05:44One cut at a time, those apologies carved through our six years together.
05:48I lost control and grabbed a knife.
05:50Leandro, why do you keep lying to me? Why do you keep pushing me?
05:53If you can't let her go, I'll die and leave the two of you together.
05:56It's my fault!
05:58Livia, cut me. Just don't hurt yourself.
06:00He dragged the blade across his own arm.
06:03We both ended up a mess in the chaos.
06:05I slid to the floor and stared at the ruined room.
06:07I remembered our past.
06:09We had watched snow together and gazed at the stars in Ireland.
06:12He held me close, his face red, and asked if I would stay by his side forever.
06:17How had everything changed so much?
06:19We were both wounded.
06:20Hatred and resentment filled the room.
06:22I clenched my hand.
06:24I'm done lashing out.
06:25Understand what?
06:27Understand what?
06:28I wanted to say I'd learn not to threaten him into marriage.
06:31I understood that a forced marriage could only destroy us both.
06:34But in the end, I only smiled.
06:36I understand that I should trust you more.
06:38Stop putting so much pressure on you.
06:41You're finally being reasonable.
06:42When I woke the next morning, the space beside me was empty.
06:46I sat up and opened the bedroom door.
06:48Then I heard a woman's coy voice.
06:50I want you to feed me.
06:53I stopped and looked up.
06:56Norena sat at the dining table.
06:58Leandro looked helpless.
07:00He lifted a forkful of scrambled eggs to her lips.
07:04Norena took a bite, frowned, and complained that it was hot.
07:07Leandro bent closer and blew on it for her.
07:16Leandro, looking after me is still second nature to you.
07:19You haven't changed at all.
07:23During our three years together, you spoiled me until I could barely care for myself.
07:26Leandro said nothing, but the corner of his mouth lifted.
07:30He took a napkin and wiped the grease from Norena's mouth.
07:33Then he turned and met my eyes.
07:34Norena followed his gaze toward me.
07:37Her eyes moved from my face to the pearl barrette in my hair.
07:41Leandro.
07:43Did you turn our old keepsake into some kind of family heirloom?
07:48I remember throwing that pearl barish into an airport trash can when I left New York.
07:53I never thought you'd dig it out and give it to Livia.
07:56It was the first gift Leandro had ever given me.
08:01That night, he had worked late in his study.
08:03I brought him tea because I was worried.
08:05When I opened the door, I found him staring blankly at the barrette.
08:08Which woman is that for?
08:11It's for you.
08:12Do you like it?
08:13I was so excited that I stayed awake all night, trying it on before the mirror.
08:17I had worn that barrette for six years and treasured it.
08:20Only today did I learn it had been someone else's trash.
08:24In my last life, I would have overturned the table and smashed every plate.
08:28I would have pointed at Narina and told her to get out.
08:31I would have grabbed Leandro's collar and demanded to know what I meant to him.
08:35But now, I watched Leandro rush to explain and shook my head.
08:40It's fine.
08:46It was yours.
08:48Now I'm giving it back.
08:50The barrette was hers.
08:52So was the man.
08:55Narina froze.
08:56She clearly hadn't expected me to surrender the barrette so calmly.
09:00Of course, keeping what was never yours only makes you look pathetic.
09:06The same goes for men.
09:07You may hold the future Mrs. Ardina's place for now.
09:10I only have to beckon and he'll return.
09:12Narina.
09:15What, am I wrong?
09:17Your family already calls me their future daughter-in-law.
09:21By the way, Livia, I'm moving this afternoon.
09:27Leandro's mother gave me the Upper East Side townhouse.
09:30It was decorated for me.
09:31She called it our future home.
09:33Would you like to come see it, Livia?
09:35No.
09:36I have plans this afternoon.
09:44Have Leandro go with you.
09:48You're not angry?
09:51What is there to be angry about?
09:56You're the person she knows best here.
09:58Of course you should help her.
09:59Those words sounded so familiar.
10:02He had always said the same thing in my last life.
10:05Liv, I'm the only person Narina knows here.
10:07Of course I should help her.
10:08I once stepped out of the fitting room in my wedding dress.
10:11He never even looked at me.
10:13He only said Narina had a fever and needed him.
10:17That night, I received photos of them tangled together on the couch.
10:22I broke down.
10:23I broke down.
10:24My vision went dark in the bathtub.
10:26And I slipped beneath the water.
10:28When I woke, I was in the emergency room again.
10:31My thoughts returned.
10:33Leandro started to speak, but Narina pulled him away.
10:37Hey.
10:39Come on.
10:40The movers will be there any minute.
10:44At last, he looked away from me and nodded.
10:47The door clicked shut.
10:49The living room fell completely silent.
10:52I returned to the bedroom and started packing.
10:55I had so little that one suitcase held everything.
10:58That was how little of me I'd forced into Leandro's life over six years.
11:02In the end, I could carry it all away in one suitcase.
11:05That evening, my phone lit up.
11:08Narina had sent me a photo.
11:11Leandro sat shirtless on the sofa.
11:14Livia!
11:15Leandro worked up a sweat helping me move all afternoon.
11:18So I let him shower here.
11:20That body is incredible.
11:22And his stamina?
11:24I've tested that myself.
11:25Her message was pure provocation.
11:28She even turned it into a game.
11:31If I ask him to stay, do you think he'll choose me or go home to you?
11:36In my last life, photos like that always drove me mad.
11:41I would bombard Leandro with calls and threaten suicide until he came home.
11:46This time, I calmly typed a few words and pressed send.
11:51You want him so badly?
11:53Keep him.
11:54I'm done with him.
11:56I was about to turn off the light when the door opened.
11:59Leandro walked in.
12:00I froze.
12:01Why did you come back?
12:02You're really that comfortable leaving me alone with her?
12:05You helped her move until this late.
12:07Staying over would make sense.
12:09Livia, you never acted like this before.
12:12You used to call, cry, scream, and threaten to kill yourself until I came home.
12:18Now you don't even ask one question?
12:20I looked up at him, confused and almost amused.
12:24Leandro, you hated me when I made scenes.
12:26Now my silence bothers you.
12:28What exactly do you want?
12:31I overreacted.
12:32Don't take it personally.
12:36Have you chosen a theme for the wedding?
12:38I found several venues.
12:40Some have the ocean view you love, and others have lawns.
12:45Want me to take you tomorrow?
12:46I wanted to tell him I truly meant to cancel the wedding.
12:49Then I remembered my last life.
12:51I handled everything myself, from the invitations to the venue.
12:54I couldn't bear to give up the feeling of having someone beside me, even if it only fulfilled
12:58the dream from my previous life.
13:00In the end, I nodded.
13:02Okay.
13:02Early the next morning, he made my favorite breakfast, an omelet, with coffee made exactly
13:07the way I liked.
13:08I sat at the table and watched him work in the kitchen in an apron.
13:11For a moment, I wished time could stop there.
13:14After breakfast, he drove me to the Ardizzone family's private beach on Long Island.
13:18The wedding planner spread the designs across the sand.
13:21She smiled and asked what kind of arch and flowers we wanted.
13:24Leandro was about to answer when his phone rang.
13:27He answered.
13:30Leandro, I'm scared.
13:31Someone rear-ended me, and the other driver keeps screaming at me.
13:35My forehead is cut.
13:37There's so much blood.
13:39Can you come help me?
13:41Leandro lost all reason.
13:43He gripped the phone and started to leave.
13:45Leandro!
13:47After all these years, you still haven't let her go, right?
13:51Livia, whatever happened between Nerilla and I ended years ago.
13:55I only care about her like family now.
13:58Leandro, I had a dream.
14:00In that dream, we married, but our plane crashed on the way to our honeymoon.
14:05Before we died, you held me.
14:07I asked whether you loved me or her, but you never answered.
14:12What about now?
14:13Can you answer me now?
14:14He stayed silent for a long time.
14:16It was only a dream.
14:18If I didn't love you, why would I give you a wedding?
14:21If you loved me, why did I have to threaten to kill myself to get this wedding?
14:25Under my relentless questions, Leandro paused.
14:28Livia, I don't have time for this.
14:30Nerina is hurt and she needs me.
14:33Stay here and finish the plans.
14:35I'll be back soon.
14:36Wait for me.
14:37He turned and left in a hurry.
14:39I watched him open the car door and start the engine.
14:41The car soon disappeared at the end of the road.
14:44I lowered my head and laughed at my own weakness.
14:47It had taken my two lives to realize he didn't love me.
14:51I'm sorry.
14:52You can stop planning.
14:54The wedding is canceled.
14:55After apologizing to the planner, I took a car home and collected my luggage.
15:00Before flying, I sent Leandro one final message.
15:04Leandro, we're over.
15:05The freedom I promised you was finally yours.
15:10The hospital corridor lights made Leandro's eyes ache.
15:13The cut on Nerina's forehead had been closed with three stitches.
15:17Leandro, I was terrified.
15:19That driver was vicious.
15:21He yelled at me and asked if I was blind.
15:23He also said, a woman like me deserved to be hit and killed.
15:28It's over.
15:30I've sent someone to handle it.
15:32Get some rest.
15:34His phone vibrated in his pocket.
15:36He pulled it out with one hand and glanced down.
15:38The message was from Livia.
15:40Leandro, we're over.
15:41He stared at the screen for several seconds, then gave a helpless smile.
15:45Here she went again.
15:47Whenever he took time to care for Nerina, Livia threatened to leave him.
15:50Nerina noticed his reaction and leaned over to check the screen.
15:54Was that Livia?
15:56This is all my fault.
15:58If I hadn't been hurt, you wouldn't have rushed here.
16:01She wouldn't be angry.
16:03Leandro, you should go home.
16:05I can manage alone.
16:07I mean it.
16:08No.
16:09That's just her temper.
16:11She'll be fine when she calms down.
16:13Stop making a scene.
16:15We'll talk when I get home.
16:16He pressed send.
16:17A red exclamation mark appeared beside the message.
16:20You have been blocked.
16:22Before he could react, another notification appeared.
16:25Flight to Sicily.
16:26Departed.
16:28Leandro stared at the flight notification, but he still did not believe I had truly left.
16:33He thought I was only taking this little game of leaving him further than usual.
16:37He refreshed the conversation.
16:39The red exclamation mark remained beside his message.
16:42He froze, found Livia's number, and called.
16:45We're sorry.
16:46The number you dialed is no longer in service.
16:51Leandro, what's wrong?
16:52I need to go home.
16:54Stay here.
16:55I'll send someone to sit with you.
16:57Where are you going?
16:59Something's wrong with Livia.
17:01I need to check on her.
17:02What could possibly be wrong?
17:05She broke up with you.
17:07Isn't that what you wanted?
17:09Since I came back, every time I needed you, you came.
17:12You left your own wedding plans for me tonight.
17:16So tell me, Leandro, who do you actually love?
17:19You're wrong.
17:21Whatever happened between us ended years ago.
17:23I've only seen you as family.
17:25The woman I love is Livia.
17:27Then why are you always choosing me?
17:29I don't believe you.
17:31Leandro, if you walk through that whore today, there will never be another chance for us.
17:37Leandro looked at her, then turned and walked out.
17:40Leandro drove fast on the way back to the Manhattan apartment.
17:43He ran two red lights.
17:45The moment he opened the door, he called my name.
17:47Livia?
17:48No answer.
17:49His heart sank.
17:50He hurried into the bedroom.
17:52The closet stood open, more than half empty.
17:54Livia's passport and driver's license were all gone from the drawer.
17:58Leandro stood completely still.
18:00For the first time, he realized she had not threatened to leave.
18:04She had actually left.
18:06He found the numbers of several of Livia's friends and called them one by one.
18:11Livia?
18:11No, she hasn't contacted me.
18:13What happened?
18:14She didn't come to me.
18:16Did you two fight again?
18:17No one knew where she had gone.
18:19Leandro slowly slid to the floor with his back against the bed.
18:23His eye message would not go through.
18:25Her number had also been disconnected.
18:27For the first time, he realized none of his power or connections could bring Livia back.
18:32He clenched his fists and struck the floor again and again.
18:36At dawn, Leandro rushed to the jewelry company where Livia worked.
18:40He had not shaved and his shirt collar was badly wrinkled.
18:43He looked like a mess.
18:45The receptionist knew him and clearly froze when she saw him.
18:48Mr. Ardazon, are you here to see Livia?
18:51Is she here?
18:53Miss Caridonna has resigned.
18:55When?
18:55Three days ago.
18:57She submitted her resignation three days ago.
18:59She finished all the paperwork that same day.
19:02She left in a hurry.
19:04Some things are still in her office.
19:06Three days ago.
19:08Leandro's ears started ringing.
19:10Three days ago, Livia had hurt herself to force him to agree to the wedding.
19:14He had given in and crouched before her to treat the cut on her arm.
19:18But she seemed like a different person.
19:20She calmly told him the wedding was cancelled.
19:23They were over.
19:24At the time, he thought she was still angry.
19:26He thought she wanted comfort.
19:28She wanted him to choose her without hesitation once more.
19:31Only now did he finally understand.
19:33She had been planning to leave since that moment.
19:36The sunlight outside was blinding when Leandro left the jewelry company.
19:41It made him dizzy.
19:42But he had nowhere else to go.
19:44He drove aimlessly.
19:45When he came to his senses, he was parked beside a long island beach.
19:49They had come here many times.
19:51Six years ago, he held Livia's hand on this beach.
19:54He stammered as he asked her to be his girlfriend.
19:56The wind was strong that day and blew her long hair into a mess.
20:01Her face was bright red.
20:02He was so happy that he picked her up and spun her around several times.
20:07They eventually fell into the shallow water together.
20:10They were soaked but could not stop laughing.
20:13Now Leandro stood there alone.
20:16A couple nearby was taking pictures.
20:18The woman stood on tiptoe to steal her boyfriend's hat.
20:21He bent down with a smile.
20:23Leandro watched for a long time.
20:24His throat tightened.
20:25After leaving the beach, he visited the movie theater from their first date.
20:29Six years ago, he had deliberately bought tickets to a horror movie.
20:33Livia clung to his arm throughout the movie.
20:35She buried her face against his shoulder and refused to look up.
20:38After the movie, she glared at him with reddened eyes.
20:41Leandro, you did that on purpose, didn't you?
20:43I'm sorry.
20:44No more horror movies.
20:46We'll watch a cartoon next time.
20:47The theater was still there, but the sign outside had changed long ago.
20:51Leandro stood before the ticket counter and stared at the unfamiliar movie titles on the screen.
20:55He suddenly realized they had not watched a movie together in three years.
20:59He used to say there was too much work at the company.
21:01Later, he always said Norena needed him.
21:03He told Livia to wait until next time.
21:05That was how he had used up every next time between them.
21:08His phone rang, pulling him from his thoughts.
21:10It was Tadeo.
21:12Tadeo finally called him that afternoon.
21:13We confirmed she landed in Sicily.
21:15Where is she now?
21:17That's the problem.
21:18After she landed, she changed her number, stopped using her old cards,
21:21and disappeared from every record we can access.
21:25At the same time, I had already arrived in Sicily.
21:30I left my luggage at a family-run guest house by the sea.
21:33Then, I put in a new SIM card.
21:36I had planned to rest for a day before searching for a suitable studio.
21:39That afternoon, I entered an antique shop and asked about studios for rent nearby.
21:46The owner learned I once worked as a jewelry design director.
21:50He gave me an invitation to a private sale.
21:53The sale would be held at a nearby old estate.
21:56Several pieces of antique jewelry would be displayed.
21:59The sale might help me understand the local jewelry market.
22:02That evening, I followed the address on the invitation and arrived at the estate.
22:07There was no sign outside, but several expensive black cars filled the courtyard.
22:13An attendant checked my invitation and I to D before letting me through the inner door.
22:18The sale was small.
22:20Roaches, rings, and antique watches lined a long table.
22:24Each piece had a number beside it.
22:26I moved slowly along the table and stopped before an antique necklace.
22:30Its gold setting had darkened for the age.
22:34An old family crest was engraved on a cross.
22:37I recognized it.
22:39It belonged to Sicily's Bolandi family.
22:42But the sapphire at its center was too new.
22:46The setting had fresh primarchs.
22:49The stone's cut did not match the setting's age.
22:52The necklace's setting was genuine.
22:54But someone had replaced its most valuable stone.
22:58Are you interested in it, Miss Karadami?
22:59At some point, the man running the sale had stepped behind me.
23:03I did not turn around.
23:05I calmly set down the magnifying glass.
23:08I'm only looking.
23:09You've been looking for a long time.
23:11The man's gaze dropped to my phone.
23:13I had already photographed the clasp, the setting, and the item's number.
23:17It isn't right for me.
23:19Then I turned toward the door.
23:22The two men guarding the door stepped inward together and blocked the exit.
23:26I heard the door locked behind me.
23:29The man running the sale took the phone from my hand.
23:32Ma'am, you saw something you shouldn't have seen.
23:36His smile disappeared.
23:43As soon as the man finished speaking, the two guards by the door walked toward me.
23:47One of them grabbed my arm and tried to drag me into the back room.
23:51I did not struggle.
23:53I only glanced at the phone that had been taken.
23:56Taking my phone won't help.
23:59The photos have already been uploaded.
24:03Where did you upload them?
24:05Let me leave, and I'll tell you.
24:08You still don't seem to understand your situation.
24:10The man holding it tightened his grip.
24:12I understand it perfectly.
24:14You stole a jewel from the Belendi family.
24:17Now you're selling a fake as the real thing.
24:20If those photos get out, tonight's buyers won't be your only problem.
24:26The room fell silent for a moment.
24:29Take her inside.
24:34At that moment, a violent crash opened the doors.
24:38One of the guards spun around.
24:39His face instantly changed.
24:41The locked doors were kicked open from outside.
24:44A man in a black overcoat strode inside.
24:46Before anyone could react, he raised the door and fired a shot into the ceiling.
24:52Smoke curled from the barrel as he slowly lowered the gun.
24:56Elio Bellani had arrived.
25:01He was tall, with deep-set eyes.
25:05His face showed no emotion.
25:08Several men behind him quickly sealed every exit.
25:11Don Bellani.
25:18Let her go.
25:19The man holding me released me at once.
25:22This is just a misunderstanding.
25:24We didn't know this belonged to the Belendi family.
25:26Save the rest for my men.
25:28He held out his hand.
25:29The man hesitated, but still handed my phone to him.
25:34Elio held the phone out to me.
25:35You're free to go.
25:38I took the phone, but did not leave immediately.
25:42I turned toward the necklace on the long table.
25:46That necklace is still a fake.
25:49Why?
25:50The gold setting is real.
25:52The sapphire isn't.
25:54I pointed to the setting around the stone.
25:56There are fresh primarchs here.
25:59The real center stone has been replaced.
26:04Interesting.
26:05What's your name?
26:07Livvy Caradona.
26:11The Caradonas from New York?
26:15That's all in the past now.
26:17If there are no more questions, may I leave?
26:24Would you like to come to the Belendi estate tomorrow at noon?
26:32I want you to examine the other jewelry we recovered.
26:36Is this a job offer?
26:38A formal commission.
26:41Then I need to see the contract and payment first.
26:45Of course.
26:46It was completely dark when I left the estate.
26:49My car was not waiting outside.
26:52Elio gestured for his driver to open the car door.
26:55I'll take you back.
26:57No.
26:58Just give me the Belendi estate's address.
27:00I can call my own car.
27:04No car service comes out here at night.
27:11Tonight isn't safe for you to travel alone either.
27:20I did not argue.
27:22I bent down and got into the car.
27:25At noon the next day, I arrived at the Belendi estate on time.
27:31Security had found the original sapphire in the safe at the old estate.
27:35I inspected the stone and read the restoration files before signing the contract.
27:40The fee Elio offered was high, but I did not change any of my requirements.
27:49During the restoration, no one may touch this necklace.
27:53Including me?
27:55Especially you.
28:01Fine.
28:02We'll do it your way.
28:04After the contract was signed, a guard entered and whispered a few words in Elio's ear.
28:10Someone was searching for my address on behalf of the Arquizzone family.
28:15Elio looked at me.
28:17Do you want him to find you?
28:22No.
28:26Okay.
28:27He won't.
28:35Meanwhile, Leandro had already arrived in Sicily on the family's private plane.
28:40He knew only that I had come here, not which old town I lived in.
28:44I had changed my number and stopped using my old cards.
28:47I left no new public records.
28:50Leandro sent men to check hotels and car rentals, but every request was refused.
28:55On the third day, Tadeo called him.
28:58Our men can't investigate any further.
29:00Why?
29:00The Belendi family has closed off every local information channel.
29:04If we keep looking, they'll see it as crossing a line.
29:07Why is the Belendi family protecting her?
29:10We don't know yet.
29:11Channels closed.
29:12Leandro had to search by himself.
29:14He went from one coastal town to the next.
29:17He asked at hotels, restaurants, and jewelry shops.
29:20No one admitted seeing me.
29:22Meanwhile, I began restoring the necklace.
29:24Elio gave me a private workroom, but he never entered without permission while I worked.
29:29We spent three hours discussing the first restoration plan.
29:32After our work session, Elio asked me to dinner.
29:35I assumed it was a work dinner.
29:37In the third week, he appeared in the workroom doorway again.
29:41No contracts tonight?
29:42No jewelry either.
29:43What will we talk about?
29:45About the date I want to take you on.
29:48I just ended a six-year relationship.
29:50I can't make any promises right now.
29:53I'm only inviting you to dinner.
29:55Okay.
29:56We slowly grew closer after that.
29:58Elio never asked what happened in New York.
30:00He never urged me to forget anyone.
30:02He quietly listened to whatever I was ready to share.
30:05More than a month later, Leandro finally reached the coastal old town.
30:08We had planned to visit it in college.
30:10He walked the streets for a long time.
30:12At last, he saw me beside the street.
30:14I wore a white dress he had never seen.
30:17Leandro had not seen such a relaxed smile in years.
30:20The man bent down and kissed my forehead.
30:22I did not pull away.
30:24Instead, I took his hand.
30:26Leandro froze.
30:27It felt as if someone had crushed his heart in a fist.
30:30As if sensing his gaze, the man looked up.
30:32When Leandro saw the man's face, his breathing stopped.
30:36Elio Belondi.
30:37He had finally found me.
30:39But I stood beside a man even the Ardizzone family dared not provoke.
30:45Livia.
30:46My smile slowly faded when I heard Leandro's voice.
30:50I turned and met his gaze.
30:52Leandro had lost a great deal of weight in the past month.
30:55His cheekbones stood out and dark shadows marked his eyes.
30:57I watched him for several seconds and looked away.
31:00Let's go.
31:00Elio and I were about to leave when Leandro hurried after us.
31:04He grabbed my wrist.
31:05His voice was painfully hoarse.
31:07Come back to New York with me.
31:09Elio stepped forward.
31:10But I shook my head before he could move.
31:13Give me a few minutes.
31:14I'll handle this myself.
31:15I'll be right here.
31:17I glanced at Leandro's hand and pulled my wrist free.
31:20Leandro, we're already over.
31:21I never agreed.
31:23I looked up at him and suddenly found it almost funny.
31:26Don't you think this is absurd?
31:28When I threatened to hurt myself to make you marry me, all I saw was exhaustion.
31:33You only wanted to escape me.
31:35Now I've given you back your freedom, yet you followed me all the way to Sicily.
31:39What do you want?
31:40Leandro opened his mouth, but no words came.
31:43Every word I said was true.
31:45When he wanted to escape, I had clung to him with all my strength.
31:49Now I had let go, but he could not accept it.
31:51A long time passed before you found his voice.
31:54I was wrong.
31:55I didn't understand before.
31:57Give me one more chance, okay?
31:59I've already given you many chances.
32:01Leandro, go back to New York.
32:02Stop ruining my life again.
32:04I turned toward Elio.
32:06Leandro reached out again to stop me.
32:08She told you to let go.
32:10Belloni.
32:10Didn't Corello tell you?
32:12In Sicily, you follow Belloni rules.
32:14If it were anyone else, he never would have backed down.
32:17But the man before him was the Bellondi family's sole heir.
32:21Ardizzone Maritime Holdings depended on the Bellondis for European ports, insurance, and financing.
32:27Even Corrado had to soften his stance before that name.
32:30This is between Livia and me.
32:32There is nothing left between us.
32:35I'm with Elio now.
32:37That's impossible.
32:39You only left me a little over a month ago.
32:40I waited six years before I left you.
32:43Leandro, I don't owe you another day of waiting.
32:44Elio held out his hand to me.
32:46I willingly placed my hand in his palm.
32:49We walked past Leandro and never looked back.
32:52Leandro stood there and watched us disappear at the end of the street.
32:55Long afterward, he slowly crouched down, but he did not leave Sicily.
33:00The next morning, he waited a long time before I finally appeared around a street corner.
33:05Leandro approached me with a bouquet of red roses.
33:08I remember you like these.
33:09You remembered wrong.
33:11Narina likes red roses.
33:12I like white roses.
33:13Leandro's hand froze in midair.
33:15I walked around him and continued down the street.
33:19The next day, he brought a different gift.
33:21It was a pair of earrings I had once seen in a magazine.
33:24I had pointed to the picture and said the earrings were beautiful.
33:27Leandro had only glanced at them.
33:29He gave no answer.
33:30I never mentioned them again.
33:32Now he had searched every jewelry shop in the old town and finally found a similar pair.
33:36He placed them in a velvet box and waited outside the studio for three hours.
33:41Livia, these are for you.
33:43I don't want them.
33:44Don't you think doing this now is ridiculous?
33:45When I was beside you, you refused to give me anything.
33:47Now that I've left, you're searching everywhere for gifts that came too late.
33:50Are you trying to make things up to me or just make yourself feel better?
33:52I only want to make you happy.
33:54If you truly want me to be happy, stay away from me.
33:57Leandro did not answer.
33:58After I left, he placed the velvet box outside the studio door.
34:02After that, he appeared every morning.
34:04That night, rain began falling over Sicily.
34:07Leandro stood outside my rented home without an umbrella.
34:10Rain ran down his hair and quickly soaked his entire coat.
34:14He kept staring up at the lighted window on the second floor.
34:16He did not know I had seen him.
34:18I stood behind the curtain and watched him remain motionless in the rain for over two hours.
34:23At last, he slowly crouched down and buried his face in his knees.
34:27He was still there when I came downstairs the next morning.
34:30His clothes were soaked and his lips were white from the cold.
34:33When he saw me, he hurried to stand but stumbled.
34:36Livia, what do I have to do for you to forgive me?
34:38The dream I once told you about was real.
34:41It wasn't a dream.
34:43It was my previous life.
34:45In my last life, I threatened to kill myself.
34:47I really did make you marry me.
34:49But on our wedding night, you left me alone in our new home to stay with Narina.
34:53I sat there alone all night, surrounded by white roses and ribbons bearing our names.
34:57The champagne remained unopened.
34:59Later, we took a private plane to St. Marissa for our honeymoon.
35:04The plane crashed.
35:05At the last moment, you traded your life for mine.
35:08I survived, but you died in the snow.
35:11Neria came to the hospital on the day I was discharged.
35:13She said I had killed you.
35:15Then she pushed me off the roof.
35:17Nerissa pushed you?
35:19I've already died once.
35:20At the moment I died, I let go of many things, including you.
35:24Go back to New York.
35:25Don't come looking for me again.
35:27You repaid what you owed me in our last life.
35:29Leandro stood there, his lips trembling violently.
35:32He tried to speak, but he could not form a complete sentence.
35:36At last, he forced out one sentence.
35:38Livia, I love you.
35:40I just never realized it.
35:42But I no longer need your late realization or your love.
35:45Take care, Leandro.
35:46The door closed behind me.
35:48Leandro stood in the rain and slowly fell to his knees.
35:51He knelt there for a long time.
35:53People passing by stared at him curiously, but he never stood up.
35:58After Leandro returned to New York, he seemed completely hollow.
36:02He handled family business as usual.
36:04But whenever he was alone, he took out our photo and stared at it for hours.
36:09Neither of us was smiling in the photo.
36:11Nerina came to see him several times.
36:13The first time, she tearfully asked why he had suddenly returned from Sicily.
36:16The second time, she brought his old favorite wine and waited all afternoon in his office.
36:21Leandro grew colder each time.
36:24The last time, she blocked his office door and grabbed his sleeve with reddened eyes.
36:28Are you still angry with me?
36:30Did Livia say something to you?
36:31Leandro looked at her.
36:33My words in the rain echoed through his mind again.
36:36Nerina, don't come here again.
36:38I don't want to see you.
36:40But you once said I would always be your family.
36:43That promise made me hurt the person I should have cherished.
36:47Get out.
36:48Nerina never came back after that.
36:50Two months later, a report suddenly appeared online.
36:53It detailed Nerina's relationships with several married men while she lived in Monaco.
36:57The news quickly spread among New York's old families and high society.
37:01Nerina claimed someone was deliberately framing her.
37:04But the more she explained, the more evidence people uncovered.
37:06The people who once adored her began distancing themselves.
37:10She locked herself inside her apartment for an entire week.
37:14When she appeared again, she crouched in the courtyard in her pajamas.
37:17She kept saying she had never ruined anyone's relationship.
37:20A neighbor called emergency services.
37:22A doctor diagnosed an acute psychotic episode and ordered immediate inpatient observation.
37:27She clutched a pillow as they took her into a secure ward.
37:31She let no one touch it.
37:32She said it was Leandro.
37:34Leandro visited her once.
37:35A nurse said she called his name daily, but could not recognize the real Leandro outside.
37:40Leandro stood there for ten minutes before finally turning away.
37:45Around the same time, I finished restoring the Bolandi family necklace.
37:49The day before the necklace's public exhibition, Anlio came to my workshop.
37:53Tonight, I want to introduce you in two ways.
37:57What are they?
37:58As the designer who restored this necklace, and as my partner,
38:02I will only use the second title if you agree.
38:05Introduce my work first.
38:06And then?
38:07You may introduce your partner.
38:09The exhibition dinner was held at the Bolandi estate.
38:12The current head of the Bolandi family rose to greet me himself.
38:16Miss Caradonna, thank you for returning the Bolenni treasure to us intact.
38:20It was my job.
38:21Work done this well deserves respect.
38:23After the dinner, Elio showed me a storefront along the street.
38:27It stood near the sea and had a full wall of windows facing the old city.
38:31If you like it, this could become your new workshop.
38:33How much is the rent?
38:35There is no rent.
38:36I can rent it, but I can't accept a workshop as your gift.
38:39Elio did not try to persuade me.
38:41The next day, I received a lease at the standard market rate.
38:44I won my first long-term contract with my own restoration plan.
38:49My workshop finally had a real beginning.
38:51So was my new life.